松江区高考英语二模试卷

第页松江区2017学年度第二学期期中质量监控试卷高三英语II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA AuntJaneisnowwelloverseventy,butsheisstillagreatcinema-goer.Thecinemainourtowncloseddownyearsagoandsometimesshehastotraveltwentymilesormoretoseeagoodfilm.AndonceamonthatleastshegoesuptoLondontosee(21)______(late)foreignfilms.Ofcourseshecouldseemostofthesefilmsontelevision,buttheideadoesnotattracther.“Itisn’tthesame,”shesays.“Foronething,thescreen’stoosmall.Besides,Ilikegoingtothecinema!” However,onethingwhichhasalwayspuzzledusisthat(22)______AuntJanehaslotsoffriendsandenjoyscompany,shealwaysgoestothecinemaalone.Wediscoveredthereasonforthisonlyrecently—fromMother.“ItmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatAuntJanewantedtobeanactresswhenshewasyoung,”shetoldus.“Sheusedtowaitoutsidefilmstudiosallday,just(23)_______(appear)incrowdscenes.Youraunthasprobablyappearedindozensoffilms.Sometimesshedidnotevenknowthenameofthefilmthey(24)______(make).Therefore,shecouldn’tgotosee(25)______inthefilmatthecinema!” “Allthetime,ofcourse,shewaslookingforasmallpartinafilm.Herbigchancecame(26)______theystartedtomakeafilminourtown.Janemanagedtomeetthedirectoratapartyandheofferedher(27)______roleasashopkeeper.Itreallywasaverysmallpart,butitwasanimportantmomentforJane.Beforethegreatevent,sherehearsedfordays.Infact,sheturnedthesitting-roomintoashop!Weallhadtohelp,goingtoandoutoftheshop(28)______shecouldrememberherwordsperfectly.And(29)______theactualdayshewasmarvelous.Janethoughtthatthiswasthebeginningofherfilmcareer!” “Unfortunately,intheend,theydidnotincludetheshopsceneinthefilm.ButnobodytoldJane!WhenthefilmfirstappearedinLondon,shetookallherfriendstoseeit.Andofcourseshewasn’tinit!Itwasaterribleblow!Shestopped(30)______(go)tofilmstudiosandgaveuptheideaofbecominganactress.Shestilllovesthecinema,asyouallknow,butfromthatdayshehasalwaysgonealone!”SectionBA.parallelB.curvesC.dutifullyD.guardE.transformingF.proceedingG.studiesH.perfectI.intenselyJ.moveK.randomizes Whetheryou’retryingtobegoodatPhotoshop,orstepupyourtennisgame,ormasterabanjo(班卓琴)song,you’reprobably__31__followingtheage-oldadvicethatpracticemakesperfect.However,contrarytopopularbelief,doingthesamethingoverandoveragainmightnotbethemostefficientwaytolearnforeignconcepts. Traditionally,we’retaughtusingthe“blocking”strategy.Thisinstructsustogooverasingleideaagainandagainuntilwe’vemasteredit,before__32__tothenextconcept.Butseveralnewneurological(神经学的)__33__showthatanupandcominglearningmethodcalled“interleaving”improvesourabilitytokeepandperformnewskillsoveranytraditionalmeansbyleapsandbounds. Whatinterleavingdoesistospaceoutlearningoveralongerperiodoftime,andit__34__theinformationweencounterwhenlearninganewskill.So,forexample,insteadoflearningonebanjochordatatimeuntilyou__35__it,youtraininseveralatonceandinshorterbursts. Oneofthepracticalwaysyoucanuseinterleavingtotrainyourbraintopickupnewskillsquicklyandeffectivelyistopracticemultiple__36__skillsatonce. Whetheryou’retryingtoimproveyourmotorskillsorcognitive(认知的)learningabilities,thekeyto__37__howyourbrainprocessesnewinformationistobreakoutofthehabitoflearningonepartofaskillatatime.Theadvantageofthismethodisthatyourbraindoesn’tgetcomfortableorstoreinformationinyourshort-termmemory.Instead,interleavingcausesyourbrainto__38__focusandproblem-solveeverystepoftheway,resultingininformationgettingstoredinyourlong-termmemoryinstead. Interleavingdoesn’tcutanycorners,soyourbrainisalwayson__39__.Thinkofthedifferencebetweenblockingandinterleavinglikeaboxerwhopracticesone__40__overandoveragainversusaboxerwhopracticesbysparringinthering.Inthering,youhavetobereadyforanything.Itmakesyoufasterandsharper.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA Since1960,considerablescientificresearcheshavebeendoneonchimpsintheirnaturalhabitats.Astonishingly,scientistshavefoundoutthatthesocial__41__ofChimpsareverysimilartohumans.Chimpswill__42__incertainways,likegatheringinwarpartiestoprotecttheirterritory.Butbeyondtheminimumrequirementsassocialbeings,theyhavelittleinstinctto__43__oneanother.Chimpsinthewildseekfoodforthemselves.Evenchimpmothersregularly__44__tosharefoodwiththeirchildren.Whoareablefromayoungagetogathertheirownfood? Inthelaboratory,chimpsdon’t__45__sharefoodeither.Ifachimpisputinacagewherehecanpullinoneplateoffoodforhimselfor,withnogreatereffort,aplatethatalsoprovidesfoodforaneighbortothenextcage,hewillpull__46__--hejustdoesn’tcarewhetherhisneighborgetsfedornot.Chimpsaretrulyselfish. Humanchildren,__47__,areextremelycooperative.Fromtheearliestages,theydecidetohelpothers,toshareinformationandtoparticipateinachievingcommongoals.ThepsychologistMichaelTomasellohasstudiedthis__48__inaseriesofexperimentswithveryyoungchildren.Hefindsthatifbabiesaged18monthsseeaworriedadultwithhandsfulltryingtoopenadoor,almostallwillimmediatelytrytohelp. Thereareseveralreasonstobelievethattheurgestohelp,informandsharearenottaught,butnaturally__49__inyoungchildren.Oneisthatthese__50__appearataveryyoungagebeforemostparentshavestartedtotraintheirchildrentobehave__51__.Anotheristhatthehelpingbehaviorsarenotimprovedifthechildrenarerewarded.Athirdreasonisthatsocialintelligence__52__inchildrenbeforetheirgeneralcognitiveskills,atleastwhencomparedwithchimps.IntestsconductedbyTomasello,thehumanchildrendidnobetterthanthechimpsonthe__53__worldtestsbutwereconsiderablybetteratunderstandingthesocialworld. Thecoreofwhatchildren’smindshaveandchimps’don’tiswhatTomasellocallssharedintentionality.Partofthisabilityisthattheycan__54__whatothersknoworarethinking.Butbeyondthat,evenveryyoungchildrenwanttobepartofasharedpurpose.Theyactivelyseektobepartofa“we”,agroupthatintendstoworktowarda(n)__55__goal.41. A.structures B.policies C.behaviors D.responsibilities42. A.conflict B.cooperate C.offend D.negotiate43. A.trust B.contact C.isolate D.help44. A.decline B.manage C.attempt D.oblige45. A.curiously B.reluctantly C.naturally D.carelessly C.exerciseconsciouscontrol D.avoidanxietyinthedaytimeSectionCA.Therhythmoflifeisaslightbeat.B.Expertssayeveryaspectofhumanbodiesisinfluencedbydailyrhythms.C.JennyHopeclaimstohavetestedherbodyclockstothelimit.D.Thisisakeyreasonwhyshiftworkcancausesomanyproblems.E.Manypeoplestudythestateoftheirbio-rhythmsbeforemakingtheirdailyplans.F.Suchadangerouscombinationnevergavetheirbodies’naturalrhythmsachancetosettledown.RhythmofLife Choosingtherighttimetosleep,thecorrectmomenttomakedecisions,thebesthourtoeat--andevengointohospital—couldbeyourkeytoperfecthealth.Centuriesaftermandiscoveredtherhythmsoftheplanetsandthecyclesofcrops,scientistshavelearnedthatwetoolivebypreciserhythmsthatgoverneverythingfromourbasicbodilyfunctionstomentalskills.Manisaprisoneroftime.Butit’snotjusttheexpertswhoareswitchingontothewayourbodieswork.__67__PrinceCharlesconsultsachartwhichtellshimwhenhewillbeathispeakonaphysical,emotionalandintellectuallevel.BoxerFrankBrunoisanotherwhochartshisbio-rhythmstoplanforbigfights.__68__Sleep,bloodpressure,hormonelevelsandheartbeatallfollowtheirownclocks,whichmaybearonlyslightrelationtoourman-made24-hourcycle.Researchshowsthatinlaboratoryexperimentswhensocialsignalsandmostimportantly,lightindicatorssuchasdawnaretakenaway,peoplelosetouchwiththe24-hourclockandsleepingpatternschange.Temperatureandheartbeatcycleslengthenandsettleinto“days”lastingabout25hours.Intherealworld,lightanddarkkeepadjustinginternalclocktothe24-hourday.Butthebestindicatorofperformanceisbodytemperature.Asitfallsfroma10p.m.highof37.2℃toapre-dawnlowof36.1℃,mentalfunctionsfalltoo.__69__ThemostfamousexampleisthenuclearaccidentatThreeMileIslandintheUS.Thethreeoperatorsinthecontrolroomworkedalternatingweeksofday,eveningandnightshifts.__70__Investigatorsbelievethiscausedtheworkerstooverlookawarninglightandfailtocloseanopenvalve.Findingthesecretofwhatmakesustickhaslongfascinatedscientistsandworkdoneoverthelastdecadehasyieldedimportantclues.Theaimistohelpusbecomemoreefficient.Forexample,thetimeweeatmaybeimportantifwewanttomaximizeintellectualorsportingperformance.Thereisalreadyevidencesuggestingthatthetimewhenmedicineisgiventopatientsaffectshowwellitworks.IV.SummaryWritingQuietVirtue:TheConscientious Theeverydaysignsofconscientiousness(认真尽责)—beingpunctual,carefulindoingwork,self-disciplined,andscrupulous(一丝不苟的)inattendingtoresponsibilities—aretypicalcharacteristicsofthemodelorganizationalcitizen,thepeoplewhokeepthingsrunningastheyshould.Theyfollowtherules,helpout,andareconcernedaboutthepeopletheyworkwith.It’stheconscientiousworkerwhohelpsnewcomersorupdatespeoplewhoreturnafteranabsence,whogetstoworkontimeandneverabusessickleaves,whoalwaysgetsthingsdoneondeadline.Conscientiousnessisakeytosuccessinanyfield.Instudiesofjobperformance,outstandingeffectivenessforalmostalljobs,fromsemi-skilledlabortosalesandmanagement,dependsonconscientiousness.AmongsalesrepresentativesforalargeAmericancarmanufacturer,thosewhoweremostconscientioushadthelargestvolumeofsales.Conscientiousnessalsooffersabuffer(缓冲)againstthethreatofjoblossintoday’sconstantlychangingmarket,becauseemployeeswiththisqualityareamongthemostvalued.Forthesalesrepresentatives,theirlevelofconscientiousnessmatteredalmostasmuchastheirsalesindeterminingwhostayedon.Butconscientiousnessintheabsenceofsocialskillscanleadtoproblems.Sinceconscientiouspeopledemandsomuchofthemselves,theycanholdotherpeopletotheirownstandards,andsobeoverlyjudgmentalwhenothersdon’tshowthesamehighlevelsofmodelbehavior.Factoryworkerswhowereextremelyconscientious,forexample,tendedtocriticizeco-workersevenaboutfailuresthatseemedunimportanttothosetheycriticized,whichdamagedtheirrelationships.Whenconscientiousnesstakestheformoflivinguptoexpectations,itcandiscouragecreativity.Successincreativeprofessionslikeartoradvertisingcallsforabalancebetweenwildideasandconscientiousness.Withoutenoughconscientiousnesstofollowthrough,peoplebecomemeredreamers,withnothingtoshowfortheirimaginativeness.V.Translation72. 请把这封信寄给负责售后服务的人。(whoever)73. 越来越多的市民有望参与到全民健身活动中来。(expect)74. 抱怨太多作业是于事无补的，你不妨学学如何合理管理时间。(It’snouse)75. 现在很多学生沉迷于网络世界，网上聊天代替了面对面交流，这让家长和老师们忧心忡忡。(substitute)VI.GuidedWriting WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese. 假设你是学生李华，你校举办一次校园歌手大赛，现就举办场所（校体育馆，还是租借上海城市剧院CityTheatre）征集学生意见。请你给学校主办这一活动的学生会写一封信，表达你的想法。你的信中必须包括以下内容： 1.说明你的选择 2.通过比较说明你选择该场所的原因松江区2017学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷参考答案及评分标准I.ListeningComprehension1.A2.B3.C4.D5.D6.D7.D8.B9.C10.C11.A12.B13.D14.C15.C16