2017届上海市嘉定区高三1月第一次质量调研英语试题及答案

Do you have a hobby that helps you relax and unwind? For some people, there is no better way to relieve pressure than spending time in the garden. This small private area of green space can be their place of calm.__67__. A survey conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society, found that 82% of people in the UK said that gardening makes them happier. It also found that 70% of them, given the choice, would prefer to spend their working day in the garden with just 9% opting for an office.For those with green fingers, the pleasure of gardening comes from getting out in the fresh air, in all weathers and communing with nature -- even if there are a few too many worms! It can also be seen as a sort of digital-detox -- time away from technology. __68__.Dr Christopher Lowry, a neuroscientist at the University of Colorado, injected a bacterium commonly found in soil into mice to see what affection this would have on them. __69__. When we dig in soil we absorb this bacterium through our lungs or cuts in our skin, so Dr Lowry concluded that since the mice seemed happier when treated with soil bacteria, it’s likely we would be, too.__70__. There’s evidence that recovering alcoholics who have been given the opportunity to plant, grow, and even sell their produce, have managed to stop their addictive habits. Scot Stephenson, for example, got dismissed from school and started a vocational qualification in gardening. He says, “I got my NVQ level 2 which is my first qualification and enjoyed it ever since.”Whatever the reason, there are many therapeutic benefits to getting your hands dirty, doing some physical hard work and then watching your garden grow. Does this sound like your idea of fun?67-70: DFACWould You B ully(欺负) a Driverless Car or Show It Respect?Say you’re driving down a two-way street and there’s a truck unloading a delivery in the opposite lane. The oncoming traffic needs to pull out into your lane to overtake.What do you do?___67___ Eventually one of us feels charitable and slows down to allow the oncoming car to overtake and give permission with a quick flash of headlights or a wave of the hand.But what if the car waiting patiently behind the parked truck is a driverless or autonomous vehicle (AV)? Will this robot car be able to understand what you mean when you flash your lights or wave your hands?Its sensors could decide that it’s only safe to overtake when there’s no oncoming traffic at all. On a busy road at school home time, this may be never, leading to increasingly angry drivers queuing behind. ___68___ This is one of the conclusions to be drawn from research carried out by Dr Chris Tennant of the psychological and behavioural science department at the London School of Economics.His Europe-wide survey finds that nearly two-thirds of drivers think machines won’t have enough common sense to interact with human drivers, and more than two-fifths think a robot car would remain stuck behind ourassumedparked truck for a long time.Driving isn’t just about technology and engineering, it’s about human interactions and psychology. The road is a social space. ___69___ “If you view the road as a social space, you willconsciously negotiate your journey with other drivers. People who like that negotiation process appear to feel less comfortabl e engaging with AVs than with human drivers,” says Mr Tennant in his report.___70___ A statistic often trotted out(动不动就搬出) is that human error is responsible for more than 90% of accidents, with our tendency to road anger, tiredness and lack of concentration. 67-70 AFBETen years ago, after 2 years as a postdoc (博士后), I found myself wondering whether I should take a different road. Up to that point, I had stuck to a pretty traditional path investigating cancer genetics, but I was losing interest in the research. At the same time, federal funding had flattened, which added to my dissatisfaction. ___67___ Then came the hard part: identifying a new career that would nurture my passion for science and allow me to make an impact with my work.As I was considering my options, I found inspiration in my first graduate school research tutor, whose work r eminded me that scientists’ efforts away from the bench can be incredibly powerful. But I still didn’t know exactly what I should do. ___68___ A colleague mentioned that a professor at a nearby 2-year college was training students to produce monoclonal antibodies for labs on campus. I was impressed that the professor had taken on this type of ambitious project with relatively inexperienced students. Curious to find out more, I set up a meeting with John and was struck by his sincerity and the way he prioritized student training above grants, publications, and personal ambition. I could also see his passion for teaching, which reminded me of the dreamto become a high school biology teacher.__69___ I found a faculty position and joined John at the same quiet junior college. Now, I effectively hold two positions: classroom instructor and research co-adviser of 15 inexperienced but eager undergraduates. Both roles give me a chance to help students transform themselves, which is enormously rewarding.___70___ It’s discouraging when others see both my students and me as less worthy because we are not at universities. We sometimes struggle to get access to federal funding, scientific conferences, and other resources and opportunities. My pay is below the standard at 4-year research institutions, even though my teaching workload is greater. But my occasional frustration is relieved by the thought of the students, who I have helped train.Looking back at these 10 years, I realize how much my work on this campus has helped me grow, both as an academic and a tutor. I’m grateful that I stepped away from a traditional career path and found a way to serve both the student and research communities in my own way, modest though it may be.67—70 EBFAZoos have existed since ancient times and were features of the great courts of Egypt and China. The display of unusual animals form foreign countries was, for a long time, a show of wealth and power. Today, zoos focus on the preservation of animals species and the education ofthe public. __67___Some animals are distinctly unsuited for life in a zoo, however noble the aims of the organization. Keeping elephant in captivity (囚禁) has long caused argument among animals rights activists. Elephant in the wild wander constantly, covering a wide territory on a daily basis. In captivity, they have no choice but to stand still for long periods of time. ___68____. Yet elephants are a threatened species in their native environments and are heavily caught for ivory(象牙)，leather and meat illegally. To protect the species form the wild due to injury or abandonment.___69___. The chances are, if a zoo has nothing but cement floors and metal enclosures, the animals will not do as well. Many famous zoos now construct enclosures allowing animals freedom of movement and native vegetation. Some zoos have even begun housing species of animals together that normally interact in the wild, such as certain types of monkeys.Zoos are not a perfect solution for preservation.____70___. They are undeniably helpful in repopulating declining animal species and encouraging a preservationist outlook, but they are unquestionably primary in their treatment of some animals. Hopefully, animal activists and zoo advocates will continue to work together, finding ways to create the best environment for captive animals in breeding and repopulation efforts.67-70 CEDAA few years ago, a Finnish app took the mobile gaming world by storm. Its set-up was simpleand its idea illogical: Angry Birds was little more than a shooting game, with birds instead of bullets and green pigs in place of targets. 67 Shortly after Angry Birds took off, audiences found a new distraction in Fruit Ninja, a game where the object was to chop falling produce. Then there was Candy Crush, where players could save a candy kingdom by matching like-colored bonbons.68 That was their charm, after all: They were knowingly ridiculous or illogical, an attack into mindless amusement. In games like Angry Birds, players found an escape from reality. All they had to do is resign themselves to the logic of the game, a world of simple cause-and-effect: Slingshot a bird, kill a pig, score points.Fast forward to 2016, and there's now an Angry Birds movie, here to fill you in on all the details you never wished to know. The birds have been given personalities, motives and back-stories, and so have the evil green pigs. Meanwhile, the game's nonsense had to be made sense of due to a necessary plot for a movie. Logic replaced illogic. Angry Birds is not alone in having its gray areas sketched in for the big screen. Hollywood has made an industry of answering the questions no one ever thought to ask; to the point of even giving a brand of toy blocks its own story in 2014’s The Lego Movie. Countless secondary characters have also been pulled from the sidelines and given their own opportunities to show on the screen. That includes the forgetful blue fish Dory from 2003’s Finding Nemo. 69 Viewers no longer have the luxury of imagining back-stories for their favorite characters, or debating the open-ended questions in a film’s source materials: An endless flow of prequels(前传), sequels(续传) and spin-offs(衍生产品) fill in those blanks for them.70 They'll know. Everything will be determined for them: According to the movie, the main bird Red gets picked on for his bushy eyebrows, and that leaves him feeling isolated and, well, angry. In some ways, Hollywood has taken on the role of fan fiction writers, by expanding and exploring every corner of its fictional universes. But when these universes expand too widely, what will be left to imagine?67-70：CE FAIn so many ways, cyberspace(网络空间) mirrors the real world. People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. ____67____ So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.Usually, this "faceless" communication doesn't create problems. Identity doesn't really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the idea themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat about their interests?____68____ They are looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.Supporters of online relationships claim that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn't get in the way.But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit whatever image they want to give. And they don't have to worry about what their “faceless” communication is doing for their image. ____69____All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. ____70____ This inevitably leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different from thereal person.So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: "Life in the real world is far richer than anything you'll find on a computer screen67-70 BFACNo matter how early she went to bed, Maggie couldn't fall asleep until the early hours. Though constantly exhausted, Maggie got good grades in school, but she often got in trouble for napping during her morning classes.After graduating from college, Maggie realized her dream of becoming a teacher. However, waking up for her 8:30 a.m. classes turned her into a zombie (无生气的人) , and she lost her job because she lacked enthusiasm.Maggie isn’t lazy. She suffers from delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS，睡眠相位后移症候群)----a disorder that affects one in 750 adults that causes them to be somewhat nocturnal （夜间活动的）. DSPS is often confused with insomnia(失眠），perhaps because sufferers seem tired duringthe day. However, the two disorders are very different. Insomniacs have trouble with the process offalling asleep.67They just can’t fall asleep early even if they want to.Essentially, DSPS means a person's internal clock is set differently. ____ 68 _______ A s aresult,they're out of sync(同步）with the rest of society. People with DSPS struggle to keep their eyes open during morning meetings because their bodies are convinced it*s the middle of the night. They seem less efficient and creative at the office, and make more workplace accidents. DSPS also damages their health, causing depression, anxiety, heart disease and many other illnesses due to sleep deprivation.______69_______ . Fortunately, that’s not the case. Flexible work schedules are already verycommon. Traditionally, managers tend to think more people in the office equals more output, but new research shows that people who work flexible hours are more productive and more likely to stay with their company because they are happier and healthier. Thanks to these findings, many European countries have passed laws giving every worker the right to apply for a flexible work arrangement. According to Cary Cooper, a psychologist at Lancaster University, most U.K. employees will be working half from home in five years.This is great news not just for DSPS sufferers but also for their companies. 70 Consequently, they will be able to save a large sum of money.KEYS: FACDHow to Keep Your Digital Memorials Safe?Do you value your digital stuff? Nearly everyone is creating things with computers, and some do it without any concern for its value. Others recognize its current value, but think little about what it could mean to them in the future, and either aren't aware or don't think that all of it could bedestroyed tomorrow. But hard drives die all the time, and the online services into which people sink their time close with alarming regularity, taking the work of millions of people withit._________67____________.Steps1.Prepare to make a quick backup. If nothing else, get a cheap USB stick anddrag-and-drop your documents folder onto it. Worry about the other things later.You should do more than this, but it's most important to take the most valuable,irreplaceable information from your hard drive and put it on a second medium to guardagainst hard drive failure, theft or loss.2.Decide what you value. Some questions to ask yourself are:How replaceable is this data?How good are you at assessing the value of items? _______68__________. For things likebusiness accounts and documents, the answer is of course you would. This kind of thingshould be your first priority.3.Start making backups.__________69__________Diminishing returns(效益递减) apply in backups as they do with everything else. The cheapest and simplest backup methods take care of an overwhelming majority of likely loss-of-stuff. Over-complicating your backup strategy is the biggest trap: the more complicated and expensive you insist on making it, the less likely you are to do it.4.____________70______________If one of your backup drives fails, replace it immediately. Remember that all storage devices eventually become obsolete (陈旧的). If you have valuable files on obsolete media, those files become increasingly difficult to access with every passing year. So in order to keep your files accessible, remember to migrate your collection to new storage media periodically.67-70 FDEATutoring a New NormalIt’s not piano lessons or dance lessons. Nowadays, the biggest extra-curricular activity in the West is going to a tutor. “I spend about 800 Canadian dollars a month on tutors. It’s costly,” says Pet, a mother in Canada. However, she adds, “after finding out half my daughter’s class had tutors, I felt like my child was going to fall behind because everyone else seemed to be ahead.Shelley, a mother of three, also has tutors constantly coming in and out of her home. “When I used to sit down with my children, it was hard to get them focused. I was always shouting. When I got a tutor once a week, they became focused for one entire hour and could get most of their homework done.”Tutoring isn’t simply a private school phenomenon. 67________ In Cana da alone, seven percent of high school students reported using a tutor in 2010. That increased to 15 percent last year.Overall, parents hire tutors because they are worried schools are not meeting their expectations, but there is also a cultural shift. 68 ________As a large number of Asians emigrated to the West over the recent years, their attitudes towards education have had an impact.69________ “A lot of parents just don’t have time to help their children with homework,” says Julie Diamond, presi dent of an American tutoring company. “Others couldn’t help their children after Grade 3.”There has been a shift in the attitudes, too. “Children used to get bullied(欺侮）for having a tutor,” Diamond says. “Now it’s becoming the norm to have one.”70 ________One parent feels surprised that so many of her child’s classmates have tutors. “For the amount we pay in tuition, they should have as much extra help as they need，” she says. Still, she’s now thinking of getting a tutor. Why? Her daughter has actua lly asked for one.FADBIn 2009, the number of hungry people in the world reached one billion for the first time. It's difficult not to be shocked by the fact that more than one in seven people in the world do not have enough to eat. __67__ Hunger kills more people per year than diseases such as AIDS, malaria (症疾）and TB(肺结核）combined.The UN estimates that almost two thirds of the world's hungry people are in Asia, which is of course the world's most populous continent. __68__ Although this region has a much lower population than Asia, it has the highest percentage of hungry people. Almost all of the rest are in Latin America, North Africa and the Caribbean. In the richest regions of the world there are only a tiny number of people who don't have enough to eat.__69__ They include wars, droughts, floods, and the over-use of farming land. All these factors affect food production. Many people also blame greedy businessmen for pushing up the prices of basic foods in the global market. But the most important reason, quite simply, is poverty, which has increased recently due to the financial crisis of 2008.Although many people make the obvious point that there would be less hunger if the global population were smaller, few people would argue that there is not enough food to go around. The basic problem seems to be not a lack of food, but its distribution. In the last 50 years, global food production has risen even more quickly than the global population. There are many areas of the world in which people generally have more than enough food. __70__ The answer to world hunger,therefore, may be a balanced food distribution around the whole world. Everyone will have enough to eat, but not overeat.67-70 FABDFor centuries, people have wondered about the strange things that they dream about. Some psychologists say that this nighttime activity of the mind has no special meaning. Others, however, think that dreams are an important part of our lives. In fact, many experts believe that dreams can tell us about a person's mind and emotions.Before modern times, many people thought that dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams in a scientific way.The Austrian psychologist, Sigmund Freud, was probably the first person to study dreams scientifically. In his famous book, The interpretation of Dreams (1900), Freud wrote that dreams are an expression of a person's wishes. He believed that (67) ___________The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung was once a student of Freud's. Jung, however, had a different idea about dreams. Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to the dreamer. (68) ___________ For example, people who dream about falling may learn that they have too high an opinion of themselves. On the other hand, people who dream about being heroes may learn that they think too little of themselves.Modern-day psychologists continue to develop theories about dreams. For example, psychologist William Domhoff from the University of California, Santa Cruz, believes that dreams are tightly linked to a person's daily life, thoughts, and behavior. (69) ___________Domhoff believes that there is a connection between dreams and age. His research shows that children do not dream as much as adults. According to Domhoff, dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop.He has also found a link between dreams and gender. His studies show that the dreams of men and women are different. For example, the people in men's dreams are often other men, and the dreams often involve fighting. This is not true of women's dreams. Domhoff found this gender difference in the dreams of people from 11 cultures around the world, including both modern and traditional ones.Can dreams help us understand ourselves? Psychologists continue to try to answer this question in different ways. (70) ___________ The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that some terrible event will actually take place. It's important to remember that the world of dreams is not the real world.67-70 EFCDIt is found that American students spend less than 15% of their time in school. 67 _____. A study published earlier this month by researchers at North Carolina State University, for example, finds that parental involvement -- checking homework, attending school meetings and events, discussing school activities at home -- has a more powerful influence on students, academic performance than anything about the school the students attend. Another study, published in the Review of Economics and Statistics, reports that the effort put forth by parents reading stories aloud, is devoted by either teachers or the students themselves. And a third study concludes that schools would have to increase their spending by more than $1,000 per pupil in order to achieve the same results that are gained with parental involvement.68 ______. But it is also revealed in researches that parents, of all backgrounds, don’t need to buy expensive educational toys or digital devices for their kids in order to give them an advantage. They don’t need to drive their offspring to enrichment classes or test-preparation courses. What they need to do with their children is much simpler: talk.But not just any talk. 69 _______. For example, a study conducted by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health and published in the journal Pediatrics founds that two-way adult-child conversations were six times as powerful in promoting language development as the ones in which the adult did all the talking. Engaging in this reciprocal (双向的) back-and-forth gives children a chance to try out language for themselves, and also gives them the sense that their thought and opinions matter.The content of parents’ conversations with kids matters, too. Children who hear tal k about counting and numbers at home start school with much more extensive mathematical knowledge, report researchers from the University of Chicago. While the conversations parents have with their children change as kids grow older, the effect of these exchanges on academic achievement remains strong. Research finds that parents play an important role in what is called “academicsocialization” -- setting expectations and making connections between current behavior and future goals. 70 _______.67----70 DACBWhere do you think the world's happiest people live? Somewhere hot with sandy beaches? A country with a tradition of the fine food and culture? Not according to a recent study by the university of Leicester. Who are the happiest people on Earth? 67 Surprised? Well you’ll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some some of the highest taxes in the world. So what is the secret of their success?Let's start with all that tax they pay. The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world. It spends more on children and elderly people per capital than other country.And there's another advantage to those high taxes. Because a shop assistant's final salary is not that much less than someone who works in a bank, for example, Danes don't choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do. They choose the job they want to do. There's a philosophy in Denmark known as "Jante-love", which translates as "you're no better than anybody else." ___68___ But workers in otherr countries are not used to looking at life in this way.Money doesn't seem as important in Denmark. It has been called a "post consumerist" society. ___69___ What is more important is the sense of society and it's no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing. 92% of Danes belong to some kind of social club and these clubs are evenpaid for by the government.___70___ They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government. You can see sighs of this all over the country. You'll find vegetable stalls with no assistant. You take what you want and leave the money in a basket. Perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark. The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes---simple, economical, non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.67----70 EBFCWhy should mankind explore space? Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup as human beings. What prompted our distant ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? _____67_____. The wider the distribution of a species, the better its chance of survival.Exploration also allows minerals and other potential resources to be located. Additional resources are always beneficial when used wisely, and can increase our chances of survival. Knowledge or techniques acquired through exploration, or preparing to explore, filter from the developers into society at large. _____68_____. Also, we have already benefited from other by-products, including improvements in earthquake prediction —which has saved many lives —in satellites used for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick saucepans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products of technological developments in the spaceindustry!_____69_____. The chances of a large comet (彗星) hitting the Earth are small, but it could happen in time. Such strikes in the past may account for the extinction of dinosaurs and other species. Human technology is reaching the point where it might be able to detect the possibility of this happening, and enable us to minimize the damage, or prevent it completely, allowing us as a species to avoid extinction.In certain circumstances, life on Earth may become impossible: over-population or wide spread diseases, for instance, might eventually force us to find other places to live. While the earth is the only planet known to sustain life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to inhabit other planets and moons. It is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future. _____70_____.. keys:67-70 DAFB。

Section 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.(C)A group of college students is hoping to place a satellite powered only by water into an orbit (轨道) around the moon.The students are from Cornell University in thestate of New York. They are taking part in acompetition called the Cube Quest Challenge. It is aprogram of NASA, the American space agency. TheCornell team is called the CisLunar Explorers. Theword cislunar means “between the earth and themoon.”The challenge is simple: to design, build anddeliver “flight-qualified, small satellites.” NASA off icials say the satellites must be able to perform “advanced operations near and beyond the moon.”Ten teams are taking part in the competition. But the CisLunar Explorer satellites are different. They are the only ones using water to power their spacecraft.The idea for a water-powered vehicle came from Mason Peck, who works at Cornell University. He once worked as NASA’s chief technologist. He has always wanted to use something other than rockets to push spacecraft beyond earth. “A lot of the mass we send into orbit these days is in the form of rockets -- the only way we get anything into space,” he said, in a Cornell press release. “But what if we could use what’s already there? If we could do that, if we could re-fuel spacecraft while they’re already in space...”The spacecraft is shaped like the English letter L. It measures about 30 centimeters in length, and the two pieces are connected. Water is stored in the lower part of the satellite. The sun will separate the water into two elements: hydrogen and oxygen. When one combines hydrogen andoxygen with a spark (火花), an explosion results. This provides a forward movement, known as thrust.The CisLunar Explorer team has an unusual way to guide its spacecraft. The idea is to copy how old-time sailors used the moon, sun and stars to fix their position on the oceans. The satellite is equipped with cameras. The cameras will take pictures of the sun, the earth and the moon and compare their positions and their sizes. Based on where the sun, moon and earth are at any given time, the CisLunar Explorers will do the mathematics to find their position.The competition is being held in four parts. The Cornell team has been among the top three competitors during parts one and two. The winners of the third stage will be announced in about a month. The final three winners will be announced in early 2017. They will get to ride on NASA’s space launch system in early 2018.63. The essential part of the competition “the Cube Quest Challenge” is ______.A. to launch a satellite to take a watery flight to the moonB. to design, build and deliver a small and flight-qualified satelliteC. to place a satellite powered only by water into an orbit around the moonD. to make the satellite perform advanced operations near and beyond the moon64. What does Mason Peck want to do at Cornell University according to the passage?A. To stop using rockets for the sake of safety.B. To use something already in space as power.C. To try using water in space to push spacecraft.D. To design a water-powered vehicle to push spacecraft.65. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A. there is a lot of rubbish of rockets and satellites in the orbit these daysB. a water-powered satellite will soon be sent into the orbit around the moonC. the explosion of the combination of hydrogen and oxygen provides powerD. the team members of the CisLunar Explorers are the students of Mason Peck66. What would be the best title of the passage?A. A Spacecraft Powered by WaterB. A Water-Powered Flight to the MoonC. A Competition for Water-Powered SatelliteD. A Design of Water-Powered Space JourneyKeys: 63-66: DBCASection 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 read.(C)①What does it say about the future of meat when the country’s largest processor of chicken, pork, and beef buys a stake(股份) in a start-up that aims to “perfectly replace animal protein with plant protein”?②Tyson Foods announced this week that it purchased a 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat, the Southern California-based food-tech start-up that made headlines earlier this year with its veggie burger that reportedly cooks and tastes like real beef.③To be sure, Beyond Meat’s meatless creations have yet to take the c ountry by storm. Although the 100 percent plant-based burgers have achieved plenty of positive press since they appeared for the first time in May, so far they’re only available at Whole Foods stores in seven states. Even though the company’s “chicken” strips, “beef” pies, and meatless frozen dinners are available nationwide, Beyond Meat is hardly a household name.④That may be what makes the news of Tyson’s investment all the more noteworthy. While the two companies declined to give details about the deal, it’s doubtful that Tyson’s 5 percent stake made much of dent(凹陷) in the meat giant’s coffers(金库). The company posted $41.4 billion in sales last year; prior to the deal with Tyson, Beyond Meat had reportedly raised $64 million in project capital funding—about what Tyson earns before lunch on any given day.⑤Tyson is doing pretty great. The company reported record third-quarter earnings per share in August and says that it expects overall meat production to increase 2 to 3 percent during the next financial year. But like a big oil company shelling out cash to invest in wind power, Tyson’s toe-in-the-water move to team up with a start-up devoted to bringing more plant-based protein to American dinner tables seems to suggest the meat industry is starting to see which way the winds are blowing.⑥Sales of plant-based protein, which totaled an estimated $5 billion last year, continue to pale compared with the market for meat in America—but vegetarian alternatives to meat are booming, with sales growing at more than double the rate for food products overall. The steady drumbeat of news about the negative health impacts, environmental problems, and animal welfare concerns associated with meat consumption appears to be sinking in. According to a survey released in April, more than half of Americans surveyed said they plan to eat more plant-based foods in the coming year.63. Beyond Meat’s veggie burger made headlines probably because __________.A. it makes perfect use of animal proteinB. it uses high tech in the making processC. it tastes as good as a genuine beef burgerD. it represents the diet trend in South California64. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the state of Beyond Meat?A. It is the creator of the country’s first 100 percent plant-based burgers.B. It has been well received as its products are available nationwide.C. It is far from being a match to real food processing giants like Tyson.D. It provides high-quality dining experience in selected Whole Foods stores.65. What can we infer from paragraph 4?A. The purchase of the stake barely costs a thing for Tyson.B. The 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat means a lot to Tyson.C. Tyson’s investment hasn’t caught the attention of the media as expected.D. Tyson is relying on this investment to raise more project capital funding.66. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Meat will still take over the market in spite of other alternatives.B. A major American meat company is betting on plant-based protein.C. Tyson and Beyond Meat work together to build a global meat giant.D. Plants have been found to contain protein that does more good to human beings.Keys: 63-66 CCABSection 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 read.(C)Spain’s Literary GeniusFour centuries ago, the author of one of the greatest comedic characters in the world literature took his last breath. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), the author of Don Quixote, is to the Spanish what Shakespeare is to the English and Dante is to Italians - a national literary icon.Cervantes’ book is still appreciated today, hundreds of years after its publication, because it’s a wonderfully truthful comedy. Don Quixote, like human beings generally, has great difficulty distinguishing reality from imagination. Readers may laugh at his strange behavior, but when we laugh, we laugh with recognition.The book records the adventures of Alonso Quijano, an older Spanish gentleman who loves romance novels. In truth, he reads far too many romances, and they have affected his mind. Quijano is so mixed up that he decides that he must become a knight himself. Imagine a comic book fan who decides to dress up as a superhero to fight crime, and you’ll get the picture.Setting the sceneAlonso Quijano reinvents himself as “Don Quixote de La Mancha”, an aristocratic（贵族的）name that suits his ambition of being a knight. Next, since every knight needs a horse, he finds himself an old one named Rocinante. But Rocinante is not exactly cut out for life as a knight’s horse. He’s tired from years of farm work. He’s unlikely to be of much help in any fight against an enemy.The heroes in the romances Quijano reads all had a lady to love. They were highborn, like the knights themselves. Quijano chooses Aldonza Lorenzo, a farmer’s daughter, to be his beloved. She becomes “Dulcinea del Toboso”, or “the sweet woman of Toboso”. How does Aldonza feel about Quijano’s attentions? She doesn’t feel much at all, actually. Aldonza is yet another byproduct of Quijano’s imagination, like so many things.Finding a sidekickNow comes Cervantes’ second great creation: Sancho Panza. Once servant in Quijano’shouse, Panza is promoted to the role of squire（随从）, because every self-respecting knight needs a squire. Panza has a sensible head on his shoulders, and he is a foil（衬托）to his foolish master.The pair faces many adventures, but none are as heroic as a knight’s should be. We laugh, rather than cry, as we read. Quijano tries to act on behalf of justice, but he doesn’t often succeed.Cervantes’ novel inspired a word that sums up Quijano’s romantic nature: “quixotic”. In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish in pursuit of his ideals. It is a mark of Cervantes’ genius that he was able to identify this trait and personify it using such a great comedic character. We should appreciate him for it on this significant occasion.63. On what occasion did the author write this review?A. The 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote.B. An Italian Poet, Dante’s 800th birth anniversary.C. An English genius, William Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary.D. Miguel de Cervantes’ 400th anniversary of his death.64. Which role is Alonso Quijano most likely to identify with?A. Miguel de Cervantes.B. Don Quixote de La Mancha.C. Dulcinea del Toboso.D. Sancho Panza.65.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Don Quixote’s failure of distinguish reality from imagination amuses the readers.B. Quijano manages to bring justice to the world by means of force.C. Quijano is a Spanish aristocrat with great ambition.D. Reading romance novel will make people behave in a foolish way.66.According to the author, readers admire Cervantes and his masterpiece because .A.Cervantes is equal to Shakespeare and Dante as a national literary iconB.Quijano’s adventure is romantic and heroicC. Cervantes has a genius for personifying Quijano’s quixotic nature in a truthful comedy.D. Quijano’s vivid imagination has brought other minor characters to lifeKeys:63—66 DBACSection 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 read.(C)Not setting homework can be impossible in certain situations. There are many arguments in favour of homework, and most teachers would agree with many, if not all, of the following:homework is a perfect opportunity to go over calmly what was done with the teacher, and rethink and develop that initial input; homework offers a moment for students to work as individuals and develop learner self-governance outside the classroom;students and parents expect homework to be set and to be corrected. Nevertheless, the drawbacks that homework may have are often overlooked.There are two key issues which need to be raised when dealing with the concept of homework. Firstly, there is the question of home. Often homework is not done at home at all, but at a friend’s house, on the street, on the bus on the way to class or sitting on the step outside school before it opens. What’s more, all too often, for it to be done effectively at home, homework requires the participation and involvement of other adults. Parents play a crucial role in a child’s education, but they can’t always be available, for a number of very valid reasons, and a tutor’s ability to aid, guide, encourage and simply organize a son or daughter’s study may be limited in many ways. The implication are upsetting: if homework is crucial to success in class, some children have an automatic disability.Considering the second part of the compound noun opens up further questions. If the idea of home can be problematic, so too can the concept of work.Again, this will depend enormously on the context but , very often there is a lot of work put in. Demands on their time and attention span(持续时间)and all sorts of other impositions mean homework is usually something to get out of the way, to be ticked off as done, with the exercises completed as fast as possible. It is not always seen as useful times spent developing and strengthening what is done in class but, rather, as something quickly finished to keep the teacher at bay. It might be correct or not, copied from a friend or cut and pasted from the internet, but the important thing is that a teacher sees the exercise completed and, as a result, the task achieved:how much effort went into that result is not always appreciated or easy to evaluate and, even When work clearly falls below standard, and the mere fact of its having been done is often good enough. Teacher and students are happy because everyone has officially fulfilled their commitment.The ideal that students go home, think back to what they did with their teacher, use the great resources their books and the internet provide to revise, reflect and put everything they have seen in class in place, into action, into practice, does not often happen with some students.62. Which of the following is not among the advantages of homework according to paragraph 1?A. Solidifying the knowledge and skills learnt in class.B. Developing the ability of the independent learning.C. Building a closer teacher-student relationship.D. Meeting the requirements of students and parents.63. Speaking of the significant impact of homework u pon children’s success in class, some are just inferior to others because_______.A. their tutors are not always available to support themB. they are born without the ability to deal with conceptsC. their family circumstances limit their learning abilityD. some unknown reasons greatly hold up their progress64.