2017学年第二学期高三教学质量检测(二模)英语

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考生注意：1. 考试时间120 分钟，试卷满分140 分。

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第I 卷( 共100 分)I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the endof 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 shop2. A. 4:30 B. 5:00 C. 5:10 D. 5:153. A. Boss and secretary B. Nurse and patientC. Salesman and customerD. Teacher and student4. A. The tickets are more expensive B. The tickets told online are cheaperC. It is difficult to get tickets on the spotD. It ‘ s better to buy tickoefftlsi ne5. A. He wants to be a musician in the futureB. He shows more interest in English learningC. He displays great music talent in the exhibitionD. He doesn ‘ t make enough efforts in English learning6. A. He wants to get some sleep B. He needs time to write a paperC. He has a literature class to attendD. He is troubled by his sleep problem7. A. It looks old B. It looks newC. It doesn ‘ t need paintingD. It doesn ‘ t run well8. A. Extremely dull B. Hard to understandC. Lacking a good storyD. Not worth seeing twice9. A. Plan his budget carefully B. Buy a gift for his motherC. Ask someone else for adviceD. Give her more information10. A. She didn ‘ t like telling jokes B. She went to school after 9 a.m.C. She may not have gone to school todayD. She may have been late for schoolSection BDirections: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 theconversation 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 dialogue11. A. He found his TV was broken B. He missed a good TVC. He felt bored with the TV programD. He lost his meal tickets in the cafeteria12. A. He lost fifty dollars B. His time was wastedD. His brain wasn ve‘rytactive D. He watched just one program13. A. Part of the brain is not in useB. Part of the brain becomes more passiveC. It takes longer to process visual informationD. It processes complex information less activelyQuestions 14 through 17 are based on the following dialogue14. A. From the newspaper B. From her classmateC. From her friendsD. From the man15. A. Plant more trees in the school yard B. Organize a picnic on ThursdayD. Build a parking lot for students D. Protect the natural beauty on campus16. A. Attend a meeting B. Attend a classC. Visit her friendsD. Go to the parking lot17. A. Lend her pen to the man B. Go to the administrationC. Support the students action unionD. Give out the handoutsQuestions 18 through 20 are based on the following dialogue18. A. There are numerous languages in the existenceB. Most public languages are essentially vagueC. People differ greatly in their ability to communicateD. Big gaps exist between private and public languages19. A. It is a sign of human intelligence B. It improves with constant practiceC. It is something we are born withD. It varies from person to person20. A. How various languages are related to each otherB. How children learn to use language in particular waysC. How private languages are developed from public onesD. How people of different ages create their own languagesII. Grammar and Vocabulary Section 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.Wildlife secrets of Nigeria's last wildernessResearchers from Chester Zoo, working with the Nigeria National Park Service, surveyed over1,000 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 onitoring 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."Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beWhy India's Pink City' is a Photographer's HeavenThe 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 HongKong-based photographers Victor Cheng and Samantha Wong to Jaipur.Walking in glass skyscrapers for century-old royal palacesand 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 itsbuildings. “The first gate y ou see when you enter are pink, “ s aid Wang “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 to40 the actual color I was seeing myself and to maintain its tone."III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections：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 harm caused by “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 study 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 — possiblybecause 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 television 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 television or less on a weekday, a small increase in conduct problems was seen among those who watched more than three hours each day. Playing e lectronic g ames, 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 i s difficult to be 51 as different people 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. medium42. A. accounting for B. boasting of C. commenting on D. worrying about43. A. general B. particular C. private D. public44. A. domestic B. material C. physical D. psychological45. A. complex B. dramatic C. harmless D. predictable46. A. improved B. maximum C. relative D. small47. A. As a rule B. In contrast C. On the whole D. Worse still48. A. convincing B. definite C. probable D. true49. A. estimating B. experiencing C. reducing D. tracing50. A. connection B. power C. promotion D. risk51. A. balanced B. independent C. precise D. subjective52. A. agree B. forget C. object D. remember53. A. equally B. readily C. reluctantly D. weakly54. A. emotion therapy B. social media C. TV broadcasting D. video game55. A. confident B. optimistic C. rough D. wildSection 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)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 sinceI 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 inease 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 sufferingB. spiritually prepared by gaining captain's recognitionC. academically prepared by reading books on explorationD. financially prepared by serving on a whale hunting ship.58. 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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 of Google's top employees, STEM capability comes in dead last. The seven top characteristics of success at Google are all soft skills: being a good coach; communicating and listening well; possessing comprehension into others, being supportive of one's colleagues; being a good critical thinker and problem solver, and being able 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 of it? After bringing in more experts to dive even deeper into the data, the company enlarged its previous hiring practices 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 skill seven in high-tech environments. Project Aristotle analyzes data on inventive andproductive teams. Google takes pride in its A-teams, assembled with top scientists, each with the most specialized knowledge and able to throw down one creative idea after another. 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Google conducted the studies of workplace success in order to .A. determine what makes a workplace-ready studentB. check whether its hiring system serves the purposeC. prove soft skills are more important than hard onesD. impress its competitors with the employees ‘ excellence65. 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 m ean 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 educationB. The principal focus students have on application essaysC. The surprising thing Google learned about its employeesD. The soft skills Google programmers lack for career growthSection 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.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.IV ．Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passagein no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.In one of my earliest memories, 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 disadvantage 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,the higher the perfectionism is, the more psychological disorders you’re going to suffer,”says York St John University‘s Hill.“Factors often labeled ‘healthy’ perfectionism, like striving for excellence, 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 o kay; I‘m still a good person overall,” th at‘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. TranslationDirections: 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。

南京市、盐城市2018届高三年级第二次模拟考试英语答案详解21. “I’m in China”，______ invites foreign native worldwide to experience unique job, is a project under the guidance of the State Council.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what【答案】B【解析】考察非限制性定语从句，从句缺主语，代指“I’m in China”,故选B。

【点评】本题难度较低，涉及从句注意判断从句性质，然后再根据该从句对应做题步骤，确定相应的连词即可。

22. – How are you getting along with your presentation?- Almost ready, and I ______ all I am supposed to.A. didB. had doneC. have doneD. shall have done【答案】D【解析】考察时态。

根据句义理解“---你的展示报告准备的怎么样了？---几乎准备好了，我马上就能完成应该做的所有事情。

”shall have done结构，用于将来完成时，此时shall 为助动词，主语只限第一人称。

本题题眼在于almost。

【点评】本题难度适中，注意结合语境判断。

注意关键词，本题为“almost ready”.23. Divided into six themes, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ______ 55 models in 87 looks.A. featuredB. representedC. attractedD. impressed 【答案】A【解析】考察词义辨析。

feature作动词，表“以...为特色”。

其它选项represent“代表”；attract“吸引”；impress“给...留下印象”【点评】本题难度适中，词汇需要拓展记忆不同词性，尤其是对于可作多种词性的词汇，要注重平时的积累；本题也可利用排除法做。

