1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！孝感高中 2016 届高三 9 月调考英语试题命题人：孙学菲 考试时间：120 分钟 分值：150 分本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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并
2、阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the man most probably?A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A writer.2. How much will the woman pay?A. $ 5.00. B. $ 4.90. C. $ 4.50.3. What are the speakers doing?A. Watching a movie. B. Enjoying a concert. C. Waiting to buy tickets.4. Where is the man most probably right now?A. I
3、n a shop. B. In his office. C. At McDonalds.5. What item do the speakers still need?A. A sleeping bag. B. A tent. C. Food.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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。
4、6. What does the woman regret?A. Not coming to the ticket office before lunch.B. Not having lunch before coming to the ticket office.C. Not buying her tickets over the phone.7. When will the ticket office close?A. In 45 minutes. B. In two hours. C. In three hours.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Which of the
5、 following does the woman want to order?A. Wine and steak. B. Water and steak. C. Fish and beer.9. What will the man do next?A. Make a phone call. B. Order the food. C. Find a seat.高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What food does the man dislike the most?A. Fries. B. Noodles.
6、 C. Fish.11. How does the woman feel about the man?A. He dares not to try new things.B. He has had too many new experiences.C. He is hard to please with new food.12. Why does the woman feel the mans request is fair?A. The man agrees with her suggestion.B. The man chooses the restaurant for her.C. Th
7、e man doesnt force her to eat new food.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where did the man put his wallet?A. In his backpack. B. In his back pocket. C. In his front pocket.14. What does the woman think of the robber?A. Greedy. B. Careless. C. Skillful.15. Who did the camera belong to?A. The mans younger si
8、ster.B. The mans older brother.C. The man himself.16. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Which of the following is what Chinese-All does every year?A. Publishing about 100,000 e-books.B. Working with 400 famous writers
9、.C. Producing good films or TV series.18. How much does it cost users to have access to all the e-books on the website?A. 28 yuan. B. 30 yuan. C. 32 yuan.19. What do we know about Han Yingya?A. She just reads free e-books online.B. She has had more than 1,000 e-books.C. She has been an e-book reader
10、 for several years.20. What is the future of the e-book market, according to the speaker?A. Unpredictable. B. Difficult. C. Promising.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。AAlmost five years ago, I announced to my loved ones I was to become a
11、Mrs. Naturally. I then began to wonder about the perfect wedding dress, hoping that it would fit me. Even at the age of 23, I had gone through my share of dieting. 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！I am an emotional eater and I knew that at 5 feet 5 inches tall and 180 pounds, I wasnt at my healthiest.
12、 My mother had been doing Weight Watchers for some time and was rapidly seeing results without starving herself. She shared her books with me and explained the program: estimate your daily target based on your weight and other factors, write down everything you eat and move! The longer I stuck to it
13、 the more I noticed a difference in the way I enjoyed food. I soon began to like eating fruits and vegetables for snacks instead of chocolate bars and chips. My mother and I went on walks together and kept each other in check. Unsurprisingly, I lost twenty pounds soon and looked amazing in my weddin
14、g dress.I buy healthy foods, replace ice cream and faithfully keep a food journal. I exercised and take evening walks. Because I have a hard time reaching for something healthy by myself, I bought a Weight Watchers cookbook and use it to prepare our meals. I use small plates and bowls to trick mysel
15、f into believing there is more food than the serving size. Its been hard to discipline myself not to eat badly. But when I find myself having a desire for strawberries instead of chocolate, I know its all worthwhile.21 The author successfully lost twenty pounds _Aby walking and eating less every day
16、 Bby only eating fruits and vegetablesC under her doctors direction Dwith the help of her mother22 What is the third paragraph mainly about?AHow to prepare healthy foodBThe ways of eating less foodC The role exercise plays in keeping fitDWhat the author does to keep healthy23 We know from the last p
17、aragraph that the author _Alikes strawberries mostBhas formed healthy eating habitsC cant resist chocolateDfinds keeping a healthy diet easyBDear Alcohol,Youve been around forever. I can remember all the pain youve caused for me.Do you remember the night you almost took my fathers life? I do. He lov
18、es you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasnt the only one hurt by you
19、that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “Im so
20、embarrassed,“ they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit . “Im sorry,“ they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This wont happen again,“ they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old gi
21、rls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people
22、 in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didnt realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And its
23、 all your fault.I wish youd walk out of my life forever. I dont want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain youve caused. Sure, youve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage youve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurti
24、ng me, please.Sincerely,Anonymous24. What is the authors purpose in writing to alcohol?A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers.B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.C. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to peoples life.25. What did
