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徐汇区高三英语一模卷

2015学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷

高三英语试卷

考生注意：

1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。

2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。

试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，全卷共11页。

所有答题必须涂（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.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。

第I卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.A.$14.B.$40.C.$45.D.$80.

2.A.Gosightseeing.B.Gotoasingingclub.

C.Rideabike.D.Sleepinbed.

3.A.Abusdriver.B.Apostofficeclerk.

C.Adeliverer.D.Asalesperson.

4.A.Setupamuseum.B.Startdoingexercise.

C.Stopbuyingcellphones.D.Gotothedoctor.

5.A.Onabus.B.Atarailwaystation.

C.Onaplane.D.Inthefield.

6.A.ThemancanonlyspeakSpanish.B.ThemanknowsnothingaboutSpanish.

C.ThemanisreadinganEnglishbook.D.Themanlikesdrawingpictures.

7.A.Thepoorcellphoneservice.B.Acarelesswomandriver.

C.Trafficlights.D.Atrafficaccident.

8.A.Sheplanstoquittheschoolsportsmeet.B.Shehasbeentoldaboutthechangedtime.

C.Theschoolsportmeethasbeenputoff.D.Sheisignorantofthechangeofthetime.

9.A.It’srightforthewomantospendthemoney.B.Thewomancouldhavesaiditbetter.

C.Hedoesfeeluneasytobuyahouse.D.It’sbettertosavemoneyforahouse.

10.A.Themanhasn’tcontactedhisparentsthisterm.

B.Themandidn’tpasstheexamlastterm.

C.Thewomanwillsendamessagetohisparents.

D.Theexamresulthasn’tbeendeclaredyet.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Amusicalinstrument.B.Aspecialholiday.

C.Afamilytradition.D.Ahistoricalevent.

12.A.OnthedayafterChristmas.B.FortheweekafterChristmas.

C.Throughouttheyear.D.SincethebeginningofDecember.

13.A.ItiscelebratedbyAfricanAmericansonly.

B.ItisatraditionalreligiousholidayinAfrica.

C.Itisatimeforpeopletohonorblackculture.

D.ItwascreatedasanalternativetoChristmas.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingreport.

14.A.Theearthquakestruckat19:

54Thursdaynight.

B.Therewasnoaftershockfollowingtheearthquake.

C.Theearthquakecausedalow-intensitytsunami（海啸）.

D.Thequakecenterwas44milesawayfromSantiago.

15.A.3,000housesweredamaged.

B.Someboatswerestuckinland.

C.Atleast11peoplewerekilled.

D.Over1millionpeoplegotinjured.

16.A.Powerfulsupportfromthegovernment.

B.Confidenceinconqueringdisasters.

C.Deepconcernforthevictims.

D.Determinationtotakemoreadventures.

SectionC

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

ComplaintForm

Caller:

AllenSmith

PhoneNo.:

17.

LocationofProblem:

A（238,ZhongshanRoad）

Details:

Itdumpsits19onthestreet.

Ithasno20equipmentforoil-smokedraining.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Whatiscouchsurfing?

Itis21whichallowstravelerstomeetpeopleintheirdestinations.

Howmuchdoesitcost?

Itcosts22.

Whatkindofpeoplemightbeinterestedincouchsurfing?

Thosewhowanttosharetheirexperiencesandmeetpeoplefrom23.

Whatispeople’smajorconcernaboutcouchsurfing?

24.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

Mybusinesshastocomebeforesleep

ThemomentIfallintobedataround,I’mdeadtotheworld...until－ping!

－it’s3.andI’mwideawake.

Iinstantlycheckmyphoneandspendthenext40minutesinbed（25）________（answer）emailsonmycomputer.By4.,mybrainisinoverdriveandthereisonlyonethingforit:

togetupandstartworking.

Iknowmostpeoplearefoggyatthistime,butIfindtheearlymorningtobe（26）________periodofgreatcreativity.Igetmoredoneinthosefewhoursthantherestoftheday,（27）________I’mconstantlyinterrupted.

Peopleask（28）________Ifindtimetorunabusiness,preparepresentations,writebooks,networkwithclientsandraiseafamily.Well,thisistheanswer:

byhavingonlyfour-and-a-halfhoursofsleep.

