上海市八校届高三上学期联考英语试题.docx

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上海市八校届高三上学期联考英语试题

2017届高三年级八校联合调研

英语试卷　2016年11月

（满分140分，考试时间120分钟）

第I卷（共90分）

I.ListeningComprehension（25分）

SectionA（10×1=10分）

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Impatient.B.Confused.

C.Sincere.D.Comfortable.

2.A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.

C.Inacafé.D.Inasnackbar.

3.A.Americanliterature.B.Elementaryeducation.

C.Children’sliterature.D.Arthistory.

4.A.Shewillcontinueherworkonvacation.

B.Paperspiledwhileshewasonvacation.

C.Shehastoomuchworktodo.

D.Shehasmadehervacationplans.

5.A.Themancanonlymakealocalcall.

B.Themancan’tusehertelephone.

C.Themancancallanypersonintheworld.

D.Themancanbeherguestatanytime.

6.A.Becausetheworkinghourswerenotsuitable.

B.Becausethejobwasquitedifficult.

C.Becausehehadtodoalotoftravelling.

D.Becausethejobwasnotwellpaid.

7.A.Finishcheckinghisreference.B.Completetheresearch.

C.Putthematerialinorder.D.Finishtypingthepaper.

8.A.He’llaskStevetogotothebeachwiththem.

B.Hewantstomakesuretheweatherisclear.

C.Hedoesn’tknowiftheycanhavearoom.

D.Heisn’tsurewhetherthere’llbespaceforSteve.

9.A.Goonatrip.B.Takealongsail.

C.Runarestaurant.D.Prepareameal.

10.A.Sheonlyreadthecontentsofthebook.

B.Shedidn’tomitasingledetail.

C.Shescannedthewholebook.

D.Shereadonlysomechaptersofthebook.

SectionB（10×1.5=15分）

Directions:

InsectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandoneconversation,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandfourquestionsfortheconversation.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.TheU.S.isnotoneofthehappiestcountriesintheworld.

B.TheU.Sexperiencedadeclineinhappinessonlyfrom2005to2007.

C.TheU.S.isnotincludedinthetop10happiestcountries.

D.TheU.S.isamongthe47countriesexperiencingadeclineinhappiness.

12.A.Greece.B.Burundi.

C.Denmark.D.Australia.

13.A.Qualityeducation.B.Safetyfromcrime.

C.Goodhealth.D.Wealth.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Snowy.B.Cloudy.C.Smoggy.D.Rainy.

15.A.Red.B.Orange.C.Yellow.D.Blue.

16.A.Snowandrainhavealreadybroughtanendtotheheavysmog.

B.Beijinghasgonethroughtworedalertsforsmog.

C.Beijing’sPM2.5levelsbecameworsein2015.

D.Wintermonthsarethemostpollutedbecauseoftheincreaseduseofcars.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingdialogue.

17.A.Inthewoman’shometown.B.Intheman’shometown.

C.Outsidetheirhometown.D.Inasmalltown.

18.A.Choosewhicheverfriendcangivethebesttoast.

B.Choosewhicheverfriendcanplanthereception.

C.Choosewhicheverfriendknowsalltheirin-laws.

D.Choosewhicheverfriendcanplantherehearsal（彩排）dinner.

19.A.Thebride’sfamily.B.Aweddingplanner.

C.Thegroom’sfamily.D.Thenewcouple.

20.A.Shedoesn’tthinkitisatradition.

B.Shethinksitwillcosttoomuchtohaveaweddingplanner.

C.Shethinkshermother-in-lawcanplantheweddingwell.

D.Shedoesn’twantastrangertoplantheirwedding.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA（10×1=10分）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

HaveyoueverseenanoldmoviecalledThreeCoinsintheFountain?

ItisaboutthreeyoungAmericanwomen（21）_______（search）forpermanentromanceinRomeandtheyallfindit.Far-fetchedHollywood?

Well,fromtheworldhistorypointofview,romancedid,infact,setdownitsrootsinRome.

ThewordromanceevolvedinLatinfromRomatoRomanicusoftheRomanlanguage,totheOldFrenchromanzescrive,（22）_______means“towriteinaRomancelanguage,”andontotheEnglishromance.

TheRomancelanguages（23）____________（compose）ofsevengroupsoflanguagesthatallhaveLatin（24）______theirbasis.TheselanguagesincludeFrench,Italian,SpanishandPortuguese.ThecommonpeopleinancientRomespoke（25）________isreferredtoasVulgarLatin,aninformalspeech,asopposedtotheclassicalLatinofthemoreeducated.MostlanguageexpertsagreethatVulgarLatinisthechiefsourceoftheRomancelanguages.