25、 alcohol do to the authors father?A. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.C. It made him kill two other people when driving.D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.26. The underlined phrase
26、“were intrigued by“ is closest in meaning to _.A. were familiar with B. were interested inC. were disappointed with D. were satisfied with27. What is the tone of the article?A. Critical. B. Doubtful. C. Unconcerned. D. Humorous.CFamily life is being disrupted because parents and children are overwhe
27、lmed by the huge volumes of emails and social messaging updates they are handling each day, according to a new studyAs a result one in three of us are now desperate to cut down our use of Twitter and Face book as well as emailsSurprisingly the study, by Cambridge University, found children as well a
28、s adults preferred to communicate face to face More than half of all families said a “technology-free“ time is important and a third of parents said technology had disrupted family lifeThe findings led family groups to warn that if parents end up spending more time checking emails and social network
29、s than with their children, it could have a detrimental effect on the homeAmongst children aged 10 to 18, who have grown up with new technology, 38% admitted feeling overwhelmed by the volume of messagesSimilar numbers of adults felt the same way, with 34 per cent of 25 to 34 year olds agreeingJusti
30、ne Roberts, founder of parenting website Mums net, warned: “Social media is 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！something we have to keep a watch on because it can eat into your life“We encourage our members to switch off because otherwise you cant give your kids and husband the time they need“ She added
31、: “Websites like Face book and Twitter can be enjoyable and addictive but, like with everything, it needs to be taken in moderation“The survey also discovered that 43 percent of children and 33 percent of adults are taking steps to reduce their reliance on messaging, text and networkingBut only one
32、in five said they would be reducing the number of text messages they are sending and even less said they will be writing fewer emailsNearly 43 percent said they have had a cull of their Face book “friends“ and followers on Twitter in an attempt to cut down on the amount of time spent on the websites
33、As part of the research, 63 families were asked to keep a diary of their use of communications technology More than 1,250 adults were questioned in the research which was paid for by BT the biggest broadband provider in the country28. Why are many people trying to cut down the use of Twitter and Fac
34、e book as well as emails?ABecause they are determined to communicate face to faceBBecause they value “technology-free“ timeC Because they realize communication technology is disrupting family lifeDBecause they have no free time29.The word “detrimental” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning t
35、o .Aeffective Bharmful Cbeneficial Dfavorable30.It can be inferred that _benefits from the using of Twitter, Face book and emailABT BMums net C Cambridge University Dfamily group31 The writer mainly wants to tell us _ATwitter, Face book and email are well received by both adults and childrenBTwitter
36、, Face book and email are playing an important role in social lifeC we should be cautious about communication technologyDwe should not use Twitter, Face book and email any moreDHere is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their
37、 mother gave them apples when they were young.The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “ Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “ You should learn to give the good thing
38、s to others; you shouldnt always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “ Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and
39、biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.The famous man from the white house said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “ You all wan
40、t the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, lets have a competition. Now I divided the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！of you and you must shear（修剪） it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most q
41、uickly and best.”After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.32. The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple becaus
42、e _.A. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller oneB. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answerC. elder brother should of course have the bigger oneD. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother33. We can conclude from the passage that _.Aits wrong to ask children to ch
43、oose apples when they are not old enoughBits important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay workC its wrong to ask children not to always think of themselvesDits always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple34. The writer tells the story by _.Aorga
44、nizing it in the order of time Bmaking a comparison between two menC providing some scientific informationDdescribing it in the order of space35. It is implied in the passage that _.Awe should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lotBin order to get what we want, we should play hard C
45、 a mothers educational method has a great influence on a childs growingDgiving children apples will lead them to become criminals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。选项中有两项为多余选项。I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台)in her general store. 36 I quick
46、ly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”At first I was paid in candy. 37 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 38 By the time I was 12, My grandmothe
47、r thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆） ideas. 39 The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didnt need to be a Rocket scientistyou needed to be a great listener.
