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1、虹口区 2016-2017 学年度第一学期期终教学质量监控测试高三英语 试卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to makethe passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other b

2、lanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Wedding in the United StatesWeddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. Thereare church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings onmountain tops with guests (21) (seat) on the rocks and evenbarefooted; and there have bee

3、n weddings on the ocean floor with oxygentanks for the guests. But many weddings, (22) or howthey are performed ， include certain traditional customs.Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who l

4、ive far away. When everything is ready, then comes (23) (exciting) moment of all.The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The weddingparty is walking through the aisle of the church as the Wedding March (24) (play). The bride carrying abouquet ( 花束 ) enters last with her father wh

5、o will “ give her away” . The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by thealtar ( 圣坛 ), the brideand groom exchange vows . (25) is traditional to use the words“Tohave and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,in sickness a

6、nd in health,to love and to cherish, till deathdo us part ” . (26)(follow) the vows, the couple exchange rings.Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.(27) the ceremony there is often a party called a “ reception ” ,which gives the wedding guests an opportunit

7、y to congratulate the newlywed.The car in (28) the couple leaves the church is decorated withballoons, streamer and shaving cream. The words“ Just Married ” arepainted on the trunk or back window to tell people (29) they aremarried. Nowcomes the last step of the wedding ceremony. As a tradition, the

8、 bride and the groom (30) run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. Whenthe couple drives away from the church,friends often chase them in cars, honking （鸣喇叭）and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank wit

9、h a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more thanyou need.A. public B. inadequate C. lowered D. released E. disappointmentF. casting G. possibility H. objective I. desperatelyJ. balance K. comparedWhy Aren' t Women Happier?Why aren' t

10、women happier these days?That' s the question raised by a thought -provoking study, The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness, _31_ last month. The research showed that over the past 35 years women ' s happiness has declined, both _32_ to the past and relative to men even though the lives of

11、 womenin the US have improved in recent decades by most _33_ measures.The research, by University of Pennsylvania economists Stevenson andWolfers, and made_34_ by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found the decline in happiness to be widespread among women across a variety of demographic （ 人

12、 口 统 计 的 ） groups. The researchers, for instance, measured similar declines in happiness amongwomenwho were single parents and married parents,“_35_ doubt on the hypothesis （ 假设 ） that trendsin marriage and divorce, single parenthood or work/family _36_ are at the root of the happiness declines amon

13、g women, ” they wrote.One theory for the decline in happiness is that expectations for workplace and general advancement were raised too high by thewome n smovement and women might feel _37_ for not“having it all, ” as a LosAngeles Times columnist recently put it.The researchers acknowledge that s a

14、 _38_:“If the women s movement raised women s expectations faster than society was able to meet them, ” the paper says, “they would be more likely to experience _39_ in their lives. ” But they add things could change for the better:“As wome n s expectations moveinto adjustment with theirexperiences,

15、 this decline in happiness may reverse.”Readers, why do you think women are unhappier than in the past? Do you think that if expectations for “ having it all ” were _40_ to “ moveinto adjustment with experiences, ” women might be happier?III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank i

16、n the following passage there are four wordsor phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A Cashless SocietyThere is nothing worse than feeling around in your pocket trying to find some small change to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. So it s

17、goodto know that new _41_ is making cash - banknotes and coins - a thing of the past, turning us into a cashless society.Today, many of us already use credit and debit cards for _42_ transactions （ 交易 ） so there s no need to carry around huge amounts of money. And nowit s _43_ to make contactless pa

18、yments using tap -and-go cards which are regular bankcards but with a built-in chip. The card reader _44_ a radio signal and, when you bring the card close to the reader, the chip picks up the signal to make the payment.fraud （ 诈骗 ）. Criminals try_45_ money this way or spending on“plastic ” - an inf

19、ormal name for a credit card - can put you at risk ofto steal cards, or the information on them, to make _46_ online or in shops, which, as a result, adds toomuch difficulty to the police sdetective work. _47_, contactless payment is capped - in the UK thelimit is £ 30. And, if someone does go

20、on a crazy spending with your card, your bank covers you against the loss. Also, the _48_ of chip and PIN technology has even been helping businesses by cutting the time people spend at the cashier s in shops and has led to a(n) _49_ in fraud.But, if getting your bankcard out seemslike too muchtroub

21、le, t here s now a _50_ using wearable technology - something you can wear that include computer and electronic technologies. Kenneth Cukier, economist and technology expert, says“this is _51_ for people who don t wantto take their card out of their wallet, or use their phone, or use their watch. Pe

22、ople are going to be making more purchases more of the time - _52_ for small-valued goods. ”And, although our mobile phones are another way of making payments, BBC reporter Kate Russell says that when this is _53_ you can use the fingo-pay ( 指纹支付 ) system which “reads the unique maps of veins under

