浦东新区2011学年第一学期期末质量抽测高三

浦东新区2011 学年第一学期期末质量抽测高三英语试题
（本卷满分150 分；完卷时间120 分钟）
第I 卷（共105 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 hear d. …
1. A. 16.‖ B. 10. C. 8. D. 8.
2. A. Mother and child. B. Manager and customer.
C. Nurse and child.
D. Boss and clerk.
3. A. Frank. B. Rude. C. Determined. D. Sensitive.
4. A. At 9:40. B. At 10:10. C. At 10:20. D. At 10:50.
5. A. Tom is lazy and doesn’t want to work hard. …
B. Tom is so stupid that he can’t study well.
C. Tom should have a more patient teacher.
D. Tom just doesn’t know why he needs to study.
6. A. He thinks the class is not big enough. B. He doesn’t agree with the woman.
C. He thinks that the class is too big.
D. He is going to sign up for another class.
7. A. Bobby would not keep on doing the experiment.
B. Bobby had got the result of the experiment already.
C. Bobby thought the experiment was well done.
D. Bobby had expected the experiment to be easier.
8. A. They will hold a furniture display. B. They are short of chairs for the audience.
C. They will hold a lecture tonight. ‖
D. They haven’t prepared the lecture well.
9. A. She will disappoint everybody with her speech.
B. She will do as good a job as she did last time.
C. She will be successful if she practises more.
D. She has good reason to worry about the speech.
10. A. They shouldn’t change their plan. B. They’d better change their mind.
C. The tennis game won’t last long.
D. The weather forecast is not reliable.
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. Because no police drove me away. B. Because he liked to dream there.
C. Because he had no money.
D. Because he could see the hotel.
12. A. One Saturday evening. ‖ B. One Sunday evening.
C. One Saturday morning.
D. One Sunday morning.
13. A. Because he didn’t like the warm and soft bed.
B. Because he liked to sleep in the park.
C. Because he couldn’t pay for it.
D. Because he wanted to have a good dream.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Lawyer. B. Computer programmer.
C. Blogger (博客).
D. Firefighter.
15. A. 21% of all the employers. B. 1% of American teenagers.
C. 79% of all the employers. ‖
D. 1% of American adults.
16. A. With many bloggers, America is sure to win her reputation in the world.
B. Washington is the city which has most bloggers in America.
C. There are few employees of newspapers than a few years ago.
D. The topics of blogging cover almost every area of peo ple’s daily life.
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. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
At the Lost and Found
The item lost: The man’s17 camera.
The name of the man: 18 Adams. ‖
The thing the woman is supposed to do: To fill in a Lost 19 Form.
The man’s telephone number:20
The camera’s make and model:S amsung J302.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
How does Clive spare his free time? H elp in 21
How does Catherine spare her free time? 22
What are Clive’s favorites? The books with lots of 23 in them. ‖
What does Catherine feel nervous about? Her 24 is drawing near.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. The January Proficiency Oral Test is actually close _____ hand. ―
A. at
B. in
C. by
D. on
26. To keep slim, Alice will spend half of her holiday practicing Yoga and _____ half learning
dancing.
A. another
B. the other
C. other’s
D. other
27. Life is full of ups and downs, but if you focus on the negative, it _____ affect everything you do.
A. must
B. dare
C. should
D. can
28. David got a higher grade for Mathematics, and he did make _____ mistakes.
A. few
B. fewer
C. less
D. more
29. - Has Tim finished writing his annual budget report?
- I have no idea. He _____ it this morning.
A. did
B. has done
C. was doing
D. had done
30. The construction of the new art museum started two years ago, but it _____ so far due to
various reasons.
A. has not completed
B. has not been completed
C. had not completed
D. had not been completed
31. Studies show that daydreaming contributes significantly to concentration powers and the
ability _____ with others.
A. communicating
B. to be communicated
C. to communicate
D. to communicating
32. While staying home is a tradition at the Spring Festival, ―_____ a trip with family members
can also be a nice alternative.
A. to take
B. taking
C. took
D. taken
33. Rescuers pulled out the last surviving miner _____ for 40 hours following a rock burst.
A. trapped
B. being trapped
C. were trapped
D. had trapped
34. The General Bureau has put a sever ban on TV series _____ scenes of smoking cigarettes.
A. to show
B. shown
C. showing
D. to be showing
35. Only through lifelong learning _____ in the highly competitive society.
A. you can survive
B. can you survive
C. do you survive
D. are you survived
36. Employers often give jobs to _____ they believe has work experience and a strong sense of duty.
A. whoever
B. whomever
C. who
D. whom
37. Thanksgiving Day takes on an entirely different look in China, _____ malls and e-businesses
are competing in sale promotions as the holiday approaches.
A. where
B. that
C. what
D. which
38. As a saying goes, life is a cafeteria. You can get anything you want _____ you are willing to
pay the price.
A. even if
B. as far as‖
C. as if
D. as long as
39. The chairman announced the end of the meeting _____ I could get in a word.
A. before
B. when
C. after
D. once
40. If you often feel tired out and can’t focus your attention, that is _____ you have to stop
working and to have a rest.
A. why
B. whether
C. when
D. what
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. steadily
B. processes
C. environmental
D. displays
E. covered
F. varies
G. severe
H. influence
I. inherited
J. fortunately
Many trees and shrubs change color in fall. For years, scientists have worked hard to
understand the changes that happen to them. They find that three factors 41 fall’s col orful
farewell —leaf pigments (色素), length of night, and weather. The timing of the color change is
mainly regulated by the increasing length of night. ‖None of the other 42 influences, such as temperature, rainfall, food supply, are as unchanging as the 43 increasing length of night
during fall. As days grow shorter, and nights grow longer and cooler, biochemical 44 in
leaves begin to paint the landscape with an explosion of colors. And Nature puts on one of its
most splendid 45 of beauty.
The timing of the color change 46 by species. Some species in southern forests can
become vividly colorful in late summer while all other species are still vigorously green. Oaks put
on their colors long after other species have already shed their leaves. These differences in timing among species seem to be genetically 47 , for a particular species, whether on a high mountain or in warmer lowlands, will change color at the same time.
However, some species are evergreens. Pines, for example, are green all the year round
because they have toughened up. They have developed over the years a needle-like or scale-like foliage (绿叶植物), which is 48 with a heavy wax coating. And the liquid inside their cells
contains cold-resistant elements. So the leaves of evergreens can safely withstand (经受住) all but
the most 49 winter conditions, such as those in the Arctic.
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.
Every year the United States exports ―cultural products‖to the rest of the world while it only imports similar products from other countries equal to about one percent of the amount exported.
Movies, for example, are one such 50 . The movie industry in countries like England and
Italy is almost completely 51 on American exports. Both countries report that 85% to 95%
of all movie tickets sold each year are for movies produced in the United States. Millions of people
worldwide buy American pop, rap, and rock music. Billions of people drink Coca-Cola and eat
McDonald’s hamburgers. ‖American software 52 the computer market.
Can all of the above products be called ―cultural‖, however? That depends on how one 53
culture. Most people 54 culture into two forms: ―high‖culture and ―low‖culture. High
culture is the kind produced by writers arid 55 . It is more concerned with stimulating thought
in the people who view or use it and does not 56 care how marketable people find it. Low
culture, 57 , is viewed as a product usually for entertainment and is only as good as how well
it sells. Because it is 58 by masses of people, this type of culture can also be called ―mass
culture‖. The 59 between low and high culture are not very clear.
