1、 高三英语 第 1 页 共 19 页 金山区金山区 2020 学年第一学期质量监控学年第一学期质量监控 高三英语试卷高三英语试卷 （考试时间 120 分钟，总分 140 分） 2020 年 12 月 I. Listening Comprehension Section A 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
2、. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and a 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. A journalist. B. An astronaut. C. A writer. D. A worker.
3、2. A. In a restaurant. B. On a train. C. On a plane. D. In a cigarette shop. 3. A. Shes dependable. B. Shes time-conscious. C. Shes frequently late. D. Shes good at sports. 4. A. She will help the man pay for the opera tickets. B. She would like to go with the man to the opera. C. There is no time l
4、eft to order opera tickets. D. Going to the opera is time-consuming. 5. A. Go out to eat when the museum closes. B. Check if the museum cafeteria is open. C. Meet each other later in the day. D. Leave the museum temporarily. 6. A. The man will find a job if he perseveres. B. The man should keep his
5、current job. C. The man can get a job where the woman works. D. The man should look for a job in a different field. 7. A. She will get her money back from the shop. B. She will have to talk to the manager about it. C. She can exchange the T-shirt for a larger one. D. She can complain to the after-sa
6、le service department. 8. A. It is a hot and smoggy day. B. There is a traffic jam on King Street. C. A vehicle is polluting the air. D. The man is reading a report online. 高三英语 第 2 页 共 19 页 9. A. The price for rent is beyond them. B. The neighborhood is not near enough. C. They can rent it as soon
7、as possible. D. They dont need a new apartment. 10. A. They are its regular customers. B. They like the Italian food best. C. They prefer the new chef there. D. They are disappointed at its changes. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and
8、 you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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
9、 the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. There is not enough parking space. B. Parking on the street is not allowed. C. New drivers may not find the museums. D. It is not environmental-friendly to drive. 12. A. 8:30. B. 9:00. C. 9:30. D. 10:00.
10、 13. A. By attending school. B. By using the Internet. C. By conducting studies. D. By arranging activities. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Coffee beans. B. Unique coffee drinks. C. Excellent service. D. A comfortable atmosphere. 15. A. Offering high quality coffe
11、e to customers. B. Introducing European brands to America. C. Giving customers a complete satisfying experience. D. Selling expensive coffee to make the brand unique. 16. A. The current worth of Starbucks. B. The development of Starbucks. C. The co-founder of Starbucks. D. The first branch of Starbu
12、cks. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following longer conversation. 17. A. Because he needs a luxury car to show off. B. Because his own car is not available. C. Because the meeting place is far away. D. Because he cannot drive a manual car. 18. A. 3,600 yuan. B. 4,000 yuan. C. 7,600 yuan.
13、D. 10,000 yuan. 19. A. Refill the tank of the gas. B. Present a valid credit card. C. Mail the key to the rental company. D. Drive the car back to where he rents it. 20. A. Driving skills. B. Car rental. C. Insurance policy. D. Car brands. 高三英语 第 3 页 共 19 页 II. Grammar and vocabulary Section A Direc
14、tions: Read the following passage. 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. Melbo
15、urne: So lovely. So. livable. Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) releases a list of 140 cities and ranks them in terms of their “livability”. Melbourne (21) _ (top) the list for the fifth year running. The rankings rate “relative comfort” for more than 30 factors across five categorie
16、s: stability, health care, education, infrastructure (基础设施), and culture and environment. The final scores (22) _ (calculate) as a percentage ranging from 1 (“intolerable”) to a perfect score of 100 (“ideal”). Take a look at the top 10 cities, and you will find that half of (23) _ are in Australia a
17、nd New Zealand, three in Canada, and two in Europe. Theyre all medium-size cities in prosperous countries, (24) _ relatively low population densities. Its an equation (平衡， 制衡局面) that leads to low crime rates and a functional infrastructure. Does that mean non-Melbournians should all pack up and move
18、 to the worlds (25) _ (livable) metropolis? Not necessarily. (26) _ the top 10 cities in the EIUs rankings may be pleasant to live in, theyre not high on most peoples lists of top cities to visit. After all, they are not cities (27) _ (describe) as dynamic (充满活力的). Before Melbourne assumed the No. 1
19、 ranking, it was Vancouver (28) _ came out on top for almost a decade its incredible stability. “I find Melbourne a really boring town, so more livable means really dull,” said a policeman in Australia. “I live in Sydney because its interesting, not because its comfortable.” Raised is the question w
20、hether you want to live in a livable city or a dynamic one. Big cities like Tokyo, London and New York suffer in the rankings because of higher crime rates and overburdened infrastructure, (29) _ drags down the rating of how “comfortable” they are. Yet theyre hard (30) _ (beat) when it comes to recr
21、eational offerings, including nightlife, culture and entertainment . 高三英语 第 4 页 共 19 页 Section B Directions: 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. developed B. roughly C. standards D. insepara
22、ble E. awareness F. sustainable G. definitely H. transform I. vegetarian J. inform K. imported How Big is the Ecological Footprint of Your Food? There is no doubt that eating less meat is good for our planet. However, if you are not ready to give up meat entirely, how to make a more (31) _ choice? O
23、r have you ever thought about where the fish in your soup comes from? Or have you ever wondered how to reduce environmental impact of your meals? We are what we eat! confirms the important notion that food and human are (32) _. Food is culture, a sense of identity and a personal preference. But glob
24、ally, our food system accounts for (33) _ a quarter of manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Thats why we should rethink our food consumption and include “the good food for the planet Earth” into our next recipe! An expert from WWF Sweden (瑞典世界自然基金会) discussed the role of WWF at one meeting about future
25、 food. WWF Sweden aims to (34) _ production and consumption of food to increase sustainability. There are three interesting tools (35) _ by WWF Sweden that can help you to make the right choice on food consumption. “Our Planet Plate” is a campaign with which WWF Sweden hopes to raise climate change
