上海市松江区2018年高三一模-英语.doc

1、高三英语 第 1 页 共 16 页松江区 2017 学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷高三英语（满分 140 分，完卷时间 120 分钟） 2017.12I. Listening Comprehension Section A （10分）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

2、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. At a concert. B. In a restaurant. C. In a flower shop. D. In a supermarket.

3、2. A. 15. B. 50. C. 85. D. 100.3. A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Entertained. D. Disappointed. 4. A. Because her boss will return her the money after seeing the receipt.B. Because her boss asks her to buy a lot of things.C. Because she wants to establish a standard procedure in her company.D. Because

4、 she wants to check everything she has bought.5. A. Go on with the chat. B. Review his lessons.C. Connect with his friends. D. Talk with his friends face to face.6. A. He is always in a good mood. B. He has spent more money than expected.C. He is good at playing the piano. D. Hes pleased with his pu

5、rchase.7. A. Mr. Whites new appointment. B. Mr. Whites vacation.C. An important vacant position. D. How to apply for a job.8. A. Her shoes will be in stock next month.B. She is longing for the shoes that are currently unavailable.C. She is unwilling to wait for a long time.D. She cant bear waiting.9

6、. A. Policeman and car driver. B. Librarian and student.C. Doctor and patient. D. Post clerk and customer.10. A. John will deliver a presentation tomorrow about a new electronic device.B. The clients are very nervous about the quality of the new car.C. Tracys presentation is about a type of new elec

7、tric car.D. Tracy is nervous because this electric car hasnt received positive feedback before.高三英语 第 2 页 共 16 页Section B （15 分）Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation.

8、The passages and the conversation 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news. 11.

9、 A. Because man makes us of only 20% of the brains capacity.B. Because the other 80% of mans brain will grow in due time.C. Because man brain has grown larger over the past centuries.D. Because man will use his brain more and more as time goes on.12. A. He thinks and feels in different ways.B. He ha

10、s smaller eyes and wears better glasses.C. He has no hair because it is no longer useful.D. His fingers grow weaker because he doesnt use them.13. A. Mans life will be different in the future.B. Future man will look different from us.C. Man is growing taller and uglier as time goes by.D. The functio

11、ns of mans organs will function as well as today.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Reading magazine articles. B. Preparing book reports.C. Writing research papers. D. Selecting information sources.15. A. Gathering nonrelevant information. B. Stealing another persons

12、ideas.C. Sharing notes with someone else. D. Handing in assignments late.16. A. In the students own words. B. In direct quotations.C. In short phrases. D. In shorthand.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Checking the room. B. Arranging a large conference.C. Running

13、 a hotel. D. Handling a complaint.18. A. There is no lavatory paper. B. The toilet doesnt flush properly.C. The water doesnt run away in the shower. D. There is no pillow in the room.19. A. Busy. B. Unhappy.C. Excited. D. Hot.20. A. Adjust the regulator. B. fix the toilet and shower.C. Send the lava

14、tory paper. D. Send a cake and fruit.高三英语 第 3 页 共 16 页II. Grammar and VocabularySection A （10分）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 give

15、n word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. One of my (21) _ (memorable) vacations took place on a farm.When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in a guesthouse on a farm, (2

16、2) _ (join) in the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We got up early to see the cows as they (23) _ (milk). I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward. Decades later I still have vivid memories of tha

17、t trip and of experiencing a lifestyle so different (24) _ my own. It made me realize the value of a vacation.To this day, I wonder (25) _ that farmer ever managed to enjoy a vacation of his own. There is never a day when the animals dont need to be fed. But I still think of that family trip when I

18、plan my approach to taking time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for resting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spend much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough for a family vacation every year. In our

19、 busy lives, family is what we (26) _ be saving our money and time for.For my family, our vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in a ho

20、tel? Would it be better (27) _ (buy) groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat out every night?(28) _ (involve) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some

21、 relaxation time for us all (29) _ _ the vacation can work for everyone.Each year, setting aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. This is the one week a year I dont care whether my kids clean their room or do the dishes. (30) _ matters that week is that everyone is havi

22、ng a great time.Section B （10 分）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.高三英语 第 4 页 共 16 页A. involuntary B. features C. suspect D. track E. peculiar F. signals G. store H. permits I. unlock

23、J. sustain K. scaleThe human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial 31 helps people recognize each other and is crucial to the formation of complex societies. So is the faces ability to send emotional 32 , whether through a(n) 33 blush or a false smile. People spend mu

24、ch of their waking lives, in the office and the courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility and trust. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to 34 worshippers atten

25、dance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a(n) 35 outside a football game. In China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing drivers, 36 tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apples new iPhone is expected

26、 to use it to 37 the homescreen.Set against human skills, such applications might seem gradual. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the Internet, obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seems merely to encode them. Although faces are 38 to individuals, they are also public, so tech

27、nology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, 39 and analyze images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast 40 promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of privacy, fairness and trust.III. Reading Comprehension Section A （1

28、5分）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 notion of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of company culture to embed meaning in their

29、products and thus attract more customers.Starbucks literally changed the definition of “a good cup of coffee”. For Starbucks, the brand had three elements: coffee, 41 and stores. Strict control over the quality and processing of the beans 42 that the coffee would be of the highest possible quality.

