江苏省扬州中学2017届高三上学期12月月考英语试题

江苏省扬州中学高三年级12月质量检测

英语试卷 2016.12

第I卷(三部分共85分)

第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)

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)

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.Market economy is a competitive economy, _______ I think, suppliers, producers and dealers should obey market rules and develop cooperative relation based on mutual benefits.

A. that

B. which

C. where

D. how

23.The media actually can play a positive role in _______ consumer issues in some new areas, such as e-commerce and online finance services, which aren’t fully covered by current laws.

A. adjusting

B. announcing

C. addressing

D. acknowledging

24. —Have you heard of Gong Xingfang, who is experienced in taking care of mothers and newborns in Shanghai?

—Yes. It is reported that she can earn 14,000 yuan a month now and whoever wants to hire her has to make an ______ half a year in advance.

A. assessment

B. appointment

C. accommodation

D. occupation

25. —How do you find the speech he made yesterday afternoon?

—It’s _______ boring. How I wish he had spent more time preparing!

A. anything but

B. nothing but

C. not a bit

D. no more

26. China will forge ahead with its supply-side structural reform aimed at cutting excessive capacity and lowering enterprises’costs, moderately ______ demand and promote innovation next year ______ stable and healthy economic growth.

A. extend, achieving

B. expand, to achieve

C. expect, having achieved

D. except, to achieve

27. The adoption of the impeachment(弹劾) motion means that Park Geunhye’s sweeping executive powers are ______ and ______ to her prime minister.

A. suspected, transported

B. suspended, transplanted

C. suspended, transferred

D. sustained, transmitted

28. From mid-January, Paris will become the first French city ______ a system that will require all cars to have a color-coded sticker ______ their age and pollution level.

A. launching, to indicate

B. to launch, to indicate

C. having launched, indicating

D. to launch, indicating

29. I’d like to celebrate my birthday in a restaurant, but, ______, I should be trying to save money.

A. on the contrary

B. on the other hand

C. for one thing

D. in the contrast

30. He ______ himself ______ to despair when he heard the bad news.

A. gave…away

B. gave…out

C. gave…up

D. gave…off

31. There is no denying that it is extremely hard for graduates to find their ideal jobs, where in addition to_______ necessary knowledge, they are required to have some related experience.

A. be equipped with

B. being equipped with

C. equipping with

D. equip with

32. I t is reported that a new recreation center will be built in____ was farmland decades ago.

A. what

B. which

C. where

D. that

33. When exposed to a g reen rock from his home planet, Superman becomes powerless. That’s his ______.

A. Herculean task

B. Achilles' heel

C. Pandora’s box

D. sacred cow

34. We’ll hold the meeting here, ______ that there is no opposition.

A. considered

B. concerning

C. providing

D. supposed

35. Tony went bankrupt last month. He didn’t realize that Tom was only his ______ until

recently.

A. storm in a teapot

B. end of the rope

C. fair-weathered friend

D. pea soup

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

War started in our house in late July with a month to go before my first day of college. It was a battle of wills over what college I was to attend. Mom wanted me to attend a famous__ 36__ school, and I wanted to go to a small writing college. Every night for two weeks, we argued, shouted and gave __37__ treatments until both sides went to bed with regrets.

It was mostly my __38__. Since my junior year of high school, I had __39__ at being a nurse. I took all the science courses, and even worked as a __40__ in my town’s local hospital. My __41__ was to help the sick and be superwoman to the world.

Yet, __42__ graduation and college neared, it all changed. Treating the sick was __43__, but not what I was meant to do for the __44__ of my life. I could picture myself in hospitals, making rounds, and taking __45__, but I couldn’t picture myself happy. It wasn’t the __46__ I wanted.

Then, I realized I had been creating and writing stories for as long as I could __47__. I loved it, and writing was what I had been doing as a __48__. It was going to be my career. And it had to be.

On August 1st, Mom and I sat down at the dinner table and I told her that she had every __49__ to choose where to spend her money, just like I had every right to decide where I wanted to go to school. If it was her choice not to __50__ any of my college education, then I would take a year off to work and earn money so I could go to the college I wanted.

Standing by my decision to be a writer had __51__ my firm belief to my mom. Finally we were at __52__, and she decided to support me, which __53__ the world to me.

