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上海市八校届高三下学期联合调研考试英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(105分)
I.ListeningComprehension(30%)
SectionAShortConversations
Directions:
InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversations,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Goonatrip.B.Takealongsail.
C.Gooutfordinner.D.Prepareameal.
2.A.300.B.200.C.130.D.100.
3.A.Leaveforhome.B.Checkthelanguagelab.
C.Buynewlocks.D.Showthemanwherethelabis.
4.A.Havesomechocolatecake.
B.Takealookatthemenu.
C.Gowithoutdessert.
D.Havesomeicecream.
5.A.Atatrainstation.B.Ataticketoffice.
C.Inarestaurant.D.Inabookstore.
6.A.Hedidquitewellintheinterview.
B.Theinterviewisdifficultforhimtodealwith.
C.Theinterviewcoverssomethinghedidn’tremember.
D.Heforgottosaysomethingintheinterview.
7.A.She’llgotoaconcert.B.She’llgoonatrip.
C.She’llbuythemanaticket.D.She’llcomebackonFriday.
8.A.Themanregretsbeingabsent-minded.
B.Thewomansavedthemansometrouble.
C.Themanplacedthereadinglistonadesk.
D.Thewomanemptiedthewastepaperbasket.
9.A.Themanhadahardtimefindingaparkingspace.
B.Thewomanfoundtheyhadgottothewrongspot.
C.Thewomanwasamazedatman’slatearrival.
D.Themancouldn’tfindhiscarintheparkinglot.
10.A.Borrowsomemoney.B.Buyaheater.
C.Getsomeinformation.D.Paytherent.
SectionBPassages
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.almostonehour.B.almostoneandahalfhours.
C.lessthanonehour.D.morethan2hours.
12.A.Detectingtraffic.B.Drivingautomatically.
C.Cleaningitselfregularly.D.Changinglanes.
13.A.America.B.France.C.Canada.D.China.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Thetrafficaffectedbytheterribleweather.
B.Themassiveflowofstudents’returninghome.
C.Theproblemsoftheannualtravelrush.
D.Thewaystokilltimeonthetrain.
15.A.12daysbeforedepartureB.20daysbeforedeparture
C.14daybeforedepartureD.21daysbeforedeparture
16.A.teacupsB.magazinesC.e-booksD.chess
SectionCLongerConversations
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswithinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whatisthedoctors’commentonarmexercises?
A/an__17___waytobecomephysicallyfit.
Whatistheprobableproblemwitharmexercises?
Theywillraiseyourblood__18_____.
Howcanpeopleachieveabettereffect?
If__19___inexercisemoreoften.
Whatexercisesaresuggested?
Cyclingwith__20____bicyclesandwalkingvigorously.
Completethemessage.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Thereasonfortheman’sleavingschool:
Be__21____thecityandschoollife.
Theplacethemanwantstogo:
__22____inYunnanProvince.
Thetimethemangottheletter:
_____23______.
Thejobthemanisgoingtodo:
A__24_____teacher.
Completethemessage.WritenomorethanTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
II.GrammarandVocabulary(25%)
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Theremarkableshift_____youngpeople’sjobpreferenceinrecentyearshasanalystsandeducatorsgreatlyconcerned.
A.towardsB.onC.inD.from
26.LifeofPiisaboutanIndianboywhofindshimselfdriftingin_____PacificOceanwith_____Bengaltigerafter_____shipwreck.
A.the,a,aB./,a,theC.the,a,theD./,the,a
27.It’salmostcommonforavideogamenowadaystohavemultipleendings_____theplayers’choicesduringgameplay.
A.dependsonB.dependingonC.dependedonD.todependon
28.Crossingroadswithouttakingtrafficlightsintoconsideration,_____theyarepartofacrowd,hasbeenlabeledasthe“Chinesestyleofcrossingroads”.
A.sinceB.asifC.thoughD.solongas
29.Onetheory,_____suggestedbyHarvardUniversity,isthathumansbegancookingtheirfood,therebyreleasingnutrientslockedintherawfoodandreducingthetimeneededtochewit.
A.whichB.asC.thatD.what
30.Theproblemis_____sometimeswhenwearegivensomethingonaconstantbasis,westarttotakethemforgrantedandforgetbeingthankfulforwhatwealreadyhave.
A.thatB.howC.whereD.which
31._____hasStevenSpielbergproducedanemotionallyengagingmovie,buthemanagestogetthehero’simageineveryviewer’smindaswell.
A.NolongerB.NotonlyC.NotuntilD.Nolittle
32.Whatsetshumanbeingsapartfromanimalsisnotthepursuitofhappiness,butthepursuitofmeaning,_____isuniquetohumans.
A.thatB.whatC.whichD.as
33.Theacademic-turned-TV-celebrityisreported_____ataKunquOperaperformancestagedatPekingUniversity.
A.toboo(喝倒彩)B.tobeingbooedC.tohavebeenbooedD.tobebooed
34.Todaymanyphysicalbookstores_____downwithfinancialdifficulties,inflexiblemanagementstrategiesandcompetitivepressurefromonlinebookstores.
A.hadclosedB.havingclosedC.beingclosedD.areclosing
35.Despiteongoingstreetprotests,USbeef_____inSouthKoreaduetoitslowerprice.
A.issoldwellB.sellswellC.sellspoorlyD.issoldpoorly
36.Newwordsselectedbythedictionaryarecloselylinkedtosocialphenomena.Insteadofbeingmerelywords,theyare_____culturalsymbols.
A.bothB.neitherC.eitherD.all
37.Weallknowthatwe_____ourcarbonfootprint,butIsuspectthatmanypeoplewouldn’tbepreparedtogoasfarasJoanPick,aretiredscientistlivinginsouthLondon.
A.musthavereducedB.shouldhavereduced
C.mayhavereducedD.couldhavereduced
38.Depressionisverycommoninmodernsociety._____1inevery33childrenmayhavedepression;inteens,thatnumbermaybe_____1in8.
A.Aslittleas,aslowasB.Asmanyas,asmuchas
C.Asmanyas,ashighasD.Asfewas,aslowas
39.Brain,likemuscles,alsoneedssomekindofexerciseandnutrition.Themoreyouuseyourbrainintherightdirection,themoreyou_____enhanceyourability.
A.couldB.mightC.shallD.will
40._____requiresustodotwothingsquickly.First,_____themaintopic;andsecond,towritedowntheimportantdetails.
A.Totakegoodnotes,recognizingB.Takengoodnotes,recognizing
C.Takinggoodnotes,recognizingD.Takinggoodnotes,torecognize
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.assignedB.increasesC.complainsD.superiorE.accurate
G.separateH.seniorI.purposefullyJ.equivalentK.emotions
Whodoesn’tlovetolookatpicturesofkittens,puppiesandbabies?
Japanisknownasacountryfilledwithcute,fancyproducts,suchasHelloKitty.Theword“kawaii”,theJapanese___41____ofcute,isnowinternationallyrecognized.
Weallknowthatcutethingsmakeushappy,butweknowlittleabouthowtheyinfluenceourbehavior.
Recently,however,ateamofJapaneseresearchersclaimedthatlookingatthosecutepictures__42__ourconcentration.Aspartofthestudy,researchersfromHiroshimaUniversityconductedtwo_43___experimentsbeforeconcludingthatpeopleshowedhigherlevelofconcentrationafterlookingatpicturesofpuppiesorkittens.About130universitystudentsweredividedintothreegroups,each_44___adifferenttask.Thefirstwasagameinwhichparticipantshadtocarefullypickupsmallobjectsfromaholewithouttouchingitssides.Anothertaskwaspurelyaboutnumbers.Studentswereaskedtofindagivennumberfromarandomsequenceofnumberswithinacertaintimelimit.
Inthegameexperiment,participantswhowereshownimagesofpuppiesandkittensperformedtheirtask_45___tothosewholookedatadultcatsanddogs.Performancesscoresimprovedby44percent,butthetimeittooktocompletethetaskalsoincreasedby12percent.
“Thisfindingsuggestsviewingcuteimagesmakesparticipantsbehavemore_46___andperformtaskswithgreatertimeandcare,”saidtheresearchers.
Similarenhancementsinperformancewereseeninthenumbersexperiment,suggestingthatlookingatcuteimagesincreasesattentiveness.Participantsthatwereshownkittensandpuppiesweremore__47__,improvingtheirscoresbyabout16percent.Theywerealsofaster,increasingthenumberofrandomnumericalsequencestheygotthroughbyabout13percent.
Thestudy’sauthorswrotethatcuteobjectscouldbeusedasawaytoarouse_48___thatgiverisetocarefulbehavioraltendenciesinspecificsituations,suchasdrivingandofficework.”
So,ifanyone_