上海市奉贤区2016届高三第一学期期中考试(区六校联考)英语试卷(答案图片版)
2019-2020学年上海市奉贤中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案
2019-2020学年上海市奉贤中学高三英语期中考试试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AOn Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6,and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,”Taylorsaid. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. "Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.”Tayloradded, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?A. To stop a break-in.B. To lock the back door.C. To check on Marley.D. To turn the hall light on.2. What happened during the fight?A. Pham dug a hole in the corner.B. Marley was injured but bit back.C. Taylor had a backup from neighbors.D. Amber fought back to protect her girls.3. What doesTaylormainly express on his Facebook?A. Forgiveness.B. Concern.C. Anger.D. Appreciation.BWe touch our faces all the time, and it had never seemed to be a big problem—until COVID-19 arrived. Touching our faces—the "T-zone" of our eyes, nose and mouth in particular—can mean giving ourselves the deadly virus.This is why organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have suggested that we avoid touching our faces. "Just stop this simple behavior," William Sawyer, founder of Henry the Hand, a nonprofit organization that promotes hand hygiene (卫生), told The Washington Post. "It's the one behavior that would be better than any vaccine (疫苗) ever created."Yet, stopping this "simple" behavior might be harder than you think because it's already hardwired (固定存在于) into our system.Some face touchingis an automatic reflex (反射) —like when there is an itch (痒) on your nose, you'll scratch (挠) it without thinking. According to CNBC, a 2014 study found that touching your face also helps to reduce stress and regulate emotions. For example, you're more likely to do it when you feel awkward or embarrassed. According to Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California Berkeley, US, this action may also come with a social function: When you are talking to someone and want to change the subject, for example, touching your face is like "the curtains on a stage, closing up one act of the social drama, ushering (引导) in the next," Keltner told the BBC.Moreover, face-touching in almost all of these occasions is subconscious, which means it's very hard to change "because you don't even know you're doing it", said Sawyer. But you're not alone. In a 2015 study, wherea group of medical students were filmed in class, it was found that they touched their faces an average of 23 times an hour—with 44 percent of the touches being in the "T-zones". That was particularly surprising since medical students were supposed to know better.Since it's so hard to shake the habit, maybe the easiest way is to wash our hands more often. This way, we can be sure that our hands are free from the novel coronavirus.4. What do the first two paragraphs talk about?A. The best way to fight COVID-19B. How organizations are fighting COVID-19.C. Typical hand hygiene problems in the fight against COVID-19.D. The necessity to avoid touching our faces to fight COVID-19.5. Why is it hard for people to stop touching their faces?A. It makes people feel more confident.B. Many are unaware of this behavior's risks.C. They usually do it automatically and subconsciouslyD. Many think the action helps them express their emotions.6. Which of the following is a social function of touching faces, according to the text?A. Using it as a sign to change the topicB. Bringing a conversation to an end.C. Showing an interest in the ongoing subject.D. Making others feel relaxed while talking.7. What is the author's purpose in mentioning a 2015 study on a group of medical students?A. To give tips on how to stop touching faces.B. To prove that it is common for people to touch their faces.C. To show it is impossible to shake the habit of touching your face.D. To show how hygiene awareness helps people avoid touching their faces.CSummer is quickly passing by—but not without the ultimate meteor（流星）shower event!The2021 Perseids Meteor Shower, which is considered to be the best meteor shower of the year, is expected to start lighting up skies on this Wednesday, according to NASA. Known for fireballs, the Perseids typically light up skies on warm summer nights, leaving “long wake（尾迹）of light and color1 behind them.”Under ideal conditions, sky watchers may see approximately 50-100 meteors per hour with each meteor traveling at 37 miles per second. .Because the meteors appear in all parts of the sky, it will be pretty easy to witness the celestial（天上的）event from anywhere in the world. To get the best show, it is advised to view the Perseids from the Northern Hemisphere（半球）during the pre- dawn hours, ideally between 2 a.m. and dawn. In some cases, sky gazers may be able to seemeteors during this shower as early as 9 or 10 p. m.“If it's not cloudy, pick an observing spot away from bright lights, lie on your back, and look up! You don'tneed any special equipment to view the Perseids—just your eyes,” NASA wrote on their site, adding that telescopes or binoculars are not recommended due to their small fields of view.Remember to let your eyes become adjusted to the dark. Try to stay off of your phone too, as looking at devices with bright screens will negatively affect your night vision and thus reduce the number of meteors you see!For those who may be unable to view the Perseids in person, a live broadcast will be streaming from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, starting around 8 p. m. on Aug. 11 and continuing through sunrise on Aug. 12.8. What can we learn about the Perseids Meteor Shower?A. It will be the best meteor shower in history.B. The ultimate shower only happens on this Wednesday.C. We can observe 50- 100 meteors per hour in any place.D. The Meteors usually have long and bright trails behind them.9. Which of the following may be the best time to view the shower?A. At 4 a. m. on the Northern Hemisphere.B. At 2 p. m. on the Northern Hemisphere.C. At sunrise on the Southern Hemisphere.D. At dawn on the Southern Hemisphere.10. What can be inferred about the observation of Meteors?A. If you use a telescope, you will see more meteors.B. You can use smartphones to record the grand scene.C. The brighter the moon is, the more meteors you can see. .D. Bright lights will reduce the visibility of meteors.11. If you are not available to watch the Perseids personally, you can ________.A. browse the unofficial website of NASAB. watch a video recorded by a flight centerC. stream a live show on Aug. 11 nightD. use special devices to connect with the showerDSome of the oldest art in human history is being damaged, scientists say. And climate change may be speeding up its loss. Newresearch reports that ancient rock art in Indonesian caves is degrading over time, as bitsof rock slowly break off from the walls. It's a huge loss for human history.Salt crystals（结晶）building up on the walls are a key part of the problem, the study suggests. These salt crystals go into the cave walls, changing sizes as temperatures rise and fall. This process causes the rock to slowly break down.Salt crystals may become larger when exposed to repeated changes between wet conditions and periods of drought. These kinds of changes are expected to become more obvious as the climate continues to warm.In particular, the researchers say, climate change may cause more intense El Nino（厄尔尼诺）events in the future. These events can strengthen the kinds of conditions that help salt crystals form Scientists are still debating the exact influence of climate change on El Nino, a natural climate cycle that drives changing patterns of warming and cooling in thePacific Ocean.The new study, led by Jillian Huntley, examined 11 ancient cave art sites in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The researchers found evidence of salt formation at all 11 sites. It's merely a small part There are more than 300 known eave art sites around the region. The researchers note that salt crystals may indeed be part of the problem, adding that climate change is a growing threat, one that deserves more attention.12. What is the main cause of the rocks breaking off from the wall?A. Weather patterns.B. Salt crystals.C. Wet conditions.D. Drought Periods.13. Which of the following may researchers agree with?A. El Nino events prevent salt crystals forming.B. Climate change makes little difference to El Nino.C.Salt crystals may become much larger in wet conditions.D. Constant warm weather may cause salt crystals to change size.14. Which word best describes Huntley's attitude to climate change?A. Worried.B. Curious.C. Doubtful.D. Positive.15. What can we learn from thelast paragraph?A. The formation and patterns of salt crystals.B. The impact of climate change on ancient rock arts.C. The historical value of ancient rock art in cave sites.D. The threats of human activities to ancient eave art sites.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
上海市奉贤区2016届高三英语上学期期末调研试题
上海市奉贤区2016届高三英语上学期期末调研试题考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
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第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening Comprehension(略)II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to run a mile inless than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954．Within one year,37 runners broke the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens __25__ someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You drown．If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown __26__ the animal does not．These cases show the power of beliefs．There is no other__27__(powerful) force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to create and to destroy．In a way it is our beliefs __28__ determine how much we’ll be abl e to realize our potential．So pay attention to some of your beliefs．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you? Do you believe life is full of problems?Belief is not mysterious, however, it's nothing but the generalizationof a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous．__29__(change) certain behavior, identify the beliefs__30__(associate) with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern__31__(create)．(B)While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter cameinto my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “Nothing Mum, you always tell us to have a good day before we leave the house, but I was thinking about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are loved.”I am so touched by the capacity of love and understanding __32__ comes from my children.My 15-year-old son asked me last night __33__ there was a way for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. Unfortunately, in our area, he __34__ be 16.__35__ of my children depend on me so much because I am a single parent, but just when I pay the bills that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways __36__(help out). I completely understand that I will still have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now the fact __37__ they have stepped up and offered to help without anyone asking __38__(touch) me.When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to work, getting to the front door and asking her to hurry up and come. Then she appeared at the door __39__ a bag that she was holding open. I said, “We don’t have time for this.” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum.”I fell to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then on she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before__40__(leave) for school and work.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.The e-commerce giant, which generated a gross merchandise volume of 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in the 24-hour sales event on Wednesday, said it will hold a similar festival to __41__ with the upcoming Spring Festival in February.Zhang Yong, chief executive officer of Alibaba, said like urban residents, many rural consumers have also become online shopping__42__. “The soon-to-be-launched shopping event will better serve rural consumers and bring more __43__ products to the dining tables of urban consumers," he said.The Hangzhou-based firm said the Spring Festival event will be launched by its customer-to-customer site Taobao and its Rural Taobao business unit, which is __44__ to online shoppers in rural areas.Sun Lijun, vice-president of Alibaba who is in charge of Rural Taobao, said the Spring Festival shopping gala will help __45__ the gap between urban and rural consumers."We want villagers to celebrate Lunar Chinese New Year with seafood from New Zealand and wine from France. That said, we also want urban residents to enjoy high-quality fresh produce __46__ directly to their doorsteps," he said.Alibaba has made globalization and going-rural its top __47__ for further development. Last year, it said it will invest 10 billion yuan over the next three to five years to provide e-commerce services in about 100,000 villages.Rural shoppers proved their buying power by __48__ more than 10 million yuan in the first eight minutes of the Nov 11 online shopping festival. People in 8,000 villages participated in the 24-hour __49__ on Wednesday. The most expensive order of the day was an order for a Porsche at about 500,000 yuan.Alibaba didn't disclose the specific __50__ made by rural shoppers, but said that items such as TV sets, air conditioners, shampoos and oil were very popular in villages.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater lifesatisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations __51__ greater religiosity(笃信宗教). As countries become richer, religion becomes less __52__ to people’s lives and they lose a sense of meaning in life.“Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always __53__ longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction,” explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. “Given that meaning in life is an important aspect of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential __54__, correlates(相关物), and predictors for meaning in life.”Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign __55__ life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 20XX年Gallup World Poll, a __56__ survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries. __57__ answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: “Do you feel your life has an important __58__ or meaning?” and “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”The data revealed some unexpected __59__:“Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in me aning in life,” says Oishi. “But when we looked at the societallevel of analysis, we found a completely __60__ pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction.”When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries C all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction but a __61__ lower sense of meaning in li fe.”The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported __62__ meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent that it __63__ people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions: Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in __64__ countries over time to track whether economic __65__ gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.51. A. by means of B. as a result of C. for the sake of D. with regard to52. A. central B. ideal C. formal D. superior53. A. related with B. combined with C. associated with D. represented with54. A. models B. styles C. designs D. patterns55. A. investigated B. diagnosed C. explored D.exploited56. A. nationwide B. thorough C. complete D. large-scale57. A. Except for B. Instead of C. Rather than D. In addition to58. A. opportunity B. temptation C. purpose D.definition59. A. trends B. practices C. outlooks D. currents60. A. precious B. similar C. relevant D. different61. A. exactly B. significantly C. adequately D.partially62. A. better B. less C. more D. fewer63. A. allows B. requests C. reminds D. helps64. A. following B. chasing C. pursuing D. predicting65. A. priority B. profit C. prosperity D. potentialSection BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.ASome people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most otherindustrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned. Schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year-round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outsideschool -- including summer employment.Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.66. The best title for the passage seems to be ______.A. Debating upon Year-round SchoolingB. Advantages of Year-round EducationC. Disadvantages of a Long Summer VacationD. Different Types of School Calendars67. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?A. The traditional calendar is out of date.B. Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.C. Schools face pressure to raise test marks.D. Schools in other countries urge them to do so.68. Those against year-round schooling argue that ______.A. it does little to help improve students’ performance at school.B. it may cause learning tiredness.C. it will not have much educational value.D. i t affects students’ activities outside school.69. 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If you care a lot about the service, but have a tight budget, which hotel will you choose?A. Luxor Hotel and CasinoB. Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoC. Circus Circus Hotel and CasinoD. Palace Station HotelCPretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed with t he colour, yet it is widespread in our young girls’ lives. It is not that pink inherently(内在地) bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly blends girls’ identity to appeara nce. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the extreme lack of imagination about girls’ lives and interests.Girls' attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it's not. Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a delicate version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations(暗示) of the Virgin Mary(圣母玛利亚), constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity(女性化). It was not until the mid-1980s, when enlarged age and sex differences became a dominant children's marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls,part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends influenced our perception of what is natural to relatives, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Taking the toddler as an example, I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children's behaviour: wrong. It turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularized as a marketing gimmick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counseled(劝告) department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a "third stepping stone" between infant wear and older kids' clothes. It was only after "toddler"(学步的小孩) became common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a safe way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to cut up a market is to magnify gender differences C or invent them where they did not previously exist.73. By saying "it is ... the rainbow"(line 3, Para 1), the author means pink _______.A. should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB. should not be associated with girls' innocenceC. cannot explain girls' lack of imaginationD. cannot influence girls' lives and interests74. What does the word “encode” in Para. 2 refer to?A. discoveredB. programmedC. markedD. sealed75. The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development was much influenced by_____.A. the marketing of products for childrenB. the observation of children's natureC. researches into children's behaviorD. studies of childhood consumption76. We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to _____.A. focus on infant wear and older kids' clothesB. attach equal importance to different gendersC. classify consumers into smaller groupsD. create some common shoppers' terms77. It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be ____.A. clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB. fully understood by clothing manufacturersC. mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD. well interpreted by psychological expertsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots(暴乱) and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields(产量) of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 20XX年s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and arethe basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)78. The trend lying behind food riot and hunger is___________________________.79. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?80. According to the new study, what’s the problem of the recent crop improvement efforts?81. What is the author’s attitude to the argument of the Fo od and Agriculture Organization?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你真周到，帮我预先订好了票子。
