2017年崇明区初三英语二模试卷及答案

崇明县2016学年第二学期教学质量调研测试卷1九年级英语23（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

试卷均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按45照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

678Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共30分）910A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）11121314151617A B C D181920212223E F G H11. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.2425B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question26you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（8分）277. A) On Tuesday. B) On Wednesday. C) On Thursday. D) 28On Friday.298. A) Playing football. B) Going fishing.C) Collecting stamps. D) Collecting coins.30319. A) Rainy. B) Cloudy. C) Windy. D)32Sunny.10. A) By car. B) By air. C) By bus. D) By3334train.3511. A) Go to a movie. B) Go for a drink.36C) Finish the report. D) See her boss.3712. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and 38patient.C) Father and daughter. D) Hotel clerk and3940customer.4113. A) At a post office. B) At a train 42station. C) At a hospital. D) At a hotel.4314. A) The man wanted to buy tables. B) The man sold 44expensive tables.45C) The woman waited for the man. D) The woman went to46several stores.472C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are4849true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，50不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）5115. At the beginning of the story the man asked the shop to send the52flowers to his mother.5316. The man’s mother lived three hundred miles away from him.17. The young girl cried because sh e didn’t have enough money to buy5455a red rose.5618. The man drove the girl home and helped her to dig a grave (坟墓).19. The man bought a bunch of flowers and went to see his mother himself.575820. The story is mainly about how the man helped the girl to go back home.59D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短60文，完成下列内容。

