江蘇省南通、揚(yáng)州、泰州2016屆高三第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題

江蘇省南通、揚(yáng)州、泰州2016屆高三第三次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試題屆南通、揚(yáng)州、泰州高三第三次模擬考試第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分35分)第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。()21.—Isometimescallmysonabroad,butit'sexpensive.—Whydoyouwastemoney________youcouldeasilyuseWechatorQQ?A.whileB.unlessC.untilD.when()22.Alicewentfishinginthecompanyofherfatherearlyinthemorningandshe________lifelessons alongtheway.A.waslearningB.haslearnedC.islearningD.hadlearned()23.Educationistochangetraditionally－mindedindividuals,typicallythosewhoarenotpreparedto ________，andtoencouragecriticalthinking.A.compensateB.accumulateC.investigateD.innovate()24.Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A.toinstallB.installingC.havinginstalledD.installed()25.—Ihopeyou'llmakegoodeffortswhileI'maway.—Beassured!You'llbeamazedatwhat________accomplishedwhenyougetback.A.willhavebeenB.hasbeenC.wasD.wouldbe()26.Echoisalwayscomplainingaboutherjobasacashier,butfranklyit's________tohaveajobin thesedifficultdays.A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing()27.—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself,doctor?—It'sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill________．A.putthroughB.pullthroughC.putoverD.pullover()28.Shewouldbemuchhealthiernow________withthatmuchpressurefromworkwhenyoung.A.hadshenotburdenedherselfB.wereshenotmakeyoulosesomeleavesbutthedeeperyourrootsthestrongeryoustand.Facedwith__53__youmightbendbutdon'tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblowsdon'tletlife__54__youintoanuncomfortableposition.Your__55__liesinyourroots.()36.A.crushedB.abusedC.brokenD.removed()37.A.heightB.thicknessC.flexibilityD.outline()38.A.answeredforB.dependedonC.cateredforD.touchedon()39.A.heldB.tiedC.pulledD.raised()40.A.achieveB.reachC.establishD.maintain()41.A.currentB.finalC.originalD.comfortable()42.A.exploreB.avoidC.chaseD.survive()43.A.countsB.differsC.concernsD.reveals()44.A.fixedB.transferredC.escapedD.caught()45.A.strangeB.obviousC.possibleD.reasonable()46.A.surroundingsB.resourcesC.probablityD.stability()47.A.beatingB.standC.chanceD.turning()48.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.NeverthelessD.Besides()49.A.misbehavingB.strugglingC.withdrawingD.misunderstanding()50.A.securityB.deadlineC.moneyD.community()51.A.surprisesB.choicesC.stormsD.changes()52.A.smileB.bendC.hesitateD.advance()53.A.opportunitiesB.challengesC.tasksD.differences()54.A.trickB.argueC.forceD.admit()55.A.courageB.ambitionC.valueD.strength第三部分：閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AMountCookNationalParkishomeofthehighestmountainsandthelongestglaciers.Itisalpine(高山)inthepurestsense—withskyscrapingpeaks,glaciersandpermanentsnowfields,allsetunderastar－studdedsky.KeyHighlightsAlthoughitincludes23peaksover3，000metreshigh,thisparkisveryaccessible.StateHighway80leadstoMtCookVillagewhichissituatedbesidescenicLakePukakiandprovidesacomfortablebaseforalpineactivities.Farfromcitylights,thestargazinghereismagnificent—AorakiMountCookNationalParkformsthemajorityofNewZealand'sonlyInternationalDarkSkyReserve.Mountaineersregardtheareatobethebestclimbingregion,whilelessskilledadventurersfindplentyofsatisfactionwiththemountainwalksthatleadtoalpinetarns,herbfieldsandspectacularglacierviews.Encounters(遇到)withcheekykea(mountainparrots)arepartofthefun.KeyActivitiesMountainwalksThereare10shortwalksbeginningnearthevillage