江苏省盐城市2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

盐城市届高三年级第一学期期中考试2017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（共小题；每小题分，满分分）515听下面段对话每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选项,并5A BC标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后，你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题10每段对话仅读一遍

1.What timeis itnowA.9:

00.B.9:

10.C.10:

00.

2.How didthe womanfeel abouther holidayA.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.

3.What willthe speakerseat for lunchA.Noodles.B.Sandwiches.C・Pizza.

4.When isthe projectdueA.In January.B.In February.C.In March.

5.What kind of roomdoes the man get in the endA.Two single rooms.B.A doubleroom.C.A single room and a doubleroom.第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）15115听下面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、、三个选项中5A BC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，每小题秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍55听第段材料，回答第、题

6676.Where are the speakersA.At ashop.B.At anoffice.C.At home.

7.Why doesthe womanlike the smaller answering machineA.It isthe cheapest.B.It matchesher desk.C.It isof goodquality.听第段材料，回答第、题

7898.Why doesthe mancall the womanA.To inviteher to a concert.B.To borrowher camera.C.To askabout aband.

9.What willthe mando on Friday nightA.Enjoy aconcert.B.Pick upthe woman.C.Get thecamera.听第段材料，回答第至题

8101210.What was the mansopinion about the filmA.Amusing.B.Scary.C.Boring.

11.Who didthe speakersthink actedwellA.Roger Gale.B.Matt Damon.C.Jude Law.

12.How manymarks wouldthe mangive thefilmA.Six.B.Seven.C.Eight.听第段材料，回答第至题91316•They are75▲to understand the realmeaning oflife andenjoylife.The consequencesof•They76▲to leaveimportant thingsbehind afterinvestingneglecting essentialthemselves increating asuccessful project.projects•Over time,they cantbe77▲to makefurther effortsas aresultof notmeeting theirmost importantresponsibilities andcommitments.•Keep a good79▲between work and essential78▲onresponsibilities.time management•Avoid makingwork in80▲with importantnon-work tasksskillsthatshould bepaid moreattention to.第五部分书面表达满分25分.请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇字左右的文章81150With thedevelopment ofChinese comprehensivenational economy,the overallnumber offoreignstudents whocome toChina tostudy has been increasingsharply in the pastfew years.However,the numberofthose foreignstudents whocan holda workpermit after graduation isfalling yearby year.There aresome factorswhich accountfor thissituation.In spiteof the fact that there are a lotofcompanies in China,many of them preferto hirelocal peoplerather thanforeigners.Most companieswant toemploythose whohave someworking experience.Around70%of jobsare filledthrough solidconnections,while foreignstudents oftencommunicate andtalk withoverseas students.So manyof themfind it hard tofinda jobin China.To stayor toleave Thatsa questionfor them.【写作内容】用约个单词写出上文概要；

1.30用约个单词发表你的观点，内容包括2,120他们应该做出何种选择；1用两至三个理由支撑你的观点2【写作要求】可以支持文中任一选择，但必须提供理由或证据；

2.阐述观点或论据时，不能直接引用原文语句；

3..作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；4不必写标题

5.【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当盐城市届高三年级第一学期期中考试20171-5BCABC6-10ABBCA11-15CBCBB16-20ACBAC21-25BDCDA26-30BCABD31-35CBBAD36-40BDABC41-45DBABC46-50ABCAD51-55ACDAB56-57DC58-60BCD61-64CCAB65-70BDAACA

