1、第 1 页 共 9 页高三英语期初调研试卷（时间：120 分钟，总分 150 分）第第 I 卷卷选择题选择题（95 分）分）一、一、听力听力（共（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分分，满分满分 30 分）分）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.When will the man play volleyball?A.Today.B.This weekend.C.Today
2、 and tomorrow.2.How much will the woman spend?A.$220.B.$230.C.$250.3.What are the speakers talking about?A.Abook.B.European paintings.C.Ayellow coat.4.What will the man probably do with the computer?A.Have it fixed.B.Give it to the woman.C.Get a new one.5.Why is the girls father special?A.He finds t
3、ime for his kids.B.He has an important job.C.He makes time for himself.第二节：（共15小题，每小题1.5分，共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.When did the man start drawing?A.Five years ago.B.When he was fiv
4、e years old.C.Six years ago.7.How does the woman feel about the mans art?A.She thinks it is great.B.She is too shy to tell him.C.She likes his photography the most.听第7段材料，回答第8、9 题。8.Which countries has the woman already been to?A.Canada andAustralia.B.Singapore andAmerica.C.China and Korea.9.What ca
5、n we learn about Norway?A.It is always cold all over the country.B.It snows almost everywhere in winter.C.Its very dry in summer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Why will the man be late?A.Hes stuck in traffic.B.He had an accident.C.He didnt make it onto the bridge in time.11.When is the plane scheduled to leave
6、?A.In 45 minutes.B.In two hours.C.In 30 minutes.12.How does the man probably feel?第 2 页 共 9 页A.Positive.B.Stressed out.C.Apologetic.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Why did the man get a new job?A.He wanted to work closer to his house.B.He wanted to make more money.C.His old job was too stressful.14.What did the
7、 man probably do at his last job?A.Handle money.B.Drive a car.C.Take care of patients.15.Where does the mans mother live?A.In Chicago.B.In California.C.In NewYork.16.What will the man do in a year?A.Move back to where his family live.B.Gain more experience in the hospital.C.Find enough time to visit
8、 his parents.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Where is Washington Square Park located?A.In Upper Manhattan.B.Between 6th St.and 4th St.C.In the WashingtonVillage neighborhood.18.What is true aboutWashington Square Park?A.It covers ten city blocks.B.Dogs have their own areas to play.C.Eating and drinking are not
9、 allowed.19.Who especially likes the parks fountain area?A.Artists.B.Students.C.Children.20.When was theWashingtonArch built?A.In 1889.B.In 1806.C.In 1871.二二、阅读理解（共两节，满分、阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和和 D）中，选出最佳选）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共 15 小题小题；每
10、小题每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）分）AAntarctica XXIABig FeatureAntarctica XXI is the first fly-cruise programme in Antarctica.Fly over Cape Horn andavoid having to sail the fearsome Drake Passage before navigating(航行)the waters of theAntarctic Peninsula to some of the most inaccessible places on earth.The E
11、xpedition shipFlying from Punta Arenas in Chile,it takes three and a half hours to get to King GeorgeIsland in the South Shetland Islands,where you board the MV Ocean Nova.This comfortable,specially-designed expedition ship with state-of-the-art equipment will take you into the mostinaccessible regi
12、ons.The ship sleeps up to 68 passengers in outside-facing cabins and offersguests an awe-inspiring view every morning,and the restaurant,bar and library are great areasfor guests to exchange their tales of discovery from the day.ActivitiesSpend days cruising between the South Shetland Islands and th
13、e western coast of theAntarctic Peninsula,sailing along ice-filled fjords(峡湾)and among spectacular icebergs(冰山)whilst in the company of sea birds penguins,seals and whales.Each day get off the ship andexplore the landscape together with the expert guides.On board the ship,enjoy an interestingprogram
14、 of lectures and presentations and enjoy amazing views from the glass-enclosed lounge.第 3 页 共 9 页Expert English-speaking guides will lead you to the most interesting areas to observe wildlifesuch as wandering albatrosses,elephant seals and of course penguins as well as the unparalleledscenery of mul
15、ticoloured icebergs and towering snow-capped mountains.BookingBrowse our website for luxury travel ideas and holiday inspiration.Call us on+44 208682 5400 and speak to a destination specialist about what you want.21.Whats special aboutAntarctica XXI?A.It doesnt require much sailing.B.It involves fly
16、ing to Antarctica.C.It allows adventure at Drake Passage.D.It has a specially-designed expedition ship.22.Which of the following things can tourists do during the trip?A.Giving presentations about their experiences.B.Arranging the travel schedule by themselves.C.Climbing a snow-capped mountain.D.Tak
17、ing a close look at wild animals.BAn international team consisting of scientists from the British universities of Exeter andBristol,as well as Australias James Cook University,placed underwater speakers in areas wherecoral(珊瑚)had been dying in Australias northern Great Barrier Reef.After playing the