.Alltracksareformedandwellmarked.TheRedTarnsTrack,KeaPointandtheHookerValleyTrackeachtakearoundtwohoursreturn.Formoreexperiencedalpinehikers,therearethreemountainpassroutes—overtheMueller,CoplandandBallpasses.GlacierviewingandskiingHelicoptersandski－planesprovideaccesstothepark'sfabulousglaciers.TheTasmanGlacierisanexcellentchoiceforintermediateskiers,whiletheMurchison,DarwinandBonneyglacierspromiseexcitementforadvancedskiers.FromOctoberuntilMay,youcanexploretheTasmanGlacier'sterminallakebyboat.MountaineeringClimbingMountCookremainstheultimatechallenge,buttherearemanyotherpeakstotemptexperiencedclimbers.Tasman,MalteBrun,EliedeBeaumont,SeftonandLaPerousearelocalfavourites.KeyTips·Climbersdon'trequirepermits,butarerequestedtocompleteatripintentionsform.·Localguidesareavailableforclimbing,walkingandglacierskiing.·Winterclimbingisanextremesport—onlyrecommendedforwell－prepared,experiencedmountaineers.·Theweathercanchangeverysuddenly—bepreparedforheavyrainfall,snowand/orhighwinds.·Theparkhasanairportservingdomesticcommercialflightsandscenicflightoperators.()56.WhichisoneofthecharacteristicsofMountCookNationalPark?A.Itisso－calledalpineandhardtoreach.B.Itprovidesstar－shiningnightskiesforvisitors.C.Itattractslessskilledvisitorstoallalpineactivities.D.Itappealstoadventurersmainlyforfindingcheekykea.()57.Ifyouareavisitortothepark,youshould________．A.properlyevaluateyourownexperienceandskillB.getyourpermitpreparedbeforeyoustarttoclimbC.hirelocalguidestohelpyoutotrainforclimbingD.chooseDarwinglaciertoskionasanintermediateskierBAreportreleasedthismonthfoundthatgroupingchildrenbyabilityisontheriseagain—teachingstudentsingroupsofsimilarabilityhasimprovedachievementforfastandslowlearnersalike—andwhowouldn'twantbrightkidstobeabletomoveahead,orstrugglerstogetthehelptheyneed?Butformostkids,labels(標(biāo)簽)appliedearlyinlifetendtostick,eveniftheyarewrong.Sortingschoolchildrenbyabilityhaslongbeencontroversial.Insomecountries,especiallyinAsia,school－widetracking(分流)remainsnormal.Childrenaretestedandplacedindifferentschoolsthatdirectthemtowardprofessionalorvocationalcareers.Movementbetweenthetracksisrare.School－widetrackingdecreasedinU．S.schoolsinthe1960sand1970s.Itneverdiedout,though.Sortingstudentsintoseparatetracksformathataboutjuniorhighschoolagecontinuestobecommon,andotherformsoftrackingpersistaswell.Unliketracking,whichmeanssortingstudentsintoseparateclassrooms,abilitygroupinghappenswithinclassrooms.Whendoneaccordingtothelatestresearch,ithasproventopromoteachievement.Abilitygroupingischangeableandtemporary.Withinclassrooms,studentsmightbedividedintodifferentlearninggroupsdealingwithmaterialsofdifferentlevels.Anystudentswhomasterconceptscanmoveupwardbetweengroups,andthestudentgroupsmightlookdifferentfromsubjecttosubjectandunittounit.Forinstance,astudentwhostandsoutinlanguageartsmightbeatanaverageorslowerlevelinmath.Astudentwhofliesthroughmultiplicationtablesmightneedextrahelpwithfractions.Studentswholaginreadingcanbepulledoutoftheclassroominsmallgroupsforpracticewithatutoruntiltheirreadingimproves.Researchshowsabilitygroupingwithinclasseshasmorepositivebenefitsthantracking.However,thatmustbeweighedagainstthechallengesinvolved.Inmanyregularclassrooms,thedifferencesbetweenstudentabilitylevelsareverybig.Thatpresentschallengesforteachersandlow－performingstudentstoconstantlycomparethemselveswithstudentswhoseemtoflythroughschoolwithease.Therigidabilitygroupsandtrackingofthepastarestillwithusinmanyschools.Likely,labelsareappliedwithmorecautionthaninthebadolddayswhensometeachersgavereadinggroupsnot－so－secretcodenameslike“Bluebirds”“Robins”“Crows”and“Buzzards”.Butkidsstillknow.