“Keep the teacher at bay”(paragragh3) means the way homework is done____.A. imposes enormous meaningless evaluating work on teachersB. blocks teachers from knowing more about their studentsC. displays the great efforts students make to satisfy their teachersD. shows achievements teachers expect to accomplish in their work65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Homework is hardly functioning as is naturally expected.B. Parents need to s tand away from their children’s homework.C. Students prefer doing homework elsewhere instead of at home.D. The quality of homework is usually teachers’ first concern.66.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？A. Are you ready for homework yet?B. Is there a way out for homework?C. Home and Work: it’s hard to combine.D. Homework or No homework: it is your choice.Keys:62-66 CCBABSection 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.(C）Until 1964 most forms of gambling were illegal in the United States. Since then, however, more and more stales have legalized gambling in order to raise income. The U. S. gambling industry has gone from an attitude of “prohibition” to one of “promotion”, as all but five states have now legalized gambling as a solution to their depressed economies.Most states in the United States now depend on incomes from state lotteries (博彩）and use them for good causes, such as improving public education, maintaining slate parks, and developing environmental programs.State governments maintain that the voluntary contribution of funds through state lotteries is preferable to increase state sales or income taxes, and the residents of states using the lottery system tend to support this. The gaming industry has also benefited some of the nation's poorest citizens: Native Americans. The U. S. government ruled in 1988 that slates could not tax the revenues earned by gambling on Native American reservations. Having taken advantage of this ruling an open cosmos (赌场）on their reservations, many Native Americans moved from a life of poverty to a life of wealth.Although there are many advantages to legalized gambling, there has also been a good deal of criticism of state-supported gambling. As states increase their support of state lotteries, they seem to encourage commercial gambling in all its forms. About 50 percent of the U. S. population plays the lottery, according to a study by the University of Chicago. This trend has led to an increase in habitual gambling. More than 5 million Americans suffer from gambling addiction. Those most atrisk of becoming addicted include the poor, young people between twelve and eighteen years old, and women over the age of fifty, who are looking for some entertainment. As a result, many of them will end up in prison or even homeless. The promise of winning big fortune has created big problems.Perhaps the most important concern is the moral issue of legalized gambling. The lottery is the only form of gambling that is essentially a government control. Critics ask whether gambling is a proper function of government. Should the government be the spokesman for the expansion of gambling? Critics say state advertising of lotto emphasizes luck over hard work, instant happiness over careful planning and entertainment over savings. The traditional work ethic (道德准则) is being devalued by the pipedream of striking it rich, and this is sending confusing messages to young people.In 1996, Congress created a commission to conduct a legal study of the social and economic impacts of gambling in the United States. After two years of study, the Commission recommended an end to the expansion of legalized gambling and a ban on Internet gambling. Some feel this will severely hurt the gambling industry. Others fear that it is not enough and are asking the government to take a tough stand against gambling.61.According to the passage, we know that _______ .A.any forms of gambling were banned before 1964 in the USAB.the economical problems led to the rise of gambling industry in the USAC.all American stales have legalized gambling since 1964D.only five states have now legalized gambling because of the depressed economies62.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.State lottery system helps to raise money to improve people's public welfare.B. Gambling industry helps to change the American way of life.C. Gambling industry helps to improve the life of some poor Native Americans.D. State lottery system helps to increase state sales or income taxes.65.What is the author most concerned about?A.The expanding of the gambling industry.B.The suffering of the gambling-addicted people.C.The moral problems brought about by the legalized gambling.D.The disadvantage of Internet gambling.66. In Paragraph 5, the word “pipedream" means _________ .A. wonderful ideaB. creative ideaC. unworkable planD. practical plan KEYS: 63-66 BBCCSection 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.(C)Books, Films and PlaysThe novelist’s medium is the written word. O ne might almost say the printed word. Typically the novel is consumed by a silent, individual reader, who may be anywhere at the time. The paperback novel is still the cheapest, most portable and adaptable form of narrative entertainment. It is limited to a single channel of information - writing. The narrative can go, effortlessly, anywhere: into space, people’s head, palaces, prisons and pyramids, without any consideration of cost or practical possibility. In determining the shape and content of his narrative, the writer is restricted by nothing except purely artistic criteria(评判标准). The novelist keeps absolute control over his text until it is published and received by the audience. He may be advised by his editor to revise his text, but if the writer refused to meet this condition no one would be surprised. It is not unknown for a well-established novelist to deliver his or her manuscript(手稿) and expect the publisher to print it exactly as written.However, not even the most well-established playwright or screenplay writer would submit(提交) a script and expect it to be performed without any rewriting. This is because plays and motion pictures are cooperative forms of narrative, using more than one channel of communication.The production of a stage play involves, as well as the words of the author, the physical presence of the actors, their voices and gestures, the “set” and possibly music. Although the script is the essential basis of both stage play and film, it is a basis for subsequent revision negotiated between the writer and the other creative people involved. They are given “approval” of the choiceof director and actors and have the right to attend rehearsals(排演), during which period they may undertake more rewriting work. In the case of the screenplay, the writer may have little or no control over the final form of his work. Contracts for the production of plays protect the rights of authors in this respect.In film or television work, on the other hand, the screenplay writer has no contractual right to this degree of consultation. While the script is going through its various drafts, the writer is in the driver’s seat, although sometimes receiving criticism from the producer and the director. But once the production is under way, artistic control over the project tends to pass to the director. This is a fact overlooked by most journalistic critics of television drama, who tend to give all the credit or blame for success or failure of a production to the writer and actors, ignoring the contribution, for good or ill, of the director.63. From the first and second paragraph, we know that ________.A. there should be artistic criteria for the novelists to followB. playwright or screenplay writers often have to rewrite their workC. compared with playwrights, novelists are relatively independentD. audience sometimes are the key factors to determine artistic criteria64. Why can the novelist expect the publisher to print the manuscript exactly as written?A. Because the novelist keeps absolute control over his text.B. Because the words in the novel are not difficult for readers.C. Because the novel is limited to a single channel of information - writing.D. Because the novelist is seldom advised by editors to revise the text.65. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?A. Playwrights envy the simplicity of the novelist’s work.B. Experience in the theatre improves the work of screenplay writers.C. Screenplay writers usually have the final say in how a TV drama will turn out.D. Playwrights are frequently involved in revising their work.66. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Screenplay writers should take the success of television drama in their hands.B. Screenplay writers should be more sensitive about their contractual right.C. The directors play a decisive role in the final outcome of television drama.D. Critics of television drama tend to neglect the importance of writer and actors.KEYS: 63-66 CCDCSection 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.（C）Here amid the steel and concrete canyons, green grass grows. A hawthorn tree(山楂树)stands in new soil, and freshly dug plants bend in the wind.But Chicago City Hall here seems an unlikely spot for a garden of any variety—especially 20,000 square feet of gardens—on its roof.As one of a handful of similar projects around the country, the garden is part of a $1.5 million demonstration projected by the city to reduce its “urban heat islands”, said William Abolt, the commissioner of the Department of Environment.Heat islands-dark surfaces in the city, like rooftops---soak up heat. The retention(滞留）can bake a building, making it hard to cool down.The roof of City Hall, a 90-year-old gray stone landmark on LaSalle Street in the heart of downtown, has been known to reach temperature substantially hotter than the actual temperature on the street below.The garden will provide greenery and shade. "And that,,, t4said the city officials, will save the city dollars on those hot summer days.55 The project savings from cooling is about $4,000 a year on a new roof whose life span is about 50 percent longer than that of a traditional roof.The stretching open-air rooftop garden is being carefully built on amulti-tiered(多展的）bed of special soil, polystyrene（聚苯乙烯）,egg-carton-shaped cones and “waterproof membrane(薄膜)’’ mall to keep the roof from leaking, or caving under the normal combined weight of soil, min and plant life. The design calls for soil depths of 4 inches to 18 inches. When the last plants and seedlings are buried and the last bit of soil is laid, the garden will have circular brick stepping-stones winding up to hills.。

2017届高三英语上学期第一次调研测试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.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秒钟的时间来问答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel.B. In a schoolC. In a supermarket .2. What is the woman doing?A. Buying a handbag.B. Drawing a colorful picture.C. Trying on a piece of clothing.3. When will the man go to the cinema?A. On Sunday morning.B. On Sunday afternoon.C. On Sunday evening.4. What kind of tea does Tina usually drink?A. English tea.B. Japanese tea.C. Chinese tea .5. How much will the man pay?A. $8.B.$32.C.$40.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。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is Jenny doing now?A. Getting up in her roomB. Preparing for party.C. Performing on stage.7. What did the man come for Jenny?A. To bring her a dress.B. To get her some flowers.C. To invite her to a movie.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

上海市嘉定区2017届⾼三教学质量调研考试英语试卷含答案嘉定区2016-2017学年⾼三年级第⼆次学业质量调研测试英语学科试卷2017.04(时间120分钟，满分140分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A听⼒（略）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Whether in the workplace or the football field , effective teamwork can produce amazing results , However ,_____21_______(work) successfully as a team is not as easy as it may seem. Effective teamwork certainly does not just happen automatically , it takes a great deal of hard work and compromise . There are a number of factors ____22___must be in place to make a good team.Effective leadership is one of the most important factors of good teamwork . The team‘s leader should possess the skills____23____(create) a positive working environment and motivate and inspire the team members to talk a positive approach to work and be committed. An effective team leader will promote a high level of spirit and make them feel____24_____（value）Communication is a vital factor of all interpersonal relationship and especially that of a team . Team members must be able to express their feelings , share ideas and see each other‘s opinions.Conflicts will arise ____25____well a team functions together . The best way to deal with conflicts is to have some organized methods of handling conflicts. Team members should be able to voice their concerns ____26_____fear of offending others. Instead of avoiding conflict issues , a practical approach that ____27____(settle) them quickly is much better . It is often advised that the team leader sit with the conflicting parties and help work out their differences without taking sides and try to remain objective if possible .The team leader ___28____set a good example to create good teamwork . In order to keep team members positive and motivated , the team leader ____29_____needs to show these qualities . The team turns to the leader for support and guidance . So any negative words or behaviors on the leader‘s part can be disastrous.Regardless of ___30_____type of work you are in , knowing how to effectively work on and with a team is going to be extremely important to your success and that of your team.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. approachB. shapeC. previouslyD. evidentE. secretF. dateG. hardly H.remains I. irrelevant J. potential K. particularlySwedish Archaeologists Make New DiscoveriesArchaeologists have begun exploring an unknown ancient city at a village called Vlochos , five hours north of Athens . The Archaeological ____31______are scattered on and around the Strongiloveni hill on the great Thessaliam plains and can be traced to several historical periods.―What used to be considered remains of so me _____32____settlement can now be upgraded to remains of a city higher significance than _____33______thought,‖ says Robin Ronnland , PhD student in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the university of Gotheoburg and leader of the firework.―We came across the site which has never been explored before in connection with another project last year and retailed the great __34_____right away .‖Working together with the Swedish Institute at Athens and the local archaeological service in Karditsa , the Vlochos Archacological Project (VLAP) was started with an aim to explore the remains . The project‘s research team completed the first field season during two weeks in September 2016.Ronnlund says that the hill is hiding many ____35_____. Remains of towers , walls and city gates can be found on the mountaintop and slopes , but __36_____anything is visible on the ground below . The ambition is to avoid digging and instead use ____37____such as ground—penetrating radar. This will enable the team to leave the site in the same____38____as it was in when they arrived. The success of this method is _____39____from the results of the first field season.― We found a town square and a street network that indicate that we are dealing with quite a large city . The area inside the city wall measured over 40 hectares . We also found ancient pottery and coins that can help to ___40____the city . Our oldest finds are from around 500 BC, but the city seems to have flourished mainly from the fourth to the third century BC before it was abandoned for some reason , maybe in connection with the Roman conquest of the area. Ronnlund believes that the Swedish-Greek project can provide important clues as to what happened during this violent period in Greek history. 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.Why College is Not HomeThe college years are supposed to be a time for important growth in autonomy (⾃主性) and the development of adult identity . However , now they are becoming an ___41____period of adolescence , during which many of today‘s students are not shouldered with adult _____42____.In the past two decades , continued connections with and ___43____on family , thanks to cell phones , email and social media , have increased significantly . Some parents go so far as to help with coursework . Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passage from the shelter of the family to autonomy ,universities have ____44_____to the idea that they should provide thesame environment as that of the home.To prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility , college need to be a time of ___45____and experimentation . This process involves ―trying on‖ new ways of thinking about oneself both intellectually and personally ._____46_____we should provide ―safe spaces‖ within colleges , we must also make it safe to express opinions and challenge majority views.____47_____ growth and flexibility are fostered by strict debate and questioning .Learning to deal with the ___48____world is equally important . Because a college community （群体）differs from the family , many students will struggle to find a sense of ____49___. If students rely on administrations to ___50_____their social behavior and thinking pattern ,they are not facing the challenge of finding an identity ,within a larger and complex community .