2017-2018学年江苏省南通中学高三（上）开学英语试卷

一、听力部分（共两节，满分20分）

• 1．Why is the man so hungry？
  A．He has been on a diet recently．
  B．He hasn't eaten anything today．
  C．He has only had a burger today．
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• 2．What is the relationship between the speakers？
  A．Strangers．
  B．Business partners．
  C．Clerk and client．
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• 3．What are the speakers doing？
  A．Listening to the radio．
  B．Watching TV．
  C．Watching a new movie．
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• 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．
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• 5．How much money will the man give the woman？
  A．Five dollars．B．Seven dollars．C．Eight dollars．
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• 6．（1）Who is the boss？
  A．Mr．Cassell．
  B．Ms．Baker．
  C．Mr．Langley．
  （2）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．
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• 7．（1）Why did the woman stay up late last night？
  A．To write her paper．
  B．To take exercise．
  C．To prepare for an exam．
  （2）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 effective．
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• 8．（1）Who is with the man right now？
  A．No one else．
  B．His wife．
  C．Another couple．
  （2）What will the woman bring the man first？
  A．Some wine．
  B．Some hot water．
  C．Some menus．
  （3）What might the man discuss with Ralph？
  A．What dishes to have．
  B．What wine to order．
  C．Where they should sit．
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• 9．（1）Who took the woman to horse races when she was young？
  A．Her grandfather．
  B．Her father．
  C．Her dad's friends．
  （2）What does the woman say about riding a horse？
  A．She's never done it before．
  B．It's a great way to have fun．
  C．It's different from racing a horse．
  （3）How many races will there be today？
  A．More than ten．
  B．Less than five．
  C．It is unknown．
  （4）What will the speakers probably do next？
  A．Watch a horse race．
  B．Place money on a horse．
  C．Go down onto the track．
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• 10．（1）When did Mr．Jones join the company？
  A．Five years ago．
  B．Thirty years ago．
  C．Forty years ago．
  （2）What was Mr．Jones' first promotion？
  A．Office manager．
  B．Head driver．
  C．Vice president of operations．
  （3）How did Mr．Jones get his degree？
  A．By paying the fee himself．
  B．By working part-time．
  C．By taking night classes．
  （4）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．
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五、任务型阅读阅读 下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，每空格1词（共10个小题；满分10分）

• 31．It's no secret that doing good makes others happy-but did you know it can make you happy as well？
      According to a study，people participating in meaningful activities were happier and felt that their lives had more purpose than people who only engaged in pleasure-seeking behaviors．
      Try giving these four things to others to start your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle．
  1．Your Time
      With a busy life，it can be hard to find any time to give away．However，volunteering your time has great benefits，including making new friends and connections，learning new skills and even advancing your career．
      According to a paper about the link between health and volunteering，volunteering is connected with lower instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent．
  2．Your Attention
      Most of us think we're good listeners，but according to psychologist Paul Donoghue，most people are aware that others don't listen as well as they could．In addition，they're not fully aware that they themselves aren't listening．
      When practicing mindfulness meditation（正念禅修），you focus on what you experience in the moment and let your thoughts and emotions pass through without judgment．Did you know that giving someone your undivided attention helps you also？When done well，active listening strengthens your focus-which is a major part of good meditation．
  3．Your Compassion
      The psychological meaning of compassion is the ability to understand another person's emotional state．Compassion differs from empathy（移情） in that those who experience compassion not only put themselves in another person's shoes，but also want to reduce that person's suffering．
      A brain-imaging study showed that the brain's pleasure centers are equally active when we give money to the poor as when we receive money ourselves．
  4．Your Money
      According to an experiment，those who spend money on other people are significantly happier than those who spend the same quantity of money on themselves．
      Whether or not you can offer other gifts，donating money helps make real change happen．It represents time spent，compassion and careful attention to the needs of others．
  

  Topic	Doing good makes others and yourself happy
  （1） of a study	People，who （2） in meaningful activities were happier and felt that they lived more （3） than those only engaged in pleasure-seeking behaviors．
  Four things offered to others can （4） to a happier and healthier lifestyle	Your Time	Benefits： ★Making new friends and connections； ★Learning new skills； ★Making （5） in your career．
  	Your Attention	★Giving someone your （6） attention can also help yourself； ★Active listening can strengthen （7） is a major part of good meditation．
  	Your Compassion	★It （8） people to understand others'emotional state． ★People with compassion want to reduce others'sufferings as well．
  	Your Money	★（9） the same amount of money，people felt happier while spending on others．
  Conclusion	（10） away money helps make real change happen no matter whether you can offer other gifts or not．
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六、书面表达（满分25分）阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文．

• 32．There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard．He was very hardworking，and the farm always prospered（蒸蒸日上） under his care．But he knew that his three sons did not like the farm work，and were eager to reach the goal at a single leap．
  When the farmer felt that his time had come to die，he called the three sons to him and said，"My sons，there is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard．Dig for it，if you wish it．"After the farmer was dead，the sons went to work to find the pot of gold．"Since they did not know where the hiding-place was，they agreed to begin in a line，at one end of the orchard，and to dig until one of them should find the money．
  They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other，round the tree-roots and between them．But no pot of gold was to be found．It seemed as if someone must have stolen it，or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits．The three sons were bitterly disappointed to have all their work for nothing．The next olive season，the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given；when it was sold，it gave the sons a whole pot of gold．
  And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard，they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said，"There is gold hidden in the orchard．Dig for it，if you wish it．"
  【写作内容】
  1．以30个词概括上文的主要内容．
  2．以约120个词就"Dig for it，if you wish it．"的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：
  ①你对这句话的理解．
  ②试举例说明．
  ③这个故事给你的启发．
  

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