镇江市2016-2017学年度第一学期高三期中考试英语
第I卷（选择题 共85分）
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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 21. No country could seek development on its own; and one sure path is through unity and ________. A. evolution B. cooperation C. satisfaction D. impression 22. —How annoying it is to live in such a noisy neighbourhood!
—You’d better find a quiet and comfortable room where you ________.
A. aren’t disturbing B. won’t disturb C. won’t be disturbed D. aren’t being disturbed 23. The direction ________ education starts a man will determine his future life. A. toward which B. by which C. in which D. under which
24. Those thoughts are crazy and not worth thinking about so you might as well ________ them from your mind.
A. recover B. protect C. distinguish D. dismiss
25. We ________ your terms in the contract carefully but regret to say that we cannot accept them. A. will study B. have studied C. have been studying D. had studied 26. The company was facing a financial crisis, and the situation ________ some tough decisions. A. called for B. cared for C. feared for D. ran for 27. What a boring planet we ________ if there were only one culture in the world! A. would be B. were C. would have D. had 28. —Has his third book been published yet? —No, it is currently ________. A. in store B. in preparation C. in use D. in place
29. The rising house prices in most cities have aroused concerns among young migrant workers ________ they can’t afford themselves a house. A. whether B. where C. what D. that
30. I’ve heard that students will take English listening and speaking tests twice a year, but nothing ________. A. ambiguous B. skillful C. dynamic D. definite
31. Bob Dylan was reported ________ the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature for having created new poetic expressions.
A. to award B. awarding C. to have been awarded D. being awarded
32. Helping people academically can benefit them ________ you make them step up to a new level of studying. A. because B. unless C. while D. although
33. When I first began applying a theory, the results sometimes didn’t ________ the way I intended. A. work out B. break out C. drop out D. cut out
34. Only after we value growth enough to start enlarging ourselves ________ through a strong barrier. A. we have broken B. did we break C. have we broken D. we broke 35. —James has something to do and can’t come tonight. —Well, ________, for he is a wet blanket. A. it’s very kind of you to say so B. that’s a relief C. that’s a problem D. it’s none of your business 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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We read a story about a woman who moved to a small town. After being there a short time, she 36 to her neighbor about the poor service she received at the local drugstore. She was hoping her new acquaintance would repeat her 37 to the store’s owner.
The next time the 38 went to the drugstore, the druggist greeted her with a big smile, told her how 39 he was to see her again, and said he hoped she liked their town. He also offered himself 40 a resource to the woman and her husband as they got 41 . Then he took care of her order quickly and efficiently. Later the woman reported the unbelievable 42 to her friend. ―I suppose you told him how poor I thought the 43 was?‖ she declared.
―Well, no,‖ the neighbor said. ― 44 —and I hope you don’t mind—I told him you were 45 at the way he had built up this small town drugstore, 46 that you thought it was one of the best-run drugstores you’d ever seen.‖
That woman’s neighbor understood that people 47 respect. In fact, most people will do nearly anything for you if you treat them 48 . And that means making it clear to them that their 49 are important, their preferences are respected, and their opinions are 50 . It means giving them the benefit of the doubt. Or as poet-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, ―Every man is 51 to be valued by his best moments.‖ Where love focuses on giving to others, respect shows a 52 to receive from them. If you have had the opportunity to work in many environments, and you have 53 both types of people—those who have and those who have not shown you respect—you 54 how motivational respect can be. And you also know that you are more easily influenced by people who 55 you well.
36. A. turned B. apologized C. pointed D. complained 37. A. criticism B. pleasure C. guidance D. invitation 38. A. acquaintance B. newcomer C. neighbor D. owner 39. A. reluctant B. ashamed C. happy D. awkward 40. A. to B. about C. with D. as 41. A. served B. settled C. visited D. prepared 42. A. discovery B. effect C. change D. dignity 43. A. service B. medicine C. description D. partner 44. A. In general B. In fact C. In turn D. In time 45. A. shocked B. embarrassed C. frightened D. amazed 46. A. and B. but C. so D. or 47. A. cater to B. cope with C. respond to D. identify with 48. A. luckily B. respectfully C. cautiously D. flexibly 49. A. memories B. customs C. incomes D. feelings 50. A. diverse B. personal C. valuable D. familiar 51. A. entitled B. forced C. advised D. employed 52. A. regret B. willingness C. compromise D. challenge 53. A. agreed with B. differed from C. turned down D. worked for 54. A. understand B. ensure C. guess D. mention 55. A. believe B. treat C. amuse D. teach 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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How to enroll if you are in Midhaven…
We invite you to visit us and see the school. After an assessment you will be able to reserve a place on the next available course. We have two centres in Midhaven.
Deposits/payment
1. Your enrolment form must be accompanied by the course deposit of ￡100 or, if you are booking accommodation through the school, your course and accommodation deposit of ￡200. 2. Any balance of course and accommodation fees must be paid in full by the first day of your course.
3. All bank charges incurred (承受) in sending money to Ashwood College must be paid by the student.
4. Deposits and payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. 5. A charge of ￡20 will be made for any changes made to bookings.
Conditions
Timetable
Each hour consists of 50 minutes’ tuition and a 10-minute break. Public and School Holidays
There is no reduction in the fee where a course includes a Public Holiday, except for two weeks at Christmas. Age
The above centres of Ashwood College do not accept students under 16 years of age. Attendance
Students are expected to attend regularly and on time. Students will lose tuition if they arrive late, are absent or leave before the course ends.
Student Holidays
Students on long courses except examination preparation courses may take a holiday of one week every 12 weeks without losing their course fee for this period. Location and Time of Courses Ashwood College has two all-year centres and a summer centre in Midhaven. Before entry to the school, students must take an entry test to determine the level of class they enter. We cannot guarantee the time or location of a student’s course although every attempt is made to place students in the centre and at the time of their choice.
56. When applying for a course at Ashwood College, students must __________. A. charge the college for sending money to all banks
B. charge some money for making any changes of the bookings C. pay the rest of the fees by the end of the first week of the course D. pay a course or accommodation deposit along with registration forms 57. What can we know from Conditions?
A. There is hardly a break between each lesson.
B. Classes are organized according to students’ ability level. C. Students may change courses at any time during the term.
D. Any student is permitted to take a week’s holiday during a 12-week course.
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Natural disasters that were once anomalous (异常的) are becoming almost commonplace, and the country is clearly not prepared for them. Historic floods in Louisiana displaced thousands and led to the deaths of 17 people this month. Record-setting rain devastated (严重破坏) parts of West Virginia in June and South Carolina in
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October.
It is risky to attribute (归因于) any single storm to global warming, but the increasing frequency of these disasters is consistent with what most scientists have said we should expect from climate change. Warmer weather tends to increase evaporation (蒸发), adding moisture to the atmosphere and leading to heavier and more frequent rainstorms. And if more extreme weather events lie in our future, national, state and local policy makers need to improve the nation’s defenses. Existing flood protections will need to be improved, building codes made stricter and people dissuaded from living in the areas most vulnerable to floods.
On Monday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency took an important step in that direction. It proposed rules that would require individuals, businesses and local governments that want to build in flood-prone areas with federal money to do so at higher elevations (海拔). Homes and businesses would have to be built at least two feet above the base flood elevation, up from the current requirement of one foot. And ―critical‖ facilities like hospitals, nursing homes and 911 dispatch centers would have to be built three feet above the base elevation, up from two feet.
Over time, these changes should make it less likely that such buildings will be flooded during big storms, saving lives and reducing property damage. But the rules would apply to only the relatively small number of buildings financed by federal grants and loans. Existing buildings would be unaffected unless owners substantially improved them with the help of federal money.
Not surprisingly, some builders and other businesses are opposed to even these small changes, because they would increase the cost of construction even if they save money in the long run. Republicans in Congress are trying to scuttle(阻挠) a 2015 executive order issued by President Obama that directed FEMA to propose stricter rules.
If anything, public officials need to go much further than this. One big problem is that many of the nation’s flood maps are outdated, and most do not take into account the impact of climate change and rising sea levels. FEMA is slowly updating the maps, and an advisory committee is helping to ensure that future climate threats are considered. Congress should speed up that process by providing more money for the agency’s mapping project.
Another area of focus has to be restoring and enhancing natural defenses against flooding. Barrier islands can help protect coastal areas from storm surges. Wetlands and parks can soak up storm runoff and excessive rain. 58. What should be expected from climate change according to what most scientists have said? A. The causes of anomalous natural disasters. B. The growing number of serious natural disasters.
C. The historic floods and record-setting rain. D. The considerable improvements in extreme weather events. 59. What’s the purpose of FEMA’s proposing the rules?
A. To call on homes, businesses and local governments to improve their flood protections. B. To require hospitals and nursing homes to be built higher than 911 dispatch centers. C. To change the existing buildings less likely to be flooded during big storms. D. To apply to only the relatively small number of buildings funded by federal money. 60. What do some builders think is the disadvantage of the rules set by FEMA? A. Updating nation’s flood maps.
B. Accelerating money-providing process.
C. Suggesting stricter rules. D. Spending more money on construction. 61. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. Preparing for the Next Storm C. Reducing Property Damage
B. Improving FEMA’s Mapping Project D. Building Houses at Higher Elevations C
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A team of researchers from California and Japan has found that an essential amino acid plays a crucial role in the creation of blood stem cells—a discovery the scientists say could offer a potential alternative to chemotherapy(化疗) and radiation in treating blood cancer patients.
The amino acid valine(缬氨酸), which people obtain by eating protein, appears key to the formation of blood stem cells. Mice deprived(剥夺) of the protein building block for two to four weeks stopped making new blood cells altogether, according to the new study.
In lab tests the study showed human blood stem cells also appear to be as dependent on valine, the researchers said. If this proves true, depriving patients of the amino acid before a bone marrow (骨髓)transplant might spare them the necessity of chemotherapy or radiation, both of which destroy blood stem cells to make room for new, transplanted ones. But with these procedures one in 20 transplant patients dies, sometimes from complications linked to the poisonous and harmful treatments.
Additionally, depriving certain leukemia patients of valine might even kill off the cells that are causing their cancers, says Hiromitsu Nakauchi, a senior author on the new paper. ―If such a simple and relatively less harmful therapy could be used to treat leukemias, that would be great,‖ says Nakauchi, a stem cell researcher at both the University of Tokyo and Stanford University. ―That’s what I’m hoping at the moment.‖ Nakauchi adds that he was surprised to uncover such a basic biological process. ―I couldn’t believe it myself,‖ he says.
Camilla Forsberg, a blood stem cell researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was not involved in the research, says she was impressed with the results and thrilled there are still such fundamental discoveries to be made. ―It’s pretty exciting how the basic things we think about are still giving us surprises,‖ she says, adding that it will be crucial to figure out why these blood stem cells—also called hematopoietic cells—are so sensitive to valine. Other cell types might have particular sensitivities to the other 19 amino acids active in the body, nine of which are vital and must be obtained via food, so Forsberg believes these must now be studied as well.
Now Nakauchi says he hopes the work will lead to new approaches to cancer treatment. ―There may be some other, similar amino acid–dependency in other stem cells and also cancer stem cells.Those are the things I’m very much interested in.‖ he says.
62. What can we learn about the amino acid valine from the first two paragraphs? A. It prevents mice from forming new blood cells. B. It leads to a discovery of chemotherapy and radiation. C. It can create blood stem cells to help treat blood cancer.
D. It can obtain protein to promote blood stem cell development.
63. Valine deprivation can be used to treat cancer perhaps because __________. A. it seems to be linked to complications of harmful treatments B. it can be combined with radiation to destroy blood stem cells C. it is a basic biological process and might kill blood stem cells
D. it may work well in bone marrow transplant without needing chemotherapy 64. According to the passage, what does Camilla Forsberg intend to tell us? A. The fundamental discovery makes her confident of Nakauchi’s results. B. The role valine plays in blood should not come as such a surprise.
C. She can understand the reason for hematopoietic cells being sensitive to valine. D. Another ten amino acids can’t be obtained via food and aren’t worth studying. 65. What can we infer from what Nakauchi says in the last paragraph? A. Stem cells alone will be effective for treating cancer directly.
B. He is hopeful of making more discoveries about stem cells depending on amino acids. C. He is interested in studying the relationship between blood stem cells and cancer stem cells.
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