南通市2017届高三第一次调研测试

英 语

注 意 事 项 考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求 1. 本试卷共14页。本次考试满分为120分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将答题纸（卡）交回。 2. 答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、考试号等用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题纸（卡）上。 3. 请认真核对答题纸（卡）表头规定填写或填涂的项目是否准确。 4. 作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔写在答题纸（卡）上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。作答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题纸（卡）上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

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. What is the man wearing now? A. A blue sports shirt. B. A green sports shirt. C. A green shirt.

2. What’s the relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Neighbors. C. Teacher and pupil.

3. What does the woman give the man? A. Her account number. B. Her gas bill. C. Her password.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a classroom. B. In a drugstore.

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C. In a doctor’s office.

5. What does the woman mean??

A. She doesn’t want any more homework. B. The man often forgets his homework. C. Nobody did their homework.

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. Where does the woman want to go? A. Shanghai University. B. Disneyland. C. The Oriental Pearl Tower.

7. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Call their neighbors. B. Cancel their flight. C. Call a taxi. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the man doing now? A. Building a wall. B. Doing research on the Internet. C. Preparing for an interview.

9. What did the man probably study in college? A. Computer science. B. Finance. C. Chinese literature.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the woman want to buy a dress? A. She wants to look more mature. B. She is going to an event. C. She wants to lose weight.

11. Which dress does the woman decide to buy? A. The blue one. B. The black one. C. The red one. 12. Why does the man apologize?

A. He gave the woman some wrong information. B. He doesn’t have any larger sizes. C. He can’t let her return anything. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What might the woman be?

A. A porter.

B. A Customs officer. C. A post office worker.

14. When does the man need the package to arrive in Canada?

A. Before classes start. B. In 3 to 5 business days.

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C. The next night.

15. How does the man decide to send his package? A. By regular mail B. By First Class mail. C. By express mail.

16. What does the man receive at last? A. Some change. B. A receipt. C. A phone number.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the main purpose of the activities for the students? A. Knowing each other well. B. Answering questions. C. Winning gifts.

18. What have the students been given already? A. Backpacks. B. Some food. C. Gift cards. 19. What should students do once they find what they’re looking for? A. Join a new group. B. Take a photograph. C. Put their flag down.

20. Where does the announcement take place? A. At the University Services Building. B. At a bookstore. C. At a cafeteria.

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. The argument doesn’t hold much ground ______ family backgrounds offer graduates an advantage in the career competition nowadays. A. where B. that C. which D. when 22. —Why are you so upset, Mary?

—My boss ______ fault with me. He is not so kind as you think.

A. always finds B. is always finding C. has always found D. always found

23. Thanks to the efforts of the last three years, there has been a ______ change in the infrastructure construction of our city. A. tentative B. confidential C. fundamental D. conventional

24. We are creating a new vision for public health ______ all of society work together to get healthier and live longer. A. which B. whom C. where D. when

25. According to the regulations, most of our flights have a baggage ______ of 22 kilograms per passenger.

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A. gravity B. session C. punctuation D. allowance

26. ______ you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and satisfying part of life. A. Even if B. Now that C. As though D. In case

27. I’m sorry to say I failed to meet the deadline. With better equipment, I ______ the task on schedule.

A. would accomplish B. might have accomplished C. must have accomplished D. could accomplish

28. Many natural disasters took place across the country, ______ severe losses on people’s life and property.

A.to have brought B. only bringing C. only to bring D. having brought 29. When he ______ the bill in the restaurant, he suddenly realized that he had left his wallet in the car.

A. paid B. would be paying C. was to pay D. had paid

30. Schools in our city provide a variety of optional classes to ______ students of different levels. A. cater to B. switch to C. object to D. submit to 31. The computer program of the 1970s was unable to ______ between letters and numbers. A. discriminate B. conclude C. negotiate D.compensate

32. ______ to the gift was a note on which he expressed his appreciation for our reception during his stay here.

A. Being attached B. Attached C. Attaching D. Having attached 33. —You stayed up late again last night?

—Yes. I had to ______ the lost time last week. A. count on B. appeal to C. take away D. make up 34. —What do you think it is that has contributed to his huge success? —______he keeps focused on what he is doing. A. Because B. How C. Whether D. That 35. —Will Mr Black allow us to bring mobile phones to school? —He is ______and I don’t think he’ll give us permission.

A. a tough nut B. our great rock C. the best fish D. an early bird 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。

Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half-empt？Such clichés （陈词滥调）are 36 questions, as researchers examine with great care the power of positive thinking. Research is proving that optimism can 37 you to be happier, healthier and more successful. Pessimism leads, 38 , to hopelessness, sickness and failure, and is linked to 39 , loneliness and painful shyness. If we could teach people to think more positively, it would be like protecting them against these 40 illnesses.

Your abilities count but the belief that you can succeed 41 the result. When things go wrong the pessimist tends to 42 himself. ―I’m not good at this,‖ he says. ―I always fail.‖ But the optimist looks for other 43 . Negative or positive, you are what you think. If people feel hopeless they don’t 44 to acquire the skills they need to succeed.

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