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./松江区2017学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.OnesteamyJulyafternoonincentralArkansas,Iwasworkingonanimportantprojectinmyhomeoffice.Mytrustyprinterwasbusyproducinganimportantreport<21>______itsimplystopped.Afterfifteenminutesoftryingtorepair,Idecidedtobuyanewprinter.Uponmyreturn,myheartfrozetoseemyhouseonfire.<22>______havingspentmuchofmylifewriting,Iwasspeechlesswhenfacingthissituation.Iwaslostforadequatewords<23>______<describe>thesick,sinkingfeelingofseeingmyhome,business,andbelongingsgoingupinflamesalongwithphotographsandmemories<24>______<collect>overalifetime.Butthepanicthatfilledmyshockedheartinthatawfulmomentwasfortheninecatsthatsharedmyhomeafter<25>______<rescue>fromsituationsofill-treatmentandabandonment.Respondingtoanearlysecurity-systemwarning,theamazingfirefightersarrivedimmediately,<26>______thechemicalsmokehadalreadycauseddeaths.Iexaminedandkissedeachcatgoodbye,extremelygratefulthattheyhadpassedgently,withoutinjuriesorburns.Onlyanimalloversreallyunderstandtheunbelievableimpact<27>______thelossofonebelovedfour-leggedfamilymembercanhaveonyourheart,mindandsoul.Thelossofsomanydearlylovedcreaturessentmeingreatsorrow.Afterstayingwithafriendofmineforacoupleofweeks,Iwasrelocatedtoafurnishedapartment.Oneevening,aboutamonthaftermovingin,I<28>______<occupy>inwritingamysterynovel,andatthattimea"meow"soundedfromoutsidetheapartmentdoor.Wasitmymindplayingtricksagain?MorethanonceIhadheard,seenorfeltthebrushofoneofmydepartedfurryroommates.Themeowgrewlouderandmorerepetitive.Curious,Iopenedthedoor.Sittingonthedoorstepwasakittenwithablackcoatandalerteyes.Aneighbor<29>______<walk>bypickedhimupandbeganpettinghim.WhenIremarkedhowcuteherkittenwas,sheexplainedthatithadbeenbornunderabridgeandlookedaroundforfood.Thiskitty-lovingneighborwasquicktoofferanextralitterboxifIwasinterestedingivinghimahome.Myimmediatereactionwas:"that’sallIneed!"withouthesitationsheputthecutekittendown.Ithankedherandclosedthedoor,determinedtojustlethimstay<30>______arealhomecouldbefound.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.contrastB.unknownC.trappedD.responsibilityE.willingnessF.externalG.senseH.ceaseI.encounterJ.indecisiveK.passive Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasa<n>31resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage-alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts. By32,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehave,theircautionorcourage,aswe33newexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends.Therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept. Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohavea34totakerisks.Andwearesupposedtobereadytofacethe35,andtoacceptthepossibilitythatwemay"fail"atfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechancesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe’re36andshy?Thenour37ofshynesscancauseustohesitate,tomoveslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkwe’reslowtoadapttochangeorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamore38roleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Wewill39togrow,ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,andifweprotectourselvestoomuch.Webecome40insideashellofourownmaking.