2017届高三第二次六校联考 调研试卷 英语
Listening Comprehension Part A short Conversations
Directions: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation , a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it , read the four possible answers on your paper , and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Angry B. Tired C. Hungry D. Disappointed 2.A. She did a survey a week ago. B. She completed her survey quickly
C. She will help him on Thursday D. She thinks she can reduce the cost 3. A. In a grocery B. In a warehouse
C. In a shopping mall D. In a fashion designer‘s studio
4. A. He wrote it last semester B. He‘ll finish it in a few minutes C. He never does assignments early D. He isn‘t going to write it. 5. A. Boss and secretary B. Coach and athlete
C. Doctor and patient D. Teacher and student 6. A. 10:00 B. 10:10 C.10:20 D. 10;30
7. A. The electrician came to repair the lamp B. The lamp was taken to the repair shop C. She had Mike fix the lamp D. The lamp was replaced 8. A. Studying B. Watching television
C. Coming upstairs D. Going to the movies 9. A. She had gone to photography class instead B. She has not chosen a picture for it C. She had broken her camera
D. She was unable to have her pictures taken
10. A. Dick is practically the only one who thinks so . B. Most people play football differently
C. Few people are optimistic about the team‘s chances of winning D. Dick is disappointed in football games.
Part B Passages
Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and two longer conversations . After each passage or conversation , you will be asked several questions . The passage and the conversations will be read twice. But the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question , read the four possible answers on you paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. When directions are long B. When directions are shot C. When homework is given D. When your mother talks 12. A. Your pen and paper B. A few words
C. Your mind and ears D. Some pictures
13. A. Topics or page numbers B. Key words or pa picture in mind C. Some details D. School assignments
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 14. A. The teenagers ? strange behaviors
B. The teenagers ?s criticism of their parents
C. The dominance of the parents over their children D. Misunderstanding between teenagers and their parents
15. A. Because they want to make their parents angry
B. Because they have no other way to enjoy themselves
C. Because they have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste
D. Because they want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own. 16. A. They should be obedient B. They should be responsible C. They should be cooperative D. They should be independent Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation 17. A He hadn‘t found the job. B. He found a job as a teacher
C. He was preparing for final exam . D. he found a job as a writer
18. A . Writers B. Interviews
C. Newspaper reporters D. Teachers
19. A. New York B. Boston C. California D. Los Angeles 20. A. Continue his education B. Start a newspaper
C. Write a book D. Continue to find jobs.
Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary (第二大题每小题1分， 共20分)
Section A
Direction: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, computer sales manager Michael Hingson , who is blind , went early to his office on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center to prepare for a meeting . As Michael worked , his guide dog , a Labrador retriever _______(name) Roselle, dozed by his feet.
At 8:46 a.m, a tremendous boom rocked the building , eliciting screams throughout the floor . Michael grabbed Roselle , trusting that the dog _______(lead) out of the danger, and they navigated their way to a stairwell.
―Forward,‖ Machael instructed , and they descended the first of 1,463 steps to the lobby._______ about ten floors , the stairwell grew crowded and hot ,and the fumes from jet fuel had made it hard to breathe. When a woman became crazy , yelling that they wouldn‘t make it. Roselle accompanied the woman ________she finally petted the dog , calmed herself , and kept walking down the stairs.
Around the 30th floor, firefighters started passing Michael on their way up . Each one stopped to offer him assistance. He declined but let Roselle be petted, _____ (provide) many of the firefighters with _______ would be their last experience of unconditional love.
After about 45 minutes ,Michael and Roselle reached _____ booby ,and 15 minutes later ,they emerged outside to a scene of chaos . Suddenly the police yelled for everyone to run as the South Tower began to collapse.
Michael kept a tight grip on Roselle‘s harness , using voice and hand commands, as they ran to a street opposite the crumbling tower . The street bounced like a trampoline , and ―a deafening roar‖ like a hellish freight train filled the air. Hours later , Michael andRoselle made it home safely . At that moment , they thought they were _______(lucky ) in the world.
In 2004, Roselle developed a blood disorder , ______ prevented her from guiding and touring . She died in 2011.
― I ?ve had many other dogs ,‖ Mechael wrote , ―but there is only one Roselle.‖ Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. catalog B. barely C. free D. self-consciousness E. prospects F. compulsory G. dropped H. assigned I. certified J. totally K. transfer
For thousands of commuting students, Chabot was our Columbia, Annapolis, even our Sorbonne, offering courses in physics, stenography, auto mechanics, ___31___ public accounting, foreign languages, journalism—name the art or science, the subject or trade, and it was probably in the ___32___. The college had a nursing program that churned out graduates, sports teams that funneled athletes to big-time programs, and parking for a few thousand cars—all ___33___, but for the effort and the cost of used textbooks.
