14 1 闵行区高三英语一模卷.docx

1、14 1 闵行区高三英语一模卷2020.1 闵行区高三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷(满分：140分 考试时间：120分钟)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A (10分) Directions: 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 questi

2、ons 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. At an art exhibit. B. In a bakery.C. In a painting studio. D. In a clothing store.2. A. Vi

3、sit her sisters house. B. Give the man a ride. C. Go to the train station. D. Check the time.3. A. She should get pork and chicken. B. She is quite mixed up. C. She should get chicken and vegetables. D. She shouldnt eat any meat.4. A. The man didnt fail by much. B. The man completely failed the exam

4、. C. The man had a really high grade. D. The mans grade was low but passing.5. A. It cost more than he thought it would. B. He would like to sell it. C. It isnt a very good one. D. He got it for a low price.6. A. He is surprised that Matthew changed his mind. B. He wished he had asked Matthew before

5、. C. Matthew wanted to leave in the morning. D. Matthew planned the party himself7. A. Shell work part-time at the banquet. B. Shell try to find a blanket for her guest. C. Shes still looking for a guest speaker. D. She lives too far away to come to the dinner.8. A. The teacher described what the st

6、udents should do. B. The teacher would punish the students being late. C. The teacher required an outline. D. The teacher was late for the first class.9. A. Be understanding toward the woman. B. Lower the womans final grade. C. Work hard to get an extension. D. Expect the woman to finish her paper f

7、irst.10. A. She should have gone to Janes presentation. B. Jane didnt appear nervous at all during her presentation. C. Jane needs to take more lessons in public speaking. D. She didnt understand Janes presentation at all.Section B (15分)Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and

8、a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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 i

9、s the best answer to the question you have heardQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following news.11. A. Animals yawn for a number of reasons. B. Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom. C. Human yawns are the same as those of other animals. D. Only social animals yawn.12. A. When they ar

10、e swimming. B. When they are quarreling. C. When they are socializing. D. When they are eating.13. A. To exercise the jaw muscles. B. To eliminate boredom. C. To get greater strength for attacking. D. To gain more oxygen.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Restart the

11、speech as it has been planned. B. Ignore the mistakes. C. Make a wise apology. D. Stop for a moment and get the place right.15. A. To illustrate good way to deliver a speech. B. To emphasize the importance of repetition. C. To indicate listeners attention on the message itself. D. To warn people of

12、the obvious mistakes in the speech.16. A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker. B. How to Make a Perfect Speech. C. Dont Expect a Perfect Speech. D. Dont Forgive Mistakes in a Speech.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. It was in the wrong size. B. It was dirty inside.C. It

13、shrank a lot. D. It was the wrong color.18. A. Change the sweater for a different one. B. Offer the man a free gift as compensation. C. Return the mans money. D. Talk about the matter with the manager.19. A. Because the store is closing soon. B. Because the return period had passed. C. Because the m

14、an didnt have a receipt. D. Because the sweater was broken.20. A. The man is able to exchange the sweater. B. The man left the store without the sweater. C. The woman gave the man a refund. D. The woman promised to raise the service quality.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10分)Directions: After

15、reading the passage below, /ill 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 the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beachs Bar

16、Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtels me time. And (21) _ more Americans, shes not alone. A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half (53%) have breakfast al

17、one and nearly half (46%) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime (22) _ we eating together, 74%, according to statistics from the report. I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know? Bechtel said, (23) _ (look) up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach,

18、has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often (24) _ (work) through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on (25) _ shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. Today, 1 just wanted some time to myself. she said. Just two seats over

19、, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom hes on a first-name basis (26) _ he wants to have a little interaction. I reflect on (27) _ my days gone and think about the rest ofthe

20、 week, he said. Its a chance for self-reflection. You retum to work (28) _ (refresh) and with a plan. That freedom (29) _ (choose) is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have o

21、ur smartphones to keep us company at the table. It doesnt feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology, said Laurie Demeritt, (30) _ company provided the statistics for the report.Section B (10分) Directions: Fill in each blank with. a proper word chosen from the box. Each word

22、can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. modernity B. misery C. instead D. patent E. limitsF. passionate G. gifted H. outlook I. favored J. blessed K. exhaustingTime: is there ever enough of it? In todays modern world, most of us are 31 with so-called time-saving devi

23、ces and technological advancements and work less both at the office and at home. But why do we still feel busier? A study by Derek Thompson on the myth of being busy suggests that while 32 brought us convenience, it also brought us new headaches. Consider the idea of FOMO (fear of missing out). Know

24、ing exactly what were missing out makes us feel guilty or anxious about the 33 of our time and our ability to use it effectively. While being informed is important, it can lead to anxiety about keeping up with the times. If you find yourself unable to stop scrolling through Twitter, tum off the phon

25、e and take a mental break. Practice JOMO (joy of missing out), a(n) 34 on life thats a direct contradiction to FOMO. Get rid of feelings of guilt and shoulds and replace them with mindfulness and living in the moment.Another thing technology has 35 us is the blurring (难以区分) between work and downtime

26、. While constant connection has made the workday much more flexible, its also harder to tum off at the end of the day. Always being on is a(n) 36 state of mind. Consider putting a hard stop on media and electronic devices an hour or two before bed. Of course, if you want to move up the corporate lad

27、der and get a bigger paycheck, working long hours has long been a 37 strategy. But if you dont have passion for your job or care about what you do, you might just be working yourself into more 38 .People working the same hours feel completely different levels of time pressure depending on their pass

28、ion. If most of the hours are spent doing something you dont feel 39 about, its no wonder you start to feel out of control and anxious about your time. Taking back control of your time can ease this mental stress. Therefore, your time management goal shouldnt be to figure out how to do more, but 40

29、to figure out how to want less.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分)Directions: 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 content.The expression, everybodys doing it, is very much at

30、 the center of the concept of peer pressure. It is a social influence applied on an individual in order to get that person to act or believe in a(n) 41 way as a larger group. This influence can be negative or positive, and can exist in both large and small groups. People are social creatures by natu

31、re, and so it is hardly 42 that some part of their self-respect comes from the approval of others. This instinct explains why the approval of peers, and the fear of 43 , is such a powerful force in many peoples lives. This instinct drives people to dress one way at home and another way at work, or to answer a simple fine when a stranger asks how are you? even if it is not necessarily true. There is a(n) 44 aspect to this: it helps society to function efficiently, and encourages a general level of self-discipline that 45 day-to-day interaction between people. For certain individuals, seeking s