(中学联盟)淄博实验中学2017届高三下学期开学考试试题(英语)

淄博实验中学高三年级假期学习效果检测试题2017.2英语第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

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

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman like collecting best?A. Stamps.B. Coins.C. Train tickets.2.In which country lovely music is good for people’s hearts?A. America.B. Australia.C. Russia.3. What is the woman eager to buy?A. Ice creams.B. Candy.C. Drinks.4. Where are the two speakers?A. In the bank.B. In the classroom.C. In the supermarket.5. What prevented the woman calling the man yesterday?A. She lost her cellphone.B. Her cellphone was power off.C. Her teacher took her cellphone away.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the woman looking for?A. A casual dress.B. A business suit.C. An evening dress.7. What will the woman do next?A. Try on the clothes.B. Bargain with the man.C. Pay for the clothes in cash.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How old is the woman’s grandfather?A. 78.B. 79.C. 80.9. What did the woman’s grandfather do last winter?A. He went in the hospital.B. He went on a cycling holiday.C. He attended a skiing contest.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the speakers arguing about?A. Who to blame.B. Which way to go.C. What transport to take.11. Why did the policeman stop the speakers?A. They took the wrong shortcut.B. They drove beyond the speed limit.C. They went through the red light.12. What was the initial reason for what happened to the speakers?A. The woman didn’t prefer to travel by train.B. The man failed to ask the way.C. The man forgot to book tickets earlier.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the basic purpose of the IQ tests?A. To test who is brighter.B. To test language and numerical (数字的) ability.C. To judge an individual talents.14. What makes so many unhappy parents in the world?A. Their children being stupid.B. Their children’s failing in the exams.C. Their children’s abilities not being developed.15. Why do some children do badly in school exams?A. They are not good with words and numbers.B. They do not study hard enough.C. They are looked down upon by others in school.16. How can a person be happy?A. Putting your skills to good use.B. Having a higher IQ.C. Doing well in the exams.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the conductor like?A. Anxious.B. Absent-minded.C. Kind-hearted.18. What should Mr. Mora do in Princeton?A. Give a lecture.B. Meet an old friend.C. Visit a university.19. Why must Mr. Mora find the ticket?A. He might be fined.B. He forgot the destination.C. He wrote something important on it.20. What kind of person is Mr. Mora?A. Forgetful.B. Careful.C. Bad-tempered.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWould you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?A study into how lazy British people are h as found more than half of adults are so idle that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.Just over 2,000 people were interviewed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain’s largest health charity. The results were surprising.About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.This led the report to conclude that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school. Dr.SarahDauncey, medical dir ector of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too. If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become toounfit t o perform even the simple tasks.”And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.21. What do lazy British people probably choose to do?A. Go to stores.B. Catch the lift.C. Cook from scratch.D. Climb flights of stairs.22. How many people surveyed don’t play with children because of tiredness?A. About 333.B.About 419.C. About 654.D. About 1280.23. What is the potential result of more and more people, including children, getting obese?A. People will not get enough exercise.B. People will not have enough money.C. People will not be able to do the easy job.D. People will not cure themselves of heart disease.24. What is the author’s attitude towards the finding of the study?A. IndifferentB. DoubtfulC. NegativeD. SupportiveBThe Hawaiian people did not celebrate Christmas before the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778. It was, however, the protestant missionaries（传教士）from New England who first arrived in 1820 that first introduced Christmas to the Hawaiian people.The missionaries reduced the Hawaiian language to written form, enabling the Hawaiian people to read and write in their own language. Many words for which there were no clear Hawaiian language equivalents（对应词）were translated phonetically.Let’s look at some key phrases that you may hear in Hawaii during the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday season.•Mele Kalikimaka —Merry Christmas. The words “Mele Kalikimaka” are a phonetic translation. When the missionaries and other Westerners first brought the custom of Christmas to the islands, the Hawaiians had difficulty pronouncing “Merry Christmas” and turned it into words that rolled more easily off their tongues.•Hau’oli Makahiki Hou — Happy New Year. The western Christmas and New Year fell during this same time of the year when the Hawaiians traditionally honored the earth for giving them plenty to eat. This period of resting and feasting was called Makahiki (mahkahHEEkee). It lasted for 4 months, and no wars or conflicts were allowed during this time. Because makahiki also means “year”，the Hawaiian phrase for “Happy New Year” became “Hau’oli (happy) Makahiki (year) Hou (new)”．•Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou — Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.•Mahalo Nui Loa —Thank you very much. When you receive a nice gift or are treated to a special meal or beautiful song, you’ll wan t to express your appreciation for the kindness.25. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. The Hawaiian people had no written language before 1820.B. Christmas celebration became popular in Hawaii in 1778.C. Captain Cook had the greatest influence on the Hawaiian people.D. The missionaries forced the Hawaiian people to change their language.26. The underlined word “phonetically” in Paragraph 2 probably means “____”A. by meaningB. by soundC. by appearanceD. by form27. Makahiki is a traditional time for the Hawaiian people to ________.A. celebrate the New YearB. show thanks to GodC. show thanks to the earthD. go for holidays28. What is the text mainly about?A. How the Hawaiian people celebrate their holidays.B. The development of the Hawaiian language.C. How Christmas was brought to the Hawaiian people.D. Some phrases used in Hawaii during festivals.CLook at the keyboard of any standard typewriter or computer. “Q，W，E，R, T and Y” are the first six letters．Who decided on this arrangement of the letters? And why?People tried for centuries to invent the typewriter．In 1714 in England，Henry Mill filed a patent for a machine called an artificial machine or method for the impressing or transcribing of letters，singly or progressively one after another, as in writing，whereby all writing may be engrossed(用大字体书写) in paper or parchment so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print. That machine probably didn’t sell because no one could remember its name!The first practical typewriter was patented in the United States in 1868 by Christopher Latham Sholes．His machine was known as the type-writer．It had a movable carriage，a lever(杠杆) for turning paper from line to line，and a keyboard on which the letters were arranged in alphabetical order．But Sholes had a problem．On his first model，his “ABC” key arrangement caused the keys to jam when the typist worked quickly．Sholes didn’t know how to keep the keys from sticking，so his solution was to keep the typist from typing too fast．Sholes asked his brother-in-1aw to rearrange the keyboard so that the commonest letters were not so close together and the type bars would come from opposite directions．Thus they would not clash together and jam the machine．The new arrangement was the QWERTY arrangement typists use today．Of course，Sholes claimed that the new arrangement was scientific and would add speed and efficiency．The only efficiency it added was to slow the typist down，since alm ost any word in the English language required the typist’s fingers to cover more distance on the keyboard．The advantages of the typewriter outweighed the disadvantages of the keyboard．Typists memorized the crazy letter arrangement，and the typewriter became a huge success．By the time typists had memorized the new arrangement of letters and built their speed，typewriter technology had improved，and the keys didn’t stick as badly as they had at first．29．The author thinks the machine invented by Henry Mill could not be sold because__________. A．it was difficult for people to accept new thingsB．there were great disadvantages of the key boardC．the machine could not be distinguished from printD．the name of the machine was too long30．Sholes decided the QWERT arrangement of the keyboard in order to________．A．arrange the letters in alphabetical orderB．cause the keys to jam when the typist worked quicklyC．solve the problem of the keys jammingD．compete with “ABC”key arrangement31．It is inferred that the QWERTV arrangement of the keyboard______．A．is the most scientific arrangement B．adds speed and efficiency of typistsC．keeps the typist from typing too fast D．is easy for typists to memorizeDWe’ve been covering standing desks for a long time now because e xperts agree that sitting all day is killing us．We want to be productive while also keeping our bodies healthy．Over the years，there have been several solutions to this，from fixed standing desks toadjustable ones，from portable desks to ones that change into shelves．However, the most high tech and elegant solution has to be this newsmart desk called The Stir Kinetic Desk．The desk learns your dailybehaviors and moves between a sitting and standing height regularlythroughout the day to keep you moving without interrupting your workflow．You can program specific sitting and standing intervals or let the deskset the schedule．If you tend to sit while returning emails in the morning，but always want to stand during that afternoon conference call，the deskwill learn those regular habits and adjust the schedule to fit them. Ofcourse，the desk can always be manually lowered or raised by using the touch screen on the lower left corner of the desk．When switching positions，the desk gently dips and rises to let you know that a change is coming up．If you’re not ready to switch positions at that time，you can tap the touchscreen to stay sitting or standing for a while longer．The built-in(内置) touchscreen also keeps track of your daily sitting and standing times and tells you how many calories you’ve burned．You can even set goals for how long or often you want to stand．The desk also works with fitness devices like the FitBit to track your movements．All of that smart tech doesn’t come cheap, though．The M1 desk，which is the everyday model，runs a steep $2,990，while the more executive model with added features，the F1，goes for $4,190．While expensive，it’s worth thinking of how much time we spend at our desks．Much like a good mattress(床垫)，a good desk that works with you is worth the investment．Hopefully in a few years these smart，integrated desks will be more common and less expensive．32．The Stir Kinetic Desk has been designed to_______．A．help users with their workB．keep users moving all the timeC．get users to exercise while workingD．remind users of their working schedule33．Which is the feature of the touchscreen of the desk?A．It can tell users when to change positions．B．It can track users’ changes of positions．C．It can keep users in a fixed position．D．It can d etect users’ health condition．34．Which of the following can best describe the desk?A．Productive but challenging．B．Convenient but unaffordable．C．Complex and impractical．D．Multi-functional and intelligent．35．What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?A．To spend money on such a desk is rewarding．B．We should get such a desk as soon as possible．C．It won’t be long before the desk is widely used．D．Desks play a very important role in our daily life．第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。