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ToApologizeorNottoApologizeWhydifficult? Whenwedowrongtosomeoneweknow,evennot41,wearegenerallyexpectedtoapologizesoastoimprovethesituation.Butwhenwe’reactingasleaders,thecircumstancesare42.Theactofapologyiscarriedoutnotmerelyatthelevelofthe43butalsoattheleveloftheinstitution.Itisaperformanceinwhicheverywordorexpression44,astheybecomepartofthepublicrecord.Refusingtoapologizecanbesmart,oritcanbestupid.So,readinesstoapologizecanbeseenasasignofstrongcharacterorasasignofweakness.Whynow? Thequestionofwhetherleadersshouldapologizepubliclyhasneverbeenmore45.Duringthelastdecadeorso,theUnitedStatesinparticularhasdevelopedanapologyculture—apologiesofallkindsandforallsortsofwrongdoingsaremadefarmore46thanbefore.Morenewspaperwritershavewrittenaboutthegrowingimportanceof47

apologies.Meanwhile,moreandmorearticles,advicecolumns,andradioandtelevisionprogramshavesimilarlydealtwiththesubjectof48apologies.Althoughtheyarenotcarriedoutinthepublicplace,wecan’tneglecttheimportanceofthisperformance.Why49? Whydoweapologize?Whydoweeverputourselvesinsituationslikelytobedifficult,embarrassing,andevenrisky?Leaderswhoapologizepubliclycouldbeaneasytargetfor50.Theyareexpectedtoappearstrongandcapable.Andwhenevertheymakepublicstatementsofanykind,theirindividualandinstitutionalreputationsareindanger.Clearly,then,leadersshouldnotapologizeoften.Foraleadertoexpressapology,thereneedstobeastrong51.Leaderswillpubliclyapologizeifandwhentheythinkthecostsofdoingsoarelowerthanthecostsofnotdoingso.Whyrefuse? Whyisitthatleaderssooftentryeverymeansto52apologies,evenwhenapublicapologyseemstobeinorder?Theirreasonscanbeindividualorinstitutional.Becauseleadersarepublicfigures,theirapologiesarelikelytobepersonallyuncomfortableandeven53

risky.Apologiescanbesignalsforadmittingmistakesandmistakescanbeindicationofjobinsecurity.Leadersmayalsobeafraidthat54ofamistakewilldamageordestroytheorganizationforwhichtheyareresponsible.Therecanbegoodreasonsforhangingtough<硬撑>intoughsituations,asweshallsee,butitisahigh-risk55.41. A.immediately B.intentionally C.occasionally D.accidentally42. A.simple B.ridiculous C.abnormal D.different43. A.individual B.company C.family D.society44. A.conflicts B.matters C.appeals D.deceives45. A.urgent B.possible C.necessary D.simple46. A.interestedly B.patiently C.frequently D.hopefully47. A.faithful B.trusty C.immediate D.public48. A.sincere B.acceptable C.private D.positive49. A.bother B.reduce C.regret D.ignore50. A.promotion B.criticism C.appreciation D.identification51. A.personality B.will C.reason D.desire52. A.attempt B.involve C.commit D.avoid53. A.financially B.professionally C.academically D.physically54. A.avoidance B.admission C.involvement D.elimination55. A.fulfillment B.statement C.occupation D.strategySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.<A>Ifyourin-boxiscurrentlyreportingunreadmessagesinthehundredsorthousands,youmighthaveahardtimebelievingthenews:isonthedecline. Atfirstthought,thatmightseemtobethecase.Theincominggeneration,afterall,doesn’tdo.Oh,theymighthaveanaccount.Theyuseitonlyaswewoulduseafaxmachine:asameanstocommunicatewithold-schoolfolksliketheirparentsortofulfillthesign-uprequirementsofWebsites.Theyrarelycheckit,though.Today’sinstantelectronicmemos—suchastextingandFacebookandTwittermessages—aremoredirect,moreconcentrated,moreefficient.Theygowithoutthesalutation<称呼语>andthesignoff<签收>;wealreadyknowthe"to"and"from."Manycorporationsaremovingtomessagingnetworksforexactlythatreason:moresignal,lessnoiseandlesstime.Thistrendisfurtherevidencethatstore-and-forwardsystemssuchasandvoicemailareoutdated.Insteadofmyleavingyoualengthymessagethatyoupickuplater,Icannowsendyouaneasily-readmessagethatyoucanread—andrespondto—onthego.Thecomingofthemobileeraisresponsibleforthedeclineof.Instantwrittenmessagesbringgreatconvincetopeople.Theycandealwiththemataboutanytime:beforeamovie,inataxi,waitingforlunch.Andbecausethesemessagesareverybrief,they’resuitableforsmartphonetyping.Doesthismeanisonitswaytothedustbinofdigitalhistory?Notnecessarily.E-mailstillhascertainadvantages.Ontheotherhand,tweetsandtextsfeelephemeral—youreadthem,thenthey’regone,intoanendlessstring,stillfeelslikesomethingyouhaveandthatyoucanfile,searchandreturntolater.It’seasytoimaginethatitwillcontinuetofeelmoreappropriateforformalcommunications:agreements,importantnews,longerexplanations.So,won’tgoawaycompletely.Remember,we’vebeenthroughatransition<过度>likethisnotsolongago:whenwasontherise,peoplesaidthatpostalmailwasdead.That’snothowitworks.Postalmailfounditssmallermarket,andsowill.Newtechnologyrarelyreplacesoldonecompletely;itjustaddsnewalternatives.56. Whatwouldtheincominggenerationliketodowiththeiraccounts? A.Contactclosefriends. B.Sendlongmessages. C.Fillinsomeforms. D.Communicatewiththeircolleagues.57. Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinparagraphs3and4? A.Thepossiblereasonsbehindthedeclineof. B.Thelikesanddislikesoftheyounggeneration.C.Therapiddevelopmentofe-communicationchannels. D.Evidenceabouttheuncertainfutureofeasily-consumedmessages.58. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ephemeral"inparagraph5mean? A.Automatically-sending. B.Randomly-written. C.Hardly-recognized. D.Shortly-appearing.59. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.It’stooearlytodeterminethedeclineof. B.E-mailhasreasonstoexistonitsownadvantages. C.E-mail,justlikepostalmailhascometoitsend. D.Weshouldfeelsorryforthedeclineof.<B>TheFilm:TheGreatGatsby<BasedonFitzgerald’sNovelTheGreatGatsby>Director:BazLuhrmannCast:LeonardoDiCaprioasJayGatsbyFilmReviews:IfyouneverreadtheclassicF.ScottFitzgerald’snovelTheGreatGatsby,nowisyourchancetocatchup—bywatchingthelatestfilmadaptation.Becauseifthere’sonesentencetosumupthefilm,itwouldbe:It’sjustlikethebook.Theuseofmusicisalmostreasonenoughtoseethefilm.BazLuhrmannisathisbestmixingvisualandmusicalstylestogethertocreatesomethingwhollyoriginal,forexample,inoneofthemostoutstandingscenesinthefilm,thefirstpartyscene,NickwalksquicklyfromonepartyguesttoanotherpartyguesttryingtoexplainallthegossipaboutGatsbyuntilheisfinallyintroducedtothemanhimself,whilethemoststirringversionofRhapsodyinBlue<蓝色狂想曲>,whichwascomposedbyAmericanmusicianGeorgeGershwinin1924,isplayedinthebackground.─FoxNewsDirectorBazLuhrmann’smainchallengewaseithertofindavisualequivalent<相等物>forFitzgerald’selegantquality--theopensecretofthebook’spopularityforsolongtime–ortomatchhisownunusualpersonalstrengthswiththematerial.Hetriesitbothways,withconsiderabledegreesofsuccess.DiCapriodoesagoodandprofessionaljobasthesocialite<上流社会人士>byrecreatingFitzgerald’sdescriptionofGatsby’scharm.Hecanlookatsomeoneforaninstantandunderstandhow,perfectly,heorshewantstobeseen.─TimeMagazineAbouttheBookandtheMainCharacter:ConsideredtobeFitzgerald’srepresentativework,TheGreatGatsbyexploresthemesofidealism,resistancetochange,socialchange,andexcess,creatingaportraitoftheJazzAgeortheRoaringTwentiesthathasbeendescribedasataleregardingtheAmericanDream.Nick,thenarrator,movestoNewYorkforthesummertovisithiscousinDaisy.Hisnext-doorneighborisJayGatsby<LeonardoDiCaprio>,whorarelycontactswithothersandissaidtobeaherooftheGreatWar.GatsbyclaimstohaveattendedOxfordUniversity60. TheFoxNewsreviewmentionedthefirstpartysceneinthefilmto________.A.revealthefactthatNickwantstoknowmoreaboutGatsbyB.showtheversionofRhapsodyinBluematchesthefilmwellC.provethatthedirectorisgoodatcombiningvisualandmusicD.convinceusthatthefirstsceneisperfectlyshotbythedirector61. AccordingtoTimeMagazine,whatdidBazLuhrmanndotomakethefilmasuccess? A.Headaptedthestoryinthenovelashewished. B.Hemadethefilmmorepowerfulthanthebook. C.Hemixedhisstylewiththeeleganceofthebook. D.Hechangedthestorytomeethisownstyle.62. WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeGatsby? A.Faithfulandwarm-hearted. B.Charmingandprofessional. C.Selfishandcharming. D.Mysteriousanddevoted.<C>TheBritishMedicalJournalrecentlyfeaturedastrongresponsetowhatwasjudgedaninappropriatelymercifulreactionbyamedicalschooltoastudentcheatinginanexamination.Althoughwehaveinsufficientreliabledataabouttheextentofthisphenomenon,itsprevention,oritseffectivemanagement,muchcanbeconcludedandactedupononthebasisofcommonsense.Thereisgeneralagreementthatthereshouldbezerotoleranceofcheatinginaprofessionbasedontrustandoneonwhichhumanlivesdepend.Itisreasonabletoassumethatcheatersinmedicalschoolwillbemorelikelythanotherstocontinuetoactdishonestlywithpatients,colleagues,andgovernment.Thebehavioursunderquestionaremultifactorialinorigin.Therearefamilial<家庭的>,religious,andculturalvaluesthatareacquiredlongbeforemedicalschool.Forexample,countries,cultures,andsubculturesexistwherebribesanddishonestbehaviourareverynormal.Therearesecondaryschoolsinwhichneitherstaffnorstudentstoleratecheatingandotherswherecheatingiscommon;therearehomeswhichcultivateyoungpeoplewithhighstandardsofmoralbehaviourandotherswhichleavemoraltrainingtotheharmfulinfluenceoftelevisionandthemarketplace.Medicalschoolsreflectsocietyandcannotbeexpectedtoremedyalltheillsofasociety.Theselectionprocessofmedicalstudentsmightbeexpectedtofavourapplicantswithpositivemoralbehaviour.Medicalschoolsshouldbethemajorfocusofattentionforcultivatingfuturedoctorswithmoralsensitivity.Unfortunatelytherearetroublingdatathatsuggestthatduringmedicalschoolthemoralbehaviourofmedicalstudentsdoesnotnecessarilyimprove;indeed,moraldevelopmentmayactuallystoporevenregress<倒退>.Itiscriticalthattheacademicandclinicalleadersoftheinstitutionsetapersonalexampleonmoralbehaviour.Medicalschoolsmustdosomethingtomakesurethattheirstudentsareexpectedtobeclearfromdayone.Thedevelopmentofaschool’scultureofmoralbehaviourrequirescooperationwiththestudentsinwhichtheyplayanactiveroleinitscreationanddeveloping.Moreover,theschool’sexaminationsystemandgeneraltreatmentofstudentsmustbefair.Finally,thetreatmentofinfractions<违规>mustbefirm,fair,transparent<透明的>.63. Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcheatinginmedicalschools? A.Extensiveresearchhasbeendoneaboutthisphenomenon. B.Wehavesufficientdatatoprovethatpreventionispossible. C.Weknowthatthisphenomenonexistsineverymedicalschool. D.Westillneedmorereliabledatatoknowhowseriousitis.64. Accordingtotheauthor,itisimportanttopreventcheatinginmedicalschoolsbecause ________. A.Themedicalprofessionisbasedontrust B.Thereiszerotoleranceofcheatinginmedicine C.Themedicalprofessiondependsonthegovernment D.Cheatingexistsextensivelyinmedicalschools65. Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith? A.Medicalschoolsshouldmakealesscompetitiveenvironmentforstudents. B.Outstandingpeopleshouldcreateasetofmoralstandardstobefollowed. C.Medicalstudentsshouldbepositiveincreatingandpreservingmoralbehavior. D.Wedon’tknowthecause-and-effectoftheexaminationcheatinginmedicalschool.66. Whichofthefollowingcanbeimpliedfromthepassage? A.Itmakeslittlesensetotalkaboutmedicalschoolstudentcheatinginexams. B.Medicalschoolshaven’tbeendoingwelltohelpstudentsdevelopmorally. C.Cheatinginexamsistolerableoutsideofmedicalschoolcircle. D.Eliminationofexamshelpscultivatehealthiercharactersofmedicalschoolstudents.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Ifyouassociatewithdistinguishedpeople,youarelikelytofindyourselfwithbetteropportunities.B.Challengeyourselftoexpandyourbusinessknowledgethroughinteractionswithpeopleatregulartime.C.Inaddition,thechances,ifany,arelowthatyoucanfindasatisfactoryjobinaneconomicsituationlikethis.D.Onceyouhaveacoupleoftargets,thinkaboutwhyandwhatinterestsyou.E.Thatistosay,thepeopleyoukeepcompanywithdetermineyourcharacterdevelopment.F.Jobsearchingunderpressureoftenresultsinnervousinterviewinganddecision-makingfromrelativelyfewoptions.Theworsttimetolookforajobiswhenyoufeeldesperateandmusthaveanewoneimmediately.67Ifyouarenotinneedofanimmediatecareerchange,herearewaysyoucanimproveyourlong-termcareerprospectstoday:Identifyatleasttwodifferentroles.Youdonothavetobequalifiedforthesepositionstoday,nordotheyhavetoexistinyourcompany.However,theserolesshouldberelatedtoyourcurrentskillset.Theyarecareeroptionsthatlookinteresting.68Paycloseattentiontowhatappealstoyou,andwriteitdown.Thiswillgiveinsightintoyourmotivationsandtargets.Subscribetoacareerspecificmagazine.Knowledgeispowerintheworkplace.Allbusinessesmuststayrelevanttotheircustomersinordertowinthecompetitionsandincreaserevenue<收益>.Readingaboutindustrytrends,advancementsandsuccessstorieskeepsyouintouchwithmarketconditions.Thisinformationallowsyoutoseewhichcompaniesandprofessionalsareleadingthepack.Youcanfollowtheirexamplesinyourownworkplace.69Doexceptionalwork.Inanyrole,thereisawaytoperformatyourbest.Lookforwaystodeliveratopperformance.Showupearly,beflexibletonewassignments,haveapositiveattitude,cooperatewithotherdepartments,payattentiontothelittledetails.Beprofessionallycurious.Talktopeopleabouttheircareers.Learnmoreabouthowsuccessismeasuredinotherroles,departmentsandcompanies.Askpeopletheirthoughtsondifferentindustries.70Peoplehirepeople.Youneverknowwhatconnectionsmayberelevantwhenyoustartyournextjobsearch,sodevelopahabitofmakinggoodconnectionsnomatterwhereyougo.Takethetimetolearnaboutothers,andbehelpfulwhenyoucan.Asinallthingsinlife,gettinginfrontofadifficulttaskearlyisalwayslessstressfulthanreactingtoacareersurprise.Changingjobsistobeexpected.Nomatterhowsecureyoufeeltoday,thetimewillcomewheneitheryouoryouremployerdecideitistimetochange.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpointsofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Therearevariousmeansconsumerscandoiftheyfindthatanitemtheyboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptothemanufacturer’sclaims.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the"higherup"hisorhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer’sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim. Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter. Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,"Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear"isbetterthan"Thisstereodoesnotwork".Thestoremanagermayadvicetheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.Ifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangotoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublico