2019届江苏省四校高三下学期期初调研检测英语试题 Word版含答案

2019 年期初英语调研测试试卷


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。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 is the woman’s problem?
A. She has lost her way.
B. She has lost her luggage. C. She has lost her daughter.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Librarian and reader.
B. Bank clerk and customer. C. Policeman and citizen.
3. When might the test be?
A. Around 3:00 p.m. today. B. Around 8:00 p.m. today.
C. Around 9:00 p.m. tomorrow.
4. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the airport.
B. At the post office.
C. At the railway station.
5. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Be stricter with her son.
B. Limit screen time for her son. C. Have confidence in her son.

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。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 is unusual about the sun?
A. Its color. B. Its size. C. Its shape.
7. How does the man feel about the situation?
A. A little sad. B. Pretty impressed. C. Quite curious.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What is the technology mainly used for?
A. Recording music. B. Experiencing sound. C. Seeing pictures.
9. Why does the woman probably like the new equipment?
A. It’s on sale right now.
B. It knows where you are.
C. It’s great for long family trips.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What time does the comedy start?
A. At 7:30 p.m. B. At 7:00 p.m. C. At 6:30 p.m.
11. Why won’t the speakers see the sad movie?
A. Julie wouldn’t like it.
B. It doesn’t get good reviews.
C. They wouldn’t be able to have dinner.
12. What does the man think about the thriller?
A. He knows he’ll love it.
B. It’s hard to find one these days. C. It’s playing at a convenient time. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A birthday party. B. A retirement party. C. A graduation party.
14. Who is the party being planned for?
A. The speakers’ teacher. B. The man’s brother. C. The man’s uncle.
15. When will the party take place?
A. Next year. B. Next month. C. Next week.
16. What do the speakers still need to prepare?
A. To write a guest list. B. To make a calendar.
C. To find a place for the party.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Why is taking a flight so bad for the environment?
A. It uses too much fuel.
B. It creates long-lasting pollution. C. It affects many different places.
18. What are environmental lovers suggesting if people travel far away?
A. Taking a train instead. B. Taking a bus instead.
C. Taking a bicycle instead.


19. When is it necessary for people to use planes according to the environmental lovers?
A. When it is hard to buy train tickets.
B. When an emergency is happening far away.

C. When people travel long distances.
20. What will “green investment” companies put money into?
A. Research on the transportation system.
B. Education on the significance of environmental protection. C. Environmental projects and organizations.

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 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分)
请阅读下面各题, 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. “The government is prepared to do it takes to maintain the stability of our financial system,” the Prime Minister said. “That’s our priority.”
A. whom B. that C. what D. which
22. I was attracted to swimming because it is an excellent sport children and adults can develop strength, endurance and flexibility.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
23. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting you don’t mind taking the night train.
A. provided B. unless C. though D. while
24. Seated in his well-decorated office, whose expansive windows the sea, the new CEO
seemed pleased and ambitious.
A. overlook B. conquer C. harbor D. resemble
A. as is he to be involved B. though he is to be involved
C. as he is involved D. though he is to involve
33. You need to help take care of their pets and plants, sure that everything runs smoothly just as if the owner were at home.
A. make B. made C. making D. having made
34. If you really want to cooperate with me, you’ll have to and negotiate.
A. have too many irons in the fire B. lay all your cards on the table
C. have butterflies in your stomach D. put the cart before the horse
35. —Do you want to watch the news or the late night film?
— . It’s up to you.
A. I am not all there B. There you are
C. No bother at all D. I’m easy

第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题； 每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）
请阅读下面短文, 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。
If you have been feeling that the past year was too full of negativity and your social media timelines threw nothing but depressing stuff at you, the Oxford Dictionarie 36 you. The dictionarie’s Word of the Year for 2018 is “toxic”, meaning poisonous.
According to Oxford, the word of the year “is a word or expression that is judged to 37 the attitudes, mood of the 38 year, and have lasting potential as a term of 39 significance.”