71.ignore/neglect/overlook/disregard

72.phenomenon

73.committed/devoted/dedicated

74.pressure/stress

75.unable

76.tend

77.motivated英语参考答案

78.Advice/Tips

79.balance

80.conflict书面表达参考范文

81.Nowadays,more andmore foreignstudents arestudying inChina.However,the numberof thosewhocan finda jobis decreasing.The reasonsvary and the situationraises adilemma.Im infavor of them stayinginChinato finda jobaftergraduation....I holdthe opinionthat theyshould leaveChina aftergraduation....听力文稿Text1W:Excuse me,can youanswer some of myquestions Imdoing aquick surveyon aTV program.M:Sorry,I cantstop.Tm supposed to bein aclass at9and itsalready tenpast.Text2M:So,hows yourholiday,JaneW:It didntlive up to yourexpectations at all.Everyone had told usit wasreally anexciting place,but wefoundit rather boring.M:Oh reallyHow bad!Text3W:Shall wego forlunch nowM:Yes,but I dont want to eat another sandwich.W:Me neither.I feellike eatingnoodles.M:OK,I wasthinking ofpizza though.Text4W:Alex,we shouldget startedon ourscience project.M:Relax.Ws notdue for another coupleof months.W:Today isJanuary24th already.We haveless than a month!M:Oh dear,I thoughtit wasntdue untilMarch.Text5M:Excuse me,my friendand Ibooked twosinglerooms.Why doyou onlyhave onesingleroomfor usW:Oh,I amreally sorry for ourmistake,but all the singlerooms arefully bookednow.What abouta doubleonebesidesthat singleoneM:OK,then.M:Theres certainlyplenty tochoose from.W:Im findingithardto knowwhere tostart.Would youlike tolook at the answeringmachinesLets starthere,I likethis one.M:We cantafford topay$129fbr anansweringmachine.W:But itmust beof highquality.M:Theres thisone for$89or thesmaller onefor$

59.W:I like the squareshape of thesmallerone.Itll fitneatly onmy desk.M:And itsthe cheapest.Well buythat one.W:Now,we need to buya telephonefor theoffice.Text7M:Hi,Jana.This isTony.W:Oh hiTony.Whats upM:My bestfriend isin aband,and Im going toone of his concertsthis Sunday.Id loveto takesome photosforhis website.Would youmind if I borrowedyour newcameraW:Um,no.Thats OK,I guess.Idontthink Illneed it for anything.M:Thanks amillion.W:Sure.Uh,have youused acamera likemine beforeIts sortof hardto handle.M:Uh-huh,sure,a coupleof times.Would itbe OKifIpicked itup atyour placeonFridaynightW:Yeah,I guessso.Text8W:What didyou think of thefilmM:Er,overall,it wasentertaining.As athriller,it didntreally havemany thrills,but on the other hand,it wasquitenice tosee.What didyou thinkof itW:I wasfed upwith it.It was actually ruinedby somevery woodenacting.M:But Ithought JudeLaw wasgood init.W:I agree,but his acting couldntsave thismovie.Matt Damonwas actingstrangely,which madethe storyabit unbelievableas awhole.M:I feltMatt Damonwas weak,but certainlynot asweak asRoger Galewho wascharacteristically awful.W:I seemost peoplegave itseven oreight marks.How manymarks wouldyou give it outof tenaltogetherM:rd probablygiveitseven outof ten.W:Seven Sixfor me.Text9M:Did you know about the changein theexamination scheduleW:ChangeM:Yes.The lastday ofexaminations for your groupwill beDecember2nd insteadof November29lh.W:We weretold theydbe onNovember26,and thenit issaid theydbe onDecember the1st.Anyway,thatsa relief.Tm going to theU.S.On Decemberthe4th.M:Are youone of the exchangestudentsW:Yeah.Tm reallyworried aboutgeneral sciencecourses there.M:Youve alwaysbeen doingwell.Dont worrytoo muchabout that.By theway,have youfinished yourhomeworkW:I should be ableto giveit to you nextMonday.By theway,could youplease tellme the timetable of allthe examinationsM:Fve justfinished puttingit on the noticeboard downstairs.All thefour examinationswill beover intwodays!Well,Ill missteaching thisclass.You,re allgood atexpressing yourviews,which makesfor aninterestingclass.Some of the otherfirst yearclasses wonttalk,and theyreratherboringto teach.M:Good morning,it iseight oclockand timefor MorningNews Highlight.Michael Johnsonreporting.Aboat witheighteen peopleon board-twelve touristsfrom theU.K.,Australia,and NewZealand,and sixIndonesiancrew members-got intotrouble somewherebetween theislands Baliand Lombokin Indonesia.Waves nearlyfive metershigh struckthe23-meter boat.The enginebroke downand therewas onlya smallmachinethat providedpower forthree lightson board.The boathad noradio receivers.Luckily,however,oneof the tourists,a teenagernamed RebeccaFyfe,had acell phone.She senta textmessage toher friend,NickHodgson,who wasasleep in a hotelin theU.K.He calledRebecca,but theycouldnt talkfbr longbecause herbatterywas low,and she couldnt givethe boafsexact position.Then Nickcalled abranch of the Britishcoastguard,who madephone callsto coast guards inboth Indonesiaand Australia.Although thecoast guardswereunable togetin touch withRececcba becauseher cellphone batterywas nowdead,an Indonesiannavy boatandanother shipsoon found them.They wereunable to rescue themimmediately becausethe waveswere stilltoohigh.Eventually,the boatand everyoneon boardarrived safelyin asmall porton theGili islands,about100kilometers eastof Bali.A.On November

