江苏苏州市四市五区2015-2016学年第一学期高中三年级期中调研测试
2015—2016学年第一学期高三期中调研试卷
英语2015.11 注意事项：
1. 本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。
2. 请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，
务必将自己的学校、、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。
第I卷 (选择题，共80分)
第一部分：听力理解 (共两节，满分15分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音容结束后，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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a cafeteria.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a supermarket.
2. Why does Jack stop playing sports now?
A. He is too busy.
B. He has lost the interest.
C. The training is too hard.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. She is a visitor.
B. She just moved in here.
C. She knows the manager.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Buying DVDs.
B. Borrowing DVDs.
C. Sharing DVDs.
5. How does the woman find the tickets?
A. They are hard to get.
B. They are cheap.
C. They are expensive.
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
听下面4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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What will the boy do after lunch?
A. Have some dessert.
B. Clean up his toys.
C. Try a new game.
7. Who might the woman be?
A. Frankie’s mother.
B. Frankie’s babysitter.
C.
Frankie’s sister.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is Jane’s problem?
A. She can’t have lunch with Dr. Pasteur tomorrow.
B. She forgets the appointment with Dr. Pasteur.
C. She can’t meet Dr. Pasteur tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.
9. How long is the appointment postponed?
A. Three hours and forty-five minutes.
B. Four hours and fifteen minutes.
C. Six hours.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did Mr. Tang major in in the university?
A. Chinese.
B. Journalism.
C. International operation.
11. What was Mr. Tang responsible for when he worked in a media company?
A. Gathering the international news.
B. Writing the current reports.
C. Expanding the operation.
12. Why would Mr. Tang like to work in China?
A. He can have a good chance to meet his parents.
B. He can make good use of his operation ability.
C. He can make good use of his Chinese and English.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. What can the iMaid do?
A. Wash dishes.
B. Dry the clothes.
C. Clean up dirt from floors.
14. How long can the iMaid work after being charged?
A. Three hours.
B. Ten hours.
C. Thirteen hours.
15. According to the talk, what is the best thing about the iMaid?
A. The special gift worth $49.
B. The price.
C. The service contract.
第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16. —Tu Youyou and the other two scientists jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine
for their work against parasitic diseases.
—They deserve it. The consequences ______ improved human health and reduced suffering are immeasurable.
A. in honor of
B. in terms of
C. in defense of
D. in
hopes of
17. A teacher’s job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to ______
them to develop a worldview for themselves.
A. urge
B. rank
C. persuade
D. equip
18. So why not, he reasoned, ______ the boy a few minutes to explain the whole affair?
A. to spare
B. sparing
C. spare
D. spared
19. He ______ himself to a search by the guards before entering the government building.
A. objected
B. submitted
C. compromised
D. identified
20. — It is reported that Papiss Cisse and Jonny Evans were charged with spitting by
the Football Association.
— I think spitting is one of the most disgusting things that ______ happen in the game, but yet it is not the worst.
A. must
B. shall
C. should
D. can
21. Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, ______ all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.
A. since
B. as
C. unless
D. when
22. I needn’t have been in such a hurry. The flight to Hong Kong ______ due to the typhoon.
A. has cancelled
B. was cancelled
C. will be cancelling
D. had cancelled
23. — A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may ______ urban areas.
—That’s true. C ities need more energy than small towns or other rural areas.
A. center on
B. act on
C. hang on
D. catch on
24. Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices,
particularly to places ______ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.
A. that
B. where
C. when
D. who
25. — Have you heard of Gong Xingfang, who is experienced in taking care of mothers
and newborns in Shanghai?
— Yes. It is reported that she can earn 14,000 yuan ($2,252) a month now and anyone who wants to hire her has to make an ______ half a year in advance.
A. assessment
B. accommodation
C. appointment
D. occupation
26. My brother hopes that he ______ computer science instead of history when he graduated
from the university.
A. studies
B. studied
C. had studied
D. has studied
27. A Chinese student’s print-like handwriting caused controversy among British
Internet users, ______ both praise and questions about individuality.
A. drew
B. drawing
C. to draw
D. having drown
28. British government is planning to run a pilot scheme that will allow Chinese tourists
to get a two-year tourist visa for ￡85—these ______ cost ￡324.
