上海市松江区2018届高三上学期期末质量监控英语试卷 含答案

1、松江区2017学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷高三英语（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟） 2017.12I. Listening Comprehension Section A （10分）Directions: 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

2、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. At a concert.B. In a restaurant.C. In a flower shop.D. In a supermarket.2. A. 15.B. 50.C. 85. D. 1

3、00.3. A. Excited.B. Interested.C. Entertained.D. Disappointed. 4. A. Because her boss will return her the money after seeing the receipt.B. Because her boss asks her to buy a lot of things.C. Because she wants to establish a standard procedure in her company.D. Because she wants to check everything

4、she has bought.5. A. Go on with the chat.B. Review his lessons.C. Connect with his friends.D. Talk with his friends face to face.6. A. He is always in a good mood.B. He has spent more money than expected.C. He is good at playing the piano.D. Hes pleased with his purchase.7. A. Mr. Whites new appoint

5、ment.B. Mr. Whites vacation.C. An important vacant position.D. How to apply for a job.8. A. Her shoes will be in stock next month.B. She is longing for the shoes that are currently unavailable.C. She is unwilling to wait for a long time.D. She cant bear waiting.9. A. Policeman and car driver. B. Lib

6、rarian and student.C. Doctor and patient.D. Post clerk and customer.10. A. John will deliver a presentation tomorrow about a new electronic device.B. The clients are very nervous about the quality of the new car.C. Tracys presentation is about a type of new electric car.D. Tracy is nervous because t

7、his electric car hasnt received positive feedback before.Section B （15分）Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, bu

8、t 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 news. 11. A. Because man makes us of only 20% of the brains capac

9、ity.B. Because the other 80% of mans brain will grow in due time.C. Because man brain has grown larger over the past centuries.D. Because man will use his brain more and more as time goes on.12. A. He thinks and feels in different ways.B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.C. He has no hai

10、r because it is no longer useful.D. His fingers grow weaker because he doesnt use them.13. A. Mans life will be different in the future.B. Future man will look different from us.C. Man is growing taller and uglier as time goes by.D. The functions of mans organs will function as well as today.Questio

11、ns 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Reading magazine articles.B. Preparing book reports.C. Writing research papers.D. Selecting information sources.15. A. Gathering nonrelevant information.B. Stealing another persons ideas.C. Sharing notes with someone else.D. Handing in assi

12、gnments late.16. A. In the students own words.B. In direct quotations.C. In short phrases.D. In shorthand.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Checking the room.B. Arranging a large conference.C. Running a hotel.D. Handling a complaint.18. A. There is no lavatory pa

13、per.B. The toilet doesnt flush properly.C. The water doesnt run away in the shower.D. There is no pillow in the room.19. A. Busy.B. Unhappy.C. Excited.D. Hot.20. A. Adjust the regulator.B. fix the toilet and shower.C. Send the lavatory paper.D. Send a cake and fruit.II. Grammar and VocabularySection

14、 A （10分）Directions: 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. One of my (21) _

15、(memorable) vacations took place on a farm.When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in a guesthouse on a farm, (22) _ (join) in the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We g

16、ot up early to see the cows as they (23) _ (milk). I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward. Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip and of experiencing a lifestyle so different (24) _ my own. It made me realize t

17、he value of a vacation.To this day, I wonder (25) _ that farmer ever managed to enjoy a vacation of his own. There is never a day when the animals dont need to be fed. But I still think of that family trip when I plan my approach to taking time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for res

18、ting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spend much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough for a family vacation every year. In our busy lives, family is what we (26) _ be saving our money and time for.For my family, o

19、ur vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in a hotel? Would it be better (27) _ (buy) groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat o

20、ut every night?(28) _ (involve) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some relaxation time for us all (29) _ _ the vacation can work for everyone.Each year, sett

21、ing aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. This is the one week a year I dont care whether my kids clean their room or do the dishes. (30) _ matters that week is that everyone is having a great time.Section B （10分）Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen

22、 from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. involuntaryB. features C. suspect D. trackE. peculiar F. signals G. storeH. permits I. unlock J. sustain K. scaleThe human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial 31 helps

23、people recognize each other and is crucial to the formation of complex societies. So is the faces ability to send emotional 32 , whether through a(n) 33 blush or a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces,

24、 for signs of attraction, hostility and trust. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to 34 worshippers attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a(n) 35 o

25、utside a football game. In China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing drivers, 36 tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apples new iPhone is expected to use it to 37 the homescreen.Set against human skills, such applications might seem gradual. Some breakth

26、roughs, such as flight or the Internet, obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seems merely to encode them. Although faces are 38 to individuals, they are also public, so technology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, 39 and

27、 analyze images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast 40 promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of privacy, fairness and trust.III. Reading Comprehension Section A （15分）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.

28、 Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The notion of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of company culture to embed meaning in their products and thus attract more customers.Starbucks literally changed the definition of “a good cup of coffee

29、”. For Starbucks, the brand had three elements: coffee, 41 and stores. Strict control over the quality and processing of the beans 42 that the coffee would be of the highest possible quality. Outstanding store personnel were employed and trained in coffee knowledge and 43 service. Store design, atmo

30、sphere and aroma (浓香) all 44 the “Starbucks Experience”.Almost all Starbucks stores were corporately owned and controlled. Starbucks prided itself on the “Starbucks Experience”, 45 coffee to provide a unique experience for its customers. 46 those traditional coffee houses providing you with the grab

31、-and-go service, Starbucks provides you with more than coffee. You get great people, first-rate music, a comfortable and upbeat meeting place, and 47 advice on brewing excellent coffee at home. At home youre part of a family. At work youre part of a company. And somewhere in between is a place where

32、 you can sit back and be yourself. Thats what a Starbucks store has been 48 to creating for its customers a kind of “third place” where they can 49 , reflect, read, chat or listen.The green Starbucks logo is a mermaid that looks like the end of the double image of the sea. It was designed by Terry H

33、eckler, who got the 50 from the wooden statue of the sea. Mermaid logo also 51 original and modern meanings: her face is very simple, but with modern abstract forms of packaging; the middle is black and white, the only color on the outside surrounded by a circle.Starbucks makes the typical American

34、culture gradually broken down into elements of 52 : the visual warmth, hearing the way, smelling the aroma of coffee and so on. Just think, through the huge glass windows, watching the crowded streets, 53 sipping a coffee flavor, which is in line with the “Yapi”, the feeling of experience in the 54

35、life. But the 55 of Starbucks is not about the coffee, although its great coffee. Coffee is only a carrier. Coffee consumption, to a great extent, is an emotional and cultural level of consumption. A. peopleB. managersC. customersD. clientsA. assuredB. promisedC. ensuredD. predictedA. emergencyB. en

36、vironmentC. employmentD. customer A. consisted ofB. benefited fromC. contributed toD. headed forA. going beyondB. coming acrossC. making upD. depending onA. With regard toB. In addition toC. Compared withD. In terms of A. generalB. reasonableC. legalD. fascinatingA. committedB. alertedC. subjectedD.

37、 requiredA. negotiateB. performC. concealD. escapeA. imaginationB. inspirationC. patentD. philosophyA. createsB. cultivatesC. creditsD. conveys A. brandB. logoC. possessionD. experienceA. greedilyB. gentlyC. persistentlyD. indifferentlyA. busyB. easyC. miserableD. energeticA. productB. visionC. esse

38、nceD. importance Section B （22分）Directions: 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 hav

39、e just read.(A)Men are as likely as women to suffer from postnatal (产后的) depression, a study shows. One in ten fathers the same ratios as mothers are found to suffer before or after birth. By the time their child reaches 12 weeks, as many as one in four are feeling down.The symptoms observed in the

40、American study are not thought to be hormonal as they are in women and are instead probably a response to the pressures of fatherhood. These include the expense of having children, changed relationship with partners and fear of paternal (父亲的) responsibility. In the early weeks, the lack of sleep and

41、 extra domestic chores also take the toll.The study put the overall rate of depression among new fathers at 10.4 percent double the estimated 4.8 percent for all men in any 12-month period. Around 8 percent were affected in the 12 weeks before and after birth, according to the Eastern Virginia Medic

42、al School Research. The study found parents were more likely to be down if their partner was too.It is estimated that around one in ten women suffers postnatal depression, even if they have never had mental health problems. Without treatment the condition can last for months. Although most women hav

43、e a few days of “Baby Blues” shortly after birth, postnatal depression can kick in up to six months later. Experts say that paternal depression is serious because it can have “substantial emotional, behavioural and developmental” effects on children. 56.The “Baby Blues” effect among fathers may be c

44、aused by the following except _.A. domestic choresB. fatherhood pressureC. paternal responsibilityD. hormone imbalance 57.What does the underlined phrase“take the toll”in paragraph 2 mean?A. Cost a lot of money.B. Take the lead.C. Have a bad effect. D. Have no links.58.Which could be the best title

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53、n above? A. Education Commission.B. Health Department. C. Transportation Bureau. D. Tourism Bureau.(C)Antibiotics, vaccines, organ transplant and HIV/AIDS treatments are all medical milestones that have indisputably made life better and saved millions of lives. But all these advances and countless o

54、thers were developed using animals. The latest eye shadow and other cosmetics and industrial chemicals are also developed with animal testing.The lab animal issue has received attention in China in recent years as more people are concerned about animals rights. China has no animal welfare laws prohi

55、biting cruelty to animals, but there are standards (1986 and 2006) for humane treatment of lab animals, though these are difficult to enforce.World Day for Laboratory Animals was established in 1979 by the British National Anti-Vivisection Society, memorializing millions of animals that contributed

56、to pure science, medicine, industry, fashion and the cosmetics industry. Its also a day of action to protest the use of live animals for experiments from lab rats and dogs to cattle and primates (灵长类动物).Thousands of activists worldwide are campaigning to raise awareness and demand an end to experime

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58、aned. There are no reliable figures for China where specially bred animals are used extensively for research. Some date indicate around 16 million vertebrates were used in 2006.Three Rs principleThe three Rs are principles for lab animal welfare proposed by microbiologist RL Burch and zoologist W.M.

59、S. Russel in 1959. They are “reduction, refinement and replacement” and scientists are encouraged to follow them.*Reduce the number of animals by improving experimental techniques and increasing information sharing among researchers.*Refine experiments and treatment to reduce suffering; use less inv

60、asive techniques, improve care and living conditions.*Replace experiments on live animals with alternative testing where possible.“But the three Rs suggests general acquiescence (默许) in animal experimentation,” says astatement by Animal Rights in Chine (ARC), set up in 2006 by over 3000 campaigners