25. We offer our staff competitive compensation package as well as excellent career and
“Toxic” won the honor
 40
the variety of things that people have been feeling are
 41 to

training opportunities. Welcome to join us!
A. privileges B. prospects C. properties D. prejudices
their health and happiness—air, water, Presidents, partners, celebrities, their fans.
The word ‘toxic’ developed from the Greek myths—arrows with 42 tips used by the ancient

26. With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it’s to have a good sense of
Greeks. But the arrows people have been feeling directed at them this year are not
 43 of

humor just to help us get through each day.
A. essential B. confidential C. substantial D. potential
misfortune. The nouns that have been most commonly used with ‘toxic’ are depressingly 44
—‘chemical’, ‘substance’, ‘gas’, ‘environment’, ‘relationship’, ‘culture’, ‘waste’. Some of these might

27. Courage is not the absence of fear, the judgment that something else is more
look like chemistry students were dominating the year’s
 45 , but the reality is scarier.

important than fear.
A. rather than B. other than C. but rather D. or rather
“Toxic chemical” became a 46 word because of the nerve poisoning of a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the UK in March this year. 47 , ‘toxic waste’,’ toxic gas’, ‘toxic substance’,

28. There were several geographical areas named after him
science studies.
A. in case of B. in recognition of
C. in line with D. in comparison with
his achievements in Earth
b e c a m e p o p u l a r a s a i r a n d w a t e r p o l l u t i o n
48 dangerously across the world.
49 , a “toxic environment” is not always used in the conversation of ecology. The term was also used to 50 workplaces to friends to homes that affected people’s 51 and peace of

29. —Space X will about 10 percent of its more than 6,000 employees.
—Does it mean even talented people will be between jobs?
A. put off B. lay off C. call off D. take off
mind negatively.
So did things get especially bad this year, or did people just 52 more?
While the 53 of the term can be used to dismiss its seriousness—people are just interested

36.A. believes
B. discourages
C. fails
D. denies
37.A. influence
B. report
C. reflect
D. change
38.A. lost
B. current
C. following
D. passing
39.A. chemical
B. cultural
C. environmental
D. ethnical
40.A. because of
B. in terms of
C. in place of
D. for lack of

30. Someone who in a windowless small room for eight hours a day knows how powerful
in a new word and throwing it around
 54 —the fact that they chose “toxic” indicates the

the desire to see a single green leaf can be.
A. is sitting B. sat C. has sat D. had sat
31. —Do you know where Kate is? I couldn’t find her anywhere.
—Well, she far—her schoolbag is still here.
A. may not go B. shouldn’t go
C. couldn’t have gone D. mustn’t have gone
32. Happy in any activities organized by the company, he isn’t well received by everyone.
bleakness (凄凉), and hope of the 55 we live in.


























41.A. ridiculous
42.A. poisoned
43.A. nearly
44.A. comprehensive
45.A. professions
46.A. correct
B. relevant B. preserved B. merely
B. attractive B. recreations B. serious
C. hopeful C. polished C. mostly
C. productive
C. conversations
C. useful
D. harmful
D. purchased
D. rarely
D. instructive D. reservations D. common
47.A. Fortunately
B. Definitely
C. Similarly
D. Generally
48.A. improved
49.A. Therefore
50.A. define
51.A. self-reliance
52.A. consume
53.A. trend
54.A. everywhere
55.A. places
B. reduced B. However B. clarify
B. self-defence
B. consult
B. argument B. anywhere B. times
C. increased C. Moreover C. confirm
C. self-discipline C. compromise C. popularity
C. somewhere
C. outlooks
D. declined D. Otherwise D. relate
D. self-worth D. complain D. collection D. nowhere D. dreams

第三部分 阅读理解 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
请阅读下列短文, 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。
A
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* Homestay management and support throughout the entire homestay experience
* Extensive national criminal background checks for hosts
* Student support services including banking and transportation
* Comprehensive online training and orientation for hosts and students
* Professionally staffed 24/7 critical incident contact centre
* Management of all homestay payments for students and hosts
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AHN will match each student with a host family located near the student’s place of education. The host will provide the student with a private bedroom, an agreed upon meal plan, and will assist the student in learning the local customs and transportation systems, as well as generally helping the student become acquainted with the Australian way of life. Students are encouraged to share information about their home cultures and countries, as our hosts also wish to have a unique cultural experience.
Our Hosts
Our hosts are carefully selected to ensure that our students are placed in environments that are not only safe and comfortable but also welcoming. Our hosts are truly interested in enjoying a shared cultural experience with their students. We stay in contact with both the host and the student during the homestay period. We want all visiting students to have the most positive experience possible when beginning their educational journey in Australia.
56. To be a homestay host, one should .
A. be familiar with the student’s home-country culture B. be committed to the student’s academic development C. be ready to expose the student to local culture
D. be able to provide free meals and transportation
57. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage students to study in Australia. B. To advertise houses to international students. C. To share a cultural exchange experience.
D. To promote an Australian homestay program.


