上海市闵行区2015届高三下学期质量调研考试(二模)英语试卷

1、学校_ 班级_ 准考证号_ 姓名_密封线闵行区2014学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷考生注意：1考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。2本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第1-11页）和第II卷（第12页），全卷共12页。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。第I卷 (共103分)I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between t

2、wo 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

3、the question you have heard.1.A. At 4:15.B. At 4:45.C. At 5:00.D. At 6:00.2.A. A painter.           B. A mechanic.      C. A porter.   D. A carpenter.3.A. Using

4、 cameras creatively.B. Setting cameras to portrait mode.C. Painting pictures.D. Taking pictures of people.4. A. Talk to more soldiers.B. Organize the information.C. Collect more information. D. Add his experience to the book.5.A. Delighted. B. Surprised.C. Doubtful.D. Unconcerned. 6.A. He is rather

5、disappointed. B. He doesnt care for a promotion.C. He cant accept the result.D. He knows his own limitation.7.A. She wants to get some sleep.     B. She needs time to write a paper.     C.&#

6、160;She has a physics class to attend.   D. She is troubled by her sleep problem.8.A. Get more food and drinks.B. Invite more people.C. Tidy up the place.D. Prepare for a party.9.A. Its interesting.B. It turned out to be easy

7、.C. Its hard to judge.D. Its quite difficult.10.A. She must have paid a lot for the course.B. Her effort has brought about good results.C. She is unlikely to keep good figure.D. Her try is obviously a waste of money.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be

8、 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.Questions 11 through 13 are

9、 based on the following passage.11.A. By sounding a warning.                            B. By pressing the driving wheel.   C. By checking the driving

10、 time.                   D. By touching the wrist band.12.A. Moves more regularly.B. Stops working properly.C. Opens the window for the driver.D. Sounds more frequently and loudly.13.A. A new device to red

11、uce tiredness-related accidents.B. A new device to limit car speed.C. An invention to make driving more comfortable.D. A new regulation to punish dangerous driving. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Girls may give negative influence 

12、to boys.B. Girls always influence boys effectively. C. Boys are always as good as girls. D. Boys dont perform well in certain schools.15. A. Boys should always study

13、 with fewer girls. B. Single-sex classes are available for maths. C. Mixed gender is preferred in science classes. D. Girls have better performance than boys. 16. A.

14、 Boys are too shy to study with the opposite gender.  B. Teachers like girls more than boys in English class.  C. Boys prefer to interrupt the class m

15、ore than girls.  D. Teaching styles are more suitable for girls.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 informa

16、tion you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Applicants InformationEducation: University graduate; majoring in (17) _.Present job description: Offering (18) _ assistance to

17、people.Personality: Easy-going and (19) _.Interviewing date: On (20) _.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.Why is the man interested in English?Because he likes to read English (21) _.What is the man encourage

18、d to do?To (22) _ with the history knowledge. Why does the man think mind-map effective?Because it helps to remember (23) _ information well.Why does the man want to be a lawyer? To bring (24) _ to people.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the bl

19、anks 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) The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England

20、 in a small single-engined airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didnt know how high she (25) _ (fly). At night, and in a storm, a pilot was in great difficulty without an altimeter. At

21、 times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea. Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. With all the difficulties, Amelia Earhart wasnt sure if she (26) _ reach land. There was nothing to do but keep (27) _ (go). In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach

22、Ireland. It was with the great courage (28) _ she made the safe landing. And for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she (29) _ (honor) by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia

23、Earhart was famous. What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman(30) _ (fly) the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each

24、 occasion she set a new record for flying time and was (31) _ (skillful) than her previous flight. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful. Her passion for flight lasted in her remaining life (32) _ she mysteriously disappeared

25、 from public in the year 1937.(B) It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone

26、 (33) _ (be) the days when they toiled (辛苦) the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized (34) _ intellectual potential and have determined to do some

27、thing about it!Women on two wheels have become (35) _ familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman (36) _ (take) her children on her bicycle to school and then reaching her office in time. “Super woman” (37) _ she is, it is rather diffic

28、ult to combine a career and a decent home life. She needs to feel (38) _ (support). She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full days job. (39) _ colleagues doubt her passion to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towar

29、ds childcare and household chores.Todays women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. (40) _ _ _all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem (尊重

30、).Section B 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.A. attractionB. benefit C. enthusiasticallyD. commandE. satisfyF. undoubtedlyG. approval H. treasuredI. viewedJ. developedK. considera

31、blePublic image doesnt make money directly, nor is it anything visible. However, excellent public image is such an important thing that it is 41 desired by every company, enterprise, institution, etc. Public image refers to how a company is 42 by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders (股东), by t

32、he financial community, by the communities where it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable to 43 extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.A firms public image plays a vital role in the 44 of the firm and its products to employees, c

33、ustomers, and to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors (贷款方), government officials, as well as different special groups. With some things it is impossible to 45 all the different publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the 46 of creditors and stockholders. However,

34、 it will 47 find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened. On the other hand, high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.A firms public image, if it is good, should be

