2016-2017学年湖北省枣阳市白水高中高三上学期8月调研 英语

湖北省枣阳市白水高中2017届高三年级8月调研英语试题注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有1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。

1. How long did it take the man to finish the writing?A. Three hours.B. One hour and a halfC. Half an hour2. What will the weather be like in the following days?A. It is warming up.B. It is going to rain.C. It is getting colder.3. How will the two speakers go home?A. By subway.B. By taxi.C. By bus.4. Where is Tom?A. In the police station.B. On a bus.C. At school.5. How many parents will come to the meeting?A. 40.B. 26.C. 13.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

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

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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至7题。

6. Why is the man here?A. To buy a carB. To attend a weddingC. To have a family get together7. What is the man going to do next?A. Find a parking spaceB. Talk to the policemanC. Move his car.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man probably do?A. A salesman.B. A bus conductor.C. A student.9. How much time is left for the man to catch the bus?A. 10 minutes.B. 20 minutes.C. 30 minutes.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When did the woman make the appointment?A. Last week.B. Two days ago.C. Yesterday.11. What’s the matter with the woman according to the man?A. The work h as tired her out.B. She’s got H1N1 flu.C. She’s got a cold.12. What is the man’s advice?A. To sleep well.B. To play sports.C. To take medicine. 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How many people share an apartment with the man?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.14. How is the man getting along with his roommates?A. They never talk.B. They quarrel a lot.C. They get along well.15. What do we know about the man?A. He’s from Brazil.B. He has a car.C. He likes cooking.16. What does the woman want to do?A. Visit the man’s apartment.B. Move out of the dorm(宿舍).C. Go shopping with the man.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the percentage of families having pets in North America?A. 60%B. 30%C. 16%18. Which are the most popular pets?A. Cats and fish.B. Dogs and birds.C. Cats and dogs.19. How may people feel without pets according to the speaker?A. Free.B. Upset.C. Lonely.20. What do we know about people in North America?A. They don’t let their pets sleep in their beds.B. They treat their pets as family members.C. They often give their pets a checkup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)阅读下面短文, 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。

ATips for Cycle TripsCycling has many advantages as a form of travel, as it is the fastest way to travel by human power, and slow enough to allow the type of local involvement that is impossible with powered travel．Cycle travel is a cheap form of transportation．DistanceOn level terrain（地形）,without a headwind, a cyclist of average fitness on a touring bike can comfortably cover 60-120km a day．Distances of up to 250km a day are possible, but anything much beyond 120km will require considerable physical tension and not allow many stops to enjoy the places you visit．For many,80-100km a day will be the most suitable distance to aim for, as it will give a sense of achievement and also leave plenty of time for meals and activities．GeographyThe gradient（坡度）of the trip will reduce your range．A basic rule is that for every 100 metres of altitude you climb, you should add an extra 15 minutes to your journey time．In hilly or mountainous areas, the easiest routes for cycling are downstream along major rivers, as overall they will be downhill．A long, roundabout route along a river will usually be easier than a short, direct route over a hill or mountain pass．However, it is worth bearing in mind that the most scenic routes often come from hilly terrain．EatFood choice depends largely on where you are, so see the respective sections for more information about foods. As you will be working hard, it's important to get enough energy in your food. On long trips away from major towns-there may be little quality food available, so be prepared to live on candy bars, prepared meat products and the like if the need arises.SleepWhile you can take a tent with you, many hotels and especially campsites can accommodate cyclists. However, there are also some hotels that may be less used to accommodating cyclists. If you are exploring an unfamiliar word, asking about the accommodation spares you the search for a new place to stay after a long exhausting day of travel.21．Which of the following distance does the author suggest to ordinary cyclists a day?A．50km. B．90km. C．130km. D．250km.22．Form the passage, we can learn that_____________.A．high quality food is easy to get on long tripsB．hotels seldom provide accommodation for cyclistsC．cycling over a mountain is challenging but worthyD．it takes cyclists 15 minutes to climb 100m of altitude23．We can probably read this passage in___________.A．a geography book B．a research reportC．a science fiction D．a travel magazineBThe spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for non-infectious diseases like diabetes(糖尿病) and heart disease.Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia. China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialized over a 20-year period. And that is happening all across the world, in Nigeria and so on.And , a diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment. As the world’s population grows, more forests and tropical areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for cattle. We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.Mr. Tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, ―a dilemma‖, a problem offering a difficult choice. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.24. David Tillman believes that ________.A.diet, the environment and human health are closely connectedB.the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializesC.people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart diseaseD.traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet25. According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from_____.A.transportationB.developing countriesC.agricultureD.developed countries26.We can infer from the passage that ______.A.Nigeria has the largest munber of diabetes casesB.overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseasesC.the examined information comes from developing countriesD.industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet27.The main purpose of the passage is to _______.A.call on us to protect the environmentB.warn us of the danger of the Western dietC.remind us of the importance of healthD.advise us to have a balanced dietCTime TravelIf you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you’d voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds. The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine, which was written by H.G. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term ―time machine‖, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose using cracks in time and space called ―wormholes‖,which could be used as shortcuts to other periods．Einstein's theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances．And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship—going at nearly the speed of light．Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task．Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”．It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born．If the time traveler wasn't born, how would he travel back in time？And would you really like to visit the future？In H．G．Wells' book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs．He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles （触角）．If that's what's in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all．28．The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show___________．A．People's interest in time travel B．the special feature of the bookC．the long history of time travel D．the contribution of H．G．Wells 29．Einstein's and Hawking's theories_________．A．have similarities in many waysB．push the invention of the first spaceshipC．have proved wrong by some time travelersD．suggest the possibility to invent the time machine30．In Paragraph 4,―grandfather paradox‖ probably refers to the idea that__________．A．the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfatherB．the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfatherC．the grandfather's death makes the traveler's birth impossibleD．The reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness31．According to the passage, what is probably the author's attitude towards time travel？A．Unclear．B．Skeptical．C．Supportive．D．Unconcerned．DSpeed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles, e-mails andWeChat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text．Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line．But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation．A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones．They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour．Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment．According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smartphones．Slow readers, such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize．Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand other's mental states and beliefs, a fundamental skill in building relationships．Yet technology has made us less attentive readers．Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and information．left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text punctuated with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian．Because of the Internet, he says, we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect, and relate all these facts to each other．Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions．Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic．―You can sq ueeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature,‖ Kelly said．―Reach for your e-reader, if you like．Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you'll never lose your place．‖32．The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2 shows____________．A．the new trend of slow reading B．the decline of electronic devicesC．the importance of exchanging ideas D．the increasing number of club readers 33．According to Patrick Kingsley, people are stupider partly because of_____________．A．a non-stop reading pattern B．the straight, left-to-right screenC．a wide range of interesting news D．the lack of reflection34．According to the passage, slow reading___________．A．contributes to understanding among peopleB．promotes the current technology advancesC．provides people with a quiet environmentD．cures the memory loss of elderly people35．What's the best title for the passage?A．Benefit of Reading Clubs．B．Return of Slow Reading．C．Reading of the Internet Age．D．Influence of Speed Reading．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。