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上海市黄浦区届高三上学期期末调研考试英语试题
黄浦区2018-2019学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试
英语试卷
(完卷时间:
120分钟满分:
140分)
2018年12月14日
第I卷(共100分)
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Waiterandguest.B.Trainerandtrainee.
C.Policemananddriver.D.Teacherandstudent.
2.A.AtSusanBaker’s.B.Atthecomputercompany.
C.Inhisownoffice.D.Inarestaurant.
3.A.Line1.B.Line2.C.No.952.D.No.925.
4.A.Heactedinthedramaatthelastminute.B.Hefinallydecidedtoquitthedrama.
C.Hehesitatedtoplayaroleinthedrama.D.Hemadeuphismindtoseethedrama.
5.A.Sheisn’tsurewhetherJessicawillcome.B.Shecan’tspeaktoJessicanow.
C.Jessicaisalwayslateforactivities.D.Shecan’tbearJessica’sbeinglate.
6.A.Frankmovedtothesuburbsrecently.B.Johnboughtanewhouseinthesuburbs.
C.FrankisafriendoftheWilsons’.D.TheWilsonsboughtanewhouseatagoodprice.
7.A.TheexamwaseasierthanJanehadexpecte
B.It’seasyforJanetodobetterinthenextexam.
C.Janefailedtodowellinthelastexam.
D.Janehasjustforgotabouttheexam.
8.A.Buysomenewfurniture.B.Complaintothelandlord.
C.Huntforanewapartment.D.Changethecontentofarentcontract.
9.A.Shedidn’tfeellikegoing.B.Shedidn’tthinkitwouldbefun.
C.Shehadn’tbeeninviteD.Shewasn’tfeelingwelllastnight.
10.A.Investintheoldmodel.B.Havetheoldwashingmachinefixed.
C.Buyanewwashingmachine.D.Designanewstylemodel.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.ItisonlyfamousforbeingAmerica’sbackyard.
B.Quebecisitslargestprovince,whichiseighttimeslargerthanUK.
C.TheareaofOntarioislargerthanthatofSpainandFrancecombined.
D.AlloftheCanadianswillspeakFrenchwhiletheyareinOttawa.
12.A.EnjoythePacificOceanonthewesterncoastofCanada.
B.Breathefreshairinthebeautifulmountains.
C.Experienceincrediblehikingandlimitlesswildlife.
D.VisitthecityofVancouveronVancouverIsland.
13.A.NiagaraFallsistheoldestnaturalwondersoftheworld.
B.Rainbowscanbeeasilyseenabovethemistsfrommilesaway.
C.VisitorscanappreciatebreathtakingviewsoftheFallsfromdifferentangles.
D.NewlymarriedcouplesvisittheFallsafterthewedding.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Topreparethestudentsforthenextreadingassignment.
B.Toprovidebackgroundinformationforaclassdiscussion.
C.Toreviewmaterialfromapreviouslesson.
D.Toprepareforaquizonchaptersix.
15.A.Insurancecompanies.B.Sailors.C.Manufacturers.D.Merchants.
16.A.Theyincludefeaturessimilartoearlierpolicies.
B.TheyaretotallydifferentfromtheonesintheMiddleAges.
C.Theycontainonlyfourearlierpoliciesinchaptersix.
D.Theydon’tprovideshippingprotectionanymore.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
17.A.Hejusthasnotimetobuyone.B.Hegrewupafteritbecamecommon.
C.Hethinksagoodonecoststoomuch.D.Hedoesn’tthinkitdoesgoodtolife.
18.A.Acomputer.B.Avideocamera.C.AnFMradio.D.Afaxmachine.
19.A.Hethoughttelephonebillsmightbeaburden.
B.Hewasdisappointedatthetelephonesoneachstreetcorner.
C.Hebelievedhesimplydidn’tneeditforanything.
D.Hewouldcontacthisfriendswiththehelpofhiscomputer.
20.A.HegetsgreatenjoymentwhenhegoesontheInternet.
B.Heregardsthejetplaneastheonlymodernformofmedia.
C.HelinksupwithpeoplefromforeigncountriesbytheInternet.
D.Hethinkstheinternationalcommunicationwon’tdevelopwithoutthejetplane
Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
JustHowBuggyisYourPhone?
Whatiteminyourhomecrawlswiththemostgerms?
Ifyousay___21___toiletseat,you’rewrong.Kitchenspongestopthelist.Butcellphonesareprettydirtytoo.Theycontainaround10timesasmanygermsastoiletseats.Peopletouchtheirphones,laptops,andotherdigitaldevicesalldaylong,yetrarelycleanthem.
