1、2017 学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷高三英语 试卷（满分 140 分，考试时间 120 分钟） 2017.12I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: 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
2、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 bank. B. On the street. C. At home. D. In a cafe.2. A. A concert. B. A book sale. C. A banquet
3、. D. An art exhibition.3. A. 50 minutes. B. 25 minutes.C. An hour and a quarter. D. An hour and a half.4. A. The train will arrive on time. B. The train is late due to the storm.C. The woman will take the next train. D. The woman has to wait for the train.5. A. She talks too much. B. She doesnt like
4、 speaking.C. She is always very frank. D. She often talks loudly.6. A. She doesnt want to have a birthday party. B. She doesnt like the gift.C. She wants to forget her birthday. D. She doesnt want to grow old.7. A. The woman doesnt want to go out in the evening.B. The film is not worth seeing at all
5、.C. The man wont go to the movies with the woman.D. The man is very tired from his work.8. A. The summer this year is terribly hot. B. Last summer was even hotter.C. Hot weather helps people lose weight. D. Light was stronger this morning.9. A. He should have invited Mary. B. He is doing business wi
6、th Mary.C. He was not a man of his word. D. He didnt want to ask Mary to the party.10. A. She would rather invite more people to come. B. They prepared too much food at a previous meeting.C. The family members always eat a lot. D. They should prepare more food and drinks.Section BDirections: In Sect
7、ion B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. 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 possibl
8、e 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. She was born in a poor family.B. She worked as a doctor in her early life.C. She spent her whole life in London.D. She decided to hel
9、p the poor when she was young.12. A. Because of the poor living conditions.B. Because she was sent to a settlement house.C. Because of her health problem.D. Because her family moved to another city.13. A. She founded the first settlement house in America.B. She wrote books about the problems faced b
10、y the poor.C. She introduced laws to help workers, women, and children.D. She helped those who had come to America from other countries.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They are available in different languages except Russian.B. They are a range of useful desktop pub
11、lishing packages.C. They are not allowed to be taken out of the college.D. They can help the students with their language learning.15. A. Consult him frequently. B. Use the computer regularly.C. Occupy the computer early. D. Print essays patiently.16. A. Micro-computer lab service. B. Facilities of
12、a college.C. The use of micro-computers. D. The operating of printers.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He is the journalist of a local newspaper.B. He is a huge fan of international stories.C. He is an experienced editor of a TV program.D. He is an advocate for
13、environmental protection.18. A. Current trends in economic development. B. Domestic issues of general social concern.C. International relations and foreign policies. D. Conflicts among different political parties.19. A. Based on what the public wants to know.B. By interviewing people who have storie
14、s.C. By analyzing the current social problems.D. Based on public expectations and editors judgment.20. A. First-hand stories. B. Practical experience.C. Audiences feedback. D. Educational background.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to
15、 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.The Grasshopper in Van Gogh PaintingArt conservators(管理员) dream of finding (21)_(hide) secre
16、ts in the masterpieces they look after. Rarely do they expect to find a dead grasshopper.Conservators at the Nelson-Atkins museum of art in Kansas City said they discovered the dead insect in one of its star paintings, Vincent van Goghs Olive Trees, when it (22)_ (scan) as part of the research for a
17、 catalogue of its French painting collection.It was spotted by Mary Schafer. She told a local broadcaster that she found it in the works lower foreground. “(23)_(look) at the painting with the microscope，I came across the tiny body of a grasshopper covered in the paint, so it (24)_ have occurred in
18、the wet paint back in 1889.“We can connect it to Van Gogh painting outside, so we think of him battling the elements, dealing with the wind, the bugs, and then hes got to walk back to his studio through the fields. Whats fun is that we can come up with all these stories for (25)_ the insect landed i
19、n the paint.”Schafer said they were curious to know if the grasshopper could be studied (26)_(far) to possibly identify which season Van Gogh painted Olive Trees.Michael Engel, a professor at the University of Kansas, was approached (27)_(examine) the grasshopper further. He discovered that part of
20、the insects body was missing and there was no sign of movement in the surrounding paint. In other words, it was already dead (28)_ it somehow landed on the artists wet canvas and could not be used for dating purposes.Van Gogh painted Olive Trees in 1889, the year after his falling out with his frien
21、d Gauguin, (29)_ may have led to his famous act of self-mutilation in the history of art: cutting off his own ear.The grasshopper may not help in any art historical research but it has become a talking point for museum visitors, looking closely into the painting to see (30)_ they can spot the dead i
22、nsect.Section BDirections: 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. concerns B. illegal C. circulation D. recommended E. launched F. conductingG. witnessing H. innovation I. emphasized J. regulat
23、ions K. criticismsExperts agree that it is becoming a growing trend that more and more consumers across the country are using cashless payment methods.In fact, as early as 1988, the State Council released _(31)_ to encourage bank transfers and to reduce using cash during economic activities. Today,
24、the move toward a cashless society could “reduce the risks of using cash, save on costs and as a matter of convenience, prevent _(32)_ activities such as money laundering(洗钱),” Dong Ximiao, a research fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Glo
25、bal Times.But China is not the first country to seek a cashless society. Developed states like Sweden, Denmark and Singapore are also _(33)_ the increase of cashless payment. The rapid development of cashless payments does not mean there are no challenges and _(34)_.Alibabas Hema store, where custom
