2016届上海市黄浦区高三一模英语试题及答案

.

2015

学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研 测试

英

语

试

卷

（完卷时间：

120

分钟

满分：

150

分）

日下午

52016

年

1

月

第

I

卷

（共

103

分）

I. Listening Comprehension

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

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.

(A)

Chicago

Chicago is an incredible city and a key business center for the Midwest. That means that sooner

or later most business travelers (25)_______(find) themselves there. This City Guide for Chicago

provides business travelers with all the information they need (26)_______(plan) a successful trip to

Chicago. Of course, it also help you find out how to enjoy (27)_______ while you're there.

Unless you're just in Chicago for the day, there's a good chance that you'll have some time

after work to explore the sleepless city and (28)_______ you're ready to take a break from business

meetings or simply want to throw in some sightseeing after a busy week at work. (29)_______

_______ _______ help business travelers plan their free time better, we've created this overview of

things to do in Chicago. We'll help you feel at home in one of America's biggest cities.

If you're mainly going to be downtown, the buses and trains and taxis can pretty quickly move

you around. To make it easy, we've pulled together a complete list of the transportation options for

business travelers to Chicago. Of course, business travelers (30)_______ also want to compare

prices on rental cars in Chicago, especially if they need transportation to the surrounding suburbs.

Chicago has a huge range of dining options. You can always get some real comfort food there,

but when it comes to business lunches or dinners, it's nice to have something a little

(31)_______(nice).

Chicago is a wonderful city for business travelers. Hotel options range from ultra

-

fancy in town

to cheap and convenient in the suburbs. While it's relatively easy to move around Chicago, it's still a

good idea for business travelers to know (32)_______ they need to be during the day and to select a

hotel nearby. Alternatively, you can select a hotel that's in the heart of the downtown area.

(B)

Special Public Budget

Graffiti (

涂鸦

) Vandalism (

故意破坏公物的行为

)in Adelaide costs the public purse more than

two million dollars a year, which (33)_______(reveal). Ratepayers and taxpayers foot the bill for

;.

.

continual cleanups of graffiti from metropolitan bus shelters, public buildings and reserves,

TransAdelaide alone spends about one million dollars a year (34)_______(remove) graffiti from

buses and trains. And Adelaide's 27 metropolitan councils expect to spend at least one million

dollars this financial year on graffiti clean

-

ups.

However, costs would be hundreds of thousands of dollars higher (35)_______ councils did not

rely on volunteers or criminals serving community service orders to do the work. Glenelg Council,

for example, has a Correctional Services Department team which removes graffiti from the foreshore

area at least once a week. Other councils, (36)_______ Elizabeth, Noarlunga and Payneham, have

employed special anti

-

graffiti officers. Salisbury is among those councils (37)_______ call on a data

bank of volunteers to immediately paint out graffiti

“

tags

”

.

Despite the

“

tagg ing

”

of the War Memorial on North Terrace (38)_______ (follow) by the

public outcry 18 months ago, several councils have reported a significant increase in graffiti attacks.

“

We have budgeted $$53,200 for clean

-

ups this year, but we will go over that. Each year the

budget goes up by 15 or 20 per cent,

”

an Elizabeth City Council spokesman said yesterday,

“

It really

is (39)_______ enormous social problem.

”

A spokesman for Stirling Council said his council could easily spend $$20,000 a year on graffiti,

but could not afford $$6,000 for the most offensive or obvious work.

“

It's not a matter of how much

graffiti you have, (40)_______ how much you can afford to clean up,

”

he said.

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. minerals B. agriculture C. profitable D. available E. shortages

F. celebrations G. immigrants H. increased I. population J. fashionable K. opened

by Alma AlexanderThe Secrets of Jin-Shei

Reviewed by Donna McMahon

and novels using European

-

derived settings fantasy With so many

is landscape change. China mythology, ancient makes a refreshing The

uses the real, feel enough yet tempting and familiar to very and author

magic sparingly, in ways appropriate to her society. This and the complex

Chinese traders were recorded as making voyages to the north coast of Australia from the 1750s,

but were probably visiting Australia long before. Chinese men arrived in Australia in small numbers

after the 1788 British settlement as free settlers and criminals. A small population grew rapidly after

1848 under a system of indentured

（契约的）

labour, after China had __41__ its ports to foreign trade

in 1842. They worked in rural New South Wales as cooks, farm labourers and etc.

Indentured Chinese __42__ worked in all colonies variously as station hands, plantation

workers, miners, on public works, cabinet makers, personal servants and in laundries. Most came

from the south

-

eastern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian.

Due to labour __43__ in West Australia, the Colonial Government organized Chinese contract

labour between 1847 and 1898, most working as labourers, cooks and gardeners. Many Chinese

people came from rural backgrounds and brought with them __44__ and water management skills.

By 1885, there were 54 Chinese market gardens in Sydney. By 1901, 67% of New South Wales

market gardeners were Chinese.

Gold rushes in Victoria in the 1850s and New South Wales in the 1860s significantly __45__

the population of Chinese immigrants in Australia; about 45,000 prospectors arrived in Victoria

alone in 1854

-

58. Numbers continued to increase as gold and other __46__ were discovered in

;.

.

Queensland, Northern Territory and Tasmania.

