江苏省丹阳高级中学
2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试
高三英语2017.4
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.Who is coming for tea? A.Mark.
B.John.
C.Tracy.
2.What will the man do next? A.Stay for dinner.
B.Go to the railway station.
C.Prepare for the dinner.
3.What does the man come for? A.A dinner.
B.A meeting.
C.A party.
4.What size does the man want? A.9.
B.35.
C.39.
5.What are the speakers talking about?
A.Life in Southeast Asia. B.Weather conditions. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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.Why doesn?t the man want to book the seats downstairs? A.They are too expensive. B.They are uncomfortable. C.They are too close to the stage.
7.When does the man plan to see the performance? A.On October 1st.
B.On October 21st.
C.On October 25th.
C.A holiday plan.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题.
8.What?s the complaint of the man?s neighbor? A.Loud noise.
B.Bad sleeping room.
C.An important meeting.
9.What were the man and his friends about to do? A.Change a room.
B.Apologize to their neighbor.
C.End their activity.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city? A.A doctor.
B.A nurse.
C.A teacher.
11.What worries Miss Lan so much? A.She no friends in Ola.
B.The work in Ola is hard to do. C.The people in Ola are not friendly.
12.How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr.Huang after she arrives in Ola? A.By e-mail.
B.By phone.
C.By letter.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Why did the man miss the woman?s phone call yesterday? A.His phone was turned off. B.He was taking a shower. C.He didn?t take his phone with him. 14.What did the woman do yesterday? A.She went shopping.
B.She went to a concert.
C.She played computer games.
15.Why did the woman call the man? A.To invite him to her wedding. B.To ask something about Megan. C.To invite him to her sister?s wedding.
16.When will the woman pick up the man next Saturday? A.At 13:00.
B.At 13:20.
C.At 14:00.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。 17.What does Alexandra Grace work for? A.New Zealand Embassy Beijing.
B.QS World University Ranking System. C.The Multi-cultural Environment Organization.
18.What stops some students choosing New Zealand for study? A.Its environment.
B.Its size.
C.Its population.
19.What?s the total yearly cost for a Chinese student to study in a New Zealand university? A.20,000 dollars.
B.25,000 dollars.
C.45,000 dollars.
20.What message about New Zealand does the speaker mainly convey? A.Its multi-cultural environment is good for tourists. B.Its higher education is suitable for Chinese students. C Its breath-taking scenery is absolutely worth seeing. 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）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答题卷上。
21. Fred let ________ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took office.
A. secret
B. slip
C. promise
D. standard
22. The bullet train has quickened the rate _________ we travel from one place to another.
A. at which
B. with which
C. to which
D. for which
23. — How much do you charge for the iPhone?
— Well, it cost me $ 400, but I?ll ________ 20% as it?s no longer new.
A. reduce to
B. decrease to
C. knock off
D. cut off
24. For nearly ten years, he ______ very few interviews or concerts. His simple life might have continued but for the great musician. A. did
B. has done
C. does
D. has been doing
25. — Someone wants you on the phone. — ________ nobody knows I am here. A. Although
B. And
C. So
D. But
26.An increasing number of learners are buying online courses in the belief ________ they are much convenient and cheaper. A. which
B. if
C. whether
D. that
27. — What about the protection of these new machines?
— Let?s keep the surface ________ dust by putting a cover over them. A. far from
B. apart from
C. free from
D. away from
28. — What do you think of the professor?s speech?
— I was listening carefully but I could not ________ everything he said. He spoke too many local idioms. A. take on
B. take in
C. take up
D. take over
29. The 90?s people seem to have enjoyed the great benefits ________ about by the great level of cultural and economic development. A. brought
B. bringing
C. to be brought
D. having brought
30. It is widely acknowledged in foreign companies that employees should be ________ in terms of innovation capability. A. examined
B. evolved
C. evaluated
D. encouraged
31. — Why did you miss the interview yesterday?
— Terribly sorry.My pet dog got seriously injured and I ________ it all the day. A. attend
B. was attending
C. had attended
D. have attended
32. — David is a green hand at such things. — But I believe he is quite ________ to the task. A. relevant
B. accessible
C. equal
D. unique
33. — Frank, I?ve learned about your plan.May I make some suggestions? — ________. A. Just for fun
B. Take it easy
C. With pleasure
D. Go right ahead
35. — Aren?t you interested in the new flat? — ______. It is noisy near the sports center. A. Not especially
B. No wonder C. Not a little D. No doubt
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认处阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答题卷上。
When Mercado dreamed of becoming a professional model,she surfed the Internet for someone with a physical disability in the modeling world. That was eight years ago,when disabled models were 36 .Thus, her search 37 empty.
“I didn?t think it was a 38 .That?s not because I wasn?t worthy of it,but because I didn?t see 39 else like me out there.” However, Mercado, who was diagnosed with spastic muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）as a teen, has helped 40 that reality because of not giving up. Last year, Mercado signed with IMG Models, the powerhouse agency that 41 top supermodels, “There?s 42 been a problem with the team not getting what they need to get from me. There?s never been a(n) 43 - ?she has a disability, this is not going to work because the photos won?t look nice.? ” She says. “If I?m a 44 ,a clothing company wants to display their clothes 45 me. That?s all it should be.”
Her small body has more than a dozen surgical 46 and she felt both nervous and excited when she decided last year to 47 them for a lingerie（内衣） company.“ 48 I?m very outspoken with what I believe in.I?m very much of a 49 person still at heart. But I wanted to 50 a new challenge.” She liked 51 people that everyone can feel attractive in their own skin,“You shouldn?t be ashamed of your own 52 .
In the meantime, she?s focused on using her blog to encourage those who want to follow her example. She 53 her success to confidence, faith and never 54 .“I turned my weakness into my strength. I?m a(n) 55 that you can do what you want, because …” she pauses, “Just because! That?s it. You just can!” 36.A.popular 37.A.came up
B.common B.put up
C.reserved C.held up C.stability C.anything
D.scarce D.looked up D.flexibility D.anyone40.A.escape
38.A.responsibility 39.A.nothing
B.possibility B.nobody
B.prove
C.change
D.avoid
D.complains D.even D.notice
41.A.rejects 42.A.ever
B.represents B.just
C.praises C.never
43.A.suggestion B.excuse C.assessment
44.A.model 45.A.on
B.director B.in
C.designer C.around C.scars C.hide
D.manager D.beside D.wounds
D.cover48.A.As though
46.A.symptoms 47.A.grow
B.marks B.bare
B.As usual
C.Ever since
D.Even though
D.active D.meet D.warning D.strength D.admits D.putting off D.motivator
49.A.ambitious 50.A.resist
B.kind C.shy C.run
B.abandon
51.A.observing 52.A.body
B.reminding B.failure B.tends B.giving up B.advisor
C.informing C.misfortune C.owes
53.A.considers
54.A.blowing up 55.A.example
C.calling off C.professor
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答卷上。
A
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44.A.model 45.A.on
B.director B.in
C.designer C.around C.scars C.hide
D.manager D.beside D.wounds
D.cover48.A.As though
46.A.symptoms 47.A.grow
B.marks B.bare
B.As usual
C.Ever since
D.Even though
D.active D.meet D.warning D.strength D.admits D.putting off D.motivator
49.A.ambitious 50.A.resist
B.kind C.shy C.run
B.abandon
51.A.observing 52.A.body
B.reminding B.failure B.tends B.giving up B.advisor
C.informing C.misfortune C.owes
53.A.considers
54.A.blowing up 55.A.example
C.calling off C.professor
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答卷上。
A
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