2018崇明二模
崇明区高考英语质量抽查试卷
(考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上) I. Listening Comprehension Section A
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 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 the question you have heard.
1. A. In a train B. In a theater C. In a meeting room D. In a booking office 2. A $2.4 B. $4.8 C. $7.2 D. $9.6
3. A. A waiters B. A customer C. A secretary D. A saleswoman
4. A. The man’s air-conditioner is broken B. The man doesn’t have air-conditioning C. The summer has been unusually hot D. The music doesn’t bother her 5. A. She’s enjoying the music B. The music doesn’t bother her C. She would prefer different music D. The music will keep her awake 6. A. She acted like a stranger today B. She usually talks quietly C. She didn’t give the lesson today D. She usually assigns homework 7. A. A job opportunity B. A position as general manager C. A travel experience D. A sales manager’s experiences
8. A. She has had her camera broken B. She hasn’t handed in her photo C. She has been busy taking photos D. She hasn’t ordered a student’s card 9. A. He hasn’t prepared well for his lecture B. He wants the woman to postpone the lecture C. He doesn’t know anything about engineering D. He regularly gives lectures to high school students 10. A. It’s more effective if priority is given to listening B. It’s more effective if reading comes before listening C. It’s more effective if listening is combined with reading D. It’s less effective if the learner checks the same information
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To provide a protective space for giant pandas. B. To stop the loss of giant pandas’ natural habitats C. To help China to improve its economy on the whole D. To protect the giant pandas in the proposed territory
12. A. About 300 B. Around 1864 C. More than 2,000 D. Less than 1564 13. A. The park first began to be constructed in January 2017. B. 1.5 billion yuan will be invested in the construction of the park C. The park will cover a bit more space than Yellowstone National Park D. The place where the park is to be constructed is a poverty-stricken area. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Smart mirrors than make you look much smarter B. Software apps that allow you to add images to photos C. Virtual mirrors that teach you to use camera functions D. Special apps that help you see your image after try-on 15. A. They can make it easy for customers to make up B. They can help stores avoid damage, loss and theft C. They can teach users how to make smart products D. The can improve the effect of products on customers 16. A. They promote both online and offline businesses B. They have high requirements for mobile devices C. They enable customers to interact with each other D. They are quite similar to previous apps like Snapchat Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Their great food and free drinks for lunch
B. The numerous benefits of drinking hot liquids C. The way to get rid of unhealthy drinking habits D. Their different perspectives on hot and cold drinks 18. A. By causing sweat B. By increasing blood flow C. By helping ease pain D. By emitting pleasant smells 19. A. It slows down blood flow B. It makes one consume more C. It helps one become slimmer D. It is good for one’s digestion 20. A. The man prefers hot drinks only on very cold days B. The woman may change her habit of drinking cold liquids C. The woman believes drinking cold water also helps relieve a cold D. The man is trying losing weight by exercising and drinking hot water II. Grammar and vocabulary Section A
Directions: 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 the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
China’s Good Samaritan Law (见义勇为法)Takes Effect
China’s Good Samaritan Law went into effect on October 1 to encourage people who are ready to help others. Under the law, people how voluntarily offer emergency assistance to those who are, or who they believe to be, injured, ill or in anger, will not have civil responsibility in the event of harm to the victims.
The new law aims to ease the reluctance people feel toward helping strangers for fear of legal consequences if they make mistakes in treatment. It is a response to the phenomenon of people (21)_____ (hesitate) to help fallen senior citizens due to concern that they might be blackmailed(讹诈)later.
There has been no shortage of cases over the past decade(22)______people hesitated to offer assistance to those who are in need. And some good Samaritans have been blackmailed for charitable acts. In 2011, a two-year-old girl known as Xiao Yueyue was run over by two cars, and 18 people passed by(23)_____offering emergency help. The girl died after days of medical treatment. In 2014, a man from Guangdong Province aided a senior citizen, but (24)_____(accuse) of knocking him down. The man committed suicide when(25)_____(face)with demands for a large sum of money.
These cases(26)____(arouse) debate about morality and heroism in China in recent years. “If you don’t provide help, you will blame yourself, but if you do help, you are likely(27)___(hurt)by the people you help. It is really a difficult choice,” one netizen said on Sina Weibo.
(28)______there had been calls for a national Good Samaritan law, only a few cities pushed ahead with such laws before the nationwide law came into effect.
However, some experts are concerned (29)____there could be some danger from a nationwide Good Samaritan Law. “Rescuers who know little about first aid could bring serious harm to people in critical conditions,” said Yang Lixin, a professor at the Renmin University of China. He hoped the government (30)____introduce details of the policy soon while encouraging people to voluntarily offer assistance. Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. shock B. guesses C. secondary D. tracks E. detailed F. printed G. claimed l H. prospect I. influential J. recognized K. created Bob Dylan Wins a Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The productive musician is the first Nobel winner to have followed a career primarily as a singer-songwriter. What’s more, he’s also the first American to have won the prize in more than two decades. Not since novelist Toni Morrison won in 1993 has an American __31__ the prize.
Dylan earned the prize “for having __32__ new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” according to the statement by the Swedish Academy, the committee that annually decides the winter of the Nobel Prize. The academy’s permanent secretary, Sara Danius, announced the news Thursday.
The win comes as something of a(n) __33__. As usual, the Swedish Academy did not announce a shortlist of nominees(被提名者), leaving the betting markets to their best __34__ . And while Dylan has enjoyed favor as an outside shot for the award, the __35__ that the musician would be the one to break the Americans’ long dry period was regarded as unlikely---especially because he made his career mainly on the stage, not the __36__ page.
Yet few would argue Dylan has been anything but __37__ , both in the U. S. and beyond its borders. The productive singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has produced dozens of albums. Dylan, who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941, “has the status of an idol(偶像),” the Swedish Academy wrote. “His influence on contemporary music is significant, and he is the object of a steady stream of __38__ literature.”
In an interview following the announcement, Danius __39__ the Swedish Academy’s decision: “He is a great poet in the English-speaking tradition, and he is a wonderful sampler—a very original sampler,” Danius explained. “For 54 years now he has been at it and reinventing himself, constantly creating a new identity.”
And for his work, he has been __40__ by critical community. Dylan has won Grammys, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U. S. Now, to the honors Dylan has added a Nobel.
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
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 context.
The Companies Doing the Most to Make Their Employees Happier
Fat paychecks, light workloads, and endless vacation days don’t necessarily add to happy employee. In fact, the happiest employees in the U. S. owe their happiness to first-rate employee motivations, sufficient benefits, career advancement programs, and great work-life balance. The companies that have been the most devoted to cultivating and advancing these things in the past year have seen employee happiness __41__ .
The jobs site CareerBliss.com just announced the winners of this year’s “Leap Awards,” which honor the companies that have made the biggest leaps to improve employee happiness year-over-year. CareerBliss evaluated more than 250,000 company reviews and ratings it received from __42__ nationwide to determined the top 50 deserving companies. To __43__ the list, each company had to have at least 50 reviews.
“The Leap Awards are important because they highlight __44__ in our workforce,” says CareerBliss’s chief executive, Heidi Golledge. CaareerBliss asked the respondents to evaluate the key factors that __45__ work happiness, including work-life balance, one’s relationship with the boss and co-workers, the work environment, job resources, salary, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, daily tasks, and job __46__ .
Each respondent valued each of these things on a 1-to-5 scale, and indicated how important each was to their overall happiness at work. These numbers were __47__ to find an average rating of overall employee happiness for each company. These averages were compared to last year’s numbers to find which companies had __48__ the most.
“Every employer who receives a Leap Award should __49__ their workplace happiness initiatives,” says Golledge. “Even though we are coming out of a difficult time, it is __50__ to see companies putting their efforts into providing a great environment for their employees. These efforts in workplace happiness will ensure that their employees will be around for years to come, as happiness breeds __51__ .”
“We find each year that work-life balance is a key factor in determining employee happiness,” says Golledge. “Employee want to know that they can balance their career with their family and personal life. Often this __52__ over things like salary. Having programs that allow managers to offer employees flexibility can be a key factor in creating a happy work environment. __53__ , we see career advancement programs have a big impact on overall employee happiness. Often employees would rather take a job for a __54__ salary, if the company provides a comprehensive program which will help grow their career. Employees want to learn, develop and sustain a successful career path.”
Workplace happiness is the core of CareerBliss’ mission, Miller says. “An individual’s happiness at work will create happiness throughout all areas of their life, and __55__ a company with a happy, motivated workforce will see exceptional results in its products and services.”