虹口区2016学第二学期期中教学质量监控测试.DOC

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1、虹口区 2016 学年度第二学期期中教学质量监控测试高三英语 试卷2017.4考生注意:1. 考试时间 120 分钟,试卷满分 140 分。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。3. 答題前,务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上,在答題纸反面清楚地填写姓名。第 I 卷 (共 100 分)I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations betwee

2、n 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

3、to the question you have heard.1. A. Go to the office B. Keep calling C. Try online bookingD. See a doctor2. A. A reporter B. An athlete C. A fisherman D. An organizer3. A. At a post office B. At a fast-food restaurantC. At a booking office D. At a check-in desk4. A. He already has plans. B. The wom

4、an should decide where to eat.C. He will make a reservation. D. The woman can ask her brother for advice. 5. A. He got wet in the rain. B. The shower was out of order.C. He didnt hear the phone ringing. D. He got out of the shower to answer the phone.6. A. Reasonable B. Bright C. Serious D. Ridiculo

5、us7. A. Send leaflets B. Go sightseeing C. Do some gardeningD. Visit a lawyer8. A. Her doorbell doesnt need repair. B. She didnt expect him to come so earlyC. The man has just arrived on time. D. It is not the right time for her.9. A. She wont go to the beach if it rains. B. She would like the man t

6、o go to the beach.C. It will clear up tomorrow. D. It was pouring when she was at the beach.10. A. What to take up as a hobby. B. How to keep fit.C. How to handle pressure. D. What to play with.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you w

7、ill 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 possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the q

8、uestion you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Greet guests and talk to hotel staff.B. Have breakfast and examine room service.C. Prepare for the meeting and write new reports. D. Review the previous nights reports and check emails.12. A. Saying hello to ev

9、ery guest. B. Considering different bath requirements.C. Dining with a different staff member. D. Holding various operational meetings.13. A. A days life of a hotel manager. B. The daily routine at a hotel.C. Hotel service and improvement. D. Meetings attended by a hotel manager.Questions 14 through

10、 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Educating children. B. Saving rare animals.C. Recreating an environment. D. Making a profit.15. A. Because animals make visitors stressful.B. Because animals must live their lives in cages.C. Because animals can feel bored and sad.D. Because animals are

11、 in danger of extinction.16. A. They are still useful and necessary.B. They have more disadvantages than advantages. C. They are a perfect environment for animals.D. They are recreative places for animals.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C

12、. Thursday. D. Friday.18. A. Either is acceptable. B. The guest doesnt mind it.C. The guest does mind it. D. Its up to the hotel waitress.19. A. 400 dollars B. 600 dollars C. 800 dollars D. 1200 dollars20. A. There is no free WiFi access in the rooms of the hotelB. There is only WiFi access in the l

13、obby of the hotelC. There is no free Internet access in the hotelD. There is no Internet access in the hotelII. Grammar and VocabularySection 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, fil

14、l in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Loss of Biodiversity (生物多样性) Affects Human SocietyIf a species of bee disappears forever or a particular plant is extinct, what does it have to do with us humans? Well, according to a

15、 team of international scientists, biodiversity is dropping below levels (21) _ (consider) safe for the health and happiness of human societies.The issue is that everything is inter-connected and ecosystems support our societies (22) _ they provide us with, for example, food, fibres and fuels. If sp

16、ecies go on disappearing, this can disturb many vital processes (23) _ crop pollination (授粉) and the decomposition (分解) of waste.A framework which defines the environmental limits within (24) _ humans can really operate - called planetary boundaries - says (25) _ (lose) more than 10% of the biodiver

17、sity in an area places the local ecosystem at risk. Ecosystems are all different but this percentage is considered as a good measure of safety.A study published in the magazine Science suggests that 58% of the worlds land surface (26) _ (reduce) below this level already. These areas house 71% of the

18、 global population. Professor Andy Purvis, from Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum, is one of the authors of the study. He says, “Once were the wrong side of the boundary, (27) _ doesnt mean everything goes wrong immediately, but there is a remarkable higher risk (28) _ things wi

19、ll go badly wrong.”The researchers found that grasslands, savannas and shrub lands were most affected by biodiversity loss on average. Purvis hopes this report (29) _ become a wake-up call to those who design policies. Heres his warning: “Decision-makers worry a lot about economic recessions (衰退), b

20、ut an ecological recession could have even (30) _ (bad) consequences and the biodiversity damage weve had means were at risk of that happening. Until and unless we can bring biodiversity back up, were playing ecological roulette (轮盘赌).” Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chos

21、en from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. characteristic B. environmentally C. announced D. imports E. exposing F. invest G. extensively H. acquire I. machinery J. competitiveness K. crucialChina Set to Make Own Ballpoint Pen TipsOne of China

22、s major stainless steel (不锈钢) producers has independently developed the special steel needed to make the ballpoint pen tips and plans to mass-produce the material to replace _31_ in two years.The group has spent five years on research and development to _32_ the technology, ending a long-term Chines

23、e reliance on foreign pen tips.Without this technology, Chinas pen manufacturers, which produce 38 billion ballpoint pens per year, have had to purchase the _33_ parts from overseas markets, costing the industry $17.3 million a year, according to the China National Light Industry Council.“It will be

24、 one of our _34_ products in the long run, and we will try more materials for tips of ballpoint pens to remain competitive,” said Li Jianmin, director of TISCOs research and development center.Wang Huimian, TISCOs senior engineer, said the company will _35_ more financial resources and manpower to d

25、evelop next-generation ballpoint pen tips in a(n) _36_ friendly way to further compete with rivals in Japan and Switzerland.“If these real economy-related factors are underdeveloped, its key _37_ wont be strong,” said Wang.The pen tip issue was first brought into the spotlight by Premier Li Keqiang

