上海市浦东区2017学年度第一学期质量监控试卷 高三英语(含答案)

上海市浦东区2017学年度第一学期质量监控试卷 高三英语

I. Listening Comprehension (25%) 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. Sorry.

C. Excited.

2. A. An accountant.

C. An artist. 3. A. 2000 yuan.

C.1200 yuan. 4. A. On a plane.

C. In a boat. C. A book. C. Friends.

B. Annoyed.

D. Puzzled.

B. A surgeon. D. A scientist. B.3200 yuan.

D.3600 yuan.

B. In a physical medical room. D. In a school rest room.

5. A. A job. B. An article.

D. An author.

D. Cousins.

B. Treat his injury immediately.

6. A. Twins. B. Classmates. 7. A. Give his ankle a good rest.

C. Continue his regular exercises. D. Be careful when climbing steps. 8. A. Go on a diving tour in Europe. B. Add 300 dollars to his budget.

C. Travel overseas on his own. C.To avoid more work later on.

D. Join a package tour to Mexico.

B. In case they should be late.

D. To make better preparations.

9. A. In case some problems should occur.

10. A. The rock band needs more hours of practice.

B. The rock band is going to play here for a month. C. Their hard work has resulted in a big success. D. He appreciates the woman’s help with the band. 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. Its strong education system. B. Its population.

C. Its growing tourism industry. D. Its bilingual signs.

12. A. All citizens receive quality English teaching. B. More money should be spent on teacher training.

C. An English-speaking environment should be built. D. Tourism industry should be promoted. 13. A. The foreign investment will increase.

B. It will bring the economic and social benefits. C. The education system will be strengthened.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 13. A. He shopped for groceries.

B. He took care of his sick parent. C. He cared for his younger brother.

D. He made important family decisions. 15. A.It may help children grow up quickly. B. It may force children to sacrifice their childhoods.

C. It will turn children’s responsibility into a delight. D. It will make children more isolated and confused. 16. A. Children getting satisfaction from helping others.

B. Children taking on adult responsibility.

C. Frustration and stress caused to children by parents. D. The environment for children’s better growth.

Section C

D. It will improve Singapore’s ranking in English level.

Directions: In Section C，you will hear a conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear a conversation and the questions about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Tour guide.

C. Journalist.

B. Editor.

D. Typist.

18. A. Some newly discovered scenic spot.

B. Big changes in the Amazon valley. C. A new railway under construction. D. The beautiful Amazon rain forests. 19. A. In news weeklies.

B. In newspapers’Sunday editions.

C. In a local evening paper.

D. In overseas edition of U.S. magazines. 20. A. To become a professional writer.

B. To get her life story published soon. C. To be employed by a newspaper. D. To sell her articles to a news service.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) 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.

I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday. It was a sunny day. Eager to spend some time outside, I went up the mountain with my uncle. The mountain was hard (21) ________(climb) and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end, (22) ________ (exhaust) and hot, I couldn’t go any further. So we went back down the mountain in the end.

On the way back down, my uncle asked me a question, (23) _____ left me speechless for a second: ―What’s your dream,young lady?‖

―I have no idea,‖ I answered (24) _____thinking it for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his story. He didn’t perform well at school when he was a student. Although nobody thought he could succeed, he knew clearly (25) ______his dream was-----to be a businessman. ―I knew I wasn’t gifted when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a market and sell them after class,‖ he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to find out which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but (26)______ tough life was, he never gave up.

―There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of effort to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to chase your dream,‖ he said gently.

That night I (27) ______ hardly fall asleep. I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself, ―What’s my motivation?‖

I once wanted to be a top student, but the hard work needed meant (28) _____ (put) everything into following my passion. If I find myself lacking willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again by (29) _____. It made me think: If we don’t experience the climb, how can we get to see the scenery on the top of the mountain? In the end, I reached the top and (30) ______ (fascinate) by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more pleasant than that. Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be useonly once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. quickly B. analyze G. dramatic

C. programmed D. adoption E.boredom F. unaccompanied H. transform I. distracted J. peacefully K. prospect

Imagine an urban neighborhood where most of the cars are self-driving. What would it be like to be a pedestrian?

Actually, pretty good. In fact, pedestrians might end up with the run of the place.

In a new study published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Millard-Ball looks at the __31__of urban areas where a majority of vehicles are ―autonomous‖ or self-driving. It’s a phenomenon that’s not as far off as one might think.

―Autonomous vehicles have the potential to __32__ travel behavior,‖ Millard-Ball says. He uses game theory to __33__ the interactions between pedestrians and self-driving vehicles, with a focus on yielding at crosswalks.

Because autonomous vehicles are by design risk-averse, Millard-Ball's model suggests that pedestrians will be able to act with impunity, and he thinks autonomous vehicles may facilitate a shift towards pedestrian-oriented urban neighborhoods. However, Millard-Ball also finds that the __34__ of autonomous vehicles may be hampered by their strategic disadvantage that slows them down in urban traffic.

―Pedestrians routinely play the game of chicken,‖ Millard-Ball writes. Crossing the street, even at a marked crosswalk without a traffic signal, requires a probability calculation: what are the odds of survival?

The benefit of crossing the street__35__, instead of waiting for a gap in traffic, is traded off against the probability of injury or even death. Pedestrians know that drivers are not interested in running them down -- usually. But there is the chance a driver may be __36__, ordrunk.

Self-driving cars are__37__ to obey the rules of the road, including waiting for pedestrians to cross. They could provide the most __38__ transformation in urban transportation systems. Parking, street design, and transportation service networks are likely to be revolutionized. In his latest study, Millard-Ball suggests that the potential benefits of self-driving cars -- avoiding __39__ of traffic and traffic accidents -- may be outweighed by the drawbacks of an always play-it-safe vehicle that slows traffic for everybody.