1、上海市闵行区高三上学期期末质量调研英语试题2016届上海市闵行区高三上学期期末质量调研英语试题考生注意:1考试时间120分钟,试卷满分150分。2本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷(第1-11页)和第II卷(第12页),全卷共12页。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。3答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。第I卷 (共103分)I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between t
2、wo speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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
3、the question you have heard.1. A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. D. A student.2. A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a classroom. D. In an apartment.3. A. The long walking hours. B. The hot weather. C. The boring work. D. The fan in the room.4. A. She has always enjoyed great popularit
4、y. B. She expected more people at her party. C. She threw a surprise party for her friends. D. She enjoys entertaining little children.5. A. Look for a place near her office. B. Find a new job down the street. C. Make inquires elsewhere. D. Rent the $600 apartment.6. A. Sick. B. Quite well. C. Excit
5、ed. D. Confused.7. A. She had the printer repaired. B. She chatted online with a friend. C. She filled in an application form. D. She ordered some paper.8. A. He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist. B. He has been extremely busy recently. C. He has gained some weight lately. D. He enjoyed goin
6、g shopping with Jane yesterday.9. A. He doesnt like abstract paintings. B. Women have a better artistic taste than men. C. He isnt good at abstract thinking. D. The woman possesses a natural talent for art.10. A. He is confident he will get the job. B. His chance of getting the job is slim. C. It is
7、nt easy to find a qualified candidate. D. The interview didnt go as well as he had expected.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.
8、 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. A special CD. B. A photograph of the mystery star. C. Two concert tickets. D. A lates
9、t record.12. A. After a tragic accident happened. B. When he formed the habit of using drugs. C. When his wife left him. D. After he succeeded in the late 90s.13. A. A free concert. B. Life of a pop star. C. A famous guitar player. D. A sad song Tears in Heaven.Questions 14 through 16 are based on t
10、he following passage.14. A.Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings. B.ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers. C.IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA. D.ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.15. A.Peoplewillhavetorelyonkudzuforaliving. B.Theywillsoonbeovergrownwithkudzu. C.Theywill
11、becometoohardtoplough. D.Peoplewillfindithardtoprotectthesoil.16. A.Thefarmerstherehavebroughtitundercontrol. B.Thefactoriestherehavefoundagooduseforit. C.Thesoilthereisnotsosuitablefortheplant. D.Theclimatethereisunfavorabletoitsgrowth.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer con
12、versations. 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 the form. Write ONE
13、WORD for each answer.Who were those two men Henry was talking to?The (17)_ of a shopping center.Where is the shopping center?About (18)_ miles from here.What does Henry consider doing?Opening a (19)_ of his restaurant.What does the man think of his children?He doubted if they have enough (20)_ exper
14、ience.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.What did the woman want to know?Students opinion on the (21)_.What did the man think of the vegetables?They were usually (22)_.Whats the mans general comment on the fo
15、od?The food was (23)_.What did the man advise?To change the (24)_.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
16、the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A) A few years ago, Maxine Bedat looked in her closet. It was full of clothes, but she had nothing to wear. “That was (25)_ it was a closet full of fast fashion based on hyper-trends (超时尚) from one season to the next,” sai
17、d Maxine.“Fast fashion” means clothes which are inexpensive but look like (26)_ (late) designs from top fashion houses. One reason for the success of the fast fashion is the rise of the social media. A report found that Millennials (千禧一代) want to wear a variety of clothes in the photos they post on
18、social media. As a result, many businesses which offer trendy and low-cost clothes grow quickly.However, some Millennials are not happy with the rise of fast fashion. Maxine was tired of always shopping for (27)_ was in style. Instead, she wanted to buy fewer clothes she could wear over and over. So
19、 Maxine started a “slow fashion” clothing company called Zady. The clothes it sells often feature classic colors and shapes, and are made from natural materials.The international business H&M, one of the best-known fast fashion brands, has another approach to “slow fashion.” It has created a recycli
20、ng program for clothes, (28)_ invites people to bring clothes they no longer want to H&M stores. Shoppers who donate old clothes can receive (29)_ discount on new things they buy. After that, H&M does several things with shoppers old clothes. Some of them are sold again. Some are turned into other u
21、seful items. And the rest (30)_(reduce) to fiber (纤维制品) that can be reused as building materials.Here (31)_(come) stylish but sustainable fashion. Are you ready to move over fast fashion?(B)Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. (32) _(Expect) a whole day to relax, he was
22、thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be (33)_ a walk in the park,” hed told his wife. “Ill look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”Things started well, but just after eight oclock, his three little “good kid
23、s”Mike, Randy, and Alexcame down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alexs head (34) _ _ it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat. Mike chanted “Wheres my toast, whe
24、res my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randys underwear on his head. Randy locked (35) _ in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean so
25、cks, (36) _ they were before their very eyes. Someone (37) _(name) “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.By ten oclock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread
26、and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared (38) _(draw) a picture quietly in the family room,but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized t
27、hat the talk show was over and (39)_(read) would be impossible.At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre. “I suddenly have to go into work and my wifes away. (40)_ I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.Section B Directions: Complete t
28、he 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. indicatorB. predictC. processD. movementE. adaptF. trackedG. formationH. deliberateI. similar J. advantageousK. surprisedDogs Used to Be More Like CatsResearchers st
29、udying fossils (化石) of the early ancestors of dogs that lived up to 40 million years ago believe the predators (捕食性动物) evolved as a direct consequence of climate change. The study claims the (41)_ transformed mans best friend from a creature that behaved more like a cat, into the canine (犬) we know
30、and love today.Ancestors of dogs living in North America 40 million years ago were ambush (伏击式) predatorsin a(n) (42)_ way to cats. But a million years later, the thick forest that once covered the continent began to give way to grasslands. This led to a(n) (43)_ in the body shape and hunting behavi
31、or of dogs, turning them into animals that no longer (44)_ their prey (猎物), but chased it down instead.This evolutionary transition was (45)_ by the scientists who examined the elbows and teeth of 32 species of dogs that lived between 40 million and two million years ago.“The elbow is a really good (46)_ of what carnivores (食肉动物) are doing w
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