2016~2017学年上海市浦东新区英语高考一模卷(含听力、答案)

1、微信公众号:上海试卷上海市浦东区2016学年度第一学期质量监控试卷 高三英语（满分140分，考试时间 120分钟） 2016.12I. Listening Comprehension (25%)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 que

2、stions 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.第 2 页 共 19 页C. Travel overseas on his own.9. A. In case some problems should occur.C. To avoi

3、d more work later on.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 woman s help with the band.1. A. Sorry.C. Excited.2. A. An accountant.C. An artist.3. A. 2000 yuan.C.1200 y

4、uan.4. A. On a plane.C. In a boat.5. A. A job.C. A book.6. A. Twins.C. Friends.7. A. Give his ankle a good rest.C. Continue his regular exercises.8. A. Go on a diving tour in Europe.B. Annoyed.D. Puzzled.B. A surgeon.D. A scientist.B.3200 yuan.D.3600 yuan.B. In a physical medical room.D. In a school

5、 rest room.B. An article.D. An author.B. Classmates.D. Cousins.B. Treat his injury immediately.D. Be careful when climbing stepsB. Add 300 dollars to his budget.D. Join a package tour to Mexico.B. In case they should be late.D. To make better preparations.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will

6、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 y

7、ou 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-sp

8、eaking 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 Singapore sranking in English level.Questions 14 through 16 are base

9、d on the following passage.13. 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. I t will turn children s respo

10、n sibility 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 children s better growth.Section CDirection

11、s: In Section C ， you will hear a conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear a conversation and the questions about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the

12、 following conversation.17. A. Tour guide.B. Editor.C. Journalist.D. Typist.18. A. Some newly discovered scenic spot.B. Big changes in the Amazon valley.C. A new railway under construction.D. The beautiful Amazon rain forests.19. A. In news weeklies.B. In newspapers Sunday editions.C. In a local eve

13、ning paper.微信公众号：上海试卷D. In overseas edition 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 (20%)Section ADirections: After reading the passage below

14、, 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.I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if

15、 it were yesterday.It was a sunny day. Eager to spend some time outside, I went up the mountain with my uncle. The mountain was hard (21)(climb) and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end, (22)(exhaust) and hot, I couldn ' t go any fuSthere went back down the mountain in the end.On the wa

16、y back down, my uncle asked me a question, (23)left me speechless for a second: your dream, young lady?”“I have no idea, " I answered (24)thinking it for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his story.He didn ' t perform well at school when he was a student. Although nobody thought he

17、could succeed, he knew clearly (25)his dream wasto be a businessman. "I knew I wasn ' t gifted when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a market and sell them after class," he told me. After he left school, he started sedifferent items to find out which one was most attr

18、active to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but (26)tough life was, he never gave up.“There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of effort to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to ch ase your dream, " he said ge

19、ntly.That night I (27) hardly fall asleep. I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself, "What'my motivation? "I once wanted to be a top student, but the hard work needed meant (28)(put) everything into following my passion. If I find myself lacking willpower, what should I do? Leav

20、ing home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again by (29). It made me think: If we don' t experience the climb, how can we get to sescenery on the top of the mountain? In the end, I reached the top and (30)(fascinate) by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more pleasant th

21、an that.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be use only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. quicklyB. analyzeC. programmedD. adoptionE. boredomF. unaccompaniedG. dramaticH. transformI. distractedJ. peacefullyK. prospectIma

22、gine an urban neighborhood where most of the cars are self-driving. What would it be like to be a pedestrian?Actually, pretty good. In fact, pedestrians might end up with the run of the place.In a new study published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Millard-Ball looks at the _31_ o

23、f urban areas where a majority of vehicles areautonomous“ or self- driving. It ' s a phenomenos thatnot as far off as one might think.Autonomous vehicles have the potential to _32_ travel behavior, " Millard-Ball says. He uses game theory to _33_ the interactions between pedestrians and sel

24、f-driving vehicles, with a focus on yielding at crosswalks.Because autonomous vehicles are by design risk-averse, Millard-Ball's model suggests that pedestrians will be able to act with impunity, and he thinks autonomous vehicles may facilitate a shift towards pedestrian-oriented urban neighborh

25、oods. However, Millard-Ball also finds that the _34_ of autonomous vehicles may be hampered by their strategic disadvantage that slows them down in urban traffic.Pedestrians routinely play the game of chicken, " Millard-Ball writes. Crossing the street, even at a marked crosswalk without a traf

