1、 - 1 - 虹口区 2019 学年度第二学期高三学生学习能力诊断测试 英语试卷 2020.4 考生注意: 1.考试时间 120 分钟,试卷满分 140 分。 2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。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。 3.答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题 纸反面清楚地填写姓名。 I.Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between t
2、wo 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 your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to
3、the question you have heard. 1. A. To ask for leave B. To cancel a flight. C. To make an apology. D. To put off a meeting. 2. A. Hell come over and make a phone call. B. Hell go for a job interview. C. Hell make an advertisement. D. Hell find the position in the newspaper. 3. A. The handle cant be r
4、eplaced B. Theres no handle for the suitcase. C. The suitcase is not worth fixing. - 2 - D. The suitcase can be fixed in time. 4. A. Worthwhile. B. Meaningful C. Incredible. D. Exciting 5. A. They are both to blame B. They are difficult to please. C. They used to be god friends D. They can manage to
5、 get along 6. A. The man can read in the library without a library card. B. The man has to leave before he gets a library card. C. The woman will lend the man her library card. D. A library card is a must for everyone there. 7. A. He will give up learning French grammar. B. He finds it difficult to
6、learn French grammar. C. Learning French is as easy as learning English. D. He feels learning French difficult but rewarding. 8. A. Both of them will watch the game together B. The woman feels lucky to have got a ticket C. The man can get the ticket at its original price. D. The woman doesnt like wa
7、tching the game on TV. 9. A. The woman will make the lines shorter. B. The man hopes to change his role in the play. C. The man lacks self-confidence in playing the part. D. The woman will try to help the man remember the lines. 10. A. Artificial lighting will do harm to people. B. The man should sp
8、end more time outdoors C. People work longer hours with artificial lighting. - 3 - D. Working long makes people confuse day with night. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear several passages and longer conversations, after each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions
9、. The passages and the conversations 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. 1
10、1.A. Some workers talk to the boss directly. B. Workers in all companies get a fixed pay rise every year. C. All workers get a pay rise or a bonus for achieving a goal. D. Part of the workers get a pay increase as a reward for their effort. 12. A. It is a common practice. B. If you dont ask, you don
11、t get. C. It shows your loyalty to the company. D. What you expect stands for the boss ambition. 13. A. Talking to your Human Resources department. B. Asking for flexible working hours. C. Offering more reasons for it. D. Negotiating another sum. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following pa
12、ssage. 14. A. Both polar regions are floating on a rock surface. - 4 - B. Both polar regions are surrounded by freshwater ice. C. The conditions in the Antarctic are better than that of Arctic. D. There are more marine species in the Arctic than in the Antarctic. 15. A. Plants. B. Land C. Temperatur
13、e. D. Water. 16. A. There are more similarities than differences in both polar regions. B. The Arctic and Antarctic are geologically and biologically different. C. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are not suitable for animals to survive. D. The difference of both polar regions leads to the diversity on
14、 our planet. Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. He is most likely to have tragic illness and take risks. B. He will probably feel discouraged and ruin his life. C. He will no longer adapt to difficult job situations. D. He will never achieve great success in work. 18
15、. A. Hope is the sense that everything has a powerful sign B. Hope is a measurable advantage in various aspects of life. C. Hope is what sets intelligence and academic achievements apart. D. Different levels of hope can indicate peoples future success or failure 19. A. Because they have greater ambi
16、tions to strive for. B. Because they are usually with higher intelligence. C. Because they have bigger academic achievements. - 5 - D. Because they have better grade points in high school 20. A. Believe they have the will and know how to achieve their goals. B. Reset their goals according to their p
17、erformances. C. Believe everything will turn out all right. D. Measure their hope levels frequently. . Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in ea
18、ch blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. How Can You Look Your Best in Photos? Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and felt embarrassed by what you saw? Actually, its really all (21) _ (tie) to how we respond to the camera. W
19、ith the following tips, youre sure to look your best. No. 1 Study Photos of Yourself The first step in simple: learn from the past. You need to know how you look in photos before you can improve. Gather some old pictures together, (22) _ _ they make you ashamed a little. Now look over how your body
20、is placed in the pictures and think for a while. (23) _ (analyze) all these old photos, you can find a few natural poses you can use in the future. No. 2 Practice in Front of a Mirror Now that what works for you in photos (24) _ (figure) out, start using what youve learned from your old pictures, pr
21、acticing in front of mirror. Work on your favorites and youll be - 6 - able to mentally pick out a pose in the future - (25) _ a mirror. One thing that goes great with a nice pose is a matching smile, so try out several smile until you find one that fits. You should consider (26) _ a closed or an op
22、en - mouthed smile looks better. No. 3 Say “Money” Were used to saying “Cheese”, but this only creates a fake smile. Abandon the cheese and try out the word “Money” instead. The ending ey is the very sound (27) _ forces the corners of your mouth upward and creates a fold around your eyes. The result
23、 is a more natural, realistic smile. Another great trick to prevent a too-wide smile (28) _ (happen) is placing your tongue on the back of your front teeth. No. 4 Choose the Right Lighting Getting some sunny photos on a bright day makes you look good a pictures. But in reality, the sun can often cre
24、ate unpleasant shadows that are (29) _ but attractive. Standing right under an indoor light will have the same effect as the sun, which is also worthy (30) _ (mention), story a source of natural light instead, such as a window. Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from