2023届浙江省杭州市高三下学期教学质量检测（二模）英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Science and Technology Camp•Full-day camp for students aged 12-14•Four-week program July 5-30 | Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pmWeek 1 | July 5-9Week 2 | July 12-16Week 3 | July 19-23Week 4 | July 26-30•Registration begins June 1, 2023 — register for minimum two weeks.•Fees: $75 registration fee. $795 per week. Full payment must be made at time of registration.•The deadline for the cancellation to receive a full refund is June 15, 2023.Camp StructureCamp days are comprised of eight sessions with two sessions per day while the final day of the week is reserved for overviews and reflection. The morning sessions begin at 9 am to 12 pm followed by one hour for lunch. (Campers should bring their lunches.) Afternoon sessions are scheduled from 1 pm to 4 pm with 15-minute breaks midway through each session. Snacks are provided at break time. (Food allergies should be reported at the time of registration.)Camp ContentScience and Technology camp above all emphasizes entertainment while teaching students about how websites are designed using various coding languages, rocket design, practical applications of math and physics, and how to build your own hydraulics system.Camp PersonnelThe camp is headed by the husband-and-wife team of Doctors James and Sophie Clark who are experts in the fields of computer science and mechanical engineering. Our mission is to make sure everyone feels fully supported and excited to be here.1．What is the lowest cost of attending the Science and Technology camp?A．$75.B．$795.C．$1590.D．$1665. 2．What is the main emphasis of Science and Technology camp?A．Rocket science.B．Fun in learning.C．Coding language.D．Hands-on experiences.3．Who are the camp leaders?A．Mechanical engineers.B．Medical doctors.C．A married couple.D．Computer technicians.A British woman, Dr. Mantri, growing up in India started to notice his son, Dhruv, was struggling with simple arithmetic when he was in fifth-grade. After noticing this, she started employing an abacus (算盘) to help her son visually comprehend mathematics.“I would ask him something like 35 minus 13 and he couldn’t do it.” said Dhruv’s mom Dr. Mantri. “I decided to change the way he looked at numbers,” she said. “An abacus is a tried and tested method, and the Egyptians used them for building the pyramid.” In just six days he started to show progress with the abacus and would go on to become a whizz kid with numbers, with even his classmates’ parents reaching out for help.She never thought she would teach her son using an abacus, which she used as a child in India and it was always helpful. Within six days she started to notice a difference and see results. So dramatic was the turnaround, that school staff asked him to perform with the abacus at an assembly, where some parents even came to ask for advice on using it for their kids.IT specialist Dr. Mantri said the humble abacus can be used for calculations into the trillions and kids enjoy learning on it because it’s like a game. “It becomes a playing tool for younger children, for it feels like a game. I think the success comes because children can touch and feel an abacus and visualize them.” She added.By the age of 12, Dhruv was giving online cyber security seminars and is now pursuing a career in data science and analytics. Dhruv has now landed an apprenticeship (实习) at an international firm. During the four-year apprenticeship, he will spend one day a week studying Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at Glasgow Caledonian University. “He is so confident now and I am so proud,” she said, with Dhruv adding “I don’t think my teachers would have guessed that I would be following a career in data science at that time.”4．Why did Dhruv have difficulty in learning mathematics?A．He was faced with language barrier.B．He didn’t find a proper way.C．He suffered from eyesight problems.D．He lacked academic support from the family.5．What does the underlined word “whizz” in paragraph 2 mean?A．Careful.B．Diligent.C．Outstanding.D．Struggling. 6．Why do kids like learning on abacus according to the text?A．They find it appealing.B．They can calculate faster.C．They enjoy playing games.D．They are eager for success.7．What can we infer from the last paragraph?A．Dhruv was addicted to the internet at 12.B．Dhruv is teaching data science and analytics now.C．Dhruv is a full-time student at Glasgow Caledonian University.D．Dhruv’s career choice was beyond his teachers’ expectation.Kenya has been at the forefront (前沿) of the global war on plastic since the government banned single-use plastics in protected areas in June 2020. Unfortunately, the preventive measures have barely received attention. Hundreds of tons of industrial and consumer polymer waste continue to get dumped into landfills daily. However, if 29-year-old Nzambi Matee has her way, the unsightly plastic heaps will soon be transformed into colorful bricks.The materials engineer’s seeking to find a practical solution to control plastic pollution began in 2017. She quit her job and set up a small lab in her mother’s backyard. It took her nine months to produce the first brick and even longer to convince a partner to help build the machinery to make them. But the determined eco-entrepreneur was confident in her idea and did not give up.She says, “I wanted to use my education to handle plastic waste pollution. But I was very clear that the solution had to be practical, sustainable, and affordable. The best way to do this was by channeling the waste into the construction space and finding the most efficient and affordable material to build homes.” Her company produces over 1,500 bricks a day. The pavers are made using a mix of plastic products that cannot be reprocessed or recycled.The collected plastic is mixed with sand, heated at very high temperatures, and compressed (压缩) into bricks that vary in color and thickness. The resulting product is stronger, lighter, and about 30 percent cheaper than concrete bricks. More importantly, ithelps repurpose the lowest quality of plastic. “There is that waste they cannot process anymore; they cannot recycle. That is what we get.” Matee says.Matee is not nearly done. Her dream is to reduce the mountain of trash to just a hill by increasing production and expanding her offerings. She says, “The more we recycle the plastic, the more we produce affordable housing, the more we created more employment for the youth.”8．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 imply?A．Matee’s method can be effective if adopted.B．Matee’s idea has been widely accepted. C．Colorful bricks are in huge demand.D．Plastic waste hasn’t attracted enough attention.9．Which of the following can best describe Nzambi Matee?A．Generous and ambitious.B．Confident and grateful.C．Creative and resolved.D．Optimistic and modest.10．What is Nzambi Matee’s ultimate purpose in using a mix of plastic products?A．to build cheaper houses.B．to support the government.C．to create job opportunities.D．to tackle plastic pollution. 11．Which of the following is the best title for the text?A．Kenya: Pioneer in Banning Plastic Single-use PlasticsB．Nzambi Matee: Innovator in Solving Plastic WasteC．Mix of Plastic Products: A New Construction MaterialD．Plastic Recycling: A Creative Solution to Pollution二、未知ChatGPT, designed by OpenAI to carry on conversations just like humans, has become a viral excitement. The AI-powered tool went from zero to a million users in just five days! Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies.The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the internet and archived (归档) books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic.“We have a lot of information on the internet, but you normally have to Google it, then read it and then do something with it,” says Ricardo, chief science officer and co-founder of AI company Erudit. “Now you’ll have this resource that can process the whole internet and all of the information it contains for you to answer your question.”ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and flow out incorrect responses. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2021. Hence, it cannot be relied upon for anything that happened after that.Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. It can translate long texts into different languages, create content on almost any topic, and even summarize books.However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. Some believe it could serve as a valuable tool to help build literacy skills in the classroom. It could also be used to teach students difficult science or math concepts. But other educators think ChatGPT will encourage students to cheat. They fear this will prevent them from building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a result, many districts are starting to ban its use in schools. 12．What is the unique feature of ChatGPT?A．It has artificial intelligence.B．It can answer users’ questions.C．It has the largest number of users.D．It can engage in meaningful conversations.13．What makes ChatGPT helpful to research various topics?A．Its capability of information processing.B．Its accurate information.C．Its availability of up-to-date data.D．Its vast body of questions.14．Why do ChatGPT users have to be cautious when using it?A．ChatGPT is unable to think itself.B．ChatGPT lacks creativity. C．ChatGPT offers illogical information.D．ChatGPT is not properly trained. 15．What is the author’s attitude towards ChatGPT?A．Favorable.B．Disapproving.C．Objective.D．Intolerant.We all know that leading a healthy lifestyle is essential, but sometimes it’s hard to stick to good habits. If you’re looking to make some changes and improve your health, this blog post is for you! ____16____Get movingIt’s no secret that exercise is good for you. Not only does it help to improve your overall health, but it can also boost your mood and increase your energy levels. ____17____ This could include going for a brisk walk, riding your bike, or taking a fitness class. There’s no need to go all out. Even moderate activity around your house, such as working in your garden, can benefit significantly.Reduce or get rid of sugarSugar can cause inflammation (发炎) and worsen existing health conditions like diabetes and heart disease. ____18____ When you cut sugar out of your diet, you’ll likely notice an improvement in your energy levels, mental clarity, and overall sense of well-being. You may even drop a few pounds.Drink more waterYour body comprises about 60% water. It helps flush toxins from your body, carry nutrients to your cells, and keep your skin healthy. It helps improve your mood and energy levels and helps you lose weight. ____19____ Also, it may surprise you how much better you feel.Get enough sleepA good night’s sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellness. When you sleep enough, your body has adequate time to recharge and heal from the day’s activities, which also helps to improve focus and concentration, and help boost your mood.____20____A．It can also lead to weight gain and make you feel exhausted.B．You may have heard the advice to drink eight glasses of water a day.C．These tips can help you get the restful sleep you need to feel your best.D．Here are some simple tips that can help you turn things around within 30 days.E．So next time you’re feeling tired, reach for a glass of water instead of a cup of coffee. F．One way to make exercising easier is to set a daily goal of 30 minutes of physical activity. G．However, when you don’t get enough rest, you’re more likely to have trouble四、完形填空I was young and determined to take an adventurous trip. But ____21____ nearly 875 yards out of a cable car (缆车), with a rubber band attached to my ankles, was not part of my plan. It’s ____22____ how intentions can change.Staring over the ____23____ of the cable car, my heart was in my throat. I ____24____ heard the others behind me counting down. How could I have let myself be ____25____ into this? It was crazy!My palms were ____26____, and my heart was pounding.“Five.” They started the ____27____ for the second time, ignoring my useless protests.“Four.”“Three.”“Two.” In that instant I ____28____ my mind a million times and came to the final____29____ that there was no way I could allow myself to leap out of the cable car, suspended so high off the ground._____30_____ my ankles please!Then...“One.”I let go and leaped out as far as I could. If there had been time to _____31_____ it for another second, I would have stopped myself. But instead, I jumped.It felt as if all my fears, insecurities, and doubts were being let go. An enormous sense of _____32_____ rose up in me. As I fell toward the earth _____33_____ first, I saw my new friends waiting for me on the ground and could hear them _____34_____ my victory over fear.Jumping out of the cable car put me on _____35_____ of the world, and that’s where I am determined to remain for the rest of my life.21．A．sliding B．jumping C．running D．climbing 22．A．unacceptable B．important C．inspiring D．funny 23．A．bottom B．edge C．middle D．ceiling 24．A．correctly B．frequently C．barely D．actually25．A．talked B．looked C．checked D．turned 26．A．warm B．dry C．sweaty D．icy 27．A．encouragement B．order C．process D．countdown 28．A．changed B．fixed C．focused D．made 29．A．attempt B．decision C．destination D．stage 30．A．Untie B．Hold C．Unfold D．Catch 31．A．approve of B．complain of C．think about D．dream about 32．A．uncertainty B．freedom C．trust D．panic 33．A．head B．hands C．feet D．back 34．A．screaming B．waving C．claiming D．applauding 35．A．end B．top C．outside D．center五、未知阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

