2019上海虹口区高三二模英语及答案

1、虹口区2018学年度第二学期期中教学质量监控测试 高三英语试卷2019.4 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。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上律不得分。3 .答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上，在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。1. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At t

2、he end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you h

3、ave heard.2. A. At an airport.B. On a plane.C. On a bus.D. In a department store.3. A. He is suffering a pain in the neck.B. His roommate walks in his sleep.C. His roommate's bed is always in a mess.D. He doesn't like sharing a room with anyone.4. A. The woman was fully absorbed in the movie

4、.B. The woman lost her way to the cinema that evening.C. The woman couldn't understand the movie very well.D. The movie was no better than what the woman had imagined.5. A. S160.B. S50.C.S120.D. SI50.6. A. He really likes his wife's new hairstyle.B. His wife didn't take his sensible advi

5、ce.C. He didn't want to cut his wife's long hair.D. His wife often complains about everything7. A. Puzzled.B. Regretful.C. Angry.D. Relieved.8. A. A job offer.9. An entry form.10. An excellent resume.11. The position of system engineer.8. A. Mr. James talks a lot about gardeningB. Mr. James

6、likes boasting of his cleverness.C. The woman is not interested in what Mr. James says.D. Mr. James isn't very straightforward in what he says.9. A. The elderly are expert at using appsB. The elderly don't know how to use apps,C. The elderly can help to develop smart apps.D. The app develope

7、rs can't afford to ignore the elderly.10. A. Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense.B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.C. He has his own opinions on social welfare.D. Mr. Johnson is skillful in expressing his ideas.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages an

8、d one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice. but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which o

9、ne would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. In multi-cultural countries.B. In developing countries.C. In developed countries.D. In densely-populated countries.12. A. Lack of communication facilities.B. Temporary shelter

10、.C. Power failure.D. No access to recreation.13. A. Features of different types of poverty.B. Approaches to poverty elimination.C. Changes in three poverty categories.D. Ways to calculate the poverty line.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because of the course materia

11、ls.B. Because of the discussion topics.C. Because of others' misuse of technology.D. Because of a rule the speaker made for his class.15. A. The speaker's history class received low assessment.B. The students think highly of the speaker's history class.C. The speaker made the rule becaus

12、e he was against technology.D. The speaker made the rule just because of his unpleasant experiences16. A. It may improve teaching and offer more help.B. It may allow students to get on well with each, other.C. It may distract students from being involved in class.D. It may help students to better un

13、derstand complex themes.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. She bumped into a coffee table.B. She chatted with the cafe owner.C. She talked with someone she knew.D. She was listening to a lively debate.18. A. Newspapers were given out to customers.B. An entrance fe

14、e was charged for getting in.C. It was the meeting place for debating clubs.D. It was first started in Oxford in the 16th century.19. A. Partly right.B. Extremely interesting.C. Very unfair.D A bit unreasonable20. A. By providing free laptops for use.B. By making sofas comfortable to sit on.C. By en

15、gaging them in stimulating conversation.D. By transporting customers to various destinations.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank

16、 with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.The Best Way of Losing WeightForget what the skinny movie stars and the TV adverts say - losing weight is hard work. (21)you do it through exercise, diet, or a bit of both, it's extremely challe

17、nging to lose(change)hugedo to help you achieve your goalthose pounds and then to keep them off. Sometimes it can involve (22) parts of your day-to-day life and it can mean breaking decades-old habits.But it tums out there's one little thing you (23)(discouraged) whenand it's got nothing to

18、do with food or exercise. The experts at Weight Watchers did researc which shows many of their members were more successful and (24)feedback (25)they shared regular updates on their new healthy lifestyle online. They found people who shared a diary of their daily lives with friends and followers wer

19、e stimulated and inspired by positivethey lost some pounds and kept them off.when it came (26)More than 50 per cent of people said the support of a weight loss community was crucial changing their eating habits and 53 per cent shared photos of theirmeals on social media. With this knowledge under th

20、eir belts, Weight Watchers (27) (launch) a series of short films lately which show people recording their daily weight loss journey.One of the members who shared her journey was Danielle Duggins, and her video shows(play) with herher enjoying a range of healthy meals and a few treats, while (28) chi