B
Mom was wrong when she taught me that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me”. Names do hurt…names can shame, ridicule, and humiliate (羞辱). Some relate to race
or gender; others refer to weight, facial features, or a particular part of one’s body. Names that refer to social class or what part of the country you’re from can be hurtful, as can names that involve age, religion, or physical ability. Certainly, no one likes to be called a name that is disrespectful, unkind, or mean. But there is another category of name-calling that is also hurtful and destructive: names such as “racist,” “sexist,” and the like. Yet many throw these labels around at the drop of a hat, without understanding what the labels actually mean, not to mention the damage done by accusing someone of racism, sexism, etc. The accusation alone can be enough to ruin a reputation, kill a career, or be used to discredit a lifetime of good work.
Let’s consider the definition of racism: “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human characteristics and capacities and that racial difference produces a superiority of a particular race”. How about the definition of sexism: “prejudice or discrimination based on sex, especially discrimination against women”. I wonder, do the TV talking heads understand the true definition of the labels they throw at public figures: “racist,” “sexist” or worse, based on nothing more than a comment taken out of context or someone’s clumsy attempt at humor.
My point is that the political correctness movement has gone way too far. While the original intention of political correctness may have been good (to encourage sensitivity to others’ feelings around issues of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and such), the effect of political correctness has been to make everyone avoid these topics altogether, thereby damaging our ability to get comfortable in living and working with those who are different from us. It’s gone so far that political correctness has become a bigger problem than the problem it was intended to address! These days everyone is so afraid of being called “sexist” or “racist” or some other career-killing label, that we all tiptoe carefully around diversity issues, and avoid them altogether if we possibly can.
But the question is: How are we ever going to be able to live and work together more comfortably if we can’t talk about our feeling, fears, anxieties, assumptions, hopes, worries, dreams, and concerns? How can we ever build trust with those who are different from us? If we must constantly self-examine any conversation relating to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or physical ability, then we are

bound to perpetuate the very barriers we say we want to overcome.
58.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. There are different types of hurtful and destructive name-calling. B. TV presenters are careful when they accuse someone of racism. C. We should avoid talking about diversity issues altogether.
D. Political correctness makes it easier to address problems.
59.The underlined word “perpetuate” probably means .
A. live with B. get rid of C. burst through D. break down
60. What is the author’s attitude towards the current situation of political correctness?
A. Unconcerned. B. Critical. C. Neutral. D. Supportive.


