【英语】山东省临沂市某中学2016届高三上学期开学摸底考试

2015 —2016学年上期第一次摸底考试

高三英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

第I卷

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第一部分：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

Dear Highlights

Ask a questi on!

E-mail it to Letters@https://www.360docs.net/doc/4417654748.html,.

Gift Giving

I ' moing to China, and every one in my class is ask ing me to buy them someth ing. What

should I do?

Reply from the Highlights Editors

t expe Your classmates are probably just excited about your trip. Most likely they don

to buy gifts for every one. Sending a few postcards to the en tire class duri ng your trip would be a

won derful way to share your experie nces. The pictures on the cards and your words of descripti on

will be the best gift of all.

Dog Begging

My dog always begs for food at the dinner table. I really want to feed him, but my mom says

I can ' t. I ' m afraid he won ' t like me anymore. What should I do?

Reply from the Highlights Editors

Your dog loves you for many more reasons than just for what you feed him. You can show him that you care about him by playing with him, by petting him and speaking kindly to him, and by making sure he has fresh water. It might be best if your dog is not near the dinner table while you are eating. You could teach him to stay in another room.

Being Bilingual （会说双语的）

My aunt insists that we speak our language（Tagalog）at home and English outside the house. Do you think she is right?

Reply from the Highlights Editors

It is a great gift to have someone in your family who is willing to take the time to teach you another language. It 'asgood way to keep family traditions alive, and it helps to develop your language skills. Your ability to use both English and Tagalog will help you learn a third and fourth language later in life. So it sounds like a great idea!

1. The Highlighs editors suggest the student who is going to China ____ .

A. send postcards as the gifts to the class

B. give each classmate a picture as a girl

C. buy gifts for some of the classmates

D. make phone calls to all the classmates

2. According to the Highlights editors, if your dog begs for food at the dinner table, you

A. feed him immediately

B. speak loudly to him

C. provide him with fresh water

D. teach him to stay in another room

3. What is the Highlights editors ' attitude towards being bilingual?

A. Opposed

B. Tolerant

C. Supportive

D. Doubtful

4. The Highlights editors give the replies to ____ .

A. show their readers how to write a good stow

B. offer their readers advice on personal problems

C. help their readers to solve problems in writing

D. tell their readers about their interesting work

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi was born in Budapest on September 16, 1893. In 1911 he entered his uncle ' s laboratory where he studied until the outbreak of World War I when he was mobilized. He served on the Italian and Russian fronts, and he was discharged （准许离开）in 1917 after being wounded in action. He completed his studies in Budapest before he went to Hamburg for a two-year course in physical chemistry. In 1920 he became an assistant at a university in Leiden, the Netherlands and from 1922 to 1926 he worked with H. J. Hamburger at the Physiology （生理学）Institute, Groningen, the Netherlands.

In 1926, Szent-Gyorgyi was ready to end his own life after an embarrassing problem in his career. The scientist, thirty-two, had written a paper and handed it to his boss for approval to publish. His boss threw it in the dustbin. Concluding his life was a failure, the young researcher quit. Unable to support his wife and child, he sent them home to her parents. His final wish was to attend one last scientific meeting, to be among scientists, to have one last good time. So he went to the 1926 International Physiological Society Congress in Sweden.

Sitting in the audience, lost in self-pity, Szent-Gyorgyi listened to the president of the society, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, refer to the fine work of a researcher: Szent-Gyorgyi! After the speech, collecting his courage, he introduced himself to Hopkins. The great man invited the young scientist to Cambridge to do further work.

Szent-Gyorgyi ' s life changed. He discovered the oxidatio-pnreventing （防氧化的）action of vitamin C. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He accounted for his success by saying that discovery is seeing what everyone else has seen but thinking what nobody else has thought.

5. Which of the following is the correct order of the events relevant to Szent-Gyorgyi?

a. finished his studies in Budapest

b. served during WWI

c. worked with Hopkins

d. studied in Hamburg

A. b, c, a, d

B. b, a, d, c

C. a, c, d, b

D. a, b, d, c

6. Why did Szent-Gyorgyi want to end his own life in 1926?

A. His pride was hurt by his boss

B. He was not satisfied with his paper

C. He couldn ' t sutphpiosrwife and child

D. His boss stopped him atte nding a conference

7. What in spired Szen t-Gyorgyi to con ti nue with his research work?

A. The great labs in Cambridge

B. Winning the Nobel Prize

C. The publication of his work

D. Hopkins ' praise

8. The text is orga ni zed in the patter n of _____ .

A. cause and effect

B. comparis on and con trast

C. time and eve nts

D. defi niti on and classificati on

C

Wild animal encounters aren ' tsrarthern Idaho, but one type stands out as especially

special. Almost every one who has lived in Magic Valley has had close encoun ters with a

skunk ----- a black and white ani mal with relatively short, well-muscled legs and long front claws

for digg ing, which gives off an un pleasa nt smelli ng liquid if it is frighte ned or attacked.

The straggle aga inst skunks is nothing n ew. Twin Falls reside nt Dennis Haynes remembers an

encounter when he worked in the police office. One afternoon he noticed a baby skunk, cute

eno ugh and kitte n like, wan deri ng into his office through an ope n door. He quickly caught the baby, and the n decided to take it home to surprise his wife and daughters.

His wife would n ' t let him into the house with the skunk which bit his fin ger after his baaing

dog frighte ned it. He took it to his sisters where they put it in a basket. When Haynes tried to stop

the skunk from escap in g, it spurted his uniform and shoes. His uniform smelt so bad that he buffed

it in his backyard un der a foot of dirt.

