1、荆州中学2017年一月高三英语质量检测 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（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 does the man mainly do in his free time?A. Watch TV. B. Have a walk. C. Read books2. Where
2、 does the conversation take place?A. At a music hall.B. At a restaurant.C. At a store.3. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. When to talk about the problem.B. What to do with the problem.C. How to get to the bank.4. What was the woman doing when the earthquake happened?A. She was cleaning the
3、 bathroom.B. She was washing her hair.C. She was feeding the dog.5. When will the man make a phone call to the woman?A. On 12thB. On 14thC. On 15th.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
4、答第6、7题。6. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Tour guide and traveler.B. News reporter and listener.C. Flight attendant and passenger.7. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Wait for her.B. Fill out a form.C. Know about the city.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What happened to the man?A. He locke
5、d himself out.B. His house was broken into.C. He forgot to lock the front door.9. What is the woman going to do next?A. Talk to others.B. Ask more questions.C. Look around the mans house.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. When is the man leaving?A. In about a week.B. In about a month.C. In a couple of months11. Wh
6、y is the man going back to New York?A. To visit a friendB. To go sightseeingC. To work on a project.12. What does the man offer to do?A. Show the woman around New York. B. Look after the womans family.C. Find a job for the woman.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where is Essex?A. In the east of England.B. In the
7、 northeast of England.C. In the southeast of England.14. What does the man think of Brentwood?A. Ancient B. PleasantC. Inconvenient15. What has closed down in Brentwood?A. A cinemaB. A health centerC. A shopping center16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The mans hometown.B. Some cities
8、 in England.C. The living conditions of London.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. What is busy due to the weather in Moscow?A. BusinessmenB. DriversC .Road cleaners18. Why has the number of the university graduates increased in the U.S.?A. There are more universities.B. University students can get good jobs. C.In
9、ternet-based courses are popularized.19. How much time do the 280 kids spend doing homework a day?A0.5 hour.B. 1.5 hours.C. 2 hours20. What did the woman in Vancouver want to do?A. Buy an ocean-side house.B. Have a better view from her house.C. Donate some money to the building of a park.第二部分 阅读理解(共
10、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, 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 ABrooks, Bruce. Everywhere. HarperCollins, 1990, ISBN0060207299. 70 pages. Peanuts beloved grandfather has suffered a heart attack. Peanuts is sad over the possibility of losing his grandfather. Dooley keeps Pean
11、uts company while the adults in the family attend to Grandfather. Dooley attempts to save the old man by a religious ceremony learned from comic books: killing a turtle and trading his soul for Grandfathers. With the imaginative assistance of Dooley, Peanuts discovers the healing power of hope and l
12、ove.Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. Farrar,1975. ISBN0374378487. 180 pages.The Tuck family has discovered a spring whose water brings ever-lasting life. A man learns their secret and threatens to sell the water to the highest bidder. Mrs Tuck kills the man and is jailed and sentenced to death. T
13、hough the family knows she cannot be killed, they worry that their secret will be revealed when they try to kill her.Baylor, Byrd. The Table Where Rich People Sit. Simon & Schuster,1994.ISBN0684196530.52 pages.Around an old kitchen table, a young girl calls a family meeting to show her parents that
14、they should earn more money so they can have nicer things. As she points out they are not sitting at a table where rich people would sit, her parents calculate the value of the desert hills, the blooming cactus, the calls of eagles, and one anothers company. Soon, she realizes that her poor family i
15、s rich in things that matter in life. She concludes that this is indeed a table where rich people sit.Goble, Paul. Beyond the Ridge. Bradbury,1989.ISBN0027365816.32 pages.There is no death；only a change of worldsthe author delivers these reassurances to readers in this book, based on the customs of
16、the Plains Indians in America. The book reads like a prayer, expressing specific beliefs about dying. It describes a woman who is called by her long-dead mother to go “beyond the ridge”. After a steep climb, she discovers a world that is abundantly beautiful, and there she finds the familiar faces o
17、f people who have passed that way before her.21Which of the following numbers belongs to Tuck Everlasting? A1989.ISBN0027365816.32 pages. B1975. ISBN0374378487. 180 pages.C1990, ISBN0060207299. 70 pages.D1994.ISBN0684196530.52 pages.22Which book includes the plot of killing and trade for souls? AEve
18、rywhere. BTuck Everlasting. CThe Table Where Rich People Sit. DBeyond the Ridge.23Who wrote the book about Native Americans view of death? ABruce Brooks. BNatalie Babbitt. CByrd Baylor. DPaul Goble.24What was Byrd Baylor trying to show people?AThe healing power of hope and love. BThe secret of ever-
