1、金山区 2017 学年第一学期质量监控高三英语试卷（时间 120 分钟，分值 140 分）2017 年 12 月I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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
2、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 home. B. In a hotel.C. In a library. D. At a bank.2. A. Librarian and reader. B. Teacher and studen
3、t.C. Boss and secretary. D. Shop-assistant and customer.3. A. Tuesday. B. Thursday.C. Friday. D. Saturday.4. A. The museum schedule. B. Library hours.C. A part-time job. D. School hours.5. A. Stop the bus. B. Walk to the zoo.C. Cross the street. D. Call the police.6. A. Reasonable. B. Bright.C. Seri
4、ous. D. Ridiculous.Section BDirections: 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.
5、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. Morris Michtom. B. President Roosevelt.C. A newspaper artist. D. One of Roosevelts fri
6、ends.12. A. Because he didnt want to please his friends.7. A. Move to a neat dormitory. B. Find a person to share their apartment.C. Clean the room with the roommate.D. Write an article about their roommate.8. A. He talks too fast. B. He seldom talks.C. He likes to use big words. D. He doesnt speak
7、in a direct way.9. A. The girls favorite sweets are chocolates and candies.B. The girl should go to the supermarket with him together.C. Its time for the girl to try something sweet.D. The girls teeth are in bad condition.10. A. Smith will keep the surprise party a secret.B. Lucy hasnt got any promi
8、se from Smith.C. They shouldnt have told Lucy about the party.D. Theres no secret between Smith and Lucy.B. Because he wanted an artist to draw a picture for the bear.C. Because he thought shooting a bear tied to a tree was unfair.D. Because he thought it was uninteresting.13. A. The biography of Te
9、ddy Roosevelt. B. The founding history of a toy store.C. The experience of a newspaper artist. D. The origin of Teddy Bears.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. At least 20% of the population is at least 65 years old.B. There are fewer working-age people to replace the r
10、etired ones.C. The older workers are more than the younger ones.D. Aging population changes are taking place quickly.15. A. Aging will increase the household savings rates.B. Aging will reduce the household savings rates.C. Aging will balance the household investment rates.D. Aging will increase the
11、 household investment rates.16. A. The problem of aging population in the world.B. The increasing population around the world.C. The situation of labour market in Europe.D. The discussion about the retiring age in Asia.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To fix hi
12、s broken cellphone. B. To buy a spare battery for his cellphone.C. To get a brand-new cellphone. D. To change his cellphone.18. A. He thinks it has fewer functions. B. He likes its color display.C. He thinks its price is suitable. D. He cant afford it.19. A. She thinks Haier model is much better tha
13、n the man thought.B. She thinks Nokia model is good enough for the man.C. She is not satisfied with Haier model.D. She thinks Haier model is of low quality.20. A. $2420. B. $2300. C. $2010. D. $1890.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to
14、 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.At first glance, these impressive images look like moment captured by a talented photographe
15、r. But you cannot always believe what you see. These pictures, with their incredible photographic details, are in fact the creations _21_ (draw) by Scottish hyper-realist Paul Cadden.With often nothing more than a pencil in hand, the 47-year-old artist produces elaborate drawings that could easily _
16、22_ (mistake) for the work of any modern digital camera. From the wrinkles on a womans face and beads of water, to a breath of smoke from a cigarette, Cadeen is able to capture _23_ (complicated) features of his subjects in such painstaking detail that the images look astonishingly real.Cadden said
17、he began drawing at a very young age and has always been interested in art. With some experience in animation and graphic design, he moves into hyper-realism _24_ he has a special gift for capturing details.His creations reflect his love for details, with a single image _25_ (take) up to six weeks t
18、o produce. Working with pencil, graphite and white chalk, Cadden is able to create seven poster-size pieces a year, _26_ sell for up to $5,000 each.The artist explained that he does not want people to focus completely on the techniques involved in his pieces. “I want them to think about the work and
19、 _27_ Im actually drawing,” he said, “I prefer to study the internal aspect of the subject _28_ _ focus solely on the external part.”Now, Cadden is planning to take his pieces to more foreign countries, and to hold exhibitions in China, Cuba and Brazil. He hopes to get established enough _29_ (make)
20、 a living from his work. “I want to be doing lots of exhibitions in five years time. To have a successful solo show is a long-cherished dream of mine,” he said. “Its such a fantastic feeling _30_ somebody buys your paintings and you know the paintings are sitting somewhere in their houses.”Section B
21、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. established B. cultural C. freely D. introduce E. official F. release G. extremely H. attraction I. drew J. unexpectedly K. mysteryA large-scale
22、cultural exploration program National Treasure 国家宝藏 made its first show on CCTV on Sunday night . In the first episode, the Palace Museum in Beijing showcased three treasures.As a _31_ variety show, the National Treasure aims to showcase the background stories of national treasures and _32_ various
23、art forms. In the show, “national treasure keepers“ acted by famous and common people will present treasures, telling their stories with the collections and interpreting the historical _33_. The show aims to inspire the ancient Chinese civilization and make the national treasures “come alive“.This i
24、s not the first time for the Palace Museum in Beijing to be _34_ welcomed online in China, thanks to its efforts in cultural products and self-promotion in recent years.Last year, the museum _35_ so much attention because of the huge success of the three-episode TV documentary, Masters in the Forbid
25、den City and a movie with the same name. Over the last few years, the museum has _36_ 495 signposts and 1,400 new chairs have been provided. In addition, the Palace Museum opened a (an) _37_ online store on e-commerce platform Taobao, selling related products. It also started their self-promotion th
