上海市长宁区2019届高三英语一模

学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷

高三英语

（满分

140

分，完卷时间

120

分钟）

2018.12

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

（

10

分）

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. At the dress shop.

B. At the butcher’

s.

C. At the hairdresser’

s.

D. At the grocery store.

2. A. Play the violin.

B. Stay at home.

C. Write a composition.

D. Attend the concert.

3 .A. $$4.

B. $$31.

C. $$40.

D. $$69.

4. A. Someone witnessing a crime.

B.A salesman of the shop.

C. Someone looking for the robber.

D. A friend of the woman.

5.A. How to contact the travel agency.

B. Whether her sister has arrived safely.

C. Where to find the airline information.

D. Why her sister has rescheduled suddenly.

6 A. The suitcase might be taken by mistake.

B. The suitcase might not be of good quality.

C. The suitcase does not look ideal in size.

D. The suitcase seems quite cheap- looking.

7. A. She has never been to Paris before.

B. She knows a young man who could be helpful

C. Shen remembers very little about Paris.

D. She would like to talk about it some other time.

8. A. He can

’

t show the woman the direction.

B. He

’

s now working in the principal

’

s office.

C .He has met the woman somewhere before.

D. He won't wait for his friend at the entrance.

9. A. It has been given a new colour.

B. Helen has had it checked recently.

C. It has been traded for a new one.

D. Helen has just rented it from a garage.

10. A. Tom had been preparing the party for long.

B. Tom stood out in the job interview in London.

C. Tom should have stayed at home for the exam.

D. Tom eventually managed to show up at the party.

Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage

11.A. Origin of the Oxford English Dictionary.

B. Process of English dictionary publication.

C. Introduction of English dictionaries.

D. History of Webster Dictionary of English

reliable sources.

B. Its various meanings.

C. Its way of invention.

D. Its frequency of use.

emphasize the function of a dictionary

B. To Introduce the meaning of the phrase.

C. To illustrate the development of language

D. To record the invention of new words.

Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage

picturing and adding maps.

B. By drawing and measuring points.

C. By storing and developing images.

D. By comparing and matching faceprints.

use it to offer a fast entry

B. It can only be used with permission

C. Companies use it for security

D. It can be used to meet customer's needs.

l

C. Positive al

Question 17 through 20 are based on the following passage

is not imaginative

B. It is not practical

is not time saving

D. It is not love sending.

giving it to someone else

refusing to accept it.

trading it for a gift card

leaving it aside.

woman has been convinced.

B. The man is direct and grateful.

man truly loves snow globes

D. The woman picks gift at random.

cal suggestion on gift giving

B. Different opinions on gift giving.

ways of buying thoughtful gifts.

D. Happy moments of getting gifts.

Ⅱ

.Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Direction:

After

reading

the

passage

below,

fill

in

the

blanks

to

make

the

passage

coherent

and

grammatically correct.

Planting Patriotism

Young boys are not easily shocked, but 12-year-old Preston Sharp sure knows the feeling .

“Yeah, I was surprised and even disappointed, ” Preston said , Preston’s mom , April Sharp said , “It is the

first tim e

（

21

）

（

see

）

him like this angry and

passionate.”

W

hat upset her son so much was visiting his grandpa’s grave in Redding, California ,and realizing that not

every veteran(

老兵

) in the cemetery has a flag. So April told

him “son, (22)

you are going to

complain about something , you have to

do something about it or let it go”

Next thing April knew

，

Preston was taking on odd jobs and asking for

donations

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23

）

________ _______(buy)flags and flowers for every veteran in his grandpa’s

cemetery

，

And when that cemetery(24)________(cover),he moved on to another

，

and then another.

Here we are

，

nearly three years and about 65,000graves later. He does it every

week(25)____________the weather is like

，

rain or shine--- especially rain

，

”They were out there in

the rain doing their job,( 26)______________(protect)us

，

”Preston said

，

His devotion is infections.