高三英语上学期期中卷“六校联盟”2016届高三上学期第三次考试英语试题含答案
2016届“六校联盟”高三第三次联考英语试题命题学校：深圳实验2015，12，18本试卷共8页，三大题，满分120分。
考试用时120分钟。
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AShenzhen, one of the biggest cities in the south of China, is nicknamed the heaven of shopping. It attracts millions of visitors every year from all over the world. There are a large number of shopping malls to suit different tastes for tourists and guests to shop. Here are some great places where you can shop in Shenzhen.MixCThe magnificent MixC shopping mall is one of Shenzhen’s oldest shopping malls, providing an electric mix of exciting stores and fun amusements! MixC is located at No.1881 Shen Nan East Road and owns a mixture of retail boutiques (时装店), like Footlocker and Ashley Stewart. You can visit MixC Mondays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 10:00 p.m.KK MallThe newest and trendiest shopping destination in the city is KK Mall. This shopping mall ha s all your national favorites like Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and Target as well as a great restaurant selection. KK Mall is open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 on Sundays.Coco ParkOn the crossing of Fuhua Road and Jintian Road stands the Coco Park shopping mall. Children like riding on the mall’s mini train while adults like to shop and socialize. Movie fans will like knowing that the Broadway Cinema in Coco Park has a 24 screen AMC theatre. You can visit this mall from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and Sundays from noon to 9:30 p.m.Coastal CityCoastal City shopping mall, located in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, is the largest shopping mall in the city with 70 shops including such stores as Lowes, Wal-Mart Super Center, Pet Smart and Old Navy. All these shops can be found at the open-air plaza. The mall’s 14 modern theaters are a great attraction for movie buffs. Coastal City’s hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sundays.1.If you want to enjoy a good dining during shopping you can go to __________.A.KK MallB. Coastal CityC. Coco ParkD. MixC2.Children would like to visit Coco Park probably because________.A. they can buy a lot of wonderful toysB. they can take the mini train thereC. they can play their favorite computer gamesD. they can make many friends there3.What is probably a good time to visit Coastal City on Sundays?A. 10:00 a.m.B. 8:30 a.m.C. 9:00 a.m.D. 6:30 p.m.BTwo girls are getting closer to achieving their dream, and their inspirational story is already a big success.On Oct 3, the US TV show2 Broke Girls celebrated its 100th episode, and its fifth season began on Nov 12. The show has been successful because it shows how difficult it is for those on a low income to realize the American Dream.In the show, Max Black is a diner waitress in Brooklyn, New York. Despite her strong personality, Max feels she is going to live a life of debt, bad jobs and no future. The other main character in the show is newly-hired waitress Caroline Channing, who was a billionaire’s daughter with no real job. But now she is broke and homeless because her father was arrested for financial fraud (诈骗).While Max had been poor for a long time when the show began, Caroline was not ready for the hard reality of being broke. On her first day of work, Caroline made just $2 in tips through incompetent job performance. However, as a clever graduate of the Wharton School of Business, she also made more than $300 selling Max’s cupcakes at a high price. The two soon became friends, roommates and business partners with the goal of earning $250,000 to open their own cupcake shop.To let fans know how the girls are doing, each episode ends with a title card showing the current total of the money they have saved.The situation that the two girls find themselves in comes from the 2008 economic crisis, a problem that meant that people in the US who once had a lot of money ended up in the same position as people who never had anything at all. As Alyssa Rosenberg noted in The Atlantic magazine, “2 Broke Girls is about how people (not the super-rich) began to see themselves as part of the same uncertain economy, rather than divided into working-class, middle-class and others.”4. What is the passage mainly about?A. The pure friendship of two American girls from different classes.B. The unique characteristics of two American girls from different classes.C. How two American girls overcome their parents’ disapproval to do business.D. How two American girls from different classes struggle to start a business?5. In the TV show, Max Black and Caroline Channing _____________.A. have more or less similar families and education backgrounds.B. are both clever, optimistic and ambitious school graduates.C. have different personalities but share the same dream.D. save a large amount of money by working in a cupcake shop.6. What is the social problem reflected in this TV show according to the passage?A. In the US, the poor suffered more than the wealthy in the 2008 economic crisis.B. The 2008 economic crisis put everybody in the US in the same position.C. The 2008 economic crisis somewhat bridged the gap between the rich and the poorD. Some people suffered from the 2008 economic crisis, but others benefited greatly.7. The best title of the passage can be _____________.A. An American DreamB. Two Dreaming GirlsC. Poor American’s DreamD. Waitresses of The DreamCMany years later as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. At that time Macondo was a village of twenty mud brick houses, built on the bank of a river of clear water that ran along abed of polished stones. The world was so recent that many things lacked names.Every year during the month of March a family of ragged gypsies (吉普赛人) would set up their tents near the village, and with a great sound of pipes and kettledrums they would display new inventions. First they brought the magnet. A heavy gypsy with a wild beard and sparrow hands, who introduced himself as Melquíades, put on a public presentation he himself called the eighth wonder of the learned alchemists (炼金术士) of Macedonia. He went from house to house dragging two metal pieces and everybody was amazed to see iron things drop down from their places and even iron objects that had been lost for a long time appeared from where they had been searched for most. "Things have a life of their own," the gypsy said, "It's simply a matter of waking up their souls."José Arcadio Buendía thought it would be possible to make use of that useless invention to extract gold from inside the earth. Melquíades warned him: "It won't work for that." But JoséArcadio Buendía did not believe in the honesty of gypsies, so he traded his horse and a pair of goats for the two magnetized pieces. JoséArcadio Buendía’s wife, úrsula Iguarán, who relied on those animals to increase their poor family condition, was unable to persuade him.For several months he worked hard to explore every inch of the region, even the riverbed, with a shovel, dragging the two iron pieces along and reciting Melquíades' incantation (咒语) aloud. The only thing he succeeded in doing was to unearth a suit fifteenth-century armor (铠甲) which had all of its pieces connected together with rust. When he managed to take the armor apart, he found inside a skeleton with a copper box containing a woman's hair around its neck.8. Which of the following about José Arcadio Buendía is TRUE?A. He was a villager from Macondo, a remote village where gypsies lived.B. He wanted to make money with the two metal pieces bought from the gypsy.C. He lived in Macondo with úrsula Iguarán for several months to extract gold.D. He traded his horse and a goat for magnets and finally found a valuable armor.9. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. Colonel Aureliano Buendía missed his father.B. Melquíades settled in the village with his family.C. úrsula Iguarán was unwilling to buy the metal pieces.D. Melquíades was proud of the two metal pieces.10.The underlined word in the last paragraph means______________.A. knock outB. find outC. dig outD. turn out11. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?A. Macondo was a village built on the riverside with a small population.B. A skeleton inside the old armor was discovered by José Arcadio Buendía.C. Some gypsies thought that things in the world had souls of their own.D. Macondo villagers hated gypsies because they always cheated them.DThe word “super-material” gets thrown around a lot these days: ceramic super-materials, aerogel super materials, elastomeric super material. But one super-material beats them all, earning its discoverers a Nobel Prize and defining the upper limit for scientific excitement. It’s called graphene (石墨烯), the granddaddy of the modern boom in materials science.Graphene was accidentally discovered in 2010 by two scientists, Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, at Manchester University, UK. What exactly is it? The idea is easy enough to come up with: what if we could take a diamond and cut it into pieces just one atom thick? This would make it a so-called “two-dimensional” substance, made entirely out of carbon, yet flexible in a way that diamond cannot be. It not only has the incredible physical properties you’d expect from the strongest materials, but also has unbelievably high electrical conductivity (传导性).Being atomically small, graphene is suitable for a wide range of applications - not least in electronics. It allows many industries to take huge steps forward. There’s bioengineering, where scientists hope to use graphene’s unbelievably small size to enter cell walls, potentially put a molecule (分子) of the researchers’ choice. Graphene could also be used to create an ultra-fine, anti-biotic water filter (过滤器) for quick, easy filtration of possibly dangerous drinking water. It’s not surprising that de signers and engineers are letting their imaginations run wild at the thought.Graphene will change the world — the only question is whether it will do so directly, or indirectly.Definitely, it is inspiring a new generation of two-dimensional material science, and will be incredibly important in shaping the face of the modern world.12. Which of the following best describes graphene?A. It is a super-material with low flexibility and high conductivity.B. It was discovered by two scientists in the UK 3 years ago.C. It has incredible physical properties and electrical conductivity.D. It is one-atom thick and can get into cell walls easily.13. What is the writer’s attitude toward graphene?A. indifferentB. doubtfulC. positiveD. suspicious14. How does the writer develop Paragraph 3?A. By explaining causesB. By giving examplesC. By listing statisticsD. By drawing conclusions15. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Graphene might be very useful in a limited variety of fields.B. Graphene and graphene-related industries will advance the world.C. Scientists are still questioning whether grapheme is useful or not.D. There exists a disadvantage about graphene although it is very useful.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019-2020学年上海市奉贤中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年上海市奉贤中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThe last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at homewith her parents. But through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn't able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents — or never leaving home in the first place — has been growing steadily.UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adultsstill living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave.The report shows that 74 percent of millennials (千禧一代)get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers,friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Services Group in theUS, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved, that doesn't necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, “They may like living at home and being able to save money.“ There's no doubt it has held back household formation and purchases of things people spend money on related to household formation and perhaps related to child-raising," Hoffman explained. "But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage. I don't know if it represents a change in moral values. But it's much more common for adult children to live in their parents’ homes because it's becoming part of the culture.1. What can we learn from the UBS Financial Services' report?A. Millennials are on good terms with their parents.B. Millennials are financially independent after college.C. Parents are unwilling to give their young adults allowance.D. Parents want their kids to stay with them forever.2. What does Hoffman think of young adults' living at home?A. It increases the consumption of household products.B. It may continue despite job growth.C. It is a sign of shift in moral values.D. It is new in American culture.3. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?A. To introduce millennials' living habits.B. To stress the importance of financial independence.C. To explain why American young adults still live at home.D. To inform people of a social trend in theUS.BUK physicist Isaac Newton once said, ''Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy (傻子). '' Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel andlash out at us.The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎, NCP) in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency, the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host (中间宿主). It's believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, ''This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density, wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics (流行病). ''In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe (敬畏). For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a part of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify (改变) plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and eventhrow it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.Although we don't know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it's time for people to ''reflect on our relationship with our planet'' and ''reconnect with this world and everything that we've been given''. After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, ''Nature is not the place to visit. It's our home. ''4. What does the phrase ''lash out at'' in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. punishB. controlC. testD. challenge5. What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?A. Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.B. It's impossible to prevent new pandemics globally.C. We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.D. Humans should live peacefully with nature.6. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?A. How human beings become their own masters.B. How human activities cause global warming.C. How human beings break the balance of nature.D. How humans use technology to improve their lives.7. What is the author's purpose in writing this article?A. To reflect on the NCP outbreak.B. To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.C. To describe experts' predictions on new pandemics.D. To compare ancient and modern attitudes toward nature.CA study has found that a lifetime of regular exercise and activity can slow down the aging process (衰老过程). Researchers say that getting older should not necessarily mean becoming more weak or sick. Their research shows that a devotion to a life of movement and exercise may help us live not only longer, but also healthier.For their study, the researchers looked at two groups. The first group was made up of 125 non-professional cyclists between the ages of 55 to 79. This group included 84 healthy men and 41 healthy women. We will call thisgroup the “cyclists”.Researchers then found 130 people to make up a second group. Within this group, 75 people were aged from 57 to 80. The other 55 were between the ages of 20 and 36. The people in this group were also healthy, but they did not exercise regularly. We will call this group the “non-exercisers”. Smokers, heavy drinkers of alcohol and people with other health issues were not included in the study.Then, researchers gave both groups a series of tests. They tested their muscle mass (肌肉质量), muscular strength, percentage of body fat and the strength of their immune (免疫的) systems. Then the researchers compared the results of the two groups.Results showed that the cyclists did not experience body changes usually regarded as a normal aging process. For example, they did not lose muscle mass or muscular strength. Also, their body fat did not increase with age.The researchers also found something they had not expected. The study showed that the immune systems of the cyclists did not age either.The researchers advise us all to find an exercise that we like in our lives.8. How did the researchers carry out the study?A. By comparing.B. By discussing.C. By imagining.D. By reasoning.9. Which of the following is a result of the research?A. The cyclists kept a thin body shape.B. The non-exercisers gained weight easily.C. The cyclists’ muscles remained strong with age.D. The non-exercisers usually had health problems.10. Which is an unexpected result for the researchers?A. The cyclists had normal aging process.B. The cyclists’ immune systems didn’t age.C. The cyclists lost nearly all their fat.D. Everyone needed an exercise in their lives.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Healthy People Need More ExerciseB. Take an Exercise, the Harder, the BetterC. Cycling Is the Best Way to Prevent AgingD. A Lifetime of Exercise Slows Aging ProcessDA team of researchersfrom theUniversityofColorado Boulderhave created a revolutionary type of robotic muscles. They are strong and flexible at the same time, can feel the movements they perform and, whenever they suffer damage, they can self-heal. However, what is best about them is probably the fact that they are extremely cheap to manufacture.The robotic muscles have been called actuators, and have drawn inspiration from real-life muscles. By creating robots equipped with this kind of actuators, researchers would allowthem to perform movements just like human muscles.To make the robotic muscles work, they filled some flexible material with electrodes(电极)and with liquid and oil. Then, they applied some electricity, and the liquid and oil started moving around the electrodes and powered them. This way, the robotic muscles started contracting and relaxing just like real muscles, but a lot quicker.Researchers also took inspiration from the variety of human muscles, and created more types of actuators, each of them performing a different movement. They called these robotic muscles HASEL ( Hydraulically-Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic). However, they are superior to biological muscles as they are stronger, faster, and more flexible.Even the researchers were amazed they could develop such technology. Eric Acome, the author of one of the studies, explained what is unique about the robotic muscles.“The ability to create electrically powered soft actuators that lift a gallon of water at several times per second is something we haven't seen before.”These muscles are special because they are also self-healing. This property is given by the liquid placed inside of them, which also gives them a lot more advantages than those mechanisms (机械)using solids. In the end, the material which keeps the liquid, the oil and the electrodes is extremely cheap. It is a type of polymer (聚合物)similar to the one used for potato chips bags, and can be manufactures for only 10 cents.12. What can we learn about actuators?A. They can heal on their own.B. They are biological muscles.C. They can not move like human muscles.D. They are slower to react than real muscles.13. What do actuators use to directly power electrodes?A. Solids.B. Liquid and oil.C. A type of polymer.D. Potato chips bags.14. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. The origin of actuators.B. The opinions on actuators.C. The advantages of actuators.D. The significance of actuators.15. In which part of a newspaper will the textmost probably appear?A. Health.B. Culture.C. Education.D. Technology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
高三英语上学期期中卷全国名校联盟2016届高三上学期联考试英语试题含答案卷(一)
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满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。
第一卷每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上 对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第二卷请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的 答题区域内作答无效。
