1、2017届江西省南昌二中、临川一中高三下学期期中联考英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30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. Where are the speakers going?A. To New York B. To Canada C. To Mexico2. Why cant Tim take Jennys shift?A. He has a so
2、ccer game. B. He is on vacation.C. He has to go to a funeral.3. What does the woman mean?A. There is a bomb in the refrigerator.B. They will probably run out of food.C. More than enough food has been prepared.4. What subject does the woman think less difficult?A. Literature B. History C. Mathematics
3、5. What did the woman study in college？A. Business B. Art C. Spanish 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，各个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6-7 题。6. What happened to Miguel last weekend?A. He lost his
4、 textbook. B. He took care of his grandma.C. His house was burned to the ground.7. Why will Miguel be late to Ms.Perrys office?A. He has to buy his lunch. B. He had to do his homework.C. He has to make food for his grandma.听下面一段对话，回答第 8-10 题。8. What does the man do for his job?A. He cleans houses. B
5、. He does paperwork. C. He sells houses.9. When does the conversation take place?A. On Thursday B. On the weekend. C. On Friday10. Why does the woman recommend the man her friend?A. She is moving. B. She enjoyed working with him.C. Her friend is moving to Springfield.听下面一段对话,回答第 11-13 题。11. How old
6、is Sam?A. Hes in college. B. Hes in high school. C. Hes still a young kid.12. What does Sam plan to do this summer?A. Work at the pool B. Learn to skateboard C. Go to the lake with his mother13. What does Sam need help with?A. Filling out job applications B. Shopping in a supermarketC. Paying for su
7、mmer school听下面一段对话，回答第 14-17 题。14. Why does the woman always sleep in?A. She doesnt work B. She sets her own schedule. C. She needs more sleep than most people.15. When does the man get to work?A. Around 7 B. Around 9 C. Around 1016. What does the man suggest to the woman?A. She should get up earlie
8、r.B. They should switch schedules. C. She should learn to go to bed on time.17.What will the speakers do today?A. Go on a hike B. Go to the movies C. Go to work听下面一段独白，回答第 18-20 题。18. How do Uber drivers know where to go?A. They call a phone number.B. They request to know on the app.C. A map shows t
9、hem where people need cars.19. Who mostly drives for Uber?A. Former taxi driversB. University students C. People who have other jobs20. What does Travis Kalanick predict?A. Uber will totally replace taxis.B. Cars will be able to drive themselves.C. Prices for transportation will go up everywhere.第二部
10、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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。ATravel DiaryWednesday: Belfasts newest attraction is a prison. It is only just open but it deserves a place in the top 10 prison visits in the world. A colleague who stayed there for political reasons showed me his
11、former room. The inside story of some of the escapes added greatly to the visit Maybe, they could use former prisoners as guides.Thursday: Belfast was shining brightly in the sun as we took a tour which celebrates the musical heritage of the city. The music was played in the wrong order-Van Morrison
12、 when it should be Francie Mcpeake, Ronnie Carroll when it should be Ruby Murray, but it all added to the experience.Friday: The roads to Dublin Airport were empty, giving a holidaymaker a false sense of comfort. The terminal(航空站)was in a terrible mess. Flight EI151 had a very small number of touris
13、ts arguing loudly with each other and demanding passengers exchange seats so large groups could be together. We arrived into London Heathrow Terminal One. A nice woman guided me to the bus for Southampton. I set off to see a cruise(航游) ship. Saturday: The cruise ships were big. They lined up a serie
14、s of three, Solstice, Equinox, Eclipse; They wanted us to think of them as sunny.This was the start of a new route to the Caribbean. Travel agents were lined up at the martini bar and there was a black-tie dinner to attend. But I didnt think it applied to me.21. What did the author do on Wednesday?A
15、. He visited a prison B. He worked as a guideC. He went to see a colleague D. He stayed with a former roommate22. How does the author think about his trip from Dublin to London? A. Very nice B. Unpleasant C. Frightening D. Comfortable23. On which day did the author attend music performances?A. Wedne
16、sday B. Thursday C. Friday D. SaturdayBTo tell the truth, my house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.If you come to visit, youll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码) to wear. This PIN tells the house who and wher
17、e you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When its dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest to you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere
18、, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console(控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
19、 The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the co
20、nsole.I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that Ive put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones Ive put in today. I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I wi
21、ll stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?“24What does the passage mainly discuss?A. How to develop a new system. B. The function of the PIN.C. A home for the future. D. Easy life in the future.25What cant be done in the writers new house accordi
22、ng to the passage?A. Turning on the lights. B. Going swimming.C. Getting a telephone call. D. Playing music.26The writers new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _.A. it has your favorite music following youB. you can make a telephone call anywhereC. the writer is able to change his
