内蒙古包头市第九中学 高三英语下学期适应性考试试题
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷(选择题, 共90分)
第一部分：听力（共两小节，满分30分）
第一小节 (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
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A library B. A writer C. A book 2. Where is George now?
A. In Germany B. In Canada C. In Italy 3. How are the prices in the restaurant?
A. Reasonable B. High C. Low 4. What did the woman do last night?
A. She attended a lecture B. She went to the hospital C. She made a speech on education 5. Where is the woman probably going on Sunday?
A. To an art exhibition B. To a museum C To a wedding
第二小节 (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段对话，回答6至7题
6. What does the man think of the woman?
A She is jealous. B. She’s confident C. She’s modest. 7. How did the woman make herself beautiful?
A. By using make-up B. by using cucumbers. C. By using skin smoothers. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What are the speakers looking for?
A. A fire station B. A place to eat C. A college. 9. Where did the fire probably break out?
A. At a classroom B. At a library C. At a cafeteria 10. What are the speakers doing next?
A. Going to town B. Staying home C. Going to a bakery 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What do we know about the man?
A. He failed in the exams. B. He didn’t get scholarships C. He failed to join other clubs. 12. When will the Volunteer’s League have activities?
A. At the holiday B. On weekends C. After school 13. Why does the man decide to join the volunteer’s League? A. To improve his oral Chinese. B. To serve the group member. C. To spend his spare time freely.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does the woman say about the Statue of Liberty.
A. Beautiful B. exciting C. Dirty 15. What does the woman think of the hotel?
A. Not bad B. Not good C. Too noisy 16. Where does the woman come from?
A. Canada B. The UK C. The US 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 17. Where was Frost born?
A. In New England B. In Boston C. In San Francisco
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18. When did Frost become friendly with Edward Thomas?
A. Between 1924 and 1943 B. Between 1912 and 1915 C. Between 1943 and 1963 19. Which was published in 1914?
A Steeple Bush B. A boy’s Will C. North of Boston 20. What does the speaker ask the listeners to do next?
A. Read a poem B. Study a novel. C. Write a letter.
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
Darnay Duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The landlord looks at him and exclaims, 'But you're a duck!'
'Your eyes work,' replies the Darnay Duck. 'And you talk.' utters the landlord. 'And your ears,' continues Darnay Duck, 'Now can I have my beer and my sandwich please?' 'Certainly,' agrees the landlord, 'sorry about that... it's just we don't get many ducks in this pub. What are you doing round this way?'
'I'm working on the building site across the road,' explains the duck.
The landlord watches, astonished, as Darnay Duck drinks his beer, eats his sandwich and leaves.
The duck visits regularly for two weeks. Then one day the circus comes to town. The owner of the circus comes into the pub and the landlord says to him, 'You're with the circus, aren't you? I know this duck that would be just brilliant in your circus - he talks, drinks beer and everything.' 'Sounds incredible,' says the owner, 'get him to give me a call.'
So the next day when Darnay Duck comes into the pub the landlord says, 'Hey Mr Duck, I believe I can line you up with a top job, paying really good money.'
'Yeah?' questions Darnay, 'Sounds great, where is it?' 'At the circus.' Answers the landlord.
'The circus?' Darnay Duck enquires, rather puzzled. 'That's right,' replies the landlord.
'What, the place with the big tent? Big canvas roof, hole in the middle, loads of animals?' asks the duck. 'That's right.' smiles the landlord.
Darnay Duck looks confused. 'Why would they want a plasterer(泥水匠)?' 21. What does the underlined sentence “Your eyes work.” mean in the passage? A Your eyes are good in function B I am a real duck
C You’d better work with your eyes D You can see clearly with your eyes
22. Why does the owner of the circus ask the landowner to get the duck to give him a call? A He wants to get in touch with the duck B He wants to employ the duck
C He doesn’t believe what the landowner says. D He gets some news for the duck
23. Why does the Duck look confused when the landowner find him a job in the circus? A He does not know what job a plasterer can do at the circus. B He does not know what performance he can give at the circus.
C He does not know why a plasterer can be paid good money at the circus. D He does not know what is wrong with the circus.
