泰州市姜堰区届高三下学期期初联考试题 英语.docx

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泰州市姜堰区届高三下学期期初联考试题英语

2014-2015学年度第二学期高三期初考试

英语试题

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

共120分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号写在答题卡指定区域内。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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.Whydoesthemanlookworried?

A.Hehastoattendanimportantmeeting.

B.Hewillhaveaninterview.

C.Hehaslosthisjob.

2.Whatdidthewomandoyesterdayevening?

A.Shevisitedhercousin.

B.Sherangthemanup.

C.Shehadclasses.

3.Whatwilltheboydonext?

A.Dohishomework.B.TurnontheTV.C.Gotobed.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anarticle.B.Acountry.C.Arainforest.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shedoesn’tlikeMexicanfood.

B.ThemanshouldtasteMexicanfood.

C.Mexicanfoodmaymakethemansick.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatwillthemandofirstafterschool?

A.Prepareforatest.B.Seeafilm.C.Buyabook.

7.Wherewillthemanmeethisfriends?

A.Atabookstore.B.Atanice-creamshop.C.Atacinema.

8.Whenwillthemanmeethisfriends?

A.At4:

15.B.At4:

30.C.At4:

45.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Toinvitehertoafootballgame.

B.Togetatickettothefootballgame.

C.Toaskthewaytothefootballplayground.

10.Whatshouldthemandowhenhearrivesattherestaurant?

A.Gosouth.B.Turnright.C.Turnleft.

11.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Leavehomeearly.B.Buyhisticketearly.C.Listentotheradio.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplay?

A.Enjoyable.B.Disappointing.C.Creative.

13.Whydoesthemanhavelittlechancetogoout?

A.Hehaslittlechildren.

B.Heisbusywithhiswork.

C.Helivesfarawayfromthetown.

14.WhatrelationisLilytotheman?

A.Hissister.B.Hisdaughter.C.Hiswife.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whydon’tthemangotoFrancebyship?

A.It’sslow.B.It’stooexpensive.C.Itwillmakehimuncomfortable.

16.Howwillthemanpay?

A.Bucreditcard.B.Incash.C.Bycheque.

17.Whichtraindoesthemanchoose?

A.The9:

00one.B.The9:

30one.C.The11:

30one.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howdidthewomanknowaboutherfirstjob?

A.Fromthemagazine.B.FromtheTV.C.FromtheInternet.

19.Whatgavethewomananadvantageinapplyingforthejob?

A.Heruniversitydegree.

B.Herrelatedworkexperience.

C.Hercomunicationandcomputerskills.

20.Whatwillmakepeoplerememberyouaccordingtothewoman?

A.Havingagoodsenseoffashion

B.Showingyourselfbravely.

C.Workinghard.

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）

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。

21._____slowingofeconomicgrowthoverthepasttwoyearsseemstohaveworsened_______situationformigrantworkersandincreasedemployee-employerconflictsoverpaymentofsalaries.

A.The;theB.不填；不填C.The;不填D.不填；the

22.Atleast36peoplediedinafatalstampededuringNewYearcelebrationslateWednesdayinShanghai.Typically,problemsarise_______cautionisabsent.

A.whereB.inwhichC.thatD.what

23.Lifeisnoteasynowadays,whenyoungpeoplehavetremendouspressure_______schoolingandemployment.

A.onbehalfofB.intermsofC.inhonourofD.indefenceof

24.—Whenshallwesetouttohandletheproblemwecameacrosslastweek?

—Notuntil_______achancetodiscussitthoroughly.

A.wehavehadB.willwehavehadC.havewehadD.wewillhavehad

25.AnotherMalaysiaAirlinesplanewentdowninJulyinrebellion-torneasternUkraine,______all298aboard.Itwasbelieved__________byasurface-to-airmissile.

A.killing;tohavebeenhitB.killed;tohavebeenhit

C.killed;tobehitD.killing;tohavehit

26.Inoursociety,carsreceiveattentionandstudy—whetherthesubjectisbuyingandsellingthem,thetrafficcongestiontheycauseorthedangerousthingswedointhem,liketextingandtalkingcellphoneswhiledriving.

A.conventionalB.controversialC.confidentialD.considerable

27.ThesinglemostshatteringstatisticaboutlifeinAmericainthelate1990swastobaccokilledmorepeoplethanthecombinedtotalofthosewhodiedfromAIDS,caraccidents,alcohol,murder,suicide,illegaldrugsandfire.

A.whatB.whenC.thatD.where

28.Bynomeanswillwe______theunjustdecision.Instead,weshouldtrytodefendagainsttheactionsthatharmtheinterestsofthemigrantworkers.

A.submittoB.correspondtoC.catertoD.contributeto

29.—DoyouhaveanyideaifAliceiswillingtogohikingwithus?

—_______,doesit?

A.ItcountsfornothingB.Itdoesn’thurttoask

C.YouhavemethereD.Takeitseriosly

30.MiniCooperisanicecar,but________toosmallforafamilyoffivelikemine.

A.prettyB.fairlyC.ratherD.quite

31.Thereformandopening-upstartedin1978,_______thewholeofChinahaswitnessedgreatchangesinalmosteveryfield.

A.sincewhenB.whenC.duringwhichD.sincethen

32.Beingateacherisnotalwayseasy,andbeingtheteacherofaphysicallychallengedstudentoftencarrieswith______extrastress.

A.himB.themC.oneD.it

33.PresidentPutinofRussiaistryingto__________theseriousproblmesarisingfromtheUkrainecrisis.

A.pulloutB.goaboutC.putoutD.copewith

34.—WhendidAngelafindheriPhone6Plusmissing?

—Itwasnotuntilshearrivedattheshoppingmall________shegotreadytobuyherfatheragift.

A.beforeB.thatC.whereD.what

35.OurEnglishteacheralwaysremindsustogooverthemarkedtestpapers,wherewe______otherwisemakethesamemistakesagain.

A.willB.mayC.mightD.can

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。

Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.We36can’trememberwhereweputthekeysjustamomentago,oranold37name,orthenameofanoldbandweusedtolove.Asthebrain38,werefertotheseoccurrencesas“seniormoments.”Whileseemingly39,thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhavea（n）40impactonourprofessional,social,andpersonalhealth.

Neuroscientists,expertswhostudythenervoussystem,areincreasinglyshowingthatthere’sactuallyalotthatcanbedone.It41outthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtherightmental42cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive（认知的）43.Thinkingisessentiallya44ofmakingconnectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent,ourabilitytofeatureinmakingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.45,becausetheseconnectionsaremade46effortandpractice,scientistsbelievethatintelligencecan47andchangeaccordingtomentaleffort.

Now,anewWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastep48anddevelopedthefirst"braintrainingProgram"49toactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmental50.

TheWeb-basedprogramallowsyouto51improveyourmemoryandattentionskills.Theprogramkeeps52ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedbackforyourperformanceand53.Mostimportantly,it54modifiesandenhances（升级）thegamesyouplaytobuildonthestrengthsyouaredeveloping—muchlikea（n）55exerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleuse.

36.A.suddenlyB.deliberatelyC.merelyD.desperately

37.A.accountant’sB.acquaintance’sC.ancestor’sD.consultant’s

38.A.improvesB.fadesC.recoversD.collapses

39.A.consistentB.innocentC.subjectiveD.explicit

40.A.damagingB.limitedC.beneficialD.positive

41.A.figuresB.findsC.pointsD.turns

42.A.responsesB.sufferingsC.workoutsD.breakthroughs

43.A.gravityB.criterionC.fraternityD.functions

44.A.channelB.dilemmaC.processD.condition

45.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

46.A.inB.throughC.beyondD.without

47.A.expandB.extendC.depositD.squeeze

48.A.furtherB.awayC.apartD.aside

49.A.committedB.designedC.addedD.scheduled

50.A.conscienceB.stabilityC.flexibilityD.sharpness

51.A.temporarilyB.originallyC.systmaticallyD.occasionally

52.A.recordB.trackC.orderD.pace

53.A.compromiseB.commitmentC.improvementD.inspiration

54.A.constantlyB.consitentlyC.irregularlyD.initially

55.A.effecientB.familiarC.abnormalD.effective

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

ThedecisionoftheAmericanMedicalAssociation（AMA）toclassifyobesityasadiseaseisgreatnewsforthepharmaceuticalindustry,asitislikelytoincreaepressureontheFoodandDrugAdministratio（FDA）toapprovemoreweigh-lossdrugsandincreasetheoddsthatinsurancecompanieswillreimbursetheircost.Butitisdeeplymisleading.Treatingobesityasadiseaseimpliesthatmovingintothecategroyofobesity,whichforadultsmeansmovingfromabody-massindex（BMI）of29toBMIof30,isequivalenttocontractingadisease.Butthatissimplynotthecase.

Yes,therearecertainhealthrisksassociatedwithhavinganelevatedBMI,suchastype2diabetesandheartdisease.Morebroadly,ahigherBMIisaassoicatedwithageaterriskofcardiometabolicabnormalities.Nonetheless,almostonequarterof“normalweight”peoplealsohavemetabolicabnormalities,andmorethanhalfof“overweight”andalmostonethirdof“obese”peoplehavenormalprofiles,accordingtoa2008study.That’s16millionnormal-weightAmericanswhohav