湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体”2016届高三12月联考英语
分值：150分；时量：120分钟
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When did Sue leave home?
A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:15.
2. What does the man prefer?
A. Foreign languages. B. Science. C. Politics.
3. What will the weather probably be like over the weekend?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy.
4. Where are the speakers?
A. On a train. B. On a ship. C. In a hotel.
5. What has the woman been doing?
A. Traveling. B. Exercising. C. Relaxing just a bit.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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、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 does the woman say about the boy?
A. He did as great as she expected.
B. He did a better job this time.
C. He didn’t try as hard as he could.
7. Who are the speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. At the end of a term.
B. In the middle of a semester.
C. At the beginning of a school year.
9. What do we know about the man?
A. He is deciding between two places.
B. He likes diving in the ocean.
C. He has been to Australia before.
10. What do the woman’s parents care about?
A. Money.
B. Holiday activities.
C. Spending time together with their family.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What has the woman been studying?
A. International culture. B. Business management. C. English writing.
12. How many books can the woman borrow in all?
A. Twelve. B. Ten. C. Eight.
13. What will the woman do after the conversation?
A. Take an exam. B. Have a class. C. Go to the man’s office.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Who were arguing last night?
A. The speakers.
B. Two strangers.
C. The speakers’ neighbors.
15. When was the man woken up?
A. At 2:00 a.m. B. At 3:00 a.m. C. At 4:00 a.m.
16. What is the woman’s new routine?
A. Having a cup of coffee every day.
B. Drinking some soy milk every morning.
C. Doing some exercise every morning.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What will take place in the main theater next week?
A. Some professors will give lectures there.
B. A student film festival will be held there.
C. There will be an art exhibition there.
18. What is the collection in the Picture Gallery about?
A. Life of local artists.
B. History of the university.
C. Students’ social activities.
19. What will the audience visit next?
A. A museum. B. An art gallery. C. The entertainment building.
20. How soon will everyone meet again?
A. In half an hour. B. In an hour. C. In an hour and a half.
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。
A
Washington Sightseeing Guide
White House – Public tours of the White House have been offered since Thomas Jefferson was president, but you can’t just drop in. Visits to the White House are in high demand, and you must make your request through your member of Congress(国会) up to six months, and no fewer than 21 days, before your visit. Be sure to check the White House tour-info Web site to make sure about the personal identification you’ll need. And before the day of your visit, call 202-456-7041 to confirm the tour schedule.
Lincoln’s Cottage – Lincoln’s Cottage, the hilltop home where President Lincoln lived during part of the Civil War, is simply furnished but features lighting effects and actors’ recordings that reveal Lincoln’s thoughts on slavery and the war. “In the library you can actually see the ghost lines of where the library shelves would have been,” says cottage director Erin Carlson Mast. “We haven’t re-created the bookshelves because that was such an amazing moment of discovery for us that we wanted to preserve that so people can have that moment of discovery themselves.”
Library of Congress – The Library of Congress is housed in three buildings: the Thomas Jefferson Building, James Madison Memorial Building and the John Adams Building. Although trying to see all of it in one day is possible, it’s probably best to do a little thinking ahead and figure out which areas you’d really like to explore (i.e. when your feet start to hurt, you won’t feel so bad about not catching everything). The most popular visitor destination is the Thomas Jefferson Building, but there are things worth seeing – murals(壁画), sculptures, performances – elsewhere in the complex.
21. Which is true about the White House? www.2abc8.com
A. It is a new tourist attraction.
B. It is open only to members of Congress.
C. A reservation for a visit is required.
D. You should call 202-456-7041 during your visit.
22. In Lincoln’s Cottage, you can ______.
A. see actors giving performances
B. see the bookshelves in the study
C. hear the recorded voice of Lincoln
D. learn about Lincoln’s opinions on slavery
23. The paragraph about the Library of Congress implies that ______.
A. there is so much to see there
B. there are so many visitors there
C. you needn’t spend so much time there
D. you should drive there instead of walking
B
Mother’s Day is coming up. Maybe your gift is wrapped and your dinner plans booked for mom, step-mom, grandmother – whoever the person is who fed, cared for, taught and loved you.
But there are other people who said their most special Mother’s Day memories rarely dealt with beautifully wrapped objects, but rather, the ways people showed they cared.
