上海市闸北区2015届高三上学期期末练习(一模)英语试题

闸北区2014学年度第一学期高三英语学科期末练习卷

（2014.12.30）

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 conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear the 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. On University campus B. in a department store

C. In a Community Service

D. On a street

2. A. Husband and wife B. Headmaster and teacher

C. Teacher and parent

D. Shop assistant and customers

3.A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter

4. A. Interesting B. Positive C. Opposite D. Boring

5. A. She was terribly sick.

B. She arrived for work narrowly.

C. She walked to work every day.

D. She was always late for work.

6. A. The woman shouldn?t let her daughter wear so scary clothes.

B. Her daughter?s Halloween dress wasn?t smart enough.

C. She couldn?t have spent too much money on the dress.

D. She couldn?t encourage her daughter to celebrate Halloween.

7. A. Playing tennis.

B. Writing term paper.

C. Gathering materials.

D. Holding a meeting.

8. A. Gaby was a good neighbour.

B. Gaby didn?t think highly of his neighbours.

C. Gaby often told wrong stories.

D. Gary often quarrels with his neighbours.

9. A. 40. B. 60. C. 80. D. 120.

10. A. The woman pretends to be pregnant.

B. Men here are not polite enough.

C. Men aren?t allowed to smoke here.

D. The woman shouldn?t complain about the men here.

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. They cooked a meal excellently with given ingredients.

B. They were recommended by Manchester restaurant.

C. They were asked to replace two former high quality chefs.

D. They were selected by the school parents board.

12. A. The cost of the meal has risen.

B. Some pupils complained about the meal.

C. Children get bored with the meals at home.

D. The chefs can?t handle so many meals a day.

13. A. Because they are from a famous restaurant.

B. Because they pay attention to what pupils like.

C. Because they are highly paid.

D. Because they are good at communicating with parents.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Looking like humans. B. Having two wheels.

C. Being mobile and communicative.

D. Having essential working ability.

15. A. 82. B. 86. C. 273. D. 300.

16. A. They got there through a land bridge.

B. They got there on foot.

C. They got there by the sea.

D. They got there following animals? footprints.

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 hear.

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: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

(A)

Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)_________(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.

A new book claims that (26)________ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many you consume.

A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent (27)________(likely) to order dessert.

Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (28)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.

According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you (29)______ feel, the less easy it is to see how much you?re eating and the less guilty you are when y ou eat more.

In contrast, (30) ________(see) the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (31)________ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time (32)_________ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.

(B)

Beijing?s annoying smog(雾) seems to have hurt the city?s appeal to tourists. Last year, Beijing Youth Daily reported that the number of visitors to Beijing (33)_________(fall) 50 percent since January. It?s said that the city?s bad air quality was to blame for the decline. It?s also more difficult (34) _______(attract) high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially those with children.

However, the blanket of poisonous smog hasn?t hurt Beijing?s office market, (35)_______ has jumped up quickly on a global ranking to become the fourth-most-expensive location to rent office space in the world. According to a recent research, office space in Beijing?s Central Business District costs (36)________ average $1,412 per square meter per year.

That?s more expensive than No.5-rankes central Tokyo or No.6-rangked Madison & Fifth Avenues in New York. The research took into consideration both (37)________ (publish) rental rates and “additional costs,” which include agent fees and (38)_________costs to make the deal happen.

London (39)_________ (remain) the world?s most expen sive city in which to rent office space. Hong Kong, home to the priciest office space in Asia, comes in second globally. The cities (40)___________(experience) the highest annual growth in office rental rates are both in South Africa with 40 percent rate rise for Durban and 44 percent for Sandton.

Section B

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

Music has been playing a major role in the lives of teenagers for decades and today?s teens are no ____41_____. Teens listen to over 2.5 hours of music per day. Earbuds, Mp3players, and smartphones make it easy for teens to listen to music while they go about much of their daily lives.

The digital world also means that parents must face new challenges when it comes to a teen?s music. In the past---when music was ___42_____ through audio tape or CD, it was much easier for parents to be aware of a teen?s musical ___43_____. But mow that teens have free access to millions of songs and music videos through the internet, parents are less likely to be ____44____ of what their teens are listening to.

Today, it?s hard to believe that today?s over-50-years people used to be ___45_____ against Elvis Presley?s dance moves. Fast-forward to the present day and the society has certainly become more ____46____ of many strange forms of art.

As for parents, music is a powerful tool and certainly music with pro-social or warm lyrics(歌词) can be a(n)___47_____ influence in teens. It?s important to take an active approach when ____48_____ your teen?s musical interests. Get your teen to talk to you. Ask questions without passing ___49_____. Always be curious and inquire about what your teen looks for in music and talk about what ____50____ can be found in certain songs.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: 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.