Classmates included veterans back from Vietnam, women of every marital and maternal status returning to school, middle-aged men wanting to improve their employment ___34___ and
paybacks. We could get our general education requirement out of the way at Chabot—credits we could ___35___ to a university—which made those two years an invaluable head start. I was able to go on to the California State University in Sacramento (at $95 a semester, just ___36___ affordable) and study no other subject but my major, theater arts. (After a year there I moved on, enrolling in a little thing called the School of Hard Knocks, a.k.a. Life.)
―By some fluke of the punch-card computer era, I made Chabot‘s dean‘s list taking classes I loved (oral interpretation), classes I hesitated (health, a requirement), classes I aced, and classes I ___37___ after the first hour (astronomy, because it was all math). I nearly failed zoology, killing my fruit flies by neglect, but got lucky in an English course, ―The College Reading Experience.‖ The books of Carlos Castaneda were incomprehensible to me (and still are), but my___38___ presentation on the analytic process called structural dynamics was hailed as clear and concise, though I did nothing more than embellish the definition I had looked up in the dictionary.
A public-speaking class was unforgettable for a couple of reasons. First, the assignments
forced us to get over our ___39___. Second, another student was a stewardess, as flight attendants called themselves in the 70‘s. She was studying communications and was gorgeous. She lived not far from me, and when my VW threw a rod and was in the shop for a week, she offered me a lift to class. I rode shotgun that Monday-Wednesday-Friday, ___40___ tongue-tied. Communicating with her one-on-one was the antithesis of public speaking.
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.
When buying a smart phone, I keep my criteria simple. If the device can handle WeChat, phone calls and ___41___ the Internet, I purchase it. If it‘s over 1,000 yuan, I ___42___ it. This approach to acquiring smartphones ___43___for me as I keep my needs basic. Aside from saving myself money, I may have also saved myself from some wounds or burns had I chosen a flawed phone. In recent news, things have been ___44___ for Samsung-literally.
Samsung's most recent innovation is called the Note7. Sadly, it was discontinued only 38 days after being made ___45___ for consumption. At first, a few customers complained that their phones caught fire while being ___46___. Samsung, being responsible, launched an investigation to ___47___ the cases. They issued a global recall on September 1, but it was taken merely as a suggestion and not seen as ___48___. Yet, earlier this month, the tech giant gave a stronger message to worldwide customers, saying all owners must stop using their Note 7s immediately.
Commercial forces encourage tech companies to push the envelope and produce new
products every few months. Sometimes, a conflict of interests can occur. The greed for innovation has a funny way of causing ___49___ for the basics- like safety-and the Note7's situation is just one example of this. The device ___50___ all kinds of cool features, including a super-high-resolution camera, an iris scanner and an especially powerful ___51___. Ideally, manufacturers should consider all relevant aspects when creating new commodities. Samsung has both the money and technical know-how to prevent such negligence. The Note7's ___52___ was most likely rushed in order to make more profit, which ___53___ having the opposite effect. Time will tell how much this oversight will cost with respect to Samsung' fame and future.
___54___, it' s safe to assume that Samsung could eventually come back over the horizon and restore its reputation as a manufacturer of excellent smartphones if its new models have no major flaw. In an industry largely run by Apple and Samsung, intense competitions will only bring more benefit to consumers. If Apple were to become the only ___55___ company, we would be left with few options for top-of-the-line phones. 1. A. surf 2. A. buy 3. A. works
B. access B. desire B. checks
C. launch
D. process D. abandon D. adapts D. digging up
C. recommend C. helps
4. A. growing up 5. A. accessible 6. A. locked
B. bringing up B. responsible B. broadcast
C. blowing up C. affordable C. charged C. look up
D. available
D. carried D. look into
7. A. look over 8. A. aggressive 9. A. neglect 10. A. causes 11. A. battery
B. look through B. desperate B. need B. boasts B. screen
C. anxious C. demand C. defines C. chip
D. urgent D. application
D. forbids D. frame
12. A. campaign 13. A. ended up
B. promotion B. served for B. Therefore B. ambitious
C. invention D. release C. acted out D. turned over
D. Nevertheless
14. A. Consequently 15. A. flexible
Section B
C. Furthermore
C. dominant D. feasible
Directions : Read the following three passage , each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D . Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.