泰州中学、宜兴中学2018届学业能力综合评估英语试题
（总分：120分）
第I 卷（共75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)
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 man want to do?
A. Get some paper. B. Make some copies. C. Replace the photocopier. 2. What?s the man?
A. A waiter. B. An accountant. C. A programmer. 3. Where might the speakers be?
A. In a park. B. In a classroom C. In a gym. 4. What is the woman complaining about?
A. The bad traffic. B. Her early work schedule. C. The annoying construction. 5. What did the woman probably win?
A. A television. B. $64 in cash. C. Some DVDs.
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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. When was the flight supposed to take off?
A. At 8 am. B. At 11 am. C. At 2 pm. 7. What will the speakers fail to do?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Meet some customers. C. Go sightseeing in the city.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
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8. What are the speakers doing?
A. Baking a cake. B. Making a pizza. C. Eating some popcorn. 9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. Where does the woman come from?
A. Japan. B. Kenya. C. China. 11. How is the woman?s country different from other countries?
A. Kids like plastic paper balls. B. Kids are all good soccer players. C. Kids make soccer balls themselves. 12. Who might the woman be?
A. A bank clerk. B. A soccer player. C. A high school student. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. How old is Corey?
A. 7 years old. B. 16 years old. C. 19 years old. 14. What is the woman?s favorite hobby now?
A. Skiing. B. Swimming. C. Acting. 15. What does the woman think of playing computer games?
A. It helps her make friends. B. It?s a waste of time. C. It?s relaxing.
16. What will the speakers do next?
A. Have an English class. B. Go to the teacher?s office. C. Meet the woman?s friends. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What is the speech about?
A. School activities. B. Traveling plans. C. Outdoor courses. 18. Where will the students visit this time?
A. A lake. B. A forest. C. A beach. 19. What will the students learn to do?
A. Make a birdhouse. B. Design backpacks. C. Feed birds.
20. How many hours will the students spend in “Nature”?
A. 12. B. 24. C. 36.
第二部分：单项选择（共15题；每题1分；满分15分）
21. It is a common practice to put down a ________ of 20% and to pay the rest when the furniture
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is delivered.
A. deposit B. commission C. pension D. allowance
22. Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it?s _______ small when compared
with the others.
A. roughly B. briefly C. narrowly D. relatively
23. How can you learn anything, let?s say, _________ you spend all your spare time watching
television?
A. while B. because C. when D. unless
24. The new job is not a promotion _______ but it brings good prospects for the future.
A. as such B. so much C. as yet D. so that
25. Jack is indeed a good salesman, but his absent-minded manner does tend to ______those
potential consumers.
A. break off B. call off C. put off D. leave off
26. I was only joking when I said Sarah failed in the driving test again; no one _______ she took
it seriously.
A. thought B. would have thought C. would think D. had thought 27. The couple have decided to go to Hawaii for holiday, even if air fares______again between
now and next summer.
A. went up B. go up C. have gone up D. will go up
28. All the buses ________ when we arrived at the bus station, we had to take a taxi to go back
home.
A. being left B. having left C. had left D. were leaving
29. While there are clear signs of a _________ recovery in the global economy, the country still
faces a very difficult situation.
A. formal B. raw C. modest D. thorough
