届上海市闸北区高三第二学期期中练习英语试题及答案.docx

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届上海市闸北区高三第二学期期中练习英语试题及答案

闸北区2017-2018高三英语二模卷

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I.ListeningComprehension（30分）

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.A.Sheshouldwatchonherweight.

B.Shecansometimeseatatwill.

C.Sheisalreadyoverweight.

D.Sheshouldavoidsweetfood.

2.A.AttheEmergencyRoom.

B.Atthegrocerystore.

C.Atthedentist’s.

D.Atadecade-oldtoastshop.

3.A.20.B.30.C.35.D.45.

4.A.Onthephone.B.Bytext.C.Online.D.Facetoface.

5.A.Furnitureshopassistant.B.Houseagent.

C.Insuranceagent.D.Carpenter.

6.A.Ticketsboughtonlinearecheaper.

B.It’shardtobuytheticketsattheboxoffice.

C.FreepamphletsprovidediscountsfortheBallet.

D.TheBalletshowcouldbewatchedonline.

7.A.Therearealltogetherthreesectionsfortheexam.

B.Shefailedtofinishtheexamwithintime.

C.Shewaspooratmultiplechoices.

D.Sheperformedwellinthephysicsexam.

8.A.Itistooexpensiveatrip.

B.It’sapityhecan’ttakehisfamilywithhimonthetrip.

C.Thetriptakestoomuchtime.

D.Hedoesn’tenjoygoingtoNewZealandforatrip.

9.A.Stayuplateforexams.

B.Don’tpaytoomuchattentiontoexams.

C.Studyhardthroughouttheterm.

D.Giveuponthemathtest.

10.A.RelaxedB.Calm.C.Excited.D.Nervous.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Relationshipproblems.

B.Lowworkingproductivity.

C.Poorincome.

D.Depression.

12.A.6%.B.10%.C.15%.D.26%.

13.A.ThepoortreatmentreceivedfromNationalHealthService.

B.Patients’inabilitytogotobedwithateddybear.

C.Thebadqualityofthemattresspatientsuse.

D.Thetensiontheysufferfrominlives.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Becausetheywereinneedofclothesandfood.

B.Becausetheywantedtofindhoney.

C.Becausetheywantedtotakerevenge.

D.Becausetheyintendedtooccupythevillage.

15.A.BecausetheymigratedfromAfrica.

B.BecausetheyareararegroupsurvivingontheAndamans.

C.Becausetheystoreprecioushoney.

D.BecausetheirDNAisvaluableforscientificstudy.

16.A.Theywanttolearnlocallanguage.

B.Theycometoseetheoutsideworld.

C.Theyarechasingawayoutsiders.

D.Theyneeddrinksandcigarettes.

SectionC

Directions:

InsectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhear.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

Completethereportform.WRITEONEWORDforeachanswer.

HouseletMemo:

Securitymeasures:

Gate___17___&securitycompany.

Kitchenfacilities:

Stove,fridge,toaster,NO___18___.

Gardenmaintenance:

Watering&removing___19___.

Rent:

1000permonthwith___20___excluded.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

Completetheform.WRITENOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.

WhatwastheshortageofthefourexistingpresidentiallibrariesinKennedy’stime?

Longdistancesfrom___21___.

WhatdidKennedyLibraryprimarilyhold?

___22___ofKennedygovernment.

WhatwastheLibraryintendedtobecome?

___23___

Wheredidtheconstructionfeescomefrom?

___24___.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

（A）

Beingskinnyisnotbeautifulbutbeinghealthyis.Mostyoungpeople,unfortunately,（25）______（convince）thatbeingthin,andthereforebeingstylishisamajorwayofmaintainingself-worth.Tomakethematterworse,theymighttakethissofarthattheyarelikelytoendup（26）______eatingdisorders.

Eatingdisordersarepsychologicalillnessesdefinedbyabnormaleatinghabits,（27）______mayinvolveeitherinsufficientortoomuchfoodintaketothedamageofanindividual'sphysicalandmentalhealth.Bulimianervosa（暴食症）andanorexianervosa（食欲匮乏）arethe（28）______（common）formsofeatingdisorders.

（29）______diagnosedwithanorexianervosaarewellunderahealthybodyweight.Butpatientswithbulimianervosamayhaveabodyweightthatfallswithintherangefromnormaltooverweight.（30）_____primarilythoughtofasaffectingfemales,eatingdisordersinfluencemalesaswell.

