1、度金山区高考英语一模金山区2017学年第一学期质量监控高三英语试卷(时间120分钟,分值140分)2017年12月I. Listening ComprehensionSection 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
2、 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 home.B. In a hotel.C. In a library.D. At a bank.2. A. Librarian and reader.B. Teacher and student.C
3、. Boss and secretary.D. Shop-assistant and customer.3.A. Tuesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.D. Saturday.4. A. The museum schedule.B. Library hours.C. A part-time job.D. School hours.5. A. Stop the bus.B. Walk to the zoo.C. Cross the street.D. Call the police.6. A. Reasonable.B. Bright.C. Serious.D. Ridic
4、ulous.7.A. Move to a neat dormitory.B. Find a person to share their apartment.C. Clean the room with the roommate.D. Write an article about their roommate.8.A. He talks too fast.B. He seldom talks.C. He likes to use big words.D. He doesnt speak in a direct way.9. A. The girls favorite sweets are cho
5、colates and candies.B. The girl should go to the supermarket with him together.C. Its time for the girl to try something sweet.D. The girls teeth are in bad condition.10.A. Smith will keep the surprise party a secret.B. Lucy hasnt got any promise from Smith.C. They shouldnt have told Lucy about the
6、party.D. Theres no secret between Smith and Lucy.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one 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 questi
7、ons 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. Morris Michtom. B. President Roosevelt. C. A newspaper a
8、rtist. D. One of Roosevelts friends.12. A. Because he didnt want to please his friends. B. Because he wanted an artist to draw a picture for the bear. C. Because he thought shooting a bear tied to a tree was unfair. D. Because he thought it was uninteresting.13. A. The biography of Teddy Roosevelt.
9、B. The founding history of a toy store. C. The experience of a newspaper artist. D. The origin of Teddy Bears.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. At least 20% of the population is at least 65 years old. B. There are fewer working-age people to replace the retired ones.
10、C. The older workers are more than the younger ones. D. Aging population changes are taking place quickly.15. A. Aging will increase the household savings rates. B. Aging will reduce the household savings rates. C. Aging will balance the household investment rates. D. Aging will increase the househo
11、ld investment rates.16. A. The problem of aging population in the world. B. The increasing population around the world. C. The situation of labour market in Europe. D. The discussion about the retiring age in Asia.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To fix his bro
12、ken cellphone. B. To buy a spare battery for his cellphone. C. To get a brand-new cellphone. D. To change his cellphone.18. A. He thinks it has fewer functions. B. He likes its color display. C. He thinks its price is suitable. D. He cant afford it.19. A. She thinks Haier model is much better than t
13、he man thought. B. She thinks Nokia model is good enough for the man. C. She is not satisfied with Haier model. D. She thinks Haier model is of low quality.20. A. $2420. B. $2300. C. $2010. D. $1890.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to
14、 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.At first glance, these impressive images look like moment captured by a talented photographer
15、. But you cannot always believe what you see. These pictures, with their incredible photographic details, are in fact the creations _21_ (draw) by Scottish hyper-realist Paul Cadden.With often nothing more than a pencil in hand, the 47-year-old artist produces elaborate drawings that could easily _2
16、2_ (mistake) for the work of any modern digital camera. From the wrinkles on a womans face and beads of water, to a breath of smoke from a cigarette, Cadeen is able to capture _23_ (complicated) features of his subjects in such painstaking detail that the images look astonishingly real.Cadden said h
17、e began drawing at a very young age and has always been interested in art. With some experience in animation and graphic design, he moves into hyper-realism _24_ he has a special gift for capturing details.His creations reflect his love for details, with a single image _25_ (take) up to six weeks to
18、 produce. Working with pencil, graphite and white chalk, Cadden is able to create seven poster-size pieces a year, _26_ sell for up to $5,000 each.The artist explained that he does not want people to focus completely on the techniques involved in his pieces. “I want them to think about the work and
19、_27_ Im actually drawing,” he said, “I prefer to study the internal aspect of the subject _28_ _ focus solely on the external part.”Now, Cadden is planning to take his pieces to more foreign countries, and to hold exhibitions in China, Cuba and Brazil. He hopes to get established enough _29_ (make)
20、a living from his work. “I want to be doing lots of exhibitions in five years time. To have a successful solo show is a long-cherished dream of mine,” he said. “Its such a fantastic feeling _30_ somebody buys your paintings and you know the paintings are sitting somewhere in their houses.”Section BD
21、irections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. established B. cultural C. freely D. introduce E. official F. release G. extremely H. attraction I. drew J. unexpectedly K. mysteryA large-scale c
22、ultural exploration programNational Treasure 国家宝藏 made its first show on CCTV on Sunday night . In the first episode, the Palace Museum in Beijing showcased three treasures.As a _31_ variety show, theNational Treasureaims to showcase the background stories of national treasures and _32_ various art
23、forms.In the show, national treasure keepers acted by famous and common people will present treasures, telling their stories with the collections and interpreting the historical _33_. The show aims to inspire the ancient Chinese civilization and make the national treasures come alive.This is not the
24、 first time for the Palace Museum in Beijing to be _34_ welcomed online in China, thanks to its efforts incultural products and self-promotion in recent years.Last year, the museum _35_ so much attention because of the huge successof the three-episode TV documentary,Masters in the Forbidden Cityand
25、a movie with the same name. Over the last few years, the museum has _36_ 495 signposts and 1,400 new chairs have been provided. In addition, the Palace Museum opened a (an) _37_ online store on e-commerce platform Taobao, selling related products. It also started their self-promotion through new med
26、ia, publishing articles to promote the culture of the museum. It _38_ swept the Internet by its humorous style and interesting content. At the same time, the Palace Museum has published several mobile apps, one of which saw over 200,000 downloads just two weeks after its _39_ in 2013. Its self-promo
27、tion has achieved great results. In 2012, the museum saw 15 million visitors. And it received 16 million visitors last year.The museum is also a popular _40_ among foreign leaders. For example, US President Donald Trump and his wife visited the Palace Museum on Nov 8.III. Reading ComprehensionSectio
28、n ADirections: 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 context. AlphaGo has struck again, defeating Ke Jie, the worlds number one Go player, 3-0. After his defeat, the young Chinese pr
29、odigy said AlphaGo sees the _41_ of Go while he could only see a small area around him. This win, coupled with last years victory over Lee Se-dol, shines a light on the awe-inspiring _42_ of technology and places AlphaGo among the greatest Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems created to date.The AI
30、industry is certainly making great advancements, constantly surprising the public with new and interesting tools and making life _43_. Twenty years ago, just connecting to the Internet was a _44_. Now, we can do just about anything on our phones, from online banking to _45_ shows. The shifting sands
31、 of technology have placed so many paths in front of humanity that it is hard to _46_ even the immediate future.We may talk about how AI can make our lives better, but we also consider the risks. Many stories and films _47_ around the theme of AI vs. human. One that comes to my mind now is The Terminator. The film is about an AI system called Skynet, which was _48_ to protect humans. What the programmers did not expect was that Skynet began to think. It ca
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