江西省南昌市2016届高三上学期摸底测试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题满分100分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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1．5分，满分7．5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，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 is happening outside?

A. It is snowing. B. It is raining. C. It is shining.

2 ．When will Mr. Addison return？

A. On Thursday night．B．On Monday night. C．On Friday morning.

3 ．Why was the man late？

A. He had a visitor. B. He missed the bus. C. He forgot the time.

4 ．Who wanted to borrow the camera？

A. Mary. B. Jane. C. Alice.

5，Where will the family probably go for a holiday？

A ．To the National Park．B．To the seaside. C．To Boston．

第二节（共巧小题；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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5

秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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 the man doing?

A. Offering help. B. Giving advice. C. Making an appointment.

7 ．What is the relationship between the two speakers？

A ．Doctor and patient. B．Husband and wife．C．Classmates．

听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8 ．What is the man's opinion on children's learning a musical instrument?

A ．It gives them enjoyment. B．It makes them too tired．C．It helps them develop their brain.

9 ．What musical instrument can the woman's daughter play？

A. The piano. B. The guitar. C. The violin.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What is the woman looking for?

A. A pair of gloves. B. A pair of shoes. C. A pair of socks.

11 ．How much will the woman pay?

A.＄40. B.＄36. C.＄30.

12．Why isn't the woman satisfied with the first pair?

A ．It's too expensive．B．It's made of wool. C．It's not warm enough．

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What happened to the man？

A. He had an accident. B. He was ill. C．He hurt himself.

14．What was the man worried about?

A ．His broken arm. B．The mid-term exams．C．The pain in his leg.

15．What will the woman probably do?

A ．Take care of the man. B．Help the man with study. C．Visit the man tomorrow.

16．Where does this conversation probably take place？

A. In a hospital. B. In a classroom. C. At the man's home.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What does the speaker want to know about a new play?

A. How much it costs. B. How long it lasts. C．Whether it is worth seeing.

18．Why were they late for the play？

A. They missed the bus. B．He met some friends. C．His wife wasted time in dressing.

19．Where did they go after the play？

A. To a restaurant. B．To a night club．C．To their home．

20．What does the speaker think of his life now？

A. Regrettable. B. Satisfying. C. Happy.

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

Hands-on experience is still attractive to many buyers，although online ordering is popular in the UK

today.

．Oxford Street

London is shoppers' paradise（天堂），and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Sel-

fridges，one of the world's first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress

even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street，plus Europe's largest music

shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always

lighted by a politician，a great sportsman，or a super star.

Kensington High Street

A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a，

roof garden-good for relaxing between purchases. There's also an organic food superstore．

Borough Market

You can't visit London and not go to a market. One of the oldest and best for food is probably Bor-

ough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander

among fresh fish stalls，bakeries，and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy specialist food to take

away，like cheeses，pork pies，mustard and chutney．

More places for bargains

Portobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector's items．It's a short walk

from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes，Camden

Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at the weekends，though．Covent Garden offers great experi-

ence for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.

21．Oxford Street becomes special in December for＿．

A ．the wonderful window dressing 　B．the Europe's largest music shop

C ．the lights lit by a famous person 　D. many bargains to choose from

22．To enjoy food，you can go to＿．

A. Borough Market　　　　　 B. Camden Market

C ．Kensington High Street 　D．Portobello Road

23 ．Where is this passage probably taken from？

A. A science textbook. 　B. A traveler's journal.

C. A trip guide. 　　　　D. A news report.

B

When it comes to the choice of books，I always manage to find a hidden jewel or two，which led to

my journey to Earthsea. Ursula K. Le Guin has her own voice in fantasy literature-that's something I had

to admit as soon as I passed the first page．She doesn't imitate anybody-she is herself. I followed Ged's

adventures and his gradual transformation from a wild and proud kid into a wise，powerful wizard．