A. currently
B. apparently
C. frequently
D. similarly
29. Some experts hold the view that fundamental construction is ______ the key to the
little island development lies.
A. which
B. what
C. where
D. why
30. — His father always tells him to stop telling lies, which falls on deaf ears.
— I think he will suffer the consequences. ______
A. You reap what you sow.
B. Justice has long arms.
C. Honesty is the best policy.
D. Lies have short legs.
第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it 31 our kids.
Al Gore famously 32 how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely 33
Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, 34 the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, 35 that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that. When 36 with these exaggerations (夸大), some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no 37 done if the result is that we focus even more on dealing with climate change.
This 38 is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying extremely about global warming means that we worry less about other things, 39 we could do so much more good. We focus, 40 , on glo bal warming’s impact on malaria (疟疾)—which will put more people at 41 in 100 years—instead of helping the half
a billion people 42 from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more 43
than carbon reduction would be.
Exaggeration also wears out the public’s 44 to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed 45 global warming, people wonder, why should we do anything?
The 46 cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes —particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post mentioned nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal 47 from global warming.
The newspaper also reported that parents are 48 effective outlets for their
8-year-olds’concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that,
49 to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half-century, to about 22,000. 50 the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bears will live on with us.
31. A. exhausts B. amazes C. terrifies D. interests
32. A. dismissed B. determined C. denied D. described
33. A. cover B. flood C. reduce D. expand
34. A. even though B. as if C. in that D. in case
35. A. measuring B. proving C. estimating D. advocating
36. A. faced B. identified C. filled D. entitled
37. A. good B. harm C. benefit D. disadvantage
38. A. announcement B. argument C. story D. dialogue
39. A. when B. what C. where D. which
40. A. for example B. in addition C. on average D. in short
41. A. peace B. random C. ease D. risk
42. A. prohibiting B. escaping C. developing D. suffering
43. A. effective B. accurate C. complex D. temporary
44. A. ability B. sense C. willingness D. preference
45. A. due to B. except for C. regardless of D. along with
46. A. smallest B. worst C. fewest D. least
47. A. ruling out B. running out C. dropping out D. dying out
48. A. turning out B. taking over C. searching for D.
pulling through
49. A. sensitive B. contrary C. related D. accustomed
50. A. Except B. Besides C. Without D. Despite
第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Below are the four most famous bridges in the world.
Ponte Vecchio Bridge
The Ponte Vecchio (literally “old bridge”) is a bridge built in the Middle
Ages over the Arno River in Florence, Italy, the only Florentine bridge to
survive World War II. The bridge is unique for still having shops built along
it, as was common in the days of the Medici. Butchers originally occupied
souvenir sellers. It is said that the economic concept of bankruptcy originated
here: when a merchant could not pay his debts, the table on which he sold his goods was physically bro ken by soldiers, and this practice was called “bancorotto (broken table)”.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate,
the strait between San Francisco and Marin County to the north. It is the
51. Of the four bridges, which one has the shortest history?
A. Ponte Vecchio.
B. Golden Gate Bridge.
C. Millau Bridge.
D. Charles Bridge.
52. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Golden Gate Bridge?
A. The span length ranks the 8th in the world.
B. Its color enables travelers to see it easily on foggy days.
C. It is the most popular tourist attraction in America.
D. It took Joseph B. Strauss 7 years to design the bridge.
53. The Charles Bridge played an important role in Prague, Czech Republic because ______.
A. it attracted many famous painters there
B. it was supported by Kin Charles IV
C. it was the only stone Gothic bridge crossing the Vltava River
D. it promoted the trade between Eastern and Western Europe
B
TELECOMMUTERS fall into two camps. Some sit on the sofa watching daytime soaps,
pausing occasionally to check their BlackBerrys. Most, however, do real work, undistracted by meetings and talkative colleagues.
In the future more people will work from home. With office space in London and New York so costly, many firms save money by encouraging staff to work in their loose clothes. Instead of having t o bury their noses in strangers’ armpits on crowded trains, they can work via , Skype and virtual private networks.
Yet, in a research published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Daniel Cable of the London Business School shows that telecommuters are less likely to be promoted. In one experiment subjects were asked to judge scenarios in which the only difference was whether the employee was at his office desk or at home. Managers rated those at the office to be more dependable and industrious, regardless of the quality of their work.
Visibility creates the illusion of value. Being the last to leave the office impresses bosses, even if you are actually larking around (胡闹) on Facebook. Oddly, this holds true at firms that explicitly encourage staff to work from home. Many Californian tech firms asked employees not to come to the office too often; yet bosses unconsciously punished those who obeyed.
Remote workers understand this. Many frequently sent their bosses with progress reports to prove they are on the job. A fifth of the workers in the study admitted to leaving an or voice mail early or late in the day. Still, many are not as smart as they think. Some choose a Monday or Friday to work at home. That, says Mr. Cable, makes others think they are eager to extend the weekend.
A culture of presenteeism hurts working mothers most. Many women (and some men) work from home to allow themselves the flexibility to pick up kids from school. That need not mean they produce less; only that they do it at a time and a place of their own choosing. Some firms, such as Best Buy, an electronics retailer, recognize this and try hard to evaluate staff entirely on performance. But this is not easy. Intangibles such as teamworking skills matter, too. Mr. Cable thinks homeworking will lose its stigma (污名) only when most people do it. Or perhaps when the boss is telecommuting, too.
54. What is most likely the main cause of the increasing number of telecommuters?
A. Increasing location rents.
B. Annoying talkative colleagues.
C. High-tech mobile phones.
D. Attractive daytime soaps.
55. What does the example of many California tech firms prove?
A. Working at home is impractical in tech firms.
B. Employees’ presence at office raises their value.
C. Employees should judge when to obey.
D. Bosses often don’t keep their promises.
56. What do wise telecommuters do to prove they are on the job?
A. They give timely accounts of their work progress to their bosses.
B. They check their s and voice mails every day.
C. They discuss the work with their bosses.
D. They spend some time working on weekends.
57. What is the biggest disadvantage of working at home according to the last paragraph?
A. The traditional working culture can be hurt.
B. Mothers’ work may be interrupted by their kids.
C. Re tailers can’t get enough on-site employees.
D. Employees may lack chances to develop certain skills.
C
Alzheimer’s disease has no cure. There are, however, five drugs—known and approved—that can slow down the development of its symptoms. The earlier such drugs are administered, the better. Unfortunately, the disease is usually first noticed when people complain to their doctors of memory problems. That is normally too late for the dru gs to do much good. A simple and reliable test for Alzheimer’s that can be administered to everybody over the age of about 65, before memory-loss sets in, would therefore be useful.
Theo Luider, of the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, and his colleagues think they have found one—but it works only in women. They made their discovery, just reported in the Journal of Proteome Research, by tapping into a long-term, continuing study that started in 1995 with 1,077 non-demented and otherwise healthy people aged between 60 and 90. At the beginning of the project, and subsequently during the periods 1997-99 and 2002-04, participants were brought in for a battery of neurological (神经学的) and cognitive (认知的) investigations, physical examinations, brain imaging and blood tests.
During the first ten years of the study, 43 of the volunteers developed Alzheimer’s diseases. When Dr. Luider compared blood samples from these people with samples from 43 of their fellow volunteers, matched for sex and age, who had remained Alzheimer’s-free, he found something surprising. Levels of a substance called pregnancy zone protein (妊娠带蛋白) had been unusually high, even before their symptoms appeared, in some of those who went on to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Those “some”, it turned out, were all women. On average, levels of pregnancy zone protein in those women who went on to develop Alzheimer’s were almost 60% higher than those of women who did not. In men, levels of the protein were the same for both.
The reason for this curious result seems to be that the brain plaques (斑块) associated with Alzheimer’s disease are themselves turning out pregnancy zone protein. Certainly, when Dr. Luider applied a chemical stain specific to that protein to the plaques of dead Alzheimer’s patients he found the protein present in them.
Confusingly, though, it was there in the plaques of both sexes. Presumably, female cells (and therefore the plaques of female brains) make more of it than male cells do. But that remains to be proved. Whatever the reason, however, this result means that women, at least, may soon be able to tell whether and when they are at risk of
Alzheimer’s and thus do something about it before they start losing their minds.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. No medication can slow down the development of Alzhe imer’s symptoms.
B. To detect Alzheimer’s disease before memor y loss appears is vital.
C. Doctors had better handle Alzheimer’s disease when people are 65 years old.
D. People who always complain are most likely to have Alzheimer’s disease.
59. The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2refers to ______.
A. a simple and reliable test for Alizheimer’s
B. a possible cure for Alzheimer’s
C. an important discovery about Alzheimer’s
D. an effective and legal drug for Alzheimer’s
60. What does Dr. Luid er’s study tell us about the pregnancy zone protein?
A. It won’t go high until the symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear.
B. In men, levels of it remain stable for their lifetime.
C. Women developing Alzheimer’s usually have lower levels of it.
D. The brain pl aques connected with Alzheimer’s produce it.
61. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. patients of Alzheimer’s disease and its drugs
B. an introduction to the pregnancy zone protein
C. a new discovery concerning Alzheimer’s disease
D. the development s tages of Alzheimer’s disease
D
He was in the first third-grade class I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.
Mark also talked continuously. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher’s mistake. I looked at Mark and said, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!”
It wasn’t ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, “Mark is talking again.”
I hadn’t asked any of the students to he lp me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.
I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark’s desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room.
As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! I started laughing. The entire class cheered as I walked back to Mark’s desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shou lders. His first words were, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”
At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite.
One Friday, things just didn’t feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing discouraged with themselves—and edgy with one another. I had to change the mood of the class before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment.
That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class was smil ing. “Really?” I heard whispers. “I never knew that meant anything to anyone!” “I didn’t know others liked me so much!”
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if the students discusse d them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again.
That group of students moved on. Several years later, after I returned from a vacation, I got a call from my father. “The Eklunds called last night,” he began. “Really?”I said. “I haven’t heard from them for several years. I wonder how Mark is.”
Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me.
After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates headed to Chuck’s farmhouse for lunch. Mark’s parents were there, obviously waiting for me. “Helen, we want to show you something,” his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.”
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him. “Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark treasured it.”
Mark’s classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, “I still have my list. It’s in the top drawer of my desk at home.” Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocket-book, took out her wallet and showed her worn and ragged list to the group. “I carry this with me at all times,” Vicki
said without hesitation. “I think we all saved our lists.”
That’s when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.
62. We can conclude that when Sister Helen was a third-grade teacher, she ______.
A. was usually hot-tempered and impatient
B. liked all the students in the class but Mark
C. wasn’t always sure how to discipline her students
D. had a high expectation of the students in her class
63. T he underlined word “edgy” in Paragraph 7 means ______.
A. very disappointed
B. easily annoyed
C. fully honest
D. greatly inspired
64. Upon reading their lists for the first time, Sister Hele n’s students were ______.
A. surprised and proud
B. nervous and embarrassed
C. depressed and angry
D. calm and content
65. Mark carried the notebook paper at all times because ______.
A. it was a valuable gift from his dear Sister Helen
B. it could ease his homesickness when in Vietnam
C. it was the recognition and appreciation from his classmates
D. he promised his classmates that he would treasure it
第II卷 (非选择题，共40分)
第四部分：词汇检测 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请认真阅读小列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。请将答案的完整形式
．．．．．．．写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
66. — Whatever b ▲ we are having on our shoulders, let them down for a moment,
shall we?
— All right. Let’s enjoy the meal first.
67. —I noticed the customer in red go away not altogether satisfied with Tom’s
explanations.
—Definitely. She asked how the machine worked and Tom just gave a v ▲description about its function, which could make her even more puzzled.
68. — Alice, Granny is coming. Would you give your room a t ▲ cleaning?
— With so much homework to do, I will just mop the floor, leaving the dirty windows to Jim.
69. —Have you heard the news that his father’s ship crashed into a rock and was broken in two?
— Yeah. Luckily, nobody was injured with the help of the soldiers s ▲ on the
nearby island.
70. — One more girl was bitten by a dog this morning. Worse still, nobody knows who
the owner is.
—It’s high time to campaign for c ▲registration of dogs.
第五部分：同义转换 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请认真阅读下列各小题的两句句子，在空格处填上一个单词，使两句句子语义保持不变。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。(注意：不得使用第一句中的原词。)
71. —We will stick to our policy to promote relationships with the third-world countries.
— It will be our ▲ policy to promote relationships with the third-world countries.
72. — Yan Fei, a director of Goodbye Mr. Loser thinks the success of the film lies in
their devotion to telling a complete story.
—Yan Fei, a director of Goodbye Mr. Loser▲ the success of the film to their devotion to telling a complete story.
73. — Many Chinese students studying abroad have no choice but to wash dishes in the
restaurants to support themselves.
— In order to live on, many Chinese students studying abroad are reduced to ▲themselves out to wash dishes in the restaurants.
74. — I was green with envy when I was informed that he would be promoted while I would
not.
— I was ▲ when I was informed that he would be promoted while I would not.
75. — Their system which relies entirely on departmental selection will surely cause
lack of balance.
—Their system which relies entirely on departmental selection is ▲ to result in lack of balance.
第六部分：任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卷上相应题号的横线上。
Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear, and it can be nearly as powerful. We feel it when we either blame ourselves for things that turned out badly, or long to undo a choice we made in the past. The effect regret has on our lives and how we deal with regret are equally important.
In some cases, regret can be disastrous. In 1995, a British man who regularly played one set of lottery numbers forgot to renew his ticket during the week that his numbers came up. He was so filled with regret and self-blame that he committed suicide. While this is an extreme consequence of regret, it can have many other lesser effects on the mind and body that can still seriously affect our lives.
According to recent research, women have more regrets about romantic relationships than men do—not surprising, since women “value social relationships more than men”. In collectivist culture where many aspects of life are arranged, people feel less regret, since many choices were made for them. There was an even split between regrets about inaction (not doing something) and action (do something you wish you didn’t). The research found that some regrets are more likely than others to stay over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction or the opportunities they have missed; meanwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent.
Held inside for too long, regret can affect the immune system. If one fails to learn and grow from past mistakes, deep feeling of regret can stay locked inside, keeping one from fully engaging with life. This can put stress on relationships, careers, and many other aspects of life. In addition, too many regrets can lead to severe depression, which may require professional help. Therefore, it is important that we understand what regret is and how we can learn to deal with it.
To cope with regret, be aware that it is there for a reason. Our brain is telling us to take another look at our choices because they may be having negative consequences. Take “I can’t believe I crashed my car. I’m so stupid.” and turn it into “I’m so lucky I didn’t die in the accident. How wonderful!” Howe ver, when the situation can’t be changed, and there is nothing left for us to do, we have to let go of the situation and forgive ourselves.
We have to see the mistakes we make as necessary lessons in life. If we can learn from them and make changes, we can turn our regrets into passive actions. We can use them to improve, guide, and shape our lives for the better.
第七部分：书面表达 (满分20分)
下面一组图片展现了现代生活方式。请根据你对这组图片的理解用英语写一篇短文。
你的短文应包含以下容：
⑴简要描述图片的容；
⑵分析该现象的原因；
⑶结合生活实际，谈谈你的感想。
注意：
⑴可参照图片适当发挥；
⑵作文词数150左右；
⑶作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息,如校名、人名等。
2015—2016学年第一学期高三期中调研试卷
英语参考答案2015.11
第一部分：听力理解 (共两节，满分15分)
1- 5 CAABC 6- 10 ABCBB 11- 15 ACCBC
第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)
16-20 BDCBD 21-25 DBAAC 26-30 CBACA
31-35 CDBAC 36-40 ABBCA 41-45 DDACA 46-50 BDCBD
第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
51-53 CBD 54-57 ABAD 58-61 BADC 62-65 CBAC
第四部分：词汇检测 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
66. burdens 67. vague 68. thorough 69. stationed 70. compulsory
说明：只要形式错，就不得分，答案必须是单词的完整、正确形式。
第五部分：同义转换 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
71. consistent 72. owes 73. hiring 74. jealous/envious 75. bound
说明：只要形式错，就不得分，答案必须是单词的完整、正确形式。
第六部分：任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
76. choice 77. Factors/Elements
78. more 79. missed
80. killed 81. mentally/psychologically
82. Approaches/Solutions 83. exist
84. gratefulness/thankfulness/gratitude 85. beyond
说明：只要形式错，就不得分，答案必须是单词的完整、正确形式。
第七部分：书面表达 (满分20分)
书面表达参考文：
One possible version:
As is vividly shown in the cartoon, modern life has been dominated by computers. Whether a person is working, studying or playing, he is always staying in front of a computer. Even when he sleeps, what is in his dream is still the computer.