Mother’s Day 2012 was the last one Jannet Walsh was able to celebrate with her mother, Margaret, who had a stroke (中风) in 2009. In her last few years, Walsh always shot photos and videos of their visits together, and with Walsh’s West Highland White Terrier, Andrew.
“My mother had a dog just like him, so I would tell her it was her dog, and she would hold onto his leash, even in bed up to the last few weeks before she passed away,” Walsh said.
As Mother’s Day approached, Walsh wanted a way to remember her mother and “best friend”. She decided to build the memories she captured during those last few years into a video memorial – images of her mother with Andrew or quiet moments at her gravesite.
“I thought it good to tell the story with few words, just show my mother as she was – happy, and loved till the end,” Walsh said.
Mother’s Day was not a light-hearted subject for Wendy Bowers in the past. Her mom had walked out when she was 18, and Bowers had tried for years to become pregnant without success. She had almost convinced herself she wasn’t meant to be a parent.
But three years after she gave up on having a baby, Bowers discovered that she was pregnant. Six weeks earlier than expected, little Nathan arrived.
That first year, Nathan, only 10 months old, was sick with a stomach bug. Bowers said she spent the day holding him between loads of laundry. “I would not have been anywhere else in the world that day,” she said. “I wouldn’t trade that first Mother’s Day for anything, and I’m pretty sure Mother’s Day will always be a reminder to me of just how lucky I am to even be a mom.”
24. What does the underlined word “Andrew” refer to?
A. Walsh’s child.
B. Walsh’s mother.
C. Walsh’s dog.
D. Walsh’s mother’s dog.
25. The purpose of what Walsh did for her mother before Mother’s Day was to ______.
A. bring her mother what she wanted
B. show she would be loved till the end
C. celebrate her last Mother’s Day
D. remember her and share her story
26. How does Bowers feel about what happened on her first Mother’s Day as a mother?
A. It was worth it.
B. It was unlucky.
C. It was unexpected.
D. It was unbearable.
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. Painful memories of Mother’s Day.
B. Plans for Mother’s Day.
C. Tips for a special Mother’s Day.
D. Special ideas for Mother’s Day
C
Like people, plants experience stress. And also, like people, the response to that stress can determine success.
Bad environmental conditions, such as drought, flood, heat and other stresses, affect yields(产量) more than crop pests and diseases. We are trying to find a way to equip plants with the ability to tolerate environmental stress and maintain high yields, said Stephen Howell, a professor of genetics and cell biology.
Plant cells produce proteins (蛋白质) and ship them to different parts of the cell. Under normal conditions, these proteins are folded into their normal, healthy structures as they are produced. When a plant is under stress, its cells produce poorly folded or unfolded proteins. Then a built-in system senses this and “sets off an alarm in the cell,” said Howell.
In response to the alarm, another protein (IRE1) starts working and creates a different process which activates (激活) the stress response genes whose products bring about defensive measures that help the plant survive.
“As it turns out, responses that are activated under stress conditions actually inhibit the growth of plants,” said Howell. “This allows them to preserve their energy to survive the stress conditions.”
For plants in the wild, this response is a help for survival, he said. In production of agriculture crops, however, this response reduces yields.
“You don’t want crop plants to stop growing,” Howell said. “You want them to continue to grow and produce even though they are under stress.”
With the new understanding of this stress response, the next step may be to silence the alarm system, said Howell. “What may be important is to disable some of these stress responses. That may make the plant more productive under stress conditions.”
28. According to the text, an alarm in the plant cells is caused by ______.
A. the folded proteins
B. the changed proteins
C. the defensive measures
D. the stress response genes
29. The energy preserved in the plants under stress conditions ______.
A. helps the plants to survive
B. helps to maintain high yields
C. keeps the plants growing
D. helps to produce proteins
30. The underlined word “inhibit” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “______”.
A. prevent B. start
C. continue D. promote
31. How does Howell intend to make crop plants maintain high yields under stress conditions?
A. By making crop plants keep more energy.
B. By making crop plants stop growing.
C. By making the alarm system stop working.
D. By making the alarm system respond quickly.
D
Sometimes ideas do not appear when you are concentrating your attention and mysteriously appear when you are not. Modern science recognizes this as a result of incubating(酝酿) the problem in your subconscious(潜意识) yet can’t account for why it occurs.
