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1、-四川省绵阳市高三第一次诊断性考试英语试题（含答案）-第 16 页【考试时间：2016年11月2日15:00-17:00】绵阳市高中2014级第一次诊断性考试英 语第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（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并阅读下一小题o每段对话仅读一遍o例：How much is the
2、 shirt? A19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15. 答案是C1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bookshop. B. In a restaurant. C. On the road.2.What does the man really care about? A. Money. B. Whom to go with, C. Where to go.3. What do we know about Freds house? A Its near an airport. B. Its very qu
3、iet. C. Its quite expensive.4.What do we know about the mans wife? A. She worked in a restaurant. B. She taught herself how to cook. C. She wrote a good cookbook.5. When should the speakers have been at the airport? A. Around 4:00 p.m. B.A round 4:30 p.m. C. Around 5:00 p.m. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5
4、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.BC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至7题。6.What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Teacher and student.7. What does the man think of the woman? A. She lacks experie
5、nce. B. She has done a great job. C. She should work harder. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why did the man miss the womans call yesterday? A. He was out without his phone. B. He was playing computer games. C. He was taking a shower.9.What did the woman do yesterday? A. She went shopping. B.She went to a concer
6、t. C. She bought her sister a gift.10. Why did the woman call the man? A. To see whats wrong with him. B. To tell him something about the concert. C. To invite him to her sisters wedding. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is Amazon Tree Houses? A. Its a hotel. B.Its a newspaper. C.Its a company.12. Why is t
7、he woman interested in the article? A. She wants to travel in Amazon. B.She wants to run a tree house hotel. C. She wants to live in a tree house.13. What does the man think of the womans plan? A. Not practical. B.Quite interesting. C.Not profitable. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. How did the man find working
8、 here before? A. Boring. B.Enjoyable. C.Challenging.15. What did the man use to do during long lunch breaks? A. To exercise in the gym. B.To go out alone. C.To leam new skills.16. Why does the man still work here? A. He has a good salary. B.He can travel a lot. C.He can work on his own. 听第10段材料，回答第1
9、7至20题。17. When will the lunch break start? A. 11:40. B.11:50. C.12:00.18. Whats the speaker mainly talking about? A.A new product. B.Office hours. C.A recycling program.19. When will the changes take place? A. Next Wednesday. B.Next Thursday. C.Next Friday.20. What are the listeners asked to do when
10、 they leave? A. Take a paper of information* B. Visit the speakers office. C。Select food to order.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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A Cinemas in Britain 100 years of Cinema Architecture Richard Gray The first purpose-built cinemas were little m
11、orethan basic rectangular rooms. However, as the popularity of film-going grew in the 1920s and 1930s, the buildings became more complex and theatrical in atmosphere. These movie palaces could seat as many as 4,000 people and often featured fantasy interiors, such as Egyptian temples and Gothic cath
12、edrals. Beautifully illustrated（配有插图的），the book provides a detailed architecturalhistory of the cinema, but also evokes the magic of movie-going.$80. Hardback 1996. ISBN-13:978-0-85331-685-5Sir John Soane and the Country EstatePtolemy Dean Sir John Soane was one of Britain most inventivearchitects.
13、His achievements include the Bank of Englandand the worlds first picture gallery at Dulwich, buildingsof intemational importance. His country estate work,inspired by classical antiquity, ranges in scale from theremodeling of existing country houses, such as WimpoleHall Cambridgeshire and Aynhoe Park
14、 inNorthamptonshire, to simple outbuildings. Ptolemy Dean is a practicing architect and is well known as an expert presenter ofthe popular BBC2 series Restoration. He also serves on the English HeritageLondon Advisorr Comnuttee.$80. Hardback 1999. ISBN 13:978-1-84014-293-8Burlding a Masterpiece: The
15、 Sydney Opera HouseEdited by Anne Waston Half a century has passed since Australias NewSouth Wales government launched a competition togive Sydney a new music and performance center. The result of the competition is the magnificentSydney Opera House designed by the visionary Danish architect Utzon a
16、nd the starting point for Building a Masterpiece: The Sydney Opera House Anne Watson is the curator（馆长） of Architecture and Design at the PowerhouseMuseum. She has written and lectured widely on many aspects of nineteenth-and-twentieth-century design. Her publications include Decorative Arts and Des
17、ign, Beyond Architecture and Visions of a Republic.$80. Hardback 2006. ISBN-13:978-1-85331-941-221. In the three passages little is said about the writer of . A. Cinemas in Britain B. Sir John Soane and the Country Estate C. Building a Masterpiece: The Sydney Opera House D. Beyond Architecture22. Wh
18、at do these three books have in common? A. They are all beautifully illustrated. B. They are all hardbacks and have the same price. C. They are products of the same publisher. D. They all have the same ISBN number.23. From the 3rd book review we can infer that . A. the Australians dont have confiden
19、ce in their own architects B. the Sydney Opera House is the first of its kind in New South Wales C. more than one architects offered their designs of the Sydney Opera House D. Anne Waston played an important role in designing the Sydney Opera House B On a hot summer day, our van (a large box-like ca
20、r that can carry a lot of people)pulled up to the ranch(牧场) to start a three-month program for troubled boys. Billwas the owner of the ranch. We made eye contact through the dusty window and he smiled at me and touched his cowboy hat in welcome. All summer long, Bill and his ranch-hands taught us to
21、 ride horses, tie driedgrass into a large block, cut wood, and round up cattle. We started to understand the value of working with our hands, and we respected him for his knowledge and gentleleadership. Knowing how important it was for boys like me to know that someone believed in them, he trusted u
22、s to do the job and do it right. We didnt want to let him down. Several times he took me fishing and we not only talked about how to fish, butalso about my dreams and what I wanted from life. He encouraged me to make goalsand shared stories from his own experiences. The last day at the ranch, Bill p
23、ulled me aside and praised me for the work I haddone that summer -not only on the ranch, but also on myself. He told me if lever needed anything I could count on him. Four years later; I took him up on that offer. I called him up and asked for a job. I told him how his confidence in me had given me
24、the courage to change my life. He offered me a job on the spot. Im proud to say that each summer Im the one in the ranch to open the gate for a van full of young men who need someone to believe in them, so they can learn to believe in themselves. 24. The author worked on the ranch to -.A. have himse
25、lf changed . B. learn how to get along with others C. earn some extra money D. acquire some agricultural knowledge 25. The author implies what the troubled boys needed most was . A. strict guidance in proper behavior B. challenging demand in hard work C. sympathy and tolerance from adults D. underst
26、anding and trust from others26. The authors pride comes from the fact that . A. he has earned complete trust from Bill B. he has been able to offer help to others C. he has found a way to support himself D. he has become the owner of the ranch27. Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage? A.
