长宁区2018高中英语二模卷

1、2017学年第二学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷 （满分140分， 考试时间120分钟）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only on

2、ce. 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 have heard.1. A. He is angry.B. He is exhausted.C. He is hungry.D. He is disappointed. 2. A. Go over his lessons.B. Attend the party.

3、C. Eat out with friends. D. Take the final exam.3. A. She is most likely to be arrested. B. She has forgotten to call the police.C. She may have lost her driving license.D. She is lying to the police officer.4. A. Bill broke his promise.B. Mum will probably reward Bill.C. Bill failed in the test.D.

4、Mum is worried about Bills work.5. A. Make a recovery plan.B. Go back to work. C. Drop out of school.D. Quit her present job.6. A. She gave him a lift home again.B. She offered him an extra room.C. She treated him well at her home.D. She spared much time for him.7. A. She doesnt have time to find a

5、new flat. B. She has not paid enough rent in advance. C. She is unlikely to give up the nice flat. D. She wants to decorate the flat during the holiday.8. A. Extreme sports. B. Travel insurance.C. Bungee jumping.D. Diving safety.9. A. She likes Phillips singing very much.B. She appreciates other kin

6、ds of musicals. C. She enjoys the changes of his musicals.D. She admires other singers more than Phillips.10. A. American students are too talkative in class.B. It is hard to learn a lot in an American school.C. One can join in schooling in different ways. D. Active participation is greatly encourag

7、ed.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. W

8、hen you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. One should wait for things to happen before leaving.B. One should remain silent when things

9、are getting hard.C. One should try to take control of the difficult situation.D. One should turn to other people for instant help.12. A. By motivating himself to take action. B. By seeking help from his friends.C. By thinking of the meaning of life.D. By taking good care of himself.13. A. Life is no

10、t always peaceful and it is full of terrible accidents. B. Keep a positive attitude and focus on survival whatever happens.C. Advanced equipment is the essential factor in surviving crises.D. Be ready to get immediate assistance when lost in the jungle. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the follo

11、wing passage.14. A. In 1969.B. In 2012.C. In 1976.D. In 2016.15. A. Suggested creating a university of science and technology in Egypt.B. Helped many Egyptian scientists to be awarded the Nobel Prize. C. Developed cooperation with the University of California in the U.S.D. Provided excellent Egyptia

12、n students with more financial support. 16. A. For his relationship with Egyptian President. B. For his academic performance in technology.C. For his good service in the Egyptian Army.D. For his outstanding contributions to Egypt.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A

13、. It offers different opinions on old age. B. It is about how to keep healthy in old age.C. It investigates the causes of the aging problem. D. It reveals the secrets of living longer.18. A. The old are thought to be healthy but lonely. B. The old are reported to be poor but happy. C. The old are re

14、garded as an unattractive group.D. The old are considered dangerous to the society.19. A. They are easy to fall down with serious illness.B. They enjoy traveling and getting new experiences.C. They are difficult to be recognized due to the changes.D. They have no more mental problems than the middle

15、-aged.20. A. Raise peoples awareness of caring for the old. B. Help people take their responsibilities for the old.C. Change peoples attitude towards the aged group.D. Ease peoples fear and anxiety about growing old.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill

16、 in the blanks to make the 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 blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. A Great FriendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776.Coul

17、d it have been any other year? They worked together and started to further American Revolution and later to shape the official new plan of the government, 21 (develop) a close friendship, which lasted for 50 years. There were 22 (share) purposes and a common end on both sides. Four and a half months

18、 23 he died, when he was ill and worried about his family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madisons reply remind us that friends are friends till death. “The friendship which 24 (exist) between us for half a century, the harmony of our political principles and pursuits have bee

19、n sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. Its also been a great comfort to me 25 (believe) that you are engaged in vindicating(证实) to the younger generation the course that weve pursued for preserving to them. If ever the earth has noticed a system of administration conducted w

20、ith 26 single and keen eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to, it must be the system protected by truth, to 27 our lives have been devoted. To myself, you have been a great supporter throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you mylas

21、t affections.” A week later, Madison replied.“You cannot look back 28 the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. 29 they are a source of pleasure to you,they are the same to me. We cannot be deprived(失去)of the happy consciousness of t

22、he pure devotion to the public goodand I have confidence 30 sufficient evidence will find its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld while we are here.” Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can

23、be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. analysisB. usuallyC. assures D. poursE. developmentF. necessary G. cloudyH. absentI. cultivateJ. allowK. extremelyHe Is KindlyThe other evening at a dancing club a young man introduced me to Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald, and S

24、cott seemed not to havechanged from the first time I met him at Princeton, when he was an eager undergraduate trying his best to 31 himself into a great author. He is still trying hard to be a great author. He is at work now on a novel which his wife 32 me is far better than This Side of Paradise, b

25、ut like most of our younger novelists, he finds it 33 to produce a certain number of short stories to make the wheels go around. That The Vegetable, his play, did not receive a Manhattan presentation seems to have disappointed rather than discouraged him. He is still 34 light-hearted.I have always c

26、onsidered him the most brilliant of our younger novelists. No one else can touch his style, nor the superb quality of his satire(讽刺). He has yet to put them in a novel with carefulness of conception and 35 of character. He can become almost any kind of writer that his peculiarly restless character w

27、ill 36 .Born in St. Paul, he attended Princeton, served in the Army, wrote his first novel in a training camp, achieved fame and fortune, married a Southern girl, has a child and lives in New York. At heart, he is one of the kindliest of the younger writers. Artistry means a great deal to F. Scott F

28、izgerald, and into his own best work he 37 great efforts. He demands this in the work of others, and when he does not find it, he criticizes with passionate earnestness. I have known him, after reading a young fellow-novelists book, to take what must have been hours of time to write him a lengthy, c

29、areful 38 .Just what he will write in the future remains 39 . With a firmer reputation than that of the other young people, he yet seems to me to have achieved rather less than Robert Nathan and rather more than Stephen Vincent Benet, Cyril Hume. His coming novel should mean a definite prediction fo

30、r future work. It is to be hoped that from it will be 40 the seemingly unavoidable modern girls. III. Reading ComprehensionSection 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

31、context. Standards for Schools: Developing Organizational Accountability(绩效)Quality teaching depends on not just teachers knowledge and skills but on the environment in which they work. Schools need to offer a coherent curriculum focused on higher-order thinking and performance across subject areas

32、and grades, time for teachers to work 41 with students to accomplish challenging goals, opportunities for teachers to plan with and learn from one another, and regular occasions to evaluate the outcomes of their 42 .If schools are to become more responsible, they must, like other professional organi

33、zations, make evaluation and assessment part of their everyday lives. Just as hospitals have standing committees of staff that meet regularly to look at evaluation data and discuss the 43 of each aspect of their worka practice reinforced by their accreditation(评定) requirements, schools must have suc

34、h regular occasions to examine their practice and effectiveness. As Richard Rothstein and his colleagues describe in Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right, school-level accountability can be supported by school 44 , like those common in many other nations, in which trained experts evaluate

35、 schools by spending several days visiting classrooms, 45 samples of student work, and interviewing students about their understanding and their experiences, 46 looking at objective data such as test scores, graduation rates, and so on. In some cases, principals accompany the inspectors into classro

36、oms and are asked for their own evaluations of the lessons. In this way, the inspectors are able to make 47 about the instructional and supervisory competence(能力)of principals. As described earlier, inspectors may also play a role in ensuring the 48 and comparability of school-based assessments (as

37、in England and Australia), as well as schools internal assessment and evaluation process (as in Hong Kong).In most countries inspection systems, schools are rated on the quality of instruction and other services and supports, as well as students 49 and progress in a wide range of aspects, including

38、and going beyond academic subject areas, such as extra-curricular, personal and social 50 , the acquisition of workplace skills and the 51 to which students are encouraged to adopt safe practices and a 52 lifestyle. Schools are rated as to whether they pass inspection, need modest improvements, or r

39、equire serious intervention(介入), and they receive extensive feedbackon what the inspectors both saw and 53 . Reports are publicly posted. Schools requiring intervention are then given more expert 54 and support, and are placed on a more frequent schedule of visits. Those that persistently fail to pa

40、ss may be placed under local government control and could be 55 if they are not improved. 41. A. occasionally B. closely C. strictly D. peacefully42.A. challengesB. competenceC. curriculumD. practices43.A. effectiveness B. faultsC. progressD. requirements44.A. instruction B. protection C. inspection

41、D. consideration45.A. taking B. improvingC. examiningD. copying46.A. as far asB. rather thanC. other thanD. as well as 47.A. judgments B. decisionsC. inquiriesD. suggestions48.A. quantityB. qualityC. instructionD. support49. A. education B. performanceC. attentionD. interest50. A. responsibility B.

