发布时间 : 星期六 文章2017至2018学年第二学期期初考试高三英语试题试卷更新完毕开始阅读82a20a61bfd5b9f3f90f76c66137ee06eef94e4b
南通市2018届高三第二次调研测试
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. What makes the girl study harder?
A. To get a toy. B. To work as a model. C. To earn money for a car. 2. What does the man want to do?
A. Stop to ask for directions. B. Drive to the tall building. C. Write down the correct address.
3. How much will the woman pay for the skirt? A. $30. B. $70. C. $100. 4. What is the woman worried about at first?
A. The man’s memory. B. The size of the house. C. The cleanliness of the hotel.
5. What does the woman think of the man’s schedule? A. Too flexible. B. Too realistic. C. Too strict. 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 is the conversation mainly about?
A. Sandra’s foot. B. Cleaning the floor. C. Housekeeping costs. 7. Who is Brenda? A. Dave’s sister. B. Sandra’s boss. C. Dave’s house cleaner. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why was the man surprised that morning?
A. Julie didn’t leave him a note. B. He thought Julie hated taking the bus. C. He thought Julie hated getting up early. 9. What instrument does Julie play?
A. The saxophone. B. The flute. C. The drums.
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10. What does Julie think of the band uniforms? A. Ugly. B. Expensive. C. Hot. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why was Sammy anxious?
A. He was attacked by a dog. B. He was bitten by a rabbit. C. He was beaten by a stranger. 12. What time did the woman arrive?
A. At 6:30 pm. B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 7:30 pm. 13. What do we know about the woman?
A. She likes to be early. B. She had a rough day. C. She doesn’t like football. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why does the man think his bill was wrong?
A. He forgot he had ordered a small plate. B. He believed his waitress was dishonest. C. He thought he ordered a cheaper main dish. 15. What does the man usually order?
A. Vegetables. B. Seafood. C. Meat. 16. Who does the man want to talk to?
A. Jenny. B. The manager. C. The cook. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where are the students?
A. On the playground. B. In the cafeteria. C. In the school hall. 18. Who is Bill Wyatt?
A. The school director. B. A football coach. C. A college student. 19. Where can students find out about the lunch menu in advance?
A. From their parents. B. From the school website. C. From the posters in the dining hall.
20. What should students do with their cell phones during school? A. Lock them inside the school gate. B. Keep them with the school teachers. C. Leave them inside the teaching buildings.
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. To better our cultural moral character, we students might as well increase our __ for reading. A. qualification B. tendency C. appetite D. application 22. We were much surprised when we saw his ecological farm the other day, I had imagined
growing much bigger. A. when B. which C. where D. who
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23. --- It’s said that Linda was picked out as a volunteer English teacher. --- Yes. I ______ about it in the school newspaper. A. was reading B. had read C. would read D. will read 24. You must bring your insurance card with you when you ______ with a dentist or doctor. A. register B. interfere C. compromise D. negotiate 25. What a relief! We would still be wandering aimlessly in the woods _____ to bring a compass with you.
A. should you forget B. had you forgotten C. you should forget D. you had forgotten
26. Lacking in the spirit of innovation, the small island country remains ____ it was 5 years ago. A. what B. when C. why D. which
27. Chinese people are sparing no effort to ____ the wellbeing of the nation, believing happiness is achieved through hard work. A. take charge of B. take notice of C. make sacrifices for D. make allowances for
28. --- Darling, my routine meeting ends at 8:00 pm when, I suppose, you ______ dinner. --- But I can wait. A. will have B. have had C. will have had D. are having 29. China’s Silk Road Economic Belt, ______ accomplished, will quicken the economic growth of the countries along the route. A. unless B. though C. once D. as
30. Professor Stanley didn’t agree with all my points but wrote a very assessment of my paper.
A. critical B. ambiguous C. subjective D. generous
31. A hurricane struck the east coast and the Red Cross ___ for help for victims, over two million dollars have been raised.
A. has appealed B. appealed C. to appeal D. appealing
32. Being elected as a delegate to the 19th National Congress of CPC was a great honor to her and brought with ______ sacred rights and duties. A. them B. it C. one D. her
33. We don’t hope to see children __ nothing in their families, for children can be easily spoiled. A. denying B. denied C. to deny D. being denied 34. --- What’s the main reason for choosing one restaurant ______ another? --- Just the service. A. against B. beyond C. over D. after
35. --- Stephen Hawking devoted himself to scientific research before becoming one of the
greatest physicists. --- That’s it. ______.
A. Two heads are better than one B. One false move may lose the game
C. All things are difficult before they are easy
D. Champions are made when no one is watching
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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。
I’ve been obsessed（困扰） with languages for as long as I can remember. My dad could talk to everyone with ease, confidently 36 between languages. His abilities made a big impression on me, but he didn’t 37 me to follow his lead.
I wasn’t a(n) 38 language learner. I made slow progress with French at school and almost gave it up. But things felt different when I 39 German at university – loving many German writers in translation, I wanted to read them in their 40 tongue, and that’s been my main 41 for learning new ones since. Once I got German, I was 42 ; French, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit quickly followed. The idea of having a 43 overview of the world has always fascinated me, and 44 languages seemed a good way of achieving that. By my 20s, I’d set my heart on 45 the rest of my life to learning as many as I could.
I’m often asked what the 46 is, and whether some people have a gift for absorbing words and phrases. The truth is that it’s down to endless hours of 47 – reading, studying and practicing grammar. 48 , all these wonderful languages start to swim into focus, and ever increasing numbers of great works become 49 . It’s hard, but the 50 can be thrilling. When I started studying Spanish, there was a moment when the living language suddenly 51 itself to me. Something 52 happened when I heard Swedish spoken around me. It seemed to 53 elements of languages I was familiar with. The more of them I know, the more I see how inter-related they are. All it took was three weeks and I was able to 54 effectively in complex conversations. Now, I can read about three dozen languages and speak most of them fluently. I think I’m much richer for that – it makes me more 55 . 36. A. distinguishing B. switching C. comparing D. dividing 37. A. threaten B. encourage C. promise D. trust 38. A. sensitive B. average C. individual D. natural 39. A. took on B. put down C. made up D. went over 40. A. simple B. sharp C. native D. polite 41. A. advantage B. appreciation C. foundation D. motivation 42. A. shocked B. relieved C. depressed D. hooked 43. A. comprehensive B. historical C. scientific D. skeptical 44. A. speaking B. selecting C. imitating D. acquiring 45. A. adjusting B. devoting C. reducing D. attaching 46. A. secret B. purpose C. benefit D. puzzle 47. A. expectation B. admiration C. concentration D. evaluation 48. A. Gradually B. Suddenly C. Regularly D. Usually 49. A. affordable B. accessible C. invisible D. assessable 50. A. circle B. beginning C. options D. rewards 51. A. revealed B. explained C. limited D. recommended 52. A. reasonable B. significant C. similar D. funny 53. A. substitute B. combine C. promote D. transform
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