崇明区2017届第二次高考模拟考试试卷英语（考试时间120分钟，满分140分。

请将答案填写在答题纸上）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.Delivering Food by DroneA Singapore restaurant plans to use drones(遥控飞机) to transport food and drinks from the kitchen to a wait station n ear customers’ tables.Infinium Robotics, the Singapore company that’s developing the drones for restaurant chain Timbre, has spent the past two weeks testing the technology at the r e s t a u r a n t b e f o r e i t o p e n s e a c h n i g h t 21 business and hopes to have it in place by the end of the year.But how does the drone know where to hover (盘旋)? What if someone bumps into the drone or is standing in its way? “There’s no chance at all 22 it will hit anything,” says Infinium Robotics chief executive Junyang Woon.The drones automatically charge while 23 (wait) in the kitchen. 24 the chef puts an order on the drone, he hits a button on a keypad and the drone automatically flies to one of two wait stations. Sense-and-avoid technology 25 (build) into the dr one won’t allow it to land at the wait station if anything is in its way. The drones are equipped with sonar (声纳系统) and an infrared sensor (红外线传感器), too.A waiter then removes the food or drink from the drone and hits a button 26 sends it back to the kitchen. The drones, weighing a little over five pounds, 27 carry just over four pounds of food. Infinium Robotics is working on a model that will carry twice as 28 (much) food.“Its job is to help the waiters to reduce some of their boring tasks, ”Woon said. “If they let the robots 29 (do) the job, they can concentrate on interacting with customers to bring about higher customer satisfaction and dining experience.”Since it drew recent media attention, Woon 30 (hear) from resorts and restaurants in 10 countries, including the United States.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word canFDA OKs Genetically Modified Salmon for Human Consumption The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon (转基因的三文鱼), the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States.The government had tried to 31 approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years due to consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday the fish is safe to eat.In announcing the approval, the FDA said that there are “no biologically 32 differences in the nutrition of AquAdvantage Salmon compared to that of other farm-raised Atlantic salmon.”AquAdvantage Salmon was created by the Massachusetts-based company AquaBounty. Ron Stotish, the company’s CEO, said in a statement that the fish is a “game changer that brings healthy and nutritious food to consumers in an environmentally 33 manner without damaging the ocean and other marine habit ats.”The fish grows twice as fast as normal salmon, so it reaches 34 size more quickly. It has an added growth hormone (激素) from the Pacific Chinook salmon that allows the fish to produce growth hormone all year long. The engineers were able to 35 the hormone active by using another gene from an ocean pout (a kind of fish) that acts like an “on” 36 for the hormone. Typical Atlantic salmon produce the growth hormone for only part of the year.There is no evidence that the foods would be unsafe, but for some people, it’s ane t h i c a l(伦理的)37 . Some people have promised not to sell the salmon, and it’s still unclear whether the public will38 an appetite for the fish if it is approved. Genetic engineering is already widely used for crops, but the government until now has not considered allowing the consumption of modified animals. Although the potential benefits and profits are huge, many peopleIII. 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.More Parents Shifting Careers to Achieve Work-life Balance As a television news host, Cynthia Demos’ schedule made her home life a challenge. Working nights and weekends meant she rarely put her 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter to bed, or spent Saturdays at the park. So, three years ago, Demos began testing the waters to see if operating her own business making marketing videos would create an option for more 41 time.Last month, Demos took a leap. Instead of renegotiating her 42 , she left her job to take her venture to the next level — building her own video production/media training company. It’s a career shift on a path to work-life balance that more 43 are making.New research shows the top reason why people leave their jobs is to 44 opportunities with a better work-life balance. Those who make the 45 say there almost always is a main cause, either work- or home-related. It could be a life-changing event like the birth of a child, or it could be a new demanding boss, change in job responsibilities, or too many missed milestone events. It might even be a more 46 job offer.For Denie Harris, the main cause was the attraction of a better 47 situation for a mom with young daughters. Harris had been marketing director for two companiesin South Florida when an opportunity came her way to hold a similar position at her daughters’ school. It was a decision that required 48 all factors. The upside included seeing her children during the workday and sharing the same 49 with them. The downside was leaving the corporate world and earning less. “Everything in life isa give-and-take,” Harris says. “For a mom, working at your children’s schoo l is the best possible place to be.”In the 50 to achieve work-life balance, working mothers having been “quitting” jobs for more than a decade, choosing to stay at home with their children when 51 possible. But today, both men and women are making job changes, choosing work options that better fit their 52 lifestyle. The shift often means serious consideration of 53 , including salary, advancement and fulfillment.Doug Bartel, who left his job as a TV news producer more than a decade ago, says that what working fathers often look for is predictability and control over their schedules. They are starting their own law firms or becoming self-employed consultants to gain that 54 .Big salaries aren’t necessarily the golden handcuffs (手铐) they used to be. With the traditional 40-hour workweek becoming out of date, a survey of nearly 9,700 full-time workers by the global firm of Ernst & Young found that most parents are willing to make 55 and financial concessions (让步)for work-life balance.41. A. balance B. business C. family D.entertainment42. A. issue B. contract C. future D. contribution43. A. employers B. employees C. children D. parents44. A. give up B. seek out C. act on D. substitute for45. A. change B. mistake C. difference D. effort46. A. budget-friendly B. female-friendly C. family-friendly D.business-friendly47. A. work B. living C. security D. education48. A. identifying B. understanding C. describing D. weighing49. A. idea B. feeling C. value D. schedule50. A. struggle B. permission C. decision D. ability51. A. physically B. medically C. financially D.logically52. A. past B. desired C. interesting D. modern53. A. jobs B. hobbies C. sacrifices D. partners54. A. power B. support C. skill D. control55. A. identity B. career C. mental D. considerateSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from “Frozen”, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university student.Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in an exam.“It’s so interesting and super easy,” she laughs. “My mum taugh t me in a nice way.” She adds: “I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.”And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther disagrees. “I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum didn’t agree.” After three years of begging, Mother Efe finally agreed to explore the i dea.Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. Her mother noticed her daughter’s gift for figures shortly after she began homeschooling her at the age of three. Initially, Esther’s parents had enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the usually-energetic youngster refused to go back to that school because the teachers didn’t let her talk in class. In the UK, education is not compulsory until five, so Efe started to do little things at home by teaching basic number skills but Esther was miles ahead. By four, her natural talent for maths had seen the eager student move on to algebra (代数学) and quadratic equations (二次方程式).And Esther isn’t the only maths miracle in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon be sitting his first A-level exam in June.56. Which of the following makes Esther Okade different from her normal peers?A. She is the youngest college student in the UK.B. She goes to university at a much earlier age.C. She often gets full marks in maths exams.D. She loves acting as a university student.57. From the passage we can learn that _____.A. Esther thinks her parents expect too much of herB. Esther cannot adapt herself well to college lifeC. Esther asked to go to university even earlierD. Esther dislikes being taught at home58. What might be a main factor that has led to Esther’s being a maths genius?A. The gene from her family.B. Her course in the university.C. The criticism from her teachers.D. Her mother’s homeschoolin g.59. Esther can be described as a girl who _____.A. is ambitious and has a clear goalB. is creative and loves exploring the unknownC. is rebellious but ready to help othersD. is energetic but reluctant to challenge herself（B ）5 reasons to subscribe ▪ Access our entire database of over 9,000 high-quality resources. ▪ Find new materials added every week. ▪ Benefit from a wide range of resources, whether you teach Business English, Young Learners, Exams or CLIL. ▪ Save time: organize resources and NEW USERSRegister with onestopenglish today for a free 30-day subscriptiongiving you full access to all teaching resources on the site.Subscribing to onestopenglish only takes a few moments and is great value at £42 for a year’s individual membership. Individual subscriptions can also be bought in Euros (€53) and US Dollars ($68). Want to know more?◆ Subscribe now You can order an institutional subscription in a few easy steps: start by using our calculator to see how much you could save. When you’ve foundthe perfect package, just click on ‘Complete your order’ and enter yourdetails to order the subscription. If you'd like to know more, you can findout all about our content here. ◆ Subscribe nowChoose your package60. The above website is mainly designed for _____.A. childrenB. teenagersC. teachersD. businessmen61. It can be inferred that the website is most probably initiated in _____.A. AmericaB. BritainC. AustraliaD. Canada62. Which of the following is true according to the website?A. The website is composed of twelve main sections.B. Individuals and institutions pay the same price for a subscription.C. We can access the website by various means except on Facebook.D. Resources can be gained free for about one month after registration.（C）Unless you are like Nasty Gal’s founder Sophia Amoruso, the passwords you use to access your email and the endless other accounts you need for work aren’t filled with intention. With increasing security requirements, it’s likely your word/number combinations are becoming even less memorable. But new research suggests it may not be long before you won’t need to memorize passwords.“Brainprint”, published in Neurocomputing, reveals that the brain’s reaction to certain words could be a unique identifying code — like a fingerprint — that could eventually replace passwords.In a small experiment, the researchers measured the brains’ signals of 45 volunteers as they read through a list of 75 acronyms such as FBI and DVD. The word-recognition response differed so much between each participant that a second experiment using a computer program could identify each one with 94% accuracy.It’s not enough to feel totally secure, but promising enough to hint at the future of securing sensitive information.The advantage of using such a biometric system (生物识别系统) is that it can be used for continuous verification (验证), New Scientist points out. Passwords or fingerprints only provide a tool for one-off identification. Continuous verification could in theory allow someone to interact with many computer systems at the same time or even with a variety of intelligent objects, without having to repeatedly enter passwords for each device.As Hollywood has illustrated, it’s simply a matter of cutting off a finger to steal that person’s identity. “Brainprints, on the other hand, are potentially cancellable,” said Sarah Laszlo, assistant professor of psychology and linguistics atBinghamton University and co-author of the study, “So, in the unlikely event that attackers were actually able to steal a brainprint from an authorized user, the authorized user could then ‘reset’ their brainprint.”Until now, brain signals have been a challenge to understand. This experiment leaped over the obstacle by focusing on the brainwaves from the specific area that reads and recognizes words. The signal is therefore clearer and easier to measure.The problem, so far, is that the brain signal is still not as accurate as scanning someone’s fingerprint, and initially requires sticking diodes (二极管) on your head in order to get a read. That’s ok, according to Zhanpeng Jin, assistant professor at Binghamton University and coauthor of the study, because brainpr int isn’t going to be mass-produced any time soon. He says the researchers foresee its use at places such as the Pentagon, where the number of authorized users is small, and they don’t need to be continuously verified the way you do to access your mobile device or email.Better keep your memory sharp, at least a little while longer.63. In paragraph 5, “one-off identification” refers to the identification that _____.A. happens as part of a regular seriesB. interacts with intelligent objectsC. can be verified continuouslyD. needs repeated verification64. According to Sarah Laszlo, _____.A. fingerprints can be canceled once stolenB. brainprints are theft-proof and resettableC. attackers can steal and replace brainprintsD. users have the authority to cancel brainprints65. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. brainprints will sharpen users’ memoryB. brainprints will become easier to be measuredC. brainprints will receive narrow applicationD. brainprints will eventually replace fingerprints66. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Brainprints: A New Way to Replace PasswordsB. Brainprints: A Unique Device to Identify CodesC. Brainprints: A Quicker Way to Access Your EmailD. Brainprints: A Securer Device to Identify Brain SignalsSection CDirections: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 School That Can Educate Us AllChristos Porios, 16, lives in a small Greek city. “My mother’s a teacher and my father’s a mechanic,” he explains, adding that neither is knowledgeable about computers — especially compared with him. 67Porios was taking a free class in machine learning offered by Andrew Ng, a professor at Stanford University, over an online platform Ng developed with his colleagues. Drawing on what he learned, Porios was able to participate in the International Space Apps Challenge, a virtual hackathon (编程马拉松) using data from NASA and other government agencies.If one teenager in one small city can become a genius hacker through an online course, does it mean the world has changed? We have been hearing about the potential of onlinee d u c a t i o nf o r d e c a d e s.68 A number of online education platforms have appeared, featuring professors from top universities offering free courses.69 Ng was amazed. “It would take me 250 years to teach this many people at Stanford,” he says. And so, just one month into the course, Ng and his Stanford colleague, Daphne Koller, decided to leave their faculty posts (教职) and dive into online teaching full-time. In April, they launched their company, Coursera, with a $16 million round of venture funding. So far, it has managed to team up with 35 colleges in nine countries.To Ng and Koller, Coursera’s mission is simple and yet grand. That is to teach millions of people around the world for free, while also transforming higher education.According to Ng, the world’s top 20 universities enroll only about 200,000 students. There are million more who could participate in classwork at the higher level, but most of them are far from any of the leading universities. 70Koller says Coursera’s total registration has hit 15 million. Porios, the young Greek, is only one of those registrants. His hope is to study in Germany or England someday. He is even toying with the idea of taking classes at MIT or Stanford — but this time in person.IV. Summary WritingDirections: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.Fun Offices Make Workers Happier?In order to make their employees happier, companies around the world have been busy installing play equipment in the workplace. Table football, computer games and action figures have become common in some workplaces.Despite all this effort, unfortunately, work still makes people unhappy. According to a study by the London School of Economics, the place where people feel most miserable is work.To proceed with an emphasis on being happy, however, other emotions are crowded out. Anger, sadness, anxiety and uncertainty all become a no-no. Such a ban on negative emotions can be emotionally bad for employees. A number of studies have shown that being able to express a range of positive and negative emotions is important, particularly when people are dealing with difficult experiences.Besides, being constantly on the lookout for happiness may actually drive happiness away from us. Scientists have found that when we talk about how important happiness is, we become less likely to find it, even when we have experiences that usually make us happy.Wanting to be happy at work is fair enough, but being forced to be happy at work can be troubling. If companies were genuinely interested in making their employees happy, they would perhaps look at some more “down-to-earth” interventio ns (务实的干预). A simple step would be to stop interrupting workers with all sorts of pointless demands such as long emails and unnecessary forms. A study by Harvard Business School found workers felt most satisfied on days when they were able to focus on a piece of work and make meaningful progress on it.In short, if companies really want to make their employees happier, they should think long and hard before pointless restructuring.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 这只训练有素的警犬对任何声响都很警觉。

