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上海市十二校高三英语联考试题
2016学年第一学期十二校联考英语试卷
I.ListeningComprehension
PartAShortConversations
Directions:
InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Lendthemansomemoney.
B.Takethemantothebank.
C.Askthemanwhenhe’llbepaid.
D.Helpthemantodrawsomecash.
2.A.Shebrokehermobilephone.
B.Sheforgottoreplytotheman.
C.Shedidn’tgettheman’smessages.
D.Shecouldn’tremembertheman’sphonenumber.
3.A.Hereceivedpermissiontocarryonanextrabag.
B.Hedoesn’tknowthewomanaheadofhim.
C.He’scarryingsomeoneelse’ssuitcase.
D.He’dlikesomehelpwithhisluggage.
4.A.Gotothecityonanotherday.
B.Avoiddrivingaftertakinghermedicine.
C.Pickuphermedicinebeforetheyleave.
D.Waittotakehermedicineuntilaftertheirtrip.
5.A.Theairwillbecleaneriftheygotoadifferentcity.
B.It’llsoonbetoolatetocontrolthepollution.
C.Societywillnotpayattentiontothenewlaws.
D.Thesituationwillimproveifchangesaremade.
6.A.Hedidn’thavetimetolookforhisjacket.
B.Hemisunderstoodtheweatherreport.
C.Hedidn’tknowitwouldbecold.
D.Heforgotwherehisjacketwas.
7.A.Attendaconferencewithher.
B.Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline.
C.Handinahandwrittendraftofthepaper.
D.Completethecoursewithouthandinginthepaper.
8.A.HesawMaryearlier.
B.SomeoneelsesawMary.
C.Hecan’thelpthewoman.
D.Maryaskedfordirectionstotheoffice.
9.A.S
hefellasleepbeforetheprogramended.
B.Sheespeciallyenjoyedtheendoftheprogram.
C.Shemissedthebeginningoftheprogram.
D.Shewishesshehadgonetosleepearlier.
10.A.Hemayfeelbettersoon.
B.Hedoesn’tliketotakepills.
C.Hemaynotbeabletowakeup.
D.Hemaywanttotakethepillswithoutfood.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillhearseveralshortpassagesandlongerconversations,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversations.Thepassagesandtheconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Theycouldn’tfallasleepthere.
B.Therewasnoemptyroomavailable.
C.Themeltingsnowblockedtheirview.
D.Theirroomwastakenupbysomeoneelse.
12.A.Skiing.B.Shopping.C.Bowling.D.Jogging.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Thescientificevidencethatthosewhoaregoodatsportsmakemoremoney.
B.Thescientificevidencethatthelengthofourfingersisn’tinheritedfromparents.
C.Whetherthereisconnectionbetweennumbers-basedskillsorwords-basedones.
D.Whetherthereislinkbetweenpeople’stalentsandthelengthoftheirfingers.
15.A.Theyaremorelikelytodowellinsports.
B.Theyaremorelikelytobeinterestedinliterature.
C.Theyarelesslikelytobegoodatmaths.
D.Theyarelesslikelytomakeabigfortune.
16.A.Cambridgescientists’studychallengedsomeestablishedtheories.
B.Cambridgescientists’studyhadchosentheimpropersubjects.
C.Cambridgescientists’findingsmaynotbetruetothefact.
D.Cambridgescientists’findingswerethesameastheirs.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
17.A.Theman’sterribleexperienceontheday.
B.Thewoman’sunluckyfirstdayatwork.
C.Thewoman’sboss,whoishardtodealwith.
D.Theman’sdaughter,whofailedinthejobinterview.
18.A.Hefeedsonvegetablesalone.
B.Heseldomtalkstohisemployees.
C.Hedidn’tgotothemeetingthatday.
D.Hehasdecidedtofirethewoman.
19.A.Acupofcoffee.B.Asalad.
C.Ahammer.D.Astone.
20.A.Takeabreak.B.Apologisetoherboss.
C.Callherfriends.D.Leavethecompany.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwith
theproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
LightningBolt
UsainBoltistheworld’sfastestman.Hefirstcametothepublic’sattentionattheBeijingOlympicsin2008,wherehewonthreegoldmedals.Duringthatrace,hereachedatopspeedof43.9kmph.So,weask,howdoestheman(21)_____nicknameis“LightningBolt”runsofast?