______51___,the tendency for universities to monitor and __52_____student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders . If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined (规定)，the insensitive or aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize many actually be _____53___. It is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out , particularly when there are reasons to do so .Our generation once joined hands and stood from at times of national emergence . What is lacking today is the_____54____between desire for autonomy and their understanding of an unsafe world. Therefore , there is the desire fortheir home to be replacement homes and not places to experience growth .But Every college discussion about community values ,social climates and behavior should include ___55__of the development importance of students autonomy and self-regulation.41. A. expanded B. educational C. expected D. extended42. A. responsibilities B. abilities C. knowledge D. experience43. A. concentration B. dependence C. influence D. decision44. A. give up B. give away C. give in D. give out45. A. instruction B. exploration C. reflection D. preparation46. A. When B. While C. Since D. If47. A. Intellectual B. Spiritual C. Logical D. Psychological48. A. adult B. virtual C. real D. social49. A. satisfaction B. duty C. belonging D. curiosity50. A. understand B. train C. protect D. regulate51. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Thus D. However52. A. change B. criticize C. shape D. motivate53. A. encouraged B. challenged C. agreed D. realized54. A. difference B. tension C. balance D. conflict55. A. observation B. recognition C. determination D. judgmentSection 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 fitsbest according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The Right Thing― Hi , Mrs , Grady ,‖ said Mark when their neighbor opened her door. ― Would you like us to shovel your sidewalk and driveway ?‖ Shoveling was Jamie‘s idea , a way to earn enough money for the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next day .Mrs .Grady was happy , ― That would be won derful , boys . I think the job is getting to be too much for me .―It will cost 10 dollars ,‖ Jamie said .‖ If that‘s OK ―, Mark added .Oh dear , ― Mrs. Grady said disappointedly , ― I haven‘t been able to get to the bank . I can offer homemade cookies ,but I realize that‘s not what you had in mind .‖Mark was going to say that Mrs . Grady could pay them another time , but Jamie cut him off .― We‘ll come back later .‖Mrs. Grady doesn‘t look like the person who‘d come to his rescue las t summer when Mr. Dunn‘s collie , Goldie had just wanted to play , but Mark didn‘t feel comfortable around big dogs . He wanted to call for help , but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth. Then Mrs . Grady ?s front door had flown open . She must have seen him from across the street. ? Hold on , Mark . I‘m coming !‖― Goldie‖ she‘d called . As soon as Goldie had turned her head , Mrs . Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog . She wasn‘t much taller than Mark , but she‘d stood firm as a rock in fro nt of him. ? Goldie , go home!‖Then she‘d swept her broom to hurry the dog along .‖ Get!‖ Goldie had obeyed.When Mark showed thanks to Mrs.Grady , Mrs. Grady laughed .‖ It was nothing . Good neighbors watch out for each other ,don‘t they ? ―And no w Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he‘d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady , then his shovel deep into the snow.― Hey!‖ Jamie shouted . ―What are you doing ?‖ Mark couldn‘t explain about Goldie and watching out for neighbors .‖ I like Mrs. Grady‘s cookies ,‖ he said .56. Why did Jamie and Mark plan to clear the snow for Mrs .Grany at first?A. To help the ladyB. To earn pocket moneyC. To do volunteer workD. To visit New Kingdom57. Mrs . Grady couldn‘t pay them most p robably because ________.A. she didn‘t have enough cashB. she couldn‘t find the bankC. she thought it was worthlessD. she couldn‘t afford it58. According to the story, which of the following word can not be used to describe Mrs.Grady ?A. PositiveB. HelpfulC. BraveD. Hopeful59. Which of the following proverb can best summarize the story ?A. A penny saved is a penny earnedB. Kindness is repaid with kindnessC. A clear conscienceD. 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If you are not willing to pay for the service , you can purchase the silver coin by _________.A. shopping on www.New York Mint .comB. dialing the number 1-888-201-7143C. writing to the enterpriseD. lining up in front of the stores in personC"Today, technical innovations dominate our everyday life in many areas. New technologies, however, always are associated with risks -- and these are also seen by laymen," says Christoph B?hmert, first author of the recently published study and researcher of the Science Communication Group of KIT's Institute for German Studies. "It is crucial to enable adequate communication between science and society, which does not only consider scientific findings, but also concerns of thepopulation." The study clearly showed that communication of risks may be complicated sometimes. Information on efficient precautions was found to lead to an increased risk perception by the recipients of the information.In their study, the researchers analyzed communication about a technology that has become indispensable in our life --mobile communications and the electromagnetic fields （电磁场）on which it is based. All over the world, radiation protection authorities, such as the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection, communicate the current state of research into risks of electromagnetic fields as follows: Investigations made and all findings obtained so far do not allow any conclusions to be drawn with respect to mobile communications being a risk for human health. But, the experts continue, there still are knowledge gaps as regards long-term impacts. Then, measures are recommended to reduce exposure of the individual to electromagnetic fields.It had been known from previous studies already that information on precautions may increase worries. It had been suspected that people conclude from the recommendation of precautions that there really is a risk. This effect was not confirmed by the recent study. The scientists rather attributed the increased worries to a lack of knowledge about the propagation(传播) of electromagnetic fields.Within the framework of the study, the recommended precautions were submitted to 1717 Australians, together with one of six information brochures providing scientific background information. When test persons were given not only the recommendations, but also explained why observation of these tips strongly reduces their exposure to electromagnetic fields, worries increased. For example, scientists explained to the test persons that telephone conversations with a headset largely reduce exposure. When a mobile phone is located ten centimeters instead of just one centimeter away from the ear, the electric power absorbed by the ear is about one hundredth of the initial value. Hence, the own mobile phone usually causes an exposure that by far exceeds that of mobile communications stations that are generally referred to as "cellphone towers." While the scientists wanted to explain the effectiveness of precautions, test persons mainly considered this information to be an indication of their mobile phone -- not the transmission towers -- being dangerous. As a result, they perceived increased risk potentials for telephone conversations with their mobile phones."The study reveals that messages on precautions and information are a double-edged swordin terms of subjective risk perception. Their use should be far better understood," Boehmert says.63. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?A. Adequate information on efficient precautions can relieve the concerns of the publicB. Mobile communications definitely do harm to people‘s health in the long run.C. Information about technologies and their risks may have undesired side effects.D. Observation of the precautions can help reduce the concerns of the public66. According to the passage ,we can conclude that the best way to relieve the inappriate worries is to __________.A. enable the users to know better of science and technology .B. produce new electric products with a lower radiation valueC. provide the public with less information on effective precautionD. inform the public about the potential risks with more patience65. The word ― precaution‖ ( first appears in paragraph 1) in bold letters has the closets meaning to _______-A. introductionB. intentionC. recommendationD. prevetion66. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage ?A. Science and Technology : A Double –edged SwordB. Technical Innovation : Worries and InformationC. Science and Technology: Security Tips for UsersD. Technical Innovations : Effectiveness of Precautions .Section 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.To Please Your Friends, Tell Them What They Already Knew The research emeraged out of some real-life observations shared by Gilbert and co-authors Gus Cooney and Timothy D. Wilson：―Conversation is the most common of all human social activities, and doing it well requires that we know what our conversation partners most want to hear.___67___‖says psychological scientist Daniel T, Gilbert of Harvard University.―When our friends try to tell us about movies we‘ve never seen or albums we‘ve never heard, we usually find ourselves bored, confused, and underwhelmed. ___68___. And yet, as soon as it‘s our turn to speak, we do exactlly the same thing to our friends –with exactly the same consequences. We wanted to understand why t his happens.‖Gilbert explains. The researchers decided to do this by conducting a series of experiments.In their first experiment, the researchers assigned participants to groups of three, with one person acting as the speaker and the other two acting as listeners. Speakers watched a video and then tried do describe it to the listeners. Some of the listeners had seen the video the speakere was describing, and others had not.___69___. When the speakers were done speaking, the listeners rated them on these aspects. The results showed that speakers‘ predictions were exactly backwards. Speakers expected listeners to respond more positively to their stories when the listeners had not seen the video they were describing ___70___. Although speakers expected listeners to enjoy hearing about a novel experience more than a familiar one, it was actually the other way around.A second study showed that when asked to predict their own reactions before hearing the story, listeners made the same mistake that speakers did.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.Moving My CurfewFor some time now , I have had an 8:00 p.m. curfew ---the time by which I have to be at home , even on weekends. When I was younger , I didn‘t really complain . But now I have reached an age when this curfew is no longer suitable . For several reasons , it is clearly time to move my curfew to 10:00 p.m. on weekends.First of all , I ‘m soon going to be an adult , like all teenagers , I need practice handling the greater freedom that goes along with being an adult . When te enagers don‘t get practice handling freedom , they often make many serious mistakes. For example , some teenagers go away to college and suddenly they don‘t know how to handle it , and they get into trouble . I believe it is better to increase freedom gradually . That may the teenager learners how to handle freedom responsibly . I believe I could handle a later curfew without making serious mistakes in judgment.A later curfew is also important to me because I‘m an active student . As you know , I am often on the committee in charge of running extra-curricular activities .Because of my present curfew , I have to finish school activities over an hour before they are over. Others students must。

2017学年度嘉定区九年级第一次质量调研英语试卷(考试时间：100分钟)Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and GrammarII. Choose the best answer.(20%)26.They will build a new bridge across the river soon. Whichof the following is correct for the underlined part?A./bju:ld/B./bi:ld/C./bild/D./beld/27.Which of the following underlined part is different in pronunciation from others?A.David made a gesture, spreading out his hands and said, “Welcome to my home!”B.People’s standard of living has greatly improved theseyears.C.Mr. Li had milk and bread for breakfast at home.D.The boy drove his expensive car to show off his wealth.28.The boy asked his mother whether France isEuropean country.A.anB./C.aD.the29.The 2017 Summer Youth Olympic Games were held August in Nanjing.A.inB.onC.byD.at30.The Century Park is far from here, indeed it’s aboutwalk.A.two hoursB.a two hour,sC.a two-hoursD.a two-hour 31. A: Which of the two T-shirts would you like, Johnson?B: . I don,t like their styles.A. EitherB. BothC. NoneD.Neither 32. A: The two young firefighters fell from the twelfth floor and died.8:It be a big loss to their families.A.mayB.mustC.needD.should33.Tom, could you please tell me you father has goneto Sydney?A.whenB.how oftenC.how longD.if34.The way of improving our spoken English is it as often as we can/A.speakB.spokenC.to speakD.to speaking 35. important news is to everybody in modernsociety!A. WhatB. How anC. HowD. What an36. This morning I got up early be late for the EnglishExam.A.in order toB.in order to notC.so as toD.so as not to37. You will be out of date you keep on studying fromtime to time.A.untilB.althoughC.orD.unless 38. Sending emails is much than sending ordinary letters.A.fast and convenientB.faster and more convenientC.fast and more convenientD.faster and convenient39. If people keep the river, not fish will survive in the future.A.pollutingB.polluteC.pollutedD.to pollute 40. The Harry Potter books pretty popular since theywere published.A.becameB.will becomeC.have becomeD.are becoming41.A: My aunt said she called you yesterday morning, but there was no answer.8:Oh, we were at home. Maybe my husband and I my carin the garden.A.have washedB.had washedC.were washingD.washed42.A Disneyland Park in Shanghai Pudong New Area in the near future.A.has builtB.will be builtC.will buildD.is built43.A: Could you tell me ?8:Sure. Walk straight along this street and you will find it.A.how can I get to the post officeB.where is the post officeC.which is the way to the post officeD.how far is the post office44.A: Mum, I won the first prize in the school drawing competition.8:. I,m proud of you.A. Have a good time.B. Good luck.C. Best wishes.D. Congratulations.45.A: How about holding a meeting to discuss how to spend pocket money?B:.A. Yes, we,d love to.B. Good idea.C. Never mind.D. You,re welcome.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once.(6%)AWhat should you do if you see agroup of people fighting? What if a robber (强盗)breaks into your home? The correct thing to do is to dial 110 - China’s emergency telephone number.In China, the number 110 originates from a _46 day-Jan 10. Can you see why this day was chosen? The data of Jan 10(1.10)spells out the number itself.Established in 1986, 110,s emergency service is mostly for the police. 110 has helped people a lot 47. During 2011, 110 emergency centers answered over 135 million phone calls. According to the Ministry of Public Security. With the help of 110, police have solved 1.22 million criminal cases （刑事案件）.When faced with _48, most people know that they should call 110. But few of them, may know how to make a 110 call. “110” is a free call that people can make either by fixed telephone or mobile phone. There is no need to _49 a citycode before 110 when calling with mobile phone.BThe most important thing when calling 110 is to keep calm. You need to say your name, location, your phone number and describe the situation as _50 as possible. If you are too nervous to say anything, just follow the telephone operator, s instructions.If the phone is busy, don,t hang up. You should hold on _51 the operator answers it.As well as China, almost every coun try has its own emergency number. In the US, 911 links callers to emergency services including police, fire and ambulance （救护车）.The system is able to provide the physical location of mobilephones, which makes it _52 to get to the scene. In the UK, people call 911 when they are in an emergency.Next are some figures about the figure 110:•“110” is a 24-hour emergency number.•On average, every telephone operator answers 800 to1,000 emergency calls every day.•Operators should _53 an emergency call in 57 seconds. •Police set off no more than one minute after receiving information from telephone operators. In cities, police are required to get to the scene in five minutes. In suburb, it is ten minutes.•In China, 95 percent of cities and towns have 110 emergency centers.•There are more than 24,000 telephone operators around the country.IV. Complete the following sentences with the given words in their suitable forms.(8%)54.Our English teacher told us that there were quite afew in western countries.(church)55.Jim said that a cheese roll couldn’t satisfy hisat all.(hungry)56.Jack’s uncle will celebrate his birthday in a month.(forty)57.We should be careful about how we behave because people can identify us .(easy)58.The people in that street hope that all their troubles can soon.(appear)59.I think Tom should to the policeman for his rude behavior.(apology)60.People usually decorate the Christmas tree with bells and lights.(colour)61.Jean,s success in drawing brought her parents lotsof .(please)V. Rewrite the sentences as required.(14%)62.He had to confirm his plane ticket in two days in advance.(改为否定句)He to confirm his plane ticket in two days i advance.63.The magazine beside the TV is about how to protect the environment.(对划线部分提问)is about how to protect the environment?64.The new vacuum cleaner cost more than her expectation. （改为反义疑问句）The new vacuum cleaner cost more than her expectation,65.Peter would rather watch a competition than take part in one.（保持原句意思）Peter prefers a competition taking part inone.66.Amy was very careful. She noticed small changes around her.（合并为一句）Amy was careful notice small changes around her. 67.Sherry asked , “Are you going to visit the Science Museum tomor row?”（改为宾语从句）Sherry asked me I going to visjt the ScienceMuseum the next day.68.of, allows, uniforms, to, the style, the students, our school, choose （连词成句）Part3 Reading and Writing1.Reading comprehension(50%)A. Choose the best answer.(12%)How do you like your school? Have you ever written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools.Sam, 15, from ShanxiI’d like to say thank you to my headmaster. Abou t one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. Our headmaster came to me after he knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.69.Luke gives some suggestions about in his letter.A.hobby classesB.personal classesC.school uniformD.basketball playing70.The reasons why Danny gives two suggestions are thatA.students have too few classes every day and they lovesportsB.studying basic subjects only is boring and students are too weakC.hobby classes are interesting and students have no PE lessons at allD.students want to cancel the basic subjects and they want to have more sports lessons71.All the students except write to the headmaster to complain about something.A. LukeB. DannyC. SamD. Helen72.Which of the following is NOT True in Sam’s letter?A.Sam hurt himself when playing basketball.B.The headmaster cared for Sam until his parents came.C.Sam was really thankful to the headmaster.D.The headmaster stayed with Sam after he knew what had happened.73.The underlined sentence “I think it is moreeffective” means “”A.Regular classes will be more vivid and lively.B.Regular classes will help students learn better.C.Personal classes will be more vivid and lively.D.Personal classes will help students learn better.74.According to the passage, most students write to their headmasters about .A.personal experiencesB.how to make schools betterC.spare time activitiesD.how to deal with other studentsB. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage.(12%)A mobile phone app (应用软件)has recently become very popular at the Middle School Attached to Guangzhou University. It is named Health Helper. Put your weight, height and _75 into the app, and it will give you suggestions on how to get healthier. 