崇明区中考英语质量抽查试卷（2017二模）（满分150 分，考试时间100 分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

试卷均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part1Listening（第一部分听力）I.Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共30分）A.Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（8分）7.A)On Tuesday.B)On Wednesday.C)On Thursday.D)On Friday8.A)Playing football.B)Going fishing.C)Collecting stamps.D)Collecting coins.9.A)Rainy.B)Cloudy.C)Windy.D)Sunny.10.A)By car.B)By air.C)By bus.D)By train11.A)Go to a movie.B)Go for a drink.C).Finish the report.D)See her boss.12.A)Teacher and student.B)Doctor and patient.C)Father and daughter.D)Hotel clerk and customer.13.A)At a post office.B)At a train station.C)At a hospital.D)At a hotel.14.A)The man wanted to buy tables.B)The man sold expensive tales.C)The woman waited for the man.D)The woman went to several stores.C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）15.At the beginning of the story the man asked the shop to send the flowers to his mother.16.The man’s mother lived three hundred miles away from him.17.The young girl cried because she didn’t have enough money to buy a red rose.18.The man drove the girl home and helped her to dig a grave(坟墓).19.The man bought a bunch of flowers and went to see his mother himself.20.The story is mainly about how the man helped the girl to go back home.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。

崇明区中考英语质量抽查试卷（满分：150 分考试时间：100 分钟）本卷有7大题，共94小题。

试卷均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，考生注意：做在试卷上不给分。

Part1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) ( 6 分)B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8 分)7. A)On Tuesday. B) On Wednesday. C) On Thursday. D) On Friday8. A) Playing football. B) Going fishing. C) Collecting Collecting coins.9. A) Rainy. B) Cloudy. C) Windy. D) Sunny.10. A) By car. B) By air. C) By bus. D) By train11. A) Go to a movie. B) Go for a drink. C).Finish the report. D) See her boss.12. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and patient.C) Father and daughter. D) Hotel clerk and customer.13. A) At a post office. B) At a train station. C) At a hospital. D) At a hotel.14. A) The man wanted to buy tables. B) The man sold expensive tales.C) The woman waited for the man. D) The woman went to several stores.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“ F”表示) (6分)15. At the beginning of the story the man asked the shop to send the flowers to his mother.16. The man 's mother lived three hundred miles away from him.17. The young girl cried because she didn 't have enough money to buy a red rose.18. The man drove the girl home and helped her to dig a grave( 坟墓).19. The man bought a bunch of flowers and went to see his mother himself.20. The story is mainly about how the man helped the girl to go back home.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。

