江苏省连云港市锦屏高级中学2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

锦屏高级中学2017—2018学年第一学期期中调研
高三年级英语学科试题
第I卷选择题（共三大题；满分85分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
第一节：请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What did the man take out of the cupboard?
A. A cake.
B. Bowls.
C. Some sugar.
2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Sightseeing.
B. Weather.
C. Fishing.
3. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and secretary.
B. Salesgirl and customer.
C. Doctor and patient.
4.What does the man imply?
A. He is stressed.
B. He works too hard.
C. He needs some excitement.
5. How long will the boy be at summer camp?
A. For one week.
B. For two weeks.
C. For three weeks.
第二节：请听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How does the man feel?
A. Elegant.
B. Painful.
C. Focused.
7. What advice does the woman give the man?
A. Go to the opera house.
B. Take a short break.
C. Relax and keep going.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What is the woman looking for?
A. A spicy and sweet sauce.
B. A spicy and sour sauce.
C. A spicy sauce.
9. How much will the woman spend?
A. Five dollars.
B. Six dollars.
C. Three dollars. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the man feel about his birthday party at first?
A. He thinks it will be really fun.
B. He can’t wait to start planning it.
C. He thinks it will be a lot of work.
11. Why does the man suggest renting the back of a restaurant?
A. He wants to hire a DJ.
B. He heard about a great place downtown.
C. It would be a nice change of scenery.
12. What will likely happen next?
A. The man will go online.
B. The man will make a phone call.
C. The woman will look up the name of a DJ.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the man looking for?
A. A black T-shirt with a yellow star.
B. A black sweater with a yellow star.
C. A blue sweater with a white star.
14. Why does the man need to wear it?
A. It gives him good luck.
B. It is his only clean thing
C. It is his favorite piece of clothing.
15. What’s the relationship between Danny and the man?
A. Coach and student.
B. Teammates.
C. Father and son.
16. What can we learn at the end of the conversation?
A. The man has to buy some new clothes.
B. The man will have to change his plans.
C. The man doesn’t have a good memory.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where are the Watts Towers?
A. In Italy.
B. In Russia.
C. In America.
18. What is part of the Watts Towers?
A. A sitting place.
B. Three walls.
C. Four tall pointed towers.
19. How old was the artist when he built the towers?
A. In his forties.
B. In his thirties.
C. In his twenties.
20. What can we learn about the Watts Towers?
A. They contain writing and music pieces.
B. They were damaged badly in an earthquake.
C. They are admired and considered important by many people.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. The last year of Senior high school is ______ time for hard work and you have to start thinking about ______ future.
A. /; /
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. /; the
22. Although it ______ as a computer that could be used to make computer, its main advantage was ______ it was good for playing computer games on.
A. was marketed; what
B. was marketing; that
C. was marketed; that
D. was marketing; what
23. Having a mix of male and female nurses in a ward also helps create ________ atmosphere, _______ helps patients recover faster.
A. a funny; where
B. a fun; which
C. funny; which
D. fun; where
24. Market economy is a competitive economy, ______ I think, suppliers, producers and dealers should obey market rules and develop cooperative relation based on mutual benefits.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. how
25. There is no denying that it is extremely hard for graduates to find their ideal jobs, where in addition to _______ necessary knowledge, they are required to have some related experience.
A. be equipped with
B. being equipped with
C. equipping with
D. equip with
26. It is reported that a new recreation center will be built in ______ was farmland decades ago.
A. what
B. which
C. where
D. that
27. Many companies make it ______ for job applicants to pass a medical examination before they are allowed to work.
A. controversial
B. comprehensive
C. compulsory
D. contradictory
28. “But for the fact that you ______ here for3 years, I _____ in this key high school now, facing its endless homework and exams!” the poor boy cried to his helpless mother.
A. had studied; wouldn’t be studying
B. studied; wouldn’t have studied
C. had studied; wouldn’t have studied
D. studied; wouldn’t be studying
29. These young people are not suitable for such a simple job in an office, ______ they are adventurous and creative in nature.
A. except that
B. in that
C. as though
D. in case
30. Johnny’s uncle promises that the boy _____ get a nice present on Christmas Eve.
A. should
B. must
C. can
D. shall
31. ______ the moment they heard the starting signal given by the teacher.
