1、第 1 页 / 共 15 页 宝山区 2018 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） 2018.12考生注意：1本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。2答题前，务必在答题纸上填写考试号和姓名。3答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations bet
2、ween 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 answer on your paper, and decide which one is the best answe
3、r to the questions you have heard.1. A. In two weeks B. Within two weeks C. Two weeks ago D. For two weeks2. A. At the garage B. In a parking lot C. At a car shop D. In a car showroom3. A. Sell the ice cream B. Take a bit of the ice cream C. Make a wish D. Pass up the food4. A. $ 5.00 B. $ 8.00 C. $
4、 3.00 D.$2.55. A. Shes unwilling to do itB. She is afraid of donating blood.C. Donating blood is none of her business.D. Shes ready to donate blood.6. A. Sick B. Quite well C. Excited D. Confused 7. A. She has only one coat so she cant choose.B. She has a coat but she doesnt want to wear it.C. She h
5、opes that the man can lend her oneD. She doesnt wear a coat since she hasnt one8. A. Shes wondering how hands she has.B. She doesnt want to help the man.C. She cant handle this suitcase by hand.D. She would help the man in hand.9. A. She cant prevent her family members from missing her.B. She cant h
6、elp her family because she is not strong enough.C. She misses her family because she doesnt do well in the new school.D. She misses her family because she doesnt get used to the schools life.第 2 页 / 共 15 页 10. A. She was busy eating something delicious.B. Johnson was too busy to talk to someone.C. S
7、he didnt notice who Johnson was talking to.D. Johnson was meeting the new guests then.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversations, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passage and the conversation. The passage and the conversation will
8、 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 would be the best answer to the questions you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Waste from animal B. Agri
9、cultural chemicals C. Industrial waste D. Safe containers12. A. Undamaged metal cans B. All the boxes of juice or milkC. Leaking cans D. Waterproof containers13. A. You should clean up the cans only.B. You should brush the cans and then put them in boiled waterC. You should place the cans in safe ar
10、eas.D. You should make the cans clean and boil them thoroughlyQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A laboratory assistant B. A chemistry teacherC. A teacher of a laboratory D. A professor in the hospital 15. A. He can make up the class.B. He will be dropped from the clas
11、s.C. He will reported immediatelyD. He will attend other classes.16. A. it must be fastened tightly together.B. It should be cut right awayC. The students will be asked to leave the class.D. The students parents will be called to schoolQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversations
12、17. A. Purple B. Black C. Natural D. Gray 18. A. Because she is afraid to appear in a magazine.B. Because she thinks dying hair will do harm to hair.C. Because she hopes to be different from others.D. Because she is afraid to be punished by her parents.19. A. Having it cut immediately B. Letting it
13、beC. Having it dyed again D. Dying it themselves20. A. Dye her hair right away B. Buy some cheap dyeC. Keep her hair natural D. Choose some special products.第 3 页 / 共 15 页 II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent
14、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.Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen lives with her family in Copenhagen, Denmark. There are soldiers on the streets, and th
15、e country (21) _ (accept)by the Nazis. There isnt enough to eat, and the world is at war. Then the Nazis decide to “relocate“ the countrys Jewish population. The Danes dont know (22) _ their friends and neighbors are being taken away. They dont know where they are going, either. But they do know tha
16、t it is wrong and dangerous and that they must help.Number the Stars is a very powerful novel. During World War II, the Nazis (23)_ (kill) millions of people in Europe. Many of those people were Jewish. But in Denmark, almost all of the Jewish population was saved. Number the Stars is a work of fict
17、ion, but it tells the true story of the Jewish(24) _ (rescue)during the war. The moving plot is driven by justice, danger and excitement. But the book also deals with significant ideas that are much (25) _ (big)than the story itself.Annemarie must learn that evil doesnt just appear in fairy tales. I
18、ts a real thing that affects real people. She must also struggle with questions of loyalty and sacrifice. Who would she die to protect? And is she brave enough (26)_ (make) that sacrifice? Most importantly, Annemarie learns that (27) _(be) brave doesnt mean being fearless. It means doing the right t
19、hing despite the fact (28) _ you are afraid, Thats heavy stuff for a childrens novel.I have taught Number the Stars to many classes at many different levels. It has always been a popular choice. It uses simple language and sentences. It is easy to read and provides clear examples of literary techniq
20、ues like foreshadowing(预示). But it is also interesting, and the characters are (29) _ (engage). The plot is full of tension.Lois Lowry. The author, has written award-winning novels for young people. Number the Stars is a remarkable example of the talent (30) _ has made her so celebrated.Section BDir
21、ections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. common B. voting C. efforts D. elected E. end F. protestingG. say H. exercised I. argued J. equal K. rightsIn most demo
22、cracies today, people expect women to vote. Women are just as able to make decisions about their _31_ leaders as men. But 200 years ago, most people didnt think so.As late as the middle of the 19 century only men voted in most Western countries. A few countries or states let women vote in local elec
23、tions. But women voting was far from _32_. 第 4 页 / 共 15 页 At that time, people believed that women belonged in the home. That meant they should not get involved with public life.But women in Europe, North America and New Zealand began _33_ this situation. They believed that they should have a(n) _34
24、_ in their governments leaders. In 1792 an English novelist named Mary Wollstonecraft _35_that women should be able to vote, In the United States, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were important figures. They met while campaigning to put a(n) _36_ to slavery. In the process, they decided tha
25、t women also should have more _37_.Yet despite the _38_ of these women neither Great Britain nor the United States was the first country to let women vote. That honor goes to New Zealand, which changed their law on September 19, 1893. This was because of women like Kate Shepherd. She led a group tha
26、t presented petitions(请愿书 ) to their parliament three years in a row. Shepherd is now honored on New Zealands s10 bill.New Zealand was followed by Australia in 1902 and Finland in 19 zero six. By this time, some U.S. states and territories allowed women to vote. But the country as a whole didnt give
27、 women the right until after World War I.In many countries, the right to hold political office came along with the right to vote. And women have _39_ that right. In many countries, women have even held their countrys highest office. All of that is due to the efforts of women who fought for a(n) _40_
28、 voiceIII. Reading ComprehensionSection 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.The search for new, clean energy sources have occupied the attention of scientists
29、and politicians for years. One common _41_ for green energy is the wind. A new twist on this old resource could cause energy output of wind-power plants to increase greatly.Standard wind power plants rely on strong support and _42_ can only reach the height of 200 meters or so. Higher than that, win
30、ds tend to be stronger and steadier, but the challenge is _43_ how to obtain the energy from those winds.Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany have formed a kite-power research group. The group is working to develop kites with infla
31、table (可充气的) wings _44_ to electrical generator (发电机) on the ground.The research groups goal is to design a kite that can operate on its own for 24 hours. Research has begun, but many challenges remain, including making the generator more _45_ and perfecting the automatic flight control and structur
32、e of the kites. Nevertheless, in June 2012, they demonstrated that their kites could operate _46_ at an altitude of up to 700 meters.Meanwhile, in Italy, researchers are working on a(n) _47_ power generator that relies on kites when the generator called KiteGen, senses wind blowing, kites are _48_ f
33、rom the end of 第 5 页 / 共 15 页 poles with high-resistance cables to control their height and angle. These cables are able to move the kites if the system senses coming object _49_ planes, helicopters or even individual birds. The kites themselves are light, tough and able to reach fairly high altitud
34、e. The loop (绕行) around in the wind, which sets the center of the generator in emotion _50_ electric current.KiteGen has the _51_ to be very cost-effective in the long run. After the original cost of designing and setting up the plant, little _52_ investment will be necessary, apart from standard ma
35、intenance. The plant also requires _53_ little space, which makes it ideal for cities and means that multiple plants can be set up to provide even more _54_.Kite power has the potential to greatly _55_ on current wind power strategies. In the future, it may be an efficient cost efficient supplement
36、to the other sources of energy use or even a replacement for some of them41. A resolution B. proposal C. resource D. substitute42. A. generally B. frequently C. continually D. regularly43. A. carrying out B. figuring out C. breaking out D. picking out44. A. chosen B. applied C. collected D. connecte
37、d45. A. efficient B. complete C. powerful D. positive46. A. actively B. passively C. automatically D. artificially47. A. strange B. similar C. different D. original48 A fastened B. revealed C. tailored D. released49. A. except for B. instead of C. such as D. due to50. A. producing B. inventing C. pr
38、omoting D. developing51. A. qualification B. potential C. trend D. intention52. A. normal B. formal C. additional D. alternate53. A. concretely B. abstractly C thoroughly D. relatively54. A. energy B. strength C. technology D. opportunity55. A. focus B. extend C. improve D. transferSection BDirectio
39、ns: 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 passage you have just read.(A)Many people experience pr
40、oblems with their spine(脊椎) as they age. The tissue that protects the joints in the spine gradually breaks down. As a consequence, the bones, in the spine begin to rub against each other. This further harms that issue as well as the bones. The result is pain in the joints and, sometimes, in nerves n
41、ear the spine.This painful problem is actually a disease called osteoporosis. Some people are more at risk of 第 6 页 / 共 15 页 osteoporosis because of genes that they inherited from their ancestors. Extremely heavy people are also more likely to suffer from this disease because their extra weight puts
42、 much pressure on their joints. Fortunately, there are steps that people can take to help prevent osteoporosis from developing in their spine.The most important step is exercise. Stretches can help the muscles around the spine relax and allow bones to shift into better alignment(排列), Strength exerci
43、ses with light weights or bodyweight exercises like pushups can also help by strengthening the muscles around the spine. However, people should not overdo these exercises as repeated motions can strain the muscles around the spine. Trying to lift heavy weights with poor technique can have the same e
44、ffect.Another important factor is diet. It affects the health of spine because many vitamins are necessary for bones and nerves. These include B vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, all of which helps keep nerves healthy. People can get more B vitamin and omega 3 fatty acids by taking supplements sold
45、by stores. Another important factor is vitamin D. which is essential for strong bones. All of these vitamins and acids can be obtained from food. Thus people can help themselves by including them in their daily diets.56 What does this article mainly explain?A. Various aspects of a medical condition.
46、B. The actions of viruses that cause illnesses.C. Drugs often used to solve the physical issue.D. The location of organs in the human body. 57. How does the writer begin this article?A. By predicting improvement.B. By analyzing a series of data.C. By introducing minor injuries.D. By describing a gra
47、dual process 58. What can readers find in this article?A. A warning about working out too hard.B. A method for improving sleep quality.C. A slogan used to promote health classes.D. A big criticism often aimed at doctors.59. What does the article imply about supplement?A. They are mainly for youngste
48、rs.B. They are commercial products.C. They are now being researched.D. They are seldom truly effective(B)In late March of 2018, a tear in the earth about 15 meters wide and 20 meters deep suddenly appeared in Kenya, it cut across roads and even split houses in two. This crack appeared out of 第 7 页 /
49、 共 15 页 nowhere after heavy rains and an increase in seismic activity. Some scientists believe that it is further proof that Africa is slowly splitting apart.Once a very long time ago, Africa and south America were one landmass before they separated. Similarly, one day in the very distant future, a large part of East Africa will spl