黄浦区2016学年第二学期期中高三年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Should Children Ban Their Parents from Social Media ?It might be taken for granted –but no previous generation of children will have had the expenence of having their entire childhoods intensively and publicly documented in this way . But the very first people to have had some of their childhood picture s _____21____(post) online are not always happy about their formative years being preserved in digital world .Parents may not realize it , but by posting photos and videos of their online , they are creating an identity for their children ____22_____might not be welcomed . Lucy is a good example . She said she had asked her dad to de-tag her from “stuff that doesn‟t necessary represent ___23_____I am now . That‟s not something I‟d want to remember every time I log on to Facebook -------- It isn‟t the best memories , which is the way you …d like to reveal ___24_____on social media .”Stones about online privacy are often about children and teenagers being warmed of the dangers of publishing too much personal information online. But in this case it‟s their parents who are in the spotlight . For some parents , ____25_____(safe) option is avoiding social media altogether .Kasia Kurowaska from Newcastle is expecting her first child in June and has agreed with her partner Lee to impose a blanket ban _____26____her children are old enough to make their own decision about social media . But she has two big concerns about her plan . Firstly , it will be difficult ____27_____(imp ose) .”When their auntie comes round and takes a picture , we‟re going to have to be like paparazzi police , saying , please don‟t put these on Facebook . And secondly , the child might dislike _____28_____(not own ) an oline presence , especially if all of their friends do . But I _____29_____(keep ) a digital record of them . It just won‟t have been shared on a platform ____30____the masses.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. criticizeB. desperatelyC. establishD. featureE. focusF. gratitudeG. hearfelt H. humanity I . influence J. present K. touchletters Brought Back to LifeLetters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages . But a TV shows , Letters Alive , is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back into the ___31___.Letters Alive took it idea from a UK program with a similar name , Letters Live . Both shows_____32__-famous actors and actresses , but there is no gossip , no eye-catching visual effects. Instead , it‟s just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter .But these are not just any letters . They vary greatly in time and subjects . There is , for example , a passionate letter that famous painter Huang Youngyu wrote to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to ____33____ his lack of creativity . There is also a(n) ____34_____note from Spring and Autumn Period written by two ordinary young soldiers to their elder brother to report their lives in the war zone.Compared to published texts , letters also come with a personal ____35____.One example from Letters live was a note of ____36_____from the mother of a dying child to JK Rowling , author of the Harry Potter books . It reads :‟ Mrs Rowling ,cancer threatened to take everything from my daughter , and your books turned out to be the castle we so ___37_____needed to hide in .”According to Guan Zhengwen , the director of Letter Alive , it is this kind of ____38_____behind every letter that strikes a harmony with the audience .‟ It‟s a thing of the past that entertainment sho ws _____39____themselves only with pretty face. “ Guan told Sohu News ,” Entertainment industry is starting to switch to a(n) __40_____on wisdom and intelligence .”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.Being Bigger isn’t Necessarily Considered BetterThe film , which famously started life in 1939, has now declared a new age , that of smaller start-up . By 2014, when Ms Whitman announced HP‟s decision to separate its computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations , the company had grown into a clumsy ____41____Its fortunes started to ____42_____with a series of expensive and much criticized purchase. By 2012 it had lost its position as the World …s leading supplier of PCs to Lenovo . The dramatic ____43____was aimed at helping the firm adapt to the new age of mobile and online computing , responding to shareholder demands for more aggressive ______44_____.“ I would go from laser jet printing to our big enterprise services contracts where we were running the back end of IT for many big companies and organizations . These two things are not like each other . So the ability to focus and engage with customers on a(n)_____45_____set of objectives and business outcomes . I can already see the differences.” Ms Whitmannn ,who now heads the new spin-off . Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE) selling servers and services, says the change has already ___46______her performance . “ One big change is it _____47_____each of the divisions to pursue the strategy that is right for them. ____48_____, there is …no way … printer and PC company HP Inc‟s decision last year to by Samsung‟s printing business for $1 bn would have happened when it was part of the larger firm . So it‟s that ability to drive your own program , not ____49___by other businesses that don‟t have the same characteristics .” Ms Whitman is so conv inced her strategy is working that she‟s ____50_____HPE futher , spinning off both its business services division and its software business into separate companies last year.Her assumption that bigger doesn‟t always mean better seems ____51____. After all , a larger company should find it easier to dominate the market it operates in . But the rapid rise of much small start-up s , competing and often overtaking these established powerful companies means the accepted wisdom that ____52_____equals success is being challenged .____53______in 2014, eBay carved PayPal , the electronic payments arm it bought in 2001, off from the main online sale business .Box , a cloud storage company , is another case in point. Founder Aaron Levie says ,” Whether Uber , Airbnb ,those same lessons _____54____, which is if you can build something that‟s cheaper , faster and more scalable and delivers a far better customer experience than what the traditional sellers were able to do , then you can be extremely ___55_____.41. A. appearance B. construction C. giant D. possession42. A. decline B. increase C. stay D. vary43. A. adventure B. combination C. development D. split44. A. behavior B. growth C. markets D. policies45. A. ambitious B. complex C. narrow D. overall46. A. delivered B. improved C. measured D. standardized47. A. allows B. employs C. reminds D.threatens48. A. All in all B. For example C. On the contrary D. What‟s mor e49. A. held back B. kept on C. looked over D. taken down50. A. dissolved B. expanded C. operated C. shrunk51. A. fundamental B. reasonable C. surprising D. widespread52. A. diligence B. discipline C. profit D. size53. A. Comparatively B. Generally C. Similarly D. Unexpectedly54. A. apply B. fail C. hide D. increase55. A. friendly B. miserable C. motivated D. troublesomeSection 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)Born in 1823 in Wales , Alfred Russel Wallace was a man of modest means , but he had a passion for nature and he chose to follow it . He started out collecting insects as a hobby , but eventually his longing for adventure led him to explore the world .Luckily for Wallace , Victorian Britain was discovering an interest in weird and wonderful insets ,so the demand from museums and private collections for these bests was growing . Wallace was able to make a living doing what he loved : collecting beetles and other insects .But his first trip of exploring the world ended in disaster . Wallace proceeded to the Amazon in South America . Its giant forests promised a wealth of new species , sure to put him on the scientific map . The trip took 6 weeks and involved every mode of transport in existence at the time . After four years Wallace had to watch in despair as his samples went up in flames ----including live animals he was bringing home that were trying to jump free of the flames . But he did not let it stop him .In 1854, Wallace set off on another adventure , this time to the Malay Archipelago . Wallace found himself humbled by the new and exciting things he saw. He later recalled : “ As I lie listening to these interesting sounds , I think how many besides myself have longed to see with their own eyes the many wonderful and beautiful thingswhich I am daily encountering .”In 1858, Wallace wrote what became as the …Temate essay “: a piece of writing that was to change our understanding of life forever . In his essay , Wallace argued that a species would only turn into another species if it was struggling for existence . Henry W. Bates was one of many scientists delighted by the idea of evolution by natural selection . In a letter to Wallace , he wrote :” The i dea is like truth itself , so simple and obvious that those who read and understand it will be stuck by its simplicity , and yet it is perfectly original .”56. __________finally caused Wallace to explore the world ?A. His strong affection for natureB. His life-long devotion to beastsC. His deep love for adventureD. Increasing demand for insects57.Which of the following is True about Wallace‟s first strip ?A. It took him six weeks to explore the Amazon with all kinds of transportationB. He made a scientific study of a fairly limited number of insects .C. The fire cost him his four years‟ collection of animalsD. His passion cooled after the disaster58. Wallace felt _________on the Malay Archipelago .A. fearlessB. luckyC. challengedD. risky59. Wallace‟s idea on evolution of natural selection ___________.A. made no sense at that timeB. built up a new concept of lifeC. was too simple to be trueD. revealed the origin of natureBVirtual realityProbably the most exciting tech development of recent times , virtual reality (VR) has arrived , with sufficient options available to the consumer who …s searching for an extra amount of high-tech fun . The cheapest way to get a high-end VR experience comes courtesy of Sony . Its Play Station VR doesn‟t require a tricked-out PC or expensive phone-it works with the Playstation 4 control board and comes with a few great games in its library . There is a some equipment you can purchase to enhance the exper ience , but if you …ve already got a PS4 you can enter the world of VR for just $400. Other high –end offerings like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift , as well as mobile options like Samsung‟s Gear VR, will get your head in the game .Wireless headphonesCombining ease of use with the ability to move wild around your home , gym or workplace , wireless headphones just make sense . And there are plenty of practical options to suit any budget . The Boss QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones are definitely worth a test drive , though . The full-size , around –ear Bluetooth headphones highlights active noise cancellation and double as a headset for making phone calls . They …ve earned the Editor …s Choice award at and can be purchased for less than $400 online.Digital camerasWhile your phone is a worthy assistant , there‟s no substitute for a real camera when it comes to taking the perfect picture . And these days you can get quality specifications in a package that‟s almost as small as your smartphone. The shiny design of the Fujifilm X70, $ 699, makes it the perfect companion , or you could go retro with the Olympus PEN-F($1,200) that offers old school looks alongside cutting edge technology . Domestically , it‟s worth checking out Xiaomi‟s mirror less Yi MI for a more affordable option. With a high-end 20 –megapixel (兆像素) sensor and the ability to host multiple lenses , it‟s available from just 2,199 yuan .60. Sony can provide high-tech fun at the lowest cost because _________A. player s can play free games onlineB. PS4 owners don‟t need any other deviceC. it gives players adequate experienceD. players have purchased expensive PCs.61. What is Bose Quiet Comfort 35 wireless headphones‟s selling point promoted in the passage ?A. They have various types to meet users‟ needsB. Users can reduce noise manuallyC. They work better in the wildD. Users can make phone calls with the headphones62. If your friend , who favors everything in the styles of the past , plans to make perfect pictures with a new device , you will most probably recommend ________.A. A smart phoneB. Fujifilm X70C. Olympus PEN-FD. Yi Mi(C)Naquela Wright‟s life took an unexpected turn when she lost her eyesight as a teenager, but even when her world became immersed in darkness, the New Jersey resident didn‟t want to quit social media.Using Facebook was a challenge at first. Diagnosed in 2010 with pseudotumor cerebri, a rare health condition in which pressure increases around the brain and can result in the loss of vision, Wright learned how to use ascreen reader to read the site through the touch of keyboard and sound of a robotic voice. Still, when a friend sends her in a photo, Wright often has no clue what the image shows.Now Facebook is trying to solve this problem by exploiting the power of artificial intelligence to create new tools that not only describe items in a photo but allows users to ask what‟s in an image.“I can have a basic picture in my mind of what‟s going on in the picture and now I can comment on my own,” said Wright, who got to try out the new tools that are still being tested. “Of course, it‟s different, but it‟s something more than I had.”An estimated 285 million people are visually disabled globally, according to the World Health Organization, and research conducted by Facebook showed that blind users have trouble figuring out what‟s in a photo because the description isn‟t clear or doesn‟t exist.Facebook has made it easier to skim through the content on its website with a screen reader by improving HTML headings, adding alternative text for images, launching keyboard shortcuts, and more. Using artificial intelligence to describe photos is only a part of these ongoing efforts.With 1.5 billion users, Facebook isn‟t the only social media company that wants to improve its website for the visually impaired. Along with Facebook and other major tech firms, Twitter and LinkedIn have their own accessibility teams and belong to an initiative called “Teaching Accessibility.”Jeff Wieland, Facebook‟s head of accessibility engineering, said the group wants to educate more engineers, especially early on in college, about designing products that are compatible with the disabled and others. “We really don‟t want accessibility to be the luxury of a handful of companies,” Wieland said. “We want everything around the world to be built with accessibility in mind.”63. What tool helps the visually disabled to read Facebook?A. A screen readerB. A special keyboardC. A helpful robotD. HTML headings64 What can be inferred from the passage about the new tool created by Facebook?A. It adds a lot of shortcuts on the keyboard.B. It helps users to employ their senses other than sightC. It meets no competitors with its advanced technology.D. It inspires more engines to explore artificial intelligence65. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “are compatible with” most probably means ________.A. are unaffordable toB. bring harm toC. keep company ofD. well suit66. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. Screen reader: tool to access social mediaB. Ongoing effort: strength to improve websitesC. Artificial intelligence: power to help the blindD. Teaching accessibility: initiative to educate engineerSection CDirections：Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentenceYour Own Best FriendTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful. If you‟ve ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a tricky speech ahead of time. you‟ll have felt the social restriction against communicating with yourself in words. According to the well-known saying, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.___67___ Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought. Far from being a sign of foolishness, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do, manage our activities, regulate our emotions and even create a narrative of our experience.Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys. You are very likely to hear her talking to herself: offering herself directions and giving voice to her frustrations. ___68___ We do a lot of it when we are young – perhaps one reason for our shyness about continuing with it as adults.As children, according to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, we use private speech to regulate our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of other. ___69___.Psychological experiments have shown that the distancing effect of our words can give us a valuable perspective on our actions. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we address ourselves in the second person:“you”rather than “I”.We internalize the private speech we use as children – but we never entirely put away the out-loud version. ___70___ You‟re sure to see an athlete or two getting themselves ready for a sharp phrase or scolding themselves after a bad shot.Both kinds of self-talk seem to bring a range of benefits to our thinking. Those words to the self, spoken silently or aloud, are so much more than lazy talk.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.Moustache（胡子）for Cash“Movember”, as the annual event is known, sees men in countries including the UK, US and Australia grow out their facial hair while collecting sponsorship money from friends, family and colleagues, with the money going to cancer charities.The month of no shaving began unofficially in 2003, when a pair of men from Australia persuaded their family to join them in growing a moustache in order to encourage men to get themselves checked for cancer, which is seen as distasteful by some males. A year later, the group decided to set up the Movember Foundation, asking friends and colleagues to offer donations of money to support their efforts, and raised a massive A$54,000 which was shared between a number of health projects. With thanks most likely a social media, Movember soon went global and the foundation now operates worldwide. having raised over ￡440 million since 2004. Theeffects of the fundraising are wide-reaching, which had made a significant discovery in the treatment of cancer.The issue of some men being too self-willed to visit their doctor for a checkup, or perhaps being raised in a culture of “touch it out”，has led some males to neglect their health, which may mean it could be too late if something potentially deadly did develop. However, Movember is helping to break down the shame of male to appeal to men in a way that other campaigns just don‟t – with a sort of blokey①jokiness.①blokey：behaving in a way that is supposed to be typical of men, especially men enjoying themselves in a group.V. TranslationDirection：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 永远不要对你孩子的缺点熟视无睹。

