2017届上海市长宁区高三英语二模试卷(含答案)

长宁区2016学年第二学期期中

高三年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷ListeningComprehensionSectionA1.A.Atatrainstation.C.Atabusstation.1.A.Atatrainstation.C.Atabusstation.A.Receptionistandguest.C.Bossandsecretary.A.$5B.$10A.Confused.B.Annoyed.A.Planningtophoneafriend.C.Touringinawonderfulcity.A.Thewomanwillsoonbeasuperstar.C.Thewomanshouldfindanewpartner.A.Toadress-upparty.C.Tothetheater.Atatravelagency.D.Atanairport.Teacherandstudent.D.Husbandandwife.$15D.$50Embarrassed.D.Bored.Campinginthecountryside.D.Discussingaweekendplan.Campinginthecountryside.D.Thewomanshouldnotgiveup.B.Tothetailor's.D.Toashoppingmall.8.A.Youngstersdon'treallyknowwhatfashionis.Styleschangemorequicklythannecessary.Peopleshouldcaremoreabouttheirappearance.D.It'snotsensibletogoafterdesignerclothing.B.Thewomanshouldbuyanapartment.D.Thewomanshouldpaytherentfirst.B.Washdishesforherinthekitchen.B.Thewomanshouldbuyanapartment.D.Thewomanshouldpaytherentfirst.B.Washdishesforherinthekitchen.D.Leavethepresentjobtoworkforher.B.Thescenery.D.Theculture.B.Tellpeoplewheretoseewhales.D.GoaroundtogatherenoughHewilltalktothewomaninamoment.A.Keepworkingattherestaurant.Stopdeliveringflowerseveryday.A.Thelocation.C.Theseafood.A.Attractwhalestotheclosershore.C.Warnpeopletostayawayfromshore.visitors.A.Itisheldeveryotheryearinsummer.B.IthelpsWhaleCriertoshowhistalents.C.Itguaranteeseverytofindsomethingtoenjoy.Itisoneofthebesteco-artfestivalsinSouthAfrica.A.Weakbones.B.LooseteethC.Skinproblems.D.Heartdiseases.A.Havingfoodrichinvitamin.B.Walkingmiddayinthesunwithnosuncream.C.TakingvitaminDpillseveryday.Wearingdarkercolouredclothesandsunhats.A.ToanalyzethecommoncausesoflackofvitaminD.B.ToencouragepeopletobeexposedtothesunforvitaminD.C.ToemphasizetheimportanceofvitaminDinone'shealthTointroducesomedifferentwaystogainvitaminD.A.Shewantstofindatopicforherresearch.B.Shetriestohelpthemanwithhispaper.C.Shehopestolearnhowtowriteapaper.Sheplanstoworkonasimilartopic.A.In1813.B.In1826.C.In1839.D.In1856.A.Theyaremainlygrownforthedomesticmarket.B.TheywereintroducedtoChinafromAustralia.C.TheywerethefirstplanttobeplantedinEngland.Theyarekeptwarminlargeplastichouses.A.GrowthofdomesticeconomyinAustralia.ExportandimportofbananasinAustralia.C.HistoryofbananacultivationinAustralia.D.RoleofagricultureinAustralianeconomy.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.SurvivingArtTraditionNativeAmericanIndiansexpressedthemselvesthroughtheirartwork,whichiscarvedontototem(图腾)poles.Manypeopleholdthebelief(21)allNativeAmericanIndiantribes(部落)carve的totempoles,butthisisfarfromthetruth.Carvingtotempoleswasatraditionamongmanytribes,especiallythosethatlivedalongthePacificcoast(22)forestgrew.However,thoseNativeAmericanIndianswholivedinthesouthwestandtheplains,andIndians,but(23)(few)treestocarvethanPacifictribes.Theheightoftotempolescanvaryconsiderably.Longagototempoles(24)(find)tostandaround12mtall.Today,NativeAmericanIndianartistscontinuetocaretrees,butsometotempolesareshortandareusedinhomesasdecoration.(25)isnotsurprisingthatagenuinepolewillcostmorethan$1500permeterbecausetraditionallycarvedtoteminvolveagreatdealofwork,craftsmanshipandtimetoproduce.TheraisingofatotempoleisanimportantcelebrationamongtheIndiatribe.Aholeisdugforthepoletostandin.Thepoleiscarriedtothesiteinaceremonywhichotherhundredsofpeopleattend.Ropesareused(26)(raise)thepoleintoplace.Singinganddancingtodrumsaccompaniesthepoleraising.Oftenpolesareraisedinthisway(27)thecarvingbegins.Carversdotheirjobsthenonthesite.Manypeoplebelievethattotempolesarereligioussymbols,butthisideaisfalse.

