英语卷·2017届江苏省丹阳高级中学高三上学期期初考试（2017-02）

英语卷·2017届江苏省丹阳高级中学高三上学期期初考试（2017-02）

江苏省丹阳高级中学 ‎2016-2017学年度第二学期期初考试 高三英语 2017.2‎ 命题人：史国兆 朱婷婷 审核人：冯春桂 张月华 ‎(考试时间：120分钟 总分120分) ‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1、本试卷共分两部分，第I卷为选择题，第II卷为非选择题。‎ ‎2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。‎ 第I卷（三部分，共85分）‎ 第一部分：听力部分（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 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 does the woman want to know? ‎ ‎ A. Which items are on sale. B. Where the back of the store is. C. What the sign outside says.‎ ‎2. How much is the painting worth now? ‎ ‎ A. $2000. B. $2 million. C. $30 million.‎ ‎3. Why is the man lost? ‎ ‎ A. He took a wrong turn. B. He was told to take this way. C. He missed the freeway signs. ‎ ‎4. Why does the man want a table near the window? ‎ ‎ A. So he can be near the quiet back.‎ ‎ B. So he can watch the people outside.‎ ‎ C. So there’s enough room for two people.‎ ‎5. What does the man ask the woman to do? ‎ ‎ A. Speak louder. B. Prepare for her exam. C. Turn her music ‎ down.‎ 第二节 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. Why does the young man want a cell phone? ‎ ‎ A. To talk to his friends. B. To use it at school. C. To get help in an emergency.‎ ‎7. How will the young man probably feel? ‎ ‎ A. Confused. B. Disappointed. C. Excited.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why does the woman recommend natural cleaning products? ‎ ‎ A. They’re easier to use.‎ ‎ B. They’re made by small companies. ‎ ‎ C. They’re better for your health. ‎ ‎9. What does the woman recommend for cleaning a kitchen? ‎ ‎ A. Vinegar. B. Lemon juice. C. Soap.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How does the woman sound in the beginning? ‎ ‎ A. Surprised. B. Upset. C. Sad.‎ ‎11. What does the woman suggest to the man? ‎ ‎ A. Exercising more. B. Eating salads. C. Eating smaller meals.‎ ‎12. Why has the man gained weight? ‎ ‎ A. He eats a big breakfast. ‎ ‎ B. He eats too much ice cream. ‎ ‎ C. He is under a lot of stress.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where is the campsite located? ‎ ‎ A. Near a lake. ‎ ‎ B. About an hour away. ‎ ‎ C. Not far from 29th Avenue.‎ ‎14. Why does the man ask the woman to buy a new sleeping bag? ‎ ‎ A. They only have one warm sleeping bag. ‎ ‎ B. They don’t have any. ‎ ‎ C. Sleeping bags are on sale right now.‎ ‎15. What does the man ask the woman to do? ‎ ‎ A. Meet him at the sporting goods store. ‎ ‎ B. Make some food now.‎ ‎ C. Buy some food to cook.‎ ‎16. What will the speakers probably do on Sunday morning? ‎ ‎ A. Cook over a campfire. ‎ ‎ B. Drive to the camping area. ‎ ‎ C. Go surfing.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Why does the father send his son away? ‎ ‎ A. He has no interest in farming. ‎ ‎ B. He doesn’t study well. ‎ ‎ C. His other sons don’t like him.‎ ‎18. What does the religious leader tell the boy? ‎ ‎ A. Don’t go into large spaces at night. ‎ ‎ B. Keep to small spaces during the day. ‎ ‎ C. Don’t go into small spaces at night.‎ ‎19. What is true about the second temple? ‎ ‎ A. The boy finds many cats inside. ‎ ‎ B. The boy is sent there to study.‎ ‎ C. It is empty.‎ ‎20. What happens to the boy in the end? ‎ ‎ A. He returns to his father’s farm. ‎ ‎ B. He becomes an artist.‎ ‎ C. He spends the rest of his life in the temple.‎ 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；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. --- Charlie is always patient with others.‎ ‎ --- But when he returns home after a day’s hard work, he be annoyed and aggressive.‎ ‎ A. shall B. must C. would D. can ‎ ‎22. To a great extent, the generation gap is actually a technology gap, children update themselves on the latest technology while parents drop behind.‎ ‎ A. when B. which C. where D. whose ‎23. --- I assume your boss will be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation.‎ ‎ --- Maybe. But I could no longer his stupid and innocent decisions.‎ ‎ A. live with B. allow for C. make up D. pull through ‎24. After a long and trying investigation, the police have robbery as a motive for the murder. ‎ ‎ A. exceeded B. excelled C. excluded D. extended ‎ ‎25. --- What a big house it is.‎ ‎--- Yes, but I'm still what colour to paint the walls.‎ ‎ A. arguing B. debating C. deciding D. anticipating ‎26. In view of a series of terrible fires, the report that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.‎ ‎ A. promised B. confirmed C. considered D. advocated ‎ ‎27. After the deadly collision, the relatives of the kids protected them form the knowledge their parents had already passed away.