1、郑州一中2016届新高三年级调研检测英 语注意事项： 1答题前，务必在答题卷规定的地方填写自己的姓名、考号和座位号。 2答第卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；答第卷时，必须使用0. 5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卷上书写，要求字体工整，笔迹清晰。在指定的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。 3满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分 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）AMy parents moved to Mississippi when
2、 my brother and I were small children, and we were separated from our Oklahoma grandparents by some 600 miles. This geographic distance allowed us to only visit our grandparents once a year, either at Christmas or during summer vacation. Most of my classmates lived near their grandparents, and I wou
3、ld routinely hear stories of extended families（大家庭）regularly spending time with one another, fishing at “grandpas” house or going over to “grandmas” for her famous fried chicken. We were disappointed that we did not get to spend more time with our grandparents, but our love for them remained deep an
4、d strong.We always expected a road trip to Oklahoma. We would count the days, and when Day I came, the entire family would pile into the car at four oclock in the morning. Crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana, the landscapes （风景）changed. Crossing the Red River in Oklahoma, we were in a fore
5、ign world.Every trip to see my grandparents cant be without bringing delight. We jumped out of the car in their driveway to be met with bear hugs. My grandparents wanted to know everything about their grandchildren, and we would sit for hours and tell story after story. Grandma had a meal planned, a
6、nd you could bet she fixed her grandsons favorite foods. Of course the best part of the visit was that we were able to do whatever we wanted without punishment from our grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa always had presents for us, neat scenic trips planned and lovely surprises, such as the time we g
7、ot to go to a local restaurant and eat the worlds largest hamburger.21. The family dont visit the grandparents often because _.A. they seldom have a vacation B. they have a bad attitude to them C. they are all busy with their work D. they live far away from each other22. When hearing his classmates
8、stories, the author _. A. often felt deep sorrow B. would call his grandparents C. felt a bit jealous at heart D. would feel sorry for his poor life23. Whenever the author and his brother met their grandparents, they _. A. were all full of great excitement B. found they were in a foreign world C. sh
9、ared cooking skills with each other D. seemed not to be familiar with each other24.What can we infer from the authors story? A. Distance cant break the bond of love. B. Physical separation hurts the heart deeply. C. Distance leads to the most beautiful scene. D. Family life is filled with love and u
10、nderstanding.BTraveling to Europe to see its famous monuments is not exactly the ideal vacation for kids. You can enjoy some fun in the sun at some of the famous beaches of the continent. Mykonos, Greece The closer you get to the equator, the longer the beach season, and Greece is wonderful for that
11、. You can enjoy beautiful green water, public chairs and lovely umbrellas at the beaches in Mykonos. Dubrovnik, Croatia Theres nothing more attractive than the beautiful beaches bordering Dubrovnik Croatias most beautiful city. Its surrounded by stone walls, like a castle. It almost makes you feel l
12、ike youre suntanning（晒黑皮肤）at Hogwarts, where the hero Harry Potter of the story is trained! Sicily, Italy Rabbit beach on the island of Sicily offers shallow, crystal clear waters, making it the perfect beach for families with young children. And if you want to add interest to your experience, try s
13、norkeling （潜游）. Nice, France Lined with palm trees and firstclass hotels, the city of Nice, located on the French Riviera, offers a whole coastline of Mediterranean beaches. Because theyre in the heart of the city, these beaches attract a large crowd. So if youre looking for something more private,
14、youll have to travel a few miles outside of the city center. Ribadeo, Spain At low tide, Playa de las Catedrales in Ribadeo, Spain is the perfect beach to take in the natural wonders without urban amusements like restaurants, bars or huge crowds. It is proud of its beautiful wildflowers and unique r
15、ock formations, making it truly picture worthy.25. Compared with other beaches, Dubrovnik is special in that _. A. it has the longest coastline B. it is surrounded by stone walls C. it has the longest beach season D. it is the training center of Harry Potter26. If you plan to go to a beach which is
16、in the city, you should go to _. A. Mykonos B. Sicily C. Nice D. Ribadeo27. Which of the following is TRUE about Ribadeo? A. Visitors can try snorkeling there. B. It offers visitors firstclass hotels. C. It has restaurants, bars and huge crowds. D. Visitors can enjoy unique rock formations there.C A
17、 Swiss airplane powered only by energy from the sun left from Abu Dhabi early on March 9. Its creators hope the plane will make the first aroundtheworld journey without any fuel. The plane is called Solar Impulse 2. It has one seat and is made from carbon fiber. The plane weighs only as much as a ca
18、r but its wings are wider than a Boeing 747. The planes wings stretch 72 meters across. Those wings include 17,000 solar units or cells that catch the suns energy. The energy allows the plane to fly day and night. Two Swiss scientists built the plane. Bertrand Piccard is also an explorer who made th
19、e first nonstop flight around the world in a balloon, while Borschberg is an engineer and has trained fighter pilots. The scientists say they are not trying to change the airplane industry. Instead, they want to show that new energy sources and technologies can achieve what some say is impossible. “
20、We want to show that we can fly day and night in an aircraft without a drop of fuel,” Mr. Piccard said. Some parts of the trip will require the pilots to be in the tiny plane for five to six days and nights in a row. So it is good that the pilots seat is also a toilet.The planes route begins in the
21、United Arab Emirates. The pilots also plan stops in Oman, India, and China （the first stop in Chongqing, and then in Nanjing）. They will cross the Pacific Ocean, stop in the United States, and continue over southern Europe or North Africa. They plan to arrive back in the United Arab Emirates in late
22、 July or early August.Internet viewers can go to the Solar Impulse website to see the planes location and listen to broadcasts from the pilots.28. How long will the flight last? A. About three months. B. About four months. C. About five months. D. About half a year.29. The planes wings are made so w
23、ide in order to _. A. fly more smoothly B. get enough energy C. look more beautiful D. make sure of its safety30. The scientists have made Solar Impulse 2 to _.A. cut the cost of making a plane B. go on a tour around the world C. show their ability in science and technology D. prove its possible to
24、fly with solar energy only31. What is the best title for the text?A. A long flight without fuel B. The first solarpowered plane C. Solarpowered plane starts its world tour D. A plane with the longest wings in the worldD You asked us why people dont smile in old photographs. Technology is partly to b
25、lame. The Daguerreotype, the first widely used photographic process, was invented in 1839. The exposure time in those early days was really long, sometimes lasting up to 15 minutes or so a way too long to hold a smile. But that timing was cut down pretty quickly, so there was more at play here than
26、just the tech. Although it was less expensive than having you painted, getting your picture taken still wasnt cheap. Some people had just one photo taken their whole entire life. That made the event a pretty important and formal deal. Unlike portrait（人像）painters, photographers werent trying to catch
27、 an instant in their subjects lives, but more of an ideal of that person. Plus, back in the day, people just didnt say “cheese”.It wasnt until the turn of the 20th century when cameras became portable and easier to use that pictures turned into casual snapshots（快照）, and smiles became more common. No
28、w, we cant get enough of those pearly whites. Submitted by W. Kristian I think they did not care if they smiled as long as they got to take the picture since it was expensive. Submitted by V. Jazmine I always wondered why people didnt smile in old photos. Finally I know that answer to it by reading
29、this article. Thank goodness that we dont have to wait fifteen minutes to take a picture any more. Now we can take a picture easily and have a pretty smile on our face. Submitted by Jacobf In 1839, people didnt smile because the exposure time would sometimes last up to fifteen minutes. Due to the ne
30、w cameras efficiency（效率）, people smiled more often. I love the new cameras. They are a cool way to capture a moment in my life.32. When taking photos in 1839, people _. A. had little time to smile B. failed to keep on smiling C. didnt know how to smile D. were too scared to show a smile33. What can
31、be inferred about taking photos long time ago? A. It was cheap. B. People didnt pose for it. C. People took it seriously. D. It aimed to reflect the subjects lives.34. By “Now, we cant get enough of those pearly whites”, the author means _. A. now theres still lack of smiles in photos B. now more pe
32、ople are smiling in photos C. now taking photos is more common for people D. now cameras are easier for people to get and use35. Where does the text probably come from? A. A website. B. A book review. C. A business report. D. A fashion magazine.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
33、两项为多余选项。Air travel makes some people very nervous. The crowds, the noise and flying itself can cause tension. 36 And similar training is also provided for service dogs that suffer the same problem. 37 You will see them working on buses and trains, and in other public transport systems. But the busy
34、environment at an airport can trouble even the best-trained working dog. 38 They want the animals to safely guide them through security areas. They also need the dogs to remain calm on duty on the airplane, even when the flying is not smooth. This takes special training. The Air Hollywood K9 Flight
35、School is one place where such help can be found.The school has a piece of equipment that provides the sights, sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight. It is called a flight simulator（模拟器）. The simulator was built for filming airplane scenes in movies. Sandy Alexander lives in Newport Beac
36、h, California. He has a disability that requires his dog to be always at his side. 39 He said the dog did not like the bumpy（颠簸的）part of the flight simulation. Dog trainer Mary Segall works in a company that provides dogs for people with disabilities. She says successful training is based on a simpl
37、e rule: preparation. Dogs need to be exposed gradually and repetitively to stimulation （刺激）, to the environment, to loud noises, to sounds and other dogs. 40 A. People with disabilities depend on their dogs. B. When he travels by air, his dog cant go with him.C. It is the same with service dogs for
38、disabled people. D. He took the dog there to get him ready for plane trips. E. Service dogs almost never leave the side of the people they care for. F. But there are classes people can take to help them defeat the fear of flying. G. After repeated training, theyre able to act in a way that theyre us
39、ed to acting and that they dont get excitable.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15分，满分30分）It is amazing what humans can learn from nature. The Biosphere（生物圈）2 project was 41 as a research tool for scientists to study Earths living systems, and it allowed scientists to play with 42 in a way tha
40、t didnt harm the planet. One of the most important 43 made by the scientists had nothing to do with a 44 for some new disease or a 45 way of farming land. 46 , the discovery had to do with the 47 role in a trees life. The trees inside Biosphere 2 grew rapidly, more rapidly than they did 48 , but the
41、y also fell over before becoming mature. After 49 the root systems and outer layers of bark（树皮）, the scientists came to realize that a lack of wind in Biosphere 2 50 a lack of stress wood. Stress wood helps a tree position itself for best sun absorption and it also helps trees grow more firmly. 51 s
42、tress wood, a tree can grow quickly, but it cannot support itself 52 . It cannot resist strong winds and heavy rain, and survive. 53 , the trees need some stress in order to grow in the long run. So what can we learn from this about 54 ? For us to reach our full 55 , we need stress too. 56 to deal w
43、ith stress and manage the consequences of choices is actually a better road to 57 . Rather than avoid stress, we need to 58 it turn our sails toward the wind, make decisions, and learn to 59 . In the long run the 60 your roots grow, the stronger your skills will be, and the more successful you will
44、become.41. A. createdB. appointedC. supportedD. treated42. A. huntingB. farmingC. tourismD. trading43. A. mistakesB. attemptsC. measurementsD. discoveries44. A.nameB. listC. cureD. tool45. A.harmfulB. familiarC. directD. new46. A.Sometimes B. SoonC. RatherD. Besides47. A.watersB. windsC. chemicalsD.
45、 nutritions48. A.outsideB. aheadC. nearbyD. below49. A.shootingat B. looking atC. searching forD. replying to50. A.causedB. metC. increasedD. influenced51. A.FromB. ForC. WithoutD. Under52. A.carefullyB. frequentlyC. particularlyD. completely53. A.By the way B. On the contraryC. In other wordsD. Fir
46、st of all54. A.natureB. ourselvesC. treesD. scientists55. A.decisionB. compromiseC. targetD. potential56. A.HelpingB. AskingC. PretendingD. Learning57. A.successB. peaceC. healthD. secret58. A.applyB. reduceC. hugD. suffer59. A.standB. adaptC. workD. fly60. A.deeperB. fasterC. olderD. thicker第二节（共10
47、小题；每小题15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。 A recent survey shows that storytelling ranks before television or video games among pastimes（消遣）for kids. The survey was carried out among 500 children aged 34 in Britain, of _61 over threequarters said they wished their parents could read to th
48、em more often. Almost twothirds of the kids said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep 62 （well） and more easily. According to the survey, there are two ways for parents 63 （become） good storytellers. They can use 64 （fun） voices to show different characters in a story. They can also
49、make their own special sounds to keep the story 65 （interest） and attractive. When Mum and Dad arent at hand, over 30 of kids would like to hear 66 bedtime story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other movie stars like Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson 67 （welcome）by c
50、hildren, too.“ 68 can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children. But these moments can help build close relationship 69 parents and children, and also can play an important part in their childs 70 （develop）,” said child psychologist Woolfson.第卷（非选择题，共35分）第四部分 写作（共两节，
51、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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 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。Dear Mr. President,I am writing to express my concern about the sports facilities in campus. I have noticed that our
52、 school has very limited resources in term of students opportunities to do sports. It is known to all what sports are very important to young people. If they have an access to good sports facilities, young people can adopt a healthy lifestyle and become more confident. I suggest build a new playgrou
53、nd, where should be designed for students with different interests. They should have a different section for each activity and available to students all year round. I believe so a sports area will meet our sporting needs. Thanks for your reading.Yours faithfully,Li Ming第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 你班的英国交换生Alice因家中有事于上月回国，之后一直没有消息。请你以班长王磊的名义给她写一封电子邮件，要点如下： 1询问其近况及归来时间； 2让她不要担心课程，回来后你们会帮她补课； 3老师也很挂念她，请对方尽快回复。 注意： 1词数：100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
