上海市格致中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题

格致中学 二〇一七学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级 英语试卷（共 10 页）(测试 120 分钟内完成，总分 150 分，试后交答题卷)I. Listening Comprehension (30%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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.7. A. Give his ankle a good rest.B. Treat his injury immediately.C. Continue his regular exercises.D. Be careful when climbing steps. 8. A. Go on a diving tour in Europe.B. Add 300 dollars to his budget.C. Travel overseas on his own.D. Join a package tour to Mexico. 9. A. In case some problems should occur. B. In case they should be late. C. To avoid more work later on. D. To make better preparations.1. A. Sorry. B. Annoyed. C. Excited. D. Puzzled. 2. A. An accountant. B. A surgeon. C. An artist. D. A scientist. 3. A. 2000 yuan. B. 3200 yuan. C. 1200 yuan. D. 3600 yuan. 4. A. On a plane.B. In a physical medical roomC. In a boat.D. In a school rest room. 5. A. A j ob.B. An article.C. A book.D. An author. 6. A. Twins.B. Classmates.C. Friends.D. Cousins.10.A. The rock band needs more hours of practice.B.The rock band is going to play here for a month.C.Their hard work has resulted in a big success.D.He appreciates the woman’s help with the band.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Its strong education system. B. Its population.C. Its growing tourism industry.D. Its bilingual signs.12.A. All citizens receive quality English teaching.B.More money should be spent on teacher training.C.An English-speaking environment should be built.D.Tourism industry should be promoted.13.A. The foreign investment will increase.B.It will bring the economic and social benefits.C.The education system will be strengthened.D.It will improve Singapore’s ranking in English level.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. He shopped for groceries.B.He took care of his sick parent.C.He cared for his younger brother.D.He made important family decisions.15.A. It may help children grow up quickly.B.It may force children to sacrifice their childhoods.C.It will turn children’s responsibility into a delight.D.It will make children more isolated and confused.16.A. Children getting satisfaction from helping others.B.Children taking on adult responsibility.C.Frustration and stress caused to children by parents.D.The environment for children’s better growth.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A. Tour guide. B. Journalist. C. Editor. D. Typist.18.A. Some newly discovered scenic spots.B.Big changes in the Amazon V alley.C.A new railway under construction.D.The beautiful Amazon rain forest.19.A. In news weeklies.B.In newspapers’ Sunday editions.C.In a local evening paper.D.In overseas editions of U. S. magazines.20.A. To become a professional writer.B.To get her life story published soon.C.To be employed by a newspaper.D.To sell her articles to a news service.II.Grammar and Vocabulary (共20 分每题1 分)Section 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."How should a Nobel laureate dress?" asked Kazuo Ishiguro, who, 40 minutes earlier, had found out he 21 (award) the Nobel Prize for Literature.T o say the news was unexpected is an understatement. He literally couldn't believe it.22 that was, his phone began to ring constantly, an orderly queue of TV crews started to form outsidehis front door ("how do they all know where I live?"), and his publishers dispatched a top team to his house as back-up.This was not fake news. This was delightful, surprising news. Maybe there were others who23 (win) instead, he wondered. "But that is the nature of prizes. They are a lottery."24 chaos reigned around him, he was calm, assured and t houghtful, 25 (talk) (after nipping upstairs to fetch a smart jacket for our interview) about his belief in the power of stories and 26 those that he wrote would often explore wasted lives and opportunities."I've always had 27 faith that it should be possible, if you tell stories in a certain way, to transcend barriers of race, class and e thnicity."For me, he is one of the great living writers working in any language. All writers can tell stories. Ishiguro tells stories on 28 level.He places the reader in some sort of alternative reality - which might be the future, it might be the present, it might be the past. They feel like places that are whole and real, 29 you don't know them.They're weird and not necessarily happy places. But they're places that you can inhabit and relate to,and you become deeply involved with the characters. That's the writer's job --- he just does it30 (good) than mostSection 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.ourselves. It is not the future we want for our children. It is not the future we want for our world.Today, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced his decision to 33 the United States from the Paris Agreement. I do respect his decision, but I do think it is an 34 mistake both for the US and for our planet.I just said it to President Trump, in a few words a few minutes ago this 35 . Tonight, I wish to tell the United States: France believes in you. The world believes in you. I know that you are a great nation. Iknow your history, our common history.T o all the scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and responsible citizens who were disappointed by thedecision of the president of the United States, I want to say they will find in France a second homeland. I callon them —come and work here with us, to work together on 36 solutions for our climate, ourenvironment. I can assure you: France will not give up the fight.I reaffirm clearly that Paris agreement will remain 37 and will be 38 not just by France, but by all the other nations. Over the coming hours, I will have the opportunity to speak with ourmain partners to define a common strategy and to launch new 39 . I already know that I can counton themI call on you to remain confidence. We will succeed, because we are 40 , because whereverwe live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility to make our planet great a gain.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fillin each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its pets thanon its children. Although this is a rather shocking statistics, it should not 41 anyone who has seenthebeautiful doggy bedroom or the quiet shady groves where loved pets rest. It is possible that Americans areunique in treating their little friends in this way, but the information we have suggests that the English, too,are 42 to their pets.This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human foodor, at least, are 43 less nutritious. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent twohundred million pounds on pet food alone, 44 veterinary (兽医的) bills or animal furniture. It is difficult not to feel 45 with this when one considers what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty, so it is 46 for me to get hot under the collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog home.There are a variety of reasons why I find the popularity of British pets 47 . They cause physical problems. An example of this is New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogsleave on the streets. Many people find this funny, but in a number of large cities it is a major problem.Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of rabies---a disease with no known cure---that has made theEnglish government impose strict 48 on animals coming into the United Kingdom. When the Spanishgovernment recently 49 a number of homeless dogs as protection against the same threat, English touristimmediately wrote letters to the newspapers 50 about mass murder.Another problem is the 51 of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually pester their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the sweet little thing has beenbrought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on "Rover" or "Bonzo". Thenthey just 52 it. This brings me to my last point. Pets, which run free, are often not 53 at all. Englishfarmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someone's pet and you must have read of children being hurtby some pets of their own.54 , I would only suggest that we have got our 55 wrong and that something should be done about it.41. A. alert B. surprise C. disappoint D. interest42. A. hostile B. polite C. subject D. available43. A. seldom B. far C. frequently D. totally44. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. not to mention D. rather than45. A. delighted B. patient C. concerned D. unsatisfied46. A. usual B. natural C. ridiculous D. essential47. A. inevitable B. understandable C. unacceptable D. common48. A. orders B. punishments C. treatments D. restrictions49. A. cured B. destroyed C. enclosed D. drove50. A. inquiring B. caring C. worrying D. complaining51. A. thoughtlessness B. hesitation C. expectation D. kindness52. A. isolate B. scold C. desert D. bind53. A. funny B. sweet C. precious D. loving54. A. Nevertheless B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Meanwhile55. A. mind B. behavior C. love D. prioritySection 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.ADaniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it’s important to distinguish television’s influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn’t really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children’s m inds.One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child’s ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images. Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not relat ed to reading ability. TV doesn’t take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parent’s educational background have a stronger influence on a child’s reading. “A child’s reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads,” Anderson says.Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it’s the other way around. “If you’re smart young, you’ll watch less TV when you’re older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.56.W hich of the following is most related to children’s reading a bility?A.Radio-listening.B. Television-watching.C. Parents’ reading list.D. Parents’ educational background.57.Anderson believes that .A.the more a child watches TV, the smarter he isB.the younger a child is, the more he watches TVC.the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TVD.the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school58.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To advise on the educational use of TV.B.To describe TV’s harmful effects on children.C.To explain traditional views on TV influences.D.To present Anderson’s unconventional ideas.BA hospital has been forced to ban Pokemon Go players from the site after a monster hub(妖怪枢纽站) was found in the A&E department. Royal Stoke University Hospital discovered that its casualty unit(急诊室) is on the same spot as a Pokemon Go ‘gym’ ——where players can train their newly caught Nintendo creatures.The University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust agreed last week that patients can play Pokemon Go on wards because walking around is healthy. But the Trust has been forced to post a warning on its website about public access to A&E. It said if Pokemon Go becomes a major annoyance it would ask Nintendo——which decides on the locations of the virtual gyms according using GPS——to have it removed from the premises (道馆).Kevin Parker, associate chief nurse, said, “Members of the public who do not need to be at Royal Stoke should not attempt to enter A&E or any other part of the hospital building to play the game. The A&E department is incredibly busy this summer. We want the public to understand that anybody who visits the hospital solely to play the game will provide an unwanted distraction to the important work of the hospital. I’m also aware of various reports in the media of unsafe areas that the game has been played in.”“Royal Stoke University Hospital is a safe area where gamers can enjoy Pokemon Go.” Michelle Harris,the Trust’s manager, said the game could still be played by those already in hospital. “We recognize that the Pokemon Go game encourages walking and exercise, which is something that the Trust is equally keen to promote,” she said.There are a number of “walking routes” established throughout the Trust that can be used to combine walking and playing the game. “Walking just 30 minutes, five times a week, can help reduce the risk of preventable illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.”There have been several warnings about the game since its UK release. Last week a group of teenagers in Wiltshire were left stranded almost 100ft underground after they got carried away searching for Pokemon Go characters. The four boys, aged 16 and 17, ended up getting lost and had to wait to get a phone signal before they could call for help. Eventually, they contacted Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue team, who took them to safety. Damien Bence, of the fire and rescue team, said: “Pokemon Go is obviously leading people into dangerous situations.”59.It seems that Pokemon Go is a game .A.designed to help patients in hospital recover soonerB.helping cure such diseases as obesity, diabetes and heart diseaseC.encouraging players to walk and exercise instead of staying indoorsD.warning teenagers of the places easy to get lost or attacked60.The A&E department is incredibly busy because .A.more patients’ arrival increases the workload of the A&E departmentB.doctors’ playing the game makes the A&E department less efficientC.players’ injury inc reases the workload of the A&E departmentD.players’ arrival disturbs the work of the A&E department61.The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means .A.hurtB. disturbedC. trappedD. threatened62.The passage is mainly about .A.the negative effects of Pokemon Go since its UK releaseB.the applications of Pokemon Go in hospitals since its UK releaseC.the popularity of Pokemon Go since its UK releaseD.the establishment of Pokemon Go virtual gyms since its UK release(C)While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. “Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men,” according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York’s Veteran’s Administration Hospital.Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a woman’s increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased “opportunities” for stress. “It’s not necessarily that women don’t cope as well. It’s just that they have so much more to cope with,” says Dr.Yehuda. “Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men’s,” she observes, “it’s just thatthey’re dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner.”Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. “I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members,and they tend not to be one-shot deals. The wear-and-tear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating.”Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college. “I struggled a lot to get the college degree. I was living in so much frustration that that was my escape, to go to school, and get ahead and do better.” Later, her marriage ended and she became a single mother. “It’s the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the car payment, and pay the debt. I lived frompaycheck to paycheck.”Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses Alvarez describes. But most women today are coping with a lot of obligations, with few breaks, and feeling the strain. Alvarez’s experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.63.Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A)Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.B)Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.C)Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.D)Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.64.According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be .A) domestic and temporary. B) irregular and violent.C) durable and frequent. D) trivial and random.65.The sentence “I lived from paycheck to paycheck.” shows that .A)Alvarez cared about nothing but making money.B)Alvarez’s salary barely covered her household expenses.C)Alvarez got paychecks from different jobs.D)Alvarez paid practically everything by check.66. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A) Strain of Stress: No Way Out?B) Responses to Stress: Gender Difference C) Stress Analysis: What Chemicals SayD) Gender Inequality: Women Under Stress Section C Directions : In the following passage, some sentences have been removed. Choose the most suitable one from the list A-F to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks.job are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time.68 . He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. 69 .70 . If the lad had gone home to ponder （考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed hischance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs (美差). When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.IV.Summary Writing (15 分)Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 70 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was, thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546.Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go o ut.Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist, encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground. (302 words)第II 卷V.TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.71. 你是不是就在这家新开的饭店里看见疑犯实施犯罪？(it)72. 学外语时没有必要不懂装懂，否则你总有一天会后悔的。