2016届江苏省盐城市高三上学期期中考试 英语

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. Where do you think this conversation takes place?

A. In the police station. B. In a university. C. In the street.

2. How did the man feel when the woman guessed it?

A. Nervous. B. Shocked. C. Disappointed.

3. Why didn’t the boy attend Jenny’s birthday party?

A. Because he had to go and see his friend.

B. Because he had to stay with his friend.

C. Because he had to go home.

4. What is the man’s opinion?

A. Most websites are safe. B. Most websites steal money.

C. More and more people shop online.

5. How old is the man’s son?

A. 11. B. 13. C. 15.

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 are the two speakers talking about?

A. Children’s noise. B. Rubbish. C. Cinema’s situation.

7. Why didn’t the speakers enjoy the film?

A. The film was very boring. B. Children made them bored.

C. Children’s parents were disgusting.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What kind of people are Prince William and his new wife looking for?

A. Some designers for their new apartment.

B. Some secretaries from famous universities.

C. Some servants to help them with daily life.

9. How many princes are there in Britain now?

A. Three. B. Two. C. One.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What do you think Jim is?

A. A journalist. B. A basketball player. C. A coach.

11. What do they often do after breakfast?

A. Practise basketball. B. Have some lessons. C. Receive interview.

12. What subject does Jim not mention?

A. History. B. English. C. Geography.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who does the man choose Christmas gifts for now?

A. The staff of his company. B. His relatives and friends. C. His customers of his company.

14. Why does the man specially come to the store?

A. His friends think highly of it. B. His customers advise him to do so.

C. His company has ever done business with it.

15. Why does the man choose gifts instead of Mr Blake?

A. Mr Blake has resigned. B. The man is superior to Mr Blake.

C. Mr Blake has been sent to the headquarter.

16. What does the woman ask the man to take as many as possible?

A. The gifts he has chosen. B. The booklets of the gifts. C. The samples he prefers.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the purpose of the speaker?

A. To know her class. B. To make friends. C. To get supported.

18. What do people think of taking care of others’ money?

A. Easier. B. More difficult. C. More casual.

19. How often does the speaker plan to show her class bill?

A. Every two months. B. Every month. C. Every term.

20. Why does the speaker think she can do this well?

A. She is responsible and good at math. B. She will ask questions and give advice.

C. She has earned trust from her classmates.

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. Through patient, ________ dialogue on an area of disagreement, partners frequently discover common threads to build upon.

A. considerate B. conventional C. confidential D. critical

22. Nowadays a strange, new dilemma faces Chinese pedestrians: should you help an elderly person who ________ into the street?

A. is falling B. has fallen C. had fallen D. was falling

23. I’m not making ________ near as much money as I did when I was employed full time, but now we don’t need as much either.

A. anything B. everything C. anywhere D. everywhere

24. —I ________ imagine it will take about two hours to have your pictures developed.

—All right. I’ll come to get them by then.

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

25. A grandmother in Chengdu, Sichuan province, who has ________ pole-dancing is living proof that life doesn’t have to gradually stop when you’re old.

A. taken to B. taken on C. taken in D. taken up

26. Singer Zhang Lei won “The Voice of China” 2015 season at the Bird Nest in Beijing on Oct 7, 2015, with years of experience ________ him.

A. against B. for C. of D. behind

27. Using traditional Chinese medical records, Youyou Tu rediscovered an ancient plant-based treatment for malaria that worked ________ modern therapies failed.

A. until B. unless C. although D. where

28. If you _______ yourself to doing everything in the order given, you would miss an opportunity to be a unique individual.

A. commit B. committed C. have committed D. had committed

29. China held a grand parade in Beijing to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Two, ________ its military power on an unprecedented scale.

A. displayed B. displaying C. to display D. having displayed

30. Your senses become alert and you suddenly find the answer to a problem ________ solution has long escaped you as a brilliant thought crosses your mind.