C
When Noah Shulman was born a few days after Christmas 2016, his parents Kristelle and Evan had no reason to worry about him. Everything went smoothly. But within a few days of taking his first breath, Noah began to struggle. After a painful month of medical emergencies, the Shulmans learned
that their son had a rare genetic disease that affected his mitochondria (线粒体). Unfortunately, there
are no treatments for mitochondrial disorders, as it’s not yet possible to repair or alter the affected mitochondrial genes using gene therapy (疗法).
Although told by doctors that they wouldn’t have a healthy biological child, and exploring options like adopting, the Shulmans weren’t ready to give up on having biological children. Then they learned about mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), a promising innovation in fertility ( 生育) treatments which is considered as a form of genetic editing. It involves replacing just the mutated (突 变 ) mitochondria with healthy mitochondrial DNA from a donor, while keeping the biological mother’s and father’s DNA complete.
“We are breaking down a barrier that has certainly never been crossed before,” says Dr. Michio Hirano, medical director of the laboratory of molecular genetics at Columbia University, who plans to perform MRT for the Shulmans as part of a study. “Clearly biologically the embryo or person generated has three different sources of DNA, and that’s a unique or novel concept.”
Scientists like Hirano and families like the Shulmans are far more comfortable with that than are policymakers. Federal policy not only prevents scientists from using government money for research on human embryos, but also prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from even accepting applications to consider approving the procedure. That’s why Hirano found private funding for his study, which the Shulmans and five other couples have joined. Even so, he can only perform MRT; he
cannot transfer the embryos for pregnancy ( 受孕). They remain frozen until policies change. “Right
now we are in suspension with these embryos,” he says. “We can’t move forward until we have permission to move forward.”
Many researchers argue that universal dismissal of any research involving genetic alteration of human embryos, like MRT, closes off valuable work that could lead to treatments for diseases. But they also acknowledge that some fast-moving scientists overseas, who are already introducing permanent genetic changes in embryos, may be going too far, as it’s not yet clear how safe and effective these interventions are. In November, a Chinese bioengineer alarmed both the scientific community and the public when he announced he had used a powerful but still untested gene-editing tool called CRISPR to introduce a genetic change in twin girls when they were embryos to make them resistant to HIV infection. CRISPR’s developers noted that the long-term implications of editing the
human genome aren’t known, and stood by their previous call for a voluntary moratorium ( 暂停) on
work on genetically editing human embryos that will be transferred for pregnancy.
Kristelle and Evan will still have to wait but they believe that time will have been well spent if it leads to new ways for people to have families. “Even if it doesn’t work out for us now, we hope one day it will for everyone affected by mitochondrial diseases,” says Kristelle.
61. Which of the following about MRT is TRUE according to the passage?
A. A person doesn’t necessarily need a donor to receive MRT. B. It edits the biological parents’ DNA completely.
C. An embryo is produced by using three sources of DNA.
D. It successfully helps couples like the Shulmans have healthy babies.
62. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 ?
A. Scientists can’t use government fund to do research on human embryos. B. The Shulmans and five other couples have funded Hirano’s study.
C. It has a long way to go before human embryos are created. D. Significant changes will soon be made to federal policy.

63. Why does the author mention what the Chinese bioengineer has done?
A. To criticize the Chinese bioengineer for his irresponsibility.
B. To prove that genetic editing can prevent some deadly diseases.
C. To justify the universal dismissal of any research on altering genes.
D. To show researchers’ concern over the long-term influence of editing genes.
64. The passage is mainly about .
A. an appeal against genetic editing
B. a new frontier in fertility treatment
C. a controversial policy under discussion
D. an anxious couple seeking fertility treatment


D
“I don’t know the future,” shrugged Neo in 1999’s The Matrix. “I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin.” With him, on-screen and off, The Matrix pulled audiences into the future of cinema.
The Matrix. Magnolia. Being John Malkovich. Fight Club. The Blair Witch Project. The Sixth Sense. Office Space. Man on the Moon. The Talented Mr. Ripley. Boys Don’t Cry. Three Kings. Toy Story 2. The Iron Giant. Eyes Wide Shut. Cruel Intentions. Election. American Pie. Notting Hill and Runaway Bride. 1999 might be the greatest year of modern cinema. I think so. If you aren’t crazy about two-thirds of these films, do you even like movies?
What’s certain, however, is that 1999 is the most vital year of modern cinema— the moment that
Hollywood featured the chosen ones who would become the heroes of the new millennium (千禧年), from David Fincher to Spike Jonze to a young girl named Angelina Jolie, who introduced herself to the public by winning best supporting actress for playing a mental patient.
What explains 1999’s extraordinary films? DVD sales began in 1997 and flooded studios with extra cash, especially in those first years as home viewers built their collection. Studios invested their money in a generation of upstart (初出茅庐的) directors, predicting that audiences would buy a good film twice: once in the theater, and again for their shelf.
Suddenly, the geniuses who’d been discovered during the independent wave in Sundance Film Festival in the 1990s were entrusted ( 委托) with millions of dollars. It was a creative renaissance. Directors seized the chance to get weird. Paul Thomas Anderson scored $37 million to shoot