中考英语二模试卷一、单选题（本大题共20小题，共20.0分）1.Which of the following words is pronounced [lɒk]？（）A. lookB. lockC. luckD. rock2.Please take ______look at the photo and see if you recognize anyone in it．（）A. aB. anC. theD. /3.Nowadays many customers prefer to pay ______wechat when shopping？（）A. toB. atC. byD. in4.The local government has started several projects to provide people ______morejobs．（）A. forB. onC. withD. in5.Some German students came to our school for a visit．______had a good timehere．（）A. TheyB. ThemC. TheirD. Theirs6.Did Mr．Smith give you much ______on how to prepare for the coming exams？（）A. noteB. adviceC. tipD. book7.We still don't know the result of the exam，and we'll have to wait______twodays．（）A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others8.--- Do you know ______a plane ticket from Shanghai to Beijing costs？--- I guess it's about ￥800．（）A. how fastB. how longC. how farD. how much9."I'm afraid the doctor ______see you now - he is busy．" said the nurse to thepatient．（）A. mustn'tB. shouldn'tC. needn'tD. can't10.The traffic on the road to Chongming is much ______at weekends than it is onweekdays．（）A. heavyB. heavierC. heaviestD. the heaviest11."I'd like to go to the concert with you tonight，______I'm too busy．" Ann said tome．（）A. butB. forC. orD. so12.The Blacks are not going on holiday this year，mainly ______they can't afford it．（）A. unlessB. becauseC. thoughD. while13.Our monitor has won the first prize in the math contest．______exciting news it is!（）A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an14.Scientists say AI technology______ the place of humans in many ways in thefuture．（）A. tookB. takeC. will takeD. has takenst week Vivian _________ a dress for her mother with her first-month salary．（）A. buyB. boughtC. will buyD. would buy16.The students______a discussion about summer holiday plans in the meeting roomnow．（）A. haveB. are havingC. will haveD. were having17.Charlie enjoys______his mother with the housework in his free time．（）A. helpB. to helpC. helpingD. helps18.Tina had decided ______in a village school after graduation to help the childrenthere．（）A. teachB. to teachC. teachingD. teaches19.-- We're going to have a picnic．Would you like to join us？--______（）A. Of course not．B. Sure， I'd love to．C. Me too．D. Yes， please．20.-- ______．-- That's good idea．（）A. Would you mind repairing the computer for me？B. What kind of book do you like best， Catherine？C. I'm afraid the homework is too difficult for me．D. I think we should raise some money for charity．二、阅读理解（本大题共6小题，共12.0分）ADenson is a mechanic，but he lost his job a few months ago．He is kind and helpful，but always feared applying for a new job．One day，he gathered up all his courage and decided to attend a job interview．His appointment was at 10：00 a．m．and it was already 8：30．While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed，he saw an old man kicking the tyre of his car．Obviously there was something wrong with the car．Denson immediately went up to lend a hand to him．When Denson finished repairing the car，the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service．Denson said there was no need to pay how and he just helped someone in need，and that he had to rush for an interview．Then the old man said，"Well，I could take you to the office．It's the least I could do．Please，I insist．" Denson agreed．When he arrived at his destination，Denson found a long line of applicants（求职人）waiting to be interviewed．Denson still had some grease（油脂）on his shirt after repairing the car，but he didn't think he had enough time to wash it off or change the shirt．One by one，the applicants left the interviewer's office with disappointed looks on their faces．After a long time，Denson's name was finally called．The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window．Rocking the chair back and forth，he asked，"Do you really need to be interviewed？" Denson's heart sank．"Wearing such a dirty shirt，how could I possibly pass this interview：" he thought to himself．Then the interviewer turned around the chair，and to Denson's surprise，it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning．It turned out that he was the general manager of the company．"Sorry I had to keep you waiting，but I was pretty sure I make the right decision to have you as a member of the company before you even stepped into the office．I just know you'd be a trustworthy worker．Congratulations!"21.The beginning of the passage tells us that Denson ______ ．A. got a new job a short time agoB. didn't want to be a mechanic any moreC. went to several job interviewsD. wasn't confident about finding a new job22.What happened on Denson's way to the interview office？______A. Denson kicked the tyre of an old man's car．B. The bus didn't stop for him at the bus-stop．C. Denson helped an old man to repair his car．D. The old man told him how to get to the office．23.When the old man's car was able to work properly again，______ ．A. the old man paid Denson for the service he providedB. the old man offered Denson for free ride to the officeC. Denson told the old man to pay someone in needD. Denson rushed to the interview office by himself24.When Denson got to the interview office，______ ．A. he found that he had to wait for the interviewB. he saw many applicants left the office happilyC. there were few people waiting to be interviewedD. Denson changed his shirt because it was very dirty25.When he was asked a question by the interviewer，Denson thought ______ ．A. he didn't really need to be interviewedB. he had been kept waiting for too longC. the old man had made the right decisionD. he couldn't possibly pass the interview26.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？______A. Practice makes perfectB. One good turn deserves anotherC. All roads lead to RomeD. One is never too old to learn三、完形填空（本大题共6小题，共12.0分）If you are reading this article in class，you are probably trying to read it quickly．You have been taught to skim and scan，to(27) key words so as to understand the main idea of the article and the important points in the article．Skimming and scanning is a good method when you are pressed for time，such as when you are taking an exam，but，today，many people skim and scan everything and they have(28)the ability to enjoy reading．In response to this，something called the "slow reading movement" has become popular．The idea is that people should(29)their computers and mobile phones for half an hour or forty- five minutes each day and enjoy reading a good book - slowly! In many cities there are even slow reading clubs where members go to a safe，not to discuss books，but to sit quietly with each other，drink coffee and just read．Reading，of course，isn't easy．You have to sit still，for one thing．And it canseem(30)when compared to the excitement of playing video games．But，for me，reading has been a long lasting(31) in my life．From the age of ten，when I got my first library card，I've enjoyed the company of pirates and heroes，of evil criminals and clever detectives，of thousands of interesting people I would have never met in real life．Reading provided me with escape，but it also(32)me to understand the world around me．It was an education in a classroom that had no walls．In your classroom，you have learned to read "fast"．Outside of the classroom，you should try to learn to read "slowly"．You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it．27. A. care for B. look for C. show off D. prepare of28. A. lost B. improved C. shown D. seen29. A. turn on B. pay for C. shut off D. play with30. A. useless B. exciting C. dangerous D. boring31. A. pleasure B. skill C. problem D. moment32. A. required B. enabled C. prevented D. thanked四、单词造句（本大题共1小题，共2.0分）33.life，more，nothing，than，is，important （连词成句）______五、句型转换（本大题共6小题，共12.0分）34.He wrote down all the things he would have to buy for the party．（改为一般疑问句）______he______down all the things he would have to buy for the party？35.George and his team will finish the project in five weeks．（对划线部分提问）______will George and his team finish the project？36.Jack often helps to do some housework for the aged in his community．（改为反意疑问句）Jack often helps to do some housework for the aged in his community，______？37.The teacher told the students to do more English reading after class．（改为被动语态）The students______to do more English reading after class．38.I was surprised to see my sister's photograph on a magazine cover．（保持句意基本不变）______my______，I saw my sister's photograph on a magazine cover．39."Why does Tim leave his house so early every morning？" Sarah wondered．（改为间接引语）Sarah wondered______Tim______his house so early every morning．Masouleh，a village in northern Iran，is certainly a tourist attraction．In the village，you might have one of your best (1) experiences in life．Masouleh was built halfway up a steep mountain．It is to keep the village safe from (2) in the valley and to keep it safe from the cold wind blowing on the top of the mountain．The village is most famous for its unique way of building the houses．Each house in the village was built on the rooftop of the house (3) it．Rooftops here serve both as front gardens of the houses above and as roads．Wherever you go in the village，you can havea rooftop view and you will never (4) it．But remember that you can only walk around the．The (1) color allows them to be seen even in heavy fog；the village is often covered in a blanket of fog．(2) ，houses here usually have large windows in the front walls to let in sunlight．It is one of the traditional ways in which local residents keep themselves warm (3) cold winters．Masouleh has long been a trading center．For centuries，people came from all around the region to (4) their goods there．although many young people have moved out of the village to live in Iran's towns and cities，the village is still full of vitality as it has becomea popular tourist destination in Iran．40.The room was filled with smoke，and it was becoming difficult to______．（breath）41.What kind of story is most exciting？What story keeps you reading u (1) the very end？The answer is the detective story．Detective stories are probably the most written，read and discussed stories in theworld．They can be novels，animation and movies．When we start reading a detective story，we always with to find out the truth before we reach the end．But it can be quite difficult to s (2) the problem as quickly as the detective does．Paying attention to thefollowing elements may help you find the truth．Motive（动机）Motive is the reason b (3) a crime．Some common motives are money，love，revenge and hiding a secret．Does this person have a motive？This is a question always asked by detectives．To answer that，detectives would look into one's personal relationships and past experience．People w (4) a motive can be trusted．SuspectSuspects are those who may have done the crime．Usually there is more than one suspect in a case．Detectives have to find out the real criminal a (5) them．Suspects withdifferent sex，ages，jobs and personalities often confuse the readers．ClueClue are the most important things in finding out the real criminal．Clues can be very small things，such as hair，mud or a piece of paper from a diary．Clues don't lead d (6) to the truth．Detectives use reasoning to find out what those clues truly mean，and put them together to find the truth．Alibi （不在场证明）An alibi is a special kind of evidence．It means a proof of your not being at the crime scene when the crime took place．For example，if you are having dinner with a friend when the crime happens，your friend's words are your alibi．However，an alibi can be forged（伪造）．Your friend may have told a lie to p (7) you．Detective stories are like puzzles．Following the elements of motive，suspect，alibi and clue can help us see what the detectives see and find out the truth in the end．七、单句语法填空（本大题共7小题，共7.0分）42."Your new______are beautiful．Where did you buy them？" Tom asked Mary．（dress）43.This is the______time I've read this story and I still find it very interesting．（three）44.They say it's an exciting computer game，but I have never played it______．（my）45.The film the Wandering Earth was a great______during the Spring Festival．（succeed）st month the weather was so______that many children were down with flu．（change）47.John had a traffic accident yesterday and he was______hurt．（serious）48.I felt so______about the bad news that I just sat down and cried．（happy）八、任务型阅读-简答（本大题共1小题，共12.0分）49.It was a Friday morning．I felt too lazy to drive my car，so I called a taxi．The taxiarrived at my door at 6：00 a．m．and I got into it．I was so busy looking for something in my bag that I didn't pay any attention to the driver．I just said，"Please go right now!I'm in a hurry!"A voice replied，"Yes，madam!"I was surprised when I heard a female voice．I stopped what I was doing for a second andlooked at the driver．The driver was a young lady of about thirty．It was my first time seeing a young lady driving a taxi!"The car was running smoothly towards my destination．It was quite a distance from my home．The driver was driving perfectly well．I had travelled in taxi many times，butI had never seen a young lady driver! I was curious about the reason why she had chosenthis job，so I started a conversation，"If you don't mind，can I ask you some questions？""Yes，madam，no problem．""I guess you are well-educated．""Yes，madam，I have completed my education．I have done my MBA courses．""Oh，wow! Why did you choose this job then，instead of going for a business orfinancial career？"I should see her face in the rear view mirror（后视镜）．She smiled and expressed heropinion．Very politely，she said，"I have been enthusiastic（感兴趣的）about driving since I wasa child．I have fulfilled my childhood dream．I do respect each and every job．I don'tmind whether a job is good or bad in other people's eyes．I want a job where I can get satisfaction．I received offers from big companies but I preferred this one because I like it．Although I can't earn much money from this job，I love driving! That's it!" When did the taxi arrive at the writer's home that morning？______At first，the writer didn't notice that the taxi driver was a woman，did she？______ Why did the write start a conversation with the taxi driver？______What information did the writer get about the young lady driver's education？______Why did the lady driver refuse job offers from big companies？______What have you learned from this story？______九、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20.0分）50.Write at least 60 words on the topic "My happy childhood" （以"我快乐的童年"为题写一篇不少于60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格）童年的回忆总是美好的，发生的事情历历在目．请列举一两件事情描述一下你快乐的童年．The following words or phrases are only for reference．（一下短语仅供参考）used to do（be）be interested indream of be fond ofgrow upbe proud of（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分．）答案和解析1.【答案】B【解析】四个单词的音标分别是A．/lʊk/B．/lɒk/C．/lʌk/D．/ rɒk]/，可知选项B 的音标和所给单词的音标一样．故选：B．下面哪个单词发音是/lɒk/？掌握单词的发音，然后结合具体的题目，就可以确定正确答案．2.【答案】A【解析】冠词分为定冠词the，不定冠词a/an和零冠词，the表示特指，a 、an 是不定冠词，都表示一个，a用于辅音音素开头的单词前，an用于元音音素开头的单词前，此题中look是辅音音素开头，故用a．根据意思：请看一看照片，看看你能不能认出照片里的人．take a look固定表达．故选：A．请看一看照片，看看你能不能认出照片里的人．此题考查冠词，在熟知冠词意思和用法的基础上，结合具体题目，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案．3.【答案】C【解析】to"朝、向、对于"；at"在、以、向"；in"在…之内"；by"t通过、被、由"，四者都是介词．因on用于具体某一天前．因此"五一"可翻译为"on May Day"，由题干"现在很多顾客喜欢在购物时由微信付款？"可知，空格是"由"用by，因此答案应是by．故选：C．现在很多顾客喜欢在购物时由微信付款？本题考查介词的用法，在熟知所供词的含义基础上，根据句意，从而判断出正确答．4.【答案】C【解析】on"在…之上、在…时候"；in"在…之内"；for"为、为了、对"；with "用、和…一起"，四者都是介词，因provide …with …"为…提供"，由题干"当地政府已经开始了几个项目为人们提供更多的工作．"可知，空格用with ，因此答案应是with．故选：C．当地政府已经开始了几个项目为人们提供更多的工作．本题考查介词的用法，在熟知所供词的含义基础上，根据句意，从而判断出正确答．5.【答案】A【解析】they他们，人称代词主格；them宾格；their他们的，形容词性物主代词；theirs 他们的，名词性物主代词．根据意思：一些德国学生来我们学校参观．他们在这里玩得很开心．主语用主格．故选：A．一些德国学生来我们学校参观．他们在这里玩得很开心．此题考查人称代词，在熟知所给词意思和用法的基础上，结合语境，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案．6.【答案】B【解析】note注释；advice建议，不可数名词；tip建议，可数名词；book书．根据意思：史密斯先生对如何准备即将到来的考试给了你很多建议吗？much后面加不可数名词．故选：B．史密斯先生对如何准备即将到来的考试给了你很多建议吗？此题考查普通名词，在熟知普通名词意思和用法的基础上，结合具体题目，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案．7.【答案】B【解析】other其他的；another另一个；the other 两个种的另一个；others其他的人或物．根据意思：我们还不知道考试结果，还要等两天．故选：B．我们还不知道考试结果，还要等两天．此题考查不定代词，在熟知不定代词意思和用法的基础上，结合具体题目，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案．8.【答案】D【解析】根据各个选项how fast"多快"询问速度；how long"多久"询问时间段；how far"多远"询问距离；how much"多少（钱）"询问价格．根据答语I guess it's about ￥800，可知表达的是价格，询问价格用疑问词how much．故选：D．---你知道从上海到北京的机票多少钱吗？---大概是800元．根据答语确定疑问词．9.【答案】D【解析】mustn't不可以；shouldn't不应该；needn't不必；can't不能．根据"恐怕医生现在不能见你了-他很忙．"护士对病人说．故选：D．"恐怕医生现在不能见你了-他很忙．"护士对病人说．熟悉情态动词的基本用法，结合题意，给出答案．10.【答案】B【解析】根据句意：周末去崇明的路上交通比周日拥挤．可知than是比较级的标志．故选：B．周末去崇明的路上交通比周日拥挤．熟悉形容词比较级和最高级的用法，结合题意，给出答案．11.【答案】A【解析】but 但是，表示转折；for 为了，so因此，表因果关系，or 或者，还是，一般用于疑问句或否定句中．根据意思：我今晚想和你一起去听音乐会，但我太忙了．"安对我说．故选：A．我今晚想和你一起去听音乐会，但我太忙了．"安对我说．此题考查连词辨析，在熟知连词意思和用法的基础上，结合语境，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案．12.【答案】B【解析】unless除非；because因为；though尽管；while当．．时候；根据意思：布莱克一家今年不去度假，主要是因为他们支付不起费用．故选：B．布莱克一家今年不去度假，主要是因为他们支付不起费用．此题考查连词辨析，在熟知连词意思和用法的基础上，结合语境，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案．13.【答案】B【解析】根据exciting news it is 可知是感叹句，what修饰名词，how修饰形容词/副词，语境中news是不可数名词，消息，句型结构为：What +形容词+不可数名词+主语+谓语动词！故选：B．我们的班长在数学竞赛中得了一等奖．这是多么令人兴奋的消息啊！解答此类试题时，务必根据题目的要求，在准确理解句子意思的前提下，结合时态准确作答14.【答案】C【解析】根据句意：科学家们说，人工智能技术在未来的许多方面将取代人类．结合 in the future可知时态是一般将来时will+动词原形．故选：C．科学家们说，人工智能技术在未来的许多方面将取代人类．熟悉一般将来时的基本用法，结合题意，给出答案．15.【答案】B【解析】分析句子，结合选项，推测意思是上周Vivian用她第一个月的薪水给她妈妈买了一件裙子。

