上海市十二校高三英语12月联考试题

2016

学年第一学期十二校联考英语试卷

I. Listening Comprehension

Part A Short Conversations

Directions:

In Part 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. Lend the man some money.

B. Take the man to the bank.

C. Ask the man when he

’

ll be paid.

D. Help the man to draw some cash.

2. A. She broke her mobile phone.

B. She forgot to reply to the man.

C. She didn

’

t get the man

’

s messages.

D. She couldn

’

t remember the man

’

s phone number.

3. A. He received permission to carry on an extra bag.

B. He doesn

’

t know the woman ahead of him.

C. He

’

s carrying someone else

’

s suitcase.

D. He

’

d like some help with his luggage.

4. A. Go to the city on another day.

B. Avoid driving after taking her medicine.

C. Pick up her medicine before they leave.

D. Wait to take her medicine until after their trip.

5. A. The air will be cleaner if they go to a different city.

B. It

’

ll soon be too late to control the pollution.

C. Society will not pay attention to the new laws.

D. The situation will improve if changes are made.

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6. A. He didn

’

t have time to look for his jacket.

B. He misunderstood the weather report.

C. He didn

’

t know it would be cold.

D. He forgot where his jacket was.

7. A. Attend a conference with her.

B. Mail her the paper after the deadline.

C. Hand in a handwritten draft of the paper.

D. Complete the course without handing in the paper.

8. A. He saw Mary earlier.

B. Someone else saw Mary.

C. He can

’

t help the woman.

D. Mary asked for directions to the office.

9. A. S

he fell asleep before the program ended.

B. She especially enjoyed the end of the program.

C. She missed the beginning of the program.

D. She wishes she had gone to sleep earlier.

10. A. He may feel better soon.

B. He doesn

’

t like to take pills.

C. He may not be able to wake up.

D. He may want to take the pills without food.

Section B

Directions:

In

Section

B,

you

will

hear

several

short

passages

and

longer

conversations,

and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversations. The

passages and the conversations 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. They couldn

’

t fall asleep there.

B. There was no empty room available.

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C. The melting snow blocked their view.

D. Their room was taken up by someone else.

12. A. Skiing.

B. Shopping.

C. Bowling.

D. Jogging.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. The scientific evidence that those who are good at sports make more money.

B.

The

scientific

evidence

that

the

length

of

our

fingers

isn

’

t

inherited

from

parents.

C. Whether there is connection between numbers-based skills or words-based ones.

D. Whether there is link between people

’

s talents and the length of their fingers.

15. A. They are more likely to do well in sports.

B. They are more likely to be interested in literature.

C. They are less likely to be good at maths.

D. They are less likely to make a big fortune.

16. A. Cambridge scientists

’

study challenged some established theories.

B. Cambridge scientists

’

study had chosen the improper subjects.

C. Cambridge scientists

’

findings may not be true to the fact.

D. Cambridge scientists

’

findings were the same as theirs.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. The man’s terrible experience on the day.

B. The woman’s unlucky first day at work.

C. The woman’s boss, who is hard to deal with.

D. The man’s daughter, who failed in the job interview.

18. A. He feeds on vegetables alone.

B. He seldom talks to his employees.

C. He didn’t go to the meeting that day.

D. He has decided to fire the woman.

19. A. A cup of coffee.

C. A hammer.

B. A salad.

D. A stone.

B. Apologise to her boss.

20. A. Take a break.

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C. Call her friends.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

D. Leave the company.

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.

Lightning Bolt

Usain Bolt is the world

’

s fastest man. He first came to the public

’

s attention at

the

Beijing

Olympics

in

2008,

where

he

won

three

gold

medals.

During

that

race,

he reached

a top speed of 43.9 kmph. So, we ask, how does the man (21)_____ nickname is

“

Lightning

Bolt

”

run so fast?

Usain

Bolt

was

born

in

Jamaica

on

21

August

1986.

He

was

running

around

at

primary

school,

when a teacher noticed (22)_____ talent for

sprinting

(

短跑

). He became one of the best

sprinters

at

his

high

school

even

though

he

didn

’

t

train

very

hard.

At

the

age

of

fifteen,

Bolt was 196 cm tall and he dominated the 2002 World Junior Championships, becoming the

youngest person ever (23)_____ (win) the 200 metres. He turned professional when he left

high

school,

(24)_____

(age)

seventeen.

During

the

first

couple

of

years

of

Bolt

’

s

professional life,

he got a few injuries, but his health soon improved and he began

to win

all

the

major

championships.

He

went

from

strength

to

strength,

(25)_____

(amaze)

the

world

with his speed.

So, how does he

do it? Bolt says that he is naturally

fast

—

just something he

was born

(26)_____. He

’

s also got a number of people

looking after

him and one of the main reasons

for his success is Norman Peart, his manager. Peart (27)_____ (look) after Bolt since he

was fifteen, working hard to keep him focused.

(28)_____

you explain it, Bolt

’

s

performances

in Beijing

were

truly

marvellous.

What

’

s more marvellous is (29)_____, since then, he has continued to get even faster. In

August 2009, he broke his own record by running the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds. At the

(30)_____ (fast) point in this race, he ran at an astonishing 44.9 kmph.

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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.

attended

B.

belief

G.

further

C.

classic

D.

commonly

E.

crew

F.

evidence

H.

origins

I.

purposes

J.

rebelled

K.

relatively

Columbus: Myth and Reality

Everyone

knows

the

name

of

Christopher

Columbus,

and,

as

with

any

historical

icon,

there

are as many myths as truths about the man. Take, for example, the disagreement about his

31 . The Spanish say he was from Spain, and the Italians claim he was from Italy. There

is, in fact, some 32 that he was born in 1451 in Genoa, which is now part of Italy.

Columbus became a sailor at an early age and had made journeys as far as Iceland and

Guinea before he made his famous voyage in 1482. Contrary to popular 33 , Columbus

didn’t sail to the Americas in order to find out whether the Earth was round: at the end

of the 15

century almost everyone knew it was round. We do know that he sailed in part

to fulfill a religious quest: he saw his journeys as a fulfillment of a

divine

(

神圣的

)

plan for his life.

Of

course,

the

other 34 known

reason

for

this

voyage

was

that

Columbus

was

looking

th

for

a

new

route

to

the

Spice

Islands

(now

part

of

Indonesia),

and

he

believed

he

could

reach

them by sailing west rather than east. The discovery of the New World was therefore a(n)

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case of “

serendipity

(

机缘凑巧

)

”. In 1492, when he unexpectedly discovered the

Americas, he had been traveling for five weeks and had sailed for 3,000 miles. He thought

he had arrived in

the East Indies.

Columbus

left

on

the

voyage

of

discovery

from

the

south

of

Spain,

with

a(n) 36 made

up mainly of experienced sailors from the area. He made two 37 voyages before the end

of the century, taking Europeans across to the new lands. On his third voyage in 1498, he

also took women to the New World.

This third voyage was not a happy one for Columbus. The settlers 38 against him,

and he was unable to send a lot of gold back, so he was arrested and returned to Spain in

chains. However, the King and Queen soon apologized, saying there had been a mistake, and

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Columbus was freed. By this time, 1500, Columbus was not a well man and he die

d quietly

at

the

age

of

55

in

Valladolid,

Spain,

on

May

20,

1506,

in

his

own

apartment 39 by

family

and friends. He was a(n) 40 rich man at the time of his death.

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.

Agree to Disagree

In

a

world

of

6.5

million

opinionated

people,

arguments

are

sure

to

happen.

Many

people

see arguments as an inevitable and negative part of life. Inevitable, yes; 41 , maybe

not. Arguments can often lead to positive change

—

if you argue 42 .

Arguing “well”

“There

43

is

such

a

thing

as

a

‘healthy

argument’,”

says

Marian

Donahue,

a

human

relations professional, San Diego. “In a healthy argument, one’s own goal should be to

explain the issues in detail, to communicate the upset behind the issues, and to really

seek

to

move

forward

toward

a 44

,”

she

says.

“The

minimum

goal

should

be

to

preserve

the relationship well enough to keep 45

alive.”

What not to do

Nothing 46 a healthy argument like a personal attack, and personal attacks are a

big no-no if you want an argument to end positively. Dina Connolly, a graduate student at

Northwestern

University,

Illinois,

says

that

when

professional

relationships

start

amassing

(

积累

) personal baggage, 47 arguments are just around the corner.

“The structure or wall of professionalism collapses,” Connolly says, “taking down

any filters as well. 48 , after an individual interrupted and then corrected me while

making a public speech, I later ended up in an argument where I completely lost my temper

and raised my voice. I was embarrassed, and because my relationship with that person was

already so deconstructed and unprofessional, I 49 with that person directly and

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unprofessionally in a

n unfiltered attack.”

Don’t be

50 the heat

Donahue 51 that personal issues must be left at the door

—but that doesn’t mean

arguments won’t get heated. “Passion and conflict are

52 in an argument as long as

you keep to the issue,” she says. “At

tacking the other person is not useful. That kind

of argument closes down the 53

on both sides to keep talking.”

By

actively

listening,

many

arguments

can

be 54 altogether.

If

you

do

find

yourself

in the thick of one, listening with an open mind can bring about a swift 55 to the

argument and perhaps a positive resolution.

41. A. sure

B. argumentative

B. correctly

B. barely

C. negative

D. changing

D. hesitantly

D. clearly

42. A. confidently

43. A. definitely

44. A. tendency

C. heatedly

C. accidentally

B. destination

C. purpose

D. solution

D. negotiation

D. starts

45. A. explanation

46. A. kills

B. communication

B. helps

C. cooperation

C. keeps

47. A. heated

B. healthy

C. nasty

D. fresh

D. On the other

48. A. For instance

hand

49. A. stayed

50. A. keen on

51. A. agrees

B. In addition

C. As a result

B. fought

C. chatted

D. argued

D. eager for

D. recalls

D. accessible

D. willingness

B. bored with

B. denies

B. invisible

C. afraid of

C. orders

52. A. dependable

53. A. gratitude

54. A. tracked

55. A. pace

Section B

C. acceptable

C. influence

B. impression

B. avoided

C. undertook

D. grasped

B. end

C. movement

D. decision

Directions:

Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several

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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)

Things changed for Ben Southall when the Australian state of Queensland advertised a

job

for

someone

to

look

after

Hamilton

Island

in

the

Great

Barrier

Reef.

They

knew

it

sounded

like the best job in the world, but they were surprised when over 35,000 people applied

for the job. Then they had to make a difficult decision

—

which person to choose from so

many candidates? After a lot

of testing and interviewing, they announced 34-year-old Ben

Southall from England as the winner. Ben now works for the Queensland Tourist Board and

his job is to look after the island and to promote tourism there. Because of the unique

nature of the job, the Tourist Board wanted a unique person, with a range of skills and

qualities.

It

was

a

long

interview

process,

involving

a

variety

of

tasks

to

find

out about

each candidate.

Fitness

was very important;

swimming ability was particularly essential. Ben can

swim

very

well

and

he

also

likes

running,

climbing,

diving

and

mountain

biking.

It

is

clear

that,

physically,

he

can

do

almost

anything.

The

ability

to

communicate

was

as

important

as

fitness.

For the last part of the interview process, the final sixteen andidates did various tests

and tasks, including talking to TV and radio reporters. The competition was touch and the

candidates needed to show what they could do. The interviewers were interested in how the

candidates performed in the tasks, how they handled the press attention and their ability

to write about their adventures in a daily log. The candidates did their best to impress

the interviewers and they knew they couldn

’

t make any mistakes at this final stage.

Before he went, Ben was confident about his abilities to handle the challenge. He

couldn’t do everything they asked him in the interview, as he

can’

t speak any other

languages, but he felt that his other skills and his personality were impressive. He made

a huge effort during the interview process and he was able to convince the interviewers

that he was the best person for the job. Even so, he says he was amazed when he got the

job;

he

couldn

’

t

believe

it!

He

hopes

to

do

a

good

job

and

promote

the

island

successfully:

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he

has

to

get

to

know

every

part

of

the

island

and

tell

the

world

about

it

in

numerous

media

interviews.

When

you

read

Ben

’

s

blogs

from

his

interview

tasks,

it

is

easy

to

see

why

they

chose

him.

He

is

funny

and

easy-going

and

he

will

certainly

get

the

attention

of

any

potential

tourist to this beautiful place.

56. According to the passage, Ben

’

s job includes all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A. knowing Hamilton Island very well

B. going to Hamilton Island once a day

D.

drawing

travellers

’

attention

to

the

C. being interviewed in different media

island

57. During the interview process, the candidates were asked to_____.

A. go through a fitness training

B. take part in various TV shows

D. communicate with the press

C. write about their own interviews

58. Why was Ben chosen for the job?

A. He is easy to get along with.

B. He kept his personal blog very well.

C. He used to be a swimming champion.

D. He can speak several foreign languages.

59. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Hamilton Island gets well protected

C. Ben gets dream job

(B)

B. The funniest job in the world

D. Tourism in Australia

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