Inoneincident,athiefpaidaterriblepriceforstealingagermycellphone.HestoleitfromahospitalinUgandaduringawidespreadofthedeadlydiseaseEbola.Thephone’sownerreportedthetheftbefore___22___(die)fromthedisease.Soon,thethiefbeganshowingsymptomsandfinally___23___(confess)tothecrime.
___24___inthatunusualcaseacellphonecarrieddangerousbacteria,notallgermsarebad.Mostcausenoharm.Infact,theycouldprovidehelpfulinformation.Lookatthesurfaceofyourphonecarefully.Doyouseesomedirtymars?
“That'sallyou,”saysmicrobialecologistJarradHampton-Marcell.“That’sbiologicalinformation.”
Itturnsoutthatthetypesofgermsthatyouapplyalloveryourphoneortabletaredifferentfrom___25___ofyourfriendsandfamily.They’relikeafingerprintthatcouldidentifyyou.Somedayinthefuture,investigatorsmayusethesemicrobialfingerprintstosolvecrimes.Phonesanddigitaldevicesmaybeoneofthebestplacestolookforbuggyclues.
Ina2017study,researcherssampledarangeofsurfacesin22participants’homes,___26___countertopsandfloorstocomputerkeyboardsandmice.Thentheytriedtomatchthemicrobialfingerprintsoneachobjecttoitsowner.Theofficeequipmentwaseasiesttomatchtoitsowner.Inan___27___(early)study,adifferentgroupofresearchersfoundthattheycouldusemicrobialfingerprintstoidentifythepersonwho___28___(use)acomputerkeyboardevenafterthekeyboardsatuntouchedfortwoweeksatroomtemperature.
Oneday,microbialsignaturesmightshow___29___peoplehavegoneandwhattheyhavetouched.Theycouldprove___30___anunmarkeddeviceisyours.So,sure,yourphoneisprettygermy.Doesthatinspireyou,ordoesitjustbotheryou?
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.measurementB.similarC.remarkablyD.monetaryE.astronomyF.altered
G.civilizationH.definedI.independenceJ.invariablyK.dominated
TheNile
TheancientGreekwriterHerodotusoncedescribedEgypt-withsomeenvy-as‘thegiftoftheNile’.TheEgyptiansdependontheriverforfood,forwaterandforlife.TheAncientEgyptianswereabletocontrolandusetheNile,creatingtheearliestirrigationsystemsanddevelopingaprosperous___31___.
Snakingthroughthedeserts,theNilewouldfloodalmost___32___eachyearinJune.Oncethewatersubsided,arichdepositofsandwasleftbehind,makinganexcellenttopaoil.Seedsweresown,yieldingwheat,barley,beans,lentilsandleeks.DroughtcouldspelldisasterfortheEgyptians,soduringthedryseasons,theydugbasinsandchannelstodeliverwatertotheirland.Theyalsodevisedsimplechannelstotransferwateratthepeakoftheflood.
Anearlysystemof___33___aNilometer,wasusedtodedeterminethesizeofthefloods.Later,duringtheNewKingdom,aliftingsystemcalledashadufwasusedtoraisewaterfromtheriver--___34___tothewayinwhichawellisusedtoday.
TheEgyptianstookupsomeoftheearliesttradingmissions.Withouta(n)___35___systemtheyexchangedgoods,bringingbacktimber,preciousstones,pottery,spicesandanimals.Theireffortsinmedicinewerealso___36___advanced:
surgeonsperformedoperationstoremovecysts(囊肿).Mummificationgavethemgreatunderstandingofthehumanbody-yettheyalsoreliedheavilyonvariousmedicinestopreventdisease,anddiscoverieswereoftenconfusedwithsuperstition(迷信).Andwhileagreatdealoftimewasdedicatedto___37___theEgyptiansthoughtthestarsweregods.
Bythe16thcenturyEgyptwasundertheOttomanEmpireuntilBritainseizedcontrolin1882.WhatisnowmostlyArabicEgyptonlywon___38___fromBritainafterWorldWarⅡ.TheSuezCanal,openedin1869,__________thecountryasacenterforworldtransportation.Butit,andthecompletionoftheAswanHighDamin1971___40___theecologyoftheNile,whichnowstrugglestosatisfythecountry’srapidlygrowingpopulation,currentlymorethan76million-thelargestintheArabworld.
Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
KeepingTheTapsRunninginThirstyCities
Watercovers71%ofEarth’ssurfaceyetonly2%ofitisaccessibleasasourceoffreshwater.___41___onthislimitedresourcesisrising,atrendlikelytocontinue.
Itisimportanttorecognizethatitisnotjustcityresidentswho___42___water.Agr