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2016 宜昌市一中 高二12月考测试题
第一节
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. Which has the woman decided to buy?
A. The city postcard. B. The lake postcard. C. The forest postcard.
2. Why won’t the woman go to the man’s house?
A. She is tired and wants to have a rest.
B. She has some guests to entertain.
C. She has to go out of town.
3. What do we know about the man?
A. He feels sleepy.
B. He will go to sleep right now.
C. He hasn’t finished his homework.
4. What is the woman’s advice?
A. To take physics next week.
B. To wait for people to drop the course.
C. To wait for new classes to be offered next week.
5. What does the woman imply?
A. The man has to stop playing chess.
B. The man will find the cause of his failure.
C. The man should stick to what he is doing.
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。
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。
6. At what time is the dance class today?
A. 4:15 p.m. B. 4:45 p.m. C. 5:15 p.m.
7. Why can’t the woman play tennis today?
A. She can’t spare the time.
B. She has no interest today.
C. She is tired after a class.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8. What is the woman’s suggestion?
A. Meet in the city centre.
B. Have a quick meal at noon.
C. Go to the yoga class together.
9. Where will the woman be at 2:15?
A. At a gym. B. At a barber’s. C. At Maria’s shop.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. How does the man feel about his boss?
A. Regretful. B. Apologetic. C. Nervous.
11. What does the man’s mother want him to do?
A. To do housework quickly.
B. Not to speak to his girlfriend.
C. Not to make mistakes at work.
12. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman is a doctor.
B. The woman can’t help the man.
C. The man is afraid of his girlfriend.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How the man does his present job.
B. What the man did after graduation.
C. How the man chose his present career.
14. What is the man’s parents’ attitude towards his decision?
A. They were shocked and opposed it.
B. They were angry and didn’t say any word.
C. They were open-minded and supported him.
15. What did the man do when he was travelling?
A. He considered about his future.
B. He worked as a temporary actor.
C. He wrote a letter to his college.
16. What do we know about the man?
A. He is very rich and famous.
B. He hasn’t got a steady job yet.
C. He regrets what he has done.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the speaker doing?
A. Giving a lesson.
B. Making a speech.
C. Introducing a family.
18. How long had the company been in business before the fire?
A. About a century.
B. About half a century.
C. About a quarter of a century.
19. Why did the company nearly go out of business?
A. They paid for the fire loss.
B. They spent too much building the new factory.
C. They paid the employees regularly while rebuilding.
20. What do we know about Arden Textile?
A. They received an award from the public.
B. People had different views on what they did.
C. They have helped others make great profits.
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。
A
What’s On?
Electric Underground
7:30pm-1:00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract (合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.
Gee Whizz
8:30pm-10:30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00pm for drinks and snacks (快餐).
Simon’s Workshop
5:00pm-7:30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8:00pm-11:00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
21. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?
A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz. C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering.
22. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?
A. The Cyclops Theatre. B. Kaleidoscope. C. Victoria Stage. D. Pizza World.
23. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?
A. It requires membership status. B. It lasts three hours each time.
C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.
B
A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want
to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond ”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
24. The man ordered three beers all the time because _______.
A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub.
B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much.
C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.
D. this would help him become a local celebrity.
25. We can infer from the passage that______.
A. news traveled fast in the town.
B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker
C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much
D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
26. The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.
A. he would earn less money
B. he thought the man should order three beers
C. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away
D. the man decided to drink two beers
27. The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by______.
A. gratitude B. appreciation C. surprise D. sympathy [学。科
C
NANJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou will shake hands in their historic meeting scheduled in Singapore on Saturday, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Wednesday.
The two-part meeting includes one session open to the media and another behind closed doors, said Zhang Zhijun, who is also head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, when interviewed at the Zijinshan Summit for Entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait.
According to Zhang, Xi and Ma, as "leaders of the two sides" of the Taiwan Strait, will exchange views during the closed-door meeting.
After the meeting, press conferences will be held by both sides. Later, the two leaders are expected to attend a dinner, said Zhang.
Zhang said the meeting will lift cross-Strait communication to a new high.
The landmark meeting is a breakthrough in face-to-face exchange and communication
between the leaders across the Taiwan Strait after the relationship became strained following the events of 1949.
Zhang said the meeting will improve mutual trust and allow for an exchange of opinions on handling the cross-Strait ties.
In addition, the meeting will help strengthen the 1992 Consensus(共识), which was reached in talks between the two sides in 1992 and recognizes the one-China principle, and safeguards the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties, according to Zhang.
Zhang added that the scheduled meeting will also benefit regional peace and stability.
Also at Wednesday's summit, Chiang Pin-kung, former chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation, hailed the upcoming meeting between the two leaders as a milestone for cross-Strait ties.
Chiang told the media that he believed the meeting will give a boost to the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties.
28. According to the article, the meeting of the two leaders will _______.
A. be held at the Zijinshan Summit for Entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait
B. be the first face-to-face communication between people across the Taiwan Strait
C. improve mutual trust and benefit regional peace and development
D. be all open to the media
29. Which of the following statements about the 1992 Consensus is not true?
A. It was reached in 1992.
B. It recognizes the one-China principle.
C. It safeguards the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties.
D. It is an agreement between China and Japan.
30. Which of the following can best substitute the word “hailed” in the last paragraph but one?
A. sang high praise for B. was concerned about
C. was impressed with D. got well prepared for
31. Which might be the right sequence of the following events?
a. The two leaders shake hands in front of the media.
b.The two leaders hold press conferences.
c.The two leaders exchange views during the closed-door meeting.
d.The two leaders have dinner together.
A. a; b; c; d B. a; c; b; d C. a; d; b; c D. b; a; c; d
D
Finding the Real You
Psychometric testing—personality testing—has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance. These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment (招聘) and are widely used in the selection of managers.
The most popular of these personality tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life. You answer 88 questions and are then given your “type”, such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking.
Critics of personality testing raise doubts about “social engineering”. Psychologist Dr. Colin Gill warns that the“popular” personality traits (特性) have their disadvantages. “People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butterflies,going from one idea to the next without
mastering any of them.” However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole sub-industry on cheating personality tests has sprung up. “It’s possible to cheat,” admits Gill, “but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will be tiring and unhappy and probably short-lived.”
So can we change our personality? “Your basic personalities fixed by the time you’re 21,”says Gill,“but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence. If you didn’t have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead. But trying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long. I think it’s why we’re seeing this trend for downshifting—too many people trying to fit into a type that they aren’t really suited for.”
Our interest in personality now exists in every part of our lives. If you ask an expert for advice on anything, you’ll probably be quizzed about your personality. But if personality tests have any value to us,perhaps it is to free us from the idea that all of us are full of potential, and remind us of what we are.As they say in one test when they ask for your age: pick the one you are, not the one you wish you were.
32. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is based on the belief that ______.
A. certain personality traits are common
B. personality is largely decided from birth
C. some personality types are better than others
D. personality traits are various from time to time
33. According to Dr. Gill,what is the problem with personality tests?
A. Employers often find the results unclear.
B.They may have a negative effect on takers.
C. People can easily lie about their true abilities.
D. The results could be opposite to what employers want.
34. What’s Dr. Gill’s view about changing our personality?
A. It’s worthwhile trying in your adult life. B. It’s easy if you have great motivation.
C. It’s difficult before the age of 21. D. It’s unlikely because it requires much energy.
35. What final conclusion does the author reach about the value of personality tests?
A. They are not really worth doing.
B. They may encourage greater realism.
C. They are of doubtful value to employers.
D. They can strengthen the idea we have of our abilities.
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。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __36___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. ___37___.
※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
※__38_. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in
your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
※___39___ . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. ___40___.
A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.
D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
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,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 41 . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on 42 ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their 43 into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to 44 my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time 45 their rooms. On their desks, in plain 46 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was 47 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” 48 arriving back, the children were 49 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy __50 for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and 51 asking them to play a certain violin 52 . Each day, thank--you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 53 .
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 54 : “If you can finish your homework and 55 your lessons before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 56 of well done jobs the day 57 .
