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江苏省时堰中学2016届高三英语摸底考试2015.08.28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。

1.What is the weather like now?A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.2.What can we learn from the conversation?A.John won’t be back this evening.B.The woman lent John her bicycle.C.The man will ask John to be back quickly.3.How does the man feel about his driving to work?A.It takes him too much time.B.The distance is a little long.C.He feels that it’s not bad.4.What’s wrong with the radio?A.It can’t be turned on.B.It can’t be turned off.C.It doesn’t work.5.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.At a restaurant.B.At a cinema.C.At a hotel.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6~7小题。

6.What kind of room does the man want?A.A single room.B.A double room.C.A double with bathroom.7.When will the man leave the hotel?A.On July 15th.B.On June 14th.C.On June 15th.听第7段材料，回答第8~10小题。

8.What did the man put up on the wall yesterday?A.The picture he drew on his vacation.B.The picture he took.C.The picture of him taken last year.9.What kind of pictures does the man like?A.The pictures prepared for cameras.B.The daily life pictures.C.The pictures taken by others.10.How many cameras does the man have?A.Twelve.B.Ten.C.Two.听第8段材料，回答第11~13小题。

11.What was the man in China for?A.For a tour.B.For a conference.C.For a lecture.12.How many cities did the woman visit in China?A.5.B.4.C.6.13.Who are the man and the woman?A.A scientist and a traveler.B.A reporter and a traveler.C.A businessman and a scientist.听第9段材料，回答第14~17小题。

14.Where will the man go?A.To London.B.To New York.C.To Sydney.15.When will the man leave?A.On Friday night.B.On Saturday morning.C.On Sunday morning.16.How long will the flight last?A.Nearly 2 hours.B.Nearly 3 hours.C.Nearly 4 hours.17.Why does the man take the trip?A.For a visit.B.On holiday.C.On business.听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。

