上海市嘉定区届高三第二学期质量调研英语试题.docx

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上海市嘉定区届高三第二学期质量调研英语试题

嘉定区高考英语质量抽查试卷

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140分考试时间：

120分钟）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA（10分）

Directions：

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

1.A.Red.B.Pink.C.Yellow.D.Blue.

2.A.400,000yuan.B.200,000yuan.C.100,000yuan.D.800,000yuan.

3.A.Doubtful.B.Approving.C.Objective.D.Negative.

4.A.Heregrettednotwatchingit.B.Hewaseagertoknowwhowon.

C.Hecaredverylittleaboutit.D.Hethoughtofitasacupoftea.

5.A.Stayathometostudyfortheexam.B.Haveabreakwiththewomanathome.

C.Gototheconcertwiththewoman.D.Askthewomantohelpwiththeexam.

6.A.Sheisusuallyabsent-minded.B.Shehasakindofbraindisease.

C.Shedoesn’tknowSophie’splan.D.Shehasforgottentotelltheman.

7.A.Whentoattendthemeeting.B.Howtodealwiththekettle.

C.Whethertocleanthefloor.D.Whattodowiththeshelf.

8.A.Itisagainstmostpeople’swishes.B.Itcanleadtosomeseriousillnesses.

C.Itmaynotbeasdesirableaspeoplethink.D.Itisgoingtobereformedaftersixmonths.

9.A.Johnwasobviouslylyingtothem.B.It’sbettterthattheydon’tbuythehouse.

C.TheyhavemisunderstoodJohn’swords.D.Johnwastoocautioustotellthemeverything.

10.A.MissWangwillnolongerwritenovels.B.Thewomanhasacopyofthenewchapter.

C.HewillhelptofixtheInternetconnection.D.Heisdesperatetoknowwhathappensnext.

SectionB（15分）

Directions：

InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.TheBritishinventedit.B.Masteringitrequirestechniques.

C.Ithassixstringslikeguitar.D.Hardfigurepressingisinvolved.

12.A.Startingfromsimplifiedtunes.B.Usinghissenseofachievement.

C.Practicingtwohourseveryday.D.ReadingHarryPotterwhileplaying.

13.A.Theauthor’senthusiasmforHawaiianmusic.

B.Theauthor’sdreamofbecomingaukulelemaster.

C.Theauthor’sdifficultiesoflearningtheukulele.

D.Theauthor’spersonalintroductionoftheukulele.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theywillbedriedinaspecialoven.B.Theywillbecheckedforhiddeninsects.

C.Theywillbestoredinacottonbag.D.Theywillbeputinacontainerfullofair.

15.A.ItislocatedintheNetherlands.B.Ithasahistoryofthreedecades.

C.Itisbuilttoresistexternalforces.D.Ithasmoreseedsthananyotherbanks.

16.A.Toensurethesurvivalofhumans.B.Tofightagainstglobalwarning.

C.Topromoteagriculturalindustry.D.Toraiseecologicalawareness.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Ithappenswhenoneisdreaming.B.Itisaprocessinvolvingdifficulttasks.

C.Itoftenstartswithproblem-solving.D.Itdeterminesthequalityofgardening,

18.A.Creativityisalwaysrelatedtogreatfamilies.

B.Creativitycanbefoundinordinarypeople.

C.Creativityisdeterminedbyenvironment.

D.Creativitymaybeinfluencedbygenes.

19.A.Traditionalideasareremovedfromthebrain.

B.Thebrainstartstoconnectideasinnewways.

C.Ideasoccurtopeopleeasilyinthekitchen.

D.Pasteventsflashquicklybeforeone’seyes.

20.A.Thenatureofcreativity.B.Theimportanceofcreativity.

C.Thebenefitsofcreativity.D.Thewaytoimprovecreativity.

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionA（10分）

Directions：

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfarmofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

WhyActingIsSoMuchMoreThanItAppearstoBe

Formanypeople,actingappearstobepeopletalkingwhilegettingemotional,whichiswhysomanypeoplethinktheycandoit.Nooneimagines（21）______wakinguponedayandbeingaprofessionalsingerorpianist.Butforactors,theysay,“Actingishardonly（22）______onehastomemorizelines,IfIcouldremember,Icouldbeanactor,too.”

Butactingisn’tjustaboutmemorizinglinesandtalkinginconversationalreality.AsMeisnersaid,“Actingisdoingthingstruthfullyunderimaginarycircumstances.”If（23）______（understand）correctly,thisdefinitionisanambitiousandremarkablethingtostrivefor.

Todothingstruthfully,actorsmustacquiremanychallengingskills.（24）______theseskills,thescriptwillremainflatonthepage,despitebeingrecitedoutloud.Tomakeascriptcometolifeinabelievableway,theactor（25）______makeactivechoices.

Imagineforamomenthowmanydifferentwaysthereare（26）______（deliver）onesingleline.Evensomethingassimpleas“closethedoor”anmeansomanydifferentthingsand（27）______（express）insomanydifferentways.Thewordsarethewriter’s,butthebehavior（28）______bringsthemtovividlife?

Thatistheactor.

Thegoalofgreatactors?

That’stoactnaturally.Goodqualityactingmustalwayscomedowntoakindofnaturalnessthatmakesthoseactingskills（29）_______（visible）totheaudience.Inotherwords,agoodactormustnotappeartobeactingatall.

Sodonotbefooledintothinkingthat（30）______canreadandspeakcanbeanactor.Thenaturalnessdisplayedbygreatactorsisexactlywhatmakesyouthinkthatway,butittookthemyearsoftrainingtogettothispoint.Itissomuchmorethanyouknow.

SectionB（10分）

Directions：

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Each-wordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

A.leaveB.signalC.briefD.interruptionE.markingF.indicated

G.practiceH.restingI.unifiedJ.strugglingK.temporary

WhatIsaParagraphBreak?

Itisoneofthemostimportantpunctuationmarks.Aparagraphbreakisanindentation（缩造）orasinglelinespace31thedivisionbetweenoneparagraphandthenextinabodyoftext.

Generally,paragraphbreaksserveto32thetransitionfromoneideatoanotherinastretchoftext,andfromonespeakertoanotherinanexchangeofdialogue.

Fewreaderswouldthinkoftheparagraphbreakasapunctuationmark,butitcertainlyis.Inancienttimestherewerenoparagraphs.Sentencessimplyflowedintooneanotherwithout33.Duringmedieval（中世纪）times,themarkevolvedintotheparagraphsymbolandeventuallybecamethemodern-dayparagraphbreak,whichis34nowonlybyalinebreakorindentation.

Today,theparagraphbreakisusedtogivereadersabreak.Theartofcreatingparagraphsiscalledparagraphing,the35ofdividingatextintoparagraphs.Paragraphingisakindnesstoyourreaderbecauseitdividesyourthinkingintomanageablebites.Paragraphsthataretoolong36readerswithdenseblocksoftexttoreadthrough,whilemorefrequentparagraphingprovidesreaderswithconvenient37pointsatwhichtotakeabreakandrelaunchthemselvesintothinking.

Tofullyunderstandwhentoinsertaparagraphbreak,it’shelpfultoknowthataparagraphisagroupofcloselyrelatedsentencesthatdevelopacentralidea.Therefore,eachparagraphdiscussesone38topic.Also,aparagraphbreakiscmploycdbeforeeachnewtopicisintroduced.Inthisway,thewritingwillflow,andreaderswillbeabletoproceedthroughthewritinginalogicalfashioninsteadof39allthewaytogettothelastline.

Paragraphsusedtobelonger,butwiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,whichgivesreadersaccesstoliterallymillionsofsourcesofinformation,paragraphshavebecomeincreasingly40.Thestyleformanywebsites,forexample,usesparagraphsnomorethantwotothreesentences.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15分）

Directions：

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

TherehavebeenmanytimesduringmytravelswhenI’veneededsomethingrepaired,frombrokenzipstomemorycardsthathavelostdata.FromIndiatoEthiopia,Ihavehad41troubleinfindingmenderstorepairwhatisbroken.Butinrichcountries,suchitemswouldoftenbe42andreplacedwithnewones.

Nowtheideathatsomethingthatworksfineshouldbereplacedisnowsodeeply-rootedinour43thatfewpeoplequestionit.Weareincreasinglyconvincedbymanufacturersto44replaceaproduct.Theearliestexamplemaybetheso-called“lightbulbscheme”,inwhichagroupofcompaniessignedanagreementthat45eachothertoselllightbulbswithalongerthan1000-hourlifespan（寿命）,eventhoughbulbslastingmorethan100000hours46.Theresultwasthathouseholdsneededtoreplacetheirbulbsregularly,greatly47theconsumermarket.

Thiswayofsellingmoreproductsbydesigningproductsthat48fail,cannotberepaired,orhaveasetlifespanisknownas“plannedobsolescence（报废）”.However,itisnotjustawayfor49toincreaseprofits,manypoliticiansbelieveittobeasocietalnecessity.Duringthe1930sDepressionintheUS,itwasseenasawaytogetthe50movingagainbyurgingpeopletobuymorestuff.Bythe1950s,ithadbec