九江一中2016届第二次适应性考试
英语试卷
注意事项：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，答题时间120分钟。答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。
2. 第Ⅰ卷（选择题）答案必须使用2B铅笔填涂；第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）必须将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束，将答题卡交回，试卷由个人妥善保管。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Keep the windows open. B. Close the windows. C. Go out to get fresh air.
2. What does the man imply?
A. He did poorly in the test. B. He managed all the questions. C. He left halfway during the test.
3. Why does the man refuse the woman?
A. He damaged the heater. B. He can’t afford the expenses. C. He doesn’t like to use the heater.
4. When will the woman’s train leave tomorrow?
A. At 5:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 11:30 am.
5. What will the woman do tomorrow morning?
A. Send a letter. B. Read her mail. C. Attend a meeting.
第二节听下面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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Clerk and client. B. Boss and secretary. C. Teacher and student.
7. What will the man do tomorrow morning?
A. Have a meeting. B. Do some shopping. C. Take the kids to class.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. How does the man feel about the interview?
A. Anxious. B. Excited. C. Confident.
9. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Tell a lie. B. Be honest. C. Avoid this question.
10. Why did the man get fired?
A. He often made mistakes.
B. He didn’t get on well with his colleagues.
C. He said something his boss disliked.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What does the man think of a business trip?
A. Boring. B. Stressful. C. Relaxing.
12. For what does the woman’s company choose to travel by train?
A. Comfort and convenience. B. Fewer travel expenses. C. Environmental protection.
13. What will the woman do?
A. Take a few days off.
B. Help the man with his work.
C. Ask the boss to let the man rest today.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. When will the party be held?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
15. Where will the speakers have lunch?
A. At a golf club. B. At Mario’s restaurant. C. At the man’s.
16. How will the man go to the party?
A. Take a taxi. B. Drive his own car. C. Ask for the woman’s pickup.
17. What present will the woman give to Granddad?
A. A hat. B. Some CDs. C. A leather suitcase.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What is the passage about?
A. A detailed explanation about each section.
B. General directions for taking a listening test.
C. A presentation on listening skills.
19. What does the speaker advise the listeners to do?
A. Finish the easy questions first.
B. Skip the directions and examples.
C. Make a guess at the answer for those unsure.
20. What should the listeners do on the answer sheet?
A. Tick the letter. B. Underline the letter. C. Blacken the letter.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读下面短文，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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
When you think of New York City, you think of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the city’s world-famous museums. So, it makes sense that when you visit New York City, you want to visit those same quintessential New York sights. The New York CityPASS offers entry to six top New York City attractions for a single, discounted price, making it possible – and easy – to visit everything on your dream New York City agenda. The pass is valid for nine consecutive (连续的) days, making it a flexible choice for visitors who want to explore at a leisurely pace.
With New York CityPASS, visitors can get up close and personal with Lady Liberty and trace family roots at Ellis Island; experience a bird’s eye view of the city from 86th floor of the Empire State Building; visit the jaw-dropping collection of the largest art museum in the Western
Hemisphere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and wow at the towering dinosaur skeletons at the American Museum of Natural History. The pass also lets you choose between either Top of the Rock or the Guggenheim Museum as well as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum or the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
If you choose to visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the available entry time is 2pm or later from April through September. From October through March you may visit during regular museum hours. Last entry is always two hours prior to close.
There’s so much to see and so little time, so you won’t want to waste one New York minute waiting in line. In addition to the admission price, New York CityPASS holders can skip ticket and wait lines – a luxury when visiting special exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Empire State Building, where waits can be as long as three hours.
IMPORTANT: Available attractions are subject to change without notice.
21. What does the New York CityPass not offer?
A. Entry to six top New York City attractions. B. A flexible choice.
C. A discounted price. D. Free visits to New York’s museums.
22. Which two are alternatives when you hold the New York CityPass?
A. Lady Liberty and Ellis Island.
B. The Empire State Building and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
C. 9/11 Memorial & Museum and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
D. The Guggenheim Museum and the American Museum of Natural History.
23. What is the most distinct advantage of the CityPass when visitors visit some special exhibits at the Empire State Building?