42、structure C. resources D. benefits51. A. frequency B. consistenceC. satisfactionD. extent52. A. comparableB. healthy C. differentD. unique 53. A. appreciatedB. criticizedC. recommendedD. rewarded54. A. attentionB. programs C. evaluationD. explanations55. A. set downB. put downC. closed downD. pulled

43、 downSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by 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 have just read. (A)NA

44、TIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWSHumanAnimal NewsAncient WorldSpace/TechCulture Warning from ExpertsA growing amount of human-made orbital debris(太空轨道残骸)from rocket stages and out-of-date satellites is circling the Earth. Scientists say the orbital debris, better known as space junk, poses an increasing threat

45、 to space activities. “This is a growing environmental problem,” said Nicholas Johnson, the chief scientist and program manager for orbital debris at NASA(美国航空航天局) in Houston, Texas.Johnson and his team have developed a computer model capable of simulating past and future amounts of space junk. The

46、model predicts that even without future rocket or satellite launches, the amount of debris in low orbit around Earth will remain steady through 2055, after which it will increase. While current efforts have focused on limiting future space junk, these scientists say removing large pieces of old spac

47、e junk will soon be necessary.Since the first launch of satellite in 1957, humans have been generating space junk. The U.S. Space Surveillance Network is currently tracking over 13,000 human-made objects larger than ten centimeters in diameter orbiting the Earth. “Of the 13,000 objects, over 40 perc

48、ent came from breakups of both spacecraft and rocket bodies,” Johnson said. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of smaller objects in space. These include everything from pieces of plastic to bits of paint. Much of this smaller junk has come from exploding rocket stages. Stages are sections

49、 of a rocket that have their own fuel or engines. These objects travel at speeds over 35,000 kilometers an hour. At such high speed, even small junk can tear holes in a spacecraft or disable a satellite by causing electrical shorts that result from clouds of superheated gas.Johnson believes it may b

50、e time to think about how to remove junk from space. Previous proposals range from sending up spacecrafts to grab junk and bring it down to using lasers to slow an objects orbit to cause it to fall back to Earth more quickly. Given current technology, those proposals appear neither technically nor e

51、conomically practical, “Space junk is like any environmental problem,” Johnson admits. “Its growing. If you dont deal with it now, it will only become worse, and the solutions in the future are going to be even more costly.”56. What is this passage mainly talking about? A. Advanced technology is use

52、d to remove space junk. B. NASA is responsible for the environmental problem.C. Cleaning up the space junk is greatly needed.D. Human activities generate much orbital debris.57. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A. Rocket launches produce more debris than satellite launches.B.

53、Space junk is endangering human beings space activities.C. Its necessary to clean up the large pieces of old space junk.D. Even a tiny piece of space junk can destroy a spacecraft. 58. What does John think of the previous proposals to grab space junk and bring it down to the earth? A. Reasonable. B.

54、 Unbelievable.C. Reliable. D. Impractical.(B) ABC News: Parents who want to pick up their kids at school in one New Jersey district now can submit to iris(虹膜) scans, as the technology that helps keep our nations airports and hotels safe begins to make its way further into American lives.When picking

55、 up a child, the adult provides a drivers license and then submits to an eye scan. If the iris image camera recognizes his or her eyes, the door clicks open. The Freehold Borough School District launched this high-techsecurity system on Monday with funding from the Department of Justice as part of a

56、 study on the systems effectiveness.As many as four adults can be authorized to pick up each child in the district, but in order to be authorized to come into school, they will be asked to register with the districts iris recognition security and visitor management system. At this point, the New Jer

57、sey program is not a must.If someone tries to slip in behind an authorized person, the system causes an alarm and red flashing lights in the front office. The entire process takes just seconds.This kind of technology is already at work in airports around the country like Orlando International Airport, where the program has been in operation since July. It has 12,000 subscribers who pay $79.95 for