2014学年第一学期十二校联考高三英语考试试卷学校：周浦中学学校:曹杨中学第I卷（共103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. $100. B. $40. C. $20. D. $60.2. A. Go to see a movie. B. Leave for Chicago.C. Meet her aunt at the station.D. Prepare a party.3. A. She doesn’t have any time. B. It doesn’t bother her to wait.C. She’s never had to wait before.D. She hasn’t seen anyone at all.4. A. History. B. Mathematics. C. Literature. D. Politics.5. A. She is only too pleased to come. B. She was an excellent mountain-climber.C. She didn’t go in for mountaineering.D. She was too busy to come.6. A. Read an article on political science. B. Read more than one article.C. Present a different theory to the class.D. Choose a better article to read.7. A. Place another order. B. Call on to check on it.C. Wait patiently.D. Go and find the furniture.8. A. She regards it as an exercise. B. She wants to save money.C. She loves doing anything that is new.D. Her office isn’t very far.9. A. At home. B. At the riverside.C. At the health center.D. At his office.10. A. He needs to find a new job. B. He can’t find his keys.C. His car needs to be repaired.D. He doesn’t know where his keys are.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The doctor was not very experienced.B. The doctor hadn’t seen the medical reports.C. The patient didn’t work well with the doctor.D. The patient was misunderstood by the doctor.12. A. The doctor treated her with the help of her previous doctors.B. The doctor always listened to her and believed her.C. The doctor treated her as a hopeless patient.D. The doctor treated her with strong medicines.13. A. To change her job.B. To keep a closer relationship with her family.C. To send him a note every day.D. To get married.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A piece of equipment.B. The workbook of the laboratory course.C. The framework of the laboratory course.D. One experiment of the laboratory course.15. A. The students must follow the instructions carefully.B. A great deal of equipment is available to all the students.C. Students can make their own choices about the activities.D. Homework must be handed in according to instructions.16. A. The activities are to be done in class.B. The activities take less time than the experiment.C. The students are not required to do the activities.D. Few detailed instructions are given for the activities.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages 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.(A)Learning in ChinaWe can always hear voices comparing the educational systems in China and the US. It’s true that there exist a lot of differences, but this cannot be an excuse (25) ______ having a passive attitude toward studying in China.When I came back from the US last year and continued my senior middle school education in China, I sensed many great differences. I thought that school in China was too hard, and that we didn’t do enough fun exercise except running around playgrounds together. I was not patient enough and I couldn’t help but (26)______(cry) to my mom. In short, I (27) ______ not face the changes and the pressure.After a long talk with my mother, I realized that though high school life in China is (28) ______ (hard), it can give us more. The pressure helps us learn the true meaning of competition before we step into society, which gives us a (29) ______ (determine) heart and teaches us to step forward (30) ______ ______ ______ the reality is. It’s like climbing a mountain, which might make you dizzy and nervous, but the top is always there waiting for you as long as you are strong enough (31) ______ (take) one more step.Meanwhile, an easy life is not always good for us. Even some of my American friends call (32)______ “lazy Americans”, because the school in the US is not always easy. When they go to college, they also need to work very hard. We complain mainly because we can’t see the whole picture.Sometimes we just simply listen to others’ words without thinking about (33) ______they’re true. We can’t always complain. Instead, we all need to understand that success takes efforts and tears.(B)Science – A way of ThinkingMany scientists, from their earlier work, have enough knowledge to make good guess as to the solution to a problem which (34) ______(work) on. In making new discoveries, they may use the trial-and-error method, they may draw on past experiences, or they may try to find out (35) ______others have discovered. They may design new investigations and new ways of testing their results. Scientists have to train themselves to use their brains efficiently.For example, when Thomas A. Edison was trying to make an electric lamp, he needed the only substance inside the bulb (36) ______would glow brightly without burning up quickly. He tried more than one thousand times (37) ______he found the exact substance he could use. After he had experimented for a long time, someone asked Mr. Edison whether he was discouraged at the waste of time. He replied, “I have not been wasting time. I (38)______ (find) one thousand materials that won’t work. Now I can look for others.” Edison’s statement is very important. Above all, scientists demand to know when and where they are wrong. A good question to ask in science is not “Am I right?” but “Am I wrong?”