23、 new idea into practiceD. it has been controlled by computers27What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?A. An IT expert B. A famous doctorC. An idealist D. An experienced teacherCIt is surprising that no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still l
24、ess the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teac
25、her to every 1,000 children in hospital.Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-ti
26、me teacher. The special childrens hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacherand that contact may be as little as two hours a day
27、. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.Reasons for hosp
28、ital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helpe
29、r”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best as they can.Many short-stay child-patie
30、nts catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.28It can be inferred from the latest survey that_.A. hospital teaching across the country is similar B. each hospital has at least one part-time teacherC. all hospi
31、tals surveyed offer education to children D. only one-fourth of the hospitals have a full-time teacher29Hospital teachers are found_.A. not welcomed by the children and their parents B. necessaryC. not welcomed by the hospitals D. capable30To catch up with their school work, children in hospital usu
32、ally turn to_.A. hospital teachers B. parents C. schoolmates D. school teachers 31We can conclude from the passage that the author is_.A. unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitalsB. in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitalsC. unsatisfied with the present state of hos
33、pital teachingD. satisfied with the results of the latest surveyDCan you define great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides? These are important questi
34、ons, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability. Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painte
35、rs of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the “real“ painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called “real“ painters are now barely remembered.
36、So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today. Critics often dont recogni
37、ze great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art. But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-
38、day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will som
39、eday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure. 32The first paragraph is intended to_.A. lead to the following and arouse the readers curiosityB. introduce some real painters to the readersC. introduce the questions the writer wants t
40、o answer D. explain what kind of art will become popular33The author used the examples of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Van Gogh to prove _.A. these masters works have some shortcomingsB. these masters wouldnt have been so successful without the criticsC. truly beautiful works of art are never un
41、derstood when first created D. great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive34According to the author, great works _.A. may be presented in different formsB. are generally valued by critics C. are thought valuable because of their sale priceD. will lose their value if theyre not acc
42、epted35What can be inferred from the passage? A. Critics have changed their attitudes to great works. B. Most of the opinions of critics are valueless.C. The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness.D. Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day.第二节（共 5 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 1
43、0 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。Weve all experienced peer pressure. It happens to everybody. However, people have different reactions. Confident people refuse to do things they dont want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. It may be because they want to be liked. It may be
44、 because they worry that their friends will make fun of them, or perhaps theyre just curious about trying something new. 36 .Its hard to be the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it? 37 . If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or going somewhere you know your parents would
45、nt like is a bad idea then the answer is simple: dont do it. Its your decision, nobody elses. You dont need to be aggressive. You dont need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and you must be firm. You need to say, “No thanks. I dont want to do that.”Being on your own against everybody el
46、se is very hard, so it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too. 38 . You want friends who will support you when youre in trouble. You dont want people who will always agree with the majority. Remember, the most popular people arent always the most trustworthy.
47、39 . You can learn a lot from people your own age. They can teach you great football skills or the best way to do your maths homework. They can recommend music and advise you on fashion. And dont forget you can tell them things too, and that always feels great. So, find friends who have similar inte
48、rests. And remember, friendship isnt about feeling depressed and guilty. 40 . A. Choose your friends carefully.B. Firstly, you must decide what you believe in.C. Its about sharing experiences and having fun.D. Of course, peer pressure isnt completely bad.E. It may be because they were all born to be stubborn.F. Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure.G. Whatever the reason, some people end up doing things they really dont wan
