长宁区2018高中英语二模卷

1、2017 学年第二学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷（满分 140 分， 考试时间120 分钟）1. 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

2、 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. He is angry.C. He is hungry.2. A. Go over his lessons.C. Eat out with friends.3. A. She is most likely to be arre

3、sted.C. She may have lost her driving license.4. A. Bill broke his promise.C. Bill failed in the test.5. A. Make a recovery plan.C. Drop out of school.6. A. She gave him a lift home again.C. She treated him well at her home.7. A. She doesn t have time to find a new flat.8. She has not paid enough re

4、nt in advance.9. She is unlikely to give up the nice flat.10. She wants to decorate the flat during the holiday.8. A. Extreme sports.C. Bungee jumping.9. A. She likes Phillips singing very much.C. She enjoys the changes of his musicals.10. A. American students are too talkative in class.B. It is har

5、d to learn a lot in an American school.C. One can join in schooling in different ways.D. Active participation is greatly encouraged.B. He is exhausted.D. He is disappointed.B. Attend the party.D. Take the final exam.B. She has forgotten to call the police.D. She is lying to the police officer.B. Mum

6、 will probably reward Bill.D. Mum is worried about Bill s work.B. Go back to work.D. Quit her present job.B. She offered him an extra room.D. She spared much time for him.B. Travel insurance.D. Diving safety.B. She appreciates other kinds of musicals.D. She admires other singers more than Phillips.S

7、ection 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

8、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. One should wait for things to happen before leaving.B. One should remain silent when things are g

9、etting hard.C. One should try to take control of the difficult situation.D. One should turn to other people for instant help.12. A. By motivating himself to take action.B. By seeking help from his friends.C. By thinking of the meaning of life.D. By taking good care of himself.13. A. Life is not alwa

10、ys peaceful and it is full of terrible accidents.B. Keep a positive attitude and focus on survival whatever happens.C. Advanced equipment is the essential factor in surviving crises.D. Be ready to get immediate assistance when lost in the jungle.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following pas

11、sage.14. A. In 1969.B. In 2012.C. In 1976.D. In 2016.15. A. Suggested creating a university of science and technology in Egypt.B. Helped many Egyptian scientists to be awarded the Nobel Prize.C. Developed cooperation with the University of California in the .D. Provided excellent Egyptian students w

12、ith more financial support.16. A. For his relationship with Egyptian President.B. For his academic performance in technology.C. For his good service in the Egyptian Army.D. For his outstanding contributions to Egypt.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. It offers dif

13、ferent opinions on old age.B. It is about how to keep healthy in old age.C. It investigates the causes of the aging problem.D. It reveals the secrets of living longer.18. A. The old are thought to be healthy but lonely.B. The old are reported to be poor but happy.C. The old are regarded as an unattr

14、active group.D. The old are considered dangerous to the society.19. A. They are easy to fall down with serious illness.B. They enjoy traveling and getting new experiences.C. They are difficult to be recognized due to the changes.D. They have no more mental problems than the middle-aged.20. A. Raise

15、people ' s awofenessg for the old.B. Help people take their responsibilities for the old.C. Change people's attitude towards the aged group. D. Ease people ' s fear and anxiety abowting old.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks

16、 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.A Great FriendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in it have been any other year T

17、hey worked together and started to further American Revolution and later to shape the official new plan of the government,21 (develop) a close friendship, which lasted for 50 years. There were 22 (share) purposes and a common end on both sides. Four and a half months 23 he died, when he was ill and

18、worried about his family, Jefferson wro te to his longtime friend. His words and Madison' s reply remind us that friendtsllare friendsdeath.“The friendship which 24 (exist) between us for half a century, the harmony of our political principles and pursuits have been sources of constant happiness

19、 to me through that long period. It' s alsocomfort to me 25 (believe) that you are engaged in vindicating( 证实)to the younger generation the course that we ' ve pursued for preserving them. If ever the earth has noticed a system of administration conducted with 26 single and keen eye to the g

20、eneral interest and happiness of those committed to, it must be the system protected by truth, to 27 our lives have been devoted. To myself, you have been a great supporter throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you mylast affections.A week later, Madison

21、replied.“You cannot look back 28 the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. 29 they are a source of pleasure to you,they are the same to me. We cannot be deprived(失去)of the happy consciousness of the pure devotion to the public goodan

22、d I have confidence30sufficient evidence will find its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld while we are here. ”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 o

23、ne word more than you need.A. analysis B. usually C. assures D. pours E. development F. necessaryG. cloudy H. absent I. cultivate J. allow K. extremelyHe Is KindlyThe other evening at a dancing club a young man introduced me to Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Scott seemed not to havechanged fr

24、om the first time I met him at Princeton, when he was an eager undergraduate trying his best to 31 himself into a great author. He is still trying hard to be a great author. He is at work now on a novel which his wife 32 me is far better than This Side of Paradise, but like most of our younger novel

25、ists, he finds it33to produce a certain number of short stories to make the wheels go around. ThatThe Vegetable； his play, did not receive a Manhattan presentation seems to have disappointed rather than discouraged him. He is still 34 light-hearted.I have always considered him the most brilliant of

26、our younger novelists. No one else can touch his style, nor the superb quality of his satire（讽刺）.He has yet to put them in a novel with carefulness of conception and35 of character. He can become almost any kind of writer that his peculiarly restless character will _36.Born in St. Paul, he attended

27、Princeton, served in the Army, wrote his first novel in a training camp, achieved fame and fortune, married a Southern girl, has a child and lives in New York. At heart, he is one of the kindliest of the younger writers. Artistry means a great deal to F. Scott Fizgerald, and into his own best work h

28、e 37 great efforts. He demands this in the work of others, and when he does not find it, he criticizes with passionate earnestness. I have known him, after reading a young fellow- novelist ' s book, to take what must have been hours of time to write him a lengthy, careful 38 .Just what he will w

29、rite in the future remains 39 . With a firmer reputation than that of the other young people, he yet seems to me to have achieved rather less than Robert Nathan and rather more than Stephen Vincent Benet, Cyril Hume. His coming novel should mean a definite prediction for future work. It is to be hop

30、ed that from it will be 40 the seemingly unavoidable modern girls.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.Standards for Schools:

31、Developing Organizational Accountability（ 绩效）Quality teaching depends on not just teac hers knowledge and skills but on the environment in which they work. Schools need to offer a coherent curriculum focused on higher-order thinking and performance across subject areas and grades, time for teachers

32、to work 41 with students to accomplish challenging goals, opportunities for teachers to plan with and learn from one another, and regular occasions to evaluate the outcomes of their 42 .If schools are to become more responsible, they must, like other professional organizations, make evaluation and a

33、ssessment part of their everyday lives. Just as hospitals have standing committees of staff that meet regularly to look at evaluation data and discuss the 43 of each aspect of their work a practice reinforced by their accreditation（ 评定）requirements, schools must have such regular occasions to examin

34、e their practice and effectiveness.As Richard Rothstein and his colleagues describe in Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right ,school-level accountability can be supported by school 44 , like those common in many other nations, in which trained experts evaluate schools by spending several d

35、ays visiting classrooms, 45 samples of student work, and interviewing students about their understanding and their experiences, 46 looking at objective data such as test scores, graduation rates, and so on. In some cases, principals accompany the inspectors into classrooms and are asked for their ow

36、n evaluations of the lessons. In this way, the inspectors are able to make 47 about the instructional and supervisory competence(能力)of principals. As described earlier, inspectors may also play a role in ensuring the 48 and comparability of school-based assessments (as in England and Australia), as

37、well as school' st innelrevalutasesisrpirocess (as in Hong Kong).In most countries ' inspection systems, schools are rated on the quality of instruction and other services and supports, as well as students ' 49 and progress in a wide range of aspects, including and going beyond academic

38、subject areas, such as extra-curricular, personal and social 50 , the acquisition of workplace skills and the 51 to which students are encouraged to adopt safe practices and a 52 lifestyle. Schools are rated as to whether they pass inspection, need modest improvements, or require serious interventio

39、n( 介入),and they receive extensive feedbackon what the inspectors both saw and 53 . Reports are publicly posted. Schools requiring intervention are then given more expert 54 and support, and are placed on a more frequent schedule of visits. Those that persistently fail to pass may be placed under loc

40、al government control and could be 55 if they are not improved.41. A. occasionallyB. closelyC. strictlyD. peacefully.challengesB. competenceC. curriculumD. practices.effectivenessB. faultsC. progressD. requirements.instructionB. protectionC. inspectionD. consideration.takingB. improvingC. examiningD

41、. copying.as far asB. rather thanC. other thanD. as well as.judgmentsB. decisionsC. inquiriesD. suggestions.quantityB. qualityC. instructionD. support49. A. educationB. performanceC. attentionD. interest50. A. responsibilityB. structureC. resourcesD. benefits51. A. frequencyB. consistenceC. satisfac

42、tionD. extent52. A. comparableB. healthyC. differentD. unique53. A. appreciatedB. criticizedC. recommendedD. rewarded54. A. attentionB. programsC. evaluationD. explanations55. A. set downB. put downC. closed downD. pulled downSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is fo

43、llowed 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)NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWSHumanAnimal NewsAncient WorldSpace/TechCultureWarning from

44、 ExpertsA growing amount of human-made orbital debris（ 太空轨道残骸 ）from rocket stages and out-of-date satellites is circling the Earth. Scientists say the orbital debris, better known as space junk, poses an increasing threat to space activities. "Thisis a growing environmental problem, said Nichol

45、as Johnson, the chief scientist and program manager for orbital debris at NASA（ 美国航空航天局 ）in Houston, Texas.Johnson and his team have developed a computer model capable of simulating past and future amounts of space junk. The model predicts that even without future rocket or satellite launches, the a

46、mount of debris in low orbit around Earth will remain steady through 2055, after which it will increase. While current efforts have focused on limiting future space junk, these scientists say removing large pieces of old space junk will soon be necessary.Since the first launch of satellite in 1957,

47、humans have been generating space junk. The . Space Surveillance Network is currently tracking over 13,000 human-made objects larger than ten centimeters in diameter orbiting the Earth." Ofobjects,0over 40 percent came from breakups of both spacecraft androcket bodies, “ Johnson Isaaddition, th

48、ere are hundreds of thousands of smaller objects in space. These include everything from pieces of plastic to bits of paint. Much of this smaller junk has come from exploding rocket stages. Stages are sections of a rocket that have their own fuel or engines.These objects travel at speeds over 35,000

49、 kilometers an hour. At such high speed, even small junk can tear holes in a spacecraft or disable a satellite by causing electrical shorts that result from clouds of superheated gas.Johnson believes it may be time to think about how to remove junk from space. Previous proposals range from sending u

50、p spacecrafts to grab junk and bring it down to usin g lasers to slow an object' s orbit to cause it tofall back to Earth more quickly. Given current technology, those proposals appear neither technically nor economically practical ,“Space junk is like any environmental problem," Johnson ad

51、mifsyou "It ' s gr（don ' deal with it now, it will only become worse, and the solutions in the future are going to be even more costly. ”56. What is this passage mainly talking aboutA. Advanced technology is used to remove space junk.B. NASA is responsible for the environmental problem.

52、C. Cleaning up the space junk is greatly needed.D. Human activities generate much orbital debris.57. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passageA. Rocket launches produce more debris than satellite launches.B. Space junk is endangering human beings ' space activities.C. It's neces

53、sary to clean up the large pieces of old space junk.D. Even a tiny piece of space junk can destroy a spacecraft.58. What does John think of the previous proposals to grab space junk and bring it down to the earth A. Reasonable.B. Unbelievable.C. Reliable.D. Impractical.（B）ABC News: Parents who want

54、to pick up their kids at school in one New Jersey district now can submitto iris（虹膜）scans, as the technology that helps keep our nation' s airports and hotels safe begins to make 由further into American lives.When picking up a child, the adult provides a driver license and then submits to an eye

55、scan. If the iris image camera recognizes his or her eyes, the door clicks open.The Freehold Borough School District launched this high-techsecurity system on Monday with funding from the Department of Justice as part of a study on the system' s effectiveness.As many as four adults can be author

56、ized to pick up each child in the district, but in order to be authorized to come into school, they will be asked to register with the districtiris recognitions security and visitor managementsystem. At this point, the New Jersey program is not a must.If someone tries to slip in behind an authorized

57、 person, the system causes an alarm and red flashing lights in the front office. The entire process takes just seconds.This kind of technology is already at work in airports around the country like Orlando International Airport, where the program has been in operation since July. It has 12,000 subsc

58、ribers who pay $ for the convenience of submitting to iris scans rather than going through lengthy security checks.An iris scan is said to be more accurate than a fingerprint because it records 240 unique details far more than the seven to twenty-four details that are analyzed in fingerprints. The chances of being misidentified by an iris scan are about one in million and just one in trillion if you scan both eyes.Phil Meara, the Freehold District official, said that although it was expensive, the program would help schools