2016年江西省上饶市第四中学高三5月适应性考试 英语.doc

1、2016 届江西省上饶市第四中学高三 5 月适应性考试英 语 试 题时间：120 分钟 满分：150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 简短对话（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 time is it now?A. 9: 00. B. 8: 00. C. 7:

2、 30.2. What are they going to do?A. Have a rest. B. See a film. C. Do some shopping.3. Where probably are the two speakers?A. In a restaurant. B. At a studio. C. At a concert.4. How much will the woman pay for the pillows?A. 4. B. 7. C. 8.5. Who went to attend the meeting in the end?A. John. B. The

3、woman. C. William.第二节 对话或独白（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 will Mark do this morning?A. Go shopping. B. Write an article. C. Take some photographs.7.

4、When will the two speakers have lunch?A. At 10:00 a.m. B. At 1:00 p.m. C. At 12:00 a.m.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How much is the rent of the apartment for one year?:A. 3,000. B. 3,600. C. 300.9. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The man doesnt like the apartment.B. The man has decided to move in it.C. T

5、he man wants to discuss about it with his family.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What kind of music does the man like best?A. Jazz. B. Pop music. C. Classical music.11. What can we learn about Jack Johnson?A. He is a jazz singer B. He used to be a surfer. C. He likes the beach.12. What are the two speake

6、rs going to do?A. Go to the beach. B. Buy some CDs. C. Listen to the music.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why cant the man wait to see the dentist?A. He has already had an appointment. B. He has a terrible toothache. C. He doesnt have any medicine.14. When did the man have his toothache?A. At 10:00 a.m.

7、 B. At 7:00 a.m. C. At 8:00 a.m.15. What day is it today?A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.16. What can we know about the dentist from the conversation?A. He is booked up today. B. Few people like to see him. C. He usually works at weekend nights.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why does the speaker alwa

8、ys carry the iPod touch? A. To talk with his friends. B. To pass time enjoyably. C. To work while traveling.18. The speaker does the following things with the Internet EXCEPT .A. reading newspapers and checking out informationB. keeping in touch with family and friendsC. listening to music and playi

9、ng computer games19. What do we know about life ten or fifteen years ago? A. People enjoyed life more. B. The Internet first came into use then.C. It was harder for people to get in touch online.20. Why does the speaker think the sun is very important for his life? A. It makes him more active. B. It

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18、4,1 was standing in a school hallway chatting with other mothers. The conversation turned to the coming two-week break. I was a newly single mother with a new full-time job, too. I mentioned that I would have to work through most of my daughters vacation.One of the mothers shouted. “Work ! “ she sai

19、d, as everyone else stared at me. “What on earth will you do with your daughter?“My cheeks burned as I struggled for a word. “Well, “ I said,“l figure if I put her food and water bowl inside her cage, shell be just fine until I get home. “ I ended up grateful for that exchange because of what it tau

20、ght me: We cant let others define us.My mother always claimed that I was born mouthy(话多的 ) . She had nothing to do with that. The oldest of four,l was raised to be “bossy“.S0 it never occurred to me that this particular word could be an insult(侮辱). In our family , it was a positive job review.The la

21、te poet Lucille Clifton once wrote , “What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else. “ I have this quote taped to my desktop computer. Weve all known someone is eager to tell us who we are. The key is to be just as eager to set the record straight.Then I was 36, and had recen

22、tly been hired, after years of an unemployed writer, to work at a daily newspaper. My boss had a reputation for shaming his reporters in a loud voice. We were disagreeing about a story I had yet to report when he yelled, “You do what I tell you to do. That is your job. “Ignoring his words,l cleared

23、my throat and said,in an equally loud voice, “This is not my job. This is my career. Im in charge of that. “ My voice might have been shaky and my knees trembling,but a different woman returned to my desk. And she was here to stay.24. We can infer that other mothers all_.A. had no guilt of blaming o

24、thers B. did a full-time job during the vacationC. stayed at home to look after their childrenD. had a poor knowledge of caring their kids25. In the family,the writer was educated_.A. to do a positive job B. to do her own business in lifeC. to speak her mind in public D. to be in charge of all thing

25、s26. The writer mentioned Cliftons words to prove_.A. her determination to define herself B. her desire to tell others who she wasC. her ability to become a famous poet D. her way of answering a question27. By saying the words to her boss,the writer_.A. decided to be a master of herself B. intended

26、to take the place of her bossC. fought against the prejudice against womenD. had a plan to give up her job of an unemployed writerC Do you believe that things are connected for no scientific reason at all? For example, do you avoid saying the word “four” to avoid bad luck? If so, you have a supersti

27、tion (迷信). And youre not alone all kinds of people have them.For example, Portugals soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo always steps onto the pitch (球场) with his right foot first, according to The Telegraph. And sports players are not alone in having superstitions. A visitor once asked the Nobel Priz

28、e winning scientist Niels Bohr whether he really believed that the horseshoe hed hung at his country home was lucky. “Of course not,” the Danish physicist said. “But I understand its lucky whether you believe in it or not.”One recent study found that even scientists at MIT and other top US schools t

29、ended to look for a meaning in natural events, similar to the connection between stepping on the pitch and playing soccer well, according to The Atlantic. When the researchers gave the scientists little time to answer questions, they were twice as likely to agree with statements such as “Trees produ

30、ce oxygen so that animals can breathe” than they were when they had more time to think about their reply.It seems that fear can make people think differently in this way, too. In a British study, students imagined meeting a “witch” who said she would cast (施魔法) an evil spell on them. About half said

31、 a scientist should not be worried about the spell. Yet each of them said that, personally, they wouldnt let the “witch” do it to them.So why are so many of us superstitious? Well, it seems to be our way of dealing with the unknown. “Many people quite simply just want to believe,” Brian Cronk, a pro

32、fessor of psychology at Missouri Western State University, said in a 2008 interview. “The human brain is always trying to work out why things happen, and when the reason is not clear, we tend to make up some pretty bizarre (古怪的) explanations.”And these explanations arent completely unhelpful. In fac

33、t, superstitions can sometimes work and bring real luck, according to psychologists at the University of Cologne in Germany in the May 2010 issue of the journal Psychological Science. They found that believing in something can improve performance on a task like an exam.So, what about you? What super

34、stitions do you follow to keep you safe and successful?28. Why does the author mention word “four“ in the first paragraph?A. to prove that it is reasonable to be superstitiousB. to introduce the readers to the topic of superstitionsC. to show how foolish it is to believe in superstitionsD. to discus

35、s the scientific reasons behind superstitions29.How many examples of superstitions are mentioned in the passage? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D.530.Whats the authors attitude to superstitions?A. Neutral B. Positive C. Negative D. Unknown31. What is the best title of the article?A. How to get rid of superstitionsB

36、. How superstitions affect our daily livesC. How some common superstitions came into beingD. Why superstitions are commonDHave you heard of the saying “a rotten apple ruins the box“? While it is used as an English phrase to show how a bad person can influence a group,it has a truthful meaning to it.

37、 A rotting fruit or vegetable can in fact lead to quick spoilage of other fruit and vegetables next to it.Food wastage, caused by these rotten fruit and vegetables ,is a huge concern. Americans waste nearly 40% of all perfectly eatable food every year or $ 240 billion worth of food a year. Grocery s

38、tores and supermarkets dump a third of all produce because it is rotten or has marks and does not look good.When a fruit starts to ripen, its cells start releasing a gas called “ ethylene(乙烯)“. In fact, it causes the production of enzymes(酵素) that break down chemicals inside fruits and change starch

39、 (淀粉) to sugar-this gives fruits their sweetness. These days , as fruit and vegetables are transported over large distances from farms to supermarkets, they are harvested when they are still unripe. They are then kept in an ethylene-free environment, until they reach their destination where they are

40、 exposed to ethylene gas.Now, as a fruit starts to be overripe, it will release a larger amount of ethylene. This is picked up by other fruit and vegetables that are next to it - causing them to ripen faster. So, as you can imagine, a domino effect happens , causing an entire box to go bad.A company

41、 C2Sense has invented a tiny computer chip called electronic nose, which can sense ethylene in small amounts - too small for a human nose to smell, and cause an alarm. The company hopes to make these sensors so cheap that it can be packaged with produce and foods that consumers buy. These sensors co

42、uld communicate with smartphones to give us “freshness“ information, prevent food borne illnesses and reduce food waste at grocery stores and in consumers homes.32. The writer mentioned the saying to prove that_。A. apples are the easiest to rotB. many English sayings are related to fruitsC. bad pers

43、ons dont care about food wasteD. rotting causes a lot of food waste in the world33. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. A rotting fruit causes an entire box of fruit and vegetables to go bad.B. Fruits start to ripen one after another in a box.C. Chemicals break down less and less inside fruits

44、.D. Fruit and vegetables ripen slower and slower.34. How can the electronic nose work?A. By making full use of human noses to smell.B. By measuring the small amount of ethylene.C. By being packaged with fruit and vegetables.D. By sending freshness information with smartphones.35. What might be the m

45、ost suitable title for the passage?A. Fruits Are Easy to Become RottenB. Food Waste Is a World ProblemC. Electronic Nose Smells Rotting FoodD. Spoiled Apples Must Be Removed第二节：七选五根据短文内容，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。 If something that youre doing doesnt challenge you，then it doesnt change you.

46、 We all need some normal stress in our lives，after all. 36. So challenge the following limits：1. Figure out what youre scared of and do it continuously.If youre a salesman，and youre scared of talking to people personally or over the phone，now，instead of being scared and thinking youll fail，spend at

47、least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call. 37 . But dont stop on the first try！Eventually ，you can look at fear in the eyes and say， “Go on，Im not scared！”2. 38 .Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career；you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Som

48、e examples might be cooking，sewing，painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself，taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.39 . A simple 9minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight，but also make you feel better about yourself.4. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.Dont just limit yourself