Magnolia. David O Russell shouldered $47 million to satirize (讥讽) the Gulf war. Even Spike Jonze, a music video director with zero film credits to his name, secured $13 million to transport audiences to a multiverse (多元宇宙).
These up-and-coming directors became major 21st-century voices. Part of the reason Anderson, Russell and Jonze are still the kings is that today’s directors haven’t been given the same golden ticket. The talent exists; the cash doesn’t. Ambitious mid-priced films went extinct when the DVD empire began to fall apart in 2008. Instead of betting on filmmakers with personal styles, studios put their chips on big screen superheroes. Stand out at this year’s Sundance, and instead of being handed the freedom to dream, you’ll be given the keys to a special permission—and a conference table of producers as supervisors. Or you’ll stay small forever, struggling to be seen amid the crush of streaming media competing for the audience’s attention.
Have a close look at the films of 1999 and we have a suspicion that we’re stuck in The Matrix ourselves. The near past is repeating like an endless programme. But we’re also feeling a deeper connection to 1999. The Year 2000 panic triggered filmmakers to think pessimistically about the future of human survival. And some of the directors feared that mankind had become too weak and materialistic to survive the millennium.
Therefore, in 1999 our heroes didn’t win. They failed. They disappeared. They died. They blew up their world. But some film-makers still believe that the future is our world and we can change our tomorrow.
65. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. A majority of the audience are crazy about the movies produced in 1999. B. The Sixth Sense and Toy Story 2 were among the great movies of 1999.
C. Angelina Jolie was acknowledged as the best leading actress of the year. D. There appeared a bunch of big screen superheroes to save the world.
66. The film studios invested in a generation of upstart directors partly because .
A. they predicted more money would be made by selling DVDs
B. those directors cooperated better with young film stars
C. people were attracted to theatres by superheroes
D. directors seized the chance to persuade them to do so
67. The underlined expression “the same golden ticket” probably refers to .
A. good films B. excellent characters
C. fame and privilege D. money and chance
68. The sentence “The risk paid off. ” should be placed at the beginning of Paragraph .
A. three B. four C. six D. seven
69. The underlined part “in 1999 our heroes didn’t win. They failed. They disappeared. They died.
They blew up their world.” shows that .
A. those filmmakers were pessimistic about the future of human survival
B. sad ending movies were well received by home viewers at that time
C. tragedies have had a lasting influence on modern films since 1999
第四部分: 任务型阅读 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分) 请阅读下面短文,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。每个空格只填一个单词。
According to a biblical account found in The Book of Genesis, people once spoke the same language. Then, because those people banded together to build a tower in Babylon that glorified their own achievements, rather than those of their deity (神), God punished them. He ensured that mankind spoke different languages so that they would never be able to work together to dishonor God again.
Was there once just a single language that all people could understand? Linguists don’t know; there’s just not enough information about the origins of language, and there are only theories about how our early ancestors formed their first words and sentences. Did early people imitate sounds they heard in the environment? Did they babble until certain sounds took on meaning? We’ll probably never know, though linguists still study baby brains to determine if language or grammar comes naturally in our heads.
One prominent theory about the development of the first languages relates to tools and resources. Teaching another person how to use tools requires a certain, agreed-upon vocabulary, as does the process of sharing and protecting resources like food and shelter. Small groups of people living in close quarters would therefore need to develop a way to understand each other, so they came up with a vocabulary and syntax that meant something to them. A group of people across the world, though, would probably need an entirely different vocabulary of words, so the languages would have developed differently in isolation.
So these small groups of people, living in isolation from one another, agreed on names for their tools and food, and they came up with ways to describe how resources would be divided. But when another group migrated into the area, or came with different resources to trade, the groups had to find
a way to merge (融合) their different vocabularies and communicate. Over time, that’s how languages
have developed, and as some groups conquered others, that’s how some languages died out.
Travel among groups who speak different languages has been difficult over history. In a global world, wouldn’t there be a benefit to speak the same language? Some groups have advocated that a universal language be adopted, but it would be difficult to find any group willing to give up their own language if only because so much culture and history becomes rooted in it over time. After all, the English would no sooner give up the language of Shakespeare than the Spanish would abandon the tongue of Cervantes. Attempts to create a universal second language have failed as well, but even if we could agree on a common language, it’s unlikely it would resemble itself 100 years from now. After all, thanks to the Internet’s influence, language has become a mix of emoticons and abbreviations like LOL. Languages simply evolve too rapidly to ever speak just one.



Why Don’t All People Speak the Same Language?


D. the following generation would have a deeper connection to 1999
70. Which is the best title of this film review?
A. 1999—the Beginning of Modern Cinema
B. Millennium—a Cinema Season of Panic
C. 21st Century— a Pessimistic Future of Human Being
D. 1999—the Greatest Year in Modern Cinema
A biblical account of
why people spoke different languages
● God punished those who built a tower in honor of their
own achievements by confusing their language so they could no longer 71 to dishonor God.