21、ldren.The company's marketing director Claudia Nicholls said: The support of a community has always proved to be an effective way of forming and sustaining healthy habits, but there has never been an easier or more affordable way (29)(tap) into the power of the crowd for support and inspiration

22、with the explosion of online communities. Weight Watchers owns a social community for members, Connect, sees over 14,000 daily posts in the UK alone, and provides our members with instant access to a community of people who are on similar journeys to them.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with

23、 a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A. scaleB.engagedC.disastrousD.hotspotsE. targetF.victimG.interwovenH.inevitableI. continuousJ.resolveK.riskyWhy Bike Theft Is Not Taken Seriously?For many people a bicycle is the only

24、transport they can afford and it is very convenient for them to use. Therefore, the impact of the loss of their bike can be (31). But why is cycle theft so often seen as a minor crime?According to the police, 96210 bikes were stolen in 2018, and about one in 50 bicycle-owning households fall (32) to

25、 cycle theft each year. Those who can afford a second bike might have a beater"s.a cheap bike they leave in (33)areas, and can afford to lose but those who cannot make both ends meet, and live below the poverty line will find themselves cornered by bike theft.According to a survey for Bike Regi

26、ster, 50% of victims felt police didn't investigate the crime, while those (34)in cycle theft see it as 1ow risk in terms of being caught. Police recover just 3% of stolen bikes. In fact, the problem is almost certainly much greater: People often don't report it thinking there's nothing

27、the police can do, so the full (35)of the problem remains hidden.Cycle crime hotspots were identified as Cambridge, Oxford, Southampton, Bristol, etc. Most cycle thefts occur near or in people's homes, but thieves also (36)transport hubs (中心， 枢纽 )and university campuses. In the meantime, the pol

28、ice have come up with a way to (37) the issue. Training 23 officers in regional cycle crime task forces is part of a national cycle crime strategy. (38) with measures like education on safe locking techniques, working with websites where more than half of stolen bikes are sold,and identifying cycle

29、theft (39)and priorities.If a bike is stolen, there is about a 20% chance the victim will not replace it, losing their transport,exercise, and potential access to local communities and service. It is widely accepted that police's (40)effort is fundamental to a drop in cycle theft.III. Reading Co

30、mprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Technology is playing a vital role in preservation and ecology research. Drones (无人机) hold huge (41) in

31、the fight to save the world's remaining wildlife from extinction. So researchers can now track wild animals through dense forests and monitor whales in vast oceans. It's estimated that up to five living species become extinct every day, making it urgent that universities develop new technolo

32、gies to capture the data that can persuade (42)to act.The British International Education Association hosted a conference in January to (43) the importance of technological solutions in protecting vulnerable (易受伤害的) species and ecosystems.Speakers underlined how technology can help (44): drones can

33、circle high above the ocean to spot whales, while certain cameras can identify members of an individual species.According to Claudio Sillero, biology professor at Oxford University, technology is changing how preservation research is done but it's in a(n) (45)way, As technology gets better and c

34、heaper, researchers become better at doing what they were already doing. (46), remote sensing used to be a very technical tool but is now widespread, and everyone uses global positioning system (GPS) for surveying.But teaching preservation and ecology courses in university and ecology courses in uni

35、versity (47). Some teach drone surveying methods in depth while others don't even mention them. The fact is, using drones is quite a(n) (48)to the interdisciplinary (跨科 学的)unknown of engineering, and potentially an area where lecturers may not feel confident to teach yet, Serge Wich, an expert i

36、n primate biology says. Students are taught about(49) technologies such as. automatic sound recorders, but drones are often missing from university teaching. Consequently, drone use among researchers is still fairly (50) and focused on getting photos. Wich's team of researchers used techniques t

37、o develop a fully automated drone technology system that (51)and monitors the health of endangered animals globally. It's designed to be cheap, stable and simple to use, so that. loca communities in developing countries can operate it (52)without technical background. Yet it's not more widel

38、y used on the grounds of researchers" lack of skills to use this technology In biology, where drones are used, few can program an algorithm (算法)specifically for their preservation or research problem. There's much that needs to be done to (53)those two worlds and to make AI more user-friend

39、ly so that people who can't program can still use the technology." Wich says.(54), the sad truth is that better technology alone will not save any more species from dying out, Greengrass warns. As human populations increase, so do threats and pressure on wild places.Preservationists are (55

