盐城市2017届高三年级第一学期期中考试英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What time is it now?
A. 9:00 B. 9:10 C. 10:00
2. How did the woman feel about her holiday?
A. Excited B. Surprised C. Disappointed
3. What will the speakers eat for lunch?
A. Noodles B. Sandwiches C. Pizza
4. When is the project due?
A. In January B. In February C. In March
5. What kind of room does the man get in the end?
A. Two single rooms
B. A double room
C. A single room and a double room
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. Where are the speakers?
A. At a shop B. At an office C. At home
7. Why does the woman like the smaller answering machine?
A. It is the cheapest B. It matches her desk C. It is of good quality
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man call the woman?
A. To invite her to a concert B .To borrow her camera C. To ask about a band
9. What will the man do on Friday night?
A. Enjoy a concert B. pick up the woman C. Get the camera
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What was the man’s opinion about the film?
A. Amusing B. Scary C. Boring
11. Who did the speakers think acted well?
A. Roger Gale B. Matt Damon C. Jude Law
12. How many marks would the man give the film?
A. Six B .Seven C. Eight
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. When will the last examination be over?
A. On November 26 B. On November 29 C. On December 2
14. Why is the woman going to the Untied States?
A. To travel B. To study C. To visit friends
15. What is the woman expected to do next Monday?
A. Take an examination
B. Hand in her homework
C. Put a timetable on a notice board
16. What does the man think of teaching the woman’s class?
A. Interesting B. Tiring C. Annoying
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many people were there on the boat?
A. Six B. Twelve C. Eighteen
18. How did Rebecca get in touch with her friend?
A. By talking on the radio
B. By sending a text message
C. By making a phone call
19. Who did Nick ask for help?
A. The British coast guard
B. The Indonesia coast guard
C. The Australia coast guard
20. What happened to the boat in the end?
A. It sank near the island of Bali
B. It was rescued by a navy boat
C. It got to a port safely on its own
第二节部分知识运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. England is a multicultural society and welcomes a variety of cultures which add a ____________ to our daily lives.
A. collision B. dimension C. dilemma D. privilege
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词辨析。collision碰撞；dimension方面；dilemma困境；privilege特权。句意：英国是一个多元文化的社会，它欢迎为我们日常生活增添内容的各种文化。故选B。
22. ---How could she have let something so important __________her mind?
---She’s fully applied to work recently and gets burnt out.
A. occupy B. cross C. slide D. slip
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。occupy占据；cross穿过；slide滑倒；slip滑脱。词组：slip one's mind忘记。句意：她怎么能把这么重要的事情忘记了呢？故选D。
23. Despite the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________untroubled by his problems.
A. hopefully B. approximately C. seemingly D. frequently
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词辨析。hopefully充满希望地；approximately大约；seemingly看来似乎，貌似；frequently经常地。句意：尽管生意失败，但他依旧乐观，貌似没有被他的问题所困扰。故选C。
24. We believe that this is only an inevitable trend, but _________ will prove beneficial.
A. one B. ones C. the one D. one that
【答案】D
【解析】考查代词。句意：我们相信这不仅是必然的趋势，而且也将证明是有利的（一个趋势）。分析句意可知，此处缺少不定代词one泛指“一个趋势”，其后为定语从句，修饰表物的不定代词要用连词that，且连词在定语从句中充当主语时，连词不能省略。故选D。
25. If you don’t admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you’re _________ to make the same one again.
A. bound B. content C. due D. keen
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词辨析。be bound to do一定会做；be content to do愿意做；be due to do一定要做；be keen to do渴望做。句意：如果你不承认错误并承担责任，你一定会再次犯同样的错误。故选A。
26. Confidence helps you to take a leap of faith when it comes to going after _______ it is that you truly desire.
A. why B. what C. where D. how
【答案】B
【解析】考查连词。句意：自信能让你在追求心之所向时放手一搏。分析句意及句子结构可知，it is that为强调句，空格处引导的从句是go after的宾语从句，连接词在从句作desire的宾语，意思为“什么”，应用代词what。故选B。
27. Hangzhou, _______the dreamy West Lake and the green hills can easily capture the hearts of visitors, hosted the 2016 G20 summit.
A. whose B. which C. of which D. of whom
【答案】C
【解析】考查连词。句意：杭州举办了2016届G20峰会，它梦幻般的西湖和绿色的小山很容易抓住游客的心。非限定性定语从句的几个固定结构，whose+n.，of which/whom the+n.，the+n. of which/whom，本句先行词是Hangzhou。故选C。