76, the app is not designed by a company but by two Junior 3 boys from the school.The two boys are Yang Chengxi and Yang Zhenglin, both 14 years old. They learned to design apps by taking part in the school,s app-making course, which started last year. “Electronic products are becoming i ncreasinglypopular, said Wang Xiaopeng, the teacher of the app-makingcourse. “It’s unpractical to block （阻隔）students from them. So why not guide them to use t in a _77 way?”As expected, the course has 78__ many student including Yang Chengxi and Yang Zhenglin. As cell phone game lovers, the two brought great enthusiasm （热情）into their app-making project.“It is much cooler to design a game than jut playing a game,” said Yang Chengxi. They decided to create an app to keep fit since obesity（肥胖）has become a problem for many teenagers.They searched standard health information on the Internet, put them in the app and wrote simple programs to make it work. —79 app-making software, the two boys finished their Health Helper app after three weeks of hard work.The taste of __80 is exciting. After Health Helper, the two now plan to go a step further. They are working on a robot that can be controlled bu cell phone Bluetooth. Wish them good luck. B.class number C.addressD.age76.A.Clearly B. Surprisingly C. LuckilyD. Terribly77.A.more wonderful difficultB.moreC.more creativeD.more fashionable 78. A.accepted B.attractedC.askedD.amazed 79. A. With the help of B. AccordingtoC. As a result ofD. In re如rn for 80. A.hobby B.winning C.successD.lifeC.Fill in the blanks with proper words.(14%)Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a carpenter(木匠),and did a successful b_81 making furniture. He decided that his first-born son would be a carpenter just like him. For this reason, Edward was kept away from school and worked with his father. However, Edward was not born to be a carpenter. T_82he had a fit body, he didn't have strong arms like his father. When he tried to find another job, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write. One day, he went for an interview at a law office. The jobwas a runner, taking papers from the office to other offices in the city. The lawyer was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he d 83 not to employ him. "Howcan you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"Greatly d 84, Edward left the building and went towait for a bus to take him back home. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand （摊位）. "Excuse me, young man?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so happyto see his new assistant's honestythat he o 85 him a job. Edward took it immediately.In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to s_86 newspapers, cigarettes,candy and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Finally, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.Edward became very rich, so he employed a private teacherto teach him to read and write. The teacher was e_87 amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you coul d do if you were able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.D.Answer the questions.（12%）When Li Meng chose to learn biological science at university, he believed that a popular major （专业，主修课程） would later find him a good job. However, things changed when he graduated; he had to spend a whole year job hunting and finally got a position as a biology teacher.Biological science is among the 15 college majors with high unemployment （失业）rates, from 2017 to 2017, according to a list released by China,s Ministry of Education on Oct 14. Some other popular majors such as marketing, animation （动画），tourism management and E-commerce are all on the list.How did these majors lose their popularity? Huang Jin,secretary of the Communist Youth League committee at Guangxi University, said that many popular majors are set up in toomany universities and then lead to tough competition in certain fields. Besides that, many universities open popular majors to attract students, but they could not ensure the education quality.Although some students have decided not to choose these majors, experts suggest that the list could only be one reference（参考）.There is more to consider, such as personal interests and strong points.What,s more, the popularity of a major may change; the knowledge you’ve gained would not.“However lower the employment rate is, you can get a good job as long as you are good enough,” said Niu Y uxi, an English major at Guilin University of Technology in Guangxi.Beyond that, university is more than a perpetration for a good job. “University is not only a place for career training. We should also value the moral education,” said Yang Yuliang, president of Fudan University, at the opening ceremony of the new semester.88.Which subject did Li Meng major in at university?89.What kind of job did he get finally?90.List three majors which are among the 15 college majors with high unemployment rates.91.Why did these majors become less popular?(in no more than10 words)Be cause of and92.Experts suggests that students should not choose these majors any more, don,t they?93.Will you choose one of the less popular majors? Why / why not?VII. Writing (20%)94.Write at least 60 words about the topic “Something I should never do”.（以“我不应该做的事情”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）遵纪守法是每个人应尽的责任和义务，作为一名中学生，不应该做违法校纪校规的事情，比如考试作弊、抄袭他人作业、说谎等, 请谈谈你的观点和理由。

秘密★启用前【考试时间：2016年12月21日15: 00~17: 00】高中2017届毕业班第一次诊断性考试英语第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does Catherine want Bob to do?A. Lie down.B. Watch TV.C. Eat pizza.2. What will the woman probably do on Saturday?A. See Mike.B. Go swimming.C. Go hiking.3．What time is it now?A.8: 35 am.B.8:00 am.C.7:55 am.4. Why doesn't the man eat healthy food?A．He doesn't like it．B．It is too expensive.C. He has no time to prepare it.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Being a teenager.B.A new dictionary.C. The meaning of a word.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

6. How did the man get a coloring book?A. He bought it himself.B. His boss gave it to him.C. His employee bought it for him.7. What does the woman think of the man?A. He is talented.B. He looks stressed.C. He makes her feel relaxed.8. Where will the man probably go for his vacation?A. To Las Vegas.B. To Mexico.C. To Florida.9. Who will the man see during his vacation?A. His aunt.B. His sister-in-law.C. His mother.10. What will the woman do with the tickets?A. Use them herself.B. Give them to the man.C. Give them to someone else.11. How does the man want his hair cut?A. All off the back.B. A little off the top.C. All off the sides.12. What did the man complain about?A. The towel was too dirty.B. The woman cut his ear by accident.C. The woman got shampoo in his eyes.13. Why can't the man complain directly to the manager?A. He is on holiday.B. He is out to lunch.C. He is serving another customer.14. What is the first rule about?A. Driving slowly.B. Wearing a seat belt.C. Banning mobiles while driving.15. Why does the man ask the girl not to drive too long at night?A. The roads tend to become icyB. She might fall asleep at the wheel.C. It's more difficult to see the road signs.16. What does the man care about the most?A. The fuel bills.B. The girl's safety.C. His wife's attitude.17. Where will the girl go before she comes home?A. To a gas station.B. To a city park.C. To a car repair shop.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

2017年1月高考真题上海卷英语试卷-学生用卷一、语法填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷第21~30题10分"Zootopia" Broke Disney Records Last weekend, the latest Disney movie, "Zootopia", broke records. The movie had the largest opening weekend for a Disney animation（动画片）. People across the United States bought more than ＄75 million worth of tickets."Zootopia" is a city of animals. The movie stars a rabbit police officer and a foxcriminal1team up to find a missing otter（水獭）. He is among several animals that have suddenly disappeared from the city."Zootopia"2（praise）for its sharp humor and strong message since its release. The film explores racism and other issues in its description ofrelations3two kinds of animals in the city.Jared Bush and Phil Johnston wrote "Zootopia". They told reporters that it started out as a spy movie4（set）in several different contexts. But they changed thestory5they found the animal world especially interesting. They saidto6something like this. "What's this world like? What's the history of this world? " And then, Bush said, they went to the experts. Not only7the writers speak with people who study couture（时装） and group behavior, but also they talked with animal experts like zookeepers.The creators have noted that the variety of animals was noteasy8（produce）in drawings. In the movie, 64 species live in multiple neighborhoods9（represent）different animals' living environments. Disney says "Zootopia" is its10（complex）animation yet. The extra effort is certainly paying off at the box office.二、选词填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）2、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷第31~40题10分Why Your Password May Not Be as Safe as It SeemsDoes "qaz2ws" strike you as a nice safe password? What about "adgjmptw"? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most1used, which of course means they are not secure at all.When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet, they appearedto2that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.While many of the passwords were still single words, such as "password", there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to3. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way."Users are becoming slightly more4of what makes a password strong, " explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. "For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right? "But5no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this—and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number "1" at the end.Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo is giving users the option to associate their mobile phone with an account, had have a single use-passwords texted to it each time they want to6on.Although the services is voluntary, Dylan Casey, an executive at Yahoo, said that it was "the first step to7passwords". He said it was a（n）8that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. "I don't think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products, " he said.It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people's improving upon "password" by using "password" or, tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 13tt3r5."We are, for the most part, predictably9when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups, " said WP Engine. "We love taking a（n）10, and so do password crackers.三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）3、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷第41~55题15分Ever been just about to call someone when the phone rings and the person in question is on the other end? Or have you experienced a sudden feeling of unease or danger even though you're in a（n）1situation? If you don't believe in it, you'll put it downto2and on overactive imagination. But some people believe itis3that there is a sixth sense beyond smell, taste, touch, hearing and sight. Now, scientists are carrying out experiments not only to prove that it exists, but also to find out how you can4it to your advantage.Dean Radin, a researcher in California, has set up the Boundary Institute in Los Altos and is currently using its website to recruit（招募） 4, 000 people in 57 countries to find out if there areany5instances of sixth sense or, as he calls it, "precognition"—the ability to predict outcomes. The results so far are6. In a card test, where you haveto7which of the five cards on a computer screen will be turned over to reveal a picture, the top scorers hit the right card 48% of the time—the8of this happening are 2, 669 to 1.9, Radin's most famous study involves participants looking at a variety of images that are designed to stimulate a specific responses. In the experiment, participants sit alone in a room in front of a computer, with devices attached to their bodies to measure changes in skin resistance and blood flow, which are measures of emotional arousal. Radin has found that one in six people has a rise in arouse before they see the road accident-type pictures, whileremaining10before the tree-type pictures.But even if you do accept that a sixth sense exists, the question is, does itactually11? Radin says it does. "The future of our civilization dependson12that are being made now, whether it's about how we farm our food, how we get rid of our waste or whether we allow chemicals to be included in everyday products. We don't have answers to these important questions, yet what we decide on will13our lives for decades or longer. Anything we can do to improve our ability to predict future events is well worththe14, " he says. "If it turns out that some people can genuinely forecast the future some of the time, as I believe the data shows, then15this ability is as important as cutting-edge science.A. unfamiliarB. toughC. harmlessD. ridiculousA. coincidenceB. resistanceC. innovationD. distractionA. mysteryB. evidenceC. falsehoodD. innocenceA. alterB. defineC. findD. useA. historicalB. strangeC. mistakenD. trueA. extraordinaryB. inevitableC. alarmingD. disappointingA. askB. guessC. recallD. learnA. figuresB. methodsC. scoresD. chanceA. HoweverB. OtherwiseC. MeanwhileD. ConsequentlyA. activeB. calmC. silentD. alertA. serve any purposeB. take any advantageC. make any progressD. win any supportA. inquiriesB. decisionsC. donationsD. comparisonsA. ruinB. improveC. affectD. involveA. expenseB. riskC. effortD. waitA. provingB. challengingC. limitingD. understanding四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）4、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷（A篇）第56~59题8分What happens in a particular class on a particular day depends on the interactions that occur between the teacher, the students, and the material being studied. The classroom context, generally speaking, includes all those factors that influence what happens during teaching and learning. These factors operate on different levels.The physical context, for example, influences what happens in the classroom. Space may restrict participation, depending on how a teacher interprets the situation. Some teachers use their surroundings to promote learning. Notice boards reflect themes or topics being studied; a display area presents students' written work for others to read. Of course, some teachers remain unaware of the physical environment that they and their students inhabit together. A room, after all, is just a room. Yet the physical environment of the classroom affects the nature and types of interactions that will occur. Straight rows of tables, for example, are favorable to classroom lectures and turn-taking routines in which students one by one, recite answers to a teacher's questions.A room isn't just a room for teachers who seek to make the physical environment suitable for interactive learning. Interactive learning invites thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and sharing. Such classrooms are arranged for individuals rather than for the "class" as a whole; they welcome studentsas active participants. Various physical arrangements encourage interactive learning, but they depend on the size of the room and the furniture that is available.A class can be organized for individual, group, or whole-class activities. Students are initially assigned seats at a combination of small and large tables. However, when the students work individually or in groups, they are free to abandon the assigned seating. The chalkboard occupies a central position in the room to accommodate whole-class study.(1) According to the passage, the physical context（paragraph 2）mayinclude.A. teachers' rolesB. themes being studiedC. a display areaD. students' participation(2) Which of the following is the most suitable for a classroom lecture?A.B.C.D.(3) From the last paragraph, we can learn that.A. classrooms should be arranged for the class as a wholeB. the chalkboard should be abandoned during group workC. seating can be changed for different classroom activitiesD. interaction can be encouraged by combining small and large tables(4) What is the passage mainly about?A. The physical classroom environment varies with different types of interaction.B. The physical environment is a deciding factor for a successful lesson.C. Interactive learning depends on individuals' active involvement.D. Group work has become a trend in classroom teaching.5、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷（B篇）第60~62题6分Christmas Shipping Deadlines• Domestic orders placed by December 20 will arrive for Christmas.• Overseas orders placed by December 9 will arrive for Christmas.• Overnight orders placed by December 22 will arrive for Christmas for an additional fee.Framed orders（domestic or overseas）require additional time for delivery.About Our PaperWe use high-quality, acid-free papers or heavy weight Exhibition Gallery Canvas. Paper SizesPaper sizes are in inches. If an image's dimensions（尺寸） don't exactly match the paper's dimensions there will be a wider margin on the narrowest side. The long edge on prints 34 x 47 and larger will vary depending on the dimensions of the photo and may be longer than the size listed.Custom（定制的） FramesWe've partnered with Simply Framed to offer high-quality custom frames made in the USA. Please allow an additional 3 weeks for delivery. Frames come in black or brown wooden finish and include protective paperback finish, wall bumpers, hanging hardware + nails, hanging and care instructions. Frames arrive gift-wrapped in brown paper.Framed sales are final.(1) If you want to order a 17 x 22 print on canvas with a black frame, how much are you expected to pay?A. ＄45.00 USD.B. ＄70.00 USD.C. ＄215.00 USD.D. ＄285.00 USD.(2) If you hope your framed order will reach your friend in Germany for Christmas, you' d better place your order by.A. December 20B. December 9C. November 30D. November 19(3) The above advertisement is mainly intended to promote.A. a painting exhibitionB. the sale of printsC. Germany as a romantic destinationD. high-quality custom frames6、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷（C篇）第63~66题8分We've all heard the dangers of helicopter parenting. Remaining too involved in a kid's life, especially throughout college, can lead to depression, lack of self-reliance and feelings of entitlement.This wisdom seems sound. But some academics and educators now say they see signs of a troubling resistance. The concern: that too much of warnings and horror stories—the cover of Julie Lythcott-Haims' bestseller How to Raise an Adult instructs moms and dads to avoid "the overparenting trap" —is discouraging parents from getting involved at all."Yes, parents can be intruders, " says Marjorie Savage, a researcher in the University of Minnesota. "At the same time, there are increasing examples of parents refusing to step up when students genuinely need their family." At Hofstra University, for example, parents now ask embarrassedly about mental-health and campus-safety resources, as if bringing up those topics were forbidden, says Branka Kristie, who leads the family-outreach programs. And Savage recalls talking to a mom who kept quiet about her son's signs of depression until right before he failed a semester. She did not want to "helicopter in".That means colleges, which have spent the past decade learning to cope with parents who get too involved, now have a different problem. In recent years, hundreds of colleges have either launched or increased their parent offices, which serve as one-stop shops for moms and dads looking to make complaints, report problem and generally stay in touch.Much of this began, of course, because schools were forced to cope with a generation of students connected with their parents like never before. On average, they communicate 22.1 times per week, according to research from Barbara Hofer, a psychology professor at Middlebury College. That's more than twice the rate of a decade ago, before almost every student had a smartphone.With some moms and dads thinking twice of contacting the school in the first place, some programs are being used to encourage a more balanced approach, often through e-mail and other social media. Hofstra's Kristic advises parents to "be a guide, while granting that the student owns the journey." That means asking questions, listening to answers, being patient and trusting kids to resolve their own problems. But if issues persist, or if a student is in serious mental or physical danger, it also means hopping in the chopper, at least for a little while.