湖北省襄阳市高三英语下学期第五次适应性考试(模拟五)试题

湖北省襄阳市2017届高三英语下学期第五次适应性考试（模拟五）试题第一部分听力（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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £ 9.18.C. £ 9.15.答案是C。

1. What is the woman going to do?A. Have a coffee.B. Clean her office.C. Attend a meeting.2. What does the woman ask for?A. A dress of different size.B. A dress of better quality.C. A dress of a bright color.3. What does the man want to do?A. Borrow a ladder.B. Take his leave.C. Clean the roof.4. What will the woman probably do next?A. Go to Sydney at once.B. Call the Hillsboro Hotel.C. Reserve an exhibition hall.5. Where are the speakers?A. At home.B. In a museum.C. In the city square.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. Why has the man hardly seen the woman lately?A. She had a traffic accident.B. She moved to another place.C. She is working unusual hours.7. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office.B. At a bus stop.C. In an apartment.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

8. What’s troubling the man?A. Planning a trip.B. Looking for a job.C. Making a decision.9. What does the woman think of the journey to South America?A. Dangerous.B. Exciting.C. Expensive.10. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Work abroad.B. Work in the bookshop.C. Decide in the future.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

11. What is the radio program for?A. Sharing personal feelings.B. Discussing language skills.C. Promoting community service.12. How many key points are included in a good writing?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.13. What makes an excellent article according to Prof. Sheffield?A. Formal language.B. Detailed facts.C. Personal style.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。

14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A summer job.B. A birthday party.C. A food company.15. What does the man’s company do?A. Hold parties.B. Provide music.C. Offer food services.16. What will the man do before the party?A. Set tables.B. Cook food.C. Play music.17. What does the woman think of the man’s work?A. Difficult.B. Interesting.C. Terrible.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。

18. What do the Hoffmans do for a living?A. They are gardeners.B. They sell vegetables.C. They run a guesthouse.19. How much direct sunshine do tomato plants actually need every day?A. Five hours.B. Eight hours.C. Twelve hours.20. Why do Irish potatoes grow better in the shade?A. They have deeper roots.B. They have wider leaves.C. They h ave bigger flowers.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。

