延安中學(xué)高三(三模)英語試卷.doc

上海市延安中學(xué)2015學(xué)年第二學(xué)期適應(yīng)性考試高三年級 英語試卷（考試時間：120分鐘滿分：150分）第 I 卷I. Listening Comprehension (30) (201512大境聽力)Part A Short Conversations (10)Directions: In Part 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 you paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. 6:10.B. 6:30.C. 6:40.D. 7:00.2.A. In a book store.B. In a hospital.C. In a library.D. At a cinema.3.A. Customer and waitress.B. Boss and secretary.C. Teacher and student.D. Lawyer and client.4.A. A Swimming contest.B. A volleyball match.C. A Football match.D. A basketball match.5.A. To hang up his trousers.B. To keep his trousers on.C. To come home earlier.D. To spend less time at the office.6.A. Her sons health.B. Her sons studies.C. Her sons poor grades.D. Her sons ability for the job.7.A. He was unable to have his picture taken.B. He has not chosen a picture for it.C. He had broken his camera.D. He failed to fix the broken camera.8.A. It isnt good at all.B. It is better now.C. It was better in the past.D. It is liked by more people now.9.A. Hell be able to clean the house in time.B. He doesnt have time to take the woman home.C. It should be easy for the guests to find the house.D. He needs time to relax before the guests arrive.10.A. He has too many dreams.B. He likes to sleep.C. He doesnt have many ideas.D. He doesnt put his ideas into practice.Part BShort Passages (12)Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Because she wanted to make more contributions to the community.B. Because she would like to help with the familys finances.C. Because she was offered a good job by her neighbor.D. Because she was expected to be more involved in social life.12.A. Doing housework.B. Looking after her neighbors children.C. Reading papers and watching TV.D. Taking good care of her husband.13.A. Supportive.B. Inconsiderate.C. Generous.D. Sensible. Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Hollywoods Founding Father.B. The Midwest Comes to Hollywood.C. The Transformation of Hollywood.D. Studios of Hollywood.15.A. Lighting and landscape.B. Alcohol-free environment.C. Cheap property value.D. Peaceful atmosphere.16.A. They benefited from the service to the studios.B. They moved out of their community.C. They stopped the expansion of the studios.D. They are annoyed by movie peoples behaviors. Part CLonger Conversations (8)Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Dialogue InformationWhen did the woman take Professor Coopers class?Last (17) _.What does the woman think of the exams?They may change from year to year, but the style is (18) _.What should the students know about the book?The (19) _ of the book.What will the man treat the woman if she helps him?A dinner and a (20)_.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Suggestions:1. The (21) _ should be a bit earlier.2. The (22) _ should get a better cover.3. (23) _ should be considered.4. The furniture in the main office should be (24) _.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar& vocabulary Section A （16）Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (A)Are you scared of heights? If so, we regret _25_(tell) you that you will miss a wonderful dinner in the sky! Dinner in the Sky can no doubt make a lasting impression on your special guests.In fact, the idea of Dinner in the Sky was developed by a Belgian company. The dinner is hosted at a table _26_(float) at a height of 50 meters. _27_ team of professionals help make the table safe in the air. Of course, dinner is not the only choice. Breakfast in the sky, lunch in the sky, meeting in the sky.just _28_ you want!Whats more, Dinner in the Sky _29_ be held anywhere. It _30_(operate) in more than 15 countries. As long as there is an open ground of 500, get ready to fly!You may wonder _31_ it is safe to have dinner in the sky. But dont worry about that. Dinner in the Sky is a totally safe way to enjoy life. The Belgian company provides this special service with two gold words in mind- exclusivity and safety. It is designed and examined strictly according to the International Safety Standard. The focus _32_safety is probably one of the reasons why it is still flying in the sky.So are you getting interested? If you want to have a unique memory, try Dinner in the Sky!(B)We have all heard the saying, You are what you eat. But how many of us are willing to admit that the expression applies to us as well as to all those unidentified people out there? Current research suggests that the majority of Americans _33_(have) bad eating habits,and some of them _34_(determine) by our lifestyle,which demands that we eat quickly and inexpensively.What are the commonest foods on the American menu? Hamburgers and French fries, sugar-laden drinks; pies and whipped cream,malts and ice-cream. Apart from an occasional broiled hamburger,all the things on that list are bad for us. And there are certain prophets(先知) of doom who predict that all those fat laden fast foods provide us _35_ only one thing-a faster road to the grave.On the other hand, there are those who claim that the basic fast-food meal contains all the nourishment you need. After all, there are meat, milk, salad (if you have the extras), and bread. And if you have a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger, you are doing yourself an extra favor by adding additional protein. _36_ these good news gossips are overlooking is the usually pulpy bun; the excess of sugar in the maltose or Coke;and overdose of salt that is sprinkled on the hamburger to make palatable (美味的).So you decide to stay away from the hamburger joint, and buy your food from the supermarket. Are you any better off? Not if you buy _37_(freeze) or canned food. The experts tell us that canned and frozen vegetables contain sugar, as well as all sorts of preservatives _38_ are not doing anything to improve your health. According to these people. the only way to be sure your food is good for you is to buy it and cook it _39_(fresh). And then, of course, you have to eat_40_-and that creates another problem. The speed of todays world has encouraged many of us to eat far too fast. We do not chew our food enough, and we eat on the run or we jump and start running the minute we finish eating.Section B (10)Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. There is one extra which you do not need.A. case B. evacuated C. access D. purposefully E. simply F. threatened G. confirmed H. scale I. descend J. concernK. tollBBC News with Jonathan Izard.Hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal are spending a second night outdoors in the devastations of Saturdays earthquake. More than two and a half thousand people are _41_ dead in the disaster. But the death _42_ could rise as some of the worst-affected areas are still not being reached. Matt Davis works with the charity, World Vision, in the capital, Kathmandu. Hes been speaking to people _43_ from the town of Pokhara near the epicentre of the quake.“I spoke to one man. He had been transferred into the hospital where I was in the very first helicopter. His village had one thousand one hundred homes. Almost every home was decimated. He estimated that ninety percent. Thats a village of over two thousand people. There could be many other villages in the similar _44_ where the entire village is overgone.”Rescue and aid efforts are being hampered by blocked roads and bad weather. Patrick Fuller from the International Federation of the Red Cross said it was still difficult to _45_ remote rural areas.“Getting to these areas is a big _46_. Its big question mark. We _47_ dont know the situation. Nor does anyone, really, the _48_ of the damage outside the Kathmandu Valley. Its population, about six million people living in this area. We have Red Cross teams and units on the ground. We cant reach them. We knew our own people had been affected in Nepal. We lost a number of stuff and volunteers. The United Nations Childrens Agency says the country is running out of water and food and there are frequent power cuts. It says almost one million children living in affected areas are _49_ by poor sanitation and a lack of safe water.”Rescuers in Nepal say an unknown number of mountaineers are trapped on Mount Everest, unable to _50_, after avalanches swept away their ropes and ladders. 17 climbers died on the Mountain on Saturday. Reading Comprehension Section A (15)Directions：For each blank in the following passages 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.A large section of the mighty West Antarctic ice sheet has begun falling apart and its continued melting now appears to be unstoppable, two groups of researchers recently reported. The _51_ scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured.One of the studies, led by NASA glaciologist(冰川學(xué)家) Eric Rignot, looked at 40 years of ground, airplane and _52_data of what researchers call “the weak underbelly of West Antarctica.” It shows the melt is happening faster than scientists had_53_, crossing a critical threshold(開端) that has begun a domino-like process.“It does seem to be happening quickly,” said University of Washington glaciologist Ian Joughin, lead author of the other study. “We are really_54_ the beginning stages.”If the new findings hold up, the scientists suggest that the melting could destabilize(使不穩(wěn)定) _55_ parts of the ice sheet and a rise in sea level of 4 to 12 feet (1.22 to 3.66 meters) may be _56_ in coming centuries.Global warming caused by the human-driven release of greenhouse gases has _57_ to destabilizing the ice sheet, though other factors may also be involved, the scientist said.The rise of the sea is likely to _58_ to be relatively slow for the rest of the 21st century, they added, but in the more distant future it may _59_ markedly, _60_ throwing society into crisis. _61_their different means, the two scientific papers, released by the journals Science and Geophysical Research Letters(地球物理學(xué)研究快報(bào)), came to similar _62_. Both groups of scientists found that West Antarctic glaciers had retreated（退后） far enough to set off an inherent（固有的） instability in the ice sheet, one that experts have _63_ for decades.The West Antarctic ice sheet sits in a bowl-shaped depression（洼地） in the earth, with the base of the ice below sea level. Warm ocean water is causing the ice sitting along the rim of the bowl to thin and retreat. As the front edge of the ice _64_ from the rim and enters deeper water, it can _65_much faster than before.51. A. alarmedB. threatenedC. astonishedD. frustrated52. A. animationB. volcanoC. missileD. satellite53. A. discussedB. addictedC. convincedD. predicted54. A. witnessingB. changingC. foreseeingD. publishing55. A. storingB. neighboringC. attachingD. touching56. A. capableB. evitableC. unavoidableD. incredible57. A. inheritedB. destroyedC. influencedD. contributed58. A. continueB. ceaseC. collectD. record59. A. addB. accelerateC. plungeD. decline60. A. frequentlyB. intentionallyC. willinglyD. potentially61. A. DespiteB. ThoughC. BesidesD. Except62. A. occasionsB. celebrationsC. conclusionsD. information63. A. blamedB. interestedC. feared D. involved64. A. pulls awayB. pulls upC. pull outD. pull into65. A. remindB. reviseC. retreatD. restrictSection B (24)Directions:Read the following 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)The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Denniss Swamp creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jacks dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.“So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name? ”“Are you sure you want to hear it? Its a scary story,” warned Jack.“Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldnt have chosen this place!”“Ok, but dont say I didnt warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.“Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite differentit was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.“ You are clearing too much land, warned one old man. The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it.“ Silly fool, said Dennis to himself. If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. Ill become wealthier. Hes just jealous! ”“Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping(滲出) to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”“What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.“The land hit backjust as the old man warned, ” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”“What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants cant ” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted. The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy had covered Toms face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.66. The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A. courageB. assistanceC. instructionD. challenge67. Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?A. The old man envied him.B. The old man was foolish.C. He was too busy to listen to others.D. He was greedy for more crops.68. Why did Tom scream and faint?A. He saw Denniss shadow.B. He was scared by a plant.C. His friends played a joke on him.D. The weather became extremely cold.69. What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?A. Grasp all, lose all.B. No sweat, no sweet.C. It is no use crying over spilt milk.D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.(B)Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem Michelle O. DonovanISBN 9781462058679Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during World War II. Because of his familys Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps (集中營). Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.Encourage Me! Inspirational PoetryGloria CoykendallISBN 9781412027854It is an easy to read collection of poems originally written to encouragein faith and to be a cure for chromic (長期) depression cure to strengthen identity and purpose.More Things in HeavenBill BosworthISBN 9780595433582In his More Things in Heaven, Bill Bosworth presentspresents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders.More things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experiences.Creation or Evolution Michael EbifeghaISBN 9781450289023Were humans created, or did they evolve? How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical (實(shí)證的) science.Seeking the Edge Dr. Jos