19、lasting life. C. Ways to measure wealth apart from money. DSpecific beliefs to view death.BSeveral times my daughter had telephoned to say, Mum, you must come and see the daffodils (水仙花)before they are over. I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. I will go next Tuesday, I p
20、romised, a little unwillingly, on her third call. The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyns house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible (看不见的) in the cloud a
21、nd fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and thesechildren that I want to see! My daughter smiled calmly and said, We drive in such weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience. After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and on the f
22、ar side of a small church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read Daffodil Garden.We got out of the car and each took a childs hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up amazed. Before me lay the most beautiful sight. Flows of flowers of different
23、 colors seemed poured down the peak and slopes. There were five acres of flowers! A sea of daffodil! It was like a fairyland all beyond description. But who has done this? I asked Carolyn. Its just one woman, Carolyn answered. Thats her home. Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked
24、small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio (露台), we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I KnowYou Are Asking was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. 50,000 bulbs (鳞茎) it read. The second answer was, One at a time,by one woman. The third
25、answer was, Began in 1958. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun-one bulb at a time-to bring beauty and joy to this remote mountain top. Just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world where she lived and created something
26、 of magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small amounts of daily effort, we too can accomplish great things. Everyone can do something to change the world.25. The writer wasnt going to see the daffodils at first because _.A. she cared more about the childre
27、n.B. they were on a remote mountain top. C. the weather was not good enough.D. it was not easy for her to drive there.26. What do we know from the passage about the woman who grew daffodil?A. She must have been a modest woman.B. She worked as a professional gardener.C. She grew the daffodils over 50
28、 years by herself.D. Being poor, she made a living by selling daffodils.27. What has the writer learned from this experience?A. Its never too late to learn.B.Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.C. People can change the world where they live by growing flowers.D. Accumulation of sm
29、all steps may lead to something magnificent.28. Which may be the best title for the passage?A. An Unforgettable Experience.B. A woman and Daffodils.C.The Daffodil Garden.D. One bulb grown, magnificence dawns.CLONDON (AP) A suburban house that starred onscreen as Harry Potters childhood home is on th
30、e market complete with a cupboard under the stairs.Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive, home of Harrys cruel aunt and uncle, the Dursleys.The couple unwillingly took Harry in after his parents were murdered and made him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs.Th
31、e house in Bracknell, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of London, was a location featured in the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. A studio set of the house was built for later films of the eight series.Real estate agency Chancellors (房地产公司总代理)says the three-bedroom house has recently
32、been made over to an extremely high standard. Its listed at a price of 475,000 pounds ($616,000.)” Real estate agent Paul Bosanko said ，the original plan was to take this property to market without using any reference to Harry Potter. But since news of the connection got out, interest has shot up, a
33、nd that may or may not influence the final price that we achieve at this property, Bosanko said.Neighbor Karen Field said that the house still attracts Potter fans a decade-and-a-half after the film crews left. When the movie first came out, there were tour buses, literally tour buses coming down th
34、e road, Field said. Its a lot quieter now, she said. School holidays, you still get people coming along.29. What is the news mainly about?A. 12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell for sale.B. Harry Potters childhood home.C. Visits to Harry Potters home.D. Films of Harry Potter at 4 Privet Drive.30. What
35、happened to the suburban house west of London?A. Harry Potter lived in it in his childhood.B. Harry Potter series were all filmed here.C. It was modeled on as a studio set later. D. It was sold at a price of 475,000 pounds.31. What is not true with the house?A. It is now on the market. B. It belongs
36、 to the Dursleys.C. It was related to Harry Potter. D. Potter fans keep coming to it. DYoure going to learn how to find a fulfilling career. Youre going to learn how to better navigate lifes big-moment decisions and kill your “headache problems” dead.How? By training yourself to think like a designe
37、r.College students are promising empty containers, as yet unburdened by weighing up pros and cons and compromises that keep the rest of us up at night.This book includes things that are not in the classlife choices that keep people stuck and unhappy. A common mistake that people make is to assume th
