上海市闵行区2012届高三4月教学质量调研（二模）英语试题.doc

1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家闵行区2011学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷考生注意：1 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚，并在规定的区域内填涂。答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求涂写，主观题用黑色水笔填写。2 本试卷分为第1卷和第卷，共12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。3 考试后只交答题纸，试卷由考生自己保留。第I卷 (共105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will heal ten short conversations between two sp

2、eakers. At theend of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversationsand the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the questionabout it, read the .four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the bestanswer to the ques

3、tion you have heard.1. A. Next Saturday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Friday. D. Next Sunday.2. A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a bank. D. In a post office.3. A. A manager and a customer. B. An employer and an employee.C. A professor and a student. D. An examiner and an examinee.4. A. Tims exc

4、ellent performance. B. Tims assignment.C. Tims graduation day. D. Tims study habits.5. A. To a hotel. B. To a restaurant.C. To a training class. D. To the train station.6. A. An artist. B. A painter. C. A journalist. D. An architect.7. A. To quit basketball.B. To go on playing basketball in spite of

5、 the failure.C. To give the reason for giving up basketball.D. To take part in another game.8. A. They are looking for an apartment. B. The man does not like his bedroom.C. The woman enjoys shopping for clothes. D. They have just moved into an apartment.9. A. She will decide later. B. She doesnt car

6、e for either.C. She doesnt want to go out. D. She wants the man to decide.10. A. Her car is close-by. B. She lives far away.C. She has a new car. D. She wants the man to walk with her.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked threequestions on each of

7、 the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will bespoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paperand 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.

8、 A. She explained the functions of the BCD International.B. She described some popular singers.C. She introduced the radio program to listeners.D. She played a new record.12. A. About the Big Hits. B. The History of Pop.C. The Road to Music. D. Pop Words.13. A. To introduce new singers and songwrite

9、rs.B. To provide the background with music.C. To help to understand the words to the big music hits.D. To hear from listeners opinions on music.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They want to learn the basics of English.B. They benefit from learning general English ski

10、lls.C. They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.D. They know clearly what they want to learn.15. A. Doctors. B. Businessmen. C. Reporters. D. Lawyers.16. A. Three groups of learners.B. The importance of business English.C. English for Specific Purposes.D. Features of English for differen

11、t purposes.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will beread twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blankswith the information .you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through

12、20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.How long have the Kramers been on vacation? For a (17)_Who did David invite for the dinner? Some of the Kramers friends and (18) _Why does David want to have the dinner party? To thank the Kramers for their

13、(19) _What does Nancy think of David? He is (20). _Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What job does the woman suggest to the man? (21) _What did Boris do for Mr. Alexander? (22) _Where can the man ask for hel

14、p according to the woman? The (23) _What else does the applicant have to do besides filling out an application form?(24) _ and provide three references.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. Cand D. Choose the one an

15、swer that best completes the sentence.25. This kind of mistake, strange as it appears, is quite common _young Englishbeginners.A. within B. about C. among D. beyond26. - May I smoke here?- If you_, thats the smoking section over there.A. should B. must C. may D. could27. The temperature will fall sh

16、arply the day after tomorrow, when a snowstorm _ tostrike this area.A. expects B. is expected C. has expected D. will be expected28. Several measures had been tried out to improve the traffic situation, yet _of themseemed to work well.A. none B. both C. all D. either29. If there were no such serious

17、 pollutions, people would live _ life in the world.A. the most healthy B. more healthy aC. much a healthy D. a more healthy30. We firmly believe that the project, if _ according to the plan, will definitely workout well.A. carrying out B. being carried out C. carried out D. to be carried out31. Dont

18、 answer any e-mails _ your private information, however official they look.A. requesting B. to request C. requested D. having requested32. The man denied_ anything at the supermarket when questioned by the police.A. to have stolen B. to be stealing C. having stolen D. to steal33. What people learned

19、 from China Got Talented was that there were so many talentedpeople out there waiting _A. to discover B. to be discovered C. discovered D. being discovered34. Can you think of some cases _ drivers obviously knew the traffic rules but didntobey them?A. why B. as C. where D. which35. The school rules

20、state that no child shall be allowed out of the school dating the day,_ accompanied by an adult.A. once B. when C. if D. unless36. The manager seems never to be satisfied with _the company has achieved.A. what B. which C. that D. how37. When it comes to mental health, the fact is sometimes neglected

21、 _ more and moreteachers are under great pressure.A. which B. since C. whether D. that38. Im puzzled why he _ back to me. He should have heard from me.A. hasnt written B. didnt write C. doesnt write D. hasnt been writing39. Youd like to have an annual vacation after the project is completed, _?A. ha

22、d you B. hadnt you C. would you D. wouldnt you40. What we have to admit is that never before _ experienced such great changes.A. had the city B. has the city C. the city has D. the city hadSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word canonly be used on

23、ce. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. employed B. possessions C. unprotected D. particularly E. admitF. identify G. limited H. non-existent I. consequently J. opportunitiesHistorically, the traditional role of women of all classes in Britain had been confined (限制)to that of mother in

24、 the home. Single and childless women 41 had an uncomfortableand difficult time. The majority of women had no voting or political rights until 1928, and forcenturies wives and their property had been the legal _ 42 of their husbands. Formaleducation for women was thought to be unnecessary for their

25、role in life, and was 43for the majority.The female position in society became a little better in some respects towards the end ofthe nineteenth century, but was still very 44 . However, elementary education for all wasestablished and a few institutions of higher education began to 45 women in restr

26、ictednumbers.Since the 1960s, women in Britain have been fighting for greater equality with men injob 46 and rates of pay. Various laws from the 1970s to the present have been made. Inspite of all these, men remain better paid than women in many occupations, 47 inindustry. Women constitute (构成) near

27、ly half the national workforce, there are moreemployed married women in Britain than in any other European Community country, andsome 60 percent of wives are now 48 compared with 22 percent in 1951. But theiraverage weekly wage is still only 70 percent of the average paid to men. This is true of bot

28、hthe manufacturing trades and the service industries. As a result, the majority of femaleworkers are badly paid and often 49 by the trade unions or the law.III. Reading comprehension:Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases markedA, B, C and D. Fil

29、l in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In business, there is a speed difference: Its the difference between how important afirms leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy (策略) and how fast the companyactually moves. The difference is important 50 industry and com

30、pany size. Companiesfearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways topick up the 51In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain anedge ended with lower sales and operating income than those that 52 at key moments toma

31、ke sure they were on the right 53 . Whats more, the firms that slowed down to54 improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higheroperating income over a three-year period.How did they 55 the laws of business, taking more time than competitors yetperforming better? They t

32、hought 56 about what slower and faster mean. Firmssometimes 57 to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly)and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speedof production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed diff

33、erence. But thatoften leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher performing companies with strategic speed always made changeswhen it is 58 . They became more 59 to idea and discussion. They encouraged newways of thinking. And they allow

34、ed time to look and learn. 60 , performance suffered atfirms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving 61 , stuck totested methods, didnt develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinkingabout 62Strategic speed 63 a kind of leadership. Teams that 64 tak

35、e time to get thingsright are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must comefrom the top.50. A. according to B. regardless of C. due to D. instead of51. A. profit B. product C. speed D. method52. A. paused B. developed C. persevered D. engaged53. A. situation B. tra

36、ck C. occasion D. duty54. A. look on B. keep up C. hold back D. speed up55. A. learn B. discover C. disobey D. prefer56. A. strangely B. abstractly C. entirely D. differently57. A. fait B. attempt C. pretend D. desire58. A. convenient B. necessary C. emergent D. incredible59. A. alert B. restless C.

37、 open D. specific60. A. In short B. By contrast C. Above all D. All in all61. A, welfare B. technology C. efficiency D. condition62. A. qualities B. standards C. competitors D. changes63. A. serves as B, stands for C. refers to D. deals with64. A. temporarily B. extensively C. naturally D. regularly

38、Section BDirections: Read the .following three passages. Each passage is .followed by severalquestions or un. finished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage youhave just read.(A)this bo

39、ok is designed to help you improve your reading comprehension skills bystudying 20 minutes a day for 20 days. Youll start with the basics and move on to morecomplex reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies. Please note that althougheach chapter can be an effective skill builder on its

40、own, it is important that you proceedthrough this book in order, from Lesson I through Lesson 20. Each lesson builds on skills andideas discussed in the previous chapters. As you move through this book and your readingskills develop, the passages you read will increase both in length and in complexi

41、ty.The book begins with a pretest, which will allow you to see how well you can answervarious kinds of reading comprehension questions now, as you begin. When you finish thebook, take the posttest to see how much youve improved.The text is divided into four sections, each focusing on a different gro

42、up of relatedreading and thinking strategies. These strategies will be outlined at the beginning of eachsection and then reviewed in a special putting it all together final lesson.Each lesson provides several exercises that allow you to practice the skills you learn. Toensure youre on the right trac

43、k, each lesson also provides answers and explanations for all of the practice questions. Additionally, you will find practical suggestions in each chapter forhow to continue practicing these skills in your daily life.The most important thing you can do to improve your reading skills is to become ana

44、ctive reader. The following guidelines and suggestions outlined will familiarize you withactive reading techniques. Use these techniques as much as possible as you work your waythrough the lessons in this book.65. According to the passage, the pretest aims toA. tell you where your starting level is

45、B. arouse your interest in using the bookC. illustrate the structure of the text D. introduce the test-taking techniques66. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Each chapter has an internal relationship with the previous chapter.B. The texts are arranged in the order of le

46、ngth and complexity.C. Different reading strategies are listed at the beginning of each section.D. The author suggests using the book selectively according to readers level.67. What is the author most likely to talk about in the following paragraph?A. The function of each chapter. B. The outline of

47、each section.C. The ways to be an active reader. D. The guidelines in using the book.(B)The canopy, the upper level of the trees in the rain forest, holds too much of climbingmammals (哺乳动物) of moderately large size, which may include monkeys, cats, civets, andporcupines. Smaller species, including s

48、uch as nice and small squirrels, are not as commonoverall in high tropical canopies as they are in most habitats globally.Small mammals, being warm blooded, suffer hardship in the exposed and uncertainenvironment of the uppermost trees. Because a small body has more surface area per unit ofweight th

49、an a large one of similar shape, it gains or loses heat more rapidly. Thus, in the trees,where protection from heat and cold may be scarce and conditions may be changeable, asmall mammal may have trouble maintaining its body temperature.Small size makes it easy to scramble among twigs (嫩枝) and branc

50、hes in the canopy forinsects, flowers, or fruit, but small mammals are defeated, in the competition for food, bylarge ones that have their own strategies for browsing among tbod-rich twigs. The weight ofan ape hanging below a branch draws the leaves down so that fruit-bearing leaves droptoward the a

51、pes face. Walking or leaping species of a similar or even larger size access theouter twigs either by breaking and gaining the whole branch or by catching hold of hardbranches with the feet or tail and picking food with their hands.Small climbing animals may reach twigs readily, but it is harder for

52、 them than for largeclimbing animals to cross the wide gaps from one tree top to the next that typify the highcanopy. A gibbon can hurl itself farther than a mouse can: it can achieve a running start, and itcan more effectively use a branch as a springboard (跳板). The forward movement of a smallanima

53、l is seriously reduced by the air friction (摩擦) against the relatively large surface areaof its body.68. Which of the following questions does the passage answer?A. How is the rain forest different from other habitats?B. How does an animals body size influence an animals need for food?C. Why does ra

54、in forest provide an unusual variety of food for animals?D. Why do large animals tend to dominate the upper canopy of the rain forest?69. According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true about the small mammals in therain forest?A. They have body shapes that are adapted to life in the canopy

55、.B. They prefer the temperature and climate of the canopy to that of other environments.C. They have difficulty with the changing conditions in the canopy.D. They use the trees of the canopy for protection from heat and cold.70. When discussing animal size in paragraph 3, the author indicates thatA.

56、 small animals require appropriately more food than larger animals doB. a large animals size is an advantage in obtaining food in the canopyC. small animals are often attacked by larger animals in the rain forestD. small animals and large animals are equally good at obtaining food in the canopy71. A

57、ccording to the last paragraph, what makes jumping from one tree crown to anotherdifficult for small mammals?A. Air friction against the body surface.B. The thickness of the branches.C. The dense leaves of the tree top.D. The inability to use the front feet as hands.(c)According to sociologists, the

58、re are several different ways in which a person maybecome recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the fanfilytraditional cultural patterns confer (z,) leadership on one or both of the parents. In othercases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually eme

59、rge as leaders,although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosenformally through election or recruitment.Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades ofresearch have failed to produce consistent evidence that ther

60、e is any category of naturalleaders. It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common;rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meetthe needs of that particular group.Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed th

61、at social groups have a single leader,research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held bydifferent individuals. Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion oftasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to get thi

62、ngs done.Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collectivewell-beings of a social groups members. Expressive leaders are less concerned with theoverall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members andattempting to minimize tension and

63、 conflict among them. Group members expect expressiveleaders to maintain stable relationships within the group and provide support to individualmembers.Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other groupmembers. They give orders and may discipline group members who

64、 prohibit attainment (达到)of the groups goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more personal or primary relationship toothers in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties or issubjected to discipline, are quick to lighten a serious moment with humor, and try to resolveissues

65、 that threaten to divide the group. As the difference in these two roles suggests,expressive leaders generally receive more personal affection from group members;instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a moredistant respect.72. Which of the following statemen

66、ts about leadership can be inferred from paragraph 2?A. Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person.B. A person who is an effective leader of a particular group may not be an effectiveleader in another group.C. A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying

67、 research onleadership.D. Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidence of their qualifications.73. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus onA. ensuring harmonious relationshipsB. sharing responsibility with group membersC. achieving a goalD. identifying n

68、ew leaders74. A secondary relationship between a leader and the members of a group could best bedescribed as _A. distant B. enthusiasticC. sympathetic D. personal75. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The problems faced by leaders.B. How leadership differs in small and large groups.C. How socia

69、l groups determine who will lead them.D. The role of leaders in social groups.Section CDirections: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F foreach paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Joint effort in the development of for-profit centersB. B

70、enefits brought to parentsC. An alternative to the problem of public playgroundsD. Suitable time arrangement for working parentsE. Parents worries of the kids safety in the new playgroundF. Parents concern about kids playing time76._As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and shabby, the for-pr

71、ofit centers offer clean,safe, supervised activities as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngstersphysical fitness, usually for a fee of around $5 an hour. Playgrounds are dirty, notsupervised, says Dick Guggenheimer, owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone inYonkers, N.Y., p

72、art of a Kansas City-based chain. Were indoors; were padded; parents canfeel their child is safe.77. _Discovery Zone has sold 120 outlets in the past 14 months, boasting sandboxes full ofbrightly colored plastic balls, mazes, obstacle courses, slides and mountains to climb. NowMcDonalds is getting i

73、nto the act. The burger giant is test-marketing a new playground,Leaps&Bounds, in Naperville, Ill. Phys Kids of Wichita has opened one center and has plansto expand.78. _American parents are rightly worried about their kids leisure life. There are 36 millionchildren in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 who watc

74、h an average of 24 hours of TV a week and devoteless and less energy to active recreation. Nationwide decrease in education budgets aremaking the problem worse, as gym classes and after-hours sports time get squeezed. SaysDiscovery Zone president Jack Gunion: We have raised a couple of pure couch po

75、tatoes.79. _In an attempt to attract more people, the new facilities cater to (迎合) the concerns oftwo-earner families, staying open in the evenings, 10ng after traditional public playgroundhave grown dark and unusable. At Napervilles Leaps&Bounds, families can play together for$4.95 per child, paren

76、ts free. Fresh-faced assistants, dressed in colorful sport pants and shirts,guide youngsters to appropriate play areas for differing age group.80. _These new playgrounds are not meant to be day-care facilities; parents are expected to stayand play with their kids rather than drop them off. But sever

77、al also provide high-techbaby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children inspecial supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy amovie or dinner. The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in t

78、hedays before two-career families and two-hour commutes: play with their kid. That, at least, isold-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statementsin the fewest possible words.High school dropouts (辍学者) earn an a

79、verage of $9,000 less per year than graduates.Now a new study moves away a common belief why they quit. Its much more than failing inexams at school.Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just cant cut it. They are lazy,and perhaps not too bright. So researchers were surprised wh

80、en they asked more than 450 kidswho quit school about why they left.The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they couldhave graduated from high school. John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About onemillion teens leave school each year. Only about half of

81、African-American and Hispanicstudents will receive a diploma, and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So, iffailing grades dont explain why these kids quit, what does? Again, John Bridgeland: Themost dependable finding was that they were bored. They found classes uninteresting; they

82、werent inspired or motivated. They didnt see any direct connection between what they werelearning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, whichhappens to be the age at which most states allow st

83、udents to quit. In the US, only one state,New Mexico, has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Onlyfour states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus tile District of Columbia, requireschool attendance until age 18, no exceptions, another researcher, says raisi

84、ng tile compulsoryattendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school.As these dropouts look back, they realize theyve made a mistake. And anything thatsort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end, is probablyhelpful measure.New Hampshire may be the next s

85、tate to raise its school attendance age to 18. But criticssay that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses thepoint-the need for reform. Its been called for to reinvent high school education to make itmore challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids wh

86、o do stick it out receive a diplomathat actually means something.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS)81. What do people think of those who quit school?82. Many students quit school not because they cannot pass grades but because they findLessons_83. Why do

87、nt some students quit until they are sixteen?84. According to the passage, the more effective way to keep students from quitting is to_第卷 (共45分)IV. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in thebrackets.85针对食品安全的投诉越来越多。 (There)86伦敦已为即将到来的奥运会作好了充分的

88、准备。 (preparation)87尽管天气不好，我们盼望的运动会仍将按原定计划举行。 (despite)88这个村庄几乎与世隔绝，许多民间习俗得以很好地保留。(preserve)89与第二代产品相比，虽然中ad3外观没有太大的变化，但功能得到了较大的提升。(though)V. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructionsgiven below in Chinese.假定你是校英语俱乐部的负责人，需要在英文校报上发表一篇文章，向新生介绍英语俱乐部。文章需包含以下三个方面内容：1英语俱乐部的宗旨2英语俱乐部的主要活动内容3参加英语俱乐部的益处欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。