2016江苏省南通中学期中考试英语

江苏省南通中学2016—2017学年度第一学期期中考试 高三英语试卷 第I卷 (三部分 共85分) 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20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 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 is the man doing? A. Offering a suggestion. B. Starting an argument. C. Stopping a fight. 2. What does the man think of himself? A. He deserves a free lunch. B. His salary is not high. C. He works very hard. 3. When will the party be held? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 4. What do we know about the man? A. He knows little about business. B. He is bargaining about something. C. He has a slight hearing problem. 5. What will the man probably do today? A. Have an outdoor party. B. Go shopping. C. Go to a post office. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a drugstore. B. In the hospital. C. In the street. 7. What will the man do next? A. Treat the woman with a drug. B. Support the woman across the street. C. Take the woman back home. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Who is Dan the Bear? A. A fisherman. B. A singer. C. A dolphin trainer. 9. How will the woman inform the security officers? A. By putting up a notice. B. By telephone. C. By broadcasting. 10. What will the woman do before going to the bar? A. Go to the barber’s. B. Buy some clothes. C. Perform onstage. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How did the woman feel about her weekend? A. It was exciting. B. It was full. C. It was boring. 12. What did the man do on Saturday? A. He played sport. B. He visited someone. C. He watched movies. 13. What are the speakers? A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Clerks. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What did the woman put on the calendar? A. The picture of the community. B. The schedule of community events. C. Interesting stories. 15. What is the man worried about? A. Neighborhood safety. B. Shopping convenience. C. Schools in the community. 16. Why will there be a party? A. To celebrate a festival. B. To welcome some new people. C. To celebrate the woman’s birthday. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is true about Deep Springs College? A. It’s located in a college town. B. Its classrooms are rather pretty. C. Its buildings have a long history. 18. What do you know about the library? A. It looks older than other buildings. B. It is open all the time on weekdays. C. It doesn’t have plenty of books. 19. How many teachers and students are there in the college? A. 24. B. 29. C. About 9000. 20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time? A. Go walking. B. Go to the cinema. C. Eat out. 第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分) 第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. We urge ______ extreme caution in ______ use of this medicine, which has not been officially approved yet. A. an; the B. an; 不填 C. 不填; the D. 不填; 不填 22. —Mike, the results are ______ with our earlier research. —Fantastic! That’s what we’ve been expecting. A. apparent B. sustainable C. concrete D. consistent 23. It is said that this plain lovely hairstyle first ______ in the 1990’s. A. broke out B. caught on C. got off D. held up 24. I don't think you realize the ______ of the situation, or else you wouldn’t feel so relaxed. A. gravity B. assessment C. framework D. similarity 25. A concert will be held ______ the world-famous musician, who will personally play his favourtie music at it. A. in memory of B. in favour of C. in reply to D. in salute to 26. You should keep in mind ______ you should behave while travelling abroad. A. that B. what C. how D. where 27. My friends thought they had made things very smooth for me, but I felt there was still much to ______ with. A. wrestle B. compromise C. associate D. stress 28. These young people are not suitable for such a simple job in an office, ______ they are adventurous and creative in nature. A. except that B. in that C. as though D. in case 29. Why are you here? You are supposed to ______ the experiment in the lab. A. perform B. be performing C. have performed D. be performed 30. Shenzhou I, ______ many of you are old enough to remember, was launched in November, 1999. A. what B. that C. as D. one 31. Never count on him to make any complaint to the manager. He is really ______. A. blue B. green C. red D. yellow 32. I’d like to eat out, but, ______, I should be trying to save money. A. on the contrary B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. in the end 33. Why, you’re late again! I ______ here for over two hours! A. am waiting B. waited C. have been waiting D. was waiting 34. Nobody can be successful in everything in life. In other words, you might fail ______ others succeed or the other way around. A. where B. since C. although D. unless 35. Our plan is nothing but a concept by now, so ______. A. great minds think alike B. make hay while the sun shines C. the early bird catches the worm D. don't count your chickens until they are hatched 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Ever since I moved to Beijing in August, people have been telling me about the Fragrant Hills— 36 the autumn views they offer. So last Sunday I 37 two poor, simple laowai. We looked forwar