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届上海市吴淞中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

上海市吴淞中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

I.ListeningComprehension（30分）

PartAShortConversations

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.BettyB.JennyC.JohnD.Mary

2.A.RomeB.ParisC.NewYorkD.SanFrancisco

3.A.DosomegardeningB.Washthecar

C.HavearestD.Cleantheroom

4.A.InthelaboratoryB.Atthenewsagent

C.AtthebankD.Inthelibrary

5.A.LibrarianandstudentB.Operatorandcaller

C.BossandsecretaryD.Customerandrepairman

6.A.Peter’sstrengthB.Peter’soccupation

C.Peter’scharacterD.Peter’slikesanddislikes

7.A.ThewomanlostherkeysB.Thewomanleftherebycar

C.ThewomanhadtoopenthedoorD.Thewomandidn’tthinkitcarefully

8.A.ThecouplewillspendChristmasabroad

B.ThecouplewillhaveapartyonChristmasEve

C.ThecouplewillhaveaChristmaspartyinAustralia

D.ThemanwillsendsomepostcardsonChristmasEve

9.A.Potatoesaremorenutritiousthaneggs

B.Theeggsarenexttothepotatoes

C.Mosthealthfoodstoressellpotatoesandeggs

D.Thesecondcoursewillbepotatoesandeggs

10.A.DifficultB.InterestingC.DullD.Useful

PartBPassages

Directions:

InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce..Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Whenhewas12B.Whenhewas10C.Whenhewas85D.whenhewas4

12.A.HewasafraidoftellingthestoryB.Hewasn’tallowedtowriteaboutit

C.Hewasn’tabletoreadorwriteD.Heknewverylittleaboutthemurder

13.A.Theimportanceofreading

B.Ablackman’sstrugglingtolearningreading

C.Theconflictbetweenthewhiteandtheblack

D.AlifestoryaboutafamousAfrican-American

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.17B.25C.47D.40

15.A.TheterribleroadconditionB.Thearmyattack

C.Thedriver’smistakeD.Thewaterontheroad

16.A.TheyrobbedfourpassengersB.Theywereallunder16yearsold

C.TheywerearrestedbypolicemenD.Theymanagedtorunaway

PartCLongerConversations

Directions:

InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Howmanymembersdoestheclubhavenow?

About（17）_______

Whatkindofeventsdoesthecluborganize?

Ithassocialget-togethers,（18）_____

eventsandlanguageevenings.

Howoftendoestheclubholdlanguageevenings?

Everydayexcept（19）_____.

Whichlanguagedoesthewomanwanttopractice?

Shewantstopractice（20）_____.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whydoesn’tthemangotouniversity?

Hehasto（21）______.

Whatworkingexperiencedoesthemanhave?

Heonceworkedina（22）______fortwomonths

Whydoesthemanwantthejob?

Hewantstobecomea（23）______.

Onwhatconditioncanthemanreceiveatraining

Ifhecan（24）_______.

Completetheform.WritenomorethanTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.ReadingSectionA（16分）

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillineachblankwithoneproperwordortheproperformofthegivenwordtomakethepassagecoherent.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

（A）

Teachersalwayshavefoundthatteachingandlearningbecomeinterestingandenjoyablewhenstudentsareactivelyinvolvedinthelesson.Theiractiveengagement,however,doesnotcomeautomatically.Inmostcases,teachershavetofindwaystogetthem（25）_______（involve）.

HaiK.P.Huynh,anEnglishteacheratAmerican-VietnameseInternationalEnglishCentreinDaNang,Vietnam,demonstrates（26）______teacherscangetstudentsactivelyengagedinthelearningprocessandtakechargeoftheirlearningbygivingthemtheopportunitiestofindandcorrectmistakes（27）________.

Theeffectivewayistoprepareanactivity（28）_______studentstakeovertheroleofcorrectingmistakeswhichisnormallydonebytheteacher.Theteacherpurposefullybecomesthe‘mistakemaker’.

Thistechniquecanbringforthseveralbenefits.Forinstance,byswitchingtheroleofthe‘mistakecorrector’,theteachercanoftenobservethatstudentsgetexcited.Thedegreeofexcitement（29）_______（increase）whentheclassisdividedintotwoteamstocompetewitheachotherinfindingandcorrectingthemistakes.

