上海市十二校高三英语联考试题.docx

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上海市十二校高三英语联考试题

2016学年第一学期十二校联考英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

PartAShortConversations

Directions:

InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Lendthemansomemoney.

B.Takethemantothebank.

C.Askthemanwhenhe’llbepaid.

D.Helpthemantodrawsomecash.

2.A.Shebrokehermobilephone.

B.Sheforgottoreplytotheman.

C.Shedidn’tgettheman’smessages.

D.Shecouldn’tremembertheman’sphonenumber.

3.A.Hereceivedpermissiontocarryonanextrabag.

B.Hedoesn’tknowthewomanaheadofhim.

C.He’scarryingsomeoneelse’ssuitcase.

D.He’dlikesomehelpwithhisluggage.

4.A.Gotothecityonanotherday.

B.Avoiddrivingaftertakinghermedicine.

C.Pickuphermedicinebeforetheyleave.

D.Waittotakehermedicineuntilaftertheirtrip.

5.A.Theairwillbecleaneriftheygotoadifferentcity.

B.It’llsoonbetoolatetocontrolthepollution.

C.Societywillnotpayattentiontothenewlaws.

D.Thesituationwillimproveifchangesaremade.

6.A.Hedidn’thavetimetolookforhisjacket.

B.Hemisunderstoodtheweatherreport.

C.Hedidn’tknowitwouldbecold.

D.Heforgotwherehisjacketwas.

7.A.Attendaconferencewithher.

B.Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline.

C.Handinahandwrittendraftofthepaper.

D.Completethecoursewithouthandinginthepaper.

8.A.HesawMaryearlier.

B.SomeoneelsesawMary.

C.Hecan’thelpthewoman.

D.Maryaskedfordirectionstotheoffice.

9.A.S

hefellasleepbeforetheprogramended.

B.Sheespeciallyenjoyedtheendoftheprogram.

C.Shemissedthebeginningoftheprogram.

D.Shewishesshehadgonetosleepearlier.

10.A.Hemayfeelbettersoon.

B.Hedoesn’tliketotakepills.

C.Hemaynotbeabletowakeup.

D.Hemaywanttotakethepillswithoutfood.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillhearseveralshortpassagesandlongerconversations,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversations.Thepassagesandtheconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theycouldn’tfallasleepthere.

B.Therewasnoemptyroomavailable.

C.Themeltingsnowblockedtheirview.

D.Theirroomwastakenupbysomeoneelse.

12.A.Skiing.B.Shopping.C.Bowling.D.Jogging.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thescientificevidencethatthosewhoaregoodatsportsmakemoremoney.

B.Thescientificevidencethatthelengthofourfingersisn’tinheritedfromparents.

C.Whetherthereisconnectionbetweennumbers-basedskillsorwords-basedones.

D.Whetherthereislinkbetweenpeople’stalentsandthelengthoftheirfingers.

15.A.Theyaremorelikelytodowellinsports.

B.Theyaremorelikelytobeinterestedinliterature.

C.Theyarelesslikelytobegoodatmaths.

D.Theyarelesslikelytomakeabigfortune.

16.A.Cambridgescientists’studychallengedsomeestablishedtheories.

B.Cambridgescientists’studyhadchosentheimpropersubjects.

C.Cambridgescientists’findingsmaynotbetruetothefact.

D.Cambridgescientists’findingswerethesameastheirs.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Theman’sterribleexperienceontheday.

B.Thewoman’sunluckyfirstdayatwork.

C.Thewoman’sboss,whoishardtodealwith.

D.Theman’sdaughter,whofailedinthejobinterview.

18.A.Hefeedsonvegetablesalone.

B.Heseldomtalkstohisemployees.

C.Hedidn’tgotothemeetingthatday.

D.Hehasdecidedtofirethewoman.

19.A.Acupofcoffee.B.Asalad.

C.Ahammer.D.Astone.

20.A.Takeabreak.B.Apologisetoherboss.

C.Callherfriends.D.Leavethecompany.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwith

theproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

LightningBolt

UsainBoltistheworld’sfastestman.Hefirstcametothepublic’sattentionattheBeijingOlympicsin2008,wherehewonthreegoldmedals.Duringthatrace,hereachedatopspeedof43.9kmph.So,weask,howdoestheman（21）_____nicknameis“LightningBolt”runsofast?