18.What does the story told by the speaker mean?munication is very important.B.Humans are powerful.nguage is created by God.19.What does the speaker regard foreign languages as?A.Knowledge.B.Tools.C.Skills.20.How will the speaker teach?A.By conversations.B.By telling stories.C.By written tests.第二部分：单项填空15 分21. --- Why did you ______ the third paragraph of your rewritten composition?--- Because I thought it was off the point.A. put outB. make outC. figure outD. leave out22. --- I _____ so busily recently that I _____ no time to help you with your maths.--- That’s OK. I can manage it by myself.A. have been working; haveB. have worked; hadC. am working; will haveD. had been working; had had23. _____ surprised us most, I think, was that as an expe rt, he didn’t even know _____ theproblem lay.A. What; whatB. It; whereC. What; whereD. It; in which24. I didn’t mean _____ anything, but these apples looked so good that I couldn’t resist ____ one.A. to eat…tryingB. to eat…to tryingC. ea ting…to tryD. eating…to trying25. With a lot of difficult problems ______, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.A. settledB. settlingC. to settleD. being settled26. When I spent holidays Europe, I bought ______ vases.A. two lovely big old GermanB. two lovely old big GermanC. two German big old lovelyD. lovely big two old German27. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.A. hungry and tiredlyB. hungry and tiredC. hungrily and tiredlyD. hungrily and tired28. _____ yourself with positive people who know the importance of confidence and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can’t.A. SurroundingB. SurroundedC. SurroundD. Having surrounded29. ______ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meetings.A. WhenB. AfterC. AsD. Since30. There are two thousand students in our school, ______ are girls.A. two-thirds in whichB. two-thirds in themC. two-thirds of themD.of whom two-thirds31. The ground is wet all over, so I’m sure it must have rained last night, _____ it?A. hasn’tB. didn’tC. mustn’tD. wasn’t32. --- What do you know made Susan so upset?--- ______ giving away state secrets.A. Charged withB. Being charged withC. Accusing ofD. To be accused of33. Mr. Mike didn’t understand ______ made his wife so upset this morning.A. what was it thatB. why it was thisC. how that wasD. what it was that34. Not until _____ on TV ____ that Ben Latin, the No. 1 terrorist in the world, was shot to death.A. did I turn; did I learnB. did I turn; I learnedC. I turned; did I learnD. I turned; I had learned35. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. ______, neither of them could swim.A. FairlyB. LuckilyC. UnfortunatelyD. Naturally第三部分完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Helen was loved as a friendly 1ady by a11 who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult life and was hig hly 36.______. Poor Helen was well into her 90’s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is 37._______. One night, driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone.The 38._______ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were 39.______ she could bear. She changed--she fell into 40._______ and hopelessness. Naturally,people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to 41._______ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was 42._______ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was 43._______, slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year.44._______, the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be 45.______ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the children’s classroom? Each child had handmade a special decoration to 46.______ on the tree, but they were not tall enough. Helen attempted to 47._______ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the 48._______ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered.The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The 49.______ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes 50._______ through tears. She was happy that the children had 51.______ her. Most decorations had been put on the tree 52._______ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, 53.______ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a gift-wrapped box 54._______ for her with a card 55_____ “Our Grandma, with love. ”Christmas this year wasn’t unkind to Helen. No, it was a new beginning, a brand-new start and nine new reasons to her…36. A. valued B. respected C. rewarded D. approved37. A. funny B. challenging C. boring D. diverse38. A. weakness B. coldness C. sadness D. tiredness39. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. 1ess than40. A. nervousness B. anxiety C. separation D. depression41. A. appreciate B. distinguish C. comfort D. acknowledge42. A. proving B. desired C. aiming D. pictured43. A. crying B. struggling C. dying D. moving44. A. Gradually B. Recently C. Meanwhile D. Then45. A. optimistic B. kind C. patient D. enthusiastic46. A. place B. base C. hide D. set47. A. seriously B. personally C. politely D. unwillingly48. A. volunteer B. assistant C. teacher D. visitor49. A. view B. thought C. sight D. scene50. A. staring B. looking C. shining D. 1ighting51. A. helped B. invited C. treated D. amused52. A. when B. as C. while D. after53. A. nor B. or C. and D. but54. A. written B. sent C. intended D. 1eft55. A. speaking B. reading C. wrting D. telling第四部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ABorn in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns.Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.”During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw—barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance.Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need.He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “She’s dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college.Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调）the group’s building efforts on the ground.Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hu rricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school. Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library.56. At the beginning of his organization, _____.A. Fujiyama was supported by many friendsB. Fujiyama had little idea of HondurasC. things didn’t go on smoothlyD. many famous people joined in57. We can infer that Fujiyama is a _____ man.A. diligentB. meanC. CheerfulD. sympathetic58. The underlined word “siblings’ ” can be replaced by _____.A. brother and sister’sB. brothers’C. frie nds’D. couple’s59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Help the people in needB. Students lend a hand in AmericaC. Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”D. Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chanceBA new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of America’s largest cities finish high school. The report notes higher rates of graduation —over 70% —in areas surrounding the cities. Researchers studied high school graduation rates from the 2003, 2004 school year. They also identified the nation’s fifty largest cities. The largest, New York City, had a population of more than eight million. The smallest city was Wichita, Kansas. It had about threehundred and sixty thousand people.Researchers used a system of measurement called the cumulative promotion index to find graduation rates. School officials in many of the cities studied said the resulting numbers were too low. That is because different areas use different methods to find graduation rates. Critics say many methods do not give a true picture of the number of students who leave high school before finishing.Other studies have put the national graduation rate at about 70%. But experts agree that too many students are not completing high school. They estimate the number at more than one million each year. The report was prepared for America’s Promise Alliance. The private group aims to help children receive services they need to succeed.General Colin Powell was chairman of America’s Promise Alliance when it was formed in 1997. He attended the press conference Tuesday where the report was released. He said studies have shown that the US must do more to educate the leaders and work force of the future.me methods when reporting graduation rates. Alliance officials also announced the starSecretary of Education Margaret Spellings also spoke. She said the government will propose that states use the sat of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation rates. It is to include a series of meetings to be held in every state over the next two years. The meetings will bring together elected leaders, business owners, students, parents and education officials. They will develop plans to increase the number of Americans who finish high school.60. The author wants to tell us _____.A. different methods to find graduation ratesB. too many Americans do not finish high schoolC. services American children need to receiveD. the increase of the number of Americans who finish their high school61. From Paragraph 1, we can infer that _____.A. there are 8,360,000 people in the US’ fifty largest citiesB. Wichita in Kansas is the smallest city in the USC. high school graduation rates near the biggest cities are higherD.50% of the people in t he US don’t finish their high school education62. The underlined word “picture” probably can be replaced by “_____”.A. sceneB. situationC. imageD. mood63. From the last paragraph, we can draw a conclusion that _____.A. secre tary of Education Margaret Spellings didn’t believe that number from the reportB. the government will stop using the cumulative promotion index to find graduation ratesC. secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the start of a nationwide campaign toimprove graduation ratesD. the low graduation rates should be paid attention to by the government and the societyCA new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily，it is a bad thing for young people．Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression．The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all．The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”．According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romanticrelationship”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls．Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions．They won’t tell that to their parents．Dr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing．Trying romance often causes the depression．She advises kids not to jump into romance too early．During growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self．She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family．Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons，they need to give help．The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age．Love will always make us feel young，but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects．64. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.B. Parents should forbid their children’s love.C. Puppy love may bring young people depression.D. Romance is good for young people.65. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.B. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.C. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.66. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.B. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.C. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.D. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.67. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?A. disapprovingB.confusedC. disinterestedD. scaredDSports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches，parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process oflearning th e sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngst ers’ performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.68. According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that _____.A. it can help them learn more about societyB. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesC. it can provide them with valuable experiencesD. it enables them to find flaws in themselves69. According to the passage parents and coaches should _____.A. help children to win every gameB. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsC. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsD. train children to deal with stress70. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is _____.A. to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenB. to persuade young children not to worry about criticismC. to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementD. to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout第五部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)Born to WinEach human being is born as something unique, something that never existed before. Each person is born with what he needs to win at life. A normal person can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Each has his own unique potentials---his capabilities and limitations. Each can be an important, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right---a winner. The words "winner" and "loser" have many meanings. When we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose. Instead a winner is one who responds honestly by being trustworthy and responsive, both as an individual and as a member of a society. A loser is one who fails to respond honestly.A winner is not afraid to do his own thinking and to use his own knowledge. He can separate facts from opinion and doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. He lis tens to others, evaluates what they say, but comes to his own conclusions.A winner is flexible. He does not have to respond in known, rigid ways. He can change his plans when the situation calls for it. A winner has a love for life. He enjoys work, play, food, other people, and the world of nature. Without guilt he enjoys his own accomplishments. Without envy he enjoys the accomplishments of others.A winner cares about the world and its people. He is not separated from the general problems of society. He tries to improve the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international difficulty, he does not see himself as helpless. He does what he can to make the world a better place.Although people are born to win, they are also born totally dependent on their environment.Winners successfully make the change from dependence to independence, losers do not. Somewhere along the line losers begin to avoid becoming independent. This usually begins in childhood. Poor nutrition, cruelty, unhappy relationships, disease, continuing disappointments, and inadequate physical care are among the many experiences that contribute to making people losers.A loser is held back by his low ability to appropriately express himself through a full range of possible behavior. He may be unaware of other choices for his life if the path he chooses goes nowhere. He is afraid to try new things. He repeats not only his own mistakes and often repeats those of his family and culture.A loser has difficulty giving and receiving love. He does not enter into close, honest, direct relationships with others. Instead, he tries to manipulate(操纵) them into living up to his expectations and channels his energies into living up to their expectations.第六部分书面表达(满分25分)4月23日是“世界读书日”（World Book Day），目的是鼓励人们都能享受读书的乐趣，都能尊重和感谢为人类文明做出过巨大贡献的文学、文化、科学、思想大师们，都能保护知识产权。