Insteadof(28)(act)asreligioussymbols,carvingsrepresentthetribalnationandconveythetribes'history.Thestoryofatotempoplaessiesddforweqnufernotmlygenerationtogeneration.Havingthestorydocumentedthiswayhelpskeepthistradition(29)(recognize)inourhistory.Thesedays,manytotempolesnolongerexist(30)decayandrot.However,therearestillsometribesthatcontinuetopracticethisancientareform,andthesetotempolesarestillbeingenjoyedbycollectionsoftribalart.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.acknowledgingE.financialI.negativeB.bottledF.FurtherJ.neglectC.consequencesG.inappropriatelyK.unresolvedD.demandingH.handleEmotionalDebtManypeopletodayliveundertheweightofdebtfromloansorcreditcards.Asharmfulas___31debtis,thereisanotherformofdebtthatisevenmoredamagingemotionaldebt.Dr.JamesRichardsstatesthatemotionaldebtoccurs‘whenweexperienceemotional

painthatremain32___.”Ifthepainisnotdealtwith,itwillaffectusourentirelives.Throughouttheyears,wehavechancesforhappiness,loveandsuccess.Butunresolvedpaincanemerge,causingustorespondinwaysthataren'treasonable,resultingindestroyedrelationshipsandlostopportunities.Another___33resultofemotionaldebtisthatourfriendsandlovedonesareaffectedbyitandpayahighprice.Whenwehaveatendencytorespond34,weoftenhurtthosearoundus.Unfortunatelyourunsettledproblemssometimesbecometoomuchforthemto35causingthemtoabandontherelationship.Peoplewithdestructivepatternsshouldchecktheirlivesforsignsofunresolvedpain,foryouremotionaldebtcancomefromvariousformsofpastunfair,cruelorviolenttreatmentor36.Youmaybeholdingontopainfulmemoriesofcontrollingparentsorvery37teachers,alsoyoumaynothavedealtwiththepainofabrokenrelationshiporthedeathofalovedone.Anynegativeemotionthatyouhavecontrolledovertheyearcancomebacktocauseharmwhenyouleastexpectit.Recognizeyourfeelings,butdon'tfocusonthemallthetime,because___38andchallengingyourpainisdifficult,butrecognizingitisthefirststeptowarddealingwithit.Admityouareangryaboutthepast,anddiscussitwithsomeoneyoutrust,orwriteitdownbecausethiswilleasesomeofthedangerandhatredyou'vekept39upforyears.Refusetobeavictimandacceptresponsibilityfordealingwithyourpainfulpastbecausethisputsyouinchargeandlimitsthepoweryouremotionshaveoveryou.Takespecificstepstoresolveyouremotionaldebtnowratherthandealwiththe___40later.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.AskSiriifshe'sawoman.Goahead;tryit.She'lltellyoushe's_41一.“Likecacti.Andcertainspeciesoffish,”shemightsay.SoisAmazon'sAlexa,Microsoft'sCortana,Samsung'sSVoice,andGoogleNow.But,man,dotheyeversoundalotlikewomen.42,wethinkofthemasladiestoo.(InOldNorse,Siritranslatesto“abeautifulwomanwholeadsyoutovictory.”)Weassignfemalepronounstothem,and,inturn,theyfoldfeminineturnsofphraseintotheirroboticandoccasionallyinaneanswerstoourrequests.Ifweprizegenderdiversityinotherareasofdailylife,whydoesourtechsoundso43?Thebiggestreasonforthefemalephonefixationrestsinsocialscience.“Researchindicatesthere'slikelytobegreateracceptanceoffemale44，”saysKarlMacDorman,anassociateprofessoratIndianaUniversitywhospecializesinhuman-computerinteraction.MacDormanandhisteamplayedclipsofmaleandfemalevoicestopeopleofbothgenders,thenaskedthemtoidentifywhichthey45.Theresearchersalsomeasuredthewayparticipantsrespondedtothevoices.Ina2011paper,theyreportedthatbothwomenandmensaidfemalevoicescameacrossaswarmer.46,womenevenshowedasubconsciouspreferenceforrespondingtofemales;menremainedsubconsciouslyneutral.Whythe47?StanfordUniversitycommunicationsprofessorCliffordNass,whocoauthoredthefield'sseminalbook,WiredforSpeec,hwrotethatpeopletendtoperceivefemalevoicesashelpingthemsolvetheirproblemsbythemselves,whiletheyviewmalevoicesasauthorityfigureswhotellthemtheanswerstotheirproblems.Wewant48tohelpus,butwealsowanttobethebossofit,sowearemorelikelytooptforafemaleinterface.Thistendencysuggeststhatcompanieswillmakeabetterimpressiononagroupofcustomerswithawoman'svoice.Butnotjustanyvoice.Ithastoabrand'spersonality.Forhelpwiththat,companiesoftenturntoGregPal,vicepresidentofmarketing,strategy,andbusinessdevelopmentatNuanceCommunications,whichlicensesits51.ofmorethan100voices.Palinsiststhatsomebrandschoosemalespeakers.HeturnedonhisiPhoneandpulleduptheDomino'sPizzaapp,whichhasanassistant,Dom.HesoundedlikemyhighschoolEnglishteacher—educatedandhelpfulbutnot52.That'saboutrightforabrandattemptingto53guysorderingpiesbeforethebiggame.Asvoicetechnologyimproves,though,designerssaydiversitywilltoo.Manydevicesalreadyletyou54avoiceinterface.HomerSimpsoncantellyouwheretotakealeftonyourGPSdevice.AndSiricanbecomeasir,讦youtakethetimeto55.Wanttoknowhowtodoit?Askher.She'lltellyouinheruniquelywarm,helpful—andfemale—tone.41.A.roboticB.high-techC.genderlessD.creative42.A.CulturallyB.ObviouslyC.GrammaticallyD.Undoubtedly43.A.femaleB.ridiculousC.professionalD.reasonable44.A.charmB.researchersC.speechD.participants45.A.acceptedB.misunderstoodC.studiedD.preferred46.A.InpracticeB.OnthecontraryC.BythismeansD.Atfirst47.A.neutralityB.prejudiceC.authorityD.conscience48.A.interactionB.technologyC.personalityD.society49.A.moresociableB.moretalentedC.broaderD.wealthier50.A.improveB.developC.admireD.suit51.A.marketB.businessC.researchD.library52.A.strangeB.bossyC.reliableD.unique53.A.appealtoB.lookintoC.meetwithD.runafter54.A.buildB.tailorC.playD.improve55.A.repeatB.assistC.reprogramD.communicateSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)WhenFrankandIsteppedthroughthepostofficedoors,therewasacrowdgathered,gawkingatthenewfixtureonthewalllikeachorusofwide-mouthedfrogs.Ihadtogetcloser,andthatwaswherebeingagirlthat'sscrawnierthanawirefencecameinhandy.Fortunately,Frank,mytwinofelevenyears,wasjustthesame."Comeon."Isaid,grabbinghishand,andweslidthroughthecracksbetweenpeopleuntilwespilledoutinfront.FinallyIgotagoodlook.Itwasfixedtotheplasternexttothepostmaster'swindow,theplaceofhonorusuallyreservedfortheWantedposters.Beady-eyedZedekiahSmith,thebankrobber,stillhungthere,butevenhehadbeenpushedasideforsomethingmoreimportant.Atelephone.Thefirstoneintown."How'sitwork?"NoahCrawfordcalledout.Noah'sthebestfix-itmanaround,andIcouldtellhewasitchingtogethisfingersonthoseshinyknobs."Don'trightlyknow,"answeredthepostmaster,andhetuggedathisgoateeasifitmighttellhim."Idoknowthesoundofyourvoicemovesalongwiresstrungonpoles.It'ssortoflikethetelegraph,onlyyouhearwordsinsteadofdotsanddashes.""Ah,"thecrowdmurmured,andIfeltmyownmouthmovealong.Igazedatthatgleamingwoodboxandsomethinghappenedinsideme.Something—Icanonlyguess—thatmightbelikefallinginlove.Thethoughtoftalkingintothatbox—ofmakingmyvoicesailthroughwiresinthesky—ittookovermybrain.Icouldn'tgetitout."Frank,"Iwhisperedtomytwin."Ihavetousethattelephone."Fiveminuteslater,FranktowedmeupMainStreet,towardhome."Liza—"hebegan,butIcuthimoff.Wetwothoughtsomuchalike,IhadFrank'squestionsansweredbeforeheevenasked.56.Peoplecrowdedinthepostofficebecause.theywereattractedbyanewposterB.thepostmasterwasdeliveringaspeechtheywerecuriousaboutthetelephoneD.therewasawantedbankrobbercaptured57.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?Manypeoplestaredatthenewdeviceinopen-mouthedamazement.Theslight-figuredtwinsmanagedtopushtothefrontofthecrowd.Eventhebestfix-itmaninthetowngotnoideaaboutthenewdevice.D.Thepostmasterdidn'tknowanythingabouthowthetelephoneworked.58.By“LIttookovermybrain.Icouldn'tgetitout.”,wegetaclearpictureofthegirl'seagernesstousethetelephoneB.fascinationforthewoodbox

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apply(jtfundingvi>>i|wigbih.entil.<luril>^^Fromtheleaflet,wecangettoknowallthefollowingfactsaboutLUSHexceptprovidingfinancialsupporttosocietytakingtheleadincosmeticsmarketingtestingonhumansinsteadofonanimalscraftingandpackingtheirproductsbyhandInthesectionNaked!,LUSHclaimsthatthey.advocaterecyclableorevennopackagingsellcosmeticswithoutanywrappingpaperhaveinventedsomerecyclablecosmeticshaveimprovedwaysoftransportingproducts62.WhatisLUSH'sbusinessphilosophywecanfindfromtheleaflet?Themarketimageofacompanyshouldmakewayforitsbeliefs.Cosmeticsareamongtheessentialsofourlivesinmodernsociety.Homegrownvegetablesandfruitarenaturalandreliablesourcesofcosmetics.Socialresponsibilitiesofacompanycangohandinhandwithprofitmaking.（C）Sincequittingcanstartfeelingssuchasguiltandshame,weoftendoeverythingpossibletoavoidit.“We'retaughtfromourearlistdaysthatifyouquitsomething.Itmeansyou'reafailure,”sayscounselingpsychologistWillMeek.He,however,suggestsweviewquittingdifferently.Quittingislikedecidingtorearrangearoom:you'vegrowncomfortablewiththestatus,anditcanbehardtopicturetheendresultorevenseewhychangeisnecessary.Andyet,there'stheupsettingfeelingthatyou'renolongerentirelysatisfiedwithyourcurrentcircumstances,perhapseventhatyou'vestoppedmakingprogress.Whileit'snotoutofthe・p•・•■questionforfeelingorregrettosurfaceafteramajorrefit,leavingaposition,projectorsituationcanrevealexcitingpossibilities,makingyoufeelinspiredandrenewed.Quitting,oftenhappensinsituationswherewe'reunhappy,fearfulorhavedeterminedwehavenootherchoice,factorsthatcanhaveopposingeffectsonourhealth.Perhapsyoufindyourworkunfulfilling,oryou'vejumpedintoanewrelationshipbeforeyou'reready—and,asaresult,you'reoperatingunderintensepressure.“Ifstressisenduringandnotmanagedwell,itcanstarttotakeatoll.”saysMeek.AccordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,long-term,ongoingstresscanincreasetheriskforhighbloodpressureandheartattack,sowalkingawayfromwhateveriscausingitcandeliversignificantphysicalandemotionalhealthbenefits.