上海市长宁区2017度高三第一学期期终调研测试英语试卷.doc

长宁区2017学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试
英 语 试 卷
（完卷时间： 120分钟 满分： 140分）
2017年12月21日上午
第I卷（共100分）
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. 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 the question you have heard.
1. A. Interesting. B. Reasonable.
C. Brilliant D. Ridiculous.
2. A. At a publishing house. B. In a printing shop.
C. At a bookstore. D. In a library.
3. A. An actor. B. A translator.
C. A director. D. A writer.
4. A. Receptionist and guest. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Manager and customer. D. Interviewer and job hunter.
5. A. The models. B. The new fashion.
C. The show. D. The secret girls.
6. A. Moved. B. Young.
C. Satisfied. D. Old.
7. A. An amazing article. B. A boring book.
C. A local election. D. A fascinating topic.
8. A. The woman is thinking of changing her idea.
B. The woman gives the man so many choices.
C. The man dislikes the food offered there.
D. The man has trouble deciding what to eat.
9. A. No one has Jackie's signature.
B. Others desire Jackie's signature more than Jim.
C. Jim wants Jackie's signature most.
D. The woman shows no interest in Jackie's signature.
10. A. Mr. Johnson has no idea where to get the result.
B. Mr. Green is the person to announce the result.
C. Mr. Johnson won't know the result until Monday.
D. Mr. Green hasn't got the result up till now.

Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages. After each conversation or passage, you will be asked several questions. The conversation and 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 question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A.He told a lie days ago. B.He was robbed in the Rio games.
C.He broke the record. D.He was attracted by new sponsors.
12. A. They met the fake policeman. B.They quarreled with security guards.
C.They got into fights with each other. D.They lost their personal property.
13. A.Better late than never. B. Honesty is the best policy.
C.Doing is better than never. D. Seeing is believing.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Asking for candies. B. Dressing up in costumes.
C.Hanging round racing alcohol. D. Having fun taking pictures.
15. A.Halloween is a festival time just for kids.
B.All the streets were closed off by the police in Tokyo.
C.The business targeting adults consume expands in U.S.
D.Adults fail to follow the tradition of costume wearing.
16. A. The great success of Halloween industry.
B. The changes in the celebration of Halloween.
C. The traditional presentation of Halloween.
D. The popularity of Halloween festival in Japan.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.
17. A.To return the money. B.To get a sweatshirt
C. To get a microscope. D. To return a sweater.
18. A.The quality was so poor. B.The label was in Chinese.
C. The color was dark blue. D.The price was too high.
19. A.Because of the refund policy.
B.Because items on final sale couldn't be exchanged
C.Because of the damage of the item.
D.Because the customer didn't have a credit card.
20. A. Appealing. B.Helpful.
C. Informative. D.Tricky.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After 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.
Developing Competent Teaching
Nations that have greatly improved their students’ achievements, such as Finland, Korea, Singapore, and others, attribute much of their success to their focused investments in teacher preparation and development. 21 (Create) a system that can routinely hire and prepare teachers effectively and can support successful teaching is the arena (竞技场) in which the United States 22 (fall) behind the most. Although there are some great teachers in every community, the landscape of the supports for quality teaching looks like Swiss cheese. In some states, the holes are smaller, and in others they are bigger. Nor in no case is there a fully 23 (develop) system of instructional support even remotely comparable to that in high-achieving nations. And of course, as we have seen, the system is the weakest in communities 24 students’ needs are greatest.
Some have argued that the answer to weak teaching in the United States id to eliminate “barriers” to teaching, such as teacher education and certification requirements, allow anyone who wants to teach into the classroom, and fire those who prove not to be effective. Although the interest in teaching effectiveness is important, this approach does not offer strategy 25 (ensure) that teachers will have opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills they need in order to be effective, or that all schools will have the resources to attract and hire the best teachers. 26 does it protect the students in low-income schools, who will be the victims of unprepared and inexperienced teachers in the years until these teachers have demonstrated their incapability and left the field.
A regulation 27 (focus) on easy access and easy firing ignores the question of how to develop widespread teaching skills and ensure a strong supply of highly able teachers for schools. 28 such supply, principals will be unable to hire strong teachers even if they are free to hire whomever they are pleased with, and, evidence shows that schools are likely to fire weak teachers, 29 they feel they won’t be able to replace them. Even if they do, there is little guarantee that the quality of teaching 30 (improve). although there are good reasons to argue for stringer evaluation practices for removing incapable teachers and for recognizing excellent ones, a theory that the major problems with teaching can be solved by carrots and sticks alone leaves the development of teaching abilities to chance.

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. understanding B. encourages C. results D. flexible E. returned F. motivated G. hunger H. constantly I. satisfied J. supposed K. combined

What is leadership？ Its qualities are difficult to define，but they are not so difficult to identify. Leaders don’t force other people to go along with them. They bring them along. Leaders get trust from others by giving it themselves, by building an environment that __31___ creativity, and by operating with honesty and fairness.
Good leaders don’t work alone. They recognize that an organization’s strategies for success require the __32___ talents and efforts of members. Leadership is the catalyst(催化剂) for transforming those talents into __33___.
Successful leaders are emotionally and intellectually looking into the future not stuck in the past. They have a(an)__34___to take responsibility and to innovate. They are not __35___with merely taking care of what has already been there. They want to move forward to create something new.
Leaders provide answers as well as direction, offer strength as well as devotion, and speak from experience as well as __36___ of the problems they face and the people they work with.
Leaders are __37___ rather than absolute. They believe in unity rather than yielding. And they strive to achieve agreements out of conflict.
Leadership is all about getting people __38___ to give their best, helping them to grow to their fullest potential, and motivating them to work toward a common good. Leaders make the right things happen when they’re __39___ to.
A good leader, an effective leader, is one who has respect. Respect is something you have to have in order to receive. A leader who has respect for other people at all levels of an organization, for the work they do, and for their abilities, desires and needs, will find that respect is ___40___. And all concerned will be motivated to work together.

III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
A Study of Point of View and Argument
Everyday life is an interaction of view. Sometimes these interactions pass by virtually___41___ , like when you find yourself forced to by the newest cell phone but suddenly stop and ask yourself, “ Do I even need this thing?” and then realize that the latest ad campaign has ____42____you of something without you really knowing it. Sometimes these interactions with others are obvious and deeply felt, like when an emotional argument____43____over why your father won’t quit smoking even though his health is____44____ ---you only see your desire for him to be OK, he only sees his independence. then there are those times when those sorts of____45____ feel delighted---like when you voice your opinion, as you do every year at the thanksgiving table, about some political issues, and finally---after years of trying---see the ____46____of “hmm, you may be right’ on your uncle’s face.
Advertising, media, novels and even the people you love often aim to____47____your opinion. We see the usual practice of close reading not just as a method of doing the academic work of looking closely at text evidence, word and structure, but as an opportunity to bring those practices together, to____48___our students to see the subtle messages in texts and in their lives o help them be strong and ____49___consumers of ideas and reflective, caring members of society.
One large, multi-year study suggested that many students graduated without being able to distinguish____50____ from the influence of carefully designed opinions and public relations. We believe educators can help ____51____ this. we want our students to be able to recognize the points of view and arguments in texts and in life----to see when they are happening and to ____52____engage them. We want our students to listen to those points of view and argument with an open mind ---to truly listen to what other people believe and respectfully ____53____or question what they are saying. we also want our students to live with the confidence of ____54____themselves to make sound____55____, to make sense of the world, and to take risks. reading closely In this way can give our students a healthy skepticism（质疑态度） while also helping them to have a more open mind.

41. A. unbelievable B. unnoticed C. mistaken D. available
42. A. convinced B. informed C. reminded D. expected
43. A. takes up B. takes in C. works out D. breaks out
44. A. recovering B. improving C. failing D. rejecting
45. A. interactions B. functions C. messages D. issues
46. A. phrase B. expectation C. reflection D. look
47. A. accept B. influence C. misunderstand D. reject
48. A. engage B. understand C. enable D. recognize
49. A. affordable B. capable C. agreeable D. noticeable
50. A. facts B. conclusions C. conflicts D. arguments
51. A. mistake B. question C. change D. discover
52. A. flexibly B. powerfully C. respectfully D. actively
53. A. look out B. take in C. carry out D. give away
54. A. exposing B. engaging C. trusting D. adapting
55. A. improvements B. appointments C. decisions D. judgments

Section B
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 read.
( A )
Companies Take Punitive Steps Against Smoker ,Overweight Workers
By Tim Jones
Get ready to say goodbye to the days of high-fat meals,junk food and that after-work cigarette you always enjoy smoking at-least if you intend to have a job and health insurance.The rule of the workplace are changing and personal behavior and lifestyle habits -those unrelated to what you do at work are -now fair game for employers determined to cut health-care costs.
If you smoke ,you may not get hired and you could get fired,If you cholesterol is too high,you can pay higher premiums for you insurance .The same goes for blood pressure and body mass.The requirement accepted by a growing number of companies are encroaching on privacy and raising questions about who will qualify for health insurance ,as well as employment.
The Cleveland Clinic on Sept.I started nicotine testing in pre-employment physicals .If nicotine is found ,applicants will not be hired.
We -yco Inc,a company based in Lansing,Michigan,drew national attention in 2005 when it fired four employees who used tobacco .We-yco performs random testing every 3 months ,usually of about 30 employees .Workers are required to blow into a Breathalyzer-link device that measures carbon monoxide levels .If the reading is high ,employees are required to take a urine test.If they fail the urinalysis twice ,they will be dismissed.
Although thousands of employees have put in place inspiration for their workers to live healthier lifestyles,the vast majority of employers have not yet adopted the approach of punishing employees who do not satisfy medical or behavioral requirements.But punitive measures are gaining a foothold in the workplace,according to lawyer and groups that follow insurance and employment trends, because health-care costs are double-digit rates annually.
Gray Climes ,vice president of Meritain Health Michigan ,which now owns We-yco, noted that firings did not violate Michigan law and that 150 employees at the Okemos-based company have ,over time ,accepted the rules . It really comes down to a personal choice as far as you want to be employed here.”Climes said .Climes said that since 2005,when we-yco made the wellness policy that includes that the smoking ban ,health insurance costs have increased by 2 percent a year,well below the national average.
56.What is the author’s advice