A. Ran the children down the hill
B. Down the hill did the children run [科
C. Down the hill the children ran
D. Down the hill ran the children
32. Why are you here? You are supposed to ______ the experiment in the lab.
A. perform
B. be performing
C. have performed
D. be performed
33. All these people love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting ____.
A. otherwise
B. regardless
C. yet
D. either
34. To realize his dream as a pianist, he ______ practicing playing it in all his free time.
A. hired himself out
B. wrestled with
C. resigned himself to
D. threw himself into
35. Judy is sometimes ______ after the accident.
A. on its last legs
B. between jobs
C. at odds
D. not all there
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
We read a story about a woman who moved to a small town. After being there a short time, she 36 to her neighbor about the poor service she received at the local drugstore. She was hoping her new acquaintance would repeat her 37 to the store’s owner.
The next time the 38 went to the drugstore, the druggist greeted her with a big smile, told her how 39 he was to see her again, and said he hoped she liked their town. He also offered himself 40 a resource to the woman and her husband as they got 41 . Then he took care of her order quickly and efficiently.
Later the woman reported the unbelievable 42 to her friend. “I suppose you told him how poor I thought the 43 was?” she declared.
“Well, no,” the neighbor said. “44 —and I hope you don’t mind—I told him you were 45 at the way he had built up this small town drugstore, 46 that you thought it was one of the best-run drugstores you’d ever seen.”
That woman’s neighbor understood that people 47 respect. In fact, most people will do nearly anything for you if you treat them 48 . And that means making it clear to them that their 49 are important, their preferences are respected, and their opinions are 50 . It means giving them the benefit of the doubt. Or as poet-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, “Every man is 51 to be valued by his best moments.”
Where love focuses on giving to others, respect shows a 52 to receive from them. If you have had the opportunity to work in many environments, and you have 53 both types of people—those who have and those who have not shown you respect—you 54 how motivational respect can be. And you also know that you are more easily influenced by people who 55 you well.
36. A. turned B. apologized C. pointed D. complained
37. A. criticism B. pleasure C. guidance D. invitation
38. A. acquaintance B. newcomer C. neighbor D. owner
39. A. reluctant B. ashamed C. happy D. awkward
40. A. to B. about C. with D. as
41. A. served B. settled C. visited D. prepared
42. A. discovery B. effect C. change D. dignity
43. A. service B. medicine C. description D. partner
44. A. In general B. In fact C. In turn D. In time
45. A. shocked B. embarrassed C. frightened D. amazed
46. A. and B. but C. so D. or
47. A. cater to B. cope with C. respond to D. identify with
48. A. luckily B. respectfully C. cautiously D. flexibly
49. A. memories B. customs C. incomes D. feelings
50. A. diverse B. personal C. valuable D. familiar
51. A. entitled B. forced C. advised D. employed
52. A. regret B. willingness C. compromise D. challenge
53. A. agreed with B. differed from C. turned down D. worked for
54. A. understand B. ensure C. guess D. mention
55. A. believe B. treat C. amuse D. teach
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
2016 High School Video Contest
Here’s the Scoop on Pet Waste!
Submission Deadline July 27, 2016.
Eligibility
Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students that attend schools located in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties are invited to participate in the video contest. Entries can be a team or individual effort.
Guidelines
» Each video must be uploaded to YouTube. The video’s YouTube link must be included in the entry/release form.
Judging
Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:
» incorporation of the “Here’s the Scoop on Pet Waste’’message. Use the "Here’s the Scoop on Pet Waste’’messaging fact sheet for background information on the issue.
»Composition （length, technical construction, audio quality）.
» Entertainment value.
» Accuracy of information.
» Team members must be from the same school.
» The video must be between 30-60 seconds in length.
» No professional assistance or use of copyright material is allowed, including background music.
»Each student participating in the contest or appearing in the video must fill out a form. For teams, submit an entry/release form for each team member.
» One video per team or individual.
» All entry/release forms must be postmarked or received by Friday, July 27, 2016.
Email: kvaIlianos@
OR
Mail: 2015 Water Video Contest
Metro Water District
40 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
» Creativity.
Prizes
» 1st Place $1500
» 2nd Place $1000
» 3rd Place $500
50% of the prize money will go to the individual or team who submits
the video and 50% to the high school they attend. Winners will be notified directly.
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56. What does the underlined word “Eligibility” probably mean?