Anotherbenefitisthattheyhavetheopportunitytoidentifythepossiblemistakesthemselvesinsteadoftheteacher（30）______（tell）themwhatthemistakesare.Thistechniquecanhelptheteachercheckhisorherstudents’understandingofagrammarpointorcomprehensionofareadingtask.Itcanbeusedtoreinforceandimprovetheirproductionskillssuchaswritingandpronunciation.

Theactivityisasimpletechnique（31）______itisveryeffective（32）_____gettingstudents'attentionandparticipation.Itcaneasilybedeveloped（33）_______（satisfy）teachers’needs.

（B）

It’slikelythatyour（34）______（big）ambitionasaSenior3studentistoenteragooduniversitythistimenextyear.But（35）_______makesyourdreamuniversity“good”enough?

Anexcellentreputationandhighrankingsarecertainlyimportant,accordingtoasurvey（36）______（conduct）byShanghaiMunicipalEducationCommissionin50Shanghaihighschoolsthissummer.Amongthe400students,nearly64percentfavoreduniversitieswithtoprankingsandoutstandingacademicperformancerecords.

“Comparedwithlower-rankinguniversities,ahouseholdnameonthefirst-levellistusuallymeansmoreadvancedfacilities,betterlecturesandmoreopportunities.Thesewillallhelpmesettledowntoasuccessfuluniversityexperience,”saidQiuchenhao,17ofShanghai’sJianpingHighSchool.

However,greatuniversitiesaredefinedbyotherfactorsaswell.Over63percentthinkthat（37）______idealuniversityshouldhaveanenvironmentwithresearchfreedom,（38）______（allow）theirstudentstoexperiment,succeedandsometimesfail.Andasimilarnumberofstudentsbelievethatagooduniversity（39）______producegraduateswhoareparticularlysoughtafterbyemployers.

（40）___________thefactthatemployabilityishighlyvalued,about28percentsaythatrichhistoryandtraditionareapriorityforgreatuniversities.

SectionB（10分）

Directions:

Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox..Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.demonstratingB.devoteC.productiveD.slightly

E.presentF.addressingG.emotionH.happy

I.significantlyJ.productivityABD.completed

Inthepastfewdecades,thepopularbeliefintheareaoforganizationalbehaviorandpsychologyhasbeenthat41workersarebetterworkers.However,newresearchattheUniversityofAlbertashowsthatsadworkersaremore42.

PsychologistDr.RobertSinclairrecentlyconductedaseriesoffourstudies43theeffectsofexperimentallyinduced（诱发的）happinessversussadnessonwork44byaskingtheparticipantstobuildcircuitboards.Inthefirststudy,sadpeoplecommitted45fewerrorsthandidhappypeople,buttherewasnodifferenceinthenumberofboards46.

InsimilarstudiesSinclairfoundthesameresultsalongwiththeevidencethathappypeoplemightnot47asmuchenergytothetaskinordertomaintaintheirhappymoods----theyconsideredthattaskassomethingthatmightdetractfromtheir48feelings.

Thesefindingsarenotsurprising,saidSinclair,sincetherehasbeenagrowingbodyofliteratureintheareaofsocialpsychology49thatsadmoodsleadtomorecalmlengthyintentconsiderationandoften,morethoughtoraccuratejudgments.Soit’simportantfororganizationstotakeintoaccountthe50oftheiremployees.Itseemsitcouldbebeneficialtocreatingsituationsthatleadpeopletobelievethatperformingtheirjobswillcausethemtofeelgood.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15分）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsandphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

GermanPrimeMinisterOttoVonBismarckmaybemostfamousforhis51anddiplomatictalent,buthiscontributionstothesocietyincludemanyoftoday’ssocialinsuranceprograms.Duringthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Germany,52otherEuropeannations,53anunusualoutbreakofworkplacedeathsandaccidentsasaresultofgrowing54.55inpartbyChristiansympathyforthehelplessaswellasapracticalpoliticalimpulsetogetthe56ofthesocialistlabormovement,Bismarck57theworld’sfirstworker’scompensationlawin1884.

By1908,theUnitedStateswasthe58industrialnationintheworldthatlackedworkers’compensationinsurance.American’sinjuredworkerscouldseek59inacourtoflaw,buttheystillfacedanumberoftoughlegalbarriers.60,employeeshadtoprovethattheirinjurie