24. What job does the landowner try to recommend to the duck at the circus? A a plasterer B a talker C a drinker D a performer B
“Time,” says the proverb, “is money”. This means that every moment well spent may put some money into our pockets. If our time is usefully employed, it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes.
Our life is nothing more than our time. To kill time is therefore a form of suicide. We are shocked when we think of death, and we spare no pains, no trouble, and no expense to preserve life. But we are too often indifferent to the
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loss of an hour or of a day, forgetting that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live. Our life is a brief period measuring some seventy or eighty years in all. But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep; some years have to be spent over our meals; some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea; some in merry making. Now if all these years were to be deducted(扣除) from the term over which our life extends, we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal for active work. Whoever remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life.
All time is precious，but the time of our childhood and of our youth is more precious than any other portion of our existence，for those are the periods when we can acquire knowledge and develop our capacities. If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to recover the loss. Just as money laid out at interests doubles and trebles itself in time, so the precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, will yield us incalculable advantages.
25. Why does the author quote the proverb “time is money” in the beginning? A to explain the meaning of the proverb B to show how precious time is
C to compare the importance of time and life D to warn us not to waste time
26. According to the author, which of the following is right? A A day or an hour wasted is so much life lost. B We shouldn’t spend one third of our life sleeping C Merry making is something unnecessary in our life.
D We have less than twenty or thirty years to do active work 27. What is the best title for the passage?
A Time is money B The value of time C How we spend our time D The morning hours of life 28. In the last paragraph, the author warns that _____.
A one must do his best to acquire knowledge and develop its ability when young B young people must deposit enough money to make large interests in the future C the morning hours are important for the young and shouldn’t be wasted
D the time of childhood and youth should be used to acquire countless advantages. C
The latest revelations from the NSA files, supplied by Edward Snowden and reported on by Glen Greenwald’s The Intercept, have shown that US and UK spy agencies could have the ability to listen in on billions of mobile phone calls from around the world. What’s happened?
The biggest manufacturer of Sim cards in the world has reportedly been hacked into by the US NSA and UK GCHQ.
The security agencies stole the encryption keys（密码） that are built into every one of the Sim cards made by the Dutch firm Gemalto. What does this mean?
With the encryption keys for Sim cards, the US and UK security services can potentially listen in on any conversation across any network that uses the compromised(缺乏抵抗力的）Sim cards. How could they listen in?
The keys allow the security services to decode voice communications sent between a mobile phone and a mobile mast（天线杆）, which carries the call to the receiver. To pick up the call they can use an aerial（天线）placed in the neighbourhood of the caller. They will have to be relatively close to the mobile phone user, but an aerial could be placed anywhere and would not have to be visible. Who is affected?
Gemalto supplies 2bn Sim cards annually to 450 mobile phone providers globally across 85 countries. Most mobile phone providers will have used Gemalto Sim cards at some point, meaning anyone with a Sim in their mobile phone could be affected. What can be done?
There is very little that can be done . That means someone could be listening in on any conversation had via the mobile phone network.
Users can separately encrypt their voice and text communications using messaging services such as Apple’s iMessage, Facebook’s WhatsApp or similar secure services. 29. What happened?
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A US and UK spy agencies listened in on billions of mobile phone calls from around the world. B Sim card database hack gave US and UK spies access to billions of cell phones.
C the Dutch firm Gemalto gave away the encryption keys that are built into every one of the Sim cards. D Edward Snowden and Glen Greenwald’s The Intercept stole the encryption keys from Gemalto. 30. How could the US and UK spy agencies listen in? A They use a mast to receive and decode the call. B They use an aerial to receive and decode the call.
C They use an aerial to receive the call and the encryption keys to decode the call D They use a mobile mast to receive the call and encryption keys to decode the call. 31. Who is possibly affected?
A One who doesn’t use a Sim card made by Gemalto.
B One who separately encrypts his voice and text communications using messaging services C One who stays far away from any aerial.
D One who is at conversation via the mobile phone network. D
Vacations are supposed to be welcome by children and parents both. But they seem to have become a source of tension for parents, as they are worried about their children spending hours on iPads and mobile phones, surfing the Internet or playing online games.
Their concern is not groundless, though, because addiction to electronic gadgets(装置) or the Internet could do harm to students' health. More importantly, spending hours on electronic gadgets is a waste of time not only because the same time could be spent more productively, but also because it stops face-to-face interaction with parents and peers.
The disadvantages of addiction to electronic gadgets cannot be overlooked. What therefore children need is proper guidance from parents on how to use electronic gadgets and on the Internet. Parents also need to negotiate with their children about how long they can play with electronic devices. This is important because it's almost impossible to stop them from using computers and mobile phones. Since children tend to copy their parents, their role models, actions, parents should not be glued to phones or tablets for long; they must also avoid watching TV for long hours. Instead, they should spend as much time as possible with their children, teaching them the valuable lessons of life and helping them with their homework.
Since children's normal routines are to change during vacations, parents should ask them to set a different timetable which could include doing housework, getting physical exercise and playing sports, pursuing their hobbies and doing holiday homework. For children who have abundant free time and relatively little homework during vacations, their parents can, for example, take them on hiking trips or make them play more outdoor games. This will not only ensure children remain physically fit and focused on studies, but also leave them little time to play online games and chat on mobile phones.
32. Why do parents worry about their children spending time on electronic gadgets and the Internet? A Because it threats students’ health.
B Because children should spend more time on productive work.
C Because children may not have time to have face-to-face communications. D All of the above
33. We can infer from the passage that____.
A children can play on the electronic gadgets and the internet but should pay attention to the usage and the time limit.
B parents shouldn’t spend long time on TVs, but they are free to chat on phones or play online games.
C children should observe their normal routines even on vacations to focus on their study and keep healthy. D going on hiking trips or playing more outdoor games is a must for children on vacations.
34. How many ways are suggested for parents to deal with their children spending time on electronic gadgets and the Internet?
A Two B Three C Four D Five 35. The passage aims to_____.
A tell parents not to worry about their children spending time on mobile phones, tablets and the internet B tell parents how to make their children’s vacations interesting and worthwhile.
C suggest a few ways for children to stop being addicted to electronic gadgets and the internet
D advise parents how to help their children keep away from electronic gadgets and the Internet and have a meaningful vacation.
第二节 （共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分）
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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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The wildly spread news on the Internet that civil servants salaries are being raised was \
Raising the salaries of public servants has been a sensitive issue for years. 36 Apart from their salaries, public servants are seen as a group that enjoys some tempting welfares. They enjoy government-subsidized housing, free healthcare and better education for their children.
37 However, the prices of consumer products, including essentials - from vegetables and fruits to pork and beef - have risen considerably over the past decade. 38 As prices keep rising, unchanged salary means the decline of their incomes. Some government employees' pay checks, accidentally leaked from time to time, also indicate they are not paid as well as many people believe.
It is unfair for civil servants not to be paid according to the importance of the work they do. 39 But it does not mean that all government employees, especially the ordinary ones, have illegal sources of income. The country is making continuous efforts to fight corruption and promote frugality(节俭).
40 It especially matters for those at the mid and lower levels who depend entirely on their salaries for a living. It will also mark a big step toward building a normal pay-rise mechanism tuned to national economic growth and prices.
A People believe that public servants are very well rewarded. B Any news about public servants’ pay rise will draw criticism C Government employees' salaries have not been raised since 2003.
D And there is a nearly 10-fold increase in housing prices in some big cities.
E The wage adjustments will be warmly welcomed by China's large army of public servants.
F Some argue that some civil servants have access to \G Some people even think government employees also get an opportunity to make “grey incomes”.
第三部分：英语知识运用
完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30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。
To being or not to being
A few weeks after arriving in China I received an e-mail informing us foreigners how to look after ourselves in summer, including a warning not to eat cold foods.
Why are cold foods 41 ? According to traditional Chinese medical beliefs, cold food should be avoided in summer in case one 42 a \ 43 a cocktail you might drink at a pool party.
