1、1 青浦区 2017 学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研测试 英语学科试卷2017.12(时间 120 分钟，满分 140 分）考生注意：1.本试卷共 13 页。满分 140 分。考试时间 120 分钟。2.答题前，考生务必在答题卡（纸）上用钢笔或水笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号，并用铅笔正 确涂写准考证号。3.答案必须全部涂写在答题卡（纸）上。如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between
2、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
3、 the question you have heard.1. A. Much traffic. B. Inconvenient location. C. Living in town. D. Expensive vehicles.2. A. 5 pounds. B. 7 pounds.C. 8 pounds. D. 10 pounds.3. A. In a shopping mall. B. In a car showroom.C. At a car repair shop. D. At a parking lot.4. A. Whether the man has attended the
4、 conference.B. Whether the conference is successful.C. Whether the photos are ready.D. Whether the quality of the pictures is good.5. A. It is looked down upon. B. The room prices have dropped.C. The rooms are beyond the beach. D. It is over-crowded. 6. A. Most people killed in traffic accidents are
5、 heavy drinkers.B. Innocent people are unlikely to be drunk drivers.C. Drivers run high risk of losing lives.D. The danger of drunk driving deserves much attention.7. A. Stay in bed. B. Go to a clinic.C. Buy some medicine. D. Go to a drugstore.8. A. Surfing the net. B. Watching a TV programme.2 C. L
6、ooking for a fashion site. D. Making a new dress.9. A. She liked the poor children on TV.B. She worked for the Hope Project.C. She felt obliged to donate.D. She hoped to be a millionaire. 10. A. The man should consult his dancing teacher.B. The man should take other interesting courses.C. The man sh
7、ould continue his dancing class.D. The man should improve his dancing skills first.Section BDirections: In Section B，you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and t
8、he passage(s) 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 passage. 11. A. It can cultiv
9、ate their love for music.C. It can control their shopping habits.B. It can reduce work pressure.D. It can encourage job creation. 12. A. Fast music. B. Slow music. C. Rock music. D. Relating music.13. A. Background music has no effect.C. Muzak is a music supplier.B. Milliam experimented on traffic f
10、low.D .Background music makes a difference.14. A. They support human life. B. They cure human diseases.C. They estimate species. D. They stop plant extinction.15. A. Polluting the environment. B. Destroying wildlife habitat.3 C. Organizing activities. D. Introducing new species16. A. To analyze the
11、main causes of the disappearing of wildlife.B. To appeal to people to protect wildlife.C. To emphasize the importance of the earth.D. To describe different ways to stop pollution.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. She goes jogging. B. She exercises in the gym. C.
12、She exercises at home. D. She goes swimming.18. A. Because she cant fall asleep at night.C. Because of the weather condition.B. Because she cant get up in the morning.D. Because of her tight schedule. 20. A. How the woman stays healthy.C. How the woman loses weight.B. How the woman has a balanced di
13、et.D. How the woman changes habits. 19. A. Vegetables. B. Meat. C. Fish. D. Cakes.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: 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
14、proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Rescue in the RapidsON A BREEZY Saturday in April 2014, former police officer Kevin OConnor and his son, Ryan, were standing in a park near the Fox River in Geneva, Illinois. As Kevin gazed at the river, he c
15、aughtsight of several people on the bank (21)_(motion) toward the water. When he looked in that4 direction, he noticed a bright red boat turning in a spinning circle in the stormy water at the base of the Geneva Dam，300 feet away.Kevin assumed the person on the boat (22) _ (jump) out of it. “Then I
16、heard a warning signal with a loud sound,” says Kevin, now 42. “Thats (23) _I realized somebody was in trouble.”He couldnt see anyone in the river, (24) _he sped toward the bank and dashed into thefreezing water. About 150 feet from shore, he spied an object moving downriver. “I thought it was a lif
17、ejacket,” he says. “When I caught up to it, I realized it (25) _ (attach) to a person.”Now in water up to his neck, Kevin grabbed the man, (26) _was floating on his backunconscious, under both armpits and held his head above the surface. Kevin struck the mans chest again and again. After five hits,
18、the man coughed up water and began speaking incoherently. Just back to life,the man was still weak. Battling the current, Kevin sidestepped his way (27) _the shoreline,repeatedly digging his shoes into the rivers rocky bottom. When he reached the bank, someone jumped into the river and helped Kevin
19、lift the 200-pound drowning man over a six-foot brick retaining wall to waiting doctors, who took him away in an ambulance. The man recovered, but a friend who was boating with him died after being trapped underwater near the dam.Kevin pulled (28) _up to sit on the shore beside Ryan, who had followe
20、d his fathers pathdown the river. “When I caught my breath, I realized I saved someones life, which is what I (29) _do.” Kevin says.In December 2015, Kevin received an award from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. “Lots ofhonour-receivers lost their lives saving someone,” he says. “(30) _ (put) in t
21、he same category is very humbling.”Section BDirections: 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.A. covers B. process C. accomplish D. grand E. consume F. physicsG. consistently H. spare I. overcomes J.
22、 continue K. especiallyHow to Stick to Good Habits by Using the “2-Minute Rule”5 Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on (that is to say, you postpone doing what you should be doing,) arent actually difficult to do you have the talent and skills to _31_ them- you just avoid starting them for one
23、 reason or another. The 2-Minute Rule _32_ procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you cant say no. It might sound like this strategy is too basic for your _33_ life goals, but I beg to differ. It works for any goal because of one simple reason: the_34_of real l
24、ife.As Sir Isaac Newton taught us a long time ago, objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion. This is just as true for humans as it is for falling apples. Once you start doing something, it，s easier to _35_ doing it. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it takes u
25、p the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get started.The most important part of any new habit is getting started not just the first time, but each time. Its not about performance, its about _36_ taking action. In many ways, getting started is more important than succeeding. This is _
26、37_ true in- the beginning because there will be plenty of time to improve your performance later on. The 2-Minute Rule isnt about the results you achieve, but rather about the _38_ of actually doing the work. I can，t guarantee whether or not the 2-Minute Rule will work for you. But, I can guarantee
27、 that it will never work if you never try it.The problem with most articles you read, podcasts you listen to, or videos you watch is that you _39_ the information but never put it into practice. I want this article to be different. I want you to actually use this information, right now. Whats someth
28、ing you can do that will take you less than two minutes? Do it right now. Anyone can _40_ the next 120 seconds. Use this time to get one thing done.Go.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in
29、 each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Travel, a home coming tourIn the UK travel is an enriching life experience that will make your resume stand out amongst other applicants. Travel is not simply a pursuit of_41_ but also “character-building”， “defining” and potentially “ca
30、reer-boosting”.Most of the people I know here at university _42_ the desire to travel and escape the stress surrounding us. But I dont think, as UK students, we can blame our addiction to international travel simply on a stressful life. Yes, I have a lot to handle and its a fine_43_ act managing my
31、part-time job, my degree and my social life to a perfect level. In a truly open world, we can get anywhere, see 6 anything and experience every culture under the sun, at the click of a button, the purchase of a _44_Many people I met while working in China were surprised at the number of countries Id
32、 travelled to. Compared to friends and family I consider myself vastly _45_. Ive never set foot across the pond in the U.S.A and Canada, let alone South America and even within Europe my checklist of destinations is far from_46_. I was also met by_47_at how little travelling I had done within my own
33、 borders. This was something I had not really considered before. How much of my own country had I really seen and experienced? To those from a place as vast and varied as China, Britain was really so _48_in comparison and so to have spent 20 years there and not seen every part of it was quite surpri
34、sing.I had a conversation with a Chinese colleague over the reasoning behind our use of golden Cotswold stone, which sounds dull for most people. As a student of history, I found anything_49_fascinating. However it was not the stone within British cities I found interesting. What was curious was tha
35、t it was something I had never even considered, and yet here was someone_50_on something I had simply taken for granted.We continued our discussion, yet I was left_51_that I could not answer her question. In China, as well as a wealth of new culture that fascinated me, I discovered that there were p
36、arts of the UKs culture, history, the very structure of my identity that were so different, so unique from China that I also_52_a newly found interest in my own heritage.In this respect, travelling enables you with two things. Firstly you develop a(n) _53_with new cultures, understanding customs, ex
37、periencing cuisines and absorbing the sights and smells of every new city. For many employers this_54_to new locations is seen as tremendous in your personal resume. But alongside increased employability, through international, cross-cultural conversations, you develop an interest in your own histor
38、y, culture, and customs. You return to your home_55_ an understanding of other peoples fascination with it and your own sense of love for its peculiarities.41. A. leisure B. wealth C. company D. personality42. A. question B. refuse C. detect D. experience43. A. balancing B. forcing C. judging D. dis
39、turbing44. A. course B. stamp C. diploma D. ticket45. A. under-stuffed B. under-travelled C. under-used D. under-expanded46. A. official B. vacant C. complete D. accurate47. A. excitement B. hatred C. astonishment D. disgust48. A .young B. beautiful C. remote D. small49. A. historical B. dramatic C.
40、 religious D. perfect50. A. piled B. hooked C. relied D. carried7 51. A. exhausted B. embarrassed C. puzzled D. convinced52. A. exchanged B. lost C. gained D. traded53. A. observation B. resolution C. fascination D. illustration54. A. relation B. preference C. agreement D. adaptability55. A. objecti
41、ng to B. filled with C. bothered by D. searching forSection BDirections: 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
42、 given in the passage you have read.(A)The Christmas of 1988, my husband and I had four children. Peter was eleven, Leigh-Ann nine, Laura six and Matthew only two. When Santa arrived, Matthew parked himself on Santas lap and remained impressed greatly by him for the rest of the evening. Anyone who had their picture taken with Santa that Christmas also had their pictur
