江苏省盐城市高三英语下学期开学考试

江苏省盐城中学高三年级综合测试
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 woman?
A. A secretary.
B. An airhostess.
C. A waitress.
2. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a library.
B. In a bookstore.
C. In a classroom.
3. At what time should the man check in?
A. 8:50.
B. 9:50.
C. 10:50.
4. What did the woman do last night?
A. She met a disaster.
B. She visited the man.
C. She went to a party.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He’ll watch the game with his uncle.
B. He’ll definitely watch the game.
C. He has no interest in the game.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What’s the woman’s nationality?
A. America.
B. India.
C. Russia.
7. What will the woman do?
A. Ask for candy door to door.
B. Play “Trick or Treat” games.
C. Join a costume party.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does the conservation take place?
A. In the woman’s house.
B. In the restaurant.
C. In the man’s office.
9. How did the woman learn cooking?
A. By learning by herself.
B. By studying in college.
C. By taking cooking courses.
10. Why does the man have to leave now?
A. He gets an urgent call.
B. He has to make a call.
C. He has to repair his phone.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman do in the company?
A. She’s an office clerk.
B. She’s the sales manager.
C. She’s a
photographer.
12. What can we learn about the man?
A. He’s been here for three years.
B. He’s a new employee.
C. He’s satisfied with his job.
13. What does the man think of their boss?
A. He is easy-going.
B. He is strict.
C. He is friendly.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the woman most probably?
A. A tour guide.
B. A saleswoman.
C. A dance coach.
15. What does the woman offer to the man?
A. Special airfares to Hawaii.
B. A membership to a sports club.
C. Special price for dance lessons.
16. What will the woman do?
A. Never call the man again.
B. Call the man later.
C. Have others call the man.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is displayed in the entrance hall?
A. Some photos of the town.
B. Some pictures of gardens.
C. Some famous clocks.
18. How old is the oldest clock?
A. 115 years old.
B. 150 years old.
C. 400 years old.
19. What is the price of the guide book for kids?
A. 1.50 pounds.
B. 1 pound.
C. 50 pence.
20. How many times does the museum open each week?
A. Five times.
B. Three times.
C. Twice.
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. Everybody has ________ responsibility to save water, if future generations
are to enjoy ________ similar standard of living to the one we enjoy now.
A. the; /
B. a; a
C. /; the
D. a; the
22. ________ is the kindness of the nurse that the patient can never be ________ to her.
A. So; too thankful
B. Such; too thankful
C. So; that thankful
D. Such; enough thankful
23. China's vast central and western regions have accelerated the pace of development.
Meanwhile, analysts have called for giving ________ to quality instead of the growth rate.
A. privilege
B. preference
C. priority
D. significance
24. Diplomatic communication is ongoing between Beijing and Tokyo ________ at avoiding
a major conflict ________the islands, said Shen Shishun, an expert on Asia-Pacific
studies at Haikou College of Economics.
A. aimed; regarding
B. aiming; considering
C. meant; concerning
D. aiming; given
25. The state-run company is required to make its accounts as ________ as possible
for its staff to monitor the use of money.
A. transparent
B. reasonable
C. secure
D. vague
26. ________ about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy ________.
A. Should I know; will be saved
B. If I had known; can be saved
C. Had I known; would have been saved
D. Did I know; was saved
27. As we have mentioned previously, we will be dedicated to solving the problem within
the current framework, rather than ________ a new one.
A. establishing
B. establish
C. to establish
D. established
28. --- How ________ feel to be mistaken for someone else?
--- Really embarrassing.
A. do you
B. does that
C. did you
D.
does it
29. Much disappointed as he is ________ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.
A. to have failed
B. failed
C. having failed
D. failing
30. I don’t understand how you should spend so much money in only one month. Please
________ each sum of the money you spent to me.
A. make out
B. account for
C. describe
D. record
31. All these documents must be ________ the university you are applying for before December, 31.
A. subscribed to
B. sent in
C. submitted to
D.
handed in
32. If a computer crashes, you will lose the file you ________ on unless you save
it regularly.
A. are working
B. had worked
C. will work
D. worked
33. He stared at the empty bottle for a while, feeling happy that he had sent
the butterfly back ________ it belonged — nature.
A. to which
B. that
C. which
D. to where
34. --- We will take the conditions into careful consideration ________ you have
attached to this contract.
--- Thanks. Hope for further cooperation.
A. as
B. which
C. where
D. what
35. --- Did you like your stay there?
--- ________. It was too hot and there was too much traffic.
A. Not a little.
B. You’ve got me there.
C. Not really.
D. Come off it.
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside
yourself and to ever be 36 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a
bit 37 . The only solution is to reach 38 and measure against what Warren
Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 39 measure for comparison
than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 40 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as
better than someone and you get 41 , or you see someone else as better than you
and you feel like all your hard work is for 42 . It is a fool’s game. Not one
of us is exactly 43 . The only direct and honest comparison is 44 yourself.
My opinion is that you are only 45 to compare yourself to someone else if
their life__46__ is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 47 . And one
thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will
always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little
better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 48 someone is coming up fast 49 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your
best 50 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 51 you
to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who
52 if the guy next to you di d 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 53 . You are a more
54 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 55 is all you need.
36. A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned
37. A. stronger B. better C. lazier D. wiser
38. A. inside B. out C. for D. up
39. A. accurate B. useful C. careful D.
powerful
40. A. end B. best C. convenience D. side
41. A. satisfied B. busy C. inspired D. lazy
42. A. nothing B. fun C. sure D. success
43. A. equal B. unique C. alike D. common
44. A. within B. by C. for D. of
45. A. instructed B. allowed C. directed D. suggested
46. A. situation B. position C. occasion D. accommodation
47. A. game B. match C. friend D. enemy
48. A. conclude B. bet C. announce D. declare
49. A. before B. beside C. below D. behind
50. A. assistant B. competitor C. coach D. teacher
51. A. contribute B. expose C. push D. devote
52. A. cares B. says C. wonders D. asks
53. A. effort B. sense C. difference D. change
54. A. successful B. happy C. lucky D. fit
55. A. benefit B. progress C. habit D. result
第三部分阅读理解（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。

A
Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. "It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one," said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the "Flower portrait"—was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
"We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays," Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (馆长), told the Associated President.
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
"There have always been questions about the painting," said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. "Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture."
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the
investigation and the results will come out later this month.
56. What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?
A. It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.
B. The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.
C. Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.
D. It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.
57. Which statement is True according to the passage?
A. Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.
B. "Flower portrait " was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.
C. 1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.
D. The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.
58. The best title for this passage is _________.
A. Birthdays often involve surprises
B. The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare
C. One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake
D. How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?
B
I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps, maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an ass istant, “Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed（不安）. “Do you want to try it first?” he said. It didn't quite sound like a question. “Do I need to?”I replied. “There's nothing wrong with it?” This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．“No, no．But you should try it,”he said encouragingly. “Compare it with the others.”
I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box, With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time．But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice．In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out
my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers…and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry - case and a memory card as well. Why do we think that new options still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.
59. The shop assistant insisted that the writer should ________.
A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B. compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C. get more information about different companies
D. trust him and stop asking questions
60. What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”( Paragraph 2）?
A. He should get a 50% discount.
B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.
C. The quality of the camera was not good.
D. The camera would soon fall in value.
61. The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ________.
A. knew very little about it
B. didn't trust the shop assistant
C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best
D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers
62. It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's opinion, ________.
A. waste too much money on cameras
B. cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C. we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product
D. famous companies care more about profit than quality
C
Cameron thought of himself as merely organized. He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything, he did just enough to get it right. Exactly right, of course, for he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong.” Occasionall y a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out, and doing the corrections exactly right of course.
