2019宝山二模英语试卷含答案

宝山区

2018

学年 第二学期期中

高三英语学科教学质量监控试卷

（时 间

120

分钟，分值

140

2019

年

4

月

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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. Thursdays and Fridays.

B. Tuesdays and Fridays.

C. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

D. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

2. A. Her sister's.

B. Her Aunt's.

C. Her mother's.

D. Her brother's.

3. A. Help the company choose graduate students.

B. Contact the computer company next week.

C. Get a part-time job on campus before graduation.

D. Apply for a job in the computer company.

4. A. See a doctor as soon as possible.

B. Stay in bed for a few days.

C. Get treatment in a better hospital.

D. Make a phone call to the doctor.

5. A. She picked up the book from the bus floor.

B. She is able to help the man out.

C. She also needs an extra textbook.

D. She can find the right person to help the man.

6. A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.

B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.

C. The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.

D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.

7. A. She thinks the man is too tired to go to the movie.

B. She really wants to go to the movie.

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C. She would like to go to the class with the man.

D. She does not want to go to the movie.

8. A. She doesn't remember much about Hangzhou.

B. She has never been to Hangzhou before.

C. She knows someone else who could help him.

D. She'd be very happy to talk lo the man later.

9. A. The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.

B. The woman had forgotten Mark's phone number.

C. The woman made a phone call lo Mark yesterday.

D. Mark and the woman hadn't been in touch for some time.

10. A. She has teamed a lot from the novel.

B. She also found the plot difficult to follow.

C. She has difficulty remembering names.

D. She recalled the names of characters in the novel.

Section B

Directions:

In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one 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, 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. He will be an intelligent student.

C. He will score better in exams.

B. He may not be an intelligent student.

D. He will not be a good student.

12. A. Through his teachers.

B. Through his deeds in the classroom.

D. Through his reaction to different situations.

C. Through his appearance.

13. A. Not to judge a boy only by his taking notes.

B. Not to make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid.

C. Not to overestimate a student's intelligence.

D. Not to judge a person's intelligence by his appearance.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. You can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes.

B. Most of us are happier than our parents since we came more.

C. Earn more than you can if you want to be happy.

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D. Both Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are rich but unhappy.

15. A. Always think highly of yourself and help others.

B. Compare yourself to a famous person.

C. Compare yourself to people who are inferior to you.

D. Earn more than your bank account.

16. A. Happiness is everything.

B. Wealth is the foundation of happiness.

C. Fun is another form of happiness.

D. Money doesn't always mean happiness.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Because there were too many vehicles on the road.

B. Because the driver in front of her caused an accident.

C. Because she almost got into an accident this morning.

D. Because the drivers didn't use polite manners while driving

18. A. He doesn't care much about it.

B. He pays special attention to it.

C. It

’

s just for inexperienced drivers.

D. It's really a big deal to him.

19. A. He thought she was mindful of other drivers.

C. He really felt very grateful when he heard it.

B. He became too angry to keep calm for that.

D. He thought she shouldn

’

t have said like that.

20. A. Buy a car.

B. Change her job.

C. Take bus often.

D. Learn driving etiquette.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

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.

Curiosity is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers ___21___ tons of questions.

People

keep reading or watching ___22___ they want to find out what happens. But curiosity also provides many

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practical benefits.

Learning is easiest if you have a genuine desire for knowledge. Curiosity can create that desire when you

have a

question.

Many

of

history

greatest

discoveries

___23___

(make)

by

curious

people.

People

wondered

___24___ processes worked or how certain tasks could be done more effectively. Thanks to their curiosity,

people now know far more about the world and have useful technology ___25___ (help) them. Even if you

don't plan to be an inventor of researcher, curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the

joy of learning, classes will become more fun. And you'll excel because you will be fully engaged in the

process of learning. Even if you're no longer a student, curiosity will make you better ___26___ (inform) and

thus a more capable worker.

What do you do if you're not already curious? Fortunately, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. If you

act like you're curious, you'll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic

the ___27___(interesting) it becomes. As you learn about a topic, gather information from as many sources

as possible. Read a variety of books, watch or listen to lectures and ask questions. Don't always get your

information from the same source. Instead, learn to appreciate facts that different people know and the

different opinions ___28___ they express. Ask a lot of questions, Remember, everyone knows ___29___ that

you don't. Find out what that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person

happy by letting them show off their knowledge. In the classroom or out of it, ___30___ (develop) curiosity is

sure to be worthwhile.

