届上海高三下八校联考英语卷17.docx

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届上海高三下八校联考英语卷17

2016届高三年级第二学期八校联合测试

第1卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.AttheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaidTheconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.

A.Hisfather.

B.hismother

C.Hisbrother.

D.Hissister.

2.

A.Ajobopportunity.

B.Apositionasgeneralmanager.

C.Abigtravelagency.

D.Aninexperiencedsalesman.

3.

A.Havingabreak.

B.Continuingthemeeting.

C.Movingontothenextitem.

D.Waitingalittlelonger.

4.

A.Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.

B.theweatherdoesn'tcountintheirplan.

C.Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.

D.Theywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.

5.

A.Hewishestohavemorecourseslikeit.

B.Hefindsithardtofollowtheteacher.

C.Hewishestheteacherwouldtalkmore.

D.Hedoesn’tliketheteacher’saccent.

6.A.Thewomanisgoingtoholdabigpartytomorrow.

B.Themanhasnoideawhattherightthingtodois.

C.Thewomandoesn'tknowhowtogettotheparty.

D.Themanofferstodrivethewomantotheparty.

7.

A.Drawingupabusinessplan.

B.Discussingatermpaper.

C.Finalizingacontract

D.Reviewingaco-authoredarticle.

8.

A.Sheorderedsomepaper

B.Shehadtheprinterrepaired.

C.Shechattedonlinewithafriend.

D.Shefilledinanapplication.

9.

A.Itcouldhelppeopleofallagestoavoidcancer.

B.Itwasmainlymeantforcancerpatients.

C.Itmightappealmoretoviewersover40.

D.Itwasfrequentlyinterruptedbycommercials.

]0.A.Themanisfondoftravelling.

B.Thewomanisaphotographer.

C.Thewomantookalotofpicturesatthecontest.

D.Themanadmiresthewoman'stalentinwriting.

SectionBPassages

DirectionsInSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.160pounds

B.300pounds.

C.400pounds.

D.500Pounds.

12.A.Theymaybeattackedbyfierceanimals.

B.Theymayloseweight.

C.Theymaylosefightwithstrongdogs.

D.Theymaybecomeskinnylikeoldmen

13.A.Theywillgivehimanewcage.

B.Theywillshowhispicturestodifferentnewspapers.

C.TheywillfeedMmwithvegetablesandfruits.

D.Theywillgivehimabirthdaycake.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Advertisersmisledcustomerswithtermslike"green".

B.TheGreenadvertisingwastooexpensive.

C.Thecustomersrefusedtouseenvironment-friendlyproducts.

D.Thegovernmentforbadegreenadvertising.

15.A.Advertisersagreedtouse"green"termsless.

B.Customerswerewillingtopaymoreforthegreenproducts.

C.RulesaboutGreenadvertisingweresetup.

D.Greenproductswereexaminedbythegovernmentbeforesale.

16.A.Manygreenadvertisementshavedisappeared.

B.Customerscaneasilyknowwhetheraproductisgreenornot.

C.Thegovernmentcangetmuchmoneyfromthetaxongreenproducts.

D.theGreenadvertisinghaslostpopularitywithcustomers

SectionCLongerConversations

DirectionsInSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

LaundrySheet

Item

Longcoat

Material

__17__,100%

Otherservice

__18__.

CollectTime

__19__.

Fees

$__20__.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation,Completetheform.

WriteNoMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Whatisthenameoftheproject?

__21__.

What'stheprimaryreasonforstudents'mentalproblems?

__22__.

Whatroledoestheparticipantplay?

__23__.

What'sthetroubletheprojectfaces?

__24__.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionADirectionsAfterreadingthepassagesbelowfillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenwordfor.Theotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

A

Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeamanwithagunbutthemanwiththeportable

computerinbusinessclass.Inthelast25years,pilotshavereportedwellover200incidentsthat（25）__________

havebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Unclear（26）______________thesourceofthisinterferenceremains,increasingly,expertshavefoundoutthatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,radioandmobiletelephonesare（27）_____________（blame）.

RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisesaviationindustry,hassuggestedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrom（28）_____________（use）during“key”stagesofflight,particularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegone（29）______________（far）,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Nowadays,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesbanpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarenotwillingtoenforceatotalban,ifmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.

Thedifficultyisunderstanding（30）_____________electromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft'scomputers.Expertsknowthattheportabledevicesgiveoffradiation,each（31）______________（affect）thosewavelengthswhichaircraftsuseforcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot..

Thefactthataircraftmaybeintroublebecauseoftheinterferenceraisestherisk（32）____________somepeoplemayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigation（导航）equipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan'theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stooloud.

B

The45-year-old"distinguishedtechnologist"ChristianBeladyforHewlett-packardCo.（HP）teachestheartofinnovationtoHPemployeesaroundthecountry.He（33）_____________（pay）toinspirepeople.Lastyear,HPproduced1797patents,（34）_________________eightboreBelady'sname.Inthelastsixyears,hehascomeupwithmorethan100inventionstomakecomputinghardwaremorepowerfulandenergy-efficient."Butthatnumberisunimportant（35）_____________Ihaveinfected（36）_____________withthepassionforlearningandinnovation,"saysBeladyatHP'sinternationalcenterforSupercomputingresearchanddevelopmentnexttotheUniversityofTexasatDallas.

Hehasbeencalledadeviant（不正常的人）,whichheconsidersahighpraise."Innovationisdeviation.Ifyoudon'tcreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecandeviatefrom（37）_____________（define）processes,theycan'tinnovate."

Asafather,healwayssays（38）_________twoofhischildrenaretaughtthroughthepowerofimaginativeplay.His4-year-oldsonand7-year-olddaughtercan'twatchmorethanonehourofTVeachdayandmustplayoutsideforanhour--evenwhenit'sraining.（39）_____________________theformalareas,thefamilyhouseisalwaysinastateofmesswiththekids'projects.

Asaninnovator,healwaysemphasizesthatthemostpowerfultoolininnovationisaone-wordquestion."Why?

"（40）_____________whenwequestionbasicassumptionsofwhatwethinkofasnormal,wefindtheopportunities.

SectionB

DirectionsCompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.equal

B.double

C.subject

D.deal

E.remarkably

F.supposedly

G.draw

H.assume

I.exploit

J.arithmetic

K.fox

Whenretailerswanttotemptcustomerstobuyingaparticularproduct,theytypicallyofferitatadiscount.AccordingtoanewstudytobepublishedintheJournalofMarketing,theyaremissingsomething.

Ateamofresearchers,ledbyAkshayRaooftheUniversityofMinnesota'sCarlsonSchoolofManagementlookedatconsumers'attitudestodiscounting.Shoppers,theyfound,muchprefergettingsomethingextrafreeto

gettingsomethingcheaper.Themainreasonisthatmostpeopleareuselessat__41__.

Consumersoftenstruggletorealize,forexample,thata50%increaseinquantityisthesameasa33%discountinprice.Theyoverwhelmingly__42__theformerisbettervalue.Inanexperimenttheresearcherssold73%morehandlotionwhenitwasofferedinabonuspackthanwhenitcarriedanequivalentdiscount.

Thisnumericalblindspotremainsevenwhenthe__43__clearlyfavoursthediscountedproduct.Inanotherexperiment,thistimeonhisundergraduates,Mr.Raoofferedtwooptionsofloosecoffeebeans:

33%extrafreeor33%offtheprice.Thediscountisbyfarthebetterpropositionbutthe__44__cleverstudentsviewedthemasequivalent.

Studieshaveshownotherwaysinwhichretailerscan__45__consumers'innumeracy.Oneistoconfusethemwith__46__discounting.Peoplearemorelikelytoseeabargaininaproductthathasbeenreducedby20%,andthenbyanadditional25%,thanonewhichhasbeen__47__toanequivalent,one-off,40%