上海市金山区2018届高三下学期质量监控(二模)英语试卷有答案

A.Gotohersister'sweddingceremony.C.GotoGeorge'sbirthdayparty.A.50dollars.B.40dollars.Stayathome.GotoGeorge'shouse-warmingparty.60A.Gotohersister'sweddingceremony.C.GotoGeorge'sbirthdayparty.A.50dollars.B.40dollars.Stayathome.GotoGeorge'shouse-warmingparty.60dollars.D.55dollars.A.Shefeelsboredwiththeidea.B.Shethinksballetisfunny.C.Shewillnotgowiththemananyway.D.Sheshowsinterestintheshow.5.A.Snowy.B.Sunny.C.Windy.D.Cloudy.金山区2017学年第二学期质量监控高三英语试卷（时间120分钟，分值140分）2018年4月I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Foroneweek.1.A.Foroneweek.D.Hardtosay.Fortwoweeks.D.Hardtosay.A.Shehasn'tseenMonet'spaintingsfortenyears.Shehasn'tbeentothemuseumforlong.ShehasbeeninterestedinMonet'spaintingsfortenyears.SheusedtoownoneofMonet'spaintings.B.Friends.A.Fatheranddaughter.

B.Friends.C.Husbandandwife.D.Bossandhisemployee.C.Husbandandwife.A.Themanisnotinterestedinthegamethisweekend.Themanisnotinterestedintheteamthatwillplaythisweekend.Themandoesn'twanttomentionthegame.Themanisnotinterestedinwatchinganygame.A.ShewouldseeEllenatlast.ShesawEllenforthelasttimenotlongago.ShehasmanypeopletoseebeforeEllen.Shewouldn'tliketoseeEllenatall.A.Thewomanissorryfornotbeingabletospendtheholidaywiththeman.Themanisabitannoyedbecausethewomandidn'ttellhimherplanforthewinterholiday.ThemanissorryaboutnotbeingabletogotoMalaysia.ThewomanisexcitedaboutspendingthewinterholidayinMalaysiawithouttheman.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.70.B.11.A.70.B.80.C.130.D.15.12.A.OnTuesdays.12.A.OnTuesdays.OnWednesdays.C.OnSundays.D.OnMondays.13.A.TheEnglishFamilyclub.B.Thepaintingclub.C.Thesportsclub.D.C.OnSundays.D.OnMondays.13.A.TheEnglishFamilyclub.B.Thepaintingclub.C.Thesportsclub.D.Themusicclub.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Becausetheyhaven'tasmuchinterestinfindingthecureasinspacetravel.Becausetherearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.Becauseitisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachtypeofcold.Becausetheybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.A.Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.Theyindicatehowfastthevirusspreads.Theytelluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.Theyshowourbodyisfightingthevirus.A.Itcanactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.Itcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbody.Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Itlaststilltoday.Itlastedabouttenyears.It'snotmentionedintheconversation.Itlastsforever.A.Thecommercialsuccessofseveralboysandgirls.Thefunnydailystoriesthathappenedtoagroupofclosefriends.HowpeopleinManhattanmadetheirliving.Americanculture,mainlythecoffeeculture.A.Italwaysreceivedpositivereviewsfromthecritics.B.Itenjoyedahighrateofwatching.ItwasusedasatoolforEnglishlearningallovertheworld.Itbecameaculturalphenomenon.A.Theymaygotothe“CentralPerk”foracupofcoffee.B.Theymayopenanewcoffeeshoptogether.C.TheymaystartpracticingEnglishwitheachother.Theymaygotothewoman'splacetoenjoytheshow.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagbeelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Iwaseighteen,summerfading,whenmyparentsdrovemetomyuniversityapartment.Itwasmyfirstapartment.___21___(walk)myparentssolemnlybacktotheircar,Inoticedthatmymotherhadtearsinhereyes.I___22___(struggle)toholdbackmyown.Suchastrongwomanwasshe___23___itwasraretoseesuchashowofemotion.Atthetime,Iwasrathersurprised.Beingtheyoungestoffivechildren,Ithoughtthatmyparentswereaccustomedto___24___(let)go.Butmaybeit'ssomethingthatnevergetsanyeasier,___25___manypracticeswingsyouget.Asmyparentsdroveoff,Irealizedthattheywouldreturntoanemptyhome,___26___alloftheirchildrenleavingtopursuedreamsandlivesoftheirown.Theirnest,fullofloveandjoyforsolong,wasnowempty.Relishing(憧憬)mynew-foundfreedom,Iconcentratedonmycollegelife.Myparentsdidtheirbesttogivemespacetolearnandgrow,evenifIneglectedtocallorvisit.Itwasatimeof“firsts,”andatasteoffirst“lasts.”IhaverecentlybeenplayingTravelFrog,amobilegamethathasmeemotionally___27___(influence).Inthegameyougatherresources,sendyourfrogonhisadventuresandyourpayoffis,*drumrollplease*...postcards.That'sright,postcards.Ithoughtitwasasilly,overly-simplisticgameatfirst,butthenitstartedtobringbackmemoriesfromlongago.Whilethegamelacksthenarrativedetailortheinteractivityofothergames,youhavealesson___28___(learn)fromyouritinerant(四处奔波的)“FrogSon”.Youdonotcontrolwhenhesetsoffonhisadventures,___29___canyoubesurethatyourhardworkwilllandyocuoaveted(梦寐以求的)postcard.Thisgame,however,hasemotionallyaffectedmanyplayers.They___30___(remind)oftheirparentswhorestlesslyawaittheirreturnhome,theirfamiliarvoices,theirlove.Parentssacrificealargepartofthemselvesfortheirchildren.Itisasacrificethatcanonlybepaidbackwithlove.SectionBDirections:Completethepassagewiththewordsgiveninthetable.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Thereisanextraonethatyouwillfindnousefor.A.evidenceB.significantlyC.completelyD.effectiveE.removeF.applicableG.beneficialH.environmentI.assessJ.influenceCanIndoorPlantsReallyPurifytheAir?Plantsareveryimportanttohumanlife.Throughphotosynthesis光（合作用）,theytransformcarbondioxideintofreshoxygen.Theyaresaidto___31___toxinsfromtheairwebreathe—butisthistrue?OnefamousNASAexperiment,publishedin1989,foundthatindoorplantscancleantheairbyremovingcancer-causingpollutantslikeformaldehydeandbenzene.Laterresearchhasfoundthatsoilmicro-organismsinpottedplantsalsoplayapartincleaningindoorair.Basedonthisresearch,somescientistssayhouseplantsare___32___airpurifiers,andthebiggerandleafiertheplant,thebetter.“Theamountofleafsurfaceareacan___33___therateofairpurification,”saysBillWolverton,aformerNASAresearchscientistwhoconductedthat1989plantstudy.Otherexperts,however,saythe___34___thatplantscaneffectivelyaccomplishthisfeatisfarfromconclusive.“Therearenodefinitivestudiestoshowthathavingindoorplantscan___35___increasetheairqualityinyourhome,”saysLuzClaudio,aprofessorofenvironmentalmedicineandpublichealthattheIcahnSchoolofMedicineatMountSinai.There'snoquestionthatplantsarecapableofremovingvolatilechemicaltoxinsfromtheair“underlaboratoryconditions,”accordingtoClaudio.Butintherealworld—inyourhomeorinyourofficespace—thenotionthatputtingafewplantstogethercan___36___yourairdoesn'thavemuchhardsciencetobackitup.Mostresearcheffortstodate,includingtheNASAstudy,placedindoorplantsinsmall,sealedenvironmentsinorderto___37___howmuchair-purifyingpowertheyhave.Butthosestudiesaren'treally___38___towhathappensinahouse,saysStanleyKays,aprofessorofhorticultureattheUniversityofGeorgia.Inmanycases,theairinyourhome___39___turnsover—thatis,exchangesplaceswithoutdoorair—onceeveryhour.“Inmostinstances,airexchangewiththeoutsidehasafargreatereffectonindoorairqualitythanplants,”Kayssays.ManypeoplemaybedisappointedbywhatKayssaid,buttheprofessoralsomadeitclearthathebelieveshouseplantsare___40___—theyarenotonlypleasantlivingcompanions,butalsoprovideanumberofhealthbenefits.Studieshaveshownplantscanknockoutstressbycalmingthesympatheticnervoussystem,andcanalsomakepeoplefeelhappier.Moreresearchshowsspendingtimearoundnaturehasapositiveeffectonaperson'smoodandenergylevels.III.ReadingcomprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whatthescientistsaresaying…Thefirstprimate（灵长目动物）clonesForthefirsttime,scientistshaveusedthetechniquethatproducedDollythesheeptoclonemonkeys.TheChineseresearcherswhoproducedthetwomacaquessaythathavingaccesstogeneticallyidenticalprimateswillbeahuge___41___tomedicalresearch.Itwillgivescientistsaclearerunderstandingofgenetic___42___byenablingthemtocompareanimalswhoareidenticalexceptforonetweakedgene;when___43___drugs,itwillmakeitpossibletoruleoutthepossibilitythatvariationsinoutcomesaredowntogenetic___44___.Butotherexpertshaveraisedahostof___45___.Thesomaticcellnucleartransfer（SCNT）techniqueinvolves___46___acellnucleustoadonatednucleus-freeeggthatisthenpromptedtodevelopintoaembryo（胚胎）.Although23specieshavebeenclonedinthisway,primateshaveonlybeenclonedbeforeusingalesscomplexembryo-splittingtechnique.Similartotheprocessthatcreatestwins,itcanonlyleadtoavery___47___numberofgeneticallyidenticalindividuals.SCNTcanin___48___leadtoafarlargernumberofclones,butintheChineseexperiment,thefailratewasveryhigh.Theteamimplantedscoresofembryos,butonlytwomonkeyssurvivedbeyondafewdays.___49___tothatistheconcernthatbycloningaprimatespecies,theteamhasbrokendownasignificant___50___onthewaytocloninghumans.HerbalremedydangerHerbalremediessuchasSt.John'swortandginsengmaybe___51___whenusedalongsideconventionaldrugs,reportsTheGuardian.Inareviewofmedicalliterature,researchersatStellenboschUniversityinSouthAfricafoundseveral___52___ofalternativetreatmentsappearingto___53___withprescriptiondrugs,resultinginpotentiallydangeroussideeffects.Inonecase,theautopsy（解剖）ofa55-year-oldwhodiedwhileswimmingconcludedthattheginkgobilobasupplementshehadbeentakingmayhave54hisanti-seizure（防止发作）medicine.Othercasesdocumentedpatientsonstatinsappearingtosuffercomplicationslinkedtoflaxseed,St.John'swortandgreentea.“Ifyouaretakingherbalremedies,youshould___55___ittoyourclinician,”saidoneofthereport'sauthors,DrCharlesAwortwe.41.A.threatB.damageC.benefitD.potential42.A.variationsB.diseasesC.structuresD.factors43.A.manufacturingB.applyingC.testingD.prescribing44.A.messB.differencesC.lossesD.recombination45.A.concernsB.focusesC.fundsD.suspicion46.A.translatingB.transferringC.connectingD.reversing47.A.magnificentB.astonishingC.limitedD.accurate48.A.theoryB.realityC.advanceD.addition49.A.AttachedB.RelatedC.ComparedD.Added50.A.accessB.keyC.barrierD.contribution51.A.harmfulB.usefulC.helpfulD.purposeful52.A.methodsB.figuresC.problemsD.instances53.A.dealB.interactC.mixD.identify54.A.putforwardB.movedupC.helddownD.carriedon55.A.claimB.avoidC.classifyD.mentionSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Curefortiredness?Stayinguplateisapotentialbattlebetweenparentsandkids.Butthesolutioncouldbeassimpleaschangingyourmealtime.ResearchersattheUniversityofSurry,UK,foundthatdelayingmealscouldhelpchangeoneoftheinternalbodyclocks.Besidesa“master”clockinthebrain,thereareclocksinotherpartsofthebody.Theyareusuallysynchronizedaccordingtofactorsincludinglight.Duringthestudy,researcherstested10participantstoexaminetheeffectofchangingmealtimesontheirbodyclocks.Theparticipantsweregiventhreemeals-breakfast,lunchanddinner.Inthefirststage,participantsreceivedbreakfast30minutesafterwaking.Lunchanddinnerfollowed,after5-hourintervals.Inthesecondstage,eachmealwasdelayedby5hours.Rightaftereachstage,bloodandfatsampleswerecollected.Resultsshowedthatlatermealtimesgreatlyinfluencedbloodsugarlevels.A5-hourdelayinmealtimescauseda5-hourdelayintheinternalbloodsugarrhythms.Thediscoveryshowedthatmealtimesareinlinewiththebodyclockthatcontrolsbloodsugarlevels.Thisisasmallstudybuttheresearchersbelievethefindingscouldhelpjetlagsufferersandnight-shiftworkers.InastudybytheUniversityofSurreyin2013,researchersexploredwhathappenedwhenaperson'sbodywaschangedfromanormalpatterntothatofanight-shiftworker's.Afterpeopleworkthroughthenight,over97percentofthebody'srhythmicgenesaredisrupted.Thesefindingsexplainwhywefeelsobadfollowingalongflight,orafterworkingatnight,accordingtoSimonArcher,oneofthestudy'sresearchers.“It'slikelivinginahouse.There'saclockineveryroominthehouseandinallofthoseroomsthoseclocksarenowdisrupted,whichofcourseleadstochaosinthehouseho”ld,fellowresearcherDerkJanDijktoldtheBBC.Changingmealtimesdidn'taffectthe“master"bodyclock-theonecontrollingwhenwegetsleepy-butitcanresetthebodyclockthatcontrolsbloodsugarlevels.Thiswouldn'tnecessarilycurejetlagcompletely,butitmightreducethenegativeeffects.Astudypublishedearlierthisyearsuggestedthatjustaweekendcampingtripcouldbeenoughtoresetourbodyclocks.Andnowthislatestresearchshowsregularfoodschedulescouldplayakeyparttoo.WhatdidresearchersattheUniversityofSurreyfindfromtheirnewstudy?Connectionsbetweenthe“master"clockandclocksinotherpartsofthebody.Changingmealtimescanbeenoughtoresetoneofourbodyclocks.Adelayinmealtimescausesanirregularchangeinbloodsugarrhythms.Bloodsugarlevelsareaffectedbywhenweeatratherthanbyourinternalclocks.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewstudy,accordingtothearticle?Theintervalbetweeneachmealbeinggivenwasdifferent.Bloodandfatsamplesofthetwogroupsofparticipantswerecollected.Participantswereaskedtoreporttheirfeelingsaftereachstage.Eachmealwasservedfivehourslaterduringthesecondstage.

WhatcanwelearnfromthestudybyresearchersattheUniversityofSurreyfrom2013?Allourbody'sgeneswouldbedisruptedifweworkedthroughthenight.Ourgenesoftenbecomelessactiveafteralongflightornightofwork.Thedisruptionofonegenecouldleadtothedisruptionofothergenes.Adisruptiontothebody'srhythmicgenescancausepeopletofeelbad.Accordingtothearticle,.it'simpossibletoreducethenegativeeffectscausedbyjetlagornightworkthereismorethanonewaytoresetbodyclocksthe“master”bodyclockcontrolsalltheotherbodyclocksachangeinmealtimescanresetthe“master”bodyclock（B）RBCRoyalBankCanadaApprentice（学徒）LoanBasicsRBCRoyalBankTheCanadaApprenticeLoanisavailabletohelpregisteredRedSealapprenticescoverthecostoftheirtraining.Whatyouneedtoknow•TheGovernmentofCanadaoffersapprenticesregisteredinaRedSealTradeapprenticeshipprogramupto$4,000perperiodoftechnicaltraining.•YoucangetCanadaApprenticeLoansforupto5periodsoftechnicaltraining.•Yourloanwillbeinterest-freeforupto6yearsaslongasyouareconfirmedasbeingregisteredinaRedSealTradeapprenticeshipprogram.•Youdonothavetomakeanyloanpaymentsaslongasyourloanisininterest-freestatus.Eligibility（资格）Tobeeligible,youmustmeetallofthesecriteria：•beaCanadianCitizen,PermanentResident,orProtectedPerson；•beregisteredinaRedSealTradeapprenticeshipprogramthatisdesignatedbytheprovinceorterritorywhereyouareregisteredasanapprentice；•beenrolledinblockreleasetechnicaltrainingortheequivalentfulltimetechnicaltrainingwithanapprovedtechnicaltrainingprovider;•passacreditcheck(requiredifyouareapplyingforthefirsttime).Youarenoteligibleifyou：areahighschoolstudent；areanapprenticeregisteredintheprovinceofQuebec；•arereceivingaCanadaStudentLoanforthesametechnicaltraining•havebeentoldthatyouarerestrictedfromreceivingaCanadaApprenticeLoanoraCanadaStudentLoan；havealreadyreceivedfundingfor5periodsoftechnicaltraining；•havealreadyreceived6yearsofinterest-freestatus.WhowillfailtogetCanadaApprenticeLoansaccordingtothepassage?AnapprenticewhousedtostudyintheprovinceofQuebec.AnapprenticewhogottheCanadianCitizenshipthreeyearsago.Anapprenticewhoislookingforanapprovedtechnicaltrainingprovider.Anapprenticewhohasbeenfundedfortechnicaltrainingthreetimes.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFalseaccordingtothepassage?Youcangettheloanwithoutpayingtheinterest.Youcantotallygettheloanof$20,000in5periods.YoushouldberegisteredinaRedSealTradeapprenticeshipprogram.Youhavetomakesomeloanpaymenteventhoughyourloanisininterest-freestatus.TmotethebusinessofCanadianbankshelpstudentsinneedcompletetheirstudiesrecruitmoreapprenticesforCanadiancompaniesprovideapprenticeswithfundtoreceivetechnicaltraining(C)Thebattleforwomen'srighttovoteOnehundredyearsago,Britishwomenweregivetnhevoteforthefirsttime.Howdidictomeabout?Thefirstappealsforwomen'srighttovoteinBritaindatefromtheearly19thcentury.In1818,inhisPlanofParliamentaryReform,JeremyBenthaminsistedthatwomenshouldbegiventhevote.WomenatthetimehadnopoliticalrightsataHtheyweredeemedtoberepresentedbytheirhusbandsorfathers.Theoldargumentsprevailed.Women,itwassaid,werementallylessablethanmen;their“naturalsphere”wasinthehome;theywereunabletofightfortheircountry,andthusundeservingoffullrights;moreover,theysimplydidn'twantthevote.Thiswasatleastpartlytrue.“Ihaveneverfeltthewantofavote,”declaredFlorenceNightingalein1867,whileQueenVictoriacondemnedthe“mad,wickedfollyofwomen'srights”.EvenGeorgeEliotwasreluctanttobackthecause.Itwasn'tuntilthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturythatthefirstcampaigningwomen'sgroupswereformed.Initiallytheyfocusedonthelackofeducation,employmentopportunitiesandlegalrightsforwomen(marriedwomen,atthetime,hadnoindependentlegalstanding);butthequestionofthevotegraduallybecamecentraltotheirdemand—bothsymbolically,asarecognitionofwomen'srights,andpractically,asameansofimprovingwomen'slives.However,thewomen'scampaigningwasstillasubjectofdebate.Whilemosthistoriansagreethatthecampaignswereinitiallyveryeffectiveinmobilizingwomenandhighlightinginjustices,aseriesofmassprocessionsfollowed;morethan250,000womenprotestedinHydeParkin1908.Manywerearrestedandill-treated;prisonerswhowentonhungerstrikewerebrutallyforce-fed.Overtimetheybecamesteadilymoremilitant-smashingshopwindows,settingfiretoletterboxes,librariesandevenhomes.ThePM,HerbertAsquith,anopponentofwomen'svotes,wasattackedwithadogwhip.Suchuseofviolencewasthought,certainlyatthetime,tohavebeenunfavorable.WiththesacrificesoftheFirstWorldWarstrengtheningsupportforwideningtherighttovotegenerally,womensuspendedcampaigning.Morethanamillionwomenwerenewlyemployedoutsidethehome--inmunitions(军需品)factories,engineeringworks.Crucially,AsquithwasreplacedasPMbyDavidLloydGeorge,asupporterofvotesforwomen.TheRepresentationofthePeopleAct1918wasintroducedbythecoalitiongovernmentandpassedbyamajorityof385to55,gainingtheRoyalAssenton6February1918.Womenover30,whowerehouseholdersormarriedtoone,oruniversitygraduates,weregiventhevote.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywomenwerenotqualifiedtovote?Womenweresupposedtodohouseworkandservetheirhusbands.Womenweretooweaktofightagainstenemies.Womenhadalreadyenjoyedmanypoliticalrights.Womenwerenotasintelligentasmen.Accordingtothepassage,whydidwomen'scampaigningarousedebate?Becauseitfailedtomobilizewomenandemphasizeinjustices.Becausewomenwereputinprisonandabusedduringtheprotest.Becausemostwomendidn'twantthevote.Becausealltheemotionalbehaviorswereregardedasimproper.Theword“militant”(inLine5,Para.4)probablyrefersto.imposing.B.extreme.C.negative.D.obedient.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Womenstoppedprotestingfortheirvotebecausetheywereofferedmorejobopportunities.ThePM,HerbertAsquith,anopponentofwomen'svotes,committedsuicide.Thefirstcampaigningwomengroupswereformedoriginallyforthesakeoflegalrights.AllwomencanenjoytheirrighttovotesincetheintroductionofPeopleAct.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.NotethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneedIfweseealinemovingfaster,wemightswitchwithouthavingenoughextrainformation.Aboutoneinfivepeoplegrewimpatientatthebackofthequeueandswitchectotheotherlineinthehopeofspeedingthingsup.Doyouholdyournerveandstayput,switchtoanotherlineinthopeitmovesfaster,orgiveupaltogether?Basedonhisstudy,Buellsayspeopleshouldthinkhardaboutswitchingqueuewhentheyarethelastinaline.Inanunpublishedworkingpaperontheresearch,Buellnotesthatpeopletentofeelunhappiestatthebackofaqueueforthefirst10secondsorso.Althoughthenumberofpeoplebehindyouhasnothingtodowithhowlongyouaregoingtowait,itshapesyourbehavior.Nooneenjoysthemoment.Youarestuckatthebackofaqueueandasthoseinotherlinesmoveaheadandgetserved,thetimetodecidearrives.67ThisquestionhasnowbeensolvedbyresearchersatHarvardBusinessSchool.Accordingtowhattheyhavefoundinanewstudy,theysuggestpeoplethinktwicebeforeswitchingqueues.TheresearchwasledbyRyanBuell,anexpertinservicemanagement.Helookedintoconsumerqueuingbehaviorafterworkingwitheconomistsonwhatisknownas“last-placeaversion,”thediscomfortpeoplefeelwhentheyknowtheyearnlessthanothersorconsiderthemselvesatthebottomofthesocialpileforsomeotherreason.Asaresultofthisaversiontobeingthelast,whenapersonfindshimselfattheendofaqueue,hecanmakedecisionsthathewilllaterregret.Buellbeganbyobservingpeopleatamulti-checkoutgrocerystoreandthensetupanonlinesurvey.Peoplewhotookpartinthesurveyweretolditwouldtakeaboutfiveminutes.Inreality,ittookonlyoneminute,butwhenparticipantsloggedinforthesurvey,theywereforcedtowaitinavirtualqueuedisplayedonthescreen.Theystartedatthebackandcouldwait,switchtoasecondqueueorchoosetoleave.68Onaverage,however,thosewhoswitchedwaited10percentlongerthaniftheyhadstayedput.Thosewhoswitchedtwiceendedupwaiting67percentlongerthaniftheyhadnevermoved.“Whenwejoinaqueue,wetendtomakethemostrationalchoicewecan,whichmeansjoiningtheshortestqueue.69Unfortunately,wecanoftengetitwrong,”saidBuell.70Afterthat,theaversionfades.Theresearchersuggestspeoplehaveachatwiththepersoninfrontsothattheycanpassthetimemorecomfortablyuntilsomeoneelsejoinsbehindthem.“Rememberthatthepersoninfrontofyouwasthelastuntilyouarrived,sosomeonewillshowupifyouhangaroundlongenough,”Buellsaid.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Astechnologygrows,manyuniversityinstructorsarefindingwaystoguideonlinelearningplatformsintotheirclassrooms.ProgramssuchasBlackboard,WebCTandMoodleallowteacherstopostreadingassignments,PowerPointpresentations,lecturenotesandquizzesforstudentstocompleteoutsideofclass.Whilepostinglessonsonlinecanbefriendlytostudents'communicationstylesandeasilyaccessible,theyalsocausedisadvantages.Onedisadvantageisthatitmayencouragestudentstodependontechnologyintheclassroom.Insteadofphysicaltextbooks,manynowbringcellphonestoaccessmaterialsduringclassdiscussions.Whileelectronicdevicescanbevaluablelearningtools,theyalsocanleadtodistractionsfromlearning,suchassocialnetworkingandonlinegames.Itisextremelydifficultforstudentsbeingexposedtomultipleelectronictaskstofocusorrememberkeyinformation.Aseconddisadvantageisthatonlinelessonsopenuppotentialforcheating.Manyinstructorsrequirestudentstocompletequizzes,postwithindiscussiongroupsorsubmitmajorassignmentsonline.Asaresult,therearesomestudentshavingsomeoneelsecompletetheirassignments.Acontributingfactoristhatonlineassignmentsarebestsuitableforthoseself-motivated,self-directedstudents.Studentswhostrugglewithorganizationandcompletingassignmentsmayfinditeasytocheatonline.Inspiteofthesedisadvantages,educatorscantakestepstomakesurestudentsuseonlinelessonsresponsibly.Ifinstructorsareuncomfortablewithelectronicdevicesintheclassroom,theycanrequirestudentstoprintoutassignmentsandreadingstoreferenceduringsessions.Topreventcheating,teacherscanuseonlineassignmentsasasupplementtotraditionalin-classwork,orcreateopen-endedassignmentsratherthanusingassignmentslikemultiple-choicequizzesthathaveonlyonerightanswer.Beingfamiliarwithwhattheplatformlookslikefromastudentperspectivealsocanhelpinstructorsavoidpotentialpitfalls.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.多参加志愿者活动，它能使你成为更好的人。(and)随着收入的提高，人们开始追求更高品质的生活方式。(pursue)自从新的地铁建成以来，人们不再骑自行车上班了。(Rarely)大多数市民在网上高度赞扬这个主意，因为它不仅有助于传播信息，而且还提高了人们保护孩子的意识。(speak)GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.随着人工智能时代的到来(theageofartificialintelligence),有人提议各中小学都将开设人工智能相关的选修课程。对此谈谈你的看法。你的文章必须包括以下内容：1．你是否赞同此提议；2．你是否会选修这门课程及理由。金山区2017学年第二学期质量监控高三英语试卷听力录音文字：ListeningcomprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationbsetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutit.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.W:Hey,Ididn'tknowyouhadbeenback.You'vebeenawayforoneweekortwoweeks?M:Well,it'sjustseveraldays.Q:Howlonghasthemanbeenaway?M:WillyougotoGeorge'shouse-warmingparty?W:Oh,I'vebeeninvitedbutIthinkIcan'tmakeitbecauseofmysister'swedding.Q:Whatwillthewomanpossiblydo?W:Howmuchdidyouspendonyourson'spianoclass?M:Itwas50dollarsperlessonbutnowthepriceisraisedby20percent.Q:Howmuchdoesonepianolessoncostnow?M:WouldyouliketogototheballetnextFriday?I'vegottwotickets.W:Oh,thatsoundslikefun.Q:Whichistrueaboutthewoman?W:Oh,it'sawhiteChristmasthisyear!M:Infact,Idon'tlikesuchChristmases.Ipreferthemwhentheyaresunny.Q:WhatistheweatherlikethisChristmas?M:ThereisaMonetExhibitionattheShanghaiArtMuseum.Wouldyouliketogowithme?W:Oh,itisadecadesinceIappreciatedaMonetpainting.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Hi,Jack.Longtimenosee.How'severythinggoingwithyouandMary?M:Wearewaitingforoursecondchild.Q:What'sthemostpossiblerelationshipbetweenthemanandMary?W:It'sveryniceofyoutogivemeyourticketsforthegamethisweekend.M:Please,don'tmentionit.It'snotmyfavoriteteamanyway.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:HaveyouseenyourformerroommateEllenrecently?W:No.Actually,she'sthelastpersonIwanttosee.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:IwishyouhadtoldmeearlierthatyouweregoingtoMalaysiaforthewinterholiday.W:Oh.I'msorryfornotmentioningit,butIthoughtyouknewmyplan.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?SectionBDirections:InsectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversionwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassageHello,everyone.WelcometoLiverpoolUniversity.I'dliketogiveyouabriefintroductiontothestudentclubsinouruniversity.Let'sbeginwiththeEnglishFamily.Itwasfirststartedin1980andithas70membersnow.TheymeeteveryTuesday.TheyhavemorningreadingsattheEnglishcorner.Inadditiontothis,everyTuesday,memberscanlistentolecturesaboutEnglishliteraturegivenbyfamousschoolexperts.What'smore,memberscanalsoenjoyfamousmovies.Ifyouareasportslover,cometooursportsclub.Thisclubhasatotalof130membersandhasahistoryof15years.ThemembersusuallymeetonSundays.Lotsofmatchesareplayedintheclubandsometimestheyplayagainstteamsfromotheruniversities.Forthosewhoenjoypainting,ourpaintingclubcanbeagoodchoice.Itwasstartedtenyearsagoandthereare80membersintheclubnow.PaintinglessonsareusuallyorganizedonWednesdays.Youcanlearnalotinthisclub.Ofcourse,therearealsomanyotherclubsinthisuniversity,suchasthemusicclub,readingclubanddancingclub.Formoreinformation,gototheuniversitywebsite.Questions:Howmanymembersdoesthesportsclubhave?Whenarethepaintinglessonsusuallyheld?Whichclubhasthelongesthistory?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everyspringorautumn,manypeoplecatchacold.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansendamantothemoon,whycan'ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.