上海市徐汇区届高三下学期学习能力诊断英语试题.docx

1、上海市徐汇区届高三下学期学习能力诊断英语试题上海市徐汇区2015届高三下学期学习能力诊断英语试题 2015.4Listening 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 the clinic. B. At the airport. C. On the playground. D. In the prison.2. A. $2. B. $4. C. $12. D. $24

3、.3. A. Customer and shop assistant. B. Mother and son.C. Husband and wife. D. Teacher and student. 4. A. Decoration. B. Traffic. C. Space. D. Noise.5. A. Advertisements. B. TV programs. C. Shopping. D. Forms of pastime.6. A. The man can see a different view. B. The food is not tasty enough.C. The ma

4、n cannot afford the food. D. The food is worth the price. 7. A. Some people tell a lot more than they know. B. Some people like to hide their thoughts.C. What the woman said is wrong. D. He knows more than the woman does.8. A. He is not equal to the job. B. He is not well paid for his work.C. He doe

5、snt think the job is challenging enough. D. He can not keep mind on his work.9. A. She shouldnt listen to Mark anymore.B. She should pay little attention to what Mark says.C. She shouldnt do things negatively.D. She should take Marks remarks seriously.10. A. She thinks the pollution level is too ser

6、ious to be true. B. She is sure that the equipment is broken. C. She doesnt believe the man at all. D. She is annoyed by the wrong report about the pollution level.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The

7、 passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the 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. Receiving ph

8、one calls. B. Visiting awkward people. C. Working out a plan. D. Having a tiring meeting.12. A. People preferring regular working hours. B. People who are lively and open.C. Both males and females. D. People without a driving license.13. A. Policewoman. B. Sales representative. C. Secretary. D. Tour

9、 guide.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They havent devoted to medicine as much as to space travel.B. There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.C. It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.D. They believe people can recover without

10、 treatment.15. A. They reveal the seriousness of the problem. B. They indicate how fast the virus spreads.C. They tell us what kind of medicine to take. D. They show our body is fighting the virus.16. A. It actually does more harm than good. B. It causes damage to some organs of our body.C. It works

11、 better when combined with other treatments.D. It helps us to recover much sooner.Section CDirections: 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 yo

12、u have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Information about JaneAppearance: a beautiful girl with long, blonde and 17 hairOccupation: a 18 designer in Star Studio Education: a 19 of Harvard UniversityInterest: a music and art

13、lover, fond of 20 her won musicComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.How can we keep fit?By having a balanced diet and 21 .Why can transgenic (转基因的) technology increase the output of crops?Because they are resistant to 22 .Why

14、do many people suffer from heart disease?Because 23 provide people with over-nutrition.What do Chinese people want the government to do?To solve the problem of the domestic 24 .Complete the form. Write NOT MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After r

15、eading 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 that best fits each blank.(A)As you get older, it feels like time ten

16、ds to move faster. As Dan Ariely explains over at The Wall Street Journal, we tend to fall into familiar routines (25) we age and that makes time move quickly.We perceive time as something like a stack of memories, so the less new experiences you have, the (26) (likely) you are to fill in those memo

17、ries with interesting things.Time does go by (or, more accurately, it feels as if time is going by) more quickly, the older we get.In the first few years of our lives, anything we sense or do is brand new, and many of our experiences are unique, so they remain firmly in our memories. But as (27) yea

18、rs go by, we encounter fewer and fewer new experiencesboth because we (28) (accomplish) a lot and because we are slaves to our daily routines.For example, try to remember (29) happened to you every day last week，chances are that nothing extraordinary happened, so you will be hard-pressed to recall t

19、he specific things you did on Monday, Tuesday, etc. What can we do about this? Maybe we need some new app that will encourage us to try out new experiences, point out things weve never done, recommend dishes weve never tasted and suggest places weve never been. Such an app (30) make our lives more v

20、aried, encourage us to try new things, slow down the passage of time and increase our happiness.(31) such an app arrives, try to do at least one new thing every week. Its not too difficult to push (32) to do new things.(B)This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offer

21、ed Governor Malloy my condolences（吊唁，慰问） on behalf of the nation, and made it clear that he will have every single resource that he needs (33) (investigate) this heinous（令人发指的）crime, care for the victims, comfort their families. (34) _ (endure) too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And

22、each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know theres not a parent in America who doesnt feel the same overwhelming grief that I do.The majority of those (35) died today were children beautiful little kids betw

23、een the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the (36) (fall) were also teachers men and women who devoted their lives to (37) (help) our children fulfill their dreams.So our hearts are broken today for the pa

24、rents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who (38) (lose). Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight, they know that their childrens innocence has been

25、 torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will ease their pain.As a country, we have been through this too many times. (39) its an elementary school in Newtown, or a shopping mall in Oregon, or a temple in Wisconsin, or a movie theater in Aurora, or a street corner in Chicago these

26、 neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. And were going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies (40) this, regardless of the politics.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word c

27、an only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. instructions B. random C. highly D. revealed E. simply F. establishedG. situations H. confirmed I. senses J. common K. routinesPosting a photo of the food youre about to eat on WeChat has become a daily ritual（惯例；仪式） for many.

28、Often this food in the photo isnt as appealing to those looking at it, but scientists are now claiming taking a photo of your food before you eat it makes it taste better.Researchers at University of Minnesotas Carlson School of Management claim taking a photo puts you in the moment and in doing so,

29、 heightens your (41)_. The person taking the photo will, on some level, feel the motivation to continue the practice.Researchers wondered about the power of rituals after noticing the funny (42)_ that people often perform before eating and drinking. They conducted experiments to investigate whether

30、these kinds of habitual behaviour influences taste.In the first experiment, some participants were asked to eat a piece of chocolate following a detailed set of (43)_: Without unwrapping the chocolate bar, break it in half. Unwrap half of the bar and eat it. Then, unwrap the other half and eat it. T

31、he other participants were (44)_ instructed to relax for a short amount of time and then eat the chocolate bar however they wanted.The results showed that those who had performed the ritual rated the chocolate more (45)_, enjoyed it more, and were willing to pay more for the chocolate than the other

32、 group.A second experiment (46)_ these findings, showing that (47)_ movements dont produce a more enjoyable eating experience. The data also (48)_ that a longer delay between ritual and consumption enhanced these effects, even with a common food like carrots.While these rituals may seem insignificant, the rese