(1) In Paragraph 3, parents of Hofstra University students are mentioned to.A. show that parents have gone to the other extreme of overparentingB. provide educators with a new understanding of overparentingC. give a further example of supportive overparentingD. place emphasis on the necessity of overparenting(2) The phrase "hopping in the chopper" in the last paragraph refers to.A. having trust in kidsB. stepping in to solve kids' problemsC. joining a family-outreach programD. turning to social media for help(3) What can be inferred from the passage?A. Mental-health and campus-safety resources are sensitive topics among parents.B. How to Raise an Adult encourages parents to get engaged in family education.C. Overparenting is no longer a problem because of students' self-reliance.D. There was less student-parent communication in the past than today.(4) Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Why Colleges Need Helicopter ParentsB. How to Improve Parent-school RelationsC. Why Overparenting Is in QuestionD. How to Communicate More as Parents7、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷（D篇）第67~70题8分Japanese and American Comic Book Heroes To some people, the idea of reading comic books seemschildish.1Comics are published globally, but Japanese and American versions dominate the market despite the fact—or perhaps because—they differ in a number of ways.2American comics are a group effort, beginning with the story-writing team and the artist who produces drawings of initial ideas. When these drafts are finalized, the outlines, dialogue, and color are added. Also, creators of comic superheroes sometimes sell their titles to other creative teams, who keep the superhero "alive". This is in sharp contrast to manga（日本漫画） creators, who are often individual authors merely responsible for the storylines, dialogue, and artwork. When a manga creator decides to stop, so does the hero.Another difference is the appearance of the heroes.3Also, manga heroes rarely look Japanese, and the stories do not typically take place in a Japanese context. However, American comic heroes, despite their masks, are proudly American and are admired for their readiness to defend U.S. Cities.Probably the biggest difference is the readership. Up until the 1950s, American comic books were read by both children and adults, with popular titles such as Superman selling as many as half a million copies per month. The arrival of TV, however, led to a decline in sales so that now the average reader of an American comic book is a teenage boy with an interest insuperheroes.4There manga sales are still booming, reaching as high as ＄7 billion each year largely because readers range from young boys and girls up to middle-aged men and women. Manga for men and boys, like the American comics, tend to be action-oriented, while manga for women and girls tend to be focused on relationships.A. The two types of comics are created in very different ways.B. But for people who love comic books, they can be a fantastic escape from the tough realities of modern life.C. They find it hard to understand why comic books appeal so many people.D. Comics have lost its charm in America.E. In Japan, the contrast couldn't be greater.F. Manga heroes look smaller, younger than all-conquering American heroes who have large muscles and lots of themed clothes.五、摘要写作（本大题共1小题，共10分）8、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷第71题10分Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point（s）of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.ShynessIf you suffer from shyness, you are not alone, for shyness is a universal phenomenon. It is not surprising that social scientists are exploring its environmental causes.The first environmental cause of shyness may be a child's home and family life. Today's children are growing up in smaller and smaller families, with fewer and fewer relatives living nearby. Growing up in homes in which both parents work full time, children may not have the socializing experience of frequent visits by neighbors and friends. Because of their lack of social skills, they may begin to feel shy when they start school.A second environmental cause of shyness in an individual may be one's culture. In a large study conducted in Japan, 57 percent of participants rated themselves as shy. Researchers Lynne Henderson and Philip Zimbardo say, "One explanation is that in Japan, an individual's performance success is credited externally to parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and others, while failure is entirely blamed on the person." Therefore, Japanese learn not to take risks in public and rely instead on group-shared decisions.Technology may also play a role. In the United States, the number of young people who report being shy has risen from 40 percent to 50 percent in recent years. Due to our huge advances in technology,watching television, playing video games, and surfing the Web have replaced recreational activities that involve social interaction for many young people. Adults, too, are becoming more isolated as a result of technology. Face-to-face interactions with bank clerks, gas station attendants, and shop assistants are no longer necessary because people can use machines to do their banking, fill their gas tanks, and order goods. In short, they become shy.It appears that most people have experienced shyness at some time in their lives. Therefore, if you are shy, you have lots of company.六、翻译（本大题共4小题，共15分）9、【来源】 2017年1月高考真题上海卷第72题3分翻译你不必在乎他人对你的评论。

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第I卷（共100分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a bookstore. B. In a grocery store.C. In a department store.D. In a stationery store.2. A. She has to leave now. B. The man also has to leave now.C. Twenty minutes is enough.D. She’ll be about twenty minutes late.英语2017 春模拟I卷第1页（共14页）3. A. That the woman live with Jane and Tina.B. That the woman ask Tina to be her roommate.C. That the woman and Vivian be roommates.D. That the woman share a room with Jane.4. A. They are not allowed to have a party at school.B. They want to give Assim a surprise after school.C. They can’t find Assim at lunchtime.D. They will have a meeting after lunch.5. A. He didn’t do very well in school. B. He won’t graduate this summer.C. He is too young to run a company.D. He is able to apply his knowledge.6. A. They don’t have any lunch special today.B. There are fewer people than usual.C. There will be more people in the restaurant at dinner time.D. It’s very busy.7. A. Buy the computer at a discount store.B. Put an ad in the university newspaper for a computer.C. Go to a computer store to buy the computer.D. Buy the computer at university as part of a special offer.8. A. The other apartment is twice as good.B. The rent is cheaper than the one they just saw.C. The other apartment is more expensive.D. The other apartment costs $300 a month.9. A. To write up his laboratory assignments for his chemistry class.B. To write a paper for his history class.C. To study for his English examinations.D. To prepare for his mathematics test.10. A. A teacher. B. A postman.C. A policeman.D. A bus driver.英语2017 春模拟I卷第2页（共14页）Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and two longer conversations. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passage and the conversations will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. He regards it as an ideal job and is afraid of losing it.B. He likes this job and does it professionally.C. It is a job looked down upon by other people.D. It is not his dream job when he spends much time waiting.12.A. Check fuel, water and brakes. B. Check oil, brakes and tyres.C. Check the water levels, brakes and lights.D. Check the safety and clean the car.13.A. He is well-organized with good driving skills and politeness.B. He is waiting patiently outside, opening the door for passengers and making the car safe.C. He neither eats snacks, nor watches television in the car.D. He shouldn’t get angry and always keep calm.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. The differences between poor and good chocolate.B. The benefits of eating chocolate.C. The ingredients in high quality chocolate.D. The way to taste the quality of chocolate.15.A. With vitamins and minerals. B. With only cocoa and cocoa butter.C. With less than 30% sugar and vegetable fat.D. With reddish color or dark color.16.A. Making people feel happy. B. Reducing heart diseases.C. Testing sweet and smelling good.D. Supplying nutrition.英语2017 春模拟I卷第3页（共14页）Questions 17 through 19 are based on the following conversation.17.A. Basic presentation techniques. B. Aspects of the university facilities.C. Basic needs of university students.D. Methods of doing investigations.18.A. The university library. B. The sports centre.C. Transport.D. Public services.19.A. The number of bike sheds is inadequate for students’ needs.B. More students cycle rather than use the bus.C. Students have to pay to use the bike sheds.D. The university can’t afford to build more bike sheds.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Experience of accidentSeveral factors led to my recent car accident. First of all, a heavy snow and freezing rain that had fallen the day before made the road I was driving on dangerous. The road had been cleared, (21)__________ it was still dangerously icy. (22)__________ the slippery road, I was stupidly going along (23)__________ about 50 miles an hour, instead of driving more cautiously.(24)__________ factor was a dirty green van that suddenly pulled onto the road from a small crossroad of the street about fifty yards ahead of me. The road (25)__________ (cover) with a sheet of ice at that point and if I applied my brakes, I would steer into the van. So I carefully drove my car into the next lane, and though the rear of my car began skidding back and forth, for a moment I got the idea (26)__________ everything was OK as I drove past the slow-moving van.英语2017 春模拟I卷第4页（共14页）Unfortunately, the rear of my Volkswagen was heavy (27)__________ the engine was there and also because there was a new weight-lifting set (28)__________ (lay) in the back seat, the result of (29)__________ was that after I passed the van, my car turned completely around on the slippery road. I was desperately sliding down the highway backwards at 50 miles an hour. Then I slid off the road, (30)__________ (hit) a wooden fence post. My left rear taillight was broken in the process. Then I suddenly saw a telephone pole about only 6 feet to the right of me, and I realized my accident could have really been a disaster.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.Advantages and disadvantages of shopping onlineEveryone who knows Olivia Griffiths is impressed by her unique sense of style. Whenever she walks into a room, heads turn. Her friends wonder how she managed to get the new Mulberry handbag that no one had thought was 31 in Australia yet.The truth is that Olivia has never left Australia. But with a few clicks of her computer mouse, she can travel to shopping 32 around the world. Online shopping has 33 the consumer experience. With the help of an increasing number of online shops overseas, shoppers can now pick up interesting goods from all over the world.The biggest advantage of shopping on foreign websites is the wide range of choices available. For example, Chinese shoppers are often disappointed when Gap products are not available locally. But now it’s possible to order these products straight from the US with a credit card and a small 34 fee. Other benefits of online shopping include 35 prices. When items are bought online from other countries, they’re often tax-free.However, when you buy things from a foreign website, things can get 36 too. So make sure you pay extra attention to protecting your rights.英语2017 春模拟I卷第5页（共14页）Sometimes it can be difficult to handle foreign websites because of the unfamiliar language. For example, the term “delivered in 1-5 working days” can be confusing for Chinese shoppers, as it doesn’t clarify whether this is the time in which the product will arrive or the time it takes for it to be 37 .The method of delivering can also determine whether you get your product at all. Unless you choose express or priority delivering, which only takes a few days to deliver but is more expensive, most 38 international deliver ing doesn’t offer a tracking option ― which means once your products are 39 outside of the country there’s no way of finding out where they are.The best consumers are the most sensible ones. If you’re interested in expanding your shopping 40 to foreign websites, make sure you do your research beforehand to avoid your money and products being lost on the way.III. Reading ComprehensionSection 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.Jaguars(美洲虎)A jaguar is an endangered animal. It is said that there are less than 20 in the world 41, one of which is now living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to protect this jaguar, Peruvians singled out a pitch of land in the zoo for it, where there are flocks of animals for it to eat. Anyone 42has visited the zoo praised it to be the “Heaven of Tiger”. However, no one has ever seen the jaguar hunt the animals. What we could see is its lying in its house eating and sleeping.Some people thought the jaguar felt too lonely so they rented a female tiger to accompany it. Nevertheless, it did not make 43. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its house with its “girlfriend” and stayed in the sun for a while.英语2017 春模拟I卷第6页（共14页）“I t is 44for the jaguar to be lazy in this environment. A tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small 45around him. That is why it showed no 46to go out. Why don’t you put two wolves around him?”a visitor proposed. Others 47him and put five panthers into its 48. Since then, the jaguar didn’t go back to its house any more. It either stood on top of the hill roaring or 49from the hill strolling without sleeping all day, totally got back to its 50.In our world, 51creature without ant rivals is lifeless. If a man lives without 52,he is bound to be satisfied with the present and will not strive for the better. 53environment tends to 54successful people. Therefore, your rivals are not your enemies, but your good friends! In our lives, we need some rivals to be particular about us and supervise us with 55requirements and standards. Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best!41. A. accurately B. currently C. possibly D. absolutely42. A. which B. when C. who D. that43. A. difference B. efforts C. progress D. effects44. A. particular B. interesting C. understandable D. regular45. A. vegetables B. creatures C. animals D. plants46. A. interest B. passion C. appearance D. evidence47. A. approved of B. argued on C. suspected for D. followed after48. A. courtyard B. space C. cage D. territory49. A. put down B. went down C. turned down D. get down50. A. world B. reality C. nature D. position51. A. every B. the C. no D. one52. A. failures B. opponents C. difficulties D. helpers53. A. Difficult B. Peculiar C. Different D. Terrible54. A. achieve B. produce C. cultivate D. build55. A. obvious B. strict C. hard D. needed英语2017 春模拟I卷第7页（共14页）Section 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 read.(A)You may have heard a lot about the people collecting stamps or coins. However, have you heard about people who like to collect paper cups or wrapping paper, things that we see every day but might not have for once looked at seriously?Jeffrey Brown, a 32-year-old NET teacher from the UK, was very interested when he first saw the paper cups used in Chinese tea restaurants in Hong Kong. “You can see these orange and white pretty cups all the time when you buy takeaway drinks at a local tea restaurant. The patterns on the outside of the cups are unique. Yet people in Hong Kong just see straight through them,” he said. “They think these paper cups look all the same, but in fact each of them looks a bit differ ent from the others. If you pay attention, you’ll notice some of these paper cups have spiral(螺旋) patterns on them, some of them have patterns of waves. There is a large number of variations.”Jeffrey now owns over 200 paper cups, all in the color of white and orange but with different designs. When people offer to buy his cups, he simply refuses.Another collector, Stacey Cheng, likes to collect sweets wrapping paper and uses it to make decorative art. Her work is among the most popular goods in local gift shops. “I started collecting them when I was 4,” she said smiling. “When I finished a sweet, I wouldn’t let my mum throw away the wrapping paper because it looked so pretty.” Now, whenever Stacey enters a snack shop, the first thing she does is to look for new products with special designs. “Once I finish the sweets.I keep the wrapping paper. Sometimes I treat my friends to the snacks just to get the wrapping paper sooner,” she said. “They can’t be happier when I do so.”56. You may find this text in a magazine about _______.A. lifeB. travelC. historyD. science英语2017 春模拟I卷第8页（共14页）57. What does “variations” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. collectionsB. hobbiesC. differencesD. cups58. Stacey collects the wrapping paper because it _______.A. likes its patternsB. has wonderful designsC. is easy to collectD. can be a sweet memory59. This text mainly talks about _______.A. special collectionsB. patterns of wrapping cupsC. people who enjoy special collectionsD. people who are fond of wrapping cups.(B)The following safety risks may result in serious injury or death to the user of the MINI Cooper S:● This product contains small parts that are for adult assembly only. Keep small children away when assembling. Remove all protective materials before assembly. Be sure to remove all packaging materials and parts from underneath the car body.●Battery post s contain lead known to the state of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. Never open the battery.● Body parts such as hands, legs, hair and clothing can get caught in moving parts. Never place a body part near a moving part or wear loose clothing while using the vehicle. Always wear shoes when using the vehicle.● Using the vehicle near streets, motor vehicles, drop-offs such as steps, water (swimming pools) or other bodies of water, hills, wet areas, in alleys, at night or in the dark could result in an unexpected accident. Instead, use the vehicle on the highway. Always use the vehicle in a safe, secure environment.●Using the vehicle in unsafe conditions such as snow, rain, loose dirt, mud, or sand may result in unexpected action, for example tip over.● Using the vehicle in an unsafe manner. Examples include but are not limited to:Pulling the vehicle with another vehicle or similar device.Allowing more than two riders.Pushing the user from the back.英语2017 春模拟I卷第9页（共14页）Traveling at an unsafe speed.● Always use common sense and safe practices when using the vehicle.