.Scientists spend many years of study (39) ______ (train) themselves to use their brains and the tools of investigation. They also use each other’s work. Isaac Newton, (40) who is ______ uniqueBritish scientist, said he saw further than others because he stood on the shoulders of giants.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beGrammar is universal and plays a vital part in every language. So the question which has puzzled many linguists is: who created grammar?In order to answer the question of how complex languages are ＿41＿formed, the researcher needs to observe how languages are started from scratch. To find out how grammar is created, someone needs to be present at the time of a language’s creation, documenting its ＿42＿. At first, it seems that this question is impossible to answer. Amazingly, this is possible.Some of the most recent languages ＿43＿due to the Atlantic slave trade, when slaves from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under the colonizer’s ＿44＿. Since they had no opportunity to learn each other’s lang uages, they developed a make-shift language called a pidgin (混杂语). Pidgins are strings of words ＿45＿from the language of the landowner. Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue. Slave children did not ＿46＿copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they ＿47＿their words to create a new language.Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf. Previously, all deaf people were isolated from each other, but in 1979 a government introduced schools for the deaf. Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the playgrounds they began to invent their own sign system, which was basically a pidgin. Each child used the signs differently, and there was no ＿48＿grammar. However, when this inventive sign system was already around, a quite different sign language was developed.Therefore it would appear that even the most widespread languages were partly created by children. Children appear to have innate (天生的) grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs to life when they are first trying to make ＿49＿of the world around them. Their minds can serve to create ＿50＿, complex structures, even when there is no existing grammar for them to copy.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.Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health.” But ＿51＿some claims to the contrary, laughing quietly probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does ＿52＿short-term changes in the activity of the heart and its blood vessels, boosting heart rate and oxygen consumption. But because hard laughter is difficult to ＿53＿, agood laugh is unlikely to have ＿54＿benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does.＿55＿, instead of stretching muscles tightly to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the ＿56＿. Studies dating back to the 1930s indicate that laughter57＿muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the noisy laugh dies down.Such bodily reaction might imaginably help moderate the effects of psychological stress. After all, the act of laughing probably does give rise to other types of ＿58＿feedback that improve an individual’s emotional state. ＿59＿one classical theory of emotion, our feelings are partially rooted in physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry because they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.Although sadness also comes before tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow from muscular ＿60＿. In an experiment published in 1988, social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany and his colleagues asked volunteers to ＿61＿a pen either with their teeth – thereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips, which would cause a(n) ＿62＿expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles ＿63＿more cheerfully to funny cartoons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, ＿64＿that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. ＿65＿, the physical act of laughter could improve mood.51. A. among B. except C. despite D. like52. A. reflect B. demand C. indicate D. produce53. A. release B. maintain C. evaluate D. observe54. A. measurable B. manageable C. affordable D. renewable55. A. In turn B. In fact C. In addition D. In brief56. A. opposite B. reverse C. function D. average57. A. hardens B. weakens C. tightens D. relaxes58. A. physical B. mental C. subconscious D. internal59. A. Owing to B. According to C. Due to D. As for60. A. stimulus B. responses C. reflection D. operation61. A. fetch B. bite C. pick D. hold62. A. disappointed B. excited C. joyful D. funny63. A. alerted B. contributed C. turned D. reacted64. A. suggesting B. requiring C. mentioning D. supposing65. A. Eventually B. Consequently C. Similarly D. CoincidentallySection 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).Working with a group of baboons (狒狒) in the Namibian