A. which B. that C. whose D. when

31. A great part of the information I have was ________ by looking up something and finding something else on the way.

A. requested B. acquired C. exchanged D. presented

32. A competent teacher is perfectly aware that it’s not what is poured into a student that counts, but ________ is planted.

A. what???????????????? B. that???????????????????? C. why??????????????????? D. how

33. Difficult as part of the passage was ________, I managed to catch hold of its meaning in the end.

A. understanding B. to be understood C. to understand D. being understood

34. —I’d like to have one more look round. By myself this time.

—Of course. ________.

A. Be my guest B. Drop me a line C. Count me out D. Allow me

35. College graduates are caught in an annoying situation between a lack of jobs if they leave and a ________ on higher education if they stay.

A. compromise B. squeeze C. burden D. passion

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。

Before I turned 29, my parents moved to Queensland, where I arrived for a visit six months later. I 36 upon my mother with hugs, and for the first time in my life I said, “I love you, mom!” Then I gently 37 , expecting some kind of reciprocation. But it never came. Instead, she appeared 38 in horror.

When I was back at work, I overheard a workmate on a call to her mother and she concluded it with “I love you, Mum.” As 39 as that. Why wasn’t it like that in mine? Something had to be done about this 40 situation once and for all.

My 41 came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother. After we had shared our usual pleasantries and 42 , I took a deep breath and asked, “Do you love me, Mum?” After a short 43 , she replied, “I love you. Don’t be silly. You know we never said things like that in my family.”

“Well, I want it to be said in ours. From now on I want to 44 our conversations with ‘I love you.’”

In May 2000 my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 45 to hospital, and I phoned every day to 46 her. One evening when I rang, a nurse answered the phone and regretfully informed me that my mother’s condition had rapidly worsened. She wasn’t expected to 47 it through the night.

Knowing I couldn’t get a flight in time, I asked the nurse to put the phone next to my mother’s ear so I could talk to her. “She’s 48 conscious,” the nurse replied. “It’s unlikely she’ll hear you.” But I didn’t care. I wanted to do it 49 .

50 she’d placed the phone by my mother’s ear, I started 51 and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her. At first, all I could hear was “Hmmmm” — but then, like a miracle, with a deep 52 she said, “Love you … love you, darling.” It was the last thing she said before drifting into 53 .

Although I was overwhelmed by her death, the surprising part was how well I 54 . Of course, losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears, but receiving those lovely last words made it much more 55 . I had closure in the best possible way.

36. A. fell B. struck C. relied D. depended

37. A. pushed off B. turned up C. pulled away D. looked on

38. A. deserted B. frozen C. guilty D. clumsy

39. A. simple B. sacred C. apparent D. original

40. A. stress B. crisis C. emergency D. love

41. A. potential B. opportunity C. inspiration D. choice

42. A. interests B. secrets C. expectations D. updates

43. A. preparation B. friction C. hesitation D. identification

44. A. end B. start C. continue D. hold

45. A. permitted B. admitted C. allowed D. sentenced

46. A. check on B. attend to C. call on D. see to

47. A. take B. face C. make D. cool

48. A. entirely B. absolutely C. slightly D. barely

49. A. therefore B. otherwise C. anyway D. somehow

50. A. Before B. Once C. Unless D. Since

51. A. whispering B. yelling C. screaming D. sobbing

52. A. sigh B. conversation C. thought D. sleep

53. A. calmness B. unconsciousness C. hardness D. sickness

54. A. prayed B. clarified C. coped D. concluded

55. A. authentic B. arbitrary C. precise D. bearable

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。

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Heading to Seattle? What’s New in Washington’s Seaside City?

Advice to visit Seattle’s Pike Place Market may border on cliché—but for a good reason.

“Whether you’re visiting Washington’s seaside city for vacation or just stopping by en route to and from the coming Sasquatch music festival, Pike Place is an easy catch-all destination for shopping, eating and just plain walking around,” said Kirk Johnson, The New York Times’s Seattle bureau chief for the past three years.

The Seattle Great Wheel is one of many stops to consider in Was