浦东新区2011学年第二学期质量抽测
高三英语试卷
考试时间120分钟 满分150 分
考生注意：
1．本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
2．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必在答题纸上用钢笔或水笔清楚填写学校、姓名、准考证号，并用铅笔在答题纸上正确涂写准考证号。
3．第Ⅰ卷（1—16小题，25—80小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题纸上。考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用2B铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题纸编号一一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。第Ⅰ卷中的第17—24小题，第81—84小题和第Ⅱ卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸上规定的范围内。如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上一律不给分。
第I卷 (105分)
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 restaurant. 3. A. Scientist.
B. In a park. C. In a concert hall.
D. In a hospital.
2. A.$2. B. $4. C. $6. D. $8.
B. Artist.
C. Surgeon. D. Accountant.
4. A. Attending the party.
B. Visiting some friends.
B. The woman had two tickets.
D. A vacation trip.
C. Studying for an exam. D. Getting over illness. 5. A. The man didn't go to the play.
C. The man saw the play. D. The woman gave the ticket to the man. 6. A. A rent increase. B. A bargain. C. A salary cut. 7. A. She was angry.
B. She was worried.
C. She was confident. D. She was bored.
8. A. Only one person can come. B. There have been few responses. C. Almost everyone can come. D. They're waiting for Tina's response.
9. A. Bob has been married for a long time. B. The woman shouldn’t go to California. C. He hasn't been to California.
D. The woman should go to wedding.
D. Because she left something in the school.
10. A. Because she is all wet. B. Because she is tired out. C. Because she walked a long distance. Section B
Directions: 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
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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. At an exhibition of paintings. B. In a TV program about art.
C. At an art festival activity. D. At a lecture of photography.
12. A. Taking photos for a newspaper. B. Teaching painting for college students. C. Lecturing in evenings.
D. Writing a book about art.
13. A. 19th century paintings and present-day art. B. Her experiences in European countries. C. Lifestyle in Italy in the 19th century. D. Present-day photography in Europe.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. To determine the position of a ship. B. To find the direction of a current. C. To predict the direction of a ship.
D. To carry messages across the ocean.
15. A. US ships were longer than British ones.
B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than US ones. C. US ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones. D. US captains knew more about maps. 16. A. He compared his own map with other maps. B. He talked with many British sea captains. C. He used drifting ships to check his map. D. He drew maps of currents and checked them.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. 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 WORD for each answer. Reception Notes Guest Requirement Guest Name Room Number Present situation Solution
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
To 17 the stay by two or three days. Julia. 18 All the rooms for next week have been 19 Ask the guest to 20 at 9 the next morning. ______________________________________________________________ 2 以 生 命 激 情 学 习 以 科 学 方 法 学 习
What are they taking about? 21 in different countries. For example, China and Germany celebrate it on May 1, while 22 on 4th Monday of October. How long is the holiday this year? Where do they prefer to go? Where can they get more information? II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
23 Somewhere beautiful but not crowded. 24 Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. If you want your children to be independent, put some responsibilities ______ their shoulders. A. by
B. over
C. on D. beyond
26. Various summer camps being available, we can choose ______ based on our own interest. A. either B. each C. one D. it
27. People are now seeking effective ways of using ______energy to create the greatest benefit. A. little B. fewer 28. --- May I smoke here, Smith?
--- If you _______, choose a seat in the smoking section. A. should B. could C. must D. may
29. All school buses in the northwestern provinces ______ with satellite positioning devices next year.
A. will be fitted B. fitted C. have been fitted space.
A. are traveling B. traveled C. had traveled weeks ago. A. Eliminating A. Educated
B. Eliminated
C. To eliminate D. Having eliminated
32. ______ in a top-level university abroad is what many students wish for.
B. Being educated C. To educate D. Educating
C. to mark D. to be marked C. Saved D. Having saved
D. who
33. Judging from the date _______ on the gold coin, we can tell that it was made 500 years ago. A. being marked B. marked A. To save B. Saving
34. ______ a little money from her pocket money, Alice was able to buy her mother a lovely scarf. 35. The manager will put ______ he thinks has a strong sense of duty in the leadership position. A. anyone B. whoever C. whomever learn and grow. A. where
B. in which
C. that D. from which
37. Now it’s been possible for us to be taken into ―space‖, ______ we can experience 36. Wise people have focused the process rather than the result as it is in the process ______ we
D. have traveled
31. ______ the burden of carrying heavy school bags, some schools introduced iBooks a few
D. are fitted
30. Space exploration began in the 1960s, and since then about five hundred people _______ into
C. less D. the least
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weightlessness for a short time. A. which A. what
B. when C. where B. which
D. that
38. Evidence has been piled up ______ drinking water before breakfast is good for our health.
C. if D. that
D. So long as
39. ______ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how tasty the fish I cooked is. A. Because B. Unless C. Although
40. It has come to be realized ______ particular matters in the air expose us to life’s real danger. A. what B. which C. when D. that
Section B
Directions: Complete the 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. poisoned B. destruction C. survived D. increased E. especially F. chemicals G. concern H. decline I. occasionally J. sensitive More recent research has shown that many kinds of amphibians(两栖动物) are declining or have become extinct. Amphibians are animals, such as frogs, that live partly in water and partly on land. And they have been around for over 350 million years. They have 41 three mass extinctions, including the extinction of the dinosaurs. Why are they dying out now?
The most serious aspect of amphibian loss, however, goes beyond the amphibians themselves. Scientists are beginning to think about what amphibian 42 means for the planet as a whole. If the earth is becoming unlivable for amphibians, is it also becoming unlivable for other kinds of animals and human beings as well?
Scientists now believe that amphibian decline is due to several environmental factors. One of these factors is the 43 of habitat, the natural area where an animal lives. Amphibians are very 44 to changes in their habitat. If they cannot find the right conditions, they will not lay their eggs. These days, as wild areas are covered with houses, roads, farms, or factories, many kinds of amphibians are no longer laying eggs.
There are a number of other factors in amphibian decline. Pollution is one of them. In many industrial areas, air pollution has 45 the rain, which then falls on ponds and kills the frogs that live there. In farming areas, the heavy use of 46 on crops has also killed off amphibians. Another factor is that air pollution has led to 47 levels of ultraviolet （UV） light. This endangers amphibians, which seem to be 48 sensitive to UV light.
All these reasons for the disappearance of amphibians are also good reasons for more general 49 . These factors affect human beings, too.
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.
We must face the fact that there are many aspects of the information age. All information makes us anxious. Over some of these, we have little or no control. On the other hand, there are
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steps we can take to eliminate much of 50 . We might say, then, that survival in the information age is a challenging yet 51 task.
To some extent, we are all receivers and givers of information. Our brain, however, receives and processes information in different ways. One way involves the amazing capacity of the brain to process information subconsciously.
Another way involves 52 processing of information such as during conversation. We have a great deal of control over this type of information processing --- both as givers and receivers. If we indulge (任凭) ourselves talking about tiny things or even harmful information, valuable time and 53 can be wasted. Meanwhile this can make us and others anxious. You may lose opportunities to absorb and distribute information that is truly useful for 54 in this troubled world.
Information gathered by reading is processed consciously and 55 takes longest. The written word is still the most powerful way of 56 imagination and conveying information, ideas, and concept.
How can we 57 so much information from various sources, such as reading material, TV program, computer games, and other 58 activities? The answer is screening. Screening, sorting out or prioritizing what we need to hear, see, say or read may 59 much information anxiety.
To cut through confusing information, 60 this basic rule: Keep it simple! The secret to processing information is narrowing your 61 of information. Simplicity is 62 in many Asian cultures and is even recognized in Western cultures as a superior way of living. Writer Duane Elgin 63 , ―To live more simply is to live more purposefully and with a 64 of needless distraction.‖
50. A. anxiety B. troubleC. interest D. curiosity 51. A. donating B. accomplishing C. rewarding D. searching 52. A. sensitive B. conscious C. unconscious D. reasonable 53. A. health B. wealth C. power D. energy
54. A. expanding B. surviving C. stretching D. bearing 55. A. hence B. however C. still D. yet 56. A. cooperating B. finding C. stimulating D. removing 57. A. think of B. deal with C. do with D. rule over
58. A. considerate B. professional C. humorous D. recreational 59. A. get rid of B. bring about C. break into D. come to 60. A. catch B. apply C. abandon D. offer 61. A. rank B. limit C. field D. lane 62. A. received B. supplied C. labeled D. recommended 63. A. opposed B. stated C. declined D. offered
64. A. minimum B. maximum C. quantity D. presence
Section B
Directions: Read the following 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.
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