2017年11月杨浦区高三期中考试-(含答案).doc

杨浦区2017学年度第一学期高三期中质量调研
英语学科试卷
2017.11
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. At 7:45. B. At 7:55. C. At 8:15. D. At 8:30.
2. A. She doesn’t return the book on time.
B. She hasn’t finished the book on coffee.
C. She can’t spell the name of the book.
D. She damages the previously borrowed book.
3. A. In a hotel. B. In a ward. C. In a museum. D. In a bank.
4. A. How she can afford the tuition.
B. Which major she should choose
C. Whether the university is a good one.
D. Where she can meet world-famous scholars.
5. A. Traveller and tour guide. B. Customer and house agent.
C. shopper and shop assistant. D. Visitor and receptionist.
6. A. He made hand-made chocolate for Alex.
B. He decorated his cup with strawberries.
C. He made cupcakes with strawberries on them.
D. He decorated the strawberry cake with chocolate.
7. A. The main source of ocean garbage is plastic.
B. The way the water moves causes ocean pollution.
C. The article is about how to collect ocean garbage.
D. Tiny pieces of garbage can be ignored in the big ocean.
8. A. The price of electric cars. B. The battery capacity of electric cars.
C. The disadvantage of electric cars. D. The popularity of electric cars.
9. A. People are not allowed to take dried fruit through the Customs.
B. The rapid growth of non-native plants may affect economy.
C. The fast spread of bacteria on plants by invasive species.
D. The local ecosystem may be damaged by invasive species.
10. A. Their air-conditioner is out of order.
B. The delivery service is too slow.
C. The woman likes online shopping.
D. Fast Internet connection costs much money.

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. The UK’s Houses of Parliament was being repaired.
B. The repair workers’ hearing needed to be protected.
C. The clock was so old that it gained several minutes.
D. The Parliament suggested its being switched off.
12. A. People held a debate on the four-year timescale.
B. Many people stood in the way to stop the traffic.
C. Most natives cried but tourists cheered and applauded.
D. People recorded the historical moment with cell-phones.
13. A. It will never ring again until 2021.
B. It is in the hall of the Houses of Parliament.
C. People can still hear its chimes on the New Year’s Eve.
D. People can hear its chimes anywhere in London.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Spend 9.9yuan online buying the first book.
B. Borrow no more than ten books at a time.
C. Pay a deposit of 99yuan on the app.
D. Return the books within 90days.
15. A. Readers can return the books to any of the 10 Xinhua Bookstores.
B. Readers can buy the borrowed books without going to the stores.
C. Readers can keep the books for a much longer time.
D. Readers can share their book reviews on the app.
16. A. 0.5 yuan. B. 1.2 yuan. C. 1.9 yuan. D. 7.5 yuan.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Tomorrow. B. This Saturday. C. Next Monday. D. In two weeks.
18. A. Review what she has learned in every chapter and test herself.
B. Focus on the class notes for an entire day without breaks.
C. Copy top students’ notes and read them carefully.
D. Memorize all the information within one night.
19. A. Quiz each other and loser pay the bill.
B. Study together and enjoy lunch together.
C. Have lunch and go to see a movie.
D. Solve some urgent problems first.
20. A. Put stress on herself to get motivated.
B. Go to sleep early to ensure a good rest.
C. Take every opportunity to learn new knowledge.
D. Review the materials and cram for (突击准备) the test.

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.

It’s that time of the year again: school has started in full swing, homework is piling up and you realize that you can't possibly wait for some next year.
“I need a holiday,” you (21)______ be thinking.
But wait -- is it a holiday that you truly need? When we think of holidays, we think of traveling, beach, fun and adventure. But the reality is, we spend most of our holidays on our personal devices. Smartphones have taken the world by storm, (22)______(influence) the manner we interact with each other. Does this sound like you? If so, it sounds like you need a digital detox (数码产品解毒期).
(23)______ it may seem that sending a quick text message or uploading a photo to WeChat (24)______(take) a little time, these things eventually add up without us even knowing it.
It was discovered in a study (25)______(conduct) on LastM that 90 percent of Britons spend more than four hours a day using the electronic devices while they are on holiday. Whether to give yourself a digital detox is a difficult decision (26)______(make). To help you along, it is probably a good idea to choose a remote area, somewhere close to nature, (27)______ you can truly relax yourself, and most importantly, not (28)______(tempt) to switch on your smartphone.
Taking a tech-free holiday would be a good time to pick up something new, (29)______ return to hobbies which never had a time (30)______. You could sketch the view of the coast, or take photos with your old film camera. If you're going with friends or family, perhaps bring along some board games to spend time rebuilding tired relationships.

Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. addiction B. downward C. access D. unfair E. urged F. essential
G. analytical H. forced I. reliance J. criticized K. fall

A pen has always been a(n) (31)______ tool when it comes to taking exams. However, in this digital age, this traditional tool may become a thing of the past.
Cambridge University in Britain is considering ending 800 years of written exams and allowing students to use laptops or iPads to take exams instead.
The move comes after Cambridge teachers complained that students’ handwriting is becoming too hard to recognize. The (32)______ in being able to write neatly could largely be down to the (33)______ on laptops in lectures and elsewhere.
“There has definitely been a(n) (34)______ trend. It is difficult for both the students and the examiners as it is harder and harder to read these scripts,” Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at the university, told The Telegraph.
As a result, more and more students with poor handwriting are being (35)______ to return to university during the summer holidays to read their answers aloud to university administrators.
However, some (36)______ the move, fearing the handwritten word would become a lost art.
Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert at the British Institute of Graphologists, (37)______ Cambridge to “make sure that students continue to write by hand, particularly in lectures”. She told The Telegraph that writing by hand could help students improve their memory and understand lessons better.
Meanwhile, there are also concerns that primary and secondary schools could follow Cambridge’s example.
In fact, a similar plan was carried out for some first- and second-year students at Edinburgh University in the UK in 2011, reported The Scotsman. Senior officials at the university believed it was (38)______ to expect students to use pens and paper during exams when most of their coursework was done using computers.
The move also echoes the opinions of Harvard professor Eric Mazur, known as the father of the “flipped classroom”.
He believes that the rise of mobile internet (39)______ means that we live in an age in which we don’t need to memorize anything.
As a result, he encourages students to bring their laptops and mobile phones into exams. With these devices, students can “look up whatever they want, whenever they want” and be tested on their creative and (40)______ skills, rather than the ability to remember information, he said during the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in September.

III. Reading Comprehension
section A (15分)
Directions: 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.

There was once a time that I would only do what I knew was comfortable for me. Stuck in a continuous cycle of repetitive choices, I knew what was ___41___ when it came to making decisions. I knew what wouldn’t ___42___ me too much, what would keep me glued to the floor of where I already was. ___43___, little did I realize at the time that this was not the right path for me.
After living the same type of life for so long, I decided that there was more for me. Although it was uncomfortable at first, I pushed myself to get ___44___ in things that I wouldn’t normally do. I decided to open up and talk to other people that I didn’t think I would have the ___45___ to show my face to, and I started to share more about myself with others that already knew me. By doing these things, I ___46___ to find more parts of life to open myself up to.
A quote said “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Reading the quote made me realize that I was stuck in a life that I wasn’t truly mine. I was bound by chains that made me ___47___ to experience life, so I always keep it as a reminder to myself to go beyond my ___48___.
There are a few days you can begin to push past your comfort zone. First, make a bucket list. All you need to do is write down a list of things that you want to ___49___ in your lifetime, but make sure you do them. A bucket list isn’t useful unless you are ___50___ going to try and achieve it.
Secondly, if you want, ask someone to tag along (跟随).If you have a friend who is also interested in experiencing more of their life then you can join ___51___ and work together. That way, you can push each other to actually go out and experience.
Finally, ___52___ yourself. Make yourself a promise that if you check something off your bucket list then you will do something nice for yourself. Maybe you have always been interested in bungee jumping, but have been too afraid. Put it on the list and promise yourself a shopping trip or anything else to ___53___ yourself into doing it.
Life is about ___54___ it up with as many experiences as possible, so don’t miss out on an amazing opportunity to ___55___ yourself or learn something valuable.

41. A. safe B. sensitive C. alternative D. greedy
42. A. tempt B. exclude C. scare D. impose
43. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However
44. A. absorbed B. participated C. caught D. involved
45. A. confidence B. benefit C. burden D. passion
46. A. claimed B. strived C. hesitated D. pretended
47. A. excited B. curious C. flexible D. afraid
48. A. imagination B. control C. limits D. expectation
49. A. accomplish B. combine C. cultivate D. ensure
50. A. accidentally B. desperately C. actually D. consequently
51. A. ideas B. forces C. factors D. effects
52. A. behave B. engage C. treat D. help
53. A. bribe B. trap C. cheat D. shape
54. A. making B. taking C. piling D. filling
55. A. satisfy B. relax C. identify D. better

Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
While a female politician or first lady can use her clothing to create a favorable public image, male politicians don’t have as many fashion choices to play with. But Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to have discovered a goldmine – his socks.
He’s been seen wearing “statement socks” at many public events. For example, during a NATO (北大西洋公约组织) meeting in Brussels in May, Trudeau wore one blue sock and one pink, both with the NATO symbol printed on them. And in June, he wore a pair of socks with the pattern of maple leaves – a national symbol of Canada – when he appeared on a TV show.
The New York Times’ editor Vanessa Friedman praised Trudeau’s play on his socks as “clever”.
“Socks are subtle enough not to be distracting, but visible enough that you can’t miss the point,” she wrote. “Rarely have a man’s ankles said so much.”
One example is a pair he wore during a meeting with Enda Kenny, then the prime minister of Ireland, in Montreal on May 4. During their meeting, Trudeau wore Star Wars socks – simply because that day happened to be International Star Wars Day. If this pair of socks sent out any message, according to Vogue magazine reporter Emily Farra, that message was “just that he has a quirky side and loves George Lucas films,” she wrote.
However, some say that 45-year-old Trudeau’s unusual sock choices show a childish side of the prime minister that proves he isn’t mature enough to be the leader of a country.
But Friedman doesn’t see it that way. “The socks have been a source of pride and applause on an international scale – a symbol both of Mr Trudeau’s ability to embrace multiculturalism and of his position as a next-generation leader not bound by old traditions,” she wrote. They have opened up possibilities for the future.

56. Trudean wore a pair of socks with the pattern of maple leaves to ________.
A. distract audience’s attention from the TV show
B. send a message that he is proud of his country
C. narrow the gap between politicians and civilians
D. claim that he is the new-generation leader of the country
57. The underlined word “quirky” is closet in meaning to ________.
A. abnormal or immature B. serious or straight
C. patriotic or enthusiastic D. odd or unpredictable
58. According to Friedman, Justin Trudeau _