27、To state the importance of hard work. B. To share the pleasure of a special job. C. To show the power of believing in others. D. To prove the magic of gentle leadership. C How different can other cultures be? Very different! They can eat different foods and live in different types of houses. People
28、probably speak different languages and have beliefs and customs very different from yours. However, they can also be similarin ways of connecting with each other. We sometimes call these means of communication universal languages. Some legends hold that, thousands of years ago, there was a single la
29、nguage spoken by everyone on Earth. It is fun to think about a time when everyone may have been able to communicate in the same language though historical evidence does not support this, of course. Today, there are thousands of languages spoken around the world. Yet, there are some means of communic
30、ation that go beyond words and allow people of wildly different backgrounds to communicate and share emotions and feelings. For example, some people believe music is a universal language. There may be some scientific support for this idea, too. Experts have learned that, across cultures, people can
31、recognize three common emotions in music: happiness, sadness and fear. So what other types of universal languages might there be? Some people believe dance .is .a universal language. Along with music, dancing seems to be a common interest shared by peoples all over the world. Do you think you could
32、see a dance from another culture and make some reasonable guesses about the ideas and emotions behind it? We bet you could! Another universal language that you might not have thought of is math! If youthink about it now, though, it just makes sense. The value of pi is roughly 3.14159 nomatter where
33、you are on Earth. Likewise, figuring out the value of something involvesthe same mathematical calculations, regardless of whether youre counting in dollars,pesos or coconuts.28. The underlined word this in Paragraph 2 probably refers to _ A. the evidence that proves old languages funny B. the fact t
34、hat there used to be many languages C. the view that people only used one language D. the doubt that people didnt understand each other29. Music is regarded as a universal language probably because _ A. it can be understood more easily than languages B. it can be enjoyed by people from all walks of
35、life C. it usually comes from different backgrounds D.it helps people to share common feelings . 30. What are the universal languages according to the passage? A. Math, English and music. B. Music, dance and math. C. History, culture and music. D. Emotion, pi and music: 31. Which of the following be
36、st tells the structure of this passage? D Think again before raising an eyebrow at the views of your partner, friend, siblingor colleague as they could help make you smarter. New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be lifted throughoutadulthood by family members, bright mates and i
37、ntellectually stretching careers. Thestudy challenges the common belief that intelligence is static by the age of 18. Currentscientific consensus suggests that intelligence is controlled by genes, withenvironmental factors such as schooling and nutrition playing a part up to this age.After this poin
38、t IQ scores stabilize. But James Flynn, professor of political studies and psychology at a university ofNew Zealand, argues that people can upgrade their own intelligence throughouttheir lives. He believes intellectual stimulation from others is crucial as the brain seems to be rather like a muscle-
39、the more you use it, the stronger it gets. However,the opposite is also true - so people sharing a home or workplace with those who areintellectually challenged risk seeing their IQ levels fall as a result. He found the. cognitive （认知) quality of a family changes the IQs of allmembers, especially ch
40、ildren. It can lift or hold back, depending on the gap between their brightness and that of their siblings and parents. A bright ten-year-oldwith siblings of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage, compared to a similar child with equally bright siblings. However, child
41、ren with a lowIQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter siblings and special educational treatment to help pull them up. . Professor Flynn also concluded that although genetics and early life experiencesdetermine about 80 percent of intelligence, the remaining 20 percent is linked tolifes
42、tyle. This means people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more. Therefore, the best way to boost IQ level is to mix with bright friends, find an intellectually challenging job and marry someone cleverer.32. We can learn from the passage that_ . A. as the age grows, you will b
43、ecome smarter B. a 35-year-old man is surely smarter than himself at the age of 18 C. you will be smarter if you have a partner, a friend or a sibling D. after 18, you still have the possibility to become smarter33. The underlined word static in the 3rd paragraph probably means . A. unstable B. fixe
44、d C. varied D. repeated34. James Flynn holds the belief that A. intellectual stimulation from others can change ones IQ B. people should completely avoid those intellectually challenged C. ones IQ could be held back if he has bright brothers or sisters . D. ones IQ is least influenced by the underst
45、anding level of a family35.,Whats the best title for the passage? A. Genetics Determines Intelligence. B. Watch Out for Intelligence Falling. C. Bright Siblings Make You Smarter. D. Brains Just Like Muscle.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 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。What affects our self-esteem（自尊）? Puberty（青春期）and development. Some people struggle with theirself-esteem and body image when they begin puberty. 36 These changes,combi