[英语]上海市金山区2019届高三上学期期末质量监控英语试题

【英语】上海市金山区2019届高三上学期期末质量监控英语试题 金山区2018-2019学年第一学期质量监控

高三英语试卷

（时间120分钟，分值140分）

2018年12月

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. 200.

B. 300.

C. 400.

D. 600.

2.A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.

D. At a

supermarket.

3.A. Manager and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.

D. Brother and sister.

4.A. He went to a picture show. B. He painted some pictures.

C. He watched a football match on TV. D. He went out to play football. 5. A. The mouse. B. The price.

C. The monitor. D.

The keyboard.

6.A. The man shouldn’t be so anxious. B. She’s already an hour late.

C. The man shouldn’t wait to be interviewed. D. She’s too nervous to calm down. 7. A. It is his favorite book. B. It is not worth reading. C. It is not the one he likes.

D. It is better than he expected.

8. A. Business is not necessarily good at the turn of the year. B. Business is always good at the end of the year.

C. Businessmen are the busiest people at the end of the year. D. There will be many cases at the end of the year. 9.A. She didn’t like it at all. B. She thought it was very easy.

C. She thought it was too hard for her to follow. D. She thought the instructor was very good.

10. A. They will make a phone call to Dr. Smith tomorrow. B. They can put down the clock because it is always slow. C. Dr. Smith was late for the call. D. They can call on Dr. Smith tomorrow.

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 conversation and the passages. The conversation and the passages 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. The impact of painful memories.

B. New research on a pill and the argument about it. C. A way of wiping out painful memories. D. A proper method for changing memories. 12. A. It can cause the brain to fix memories. B. It can stop people remembering bad experiences. C. It can prevent the body producing certain chemicals. D. It can wipe out the emotional effects of memories. 13. A. Experts are not sure about the effects of the pill. B. The pill will certainly stop people’s emotional memories. C. Taking the pill will do harm to people’s physical health.

D. The pill has already been produced and used by the American public.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Wearing high heels can improve women’s balance. B. Wearing high heels exposes women to strains. C. Wearing high heels can result in back pain.

D. Wearing high heels can lead to unhealthy walking patterns. 15. A. They should choose proper heels.

B. They should exercise their ankle muscles properly.

C. They should measure the strength of their ankles frequently. D. They should give up the habit of wearing high heels. 16. A. Because they thought it was fashionable. B. Because it was a symbol of status.

C. Because it could help them to shoot their bow and arrow more effectively. D. Because it was required by European emperors.

Questions17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Believing in themselves. B. Writing a book. C. Challenging their life.

D. Asking for help.

18. A. She makes children’s programs. B. She gets involved in legal decisions. C. She simplifies a judge’s job.

D. She explains the function of the law in simple words. 19. A. Sharing things with others.

B. Solving problems.

C. Talking with others.

D. Having her opinions heard.

20. A. A judge’s reflection on her job and life. B. The success of a children’s program. C. The importance of law in daily life. D. The problems people meet in court.

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.

However depressed you may be feeling now, if you look back, there certainly will have been events that made you happy—maybe the time (21) ________ you bought your first bicycle or you were awarded a scholarship. When good things happen, we feel excited, proud and happy.

But the problem is, happiness doesn’t usually last. The excitement of that first bicycle purchase wears off, and the pride in the scholarship gives way to the stress of performing (22) ______ (well) on the next exam.

Psychologists call this phenomenon hedonic adaptation (享乐适应症)—that is, (23) _______ ________ ________ good something makes us feel, most of the time we drift back to (24) _______ we started. An often (25) __________ (quote) example is that lottery winners are no happier than non-winners eighteen months after their win.

But don’t despair. It is possible to make happiness last. Psychologists have found two anti-adaptation tools that are effective in sustaining happiness: variety and appreciation.

Variety is, as we all know, the spice of life. But it’s also a useful weapon (26) __________ adaptation. Positive changes that (27) __________ (experience) in a variety of ways are more likely to lead to lasting happiness. For example, you will feel happier about your volunteer work (28) __________ you are able to cope with new tasks every week. The second tool, appreciation, is in many ways the opposite of adaptation. It’s about focusing on something, instead of letting it fade into the background. It is only when you appreciate something (29) _______ an enduring feeling of happiness will follow.

Human beings spend a lot of time figuring out what makes them happy, but not enough time (30)__________ (try) to hang on to the happiness they already have. This is like focusing all your energy on making more money, without giving any thought to what you will do with the money. The key to happiness is to not

only look for new opportunities but also to make the most of the ones you’ve been given.

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. coupled B. currently C. head D. depressing E. product F. target G. suggest H. capability I. score J. potentially K. tricky

Want to figure out if someone is a psychopath (精神变态者)? Ask them what their favourite song is. A New York University study last year found that people who loved Eminem’s Lose Yourself and Justin Bieber’s What Do You Mean? were more likely to (31) highly on the psychopathy scale than people who were into Dire Straits.

Over the past few years, Spotify has been enhancing its data analytic (32) in an attempt to help marketers (33) consumers with adverts tailored to the mood they’re in. They infer this from the sort of music you’re listening to, (34) with where and when you’re listening to it, along with third-party data that might be available.

Now, to be clear, there’s nothing particularly (35) about what Spotify is doing with your data. I certainly don’t think that they are working with shadowy consulting firms to serve you ads promoting a culture war while you’re listening to the songs that (36) you might be in a casually racist mood. Nevertheless, I find it (37) that our personal private moments with music are increasingly being turned into data points and sold to advertisers.

You can see where this could go, can’t you? As ad targeting gets ever more complicated, marketers will have the ability to target our emotions in (38) exploitative ways. According to one study, titled Misery Is Not Miserly, you are more likely to spend more on a (39) if you’re feeling sad. You can

imagine some companies might take advantage of that. And on that note, I’m feeling a little down about all this. I’ll (40) off to treat myself to something expensive.

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.

The constant working engine that drives the majority of human action is, undoubtedly, the fragrant dream of individualism. And while the presence of its scent is (41) throughout the world entirely, its value is worshipped (敬奉) to such an extent in a land no other than that of America.

As the framework of its history, America holds individuality as the ever-popular green light, the essence of which becomes the symbol of hope for, well, almost everything. In fact, in America’s current social status, individuality has become something of a birthright, and a (42) applied upon the face of the media, where it was (43) valued as the American dream. There is no denying the popularity of this idol in American society, and little hope for (44) it.

However, (45) most pride themselves in their individualistic state, perhaps humans, when stripped (剥) to their core (核心), are everything but.

It is no new discovery that people are the sum of their experiences. The overwhelming majority of human experiences involve other humans, along with the (46) and relationships between them. It is a (47) occurrence when a life is built upon events without this stimulus. Indeed, interaction is the core of experience. Therefore, in order that humans are the sum of their experiences, they must be the sum of the people that they meet, just as well.

As an Americanized teen, I found the discovery that not only my self-entitled individualism was (48) , but that I, as a being, was a product, increasingly unsettling to accept. Questions (49)_____ me such as “If I am bits and pieces of everyone I have met — my family, my teachers, all of my friends, and even strangers — then what is left that is just me? What part of me is just me? How much of myself is the combining of different parts of different people? Is such a (50) between myself and others even possible?”

Such are inquiries that will continue to be thought about, as I have come to accept that they will remain a (51) . Therefore, with the allowance of these questions, the response must be a (52)_______ in the definition of “oneself”. The previously mentioned questions no longer concern me, as I have put a stop to the idea that the “real” me is some lost isolated island on top of an ocean of influence.

I realized that my personality cannot depend on a(n) (53) between influence and individualism, as such is a line that cannot be distinct. (54) , I must be a person whose calmness is a beautifully hazy mixture, and a steady question. Thus, it is the commonly unnoticed durable mystery that is the frustration of those who can (55) the lie of individualism. Hopefully, they will come into acceptance.

41. A. unpredictable B. untrustworthy

C. unreliable

D.

undeniable

42. A. necessity

B. characteristic

C. mark

D.

model

43. A. later

B. previously

C. extremely

D.

publicly

44. A. destroying

B. appreciating

C. chasing

D.

escaping

45. A. though B. if

C. since

D. as 46. A. conflict

B. tension

C. interaction

D.

cooperation

47. A. common B. rare C. frequent D.

strange 48. A. right

B. justified C. unclear D. false

49. A. affected

B. interrupted

C. bothered

D. surprised

50. A. separation B. combination C. contrast D.

communication 51. A. secret

B. mystery C. truth D.

fantasy 52. A. gap

B. belief C. factor D. change 53. A. distinction

B. connection

C. exchange

D.

medium

54. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D.

Furthermore 55. A. break up

B. make up C. cope with D. see

through

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)

Charity Cycling UK recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of dooring after discovering that many people don’t know what it is. Dooring is when a driver or passenger opens the door into another road user—typically cyclist—without looking for other road users.

Cycling UK chief executive Paul Tuohy told Gloucestershire Live: “Some people seem to see car dooring as a bit of a joke, but it’s not and can have