1、2016-2017 学年第一学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷英语试卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After
2、you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A postman. B. A policeman. C. A delivery man. D. A taxi driver.2. A. $50. B. $75. C. $150. D. $200.3. A. Its delayed. B. Its o
3、vercrowded. C. Its empty. D. Its cancelled.4. A. She has never talked in public. B. She probably is poor at giving speeches.C. She enjoys serious moments. D. She wants to give up the public speech.5. A. Finishing the lunch. B. Having a meeting.C. Arranging the room. D. Making some coffee.6. A. By go
4、ing on a diet. B. By doing physical exercise.C. By having fewer meals. D. By eating fruit and vegetables.7. A. The man doesnt have a good memory. B. The man shouldnt have bought the chocolate.C. The man lost the chocolate in the kitchen. D. The mans son has taken the chocolate.8. A. The man shouldnt
5、 go for the interview. B. The mans resume is not well-prepared.C. The man can send the resume out. D. The man should get ready for the interview.9. A. Finish the paper before meeting his professor. B. Shorten his paper into a 3000-word article.C. Get a new and more specific topic for his paper. D. A
6、sk his professors help on his choice of topics.10. A. He will remain in his current job. B. He is quite satisfied with his job.C. He will ask for a higher salary. D. He can never find a better job.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you
7、will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the ques
8、tion you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Public education against smoking is lacking. B. There is no campaign against smoking.C. There are no rules regarding smoking. D. That smokers ignore the rules about smoking. 12. A. It made her respect smokers in th
9、e United States.B. It made her think that smoking rules need to be changed.C. It made her want to be more polite towards nonsmokers.D. It made her more tolerant to smoker behavior.13. A. Its no easy job to stop people smoking in Europe.B. There should be severer rules against smoking in Europe.C. We
10、 should take non-smokers rights into consideration.D. The speaker changed the attitude towards different smokersQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. The weight of the boxes moving across the stage.B. The number of times of repeating the process.C. The size of the objects sh
11、own on the stage. D. The shape of the cubes used in the show.15. A. Girls seem to be able to reason earlier than boys.B. Boys enjoy playing with cubes more than girls.C. Girls tend to get excited more easily than boys.D. Boys pay more attention to moving objects than girls.16. A. They are easy to be
12、 nervous. B. They talk at an earlier age.C. They are better at physical activities. D. They have a different brain pattern. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.17. A. A detective story. B. A professors lecture.C. A class assignment. D. A jewelry store robbery.18. A. She was in
13、volved in a jewelry store robbery.B. She had trouble finishing her assignment.C. She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. D. She was taking too many courses.19. A. Take some extra time. B. Put down whatever ideas she has first.C. Do some work for another course. D. Write the story en
14、ding first.20. A. To do research for her story. B. To go shopping.C. To meet her professor. D. To take a break from her work. II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks wi
15、th a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of cours
16、e. However, (21)_(force) to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better (22)_ we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of pa
17、ckaging increased (23)_ 12% between 1999 and 2005. A large number of companies believe that they can attract customers attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus (24)_(gain) more profits.Too much packaging is doing damage to the environment. If such packaging
18、 (25)_(burn), it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, (26)_ the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more tha
19、n they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea (27)_ this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think th
20、at (28)_ without packaging is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, (29)_ often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials
21、 are collecting. However, despite the ongoing campaigns (30)_(promote) consumers green awareness, we still have a long way to go.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. equal
22、 B. demanding C. benefits D. employ E. reach F. increaseG. access H. convey I .conditions J. superior K. approachedThere is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. Thus we can _31_ the word “reading” in two distinct senses.The first sense is the one in which we rea
23、d newspapers, magazines, or anything else. We can get _32_ to the content of those materials easily. Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we dont have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was _33_
24、 to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement. The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating somet
25、hing that can _34_ the readers understanding. Such communication between unequals must be possible. Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering more information. What are the _35_ in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality i
26、n understanding. The writer must be “_36_” to the reader in understanding. Besides, his book must _37_ something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to _38_ the same level of understanding w
27、ith the writer. If the equality is _39_, success of communication is achieved. Besides gaining information and understanding, theres another goal of reading - entertainment. It is the least _40_ and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he
28、wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word
29、or phrase that best fits the context.Celebrities, in other word, famous people, have become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity attached to a specific
30、_41_. Besides, fashion magazines have almost _42_ the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. _43_, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others products to developing their own.Celeb
31、rity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the _44_ consumers, while today theyre started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top _45_. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific
32、 personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale _46_, covering almost all the products of daily life.However, for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who _47_ his consumer appeal. No matter how famous th
33、e products origin is, if it _48_ to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, _49_ returning to labels which have proved to be reliable.Today, celebrities face even
34、 more severe _50_. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover(逆转 ) has _51_ as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebritys shelf life and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him _52_ has no problem severely criticizing him and taking everything f
35、rom him when the opportunity appears. Still, the egos(自我的) potential for _53_ is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see _54_ as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as de
36、signers might last only a short time and as a matter of fact, fashion - like celebrity - has always been _55_. So the next time celebrities introduce their lines of fashion, lets just wait and see how long they will stay.41. A. film B. character C. product D. magazine42. A. abandoned B. promoted C.