Pierre Guerlain, a professor of English and American Studies in France, points out that when
a cultural product is imported, the product cannot cover the existing culture, thus 60 it. The
imported product is changed to adapt to the local context. Anyone who believes that a society
which imports American products of mass culture will become a 61 of America is being
naive (幼稚的). ‖
American may seem to have the strongest hand in exporting cultural products, but there is a boomerang (相反的) 62 for being more of an exporter than importer. Because Europeans
and Japanese import so many cultural products from the United States, they know a lot more about American culture 63 than Americans know about European or Japanese culture. It is a
definite advantage for the Europeans and Japanese to be bilingual as well as bicultural. These
countries can use their knowledge of American society and 64 to increase their chances of success in the American market.
50. A. aspect B. product C. example D. project
51. A. fixed B. emphasized C. called D. dependent
52. A. dominates B. abandons C. enters D. grasps
53. A. defines B. presents C. absorbs D. creates
54. A. prefer B. divide C. alter D. view
55. A. designers B. technicians C. composers D. artists
56. A. comprehensively B. temporarily C. necessarily D. representatively
57. A. as a result B. as a whole C. on the average D. on the other hand
58. A. consumed B. produced C. invested D. sponsored
59. A. connections B. distinctions C. ranges D. advantages
60. A. overcoming B. accepting C. attracting D. replacing
61. A. source B. supplier C. copy D. target
62. A. effect B. feedback C. disadvantage D. idea
63. A. in particular B. in general C. in contrast D. in the meantime
64. A. values B. economy C. policies D. characteristics
Section 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)
Until recently, the ―science of the future‖was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.
Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials. However, it is still
difficult to manufacture anything that has the property of wool to conserve (保存) heat and also to
absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the
combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects.
Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in ―growing‖a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be ―biotech hearts and eyes‖which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.
The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996
the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have
come true, said that we may soon be able to develop, remarkably cheap and renewable sources of
energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us
repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power
sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating
dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy
without increasing that pollution to disastrous levels unless we develop power sources that are
both cheaper and cleaner. ‖
It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other ―science of the future‖can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.
65. The materials produced with organic chemistry are _____ at present.
A. not as good as natural materials
B. as good as an insect’s body
C. better than natural materials
D. as good as wool
66. According to the passage, it may soon be possible _____.
A. to transplant human organs
B. to make something as good as human skin
C. to produce drugs without side effects
D. to make artificial hearts and eyes
67. In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that _____.
A. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years
B. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future
C. biological power sources would be put into use soon
D. we will never stop using non-renewable power sources
68. What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Biological power will keep all its promises.
B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.
C. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.
D. Biological power may not be as risky as nuclear power.
(B)
We’ve all been there, finishing a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downing cookie after cookie while cramming (死记硬背) for a big test. But when done a lot —especially without realizing it —emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.
Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings. But understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it. ‖
One of the biggest myths (荒诞的说法) about emotional eating is that it’s driven by negative feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like th e romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast.
Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. More often,
though, it’s the coun tless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort or distraction in
food.
Emotional eating patterns can be learned: A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. A kid who is given cookies as a way to stop crying may learn to link cookies with comfort. It’s not easy t o ―unlearn‖patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.
We’re all emotional eaters to some extent (who hasn’t suddenly found room for dessert after a filling dinner?). But for some people, emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain.
The trouble with emotional eating (aside from the health issues) is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you did. That’s why it helps to know the d ifferences between physical hunger and emotional hunger. ‖Next time you reach for a snack, check in and see which type of hunger is driving it.
69. People turn to emotional eating because _____.
A. they are preparing for the test
B. they enjoy the pleasure of eating
C. they want to seek comfort or distraction
D. they feel better after eating
70. By saying ―We’ve all been there‖(Paragraph 1), the author means _____.
A. finishing a whole bag of chips out of freedom is bad
B. we are all emotional eaters to some extent
C. our health will be affected by emotional eating
D. people eat more without realizing it
71. If you want to break away from the patterns of emotional eating, the first thing you should do is to _____.
A. reduce stress and anxiety
B. relax and try to lose weight
C. stop seeking comfort from food
D. realize what is happening
(C)
ASK LASKAS
YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS, SHE’S GOT ANSWERS
Q My problem is computer gaming. I do it day and night, averaging four hours of sleep. I can’t control of this, and I don’t know where to go for help. Do you?Player
A Dear player,
You have an addiction. For some people playing video games releases dopamine, a powerful
brain chemical that makes you feel good. You’d toss your cigarettes if you were ready to quit,
right? To kick the habit, get help from a health professional. And don’t look for help on line; that would be like an alcoholic going to the bar for advice. ‖
Q My brother’s wife just had triplets (三胞胎). This is such a joy! Yet every time I share the news with co-workers, they ask me if she was on fertility pills. I think this is rude — or has society just become so talk-show numbed (麻木的) that you can ask anyone anything? No Show Host
A Dear Host,
Yes. Our society has become increasingly disrespectful of privacy. But don’t blame it all on
the talk shows. Continue to celebrate and greet impolite questions with stony silence. Their fertility
history i s nobody’s business but their own.
Q I work at an amusement park, and my manager steals supplies. She has a catering business on the side, and we’ve seen her load up her van at the back gates. The big bosses think she the best thing since buttered brea d, and we’re all afraid that if we say nothing, we’ll lose our jobs. What can we do? Righteous
A Dear Righteous,
Be sure you’re right. You must have evidence about what and why things are going out the
back gates. Once you know for certain, it’s tim e to go to the bosses and report what you have seen.
Q My stepson’s wife so metimes leaves their eight-year-old home alone for ―a short run to the store.‖That may be an hour or so. I believe by law we should report it. What do you think?
The In-laws
A Dear Laws,
I don’t know what the child-protection laws in your state are, but I do know that children
need care and attention. This child may be able and unafraid, but kids aren’t always careful. It also
sounds like there is stress in your family relationship. One thing you can do to help this situation is offer to baby-sit when Mom needs to step out.
72. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Dopamine is a powerful brain chemical good to our health.
B. Looking for help on line is like getting help from a health professional.
C. Player is a video game addict who smokes and sleeps few hours.
D. Player is advised to stay clear of the screen. ‖
73. According to the Q&A, _____.
A. Host’s colleagues are insensitive
B. The talk-show is to blame
C. Somebody’s business is everybody’s
D. Host’s sister-in-law was on fertility pills
74. What we can infer from the Q&A is _____.
A. The Mom is not to blame because she needs a short run to the store
B. Children need care and attention, though not for all of them
C. Laws, the old lady, wants to report what she sees to the child’s father
D. LASKAS doesn’t seem to approve of Laws’ trying to report what she sees
75. Which Q&A mentioned transport?
A. The first.
B. The second. ‖
C. The third.
D. None.
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Illegal hunting has caused a decrease in the number of sea turtles.
B. Most turtles are eaten by Mexicans and Mexican Americans.
C. A campaign to protect sea turtles. ‖
D. Many people kill and eat turtles in a religious observance.
E. Government should prevent sea turtle hunting to increase the number of the species.
F. A letter was written to Pope to save endangered sea turtles.
76.
Environmental groups in the United States are leading a campaign to save thousands of endangered sea turtles. ‖They have asked Pope John Paul the Second to ban turtle meat during the Christian religious observance known as Lent. Christians observe Lent in preparation for the holiday of Easter.
77.
Environmental groups say illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles in southern California and Mexico. It has been illegal to harvest and eat sea turtle meat in Mexico for more than ten years. However, demand for sea turtle meat is widespread in both Southern California and Mexico. Biologists believe that illegal hunting is one of the main reasons for the sharp drop in sea turtle populations during the past thirty years.
78.
The week before Easter Sunday is an especially deadly time for the turtles. As many as 5,000 turtles are killed during this time each year. Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter. Many people do not eat meat during this holy time in order to obey the rules of Lent. Because sea turtles swim, many people consider them to be fish. Fish is permitted during Lent.
