高级中学届高三上学期开学摸底考试英语试题附答案.docx

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高级中学届高三上学期开学摸底考试英语试题附答案

牡一中2016级高三学年上学期8月摸底考试

英语试题

本试卷共150分答题时间120分钟

第一节：

单项选择（共10小题，每小题1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。

1.________withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.

A.TofaceB.HavingfacedC.FacedD.Facing

2.Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsnotfoundinotherbooks.

A.coversB.writesC.printsD.reads

3.Americanseat________vegetablesperpersontodayastheydidin1910.

A.morethantwiceB.astwiceasmany

C.twiceasmanyasD.morethantwiceasmany

4.Withnothing_______toburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.

　A.leavingB.leftC.leaveD.toleave

5.Theprofessorsuggestedtheproblem________atonce.

A.referredtobesolvedB.referredtosolving

C.referredtowassolvedD.referredtomustbesolved

6.——Here________！

WhereisXiaoLiu?

——There________.

A.comesthebus;isheB.comesthebus;heis

C.thebuscomes;isheD.thebuscomes;heis

7.What___itistohaveacolddrinkafteran_____game!

A.fun,excitingB.afun,excitingC.funs,excitedD.fun,excited

8.Thisisoneofthehighestbuildingsthat_____inourcityrecently.

A.hasbeenbuiltB.buildC.havebeenbuiltD.havebuilt

9.OurEnglishteacheraswellaswestudents_____not_____ChineseintheEnglishCorner.

A.are;allowedtospeakB.is;allowedspeaking

C.is;allowedtospeakD.are;allowedspeaking

10.Itisimpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemarenotfitforthem.

A.noneB.allC.notallD.everyone

第二节：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Markfeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunity，sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Theareacitycouncil（委员会）womanwasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasonthedecline.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therewerechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Markreadfromthecharts,“Policepatrols（巡逻）cutback,illegalparkingup20%.”Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig,”hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcandowouldmakeadifferencehere.”

Ashenearedthebusstoponhiswayhome,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybag,andababy.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild，alittleboy,suddenlydashedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshifted（滑落）,andgroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.“YougottastaywithMom,”hesaid.Thenhepickedupthefallengrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.“Thanks,”shesaid.“You'vegotgreattiming.”“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedattheposternearhisseatinthebus.Smallactsofkindnessaddup.Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat'sagoodplacetostart.”

11.WhydidMarkgototheneighborhoodmeeting?

A.Tojoinintheneighborhoodpatrols.

B.Todosomethingforhiscommunity.

C.Tovoicehiscomplaintstothecitycouncil.

D.Tocollectsuggestionsforthecommunityproblems.

12.WhatwasbeingdiscussedwhenMarkarrivedattheneighborhoodmeeting?

A.Theworseninginthequalityoflife.

B.Theincreaseofpolicepatrolsatnight.

C.Therebuildingofvacantbuildings.

D.Theviolation（违反）ofcommunityregulations.

13.WhatdidMarkthinkofthecommunity'sproblems?

A．Theymaytakealongtimetobesolved.

B．Theyneedtobesolvedwiththeassistancefromthecity.

C．Theyhavetobedealtwithonebyone.

D．Theyaretoobigforsingleefforts.

14.WhydidMarksmileonhisridehome?

A．Hehadgotsomegroceriesatabigdiscount.

B．Hehadreadafunnyposternearhisseat.

C．Hehaddoneasmalldeedofkindness.

D．Hehadcaughtthebusjustintime.

B

TheTEDspeakerseriesfeatures“ideasworthspreading”.Withover1,400tochoosefrom,we’veselectedafewthatareperfectforstudents.

1.LarrySmith:

Whyyouwillfailtohaveagreatcareer

Wehumansmayhaveanunfavorablehabitofmakingexcusesforourselvesorbeingtooconfidentaboutourselves.Accordingly,LarrySmith,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofWaterlooinCanada,tellsuswhymostofuswillfailtohaveagreatcareer.Luckily,asheputsit,thereisawayout—followyourheart,aslongasitisgoodforyourcareer.

