2017-2018上海市格致中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

格致中学二一七学年度第一学期期中考试 高三年级 英语试卷（共 10 页）(测试 120 分钟内完成，总分 150 分，试后交答题卷)I. Listening Comprehension (30%) Section A Short Conversations1. 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 roomC. 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.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.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.第 3 页 / 共 15 页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 womans help with the band.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.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.D. It will improve Singapores ranking in English level.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. 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.C. It will turn childrens responsibility into a delight.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 childrens better growth.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Tour guide.B. Journalist.C. Editor.D. Typist.18. A. Some newly discovered scenic spots.B. Big changes in the Amazon Valley.C. A new railway under construction.D. The beautiful Amazon rain forest.19. A. In news weeklies.B. In newspapers Sunday editions.C. In a local evening paper.D. In overseas editions 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 (共 20 分每题 1 分) 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.How should a Nobel laureate dress? asked Kazuo Ishiguro, who, 40 minutes earlier, had found out he 21 (award) the Nobel Prize for Literature.To say the news was unexpected is an understatement. He literally couldnt believe it. 22 that was, his phone began to ring constantly, an orderly queue of TV crews started to form outsidehis front door (how do they all know where I live?), and his publishers dispatched a top team to his house as back-up.This was not fake news. This was delightful, surprising news. Maybe there were others who 23 (win) instead, he wondered. But that is the nature of prizes. They are a lottery. 24 chaos reigned around him, he was calm, assured and thoughtful, 25 (talk) (after nipping upstairs to fetch a smart jacket for our interview) about his belief in the power of stories and 26 those that he wrote would often explore wasted lives and opportunities.Ive always had 27 faith that it should be possible, if you tell stories in a certain way, to transcend barriers of race, class and ethnicity.For me, he is one of the great living writers working in any language. All writers can tell stories.Ishiguro tells stories on 28 level.He places the reader in some sort of alternative reality - which might be the future, it might be the present, it might be the past. They feel like places that are whole and real, 29 you dont know them.Theyre weird and not necessarily happy places. But theyre places that you can inhabit and relate to, and you become deeply involved with the characters. Thats the writers job - he just does it 30 (good) than mostSection BA. assessmentB. withdrawC. actualD. issuesE. concreteF. migrationsG. fully-committedH. irregularI. implementedJ. irreversibleK. initiativesDirections: 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.Now, let me say a few words to our American friends. Climate change is one of the major 31 of our time. It is already changing our daily lives but it is global. Everyone is impacted. And if we do nothing, our children will know a world of _32 , of wars, of shortage. A dangerous world. It is not the future we want for ourselves. It is not the future we want for our children. It is not the future we want for our world.Today, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced his decision to 33 the United States from the Paris Agreement. I do respect his decision, but I do think it is an 34 mistake both for the US and for our planet.第 16 页 / 共 15 页I just said it to President Trump, in a few words a few minutes ago this35. Tonight, I wish to tell the United States: France believes in you. The world believes in you. I know that you are a great nation. I know your history, our common history.To all the scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and responsible citizens who were disappointed by the decision of the president of the United States, I want to say they will find in France a second homeland. I call on them come and work here with us, to work together on 36 solutions for our climate, our environment. I can assure you: France will not give up the fight.I reaffirm clearly that Paris agreement will remain 37 and will be 38 not just byFrance, but by all the other nations. Over the coming hours, I will have the opportunity to speak with our main partners to define a common strategy and to launch new 39 . I already know that I can count on themI call on you to remain confidence. We will succeed, because we are 40 , because wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility to make our planet great again.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its pets than on its children. Although this is a rather shocking statistics, it should not 41anyone who has seen thebeautiful doggy bedroom or the quiet shady groves where loved pets rest. It is possible that Americans are unique in treating their little friends in this way, but the information we have suggests that the English, too, are 42 to their pets.This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food or, at least, are 43less nutritious. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent twohundred million pounds on pet food alone, 44veterinary (兽医的) bills or animal furniture. It is difficultnot to feel 45with this when one considers what the same amount could do for victims of starvation andpoverty, so it is 46for me to get hot under the collar when I read an old man left all his money to hisdog home.There are a variety of reasons why I find the popularity of British pets 47. They cause physicalproblems. An example of this is New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find this funny, but in a number of large cities it is a major problem. Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of rabies-a disease with no known cure-that has made the English government impose strict 48 on animals coming into the United Kingdom. When the Spanishgovernment recently 49a number of homeless dogs as protection against the same threat, English touristimmediately wrote letters to the newspapers 50about mass murder.Another problem is the 51of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and theycontinually pester their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the sweet little thing has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on Rover or Bonzo. Then they just 52 it. This brings me to my last point. Pets, which run free, are often not 53 at all. Englishfarmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someones pet and you must have read of children being hurt by some pets of their own. 54, I would only suggest that we have got our 55wrong and that something should be doneabout it.41.A. alertB. surpriseC. disappointD. interest42.A. hostileB. politeC. subjectD. available43.A. seldomB. farC. frequentlyD. totally44.A. in spite ofB. regardless ofC. not to mentionD. rather than45.A. delightedB. patientC. concernedD. unsatisfied46.A. usualB. naturalC. ridiculousD. essential47.A. inevitableB. understandableC. unacceptableD. common48.A. ordersB. punishmentsC. treatmentsD. restrictions49.A. curedB. destroyedC. enclosedD. drove50.A. inquiringB. caringC. worryingD. complaining51.A. thoughtlessnessB. hesitationC. expectationD. kindness52.A. isolateB. scoldC. desertD. bind53.A. funnyB. sweetC. preciousD. loving54.A. NeverthelessB. MoreoverC. ThereforeD. Meanwhile55. A. mindB. behaviorC. loveD. prioritySection 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.ADaniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes its important to distinguish televisions influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesnt really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping childrens minds.One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a childs ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images. Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesnt take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents educational background have a stronger influence on a childs reading. “A childs reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads,” Anderson says.Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that its the other way around. “If youre smart young, youll watch less TV when youre older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.56. Which of the following is most related to childrens reading ability?A. Radio-listening.B. Television-watching.C. Parents reading list.D. Parents educational background.57. Anderson believes that .A. the more a child watches TV, the smarter he isB. the younger a child is, the more he watches TVC. the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TVD. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school58. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To advise on the educational use of TV.B. To describe TVs harmful effects on children.C. To explain traditional views on TV influences.D. To present Andersons unconventional ideas.BA hospital has been forced to ban Pokemon Go players from the site after a monster hub(妖怪枢纽站) was found in the A&E department. Royal Stoke University Hospital discovered that its casualty unit(急诊 室) is on the same spot as a Pokemon Go gym where players can train their newly caught Nintendo creatures.The University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust agreed last week that patients can play Pokemon Go on wards because walking around is healthy. But the Trust has been forced to post a warning on its website about public access to A&E. It said if Pokemon Go becomes a major annoyance it would ask Nintendo which decides on the locations of the virtual gyms according using GPSto have it removed from the premises (道馆).Kevin Parker, associate chief nurse, said, “Members of the public who do not need to be at Royal Stoke should not attempt to enter A&E or any other part of the hospital building to play the game. The A&E department is incredibly busy this summer. We want the public to understand that anybody who visits the hospital solely to play the game will provide an unwanted distraction to the important work of the hospital. Im also aware of various reports in the media of unsafe areas that the game has been played in.”“Royal Stoke University Hospital is a safe area where gamers can enjoy Pokemon Go.” Michelle Harris, the Trusts manager, said the game could still be played by those already in hospital. “We recognize that the Pokemon Go game encourages walking and exercise, which is something that the Trust is equally keen to promote,” she said.There are a number of “walking routes” established throughout the Trust that can be used to combine walking and playing the game. “Walking just 30 minutes, five times a week, can help reduce the risk of preventable illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.”There have been several warnings about the game since its UK release. Last week a group of teenagers in Wiltshire were left stranded almost 100ft underground after they got carried away searching for Pokemon Go characters. The four boys, aged 16 and 17, ended up getting lost and had to wait to get a phone signal before they could call for help. Eventually, they contacted Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue team, who took them to safety. Damien Bence, of the fire and rescue team, said: “Pokemon Go is obviously leading people into dangerous situations.”59. It seems that Pokemon Go is a game .A. designed to help patients in hospital recover soonerB. helping cure such diseases as obesity, diabetes and heart diseaseC. encouraging players to walk and exercise instead of staying indoorsD. warning teenagers of the places easy to get lost or attacked60. The A&E department is incredibly busy because .A. more patients arrival increases the workload of the A&E departmentB. doctors playing the game makes the A&E department less efficientC. players injury increases the workload of the A&E departmentD. players arrival disturbs the work of the A&E department61. The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means .A. hurtB. disturbedC. trappedD. threatened62. The passage is mainly about .A. the negative effects of Pokemon Go since its UK releaseB. the applicatio