上海市届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案.docx

1、上海市届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案2015学年度第二学期三月高三英语试卷 第 I 卷 (共103分). Listening Comprehension Section 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 questions will be spo

2、ken 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. In a restaurant. B. At a concert. C. In a museum. D. At a flower shop.2. A. 15. B. 50. C. 85. D. 100.3. A

3、. Excited. B. Interested. C. Disappointed. D. Entertained. 4. A. Go on with the chat. B. Review his lessons. C. Connect with his friends. D. Talk with his friends face to face.5. A. Leave the paper to the woman. B. Type the paper immediately. C. Read the newspaper carefully. D. Check the paper once

4、again.6. A. She believes the program is enjoyable. B. She doesnt like the program at all. C. She admires the talents in the program. D. She will watch the program at last.7. A. Doctor and patient. B. Librarian and student. C. Policeman and car driver. D. Post clerk and customer.8. A. It wasnt very e

5、njoyable. B. It was very exciting. C. It was adventurous. D. It was as good as expected.9. A. He is always in a good mood. B. He spent more money than expected. C. He is happy that hes got a new piano. D. Hes pleased with his purchase.10. A. Mr. Whites new appointment. B. Mr. Whites vacation. C. An

6、important vacant position. D. How to apply for a job.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 the fou

7、r 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. Firing a gun. B. Robbing a motorcyclist.C. Dangerous driving. D. Injuring two people.12. A. The motorcyclist was injured. B

8、. The driver was seriously hurt. C. The armed robbery failed. D. A car driver witnessed the robbery.13. A. Around 8:30 p.m. last night. B. Around 9:30 p.m. last night.C. Around 10:30 p.m. last night. D. Around 8:30 this morning.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Tradi

9、tional grocery stores. B. Bigger grocery chains.C. Membership stores. D. Large discount centers.15. A. Americans have bought more organic foods than before. B. People like to go to the stores that sell natural foods. C. Supermarkets offer less variety than discount chains. D. Supermarkets are usuall

10、y owned by different companies.16. A. Supermarkets are no longer important.B. There is more competition now than there used to be. C. Supermarkets have had to raise prices to make a profit. D. Natural foods have taken over the market that supermarkets had.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will

11、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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete t

12、he form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.MEMOTo:PattTime:1:15 Name of caller:Dave _17_Message:He cant play tennis this _18_.Hes flying to _19_ for a _20_. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Where does this con

13、versation take place?In a _21_.Why does the woman like going there?Shes interested to see what people used to _22_.How much is William Shakespeares signature probably worth?Probably _23_.What book is the woman going to buy?A _24_.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two

14、passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (A)The first year of school ca

15、n be stressful - not for the kids, but for the parents!They want their little ones to do well at school and some pushy parents will already be thinking about the problem (25) _ they can get their child to the top of the class.But some parents are concerned about the rules for when children should st

16、art school.The School Admissions Code for England says that children (26) _ join the reception class the September after their fourth birthday.But here is the problem: A four year old who is born in August could be in the same class as someone who was born in October of the previous year! (27) _ of

17、them were four years old in September.The older child will probably do better in class tests. He or she is almost a year (28) _ (old)! This can affect the confidence of the younger child.Now Englands schools minister, Nick Gibbs says that the rules should (29) _ (change). In an open letter to counci

18、ls, schools and parents he says, “Parents know their children best”.And he said that some parents “feel forced (30) _ (send) their child to school before they are ready”.He proposes that children that are born during the summer can join the class when they are four or wait (31) _ they are five.Dr. D

19、avid Whitebread, an educationalist from Cambridge University says that the UK has a summer-born effect just (32) _ children start school so young.“In countries with these later starting ages, there is a very much reduced summer-born effect or none at all”, he said. (B)Face-Reading SystemIf a potenti

20、al customer enjoys your advertisement, they are more likely to buyyour product. Its a simple enough concept, (33) _ it is extremelydifficult to know how well your advertisement is being received in the realworld. Now a new system could help advertisers know exactly how their latest offering is going

21、 down with viewers, just by watching their faces.The system, (34) _ (develop) by Daniel McDuff and colleagues at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology Media Lab, looks at how muscles in the face move in response to (35) _ (watch) a video. Software can then classify what is viewed as positive faci

22、al responses and smiles during the video and from thatpredict (36) _ advertisements the viewer most enjoys.The team collected more than 3200 videos of people, (37) _ faces were filmed by their own computers webcam as they watched three advertisements onlineduring the Super Bowl in 2011. After each c

23、ommercial, one for Doritos,one for Google and one for Volkswagen, the viewers were asked if theyliked the video and whether they would want to watch it again. In tests, the system made correct predictions more than 75 per cent of the time.The system would be a gift for advertisers(38) _ (try) to gra

24、b the attention of potential customers on the internet. Infuture, the system can be used to personalize advertisements for viewers asthey (39) _ (view) programmes online, depending on their reaction, or as a moreeffective way of testing how good a new advertisement is (40) _ appealing tocustomers.Se

25、ction 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. engaged B. inevitably C. vital D. innovations E. potential F. evolveG. available H. imagine I. simply J. impressed K. applicationsA Spe

26、cial Day: Microsofts 40th AnniversaryEarly on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a brave idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to _41_ it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can

27、 all be proud of the _42_ role Microsoft played in that revolution.Today I am thinking much more about Microsofts future than its past, though. I believe computing will _43_ faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even

28、 more spreading. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new _44_ and enabling people to do even more.Under Satyas leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive

29、 and solve tough problems. We are _45_ in every aspect of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am _46_ by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana,

30、Skype Translator, and Holo Lens - and those are just a few of the _47_ that are on the way.In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they _4

31、8_ do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing _49_ everywhere even as the very intention of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.We have accomplis

32、hed a lot together during our first 40 years and enable countless businesses and people to realize their full _50_. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following pa