高三闵行区质量调研考试 2.docx

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高三闵行区质量调研考试2

上海闵行区2010学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷及答案

考生注意：

1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚，并在规定的区域　 内填涂。

答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求涂写，主观题用黑色水笔填写。

2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共16页。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

3. 考试后只交答题纸，试卷由考生自己保留。

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.  Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.likely       B.situation     C.negative    D.influence   E.balance

F.evidence     G.constant     H.flexibility   I.personal     J.primarily

PaperReview

Title:

TheMobilePhone,PerpetualContactandTimePressure

Author:

MichaelBittman,JudithE.Brown

TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionreported4.6billionmobileaccountsworldwideattheendof2009,about3.3billionmorethanfixedlinephones.Asmobilephoneshaveovertakenfixedlinephonesinusage,the  41  impactofthemobilephoneonwork–lifebalancehasraisedconsiderableconcern.Yettheauthorsofthispaperconcludethatthesefearsareexaggerated.Althoughthepaceofworkandtimepressuresmaybegreatersincethearrivalofthemobilephone,thetechnologyalsoallowsforincreased  42  andthe“softening”ofschedules,meaningthatplanscanberearrangedtoadjustpeople’spersonalorworklives.

Theauthorsstudiedasampleofnearly2,000workerswhocompletedquestionnairesandkeptdiariestodeterminewhen,howoften,andinwhat  43  theseworkersusedtheirmobilephones.Theresearchersalsoevaluatedrecordsofphonetrafficandusagereportsfromparticipants’handsets.Thedatarevealedthatratherthanintrudingonleisuretime,thephone’s“always-on”natureallowedemployeestobetter  44  theirschedulesandavoidwork–lifepressures.Andalthoughconcernsaboutmobilephonesoftenassumethattheytieuppeopletowork,thecallrecordsindicatedthattheyareused  45  tostayintouchwithfamilyandfriends.  46  callsaccountedfor61percentofallcalls;only21percentwereworkrelated.

However,thedatadidrevealacorrelationbetweenmobilephonesandworkplacepressure,especiallyamongmalerespondents,whoweremore  47  toreportthatthemobilephonemadethemfeelshortontime.Theauthorsarguethatworkers’stressisraisedbecausethemobilephonehasenabledmanagementtostayin  48  contactwiththem.Still,theauthorsdidnotfindoutany  49  tosuggestthatthemobilephonestretchedtheworktimebeyondemployees’abilitytodealwith.

III.ReadingComprehension     

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD. Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

TheUSDepartmentofLabourstatisticsshowthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkers.Andthisoversupplyis  50 .Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachers,engineers,physicists,aerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists.Yet,collegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyearto  51  highlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’tthere.Theresultisthatgraduatescannotenterthe  52  forwhichtheyweretrained,andtheymusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegreeandthesetemporaryjobsaremostprobablybecoming  53  onesintheseverelabormarkets.

 54 ,thereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:

carpenters,electricians,mechanics,plumbers,TVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycanhandle.Asaresult,their  55  areoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldconceptthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowis  56  theskilledworkmen.

Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththat  57  isapassporttoaprosperousfuture.AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlife  58  withacollegedegree.Parentsbeginbrainwashingtheirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationfor  59  ratherthanforlife.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter:

everybodyshouldgotocollege,soofcoursetheymustgo.Underthispressure,thekidshavetogotocollege,but,unfortunately,mostkids  60  inthestartingline.Inspiteofthis,everyyearcollegeenrollmentsgoupandup,andmoreandmoregraduatesare  61  forthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.

Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewheretheydonot  62 .Halfofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegedonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyearbecauseoftheir  63  academicperformance.Some  64  fortwoorthreeyearsandthenjointheotherstudentswhodropout.It’shightimewestoppedtorethinkoureducationsystem.

50. A.declining  B.increasing   C.dropping  D.decreasing

51. A.turnout  B.takeover   C.layoff   D.comeacross

52. A.universities  B.courses   C.classrooms  D.professions

53. A.profitable  B.favorite   C.permanent  D.excellent

54. A.Allinall       B.Forthetimebeing

C.Ontheotherhand     D.Inthefirstplace

55. A.abilities  B.expectations  C.ambitions  D.incomes

56. A.infavorof  B.usefulto   C.superiorto  D.responsiblefor

57. A.profession-training  B.collegedegree  C.workingskill  D.socialability

58. A.hardly   B.gradually   C.equally  D.curiously 

59. A.labor   B.work    C.graduation  D.college 

60. A.fail   B.remain    C.hesitate  D.pause

61. A.under-estimated B.over-educatedC.wrongly-assesse D.properly-trained

62. A.stay   B.enroll    C.belong   D.pay

63. A.admirable  B.successful   C.outstanding  D.unsatisfactory

64. A.struggleon  B.breakdown   C.giveup  D.calloff

SectionB

Directions:

  Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Thesubjectofthenexttwopassagesisthesame,butthewaytheyarewrittenisdifferent.Readthemcarefullyandanswerthequestions.

65. IfyougotolunchatDilly’sDeli,youcouldexpecttosee________.

A.alonglineofcustomers     

B.thefiremarshal

C.therestaurantcriticfromthenewspaper  

D.homemadepie

66. BothpassagessuggestthatifyoueatlunchatDilly’sDeli,youshouldexpectto______.

A.sitnexttoatruckdriver

B.placeyourorderwiththewaiterwhocomestoyourtable

C.cleanupthetableafterdinner

D.dresswarmly

67. Whichofthefollowingillustratestherestaurantcritic’sopinionofthefoodatDilly’sDeli?

A.“AtDilly’s,yousitatoneoffourlongtables.”

B.“Atlunchtime,Dilly’sDeliissocrowded,Iwonderedwhenthefiremarshalhadlastvisitedtheestablishment.”

C.“AfterIhadtastedallofthefoodonmyplate,Irosetoleave,whereupononeofthepeopleworkingbehindthecounteryelledatmetocleanupaftermyself.”

D.“ThrowingawaythatplateoffoodwasthemostenjoyablepartofdiningatDilly’s.”

（B）

ThecomposerWolfgangAmadeusMozart’sremarkablemusicaltalentwasapparentevenbeforemostchildrencansingasimplenurseryrhyme.Wolfgang’soldersisterMariaAnna（whothefamilycalledNannerl）waslearningtheclavier,anearlykeyboardinstrument,whenherthree-year-oldbrothertookaninterestinplaying.AsNannerllaterrecalled,Wolfgang“oftenspentmuchtimeattheclavierpickingoutthirds（三度音）,whichhewasalwaysstriking,andhispleasureshowedthatitsoundedgood.”TheirfatherLeopold,anassistantconcertmasterattheSalzburgCourt,recognizedhischildren’suniquegiftsandsoondevotedhimselftotheirmusicaleducation.

BorninSalzburg,Austria,onJanuary27,1756,Wolfganghadcomposedhisfirstoriginalworkbyagefive.LeopoldplannedtotakeNannerlandWolfgangontourtoplaybeforetheEuropeancourts.TheirfirstventurewastonearbyMunichwherethechildrenplayedforMaximillianIIIJoseph,electorofBavaria.LeopoldsoonsethissightsonthecapitaloftheHapsburgEmpire,Vienna.OntheirwaytoVienna,thefamilystoppedinLinz,whereWolfganggavehisfirstpublicconcert.Bythistime,Wolfgangwasnotonlyaskilledharpsichordplayer,buthehadalsomasteredtheviolin.TheaudienceatLinzwasamazedbythesix-year-old,andwordofhisgeniussoontraveledtoVienna.Inamuchattendedconcert,theMozartchildrenappearedattheSchonbrunnPalaceonOctober13,1762.Theycompletelyattractedtheemperorandempress.

Followingthissuccess,Leopoldreceivedalotofinvitationsforthechildrentoplay,forafee.LeopoldseizedtheopportunityandbookedasmanyconcertsaspossibleatcourtsthroughoutEurope.Aconcertcouldlastthreehours,andthechildrenplayedatleasttwoperaday.Today,Leopoldmightbeconsideredtheworstkindofstageparent,butatthetime,itwasnotuncommonforprodigiestomakeextensiveconcerttours.Evenso,itwasanexhaustingscheduleforachildwhowasjustpasttheageofneedinganafternoonnap.

68. Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe________.

A.ClassicalMusicintheEighteenthCentury:

AnOverview.

B.StageParents:

AHistoricalPointofView.

C.Mozart:

TheEarlyLifeofaMusicalGenius

D.Mozart:

TheShortCareerofaMusicalGenius.

69. WhatwastheconsequenceofWolfgang’sfirstpublicappearance?

A.HeattractedtheemperorandempressofHapsburg.

B.WordofWolfgang’sgeniusspreadtothecapital.

C.LeopoldsethissightsonVienna.

D.Invitationsforthemiraclechildrentoplaypoured