第一卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 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.How does the woman know about the weather tomorrow?A. She checked the weather forecast on the Internet.B. She watched the weather forecast on television.C. She listened to the weather report on the radio.2.Who does the woman want to call?A. Daniel.B. Drake. 3.When can the man meet Professor White this afternoon?A. At about 2:10.B. At about 2:40.C. The beach.C. By bus.4.Where did the man go last weekend?A. The nature reserve.B. The forest park. 5.How will the speakers go home?A. By subway.B. By taxi. 第二节（共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分 22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2016-2017学年度第一学期期中六校联考高二英语试卷
word版-精品资料分享---2016-2017学年度第一学期期中六校联考高二英语试卷本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两大部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写并涂在答题卡上。
答卷时，考注意：一定要按照题号填涂！生务必将客观题的答案填涂在答题卡上，第I卷选择题(共 105 分)第一部分：听力部分（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. When will the speakers get there for the concert?A. At 6:00 pm.B. At 7:00 pm.C. At 7:30 pm.2. What's the problem with the man's apartment?A. It is dirty.B. The water is running.C. It has no hot water.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. Over the phone.B. In a store.C. At home4. What conclusion can we draw from the conversation?A. It is easy to pass the exam given by Mr. Smith.B. Mr. Smith often makes mistakes.s course is difficult. C. Mr. Smith'5. What can we learn about the man?A. He drove very carefully.B. He drove carelessly and got a traffic ticket.C. He always drove through a lot of traffic.第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）听下面几段材料。
届高三期中考试英语试题及答案解析
届高三期中考试英语试题及答案解析2016届高三期中考试英语试题及答案解析2016届高三期中考试英语试题由yjbys网为你分享，考生可当作高考模拟训练，帮助自己更好地进行知识巩固及查缺补漏。
2016届高三期中考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30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1.5分，满分7.5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 is the reward for the woman?A. Five days off .B. Four days off .C. There days off.2. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Boss and secretary.B. Nurse and patient.C. Interviewer and interviewee.3. Why does the woman want to change her job?A. To make more money.B. To have more challenges.C. To get a position4. How much should the man pay for his tickets?A. $$300.B. $$260.C. $$120.5. What’s the woman going to do?A. Do the typing.B. Read the paper aloud.C. Check for typing errors.第二节 (共15 小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
上海奉贤中考英语试卷及答案
上海奉贤中考英语试卷及答案（满分150分，考题时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有9大题，共106小题。
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Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)7. A) By underground. B) By car. C) By bike. D) By bus.8. A) Never. B) Once. C) Twice. D) Three times.9. A) Excited. B) Interested. C) Angry. D) Sad.10. A) To go to the park. B) To visit Julia.C) To practice the piano. D) To hold a party.11. A) 7:00. B) 8:00. C) 8:30. D) 9:00.12. A) Her cousin. B) Her sister. C) Her brother. D) Her friend.13. A) In a magazine. B) On the Internet.C) From a friend’s office. D) At the book shop.14. A) Doctor and patient. B) Teacher and student.C) Husband and wife. D) Waiter and customer.15. A) Because he is working on a problem.B) Because his mum is making a phone call.C) Because his brother is writing a programme.D) Because Grandma is complaining about the noise.16. A) He has wasted money keeping pets. B) He doesn’t know how to keep pets.C) He has enough time to keep pets. D) He doesn’t want to keep pets. III.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分)17. John did not get up at seven o’clock that morning.18. Mum felt John’s head and took him to the doctor.19. John had got a stomachache and needed a rest.20. The doctor asked John to take the medicine twice a day.21. When they got home, John went to his bedroom and had a good sleep.22. To Mum’s surprise, John had swum for only a few minutes.23. John thought he should take the medicine in the swimming pool.IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the sentences (听对话，完成下列空格，每空格限填一词): (共7分)24. Harry is waiting for a robot to do all his ________.25. Jane thinks we will be able to ________a robot one day.26. ________ on the Internet could save us a lot of time.27. An electric car doesn’t pollute the air and it’s ________.28. Harry believes new ways can be used to produce electricity in ________years.29. With special wings, we can go ________without traffic jams.30 Maybe we can ________to the moon or other planets.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. This novel can make you laugh and cry at ______ same time.A) a B) an C) the D) /32. The university student borrowed some money ______ his friends to start his own business.A) from B) onto C) at D) in33. I have two children, and ______ of them are working in the west of China.A) all B) both C) neither D) either34. The old man used to raise many ______ to make a living on the farm.A) duck B) horse C) bird D) sheep35. The students from Xinjiang enjoy staying in our school because everyone is ______ to them.A) friendly B) gently C) happily D) politely36. We hope that with the help of the new skill, Liu Xiang can run ______ than before.A) fast B) faster C) fastest D) the fastest37. Take the exam carefully, ______ you won’t get full marks.A) but B) and C) or D) so38. We didn’t start our discussion ______ everybody arrived.A) since B) if C) while D) until39. You ______ lose your way if you walk alone in the mountains at night.A) may B) need C) should D) ought to40. By the end of last month, I ______ all the CDs of Justin Bieber.A) collect B)collected C) have collected D) had collected41. Now my father ______ his bike to work every day instead of driving.A) ride B) rode C) rides D) will ride42. We are glad to hear that the Greens ______ to a new flat next week.A) move B) moved C) will move D) have moved43. An official ______ by some reporters on food problems in Shanghai yesterdayA) is interviewing B) is interviewedC) was interviewing D) was interviewed44. As we all know, it’s not polite to keep others ______ for a long time.A)wait B) waited C) to wait D) waiting45. You had better ______ because you have to drive back home.A) not drinking B) not drink C) don’t drink D) not to drink46. Your English teacher has never lost his temper, ______ he?A) has B) hasn’t C) did D) didn’t47. ----______ T-shirt do you like better, the red one or the blue one?----I prefer the red oneA) How much B) How many C) Whose D) Which48. There ______ still some milk in the fridge. It’s not necessary to go to the store today.A) am B) is C) are D) be49. These natural disasters have warned us that everyone should start to protect the ______ immediately.A) amusement B) development C) environment D) government50. Edward, you have grown up. You should learn to make your own room ______.A) empty B) noisy C) dirty D) tidy51. Though I ______ the phone number many times, the foreigner still couldn’t write it down.A) repeated B) refused C) researched D) recognized52. The lady ______ dancing as a hobby in her sixties, and she is really good at it now.A) dressed up B) looked up C) took up D) put up53. I have no idea what life would be like without water. The underlined part means”_______”.A) don’t remember B) don’t know C) don’t believe D) don’t expect54. When you have western food, you should use knife and fork properly. The underlined part means”______”.A) in a quick way B) in the right wayC) in a different way D) in the usual way55. ----I think honesty is the most important thing in doing everything.---- ______.A) All right B) Never mind C) I think so, too D) Yes, please56. ---- I’m leaving for Canada on a study trip next week.----______.A) Enjoy your time B) That’s all rightC) You’re welcome D) It’s a pleasureVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)57. Climb up to the __________ floor, and you can enjoy a better view. ( eleven)58. __________, Grace made up her mind to live abroad with her daughter. (final)59. It is a very ________ book for language learners to improve writing skills. (use)60. Don’t worry about your son. He is old enough to be independent and live by __________. (he)61. The movie kungfu Panda II is sure to __________ a large number of teenagers. (attractive)62. If you don’t go on a diet, it is __________ for you to lose weight. (possible)63. The local people had to move away because of the serious __________. (pollute)64. The great __________ gave his first show in Shanghai and the tickets sold out in minutes. (art)VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。
奉贤区高三英语一模试卷含答案
奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（2015.1.16）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
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）第I卷（共 103分）I. ListeningSection A Short conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.C. Talking about sports.D. Putting up advertisement.5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.C. Do the other problem.D. Keep trying.7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan.C. Forty yuan.D. Forty-five yuan.9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.B. He has made a good decision.C. He has done the thing.D. He will follow the man’s advice.Section B Passages (12分)Directions:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answerson your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.C. Photographers of the past.D. Details of photography from the past.12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Their playthings.13. A. The location of the house.B. The social and economic position of the family.C. The types of games children played.D. The profession of the owner of the house.14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Section C Longer conversations (8分)Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Job opportunity Two students wanted forwebsite___17____ at school computercenter.When to start This ___18_____Requirements ___19____experience or knowledge is nota must.___20____ in computers and the Internetare most important.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.TCM( Traditional Chinese Medicine)Why is TCM considered the fifth great invention of China? Because its ___21____ has been recognized.What is it contribution to the world? It is not only an original medical system but also a part of 22 .What is the key point of Chinese traditional philosophy? Its key point is to keep ____23____, whether insider or outsider your body.In which aspect is TCM considered better than western medicine? TCM is superior to western medicine in regarding ____24_____ as a whole and interacting with the surroundings.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you a bookworm?Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm” idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.(B)The Sunken CityEgypt is famous for its giant pyramids rising in the desert, but some of the nation’s treasures from the past are hidden underwater. It is on the ocean floor near Egypt’s northern coast (33) ________ a long-lost city of more than 2,700 years old lies. Now researchers are bringing its remains to the surface to share the sunken civilization with the world.Clues to the PastSome ancient texts describes a city called Heracleion, (34)___________ was located at the mouth of the Nile River and disappeared beneath the waves 1,200 years ago. But for centuries, no one knew for sure if such (35)____________ unbelievable city ever really existed. Then in 2000, Scientist Frank Goddio and his team discovered the ruins of the city. Since then, to uncover the city, they have been busy removing layers of sand, which had kept many of its treasure well (36)_________(preserve). They’ve uncovered gold coins, jewelry, giant statues, ships and a sign. These items provide clues to help find out (37)_________ life was like in Heracleion.Secret of the DeepBut so far, the sinking of this city remains a mystery. Goddio isn’t sure how the city sank. He thinks that earthquakes or tidal waves (38)_________ have caused it to fall into the sea. “Stories from long ago tell of other cities in this area disappearing because of either or (39)__________ of those things,” explains Goddio.With many of Heracleion’s treasures still buried under the sea, it may be many years before all its secrets (40)_____________(reveal). “We’ve barely scratched the surface with this city.” another scientist Robinson says.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need．A. exploreB. extensiveC. regularlyD. filledE. exerciseF. ancientG. settingH. stuckI. rightJ. stylishK. basicallyWith its wonderful Georgian and Victorian architecture, and winding medieval streets, it’s easy to see why Edinburgh has been listed as a World Heritage Site.The 41 of Edinburgh is fascinating. Edinburgh Castle dominates the urban skyline, lying on the cliff of an ancient volcano right in the center of the city. Yet Edinburgh is not 42 in the past. And neither is it all about bagpipes, shortbread, whisky and tartan.In fact, the city is one of the most vibrant, international cities in Europe and is 43 voted as one of the most desirable places to live in the world. The capital is 44 with arts, culture, sports and attractions and is famous for playing host to the world’s largest arts festival. After dark Edinburgh has a lively nightlife with 45 bars and pubs, restaurants, clubs and live entertainment to rival any European city.In Edinburgh, there’s plenty of open space too, with a large number of public parks and green spaces 46 in the busy city center. For active types, there’s a(n) 47 and varied choice of activities and sports in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Or if you just want to 48 your wallet, the capital is a great place to shop. This is a city that knows how to be both 49 and modern.The capital of Scotland is a great place to live and study in, with a wide range of theatres, galleries, clubs and shops to 50 , not to mention the plenty of arty bars and cafes.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add music classes, not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago, a small study advanced the ___51___ that listening to Mozart’s Sonata(奏鸣曲) could boost mental functioning. It was not long ___52___ trademarked “Mozart effect” products began to appeal to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to prestigious universities like Harvard and Yale. Georgia’s governor even __53___ giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.The __54___ for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the __55___ study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years, __56___ , scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, in contrast to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based“brain fitness” game __57___ in a while.Advanced monitoring __58___ have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have found that music __59___ can produce profound and lasting changes that __60___ the general ability to learn. These results should __61___ public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.Studies have shown that __62__ instrument training from an early age can help the brain to __63___ sounds better, making it __64__ to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics. The musically experienced are better able to __65___ a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming a subordinate(下属). They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.51. A. notice B. note C. idea D. impression52. A. that B. until C. since D. before53. A. proposed B. pushed C. submitted D. subjected54. A. witness B. evidence C. symptom D. context55. A. recent B. advanced C. original D. latest56. A. however B. moreover C. then D. therefore57. A. quite B. once C. often D. much58. A. management B. techniques C. information D. mechanics59. A. subjects B models C. causes D. lessons60. A. enhance B. introduce C. ensure D. instruct61. A. convey B. convince C. communication D. conclude62. A. urgent B. casual C. diligent D. occasional63. A. proceed B. process C. prefer D. predict64. A. easier B. harder C. tougher D. faster65. A. count on B. concentrate on C. insist on D. depend on Section BDirections:Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．AIt’s a typically Snoopy card: cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now. Though I’ve received fancier, more expensive card over the years, this is the only one I’ve saved. One summer, it spoke volumes to me.I received it during the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teen age daughters alone. In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood, I was overwhelmed with, of all things, the simplest housework: leaky taps, oil changes, even barbecues. Those had always been my husband’s jobs. I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn’t get the lawnmower started. My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me: How could I be both a father and mother to my girls? Clearly, I lacked the tools and skills.On this particular morning, my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn’t another repair job.)The “something “turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet. My puzzlement must have been plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughter’s bright faces.“Go ahead! Open them! “They urged. As I unwrapped the packages , I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it."But why?" I asked."Happy Father's Day!" they shouted together."Moms don't get presents on Father's Day". I protested."You forgot to open the card". Jane reminded. I pulled it from the envelope. There sat Snoopy, on top of his dog house, merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day. "Because", the girls said, "you've been a father and mother to us. Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"As I fought back tears, I realized they were right, I wanted to be a "professional" dad, who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade. The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.The girls are grown now, and they still send me Father's Day cards, but none of those cards means as much to me as that first one. Its simple message told me beinga great parent didn't require any special tools at all—just a willing worker.66、By "it spoke volumes to me", (Para. 1) the mother in the story means thecard______.A．conveyed significant meanings to herB．aroused great sorrow in herC．brought her pleasant feelingsD．made her feel important67、After her husband’s death, the mother found it was the hardest to______.A. handle the emotional shockB. face the terrible lonelinessC. Keep harmony of the familyD. Fulfill a male role in the house68、The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably because ______.A. It was what their mother wantedB.it was a proper Father’s Day giftC.barbecue was their favorite foodD.they wanted their mother to barbecue69、Which of the following statements is true about the first Father’s Day card?A.It made the mother eager to get the latest toolsB.It praised the mother as a professional dadC.Its fancy design impressed the mother mostD.It showed the girl’s appreciation for their mother’s loveBDisneyland Half Marathon Weekend presented by CigaSunday, September 6, 2015Start/Finish:Disneyland ResortCelebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Happiest Race on Earth!It's the moment you've been training for. Your 13.1 mile run on a magical course in the Happiest Race on Earth takes you through Disney California Adventure Park along legendary Main Street, U.S.A. In Disneyland Park, and then on to the streets of Anaheim. You'll complete your Disneyland Half Marathon race with an exciting finishnear the Disneyland Hotel. It all adds up to miles of smiles, unforgettable memories, and a perfect ending to a magical DisneylandThe Disneyland Half Marathon HighlightsTimed Half Marathon race●13.1-mile course through Disneyland Resort and the City of Anaheim, California ●Disney Characters and Entertainment on-course●Family Reunion Area with live entertainment and characters at the Finish Line●Race within walking distance when you stay at a Disneyland Resort Hotel●Event transportation included when you stay at select Anaheim Area Hotels Disneyland Half Marathon Race Participants Receive●Champion Short-Sleeved Tech Shirt in Women's or Men's Cut*●Half Marathon Finisher Medal*●Official Digital Event Guide*●iGiftBag●Personalized bib (Must register before June 2, 2015 for name to appear on bib)* ●On-course and post-race refreshments●ChronoTrack B-tag timed race with live runner tracking signup for friends andfamily●Personalized results website and finisher certificateTo receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal, you must register for the Dumbo Double Dare. Registering for the 10K and Half Marathon individually will not make you eligible to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.To compete, you must be 14 years of age or older and able to complete the Half Marathon in three and a half(3.5) hours or less(16-minute mile pace).To receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal, you must register for the Dumbo Double Dare. Registering for the 10K and Half Marathon individually will not make you eligible (合适的) to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.Dates, times, prices and inclusions subject to change. All races are subject to capacity limits and may close at any time before the percentage can be updated. Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. Disney reserves the right to refuse the entry into, and/or revoke any registration for, any race for any reason in its sole discretion with refund of any applicable registration fees being the sole remedy of any such refusal and/or revocation.* Participants must attend Packet Pick-up at the run Disney Health & Fitness Expo to receive their race packet, bib, and tech shirt. Finisher medals will be distributed to finishers during the race. None of these items will be mailed to registrants.70.You can read all the following except _____in the article.A.The course description of Half MarathonB.The distance of the Half MarathonC.The entry fee of the Half MarathonD.The time limits of the completion of the Half Marathon71.We can infer from the advertisement that whoever runs the Half Marathon can get _____.A.the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher MedalB.Half Marathon Finisher MedalC.Personalized bibD.iGiftbag72.Which of the following statements is true?A Half Marathon races is open to all citizensB. One must be able to cover the Half Marathon within 3.5 hours.C. Registering for Half Marathon individually will enable you to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.D. The Half Marathon is bound to start on time.73.Where probably is this passage taken from?A.A handbook of MarathonB.The official website of DisneyC.Advertisement section in a newspaperD.A sports magazine(C)Once upon a time, staying a healthy weight was easy. To lose weight you simply had to practise the reverse of home economics--spend more than you earned. Unfortunately for many, but perhaps not surprisingly, it turns out that people are rather more complicated than bank accounts.To stay a healthy weight, you need a hormone(荷尔蒙)called leptin to work properly. It sends “I’m full” hmessages from the fat cells up to the brain, where they go, among other places, to the same pleasure centers that respond to drugs like cocaine. Fat people produce plenty of leptin, but the brain doesn.t seem to respond to it properly. Last year researchers at the Oregon Research Institute scanned the brains of overweight pe(ople and found their reward circuit(线路) were underactive. They were eating more to try to get the enjoyment they were missing.There’s a lot of evidence for the fact that most, if not all, of us have a set point around which our weight can vary by about seven to nine kilos, but anything beyond that is a real struggle. Making changes is hard, particularly if your body is working against you. So why not reject the traditional approaches and try some new method, based on the latest research, that work with your body rather than against it. Several years ago researchers at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore reported that when they gave rats very little food one day and allowed them to eat plenty the next, they showed virtually all the benefits of a permanent calorierestriction diet. The same goes for humans, according to Dr. James Johnson.How does it work? Besides forcing the body to burn fat, it may also cause hormonal changes. Most people say that the diet takes a bit of getting used to, but is not as grinding as trying to cut back on an everyday basis.Older dieters may remember something called brown fat. Unlike the undesirable white stuff; this was a dieter’s dream. Instead of storing excess energy as fat, brown-fat tissue burned it off to keep you warm-at least in mice. Brown fat fell out of favor because researchers couldn’t find much in humans but now, thanks to the New England journal of Medicine, it’s back in fashion. The idea is to expose people to cold temperatures. They then make more brown fat and their weight drops.74.According to the findings of the Oregon Research Institute,____________A. Overweight people get less pleasure from eating the same amount.B. Overweight people enjoy eating more than the others doC. People will become overweight if they eat more than they needD. People are more likely to be overweight if they produce less leptin75.The method used by the National Institute On Aging can be summarized as”__________”A. No diet at allB. Diet on a daily basisC. Diet every other dayD. Diet permanently76.The word”grinding” in the paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ___________A. EffectiveB. RealisticC. UnreliableD. Miserable77. What is the passage mainly about?A. Comparing the various ways of cutting caloriesB. Recommending new methods of losing weightC.Pointing out the misconceptions of losing weightD. Clarifying the common myth about weight lossSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the oppositeeffect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.The study’s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better af ter the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts.The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.(Note: Answer the question or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS)78.T he self- help industry is based on _________________________________________.79.The finding of the Canadian researchers is that______________________________.80.From the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic, we knowthat__________________.81.From the last paragraph, we know that ___________________ may prove to be agood form of psychotherapy.第II卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the brackets.1基于真实故事的小说往往更能感动人心。
2016年奉贤区高三（上）六校期中联考试卷（附答案及分析）
2016年奉贤区⾼三（上）六校期中联考试卷（附答案及分析）2015年上海市⾼三年级六校联考英语试卷试卷难度中上，整体来说⽐较容易做出来，但是基本每个模块都有⼏道难题。
语法填空35空填连词although学⽣较难想出来；⼗⼀选⼗给的词如E、H不常见，学⽣基本不认识；完型选项相对较长，但是属于常见词；阅读⽐较中规中矩，但是需要学⽣细⼼；翻译第3句倒装句容易出错。
第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I．Listening ComprehensionPart A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At an airport. B. At a railroad station.C. At a library. .D. At a bank.2. A. He can‘t finish his work now. B. He can‘t give the woman his computer.C. He has run out of his paper.D. He can‘t get his computer repaired.3. A. Being hungry. B. Work. C. The weather. D. Cooking4. A. The woman should ask others.B. He wonder if the woman needs help.C. They can work together the next day.D. He didn‘t hear her well.5. A. Reading the paper. B. Taking a final exam.C. Helping the librarian.D. Studying.6. A. Get another car.B. Ask someone else to help her.C. Buy something less expensive.D. Go to another repair shop.7. A. His team won the other night.B. He didn‘t go to the game.C. His team always loses.D. His team player for the first time.8. A. He wants to be invited to a card game.B. He told them what his favorite games are.C. He doesn‘t really enjoy playing cards.D. He doesn‘t know they‘re playing without him.9. A. Doctor and patient.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Teacher and student.D. Shopper and customer.10. A. She forgot to send a gift to Janet.B. They aren‘t obliged to buy a gift.C. She prefers to go shopping in a store.D. They should select an inexpensive gift.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To review material for a test. B. To introduce a new professor.C. To explain changes in the schedule.D. To describe the contents of a paper.12. A. At the beginning. B. In the middle.C. One week before the end.D. At the end.13. A. A regular class will be given. B. An optional review class will be given.C. An exam will be given resort.D. Class will be canceled.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. People who listen to the radio also buy newspaper.B. Radio is a substitute for newspapers in people‘s homes.C. Newspapers discourage people from listening to the radio.D. Many newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry.15. A. Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television.B. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television.C. Television had no effect on movie attendance.D. Motion picture popularity declined.16. A. To illustrate another effect of television.B. To demonstrate the importance of televised sports.C. To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting.D. To provide an example of something motion pictures can‘t present.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Ⅱ.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)It doesn‘t sound pleasant, but a powder ma de from the waste of gut (消化道) bacteria seems to stop people (25)______ (gain) weight.When we digest fiber, the bacteria in our guts give off a fatty acid, (26)______ makes our body release a certain material. As a result, we feel full.Gary Frost of Imperial College London and his colleagues have made a more (27) ______ (concentrate) form of that material.―That the powder gives you eight times the amount of someone (28)______ (follow) a typical Western diet,‖ Frost told New Scientist.(29)______ (stabili ze) a person‘s weight could have a big health impact, said Frost.As people on Western diets grow older, they gain an average of 0.3 to 0.8 kilograms per year. The powder, when (30)______ (drink) daily mixed in with fruit juice or a milkshake, helped dozens of overweight volunteers stick (31)______ their weight over six months, while others on a normal diet continued to put on weight.It sounds easy and quick. But are you sure you want to drink this instead of simply exercising more (32)______ (lose) weight?(B)Every year dozens of films are released, yet (33)______ ______ are forgotten after six months? Movies come and go, as throwaway as popcorn bags left on the floor of a cinema. But of those few films that do stay in people‘s minds, there is one that is truly ―evergreen‖.(34)______ you‘re young or old, or where ver you are in the world, the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind never seems to become unpopular. December 2015 the film celebrated its 75th birthday.The movie is based on a best-selling book of the same name by US author Margaret Mitchell. Hollywood was soon interested in turning the novel into a movie.The story is set in the periods before, during and after the American Civil War (1861-65), (35)______ the war is more of a backdrop (背景)to the story than an important part of it. The story is about relations between members of high-class southernfamilies.At the heart of the film is Scarlett O‘Hara. Beautiful and strong-willed, Scarlett is in love with a man, Ashley Wilkes,(36)______ heart belongs to another, Melanie Hamilton. Still, she tries to win Ashley‘s heart.One man, Rhett Butler, is especially interested in Scarlett. Rhett is as wild in his own way as she is. But although she flirts(调情)with Rhett, and despite the fact that she eventually marries him, she never really loves Rhett. It‘s only when she finally realizes that she can‘t have Ashley (37)______ she turns back to her husband.But, (38)______ anyone who has seen the movie will know, by that point Rhett doesn‘t want her back and Scarl ett is left with nobody (39)______ (love).This Civil War period piece repaid the time and effort of the filmmakers who worked on it. Over two decades, it held the record for making the most money of any film ever (40)______ (make). It‘s the kind of movie that every studio dreams of making.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. EachInstitute of Age Research gave a very exciting answer: 500 years.Think about it. If that had been the case many years ago, a person could have lived from the Ming Dynasty until now.But that idea was 41 by scientists at a recent medical conference in the UK, The Times reported.Speaking at the conference, British neurobiologist Sir Colin Blakemore, 70, claimed there is a limit on how long humans can live, and how much the body can age. Instead of 500 years, 120 years might be a real 42 limit to human lifespan.His estimate was based on current 43 and a look at medical effects.The number of people living past 100 in the world has 44 by 71 percent in the past decade, the Daily Mail reported. Blakemore agreed that this figure would continue to rise. But people living for longer than 120 years is ―so rarely 45 ‖ that, even with medical and technological 46 , it is unlikely that we can expect more than that, he said.His claims 47 those made previously by researchers at the Buck Institute of Age Research in California.In 2013, they changed two genetic (基因的) pathways in a tiny worm, and the creature lived a life five times as long as a normal one.If that technology could one day be used on human beings, it could 48 human lives to 500 years, the Daily Mail reported. But no matter which number is the ceiling for our lifespans, 120 or 500 years, it would take years for scientists to make that true for most people.We don‘t have to completely rely on 49 breakthroughs to live a longer life,however.On Oct 21, the Gerontological Society of China published a report on centenarians (百岁⽼⼈)in China. There are 58,789 people above the age of 100 now in our country, with the oldest being 128 years old.And by looking at these people‘s lifestyles, the society worked out a 50 for a long life: outdoor activities, more communication with others, and a healthy diet containing lots of fruit, vegetables, and low-fat food.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.While the full picture has yet to emerge, it appears that the reason for the loss of AirAsia flight QZ8501 is different from thelosses of MH370 and MH17 earlier this year. MH17, shot down in Ukraine, was clearly a man-made disaster;QZ8501‘s disappearance appears to be weather-related. MH370‘s loss remains a mystery.Even though cloud-computing(云计算) could help advance the status(状态)of the black box in terms of the investigation after such incidents, as we are only too aware, nature – in the form of bad weather – often plays a significant role in airline disasters. Is there anything we can do, on the ground, to lower the 51 of these weather-related incidents?Recently,Microsoft Research illustrated that by combining real-time data from nearby flights, it is possible to 52 the wind speed to an accuracy 10 times better than the weather simulations(模拟)by supercomputers. Augmenting the data collected from real-time sensors from the cloud, one can create a better simulation, 53 the advances in the internet of flying things.The internet of flying things refers to the technology that is ready for adoption by agencies on the ground that want to get a bird‘s-eye view of weather conditions. The basic technology is already 54 for less than ￡500: equipping a drone(⽆⼈机) or unmanned airborne vehicle with a GoPro quality camera, enthusiastic fans can already survey the neighborhood from the air.If we look at the air crash incidents caused by bad weather conditions, can the killer technology of cloud computing and augmented reality be used as a life saver?W hen you fly into such wind speeds, is it not difficult to change one‘s actions 55 ? Isn‘t the flight simply doomed? Not necessarily. In this case, had nearby flying objects logged(记录)the abnormal wind speeds earlier, they would have been able to inform air traffic control in time to 56 a warning to flight QZ8501. In these situations, often timely interventions(⼲预) can save lives.But before this idea can 57 be realized, there are at least three obstacles to overcome if we want to use the power of the internet of flying objects.The first thing to note is that these flying objects shouldn‘t be 58 to aircraft. We could be talking about weather balloons, drones – anything in the air, in short, but these objects need to be identifiable. Only though 59 can messages from these flying objects be recognized and trusted by authorities such as FAA. So, for example,the drones that – it is imagined – will be carrying goods to households must be 60 and their call signs logged by the authorities before they can be of any practical help. At present they are not. In other words, the autonomous(⾮政府的)flying objects are required to collaborate with air traffic controllers if we want to build a picture that will deliver a secure and trustworthy solution.61 , these regulated and registered flying objects need to be effectively networked, so that – through the 62 of real-time data –the crowd-sourced(基于⼤众资源的)information delivers as accurate a picture as possible. Resolving any conflicts arising from information coming in from multiple sources requires a good computational model that can assign 63 weight to the various sources.And this collected data needs to depict a physical truth to decision makers –whether they are in front of the desk in the air traffic control center, on the flight deck of a nearby aircraft or in command of the rescue team. The task of confirming available 64 against any possible internal flaws or external tampering(⼲扰) would require that network security levels are brought to another level.These three 65 are basic, but if they can be overcome, they might offer us a better opportunity to use today‘s technology to provide safer air transport in the future.51. A. risk B. disturbance C. uncertainty D. threat52. A. check B. follow C. predict D. monitor53. A. thanks to B. in spite of C. with reference to D. other than54. A. feasible B. possible C. profitable D. available55. A. secretly B. accordingly C. ambitiously D. unexpectedly56. A. ignore B. withdraw C. issue D. reserve57. A. practically B. financially C. academically D. purposely58. A. committed B. entitled C. limited D. presented59. A. administration B. identification C. communication D. indication60. A. sponsored B. selected C. eliminated D. regulated61. A. By contrast B. In addition C. As a result D. In general62. A. preparation B. protection C. exchange D. description63. A. appropriate B. similar C. extra D. tremendous64. A. instruction B. outlook C. measure D. evidence65. A. arrangements B. requirements C. achievements D. arguments Section BDirections：Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)HE ―is having the time of his life as ?America‘s favoritenerd‘,‖ said US magazine Adweek. Sheldon Cooper is a cleverand confident scientist who understands the laws of quantumphysics in the hit US sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The show will come back for its eighth season on Sept 22, 2014.Jim Parsons, 41, who has brought this popular character to life, collected his fourth Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in last month.Unlik e Sheldon, Parsons doesn‘t read comic books or worship the space captains of Star Trek, but he says that he does have a few uncool interests – mainly things like crossword puzzles and poetry.However, there are some other similarities between the two: they‘re both smart and they both use hard work to do well in their chosen jobs.Parsons earned a master‘s degree in classical theater from the University of San Diego. But he was a struggling actor for years before he found fame, searching constantly for a role in either television, film or theater. After he moved to New York in the early 2000s, he would audition(试镜)for as many as 15 TV shows per season.Then, in 2007, Parsons was given a script for The Big Bang Theory. After reading it, he felt immediately t hat the role of Sheldon would be very good for him. ―There was something in his inability to understand sarcasm, his inability to read emotions … in a general sense, that I understood,‖ he told The New York Times.To play Sheldon, Parsons was required to understand the complicated rhythm of Sheldon‘s speech and use his clumsy physical actions.Some of the show‘s difficult language, especially its technical terms from science, reminded Parsons of reading Shakespeare while at university. He memorized his dialogue carefully beforehand, writing out his lines on white cards. He created exact physical worlds for Sheldon, even down to the spots where he would place his hat or coat.―The way I was forced to approach Shakespeare is very similar in my mind to the way I‘m forced to approach some aspects of Sheldon,‖ he told US magazine Playbill.Parsons‘ hard-working and intellectual approach has won him loyal fans. ―Every time we run a story on him, our hits go way up,‖ Clifford Pugh, editor-in-chief of US website Cult ureMap told CNN. ―He‘s up there with Beyonce and Lady Gaga.‖66. Jim Parsons is ______.A. an America‘s favorite nerdB. a clever and confident scientistC. an actor with four Emmy AwardsD. a popular character in The Big Bang67. We does the underlined sentence ―…who has brought this popular character tolife‖ mean ______.A. Sheldon Cooper is a clever but lifeless nerdB. Parson‘s acting as the character is true to lifeC. Sheldon Cooper has the appearance of being aliveD. Parson saved Sheldon Co oper‘s life68. Before Parson‘s success in The Big Bang, ______.A. He was long unrecognized to the publicB. He enjoyed his fame as a struggling actorC. His master‘s degree little helped him get rolesD. He auditioned for 15 TV shows in New York69. What can we know about the way Parson played Sheldon?A. He couldn‘t understand the complicated rhythm of Sheldon‘s speech.B. He learned how to understand technical terms by reading Shakespeare again.C. He created clumsy physical actions for Sheldon.D. He referred to his college experience of studying Shakespeare.(B)A NEW study from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) will land on the desks of policymakers around the world next month. It will make sobering reading for political leaders in many countries. In Sweden Jan Bjorklund, the education minister, is prepared for poor marks too.The triennial study by the OECD, a think-tank, measures the reading, maths and science proficiency of 15-year-olds. In the first study, in 2000, Swedish pupils performed a lot better than those in most other countries. But even as the country‘s schools inspired imitators elsewhere, their results have deteriorated. In 2009 Sweden‘s overall score fell below the OECD average. Other rankings show a similar trend.―I assume the results will continue falling. It will take several more years before the positive effects of our policy begin to show in global ratings,‖ says Mr Bjorklund, referring to an overhaul of Sweden‘s education system. Since coming to p ower in 2006, the centre-right coalition government has introduced reforms such as a new national curriculum. Mr Bjorklund, who heads the Liberal party, is convinced he can reverse the decline. But will voters have the patience to wait? With universities complaining that students arrive unprepared and companies worrying that Sweden will lose out to other countries, a sense ofurgency is in the air. Education will be important in next year‘s election.What went wrong? Money is not the problem. Free education from primary school to university has long been a pillar of Sweden‘s welfare system, and public spending on education is among the world‘s highest, according to the OECD. Immigration is high, though this according to Skolverket—the National Agency for Education—had only a marginal effect on overall results.Mr Bjorklund blames the poor results on the period when the Social Democrats were in charge. Others say poorly paid teachers are at fault. The profession, once highly regarded, has seen salaries fall far behind other jobs requiring a higher-education degree. The student demand for teaching programs is so low that almost anyone applying will be accepted. As many teachers approach retirement, unions warn of a teacher crisis ahead. In hopes of making the job more attractive, a career programme with better pay was launched this year.A growing gap between schools is another reason, says Skolverket. Sweden is now one of the few countries to show both worse results and more inequality. Free school choice is a contributing factor. The system, introduced 20 years ago, allows parents to choose between municipal schools and independent schools, all financed by tax money. The aim was to increase quality by competition, but it has also led to the best students flocking to the same schools.70. The PISA‘s new study indicates that ______.A. Many other countries imitate Sweden‘s free education patternB. Sweden‘s rankings declined compared to many years agoC. Swedish pupils fall behind those in other countries for yearsD. Sweden ranked low in social science, history and English71. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. Universities are unsatisfied with new students‘ academic proficiency.B. V oters long for the immediate result of the education reform.C. It won‘t be long before Sweden revives in the global rating.D. Education will have influence on the following year‘s election.72. What does the author say about the education in Sweden?A. No students apply for teaching programs because teachers are poorly paid.B. The Social Democrats weren‘t to blame for the poor results of pupils.C. Immigration is a big barrier to overcome in Swedish education system.D. The highest expenditure on education distinguishes Sweden from others.73. The free school choice widens the gap between schools because ______.A. the best students prefer the same schoolB. it was aimed to increase competitionC. it allows parents to choose between different schoolsD. municipal and independent schools are all tax-funded(C)BACK in the rosy mid-2000s, immigrants were tolerated and sometimes even welcomed in Britain. Times were good, and the hard-grafting folk who rushed in after Poland joined the EU in 2004 fared well. But five years of economic slump have hardened attitudes. Polls suggest the locals are turning frosty just as a new wave of immigrants, from Bulgaria and Romania, rumbles towards the nation‘s shores. Politicians reflect those fears. Yet the evidence suggests more immigration would be a boost, not a drag.Britain‘s native population is remarkably stable. Since the early 1990s births have tallied so closely with deaths and emigration that the head count has been flat. Almost all of the country‘s population growth is down to immigration. Thenumber of non-natives living in Britain rose from 4.8m in 1995 to 13.4m in 2011. Immigrants might make up a quarter of the country‘s population by 2015.The mixed background of Britain‘s immigrants helps explain their effect on the labour market. The Migration Advisory Committee, an official commission, looked across a range of statistical studies and rubbished the notion that aliens push down wages and lift unemployment. There is little evidence of a relationship between immigration and average wages (indeed, some studies find that wages rise). If there is a deleterious effect on employment, it seems to come from a specific type of immigrant—those from outside the EU—and to affect low-skilled natives.Immigration does, however, seem to accentuate income inequality in Britain.New arrivals tend to have hugely variable skills, from hotshot programmers to manual labourers. They add disproportionately to the top and bottom of the wage scale, making it seem more polarised. And the perception of stiffening competition for low-paid work may be driving public opinion. In 2005 YouGov, a pollster, found that 56% of Britons supported the freedom of EU citizens to live and work where they chose. In the latest poll just 38% did.This is not, however, a good reason to block immigration more strenuously, as both the Conservative and Labour parties pledge to do. Other factors are more important in pushing down wages in basic jobs. New technology has reduced the need for unskilled work. Income inequality is rising across the world, not just in Britain.But immigration can be part of the solution. Immigrants are, on average, better educated than natives, according to a forthcoming paper by Christian Dustmann of University College London and Tommaso Frattini of the University of Milan. This means Britain gains from their skills without having to invest in schools. And they help balance the books. The researchers carefully allocated fiscal costs and revenues to natives and immigrants. They found some similarities: newcomers tend to be about as likely to live in social housing as natives. But immigrants are much less likely to receive any kind of state benefits. Immigrants from Europe and those who arrived after 2000, whatever their origin, are especially cheap.74. Which of the following is not true according to the first paragraph?A. Britain used to tolerate and welcome immigrants in the mid-2000s.B. The evidence suggests more immigrants will slow down the economy.C. Politicians fear that there will be a huge number of new immigrants.D. Local people in Britain hold cold attitudes towards new immigrants now.75. In the second paragraph, the author doesn‘t indicate ______.A. Three out of four people in Britain will possibly be non-natives by 2015B. Immigration is the contributing factor to the population growth in BritainC. There is no obvious change in emigration out to other countriesD. Birth and death rates have remained at almost equal levels for a long time76. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The Conservative and Labour parties don‘t want to block immigration.B. The notion that aliens push down wages and lift unemployment is acceptable.C. New technology is more important in lower wages and income inequality.D. The harmful effect of immigration on low-paid work changed public opinion.77. What does the author imply in paragraph 6 by saying ―But immigration can bepart of the solution‖?A. Immigrants is a solution to unemployment.B. Immigrants can‘t receive any state benefits.C. Immigrants are the cheap labour for Britain.D. Immigrants have to invest in school education.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.SPACE travel has officially entered a new era. We still can‘t fly through space at the speed of light, but two new and exciting spacecrafts could be carrying astronauts into space as early as 2016.The US space agency NASA has awarded Boeing and SpaceX the task of building the next generation of space taxis for its astronauts.Boeing‘s CST-100 is just over 4.5 meters wide, slightly wider than SpaceX‘s Dragon V2 (at 3.7 meters). While they might not look large enough to be comfortable for even the smallest astronaut, believe it or not, both spacecrafts are designed to carry a maximum of seven people.Both spacecrafts have similar overall designs. NASA‘s iconic shuttles were designed like a space plane. The CST-100, however, is based on capsule designs. It is similar to the one that George Clooney flew in the movie Gravity.It is SpaceX that is the cooler company and may have made the cooler spacecraft. Its founder, Elon Musk, is the CEO of the electric car company Tesla Motors.According to reports, the Dragon V2 will be able to land with ―the accuracy of a helicopter‖ by using eight thruster engines to control its landing. Inside the spacecraft, the pilot‘s pull-down control screen is futuristic, yet simple and beautiful. It looks like it could have been designed by Apple.Boeing, on the other hand, has an impressive safety record with its airplanes, and the CST-100 is no exception. Unlike the Dragon V2, it needs parachutes and airbags for its landing. Both spacecrafts are reusable a number of times, which is set to ―revolutionize‖ the industry, according to experts.Of course, no capsule or space plane is useful unless it has a rocket to launch it into space. SpaceX has already sent a rocket into space and will use its existing model, while Boeing is currently developing a rocket to send its capsule into space.With NASA‘s support for private space companies marking a new era, space tourism is closer than ever before. So, in the words of American singer Frank Sinatra, ―fly me to the moon!‖(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)78. Boeing and SpaceX are designated by NASA to manufacture ________________.79. In addition to nearly the same size, what do CST-100 and Dragon V2 have incommon?80. Different from Boeing‘s CST-100, the Dragon V2 will use ________________for its accurately safe landing.81. What is the advantage of SpaceX over Boeing?第Ⅱ卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 街对⾯曾经有⼀家⾯包店。
2024年上海市奉贤区高三上学期期末高考一模英语试卷含答案
上海市奉贤区2023学年度第一学期高三年级教学质量调研英语试卷2023.12考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.At an airport. B.At a cinema.C.At a hotel.D.At a station.2.A.Husband and wife. B.Guest and hostess.C.Customer and waitress.D.Boss and employee.3.A.The man is fond of travelling. B.The woman is a photographer.C.The woman took many pictures at the contest.D.The man admires the woman's talent in writing.4.A.Go home soon. B.Visit the woman.C.Borrow the typewriter.D.Read the woman's paper.5.A.The books there are too expensive. B.The textbook she needs isn't in yet.C.She won't be able to get the book before class.D.She prefers to go to the bookstore at9o'clock.6.A.They won't celebrate mother's birthday B.They've already got plenty of wine.C.They cannot buy whatever they need.D.They've got enough gifts for the party.7.A.The woman will have a test. B.The man will probably go to the movie.C.The man will have to sit for an exam.D.The woman wishes to go to class with the man.8.A.The results haven't come yet. B.The results were checked again last night.C.The woman needs another test tomorrow.D.The doctor hasn't come back from the lab.9.A.Most neighbors are as noisy as the woman.B.Dealing with it politely might be a better solution.C.He can't understand why the woman is so angry.D.The woman is too impolite for her neighbors.10.A.She always buys new clothes to keep up with the latest fashion trend.B.She looks down on the fashion victims spending much money on costly clothes.C.She doesn't fall into the category of fashion victims.D.She will buy new clothes next month like those fashion victims.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Many people are shy in social life. B.Most people are shy by nature.C.Your shyness won't hurt others.D.Shyness is difficult to overcome.12.A.By prediction. B.By recording.C.By observation.D.By examination.13.A.To measure shyness. B.To make new friends.C.To test people's IQ.D.To share ideas with others.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14.A.To recall his own childhood. B.To show his care for his children.C.To make up for his own childhood pity.D.To help his children become more mature.15.A.They become more mature and responsible.B.They have less confidence than their peers.C.They are responsible for building the dream life of their parents.D.They take possessions and support from their peers for granted.16.A.To love and support children. B.To satisfy whatever children wants.C.To give children too much pressure.D.To encourage children to meet their goals.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.He wants to change his job assignment. B.He is unhappy with his department manager.C.He thinks he deserves extra pay for overtime.D.He is often singled out for criticism by his boss.18.A.His workload was much too heavy. B.His immediate boss did not trust him.C.His colleagues often refused to cooperate.D.His salary was too low for his responsibility.19.A.He never knows how to refuse. B.He is always ready to help others.C.His boss has a lot of trust in him.D.His boss has no sense of fairness.20.A.Put all his complaints in writing. B.Wait and see what happens next.C.Learn to say no when necessary.D.Talk to his boss in person first.II.Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.The First Space CatIn a few weeks,space scientists will celebrate a remarkable event---the60th anniversary of the launch of the first cat into space,an astronautical success that has never been repeated.In the early60s,dogs and monkeys were the animals usually used by scientists to find out exactly(21) dangerous the conditions were in outer space.And they were also used to assess if humans(22)survive trips beyond the edge of Earth's atmosphere.A total of14street cats(23)(gather)at France's space agency for selection as cat astronauts,but the cats were not given names on purpose in order to prevent scientists from becoming too fond of them.The cat selected to travel to space was simply known(24)C341.C341flew on a French rocket in October1963,taking it to a place(25)no cat had gone before.Then,(26)the news of its flight was announced on18October1963,the French press decided this cat had to have its name.They picked“Felix”after a cartoon cat character,only(27)(discover)that C341was female,so her name was then adjusted to“Felicette”as a result.In putting Felicette in one of its rockets,France added a new species to the list of animals that scientists(28)(send)into space before.Previously,two garden spiders, Anita and Arebella,had been taken to the Skylab(29)(orbit)around the moon.“In the60s,(30)(concern)about the possible danger for a human to be in outer space,scientists and engineers primarily undertook animal space flights to see if they suffered or their lives were threatened by the weightlessness or increased radiation or other effects they might experience up there,”said astronomer Jake Foster at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.“The fact that they did not fail paved the way for humans to begin journeys into space.”Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.unanticipatedB.momentsC.evolvedD.basicallyE.exploredF.clearlyG.navigateH.ritualsI.integral J.access K.inspiringBoat of PowerDragon boat racing began in China more than2,000years ago as part of a cultural community event to memorize the ancient poet,Qu Yuan.The traditional holiday was a time to perform31for good fortune and well-being,and to drive off evil spirits.Over time,dragon boat racing32into a global sport.The Toronto-based Dragons Abreast team stands out at this sport for a few reasons.For one,the79-member team includes people ranging in age from30to93.Prior to joining Dragons Abreast,some members hadn't been part of a sports team since childhood and wouldn't have described themselves as particularly athletic ones.And what has brought these women together is something33---living with breast cancer.The breast cancer survivors on this team are in the same boat in every way.For many,being part of a community that knows34how life changes after breast cancer is as beneficial as the physical gains.The team offers a supportive space to35all the complexities of survivorship.“I was so surprised at how36the racing was for me,”says Liz Johnston Hill,the race coordinator for Dragons Abreast.“It's almost overwhelming how people encourage,no matter what.”Being out on the water and connecting to the environment is an important aspect of dragon boating for many of the team members.They talk about how it provides37of peace and encourages mindfulness,something we could all use more of in our lives.Outside of dragon boat,the members are a(n)38part of each other's life.“We've all been through39the same thing in our various ways,”says the race coordinator Liz Johnston Hill.While the number of breast cancer survivor teams grows,barriers to the sport remain such as cost,time,40to water and practice facilities and the lack of cultural and language diversity.But there are ongoing efforts to introduce more people living with breast cancer to dragon boat.II.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Like anything built by evolution,the human body has many downsides,teeth without exception.Adult humans only get one set of teeth,which must last about60years.However,a(n)41of poverty,sugar-rich diets and poor hygiene means2.5bn people globally suffer from tooth decay,in which acid produced by mouth-living bacteria eats away the hard enamel(牙釉质)that42the outside of a tooth,leading to further infection and damage.Once decay has set in, all a dentist can do is to fill the gap with artificial filling.But in a paper published in Cell,Hannele Ruohola-Baker,a stem-cell biologist at the University of Washington,and her colleagues offer a possible43.Stem cells have the44to turn themselves into any other type of cell in the body.It may soon be possible,the researchers claim,to use those45cells to regrow a tooth's enamel naturally.The first step was to work out how enamel is produced.As enamel-making cells,known as ameloblasts,disappear soon after a person's adult teeth have finished growing,the researchers46samples of tissue from human foetuses(胚胎),which contain plenty of functioning ameloblasts.47,they checked to see which genes were especially active in the enamel-producing cells.It turned out that genes designed to bind to calcium were particularly busy.48that information,Dr Ruohola-Baker and her colleagues next checked to see whether the stem cells could be persuaded to49ameloblasts.The team devised various drugs designed to activate the genes expressed in functioning ameloblasts.That worked,with the engineered ameloblasts producing the same proteins as the natural sort.For now,the work is more concept than a medical treatment.The next step is to boost enamel production further, with a view to50beginning clinical trials.The hope is that,one day,medical versions of the team's findings could be used as biological implants,to51a patient's decayed teeth.Stem-cell-based therapies are not the only ones heading to clinical trials.Another treatment,known as biomimetic repair,involves rebuilding the tooth crown using synthetic(人工合成的)proteins,which are similar,but not quite 52,to human enamel.The proteins could be included in toothpaste and even cough drops.But synthetic formulations can be less53than human enamel.It will take time for either technology to become reality.One question is how durable the enamel made by stem-cell-derived ameloblasts is.Another is how best to deliver the stem cells to a patient’s mouth.But these findings are 54.As any dentist will tell you,prevention is better than cure.55,a better cure would be always welcome. There is no doubt that this research offers a new prospect for future dental care.bination B.absence C.application D.coincidence42.A.contains B.coats C.floats D.fills43.A.procedure B.alternative C.variation D.recipe44.A.opportunity B.obligation C.capacity D.intention45.A.changeable B.noticeable plicated D.practical46.A.appealed to B.objected to C.applied to D.turned to47.A.Then B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Still48.A.Pleased by B.Puzzled by C.Armed with D.Covered with49.A.transform into B.break down C.speed up D.respond to50.A.exclusively B.permanently C.inevitably D.eventually51.A.resemble B.reform C.regenerate D.recycle52.A.identical B.subject C.relevant D.unique53.A.accessible B.diverse C.durable D.influential54.A.fulfilling B.stimulating C.initiating D.promising55.A.Likewise B.Furthermore C.Nevertheless D.InsteadSection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)When Steven Spielberg was a kid growing up in the1950s in Arizona,watching westerns on his family's20-inch black-and-white TV,he would climb right up to the screen,as if to surround himself with the image.He also wished he could see these moving pictures in color.So he searched through his family's collection of slides quickly,having learned that by holding one film or another up to the television screen he could turn grayed-out western skies blue,or the ground to a realistic-looking green.Sometimes his mom walked in,and she saw him holding these slides up to both of his eyes, right next to the TV set.Often,she would say,“You're going to burn your eyes out!”Spielberg's mom,like all the other50s moms who said the same thing,was wrong about that.But we all know what she must have been thinking:Who is this child?If you've seen even just one Steven Spielberg movie in the past50years or so---Jaws Schindler's Lisl,E.T---you have some sense of who this child grew up to be.And when you see his new film,The Fabelmans,a work of astonishing vividness that's drawn from his own family's story,you'll know even more.Movies have been around for roughly130 years;Spielberg's career has covered more than a third of that.Yet The Fabelmans hardly feels like a late-career movie. It's a jetway for a new beginning.Not every75-year-old filmmaker makes a movie like this.Of the ambitious young guys who remade Hollywood in the early1970s,Spielberg is one of the few still making vital pictures at a consistent clip.Yet his career is extraordinary in any context.He's made some box-office disappointments,but naming a badly made Spielberg film is hard,probablybecause there isn't one.No living filmmaker can match his devotion to craftsmanship,to finding new ways of showing us things we think we’ve seen a million times before.56.How did Spielberg's mom feel when she saw her son's behavior in front of the TV set?A.Proud but upset.B.Surprised but supportive.C.Annoyed and desperate.D.Worried and confused.57.Which of the following is NOT a reason why Spielberg's career is regarded as extraordinary?A.He showed great interest in filming at a very young ageB.His career covers more than a third of the movie history.C.He is committed to filming ordinary things from new perspectives.D.His films are all well-made despite some box-office disappointments58.What can be inferred about Spielberg's new film The Fabelmans?A.It's the most outstanding film he has ever made in his career.B.It has been integrated with part of his growing experience.C.It represents a totally brand new type of film theme.D.It established Spielberg as the most influential filmmaker.59.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Curiosity makes success.B.Daring to be different.C.A giant in filmmaking.D.A ground-making new film.(B)“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.The man who never reads lives only one.”George R.R.Martin,Author of“A Game of Thrones”What do these4guys share that you don’t?BILL GATES MARKZUCKERBERG JEFF BEZOS WARRENBUFFETTNo,it's not their shoe size.They read.At least two books a month,They're also among the top10richest people in the world.And they’re not alone in their love for books,with1,200other millionaires,who quote reading as a core part of their self-education You knew that reading books makes your life better,It's not even all about money,fame and success.It's aboutbecoming a more knowledgeable and valuable person.Additionally,reading help;you prevent stress and keep depression at bay,while enhancing your confidence,improving your decision-making,increasing your empathy and overall satisfaction with life.You know all the benefits of reading,so what's stopping you from reading more books?Time!“I don't have time to read.”Have you said those words before?You say it because...●you have an incredibly demanding college degree to study for…●your loved ones are sitting at home,counting on you to put food on the table...●you are too occupied with work to open a book.But let's imagine another reality for a second.What would your life look like if you read just two books every month?Would you finally...●have what it takes to start that business?●be a better parent?●feel more fulfilled?Hold on to that vision for a second.If you want to make it a reality,this email course,Time2Read,will be your guide for the next10days.Its free of charge and specifically designed to help you take time back,start building a daily reading habit and turn wanting to read into actual reading.Here's what you'll learn:Lesson1:How to get your attention span backA simple,yet powerful idea and a fun experiment to help you start giving reading the place in your life that it deserves Lesson2:Why no one compares to youDiscover“The Rainbow Principle”&how to take stock of your current situationLesson3:How to show yourself you DO have time to readWhy Charlie Munger doesn't let himself get away easily with an opinion&what you can learn from the Italian Squad Lesson4:How you can make reading effortlessWe’ll adapt a technique used by the world’s best mountaineers to help you build your reading habit like a pro would Lesson5:How you can trigger yourself to read without having to remember it“The Bobby Fischer Principle will show you that what you think is a weakness might be your biggest strength Lesson6:What"The Nothing Alternative'can teach you about consistent readingWhy neither inside the box,nor outside the box gets the job done&how Stoics happily trade control for consistency Lesson7:How to make reading more fun than ever&why that mattersWhat you can learn from Pokemon Go about reading&the one thing that’s totally okay for you to steal from Warren BuffettEnter your email below to make time to read,start learning daily and become more valuable to the worldYou’ll be sent7lessons via email over the next10days,starting right after you sign up here.Each email contains a story,a principle,and an experiment,Get started,and your reading life will never be the same!60.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A leaflet publicizing a reading activityB.A website promoting a reading course.C.A TV program advertising reading skillsD.A handbook providing reading materials61.Why does the author mention the four famous people at the beginning?A.To express his admiration for them.B.To indicate the importance of reading.C.To highlight their time management skillsD.To illustrate the success of the course.62.Who are most likely to be interested in Time2Read?A.Those who are willing to read more but struggle with time.B.Those who are sick of making excuses to delay their life plansC.Those who are eager to become a millionaire like the four guysD.Those who are determined to be more and more self-disciplined(C)Scientists know that the internal forces that generate Earth’s magnetic field(磁场)can change and that the strength of the field swings over time.This can lead to gradual shifts in the intensity and location of Earth's magnetic north and south poles and even reversals where Earth's magnetic poles trade places.But are these geomagnetic events responsible for extreme weather,extinction,and even disasters?Claims that Earth’s magnetic field is responsible for climate change are widespread online,but scientists say the theory has no basis.“At this time there aren't any credible mechanisms that could make it a possibility,”says Gavin Schmidt,a climatologist in New York."It's not that we're ruling out magnetic effects on climate without thinking about it,we collectively have thought about it,and it's been found devoid.There are three north poles on Earth:true north,geomagnetic north,and magnetic north.True north is a fixed position on the globe that points directly towards the geographic North Pole.But geomagnetic north,currently located over Canada's Ellesmere Island,is not a fixed point---it represents the northern axis(轴)of Earth's magnetosphere and shifts from time to time.Magnetic north corresponds to magnetic field lines and is what your compass locates.During a pole reversal,Earth's magnetic north and south poles exchange locations.This happens on average every 300,000years or so,but the last reversal occurred around780.000years ago.Some scientists have assumed that reversals and the corresponding decrease in strength of the magnetic field could cause a big problem that increased solar radiation was able to enter Earth’s atmosphere,altering ozone levels and driving global climate shifts and extinctions.Kirk Johnson,a director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History,has spent much of his career studying the extinction of dinosaurs.While analyzing fossil records and timelines surrounding his research,Johnson zeroed in on the magnetic reversal that occurred around66.3million years ago.Deep ocean samples revealed significant climate change around66.3million years ago.But this also coincides with a large volcanic eruption in India called the Deccan volcanism,which produced some of the longest lava(熔岩)flows on Earth.“We've always owed that transition to the carbon dioxide released by the Deccan volcanism and the increase of greenhouse gases,”says Johnson.“There are two things happening:The magnetic field is changing,the Deccan volcanism is happening,and there's climate warming.So that would be an example of coincidental climate change.”63.The underlined word“devoid”in paragraph2probably means.A.fruitlessB.obviousC.reasonableD.misleading64.Which north pole on earth is involved in the pole reversal?A.True north.B.Geomagnetic north.C.Magnetic north.D.Geographic north65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The geomagnetic events are to blame for the climate change.B.The decrease in strength of the magnetic field resulted in extinction.C.The magnetic field is changing all the time with the climate warming.D.Internal forces which produce Earth's magnetic field can alter over time66.Which of the following statements does Kirk Johnson most probably agree with?A.A magnetic reversal doesn't necessarily cause climate change.B.A magnetic reversal is accompanied with significant climate changeC.The extinction of the dinosaurs is due to the magnetic reversal.D.Climate change is not relevant to the carbon dioxide emission.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.While these villages possess undeniable fascination,many remain underdeveloped.B.This effort includes the knowledge exchange between the students and local villagersC.Both were selected for revitalization efforts led by the Village Revitalization Team.D.In Sukarara,a local tradition requires girls master weaving skills before marriageE.They decide to be a bridge between tradition and progress,united for their growthF.It's about preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring traditions being passed downStudents’Journey to Empower Rural HeritageFrom Aug.18to22a team of15Tsinghua University students,representing diverse backgrounds from China,South Korea,Malaysia,and Indonesia,set foot on an overseas research exploration focusing on rural revitalization(振兴)in Indonesian villages,particularly within Nusa Tenggara Barat(NTB).With the diverse cultural heritage,Indonesia is home to over83,000villages,each radiating its own charm and character.67The research mission took the students to Sukarara and Sade villages,two of NTB's tourist destinations.68 Sukarara and Sade are a world apart from the busy cities to which most of us are accustomed.The villages are a living test to Indonesia's rich culture and its devotion to preserving traditions.The Revitalizing these villages goes beyond mere economic development.69The weaving skills and architectural techniques of Sukarara and Sade villages are not only beautiful,but they are also an inseparable part to the identity of these communities.It's essential that they strike a balance between progress and preservation.As the journey came to an end,the students carry with them not only the memories of their experiences there,but also the responsibility to make a positive impact on these remarkable places.70They are optimistic that Indonesian villages can experience meaningful development,ultimately leading to increased opportunities for employment and an improved quality of life.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than e your own words as far as possible.How to Be a Better BossWorkplaces have changed dramatically over the past few years.Teams have become more isolated owing to remote work.Technology has brought great benefits but also constant interruptions,from endless Zoom calls to message flows on Slack.With each shift,the job of the manager has become harder.Many report feeling burnt-out,overloaded and confused.Yet in real life everyone suffers when management is bad and benefits when it is good Research based on a long-running survey of management techniques has found that well-managed firms tend to be more productive,export more and spend more on research and development.So the prize for better management is big.But how to obtain it?Read enough management books and you might conclude that managers need to change their personality thoroughly,becoming either Machiavelli's prince or a Marvel superhero.However,study successful managers,and more practical lessons can be drawn.One is to be clear about a firm's processes.Managers should make clear the purpose of a team,what a meeting should achieve and who will take a decision.Meeting agendas at GSK,a British drugs firm,clearly say whether an item is for awareness,to gather participants'input or intended to make a decision.Such clarity means that everyone knows what they are doing,and why.Management isn't all about piling up tasks,meetings or processes.A second lesson is that managers can add value by deleting.Sparing workers from pointless meetings,emails and projects frees them to concentrate on the work that fattens the bottom line.At the start of the year,Shopify,an e-commerce firm,deleted12,000repeated meetings from its employees’calendars.The useful ones were eventually added back.But the firm says that meetings are down by14% since the mass deletion while productivity has gone up by a similar amount.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.穿着睡衣去超市不太合适，不是吗?(It)73.这副山水画的灵感来源于王维的诗集。
2016届高三上学期期中英语试卷
2015-2016 学年第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试题试卷种类： A说明：试卷分为第I 卷和第 II 卷，考试时间为 120 分钟，试卷满分 150 分。
注意 I 卷上共有 60 小题。
请将 I 卷答案涂在答题卡上相应地点。
考试结束，只交答题卡。
第 I卷( 满分100 分)第一部分、听力( 共两节，满分30 分 )第一节（共 5 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分）听下边 5 段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的选项，并标在试卷的相应地点。
听完每段对话后，你都有阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
A、B、 C 三个选项中选出最正确10 秒钟的时间往返答相关小题和1. How is the weather now?A. Cloudy.B. Rainy.C. Windy.2.What does the woman mean?A. Sally is always lying.B. Sally has a bad memory.C. Sally will come ontime.3.What are two speakers talking about?A. Where to live.B.Howto go to work.C.What to do with the traffic.4.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In the woman’s house .C.In the man’s house .5.When will the two speakers meet?A. At 5:30.B. At 6:30.C. At 7:00.第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听下边 5 段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的 A,B,C 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应地点。
六校联考英语试题及答案2016届高三上学期第二次月考
六校联考2015-2016上学期第二次月考高三英语试题（时间：120分钟总分：150分）第I卷第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时问将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5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. Which word can be used to describe Bill?A. Friendly.B. Brave.C. Hopeful.2. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Close the windows.B. Call a taxi.C. Lock the suitcase.3. What does the woman mean?A. She didn’t watch the comedy.B. She didn’t like the comedy.C. She thought the comedy was funny.4. When did the man enter the People’s University?A. Three years ago.B. Last year.C. This year.5. Where does this conversation take place most probably?A. At an airport.B. On the beach.C. At a travel agency.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What sport does the woman like best?A. Volleyball.B. Football.C. Baseball.7. What will the man buy for the woman as a gift?A. A computer.B. A typewriter.C. A camera.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
2016~2017学年上海市奉贤区英语中考一模卷(含答案)
2016学年奉贤区调研测试九年级英语试卷（2016.12）（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part1Listening（第一部分听力）I.Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共30分)A.Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选择相应的图片)(6分)1.____________2.____________3.____________4.____________5.____________6.____________B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题选出最佳答案)（8分）7.A）hamburger B）A fruit salad C）A hot-dog D）A sandwich8.A）By bus B）By car C）On foot D）By underground9.A）On Monday B）On Tuesday C）On Wednesday D）On Thursday10.A）Angry B）Happy C）Surprised D）Excited11.A）Mother and son B）Teacher and studentC）Doctor and patient D）Waitress and customer12.A）Because he had a headache B）Because he drank too much coffeeC）Because he watched TV too long D）Because he ate too much junk food13.A）They are going to the park for boating.B）They are going to stay at home.C）They are going to have a ride to the countryside.D）They are going to have a picnic in the countryside.14.A）The text had only two pages.B）Peter completed the test in one hour.C）The test was difficult for Peter.D）Peter worked out the last two problems.C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(6分)15.The more you train your dog,the better he can understand you.16.In the past,dogs were left with mothing to do all day long.17.If a dog sleeps all day,it is bad for his health.18.Training your dog gives him something to do and helps build his confidence.19.A professional dog trainer can come to your house and teach you how to take care of your dog.20.You can learn to teach your dog many things such as manners,good behavior and fun tricks.D.Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks(听短文填入所缺的单词。
2016年高考英语上海卷(含详细答案)
英语试卷 第1页（共36页）英语试卷 第2页（共36页）绝密★启用前2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）英语考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
试卷分为第I 卷（第1-11页）和第II 卷 （第12页），全卷共12页。
所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答 题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在 指定位置上。
