上海市浦东新区2016届高三上学期期末质量测试(一模)英语试题 Word版含答案
浦东新区2015学年度第一学期期末质量测试高三英语考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
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试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。
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第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At a restaurant. B. In a pet shop. C. At a clinic. D. On a boat.2. A. The woman. B. The woman‟s mother.C. The man.D. The children.3. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Husband and wife.D. Boss and secretary.4. A. She will go to school in the man‟s car. B. She will join him in his exercise class.C. She will give the man a ride.D. She will ride her bicycle to the school.5. A. Make a plan carefully. B. Give her more information.C. Ask more people for advice.D. Buy a gift for his father.6. A. He didn‟t tell the woman the truth. B. He doesn‟t keep his promises.C. He spends his spare time going to parties.D. He is always ready to help others.7. A. The woman feels sorry for the man. B. The man is a member of the staff.C. The woman is asking the man to leave.D. The area is for passengers only.8. A. Relieved. B. Confused. C. Annoyed. D. Sympathetic.9. A. Turn the alarm off. B. Move his alarm farther.C. Catch a later bus.D. Go to bed earlier.10. A. The girl‟s request will be granted. B. The girl is outstanding in the class.C. The girl has completed the course.D. Only the girl took the make-up exam.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Because she wasn‟t being taken seriously. B. Because she deserved respect from others.C. Because she dressed improperly.D. Because she was not capable enough.12. A. Answering questions readily. B. Rewarding others generously.C. Respecting others highly.D. Expressing opinions frankly.13. A. How to speak your mind. B. Where to start your honesty.C. What to do to become popular.D. Whom to talk to when you want to.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. Because it can help avoid crop diseases.B. Because it can help improve the quality of crops.C. Because it may contribute to the increase in population.D. Because it may improve farming methods in the future.15. A. Climate change. B. Appearance of new crops.C. Loss of normal growth area.D. Poor management of land.16. A. Expanding fields for larger crop harvests.B. Fertilizing crops to fight against plant diseases.C. Raising people‟s awareness of the need for crop variety.D. Applying modern farming methods in heavily-populated areas.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you 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 and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.（A）A dentis t‟s office may not be everyone‟s idea of a perfect holiday destination. But a growing number of people are traveling abroad for medical treatment, (25) ______ (create) a fast-growing market that is still largely undeveloped by traditional tour operators.The global medical tourism market is worth $40 billion to $60 billion and (26) ______ (grow) at about 20 percent per year, according to Helmut Wachowiak, an expert on tourism management.Some countries such as Germany market themselves as a destination for medical tourism. According to the German National Tourist Board, about 77,000 foreign patients (27) ______ (treat) in the country in 2010, spending 930 million euros.(28) ______ Hospital Operator Helios can do is to help organize visas, hotels and sight-seeing trips for patients coming to Germany for treatment, mostly from Russian-speaking countries and the Middle East. “Many patients specifically choose a city (29) _______ they can enjoy what the place has to offer alongside the treatment,” Helios manager Stefan Boeckle said.Some people travel abroad for medical treatment because it‟s much (30) ______(cheap). A 42-year-old physical therapist from Berlin, for example, chose to go to a dentist in Budapest, (31) ______ (draw) by hundreds of euros in savings compared with the same treatment in Germany.The relatively new trend is not likely to stop growing anytime soon. “I think booking numbers (32) ______ rise quickly in coming years,” said Claudia Staedele, a board member of German medical tourism company Dr. Holiday. “There is still incredible room to grow.”(B)Remember that doll you had as a kid—the one whose eyes open when it is upright and close when it‟s laid down? Or maybe you were the kid that went around popping limbs off Barbies and teddy bears.Either way, it turns out that these broken toys need not worry, (33)______ Sydney‟s Original Doll Hospital exists. And this year, it celebrates 100 years of (34)______ (fix) up dolls, teddy bears, rocking horses, umbrellas and more.The doll hospital was founded by Harold Chapman Sr. (35)______ part of his general store, thanks to a shipping error. His brother was in the business of importing celluloid (合成树脂) dolls from Japan but the rubber bands (36)_____ held them together would often break and the dolls would be destroyed. It was Mr. Chapman Sr. (37)______ came up with a way to repair them. And then from such a small beginning grew quite a successful business as demand for doll repairs increased.The business was taken over in (38)______ 1930s by Harold‟s son, Harold Chapman Jr. (39)______ (expand) the business, Harold Chapman Jr. relocated the Doll Hospital and included repairs to other toys, leather goods, umbrellas, etc.Now the hospital has been passed onto the third generation of the Chapman family, with Harold Jr.‟s son, Geoff, now in charge. (40)_____ many modern children are more interested in the latest gadgets(小玩意) or computer games, the business is still going strong, with dolls sent from all over Australia and even across the sea from New Zealand for repair.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.SEATTLE—For the more than 10 million Americans w ith colorblindness, there‟s never been a treatment, let alone a cure, for the condition that leaves them unable to distinguish certain colors.Now, for the first time, two University of Washington professors have teamed with a California biotech firm to develop what they say may be a ___41___: a single shot in the eye that can reveal the world in full color.Jay and Maureen Neitz, who have studied the vision disorder for years, have found a new way to deliver genes that can replace missing color-producing proteins in certain cells, called cones, in the eyes.The trouble will ___42___ when people are born without one or more of the three types of color-sensing proteins normally present in the cones of the retina（视网膜）. The most common type is red-green colorblindness, followed by blue-yellow colorblindness. A very small proportion of the population is ___43___ colorblind, seeing only shades of gray.Colorblindness is often a/an ___44___ disorder. It affects mostly men, who can inherit a mutation(变异) on the X chromosome（染色体）that weakens their perception of red and green. A much smaller part of cases are in women, who have two X chromosomes, which gives them a better chance of avoiding effects of any genetic imperfection.Most people think of colorblindness as a/an ___45___ or disability, mainly causing problems with unmatched shirts and socks. But the Neitzes say the condition can have profound impacts—limiting choices for education or careers, making driving dangerous, and forcing continual ___46___ to a world designed for color vision.“There are an awful lot of people who feel like their life is ___47___ because they don‟t see color,” said Jay Neitz, 61, a professor, who confirmed in 1989 that dogs are colorblind, too.People may not ___48___ as commercial pil ots, for instance, if they‟re colorblind. Other careers that can be ___49___ include those of chefs, decorators, electricians and house painters, all of which require detailed color vision.Undoubtedly, the Neitzes‟ findings have brought great benefits to those who are born unable to distinguish between red and green. But that technique is ___50___, requiring surgery, so the Neitzes are looking for another way to do the job.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many 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 ___51___ to back 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 ___53___ of frequent travel, finds three types of consequence: physiological, psychological and emotional, and social. The physiological ones are the mostobvious. Jet lag is the suffering travellers know best, although they may not ___54___ some of its more terrible potential effects, like speeding ageing or increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Then there‟s the danger of deep-vein thrombosis(深静脉血栓), ___55___ to germs and radiation. And finally, of course, business travellers tend to get less exercise and eat less healthily than people who stay in place.The psychological and emotional damage of business travel is more abstract, but just as real. Frequent flyers experience “travel disorientation” f rom ___56___ places and time zones so often. They also ___57___ mounting stress, given that “time spent travelling will rarely be balanced through a reduced workload, and that there may be anxieties ___58___ with work continuing to pile up while being away”. ___59___ the absence from family and friends, “hypermobility is frequently a/an ___60___ experience,” the authors write. The accumulated impact can be astonishing and great.Finally, there are the ___61___ effects. Marriages suffer from the time apart, as does children‟s behaviour. What is more, relationships tend to become more ___62___, as the partner who stays at home is forced to take on more ___63___ 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 ___64___ 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 ___65___ to better health care than the population at large.So these may be problems of the 1% (or the 3%, or the 5%). But they‟re real enough regardle ss. By all means feel jealous of acquaintances' Instagram photos of exotic meals and faraway attractions. But harbour a small amount of concern as well.51. A. travel B. proof C. damage D. consequence52. A. brighter B. wiser C. darker D. lazier53. A. effects B. benefits C. limits D. costs54. A. impose B. foresee C. declare D. memorize55. A. connection B. adaptation C. exposure D. familiarity56. A. changing B. leaving C. taking D. pursuing57. A. handle B. relieve C. suffer D. lay58. A. infected B. associated C. greeted D. packed59. A. Due to B. According to C. Regardless of D. In case of60. A. surprising B. relaxing C. fulfilling D. isolating61. A. cultural B. conscious C. social D. negative62. A. unequal B. invisible C. pleasant D. permanent63. A. personal B. related C. professional D. domestic64. A. prioritize B. mobilize C. seek D. support65. A. devotion B. objection C. response D. accessSection 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.(A)In a class this past December, after I wrote some directions on the board for students about their finalexamination, one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone. When I looked in her direction, she apologized, “Sorry. Was it wrong to take a picture?”“I can‟t read my own handwriting,”the young woman explained. “It‟s best if I take a picture of your writing so I can understand the notes.”That remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes. For those in the photo-taking camp, motivations extended beyond their inability to comprehend their own handwriting. Some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material. They might lose paper, they reasoned, but they wouldn‟t lose their phones. Some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which I had noted information on the board. Others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively.Yet the use of cameras as note takers, though it may be convenient, does raise significant questions for the classroom. Is a picture an effective replacement for the process of note-taking?Instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary information—it helps prepare the way for understanding. Encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method, but just because a method has a long history doesn‟t mean it‟s out of date. Writing things down engages a student‟s brain in listening, visual, and kinesthetic(触觉的) learning—a view supported by a longstanding research. The act of writing down information enables a person to begin committing it to memory, and to process and combine it, establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts.Taking a picture does indeed record the information, but it deletes some of the necessary mental engagement that taking notes employs. So can the two be equally effective?66. The woman apologized in the class because she_________.A. had the bad handwritingB. missed the teachers‟ directionsC. took a picture of the boardD. disturbed other students‟ learning67. According to the passage, which of the following may NOT explain students‟ reluctance to take notes?A. They lack proper techniques for taking notes.B. They want to listen more attentively in class.C. They believe smart phones are much safer for storing notes.D. They want to have the exact version of the notes on the board.68. According to the passage, taking notes by hand__________.A. requires students to think independentlyB. helps students actively participate in learningC. proves to be an old and useless learning methodD. seems unsuitable for students to learn new ideas69. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The traditional way of note-taking should be replaced.B. A modern way of note-taking is catching on.C. Note-taking by hand is not out of date.D. A picture is worth a thousand words.(B)Travelling BrochureTravelling Information in Melbourne, AustraliaTour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and KangaroosPrice: Starting from AUD $115 per person●Tour Highlights✧Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabiesand host of farm animals.✧Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre.✧View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia‟s largest populationof fur seals living along the southern coastline.✧Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.✧Viewing Platform Penguin Plus —More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 peopleproviding closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand.●Additional info✧This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date.✧Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability.✧Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring atowel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform.●Pricing Policy✧Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate.●Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed.70. The visitors will go to all the following places EXCEPT ______.A. Warrook Cattle farm.B. Australian Eastern coastline.C. Koala Conservation Centre.D.Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.71. Which of the following groups needs to pay $58 per person?A. Adult tourists.B. 2-year-old kids.C. Kids between 3 and 14.D. Babies in arms.72. Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because _____.A. they will lie on the coastB. they may want to sit on the platformC. it makes them warmD. they will swim during the tour(C)The family does not feature heavily in the culture of the Ik of Northern Uganda. In fact, as far as the Ik are concerned, the family means very little. This is because the Ik face a daily struggle to survive in the face of drought, famine and starvation. Anyone who cannot take care of himself or herself is regarded as a useless burden by the Ik and a threat to the survival of the others. So the old are abandoned to die. Sick and disabledchildren too are abandoned. The Ik attitude is that, as long as you keep the breeding group alive, you can always get more children.Ik mothers throw their children out of the village compound when they are 3 years old, to defend for themselves. I imagine children must be rather relieved to be thrown out, for in the process of being cared for, he or she is reluctantly carried about in a hide sling(背婴儿带) wherever the mother goes. Whenever the mother is in her field, she loosens the sling and lets the baby to the ground none too slowly, and laughs if it is hurt. Then she goes about her business, leaving the child there, almost hoping that some fierce animals will come along and carry it off. This sometimes happens. Such behaviour does not endear children to their parents or parents to their children.Many of you probably reacted to the Ik with some horror and shock. It is very tempting to conclude that these people are primitive, savage and inhuman, and that their concept of the …family‟is deeply wrong. However, sociologists argue that it is wrong to simply judge such societies and their family arrangements as unnatural and untypical. We need to understand that such arrangements may have positive functions. In the case of the Ik, with the exceptional circumstances they find themselves in—drought and famine—their family arrangements help ensure the survival of the tribe.Moreover, some of you may have concluded that British family life and the Ik have some things in common. British family is not universally experienced as positive for all family members. For some members of our own society—for young and old alike—family life may be characterized by violence, abuse and isolation.The problem with studying the family is that we all think we are experts. This is not surprising, considering that most of us are born in families and socialized into family roles and responsibilities. It is an institution most of us feel very comfortable with and regard as …natural‟. For many of us, it is a cornerstone of our social world, a place to which we can retreat and take refuge from the stresses of the outside world. It is the place in which we are loved for who we are, rather than what we are. Family living and family events are probably the most important aspects of our lives. It is no wonder that we tend to hold very fierce, emotional, and perhaps irrational, views about family life and how it ought to be organized. Such …taken for granted‟ views make it very difficult for us to objectively examine family arrangements that differ from our own experience—such as those of the Ik—without making critical judgements.73. Which of the following ideas do the Ik hold according to the passage?A. The family is the centre of their life.B. The old are the luxuries they should treasure.C. Their children should be abandoned when born.D. The survival of the tribe is what they should strive for.74. Which of the following will the author probably agree with in the case of Ik?A. The children are a great burden to their family.B. Mothers prefer to carry their children here and there.C. The children enjoy warm relationship with their parents.D. Many children should be left at the mercy of fierce animals in the field.75. According to the author, both British family life and that of the Ik ______.A. contain negative elementsB. ensure longevityC. experience ups and downsD. endear family members76. All of the following statements support “family is the cornerstone” EXCEPT that ______.A. we turn to family as our harbour in heartB. we find we love and are loved in the familyC. we believe family is the top priority in our lifeD. we pour our bad mood upon our family members77. The author writes this passage to tell us ______.A. family life has various positive functionsB. the idea of family is universally acceptedC. the family is evolving with the time at a high speedD. we should examine the concept of family objectivelySection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The carmaker is in the pioneer of a materials revolution, whichis powered by a growing understanding of the properties ofsubstances at the smallest scale. In roughly five years from now,scientists will have set out what some call the “materialsgenome”—a database with the properties of all known and predictedcompounds. Instead of searching for materials that have the rightqualities for a job—a quest(探索) that has usually depended mostlyon trial and error—researchers will first define what they want, and their computers will then develop a list of materials that seem to fit the bill.The new science will improve today‟s mater ials, too, leading to stronger steels, new kinds of alloy and hybrid materials(合金和混合材料) that may be part metal, part plastic. On the far horizon are bigger breakthroughs still: batteries that would double the range of electric cars or store solar and wind power, transforming the economics of renewable energy.As well as revolutionising products, these new materials could also revolutionise how they are made. There will always be room for the mass production of some low-value, commodity items. But as a rule, when materials are different, manufacturing processes will be different, too. BMW‟s carbon fibre is made to its own specifications in a series of new joint ventures across the world. However, some of the products could be domestically made in their new factories. Airbus, Boeing, GE and a growing number of other firms are already 3D-printing some parts where they need them. Nike‟s Flyknit trainers are made with knitting machines that use a special micro-engineered thread. As a result, the firm no longer needs to send the job like sewing to factories overseas.The world has got used to the idea that the most important innovation is virtual. The technology representatives of Silicon Valley—such as Google and Facebook—have built their businesses on intangibles(无形的), such as software, data and new business models. By contrast, the world of new materials marries the virtual and the physical. It, too, depends on code, because researchers need powerful computer-design systems to model materials and make them into new designs. But eventually the aim is to turn virtual ideas into matter. Some advances are overlooked. These ones are material.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN NINE WORDS.)78. What is the driving force of the materials revolution according to the first paragraph?79. New materials will revolutionise not only products but also ____________________.80. Instead of contracting overseas, Nike is able to ____________________ with its special knittingmachines and materials available.81. In contrast to Internet companies which build business on intangibles, new materials companies aim at_____________________________.第II 卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你养成每天听英语新闻的习惯了吗？(develop)2. 我认为在做出最终决定前，我们有必要和父母讨论一下这个问题。
2016届上海浦东新区高三一模英语试题及答案
浦东新区2015学年度第一学期期末质量测试高三英语考生注意： 1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。
所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3．答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名。
第Ⅰ卷 （共103分）I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, conversation, a a a question question question will will will be be be asked asked asked about about about what what what was was was said. said. said. The The The conversations conversations conversations and and and the the the questions questions questions will will will be 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. At a restaurant. B. In a pet shop. C. At a clinic. D. On a boat. 2. A. The woman. B. The w oman‟s woman‟swoman‟s mother. mother. C. The man. D. The children. 3. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Husband and wife. D. Boss and secretary. 4. A. She will go to school in the man‟s car . . B. She will join him in his exercise class. C. She will give the man a ride. D. She will ride her bicycle to the school. 5. A. Make a plan carefully. B. Give her more information. C. Ask more people for advice. D. Buy a gift for his father. 6. A. He didn‟t tell the woman the truth. B. He doesn‟t keep his promises.C. He spends his spare time going to parties. D. He is always ready to help others. 7. A. The woman feels sorry for the man. B. The man is a member of the staff. C. The woman is asking the man to leave. D. The area is for passengers only. 8. A. Relieved. B. Confused. C. Annoyed. D. Sympathetic. 9. A. Turn the alarm off. B. Move his alarm farther. C. Catch a later bus. D. Go to bed earlier. 10. 10. A. A. T he girl‟s request will be granted The girl‟s request will be granted . B. The girl is outstanding in the class. C. The girl has completed the course. D. Only the girl took the make-up exam. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Because she wasn‟t being taken seriously. B. Because she deserved respect from others. C. Because she dressed improperly. D. Because she was not capable enough. COMPLAINT FORM Name of customer: Sally Lo Room No.: 17 Complaint about: (Please tick the right boxes) þ service ☐ food þ 18 area Details of complaint: service slow waiters 19 carpet 20 and smelly Complete the form. Write What What is is is the the the article article article in in in the the the newspaper newspaper about? 21 may may be be be allowed allowed allowed during during during the the flight. Why does the man hate the idea? Because he enjoys the 22 . According to the man, when are people likely to come up with new ideas? W h e n t h e y a r e a l o n e w i t h o u t 23 . How can people now communicate with those not on board? By 24 . Directions: After After reading reading reading the the the passages passages passages below, below, fill fill in in in the the the blanks blanks blanks to to to make make make the the the passages passages passages coherent coherent coherent and 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. AA. risky B. solution C. adaptation D. genetic E. restricted F. partially G. ruined H. inconvenience I. occur J. qualify K. completely terrible potential effects, like speeding ageing or increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Then there‟s the danger of deep-vein thrombosis (深静脉血栓), ___55___ to germs and radiation. And finally, of course, business travellers tend to get less exercise and eat less healthily than people who stay in place. The psychological and emotional damage of business travel is more abstract, but just as real. Frequent flyers experience “travel disorientation” from ___56___ places and time zones so often. They also ___57___ mounting stress, given that “time spent travelling will rarely be balanced through a reduced workload, and that that there there there may may may be be be anxieties anxieties anxieties ___58___ ___58___ ___58___ with with with work work work continuing continuing continuing to to to pile pile pile up up up while while while being being being away”. away”. away”. ___59___ ___59___ ___59___ the the absence from family and friends, “hypermobility is frequently a /an ___60___ e xperience,” the authors write. experience,” the authors write. The accumulated impact can be astonishing and great. Finally, Finally, there there there are are are the the the ___61___ ___61___ ___61___ effects. effects. effects. Marriages Marriages Marriages suffer suffer suffer from from from the the the time time time apart, apart, apart, as as as does does does children‟s children‟s behaviour. What is more, relationships tend to become more ___62___, as the partner who stays at home is forced to take on more ___63___ duties. There‟s a gender inequality here, since most business travellers are men. men. Friendships Friendships Friendships also also also suffer suffer suffer, , , as as as business business business travellers travellers travellers often often often “sacrifice “sacrifice “sacrifice local local local collective collective collective activities activities activities and and and instead instead ___64___ 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 population that that that is is is already already already doing doing doing rather rather rather well. well. well. The The The “mobile “mobile elite (精英)” ” tend tend tend to to to have have have higher higher higher incomes incomes incomes and and ___65___ to better health care than the population at large. 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. 51. A. travel B. proof C. damage D. consequence 52. A. brighter B. wiser C. darker D. lazier 53. A. effects B. benefits C. limits D. costs 54. A. impose B. foresee C. declare D. memorize 55. A. connection B. adaptation C. exposure D. familiarity 56. A. changing B. leaving C. taking D. pursuing 57. A. handle B. relieve C. suffer D. lay 58. A. infected B. associated C. greeted D. packed 59. A. Due to B. According to C. Regardless of D. In case of 60. A. surprising B. relaxing C. fulfilling D. isolating 61. A. cultural B. conscious C. social D. negative 62. A. unequal B. invisible C. pleasant D. permanent 63. A. personal B. related C. professional D. domestic 64. A. prioritize B. mobilize C. seek D. support 65. A. devotion B. objection C. response D. access Section BDirections: Read Read the the the following following following passages. passages. passages. Each Each Each passage passage passage is is is followed followed followed by by by several several several questions questions questions or or or unfinished unfinished statements. statements. For each of them there 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)In a class this past December, after I wrote some directions on the board for students about their final examination, one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone. When I looked in her direction, she apologized, “Sorry. Was it wrong to take a picture?”“I can‟t read read my own handwriting,”my own handwriting,” the young woman explained. “It‟s b est if I take best if I take a picture of your writing so I can understand the notes.”That remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes. For those in the photo-taking camp, motivations extended beyond their inability to comprehend their own handwriting. Some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material. They might lose paper, they reasoned, but they wouldn‟t lose their phones. Some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which I had noted information on the board. Others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively. Yet the use of cameras as note takers, though it may be convenient, does raise significant questions for the classroom. Is a picture an effective replacement for the process of note-taking? Instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary information —it helps prepare the way for understanding. Encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method, but just because a method has a long history doesn‟t mean it‟s out of of date. date. date. Writing Writing things things down down down engages engages engages a a a student‟s student‟s student‟s br br brain ain ain in in in listening, listening, listening, visual, visual, visual, and and kinesthetic (触觉的) learning learning——a a view view view supported supported supported by by by a a a longstanding longstanding longstanding research. research. research. The The The act act act of of of writing writing writing down down down information information information enables enables enables a a person to begin committing it to memory, and to process and combine it, establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts. Taking Taking a a a picture picture picture does does does indeed indeed indeed record record record the the the information, information, information, but but but it it it deletes deletes deletes some some some of of of the the the necessary necessary necessary mental mental engagement that taking notes employs. So can the two be equally effective? 66. The woman apologized in the class because she_________. A. had the bad handwriting B. miss ed the teachers‟ directionsC. took a picture of the board D. disturbed other students‟ learning67. According to the passage, which of the following may NOT explain students‟ reluctance to take notes? A. They lack proper techniques for taking notes. B. They want to listen more attentively in class. C. They believe smart phones are much safer for storing notes. D. They want to have the exact version of the notes on the board. 68. According to the passage, taking notes by hand__________. A. requires students to think independently B. helps students actively participate in learning C. proves to be an old and useless learning method D. seems unsuitable for students to learn new ideas 69. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The traditional way of note-taking should be replaced. B. A modern way of note-taking is catching on. C. Note-taking by hand is not out of date. D. A picture is worth a thousand words. (B)Travelling BrochureTravelling Information in Melbourne, AustraliaTour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Price: Starting from AUD $115 per personl Tour HighlightsPhillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Per person Season Aug 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2013 Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child Tour only Mon…Sun$115.00 $58.00 Mon…Sun$140.00 $83.00 Tour includingViewing PlatformPenguin Plusthemselves. I imagine children must be rather relieved to be thrown out, for in the process of being cared for, he or she is reluctantly carried about in a hide sling (背婴儿带) wherever the mother goes. Whenever themother is in her field, she loosens the sling and lets the baby to the ground none too slowly, and laughs if it is hurt. Then she goes about her business, leaving the child there, almost hoping that some fierce animals will come along and carry it off. This sometimes happens. Such behaviour does not endear children to theirparents or parents to their children.Many of you probably reacted to the Ik with some horror and shock. It is very tempting to conclude that these these people people people are are are primitive, primitive, primitive, savage savage savage and and and inhuman, inhuman, inhuman, and and and that that that their their their concept concept concept of of of the the the ……family family‟‟ is is deeply deeply deeply wrong. wrong. However, sociologists argue that it is wrong to simply judge such societies and their family arrangements as unnatural and untypical. We need to understand that such arrangements may have positive functions. In the case case of of of the the the Ik, Ik, Ik, with with with the the the exceptional exceptional exceptional circumstances circumstances circumstances they they they find find find themselves themselves themselves in in —drought drought and and and famine famine —their family arrangements help ensure the survival of the tribe. Moreover, Moreover, some some some of of of you you you may may may have have have concluded concluded concluded that that that British British British family family family life life life and and and the the the Ik Ik Ik have have have some some some things things things in in common. common. British British British family family family is is is not not not universally universally universally experienced experienced experienced as as as positive positive positive for for for all all all family family family members. members. members. For For For some some members of our own society —for young and old alike —family life may be characterized by violence, abuse and isolation. The The problem problem problem with with with studying studying studying the the the family family family is is is that that that we we we all all all think think think we we we are are are experts. experts. experts. This This This is is is not not not surprising, surprising, considering that most of us are born in families and socialized into family roles and responsibilities. It is an institution most of us feel very comfortable with and regard as …natural natural‟‟. For many of us, it is a cornerstone of our social world, a place to which we can retreat and take refuge from the stresses of the outside world. It is the place in which we are loved for who we are, rather than what we are. Family living and family events are are probably probably probably the the the most most most important important important aspects aspects aspects of of of our our our lives. lives. lives. It It It is is is no no no wonder wonder wonder that that that we we we tend tend tend to to to hold hold hold very very very fierce, fierce, emotional, and perhaps irrational, views about family life and how it ought to be organized. Such …taken for granted granted‟‟ views make it very difficult for us to objectively examine family arrangements that differ from our own experience —such as those of the Ik —without making critical judgements. 73. Which of the following ideas do the Ik hold according to the passage? A. The family is the centre of their life. B. The old are the luxuries they should treasure. C. Their children should be abandoned when born. D. The survival of the tribe is what they should strive for. 74. Which of the following will the author probably agree with in the case of Ik? A. The children are a great burden to their family. B. Mothers prefer to carry their children here and there. C. The children enjoy warm relationship with their parents. D. Many children should be left at the mercy of fierce animals in the field. 75. According to the author, both British family life and that of the Ik ______. A. contain negative elements B. ensure longevity C. experience ups and downs D. endear family members 76. All of the following statements support “family is the cornerstone ” EXCEPT that ______. A. we turn to family as our harbour in heart B. we find we love and are loved in the family C. we believe family is the top priority in our life D. we pour our bad mood upon our family members 77. The author writes this passage to tell us ______. A. family life has various positive functions The carmaker is in the pioneer of a materials revolution, which genome”—a database with the properties of all known and predicted a database with the properties of all known and predicted ) that has usually depended mostly researchers will first define what they want, and their computers will then develop a list The new science will improve today‟s materials, too, leading to stron ger steels, new kinds of alloy and part plastic. plastic. plastic. On On On the the the far far far horizon horizon horizon are are are bigger bigger of electric electric electric cars cars cars or or or store store store solar solar solar and and and wind wind wind power, power, As well as revolutionising products, these new materials could also revolutionise how they are made. There will always be room for the mass production of some low-value, commodity items. But as a rule, when 我认为在做出最终决定前，我们有必要和父母讨论一下这个问题。
上海市奉贤区2016届高三上学期期末调研英语试题 .doc
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第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening Comprehension(略)II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954．Within one year,37 runners broke the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens __25__ someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You drown．If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown __26__ the animal does not．These cases show the power of beliefs．There is no other __27__(powerful) force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to create and to destroy．In a way it is our beliefs __28__ determine how much we’ll be able to realize our potential．So pay attention to some of your beliefs．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you? Do you believe life is full of problems?Belief is not mysterious, however, it's nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous．__29__(change) certain behavior, identify the beliefs __30__(associate) with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern __31__(create)．(B)While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “Nothing Mum, you always tell us to have a good day before we leave the house, but I was thinking about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are loved.”I am so touched by the capacity of love and understanding __32__ comes from my children.My 15-year-old son asked me last night __33__ there was a way for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. Unfortunately, in our area, he __34__ be 16.__35__ of my children depend on me so much because I am a single parent, but just when I pay the bills that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways __36__(help out).I completely understand that I will still have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now the fact __37__ they have stepped up and offered to help without anyone asking __38__(touch) me.When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to work, getting to the front door and asking her to hurry up and come. Then she appeared at the door __39__ a bag that she was holding open. I said, “We don’t have time for this.” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum.” I fell to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then on she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before __40__(leave) for school and work.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beAlibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.The e-commerce giant, which generated a gross merchandise volume of 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in the 24-hour sales event on Wednesday, said it will hold a similar festival to __41__ with the upcoming Spring Festival in February.Zhang Yong, chief executive officer of Alibaba, said like urban residents, many rural consumers have also become online shopping __42__. "The soon-to-be-launched shopping event will better serve rural consumers and bring more __43__ products to the dining tables of urban consumers," he said.The Hangzhou-based firm said the Spring Festival event will be launched by its customer-to-customer site Taobao and its Rural Taobao business unit, which is __44__ to online shoppers in rural areas.Sun Lijun, vice-president of Alibaba who is in charge of Rural Taobao, said the Spring Festival shopping gala will help __45__ the gap between urban and rural consumers."We want villagers to celebrate Lunar Chinese New Year with seafood from New Zealand and wine from France. That said, we also want urban residents to enjoy high-quality fresh produce __46__ directly to their doorsteps," he said.Alibaba has made globalization and going-rural its top __47__ for further development. Last year, it said it will invest 10 billion yuan over the next three to five years to provide e-commerce services in about 100,000 villages.Rural shoppers proved their buying power by __48__ more than 10 million yuan in the first eight minutes of the Nov 11 online shopping festival. People in 8,000 villages participated in the 24-hour __49__ on Wednesday. The most expensive order of the day was an order for a Porsche at about 500,000 yuan.Alibaba didn't disclose the specific __50__ made by rural shoppers, but said that items such as TV sets, air conditioners, shampoos and oil were very popular in villages.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations __51__ greater religiosity(笃信宗教). As countries become richer, religion becomes less __52__ to people’s lives and they lose a sense of mean ing in life.“Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always __53__ longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction,” explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. “Given that meaning in life is an important aspe ct of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential __54__, correlates(相关物), and predictors for meaning in life.”Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign __55__ life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 2007 Gallup World Poll, a __56__ survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries. __57__ answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: “Do you feel your life has an important __58__ or meaning?” and “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”The data revealed some unexpected __59__:“Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in meaning in life,” says Oishi. “But when we looked at the societal level of analysis, we found a completely __60__ pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction.”When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries –all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction but a __61__ lower sense of meaning in life.”The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported __62__ meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent that it __63__ people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions:Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in __64__ countries over time to track whether economic __65__ gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.51. A. by means of B. as a result of C. for the sake of D. with regard to52. A. central B. ideal C. formal D. superior53. A. related with B. combined with C. associated with D. representedwith54. A. models B. styles C. designs D. patterns55. A. investigated B. diagnosed C. explored D. exploited56. A. nationwide B. thorough C. complete D. large-scale57. A. Except for B. Instead of C. Rather than D. In addition to58. A. opportunity B. temptation C. purpose D. definition59. A. trends B. practices C. outlooks D. currents60. A. precious B. similar C. relevant D. different61. A. exactly B. significantly C. adequately D. partially62. A. better B. less C. more D. fewer63. A. allows B. requests C. reminds D. helps64. A. following B. chasing C. pursuing D. predicting65. A. priority B. profit C. prosperity D. potentialSection 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.ASome people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned. Schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year-round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outside school -- including summer employment.Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.66. The best title for the passage seems to be ______.A. Debating upon Year-round SchoolingB. Advantages of Year-round EducationC. Disadvantages of a Long Summer VacationD. Different Types of School Calendars67. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?A. The traditional calendar is out of date.B. Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.C. Schools face pressure to raise test marks.D. Schools in other countries urge them to do so.68. Those against year-round schooling argue that ______.A. it does little to help improve students ’ performance at school.B. it may cause learning tiredness.C. it will not have much educational value.D. it affects students ’ activities outside school.69. 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Luxor Hotel and Casino has a very special appearance.72. If you care a lot about the service, but have a tight budget, which hotel will you choose?A. Luxor Hotel and CasinoB. Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoC. Circus Circus Hotel and CasinoD. Palace Station HotelCPretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed with the colour, yet it is widespread in our young girls’ lives. It is not that pink in herently(内在地) bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly blends girls’ identity to appearance. The n it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the extreme lack of imagination about girls’ lives and interests.Girls' attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it's not. Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a delicate version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations(暗示) of the Virgin Mary(圣母玛利亚), constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity(女性化). It was not until the mid-1980s, when enlarged age and sex differences became a dominant children's marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends influenced our perception of what is natural to relatives, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Taking the toddler as an example, I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children's behaviour: wrong. It turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularized as a marketing gimmick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counseled(劝告) department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a "third stepping stone" between infant wear and older kids' clothes. It was only after "toddler"(学步的小孩) became common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a safe way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to cut up a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.73. By saying "it is ... the rainbow"(line 3, Para 1), the author means pink _______.A. should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB. should not be associated with girls' innocenceC. cannot explain girls' lack of imaginationD. cannot influence girls' lives and inte rests74. What does the word “encode” in Para. 2 refer to?A. discoveredB. programmedC. markedD. sealed75. The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development wasmuch influenced by_____.A. the marketing of products for childrenB. the observation of children's natureC. researches into children's behaviorD. studies of childhood consumption76. We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to _____.A. focus on infant wear and older kids' clothesB. attach equal importance to different gendersC. classify consumers into smaller groupsD. create some common shoppers' terms77. It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be ____.A. clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB. fully understood by clothing manufacturersC. mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD. well interpreted by psychological expertsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots(暴乱) and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields(产量) of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)78. The trend lying behind food riot and hunger is ___________________________.79. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?80. According to the new study, what’s the problem of the recent crop improvement efforts?81. What is the author’s attitude to the argument of the Food and Agriculture Organization?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你真周到，帮我预先订好了票子。
2016年浦东新区高三一模英语试卷及答案
2016年浦东新区高三一模英语试卷及答案2016年浦东新区高三一模英语试卷及答案Directions: Beneath each of the folloing sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one anser that best pletes the sentence.Section ADirections: Beneath each of the folloing sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one anser that best pletes the sentence.25. China has made a series of technological advances _______ constructing high-speed railays.A. onB. toC. inD. for26. Our principal ould like to accept _______ of the practical suggestions on ho to improve students lunch.A. eitherB. neitherC. bothD. any27. Look! Someone _______ the laptop.Well, it asn t me. I didn t do it.A. has repairedB. is repairingC. had repairedD. as repairing28. After the meeting, e ent to the supermarket to do some shopping, only to be told that it _______.A. as being decoratedB. as decoratingC. is being decoratedD. has been decorating29. Babies given more love and affection by their mothers_______ deal better ith stress and anxiety hen they gro up.A. needB. mustC. shallD. may30. The latest research _______ shos that micro blog is the most popular social netorking tool among Chinese netizens.A. to undertakeB. undertakenC. undertakingD. having been undertaken31. _______ our life goals ill guide us to a bright future,ithout hich e may aste our lifetime.A. Having setB. SetC. SettingD. To be set32. The government ill e up ith more volunteer projects just _______ the volunteer industry.A. to promoteB. to be promotedC. promotingD. being promoted33. _______ you start ith one small positive thing during your day, you ll begin to move into a more positive situation.A. Even ifB. In caseC. As long asD. As far as34. When you are older, you are better equipped mentally to cope ith _______ happens.A. hoeverB. heneverC. hicheverD. hatever35. A lot of lovers chose to get married on Dec. 12, 2016, _______ the date, the month and the year match.A. thatB. on hichC. in hichD. hich36. The limits of a person s intelligence are fixed at birth, but _______ he reaches these limits depends on his environment.A. ifB. thatC. hetherD. hat37. From inside the dark house _______.A. some strange smell cameB. came some strange smellC. had some strange smell eD. did some strange smell e38. Changing the passord on your hacked account isn t a lasting solution if you don t remove any virus, _______?A. don t youB. do youC. isn t itD. is it39. The ord positive energy is being more than mon in nespapers and magazines _______you could notice.A. beforeB. sinceC. henD. after40. _______ several important decisions based on emotion instead of reason, he felt bitterly regretted.A. MakingB. Having madeC. MadeD. To makeSection BDirections: Complete the folloing passage by using the ords inthe box. Each ord can only be used once. Note that there is one ord more than you need.A. inappropriateB. questionC. inexperiencedD. changesE. trendsF. job-relatedG. assessH. dissatisfactionI. professionJ. occursNursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly ith the false impression that nurses are there to ait on the position. As nurses, e are licensed to provide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral obligation to any physician. We provide health teaching, __41__ physical as ell as emotional problems, coordinate patient-related services and make all of our nursing decisions based upon hat is best or suitable for the patient. If, in any circumstance, e feel that the physician s order is __42__ or unsafe, e have a legal responsibility to __43__that order or refuse to carry it out. Nursing is not a nine-to-five job ith every eekend off. All nurses are aare of that before they enter the __44__. The emotional and physical stress, hoever, hich __45__ due to hard orking hours is a prime reason for a lot of the career __46__. It is sometimes required that e ork overtime and that e change shifts four or five times a month. That disturbs our personal lives, disrupts our sleeping and eating habits, and isolates us from everything except __47__ friends and activities. The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. Most hospitals are no staffed by ne graduates as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of medically-related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand __48__ in our medical system. But if __49__ continue as predicted, they ill find that most critical hospital care ill be provided by ne, inexperienced and sometimes inadequately-trained nurses.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the folloing passage there are four ords or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank ith the ord or phrase that best fits the context.The famous American inventor Thomas Alva Edison once claimed that genius as one percent inspiration and ninety?-nine percent perspirationonly by gifted individuals. Talent is a false belief, and it is time that people got rid of it, they said. This theory a dramatic __55__ ith traditional beliefs has been __56__ by academics orldide. In fact, studies of acplished artists and mathematicians, and top tennis players and simmers, have reported fe early signs of __57__ in these people before any parental encouragement. No case has been found of anyone reaching the highest levels of achievement ithout __58__ himself or herself to thousands of hours of serious training. Even those ho are believed to be exceptionally talented hether in music, mathematics, chess, or sports have needed lengthy periods of instruction and practice to achieve their highest level of success. Thepersistent false belief that some people reach high levels of performance ithout spending numerous hours practising __59__ much to the fact that their practice is usually outside the casual observer s vie, stated one scientist.。
上海市浦东新区2023~2024学年高三上学期期末(一模)教学质量检测英语试卷
上海市浦东新区2023~2024学年高三上学期期末（一模）教学质量检测英语试卷学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、语法填空Directions: 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.Wildlife Report Calls for ActionThe World Wide Fund for Nature released its Living Planet Report, which found that the Earth’s wildlife populations have fallen by 69% in the past 50 years.The report is produced every two years to show how the natural world is changing, so governments, businesses, and conservationists understand 1 needs to be done to protect the Earth. The team looks at several factors. One is the Living Planet Index (LPI), 2 examines how wildlife populations have changed over time. A total of 5, 268 species across the world have been tracked, including birds, fish, insects, and mammals.The change in wildlife varies around the world. South America and the Caribbean are the most affected. In these areas, the average wildlife populations have dropped by 94% over 50 years. Central Asia and Europe have 3 (small) decline, with an 18% drop. The WWF says the changes are caused by human activity. One of the biggest threats 4 (face) wildlife is the number of acres of forest that are being chopped down 5 that theland can be used for farming instead. To find the best way to protect animals worldwide, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is studying how easy or hard 6 will be to help different species. It has so far found that the populations of several animals, including the pink pigeon and the Sumatran rhino, 7 be boosted.While some news from the Living Planet Report is worrisome, there is good news, too. Up to now the numbers of many species 8 (rise) around the world because of people’s efforts to protect them. In India, the number of tigers has nearly doubled since 2009. And in 2020,there were more than 50 sightings of the critically 9 (endanger) Antarctic blue whale.In the US, conservation efforts in recent decades have helped to save several species, including the bald eagle, which 10 (remove) from the threatened species list in 2007.二、选词填空Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can beThere are plenty of complaints about how social media—texting in particular—may be harming children’s social and intellectual development. But a new study suggests that constant instant messaging(IM’ing)and texting among teens may also provide benefits, particularly for introverts, who are 11 to tell their thoughts to others.British researchers analyzed 150 conversations exchanged by 231 teens. In 100 of these chats, the study participant began IM’ing while in a negative emotional state such as sadness or anger. The rest were conversations begun when the participant was feeling good or neutral. After the chat, participants reported a 20%reduction in their distress—not enough to completely 12 it but enough to leave them feeling better than they had before reaching out.“Our findings suggest that IM’ing between distressed adolescents and their peers may 13 contribute to their well-being,” the authors write, noting provide emotional relief and that prior research has shown that people 14 to talk to strangers either in real life or online improved their mood in both settings, but even more with IM. And people who talk with their real-life friends online also report feeling closer to them than those who just communicate with each other face-to-face, implying a strengthening of their 15 .Why would digital communication beat human contact? The regions are complex, but may have something to do with the fact that users can control their expressions of sadness and other emotions they may be having via IM without having to 16 emotional elements such as tears, which some may consider as embarrassing or sources of 17 . Studies also show that the anonymity (匿名) of writing on a device blankets the users in a sense of safely. Prior research has shown that expressive writing itself can “vent” emotions and provide a sense of relief—and doing so, knowing that your words are reaching a(n) 18 friend may be even more therapeutic. Researchers also found that introverted participantsreported more relief from IM conversations when they were distressed than extroverts did. In fact, introverts care deeply for their friends, family and colleagues, but even the most socially skilled ones sometimes long for a free 19 from having to socialize or having to talk on the phone. This is what the Internet offers: the chance to connect—but in 20 does and from behind a screen.三、完形填空a northern Chinese courtyard, or “yuan zi”a skywell is smaller and less exposed to thewhich were designed to 23 different generations of relatives.Although a skywell's size and design vary from region to region, it is always rectangular and located in the Core of a house, either 24 by rooms on four sides or three sides plus a wall. Skywells were designed to cool buildings before air-conditioning existed. When wind blows above a skywell house, it can enter the indoor space through the opening. Because outdoor air is often cooler than indoor air, the 25 breeze travels down the walls to the lower storeys and create air 26 by replacing warmer indoor air,which rises and leaves through the opening.The main purpose of a skywell is to allow in light, improve ventilation (通风) and 27 rainwater. In Huizhou, a skywell is small but tall, and the rooms around it can 28 sunlight on hot days, enabling the bottom of the skywell to stay cool. 29 hot air inside the house can rise and escape through the opening above the skywell, which“works just like a 30 ”As a(n) 31 space between indoor life and the outdoor environment, a skywell acts as an effective heat buffer(缓冲)to shield residents from the hot air outside. But the largest part of skywell's cooling effect actually comes when there are bodies of water in the enclosure.Evaporated water cools hot air, a process known as evaporative cooling which is 32 in Huizhou skywells. In the past, Huizhou families collected rainwater in their skywells because they believed this could safeguard and boost their wealth. Skywells therefore have channels around them to 33 rainwater coming from the roofs.Though existing in China for hundreds of years, in recent times they have often been forgotten by people who prefer modern 34 . Over the past two decades, however, due to a 35 of traditional Chinese architecture, skywell buildings have been making a comeback.21．A．Parallel with B．Different from C．Close to D．Symbolic of 22．A．commonly B．rarely C．apparently D．currently 23．A．bind B．gather C．house D．honor 24．A．enclosed B．separated C．accompanied D．replaced 25．A．calming B．refreshing C．incoming D．upcoming 26．A．pollution B．pressure C．current D．circulation 27．A．promise B．harvest C．stop D．process 28．A．block out B．bathe in C．allow for D．let out 29．A．Nevertheless B．Meanwhile C．Similarly D．Rather 30．A．well B．column C．chimney D．ceiling 31．A．ideal B．leisure C．alternative D．transition 32．A．well-reflected B．well-shaded C．well-developed D．well-organized 33．A．collect B．purify C．drain D．evaporate 34．A．techniques B．facilities C．styles D．inventions 35．A．reunion B．reminder C．renewal D．rearrangement四、阅读理解As mountains go,1, 642-foot Squaw Peak isn’t particularly imposing. But its inviting views of western Massachusetts have tricked hikers into becoming less cautious among its steep, slippery cliffs, resulting in countless injuries and even deaths.Henry Grant, a week before starting his freshman year, respected Squaw Peak’s record. As such, he stayed a good ten feet from the edge while waiting for his mother to catch up to him one day in August 2019. He watched 15 or so other hikers enjoy the view;one hiker, around 60 and dressed in pink, was peeking over the lip of the cliff with her husband.Suddenly he heard something frightening: “Paula!Paula!” a man yelled frantically. Grant turned around. The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen. Several hikers immediately started looking for her. Uncertain they could help, Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw hikers still searching, he decided to lend a hand. “My young dumb brain was like, I can do it,” he says.After 15 minutes of scrambling over rocks, Grant spotted a figure in pink. The woman had fallen about 75 feet. Miraculously, she was alive.“Paula!” Grant shouted. “Paula. Is that you?”The woman barely responded. She was clearly hurt and delirious. Grant called 911 and waited, but she kept trying to move, and every time she moved, she slipped a little more. Afraid that in her disorderly state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death, Grant crawled on all fours up a tight, narrow path, gaining friction by digging into the dirt with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.Securing himself against a tree, Grant tried to keep her mind off the pain by intervening with questions; “Where are you from? What do you do for a living?Do you have kids?” About 45minutes later, first responders arrived, To reach them, a rescuer lowered down and lifted Paula up.Paula, who has fully recovered, is Paula Kaplan-Reiss, a New Jersey psychologist who had traveled to the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts for some relief following her mother's death. Instead, she met a young man who, as she stated in a letter to the Boston Globe, was her new hero.36．Paula’s accident on Squaw Peak is most likely the result of_________.A．the heavy blow caused by her mother’s deathB．the slippery cliffs that resulted in many injuries and deathsC．her being less safety-conscious at the breathtaking views.D．her husband’s neglect of care while accompanying her37．What does the underlined word “delirious” in Paragraph 6 mean according to the context?A．Unable to move.B．Unable to stay conscious.C．Unable to talk.D．Unable to think clearly.38．Why did Grand keep asking Paula questions?A．To distract her attention from the pain.B．To find out her condition.C．To encourage her to hold on.D．To get to know her better.39．What kind of person is Henry Grant according to the article?A．Dumb and brave.B．Decisive and sensible.C．Respectful and caring.D．Reserved and calm.While writing plain English is no challenge, most of us struggle to find words or phrases to perfectly fall in place with the content. To help you improve your writing skills in English, we have collected some of the best web resources dedicated to this mission.Grammarly● Grammarly is one of the best online resources to grammarly significantly improve your vocabulary and writing. It is basically an online word processor, which goes beyond others in correcting over 250 types of English mistakes. The spell-checker and vocabulary enhancer are the standout features of Grammarly.● Since the Grammarly app is also available for your web browser, you can simply install the extension and edit all of your Emails, social media posts, or any content that you create from your web browser.●Although Grammarly is offered as free installation, a premium plan does exist which costs around $29. 95/month.Thesaurus●Thesaurus is one of the vital tools that every good English writer has in their storehouse. Building on vocabulary is essential and that is what Thesaurus just offers. Thesaurus helps users by providing alternative words and phrases to perfectly express themselves. It also offers the best collection of synonyms and antonyms.● Overuse of cliches, adverbs or bulky phrases is some examples of poor writing, which needs to be addressed. In this case, the Thesaurus has a collection of some of the most overused expressions that must be avoided in written English.● Sharpen your English skills with this powerful online and mobile application tool for free.Hemingway App●The Hemingway App is a wonderful web-based and desktop software to help you edityour written English. It tackles a lot of subtle differences in English writing, like very complex sentences, uses of passive voice and much more. Using Hemingway App, all of your wordy sentences are highlighted in yellow and irrelevant content in red.● The Hemingway app also provides a readability score for the entered text, which youcould use to analyze the structure of the content you’ve written and build a connection with your readers.●Though available as a free version for web interfaces, the standalone desktop softwarefor Mac and Windows costs $9. 99/month.40．Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A．Grammarly is primarily focused on helping improve spelling and grammar in writing.B．Thesaurus offers a large collection of word entries to enhance vocabulary.C．The Hemingway App’s premium desktop software is available for a one-time payment of $9.99.D．The Hemingway App assigns a distinct color to each type of grammar mistake itdetects in the text.41．If you expect to objectively assess how effectively your content will connect with your readers, you are likely to turn to______.A．Grammarly B．Thesaurus C．Hemingway App D．all42．Who are probably NOT the intended readers of this passage?A．Fiction writers looking for real life materials to spark their creativity.B．Non-native English speakers wanting to improve their writing proficiency.C．Language enthusiasts interested in exploring different web-based tools.D．Magazine editors whose role involves reviewing and polishing manuscripts.I was among 31 murderers sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962 to beexecuted or imprisoned for life. We were unskilled, impulsive and uneducated misfits, mostly black, who had done dumb, impulsive things — failures, rejects from the larger society. Now a generation has passed since I’ve been here, and everything is much the same as I found it. The vast majority of us are handed over to suffer and die here so politicians can sell the illusion that permanently putting people to prison will make society safe.Getting tough has always been a “silver bullet”, a quick FIX for the crime and violence that society fears. Each year in Louisiana — where excess is a way of life — law-makers have tried to outdo each other in legislating harsher penalties. The only thing to do with criminals, they say, is get tougher. In the process, the state boasts one of the highest look-up rates in the country, and imposes the most severe penalties in the nation.If getting tough resulted in public safety, Louisiana citizens would be the safest in the nation. They’re not. Louisiana has the highest murder rate among states. Prison, like the police and the courts, has a minimal impact on crime because it is a response after the fact, it doesn’t work. The idea of punishing the few to discourage the many is fake because potential criminals either think they’re not going to get caught or they’re so psychologically distressed that they don’t care. about the consequences of their actions. The threatened punishment, regardless of its severity, is never a factor in the equation.Prison has a role in public safety, but it is not a cure-all. The only effective way to contain crime is for society to work to prevent the criminal act in the first place. Our youngsters must be taught to respect humanity of others and to handle dispute without violence. It is essential to educate and equip them with the skills to pursue their life ambitions in a meaningful way. As a community, we must address the adverse life circumstances that breed criminality. These things are not quick, and they are not easy, but they are effective. Politicians think that’s too hard a sell. They want something they can point to at re-election time. So the drumbeat goes on for more police, more prisons, more of the same failed policies.Ever see a dog chase its own tail?43．Which of the following situations is not regarded as a “silver bullet”?A．Employing a roundabout way to help students correct their mistakes.B．Setting up refuges to shelter the homeless war victims.C．Training farmers with farming techniques to help them out of poverty.D．Adopting effective policies to save economy from worsening.44．According to the passage, law makers’ failure to make proper legislation is due to the factA．they are proud and boastful of high lock-up rates B．they fail to address the root of the problemC．they don’t treat people of different races alike D．they give priority to precaution over punishmentA．turn over a new leaf.B．get a kick out of itC．an eye for an eye.D．prevention is better than cure 46．What is the best title for the passage?A．Prisons — A Tool for Election.B．Why Prisons Don’t WorkC．An Appeal from a Murderer.D．Why Society Is a Safer PlaceWhich Languages Take the Longest to LearnThe difficulty in learning a foreign language lies not only in its inherent complexity. The main reason a language is hard is that it is different from your own. What underlies the difficulty of such languages for an English-speaker?The first thing many learners will think of is the writing system. 47 Chinese stands out for its difficulty. It is commonly said that a learner must memorize around 2, 000 characters to be able to read a newspaper. But even this estimate is criticized. Someone with 2, 000 characters will still have to look up unfamiliar ones in every few lines of text.A second way languages can be hard is with sounds and distinctions that do not exist in the learner's language. To an English-speaker, the novelties include the clicks of many African languages. 48 Mandarin and Cantonese have tones, meaning ma with an even pitch and ma with a falling one are different words.The vocabulary obviously matters too. Most European languages share an ancestor (called proto-Indo European) and so their words, too,often come in related pairs.If you know water in Spanish is agua, it is easy to figure out Italian acqua and English aquatic. Languages unrelated to the European ones (Arabic from the Semitic family, or Chinese from the Sino-Tibetan one) will not only lack the “genetic” overlap in vocabulary. 49 .Finally,there is grammar.Many people associate tricky grammar with long lists of endings that change according to a word's use in a sentence. Many languages even feature anending on verbs indicating how the speaker knows the information to be true.50 If you want to learn a language just for fun,start with Swedish. If you want to accumulate an impressive number, stay in Europe.But if you really want to impress, mastering Mandarin is the sign of the true linguistic Ironman.A．They are culturally distant, and so have far less borrowed European vocabulary too.B．This more than anything else accounts for the difficulty of the language.C．Indeed, none of the hardest languages is written with the Latin alphabet used by most European languages.D．But foreign writing systems need not be difficult.E．The overall hardness of a language can be seen as the sum of the difficulty of its writing system, sounds, words and grammar.F．But just as hard is the problem of languages that differ from your own.五、书面表达51．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Does Reading Improve HealthWhen thinking about our well being and taking care of ourselves, some things that we should do are harder than others. Reading is one of the easier ones. What follows are a number of ways in which reading can help maintain and improve health.Reading allows you to de-stress by unplugging and escaping. In one study, reading was found to be as effective as yoga and humor in reducing subjective feelings of stress over a 30-minute period, as well as blood pressure and heart rate. Note that a good old-fashioned book or a dedicated eBook reader is the best way to do this.Readers may live longer than non-readers. One study found that this was supposed to be due to the effect that reading has on maintaining cognitive abilities over time. In another study of individuals aged 64 and over, those who read at least once a week were less likely to experience cognitive decline than those who did not. At the 14-year mark of the study, and regardless of educational level, those who read more enjoyed greater protection. This effect is maintained into readers’ 80’s.Bibliotherapy, or the use of various reading materials for the promotion of psychologicalhealth, is a well-known aid to mental health treatment. Bibliotherapy can consist of any type of literature and may include self-help books, focused readings, first-hand accounts of others’ experiences, and even relevant fiction. This can be a powerful strategy and has been used successfully to reduce depression, suicidal thinking, anxiety, stress and etc.The benefits of reading are innumerable and reading is a low to no-cost activity. Cheap and no-cost books are everywhere. Public libraries continue to be one of the most amazing resources. If you aren’t a natural reader, you have nothing to lose by giving it a try.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________六、翻译52．虽然青少年爱和父母顶嘴，但是他们内心是尊重父母的。
上海市浦东新区2016届高三上学期期末质量测试(一模)英语试题 含答案
浦东新区2015学年度第一学期期末质量测试高三英语考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分.试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。
所有答題必须涂(选择题）或写（非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3．答題前,务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名。
第Ⅰ卷（共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections：In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers。
At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said。
The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once。
After you hear a conversation and the question about it，read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1。
A. At a restaurant。
B。
In a pet shop. C。
At a clinic.D. On a boat.2. A. The woman。
B. The woman’s mother。
C. The man. D。
The children。
3。
A. Teacher and student。
B. Doctor and patient.C。
Husband and wife。
D. Boss and secretary.4. A。
She will go to school in the man's car。
上海市金山区2016届高三上学期期末考试(一模)英语试题 Word版含答案
金山区2015学年第一学期期末考试高三英语试卷（满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）2016.01第Ⅰ卷(共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a library. B. In a bookstore.C. In the classroom.D. In a department store.2. A. Its price. B. Its location.C. Its comfort.D. Its facilities.3. A. He is just a passer-by like the woman.B. He is unwilling to tell the woman anything.C. He doesn’t know where the closest bookstore is.D. He can’t understand the woman’s question thoroughly.4. A. He would rather have American food.B. He has always liked American food.C. He is accustomed to eating American food.D. He ate American food more in the past.5. A. Five minutes. B. Fifty minutes.C. Forty-five minutes.D. Fifteen minutes.6. A. The man has left a good impression on her family.B. The man can dress casually for the occasion.C. The man should buy himself a new suit.D. The man’s jeans and T-shirts are stylish.7. A. Grey pants made from pure cotton. B. Fashionable pants in bright colors.C. 100% cotton pants in dark blue.D. Something to match her brown pants.8. A. They’d better not go riding. B. It’s not good riding in the rain.C. They can go riding half an hour later.D. Riding a bike is a great idea.9. A. Peter hasn’t found Mr. Johnson’s hat yet.B. Peter didn’t go to Mr. Johnson’s class.C. P eter lost a hat in Mr. Johnson’s class.D. Peter found a hat in Mr. Johnson’s class.10. A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train. D. On foot.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Near the entrance of a park. B. In his building’s parking lot.C. At a parking meter.D. At a street corner.12. A. It had been taken by the police. B. It had been moved to the next block.C. It had been stolen by someone.D. It had been parked at a wrong place.13. A. At the Greenville center. B. At a public parking lot.C. In a neighboring town.D. In the city garage.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. You will buy his meal. B. You are expected to pay for your own meal.C. You’ll treat someone.D. You’ll be paid for the meal by someone.15. A. You will be in Holland. B. You will hear Dutch for a second time.C. You will be in trouble.D. You will find it hard to communicate.16. A. People hated the German as much as the Dutch.B. People made a mistake in pronunciation at the beginning.C. People made a joke about the German.D. The German immigrants insisted that they were Dutch.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.( A )Playing a violin with three stringsOn Nov.18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert. The audience sat quietly while he made his way across the stage to his chair and began his play. But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. We thought that he would have to stop the concert. (25) ________ everyone’s expectation, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled (26) ________ conductor to begin again.The orchestra began and he played with such passion and such power and such purity (27) ________ they had never heard before.Of course, anyone knows that no one (28) ________ play a harmonious work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, (29) ________ that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smiled, wiped the sweat from his brow and then he said in a quiet, sacred tone, ―You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with (30) ________ you have left.‖This powerful line has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the definition of life –not just for artists but for all of us.He has prepared all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, but all of a sudden, in the middle of ac o n c e r t,h e f i nd s h i m se lf w i t h o n l y t h r e e s t r i ng s;s o i t i s w i th t h r e e s t ri n g s(31) ________ he makes music, and the music he made that night with just three strings was more memorable than any that (32) ________ (make) before.( B )Emoji — a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc. in electronic communications, are everywhere. The little illustrated characters that are on Smartphone keyboards (33) ________ (take) over the world now. There are shoes with emoji on them, pants with emoji on them, emoji stickers, emoji yoga, and the list goes on and on with no sign of ending. A s emoji spreads into our culture, I’ve actually heard the following question：Is emoji moving to replace the written word in communication?To find out, I communicated by iMessage using only emoji for five days. That meant (34) ________ ________ someone sent me a text or I wanted to send a text, I could only use the popular tiny picture characters (35) ________ (respond) to or start a conversation.I wasn’t allowed to cheat by moving the conversation to Facebook or Twitter, etc., but I could send a phone emoji to indicate to the recipient of my texts that they should call me instead; I could not encourage the phone call myself. I wanted to see if it was (36) ________ (easy) than I expected it to be, yes, but I also wanted to see if I could influence (37) ________ I was communicating with to overthrow their use of text and start using emoji while talking to me.(38) ________ (communicate) with emoji was a way more difficult than I expected. There were people who were annoyed with me. There were people who gave up after a few back-and –forths. There were missed messages, (39) ________ (mix) messages, and messed up plans. There were people who immediately just called my phone to get the conversation (40) ________ (move) faster. And there was my mother who doesn’t have an iPhone and texts me often.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.when there’s (41) ________ no reason for it. There’s a lot of interesting science behind traffic, though, a nd while understanding it might not make sitting in it any better, it can teach you how to avoid some of the mistakes we all make behind the wheel.1. The way we merge (合并) causes problemsWhether you’re merging from the left or the right, (42) ________ ar e good that you’re doing it wrong and causing all sorts of problems. When most people see that they need to merge, their first (43) ________ is to do it right away. They brake, slow down, speed up, and change lanes in between oncoming traffic. According to the Minnesota department of Transportation, that’s completely wrong. Sudden (44) ________ causes traffic to back up, a problem that’s made worse by sudden lane changes and other cars braking to (45) ________ the merging traffic.So what should you do? Exactly what you probably blame drivers for doing: waiting until the last minute. If you do that, traffic will fall into a more natural pattern called a ―zipper merge‖,meaning there are no surprises, no sudden braking, and a smoother transition from one lane to another, which cuts down on backups. This does, of course, rely on other drivers to let you in at the last minute and be polite enough not to cut you off, which causes all sorts of other problems.2. You are causing the traffic Jams you hateTraffic jams have long been chalked up to (取决于) the (46) ________ of traffic on the roads, but it turns out that even heavy traffic can (47) ________ smoothly if people maintain a (48) ________ speed. The problem is that we can’t. Researchers have found that just o ne person even slightly stepping on their brakes can have a terrible effect on the traffic around them.On even (49) ________ busy road, it can be only a few minutes for traffic to a complete halt behind someone who (50) ________ their brakes to let another driver merge. The standstill usually occurs several minutes after the braking, well after the person that causes the problem in the first place has gone on his way.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.Corporate scandals (丑闻), like political scandals, start with shocking revelation and then move inevitably into who-knew-what stage. This is where executives can start reestablishing their (51) ________ --or deepen the damage.Since they were forced to (52) ________ one of the biggest frauds (欺诈行为) in auto industry history last month, the executives at V olkswagen have offered (53) ________ and promised to fix the cheating devices wired into eleven millions of their diesel cars(柴油车). But they haven’t explained who ordered, (54) ________ and designed the software that enabled the cars to cheat on emissions tests while emitting (55) ________ on the road. Nor has V olkswagen said how and when it plans to fix the cars, which many customers bought in the belief that they were fuel (56) ________ and clean.On October 8, German prosecutors(检察官) broke into the corporate offices as part of their investigation. Meanwhile, Matthias Muller, the (57) ________ appointed chief executive, continued to insist that the former executive, Martin Winterkorn, who resigned shortly after the scandal, knew (58) ________. ―Do you really think that a chief exec utive had time for the inner functioning of engine software?‖ he said in a recent interview, as if the p r o b l e m w a s s o m e (59) ________ shortcoming and not an elaborate effort to (60) ________ regulators and customers around the world.If Mr. Winterkorn was not responsible, who was? Nobody believes that the handful of senior managers could have (61) ________ this scheme without any support. Hans-Dieter Potsch, a supervisory board chairman, issued a statement earlier this month, saying it would take time before V olkswagen could make (62) ________ the findings of its internal investigations. ―We must overcome the crisis,‖ he explained, ―but we must also ensure that V olkswagen continues to grow.‖ That seems to miss the point that V olk swagen will neither overcome the crisis nor grow unless it can instantly produce some (63) ________ answers and explanations.Even if they manage to fix millions of cars, V olkswagen executives will still face an enormous (64) ________ from lawsuits, lost sales and the (65) ________ t o V olkswagen’s reputation. There is no device to block the angry and urgent questions that they face. Apologizing is just the easy part.51. A. reputation B. revenge C. responsibility D. revolution52. A. commit B. recognize C. admit D. revise53. A. gratitude B. apologies C. guidance D. authorities54. A. approved B. chose C. withdrew D. undertook55. A. light B. ashes C. smell D. pollutants56. A. effective B. efficient C. extinct D. essential57. A. officially B. voluntarily C. temporarily D. newly58. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything59. A. minor B. major C. inferior D. superior60. A. conceal B. confuse C. attract D. deceive61. A. held on B. got rid of C. carried out D. made up62. A. clear B. public C. possible D. convenient63. A. convincing B. likely C. factual D. solid64. A. conflict B. opportunities C. competitions D. challenges65. A. response B. blow C. solution D. keySection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.( A )Poor bears comes to the UK, bringing only a red hat, a suitcase, a sandwich, and jars of marmalade (果酱) with him. Heading straight to a major London train station, he sits on his suitcase and stops passers-by from time to time in the hope of finding a free home.This is how Paddington Bear, the main character of the UK animated movie Paddington, is introduced to audiences. On March 3, during Prince William’s visit to China, he attended the Chinese premiere (首演) of the film in Shanghai.―Many Britons were raised on tales of Paddington, the second-best-known bear in fiction after Winnie the Pooh,‖ the Economist noted. While Winnie the Pooh reminds people of the innocence and simplicity of the past, ―the well- meaning P addington always causes chaos when he goes through cultural misunderstandings.‖The movie, described as ―a total delight, as warm and welcome as a hot pair of socks on a winter morning‖ by the Telegraph, tells the story of the bear, who is sent to London by his family, after an earthquake destroys their home in Peru. At Paddington station, he meets Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown and their two kids. The Brown family namehim Paddington, because they can’t say his Peruvian name. After the f uzzy (毛茸茸的) stranger enters the Browns’ home, he teaches everyone how to laugh and love. In the end, Mr. Brown says that ―even if he’s from a different species, he’s still family.‖As Phoenix magazine put it, ―The story shows British sympathy and kindness‖ as the refugee Paddington i s given a new home and a loving family in London.Released at a time when immigration is a hot topic in the UK, ―Paddington has a very clear message: welcome the other into your home‖, the Philadelphia Inquirer noted.And Paddington Bear is also a great example of the traditional politeness that British people are well known for. For example, Paddington Bear calls people ―Mr.‖, ―Mrs.‖ and ―Miss‖, rarely using their first name. he also loves making small talk with people. For instance, Paddington often has polite conversations about unimportant things with people like his housekeeper.66. Which of the following statements about Paddington Bear is true?A. He is saved by the Brown family from an earthquake in Peru.B. With the help of the Brown family, he learns how to laugh and love.C. He is traditional and prefers to greet strangers using their first name.D. As an immigrant to the UK, he experiences many cultural misunderstandings.67. Which of the following words best describe the qualities of Paddington bear?A. kind and polite.B. innocent and unintelligent.C. humorous and optimistic.D. honest and straightforward.68. We can infer from the article that _________________.A. the tales of Paddington have reminded British people to be kind to those who immigrate to the UKB. at the time when the Paddington stories were released, immigrants were not welcomed in the UKC. the Paddington stories once encouraged a large number of Germans to go to the UKD. Paddington’s British habit of making ―small talk‖ helped to enrich the German language69. According to the last paragraph, ―small talk‖ probably means _____________.A. polite greetings to unfamiliar peopleB. conversation about unimportant thingsC. conversations about other people’s private liv esD. Arguments between close friends1. Yotel New YorkThe self-service kiosks at this high-tech New York hotel work just like the ones you’d see atan airport. There are just five-steps to register and obtain your card key. There is even a roboticluggage bellboy. You tap in the number of bags you are carrying and sizes, then wait for a robotarm to swing down and store your luggage in a locker (say, for a day trip). This also speeds up thecheck-in process if the first thing you need to do, like me, is head to a series of meetings.2. Marriott Detroit Airport70. What does the word ―infuriate‖ in paragraph 2 most mean?A. annoy.B. remind.C. amuse. D impress.71. Which two hotels offer a mobile app for customers to check in?A.Yotel New York and Marriott Detroit Airport.B.Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson: LaCrosse.C.Marriott Detroit Airport. and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.D.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson: LaCrosse.72. Which hotel will send you a receipt by email?A.Yotel New York.B.Marriott Detroit Airport.C.Radisson: LaCrosse.D.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.At Yotel New York, a robot will help you with all the check-in process.B.With its check-in app, you may enter your room in Marriott without a key.C.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is close to an airport terminal.D.The barcode you receive from Radisson contributes to the fast check-in.( C )Scriptwriters love to complain. They are disrespected by producers, regarded dispensable(可有可无的) by directors, not duly credited by critics, treated like employees by actors –although few complain about being historically and chronically overpaid. Another thing they don’t complain about is ―the exhaustion of narrative‖, though it weighs very much on their minds. For scriptwriters to complain about the insufficiency of original ideas would be like a salesman complaining about a lack of inventory. It’s not good for business.Writers have always known there are a limited number of storylines. And it is increasingly difficult to get out in front of a viewer’s expectations. Almost every possible subject has not only been covered but covered exhaustively. How many hours of serial killer plot has the average viewer seen? Fifty? A hundred? This becomes painfully clear to any writer who attempts to orally tell his story (scriptwriter is closer to the oral tradition than it is to literature). Originality has always been in short supply. Does the proliferation (泛滥) of media mean that it is harder to be ori ginal today than it was 50 years ago? Well, yea. Today’s viewers live in a biosphere of narrative. Twenty-four-seven, multimedia, all the time. When a storyteller competes for a viewer’s attention, he not only competes with simultaneously occurring narrati ves, he competes with the variations of his own narrative. That’s real competition. This exhaustion of narrative is behind the rise of recent ―counter-narrative‖ entertainments, such as:1. Reality TV. Any regular viewer knows that reality television follows its own scripted formulas, but the appearance of being unscripted is essential to its appeal. Weary of so much predicable plot, the jaded viewer turns to reality.2. Anecdotal narrative. The attraction of films such as Slacker and its mumblecore progeny (呢喃类) is theenjoyment of watching behavior impeded by the artifice of plot. It is not ―fake‖, not ―designed‖ (although of course it is).3. Reenactment drama. Whether based on famous events or lesser-known ones, reenactment entertainment sells the premise that these events actually happened and were not cooked up by a staff of writers (though, again, if not actually cooked up, they were seasoned and served by writers).4. Video games. The ability of the viewer to participate in the storytelling process creates an illusion of non-plan.5. Mini-mini drama. Part of the appeal of three-to five-minute stories created for cellphones, YouTube and original programming is the illusion of not being crafted narratives. Just bits of life.6. Documentaries. A staple of filmed entertainment since its beginnings, documentaries, historically the poor cousins of commercial cinema, have grown in number and viewership, an increase owed in part to the desire of viewers to look beyond predictable narratives.Storytelling began as ceremony and evolved into ritual. It was commercialized in the medieval times, became big business in the 19th century and international industry in the 20th. The traditional concept of movies, a projected image in a dark room of viewers, feels increasingly old. Narrative will mutate(变异) and endure. Audio-visual entertainment is changing and narrative will change with it.74. According to the author, scriptwriters seldom complain of having ____________.A. been looked down upon by producersB. suffered the exhaustion of narrativeC. been considered unimportant by directorsD. been badly treated by actors and actresses75. In which of the following entertainment forms can the viewers take part in its narrative process?A. Reenactment.B. Video games.C. Mini-mini drama.D. Documentaries.76. Which of the following statements is TRUE to the fact?A. Narrative became commercialized in the middle age.B. Storytelling became commercialized after the Middle Ages.C. Narrative became a worldwide industry in the 19th century.D. Storytelling grew into large business in the 20th century.77. Which of the following statements is NOT in agreement with the author’s ideas?A. Scriptwriting is nearer to the oral tradition than it is to literature.B. Narrative exhaustion is responsible for the rise of anti-narrative entertainment.C. It is less difficult to be original today than it was half a century ago.D. The appearance of being unscripted is important to the appeal of Reality TV.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Plans kick off soonFor years, Chinese soccer fans have rarely had the chance to cheer for a triumph from the national team. However, hope for Chinese soccer has been ignited (点燃) recently, as the government released an overall reform plan to boost the development of soccer in China on march 16.By 2025, 50000 elementary and middle schools will include soccer in the curriculum. According to the plan, students will be given textbooks that teach the positions of players and soccer tactics(战术). They will also be encouraged to form soccer teams and participate in competitions regularly. The extraordinary young players will be enrolled into local leagues and training camps, helping to build up a large soccer talent pool.Chinese soccer, with the national team currently ranked at No 83 in the world, has been lagging behind many other countries for a long time. Critics say the biggest reason is a lack of a well-built youth training system, which is the key to creating a strong soccer culture, according to the BBC.Take Spain, a team that has dominated the world of soccer for a long time, as an example. It has the world’s best soccer school, La Masia. This FC Barcelona youth academy is widely known for producing skillful and creative soccer talents. Teams in the academy are divided into 12 levels, from U8(for players under 8 years old) to U19. Its talent scouts(星探) are stationed around the world, always looking for boys who show outstanding potential for soccer. Studying there is free of charge. A talented 10-year-old boy can walk into La Masia and come out eight years later as a superstar.The rising soccer giant Germany also knows the importance of youth training. Germany scored only one goalat the 2000 European Championships, which started a national discussion over why the country could no longer produce good, young players. So in 2001, the German Football League required that all Bundesliga (甲级联赛) clubs set up academies with youth teams from U12 to U23. The clubs now spend over 100 million on youth development each year. And they have successfully raised the standards of young German players.In 26-year-old midfielder Thomas Muwller, 25 year-old midfielder Toni Kroos and 33-year-old full back Philipp Lahm, for instance, the world has witnessed Bayern’s youth work paying off handsomely.―Youth is the key to China’s soccer, as late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said‖ but it takes time to gain res ults,‖ said President Xi Jinping in 2014, ―China’s soccer dream looks far away, but we cannot stop.‖(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 13 WORDS)78. What is the detail of China’s soccer reform plan?79. According to critics, why has Chinese soccer been left behind many other countries?80. La Masia in Barcelona is well famous for____________________________ .81. _________________________ has raised the young German players.第Ⅱ卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1．和外国友人进餐时, 带上一份小礼物是有礼貌的。
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Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the endof 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. Sorry. B. Annoyed.C. Excited.D. Puzzled.2. A. An accountant. B. A surgeon.C. An artist.D. A scientist.3. A. 2000 yuan. B.3200 yuan.C.1200 yuan.D.3600 yuan.4. A. On a plane. B. In a physical medical room.C. In a boat.D. In a school rest room.5. A. A job. B. An article.C. A book.D. An author.6. A. Twins. B. Classmates.C. Friends.D. Cousins.7. A. Give his ankle a good rest. B. Treat his injury immediately.C. Continue his regular exercises.D. Be careful when climbing steps.8. A. Go on a diving tour in Europe. B. Add 300 dollars to his budget.C. Travel overseas on his own.D. Join a package tour to Mexico.9. A. In case some problems should occur. B. In case they should be late.C. To avoid more work later on.D. To make better preparations.10. A. The rock band needs more hours of practice.B. The rock band is going to play here for a month.C. Their hard work has resulted in a big success.D. He appreciates the woman’s help with the band.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questionson each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question，read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Its strong education system. B. Its population.C. Its growing tourism industry.D. Its bilingual signs.12. A. All citizens receive quality English teaching.B. More money should be spent on teacher training.C. An English-speaking environment should be built.D. Tourism industry should be promoted.13. A. The foreign investment will increase.B. It will bring the economic and social benefits.C. The education system will be strengthened.ranking in English level.D. It will improve Singapore’ｓQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.13. A. He shopped for groceries.B. He took care of his sick parent.C. He cared for his younger brother.D. He made important family decisions.15. A. It may help children grow up quickly.B. It may force children to sacrifice their childhoods.s responsibility into a delight.C. It will turn children’D. It will make children more isolated and confused.16. A. Children getting satisfaction from helping others.B. Children taking on adult responsibility.C. Frustration and stress caused to children by parents.D. The environment for children’s better growth.Section CDirections: In Section C，you will hear a conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear a conversation and the questions about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Tour guide. B. Editor.C. Journalist.D. Typist.18. A. Some newly discovered scenic spot.B. Big changes in the Amazon valley.C. A new railway under construction.D. The beautiful Amazon rain forests.19. A. In news weeklies.B. In newspapers’ Sunday editions.C. In a local evening paper.D. In overseas edition of U.S. magazines.20. A. To become a professional writer.B. To get her life story published soon.C. To be employed by a newspaper.D. To sell her articles to a news service.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent andgrammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form ofthe given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday.It was a sunny day. Eager to spend some time outside, I went up the mountain with my uncle.The mountain was hard (21) ________(climb) and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end,(22) ________ (exhaust) and hot, I couldn’t go any further. So we went back down the mountainin the end.On the way back down, my uncle asked me a question, (23) _____ left me speechless for ayoung lady?‖second: ―What’s your dream,r a while. Then he smiled and told me ―I have no idea,‖ I answered (24) _____thinking it foabout his story. He didn’t perform well at school when he was a student.Although nobody thoughthe could succeed, he knew clearly (25) ______his dream was-----to be a businessman. ―I knew Iwasn’t gifted when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a market and sell them afterclass,‖ he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to find out which one wasmost attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but (26) ______tough life was, he never gave up.―There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of effort to reach his or her goal willhave good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to chase your dream,‖ he said gently.That night I (27) ______ hardly fall asleep. I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself,―What’s my motivation?‖ I once wanted to be a top student, but the hard work needed meant (28) _____ (put)everything into following my passion. If I find myself lacking willpower, what should I do?Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again by (29) _____. It made methink: If we don’t experience the climb, how can we get to see the scenery on the top of the mountain? In the end, I reached the top and (30) ______ (fascinate) by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more pleasant than that.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be use onlyonce. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. quicklyB. analyzeC. programmedD. adoptionE. boredomF. unaccompaniedG. dramaticH. transformI. distractedJ. peacefullyK. prospectImagine an urban neighborhood where most of the cars are self-driving. What would it be liketo be a pedestrian?Actually, pretty good. In fact, pedestrians might end up with the run of the place.In a new study published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Millard-Balllooks at the __31__of urban areas where a majority of vehicles are ―autonomous‖ or self-driving.It’s a phenomenon that’s not as far off as one might think.-Ball says. He ―Autonomous vehicles have the potential to __32__ travel behavior,‖ Millarduses game theory to __33__ the interactions between pedestrians and self-driving vehicles, with afocus on yielding at crosswalks.Because autonomous vehicles are by design risk-averse, Millard-Ball's model suggests that pedestrians will be able to act with impunity, and he thinks autonomous vehicles may facilitate ashift towards pedestrian-oriented urban neighborhoods. However, Millard-Ball also finds that the__34__ of autonomous vehicles may be hampered by their strategic disadvantage that slows themdown in urban traffic.Millard-Ball writes. Crossing the street, ―Pedestrians routinely play the game of chicken,‖ even at a marked crosswalk without a traffic signal, requires a probability calculation: what are theodds of survival?The benefit of crossing the street __35__, instead of waiting for a gap in traffic, is traded offagainst the probability of injury or even death. Pedestrians know that drivers are not interested inrunning them down -- usually. But there is the chance a driver may be __36__, or drunk.Self-driving cars are __37__ to obey the rules of the road, including waiting for pedestriansto cross. They could provide the most __38__ transformation in urban transportation systems.Parking, street design, and transportation service networks are likely to be revolutionized. In his latest study, Millard-Ball suggests that the potential benefits of self-driving cars -- avoiding __39__ of traffic and traffic accidents -- may be outweighed by the drawbacks of an always play-it-safe vehicle that slows traffic for everybody.―From the point of view of a passe nger in an automated car, it would be like driving down a-Ball writes.street filled with __40__ five-year-old children,‖ MillardAlternatively, planners could seize the opportunity to create more pedestrian-oriented streets. Autonomous vehicles could start a new era of pedestrian domination.III. Reading Comprehension (45%)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.Everybody loves to hate invasive species. The international list of invasive species—defined as those that were introduced by humans to new places, and then __41__ — runs to over 4,000. In Australia and New Zealand hot war is fought against introduced creatures like cane toads (蔗蟾蜍) and rats.Some things that are uncontroversial(无争议的) are nonetheless foolish. With a few important exceptions, campaigns to __42__ invasive species are merely a waste of money and effort — for reasons that are partly practical and partly philosophical.Start with the practical arguments. Most invasive species are neither terribly successful norinvasive very__43__. Britons think themselves surrounded by foreign plants. __44__, Britain’s plants are not widespread, not spreading especially quickly, and often less of a(n) __45__ than vigorous native plants. The arrival of new species almost always __46__ biological diversity (多样性) in a region; in many cases, a flood of newcomers drives no native species to extinction. One reason is that invaders tend to colonise __47__ habitats like polluted lakes and post-industrialnists.wasteland, where little else lives. They are nature’s opportu The philosophical reason for starting war on the invaders is also __48__. Elimination campaigns tend to be __49__ by the belief that it is possible to restore balance to nature —to return woods and lakes to the state before human __50__. That is misguided. Nature is an。
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2016年上海奉贤区高三一模英语试卷-学生用卷一、综合填空（共16小题，每题1分，满分16分）1、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第25~31题AHave you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrongin 1954.What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens1someone, who doesn't know how to swim, falls in deep water? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown2the animal doesn't.These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is noother3（powerful） force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy.In a way it is our beliefs4determine how much we'll be able to realize our potential. So pay attention to some of your beliefs. Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you? Do you believe life is full of problems?Belief is not mysterious, however, it's nothing but the generalization of a past incident. As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous.5（change）certain behavior, identify the beliefs6（associate）with it. Change those beliefs and a new pattern7（create）.2、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第32~40题BWhile getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, "What do you want? " She said, " Nothing, Mum, you always tell us to have a good day before we leave the house, but I was thinking about who tells you to have a good day and letsyou know how much you are loved.”I am so touched by the capacity of love and understanding1comes from my children. My 15-year-old son asked me last night2there was a（n） way for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. Unfortunately , in our area,he3be 16.4of my children depend on me so much because I am a single parent, but just when I pay the bills that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up withways5（help out） . I completely understand that I will not be able to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now thefact6they have stepped up and to help without anyoneasking7（touch） me.When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to work, getting to the front door and asking her to hurry up and come. Then she appeared at the door8 a bag that she was holding open. I said, " We don't have time for this." She stopped me and said, " Fill it with love, Mum." I fell to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then on she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before9（leave） for school and work.二、选词填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）3、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第41~50题Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.The e-commerce giant, which generated a gross merchandise volume of 91.2 billion yuan （$14.3 billion） in the 24-hour sales event on Wednesday, said it will hold a similar festivalto1with the upcoming Spring Festival in February.Zhang Yong, chief executive officer of Alibaba, said like urban residents, many rural consumers have also become online shopping2. "The soon-to-be-launched shopping event will better serve rural consumers and bring more3products to the dining tables of urban consumers," he said.The Hangzhou-based firm said the Spring Festival event will be launched by its customer-to-customer site Taobao and its Rural Taobao business unit, which is4to online shoppers in rural areas.Sun Lijun, vice-president of Alibaba who is in charge of Rural Taobao, said the Spring Festival shopping gala will help5the gap between urban and rural consumers."We want villagers to celebrate Lunar Chinese New Year with seafood from New Zealand and wine from France. That said, we also want urban residents to enjoy high-quality freshproduce6directly to their doorsteps," he said.Alibaba has made globalization and going-rural its top7for further development. Last year, it said it will invest 10 billion yuan over the next three to five years to provide e-commerce services in about 100,000 villages.Rural shoppers proved their buying power by8more than 10 million yuan in the first eight minutes of the Nov 11 online shopping festival. People in 8,000 villages participated in the 24-hour9on Wednesday.Alibaba didn't disclose the specific10made by rural shoppers, but said that items such as TV sets, air conditioners, shampoos and oil were very popular in villages.A. purchasesB. agriculturalC. narrowD. pouringE. deliveredF. coincideG. dedicatedH. calculatingI. enthusiastsJ. salesK. priorities三、完形填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）4、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第51~65题While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations1greater religiosity （笃信宗教）. As countries become richer, religion becomesless2o people's lives and they lose a sense of meaning in life."Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always3longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction," explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. "Given that meaning in life is an important aspect of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential4, correlates （相关物）, and predictors for meaning in life."Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign5life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 2007 Gallup World Poll, a6survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries.7answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: "Do you feel your life has an important8or meaning?" and "Is religion an important part of your daily life?"The data revealed some unexpected9:"Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in meaning in life," says Oishi. "But when we looked at the societal level of analysis, we found acompletely10pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction."When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries – all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction buta11lower sense of meaning in life.”The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported12meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent thatit13people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions:Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in14countries over time to track whether economic15gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.A. by means ofB. as a result ofC. for the sake ofD. with regard toA. centralB. idealC. formalD. superiorA. related withB. combined withC. associated withD. representived withA. modelsB. stylesC. designsD. patternsA. InvestigatedB. diagnosedC. exploredD. exploitedA. nationwideB. thoroughC. completeD. large-scaleA. Except forB. instead ofC. Rather thanD. in addition toA. opportunityB. temptationC. purposeD. definitionA. trendsB. practicesC. outlooksD. currentsA. preciousB. similarC. relavantD. differentA. exactlyB. significantlyC. adequatelyD. PartiallyA. betterB. lessC. moreD. fewerA. allowsB. requestsC. remindsD. helpsA. followingB. chasingC. pursuingD. predictingA. priorityB. profitC. prosperityD. potential四、阅读理解（共12小题，每题2分，满分24分）5、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第66~69题ASome people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned and schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some schools have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year- round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outside school -- including summer employment.Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.(1) The best title for the passage seems to be.A. Debating upon Year-round SchoolingB. Advantages of Year-round EducationC. Disadvantages of a Long Summer VacationD. Different Types of School Calendars(2) Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?A. The traditional calendar is out of date.B. Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.C. Schools face pressure to raise test marks.D. Schools in other countries do so.(3) Those against year-round schooling argue that.A. it does little to help improve students' performance at schoolB. it may cause learning wearinessC. it will not have much educational valueD. it affects students' activities outside school(4) We learn from the passage that year-round schooling.A. will enable students to raise their scoresB. is expected to get under way soonC. remains a controversial issueD. is approved by the government6、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第70~72题BFeatured Las Vegas Hotels(1) Where can you find this information?A. The travel agency's leafletB. The Global Traveler MagazineC. www. D. Advertisement(2) Which of the following is not true?A. Circus Circus is the cheapest one among the four hotels.B. Living in Venetian Resort Hotel Casino enables you to travel to Venice for free.C. Emmanuel. M was quite satisfied with both the environment and the location of the hotel he lived in.D. Luxor Hotel and Casino has a very special appearance.(3) If you care a lot about the service, but have a tight budget, which hotel will you choose?A. Luxor Hotel and CasinoB. Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoC. Circus and CircusD. Palace Station Hotel7、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第73~77题CPretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed with the colour, yet it is pervasive in our young girls' lives. It is not that pink intrinsically bad, but it is a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fused girls' identity to appearance. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls' lives and interests.Girls' attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it's not. Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue,with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity. It was not until the mid-1980s, when amplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children's marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem innately attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kids, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Take the toddler. I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children's behaviour: wrong. Turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularised as a marketing gimmick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a "third stepping stone" between infant wear and older kids' clothes. It was only after "toddler" became common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.(1) By saying "it is ... The rainbow"（line 3, Para 1）, the author means pink.A. should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB. should not be associated with girls' innocenceC. cannot explain girls' lack of imaginationD. cannot influence girls' lives and interests(2) What does the word "encode" in Para.2 refer to?A. discoveredB. programmedC. markedD. sealed(3) The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological devotement was much influenced by.A. the marketing of products for childrenB. the observation of children's natureC. researches into children's behaviorD. studies of childhood consumption(4) We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised.A. focuses on infant wear and older kids' clothesB. attach equal importance to different gendersC. classify consumers into smaller groupsD. create some common shoppers' terms(5) It can be concluded that girl's attraction to pink seems to be.A. clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB. fully understood by clothing manufacturersC. mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD. well interpreted by psychological experts五、任务型阅读（共4小题，满分10分）8、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第78~81题Some of the world's most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the world's major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans（大豆）. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world's most populous（人口多的） countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that "we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world."The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert（回返）to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.(1) The trend lying behind food riot and hunger is.(2) Why does the author mention India and China in particular?(3) According to the study, what's the problem of the recent crop improvement efforts?(4) What is the author's attitude to the argument of the Food and Agriculture Organization?六、翻译句子（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）9、【来源】 2016年上海奉贤区高三一模第82~86题翻译句子(1) 你真周到，帮我预先定好了票子。
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请将答案填写在答题纸上）第Ⅰ卷 (共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speak e rs. 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. Classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student. D. Manager and clerk.2. A. To go to the bank. B. To buy some books. C. To have coffee. D. To draw some pictures.3. A. At a food shop. B. At a restaurant. C. At the airport. D. At the railway station.4. A. To read a book about radio. B. To listen to the radio.C. To talk about a radio program.D. To write a program.5. A. They don’t like the second show. B. The people in line all have tickets.C. They won’t have to wait much lo nger.D. They will have to go to a later show.6. A. Boiling water. B. Taking a shower. C. The weather. D. A dying man.7. A. $200. B. $300. C. $400. D. $450.8. A. The article was actually longer. B. The article was not good enough.C. His publishing career has just begun.D. The newspaper printed his another article.9. A. Typing a 24-page letter. B. Helping to press the buttons.C. Showing the operation steps.D. Presenting a marketing lecture.10. A. Remove George from the committee immediately.B. Tell George that his attendance problem is serious.C. Telephone George to come to the meeting right away.D. Offer to give George a helping hand during the meeting.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To increase people’s yearly income. B. To develop public transport.C. To improve people’s work efficiency.D. To decrease traffic on the streets.12. A. 12 Euros. B. 25 Euros. C. 50 Euros. D. 600 Euros.13. A. By collecting traffic tickets. B. By using a smartphone application.C. By reinvesting fines wisely.D. By employing 50 workers.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A lawyer. B. A student. C. A teacher. D. A politician.15. A. To be sold at a higher price. B. To meet the needs of different people.C. To make people self-conscious.D. To leave a deeper impression on readers.16. A. It’s good to read on public transport. B. It’s wrong to see what others are reading.C. Most people pretend to be an intellectual.D. Don’t judge a person by what he reads in public.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you 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.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Section ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Fable of the HedgehogIt was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died (25)_____ cold was the biggest enemy for the animals living in the forest. Many animals tried their best to get warm.The hedgehogs(刺猬), (26)_____(realize) the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but they forgot one important fact (27)_____ when they got together to warm each other, the quills(刚毛) of each one wounded their closest companions.After a while, they began to bleed, and they (28)_____ no longer bear the pain. They had no other good ideas, so they decided to distance (29)_____ one from the other. Under the cold circumstance, they began to die, alone and frozen. Day after day, more and more hedgehogs died in this cold winter. So they had to make (30)_____ choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds (31)_____ (cause) by the close relationship with their companions to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire other people’s good qualities.(B)Facebook’s Safety Check Lets Users Know about Friends after Paris Terror Attacks Facebook managed to put its vast number of user data to good use aft er Friday’s tragic terror attacks in Paris: the social network customized(定制) its safety check feature to let users know (32)_____ their friends and loved ones in Paris are safe.Users in the area (33)_____(alert) by Facebook’s mobile apps, asking them abo ut their safety, and offering to check on any of their friends. The app also sends out alerts to anyone who has friends in Paris, (34)_____ Facebook’s website lets anyone check on the status and whereabouts(行踪) of their friends as well.It is probably the first time that most people (35)_____(see) Facebook’s safety check today, but the company actually launched it in response to the Nepal earthquake (36)_____ (early) this year. At the time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote: ―When disasters happen, people need (37)_____ (know) their loved ones are safe. At moments like this, (38)_____(be) able to connect really matters.‖Facebook wasn’t the only technology company to reach out directly to its users in Paris after the terror attacks. AirBnB sent its customers in Paris an email (39)_____ advised them to stay in place and follow the directions from local authorities. Paris-based Twitter users took initiative into their own hands and quickly established a tag —#PorteOuverte, which translates to ―open door‖ —to open up their homes (40)_____ temporary shelters to others caught up in the attacks.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.As further proof that you can now 3D-print anything, a company called Natural Machines has introduced a 3D printer for food.T he ―Foodini‖, as it’s called, isn’t too different from a regular 3D printer, but instead of printing with plastics, it prints eatable ingredients 41 out of steel capsules (容器): ―It’s the same technology,‖ says Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, ―but with plastics there’s just one42 point, while with food it has different temperatures and consistencies (粘稠度). Also, 43works a little bit against us, as fo od doesn’t hold the shape as well as plastic.‖At the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin, the Barcelona-based startup is showing off the machine, which it says is the only one of its kind capable of printing a wide range of dishes.―In fact, this is a mini food manufacturing plant 44 down to the size of an oven,‖ Kucsma said, pointing out that at least in the initial stage the printer will be 45 mostly at professional kitchen users, with a consumer version to follow.In principle, the Foodini sounds like the final 46 aid: press a button to print your food. But Natural Machines is quick to point out that it’s designed to take care only of the difficult and 47parts of food preparation that discourage people from cooking at home, and that it promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing.Nevertheless, the company is working with major food manufacturers to create pre-packaged plastic capsules that can just be loaded into the machine to make food, even though they assure these will be free of preservatives, with a shelf life 48 to five days.The printing process is slow, but faster than regular 3D printing. Other than being capable of creating complex designs, the Foodini can be useful for recipes that require accuracy and skillfulness, like homemade pizza or filled pasta.Currently, the device only prints the food, which must be then cooked as usual. But a(n) 49model will also cook the preparation and produce it ready to eat.The idea also comes with a social 50 too. ―There’s a touchscreen on the front that connects to a recipe site in the cloud, so it’s an internet-of-things, connected kitchen appliance,‖ said Kucsma. Users will also be able to control the device remotely using a smartphone, and share their recipes with the community.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.As unemployment rates shrink, individual industries and job markets are heating up. According to the most recent numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in their biannual Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career Guide to Industries, the total number of Americans 51 will increase by 10.1 percent by 2018.While many jobs have opportunities for promotion, the following three 52 for unique reasons.IT SecurityAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, computer-related 53 are on the rise. From 2012 to 2022, the number of computer systems analysts in the country is expected to increase by 25 percent, while computer support specialists will see demand increase by as much as 17 percent. These are clear indicators of the nation’s 54 focus on IT and cyber (网络的) security.However, it may be IT security specialists that see the biggest growth. As cyber 55 increases and computers become increasingly capable of storing more data, the emphasis on cyber security will become even more 56 . According to Antho ny Sequeira of CBT Nuggets, a reputable IT training resource, ―As we store more and more information in the cloud, the perceived (感知到的) gain and harm that can be done to individuals is greater and greater.