2017届新昌中学高三校适应性测试英语试题
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。
01. Why does the man need a map?
A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China.
02. What does the woman want to do for vacation?
A. Go to the beach. B. Travel to Colorado. C. Learn to snowboard.
03. What will the man probably do?
A. Take the job.
B. Refuse the offer.
C. Change the working hours.
04. What does the woman say about John?
A. He won’t wait for her.
B. He won’t come home today.
C. He won’t be on time for dinner.
05. What will the speakers probably do next?
A. Order some boxes. B. Go home and rest. C. Continue working.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
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。
06. How does the woman usually go to work?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.
07. What do the speakers agree about taking the train?
A. It is safer. B. It is faster. C. It is cheaper.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
08. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Save up for the car. B. Go to another car dealer.
C. Ask someone to check the car.
09. What is the salesman going to do?
A. Give a discount. B. Stick to a high price.
C. Ask for cash payment.
10. How will the man help the woman?
A. Lend money to her. B. Drive her car home. C. Take care of her car.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?
A. Fairly low. B. Just Okay. C. Very high.
12. What does the woman spend most on?
A. Meals. B. Trains. C. Clothes.
13. What does the woman do in her free time?
A. See films. B. Travel around. C. Go for a drink.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What will Rebecca do on June 12?
A. Go on a business trip.
B. Organize a trade exhibition.
C. Meet the people from Head Office.
15. What is John preparing for the meeting?
A. A report. B. A timetable. C. A speech.
16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?
A. On June 3. B. On June 10. C. On June 17
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?
A. Stay to help her friend.
B. Walk alone to her car.
C. Wait for the train to stop.
18. What can we learn about the speaker then?
A. She worked at a hotel.
B. She had bought a new car.
C. She was having a baby soon.
19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?
A. At a crossroads. B. In front of a hotel. C. Beside a car park.
20. What does the speaker talk about?
A. An exciting lunch party.
B. A well-known short story.
C. An unforgettable experience.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 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
Kyle MacDonald had a red paper clip (回形针) and a dream: Could he barter that
paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else—and so on until he had a house?
MacDonald had spent years delivering pizzas and working other part-time jobs. He paid his rent by occasionally promoting products at trade shows. But he longed for a house, which he knew he could not afford.
He advertised it in the barter section of Craigslist.org. MacDonald said merely that he wanted something bigger or better for his red paper clip. No mention of a house.
While he was visiting his hometown of Vancouver, two women gave him a fish-shaped pen for the paper clip. Later that day, MacDonald headed to Seattle to catch a flight home. Before the airport, though, he stopped to see Annie Robbins, an artist who answered MacDonald’s posting. MacDonald left her home the proud owner of a small door knob.
Next up was Shawn Sparks, who was packing up to move from Amherst to Alexandria. Sparks offered MacDonald a camping stove. Sparks had two, and didn't want to carry both on his move. And he needed a new knob for his coffee machine. The men celebrated with a barbecue at Sparks’ house.
MacDonald gave the camping stove to an officer, getting a generator in return. MacDonald exchanged the generator for an “instant party package”. The beer package went to a Montreal DJ, in exchange for a snowmobile.
Now his blog, http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com, was attracting attention, and MacDonald was invited onto Canadian television. Our wandering man was asked if there was anywhere he wouldn’t go to trade the snowmobile. He said: Yahk (a small village in the Rockies).
A snowmobiling magazine offered an expense-paid trip to Yahk in exchange for the snowmobile. The trip went to Bruno Taillefer, manager for a supply company. He got headquarters to let him give MacDonald a van that he had been planning to sell.
MacDonald gave the van to a musician. In turn, the musician, who works at a Toronto recording studio, arranged a recording contract. MacDonald handed the contract to Jody Gnant, a singer in Phoenix who owns a duplex (双单元住房).
And that is how Kyle MacDonald has turned a paper clip into a year of shelter in the desert.
Where it goes now, who knows? He says he has offers from Hollywood studios to turn his story into a film. Asked what he has learned from all this, he responded: “If you say you’re going to do something and you start to do it, and people enjoy it or respect it or are entertained by it, people will step up and help you.”
21. How did MacDonald barter his paper clip for something bigger or better?
A. By traveling. B. On television. C. At trade shows. D. Via the Internet.
22. When he left Annie Robbins’ house, MacDonald felt ______.
A. pleasurably satisfied B. personally respected
C. greatly honored D. extremely excited
23. The reason why MacDonald adopted such a strange way to achieve his dream is
that he______?
A. was capable of cheating kind people
B. had to promote all kinds of products
C. could not afford to buy a big house
D. wanted something bigger and better
B
At first sight, Elana Schlenker’s pop-up store, Less Than 100, which was open in Pittsburgh during the month of April appeared just like any other gift store. However, when shoppers went to pay, they were in for a surprise. That's because while men paid full price, women received a 24% discount.
Though that may appear to be blatant (公然的) discrimination, Elana was merely obeying the store’s slogan “pay what you are paid”. And since women in the US get paid an average of 76 cents for every dollar men earn for the same job, it is only fair that they pay less.
As the store’s pricing policy was not enough to get the message across, Elana also distributed pamphlets(小册子). Entitled “What Are Women Worth?”, it explained the status of the wage gap both in Pennsylvania and across the country, and also gave women tips on how to better negotiate salaries. A 2015 study conducted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that although the rate of women’s income has been rising, men still earn more in every state in the country.
Though the Less Than 100 project will not resolve the wage inequality, it is a thought-provoking way to bring to the forefront an issue that is increasingly causing a lot of worry among women. Fortunately, Elana is not the only one trying to change the unfair system. Ellen Pao, appointed as the temporary CEO of Reddit, recently announced that new employees would be forbidden from negotiating salaries. She believes that men are better negotiators than women, and therefore, tend to receive higher wages!
What’s encouraging is that male CEOs are also joining the fight! Earlier this month, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff launched a company wide program to address the issue. Called “Women Surge” it aims to remove all gender-based pay inequalities, hire and promote more women and ensure that they are better included in meetings! With all these visionaries taking the lead, it will not be long before gender pay inequality is something we will only read about in history books!
24. Men had to pay more at Less Than 100 probably because _______.
A. the shop was operated by a young woman
B. they received more salary than women
C. the gifts in the store were very expensive
D. the owner of the shop didn’t like men at all
25. Elana handed out pamphlets to _______.
A. sell more goods in the store
B. seek more support from others
C. teach women to ask for more salary
D. beg for the customers’ forgiveness
26. Ellen Pao may agree that_______.
A. the wage system should be reformed
B. Elana does well in her jo
C. women don’t care about salary at all
D. men should get more salary than women
C
Robots make me nervous—especially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, felt the same way.
Gates said in an interview with the social networking and news website Reddit: “I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after that the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern, though.”
Well, maybe I don’t have to worry about my laptop and kitchen appliances yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off. There’s a scary thought!
Professor Stephen Hawking warned a few months ago about the possibility that artificial intelligence could evolve and end up beyond human control. He suggested that machines could “spell the end of the human race”.
Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil or rebellious. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. That’s what philosopher Nick Bostrom from the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals; the destruction of people might be just additional damage. A machine would not take pity on you.
I’m glad my machines at home are “dumb”. All my vacuum cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room. Let’s hope they don’t create an appliance which wants to take over the world!
27. We can conclude from Gates’ statements that __________.
A. he is embarrassed that he is afraid of robots
B. he doesn’t think machines are intelligent
C. machines should be fully employed
D. machines’ super intelligence should be a concern
28. The underlined word “spell” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. record B. cause C. explain D. develop
29. Why are computers dangerous according to Nick Bostrom?
A. They are too evil and rebellious. B. They are indifferent to humans.
C. They show pity on humans. D. They are too clever and efficient.
30. What can be inferred about the author?
A. He doesn’t agree with Bill Gates.
B. He is not content with the present kitchen appliances.
C. He is scared about the super intelligence of machines.
D. He expects that machines will take place of humans.
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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
31 Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They cannot or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. 32
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous.
They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
33 They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “ 34 Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 35
A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.
D. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.
E. Do not express your anger while angry.
F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.
G. Anger may cause you cancer.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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A、B、C 和D四个选项中，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 family was very concerned for my sister ... and understandably so. Helen was on a flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix. Although the flight was short, it provided 36 time for her to get to know the Morrisons, an Arizona couple seated in her row. The plane was only in the air for a couple of minutes 37 the wife, Marcie, fell asleep, leaving her husband Daniel and my sister sitting next to each other in silence. Maybe it was a feeling of 38 that sparked it, or maybe it was the need to 39 . Whatever the case, within minutes Daniel began to 40 the couple’s story.
He told my sister how he and Marcie had flown to Los Angeles that morning to meet with a doctor of 41 medicine about treating Marcie, only 35, for her stage 4 breast cancer. 42 the diagnosis of the doctors in Phoenix had given Marcie only a few months to live, the couple had decided to 43 other forms of treatment. Although they both felt 44 about what had been described to them that day, they were also shocked to learn that the alternative treatment 45 a $34,000 price tag and would not be covered by 46 . Additionally, they’d have to pay for a place to 47 while Marcie underwent treatment.
When it came time to deplane, Daniel 48 Marcie, and since she was unable to walk, he requested a wheelchair. It was while my sister was waiting with them for the chair that she made the 49 that they could stay with her during their trips to Los Angeles.
Helen received a call from Daniel the following week saying that he and Marcie had 50 it over and they would like to take her up on her 51 offer. They arrived the following Wednesday and left on Sunday. And this 52 continued for several months. What 53 —what plan—had brought the three of them together and then compelled her to invite them into her home? Whatever the case, she knew that she had done exactly as she was supposed to.
I guess it can be said without exaggeration (毫不夸张地说) that my family’s feelings of 54 changed to feelings of 55 ! We are all so proud of our Helen!
36. A. regular B. spare C. ample D. available
37. A. when B. after C. once D. until
38. A. boredom B. freedom C. awkwardness D. tiredness
39. A. unpack B. unload C. survive D. cooperate
40. A. report B. read C. retell D. relate
41. A. herbal B. internal C. preventive D. alternative
42. A. Since B. Unless C. Before D. Provided
43. A. combine B. compare C. pursue D. tolerate
44. A. sure B. good C. empty D. sorry
45. A. published B. lost C. released D. carried
46. A. insurance B. allowance C. donation D. pension
47. A. visit B. go C. stay D. enjoy
48. A. hugged B. woke C. kissed D. followed
49. A. decision B. assumption C. excuse D. compromise
50. A. passed B. got C. took D. talked
51. A. final B. acceptable C. generous D. conditional
52. A. arrangement B. belief C. bargain D. deal
53. A. relationship B. force C. cost D. subject
54. A. delight B. excitement C. fright D. concern
55. A. astonishment B. achievement C. admiration D. adaptation
第II卷
第三部分：语言运用（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。
You know you have to read “between the lines” to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something (56)_________(equal) important in the course of your reading --- “writing between the lines”. (57)________ you do that, you are not likely to do the most efficient kind of reading.
I insist that marking up (58) ________( book) is not an act of damage but of love.
There are two ways one can own a book. One is to get the ownership (59) _________ paying for it just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of purchase is only the (60)________(one) step to possession. Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself and the best way (61)_________(make) yourself a part of it is by writing in it. (62)________ following example may make this point clear. You buy a beefsteak (63)_________ you do not own the beefsteak in the most important sense until you consume it, (64)__________(get) it into your
bloodstream. I am arguing that books too must (65)__________(absorb) in your bloodstream to do you any good.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）
假如你是李华，上周你校学生会组织了一场英语作文比赛，并进行了奖励，很受同学们的欢迎。请你给校园英文报写一篇报道，介绍相关信息：
1. 命题作文；
2. 写作时间半小时；
3. 评奖。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
An English Writing Competition
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节：概要写作（满分 25 分）
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。
According to most people, after a long period of studying or working, we need to have a rest to refresh ourselves. However, that may not be the case. According to a recent report, you don’t need the break as much as you may think that makes you feel less tired.
Scientists have long assumed that willpower is a limited resource, which is why you feel the need to have a rest, have a snack and then get back to task when you are feeling better.They argue that the only way it restores willpower is by rest, food or entertainment.
But psychologists have challenged this theory, saying weak willpower is all in your head.They have found that people’s belief in willpower determines how long and how well they’ll be able to work on tough mental exercise. “If you think of willpower as something that is not really used up, you can go on and on.” said Professor Veronika
Job.
The researchers designed four experiments to test students’ belief in willpower. After a tiring task, those who believed, or were led to believe that willpower is a limited resource, performed worse on standard concentration tests than those who thought of willpower as something they had more control over. They also found that leading up to the final exam week, students who believed the limited resource theory ate junk food 24 percent more often than those who believed they had more control in resisting the temptation.
Mr. Job said, “The theory that willpower is a limited resource is interesting. Belief in willpower as a non-limited resource makes people stronger in their ability to work through challenges.”
The findings can help people who are battling against temptation. Willpower isn’t driven by a biologically-based process as much as we used to think. The belief in it is what influences your behaviors.
2017届新昌中学高三校适应性测试英语试题
答案
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21---23 DAC 24---26 BCA 27---30 DBDC 31---35 FADEB
36---40 CACBD 41---45 DACBD 46---50 ACBAD 51---55 CABDC
56. equally 57. Unless 58. books 59. by 60. first
61. to make 62. The 63. but 64. getting 65. be absorbed
应用文写作：
An English Writing Competition
Last week, organized by the Student Union, an English writing competition took place in our school. In the competition, all the participants were required to write a composition on a fixed topic in half an hour. After all the compositions were collected and graded, prizes were presented to the best compositions according to their contents.
All the students as well as the teachers thought highly of this event and regarded it as a chance to raise students’ awareness of the importance of English writing, saying that this would definitely promote the enthusiasm among the students to learn English well.
概要写作：
Based on a recent report, having a rest to refresh yourself is not so essential as some people think. (要点1 ) Willpower, assumed to be a limited resource by some scientists, is thought to be only regained by rest, food, as well as entertainment. (要点2 ) However, this theory has been challenged. Researchers, including Veronica Jobs, conducted experiments and made some new discoveries. (要点3) If you believe that willpower is limitless, you will be more powerful, which is a potential help to resist temptation. (要点4)
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