UsainBoltwasborninJamaicaon21August1986.Hewasrunningaroundatprimaryschool,whenateachernoticed（22）_____talentforsprinting（短跑）.Hebecameoneofthebestsprintersathishighschooleventhoughhedidn’ttrainveryhard.Attheageoffifteen,Boltwas196cmtallandhedominatedthe2002WorldJuniorChampionships,becomingtheyoungestpersonever（23）_____（win）the200metres.Heturnedprofessionalwhenhelefthighschool,（24）_____（age）seventeen.DuringthefirstcoupleofyearsofBolt’sprofessionallife,hegotafewinjuries,buthishealthsoonimprovedandhebegantowinallthemajorchampionships.Hewentfromstrengthtostrength,（25）_____（amaze）theworldwithhisspeed.

So,howdoeshedoit?

Boltsaysthatheisnaturallyfast—justsomethinghewasborn（26）_____.He’salsogotanumberofpeoplelookingafterhimandoneofthemainreasonsforhissuccessisNormanPeart,hismanager.Peart（27）_____（look）afterBoltsincehewasfifteen,workinghardtokeephimfocused.

（28）_____youexplainit,Bolt’sperformancesinBeijingweretrulymarvellous.What’smoremarvellousis（29）_____,sincethen,hehascontinuedtogetevenfaster.InAugust2009,hebrokehisownrecordbyrunningthe100metresin9.58seconds.Atthe（30）_____（fast）pointinthisrace,heranatanastonishing44.9kmph.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.attended

B.belief

C.classic

D.commonly

E.crew

F.evidence

G.further

H.origins

I.purposes

J.rebelled

K.relatively

Columbus:

MythandReality

EveryoneknowsthenameofChristopherColumbus,and,aswithanyhistoricalicon,thereareasmanymythsastruthsabouttheman.Take,forexample,thedisagreementabouthis31.TheSpanishsayhewasfromSpain,andtheItaliansclaimhewasfromItaly.Thereis,infact,some32thathewasbornin1451inGenoa,whichisnowpartofItaly.

ColumbusbecameasailoratanearlyageandhadmadejourneysasfarasIcelandandGuineabeforehemadehisfamousvoyagein1482.Contrarytopopular33,Columbusdidn’tsailtotheAmericasinordertofindoutwhethertheEarthwasround:

attheendofthe15thcenturyalmosteveryoneknewitwasround.Wedoknowthathesailedinparttofulfillareligiousquest:

hesawhisjourneysasafulfillmentofadivine（神圣的）planforhislife.

Ofcourse,theother34knownreasonforthisvoyagewasthatColumbuswaslookingforanewroutetotheSpiceIslands（nowpartofIndonesia）,andhebelievedhecouldreachthembysailingwestratherthaneast.ThediscoveryoftheNewWorldwasthereforea（n）35caseof“serendipity（机缘凑巧）”.In1492,whenheunexpectedlydiscoveredtheAmericas,hehadbeentravelingforfiveweeksandhadsailedfor3,000miles.Hethoughthehadarrivedin

theEastIndies.

ColumbusleftonthevoyageofdiscoveryfromthesouthofSpain,witha（n）36madeupmainlyofexperiencedsailorsfromthearea.Hemadetwo37voyagesbeforetheendofthecentury,takingEuropeansacrosstothenewlands.Onhisthirdvoyagein1498,healsotookwomentotheNewWorld.

ThisthirdvoyagewasnotahappyoneforColumbus.Thesettlers38againsthim,andhewasunabletosendalotofgoldback,sohewasarrestedandreturnedtoSpaininchains.However,theKingandQueensoonapologized,sayingtherehadbeenamistake,andColumbuswasfreed.Bythistime,1500,Columbuswasnotawellmanandhedie

dquietlyattheageof55inValladolid,Spain,onMay20,1506,inhisownapartment39byfamilyandfriends.Hewasa（n）40richmanatthetimeofhisdeath.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

AgreetoDisagree

Inaworldof6.5millionopinionatedpeople,argumentsaresuretohappen.Manypeopleseeargumentsasaninevitableandnegativepartoflife.Inevitable,yes;41,maybenot.Argumentscanoftenleadtopositivechange—ifyouargue42.

Arguing“well”

“There43issuchathingasa‘healthyargument’,”saysMarianDonahue,ahumanrelationsprofessional,SanDiego.“Inahealthyargument,one’sowngoalshouldbetoexplaintheissuesindetail,tocommunicatetheupsetbehindtheissues,andtoreallyseektomoveforwardtowarda44,”shesays.“Theminimumgoalshouldbetopreservetherelationshipwellenoughtokeep45alive.”

Whatnottodo

Nothing46ahealthyargumentlikeapersonalattack,andpersonalattacksareabigno-noifyouwantanargumenttoendpositively.DinaConnolly,agraduatestudentatNorthwesternUniversity,Illinois,saysthatwhenprofessiona