上海市闸北区2015届高三下学期期中练习（二模）英语试题（含答案）

闸北区2015高三英语二模卷

2015.4

I. Listening Comprehension（30分） 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 conversation and the question 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. She should watch on her weight.

B. She can sometimes eat at will. C. She is already overweight. D. She should avoid sweet food. 2. A. At the Emergency Room. B. At the grocery store. C. At the dentist’s.

D. At a decade-old toast shop. 3. A. 20.

4. A. On the phone. C. Insurance agent.

B. 30. B. By text.

C. 35. C. Online. B. House agent. D. Carpenter.

D. 45. D. Face to face.

5. A. Furniture shop assistant.

6. A. Tickets bought online are cheaper.

B. It’s hard to buy the tickets at the box office. C. Free pamphlets provide discounts for the Ballet. D. The Ballet show could be watched online. 7. A. There are all together three sections for the exam. B. She failed to finish the exam within time. C. She was poor at multiple choices. D. She performed well in the physics exam. 8. A. It is too expensive a trip.

B. It’s a pity he can’t take his family with him on the trip. C. The trip takes too much time.

D. He doesn’t enjoy going to New Zealand for a trip. 9. A. Stay up late for exams.

B. Don’t pay too much attention to exams. C. Study hard throughout the term.

D. Give up on the math test. 10. A. Relaxed

Section B

Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. 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. Relationship problems. B. Low working productivity. C. Poor income. D. Depression. 12. A. 6%.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Because they were in need of clothes and food. B. Because they wanted to find honey. C. Because they wanted to take revenge. D. Because they intended to occupy the village. 15. A. Because they migrated from Africa.

B. Because they are a rare group surviving on the Andamans. C. Because they store precious honey.

D. Because their DNA is valuable for scientific study. 16. A. They want to learn local language. B. They come to see the outside world. C. They are chasing away outsiders. D. They need drinks and cigarettes.

Section C

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you

B. 10%.

C. 15%.

D. 26%.

13. A. The poor treatment received from National Health Service. B. Patients’ inability to go to bed with a teddy bear. C. The bad quality of the mattress patients use. D. The tension they suffer from in lives.

B. Calm.

C. Excited.

D. Nervous.

hear.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation: Complete the report form. WRITE ONE WORD for each answer. House let Memo: Security measures: Kitchen facilities: Garden maintenance : Rent: Gate ___17___ & security company. Stove, fridge, toaster, NO ___18___. Watering & removing ___19___. 1000 per month with ___20___ excluded. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:

Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. What was the shortage of the four existing presidential libraries in Kennedy’s time? What did Kennedy Library primarily hold? What was the Library intended to become? Where did the construction fees come from?

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

(A)

Being skinny is not beautiful but being healthy is. Most young people, unfortunately, (25)______(convince) that being thin, and therefore being stylish is a major way of maintaining self-worth. To make the matter worse, they might take this so far that they are likely to end up (26)______ eating disorders.

Eating disorders are psychological illnesses defined by abnormal eating habits, (27)______ may involve either insufficient or too much food intake to the damage of an individual's physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa(暴食症) and anorexia nervosa（食欲匮乏） are the (28)______(common) forms of eating disorders.

(29)______ diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are well under a healthy bodyweight. But patients with bulimia nervosa may have a body weight that falls within the range from normal to overweight. (30)_____ primarily thought of as affecting females, eating disorders influence males as well.

The precise cause of eating disorders is not entirely understood, but (31)______ is agreed that the disease is linked to other medical conditions and situations. Besides, cultural idealization of thinness and youthfulness also contributes to (32)______(reduce) weight forcefully. The problem has affected a large

___22___of Kennedy government. ___23___ ___24___. Long distances from ___21___.