‎ ‎ A. when B. that C. where D. which ‎ ‎28. You can use the search facility to all the occurrences of ‎ a particular word in a document.‎ ‎ A. call up B. call on C. call at D. call for ‎ ‎29.Many economists are of the government’s economic policies without fully considering the environment protection.‎ ‎ A. allergic B. crucial C. particular D. critical ‎30. Indifferent as she is to everything, there’s no what she’ll try next.‎ ‎ A. telling B. denying C. point D. sense ‎31. Tiffney was watching a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television ‎ blank.‎ ‎ A. went B. had gone C. was going D. would go ‎32. The climate here is fairly pleasant, the temperature rarely, , reaching 30℃ in summer.‎ ‎ A. if not B. if ever C. if any D. if so ‎33. Not until he retired from teaching three years ago having a holiday abroad.‎ ‎ A. he had considered B. didn’t he consider ‎ ‎ C. hadn’t he considered D. did he consider ‎34. Conflict can arise between people because of the differences in educational backgrounds, personal experiences, gender and political .‎ ‎ A. offences B. influences C. preferences D. references ‎35. --- How do you like the film Avengers: Age of Ultron?‎ ‎ --- Really . It’s worthwhile seeing repeatedly.‎ ‎ A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎ I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”‎ Shyly but 36 , I said yes. She poured out her praise. “It was 37 short ‎ of talent!”‎ ‎“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to 38 my work to him．I spent quite some time 39 for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and 40 I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to 41 my poem.‎ At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed upset. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.‎ Suddenly he paused and 42 his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.‎ ‎“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”‎ ‎“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.‎ I 43 my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of 44 .“I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting 45 .“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs encouragement.”‎ ‎“I don’t know why.” My father held his 46 . “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”‎ I couldn’t 47 it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I 48 myself on the bed and cried the worst of the 49 out of me.‎ That may have been the end of the story, but not of its 50 for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s 51 .”‎ Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all 52 flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that 53 , “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”‎ Those 54 voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of 55 and doubt, both in the ‎ name of love, I try to follow my true course．‎ ‎36．A. typically B. proudly C. anxiously D. honestly ‎37．A. something B. obviously C. definitely D. nothing ‎38．A. demonstrate B. describe C. recite D. illustrate ‎39．A. waiting B. praying C. preparing D. planning ‎40．A. gradually B. confidently C. desperately D. casually ‎41．A. appreciate B. revise C. read D. polish ‎42．A. stared at B. glanced at C. glared at D. looked at ‎43．A. shook B. lowered C. raised D. turned ‎44．A. decision B. excitement C. meditation D. devotion ‎45．A. dark B. wide C. wet D. bright ‎46．A. tongue B. position C. interest D. ground ‎47．A. tolerate B. contain C. control D. approve ‎ ‎48．A. placed B. threw C. spread D. kept ‎49．A. confusion B. pressure C. disappointment D. tiredness ‎ ‎50．A. challenge B. development C. difficulty D. significance ‎ ‎51．A. elegant B. awful C. brilliant D. controversial ‎52．A. failure B. limit C. creation D. improvement ‎53．A. cautions B. misleads C. orders D. foresees ‎54．A. inspiring B. warning C. discouraging D. conflicting ‎55．A. confirmation B. restriction C. distrust D. disapproval 第三部分：阅读题解（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。‎ ‎【A】‎ STUDY CENTER COURSES From Paragraph to essay Of particular relevance to students who wish to improve their organizational skills and who feel that their final product is never clear enough.‎ ‎ Thursday 10:00—12:00‎ ‎ Kiran Singh Source Material How do you gather information for a project or paper? A practical course which looks at sources of information and how to use cataloguing systems.