2018-2019年上海复旦附中高三上英语期中试卷

复旦大学附属中学2018学年第一学期高三年级英语期中考试试卷（2018.11.15）（时间120分钟满分140分）I.Listening ComprehensionSection AShort 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.B.At a booking office.D.At a restaurant.B.She had no chance of winning.D.Her coach didn’t listen to her.3. A.$35.C.$100.D.$6.B.Take a bit of the ice-cream.D.Sell the ice-cream.1. A.At a theatre.C.At a railway station.2. A.Her coach didn’t help her enough.C.She didn’t follow her coach’s advice.B.$70.4.A.Pass up the food.C.Make a wish.5. A.The man will go to meet the woman this evening.B.The man and the woman have an appointment at 7o’clock.C.The woman can’t finish making the jam before 7o’clock.D.The woman won’t be able to see the man before 7o’clock.6. A.She’s learned a lot from the literature class.B.She’s written some books about world classics.C.She’s met some of the world’s best writers.D.She’s just back from a trip around the world.7. A.The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B.The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C.The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D.The furniture he bought was very cheap.8. A.She has learned a lot from the novel.B.She also found the plot difficult to follow.C.She usually has difficulty remembering names.D.She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.9. A.The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B.The woman is glad to meet Mr.Brown in person.C.The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr.Brown.D.The woman feels sorry that Mr.Brown is unable to come.10. A.Most students would like to work for a newspaper.B.Most students find a job by reading advertisements.C.Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate.D.Most students don’t want jobs advertised in the newspapers.Section B Short PassagesDirections: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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11. A.Captain Singleton. B.Robinson Crusoe. C.Moll Flanders. D.Colonel Jack.12. A.People’s life. B.Sports. C.Politics. D.Music.13. A.Daniel was the youngest son of his family.B.Daniel finished his most famous novel at the age of59.C.Daniel was a famous novelist but not a journalist.D.Daniel was fined and put in prison several times because he failed in business.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14. A.To learn to recognize plants and animals.B.To get to know more about yourself and your place in nature.C.To learn how to make use of a map to find your way.D.To learn how to set up a tent and cook by yourself.15. A.A simpler lifestyle. B.Work and worries.C.Wilderness and animals.D.Good service.16. A.To feed the animals. B.To water the plants.C.To treat nature with respect.D.To go on an adventure alone.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections:In Section C,you will hear two longer conversations and you will be asked two questions on each of the conversations.The conversations 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.Questions17through18are based on the following conversation.17. A.Taking pictures of everything. B.Having a knee surgery.C.Taking pictures of people exercising.D.Giving free classes.18. A.A fitness center. B.A hospital.C.A photo shop.D.An interview room.Questions19through20are based on the following conversation.19. A.He wants to do some shopping. B.He wants to get a camera.C.He wants to buy some shells.D.He wants to get his camera repaired.20. A.In the Washington Building. B.In the Shell Building.C.In the post office.D.In the Showing Building.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.Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has been fined for tax evasion,state media reported.It is the first public pronouncement about the star(21)__________she mysteriously disappeared from public view in June.According to state-run news agency Xinhua,Fan has been ordered to pay almost$130million,after she misreported how much money she(22)__________(receive)for certain film projects,using so-called "yin-yang contracts"to conceal(23)__________the authorities her true remuneration(薪酬)and avoid millions of dollars in taxes.Fan and companies related to her were ordered to pay around$42million in late taxes and fees,along with a fine of$86million.Because she was(24)__________first-time offender,the government said criminal charges would not be filed against her if she pays all the money by an undisclosed deadline,Xinhua reported.Fan's disappearance from public view sparked widespread speculation(25)__________she had been detained by the authorities.Xinhua said she had been under investigation by tax authorities in Jiangsu province,but(26)__________didn't provide any details on her current whereabouts.In a letter(27)__________(post)on social media,Fan,37,apologized profusely and repeatedly to the public and government."As a public figure,I should have abided by laws and regulations,and been a role model in the industry and society,"she said."I shouldn't have lost self-restraint or become lax in managing my companies,(28)__________led to the violation of laws,in the name of economic interests.""Without the favorable policies of the Communist Party and state,without the love of the people,there (29)__________have been no Fan Bingbing,"she added.Her case was clearly designed as a warning to other high profile celebrities,with the State Administration of Taxation saying it had launched a campaign(30)__________(recover)all back taxes in the entertainment industry.