南通市2015届高三第三次调研测试

英 语

第I卷 (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. Who is the man?

A. A student.

B. A salesman.

C. A policeman.

2. What does the woman want to do?

A. Cancel the meeting.

B. Change the time of the meeting.

C. Skip the meeting.

3. What do we know about the man?

A. He has never been across the ocean.

B. He does not understand what the woman means.

C. He likes mathematics a lot.

4. What kind of job would the woman prefer?

A. Any job with a high salary.

B. An average job with a nice salary.

C. An exciting job with an average salary.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The weather.

B. What happened last night.

C. Sleeping problems.

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. What is special about the meal?

A. The amount of food.

B. The price of food.

C. The kind of food.

7. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Try a dessert.

B. Try his favorite meat.

C. Eat as much as possible.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What did the man ask the woman to do?

A. Take a break.

B. Take more pictures.

C. Show him the photos.

9. Why did the man complain?

A. The beach was dirty.

B. There were no pictures of him.

C. The weather was bad.

10. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is very selfish.

B. The man will copy his pictures into his PC.

C. The speakers are on vacation.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the man wish to break up with his girlfriend?

A. She is not as pretty as she once was.

B. They don’t get along well.

C. He will move soon.

12. What does the woman think of the matter?

A. The man should not take the job.

B. The man might be reasonable.

C. The man should maintain this relationship.

13. How does the man think his girlfriend will feel at his decision?

A. Sad.

B. Calm.

C. Happy.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is the woman looking for?

A. Some saucepans.

B. Some frying pans.

C. Some plates.

15. When did she first see them?

A. This morning.

B. Yesterday.

C. Some days ago.

16. What did the man ask the woman to do?

A. Have a look at the window display.

B. Check all the kitchenware in stock.

C. Describe the item she wanted.

17. How might the woman feel in the end?

A. Disappointed.

B. Excited.

C. Surprised.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What happened to the elderly gentleman?

A. He got stuck in the doors of the train.

B. He missed the train.

C. He was seriously injured on the train.

19. What do we know about the gentleman’s wife?

A. She was in great panic.

B. She cried for help.

C. She remained calm.

20. Who offered to help solve the problem?

A. The speaker and two other men.

B. The conductor.

C. Nobody.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Never lie to your friends and, you know, honesty and trust are the ______ of true friendship.

A. distinction B. acquisition C. foundation D. function

22. Jane laughs loudly and laughs a lot, which enables us to know her coming before she ______.

A. turns up B. turns around C. turns back D. turns away

23. We came to the point at the last moment ______ the coach had laid stress on.

A. where B. that C. when D. as

24. —What did David demand in the meeting just now?

—______ a chance to join the Debating Club.

A. Being offered B. Having been offered

C. To be offered D. To have been offered

25. Digital teaching has ______ our way of learning and excited us to focus in class.

A. guaranteed B. transformed C. evaluated D. revealed

26. Don’t worry. When he kept silent, Mr White ______ his approval for our plan.

A. would show B. is showing C. was showing D. has shown

27. Now students have more time for self study ______ teachers talk less in class.

A. in that B. in case C. even if D. so that

28. —The pain and suffering caused by the war seventy years ago is the old woman’s ______ memory.

—Yes, she often tells us about that disaster.

A. poor B. current C. vague D. permanent

29. —Mum, my mobile phone is nowhere to be found.

—______ it in the locker room of the gym?

A. May you leave B. Can you have left

C. Could you leave D. Must you have left

30. I like that bookstore because whenever I buy a book there, they will offer me a book cover ______.

A. for good measure B. at any cost

C. beyond my reach D. on their own

31. Simon ______ his father for such a long time that he understands almost every gesture of his father’s.

A. attends B. had attended C. would attend D. has attended

32. _____, the environment of our city has been greatly improved.

A. Paid attention to B. Being paid attention to

C. Paying attention D. Having paid attention

33. ______ a girl put her card into a machine outside a bank in London on January 19, 1968 means the world’s first ATM was born.