Yes,Iprobably（29）________justaboutdoeverythingifIgotupat.,butitwouldmeanworkingintheeveningwhenIneedtospendtimewithmyfamily.Ihavelotsoffriendswiththesameproblem.Wehavewhatwejokinglycall“Insomniacs（失眠症患者）Group”onFacebook,wherewechatwitheachotherinthemiddleofthenight.Ithasbecomearealway（30）________friendship,andI’dmissitifwedidn’thavethattimetochat.

WhileI’moftenperfectlyhappystartingmydayat3.,sometimes,（31）________I’mtired,Ifeelannoyedwithmyself.Whycan’tIjustswitchoff?

ButthenIdon’twanttoeither.TherearesomanythingsIhavetodo,anda3.startistheonlyway（32）________（achieve）everything.

（B）

TheRenaissance（文艺复兴）

Formanypeople,theRenaissancemeans14thto16thcenturyItaly,andthedevelopmentsinartandarchitecture,musicandliteraturewhichtookplacethereallthattime.Butthereisoneworkwhich,perhapsmorethananyother,（33）________（express）thespiritoftheRenaissance:

theMonaLisa.Itisbelievedtobe（34）________（good）exampleofanewlifelikestyleofpaintingthatamazedpeoplewhenitwasfirstused.（35）________（paint）byLeonardodaVinciintheyears1503-1506,theMonaLisaisamysteriousmasterpiece.PeoplewanttoknowwhoMonaLisais,andwhysheissmiling.（36）________________peopledonotknowmuchabouttheRenaissance,theyhaveheardofthispainting.

TheRenaissancewasatimeofscientificinvention,too.Leonardo,aswellasbeingoneofthegreatestpainterstheworldhaseverknown,wasalsoaskilledinventor.Whereverhewent,hecarriedanotebookaroundwithhim,（37）________________hewrotedownhisideas.Theyincludeddetaileddrawingsofthehumanbody,plansforengineerstobuildcanalsandbridges,and（38）________（astonish）drawingsofmachineswhichwerenottobebuiltuntilhundredsofyearslater,suchasaeroplanes,parachutes（降落伞）,submarines（潜水艇）andtanks.Towardstheendofhislifehe（39）________（employ）bytheKingofFrancetodoscientificresearch,andhedidnothavealotoftimeforpainting.Inshort,hewasanextraordinarygenius,anexampleofwhathasbeendescribedas“Renaissanceman”:

someoneinterestedin（40）________andwithmanydifferenttalents.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.deliveryB.alternativeC.enormouslyD.floatingE.analyzedF.process

G.determineH.visibleI.messyJ.disturbinglyK.patterns

EveryoneknowsthattheInternethaschangedhowbusinessoperate,governmentsfunctionandpeoplelive.However,anew,less41technologicaltrendisjustastransformative:

“bigdata.”Bigdatastartswiththefactthatthereisalotmoreinformation42aroundthesedaysthaneverbeforeanditisbeingputtoextraordinarynewuses.

Considerlanguagetranslation,forexample.WhenIBMfirststartedtoworkonmachinetranslationinthe1990s,itjustfedasmallnumberofhigh-qualitytranslationintoacomputerandprogrammedittoinferwhichwordinonelanguageisthebest43foranother.Althoughthis44revolutionizedthetaskoftranslation,theresultwasfarfrombeingperfect.Then,in2006,Googleburstin.Insteadofmillionsofpagesoftexts,thesearchgiant45billions,fromcorporatewebsitestodocumentsineverylanguagefromtheEuropeanUnion.TheresultisthatitstranslationsaremuchbetterthanIBM’swereanditcovers65languages.Largeamountsof46datadefeatedsmallamountsofcleanerdata.

Anothergoodexampleofhowbigdatacanbe47helpfulisonlineshopping.Usingdatacollectedfromcustomershoppinghabits,today,Amazoncan48whoismostlikelytopurchasewhatandwhen.Detailssuchasyourhistoryandwishlisthelpthecompanygainaglimpse（一瞥）intoyourinterests.Goodswillthenbedispatchedtoalogisticscenter（物流中心）nearyouandgetpackedbeforeyouevenorder,meaningthatwhenyoudomakeanonlinepurchase,same-day49wouldbepossible.

Withbigdata,insteadoftryingtounderstandexactlywhyanenginebreaksdownorwhyadrug’ssideeffectdisappears,researcherscaninsteadcollectandanalyzemassivequantitiesofinformationabout