1、2016 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试西工大附中第八次适应性训练英语试题第 I 卷第一部分 听力 （共两节， 满分 30 分）第一节 请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项, 每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A textbook. B. A friend. C. A present.2. Where is Mr. Fluffs likely to be? A. In his cage. B. In the garden. C. In the kitchen.3. What does the man mean?
2、A. He is tired of eating out. B. The woman is not a good cook.C. The woman should open her own restaurant.4. What will Luke do for his mother? A. Get her the newspaper. B. Get her something to eat. C. Bring her book to her.5. What is the womans nationality probably? A. She is Chinese. B. She is Amer
3、ican. C. She is French.第二节 请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What did the man do? A. He forgot to take the womans order.B. He wrote down the wrong order.C. He brought the dish to the wrong table.7. What is the woman like? A. She is tolerant. B. She is mean. C. She is rude to waiters. 请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why
4、 does the man call the woman? A .To makes an appointment with Mr. King. B. To tell Mr. King about an important meeting.C. To ask her a question about a sale.9. What does the man want Mr. King to do? A. Investigate the foreign exchange market. B. Prepare a presentation. C. Bring some reports.请听第 8 段材
5、料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What unlucky thing happened to the speakers? A. They were fined $200 on their way to the airport.B They had difficulty finding a hotel.C Their boat was damaged by the storm.11. Why did the man swim away from the boat? A. To look for his favorite animal.B. Some sharks attacked the
6、 boat. C. He lost his way by accident.12. What does the woman think of the mans parents? A. They are great cooks.B. They will take good care of the children.C. They will spoil the children.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What does Nancy want to buy at the grocery store? A. A few things to make dinner to
7、night.B. A few things for a cake. C. A birthday present.14. What does Nancys grandmother like most? A. Chocolate ice cream. B. Blackberries. C. Chocolate cake.15. How does Nancy probably feel at the moment? A. Stressed and frustrated. B. A little nervous but excited. C. Emotional and exhausted.16. W
8、hat will Nancy do next?A. Go home. B. Continue to chat with the man.C. Invite the man to taste the cake.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How might you know if you are in a state of sub-health(亚健康)? A. Your doctor tells you so. B. The hospital tests reveal it.C. You always feel tired with no evidence of
9、disease.18. Who is most likely to be sub-healthy? A. A middle-aged manager.B. A student in the middle of summer vacation.C. A young person who works as a cashier.19. What is mentioned as an effective way to prevent sub-health? A. Exercising regularly. B. Making more friends. C. Eating vitamin pills.
10、20. What is the speakers advice on diet? A. Try to avoid meat. B. Drink fresh milk every day.C. Be careful about salty and sweet food第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节：阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A“Asias Challenge 2020” Essay PrizeDESCRIPTIONWhat is the most important c
11、hallenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it?The best answer in 3,000 words or less will win a prize of $2,500. Two runners-up will be awarded prizes of $1,000 each. These three prize winners will be invited to Singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony. The winni
12、ng articles will be posted on Time. com.PURPOSEThe main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asias continued competitiveness and development, as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in Asia.SELECTION CRI
13、TERIAThe essay will be judged according to creativity, innovation, rigor of research and writing, as well as achievability of idea. It can be focused on one or more areas relevant to Asia, such as macro-economics, business, international relations, trade and investment, education, healthcare, urban
14、development, science and technology, and energy and the environment. The essay must be written in English. It should not have been previously published in English in a publication with broad international circulation.CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSThe candidate authoring the essay must be under 32 years of a
15、ge as of December 31, 2010. The candidate must be an Asian national.SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTSThe essay should be submitted electronically to prize asiabusinesscouncil. Org. by August 31, 2010. Prize winners will be announced in September 2010.The submission should contain the candidates full name, nat
16、ionality, and month and year of birth. The essay should include a title and word count.21. What is the main purpose of the essay prize?A. To select young professionals of both ability and imagination.B. To predict the prospects of Asia in the next decade.C. To inspire brilliant ideas for solving pro
17、blems in AsiaD. To issue the challenges facing Asia.22. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Articles published in local newspapers will not be accepted.B. The winners of the essay prize can travel to Singapore for free.C. Young people from Russia or Australia are excluded
18、from the essay prize. D. The candidates article can deal with several aspects of developments in Asia.23. The candidates article should be sent _. A. by air mail B. by e-mail C. by surface mail D. by express mailBSo hungry do some plants get that they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. Whats
19、more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, theyre found on every continent except Antarctica.Youve probably seen a Venus flytrap. Its often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 i
20、nches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger (触发) hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.The Venus flytrap i
21、s just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International Carnivorous ( 食肉的 ) Plant Societys Newsletter. Note: Despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant
22、 is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb”some form of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants-well, most of the time.All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynth
23、esis (光合作用). Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen (氮 ). Nitrogen is a nutrient that they cant obtain any other way. While almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil,
24、 “meat-eating” plants cant. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity. So theyve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize them
25、! But dont worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but theyll grow very slowly.24. According to the passage, carnivorous plants _.A. only grow in wild field B. cannot grow on Antarctica C. are as common as flies D. are rare to see25. Venus flytrap preys on insects b
