1、第 1 页 / 共 9 页 2017学年奉贤区调研测试 英语试卷 I. Listening Comprehension Section A 1. A. interviewer and interviewee. B. teacher and student. C. doctor and nurse. D. boss and secretary. 2. A. 9:00. B. 9:10. C. 9:30. D. 9:35. 3. A. pass the journal. B. listen to the woman. C. repeat his request. D. take the journ
2、al himself. 4. A. exciting. B. disappointing. C. interesting. D. satisfactory. 5. A. to make a budget for her. B. to buy a gift for Mary. C. to give her mother information about Mary. D. to give some suggestions. 6. A. he wants to finish his study. B. he wants to earn a lot of money. C. he wants to
3、finish his study. D. he wants to have a good rest. 7. A. The woman should not get involved in the situation. B. The woman should not be angry with the friends. C. he will explain to the woman what happened. D. he will talk to Sally and Mark soon. 8. A. good weather tomorrow. B. the vacation plan. C.
4、 getting up early in the morning. D. possible heavy traffic. 9. A. interested. B. fascinated. C. hostile. D. reluctant. 10. A. intelligence determines admission to college. B. highly motivated students usually do well in college. C. successful college students are usually intelligent. D. a successfu
5、l college motivates its students. Section B Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news. 11. A. two terms. B. three terms. C. four terms. D. five terms. 12. A. because he had been a policeman. B. because he earned a law degree in a night school. C. because they had formed a good opinion
6、of him. D. because there was a large population of black people in Los Angeles. 13. A. they want people in Los Angeles voted. B. an introduction about Thomas Bradley, major of Los Angeles. C. the reasons why white candidates failed in the vote. D. something Thomas Bradley did for the vote. Questions
7、 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. he has more than fourteen pills a day. B. he has two pills a day. C. he has four times a day. D. he has nine pills a day. 第 2 页 / 共 9 页 15. A. all of them. B. three kinds of medicine. C. two kinds of medicine. D. almost none. 16. A. children
8、over twelve years old. B. older people with a fever. C. old people with heart attack. D. adults with a cold. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. she has made an attempt to become pregnant. B. she has requested her supervisor to transfer her to another department.
9、C. she has bought the new equipment for the laboratory. D. she has complained to the government about the issue. 18. A. because the new equipment is not available now. B. because the patient has made too many complains. C. because the hospital wants to tighten its budget. D. because the new equipmen
10、t carries a health risk. 19. A. a technician in the hospital lab. B. a doctor working in the hospital. C. a teacher working in the school. D. head of hospital administration. 20. A. she will be likely to quit her job. B. she still feels at a loss as what to do. C. she will complain to the administra
11、tion. D. she will fight to get her income back. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Different background shouldnt mean less education. Fifty years ago, in a primary school classroom, two boys aged 11 took an examination called the 11-plus, (21)_ would make decisions about the rest of their lives. P
12、aul passed and went to a “grammar school”. Baz failed the examination and went to a “secondary modern school”. They did not see each other again for years. Many grammar schools (22)_ (establish) hundreds of years ago to teach the Latin language to children who were not from rich families. They encou
13、raged students to study (23)_ they were 18 and then to go to university. Secondary modern school students left at 16, usually with fewer qualifications than grammar school students. Baz says the secondary modern school had (24)_ (few) resources and the quality of teaching was not as good. Things hav
14、e changed. In the 1960s and the 1970s “comprehensive schools” were created. Today, 90 percent children aged 11 to 16 from the same area to the same school without (25)_ (take) any entry examination. The British often disagrees about the best way (26)_ (educate) their children. Many people say that c
15、omprehensive schools help more children to succeed because they provide everybody (27)_ similar opportunities in a fairer way. Another view, though, is that more intelligent children, especially (28)_ from poor homes are better supported at grammar schools. Now, the government plans to open new gram
16、mar schools (29)_ _ almost two million children will go to the same type of school that Paul attended. And Paul and Baz? Aged 60, they met again and compared (30)_ had happened to them. After university, Paul qualified as a teacher. Baz went to work in a factory at 16 and later became an engineer. I
17、n fact, Baz had a much higher salary than Paul so perhaps life is fair after all. Section B A. impressive B. movements C. eventually D. extreme E. comparison F. reverse G. unloved H. partnership I. absolutely J. mask K. applied 第 3 页 / 共 9 页 Theres nothing more annoying than settling down to sleep a
18、nd hearing the sound of a mosquito buzzing around you. The only thought most of us ever give to this noise is “I need to get rid of this insect, immediately”, but it turns out that the mosquito is actually quite a(n) _31_ creature. A term of scientists from Oxford University in the UK, in _32_ with
19、the Royal Veterinary College in London and Chiba University in Japan, recently published a study that found some interesting facts about the worlds most _33_ insect. By placing eight cameras inside a tiny film studio, the scientists could study several mosquitoes up close. The high-tech cameras film
20、ed the insects at 1,000 frames per second, meaning the scientists were able to study the insects _34_ in never-before-seen detail. However, it wasnt always straightforward. “Recording mosquitoes during free-flight represented a huge technical challenge due to their small size, _35_ wing beat frequen
21、cy, and the presence of large antennae and legs that can _36_ the view of their wings,” Simon Walker of Oxford University, co-author of the study, wrote. Published in the journal Nature, the study found that mosquitoes flap their wings around 800 times a second. As a _37_, house flies flap their win
22、gs about 200 times a second, and hummingbirds 50 times a second. Richard Bomphrey of the Royal Veterinary College, the studys leader, believes that mosquitoes have a unique flying method that sets them apart from other flying insects. “We predicted that they must make use of clever tricks, as the wi
23、ngs _38_ their direction at the end of each half-stroke,” he wrote in the study. Hopefully, the discovery of the mosquitos special abilities will be of benefit to engineers in the future. The findings could lead to better aircraft, or even improvement to tools like lenses or pumps. But the scientist
24、s hope their study can one day be _39_ to new developments in more human-focused use. “The more we know about mosquitoes, the better our chance of understanding their flight behavior, how they carry disease and _40_ how to stop them from doing so,” Walker wrote. III. Reading Comprehension Section A
25、Artists have long claimed alcohol and other drugs as inspiration for their creativity. But is there really a(n) _41_ between intoxication（醉酒） and inspiration? A recent study published in Consciousness and Cognition explored the effects of moderate drunkenness on peoples creativity. The authors sugge
26、st that alcohols well-known effect in _42_ executive function may be helpful for these types of creation problems: “Sometimes a reduced ability to _43_ ones attention can have positive implications for select cognitive tasks,” they write. The findings raise the question of whether drugs that _44_ at
27、tention and focus, in particular, stimulants（兴奋剂） , would have the opposite effect on creative thinking _45_, very little research has been done on the issue, and what results exist so far have been mixed. The outcomes may well vary according to individual _46_ to the drugs. _47_, some research has
28、found that while stimu lants can _48_ test performance for those who are less intelligent, for the smartest folks, the drugs can have the opposite effect. If less executive function is linked to more creativity, this may also explain why artists, writers and musicians appear to be more _49_ to have
29、an addiction. Perhaps creative people are more likely than others to be _50_ to drugs in the first place, as a possible source of inspiration. And then, if reduced executive function is _51_ in part for their initial talent, this, too, could make them more easily influenced by _52_ once they start u
30、sing. Having less executive control before you even take drugs means youll have less ability to stop once you start. 第 4 页 / 共 9 页 Whatever the real relationship between drunkenness, addiction and art, the authors _53_ that their study findings dont give people _54_ to get drunk to “inspire the muse
31、（冥想） .” Co-author Jennifer Wiley, associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, told the British Psychological Societys Research Digest: “We tested what happens when people are slightly drunk-not when people drank to _55_. There could be no argument from these findings
32、that drinking excessively would have the same effects.” A glass of wine or two, however, may occasionally help. 41. A. attraction B. reservation C. connection D. decoration 42. A. strengthening B. damaging C. maintaining D. assessing 43. A. block B. reduce C. disturb D. control 44. A. remain B. drop
33、 C. shift D. increase 45. A. However B. Moreover C. Instead D. Therefore 46. A. additions B. responses C. oppositions D. contrasts 47. A. For example B. On the contrary C. As a result D. On the other hand 48. A. conceal B. executive C. improve D. delete 49. A. vital B. likely C. ideal D. difficult 5
34、0. A. attracted B. contributed C. responded D. withdrawn 51. A. responsible B. illegal C. natural D. impossible 52. A. confusion B. ambition C. addiction D. exhaustion 53. A. lower B. monitor C. function D. caution 54. A. sacrifice B. privacy C. appreciation D. license 55. A. priorities B. extremes
35、C. bottom D. Affection Section B (A) I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked down, shook her head and said: “Not so good. My husband just lost his jo
36、b and my son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I dont know how Im going to get through the holidays.” Then she gave the cashier food stamps（食品券） . My heart ached. I wanted to help but didnt know how. Should I offer to pay for her groceries, ask for her husbands resume? As I walked into th
37、e parking lot, I spotted the women returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought could help her. It wasnt a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better. My heart pounded as I approached the woman. “Excuse me,” I said,
38、 my voice trembling a bit. “I couldnt help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like youre going through a really hard time right now. Im so sorry. Id like to give you something.” I handed her the small card from my purse. When the woman read the cards only two words, she began to cry
39、. And through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this means to me.” I was a little startled by her reply. Having never anything like this before, I didnt know what kind of reaction I might receive. All I could think to say was, “Oh. Would it be OK to give you a hug?” After we embraced,
40、I walked back to my car - and began to cry, too. The words on the card? 第 5 页 / 共 9 页 “You Matter.” A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card as encouragement for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and o
41、rdered my own box of You Matter card and started sharing them. 56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first three paragraphs? A. The womans family mainly depends on her son. B. The cashier helped the woman by giving her some food for free. C. The woman and her family were having a tough
42、 lime. D. The author wondered why the cashier was familiar with the woman. 57. The woman cried when she got the card, probably because _. A. it greatly encouraged her B. she could use it to buy food C. it could solve her present problem D. it could land her husband a job 58. The underlined word “sta
43、rtled” in Paragraph 10 probably means _. A. interested B. grateful C. ashamed D. astonished 59. From the article, we can tell that the author is a _ person. A. smart B. kind-hearted C. knowledgeable D. confident (B) Seek Out a Unique Beach VISIT Oregon. For sun and fun away from the crowed beaches o
44、f Florida, check out the Oregon coast and its 363 miles of gorgeous shoreline, stretching from the Columbia River south to the redwood forests of California. Every beach is public and free. “The coast is a perfect place to watch sea lions sun themselves or simply see the mighty Pacific weaves crash
45、in the sunset followed by a seafood feast in one of the busy fishing communities located between the coves（小海湾） ,” says Bramblett. July and August arent peak gray whale migration season, but theres still a good chance you could catch a glimpse of some of the 200 whales that spend the summers off the
46、 Oregon coast. SLEEP Next to a lighthouse. Imagine yourself an ancient mariner when you book a room overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Heceta Head Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Yachats, Oregon. The working lighthouse, which dated to 1894, cast a bright beam 21 miles out to sea, making it the bri
47、ghtest light on the Oregon coast. The cliff-top rooms at the Light Keepers home nearby arent cheap-youll sell out up to $ 385 for a weekend night during peak season (price includes a seven-course breakfast). BEWARE Dangerous currents Unless you love cold water (or wear a wet suit), you may not wait
48、to venture into the sea off the Oregon coast, even during the summer. But if you do, be prepared for the U.S. Lifesaving Association. Swim parallel to the beach until youre no longer being pulled out to sea, then swim diagonally（成对角线地） toward the shore. BRING Baby powder. Use a generous amount of baby powder to remove sand rom your hands, feet or hair. The powder quickly absorbs moisture, allowing sand to fall off easily. 60. It can be inferred rom the section SLEEP that
