上海市静安青浦宝山区高三英语下学期教学质量检测.docx

1、上海市静安青浦宝山区高三英语下学期教学质量检测静安、青浦、宝山区2015届高三第二学期教学质量检测（二模）英语试卷 第 I 卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the ques

2、tions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 5:35 pm. B.5:45pm. C. 5:50 pm. D. 6:00pm.2. A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 2

3、23. D. In Room 230.3. A. By train. B. On foot. C. By bus D. By taxi.4. A. At a bus stop B. At an airport C. At a city hall D. At a railway station.5. A. Sister and brother. B. Mother and son. C. Wife and husband. D. Waitress and customer.6. A. The history museum. . B. The science museum C. The art m

4、useum. D. The space museum.7. A. The two speakers are going to study abroad. B. The woman is a tour guide. C. The tour guide was born in New York. D. The man is a native speaker.8. A. Lock the computer lab later. B. Leave with the man. C. Buy a new lock for the computer lab. D. Show the man where th

5、e lab is.9. A. She wants to change a new phone number. B. She doesnt want to be interrupted. C. The program will be over soon. D. She asks someone to watch the program with her.10. A. Kevin prefers outdoor activities. B. The man has already downloaded some sales data. C. They all make preparations f

6、or the meeting. D. The woman asks for high quality service.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read t

7、he four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Oct. 10. B. Apr. 16 . C. Mar. 25. D. Jun. 30.12. A. Passionate and knowledgeable. B. Investigative and creative C. Obj

8、ective and accurate. D. Authoritative and careful D. The doctor treated her with strong medicines.13. A. How competitors win in journalist competitions B. How to enter the magazine website. C. How to run the business. D. How to host the competition.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following

9、passage.14. A. Playing golf. B. Hiking. C. Jogging. D. Flying kites.15. A. 12. B. 17. C. 20 D. 22.16. A. Warm temperature may make people ill. B. Snow storm may bring trouble to transportation. C. Waves at the coast may bring danger to people. D. Fierce rains may destroy the roads.Section CDirection

10、s: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:Complete the report form. Write

11、ONE WORD for each answer.What is the woman doing in the beginning?Reading a(n) 17 .When was the singer in a car accident?In _18_.From whom did the singer learn to sing?A(n) 19 teacher.In which language did the singer sing We Are Young? 20 .Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation

12、.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Why does the woman think the man should clean bedroom closet first?Because there is _21_ there.What else does the woman think the man should clean?_22_.What is the woman going to do?_23_ and wash them.Whats the passage mainly about?_

13、24_ at home.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word tha

14、t best fits each blank.(A) You took a midterm exam (25)_(hope) to get a 95 percent. When you got your test paper back, you received only a 70 percent. How do you handle the situation? Do you 1. make a study plan for (26)_(improve) your grade;2. keep doing what youre doing and hope for the best next

15、time;3. use a persuasive argument to try and convince your teacher to give you (27)_ better grade? Your answer to the above question shows your EQ, your emotional intelligence. What exactly is EQ? Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer define it as the ability to understand your own feelings and

16、 emotions and (28)_ of others. Research supports the significance of EQ. A 40-year study of 450 boys found that IQ wasnt the only thing that affected life success. The qualities that did were the ability (29)_(handle) frustration, control emotions and get along with other people. Can you improve a l

17、ow EQ? Yes! Start by noticing how you feel. Thats the first step in becoming more skillful at managing your feelings. Second ,pay attention to how you behave when you feel certain emotions. Then analyze (30)_ that effects your daily life. Next, take responsibility for your feelings and actions. They

18、 come from you and no one else. Then you (31)_(have) a higher EQ- and likely have a happier and more rewarding life as well. B Imagine shopping in another country and spotting a beautiful scarf. The salesperson tells you the price, (32)_ its more than you want to buy. What do you do? The answer depe

19、nds largely on what part of the world you are in. Are you visiting Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America or Africa? In these places, prices often are not set in stone. In fact, customers (33)_(expect) to bargain before agreeing to a price. On the other hand, in North America, Europe and Aus

20、tralia, bargaining is rare and often not allowed. The price (34)_(list) on a price tag cannot be changed. Large stores and malls usually dont allow bargaining. On the other hand, outdoor stalls and flea markets, even in Western countries, usually allow bargaining. When in doubt, consult a guidebook

21、-or (35)_(good) yet, a local friend. (36)_bargaining custom vary, a few rules of etiquette apply in most cultures. First, avoid wasting peoples time. If you dont intend to make a purchase, dont start bargaining. While bargaining, it is OK to walk away. But once you agree to a price, you (37)_ buy th

22、e item. Even in countries (38)_ dont allow bargaining, you may find plentiful opportunities to save money. Many stores sell old items on clearance. Others offer discount cards to regular customers. Some of these can function as credit cards (39)_ the store, and a few can even be used elsewhere. (40)

23、_ you go, understanding local customs can help you find good prices.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. accounted B. limited C. commercials D. popular E. overnight F. hel

24、ped G. increased H. symbols I. though J. talented K. fashionThe next time you watch NBA playoff action on TV, take a close look at the shoes that many players are wearing . Gone, for the most part, are the ankle-hugging high-tops that supposedly _41_ to protect players from injury.The change over th

25、e last few years to low-top sneakers(运动鞋) seems to go against conventional wisdom. Strangely, _42_, Steven Nash and Kobe Bryant, two of the most _43_players with the Los Angeles Lakers, arent worried. According to the US market-research firm NPD Group, high-tops once _44_ for about 20 percent of the

26、 US basketball shoe market. Now, the number has sunk to about 8 percent. Low-tops, the kind that Nash and Bryant wear, have grown to 29 percent, from just 11 percent in 2002. High-top sneakers are one of the most celebrated _45_ in modern basketball. After the 1985 Air Jordans so transformed the mar

27、ket, shoe companies began battling one another. They put air pumps in the tongues of their shoes and made carefully prepared and organized _46_. “All of a sudden it became a _47_ business,” Marshal Cohen, an analyst with NPD group, told The Wall Street Journal. The Jordans were excellent. The market

28、 went from being nothing to a million-dollar business _48_.” One of the reasons high-tops are not so _49_ anymore is that they were never really very good at protecting the feet. In an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2008, University of Newcastle researcher Craig Richards found

29、no evidence that sneakers_50_ injuries. His research actually found that high-top basketball sneakers could even cause players to run slower and jump lower. Now, the contest has become a war. Companies like Adidas, Nike, Converse and Reebok are all fighting to create the next “Air Jordan,” and with

30、the next market battle.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Are you a graduate trying to plan out the best career path for yo

31、urself? Here, some tips are given on how to go about it. A university degree is no _51_ of a job, and job hunting in itself requires a whole set of skills. if you find you are not getting past the first interview, ask yourself what is happening. Is it a(n) _52_ to communicate or are there some skills you lack? And find out what you need t do to bring yourself up to the level of _53_ that would make you more attractive t them. Do not be too discouraged if you are _54_ for a job, but think about the reasons the employers give. Those