26、(36) _ about food consumption. Aiming to address the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, WWF provides information on how much greenhouse gases a meal should release to achieve the goal. WWF Food Calculator is a tool that gives you an idea of how much greenhouse gas em
27、issions your breakfast, lunch or dinner leads to. This tool can (37) _ how much carbon dioxide is released from the ingredients you use to cook. If you want to reach the goal of 1.5 degrees emission reduction, you are looking at having approximately 11 kg of CO2 equivalent food per week. You do not
28、have to be (38) _ to reach this goal, but you have to be creative with your recipes. For instance, you could choose free-range meat or opt for local fish over mass-produced meat or (39) _ fish. Initiated by SLU, a Meat-Guide has been taken up and expanded by WWF Sweden since 2015. The Meat-Guide bas
29、es on five (40) _ of climate, biodiversity, chemical pesticides, animal welfare and antibiotics. You can download the Meat-Guide app onto your phone 高三英语 第 5 页 共 19 页 and use it the next time you do your groceries. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following pass
30、age 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. Ecotourism is often regarded as a form of nature-based tourism and has become an important alternative source of tourists. It is broadly defined as low _41_ travel to enda
31、ngered and often undisturbed locations. It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become educated about the areas. And it often provides funds for conservation and _42_ the economic development of places that are frequently poverty-stricken. Ecotourism and other form
32、s of sustainable travel have their _43_ with the environmental movement of the 1970s. Ecotourism itself did not become prevalent (流行的) as a travel concept until the late 1980s. During that time, increasing environmental awareness and a desire to travel to natural locations as _44_ to built up touris
33、t locations made ecotourism desirable. Since then, several different organizations specializing in ecotourism have developed and many different people have become experts on it. Martha D. Honey, PhD, a co-founder of the Center for Responsible Tourism, _45_, is just one of many ecotourism experts. Op
34、portunities for ecotourism exist in many different locations worldwide and its activities can vary _46_. Madagascar, for instance, is famous for its ecotourist activity as it is a biodiversity hotspot, but also has a high priority for environmental conservation and is devoted to reducing poverty. Co
35、nservation International says that 80% of the countrys animals and 90% of its plants are _47_ to the island. Madagascars lemurs (马达加斯加狐猴) are just one of many _48_ that people visit the island to see. Because the islands government is _49_ to conservation, ecotourism is allowed in small numbers beca
36、use education and funds from the travel will make it easier in the future. _50_, this tourist revenue also aids in reducing the countrys poverty. Despite the popularity of ecotourism in the above-mentioned examples, there are several _51_ of ecotourism as well. The first of these is that there is no
37、 one definition of the term so it is difficult to know which trips are _52_ considered ecotourism. Critics of ecotourism also cite that increased tourism to _53_ areas or ecosystems without proper planning and management can actually harm the ecosystem and its species because 高三英语 第 6 页 共 19 页 the i
38、nfrastructure needed to sustain tourism such as roads can contribute to environmental degradation (恶化). Ecotourism is also said by critics to have a negative impact on _54_ communities because the arrival of foreign visitors and wealth can shift political and economic conditions and sometimes make t
39、he area _55_ tourism instead of the domestic economic practices. Regardless of these criticisms though, ecotourism and tourism, in general, are increasing in popularity all over the globe and tourism plays a large role in many worldwide economies. 41. A. impact B. frequency C. standard D. profit 42.
40、 A. undergoes B. supervises C. benefits D. ignores 43. A. agencies B. impacts C. obstacles D. origins 44. A. addicted B. opposed C. reduced D. attached 45. A. in particular B. in a sense C. as a result D. for example 46. A. widely B. accordingly C. respectively D. naturally 47. A. subject B. fatal C
41、. peculiar D. close 48. A. residents B. species C. properties D. locations 49. A. restricted B. accustomed C. connected D. committed 50. A. After all B. On occasion C. By contrast D. In addition 51. A. perspectives B. consequences C. criticisms D. methods 52. A. briefly B. truly C. luckily D. carefu
42、lly 53. A. sensitive B. inaccessible C. cultivated D. vast 54. A. agricultural B. remote C. local D. divided 55. A. depend on B. differ from C. deal with D. dig into Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For e
43、ach 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) One rainy afternoon, I was on a crosstown bus when a young woman jumped on. She had a child with her who must have been about 3 or 4 years
44、old. The bus was full, bumpy, and it soon got noisy as her kid began crying because he couldnt sit next to his mother. There were a couple of open seats, but they werent together. She was flustered and looked embarrassed. Then another woman, a little older, stood up and moved so that the mother and
45、child could sit 高三英语 第 7 页 共 19 页 together. The mom smiled as a thank-you. And then three words came out of the older womans mouth that elevated the entire energy of that bus ride: “Ive been there”. Simple, undramatic and honest. In that moment, it seemed to unite people. Why? Because almost all exp
46、eriences are shared human experiences. We forget that, as we forge (前进) through life, focused on our own troubles and needswhich are actually less unique than we think. How can these three words create more connection in your life? Ask yourself: “Where am I holding back? One thing I know for sure is
47、 this: Healing others helps heal yourself. I noticed this recently with my friend, Tracy, who took a new friend who had suffered a miscarriage under her wing. Tracy had three of them before having her daughter two years ago. Our intellect needs a doctor to explain the medical side of things, yes. But our souls need human connection to help us along. No one can do that better than someone who has been exactly where you are. Can the essence of these three words help you make a small difference right now? It can be a