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Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）I. Listening Comprehension（听力理解）（共25分）A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）A B CD E FB. 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）6. A) Collecting stamps B) Playing computer gamesC) Reading books D) Cycling7. A) At the station B) At the airportC) In a plane D) In a park8. A) At 9 o’clock B) At 10 o’clockC) At 11 o’clock D) At 12 o’clock9. A) Drink a lot of hot waterB) Eat some honeyC) Drink some cold water with honeyD) Drink some hot water with honey10. A) By car B) By bicycleC) On foot D) By plane11. A) 38 kilograms B) 44 kilogramsC) 46 kilograms D) 50 kilograms12. A) A doctor B) A nurseC) A singer D) A teacher13.A) Once a day B) Three times a dayC) Four times a day D) Twice a dayC. 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所听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）14. David has been in American for half a year.15. David has to do much homework.16. There are many sports at David’s school.17. David would rather have coke than drink water.18. David knows why he is sometimes ill.19. David loves his life in America.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）（6分）20. There are many ________ things to see and to do.21. You can go to different kinds of ________, plays and films.22. You can go shopping to buy things from all ________ the world.23. Every year many people move to cities ________ there are chances to findjobs.24. But there are too many people in some big cities. Sometimes these peoplecan’t find jobs or ________ places to live in.25. Too many people living in a small place make it hard to ________ the citiessafe and clean.Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）II. Look at the phonetics and complete the blanks (根据所给音标完成句子) (共5分)26. Chinese people ________ ['selɪbreɪt] the Dragon Boat Festival every year.27. John is a business man. He ________ [ˈtrævlz] a lot.28. Danny got to the airport two hours before the ________ [dɪ'pɑːtʃə] time.29. Why do I always have a ________ ['hedeɪk].30. Staying ________ is very important to all of us.[ˈhelθi]III. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）31.Find the word with a different sound in the group.A) suitcase B) pack C) passenger D) palace32.He comes from ________ Asia country but it is far away from ours.A) a B) the C) an D) /33.How much does it ________ to travel to Tokyo by plane?A) take B) spend C) cost D) make34.We will leave ________ Paris ________ 6:54 tomorrow afternoon.A) in; at B) for; at C) to; on D) at; at35. We need to practise ________ English every day.A) read B) reading C) to read D) have read36. You have already eaten ________ sweet food.A) too few B) too many C) too much D) too enough37.—________ is it from your home to the cinema?—About 15 minutes by underground.A) How often B) When C) How long D) How far38. More than five ____ tourists come to visit Tian’an men Square during theholidays.A) thousand B) thousand of C) thousands of D) thousands39. English may be a little harder to learn, ______ it is a very importantsubject.A) and B) but C) or D) instead40. There is ________ with the washing machine.A) wrong anything B) anything wrongC) something wrong D) wrong something41. I ________ Beijing for two years.A) have been to B) have gone toC) have been in D) have come to42.His job is _______ after sick animals.A) look B) looks C) looking D) to look43. I ________ stay at home if it is cold outside.A) would like B) would rather C) like D) have44. There ________ an exhibition about great cities in Asia next week.A) is B) will have C) will be D) is going to have45. — I have lost my suitcase and I can ’t find my hotel.— I can help you. ________A) All right. B) Never mind. C) OK. D) Don’t worry.IV . Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once （将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共5分）Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(蓄着胡须). Because it has been 46 there, he has taken it off. But his passport photo shows him with his beard.An officer 47 at the photo for a moment, and says, "Excuse me? Please sit down. " With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second officer, and says, " I know that face. " The second officer looks at the 48 and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has 49 Paris, the second officer smiles and says, " An Englishman with a beard 50 a painting in Paris on Friday. And that man looks just the kind of man … "V . Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。

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第 I 卷(共100 分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A 10%Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between tow 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. Af t er you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the f o ur possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Cold. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. D. Cloudy.2.A. 110 minutes. B. 120 minutes. C. 130 minutes. D. 140 minutes.3. A. Shop assistant and customer. B. Boss and assistant.C. Professor and student.D. Husband and w i fe.4. A.In a meeting room. B.In a reference room.C. At a booking office.D. At a police stat i on.5. A. A movie. B. A lecture. C. A play. D. A speech.6. A.The w o man shouldn't be so upset. B. He's an hour late for the interview.C. The w o man should be patient.D. He's too nervous to calm dow n.7. A. The man is intelligent enough. B. The man does not w o rk hard enough.C. The man should get some sleep.D. The man is hard-w o rking.8. A. He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He w ants to spend more time w ith his family.C.He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job.D. He thinks the pay is too Iow to support his family.9. A. The w o man doesn't have money for her son's graduate studies.B. The w o man doesn't think her son w i ll get a business degree.C. The w o man insists that her son should major in science.D. The w o man advises her son to think tw i ce before making his decision.10. A.It ran into another car. B. It fell into a river and sank.C.It broke dow n on road.D. It Ieft the road and landed in a field.Section B 15%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 an d the conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear aquestion,read the f o ur 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 recording.11.A. Noise. B.Smoking. C. Litter. D. Drinking.12. A. A tour guide. B.A conductor. C. A teacher. D. A law y er.13. A. To prepare people for international travel.B. TQ make the laws of different kinds.C. To inform people of the punishment for breaking law s.D. To give advice to travelers to the country.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following recording.14. A. Conference w i th the course tutor. B. Active attendance and commitment.C. Punctuality and politen e ss.D. Debate and essay preparation.15. A. Inform the teacher in advance. B. Just do not choose the course.C. Drop out of the course.D. Make it up later16. A. One that is written by hand. B. One that is original.C. One that is revised by the tutor.D. One that keeps to the instructions.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. His knees and fingers ache. B. He doesn't feel like eat i ng.C. He.can't sleep very w e ll.D. His blood pressure is high.18. A. She asks him to have injections and a treatment w i th rays.B. She asks him to have an operation and a treatment w i th rays.C. She asks him to have a good rest and a treatment w i th rays.D. She asks him to have some herbal medicine and a treatment w i th rays.19.A.Every day for seven w e eks. B.Three times a w e ek for seven w e eks.C. Three times a w e ek for three w e eks.D. Tw e nty times for tw o w e eks.20. A. Use hot w a ter pads. B. Sit by the stove.C. Drink cold w a ter.D. Take cold baths.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Af ter reading the passage below, f ill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, f ill in each blank with the proper f orm of the given word; f o r the other blanks, use one word that best f i ts each blank.Jim ThompsonJim Thompson’s life story is one of success, achievement, and finally mystery because no oneknow s how it ended.Thompson w as born in Delaw are (2l)the east coast of the United States in1906. Afterfin ishing h igh school, Thompson w ent to Princeton Univ ersity and later studied architecture at theUnivers ity of Pennsylvania. After graduation, Jim Thompson w orked as an architect in New Y orkCity until 1940. Not long after this, he volunteered (22) _(serve) in the U.S. Army. During World War II, Thompson gathered intellig ence for the army in Thailand, It w as this first taste of life in the Far East (23)changed Thompson's life. He saw opportunities to develop tourism there,becoming (24)(involve) in an amb i tious scheme to restore the Oriental Hotel.While the hotel plan fell through, by that time Thompson had hit upon another schemethatw o uld eventually make him a million a ire. While traveling around Thailand, he came across (25)he considered exquisite(精美的)samples ofhandw o ven Thai silk, a product that (26)(become) rare. He persuaded the w e avers to w o rk w i th him and marketed the silk in New York, (27)it became very popular. As a consequence, the Thai silk industry w a s revived(复兴)and thebusiness made Thompson and some of the w e avers very w e althy.With his success in the silk business, Jim Thompson continued his orig inal interest in architecture on the side. He found six tradition al Thai houses and had (28) brought to Bangkok and reassembled there as one magnificent house. Today, not only is it a beaut iful house inside and out, (29) it is also filled w i th the w o rks of art Thompson collected.In 1967 during a holiday in Malaysia, he w ent for a w alk in the Jungle and disappeared forever. To this day, no clues (30)(find) as to w hat happened to this w ealthy Amer ican businessman w h o is credited w i th single-handed l y reviv i ng the Thai silk industry.Section BDirections: Complete the f o llowing passage by using the wo r d s in the box. Each word can onlybe used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. ConcernB.dramaticC. equivalentD. frequentlyE.impactF.imposedG. representative H. observed I.residents J. signif i cantly K. strategiesMentally and Intellectually HarmfulLast month, the Indian Med ical Association declared a public health emergency in New Delh iof high levels of air pollution. Schools w ere shut and emergency traffic restrictions put in place.New Delhi is far from alone. Our research into the31of air pollut i on in Chin a shows that, in addit i on to the more obvious physical price, air pollution can also have serious negative effectson mental health and cognition(认知),32reducing a person's happiness and their scores in verbal and mathematical tests.Such harmful mental effects have serious negative consequences for livelihoods and humancapital development, suggesting that development 33 should go beyond the tradition al focus ofboosting GDP in the develop i ng w o rld.India’s recent pollut i on emergency is the most 34 incidence （发生率）of dangerous air pollut i on, but smoggy skies have been a cause of grow i ng 35 in most developing countries.Major cities across the developing w orld — from Thailand, to Brazil, to Nigeria —36 experience pollut i on at several times the WHO safe lim i ts. In fact, 98% of cities w i th more than 100,000 37 in low and middle- income countries fail to meet the WHO’s air quality guidelines.India’s extreme levels of air pollut ion are w ell recognized, and examin ing the effects provides clear w a rnings for other countries seeking fast grow t h through rapid industrializat i on.We used nationally38 longitud i na（l纵向）surveys on mental health and cognition, matched w ith daily air quality data for the time and place of interview s, to see w hat pollut ion does in a given time to indiv idual happiness and cognitive performance. Because each person in our survey w as 39 multip le times, w e can control for the effect of indiv idual characteristics on the outcome variables.We found that w o rsening air quality led to a decrease in happiness that day40 to about 10percent of the reduced happiness one w ould experience from a negative major life event such as divorce.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the f ollowing passage there are f our words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best f i ts the context.Glo b alization: Good or Bad?Globalizat ion is defined in many w ays. One simple 41 is that it is the rapid increase in internat ional free trade, investment, and technological exchange. It is argued that this internat ional trade has been one of the main causes of w orld economic 42 over the past half century.Although there is litt le doubt that the global economy has developed enormously in the last 50 years, some people believe that this trend has only benefited certain countries, and that others havesuffered as a result.Improved income?An argument43globalization is that the benefits of increased international trade areshared among everyone in the country. An example of this is China, w here per capita income( 人均收入)rose from about $1400 in 1980 to over $4000 by 2000. 44_, per capita income rosy byover 100% in India betw een 1980 and 1996. It w ould appear that countries w hich open their doorsto w o rld trade tend to become45 .How ever, these sorts of 46 might not be giving a true picture. They are "average", anddespite the fact that there has been a substantial increase in income for a small minor ity of people,the vast major i ty have only seen a47 improvement.More imports, more exportsSupporters of free trade point out that there is another direct benefit to be gained from anincrease in internat ional trade: exports 48 imports. Take coffee as an example. Countries w hichproduce and export coffee import the packaging for it : a(n) 49 trade w hich enables commerceto develop in tw o countries at the same time.50 maintain that, in general, it is poorer countries that produce and export food such ascoffee, and richer countries that produce and export manufactured goods such as packagingmaterials. Furthermore, it is the richer countries that control the price of goods and, 51 , farmersmay be forced to sell their produce at a low price and to buy manufactured goads at a high price.52 developmentFinally,globalization often 53 a country to concentrate on industries w hich arealready successful. Thesecountriesdevelop expertise(专门技能) and increasetheir share in the international market. On the other hand, those countries w hich_54 to support all their industriesusually do not develop expert ise in anyone. Consequently, thesecountries do not finda w orldmarket for their foods and do not increase their gross domestic product (GDP).Ant i-glob alists claim that there is a serious problem in this argument for the_ 55 of industry.Countries w hich onlyconcentrate onone or two main industries are forced to import other goods. Theseimported goods are frequentlyoverpriced, and these countries, therefore, have a tendency toaccumulate huge debts.41. A. ind i cation42. A. systems43. A. in favor of B. princip l eB. solutionB. on account ofC. definit i onC. crisesC. w i th regard ofD. factorD. grow t hD. in honor of44. A. Fortunately B. Sim i larly C. Undoubtedly D. Unusually45. A. freer B. greater C. stronger D. w e althier46. A. figures B. descriptions C. countries D. benefits47. A. severe B. slight C. further D. general48. A. overtake49. A. tw o-w a y B. qualifyB. all- inclusiv eC. fightC. officialD. requireD. legal50. A. Supporters B. Advocates C. Critics D. Authorit i es51. A. otherw i se B. nevertheless C. therefore D. besides52. A. Global B. Industrial C. National D. Economical53. A. encourages54. A. stop B. restrictsB. continueC. forbidsC. failD. forcesD. refuse55. A. globalizat i on B. transformation C. specialization D. identif i cationSection B 22% .Directions: Read the f ollowing three passages. Each passage is f ollowed by several questions or unf inished statements.For each of them there are f our choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that f i ts best according to the inf o rmation given in the passage you havejust read.(A)The Harlem RenaissanceThe w o rd "renaissance" means "rebirth." The Harlem Renaissance took place during the 1920s.It w as a time w hen the African American artistic community grew and flour ished, producing a ton of w ork in a short period of time. The w ork celebrated African American culture and spoke to their experiences as minorities ---both the good parts and the bad parts.After the Civ il War, many African Americans left the South to escape unfair treatment and Iaws that discriminated against them. Betw een 1910 and 1920, massive numbers of black Southerners moved from the rural south into the urban North. and West in th e Great Migrat ion. The African American popu lat ion of Chicago more than doub led during th at time! And in New Y ork, African Americans flocked to uptow n Manhattan, settling in a neighborhood called Har lem. Forming a community w ithin the big city let African Amer icans keep their cultural ident ity in a w hite-dominated society. It w as a good thing, and a lot of important cultural issues w ere brought to light during the Harlem Renaissance. One of the most important figures of the time w as the African Amer ican w riter, W.E.B. Du Bois. In his book, The Souls of BlackFolk, in 1903, Du Bois w rote that African-Americans_suffered from something_called“doub le consciousness”. They had their ow n self-image w hile they saw themselves through the eyes or w hite Amer icans. And performers likeJosephine Baker and Paul Rob eson brought African Amer ican culture to all New Y orkers. The Renaissance w a s so influential that "Har l em " grew into something of a brand name, African Americans w ere pushing boundaries across all aspects of s ociety. Black business began to flourish, creating a grow ing middle class, like Madame CJ. Walker w ho turned her cosmetics line into a million do llar empire. All together, the artists, and thinkers of this period j helped mob i lize the larger black population. Y oung African- Americans took advantage ofimproved access to higher education. This opened up new career paths and opportunities to attain advanced degrees. Perhaps most importantly, people - black and w hite - began the push for racial integrat i on, planting the seeds of w h at w o uld eventually become the civil rights movement of the 1960s.56. Why did many African Amer i cans leave the South after the Civil War?A. To escape slavery.B. To find jobs in agriculture.C. To avoid racial discrimin a tion.D. To gain citizenship.57. How did W.E.B. Du Bo i s contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?A. He led to movement to return to Africa.B. He composed.folk music.based on African American theme.C. He w r ote plays about the African-American experience.D. He w r ote about the struggleforAfrican-Amcrican identity.58. What can you infer about the economic status ofAfrican American prior to the Harlem Renaissance?A. Nearly all w e re unemployed at that time.B. The vast majority w e re considered low e r class.C.Most w e re regarded.as.middle class. ~D. A large percentage w e re recognized as w e althy,59.What factor allow e d many more African Americans to pursue careers in fields like medicine and law ?A. Spread of black businesses.B. Access to higher education.C.Shift from agriculture toindustry.D. Push for unity among all Afr i cans.(B)We offer three different tours of this iconic build i ngs.The Essential T our brings to life the story behind the design and constructionof one of the w orld's most ing interactive audio-v isual technology, your guide w ill take you on a memorable journey ins ide the youngest budding ever to be WorldHer i tage listed.Afterw a rds, w h y not stay around and eat at the Studio Cafe, w i th its modern Australian menu? Y ou can both enjoythe best views in Sydney and claim a 20% reduction on the total cost of yourmeal. (Don't forget to show your ticket in order to claim your discount.)Language: English, French, GermanT ak e s place: Daily betw e en 9am and 5pmPrices: Adult $35/Online $29.75Concessions: Australiansen i ors and pensioners; students and children of 16 and under $24.50 Prior bookings are not essential.The Backstage T our gives you backstage access to the Sydney Opera House.It is a unique opportunity to experience the real- life dramas behind the stage! Y ou might ev e n get to stand onthe concert hall stage, take up a conductor's baton in the orchestra pit and imagin e you are leading the performance. Y ou w i ll also get to see inside the stars' dressing rooms.The tour concludes w ith a compliment ary breakfast in the Green Room, The private din i ng area of performers past and present.T ak e s place: Dally a t 7amPrices: $155. No concessions.T o purchase: Bookings are essentiaL.Lim i ted to 8 peopIe per tourOnline sales expire at 4:30 pm tw o days prior.Notes: The tour includes up to 300 steps. FIat, rubber-soled shoes must be w orn, For safety reasons, children of 12 years old and under are not permitted.Opera High T ea consists of a tour w here you w ill w alk in the footsteps of w orld-class singers, dancers and musicians, follow ed by finefood and music in the spectacular surroundings of the Bennelong D in ing Room. What could be better than a treat of delicious light snacks and soft drinks follow e d by a live recital by a leading A ustralian singer!An unforgettable treat for young and old!T akes place: Every second Wed., 2pm .Duration:1.5 hoursPrices: $145 per person ,Book online or visit the Guided Tours Desk60.A traveler w i ll en j oy a performance if he choose .A.the Essential TourB.the Backstage TourC. Opera High TeaD.any of the tours61.Joiningthe Backstage Tour, a traveler .A.is allow e d to w e ar sneakers ' w h en standing on the stage. .B. w i ll have an opportunity to be the conductor ofthe orchestra.C. can take his big family of 8 members to free breakfast.D. can buy the discount ticket the day before the tour.62. If a couple w ho travelled w ith their 17-year-old son joined the Essential Tour and had a meal of$150 there. w h at w o uld the low e st cost be if paid in cash?A.$203.25.B.$214.5.C.$225.D.$239.25.(C)A sensational new scientific discovery in the ocean near Australia may explain the most massive extinction of liv ing th ings in Earth's history. For years, scholars have been frustrated in trying to analyze w hy 90 to 95 percent of sea life and 75 per cent of land life van ished about 250 million years ago. The extinctions w ere so enormous that they are called The Great Dying. To date ,some authorities on ancient life thought that a volcanic eruption or a sudden change in the environment affected all life on Earth. Other specialists have doubted these theories, maintaining that it w as not plausible that a solo volcano could bring about such chaos. From the outset, critics believed these claims w e re exaggeratedBy contrast, there is w i de acceptance of the idea that a meteor (流星) w h ich hit Mexico's Y ucatan peninsula 65million yearsago w a s the primary cause of the dinosaurs'extinction.Nevertheless, until now they had no evidence of an intense meteor impact 185 million years earlier.Now they do.American geolog i sts have been examining rock samples from a deep sea crater （火山口）nearthe northw est coast of Australia. The samples w ere init ially collected and preserved by petroleum technicians seeking o il. Now the geologists and their colleagu es believe that the precise splits in therocks' structure show a typical pattern for meteors. There is a clear distinction from volcanicpatterns. In fact, a spokesperson w ent so far as to say that these rocks completely rev ise the w ay scientists perceive the mass extinctions from the ancient era. Academics say that the meteor's crater is the size of Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain on Earth! Literally, the meteor made a mark on Earth as it drow ned in the sea. The Earth could not absorb such a harsh blow w ithout sustaining glob al devastation. Things must have come to a standstill. Evid ently, the blow w a s fatal for many forms of life.Bear in mind that all this w as long before mammals ---including humans-emerged in Earth's history. Still, w e w ould be w ise to pay attention to the damage a meteor can cause. Fortunately,meteor strikes on Earth are few and far betw e en.63.The w o rd "plausib l e" (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to .A.availab l eB.incredib l eC.reasonableD.ridiculous64. Why didn't the meteor affect human being?A. Because they w e re very resistant.B, Because there w e ren't any then. .C. Because they lived in isolated areas.D. Because they hid themselves in the caves.65. Which of the follow i ng is TRUE according to the passage?A. Scholars agreed that a single vo l cano caused The Great Dying.B. 75 percent of land life continued 250 million years agoC, V olcan i c rocks and meteors have different patterns.D. When the meteor hit land, Mount Qomolangma sprang up. .66. What is the best title for the passage? .A. The Dinosaurs' End.B. Crater on Qomolangma.C. Contradictory Claims.D.A Meteor'slmpact .SectionC 8%Directions: Read the passage caref ully. Fill in each blank with a proper senten ce given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two moresentences than you need.A. In daily life, imitat i on can hurt us if w e subconsciously hold poor role models.B. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas.C. Itis how to use imaginat i on creatively that troubles us.D. Why follow someone else's w a y of cooking w h en I could create my ow n?E. But if you begin to enter this field,im i tat i on proves useful. -F. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character orunacceptablebehaviors.Blind imitat ion is self-destruction. To those w ho do not recognize their unique w orth, im i tat i on appears attractive; to those w h o know their strength, imitation is unacceptable.In the early stages of skill or character development, imitat ion is he lpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. 67 .Imitating role models is like using train ing w heels on a child's bicycle; they help you get going,but once you find your ow n balance, you fly faster and farther w i thout relying on them.68 .If, as a child, you observed people w h ose lives w e re bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow w hat they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you w i ll get the results of the w e ak choices of others.In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebr ities. Those stars took great on screen. But w h en they step off screen, their personallives may be disastrous. 69 .Blessed is the person w i lling to act on their sudden desire to create something unique, Think ofthe movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations w ere motivated by inspirat ion, not desper ation.The w orld is changed not by those w ho do w hat has been done before them,but by those w ho do w hat has been done inside them. 70 . The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is w hat to do w i th the material knocking at the door ofimaginat i on.Study your role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind w hat does not serveyou. Then you can say, "I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors' tragedies and declare victory, and know that they are cheering me on."IV. Summary Writing 10%Directions: Read the f o llowing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own wo r dsas f a r aspossibleBetter Memory Causes BoredomA new study show s that the better your short-term memory, the faster you feel fed up and decideyou’vehad enough.the findings appear in the Journal ofConsumer research.Noelle Nelson, assistant professor of marketing and consumer behavior at the University of Kansas School of Business. She and her colleague Joseph Redden at the University of Minnesota tried to think outside the lunch box. "Something that w as interesting to me is that some people get tired of thingsatvery-different rates. When you think about pop songs on the radio, some people must still be enjoy ing them and requesting them even after hearing them a lot. But a lot of other people are really sick of those same songs." The difference, the researchers supposed, might have to do w i th memories ofpast consumption.The researchers testedthe memory capacity of undergraduates. The students then view ed a repeating series of three classic paintings...like The Starry Night, American Gothic, and The Scream...or listened and re-listened to a series of three pop songs...or three pieces of classicalmusic. Throughout the test, the participants w e re asked to rate their experience on a scale of zero to ten. And the better a participant scored in the memory test, the faster they got bored."We found that people w ith larger capacities remembered more about the music or art, w hich led to them getting tired of the music or art more quickly.So remembering more details actually made the participants feel like they'd experienced the music or art more often." The findings suggest that marketers could cope w ith our desire for their products by figuring out w ays to distract us and keep us from fully remembering our experiences. We could also trick ourselves into eating less junk food by recalling the experience of a previous snack. As for kids easily bored, just tell them to forget about it-it mjght help them_have more fun.V. T ranslation 15%Directions: Translate the f o llowing sentences into English. using the words given in the brackets.72.比起节食,我宁愿多做运动来减肥。