‎ ‎ Monday 10:00—11:00‎ ‎ Kiran Singh Express Yourself An advanced course suitable for students who are about to step into organizations where they may have to voice their opinions often. ‎ Monday 12:00—2:00‎ Dave Parrin Media Use Open to all students ,this course focuses on the many ways we can benefit from the radio and television. Group projects form part of course.‎ ‎ Tuesday 9:00—11:00‎ ‎ Steve Ansell The Short Story A research into the world of popular writers. One story is selected for adaptation into a short play and group performance. Pre-arranged groups welcome.‎ ‎ Thursday 11:00—1:30‎ ‎ Mrs Owen Caught for Speeding Open to all students. Simple eye exercises to help you with speed reading. How to be selective on the page. Using headings, topic sentences and paragraphs for easy access.‎ ‎ Wednesday 11:00—1:00‎ ‎ Mrs Owen Tense about Tenses For those who worry about their use of words—a look at tenses and other aspects of the language through poetry and song. Good voice helps but not a must.‎ ‎ Saturday 10:00—12:00‎ ‎ Steve Ansell ‎56．If a student takes the course The Short Story, he can’t take .‎ ‎ A. From Paragraph to Essay B. Tense about Tenses ‎ C. Source Material D. Media Use ‎57．Which of the courses can develop the students’ team work?‎ ‎ A. From Paragraph to Essay B. The Short Story ‎ C. Caught for Speeding D. Express Yourself ‎【B】‎ ‎ Last week, we explained that the planet Mars has passed “opposition. ”It passed a point opposite the Sun. This week, we tell about the planet’s surprising motion(运动)among the stars. ‎ ‎ For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars. The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Sun’s path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac. ‎ ‎ The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east. ‎ ‎ However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th, It will start moving eastward again on July 19th. ‎ Mars’ apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of the solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented a problem. Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?‎ In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus’ theory was simpler. But his Sun – centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.‎ Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years.‎ Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the sun. Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses. Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.‎ During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of Mars has caused so many people to wonder.‎ ‎58. From the passage we can learn that .‎ ‎ A. the sun and planets generally travel westward ‎ ‎ B. Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619‎ ‎ C. Copernicus’ theory well explained the motion of Mars ‎ D. the Earth’s turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east ‎59. Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”?‎ ‎ A. It is overtaking the earth. B. It follows the path of the sun.‎ ‎ C. It moves in an elliptical orbit. D. It travels in a circular orbit.‎ ‎60. What is the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. The Recent Research into Mars B. The Surprising Motion of Mars ‎ C. The Great Discovery on Mars D. The Wonderful Mystery of Mars ‎【C】‎ Scientists have created a scent(气味)-delivery system that releases a pleasant fragrance when you sweat. Apply it to your skin, and the more you sweat, the better ‎ you’ll smell. That’s because the perfume only gets released upon contact with moisture(湿气).‎ Chemists from Harvard University combined two compounds(化合物) to create their new system. One chemical is alcohol-based. This is the nice-smelling perfume. The other chemical is an ionic liquid(离子性液体), which is a type of salt that is liquid at room temperature. Ionic liquids are made of ions---molecules that have lost or gained one or more electrons. If the molecule loses electrons, it will have a positive charge. If it gains electrons, it gets a negative charge. Ionic liquids contain the same number of positive and negative ions, which makes them neutral(中性的), with no overall electric charge. In general, ionic liquids have no smell.‎ When the perfume and ionic liquid are mixed together, a chemical reaction occurs. This bonds the molecules to each other. The reaction also temporarily inactivates(使不活跃) the perfume’s molecules. So when applied to the skin, the new perfume has no scent in the beginning. But adding water or sweat breaks the bond between the molecules. That releases the scent into the air.‎ ‎“The rate of the release of the fragrance depends on how much you sweat, in other words, how much water is available,” explains chemist Nimal Gunaratne from Harvard University, who led the research. “Sweat is like the command to let the fragrance go.”‎ Christian Quellet is a chemist who has worked in the perfume industry for a long time. He is now an independent consultant based in Switzerland. “Gunaratne’s perfume opens the door to new developments and applications of fragrance controlled-release systems,” he says. Controlled-release systems allow small quantities of some compounds that they hold to enter the environment slowly.‎ The system also traps some chemicals in sweat that are responsible for the bad sweat smell. These compounds are called thiols (硫醇). Just as water does, thiols break apart the bond that ties the perfume to the ionic liquid. When this happens, the thiols attach to the ionic liquid and their bad scent is inactivated as the perfume had been. This means the water in sweat and its thiols are both able to release the fragrance from the newly developed perfume.‎ ‎61. Which of the following makes the scent delivery system special?‎ A. When it releases scent can be well controlled.‎ B. No perfume is required in the system.‎ C. The scent can last for a long time.‎ D. Sweat can help release the scent.‎ ‎62. The scent is released into the air when ________.‎ ‎ A. the perfume comes into contact with the skin ‎ B. the perfume and ionic liquid contact each other ‎ C. the perfume’s molecules are inactivated by water ‎ D. sweat activates the molecules of the perfume in the mixture ‎63. What Nimal Gunaratne says in Paragraph 4 suggests that with this scent-delivery system ________.‎ ‎ A. the more you sweat, the better you will smell ‎ B. the perfume can’t always cover the bad smell.‎ ‎ C. how much water is available doesn’t matter much ‎ D. how you smell depends on how much perfume you use ‎64. What is Christian Quellet’s attitude towards Gunaratne’s new perfume?‎ ‎ A. Indifferent. B. Favorable. C. Doubtful. D. Critical.‎ ‎【D】‎ It was a rainy December day when I knocked on Melissa and Bradley’s door for the first time. I was pregnant, cold, wet and without an umbrella; it rarely rains here. Melissa answered the door. She was quiet and downhearted, with dark bags under her eyes, and probably anemic(贫血的). She devoted all of her time to taking care of Bradley, at her expense. Since his ALS(肌萎缩侧索硬化症) diagnosis, Bradley had become steadily weaker and less capable. He had been robbed of the ability to stand, walk or to use his legs and arms.‎ Melissa hugged me in the doorway, the desperate grasp of someone who had lost hope. She had never seen me. It didn’t matter. The hospice(末期病人安养所) makes strangers family.‎ Melissa took my wet sweater in the doorway, saying, “I don’t see your wings,‎ ‎ but I know they are there. You are surely an angle.” She invited me in, offered me a cookie and showed me a seat.‎ That day stands out, maybe because Bradley and Melissa are so much like me and my husband. Maybe because I saw my own depressed face in hers. Maybe because of the deep fear that I felt--- the fear of losing someone you love so deeply that the world couldn’t possibly continue to move around the sun without him or her.‎ When you tell people you’re a hospice nurse, the expected comment is always, “Oh I could never do that. I would cry all the time.” In truth, those who work in hospice do cry, not every day, but certainly enough. Still, despite the tears shed, there is a real privilege of being at the bedside of the dying. Now I’ve traded my stethoscope(听诊器) for a laptop, but my hospice experiences never fade away, and what I learned from the dying is important and worth sharing.‎ Don’t sweat over small stuff. At the end of your life, everything that is not vitally important--- oh, let’s say, whether or not your pants are too tight---suddenly seems really unimportant. Ask yourself if what worries you will still worry you in 10 or 20 or 50 years. Answer honestly.‎ Pay attention to pains, aches or symptoms of disease, especially those involving your breasts, internal organs or skin. These things sneak up on you. Many people wish they had faced their fear, seen the doctor earlier and gotten treatment earlier.‎ Money is an illusion. You think you need so much. In the end, you don’t really need any of it. Prioritize(优先考虑) people and experiences over possession.‎ The key to a long life? There isn’t one. But a 105-year-old woman told me that she lived to be that old because she “didn’t take no shit from nobody”. The same woman told me that the one piece of advice that she would give to any woman is this: “A woman can do any damn thing that a man can do. You don’t need no man for nothing.”