37、enhanced D. developed43. A. All in all B. As a result C. Above all D. On the contrary44. A. wealthy B. famous C. special D. ordinary45. A. technologies B. brands C. studios D. producers46. A. rapidly B. moderately C. reluctantly D. carefully47. A. ignored B. disapproved C. overvalued D. estimated48.
38、 A. intends B. fails C. manages D. strengthens49. A. loyalty B. promotion C. regret D. disappointment50. A. depression B. failure C. punishment D. embarrassment51. A. slowed down B. called off C. speeded up D. faded away52. A. fame B. fortune C. trouble D. risk53. A. information B. knowledge C. repu
39、tation D. expansion54. A. audience B. fashion C. charm D. performance55. A. admirable B. productive C. temporary D. respectableSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marke
40、d A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)They swim lovely along the shore, looking for underwater greens to feed on. But these days, along Floridas western coast, something is mixing with the sea grass that manatees(海牛) li
41、ke to eat. And its making them sick - even killing them.Its a poisonous form of algae, usually called “red tide” because of its color. Algae are plant-like organisms that live mainly in water. Most are harmless, but not red tide. When it gets mixed in with the grass and the manatees eat it, they get
42、 so sick that they cant even swim.“Theyre basically paralyzed(瘫痪的), and they become unconscious,” said Virginia Edmonds, an animal care manager. Manatees are mammals and they need to surface often to breathe in air. If a manatee is paralyzed, it cant swim and will drown.As of Monday, the current red
43、 tide outbreak has killed at least 174 manatees since the beginning of this year. That has already beaten Floridas record-high number for manatee deaths in a single year - and we still have nearly nine months to go!The experts arent sure when the red tide outbreak will end. So many more manatees are
44、 in danger. The situation has gotten so desperate that Florida zoos have rescued at least a dozen manatees. You can find manatees anywhere from Brazil up to Florida - and throughout much of the Caribbean Sea.In fact, the manatee is officially considered an endangered species. Thanks to the US govern
45、ments protection, Floridas manatee population has grown to approximately 5,000 in recent years. But the red tide is threatening their survival. Some experts suspect that pollution from farms even might be fueling the red tide outbreak, because fertilizer thats used on farms often winds up in water.
46、And when that fertilized water runs off into the Gulf of Mexico, it makes things grow faster - just like on land.56. The word “them” (in the 1st paragraph) probably refers to “_”.A. underwater greens B. algaeC. manatees D. endangered animals57. We can learn from the passage that the red tide _.A. ca
47、uses 174 manatees deaths every month B. disables manatees ability to surface to breatheC. has destroyed most of the underwater greens D. helps to fertilize farm lands58. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The experts efforts to keep the red tide from spreading.B. The potential
48、 cause of the expansion of the red tide.C. The present situation of manatees in Florida.D. The deadly effect of the poisonous red tide on manatees.59. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The red tide has been changing the manatees habitant.B. The manatee is officially an endangered species.C. More efforts should be made to save the manatees.D. The red tide has been threatening the