26、fic signal, requires a probability calculation: what are the odds of survival?The benefit of crossing the street _35_, instead of waiting for a gap in traffic, is traded off against the probability of injury or even death. Pedestrians know that drivers are not interested in running them down -usuall

27、y. But there is the chance a driver may be _36_, or drunk.Self-driving cars are _37_ to obey the rules of the road, including waiting for pedestrians to cross. They could provide the most _38_ transformation in urban transportation systems. Parking, street design, and transportation service networks

28、 are likely to be revolutionized. In his latest study, Millard-Ball suggests that the potential benefits of self-driving cars - avoiding _39_ of traffic and traffic accidents - may be outweighed by the drawbacks of an always play-it-safe vehicle that slows traffic for everybody.From the point of vie

29、w of a passenger in an automated car, it would be like driving down a street filled with _40_ five-year-old children, " Millard-Ball writes.Alternatively, planners could seize the opportunity to create more pedestrian-oriented streets. Autonomous vehicles could start a new era of pedestrian dom

30、ination.III. Reading Comprehension (45%)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.第4页共19页微信公众号:上海试卷Everybody loves to hate invasive species. The internation

31、al list of invasive species defined as those that were introduced by humans to new places, and then _41_ runs to over 4,000. In Australia and New Zealand hot war is fought against introduced creatures like cane toads （蔗蟾蜍） and rats.Some things that are uncontroversial （ 无争议的 ） are nonetheless foolis

32、h. With a few important exceptions, campaigns to _42_ invasive species are merely a waste of money and effort for reasons that are partly practical and partly philosophical.Start with the practical arguments. Most invasive species are neither terribly successful nor very_43_.Britons think themselves

33、 surrounded by foreign plants. _44_, Britain s invasive plants are not widespread, notspreading especially quickly, and often less of a（n） _45_ than vigorous native plants. The arrival of new species almost always _46_ biological diversity （ 多样性 ） in a region; in many cases, a flood of newcomers dri

34、ves no native species to extinction. One reason is that invaders tend to colonise _47_ habitats like polluted lakes and post-industrial wasteland, where little else lives. They are nature s opportunists.The philosophical reason for starting war on the invaders is also _48_. Elimination campaigns ten

35、d to be _49_ by the belief that it is possible to restore balance to nature to return woods and lakes to the state before human _50_. That is misguided. Nature is an everlasting mess, with species constantly emerging, withdrawing and hybridizing （杂交 ）. Humans have only quickened these processes. Goi

36、ng back to ancient habitats is becoming _51_ in any case, because of man-made climate change. Taking on the invaders is a（n） _52_ gesture, not a means to an achievable end.A reasonable attitude to invaders need not imply passivity. A few foreign species are truly _53_ and should be fought: the Nile

37、perch a fish, has helped drive many species of fish to extinction in Lake Victoria. It makessense to _54_ pathogens （病菌 ）, especially those that destroy whole native tree species, and to stop known agricultural pests from gaining a foothold. Fencing off wildlife reserves to create open-air ecologica

38、l museums is fine, too. And it is a good idea for European gardeners to destroy Japanese plants, just as they give no apace to native harmful grasses like bindweed and ground elder. You can garden in a garden. You cannot garden _55_. That is universally accepted.41. A. multipliedB. shrunkC. disappea

39、redD. harvested42. A. conserveB. eliminateC. investigateD. prioritize43. A. healthyB. intentionalC. harmfulD. profitable44. A. As a resultB. For exampleC. By contrastD. In fact第 5 页 共 19 页微信公众号：上海试卷第8页共19页45. A. attractionB. dominanceC. annoyanceD. substitute46. A. increasesB. destroysC. revealsD. t

40、argets47. A. oppressedB. disturbedC. cultivatedD. preserved48. A. acceptableB. needlessC. mistakenD. convincing49. A. fuel(l)edB. organizedC. interruptedD. greeted50. A. civilizationB. interferenceC. interactionD. maintenance51. A. tolerableB. impossibleC. beneficialD. critical52. A. reluctantB. dis

41、orderlyC. invalidD. unbalanced53. A. damagingB. flexibleC. doubtfulD. outstanding54. A. pick upB. take inC. keep outD. turn down55. A. agricultureB. vegetationC. atmosphereD. natureSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished sta