A. Age.
B. Qualification.
C. Location.
D. Grade.
57. When entering the contest, ________.
A. one must ask his or her teacher to sign the entry form
B. winners can earn at least $750 as a prize
C. one can invite friends from other schools to act in the video
D. participants had better add some humor and fun to the video
B
Peanuts to This
Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates wearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced
teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip （掷）a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
58. What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A. Controversial.
B. Ridiculous.
C. Boring.
D. Puzzling.
59. Why was the author confused about the task?
A. He was unfamiliar with American history．
B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin．
C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction．
D. He was new at the school．
60. In the end, the author turned things around _______．
A. by redoing his task
B. through his own efforts
C. with the help of his grandfather
D. under the guidance of his headmaster
C
Exercise may help to safeguard the mind against depression（沮丧）through previously unknown effects on working muscles, according to a new study involving mice.
Mental health experts have long been aware that even mild, repeated stress can contribute to the development of depression and other mood disorders in animals and people. Scientists have also known that exercise seems to cushion against depression. But precisely how exercise, a physical activity can reduce someone’s risk for depression, a mood state, has been mysterious. So for the new study, researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm studied the brains and behavior of mice in a complicated and novel fashion.
We can’t ask mice if they are feeling cheerful or in low spirits. Instead, researchers have pictured certain behaviors that indicate depression in mice. If animals lose weight, stop seeking out a sugar solution when it’s available — because, probably, they no longer experience normal pleasures — or give up trying to escape from the cold-water zone just freeze in place, they are categorized as depressed. And in the new experiment, after five weeks of frequent but low-level stress, such as being lightly shocked, mice displayed exactly those behaviors. They became depressed.
The scientists could then have tested whether exercise blunts (延缓) the risk of developing depression after stress by having mice run first. But, frankly, from earlier research, they wanted to know how, so they bred pre-exercised mice. A wealth of earlier research by these scientists and others had shown that aerobic exercise, in both mice and people, increases the production within muscles of an enzyme (酶) called PGC-1alpha. The Karolinska scientists suspected（怀疑）that this enzyme somehow creates conditions within the body that protect the brain against depression. Then, the scientists exposed the animals, which without exercising, were in high levels of PGC-1alpha to five weeks of mild stress. The mice responded with slight symptoms of worry. But
they did not develop depression. They continued to seek out sugar and fought to get out of the cold-water zone. Their high levels of PGC-1alpha appeared to make them depression-resistant（抵抗的）. Finally, to ensure that these findings are relevant to people, the researchers had a group of adult volunteers complete three weeks of frequent endurance training, consisting of 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cycling or jogging. The scientists conducted muscle biopsies (活体检查) before and after the program and found that by the end of the three weeks, the volunteers’ muscle cells contained substantially more PGC-1alpha than at the study’s start.
The finding of these results, in the simplest terms, is that “you reduce the risk of getting depression when you exercise,” said Maria Lindskog, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute.
61. The researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm conducted the new study hoping to know______.
A. if exercise cushions against depression
B. what can lead to depression in animals and people
C. if stress can contribute to the development of depression
D. how exercise contributes to reducing someone’s risk for depression
62. We can infer from the new experiment conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institute that mice are depressed except when ______.
A. they attempt to escape from the cold-water zone
B. they stop searching for the sugar water
C. they stand still in place
D. they can’t experience normal pleasures any longer
63. Researchers asked a group of adult volunteers to complete three weeks of frequent endurance training in order to ______.
A. know if exercise can help to safeguard the mind against depression
B. know if they can endure 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cycling or jogging
C. ensure they can lose weight after moderate cycling or jogging
D. confirm the findings above are also relevant to people
64. It can be concluded from the passage that______.
A. the mice with high levels of PGC-1alpha are easier to develop depression
B. athletes are more likely to develop depression than ordinary people
C. the enzyme called PGC-1alpha helps to reduce depression
D. in the past mental health specialists didn’t know exercise could help reduce depression
D
In 2004, when my daughter Becky was ten, she and my husband, Joe, were united in their desire for a dog. As for me, I shared none of their canine lust.
But why, they pleaded. “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” But we’ll do it. “Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” Yes, yes, and yes. “I don’t believe you.” We will. We promise.
They didn’t. From day two （everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day）, neither thought to walk the dog. While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appointments, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one. As she looked up at the three new humans in her life （small, medium, and large）, she calculated,“The medium one is the sucker in the pack.”
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld （心灵融合）. She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand — which, strangely, I almost always did. In no time, she became my feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I watched television.
Even so, part of me continued to resent walking duty. Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair, I’d balk （不心甘情愿地做）silently as she and I walked. “Not fair,” I’d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.