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请将答案填写在答题纸上）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.Delivering Food by DroneA Singapore restaurant plans to use drones(遥控飞机) to transport food and drinks from the kitchen to a wait station near customers’ tables.Infinium Robotics, the Singapore company that’s developing the drones for restaurant chain Timbre, has spent the past two weeks testing the technology at the restaurant before it opens each night 21 business and hopes to have it in place by the end of the year.But how does the drone know where to hover (盘旋)? What if someone bumps into the drone or is standing in its way? “There’s no chance at all 22 it will hit anything,” says Infinium Robotics chief executive Junyang Woon.The drones automatically charge while 23 (wait) in the kitchen. 24 the chef puts an order on the drone, he hits a button on a keypad and the drone automatically flies to one of two wait stations. Sense-and-avoid technology 25 (build) into the drone won’t allow it to land at the wait station if anything is in its way. The drones are equipped with sonar (声纳系统) and an infrared sensor (红外线传感器), too.A waiter then removes the food or drink from the drone and hits a button 26 sends it back to the kitchen. The drones, weighing a little over five pounds, 27 carry just over four pounds of food. Infinium Robotics is working on a model that will carry twice as 28 (much) food.“Its job is to help the waiters to reduce some of their boring tasks, ” Woon said. “If they let the robots 29 (do) the job, they can concentrate on interacting with customers to bring about higher customer satisfaction and dining experience.”Since it drew recent media attention, Woon 30 (hear) from resorts and restaurants in 10 countries, including the United States.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. keepB. marketC. issueD. perspectiveE. relevantF. avoidG. developH. switchI. naturalJ. responsibleK. codeFDA OKs Genetically Modified Salmon for Human Consumption The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon (转基因的三文鱼), the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States.The government had tried to 31 approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years高三英语共12页第3页due to consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday the fish is safe to eat.In announcing the approval, the FDA said t hat there are “no biologically 32 differences in the nutrition of AquAdvantage Salmon compared to that of other farm-raised Atlantic salmon.”AquAdvantage Salmon was created by the Massachusetts-based company AquaBounty. Ron Stotish, the company’s CEO,said in a statement that the fish is a “game changer that brings healthy and nutritious food to consumers in an environmentally 33 manner without damaging the ocean and other marine habitats.”The fish grows twice as fast as normal salmon, so it reaches 34 size more quickly. It has an added growth hormone (激素) from the Pacific Chinook salmon that allows the fish to produce growth hormone all year long. The engineers were able to 35 the hormone active by using another gene from an ocean pout (a kind of fish) that acts like an “on” 36 for the hormone. Typical Atlantic salmon produce the growth hormone for only part of the year.There is no evidence that the foods would be unsafe, but for some people, it’s an ethical (伦理的)37 . Some people h ave promised not to sell the salmon, and it’s still unclear whether the public will38 an appetite for the fish if it is approved. Genetic engineering is already widely used for crops, but the government until now has not considered allowing the consumption of modified animals. Although the potential benefits and profits are huge, many people have doubts about controlling the genetic 39 of other living creatures.Critics worry that it could cause human allergies (过敏) and the eventual extinction of the 40 salmon population if it escapes and breeds in the wild.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.More Parents Shifting Careers to Achieve Work-life Balance As a television news host, Cynthia Demos’ schedule made her home life a challenge. Working nights and weekends meant she rarely put her 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter to bed, or spent Saturdays at the park. So, three years ago, Demos began testing the waters to see if operating her own business making marketing videos would create an option for more 41 time.Last month, Demos took a leap. Instead of renegotiating her 42 , she left her job to take her venture to the next level — building her o wn video production/media training company. It’s a career shift on a path to work-life balance that more 43 are making.New research shows the top reason why people leave their jobs is to 44 opportunities with a better work-life balance. Those who make the 45 say there almost always is a main cause, either work- or home-related. It could be a life-changing event like the birth of a child, or it could be a new demanding boss, change in job responsibilities, or too many missed milestone events. It might even be a more 46 job offer.For Denie Harris, the main cause was the attraction of a better 47 situation for a mom with young daughters. Harris had been marketing director for two companies in South Florida when an opportunity came her way to hold a similar position at her daughters’ school. It was a decision that required 48 all factors. The upside included seeing her children during the workday and sharing the same 49 with them. The downside was leaving the corporate world and earning less.高三英语共12页第4页“Everything in life is a give-and-take,” Harris says. “For a mom, working at your children’s school is the best possible place to be.”In the 50 to achieve work-life balance, working mothers having been “quitting” jobs for more than a decade, choosing to stay at home with their children when 51 possible. But today, both men and women are making job changes, choosing work options that better fit their 52 lifestyle. The shift often means serious consideration of 53 , including salary, advancement and fulfillment.Doug Bartel, who left his job as a TV news producer more than a decade ago, says that what working fathers often look for is predictability and control over their schedules. They are starting their own law firms or becoming self-employed consultants to gain that 54 .Big salaries aren’t necessarily the golden handcuffs (手铐) they used to be. With the traditional 40-hour workweek becoming out of date, a survey of nearly 9,700 full-time workers by the global firm of Ernst & Young found that most parents are willing to make 55 and financial concessions (让步) for work-life balance.41. A. balance B. business C. family D. entertainment42. A. issue B. contract C. future D. contribution43. A. employers B. employees C. children D. parents44. A. give up B. seek out C. act on D. substitute for45. A. change B. mistake C. difference D. effort46. A. budget-friendly B. female-friendly C. family-friendly D. business-friendly47. A. work B. living C. security D. education48. A. identifying B. understanding C. describing D. weighing49. A. idea B. feeling C. value D. schedule50. A. struggle B. permission C. decision D. ability51. A. physically B. medically C. financially D. logically52. A. past B. desired C. interesting D. modern53. A. jobs B. hobbies C. sacrifices D. partners54. A. power B. support C. skill D. control55. A. identity B. career C. mental D. considerateSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from “Frozen”, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact th at she’s also a university student.Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in an exam.“It’s so interesting and super easy,” she laughs. “My mum taught me in a nice way.” She adds: “I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to ha ve my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.”高三英语共12页第5页And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther disagrees. “I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum didn’t agree.” After three years of begging, Mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea.Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. Her mother noticed her daughter’s gift for figures shortly after she began homeschooling her at the age of three. Initially, Esther’s parents had enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the usually-energetic youngster refused to go back to that school because the teachers didn’t let her talk in class. In the UK, education is not compulsory until five, so Efe started to do little things at home by teaching basic number skills but Esther was miles ahead. By four, her natural talent for maths had seen the eager student move on to algebra (代数学) and quadratic equations (二次方程式).And Es ther isn’t the only maths miracle in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon be sitting his first A-level exam in June.56. Which of the following makes Esther Okade different from her normal peers?A. She is the youngest college student in the UK.B. She goes to university at a much earlier age.C. She often gets full marks in maths exams.D. She loves acting as a university student.57. From the passage we can learn that _____.A. Esther thinks her parents expect too much of herB. Esther cannot adapt herself well to college lifeC. Esther asked to go to university even earlierD. Esther dislikes being taught at home58. What might be a main factor that has led to Es ther’s being a maths genius?A. The gene from her family.B. Her course in the university.C. The criticism from her teachers.D. Her mother’s homeschooling.59. Esther can be described as a girl who _____.A. is ambitious and has a clear goalB. is creative and loves exploring the unknownC. is rebellious but ready to help othersD. is energetic but reluctant to challenge herself（B）高三英语共12页第6页高三英语 共12页 第7页60. The above website is mainly designed for _____. A. childrenB. teenagersC. teachersD. businessmen 61. It can be inferred that the website is most probably initiated in _____.A. AmericaB. BritainC. AustraliaD. Canada 62. Which of the following is true according to the website?A. The website is composed of twelve main sections.B. Individuals and institutions pay the same price for a subscription.C. We can access the website by various means except on Facebook.D. Resources can be gained free for about one month after registration.