学年进才中学高三上英语第一次月考.docx

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学年进才中学高三上英语第一次月考

进才中学2018-2019学年高三第一学期周测

英语试卷

（考试时间120分钟；满分140分）2018.9

第I卷

Ⅰ.Listening（略）

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA（10%）

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperII,blank-

filling（10%）formofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

SomethingYoudon’tKnowaboutBoss

Workingisusuallynotalikablething.Butifthesalaryisgood,we1putupwithit.

However,ifyouunfortunatelyhaveaverydifficultboss,thenitis2story.Sometimes,you

docomeacrossthatkindofbosswhokeepsgivingverbalconsent,butnevertakingthecommitment

seriously.

Youmayhavealreadymetthiskindofboss.Atfirsttheyagreedtoletyoupushforwardanew

project,thensomehowtheychangedtheirmindsandacted3theyhadneveragreedtoit.Or,yourbossmayneverfulfillwhathe4（promise）youandstopmentioningitatall.

Suchabosscanturnagoodworkingenvironmentinto___5_____uncomfortableandunhappyworkplace.Butheistheboss.Hehasthepowertoassigntasksandultimatelyfireus.Thispowerimbalanceiswhyweshouldstruggletofigureoutawayout.

Tip1:

Figureoutwhy.

Somebossesmightbeforgetfulwhileothersmightreceivebenefitstowhichthey____6____（entitle）andseeyouathreat,inwhichcaseyoumustknowhowtodefendyourself.____7____（talk）toyourbosstheproblemsinahumble,politeandprofessionalmannercanhelpyousolvethe

problem.

Tip2:

Makefullpreparations.

Ateachimportantpoint,confirmwiththemthe____8____（agree）things,keepthemupdated

___9_____theprogress,thenconfirmthedirectionagain,andwaitforthemtogiveanewpromisebeforeyoucontinue.

Tip3:

Speakupinthepublic.

Itisbestnottotalkwithyourbossinprivate,butletsomeothercolleaguesparticipateinthe

conversation.

Forexample,ifyoucommunicateinemails,youmaycopyittoallthepeopleinvolved.Ifitis

averbalcommunication,thenyoumaychoosesomewheresomeoneelseispresent____10____（have）theconversation.

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Fillineachblankswithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.bowsB.cracksC.basicallyD.officiallyE.conditionedF.confessed

G.marksH.cheatingI.assumptionJ.proudestK.imperfection

Onanotherwiseordinaryafternooninmid-December,theHakatatoTokyoexpresspulledinto

Nagoyaandathousandpassengerswereorderedoffthetrain.Theburningsmellandunusualsound

turnedouttobe____1____inthechassis（底盘）.

ItwasthefirsttimethattheShinkansen（新干线）,thecountry’ssymbolofindustrialpowerand

“madeinJapan”engineeringquality,hadgivenwaytoa（n）____2____designated“seriousincident”.Onceuponatime,thecrackswouldhavebeenunthinkable;thenation---alongwiththeoutsideworld---haslongbeen___3_____tothinkofdifferentscandals,Japan’sproblemisthat____4____isfarlessunthinkablethanitusedtobe.

Thebullettrainbreakdown____5____thepeakofmonthsofpublicadmissionsbysomeof

Japan’sgreatestnames---includingNissanMotor,Subaru,TorayIndustries,KobeSteelandMitsubishiMaterials---thattheyhaveeitherbeen____6____onqualitytestsorfakingdocumentstosellproductsofalowerqualitythanstated.

DatahavebeenmadeuponmaterialsusedineverythingfromBoeingaircraftandnuclearplantstospacerocketsandUniqlothermalunderwear.FactorieshavebeendeprivedoftheirJapaneseIndustrialStandardscertificationsandchiefexecutiveshavefeltobligedtomakedeep____7____ofapology.Foranindustrialeconomythathasbuiltitsglobalnameonitsreputationforquality,thesearenerve-rackingtimes.

NoonethoughtthatJapanesecompanieswerebasicallymorehonestthantheircounterpartsaroundtheworld,saysoneformerToshibaexecutive,buttherewasanassumptionbothinsideandoutsideJapanthateveryoneonthefactoryfloorwasdevotedtotheperfectionofmonzoukuri,thecraftsmanshipthatrepresentswhatisarguablythe____8____ofJapanesecorporateboasts.“That____9____iswhathastakentheheaviestbeating,”hesaid.

WhenHiroyaKawasaki,thechiefexecutiveofKobeSteel,first____10____thatthecompanyhadbeentakingpartindatafalsificationthatdatedbacktothe1970s,hisstatementwasalmostapocalyptic（灾难性的）：

“TrustinourcompanyhasfallentoZero,”hesaid.

Ⅲ.Readingcomprehension.

SectionA（15%）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

C,D.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ababyborninwesttodaywillmorelikelythannotlivetobe105,writeLyndaGrattonand

AndrewScottofLondonBusinessSchoolintheirbook,The100-YearLife.Thatmaysoundlike

sciencefiction.____1____,it’sonlycautiouslyoptimistic.