58 I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(贴条). The bathroom mirror became the 59 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and 60 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
41. A. indifferently B. gratefully C. doubtfully D. otherwise
42. A. side B. deaf C. neither D. either
43. A. crying B. breaking C. bursting D. bumping
44. A. adjust B. adopt C. access D. addict
45. A. clearing B. tidying C. emptying D. searching
46. A. distance B. words C. speech D. sight
47. A. sent B. read C. delivered D. addressed
48. A. As B. At C. In D. Upon
49. A. more than B. rather than C. no more than D. other than
50. A. asking B. waiting C. praying D. expecting
51. A. politely B. happily C. gently D. toughly
52. A. music B. song C. piece D. tone
53. A. respectable B. uninteresting C. incredible D. fresh
54. A. challenge B. question C. suggestion D. advice
55. A. go with B. look up C. go over D. look into
56. A. response B. answer C. praise D. honor
57. A. ahead B. before C. over D. ago
58. A. Actually B. Even so C. Even if D. Though
59. A. life B. main C. memory D. reminder
60. A. learned B. appreciated C. shared D. thanked
第一节(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。
Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels. This has increased the amount of salt in fresh water 61 (use)on coastal farms. As a result, farmers are 62 (gradual) unable to use fields close to the sea. However, Marc Van Rijsselberg, a farmer in the Netherlands is now using a 63 (mix) of sea and fresh water 64 (grow) healthy and tasty vegetables.
He teamed up with scientists from the Free University and divided a farm 65 eight negated areas. Separate pipes pumped fresh and sea water, and a computer program created water with eight levels of salinity (含盐度).
The water levels and the levels of salinity was 66 (control) by computerized measuring devices called “sensors”. Mr. Van Rijsselberg said he was able to harvest vegetables from most of the eight testing areas. He said the vegetables were smaller than 67 grown in fresh water. But he said they also had more sugar and salt, so they tasted much 68 (good).
He found that potatoes grew better than the other vegetables in the combination of sea and fresh water. Mr.Van Rijsselberg said four kinds of these potatoes would be sent to Pakistan 69 thousands of hectares of land 70 (damage) by salinization last year.
第二节 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,请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每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:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉;
修改: 在错词下划一横线,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仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It is good to see that today more people have realized the importance exercising and are playing sports regular. But the problem is that there are not enough sports facilities to meet the public growing demand. I love playing basketball and often play with my friends on weekends. Therefore, it is difficult to rent a basketball field and possible to find a free one. It seems that all
courts in the city were always full. Weather permitted, we can play in outdoors. But on rainy days or in winter we have to turn to indoor courts. There are not much in my city, and the charge is high. The government should build more public sports facilities, so easier access will encourage more people participate in sports.
第三节 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华,你的英国笔友正在写一篇关于各国中学生课外阅读(extra-curricular reading)情况的调查报告,他给你发了一封电子邮件,想了解相关情况。请你根据以下提示,给他回一封电子邮件。
1. 你校学生课外阅读的现状;
2. 原因分析;
3. 你的看法;
注意:1.根据所给提示,适当发挥,要求内容充实,语意连贯。
2.字数不少于100。开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。
3.邮件中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
Dear Helen,
Thank you for your email. Now I would like to tell you something about
Best wishes!
Yours,
LiHua
12月 月考 试题答案
听力:
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. A 1 C 9. 20. B
阅读:ABD CACD CDAB BCDB DBEGC
完形:DBCAB BDDAB CCDAC CBADB
填词:61. used 62. gradually 63. mixture 64. to grow 65. into
66. controlled 67. those 68. better 69. where 70. was damaged
短文改错
71. importance→ importance of 72. regular→regularly 73. public→ public’s
74. Therefore→However 75. possible→impossible 76. were→are
77. permitted→ permitting 78. outdoors前的in去掉 79. much→many
80. participate前加to
Dear Helen,
Thank you for your email. Now I would like to tell you something about the extra-curricular reading in our school. As a matter of fact, most of the students in our school haven’t realized the importance of reading, especially extra-curricular reading. Therefore, the time and energy devoted to reading are limited. Besides, some students prefer to read comic books, magazines and newspapers rather than classic reading materials.
I think the reasons for such phenomenon are various. First of all, quite a lot of students are burdened with too much homework. Still others haven’t formed a good habit of reading. They would rather spend time on TVs or computer games instead.
However, reading is obviously beneficial to both our life and study, which can not only broaden our horizon but enrich our life as well. So it is quite necessary for us students to take up reading and for teachers to lessen the amount of homework so that we can have more time to read.
Best Wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua