上海市2016届高三年级第一学期期中英语质量检测试卷(校对版).doc

上海南汇中学2015-2016学年高三10月月考卷英语试卷(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)第I卷（共103分）I.Listening Comprehension (30%)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. 4:45.B. 5:15.C. 5:30.D. 5:45.2. A. At a reception desk. B. At a trade fair.C. At a “Lost and Found”.D. At an exhibition.3.A. Colleagues.B. Classmates.C. Manager and secretary.D. Mother and son.4. A. Talking loudly on the phone.B. Listening to some loud music.C. Preparing for the speech contest.D. Testing the earphone.5. A. He enjoyed reading the novel.B. He hasnt started reading the novel yet.C. He doubts the woman will like the novel.D. He will lend the woman the novel. 6.A. Buy a car from the woman.B. Help the woman paint her car.C. Buy a new car.D. Bargain for the old car. 7.A. His request was made too late.B. He can delay handing in the paper.C. He should ask a different person. D. The paper should be handed in in no time.8. A. They need a new radio.B. They dont need to replace the batteries. C. The batteries should be taken out.D. The radio should be repaired. 9.A. He has got everything set for the trip.B. He has a heavier workload than the woman.C. They might have to change their plan.D. They could stay in the mountain until June. 10. A. The man regrets being absent-minded.B. The woman saved the man some trouble.C. The man placed the reading list on the desk.D. The woman emptied the dust-bin. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. He cannot have a check card now. B. He earns a high salary. C. He runs a computer company.D. He lives with his parents.12. A. To learn driving a car.B. To release a new computer game.C. To spend money like an adult.D. To find a highly-paid job.13. A. Because he might be fired by the firm one day. B. Because computer games might not always sell well. C. Because one has to be young to program computer games.D. Because he can earn enough money to support the rest of his life. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Understanding how to cooperate. B. The beginning of how to communicate.C. Considering what others need. D. The first day at the family day-care home. 15. A. Children should be taught to share as early as possible. B. By the age of four, most children are ready to share what they have.C. A care provider should never say the toy belongs to a certain child. D. Children can learn to share when playing with other children.16. A. In a group game, the care provider may decide who the toy belongs to,B. If a child wants a toy back, he will have to ask the care provider for it.C. Its important for the care provider to explain the importance of sharing to children. D. Care providers need to be patient and explain everything in a way children understand.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversationComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Problem with the woman recently:She is feeling _17_.Reason for her not having much exercise:She works hard and has no _18_ to exercise.Disadvantage of skipping meals:The body will _19_ much fat.Suggestion to keep fit:Shed take a walk with a _20_ radio.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Hammond an escaped criminal wanted by the British policeWhy will Hammond probably go to Birmingham?To get a passport, _21_.How will Hammond probably leave the country?By using _22_ or by taking a ship.Who he will probably join abroad?_23_What will Hammond probably do to avoid being recognized?_24_.II. Grammar and vocabulary (26%)Section ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A) People in all parts of the world are observing “No Tobacco Day”. It is the day (25) _ the World Health Organization (WHO) appeals to people to stop using tobacco products. The WTO hopes (26) _ people stop smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco for one day, they will stop permanently. The day includes special ceremonies and awards ceremonies in 166 countries. The target group for this years “ No Tobacco Day ” is women. Organizers want to make sure women know the danger of smoking. Health experts have warned for years that smoking (27) _ lead to heart disease, cancer and other problems. The WTO says diseases linked to smoking kill at least 2,500,000 persons each year. Still, many people find it difficult to stop smoking. One reason is nicotine, a substance found in cigarettes. Nicotine is a drug. The effects of it are similar to the effects of cocaine and heroin. “No Tobacco Day” is aimed at smokers and those (28) _ earn money from tobacco sales. So businesses are asked to stop selling tobacco products for 24 hours. Newspapers are required not (29) _ (publish) advertisements for cigarettes. Two important developments (30) _ (observe) in recent years. In industrial countries, the number of smokers has been falling about 1% a year. But in developing countries, the number of smokers has been rising 2% a year. This is the result of increased efforts by tobacco companies (31) _ (sell) their products in developing countries. The WTO has approved plans to help reach its goal of a “smoke-free” world. (32) _ governments ought to offer tobacco farmers is the chance to earn money by growing other crops. Another involves improved public information campaigns about the dangers of smoking.(B) In cinemas earliest days, the film industry was based in the nations theatrical center, New York, and most films were made in New York or New Jersey, (33) _ a few were shot in Chicago, Florida, and elsewhere. Beginning in 1908, however, a growing number of filmmakers located in southern California, drawn by cheap land and labor, and a climate ideal for year-round outdoor filming. By the early 1920s, Hollywood (34) _ (become) the worlds film capital. It produced virtually all films (35) _ (show) in the United States. During the 20s, Hollywood established its position as world leader (36) _ recruiting many of Europes most talented camera operators, lighting technicians, and set designers, as well as actors, actresses and directors, (37) _ _ Greta Garbo , Hedy Lamar, Ernst Lubitsch and Josef von Sternberg, etc. By the end of the decade, Hollywood had claimed to be the nations fifth (38) _ (large) industry in the world, (39) _ (attract) 83 cents out of every dollar Americans spent on amusement. Hollywood had also come to symbolize “the new morality” of the 1920s a mixture of puzzle, hedonism（快乐主义）, and fun. During the 1920s, movie attendance soared. By the middle of the decade, 4 million people a week went to the movies (40) _ equivalent of half the nations population. In Chicago, in 1929, theaters had enough seats for half the citys population to attend a movie each day.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. opportunitiesB. accessC. adoptionD. supportingE. partneringF. publishedG. overcrowdedH. registerI. surroundingJ. pessimisticK. favorableSpending on digital healthcare services in China will grow more than 36-fold from $3 billion in 2014 to $110 billion in 2020, according to a report published on Thursday.The report by Boston Consulting Group said that investors poured nearly $700 million into the digital healthcare industry in China in 2014, _41_ e-commerce and online physician-and-patient communication devices, and these figures will grow. “The growth of digital in China presents _42_ to address some of the key issues _43_ healthcare delivery in China,” said John Wong, a BCG senior partner and co-author of the report, in a release about the report. “It should make the delivery of care more efficient while also giving people broader and easier _44_ to high quality care.”In the report Chinas Digital Health Care Revolution, _45_ on Thursday the firm said widespread adoption of technologies like mobile devices, cloud computing and big-data analytics is driving digital healthcare.Companies are offering these digital services to Chinese patients in a sector where the government is continuing to implement reform and address unmet consumer needs. Many Chinese patients, for example, go to the hospital for simple needs like renewing a prescription, leading to _46_ hospitals, and digital healthcare can relieve such problems, the report said. There is also an increasingly _47_ regulatory environment in China allowing healthcare companies can expand their businesses. The National Health and Family Planning Commission invested $9.5 billion to develop electronic medical records, and it has boosted digital healthcare, making it easier to _48_ online pharmacies（药店）and sell certain types of drugs online in the coming years. The report recommended digital companies looking to enter the healthcare sector to do so by _49_ with local hospitals and physicians.Drug companies need to build e-commerce capacities of their own, and pharmaceutical companies should use digital tools to improve sales and provide disease management. More digital tools will allow hospitals and physicians to lower wait time and big crowds, and _50_ of things like electronic medical records will allow facilities to share information in real time. As a result, it will improve diagnosis and treatment, the report said.III. Reading Comprehension (47%)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.The famous American inventor Thomas Alva Edison once claimed that genius was one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration（汗水）. Now, it seems, there is scientific evidence to _51_ his claim. The idea that geniuses such as Shakespeare, Mozart, and Picasso possessed certain inborn talents is a false belief, according to a study by a British psychologist and his colleagues.After examining outstanding performance in the arts and sports, these researchers concluded that _52_ is determined by opportunity, encouragement, training, motivation, self-confidence, and most important of all _53_. Even people who were not thought to be 54_ with any special talent could, after having received training, reach levels _55_ considered attainable（可获得的）only by gifted individuals. Talent is a false belief, and it is time that people got rid of it,” they said.This theory a dramatic _56_ with traditional beliefs has been _57_ by academics worldwide. In fact, studies of accomplished artists and mathematicians, and top tennis players and swimmers, have reported few early signs of _58_ in these people before any parental encouragement. No case has been found of anyone reaching the highest levels of achievement without _59_ himself or herself to thousands of hours of serious training. Even those who are believed to be exceptionally talented whether in music, mathematics, chess, or sports have needed lengthy periods of instruction and practice to achieve their highest level of success. The persistent false belief that some people reach high levels of performance without spending numerous hours practising _60_ much to the fact that their practice is usually outside the casual observers view, stated one scientist.The importance of practice has been noticed in athletics. For instance, differences in the composition of certain muscles were once thought to be _61_ predictors of athletic performance. However, the differences in the proportion of certain muscle fibers（组织）that are _62_ for success in long-distance running are largely the result of extended practice in running.What makes a genius then? one may ask. _63_, there is no clear answer. What is known, however, is that nurture is at least as important as nature. _64_, a supportive environment will do far more for a childs prospects of success than any inborn gifts. This is a message that most of us will find _65_ even if we havent won the gene lottery, our fate is still in our own hands.51. A. makeB. challengeC. supportD. dismiss52. A. excellenceB. harmonyC. negotiation D. response53.A. education B. practiceC. fortuneD. character54.A. satisfied B. concernedC. decorated D. gifted55. A. preciouslyB. practicallyC. previouslyD. primarily56. A. breakB. association C. partnership D. relief57. A. doubtedB. concludedC. mentionedD. applauded58. A. accomplishmentB. treasureC. diligenceD. inspiration59. A. adapting B. attachingC. linkingD. devoting 60. A. carriesB. leavesC. owesD. connects 61. A. creativeB. reliable C. natural D. active62. A. essentialB. suitableC. possibleD. feasible63. A. UnlikelyB. SimilarlyC. HopefullyD. Unfortunately64. A. To sum upB. In other words C. For example D. In addition65. A. misleadingB. puzzlingC. comfortingD. amusingSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years. Though much respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of a risky existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted on college instead of a conservatory of music, and to college I went quite happily, as I remember, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other interests.Before my graduation, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus I launched upon a business career which I always think of as the wasted years.Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage（藐视） business. My whole point is that it was not for me. I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. From being merely discontented I became miserable. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad to study music. The family being once more solvent（有偿付能力的）, and my help no longer necessary. I resigned from my position and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for the world of music. I stayed in Europe for four years and enjoyed every minute of it.“Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a comparatively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions that money can never buy.66. Which of the following statements about the writers parents is TRUE?A. They had no passion for music at all.B. Both of them used to be the music teachers.C. They felt sorry for not supporting the writer.D. They insisted sending the writer to a music school.67. The reason why the writer started a business career is that his family met with _.A. a financial problemB. a separation of the membersC. a natural disaster D. a disagreement in opinion 68. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the writer to give up the business career?A. He could gain no inner satisfaction except the financial benefits.B. The money he earned was far from enough to support his dream.C. His family recovered from the financial reverse years later.D. He had earned sufficient wealth to go broad for further study.69. Which of the followin