1、 - 1 - 秘密启用前 遂宁市高中 2017 级第一次诊断性考试 英语 本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题，第三部分 的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮 擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无 效。 3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。 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
2、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 does the man want to do? A. Buy a magazine right now. B. Get his library card back. C. Find a quiet place to read. 2. How does
3、 the woman like the movie? A. Its scary. B. Its fun. C. Its dull. 3. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Their new district. B. Foods and restaurants. C. Eating out together. 4.What does the woman mean? A. She pays no attention to sports. B. She wishes a different team won. C. She is very ex
4、cited about the news. 5. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife. - 2 - 第二节(共 15 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，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答
5、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 conversation take place? A. In a hank. B. In a library. C. In a cafeteria. 7. How is the man feeling now? A. Cold. B. Angry. C. Hungry. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. How does the woman feel about her winning the award? A. Proud. B. Surprised. C. Reaso
6、nable. 9. How many times has the woman played Shakespearean roles? A. 2. B.3. C.4 10. What is the man most probably? A. A magazine journalist. B.A dramatic actor. C.A film producer. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. Where are the speakers? A. On a farm. B. At a restaurant. C. At a supermarket. 12. How doe
7、s the spice(香料)affect the woman? A. It makes her feel tired. B. It makes her mouth hurt. C. It makes her unable to feel her mouth. 13. Why does the man refuse to give the woman some peppers? A. He just ran out of them. B. He doesnt have any extras. C. They are not in season. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
8、14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The womans past illness. B. The dangers of medicine. C. Natural ways to make the man feel better. - 3 - 15. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. lie should call the doctor. B. He could breathe in some hot steam. C. He should only eat fruit
9、 for a week. 16. Why does the man refuse to take medicine? A. It makes him sleepy. B. It reacts badly on him. C. It has side effects on him. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. How old are the UK children when they start to receive compulsory education? A.5 years old. B.6 years old. C.7 years old. 18. How
10、long does an autumn half-term holiday last? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Five weeks. 19. What subjects must the UK students learn throughout compulsory education? A. Physics, science and IT. B. Chemistry, IT and math. C. English, math and science. 20. What are grammar schools also called? A. Public
11、 schools. B. Private schools. C. Comprehensive schools. 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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Buckingham Palace It is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II in London. The architectural core of Buckingham Palace is the former Buckingham Hou
12、se，built in 1703. You can visit the state rooms from August to October when the Queen is on holiday. It is one of the worlds most familiar buildings. It has 775 rooms. During the summer the famous Changing of the Guards takes place at the front of the palace at 11 :30 and is a popular event for visi
13、tors to the capital. Big Ben and Westminster Palace It is one of Londons best-known landmarks. Big lien is the name of the clock inside the Clock Tower. It lies at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Westminster Palace is one of the largest parliaments in the world. It was built betwe
14、en 1840 and 1880. The Tower of London - 4 - The Tower of London is a historical monument in Central London on the north bank of the river Thames. It was founded by William the Conqueror. It was a palace and a prison(for Queen Elizabeth I for example).There you can see strange guards called “the Beef
15、eaters“. Since the beginning of the 14th century, the Tower of London has been the home of the world famous British Crown Jewels-they are a must of your visit! Trafalgar Square It was named in 1835 to give honour to the memory of the British victory over the French at Trafalgar in 1805. There is a h
16、uge statue of Admiral Nelson(the British hero killed during the battle)in the middle of the square. It is a popular tourist attraction with the four lion statues. 21. Which has the second longest history? A. Trafalgar Square. B. The Tower of London. C. Westminster Palace. D. Buckingham House. 22. Wh