Sounds annoying? In fact, skunks are relucta nt to use this weap on, as they carry just eno ugh

of the chemical for five or six uses - about 15 cc - and require some ten days to produce ano ther

supply. Skunks tend to be very friendly, loving, entertaining and playful, that is, quite

mild- tempered, and only defend themselves only when cornered or attacked. What ' s more, Skunk are also ben eficial to farmers, garde ners, and Ian dow ners because they feed on large nu mbers of agricultural and garde n pests.

9. In souther n Idaho, skunks are ______ .

A. com mon

B. well-protected

C. rare ani mals

D. dying out

10. Haynes buffed his uniform in his backyard because _______ .

A. His un iform was broke n into pieces

B. It is difficult to get rid of the skunk s smell

C. He was afraid of being blamed by his leader

D. The smell from the skunk would probably spread disease

11. What do we know about skunks accord ing to the passage?

A. Skunks are easy to attack people

B. Skunks usually use his back legs to dig

C. Skunks can easily deal with as many as ten enemies once

D. Skunks are popular with local farmers, garde ners and Ian dow ners

12. The underlined expression spurted ( paragraph 3) probably means _________ .

A. bit

B. kicked

C. sprayed

D. felt

D

Should I heat the water on the stove or in the electric kettle? Do I start the washing machine in the after noon or after 10 at ni ght? How do I lower CO 2 emissi ons (排放) by the way I use en ergy?

An swers to such and sim ilar questi ons are provided by the on li ne game which is 'tIRED' —

short form for “ RenewabieEnergy Drama. ” Researchers from IDMT in Erfurt, Germany, have developed the Web applicati on. The experts see great pote ntial in on li ne games for teachi ng the subject of “ Savingelectricity at home' in an entertaining manner and to show that one' own behavior can affect how much electricity costs.

The software is aimed at adults and young people in terested in ren ewable en ergies who want to know how they can save en ergy. “ Howmuch en ergy do in dividual household applia nces consume, which ones are the

‘ energyrobbers and are the high bills the results of price in creases— RED supplies the an swers. The user does not even have to spe nd a great deal of time, for the game takes only about ten to 15 minutes, ” says a researcher.

RED leads you through the daily life of an imaginary family of three. The screen shows all the rooms in a house. The user goes into each room and is able, via mouse click, to do the regular housework such as cook ing food or doing laun dry.

In a sec ond module, the on li ne game in forms the users how they can save electricity by using

“ SmartMeters. T aking the time of day into account, they measure the exact actual usage of electricity. This is how the consumers can find out the potential for savings and start his

dishwasher only at night — when electricity is particularly cheap.

The “ Savingelectricity at home ” module will go online soon and so will the second RED Meters. "The online game can be played at www. reside ns-project and is free of charge.

13. What do we know about RED?

A. It is a free on li ne

game

B. It is desig ned for stude nts

C. It has already gone on li ne

D. It takes as long as ten minu

tes

14. What does the un derl ined word

they ”

（paragraph 5） most probably refer to?

15. What would be the best title for the text?

B. Tips for lowering CO 2 emissions

C. Saving electricity while play ing

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。

Badminton is more than just a wonderful weight loss exercise

Playing badminton （羽毛球） can be a fantastic weight loss exercise. 16 What ' s more, badm inton has other health ben efits for your en tire body.

Play ing badm inton, you get to run up and dow n the court. You jump up high and bend dow n low whe n play ing. Your moveme nt has to be flexible, with good han d-eye coord in ati on （协调） The movements give your legs good exercise. At the same time, swinging the racket exercises your arms, shoulders, stomach and back. Before you know it, your en tire body will ben efit from better coord in ati on. 17

Playi ng badm inton can actually lower your blood pressure, and reduce your cha nces of heart disease. 18 Your body will be better defe nded aga in st e nl arged arteries （动脉）that can cause deadly heart attacks. Whether you are suffering from high blood pressure, or simply trying to preve nt it, badm inton is a great sport.

Some people enjoy the social life that the sport can bring. Gyms often host leagues, tournaments, and parties. _19_ So don ' t just watch a television program about losing fat. Get

A. Users

B. Con sumers

C. Researchers

D. Meters module, “ Savingelectricity with Smart A. Save money at home D. Tips for savi ng en ergy 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分

10分）

选项中有两项为多余

out there and socialize in an orga ni zed badm inton league.

20 Hun dreds of unwan ted fat can be burned off with all of the physical moveme nts in volved with the sport. Whether you are on the sand at the local beach, or in side a gym, play ing badm inton

can be an enjoyable weight loss exercise.

A. You can even grow stron ger and more attractive.

B. Playing the game, you can make your heart stronger.

C. To people of differe nt ages it is also an easy light exercise.

D. It is important to drink plenty of water when playing the sport.

E. You can find a badm inton court in public parks or some gyms.

F. They provide cha nces for you to meet frien ds, or other people with similar in terests.

G. Of course, one of the most welcome ben efits of play ing badm inton is always quick weight

loss.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分75分）

第一节：完形填空（共40小题；每小题1. 5分，满分60分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Millionaire Peter became blind because of an illness. The doctor told him that only by having a cornea transplant surgery （眼角膜移植手术）could he 21 his sight. Peter offered a large

amount of money for the cornea, but he didn 22 t get any

Because Peter was too proud of his 23 and had done many unkind thin gs, he had a bad 24— So as soon as donors （捐赠者）heard his name, all of them _25_.

At first Peter got 26 easily because of his wealth, but later, he had nothing to do but wait quietly.

One day, Peter 27 is way to the little square before the hospital. He raised his head to enjoy the sunshine. However, he saw nothing but 28 . Just the n, Some one 29 him all of

a sudden. Peter became annoyed, so he cried, “ Don'30tyc?uDone' t you see who you hit? I m millionaire Peter!