上海市普陀区届高三质量调研一模英语试题.docx

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上海市普陀区届高三质量调研一模英语试题

普陀区2014学年第一学期高三英语质量调研

（考试时间120分钟试卷满分150分）

第I卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:

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

1.A.Twins.B.Classmates.C.Friends.D.Colleagues.

2.A.Atagasstation.B.Inaworkshop.

C.Atanartgallery.D.Inadepartmentstore.

3.A.She’swrittensomebooksaboutclassics.

B.She’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.

C.She’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.

D.She’sjustreturnedfromatriproundtheworld.

4.A.Tenyears.B.Twentyyears.

C.Fortyyears.D.Ahundredyears.

5.A.Thewomanfollowedtheman’sadvice.

B.Thewomanwasgoingtohaveahaircut.

C.Themandidn’tcareifthewomanhadherhaircut.

D.Themandidn’twantthewomantohaveherhaircut.

6.A.Shejustreadonlypartofthebook.

B.Shewasinterestedinreadingnovels.

C.Sheseldomreadbooksfromcovertocover.

D.Shewasanxioustoknowwhatthebookwasabout.

7.A.Youngpeoplelosetheirjobseasily.

B.Youngpeoplearetooeagertosucceed.

C.Youngpeopleseldomstaylongonthesamejob.

D.Youngpeoplearetooquickinmakingdecisions.

8.A.Worried.B.Relieved.C.Doubtful.D.Thankful.

9.A.Quitdeliveringflowers.B.Workatarestaurant.

C.Bringherflowerseveryday.D.Leavehisjobtoworkforher.

10.A.Tonycouldnotcontinuetheexperiment.

B.Tonyfinishedtheexperimentlastnight.

C.Tonythoughttheexperimentwaswelldone.

D.Tonyhadexpectedtheexperimenttobeeasier.

SectionBPassages

Directions:

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

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Shemissedhergrandfathergreatly.

B.Sheseldomtalkedwithhermother.

C.Hermotherdidn’tloveherasmuchashergrandfatherdid.

D.Hermotherwasthesubjectoftalkswithhergrandfather.

12.A.Co-workerscannotbeyourclosefriends.

B.Peoplewillbepleasedifyoucallthemat2:

00AM.

C.Youcan'tdiscussyourproblemswithadistantfamily.

D.Theoneyoucancallat2:

00AMissomeoneclosetoyouinspirit.

13.A.Parentsshouldunderstandtheirkids.

B.Therearemanywaystomakefriends.

C.Theearthisaninhabitedgardenifyouhaveclosefriends.

D.Thereisadifferencebetweenalonelydesertandaninhabitedgarden.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theprisongatesarealwaysopen.B.Itsprisonerscanworkoutside.

C.Theprisonhasnoarmedguards.D.Theprisonisopentothepublic.

15.A.Ithasnosecuritymeasures.

B.Itisrunontheprincipleoftrustingprisoners.

C.Theprisonersareprovidedwithjobsonrelease.

D.Itsprisonersareseldommadetoworkovertime.

16.A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Critical.D.Neutral.

SectionCLongerConversations

Directions:

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

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

EastAsiaCarRentalCentre

Recommendedvehicle

IVECO

Pick-upTimeafter

at4:

30on__17__

Returnby

___18___onMonday

Cost

RMB300forthefirst200km,__19__yuanperkilometerafterthat

VAT（valueaddedtax）__20__%oftheprice

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Whodoesthewomanhavesometroublewith?

Her__21__.

Whatdidshedountil2o’clockafewdaysago?

Shewentoutto__22__.

Howdoesshegetonwithherfather?

Thedaughteris___23___withherfather.

Whatkindofpersonisherfather?

Thefatherisalwayscalmand__24__withhisdaughter.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

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

（A）

LeftHandedness

WhatdoLeonardodaVinci,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?

Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld’spopulation（25）______beleft-handed.

Mostpeopleareright-handed.Thisfactalsoseemstohaveheldtrue（26）______history.In1977,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatvarioustimesstartingwithcavedrawingsfrom15,000B.C.andendingwithpaintingsfromthe1950s.Mostofthepeople（27）______（show）intheseworksofartareright-handed.

