黄浦区2017学年度第二学期期终教学质量监控测试
高三英语试卷2018.04
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第 I 卷 (共100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. In a fruit store B. In a gym C. At a restaurant D. At a watch shop
2.A. 4:30 B. 5:00 C. 5:10 D. 5:15
3.A. Boss and secretary B. Nurse and patient
C.Salesman and customer
D. Teacher and student
4.A. The tickets are more expensive B. The tickets told online are cheaper
C. It is difficult to get tickets on the spot
D. It’s better to buy tickets offline
5.A. He wants to be a musician in the future
B.He shows more interest in English learning
C.He displays great music talent in the exhibition
D.He doesn’t make enough efforts in English learning
6.A. He wants to get some sleep B. He needs time to write a paper
C.He has a literature class to attend
D. He is troubled by his sleep problem
7.A. It looks old B. It looks new
C. It doesn’t need painting
D. It doesn’t run well
8.A. Extremely dull B. Hard to understand
9.C. Lacking a good story D. Not worth seeing twice
10.A. Plan his budget carefully B. Buy a gift for his mother
C. Ask someone else for advice
D. Give her more information
11.A. She didn’t like telling jokes B. She went to school after 9 a.m.
C. She may not have gone to school today
D. She may have been late for school Section B
Directions: 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.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following dialogue
12.A. He found his TV was broken B. He missed a good TV
C. He felt bored with the TV program
D. He lost his meal tickets in the cafeteria
13.A. He lost fifty dollars B. His time was wasted
D.His brain wasn’t very active D. He watched just one program
14.A. Part of the brain is not in use
B.Part of the brain becomes more passive
C.It takes longer to process visual information
D.It processes complex information less actively
Questions 14 through 17 are based on the following dialogue
15.A. From the newspaper B. From her classmate
C. From her friends
D. From the man
16.A. Plant more trees in the school yard B. Organize a picnic on Thursday
D.Build a parking lot for students D. Protect the natural beauty on campus
17.A. Attend a meeting B. Attend a class C. Visit her friends D. Go to the parking lot
18.A. Lend her pen to the man B. Go to the administration
C.Support the students action union
D. Give out the handouts
Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following dialogue
19.A. There are numerous languages in the existence
B.Most public languages are essentially vague
C.People differ greatly in their ability to communicate
D.Big gaps exist between private and public languages
20.A. It is a sign of human intelligence B. It improves with constant practice
C. It is something we are born with
D. It varies from person to person
21.A. How various languages are related to each other
B.How children learn to use language in particular ways
C.How private languages are developed from public ones
D.How people of different ages create their own languages
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: 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.
Wildlife secrets of Nigeria's last wilderness
Researchers from Chester Zoo, working with the Nigeria National Park Service, surveyed
over 1,000 square kilometres of the national park. Known （21）____ its mountain rainforests, savannah woodlands and rolling grasslands, it is home to some of West Africa's most endangered animals.
The cameras （22）____ (spot) some animals that have never been recorded before in
the area and others, like chimps, （23）____ are rarely seen. Stuart Nixon, the Africa Field Programme Co-ordinator at Chester Zoo, said confirmation of the locations of chimps was an important discovery." Gashaka's been regarded for many years as （24）____ (have)the biggest population of this Nigeria-Cameroon chimp, which is the rarest chimp subspecies," he said." We consider it the most important population - that's really （25）____ we need to count it and see what the status of the chimp is right now - that will ultimately affect what
we know about this subspecies elsewhere."
The chimp （26）____ (endanger) across its range in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its total population is down to fewer than 9,000 individuals, of which about 1,000 are thought （27）
____(live)to live within the borders of the national park. "It's an incredible tool to use these camera traps and to reveal that this park - which is a （28）____(forget)forgotten wilderness, really, for Nigeria - still has a really important reservoir of important species for Nigeria and Africa in general," said Stuart Nixon.
Chester Zoo is funding guards for the rangers and providing training in wildlife monitoring
and protection. "This work is helping us learn more about the secrets of one of our last wilderness areas and we must continue to work together to ensure （29）____ survival for future generations. "（30）____ all this beauty were lost it would be a terrible tragedy for all." Answers: for/ spotted/which/having/why/ is endangered/to live/forgotten/its/If
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.
approach B. architectural C. captured D. complicated E. defensive F. definedG. extension H. houses I. reflect J. shadesK. status
Why India's Pink City' is a Photographer's Heaven
The city of Jaipur is one of India's wonders. It ___31_____ some of the country's most
decorative royal palaces-elegant structures designed hundreds of years ago that still attract visitors today. Largely built in the 1700s, Jaipur is surrounded by a city wall and several ____32___ castles. Considered as a commercial center, it was ahead of its time due to the use of grid iron (网格状) city planning.