Gallup used to conduct a poll(投票) that asked students to name the school subject that they considered to be the most difficult. Not ____51____, mathematics came out on top of the difficulty chart. So what is it about math that makes it difficult?

https://www.360docs.net/doc/d310132213.html, defines the word “difficult” as “not easily or readily done; requiring much ____52___ or planning to be performed successfully.” This definition gets to the point of the problem when it comes to math. What makes math difficult is that it takes patience and persistence. For many students, math is not something that comes ___53_____. It takes effort. It is a subject that sometimes requires students to devote lots and lots of time and ___54_____.

This means, for many, the problem has little to do with brain power; it is mostly a matter of staying power. And since students don?t make their own timelines, they can ___55____ the time as the teacher moves on to the next topic.

In fact, there is also an element of brain style in the big picture, according to many scientists. They believe that people are born with ___56____math understanding skills. Logical, left-brain thinkers tend to understand things in sequential bits, while artistic, intuitive, right-brainers are more ___57____. They take in a lot of information at one time and allow t ime to let it “sink in”. so left-brain students may grasp concepts __58____ while right-brain students don?t. To the right brain student, time loss can make them feel confused and behind. Unfortunately in busy classrooms with too many students, students are mot always ___59____ enough time. We have to move on, ready or not.

Math know-how is also cumulative(积累), which means it works much like a pile of building blocks. You have to gain enough ___60___ in one area before you can effectively go on to “build upon” another area. Our first mathematical building blocks are established in primary school, when we learn ____61___ for addition and

multiplication, and those first concepts become our ___62__. These mathematical concepts or knowledge has to sink in and become ___63___ before students can move on to challenge the next stage of new concepts. However, teachers don?t have time to ensure that every single student understands every single concept. So some students move to the next level with really shaky knowledge system. ___64____, as they climb the ladder, they may meet with more and more difficulties and might ___65_____ complete failure at some point.

51. A. surprisingly B. interestingly C. necessarily D. similarly

52. A. emotion B. labor C. curiosity D. money

53. A. regularly B. possibly C. automatically D. secretly

54. A. space B. confidence C. character D. energy

55. A. make up for B. run out of C. take advantage of D. add up to

56. A. steady B. abstract C. different D. sharp

57. A. negative B. global C. simple D. specific

58. A. quickly B. typically C. patiently D. strangely

59. A. reminded about B. exposed to C. blessed with D. accused of

60. A. praises B. scores C. material D. blocks

61. A. conditions B. rules C. aims D. choices

62. A. thought B. attitude C. foundation D. source

63. A. native B. accessible C. firm D. superior

64. A. In addition B. In contrast C. For example D. In result

65. A. realize B. acknowledge C. suffer D. regret

Section B

Directions: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)

October 17, 1989 is a day San Francisco will never forget. On that day, an uncommon number of tragedies took place. It was also a day when total strangers became linked. The story of Jim Betts and Julio Berumen is a moving example of one such meeting.

On that day, Petra Berumen took her daughter Cathy to the dentist. Also in the car was her son six-year-old Julio and their family friend Yolanda. Soon after Petra drove onto the highway, disaster struck. Without warning, the earth began to shake.

The damage was terrible. Hugh trees bent as if they were made of rubber. Streets cracked and buildings collapsed. At least a stretch of the highway had crashed onto the lower level.

Then as quickly as it started, the earthquake stopped. The Berumens?s car had been crushed be the steel. Petra and Yolanda were killed instantly. Cathy escaped unhurt but Julio, though still alive, was in danger. Not only was his right leg pinned down by the steel, he was also squeezed between the dead bodies of his mother and Yolanda.

Rescuers had calmed Julio by the time Jim Betts, a doctor from Oakland Hospital, arrived. For two hours, Jim tried to free Julio with two bare hands. He did not stop to worry about the fact that aftershocks could send the highway to the ground. As soon as Julio was breathing, Jim kept working. However, Julio was languishing. Jim realized that he ha d only one choice. He would have to cut the boy?s right leg at the knee. Conditions were far from

ideal. It was hot inside the car. Darkness had fallen outside.

With great care, Jim started the operation. He had to try risky methods. Finally Julio was free.

Those hours on the highway were like a nightmare. Jim said: “If my family members were up there badly hurt, they would urgently need help like that.” Though the day the earthquake tore many things apart, it also brought brave people together.

66. The San Francisco earthquake was an uncommon event for Julio and Jim because _________.

A. the earth shook violently and suddenly

B. they became linked unexpectedly

C. they neither could see the broken highway

D. they both lost their family members

67. In the fifth paragraph, Julio was languishing, which means that he was _________.

A. about to die

B. complaining about the pain

C. losing his voice

D. crying

68. According to the passage, Jim _________.

A. successfully performed the operation

B. had necessary equipment to rescue Julio

C. was able to save Julio?s right leg

D. had one family member operated on

69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Berumens were trying to leave the dangerous city when the earthquake struck.

B. Two people of the Berumen family finally survived from the earthquake.

C. Knowing aftershocks would come soon, Jim tried to rescue Julio from the car.

D. The conditions were agreeable enough for Jim to perform the operation.

(B)

At the end of the year, our magazine is revealing our annual food and shopping predictions based on our research.

Grazing Golden-Agers:

Ninety-one percent of people say they snack daily, according to Nielsen. While snacking is on the rise among all ages and genders, research shows that snacking among consumers over the age of 65 could contribute to additional years with a higher quality of life. We?ll see more boomers-those raised in the “three square meals a day” period-employ a “grazing” approach to eating foo ds rich in nutrients like protein, fiber and Omega3 that can help promote bone health.

Same-Day Delivery Not Just for City Clickers:

Online grocery shopping and delivery has become a crowded space, with a host of services competing for consumer attention. This trend allows everyone who sells food to be in the same-day delivery business without having to add additional operational facilities. Look for Google Shopping Express to put every supermarket in the same day delivery business and change consumer behavior to shop online for food to be delivered to homes fresh for each meal. You now can throw your refrigerator away!

The Rise of Fermented Foods:

The next year will be the year when fermented (发酵的) foods-foods like yogurt, pickles(泡菜) take center stage. These foods contain live cultures, or are preserved in liquid so their sugars and other seasonings can become bacteria-promoting agents. In fact, a survey has found that nearly 50 percent of Americans have shown interest in fermented foods, who, especially those over 60s, have improved a lot in digestion. However, if treated

inappropriately, the bacteria hidden in these foods might have our hospitals full of sick dinners. Therefore make sure to study the cooking skills well before you these foods.

Supermarkets change into Socializing Spaces:

Supermarkets have evolved from straightforward centers where consumers could buy groceries to providers of lifestyle. Supermarkets are developing a variety of services that help to establish each outlet as a showcase of lifestyle trends. A desire to be “all things food” to their customers, young and old, is positioning the supermarkets as head to head competitors with chain and local restaurants. Cooking classes, and online home-made recipes are also giving consumers reasons beyond a grocery list to step inside their neighborhood supermarkets instead of a local restaurant.

70. The passage advises readers to give up refrigerator because_____

A. people eat more snacks which don?t have to be put in refrigerators

B. the refrigerators has become useless operational facilities for food sellers

C. food can be sent to customers within short time and freezing is not needed

D. Fermented foods can be kept in normal temperature for much more time.

71. For fermented foods, people must guarantee that______

A. live cultures should be introduced while eating them

B. these help in digestion should be introduced to the public

C. bacteria should be killed before being put into the foods

D. cooking should be conducted carefully to avoid disease

72. It is implied in the last paragraph that______

A. supermarkets sell recipes for trendy lifestyle to customers

B. supermarkets used to be friends of chain and local restaurants

C. people can apply for cooking classes and obtain recipes in supermarkets

D. Cooking classes encourage people to make food rather than dine out

73. The two trends that are particularly good for the elderly are_____

A. eating snacks and fermented foods

B. eating snacks and one-day delivery

C. one-day delivery and socializing supermarkets

D. fermented foods and socializing supermarkets

(C)

Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as people imagine? Staring at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world is Switzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population are renters. Yet, with Europe?s lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of the misery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe (at more than 80%). But one-quarter of its population are unemployed.

A likely reason is that high levels of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that way they do the economy a favours. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.

Next we come to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing market-obsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage(房贷) lending and an unavoidable house-price crash-that sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble.

As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labour earnings, many people threw their spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our faulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design tax systems that encourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes.

That also points to the role of sensible budgeting over a person?s lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire house? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rent-and enjoy our lives with the money saved.

Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A50-50mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Western nations, makes sense.