35、48 . It is a valuable strength that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has 49 a quality image, this is not easily imitated by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to

36、attract the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firms stock to 50 higher price-earnings ratio (比例) than other firms in the same industry with such a good reputation and public image.III. Reading Comprehension Sectio

37、n A Directions: 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.Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have insid

38、e ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to 51 our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was

39、 not something they 52 . As a member of that group, you would likely 53 that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be 54 to really get behind yourself. Because you might fear that your 55 would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to f

40、ollow your passion, your inner belief that you are not 56 would probably stop your trying. And that would be a major 57 to invest your energy in your dream.On the other hand, belief isnt anything 58 . If you found a way to 59 that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly in

41、creasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, 60 plays a key role in determining how wi

42、lling we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable 61 we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our 62 in, such as passion, feeling, and sense.

43、Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the 63 opinion held by ordinary people about what will work. In the same way, we can learn to trust our hearts desires and our sense to guide us, 64 any beliefs that stand in t

44、he way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we 65 the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.51. A. simplify B. challengeC. eliminateD. maintain 52. A. possessedB. trustedC. objectedD. missed 53.A. rej

45、ectB. preserve C. denyD. share54.A. willingB. sorryC. reluctantD. ready55A. successB. knowledgeC. profession D. investment56.A. devotedB. talentedC. concernedD. interested57.A. obstacleB. excuseC. chanceD. principle58.A. importantB. fixedC. changeableD. stimulating 59.A. enhanceB. reserveC. releaseD

46、. follow60.A. energyB. hobbyC. expenseD. belief 61. A. guideB. abilityC. goalD. policy62.A. aimB. faithC. taskD. dream63.A. unacceptableB. strangeC. unbelievableD. common64.A. questioningB. understandingC. interpreting D. believing 65.A. stick toB. lead to C. free upD. leave outSection BDirections:

47、Read the following 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 vast jungles of the Amazon rain

48、forest are home to tribes (部落) mostly isolated from the outside world, whose way of life, largely unchanged for hundreds of years, is now increasingly threatened by modern civilization.Now, scientists discover they can monitor these “uncontacted tribes” using satellites, which would allow inexpensiv

49、e and safe tracking of these tribes in order to protect them from outside threats. In order to help preserve these uncontacted Indians, researchers need accurate estimates of their populations. One way to collect this data involves flying over their villages, but such over-flights are both expensive

50、 and could fill these native peoples with fear. Another strategy involves meeting individuals on the ground, but among other risks, scientists could accidentally spread disease to members of the tribes. Instead, scientists investigated whether satellite images could monitor uncontacted tribes. The r

51、esult was inspiring. They confirmed their locations and measured the sizes of their village, houses and gardens. “We can find isolated villages with remote sensing and study them over time.” Walker told Live Science. “We can ask: Are they growing? Do they move?”Surprisingly, based on the sizes of th

52、e houses and villages, the scientists find the population densities of these isolated villages are about 10 times greater, on average, than other villages of native Brazilian peoples. This may be due to the fact that they have to live closer together because they are not as good at clearing the fore

53、st, since they lack modern devices like chainsaws and tractors, the researchers said. The tribes may also be afraid of spreading out due to fear of being attacked by outsiders, Walker said.The researchers now plan to focus on 29 more isolated villages to “look at their ecology that is, distance from

54、 rivers and roadsand use this to model where else we can find more isolated villages,” Walker said. 66.Scientists dont want to meet the Indians on the ground due to the fear that _.A. they cant get accurate dataB. they could pass disease to the IndiansC. they will be attacked by the IndiansD. they w

55、ill catch disease from the Indians67. According to the passage, which of the following about the Indian tribes is NOT true?A. They lack modern tools to cut forests. B. Their life styles remain unchanged.C. They live closer together for defense.D. They are contacting the outside world.68. What can we

56、 learn from the last paragraph?A. More isolated tribes are yet to be discovered.B. Scientists are able to find 29 Amazon tribes in total.C. Its easy for scientists to find isolated villages. D. More roads should be built for the tribes. 69. Which of the following might be the best title for the pass

57、age?A. The Disappearing of the Ancient Amazon Tribes. B. Discovery of Indian Tribes in Remote Mountains. C. The Threatening of Modern Civilization to Tribes. D. Research of Isolated Tribes with Modern Devices. (B)The Zebra Finch: An Owners Guide to a Happy Healthy PetThe zebra finch, a native of Aus

58、tralia, is a popular domestic pet in the United States. The bird has many attributes (特性) which allow it to be kept at home, though there are also a few negative aspects. The attributes are nest-building, breeding and a lively attitude. The potential negatives are over-breeding and the wildness of t

59、he birds. One of the main attributes of zebra finches is their ability to breed. They are the rabbits of the domestic bird world. Once you have two birds, male and female, you will soon have six, as they breed quite easily and have strong babies, usually four at a time. An added attribute is their ability to build their own nests. You can place branch in their place along with some kind of structure, and they will create a nest on their own. Its very pleasant to see the ways males and females divide some labors and share others, and the babies grow up quickly. O