A romantic dusty pink type-which has _____33____ the city since 1876, after it was painted pink towel come Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert-gives Jaipur its ___34_______ as the "Pink City". This ___35_____beauty is what first brought Hong Kong-based photographers Victor Cheng and Samantha Wong to Jaipur.
Walking in glass skyscrapers for century-old royal palaces and historic castles, the pair-who have 130,000 Instagram followers between them-said that the images they ____36_____in Jaipur received a lot of response online. "A lot of our followers hadn't seen this side of India, so we're happy we were able to show this side of the country." Cheng said.
For the photographers, one of the city's most fascinating features is the light pink coloring of its buildings. “The first gate you see when you enter are pink,” said Wong. “Once you’re through, everything around you varies in different ______37____ of the color-from bright pinks to reddish browns."
The building is a(n) _____38_____ of the City Palace, and its windows allowed royal women to observe street life without appearing in public. One of Cheng's most striking photos shows a straight front of the building and its hundreds of windows. The building's lively coloring also pushed Cheng to take a different ______39____ to editing than with images of other cities. "I toned down my usual editing process because the pink was so bright in reality," he said, "I wanted the photos to _____40__the actual color I was seeing myself and to maintain its tone."
参考答案：HEFKBCJGAI
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions：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.
Concerns about the ha rm caused bu “too much” screen time—particularly when it is spent on social media—are widespread. But working out what a “healthy”____41___might be is far from easy.
Some negative experiences on social media—like___42____how your appearance compares to others—do affect some children. However, this does not mean that technology use in ___43___is harmful and it is difficult to make claims about how it will affect different people.
Consider the picture painted by a UNICEF review of existing research into the effects of digital technology on children’s ___44___ comforts, including happiness, mental health and social life. Rather than stating that social media was harmful, it suggested a more ____45_____effect.
The UNICEF report highlighted a 2017 stuady that examined 120,000 UK 15-year-olds. Among those teenagers who were the lightest users, it was found that increasing the time spent using technology was linked to___46____ comfort—possibly because it was important for keeping up friendships. ___47____, among the heaviest users of technology, any increase in time was linked to lower levels of comfort. Overall, the UNICEF study suggested that some screen time could be good for children’s mental health.
A broader look at evidence provided by some other high quality studies again suggests the story is not ___48___. An early study in 2013 looked at how the televison and video game habits of 11,000 UK five-year-olds affected them two years later. It is one of few studies actually ___49___ the effects of technology over time. It suggested that, compared with children who watched one hour of televison or less on a weekday, a small increase in conduct problems was seen among those who watched more than three hours each day. Playing electronic games, however, was not seen as leading to a greater ____50____ of friendship or emotional problems.
So how much time should our children spend looking at screens? It is difficult to be ___51___ as different peop;e spend time online in such different ways. A useful comparison might be with sugar. Broadly speaking, people___52_____ that too much sugar can be bad for your health. But the effect it might have can depend on many factors, from the type of sugar to the person and the amount. We would not___53____trust anyone who claims to predict how someone is affected by consuming one gram of sugar. The same could be said for ___54___ usage: the outcomes depend on so many factors that only very____55____predictions are possible.
41.A. amount B. comparison C. experience D. medium
42.A. accounting for B. boasting of C. commenting on D. worrying about
43.A. general B. particular C. private D. public
44.A. domestic B. material C. physical D. psychological
45.A. complex B. dramatic C. harmless D. predictable
46.A. improved B. maximum C. relative D. small
47.A. As a rule B. In contrast C. On the whole D. Worse still
48.A. convincing B. definite C. probable D. true
49.A. estimating B. experiencing C. reducing D. tracing
50. A. connection B. power C. promotion D. risk
51. A. balanced B. independent C. precise D. subjective
52. A. agree B. forget C. object D. remember
53. A. equally B. readily C. reluctantly D. weakly
54. A. emotion therapy B. social media C. TV broadcasting D. video game
55. A. confident B. optimistic C. rough D. wild
参考答案：
41—45 ADADA 46—50 ABBDD 51—55 CABBC
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)
The cold northern wind here in the streets of Petersburg strengthens my nerves and fills
me with delight. I cannot think of the Pole as cold and empty;in my imagination it is a region of beauty and delight. Who knows what strange landscapes and creatures we may find there.
I shall satisfy my curiosity with the sight of an unknown part of the world-and walk where no man has before.Thinking of it, I feel the same joy a child feels when he sails his little boat on a voyage of discovery up his native river.
This voyage was the favorite dream of my early years. My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. Uncle Thomas's library contained only books about exploration, which I read day and night. Finally my thoughts comes to the idea of making a voyage of discovery.
Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage. I can, even now, remember the hour when I committed myself to this great enterprise. I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep. I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day. Then, at nights, I studied mathematics, the theory of medicine,and sciences of practical importance for a seagoing adventurer. Twice I took jobs as an officer on a Greenland whaling ship. I felt a little proud when my captain asked me to remain with the ship, so valuable did he consider my services. And now, do I not deserve to achieve some great task? My life might have been passed in ease and comfort, but I preferred glory to every pleasure that wealth placed in my path.
56.What does the author think of the Pole?
A.It reminds him of his childhood.
B. It must be a region full of surprises.
C. It would fulfil his dream to be an adventurer.
D. It's too cold a destination with almost nothing.
57. To realize his childhood dream, the author got _______.
A. physically prepared by experiencing great suffering
B. spiritually prepared by gaining captain's recognition
C. academically prepared by reading books on exploration
D. financially prepared by serving on a whale hunting ship.
58. According to the passage, the author is definitely a person full of _______.
A. curiosity
B. fancy
C. perseverance
D.pride
答案：CAC
(B)
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(C)
All across America, students are anxiously finishing their "What I Want To Be .." college applicationessays, advised to focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) by experts and parents who insist that's the only way to become workforce ready. But two recent studies of workplace success contradict the traditional wisdom about "hard skills".
Google originally set its hiring systems to sort for computer science students with top grades from top science universities. In 2013, Google decided to test its hiring theory by quickly dealing with large amounts hiring, firing, and promotion data collected since the company's establishment.
Project Oxygen shocked everyone by concluding that, among the eight most important qualities ofGoogle's top employees, STEM capability comes in dead last. The seven top characteristics of success atGoogle are all soft skills: being a good coach; communicating and listening well; possessing comprehensioninto others, being supportive of one's colleagues; being a good critical thinker and problem solver, and beingable to make connections across complex ideas.
Those characteristics sound more like what one gains as an English or theater major than as a programmer.Could it be that top Google employees were succeeding despite their technical training, not because ofit? After bringing in more experts to dive even deeper into the data, the company enlarged its previous hiringpractices to include humanities majors, artists, and even the MBAs (Master of Business Administration).
Project Aristotle, a study released by Google this past spring, further supports the importance of soft skillseven in high-tech environments. Project Aristotle analyzes data on inventive and productive teams. Googletakes pride in its A-teams, assembled with top scientists, each with the most specialized knowledge and able tothrow down one creative idea after another. Its data analysis revealed, however, that the company's mostimportant and productive new ideas come from B-teams comprised of employees who don't always have to bethe smartest people in the room.
Project Aristotle shows that the best teams at Google exhibit a range of soft skills: equality, generosity,curiosity toward the ideas of your teammates, understanding, and emotional intelligence. And topping the list:emotional safety. To succeed, each and every team member must feel confident speaking up and makingmistakes. They must know they
are being heard.
STEM skills are vital to the world we live in today, but technology alone, as Steve Jobs famously insisted,is not enough. We desperately need those who are educated to the human, cultural, and social as well as thecomputational.
63.The underlined word:“contradict”most probably means “_____”.
A.add to
B. back up
C. bring about
D. conflict with
64.Google conducted the studies of workplace success in order to ______.
A.determine what makes a workplace-ready student
B.check whether its hiring system serves the purpose
C.prove soft skills are more important than hard ones
D.impress its competitors with the employees’ excellence
65.What can be inferred from Project Aristotle?
A.Emotional safety enables people to express themselves freely.
B.Listening and hearing helps develop problem-solving abilities.