40、) for not doing enough but it's. often an issue of people, conflict and governance. Technology may help provide far greater knowledge. but governments still need to act.41.A. shortageB. threatsC. potentialD. responsibilities42.A. researchersB. authoritiesC. opponentsD. professionals43.A.highligh

41、tB. overlookC. assessD. calculate44.A. educationB. preparationC. preservationD. distinction45A. evolutionaryB. flexibleC. virtualD. dramatic46.A. As a resultB. In conclusionC. On the contraryD. For example47.A. differsB. equalsC. multipliesD. struggles48.A. obstacleB. leapC. equivalentD. exception49

42、.A. ill-intentionedB. fully-preparedC. well-establishedD. narrowly-applied50.A. definiteB. vagueC. simpleD. limited51.A. controlsB. tracksC. supervisesD. improves52.A. earnestlyB. independentlyC. secretlyD. impersonally53.A. bridgeB. fixC. dismissD. grasp54.A. ThereforeB. MoreoverC. HoweverD. Otherw

43、ise55.A. firedB. insultedC. qualifiedD. criticizedSection BRead the following threepassages. Each passage is followed by severalDirections: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 give

44、n in the passage you have just read, (A)A Different Kind of Spring BreakFor many American university students, the week-long spring break holiday means an endless part ona sunny beach in Florida or Mexico. In Panama City Beach,' Florida, a city with a permanent population of approximately 36.000

45、 more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party. making it the number one spring break destination in the United States.A week-long drinking binge is not for everyone, however, and a growing number of American university students have found a way to m

46、ake spring break matter. For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or internationally and work to address problems such as poverty, homelessness,or environmental damage makes spring break a unique learning experience that university students can feelgood at.During one spri

47、ng break week, students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in 15alternative spring break trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes d

48、amaged by Hurricane Katrina. Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter. One group of students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand.They performed exhausting physical labor such as maintaining roving invasive plant species

49、 that threaten the native Florida ecosystem.Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find them very rewarding. While most university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are.able to help people now. On the other hand, the ac

50、commodations are far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church, or spend the week camping in tents. But students only pay around$250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hot spot.56. H

51、ow many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?A. Around 36.000.B. Around 50.000C. Around 00.000D. Around 10,000.57. The underlined binge word binge in paragraph 2 probably means.A. doing too much of somethingB. studying for too longC. refusing to do somethingD.

52、 having very little alcohol58. Which of the following gives the main idea of the third paragraph?A. One group of JMU students worked on homes damaged by a hurricane.B. Children living in homeless shelters enjoy creative activities.C. Some students work to help the environment on alternative spring b

53、reak trips.D. University students do different types of work on alternative spring break trips.59. What is implied in this article is that.A. university students spend more than $250 for traditional spring break tripsB. university students complain about the accommodations on alternative spring brea

54、k tripsC. university students may take fewer alternative spring break trips in the futureD. university students would prefer to wait until they have their degrees to start helping people（B）Cropping （修剪）an Image With the Snap Shot ProgramWelcome to the world of photo-editing!Cropping an image allows

55、you to zero in on （对准）just the portion that is important to your project. For example, you may want to insert an image of a covered train in a report but may not want to include the whole train. Cropping the image allows you to select only the small area you wish to retain （保留）and eliminate all othe

56、r portions of the original picture.Option 1: Cropping by Placing the Image in a ShapeUsing one of Snap Shot's standard shapes as a photo-editing tool requires no special abilities. To crop an image with a standard shape:a. Click Cropping & Orientation from the Effects menu.b. Click to select

57、 one of the six shapes to frame your image.c. on Use the mouse pointer to draw a frame around the portion of the image you wish to retain. Re-size the frame by dragging the shape's sizing handles. When you are satisfied with the results, click Cut It .d. Snap Shot will automatically return to th

58、e project that is open.（You may also copy or cut the cropped image and paste it into another application.）Option 2: Freehand Cropping of an ImageIf you want to trace the shape of an object in order to crop out everything else, freehand cropping is the way to go. To crop an image freehand:e. Click Freehand Crop from the Cropping & Orientation option on the Effects menu.f. Using the mouse pointer, trace around the shape you want to crop. Be sure to completely enclose the image by ending at the same place you began outlining.g. Click Cut It .