上海高考英语虹口区一模.docx

1、上海高考英语虹口区一模2017上海高考英语虹口区一模虹口区2016-2017学年度第一学期期终教学质量监控测试高三英语试卷 2016.12II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of

2、 the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Wedding in the United StatesWeddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain tops with guests (21) _ (seat) on the rocks an

3、d even barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, (22) _ _ _ or how they are performed，include certain traditional customs.Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who The car in (28)

4、 _ the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamer and shaving cream. The words “Just Married” are painted on the trunk or back window to tell people (29) _ they are married. Now comes the last step of the wedding ceremony. As a tradition, the bride and the groom (30) _ run to the

5、car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking (鸣喇叭) and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the bo

6、x. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. public B. inadequate C. lowered D. released E. disappointment F. casting G. possibility H. objective I. desperately J. balance K. comparedWhy Arent Women Happier?Why arent women happier these days? Thats the questi

7、on raised by a thought-provoking study, The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness, _31_ last month. The research showed that over the past 35 years womens happiness has declined, both _32_ to the past and relative to men even though the lives of women in the US have improved in recent decades by mos

8、t _33_ measures.The research, by University of Pennsylvania economists Stevenson and Wolfers, and made _34_ by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found the decline in happiness to be widespread among women across a variety of demographic (人口统计的) groups. The researchers, for instance, measured

9、 similar declines in happiness among women who were single parents and married parents, “_35_ doubt on the hypothesis (假设) that trends in marriage and divorce, single parenthood or work/family _36_ are at the root of the happiness declines among women,” they wrote.One theory for the decline in happi

10、ness is that expectations for workplace and general advancement were raised too high by the womens movement and women might feel _37_ for not “having it all,” as a Los Angeles Times columnist recently put it.The researchers acknowledge thats a _38_:“If the womens movement raised womens expectations

11、faster than society was able to meet them,” the paper says, “they would be more likely to experience _39_ in their lives.” But they add things could change for the better: “As womens expectations move into adjustment with their experiences, this decline in happiness may reverse.”Readers, why do you

12、think women are unhappier than in the past? Do you think that if expectations for “having it all” were _40_ to “move into adjustment with experiences,” women might be happier? III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marke

13、d A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A Cashless SocietyThere is nothing worse than feeling around in your pocket trying to find some small change to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. So its good to know that new _41_ is making cash - banknotes and coi

14、ns - a thing of the past, turning us into a cashless society.Today, many of us already use credit and debit cards for _42_ transactions (交易) so theres no need to carry around huge amounts of money. And now its _43_ to make contactless payments using tap-and-go cards which are regular bankcards but w

15、ith a built-in chip. The card reader _44_ a radio signal and, when you bring the card close to the reader, the chip picks up the signal to make the payment._45_ money this way or spending on “plastic” - an informal name for a credit card - can put you at risk of fraud (诈骗). Criminals try to steal ca

16、rds, or the information on them, to make _46_ online or in shops, which, as a result, adds too much difficulty to the polices detective work. _47_, contactless payment is capped - in the UK the limit is 30. And, if someone does go on a crazy spending with your card, your bank covers you against the

17、loss. Also, the _48_ of chip and PIN technology has even been helping businesses by cutting the time people spend at the cashiers in shops and has led to a(n) _49_ in fraud.But, if getting your bankcard out seems like too much trouble, theres now a _50_ using wearable technology - something you can

18、wear that include computer and electronic technologies. Kenneth Cukier, economist and technology expert, says “this is _51_ for people who dont want to take their card out of their wallet, or use their phone, or use their watch. People are going to be making more purchases more of the time - _52_ fo

19、r small-valued goods.”And, although our mobile phones are another way of making payments, BBC reporter Kate Russell says that when this is _53_ you can use the fingo-pay (指纹支付) system which “reads the unique maps of veins under the surface of your finger.” The trick is remembering which finger you _

20、54_ with in the bank - thats when good old-fashioned cash might save the day! What do you _55_ to use when you buy something? 41. A. experimentB. evidenceC. technologyD. analysis42. A. financialB. equalC. economicalD. moderate43. A. definiteB. possibleC. formalD. legal44. A. work outB. makes outC. g

21、ives outD. sends out45. A. RefundingB. DepositingC. PayingD. Withdrawing46. A. bargainsB. purchasesC. preparationsD. troubles47. A. SimilarlyB. MeanwhileC. FurthermoreD. However48. A. introductionB. contactC. cooperationD. extension49. A. riseB. dropC. changeD. increase50. A. questionB. reasonC. con

22、ceptD. solution51. A. reservedB. providedC. intendedD. chosen52. A. particularlyB. speciallyC. simplyD. purposefully53. A. inexactB. unnecessaryC. impracticalD. inconvenient54. A. cancelledB. registeredC. testedD. restricted55. A. attemptB. demandC. preferD. aimSection B Directions: Read the followi

23、ng three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)You are checking your emails when you start d

24、aydreaming about where to go on your summer holiday. This reminds you to compare the cost of local gyms. Then you suddenly decide to look up some place for your birthday party.You may think you are browsing the Internet in a slightly absent-minded manner. You are, in fact, “wilfing”. According to a

25、survey for a financial website, almost seven in ten Internet users admit to the newly named habit. The study of 2400 people carried out by YouGov found that more than a quarter of Internet users wilf - a rough acronym of What Was I Looking For? - for two days every month.Pete Cohen, GMTVs resident l

26、ife coach and motivator, said, “Stopping yourself wilfing takes a mixture of planning and willpower. These days there are all manners of website attracting our attention. Internet users need to set themselves a specific surfing goal and a time limit to keep on track.”Shopping in the online activity

27、is most likely to make users wilf. Men are more likely to admit to being wilfers than women. A third of the men questioned said the habit had damaged their relationship with a partner. The good news is that wilfing is a habit people tend to grow out of. Internet users aged 55 or over were three time

28、s less likely to wilf than those aged under 25.Jason LIoyed, from , said, “The Internet was designed to make it easier for people to access the information they need quickly and conveniently. Although people log on with a purpose, they are now being offered so much choice and online distractions tha

29、t many forget what they are there for, and spend hours aimlessly wilfing instead. Its important that people do not allow unnecessary online distractions to get in the way when surfing in the Internet, as it can affect productivity in the workplace and relationship at home.”Are you a wilfer, lost in

30、the Internet?56. The underlined word “acronym” in Para. 2 most probably means _.A. a phenomenon that makes people daydreamB. a summary of the book “What Was I Looking For?”C. an expression meaning taking peoples attention away D. a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase57. What

31、is an efficient way to stop wilfing according to the passage? A. Stopping taking a mixture of planning and willpower to keep on track. B. Trying to focus on different subjects at the same time. C. Trying to set a surfing goal and a time limit. D. Logging on the Internet all the time.58. It can be co

32、ncluded from paragraph 4 that _. A. men are less likely to be wilfing than women B. wilfing damages the relationship between partners C. as you grow older, youll become more and more wilfing D. one third of Internet users will be wilfers lost on the Internet59. What can be called “wilfing” according to