26.B.On November

29.C.On December

2.

13.When willthe lastexamination beover

14.Why isthe womangoingto the UnitedStatesA.To travel.B.To study.C.To visitfriends.

15.What isthewomanexpected to do nextMondayA.Take anexamination.B.Hand inher homework.C.Put atimetable on a noticeboard.

16.What doesthemanthinkofteaching thewomans classA.Interesting.B.Tiring.C.Annoying.听第段材料，回答第至题101720A.Six.B.Twelve.C.Eighteen.

17.How many people werethere on the boat

18.How didRebecca getintouchwith herfriendA.By talkingon theradio.B.By sendinga textmessage.C.By makinga phonecall.

19.Who didNick askfor helpA.The Britishcoast guard.B.The Indonesiacoast guard.C.The Australiacoastguard.

20.What happenedto theboat in theendA.It sanknear theisland ofBali.B.It wasrescued bya navyboat.C.It gottoaport safelyon itsown.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项填空（共小题；每小题分，满分分）15115请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上A BC D将该项涂黑

21.England isa multiculturalsociety andwelcomes avariety ofcultures whichadd alives.to ourdailyA.collision B.dimension C.dilemma D.privilege一

22.How couldshe havelet somethingso importanther mind一Shes fullyapplied to work recentlyand getsburnt out.A.occupy B.cross C.slide D.slip

23.Despite thefailure ofhis business,he remainsoptimistic anduntroubled byhis problems.A.hopefully B.approximately C.seemingly D.frequently

24.We believethat thisis not only aninevitable trend,but willprove beneficial.A.one B.ones C.the oneD.one that

25.If youdont admita mistake and takeresponsibility forit,youre to make thesame oneagain.A.bound B.content C.due D.keen

26.Confidence helpsyou totakealeap offaith whenit comesto goingafter it is that you trulydesire.A.why B.what C.where D.how

27.Hangzhou,the dreamyWest Lakeand thegreen hillscan easilycapture thehearts ofvisitors,hosted the2016G20summit.A.whose B.which C.of whichD.of whom

28.Having creatednew poeticexpressions within the greatAmerican songtradition,Bob Dylanto bethewinner of the NobelPrize inliterature

2016.A.turned outB.figured outC.broke outD.worked out

29.he hasbeen livingon adifferent planet,he probablyknowsthat theresa newversion ofWindows-itscalled Vista.A.Once B.Unless C.Though D.If

30.Part of the highwaywould stillbe temporarilyclosed theheavy fogcontinue.A.might B.could C.would D.should

31.It isnot untilwe havedeveloped thebetter qualitiesin ourselveswe canexpect to find theminothers.A.when B.where C.that D.whether一

32.Its saidthat you will resignthe presentjob,why-.The atmosphereof thefirm makesme feelat home.A.That dependsB.Ifs notthe caseC.Thafs fbrsure D.Its hardto say

33.The Chinesewomens volleyballteam won the goldmedal at the RioOlympics,which isthe thirdtime theteamOlympic gold.A.claimed B.has claimedC.hasbeenclaiming D.had claimed

34.Images ofschool gymswith parentshave beenwidely sharedon socialmedia,causing aheateddebate.A.packed B.to bepackedC.packing D.having beenpacked

35.—Stop criticizingeveryone!You shouldand admit that you arent perfecteither!—Maybe youreright.But Idont knowwhat makesyou thinkso.A.kill thefatted calfB.have eggon yourfaceC.wash yourhands offD.get downoff yourhigh horse第二节完形填空（共小题；每小题分，满分分）20120请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答A BC D题卡上将该项涂黑Do youknow howdiscipline canhelp youachieve yourgoals Do youknow that disciplineis importantto36What isthe powerof disciplineHow to become disciplinedYoumight thinkthat manypeople are not selfdisciplined,37Imgoingto provetoyouthat peopleingeneral are disciplined,but38,in non-beneficial ways.There aremanypeople whosmoke daily39thefact that it is harmfuland40and itcould killthem.Such peopleare disciplinedat41cigarettes andsmoking.There arepeoplewhoaredisciplinedat drinkinglots of alcohol daily.Such peoplearedisciplined atconsuming alcohol.Do you42where Iam goingwith thisOne of myfriends whohas a43for runningspends halfan hourevery singlemorning running.Whether itissnowing orraining,she hasto run.This isthe kindof44discipline thatyou aresupposedto45and createinyour life.Doyouknow someone who boughta book,but didntfinish46itforsome reasonDo youknowsomeonewhodecided to improve his47and starteating morevegetables andfruit,but aftertwo weeks,he48These areall examplesof49of discipline.If you arenotdisciplined,then youwill have a hardtime togetyour50,As Imentioned inmy book“The ultimateguide toachieving yourgoals99thatyoucould knowwhat youwant,51,and takeaction,but ifyouarenot self-disciplined,youwill52give up.With discipline,you canstart gettingup earlyin themorning,exercise,and53yourself of thenon-beneficial habitssuch assmoking andeating non-healthy food.With discipline,you canchange negativehabitsto positivehabits.With discipline,you canjoin thegym andstart workingon havinga54body.Do youseewhat the55of disciplinecan doAlwaysremember whatJim Rohnsaid,One disciplinealways leadsto anotherdiscipline.”

36.A.wealthB.success C.fortune D.health

37.A.for B.and C.or D.but

38.A.unfortunately B.unwillingly C.unnecessarily D.unexpectedly

39.A.besides B.despite C.except D.without

40.A.courageous B.disgusting C.dangerous D.forbidden

41.A.selling B.buying C・getting D.consuming

42.A.care B.see C.feel D.mind

43.A.passion B.gift C.respect D.reason

44.A.formal B.positive C.negative D.religious

45.A.form B.learn C.follow D.believe

46.A.reading B.reciting C.analyzing D.reviewing

47.A.service B.diet C.skill D.performance

48.A.broke downB.turned upC.gave upD.set out

49.A.lack B.gesture C.sign D.symbol

50.A.attention B.order C.credit D.desire

51.A.plan B.listen C.ask D.hope

52.A.obviously B.practically C.likely D.quickly

53.A.persuade B.inform C.deliver D.break

54.A.healthier B.weaker C.heavier D.clumsier

55.A.demand B.power C.principle D.measure第三部分阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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Discovering TasmaniaThe island ofTasmania isseparated frommainland AustraliaTASMANIAby the BassStrait.Theislandisaplace ofnatural beautyandhas more than2,000km ofwalking tracksand nationalparks.If18TTMwHuvnmoc*/.you goon atour,youll discovera wildbeautiful placewhere/AnterA JBankStraitmd/fiobbh»Lthe peopleare friendlyand thefood isdelicious.If youdontlike walking,there areother tourscan choosefrom includinga/ouriver cruiseand cycling.You alsocombine yourtour with:anfishing,sailing orsunbathing thebeach.nOne of the mostincredible placesto walkis along theTarkine coastwhich islocated in the north-west ofTasmania.Its sucha wildand remotearea thatyou caneasilycompleteyour walkwithout seeinganyone apartfrom themembers of your groupand yourtwo guides.Thearea containsthe largesttemperate rainforestin Australiawhich ishome tomorethan50endangered species.It isalso hometo manyAboriginal HeritageSites.Your guideswill provideyou withplenty ofinformationabout thearea asyou completethat part of yourtour.During yourtour,youll comeacross rivers,mountainranges,spectacular waterfalls,wildlife andlong wildbeaches.It willbe anexperience youwont easilyforget.Tour Itinerary:Day1:Youre picked up fromyour hotelin thetown ofLaunceston anddriven to the Tarkine.You thencompletea three-hour walkthrough the forest beforearriving atyour campat MysteryCreek.There youwillenjoy adelicious mealcooked by your guides.Day2:After breakfast,you continuedeeper into the rainforest,passing someof thetallest treesin theworld asyougo,and stoppingforlunchand thencamp in the evening.Day3:The highlightof todaystrek isthe TarkineFalls,a beautiful15-metre waterfall.Day4:Today youcan stayatthecamp andbathe in the TarkineFalls,oryoucan go for a day trek for morefantasticviews of theforest.Day5:After alast trekthrough theforest,youarepickedupat about4:00p.m.and youarrive inLaunceston ataround7:00p.m.The tourincludes twoprofessional guides,transport toand from the rainforest,all foodwhile on the toursandall safetyequipment.You shouldbuy orhire recommendedcamping equipmentincluding:backpacks,sleeping bags,sleep mats,head torches,rain coatsand trousers.