Ifturning100becomesnormal,thentheauthorspredict“afundamentalredesignoflife”.We

currentlylive“thethree-stagelife”:

education,career,thenretirement.Thebook___2_____that

iftoday’schildrenwanttoretireonlivablepensions,theywillneedtoworkuntilaboutage80.That

wouldbea____3____tothepast:

in1880,nearlyhalfof80-year-oldAmericansdidsomekindof

work.

Butfewpeoplewillbeabletobearthe____4____andtediumofa55-yearcareerinasingle

sector.Anyway,technologicalchangeswouldmaketheireducationobsoletelongbeforetheyreached80.Thenewlife-pathwill____5____havemorethanthreestages.

Twonewlife-stagesappearedinthepastcentury:

teenagersandretirees.Nowanotherstageis

___6_____,sayGrattonandScott:

theyearsfrom18to30,whichpeopleincreasinglyspend____7____fromeducationtofull-timework.Ofcourse,manyoftoday’syounghavenochoice:

theysimplycannotfindgoodjobs.Butthe18-to-30shavealsobeen_____8___tounderstandthegiftofextrayears,saytheauthors.Manyyoungpeoplearenowconsciouslysearchingandexperimenting,____9____howtheywanttospendthenextsevenorsodecades.

Theauthorspredictthatmorewilldotwodegrees:

firstageneralundergraduatecourse,which

teachesthinkingskillswithlifelongvalue,andthenamore____10____vocationaldegreethat

teachesaspecificsector’scurrentneeds.Afterstudying,theyoungwillspendtimetravelling,exploringdifferentsectors,and____11____a“posse”offriendsandacquaintanceswhocansustainthematworkandoutsidefor70years.

Futurecareerswillcontainmanytransformations.Peoplewillhavetomakemore___12_____:

nextyear,shouldyouworkhardinyourjob,returntoeducation,ortransitiontoanentirelynew

sector?

Therewillbetimetoachieve_____13___inmultipledomains.Nolongerwillwomen

be____14____careersbecausetheytookfiveor10yearsouttoraisekids.Thatwillstillleave

them50-plusworkingyears.

Andpeoplewillchangetheiruseofleisure.Whenyoucouldexpecta40-yearcareerfollowed

byfatstateorcorporatepensions,youcouldspendyourfreetimechillingandbuyingstuff.Butthe

100-yearlife___15_____moresaving.Youmightalsoneedtospendmuchofyournon-workingtimereskillingorexercisingtomaintainyourbodyandbrainforthoseextradecades.

1.A.InparticularB.InfactC.AtleastD.Firstofall

2.A.evaluatesB.calculatesC.expectsD.insists

3.A.reviewB.rewardC.returnD.reverse

4.A.exhaustionB.interestC.mismatchD.revolution

5.A.howeverB.converselyC.thereforeD.instead

6.A.risingB.shiftingC.functioningD.emerging

7.A.transitioningB.rangingC.pursuingD.revolutionizing

8.A.theslowestB.thequickestC.themorereluctantD.theleast

prepared

9.A.workingoutB.dependingonC.consistinginD.comingup

10.A.generalB.specificC.definiteD.peculiar

11.A.reunitingB.assemblingC.equippingD.supporting

12.A.optionsB.obligationsC.dutiesD.benefits

13.A.wisdomB.effortsC.masteryD.comments

14.A.deniedB.dismissedC.deprivedD.withdrawn

15.A.equalsB.requiresC.generatesD.spends

SectionB（22%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDChoosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Youngpeoplearelosingfaithinanelitisteducationsystem.“Ifyoudon’thavetheability

thenblameyourparents,”wroteJungYoo-raonsocialmediain2014,afterbeingacceptedintoa

famousuniversity.Hermother,itturnsout,hadgonetogreatlengthstosecureaspotforher,

persuadingEhwaWomen’sUniversitytoalteritsadmissionspolicyinamannertailor-madefor

Ms.Jung.

Lastmonthacourtruledthattheninepeopleinvolvedinthisdeceptionhadfundamentally

shakenthe“valuesoffairnessofoursociety”.Aboveall,the“feelingsofemptinessandbetrayal

theycausedinhardworkingstudents”couldnotbeexcused.

UniversitywasonceseenasasourceofsocialmobilityinSouthKorea.Butsoimportantis

therightdegreetoastudent’sprospectsinlifethatrichfamiliesbeganspendingheavilyon

coachingtoimprovetheirchildren’schances,leavingpoorerfamiliesbehind.

By2007overthree-quartersofstudentswerereceivingsomeformofprivatetuition,

maximizingthethreenecessitiestowinaplaceatagooduniversity:

“father’swealth,mother’s

information,child’sdiligence”.

ManySouthKoreansbelievethattherichandinfluentialdonotjustspendmoreon

education,theyalsomanipulatethesystem,asMs.Jung’smother,aclosefriendoftheprevious

president,