The reasons why modern people are tied up with computers are as follows. On the one hand, there is no denying that the computer is currently the most efficient tool to meet the needs of their work or to entertain themselves. But on the other hand, many people admit that they are too much addicted to computers to maintain face-to-face contact with their friends and colleagues.
Hence, it’s necessary for us to use computers in a reasonable way. After all, the computer is invented to connect you and me, and to bring conveniences to our life rather than set a barrier to keep people beyond reach. (150词)
书面表达评分建议
一、评分原则
1. 本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。
2. 评分时，可先根据文章的容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，
确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3. 少于130词或多于170词的，从总分中酌情减去1-2分。
4. 评分时，应注意的主要容为：容要点、运用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的
连贯性及语言的得体性。
5. 拼写和标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。
英美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6. 如字迹难以辨认，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
7. 书面表达的分差，设定为4分。
二、容要点
1. 简要描述图片的容；(6分)
2. 分析该现象的原因；(8分)
3. 结合生活实际，谈谈你的感想。(6分)
听力材料
Text 1
M: Excuse me, I think you made a mistake there. These tomatoes are 79 cents a pound, not $1.79 a pound.
W: Oh, you are right. I’m so sorry about that! Let me take that off. All right, your total is $8.95.
Text 2
W: Jack, do you manage to continue playing sports?
M: No. By the time I get home at night, it is always too late to do any training. Besides,
I always have so much homework to do.
Text 3
M: Excuse me, where can I find the manager in this building? I need to speak to him right now.
W: Sorry, I can’t help you. I am not familiar with this building. But my friend lives here.
Text 4
W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday the 7th.
M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week?
Text 5
M: Do you want a ticket? I can get some for sixty dollars if you don’t mind cheap seats.
W: Even the cheap seats cost an arm and a leg at this new football stadium!
Text 6
W: Frankie, can you put your toys away and get ready for lunch?
M: Ok, Monica. What are we having for lunch?
W: Cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.
M: Yuck! I hate tomato soup.
W: How can you say that? You’ve never tried it!
M: Well, I don’t wanna try it!
W: Now, Frankie, you told your mother and me that you would try new things, remember?
M: Yeah…
W: Besides, I learned how to make this soup from my grandmother. It’s a family secret!
M: Ok, I will try it. But can we have ice cream later?
W: Yes, but only a little bit. I don’t want your mom to think that you ate only junk food today.
Text 7
W: Hello! Who’s speaking?
M: Hello, is Jane available? Can I speak to her?
W: Jane’s speaking. Who’s calling please?
M: Hi, Jane, this is Mike calling from Dr. Pasteur’s Institute. I’m calling to confirm your appointment for tomorrow morning at 9 a. m. with Dr. Pasteur.
W: Oh, I almost forgot. Thank you so much for calling to remind me of that. Actually,
I do need to change the time of my appointment. I can’t make it that early.
M: What about putting you at a later spot?
W: It has to be after lunch. Do you ha ve anything available about 2 o’clock p.m.? M: Sorry, madam, the proper time we have after lunch is 1:15, but I might be able to arrange it after 3. Would that be a better time?
W: I think I should be able to make it at 1:15. Can you put me down for that time slot?
M: No problem. I have your appointment changed from tomorrow morning to tomorrow afternoon at 1:15. All right?
W: Wonderful. Thanks very much.
Text 8
W: Hello, Mr. Tang. Take a seat.
M: Thank you, Ms. Smith.
W: Can you say something about your education background?
M: I graduated from Yale University. I majored in journalism and received my master degree in art in 2008.
W: I noticed that you’ve worked in a media company. What did your job consist of exactly?
M: I was responsible for collecting the international news and writing the short reports.
W: Good. You can speak Chinese, right?
M: Yes. Actually, Chinese is my mother tongue. My parents immigrated to Canada when
I was seven years old. Later on I went to school in the United States and Europe
as well.
W: We are thinking about expanding our operations and, of course, China is a huge market.
Would you like to work in China?
M: Yes, Ms. Smith. Working in China, I can use my good command of Chinese and English, and have a good chance to use what I have learnt.
W: I see. Well, thank you. I’ve enjoyed our talk, we’ll be writing to you.
M: Thank you, Ms. Smith. Have a nice day.
Text 9
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