42、tements. 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 read.(A)Jeremy Baras remembers the first time he ever saw a pop-up a restaurant. The 26-year-old entrepreneur (企 业家)was on vacation in Engla

43、nd four years ago and had to look up at the London Eye Ferries wheel to see it.Hanging above him was a capsule full of diners who were served a new course each time a revolution was made.I' thought that was the coolest thing ever ”, he says. Baras, who founded PopUpR in 2012 to promote the idea

44、of pop-up restaurants in USA, has been studying them ever since.Pop-ups, which have been around since at least the early 2000s, are open anywhere from a few hours to several months, but their defining feature is that they are temporary. They may be only a tiny part of the $709 billion U.S. restauran

45、t industry, but popups have gotten a boost in recent years as a lower-cost, lower- risk way for entrepreneurs to test the waters. Some restaurant owners see them as a way to renew interest in existing locations. And some struggling cities, like Oakland, Calif., have turned to them to help revitalize

46、 local economies impacted by the recession (衰退)The concept has been especially popular with up-and-coming chefs who want to test-drive as a menu concept without investing a fortune in a permanent space. Your cooks and chefs are really talented , but they re stuck inthe back of somebody else ' s

47、kitchen cooking somebody elsesays Zach rKenuerman, chief businessmanofficer and co-founder of Dinner Lab.Chefs in Dinner Lab cook in the middle of space, give a brief introduction about the menu and themselves and then bravely listen to diner feedback afterward. Pop-ups ;temporary nature also allows

48、 restaurateurs to charge a deposit to make sure the diners will show up.Of course, trends in the food industry come and go quickly, and there is no guarantee that diners won't tire of the concept.Some entrepreneurs have resorted to even a weirder locations in a former limestone mine, say, or at

49、the top of a crane - to keep customers interested. Says Baras, It's not quite part of the mainstream economy yet.”56. What does the underlined part a revolution was made" in Paragraph One possibly mean?A. Chefs designed creative dishes.B. Diners tasted food in an innovative way.C. The capsu

50、le containing diners made a circle.D. Great changes were made in the food industry.57. Which of the following might NOT be the reasons for pop-up restaurants ' fast development?A. Being temporary features pop-up restaurants.B. Pop-up restaurant can restore local economy to prosperity.C. Business

51、 owners venture into the business with fewer risks and investments.D. Restaurant owners can make diners interested in the original restaurants again.58. Perspective chefs are drawn to pop-ups due to the fact that.A. pop-ups are becoming increasingly popular with diners worldwideB. they have the desi

52、re to explore a safer way to make a livingC. their investment in pop-ups will bring them a fortune on a permanent basisD. pop-ups provide a flexible test field for talented chefs ' originality 59. The writer's propose of writing the passenger is to.1. appeal to people to dine out in pop-up r

53、estaurants8. give a brief introduction of pop-up restaurants9. warn business owners of the appearance of pop-up restaurants10. foresee the future of pop- up restaurants ' development(B)In four countries with fast-developing economies (BRIC) Brazil, Russia, India, and China - the agricultural sec

54、tor has become a proving ground for innovation. Juergen V oegele, a World Bank agriculture expert, predictsthat by transforming agriculture, we will not only meet the challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050 but do so in ways that create wealth and reduce its environmental footprint.”BRAZILS

55、oybeans on the RisePreserving the Amazon rain forest is a top priority for Brazil.The rapid expansion of soybean and cattle farming there during the 1990s and early 2000s led to alarming rates of deforestation. Over the past ten years, however, with government support, activists and famers have prot

56、ected more than 33,000 square miles of rain forest - an area equal to more than 14 million soccer fields. Saving these forests has kept 3.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of atmosphere.Yet even under these land restrictions, Brazil 'soybean production has increased. The country is now the wo

57、rld ' s second largest producer of the crop. How did this happen?BRAZIL'SSOYBEANFarmers focused on efficiency. Using new machinery and early maturing seeds enabled them to squeeze an additional planting into the standard growing season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brazil

58、 2014-15 soybean crop has hit a record 104.2 million tons, up 8.6 million tons from the year before, as farmers have made better use of their fields. This progress, says the World Bank Juergen Voegele, is an example of how producing more food coexist with protecting the environment.”Tons per acre1.339Million tons produced. . ? YIELDD.719.ton弓 per acre174 mil