30、Outstanding store personnel were employed and trained in coffee knowledge and 43 service. Store design, atmosphere and aroma (浓香) all 44 the “Starbucks Experience”.Almost all Starbucks stores were corporately owned and controlled. Starbucks prided itself on the “Starbucks Experience”, 45 coffee to p

31、rovide a unique experience for its customers.高三英语 第 5 页 共 16 页46 those traditional coffee houses providing you with the grab-and-go service, Starbucks provides you with more than coffee. You get great people, first-rate music, a comfortable and upbeat meeting place, and 47 advice on brewing excellen

32、t coffee at home. At home youre part of a family. At work youre part of a company. And somewhere in between is a place where you can sit back and be yourself. Thats what a Starbucks store has been 48 to creating for its customers a kind of “third place” where they can 49 , reflect, read, chat or lis

33、ten.The green Starbucks logo is a mermaid that looks like the end of the double image of the sea. It was designed by Terry Heckler, who got the 50 from the wooden statue of the sea. Mermaid logo also 51 original and modern meanings: her face is very simple, but with modern abstract forms of packagin

34、g; the middle is black and white, the only color on the outside surrounded by a circle.Starbucks makes the typical American culture gradually broken down into elements of 52 : the visual warmth, hearing the way, smelling the aroma of coffee and so on. Just think, through the huge glass windows, watc

35、hing the crowded streets, 53 sipping a coffee flavor, which is in line with the “Yapi”, the feeling of experience in the 54 life.But the 55 of Starbucks is not about the coffee, although its great coffee. Coffee is only a carrier. Coffee consumption, to a great extent, is an emotional and cultural l

36、evel of consumption.41. A. people B. managers C. customers D. clients42. A. assured B. promised C. ensured D. predicted43. A. emergency B. environment C. employment D. customer 44. A. consisted of B. benefited from C. contributed to D. headed for45. A. going beyond B. coming across C. making up D. d

37、epending on46. A. With regard to B. In addition to C. Compared with D. In terms of 47. A. general B. reasonable C. legal D. fascinating48. A. committed B. alerted C. subjected D. required49. A. negotiate B. perform C. conceal D. escape50. A. imagination B. inspiration C. patent D. philosophy51. A. c

38、reates B. cultivates C. credits D. conveys 52. A. brand B. logo C. possession D. experience53. A. greedily B. gently C. persistently D. indifferently54. A. busy B. easy C. miserable D. energetic55. A. product B. vision C. essence D. importance 高三英语 第 6 页 共 16 页Section B （22分）Directions: Read the fol

39、lowing 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)Men are as likely as women to suffer from

40、 postnatal (产后的 ) depression, a study shows. One in ten fathers the same ratios as mothers are found to suffer before or after birth. By the time their child reaches 12 weeks, as many as one in four are feeling down.The symptoms observed in the American study are not thought to be hormonal as they a

41、re in women and are instead probably a response to the pressures of fatherhood. These include the expense of having children, changed relationship with partners and fear of paternal (父亲的) responsibility. In the early weeks, the lack of sleep and extra domestic chores also take the toll.The study put

42、 the overall rate of depression among new fathers at 10.4 percent double the estimated 4.8 percent for all men in any 12-month period. Around 8 percent were affected in the 12 weeks before and after birth, according to the Eastern Virginia Medical School Research. The study found parents were more l

43、ikely to be down if their partner was too.It is estimated that around one in ten women suffers postnatal depression, even if they have never had mental health problems. Without treatment the condition can last for months. Although most women have a few days of “Baby Blues” shortly after birth, postn

44、atal depression can kick in up to six months later. Experts say that paternal depression is serious because it can have “substantial emotional, behavioural and developmental” effects on children. 56. The “Baby Blues” effect among fathers may be caused by the following except _.A. domestic choresB. f

45、atherhood pressureC. paternal responsibilityD. hormone imbalance 57. What does the underlined phrase“take the toll”in paragraph 2 mean?A. Cost a lot of money.B. Take the lead.C. Have a bad effect. D. Have no links.58. Which could be the best title for the passage?A. Therapy for DepressionB. Father G

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