56.A touristto theisland can.A.cycle along the Tarkinecoast andthrough theforestB.buy orhire asmuch campingequipment as possibleC.gofor adaytrekformore fantasticviews onDay5D.choose tomake asailing tourof theplace forpleasure

57.From thepassage weknowthat.A.people willwalk hoursin allthe fivedays duringthe tourB.many speciesin dangerare protectedin thenational parksC.it takesabout threehours todrive fromLaunceston toTarkineD.thetourprovides guides,accommodation andsafety equipmentBArtis visible.However,everything onesees isfiltered throughcertain conditions,someof them一historical,and others,natural.The historicalconditions includethe materialwhich isused oil,colors,andthe canvas;second,a certainstyle.There canbe ageneral style,for example,the styleof Impressionism,or aparticularstyle,for example,the individualways in which twopainters,both impressionists,paint.The naturalconditionsinclude certainunchanging psychologicallaws ofsight,for instance,the effectsof colorsor opticalillusions.The conditions of artare nothingbut a particular wayof interpretingreality.To understandthis,one canexaminethe differencebetween theclassical Greekandtheclassical Egyptianstyles.For theGreeks,thereality of the visible was givenbytheperspective andthe situationin whichthe objectappears;for thatreasonthey presenteda person in his individual movements.For the Egyptians,however,this wasonly theappearanceof abrief moment,which,according to their beliefs,was notreal.Therefore,the Egyptianssearchedfor the permanent essenceandthe typical characterin theirdepiction ofan object.For theEgyptians,Greek artwas anillusion;for theGreeks,on theotherhand,Egyptian artwas unrealistic constructivism.The wayin whichreality appearsin artmust notbe regardedon itsown.It isaffected bymany other一systems ofrecognizing reality,including thepolitical,religious,economic,intellectual,and socialin short,allthephenomena ofhuman life.（己元），Moreover,art isalways ofa certainepoch2with itsparticular conceptionof reality.Thus,whendiscussing,for example,the artof ancientmyth,of medievalChristianity,or thatof thetechnological age,onemust beaware thatmyth,Christianity,or technologywas the most outstandingfeature of the epoch.（似是而非的）It isparadoxical tounderstand artas somekindofcopy of the fieldsof experienceconnectedwith it.So,for example,itismeaningless for the workof artto becompared withthe landscape,which servedthe artistas hismodel.Even ifthe artisthad triedtomakewhat hepainted assimilar aspossibleto themodel heused,the landscapewhich hesaw isonly thematter fromwhich somethingcompletely（different emergessince hehas submittedhis viewtotheconditionsof art:namely tothe materialused colors,）canvas,etc.,to hisstyle,and even tothefactthat he paintsonaflat surface.（注视）Thus onemust contemplatea workof artby itself.Even ifitisconnected toother fieldsof experienceitnevertheless displayssomething uniquewhich appearsin thatpiece ofart andthere alone.

58.What ismentionedas oneof theconditions throughwhich artis seenA.Impressionism.B.Optical illusions.C.Nature.D.Perspective.

59.Why didtheEgyptianssearch for thepermanentessence ofan objectA.Egyptian artwas thoughtto beunrealisticconstructivism.B.They shouldpresent apersonin hisindividualmovements.C.The realityofthevisiblewasonly thepresence ofan instant.D.The appearanceoftheobject featureslargely in the reality.

60.What canwe inferafter readingthe passageA.The conditionsofartare morethanaparticular wayof interpretingreality.B.The wayinwhichreality appearsin artshouldberegarded onlyon itsown.C.Myth,Christianity,or technologywas underthe influenceofaunique style.D.Works ofart wereusually producedin responseto certaininterpretations.CA newstudy revealedthat theformation ofthe Earth,Sun andMoon thatcause changesin Earthstides（断层）.can alsotrigger aspecial kindof EarthquakealongtheCalifornia^San Andreas FaultThe study,published inthe journalProceedings ofthe NationalAcademy ofScience,is basedonprevious researchersuggesting that the gravitational tug of sun and moon isnotonlyaffecting thesea levelsofEarth,but canalso stretchand compressthat Earthscrust,producing tremors and quakes.Furthermore,thenew studyshowed thatsmall tremorsdeep undergroundwere morelikely tooccur duringcertain periodsof thetidal cycle.For thestudy,the researcherslooked atabout81,000low-frequency earthquakesfrom2008to2015alongtheParkfield sectionofthe San AndreasFault andcompared it tothetwo-week tidalcycle knownas thefortnightlytide.Low-frequency earthquakesare nameddue tothe rumblingsound theymake andnot bytherate ofits occurrence.These kindsof earthquakeonly occurabout15to30kilometers belowground andareno largerthan magnitude1intheRichter scale.The researchersdiscovered thatlow-frequency earthquakestend tooccur duringthe waxingperiod ofthetidalcycle,when the tides are getting littleby little.It isalready knownthat thestrongest Earthtides occurwhen the sun and moon are in a straightline,while thetide isat itsweakest statewhen the sunand moonare90degrees apart.According tothe researchers,low-frequency earthquakesshow thatsome part oftheSan AndreasFault iscreeping,or slowlymoving,almost allthetime.With thehelp ofthe tidalforces,low-frequency earthquakescouldprovide more information aboutthe deeper part ofthe fault.“They tell us thatthe faultcontinues downbelow wherethe regularor typicalearthquakes stopontheSanAndreas,about10or12km（about6to7miles）/5said DavidShelly,a seismologistat USGSand helpedwritethe study,inastatement.And theytellusa lotof thingsabout thatdeep partofthe fault thatwe had no ideaexistedat allbefore.^“Its almostlike havinga lotof littlecreep metersembedded inthe fault/Shelly said.We canuse theselow-frequency earthquakesas measurementsof,at leastinarelative sense,how muchslip ishappening ateachlittle spotonthedeep partofthe fault wherewe seethese events.When we dont seethem,we dontknowwhats happening;wedontknow whetherits slippingsilently ornot slipping atall.The informationis incrediblyuseful,he added.Whenever thedeep partofthefault slips,the stressgetstransferred tothe shallowpartofthefault.“So ifall ofa sudden,we sawthatthedeep partofthefault wasslippingahuge amount,it mightbe anindicationthat therewas anincreased chanceof havingan earthquakecome atthe shallowerpartofthefault/9he said.

61.What causestremorsandquakes accordingtothe passageA.The formationoftheEarth,Sun andMoon.B.The changeofthesea levelsof Earth.C.The effectofthegravitationaltugofsunand moonon Earthscrust.D.The movementof creepinginthedeep partoftheSan AndresFault.

