嘉定二中2016学年度第一学期期中考试

嘉定二中2016学年度第一学期期中考试 高三英语学科试卷 满分150分, 考试时间120分钟, 命题人:高三备课组 第I 卷，共110分， I. Listening Comprehension Section A 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 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. Jack B. Jane C. John D. Mr. Watson 2. A. An elevator B. A clock C. A high-rise building D. An order 3. A. The man found the exam as easy as he had expected. B. The man left the last question unanswered. C. The man completed the exam in one hour. D. The man found the last question too difficult for him. 4. A. At an airport B. At a post office C. On a train D. At a railway station 5. A. The plane has already taken off. B. The cost of the flying has increased. C. The flights have been put off. D. Her plan was well-designed. 6. A. 4.5 hours. B. 5 hours. C. 5.5 hours. D. 6 hours. 7. A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. House agent and customer. D. Boss and secretary. 8. A. It‘s a direct route. B. It‘d less crowded. C. It avoids rushing. D. It reduces the chance of getting stuck. 9. A. They watered Lily‘s plants. B. They disapproved of her plan. C. They caught colds. D. They traveled overseas. 10. A. She disliked novels until she went to college. B. She enjoyed the class even though the teacher was not good. C. She liked reading novels rather than history books. D. The study of literary history spoiled her enjoyment of novels. Section B，20， Directions: In Section B, you will hear two longer conversations and two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The conversations and 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 based on the following passage. 11. A. It forces people to concentrate on their work. B. It is a good way to keep healthy. C. It gives people a sense of being a leader. D. It makes time go by much faster. 12. A. Sitting in comfortable chairs does some good to health. B. Standing for more than 6 hours a day increases the risk of early death. C. Sitting for more than 6 hours a day is harmful to health. D. Standing while working improves working efficiency. 13. A. People should move around instead of just standing. B. People should try to find a natural way to stand while working. C. People should do as their leaders and colleagues do. D. People should pay attention to their eyesight while standing. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. For scientific research. B. For public entertainment. C. For medical treatment. D. For animal education. 15. A. The lack of her mate‘s cooperation. B. Her shy and sensitive personality. C. The disagreeable imported bamboo. D. The visitors‘ bamboo. 16. A. 600,000 pounds B. 935,000 dollars C. 70,000 pounds. D. 670,000 pounds. Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Films with much fighting and killing B. Films about the life of wild animals. C. Films which are close to real life. D. Films with a happy ending. 18. A. At 7:30 p.m. B. At 7:40 p.m. C. At 3:30 p.m. D. At 6:15 p.m. Questions 19 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 19. A. Find her suitable equipment and teacher her techniques. B. Design tough and challenging workout plan. C. Assign her exercises to do at home. D. Have her thoroughly examined. 20. A. Train herself all day long. B. Try another fitness center. C. Have a try for one month. D. Change her fitness goal. II. Grammar and Vocabulary(20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks 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. Women have been driving yellow cabs in New York since the 1940s, but 99% of drivers are male. Even ___21___ drivers of cars booked by phone or online, only 4% are women. That may change with the launch of SheTaxis, an app that lets female passengers insist on female drivers, and vice versa. It will be available in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, and the firm plans to expand to other cities. Stella Mateo, the founder, is betting that quite a few women are nervous and weary of getting into cars driven by men. The service may also appeal to those ___22___ religious beliefs forbid them to travel with unrelated men. Each driver wears a pink pashmina. Men who ask for a ride will be directed to another car service. Similar services thrive in India, South Africa and several Middle Eastern cities. Japan ___23___(have) women-only railway carriages on and off since 1912. ___24___(know) as hana densha (flower trains), they offer shelter from the gropers who make rush hour in Tokyo so disagreeable. But SheTaxis faces two speed bumps. One is practical. Demand has been so great that the firm has had to decelerate its launch ___25___ it can recruit 500 drivers. The other obstacle is legal. By employing only female drivers, SheTaxis is obviously discriminating against men. Since anti-discrimination law is not always applied with common sense, that may be illegal. And there is no shortage of potential litigants(诉讼当事人). Yellow cabbies are furious at the growth of online taxi firms 26 ______ ______ Uber. ―It‘s not hard to imagine a guy filing suit,‖ says Sylvia Law of New York University Law School. ―SheTaxis‘ defence would probably be that its drivers are all independent contractors.‖ Because the firm caters only to women, it is discriminating against male customers, too. Is that legal? Angela Cornell of Cornell Law School thinks there could be a loophole. New York‘s Human Rights Commission could make an exemption on the ground ___27___SheTaxi offers a service that is in the public interest: women feel ___28___ (secure) not getting into cars with strange men. Women-only colleges ___29___(allow), so why not women-only cabs? The snag is that some men may also feel safer ___30___ (get) into cabs with female drivers. A study in 2010 found that 80% of crashes in New York City that kill or seriously injure pedestrians involve male drivers. Women drivers are simply better. 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. backing B. intensively C. stimulate D. unwelcome E. unfavorably F. essential G. contribute H. subject I. reversal J. challenging K. sensitivity Two Newcastle scientists are setting themselves to open our eyes to the medical truth by claiming that natural sunlight may help prevent skin cancer. Dr. Ron Laura, professor of health education at Newcastle University, and senior chemist Mr. John Ashton said their research points to a complete __41__ of the accepted scientific theory. They said that sunscreen creams may help cause skin cancer, the artificial indoor light could be harmful and that a range of drugs in common use could also __42__ to melanoma ---- a type of cancer that appears as a dark spot on the skin. The research is likely to be __43__ in some traditional medical research circles. It is based on a new theory that our bodies are protected from skin cancer by the regulation of a group of complex vitamins (Vitamin D) and immune process. The sunscreens, artificial light and drugs could all __44__ affect the production of these vitamins and increase the skin‘s __45__ to the sun. But Dr. Laura said natural sunlight passing through the eyes helped __46__ the production of cancer protection Vitamin D. He said recent statistics from the United States indicated that people who worked indoors all day in artificial light were more __47__ to melanomas than those who worked outdoors. Indoor workers should try to have at least one hour of exposure to direct sunlight every day, preferably in the early morning and late afternoon when ultraviolet __48__ was lower, Dr. Laura said. Sunscreens, long accepted as __49__ for beach lovers, could also prevent the production of Vitamin D. Laura and Ashton said sunscreens give people a false sense of security in thinking they are protected from the sun‘s rays. Dr. Laura said more statistics __50__ their claim had come to light since the first article was published. He believes his research findings are too important to be limited to the scientific world. II. Reading Comprehension，60分， Section A ，15分， 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. Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its leading position is over. In its place, a new ___51___ of services is starting to take hold -- services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others competing for a piece of the new world. Years ago, we were ___52___ if it took a few days for a letter to arrive. A couple of years ago, we'd complain about a half-hour ___53___ in getting an email. Today, we make complaints about it taking an extra few seconds for a text message to ___54___. In a few months, we may be complaining that our cell phones aren't automatically able to send ___55___ to friends within a certain distance, letting them know we're nearby. (A number of services already do this.) These new services also make communicating more ___56___ and informal -- more like a blog comment or a throwaway aside, rather than a crafted email sent to one person. No need to spend time ___57___ a long email to your half-dozen closest friends about how your vacation went. Now those friends, if they're interested, can watch it unfold in real time online. ___58___ sending a few emails a week to a handful of friends, you can send dozens of messages a day to hundreds of people who know you, or just ___59___ do. But the ___60___ and ease of communication cut both ways. While making communication more frequent, they can also make it less ___61___ and intimate. Communicating is becoming so easy that the recipient knows how little time and thought was required of the sender. Yes, your half-dozen closest friends can read your vacation updates. But so can your 500 other friends. And if you know all these people are ___62___ your updates, you might say a lot less than you would otherwise. That can make it harder to determine the ___63___ of various messages. In the new messaging world, you have a lot of personal information, packed with data you want to share and possibly some you don't. Such information has its pluses and minuses. It can ___64___ the people communicating closer, allowing them to exchange not only text but also all sorts of personal information, even facial cues. You know a lot about the person you are talking to, even before you've ever ___65___ a single word. 51. A. competition B. generation C. comparison D. revolution 52. A. satisfied B. overjoyed C. relieved D. frustrated 53. A. delay B. advance C. access D. composition 54. A. lead to B. refer to C. go through D. look through 55. A. messages B. parcels C. copies D. essays 56. A. convenient