When mining became less __47__, many Chinese people worked successfully to provide goods

and services such as furniture making, market gardening, fishing and, particularly, store

-

keeping

including the import and export of goods from overseas. Chinese goods, especially tea, silk,

vegetables, herbs and other spices were highly sought after items of trade by non

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Chinese people.

Tea rooms, importing and selling many varieties of tea, were very popular. Chinese silk was turned

into __48__ evening wear and cloaks by Chinese tailors and seamstresses.

Today there is a culturally diverse Chinese __49__ in Australia with links to south

-

eastern

China as well as Vietnam and Hong Kong. The Chinese communities in Australia are brought

together every year by __50__ of Lunar New Year.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions:

For each blank in the following passages 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.

New Tech Network, a new education organization, strives to ensure all students have the skills,

knowledge, and attributes they need to thrive in post

-

secondary education, career and civic life.

New Tech Network cooperates with district leaders, administrators, and teachers who share a

common purpose: to provide an education in which students acquire knowledge and develop skills

vital to __51__ in the post

-

secondary path of their choosing. The New Tech design is simply a

blueprint, __52__ a set of core beliefs, tools, and strategies to help each school fulfill its purpose.

New Tech design principles provide for an __53__ approach centered on project

-

based learning, a

culture that enables students and teachers, and the use of technology in the classroom. Through

extensive professional development, personalized coaching, and access to Echo, New Tech Network,

a learning __54__ system, enables principals, teachers, and students to develop relevant and

meaningful learning communities.

TEACHING THAT ENGAGES

A K-12 Pathway

Through project

-

based learning, internships

（见习期）

, dual enrollment, and other experiences

in New Tech schools, students are well __55__ post

-

secondary pursuits.

__56__, New Tech Network

has worked with public school districts to redesign high schools. More recently, however, New Tech

Network is partnering with several school districts to __57__ New Tech middle schools and

elementary schools. In some districts, this provides students with a K

-

12 pathway. In elementary and

middle schools, the design principles are the same

—

teaching that engages, culture that empowers,

and technology that enables. As the elementary and middle schools mature, New Network will

measure success on student __58__.

Learning

__59__

The years spent in a New Tech school allow students to gain the academic and deeper learning

;.

.

skills necessary for success in any post

-

secondary option. New Tech students learn disciplinary

knowledge and skills to conduct inquiry and solve real

-

world problems. Throughout a project, they

cooperate with peers, facilitators, and experts in the field. Students __60__ their learning through

effective oral and written communication for authentic audiences.

Ownership of their learning experience and engagement in relevant and challenging tasks helps

students develop a sense of agency, a skill essential to success in __61__, career, and civic duty.

Project-Based Learning

Project

-

based learning is at the heart of New Tech Network's instructional approach. Students

cooperate on projects, ranging in __62__ from two to eight weeks, which require critical thinking

and communication. Projects often occur in integrated subject area courses, where Entry Events, the

Need

-

to

-

Know (NTK) process, and skill building workshops support student

-

centred learning.

During projects, students often engage with subject matter experts who provide feedback on

real

-

world products. Through project

-

based learning, students not only master __63__ content, but

also successfully apply content when solving authentic problems.

__64__

-Based Internships

New Tech students also engage in experiences designed to prepare them for success in the

contemporary workplace. By cooperating with others on projects, students acquire a level of

responsibility similar to a __65__ work environment. Students engage with field experts and

community stakeholders(

利益相关者

) during projects, and final products are presented to authentic

audiences. Additionally, two

-

thirds of New Tech high schools offer such practical activities, with

nearly half of all seniors participating.

51.

A. success

B. rescue

C. survival

D. reform

52. A. owing to

B. getting rid of

C. depending on

D. accompanied by

53. A. intermediate

B. intelligent

C. instructional

D. informative

54. A. innovation

B. requirement

C. management D. negotiation

55. A. related to

B. prepared for

C. classified by

D. compared with

56. A. Accidentally

B. Accordingly

C. Absolutely

D. Historically

57. A. evaluate

B. observe

C. connect

D. create

58. A. teaching

B. learning

C. engaging

D. developing

59. A. Problems

B. Outcomes

C. Strategies

D. Discipline

60. A. demonstrate

B. promote

C. highlight

D. motivate

61. A. elementary schools

B. middle schools

C. high schools

D. college

62. A. length

B. courses

C. topics

D. targets

63. A. advanced

B. academic

C. complex

D. adequate

64. A. Network

B. Workshop

C. Community

D. College

65. A. permanent

B. professional

C. popular

D. familiar

;.

.

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)

Rosalind Franklin always liked facts. She was logical and precise, and impatient with things

that were otherwise. She decided to become a scientist when she was 15. She passed the examination

for admission to Cambridge University in 1938, and it sparked a family crisis. Although her family

was well

< br>-

to

-

do and had a tradition of public service and charity, her father

disapproved of university education for women. He refused to pay. An aunt

stepped in and said Franklin should go to school, and she would pay for it.

Franklin's mother also took her side until her father finally gave in.

She was invited to King's College in London to join a team of scientists.

The leader of the team assigned her to work on DNA with a graduate student.

Franklin's assumption was that it was her own project. The laboratory's