When word gets out(27)__________Preston will be at a cemetery---he has a Facebook page

，

Preston

Sharp/Vet flags and Flowers--- people

，

like Vietnam veteran Fred

Loveland

，

fee l(28)________________(oblige)to join in

，

”It’s amazing

，

”Loveland said.” What he’s

doing brings(29)_____________out because we can’t believe a young man in this country is doing what

he does

，

”It is a movement of young and old

，

of those who served and those who are so grateful for

what they did

，

all led by a proud grandson(30)______________saw an injustice and decided to do

something about it.

Section B

Directions:

Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box, Each word can be used only once.

Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. astonishing

B. bordered

C. blackouts

D. consequences

E. constant

F. estimated

G

. exploded

H. fascinated

L. process

J. stretched

K. upsetting

Aurora(

极光

):wonders or disturbances

Canada

，

February 2017:I stood in the snow on a frozen lake

，

watching as the sky twisted in front of

me. Green bands of light ___31___ out in the darkness. Slowly the colours twisted and broke and

reappeared elsewhere until

，< /p>

suddenly

，

a whole band flowed and pulsed across the sky, ____32___

with delicate yellow. pinks and purples. It was as dramatic as thunderstorm

，

yet

,yet____33___,Most of all,it was a gift.

This was my fifth aurora trip and the first time I had seen fast movements and bright

calm green auroral displays that many people see are driven by a(n)_____34_____ stream of

particles(

微

)from called the solar wind. But when the sun throws us extra hot fast particles

，

this

process goes overdrive-we get much more movement and colour

，

It is glorious!Aurora-spotters long

for it

But for some

，

the wild movements of the heavens can have serious ____35___Satellites'

electronics are affected or damaged by incoming fast particlies,___36___industries that rely on them.

Flights may need to change course to avoid radio ___37__ around the poles

，

or to protect aircrew from

enhanced radiation exposure. During a solar storm

，

aircrew may receive their annual radiation limit

over a single flight.

Stormy space weather affects us on the ground

，

too. A larger storm in 1989 caused a 10-hour

electrical blackout over Canada's Quebec Province, costing the economy a(n)____38_____ C$$10 billion.

Disturbance of the atmosphere causes problems with radio broadcast and GPS. In September 2017,a

huge solar fame ______39_____ just as Hurricane lran hit the Caribbean. The resultant HF radio

blackout held up the emergency response

，

Meanwhile

，

beautiful aurora displays were seen in England.

Place its beauty aside

，

then, and the auroral___40___is nothing other than a giant planetary

disturbance

，

more of a worry than a wonder for some people. Yet seldom do such disturbances have

such fascinating side effects as that of the aurora dancing across our Arctic skies.

Ill. 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.

Marmoset monkeys exist on a branch of the evolutionary tree that is distinct from the one that led to

mans. But they constantly astonish researchers with __ 41___ behavior that seems pretty highly evolved.

Their

social

organization

and

__

42___

practices

could

have

been

the

model

for

the

phrase

“It

takes

a

village.

”

A dominant male and female breed, and their babies are carefully looked after by extended family

members who then aren't free to breed themselves.

A

new

study

further

__

43___

the

marmoset’s

reputation

for

admirable

community

values.

Researchers report that these caregivers share their food more generously with little ones __ 44___ than

when they’re s

urrounded by the watchful eyes of other community members. In complex societies where

individuals

band

together

for

_

45__

protection,

researchers

have

come

up

with

a

few

widely

accepted

explanations for selfless behavior. But specific acts, like sharing a delicious cricket

（蟋蟀

) with a begging

baby marmoset, seem to need more _ 46__ explanation

One possibility is that an individual practices _ 47__ as a means of enhancing his status among peers.

By

_

48__

that

he

is

so

well

gifted

with

material

goods

that

he

can

give

some

away,

this

do- gooder

enhances his power within the group. That, in turn, may _ 49__ prospective mates. The other explanation

for charitable behavior _ 50_

that kindnesses extended to others are simply the fees of group membership,

which offers some future promise of a chance to mate. Failure to share would result in exclusion from the

group and a loss of _ 51__ partners. Scientists call this the

“pay to stay”

model. Importantly, for both of

these models to work, acts of kindness must have a(n) _ 52__. That suggests you would see more sharing in

group

settings;

away

from

judging

eyes,

a

caregiver

might

be

more

likely

to

keep

food

for

himself

or

herself. And yet, in 2,581 tests conducted with 31 adult and 14 baby marmosets, the _ 53__ appeared to be

true

Anthropologists (

人类学家

) from the University of Zurich carefully documented how often, in groups

and in conditions that found caregiver and baby separated from the crowd, an adult would share his or her

cricket. When alone with a baby begging for a taste, adult marmosets shared their cricket 85% of the time.

When in a group,

caregivers offered up their cricket 67% of the time.” Our results show that helping in

common

marmosets

is

not

driven

by

reputation

management

or

_

54__

avoidance,

“

the

study

authors

reported

Rather,

it

is

driven

by

a

deep-down

motivation

to

help

that

is

more

_

55__

expressed

when

individuals are alone with young.

”

41.A. animal

B. careful

C. social

D. individual

42.A. evolving

B communicating

C organizing

D. parenting

43.A shines

B damages

C. affects

D protests

44.A. at play

B in private

C. on schedule

D by accident

45.A. adequate

B effective

C. continual

D. mutual

46.A. creative

B complex

C specific

D. official

47.A. generosity

B wisdom

C independence

D governance

48.A. promising

B demonstrating

C. pretending

D. explaining

49.A. count on

B. go after

C. appeal to

D. benefit from

50. A. assumes

B. confirms

C. enhances

D. concludes

51. A. regular

B. dominant

C. potential

D. previous

52. A. atmosphere

B. audience

C. feedback

D. judge

53. A. statistics

B. expectation

C. argument

D. opposite

54. A. responsibility

B. punishment

C. arrangement

D. difficulty

55. A. strongly

B. causally

C. delicately

D. fearlessly

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)

What to endure before publication?

It takes a lot to write a novel. Even those who haven’t tried would say, “Well, duh!” to this. But it’s not

much the mind space or the considerable time it takes to write a novel that is as discouraging as how many

times

any

writer

must

go

back

to

the

drawing

board

for

yet

another

draft.

To

really

ready

a

novel

for

publication, a writer must spend time with his or her book. Like any promising relationship, you, the writer ,

must date your novel, take it out to dinner, meet its parents, and see it through its most trying and desperate

times. As a writer, you have to stay up all night with your novel crying and talking and sometimes even

pulling your hair out before that perfect moment of inspiration can truly help you cross the finish line.

For many published authors I know, myself included, a completed novel takes them about 10, that’s

right, 10 drafts, and at least a year of real editing. Will you be spending every single second editing your

novel? No, of course not. Just as drafts need some real time on the surgery table, they also need rest in the

recovery room. You don’t nurse a relationship by spending every waking second with them until you can’t

stand the sight of

each other, and you can’t produce a novel by

breathing down its literary neck

. However,

a novel should undergo many drafts---and

different kinds

of drafts

—

before declaring it ready for an agent

or editor to see.

Everyone has their own way to write a nove

l, and not all craft advice (or even craft “rules”) should all

be followed by everyone, but when it comes to the many drafts of a novel, there are specific things a writer

should

focus

on

during

each

revision

to

help

create

a

smooth

transition

from

the

initial

idea

to

final

products.

56. People are discouraged from writing a novel mainly because it requires _____.

A. a good publisher

B. too much thinking

C. tons of working time

D. frequent revisions

57. What do writers do in the course of creating a novel?

A. They spend every minute with the novel.

B. They treat the novel as a lover.

C. They go out with some readers for dinner.

D. They hurt themselves to stay awake.

58. By “

breathing down its literary neck

” in Paragraph 2, the author mos

t probably means _____.

A. writing casually thus failing to take readers’ breath away

B. letting go a single mistake thus annoying the readers

C. X-raying the work thus finding each literary mistake

D. sticking too close to the work thus causing anxiety

59. Which of the following is most likely to come after the last paragraph?

A. The importance of using proper transitional words in writing.

B. The writing experience shared by famous successful write.

C. Tips on how to make ten drafts to complete a good novel.

D. Setbacks writers may suffer if ignoring the craft advice.

（

B

）

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