26、in January last year, _38_ a major issue facing Chinese manufacturers weak competitiveness in key technology.Making such products requires high-precision _39_ and extremely-thin steel plates. Special microelements must be added to liquid steel to make a quality tip that can write continually for at

27、least 800 meters.Eager to enhance its earning ability, the company _40_ that it planned to produce 10.5 million metric tons of steel this year, including 4.5 million stainless steel products.Zhao Ying, a researcher at the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in

28、 Beijing, said, “All these elements can be reached only through long-term investment and increasing development,” he said.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 p

29、hrase that best fits the context.Throughout history, many lives have been lost at the hands of severe weather. Meteorologists (气象学家 ) and scientists alike are always investigating new ways to increase the warning time for storms, with the hope of reducing the _41_ of lives. In the past few decades,

30、local weather radar advancements have been made, which allow for better accuracy in _42_ the paths of storms.Meteorologists and scientists have been able to successfully track severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes by using an advanced tracking system called NEXRAD (Next-Generation Radar). NEXR

31、AD is a tracking network _43_ 158 Doppler weather radars. And during a storm this high-resolution computerized _44_ takes readings on the amount of precipitation (降水) in the air, the movements in the clouds, and the wind speeds.These _45_ are bounced back to a local weather computer, and a colorful

32、image appears on the screen, giving meteorologists a clear picture of what kind of weather is on the horizon. This final image is what you see when the meteorologist breaks in with severe weather reports and warnings. _46_, on your television screen you will see a computer animated image of the appr

33、oaching storm. If the storm is severe enough, then the National Weather Service (NWS) will _47_ severe weather reports of severe thunderstorm warnings for your area. _48_, the storm captured on the radar will have produced strong readable winds, detectable lightning, and some hail (冰雹). Paying atten

34、tion to the weather map is _49_ when severe weather is around.On the television screen you will see several colors on the precipitation map, _50_ from blue (the lightest) to black (the heaviest). If the colors for your _51_ area are yellow, take caution. If the colors range between orange and red, t

35、ake cover immediately, as damaging winds and dangerous lightning have been reported.When local weather radar in Atlanta, Georgia reported high winds, _52_ wind patterns and large hail earlier this year, the National Weather Service issued a tornado _53_. Meteorologists in the area used the collected

36、 data to predict what path the storm would take, _54_ which areas needed to be warned.Thanks to this technology, most residents received the severe weather reports early enough to seek _55_ before the storm hit. Paying attention to your local weather source during severe weather plays a vital role i

37、n your safety.41.A. loss B. increase C. protection D. value42.A. changing B. controlling C. predicting D. guiding43.A. faced with B. exposed to C. involved in D. made up of44.A. structure B. system C. mode D. style45.A. figures B. data C. readings D. statistics46. A. Most likely B. Most evidently C.

38、 Most interestingly D. Most importantly47.A. decide B. estimate C. handle D. issue48.A. By the way B. In that case C. To some extent D. On the contrary49.A. vital B. reasonable C. normal D. available50.A. expanding B. spreading C. ranging D. extending51.A. proper B. specific C. typical D. regular52.

39、A. straight B. unique C. general D. circular53.A. process B. threat C. warning D. sign54.A. indicating B. recognizing C. revealing D. recommending55.A. rescue B. residence C. support D. shelterSection B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or u

40、nfinished 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)In this section we consider what you can do to train your brain to improve your game playing skills.1. Daily worko

41、utIt is very easy to find tactical puzzles and train. However, you must try to solve them. Dont just stare at the position for 10 seconds and then turn to the solution. You wont learn anything. Have a go at trying to solve the puzzle. If you got it right then great - well done. However, if you got i

42、t wrong, then have another look. Ask yourself questions such as the following: Why did I get it wrong? What was wrong with my solution? What was the weakness that the tactic exploited?Where can you find tactical puzzles?Its easy. They are everywhere. Many newspapers, including Independent, and magaz

43、ines have a daily or weekly chess puzzle. Key “chess puzzles” into Google and youll find a whole load of them. There are plenty of puzzle books.2. Use softwareNowadays chess software is terribly cheap. World Champion Vladimir Kramnik recently lost a match 4 2 against a software program. This program

44、 is available for about 30.In general, people use chess software for the wrong reasons. They often play game after game against the machine and get beaten every time. Bored with this, they turn the playing level right down so that the program is almost playing random moves and then they can beat it

45、every time and feel better.Neither method will help you improve. However, chess software can be a fantastically useful learning tool if used in two particular ways.The first is if you have tried to solve a puzzle but its a bit too difficult and you dont really understand the solution. Never mind - w

46、ell done for trying. Now set the position up on the program and try different moves. Chess software is faultless at tactical play. It will instantly tell you the right and wrong moves and why they do or dont work.Secondly you can run over games you have played to learn where you have gone wrong and

47、where you could have improved. Get into the habit of keeping the score (i.e. writing down the moves) of games that you play. This will help you to improve and refine your understanding of tactical themes and patterns.56. What would be the best title of this passage?A. How to Train Your BrainB. Where

48、 to Find Tactical PuzzlesC. Daily Workout and Use of SoftwareD. How to Improve Your Chess-Playing Skills 57. The underlined part “tactical puzzles” in the second paragraph most probably means _.A. puzzles making us better understand themes and patterns of difficult gamesB. puzzles showing us how to

49、train our brains to think more effectivelyC. puzzles teaching us some skills to play more difficult gamesD. puzzles only teaching us how to play chess games well58. Which of the following would be the right way of using chess software?A. Playing as many games against the machine as possible.B. Always trying difficult puzzles to improve your chess skills.C. Running over games youve played to learn from mi

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