desert, Dr. Alecia Carter of the Department of Zoology, Cambridge University set baboons learning tasks involving a novel food and a familiar food hidden in a box. Some baboons were given the chance to watch another baboon who already knew how to solve the task, while others had to learn for themselves. To work out howbrave or anxious the baboons were, Dr. Carter presented them either with a novel food or a threat in the form of a model of a poisonous snake.She found that personality had a major impact on learning. The braver baboons learnt, but the shy ones did not learn the task although they watched the baboon perform the task of finding the novel food just as long as the brave ones did. In effect, despite being made aware of what to do, they were still too shy to do what the experienced baboon did.The findings may impact how we understand the formation of culture in societies through social learning. If some individuals are unable to get information fr om others because they don’t associate with the knowledgeable individuals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, preventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.66. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The design of Dr. Carter’s research.B. The results of Dr. Carter’s research.C. The purpose of Dr. Carter’s research.D. The significance of Dr. Carter’s research.67. According to the research, which baboons are more likely to complete a new learning task?A. Those that have more experience.B. Those that can avoid potential risks.C. Those that like to work independently.D. Those that feel anxious about learning.68. Which best illustrates the “mismatch” mentioned in Paragraph 4?A. Some baboons are intelligent but slow in learning.B. Some baboons are shy but active in social activities.C. Some baboons observe others but don’t follow them.D. Some baboons perform new tasks but don’t concentrate.69. D r. Carter’s findings indicate that our culture might be formed through ______.A. storing informationB. learning from each otherC. understanding different peopleD. travelling between social groups(B).CityCabA Member of COMFORT DELGROComfortable airport & city transfers:MaxiCab (seats 6 passengers)Booking Hotline: +65 6542 8297… or book at the Airport Shuttle counter at Terminal 1 or Terminal 2MaxiCab Service RatesTransfer to Airport/other destination $35 Hourly Service (per hour – minimum 2 hours) $35Applicable additional charges:-- Between midnight to 6 am, an additional $12 per transfer or per hour-- For en-route stop to final destination, an additional $5 per stopapply otherwise $20-- Administrative charges of 10% of total fare for all Credit CardpaymentsPersonalized tours:SingaporeCabby Tour✓ Conducted by licensed taxi tourist guides approved by the Singapore Tourism Board ✓ Exclusive private tours in 6-seater MaxiCabs, 4-seater Mercedes LimoCabs and normal cabs ✓ Flexible pick-up times and locations✓ Extension of additional attractions and restaurants upon request.sg70. What taxi services can a tourist to Singapore have according to the passage?a. specially-tailored tours around Singaporeb. transfers between the terminals at the airportc. personalized tours beyond Singapored. transfers between the airport and the citye. hourly private Singapore taxi servicef. airport & city goods deliveryA. a, d, eB. a, b, fC. b, c, eD. c, d, f71. If a tourist goes to the airport in a MaxiCab at 5 a.m. and pays by credit card, he / she has to pay _________.A. $47B. $38.5C. $55D. $51.772. If a tourist group intends to book one of the suggested tours in a 6-seater MaxiCab, it ________.A. has to register at .sgB. can choose the time and place to collect the groupC. may apply to the Singapore Tourism BoardD. must first pay at least $105 as deposit73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. A MaxiCab driver can stop on the way on request with extra charges.B. The cabby tour can show you around Singapore in the night time.C. A MaxiCab taxi tourist guide isn’t allowed to add scenic spots en route.D. Specially-trained taxi drivers operate various tours around Singapore.(C)Because I am extremely vulnerable to both slick advertising and peer pressure, I’ve been thinking about getting an iPad. But here’s the problem: I’m cheap, and the iPad’s not. If I’m going to fork over at least $499 for a new device, I want to try it out and make sure it’s not just a larger, shinier version of my iPhone. But if I went to my local Apple Store, I’d get to spend only a few minutes testing out the machine. I wanted more time than that, so I rented one for $15 a day from a guy on SnapGoods.The Internet start-up in Brooklyn runs on simple reasoning: there are people who want to borrow stuff – camping equipment, food processors, robot vacuums, etc. – and there are people who have stuff they want to lend. SnapGoods helps these two groups connect over the Web. SnapGoods is one of many sites that have sprung up to facilitate offline sharing. Some sites have a narrow, obvious focus (like ) while others are more obscure (Neighborhood Fruit helps people share what’s growing in their