江苏省泰州中学2017届高三上学期摸底考试英语试题
命题人：
试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第II卷做在答题纸上。 第一卷 选择题（共三部分，满分85分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请听下面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. According to the man, why would people make fun of him?
A. For running B. For falling C. For tying his shoes 2. How will the woman probably feel about this news?
A. Glad B. Worried C. Disappointed 3. Why was the woman probably in the pool?
A. It was hot B. She was pushed in C. She was swimming with Amy
4. Why will the man need to find another present?
A. The store is closed B. The store is too far away C. The jacket is too expensive
5. Where are the speakers?
A. At a concert B. At Kate’s house C. At a restaurant 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A new city library B. Their math homework C. Their college
library
7. Why does the man probably want to have coffee? A. He is tried
B .He misses the old days
C. He wants to meet the math professor there 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the man asking the woman to do?
A. Visit Florida B. Move to New York C. Move to Florida 9. What is the woman mainly worried about?
A. The heat B .Too many insects C. Falling into the ground
10. Where did the woman hear about the holes?
A. From a newspaper B. From her daughters C. From her other grandchildren
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What does the woman want?
A. A less complicated life B. More crazy things in life C. A more comfortable car
12. What does the man say about fisherwomen? A. They dress up sometimes B. They wear ugly shoes C. They don’t wear fancy shoes
13. According to the man, what does the woman like to do?
A. Eat simple food B. Go to concerts C. Stay on the beach 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the woman mainly talking about?
A. A computer program B. A picture in a magazine C. A TV show 15. What does the woman think of the model?
A. She’s too thin B. She’s very pretty C. She has too much makeup on
16. What does the man think of the woman?
A. She is optimistic B. She is too curious C. She concerned too much
17. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends B. Reporter and actor C. Husband and wife
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How old was Messi when he started playing soccer?
A. 5 years old B .11 years old C. 13 years old 19. Which soccer club does Messi play for?
A. Valencia b. Barcelona C. Madrid 20. Why did Messi’s family move to Spain? A. They’d always wanted to live there B. The clubs in Argentina paid too little C. A Spanish club offered to pay Messi’s bills 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）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置进行填涂。
21. Raising ________retirement age step by step is in _________ line with China’s labor market realities and should be prioritized.
A. the; / B /; the C. /;/ D. the; the
22. Pablo is a(n)_________ person. At parties, he always spends time talking to anyone who looks nervous and out of place.
A. conservative B. enthusiastic C. sensitive D. stubborn
23. It’s unwise of you to consider his wild behavior as _________ a kid’s game. It may gradually develop into a bad habit.
A. no less than B. less than C. not more than D. no more than
24. It is so good a habit to instruct children to lay things _______ they belong when they are