When you quit thinking about a subject and decide to forget it, your subconscious mind doesn’t quit working. Your thoughts keep making associations. This is why you’ve experienced suddenly remembering names, getting solutions to problems you’ve forgotten about, and ideas out of the blue when you are relaxing and not thinking about any particular thing.
You may try solving a problem with your subconscious mind by writing a letter to it. Now let go of the problem. Don’t work on it. Forget it. Do something else. This is the incubation stage when much of what goes on occurs outside your focused awareness, in your unconscious. Open the letter in two days. The answer might magically pop into your mind.
An advertising agency was under pressure to come up with a marketing campaign. Bert, the creative director, wrote the following letter which he addressed to his subconscious mind.
Secret Expert，
I need to come up with a new marketing program to introduce a new season of television shows. I’m interested in some kind of campaign that will capture the audience’s attention more than one time. Is there something people need that we can advertise on? What kind of products, foods and services should we investigate? I need your idea about a fresh approach to advertising.
Thanks, Bert
Bert mailed the letter to himself and when he read what he had written, he got his brainstorm, which was to advertise on “eggs”. Somehow an association between “foods”, “need” and “fresh approach” inspired the thought of using “fresh eggs to advertise.” He arranged to put the ad for the television shows on eggs—some thirty million.
The consumers look at a single egg at least a few times, when they buy the eggs at the store, when they transfer them to the refrigerator, and when they crack them open. It’s unlike any other ad medium in the world, because you’re looking at it while you are using it.
32. You remember names though you are not thinking about them because your subconscious mind
______.
A. stops working
B. is still working
C. is full of names
D. improves your memory
33. During the incubation stage, your focused awareness ______.
A. doesn’t work
B. controls your thoughts
C. waits for an answer
D. helps your unconscious
34. Which of the following was included in Bert’s letter to his subconscious mind?
A. What he wanted it to do.
B. When he would need its help.
C. What product could be advertised.
D. How the solution could be found.
35. In what way did the ad put on eggs help?
A. It greatly increased the sales of eggs.
B. It helped Bert to get a brainstorm.
C. It made sure that consumers could get fresh eggs.
D. It made the TV shows known to people repeatedly.
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。选项中有两项为多于选项。
Make the Most of Your College Experience
College is the turning point in your lives where you grow from children to adults. There are many resources on campus that are in place for students to use. The college years are flying by quickly, so it is good for you to know the following information before entering your ideal college.
Let’s start with the fitness center. 36 Therefore, it is very important to make good use of the fitness center. Some campuses have swimming pools, tennis courts and rock-climbing rooms and most schools offer different fitness classes to the students free of charge.
37 From free books and expansive databases to the private study rooms and sometimes around the clock operating hours, you will find it to be more than beneficial during your college years.
38 This is one place you should visit often. It helps you with everything from preparing your resume(简历) to finding a job on and off campus. Make sure you stop by and familiarize yourself with the staff working in the center and everything they offer. You will benefit a lot from their work.
Let’s not forget about your advisor! Your advisor will be a professor in your academic area of study. 39 As you build your relationship with your advisor, they get the opportunity to learn your weaknesses and strengths and can help lead you into opportunities that may be beneficial for your future career path.
Cherish people around you. Everyone has their own strengths. 40 Besides, making friends in college is the best thing you can do to build your professional network.
A. Enjoy yourself in the library.
B. The first wealth is health.
C. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
D. Another great resource on campus would be the career center.
E. Most of them are absorbed in their academic research.
F. Try to learn from your schoolmates, especially your friends.
G. They will not only help you with your study, but also guide you towards your lifelong career.
第三部分：英语知识运用
（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in the sixth grade, we moved to Tipton and my dad went to work for Arden Farms. He drove a milk truck, which 41 milk from the dairies(牛奶场) in and around Tipton. He started to work in the very early morning hours and 42 in the evening, after the cows had been 43 .
Some days, he would 44 my brother and me go with him. I was always thrilled to get to ride in the old 45 . I don’t 46 how many 10-gallon cans were on the truck, but I am guessing 50 or 60, and they were 47 with a big heavy cloth. I don’t remember what time we went to work, but I guess it was about five in the 48 . In winter, it would still be dark and sometimes very 49 and foggy.
When we arrived at the first dairy, the milkers would already have finished milking. They must have 50 at about three in the morning. These were family-owned businesses, and the whole 51 worked. I remember one 52 we made, where all the 53 would be out there working before leaving for school.