yards or find fruit trees on public land). But regardless of whether the sharing is free or involves a fee, these transactions often come with a stick-it-to-the-man attitude. “Borrow these things from your neighbors,” reads one earnest request on , “The owner-ship has SAILED!”All of these sites are encouraging something academics call collaborative consumption –in other words, peer-to-peer sharing or renting. Renting something you don’t need to use very often makes a lot more sense than buying it and letting it collect dust in your garage. There’s a green aspect as well, since sharing helps cut down on overall use of resources. But one of collaborative consumption’s most surprising benefits turns out to be social. In an era when families are scattered around the country and we may not know the people down the street from us, sharing things –even with strangers we’ve just met online – allows us to make meaningful connections.“This isn’t just about saving the environment or saving a dollar,” says SnapGoods CEO RonWilliams, who came up with the idea after renting a stranger’s motorcycle via Craigslist. “This is about saving yourself by making informed consumer decisions.”I’m not sure if I got a thrill when I borrowed Goodwin’s iPad, but it did feel good to make a connection. In the end, though, I decided not to purchase an i Pad. Sorry, Steve Jobs. I’m just not that into owning things anymore.74. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the author’s renting an iPad instead of buying one?A. The iPad is expensive and the author wants to make sure an iPad is worthy.B. He has already got an iPhone and expects to test the better quality of iPad.C.The local Apple Store only offters limited time to test out the machine.D. The iPad is so expensive that he cannot afford it.75. SnapGoods is a website which________.A. facilitates online sharingB. helps people borrow things from their neighborsC. connects borrowers and lenders for stuff sharingD. sells iPad online76. What is Ron Williams’ attitude towards collaborative consumption?A. FavorableB. CriticalC. IndifferentD. Not known77. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. SnapGoods: a Good Place For ShoppingB. Borrow, Don’t Buy: Websites That Let Strangers ShareC. Why Do I RentD. Tips For Selling Things On the InternetSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Ambitious “go getters” (people energetic and eager to succeed) earn more money throughout their lives –but the “price” is that they have poorer health and die younger. They are also not much happier than less ambitious people.A new study tracked 717 high achievers who attended universities such as Oxford, Harvard and Yale, as well as high ability indi viduals who didn’t attend universities. The researchers assume that highly ambitious people may devote so much time to their jobs that they neglect areas of life proven to help people live long, happy life.The study focused on people born in the first half of the 20th century, and tracked them to the end of their lives. “Ambitious kids had higher educational attainment, attended highly esteemed universities, worked in more prestigious (有声望的) occupations, and earned more,” says Timothy Judge, professor of m anagement at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.“So, it would seem that they are prepared to ‘have it all.’ However, we determined that ambition has a much weaker effect on life satisfaction and actually a slightly negative impact on longevity (how long people lived).“So, yes, ambitious people do achieve more successful careers, but that doesn’t seem to translate into leading happier or healthier lives.” Judge used a complex formula to judge ambition at every stage of life –and to divide high-ability individuals into “ambitious” and “less ambitious”groups. “If ambition has its positive effects, and in terms of career success it certainly seems that it does, our study also suggests that it carries with it some cost,” Prof Judge say s.“Despite their many accomplishments, ambitious people are only slightly happier than their less-ambitious counterparts, and they actually live somewhat shorter lives.”“Perhaps the investments they make in their careers come at the expense of the things we know affect longevity: healthy behaviors, stable relationships and deep social networks.”“If your biggest wish for your children is that they lead happy and healthy lives, you might not want to overemphasize professional success. There are limits to what our ambitions bring us – or our children.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS) 78. According to the passage, ambitious people have greater earning power in their life, but at thecost of their ___________.79. Who were followed and studied by the researchers in the new study?_______________________________________________.80. What are the factors that affect people’s longevity?_______________________________________________.81. Parents who expect their children to live a happy and healthy life should __________.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．新出台的高考政策将在一定程度上影响我国教育的发展。
