2017届高三十二校英语联考试卷
第I卷
I. Listening Comprehension Section A
1. A. He thought it was fascinating. B. He agreed with the woman. C. He thought it should have been longer. D. He thought it was boring. 2. A. There is still time to finish. B. She cannot do it quickly.
C. He needs the letters tomorrow. D. He doesn?t know what time it is. 3. A. She lives far away. B. She wants the man to walk with her. C. She has a new car. D. Her car is close.
4. A. See the manager immediately. B. Wait for the manager to arrive.
C. Arrange to meet the manager the next day. D. Break her appointment with the manager.
5. A. She likes some of them. B. She isn?t sure what she thinks about them.
C. She agrees with the man?s opinion of them. D. She hasn?t read any of them. 6. A. Tell him the time. B. Take care of his bag. C. Help him find his books. D. Go with him.
7. A. Doctor and patient. B. Coach and athlete. C. Boss and secretary. D. Teacher and student. 8. A. Chemistry 402 was worse than Chemistry 502. B. He has only had one chemistry course. C. Both chemistry courses are difficult. D. Few chemistry courses are hard.
9. A. She doesn?t have an apartment. B. Her problem is complicated. C. She must live somewhere else. D. Her apartment isn?t far away. 10. A. The man should watch the program too. B. The man should leave the television on. C. The program will be over soon. D. She?ll watch television later.
Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. It gets its water from the ocean. B. It is a little saltier than the ocean. C. It is far from the ocean. D. It is larger than any state. 12. A. The lake is too deep. B. The speaker was too heavy. C. The water held up the speaker. D. The speaker?s eyes hurt.
13. A. Interesting B. Painful. C. Useful. D. Surprising.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report.
14. A. Her mother doesn?t love her as much as her grandfather did. B. Her mother was the subject of talks with her grandfather. C. Her mother will misunderstand her problems. D. She missed her grandfather.
15. A. Co-workers cannot be your close friends.
B. People will be pleased if you call them at 2:00 am. C. You can?t discuss your problems with a distant family.
D. The one you can call at 2:00 am. is someone close to you in spirit. 16. A. Parents should understand their kids.
B. The earth is an inhabited garden if you have close friends. C. There are many ways to make friends.
D. There is difference between a lonely desert and inhabited garden.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report. 17. A. Because he is too foolish.
B. Because he hasn?t put much time on study.
C. Because he doesn?t think study performance is important. D. Because the subjects are difficult.
18. A. 1 hour. B. 2 hours. C. 3 hours. D. 4 hours 19. A. Soccer practice. B. Volunteering. C. Part-time job. D. Watching TV. 20. A. Soccer practice. D. Volunteering. C. Part-time job. D. Studying. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
How to find Happiness without Buying it?
Our materialistic society has led us to believe that happiness cannot obtained without having money.
Rather than learning to be satisfied with what we have,we are taught to want more. We learn from advertising, and from the media, ___21___ we need to buy some toys in order to make ourselves happy, or ___22____(fulfill ) emotional needs , and that the purchase they are trying to talk us into will provide us with the psychological comfort we are looking ____23___.
Unfortunately, as a society we have bought into these____24___ (misguide) messages and have come to believe that spending money on certain items ____25__(bring ) us fame , fortune ,happiness , beauty ,or popularity . As a result , we trade hours of our lives working ,sacrificing time that ____26___ have been spent with our families ,for the pursuit of the almighty (万能的) dollar.
Actually,there are a number of ways to enjoy life without the need for a great deal of money. For example, think about __27____ you would spend your time, and what you would do for enjoyment. Change your focus form material possessions to ___28___that bring you enjoyment,such as spending quality time with your family and friends. Certainly,it is important to work and earn enough to provide for our basic needs and the needs of our families, but it is important to recognize ___29___ the desire for personal possessions becomes overly consuming ,__30_____otherwise will upset a balance between a satisfying work life and a rich home life. The best way to achieve such a balance is to ensure the drive
for material possessions does not become all consuming.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A access B. anxious C. concentrate D. negatively E. permitted F. previous G. satisfaction H. suffer I. touch J. objectively K. vital Too much time spent on your cell phone doesn?t mean you?re more connected and happier.
A new research from scientist at Ken State University in Kent, Ohio shows that the more time college students spend on their cell phones, the more ____41____ they are and the more their academic performance will ___42____.
Jacob Barkley, ArynKarpinsiki and Andrew Lepp studied 500 Kent State University students, each of whom reported their daily cell phone use for the year as well as their level of anxiety and _____43_____with their life.
At the end of the year, the students also ____44___ the researchers to see their official school records for their whole grade point average (GPA). Not only was greater cell phone use ___45_____related to satisfaction and happiness indicators , it was also associated with lower GPAs------ mainly because the students were more anxious and unable to __46_____on their studies.
While____47_____research found that cell phones can improve social interactions and reduce feelings of isolation ,the latest findings ,published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior , suggest that constant ____48____ to information and people may be a double edged-sword（双刃剑）。The researchers assume, for example, that students may feel anxious if they feel obliged to be in constant ____49_______with their friends. Some may have difficulty disconnecting, which only feeds into the stress linked to their phones. Being alone occasionally can be ___50___for wellbeing, but students who are tied to their phones aren?t getting these respites.（暂缓）
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Artists have long claims alcohol and other drugs as inspiration for their creativity. But is there really a ____51___ between intoxication and inspiration? A recent study published in Consciousness and Cognition explored the effects of moderate drunkenness on people?s creativity. The authors suggest that alcohol?s well-known effect in ___52___ executive function may be helpful for these types of creative problems:” Sometimes a reduced ability to ____53___one?s attention can have implications for select cognitive tasks,” they write.
The finding raise the question of whether drugs that ___54___attention and focus, in particular , stimulants （兴奋剂） , would have the opposite effect on creative thinking . ____55___ very little research has been done on the issue, and what results exist so far have been mixed. The outcomes may well vary according to individual __56____to the
drugs. __57____, some research has found that while stimulants can__58____test performance for those who are less intelligent, for the smartest folks, the drugs can have the opposite effect.
If less executive function is linked to more creativity, this may also help explain why artists, writers and musicians appear to be more __59____ to have an addiction. Perhaps creative people are more likely than others to be ____60___to drugs in the first place, as a possible source of inspiration. And then,if reduced executive function is ___61___ in part for their initial talent, this, too, could make them more easily influenced by ___62___once they start using. Having less executive control before you even take drugs means you?ll have less ability to stop once you start.
Whatever the real relationship between drunkenness, addiction and art, the authors__63____that their study findings don?t give people ____64____ to get drunk to “inspire the muse.” Co-author Jennifer Wiley,associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, told the British Psychological Society ?s Research Digest:” We tested what happens when people are slightly drunk ----- not when people drank to ___65___. There could be no argument form these findings that drinking excessively would have the same effects.”
A glass of wine or two, however, may occasionally help.
51. A. conservation B. reservation C. connection D. decoration 52. A. strengthening B. damaging C. maintaining D. assessing 53. A. block B. reduce C. disturb D. control 54. A. remain B. drop C. shift D. increase 55. A. However B. Moreover C. Instead D. Therefore 56. A. additions B. responses C. oppositions D. contrasts 57. A. for example B. on the contrary C. as a result D. on the other hand 58. A. conceal B. executive C. improve D. delete 59. A. vital B. likely C. ideal D. difficult 60. A. attracted B. contributed C. responded D. withdrawn 61. A. responsible B. illegal C. natural D. impossible 62. A. confusion B. ambition C. addiction D. exhaustion 63. A. lower B. monitor C. function D. caution 64. A. sacrifice B. privacy C. appreciation D. license 65. A. priority B. extreme C. bottom D. affection Section B
Direction：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished settlements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Exciting concertos （协奏曲）from vivadi?s The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness , according to research from Northumbria University .
The findings , which are published in Experimental Psychology , show that the exciting
first movement (乐章), in particular , is capable of enhancing attention.
In the experiment a group of 14 young adults were given a mental concentration task to perform. They were asked to press the space bar on a key board when a green square appeared on screen and ignore different colored circles and squares that appeared at intervals. The participants carried out this task both in silence and while listening to each of the four concertos while their brain activity was measured using EEG brain imaging.
Results showed that participants responded correctly faster when listening to the exciting Spring concerto. When listening to the concerto , the average response time in performing the task was 393.8 milliseconds （毫秒）as opposed to 408.1 milliseconds when the task was carried out in silence . This response time rose to 413.3 milliseconds when they listened to the slower and sadder Autumn music, therefore showing a decrease in mental capacity.
Psychologist Dr. Leigh Riby said, “The Spring movement enhanced overall activity within the brain but had an exaggerated effect on the area of the brain that?s important for emotional processing. It seemed to give rise to particular imagery in the brain and evoke positive, contented feeling which translated into high levels of cognitive functioning
Dr.Riby suggests that the Spring movement is particularly special and could be used in therapy and is,infact, quite a familiar piece to most people as it has been used successfully in marketing to induce mood and influence behavior.
He also found that the key in which the music was written had no impact on the brain performance. While the Spring concerto, which is written in a major key enhanced cognitive function,the Autumn movement , which is also written in a major key, did not.
He added, “This experiment shows that cognitive capacity is enhanced when pleasant and arousing stimuli are introduced.”
66. Under what circumstance did participants respond correctly faster? A. When they were in complete silence.
B. When they were listening to slow and sad music C. When they were listening to the Autumn concerto D. When they were listening to the Spring concerto
67. What did Dr.Riby say about the Spring movement in Paragraph5? A. It could evoke negative feelings
B. It seemed helpful for improving cognitive function. C. It had surprising little impact on the brain. D. It enhanced overall activity of the body.
68. Why most people are quite familiar with the Spring movement? A. It has been used in therapy settings
B. It has been successfully used in marketing C. People think it is quite special and classic
D. People usually listen to it to adjust their mood.
69. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. The key in which the music was written was never important B. The Spring and Autumn movement were written in different keys.