2016-2017 学年度上学期高中学段高三联合考试高三年级英语科试卷答题时间：120 分钟满分：150 命题人：黄玉娇校对人：姜巨慧第 I 卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分 20 分)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)听下面5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时向来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.When will the man most probably meet Dr. Jones?A.At 8:00.B. At 8:30.C. At 9:00.2.What was the original price of the skirt?A.24B.12C.6.3.What does the woman mean?A.She's learned a lot from the literature class.B.She's written some books on the world classics.C.She's met some of the world's best writers.4.How does the woman feel about driving to work?A.She is tired of driving in the heavy traffic.B.She doesn't mind as the road conditions are good.C.She is unhappy to drive such a long way every day.5.What will probably happen to the woman?A.Miss her train.B. Catch her train.C. Cancel her train.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听下面5 段对话或独白。

北京市朝阳区高三年级第二学期质量检测二英语2024.5(考试时间90分钟满分100分)本试卷共10页。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A nurse named Aly Hogarth has reunited with a mother and daughter at the same hospital ship 30 years after saving their lives.In 1993, Ms Hogarth was touring a hospital ship in Sierra Leone when she knew that a patient Catherine Conteh needed a Caesarean section (剖腹产手术), but she couldn’t 1 it. Ms Hogarth contacted her colleagues and they paid for the £70 surgery, so that Catherine’s daughter, Regina, could be 2 . Later, Ms Hogarth volunteered to take care of her in the hospital, 3 her wound and teaching her how to feed the baby. In this way Ms Hogarth formed a 4 with the mother and the baby, but they lost 5 when she returned home to New Zealand.Ms Hogarth, now 52, volunteered for charity Mercy Ships. Surprisingly, she 6 Catherine and Regina at the same hospital ship. They both became nurses, inspired by Ms Hogarth, and Regina now has a child of her own.Ms Hogarth said, “To see Catherine in person again, it’s very unreal really. It’s not something I 7 expected until we made contact again. For me, I felt 8 at the moment when we met and didn’t know how to react.” “We just cried and cried,” Catherine said. “Regina and I would have died without Ms Hogarth’s pure love.”“It’s really 9 to see Catherine again,” Ms Hogarth shared. “I thought about her every time I told that story for the last 30 years. I know it was a significant time—realizing that you can make a real 10 by doing something.”1. A. cancel B. bear C. afford D. accept2. A. examined B. delivered C. adopted D. attended3. A. receiving B. removing C. dressing D. discovering4. A.habit B. tradition C. plan D. bond5. A. touch B. control C. hope D. direction6. A. called on B. came across C. looked after D. kept off7. A. ever B. still C. even D. just8. A. inspired B. disappointed C. concerned D. excited9. A. impossible B. amazing C. challenging D. simple10. A. effort B. commitment C. decision D. difference第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

