浦东新区2015年高三英语一模试卷(含问题详解)

浦东新区2014学年度第一学期期末质量测试

高三英语

考生注意：

1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。

2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

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第I卷（共103分）

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Only one person in the group is older than he.

B. His group is almost the oldest.

C. He is the youngest person in the group.

D. He appears only in the second photograph.

2. A. It has unusually good. B. It has excellent food.

C. The there is disappointing.

D. Everything there is great.

3. A. She thinks it will be better than the old one. B. She is anxious for it to be completed.

C. She is worried that it is not long enough.

D. She feels that it should not have been built.

4. A. He often complains. B. He is never happy.

C. He often does something.

D. He is short.

5. A. She didn’t know her daughter could sing so well.

B. She sings better than her daughter.

C. She doesn’t like her daughter.

D. She herself doesn’t have a good voice.

6. A. Enjoyable. B. Dull. C. Moving. D. Inspiring.

7. A. The apples and pears might not be good.

B. The apples are not as good as the pears.

C. The apples and pears are very good.

D. The apples and pears are as good as they look.

8. A. The talks haven’t started yet

B. The talks haven’t produced any agreement.

C. Their talks have achieved much.

D. Their talks broke down and could go no further.

9. A. The long wait. B. The broken down computer.

C. The mistakes in her telephone.

D. The bad telephone.

10. A. Because she feels very hot in the room.

B. Because she wants to avoid meeting people.

C. Because she wants to smoke a cigarette outside.

D. Because she doesn’t like the smell of smoke inside.

Section B

Directions: 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. Many cars were turned upside down as a result of the flood.

B. Peter’s hometown was located in the mountains.

C. There were many large stones on the roads after the flood.

D. Tractors and lorries were busy carrying food to the flooded area.

12. A. How people fought against a natural disaster.

B. Help was rushed to the flood-stricken city.

C. A big flood struck Peter’s hometown.

D. Many people died in a serious flood.

13. A. The big flood occurred in July.

B. Over 2500 people lost their homes.

C. More than 100 people died in the flood.

D. The victims of the flooded area were carried to safety by helicopters.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Because he was so tired that he collapsed.

B. Because he liked snacks so much that he took it almost every day.

C. Because the fast food he often took caused him to become weaker and weaker.

D. Because he wanted to be given blood transfusions.

15. A. When people are so busy, they will skip their meals. They usually have takeaways or snacks

instead.

B. The speaker regrets to have taken too much fast food, he advises others not to follow his

example.

C. The speaker prefers quick snacks to home-cooked meals.

D. The speaker had intended to cook something nourishing.

16. A. Have a wonderful time! B. Enjoy your good health!

C. Have a satisfying meal!

D. Thank you for your meal!

Section C

Directions: 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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation·

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Directions: 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)

Y ou can’t go near the City Centre Mall in downtown Seattle without seeing the mermaid logo of a certain international coffee company. Today the company (25) _______(establish) 5,945 stores in the United States and 2,392 more overseas and in Canada. While it (26) _______ seem that there is already a Starbucks at every corner, Chairman Howard Schultz says the company is just getting started. The company plans to double the current number of domestic stores to nearly 12,000. To meet (27) _______ target, Sawbucks will start more stores at airports and supermarkets. Don’t be fooled: the key to its success is not the taste of its coffee. (28) _______ has made them great is making sure that no one has a bad experience in their stores.

One way it intends to keep further its growth is to move customers through its line more quickly. While Starbucks executives love to talk about their store’s gentle environment as a “third place” (29) _______ home and work, it turns out that only 30 percent of customers actually use the tables and couches. Everyone else (30) _______ (grab) their coffee to go, (31) _____ _____ one third of new stores will now offer drive-through.

The company is also coming up with new ideas (32) _______ (get) customers to dig deeper into their wallets. On each floor of Starbucks headquarters south of downtown Seattle, employees of the company tout（兜售）new plans for food and new drinks such as coffee liqueurs（咖啡酒）and this year’s holiday offering: pumpkin spice lattes.

(B)

Art of living

Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words, whether you are seeking lifelong satisfaction (33) ______ a few moments of good cheer, you have got to move forward. We’ve surveyed the experts and found four steps to take toward a sunny disposition（性格）: 1. V ALUE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 12,000 people (34) ______ income, education, political participation, volunteer activities, and close relationships affected their happiness. Reported Newsweek’s Sharon Begley on the findings, “The highest level of happiness (35) ______ (find) with the most stable, longest, and most contented relationships.”

2. EXPRESS YOURSELF

Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: All may increase a feeling of well-being, according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants tracked their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were (36) ______ (outgoing).

3. SPEND MONEY ON OTHERS

The editors of forbes. gave $5 or $20 randomly to 46 strangers. Half the group was told to spend money on (37) ______, wh ile the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who’d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who’d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it’s n ot how much money you spend, but how you spend it, (38) ______ can boost (提升) the spirit.

4. FOCUS ON THE POSITVE

Studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center show (39) ______ negative-minded people who wrote down three good things that happened to them each day for six months reported an (40) ______ (improve) outlook.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.