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届14校联考

2017届高三第一阶段教学调研（14校联考）

英语试卷

满分：

140分完成时间：

120分钟

I.ListeningComprehension25%

（略）

II.GrammarandVocabulary20%

SectionA10%

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

HecanreciteShakespeare’sHamletfrommemory.HisfavoriteancientmythisTheOdyssey.TomHiddleston,32,couldhavebeenapopularprofessorteachingEnglishLiteratureat（21）university,butthewell-educatedBritishmanchosetodosomethingthathelovesevenmore:

acting.

Heiswell-knownaroundtheworldasthevillainLokifromtheHollywoodfilmsThor（2011）,TheAvengers（2012）andnowThor:

TheDarkWorld,whichwillcomeoutinChinaonNov8.Hiddleston’sroleasThor’sevilbrotherhasledhisfans---“Hiddlestoners”--（22）（refer）tohimas“themostcharmingvillain”incinema.

（23）hischarm,Hiddlestonhadatoughtime（24）（persuade）hisscientistfatherthatactingwasaworthwhilejob.AsastudentatEton,aprivateschoolforupper-classkidsinEngland,Hiddlestonperformedinalotofschoolplays.At18,hehappenedonstageattheEdinburghInternationalFestival.”ItwasthefirsttimethatpeopleIknewandlovedandrespectedcameuptomeaftertheshowandsaid:

’Youcouldreallydothis（25）youwantedto‘”HiddlestontoldmetheDailyMall.

Hesaidthatasateenagerhedidn’thavemuchself-esteem,butactinggavehimconfidence.”ItwaswhentheystartedsayingIcoulddoit（26）Ireallycommittedtoitasapossibility,”hecontinued.However,hisfatherdidnotapprove,believinghispoliteandbrightsonshouldbeusinghisbrainsfor（27）else.”You’vebeeneducated,sowhydoyouwanttospendyourlifepretendingtobesomeoneelsewhenyoucouldbeyourownman?

”thefathertoldtheson.

So,insteadofgoingtodramaschool,HiddlestonwentCambridge,（28）hestudiedclassics.There,hecontinuedtoappearinstudentplaysandevenlandedsomerolesonTVandinlocaltheaters.Hemanagedtobalancehisactingandhisstudiessowellthathe“（29）（graduate）withafirst-classdegree.

ButHiddleston’sinternationalbreakthroughcamewhenheauditionedforthe2011filmThor.Hewasdesperatetoplaythetitlesuperhero,butthedirectordecidedthathewas（30）

（suitable）forthepartofthevillain,Loki.

Intheend,hisdarkandpowerfulperformancewonoverhisfather.Italsoearnedhimsomeimportantfansinthefilmindustry:

StevenSpielbergandWoodyAllen.Thetwoworld-famousdirectorsaskedhimtostarintheiraward-winningfilmsWarHorse（2011）andMidnightinParis（2011）,respectively.

SectionB10%

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.BoastB.underrepresentedC.sharedD.participationE.pursuitF.launched

G.confirmedH.femaleI.barriersJ.agreementsK.advancing

Genderequalityhaspowerfulpotentialtoimprovetheeconomy,securityandtheoverallwell-beingofapopulation.

“Iftheworldclosedthegendergapinworkforce31,global[GrossDomesticProduct]wouldincreaseby28trilliondollarsby2025...That’saboutaquarteroftheworld’scurrentGDP,andalmosthalfoftheworld’scurrentdebt,”saidU.S.Ambassador-at-LargeforGlobalWomen’sIssuesCatherineRussellinarecentspeech.Shealsonotedthat“studieshavefoundthatcountrieswithlessgenderinequalityaremoresecure,andpeace32lastlongerwhenwomenareatthenegotiatingtable.

Nonetheless,nocountryintheworldcan33thatithasachievedfullgenderequality.

“Aroundtheworld,womenarevastly34inpoliticsandtheworkforce,particularlyinleadershippositionsandotherhigh-payingjobs,”saidAmbassadorRussell.Atthesametime,womenmakeupthemajorityofthepoor.“I‘veheardpeoplesaythatpovertyhasa35face,andthatmakessensewhenyouconsiderthatwomencontroljustone-fifthofglobalwealth,”saidAmbassadorRussell.

Worldleadersarebeginningtorecognizethateveryonebenefitsfrom36genderequality,shesaid.ThisiswhygenderequalityispartofU.S.Foreignpolicy.AkeypartofU.S.effortsfocusoneducatingandempoweringgirls.Inthepast18months,theUnitedStates37itsglobalstrategytoempoweradolescentgirls,aswellasLetGirlsLearn,whichisaPresidentialinitiativethatfocusesoneducatinggirls.

Weareworkingwithnumerouscountriestoremove38thatkeepwomenfrominheritingorowningproperty,enteringtheformaljobmarketoraccessingbankingservices.

