荆门市2016年高三年级元月调考

英语试卷

第I卷

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 can we learn from the dialogue?

A. The man would like to go by car.

B. The woman decided to go by taxi instead of by car.

C. The woman hasn't arranged any car.

2. What can we learn from the dialogue?

A. The man is helpful and considerate.

B. The man was good at eating.

C．The man was a cook．

3. Why does the woman want to go to America?

A. To take language courses.

B. To attend a conference.

C. To visit some friends.

4. Where will the man go tonight?

A.A cooking school. B.A restaurant. C. The woman's home.

5. Why didn't the woman play baseball with the man?

A. She had to help her mother.

B. She had to buy a new house for her mother.

C. She lived far away from the baseball court.

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，回答第6～7题。

6. How is the last three summers for the past 200 years?

A. The hottest. B. The coolest. C. The warmest.

7．Who is to blame?

A. The government. B. Climate. C. Humans.

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8. How was the woman feeling?

A. Very tired. B. Very disappointed. C. Very pleased.

9. Where are Harry's relatives?

A. In Susan's house. B. In New Jersey. C. In Grandpa's house.

听第8段材料，回答第10 ~12题。

10. What did the woman think of her brother-in-law?

A．He's a cruel man.

B. He's a qualified husband.

C. He's very hard on his sister.

11. When will his sister be angry with his brother-in-law?

A. When he forgets to turn off the light.

B. When he returns home very late.

C. When he makes a serious mistake.

12. What kind of man does the woman like?

A. A man who helps out with the family.

B.A man who has a lot of money.

C. A man who is humorous and smart.

听第9段材料，回答第13 ~16题。

13. What's the man's name?

A. John. B. Mike. C. Jack.

14. Why did the man only have his right hand?

A. He lost his left arm in a car accident.

B. His left arm was cut off by accident.

C. He lost his left arm in a flight training.

15. What would the man probably be?

A.A clerk. B.A fortune-teller. C.A company manager.

16. How many shortcomings are mentioned about the man?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。

17. What do you need to have if you want to live long?

A. Enough money and fruits.

B. Healthy food and plenty of exercise.

C. Lots of snacks and proper exercise.

18. Which foods are good to you for lunch or dinner?

A. Cereal and congee. B. Rice and vegetables. C. Fish and fruits.

19. How long can someone exercise every day?

A. About 30 minutes. B. At least one hour. C. Over an hour and a half.

20. How many sports events are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two B．Three. C．Four

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑 。

A

Does watching good TV make you a better person?

If you ever feel guilty about the vast amounts of television you watch, might I suggest

you refer to the findings of this study, published last week in Psychology of Creativity and the

Arts. In it, the authors claim that watching high-quality television dramas - like Mad Men or

The West Wing - can increase your emotional intelligence. That is, watching good TV

makes you more empathetic(同感的).

In the paper, the authors describe two experiments that led them to their pro-TV

conclusion. In one, they asked about 100 people to first watch either a television drama (Mad

Men or The West Wing) or a nonfiction program (How the Universe Works or Shark Week:

Jaws Strikes Back). Afterward, all of the participants took a test psychologists often use to

measure emotional intelligence: The results showed that the people who'd watched the

fictionalized shows did better on this test than those who watched the nonfiction ones.

They tried this again, only switching up the programs (The Good Wife and Lost versus

Nova and Through the Wormhole) and adding a control group, too: people who took the eye-

reading test without watching any television first. Again, their results showed that the fiction

viewers' empathy scores were superior to those who hadn't watched anything in advance.

It's a similar finding to a widely reported 2013 study that claimed that reading literary

fiction is linked to better scores on this empathy-measuring test. The authors of that study

and this new one argue that a complex fictional narrative forces the reader or viewer to

consider a problem from multiple ways; further, since not every character's emotion is clearly

spelled out, the audience must do some mental work to fill in those gaps, making a guess at

the inner lives of the character.

21. What do Mad Men or The West Wing refer to in paragraph l?

A. Novels B. TV Dramas C. Magazines D. Websites

22. What were the participants required to do first in the experiment?

A. To get trained. B. To watch TV.

C. To imitate each other. D. To compare different dramas.

23. The test is especially beneficial for those who are interested in

A. their creativity B. their eye-reading test

C. their emotional intelligence D. their test scores

24. We can know from this empathy-measuring test that _ .

A. the fiction viewers were inferior to those who hadn't watched anything

B. the researchers must do some mental work to fill in those gaps

C. 100 participants must watch both a television drama and a nonfiction program

D. reading literary fiction has something to do with better scores

B

Self-promotion plays a big part in the success of any business. Press releases are free, and

often the coverage is far more extensive than anything you could have hoped to say in an ad.

Keep in mind that your goal is to attract favorable media attention when you intend to write a

suitable press release, please follow these steps:

* Things You'll Need

. Decide why you are writing a press release and determine your focus.

. Keep it short and to the point. Usually, press releases are no more than one page.

. Print the words "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE" in the top left-hand margin in all

caps. Follow this line with related contact information: name, title, address, phone number,

email address.

* Create a headline and center it in bold type just above the first line of the body of the

press release. Headlines typically highlight the most important, significant or shocking fact in

the release.

Tips & Warnings

. Press releases are written in block style.

. Have an objective person read your press release and tell you whether he or she would

be interested enough to read a newspaper story about it. If not, consider going back to

rewrite.

. Hire a professional photographer to cover your event so you can include relevant

photos with your release.

. Send your press release to the reporter that covers the area you are targeting instead of

a managing or senior editor. Often, this will turn into a story much faster.

25. The text is especially helpful for those who care about .

A. being objective persons B. writing press releases

C. taking attractive photos D. writing news reports

26. If you want to report your event, you need to

A. write in block style B. keep it short and to the point

C. to devote yourself to it D. employ an expert photographer

27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. How to Write a Proper Press Release.

B. How to set our goals.

C. How to focus our attention on reading.

D. How to read a newspaper.

C

If you really want to get to know someone, travel with them.

Having said that, I've heard horror stories, and with a couple of plans in the works for

future trips with friends. I wanted to find some people who have successfully traveled with

friends for advice on how to keep sensible when the trip involves lots of time spending with my

best friends.

1. Talk money ahead of time

When you're traveling with friends, the topic of money will certainly come up. It's a good

idea to talk about expenses before even booking the tickets.

2. Create a group schedule

When traveling in a group, a lot of time can be wasted trying to figure out what to do

once you get there - if this hasn't been discussed ahead of time.

3. Nominate a trip leader

If you'll be traveling in a group with? different? friends, it can be hard to keep

everyone? motivated, so we should choose? one person to be the key decision maker of the

group for the trip. The leader can set? departure? times and let everyone know the basic plan

by giving it a proper arrangement.

4. Put your important documents together

Once you've chosen a leader, using a travel folder to gather all tickets, maps and other

important documents can help?? the process of group travel smoothly, as well.

5. Power down

Nothing is more likely to cause anger than when one person is trying to have a

conversation with someone who's busy showing off the trip online. Turn off all messages,?

voicemails? and social media activity, and live in the moment with your friends. When you

travel and end up spending the time with your face buried in your phone, your companions will

certainly think your social networking is more interesting than their company.

6. Set specific free time

If you do decide to go by yourself and s