Strangely enough, his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company, and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department, as a sort of elite(出类拔萃)unit. Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those. “It’s mission(任务)critical—give it to Cameron” was almost a catch—phrase with his team.
It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things. He wanted things
done just so, not because of a personal taste, but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done.
In Cameron’s dictionary, “Take as long as you want” meant that you could work on your task not just in office hours, but that evening, and late into the early hours of the following morning if you so desired. But the project had to be in by its completion date, and yes, done exactly right. Or you did it again.
But he would always be regarded, and not least by himself, as someone who had failed to meet requirements, on e of those who just couldn’t cut it. You had to face it, if you were not working for Cameron, you were second best. So when word got out that Cameron had messed up big time, the news was greeted with a mixture of sympathy, and entire relief that this perfection too was human.
63. Cameron was a ___________.
A. software programmer
B. head of department
C. quality controller
D. a chief scientist
64. “Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because __________.
A. he had a good team
B. Cameron was critical
C. he didn’t mind working late
D. Cameron’s work was error—free
65. Working for Cameron, people felt that ___________ .
A. Cameron was very particular about things
B. their mission was critical
C. they were part of an elite
D. Cameron was patient and responsible
66. What can we learn about Cameron?
A. He didn’t allow for any mistake.
B. He never got things Wrong.
C. He encouraged work to be done in office hours.
D. He was often misunderstood.
D
In this section, we are concerned with reconstructive memory. Suppose you are trying to remember some event. Reconstructive memory would involve combining the pieces of information about the event you can remember with your relevant knowledge and experience to reconstruct what probably happened. The concept of reconstructive memory is related to schema theory. A schema is an organized package of information containing your knowledge about the world; it helps us to make sense of it all. Schemas are stored in long-term memory. Your schemas tell you that if you were wearing a T-shirt it was likely to be summer. Bower, Black, and Turner showed that most people share similar schemas. Most people listed the following as the most important events associated with having a restaurant meal: sitting down, looking at the menu, ordering, eating, paying the bill, and leaving the restaurant.
In the early 1930s, it was generally assumed that memory simply involves
remembering the information presented to us. However Bartlett argued that memory was often more complex than that, in that previous knowledge in the form of schemas has influence on our memory. He thought what was of key importance was to ask participants to memorize a text selected to produce conflict between its contents and their knowledge of the world. As a result, the participants would connect their own schemas to the contents. This would result in misrepresentation of the material. For example, if people read a story taken from a different culture, then this would contain words and concepts that were foreign It would be likely that the participants' previous knowledge would influence the way this information was remembered, making it more acceptable from the standpoint of their own cultural background.
Bartlett's work suggested that the process of remembering things is an active reconstruction of the bits that are stored. What is involved here has been compared to using a few dinosaur bones to reconstruct what the dinosaur probably looked like. When you learn something, it is actually only elements of the experience that are stored.
So reconstructions are made by combining the real elements of a memory with your knowledge of the world. Our prejudices will influence what we think we have seen, and how we later recall the information.
67. How does the author explain the schema theory in Paragraph l?
A. By explaining principles in daily life.
B. By comparing different events.
C. By reporting experiment results.
D. By giving common examples.
68. What is schema?
A. An organized package of information that makes sense to people.
B. Relevant information showing your understanding of the world.
C. Pieces of information about the event you can remember.
D. The most important events associated with each other.
69. Bartlett believed that ___________ .
A. earlier experience would affect what people recalled
B. memory was more complex than what schema theory supported
C. conflict existed in people's knowledge of the world
D. people tended to make information acceptable
70. What is the passage mainly about?
A. What helps regain memory.
B. How memory is reconstructed.
C. What the real elements of memory are.
D. How schema theory influences memory.
第Ⅱ卷( 非选择题共35分 )
第四部分任务型阅读 (共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每空一词。

Time, a faithful company of our life, is a universal topic. People are always curious about what it is, how it travels and who it meets.
Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said, “I’m fasc inated by time.”
Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series has proved that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved astonishing ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV.
Woody Allen’s movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success. It was nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.
Dream of heroism
Time travel TV series and movies connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination. Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that is hard to achieve in reality.
Chinese writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The leading role’s modern personality and perception of love help her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans’ love fantasy.
Starting from the late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed (盛行), with A Step into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories, the male leading roles accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom.
It is usually “a dream of heroism come true”, along with enviable romances.
Eye candy
“I’m hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors, ” Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, explained her love for time travel TV series.
Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Great Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what is so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered, “Those attractive characters.”
A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey.
Cai Yinong agrees, “Many people are facing tremendous pressures in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality,” Cai told China Daily.
Cultural homesickness
“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Science Association last December.
About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose Tang Dynasty, while Qing Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two
destinations.
The survey result reflects people’s definition of the good days: prosper ous economy and culture, steady society, fair and uncorrupted politics, and opening up to the outside world.
As for the movie Midnight in Paris, it features modernity versus cultural homesickness. The New York Times commented, “The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present. The good old days are so attractive because we were not around, however much we wish we were.”
第五部分单词拼写 (共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
81.The twins are so alike that I can hardly tell them a_________.
82. Once b_________ in, these poisonous gases can cause illness or even death.
83. When the stranger was dragging him away, the baby reached out his hands in d________
want of his mother.
84. You can go out to play p________ you finish your homework first.
85. If possible, we’ll try to finish our task ahead of s___________.
86. Do you really believe all those deaths were just __________ (巧合)?
87. To improve the working ________ (效率), the boss allows the employees to have
a coffee break.
88. We cannot ________ (担保) our flights will never be delayed in such foggy weather.
89. We will also publish an article in the school magazine ________ (通知，告知)
students about the dangers of smoking and we will organize an essay competition
as well.
90. They have been laid off recently, so they had to look for some ________ (临时
的) work to cover the living expenses.
第六部分书面表达（共15分）
在一次课堂讨论中，大家对朋友和友谊进行了讨论。

请根据下表内容，用英语写一篇
短文，并谈谈你对友谊的看法。

注意：1、短文必须包括所有要点；
2、词数150左右；
3、短文开头已写好，不计入总词数。

In life we can hardly do without friends.___________________________________________
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高三开学考试答案
听力1---5 BBACB 6---10 CCACB 11---15 ACABB 16---20 CACBC
单选 21---25 BBCAA 26---30 CADAB 31--- 35 CADBC
完型填空 36-40 CBAAB 41-45 DACAB 46-50 ABBDB 51-55 CACDB
阅读理解 56—58 BCB 59-62 BDCC 63-66 BDCA 67-70 D B AB
任务型 71. Phenomenon 72. watching/seeing 73. successful 74. popularity
75. dreams 76. introduces/introduced/describes/described 77. men/male
78. modern 79. relaxed 80. culture
单词拼写
81. apart 82. breathed 83. desperate 84. provided/provoding 85. schedule
86. coincidences 87 efficiency 88. guarantee 89. informing 90. temporary
书面表达
In life we can hardly do without friends. There are many difficulties and problems we can’t overcome with only our own efforts. Besides, we need friends to share our joys and sorrows, otherwise we will feel lonely.
What is true friendship? A good friend is someone who respects you and who you respect. As the saying goes, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” True friends are those who never desert you when you are in need. On the contrary, they will offer you sincere and selfless help even at the cost of their own interests. Moreover, they will encourage you to stick to what is right and tell us not to do what is wrong or illegal.
In my opinion, true friendship is largely based on supporting each other. Whenever we have problems, we never hesitate to offer support to each other. Besides, we are supposed to help and trust each other. In conclusion, true friendship will stand the test of time.。