● Store the vehicle indoors or cover it to protect it from weather.Water will damage the motor, electric system, and battery.60. When assembling, you should _______.A. open the battery on the spotB. ignore the packaging materialsC. take away all protective materialsD. keep small children off the spot61. According to the text, it’s safer to _______.A. on the highway instead of on hillsB. push the user from behind at the startC. have at least 4 passengersD. wear loose clothes while using the vehicle62. Where can you probably find the text?A. An official report.B. A popular magazine.C. A physics textbook.D. A product handbook.(C)Foreseeing a time when a patient’s own cells may be harvested, multiplied, and fashioned into a replacement organ, researchers in Boston have successfully transplanted laboratory grown bladders (肾) into six dogs.For a century, physicians have replaced diseased or damaged bladders by removing sections of a person’s intestines (肠子) and shaping them into a substitute bladder. While the procedure offers some relief to patients, complications often develop because nature designs intestinal tissue for a purpose—absorbing nutrients—other than holding waste liquid of the body. “You start absorbing stuff that should be removed,” says Anthony Atala o f the Children’s Hospital in Boston.Other physicians have turned to human-made materials to create artificial bladders, but those efforts have also run into problems. Consequently, to build a better bladder, Atala and his colleagues decided to employ the organ’s own cells.英语2017 春模拟I卷第10页（共14页）To turn the cells into an organ, the researchers first form plastic which can break down naturally into bladder-shaped shell. They then coat its outside and inside with layers of cells needed.To test this strategy, Atala’s group obtained bladder tissue from dogs and grew it into organs. After removing the dogs’ bladders, the investigators implanted(移植) the artificial ones coming from the dogs’ own cells. Within a month, the organs began to perform like normal bladders.Within three months, the plastic shells had broken down naturally, and the implanted organs were hard to distinguish from natural ones. Blood vessels(血管) quickly grew into them. Moreover, nerves seem to form proper connections with the new organs, allowing the dogs to regain normal control of their bladders. Some dogs have had the artificial bladders for nearly a year without any problems.While the bladders of dogs closely resemble those of people, Atala warns that more testing of this transplant strategy must occur before artificial bladders are ready for the clinic.63. The traditional method of shaping parts of intestines into a substitute bladder _______.A. allows the patient to absorb useless thingsB. brings the patient a lot of sufferingsC. prevents the patient from absorbing nutrientsD. worsens both the function of the intestines and the bladder64. The artificial bladders implanted in dogs _______.A. worked perfectly as long as three monthsB. began to work as well as a normal one in a few weeksC. proved to be able to work for several yearsD. did not work properly until after a month65. Why is it suggested that more testing should be made?A. What suits dogs’ bladders will also suit human bladders.B. Dogs’ bladders can be implanted into human bodies.C. Human bladders may well be different from dogs.D. Artificial bladders grown in dogs can be used for human beings.英语2017 春模拟I卷第11页（共14页）英语2017 春 模拟I 卷 第12页（共14页）66. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The way of turning intestines into bladders. B. The prospect of manufacturing plastic bladders. C. The history of making artificial bladders.D. The possibility of making bladders from their own cells.Section 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.Criticisms in lifeCriticism can be divided into two types.The first type is when someone expresses their disapproval. This is the type of criticism that can be the most hurtful. Parents might express their disapproval of your choice in career, friends or lifestyle. People may criticize how you dress or the way you act. It can be terribly unpleasant to tolerate (容忍) it.The second type of criticism involves pointing out your weaknesses and mistakes. No one is perfect, yet many imperfect people seem to find itextremely easy to “let us know” when we more annoying. When people express their disapproval of some area of your life you first need to consider how you feel about it. You need to be secure in who you are and the decisions that youRemember that there is a difference between being firm in your choices and being stubborn(固执的). Don’t be stubborn. Be mature enough to truly hear what they are saying, evenbut what they were saying is not for you. Don’t be mad at them.Other people have different views on what you are doing and can help you. If you are one of those people who just want to learn the hard way, try listening to some advice for a change. It might do you some good.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.How to deal with Whiners(抱怨不停的人) ?There are always some people radiating negativity in the work place. For them, the temperature is never right, the boss is always a fool, the canteen food is awful, and they are always treated unfairly.Career experts say such habitual complainers are highly contagious(会蔓延的) and that their attitude can easily affect an entire team in a company. “While some complaints might be reasonable, others are taken from thin air. You need to see between these different types and adopt the right strategy towa rds each,” said Li Ling, HR manager at Wal-Mart (China).It’s especially hard to deal with complaints at work because you can’t just walk away or put your colleagues’ words out of mind. If you do, it will hurt your co-workers and you might be isolated. In a team-based company you belong to a group and need to behave accordingly. But don’t show too much sympathy. Listening passively to others’ complaints could damage your image and give others the impression that you agree with them. “Listen to the whiners actively,” says HR Li. “Help them find a solution, or see if there are ways to improve the situation.”Zhai Min, 24, a software engineer at Kingdee International Software Group in Shenzhen, found that 3 elderly workers liked to complain about everything, from extended working hours to英语2017 春模拟I卷第13页（共14页）cheap hotels on business trips. “I let them talk about their opinions,” she said, “They feel better when they can tell someone how they want things to be.”But listening actively is far from enough. Wang Dianxue, 27, is an Internet engineer at Beijing Push Marcom Group. His co-workers always complain that their computer systems are not working properly. “I ask about the specifics and work together with them t o fix everything technically.” he said.HR managers believe that when staffs complain, it is more a matter of recognition than an actual problem. “The real problem is that the whiners don’t feel they are being taken seriously,” said Xu Jun, HR manager at G uangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. “When you attentively give them advice or perspectives, the problem usually disappears.”第II卷（共15分）V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.他很少意识到与别人交流的重要性。

上海市2017届高三英语12月考试卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.(A)Mr. Briggs got a job 25 an insurance pany(保险公司)after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes 26 (sell) them life insurance.One day, after he 27 (work) for the pany for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking 28 your record as a salesman with our pany, and there is one thing 29 surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous conditions? You’ll ruin our pany 30 you go on like that. ”“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country 31 the past ten years, 32 I can tell you thatfew people die at the age of 95. ”(B)He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your __33__ (big) hero deserves a special day when you canexpress your thanks and let him know how important he is to you.The third Sunday of June, ___34__ falls on June 19 this year, is Father’s Day.The idea of Father’s Day came from ___35___ American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day ____36____( honor) her father. He raised six children by ___37_ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.The first Father’s Day ___38____(celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a _____39____ (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June ___40___ Father’s Day.Here are some ways to show your love and respect:Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.If he has a puter, cover his desktop with words like “I love you，Dad”.A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that thereA department store’s inputs include the land upon which the building is located, the labor of the employees, (41) ______ in the form of building, equipment and merchandise, and the management skills of the store managers. On a farm, the operation system is the transformation that occurs when a farmer’s (42) ______ (land, equipment, labor, etc.) are changed into such outputs as corn, wheat or milk. The exact form of the change process (43) ______ from industry to industry, but it is a(n) (44) ______phenomenon that exists in every industry. Economists refer to this (45) ______ of resources into goods and services as the production function. For all operation systems, the general goal is to create some kind of value-added outputs that are worth more to consumers than just the sum of the inputs. To the consumers, the resulting products (46) ______ use value due to the form, the time, orthe place of their availability from the conversion process. However, the process is subject to random changes. Unplanned or uncontrollable influences may cause the actual output to differ from planned output. Random fluctuations can arise from external disruption (fire, floods or lightning, for example) or from (47) ______ problems in the conversion process. Variability of equipment, material imperfections, and human errors all affect output quality differently. In fact, random variations are the rule rather than the exception in production processes; therefore, to (48)____variation becomes a major management task.The function of the feedback is to provide (49) ______ linkages. Without some feedback of information, management personnel cannot (50) operations because they don' t know the results of their directions.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Filling in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was very__51__ to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and took my seat.Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to __52__. My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They __53__ out the class nerd(书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin, __54__ she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and giggled __55__ Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school. I was thrilled to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started making fun of her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I __56__, then joined right in. Mean remarks fell from my lips. No one could __57__ I’d never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling __58__, I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I __59__ in. I was a leader.I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head __60__ as blood ran down from herknee. I __61__ her limp away down the street.I turned to leave with my __62__ friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father ––– he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the __63__ girl walk toward him. Only his eyes ––– shining with both sadness and pride ––– followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my __64_.Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day.I never again hurt someone for my own __65__.51. A. anxious B. excited C. worried D. afraid52. A. talk B. hesitate C. relax D. suspect53. A. picked B. pointed C. worked D. found54. A. because B. so C. and D. but55. A. as B. before C. after D. since56. A. paused B. refused C. hurried D. escaped57. A. tell B. say C. report D. announce58. A. ashamed B. guilty C. encouraged D. powerful59. A. turned B. went C. took D. fitted60. A. cautiously B. casually C. lowly D. high61. A. watched B. noticed C. glared D. glanced62. A. caring B. laughing C. puzzling D. satisfying63. A. silly B. only C. lonely D. friendly64. A. pain B. pity C. weakness D. shame65. A. loss B. gain C. effort D. dutySection 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)Zoe, Damacela, 19, didn't have nice clothes when she was young. It wasn't easy for Zoe’s hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters. Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing(缝纫) class at her school. She signed up and couldn't wait to turn her designs into clothes. The color of the first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her $25 to make the dress. “I had the creativity in designs," says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she could be sure to make a fair profit.Her business teacher suggested she take part in a contest for teenaged entrepreneurs (企业家). The contest was for teens from all over the United States. Zoe sent in her business plan, which explained how she planned to make her pany grow. She won the second prize in the end. Zoe ’s success became a news item.Supermodel Tyra Banks heard about it and she invited Zoe to take part in her TV show. “Being recognized I felt really unreal,”says Zoe. Zoe has advice for teens who want to start their own business. “If you really work hard on it, you will be able to make it happen,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone else can.”66.We can learn that ______ when she was in grade nine.A. Zoe had no interest in designing clothesB. Zoe seldom wore her self-made clothesC. Zoe didn' t know how to make moneyD. Zoe attended a business course67.After winning the contest, Zoe ______A. considered it a rewardB. expected to be knownC. was proud of her own giftD. could hardly believe it68.Zoe advised the teens ______ .A. to make efforts to achieve their dreamsB. to design and make their own clothesC. to try every means to bee famousD. to do whatever they would like to69.What is the main idea of the passage?A. How Zoe learned to design clothes.B. A poor girl achieved success in business.C. How Zoe got a prize in a contest.D. A poor girl was invited to a TV show.can in traditional green. The Haws green 8. 8liter long reach watering can is given a powdercoated painted finish for maximum protection.ThismakesARS 1000L LIGHTWEIGHT HEDGE SHEARSThese ARS hedge shears are really difficult tofind! Made in Japan, they are some of the verybest available, especially for shaping work.These shears are lightweight and perfectlybalanced for maximum fort. The blades are verysharp and are made of hard carbon steel. Thehandles are made of aluminum for both strengthsave your boots.hand trowel is a real workhorse of the garden.Neverthe garden. The mirror polished stainless steelheadThe weatherproofed, hardwood handle gives71. If you buy a set of spade and fork, you should fill in the Order code “______”.A. BSDTS-EGB. SJSST-EGC. ARSHS-EG and HG88WCD. HG88W and BSDTS-EG72. You don’t have to pay for the postage if you buy ______.A. HAWS LONG REACH CAN GREENB. LIGHTWEIGHT HEDGE SHEARSC DIGGING SPADE & FORK SETD. SPEAR & JACKSON TROWEL73. The underlined word workhorse is closest in meaning with ______.A. makerB. laborerC. speakerD. digger(C)American researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a special “language protein” in the brain.The study, conducted by neuroscientists(神经学家) and psychologist from the University of Maryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that higher levels were found among humans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previously claimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day – over 13,000 more than men. "This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein in humans or animals,” said Prof Margaret McCarthy, who led the study. In their study, the researchers attempted to determine what might make male rats more vocal than their female friends.They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers andthen counted the number of times they cried out in the “ultrasonic range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, over five minutes. While both sexes called out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, they found. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s cage, she fussed over her sons first. Tests conducted on the parts of the brain known to be associated with vocalcalls showed the male pups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the females. The researchers then increased the production in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the female rats crying out more often and their mothers showing more interest to them. In contrast, males became less “talkative”.The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, which showed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain area key to language in humans.“Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Foxp2 in girls and higher levels of Foxp2 in male rats is an indication that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the more municative sex,” said Prof McCarthy."Our results imply Foxp2 as a ponent of the neurobiological basis of sex differences in vocal munication in mammals."74. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.A. women always speak more words than menB. men and male rats have low levels of language proteinC. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2D. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talkative75. The underlined phrase “fussed over” in the third paragraph probably means______.A. paid attention toB. related toC. put pressure onD. counted on76. The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in order to _______.A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and humansB. prove the levels of Foxp2 protein in humans and rats are differentC. determine the reason why female rats are more talkative than male ratsD. discover the association between Foxp2protein and vocal munication77. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Tests on humans and ratsB. Why women arethe talkative sexC. Sex differences in Foxp2 proteinD. Foxp2protein determines oral abilitySection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they' 11 change America. Rightly so. But selfishly. I' m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world' s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see.Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The prevailing theory seems to be that we' re all hot-tempered single mothers who can' t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can' t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic （酗酒的） mothers.These images have helped define the way all black women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets thechance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simple to be herself.It won't be easy. Because few mainstream publications have done in-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis. For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.Just as she will have her critics, she will also have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs have written about what they' d like to see Michelle bring to the White House——mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone——an impossible task. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise （沉着）. Confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that' s been around for far too long. (No more than 10 words)78. Why dose Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author？79. What is the common stereotype of African-American womenaccording to the author？80. What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady？81. What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obama will do？第II卷 (共45分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.许多专家指出体育锻炼直接有助于身体健康。

One【2017届上海市虹口区高三英语一模】Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(C)A group of college students is hoping to place a satellite powered only by water into an orbit(轨道) around the moon.The students are from Cornell University in thestate of New York. They are taking part in acompetition called the Cube Quest Challenge. It is aprogram of NASA, the American space agency. TheCornell team is called the CisLunar Explorers. Theword cislunar means “between t he earth and themoon.”The challenge is simple: to design, build andNASA off icials say the satellites must be able todeliver “flight-qualified, small satellites.”　perform “advanced operations near and beyond the moon.”Ten teams are taking part in the competition. But the CisLunar Explorer satellites aredifferent. They are the only ones using water to power their spacecraft.The idea for a water-powered vehicle came from Mason Peck, who works at CornellUniversity. He once worked as NASA’s chief technologist. He has always wanted to usesomething other than rockets to push spacecraft beyond earth. “A lot of the mass we send intoorbit these days is in the form of rockets -- the only way we get anything into space,” he said, in a Cornell press release. “But what if we could use what’s already there? If we could do that, if we could re-fuel spacecraft while they’re already in space...”The spacecraft is shaped like the English letter L. It measures about 30 centimeters in length,and the two pieces are connected. Water is stored in the lower part of the satellite. The sun willseparate the water into two elements: hydrogen and oxygen. When one combines hydrogen andoxygen with a spark (火花), an explosion results. This provides a forward movement, known as thrust.The CisLunar Explorer team has an unusual way to guide its spacecraft. The idea is to copy how old-time sailors used the moon, sun and stars to fix their position on the oceans. The satellite is equipped with cameras. The cameras will take pictures of the sun, the earth and the moon and compare their positions and their sizes. Based on where the sun, moon and earth are at any given time, the CisLunar Explorers will do the mathematics to find their position.The competition is being held in four parts. The Cornell team has been among the top three competitors during parts one and two. The winners of the third stage will be announced in about a month. The final three winners will be announced in early 2017. They will get to ride on NASA space launch system in early 2018.is ______.63. The essential part of the competition “the Cube Quest Challenge”A. to launch a satellite to take a watery flight to the moonB. to design, build and deliver a small and flight-qualified satelliteC. to place a satellite powered only by water into an orbit around the moonD. to make the satellite perform advanced operations near and beyond the moon64. What does Mason Peck want to do at Cornell University according to the passage?A. To stop using rockets for the sake of safety.B. To use something already in space as power.C. To try using water in space to push spacecraft.D. To design a water-powered vehicle to push spacecraft.65. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A. there is a lot of rubbish of rockets and satellites in the orbit these daysB. a water-powered satellite will soon be sent into the orbit around the moonC. the explosion of the combination of hydrogen and oxygen provides powerD. the team members of the CisLunar Explorers are the students of Mason Peck66. What would be the best title of the passage?A. A Spacecraft Powered by WaterB. A Water-Powered Flight to the MoonC. A Competition for Water-Powered SatelliteD. A Design of Water-Powered Space JourneyKeys: 63-66: DBCATwo【2017届上海市黄浦区高三英语一模】Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(C)①What does it say about the future of meat when the country’s largest processor of chicken,pork, and beef buys a stake(股份) in a start-up that aims to “perfectly replace animal protein withplant protein”？②Tyson Foods announced this week that it purchased a 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat, theSouthern California-based food-tech start-up that made headlines earlier this year with its veggieburger that reportedly cooks and tastes like real beef.③To be sure, Beyond Meat’s m eatless creations have yet to take the country by storm.Although the 100 percent plant-based burgers have achieved plenty of positive press since theyappeared for the first time in May, so far they’re only available at Whole Foods stores in seven states. Even though the company’s “chicken” strips, “beef” pies, and meatless frozen dinners ar available nationwide, Beyond Meat is hardly a household name.④That may be what makes the news of Tyson’s investment all the more noteworthy. Whiledoubtful that Tyson’s 5 percentthe two companies declined to give details about the deal, it’scoffers(金库). The company posted $41.4stake made much of dent(凹陷) in the meat giant’sbillion in sales last year; prior to the deal with Tyson, Beyond Meat had reportedly raised $64million in project capital funding—about what Tyson earns before lunch on any given day.⑤Tyson is doing pretty great. The company reported record third-quarter earnings per sharein August and says that it expects overall meat production to increase 2 to 3 percent during thenext financial year. But like a big oil company shelling out cash to invest in wind power, Tysontoe-in-the-water move to team up with a start-up devoted to bringing more plant-based protein toAmerican dinner tables seems to suggest the meat industry is starting to see which way the windsare blowing.⑥Sales of plant-based protein, which totaled an estimated $5 billion last year, continue to pale compared with the market for meat in America—but vegetarian alternatives to meat are booming, with sales growing at more than double the rate for food products overall. The steady drumbeat of news about the negative health impacts, environmental problems, and animal welfare concerns associated with meat consumption appears to be sinking in. According to a survey released in April, more than half of Americans surveyed said they plan to eat more plant-based foods in the coming year.63. Beyond Meat’s veggie burger made headlines probably because __________.A. it makes perfect use of animal proteinB. it uses high tech in the making processC. it tastes as good as a genuine beef burgerD. it represents the diet trend in South California64. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the state of Beyond Meat?plant-based burgers.A. It is the creator of the country’s first 100 percentB. It has been well received as its products are available nationwide.C. It is far from being a match to real food processing giants like Tyson.D. It provides high-quality dining experience in selected Whole Foods stores.65. What can we infer from paragraph 4?A. The purchase of the stake barely costs a thing for Tyson.B. The 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat means a lot to Tyson.C. Tyson’s investment hasn’t caught the attention of the media as expected.D. Tyson is relying on this investment to raise more project capital funding.66. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Meat will still take over the market in spite of other alternatives.B. A major American meat company is betting on plant-based protein.C. Tyson and Beyond Meat work together to build a global meat giant.D. Plants have been found to contain protein that does more good to human beings.Keys: 63-66 CCABThree【2017届上海市浦东校报区高三英语一模】Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(C)Spain’s Literary GeniusFour centuries ago, the author of one of the greatest comedic characters in the world literaturetook his last breath. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), the author of Don Quixote, is to theSpanish what Shakespeare is to the English and Dante is to Italians - a national literary icon.Cervantes’ book is still appreciated today, hundreds of years after its publication, because ita wonderfully truthful comedy. Don Quixote, like human beings generally, has great difficultydistinguishing reality from imagination. Readers may laugh at his strange behavior, but when welaugh, we laugh with recognition.The book records the adventures of Alonso Quijano, an older Spanish gentleman who lovesromance novels. In truth, he reads far too many romances, and they have affected his mind.Quijano is so mixed up that he decides that he must become a knight himself. Imagine a comicbook fan who decides to dress up as a superhero to fight crime, and you’ll get the picture. Setting the scenearistocratic（贵族的）Alonso Quijano reinvents himself as “Don Quixote de La Mancha”, anname that suits his ambition of being a knight. Next, since every knight needs a horse, he findshimself an old one named Rocinante. But Rocinante is not exactly cut out for life as a knight’s horse. He’s tired from years of farm work. He’s unlikely to be of much help in any fight against an enemy.The heroes in the romances Quijano reads all had a lady to love. They were highborn, like thedaughter, to be his beloved.knights themselves. Quijano chooses Aldonza Lorenzo, a farmer’sShe becomes “Dulcinea del Toboso”, or “the sweet woman of Toboso”. How does Aldonza feelabout Quijano’s attentions? She doesn’t feel much at all, actually. Aldonza is yet anotherbyproduct of Quijano’s imagination, like so many things.Finding a sidekicksecond great creation: Sancho Panza. Once servant in Quijano’s Now comes Cervantes’　house, Panza is promoted to the role of squire （随从）, because every self-respecting knight needsa squire. Panza has a sensible head on his shoulders, and he is a foil （衬托）to his foolish master.The pair faces many adventures, but none are as heroic as a knight’s should be. We laugh, rather than cry, as we read. Quijano tries to act on behalf of justice, but he doesn’t ofteCervantes ’　novel inspired a word that sums up Quijano ’s romantic nature: “quixotic ”.In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish in pursuit of his ideals.It is a mark of Cervantes ’ genius that he was able to identify this trait and personify it using such a great comedic character. We should appreciate him for it on this significant occasion.63. On what occasion did the author write this review?A. The 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote .B. An Italian Poet, Dante ’s 800th birth anniversary. C. An English genius, William Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary. D. Miguel de Cervantes ’ 400th anniversary of his death. 64. Which role is Alonso Quijano most likely to identify with?A. Miguel de Cervantes.B. Don Quixote de La Mancha.C. Dulcinea del Toboso.D. Sancho Panza.65.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Don Quixote ’s failure of distinguish reality from imagination amuses the readers.B. Quijano manages to bring justice to the world by means of force.C. Quijano is a Spanish aristocrat with great ambition.D. Reading romance novel will make people behave in a foolish way.66.Accordingto the author, readers admire Cervantes and his masterpiecebecause . A.Cervantes is equal to Shakespeare and Dante as a national literary iconB.Quijano ’s adventure is romantic and heroicC. Cervantes has a genius for personifying Quijano’s quixotic nature in a truthful comedy.D. Quijano ’s vivid imagination has brought other minor characters to lifeKeys:63—66DBACFour【2017届上海市长宁区嘉定区高三英语一模】Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(C)Not setting homework can be impossible in certain situations. There are many arguments infavour of homework, and most teachers would agree with many, if not all, of thefollowing:homework is a perfect opportunity to go over calmly what was done with the teacher,and rethink and develop that initial input; homework offers a moment for students to work asindividuals and develop learner self-governance outside the classroom;students and parents expecthomework to be set and to be corrected. Nevertheless, the drawbacks that homework may have areoften overlooked.There are two key issues which need to be raised when dealing with the concept ofhomework. Firstly, there is the question of home. Often homework is not done at home at all, buthouse, on the street, on the bus on the way to class or sitting on the step outsideat a friend’sschool before it opens. What’s more, all too often, for it to be done effectively at home, homeworkrequires the participation and involvement of other adults. Parents play a crucial role in a childeducation, but they can’t always be available, for a number of very valid reasons, and a tutorability to aid, guide, encourage and simply organize a son or daughter’s study may be limited in many ways. The implication are upsetting: if homework is crucial to success in class, somechildren have an automatic disability.Considering the second part of the compound noun opens up further questions. If the idea ofhome can be problematic, so too can the concept of work.Again, this will depend enormously on the context but , very often there is a lot of work putin. Demands on their time and attention span(持续时间)and all sorts of other impositions meanhomework is usually something to get out of the way, to be ticked off as done, with the exercisescompleted as fast as possible. It is not always seen as useful times spent developing andstrengthening what is done in class but, rather, as something quickly finished to keep the teacherat bay. It might be correct or not, copied from a friend or cut and pasted from the internet, but theimportant thing is that a teacher sees the exercise completed and, as a result, the task achieved:how much effort went into that result is not always appreciated or easy to evaluate and, even When work clearly falls below standard, and the mere fact of its having been done is oftengood enough. Teacher and students are happy because everyone has officially fulfilled their commitment.The ideal that students go home, think back to what they did with their teacher, use the great resources their books and the internet provide to revise, reflect and put everything they have seenin class in place, into action, into practice, does not often happen with some students.62. Which of the following is not among the advantages of homework according to paragraph 1?A. Solidifying the knowledge and skills learnt in class.B. Developing the ability of the independent learning.C. Building a closer teacher-student relationship.D. Meeting the requirements of students and parents.63. Speaking of the significant impact of homework u pon children’s success in class, some are just inferior to others because_______.A. their tutors are not always available to support themB. they are born without the ability to deal with conceptsC. their family circumstances limit their learning abilityD. some unknown reasons greatly hold up their progress64.“K eep the teacher at bay”(paragragh3) means the way homework is done____.A. imposes enormous meaningless evaluating work on teachersB. blocks teachers from knowing more about their studentsC. displays the great efforts students make to satisfy their teachersD. shows achievements teachers expect to accomplish in their work65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Homework is hardly functioning as is naturally expected.B. Parents need to stand away from their children’s homework.C. Students prefer doing homework elsewhere instead of at home.first concern.D. The quality of homework is usually teachers’66.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？A. Are you ready for homework yet?B. Is there a way out for homework?C. Home and Work: it’s hard to combine.D. Homework or No homework: it is your choice.Keys:62-66 CCBABFive【2017届上海市徐汇区高三英语一模】Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B. C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(C）Until 1964 most forms of gambling were illegal in the United States. Since then, however,more and more stales have legalized gambling in order to raise income. The U. S. gambling industryhave nowhas gone from an attitude of “prohibition” to one of “promotion”, as all but five states legalized gambling as a solution to their depressed economies.Most states in the United States now depend on incomes from state lotteries (博彩）and usethem for good causes, such as improving public education, maintaining slate parks, and developing environmental programs.State governments maintain that the voluntary contribution of funds through state lotteries ispreferable to increase state sales or income taxes, and the residents of states using the lottery systemtend to support this. The gaming industry has also benefited some of the nation's poorest citizens:Native Americans. The U. S. government ruled in 1988 that slates could not tax the revenues earnedby gambling on Native American reservations. Having taken advantage of this ruling an opencosmos (赌场）on their reservations, many Native Americans moved from a life of poverty to a lifeof wealth.Although there are many advantages to legalized gambling, there has also been a good deal ofcriticism of state-supported gambling. As states increase their support of state lotteries, they seem toencourage commercial gambling in all its forms. About 50 percent of the U. S. population plays thelottery, according to a study by the University of Chicago. This trend has led to an increase inhabitual gambling. More than 5 million Americans suffer from gambling addiction. Those most atrisk of becoming addicted include the poor, young people between twelve and eighteen years old, and women over the age of fifty, who are looking for some entertainment. As a result, many of them will end up in prison or even homeless. The promise of winning big fortune has created big problems.Perhaps the most important concern is the moral issue of legalized gambling. The lottery is the only form of gambling that is essentially a government control. Critics ask whether gambling is a proper function of government. Should the government be the spokesman for the expansion of gambling? Critics say state advertising of lotto emphasizes luck over hard work, instant happiness over careful planning and entertainment over savings. The traditional work ethic (道德准则) is being devalued by the pipedream of striking it rich, and this is sending confusing messages to young people.In 1996, Congress created a commission to conduct a legal study of the social and economic impacts of gambling in the United States. After two years of study, the Commission recommended an end to the expansion of legalized gambling and a ban on Internet gambling. Some feel this will severely hurt the gambling industry. Others fear that it is not enough and are asking the government to take a tough stand against gambling.61.According to the passage, we know that _______ .A.any forms of gambling were banned before 1964 in the USAB.the economical problems led to the rise of gambling industry in the USAC.all American stales have legalized gambling since 1964D.only five states have now legalized gambling because of the depressed economies62.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.State lottery system helps to raise money to improve people's public welfare.B. Gambling industry helps to change the American way of life.C. Gambling industry helps to improve the life of some poor Native Americans.D. State lottery system helps to increase state sales or income taxes.65.What is the author most concerned about?A.The expanding of the gambling industry.B.The suffering of the gambling-addicted people.C.The moral problems brought about by the legalized gambling.D.The disadvantage of Internet gambling.。