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.China’s first private research-oriented university Westlake University,which is backed by some of the country’s biggest business tycoons,was31inaugurated on Saturday morning in Hangzhou,East China’s Zhejiang Province,according to media reports.Westlake University is the first research-oriented university funded by private32and supported by the Chinese government in the country,33news website reported on Saturday.The non-profit institution was launched by a slew of34academia(学术机构)in the country and funded by high-profile business35,including Tencent Holdings Ltd Chairman Pony Ma and Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin,according to information on the school’s website.Headed by Shi Yigong,a biologist and former vice president of the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing,Westlake will be36to the study of natural science and engineering,with world-class environment and state-of-the-art research facility.Construction for the university started in April and is expected to be completed by2021.Total investment for the project is37to be3.68billion yuan ($585million),according to media reports.The opening of Westlake University also comes as Chinese business leaders are throwing their support behind the country’s education38.Several other Chinese business leaders,including Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma Yun and Lenovo Group founder Liu Chuanzhi,have also39started a non-profit institution-Hupan University in Zhejiang.The university was inaugurated in March2015.Jack Ma,who announced his retirement from Alibaba in September to focus on40work,including education,was the university’s first president.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.The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher,Anne Mansfield Sullivan,came to me.I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects.It was the third of March,1887,three months before I was seven years old.On the afternoon of that eventful day,I stood on the porch,dumb,41.I guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps.The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch,and fell on my upturned face.My fingers lingered almost42on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just43to greet the sweet southern spring.I did not know what the future held of44or surprise for me.Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor(倦怠)had45this passionate struggle.Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog,when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship,tense and anxious,groped her way toward the shore with plummet(铅锤)and sounding-line(测深索),and you waited with beating heart for something to happen?I was like that46 before my education began,only I was without47or sounding-line,and had no way of knowing how near the48was."Light!Give me light!"was the wordless cry of my soul,and the light of love shone on me in that very hour.I felt approaching footsteps.I stretched out my hand as I would to my mother.Someone49it, and I was caught up and held close in the arms of her who had come to50all things to me,and,more than all things else,to love me.The morning after my teacher came she led me into her room and gave me a doll.The little blind children at the Perkins Institution had sent it and Laura Bridgman had dressed it;but I did not know this until51.When I had played with it a little while,Miss Sullivan slowly spelled into my hand the word "d-o-l-l."I was at once interested in this finger play and tried to52it.When I finally succeeded in making the letters correctly I53with childish pleasure and pride.Running downstairs to my mother I held up my hand and made the letters for doll.I did not know that I was spelling a word or even that words existed;I was simply making my fingers go in monkey-like imitation.In the days that followed I learned to spell in this54way a great many words,among them pin,hat,cup and a few verbs like sit,stand and walk.But my teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a55.41. A.hesitant B.reluctant C.expectant D.defendant42. A.consequently B.unconsciously C.deliberately D.simultaneously43. e forth B.brought about C.left behind D.hidden away44. A.panic B.result C.position D.marvel45. A.succeeded B.exposed C.inherited D.demonstrated46. A.fog B.ship C.shore D.plummet47. passion promise pass panion48. A.paradise B.habitat C.residence D.harbor49. A.took B.shook C.clung D.rescued50. A.share B.devote C.reveal D.celebrate51. A.beforehand B.backward C.afterward D.forward52. A.illustrate B.exhibit C.guess D.imitate53. A.fluttered B.flourished C.flashed D.flushed54. A.unrealistic B.uncomprehending C.unsurmountable D.unproductive55. A.title C.credit D.roleSection BDirections:Read the following passages.Each passage is