Then one day —January 1, 2007, to be exact —my husband’s doctor uttered an unthinkable word: leukemia （白血病）. With that, I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital, doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment’s notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.
Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.
As the months went by, I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to
just be before the day’s medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day’s upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.
When serious illness visits your household, it’s not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you know acts differently.
Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joe’s blood counts or bone marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis she reminded me that life goes on.
After Joe died in 2009, Misty slept on his pillow.
I’m grateful— to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, I’ve come to enjoy my walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future, there’s almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.
65. Why didn’t the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?
A. She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble.
B. It would be her business to take care of the dog.
C. Her husband and daughter were united as one.
D. She didn’t want to spoil her daughter.
66. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to “The medium is the sucker in the pack.” （Paragraph 3）?
A. “The middle-aged person loves me most.”
B. “The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”
C. “The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”
D. “The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”
67. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that _______.
A. Misty was quite clever
B. Misty could solve math problems
C. the writer was a slow learner
D. no one walked Misty the first day
68. The story came to its turning point when ________.
A. Joe died in 2009
B. Joe fell ill in 2007
C. the writer began to walk the dog
D. the dog tried to please the writer
69. Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?
A. Misty couldn’t live without her.
B. Her friends didn’t offer any help.
C. The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.
D. She didn’t want Misty to be others’ companion.
70. What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?
A. One should learn to enjoy hard times.
B .A disaster can change everything in life.
C. Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.
D. People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.
第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共两大题；满分35分）
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分l0分）
Some people succeed, while others may not. This is because some people possess certain qualities that others do not.
The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you must be optimistic. You must have faith in yourself and in your ability to succeed, otherwise you are not very likely to win, or even to try.
Having proper motivation is not optional—it is another key to success. You need to work with every fibre of your being. When you really have a thirst for success, you put your performance under the microscope to make sure that little thing you do works towards you goal.
Another quality that helps people succeed is the ability to do and think about things in new and different ways. Most successful people are not as conventional as the people around them. Where others see failure, they see possibility. Where others see a lack, they see a surplus. Where others see a closed door, they see an open window. They are more than just optimistic—they see the world in a different way than others do, and do things in a different way.
To become successful, you may find it important to read about successful people, to see how they have achieved success. The stories will encourage and inspire you as climb the ladder of success. While everyone’s path to success is different, many successful people have the same
drive and the same qualities. While you may not be the next Bill Gates, for example, by learning form people like him you may become just as, if not more famous, because of your success.
Practicing is also just as important if you want to succeed, because practice makes perfect. Practice every day at whatever career you are in, and by doing so, you will see yourself and your business begin to grow. This will also help you feel confident about what you do, and make other people believe in you as well. Your colleagues will be happy to work with you, and your boss will give you more responsibility.
Finally if you are a successful person, you need to be able to look people in the eye and be honest.
Success is yours for the taking! Cheers!
Title Success
Topic Some people succeed, while others may not, (71) _________ is because some people possess certain qualities that others do not.
Key (72) ______ of success
●(73)______ If you are not optimistic have no faith in
yourself, (75)_______ are little that you’ll win or
even try.
●Motivation
When you are really (76) ___________ for
success, you will spare no efforts to do works
towards you goal.
●(74)
_______
Many people are conventional, but the opinions
of most successful people are the (77)__________,
because they think about things in a different way.
●Reading
It’s important to read about the stories of
successful people and see how they have achieved
success. (78) ________ yours not being the next Bill
Gates, you’ll become famous just like him.
●Practice
As a famous saying goes, “Practice makes
perfect.”By practicing what you are doing
everyday, you will see the (79) _________ of your
business.
Honesty You need to be able to look people in the eye
be honest.
Conclusion If you possess the qualities above, success will be child’s (80) ____.
第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）
The Elephant and the Fly
An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came，flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more.
This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fl y, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can’t you stay for a while in one place? ”
The fly answered, “I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?”
The elephant said, “My senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get involved in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely absorbed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew it better. I rule and control my attention. When you are in charge of your senses and attention, your mind will become calm.”
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括短文的内容；
2．然后以约150个词就“专注”这一主题发表你的看法，包括以下要点：
（1）看完故事后的感受及启发；
（2）描述一次你或他人因受太多干扰而使学习、生活或工作受到影响的经历；
（3）你打算在高三这一年里如何保持专注。

【写作要求】
1．可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】
概括准确，书写规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

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