My dad would unload the empty cans and then load the 54 ones on the truck. He was not a really big man, but he was very 55 , so he could lift them 56 onto the truck. After he loaded all the full cans from that stop, we drove to the next dairy. In the evening, it was the same 57 all over again. He didn’t 58 until about 10 p.m.
Nowadays, 59 we drive around out in these same areas, I will think of 60 in the milk truck with my father. I love looking for the little old buildings that were once those family-owned businesses.
41. A. set up B. picked up C. put up D. brought up
42. A. never B. always C. again D. seldom
43. A. fed B. cared C. milked D. cleaned
44. A. let B. allow C. help D. watch
45. A. car B. truck C. bus D. train
46. A. concern B. realize C. remember D. count
47. A. filled B. faced C. equipped D. covered
48. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. midnight
49. A. clear B. cloudy C. cool D. cold
50. A. pointed B. wandered C. waked D. started
51. A. family B. village C. company D. team
52. A. mistake B. trip C. attempt D. stop
53. A. kids B. adults C. boys D. girls
54. A. good B. fresh C. full D. small
55. A. clever B. strong C. humorous D. kind
56. A. difficultly B. loudly C. sadly D. easily
57. A. condition B. routine C. situation D. means
58. A. drive B. finish C. talk D. cook
59. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. whichever
60. A. joining B. getting C. riding D. jumping
第II卷
第三部分：英语知识运用
（共两节，满分45分）
第二节 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese visitors witness horror in Paris
On the very evening of their arrival, Zhang Lingfei and her friend who study in Britain had dinner in the Cambodian restaurant that 61 (come) under attack by terrorists. “When one of the staff at the restaurant told us that there was a shooting in the nearby restaurant, we were not 62 (frighten) at first,” Zhang, in her 20s, told China Daily. “But through the window, I saw many people running 63 (rapid) along the road. Some ran into the nearest store or restaurant. We suddenly realized that the situation was severe. Then we backed away from the window and went to the ground floor together 64 other customers and staff.”
The staff turned the lights 65 in the restaurant so as not to be noticed by the attackers. “We don’t know 66 long we hid in this restaurant. Then as there were more and more police outside, we got out,” Zhang said, 67 (add) that they had to walk a long way to 68 (they) hotel because they couldn’t find a taxi and the subway station nearby was closed.
Wu Changhong, a Chinese who lives in Paris, said he heard the sounds of the police response at his office, which 69 (be) only 3 minutes’ walk to the concert hall. “My friend told me that he heard many 70 (gunshot) around 10 pm.”
第四部分 写作
（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Friday, we had a lesson and it was really unforgettable because it was the last lesson giving by our kind English teacher, Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang slowly went into the classroom, we could see clear that it was hard for him to leave us though he has taught us for only three months. We all listened attentively for every word he said. If only we had behaved like this before! The naughty boys who unusually did well that day. All of us had the common feeling that we wouldn’t let her go. As the saying goes, “Only when we lose something will we realize the value of it.” At last, the bell ring. Mr. Tang looked at us all affectionately but hoped that we would make progresses in our study. What unforgettable lesson!
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是学生会主席，你校学生会打算对某贫困山区的孩子提供帮助。请用英语写一封倡议书，号召全体学生进行捐赠，内容应包括以下要点：
１．贫困山区孩子的状况；
２．捐赠的时间和地点：12月1日至10日，体育馆；
３．捐赠的物品包括：衣服、书籍、现金等等；
４．捐赠的意义。
注意：1. 词数：100 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear schoolmates,
At present, there are many children in the poor areas still living a hard life.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
I hope everyone will take action at once. Thank you!
The Student Union
2016届高三12月联考英语答案
1—5 AACAB 6—10 CCABC 11—15 BCCBA 16—20 BBBAC
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. A
31. C 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. D
36---40 BADGF
41---60 BCCAB, CDADD, ADACB, DBBAC
61. came 62. frightened 63. rapidly 64. with 65. off
66. how 67. adding 68. their 69. is 70. gunshots
短文改错：
giving---given, clear---clearly has---- had for--- to 去掉who
her--- him ring---rang but---and progresses---progress 加上an
书面表达：
Dear schoolmates,
At present, there are many children in the poor areas still living a hard life. They don’t have enough food to eat or clothes to wear. Furthermore, they can’t afford to attend school. In order to call on everyone to help the poor children in the mountainous areas, we do hope all of us will try our best to do something for them.