A Wizard of Earthsea begins in Ged's own village where he，a kid of 7，learns his first magic from

his aunt. Five years later he starts to learn from Ogion the Wizard. But Ogion teaches him patience-not

magic-so Ged leaves him and sails to the island of Roke to learn the art in a real School of Magic. There

the boy is so proud that he plays with forbidden spells（咒语）-he frees into this world a terrible shadow

horn the land of the dead，leading to the death of Nemmerle，the head of the school. Now Ged must try to

overcome this shadow before it controls him. Finally，Ged guesses its secret and saves the world-and

himself-from a terrible danger. He knows now the patience is indeed the greatest of arts，and names

Ogion his only true master. Ursula K. Le Guin makes every word sing-her language is more poetic than

poetry and more musical than some music．She draws the reader's attention without effort. She's made me

want to try my own hand at fantasy-and I might one day．

24．Tt.,。author considers Ursula K. Le Guin's writing style＿．

A. traditional B. ordinary C. special D. serious

25 ．Which of the following causes the tragedy at the School of Magic？

A. Ged's rudeness B．Ged's pride C．Ged's shyness D. Ged's curiosity

26．At the end of the story，Ged feels most grateful to＿＿＿．

A. his aunt B. the shadow C. Nemmerle D. Ogion

27 ．What can we learn about the author?

A. She works in a bookstore. 　　　　　　　B. She got a real jewei recently.

C ．She met Ursula K. Le Guin in Earthsea. D．She may write fantasy stories some day．

C

“So？”he said．“Er…so what？”“So what do you really want to do？”he asked．

My father was a lawyer，and I had always assumed he wanted me to go to law school，and follow his

path through life.“I want to travel，and I want to be a writer.”I replied.

This was not the answer he would expect.“Interesting idea，”he said.“I kind of wish I'd done that

when I was your age.”I wailed．

“You have plenty of time．You need to find out what you really enjoy now．Look，it's late. Let's take

the boat out tomorrow morning，just you and me. Maybe we can catch some crabs for dinner，and we can

talk more．”

Early next morning we set off along the coast. We didn't talk much，but enjoyed the sound of the

seagulls and the sight of the coastline and the sea beyond．

There was no surf on the coastal waters at that time．“Let's see if we get lucky，”he said，picked up

a mesh basket with a rope attached and threw it into the sea. We waited a while，then my father stood up

and said，“Give me a hand with this，”and we pulled up the crab cage onto the deck．

The cage was filled with dozens of soft shell crabs.“Why don't they try to escape？”

“just watch them for a moment. Look at that one，there！He's trying to climb out，but every time the

other crabs pull him back in，”said my father.

After several times，not only did the crab give up its struggle to escape，but it actually began to help

stop other crabs trying to escape．He'd finally chosen an easy way of life．

Suddenly I understood why my father had suggested catching crabs that morning. He looked at me.

“Don't get pulled back by the others，”he said．“Spend some time figuring out who you are and what you

want in life．Think about what's really important to you，what really interests you，what skills you have．if

you can't answer these questions now，then take some time to find out. Because if you don't，you'll never

be happy.”

My father started the motor and we set off back home.

28．Which of the following was TRUE about the son？

A ．He had no idea of what he wanted to do in life．

B ．He was expecting some resistance to his job option．

C ．He had always wanted to follow his father's path．

D ．He started worrying about his future．

29．Why did the father and son go to catch crabs?

A ．He wanted to tell his son something about life.

B ．He wanted to teach his son how to catch crabs.

C ．He wanted his son to enjoy the coastline and the sea.

D ．He wanted his son to try something new for dinner.

30．What did the father advise the son to do？

A ．To get to understand himself better.

B ．To watch what others do more carefully．

C ．To realize one cannot always get what one wants.

D ．To always follow his father.

31 ．What is the best title for the story？

A ．Father and Son B．A Father's Wish

C. Catching Crabs D. Tips for Job Hunting

D

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