()58.Whyisgroupingchildrenbyabilitybecomingpopularagain?A.Becausemostteachersdonotlikeslowerlearners.B.Becausegroupingchildrenshouldbedoneearlyinlife.C.Becauseitisacademicallybeneficialtodifferentlearners.D.Becausefastlearnerscanmoveaheadwithoutteachers'help.()59.Bysaying“Movementbetweenthetracksisrare.”inParagraph3,thewriterreallymeans ________．A.trackingchildrenisnormalinAsiaB.school－widetrackinghasdecreasedinUSC.professionalandvocationalcareersareunrelatedD.sortedstudentscanhardlychangeschools()60.TheexamplesinParagraph6areusedmainlytoillustrate________．A.agoodlanguagelearnerpromisestobegoodatmathsB.astudentmightjoindifferentgroupsfordifferentcoursesC.abilitygroupingbenefitsgiftedstudentsmorethanslowonesD.abilitygroupingpresentsnochallengeforthoseslowstudents()61.Whatmightbethechallengeinregularclassroomsforteachers?A.Students'differentlevels.B.Students'lowperformance.C.Constantself－comparison.D.Applicationofnot－so－secretcode.CMicrosoftjustfinishedathree－monthexperimentoperatinganunderwaterdatacenter.Aserverrack(服務(wù)器支架)withthepowerofabout300PCswasplacedintoawater－tight(防水)steelcontainerandloweredintotheoceanoffthecoastofcentralCalifornia.Theunusualexperimentwaslaunchedbecausecurrentdatacentersareunpleasantlyinefficient.They'rebuiltwhereenergyandlandarecheap(notclosetowherepeopleactuallylive).Andtheywastesomuchenergycoolingtheirmassivecomputers.Theoceancansolvethoseproblems.Thecoldoceanfloorsufficientlycoolsthecomputingcomponentsinsidethepod.Andsincemostpeopleliveneartheocean,placingdatacentersunderwatercouldpotentiallyincreasethespeedatwhichcustomerscouldaccesstheinformationstoredinMicrosoft'scloud.TheexperimentwassosuccessfulthatMicrosoftoperatedtheunderwaterdatacenterfor75dayslongerthanithadplannedto.Thenextstepistogetalargerpod,withaboutfourtimesthecomputingpower,undertheoceanfortesting.Unlikethefirstexperiment,thenextpodwillalsobeequippedwithturbines,whichwilltransformtheocean'scurrentsintoelectricity.It'snotclearwhen,ifever,underwaterdatacenterswillbecomeapossibleproduct.“Ourfirstexperimentwaslikedippingourpinkietoeinthewater,andnowwe'regoingforthebigtoe，”saidLee,corporatevicepresidentofMicrosoftResearch.Microsoftisstillanalyzingtheenvironmentalimpactsofthestudy.Datacentersarebothhotandloud,whichcouldhavedamagingeffectsonoceanlife.Microsoftfoundthatthenoiseitsunderwaterdatacenterproducedwasdrownedoutbynearbyshrimpandcrabs.Thedatacentersarealsobuiltfromrecyclablematerials,andMicrosoftbelievesthatthetotalcarbonfootprintofunderwaterdatacenterswillbe“dramaticallylower”thancurrentland－basedcenters.Giventhegrowthinthecloud,industryanalystsbelievethatmostoftheworld'sdatacentershaveyettobebuilt.Butbuildingadatacentertakesatleasttwoyears—aneternityinthefast－developingtechindustry.Asaresult,Microsoftbuildsitsdatacenterswiththefutureinmind,installingfarmorecomputingpowerandspacethanitcurrentlyneeds.Leebelievesthatgoingunderwatercanshiftthebuildingofdatacentersfromconstructionprojectstomanufacturingjobs.“Whatifwecouldmass－producethesepodsonanassemblyline？”hethought.“Wecoulddeliveradatacenter,fromconceptiontooperation,in90days.That'sdramaticallydifferentthanwhat'shappeningtoday.”()62.Whatistheadvantageofanunderwaterdatacenter?A.Itcanbeloweredtotheoceanflooreasily.B.Itcancoolcomputingcomponentsautomatically.C.Itcanbebuiltclosetotheplacewherepeoplelive.D.Itcanmakeinformationeasilyaccessibletopeople.