‖In 2013, the average IT security analyst made approximately $88,590 – with the 57 10 percent taking home as much as $138,780. Even the lower end is well above the national average, with the 58 starting salary somewhere around $50,430.Biomedical EngineeringIf you’re looking at the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career Guide to Industries, the occupation with t h e h i g h e s t e x p e c t e d g r o w t h r a t e f r o m2008t o2018i s b i o m e d i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g.59 , there were only 16,000 biomedical engineers in 2008. A healthy 27,520 are expected to hold the title by 2018. That’s a 10-year growth rate of 72 percent.But why is this industry growing so 60 ? It’s likely due in part to the aging population and an increased focus on 61 issues. Naturally, health professionals and the general public will 62 to demand better and more superior medical equipment and devices for better healthcare. In 2008, the average annual salary for a biomedical engineer was $77,400. The current mid-career annual salary is somewhere around $97,800.AudiologyFor those who want to work directly with people but prefer low-pressure environments, audiology is an 63 career. ―If you don’t like 64 but still want a career with good prospects and a decent salary, consider becoming an audiologist,‖ writes Alan Farnham of ABC News.A udiologists are professionals who treat patients with hearing needs. You’re now required to hold a clinical doctoral degree to be a qualified audiologist, but the 65 are worth it. Now an a udiologist’s average annual salary is $63,579.51. A. dismissed B. employed C. promoted D. demanded52. A. drop in B. keep up C. take on D. stand out53. A. salaries B. players C. careers D. games54. A. enhanced B. shifted C. continued D. limited55. A. safety B. communication C. relationship D. crime56. A. impossible B. important C. reliable D. convenient57. A. last B. top C. remaining D. usual58. A. typical B. special C. dramatic D. appropriate59. A. Instead B. Besides C. Nevertheless D. Meanwhile60. A. steadily B. slightly C. differently D. rapidly61. A. health B. security C. life D. development62. A. fail B. pretend C. continue D. plan63. A. ideal B. independent C. interesting D. unusual64. A. restriction B. promotion C. excitement D. stress65. A. patients B. rewards C. hospitals D. pleasuresSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）A cannon(大炮) sounded as Jonny Fry took off on his horse through the streets of St. Joseph, Missouri. Crowds lined the streets, cheering and waving. Fry rode west for 90 miles at full speed. He then passed a leather bag full of letters to another rider. Eventually a chain of riders carried the letters across nearly 2,000 miles of wilderness, and the Pony Express was born.Between California and the rest of the U.S. lay a vast wilderness. Mail service was slow and often delayed. As war among the states seemed likely, people wanted news more quickly.In December 1859, William Russell, owner of a transport company, decided to meet that need. He and partners William Waddell and Alexander Majors worked constantly for months. They selected a route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. Then they purchased 400 horses, hired workers and set up relay stations (驿站) every 10 to 15 miles. Riders would change horses at these stations, and every 90 to 120 miles a new rider would take over.Shortly before Jonny Fry set out, another Pony Express rider set off from Sacramento for St. Joseph. These first deliveries reached their destinations in close to the 10 days Russell had promised.But the route was far from safe. On April 18, 1860, a rider’s horse stumbled (绊倒) and fell on the rider, killing him. Riders faced rivers, mountains, extreme temperatures—and very unfriendly natives. In May 1860, tensions between the settlers and Native Americans turned into fighting. Native Americans attacked several Pony Express stations, forcing some of them to close temporarily.Despite the risks, the Pony Express lost only one delivery during its one and a half years in operation. And when Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the Pony Express carried the news to California in only five days. It also spread news of the beginning of America’s Civil War.The Pony Express service ended in October 1861 after a telegraph line across the U.S. was completed. Yet the riders’ courage and accomplishments still hold a place in legend (传奇).66. The passage is mainly about the _____ of the Pony Express.A. functionB. influenceC. historyD. operation67. To _____,William Russell decided to set up the Pony Express.A. shorten the time of sending mailB. deliver mail farther and more safelyC. meet people’s different needsD. help people keep in contact in war68. What might Russell have promised about the first deliveries?A. To make the destinations closer.B. To make the deliveries within 10 days.C. To ensure the deliveries with two riders.D. To complete the deliveries before the war.69. What can be learned from the passage?A. The Pony Express had an insignificant position in the development of mail service.B. The fighting between the settlers and Native Americans ended the Pony Express.C. The Pony Express became successful as a result of the dangers on the route.D. The Pony Express not only delivered mail but spread news as well.（B）The following are some of the comments on Alberto Hernandez’s latest blog.70. In Marianne’s opinion, her boss is _____.A. a fantastic and helpful personB. trying to restrict their behaviorC. an irresponsible personD. trying to know them better71. How does Marcel most probably feel in his company?A. Thrilled.B. Proud.C. Disrespected.D. Unsuccessful.72. From the comments we can conclude that _____ must be an employer.A. AlbertoB. MarianneC. MarcelD. Robert73. What might be the topic of Alberto Hernandez’s latest blog?A. Workplace privacy.B. Management skills.C. Employment status.D. Information sources.（C）Thanks to smartphones, telling your partner ―I love you‖ has never been easier. And, according to some new research, it’s probably making your relationship stronger, too.There’s no denying technology’s impact on modern relationships, just as there’s no denying technology’s impact on modern, well, everything. Websites and apps such as , OkCupid and Tinder have changed the way Americans meet and date. A 2013 study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that more than one-third of all U.S. marriages now begin through online dating, which has grown into a $2 billion-a-year industry, according to IBISWorld. And, of course, they’ve changed how we communicate. Facebook, Twitter, iMessage, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Instagram have replaced the Phone.For tech-savvy couples, the communication possibilities today are seemingly endless. Texting apps allow partners to communicate throughout the day regardless of where they are. And while there are some dangers that accompany regular texting with your partner, couples that exchange affectionate texts can actually enhance their relationships. A new report from the Pew Research Centre shows that 21 percent of people in committed relationships say they felt closer to their spouse or partner because of exchanges they had either online or via text message.―People will text no matter what—it’s too convenient,‖ says Lori Schade, Ph.D., a licensed marriage and family therapist in Salk Lake City, Utah. ―But if they use text messages purposefully to put money in the relationship bank, so to speak, by being positive, they might be developing resilience(韧性) to weather future storms.‖Meanwhile, several apps that are built specially for couples have begun appearing in app stores everywhere. Couple, an app that allows couples to communicate in their own, private channel, has been downloaded nearly 2.5 million times. The app lets you and your partner share messages and videos, build a private shared timeline recording your relationship, share to-do lists and even send ―ThumbKisses‖ to one another.Some dating sites are figuring out ways to stay involved in co uples’ lives beyond the meeting period. HowAboutWe, which likes to call itself ―The Online Dating Sites‖, has a separate service for couples that offers pre-planned dates ranging from tickets to a Broadway show, to custom peanut butter sandwiches, to arobot-building workshop. The company launched a new couples app called ―You & Me‖, which allows partners to cooperate on playlists, share photos and exchange private messages.So while there’s no substitution for actual face time in relationship, FaceTime is looking more and more like a good alternative to fill in the gaps.74. ―Tech-savvy couples‖ in Paragraph 3 may refer to couples who _____.A. can save technologyB. have a good command of technologyC. communicate endlesslyD. work in the field of information technology75. In Lori Schade’s opinion, texting can _____.A. enable people to put money in the bankB. prevent partners being caught in stormsC. help people enhance their relationshipsD. expose people to more dangers76. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. actual face time is more important than online face timeB. actual face time will eventually give way to online face timeC. online face time makes relationships stronger than actual face timeD. online face time can make up for the disadvantages of actual face time77. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Modern technology: Bringing people closerB. Modern technology: Recording relationshipsC. Modern technology: Changing everyday lifeD. Modern technology: Making communication easierSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.A public elementary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework.Public School 116 (P.S. 116) Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month detailing the decision, explaining that after more than a year of analyzing studies, the school had concluded that students’ a fter-school time would be better spent on activities like reading at their own pace and playing rather than working on class assignments.Hsu’s letter says that many studies indicate that there is no connection between homework and academic success. Indeed, there are some studies that show that the link between homework and success is doubtful at the primary school level.A 1989 study on homework by Harris Cooper, a social psychologist who researches education, found that doing homework led students to perform better in school as they grew older. In later grades, students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not. In 2006, Cooper published a study that analyzed 15 years’ worth of data on the effectiveness of homework. He found that homework had a more positive impact on students as they aged, and identified stronger link between homework and achievement for students in grades seven through twelve than for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.A 2012 study from the Indiana University School of Education on 10th-graders found little link between time spent on homework and better course grades, although it did find a positive link between homework time and standardized test performance.Some parents of P.S. 116 students are not happy with the decision to eliminate homework.―I think they should have homework—some of it is about discipline. I want my daughter to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal,‖ Daniel Tasman, the father of a second-grader at the school, told DNAinfo.―You have to do homework in order to gain; you have to do homework because they may not be able to comprehend everything in school,‖ Sharon Blake, a grandmother of a P.S. 116 student, told ABC news.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. The passage is about a New York elementary school’s decision to _____.79. What did P.S. 116 do before it came to the decision at last?80. The studies in 1989 and in 2006 both found out that there was _____ when students were younger.81. Some parents of P.S. 116 students are against its decision because they hold that homework can _____.第Ⅱ卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你是否看过那篇有关幸福元素的文章？(element)2. 是我的志愿者经历让我被这所大学录取了。
浦东新区2016学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语听力文字部分和答案
浦东新区2016学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语听力文字部分I. Listening Comprehension (25%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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. W: Ca n’t you knock on the door before you enter my office next time?M: Sorry! It’s just that I’m in such a hurry.Q: How does the woman feel?(B)2. W: I heard Marilyn’s going to college. What’s she studying?M: She’s taking courses in mathematics, econo mics and accounting.Q: What does Marilyn probably want to be?(A)3. M: May I book 3 air tickets for Hong Kong?W: For sure. 1200 yuan for one adult and 800 yuan for a child under 10.Q: How much should the man pay if he books tickets for two adults and one child? (B)4. W: I’m afraid I’m a little bit sea sick. I feel dizzy.M: Close your eyes and relax. You’ll be all right as soon as we come at shore.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?(C)5. M: Have you read the author’s latest best-seller?W: I’ve just finished it. I really recommend it.Q: What are the man and woman discussing?(C)6. W: I often mistake Tim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?M: No, they look so much alike that they even confused their mother sometimes when they were young.Q: What is the most probable relationship between Tim and Bob? ( A)7. M: Today is a bad day for me. I fell off the front steps and twisted my ankle.W: Oh, too bad. But don’t worry. Usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activities for a few days.Q: What’s the woman’s suggestion for the man?(A)8. M: I can’t decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike to ur of Europe or go diving in Mexico.W: Well, we’re offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation? (D)9. W: How long do you think this project might take?M: I’d say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we’d better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about being late.Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?(A)10. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.Q：What does the man mean?(C)Section 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 the 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.In Asia, adults in Singapore are the best non-native English speakers.Singapore was considered to have a “Very High Proficiency” level for the first time. Tran says this improvement is because Singapore has a very strong education system.“Well, Singapore’s education system is often seen as one of the best in the worl d. If you look at other English tests like IELTS and TOEFL, Singapore is always at the top－not just in Asia, but throughout the world. It just has a very, very strong education system that focuses on quality of instruction and has extremely high standards for their students.”However, the report says Thailand and Cambodia still have low levels of English proficiency, although they have a growing tourism industry.China also increased its rank by moving from 47th to 39th place. However, it is behind many other countries in Asia. Tran says this might be the result of its large population.Tran suggests three things for countries trying to improve their English level.First is to make quality English teaching available to all citizens. Next, a country should invest in teacher training, and then invest in its English-speaking environment.“I think the number one priority would be to make sure that everybody has access to quality English instruction, and to do that, I think, is to promote teacher training, right? And make sure that you have a teacher supply that is ready to deliver the quality instruction that you need in your entire school system.“Then it’s about creating that English environment in your country. It’s having bilingual signs, having programs in English, and creating excuses for your students to speak in English, right?”The report shows that it is not easy to improve English-speaking ability country-wide, and it also is costly. But, it is clear that the economic and social benefits make it worth the investment.11. What contributes to Singapore’s success in various English tests?(A)12. Which of the following is not Tran’s suggestion of improving English level? (D)13. Why is it worthwhile to improve English ability?(B)Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.Good morning. Today we’re going to talk about the issues faced by children who have to take on adult responsibilities before they are 18.First, let me tell you a story of a kid in this situation. Let’s call him Bill. Bill’s father died before he was born, and for a few years his mother was a single parent. Then his mom remarried and had another child. Bill worked hard in school, but he struggled to help his mother take care of his younger brother.This is a common situation for children like Bill. They are forced to act like adults for a wide variety of reasons. In Bill’s case, a young brother gave him adult responses. In other situations, a parent is sick, so the child has to take care of the sick parent. They reverse roles with their own parents. When you have this role reversal, the parents are so sick that they can no longer act in their parental role. The children cook for them, shop for groceries, even dress their parents, bathe them, and put them to bed. The children make the important decision. Although kids often want to help their families, too much responsibilitycan be a burden for them. They may feel they are giving up their childhoods.Okay, so kids are forced to grow up quickly for a variety of reasons. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Well, it depends on the situation and on the child. As you might guess, the ones who suffer the most are the kids who reverse roles with a parent. Because role reversal happens in cases where the parents have the most problems and are the least capable, their children often feel more isolation. They may be embarrassed by the situation at home. They may feel confusion about how regular kids or teens are supposed to act. But many kids with adult responsibilities see their duties at home as barriers to a happy social life. They can’t go out and have fun. They feel a lot of frustration and a lot of stress.14. What did Bill do to help out in the family? (C)15. Which of the following about role reversal is not true? (C)16. What is the passage mainly concerned with? (B)Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.M: You’re going to wear out the computer’s keyboard!W: Oh, hi.M: Do you have any idea what time it is?W: About ten or ten-thirty?M: It’s nearly midnight.W: Really? I didn’t know it was so late.M: Don’t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning?W: Yes, at seven o’clock. My com puter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson. M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing, anyway?W: An article I hope I can sell.M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? What’s this one about?W: Do you remember the trip I took last month?M: The one up to the Amazon?W: Well, that’s what I’m writing about—the new highway and the changes it’s making in the Amazon Valley.M: It should be interesting.W: It is. I guess that’s why I forgot all about the time.M: How many articles have you sold now?W: About a dozen so far.M: What kind of newspapers buy them?W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.M: Is there any future in it?W: I hope so. There’s a chance I may sell t his article to a news service.M: Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn’t it?W: That’s the idea. And I might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis. M: That would be great.17. What is the woman’s occupation?18. What is the woman writing about?19. Where do the woman’s articles usually appear?20. What does the woman expect?1—5 BABCC6—10 AADAC11—16 ADBCCB17—20CBBD21. to climb22. exhausted23. which24. after25. what26. however27. could28. putting29. myself30. was fascinated31—40KHBDA I C G E F41—55ABCDCABCABBCACD56—59CADB60—62DBC63—66DBAC67—70EBFA1.解除病人的痛苦是医生的职责。