23、the surface of your finger. ” The trick is remembering which finger you _54_ with in the bank - that s when good old -fashioned cash might save the day! What do you _55_ to use when you buy something?41. A. experiment42. A. financialB. evidenceB. equalC. technologyC. economicalD. analysisD. moderate

24、43. A. definiteB. possibleC. formalD. legal44. A. work outB. makes outC. gives outD.sends out45. A. RefundingB. DepositingC. PayingD. Withdrawing46. A. bargainsB. purchasesC. preparationsD.troubles47. A. SimilarlyB. MeanwhileC. FurthermoreD.However48.A.introductionB. contactC. cooperationD.extension

25、49. A. riseB. dropC. changeD.increase50. A. questionB. reasonC. conceptD.solution51. A. reservedB. providedC. intendedD.chosen52. A.particularly53. A. inexact54. A. cancelled55. A. attemptB. speciallyC. simplyD. purposefullyB. unnecessaryC. impracticalD. inconvenientB. registeredB. demandC. testedC.

26、 preferD. restrictedD. aimSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followedby several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you h

27、ave just read.(A)You are checking your emails when you start daydreaming about whereto go on your summerholiday. This reminds you to compare the cost of local gyms. Then you suddenly decide to look up some place for your birthday party.You may think you are browsing the Internet in a slightly absent

28、-mindedAccording to a survey for amanner. You are, in fact, “wilfing financial website, almost seven in ten Internet users admit to the newly named habit. The study of 2400 people carried out by YouGov found that more than a quarter of Internet users wilf a rough acronym of What Was I Looking For?fo

29、r two days every month.Pete Cohen, GMT V s resident life coach and motivator, said, “Stopping yourself wilfing takes a mixture of planning and willpower.These days there are all manners of website attracting our attention.Internet users need to set themselves a specific surfing goal and a time limit

30、 to keep on track. ”Shopping in the online activity is most likely to makeusers wilf. Men are more likely to admit to being wilfers than women. A third of the men questioned said the habit had damaged their relationship with a partner.The good news is that wilfing is a habit people tend to grow out

31、of. Internet users aged 55 or over were three times less likely to wilf than those aged under 25.Jason LIoyed, from , said, “The Internet was designed to makeit easier for people to access the information they need quickly and conveniently.Although people log on with a purpose, they are now being of

32、fered so much choice and online distractions that many forget what they are there for,s important that peopleand spend hours aimlessly wilfing instead. It do not allow unnecessary online distractions to get in the way when surfingin the Internet, as it can affect productivity in the workplace and re

33、lationship at home. ”Are you a wilfer, lost in the Internet?56. The underlined word “ acronym ” in Para. 2 most probably means.A. a phenomenon that makes people daydreamB. a summary of the book “What Was I Looking For? ”C. an expression meaning taking people ' s attention awayD. a word composed

34、of the first letters of the words in a phrase57. What is an efficient way to stop wilfing according to the passage?A. Stopping taking a mixture of planning and willpower to keep on track.B. Trying to focus on different subjects at the same time.C. Trying to set a surfing goal and a time limit.D. Log

35、ging on the Internet all the time.58. It can be concluded from paragraph 4 that.A. men are less likely to be wilfing than womenB. wilfing damages the relationship between partnersC. as you grow older, you ll become more and more wilfingD. one third of Internet users will be wilfers lost on the Inter

36、net59. What can be called “wilfing ” according to the passage?A. You spend hours aimlessly surfing the Internet every day.B. You suddenly decide to look up some information about clothes.C. You are accessing the information you need quickly and conveniently.D. You are browsing some of your emails w

37、hich haven t been checked for months.(B)Shanghai Disneyland: Attractions and TipsWelcome to a never-before-seen world of wonder where you can arousethe magical dream within your heart. This is Shanghai Disneyland, a fun experience filled with creativity, adventure and thrills for Guests ofall ages!

38、Set your sights on Enchanted Storybook Castle - the largestD?OpeningDisney castle on the planet - and then get ready to explore as you discover 6 unique and unforgettable lands: Mickey Avenue, Gardens of Imagination, Fantasyland, Adventure Isle, Treasure Cove and Tomorrowland.Monday - Thursday: 09:0

39、0 - 21:00Jun?-SeptFriday - Sunday: 08:00 - 22:00Sunday - Friday: 10:00 - 19:00Oct - DecSaturday: 09:00 - 20:00Hours0 ?Ticket BookingVisitors can book tickets on the official website or mobile app of the park or by calling 400-180-0000 / 86-21-.They can also follow the official Wechat account ShangHa

40、iDisneyResort to book a ticket. Of course, tickets can be bought at the entrance, but there may be a long queue. Visitors need to show passports or ID cards to book tickets and enter.?Five Things You S houldn t MissTRON Lightcycle Power RunPirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure“Mick

41、ey' s Storybook Express ” ParadeEnchanted Storybook CastleBroadway-style show The Lion King)?Special RecommendationThe cartoon characters Judy and Nick in Zootopia, the animated movie whose box office hit $1 billion globally in 2016, will be added to Disney' s signature“Mickey' s Storybo

42、ok Express “ Parade, said Robert Ige r, thepresident and CEO of Walt Disney.)?Things to RememberOnly well-packaged food and water are allowed.Selfie sticks, large tripods, folding chairs, and large luggage are banned.Visitors above 16 should not be dressed in cartoon, movie and comic costumes.Disney

43、 Fastpass tickets for free can save you from waiting in a long queue.Comfortable sneakers are strongly recommended for a long walk during the day.Animals are not allowed to enter as well, excluding guide dogs.60. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. Enchanted Storybook Castle is a must-see si

44、ghtB. Broadway-style show The Lion King is a 3D movieC. "Mickey' s Storybook Express ” Parade earns $1 billion in 2016D. Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure is an animated movie61. What day is supposed to be the busiest day according to the passage?A. Thursday.B. Friday.

45、C. Saturday.D. Sunday.62. It can be concluded from the last part of the passage that.A. blind people are not allowed to visit the landsB. visitors can only eat and drink at certain placesC. cartoon costumes and uncomfortable sneakers are bannedD. Disney Fastpass tickets can help visitors enter the l

46、ands fast(C)A group of college students is hoping to place a satellite powered only by water into an orbit (轨道)around the moon.The students are from CornellUniversity in the state of New York.They are taking part in a competition called the Cube Quest Challenge. It is a program of NASA, the American

47、 space agency. The Cornell team is called theCisLunar Explorers. The word cislun ar means “between the earth and the 一力 moon.The challenge is simple: to design, build and deliver “flight - qualified, small satellites. " NASAofficials say the satellites must be able to perform aadvanced operatio

48、ns near and beyond the moon.”Ten teams are taking part in the competition. But the CisLunar Explorer satellites are different. They are the only ones using water to power their spacecraft.The idea for a water-powered vehicle came from Mason Peck, who worksat Cornell University. He once worked as NAS

49、A s chief technologist. Hehas always wanted to use something other than rockets to push spacecraft beyond earth.“A lot of the mass we send into orbit these days is in theform of rockets - the only way we get anything into space, ” he said, in a Cornell press release.“ But what if we could use what s

50、 alreadythere? If we could do that, if we could re- fuel spacecraft while they re already in space.”The spacecraft is shaped like the English letter L. It measures about30 centimeters in length, and the two pieces are connected. Water is storedin the lower part of the satellite. The sun will separat

51、e the water intotwo elements: hydrogen and oxygen. When one combines hydrogen and oxygenwith a spark （ 火花 ）, an explosion results. This provides a forward movement, known as thrust.The CisLunar Explorer team has an unusual way to guide its spacecraft.The idea is to copy how old-time sailors used the

52、 moon, sun and stars tofix their position on the oceans. The satellite is equipped with cameras.The cameras will take pictures of the sun, the earth and the moon andcompare their positions and their sizes. Based on where the sun, moon and earth are at any given time, the CisLunar Explorers will do t

53、he mathematics to find their position.The competition is being held in four parts. The Cornell team has been among the top three competitors during parts one and two. The winners of the third stage will be announced in about a month. The final three winners will be announced in early 2017. They will

54、 get to ride on NASA s spacelaunch system in early 2018.63. The essential part of the competition“the Cube Quest Challenge ”is .A. to launch a satellite to take a watery flight to the moonB. to design, build and deliver a small and flight-qualified satelliteC. to place a satellite powered only by wa

55、ter into an orbit around the moonD. to make the satellite perform advanced operations near and beyond the moon64. What does Mason Peck want to do at Cornell University according to the passage?A. To stop using rockets for the sake of safety.B. To use something already in space as power.C. To try usi

56、ng water in space to push spacecraft.D. To design a water-powered vehicle to push spacecraft.65. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. there is a lot of rubbish of rockets and satellites in the orbitthese daysB. a water-powered satellite will soon be sent into the orbit around the moonC. the

57、explosion of the combination of hydrogen and oxygen provides powerD. the team members of the CisLunar Explorers are the students of Mason Peck66. What would be the best title of the passage?A. A Spacecraft Powered by WaterB. A Water-Powered Flight to the MoonC. A Competition for Water-Powered SatelliteD. A Design of Water-Powered Space JourneySection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a propersentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. He fou