（C ）Unless you are like Nasty Gal’s founder Sophia Amoruso, the passwords you use to access your email and the endless other accounts you need for work aren’t filled with intention. With increasing5 reasons to subscribe ▪ Access our entire database of over 9,000 high-quality resources. ▪ Find new materials added every week. ▪ Benefit from a wide range of resources, whether you teach Business English, Young Learners, Exams or CLIL. ▪ Save time: organize resources and NEW USERSRegister with onestopenglish today for a free 30-day subscriptiongiving you full access to all teaching resources on the site.Subscribing to onestopenglish only takes a few moments and is great value at £42 for a year’s individual membership. Individual subscriptions can also be bought in Euros (€53) and US Dollars ($68). Want to know more?◆ Subscribe now You can order an institutional subscription in a few easy steps: start by using our calculator to see how◆ Choose your package ◆ Subscribe nowsecurity requirements, it’s likely your word/number combinations are becoming even less memorable. But new re search suggests it may not be long before you won’t need to memorize passwords.“Brainprint”, published in Neurocomputing, reveals that the brain’s reaction to certain words could be a unique identifying code — like a fingerprint — that could eventually replace passwords.In a small experiment, the researchers measured the brains’ signals of 45 volunteers as they read through a list of 75 acronyms such as FBI and DVD. The word-recognition response differed so much between each participant that a second experiment using a computer program could identify each one with 94% accuracy.It’s not enough to feel totally secure, but promising enough to hint at the future of securing sensitive information.The advantage of using such a biometric system (生物识别系统) is that it can be used for continuous verification (验证), New Scientist points out. Passwords or fingerprints only provide a tool for one-off identification. Continuous verification could in theory allow someone to interact with many computer systems at the same time or even with a variety of intelligent objects, without having to repeatedly enter passwords for each device.As Hollywood has illustrated, it’s simply a matter of cutting off a finger to steal that person’s identity. “Brainprints, on the other hand, are potentially cancellable,” said Sarah Laszlo, assistant professor of psychology and linguistics at Binghamton University and co-author of the study, “So, in the unlikely event that attackers were actually able to steal a brainprint from an authorized user, the authorized user could then ‘reset’ their brainprint.”Until now, brain signals have been a challenge to understand. This experiment leaped over the obstacle by focusing on the brainwaves from the specific area that reads and recognizes words. The signal is therefore clearer and easier to measure.The problem, so far, is that the brain signal is still not as accurate as scanning someone’s fingerprint, and initially requires sticking diodes (二极管) on your head in order to get a read. That’s ok, according to Zhanpeng Jin, assistant professor at Binghamton University and coauthor of the study, because brainprint isn’t going to be mass-produced any time soon. He says the researchers foresee its use at places such as the Pentagon, where the number of authori zed users is small, and they don’t need to be continuously verified the way you do to access your mobile device or email.Better keep your memory sharp, at least a little while longer.63. In paragraph 5, “one-off identification” refers to the identificati on that _____.A. happens as part of a regular seriesB. interacts with intelligent objectsC. can be verified continuouslyD. needs repeated verification64. According to Sarah Laszlo, _____.A. fingerprints can be canceled once stolenB. brainprints are theft-proof and resettableC. attackers can steal and replace brainprintsD. users have the authority to cancel brainprints65. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. brainprints will sharpen users’ memoryB. brainprints will become easier to be measuredC. brainprints will receive narrow applicationD. brainprints will eventually replace fingerprints高三英语共12页第8页66. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Brainprints: A New Way to Replace PasswordsB. Brainprints: A Unique Device to Identify CodesC. Brainprints: A Quicker Way to Access Your EmailD. Brainprints: A Securer Device to Identify Brain SignalsSection CDirections: 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. Finally, it has taken a giant leap forward.B. All of the factors pushing online education toward the mainstream of higher education are now crashing together.C. Over the past few years, he has been teaching himself programming.D. In other words, Coursera’s approach is a long way from a simple online video lecture.E. Yet the most exciting promise of their company and the like is the role they might play in improving education for the poor around the world.F. Ng’s course in machine learning attracted 104,000 enrollees around the world.A School That Can Educate Us AllChristos Porios, 16, lives in a small Greek city. “My mother’s a teacher and my father’s a mechanic,” he explains, adding that neither is knowledgeable about computers— especially compared with him. 67Porios was taking a free class in machine learning offered by Andrew Ng, a professor at Stanford University, over an online platform Ng developed with his colleagues. Drawing on what he learned, Porios was able to participate in the International Space Apps Challenge, a virtual hackathon (编程马拉松) using data from NASA and other government agencies.If one teenager in one small city can become a genius hacker through an online course, does it mean the world has changed? We have been hearing about the potential of online education for decades.68 A number of online education platforms have appeared, featuring professors from top universities offering free courses.69 Ng was amazed. “It would take me 250 years to teach this many people at Stanford,” he says. And so, just one month into the course, Ng and his Stanford colleague, Daphne Koller, decided to leave their faculty posts (教职) and dive into online teaching full-time. In April, they launched their company, Coursera, with a $16 million round of venture funding. So far, it has managed to team up with 35 colleges in nine countries.To Ng and Koller, Coursera’s mission is simple and yet grand. That is to teach millions of people around the world for free, while also transforming higher education.According to Ng, the world’s top 20 universities en roll only about 200,000 students. There are million more who could participate in classwork at the higher level, but most of them are far from any高三英语共12页第9页of the leading universities. 70Koller says Coursera’s total registration has hit 15 million. Porios, t he young Greek, is only one of those registrants. His hope is to study in Germany or England someday. He is even toying with the idea of taking classes at MIT or Stanford — but this time in person.IV. Summary WritingDirections: 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.Fun Offices Make Workers Happier?In order to make their employees happier, companies around the world have been busy installing play equipment in the workplace. Table football, computer games and action figures have become common in some workplaces.Despite all this effort, unfortunately, work still makes people unhappy. According to a study by the London School of Economics, the place where people feel most miserable is work.To proceed with an emphasis on being happy, however, other emotions are crowded out. Anger, sadness, anxiety and uncertainty all become a no-no. Such a ban on negative emotions can be emotionally bad for employees. A number of studies have shown that being able to express a range of positive and negative emotions is important, particularly when people are dealing with difficult experiences.Besides, being constantly on the lookout for happiness may actually drive happiness away from us. Scientists have found that when we talk about how important happiness is, we become less likely to find it, even when we have experiences that usually make us happy.Wanting to be happy at work is fair enough, but being forced to be happy at work can be troubling. If companies were genuinely interested in making their employees happy, they would perhaps look at some more “down-to-eart h” interventions (务实的干预). A simple step would be to stop interrupting workers with all sorts of pointless demands such as long emails and unnecessary forms. A study by Harvard Business School found workers felt most satisfied on days when they were able to focus on a piece of work and make meaningful progress on it.In short, if companies really want to make their employees happier, they should think long and hard before pointless restructuring.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 这只训练有素的警犬对任何声响都很警觉。

