2017-2018年度上海浦东上学期期中高三英语试卷(含答案)
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I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 60 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 30 minutes. D. 15 minutes. 2. A. Classmates. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student. D. Father and daughter. 3. A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Surprised. D. Annoyed. 4. A. In a garden. B. At a picnic. C. In a supermarket. D. At a restaurant. 5. A. The woman insisted on going out. B. The man was too tired to go out. C.The woman didn’t like watching TV. D. The man promised her a birthday party. 6. A. She’s working on amath problem. B. She hasn’t decided when to go home. C. She is planning for her holiday. D. She’s eager to go home. 7. A. He is healthy. B. He doesn’t like sound. C. He lacks sleep. D. He has psychological trouble. 8. A. He dislikes the name of the novel. B. The novel is better than expected. C. He is disappointed with the novel. D. The novel is as interesting as its name. 9. A. Miss Brown’s retirement. B. A special gift for Miss Brown. C. Miss Brown’s hobby. D. A photograph of their class. 10. A. She loves going to work on foot. B. She has to save money for her journey. C. It takes her too much time to go to work. D. She dislikes the firm she worked in.
Section B Directions: 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. 11. A. Service industry. B. Transportation industry. C. Computer software design. D. Manufacturing companies. 12. A. 75%. B. 45%. C.13%. D. 12%. 13. A. The better employment for new graduates. B. The relative comparison of various colleges. 第2页 / 共16页
C. The job chances in service industry. D. The average starting pay of different jobs.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To forbid kids to watch TV. B. To spend more time with their kids. C. To take kids out for fresh air. D. To join some outdoor organizations. 15. A. Playing chess. B. Going hiking. C. Seeing movies. D. Reading books. 16. A. Making kids free of trouble. B. Making kids better at observation. C. Making kids eat less. D. Making kids protect nature.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To collect some material. B. To hand in her biology paper. C. To make a birthday plan. D. To work on her biology paper. 18. A. Tomorrow. B. This weekend C. Next Monday. D. Next weekend. 19. A. Sue is going to California for the weekend. B. Sue’s family is too big to be close to each other. C. Around 90 people will attend the family reunion. D. The family will celebrate her grandma’s 80th birthday. 20. A. By guarding their nest. B. By using their sense of smell. C. By seeing whether it is familiar. D. By determining if it’s interesting.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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.
Since its creation in 2010, the Giving Pledge(乐施誓约) has been signed by 154 billionaires—ages 30 to 100, from 16 countries, with (21) ______(combine)wealth of nearly $ 800 billion—a sum greater than the gross domestic product(国民生产总值) of most countries. These individuals (22) ______(promise)to donate at least $400 billion of their money to help others generously. Many other wealthy individuals and families who fall below the billionaire class also (23) ______(contribute)large sums to charity—without sacrificing their ability to take care of (24) ______and their beloved ones in their chosen lifestyles. But what about the rest of us? The vast majority of Americans cannot afford to give away half of their net worth(净资产) and still be in a position (25) ______(meet)their essential needs. The original intention of the Giving Pledge was not only to create a group of billionaire charitarians, but also to encourage, by example, increased charity at all levels. Robert Rosen, the director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, encourages all people to consider (26) ______(make)a “pledge” to charity. He says: “(27) ______not all of us can give away half of our wealth, the idea of the Giving Pledge can help encourage an important conversation with your spouse or family about (28) ______ is possible in terms of generosity and the positive impact
上海市延安中学2017-2018学年高三上学期周测(十)英语试题-概要写作 Word版含答案
2017-2018学年上海市延安中学英语测试试题Directions: summarize the following passage in no more than 60 words.Children Need Chores“Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring them success, but ironically, we have stopped doing one thing that’s actually been a proven predictor of success—and that’s household chores,” says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, and commenter of the forthcoming book—“Raising Can—Do Kids”. Decades of study shows the benefits of chores—economically, emotionally and even professionally.Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study that followed 84 children across four periods in their lives—in preschool around ages 10 to 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, as compared with those who didn’t have chores or those who started as teens.Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to other’s needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In research, he and his team surveyed 10,000 middle and high-school students and asked them to rank what they valued most: achievement, happiness or caring for others.Almost 80% percent chose either achievement or happiness over caring for others. As he points out, however, research suggest that personal happiness comes most reliably not from high achievement but from strong relationships. “We are out of balance,” says Dr. Weissbourd. A good way to start readjusting priorities, he suggest, is by learning to be kind and helpful at home.The next time your child asks you to skip the chores to do homework, resist the urge to let him or her off the hook, says psychologist Madeline Levine, author of “Teach Your Children Well”. Being slack about chores when they compete with school send you child the message that grades and achievement are more important than caring about others. “What may seem like small message in the moment,” she says, “add up to big ones in the future.”Keys: parents today neglect household chores, but studies show chores academically, emotionally and professional benefits. Giving young children chores help children build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance. Chores also make them empathetic and more responsive to others’ needs. So research suggest children should learn to be kind and helpful at home and parents should give them chores.(59 words)。
2018-2019学年上海市宜川中学高三上英语期中试卷(含答案)
宜川中学2018学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试卷I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection AThere is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to un dersta nd that the intern al-combusti on engine has someth ing to do with bur ning fuel, expanding gases and pistons__21__ (drive). For people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use do __22__ they do. Further, stude nts might be helped by a course that con siders the computer ' s impact on society. But that is not what is meant __23__ computer literacy. Computer literacy is not a form of literacy; it is a trade skill that should not be taught as a liberal art.Lear ning how to use a computer and lear ning how to program one are two disti net activities. A case might be made that the compete nt citize ns of tomorrow __24__ free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite differe nt from say ing that all ought to know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chose n program ming as a career. While program ming can be lots of fun, __25__ while our society n eeds some people who are experts at it, the same is true of auto repair and violi n-mak ing.Learning how to use a computer is not that difficult, and it gets easier all the time as programs become more“ useendly ” . Let us assume that in the future __26__ is gotoghave to know how to use a computer to be a compete nt citize n. What does the phrase lear ning to use a computer mean? It sounds like "learning to drive a car ”, that is, it sounds __2727__ there is some set of definite skills that, once__28__ (acquire), en able one to use a computer.In fact, " learning to use a computer ” is much more like " learning to play a game ” , rules of one game may not help you play __29__ sec ond game, __30__ rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as teach ing some one how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that program and gen erally that is easily accomplished.Section BA. chiefB. sampledC .dropped D.代spectively E. Higa ged F. headedG. powerful H. comparjble I.regardJ. relatively K. organizedOn average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such __31__ activities as soccer and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls loghalf that time. All in all, however, children 's leisure time __32__ from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.“Children are affected by the same time crisis that affects their parents, ”says Sandra Hofferth, who __33__ the recent study of children 's timetable. A(n) __34__ reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male bread winner ” households spent __35__ amounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours __36__. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is a(n) __37__ way a childexplores the world and learns about himself, ”says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week __38__ in it.The children __39__ spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time ”watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might __40__ as good news. If they 're spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren 't replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let 's face it, who's got the time?III. Reading ComprehensionSection AIt looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties filed into the boardroom of a small Jakarta company and sat down at a long table. But instead of __41__ files or hearing reports, they closed their eyes and began to meditate, consulting the spirits of ancient Javanese kings. Mysticism touches almost every aspect of life in Indonesia and business is no __42__. One of the meditators said his weekly meditation sessions are aimed mainly at bringing the peace of mind that makes for good decision-making. But the insight gained from mystic communication with spirits of wise kings has also helped __43__ the profits of his five companies.Mysticism and profits have come together since the 13th century introduction of Islam to Indonesia by Indian Moslem merchants. Those devout traders, called ‘ WaliUllah 'or ‘ thoseclose to God,' energetically spread both trade and religion by __44__ their appeals to the native mysticism of Java. Legends __45__ magic power of foreknowledge to the Wali Ullah. These powers were believed to be gained through meditation and __46__.Businessman Hadisiko said his group fasts and meditates all night every Thursday to become closer to God and to contact the spirits of the great men of the past. ‘Ifwe want to __47__ someone at the managerial level, we meditate together and often the message comes th at this man can 't hold onto moneyor he is __48__. Or maybe the spirits will tell us he should be hired. ' Hadiziko hastened to ad companies also hold modern personnel management systems and that formal __49__ are essential for a candidate even to be considered. Perspective investments also are considered through mystic meditation.‘ With the mind relaxed and open, it is easier to be __50__ in judging the risk of a new venture. Meditation and contact withthe wisdom of the old leaders sharpens your own insight and intuition. Then you have to apply that intuition to the information you have and work hard to be successful. ' Mystic me __51__ a business slide his companies experienced in the mid-1980. Operating with normal business __52__, he lost more than $ 3 millions in that year alone. Meditation brought back his peace of mind.Putting the right persons in the right jobs and gaining confidence in his business decisions were the keysto a turning around that has brought __53__ and profit ability. The mysticism in Handspike ' s boardroom is part of a growing movement in Indonesia called Kebatinan -the ‘ search for the inner self. ' One of his managers, Yusuf Soemado, who studied business administration at Harvard University, compared the idea of mystic management to western system of positive thinking. “Willpower and __ mind are recognized as important factors in business. Such __55__ as psycho-cybernetics, Carnegie ' s think and growth rates, or the power of positive thinking are western attempts to tap the same higher intelligence that we contact through meditation, ” he said.41.A. documentingB. consultingC. managingD. persuading42.A. exceptionB. missionC. decisionD. distraction43.A. decreaseB. riseC. loseD. boost44.A. introducingB. adaptingC. applyingD. discussing45.A. dedicateB. devoteC. attributeD. confer46.A. meetingB. profitsC. fastingD. mysticism47.A. promoteB. fireC. dispatchD. employ48 . A. disrespectful B. inflexible C. untrustworthyD.indispensable49 . A. minds B. qualifications C. religionsD.presentations50.A. objectiveB. compulsiveC. decisiveD. imperative51.A. improveB. reverseC. saveD. help52.A. managersB. employeesC. companiesD. procedures53.A. expansionB. involvementC. benefitD. experience54 . A. unconscious B. academic C. psychologicalD.subconscious55. A. courses B. minds C. approaches D. touches。
上海市浦东新区2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（Word版,含答案）
上海市浦东新区2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（Word版,含答案）浦东新区2017学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语试卷(本试卷满分100分考试时间90分钟）(考生注意：请按要求把答案分别做在答题卡或答题纸上）Listening ComprehensionSection A 5%Directions:In Section A, you will hear five 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. Teacher and student. B. Customer and salesman.C. Customer and repairman.D. Visitor and headmaster.2. A. At a post office. B. At a bus station.C.In a department store.D. In a dental clinic.3. A. He’ll go to bed early tonight.B. H e’ll change a room tonight.D. He’ll study till past midnight.C.He’ll sleep in his study for the night.4.A. She had no idea how to write an English essay.B.She hardly finished the English essay on time.C.She felt too tired to write the English essay.D.She had some trouble writing the English essay.5. A. The man is deeply attracted by an amusing TV show.B. The man doesn’t want to do the woman a f avour.C.The woman is tearing some paper from a book.D. The woman can’t help watching an exciting TV show.Section B 10%Directions:In Section B, you will hear one short passage and one longer conversation, and you will be asked two or three questions on each of them. The passage and theconversation 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 6 through 8 are based one the following passage.6. A. They welcomed over a million visitors.B. They showed visitors unique wildlife.C.They got involved in the whaling industry.D.They provided whales with natural homes.7. A. Tourists may get to know different types of whale migration (迁徙).B.It illustrates the ways whale interact with each other to the tourists.C. Tourists can see whales in their natural surroundings with their own eyes.D. It provides tourists with experiences of boating with the migrating whales.8. A. Guarantees on whale watching tours.B.A popular example of eco-tourism (生态旅游).C.History and various types of eco-tourism.D. Means of making money from whale watching.Questions 9 through 10 are based one the followingconversation.9. A. How to dress properly. B. The woman’s fashion sense.C. What birthday gifts to buy.D. The man’s dressing habit.10. A. The man advise the woman to wear a suit and a tie.B.They will go to the birthday party although uninvited.C. There is a dress code (规则) for it will be a magnificent occasion.D. Professor Green, president of the university, will hold a birthday party. Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection A 10%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.Searching the skiesFor thousands of years, scientists have wondered about the spots of light in the night sky. In A.D. 125, Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer living in Egypt, claimed that the planets and the sun moved around Earth. (11) other astronomers had different ideas, Ptolemy’s theory was held for almost 1,500 ye ars.In the 1540s, the Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus published many books, one(12) explained how Earth and the other planets orbit the sun. In the early 1600s,Galileo proved that Copernicus was right. Galileo made his observations by (13) (use) a telescope (望远镜).He was the first astronomer to use one.Today，astronomers use telescopes that are much (14) (powerfiil) than Galileo's In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope began to orbit Earth. The Hubble telescope studies some raysfrom distant stars and galaxies (银河系).These are the rays that never reach Earth, because they (15) (stop) by Earth’s atmosphere. The Hubble telescope has found evidence of a black hole—a (16) (fall) star that takes in all matter that comes near (17) . The Hubble telescope has also sent back information about some very young stars.(18) (study) planets in our solar system, scientists have launched unarmed space Probes (探测器).In 1997, the Pathfinder mission landed a small vehicle named Sojourner on Mars. So far. Sojourner (19) (learn) that the composition of Marsis more like Earth than scientists had thought. (20) Earth, Mars has a melted core. Pressure bubbles up from that core and sometimes causes volcanoes.Section B 9%Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.The Teeth-Heart ConnectionYou’ve probably heard the list of factors t hat put you at risk for heart disease: smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise and so on. But did you know that the health of。
