…………… 松江区2017学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷
高 三 英 语
（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟）
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Section A （10分）
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. At a concert. B. In a restaurant. C. In a flower shop. D. In a supermarket. 2. A. 15. B. 50. C. 85. D. 100. 3. A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Entertained. D. Disappointed. 4. A. Because her boss will return her the money after seeing the receipt. B. Because her boss asks her to buy a lot of things.
C. Because she wants to establish a standard procedure in her company. D. Because she wants to check everything she has bought. 5. A. Go on with the chat. B. Review his lessons. C. Connect with his friends. D. Talk with his friends face to face. 6. A. He is always in a good mood. B. He has spent more money than expected. C. He is good at playing the piano. D. He’s pleased with his purchase. 7. A. Mr. White’s new appointment. B. Mr. White’s vacation. C. An important vacant position. D. How to apply for a job. 8. A. Her shoes will be in stock next month.
B. She is longing for the shoes that are currently unavailable. C. She is unwilling to wait for a long time. D. She can’t bear waiting.
9. A. Policeman and car driver. B. Librarian and student. C. Doctor and patient. D. Post clerk and customer. 10. A. John will deliver a presentation tomorrow about a new electronic device. B. The clients are very nervous about the quality of the new car. C. Tracy’s presentation is about a type of new electric car.
D. Tracy is nervous because this electric car hasn’t received positive feedback before. Section B （15分）
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a 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 questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news. 11. A. Because man makes us of only 20% of the brain’s capacity.
B. Because the other 80% of man’s brain will grow in due time. C. Because man’ brain has grown larger over the past centuries. D. Because man will use his brain more and more as time goes on. 12. A. He thinks and feels in different ways.
B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses. C. He has no hair because it is no longer useful.
D. His fingers grow weaker because he doesn’t use them. 13. A. Man’s life will be different in the future. B. Future man will look different from us.
C. Man is growing taller and uglier as time goes by.
D. The functions of man’s organs will function as well as today.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Reading magazine articles. B. Preparing book reports. C. Writing research papers. D. Selecting information sources. 15. A. Gathering nonrelevant information. B. Stealing another person’s ideas. C. Sharing notes with someone else. D. Handing in assignments late. 16. A. In the student’s own words. B. In direct quotations. C. In short phrases. D. In shorthand.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Checking the room. B. Arranging a large conference. C. Running a hotel. D. Handling a complaint. 18. A. There is no lavatory paper. B. The toilet doesn’t flush properly. C. The water doesn’t run away in the shower. D. There is no pillow in the room. 19. A. Busy. B. Unhappy. C. Excited. D. Hot. 20. A. Adjust the regulator. B. fix the toilet and shower. C. Send the lavatory paper. D. Send a cake and fruit. II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A （10分）
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.
One of my (21) ________ (memorable) vacations took place on a farm.
When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in a guesthouse on a farm, (22) ________ (join) in the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We got up early to see the cows as they (23) ________ (milk). I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward.
Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip and of experiencing a lifestyle so different (24) ________ my own. It made me realize the value of a vacation.
To this day, I wonder (25) ________ that farmer ever managed to enjoy a vacation of his own.
There is never a day when the animals don’t need to be fed. But I still think of that family trip when I plan my approach to taking time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for resting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spend much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough for a family vacation every year. In our busy lives, family is what we (26) ________ be saving our money and time for.
For my family, our vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in a hotel Would it be better (27) ________ (buy) groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat out every night
(28) ________ (involve) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some relaxation time for us all (29) ________ ________ the vacation can work for everyone.
Each year, setting aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. This is the one week a year I don’t care whether my kids clean their room or do the dishes. (30) ________ matters that week is that everyone is having a great time.
Section B （10分）
Directions: 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. involuntary G. store B. features H. permits C. suspect D. track I. unlock J. sustain E. peculiar K. scale F. signals
The human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial 31 helps people recognize each other and is crucial to the formation of complex societies. So is the face’s ability to send emotional 32 , whether through a(n) 33 blush or a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility and trust.
Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to 34 worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a(n) 35 outside a football game. In China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing drivers, 36 tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s new iPhone is expected to use it to 37 the homescreen.
Set against human skills, such applications might seem gradual. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the Internet, obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seems merely to encode them. Although faces are 38 to individuals, they are also public, so technology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, 39 and analyze images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast 40 promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of privacy, fairness and trust.
2024年松江区高三英语一模试卷及答案