‎ Your body is just a vessel for your soul. Quit looking in the mirror. Quit thinking about your wrinkles, your dress size, etc. Quit worrying about your hair, makeup, or that mole(痣) on your chin (unless it might be cancerous). Quit thinking about any of that shit. It all fades anyway, one way or another.‎ Repair what’s broken. Above all else, at the end of people’s life, the one ‎ regret that every person shares is broken relationships. Whether it’s with your parents, your children or your brothers and sisters, if it can be repaired, repair it. At the end, love is everything.‎ In the hospice there are a lot of tears, and a lot to learn.‎ ‎65. What was the author’s first impression of Melissa?‎ ‎ A. She seemed to be expecting her arrival. ‎ ‎ B. She looked very tired and in poor health.‎ ‎ C. She was unhappy and didn’t welcome her. ‎ ‎ D. She must have just cried over something.‎ ‎66. What is the most possible relationship between Bradley and Melissa?‎ ‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Volunteer and patient.‎ ‎ C. Nurse and patient. D. Brother and sister.‎ ‎67. What is the privilege of being at the bedside of the dying?‎ ‎ A. You can learn how to treat these patients well.‎ ‎ B. You can enjoy the same treatment as the patients.‎ ‎ C. You can be blessed with peace and love in the future.‎ ‎ D. You can have access to something about the meaning of life.‎ ‎68. The underlined sentence “These things sneak up on you” in Paragraph 7 suggests that _______.‎ ‎ A. pains will always go along with you ‎ B. diseases will certainly threaten your health ‎ C. bad things would happen to you suddenly.‎ ‎ D. disease symptoms tend to escape your attention ‎69. According to the passage, which of the following is correct?‎ ‎ A. Nothing is important in the world at all.‎ ‎ B. Get ready to accept whatever happens to you.‎ ‎ C. Family affection and friendship matter the most.‎ ‎ D. Beautiful appearance makes you achieve great success.‎ ‎70. The key to the long life of the 105-year-old woman is ________.‎ ‎ A. never to do things on her own ‎ B. never to overlook other people’s opinions ‎ C. never to care about what others say about her ‎ D. never to challenge herself to do what others expect ‎‎ 第II卷（两部分 共35分）‎ 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：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。‎ Autonomous or driverless cars are computer operated vehicles which drive themselves without needing any effort from a human driver or passenger. In many models, the vehicle senses the surrounding environment and navigates a given area by itself.‎ ‎ Nowadays autonomous cars are arousing huge waves of interest and curiosity across the world. Since the first autonomous car was tested in New York City in the 1920s, there have been many more attempts to create the perfect self-driven vehicle, with varying degrees of success. Although such cars are only for demonstration and experimental purposes now, the day is fast approaching when manufactures will mass-produce these vehicles for the general public.‎ ‎ As one of the most important technologies of the future, autonomous cars are of great advantage. For example, since all autonomous cars will have links with each other, and since they have neither get tired nor annoyed, their operation will be more reliable than human driving, which means that the number of road accidents will be reduced drastically. Also, self-driving cars will follow all traffic rules, navigate busy road efficiently and reduce accidents. In addition, if all the vehicles on the road are automated, they will work in sync with each other, effectively managing the flow of traffic and reducing safety gaps.‎ ‎ However, on the other hand, there are also disadvantages of self-driving cars. For instance, the use of autonomous cars will reduce the need for humans in several driving related jobs like traffic policemen, taxi drivers, etc. All these people ‎ will have to find alternative employment opportunities. Also computers can’t always make decisions like a human does. For example, if a child runs out into the way of the vehicle, the computer may not be able to decide on whether to hit the child or to swerve away into a ditch, therefore endangering the passengers’ life. Worse still, all computers, no matter how advanced are very likely to be influenced by faults and bugs, which might occur while the car is in motion, putting the passengers in great danger. Passengers can also be threatened if the car is under attack by a hacker.‎ ‎ For autonomous cars to become a reality on public streets, comprehensive road laws have to be made to accommodate this new technology. Also, it is estimated that it’ll take around 20 more years before we have completely reliable cars that have been tested and approved foe public driving. However, the biggest obstacle to getting these cars on the road is going to be their high price. Thus, it is clear that the acceptance of self-driving cars will happen only through gradual development, rather than an overnight revolution.‎ Will Driverless Cars Change the Future of Driving — Autonomous cars refer to vehicles that dive themselves ‎ ‎ through the automatic computer (71) ▲ system.‎ — They sense the surroundings and navigate a given area ‎ ‎ automatically.‎ The concept of autonomous cars —Autonomous cars (72) ▲ to people around the world nowadays.‎ —The (73) ▲ of these cars has been going on for almost a century.‎ — Autonomous cars are only used for demonstrations ‎ and ‎ ‎ (74) ▲ .‎ The present situation of autonomous cars — The use of autonomous cars will result in (75) ▲ ‎ ‎ accidents.‎ —The use of autonomous cars will reduce the risk of traffic (76) ▲ . ‎ Advantages of autonomous cars — The use of autonomous cars can make many people (77) ▲ .‎ — A driverless car can threaten the passengers’ life when ‎ ‎ its computer fails to handle the (78) ▲ ell or goes wrong due to faults, bugs and hackers.‎ Disadvantages of autonomous cars Obstacles to the (79) ▲ of autonomous cars — Comprehensive road laws haven’t been made.‎ — It takes time to test a driverless car.‎ — Autonomous cars are very（80） ▲ .‎ 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150词左右的文章。‎ ‎ People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure. Your peers influence your life, even if you don’t realize it, just by spending time with you. It’s only human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group.‎ ‎ Peers can have a positive influence on you. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. You might admire a friend who is always good at sports and try to be more like her or him.‎ ‎ Sometimes, your peers can influence you in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to skip class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.‎ ‎ Teenagers are the most likely to fall prey to peer pressure. So, their parents and teachers should make sure they don’t submit to it. And the solution is not in isolating them from their peers. It’s in teaching them to make good choices in life.‎ 写作内容：‎ ‎ 1．用约30个单词写出上文概要；‎ ‎ 2．用约120个单词就“来自同龄人的影响”这一话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：‎ ‎ （1）哪位同龄人对你的影响最大；‎ ‎ （2）举例说明他或她对你的学习或成长的影响；‎ ‎ （3）你怎样看待同龄人之间的影响。‎ 写作要求：‎ ‎ 1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文语句；‎ ‎ 2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。‎ 江苏省丹阳高级中学 ‎2016-2017学年度第二学期期初考试 高三英语 2017.2‎ 英语试卷参考答案 第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分）‎ ‎ 1—5 ABABC 6—10 ABCBA 11—15 CBBAC 16-20 CAACB ‎ 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；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 21-25. DCACB 26-30. DBADA 31-35. ABDCA 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ ‎ 36-40 BDACB 41-45 ACBAC 46-50 DABCD 51-55 BCADA ‎ 第三部分：阅读题解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 56-60 ABDCB 61-65 DDABB 66-70 ADDCC 第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 71. operating 72. appeal 73. development 74. experiments 75. fewer ‎ 76. jams 77. unemployed 78. emergency 79. popularity 80. expensive 第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）‎ The passage explains what peer pressure is. This pressure has positive and negative on our lives. Teenagers give in to peer pressure quite easily, so they should ‎ be taught to make good choices.‎ This reminds me of my classmate, Landa, who is the top student in our class. She has a positive influence on me. Once she noticed that I was about to give up halfway after spending ages struggling with my maths homework, so she offered to help me with it. Unfortunately, she couldn’t solve the maths problem straight away. But she kept trying, and worked on the problem for several hours. I was deeply moved. Since then, her firm determination to overcome difficulties has inspired me whenever I am in a tricky situation.‎ From my perspective, considering the significance of peer pressure, we should get closer to those who have a positive influence on us , and firmly stay away from those who do not. ‎