2017-2018学年七宝中学高一上英语月考卷
七宝中学2017学年上学期高一英语月考卷Ⅱ. Grammar 20%Section A1.You ______ (read) the novel for almost five hours. Why not join us and have a cup of tea?2.The bridge is still under construction and ______ (expect) to complete in October.3.They were ahead during the first half of the match, but ______ (beat) in the last five minutes.4.The movie was not good enough, but I ______ (see) many worse ones.5.Rain forests ______ (cut) at such a speed that they will disappear from this planet in theforeseeable future.6.Sorry, Jim. I ______ (plan) to go to your birthday party, but my sister was sick.7.Oh, what a pretty gift I ______ (not expect) you would bring me a gift.8.By the time he left the college, he ______ (make) dozens of inventions.9.When I met Mr. Smith five years ago, he ______ (work) as an interpreter in an import andexport company.10.At this time next week, we ______ (fly) across the Pacific to another continent.【答案】1.have been reading2.is expected3.were beaten4.had seen5.are being cut6.had planned7.didn’t expect8.had made9.was working10.will be flying【解析】1.考察时态，根据for almost five hours及句意说明已经读了大约5小时，现在还在继续，故填have been reading。
2.考察词组，be expected to 有望……。
3.考查时态语态，根据前文were 及句意故用一般过去式被动语态，故填were beaten。
4.考查时态，根据前文was及句意可知在这部电影之前看过更糟糕的，强调动作先后性，故填had seen。
5.考查时态语态，根据句意可知现在正在被砍伐，故填are being cut。
6.考查时态，根据句意可知在sister生病前就已经打算去参加party，强调原本打算，故填had planned。
7.考查时态，根据句意可知之前没料到，故填didn’t expect。
8.考查时态，根据by the time he left ...可知填过去完成时，故填had made9.考查时态，根据时间状语从句when I met Mr. Smith five years ago，可知填过去进行时。
故填was working。
10.考查时态，根据时间状语at this time next week，可知填将来进行时，故填will be flying。
Section BDirections: 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 blankNOW he has a new computer, Mike is wondering what will happen to the old one. Well, after (1)_______(break) down into small pieces, it was sent to china by ship.Things like this happen every day. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones. They (2)_______(send) to china illegally. This batch of e-waste was sent back to Japan, but sometimes e-waste gets through.Computers (3)_______(fill) with dangerous poisons like mercury (水银) and lead (铅).Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs (4)_______ (deal) with safely. Usually computer parts are buried. E-waste is a problem. Countries like Japan and the US often send their e-waste to China. For years, Guiyu in Guangdong Province (5)_______(describe) as “the e-waste capital of the world”.The city has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year. This earns $75 million, (6)_______ it comes at a cost. Many of the poisons in e-waste find their way (7)_______ the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and acids are poured into rivers.Greenpeace, an environmental group, has said that it has found the earth and rivers of Guiyu badly (8)_______ (pollute). Fortunately, laws about waste recycling (9)_______(make) to solve the problem, After all, the government wants the country to develop, but in a way (10)_______ doesn’t damage the environment and people’s lives.【答案】1.being broken2.had been sent3.are filled4.to be dealt/dealing5.is described/has been described6.but7.into8.polluted9.are being made/have been made10.that/which【解析】1.考察非谓语动词。
after 介词后接动词ing形式，break 的逻辑主语是it（computer），所以是被动形式。
故填being broken。
2.考查时态语态。
根据上文内容可知应该用过去完成时的被动语态形式。
故填had been sent。
3.考察时态语态。
根据上下文内容可知应用一般现在时的被动语态形式。
故填are filled4.考查词组。
sth need doing/to be done。
故填to be dealt/dealing。
5.考查时态语态。
根据时间状语for years可知填写is described/has been described。
6.考查连词。
根据句意存在转折关系，故填but。
7.考查介词。
考查词组find one’s way into sp.找到出路。
8.考查非谓语动词。
逻辑主语the earth and rivers 和pollute 之间是被动关系，故填polluted。
9.考察时态语态。
根据上下文可知应填一般现在时的被动语态或现在完成时被动语态，故填are being made/have been made。
10.考查连词。
这里是限制性定语从句先行词为way，关系代词做主语，故填that/ which。
Ⅱ. Vocabulary(10%)Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note there is one more word than you need.When people need to make purchases, whether large-ticket items or small, they don’t ____1____ consider purchasing that item used. If the thought does end up crossing their ____2____, they may think that finding somewhere to purchase a used item is too much of a trouble, or that the item won’t be in the best shape. Whatever the reason, they don’t ____3____, and go straight for ____4____ new things. What these people don’t realize is that when it comes to certain items, there is no ____5____ paying full prices. For certain items, you can find equal quality with second-hand, and for a small part of the cost. And with some online sites, finding those items couldn’t be easier. Why pay more when you could be saving loads of money?Here are some items that you would be much better off buying used:1.Cars: The new car smell is unforgettable, but what’s even more forgettable is the fact that the minute you drive a new brand car off a lot, its value drops ____6____ by about 20%. You lose a 20% in the first few spins of the wheel alone. Unless you have unlimited resources, buying a used car is obviously a(n) ____7____ choice. In addition, insurance is usually a lot less on used cars than new cars. You can find a car in excellent ____8____ that’s a few years old. Definitely worth the savings.2.Textbooks: These days, even high school text books for advanced courses can cost you more than $200 dollars. Most likely, at the end of the semester, that $200 will end up sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk in the corner of a room ____9____ dust. Don’t waste money on a new textbook. Choose to either rent, borrow, or buy your text book second hand.3.Furniture: It’s no secret that furniture is pricy, and if you’re in the process of decorating a new space with new furniture, prepare for your wallet to be drained. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’re worried about the furniture being worn, just set up a time to go see it before you make the purchase. Flea markets are one of the excellent places for used furniture shopping. Flea markets also tend to have very ____10____ pieces, which you wouldn’t be able to find in department store.【答案】BD A B CD AD D C AB BC AC【解析】1. 考察副词。
七宝中学 2017 学年高三英语月考试卷
七宝中学2017 学年高三英语月考试卷2017.09Ⅱ.Grammar andvocabulary Section ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank."Have you gotten married?""Have you received a salary raise??""Have you bought a house???"Are you familiar with these questions starting with "have you" and ending in at least one question mark?If your answer is yes and you are getting sick of answering these questions, you probably have become a member of the "home-fear group".The "home-fear group" refers to ____1____ feeling anxious about returning home during the Spring Festival. They have deep concerns about going back home for such factors as heavy economic pressure, high costs of the festival, the troubles of buying tickets, the long distance of the journey and exposure of private matters ____2____(involve) family or love life.Now, a special song has been tailor-made for this group.The seven-minute song utilizes a choir style and rap. The beginning of the song ____3____(sing) by the choir, which involves a family scene ____4____ a recently returned young adult is asked a series of questions by family members. After the "question attack" from relatives, the young man decides to reflect ____5____ his past and also defend himself through rap.According to the official weibo account of Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Chorus, this is more than just a funny song, but a useful guide for young people. A careful listen to some of the lyrics will inspire you on ____6____ to wisely answer many ’Spring Festival-specific’ questions."It is a very interesting yet brainwashing song, truly describing the ____7____(satisfactory) situation quite a few young Chinese people have been trapped in," Sina Weibo user Santilin Clouds said.According to a survey recently conducted among 1,918 young people by the research center at China Youth Daily, an overwhelming 86.4 percent of interviewees think it is necessary ____8____(return) to their homeland during the Spring Festival, ____9____ ________ they are afraid of losing face for an average life or career.“Indeed, we ____10____ not be that good but we will work hard in the future. That’s enough! After all, the essence of spending the Spring Festival is reunion not compression,” the song echoes the theme at the ending.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.Food prices are soaring to record levels,threatening many developing countries with masshunger and political instability(不稳定).Finance ministers ofthe Group of20 leading economies discussed the problem at a meeting in Paris last week,butfor all oftheir ____1____ concern, most are already breaking their promises to help.After the last ____2____ price increasein2008,the G-20 promised to invest $22 billion over three years to help poor countries boost foodproduction.To date,the World Bank fund that is supposed to administer this money has receivedless than $400 million.Food prices are now higher than their 2008 peak,driven by rising ____3____ indeveloping countries and unstable weather,including drought in Russia and Ukraine and a dryspellin North China that threatens the crop ofthe world's largest wheat producer.The World Banksays the increase has pushed 44 million people into extreme povertyjust since June.In 2008,30 countries had food riots(暴动).That has not happened,at least not yet.TheUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warns that Mozambique,Uganda, Mali,Niger and Somalia are extremely vulnerable to ____4____ because of rising prices, along with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Asia,and Haiti, Guatemala, Bolivia and Honduras in Latin America.____5____ government policies could make matters worse.Some countries are stockpilingfood according to the policies.When India did that last year,food ended up rotting in storages.Others are ____6____ agricultural export bans,which discourages investment in production.The world's wealthier nations must press them to rethink these polices and back that up with real help.TheObama administration has proposed worthy ____7____, but even when Democrats controlled Congress it had a hard time getting the money. The administration promised $3.5 billion to the G-20 effort.So far,it has ____8____ only $66.6 million to the World Bank fund. It is now asking for $408 million for the fund - part of a $1.64 billion request for its Feed the Future initiative,which ____9____ to strengthen poor countries' food production capabilities. However,the continuing resolution passed by the House now cuts $800 million out of the food aid budget - bringing it down to about $1billion,roughly where it was in 2001.The White House needs to push back hard.This isn't a question of ____10____. It is an issue of life or death for millions of people.And the hard truth is that if the United States doesn't keep its word,no one else will.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.The people of the Makah Nation have lived on Washington Stare's Olympic Peninsula for thousands of years. They call themselves Kwi-dich-cha-at,which ____1____ “people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The shorter name of Makah, bestowed on them by neighboring Native American peoples, means "generous with food".Before the white settlers arrived in the American Northwest, the Makah hunted gray and humpback whales from canoes made from the western red cedar tree. Whales ____2____ meat, blubber, and bone for food, oil, and utensils. The Makah enjoyed a lively trade in whale products with other Native Americans and later with an intensity and efficiency that quickly ____3____ the numbers of these creatures. The Makah relationship to the whales, on the other hand, was as much ____4____ as material. Whales and whaling were ____5____ in their songs and dances. Images of whales were ____6____ into blankets and baskets and carved in stone and wood. By the 1920s, with local whales on the brink of ____7____, the Makah stopped hunting them altogether.Through ____8____ conservation measures, whales returned to the waters off the Olympic Peninsula soon. In the 1970s, archeologists discovered many objects that confirmed the long and significant relationship between the Makah and whales. This awareness ____9____ a cultural resurgence(复兴) that included a focus on traditional foods and the health problems some linked to changes in the Makah diet, particularly the ____10____ from it of sea mammal meat.Eventually, the Makah decided to resume hunting whales. Although their plans faced strong opposition from different groups, they cited an 1885 treaty signed with the U.S. government that ____11____ the fight to continue this practice. After years of planning, the Makah ____12____ the first hunt for the late fall of 1998. They succeededin bringing in a gray whale about six months later. Today the Makah hunt whales in the ____13____ way – from large seagoing canoes, using harpoons. Divers enter the water and tie the killed whale’s jaws shut to prevent the animal from sinking. The whales are finally towed to shore and cut into pieces ____14____ traditional rituals. The blubber and meat is distributed among Makah families. No part of the whale can be sold ____15____, although artifacts that Makah carvers make from bones are often available for chase.1. A. guides B. ignores C. means D. admires2. A. provided B. separated C. consumed D. wasted3. A. decreased B. increased C. counted D. divided4. A. artificial B. theoretical C. spiritual D. physical5. A. issues B. versions C. subjects D. requests6. A. put B. transferred C. printed D. woven7. A. extinction B. collapse C. destruction D. disaster8. A. simple B. moderate C. aggressive D. temporary9. A. contributed to B. added to C. referred to D. responded to10. A. abundance B. disappearance C. diversity D. familiarity11. A. demanded B. avoided C. retained D. guaranteed12. A. scheduled B. continued C. stopped D. described13. A. convenient B. traditional C. practical D. proper14. A. in accordance with B. as a result of C. in place of D. at the cost of15. A. globally B. secretly C. commercially D. cheaplySection BDirections: Read the following 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.AIn December 2008, Caroline Kennedy - daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy - sat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.Her performanc e wasn’t well received, in part because her speech was full of filler words - “ums,” “ahs” and “you knows.” One listener counted 27 “ums” and 38 “you knows” in the space of five minutes. A few weeks after the interview, Kennedy ended her Senate campaign.F iller words may seem natural in everyday speech, but they can be deadly in formal presentations. “Using excessive fillers is the most annoying speech habit,” said Susan Ward, a speech specialist. “They take your listener’s attention away often to the point that he doesn’t hear anything you say. Your message is entirely lost.”Many speakers are afraid of pause. They believe their audience will think they are inarticulate(不善于表达) if they pause to think of what to say next, so they use filler words to avoid the silence. However, a pause is actually more impressive than a filler word. Listeners know that the speaker is thinking, trying to find the right word. Sometimes apause can actually improve a speech, as when an actor uses a dramatic pause to hold the attention of his audience. A speaker shouldn’t be afraid to pause occasionally during a speech; it shows self-confidence.It takes some work to cut out filler words. You can begin by taking a few seconds to think about what you want to say the next time you are asked a question. This pause will help you begin powerfully, and it will help you avoid using a filler word.The same public speaking technique applies when you are shifting from one idea to another. While you may be tempted to fill the silence between ideas with a filler word, remember to allow yourself to pause and think about what you want to say next.If you need help overcoming your “um” problem, consider asking a famil y member or a friend to point out when you use filler words. You also could record an upcoming presentation and then watch yourself in action. You may be amazed at how often you say “um” or “uh”!Although we live in a fast-paced society that seemingly demands instant answers, we must use the pause to our advantage. Finally, we should only speak when we are ready.1. In the first two paragraphs of the article the writer intends to ________.A. introduce Caroline Kennedy to readersB. explain what filler words areC. illustrate how deadly filler words can be in the public speechD. remind readers that they should count filler words used in public speeches2. The reason why filler words are considered annoying by speech specialist is that ________.A. they prevent the listener from focusing on what the speaker is sayingB. they convey the speaker’s superiority to the listenerC. they mean the speaker is not articulate at allD. they make the speaker appear self-confident3. When used properly, pauses in speeches can actually ________.A. help the speaker calm downB. hold the attention of the audienceC. show the speaker’s anxietyD. help the audience relax59. Which of the following is NOT suggested as a way to get rid of filler words?A. To have mental training in order to think faster.B. To watch a recording of your own speech.C. To ask someone else to point out when you use filler words.D. To practice thinking for a moment before answering a question.BScholarship Application Tips in 2013 for college students●Before you apply1. Work hard to get good grades. Don’t sweat about one bad grade, but always striveto do your best.2. Get involved, and stay involved, in out-of-class activities. Sports, clubs, drama, bands and orchestras- these often count toward a student’s overall scholarship application evaluation. The same goes for paid (or unpaid) work experience.3. Begin your scholarship research early- by your sophomore(大学二年级)or junior year of high school, if possible.Make special note of application deadlines, as they can vary from late summer to late spring.4. Apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible(符合条件的)for- several smaller scholarships can add up to a lot of money.●During the application process1. Read the supplementary materials that come with scholarship application forms to better understand the program’sfocus (community service, subject interest). Try to answer the questions with the focus area in mind.2. Answer questions as they are asked. Don’t go off topic.3. If there is a financial component to the application, make sure you get accurate and complete information from all appropriate sources to ensure your eligibility.4. Take your time. Write down everything you can think of for each question, then set the application aside for a day so you can look everything over again before you send it off.5. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete your application, especially if you are applying online. Computer systems can get blocked with the large volume of applicants hoping to submit(上交) their qualifications during the last few days and hours before a deadline.6. If a third party has to complete part of your application, such as providing a letter of recommendation, make sure you ask them early on and remind them as often as necessary to ensure they provide you with the necessary materials.7. Last but not least, review your application with your parents to make sure you haven’t left out any important details. Good luck to the students applying for the 2013 scholarship programs!1. Before you apply for a scholarship, it’s best to ________.A. pay more attention to grades than to extracurricular activitiesB. focus on only one scholarship applicationC. get as much work experience as possibleD. begin your preparation as early as possible2.The underlined phrase “sweat about” most probably means ________.A. worry aboutB. feel surprised atC. think ofD. be crazy about3. The author suggests that applicants should ________.A. focus on the subject you are interested inB. double-check their application with their parentsC. make up financial situation to ensure eligibilityD. avoid submitting the application onlineCWhile still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. "Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men," according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York's Veteran's Administration Hospital.Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affects the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressedout female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress. "It's not necessarily that women don't cope as well. It's just that they have so much more to cope with," says Dr. Yehuda. "Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men's," she observes, "It's just that they're dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner."Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. "I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family numbers, and they tend not to be oneshot deals. The wearandtear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating."Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college. "I struggled a lot to getthe college degree. I was living in so much frustration that was my escape to go to school, and get ahead and do better." Later her marriage ended and she became a single mother. "It's the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the car payment, and pay the debt. I lived from paycheck to paycheck."Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses, Alvarez describes. But most women today are coping with a lot of obligations, with few breaks, and feeling the strain. Alvarez's experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.1. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A. Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.B. Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.C. Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.D. Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.2. Dr. Yehuda's research suggests that women ________.A. need extra doses of chemicals to handle stressB. have limited capacity for tolerating stressC. are more capable of avoiding stressD. are exposed to more stress3. According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be ________.A. domestic and temporaryB. irregular and violentC. durable and frequentD. trivial and random4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Strain of Stress: No Way Out?B. Responses to Stress: Gender DifferenceC. Stress Analysis: What Chemicals SayD. Gender Inequality: Women Under StressSection CToday’s workplace is unique in history. Never before have we seen people working together who represent such different backgrounds and experiences. This difference of age, race, gender, and work style makes it very difficult to organize and run a company.____1____ Increasingly, managers are discovering that age differences among workers are a major cause of concern.This has been an important realization. The management difficulties and challenges have led some experts to study intergenerational differences for an understanding of problems in the workplace. What they have discovered is interesting and may provide ways of improving working conditions in companies that employ individuals from different generations.The first thing to realize, they say, is that differences of opinion about the importance of work and how to get work done are not a coincidence. ____2____ In fact, if employers do not pay attention to these differences, it is possible that anger will build up between people and lead to difficulties in the company.Resentment(仇恨) between members of different generations, if not attended to, can lead to extreme anger and unhappiness and even lasting enmity if people are not careful. ____3____ It is natural for individuals from the same generation to form alliances(联盟), to come together for protection. Different generations represent different experiences in life, and these lead naturally to different opinions about oneself and one’s approaches to work.If you were raised in a time of plenty, when products were readily available and relatively inexpensive, you would believe that prosperity is natural and expectable. If, on the other hand, you were raised in a time of scarcity, you would always be careful not to waste things for fear you would not have enough. You would make angry people who seem to believe that problems will always solve themselves. ____4____ It is difficult, in such circumstances, to achieve a happy, agreeable atmosphere in the workplace.IV. SummaryDirections: Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Ifyou’veever sent an email that startedwiththe words"Just sendingafriendly reminderto please..."wehave some bad news foryou: It probablybackfired.Notonlyare “friendly reminder” emails one of the annoying email habits you have, but everyone also secretly hates them.To you, reminder email could simply be “a friendly way to ask for something th at’s late,"Fast Company writes. But unfortunately, that might not be the message coming across to yourcoworkers. Youneedtoquitthisbademailhabitandstopsendingthemimmediately,andhere'swhy.For one, if you use "hedge words" such as "kind of," "maybe," "probably." etc., they will decrease your credibility with your coworkers.Although you might insert those phrases forasofter tone,they also make you sound insecure andunconfident. Beclear with your choice ofwords,choosingthestraightforward“sendingareminder,"instead.Trust you’re youremployeeswill appreciatethe directness.Butthat'snoteventheworstpart.It'salso easyforthosereminderemailstogetlostinpeople's inboxes,if not ignored immediately. With countless emails flooding in per day, yourscould easily get lost intheshuffle.Very likely, yourcoworkerswill hitthe"delete" button.Still, you need to get their attention somehow, right? After all, you have a job to do! Onceyousendtheclassic reminderemail, try schedulingameetingwiththepersonviacalendarinvite. Evenresendingthe classic reminder emailwithared"urgent"flagcoulddothetrick. Doing so is practically guaranteed to get the message across-and still save face with your coworkers._______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________II. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.为了确保他参加会议，我会提前一周给他打电话。
2017-2018年上海市七宝中学高三第一学期期中英语试卷
2017-2018七宝中学高三第一学期期中试卷Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary(第二大题每小题1分。
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）Section ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Chinese president Xi Jinping said yesterday that the central government will,21________ always,support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in growing its economy and improving people's well-being.Xi was speaking on his arrival at Hong Kong International Airport for a three-day trip to attend celebrations 22________(mark)the 20h anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inauguration of is fifth-term government.He will also inspect the HKSAR. Speaking23________ reporters,Xi said his Hong Kong tour would serve to express best wishes for the HKSAR,showcase the central government's support,and help the region plan its future.“I'm pleased 24________(set) foot in Hong Kong once again after nine years.“Xi said,“Hong Kong's development has always pulled at my heartstrings.”Xi congratulated the HKSAR on the great achievements 25_________,had made over the past 20 years since its establishment,and encouraged it to create "new glory.” The central government,which 26________(offer) its strong backing for Hong Kong over the past 20 years,will support the HKSAR in growing its economy and improving people's well-being,He also said he would be joining people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to review the city's extraordinary 20-year journey,sum up its experience and plan the future to ensure the smooth and long-term successful practice of 27 ________ “one country,two systems" policy. The trip is Xi's first to Hong Kong as Chinese president. Tomorrow's 20h anniversary will be an important 28________ joyous occasion for both the country and the city. The president added:"I believe that through the series of events 29 ________ (stay)in Hong Kong,our determination and confidence in developing and building a 30 ________(good) Hong Kong will surely be enhanced.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can onlyFrench multinational pharmaceutical and demo-cosmetics giant Pierre Fabre is reinforcing its Online 31 to expand its reach to customers in China.Bertrand Parmentier, CEO of Pierre Fabre Group,said tat global cosmetic markets are becoming more and more consumer-centric due o the digital 32________,which requires business to build direct relati onship with customers.“33________our proposition of values builds wit the offering of products, which was recommended and promoted by pharmacists or beauty advisors(in physical stores).Now.on top of these, the direct relationship with consumers is also veryimportant"Said Parmentie r.“it is a 34________in the habits of consumers.The new generation in China are digital natives.”he said.“These digital natives give us opportunities to establish regular relationships.”So far, the company, which35________ is online business in China in Sepember2015,has established partnerships with leading Chinese e-commerce platforms Tmall and JD.Parmentier 36________ Pierre Fabre is planning to embrace more online distribution platforms in China to maintain long-term growth.Although the group is expecting to 37________ more turnover online in China, Parmenier said it is not necessary to pit online and offline channels against one another,adding that the two are complementary.(互补）“That is why we do not have to37________ or shift from one to zero but we have to articulate (结合）online and offline strategies.Y ou have two legs and you have to combine the two. The Bdemand of Chinese consumers creates ample opportunities for cosmetic developers.In recent decades,almost all globally leading cosmetic brands have launched distribution in China.“The competition is fierce”,Parmentier said."Sticking to differentiation is the key 40C behind the company's development in the Chinese market.”Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (45)Direetions: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.In modern society loneliness can be seen as a social phenomenon and people can experience loneliness for many reasons.It is a very common,though normally temporary,41________ of a breakup,divorce,or loss of any important long-term relationship.In these cases,loneliness may result both from the loss of a specific person and from the 42________ from social circles.The loss of a significant person in one's life will typically initiate a grief response;in this situation,one might feel lonely,even while in the company of others.Loneliness may also result from any socially disruptive(破裂的）event,such as moving from one's home town into 43________communities leading to homesickness.Loneliness can also occur inplaces with low population densities in which there are comparatively few people to 44________.There are many different ways used to 45________ loneliness.The first step that most doctors recommend to patients is therapy.Short term therapy typically occurs over a period of ten to twenty weeks.During therapy,emphasis is put on understanding the cause of the problem, 46________the negative thoughts,feelings,and attitudes resulting from the problem,and exploring ways to help the patient feel connected.Some doctors also recommend 47________ therapy as a means to connect with other sufferers and establish a support system.It may take several attempts before a suitable anti-depressant medication is found.Some patients may also develop a resistance to a certain type of medication and need to 48________ periodically.Another treatment is animal-assisted therapy.Studies and surveys indicate that the presence of animal companions such as dogs,cats,rabbits,and guinea pigs can 49________ feelings of loneliness or depression among some sufferers.Beyond the companionship the animal itself provides there may also be increased opportunities for 50________with other pet owners.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are a number of other health benefits associated with pet ownership,such as lowered blood pressure.In addition,someother alternative approaches may include exercise,dieting,etc,which many patients find have a 51________ effect on relieving symptoms.Results of a study also suggest that correcting manipulative social cognition(认知）offers the best chance of 52________ loneliness.Nevertheless,loneliness can sometimes play an important role in the 53________process.In some people,temporary or prolonged loneliness can lead to notable artistic and creative expression,for example,as was the case with poet Emily Dickinson,and numerous musicians. This is not to imply that loneliness itself ensures this creativity,54________,it may have an influence on the subject matter of the artist and more likely be present in individuals 55________ creative activities.41.A,type B.concern C.consequence D.evidence42.A.withdrawal B.absence C.disappearance D.presencermal B.uncertain C.relevant D.unfamiliar44.A.turn to B.interact with C.long for D.share with45.A.release B.observe C.monitor D.treat46.A.reversing B.directing C.measuring D.pursuing47.A.long-term B.sightseeing C.patient D.group48.A.quit B.evolve C.switch D.exercise49.A.confirm B.protest C.enhance D.ease50.A.socializing B.interfering paring D.coping51.A.historic B.restorative C.decisive D.permanent52.A.promoting B.enhancing C.reducing D.striving53.A.creative B.musical C.artistic D.poetic54.A.however B.therefore C.rather D.otherwise55.A.restricted to B.engaged in C.concerned about D.altered byB:Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questionsor unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choosethe one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.In a land swept by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes,how have Japan's tallest and seemingly most breakable old buildings-500 or so wooden pagodas,tower-shaped buildings -remained standing for centuries?Japanese scholars have been confused for ages about their stability.For centuries,many attributed the resilience（抗震”性）of pagodas to the massive trunk-like central columns known as shinbashira,which bends and swings during a typhoon or earthquake, just like a tall tree.But the amazing thing is that the shinbashira actually does not carry any load at all but is suspended from the top of the pagoda-hanging loosely down through the middle of the building.The weight of the building is supported entirely by twelve outer and four inner columns.And what is the role of the shinbashira,the central column?The best way to understand the shinbashira's role is to watch a video made by Shuzo Ishida,a structural engineer at Kyoto Institute of Technology.Mr.Ishida, known to his students as“Professor Pagoda”has built a series of models and tested them on a “shake-table” in his laborato ry.In short,the shinbashira was acting like an enormous pendulum(钟摆). Under pressure,a pagoda's lose floors could be made to side back and forth independently. Viewed from the side,the pagoda seemed to be doing a snake dance -witheach floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbors above and below.The shinbashira,running up through a hole in the centre of the building,made it unlikely that individual storeys moved too far because, after moving a certain distance,they banged into it, passing on energy away along the column.Another strange feature of the Japanese pagoda is that,because of the building tapers(锥形）, with each floor plan being smaller than the one below,none of the vertical(垂直的）columns that carry the weight of the building is connected to its corresponding column above.In other words, a five-storey pagoda contains not even one column that travels right up through the building.More surprising is the fact that the individual storeys of a Japanese pagoda are not actually connected to each other.They are simply stacked one on top of another like a pile of hats.The extra-wide eaves(屋檐）also play a part.Think of them as a balancing pole of tightrope-walkers.The bigger the mass at each end of the pole,the easier it is for the tightrope walker to maintain his balance.The same holds true for a pagoda.With the eaves extending out on all sides like balancing poles,the building responds to even the most powerful earthquake with a graceful swinging,never an abrupt shaking.56.In a Japanese pagoda,the shinbashira is designed to_________________.A.bear certain amount of weight of the pagodaB.bend under pressure the way a tall tree doesC.connect the floors with pagoda's baseD.stop the floors from moving too far57.Shuzo Ishida performs experiments in order to_________________.A.apply the pendulum into practiceB.gain insight into the “shake-table”modelC.learn about the mechanisms of pagodasD.locate shinbashira exact position in a pagoda58.What is the best title for the passage?A.How Shinbashira Plays its RoleB.Why Pagodas Do Not Fall DownC.Distinct Features of Japanese ArchitectureD.Shuzo Ishida,a Distinguished Engineer(B)Basketball,baseball and soccer are classic sports that people will always enjoy.And yet we keep changing popular games like these in new ways to keep them fresh.Underwater hockeyThis game is played in swimming poolswith two teams of six players.Each playerhas lippers(蛙鞋），a snorkel and a stick usedfor hiting a puck(圆盘）.Each team earnspoints by hitting the puck into itsunderwater goal. Other team members mustbe ready to take the puck when a team member goes up for air.That makes underwater hockey a true team sport.ChessboxingA sport can also be revised by mixing itwith another game.In chessboxing,twoplayers compete on the chess board and inthe ring. First,their minds are tested in agame of chess. Then they use their strengthin a round of boxing.They repeat this for 11rounds.The winner beats the loser inchess,knocks him out while boxing or getsmore boxing points.BossaballThis exciting sport is part volleyball andpart soccer.But unlike both of those sports,players jump up and down throughout thegame.That's because it's played on aninfatable（可充气的）volleyball court with atrampoline on either side of the net.Oneplayer bounce on the trampoline while up tofour others stand around it.A team can touchthe ball six times before sending it backacross the net.Each player may touch theball once with arms or twice with other bodyparts.CycleballAnother fun game to watch,cycleball is likeindoor soccer on wheels.Each player rides aspecial bike designed for the game.Likesoccer,a team must put the ball in a goal.However,there is a catch.The ball can onlybe touched with the bikes'wheels or theplayers'heads.This game requires a lot ofpractice to learn the skills needed.Though these sports may not be common,give them a look or even a try.59.Why does the author think Underwater Hockey is a true team sport?A.Because all players in a team wear the same flippers and use a stick to hit a puck.B.Because each player in a team has to cooperate with other team members in the match.C.Because it is played underwater,the game is more dangerous than the sports played on land.D.Because each team earns points by hitting the puck into its underwater goal.60.In Chessboxing,the winner will be the one whoA.wins both in chess and in boxingB.defeats his opponent in chessC.wins in chess or in boxingD.can knock his opponent out of the boxing ring6l.According to the article at most how many players in all can take part in a Bossaball match?A.4B.6C.8D.1062.In cycleball, the author mentions catch, whose meaning may be________.A.sportB.skillC.ruleD. practiceCY ANG YUANQING,Lenovo's boss,hardly spoke a word of English until he was about 40: he grew up in rural poverty and read engineering at university,But when Lenovo bought IBM's Personal computer division in 200s he decided o immerse himself in English: he moved his family to North Carolina,hired a language tutor and-the ultimate sacrifice -spent hours watching cable-TV news.Lenovo is one of a growing number of multinationals from the non-Anglophone world that have made English their official language.The fashion began in places with small populations but global ambitions such as Singapore and Switzerland.Corporate English is now invading more difficult territory,such as Japan.Rakuten,a cross between Amazon and eBay,and Fast Retailing,which operates the Uniqlo fashion chain,were among the first to switch.Now they are being joined by old-economy companies such as Honda,a carmaker,and Bridgestone,a tyremaker.Chinese firms are proving harder to handle:they have a huge internal market and are struggling to enrol competent managers of any description,let alone English-speakers.But some are following Lenovo's lead. Huawei has introduced English as a second language and encourages ambitious employees to become fluent.There are some obvious reasons why multinational companies want a lingua franca(共通语）.Adopting English makes it easier to recruit global stars (including board members),reach global markets and assemble global production teams.Such steps are especially important to companies in Japan,where the population is shrinking.Tsedal Neeley of Harvard Business School says that “Englishnisation"can stir up a hornet's nest of emotions.Ms Neeley argues that companies must think carefully about implementing a policy that touches on so many emotions.Senior managers should explain to employees why switching to English is so important,provide them with classes and conversation groups,and offer them incentives(刺激）to improve their fluency.Those who are already proficient in English should speak more slowly and try not to dominate conversations.And managers must act as referees and enforcers,resolving conflicts and discouraging staff from return to their native tongues.Intergovernmental bodies like the European Union are obliged to pretend that there is no predominant global tongue.But businesses worldwide are facing up to the reality that English is the language on which the sun never sets.63.Lenovo's boss made ail the efforts to familiarize himself with English exceptA.hiring a language tutorB.resettling in an English-speaking environmentC.expanding the business overseasD.exposing himself to English Cable-TV news64.What can we infer from the passage?A.Most Chinese firms would like to introduce corporate English.B.Chinese firms are in great need of English majors as their managers.C.Huawei followed Lenovo as the second largest multinational in China.D.Adopting corporate English is more difficult in places with a large population.65.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.The decrease in population pushes the Japanese to learn English well.B.Neither the governmental bodies nor businesses will regard English as a global tongue.panies should handle employees' emotions carefully during the switch.D.Those good at English should be encouraged to speak more in the company.66.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A.English-Global Tongue in BusinessB.English-Chinese Business Leaders' New FashionC.English-The Best Tool in CommunicationD.English-Dominating Factor of Successful BusinessSection CDirections:Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below.EachWith the arrival of the age of “information economy",intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than anizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information.67______________.A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists.In the information age, journalists spend their time,not investigating,but passing on the words of a spokesperson.There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper's owner,Lord Copper.68______________. When he's right about something they answer “definitely",and when he's wrong they say “to some extent,Lord Copper."It seems reasonable to suppose that,in the real world,the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them.In countries where the news is not officially controlled,it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertising.The news has to attract viewers and maintain itsaudience ratings.I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show.In Britain,we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment.There is progressively less room for historical background,or statistics,which are harder to present as a sensational story.There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want.People around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms.69______________. Any web log may contain the latest information of the year,or equally,a made-up story that you will never be able to check.Maybe the time has come to do something about it,and I don't just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper.In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices:switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust.70______________.Section D Summary (10分）Directions:Summarize the following passage with no more than 60 words.Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature.However,whether you are on the mountains,in the waves,or on the grassland,you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.Some sports are resource-hungry.Golf,as you may know,eats up not only large areas of countryside,but also tons of water.Besides,all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses in good condition.This causes major environmental effects.For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain,golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.There are many environment-friendly sports.Power walking is one of them that you could take up today.Y ou don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes;and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse.Simple and free,power walking can also keep you fit.If you walk regularly,it will be good for your heart and bones.Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious,sleep well and have better weight control.Whatever sport you take up,you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials.But the final goal should be “green gyms”.They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports center s. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors,in the countryside or other open spaces.There is no special requirement for you to start your membership.And best of all,it's free.第Ⅱ卷（共40分）I.T ranslation(第1-2句每句3分；第3句4分；第4句5分，共15分）Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.1.这是他第一次夸奖我的衣着。
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上海市七宝中学2017-2018学年高一上学期英语期中考试试题第Ⅰ卷Ⅱ. Grammar（20’）ADashrath Manjhi was from village Gehlour in Gays District, one of the poorest districts of the western Indian. Poor and illiterate(文盲的), he worked as farm labour on fields that ___21___（lie）on the other side of the hill. The villagers had to climb up the hill with its narrow and difficult pass ___22___（buy）even the smallest thing. Passing around it took hours.One day, Manjhi’s wife slipped on the hill and had her ankle ___23___（break）as she was bringing him lunch. Angrily, Manjhi decided to cut the hill down to the size. ___24___（lack）money, he sold off his goats to buy a hammer, chisel(凿子) and rope. He even shift ed(转移) his hut closer to the hill ___25___ ______ he could work day and night. Manjhi ___26___（call）a madman, but he didn’t care. He was unstoppable.Manjhi started his work more than 40 years ago. As time ___27___（pass）, the villagers noticed the hill was a bit more climber-friendly. It was no longer so steep. Manjhi’s hammer and chisel had seen to it that a flat stretch(陆地或水域连绵的一片) had made its appearance.By the early 1980s, a three-kilometer-road ___28___（make）out of the rock, ___29___ was wide enough for even vehicles to pass through. A 50-kilometer-journey to ___30___（near）block headquarters of Wazirganj had now shrunk(shrink收缩) to a 10-kilometer-journey!BWhy do American struggle with watching their weight, ___31___ the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests ___32___ life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as ___33___ important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, but Americans see eating as something ___34___（squeeze）between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long ___35___ the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets ___36___ they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, ___37___（decide）to write about the importance of knowing when to stop ___38___ ______ suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes ___39___ affect French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity—or extreme overweight—among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children ___40___（reach）17%—and is growing.Ⅱ. Vocabulary（20’）Directions：Complete the passage with the words given in the table. Each word can be used onlyThe selfie（自拍）stick has been become one of the most popular tools of the year, but not everyone is willing to fork out(支付) for one.Resourceful (足智多谋的) photo fans have now taken to Twitter to show ___41evidence___ of their own home-made devices --and with hilarious(非常滑稽的) results. It seems the gadgets, which hold smartphones at arm's length, can be made with a range of ___42materials___ from rulers and badminton racquets(球拍) to baguettes(法式长棍面包).One user ___43glued___ sections of salami（香肠）together to create the pole, and ___44formed___ a T-shape with more salami (意大利腊肠) and toothpicks to create a shelf for the phone to ___45rest___ on. While perfect for home use, the sausage selfie stick might not make it past security if you're heading abroad.Another user came up with a(n) ___46instant___ solution to the problem and cut a notch(刻痕) in a stick of bread, and put the phone in place, before holding the baguette in place to take the snap.And it's not just the kids who are skilled at it. Older generations have proved to be ___47particularly___ resourceful with the game. A Twitter user ___48posted___ an image of his uncle using a garden stick to snap a photograph, in which he peer s up into(凝视，仔细看) the lens.The only thing ___49lacking___ in these creative homemade selfie sticks is the button to ___50actually___ take the picture!Public image doesn’t make money directly, nor is it anything visible. However, excellent public image is such an important thing that it is___51 enthusiastically __ desired by every company, enterprise, institution, etc. Public image refers to how a company is___52viewed___ by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders(股东), by the financial community, by the communities where it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable to ___53considerable___ extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional(促销的) efforts are.A firm’s public image plays a vital role in the ___54attraction___ of the firm and its products to employees, customers, and to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors (贷款方), government officials, as well as different special groups. With some things it is impossible to ___55satisfy___ all the different publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the ___56approval___ of creditors and stockholders. However, it will ___57undoubtedly___ find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened. On the other hand, high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.A firm’s public image, if it is good, should be ___58treasured___. It is a valuable strength thatusually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has ___59developed___ a quality image, this is not easily imitate d by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to ___60command___ higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships(良好的债权关系) and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firm’s stock to achieve higher price-earnings ratio (比例) than other firms in the same industry with such a good reputation and public image.Ⅱ. Cloze（30’）ASooner or later, almost everyone who travels by air—from occasional passengers to ___61___ pilots—is affected by jet lag（时差）. One research study reported that as many as 94 percent of all long-distance fliers experience some form of jet lag.Crossing multiple time zones tends to disrupt（扰乱）your physical rhythms, ___62___ your natural 24-hour“body clock”which regulate s your waking and sleeping hours and keeps you aligned （一致）with your ___63___.Symptoms of jet lag may include fatigue(疲劳), insomnia(失眠), disorientation(迷失方向) swollen hands(浮肿的手) and light-headedness. The symptoms of jet leg feel especially ___64___ if you fly from west to east, because it is more difficult for your body to adjust to“losing time”when you journey east than to“___65___ time”when you fly from east to west. And the more time zones you cross during your flight, the more jet lag you’re likely to experience.There are many tips to Help Avoid Jet Lag:1. Adjust your bedtime by an hour a day, a few days before your trip. Change your sleep pattern to match the ___66___ you will keep at your destination. This will help you avoid jet lag during your trip.2. Resetting your watch at the beginning of your flight may help you ___67___ more quickly to the time zone you will be visiting.3. Drink plenty of water before, during and after your flight. The air on planes is extremely dry, and some experts believe that dehydration(脱水) is a(n) ___68___ cause of jet lag. Virtually everyone agrees that dehydration can make jet lag worse.4. Avoid drinking alcohol anything with caffeine during your flight. (That includes many soft drinks as well as coffee or tea.) Both alcohol and caffeine ___69___ dehydration.5. Sleep on the plane if it is nighttime at your destination. Use earplugs, headphones, eye masks or other sleep aids to help ___70___ noise and light, and a travel pillow to make yourself ___71___ so you can sleep.6. Stay ___72___ during your flight if it is daytime at your destination. Read, talk with other passengers, watch the movie, or walk the aisles(走廊) to avoid sleeping at the wrong time.7. Eat lightly but strategically. Some people ___73___ various“jet lag diets,”but I’ve never found one that was worth the trouble. Still, it makes sense to eat foods that support your needs and can help you avoid ___74___“jet lag”conditions. Remember that high-protein meals are likely to keep you awake, foods high in carbohydrates(碳水化合物) ___75___ sleep, and fatty foods may make you feel sluggish.(迟缓的)（）61. A. leading B. paid C. professional D. sick（）62. A. confusing B. producing C. explaining D. realizing（）63. A. background B. temperature C. mood D. environment（）64. A. strong B. normal C. indifferent D. severe（）65. A. adding B. evaluating C. gaining D. producing（）66. A. style B. condition C. schedule D. plan（）67. A. react B. adjust C. relate D. respond（）68. A. medical B. leading C. ordinary D. increasing（）69. A. manage B. contain C. increase D. cure（）70. A. move B. block C. decrease D. balance（）71. A. sleepy B. satisfied C. tired D. comfortable（）72. A. healthy B. awake C. silent D. active（）73. A. follow B. fear C. avoid D. change（）74. A. stressful B. additional C. similar D. unnecessary（）75. A. disturb B. produce C. prevent D. promoteBRobots, it seems, are everywhere---ranging from microbots to gigantic models. The mechanical march is gaining steam.（迅速增长）Up to the present time, robots have mostly been used by automakers（汽车制造商）and semiconductor（半导体）firms to produce goods in large numbers. __76__, cheap, powerful cameras, advanced sensors and other electronics now form the basis of robotics projects.“It sounds like Star Wars, but it’s __77__,” said Bill Vass, CEO of Liquid Robotics. “A perfect storm of technology is occurring” for robotics, he said, tick ing off(列举) the convergence(汇集) of technologies such as GPS, advances in wireless communications, open-source software and new ARM processors on smartphones.It’s hard to __78__ the commercial potential for robotics, as the technology is in its infancy （初始阶段）and, once ready, the bots could do just about anything. What’s certain, though, is that bots will be everywhere in all shapes and sizes for the following.__79__ use. Factory robots are now working together with people because of cheaper and more advanced sensor technology. Japan’s Kawada Industries and other companies are developing clever robots __80__ of assembl ing smartphone and working safely close to people. Kawada’s NextAge bot, which could pass for the robot character WALL-E in the animated film of the same name, is one such model. These more __81__ tools for repetitive tasks could cut __82__ costs of consumer-electronic products makers, and free up humans for other jobs.Military use. Within 10 years, teams of unmanned planes will swarm(蜂拥而至) enemy sites like killer bees, launch ing missiles(导弹) and avoiding detection with complicated jamming devices(干扰设备). Self-programmed submarines（潜水艇）will __83__ dolphins to detect and disarm mines(水雷). The application of mechanized(机械化的) weaponry is key to the military’s transformation(转化) from heavy ground forces to smaller human units armed with robotic __84__.Research. Liquid Robotics makes a surfboard-shape device for __85__ data underwater, such as ocean depth, fish density populations and weather forecasting. The device would be sold to __86__. Wave Glider is its first marine robot. “It operates in environments where you don’t want to send people,” Vass said. “Our bots go out in 35-foot waves and 100-mph winds.”Robots are becoming __87__ as there are more and more senior citizens and working coupleslook for help while at work. Toyota and Honda are building robot-servants to help Japan’s __88__ population. Experts expect dog-walking bots and driverless cars in the new future.“Robots will be bigger than the PC in 10 to 20 years, but it will be linked to your computing device either in the cloud or on your person,” said Paul Berberian, CEO of Orbotix, which makes Sphero, a robot ball __89__ by smartphones. Like others in the industry, Berberian foresees __90__ toy robots for the mass market first, followed by more costly larger devices.（）76. A. Therefore B. However C. Then D. Otherwise（）77. A. exciting B. worrying C. coming D. scaring（）78. A. estimate B. establish C. imagine D. treasure（）79. A. Industrial B. Commercial C. Electrical D. Academic（）80. A. fond B. capable C. experienced D. tired（）81. A. expensive B. efficient C. advanced D. energetic（）82. A. labor B. service C. maintenance D. technology（）83. A, assist B. allow C. remind D. replace（）84. A. programs B. peers C. weapons D. objects（）85. A. computing B. downloading C. storing D. collecting（）86. A. manufacturers B. journalists C. detectives D. researchers（）87. A. sensible B. impressive C. popular D. considerable（）88. A. aging B. growing C. essential D. decreasing（）89. A. designed B. applied C. estimated D. controlled（）90. A. dependable B. affordable C. responsible D. sociableⅡ. Reading Comprehension（30’）AThe big online bookseller Amazon recently announced that less than four years after introducing e-books to its catalogue, it’s now selling more electronic versions of its book titles than printed ones. And this past April, Encyclopedia Britannica（不列颠百科全书），the world’s oldest and largest maker of encyclopedias announced it would no longer publish a print edition. Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project release d a survey about the use of e-books in libraries. It found that 12 percent of Americans aged 16 and older who read e-books say they had borrowed at least one from a library within the past year.But the survey found that the broader public, including 58 percent of those who have library cards and 53 percent of people who own electronic book readers, are not aware that they can find and check out e-books from public libraries, even though three-quarters of the libraries offer that service. Pew Internet Project director Lee Rainie noted that e-book borrowing is becoming more popular at the same time that publishers-who are selling plenty of e-books and fewer hard-copy editions---are worried that free e-book check-outs at the library will hurt sales. In February, for instance, the big publisher Penguin Books stopped supplying new e-books and audio books to libraries. Penguin just reached an agreement to resume(恢复) supplying one big library system in New York City, but not until six months after they are released. That way, those who want the latest books will have to buy them.So things are a little unclear in the library world when it comes to electronic books. More andmore readers want them, but publishers are giving the libraries a hard time about offering them. Demand’s not the problem. Supply may soon be.91. What do 53 percent of e-book readers fail to find?A. Most libraries offer e-book service.B. They can borrow at least one free e-book.C. Borrowing e-books needs to deposit some money beforehand.D. They do not need another library card to borrow e-books.92. The publishers worry about the free e-book check-out at the library, for it will _____.A. change the reader’s shopping habitB. affect the e-book salesC. reduce the supply of audio booksD. hurt sales of hard-cover editions93. What will the publisher Penguin Books do according to its agreement with New York City?A. Resume supplying new e-books.B. Supply e-books half a year after their release.C. Offer discounted new e-books.D. Stop offering the original service.➢B选项错误原因，原文只为一个纽约市的图书馆供书，并没有全部供应94. What does the author believe according to the passage?A. Books sales will go from bad to worse.B. The publishers will lose more money.C. The book demand and supply will return to normal.D. E-book supply can be a problem later on.95. If you are interested in underwater engineering, you will probably attend _____.A. Story ShowB. DIY Underwater Vehicle DesignC. Make your Own iPhone CaseD. Animal Kingdom for Young Ones96. Animal Kingdom for Young Ones is designed for ____.A. adultsB. children of all agesC. kids under 8 years oldD. children aged 12 and older97. What is the subject of the festival?A. SportsB. ScienceC. LiteratureD. EducationCHappiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls, sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable, nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and this is perhaps mainly because they have more opportunities to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those who have good relationship with other family members are happier than those who live alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factors.It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level wherever where it stands at a given time.Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods, but are not necessarily happier adults.The best formula (准则) for happiness is to be able to develop AQ (Adversity Quotient that can be of great benefit when run ning into trouble), to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.98. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. happiness is neither predictable nor apparentB. a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happyC. the rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income groupD. happiness is not necessarily connected to one’s situation in society99. According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon _____.A. a happy childhood in which one can do whatever he likesB. great wealth with which one can buy anythingC. a feeling that conditions are becoming for the betterD. a college degree that can help one achieve great success100. The letters AQ in the last paragraph most probably mean _____.A. ambition to defeat others in a severe competitionB. ability to overcome difficulty and get out of embarrassing situationC. methods of solving difficult problems and challenges in lifeD. attitudes towards severe competition especially in trouble101. The best title of this passage may be _____.A. What Does Happiness Consist inB. Happiness and UnhappinessC. Different Kinds of HappinessD. Causes of Happiness and UnhappinessDDirections：Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact（互动）with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administered system, and the traditional system.In a market system，individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. _________102F_ _____ In a market, transactions（交易）may take place through barter(易货交易) or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and rice are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sail-boat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange ease s transactions considerably. _______103D___ ___An alternative to the market system is administrative（行政的）control by some agency overall transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. ____ _104A______ The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each goods produced by the various firms and shared among different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy._______105C_ ___ Every person’s place within the economic system is fixed by fatherhood or motherhood, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too.第Ⅱ 卷Ⅱ. Translation（20’）1. 学会反思考试中的错误是考高分的关键。
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七宝中学2017-2018学年高三月考（十月）英语试卷第I卷（共95分）I. Listening Comprehension (30)Section 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 dollars. B. 200 dollars. C. 300 dollars. D. 600 dollars.2. A. In the hospital. B. At a nursery. C. At a police station. D. In a library.3. A. April. B. May. C. June. D. July.4. A. Go to visit the writer. B. Buy her new book.C. Ignore her new book.D. Write a book review.5. A. Jogging. B. Basketball. C. Swimming. D. Throwing.6. A. The lady’s room is far.B. She has to sign up for using the lady’s room.C. She is not able to use the lady’s room right now.D. He will lead her to the lady’s room.7. A. He will read it on Saturday. B. He will lend it to Sandy first.C. He will lend it to Jane first.D. He will keep the paper until Sunday.8. A. He probably just has got a headache.B. There’s no air-conditioner in the room.C. She thinks he is not seriously sick.D. She thinks he should go to see the doctor.9. A. They couldn’t change the plan.B. They should change their plan.C. She doesn’t believe the weather forecast.D. She thinks the basketball game won’t last.10. A. He can come for next party. B. He can bring his wife along to the party.C. He can stay at home for his wife.D. She will change the time of the party.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 11through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They believed that he would realize his dream.B. They offered him help to achieve his dream.C. They didn’t believe that his dream would come true.D. They made no response to his announcement.12. A. That he was encouraged by the teacher.B. That he was encouraged by the local paper editor.C. That his first poem was published.D. That he was encouraged by a professional writer.13. A. It reminds him of his school life.B. It reminds him that dreams will come true through efforts.C. It reminds him how poor he used to be.D. It reminds him of the local paper.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Gardening. B. How to take care of birds.C. How to feed birds.D. How to get birds to the garden.15. A. Fruit, water and insects. B. Plants, sleeping place and food.C. Variety of plants, food and water.D. Different types of plants, seed and insects.16. A. Change the water for them. B. Play with them.C. Not to approach them.D. Play the music for them.Section CListen to a conversation between a student and a clerk in the bookstore.17. Why can the man NOT find the book he needs?A. The bookstore is sold out of the book.B. The bookstore he is in does not carry the book.C. His professor did not order enough copies of the book.D. The book is not being used for any course offered at the university.18. What does the woman offer to do for the student?A. Save a copy of the book for him as soon as it comes inB. Order more copies of the bookC. Call the computer store across the streetD. Find a store that sells the book if he cannot find it19. How does the man react to the information the woman gives him about where computerscience books are sold?A. He is embarrassed that he did not think of it himself.B. He suggests that the information be posted in the store.C. He apologizes for bothering the woman.D. He is annoyed that the woman did not tell him sooner.20. Why does the woman say this [ You are not buying it in advance for next year oranything.]A. To determine how urgent the student’s need is.B. To figure out why the book is not listed on the computer.C. To find out what level computer science course the man is taking.D. To explain why the book might be sold out.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.Mystery of the White Gardenia（Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia栀子花was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. ）…I don’t remember ever slamming my door ( 21 )________ anger at her and shouting,” you just don’t understand!”, ( 22 )____________ she did understand.One month before my high-school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and ( 23 )_________( overwhelm ) anger that my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation, the senior-class play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, ( 24 )_______not hear of my skipping any of those things.The day before my father died, my mother and I ( 25 ) ____________ ( go ) shopping for a prom dress. We’d found a spectacular one, with yards and yards of dotted Swiss in red, white and blue, ( 26 ) _______ made me feel like Scarlett O’ Hara, ( 27 )________it was the wrong size. When my father died, I forgot about the dress.My mother didn’t. The day before the prom, I found that dress---in the right size---draped （织物）majestically over the living-room sofa. It wasn’t just delivered, still in the box. It was presented to me---beautifully, artistically, lovely. I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did.She wanted her children to feel （28 ）_______ ( love ) and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense （29 ）_______ there was magic in the world and beauty even in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see （30 ）________ much like the gardenia---lovely, strong and perfect---with an aura(气氛，氛围)of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.My mother died ten days after I married. I was 22 years old. That was the year the gardenias stopped coming.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.Poetry is a kind of writing in which the sound and meaning of groups of words express ideas or emotion in addition to the experiences or strong feelings the writer ____31____. Unlike most other forms of writing, poetry is often written in lines, rather than paragraphs. Poetry also sounds different from other forms of writing, often using rhythm and rhyme to create an interesting sound when read aloud. Poetry catches the attention of a reader because it ____32____to both emotions and senses.Sound is ____33____ the single most important aspect of any poem. The sound that any given word makes, or the sounds that come from specific groups of words used together, are what make poetry so unique as a form of writing. A typical story or report does not focus on the sounds that each _____34____ word makes when read. But poems generally contain few words, so it is important that each word plays a role in making an impact on the reader. Rhythm is the flow of sounds created by successive words in a poem. When you read a poem you can often hear this ____35____ pattern, or “beat,” in the sounds. This is called meter.Some of the oldest and best-known poetry in the world came from Ancient Greece. As far back as 700 BCE, poets there recited their work at public _____36____ and religious ceremonies. The great epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer came from Greece. The Greeks eventually ____37____ Roman poets, such as Virgil, who wrote the Aeneid around 200r 30 BCE. In medieval times, poems such as Beowulf, The Divine Comedy by Dante, and The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer were written. Religion and romance became the ____38___ of choice for many poets at that time.Poetry _____39____ even more during the Renaissance period of history, an era of many great cultural achievements. This was the period during which Shakespeare, the most well-known poet, was making his mark! Needless to say, a trend had started. Poetry has continued to grow and change as a form of ____40____ expression in modern times.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.When a human infant is born into any other community in any part of the world it has two things in common with any infant, ____41____neither of them has been ____42____in any way either before or during birth.Firstly, and most obviously, new born children are completely ____43____. Apart from a powerful capacity to draw attention on their helplessness by using sound, there is nothing the new born child can do to ____44____ his own survival. Without ____45____ from some other human being or beings, be it mother, grandmother, or human group, a child is very unlikely to survive. This helplessness of human infants is in marked contrast with the ____46____ of many new born animals to get to their ____47____ within minutes of birth and run with the herd within a few hours. Although young animals are certainly in danger, sometimes for weeks or even months after birth, compared with the human infant, they very quickly develop the capacity to ____48____ for themselves. It is during this very long period in which the human infant is totally ____49____ on the others that it reveals second ____50____ which it shares with all other undamaged human infants, a capacity to learn ____51____.For this reason, biologists now suggest that language is “species specific特有的；特定的” to the human race, that is to say, they consi der the human infant to be genetically ____52____ in such a way that it can ____53____ language. This suggestion implies that just as human beings are designed to see three-dimensionally and in color and just as they are designed to ____54____ upright rather than to move on all fours, so they are designed to learn and use language as part of their normal ____55____ as well-formed human beings.41. A. provided B. assume C. promised D. predicted42. A. unprotected B. hurt C. damaged D. unhealthy43. A. ignorant B. unknown C. inexperienced D. helpless44. A. ensure B. assure C. emphasize D. solidify45. A. love B. affection C. care D. attention46. A. possibility B. capacity C. try D. attempt47. A. arms B. body C. feet D. limbs48. A. feed B. defend C. protect D. prevent49. A. dependent B. based C. focused D. operated50. A. ability B. feature C. aspect D. specialty51. A. walking B. feeding C. language D. racing52. A. programmed B. set C. arranged D. born53. A. get B. learn C. speak D. acquire54. A. sit B. walk C. stand D. move55. A. abilities B. development C. performance D. behaviorSection 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.AMen of HonorA knight was a mounted warrior of medieval Europe who served a king or other feudal superior, usually in return for land. Knighthood was taken quite seriously and had to be earned.At about the age of eight, a boy would begin training in preparation for knighthood. This young trainee, known as a page(男侍者), would train with mentors to learn about horses, armor, and weapons. Pages practiced fighting with a sword against a wooden stake and learned to skillfully use a bow and arrow. The lady of the castle taught a young page about manners and social graces, as well as how to sing, play instruments, and dance. A priest might give a page religious training and teach him to read and write.By the age of fourteen, the page would become a squire（护卫）. A squire was responsible for dressing a knight for battles and tournaments and taking care of the knight's armor and weapons. He would even follow his master on the battlefield to protect him if the knight fell.A squire had to gain skill in using a lance, spear, or sword, so he would practice against a wooden dummy called a quintain（枪靶）. The quintain and a shield were hung on a wooden pole, and when hit, the whole structure would spin. The squire would learn to ride up and hit the shield's center, but then quickly move out of the way without getting hit and knocked off his horse by the quintain.At about age twenty, a squire was finally prepared to be called a knight, which involved an extended ceremony. On the evening before becoming a knight, the squire confessed his sins to a priest, was given a symbolic bath, and then fasted in order to cleanse his soul. The squire would dress all in white and stay in a chapel all night praying and watching over his weapons and armor.In the morning, the squire would dress in symbolically-colored clothing: red for his blood, white for purity, and brown for his return to the earth after death. At his induction ([in'dʌkʃən] 入会仪式), the knight swore a code of chivalry, which required him always to be brave, loyal, courteous, and to protect the defenseless. Knighthood was granted by the overlord with an accolade, during which the new knight was tapped on the shoulders or neck with the flat side of the sword.If this new knight ever broke his vows or acted dishonorably, he would be stripped of his knighthood in another ceremony, in which he was "buried." In the Middle Ages, a knight without honor was considered as good as dead.56.What were the responsibilities of a squire?A.Practicing fighting with a sword and using a bow and arrow skillfully.B.Looking after his own weapons and learning manners from the Lady of the castle.C.Confessing his sin and praying for his mentors.D.Dressing a knight for battles or competitions and protecting him.57.What does the underlined word “ chivalry” mean ?A.the noble spirits a knight possessesB.the tough task a knight has to finishC.the high goal a knight must achieveD.the military discipline a knight should obey58.If a knight were to betray the king, what do you think might happen?A. He would be sentenced to death.B. He would be robbed of his title.C. He would be forced to leave Court.D. His land would be returned to the King.59.Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?A. A knight had to be highly born.B. A knight had gone through different stages of training to become a KNIGHT.C. A knight was militarily skillful but not necessarily literate.D. Knighthood started in the Medieval Ages and existed only in England.BReading Your MindModern technology allows scientists to look inside a living human brain to see what is happening. These procedures are safe and painless. By understanding the normal brain activity, doctors and scientists are better able to assess the brain’s behavior during times of injury, disease, and mental illness.CT or CAT scans: Computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) shows images of the brain by passing multiple X-ray beams through the brain tissue. CT or CAT scans show a cross-section of the brain. These scans can be used to find brain tumors.MRI scans: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses powerful magnet to cause the atoms of the brain to shake. MRI sensors pick up the signals emitted ([i'mit] 发出) from the brain’s atoms and a computer interprets them as a picture. M RIs show more detail than CT or CAT scans can. They are especially useful in finding brain tumors that grow on the back of the brain, between the ears.PET scans:Positron emission tomography (PET) is different from other scans because it shows how the brain functions. After a person’s bloodstream is injected with a small dose of glucose (['glu:kəus] 【生化】葡萄糖), which is what gives the brain energy, scanners around the head detect where the glucose moves. The PET scan shows whichpart of the brain use a lot of glucose, which are the more active parts. PET scans are helpful for diagnosing strokes, studying mental illness, and learning how the brain process language.60.How can doctors and scientists understand the brain’s reaction to injur y, disease, ormental illness?A.By contrasting/comparing it with normal brain activities.B.By passing the X-Ray beams through the brain tissue.C.By picking up the signals emitted from the brain’s atoms.D.By being injected with glucose and detecting where it moves.61.By Which two scans mentioned are helpful for diagnosing brain tumors?A. CT / CA T and PETB. MRI and PETC. CT/CA T and MRID. CT and CA T62. If a person suffers from defect in speaking, which scan will a doctor be mostlikely to suggest?A. CT / CATB. MRIC. PETD. Any one of themCThe psychology of innovationWhy are so few companies truly innovative?Innovation is key to business survival, and companies put substantial resources into inspiring employees to develop new ideas. There are, nevertheless, people working in luxurious, state-of-the-art centers designed to stimulate innovation who find that their environment doesn’t make them feel at all creative. And there are those who don’t have a budget, or much space, but who innovate successfully.For Robert B. Cialdini, Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, one reason that companies don’t succeed as often as they should is that innovation starts with recruitment. Research shows that the fit between an employee’s values and a company’s values makes a difference to what contribution they make and whether, two years after they join, they’re still at the company.One of the most famous photographs in the story of rock’n’roll emphasizes Cialdini’s views. The 1956 picture of singers Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis jamming at a piano in Sun Studios in Memphis tells a hidden story. Sun’s ‘million-dollar quartet’ could have been a quintet. Missing from the picture is Roy Orbison, a greater natural singer than Lewis, Perkins or Cash. Sam Phillips, who owned Sun, wanted to revolutionize popular music with songs that fused black and white music, and country and blues. Presley, Cash, Perkins and Lewis instinctively understood Phillips’s ambition and believed in it. Orbison wasn’t inspired by the goal, and only ever achieved one hit with the Sun label.Managing innovation is a delicate art. It’s easy for a company to be pulled in conflictingdirections as the marketing, product development, and finance departments each get different feedback from different sets of people. And without a system which ensures collaborative exchanges within the company, it’s also easy for small ‘pockets of innovation’ to disappear. Innovation is a contact sport. You can’t brief people just by saying, ‘We’re going in this direction and I’m going to take you with me.’Cialdini believes that this ‘follow-the-leader syndrome’ is dangerous, not least because it encourages bosses to go it alone. ‘It’s been scientifically proven that three people will be better than one at solving problems, even if that one person is the smartest person in the field.’To prove his point, Cialdini cites an interview with molecular biologist James Watson. Watson, together with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA, the genetic information carrier of all living organisms. ‘When asked how they had cracked the code ahead of an array of highly accomplished rival investigators, he said something that stunned me. He said he and Crick had succeeded because they were aware that they weren’t the most intelligent of the scientists pursuing the answer. The smartest scientist was called Rosalind Franklin who, Watson said, “was so intelligent she rarely sought advice”.’Writing, visualizing and prototyping can stimulate the flow of new ideas. Cialdini cites scores of research papers and historical events that prove that even something as simple as writing deepens every individual’s engagement in the project. It is, he says, the reason why all those competitions on breakfast cereal packets encouraged us to write in saying, in no more than 10 words: ‘I like Kellogg’s Corn Flakes because… .’ The very act of writing makes us more likely to believe it.Authority doesn’t have to inhibit innovation but it often does. Many theorist believe the ideal boss should lead from behind, taking pride in collective accomplishment and giving credit where it is due. Cialdini says: ‘Leaders should encourage everyone to contribute and simultaneously assure all concerned that every recommendation is important to making the right decision and will be given full attention.’ The frustrating thing about innovation is that there are many approaches, but no magic formula. However, a manager who wants to create a truly innovative culture can make their job a lot easier by recognizing these psychological realities.63. The example of the ‘million-dollar quartet’ underlines the writer’s point aboutA. recognizing talent.B. working as a team.C. having a shared objective.D. being an effective leader.64. James Watson suggests that he and Francis Crick won the race to discover theDNA code because theyA. were conscious of their own limitations.B. brought complementary skills to their partnership.C. were determined to outperform their brighter rivals.D. encouraged each other to realize their joint ambition.65. The writer mentions competitions on breakfast cereal packets as an example ofhow to______________________________________________________.A. inspire creative thinking.B. generate concise writing.C. promote loyalty to a group.D. strengthen commitment to an idea.66. In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that it is important for employees toA. be aware of their company’s goals.B. feel that their contributions are valued.C. have respect for their co-workers’ achievements.D. understand why certain management decisions are made.Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Many people go through life's usual phases of ups and downs, which are common and normal stages in life, but when your self-esteem is low, you may need to know how to boost your self-esteem, since it can lead to problems you may not have thought of.Self-esteem is the measurement or the value of how a person knows his worth and its effects are life-changing and dramatic, since it makes up a person’s attitude and outlook towards life. (67) ______________________ But when self-esteem is low, you can either sulk and be sad or be afraid to try out new things or take risks and chances with your love-life, career, relationships and self-improvement.Self-esteem plays a key role in the maturity of a person, especially when trying to get away from a dangerous situation, going through a series of trials in life. Our normal responses to these circumstances and situations are governed by how we value ourselves and how our decisions are dictated by how we value ourselves and how our decisions are dictated by these conditions.Faced with tough decisions in life, the more self-esteem one has, the better. It is for thatperson to make sound decisions, even in the face of peer pressure or stress at work and at home. Let us try to look into some of the common and best practices which have been tried and tested to help boost self-esteem.Always compliment yourself daily, especially by trying to look for specific tasks you did well for that day and congratulate yourself for it. (68) ____________________ List down all things you are good at doing and achieving, be it a talent, skill, sport or building up other people.You can add more focus to these good points and fuel our passion to do better and make you not only understand yourself more, but also give you the true meaning and measurement of self-worth and this is how you see yourself as important.Appreciation of one’s physical appearance and bearing can also be your source of self-esteem, be it the size and shape of your body, your overall physical structure or unique features. Your body can be your source of pride and will help you understand how you would like others to see you, or work on your physical appearance to boost self-morale and satisfaction.Sometimes when you tend to see things in a different light or perspective from others, don’t focus too much on makin g sure that what you think will cause things to change. (69) _____________________________When you have good self-esteem you will realize that what you did was right and was made under your own food judgment, sound principles and concepts based on your personal outlook and attitude towards life.Do not let negative feedback affect you. Of course, one cannot help but feel bad about negative comments or reactions, but you have to consider that these are tests against your character and personality. (70) ________________________________ So try to look at yourself and see, and if you feel less important or are not satisfied with how you see and look at things, then think about ways on how to boost your self-esteem. You’ll thank yourself for it.第II 卷I．SummaryDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the mainidea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.1. One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.2. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you？”3. “You don't owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.4. Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.5. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.6. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words...“Paid in full with a glass of milk.（Signed）Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently:”Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”。
上海市七宝中学2017届高三5月月考英语试题(含答案)
第I卷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. See a film with the man B. Offer the man some helpC. Listen to some great musicD. Say thanks to the man.2. A. At 1:00 pm B. At 3:00 pm C. At 4:00 pm D. At 5:00 pm3. A. On his way B. In a restaurant C. At home D. On a train4. A. A gay stole his clothes B. He found his clothes uglyC. Someone said he was uglyD. The clothes in the supermarket are ugly5. A. Ask for something cheaper B. Buy the vase she really likesC. Protect herself from being hurtD. Bargain with the shop assistant6. A. 147 pounds B. 150 pounds C. 153 pounds D. 163 pounds7. A. To get a haircut B. To attend a party C. To do some shopping D. To drive her home8. A. Use a computer in the lab B. Take a chemistry courseC. Help him revise his reportD. Get her computer repaired9. A. It spoke highly of the mayor B. It misinterpreted the mayor’s speechC. It made the mayor’s view clearerD. It carried the mayor’s speech accurately10. A. Germany B. France C. West Africa D. SpainSection BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s)and short passage(s). The conversation(s)and the passage(s)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 was Mrs. Beach’s neighborB. He used to work at Ms. Beach’s bookstoreC. He has followed Ms. Beach’s way of doing businessD. He came from Britain12. A. She died B. The Germans made her give it upC. Her business went from bad to worseD. She decided to start a new business13. A. In 1951 B. In 1962 C. In 1964 D. In 1919Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 0.1 cm B. 1cm C. 0.01 mm D. 0.1mm15. A. There was a hole in it B. It got hurt by something hardC. It went off Bill Beaver’s eyeD. It sometimes didn’t work well16. A. It was made by handB. It was made by a special robotC. There was some blood during the operationD. The doctors didn’t take part during the opersationQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. It couldn’t be doneB. It couldn’t be doneC. It was very difficultD. It was boring18. A. He didn’t like physical educationB. He had so little physical energyC. He was unable to sit still in classD. He can’t use skateboard at school19. A. He had a different schoolB. He let students plan P. E. classes on their ownC. He was kind to every studentD. He showed some techniques during classes20. A. It was robot-like with new tricksB. He was more professionalC. He created it by himselfD. It is smoother than others’II. Grammar and V ocabularySection 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.I have often though it would be a blessing(21)_________each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. Recently I was visited by a very good friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had o bserved. “Nothing in particular,” she replied. I (22)_______be suspicious if I had not been accustomed to such responses, for long ago I became convened that (23)____seeing see little.How was it possible, I asked myself, (24)__________(walk)for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me(25)_______mere touch. I feel the delight of a flower, and something of the miracle of nature is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently in a small tree and feel the happy tremble of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have cool waters of a river (26)_________(rush)through my open fingers.To me the feast of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of (27)_________streams through my fingertips. At times my heart cries out, (28)________(thrill)to see al these things. If I can get so much pleasure by mere touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight? Yet, those who, have eyes apparently, see little. The view of color and action that fill the world(29)___________(take) for granted.It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, (30)________it is a great pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as mere convenience rather than as a means of adding fullness to life.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.By now, how the immune system is affected by stress has been discovered. In one study, ___31___500 couples, those who showed very unfriendly behavior during a 30-minute discussion about marriage problems had lower immune functioning for 24-hour period following the experiment than people who showed less ___32___behavior. It is not just stress that can do damage. One researcher though that if the same cold virus was put under two different noses, the person who is depressed or anxious would be more likely to develop the cold. How can stress and related emotions contribute to poor health?These feelings can cause the __33___of substances that damage or weaken our immure cells. Negative emotion can also cause our bodies to produce fewer substances that __34___help fight off disease. If stress, depression, anger and other negative feelings can make you more likely to get sick, can the ___35____be true? Will you have a stronger immune__36___and greater health if you are happier, less stressed? Experts believe that the answer is yes. There are studies showing that by __-37___certain mind-body techniques that help reduce stress and improve outlook, cancer patients can live longer. And cancer patients aren’t the only ones who can benefit. Research has found that when patients with chronic pain use ____38___therapies and other techniques to deal with discomfort, they reduced their visits to the doctors by 36%. Relaxation produces better health through deep rhythmic breathing, muscle loosening and a slower heart rate. When some of the pressure is taken out of the body, they entire immune system will ___39___much better. Relaxation decreases blood pressure and heart rate. That is important because a body that is ___40___under pressure will exhaust.III. Reading Comprehension Section 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 do people go to university? There is a popular notion that a college education is something to be endured in order to become __41___to obtain certain kinds of jobs or to go to graduate school. This is not what we are trying to do at Harvard, nor would we wish to have many students here who took such a(n)___42___view of a college career. There are several goals we aim to reach in our undergraduate program.The most obvious one is to give knowledge—fairly___43___knowldege in one field and a more general knowledge of a variety of other subject areas which you may choose according to your interest. But if acquiring knowledge is a self-evident part of a college education, it is __44___the most important. Remarkably few of the facts you learn here will remain in your___45___for many years, and some of those that do will even be proved___46___by new knowledge.__47___, we can instill(灌输)certain attitudes of mind-a willingness to accept uncertainly and the lack of definite truths; independence of mind, and a respect for facts and for the uncomfortable conclusions which facts sometimes lead to.In addition to these ___48___qualities, a college education should try to lay a foundation for the creative use of ___49___time. Some of this capacity can be stimulated in the classroom—in courses in the humanities and the arts. Yet, at least as much __50___will occur outside the lecture hall---on athletic fields, in music rooms, student theaters, concert hails, and so forth.These are some of the __51___of a liberal college education as I see them. I cannot resist concluding with a few private thoughts about our new careers at Harvard.To begin with, I hope that we will think__52___about what we want to accomplish here. It would be __53___for you to set your sights on some limited goal, such as getting good grades or merely getting into one or another graduate school.Second, I hope that you will give some thought to what you can do for others during your stay here. There are many problems waiting for your help, and many people who could __14___your efforts.My final bit of advice. Whatever else we do, let us remember not to take ourselves too seriously. However great our problems may seem, however urgent our complaints, they are overshadowed(黯然失色)by the __55__of countless other people on our planet.41. A. fascinated B. qualified C. determined D. required42. A. optimistic B. strong C. narrow D. sensitive43. A. concentrated B. expanded C. informed D. illustrated44. A. by far B. far from C. free from D. without doubt45. A. memory B. position C. evaluation D. foundation46. A. useful B. essential C. false D. common47. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Somehow48. A. physical B. inborn C. emotional D. intellectual49. A. business B. study C. experiment D. leisure50. A. appreciation B. stimulation C. participation D. exposure51. A. benefits B. aims C. problems D. achievements52. A. broadly B. honestly C. freely D. continually53. A. fantastic B. magic C. tragic D. basic54. A. suffer from B. profit from C. reflect on D. complain about55. A. inspiration B. difference C. ambitions D. difficultiesSection 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)The Tide Rises, the Tide FallsBy Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe tide rises, the tide falls,Along the sea — sands damp and brownThe traveler hastens toward the town,And the tide rises, the tide falls.Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;The little waves, with their soft, white hands,Efface the footprints in the sands,And the tide rises, the tide falls.The morning breaks; the steeds in their stallsStamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;The day returns, but never moreReturns the traveler to the shore,And the tide rises, the tide falls.56. What is the figurative meaning (寓意)of the title “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” indicate?A. the change of the oceanB. the sequence of human historyC. the coming and going of travelersD. the eternity of the natural world57. In stanza 1, which line is parallel to “The morning breaks: the steeds in their stalls”?A. The tide rises, the tide fallsB. The twilight darkens, the curlew callsC. Alone the sea-sands damp and brownD. The traveler hastens toward the town58. In stanza 2, the word “Efface” in line 4 is the closest to _________in meaning.A. drawB. engraveC. eraseD. impress59. In stanza 3, “The day returns, but nevermore; Returns the traveler to the shore”, the poet possibly means ________.A. Time hustles; people bustleB. The traveler comes to the town just onceC. People will die while time goes onD. If time had feelings, people would stay(B)Predicting the future is alwa ys risky. But it’s probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America’s “Disney ear”. Today, it’s certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's may be more widely known, but neither concludes 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney's success are quite a lot, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person - the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in other aspects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising -- something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure that his films championed the "little guy", and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some celebrated American achievements---He achieved this by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some Mickey Mouse, was “inspired by Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, show ed how, through hard wok and helping one’s fellow man or Americans could survive social and economic crises like the Great Depression.Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company -- unlike other big corporations--- had a human face. His Hollywood studio -- the public heard -- operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists . He agreed to work for the FB1 as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary Americans—in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FB1 agents as bungling incompetents.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was as icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was "Uncle Walt" -- the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.60. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPT______________.A . painting B. creativity C. management D. merchandising61. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney’s patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his filmsB. He supported Arnorlca’s was efforts in his own wayC. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizationsD. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s62. In the sixth paragraph the sentence “Disney was more or lets the genuine article” means that _________.A. Disney was a creative and capable personB. Disney once agreed to work for the FB1C. Disney ran his company in a democratic wayD. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people(C)For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists---that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was reinforced, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters. Popularly, one refers cynically to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.Another reason for skepticism about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.63. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animalsB. consists of competitiveness and selfishnessC. is something partly innate and partly acquiredD. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior64. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.A. the emergence of the evolutionary theoryB. the historical approach to manC. new insight into human behaviorD. the philosophical analysis of slavery65. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evilsC. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.66. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.A. have some characters in commonB. are born with diverse culturesC. are born without a fixed natureD. change their characters as they grow upSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.1) In a few years you will be able to order a transcript of your entire genetic code for less than $1,000. ____67____Two different university laboratories have developed test that will reveal the enti rety of a baby’s genetic code using just a blood sample from the mother plus a drop of saliva(唾液)from the father.2) Prenatal(出生前的) whole-genome sequencing will provide volumes of information beyond the currently available tests exclusively for genetic dis orders such as Down’s syndrome or Tay-Saches disease. The three billion units of code furnished in the new tests will also dwarf(使……相形见的) the relative trickle(零散)of information provided by consumer gene-testing services such as 23andMe, which currently look only at perhaps about one million locations in the genome.3)____68____Without careful panning, the new prenatal genetics might rob a child of the chance to make decisions best left until adulthood---whether or not to learn, for instance, if a mutation(突变)predicts the inevitability of Huntington’s disease 20 years hence.4)_____69_____. Similar laissez0faire(放住)action to prenatal whole-genome testing could portend(预示)tragedy.5)Ultimately certain agency will need to develop a comprehensive policy on prenatal whole genome testing. Bioethics scholars wrote an analysis last summer that calls on the medical community to develop a guide to the most relevant genomic data for future parents. ___70___Without access to a much higher level of refined expertise, the secrets of our offspring’s genetic code will continue to remain an unnerving cipher---or worse.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.Rocks Tell TimeEarth’s surface is constantly changing, and its rocks are evidence of past geologic events. The age of rocks can be determined in various ways. By using relative-dating principles and noting the position of layers within a rock, it is also possible to reconstruct the sequence(顺序)of geologic events that have occurred at a site.One way scientists do this is by using the principle of uniformitarianism, which states that the processes affecting the earth today are the same ones that affected it in the past. For example, at an active volcano, today, lava can be observed to cool and form layers of basalt(玄武岩). Therefore, any time one sees layers of basalt, it can be assumed that they likely formed from lava cooling after a volcanic eruption.Second, the principle of original horizontality states that most sedimentary(由沉淀物所生成的)rock is deposited in a horizontal position, which means they form layers. The principle of superposition can be used to interpret the relative ages of these layers: In a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary layers or lava flows, the oldest layers are at the bottom. These principles allow scientists to determine the relative age of a rock compared with another rock. They can also compare the ages of rock layers in different areas. This type of comparison has enabled them to create a list of earth’s rock layers from youngest to oldest, called a geologic column.Another way to test a rock’s age is by using radioactivity. Radioactive parts of elements in rocks decay into other elements at a constant pace called a half-life. By comparing the amount of the originai element with the amount present today, scientists can come up with an absolute age for a rock. These ages are compiled into a history of earth. Long stretches of time on earth are called eras. Earth’s rock history includes the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.The scientists who interpret the stories told by rocks are called structural geologists and stratigraphers(地层学家). Structural geologists c arefully observe and interpret layer of rock. They study the way in which the earth’s crust is deformed by mountain-building processes. They also study clues at the earth’s surface that reveal the underlying structure and geologic history of an area. Stratigaphers compare vertical sequences of rock layers form different areas to piece together the geologic history of a region.71._____________________________第II卷V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72．在我看来，中国人是世界上最喜欢谈论国内外大事的民族。
上海市七宝中学2017-2018学年高三上学期周测卷英语试题3 Word版含答案
2017-2018学年高考英语练习卷Test for Issue 468Grammar 10%+10%The tale of Robinson Crusoe, a British sailor who gets trapped on a faraway island, _____1_____ (tell) for hundreds of years. Since British writer Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel came out, the story has been made into numerous plays, films and TV series.But just when you think there is ____2____ more you can get from this classic adventure tale, here is yet another Robinson Crusoe film –The Wild Life by Belgium’s nWave animation studio. It’s been out in the Chinese mainland _____3____ Oct 4.The Wild Life tells the story in a quite different way. Yes, there is a guy named Robinson Crusoe who finds himself trapped on an island after a terrible storm on the sea. But that’s it. There are no cannibals, no murders and no slaves being traded.Instead, the narrator has changed from Crusoe himself to a chatty parrot named Mak. The whole story is also told from the animals’ point of view, including a chameleon, a hedgehog and a goat. They go from seeing their homeland invaded by a human to slowly ____4____ (become) friends with him.This is actually quite a smart move, _____5_____ (consider) this year’s animal fever in movies from Zootopia to The Secret Life of Pets. Even the villains in The Wild Life have been changed from dangerous local island people to a group of evil cats from a ship. Family-friendly _____6______ animals seem to make this film, this alone does not mean a story will be great. The Wild Life isn’t as in-depth as Zootopia. The animal characters _____7_____ make it hard for audiences to relate to them emotionally.“____8____ much humor, and with a very straightforward story, there isn’t a lot to hook you into the tale,” noted US film writer Katie Walsh in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “There’s a message about accepting outsiders without judgment and _____9_____ (work) together as a team, and another message about an island life versus a civilized one, but all of it ____10____ (present) without much complication.”1 _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _______________ 6. ____________ 7. ______________ 8. ____________ 9. _____________ 10._______________They are the great modern designs that were built in the last century. But ___11____ a lack of proper protection, many of them have been destroyed. Luckily, some have stood the test of time.A national list of architectural masterpieces was released in Beijing on Sept 29 to remind people of _____12_____ (disappear) heritage, reported China Daily. A total of 98 unique structures have been included in the first edition of the 20th Century Chinese Architectural Heritage List.“Many of the ____13____ (include) structures have many stories to tell and have seen historical events, so they are alive,” Shan Jixiang, / head of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, told China Daily.Despite China’s recent efforts____14____ (protect)its traditional architecture, a lot of it has been destroyed, partly _____15_____ there is not enough public awareness.“To architects, the buildings we desig ned are ____16_____ daughters to us. We married off our beloved daughters only ____17_____ (find) them not being taken care of,” Ma Guoyong, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in an interview with Chinanews website.The new list will make people realize the importance of keeping more recent architectural sites for future generations. “When they restore them, they _____18______ be treated as cultural heritage sites rather than general construction. Otherwise, historical information ___19___ (lose),” said Shan.