上海市嘉定区2019-2020学年第一学期期末高三年级英语学科教学质量（一模）监测卷（含答案）.docx

1、1 20192019 学年度嘉定区高三年级第一次质量调研学年度嘉定区高三年级第一次质量调研 英语试卷英语试卷 （满分 140 分 考试时间 120 分钟） I. Listening Comprehension Section A （10 分）分） Directions: 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 convers

2、ations and the questions will be 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. Terrific. B. Tough. C. Exciting. D. Well-paid. 2. A. Have her parent

3、s live on campus. B. Call local hotels again in a few days. C. Phone the Cliffside Inn for a reservation. D. Ask her parents to come on another weekend. 3. A. Put on a coat at once. B. Exchange the tickets. C. Take care of his cold. D. Watch the game at home. 4. A. She has to post a letter instead.

4、B. She cant send the message right now. C. Shes not sure if the computer is fixed. D. She has to turn down the mans request. 5. A. The book is much too long. B. He hasnt read the book yet. C. He seldom reads such a book. D. The book is very interesting. 6. A. He has already seen the film. B. He is u

5、nlikely to go to the cinema. C. He has just recovered from the flu. D. He doesnt think highly of the film. 7. A. Think about getting a job at another place. B. Find a suitable job to work happily. C. Sign up for more than one journalism class. D. Call the news agency about the job. 2 8. A. She wishe

6、s she had seen the play. B. The scenery could have been more realistic. C. The makeup wasnt as good as the scenery. D. The actors should have worn ancient makeup. 9. A. She contacts her parents occasionally. B. She phones her parents regularly at weekends. C. She visits her parents when the fares ar

7、e down. D. She often calls her parents regardless of the rate. 10. A. They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday. B. They have plenty of time to work on the assignment. C. The assignment looks easy but actually quite difficult. D. The assignment is difficult for them to complete on time. Secti

8、on B （15 分）分） Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read th

9、e four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. How to share responsibilities. B. How to motivate themselves. C. How to respond to challenges. D. How to code computer game

10、s. 12. A. They dont receive grades. B. They dont have to take exams. C. They can do whatever they like. D. They must study math and English. 13. A. More schools are trying the creative approach to teaching. B. More students are being sent to hike across the Alps. 3 C. More teenagers are coming to st

11、udy at the school. D. More teachers are designing challenge projects. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To take photos for an investigation. B. To pursue his hobby of photography. C. To recover from an illness and gain health. D. To further his interest in the Americ

12、an West. 15. A. Walter Smith began to study Blackfoot culture as a part-time job. B. The Blackfoot community was a great attraction to other Americans. C. Walter Smith was devoted to protecting and spreading Blackfoot culture. D. The Blackfoot officially received its name for the color of their foot

13、wear. 16. A. Walter Smiths life-long dream to enter the Blackfoot world. B. Walter Smiths efforts to save an endangered culture. C. Walter Smiths journey to Blackfoots community. D. The precious pictures of the Blackfoot Indians. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A

14、. Talking about the latest movies freely online. B. Watching movies on the big theatre screens. C. Watching movies with her best friends. D. Seeing new movies on weekends. 18. A. Because he wants to save money and snacks as well. B. Because he can avoid being influenced by spoilers (剧透). C. Because

15、he wants to interact freely while watching movies. 4 D. Because action movies shown at the theatre have the similar plot. 19. A. They enjoy watching superhero movies. B. They like sharing the latest movies online. C. They appreciate interacting freely with friends. D. They are fond of guessing the p

16、lot of new movies. 20. A. Watch the new movie with the woman on DVD. B. Wait to be informed about the contents of the movie. C. Watch the superhero movie when the DVD comes out. D. Rent the cheapest DVD to watch whatever movies available. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A （10 分）分） Directions: Aft

17、er reading the passage 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 fits each blank. This is where my kids grew up For years

18、 now, Ive been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is more than just a building. In the front room, theres a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines. Every growth stage (21)_(mark) in pencils, with each childs name and the date. Of all the

19、 objects and all the memories, its this one thing in a home thats (22)_(hard) to leave behind. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress. Friends I know have visited their previous home only (23)_(discover) their wall of heights has been freshly painted over.

20、 Over the years, Ive talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, (24)_ _ the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing. So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do (25)_ about it. They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographe

21、r (26)_ work is about capturing the 5 beautiful things in life. She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, (27)_(take) photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints, and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph (28)_ we had experienced in all tho

22、se years. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, (29)_(transform) them into a beautiful history of my family. Three weeks later, my childrens wonderful gift made its way to me (30)_ life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and

23、 growth. Section B （10 分）分） Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need. A. emphasizes B. principle C. enormous D. helping E. energized F. active G. increased H. a

24、bsorbing I. benefits J. analyzed K. temperate Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics Emphasizing social play and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research. The study, published in the jou

25、rnal PLoS One, found this approach to kindergarten curriculum also _31_ childrens joy in learning and teachers enjoyment of teaching. Before children have the ability to sit for long periods _32_ information, they need to be allowed to be _33_ and be encouraged to learn by doing, said Dr. Adele Diam

26、ond, the studys lead author. Indeed, people of all ages learn better by doing than by being told. Through a controlled experiment, Diamond and her colleagues _34_ the effectiveness of a curriculum called Tools of the Mind (Tools). The curriculum was introduced to willing kindergarten teachers and 35

27、1 children with different backgrounds in 18 public schools. Tools was developed in 1993 by two American researchers. Its basic _35_ is that social-emotional development and improving self-control is as important as teaching academic skills and content. The Tools _36_ the role of social play in devel

28、oping skills such as self-control, selective attention and planning. Skills like self-control and selective attention are necessary for learning. They are often more strongly associated 6 with school readiness (入学准备) than intelligence quotient (IQ), said Diamond. This experiment is the first to show

29、 _37_ of a curriculum emphasizing social play. Teachers reported more _38_ behavior and greater sense of community in Tools classes. Late in the school year, Tools teachers reported they still felt _39_ and excited about teaching, while teachers in the control group were exhausted. I have enjoyed se

30、eing the _40_ progress my students have made in writing and reading. said a Tools teacher in Vancouver. I have also enjoyed seeing the students get so excited about coming to school and learning. They loved all the activities so much that many students didnt want to miss school, even if they were si

31、ck. III. Reading Comprehension Section A （15 分）分） Directions: 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. In product design, imagining users feelings leads to more original outcom

32、es Researchers find that in new product design, connecting with users heart, rather than their head, can lead to more original and creative outcomes. Developing original and 41 products is critical to a companys long-term success. Thus, understanding what influences originality can have important an

33、d potentially 42 consequences for businesses. Ravi Mehta, a professor of business administration, shows that adopting a(n) 43 that imagines how the user would feel while using a product leads designers to experience greater empathy （同感） , which 44 creativity and, in turn, outcome originality for new

34、 product design. There are two ways that the product designer can 45 the consumers product usage. One focuses on objective use of the producthow consumers might use the product, that is, an objective imagination approach. The other focuses on feelingshow the product makes the consumer feel, a feelin

35、gs-imagination approach. Consumers always want to have new products that solve problems more efficiently and at a less cost. So product designers 46 this trap of being very objective in focusing on the use of a product. Thats important, but the 47 of usage can only attract consumers in some ways. 48

36、 , the feelings-imagination approach leads designers to experience greater empathy, which makes them more 49 to the consumers ideas. This leads to greater outcome originality. Mehta said, when you imagine consumers and focus on their feelings, thats powerful and will lead to something much more inno

37、vative than only focusing on a products usage. The research shows that a feelings-based approach is 50 to the commonly used objective-based approach, the researchers 7 wrote. It not only helps product designers build a better product, but it also helps them create more innovative products. The impli

38、cations of the findings extend to everyday consumers, who now play a role in shaping companies design. Mehta said, Marketers are increasingly 51 consumers for new product ideas. 52 , there was a very successful campaign a few years ago that focused on getting consumers to create a new potato chip fl

39、avor. The experiments demonstrated a 53 effect of adopting a feelings-imagination approach. That suggests that these designers may 54 imagining users feelings. In this way, designers can develop products that could 55 to the masses. Companies can easily adopt this process and promote feelings-imagin

40、ation exercises through their websites or social media. 41. A. primary B. innovative C. natural D. domestic 42. A. temporary B. slight C. indefinite D. profitable 43. A. policy B. proposal C. approach D. standard 44. A. enhances B. exhibits C. illustrates D. explores 45. A. recommend B. extend C. ex

41、ploit D. imagine 46. A. fall apart B. figure out C. fall into D. turn into 47. A. originality B. objectivity C. creativity D. flexibility 48. A. In conclusion B. In addition C. As a result D. By contrast 49. A. open B. harmful C. resistant D. equal 50. A. evident B. superior C. relevant D. alert 51.

42、 A. joining in B. applying to C. turning to D. taking in 52. A. In reality B. In other words C. Whats more D. For example 53. A. dramatic B. positive C. negative D. serious 54. A. depend on B. benefit from C. contribute to D. involve in 55. A. appeal B. refer C. adapt D. commit Section B （22 分）分） 8

43、Directions: 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) When she was te

44、n years old, Isadora Duncan dropped out of school to teach people dance. If that job was left to any other ten-year-old, it would have turned out frustrating, difficult, and a little discouraging. But Duncan was different. Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but

45、she also had a rare kind of confidence that helped her treat troubles as fuel something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her. Its no surprise, then, that when she moved to New York to join a theatre company, she found herself restricted. The existing dancing style, their way of

46、operatingall of this seemed to her the work of a misguided past. Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work,

47、 these instances became less frequent. Today, she is remembered as The Mother of Dance, with much of the modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life. In her autobiography (自传), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as

48、the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasnt constantly watched. The expectations of her mother (who raised her) were open-ended. It was the freedom of this lifestyle that drove her to see what she could do. Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either completely useless or that she was a genius. There was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed t