1、1内蒙古赤峰市宁城县 2017 届高三英语上学期统一考试试题注意：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分。考试时间120 分钟。第卷（选择题，共 100 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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。 例：How much
2、 is the shirt?A. 19. 15 B. 9. 15 C. 9. 18答案是 B。1. Who is coming for tea?A. John. B. Mark. C. Tracy.2. What will the man do next?A. Leave right away B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch a train.3. What does the man come for?A. A lecture. B. A meeting. C. A party.4. What size does the man want?A. 9. B. 35. C.
3、 39.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life in Southeast Asia. B. Weather conditions. C. A holiday tour.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、7 题。26. What is t
4、he man doing?A. Giving a speech. B.Chairing a meeting. C. Introducing a person.7. Why does the woman sing so well?A. She has a great teacher. B. She teaches singing. C. She is young.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?A. A car. B. A watch. C. A computer.9. Why does Jimmy feel hap
5、py?A. He lives with his parents.B. Hes got what he dreamt of.C. Hes received lots of presents.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. They are friends.B. They are strangers to each other.C. They are husband and wife.11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man
6、?A. To get a job.B. To take a test.C. To see the secretary.12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?A. He cant hear the woman clearly.B. He doesnt need a designer.C. He cant help the woman.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What do we know about the woman? A. She lives close to the office.B. She is new to
7、 the company.C. She likes the big kitchen.14. How does the man go to work?3A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.15. Why was Susan late for work?A. She missed the bus. B. Her train was late. C. Her car broke down.16. What will the man do the next day?A. Go to work by train. B. Visit Lily in her flat. C.
8、Leave home earlier.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?A. In a class of the English language.B. In a class of the Greek language.C. In a class of the French language.18. How long does the class last?A. 11 weeks. B. 13 weeks. C. 15 weeks.19. What is “the short-cut”
9、to learning words according to the speaker?A. Taking more courses.B. Reading basic words aloud.C. Learning how words are formed.20. Why is the class popular?A. It is not offered each term.B. Its taught by Professor Morris.C. It helps to master some useful rules.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
10、 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。AIt was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all nightThe morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gentlyMy father realised it was a good day for fishing and invit
11、ed my sister and me to go with himI was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go 4all the sameIm so glad I didOn the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shapeAfter all, it was protected by the arms
12、of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the seaAs we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distanceOn approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her babyWe couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast hereThe storm must have driven them across the ocean into the
13、bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could surviveThe little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not moveThe mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves ” Shes trying to help her baby, but on the
14、wrong side,” my father saidAt this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gentlyWith our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under waterThen it swam up right beside its mumThey struggled in
15、their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong directionWe hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channelSlowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with tho
16、se huge eyesOnce they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distanceIn the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a halfThat was t
17、he simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea21The author says “Im so glad I did ” (in Para2) because _Ahe witnessed the whole process of fishingBhe enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaChe experienced the rescue of the whales 5Dh
18、e spent the weekend with his family22The harbour survived the storm owing to_Athe shape of the harbour Bthe arms of the bayCthe still water in the channel Dthe long coast line23What is the theme of the story?ASaving lives brings people a sense of happinessBFishing provides excitement for childrenCIt
19、s necessary to live in harmony with animalsDIts vital to protect the environmentBFor many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winnerLike a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line
20、between what I control and what you do?Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflictIn part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting itFrom the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unre
21、asonablenessAnd of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositelyBoth feel trappedIn this article, Ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trapThe first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant
22、 things Examples include the color of the teens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekendsSecond, blamingThe goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit t
23、hat his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrongThird, needing to be rightIt doesnt matter what the topic is politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg the point of these arguments is to prove 6that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be co
24、nsidered an authority someone who actually knows something and therefore to command respectUnfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress24Why does the author compare t
25、he parent-teen war to a border conflict?Aboth can continue for generationsBBoth are about where to draw the lineCNeither h as any clear winnerDNeither can be put to an end25What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?AThe teens blame their parents for starting the conflictBThe teens agree with
26、 their parents on the cause of the conflictCThe teens accuse their parents of misleading themDThe teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents26Parents and teens want to be right because they want to _Agive orders to the other Bknow more than the other Cgain respect from the other Dget t
27、he other to behave properly27What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?Acauses for the parentteen conflicts BExamples of the parentteen warCSolutions for the parentteen problemsDFuture of the parentteen relationshipCThey wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-dat
28、e accessories(配饰)Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventiesA generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favouring the same high street looks worn by those half their ageProfessor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert, said, “Wome
29、n over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 71960sIn the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matterIt was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you w
30、ish toFashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly ”Professor Twigg analysed family expenditure(支出) data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same at 5 or 6 percent of spending the amount of clothes bought had ris
31、en sharplyThe professor said, “Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far EastIn the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from, but now almost all of our clothe
32、s are sourced elsewhereEveryone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them ”Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style than in previous yearsShe said, “When people see st
33、ars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow themOlder women are much more aware of celebrities Theres also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in s
34、hape well in their fiftiesWhen I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary womenMy own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago ”28Professor Twigg found that, comp
35、ared with the 1960s, _Athe price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%Bthe spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%Cpeople spend 30% less than they did on clothesDthe amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%29What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion？AThey are often ignored b
36、y fashion designersBThey are now more easily influenced by stars8CThey are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashionDThey are more interested in clothes because of their old age30It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because _Athey get tired of things more
37、 quickly BTV shows teach them how to change their look Cthey are in much better shape now Dclothes are much cheaper than before 31Which is the best possible title of the passage?AAge Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans BThe More Fashionable, the Less ExpensiveCUnexpected Changes in Fashion DBoom of the B
38、ritish Fashion IndustryDThis brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of lifeIts formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schoolingThe author, WHArmstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writingIn his opinion, re
39、ading doesnt just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himselfThe goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from de
40、ad treesReading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the textIve seen it again and again: someone who cant express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasnt read it at al
41、lOnly a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and historyHe generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情 )
42、regarding historyWell, he was a history teacher if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a 9hundred times more than my history teachers ever got acrossTo my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the artsAs a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and
43、 study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kindAlthough its commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematicsMy other comment is that the text agedThe first edition apparently
44、dates to the 1960s none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950sAs a result, the discussion misses the entire computer ageThese are small points, though, and dont affect the main discussionI recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student32According to Arm
45、strong, the goal of reading is to_Again knowledge and expand ones viewBunderstand the meaning between the linesCexpress ideas based on what one has readDget information and keep it alive in memory33The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_Arequires great efforts Bdemands real passion
46、Cis less natural than learning maths Dis as natural as learning a language34What is a shortcoming of Armstrongs work according to the author?ASome ideas are slightly contradictoryBThere is too much discussion on studying scienceCThe style is too seriousDIt lacks new information35This passage can be
47、classified as_Aan advertisement Ba book reviewCa feature story Da news report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。选项中有两处为多余选项。Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in 10industrialized nationsThey say people should eat more of the same kin
48、d of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago36_ The scientists say that the human life has changed greatlyOur bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses37_ So they are called “diseases of civilization“Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed ve
