1、2018 届上海市浦东新区高三下学期教学质量检测（二模）英语试题I. Listening ComprehensionSection A 10 分Directions: In Section A. you will hear fen 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. A
2、fter 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. Challenges. B. Hobbies. C. Jobs. D. Experiences. 2. A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Amazing. 3. A. Watching T
3、V and videos. B. Replacing videos with TV. C. Parents involvement. D. Having baby sitters. 4. A. A policeman. B. An accountant. C. A salesman. D. A bank teller. 5. A. 7:40. B. 7:15. C. 7:20. D. 7:45. 6. A. He will get someone to do it. B. She should do it herself. C. They dont have to do it. D. He w
4、ill clean the desk right away. 7. A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi. D. By car. 8. A. He is not a good mechanic. B. He doesnt keep his word. C. He spends his spare time doing repairs. D. He is always ready to offer help to others. 9. A. She has been having a sad day. B. She needs to take a day off
5、. C. She wants to play basketball, too. D. She has been annoyed by the noise. 10. A. The man isnt sure about the rehearsal. B. Its better for the woman to wear a costume. C. The woman would regret it if she wore a costume.D. It wouldnt make any difference if the woman did it.Section B15 分Directions:
6、 In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one 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 q question, read the four
7、 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. He qualified as a teacher. B. He became a student.C. He became a government researcher.D. He conducted a research on Zimbabw
8、e.12. A. Childrens minds are not used to the full.B. It is a great drain on childrens time and energy.C. It highlights the flexibility of childrens minds.D. It prevents children from seeking answers by themselves.13. A. To teach people to understand the worldB. To instruct people how to raise good q
9、uestions.C. To encourage people to study as they get older.D. To inform people of problems in foreign countries. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To serve as a time killer. B. To cultivate peoples reading killsC. To promote the sales of some books. D. To encourage p
10、eople to take public transportation15. A. The stories are the short edition of some website articles. B. Users can choose the length and type of the stories. C. The stories are obtained by simply pressing a button. D. Users dont need to pay for the short stories. 16. A. From the boring travel experi
11、ence. B. From the love for short stories. C. From the positive feedbackD. From the snack vending machine. Qusions17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. 5. B. 7. C. 8. D. 10. 18. A. Because his friends dont get off work till 5 p.m.B. Because there will be more friends to go to
12、the cinema on Friday.C. Because the film will be more popular than the Wednesdays.D. Because there are not enough tickets left for the 9 p.m. showing.19. A. Paying a deposit. B. E-ordering in advance. C. Paying right away. D. Collecting tickets one day ahead.20. A. The film. B. The date C. The seati
13、ng. D. The viewers. II. Grammar and vocabularySection A10 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 on
14、e word that best fits each blank.Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into the London Zoo that a wild puma 21(spot) forty miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts decided to investigate. The
15、 hunt 22 the puma began in a small village where a woman 23 (pick) blackberries saw “a large cat” only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being 24 it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was o
16、ften observed at one place in the morning and at 25 place twenty miles away in the evening. 26 it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Several people complained of cat-like noises at night and a businessman on a 27(fish) trip saw the puma up a tree. The expert
17、s were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, 28 where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one 29 have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not
18、caught. It is disturbing 30 (think) a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. Section B10 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. network B. specify C. tradit
19、ionally D. ingredientE. uneasy F. additional G. culturally H. blockI. determine J. requirement K. criticalA multicultural person is someone who is deeply convinced that all cultures are equally good, enjoys learning the rich variety of cultures in the world, and most likely has been exposed to more
20、than one culture in his or her lifetime. You cannot motivate anyone, especially someone of another culture, until that person has accepted you. A multilingual salesperson can explain the advantages of a product in other languages, but a multicultural salesperson can motivate foreigners to buy it. Th
21、ats a(an) 31difference. No one likes foreigners who are arrogant(自大的) about their own culture. The trouble is most people are arrogantly monocultural without being aware of it and even those who are cant hide it. Foreigners sense monocultural arrogance at once and set up their own cultural barriers,
22、 which may effectively 32 any attempt by the monocultural person to motivate them.Multiculturalism is a(an) 33 that has been neglected too often in hiring managers for international positions. Even if your company is not a multinational one, chances are youre in touch with foreign customers or manuf
23、acturers Do you have the right employee to buildup the 34?For 20-odd years, Ive run an executive-search firm from Brussels. When clients ask us to find the right person for a new pan-European sales or management position, I start by asking them to 35 the qualifications their ideal candidate would ha
24、ve. Most often they list the same qualities they would want for a domestic position, but with the 36 requirement that the new manager be fluent enough in English, German and French to cope with faxes and email. It sometimes takes me hours to persuade clients that the linguistic (语言的)abilities they s
25、ee as crucial are not enough. Of course, its far more difficult to 37 candidates multiculturalism than it is to check their language skillsbut its also a far more important 38 to success. I remember a company that asked me to check out a salesman they were planning to send to Mexico. Hed studied Spa
26、nish, and had grown up in New York Citythe most 39 diverse place in America. But when I interviewed him, he turned out to have no concept of the great pride Mexicans took in their culture, and moreover he was 40 about Mexican restaurants and markets being dirty and unsafe. I rejected him just as Mex
27、ican buyers would have if hed been selected for the job. III. Reading ComprehensionSection A15 分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. Hailing from Sweden, “plogg
28、ing” is a fitness craze that sees participants pick up plastic litter while jogging adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport. Plogging appears to have started around 2016, but is now going global, due to increasing awareness and 41 over plastic levels in the ocean. The appeal o
29、f plogging is its 42all you need is running gear and a bin bag, and the feeling of getting fit while supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats(蹲) to pick up junk and carrying 43 to jogging. we can assume the health benefits are increased. Running and good causes have always gone 44 just thin
30、k of all the fundraising marathon runners do. But there couldnt be a more on-trend way of keeping fit than plogging. Anything thats getting people out in nature and connecting 45 with their I environment is a good thing, says Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol, a natio
31、nwide campaign to 46 our inland waterways of plastic pollution. Theres been a real 47 in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Planet highlighting how disastrous the crisis is,” she says.We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up, and empower people through 48 like pl
32、ogging and Plastic Patrol.The plastic Patrol app allows users to 49 plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items, photographing them and 50 to the app, giving us a better knowledge of what sorts of plastic and which brands are being thrown out. “Id urge all ploggers to get involved,”
33、adds Carr.Plogging isnt the first fitness trend to combine running with a good cause, Here are some of our favourites:Good GymIts idea is simple: go for a run, visit an elderly person, have a chat and some tea, and run back.51 among the elderly is a growing problem in the UK. With over 10,000 runs s
34、o far, 52, Good Gym is finding a solution.Guide RunningGuide runners volunteer their time to helping blind people get 53. By linking themselves together, the 54 impaired individual can feel safe while both work of a sweat.55 for the HomelessStart-up Stuart Delivery and the Church Housing Trust colla
35、borated last year in bringing clothing and healthy food to the homeless. Deliveries are mostly made by bike, so those who deliver keep fit while helping rough sleepers(无家可归者 ).41. A. satisfaction B. hesitation C. fear D. control42. A. complexity B. simplicity C. instrument D. expense43. A. substance
36、 B. responsibility C. value D. weight44. A. one on one B. head to toe C. hand in hand D. on and off45. A. positively B. neutrally C. objectively D. fairly46. A. accuse B. rid C. assure D. rob47. A. shift B. interest C. aid D. delight48. A. motives B. performances C. exercises D. initiatives49. A. el
37、iminate B. map C. seek D. degrade50. A. leading B. devoting C. ending D. uploading51. A. Disappointment B. Tiredness C. Sickness D. Loneliness52. A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. instead53. A. excited B. ready C. active D. smart54. A. visually B. audibly C. visibly D. sensibly55. A. Running B.
38、 Plogging C. Driving D. CyclingSection B22 分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 pas
39、sage you have just read. (A)In 1982, I had responsibility for Stephen Hawkings third academic book for the Press, Superspace and Supergravity. This was a messy collection of papers from a technical workshop on how to devise a new theory of gravity. While that book was in production, I suggested he t
40、ry something easier: a popular book about the nature of the Universe, suitable for the general market. Stephen hesitated over my suggestion. He already had an international reputation as a brilliant theoretical physicist working on rotating black holes and theories of gravity. And he had concerns ab
41、out financial matters: importantly, it was impossible for him to obtain any form of life insurance to protect his family in the event of his death or becoming totally dependent on nursing care. So, he took precious time out from his research to prepare the rough draft of a book. At the time, several
42、 bestselling physics authors had already published non-technical books on the early Universe and black holes. Stephen decided to write a more personal approach, by explaining his own research in cosmology and quantum theory. One afternoon, in the 1980s, he invited me to take a look at the first draf
43、t, but first he wanted to discuss cash. He told me he had spent considerable time away from his research, and that he expected advances and royalties (定金和版税) to be large. When I pressed him on the market that he foresaw, he insisted that it be on sale, up front, at all airport bookshops in the UK an
44、d the US. I told that was a tough call for a university press. Then I thumbed the typescript. To my dismay, the text was far too technical for a general reader. A few weeks later he showed me a revision, much improved. Eventually, he decided to place it with a mass market publisher rather than a uni
45、versity press. Bantam published A Brief History of Time in March 1988. Sales took off like a rocket, and it ranked as a bestseller for at least five years. The books impact on the popularization of science has been incalculable. 56. What suggestion did the writer give to Stephen Hawking?A. Simplifyi
46、ng Superspace and Supergravity. B. Formulating a new theory of gravity. C. Writing a popular book on the nature of the universe. D. Revising a book based on a new theory. 57. Which of the following was Stephen Hawking most concerned about?A. Financial returns. B. Other competitors. C. Publishing hou
47、ses. D. His familys life insurance. 58. The underlined word thumbed is closest in meaning to .A. praisedB. typedC. confirmedD. browsed59. The greatest contribution of the book A Brief History of Time lies in .A. bringing him overnight fame in the scientific worldB. keeping up the living standard of
48、his familyC. making popular science available to the general publicD creating the rocketing sales of a technical book(B)Conventional wisdom may tell you that a masters degree from Harvard Business School in the US is the key to a Fortune 500 job, while the same degree from the Wharton School of the
49、University of Pennsylvania, US, means a possible career on Wall Street. It seems that the graduate school you go to somewhat decides your future. And a recent New York Times article reveals the correlation between MBA (Master of Business Administration) graduates at certain US schools and career prospects. To work at AmazonRoss School of Business (University of Michigan)Amazon regularly hires more MBAs from top 10 business schools than big Wall Street firms. And a large chunk of Americans employees are from Ross. Graduate Peter Faric
