扬州市2016-2017学年度高三期中质量检测
英 语 试 卷
本试卷分五部分。满分120分。考试时间120分钟。
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. Which color will the man choose? A. Blue. B. Green. C. Brown. 2. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman thought there were no tickets left.
B. The woman thought that tickets would be available soon. C. The audience were deeply impressed by the concert. 3. What kind of tea does the woman want?
A. Tea with milk. B. Tea with sugar. C. Tea with milk and sugar. 4. What day is it today? A. Sunday. B. Saturday. C. Thursday. 5. What did the woman think of the movie? A. Terrible. B. Fantastic. C. Average.
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，各个小题将给出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至7题。 6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman and customer. C. Teacher and student. 7. What kind of dress does the woman finally buy? A. A light cotton dress. B. A dark cotton dress. C. A light silk dress. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What can we infer about the woman?
A. She often gets up early in the morning. B. She feels nervous about her exams. C. She cannot sleep at night.
9. What did the doctor advise the woman to do?
A. Take some medicine. B. Go to another hospital. C. Get enough sleep. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What can we learn about the man? A. He is quiet. B. He is hard-working. C. He likes spending time with people.
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11. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Teach her Chinese.
B. Tell her what he saw and heard in London. C. Write an article for a magazine.
12. In what language will the man write the article? A. English. B. Chinese. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. In which field does the man have a master’s degree? A. Chemistry. B. Nuclear physics. 14. What does the woman think of chemistry?
A. She thinks it is interesting. B. She thinks it is difficult. 15. What can we learn about the man? A. He prefers physics to chemistry. B. He just graduated from high school. C. He has years of hard study ahead. 16. What does the woman want to be? A. A writer. B. A doctor. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the man most probably? A. A teacher. B. A student. 18. What is the movie mainly about? A. Global warming. B. Al Gore. 19. What does the man think of the movie? A. He thinks it is very perfect.
B. He thinks it is a good educational film. C. He thinks it is not for the general public.
20. Which is the man’s least favorite part of the movie? A. The diagrams in the speeches. B. The parts about Al Gore himself. C. The facts about climate change.
C. Japanese.
C. Literature.
C. She thinks it is popular.
C. A teacher.
C. A movie critic. C. Speeches.
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. — Guess what? The biggest garment plant in our city went bankrupt.
— It comes as no surprise to me. I ________ for years that it was going to close down. A. had learned B. learned C. have learn D. learn
22. My niece Jane is still a puzzle to me; at one moment she is as quiet as a mouse, while she ________ be fairly sporting at another. A. can B. shall C. must D. would
23. The general manager didn’t keep his eyes on the ________ of the situation, resulting in the fair being in chaos last week.
A. caution B. prevention C. gravity D. recreation
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24. The facial identification technology is sure to come into effect which will definitely free us from the trouble ________ money in queue. A. assessing B. compensating C. withdrawing D. rewarding 25. — Hang in there! Your parents will soon ________ what you are doing. — By no means. They are prehistoric creatures. A. catch on to B. make up with C. cause damage to D. have prejudice against 26. We have had a series of effective negotiations on the South China Sea issue since last month ________ I believe we are very close to a compromise. A. where B. which C. that D. when
27. Still, poverty ________ people in Africa. However, there are small victories indicating a good start towards a better future because they are taught how to fish. A. kills B. is killing C. has killed D. killed
28. ________ in swapping their lives, many immigrant workers in today’s China have been working around the clock.
A. Occupying B. To occupy C. Occupied D. Having occupied
29. Throughout their long history, ________ many troubles, the Romany have different ways of life, and yet stick to traditions strange to the country they move to. A. being faced B. having faced C. to face D. faced 30. — I’ve never sung a song on the stage before. My hands are sweaty. —________ You will do it well. A. Pardon me. B. Make it. C. Trust me. D. Forget it.
31. Every day, Chinese people depend on our diligence and intelligence to keep our second greatest economy prosperous and ________. A. in the way B. on the move C. in the first place D. on the behalf
32. The volleyball final between China and Serbia was really thrilling. The best moment was, as was reported, ________ the Chinese girl Hui Rouqi scored the winning point. A. that B. when C. as D. Which
33. — Tony! You can’t imagine how excited I am to attend the Chinese wedding cerebration. — Me, too. But I have to remind you that it will be ________, so do dress red. A. confidential B. conservative C. controversial D. conventional 34. My friend Harrison had hardly had so much time to settle down ________ he sold the house and left the country because of the awful weather in London. A. than B. that C. since D. before
35. Many new employees attempted to become ________ as they hold the belief that it is better to avoid conflicts among colleagues. A. the hill of beans B. the butterflies in each other’s stomachs C. the feet of clay D. the apple of each other’s eyes
第二节 完型填空（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。
This incident occurred in Casa Grande Arizona in Nov 2015. On the late evening of Nov 2015, I was 36 to a local grocery store after work to pick up a few items for dinner with my family.
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All that day November 27 I had a headache that just would not 37 ! I never made it to the store, I suffered a stroke while driving drifting into oncoming 38 and was hit by a large truck nearly head on! The 39 left me hanging partially out the driver’s side door by my seat belt. I was 40 enough to release the belt. Fortunately, an off-duty fireman was just across the street and 41 immediately.
Next I saw myself from just 42 my body as the sound of sirens (汽笛) came closer. Half of my body was bathed in what I can best 43 as a White and Silvery light, the other half of me the Blackest of Blacks! I don’t know why but something told me, that deepest of black was something no one could 44 from!
I then, off to my left heard a 45 basically chewing me out (责骂) for how I had lived my life to that point and that “GOD doesn’t take 46 sitters.” The “voice” then stated “go back and experience the 47 you’ve caused to others!” 6 days later I awoke, and found out my heart had stopped en route to the hospital and that I nearly 48 !
When I 49 , my wife, my rock Petra is her name, was there at that moment! I was told that I had congestive heart failure at just age 49 and that many weeks and months 50 ahead of physical therapy and that it would be a long road back. I was 51 by the stroke on my left side and it surely appeared that many months lay ahead. That accident took place on Nov 28 2015. I was 52 from Physical Therapy on Christmas Day 2015…and I 53 out of the hospital not perfect!
In these times with so much doubt, I just feel that my story inspires people “sitting on the fence” to take a 54 look at their lives, faith and what is truly important. It was then that I began to accompany my daughter with autism (孤独症). It's not perfect, she still has her moments. But, I found by 55 more time than lip service to her, we now have a great relationship. 36. A. walking B. driving C. marching D. passing 37. A. turn away B. give away C. go away D. do away 38. A. population B. traffic C. movement D. accident 39. A. impact B. noise C. experience D. solution 40. A. conscious B. cautious C. casual D. curious 41. A. investigate B. escaped C. shouted D. responded 42. A. beside B. through C. above D. near 43. A. describe B. narrate C. identify D. fancy 44. A. repeat B. return C. release D. remain 45. A. word B. voice C. explanation D. comment 46. A. fence B. wall C. baby D. pet 47. A. change B. loss C. pain D. harm 48. A. came back B. got off C. left away D. passed away 49. A. relieved B. interfered C. coughed D. awoke 50. A. lay B. reflected C. contained D. undertook 51. A. equipped B. weakened C. stimulated D. motivated 52. A. protected B. distinguished C. released D. derived 53. A. looked B. drove C. walked D. ran 54. A. efficient B. frequent C. grateful D. serious 55. A. sparing B. spending C. killing D. committing
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