runaway2017届上海市宝山区高三英语二模(修订版) -

2016

学年宝山区第二学期期中

高三年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions:

Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent.

For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word.

For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are

grammatically correct.

Surviving

Art

Tradition

Native American Indians expressed themselves through their artwork, which is carved

onto totem

（图腾）

poles. Many people hold the belief (21) __________all Native American

Indian tribes

（部落）

carve

的

totem poles, but this is far from the truth . Carving totem poles

was a tradition among many tribes , especially those that lived along the Pacific coast

(22)____________forest grew. However , those Native American Indians who lived in the

south west and the plains , and

Indians , but (23)_________(few) trees to carve than Pacific

tribes.

The height of totem poles can vary considerably . Long ago totem poles (24)

___________(find) to stand around 12m tall . Today , Native American Indian artists continue

to care trees, but some totem poles are short and are used in homes as decoration .(25)

_____________is not surprising that a genuine pole will cost more than $$1500 per meter

because traditionally carved totem involve a great deal of work , craftsmanship and time to

produce.

The raising of a totem pole is an important celebration among the India tribe . A hole is

dug for the pole to stand in . The pole is carried to the site in a ceremony which other

hundreds of people attend. Ropes are used (26)__________(raise) the pole into place. Singing

and dancing to drums accompanies the pole raising . Often poles are raised in this way (27)

___________the carving begins . Carvers do their jobs then on the site.

Many people believe that totem poles are religious symbols , but this idea is false.

Instead of (28) __________(act) as religious symbols , carvings represent the tribal nation and

convey the tribes? history . The story of a totem pole is frequently passed down from

generation to generation . Having the story documented this way helps keep this tradition (29)

__________(recognize) in our history . These days , many totem poles no longer exist (30)

_______ __________ decay and rot. However , there are still some tribes that continue to

practice this ancient are form , and these totem poles are still being enjoyed by collections of

tribal art.

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. acknowledging

B. bottled

C. consequences

D. demanding

E. financial

F. Further

G

. inappropriately

H. handle

I. negative

J. neglect

K. unresolved

Emotional Debt

Many people today live under the weight of debt from loans or credit cards . As harmful

as ___31_______ debt is , there is another form of debt that is even more damaging

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------emotional debt.

Dr . James Richards states that emotional debt occurs ?when

we experience emotional

pain that remain ______32___.” If the

pain is not dealt with , it will affect us our entire lives.

Throughout the years , we have chances for happiness , love and success . But unresolved

pain can emerge , causing us to respond in

ways that aren?t reasonable , resulting in destroyed

relationships and lost opportunities . Another ___33____result of emotional debt is that our

friends and loved ones are affected by it and pay a high price. When we have a tendency to

respond _____34____, we often hurt those around us . Unfortunately our unsettled problems

sometimes become too much for them to _____35____ causing them to abandon the

relationship .

People with destructive patterns should check their lives for signs of unresolved pain , for

your emotional debt can come from various forms of past unfair , cruel or violent treatment or

____36_____. You may be holding onto painful memories of controlling parents or very

_____37_____teachers , also you may not have dealt with the pain of a broken relationship or

the death of a loved one. Any negative emotion that you have controlled over the year can

come back to cause harm when you least expect it.

Recognize your feelings , but don?t focus on them all the time , because ___38______and

challenging your pain is difficult , but recognizing it is the first step toward dealing with it .

Admit you are angry about the past , and discuss it with someone you trust , or write it down

because this will ease some of the danger and hatred you?ve kept _____39_

___ up for years .

Refuse to be a victim and accept responsibility for dealing with your painful past because this

puts you in charge and limits the power your emotions have over you .

Take specific steps to resolve your emotional debt now rather than deal with the

___40_____later .

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

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.

Ask Siri

if she?s a woman. Go ahead; try it. She?ll tell you she?s

______41_____.

“Like cacti. And certain species of fish,” she might say. So is Amazon?s Alexa, Microsoft?s

Cortana

, Samsung?s S Voice, and Google Now. But, man, do they ever sound a lot like

women. ____42_______

, we think of them as ladies too. (In Old Norse, Siri translates to “a

beautiful woman who leads you to victory.”) We assign female pronouns to them, and, in t

urn,

they fold feminine turns of phrase into their robotic and occasionally inane answers to our

requests.

If we prize gender diversity in other areas of daily life, why does our tech sound

so_____43______? The biggest reason for the female phone fixation rests in social science.

“Research indicates there?s likely to be greater acceptance of female

____44_______

,” says

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Karl MacDorman, an associate professor at Indiana University who specializes in

human- computer interaction. MacDorman and his team played clips of male and female

voices to people of both genders, then asked them to identify which they _____45______.

The researchers also measured the way participants responded to the voices. In a 2011 paper,

they reported that both women and men said female voices came across as warmer.

_____46______

, women even showed a subconscious preference for responding to females; men

remained subconsciously neutral.

Why the

_______47____

? Stanford University communications professor Clifford Nass,

who coauthored the field

?s seminal book,

Wired for Speech

, wrote that people tend to

perceive female voices as helping them solve their problems by themselves, while they view

male voices as authority figures who tell them the answers to their problems. We want

_____48______ to help us, but we also want to be the boss of it, so we are more likely to opt

for a female interface.

This

tendency

suggests that companies will make a better impression on a

______49_____

group of customers with a woman?s voice. But not just any voice. It

has to

______50_____

a brand?s personality. For help with that, companies often turn to Greg Pal, vice

president of marketing, strategy, and business development at Nuance Communications,

which licenses its

_____51______

of more than 100 voices. Pal insists that some brands choose

male speakers. He turned on his iPhone and pulled up the Domino?s Pizza app, which has an

assistant, Dom. He sounded like my high school English teacher

—

educated and helpful but

not

______52_____

. That?s about right for a brand at

tempting to

____53_______

guys ordering pies

before the big game.

As voice technology improves, though, designers say diversity will too. Many devices

already let you

_______54____

a voice interface. Homer Simpson can tell you where to take a left

on your GPS device. And Siri can become a sir, if you take the time to

___55________

. Want to

know how to do it? Ask her. She?ll tell you in her uniquely warm, helpful—

and

female

—

tone.

41. A. robotic

B. high-tech

C. genderless

D. creative

42. A. Culturally

B. Obviously

C. Grammatically

D. Undoubtedly

43. A. female

B. ridiculous

C. professional

D. reasonable

44. A. charm

B. researchers

C. speech

D. participants

45. A. accepted

B. misunderstood

C. studied

D. preferred

46. A. In practice

B. On the contrary C. By this means

D. At first

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47. A. neutrality

B. prejudice

C. authority

D. conscience

48. A. interaction

B. technology

C. personality

D. society

49. A. more sociable

B. more talented

C. broader

D. wealthier

50. A. improve

B. develop

C. admire

D. suit

51. A. market

B. business

C. research

D. library

52. A. strange

B. bossy

C. reliable

D. unique

53. A. appeal to

B. look into

C. meet with

D. run after

54. A. build

B

. tailor

C. play

D. improve

55. A. repeat

B. assist

C. reprogram

D. communicate

Section B

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 have just read.

(A)

When Frank and I stepped through the post office doors, there was a crowd gathered,

gawking at the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of wide-mouthed frogs. I had to get

closer, and that was where being a girl that's scrawnier than a wire fence came in handy.

Fortunately, Frank, my twin of eleven years, was just the same.

we spilled out in front.

Finally I got a good look. It was fixed to the plaster next to the postmaster's window, the

place of honor usually reserved for the Wanted posters. Beady- eyed Zedekiah Smith, the bank

robber, still hung there, but even he had been pushed aside for something more important.

A telephone. The first one in town.

could tell he was itching to get his fingers on those shiny knobs.

tell him.

like the telegraph, only you hear words instead of dots and dashes.

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I gazed at that gleaming wood box and something happened inside me. Something

—

I

can only guess

—

that might be like falling in love. The thought of talking into that box

—

of

making my voice sail through wires in the sky

—

it took over my brain. I couldn't get it out.

Five minutes later, Frank towed me up Main Street, toward home.

—

but I cut him off. We two thought so much alike, I had Frank's questions answered before he

even asked.

56. People crowded in the post office because ___________.

A. they were attracted by a new poster

B. the postmaster was delivering a speech

C. they were curious about the telephone

D. there was a wanted bank robber captured

57. Which of the following is

Not True

according to the passage

?

A. Many people stared at the new device in open-mouthed amazement.

B. The slight-figured twins managed to push to the front of the crowd.

C. Even the best fix-it man in the town got no idea about the new device.

D. The postmaster didn?t know anything about how the telephone worked.

58.

By“

?

It

took

over

my

brain.

I

couldn?t

get

it

out.”,we

get

a

clear

picture

of

the

girl?s

______.

A. eagerness to use the telephone

B. fascination for the wood box

C. puzzlement over the strange sound

D. determination to fly in the sky

59. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The twins? frustrating experiences in the

town.

B. A special assembly called in the local post office.

C. People?s reaction to the arrival of the first telephone.

D. A great celebration of the start of telephone service.

（

B

）

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