A. They don’t have to wait in a queue. B. They can enjoy a luxury of more exhibits.
C. They can still visit it after it closes. D. They can get a bird’s eye view of New York from it.
B
When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city and so he did．
When I was 16, Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.
Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts told him that it was the special varnish (油漆) that gave the instruments their beautiful sound. Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer.
One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins. When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce (云杉) , his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which Dad might be interested in.
He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.
Later, the instrument was stolen, Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.
The violin has been missing for more than 25 years. Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone. The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．
24. In Paragraph l, the writer mentioned his father’s developing color prints to .
A. let others know that he believed his father
B. show that his father would like to make violins
C. prove that his father could do anything he wanted to
D. give an example showing that his father was an inventor
25. The reason why the Stradivarius violins sounded beautiful was that_________.
A. they were made by experts． B. the wood of the violins was special．
C. the way of making them was unusual． D. the varnish was different from the others．
26. Which of the following statements is true about the missing violin?
A. It was a Stradivarius violin. B. It was made of spruce
C. It was not found until his father was 80 D. It must be valued by its new owner.
27. What kind of person is the writer’s father?
A. Pround and funny B. Talented and diligent
C. Pessimistic and lazy D. Creative and aggressive
C
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day and the Friday before Cyber Monday in the United States. It is a busy shopping day and is a holiday in some states. For many American consumers, it is the day when you can get great deals on goods that may eventually become Christmas presents. Many people have a day off work or choose to take a day from their quota of annual leave on Black Friday.
But why is it "black" Friday? There are a couple of stories. But the most commonly cited one has to do with ink, paper, and accounting. By the early 1980s, a theory began to be circulated: that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss for most of the year (January through November) and made their profit during the holiday season, beginning on the day after Thanksgiving.
When this would be recorded in the financial records, once-common accounting practices would use red ink to show negative amounts and black ink to show positive amounts. Black Friday, under this theory, is the beginning of the period when retailers would no longer have losses (the red) and instead take in the year's profits (the black).
The Christmas shopping season is of enormous importance to American retailers and, while most retailers intend to and actually do make profits during every quarter of the year, some retailers are so dependent on the Christmas shopping season that the quarter including Christmas produces all the year's profits and compensates for losses from other quarters. So there you have it. It's about how much money retailers are making from you and me.
28. According to the first paragraph, Black Friday is ___________.
A. the Friday before Thanksgiving B. the Friday when Americans can have a day off
C. a federal holiday in the United States D. a public holiday in some states of America
29. What is the origin about Black Friday according to the passage?
A. There are many different stories about it including some religious ones.
B. It is maybe about once-common accounting practices.
C. It is because so many people go shopping that day that it always leads to tragedies.
D. It is to show respect for the ancient.
30. What do we know from the passage?
A. All the retailers depend on the profits on Black Friday to compensate for the previous loss.
B. Black Friday is a great chance for retailers to make profits.
C. Christmas shopping season is the only profitable season to the retailers.
D. most retailers are in red before the Christmas shopping season.
31. What is the best title of the reading passage?
A. Black Friday’s origin. B. Black Friday in the United Kingdom
C. Black Friday and its origin D. Stories about Black Friday
D
When people introduce themselves, I always hear them say "I'm just a housewife". I don't understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and self-pity. Is it really a crime to be a housewife? Is it really embarrassing when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home?
How could you be "just a housewife" when the basic social unit of society depends on you and your service? A housewife works for the longest hour, supporting your husband, child studies, caring for elders, managing finances, paying bills, grocery shopping, cooking according to individual tastes, cleaning, etc. A housewife could be anyone: daughter, wife, mother, teacher, financial advisor, fashion designer and nurse, gardener, driver, cook, and so on. Don't think you are not being paid for it. You deserve the reward that no money can offer---the love and affection of your family, their trust, a happy home and your own satisfaction.
It is you who choose to be in this occupation, willingly or for any other reason. After a busy day, all wait to return to the comfortable home set by you. They know you will be there to absorb all their stress and tiredness and relax them. Would the life have been the same had you been working outside to earn some money? Would you along with your family have been able to buy all the content in life that you are enjoying now with that money?
Respect yourself for what you are. Introduce yourself to the world with the same dignity. The world understands the importance of your job; it's time to make them accept it. Introduce yourself with pride and with twinkle in your eyes "I am a housewife". Kick that "just" out.
32. Housewives often use "just" when introducing themselves because ____________.
A. they are willing to mention this occupation B. housewives' services are very basic
C. they feel a little pity about themselves D. their work is very easy such as cleaning and cooking
33. Listing the housewife's duties, the author implies that .
A. a housewife usually leads a hard life
B. a housewife plays a more important role
C. the family should help to release a housewife's burden
D. a housewife makes a great contribution to the family
34. If a housewife worked outside, __________ .
A. the family would have the same life like before
B. no one would set a comfortable home for her family
C. she could absorb her family's stress
D. she would enjoy buying the content in life
35. What is the author's attitude towards housewives?
A. Respectful. B. Doubtful. C. Opposed. D. Tolerant.
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。
Interview still not last step
Toward the end of your interview you should ask the key question about what happens next. 36 . This will give you a time frame – you want to appear enthusiastic but not annoying.
One thing you should do immediately after the interview is send a thank you e-mail or letter. Send it the same day or at the latest, on the following day to the person or persons who interviewed you. 37 .
38 . Remind them of your qualifications, mention anything important you may have forgotten in the interview and give them any follow-up information they may have asked for.
39 . Let’s say five days after the interview you decide to call. Ask to speak with the person who interviewed you. you should be polite and professional, restate your interest in the position, but don’t’ sound desperate. Ask if they need any further information and if you are still under consideration. Find out when you can expect a final decision.
It’s possible that the company may have specifically asked you not to contact them but to wait for them to come back to you. 40 . If you have heard nothing, wait a couple of days and then call or e-mail the interviewer, ask politely about the status of your job application.
A. In this case ask when you can expect to hear from them
B. Your letter or e-mail should be very polite and try not to be negative in any case
C. In it you should show your appreciation for the employers’ interest in you and stress your interest in them
D. Your follow-up phone call depends on the time frame you concluded from you interview question
E. “What will the salary be like ?” fits into the situation
F. Something like “How soon will you make a decision on whom you plan to hire?”
G. It’s a good idea to do this even if the job doesn’t really interest you
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He never believed that true love existed. His parents divorced when he was young and he didn't think that true love was able to 41 in today's world. He was proven wrong. His grandparents were always 42 to the kids and tried to help them when their parents divorced. He knew they loved each other, just wasn't sure it was true love. He had never heard them say, "I love you” or show any 43 other than hugging. They had been married for over fifty years and he thought that their true love was 44 .
But again he was wrong. His grandfather, Ralph, was 45 ill in his junior year of college and he didn't know how 46 it was until he fell and hurt his hip. 47 in the
hospital, the doctors found out a tumor in his lungs. They told him that he had lung cancer and due to previous 48 , they could not operate and he was too 49 for chemotherapy.
It was around Thanksgiving Day and by Christmas his condition 50 . The cancer spread and in late January the doctors told the family that their grandfather had 51 a week to live, and that by the 52 he would no longer be with them. The family came in from around the country and stayed next to his 53 .
It was there that he realized true love does exist today and will survive beyond 54 . Every night as his grandfather grew more 55 , he would whisper sweet words to grandmother, Madge. The night before he died, grandmother was walking out of his room and he said to her "I love you Madge 56 ".
The next morning he received a phone call at work that grandfather had 57 during the night. 58 his short battle with cancer, he realized how much two people can love each other and he realized how much it 59 to be loved and give love. It is the greatest 60 on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love.
41. A. maintain B. keep C. hold D. survive
42. A. anxious B. concerned C. supportive D. devoted
43. A. feeling B. affection C. mood D. emotion
44. A. gone B. faded C. disappeared D. worn out
45. A. struck B. hit C. beaten D. fell
46. A. unfortunate B. serious C. lucky D. big
47. A. As if B. Though C. While D. Since
48. A. directions B. experiences C. experiments D. illnesses
49. A. strong B. old C. young D. weak
50. A. widened B. deepened C. worsened D. broadened
51. A. above B. only C. almost D. nearly
52. A. weekend B. morning C. evening D. weekday
53. A. side B. bed C. company D. sickness
54. A. possession B. death C. age D. country
55. A. healthy B. unhealthy C. fragile D. exhausted
56. A. wife B. partner C. husband D. baby
57. A. passed away B. passed out C. passed on D. passed through
58. A. By B. Throughout C. With D. Without
59. A. recognizes B. realises C. means D. measures
60. A. product B. thing C. object D. gift
第II卷
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Penny: Gerry, come and take a look at this information pack for our trip 61 London.
Gerry: Oh my. There are so many choices, Penny. I don’t know 62 to start?
Penny: Well, why don’t we start with the kids? I don’t think Sally would like the London Zoo. She always 63 (feel) sorry for the animals, but she has been asking about the London
Eye for weeks, so we have to go there.
Gerry: You are right. What about Billy? He loves boats, so it’s 64 the Thames or a boat at the Zoo.
Penny: 65 (definite) the Thames for Billy. What about an opera at Covent Gardens for your parents?
Gerry: That would be great. And for you… would you like to go 66 (shop) on Oxford Street?
Penny: Which page is that on? Wow! This looks 67 (fantasy). There are so many great shops in Oxford Street. Will you come with me?
Gerry: I’ll come if you really want me to, dear. Do you have any ideas?
Penny: I will visit Alice. She was my best friend when we were at college. She 68 (find) a job in London after 69 (graduate). She does’t know my plan. I want 70 to be a surprise.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加/删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用\划掉。
修改：在错词的下面画—横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
The best way of learning English is to use it. You’d better speak it as many as possible. Sometimes
you will get your words mix up and people won’t understand you. Sometimes people would speak too
fast and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense from humor, you will not be nervous
about mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at their mistakes. It is much
more better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry because they don’t understand that
you are saying. The most important rules of learning English is, “Don’t be afraid of make mistakes.”
第二节 ：书面表达 （满分25分）
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友John近期将来中国参加短期语言培训。食宿被安排在你市远大路的塔楼酒店。他来信询问酒店的相关信息．请你根据以下图示和信息给他写一封回信。
要点如下：
※图示信息
※住宿费用：每人每天200元
※餐厅供餐时间：7：30 a．m.～9：00 a．m.
5：30 p．m.～8：00 p．m.
注意：1.词数120左右；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3．语言通顺，行文连贯，可适当发挥。
Dear John,
I’m very glad to hear that you will come to my city for shortterm language training.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
答案：
1-5 AABBB 6-10 BAABC 11-15 BCCCB 16-20 BABCC
21-23 DCA 24-27 CBBB 28-31 DBBC 32-35 CDBA
36-40FGCDA
41-45 DCBAA 46-50 BCDDC 51-55BAABC 56-60 DABCD
语法填空：
61. to 62. where 63. feels 64. either 65.definitely
66.shopping 67.fantastic 68. found 69. graduation 70. it
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分；满分15分）
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rule of改为to或者make 改为 making
One possible version：
Dear_John，
I’m_very_glad_to_hear_that_you_will_come_to_my_city_for_short term_language_training.In your letter，you asked me something about the Tower Hotel.Now I’d like to tell you some detailed information about it.
The Tower Hotel is located on Yuanda Road.Go through the gate of the entrance，and you will see the high building—the Tower Hotel in front of which lies a beautiful garden.
Behind the building is a swimming pool，where you can go swimming for relaxation.Near the swimming pool stands a dinning hall, and there meals are served from 7：30 a．m.to 9：00 a．m.and between 5：30 p．m.and 8：00 p．m.
Last but not least, as to accommodation fees, everyone should pay 200 yuan per day.If you need further information, please enquire at the reception desk on the ground floor when you arrive here.
Looking forward to seeing you very soon.
Yours，
Li_Hua
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