江苏省常州市武进区届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、江苏省常州市武进区届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案2016届第一学期期中考试高三英语试题注意事项： 1答卷前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。 2在试题卷上作答无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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。例: Ho

2、w much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15 答案是 C。1. How much do the tickets for the concert cost? A. $80 B. $40 C. $602. What subject does the woman think is less difficult? A. History. B. Mathematics. C. Literature. 3. What does the woman mean? A. She is only too pleased to come. B. She didnt go

3、 in for mountaineering. C. She was an excellent mountain-climber. 4. Where is the man going first? A. To the Healey Supermarket. B. To the airport. C. To Canada.5. What does the woman most probably think of the man? A. Naughty. B. Kind-hearted. C. Careless.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分；满分15分）听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有

4、2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What time is it now? A. 11:00 am. B. 11:30 am. C. 12:00 noon.7. Where does the conversation take place? A. On the train. B. At the train station. C. At the restaurant.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. W

5、hy cant Adam go boating with the woman tomorrow? A. He is busy preparing a speech contest. B. He is taking a vacation in China now. C. He has to work overtime tomorrow.9. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Reading a new book. B. Writing at home all day. C. Spending an hour in the park.听第8段材料，回答第10至12

6、题。10. Why is the man surfing the Internet? A. To get major news. B. To learn English. C. To get information.11. What does the man prefer? A. Engineering. B. Economics. C. Medicine.12. When does the conversation probably take place? A. On February 28. B. On March 30. C. On April 6.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13

7、. What was the news about? A. Jennys famous songs. B. Jennys saving a babys life. C. Jennys winning a music contest.14. How much money did Jenny receive? A. 2,500 dollars. B. 3,000 dollars. C. 5,000 dollars.15. What do we know about the woman? A. She performed at the TV station. B. She is well known

8、 to the public. C. She is an unknown songwriter.16. How does the woman feel now? A. Excited B. Surprised C. Envious听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was unusual about their first meeting? A. The doctor was not very experienced. B. The doctor hadnt seen the medical reports. C. The patient was misunderstood

9、by the doctor.18How did the doctor treat the patient? A. The doctor treated her with the help of her previous doctors. B. The doctor always listened to her and believed her. C. The doctor treated her with strong medicine.19. What did the previous doctors think of her mental health? A. Surprising B.

10、Hopeful C. Serious20. What did the doctor advise the patient to do? A. To change her job. B. To keep a closer relationship with her family. C. To get married.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. The British took words from other coun

11、tries - something we call “borrowing”, _ the words were kept. A. because B. as though C. even though D. if22. Serious reading, in _ form it may take, has its place in the advance of human civilization. A. which B. what C. whichever D. whatever23. The crashed plane had been kept in service for longer

12、 than _ intended. A. originally B. vaguely C. temporarily D. consistently24. The British new visa policy allows tourists to leave and return to the country without _ paperwork again for two years. A. submitting B. substituting C. appointing D. registering25. By tradition, in Britain, 21 guns are fir

13、ed as a general rule _ the Queen on her birthday. A. in memory of B. in salute to C. on behalf of D. in celebration of26. -The food in Zhengzhou doesnt agree with me. - You are _ for disappointment if you expect the same taste in a toally different region. A. fragile B. unfit C. bound D. apparent27.

14、 - So many tourists pour into such beautiful places. - I think it necessary they _ be well preserved. A. can B. shall C. should D. may28. President Xis visit to the UK creates a win-win situation, _ both China and the UK will benefit a lot in economic and social development. A. one where B. one C. w

15、hich D. the one in which29. October 29 saw China _ its one-child policy, _ all couples to have two for the first time since 1980. A. end; allowing B. end; having allowed C. ending; to allow D. ending; allowed30. - Jack, how are you recently? - Just so-so. My business failed and I am reduced to _ occ

16、asionally . A. burn myself out B. hiring myself out C. trying myself out D. stretch myself out31. - I will have two midterms tomorrow. - Me, too. So you _ any sympathy from me here. A. arent getting B. didnt get C. havent got D. arent going to get32. Having considered the _ of the problem, they work