第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. It is satisfactory. B. It is luxurious. C. It is old-fashioned. D. It is disappointing.2. A. On August 5th. B. On August 6th. C. On August 7th.D. On August 8th. 3. A. A waiter.B. A butcher.C. A porter.D. A farmer.4. A. In a theatre. B. In a library. C. In a booking office.D. In a furniture store.5. A. She expected to a better show. B. She could hardly find her seat. C. She wasn’t interested in the show. D. She didn’t get a favourable seat.6. A. The woman often eats out for breakfast. B. The cafeteria serves good breakfast. C. The woman doesn’t have breakfast. D. The cafeteria doesn’t serve breakfast.7. A. Selling cucumbers. B. Planting vegetables. C. Cooking a meal. D. Picking tomatoes.8. A. The man should work hard.B. The man should turn down the job offer.C. The man may have another chance.D. The man can apply for the job again. 9. A. It is a hot and smoggy day.B. There is a traffic jam on King Street.C. A vehicle is polluting the air.D. The man is reading a report online. 10. A. Its ending is not good enough.B. Its special effects are not satisfying.C. It deserves an award.D. It is good except for the scary part.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. $1. B. $2. C. $3.D. $ 52.12. A. Pay the bills first.B. Spend 2% of the salary on living expenses.C. Deposit $1 000 every month.D. Put part of the money in a savings account. 13. A. Methods of saving money.B. Saving money for family emergencies.C. The importance of saving money.D. Secrets of spending money wisely.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Free education. B. A sum of money. C. Donations from a local newspaper. D. Gifts from many people. 15. A. Let students in before school. B. Offer ice cream and coffee. C. Introduce a bank into the campus. D. Reduce the traffic jams around. 16. A. It lacks positive news. B. It should grow into a big city. C. It is a place worth living in. D. It remains peaceful and quiet.-------------在--------------------此--------------------卷--------------------上--------------------答--------------------题--------------------无--------------------效----------------姓名________________ 准考证号_____________Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Bags of LoveLast year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly—we were always suddenly out of something. (25) _______ (wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and (26) ________ happened truly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in (27) ________ she distributed it to children.I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me—why would she mot want to tell me about what she (28) ________ (do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop (29) ________ (buy) the groceries if I found out?When she got home, I told her about my discovery. (30) ________ she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret (31) ________ me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by (32) ________ selfless she was.(B)Stress: Good or Bad?Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.In recent years, stress (33) ________ (regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress (34) ________ does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the (35) ________ (good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself (36) ________ number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of (37) ________, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient or (38) ________ (annoy) with people over unimportant things?... If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better (39) ________ (control) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely (40) ________ (get) ill.英语试卷第3页（共36页）英语试卷第4页（共36页）Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlyGolden Rules of Good DesignWhat makes good design? Over the years, designers and artists have been trying to 41 the essentials of good design. They have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good design. There are four as follows.Less is more. This saying is associated with the German-born architect Mies van der Rohe. In his Modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means. Design should avoid unnecessary 42 .More is not a bore. The American-born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly, the result is 43 design. Post-Modernist designers began to 44 with decoration and color again. Product design was heavily influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen 45 such as ovens and kettles.Fitness for purpose.Successful product design takes into consideration a product’s function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on. The most important result for the user is that the product does what is 46 . For example, think of a(n) 47 desk lamp. It needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular adjustments by the user. It also needs to be stable. Most importantly, it needs to 48 light where it is needed.Form follows emotion.This phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger. He believes design must take into 49 the sensory side of our nature—sight, smell, touch and taste. These are as important as rational（理性的）thinking. When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily 50 the toothpaste onto our brush.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In the 1960s, Douglas McGregor, one of the key thinkers in the art of management, developed the now famous Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is the idea that people instinctively 51 work and will do anything to avoid it. Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.In any case, despite so much evidence to the 52 , many managers still agree to Theory X. They believe, 53 , that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from 54 without consultation. This, of course, makes for authoritarian（专制的）managers.Different cultures have different ways of 55 people. Unlike authoritarian management, some cultures, particularly in Asia, are well known for the consultative nature of decision-making—all members of the department or work group are asked to 56 to this process. This is management by the collective opinion. Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things, which are based on general 57 . Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional 58 managers cannot.A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without 59 managers first. This empowerment（授权）has been part of the trend towards downsizing: 60 the number of management layers in companies. After de-layering in this way, a company may be 61 with just a top level of senior managers, front-line managers and employees with direct contact with the public. Empowerment takes the idea of delegation（委托）much further than has 62 been the case. Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to 63 that the overall business plan is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.Another trend is off-site or 64 management, where teams of people linked by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses. Project managers evaluate the 65 of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.51. A. desire B. seek C. lose D. dislike52. A. contrary B. expectation C. degree D. extreme53. A. vice versa B. for example C. however D. otherwise54. A. outside B. inside C. below D. above55. A. replacing B. assessing C. managing D. encouraging56. A. refer B. contribute C. object D. apply57. A. agreement B. practice C. election D. impression58. A. bossy B. experienced C. western D. male59. A. asking B. training C. warning D. firing60. A. doubling B. maintaining C. reducing D. estimating61. A. honoured B. left C. crowded D. compared62. A. economically B. traditionally C. inadequately D. occasionally63. A. deny B. admit C. assume D. ensure64. A. virtual B. ineffective C. day-to-day D. on-the-scene65. A. opinion B. risk C. performance D. attractivenessSection BDirection：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called英语试卷第5页（共36页）英语试卷第6页（共36页）Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word “Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.“Is it good?” I asked her.“Y eah,” she answered. “There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.“‘Patty Poem,’” she read the title. Who is Patty? I wondered. The poem began:She never puts her toys away,Just leaves them scattered ①where they lay,…①散乱的The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:When she grows and gathers poise②,②稳重I’ll miss her harum-scarum③noise, ③莽撞的And look in vain④for scattered toys.④徒劳地And I’ll be sad.A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.“It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the “she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.“What’s wrong?” my mother asked.“Oh Mama,” I cried. “I don’t want to grow up ever!”She smiled. “Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay?”“Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.66. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again?A. It was a thick enough book.B. Something on its cover caught her eye.C. Her mother was reading it with interest.D. It has a meaningful title.67. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt ______ at first.A. sadB. excitedC. horrifiedD. confused68. The writer’s mother liked to read “Patty Poem” probably because_______.A. it reflected her own childhoodB. it was written in simple languageC. it was composed by a famous poetD. it gave her a hint of what would happen69. It can be concluded from the passage that “Patty Poem” leads the writer to _______.A. discover the power of poetryB. recognize her love for puzzlesC. find her eagerness to grow upD. experience great homesickness（B）Is there link between humans and climate change or not? This question was first studied in the early 1900s. Since then, many scientists have thought that our actions do make a difference. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol explained our role in the Earth’s changing atmosphere and set international limits for gas emissions（排放）from 2008 to 2012. Some countries have decided to continue these reductions until 2020. More recently, the Paris Agreement, stuck by nearly 200 countries, also aims to limit global warming. But just now how much warmer it will get depends on how deeply countries cut carbon emissions.3.5℃This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to theinitial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastalcities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.2℃To meet this minimum goal, the Agreement requires countries to tighten emissionstargets every five years. Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought（干旱）and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.1.5℃This is the most ambitious goal for temperature rise set by the Paris Agreement,after a push by low-lying island nations like Kiribati, which say limitingtemperature rise to 1.5℃could save them from sinking.0.8℃This is how much temperatures have risen since the industrial age began, puttingus 40% of the way to the 2℃point.0℃The baseline here is average global temperature before the start of the industrialage.英语试卷第7页（共36页）英语试卷第8页（共36页）70. It can be concluded from paragraph 1 that _______.A. the problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020B. gas emissions have been effectively reduced in developed countriesC. the Paris Agreements is more influential than the Kyoto ProtocolD. humans have made continuous efforts to slow down global warming71.If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what wouldhappen by the year 2100?A. The human population would increase by one third.B. Little over 50% of all species would still exist.C. Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.D. The Agreement’s minimum goal would not be reached.72. If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperaturerise, since the start of the industrial age, should be_______.A. 0.8℃B. 1.5℃C. 2℃D. 3.5℃(C)Enough “meaningless drivel”. That’s the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like LinkedIn gather and use social media data.The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report, released last week, has blamed firms for making people sign up to long incomprehensible legal contracts and calls for an international standard or kitemark（认证标记）to identify sites that have clear terms and conditions.“The term and conditions statement that we all carelessly agree to is meaningless drivel to anyone,” says Andrew Miller, the chair of the committee. Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms. The simplified version would be checked by a third party and awarded a kitemark if it is an accurate reflection of the original.It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis. “We need to think through how we make that work in practice,” says Miller.Would we pay any more attention to a kitemark? “I think if you went and did the survey, people would like to think they would,” says Nigel Shadbolt at the University of Southampton, UK, who studies open data. “We do know people worry a lot about the inappropriate use of their information.” But what would happen in practice is another matter, he says.Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new. “We still don’t know how significant the long-term impact is going to be of unwise things that kids put on social media that come back and bite them in 20 years’ time,” he says.Shadbolt,who gave evidence to the committee,says the problem is that we don’t know how companies will use our data because their business models and uses of data are still evolv rge collections of personal information have become valuable only recently,he says.The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don’t expect, even if users have apparently given permission, show that the current situation isn’t working. If properly administered, a kitemark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to. Although they would still have to actually read them.73. What does the phrase “meaningless drivel” in paragraphs 1 and 3 refer to?A. Legal contracts that social media firms make people sign up to.B. Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.C. Guidelines on how to use social media websites properly.D. Insignificant data collected by social media firms.74. It can be inferred from the passage that Nigel Shadbolt doubts whether _______.A. social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark schemeB. people would pay as much attention to a kitemark as they thinkC. a kitemark scheme would be workable on a nationwide scaleD. the kitemark would help companies develop their business models75. Andrew Miller thinks social media needs more attention than banks mainly because_______.A. their users consist largely of kids under 20 years oldB. the language in their contracts is usually harder to understandC. the information they collected could become more valuable in futureD. it remains unknown how users’ data will be taken advantage of76. The writer advises users of social media to _______.A. think carefully before posting anything onto such websitesB. read the terms and conditions even if there is a kitemarkC. take no further action if they can find a kitemarkD. avoid providing too much personal information77. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Say no to social media?B. New security rules in operation!C. Accept without reading?D. Administration matters!Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed to reduce congestion（拥堵）英语试卷第9页（共36页）英语试卷第10页（共36页）at some of the country’s busiest stations.In the first move of its kind, all travellers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London Underground as part of a plan to increase capacity（容量）at the height of the rush hour.A six-month trial will be introduced at Holborn station from mid-April, eliminating the rule of standing on the right and walking on the left. The move, imitating a similar structure in Far Eastern cities such as Hong Kong, is designed to increase the number of people using long escalators at the busiest times. It could be expanded across the Tube network in coming years.According to London Underground, only 40 percent of travellers walk the full length of long escalators, leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the “standing” side.A three-week trial at Holborn last year found that the number of people using escalators at any one time of could be raised by almost a third. Peter McNaught, operations director at London Underground, said: “It may not seem right that you can go quicker by standing still, but our experiments at Holborn have proved that it can be true. This new six-month trial will help us find out if we can influence customers to stand on both sides in the long term.”Holborn has one of the longest sets of escalators on the Underground network at 23.4m high. Tube bosses claim that capacity was limited because so few people wanted to walk up—meaning only one side was used at all times. Research has shown that it is more effective use of escalators over 18.5m to ban walking.The previous trial found that escalators at the station normally carried 2 500 people between 8:30am and 9:30am on a typical day, rising to 3 250 during the research period.In the new trial, which will be launched from April 18, one of three “up” escalators will be standing only, with a second banning walking at peak times. A third will remain a mix of walking and standing.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. What is the existing problem with standing on the right and walking on the left?________________________________________________________________________ 79. What did last year’s three-week trial at Holborn station prove?________________________________________________________________________ 80. The research suggests that walking should be forbidden on escalators that are at least_________ in height.81. In the new trail, in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours, the other “up”escalators will be used for__________.第Ⅱ卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 我真希望自己的文章有朝一日能见报。
高中英语真题-2016届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷
2016届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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1.5 分，满分7.5 分）听下面五段对话。
每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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?A. a doorB. a keyC. milk2. What is the woman doing?A. taking a pictureB. enjoying a fountainC. climb ing mountains3. What advice does the woman give the man?A. run fastB. take mild exerciseC. run slowly for lo ng4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. a ghostB. a filmC. a story5. What is the man most probably?A. a policemanB. a teacherC. a doctor第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读各个小题；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题。
6. What are the speakers doing?A. preparing for a mealB. doing some shoppingC. talking about a recipe7. What do the speakers need to buy?A. cheese and potatoesB. onions and pepperC. mushrooms and butter听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。
上海市奉贤区奉贤中学高三英语模拟试题含解析
上海市奉贤区奉贤中学高三英语模拟试题含解析一、选择题1. My brother would like to buy a good watch but was available from thatshop. A．nothing B．none C．no one D．neither参考答案：B略2. --- Tom is absent from the meeting because his son is ill.---_______ I saw his son playing in the park just now.A. How can you say that?B. Come on.C. Don’t cheat me.D. What?参考答案：20. B. 考查交际。
Come on意为“得了吧”，指不相信对方说的话。
3. Although faced with stress from constant exams, she lost________ of her enthusiasm for study.A. someB.neitherC.noneD.all参考答案：C4. Someone knocked on the door and Jimmy hurried to see who _ was.A oneB .itC .he D. that参考答案：B5. The new law will come into _____ on the day it is passed.A. effectB. useC. serviceD. existence参考答案：A略6. In a natural disaster，minutes and even seconds of warning can makethe between life and death.A. divisionB. differenceC. separationD. sense参考答案：B7. Many people__________the topic on the Internet for some times, but there is still no clear agreement.A.will have discussedB.have been discussingC.were discussingD.had discussed参考答案：B8. ——Why are you considering leaving the company?——Because whatever I do never ______ my boss.A. satisfiesB. fitsC. meets D .reminds参考答案：A9. Scientists say human activity contributes to climate change, but they do not agree on the rate______ climate change may be developing.A. with whichB. with thatC. at whichD. at that参考答案：C略10. Smiling, more often than not, is a good way to avoid any possible in our daily life.A.explanationB.debateC.faultD.conflict参考答案：D11. The teacher felt his explanation of the grammar item was not to all the students.A.getting backB.getting acrossC.getting onD.getting over参考答案：B句意:老师感觉到他关于这一语法项目的讲解并没有被全体学生所领会。
(02)2016届英语六校(一)答案
