平顶山市2017届普通高中毕业班第一次调研考试高三英语
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，时间120分钟。考试结束，只交答题卡。
第I卷
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生在答题卷和答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。在答题卡上用2B铅笔将考号涂完整。
2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。
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．Why is the man so hungry?
A．He is on a diet． B．He hasn’t eaten today．
C．He has only had a burger today．
2．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Strangers． B．Business partners． C．Postman and customer．
3．What are the speakers doing?
A．Listening to the radio． B．Watching television．
C．Reading an ad magazine．
4．Why won’t the man go to college after graduation?
A．His grades aren’t good enough． B．He never wants to go to college．
C．His father asked him to work first．
5．How much money will the man give the woman?
A．Five dollars． B．Seven dollars． C．Eight dollars．
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．Who is the boss？
A．Mr．Cassell． B．Ms．Baker． C．Mr. Langley．
7．Why does the man apologize at the end?
A．He misunderstood what he saw． B．He won’t be able to attend the birthday party．
C．He put his kids’ markers on the woman’s desk．
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．When did the woman start writing her paper?
A．Last night． B．Two hours earlier． C．Weeks before
9．What does the man probably mean at the end?
A．The woman should work harder． B．The woman should leave him alone．
C．The woman’s study method is good．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Who is with the man right now?
A．No one else． B．His wife． C．Another couple．
11．What will the woman bring the man first?
A．some wine． B．Some hot water． C．Some menus．
12．What might the man discuss with Ralph?
A．What dishes to have． B．What drinks to order．
C．Where they should sit．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Who took the woman to horse races when she was young?
A．Her grandfather． B．Her father． C．Her dad’s friends．
14．What does the woman say about riding a horse?
A．It’s very dangerous B．She’s never done it before．
C．It’s different from racing a horse．
15．How many races will there be today?
A．More than ten． B．Less than five． C．It isn’t known for sure．
16．What will the speakers probably do next?
A．Watch a horse race． B．Place money on a horse． C．Go down onto the track．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．When did Mr. Jones join the company?
A．Five years ago． B．Thirty years ago． C．Forty years ago．
18．What was Mr. Jones’ first promotion?
A．Office manager． B．Head driver． C．Vice president of operations．
19．How did Mr. Jones get his degree?
A．By paying the fee himself B．By working part-time．
C．By taking night classes．
20．What is the main point of the talk?
A．To welcome a new employee． B．To say goodbye to an old co-worker．
C．To congratulate Mr. Jones on his new career．
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It was days or even weeks since I had been left on the island. My only companion was a dog called Philly which had survived the shipwreck. Memories of what happened were still fresh.
The magnificence of the ship had given us all a false sense of security. As the first signs of the storm started, our captain announced it was nothing much, just another storm. Yet, he was wrong! The storm hit the ship so badly that large holes were made at the sides of the ship. As the freezing water started rushing in, our ship was consumed quickly by the dark water.
My train of thought was disturbed by Philly licking my hand dearly. Are you hungry? I spoke my first words ever since the shipwreck occurred. Woof, woof! Barked Philly enthusiastically. At this moment, my stomach gave a loud growl, too. I could not remember when my last meal was, probably a ten-course dinner on the ship. As I had never fished before, I thought maybe I could try something simpler, like picking fruits. With Philly at my side, armed with a sharp branch, we walked into the forest on the island together. Suddenly I thought I heard noises. Could there be anyone else on this island? I wondered. As we were looking for fruit trees, we chanced upon one that bore yellow, juicy-looking fruit. Philly started barking-we had company. It was a dark-skinned woman, holding a sharp spear, dressed in fur and grass. I backed away from her, afraid that she would be aggressive. Then, I saw that she was trying to save us. Pointing her spear at the fruit tree, she shook her head strongly.
I nodded at her to show I understood what she was saying. Signaling to us to follow her, she turned to walk along a small path that I had never noticed. At the end of the small path, there was a small village. Tears of joy filled my eyes.
21. The writer had been left on the island because _________.
A. the captain had deserted him. B. he wanted to explore the island.
C. his ship had crashed in the storm D. his ship had broken down in the shallow water.
22. Which of the following statements is true about the dog Philly?
A. He was friendly but aggressive.
B. He was also a survival of the shipwreck.
C. He had been brought to the ship by the writer.
D. He was left alone while the writer went for food.
23. The woman pointed her spear at the fruit tree intending to tell the writer that _________.
A. the fruits were not the best choice. B. the fruits were unfit for food.
C. he was prohibited to pick the fruits D. the fruit tree was dangerous.
B
With more recognition than Halloween and less than Christmas, Valentine’s Day as an imported festival faces a dangerous situation in China, where it’s caught between forces of tradition and fashion. Valentine’s Day has a natural enemy in China. And it is not the Chinese equivalent, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the lunar calendar, usually around half a year away from Feb. 14. It is the Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, that will influence the Feast of Saint Valentine.
The real disagreement between East and West probably took place over a century ago, when China’s door was forced open by Western powers and Chinese scholars supported westernization as a means to strengthen our nation’s ability to compete. The introduction of the solar calendar and Western measurements was both an acknowledgment of their influence and an effort to be accepted by the world order.
For a full century, we have had two systems running in parallel. When it comes to the eventual outcome, practicality usually beats all other concerns. Laws can help, such as the three traditional festivals of Tomb Sweeping, Dragon Boat and Mid-Autumn gaining legal status in 2008 and giving every Chinese citizen a day off, but laws cannot push what people have no feelings for. So, the celebration or boycott of imported holidays or homegrown ones should be no cause for worry. If they are irrelevant, no social media will change the public’s mind; and if they are accepted, there must be a need which they happen to satisfy.
Since we have no global Qin Shihuang to force one system on every country, we can always rely on a dual (双重) approach by which we share with the outside world on one hand but preserve our own ways of life on the other.
24. What does the author think about Valentine’s Day in present China?
A. It meets with a natural enemy.
B. It is better known than Christmas.
C. It strongly attacks Chinese culture.
D. It is more popular with young people.
25. The underlined word “equivalent” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. the Dragon-boat Festival B. the Spring Festival
C. the Mid-autumn Festival D. the Chinese Valentine’s Day
26. According to the author, the leading factor to decide what to celebrate is ________.
A. current laws B. people’s needs C. public media D. age-old tradition
27. The author believes that ________.
A. the conflict between the East and the West will last long
B. Chinese festivals are to be paid more attention to in years
C. both Chinese and foreign systems of festivals can co-exist in China
D. this cultural shock is normal and will be received by more people in the future
C
Instagram is a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family. Take a picture or video, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, and then post to Instagram—it’s that easy. You can even share to FaceBook, Twitter and more．It’s a new way to see the world. So many photos of food are contained on Instagram—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．
I always thought people’s taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK, I’d probably do it too. “The Picture House” is the world’s first pay-by-photo restaurant. You order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!
The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cash in on people’s addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．
The pop-up diner was open in SOHO，London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don’t have to pay for, if they photo and Instagram it.
The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye’s “Food for Life” campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food. “Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments—from the everyday to the special,” said marketing director Margaret Jobling．
The reaction to the Picture House has been great so far. And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way. Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there, not by what they eat．
28. From the description in the passage we can see Instagram is________．
A. a restaurant in which meals are free
B. a new marketing strategy of a restaurant
C. the name of a company to collect food pictures
D. an application software to share photos or videos
29. What the Picture House does is actually _______．
A. an ad to expand its popularity
B. a reward to its regular customers
C. an effort to raise the price of their frozen food
D. a method trying to change British people’s type of dining
30. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The pay-by-picture concept has received a great reaction.
B. Meals are free if you send your pictures to the Picture House.
C. The pop-up diner was open in SOHO，London for three days in May.
D. Taking and sharing photos of their meals has become a new trend in Britain.
31. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Pay by Picture. B. The Picture House.
C. No Picture, No Meal. D. New Dining Style.
D
Have you ever wondered that we parents are the true fighters in the college-admission wars? We are pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice. In our eyes, a degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life. We see our kids’ college background as something showing how well or how poorly we’ve raised them. But we don’t realize we are selfish. We think more about ourselves than the kids.
It’s true getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high school graduates has grown. We suffer great anxiety; we worry there won’t be enough honors to show off. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. We hold the belief that graduates of best universities must enjoy more success because they get a better education. All that is seemingly acceptable—and mostly wrong.
“We haven’t found any convincing evidence that a prestigious university(名牌大学) matters,” says Ernest T. Pascarella of the University of Iowa, co-author of “How College Affects Students”, an 827-page report of hundreds of studies of the college experience.
According to some studies, graduates of prestigious universities do earn much money. But even this seems like just a coincidence.
Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may mean intelligence, talent and ambition. But there are many other things that are equally important. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college isn’t life’s only competition. In the next competition, the results may change. Princeton economists Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph. D. program. High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of prestigious universities didn’t .
So, parents, lighten up. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that but too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we place on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment. They may have been so accustomed to being on top that anything less disappoints them.