海淀区2023-2024学年第二学期期末练习高三英语 2024.5本试卷共 10 页，100 分。

考试时长 90 分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Movement is our first language; I believe we’re born to dance. I’ve always had a special liking for dance, and my job.I got great 1 working in the therapeutic ( 治疗的) world; it felt more like a calling. I enjoyed every moment; my purpose and mission 2 me. My highlights are when I’ve witnessed once dull and hopeless eyes light up when the person felt seen, heard, and accepted.Then, ill health struck. As my health declined progressively, I had to stop doing what I loved.3 , all I had was being able to facilitate the occasional workshop when opportunity and energy aligned (一致). Chronic fatigue syndrome (慢性疲劳综合症) is a merciless beast.In 2020, the unimaginable happened. In addition to soul-destroying feeling of being4 , I began experiencing frequent vocal challenges of varying degrees. I could no longer accept facilitation invitations because my5 was now unreliable. I grieved, feeling like I was being swallowed by a damp, dark fog.After an extended period of being in self-pity, I 6 my thinking. I have internal value. My value or identity is not 7 by what I can or cannot do. Regarding my health journey, in time, I 8 this: it is what it is. For this season, this is my path.So, I started dancing again. Life is full of surprises, pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral, yet what matters is how we 9 to those surprises. Despite ongoing voice loss and health challenges, I found new ways to make a difference.You and I may not be able to choose the 10 life plays for us; however, we do get to choose how we will dance to it. May we dance with strength, courage, and grace.1. A. fame B. surprise C. pleasure D. inspiration2. A. fuelled B. attracted C. instructed D. calmed3. A. Simply B. Particularly C. Eventually D. Apparently4. A. tired B. annoyed C. disappointed D. injured5. A. mind B. sight C. sense D. voice6. A. discovered B. adjusted C. abandoned D. controlled7. A. ignored B. selected C. defined D. assisted8. A. accepted B. recalled C. questioned D. expected9. A. refer B. appeal C. turn D. respond10. A. role B. music C. joke D. game第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