Linguists’ puzzle of the 72 of language
●Whether there existed a language all could understand.
●Whether pure imitation of natural sounds gradually made
73 .
●Whether people have a talent for language by 74 .







75 of why people speak different languages
● Language was born out of the basic 76 of life
among small groups of people living in close quarters, like learning the way to use tools and sharing and protecting resources.
● Migration and trading 77 to the development of some languages.
●Being conquered by other groups resulted in the 78
of some languages.
● Though speaking the same language may be beneficial,
every group is 79 to give up their own due to the deep-rooted culture in their language.
● The rapid evolution of languages makes it 80 to
speak just one.

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题
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第五部分: 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。
Which is more important? College major or college name? Here are some opinions collected from a website from the United States.
College major. You can go to Harvard with only a Liberal Arts degree and that would have been a waste. Or you can go to a State school and graduate with an Engineering degree and do so much better out in the real world. It’s nice to go to a big name school, but in the end, what you major in will play a
bigger role in what you do after graduation.
—May
Your major is much more important unless you’re attending an Ivy League school. But, as one of the others pointed out, a random Liberal Arts degree might not get you the best job even if it’s from Harvard (though you’d probably have a much better chance at landing a writing/editor job with a Harvard English degree than one from a random state school.)
—DS Of course college is more important. Graduates from well-known colleges can get jobs easily,
because employers tend to favor graduates from big-name colleges.
—Charlie


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1.用约 30 个单词概况文本信息的主要内容；
2.说明你的观点是什么，并陈述理由（不少于两点）；
3.结合自身实际，谈谈你将来的选择及理由。
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2019 年期初英语调研测试试卷
答案

听力：1-5 CACAC 6-10 ABBCB 11-15 ACBAA 16-20 BBABC
单项选择：21-25 CDAAB 26-30 ACBBC 31-35 CBCBD
完形填空 36-40 ACDBA 41-45 DABAC 46-50 DCCBA 51-55 DDCAB
阅读理解 56-57. CD 58-60 AAB 61-64 CADB 65-70 BADCAD

任务型阅读
71. cooperate/unite 72.origins
73. sense 74. nature/instinct
75.Explanations/Theories 76. necessities/needs
77. contributed/led 78. extinction/disappearance/death
79. reluctant/unwilling 80. impossible/hard/difficult



作文范文
A website conducted a survey on whether a college major or a college name is more important, and responses to it vary. Some favor college name while others suggest college major matters more. (33)
In my view, college major far outweighs college name. First and foremost, the choice of your college major is based on personal interests, which fuels a strong motivation to your academic development. It is the areas you aim to pursue that drive you to go further and deeper. Moreover, closely connected with your future job, your major gives you an edge in career competitiveness. Equipping yourself with skills and expertise needed, a promising college major is more rewarding financially, adding wings to professional prospects. (84)
As a would-be college student, I do believe college major is more important than college name. A good command of skills in a specific field will arm me with core competitiveness, enabling me to develop better. ( 36)


2019 年英语听力录音原稿

Text1
W: Oh.. ,oh, sir can...can you help me? M: Yes, Madam, what's the trouble？
W: My...my daughter's disappeared. (1) She was standing right there.… I put my luggage down over there and when I came back, she was gone. I've been absolutely everywhere.

Text 2
M: Hello, Madam. I'd like to borrow some English books. What should I do?
W: Fill out this form, show me your ID, and take your picture. After that, I need $100
a deposit. (2)


Text 3
M: We have a quiz first thing tomorrow morning, right? (3) Do you want to meet up later tonight and study?
W: Sure. I'm available any time after two o'clock.


Text 4
M: Excuse me, could you please tell me if the Miami flight will be arriving on time? W: Yes, sir. It should be arriving in about 10 minutes at Terminal C. (4)
M: Thanks.