17、ed out a detailed plan carefully. A. regulations B. foundations C. dimensions D. decorations33. -Hey, Franc, join us. Dont you know “All work and no play make a dull boy”? -Thanks for inviting, but I think _ and I have fallen behind. A. Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ B. The early b

18、ird catches the worm C. Dont count your chicken until they are hatched D. Make hay while the sun shines34. - Did you participate in his celebration party yesterday? - No, I _ my mother do housework all day. A. would help B. helped C. had helped D. was helping35. -Have you watched the film Mission: I

19、mpossible - Rogue Nation? - _. But I have been working on my graduation thesis. A. Of course not. B. Why bother? C. How dare I? D. I hope so.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。Eventually all suns will 36 their fuel, explode and then become cold an

20、d dark. Matter itself will disappear and the universe will become 37 for the rest of time.This was the general drift of my thoughts as my wife and I 38 my eldest son as a freshman at college. That moment at the dorm is 39 at the kindergarten door, at the gates of summer camp, at every occasion of pa

21、rting and 40 . But it comes surprising, taking what you 41 most.Our ancestors thought this parting should take place 42 . In many societies adolescents were sent away to live with friends or relatives right after adolescence. This was supposed to 43 the conflicts that come from 44 teenagers and thei

22、r parents very near. Eighteen years is not enough. The days pass uncounted, until they 45 . The adjustment is upsetting. My son is on the 46 side - observant, thoughtful, a practitioner of companionable silence. I know this is hard on him as well. He will be homesick. Among the greatest 47 of colleg

23、e students is they wont have a room at home to return to.But with due respect to my sons feelings, I have the 48 of parting. I know something he doesnt - incomprehensible to the young. He is experiencing the 49 that come with beginnings. His life is starting for real. I have begun the long letting g

24、o. Put another way: He has a wonderful future in which my part 50 decreases.Im sure my father realized it at a(n) 51 moment. And I certainly didnt notice or understand. At first, he was a giant who held my hand and 52 my sky. Then a middle-aged man who paid my bills. Now, decades after his passing,

25、a much-loved 53 . But I can remember the last time I hugged him in his home, where I always had a room. I can only hope to leave my son the same.My son, those days have been the greatest wonder and 54 of my life. And there will always be a 55 for you.36. A. add B. use C. consume D. supply37. A. empt

26、y B. boundless C. expanding D. hopeless38. A. dropped out B. dropped off C. dropped in D. dropped back39. A. delayed B. implied C. missed D. captured40. A. reliance B. importance C. responsibility D. independence41. A. wonder B. need C. value D. miss42. A. before B. later C. afterwards D. earlier43.

27、 A. minimize B. cause C. manage D. settle 44. A. drawing B. relating C. housing D. seating 45. A. come B. end C. break D. start46. A. excited B. sad C. anxious D. quiet47. A. fears B. pities C. reliefs D. pains48. A. better B. pleasure C. worse D. benefit49. A. comprehension B. recognition C. adjust

28、ment D. consideration50. A. naturally B. sharply C. immediately D. suddenly51. A. difficult B. critical C. important D. similar52. A. filled B. cleared C. clouded D. broke 53. A. breadwinner B. shape C. guard D. shadow54. A. pressure B. privilege C. substitute D. inspiration55. A. house B. chance C.

29、 room D. dream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。AHomonym: a word that has the same spelling and the same pronunciation as another world, but a different meaningSame spelling, different meaningImagine, then a situation where two words are spelt and pro

30、nounced exactly the same way, but have completely different meanings. Welcome to the world of homonyms. Take, for example, the word fail - it can be a kind of festival, and adjective to describe the color of your hair or how you should play a game. Dont take it literallySo how do you know which mean

31、ing someone is referring to? - You dont, except by the context. Obviously, if someone asks you to give them a hand, they dont want you to remove what is at the end of your arm.Whats in a name?Sometimes even the context doesnt help much - the result can be amusing. These sentences play with the double meaning of a noun