Before that time, I had never stood up __54__ my parents on any major decision. Choosing

which college to attend __55__me to become a separate and complete adult. I am now finished with my first semester as a Professional Writing major and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

36. A. cooking B. gardening C. nursing D. writing

37. A. medical B. warm C. mental D. silent

38. A. success B. duty C. fault D. turn

39. A. wondered B. aimed C. pointed D. looked

40. A. student B. volunteer C. graduate D. doctor

41. A. goal B. job C. task D. post

42. A. before B. after C. until D. as

43. A. rough B. noble C. mild D. tough

44. A. rest B. part C. whole D. half

45. A. notices B. examinations C. temperatures D. drugs

46. A. future B. effect C. drill D. idea

47. A. see B. wait C. find D. remember

48. A. process B. hobby C. rule D. business

49. A. chance B. time C. right D. ability

50. A. finance B. expect C. raise D. offer

51. A. doubted B. followed C. shaken D. proven

52. A. peace B. war C. ease D. play

53. A. attached B. applied C. devoted D. meant

54. A. for B. against C. over D. by

55. A. forced B. promised C. allowed D. reminded

第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

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All aboard: try these out

Here are new card games popular in the Western geek circle that offer much brain work. Give them a try if you fancy testing your limits.

Mysterium

In this game, the players are to solve a murder mystery in order

to put rest the soul of a wrongly-accused man who dies in prison.

Mysterium allows one player to be the ghost itself, who offers

hints to other players in the way of “dream cards”. The dream cards

will then lead players to the cards with details about the murder

weapon, location and suspects. Figuring out the connections between

these elements will help them find the murderer.

Playing the ghost can be fun, as Tony Mastrangeli, a game

reviewer, puts it, “For me, some of the most fun comes from playing

the ghost role. I like steering the ship and handing out cards.”

Codenames

Codenames starts players out with cards. Each card bears a Array word on the front and a secret identity on the reverse. Players are

divided into two teams, red team and blue team. Each team has a

leader, or “spymaster”, who owns a map of each hidden identity. It’s

then their job to give out clues so the team members can find their

own spies.

Spymasters can only indicate the word on the card following a

strict format: a single word followed by a number. For example, if

the cards bearing “cactus (仙人掌)” and “heat” both belong to the

red team, the clue can be “desert, two”. The red team members will

then start discussing the clues and try to find the two cards that relate

to “desert”.

Pandemic: Legacy

In this game, you and your friends play a team of doctors and Array scientists, who can help to prevent four deadly diseases from wiping

out humanity. This is a cooperative game, which means you and your

teammates either live together or die together.

By drawing an instruction card, teammates will be able to move,

treat diseases or build a research station. If they draw one of the five

“epidemic” (流行病) cards, the city will suffer a disease outbreak. If

handled wrong, outbreaks might lead to a chain reaction and cause

things to crash down.

Pandemic: Legacy requires you to look at the bigger picture

before making any decisions. Finding the balance between treating

diseases and seeking more permanent cures is a constant challenge.

56. Playing the ghost in Mysterium offers you a lot of fun because __________.

A. you can bring the poor man back to life

B. you can solve the murder mystery by yourself

C. you can dominate the whole game

D. you can select your partners

57. In Codenames, what clue may the Spymaster give for the cards bearing “agency”, “climate” and

“fountain”?

A. “architecture, 3”

B. “tourism, 3”

C. “location, 3”

D. “geology, 3”

58. Which of the following is NOT true about Pandemic: Legacy?

A. It’s a role-play game.

B. Its players need to beat one another.

C. It provides fun and mental challenge.

D. It calls for carefulness and comprehensive thinking to win the challenge.

B

We have been all there -when lining up at the supermarket checkout counter, the lines next to us

always seem to be moving faster than the one we are standing in. Now The New York Times has put

together the research of multiple scientists to give you some insights into the math and psychology

of queuing. It has also offered tips on licking the fastest line no matter you’re lining up in a

supermarket, a bank or anywhere else.

Pick someone with a full cart US mathematician Dan Meyer believes that a cart full of items doesn’t tell the whole story. “Every person requires a fixed amount of time is an average of 41 seconds per person. On the other hand, the time that each item takes to be rung up is only three seconds. This means if only one person ahead of you, with 50 items in the cart, the waiting time is 191 seconds. You do the math”

Study the customers How many people are ahead of you is one thing, and who they are is another. For example, if they are old people-and this is not ageist-they tend to move slower and delay the checkout process . The items their carts are also important. For example, four bottles of the milk will definitely go faster than four completely different items.

Choose a “serpentine line”In some place, there may just be one line leading to several checkout counts. The person at the head of line goes to next available counter. This is known as a “serpentine line”. You should a lways choose a serpentine line because even if one of the cashiers is slow, it won’t hold up an entire line.

Go left According to Robert Samuel, a US science writer, around 90 percent of people are right-handed, which means they tend to naturally go to the right. So heading to the opposite direction-left-will give you a better chance of finding a faster line.

59.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To list the potential dangers of choosing a wrong queue

B. To tell readers which supermarket can save the most time

C. To instruct the readers how to avoid picking the wrong queue

D. To provide some tips on how to kill time when one is in the line

60.

