虹口区学第二学期期中教学质量监控测试.docx

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虹口区学第二学期期中教学质量监控测试

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。

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第I卷（共100分）

.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.

A.Gototheoffice

B.Keepcalling

C.Tryonlinebooking

D.Seeadoctor

2.

A.Areporter

B.Anathlete

C.Afisherman

D.Anorganizer

3.

A.Atapostoffice

B.Atafast-foodrestaurant

C.Atabookingoffice

D.Atacheck-indesk

4.

A.Healreadyhasplans.

B.Thewomanshoulddecidewheretoeat.

C.Hewillmakeareservation.

D.Thewomancanaskherbrotherforadvice.

5.

A.Hegotwetintherain.

B.Theshowerwasoutoforder.

C.Hedidn’thearthephoneringing.

D.Hegotoutoftheshowertoanswerthephone.

6.

A.Reasonable

B.Bright

C.Serious

D.Ridiculous

7.

A.Sendleaflets

B.Gosightseeing

C.Dosomegardening

D.Visitalawyer

8.

A.Herdoorbelldoesn’tneedrepair.

B.Shedidn’texpecthimtocomesoearly

C.Themanhasjustarrivedontime.

D.Itisnottherighttimeforher.

9.

A.Shewon’tgotothebeachifitrains.

B.Shewouldlikethemantogotothebeach.

C.Itwillclearuptomorrow.

D.Itwaspouringwhenshewasatthebeach.

10.

A.Whattotakeupasahobby.

B.Howtokeepfit.

C.Howtohandlepressure.

D.Whattoplaywith.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.

A.Greetguestsandtalktohotelstaff.

B.Havebreakfastandexamineroomservice.

C.Prepareforthemeetingandwritenewreports. 

D.Reviewthepreviousnight’sreportsandcheckemails.

12.

A.Sayinghellotoeveryguest.

B.Consideringdifferentbathrequirements.

C.Diningwithadifferentstaffmember.

D.Holdingvariousoperationalmeetings.

13.

A.Aday’slifeofahotelmanager.

B.Thedailyroutineatahotel.

C.Hotelserviceandimprovement.

D.Meetingsattendedbyahotelmanager.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.

A.Educatingchildren.

B.Savingrareanimals.

C.Recreatinganenvironment.

D.Makingaprofit.

15.

A.Becauseanimalsmakevisitorsstressful.

B.Becauseanimalsmustlivetheirlivesincages.

C.Becauseanimalscanfeelboredandsad.

D.Becauseanimalsareindangerofextinction.

16.

A.Theyarestillusefulandnecessary.

B.Theyhavemoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.

C.Theyareaperfectenvironmentforanimals.

D.Theyarerecreativeplacesforanimals.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Tuesday.

B.Wednesday.

C.Thursday.

D.Friday.

18.A.Eitherisacceptable.

B.Theguestdoesn’tmindit.

C.Theguestdoesmindit.

D.It’suptothehotelwaitress.

19.A.400dollars

B.600dollars

C.800dollars

D.1200dollars

20.A.ThereisnofreeWiFiaccessintheroomsofthehotel

B.ThereisonlyWiFiaccessinthelobbyofthehotel

C.ThereisnofreeInternetaccessinthehotel

D.ThereisnoInternetaccessinthehotel

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

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

LossofBiodiversity（生物多样性）AffectsHumanSociety

Ifaspeciesofbeedisappearsforeveroraparticularplantisextinct,whatdoesithavetodowithushumans?

Well,accordingtoateamofinternationalscientists,biodiversityisdroppingbelowlevels（21）______（consider）safeforthehealthandhappinessofhumansocieties.

Theissueisthateverythingisinter-connectedandecosystemssupportoursocieties（22）______theyprovideuswith,forexample,food,fibresandfuels.Ifspeciesgoondisappearing,thiscandisturbmanyvitalprocesses（23）______croppollination（授粉）andthedecomposition（分解）ofwaste.

Aframeworkwhichdefinestheenvironmentallimitswithin（24）______humanscanreallyoperate--calledplanetaryboundaries--says（25）______（lose）morethan10%ofthebiodiversityinanareaplacesthelocalecosystematrisk.Ecosystemsarealldifferentbutthispercentageisconsideredasagoodmeasureofsafety.

AstudypublishedinthemagazineSciencesuggeststhat58%oftheworld’slandsurface（26）______（reduce）belowthislevelalready.Theseareashouse71%oftheglobalpopulation.ProfessorAndyPurvis,fromImperialCollegeLondonandtheNaturalHistoryMuseum,isoneoftheauthorsofthestudy.Hesays,“Oncewe’rethewrongsideoftheboundary,（27）______doesn’tmeaneverythinggoeswrongimmediately,butthereisaremarkablehigherrisk（28）______thingswillgobadlywrong.”

Theresearchersfoundthatgrasslands,savannasandshrublandsweremostaffectedbybiodiversitylossonaverage.Purvishopesthisreport（29）______becomeawake-upcalltothosewhodesignpolicies.Here’shiswarning:

“Decision-makersworryalotabouteconomicrecessions（衰退）,butanecologicalrecessioncouldhaveeven（30）______（bad）consequences–andthebiodiversitydamagewe’vehadmeanswe’reatriskofthathappening.Untilandunlesswecanbringbiodiversitybackup,we’replayingecologicalroulette（轮盘赌）.”

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.characteristicB.environmentallyC.announcedD.importsE.exposing

F.investG.extensivelyH.acquireI.machineryJ.competitivenessK.crucial

ChinaSettoMakeOwnBallpointPenTips

OneofChina’smajorstainlesssteel（不锈钢）producershasindependentlydevelopedthespecialsteelneededtomaketheballpointpentipsandplanstomass-producethematerialtoreplace__31__intwoyears.

Thegrouphasspentfiveyearsonresearchanddevelopmentto__32__thetechnology,endingalong-termChineserelianceonforeignpentips.

Withoutthistechnology,China’spenmanufacturers,whichproduce38billionballpointpensperyear,havehadtopurchasethe__33__partsfromoverseasmarkets,costingtheindustry$17.3millionayear,accordingtotheChinaNationalLightIndustryCouncil.

“Itwillbeoneofour__34__productsinthelongrun,andwewilltrymorematerialsfortipsofballpointpenstoremaincompetitive,”saidLiJianmin,directorofTISCO’sresearchanddevelopmentcenter.

WangHuimian,TISCO’sseniorengineer,saidthecompanywill__35__morefinancialresourcesandmanpowertodevelopnext-generationballpointpentipsina（n）__36__friendlywaytofurthercompetewithrivalsinJapanandSwitzerland.

“Iftheserealeconomy-relatedfactorsareunderdeveloped,itskey__37__won’tbestrong,”saidWang.

ThepentipissuewasfirstbroughtintothespotlightbyPremierLiKeqianginJanuarylastyear,__38__amajorissuefacingChinesemanufacturers—weakcompetitivenessinkeytechnology.

Makingsuchproductsrequireshigh-precision__39__andextremely-thinsteelplates.Specialmicroelementsmustbeaddedtoliquidsteeltomakeaqualitytipthatcanwritecontinuallyforatleast800meters.

Eagertoenhanceitsearningability,thecompany__40__thatitplannedtoproduce10.5millionmetrictonsofsteelthisyear,including4.5millionstainlesssteelproducts.

ZhaoYing,aresearcherattheInstituteofIndustrialEconomicsoftheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesinBeijing,said,“Alltheseelementscanbereachedonlythroughlong-terminvestmentandincreasingdevelopment,”hesaid.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Throughouthistory,manyliveshavebeenlostatthehandsofsevereweather.Meteorologists（气象学家）andscientistsalikearealwaysinvestigatingnewwaystoincreasethewarningtimeforstorms,withthehopeofreducingthe__41__oflives.Inthepastfewdecades,localweatherradaradvancementshavebeenmade,whichallowforbetteraccuracyin__42__thepathsofstorms.

MeteorologistsandscientistshavebeenabletosuccessfullytrackseverethunderstormsandpossibletornadoesbyusinganadvancedtrackingsystemcalledNEXRAD（Next-GenerationRadar）.NEXRADisatrackingnetwork__43__158Dopplerweatherradars.Andduringastormthishigh-resolutioncomputerized__44__takesreadingsontheamountofprecipitation（降水）intheair,themovementsintheclouds,andthewindspeeds.

These__45__arebouncedbacktoalocalweathercomputer,andacolorfulimageappearsonthescreen,givingmeteorologistsaclearpictureofwhatkindofweatherisonthehorizon.Thisfinalimageiswhatyouseewhenthemeteorologistbreaksinwithsevereweatherreportsandwarnings.__46__,onyourtelevisionscreenyouwillseeacomputeran