followed by 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.AI’ve become increasingly concerned about the linguistic sloppiness of the average worker,and not those who have learned English as a second language but native English speakers,regardless of income level,schooling or other determining factors.The number of people who read seems to be decreasing.The digital world has become the preferred baby sitter for children and the most effective way for adults to comfort themselves after a day’s work. Teachers,overworked and underpaid,seem to be fighting a losing battle–or are some prolonging it?These days I see glaring grammatical errors on résumés and cover letters,websites,signs,emailsregardless of management skills or income level.Job hunters write asking me for“advise”.People who are in the job market,hoping to be invited in for an interview,write some of these,and the paperwork is full of punctuation and grammatical mistakes.Were they careless?Or do they not know?Maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe the hiring authority doesn’t know the difference either.The other day I saw the back of a company shirt that said:“providing quality service since10years.”A company shirt?How many were printed and are worn by employees who walk around advertising that their company has someone in an upper-level management position who didn’t catch the error or,worse yet, didn’t know the difference?Last week a senior level manager emailed me.He confused“its”and“it’s”in three different places. Here’s another example:I do product testing for a research panel.The product came with a slip of paper that said:“This commitment covers not discussing this product or it’s usage with others outside your home.”Here’s what really bugs me:a rule that seems to have come into effect–if in doubt,add an apostrophe. So what has happened is that people all over America have lost the understanding of the difference between plural and possessive.Your résumés and your cover letter are not just a summary of your background.They are not just an introduction of you when you hope to be considered for an interview.First and foremost,it is a brochure, and it is selling a product,and the product is you.If you wouldn’t go to an interview in blue jeans,don’t send your cover letter and résumés with mistakes to a prospective employer.Don’t rely on Microsoft Word’s ABC/grammar checker.It isn’t able to detect if a word is spelled correctly but used out of context.The grammar checker won’t help you unless you have a fundamental understanding of grammar to begin with.In fact,if you defer to the grammar checker’s advice,you’ll probably increase your number of mistakes.An excellent reference book to keep on hand is The Elements of Grammar by Margaret Shertzer.In “Words Often Confused”,it clarifies the differences between pairs of words such as“well/good”and “less/fewer”.Don’t tell yourself it doesn’t matter.Above all,don’t tell yourself that everyone speaks poorly these days,and the hiring authority won’t know or care.The ability to communicate,written and spoken,is of utmost importance–certainly in business.And it only becomes more valuable as fewer people are able to demonstrate it.56.The examples cited in paragraphs4and5are intended to illustrate______.A.the employees are proud of their companyB.to err is humanC.holding senior positions doesn’t guarantee correct usage of languageD.managers are so busy as to be careless with their language57.According to the author,when American people are not sure whether to use“it’s”or“its”,they arelikely to______.e the formere the latterC.ask the author for adviceD.turn to Microsoft Word58.The underlined word“defer”can be best replaced by______.A.consultB.followC.objectD.yield59.Which of the following statements will the author probably agree with?A.Going to a job interview in smart jeans is better than sending résumés with mistakes to aprospective employer.B.Microsoft Word’s spelling checker cannot always spot a mistake because it has a limitedvocabulary.C.Some teachers are themselves using language incorrectly.D.The hiring authorities care about linguistic correctness and act as role models.BKettlebells do not hurt people.People do.A kettlebell will get your respect–the easy way or the hard way.Here is the easy way.1.Get a medical clearance.Get clearance,especially from an orthopedist and a cardiologist.The latter is no joking matter,since kettlebell training can be extremely intense.2.Always be aware of your surroundings.Find a training area with a non-slippery surface on which you are not afraid to drop a kettlebell.The area must be clear of objects you might trip over–including other kettlebells–or that you might hit with a kettlebell.There should be no people or animals in a radius where you could injure them.3.Train barefoot or wear shoes with a flat,thin sole and room for the toes to spread.Training barefoot is superior for health and performance reasons.If you must wear shoes,wear Converse Chuck Taylors,Vibram Five Fingers,or similar shoes that have thin soles and do not pinch the toes together.You have sensory receptors on the bottoms of your feet that make you stronger and improve balance and coordination.Wearing traditional shoes diminishes the ability of these receptors to work properly,and therefore inhibits performance and can increase the risk of injury.Go native.4.Never contest for space with a kettlebell.Do not try to save a rep that has gone wrong.Guide the kettlebell to fall harmlessly,and move out of the way if necessary.And remember,quick feet are happy feet.5.Practice all safety measures at all times.Respect every kettlebell,even the lightest one.Always use perfect form picking up and setting down a kettlebell.The set is not over until the bell is safely parked.6.Keep moving once your heart rate is high.After a hard set,keep moving by walking,shadow boxing,or moving your arms to help your heart pump the blood.Stop only when your heart rate is halfway down to normal.Consider getting a heart rate monitor.7.Don’t put your spine into flexion during or after training.Forward-bending stretches and slouching after training,harmless as these seem,could injure your back.Unless counter-indicated,back-bending stretches are recommended following training.8.Focus on quality,not quantity.Gray Cook,physical therapist extraordinaire,points out that motor control goes south with fatigue and “the body will always sacrifice quality for quantity.”When you are no longer able to continue with perfect technique,the gig is up.Instruction cannot cover all possible scenarios and there is no substitute for good judgement.Be a responsible adult,not a victim.60.What is probably a kettlebell?A.A domestic appliance.B.An exercise tool.C.A medical device.D.An offensive weapon.61.Which of the following is recommended in the passage?A.Getting the assent of doctors before using a kettlebell.ing a kettlebell when no one is in sight.C.Persisting until exhaustion when using a kettlebell.D.Bending your back forward after using a kettlebell.62.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.The passage advises caution.B.A kettlebell comes with a heart rate monitor.C.It is undesirable to stop immediately after you use a kettlebell.D.Going barefoot is better than wearing boots when you use a kettlebell.CPublic distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and technology,between discovery and manufacture.Most governments,perhaps all governments,justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise has brought in the past and will bring in the future.Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines “our scientists”have invented,the new drugs to relieve old disorders,and the new surgical equipment and techniques by which previously unmanageable conditions may now be treated and lives saved.At the same time,the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to“economics needs”,and that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are“near the market”and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time.Dependent,as they are,on politicians for much of their funding,scientists have little choice but to comply.Like the rest of us,they are members of a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good.Many have reservations,but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of understanding for its own sake and the idea of an inquiring,creative spirit.In such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of interest. When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company making it,we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment.Even if the professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people may still distrust him because of his association with those who do,or at least wonder aboutthe source of some of his research funding.This attitude can have damaging effects.It questions the integrity of individuals working in a profession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue,and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing them as corruptible.This makes it easier to dismiss all scientific pronouncements,but especially those made by the scientists who present themselves as“experts”. The scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuclear reactor,for example,is a nuclear engineer, and a nuclear engineer is most likely to be employed by the nuclear industry.If a nuclear engineer declares that a reactor is unsafe,we believe him,because clearly it is not to his advantage to lie about it.If he tells us it is safe,on the other hand,we distrust him,because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.63.What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research?A.The reduction of public expenditure.B.Quick economic returns.C.The budget for a research project.D.Support from the voters.64.Why won’t scientists complain about the government’s policy concerning scientific research?A.They know it takes patience to win support from the public.B.They realize they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.C.They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.D.They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves.65.According to the author,people are suspicious of the professional judgment of scientists because______.A.some of them do not give priority to intellectual honestyB.sometimes they hide the source of their research fundingC.they could be influenced by their association with the project concernedD.their pronouncements often turn out to be wrong66.Why does the author say that public distrust of scientists can have damaging effects?A.Scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings.B.People will not believe scientists even when they tell the truth.C.It makes things difficult for scientists to seek research funds.D.It may wear out the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research.Section CDirections:Read the following article and choose the most suitable statement from A–AC for each blank. There are two extra statements which you do not need.A.The monks who lived there did the same.B.There was no such thing as an illiterate monk.C.From an early age,he was determined to leave the home life.D.When he started to go to school,he took on a study name,Minghai.AB.Some monks in this place ended up far away;Most,though,ended up in local temples in the county. AC.He was present at the time and decided that it made sense and that there was no reason to oppose.Minghai had been a monk for four years.He came here when he was thirteen.The name of this place is a bit strange.It’s called Nunnery Zhao Village.Zhao,because most of the folks in the village were surnamed Zhao.It’s called a village,but people lived scattered all over–two or three families here,two or three families there.Stepping outside,the houses could be seen in the distance,but it took some time to reach them on foot because there were no roads,and a person had to follow the winding field ridges. Nunnery,because there was a nunnery there.It was called Bodhi Nunnery,but most people pronounced it Biqi Nunnery.67“Where is your temple?”“Biqi Nunnery.”A nunnery was originally a place where nuns resided;monks lived in temples and nuns in nunneries.But Monks lived at Biqi Nunnery.Perhaps it was because Biqi Nunnery was small–temples are big and nunneries are small.When Minghai lived at home,he was called Little Mingzi.68They didn’t call it leaving the home life where he came from;they called it being a monk.His hometown produced monks the way other places produced pig gelders,mat weavers,bucket makers,cotton fluffers,artisans,and prostitutes.His hometown produced monks.If a family had a lot of boys,one would be sent to be a monk.In order to be a monk,one had to rely on connections or groups.Minghai’s family didn’t have a large amount of farmland, and his three older brothers were enough to farm the land they had.He was the fourth son.The year he turned seven,his uncle,who was a monk,returned home for a visit.After his parents conferred with his uncle,it was decided that he would become a monk.69Being a monk had its advantages.One didn’t have to cook–every temple had someone who was in charge of the meals.One could also save money.Aslong as one learned to relieve the hunger of hungry ghosts and release their souls,and to chant the Litany of Liang Wu Di for the dead,he normally shared some money,and by saving it up,he could resume secular life by taking a wife.If he didn’t resume secular life,he could buy several mu of land.But being a monk wasn’t that easy.One had to have a face like a bright moon,a bell-like voice,and be smart and have a good memory.His uncle examined his features and had him take a few steps forward and then back.He had him shout as if he were driving an ox on a threshing ground:“gedangde…”His conclusion was:“Mingzi has what it takes to be a good monk.I guarantee it!”But to be a monk,one had to invest a little by studying for several years.70Thus Mingzi began to study.He read The Three-Character Classic,The Hundred Surnames,The Four Characters and Mixed Words,The Elegant Valuable Collection for Young Learners, The Analects in two volumes,and The Mengzi in two volumes.Every day he wrote a page of characters, which the villagers praised as good and solid.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.Dear Mom,Clear My CalendarSeptember is around the corner,and some of us are already complaining about summer’s end.But parents have a special reason to do so.The end of summer means the start of school.And these days, planning a young child’s schedule is a big challenge.The challenge is no longer finding activities to fill a child’s day;it is saying no to the hundreds of options available.Our mailbox is filled with brochures urging us to sign our kids up for classes from cooking to martial arts(武术).Educators are themselves discouraged by the number of special classes that many children attend.In the name of“enrichment”,three-year-olds not only go to preschool in the morning but study French or gymnastics after lunch.One teacher tells of a four-year-old asking for help in the toilet before hurrying off to tennis.Another teacher says that children sometimes hold on to her at pickup time.What happened to unstructured time?A generous explanation is that we enjoy giving children opportunities we never had.The truth, however,is that many parents have doubts about how much time they spend away from their families.And。