MedievalRomancesweretales（26）__________（write）primaryinFrenchverseaboutbraveheroes.Thenotionofhavingaromancewithanotherpersonisthought（27）__________（develop）sometimeduringtheMiddleAges.Inthelate18thcenturyandonthroughthe19th,aromancewasnotalovestory（28）_________aworkofprosefictionthatcontainedfar-fetched,mysteriousevents.Romancesofthisperiod（29）_________（include）EnglishGothicnovelslikeTheCastleofOtrantobyHoraceWalpole.

Whatexactlyisatwentieth-centuryromance?

Doesithaveanyrelationshipwiththelively,popularnovelswrittentoday,withtheirfantasticplotsofloveaffairs?

OrdidtheplaywrightOscarWildehaveitrightinThePictureofDorianGray:

“Whenoneisinlove,onealwaysbeginsbydeceiving（30）_________,andonealwaysendsbydeceivingothers.Thatiswhattheworldcallsaromance.”

SectionB（10×1=10分）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.astonishinglyB.surroundingC.collapseD.unnoticed

E.interruptedF.previouslyG.congratulateH.predictions

I.potentialJ.producingK.properties

InthewakeofthehistoricannouncementofthediscoveryofgravitationalwavesonFebruary11,2016bytheLaserInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatory（LIGO）,BritishphysicistandblackholetheoristStephenHawkingwasquickto____31___theUS-ledcollaboration,sharinghisexcitementforthehistoricnews.

AccordingtoHawking,theseresultsconfirmseveralveryimportant____32___ofEinstein’stheoryofgeneralrelativityanditalsoconfirmstheexistenceofgravitationalwavesdirectly.

Asisbecomingclear,thedirectdetectionoftheseripplesinspacetimenotonlyconfirmsEinstein’sfamoustheoryofgeneraltheorybutitalsoopensoureyestoa（n）_33________“dark”universe.Astronomersemploytheelectromagneticspectrum（电磁光谱）tostudytheuniverse,butobjectsthatdonotradiateintheelectromagneticspectrumwillgo___34____.Butnowweknowhowtodetectgravitationalwaves,whichcanhelpusdetectandstudysomeofthemostenergeticcosmicphenomena.

“Gravitationalwavesprovideacompletelynewwayoflookingattheuniverseandtheabilitytodetectthemhasthe___35___torevolutionizeastronomy”saidHawking.“Thediscoveryisthefirstobservationofblackholesmerging.Theobserved__36____ofthissystemareconsistentwithpredictionsaboutblackholesthatImadein1970inCambridge.”

However,thisdiscoveryalsopresentsapuzzleforastrophysicists.Themassofeachoftheblackholesarelargerthanexpectedforthoseformedbythegravitational__37_____ofastar---sohowdidbothoftheseblackholesbecomesomassive?

Thisquestiontouchesononeofthebiggestmysteries___38___blackholeevolution.Currently,astronomersarehavingahardtimeunderstandinghowblackholesgrowtobesomassive.Ontheoneendofthescale,thereare“stellarmass（恒星质量）”blackholesthatformimmediatelyafteramassivestarexplodes,___39____anextremelybrightlight.Andwealsohaveanabundanceofevidencefortheexistenceofthesuper-massivethatliveinthecentersofmostgalaxies.Thereisadisconnect,however.Ifblackholesgrowbymergingandconsumingstellarmatter,thereshouldbeevidenceofblackholesofallsizes,but“intermediatemass”blackholesandblackholesofafewdozensolarmassesare____40____rare,throwingsomeblackholesevolutiontheoriesintodoubt.

Onethingisclear,however.Thisisthefirsttimethatwe’veacquireddirectevidenceofablackholemerger.Soit’sgoodtoknowwe’reontherighttrack.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15×1=15分）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Cowboyorspaceman?

Adilemmaforachildren’sparty,perhaps.Butalsoaquestionforeconomists,arguedKennethBoulding,inanessaypublishedin1966.Wehaverunour41,hewarned,likecowboysontheopengrassland:

takingandusingtheworld’sresources,42____thatmoreliesoverthehorizon.ButtheEarthis43agrasslandthanaspaceship---aclosedsystem,aloneinspace,carryingexhaustiblesupplies.Weneed,saidBoulding,aneconomicsthattakesseriouslytheideaofenvironmental44.Inthehalfcenturysincehisessay,anewmovementhasresp