七宝五校2017届高三上第14周联考英语试题

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闵行区七宝集团联考高三年级英语试卷

满分分值：150分 完卷时间：120分钟

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10’ 每题1分)

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

Last August Susan and forty-two other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of garbage ___21___ the river running across their city. They cleaned up the river as part of a weeklong environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river ___22___ (pollute) so much that it's unsafe for swimming or fishing. Still, Susan, who has just completed her third summer camp on the river cleanup, sees a change in this river. \lot ___23___ (clean),\ ___24___ can harm wild life. Water birds, for example, can die of plastic bottle rings and get ___25___ (cut) by tiny metals. Three years ago, when the cleanup started, garbage was everywhere. But this year the teenagers can row their boats fast. By the end of the six-hour cleanup, they ___26___ (remove) enough garbage to fill more than two large trucks. \left in the river makes people begin to care about environmental issues,\Susan says. She hopes ___28___ when others read that, she and her peers care enough ___29___ (clean) it up, maybe they would think twice ___30___ they throw garbage into the river. Section B (10’)

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. profits B. donations C. volunteers D. cause E. selling F. unwanted G. used H. donated I. disabled J. flooded K. appeal I love charity shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, ___41___ everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good___42___ and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a

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new home for___43___ goods.

The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s__44__ to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been___45___ with donations. They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these___46___ to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favorite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

Most of the people working in the charity shops are___47___, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are___48___ by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

The shops have very low running costs: all___49___ go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and___50___ people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? III. Reading Comprehension Section A (15’)

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.

Planning a wedding is no less than planning a big show, an official summit, a conference or any other grand occasion. One has to___51___ everything- all the subtle areas. The ceremony once organized ___52___ becomes the talk of the day. ___53___ it is to be remembered that the organization and accomplishment of this idea takes much time than the ___54___ itself. The engaged couple, especially the bride has nurtured her wedding dreams for long. Planning is imperative to transform her___55___ into reality. Planning your wedding carefully is the only way to realize the wishes and ideas of the couple and envision the event.

There are many small things, when___56___ well will result in an organized wedding ceremony. To start one should know the exact date, day and venue of the event. It is very essential to make a(n)___57___ of things that need to be done. This also helps in prioritizing the activities that need to be done first. The main things which need a lot of___58___ is the actual wedding ceremony, the reception, the number of guests invited, the food and proper facilities which need to be provided to the guests, at the place where they will be staying. Keeping the guests___59___ is

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one of the major activities that the host family should take care of. Others are checklist for bride, groom, arrangement for bridal showers, cakes and bakers, music and entertainment, speeches and toasts, photography and videography, legal services, and transportation etc. How can one forget about the sweetest and the romantic part of your wedding - the honeymoon and travel?

Wedding planning does not only ___60___ the arrangements of a wedding but also on the budget. The planning should be done in correspondence with the___61___. Wedding planning is a huge responsibility. You need to list the various___62___ among your family members. It is very necessary to divide the responsibilities properly among the family members. To capture all the precious events it is important to hire experienced photographers.

Wedding planning can be a boring and stressful process___63___ if you do not plan well. Budget is also an important factor and you should allocate a certain amount to all the aspects you are going to book or purchase. ___64___, you have an overall budget, out of which you allot a certain amount to book the venue, some amount for catering, some for flowers, cake, dresses, gifts, etc. Make sure you cover all the requirements of your wedding in your budget so that it would not exceed at the last moment.

If you are planning to accept gifts, think over what you___65___ want. Especially if someone is hosting a bridal shower for you, make sure you specify the things you want in your registry. 51. A. take care of 52. A. efficiently 53. A. Then 54. A. marriage 55. A. dreams 56. A. held 57. A. bid 58. A. regulation 59. A. happy 60. A. fixes on 61. A. situation 62. A. tasks

B. worry about B. carefully B. But B. planning B. resolutions B. made B. list

B. organization B. funny B. focus on B. condition B. role-play’

C. think about C. economically C. So C. ceremony C. arrangements C. served C. order C. attention C. curious C. depends on C. income C. responsibilities

D. get rid of D. properly D. And D. performance D. fantasies D. planned D. deal D. decision D. excited D. keeps on D. budget D. cooperation

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63. A. especially 64. A. By contrast 65. A. uniquely Section B (30’)

B. usually B. After all B. exactly

C. partly C. To sum up C. fortunately

D. unfortunately D. For instance D. effectively

Direction：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.

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Women's basketball began in the winter of 1892 at Smith College. Senda Berenson, an instructor at Smith, taught basketball to her students, hoping the activity would improve their physical health. Basketball's early supporters were affiliated with YMCAs(The Young Men's Christian Association) and colleges throughout the United States, and the game quickly spread throughout the country.

However, Berenson was taking risks simply in teaching the game to women. She worried a little about the women suffering from \fatigue\if games were too strenuous for them. And, in order to keep it \included a court divided into three areas and nine players per team. Three players were assigned to each area (guard, center, forward) and could not cross the line into another area. The ball was moved from section to section by passing or dribbling. Players were limited to three dribbles and could hold the ball for three seconds. No snatching or batting the ball away from a player was allowed. A center jump was required after each score. Peach baskets and the soccer ball were the equipment. Variations of Berenson’s rules spread across the country via YMCAs and colleges. The first intercollegiate women's basketball game was played between teams from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, in 1896.

The popularity of women's basketball grew steadily around the world for decades. By the 1970s the sport had attracted the notice the International Olympic Committee, which added women's basketball as an official sport of the Olympic Games in 1976.

The Women’s World Cup was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It began in 1953, held in Chile, three years after the first men's World Championship. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship. After the 1983 event,

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