上海市英语散装同步试卷参考答案六校联考（东昌、卢湾、光明、北虹、六十、同二）英语试卷听力录音材料和参考答案I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.W: Excuse me. I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in your paper.M: Ok, but you have to run your advertisement all weekQ: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?2.M: I spent so much time polishing my letter of application.W: It’s worthwhile to make the effort. You know just how important it is to give a good impression.Q: What do we know about the man?3.W: The game is so exciting. What time is it?M: It’s 3:40. They have only 20 minutes before it’s finished.Q: What time is the game due to finish?4.M: Yesterday, we went to Joe’s house to listen to music and dance.W: I heard that he had over 100 rock-n’-roll records. Is that true?Q: What do we learn about Joe?5.W: What are we going to do if it rains?M: We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain, the plan will have to be cancelled.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?6.M: Are you going to see a film with me tonight?W: No. I have to finish my composition which is due tomorrow morning.Q: What will the woman do tonight?7.W: Good evening, sir. Have you anything to declare?M: No. That’s why I came through the door where the notice says “Nothing to Declare.”Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?8.M: Is there anything more to do before we leave?W: I’ve closed all the windows and packed our clothes. You might call for a taxi as I lock the suitcase.Q: What does the woman ask the man to do?9.W: Mark was called up again to Mr. Allen’s room. Apparently, he went against his class teacher again.M: They say he takes after his elder brother, Bobby. He too used to get into a lot of trouble in school.Q: What can we learn form the conversation?10.M: Larry’s always checking share prices on the Internet these days.W: Yes, he’s always talking about which companies are on the way up and which ones are on the way down.Q: What is Larry probably interested in according to the conversation?Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.In the next few decades people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today. Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars. So in a few years people won't worry about running out of gas. Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology. F ＆ C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week. At the press conference the company will present its new, electronically operated models.Transportation in the future won't be limited to the ground. Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky. In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky. But the sky isn't the limit. In the future, you’ll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you'll hear someone say, “The spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes. Please check your equipment. And remember, no more than ten ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed.”Questions:11.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?12.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?13.What will passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon?Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.When John and Victoria Church arrived in New York from London for a one-year stay, they brought no furniture with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture.But they soon learned about a way of furnishing an apartment or a house that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.Why do people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people: international business, government officials, airline workers, young married couples—the people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another—find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they will soon grow to dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they rent. And people whose work takes them from place to place save themselves the trouble of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new home.14.According to the passage, who are more likely to rent furnishings?15.Why do people who move frequently rent furnishings?16.What might be the best title for the passage?Section CBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.M: Are you Emma White, from Canada?W: Hello! Yes, I am. I registered this summer course by mail on 9th January. Are you Mr. Fang?M: Yes. I’m a teacher of this course. You are welcome to study mandarin.W: Thanks a lot. I’m interested in Chinese culture very much. By the way, how many students are there in a class?M: Each class has 10 students and they are from different countries.W: Good! I can make a lot of friends then.M: It will take us two months to learn this course. When will you have to go back to Canada?W: I’ll be returning to Vancouver in the coming December, just before the Christmas.M: Will you be attending school at that time?W: Yes, I have to continue my lessons at college in Vancouer.M: What do you major in at your college?W: I major in history. This is why I want to know more about Chinese culture.M: OK, I quite understand and I think you will gain a lot in our summer course and good luck to you!W: Thanks!Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.W: Now. Mr. Brown, what’s the trouble with you?M: I just can’t sleep well, doctor.W: How long have you had this problem?M: For about two months.W: Two months? Do you have a headache?M: Sometimes.W: Fever?M: No.W: Excuse me, but can I know if you have any family problems?M: No, not really. My wife and I get along pretty well.W: And how about your work?M: I have been working a lot lately—10 to 11 hours a day.W: Maybe you should take a vacation and just have a good rest for a while.M: Yeah, well, but I can’t right now. We are in the middle of some important business.W: I see. And is that business going on well?M: Well, it doesn’t appear so good at the moment.W: So you are worried about that, aren’t you?M: I guess so.W: Do you like your job, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, of course.W: I suggest you should consider a job change.M: But it is rather hard to find a new job at my age, you know.W: Yes, I understand. But you really ought to slow down. If you go on working like this, you are going to kill yourself.M: Many thanks for your advice.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Listening Comprehension:1-5 CABAC 6-10 DCDBB11-13 DAB 14-16 BCA17. Canada 18. college 19. January 20. History21. sleep well 22. get along well 23. in the middle 24. job changeGrammar and VocabularySection A(A) 25. kept 26. that 27. others 28.if/when 29. to go 30. an31. was packed 32. that/which(B) 33. when 34. arriving 35. swept 36. in 37.less experienced 38. In spite of39. how 40. WhetherSection B41-45 IEGBF 46-50 DCHAKReading ComprehensionSection A 51-55 BACCD 56-60 BDBCA 61-65DABDBSection B 66-69 CACD 70-73 DACA 74-77 DCDBSection C78. having low tuition and high quality education/ producing good results79. Because without college degrees they won’t find self-supporting jobs.80. access to needy students, percentage of students getting Pell grants, and affordability81. it’s difficult to educate a number of disadvantage studentsTranslation1.Due to the sudden heavy rain(1’), the outdoor concert (1’)had to (1’)be cancelled.(1’)2.W hether we’ll re alize our dream or not(1’’) instead of/ratherthan on opportunity.(1’)Whether our dreams can come true (1’)mainly depends not on chance/opportunities(2’) but on our efforts. (1’)3.It was not until the late 20th century that (2’)he established himself as(1’) a well-known musician.(1’)4.There is no doubt that (1’)nothing can substitute for health(1’), so(0.5’) children should be encouragedto (1’)do exercise (1’)regularly(0.5’)/ on a regular basis.5.At the car exhibition(1’), an experienced salesman(1’) is demonstrating(1’) a new smart car(1’) thefans have been looking forward to.(1’)。
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2015 学年第一学期期中考试（暨区六校联考） 高三英语试卷2015 年 11 月 第I卷 (共 103 分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. To the gym. B. To the beach 2. A. To go to Mexico on Friday. C. To visit the impressionism exhibition. 3. A. $69. 4. A. A teacher. B. $92. B. A policeman. C. To a restaurant. D. To the zoo. B. To attend a concert on Saturday. D. To enjoy modern art with Sylvia. C. $46. C. A doctor. B. At Domestic Arrivals. D. At the check-in desk. B. The woman will read with the man. D. The woman practices yoga. C. 74.8 D. 178 B. The woman is too old. D. The dresses lack variety. B. Taking a driving course. D. Attending an art lesson. C. Around 19 hours. D. Around 21 hours. D. $23. D. A nurse.5. A. At International Department. C. At the customs. 6. A. The man will accompany the woman. C. The man loves yoga too. 7. A. 154 B. 187 8. A. The woman is overweight. C. The man is impatient. 9. A. Receiving a medical treatment. C. Doing a make-up training. 10. A. Around 12 hours. B. Around 15 hours.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Art history class is taught in lecture hall. B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom. C. Professors teach through real world experiences. D. Students appreciate classroom learning. 12. A. To support his point of view. B. To praise the professor. C. To advise us to study psychology. D. To praise his friend. 13. A. Learning through experience is important. B. Students learn a lot from textbooks.C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks. D. Students get firsthand information by observation. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To take her home. B. To help her record some songs. C. To ask the radio station for help. D. To look for ways to make her better. 15. A. They didn’t think that would work. C. The new law didn’t allow them to do so. 16. A. Never be frightened by serious diseases. B. Music has a good effect on sick people. C. Care and love are important and helpful. D. A radio station is a good place to express your feelings. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Flight Reservation Name Flight number Destinations Departure Time Flight Class Air Fare Jack Hawkins 220 & 414 (17) 7:30 p.m. (18) (19) $ (20) and New York 22 & 3:30 p.m. December 3 B. They never did that before. D. They wanted to be paid if they did that.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Why does the woman say that he has Because the (21) of his presentation is prepared hard? great, and it includes useful information. What’s the problem in his presentation? How should he deliver his speech? What should be done to improve the slides? He (22) much. the information on the slides too with the audience andHe should (23) communicates with them.Delete detailed information and just keep (24)Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A) One spot of the Great Wall, one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks, recently accommodated a set built and abandoned by a film crew in May in Beijing, a newspaper reported. The remains of the prop set are still at the section of the Great Wall in Mentougou, Beijing, built near the No. 3 Watchtower. There are 17 ancient watchtowers which (25) (recognize) by China’s cultural authorities as cultural relics under protection. The leftovers, (26) are not harmonious with the original scenery, have indeed harmed the environment and historical landscape. Some local village residents have no idea (27) the film is about. They didn’t know the film title, the director, the actors or anything else (28) the fact that it is a film or TV series set in ancient China. (25) villagers as well as cultural departments, said they didn’t even know this had happened (26) the location is remote, far away from urban Beijing and they didn’t see any documents from a higher administration approving the filming in May.According to Beijing’s rules and regulations, such film shooting (31) should be removed after the shooting with cultural relics (32) be punished and fined, and the tapes would be confiscated. first be approved and the set (leave) unharmed. Otherwise, the crew will(B) Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, (33) 18-city survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient and frequently frightened student population (34) (create) additional problems-both legal and educational-for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers. Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of (35) do not attend school on a regular basis. But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and (36) less than half of them attend school regularly. One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists (37) the "throwaway" youths who (38) (cast) off their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by (39) on the streets. Federal law, the Stewart McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief (40) all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. favor B. charges C. combine D. disturbanceE. essential I. presentF. involved J. signsG. luxurious K. turnedH. potentialDing. Bzzzt. Beep. That’s the sound of conversation in restaurants these days. Where cellphones were once considered 41 as people chatted loudly into them during meals, smartphones now 42 a whole new set of issues as entire table disappear into the Internet via small sceens. The modern smartphone has 43 into instant messenger, mailbox, camera, flashlight, computer, map, dictionary, newspaper, personal assistant and etc. And as such its use at the table has become so popular that “restaurants are now forced to 44 how to deal with them with the service and table maintenance,” says Eric Rosenfeld, the general manager of the 45 restaurant II Covo, in Mid-City Los Angeles, which has begun offering diners small plates to hold their phones in order to protect them from 46 spills. Some fine dining restaurants aren’t in 47 of cellphone use. And a few places go as far as to post “no cellphone” 48 . But most restaurants, like II Covo, are finding ways to address what many consider the new reality of our fast-paced digital era while at the same time working to encourage diners to stay 49 with their dining companions. “If a diner would like to have their phone on the table, we want to protect it as much as possible,” Rosenfeld explains, adding that many restaurants in Los Angeles even provide dinners with iPhone or BlackBerry 50 in case their cellphones should be out of power. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Peace and development are the themes of the times. People across the world should join hands in advancing the lofty cause of peace and development of mankind. A peaceful environment is a/an 51 for national, regional and even global development. 52 peace or political stability, there would be no economic progress to speak of. This has been fully 53 by both the past and the present. In today’s world, the international situation is, on the whole, moving towards relaxation. 54 , conflicts and even local wars caused by various factors have kept cropping up, and 55 still remains in some areas. All this has 56 the economic development of the countries and regions concerned, and has also adversely affected the world economy. All responsible statesmen and governments must 57 the UN Charter(宪章) and the universally acknowledged norms(准则) 58 international relations, and work for a universal, lasting and comprehensive peace. 59 should be allowed to cause tension or armed conflicts against the interests of the people. There are still in this world a few interest groups, which always want to seek 60 by creating tension here and there. This is 61 the will of the majority of the people and against the trend of the times. An enormous market 62 can be created and economic prosperity promoted only when continued efforts are made to 63 that people around the world live and work in peace and 64 on economic development and on scientific and technological innovation. I hope that all of us here today will join hands with all other peace-loving people and work for lasting world peace and the 65 interests of all nations and regions.51. A. situation 52. A. Without 53. A. illustrated 54. A. However 55. A. pressure 56. A. increased 57. A. revise 58. A. influencing 59. A. All 60. A. rewarding 61. A. for 62. A. chance 63. A. supply 64. A. insist 65. A. commonB. must B. With B. suggested B. For instance B. tension B. slowed B. ignore B. neglecting B. Nobody B. gains B. within B. shortage B. convey B. focus B. advancedC. arrangement C. Despite C. proven C. In fact C. result C. changed C. obey C. answering C. Neither C. respects C. against C. situation C. believe C. keen C. relaxingD. tradition D. Except D. recognized D. Besides D. response D. promoted D. produce D. governing D. Others D. treasure D. to D. order D. ensure D. live D. definiteSection B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) “My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more. The children don’t just plan any city. They map and analyze the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and predict its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom,” says the teacher w ho developed this program. They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected “official” and “planning group” makes all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser. CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children’s own standards. 66. The Program is designed to _________. A. develop children’s problem-solving abilities B. train young scientists for city planning C. direct kids to build solar collectors D. train kids to be future architects 67. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to _________. A. find out kids’ creative ideas B. help kids with their program C. give children lectures D. discuss with the teacher68. Who is the designer of the program? A. A teacher. B. An architect. C. An official. D. A scientist. 69. The children feel free in the program because they _________. A. can design future buildings themselves B. need not worry about making mistakes C. are given enough time to design models D. have new ideas and rich imagination (B) Mini Book Excerpts(节选) Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor. J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27） Mystery(疑案小说) “You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it? ” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again. A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t. You Are Free by Danzy Senna（Riverhead Books,$15） Humor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day’s drive of most cities? Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99） 70. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by A. Ecco B. Random House C. Riverhead Books D. Atria Books 71. The book Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for . A. young children B. Disney World workers C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children 72. Which book describes women with characters of their own? A. You Are Free B. J. D. Salinger: A Life C. Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts D. Red Wolf 73. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that . .A. the murderer got away with the crime C. the boy helped arrest the murdererB. Benny died of an accident D. Annika carried out the crime(C) Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards(外部奖赏), from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive(认知学派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, believe that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary(金钱的) rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements(刺激) indeed aid inventiveness(创造力), according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology". "If kids know they're working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity," says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. "But it's easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much desire for rewards." A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades. In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims. 74. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward _____. A. the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards B. the amount of monetary rewards for students' creativity C. the study of relationship between actions and their consequences D. the effects of external rewards on students' performance 75. What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students? A. They have no doubts about them. B. They have doubts about them. C. They approve of them. D. They avoid talking about them. 76. Which of the following can best raise students' creativity according to Robert Eisenberger? A. Giving them tasks they have not dealt with before. B. Giving them tasks which require inventiveness. C. Giving them rewards they really deserve. D. Giving them rewards they hope for. 77. It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ______. A. rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of students B. punishment is more effective than rewarding C. failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standards D. discouraging the students' anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion—a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, neither anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions or bonds among members of groups. Society’s economic functions would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no motivation to work. In fact, there would be no motivation of any kind. As we will see, motivation implies a capacity to enjoy certain activities. In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size or texture , but an object’s physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us—hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations coloured by emotions in our families, communities and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good” and others are “bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social lives—from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals when performing important tasks. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.) 78. In the emotionless world, people could not get benefits from experience due to__________________. 79. As individuals, how do we classify objects? 80. According to the passage, the concept of right or wrong comes from __________________. 81. Why emotions are significant for man’s survival ?第 II 卷 (共 47 分) I. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 没有必要卷入别人的私事。