2016届江苏省常州一中、南菁高中高三上学期两校联考英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟；总分：120分)
注意事项：
1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。 2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。
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. How will the woman get to Barcelona?
A. By ship. B. By train. C. By plane. 2. When did the train leave?
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C. At 11:25.
A. At 11:05 B. At 11:15 3. What does the man mean?
A. Mary will leave for Beijing soon. B. Peter will leave Beijing soon. C. Mary will leave for America soon.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a restaurant. B. At an airport. C. In an hotel.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. She doesn?t want to eat anything.
B. She wants to eat something. C. She is getting better now.
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，从每题所给的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. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Reporter and interviewee. B. Former classmates. 7. What does the woman like to do on the weekends? A. Design things. B. Work on computers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the conversation about? A. Choosing a job.
B. Comparing different media. C. Introducing interactive media. 9. What is the woman most interested in? A. Being a TV news director. B. Being a newspaper reporter C. Working with computers.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
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C. Husband and wife. C. Paint.
10. What?s the woman?
A. She is a junior student
B. She is a professor
C. She is a teaching assistant.
11. What is the man?s first response to the woman?s request? A. He does not intend to give the course.
B. He does not think the course will interest her. C. He thinks the course will be too difficult for her. 12. What does the woman say to persuade the man?
A. That she is really well prepared. B. That she is just a junior.
C. That she found Berman?s course boring.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. On a bus. 14. Where do the speakers plan to go?
A. To the downtown area. B. To the village. 15. Why is the woman worried?
A. She doesn?t know how to get to bank. B. She thinks she will be late for the party.
C. She does not know whom to ask for directions. 16. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Stop and ask the policeman. B. Go to the bank for help. C. Turn left at the next block.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. The difficulties in applying for a credit card. B. Different types of credit cards.
C. Things to notice when choosing a credit card.
18. Why is it easy to apply for a credit card? A. Credit card offers are everywhere. B. Credit card offers often sound good. C. There are different cards to choose from.
19. What kinds of cards should you apply for if you are new to credit cards? A. Cards with a low interest rate.
B. Cards with a low annual fee. C. Cards with a low credit limit.
20. How many questions should you consider before applying for a credit card? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. 第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. —You wanted to leave early and Jack wanted to leave late?
—Yes, but we split the ________ and left at noon. A. difference B. relation C. contradiction D. principle
22. ______ “ Double 11”, which is quickly turning into China?s biggest grassroots festival, somewhat overlaps
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C. In a car. C. To the third street..
with Valentine?s Day and provides another occasion for lovers to buy each other gifts, most spending on that day doesn?t involve a change of single status. A. Ever since B. In case C. Even though D. As though
23. Chinese company iQiyi has grown into one of the country?s biggest video websites. Popular TV series like The
Journey of Flower and The lost Tomb broadcast on the website have ________huge audiences, adolescents in particular . A. taken to B. caught on C. applied to D. appealed to
24. While previous Chinese series which have gained popularity abroad have been mostly ______ from Chinese
classics , such as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West, Nirvana in Fire, or Langya Bang, is different. A. adopted B. harvested C. recognized D. adapted
25. Protesters calling for a higher minimum wage gather on Tuesday in Miami, Florida, as part of __________
organizers called a “ day of action” nationwide to improve the salaries of fast food workers in the United states ______ are badly paid. A. which; who B. what; that C. what; how D. how; which
26. The journalists from many countries couldn?t be ___________ about when China would have joint research
with the United States on nuclear power projects to increase China?s industrial capacity with overseas advanced energy technologies, so they asked Premier Li Keqiang at the press conference. A.bound B. arbitrary C. ambiguous D. positive
27. What good news! Such a successful gene ______ in pigs that it enables the pigs to produce human serum albumin, a protein made by the liver. Look! Here ________. A. have they modified…they come. B. did they modify…come they C. they have modified…are coming they D. they modify…they are coming
28. During the discussion, Jack ______pointed out that blogs are better than books for their convenience, lower
price, and larger range of writing while others kept silent. A.otherwise B. alone C. alongside D. alike
29. According to the central bank, the 2015 edition bills will circulate _______ previous editions and will have the
same face value. A. in terms of B. in parallel with C. in defence of D. in case of
30. Since the 18th national congress of the Party in 2012, 79 senior officials, including five members of the Party?s central committee who once __________, have been investigated.
A. got their way B. got away with C. got away from D. had power over 31. — Good day, Nanjing Senior High School . This is Fangjie speaking. How may I help you today? — Oh… uh, I ______ Changzhou NO.1 Senior High School . Sorry about that. A. looked for B. am looking for C. was looking for D. have been looking for
32. Present at the historic meeting ______ many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou _______.
A. was…included B. was…including C. were…included D. has been…included
33. — Do you think I really _____ the bad handwriting in your composition at yesterday?s meeting? —Sure, Why _____ you always pick holes in everything I write?
A. wouldn?t have mentioned; can
C. shouldn?t have mentioned; must
B. mustn?t mention; should D. couldn?t mention; would
34. In Alice Munro?s novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, ______, decides to flee.
A. her unhappiness being built into desperation B. her unhappiness has built into desperation C. her unhappiness builds into desperation
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D. her unhappiness building into desperation
35. —I just can?t believe that Ella the cat has left me forever. — ______ and cry. Don?t hold it in.
A. Don?t worry B. Go ahead C. Forget it D. Help yourself 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。
Today the scientific community is in almost total agreement that the earth?s climate is
changing and that this represents a huge threat to the planet and to us. According to a survey, with only 69% accepting the earth is warming— only 1 in 4 Americans see global warming as a major threat, public opinion ___36_____ the scientific conclusion.
Climate scientists and campaigners have long debated how to better communicate the message to nonexperts so that climate science can be __37______ into action. According to Christopher Rapley, the usual tactic(策略) of climate experts to provide the public with information isn?t__38______ because “it does not address key potential causes.” We are all exposed to the evidence of climate change on an almost a daily basis. The information is almost __39_________.
Then what?s wrong? __40_____our brains.
Daniel Gilbert mentioned our brains? failure to accurately notice gradual change. Robert
Gifford also _41________the point about our brains? difficulty in grasping climate change because of limited cognition and social _42_____ with other people (“Why should we change if X won?t?”) “ A more powerful barrier is the ___43________ of perceived （感知的）behavioral control; ?I? m only one person; what can I do ?? is certainly a big one. For many, the first challenge will be in recognizing barriers _44____ they can overcome them”
But for those of us who understand that climate change is a problem yet make little effort
to cut the number of overseas trips we make or the amount of meat we consume, neither the uncaring attitude nor denial really explains the ___45______between our actions and beliefs. Lertzman has come to the conclusion that the conflict between ____46____ both the planet and our way of life is too painful to bear. “When we don?t __47______ the pain of that, that?s when we get _48______and can?t move forward.” Lertzman refers to this _49_______ as “environmental melancholia(忧郁症),” and points out that there?s a lot to be said for providing a means__50____ acceptable to talk about.”
Rosemary Randall suggests that climate change is such a(n) ___51_______ subject that it “can raise fears and anxieties that people feel have no___52______ in polite conversation.”
Lertzman says the community has been slow to realize the value of psychology. Gifford says otherwise,___53_____—“ climate change, and not mental health, is the biggest psychological problem”
Despite the pain, shame, difficulty in fully addressing climate change, both Lertzman and Gifford are still __54_____ about our ability to face up to the challenge. “There can?t be anything about the human mind that stops us struggling with these issues , given that so many people __55____ are — maybe that?s what we should be focusing on instead.” says Lertzman.
36. A. accounts for B. falls behind C. wishes for D. leaves behind 37. A. translated B. sprung C. forced D. sent 38. A. revolutionary B. detailed C. popular D. enough 39. A. unreliable B. unbearable C. unacceptable D. unavoidable 40. A. Submit B. Control C. Blame D. Curse
41. A. picks up on B. gets down to C. throws back on D. looks up to 42. A. connections B. comparisons C. competence D. development 43. A. sense B. problem C. lack D.effect 44. A. if B. though C. before D. since
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45. A. relationship B. disagreement C. gap 46. A. caring about B. taking on C. fighting against 47. A. feel B. process C. remember 48. A. hit B. puzzled C. stuck 49. A. conflict B. event C.hesitation 50. A. socially B. environmentally C. culturally 51. A. complex B. controversial C. awkward 52. A. idea B. goal C. place 53. A. somehow B. however C. therefore 54. A. optimistic B. concerned C. cheerful 55. A. equally B. still C. especially D. balance
D. putting away D.hide D. stressed D. inability D. morally D. disturbing D. choice D. either
D. encouraged D. already
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，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。
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