2.AndyPuddicombe:

Allittakesis10mindfulminutes

Betweendanceteam,volunteeringand–oh,right—lectures,yourlife’scrazyfactor（因素）isabouttogowayup.Inthisentertainingandinformativetalk,Mindfulness,expertAndyPuddicombeteachesushowtobe“morehealthy,moremindfulandlessdistracted”bytakingjust10minutesoutofthedaytobe“morepresent”.

3.ShaneKoyczan:

Tothisday…forthebullied（欺凌）andbeautiful

Thistalkissuretostaywithyou.ShaneKoyczan’s“ToThisDay”isanaffectingspoken-wordpoemaboutbullyingandbeingdifferentthatgainedover10millionviewsonYouTube.Inthistalk,Koyczangivesalivereadingofthepoem,alongwithsomestoriesabouthisbackground.

4.SusanCain:

Thepowerofintroverts（性格内向者）

DoesacupofteaandagoodbooksoundlikeaperfectFridaynight?

Inthispersonaltalk,SusanCainarguesthatintrovertshavetalentsandabilities.Ourculturemayvaluebeingoutgoing,buttheworldneedsallkinds.

15.WhatdoesLarrySmithadvisestudentstodoforagoodcareer?

A.Don’tbetoooptimistic.B.Learnfromothers’lessons.

C.Nevermakeexcusesforyourself.D.Matchyourinterestswithyourcareer.

16.WhatisAndyPuddicombe’stalkmainlyabout?

A.Howtoconcentrate.B.Theneedforteamwork.

C.Howtobeagoodvolunteer.D.Theimportanceofgoodhealth.

17.WhichTEDspeakermakespeoplewhoarenotsocialfeelconfident?

A.AndyPuddicombeB.SusanCainC.ShaneKoyczanD.LarrySmith

C

Weallknowwhatabrainis.Adoctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyinthehead.Itcontrolsourbody’sfunctions,movements,emotionsandthoughts.Butabraincanmeansomuchmore.

Abraincanalsosimplybeasmartperson.Ifapersoniscalledbrainy,heissmartandintelligent.Ifafamilyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmart,youcouldsay,“He’sthebrainsinthefamily.”Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomething,youareresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingsomething.Forexample,BillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoft.

Braintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvice.Wordexpertssaythephrase“braintrust”becamepopularwhenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932.Severalprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissues（问题）facingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhis“braintrust”.

Thesewaysweusetheword“brain”allmakesense.Butotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasytounderstand.Forexample,tounderstandthenextbrainexpression,youfirstneedtoknowtheword“drain”.Asaverb,todrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflewaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsoutoftheears.But,braindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsare,sortof,drainingoutofthecountry.

However,ifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatidea,youcouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Here,brainstormisnotanactofweather.Itisaprocessofthinkingcreativelyaboutacomplextopic.Forexample,businessleadersmayusebrainstormingtocreatenewproducts,andgovernmentleadersmaybrainstormtosolveproblems.

Ifpeoplearebrainwashed,itdoesnotmeantheirbrainsareniceandclean.Tobrainwashmeanstomakesomeacceptnewbeliefsbyusingrepeatedpressureinaforcefulortrickyway.Keepinmindthatbrainwashisneverusedinapositiveway.

18.Accordingtothetext,ifyou’retheCEOofBaiDuyoucanbecalled.

A.theorganofBaiDuB.thebraindrainofBaiDu

C.thebrainsbehindBaiDuD.BaiDu’sbraintrust

19.Rooseveltsuccessfullywontheelectionprobablybecause.

A.hegothisbraintrustB.hegotthehelpofwordexperts

C.hewassmartatgivingadviceD.hewasthebrainsbehindAmerica

20.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.todrainalakemeanstofillitwithalotofwater

B.brainyandbrainwashareneverusedinanegativeway

C.brainstormingisnotagoodchoiceforapoliticalleaderforlackofcreativity

D.acountrysuffersa“braindrain”wheneducatedpeoplemovetoothercountries

21.Theauthorexplainsthe“brain”expressionsby.

A.makingcommentsB.makingcomparisonsC.usingexamplesD.analyzingorigins

D

Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?

Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?

Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomedegreeourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomedegreesomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligent.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatr