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上海市金山区届高三上学期期末质量监控英语试题含答案
金山区2018-2019学年第一学期质量监控
高三英语试卷
(时间120分钟,分值140分)
2018年12月
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.200.B.300.C.400.D.600.
2.A.Atabusstop.B.Athome.C.Attheairport.D.Atasupermarket.
3.A.Managerandemployee.B.Teacherandstudent.
C.Husbandandwife.D.Brotherandsister.
4.A.Hewenttoapictureshow.
B.Hepaintedsomepictures.
C.HewatchedafootballmatchonTV.
D.Hewentouttoplayfootball.
5.A.Themouse.B.Theprice.C.Themonitor.D.Thekeyboard.
6.A.Themanshouldn’tbesoanxious.
B.She’salreadyanhourlate.
C.Themanshouldn’twaittobeinterviewed.
D.She’stoonervoustocalmdown.
7.A.Itishisfavoritebook.B.Itisnotworthreading.
C.Itisnottheonehelikes.D.Itisbetterthanheexpected.
8.A.Businessisnotnecessarilygoodattheturnoftheyear.
B.Businessisalwaysgoodattheendoftheyear.
C.Businessmenarethebusiestpeopleattheendoftheyear.
D.Therewillbemanycasesattheendoftheyear.
9.A.Shedidn’tlikeitatall.
B.Shethoughtitwasveryeasy.
C.Shethoughtitwastoohardforhertofollow.
D.Shethoughttheinstructorwasverygood.
10.A.TheywillmakeaphonecalltoDr.Smithtomorrow.
B.Theycanputdowntheclockbecauseitisalwaysslow.
C.Dr.Smithwaslateforthecall.
D.TheycancallonDr.Smithtomorrow.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversationandthepassages.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Theimpactofpainfulmemories.
B.Newresearchonapillandtheargumentaboutit.
C.Awayofwipingoutpainfulmemories.
D.Apropermethodforchangingmemories.
12.A.Itcancausethebraintofixmemories.
B.Itcanstoppeoplerememberingbadexperiences.
C.Itcanpreventthebodyproducingcertainchemicals.
D.Itcanwipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories.
13.A.Expertsarenotsureabouttheeffectsofthepill.
B.Thepillwillcertainlystoppeople’semotionalmemories.
C.Takingthepillwilldoharmto
people’sphysicalhealth.
D.ThepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbytheAmericanpublic.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Wearinghighheelscanimprovewomen’sbalance.
B.Wearinghighheelsexposeswomentostrains.
C.Wearinghighheelscanresultinbackpain.
D.Wearinghighheelscanleadtounhealthywalkingpatterns.
15.A.Theyshouldchooseproperheels.
B.Theyshouldexercisetheiranklemusclesproperly.
C.Theyshouldmeasurethestrengthoftheiranklesfrequently.
D.Theyshouldgiveupthehabitofwearinghighheels.
16.A.Becausetheythoughtitwasfashionable.
B.Becauseitwasasymbolofstatus.
C.Becauseitcouldhelpthemtoshoottheirbowandarrowmoreeffectively.
D.BecauseitwasrequiredbyEuropeanemperors.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
17.A.Believinginthemselves.B.Writingabook.
C.Challengingtheirlife.D.Askingforhelp.
18.A.Shemakeschildren’sprograms.
B.Shegetsinvolvedinlegaldecisions.
C.Shesimplifiesajudge’sjob.
D.Sheexplainsthefunctionofthelawinsimplewords.
19.A.Sharingthingswithothers.B.Solvingproblems.
C.Talkingwithothers.D.Havingheropinionsheard.
20.A.Ajudge’sreflectiononherjobandlife.
B.Thesuccessofachildren’sprogram.
C.Theimportanceoflawindailylife.
D.Theproblemspeoplemeetincourt.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Howeverdepressedyoumaybefeelingnow,ifyoulookback,therecertainlywillhavebeeneventsthatmadeyouhappy—maybethetime(21)________youboughtyourfirstbicycleoryouwereawardedascholarship.Whengoodthingshappen,wefeelexcited,proudandhappy.
Buttheproblemis,happinessdoesn’tusuallylast.Theexcitementofthatfirstbicyclepurchasewearsoff,andtheprideinthescholarshipgiveswaytothestressofperforming(22)______(well)onthenextexam.
Psychologistscallthisphenomenonhedonicadaptation(享乐适应症)—thatis,(23)_______________________goodsomethingmakesusfeel,mostofthetimewedriftbackto(24)_______westarted.Anoften(25)__________(quote)exampleisthatlotterywinnersarenohappierthannon-winnerseighteenmonthsaftertheirwin.
Butdon’tdespair.Itispossibletomakehappinesslast.Psychologistshavefoundtwoanti-adaptationtoolsthatareeffectiveinsustaininghappiness:
varietyandappreciation.
Varietyis,asweallknow,thespiceoflife.Butit’salsoausefulweapon(26)__________adaptation.Positivechangesthat(27)__________(experience)inavarietyofwaysaremorelikelytoleadtolastinghappiness.Forexample,youwillfeelhappieraboutyourvolunteerwork(28)__________youareabletocopewithnewtaskseveryweek.Thesecondtool,appreciation,isinmanywaystheoppositeofadaptation.It’saboutfocusingonsomething,insteadoflettingitfadeintothebackground.Itisonlywhenyouappreciatesomething(29)_______anenduringfeelingofhappinesswillfollow.
Humanbeingsspendalotoftimefiguringoutwhatmakesthemhappy,butnotenoughtime(30)__________(try)tohangontothehappinesstheyalreadyhave.Thisislikefocusingallyourenergyonmakingmoremoney,withoutgivinganythoughttowhatyouwilldowiththemoney.Thekeytohappinessistonotonlylookfornewopportunitiesbutalsotomakethemostoftheonesyou’vebeengiven.
SectionB
Directions:
Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.coupledB.currentlyC.headD.depressingE.productF.target
G.suggestH.capabilityI.s
coreJ.potentiallyK.tricky
Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapsychopath(精神变态者)?
Askthemwhattheirfavouritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem’sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber’sWhatDoYouMean?
weremorelikelyto(31)highlyonthepsychopathyscalethanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.
Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenenhancingitsdataanalytic(32)inanattempttohelpmarketers(33)consumerswithadvertstailoredtothemoodthey’rein.Theyinferthisfromthesortofmusicyou’relisteningto,(34)withwhereandwhenyou’relisteningtoit,alongwiththird-partydatathatmightbeavailable.
Now,tobeclear,there’snothingparticularly(35)aboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourdata.Icertainlydon’tthinkthattheyareworkingwithshadowyconsultingfirmstoserveyouadspromotingaculturewarwhileyou’relisteningtothesongsthat(36)youmightbeinacasuallyracistmood.Nevertheless,Ifindit(37)thatourpersonalprivatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintodatapointsandsoldtoadvertisers.
Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can’tyou?
Asadtargetinggetsevermorecomplicated,marketerswillhavetheabilitytotargetouremotionsin(38)exploitativeways.Accordingtoonestudy,titledMiseryIsNotMiserly,youaremorelikelytospendmoreona(39)ifyou’refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I’mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.I’ll(40)offtotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Theconstantworkingenginethatdrivesthemajorityofhumanactionis,undoubtedly,thefragrantdreamofindividualism.Andwhilethepresenceofitsscentis(41)throughouttheworldentirely,itsvalueisworshipped(敬奉)tosuchanextentinalandnootherthanthatofAmerica.
Astheframeworkofitshistory,Americaholdsindividualityastheever-populargreenlight,theessenceofwhichbecomesthesymbolofhopefor,well,almosteverything.Infact,inAmerica’scurrentsocialstatus,individualityhasbecomesomethingofabirthright,anda(42)applieduponthefaceofthemedia,whereitwas(43)valuedastheAmericandream.ThereisnodenyingthepopularityofthisidolinAmericansociety,andlittlehopefor(44)it.
However,(45)mostpridethemselvesintheirindividualisticstate,perhapshumans,whenstripped(剥)totheircore(核心),areeverythingbut.
Itisnonewdiscoverythatpeoplearethesumoftheirexperiences.Theoverwhelmingmajorityofhumanexperiencesinvolveotherhumans,alongwiththe(46)andrelationshipsbetweenthem.Itisa(47)occurrencewhenalifeisbuiltuponeventswithoutthisstimulus.Indeed,interactionisthecoreofexperience.Therefore,inorder