A. a checkout assistant will save time if he rings up goods faster

B. finishing a cart full of items can be limited to only 41 1seconds

C. t rolleys with full loads doesn’t mean waiting for a longer time.

D. Maths fails to account for the theory behind one’s waiting time

61.

slower than the others.

A. The line you choose is among the ones on the right

B. The checkout assistant has to go through the routine

C. You are waiting behind a group of teenage customers

D. You have chosen a serpentine line over a straight one

C

The MacArthur Foundation late last month announced its latest crop of “genius grants”, and once again you thought maybe, just maybe, this was your year.

And why not? These days, we’re all geniuses. We might be “marketing geniuses” or “cooking geniuses” or “TV geniuses”. We have so weakened “genius” that it’s fast joining the company of “natural” and “mindful” (留心), words left inactive through overuse and misuse.

Admittedly, the word is tough to nail down. Sometimes we assume genius equivalent to raw intelligence. But many of humanity’s greatest breakthroughs were achieved by those with only modest IQs.

Sometimes we think of the genius as someone extremely knowledgeable, but that definition also fa lls short. During Albert Einstein’s time, other scientists knew more physics than Einstein did,

but history doesn’t remember them. That’s because they didn’t make use of that knowledge the way Einstein did. They weren’t able to, as he put it, “regard old questions from a new angle”.

The genius is not a know-it-all but a see-it-all, someone who, working with the material available to all of us, is able to make surprising and useful connections. True genius involves not merely an extra advance, but a conceptual leap. As philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer put it: Talent hits the target no one else can hit; genius hits the target no one else can see.

We’ve lost sight of this truth, and too often grant the title of genius on talented people hitting visible targets. A good example is the much-boasted announcement earlier this year that scientists had, for the first time, recorded the sound of two black holes bumping, a billion light-years away. It was a remarkable discovery, no doubt, but it did not represent a dramatic shift in how we understand the universe. It merely confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

As Plato observed, “What is honored in a country is cultivated there.” What do we honor? Digital technology, and the convenience it represents, so naturally we get a Steve Jobs or a Mark Zuckerberg as our “geniuses”, which, in point of fact, they aren’t.

The iPhone and Facebook are wonderful inventions. In many ways, they make our lives a bit easier, a bit more convenient. If anything, though, a true genius makes our lives more difficult, more unsettled. William Shakespeare’s words provide more anxiety than relief, and the world felt a bit more secure before Charles Darwin came along. Zuckerberg and Jobs may have changed our world, but they haven’t ye t changed our worldview.

We need to recover genius, and a good place to start is by putting the brakes on Genius Flooding.

62. The key factor that sets geniuses and talents apart is that __________.

A. geniuses have a larger range of knowledge

B. geniuses have access to far more resources

C. geniuses can see visible targets

D. geniuses approach things differently

63. The reasons why people naturally regard Steve Jobs & Mark Zuckerberg as geniuses include all the following EXCEPT that __________.

A. their achievements bring people convenience

B. they have extraordinary intelligence

C. they are native to the country where digital technology is highly valued

D. they satisfy people’s needs in the age of high technology

64. What can we infer from the passage?

A. We should stop the improper use of “natural” and “mindful”.

B. The first recording of two black holes bumping each other is a genius breakthrough.

C. Charles Darwin is hardly a genius.

D. More geniuses remain to be found in our life.

65. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Get a new word, genius.

B. Learn from a new model, genius.

C. Join in a new group, genius.

D. Make a new friend, genius.

D

How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet debatable social policy questions.

In many ways, our social statistics overstate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same horrible consequences today as it did in the 1930’s when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of survival, and when there were fewer effective social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing wealth, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing dominance of secondary earners among the unemployed and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably relieved the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overestimate the scale of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the majority are from multiple-earner, relatively well-off families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market problems.

Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor-market-related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or long-time unemployment frequently interact to weaken the capacity for self-support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times that unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment totals, there is another working part-time because of the inability to find full-time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and non-cash transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.

As a result of such conflicting evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be counteracted by job creation and economic stimulation. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one of their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.

66. In Paragraph 2, t he author contrasts the 1930’s with the present in order to show

that_____________.

A. more people were unemployed in the 1930’s

B. unemployment is more intolerable today

C. social programs are more in need now

D. income level has increased since the 1930’s

67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. A majority of low-wage workers receive earnings from more than one job.

B. Repetition of short-term unemployment mainly contributes to people’s loss of working capacity.

C. Many unemployed people are from families where other members are working.

D. Labor market hardship is understated because fewer individuals are jobless than counted.

68. What does the underlined word mean in the sentence?

A. increased

B. reduced

C. promoted

D. enlarged

69. It can be inferred from the passage that the effect of income transfers is often not felt by

_________________.

A. those doing a low-paid, part-time job

B. children in single-earner families

C. workers who have just retired

D. full-time workers who become unemployed

70. Which of the following is the principal topic of the passage?

A. What causes labor market problems that result in suffering.

B. Why income statistics are imprecise in measuring degrees of poverty.

C. When poverty, employment, and earnings figures agree with each other.

D. How statistics give an unclear picture of the labor-market-related suffering.

第Ⅱ卷(两部分共35分)

第四部分任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

The benefits of being an independent business are truly great. Beyond the rewarding nature of owning something truly unique, small businesses have the edge over their big business counterparts in many areas. Consider the importance of being independent and how that independence can help drive your business.

To some, having fewer customers simply means less cash flow; however, having a smaller base also allows you to focus more on customer satisfaction.

Companies are always searching for ways to improve customer service and have more of their business. Whether through paying special attention to who comes through your door or monitoring your customers through the social network, it’s less of trouble to make sure your customers’ needs are being met when there’s a smaller sample to deal with. In addition, it becomes much easier to create a person al connection with buyers when you have enough time and attention to show them some love.

Small businesses have an inherent advantage over their big box competitors in the sense that they can offer something different. People want to see the independent businesses that offer unique products and flavor to their communities. Your business can be the difference when it comes to what customers want.

Of course, big box companies will almost always beat you down when it comes to price. Consider, however, that if you can offer a truly unique product or experience, price becomes much less of an issue.

People like t he idea of supporting local independent businesses versus “the big guys”. So, what businesses are booming due to the rise of independence?

Craft Beer(精酿啤酒) ---- The craft beer movement in the United States is supported so widely that big breweries have taken to creating their own competing “craft beer” brands in an attempt to follow the trend. While Anheuser Busch represents nearly half o f America’s breweries, craft beer has seen a huge jump in sales in resent years.

Video Games ---- Whether through PCs, traditional consoles or mobile games, independent developers are supported by enthusiastic fans and micro-transactions in an industry that was formerly dominated by bigger developers.

Musicians ---- The modern web offers immense opportunities to musicians, resulting in more economic and artistic freedom. A surprising number of mainstream artists have seen great success from their independent releases, such as Macklemore’s The Heist,which has sold over one million

copies in the United States alone.

Some small businesses don’t want to be small businesses forever. Regardless, consider what independence does for you and your company. If you offer something out of the ordinary, you can

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

请阅读下面短文，并按要求以Our Life Rests on Our Choice为题，用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

Life is a matter of choice. Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete (具体的) things. But in fact, it means choosing a way of life. Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about.

Hardly can we forget the time when our society faced the threat from the life-and death disease— SARS. Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic. Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to colorful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood. And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean “SMILE AND REMAIN SMILING.” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships.

Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our lives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes.

Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day. 【写作内容】

1.用约30个单词写出上文的概要；

2.用约120个词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice” 谈谈你的看法和感受，内容包括：

（1）简要叙述你对“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解；

（2）请举例说明你会选择怎样的人生态度；

（3）简要叙述你这样选择的理由。（至少2点）

Keys for Your Reference

一、Listening comprehension 1-5 ACBBA 6-10 CBBCA 11-15 CAABA 16-20 BCBBA

二、Multiple choices: 21---25 CCCBB 26---30 BCDBC 31---35 BABCC

三、Cloze test 36---40 CDCBB 41---45 ADBAC

46---50 ADBCA 51---55 DADBC

四、Reading comprehension

56---58 CBB 59---61 CCA 62---65 DBAA 66---70 DCBAC

五、Task-based reading

71.satisfaction 72. cater 73. personally 74. beyond 75. attract / mean

76. price 77. competed 78. appeal 79. owe 80. individuality

六、English writing

Our Life Rests on Our Choice

Faced with disasters and adversities, some people choose to stay optimistic and determine to carry on regardless of the hardships. Life, to some extent, rests on our choice.

Life is full of ups and downs. When the time comes for us to make choices, we should be aware of the importance of a positive attitude. A positive attitude somehow resembles the sail of a ship, which offers us the right direction.

As a teenager, it is of great significance to take a positive attitude towards life. To stay energetic, I will stick to an exercise schedule. I will also keep myself informed of the current events and communicate more with others, becoming socially connected.

All these mentioned above will be beneficial for me to grow into an optimistic and confident young man. Only by doing so can I fit in society more easily and stay motivated towards a better life. (150 word)

【解析】66．推理判断题。根据文章第二段的句子“Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's”可知，作者将20世纪30年代和现在对比是为了表示自从20世纪30年代收入水平在增加。故选D。

67．细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness.”可知，很多失业的人是来自很多家庭成员在工作的家庭。故选C。

69．推理判断题。根据文章第三段的句子“Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in-kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.”可知，那些做低收入，兼职工作的人感受不到收入转移的影响。故选A。

70．主旨大意题。故选C。