26、ers can shop, dine and order goods for delivery from their mobile phones, have come into the spotlight recently. Media reports said that consumers cant purchase goods with cash there, which would be considered illegal. A Hema PR representative told the Global Times that all 13 Hema stores in the cou
27、ntry do in fact allow consumers to pay in cash. She noted that Hema store simply _(35)_ consumers to pay via Alipay for convenience purposes.Alipay and WeChat Pay, the nations two major third-party mobile payment tools, also _(36)_ campaigns this month to encourage more merchants and customers to us
28、e cashless payment methods. Both called for the establishment of a “cashless society”, which caused _(37)_ over whether cash will soon disappear. Dong _(38)_ that a cashless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear. “As the economy grows, the _(39)_ of cash is still very huge,” no
29、ted Dong.“Also, its important to remember that nearly half of Chinas population lives in rural areas, especially in undeveloped western regions, and therefore is not able to enjoy _(40)_ brought by the Internet,” Dong said. “And when it comes to Chinas senior citizens，most of them prefer to use cash
30、 in their daily life,” he added.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.Eating fast food makes people impatient even when they ar
31、e not short of time, a new study claims.Students in the study became _(41)_ even when shown the logo of burger chain McDonalds so quickly on screen that they could not _(42)_ it.Researchers say that daily exposure to fast food brands could have a subliminal(潜意识的) effect on _(43)_, making people hurr
32、y regardless of whether they are pushed for time. They conclude: “Our experiments suggest that the _(44)_ goal of saving time embedded in fast food may have the unexpected consequence of causing hurriedness and impatience.”Thinking about fast food increases _(45)_ for time-saving products. “More _(4
33、6)_, we found that the mere exposure to fast food symbols reduced peoples willingness to save and led them to prefer immediate _(47)_ over greater future return, finally harming their economic interest.”Student volunteers were quickly shown six logos from fast-food chains McDonalds, Burger King, KFC
34、, Subway, Wendys and Taco Bell. They could not consciously see what they were but the subliminal effect was _(48)_. Their reading speed was measured before and after seeing the logos and it was significantly faster afterwards. Participants also preferred time-saving products like three-in-one skinca
35、re treatments rather than _(49)_ versions after seeing the logos. When asked whether they would accept a small sum of money immediately or a larger amount in a weeks time, they again chose _(50)_ reward after being exposed to the brands.Researcher Chen-Bo Zhong, assistant professor of organizational
36、 behaviour at Canadas Toronto University, said: “Fast food represents a culture of time efficiency and immediate _(51)_.” The problem is that the goal of saving time gets activated upon exposure to fast food _(52)_ whether time is a relevant factor in the context. “_(53)_, walking faster is time-eff
37、icient when one is trying to make a meeting, but its a sign of impatience when one is taking a walk in the park.”“Were finding that the mere exposure to fast food is _(54)_ a general sense of hurriedness and impatience. When I sit in a fast food restaurant, I find myself gobbling(狼吞虎咽) my Big Mac do
38、wn at this incredible speed even though there is no _(55)_ at all.”41. A. hungry B. stressful C. anxious D. timid42. A. recognize B. investigate C. diagnose D. recall43. A. motivation B. appearance C. emotion D. behaviour44. A. common B. unconscious C. primary D. temporary45. A. preferences B. impli
39、cations C. ingredients D. intentions46. A. naturally B. strikingly C. fortunately D. personally47. A. gain B. proof C. respond D. attention48. A. concealed B. imposed C. edited D. marked49. A. separate B. special C. expensive D. original50. A. potential B. constant C. intense D. instant51. A. cultiv
40、ation B. resistance C. satisfaction D. awareness52. A. in terms of B. on account of C. regardless of D. with respect to53. A. In other words B. On the contrary C. For example D. In addition54. A. promoting B. assuming C. insulting D. assessing55. A. chance B. sense C. rush D. harmSection BDirections
41、: 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)One of the most inspiring
42、quotes I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.” I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many au
43、thors, I expected hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to sign copies for them. Im afraid to say, it didnt quite happen like that.My first signing was arranged at the largest bookstore in the city. Filled with anticipation, I was put into a private signing room in the beautiful store. De
44、spite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious.Do they not like the title? I wondered. Do they not like the book cover?After 90 minutes of this torture, I was absolutely
45、distraught. For the four years writing the book, I had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never before in my life. Working a full 8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by 9:30 pm every day, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two hours of writing before heading into my
46、clinic. Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper, “Please grant me the words to touch just one persons life.”Now, sitting there alone at my first book signing, I wondered if my entire life wasnt just a big joke. At that moment, just when I could
47、nt feel any worse, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to hide my emotions and introduced myself and my book. There was something different about the way they were looking at me that I couldnt quite identify. But I didnt know what else to say. The couple turned to each other, and th
48、e husband nodded to his wife. She then told me, “I think well get the book.” My heart began to pound. But I realized the woman was trying to say something else.“The reason were buying it,” she said hesitantly, “is because our son committed suicide two years ago. Maybe your story will help us get ove
49、r it.”At that moment, I knew if I never sold another copy of the book, my four years of writing it had served its purpose. Although I would have many more challenging years until my book caught on and sold well, this couples story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me moving ahead. Thanks to them, I would come to the realizati