62.The underlinedword“they”in Paragraph6refers to.A.the researchersB.the tidalforcesC.the low-frequency earthquakesD.the typicalearthquakes

63.Low-frequency earthquakesoccur when.A.thetidesaregettingbigger graduallyB.the sunandmoonare ina straightlineC.thesunandmoonare90degrees apartD.theSanAndreasFaultmoves slowly

64.According toShelly,themost important functionofthestudy is.A.tofindout wherethetypicalearthquakes occurB.to indicatewhen theregular earthquakesoccurC.to uncoverhow low-frequency earthquakesoccurD.to offermoreinformationaboutthedeeperpartofthefaultDSir Nicholas Winton,rescuer ofchildren,died onJuly1st,2015,aged

106.When theletters andthe honorcame knockingonthe door ofhis housein Maidenhead,and thefilmmakerscame calling,Nicholas Wintonalways protestedthat hewas nohero.Heroes faceddanger;henever had.They puttheir livesontheline;he hadjust workedat homein Hampstead,after aday being astockbroker inthe City.They avoidedbullets andthe secretpolice;he wroteletters,made telephonecalls,andcomposed lists.The factthat he had rescued669children fromCzechoslovakia justastheNazis invadeddid not,in hismind,constitute heroism.He hadntgone outthere in1938with anyburning urgeto do good;just fora holiday,in fact.Nor hadhe gone looking forchildren torescue.Instead theyand theirparents hadcome tohim,as soonasword gotround thathe mightbe ableto helpthem leavePrague andget tothe West.From

6.00a.m.theknocks wouldcome atthedoorofhisroom inthe EuropaHotel,and hewould openittofind someshivering,starving,desperate figure.When facedwith aproblem,his instinctwas tosolve it.So hemade listsofthe children,took theirphotographs,got themHome Officeentry permits,foundthemfoster familiesand organisedtheir departureontrains,via theNetherlands,to LiverpoolStreet.After justthree weeksin Prague,he wentback toBritain andcarriedonthework fromthere.The BritishCommittee forRefugees fromCzechoslovakia gavehim almostno help,so hetook solechargehimself.The HomeOffice wasslow withentry permits,so hecopied someillegally.In searchoffoster-parents forthe childrenhe puttheir photosin PicturePost;inthehope offarther havensfor themhewrote togovernors andsenators inAmerica andeventoPresident Roosevelt,to noavail.He couldhaverescued atleast2,000more,he saidlater,if Americahad beenwilling totake any.A heromight havegot involvedinthestress anddistress ofindividual cases.He avoidedthat bytreatingthem likea commercialtransaction:liketheworld heknew,in fact.A marketwas created,takers weresoughtand anylikely bidderwould do.Siblings wereseparated,if necessary.Jewish children—they werealmost allJewish—were oftenplaced withGentile families.Mr Wintondid notcare andhe justhadtoget thechildrenout aliveand fast.When theyarrived,exhausted,at LiverpoolStreet heseldom greetedthem himself,preferring tostay calmlyatadistance.Only oneevent traumatisedhim:the disappearanceof250children onthe last transportof September1st1939,as warwas declared.But thisawful thingtoo hestored atthe backofhis mind,realising thathe had done allhecouldand hispart wasover.The scrapbookof lists,photographs andbeggingletters wentuptothe attic;he saidnothing aboutit,and movedon.He likeditthatway.The silentbackground suitedhim verywell.For50years hesat onthe Czechstory,not supposinganyone wouldwant toknow,until in1988the scrapbookcame tolight and,with it,a blazeofpublicity,culminating inan eveningon EstherRantzens ThatsLiffe“TV showwhenthewhole audiencesuddenlystood upround him,applauding him,and everyone wasa childhe hadsaved.It wasabsolutelyawfuF\he thought;and weptwith long-suppressed joy.He wasstill nohero,though,inhisown book.He hadhadnodesire toimprove theworld:indeed,noteven muchidea whichjob hewas bestsuited fbr.At hisfathers suggestionhehadtried bankingfirst,havingleft Stowewith nothingmuch toshow fbrit.After thewar hedabbled inbusiness,but itdidnt take.In lateryearshe workedforamental-health charityand helpedto setup homesfortheelderly;and wonderedwhysaving theCzech childrenwas deemedmore heroicthan thosethings.He hadsimply donewhat neededdoingat thattime,in thatplace.Surely anydecent personwould havedone thesame

65.Why didNicholasWintonrefuse toregard himselfasa heroA.His behaviordidnt matterinthe rescue.B.He didntundergo riskintherescue.C.He didntwanttomake himselfpublic.D.His travelto Praguewas simplyforaholiday.

66.What madeWinton decideto helprescue thechildrenA.His strongdesire todogood.B.His determinationto beahero.C.His hatredtowards Nazis.D.His sympathyfbr childrensfate

67.What canwe learnabout Wintonfrom Paragraph5A.He experienceda toughtime duringtherescue.B.He didntget anyaid fromthe Britishgovernment.C.He intendedto sendall children to Americabut failed.D.He transportedchildren toBritain withofficial entrypermits.

68.Why didMr Wintonshow littleenthusiasm afterchildren arrivedin BritainA.He didntwant therescue to have greatimpact onhis futurelife.B.He merelywanted thechildrentobe adoptedas soonaspossible.C.He feltsorryforthe disappearanceof250children onthelasttransport.D.He wassatisfied withthe effortthathehad madetorescuethechildren.

69.What canwe inferfromthelast twoparagraphsA.Winton uncoveredthe hiddenhistory himselfafter50years.B.Winton wasreluctant tosee thosesaved byhim onthe TVshow.C.Winton thoughtwhat hehaddoneforthechildren nothingspecial.D.Winton didntachieve greatsuccess inhis careerafter thewar.

70.What isthe besttitle forthepassageA.A jobwell doneB.A riskyrescueC.A groupof luckychildren D.A livinglegend第四部分任务型阅读共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词••注意请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上每个空格只填个单词1Oneofthe keysto successfultime managementis prioritizingtasks anddistinguishing optionalactivitiesfrom theessential.Whether youare writingdifferent to-dos indifferent colorsof inkor aregiving eachlistitem apriority ranking,your decisionsabouttheimportance ofactivities willhaveahuge impacton howyouspend yourday.Most ofthose whorun theirown businesstend todevelop adeep andstrong commitmenttoworkand totheoverall successof theirendeavors.Long hoursareanorm,sleep appearstobeoptional andalmost everyeffortis pouredinto growingthe business.However,those whooveremphasize work-related activitiesattheexpense oftruly essential projects mayactuallysee theirtime managementcollapse.Thafs becauseneglect ofessential projects will makelife,overall,less meaningfuland enjoyable.Atsome point,the mereprocess ofchasing aftermoney willno longersubconsciously justifythe disregardofsome veryimportant things.What arethese essentialtasks Theyhave nothingtodowith recordkeeping,taxes,improvingadvertising copyor handlingcustomer relations.Instead,they involvebeing agood father,agoodwife andagood person.These choresaretheones thatgive usa reasontohaveour financialgoals.We workinthefirstplace forthese things.Your essentialprojectswillbe determinedbyyourown personalpreferences andlifestyle.Those withstrongreligious beliefswill considerworship essential.Those whofeel theneedtoexercise inorder torelaxwill labelphysical activityas anessential activity.Its tooeasy tolet theseimportant thingsslide tothe backburner whenone isunder pressureto produceorto growtheir business.One investsa greatdeal ofhimself or herself increating asuccessful projectand itcanfeel asthough spendingevery wakinghour atwork ismore importantthan virtuallyanything else.This perspective,however intuitiveit mayseem toonelookingfor waystoimprovehis orher timemanagementskills,is actuallya deadend.Over time,one willnotice theirmotivation forwork-related effortsslippingaway.That inevitabilityarises froma subconsciousrecognition oflifes decliningvalue,possiblefeelings ofguilt,andarecognition thatone issimply notmeeting hisorhermostimportantresponsibilities andcommitments.As youtriage youractivities asapartofyourtime managementstrategies,resist thetemptation toelevatethose tasksdirectly relatedto workingabove othertruly essentialresponsibilities.By maintaininga proper使有活力balance youcan invigorateyour effortsand livea fuller,more meaningfullife.矛盾的Work isntincompatible withbeingafulfilled person.On thecontrary,a greatwork ethicand asuccessfulbusiness canlead toa greatdeal offulfillment.However,when importantnon-work tasksareclassified tothe bottomofa“to-do”list,it surelyresults innegative consequences.Essential projectsyou cannot71▲Most businessowners arefully73▲to theirworkandsuccessAn abnormal72▲atthecost ofessentialprojects.They areunder great74▲toin timemanagementgrow theirbusiness andapply themselvesto whatthey pursue.。