From 1st to 10th in December, we’ll collect some clothes, books or even money in the gym, which will be sent to the poor areas later. If you are willing to donate something to the poor children, do come to the gym in time.
With your help, not only will the children enjoy a happy life but also they’ll have a good education. Meanwhile, you’ll feel happy by making a difference.
I hope everyone will take action at once. Thank you!
The Student Union
附录1：录音原文
Text 1
M: I wonder if Sue will be here by five.
W: Her husband said she left home at half past four. She should be here at ten after five, a quarter past five at the latest.
Text 2
M: I think foreign languages are more interesting than science.
W: I don’t agree with you. I prefer science.
Text 3
W: Have you ever seen snow? I think it is beautiful. Even though it is really cold, I like it a lot.
M: I have never seen snow before. But this weekend, I might get to experience it for the first time.
Text 4
M: This is your bed, and the upper one is mine.
W: Good.
M: There is a sheet and a blanket on each bed. The bedding is so clean. Oh, here comes the train attendant.
Text 5
M: What have you been doing during your holiday?
W: I haven’t rested one bit. I’ve been jogging, weight-lifting, and trying to get back into shape.
Text 6
W: Jeff, is this really the best you can do?
M: What do you mean, Miss Morrison? I did exactly as you asked.
W: Well, yes, you did do the assignment, but it seems you didn’t put that much effort into it. I think I need to have a talk with your parents.
Text 7
W: I cannot believe the school year is almost over!
M: Do you have any plans for the summer holiday?
W: My family and I are trying to figure out whether to go to Australia or California. If you had to choose, where would you rather go?
M: I think I would rather go to Australia since I have never been there, and I really like diving in the ocean. Where would you prefer to go?
W: I have always wanted to go to Disneyland in Southern California. My younger sister wants to go there, too, but my elder brother wants to go surfing in Australia.
M: Well, what do your parents want to do?
W: They just care about spending time together.
Text 8
W: Hello, John. Do you have any books about writing? I would like to borrow a few.
M: You have asked the right person. I love books about writing. I have about 50 of them, and they cover a wide range of writing styles, especially creative writing and academic writing. What kinds of books do you want?
W: Well, I have been taking a course in international business management, so I want to read some books on international business writing. How many books do you have on this topic?
M: I have ten, but a student of mine borrowed two of them the other day. You can take the rest.
W: Great! How long can I keep them? Our examination will be on the first of April. Could I keep the books until then?
M: That is about five weeks from now. I am afraid you can’t take all the books for that long.
W: OK. By the way, are you heading to your office? If so, I’d like to go with you to borrow the books now.
M: Yes, of course!
Text 9
W: Good morning! You’re up early. It’s not even 8:00 yet.
M: Well, I have a report to finish at work for this afternoon. Anyway, I didn’t get much sleep after being woken up by those two guys arguing in the street last night. Did you hear them?
W: Oh, maybe. Was it around 3:00 in the morning?
M: Actually, it was at 2:00 — I looked at my clock when they woke me up. Some of our neighbors were yelling at them to keep it down.
W: I thought I was having a dream. Anyway, do you want some of this?
M: What’s that?
W: It’s soy milk. I’ve been drinking it every morning for the past two weeks. It’s my new routine.
M: Oh, I often just have some coffee.
Text 10
Let’s take a walk around the Entertainment Building now. The room we’re coming to is the main theater. This room screens videos of special interest and is also used for lectures. Today, there’s a continuous video about the people who are teaching in the university, so anyone who’d like to learn more about the life of those people living and working in the university will find that interesting. Next week, a student film festival is being hosted here.
Now we’re coming to the Picture Gallery. This collection is a great way to get a sense of what life on campus was like over the last 100 years, as well as all the various changes that happened with the growth of the university. There are many paintings and photos, all done by local artists. Some of them are now famous. It’s a great collection, and people think quite highly of it.
Well, I’m going to leave you now to walk around the university museum on your own for a while. Please make sure that you don’t touch anything, and remember that photography is not allowed. We’ll meet back at the entrance in an hour and a half. I hope you enjoy your time at the university today. Thank you
