英语上海市浦东新区届高三上学期期中考试.docx

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英语上海市浦东新区届高三上学期期中考试

上海市浦东新区2017—2018学年第一学期

期中联考

高三英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.A.60minutes.B.45minutes.C.30minutes.D.15minutes.

2.A.Classmates.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Fatheranddaughter.

3.A.Confident.B.Worried.C.Surprised.D.Annoyed.

4.A.Inagarden.B.Atapicnic.C.Inasupermarket.D.Atarestaurant.

5.A.Thewomaninsistedongoingout.B.Themanwastootiredtogoout.

C.Thewomandidn’tlikewatchingTV.D.Themanpromisedherabirthdayparty.

6.A.She’sworkingonamathproblem.B.Shehasn’tdecidedwhentogohome.

C.Sheisplanningforherholiday.D.She’seagertogohome.

7.A.Heishealthy.　　B.Hedoesn’tlikesound.　　

C.Helackssleep. 　　D.Hehaspsychologicaltrouble.

8.A.Hedislikesthenameofthenovel.B.Thenovelisbetterthanexpected.

C.Heisdisappointedwiththenovel.D.Thenovelisasinterestingasitsname.

9.A.MissBrown’sretirement.B.AspecialgiftforMissBrown.

C.MissBrown’shobby.D.Aphotographoftheirclass.

10.A.Shelovesgoingtoworkonfoot.B.Shehastosavemoneyforherjourney.

C.Ittakeshertoomuchtimetogotowork.D.Shedislikesthefirmsheworkedin.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillhearseverallongerconversation（s）andshortpassage（s）,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversation（s）andthepassage（s）.Theconversation（s）andthepassage（s）willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Serviceindustry.B.Transportationindustry.

C.Computersoftwaredesign.D.Manufacturingcompanies.

12.A.75%.B.45%.C.13%.D.12%.

13.A.Thebetteremploymentfornewgraduates.

B.Therelativecomparisonofvariouscolleges.

C.Thejobchancesinserviceindustry.

D.Theaveragestartingpayofdifferentjobs.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.ToforbidkidstowatchTV.B.Tospendmoretimewiththeirkids.

C.Totakekidsoutforfreshair.D.Tojoinsomeoutdoororganizations.

15.A.Playingchess.B.Goinghiking.

C.Seeingmovies.D.Readingbooks.

16.A.Makingkidsfreeoftrouble.B.Makingkidsbetteratobservation.

C.Makingkidseatless.D.Makingkidsprotectnature.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Tocollectsomematerial.B.Tohandinherbiologypaper.

C.Tomakeabirthdayplan.D.Toworkonherbiologypaper.

18.A.Tomorrow.B.ThisweekendC.NextMonday.D.Nextweekend.

19.A.SueisgoingtoCaliforniafortheweekend.

B.Sue’sfamilyistoobigtobeclosetoeachother.

C.Around90peoplewillattendthefamilyreunion.

D.Thefamilywillcelebratehergrandma’s80thbirthday.

20.A.Byguardingtheirnest.B.Byusingtheirsenseofsmell.

C.Byseeingwhetheritisfamiliar.D.Bydeterminingifit’sinteresting.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Sinceitscreationin2010,theGivingPledge（乐施誓约）hasbeensignedby154billionaires—ages30to100,from16countries,with（21）______（combine）wealthofnearly$800billion—asumgreaterthanthegrossdomesticproduct（国民生产总值）ofmostcountries.

Theseindividuals（22）______（promise）todonateatleast$400billionoftheirmoneytohelpothersgenerously.

Manyotherwealthyindividualsandfamilieswhofallbelowthebillionaireclassalso（23）______（contribute）largesumstocharity—withoutsacrificingtheirabilitytotakecareof（24）______andtheirbelovedonesintheirchosenlifestyles.

Butwhatabouttherestofus?

ThevastmajorityofAmericanscannotaffordtogiveawayhalfoftheirnetworth（净资产）andstillbeinaposition（25）______（meet）theiressentialneeds.

TheoriginalintentionoftheGivingPledgewasnotonlytocreateagroupofbillionairecharitarians,butalsotoencourage,byexample,increasedcharityatalllevels.

RobertRosen,thedirectoroftheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,encouragesallpeopletoconsider（26）______（make）a“pledge”tocharity.Hesays:

“（27）______notallofuscangiveawayhalfofourwealth,theideaoftheGivingPledgecanhelpencourageanimportantconversationwithyourspouseorfamilyabout（28）______ispossibleintermsofgenerosityandthepositiveimpactthatgivingcanhaveonsociety.

