2016徐匯區(qū)高三英語二模試卷及答案

1、2015學年第二學期徐匯區(qū)學習能力診斷卷2016.4高三英語試卷考生注意：1. 考試時間 120 分鐘，試卷滿分150 分。2. 本考試設試卷和答題紙兩部分。試卷分為第I 卷和第 II 卷，全卷共 11 頁。所有答題必須涂（選擇題）或?qū)懀ǚ沁x擇題）在答題紙上，做在試卷上一律不得分。3. 答題前，務必在答題紙上填寫準考證號和姓名。第 I 卷（共 103分）1. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. A

2、t 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 onyour paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question yo

3、u have heard.1. A. At a restaurant.C. At the airport.2. A. Tuesday.B. Wednesday.3. A. Take a walk.C. Fill in some forms.4. A. She has every confidence in Susan.C. She has not read the news on the Net.5. A. He is a very successful businessman.C. He is making plans to expand his operation.6. A. To pre

4、vent the woman from going there.C. To make the woman feel sorry.7. A. He did not attend today8. At the cinema.D. At the laundry.9. Thursday.D. Friday.8. Clean the backyard.10. Enjoy the beautiful day.B. She is a little bit surprised at the news.D. She is not as bright and diligent as Susan.B. He has

5、 changed his business strategy.D. He was twenty when he left the company.B. To make the man s mother happy.D. To help control the conversation.s class eitherB. . His notes are not easy to read.C. Nobody has seen his handwriting before.8. A. Mike is a person difficult to deal with.C. Mike is unwillin

6、g to speak in public.9. A. It is the first time they have been on a trip.C. They don t havewtoorry about the time. 10.D. He is very pleased to be able to help.B. Mike dislikes any formal gathering.D. Mike often keeps his distance from others.B. They feel tired about travelling everywhere.D. They hav

7、e to travel by schedules now.A. He is anxious to find a cure for his high blood pressure.B. He doesn t think high blood pressure is a problem for him.C. He did not take the symptoms of his illness seriously.D. He was not aware of his illness until diagnosed with it.Section BDirections: In Section B,

8、 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 q

9、uestion you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Two years ago.B. When he was 14.C. At the age of 18.D. When he was 21.12. A. Because his friends persuaded him to give it up.B. Because his teeth were getting really yellow.C. Because he could not afford to buy

10、cigarettes any more.D. Because he was troubled with some health problems.13. A. Hanging out with people who don t smoke.B. Going out for a cigarette after working hard.C. Riding his bicycle and enjoy the fresh air.D. Saving money each week for future use.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the foll

11、owing report.14. A. The broken alarm system in the brain.B. The increasing demands of modern life.C. The signals the brain sends to the body.D. The suffering from serious health problems.15. A. Doing sports.B. Playing tai chi.C. Having yoghurt.D. Walking outdoors.16. A. Stress is a normal psychologi

12、cal and physical reaction to life.B. Relaxation techniques help maintaining health and well-being.C. High levels of stress may lead to serious health problems.D. Relaxation should be the first priority for all people.Section CDirections : In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The con

13、versations 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.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

14、Dr. Green's AppointmentCaller:Phone No:Ronald Morgan17Appointed Time:Medical concern:8:00 o ' clock 18 morningHe fell from the19and broke his20Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What does an advertisi

15、ng agency do for the company right now?The advertising agency _21.What would the woman be responsible for if sheAdvertising,22and the design oftook the job?leaflets and catalogs.What is the woman's suggestion?Advertising23.What is the man' scomment on the woman' s suggestion?It 'nst2

16、4.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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 fit

17、s each blank.(A)Customer ServicePeople going shopping in America can expect to be treated with respect from the very beginning. When customers get to the store, they are treated as honored guests. Customers don't usually find store clerks (25) (sit) around watching TV or playing cards. Instead,

18、the clerks greet them warmly and offer to help them find what they want. Customers usually don 't have to ask (26)items cost, since prices are clearly marked. And (27)they are at a yard sale or flea market (跳蚤市場 ),they don't bother trying to bargain.When customers are ready to check out, the

19、y find the nearest and shortest checkout lane. But as Murphy's Law would have it, whichever lane they get in, all the other lanes will move (28)(fast). Good stores open new checkout lanes when the lanes get too long. Some even offer express lanes for customers with 10 items or less. (29)they pay

20、 for their purchases, customers receive a smile and a warm thank you "from the clerk.In America, customer service continues long after the sale. Many products come with a money-back guarantee. So if there is a problem with the product, customers can take it back. The customer service representa

21、tive will often allow them to exchange the item or return it (30)a full refund.For many American customers, service is everything. If a person receives poor service from a store, he probably (31)(avoid) shopping there in the future. On the other hand, customers often remain loyal to a business that

22、has excellent service even if their prices are high. Customer service in America grows out of the belief that the customer is always right." That (32)not always be true. But, as someone has said, the customer is always the customer.(B)Is A Game Just A Game?Are you addicted to computer games? Do

23、 you stay up all night playing them? There' s no doubt ththe excitement of games these days makes them hard to put down.We are spoilt for choice when it comes to gaming: You can role play creating your own characters and stories, giving you a chance to step out of everyday life into (33)imaginar

24、y world. And there are shooting games (34)you can let out your anger and frustration in violent situations where you kill people with guns.Some people think that (35)(absorb) in virtual reality does great harm to us. So far, popular games like Grand Theft Auto (36)(blame) for everything from falling

25、 results at school to causing acts of extreme violence. Others argue that gaming is a harmless form of entertainment. There is evidence (37)playing video games could actually be good for us. Some games are educational. Studies have also shown that the skills (38)(use) in playing games can cause grow

26、th in certain areas of the brain, the ability (39)(think) in 3D and even improve our eyesight. And for some, gaming is having a positive effect on their social lives with games like Halo and World of Warcraft often being played in groups. When you work as a group to win the game, your sense of achie

27、vement is higher than when winning by (40)Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A. academicB. accompaniedC. conductD. contributedE. diagnosisF. dominanceG. emergenceH. evolvedI

28、. focusedJ. impactK. relevantPsychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior. Research in psychology seeks to understand and explain how we think, act and feel. As most people already realize, a large part of psychology is devoted to the 41 and treatment of

29、mental health issues, but that' s juthe tip of the iceberg when it comes to applications for psychology. In addition to mental health, psychology can be applied to a variety of issues that 42 health and daily life including performance enhancement, self-help, motivation, productivity, and much m

30、ore.Psychology 43 out of both philosophy and biology. Discussions of these two subjects date as far back as the early Greek thinkers including Aristotle and Socrates. The word psychology comes from the Greek word psyche, literally meaning"life " or'44reath.of p syThelogy as a separate

31、andindependent field of study truly came about when Wilhelm Wundt established the first experimental psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany in 1879. Wundt 's work was 45 on describing the structures that compose the mind. Wundt believed that properly trained individuals would be able to identify acc

32、urately the mental processes that 46 feelings, sensations and thoughts.Throughout psychology history, some different schools of thought have formed to explain human thought and behavior. These schools of thought often rise to 47 for a period. While these schools of thought are sometimes considered a

33、s competing forces, each viewpoint has 48 to our understanding of psychology.Today, psychologists prefer to use more objective scientific methods to understand, explain, and predict human behavior. The discipline has two major areas of focus:49 psychology and appliedpsychology. Educational psycholog

34、y focuses on the study of different sub-topics within psychology including personality, social behavior, and human development. These psychologists 50 basic research that seeks to expand our theoretical knowledge while other researchers do applied research that attempts to solve everyday problems.II

35、I. 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.Feeling good about our actions - not guilt or pity - motivates giving, according to the lat

36、est research. 51 seeing or hearing about suffering children makes most people uncomfortable, that grief is not what drives them to dig into their pockets and donate. The reasons people decide to be selfless, it turns out, may be slightly more 52 .In the study, published in the Journal of Neuroscienc

37、e, researchers found that people are more likely to give when they think it will make them feel better. They donate, 53 , when they feel hope about putting smiles on those expectant and suffering faces. And that hope, or similar feel-good sensations, are driven by the brain ' s reward systems.Re

38、searchers and charities have long known that putting a(n) 54face on an abstract problemopens hearts and wallets. Josef Stalin once said that while one death is a(n)55 , a million is merely anumber. Studies have since found that quantifying the size of a disaster or particular need actually_56giving,

39、 while presenting a single story is more likely to cause a desire to help.But it wasn ' t clear whether thisa identifiable victim " effect resumed fmmirpeople' sown privilege and resources or from a sense of connection with the 58 and an urge to feel good about making a difference.To fi

40、nd out, researchers led by Alexander Genevsky, a graduate student in psychology at Stanford, imaged the brains of 22 young adults. In the scanner, they saw either a silhouette (剪影)or a head shot of ayoung African child. As in previous studies, participants were far more likely to give if they saw a

41、face than a blank silhouette donating almost twice as much in photo trials than in the others. However, this decision was related strongly to their 59 . If they showed little activity in their nucleus accumbens a brain region linked to every type of pleasurable experience they were actually less lik

42、ely to give. But if there is a sharp 60 of activity in this reward area, they felt good and gave more. And the photos of the children were more likely to 61 this reward center. Activity in the accumbens, in fact, completely 62 the difference in giving seen between the silhouette-based requests and t

43、he photo-based ones.While the findings point to the feel-good 63 behind giving, other research will have to address the question of why givers get that positive emotional boost. Do people feel rewarded when they give because they think about the happiness of the recipient - or do they feel good beca

44、use they see themselves as 64 and that self-esteem boost (自信心增強 )is mood-enhancing? Such information could help charities 65 their messages to maximize their effectiveness.51. A. SinceB. AlthoughC. IfD. As52. A. passiveB. earnestC. impersonalD. selfish53. A. for exampleB. on the contraryC. as a resu

45、ltD. on the other hand54. A. plainB. uglyC. specificD. frightened55. A. accidentB. threatC. solutionD. tragedy56. A. ruinsB. stimulatesC. lowersD. skips57. A. angerB. guiltC. regretD. joy58. A. desireB. mindC. victimD. stuff59. A. actionsB. beliefsC. imagesD. emotions60. A. edgeB. riseC. turnD. divi

46、sion61. A. monitorB. targetC. activateD. interrupt62. A. resulted fromB. counted onC. accounted forD. subjected to63. A. motivationsB. compliment sC. ambitionsD. requests64. A. executiveB. justifiedC. innocentD. generous65. A. concealB. tailorC. obtainD. deleteSection BDirections: Read the following

47、 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)Handwriting has existed for about 6,000 years.

48、It' s one of our most important inventions. Without it, w(wouldn ' t be able to record knowledge or pass ideas from one generation to the next.Most of us know, bu t often forget, that handwriting is not natural. It' s not like seeing or talking, vare what we are born with. In early Ameri

49、ca, only wealthy men and businessmen learned to write. Agoodhand” became a sign of class and intelligence as well as morality. Most, meanwhile, signed legal documents with a mere' X' and the presence of a witness. Writing only spread to the masses in theh century, afterschools began teaching

50、 handwriting.67 left- handed students often had their arm tied tightly to their bodies, so they'write with thecorrecthand. In more modern times, you may remember spending hours learning the correctstroke(筆回)，formation and spacing of upper- and lower-case letters.But today, schools are shifting t

51、he focus to coursework in STEM short for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. With limited hours and an increased pressure to meet higher standards, teachers are emphasizing technology and tablets and less of the written word.Technology has threatened writing long before every man, woma

52、n and child carried a phone. It came with the invention of the typewriter, which standardized written communication, and that same argument will reappear as technology advances.I don t know if handwriting will ever die. But today, the growing emphasis on typing is having far - reaching effects. To g

53、et a glimpse of the future, just look at the youth. Instead of curly Qs or crazy Ls, kids are using emoticons such as ? or to give a personal touch.Typing is more democratic, too it isn t a complicated skill to master. Keyboards are changing the physical connection between writers and text, and peop

54、le who can t write by hand, like the blind, can nouse tools to communicate only by touch.I suppose it ' s easy to grieve over the passing ce 10nl即代)into another. Sure, I' ll miss the writingof letters, and the beautiful and well-practiced signature written with a pen. And while some pathways

55、 in our brains will weaken wit h the decline of handwriting, we' ll develop newswipe aslwe ) and doubleclick our way into the future.66. Before the 19 th century in America, .A. only intelligent people could learn handwriting in schoolsB. legal documents were signed with the presence of a witnes

56、sC. most of the people didn evt en know how to write their namesD. people would spend hours learning how to write every day67. Which of the following sentences can best fit in the blank in the third paragraph?A. Writing was a means of human communicationB. Writing has always been serious businessC.

57、Schools tried different ways to force students to writeD. Young people worked hard to improve handwriting68. We can learn from the passage that .A. the invention of cellphones started the decline of handwritingB. handwriting will disappear because young people write poorlyC. typing makes it possible

58、 for blind people to communicateD. typing is comparatively easy to learn, even for the disabled 69. What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?A. The era of handwriting is leaving and that of typing is coming.B. Letters and signatures are gradually disappearing for sure.C. The decline of writing has drawn much attention from the public.D. Our brains will weaken with the decline of handwriting.(B)Edinburgh -the fourth