()63.Wecaninferthattheunderwaterdatacenters________．A.causelittleharmtotheoceanlifeB.aremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyC.changethecourseofoceancurrentsD.areeasytobuildinlargequantities()64.Theunderlinedword“eternity”inParagraph5means“________”．A.anextremelylongtimeB.anextendedperiodC.aseeminglyshorttimeD.afruitfulperiod()65.Thepassagetriestoinformreadersthat________．A.anexperimentwasmadeinoperatingadatacenterB.Microsoftwillmass－producepodsonanassemblelineC.MicrosoftsucceededinputtingadatacenterunderwaterD.underwaterdatacentersaremoreefficientthanland－basedonesDMyfather'sfamilyisnotamusicalfamily.Theyareafamilyofwords.Mybrotherhasmyfather'sdarkhair,hisloveofagoodargument.Itakeaftermymother.FromherIinheritedacuriousnature,asenseofadventure,brightredhair.Ididnot,contrarytoherhopes,inheritatalentforthepiano.Thatfactwasestablishedbeyonddoubtafterunsuccessfulattemptstodrawmusicfromme.ThepianolessonsbeganwhenIwasfour.MymotherwasconvincedthatIwouldbeachildMozart.Shefoundtheidealteacher—MadameOblenka,astrictRussianwoman,whosepursedlipswereenoughtofrightenawildhorseintosubmission.MadameOblenka,whoexpectedalittleMozart,wasnotverydelightedtofindalittlegirlbangingherfists(拳頭)onthekeys.Itriedtopleaseher.“Feelthemusic，”sheurged.I“felt”itandwinced(退避)myears—forwhatismoreunpleasantthanaseriesofwrongnotesplayedcontinuously?She“felt”mymusic,too,whichiswhyshealwaysleftwithanangrierexpressionthanwhenshecame.Once,whenIwasten,Imanagedtorecordoneofmyownrehearsals(練習(xí)).Inordertoescapemypracticesessions,Iwouldclosemyselfbehindthedoorofthepianoroom,putonthetaperecording,andreaduntilthetapehadfinished.Thatmethodworkedforaweek,untilmymotherbegantowonderwhyIalwaysmissedthesameB－sharp.Sheknockedonthedoor,and,receivingnoanswer,cameintocheckonmeandfoundthatIhadfallenasleepwhilethetapeofmyperformanceplayedonandon.Iwastwelvewhenmyparentsfinallyacknowledgedthatmyhiddentalentwasnotabouttoemerge(顯現(xiàn))anytimesoon.Mymother,refusingtoadmitdefeat,toldmetopickanotherinstrument.“Chooseanythingyouwant,Honey，”shesaid,assumingthatfreedomofchoicewouldinspiredevotion.Ithoughtlongandhardandchosethedrums.Myparents,sensitivetonoise,wouldbelessthanoverjoyedbyadailybombardmentofplaying.Iimaginedmyfatherinhisstudy,cottonwadsinhisears.Iworkedmywaythroughseveralotherinstrumentsbeforemymotherhitonanotheridea.MaybeIwasn'tmeanttobeaninstrumentalist.Realizingthatdramamightbemoresuitedtomytalents,Momtookmetoadramateacher.However,heputmebackstage,paintingscenery.OnceIrecoveredfrommysenseofinjury,Irealizedthewisdomofhischoice.Ilovedtheactive,practicalbackstageworld,andIdiscoveredthatIhadaknackforconstructingandpainting.Ilovedthechallengeoftakingourscanty(貧乏的)suppliesandusingthemtomakesomethingbeautiful.Imaginingasceneandthenseeingitemergebeforeme—this,tome,wasclosetomagic.I'masculptornow,andeverydayIexperienceafreshthejoyofbeingfullyabsorbedintheactofartisticcreation.It'sawonderful,blissful(樂(lè)而忘憂(yōu))feeling.Irealizethatmyparents,intheirmisguidedattemptstointerestmeinmusic,weretryingtogivemethisfeeling.AndnowIfeelgrateful.Perhapstheywentaboutitinthewrongway,buttheirheartswereintherightplace.()66.MadameOblenkaalwaysfeltangrybecause________．A.theauthorwastooyoungtoplaythepianowellB.theauthoroftenpointedoutthewrongnotesofherC.theauthorkeptbangingonthekeysunconsciouslyD.theauthor'sperformancewasfarfromsatisfactory()67.Whichofthefollowingbestrevealstheauthor'sattitudetowardspianopractice?A.Shetriedtomakethepianoteacherpleased.B.Sherecordedherperformanceforimprovement.C.Sheplayedtherecordinginsteadofpractising.D.Sherepeatedthesamemistakeinpractising.