Manyresearchersclaim（28）______（find）relationshipsbetweenleft-handednessandvariousphysicalandmentalcharacteristics.However,（29）______oftheseconnectionsareveryweak,andothershavenotbeenproven.Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?

Asyet,noonereallyknowsforsure.（30）__________________reasonsmaybebehindit,people’sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Thereareevenanumberofshops（31）______（specialize）insellingproductsforleft-handedpeople,suchasleft-handedscissors,canopeners,guitars,andevenaleft-handedcamera.In1976,Left-HandersInternational,agroupofleft-handedpeopleinTopeka,Kansas,intheUnitedStates,decidedtostart（32）______annualeventinordertoclearupmisunderstandingsaboutleft-handedness.

（B）

MotivatingStudents

（33）____________ayoungchildmightbenervousaboutstartingschool,heorsheisoftenexcitedonthefirstdayofschool.Perhapsthatexcitementlaststhroughthefirstfewyearsofschool.Butovertime,manychildrenaremuch（34）______（excited）aboutgoingtoschoolbecauseschoolbecomesaplaceof“allworkandnoplay.”Astheyearsgoby,students（35）______（pressure）todomoreworkandtodoitbetter,makebettertestscores,andhaveahigherclassrank.Itisthereforenotsurprisingthatbymiddleschoolmanystudentsloseinterestinschoolandlearning.

Teachersfaceabigchallengeinsuchasituation.Whentheyenteraclassroom

（36）____________mostofthestudentsdonotwanttobethereanddonotwanttostudy,howcantheyteach?

Someteachersmaybetemptedtofocustheirenergyonthehandfulofstudentsintheclassroomwhoshowaninterestin（37）______（learn）.Otherteachershavetoreward“good”studentsandpunishing“bad”studentsinthehope（38）______thismaysomehowmotivateallstudentstotryharder.

Throughhisownteachingexperience,Dr.RichardLavoiebecameinterestedintheproblemofmotivatingstudents.He（39）______（wonder）whatmotivatessomestudentstowanttolearn.Instudyingthisquestion,Dr.Lavoiediscoveredthatotherpeoplehavedonealotofresearchintothisquestionalready.However,thosepeopledonotworkinschools.Thepeoplewhoseemedtoknowthemostabout（40）______motivateskidswereresearcherswhoworkforcompaniesthatwereadvertisingproductssuchastoysandmusicforchildren.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.adequatelyB.advancesC.neighbourD.colonizeE.concerns

F.createG.intensivelyH.settlersI.smartJ.journey

K.survive

“Oncewespreadoutintospaceandestablishindependentcolonies,ourfutureshouldbesafe,”StephenHawkingsays.StephenHawking,oneoftheworld’smostimportantscientists,believesthatto__41__,humansmustmoveintospace.

Today,theUnitedStates,India,China,andJapanareallplanningtosendastronautsbacktoEarth’sclosest__42__:

themoon.Eachcountrywantstocreatespacestationstherebetween2020and2030.Thesestationswill__43__preparehumanstovisitandlaterliveonMarsorotherEarth-likeplanets.

RobertZubrin,arocketscientist,thinkshumansshould__44__space.HewantstostartwithMars.Why?

Thereareseveraladvantages:

forone,sendingpeopletothemoonandMarswillallowustolearnalot—forexample,whetherlivingonotherplanetsispossible.Then,wecaneventually__45__newhumansocietiesonotherplanets.Inaddition,the__46__wemakeforspacetravelinthefieldsofscience,technology,medicine,andhealthcanalsobenefitushereonEarth.

Butnoteveryonethinkssendinghumansintospaceisa（n）__47__idea.Manysayit’stooexpensivetosendpeople,evenonashort__48__.Andmostspacetripsarenotshort.Aone-waytriptoMars,forexample,wouldtakeaboutsixmonths.Peopletravellingthiskindofdistancefaceanumberofhealthproblems.Also,formanyearlyspace__49__,lifewouldbeextremelydifficult.Onthemoon’ssurface,forexample,theairandthesun’sraysareverydangerous.Peoplewouldhavetostayindoorsmostofthetime.

Despitethese__50__,sendingpeopleintospaceseemscertain.Inthefuture,wemightseelunar（月球上的）citiesandmaybeevennewhumanculturesono