九年级英语 共8页 第1页2017.4 崇明区中考英语质量抽查试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

试卷均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定 在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）I. Listening comprehension （听力理解）（共30分）A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）A B C DE F G H1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（8分）7. A) On Tuesday.B) On Wednesday. C) On Thursday. D) On Friday. 8. A) Playing football. B) Going fishing. C) Collecting stamps. D) Collecting coins. 9. A) Rainy.B) Cloudy. C) Windy. D) Sunny. 10. A) By car.B) By air. C) By bus. D) By train. 11. A) Go to a movie.B) Go for a drink. C) Finish the report. D) See her boss. 12. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and patient. C) Father and daughter. D) Hotel clerk and customer.13. A) At a post office. B) At a train station. C) At a hospital. D) At a hotel.14. A) The man wanted to buy tables. B) The man sold expensive tables.C) The woman waited for the man. D) The woman went to several stores.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）15. At the beginning of the story the man asked the shop to send the flowers to his mother.16. The man’s mother lived three hundred miles away from him.17. The young girl cried because she didn’t have enough money to buy a red rose.18. The man drove the girl home and helped her to dig a grave (坟墓).19. The man bought a bunch of flowers and went to see his mother himself.20. The story is mainly about how the man helped the girl to go back home.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。

考生注意： 1．试卷满分 100 分，考试时间 60 分钟。

2．作答必须全部涂或写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答一律不得分。

选择题的作答必须用 2B 铅笔涂在答题纸的相应区域。

一、选择题（共 40 分，每小题 2 分。

每个小题只有一个正确答案） 每个小题只有一个正确答案） 1．初中生小张正处于身体发育的快速增长期，但其经常感觉到腿抽筋并有严重蛀牙，他可能需 要补充无机盐 A．Na B．Ca C．Mg D．Zn 2．图 1 为某多肽结构示意图，该多肽被人体消化吸收并参与氧化供能所需改变的化学键或基团 依次是+ 2+ 2+ 2+崇明区 2018 年等级考第二 等级考第二次模拟考 次模拟考试试卷 拟考试试卷 生 命 科 学．①和② B．③和② C．③和① D．③和④ 3．某些土壤细菌可将尿素（CH N O）分解为 CO 和 NH 供植物吸收和利用，但分解产物 CO 不能为该菌提供营养。

下列关于配置分离这一菌种的选择培养基的成分符合要求的是 A．仅尿素 B．尿素+葡萄糖 C．仅葡萄糖 D．牛肉膏蛋白胨 4．图 2 为葡萄萄进入红细胞的运输过程，其运输速度 存在一个饱和值，该值的大小取决于 A．①的浓度 B．②的流动性 C．③的数量 图2 D．②的层数 5．减肥的成功依赖于脂肪的转化，如果人体减掉了 10 kg 脂肪，其中 8.4 kg 被转换成气体呼出 体外，而剩下则转化成了水。

这一转换过程主要涉及 A．三羧酸循环 B．胆汁乳化 C．糖酵解 D．卡尔文循环A4 2 2 3 2图1高中生命科学 共 9 页 第 1 页．图 3 为小鼠 T 型迷宫学习模型。

实验时打开电刺激，并 将小鼠放入“开始臂”中，经过连续数天的反复操作后， 发现小鼠进入 A 端次数的百分比由 45%增加到 95%。

下 列属于小鼠由该实验建立的条件反射是 A．在“开始臂”中向前走 B．进入迷宫后选择走向 A 端 C．进入迷宫后选择走向 B 端 图3 D．闻到食物的香气后走向 A 端 7．科学家对 1976 年世界首次爆发的埃博拉疫情的 14 名幸存者进行研究，发现尽管过了 40 年， 他们的“血液细胞”在遇到埃博拉病毒时仍能发生免疫反应，并能在血液中检测出该病毒的 抗体。

2016学年崇明区第二学期期中考试九年级英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 1Listening (第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解）（共30 分）A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）1.__________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. __________6. __________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（8分）7.A) On Tuesday. B) On Wednesday. C) On Thursday. D) On Friday.8.A) Playing football. B) Going fishing. C) Collecting stamps. D) Collecting coins.9.A) Rainy. Cloudy C) Windy. D) Sunny.10.A) By car. B) By air. C) By bus. D) By train11.A) Go to a movie. B) Go for a drink. C)F inish the report. D) See her boss12.A) Teacher and student. B)Doctor and patient. C) Father and daughter. D)Hotel clerk and customer.13.A) At a post office. B) At a train station. C)At a hospital D) At a hotel.14.A) The man wanted to buy tablesB) The man sold expensive tables.C) The woman waited for the man.D)The woman went to several stores.C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）15.At the beginning of the story the man asked the shop to send the flowers to his mother.16.The man's mother lived three hundred miles away from him.17.The young girl cried because she didn't have enough money to buy a red rose.18.The man drove the girl home and helped her to dig a grave (坟墓).19.The man bought a bunch of flowers and went to see his mother himself.20.The story is mainly about how the man helped the girl to go back home.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容。