2017-2018年上海市七宝中学高三第一学期期中英语试卷
2017-2018七宝中学高三第一学期期中试卷Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary(第二大题每小题1分。
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）Section ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Chinese president Xi Jinping said yesterday that the central government will,21________ always,support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in growing its economy and improving people's well-being.Xi was speaking on his arrival at Hong Kong International Airport for a three-day trip to attend celebrations 22________(mark)the 20h anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inauguration of is fifth-term government.He will also inspect the HKSAR. Speaking23________ reporters,Xi said his Hong Kong tour would serve to express best wishes for the HKSAR,showcase the central government's support,and help the region plan its future.“I'm pleased 24________(set) foot in Hong Kong once again after nine years.“Xi said,“Hong Kong's development has always pulled at my heartstrings.”Xi congratulated the HKSAR on the great achievements 25_________,had made over the past 20 years since its establishment,and encouraged it to create "new glory.” The central government,which 26________(offer) its strong backing for Hong Kong over the past 20 years,will support the HKSAR in growing its economy and improving people's well-being,He also said he would be joining people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to review the city's extraordinary 20-year journey,sum up its experience and plan the future to ensure the smooth and long-term successful practice of 27 ________ “one country,two systems" policy. The trip is Xi's first to Hong Kong as Chinese president. Tomorrow's 20h anniversary will be an important 28________ joyous occasion for both the country and the city. The president added:"I believe that through the series of events 29 ________ (stay)in Hong Kong,our determination and confidence in developing and building a 30 ________(good) Hong Kong will surely be enhanced.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can onlyFrench multinational pharmaceutical and demo-cosmetics giant Pierre Fabre is reinforcing its Online 31 to expand its reach to customers in China.Bertrand Parmentier, CEO of Pierre Fabre Group,said tat global cosmetic markets are becoming more and more consumer-centric due o the digital 32________,which requires business to build direct relati onship with customers.“33________our proposition of values builds wit the offering of products, which was recommended and promoted by pharmacists or beauty advisors(in physical stores).Now.on top of these, the direct relationship with consumers is also veryimportant"Said Parmentie r.“it is a 34________in the habits of consumers.The new generation in China are digital natives.”he said.“These digital natives give us opportunities to establish regular relationships.”So far, the company, which35________ is online business in China in Sepember2015,has established partnerships with leading Chinese e-commerce platforms Tmall and JD.Parmentier 36________ Pierre Fabre is planning to embrace more online distribution platforms in China to maintain long-term growth.Although the group is expecting to 37________ more turnover online in China, Parmenier said it is not necessary to pit online and offline channels against one another,adding that the two are complementary.(互补）“That is why we do not have to37________ or shift from one to zero but we have to articulate (结合）online and offline strategies.Y ou have two legs and you have to combine the two. The Bdemand of Chinese consumers creates ample opportunities for cosmetic developers.In recent decades,almost all globally leading cosmetic brands have launched distribution in China.“The competition is fierce”,Parmentier said."Sticking to differentiation is the key 40C behind the company's development in the Chinese market.”Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (45)Direetions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In modern society loneliness can be seen as a social phenomenon and people can experience loneliness for many reasons.It is a very common,though normally temporary,41________ of a breakup,divorce,or loss of any important long-term relationship.In these cases,loneliness may result both from the loss of a specific person and from the 42________ from social circles.The loss of a significant person in one's life will typically initiate a grief response;in this situation,one might feel lonely,even while in the company of others.Loneliness may also result from any socially disruptive(破裂的）event,such as moving from one's home town into 43________communities leading to homesickness.Loneliness can also occur inplaces with low population densities in which there are comparatively few people to 44________.There are many different ways used to 45________ loneliness.The first step that most doctors recommend to patients is therapy.Short term therapy typically occurs over a period of ten to twenty weeks.During therapy,emphasis is put on understanding the cause of the problem, 46________the negative thoughts,feelings,and attitudes resulting from the problem,and exploring ways to help the patient feel connected.Some doctors also recommend 47________ therapy as a means to connect with other sufferers and establish a support system.It may take several attempts before a suitable anti-depressant medication is found.Some patients may also develop a resistance to a certain type of medication and need to 48________ periodically.Another treatment is animal-assisted therapy.Studies and surveys indicate that the presence of animal companions such as dogs,cats,rabbits,and guinea pigs can 49________ feelings of loneliness or depression among some sufferers.Beyond the companionship the animal itself provides there may also be increased opportunities for 50________with other pet owners.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are a number of other health benefits associated with pet ownership,such as lowered blood pressure.In addition,someother alternative approaches may include exercise,dieting,etc,which many patients find have a 51________ effect on relieving symptoms.Results of a study also suggest that correcting manipulative social cognition(认知）offers the best chance of 52________ loneliness.Nevertheless,loneliness can sometimes play an important role in the 53________process.In some people,temporary or prolonged loneliness can lead to notable artistic and creative expression,for example,as was the case with poet Emily Dickinson,and numerous musicians. This is not to imply that loneliness itself ensures this creativity,54________,it may have an influence on the subject matter of the artist and more likely be present in individuals 55________ creative activities.41.A,type B.concern C.consequence D.evidence42.A.withdrawal B.absence C.disappearance D.presencermal B.uncertain C.relevant D.unfamiliar44.A.turn to B.interact with C.long for D.share with45.A.release B.observe C.monitor D.treat46.A.reversing B.directing C.measuring D.pursuing47.A.long-term B.sightseeing C.patient D.group48.A.quit B.evolve C.switch D.exercise49.A.confirm B.protest C.enhance D.ease50.A.socializing B.interfering paring D.coping51.A.historic B.restorative C.decisive D.permanent52.A.promoting B.enhancing C.reducing D.striving53.A.creative B.musical C.artistic D.poetic54.A.however B.therefore C.rather D.otherwise55.A.restricted to B.engaged in C.concerned about D.altered byB:Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questionsor unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choosethe one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.In a land swept by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes,how have Japan's tallest and seemingly most breakable old buildings-500 or so wooden pagodas,tower-shaped buildings -remained standing for centuries?Japanese scholars have been confused for ages about their stability.For centuries,many attributed the resilience（抗震”性）of pagodas to the massive trunk-like central columns known as shinbashira,which bends and swings during a typhoon or earthquake, just like a tall tree.But the amazing thing is that the shinbashira actually does not carry any load at all but is suspended from the top of the pagoda-hanging loosely down through the middle of the building.The weight of the building is supported entirely by twelve outer and four inner columns.And what is the role of the shinbashira,the central column?The best way to understand the shinbashira's role is to watch a video made by Shuzo Ishida,a structural engineer at Kyoto Institute of Technology.Mr.Ishida, known to his students as“Professor Pagoda”has built a series of models and tested them on a “shake-table” in his laborato ry.In short,the shinbashira was acting like an enormous pendulum(钟摆). Under pressure,a pagoda's lose floors could be made to side back and forth independently. Viewed from the side,the pagoda seemed to be doing a snake dance -witheach floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbors above and below.The shinbashira,running up through a hole in the centre of the building,made it unlikely that individual storeys moved too far because, after moving a certain distance,they banged into it, passing on energy away along the column.Another strange feature of the Japanese pagoda is that,because of the building tapers(锥形）, with each floor plan being smaller than the one below,none of the vertical(垂直的）columns that carry the weight of the building is connected to its corresponding column above.In other words, a five-storey pagoda contains not even one column that travels right up through the building.More surprising is the fact that the individual storeys of a Japanese pagoda are not actually connected to each other.They are simply stacked one on top of another like a pile of hats.The extra-wide eaves(屋檐）also play a part.Think of them as a balancing pole of tightrope-walkers.The bigger the mass at each end of the pole,the easier it is for the tightrope walker to maintain his balance.The same holds true for a pagoda.With the eaves extending out on all sides like balancing poles,the building responds to even the most powerful earthquake with a graceful swinging,never an abrupt shaking.56.In a Japanese pagoda,the shinbashira is designed to_________________.A.bear certain amount of weight of the pagodaB.bend under pressure the way a tall tree doesC.connect the floors with pagoda's baseD.stop the floors from moving too far57.Shuzo Ishida performs experiments in order to_________________.A.apply the pendulum into practiceB.gain insight into the “shake-table”modelC.learn about the mechanisms of pagodasD.locate shinbashira exact position in a pagoda58.What is the best title for the passage?A.How Shinbashira Plays its RoleB.Why Pagodas Do Not Fall DownC.Distinct Features of Japanese ArchitectureD.Shuzo Ishida,a Distinguished Engineer(B)Basketball,baseball and soccer are classic sports that people will always enjoy.And yet we keep changing popular games like these in new ways to keep them fresh.Underwater hockeyThis game is played in swimming poolswith two teams of six players.Each playerhas lippers(蛙鞋），a snorkel and a stick usedfor hiting a puck(圆盘）.Each team earnspoints by hitting the puck into itsunderwater goal. Other team members mustbe ready to take the puck when a team member goes up for air.That makes underwater hockey a true team sport.ChessboxingA sport can also be revised by mixing itwith another game.In chessboxing,twoplayers compete on the chess board and inthe ring. First,their minds are tested in agame of chess. Then they use their strengthin a round of boxing.They repeat this for 11rounds.The winner beats the loser inchess,knocks him out while boxing or getsmore boxing points.BossaballThis exciting sport is part volleyball andpart soccer.But unlike both of those sports,players jump up and down throughout thegame.That's because it's played on aninfatable（可充气的）volleyball court with atrampoline on either side of the net.Oneplayer bounce on the trampoline while up tofour others stand around it.A team can touchthe ball six times before sending it backacross the net.Each player may touch theball once with arms or twice with other bodyparts.CycleballAnother fun game to watch,cycleball is likeindoor soccer on wheels.Each player rides aspecial bike designed for the game.Likesoccer,a team must put the ball in a goal.However,there is a catch.The ball can onlybe touched with the bikes'wheels or theplayers'heads.This game requires a lot ofpractice to learn the skills needed.Though these sports may not be common,give them a look or even a try.59.Why does the author think Underwater Hockey is a true team sport?A.Because all players in a team wear the same flippers and use a stick to hit a puck.B.Because each player in a team has to cooperate with other team members in the match.C.Because it is played underwater,the game is more dangerous than the sports played on land.D.Because each team earns points by hitting the puck into its underwater goal.60.In Chessboxing,the winner will be the one whoA.wins both in chess and in boxingB.defeats his opponent in chessC.wins in chess or in boxingD.can knock his opponent out of the boxing ring6l.According to the article at most how many players in all can take part in a Bossaball match?A.4B.6C.8D.1062.In cycleball, the author mentions catch, whose meaning may be________.A.sportB.skillC.ruleD. practiceCY ANG YUANQING,Lenovo's boss,hardly spoke a word of English until he was about 40: he grew up in rural poverty and read engineering at university,But when Lenovo bought IBM's Personal computer division in 200s he decided o immerse himself in English: he moved his family to North Carolina,hired a language tutor and-the ultimate sacrifice -spent hours watching cable-TV news.Lenovo is one of a growing number of multinationals from the non-Anglophone world that have made English their official language.The fashion began in places with small populations but global ambitions such as Singapore and Switzerland.Corporate English is now invading more difficult territory,such as Japan.Rakuten,a cross between Amazon and eBay,and Fast Retailing,which operates the Uniqlo fashion chain,were among the first to switch.Now they are being joined by old-economy companies such as Honda,a carmaker,and Bridgestone,a tyremaker.Chinese firms are proving harder to handle:they have a huge internal market and are struggling to enrol competent managers of any description,let alone English-speakers.But some are following Lenovo's lead. Huawei has introduced English as a second language and encourages ambitious employees to become fluent.There are some obvious reasons why multinational companies want a lingua franca(共通语）.Adopting English makes it easier to recruit global stars (including board members),reach global markets and assemble global production teams.Such steps are especially important to companies in Japan,where the population is shrinking.Tsedal Neeley of Harvard Business School says that “Englishnisation"can stir up a hornet's nest of emotions.Ms Neeley argues that companies must think carefully about implementing a policy that touches on so many emotions.Senior managers should explain to employees why switching to English is so important,provide them with classes and conversation groups,and offer them incentives(刺激）to improve their fluency.Those who are already proficient in English should speak more slowly and try not to dominate conversations.And managers must act as referees and enforcers,resolving conflicts and discouraging staff from return to their native tongues.Intergovernmental bodies like the European Union are obliged to pretend that there is no predominant global tongue.But businesses worldwide are facing up to the reality that English is the language on which the sun never sets.63.Lenovo's boss made ail the efforts to familiarize himself with English exceptA.hiring a language tutorB.resettling in an English-speaking environmentC.expanding the business overseasD.exposing himself to English Cable-TV news64.What can we infer from the passage?A.Most Chinese firms would like to introduce corporate English.B.Chinese firms are in great need of English majors as their managers.C.Huawei followed Lenovo as the second largest multinational in China.D.Adopting corporate English is more difficult in places with a large population.65.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.The decrease in population pushes the Japanese to learn English well.B.Neither the governmental bodies nor businesses will regard English as a global tongue.panies should handle employees' emotions carefully during the switch.D.Those good at English should be encouraged to speak more in the company.66.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A.English-Global Tongue in BusinessB.English-Chinese Business Leaders' New FashionC.English-The Best Tool in CommunicationD.English-Dominating Factor of Successful BusinessSection CDirections:Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below.EachWith the arrival of the age of “information economy",intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than anizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information.67______________.A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists.In the information age, journalists spend their time,not investigating,but passing on the words of a spokesperson.There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper's owner,Lord Copper.68______________. When he's right about something they answer “definitely",and when he's wrong they say “to some extent,Lord Copper."It seems reasonable to suppose that,in the real world,the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them.In countries where the news is not officially controlled,it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertising.The news has to attract viewers and maintain itsaudience ratings.I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show.In Britain,we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment.There is progressively less room for historical background,or statistics,which are harder to present as a sensational story.There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want.People around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms.69______________. Any web log may contain the latest information of the year,or equally,a made-up story that you will never be able to check.Maybe the time has come to do something about it,and I don't just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper.In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices:switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust.70______________.Section D Summary (10分）Directions:Summarize the following passage with no more than 60 words.Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature.However,whether you are on the mountains,in the waves,or on the grassland,you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.Some sports are resource-hungry.Golf,as you may know,eats up not only large areas of countryside,but also tons of water.Besides,all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses in good condition.This causes major environmental effects.For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain,golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.There are many environment-friendly sports.Power walking is one of them that you could take up today.Y ou don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes;and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse.Simple and free,power walking can also keep you fit.If you walk regularly,it will be good for your heart and bones.Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious,sleep well and have better weight control.Whatever sport you take up,you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials.But the final goal should be “green gyms”.They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports center s. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors,in the countryside or other open spaces.There is no special requirement for you to start your membership.And best of all,it's free.第Ⅱ卷（共40分）I.T ranslation(第1-2句每句3分；第3句4分；第4句5分，共15分）Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.1.这是他第一次夸奖我的衣着。
上海市浦东新区2017-2018学年六年级(五四学制)上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)
浦东新区2017学年第一学期期末质量检测预备年级英语试卷(满分：100分完卷时间：75分钟)（考生注意：本卷有7大题，共82小题试题均采用连续编号，请将答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不得分。
）Part I Listening（第一部分听力共25分）I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) （共25分）A. Listen and choose the right picture（听句子，选择正确的图片，用A, B, C…或F等表示）（5分）A B CD E F1. ________2. ___________3. ____________4. __________5. __________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)6. A) Do some shopping. B) Go camping. C) Go swimming. D) Do some reading7. A) Coke B) Juice. C) Water. D) Cottee8. A) In the library. B) in the hall. C) In the classroom D) In the Music Room9. A) By bike. B) On foot. C) By bus. D) By taxi.10. A) At 10:30. B) At 11:00. C) At 10:00. D) At 9:3011. A) Sam. B) John. C) Linda. D) Peter12. A) 12 yuan. B)20 yuan. C) 24 yuan. D) 48 yuan.13. A) The food is terrible. B) The food is tasty.C) The food is nice. D) The food is great.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are True or False (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) （6分）14 Jamie Oliver has his own TV programs.15. Jamie Oliver tells people how to make healthy food in the programs.16. Jamie’s food in the programs isn’t easy to me.17. The food at lunch time in some schools in England wasn't healthy.18. Oaf day; Jamie went to a hospital to make a program about healthy diet.19. After the children tasted the milk, they started to enjoy it.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容。
上海浦东新区2018-2019学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测高三英语试题
上海浦东新区2018-2019学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测高三英语试卷考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
所有答题必须涂（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．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。
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 the boat. B.At the gallery. C.At the gas station. D.In the countryside.2. A. 15 minutes. B.45 minutes. C.50 minutes. D.60 minutes.3. A. Director and actress. B.Boss and secretary.C. Professor and student.D.Waiter and guest.4. A. Annoyed. B.Confused. C.Surprised. D.Worried.5. A. Changing the topic of the paper. B.Giving the paper to his tutor.C. Asking Mrs. Black for advice.D.Choosing biology as the subject.6. A. Reduce pressure and relax herself. B.Solve the serious problems at once.C. Lift spirits by forgetting bad things.D.Find the right address of the hospital.7. A. John's ideas are different from hers.B. John's speech has something to be desired.C. John has a talent for delivering public speeches.D. John is brave enough to express his viewpoints.8. A. Ask the man to borrow a printer.B. Buy a new printer with less noise.C. Read a book on how to fix the printer.D. Get a repairman to check the printer.9. A. Top concern should be given to safety.B. Bicycles are popular with consumers.C. Bicycles are not always extremely cheap.D. The price can not decide the quality of bicycles.10. A.Because she has got a membership card.B. Because she has already got a big discount.C. Because she wants to buy books at a low price.D. Because she works as an accountant at the store.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the question 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 tothe question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.II. A. Fable books. B. Fairy tales. C. Magic handbooks. D. Science fictions.12. A. Speeding up if necessary. B. Practising precisely and slowly.C. Playing the piano patiently.D. Playing tricks without being noticed.13. A. Live and leam. B. Curiosity killed the cat.C. Seeing is believing.D. Practice makes perfect.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It connects a chip to collect different color frequency.B. It changes the color frequency and becomes a part of the body.C. It receives the color frequency and sends the frequency to a chip.D. It detects the colors and gives feedback to the brain through a chip.15. A. Because color frequency was detected.B. Because an electronic device was installed.C. Because the project was secretly carried out.D. Because his official image was accidentally seen.16. A. Adam alone invented the electronic device.B. The device has improved the speaker's eyesight.C. The speaker can enjoy a Picasso without the electronic eye.D. The electronic eye helps those suffering from color blindness.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He got his shirt dirty accidentally. B. He was injured because of the airflow.C. He was interrupted by his neighbor.D. He was rudely treated by the airhostess.18. A. It is worse than before. B. It has improved just a little recently.C. It is well worth the price.D. It lives up to passengers' expectations.19. A. Because the flight was overbooked.B. Because he forgot to book the flight ticket.C. Because he went to the wrong check-in counter.D. Because the flight was delayed due to the bad weather.20. A. Tempting. B. Frightening. C. Frustrating. D. Exciting.II. Grammar and V ocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form ofthe given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank。
上海市2017-2018学年牛津上海版五四制六年级英语下学期期中试题
上海市浦东新区第四教育署2017-2018学年六年级英语下学期期中试题（ 考试时间：75 分钟 满分：100分）（考生注意：本卷有8大题，共82小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必写在答题纸 上，写在试卷上不得分。
)Part I Listening （ 第一部分 听力） 共25分I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)：A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）: 5%A B CD E F1._______2._______3._______4._______5.________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：8%6. A. 12 million. B. 20 million. C. 20 thousand. D. 12 thousand.7. A. Rice dumplings. B. Bread.C. Biscuits.D. Moon cakes.8. A. The Spring Festival. B. The Dragon Boat Festival.C. The Mid-autumn Festival.D. Christmas.9. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.D. Four times a week.10. A. Read books. B. Play football. C. See a film. D. Go cycling.11. A. He has a headache. B. He has a stomach ache.C. He has a sore throat.D. He has toothache.12. A. The plane ticket. B. The camera. C. US dollars. D. The passport.13. A. At five. B. At three thirty. C. At two thirty. D. At one thirty.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) 6%14. In China, the weather in the south is not the same as that in the north.15. Shanghai is a beautiful city. It has four clear seasons.16. Sometimes people in Hainan can see snow in winter.17. It’s alw ays warm and cool in Guangdong.18. In the north of China, children can make snowmen19. A lot of tourists like to spend their holidays in Harbin in summer.D. Listen to the passage and complete the sentence(听短文,完成句子。
2017-2018上海市崇明中学高三上英语期中考试试卷
上海市崇明中学2017学年第一学期中考试试卷高三英语组卷人叶乃明钟晓谊(满分140分，考试时间120分钟)第I卷I. Liste ning Comprehe nsionII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After readi ng the passage below, fill in the bla nks to make the passage cohere nt and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the give n word; for the other bla nks, use one word that best fits each bla nk.It ' s time to go out for a run!As little as five minutes of running or jogging each day can help people reduce their risk of premature death by n early on e-third and exte nd their lives by about three years, accord ing to a U.S. study.The researchers tracked the exercise habits of over 55,000 adults in the Un ited States for sixto twenty-two years. About 24 percent of the adults described themselves (21) __________ runners.Compared to those who didn ' t run, those who did were 30 percent (22) __________ (likedetof anycause duri ng the course of the study. These figures (23) ____ (adjust) to take into acco unt peoplesmoking and drinking habits, how old they were (24) _________ they enrolled in the study, theirfamily ' s health history and their other exercise habThe researchers divided up the roughly 13,000 runners into five groups (25) ___ (base) onhow many minutes they ran per week. Those (26) _____ were in the lowest group ran up to 50minu tes over a seve n-day period, and those in the highest group ran for more tha n 175 minu tes over the course of a week. Accord ing to the study, the ben efits of running were pretty much the same for all runn ers.“ Running even at lower doses or slower speeds was associated with sig ni fica nt ben efits, researchers wrote in their report. (27) _____________________ (reduce) the risk of premature death, they calculated,all it took was 30 to 59 minu tes of running per week.“ This finding has clinical and public health importanee, ” the report continues.“Tim of the strongest barriers to (28) ______ (participate) in physical activity. This study may motivatemore people to start running. People who (29) ________ hardly devote 20 minutes to moderatephysical activity each day may appreciate the efficie ncy of a five- minute run. ” However, it is not clear (30) the findings of this study would apply to the nation as a whole.Sectio n BDirections: Complete the following passageby using the words in the box. Each word can only be used on ce. Note that there is one word more tha n you n eed.In the wake of the historic announ ceme nt of the discovery of gravitati onal waves on FebruaryII, 2016 by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), British physicist and black hole theorist Stephe n Hawk ing was quick to 31 the US-led collaborati on, shari ng his exciteme nt for the historic n ews.Accord ing to Hawk ing, these results confirm several very importa nt 32 of Ein stein ' stheory of gen eral relativity and it also con firms the existe nee of gravitati onal waves directly.As is beco ming clear, the direct detecti on of these ripples in space time not only con firmsEin ste in ' s famous theory of gen eral theory but it also ope ns our eyes to a(n)33 “ dark ” uni verse.Astr ono mers employ the electromag netic spectrum ( 电磁光谱)to study the uni verse, but objects that do not radiate in the electromagnetic spectrum will go 34 . But now we know how todetect gravitati onal waves, which can help us detect and study some of the most en ergetic cosmic phe nomena.“ Gravitati onal waves provide a completely new way of look ing at the uni verse and the ability to detect them has the 35 to revolutionize astronomy s aid Hawking. “ Thediscovery is the first observati on of black holes merging. The observed 36 of this system are con siste nt withpredict ions about black holes that I made in 1970 in Cambridge. ”However, this discovery also prese nts a puzzle for astrophysicists. The mass of each of the black holes are larger than expected for those formed by the gravitational 37 of a star---so how did both of these black holes become so massive This question touches on one of the biggest mysterious 38 black hole evolution. Currently, astronomers are having a hard time understanding how black holes grow to be so massive. On the one end of the scale, there are "恒t星质量a&s( black holes that form immediately after amassive star explodes, 39 an extremely bright light. And we also have an abundance of evidenee for the existenee of the super-massive that live in the centers of most galaxies. There should be evide nee of black holes of all sizes, but "in termediate mass ” black holes and blackof a few dozen solar masses are 40 rare, throwing some black holes evolution theories into doubt.One thing is clear, however. This is the first time that we' veacquired direct evidenee of a black hole merger. So it ' s good to know we ' re on the right track.III. Read ing Comprehe nsionSectio n ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each bla nk with the word or phrase that best fits thecontext.When buying a smart phone, I keep my criteria simple. If the device can handle WeChat, phone callsand ___41___ the Internet, I purchase it. If it ' s over 1,000 yuan, I ___42___ it. This approach to acquiring smartphones ___43___for me as I keep my needs basic. Aside from saving myself money, I may have also saved myself from some wounds or burns had I chosen a flawed phone. In recent news, things have been ___44___ for Samsung-literally.Samsung's most recent innovation is called the Note7. Sadly, it was discontinued only 38 days after being made ___45___ for consumption. At first, a few customers complained that their phones caught fire while being ___46___. Samsung, being responsible, launched an investigation to___47___ the cases.They issued a global recall on September 1, but it was taken merely as a suggestion and not seen as ___48___. Yet, earlier this month, the tech giant gave a stronger message to worldwide customers, saying all owners must stop using their Note 7s immediately.Commercial forces encourage tech companies to push the envelope and produce new products every few months. Sometimes, a conflict of interests can occur. The greed for innovation has a funny way of causing ___49___ for the basics- like safety-and the Note7's situation is just one example of this. The device ___50___ all kinds of cool features, including a super-high-resolution camera, an iris scanner and an especially powerful ___51___. Ideally, manufacturers should consider all relevant aspects when creating new commodities. Samsung has both the money and technical know-how to prevent such negligence. The Note7's ___52___ was most likely rushed in order to make more profit, which ___53___ having the opposite effect. Time will tell how much this oversight will cost with respect to Samsung' fame and future.___54___, it' s safe to assume that Samsung could eventually come back over the horizon and restore its reputation as a manufacturer of excellent smartphonesif its new models have no major flaw. In an industry largely run by Apple and Samsung, intense competitions will only bring more benefit to consumers. If Apple were to become the only ___55___ company, we would be left with few options for top-of-the-line phones.41. A. surf B. access C. launch D. process42. A. buy B. desire C. recommend D. abandon43. A. works B. checks C. helps D. adapts44. A. growing up B. bringing up C. blowing up D. digging upSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished 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)Every April I am troubled by the same concern -- that spring might not occur this year. Thelandscape looks dull, with hills, sky and forest appearing gray. My spirits ebb, as they did during an April snowfall when I first came to Maine 15 years ago. "Just wait," a neighbor advised. "You'll wake up one morning and spring will just be here."And look, on May 3 that year I awoke to a green so amazing as to be almost electric, as if springwere simply a matter of flipping a switch. Hills, sky and forest revealed their purples, blues and green. Leaves had unfolded and daffodils were fighting their way heavenward.Then there was the old apple tree. It sits on an undeveloped lot in my neighborhood. It belongs to no one and therefore to everyone. The tree's dark twisted branches stretch out in unprune (d 未经修剪的) abandon. Each spring it blossoms so freely that the air becomes filled with the scent of apple.Until last year, I thought I was the only one aware of this tree. And then one day, in a bit of spring madness, I set out with pruner to remove a few disorderly branches. No sooner had I arrived under the tree than neighbors opened their windows and stepped onto their porches . These were people I barely knew and seldom spoke to, but it was as if I had come uninvited into their personal gardens.My mobile-home neighbor was the first to speak."You're not cutting it down, are you?" she askedanxiously. Another neighbor frowned as I cut off a branch. "Don't kill it, now," he warned. Soon half the neighborhood had joined me under the apple tree. It struck me that I had lived there for five years and only now was learning these 46. A. lockedB. broadcastC. chargedD. carried 47. A. look overB. look throughC. look upD. look into 48. A. aggressiveB. desperateC. anxiousD. urgent 49. A. neglect B.need C. demand D. application 50. A. causesB. boastsC. definesD. forbids 51. A. batteryB. screenC. chipD. frame 52. A. campaignB. promotionC. inventionD. release 53. A. ended up B. served for C. acted out D. turned over54. A. Consequently B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Nevertheless55. A. flexible B . ambitious C . dominant D. feasibleC. affordable A. accessibleB. responsible D. available 45.people's n ames, what they did for a liv ing and how they passed the win ter. It was as if the old apple tree was gathering us under its branches for the purpose of both acqua intan ceship and shared won der. I could n't help recalli ng Robert Frost's words:The trees that have it in their pen t-up budsTo darke n n ature and be summer woodsOne thaw led to ano ther. Just the other day I saw one of my n eighbors at the local store. Heremarked how this rece nt win ter had bee n especially long and compla ined of not hav ing see n or spoke n at len gth to anyone in our n eighborhood. And the n, he looked at me and said, "We n eed to prune that apple tree aga in." 56. By saying that myspirits ebb ” ( Para. 1), the author means that A. he feels relieved C. he issurprised B. he feels blue D. he is tired57. The apple tree men ti oned in the passage is most likely to _______________A. be regarded as a delight in the n eighborhoodB. have bee n aba ndoned by its origi nal ownerC. have bee n n eglected by every one in the com munityD. be appeali ng only to the author58. In Para. 4, “ n eighbors ope ned their win dows and stepped onto their porches probablybecause __________________________________ .A. they were surprised that some one unknown was pruning the treeB. they wan ted to preve nt the author from pruning the treeC. they were concerned about the safety of the treeD. they wan ted to get to know the authors n eighbor men ti oned in the last paragraph most B. how to pass the long win ter D. the pruning of the apple tree (B)59. It can be in ferred that theauthor cared about _________ .A. when spring would arriveC. the n eighborhood gatheri ng60. Which is one of the characteristics of Mou nt CookNatio nal Park?A. It is alp ine in the purest sense and hard to reach.B. It provides star-sh ining ni ght skies for visitors.C. It attracts less skilled climbers to all alpine activities.D. It guara ntees visitors a sight of cheeky kea.61. Mike is an experie need adve nturer and may find ______ the most excit ing.A. Mountain eeri ng on Elie de Beaum ontB. Moun tai n walks via Hooker Valley TrackC. Skii ng on Tasma n GlacierD. Climbi ng Mou nt Cook62. If you are a visitor to the park, you should _______ ．A. properly evaluate your own experience and skillB. get your permit prepared before you start to climbC. hire local guides to help you to train for climbingD. avoid exploring glaciers in winter(C)How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet debatable social policy questions.In many ways, our social statistics overstate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same horrible consequences today as it did in the 1930' s when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of survival, and when there were fewer effective social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing wealth, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing dominance of secondary earners among the unemployed and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably relieved the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overestimate the scale of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the majority are from multiple-earner, relatively well-off families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market problems.Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor-market-related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or long-time unemployment frequently interact to weaken the capacity for self-support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times that unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment totals, there is another working part-time becauseof the inability to find full-time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and non-cash transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.As a result of such conflicting evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be coun teractec抵了肖) by job creatio n and econo mic stimulatio n. There is on lyone area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one of their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.63. In Paragraph 2, the author contrasts the 1930 that .A. more people were un employed in the 1930B. un employme nt is more in tolerable todayC. social programs are more in n eed nowD. in come level has in creased since the 1930 64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. A majority of low-wage workers receive earnings from more than one job.B. Repetiti on of short- term un employme nt main ly con tributes to people work ing capacity.C. Many unemployed people are from families where other members are worki ng.D. Labor market hardship is understated becausefewer individuals are jobless than coun ted.65. It can be in ferred from the passage that the effect of in come tran sfers is ofte n not felt by .A. those doing a low-paid, part-time jobB. children in single-earner familiesC. workers who have just retiredD. full-time workers who become un employed66. Which of the following is the principal topic of the passage?A. What causes labor market problems that result in sufferi ng.B. Why in come statistics are imprecise in measuri ng degrees of poverty.C. Whe n poverty, employme nt, and earnings figures agree with each other.D. How statistics give an un clear picture of the labor-market-related sufferi ng.Sectio n CDirections: Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence give n in the box. Each sentence can be used only on ce. Note that there are two more senten ces tha n you n eed.The Tower and the GloryA large man jumps on to my shoulders. He is quickly followed byanother slightly smaller man who catches my belt and moves up.Another follows. Then I begin to move slowly from one side to another dan gerously.A castellis a huma n tower built traditi on ally in festivalsinSpain. The activity of making human towers began almost 200 years ago near Tarragona, just south of Barcelona.___67___.It has become an annual event in some areas of the country. Usually it is considered a success once allcastellers have climbed into theirappointed places.On November 16, 2010, castells were declared to be one of theMasterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.Building a good human tower takes team work and skills.It is a formation of several people in which two or morepeople support a level of higher people, who in turn may support other higher levels of people. Each person is wound into a long narrow piece of cloth worn around the waistto help other people hold tightly when they climb.Typically, the number of the people in each level is one greater than the level immediately above it, resulting in a triangular structure.___68___ s witfoitd e rpDe sl aoWi n ss loss ofAt first I 'd like to go on top to enjoy the glory, but the club 's president indicated a little girl who looked as though she had been raised on the top. It was she who had pride of place on top of the tower. For my first try-out I was given the role of second hands.Once I had assumed my position, people began to climb up me to the tower without warning.___69___ My hard work must have been appreciated because I was quickly promoted to support the bottoms of the first level of the tower.My performance in the “hands”section was obviously satisfactory. ___70___ I was really proud of that, since it was a clear gesture that I had been fully accepted.A. Within seconds I assisted in the formation of a three-level tower.B. Each team is famous forits tallest and most complex tower of people.C. Once a tower is built, try and see if the group can hold it for a count of 30.D. Since then it's been popular, with groups competing to build higher structures.E. Before long I was called forward and given the great honor of the President 's Belt.F. I hoped to change my position because I knew that this activity required particular skills.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passagein no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Learn from mistakesThe best way to learn something is to make mistakes first. Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, told his colleagues: O”f the 200 light bulbs that didn 'wtork, every failure told me something I was able to incorporate into the next attempt. Frankli”n, tBh e nUjaSmsitnatesm anand scientist once said: “ I haven 't failed. I have had 10,000 ideas that didn t work.Both these people un derstood that failures and false starts are the con diti on of success. In fact, a surpris ing nu mber of everyday objects had their begi nnings in a mistake or a misun dersta nding. Post-it -no tes, packets of crisps and even bread are all un expected inven ti on s. In 2600 BC, a tired Egyptia n slave inven ted bread whe n the dough rose duri ng his sleep . And crips were first cooked by a chief in the USA whe n a customer compla ined that his fried potatoes were not thin eno ugh.In 1958 Spencer Silver was trying to develop a strong adhesive whe n he accide ntally inven ted a very weak glue in stead. His colleague, Art Fry , decided to use it six years later, i n 1974, to hold his bookmarks in his books and the post-it note was inven ted.Successful bus in esspeople have often made big , expe nsive mistakes in their past. When an employee of IBM made a mistake that cost the compa ny $600,000, Thomos Wats on, the chairma n, was asked if he would fire the man. ”“ Of course not, I'h at e juepispfent $600,000training him. I am not going to let ano ther compa ny ben efit from experie nee.The important thing to remember is that you need to learn from your mistakes. If you don' t ,then there is no sense in making them. ”第U卷（共40 分）I. Tran slati onDirecti ons: Tran slate the followi ng sen ten ces into En glish, using the words give n in the brackets.1. 没过多久，失主就来认领他的行李了。
2018-2019学年上海市浦东新区南汇中学高三上英语期中试卷解析
2018-2019学年上海市浦东新区南汇中学高三上英语期中试卷解析II. Grammar and V ocabulary 20%Section A 10%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.In the United States, there is a social networking platform (21) (call) Instagram. Internet users around the world gather and share their photos there. With social networking, Instagram has turned “travel bragging” --posting attractive images from exotic places to show off --into something of an art form.Gain enough followers and you could increase influencer status, (22) (allow) you to take advantage of your “social media influence to travel the world, frequently in luxury.” That goal may partly explain(23) surveys from around the world are beginning to show that significant numbers of youngsters spend lots of hours a day on their smartphones while traveling and would prefer posting enviable selfies to photos with loved ones.Now companies are beginning to take advantage of their eagerness to post impressive photos on social media as well. Among them, (24) (successful)is Krome Photos, a photo editing website (25) uses artificial intelligence to pair people with professional photo editors who (26) take your images and transform them to make (27) look like you're anywhere in the world. The cost of edits ranges between $3 and $12 and most takes between 12 or 24 hours.“In the old days our car or our house (28) (represent) who we were,” said Eduardo Llach, the company's chief executive and founder who compared ,his employment model to Uber. “Now, your online image is everything and people (29) (realize) that photos give you the ability to create whoever you want to be.”For some, Instagram filters are already outdated, Now, Llach noted, people are beginning to bypass conventional filters and editing apps on their smartphone and relying instead (30) artificial intelligence.【答案】21.called 22.allowing 23.why 24.the most successful 25.that/which 26.can27.them 28.represented 29. have realized/are realizing 30.on【解析】21.考察非谓语动词，作非谓语成分。
2017-2018学年上海市闵行区金汇实验四年级第一学期期中复习英语试卷二 牛津上海版(含答案)
第一学期期中模拟四年级英语调研卷（完卷时间60分钟，满分100分）Part I Listening （听力部分）35%I. Listen and choose （选出听到的单词、词组）8％（）1. A. write B. right C. white（）2. A. ship B. skip C. shop（）3. A. skirt B. shirt C. sweater（）4. A .house B. blouse C. mouse（）5. A. eleven B. twelve C. thirteen（）6. A. that man B. that lady C. that girl（）7. A. post office B. police officer C. postman（）8. A. big teeth B. big feet C. big kneesII. Listen and choose the sentences （选出听到句子）5％（）1. A. What does Mr Wang want? B. What does Mrs Wang want?C. What does Miss Wang want?（）2. A. My father can make a kite. B. Your brother can fly a kite.C. His grandma can colour a kite.（）3. A. Today is Mid-autumn Day. B. Today is New Year’s Day.C. Today is Children’s Day.（）4. A. This is a photo of Jill’s family. B. This is a photo of Bill’s father.C. This is a photo of John’s friend.（）5. A. Can you catch the fish? B. Can you wash the fish?C. Can you cook the fish?III. Listen and choose （选出听到的句子的应答句）5%（）1. A. He is a firefighter. B. She is a nurse. C. He's my uncle. （）2. A. No , I can't . B. Yes, I like. C. Yes, I do.（）3. A. It’s purple. B. It’s a purple blouse. C. It’s orange. （）4. A. I am hungry. B. He is happy. C. He can cook.（）5. A. Have some biscuits. B. Have some water. C. Thank you.Ⅳ.Listen and choose the sentences（听录音，选择你所听到句子意思相同的句子）5% （）1.A.Sally is my cousin. B. Sally has a cousin.（）2.A.I have three new classmates. B. Joe’s student number is three.（）3. A. I walk to school every day. B.I ride a bicycle to school every day。