“Genderequalitysometimeslookslikeanimpossibletask--a39withoutanend,”saidAmbassadorRussell.“But...wecanmakeprogress,andthatprogressisworthmaking.Littlebylittle,discussionbydiscussion,stepbystep,wecanimprovethelivesofwomenandgirls,menandboysallaroundtheworld.Andindoingso,wecanreachour40goalsofpeace,prosperity,andsecurity.

III.ReadingComprehension45%

SectionA15%

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

“AchievementGap”ClosingSlightlyforYoungStudentsinU.S.

Withinmanyeducationsystems,wealthierstudentsoftentestbetterthanpoorerones,which,toeducationexperts,isoftencalledthe“achievementgap.”

SeanReardonisaprofessorofpovertyand41ineducationatStanford.Hestudiedchildrenandhowtheyprepareforkindergartenclasses.Healsolookedathowtheirpreparationhaschangedsincethe1990s.Hefound42thatfrom1998to2010theachievementgapclosedalittle.

Onewaytoreducethegapistoofferpre-kindergarten43toveryyoungchildren.

Educationexpertsandsomepoliticianshavelong44forpre-kindergartenclassesforallyoungchildren.Infact,ithasbeena45heardonthepoliticalcampaigntrail--universalper-kindergartenclassesforall-3-and4-year-olds.

SuchclassesarealreadybeingofferedinsomeareasaroundtheUnitedStates,includingtheU.S.capital,Washington,D.C.46,educationreformersmaywanttolooktoWashingtonasarolemodel.

VincentGray,formermayoroftheDistrictofColumbia,wrotethelegislationforuniversalpre-KwhenhewaschairmanoftheD.C.Council.His47gaveparentsofallchildreninWashingtonthechoicetobeginschoolateitherage3or4.Thepre-Kprogramsarenota48inthecity.Parentscanstillchoosewhatisbestfortheirfamily.Butmanyparentsarechoosingeducation.

However,therearetheoriesthatsayachilddoesnotneedschoolingattheageof3or4.Ifwearelookingattestresults,Finland49theUnitedStatesandmostothercountriesinmathematics,readingandscience.YetFinnishchildrendonotstartschooluntilage7.

Perhapsthereisnotaone-size-fits-allanswer.Perhapsdifferentchildrenneedschoolatdifferenttimes.Generally,wealthierparentshavemore50resourcestohelptheirchildren.Educatedparents-wealthyornot-mayknowhowtousetheresourcesthatareavailabletothem.Forexample,theymaytaketheirchildrentofreeeventsatapubliclibraryorrecreationcenter.WashingtonD.C.alsohasmanymuseumswithfree51.

Perhapschildrenwhogrowupwiththesetypesofactivitiesdon’tneedtostartattendingschoolatage3.However,childrenwhoaregrowingupinwhatVincentGraycallssocio-economically52situationsmaynothaveaccesstosuchactivities.Forsomefamilies,hesays,startingschoolatage3canbeagamechanger.

Pre-kindergartenclassesdomorethan53thechild.Theyalsobringparentsandcaregiversintotheschools.Thispointofcontact,explainsGray,isavaluabletimetoeducatefamilies.

Afederalstudyfoundthat,54,parentinvolvementincreasedwithsuchcontacts.Butitincreasedevenmoreamong55parents.Itshowsschoolsofferaplacewhereconversationswiththeseparentscanhappen.

41.A.efficiencyB.inequalityC.convenienceD.independence

42.A.criticallyB.terriblyC.firmlyD.surprisingly

43.A.projectsB.actionsC.programsD.materials

44.A.desiredB.pushedC.demandedD.promoted

45.A.promiseB.potentialC.possibilityD.proportion

46.A.InfactB.ForexampleC.AsaresultD.Onthecontrary

47.A.figureB.measureC.featureD.portrait

48.A.freedomB.optionC.requirementD.need

49.A.beatsB.winsC.conquersD.overcomes

50.A.economicalB.politicalC.naturalD.financial

51.A.permissionB.admissionC.expressionD.impression

52.A.richB.secureC.challengingD.dangerous

53.A.supportB.entertainC.exciteD.educate

54.A.generallyB.especiallyC.definitelyD.rarely

55.A.well-paidB.high-cultivatedC.well-educatedD.low-income

SectionB22%

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Sciencenotalwayssoserious

Didyouknowthatifyouattachaweightedsticktothebackofachicken,itwalkslikeadinosaur?

No,youdidnotknow（orcaretoknow）suchthings,butnowyoudo!

Thankstothisyear’swinnersoftheIgNobelPrizes!

Nowinits25thyear,theIgNobelisthegoofyyoungercousinofthehonoredNobelPrize.Itapplaudsachievementsinthefieldsofmedicine,biology,physics,economics,literature,etc.EverySeptemberatHarvardUniversity,awardsarepresentedin10categoriesthatchangeyea