A. Whether B. When C. How D. That

34. My parents are talking about their school days as if they ______ back at school.

A. are B. were C. have been D. had been

35. —Do you mind if I open the window?

—No, ______.

A. look out B. forget it C. go ahead D. take it easy

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。

Middle school students today may behave surprisingly. Are you often 36 of them?

My daughter (12 yo, 7th grade) is on the cross-country team at her middle school. As with any 37 , the cross-country team has its “stars” as well as its less 38 athletes. Ethan, Michael (8th grade) and Kenji (7th grade) are the 39 runners for the boys. Yesterday was the first track meet of the season, and when she got home, my daughter told me a story that made me 40 .

According to my daughter, one of the new 6th graders is a boy named Albert. He is apparently “a little short and 41 ” and has never played any 42 races before. The 6th graders ran last, three laps (圈) around the school. 43 in the race, Albert was dead last. All of the other racers were 44 the race when he was just at the end of his second lap. Albert thought he was 45 near the end. But quickly the poor kid realized that he had another whole lap left to run. He broke down and started 46 .

When Ethan, Michael, and Kenji saw Albert in a 47 mood in the middle of the field, they didn’t even 48 . All three of them immediately went out on the field to run Albert’s last lap 49 him. Everyone knew that was 50 the rules in cross country, yet they all remained 51 . Both other teams hung around and waited for Albert to finish. When he managed to 52 the finish line, all three schools cheered for him.

After my daughter told me this sweet story I said, “I hope Albert doesn’t 53 the team after this.” She replied, “No! He’ll get better, he just needs some 54 .”

And that is why I 55 middle school children.

36. A. tired B. proud C. ashamed D. nervous

37. A. recreation B. competition C. sport D. course

38. A. gifted B. committed C. ambitious D. confident

39. A. energetic B. clumsy C. top D. lazy

40. A. moved B. relaxed C. confused D. embarrassed

41. A. athletic B. outgoing C. earnest D. stout

42. A. ignored B. organized C. sponsored D. approved

43. A. Early B. Finally C. Exactly D. Surprisingly

44. A. undergoing B. enjoying C. continuing D. finishing

45. A. even B. also C. merely D. hardly

46. A. rushing B. complaining C. hesitating D. crying

47. A. black B. relaxed C. strange D. cheerful

48. A. rest B. pause C. confirm D. arrange

49. A. for B. behind C. with D. past

50. A. within B. outside C. under D. against

51. A. guilty B. blank C. silent D. worried

52. A. approach B. touch C. break D. cross

53. A. join B. hate C. quit D. pick

54. A. help B. strength C. confidence D. challenge

55. A. award B. love C. teach D. support

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。

A

56. What can we infer from the above about the movies mentioned?

A. Mr. Peabody & Sherman reflects the feature of the novel completely.

B. Child’s Pose is worse than other Romanian films made in the past decade.

C. Winter’s Tale is not considered by the writer as interesting as its original.

D. 300: Rise of an Empire succeeds in avoiding common drawbacks of sequels.

57. The above writing is probably carried in the column “______”.

A. What’s on B. Brief review

C. New movies D. Recommended movies

B

Creativity is generally characterised by the ability to observe the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to produce solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing.?If you have ideas, but don’t act on them, you are imaginative but not creative.

Some people say creativity has nothing to do with innovation—that innovation is a discipline, implying that creativity is not. In fact, creativity is also a discipline, and a crucial part of the innovation equation. There?is?no innovation without creativity.

A study on creativity?shows 8 in 10 people feel that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth and nearly two-thirds of people feel creativity is valuable to society, yet a striking minority – only 1 in 4 people – believe they are living up to their own creative potential.

Another study?reveals that we are naturally creative and as we grow up we learn to be uncreative.

Creativity is a skill that can be developed and a process that can be managed. Creativity begins with a basis of