“Weoftenseeareductioninthestresshormonecorti（s应激激素皮质醇）,whichcanlowerbloodpressureandmayevendecreasetheheartrate,”saysDrAlexLickerman,aGPandexpertondevelopingmentaladaptability.Leavingsituationsthatfailtobringyoujoycanleaveyouwithsufficienttimetoexplorewhereyourheartistrulyleadingyou.Inastudythatwaspublishedin1999,thenHarvardUniversityprofessorHerminaIbarralookedathowbankerstrieddifferentrolesthatrequirednewskillsets—someonewhospentalotoftimedealingwithcomputers,forinstance,wasaskedtotakeonpersonalinteractions.Subjectswereespeciallydrawntoactingoutaversionoftheirfuturesolvesthrough‘imitationstrategies'—anapproachtheycomparedto‘tryingondifferentclothes,'MarkFranklin,thepresidentofCareerCyles,suggestsasimilarapproachasawaytofigureoutwhatyourtruedesiresmightbeinyourpost-quittinglifeandforeseeyourfutureself.“Pretendtobeacertainkindofperson,orgoandmeetotherswhoaredoingwhatyouwanttodo.”hesays,“Tryiton,seehowitfeelsanddecideifit'sagoodfitforyou.”Itmaynotfeellikeitatthetime,butjustmovingonfromasituationthat'snotquiterightcanhelpyougetbackontrack.63.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatquittingmaybringusfeelingsofbeingboth.guiltyandashamedB.stupidandenthusiastictroubledandhopefulD.inspiredanddetermined64.Thephrase“takeatoll”（paragraph3）canbebestreplacedby“”.A.developmentaladaptabilityB.bringaboutchangesC.keepupthepressureD.haveabadeffect65.AnapproachsuggestedbyMarkFranklinsimilarto‘tryingondifferentclothes'isforA.helpingpeoplefindwhattrulysuitsthemincareertellingcapableemployeesfrominadequateonestrainingemployeestoacquiredifferentworkingskillsD.providingpeoplewithopportunitiestohavearoleplay66.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.quittingistrackthatonlythetimidwillchoosetofollowpersonalinteractioncanbemustforreducingemotionalpressurementaladaptabilitycanbeimprovedbythestresshormonecortisolknowingwhentostopiswiseandmaymakedreamshappenSectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed..AScinifi口址j[Silii<x[tiH'llntokit^cuvcrc^oplmcbiFlmi、]vMrpLirKKanvciydifkr询jromiIkone*innursolu營lent仁肚the寸tLTTiMd"血怔皿瞅"dkuifrsike^11clcrMihhgtweI）A^lr-i^ncnKT；h肌丄7凶上」山>ii!iijhiritJicatuik!thepitscni；^ufapliiru.r（l^vewr.onlyinthcUsifewd曲辱恤磧*血胡闻cilihe忖山胁I叫y讪proveihcirexistence.F.□iitcdrcEtdionofthe「】皿応I妙iFmih屮诃冋皿上祖册wis&cwni哩血口扁史ypo⑹世,Exoplanets：TheHuntIsOnTodayscientistsbelievethatplanetscouldoutnumberthestars.Forcenturies,scientistsandnaturalphilosophershaveproposedthatstarsinthenightskyhaveplanetarysystemssimilartoourownsolarsystem.Theexistenceofextrasolarplanets,orexoplanets,haslongbeendiscussed.___67___Althoughnotthefirstexoplanetdiscovery,aplanetnearasun-likestarwasdiscoveredbyastronomersin1995.Thiskickedoffaneraofexoplanethunting,withthousandsofdiscoveriesandconfirmationsfollowinginitswake.___68___However,in2015NASA'sKeplerspacetelescopefounditsfirstEarth-sizedplanetina“habitable”zone.Thisisthedistanceformastarwheresurfacetemperaturesofaplanetwouldn'tbetoohotortoocoldforliquidwater.Sofar,onlyasmall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