C.Learning from mistakes doesn’t necessarily mean improvement.
D.Those without specialized knowledge can also make inventions.
66.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.STEM skills our society needs for better education
B.The principal focus students have on application essays
C.The surprising thing Google learned about its employees
D.The soft skills Google programmers lack for career growth
参考答案：DAAD
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. 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.The sensors on a fully self-driving car require special care.
B. Ordu?a wouldn't reveal exactly how they're washing the vehicles.
C. The most advanced cars on the planet require an old-fashioned handwashing.
D. Meanwhile, some companies, such as Cruise, are building sensor cleaning equipment into their vehicles.
Car washes have been automated for decades, but companies developing fully autonomous vehicles must rely on a human touch to keep their cars and trucks in working condition.
____67_______For example, soap residue or water spots could effectively "blind" an autonomous car. A traditional car wash's heavy brushes could jar the vehicle's sensors, disrupting their calibration and accuracy. Even worse, sensors, which can cost over $100,000, could be broken. ____68________ Dirt, dead bugs, bird droppings or water spots can impact the vehicle's ability to drive safely.
Avis, which has years of experience managing large fleets of rental cars, has been tasked with cleaning and refueling the self-driving van fleet of Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent company. Avis modified three of its branches in the Phoenix area to tend to the Chrysler Pacifica vans."There are special processes that definitely require a lot more care and focus, and you have to clean [the vans] quite often,"
______69__________But other self-driving car companies such as Toyota, Aptiv, Drive.AI and Uber described to CNN that they use microfiber cloths along with rubbing alcohol, water or glass cleaner for manual cleanings.
____70_______This should alleviate some need for manual cleaning.But because autonomous vehicles can have dozens of sensors, Seeva CEO Diane Lansinger doesn't imagine products like this will be able to clean every camera, radar or LIDAR, a laser sensor that most experts see as essential for self-driving vehicles.
答案：EFBD
IV．Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
In one of my earliest memo ries, I’m drawing. I don’t remember what the picture is supposed to be, but I remember the mistake. My marker slips, an unintentional line appears and my lip trembles. The picture has long since disappeared. But that feeling of deep frustration, even shame, stays with me.
That’s the thing about perfectionism, a crucially self-defeating way to move through the world. It makes you better at your career and relationships and life in general.Culturally, we often see perfectionism as a positive.
But the disadvan tage of perfectionism isn’t just that it holds you back from being your most successful, productive self. Perfectionistic tendencies have been linked to a laundry list of clinical issues: depression and anxiety (even in children), self-harm, social anxiety disorder, eating disorders, and most damaging of all, suicide.
“Based upon the 60-odd studies that we’ve done, we think that’s a misunderstanding,” says York St John University’s Hill. “Factors often labeled ‘healthy’ perfectionism, like striving for exce llence, aren’t actually perfectionism at all. They’re just conscientiousness（尽职尽责）– which explains why people with those tendencies often have different outcomes in studies. Perfectionism isn’t defined by working hard or setting high goals. It’s that critical inner voice.”
Take the student who works hard and gets a poor mark. If she tells herself: “I’m disappointed, but it’s okay; I’m still a good person overall,” that’s healthy. If the message is: “I’m a failure. I’m not good enough,” that’s perfectionism.
Perfectionists can make smooth sailing into a storm, a brief ill wind into a category-five hurricane. Eventually, the behaviours perfectionists adapt, actually, do make them more likely to fail.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72.他一直提醒自己不要对他人太苛刻。(hard)
73.正如歌中所唱，没有人可以随随便便成功。（reason）
74.在业余时间，汤姆通过替在外出差的人遛狗来赚取零用钱。（spend）
75.这家以牛排为特色的饭店很受欢迎，你至少要提前两周订座。（feature）
参考答案：
72.He reminds himself all the time of not being so hard on others.
73.Just as the song goes, nobody can succeed without reasons.
74.Tom spends his leisure time in earning his spending money by walking a dog for people who go out on business.
75.The restaurant which features the beef steak is very popular, so you need to reserve a table at least two weeks in advance.
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假如你是社区“老年之家”志愿者协会的负责人李明，近期准备组织老人们到公园踏春赏花。请就此活动写一份申请报告给社区相关负责人（申请报告不要出现真实的校名和人名）。你的申请报告需包括：
1.此次活动的主旨和安排；