79.
The Sea Turtle Conservation Network is a union of fishermen, environmental activists and researchers. They sent a letter to Pope John Paul, urging the Roman Catholic Church leader to officially declare that sea turtle flesh is meat, not fish or seafood. They say thousands of these endangered animals would be saved if people did not eat them during this religious period. The letter also asked members of the Catholic Church to obey laws banning the capture of turtles in Mexico and the United States. ‖
80.
About 35,000 endangered sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of Baja, California
each year. Studies have shown a sharp drop in the numbers of females. They travel from as far
away as Japan to lay their eggs on local beaches. Environmental activists say hunting sea turtles
for their meat is the main barrier to the recovery of the species. They have urged the governments
of the United States and Mexico to improve enforcement of the ban on sea turtle harvesting.
Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words.
―Severe fatigue (疲乏), very weak. I could barely walk down the block,‖says Wendy Moro. Why, she wondered, then, Wendy and her doctor begin to suspect her plate. ―A few times a week I was having fish, whether it was once or four times,‖says Wendy. ―What kind of fish? Swordfish, tuna and sea bass, the highest mercury-content (汞含量) fish sold in the commercial market,‖says Dr. Jane Hightower.
Mercury enters the ocean with commercial pollution. It works its way up the food chain, and
apparently into to some of the most popular fish on the market. Wendy’s doctor, Dr. Jane
Hightower, was so suspicious that she began testing her Bay Area patients. All consumed large
amounts of fish, and an overwhelming majority tested high for mercury in their systems.
―I was seeing hair loss, fatigue, muscle ache, headache, feeling just an ill feeling.‖Hightower
said.
The symptoms began to clear up when Hightower cut the amount of fish in their diets. ―It
was so obvious, but the problem was still unknown to the public,‖she said. ―I even wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine.‖(A tambourine is a small one-sided drum with metal disks around its rim.) Her published findings drew national attention. But despite her study, there is still fierce debate over how much fish is safe to eat, and how much mercury consumers are actually eating. So we decided to do our own test.
According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the safe level of mercury intake
for a 120-pound woman like Wendy is a little over 38 micrograms per week. On average, a single
serving of tuna purchased here in the Bay Area contained more mercury than the EPA
recommends a woman of Wendy’s size eat for an entire week. Sea bass had nearly twice that level,
and swordfish nearly six times th e EPA’s safe mercury intake for a week, in a single serving.
While there is little scientific data on how the body reacts to high levels of mercury, it has
been linked to symptoms ranging from muscle pain to hair loss, birth defects, and muscle fatigue.
And, as in our testing, the evidence is mounting that the larger the fish, the more the exposure.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
81. The popular fish on the market obtain mercury through _____ and _____.
82. When Dr. Hightower ―wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine‖, she meant to _____.
83. What did Dr. Hightower do with the information she discovered?
84. What should people do according to the test done by the EPA?
第II 卷（共45 分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 简单的生活方式有利于环保。

(benefit)
2. 应该更多地关心父母远在他乡打工的孩子们。

(concern)…
3. 面对困难你越是镇定自若，就越有可能克服它们。

(likely)
4. 如今有很多蔬菜种植在温室里而不是菜园里，为的是不受风雨和昆虫的侵害。

(so that)
5. 我和他志同道合，且年龄和家庭背景相似，我想着就是为什么我们成为好朋友的原因。

(which)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
每个人都有自己的闪光之处。

请结合自身成长过程，叙述一件最值得自己骄傲的事，并说说其中的感悟。

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浦东新区2011 学年第一学期期末质量抽测高三英语试题
参考答案及听力文字
第I 卷
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
1~5 BBADD‖6~10 CDCBA
Section B
11~13 CCD 14~16 CDA
Section C‖
17. digital
18. Mark
19. Property。