“Masterpieces of the 20th century prove that Chinese architects’ spirit and skills were passed down well,” he added. “And they deserve ____20_____ (pass) on to modern times.”11. _____________ 12. ______________ 13. _____________ 14. _____________15. _________16. ____________ 17. _______________ 18. _____________ 19. ____________ 20 __________Vocabulary 10%Van Gogh was a Dutch Post painter who is among the most famous and influential ____21_____ in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are _____22____ by bold, symbolic colors, and dramatic, impulsive and highly expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. He sold only one painting during his lifetime and became famous after his suicide at age 37, which ____23____ years of poverty and mental illness.On Sept 30, two Van Gogh paintings – Seascape at Scheveningen (1882) and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen (1884–1885) – that were stolen in 2002 from the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands were ____24_____ in Italy after 14 years.Both of the paintings were found without their frames, but seemed to be in good condition despite their long journey, according to the Van Gogh Museum.The paintings, ____25____ to be worth a total of €100 million (749.74 million yuan), aren’t among Van Gogh’s most famous. But the importance of the works comes from the ___26____ he painted.Seascape at Scheveningen is one of the only two seascapes that the Dutch post-impressionist painted during his years in the city of The Hague. It shows a boat sailing into a stormy sea. The thick paint “is a beautiful example of Van Gogh’s early style of painting, already showing his special ______27______”, the museu m _____28______.Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen is a small work of art that Van Gogh painted for his mother in early 1884. It shows the church of the Reformed Church community in Nuenen, where Van Gogh’s father was a priest. In 1885, after his father’s death, Van Gogh changed the painting and added the people in the foreground, among them a few women in black shawls that are worn when loved ones have died. This may be a ____29____ to his father’s death.“The strong connections to his own life make this a work of great _____30______ value,” the Van Gogh Museum commented.Cloze 12%Small talk –the likes of “What do you have there? Popcorn?” or “The weather today is beautiful, isn’t it?” – is meaningless and a waste of time, according to some people. But scientists believe that it is actually more useful than it _____31______ to be.One example comes when you are on a train or a plane. The thought of talking to the stranger sitting beside you ____32____ be scary, because you know the conversation is sure to be ____33______. But a study by the University of Chicago in the US found that people who chat to strangers enjoy a better ride than those who sit _____34_____ or bury themselves in their phones.In the study, researchers asked real-life people at Chicago train stations to start conversations with ______35______ travelers. Most of them refused to do so at first because they _____36_____ get a friendly answer. But the result turned out to be just the opposite –most strangers were not only willing to be talked to, but also pleasant to talk to.“Human beings are social animals,” Nicholas Epley, one of the lead researchers, told Live Science. “Other people are people, too. And it turns out that they’d like to get to know you.”______37______ making you happier, small talk with strangers can also help you feel connected to your surroundings. Previous studies found that when people are frequently smiled at, made eye contact with and spoken to at coffee shops, they ______38______ have a stronger sense of belonging instead of feeling like they are being ignored and left out.And if you are already _____39______ enough to make small talk with strangers, you should try to develop it into something “bigger”.A 2010 study proved that having a deep and meaningful conversation gives you even more ______40_____ than small talk. Participants in the study – 79 college students – reported after the four-day experiment that they were much happier when they had a third as much small talk and twice as many in-depth conversations.But deep conversations can start with small talk, can’t they? So the first step is to start talking, no matter how _____41_____ the topic is. And who knows, maybe an opening line as simple as “I like your hat” could lead to a serious con versation _____42______ you learn something new from a stranger.Reading 8%Do you know who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but you almost certainly know the pop star Lady Gaga, who has become wildly popular in the US and all over the world.The 30-year-old is famous for her cutting-edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. _________43________ She is going to perform at the Super Bowl 51 halftime show, the yearly championship game of the National Football League, the highest level of professional American football in the world. Her performance will take place on Feb 5, 2017.The singer confirmed the reports on her Twitter account on Sept 29, writing that she’ll be there for sure. “It’s not an illusion. The rumors are true. This year the SUPER BOWL goes GAGA!” she wrote.With an audie nce of about 100 million viewers, the show will follow Lady Gaga’s return to pop. _________44_________ She released duets album Cheek to Cheek with Tony Bennett, an experienced US singer, and won a Golden Globe as an actress on American Horror Story: Hotel._________45________On Sept 9, she released a new high-energy song called Perfect Illusion. She has said that the lyrics of Perfect Illusion describe social media. “There are also a lot of things on the internet that are not reality. And I think people are pressured to keep that personal illusion going on in their real lives.” Gaga said.Perfect Illusion is the first single from her fourth solo album Joanne, which will be released on Oct 21. _______46________ “Returning to your family and where you came from, and your history, this is what makes you strong,” she told People magazine.Keys:1 has been told 2. nothing 3. since 4. becoming 5. considering6. as/ though7. may/ might8. Without9. working 10. is presented11. through/ for 12. disappearing 13. included 14. to protect 15. because16. like 17. to find 18. should 19. will be lost 20. to be passed/ passing21. AB 22. ABC 23.A 24. B 25. AD 26. C 27. BC 28. D 29. AC 30. BD31-42 B, D, C, B, A, B, B, C, A, D, C, A43-46 D, A, B, AB。
新课标2017-2018学年高一上学期第一次月考 英语 Word版含答案
2017-2018学年上学期第一次月考高一英语试题【新课标】考试时间：120分钟总分：150分第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）1.Why did Henry go to Oxford?A. To travelB. To work.C. To study.2.What will the girl probably do tonight?A. Prepare for the exam.B. Watch a movie.C. Play with friends.3.Who is Tom?A. Mark’s colleague.B. Mark’s brotherC. The girl’s colleague.4.Where are they talking?A. In a bank.B.In a hotel.C. In a hospital.5.When was Mike transferred to a school in Chicago?A. Three months ago.B.Half a year ago.C. Three years ago.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.How was Abby when she gave the speech?A. NervousB. ConfidentC. Excited7. What should Abby avoid for her next speech?A. The organization.B. The conclusionC. The long pauses.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What is the date today?A. January 1st.B. December 24th.C.December 25th9.What will they buy for the mother?A. hatB. A box of chocolates.C. We don’t know.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
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上海七宝中学高一学年第一学期高三年级英语阶段考试1（完卷时间：90分钟满分：100分）Class____________ Name__________ No___________ Score__________ 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. For those blanks without given words, you are required to write down a pronoun, a preposition, a coordinating conjunction, a subordinating conjunction, a modal verb or an auxiliary verb.AHold your smartphone, smile at the front camera, and click! You get a selfie. There’s no doubt that this photo is yours. But if a monkey takes a selfie, does the camera owner have the right to decide ___21___ to use it?Recently, this question has caused a problem ___22___Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and British wildlife photographer David J. Slater.In 2011, Slater ___23___(visit) a park in Indonesia when some monkeys picked up his cameras and took a lot of selfies. One of them was a smiling female monkey.The photo____24____(appear) on Wikimedia Commons, a website that is run by the organization and offers free images.In August, Slater asked the website to take the photo down, but it refused__25____(do) so. According to the website, the photo is the work of a non-human animal and its copyright (版权) ____26____(not belong) to Slater.Only authors of creative works, like a piece of writing or a song, own copyrights. In terms of photos, US copyright law____27___(say) that whoever pushes the button on the camera owns the copyright to the image produced.Only copyright owners can make copies of their works or allow others to do so. They can make works that use the original work, such as a music video of a song.But no one else can use, copy or display the work without the creator____28___(allow) them to. If someone illegally reproduces or uses a copyrighted work, that is copyright infringement (侵权).However, copyright doesn’t last forever. In China, people will lose their copyrights 50 years after they die.BO F all the things to say about him, the truest may be that “he made people smile”, claims CNN. However, this is exactly ___29___ made Robin Williams’ death even more tragic (悲剧的). The actor lost his battle against depression (抑郁症) and committed suicide (自杀) on August 11. Throughout his 63 years, Williams rarely failed to impress others ___30___ his talent. The Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday wrote that he “was willing to completely inhabit (融入) a character”.A statement from US President Barack Obama summed up his career: “Robin Williams was one of a kind. He ended up ___31___(touch) every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable (难以衡量的) talent freely and generously tothose___32___needed it most.”Obam a’s last statement was about Williams’ charity work. According to CNN, Williams offered his time, money and celebrity to over 50 charity causes. Robin ___33____(bring) up with a silver spoon in his mouth … he wanted to do something for people who weren’t brought up like that,” Comic Relief founder Bob Zmuda told The Los Angeles Times.____34___ in character or as himself, Williams gave a lot of life advice. His words carry as much power now___35___ they ever did.In a scene from Dead Poets Society (《死亡诗社》), a US film in which Williams played __36____ unconventional English professor at a boys’ school, he said: “Medicine, law business, engineering, these are noble pursuits (追求) and necessary to sustain (维持) life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”He may be gone, but thanks to his movies and his memorable personality, it is safe to say that people will be smiling at Robin Williams for a long time.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.Don't get it wrong! Reading body language is like listening to someone. Listed here are the possible meanings of many different body language signs. The fist is:The SmileSmiling shows happiness… and a frien dly attitude... Smiling shows we want to communicate with someone. It shows __37___. But there is much more to it.Smiling is a ___38___ behavior. Young babies don't smile naturally. They mimic （模仿）the ____39____ of those looking at them. But by the time we reach adulthood, it has become a signal to making a good first impression.First, let's look at the 2 main types of smile.--- The Real SmileA real smile __40___ the whole face including the eyes. More than just themouth, many facial muscles are in ___41____. The most visible is the tighteningaround the eyes. This action around the eyes is difficult to fake （造假） and is themain___42____ you want to look at if you think somebody might not be tellingyou their real feelings.--- The Forced SmileUsually used out of ____43___. People who put on a smile only use themuscles around the mouth. But the top half of their face__44____ unchanged.Their smile is also less likely to be showing their teeth. This smile could meanthe person is not telling the whole truth.The easiest way to put on a real smile is to use your imagination. A few seconds before meeting someone, imagine having a really good time with this person. Or recall （回忆） a recentsituation when you really had a great ___45___ with someone you had just met, this will recall the feelings you had at the time and will____46___ make you smile.IV. Cloze Test (15’)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.The first step of your job application challenges your handling of ___47__. But when you ___48___ to the interview stage, it takes only three or five seconds to make a first impression, and you can’t cram（填塞；塞入）many words into five seconds. So, you need to play it smart in terms of your body language.Body language accounts for 55% of your first expression, with 38% coming from your tone of ___49___ and the ____50___ 7 percent from your actual words, according to a study by University of California. ____51____, things like eye contact and hand gestures take on great ___52____ in situations such as job interviews. So, how can you ___53___ your chances and ensure that you give your prospective boss the right impression?Establish eye contactThis shows that you are confident and ___54___ for the interview.The experts say that you hold eye contact for periods of ___55___ 10 seconds before briefly looking away. In order to avoid staring at your interviewer, which can be seen as a sign of aggression, blink and nod your head at ___56___ intervals(时间间隔). ___57____, do not look down, as this makes you seem insincere and submissive (顺从的)Don’t fold your armsThis is a typical job interview no-no, as folding your arms across your chest is a clear sign of defensiveness and a closed __58___. It’s better to avoid making too many ___59____, as this indicates both nervousness and ____60____ professionalism. Experts suggest that sitting comfortably with your palms facing up shows openness and honesty, and will also encourage your interviewer to be open and honest ___61____.47. A. words B. qualification C. confidence D. personality48. A. enter B. turn C. advance D. head49. A. sound B. voice C. throat D. tongue50. A. remained B. remaining C. left D. other51. A. In addition B. Moreover C. Nevertheless D. As a result52. A. chance B. meaning C. importance D. responsibility53. A. maximize B. minimize C. improve D. develop54. A. waiting B. willing C. prepared D. available55. A. exactly B. roughly C. directly D. really56. A. common B. regular C. usual D. normal57. A. In the way B. By the way C. At last D. Eventually58. A. attitude B. approach C. manner D. clue59. A. body language B. facial expressions C. hand gestures D. eye contact60. A. a variety of B. a way of C. a range of D. a lack of61. A. in return B. either C. as well as D. in reverseV. Reading Comprehension (24’)ASea Life Melbourne Aquarium (水族馆)The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, is one of Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.* Opening TimesSea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.* LocationSea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.* Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium* TrainThe Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route (公交线路) and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.* Shuttle BusThe Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.* Car ParkingWhile there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.* Wheelchair AccessSea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.* TermsTickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!62. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _________ .A. is located at the center of the CBD in the cityB. has 12 most attractive places in MelbourneC. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm—5:00pmD. is beside—opposite Crown Entertainment Complex63. Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take ________.A. trains from southern Cross train stationB. shuttle buses around the train stationC. boats across the Yarra RiverD. either tram route 70 or 7564. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors ________.A. free car parkingB. wheelchair accessC. Internet connectionD. transportation service65. Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium ________ .A. are free to all visitorsB. can be pursed by emailC. are checked at the entranceD. can be printed at the ticket office.A. stop using batteries.B. finish your homework on time.C. remember your teacher’s instructions.D. get your room tidied on your way home.67. A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to .A. repair your TVB. organize your homeworkC. be a James BondD. know what the weather is like68. You can get your Mr. H for .A. ＄499B. ＄299C. ＄199D. ＄9969. Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?A. On a notice boardB. In a company brochure.C. On a teenage websiteD. In a college newspaper.CFor most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of theenthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk isa member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without theelevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally (水平地), and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的) columns.If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience—one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it,” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closenes s and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.Today, as the world’s urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, t aller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators—900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 V ertical Transportation Industry”—are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.70. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The general view of elevators.B. The particular interests of experts.C. The desire for a remarkable machine.D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.71. The author’s purpose in mentioning cars is ______.A. to contrast their functions with elevators’B. to emphasize the importance of elevatorsC. to reveal their secret war against elevatorsD. to explain people’s preference for elevators72. According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?A. Vertical direction.B. Lack of excitement.C. Little physical space.D. Uncomfortable conditions.73. The author urges readers to consider ______.A. the exact number of elevator loversB. the serious future situation of elevatorsC. the role of elevators in city developmentD. the relationship between cars and elevatorsDIn our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery” —feeling important and worthwhile —and the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure”— finding life enjoyable —are not always the same. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and children —what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the otheraspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are i ndependent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.(76) A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles — marriages, motherhood, and employment — were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.74. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.A. for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”B. for women, a sense of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery”C. women ca n’t have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same timeD. a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both necessary to women75. The author’s attitude towards women having a career is________.A. negativeB. positiveC. indifferentD. realistic76. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, ________.A. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strainB. she will be more successful in her careerC. her chances of getting promoted will be greaterD. her life will be richer and more meaningful77. Which of the following can be considered as a source of “pleasure” for women?A. Family lifeB. Multiple roles in societyC. Regular employmentD. Freedom from anxietyVI. Translation: 20% （3+4+4+4+5）1.如果你对此产品感兴趣，请与销售部联系。
上海市七宝中学2017-2018学年高三上学期摸底考试英语试题 Word版含答案
七宝中学2017-2018学年高三第一学期摸底考试（满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）I. Listening 30%Section A1. A. At home. B. At an airport.C. On a highway.D. At the bus stop.2. A. A salesman. B. A policemanC. A waiter.D. A hairdresser.3. A. Doubtful. B. Satisfied.C. Understanding.D. Appreciative.4. A. Mike is always punctual. B. Mike will be late for the meeting.C. Mike always breaks his word.D. Mike has lots of gold.5. A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a headache.C. He feels very tired.D. He has a toothache.6. A. He is lazy. B. He is proud.C. He is careless.D. He is selfish.7. A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter.C. Mother and son.D. Customer and saleswoman.8. A. An assistant. B. A teacher.C. A lawyer.D. An insurance agent.9. A. The man is a gardener. B. The man seems pale.C. The man is new to the job.D. The man is very careful.10. A. He failed an exam. B. He quarreled with his friend.C. He wasn’t elected monitor.D. He got a bad cold.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The Seventh Duchess (公爵夫人) wanted to start a custom.B. Wealthy people loved showing off their fine china cups.C. Wealthy people enjoyed eating something in the late afternoon.D. Duchess Anna liked the company of others in her sitting room.12. A. Cream tea. B. Full tea. C. Low tea. D. Regular tea.13. A. The routine of afternoon tea. B. The dress code for afternoon tea.C. The facilities for afternoon tea.D. The introduction to afternoon tea. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. To explain how to be a competitive swimmer.B. To find support from parents for scholarship contributions.C. To enroll swimmers with real enthusiasm for swimming.D. To raise funds for a swimming competition.15. A. Parents of swimmers. B. Tennis coaches.C. Candidates for the swim team.D. Competitive runners.16. A. It is a lifelong sportB. It may influence academic studies..C. It is less demanding than other sports.D. It does not offer many financial rewards.Section C (8%)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·Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar 16*1Directions: After reading the passages 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.AIt’s s aid that today more than $400 billion a year is spent on advertising worldwide. Beyond that the economic impact of advertising touches justabout every consumer-product industry, from cars to chocolate. An advertisement reaches its consumers by means of TV and radio broadcasting, newspapers and magazines, direct mail billboards and posters, the Internet, and many other forms. As the case ___25____(stand), it is widely recognized that the global economy is being driven to a great extent by advertisements.A successful advertisement ____26_____(involve) at least three things. The advertisers will first of all identify the market. That is, they need to work out who will buy the product ___27____ question. Then, ____28____(identify) the market, they will work out the best way to meet the needs of this market. So they will take into account __29___ number of desires or worries the target consumers may have. Do they have the desire to be popular? Are they afraid of falling ill? Lots of questions like these might be raised. Finally, they will design the advertising programme. That is, they will study what words and images their advertisement should contain and what slogans they intend to make use of. Then celebrities are sometimes employed and invited to back up the product. Scientific data are often quoted as a means of adding truthful value to the ___30____(advertise) product.In everyday life consumers have seen lots of successful examples of advertisements. For example, Kodak, Nike, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s are all very successful in attracting and selling to their customers.____31___, there are also many examples of advertisements that do not seem to reach the expected goal. One such example was related to McDonald’s first arrival in Brazil. Their advert isements suggested that people eat McDonald’s hot hamburgers “at a picnic at the beach.” By doing this, they failed to cater to the Brazilian customs of consuming cold things, such as beer, soft drinks, ice cream, and sandwiches, at a beach picnic. Brazilians do not consider a hot hamburger proper beach food.In advertising, ____32_____, the designers have to be highly culture-conscious when planning to carry out an international programme in a foreign country. Study the cultural background of the potential customers, or spoil the advertising programme!BThings that move obey certain laws. Three important laws of motion were established by Isaac Newton (1642～1727).NEWTON Ⅰ: INERTIANewton’s first law of motion seems simple: Objects at rest tend to remain at rest, ___33___ moving ones continue to move at a uniform speed in a straight line---____34____ acted upon by an outside force. This resistance to change is called inertia, and it explains a lot of everyday experiences no matter where you happen to live.One is that when the car or airplane you’re in begins to move, your body is pushed back___ 35_____ the seat. That is, it tends to remain at rest _36____ _____ _______ the forward-moving force of the vehicle transferred to you through the seat. ____37___ aspect of this law shows that the normal courses for freely moving objects is a straight line. That explains why, when you whirl something around your head---such as a ball on a string---and then let it go, the ball flies straight. It ___38___ keeps circling your head nor does it move off in a sweeping curve.NEWTON Ⅱ: F=MANewton’s second law relates the amount of force need ed to move an object to the object’s mass and its acceleration.Push a child in a swing, or ride a planet around the sun, and you’re using Newton’s second law of motion, which states that _____39_______ you want to change the speed or direction of something, you have to apply an appropriate force. The bigger the mass or the larger the intended a cceleration, the greater the necessary force. This law’s formula allows engineers tocalculate what’s required to launch a jet fighter from an aircraft carrier, or how strong a seat belt__ 40_____ be to restrain, say, a 160-pound person when his car stops suddenly while travelling at 60 mph.III. Vocabulary 20*1.5=30Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used once. Note that in each box there is one word more than you need.AA.wayB. labelC. stereotypesD. situated AB. foreign AC. studies AD. references BC. address BD. politely CD. insulting ABC. respectivelyThe US is often called a “melting pot” full of people of different colors, races and religions. But there has long been a problem about how to properly ___41___ different races and ethnic minorities. On May 20, US President Barack Obama signed a bill that will remove some old racial language from US law.The bill, which Obama signed during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, will get rid of all___42____ to “Orientals”, “Negroes”, “Indians” and “Eskimos”, and replace them with “Asian Americans”, “African Americans”, “Native Americans” and “Alaska Natives” ___43______.“The word ‘Oriental’ is an ___44___ and very old-fashioned term, and it’s __45___ past timefor the United States government to stop using it,” Grace Meng, the New York Democrat who proposed the changes, said in a statement.Mae M Ngai, a professor of Asian American ___46__ at Columbia University, explained why “Oriental” is often regarded as an offensive word. She told The New York Times that “Oriental” isa Eurocentric name: “You should call people by what they call themselves, not how they are__47___ in relation to yourself.”Jeff Yang, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, also thinks that the image associated with the __48___ “Oriental” makes it insulting. “You can’t think of‘Oriental’ without having the smell of incense (香) and the sound of a gong (锣) kind in your head,” he said in an interview with NPR.The new bill sends the message that “oriental” is hardly an inoffensive word, according to Erika Lee, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota.“In the US, the term ‘Oriental’ has been used to support the idea that Asians were or are forever ___49___ and could never become American. These ideas helped to justify racial discrimination and segregation ,” Le e told NBC News. Lee said that using the term only leads to more “inequality,disrespect, discrimination, and ___50___ towards Asian Americans, a group that is still not seen enough in American politics despite being the fastest-growing group in the US”.BMany of us have found ourselves trying to explain to friends and colleagues, “No, business travel isn’t as fun and fascinating as it seems.” Finally, there could be proof to___51___ this up.Researchers at the University of Surrey, in Britain, and Linnaeus University, in Sweden, have published a new study highlighting what they call “a ___52___ side of hypermobility(常飞行)”.The study, which combines existing research on the effects of frequent travel, finds three types of consequence: physiological, psychological and emotional, and social. The physiological ones are the most obvious. Jet ___53___ is the suffering travellers know best, although they may not foresee some of its more terrible potential effects, like speeding ageing or increasing the risk of heart attack and st roke. Then there’s the danger of deep-vein thrombosis(深静脉血栓), ___54___ to germs and radiation. And finall y, of course, business travellers tend to get less exercise and eat less healthily than people who stay ___55____The psychological and emotional damage of business travel is more abstract, but just as real. Frequent flyers experience “travel disorientation”from changing places and time zones so often. They also suffer___56___ stress, given that “time spent travelling will rarely be balanced through a reduced workload, and that there may be anxieties associated with work continuing to pile up while being away”. Due to the ___57___ from family and friends, “hypermobility is frequently a/an isolating experience,”the authors write. The accumulated impact can be astonishing and great.Finally, there are the social effects. Marriages suffer from the time apart, as does children’s behaviour. What is more, relationships tend to become more unequal, as the partner who stays at home is forced to take on more ___58___ duties. There’s a gender inequality here, since most business travellers are men. Friendships also suffer, as business travellers often “sacrifice local collective activities and instead ___59___ their immediate families when returning from trips”.Of course, these impacts are moderated by the fact that they fall disproportionately on a small part of the population that is already doing rather well. The “mobile elite(精英)”tend to have higher incomes and access to better health care than the population___60___ So these may be problems of the 1% (or the 3%, or the 5%). But they’re real enough regardless. By all means feel jealous of acquaintances' Instagram photos of exotic meals and faraway attractions. But harbour a small amount of concern as well.IV. Cloze: 16’Have you ever shouted, “The rent is too damn high”? Shaking wall and hidden disgusting bugs? You’re not ___61___. The ancient Romans experienced the same ___62___ with their apartments. From ___63___ landlords to sanitation problems, pests to smells, Roman urban living was no walk in the park.Even in the very early days of Rome, people were crowded together in uncomfortable ___64____. This collection of animals of every kind mixed together, made life miserable for common citizens. And the close contact spread diseases.Roman rented residence were called insulae, or islands, because they occupied whole blocks, with the roads flowing around them like water around an island. The insulae, often consisting of six to eight apartment blocks built around a staircase and central courtyard, __65___ poor workers who couldn’t afford a traditional domus, or private house.By the fourth century A.D., there were around 45,000 insulae in Rome, as ___66___ to fewer than 2,000 private homes. Many people were ___67___ into their quarters. Apartments on the lower floor would be the easiest for entry and exit –and therefore belong to thewealthy renters –while unfortunate individuals were___68___ on higher floors in tiny rooms.Though made of concrete brick, insulae were usually weakly built, ___69__ poor craftsmanship and little fund. They usually collapsed and killed passers-by. As a result, emperors restricted how high ___70___ could construct insulae. The maximum building height was 60 feet.According to law then, builders were supposed to make walls at least an inch and a half thick, so as to ___71____ the safetyof the building. However, it didn’t work so well, especially since building ___72___ were ignored by the landlords in order to save on the construction cost, and most renters were too poor to ____73___ landlords. Therefore, the life-threatening accidents usually happened. Even if insulae didn’t fall down, they could be so ___74___ as to be washed away in a flood. That's about the only time their inhabitants would have access to clean natural water, since there was rarely in-home plumbing(水管)in an apartment.What’s more, the insulae caught fire frequently leaving Rome with a vicious（恶意的）___75___ of houses burning down and collapsing, sales, then immediate reconstruction and fire once more time. Indeed, rather than being at the nature’s hands，some collapses were ___76___since the greedy landlords keep on tearing down the existing insulae and replacing them with higher and larger monsters in pursuit of more rents.61. A. lonely B. alone C. unique D. special62. A. annoyance B. complaint C. history D. consequence63. A. unfair B. gracious C. mean D. terrified64. A. basements B. mansions C. seasons D. quarters65. A. housed B. lived C. reserved D. organized66. A. exposed B. opposed C. switched D. related67. A. mixed B. filled C. invited D. squeezed68. A. arranged B. assigned C. thrown D. banned69. A.instead of B.thanks to C. regardless of D. except for70. A. builders B. architects C. landlords D. renters71. A. insure B. make sure C. assure D. ensure72. A. codes B. limitations C. reservations D. emphasis73. A. defeat B. alert C. charge D. object74. A. cheap B. vacant C. insignificant D. shaky75. A. cycle B. punishment C. treatment D. fate76. A. unexpected B. intentional C. restless D. thoroughV. Reading: (28+8)Part A 28’Directions: Read the following 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) Dear XXX,From the momentI started rolling my dad’s tu be socksAnd shooting imaginaryGame-winning shotsIn the Great Western ForumI knew one thing was real:I fell in love with you.A love so deep I gave you my all —From my mind & bodyTo my spirit & soul.As a six-year-old boyDeeply in love with youI never saw the end of the tunnel.I only saw myselfRunning out of one.And so I ran.I ran up and down every courtAfter every loose ball for you.You asked for my hustleI gave you my heartBecause it came with so much more.I played through the sweat and hurtNot because challenge called meBut because YOU called me.I did everything for YOUBecause that’s what you doWhen someone makes you feel asAlive as you’ve made me feel.You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dreamAnd I’ll always love you for it.But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.This season is all I have left to give.My heart can take the poundingMy mind can handle the grindBut my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.A nd that’s OK.I’m ready to let you go.I want you to know nowSo we both can savor every moment we have left together.The good and the bad.We have given each otherAll that we have.And we both know, no matter what I do nextI’ll always be that kidWith the rolled up socksGarbage can in the corner:05 seconds on the clockBall in my hands.5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 (1)Love you always,Kobe77. Who was this letter written to?A. Kobe’s father.B. Kobe’s wife.C. Basketball.D. Himself.78. When was the letter written?A. When Kobe found himself falling in love.B. When Kobe started rolling his dad’s tube socks.C. When someone made Kobe feel threatened.D. When Kobe decided to announce his retirement.79. Which of the following statements is FALSE?A. Kobe started his Laker dream at the age of six.B. The Great Western Forum is most probably a stadium.C. Kobe will give up the season because it is time to say goodbye.D. Kobe is suffering multiple physical injuries.BI love books that are great to read aloud, side-splittingly funny, hair-raisingly exciting and make me cry. Here are my top four children’s books.A book that made me cry:The Lorax by Dr. SeusThe Lorax’s doomed fight to save his beloved Truffula trees from extinction at the hands of the blue-armed capitalist called the Onceler, has that lovely mixture of humour, truth and pathos. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not,” says the Onceler, throwing the Very Last Truffula Seed of Them All down to the child who is being told the story.At this point, if you are not in tears, you have a heart of stone.● A book that made me want to be the heroine:Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenPippi Longstocking was so strong that she could lift a horse above her head. She had independent means, no visible parents, the cheek of several Peter Pans and her very own monkey.I longed to be her.● A book with a fantasy world I am tempted to believe is true:The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White“The best thing for being sad, is to learn something,” says Merlin, the magician who lives life backwards. This is a book about learning to be a hero, and it is funny and wise. The fight between the two knights with armour so heavy that they can barely move still makes me laugh out loud.● A book for your inner and your actual teenager:Holes by Louis SacharStanley Yelnats is a young delinquent who is pointlessly digging holes at Camp Green Lake as punishment for a crime he did not commit. A thrilling story of crime, redemption and how the past haunts the present.80. Which book is hair-raisingly exciting?A.The LoraxB. Pippi LongstockingC. The Sword in the StoneD. Holes81. Which of the following is true according to the article?A.The Lorax tells a thrilling story that may scare many children.B.Pippi Longstocking is a hero with special personality traits.C.The Sword in the Stone tells a story about a magician looking for a sword all his life.D.In Holes, Stanley Yelnats is wronged and punished.82. The following adjectives can be used to describe the features of the above four books except __________.A. imaginativeB. exclusiveC. thrillingD. humorousCNo woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess (公爵夫人) of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myselfhave fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better -- or worse -- part of my life. Being rich wouldn't be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.Today the opposite is true. We have shifted lo thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat -- or even only somewhat overweight -- is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem -- too much fat and a lack of fiber -- than a weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vain glory.83. In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that____________.A. the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueB. looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneC. being thin is viewed as a much desired qualityD. religious people are not necessarily virtuous84. Swept by the prevailing trend, the author_____________.A. had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeB. could still prevent herself from going off the crackC. had to seek help from rich distant relativesD. had to wear highly fashionable clothes85. In human history, people's views on body weight_____________.A. were closely related to their religious beliefsB. changed from time to timeC. varied between the poor and the richD. led to different moral standards86. What's the author's advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?A. They should be more concerned with their overall life style.B. They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.C. They should gain weight to look healthy.D. They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.DStudies have long shown a difference in cognitive ability between high- and low-income children, but for the first time, scientists have found a difference between low-income children growing up in rural areas and those growing up in urban environments.Researchers at Dartmouth College have found that children growing up in rural poverty score significantly lower on visual working memory tests than their urban counterparts. However, children in urban poverty score slightly lower on tests of verbal working memory.Working memory is the ability to keep information in mind while using that information to complete a task. It is a better predictor of academic success than IQ and is crucial to skills as diverse as reading, math processing, and decision making.The results of the Dartmouth study appear online in the Journal of Cognition and Development and will be included in the journal's next print edition. A PDF is available now upon request.The study results were also groundbreaking because they demonstrated a gap between the verbal and visual working memories of children living in rural poverty. None of the other groups included in the study -- kids from high-income rural, high-income urban, and low-income urban backgrounds -- performed significantly better in one area than the other.Follow-up research is needed to conclusively determine the cause of the disparities found in the study, but author Michele Tine, assistant professor of education and principal investigator in the Poverty and Learning Lab at Dartmouth, suggests they may be connected to seemingly minor differences in the daily lives of country- versus city-dwellers.For example, rural areas tend to have less noise pollution than urban ones, and chronic noise pollution has been shown to hurt verbal working memory. On the other hand, rural areas lack visual stimuli common in cities -- such as traffic, crowds, and signs -- and this may give rural children less opportunity to develop their visual working memory, Tine surmises.Previous research has shown environmental factors do not impact the cognitive ability of high-income children as much as low-income children, which is consistent with Tine's finding that wealthy children had almost identical working memory abilities, regardless of whether they lived in urban or rural environments.87. Children in rural poverty score lower in visual working memory because of _____.A. the long-term noise pollutionB. the lack of visual stimuliC. the shortage of audio-visual equipmentD. less opportunity to meet wealthy people88. What’s the value of Dartmouth study?A. It shows a difference between high- and low-income children.B. It finds out the factors that influence the development of cognitive ability.C. It finds a difference between low-income children in rural and urban areas.D. It proves working memory test have an advantage over IQ test.89. The underlined word “disparities” is closest in meaning to _____.A. differencesB. disapprovalsC. destructionsD. directions90. What can we learn from the passage?A. Wealthy kids in urban background perform better than their rural counterparts.B. Tine’s brave assumption has been proved by his follow-up researches.C. Tine’s finding doesn’t agree with the results of the previous researches.D. The results of Dartmouth study are only available online at the present time.Section B （8分）Directions: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with the sentence that best fits the context. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there two sentences more than you need.EThe Science of Risk-SeekingSometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking. 91 _ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 92 As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200, 000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. It all depends on your character.No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 93 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.94 For the risk-seekers, a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.A. Those are the risks you should jump to take.B. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.C. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.D.This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.AB. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards. AC. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.第II卷（共46分）I. Translation22 % (4+4+4+5+5)1. 这次英语辩论赛之后，我意识到是愚蠢的骄傲蒙蔽了自己。
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2017 年七宝中学新高一英语诊断性考试Multiple Choice21.The big swimming pool in Qibao High School was completed in M ay of 2008, but not inApril, 2008.A./ ; /B. the ; /C. the ; theD. / ; the22.The number of households consisting of elderly couples rose 22.6 per cent to4.49 million in Japan last year.A.fromB. ofC. atD. by23.I cannot understand why Steven bought so many watches but never wears _ of them.A.anyB. bothC. everyD. none24.Shanghai is known for its Oriental Pearl TV Tower, which stands close to theeast bank of the Huang Pu River.A.468-meters-highB. 468 meters highC. 468-meter-highD. 468 meter high25.Help me to move the table to the corner, you?A.canB. willC. shallD. may26.Strawberries can, of course, be frozen but they taste best when bought and eaten.A.freshB. freshlyC. more freshlyD. fresher27.Seeing a little girl crying, he went over and asked with her.A.what is the matterB. what wrong wasC. what was the matterD. what trouble it is28.The boy has spent a whole day in his room. No one knows what he is doing.A.being lockedB. to lockC. lockingD. locked29.Donald Trump’s face is easily recognized more and more media covered hispresident-elect victory against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.A.thatB. whileC. becauseD. though30.Operations which patients exhausted（筋疲力尽）and in need of long periods ofrecovery time are now making them feel relaxed and comfortable.A.leaveB. had leftC. leftD. will leave31.Hours of playing violent video games can affect the way the brain works,damage to certain cells of brain and slowing brain activity.A.to causeB. causingC. causeD. caused32.It is generally accepted that Chinese were the earliest football while theEuropeans established the modern rules for football.A.playedB. playingC. to playD. having played33.There is little doubt you will be able to judge truth and error if you haveconfidence in yourself.A.thatB. whoC. whenD. if34.It really seemed ages the police arrived and cleared away the damaged cars.A.beforeB. afterC. sinceD. when35.The travelers to that area can carry the diseases to their countries that havenever experienced .A.itB. themC. itselfD. themselves36.It’s said that is going to give us a lecture.A.an American famous youngB. a famous American youngC. a famous young AmericanD. a young famous American37. The football match we had been long lookingforward toin our school yesterday.A. being heldB. was heldC. holdingD. had been held 38. The doctors did all they the drowning boy.A. could to saveB. can saveC. could saveD. can to save39. You have a lovely garden. it is looked after!A. How goodB. What a good oneC. How carefulD. How well 40. The plantation （种植园） I visited last year was not the one I once worked.A. which; whereB. which; whichC. where; whichD. where; whereVocabularyAA major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under 41 , how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?Parents need to be 42 in their teen’s work. The best thing is simply to listen.What they look for is your presence--to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them 43 . Communicate openly you’re your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don’t let them focus on those fears.Offer a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and 44 his privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It’s important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best.Encourage your teen to relax. Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and /or do something 45 when she needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in 46 stress. Help your teen 47 her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.A parent’s attitude will have a great48 on their teen’s emotions. Your anxiety andblame will addto your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel 49 for her hard work.Most50 , reassure yourteenthat things will be all right, no matter what the results are. BAmericans know the benefits of having a healthy diet. In school, children learn to eat a variety of healthy foods. People grow up aware of the value of 51 calories. They hear about the health dangers of chemicals added to 52 food. They realize theyA. labelsB. averageC. requiresD. counting BD. exercise AB. situation CD. processingAC. droppedABC. standards AD. professional BC. packaged A. effect AD. reducingB. effortC. stressD. importantly AB. quietly AC. involvedBC. accepted BD. protect CD. active ABC. balanceWORD资料.可编辑shouldn’t eat too many sweets or fats. Many American consumers read 53 carefullyfor nutrition information. That way they can compare products and eat the best foods.Keeping fit —or maybe getting in shape —is often high on the list of NewYear’s resolutions for Americans. In the past two decades, fitness has become afashion. Many Americans have joined health clubs to work out with 54 equipment.Sports stores sell sports shoes and clothing for every possible exercise55 . People can even buy weights and equipment and set up their own exercise center at home!Statistics give health experts good reason to be disappointed. Americans exerciseless than they used to. The number of people taking part in fitness activities 56from 41.7 million in 1991 to only 32 million in 1993. Among high school students,only 37 percent 57 three times per week. However, 70 percent of teenagerswatch at least an hour of TV every day, and 38 percent watch over three hours. As aresult, the58 American gained eight pounds during the 1980’s. At least one-third of Americans weigh 20 percentWORD资料.可编辑more than their ideal weight.Still, by many 59, Americans enjoy good health. Medical care in theUnited States, while expensive, is among the best in the world. The U.S. Government 60strictfoodinspections to ensure that food is of the highest quality. Food producers must label products accurately. Many resources, such as magazines, TV programs and even the Internet, allow people to find out how to improve their health. Americans know how to make themselves more healthy. They just need to do it.ClozeAIf you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find just how different the foreign customs can be from your 61 .A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it 62 to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be 63 for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man apparently shaking his head at 64 and assume that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a shake of the head is a 65 that shows agreement of acceptance. Nodding your head when you are offered a 66 in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to indicate“yes”—a nod indicates “no”. The Arabs are 67 for their hospitality（好客）. At a meal incountrieson the Arabic countries, you will find that any drinking vessel（器皿）is filled again and again as soon as you 68 it. The way to 69 that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.In Europe it is quite usual to 70 your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could 71 him or her unhappy. It is considered too informal an attitude 72 such an occasion. Also when in Thailand you are not 73 to touch the head of an adult —it’s just not done. In Japan, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their 74 at home. In Europe such attitudes are disappearing.75 vary from country to country. Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in aforeign environment.In such circumstances, the rule is: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.61. A. own B. country C. hometown D. people62. A. good B. impolite C. acceptable D. popular63. A. noticed B. used C. bought D. caused64. A. the other B. other C. the others D. another65. A. symbol B. signal C. gesture D. wayWORD资料.可编辑66. A. drink B. pen C. hat D. hand67. A. interested B. terrible C. careful D. famous68. A. drain B. eat C. take D. swallow69. A. discuss B. turn C. indicate D. forget70. A. cross B. put C. take D. hurt71. A. let B. stop C. make D. point72. A. outside B. below C. along D. for73. A. supposed B. considered C. willing D. eager74. A. wives B. children C. parents D. guests75. A. Habits B. Attitudes C. Customs D. OccasionsBJust as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what isWORD资料.可编辑possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to 76 our belief systems determines the successof our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they 77 . As a member of that group, you would likely 78 that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be 79 to really get behind yourself. Because you might fear that your 80 would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not 81 would probably stop your trying. And that would be a major 82 to invest your energy in your dream.On the other hand, belief isn’t anything 83 , If you found a way to 84 thatnegative belief, agreat flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams islike the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, 85 plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that beliefis not the reliable 86 we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our 87 in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the 88 opinion held by ordinary people about whatwill work.In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our sense to guide us, 89 any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we 90 the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.76. A. simplify B. challenge C. eliminate D. maintain77. A. possessed B. trusted C. objected D. missed78. A. reject B. preserve C. deny D. share79. A. eager B. sorry C. reluctant D. ready80. A. success B. knowledge C. profession D. investment81. A. devoted B. talented C. concerned D. interested82. A. obstacle B. excuse C. chance D. principle83. A. important B. fixed C. changeable D. stimulating84. A. enhance B. reserve C. release D. follow85. A. energy B. hobby C. expense D. belief86. A. guide B. ability C. goal D. policy87. A. aim B. faith C. task D. dream88. A. unacceptable B. strange C. unbelievable D. common89. A. questioning B. understanding C. interpreting D. believing90. A. stick to B. lead to C. free up D. leave outReading comprehensionAWORD资料.可编辑This is the opening of a short story in a town in the United States byAlison Randall …When Frank and I stepped through the post office doors, there was a crowd gathered, looking at the new device on the wall with amazement like a crowd of wide-mouthed frogs. I had to get closer, and that was where being a girl that’s skinnier than a wire fence came in handy. Fortunately, Frank, my twin of eleven years, was just the same.“Cone on.”I said, grabbing his hand, and we slid through the cracks between people until we spilled out in front.Finally I got a good look. It was fixed to the plaster（石灰板）next to the postmaster’s window, theplace of honour usually reserved for the Wanted posters. Beady-eyed Zedekiah Smith,the bank robber, still hung there, but even he had been pushed aside for something more important.A telephone. The first one in town.“How’s it work?” Noah Crawford called out. Noah’s the best fix-it man around, and I could tell he was dying to get his fingers on those shiny buttons.“Don’t rightly know,”answer the postmaster, and he pulled hard at his beard as if it might tell him. “I do know the sound of your voice moves along wires strung on poles. It’s sort of like the telegraph, only you hear words instead of dots and dashes.”“Ah,” the crowd whispered, and I felt my own mouth move along.I gazed at the shiny wood box and something happened inside me. Something—I can only guess—that might be like falling in love. The thought of talking into that box—of making my voice sail through wires in the sky—it too k ove r my brai n. I co uldn’t ge t it o ut.“Frank,” I whispered to my twin. “I have to use that telephone.”Five minutes later, Frank dragged me to Main Street, toward home. “Liza--” he began, but I cut him off. We two thought so much alike, I had Frank’s questions answered before he even asked.91.People crowded in the post office because .A.a new poster grabbed their attentionB. the postmaster was delivering a speechC. they were curious about the telephoneD. there was a wanted bank robber captured92.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A.Many people stared at the new device in open-mouthed amazement.B.The slight-figured twins managed to push to the front of the crowd.C.Even the best fix-it man in the town got no idea about the new device.D.The postmaster didn’t know anything about how the telephone worked.93.By “… it took over my brain. I couldn’t get it out.”, we get a clear picture ofthe girl’s.A.eagerness to use the telephoneB. fascination for the wood boxC. puzzlement over the strange soundD. determination to fly in the sky94.What is the passage mainly about?A.The twins’ frustrating experiences in the town.B.A special assembly called in the local post office.C.Pe ople’s reaction to the arrival of the first telephone.D.A great celebration of the start of telephone service.B16-25 Railcard16-25 Railcard (The Young Person’s Railcard) entitles the holder to up to 1/3 off most rail fares across Britain. Just imagine where it could take you --- to festivals, to see distant friends or to London for a weekend break.Who can apply?Absolutely anybody between 16 and 25 can apply. You will need to provide proof that you are under 26 years of age. For this, only your birth certificate, driving licence, passport or medical card will be acceptable. Alternatively, if you are amature student over this age but in full-time education, you can also apply. In order to prove your eligibility (适用性)，you will need to get your head teacher, tutor, or head ofdepartment to sign the application form as well as one of your photos, the latter also needing to be officially stamped. “Full time education” is defined as over 15 hours per week for at least 20 weeks a year.Then go along to any major railway station, rail-appointed travel agent or authorized student travel office with your completed application form from this leaflet, together with £ 28, two passport-sized photos and proof of eligibility.Using your rail cardYou can use it at any time-weekends. Bank Holidays or during the week. But if you travel before 10 am Monday to Friday (except during July and August) minimum fares will apply. For full details of these, please ask at your local station or contact a rail-appointed travel agent.ConditionsIn cases where a railcard does not bear the user’s signature, it will be treated as invalid. Neither your railcard nor any tickets bought with it may be used by anybody else. Unless there are no purchase facilities available at the station where you began your journey, you will be required to pay the full fare if you are unableto produce a valid ticket for inspection during a journey.Reduced rate tickets are not available for first-class travel or for Eurostar links to France and Belgium.Passengers will be charged the full rate if they want to use these services.95.If you are a 22-year-old nurse, you can apply for the railcard without .A.the signature of your directorB. £28C. application formD. passport-sized photos96.The 1/3 OFF discount may not apply for the railcard holders who travel at .A.11 pm on Sunday in AugustB. 7 am on Tuesday in FebruaryC. 7 am on Monday in JulyD. 11 pm on Friday in March97.Which of the following is TRUE according to the leaflet?A.If your railcard doesn’t have your name signed, it will be used by someone else.B.The benefits of a railcard are transferable to your friends of your age.C.If you have no ticket but have boarded a train, you will still be eligible for adiscounted ticket.D.If railcard holders wish to use the Eurostar network, they must pay the fullfare.CA busy brain can mean a hungry body. We often seek food after focused mental activity, like preparing for an exam. Researchers think that heavy bouts of thinking drain energy from the brain, whose capacity to store fuel is very limited.So the brain, sensing that it may soon require more calories（卡路里） to keep going, apparentlystimulates bodily hunger, and even though there has been little in the way of physical movement or calorie consumption, we eat. This process may partly account for the weight gain so commonly seen in college students.Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and another institution recently experimented with exercise to counter such immoderately post--study food consumption.Gary Hunter, an exercise physiologist at U.A.B., oversaw the study, Hunter notes that tough activity both increases the amount of blood sugar and lactate（乳酸盐）— a byproduct of intense muscle contractions（收缩）— circulating in the bloodand increases blood flow to the head. Because the brainuses sugar and lactate as fuel, researchers wondered if the increased flow of fuel-rich blood during exercise could feed an exhausted brain and reduce the urge to overeat.Thirty--eight healthy college students were invited to U.A.B.’s exercise lab to report what their favorite pizza was. At a later date, the volunteers returned and spent 20 minutes dealing with selections from college and graduate--school entrance exams. Next, half the students sat quietly for 15 minutes, before being given pizza. The rest of the volunteers spent those 15 minutes doing intervals on a treadmill: two minutes of hard running followed by about one minute of walking, repeated five times. Hunter says, that should stimulate the release of sugar and lactate into the bloodstream. These students were then allowed to gorge on pizza, too. But by and large, they did not overeat. In fact, the the non-exercisers, however, consumed about 100 calories more.The study has limitations, of course. We only looked at lunch, Hunter says; the researchers do not know if the runners consumed extra calories at dinner. They also cannot tell whether other types of exercise would have the same effect as running, although Hunter says they suspect that if an activity causes someone to break into a sweat, it should also increase blood sugar and lactate, feeding the brain and weakening hunger’s call.98.According to the passage, may cause many college students to overeat and gainweight.A.a lot of energy-consuming mental activitiesB.numerous physical movements or calorie burningC.failure to resist the temptation of delicious food.D.bodily hunger caused by physical growth99.The underlined word “counter” is closest in meaning to .A.stimulateB. maximizeC. balanceD. prevent100.What can be inferred from the passage?A.Running is more beneficial than walking.B.Sweating in exercise can make people hungrier.C.The amount of blood sugar and lactate can affect people’s appetite.D.When the brain feels exhausted, people tend to do exercise for relaxation.101.Which of the following statements is FALSE?A.Mental activities can make people feel hungry.B.Physical exercise can make people refreshed and stay hungry.C.Sugar and lactate can help energize and restore people’s brain.D.It’s uncertain what types of exercise can effectively feed the brain.DA.Our baby was not doing well, so Effie financed my wife’s trip to New York for consultation with a specialist.B.Give your help to those in greater need.C.The oddest part of the whole affair is that people whom I help often help others later on.D.Effie worked diligently all her life.AB. “Pay me whenever you like,” said Effie, climbing back into her truck.AC. “Don’t give it to me all at once,” she said.“Any apples today?” Effie asked cheerfully at my window. I followed her to her truck and bought a kilo. On credit, of course. Cash was the one thing in the world I lacked just then. 102All pretense（借口） of payment was dropped when our funds, food and fuel decreased to alarminglows. Effie came often, always bringing some gift: a jar of peaches or some firewood. There were other generosities. 103Effie was not a rich woman. Her income, derived from investments she had made while running an interior decorating shop, had never exceeded $ 200 a month, whichshe supplemented by selling her apples. But she always managed to help someone poorer.Years passed before I was able to return the money Effie had given me from time to time. She was illnow and had aged rapidly in the last year. “Here, darling,” I said, “is what I owe you.”104 “Giveitback as I gave it to you—a little at a time.” I think she believed there was magic in the slow discharge of a love debt.The simple fact is that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie, for she died a few weeks later. By now, the few dollars Effie gave me have been multiplied many times. But a curious thing began to happen.Whenever I saw a fellow human in financial trouble, I was moved to help him. I can’t afford to do this always, but in the ten years since Effie’s death, I have indirectly repaid my debt to her.105 At that time, it seemed that my debt would forever go unsettled. So the account can never be marked closed, for Effie's love will go on in hearts that have never known her.参考答案;21-25 B A AC B26-30 A C D CC31-35 B C AB B36-40 ABADA41-45 C; AC; AB; BD; CD 46-50 AD; ABC; A ; BC; D 51-60 DHAGE FIBKC61-65 A B B D C 66-70 A D ACA 71-75 C DAAC76-80 BAD C D 81-85 B A CD 86-90 AB DAC91-94 CDAC95-97 A B D98-101 ADCB。