启东中学2015届高三第二学期期初调研测试

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题 三部分 共85分）

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纸 (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。

1. What impressed the man about the new theater?

A. The ticket price. B. The seats. C. The sound.

2. What are the speakers going to do tonight?

A. Listen to a lecture. B. Go out for pizza. C. Work in the garden.

3. Why has the man been staying at home?

A. He works at home. B. He is out of work. C. He’s been sick.

4. How many students had planned to take the exam?

A. 50 B. 25 C. 15

5. What does the man think of the cheese?

A. It is delicious. B. It smells better than it tastes. C. It has gone bad.

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. What does the woman think is out there?

A. A bear. B. A wolf. C. A duck.

7. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Keep awake. B. Look at Greg’s tent. C. Continue to sleep.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What will Nancy do?

A. Move to Africa. B. Teach Russian. C. Move to Russia.

9. How will Nancy learn Russian?

A. Study at a university. B. Take an online class. C. Talk to people.

10. Why is the woman saving money?

A. To help the poor. B. To visit Russia. C. To study abroad.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Who is Eric?

A. Jim’s friend. B. The woman’s classmate. C. The man’s little brother.

12. Why was the man absent from school yesterday?

A. He was sick.

B. He wanted to escape from a test.

C. He needed to pick up a friend.

13. What will the woman do after school?

A. Lend the man her notes. B. Go to the new movie theater. C. Prepare for a test.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How long ahead of time did the woman leave home?

A. 20 minutes. B. Half an hour. C. An hour.

15. Where are the speakers?

A. On the plane. B. On the bus. C. In the car.

16. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. Traffic. B. Business travel. C. Flight delay.

17. How does the woman feel about the situation?

A. Understanding. B. Sorry. C. Angry.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why is the coast guard being contacted?

A. The ship is sinking.

B. The ship is out of fuel.

C. The ship is 200 miles off the coast.

19. What will happen in ten minutes?

A. The coast guard will arrive.

B. The ship will stop moving.

C. There will be another announcement.

20. What are the passengers asked to do?

A. Stop using the gym.

B. Gather in the dining hall.

C. Go on with their enjoyment.

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，并在答题纸 (卡) 上将该项涂黑。

21. Everyone doesn't agree to the plan. Some support it while I'm one of ________opposed to it.

A. those who B. who C. those D. that

22. We have been trying to train the young people who were hired last month, but they ______ their best to learn.

A. were not doing B. didn’t do C. are not doing D. hadn’t done

23. Not once ________ their hope of returning home on that adventurous journey across the unknown seas.

A. the sailors have lost B. the sailors lost C. had the sailors lost D. did the sailors lose

24. Expanding populations and steadily improving communications brought more trade and contact, but also more _______ between social groups.

A. cooperation B. friction C. liberation D. distribution

25. — Have you told your parents about your decision?

— Not yet. I can hardly imagine _____ they will react.

A. what B. that C. how D. when

26. Each spring the apple tree in my garden blossoms so ______ that the air becomes filled with the sweet of apple.

A. automatically B. approximately C. apparently D. abundantly

27. To prevent further pollution, many people are ______ the use of alternative energy sources.

A. applying to B. compensating for C. catering to D. pushing for

28. The plans got _____ in the approval process, so everyone had to stop and wait until the application forms came back from the ministry.

A. struck B. occupied C. stuck D. delivered

29. If you put a stone in the way of an ant, it will go around, over, under or on top, without stopping, until it finds a way to get ______ it needs to be.

A. what B. how C. which D. where

30. Much disappointed as he is ________ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.

A. to have failed B. failed C. having failed D. failing

31. Having seen several deadly traffic accidents recently, China’s traffic police launched _____ breath tests among all drivers.

A. authentic B. random C. vague D. tentative

32. I think George left because he had lost his job or ________.

A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

33. — What if he fails in the next monthly examination again?

— I don’t know. ______ heart and be reduced ______ the class?

A. Will he lose; to not attending B. Did he lose; to not attending

C. Had he lost; not to attending D. Would he lose; to not attending

34. Most of the students in the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong ______ have participated for more rights, but what they did caused serious effects on people’s living.

A. should B. might C. would D. can

35. Sherry has taught me that no matter how bad things seem they can ________ in the end.

A. figure out B. make out C. work out D. pick out

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，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。

It’s been so long that I can’t remember the crime, but I’ll never forget the punishment: Dig up the fig tree (无花果) in the backyard and plant it at Mumsy’s place in the country. As I often did when 36 to hard labor in the garden, I suspected this was my parents’ way of 37 me to do their dirty work.

It was a Sunday morning. With some tools, I went at the tree, dismantling (拆卸) it branch by branch and limb by limb, 38 all that remained of the once-proud specimen was a sorry-looking stump of a thing.

“What did that 39 ever do to you?”, my father said, “You left some taproot (主根), at least. Go and load up the truck.” On any other day before, during the 40 to mumsy’s, we would have pleasantly 41 school as usual, but I fenced myself off that time.

Then, at Mumsy’s, instead of sitting back to watch me work, he 42 me. As my father and I took turns to work, I could feel my anger 43 , making room for the simple satisfaction of working at my father’s side 44 a common goal.

“ Well,” my father said when we 45 , “ we’ve done what we can do.” “Do you think there’s any 46 that it can grow up?” I asked. “It’s rich dirt. They say you can 47 toenails in it and grow little kids.” My father answered. I never tried the toenail trick, but I did 48 as it settled in, took root, and began to prosper. I was amazed and 49 when bowls of figs began to fill the fridge.

In a 50 fair world, I don’t deserve the reward. I had 51 the tree for my own complaints. What right did I have to the fruit? Years later, I put this 52 to my father. Watching him slide a bowl of figs from the fridge one morning, I felt a sudden stab of shame for my boyhood 53 . My father took a fig from the 54 and let me think of the fruit as forgiveness. “You,” he said, “ 55 some of that.”?

36. A. sentenced B. punished C. allowed D. encouraged

37. A. inviting B. having C. getting D. helping

38. A. until B. when C. that D. after

39. A. truck B. tool C. tree D. taproot

40. A. rest B. flight C. walk D. ride

41. A. thought over B. talked about C. broke into D. gave up

42. A. forgave B. tricked C. entertained D. joined

43. A. disappeared B. concentrated C. approached D. exposed

44. A. through B. against C. toward D. off

45. A. argued B. continued C. started D. finished

46. A. relationship B. value C. advantage D. chance

47. A. dig B. plant C. remove D. observe

48. A. understand B. determine C. watch D. feel

49. A. confused B. relieved C. regretful D. disappointed

50. A. perfectly B. partly C. mostly D. probably

51. A. forgotten B. hurt C. helped D. guarded

52. A. task B. answer C. question D. strategy

53. A. misery B. misfortune C. sorrow D. rudeness

54. A. fridge B. bowl C. kitchen D. desk

55. A. deserve B. receive C. protect D. suspect

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，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。

A

The Internet of Things (IoT) (物联网) aims to get everything and everyone talking. Attaching sensors to “things”, such as cows, cars and refrigerator, and then assigning them unique IP addresses allow them to “talk” to the Internet. Of course, the IoT will involve much more than a handful of sensors. Networking company Cisco estimates that 50 billion Internet-connected devices and objects will be sending over data by 2020.

Specific Benefits

The IoT will allow people to track things and processes like never before. Airplane manufacturers will be able to continuously track the condition of airplane parts, allowing them to do preventive maintenance and avoid costly downtime. Consumers could install smart meters in their homes to monitor energy usage and observe energy price changes in real time. That would allow people to adjust their habits and use electrical appliances during lower-priced hours.