Text 5
W: Jack failed the exam again. What would you do if you were in my place?
M: If he were my son, I just wouldn't worry. His teacher is going to give him some extra help. He is sure to do well on the next exam. (5)

Text 6
W: Mark, come over here! You have to see this! Look at the sun--it's dark orange! (6) Do you know what's causing that? It's still a *good two hours before sunset!
M: I know what it is. There's a large forest fire just to the north, and it's causing a ton of smoke. The wind has been blowing the smoke to the southwest. As the sun gets lower in the sky, the smoke passing by changes its appearance.
W: It looks a little scary. I'm going inside.
M: Well, the fire is really scary, but this scene is pretty amazing! (7)
* good 不少于稍多于
It's still a good two hours before sunset! 距离日落至少还有两个小时!


Text7
W: Is that the latest magazine?
M: Yes. And here is an article about the interesting equipment that might replace earphones.
W: What are you talking about?
M: Well, it's a different way to listen to music or anything you would normally use earphones for. (8) A company called Noveto has made a way to deliver sound directly to your ears. You don't have to wear anything special. You only have to be within the right range of the new machine. No one else can hear what you're listening to. Isn't that unbelievable?
W: That would be great technology to use on long car rides. While you drive and listen to music, the kids could watch a movie in the backseat. (9)
M: And apparently the machine can sense where your ears are and follow them if you move around. Now that's what I call hi-tech!

Text8

M: I am so ready for the weekend! Let's go see a movie at the Palace Theater.
W: Great idea. We’ve been talking about going there ever since they opened last week.
Maybe we should invite Paul and Julie to come with us. M: Cool. I'm just going to go online and see what's playing.
W: Oh, there's a comedy playing at 7:00 p. m. (0) We could eat dinner either before or after that.
M: It's always hard to find a movie that's playing either a little earlier or a little later than dinnertime. All these movies are at 7:00 or 7:30. It's like you have to choose between seeing a movie and having dinner at a reasonable time.
W: Yeah, that's true. Oh, what about this sad film at 6:30? (11) That would work.
M: Yeah, but Julie hates sad movies. (11) What about a thriller? This one gets great reviews, and it starts at 8:00. We could get a bite to eat at 6:00 and have plenty of time to get to the theater. (12)
W: Great. I love thrillers. I'll call Paul and Julie and make sure that's OK before you buy the tickets.

* get a bite to eat 吃点东西
We could get a bite to eat at 6 : 00 and have plenty of time to get to the theater.
我们可以在 6 点的时候吃点儿东西，然后还有充足的时间到电影院。

Text 9 (第 13 题为总结题)
W: I heard your brother just got accepted into Princeton University. That's amazing!
Are you going to do something special for him?
M: Yeah. My parents are going to buy him a new car and we are going to take a vacation together next month.
W: That sounds fun. That reminds me--what do you think we should do for our math teacher Mr. Rogers? (14) Apparently he is retiring at the end of the school year.
M: Oh yeah. I heard about that. Well, he deserves to celebrate. He's had a long career.
I'd be happy to help put something together.
W: Some of the students are talking about making a calendar with a bunch of pictures of us inside. (16) I did something similar for my grandma when she turned 70 years old.
M: I'm sure he will love it! When should we get started? (15)
W: Not until after Christmas. Next year, I should say. (15) These first few months of school are always super stressful.
M: OK. My uncle owns a print shop, so he might be able to help us. I'll talk to him when I see him next week (16)
W: Great. I've already spoken with Mrs. Rogers. She said we can have the party at their house, and she'll also get in touch with her husband's friends for us.
M: You know what? He'd be pretty proud to know how organized we are. W: You said it!

Text 10
Many people cycle or take the bus in order to protect the environment. But did
you know that taking a flight is one of the worst things you can do for the environment? Airplanes use a lot of gas, but the real reason that flying is so bad for the environment is a little more scientific. Fuel gets burned up so high in the sky that the pollution can easily get trapped there forever! (17) A round-trip flight across the U.S. usually takes five hours each way. And it causes the same amount of pollution as driving your car for the whole year! There are groups of environmental lovers who are calling for people to stop flying completely. They advise people to take a train if they need to get somewhere far away. (18) Other than that, long-distance travel should only be done in an emergency, the groups say. (19) For businessmen who have to travel often for work, there is a solution. Certain "green investment" companies will put money into environmental projects and support nature organizations. (20) The amount will be equal to the “pollution cost" of the businessmen's flights. Therefore, the plane trips are not considered to be affecting the environment in a negative way at all.