()68.Whydidtheauthorchoosethedrumsasamusicalinstrument?Shewaseagertofreeherselffrompianolessons. B.Shewasreluctanttoplayaninstrument.C.Shewasconfidentofhandlingthem. D.Shewasfondofbeatingdrums.()69.Theauthor'smothercanbebestdescribedas________．A.devotedandstubborn B.encouragingandindependentC.helpfulandconsiderate D.hardworkingandgenerous()70.Wecanlearnfromthepassage________．A.parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentocreateartB.theordinarybackstageworkcanhelponesucceedC.youcanonlygetbetteratsomethingifyoupracticeD.artshouldbetreatedasajoyratherthanaburden第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共35分)第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。SocialNetworkingandItsEffectSocialnetworkinghasbecomeanunquestionablepartofoureverydaylives.ThosewhohavealifeontheInternetdonotalwaysrealizethattheyarelosingtheirconnectionswiththerealworld.Nowadays,areputationonlineismoreimportant.Someareevenfindingawaytomakealivingonline.Socialmediaseemstohavequitetheimpact,especiallyonteenagers.Yearsago,beforesocialnetworkingexisted,friendswouldgooutandhaveagoodtime,andpopularityinhighschoolwouldbesomethingofimportancetoalotofpeople.Today,popularitymeanshavingalotoffollowersonTwitterorTumblr.Tumblrhasitsownwayofcreating“celebrities”.Usersareconsidered“Tumblrfamous”iftheyhaveahighnumberoffollowers.Websitesmakeusthinkthatgreatnessisachievedjustbecausethousandsofstrangersarefamiliarwithyourface.Popularityisnotabouthavingalotoffriendsanymore;itisjustaboutbeingknownforabsolutelynothing.Socialnetworkinghasitspositives,consideringitallowsustoconnectwithfriendsandfamilyinamatterofseconds.Althoughthisisextremelyuseful,itisalsodestroyingourabilitytomakereallifeconversations.PeopleareattackedovertheInternet,butdonotsayawordtoeachotherinperson.Socialmediaispreventingusfromstandingupforourselvesthewayweshouldbe.Facebooklimitsourconversationsthatwehavewithpeople,whichiswhyitisalwaysbettertostrikeupaconversationinpersoninsteadofthroughacomputerscreen.Socialnetworkingdestroysthetruemeaningofhumaninteraction.Teensarefindingnewwaystomakealivingoutofadvertisementsthattheypostontheirsocialnetworkingpages.Socialnetworksallowthemtomakemoneywithoutevengettingupoffthecouch.Beingoutintherealworldandworkingcreateswaystocommunicateandisacrucialpartoflife,butthatwillbedestroyedifyoungteensthinkitisokaytojustmakemoneythroughsocialmedia.Socialnetworkingmakesthingseasier,butthatdoesnotalwaysmeanthatitmakesthingsbetter.Socialnetworkingaffectsyounglivesandcausesteenstogrowupdifferentlyfromhowtheirolderrelativeshave.Theyrelyontheirblogsandpagestocommunicatewithpeople,keepupwiththelatesttrendsandenjoytheirseparatelittleworld.Socialmediahasruinedhowlifeshouldbe:fun,adventurousandexciting.Instead,ithasturnedmostteenagersintoanti－socialcouchpotatoes.Thereneedstobeabreakfromsocialnetworkingsoyoungpeoplecanonceagainliveareallifeintherealworld.Title:SocialNetworkingandItsEffectIntroductionOurdailylivesare(71)______connectedtosocialnetworking,whichhasgreatimpactindifferentaspectsPopulairtyonline●Forhighschoolstudentstoday,popularityis(72)______bythenumberoffollowerstheyhaveonTwitterorTumblr●Popularityonlineconcernsnothingbutthe(73)______The(74)______effectsofsocialnetworking●Online(75)______occursamongpeoplewhoactuallydonotknoweachother●Facebookmakesit(76)______likelyforpeopletocommunicateinpersonTheimpactsonteenagers●Socialnetworkingallowsteenstomakemoneyby(77)______online●Teensmakemoneywi