Section B

Directions:

After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each

word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

A. accessing

B. nonessential

C. apparent

D. technology

E. assigned

F. contact

G. particularly

H. addiction

I. associated

J. automatically

K. contributing

When was the last time that you dialed a phone number from memory? It probably depends on how

long you've

been using ___31___ like a cellphone. While some generations can recall the days of memorizing phone

numbers, it's possible that members of Generation Z have never had to remember a single ___32___. Why is

this? Because

smartphones offer quick and convenient ways for storing and ___33___ information. There is no need to

memorize anything. But this isn't without consequence. As digital devices develop, more and more users'

heavy reliance on them may be having disabling effects.

失智

)

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medical professionals to identify some of these effects.

Some professionals like Jim Kwik, an expert in memory improvement and optimal brain performance, are

taking a closer look at this effect. Kwik describes digital dementia like this:

our smart devices. We're so reliant on our smartphones that our smartphones are making us stupid. As

medical studies chart the decline in memory and cognitive skills among smartphone users, a connection is

made between symptoms ___35___ with dementia.

consider just how young smartphone users are becoming. Author and speaker Simon Sinek points out that

young minds

多巴胺

) .

the overstimulation of screens and sounds lead to ___37___ more often than not. So now parents, teachers

and managers are asking how to handle the influx (

汇

集

) of young people with this kind of addiction.

?

First, monitor your cellphone use. Keep downloading applications like Forest or Checky. Then cut back

on any___38___ usage. Set a specific goal of how much you think you should use your phone.

?

Determine ___39___ areas for cellphone use. For example, while you're at home, only allow yourself to

check your phone somewhere like a home office. This way, the time in between tasks isn't___40___ filled

with staring at your screen.

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.

Serendipity - an unexpected delight

–

is the word that comes to mind when describing the seven-day

hike

my

wife

and

I

recently

did

in

the

wild

and

undeveloped

northwest

coast

of

Galicia,

Spain.

Simply

___41___, anyone who is adventurous, loves traveling to Europe and is fit enough to do 10-mile hikes should

seriously consider doing this hike.

Before this experience, I had never heard about On Foot Holidays programs that allow hikers to go at

their own pace, with maps and detailed hiking ___42___, but without a guide or other travelers, while still

enjoying a high level of local support. What ___43___ caught my attention was an announcement about On

Foot Holidays' newest hike, the Lighthouse Way, which they described as a journey along

coast of Europe.

On Foot Holidays booked our lodging each night and ___46___ a taxi to take our baggage to the next

destination,

so

we

just

had

to

carry

our

daypack

essentials.

Each

day

we

___47___

or

spoke

with

the

company's local expert who was available ___48___ emergency, but whose main function was to keep us

informed

about

the

daily

weather

forecast

and

to

make

special

taxi

arrangements

when

we

decided

to

___49___ a couple of 14-mile hikes to less than 10 miles. The ___50___ of the trails and scenery made every

hike a delight. One of our hikes followed a narrow trail along a steep, rocky cliff ___51___ the steel-blue

waters of the Atlantic Ocean that thrash against jagged rocks hundreds of feet below us. We stopped to

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picnic and watch the only living things we saw that whole day: a herd of goats above us, and a group of

dolphins

jumping in

the waves

below. In

the distance,

many

of mountain

peaks

___52___

sparkling wind

turbines

(

涡轮机

)

like

candles

on

a

cake.

Silence

and

loneliness

were

the

features

of

each

day's

accommodation.

The

only

sounds

we

heard

were

birds

singing,

the

wind

blowing

through

trees

or

the

waves breaking against the shoreline. The air was clean and the temperature brisk, with frequent ___53___ of

cloudy, cool, windy and rainy weather interspersed (

点缀

) with glorious bursts of sunshine.

There

was

remarkably

little

litter,

the

exception

being

spots

along

the

shore

where

ocean

currents

___54___ mostly fishing items. My wife and I realized that we are pilgrims searching for meaning, awareness

and joy on our journey through life, and our Galician hiking ___55___ had moved us further down that path

in ways we won't forget.

41.

A. lost

B. moved

C. urged

D. put

42.

A. strings

B. instructions

C. devices

D. materials

43.

A. initially

B. gradually

C. smoothly

D. firmly

44.

A. recommended

B. developed

C. unspoiled

D. discovered

45.

A. warrant

B. provide

C. imagine

D. evaluate

46.

A. prepared for

B. arranged for

C. paid for

D. turned to

47.

A. negotiated

B. discussed

C. contacted

D. texted

48.

A. in addition to

B. in need of

C. in case of

D. in favor of

49.

A. shorten

B. extend

C. decrease

D. expand

50.

A. appearance

B. variety

C. character

D. route

51.

A. displaying

B. reflecting

C. following

D. overlooking

52.

A. established

B. lightened

C. sported

D. structured

53.

A. changes

B. intervals

C. adaptions

D. interactions

54.

A. stretched

B. withdrawn

C. floated

D. deposited

55.

A. experience

B. technique

C. investigation

D. experiment

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 )

Many people prefer eating out instead of cooking at home. A change appears to be taking place, though,

and

millennials are leading the way. According to one survey, more young people are starting to cook at home

for three basic reasons: They can save money, eat healthy and waste less food.

Popular TV chefs are also getting millennials excited about learning some basic cooking skills. Many

millennials

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view cooking as a form of entertainment and self-expression. They proudly post pictures of their cooking

creations on Facebook or Instagram, and invite friends over to share the cooking experience.

Many millennials have also found ways to avoid wasting food. After roasting a chicken, they put the leftover

bone in their freezer instead of the garbage can. Later, they use the bones to make chicken stock which is

an important

ingredient in many dishes. They also hate throwing out fruit that's too old. To avoid that situation, they bake

ripe fruit like berries and bananas for 15 minutes at 175 degrees C. Then they freeze it overnight. After that,

they place the fruit in plastic bags and store it their freezer for later use.

Now any millennials only eat at restaurants that have excellent food-waste policies. These servants use

every part of the vegetables they buy, including their stems and roots, in dishes. They also use beef, chicken

and pork bones to make their own stock.

Millennials also reduce food waste by only buying what they require. Before going to a market, they write

down

what they need and don't buy anything else. This way they won't purchase more food than they can

consume.

56. What is the main subject of this article?

A. A cooking trend that has attracted millennials.

B. A plan that millennials have for donating food.

C. A novel cooking technique that millennials like.

D. A food production system favored by millennials.

57. What do millennials with fruit before freezing it?

A. Mix it with other ingredients in a bowl.

B. Carefully remove the skin and seeds from it.

C. Use a sharp knife to chop it up into pieces.

D. Put it in an oven at the proper temperature.

58. According to this article, when do millennials make careful choices?

A. When they dine out together

B. Whey they vote for candidates

C. When they choose an employer

D. When they plant a new garden

59. According to this article, how do millennials avoid purchasing too much food?

A. They select small cans and packages.

B. They prepare a practical shopping list.

C. They leave their credit cards at home.

D. They weigh produce before buying it.

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(B)

Families

should

reduce

exposure

to

synthetic

chemicals

found

in

food

colorings,

preservatives

and

packaging

materials as a growing body of research shows they may harm

children's

health,

according

to

a

policy

statement

and

technical

report

from

the

American

Academy

of

Pediastrics

released online.

The

statement

also

suggests

improvements

to

the

food

additives

regulatory

system,

including

updating

the

scientific

foundation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

’

s safety

assessment retesting all previously approved chemicals.

Leonard Trasande ,the author of the policy statement, to tell us more about these concerns.

Q: What are the growing number of studies showing us?

A: Over the past two decades, an accumulating body of science suggests some food additives can interfere

with a

child's

hormones,

growth

and

development.

Potentially

harmful

effects

of

food

additives

are

of

special

concern for children because they are more sensitive to chemical exposures because they eat and drink

more relative to body weight, than adults do and are still growing and developing. An early injury to their

organ systems can have lifelong and permanent consequences.

Q: What additives does the statement highlight?

A: The additives of most concern, based on rising research evidence cited in the report, include:

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Bisphenols, such as BPA, used to harden plastic containers and line metal cans, can act like estrogen

(

雌激素

) in the body which may potentially change the timing of puberty, decrease fertility, increase

body fat and affect the nervous and immune systems. BPA is now banned in baby bottles.

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Phthalates, which make plastic and vinyl tubes used in industrial food production flexible, may affect

male genital development increase childhood obesity and contribute to cardiovascular disease. In 2017,

the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use or some phthalates in child-care products

such as teething rings.

Why are some additives like artificial colors banned in some countries, but not in the U.S.?

In regards to chemicals found in our food, the laws originally put in place were thought to be enough to

protect our health. Since then, science has suggested that the current framework does not work to protect

us adequately. The U.S. allows the use of more than 10,000 additives to preserve, package, or modify the

taste, appearance, texture, or nutrients in foods. Many were grandfathered in for approval during the 1950s,

and

roughly

1,000

additives

are

used

under

a

Recognized

as

Safe

designation

process

that

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