17、at is The Tower of London noted for in the world? A. Its strange guards. B. Its British Crown Jewels. C. Its founder. D. Its geographical site. 23. Why was Trafalgar Square built? A. A battle happened here. B. It could be good for tourism. C. Admiral Nelson was horn here. D. Four lion statues had be
18、en built. B Some scientists believe that one of the most intelligent beings on Earth is in fact the octopus(章 鱼). Octopuses usually live at the bottom of river mouths and seas-areas which are not attractive to researchers. They are not social animals so it can be hard to study their interaction with
19、 others. And the octopus intelligence is not easy for humans to understand. When we observe some animals such as rats or dogs, we can often understand their behavior. Octopuses，however can seem like aliens(外 星人).Scientists need to have a lot of imagination to understand what an octopus is thinking I
20、n the 1950s, the US Air Force sponsored scientists to study the way octopuses use their brains. They hoped that they could use this knowledge to help them build better computers. However, their brains were so complex that the scientists felt it of no significance to continue with it. Octopuses have
21、a very complex nervous system and recent research suggests that they have some of their - 5 - intelligence inside each arm，which means that each arm can“think”for itself. It also appears that they have a good memory, perhaps similar to a cats. Perhaps the most striking thing about octopuses is their
22、 ability to change their color and body pattern. They do this to camouflage themselves to avoid their enemies and also to communicate with others. They can completely change their appearance in less than a second. It can change its skin to look like rocks, sand or planktron(浮游生物). Some scientists ha
23、ve even suggested that these different patterns and colors are in fact a very hard language-and that each design is a different verb，adjective or noun. But nobody has been able to work out what they might be saying. Theres a long way to go to get to know the octopus completely. 24. What can we infer
24、 about the octopus intelligence from Paragraph 2? A. It does not attract scientists. B. Little has been known about it. C. It is equal to the cats or dogs. D. Much has been done about it. 25. What can we say about scientists study on the octopus in the 1950s? A. They had to give it up eventually. B.
25、 They used computers to help. C. They found its arms could think. D. They judged it lived like a cat. 26. What does the underlined word “camouflage“ in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Relax. B. Strengthen. C. Hide. D. Express. 27. What does the author think of the octopuses? A. They are the smartest a
26、nimals. B. Theyre easy to he seen in the sea. C. It is useful to copy their language. D. It is difficult to understand them. C In the shadow of Kenyas Mount Kilimanjaro, nine Rothschild giraffes, the rarest giraffes on the planet, are free to wander at the English-style manor(庄园). Every day shortly
27、before 9am, they come up to the house and stick their heads through the windows and doors in search of morning treats. The manors owners,1anya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, share their dining table with them. And now the couple are sharing the fantastic experience with the public by opening the manor gate
28、s to guests at the giraffe hotel, the only hotel of its kind in the world. Now, guests can feed the giraffes at breakfast but can also get up close to them from their second-floor bedrooms. Mr and Mrs Carr-Hartley，both 38, spent their childhood living close to the house in Nairobi - 6 - and have alw
29、ays been enthusiastic about the animals. Tanya said， “Mikey and I grew up near this manor house when we were children. We are both third generation Kenyans and have always wanted to work in conservation. Mikeys family have been related to the protection of animals for many generations. His granddad
30、helped the removal of giraffes as far back as the 1930s because the Rothschild giraffes lost much of their natural living space. When the house came up for sale, we jumped at the chance to buy it as we had always dreamed of owning it. Now, we were absolutely overjoyed to do something for the giraffe
31、 protection. Having the giraffes so close is very special and something which people can now experience by staying in one of the ten rooms at the hotel.” A conservation project to save them was started at the manor in 1974 by the previous owners. “The previous owners ran a very successful breeding(繁
32、殖)programme, where many giraffes were set free into the wild and we hope to continue,” said Tanya. 28. Why are the Carr-Hartley family unusual? A. Theyre living on the rarest giraffes. B. They share their home with giraffes. C. Theyre good at making giraffes food. D. They train giraffes to manage th
33、e hotel. 29. What can we know about Mikeys family? A. It has had a long connection with giraffes. B. It used to raise giraffes around the manor. C. It built a new manor for the wild giraffes. D. It removed giraffes to Mount Kilimanjaro. 30. Which can best describe the manors previous owners conserva
34、tion project? A. Visitor-friendly. B. Energy-saving. C. Costly. D. Fruitful. 31. What is the suitable title for the text? A. Giraffes breakfast by guests B. Reasons for giraffe protection C. The worlds only giraffe hotel D. History of the giraffe manor D Britains first zero-carbon homes are being bu
35、ilt-and they look like something from a science-fiction movie. There are 25 eco-friendly homes currently being built in Southmoor, near Abingdon, Oxon. Buyers are able to have the final say on floor layouts，kitchens and bathrooms. One three-bedroom home is on the market for801 ,000,with a custom bui
36、ld available to suit your own specification. These eco-friendly houses are powered entirely by electricity from solar panels around the houses. They also have advanced ventilation(通风)systems, making sure that temperatures inside the - 7 - building dont go beyond 259Cfor more than 10% of hours annual
37、ly, as well as mini heat pumps to generate(产生)the heating and hot water on-site. Part of the cooling design includes avoiding east-or west-facing windows, and window shading. And theyre in high demand. Ian Pritchett, of Ssassy Property, thinks the Government should do more to promote the constructio
38、n of this type of housing.“Unfortunately, the Government relaxed the proposed 2016 zero-carbon targets after being lobbied(游说)by house builders,“ Ian explained. “At present, the main house-building corporations control the land and only build at the rate they are sure will sell，keeping the UKs housi
39、ng shortage so that the normal rules of supply and demand dont apply. When there is a shortage of housing, buyers have to purchase what is available rather than what they might want.” In any sensible society, we would expect the planning system to actively encourage zero-carbon houses，and he tough o
40、n anyone failing to deliver the necessary standard. Instead, we have a planning system that focuses on other aspects such as numbers of bedrooms, garden sizes, and parking places. These are important aspects，but they pale into insignificance compared to the catastrophic consequences of climate chang
41、e. 32. What can a purchaser do before buying the type of housing? A. Negotiate its price. B. Choose where to build it. C. Decide how the inside of it looks. D. Design its ventilation. 33. How do people react to the zero-carbon homes? A. Welcome. B. Uncaring. C. Skeptical. D. Demanding. 34. What do h
42、ouse-building companies intend to do? A. Balance the“ supply and demand“ of houses. B .Purchase more land to stop climate change. C. Build more houses powered by the sun. D. Make it more difficult to buy houses. 35. Whats the authors attitude to the Governments planning system? A. Satisfied. B. Disa
43、pproving. C. Worried. D. Ambiguous. 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 - 8 - Bad communication, either written, oral, or body language, can send the wrong message in more ways than one. Here are some tips that will improve your communication skills. 36 Stand up st
44、raight, and it will show confidence. Smile, and you will seem approachable. Dont cross your arms over your chest, because this tells people you disapprove. Keep your hands to your side, or if you are sitting, keep them in your lap. Have confidence when you speak. If you are shy and quiet， project yo
45、ur voice. 37 Never turn your head away from someone when you are speaking to them, because it may show them you dont care enough to give them your full attention, and it will make it harder for the other person to hear what you are saying. 38 If you always say “Ive no idea of it”, it will make other
46、s feel like you dont care enough to give a response, or that you arent knowledgeable enough to answer. When people ask questions, they want answers. 39 Say something like “Im in the middle of something, can I get back to you?“ or “I dont want to ill advise you, let me find out for you.” In written c
47、ommunication, always he clear. Before you send an e-mail, or any type of written communication, read over it at least once, to be sure it makes sense. 40 Written forms of communication can be tricky, because there is no way to put your tone of voice in, so if you feel like you are writing a message
48、on a touchy subject that could he misunderstood, its probably best to have a face to face conversation. A. Have good body language. B. Listen to the person attentively. C. Never answer with “I dont know“. D. Dont give the person you are speaking to a quick response. E. Always look the person in the
49、eye when you are speaking to them. F. If you arent sure its clear, have someone else read it before you send it. G. If someone puts you on the spot, you dont have to answer them right away. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。 In 1999, Eve and Norman Fertig, a couple, saved a two-week-old shepherd(牧羊犬)named - 9 - Shana. One