2017届上海市长宁区⾼三英语⼆模试卷（含答案）长宁区2016学年第⼆学期期中⾼三年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection A1. A. At a train station. B. At a travel agency.C. At a bus station.D. At an airport.2. A. Receptionist and guest. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and secretary.D. Husband and wife.3. A. $5 B. $10 C. $15 D. $504. A. Confused. B. Annoyed. C. Embarrassed. D. Bored.5. A. Planning to phone a friend. B. Camping in the countryside.C. Touring in a wonderful city.D. Discussing a weekend plan.6. A. The woman will soon be a superstar. B. Camping in the countryside.C. The woman should find a new partner.D. The woman should not give up.7. A. To a dress-up party. B. To the tailor?s.C. To the theater.D. To a shopping mall.8. A. Youngsters don?t really know what fashion is.B. Styles change more quickly than necessary.C. People should care more about their appearance.D. It?s not sensible to go after designer clothing.9. A. He will have an agent serve the woman. B. The woman should buy an apartment.C. He will talk to the woman in a moment.D. The woman should pay the rent first.10. A. Keep working at the restaurant. B. Wash dishes for her in the kitchen.C. Stop delivering flowers every day.D. Leave the present job to work for her.11. A. The location. B. The scenery.C. The seafood.D. The culture.12. A. Attract whales to the closershore. B. Tell people where to see whales.C. Warn people to stay away from shore.D. Go around to gather enough visitors.13. A. It is held every other year in summer.B. It helps Whale Crier to show his talents.C. It guarantees every to find something to enjoy.D. It is one of the best eco-art festivals in South Africa.14. A. Weak bones. B. Loose teeth C. Skin problems. D. Heart diseases.15. A. Having food rich in vitamin.B. Walking midday in the sun with no suncream.C. Taking vitamin D pills every day.D. Wearing darker coloured clothes and sunhats.16. A. To analyze the common causes of lack of vitamin D.B. To encourage people to be exposed to the sun for vitamin D.C. To emphasize the importance of vitamin D in one?s healthD. To introduce some different ways to gain vitamin D.17. A. She wants to find a topic for her research.B. She tries to help the man with his paper.C. She hopes to learn how to write a paper.D. She plans to work on a similar topic.18. A. In 1813. B. In 1826. C. In 1839. D. In 1856.19. A. They are mainly grown for the domestic market.B. They were introduced to China from Australia.C. They were the first plant to be planted in England.D. They are kept warm in large plastic houses.20. A. Growth of domestic economy in Australia.B. Export and import of bananas in Australia.C. History of banana cultivation in Australia.D. Role of agriculture in Australian economy.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Surviving Art TraditionNative American Indians expressed themselves through their artwork, which is carved onto totem（图腾）poles. Many people hold the belief (21) __________all Native American Indian tribes （部落）carve的totem poles, but this is far from thetruth . Carving totem poles was a tradition among many tribes , especially those that lived along the Pacific coast(22)____________forest grew. However , those Native American Indians who lived in the south west and the plains , and Indians , but (23)_________(few) trees to carve than Pacific tribes.The height of totem poles can vary considerably . Long ago totem poles (24)___________(find) to stand around 12m tall . Today , Native American Indian artists continue to care trees, but some totem poles are short and are used in homes as decoration .(25)_____________is not surprising that a genuine pole will cost more than $1500 per meter because traditionally carved totem involve a great deal of work , craftsmanship and time to produce.The raising of a totem pole is an important celebration among the India tribe . A hole is dug for the pole to stand in . The pole is carried to the site in a ceremony which other hundreds of people attend. Ropes are used (26)__________(raise) the pole into place. Singing and dancing to drums accompanies the pole raising . Often poles are raised in this way (27)___________the carving begins . Carvers do their jobs then on the site.Many people believe that totem poles are religious symbols , but this idea is false. Instead of (28) __________(act) as religious symbols , carvings represent the tribal nation and convey the tribes? history . The story of a totem pole is frequently passed down from generation to generation . Having the story documented this way helps keep this tradition (29)__________(recognize) in our history . These days , many totem poles no longer exist (30)_______ __________ decay and rot. However , there are still some tribes that continue to practice this ancient are form , and these totem poles are still being enjoyed by collections of tribal art.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. acknowledgingB. bottledC. consequencesD. demandingE. financialF. FurtherG. inappropriatelyH. handleI. negative J. neglect K. unresolvedEmotional DebtMany people today live under the weight of debt from loans or credit cards . As harmful as ___31_______ debt is , there is another form of debt that is even more damaging------emotional debt.Dr . James Richards states that emotional debt occurs …when we experience emotional pain that remain ______32___.” If the pain is not dealt with , it will affect us our entire lives. Throughout the years , we have chances for happiness , love and success . But unresolved pain can emerge , causing us to respond in ways that aren?t reasonable , resulting in destroyed relationships and lost opportunities . Another ___33____result of emotional debt is that our friends and loved ones are affected by it and pay a high price. When we have a tendency to respond _____34____, we often hurt those around us . Unfortunately our unsettled problems sometimes become too much for them to _____35____ causing them to abandon the relationship .People with destructive patterns should check their lives for signs of unresolved pain , for your emotional debt can come from various forms of past unfair , cruel or violent treatment or ____36_____. You may be holding onto painful memories of controlling parents or very_____37_____teachers , also you may not have dealt with the pain of a broken relationship or the death of a loved one. Any negative emotion that you have controlled over the year can come back to cause harm when you least expect it. Recognize your feelings , but don?t focus on them all the time , because ___38______and challenging your pain is difficult , but recognizing it is the first step toward dealing with it . Admit you are angry about the past , and discuss it with someone you trust , or write it down because this will ease some of the danger and hatred you?ve kept _____39____ up for years . Refuse to be a victim and accept responsibility for dealing with your painful past because this puts you in charge and limits the power your emotions have over you .Take specific steps to resolve your emotional debt now rather than deal with the___40_____later .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.Ask Siri if she?s a woman. Go ahead; try it. She?ll tell you she?s ______41_____. “Like cacti. And certain species of fish,”she might say. So is Amazon?s Alexa, Microsoft?s Cortana, Samsung?s S Voice, and Google Now. But, man, do they ever sound a lot lik e women. ____42_______, we think of them as ladies too. (In Old Norse, Siri translates to “a beautiful woman who leads you to victory.”) We assign female pronouns to them, and, in turn, they fold feminine turns of phrase into their robotic and occasionally inane answers to our requests.If we prize gender diversity in other areas of daily life, why does our tech soundso_____43______? The biggest reason for the female phone fixation rests in social science. “Research indicates there?s likely to be greater a cceptance of female____44_______,” says Karl MacDorman, an associate professor at Indiana University who specializes inhuman-computer interaction. MacDorman and his team played clips of male and female voices to people of both genders, then asked them to identify which they _____45______. The researchers also measured the way participants responded to the voices. In a 2011 paper, they reported that both women and men said female voices came across as warmer._____46______, women even showed a subconscious preference for responding to females; men remained subconsciously neutral.Why the_______47____? Stanford University communications professor Clifford Nass, who coauthored the field?s seminal book,Wired for Speech, wrote that people tend to perceive female voices as helping them solve their problems by themselves, while they view male voices as authority figures who tell them the answers to their problems. We want_____48______ to help us, but we also want to be the boss of it, so we are more likely to opt for a female interface.This tendency suggests that companies will make a better impression on a______49_____group of customers with a woman?s voice. But not just any voice. It has to______50_____a brand?s personality. For help with that, companies often turn to Greg Pal, vice president of marketing, strategy, and business development at Nuance Communications,which licenses its _____51______ of more than 100 voices. Pal insists that some brands choose male speakers. He turned on his iPhone and pulle d up the Domino?s Pizza app, which has an assistant, Dom. He sounded like my high school English teacher—educated and helpful but not______52_____. That?s about right for a brand attempting to ____53_______ guys ordering pies before the big game.As voice technology improves, though, designers say diversity will too. Many devices already let you _______54____ a voice interface. Homer Simpson can tell you where to take a left on your GPS device. And Siri can become a sir, if you take the time to ___55________. Want to know how to do it? Ask her. She?ll tell you in her uniquely warm, helpful—and female—tone.41. A. robotic B. high-tech C. genderless D. creative42. A. Culturally B. Obviously C. Grammatically D. Undoubtedly43. A. female B. ridiculous C. professional D. reasonable44. A. charm B. researchers C. speech D. participants45. A. accepted B. misunderstood C. studied D. preferred46. A. In practice B. On the contrary C. By this means D. At first47. A. neutrality B. prejudice C. authority D. conscience48. A. interaction B. technology C. personality D. society49. A. more sociable B. more talented C. broader D. wealthier50. A. improve B. develop C. admire D. suit51. A. market B. business C. research D. library52. A. strange B. bossy C. reliable D. unique53. A. appeal to B. look into C. meet with D. run after54. A. build B. tailor C. play D. improve55. A. repeat B. assist C. reprogram D. communicateSection 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)When Frank and I stepped through the post office doors, there was a crowd gathered, gawking at the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of wide-mouthed frogs. I had to getcloser, and that was where being a girl that's scrawnier than a wire fence came in handy. Fortunately, Frank, my twin of eleven years, was just the same."Come on." I said, grabbing his hand, and we slid through the cracks between people until we spilled out in front.Finally I got a good look. It was fixed to the plaster next to the postmaster's window, the place of honor usually reserved for the Wanted posters. Beady-eyed Zedekiah Smith, the bank robber, still hung there, but even he had been pushed aside for something more important.A telephone. The first one in town."How's it work?" Noah Crawford called out. Noah's the best fix-it man around, and I could tell he was itching to get his fingers on those shiny knobs."Don't rightly know," answered the postmaster, and he tugged at his goatee as if it might tell him. "I do know the sound of your voice moves along wires strung on poles. It's sort of like the telegraph, only you hear words instead of dots and dashes." "Ah," the crowd murmured, and I felt my own mouth move along.I gazed at that gleaming wood box and something happened inside me. Something — I can only guess — that might be like falling in love. The thought of talking into that box — of making my voice sail through wires in the sky — it took over my brain.I couldn't get it out."Frank," I whispered to my twin. "I have to use that telephone."Five minutes later, Frank towed me up Main Street, toward home. "Liza — " he began, but I cut him off. We two thought so much alike, I had Frank's questions answered before he even asked.56. People crowded in the post office because ___________.A. they were attracted by a new posterB. the postmaster was delivering a speechC. they were curious about the telephoneD. there was a wanted bank robber captured57. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?A. Many people stared at the new device in open-mouthed amazement.B. The slight-figured twins managed to push to the front of the crowd.C. Even the best fix-it man in the town got no idea about the new device.D. The postmaster didn?t know anything about how the telephone worked.58. By“ It took over my brain. I couldn?t get it out.”,we get a clear picture of the girl?s ______.A. eagerness to use the telephoneB. fascination for the wood boxC. puzzlement over the strange soundD. determination to fly in the sky59. What is the passage mainly about?A. The twins? frustrating experiences in the town.B. A special assembly called in the local post office.C. People?s reaction to the arrival of the first telephone.D. A great celebration of the start of telephone service.（B）Welcome to the LUSH Life!Out values are at the core of everything we do. From morally sourcing each ingredient and piece of packing to creating fresh, in novative cosmetics by hand, you?ll find a world of love and care in every product. Breathe deeply and soak up everything inside this box：we?ve made it just for you!60. From the leaflet, we can get to know all the following facts about LUSH except _____.A. providing financial support to societyB. taking the lead in cosmetics marketingC. testing on humans instead of on animalsD. crafting and packing their products by hand61. In the section Naked!, LUSH claims that they _______.A. advocate recyclable or even no packagingB. sell cosmetics without any wrapping paperC. have invented some recyclable cosmeticsD. have improved ways of transporting products62. What is LUSH?s business philosophy we can find from the leaflet?A. The market image of a company should make way for its beliefs.B. Cosmetics are among the essentials of our lives in modern society.C. Homegrown vegetables and fruit are natural and reliable sources of cosmetics.D. Social responsibilities of a company can go hand in hand with profit making.（C）Since quitting can start feelings such as guilt and shame, we often do everything possible to avoid it. “We?re taught from our earlist days that if you quit something. It means you?re a failure,”say s counseling psychologist Will Meek. He, however, suggests we view quitting differently.Quitting is like deciding to rearrange a room: you?ve grown comfortable with the status, and it can be hard to picture the end result or even see why change is necessary. And yet, there?s the upsetting feeling that you?re no longer entirely satisfied with your current circumstances, perhaps even that you?ve stopped making progress. While it?s not out of the question for feeling or regret to surface after a major refit, leaving a position, project or situation can reveal exciting possibilities, makingyou feel inspired and renewed.Quitting, often happens in situations where we?re unhappy, fearful or have determined we have no other choice, factors that can have opposing effects on our health. Perhaps you find your work unfulfilling, or you?ve jumped into a new relationship before you?re ready —and, as a result, you?re operating under intense pressure.“If stress is enduring and not managed well, it can start to take a toll.”says Meek. According to the American Psychological Association, long-term, ongoing stress can increase the risk for high blood pressure and heart attack, so walking away from whatever is causing it can deliver significant physical and emotional health benefits.“We often see a reduction in the stress hormone cortisol（应激激素⽪质醇）, which can lower blood pressure and may even decrease the heart rate,”says Dr Alex Lickerman, a GP and expert on developing mental adaptability.Leaving situations that fail to bring you joy can leave you with sufficient time to explore where your heart is truly leading you. In a study that was published in 1999, then Harvard University professor Hermina Ibarra looked at how bankers tried different roles that required new skill sets—someone who spent a lot of time dealing with computers, for instance, was asked to take on personal interactions. Subjects were especially drawn to acting out a version of their future solves through …imitation strategies?—an approach they compared to …trying on different clothes,? Mark Franklin, the president of CareerCyles, suggests a similar approach as a way to figure out what your true desires might be in your post-quitting life and foresee your future self.“Pretend to be a certain kind of person, or go and meet others who are doing what you want to do.”he says,“Try it on, see how it feels and decide if it?s a good fit for you.”It may not feel like it at the time, but just moving on from a situation that?s not quite right can help you get back on track.63. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that quitting may bring us feelings of being both ____.A. guilty and ashamedB. stupid and enthusiasticC. troubled and hopefulD. inspired and determined64. The phrase“take a toll”（paragraph 3）can be best replaced by“_____”.A. develop mental adaptabilityB. bring about changesC. keep up the pressureD. have a bad effect65. An approach suggested by Mark Franklin similar to …trying on different clothes? is for_______.A. helping people find what truly suits them in careerB. telling capable employees from inadequate onesC. training employees to acquire different working skillsD. providing people with opportunities to have a role play66. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A. quitting is track that only the timid will choose to followB. personal interaction can be must for reducing emotional pressureC. mental adaptability can be improved by the stress hormone cortisolD. knowing when to stop is wise and may make dreams happenSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Exoplanets：The Hunt Is OnToday scientists believe that planets could outnumber the stars. For centuries, scientists and natural philosophers have proposed that stars in the night sky have planetary systems similar to our own solar system. The existence of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, has long been discussed. ___67___ Although not the first exoplanet discovery, a planet near a sun-like star was discovered by astronomers in 1995. This kicked off an era of exoplanet hunting, with thousands of discoveries and confirmations following in its wake.___68___ However, in 2015 NASA?s Kepler space telescope found its first Earth-sized planet in a “habitable”zone. This is the distance form a star where surface temperatures of a planet wouldn?t be too hot or too cold for liquid water. So far, only a small slice of our galaxy, the Milky Way, has been explored. Even so, scientists have confirmed over 3,500 exoplanets, with more being added every day.To detect exoplanets, scientists use data from a variety of sources. Large ground-based telescopes, earth-circling and sun-circling satellites all collect different types of information. Because exoplanets are so far away and very close to stars, it is very difficult to see them directly. ___69___ For example, when an exoplanet moves between its star and us, it causes a small drop in the star?s brightness. Measuring this drop is the transit（凌⽇）method of discovery. NASA?S Kepler space telescope has discovered many exoplanets this way.As a planet circles a star, it pulls on it and causes it to shake. ___70___ Measuring these slight changes is the radial velocity（径向速度）method of discovering planets. It is one of the most productive methods for finding and confirming exoplanets.These are just two examples of the many methods scientists use in their hunt forexoplanets, hoping for more information and enhanced detail. As time progresses and technology improves, who knows what else we may find!Ⅳ.Summary WritingHopeNothing in my life had prepared me for what I had to do. Choosing my words carefully, and fighting to stay calm, I told my 4-year-old daughter that her grandmother had suffered a stroke（中风），that she was unconscious, and that the doctors said she would probably never wake up. As she moved closer to me, Amelia looked at me, eyes bright, and said,“Maybe Grandma will be okay.”“Maybe she will,”I said, keeping back the tears, But I knew bet ter. I was flying up to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from our Florida home in the morning to say good-bye to my mom.The rest of that awful week, I joined my brother and father sitting by my mother?s side in the hospital room. I held her hand and talked to her. I told her that we still needed her. I told her that it wasn?t time to leave yet. I told her how much I loved her. And I told her that her little granddaughter, Amelia, believed that she?d get better. The doctors, with all their years of training and experience, offered no hope for recovery. The damage was simply too extensive.Then, a couple of weeks later, an odd thing happened. Mom woke up. She regained consciousness. Persevered through a long and tough recovery, during which she had to learn to walk, read, and write all over again, and eventually returned home to Dad. The only one who wasn?t shocked was Amerlia. The doctors couldn?t explain it. Amelia didn?t need to. Hope came as naturally to her as breathings.So why are we so afraid to hope some times? Maybe it?s because over the year, life?s disappointments can turn us to disillusionment（理想破灭）. How many times have you heard someone say:“Hope for the best, expect the worst”?That?s not really hope at all.Hope is being able to look at our world with all of the joy and wonder of a child.V. TranslationVI.Guided Writing古⼈云：“⼉⾏千⾥母担忧。