Theprecisecauseofeatingdisordersisnotentirelyunderstood,but（31）______isagreedthatthediseaseislinkedtoothermedicalconditionsandsituations.Besides,culturalidealizationofthinnessandyouthfulnessalsocontributesto（32）______（reduce）weightforcefully.Theproblemhasaffectedalargepopulationworldwide.

（B）

Anewreportsaidmiddleclassworkerscouldstillbeworking（33）____________theyareattheageof70,tohelpouttheirgrownupchildren.

Middleclassworkers（34）______（age）50andabovearebeingforcedtodelaytheirretirement,withmanyblamingtheirchildren,areportrevealedyesterday.

Tomanymiddleclassworkers,（35）______botheredthemfromworkcouldn'tcomparewiththepossibilitythattheymightpostponetheirretirementdatebyaroundfiveyears.

Itisnotjusttherisingcostoflivingthatiscausingthedelay.Manypointedtothefactthattheyareconstantlyhavingtoprovidefortheirgrown-upchildrenatanage（36）______theyassumedtheyshouldbefinanciallyindependent.

Actually,oneinfivemiddleclassworkers（37）______keepworkinginordertosupporttheirchildren.Manyworkersstruggledallalongtotheretirementdate,only（38）______（realize）thattheyhadtoswitchtoapart-timeworkingpattern,alsocalledsemi-retirement.Rarely（39）______peoplehearoftheconceptofsemi-retirementinthepastbutnowsemi-retirementhasbecometheroutineamongwealthierpeopleintheir50sand60s,regardedas（40）______signofthecountry’son-goingworseningeconomy.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

ApeakB.prospectC.intenseD.indicatingE.mild

F.uncertaintyG.unusuallyH.complicatedI.appliedJ.prepareK.model

Adropinthesun'sradiationcancausecoldwintersinpartsofNorthAmericaandEurope,scientistssay,afindingthatcouldimprovelong-rangeforecastsandhelpcountries___41___forstorms.

Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatthesunhasan11-yearcycleduringwhichradiationfromthesunreachesa（n）___42___thenfalls.Butdetectingaclearlinkofthecycletotheweatherhasprovedmuch___43___.

"Ourresearchnoticesalinkbetweensolaractivitiesandregionalwinterclimate,"leadauthorSarahInesonoftheUKMetOfficetoldthereportersinanemail.

Herteamfocusedonthedatafromtherecentminimumsolarradiationperiodduring2008-10,whichwasa（n）___44___calmperiodforthesunbutatthesametime,___45___wintersintheU.SandEuropewererecordedwhichbroughttroublestomanybusinessesandmadepeople’slivesdifficult.

Theresearchersfoundthatareductioninradiationfromthesuncanaffectwindpatterns,___46___coldwinters.

"Whileradiationlevelswon'ttelluswhattheday-to-dayweatherwillbe,theyprovidetheexciting___47___ofimprovedpredictionforwinterconditionsformonthsandevenyearsahead.Thesepredictionsplayanimportantroleinlong-termweatherplanning,"Inesonsaid.

Ineson'steamusedthedatainacomplexcomputerto___48___long-termweatherpatterns.Itsuccessfullyreproducedwhatscientistshadobservedhappeningintheupperatmosphereduringchangesinsolarradiation.Morestudywasneeded,though.Thekey___49___intheexperimentlayinthesatellitedataused,becauseitspans（跨度）onlyafewyears."Sotherearestillquestionsconcerningwhetherthecurrentresearchresultsareaccurateandwhethertheycanbe___50___toothersolarcycles,"shesaid.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Recently,PewResearchCenterannouncedthatoveraquarterofAmericanshavesharedaselfieonline.Unsurprisingly,thepracticeofphotographingoneselfandsharingthatimageviasocialmediahas___51___amongallagegroups.Evidenceofitsmainstreamnatureisseeninotheraspectsofourculturetoo.Lastyear,"selfie"wasnotonlyaddedtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary,butalsonamedWordoftheYear.

Yet,despitethehugenumberofpeoplepracticingit,___52___isalsosurroundingselfie.Anassumptionthatsharingselfiesisembarrassingrunsthroughoutthejournalisticandscholarlycoverageonthetopic.Negativewordslike"self-centered"and"___53___"haveinevitablybecomeapartofanyconversationaboutselfiesamongscholars.

B