“Makingacommitmentofapledgealsomeansthatyou’remorelikelytobeproactive—decidingwhatyourcharitybudgetis,exploringwhatcausesyoufeelenthusiasticabout,andresearchingwhichorganizationscanensurethatyourdonationshavethe（29）______（great）impact.

“There’snoonesizefitsallforcharity,butmostofuscanfindwaystobemorethoughtfulandintentionalaboutourgiving,（30）______isreallywhatmakingapledgeisallabout.”

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.disordersB.signalsC.beneficialD.frequentE.influenceF.process

G.collectedH.associatedI.estimatedJ.positivelyK.relatively

Scientistshavesomegreatnewsforthosewholovecoffee,teaandwine:

Havinganyofthesedrinksis31withahealthierandmorediverse（多样性）communityofmicrobes（微生物）livinginthegut（肠道）.

Theoppositeistrueforconsumingsugarydrinksandwholemilk,aswellasforeatingalotofcarbohydratesandtaking32snacks,researchersreportedinthejournalScience.

“Intotalwefound60food-relatedfactorsthat33diversity,”Dr.AlexandraZhernakova,thefirstauthorofthestudy,saidinastatement.Yourmicrobiomeisthecommunityofmostly34bacteria,fungiandvirusesthatliveonandinyourbody.Thesemicroscopicorganismshelpyou35foodandregulateyourimmunesystem（免疫系统）.Expertsbelievethatthemake-upofaperson’smicrobialcommunitycanalsoplayaroleinmood36andotherdiseases.

Butthestudyofthemicrobiomeis37new,andscientistsarestillworkingoutexactlywhatahealthymicrobiomelookslike.

Afteranalyzingsamplesandcomparingthemwithotherdata38,thescientistsfoundthatconsumingfruits,vegetablesandyogurt39influencedmicrobialdiversityinthegut.Sodiddrinkingtea,wine,coffeeandbuttermilk.

“Itisbecomingmoreandmoreclearthatthegutmocrobiomeservesasasortoffingerprintthatcapturesallkindsof40abouthosthealth,”Zhernakovalsaid.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Weconsumemoreresourcesbyalargeamount,producemorewaste,andcausemoreenvironmentalproblemsthaneverbefore.Fortunately,therearemanywaysthatyoucanhelpgivearesponsetothe41effectsthatwedestroytheenvironment.Oneoftheseisdrivinganelectriccar.This42notonlytheenvironment,butalsoindividualdrivers.Electriccarsproduceabout80percentlesspollutionthancarswithgas-poweredmotors.Infact,theonlyreasonthatelectriccarsproduceanypollutionisthattheirelectricenergyisgeneratedbypowerplants—electriccarsthemselves43noexhaust.Whenenergycomesfromlargesourcessuchaspowerplants,it’seasiertocontroland44,sothere’slesswastethaniftheenergyisgeneratedbymanysmallersources,suchasthegasenginesin45cars.

Inaddition,electriccarsarejustmore46thangas-poweredcarsforseveralreasons.First,electriccarshaveregenerativebraking,whichmeansthatwhenyouusethebrakesinanelectriccar,thebatteryhasachancetorecharge.47,whenyoubrakeinagas-poweredcar,youactuallyuseenergy.Also,duringtheproductionofelectriccars,moretimeandenergyisspentmakingthedesignlightersothattherewillbelessdragfromthewind.Thisallowsthemtotravelfartherusinglessenergythanagas-poweredcarwouldusetogothesame48.

Besides,therearealso49andtimesavingbenefitsfortheelectriccardrivers.Forone,thecostofcharginganelectriccarisabout20percentofthecostofgas,andelectriccarsrequirefarlessmaintenancethangas-poweredcars.Therearefewermovingparts,sotherearefewer50problems.Also,electricmotorshavefargreater51thanmotorsburninggas,soafterthebodyofanelectriccargivesout,theenginecanbereusedinanotherbody.Furthermore,thegovernmentis52electriccarusebygivingsignificantrefundsforpurchasingelectriccars.

Electriccarscanalsosavepeopletime.Whilegas-poweredcarsrequirevisitstoamechaniceveryfewmonths,theonlyroutinemaintenancerequiredbyelectriccarsis53thebatteryeveryfouryears.AndCaliforniarecentlypassedalawmakingitlegalfordriversofelectriccarstousethecarpool（拼车））lanes54—eveniftheyaredrivingalone.Thismakesyourtrips