74. The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that_____

A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economy

B. home-ownership mainly decide s a country?s citizens? mental health

C. home-ownership has a lot to do with a country?s technological development

D. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy

75. The main reason to make people invest in housing market is____

A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buying

B. people?s desire to avoid their money from devaluing

C. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy money

D. people?s wishes to live in large and more comfortable houses

76. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in Europe

B. Renting allows more money into more creative economic activites

C. Germany?s effective mortgage system saw it through the western econo mic crisis

D. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off

77. What opinion does the author agree with most?

A. People should learn the workings of housing market

B. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying houses

C. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be kept

D. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investment

Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

The herds of bulls and horses depicted running along the walls of the Lascaux caves in France are among the most magnificent examples of prehistoric art ever discovered.

But rather than displaying hunting scenes, new evidence suggests that the images actually represent the

frightening sounds which came from the mouths of the caves.

US researcher Steven Waller believes that the echoes(回声) of clapping outside the cave would have sounded like hundreds of animal feet drumming on the ground. He proposes that the caves were preserved for their sound properties, which prehistoric peoples mistook for supernatural noises.

Ancient stories explained echoes from the mouths of certain giant caves as replies from spirits, so our ancestors chose to decorate these caves with paintings believing that they were inhabited by spirits and gods.

B eside animal sounds, many ancient cultures attributed thunder in the sky to …thunder gods,? so it makes sense that some lasting echoes within the caves were interpreted as thunder and inspired paintings of those thunder gods on cave walls.

The idea is also supported by audio theory, which shows statistically significant similarities between the rock are sites and modern sound reflection equipment.

As for the presence of the famous Stonehenge(巨石阵) in Britain, Mr. Walker also suggests it may have been the sound of the prehistoric monument, rather than the sight, that inspired its creation.

He claims that its architects may have been trying to recreate a sound-effect similar to the ritual sound made during religious dancing.

People taking part in a religious dance around a pair of pipes would have heard the music grow quieter as they moved past certain pipes due to a natural phenomenon known as an …interference pattern.? If they were blindfold, it would have created the illusion that the sound was intermittently being reduced by invisible gods as they danced. According to Dr. Walker, the effects became so impressive that ancient people attempted to capture it in store. Therefore the Stonehenge appeared.

However some British experts said that it was clear that Stonehenge had been created over several centuries rather than being …thrown up overnight.?

They claimed that there was no question in the traditional view that lining up along the mid-summer sunrise and mid-winter sunset was the ultimate purpose for its building.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

78. According to ancient people, who lived in the big caves?

79. Modern sound science finds that ____ and _____ have much in common.

80. According to Walker, how was the sound made weaker during religious dancing?

81. The traditional view believes that Stonehenge was built in order to ______.

II卷（共47分）

I．Translation(22分)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.玛丽的表演从来没有这样令人印象深刻。(Never…)

2.谁到得最晚，就得为今天的晚餐买单。(whoever)

3.据报道，父母之间的关系将大大影响孩子的学习成绩。(It)

4.在世界许多地方，重男轻女的现象令许多女性在教育、就业方面处于劣势。(phenomenon)

5. 商家制造的一年一度的消费节为老百姓提供了花小钱买高质商品的机会。(provide)

II. Guided Writing（25分）

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150words according to the instructions.

你是李华，为解决你所在的学校公益社团(public welfare society)的资金短缺问题，请给全校学生写一封募捐信，募集5000元善款。信中必须包括：

1. 向全校的捐款号召。

2. 你发起这一活动的理由。

3. 你准备怎样使用善款的计划。

（文中不得出现考生姓名，学校等任何真实信息）

参考答案：

I. Listening Comprehension

1-5 BCBDB 6-10 CCBBD

11-13 ACB 14-16 CBC

17. Financing 18. interest 19. Architecture 20. credits

21. Television producer 22. different exercise types 23. limiting food intake 24. A lifestyle choice

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

25. sitting 26. where 27. more likely 28. while 29. may 30. seeing 31. how 32. it

33. had fallen 34. to attract 35. which 36. on 37. published 38. other 39. remains 40. experiencing

41-45 JAEGF 46-50 KBDCH

III. Reading Comprehension

51-55 ABCDB 56-60 CBACD 61-65 BCCDC

66-69 BAAB 70-73 CDDA 74-77 DABC

78. Spirits and gods

79. rock art sites, modern sound reflection equipment

80. By moving past certain pipes to create interference pattern.

81. line up along the mid-summer sunrise and mid-winter sunset

II卷

I．Translation(22分)

1.Never has Mary?s performance been so impressive.

2.Whoever arrives the latest will have to pay for today?s dinner.

3.It?s reported that the relationship between parents can greatly affect their kid?s academic scores.

4.In many parts of the world, the phenomenon of valuing sons over daughters has put many women at a

disadvantage in education and employment.

5.The annual spending holiday produced by merchants provides common people with a chance to buy

high-quality goods at low prices.

II. Guided Writing

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