2017-2018年度上海浦东上学期期中高三英语试卷(含答案)

2017学年第一学期高三英语期中质量检测总分： 140分 时间：120分钟钟晓谊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. 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 didnt like watching TV.D. The man promised her a birthday party.6. A. Shes working on amath problem. B. She hasnt decided when to go home.C. She is planning for her holiday. D. Shes eager to go home.7. A. He is healthy.B. He doesnt 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 Browns retirement.B. A special gift for Miss Brown.C. Miss Browns 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 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. 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. 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. Sues 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 grandmas 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 its interesting.II. Grammar and VocabularySection 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.Since its creation in 2010, the Giving Pledge(乐施誓约) has been signed by 154 billionairesages 30 to 100, from 16 countries, with (21) _(combine)wealth of nearly $ 800 billiona 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 charitywithout 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 that giving can have on society.“Making a commitment of a pledge also means that youre more likely to be proactivedeciding what your charity budget is, exploring what causes you feel enthusiastic about, and researching which organizations can ensure that your donations have the (29) _(great) impact.“Theres no one size fits all for charity, but most of us can find ways to be more thoughtful and intentional about our giving, (30) _ is really what making a pledge is all about.”Section BDirections: 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. disorders B. signals C. beneficial D. frequent E. influence F. process G. collected H. associated I. estimated J. positively K. relativelyScientists have some great news for those who love coffee, tea and wine: Having any of these drinks is 31with a healthier and more diverse(多样性) community of microbes(微生物) living in the gut(肠道).The opposite is true for consuming sugary drinks and whole milk, as well as for eating a lot of carbohydrates and taking 32 snacks, researchers reported in the journal Science.“In total we found 60 food-related factors that 33 diversity,” Dr. Alexandra Zhernakova, the first author of the study, said in a statement. Your microbiome is the community of mostly 34 bacteria, fungi and viruses that live on and in your body. These microscopic organisms help you 35 food and regulate your immune system(免疫系统). Experts believe that the make-up of a persons microbial community can also play a role in mood 36and other diseases.But the study of the microbiome is 37 new, and scientists are still working out exactly what a healthy microbiome looks like.After analyzing samples and comparing them with other data 38 , the scientists found that consuming fruits, vegetables and yogurt 39 influenced microbial diversity in the gut. So did drinking tea, wine, coffee and buttermilk.“It is becoming more and more clear that the gut mocrobiome serves as a sort of fingerprint that captures all kinds of 40 about host health,” Zhernakoval said.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.We consume more resources by a large amount, produce more waste, and cause more environmental problems than ever before. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can help give a response to the 41 effects that we destroy the environment. One of these is driving an electric car. This 42 not only the environment, but also individual drivers. Electric cars produce about 80 percent less pollution than cars with gas-powered motors. In fact, the only reason that electric cars produce any pollution is that their electric energy is generated by power plantselectric cars themselves 43 no exhaust. When energy comes from large sources such as power plants, its easier to control and 44 , so theres less waste than if the energy is generated by many smaller sources, such as the gas engines in 45 cars. In addition, electric cars are just more 46 than gas-powered cars for several reasons. First, electric cars have regenerative braking, which means that when you use the brakes in an electric car, the battery has a chance to recharge.47 , when you brake in a gas-powered car, you actually use energy. Also, during the production of electric cars, more time and energy is spent making the design lighter so that there will be less drag from the wind. This allows them to travel farther using less energy than a gas-powered car would use to go the same 48 .Besides, there are also 49 and timesaving benefits for the electric car drivers. For one, the cost of charging an electric car is about 20 percent of the cost of gas, and electric cars require far less maintenance than gas-powered cars. There are fewer moving parts, so there are fewer 50 problems. Also, electric motors have far greater 51 than motors burning gas, so after the body of an electric car gives out, the engine can be reused in another body. Furthermore, the government is 52 electric car use by giving significant refunds for purchasing electric cars.Electric cars can also save people time. While gas-powered cars require visits to a mechanic every few months, the only routine maintenance required by electric cars is 53 the battery every four years. And California recently passed a law making it legal for drivers of electric cars to use the carpool(拼车) lanes 54 even if they are driving alone. This makes your trips much quicker and saves a considerable amount of time, especially in rush-hour traffic. Overall, there are 55 benefits of driving an electric car. It may take a little getting used to, but in the long run, the use of electric cars can help preserve the environment and give people more time and money to be put to better use. 41. A. minorB. negativeC. similarD. positive 42. A. influencesB. confusesC. attractsD. benefits 43. A. send outB. absorb inC. mix upD. provide with 44. A. supplyB. monitorC. collectD. purchase45. A. experiencedB. expensiveC. individualD. remote 46. A. economicB. suitableC. magicalD. efficient 47. A. BesidesB. However C. Therefore D. Instead48. A. speedB. distanceC. direction D. weight 49. A. financialB. environmentalC. personnelD. political 50. A. electricalB. mentalC. operativeD. potential 51. A. productivity B. availabilityC. longevityD. intensity52. A. punishingB. introducingC. prohibitingD. encouraging 53. A. buyingB. repairingC. replacingD. investigating 54. A. sometimeB. in no timeC. any timeD. in time55. A. numerousB. limitedC. certainD. reliableSection 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)Mrs. Smith, an intelligent woman in her sixties, has suffered a serious stroke (中风), affecting the deeper and back portions of the right half of her brain.She sometimes complains to the nurses that they have not put coffee on her plate. When they say, “But, Mrs. Smith, it is right there, on the left,” she seems not to understand what they say, and does not look to the left. If her head is gently turned, so that the coffee comes into sight, in the right half of her visual field, she says, “Oh, there it isit wasnt there before.” She has totally lost the idea of “left”, both with regard to the world and her own body. Sometimes she complains that her portions are too small, but this is because she only eats from the right half of her plate. Sometimes, she will make up the right half of her face, leaving the left half completely neglected. It is impossible to treat these things, because her attention cannot be drawn to them and she has no idea that they are wrong. She knows it intellectually (智力上), and can understand, and laugh; but it is impossible for her to know it directly.Knowing it intellectually, she has worked out strategies for dealing with her imperfection. She cannot look left, directly, she cannot turn left, so what she does is to turn rightand right through a circle. And now if she cannot find something which she knows should be there, she turns to the right, through a circle, until it comes into view. She finds this very successful if she cannot find her coffee or something the like.It would seem far simpler for her to rotate (旋转) the plate herself. But it is very difficult. It does not come naturally, but turning round in her chair does, because her looking, her attention and her movements are all now instinctively to the right.56. Why cant Mrs. Smith understand what the nurses say?A. She cant hear them.B. She cant feel with the left hand.C. She cant turn her head.D. She cant see things on the left.57. The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _.A. the nursesB. the ideasC. the thingsD. the attentions58. She has coped with her trouble by _.A. rotating the plateB. turning right through a circleC. using her right eyeD. leaving the left half neglected59. What can be learned about Mrs. Smith from the passage?A. She has perfectly preserved intelligence and humour.B. She doesnt realize that she has lost the idea of “left”.C. She has had the right-hand side of her brain removed.D. She can hardly move around because of the brain operation.(B)60. What is “the Great Courses” mentioned above?A. An educational website.B. A DVD on historic events.C.A discounted textbook.D. A school with various subjects.61. The course is suitablefor the following EXCEPT _.A. those who are interested in human historyB. those who have little regular time for studyC. those who want to achieve high scores in this courseD. those who hope to save some money for online learning62. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a course.B. To explore human history.C. To tell some stories.D. To promote a product.(C)Our days are filled with continual interruptions. Email, texts, meetings, needy colleaguesand the list goes on. Many companies even encourage us to perform multiple things at once, creating open office spaces that promoteimpromptu(临时的) dialogues to go along with jobs that require us to handle totally different tasks at the same time.But a growing number of researchers say that trying to perform multiple tasks makes you less productive. It turns out that you get more done when you focus on a single task.Thats because our brains are hardwired to do one thing at a time. When we think we are multi-tasking, were really not. Instead, as far as our brains are concerned, we are fully switching back and forth between tasks.Doing that repeatedly tires out the brain and lowers cognitive(认知的) ability, research shows. “Its never multitasking,” says Devora Zack, author of the book Singletasking. “Andit completely backfires in every sense of the word.”Multitasking “produces shallower thinking, reduces creativity, increases errors and lowers our ability to block irrelevant information,” says Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, founder and chief director, Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. Because the brain was not built to multitask, over time it can lead to heightened levels of stress and depression and lower overall intellectual capacity, she says.Yet despite mounting evidence that multitasking isnt effective, old attitudes combined with new technology make multitaskingpopular in most work places.We have ourselves to blame, in part. When we do a lot of things at once, say, answering emails while writing a report or taking a call while were in a meeting, it makes us feel busy and productive, says Dr. Christine Carter, executive director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.“Busyness is a sign of importance, which serves the old guard,” says Carter. “There is the myth(误区) that the more time you spend in the office, the better worker you are.”She sees that attitude as a hangover from the prime of industrialization when we clocked in and out of factories and offices. Back then the myth was manageable, because people usually left work at the office when they went home in the evenings. “The whole thing got blown out of balance with the rise of laptops and email,” she says. “Complicating matters,” writes Chapman, “technology is actually rewiring our brainsto be addicted to interruption, as we anxiously wait for the next ping signaling a new email, text or social media post.” In other words, like any addiction, even though we know interruptions are bad for us, they are hard to switch off. “We suffer as a society from scattered brain syndrome(综合症), says Singletasking author Zack. Its everywherethroughout our work lives and personal lives.63. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?A. Multitasking works well in offices.B. Multitasking produces opposite effect.C. Multitasking is unavoidably a trend of today.D. Multitasking ha