18、 soundsof healthy coral over a period of about six weeks,the team studied the results and reportedrecently that twice as many fish arrived in areas where the sounds were played.The sounds alsoled to a 50 percent increase in the number of species present in the area.Among the arriving fishwere specie
19、s that feed on all major food sources.Different species of fish perform many activities that support the ocean environment andsea life.“Damaged reefs have a higher chance of recovery if they have healthy fish populations,”the scientists wrote in the report.Steve Simpson is a professor at the Univers
20、ity of Exeter who helped lead the research.Hesaid in a statement that“healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy places”.They contain thesounds of many kinds of shrimp,fish and other sea creatures.Young fish listen for these soundswhen they are seeking for a place to settle.He added that reefs“become
21、ghostly quiet”whenthey suffer destruction that is usually related to human-caused pollution.Coral damage can causeunappealing smells and sounds that drive shrimp and fish away.Mark Meekan,fish biologist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science,said in astatement that the return of these fish is
22、 the first step to seeing major improvements in reef health.“Recovery is strengthened by fish that clean the reef and create space for corals to regrow,”hesaid.As a member of the research team,Tim Gordon believes that sound can be used to bringback dead coral in areas suffering major destruction in
23、oceans across the world.“Increasingfish populations in this way could help to kick-start natural recovery processes,counteracting thedamage were seeing on many coral reefs around the world,”Gordon said.Andy Radford,who works in the University of Bristol,also thinks using the underwatersounds is a pr
24、omising way to fight coral reef damage at the local community level.But he notesthat other threats need to be reduced as well.These include climate change,pollution andoverfishing.23.What can we learn from Paragraph1 and 2?A.The lack of fish can cause damage to reefs.B.Its important to help damaged
25、reefs recover.C.Many reefs worldwide lack healthy fish populationsD.Fish populations are very important to damaged reefs.24.Whats implied about young fish in Paragraph 3?第 4 页 共 9 页A.They can find suitable living places through sound.B.They have difficulty in detecting coral damage.C.They dont favor
26、 noisy places for living.D.They can be easily fooled by scientists25.Which of the following showsAndy Radfords opinion?A.Its impossible to remove all threats to coral reefs.B.The approach is only applicable to some specific areas.C.Climate change is the major cause of coral destruction.D.The approac
27、h alone is not enough to solve global reef damage.CA new device works like a solar panel,and a prototype of it produces enough electricity atnight to power a small light bulb.A bigger version might one day light rooms or charge phones.Additionally,it could power electronics in remote or low-resource
28、 areas that lack electricity.Andthe core of this new night-light is a thermoelectric generator(热电发电机),which uses thetemperature difference between Earth and outer space to create electricity.As long as one side of it is cooler than the other,the generator can produce electricity.Thecooler side faces
29、 the sky and is attached to an aluminum plate.That plate is sealed beneath atransparent cover and surrounded with insulation(绝缘材料)to keep out heat.This plate stayscooler than the surrounding air by giving out any heat it absorbs as infrared(红外线的)radiation.That radiation can zip up through the transp
30、arent cover and on toward outer space.The bottom of the generator is attached to an exposed aluminum plate.That plate is warmedby the local air.At night,the top plate can get a couple of degrees Celsius cooler than the bottomof the generator.Researchers tested a 20-centimeter prototype one clear Dec
31、ember night in Stanford,California.The generator produced up to about 25 milliwatts(毫瓦)of power per square meter ofdevice.That was enough power to light small light-emitting diode,or LED bulb.Furtherimprovements might develop its production to at least 500 milliwatts per square meter.To dothat,the s
32、ystem might need more insulation around the cool top plate.“Its a very clever idea,”says Yuan Yang a materials scientist who works at ColumbiaUniversity in New York City and was not involved in the work.The power generation is muchless than solar panels,he notes.Solar panels generally produce at lea
33、st 100 watts per squaremeter.But this new generator may be useful for backup power,Yang says.It might also providea bit of energy for people living off the electric grid.A typical lamp bulb might consume a few watts of electricity,notes Shanhui Fan,anelectrical engineer at Stanford University in Cal
34、ifornia,who worked on the device.So somethingthat took up a few square meters of roof space might light a room with energy from the nightsky.The device also could help power remote weather stations or other environmental devices,says Aaswath Raman,a materials scientist who worked on the device at th
35、e University ofCalifornia Los Angeles.This may be useful in polar regions that dont see sunlight for months ata time,Raman says.“If you have some low-power load and you need to power it through threemonths of darkness,this might be a way.”26.How does the device produce electricity?A.By lowering the
36、outdoor temperature.B.By harvesting energy from the sunlight.C.By capturing energy from the night sky.D.By getting energy produced automatically.27.What is the limitation with the device according to the passage?A.It produces a limited amount of electricity.B.It is too energy-consuming and expensive
37、.C.It cant be equipped with enough insulation.第 5 页 共 9 页D.It can only be used in areas with low-power load.28.Why is Yuan Yang mentioned in Paragraph 5?A.To introduce the idea behind the device.B.To put forward the problem with the device.C.To explain the research work for the device.D.To evaluate
38、the device from a positive perspective.29.What can we infer about the device from the last two paragraphs?A.It is available and affordable.B.It still needs to be improved.C.Its well accepted globally.D.It has a promising future.DMore than 15 years ago,the late Italian writer Umberto Eco said.“Books
39、belong to thosekinds of instruments that,once invented,have not been further improved because they arealready all right,such as the hammer”.For some reason.were still determined to prove Ecowrong.This week,Amazon released the Kindle Kids Edition,“ideal for both beginner andexperienced chapter book r
40、eaders”.Its the familiar six-inch e-reader equipped with a cute caseand access to more than a thousand child-friendly books.Tiger Moms will love the built-indictionary and word lists that“take reading to the next level.Amazon bills this device as thefirst-ever dedicated(专用的)reading experience built
41、just for kids”.The arrival of this Kindle Kids Edition makes me think its the time to look critically at howelectronic devices are spoiling our lives.The iPhone has already ravaged dinnertime.Now theseproviders of technology are coming for bedtime.The Amazon website declares,“Kindle KidsEdition is d
42、esigned just for reading,which means no distractions from apps,videos or games.”But that only highlights the mind-numbing screen-based future awaiting our childrenand theway this new Kindle trains them for it.Resistance is not pointless.From the start,most children need and long for the tactile(触觉的)
43、interaction that real books provide.Their rapidly developing fine motor skills evolvealongside their delight with illustrations and the pleasure of turning pages.They move fromchewing the covers to feeling the paper,as the wonder of one double-page spread unfolds to thenext.As they get older,we shou
44、ld be in no rush to draw them away from the aura(气氛)of realbooks.Forget about efficiency.Kids dont feel burdened by carrying physical books.They clutchthem,they show them off,and most importantly,they use them to build castles in their ownminds.Reduce the full spectrum of those objects to the soulle
45、ss glow of a screen and youvestolen something precious from child.All the convenience of being able to access a thousandtitles on an e-reader could never justify its efficient clearance of a young persons shelf ofcherished books.A study published earlier this year in the journal Pediatrics found tha
46、t parents had betterinteractions with their children when they read print books together than when they read e-bookstogether.Suzy Tomopoulos,an associate professor at New York University,acknowledges thepotential benefits of new technology that could increase reading for children,but she notes thate
47、-readers also create a different dynamic.“I am concerned,”she says,“because when using adevice,the interface is less effective in supporting parent-child interactions that occur duringreading a book.”She explains a process called“dialogic reading”,which is a fancy name forwhat happens when parents r
48、ead with their child“Parents expand on the text based on what thechild is interested in and place it into the contents of their lives.”E-reader advocates counter that these devices offer a large number of handy educationaltools and metrics(衡量标准).Indeed,Amazon notes that with the Kindle Kids Edition,
49、you can“set educational goals and manage content with easy-to-use parental controls.”However,arecent report from Scholastic notes that around age 9,“childrens frequency of reading booksfor fun begins to drop”.More education goals enforced by parents electronically monitoring a第 6 页 共 9 页childsintera
50、ction with stories are unlikely to reignite(重新激起)the fun.As a dad,Im sure I made all kinds of unforgivable mistakes,but I got one thing right.Mywife and I filled our kids rooms with books and we read with them every day and every night.We laughed,we gasped(喘气),we cried.Long after my younger daughter