）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。

AA group of cultural calendars, with creative designs, informative content and delicate printing, were hot sellers last year and now posting photos of the calendars has become a new fad on social networks. Many people posted photos of their cultural calendars with their comments to arouse memories of traditional knowledge. Though the cultural calendars are a return to traditions, designers are racking their brains to make the calendars appear more attractive.What’s black and white and fun all over? Penguins,of course! These friendly, odd-looking creatures have a universalappeal. Twelve vivid, full color photographs show us variousspecies of penguins surviving in their harsh environment. ThePenguins 2016 Wall Calendar features daily grids（格子）withample room for notes and reminders. U.S. and internationalholidays are also included.Most of the typeface(字体) for The Palace Museum’s Datebook came from the ancient copies of Kai calligraphy and Licalligraphy, as well as pictures of classic Chinese paintings andartworks. More than 50,000 volumes of it were sold on theNovember 11 Singles Day, and since then it has remained a best-seller among the art books on , an online marketplace.The cover for The Red Chamber Dream Calendar was made using a special kind of paper with a red woven design, which symbolizesthe joyous and prosperous new year. Inside the datebook, poems,ancient paintings from the classic novel, Dream of the RedChamber, as well as the inclusion of traditional customs,festivals and solar terms make the datebook seem elegant andinformative.Calendar: Beauty of Chinese Characters,however, has 12 themes for the year and tells about the origin of Chinesecharacters, other interesting information about Hanzi, the namefor the characters. By reading the whole book, one can gain acomplete knowledge of Hanzi’s history.21. The underlined word “fad” in paragraph1 is closest in meaning to “________”.A. inventionB. contentC. designD. fashion22. If you are interested in conventional customs, which calendar should you refer to?A. The Red Chamber Dream CalendarB. The Palace Museum DatebookC. Calendar: Beauty of Chinese CharactersD. The Penguins 2016 Wall Calendar23. According to the description of The Palace Museum’s Dateboo k, ________.A. you can find the information about the origin of Chinese charactersB. it has been and remains a best-seller on online marketplacesC. ancient paintings and poems are included inside the datebookD. you can appreciate ancient Chinese calligraphy in itBI had been following the yellowish-green markers for a “popular and easy” three-mile out-and-back hike. Immediately after the trailhead(山道的起点), the trail became very rocky and steep. But having read information about the hike, I knew within five minutes, I was supposed to reach the hike’s first overlook.However, the overlook never arrived. Instead, I found myself lost in the woods. Pulling out my cellphone, I saw it read “no service”. I checked the last text message I’d sent to my mom. It read, “Conference ended…going for a small hike before my flight home this afternoon.” I put my phone away and kept moving and yelling, “Help! Is anybody out there?” Every so often, I’d stop to listen, but I never heard a reply.I got out my phone again. The battery was running out fast as it searched for asignal. I struggled to find a place where I could get service. When I did, I called my mom. It went through! In a shaky voice, I said, “Mom?” And then the call dropped. More than 1,500 miles away, my mom instantly knew something was wrong. She called the Denver Police Department and was directed to the US Forest Service.This was how I was introduced to John, an operator from the US Forest Service. Following John’s instruction on the phone, I finally escaped from the woods. I breathed a sigh of relief. Then my phone rang, and it was John, making sure I was still going in the right direction. “By the way,” he said, “we’ve had your mother on hold this whole time. We know once you get down the mountain, you will absolutely want to give her a call.”24. What did the author do while finding the trail rocky and steep?A. He yelled for help.B. He continued walking.C. He returned to the start.D. He found the first overlook.25. When did the author tell his mom about the hiking?A. After he got lost.B. After John’s call.C. After a conference.D. After the call dropped.26. How did the author’s mom know he was in danger?A. The author called and told her about it.B. The author’s flight didn’t arrive on t ime.C. She learned it from the US Forest Service.D. She sensed something unusual on the phone.27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The author’s mom was on line waiting.B. John came to the woods for the author.C. John lost touch with the author’s mom.D. The author went in the wrong direction.CBlind imitation is self-destruction. To those who do not recognize their own unique worth, imitation appears attractive; to those who know their strength, imitation is unacceptable.In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models i s like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地）hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.In the field of entertainment, our culture praises and admires celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration not desperation. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.Study your role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not serve you. Then you can say, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors’ tragedies and declare victory, and know that they are cheering me on.”28. Imitation proves useful when you_______.A. know you are uniqueB. lose the balance of lifeC. begin to learn something newD. get tired of routinepractice29. To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should_______.A. forget daily fear and painB. choose the right role modelsC. ask others for decisionsD. stay away from stars30. According to the author, the world moves on because of those who are_______.A. desperate to influence others with their knowledgeB. ready to turn their original ideas into realityC. eager to discover what their ancestors didD. willing to accept others’ ideas31. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?A. To highlight the importance of creativity.B. To criticize the characters of role models.C. To compare imitation with creation.D. To explain the meaning of success.DA new study suggests that washing dishes by hand is healthier than using a dishwasher.Nobody likes doing the dishes, but it turns out that doing this task might pay off in an unexpected way. According to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, washing dishes by hand instead of using a dishwasher might prevent the development of allergies (过敏).Researchers in Sweden surveyed the parents of 1,029 children aged 7 and 8. They discovered that children whose families hand-washed the dishes instead of using a machine were less likely to have allergies.Earlier research has shown that dishes washed by machine are cleaner than those washed by hand. So why would kids who eat with slightly dirtier plates be better when it comes to preventing allergies? One explanation is based on a theory known as the “hygiene hypothesis,” which says the reason why kid s develop allergies is that their environment is actually too clean. Your immune system keeps you healthy by fighting germs like viruses and bacteria. But when you have allergies, it overreacts and tries to fight ordinary things like pollen(花粉)or certain foods.Being exposed to germs, especially early in life is good training for the immune system, says the lead author of the study, Dr. Bill Hesselmar of Queen Silvia Hospital in Sweden. “You stimulate the immune system in various ways and it becomes tolerant.”This study shows that while using the dishwasher might be easier, the old-fashioned method of cleaning up could be better for your health.32. What is the benefit of washing dishes by hand?A. Hand-washed dishes are cleaner than those washed by machine.B. Washing dishes by hand is easier than washing by machineC. Washing dishes by hand costs less time than washing by machineD. Washing dishes by hand might reduce the chance of developing allergies33. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?A. bacteriaB. germsC. the immune systemD. allergy34. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Using a dishwasher can prevent us from having allergies.B. Exposure to germs early in life may improve kids’ immune system.C. Our immune system can only fight bacteria and viruses.D. Children should use dirty plates when they have meals.35. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The clean environment accounts for kids’ developing allergies.B. Whether parents should wash dishes by hand or use a dishwasher.C. Washing dishes by hand may prevent kids from getting allergies.D. What “hygiene hypothesis” is and how our immune system works.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分。