26、rough new media, publishing articles to promote the culture of the museum. It _38_ swept the Internet by its humorous style and interesting content. At the same time, the Palace Museum has published several mobile apps, one of which saw over 200,000 downloads just two weeks after its _39_ in 2013. I
27、ts self-promotion has achieved great results. In 2012, the museum saw 15 million visitors. And it received 16 million visitors last year.The museum is also a popular _40_ among foreign leaders. For example, US President Donald Trump and his wife visited the Palace Museum on Nov 8. III. Reading Compr
28、ehensionSection ADirections: 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. AlphaGo has struck again, defeating Ke Jie, the worlds number one Go player, 3-0. After his defeat, the yo
29、ung Chinese prodigy said AlphaGo sees the _41_ of Go while he could only see a small area around him. This win, coupled with last years victory over Lee Se-dol, shines a light on the awe-inspiring _42_ of technology and places AlphaGo among the greatest Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems created t
30、o date.The AI industry is certainly making great advancements, constantly surprising the public with new and interesting tools and making life _43_. Twenty years ago, just connecting to the Internet was a _44_. Now, we can do just about anything on our phones, from online banking to _45_ shows. The
31、shifting sands of technology have placed so many paths in front of humanity that it is hard to _46_ even the immediate future.We may talk about how AI can make our lives better, but we also consider the risks. Many stories and films _47_ around the theme of AI vs. human. One that comes to my mind no
32、w is The Terminator. The film is about an AI system called Skynet, which was _48_ to protect humans. What the programmers did not expect was that Skynet began to think. It came to the conclusion that humans were a danger to its existence, so it started a global nuclear war and tried to “_49_” humani
33、ty.AlphaGos recent achievements highlight the _50_ that technology and AI can bring about. They also serve to remind us of the _51_ and risks we may not have had time to think about. Some of us used to _52_ the possibility of creating an actual “thinking” AI system, or believe that humans will alway
34、s be able to _53_ an AI system, but certain facts have now been placed in front of us. All thats left to be done is to _54_ the actual “thinking” part of advanced AI systems like AlphaGo to more fields. Once that happens, human beings will be pretty much _55_. If we do not fully understand the risks
35、 of AI systems, we might be flying too close to the “sun”, and like Icarus in Greek mythology, we will fall.41. A. fun B. secret C. universe D. potential42. A. intelligence B. advancements C. risks D. threats43. A. easier B. slower C. harder D. faster44. A. mess B. headache C. loss D. leisure45. A.
36、live B. instant C. immediate D. direct46. A. tell B. frame C. predict D. encounter47. A. reveal B. reverse C. resolve D. revolve48. A. processed B. modified C. introduced D. developed49. A. help B. isolate C. terminate D. investigate50. A. benefits B. possibilities C. signals D. incident51. A. quest
37、ions B. tragedies C. treasures D. disasters52. A. analyze B. develop C. doubt D. preview53. A. outsmart B. overhead C. outnumber D. overtake54. A. adopt B. shrink C. adapt D. control55. A. intelligent B. powerful C. patriotic D. outdatedSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each pa
38、ssage 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. (A)In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the me
39、aning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.Two thousand years ago, most people living in Britain were Celts. Even the wo
40、rd “Britain” is Celtic. Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra”. This is why there are so many place names in England which end in “-chester” or “-caster” Manchester, for example.The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland, and many place names there are Celtic. Fo
41、r example, Welsh place names that begin with “Llan” come from the Celtic word for church.After the Romans left Britain, it was attacked by tribes called the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland. Without the Roman army, it was impossible to protect the country
42、 from these people. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham” or “-ton”. Some got their name from the leader of the village, so Birmingham, for example, means “Beormunds village”.The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (“vi
43、llage on a hill” a good place to build a village) and Moreton (“village by lake”, where floods could make life tough). Place names that end in “-ford” (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.Twelve hundred years ago, the Vikings came to England from
44、 Scandinavia. They traded with the Anglo-Saxons but lived in their own villages. These often ended in “-by” or “-thorpe”. The name “Kirkby” means “a village with a church” and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.Finally, in 1066, England became Norman the Normans gave us the place name
45、“grange”, which means farm.And how about London? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants. People once believed that the United Kingdoms capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud, but this is very unlikely. Our best gues
46、s today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fastflowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.56. The origin of British place names are unfamiliar to many local people because of _.A. the death of the countrys ancient languages.B. the long lost hist
47、ory of the names.C. their lack of interest in the names.D. the frequent changes to the names.57. According to the article, Stratford-upon-Avon is most likely a town _.A. on a hillB. near a castleC. built beside a riverD. with a church58. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival
48、of inhabitants in Britain?A. The Celts The Romans The Vikings The Normans The Anglo SaxonsB. The Romans The Celts The Vikings The Anglo SaxonsThe NormansC. The Celts The Romans The Anglo SaxonsThe Vikings The NormansD. The Romans The Anglo SaxonsThe Celts The Normans The Vikings59. According to the text, where did the name for London come from?A. It is puzzling and hard to confirm for sure.B. It comes from the term for a fast-flowing river.C. The name is short for Londinium.D. The name is from the castle of a King.(B)Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