26、y _.A. its numerous long and thin stalks B. a container where it grows C. the lining of tiny trigger hairs D. its insect-catching leaves 26. We can conclude from the third paragraph that _.A. carnivorous plants are dangerous B. carnivorous plants are harmless to humans C. carnivorous plants occasion
27、ally eat books D. carnivorous plants are fictional27. In the eyes of the author, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil. B. Carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil.C. Carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects. D. Carnivo
28、rous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soilC In a class this past December, after I wrote some directions on the board for students about their final examination, one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone. When I looked in her direction, she apologized, “Sorr
29、y. Was it wrong to take a picture?”“I cant read my own handwriting,” the young woman explained. “Its best if I take a picture of your writing so I can understand the notes.”That remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes. For those in the photo-taking cam
30、p, motivations extended beyond their inability to comprehend their own handwriting. Some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material. They might lose paper, they reasoned, but they wouldnt lose their phones. Some took photos because they wanted to record e
31、xactly the manner in which I had noted information on the board. Others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively.Yet the use of cameras as note takers, though it may be convenient, does raise significant questions for the classroom. Is a picture an effe
32、ctive replacement for the process of note-taking?Instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary informationit helps prepare the way for understanding. Encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method, bu
33、t just because a method has a long history doesnt mean its out of date. Writing things down engages a students brain in listening, visual, and kinesthetic(触觉的) learninga view supported by a longstanding research. The act of writing down information enables a person to begin committing it to memory,
34、and to process and combine it, establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts.Taking a picture does indeed record the information, but it deletes some of the necessary mental engagement that taking notes employs. So can the two be equally effective?28. The woman apologized in the class be
35、cause she_.A. took a picture of the board B. missed the teachers directionsC. had the bad handwritingD. disturbed other students learning29. According to the passage, which of the following may NOT explain students unwillingness to take notes?A. They believe smart phones are much safer for storing n
36、otes.B. They want to listen more attentively in class.C. They lack proper techniques for taking notes. D. They want to have the exact version of the notes on the board.30. According to the passage, taking notes by hand_.A. requires students to think independently B. seems unsuitable for students to
37、learn new ideasC. proves to be an old and useless learning methodD. helps students actively participate in learning 31. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The traditional way of note-taking should be replaced.B. Note-taking by hand is not out of date. C. A modern way of note-taking is catching
38、 on.D. A picture is worth a thousand words.DThe family does not feature heavily in the culture of the Ik of Northern Uganda. In fact, as far as the Ik are concerned, the family means very little. This is because the Ik face a daily struggle to survive in the face of drought, famine and starvation. A
39、nyone who cannot take care of himself or herself is regarded as a useless burden by the Ik and a threat to the survival of the others. So the old are abandoned to die. Sick and disabled children too are abandoned. The Ik attitude is that, as long as you keep the breeding group alive, you can always
40、get more children.Ik mothers throw their children out of the village compound when they are 3 years old, to defend for themselves. I imagine children must be rather relieved to be thrown out, for in the process of being cared for, he or she is reluctantly carried about in a hide sling(背婴儿带) wherever
41、 the mother goes. Whenever the mother is in her field, she loosens the sling and lets the baby to the ground none too slowly, and laughs if it is hurt. Then she goes about her business, leaving the child there, almost hoping that some fierce animals will come along and carry it off. This sometimes h
42、appens. Such behaviour does not endear children to their parents or parents to their children.Many of you probably reacted to the Ik with some horror and shock. It is very tempting to conclude that these people are primitive, savage and inhuman, and that their concept of the family is deeply wrong.
43、However, sociologists argue that it is wrong to simply judge such societies and their family arrangements as unnatural and untypical. We need to understand that such arrangements may have positive functions. In the case of the Ik, with the exceptional circumstances they find themselves indrought and
44、 faminetheir family arrangements help ensure the survival of the tribe.Moreover, some of you may have concluded that British family life and the Ik have some things in common. British family is not universally experienced as positive for all family members. For some members of our own societyfor you
45、ng and old alikefamily life may be characterized by violence, abuse and isolation.The problem with studying the family is that we all think we are experts. This is not surprising, considering that most of us are born in families and socialized into family roles and responsibilities. It is an institu
46、tion most of us feel very comfortable with and regard as natural. For many of us, it is a cornerstone of our social world, a place to which we can retreat and take refuge from the stresses of the outside world. It is the place in which we are loved for who we are, rather than what we are. Family liv
47、ing and family events are probably the most important aspects of our lives. It is no wonder that we tend to hold very fierce, emotional, and perhaps irrational views about family life and how it ought to be organized. Such taken for granted views make it very difficult for us to objectively examine
48、family arrangements that differ from our own experiencesuch as those of the Ikwithout making critical judgments.32. Which of the following ideas do the Ik hold according to the passage?A. The survival of the tribe is what they should strive for.B. The old are the luxuries they should treasure.C. The
49、ir children should be abandoned when born.D. The family is the centre of their life.33. Which of the following will the author probably agree with in the case of Ik?A. Mothers prefer to carry their children here and there.B. The children are a great burden to their family.C. The children enjoy warm relationship with their parents.D. Many children should be left at the mercy of f