UsainBoltwasborninJamaicaon21August1986.Hewasrunningaroundatprimaryschool,whenateachernoticed(22)_____talentforsprinting(短跑).Hebecameoneofthebestsprintersathishighschooleventhoughhedidn’ttrainveryhard.Attheageoffifteen,Boltwas196cmtallandhedominatedthe2002WorldJuniorChampionships,becomingtheyoungestpersonever(23)_____(win)the200metres.Heturnedprofessionalwhenhelefthighschool,(24)_____(age)seventeen.DuringthefirstcoupleofyearsofBolt’sprofessionallife,hegotafewinjuries,buthishealthsoonimprovedandhebegantowinallthemajorchampionships.Hewentfromstrengthtostrength,(25)_____(amaze)theworldwithhisspeed.
So,howdoeshedoit?
Boltsaysthatheisnaturallyfast—justsomethinghewasborn(26)_____.He’salsogotanumberofpeoplelookingafterhimandoneofthemainreasonsforhissuccessisNormanPeart,hismanager.Peart(27)_____(look)afterBoltsincehewasfifteen,workinghardtokeephimfocused.
(28)_____youexplainit,Bolt’sperformancesinBeijingweretrulymarvellous.What’smoremarvellousis(29)_____,sincethen,hehascontinuedtogetevenfaster.InAugust2009,hebrokehisownrecordbyrunningthe100metresin9.58seconds.Atthe(30)_____(fast)pointinthisrace,heranatanastonishing44.9kmph.
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.attended
B.belief
C.classic
D.commonly
E.crew
F.evidence
G.further
H.origins
I.purposes
J.rebelled
K.relatively
Columbus:
MythandReality
EveryoneknowsthenameofChristopherColumbus,and,aswithanyhistoricalicon,thereareasmanymythsastruthsabouttheman.Take,forexample,thedisagreementabouthis31.TheSpanishsayhewasfromSpain,andtheItaliansclaimhewasfromItaly.Thereis,infact,some32thathewasbornin1451inGenoa,whichisnowpartofItaly.
ColumbusbecameasailoratanearlyageandhadmadejourneysasfarasIcelandandGuineabeforehemadehisfamousvoyagein1482.Contrarytopopular33,Columbusdidn’tsailtotheAmericasinordertofindoutwhethertheEarthwasround:
attheendofthe15thcenturyalmosteveryoneknewitwasround.Wedoknowthathesailedinparttofulfillareligiousquest:
hesawhisjourneysasafulfillmentofadivine(神圣的)planforhislife.
Ofcourse,theother34knownreasonforthisvoyagewasthatColumbuswaslookingforanewroutetotheSpiceIslands(nowpartofIndonesia),andhebelievedhecouldreachthembysailingwestratherthaneast.ThediscoveryoftheNewWorldwasthereforea(n)35caseof“serendipity(机缘凑巧)”.In1492,whenheunexpectedlydiscoveredtheAmericas,hehadbeentravelingforfiveweeksandhadsailedfor3,000miles.Hethoughthehadarrivedin
theEastIndies.
ColumbusleftonthevoyageofdiscoveryfromthesouthofSpain,witha(n)36madeupmainlyofexperiencedsailorsfromthearea.Hemadetwo37voyagesbeforetheendofthecentury,takingEuropeansacrosstothenewlands.Onhisthirdvoyagein1498,healsotookwomentotheNewWorld.
ThisthirdvoyagewasnotahappyoneforColumbus.Thesettlers38againsthim,andhewasunabletosendalotofgoldback,sohewasarrestedandreturnedtoSpaininchains.However,theKingandQueensoonapologized,sayingtherehadbeenamistake,andColumbuswasfreed.Bythistime,1500,Columbuswasnotawellmanandhedie
dquietlyattheageof55inValladolid,Spain,onMay20,1506,inhisownapartment39byfamilyandfriends.Hewasa(n)40richmanatthetimeofhisdeath.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
AgreetoDisagree
Inaworldof6.5millionopinionatedpeople,argumentsaresuretohappen.Manypeopleseeargumentsasaninevitableandnegativepartoflife.Inevitable,yes;41,maybenot.Argumentscanoftenleadtopositivechange—ifyouargue42.
Arguing“well”
“There43issuchathingasa‘healthyargument’,”saysMarianDonahue,ahumanrelationsprofessional,SanDiego.“Inahealthyargument,one’sowngoalshouldbetoexplaintheissuesindetail,tocommunicatetheupsetbehindtheissues,andtoreallyseektomoveforwardtowarda44,”shesays.“Theminimumgoalshouldbetopreservetherelationshipwellenoughtokeep45alive.”
Whatnottodo
Nothing46ahealthyargumentlikeapersonalattack,andpersonalattacksareabigno-noifyouwantanargumenttoendpositively.DinaConnolly,agraduatestudentatNorthwesternUniversity,Illinois,saysthatwhenprofessiona