B. frequent C. remote D. public 57. A. deleting B. receiving C. obtaining D. writing 58. A. In spite of B. Because of C. Instead of D. Regardless of 59. A. barely B. simply C. normally D. completely 60. A. worry B. anxiety C. speed D. comfort 61. A. public B. personal C. close D. distant 62. A. downloading B. surfing C. previewing D. reading 63. A. importance B. convenience C. reaction D. attitude 64. A. arouse B. draw C. prevent D. oppose 65. A. spoken B. talked C. exchanged D. expressed Section B ，22分， Directions: Read the following four 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 following is an excerpt (片段) from a website column. Your life, your decisions This week‘s problems 1 2 After leaving university, Linda got a Tom and his girlfriend Suzie have been well-paid job with a big city bank. She together for six years. They were planning to has now worked there for eight years and get married and start a family in the near has been promoted twice. However, she future, but Tom has just been offered a once- isn‘t really happy in her work. She hates in-a-lifetime opportunity abroad. His having to commute (通勤) through the employers want him to spend two years at the rush hour, doesn‘t enjoy office politics or New York office. Suzie doesn‘t want to the stress and long hours. follow him to New York as she has just She has been considering quitting her landed her dream job in London. Can they job and going to work as a volunteer realistically maintain a long distance overseas. She would like to be doing a relationship? What should Tom do for the job where she is really making a best? difference to other people‘s lives. But should she take the plunge? It depends on what other responsibilities If they want to make the relationship work she has. If she doesn‘t have a family to long distance, then it‘s certainly possible. But support, then why not? You only live maybe Tom secretly wants to put some once. distance between them. Is he ready for Jack, UK marriage? Beata, Poland If she is so unhappy then I think she has I don‘t think long distance relationships ever no real alternative. She should leave—if work. Maybe for a while at the beginning of a she doesn‘t, she‘ll regret it. relationship, but not like this. If he wants to Vikram, India stay with Suzie, he shouldn‘t go. Ana, Brazil. I think she has a number of different I don‘t see the problem. They can talk to each options. She could, for example, ask for a other every day if they want to—it‘s cheap year‘s unpaid leave so that she could try enough now online. Flights aren‘t that out her new lifestyle and still come back expensive either, and the salary will be good. to her job if it doesn‘t work out. Tom should go for it! Chiara, Italy Katie, Ireland 66. What is Linda‘s problem? A. She is unhappy with the present job. B. She has quit her job but hasn‘t found a new one. C. She isn‘t satisfied with her salary. D. She has a new boss who enjoys office politics. 67. What is Tom and Suzie‘s problem? A. They are unable to get married because of their financial problems. B. Their long-distance relationship is on the edge of breaking up. C. Suzie has found her dream job, which Tom doesn‘t give enough support to. D. Tom has got a chance to work in New York, but Suzie prefers to stay in London. 68. Which of the following is true according to Beata? A. It is Tom who may not want to marry Suzie. B. Long distance relationships seldom work. C. Tom and Suzie need more communication. D. Suzie had better give credit to Tom‘s decision. (B) Nowadays, people have a heated discussion on whether the pressure on international sports players kills the essence (真谛) of sport —the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for the entire nation‘s hopes, dreams and reputation. A good example is the football Word Cup. Football is the world‘s most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina (阿根廷) to someone and the chances are that he‘ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map. Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played. So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really, But it‘s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best. 69. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will . A. fail to succeed B. lose enjoyment C. be successful D. be unreasonable 70. The main idea of the first paragraph is that . A. children take part in all kinds of sports because sports activities give them pleasure. B. competitions between different school teams make sports no longer a personal act for fun. C. Some people believe that international competition makes sports a task, a responsibility, for the individuals. D. some people think international competition is in a way opposite to the pursuit of personal excellence. 71. What does the speaker mean when he says ―In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map‖? A. Winning the World Cup makes Argentina a football power in the world. B. Argentina is not important before it wins the World Cup. C. Winning the World Cup gives weight to Argentina‘s position in the world. D. Argentina is world-famous for its football because of its obvious position on the map. 72. The word ―irrational‖ in the third paragraph means . A. passionate B. unreasonable C. sensible D. indifferent (C) The vast, rural stretches of the United States have, in many ways, defined the American spirit. Up until the 20th century, the majority of Americans lived in the countryside, in what‘s called ―Middle America‖ or ―the Heartland‖. But research has shown that growing up in America‘s Heartland can put students at a disadvantage when it comes to their college education. This, in turn, can hinder (to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed )their social mobility. A 2015 study released by the US Department of Education investigated the gap between urban and rural college students, by concentrating on a group of high school graduates from Indiana. US‘ national statistics had previously shown that only 27 percent of rural students enroll in college, compared to 37 percent of city kids. What the study found was that urban and rural students left high school with similar academic backgrounds. Yet, the rural students were more inclined to settle for two-year colleges or less selective universities, even though they had the potential to attend to better schools. The researchers say distance heavily influenced the students‘ decisions. ―The farther rural graduates‘ high schools were from colleges, the more likely rural graduates were to enroll in a two-year college or to ?undermatch‘ with a college,‖ the report read. Many of the rural students indicated that living close to family was a priority. But the researchers also noted that resources were scarcer for the rural students. Selective universities tended to concentrate their recruitment efforts on dense, urban centers, where there were more students to meet. A rural teen‘s educational opportunities may also depend on gender. Casey Quinlan, writing for The Atlantic, notes that rural women are more likely to marry sooner. ―Early marriage occurs most frequently among young adults with low educational background,‖ Quinlan said, citing a 2010 study. But the problem of social mobility isn‘t limited to the rural population. The United States has one of the highest rates of income inequality among developed nations. And by some measures, rural residents might have an advantage. Stanford University‘s 2015 Poverty and Inequality Report found that poverty was hardest to escape in the American South, and in places with high racial segregation. It concluded that urban areas actually ―tend to have lower rates of social mobility than rural areas‖. ―The successful children growing up in rural areas do not just ‘move up’ but also generally ?move out‘. That is, they typically move to large metropolitan areas, often out of their state of birth,‖ the report explained. Rural areas are also hoping to give their residents a boost up the social ladder. In Kansas, graduates can get $15,000 (95,297 yuan) to pay off their student debt if they move to a rural county. They keep more money in their pockets and get to enjoy more economic freedom as a result. 73.What is the main reason that the rural graduates choose to enter two-year college or to ?undermatch‘ with a college? A. The graduates in the rural areas start a family as early as possible. B. Many of the graduates regard living close to family as a priority. C. A rural teen‘s educational opportunities may also depend on gender. D. Most young adults with low educational backgrounds lose the chance easily. 74. The successful children growing up in rural areas do not just ‘move up’ but also generally ?move out‘ Here ?move up‘ means that they can ___________. A. enjoy luxury life like top class B. develop themselves faster than ever C. come into the top class of a college D. climb to the top of the social ladder 75. From the research released by the US Department of Education, we know that ____________. A. the gender gap might hinder the development of the graduates in the rural area B. the distance outweighs the academic backgrounds in graduates decision making C. the social ladder gap might stop graduates from being enrolled into better colleges D. the racial segregation stops the graduates in the rural area getting high salary 76. From what author has described in the last paragraph We can predict that _______________. A. the policy might encourage girls in the rural area marry earlier B. the policy might attract more graduates to work in the rural area C. the policy might make selective universities to focus on the rural area D. the policy might make it easier for the graduates to develop better and faster Section C (8分) Directions: Choose from the sentences A-F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. A. At the time we write, the reader exists only in our imaginations, and, thus, writing is above all an act of pretense. B. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk in his language, that goes to his heart. C. Speaking and writing involve very different kinds of human relationship, and only the one associated with speech comes to us naturally. D. An active composing a manifesto must write as if he is standing in front of a crowd and whipping up their emotion. E. The spoken word is older than our specie, and the instinct for language allows children to engage in clear conversation years before they enter a schoolhouse. F. If they need clarification, or cannot believe what has been said, or have something to add, they can break into the conversation or follow up in a turn. Writing is an unnatural act. As Charles Darwin observed, ―Men has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children, whereas no child has an instinctive tendency to bake, brew, or write.‖ ____77____But the written word is a recent invention that has left not trace in our genes and must be laboriously acquired throughout childhood and beyond. Speech and writing differ in how they are acquired or developed or in their mechanics, of course, and that is one reason children must struggle with writing: it takes practice to reproduce the sounds of language with a pencil or a keyboard. But they differ in another way ,which makes the acquisition of writing a lifelong challenge even after the mechanics have been mastered. ____78____. Spoken conversation is instinctive because social interaction is instinctive; we speak to those with whom we are on speaking terms. When we engage our conversation partners, we have some idea of what they know and what they might be interested in learning, and as we chat with them, we monitor their eyes, their faces, and their posture. ____ 79 ____. We enjoy none of this give-and-take when we cast our bread upon the waters by sending a written letter out into the world. The recipients are invisible and inscrutable, and we have to get through to them without knowing much about them or seeing their reactions. ____80____We have to visualize ourselves in some kind of conversation, or letter writing or public speech, or monologue, and put words into the mouth of the little avatar who presents up in this imagined world. Section D (15分) Directions: Write a summary of the passage in no more than 60 words and the original sentences in the passage are not allowed to use. Sales strategies How can a company improve its sales? One of the keys to more effective selling is for a company to first decide on its ―sales strategy‖. In other words, what is the role of the salesperson? Is the salesperson‘s job narrative, suggestive, or consultative? The ―narrative‖ sales strategy depends on the salesperson moving quickly into a standard sales presentation. His or her pitch highlights the benefit for the customer of a particular product or service. This approach is most effective for customers whose buying motives are basically the same and is also well suited to companies who have a large number of prospects on which to call. The ―suggestive‖ approach is tailored more for the individual customer. The salesperson must be in a position to offer alternative recommendations that meet a particular customer‘s needs. One key aspect of the suggestive approach is the need for the salesperson to engage the buyer in some sort of discussion. The salesperson can then use the information from the customer to suggest an appropriate product or service. The final strategy demands that a company‘s sales staff act as ―consultants‖ for the buyer. In this role, the salesperson must acquire a great deal of information about the customer. They do this through market research, surveys, and face-to face discussions. Using this information, the salesperson makes a detailed presentation tailored to a consumer‘s needs. More and more sales teams are switching from a narrative or a suggestive approach to a more consultative strategy. As a result, corporations are looking more at intangibles，无形资产，such as creativity and analytical skills and less at educational background and technical skills. 第II卷 ，共40分， I. Translations.(15分) 1. 随着高考的临近,越来越多的学生都意识时间的宝贵了。(aware) 2. 虽然他很累,他仍然不得不熬夜为后天举行的这个重要会议做准备。，as) 3. 政府呼吁市民出行使用公共交通工具,而非私家车,以缓解交通压力和空气污染。，instead of， 4. 我建议你去那些生态资源丰富的小城镇和农村地区,因为你离自然越近你就越健康。，the more…， II. Guided Writing (25分) Directions: Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 你即将毕业离校,将开启大学求学之路的序幕。回首高中三年求学路,相信你一定有许多话要说。假如你能有 幸回到高一,再来重新过一轮高中生活,你会怎样规划你的3年高中生涯, Note: 1. 详细阐述你的规划。 2. 你的理由及对学弟学妹们的建议。 参考 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 听力 1-5 CABAB 6-10 BCDBD 11-13 DCA 14-16 ABC 17-20 CDAC 21-30 among whose has had known until such as that more secure are allowed getting 41-50 I G D E K C H B F A 51 – 55 B D A C A 56 – 60 B D C A C 61– 65 B D A B C 66-68 ADA 69-72: BDCB 73-76 BDBB 77-80 ECFA SUMMARY 参考答案, Sales strategies are classified as narrative, suggestive and consultative. Sales people use narrative strategies to promote products with standard presentations. By suggestive strategies, sales people recommend a suitable product after talking with customers. By consultative strategy, sales people acquire information about customers in advance and present products to customers in a way aimed at particular needs. 翻译 1. With the College Entrance Exams drawing near, more and more students are aware of how valuable time is. 2. Tired as he was, he had to stay up late to prepare the important meeting to be held the day after tomorrow. 3. The government appealed to the citizens to take public transportation when going out instead of driving their private cars to relieve traffic pressure and air pollution. 4. I suggest you go(going) to those small towns and rural areas rich in ecological resources, because the closer you are to nature, the healthier you will be.