The idea of food being linked to well-being is hardly 44 to China. But in the West we think 45 of the rules of what is and isn't good for you. It seems each week there is a new study praising the 46 of tomatoes or claiming animal fats are bad for you. The next week another expert will swear you should 47 away from tomatoes and eat more pork belly. The 48 thing to do is to pay attention to the ones you agree with and 49 the ones you don't, eventually 50 a strict diet of dark chocolate and red wine.
In China, however, there is a range of 51 beliefs about food and how 52 you eat impacts your health. There is 53 a saying - a good 54 should first be a good chef.
To an outsider, these rules can seem a little strange, and 55 most of the reasons for eating certain foods are fairly 56 , others can seem puzzled if they are not the simple philosophies you are 57 to. So, I ignored the 58 mail, continuing to eat cold food at 59 throughout summer. So far, so good. Anyway, a cold food is just the medicine to 60 the summer heat. 41. A warned B forbidden C bad D improper 42. A catches B prevents C keeps D grasps 43. A by B with C like D as 44. A common B unusual C unique D unnecessary 45. A few B high C much D little 46. A virtues B qualities C taste D size 47. A throw B send C give D stay 48. A last B best C perfect D superior 49. A neglect B consider C treasure D scan 50. A going B finding C developing D solving
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52. A which B that C what D when 53. A even B so C once D therefore 54. A leader B doctor C teacher D worker 55. A since B because C while D after 56. A sound B possible C imaginative D unreasonable 57. A used B told C taught D persuaded 58. A absurd B well-meaning C time-wasting D troublesome 59. A range B random C ease D will 60. A refuse B beat C avoid D hide
第二卷(非选择题, 共50分)
第一节 语法填空 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词），并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61～70的相应位置上。
Hongbao, a red envelope containing small 61 of money, is a gift that 62 (guarantee) to be warmly received, not just because of the cash, but also because of its traditional symbolism and 63 (good) wishes for the future. The tradition has survived millennia(千年) and giving hongbao to children and 64 elderly remains popular among Chinese people all over the world. It has also made 65 way into workplaces where bosses often give employees hongbao, 66 (hope) their companies and staff members have a good start. And most 67 (recent), the tradition of red envelopes has moved into the virtual world. Companies have adopted online marketing strategies 68 hongbao are distributed. The first two days of this Spring Festival 69 (see) more than 5 million people nationwide taking part in online red envelope activities, 70 more than 20 million red envelopes being handed out.
第II卷（非选择题，共50分） 答题卡
第一节：语法填空：将答案填写在答题卡标号为61～70的相应位置上。
61.____________ 62.____________ 63.___________ 64.___________ 65.___________ 66.____________ 67.____________ 68.___________ 69.___________ 70.___________
第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假段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。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(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day during the period of the Three Kingdoms (220- 265A.D.), Cao Cao led his soldiers to fight battle. On his way his soldiers were all feeling thirst, but there was no water near. Cao Cao got worried in his heart, as suddenly an idea occurred in his mind.
Then he let his order be past down:“There have plum trees ahead, and the plums in the trees are sweets and sour. We’ll get there in no time, and then you’ll be picking and eating it.” When the soldiers all had heard the command, they soon felt their mouths water.
第三节：书面表达（满分25分）
请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。
We all know that \prepared, will you be able to seize them.
注意：1．无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语。 2．词数为100左右。
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短文改错：
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There is no denying that we are eager for golden chances to be successful in life. However, many people are not aware that chances are always for those who get well prepared. I didn’t realize it until I went to high school. Soon after I became a senior one student, a singing competition was to be held in school. I love singing but I was very shy then and had never sung at the top of my voice in public. I could only sing to myself most of the time. Somehow, I wanted to have a try. When I talked about it with my parents, they inspired me to follow my inner voice and told me as long as I got well prepared, I would make it. With their encouragement, I became confident and practiced hard after class. Sometimes, I would turn to my music teacher for help. When I felt I was ready, the day came. Standing on the stage, I took a deep breath and began to sing with my full emotions. It turned out that I won the first prize .
This experience has taught me a precious lesson in my life. If you are not successful yet, most probably you haven’t been well prepared. Once you have, chances will surely favor you.
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