25、the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. highlights B. scale C. behavioral D. professional E. anxiety F. scoring G. respectively H. exhibits I. preventive J. monitoring K. mindfully An Effective Approach to Depressive Disorder No one can be happy a
26、nd cheerful forever. So its important they see a mental - health _31_ who can provide effective options for treatment when someone has clinical depression known as the - 7 - state of feeling very sad, anxious and without hope. But theres also a condition known as subthreshold depression in which som
27、eone _32_ some symptoms of depressive disorder, but not enough for a clinical diagnosis. Its estimated that between 10% and 24% of the population has this kind of mild depression at some point in their lives. And for those people, a new study suggests that practicing thinking _33_ in silence may hel
28、p improve their mood and reduce their risk of developing depression. The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, _34_ yet another reason why deep thinking may be good for both physical and mental health. The study included 231 Chinese adults with subthreshold depression, meaning their _35
29、_ between five and nine out of a total of 27 points on a standard depression _36_. Half received mindfulness training two hours a week for eight weeks, while the other half continued to receive their usual medical care. During the mindfulness training, participants were instructed on setting short-a
30、nd long-term goals; _37_ their activity and mood; planning out their activities; and body scanning. They were asked to practice them at home at least six days a week. These techniques combine traditional deep thinking with _38_ activation, a type of therapy that uses an “outside in “ approach to hel
31、p people change the way they act and aims to increase rewarding experiences in their lives. It has been shown to be effective for moderate to severe depression in other studies, and the researchers wanted to know if it would work as a _39_ measure as well. At the end of those eight weeks, the group
32、that received mindfulness training reported a significant decrease in depression and _40_ symptoms compared to the group that did not. And no participants had developed clinical depression. . Reading Comprehension Section A - 8 - Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four wor
33、ds or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. For years, life went something like this; Wed grow up in one place, head off to college, then find a city to live in for a few years to pursue a job or higher education. The end goal was to fin
34、d somewhere to _41_ for the long trip, buy a house, make a few friends, start a family, and begin the whole _42_ all over again. But a new model for living is emerging; Some people are increasingly choosing to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as _43_ as every month. Ju
35、st ask Alex Chatzielefteriou, who has had a front -row seat watching this evolution _44_ and believes in the huge impact it is making or will make on the industry concerned. Six years ago, he _45_ a start-up which is now called Blue-ground that rents out beautiful - designed, _46_ apartments for a m
36、onth at a time, at rates that are cheaper than hotels. Today, the company has 3,000 _47_ in six U. S. cities, along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Alexs native Athens, and a staff of 400. The company just _48_ $50 million in Series B funding, bring its total investment to $78 million, to c
37、ontinue its repaid _49_. It hopes to have 50,000 estates in 50 cities over the next three years, and the goal is to make each one feel unique and comfortable, rather than _50_,like what you might find in a traditional hotel. Alex first came up with the idea for Blue-ground while he was working as a
38、management consultant for McKinsey. “The _51_ of choice for consultants is the hotel,” he says. “I had to spend five years in a hotel room, _52_ in twelve different cities. I loved seeing the world, but I didnt love feeling like I didnt have a home.” As he spoke to his friends and coworkers, he real
39、ized that many people buried themselves in _53_ due to this drifting lifestyle that meant living gout of a suitcase in the same few non-descript hotel chains that all began to mix together rather than in the “home” full of their own memories. _54_, Alex found the hotels arent particularly cost-effec
40、tive solution for companies, either. _55_, McKinsey sometimes paid $10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month, which was far more expensive than local rents. - 9 - Is this new living model something that will really take off? Or is it just another flash in the pan? Lets wait and see
41、. 41. A. move out B. settle down C. look around D. show up 42. A. style B. rhythm C. cycle D. trend 43. A. rarely B. frequently C. occasionally D. unusually 44. A. unfold B. recover C. improve D. shrink 45. A. completed B. involved C. launched D. overtook 46. A. fully-furnished B. poorly-equipped C.
42、 ideally-suited D. newly-decorated 47. A. landmarks B. vacancies C. properties D. terminals 48. A. deposited B. reserved C. granted D. obtained 49. A. distribution B. expansion C. combination D. stimulation 50. A. casual B. special C. normal D. irregular 51. A. attendance B. residence C. destination
43、 D. accommodation 52. A. wandering B. touring C. observing D. exploring 53. A. threat B. guilt C. danger D. frustration 54. A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C. Briefly D. Consequently 55. A. In a sense B. In his case C. On the scene D. On his occasion Section B Directions: Read the following three passag
44、e. 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. - 10 - (A) Weve all heard the stories of an actors struggles be
45、fore a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of “A Dogs Way Home,” has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.
46、Shelbys big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County. Tennessee. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. “I knelt down and just said, Oh, come here, baby,”
47、 said Buhler. “She was so scared, but she came right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck.” The pair headed to the county animal shelter, where the staff began calling the new resident Baby Girl. Buhler and others didnt know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to p
48、lay Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa Ann Miler. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spotted Baby Girls adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat - out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple comman