38、at theres only one right solution or the best possible version of your life, and that if you choose wrong, youve blown it.Thats completely absurd, Mr. Evans said in his book: “There are lots of you. There are lots of right answers.” But, he said: “My method was a blind walk. I didnt have any strateg
39、ies. I trusted my direct sense, but I worried that I didnt know what I was doing.”Central to the conception of the book is prototyping, which is borrowed from how product designers work. Lets say youre thinking of changing careers. Interview someone who does the job youre considering. Better yet, as
40、k to shadow them for a day, or work in the field on weekends. If it feels right, take it a step further; if it doesnt, move on. “Its a classic form of design,” Mr. Burnett said. “You build a lot of stuff, you try a lot of stuff. But its always less than the whole product.”Prototyping big decisions l
41、ike a career change or a move, meanwhile, guards against blowing up your life to rush into the tempting unknown without a second thought, or worse, taking no action for years, unhappily. Your whole future and happiness arent tied to this one plan working out. You can make mistakes. Failure is good.B
42、reaking down the system to its basic parts, as a designer would, Mr. Evans said, “There are only two things we offer in the class: ideas and tools.”He added, “If you think with these ideas rather than the ones you had before, and you use these tools, we believe your chance of building and getting wh
43、at you want will go up.”32. Which of the following best represents the theme of the passage? A. Train yourself to learn designing. B. Train yourself to think like a designer. C. How to find a fulfilling career. D. How to better navigate life decisions.33. What can be found in the class according to
44、Mr. Evans ?A. Life choices B. Ideas and tools C. A fulfilling career. D. Big-moment decisions.34. What is the passage meant to do? A. to introduce a book. B. to introduce Mr. Evans.C. to help people make life choices. D. to present a learning method.35. Which may be closest to the underlined word “p
45、rototyping” in meaning? A. making a design beforehandB. making an attempt on something newC. having an advance go of what you wantD. having a try of your plan for the first time 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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，选项中有两项是多余的选项。Surprising Ways in Which Your Friends Influence YouThe comp
46、any you keep says a lot about you. 36 .Here are the reasons why you should be careful about who you surround yourself with:1. Strong-willed friends can increase your self-control.If you struggle to resisttemptation(诱惑), surrounding yourself with people who possess a high degree of self-discipline ca
47、n help according to a 2013 study published in Psychological Science. Self-control is vital to reaching long-term goals. 37 .Whether you want to take exercise at the gym, or youre considering blowing this months budget, spending time with a disciplined friend could further your motivation to maintain
48、 good habits.2. More friends, more stress.38 .Too many social media connections can increase your stress level. A report from the University of Edinburgh Business School says that more Facebook friends means more stress. Researchers linked an abundance of social media connections to increased anxiet
49、y about people taking offence.3. More friends, more birthdays.When older adults have long-lasting closefriends, theyre likely to live longer, according to a 2005 study conducted by Australias Flinders University. After following 1,500 people for 10 years, researchers discovered that people with a la
50、rge network of friends outlived theirpeersby 22 percent. Pleasant friends lowers the risk of disease by reducing blood pressure and heart rate, so it can be one of the best things you can do for your health to keep in company with good friends. 39 . 4. Friends cangreatly influence your choices.A 201
51、5 report in the Journal of Consumer Research says that friends often bond by providing one another with moralsupport to resist atemptation. However, friends also mixtogether to enjoy indulgences（放纵）. Sometimes friends may become partners in crime when indulging together. Youre likely to start acting
52、 like those around you. 40 . But if you choose friends who inspire and challenge you to become better, youll increase your chances of reaching your goals. A. More friends, more influence.B. Having close friends could be the effective way tohave a long life.C. Friends have a big influence over how yo
53、u feel, think, and behave. D. Pick friends making poor choices, and you could get dragged down fast. E. Friendship brings you surprises that influence you a lot. F. The more the merrier may not be the best approach to social media.G. Thus, staying with people with willpower could be the secret to su
54、ccess.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Long long ago, there was a thick forest where various animals live together 41 . One day some trees were 42 on fire and in a very short while developed into a disaster due to the wind, wh
55、ich trapped all animals in a panic 43 . Some weak or young animals were killed alive by the 44 fire. A parrot was extremely anxious at the 45 of this and he felt deep 46 on those endangered animals. Then he suddenly got an idea that the fire could be put out by water. So he flew to a stream to 47 hi
56、s feathers dripping（水滴落） and then came back 48 off the water above the fire, and repeated it 49 . Since the fire was so big , 50 could he stop it with such drips of water? 51 , the parrot was not any less 52 , just shuttling between the stream and the fire without a break. Then God knew it. He came
57、to the parrot saying “The fire is so big, how can a little and weak creature like you put it out? Forget it and 53 .” “All animals in this forest are to be homeless if it was burnt off. Besides, most of them are in danger. How can I 54 it aside? Although my power is limited, yet 55 I keep on, the fi
58、re will sure be put out.” replied the parrot. God was deeply touched and he then gave a rain. The fire was put out eventually. One 56 has it that man proposes; God disposes(安排). Are there miracles（奇迹） in this world? Of course. Just look at the landscape 57 before us. The field filled with numerous s
59、kyscrapers and crisscross networks of highways was just a stretch of 58 millions of years ago. It is our continuous 59 that has transformed it into 60 it is now. As a matter of fact, we mankind are rather small and weak in the universe.41. A. pleasingly B. quietly C. harmoniously D. dearly42. A. cau
60、ght B. set C. taken D. brought43. A. rush B. dash C. push D. crash44. A. roaring B. heating C. winding D. whistling 45. A. situation B. scene C. spot D. sight46. A. sorrow B. mercy C. pity D. shame47. A. wash B. dip C. wet D. dive48. A. getting B. beating C. dropping D. shaking49. A. endlessly B. co
61、ntinuously C. helplessly D. desperately50. A. how B. when C. why D. where51. A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise52. A. disappointed B. discouraged C. devoted D. determined53. A. let it be B. let it out C. leave it out D. leave it behind54. A. set B. brush C. put D. stand 55. A. as much
62、 as B. as soon as C. as well as D. as long as56. A. proposal B. suggestion C. proverb D. motto 57. A. laid out B. laid down C. laid off D. laid aside58. A. continent B. earth C. plain D. wasteland59. A. wisdom B. effort C. determination D. struggle 60. A. so B. how C. what D. which 第卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，
63、满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。Strange reasons for calling off sick are on the rise as U.S. workers are 61 (increase) willing to blame everything from wet cement and snakes to ghosts and62 higher power to get a day off from work. 43% U.S. workers called in sick,
64、in fact 63 (feel) fine, according to a survey. Reasons not to show up for work ranged from: “I 64 (be) too drunk to drive to work” to “I forgot I was getting married today.” One who didnt believe in alarm 65 (clock) told the boss that “God didnt wake 66 (I).” The survey, which also included managers
65、, showed the 67 (popular) day to make up an excuse was Wednesday, 68 managers said they were more suspicious 69 workers who called off sick on Mondays and Fridays. Still, no matter how good the excuse, it wont always work. Nearly one-quarter of the managers surveyed said they had fired an 70 (employ
66、) for missing work without a good reason. 第四部分写作（共两节, 满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）, 并在其下面写出改加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Weather forecasts
67、has become an important part of our lives. People are now used to listen to the weather forecast before they left home. Weather forecasting also plays the important role in such an event as the launching of a satellite and a decision to launch an attack on enemies. Today scientists in this field are
68、 working hardly so as to make weather forecasting being more exact. In their work, more advancing tools like computers and satellites now become available to them. And so we are producing better and better weather reports, these are helping to improve the quality of our lives.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的
69、美国网友David 准备暑假到中国旅游并到荆州来看你，因此想了解荆州。请你根据提示用英语给他写一封信介绍相关情况并表达欢迎。位置中国中部湖北省境内，长江港口之一。东西南北高铁（high-speed rail line）贯通，仅需几个小时到达北上广深及成都等地。人口大约570万面积约14000平方公里左右特点历史文化悠久，名胜古迹随处可见。道路宽阔，高楼耸立，环境优美。美食荟萃，生活便利，是一座正在迅速发展的现代化城市。注意：1. 适当调整或增加细节使行文连贯； 2. 格式与开头已经给出，不计入总词数。 3. 词数120左右。Dear David ,Welcome to Jingzhou! Im
70、 more than glad that you are coming to China and see me in Jingzhou, and Im now giving you a brief introduction to my hometown Yours Li Hua荆州中学2017年一月高三英语质量检测答 案1-20 CBABB CBBCA CACBA ACCAB21-35 BADC,DCDD,ACB,BBAC 36-40 CGFBD 41-45 CBAAD 46-50 CCDBA 51-55 BDABD 56-60 CADBC 61. increasingly 62.a 63.
71、feeling 64. was 65. clocks 66. me 67. most popular 68. while 69. of 70. employee1. hashave 2. listenlistening 3. leftleave 4. thean 5. andor 6. hardlyhard 7. 去掉being 8. advancingadvanced 9. wethey 10. thesewhich/and thesePossible VersionJingzhou, one of the big ports on the Changjiang River, is loca
72、ted in Hubei Province, middle of China, with a population of about 5.7 million and an area of 14 thousand square kilometers. As it is an ancient city of a long history and rich culture, cultural relics and sights are to be found everywhere. High-speed rail line goes in every direction connecting Jin
73、gzhou with Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu etc, which are all within several hours reach. It is also a fast-developing modern city with broad roads, high buildings, beautiful environment, and comfortable and convenient life. I can assure you that a tour in Jingzhou is a feast to both your eye and tongue, and you cant miss the delicious local food.Looking forward to your coming. I can hardly wait to be your guide.
