2017上海市奉贤区高三二模英语试题及答案.doc

2016学年第二学期奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷 I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: 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. At 10:00.B. At 10:10.C. At 10:20. D. At 10:30. 2. A. On a boat trip.B. In a cinema.C. At the beach.D. At the restaurant.3. A. Plan her budget carefully.B. Buy a gift for her mother.C. Give him more information. D. Ask someone else for suggestions. 4. A. Doctor and patient.B. Customer and salesgirl.C. Man and wife.D. Customer and waitress. 5. A. Stressed.B. DissatisfiedC. BoredD. Exhausted6.A. Fine her for breaking the traffic regulation.B. Teach her how to drive in the one-way street.C. Show her the way to the police station.D. Let her go without any punishment.7. A. The kids went to see a movie.B. The kids were happy.C. The children changed the plan.D. The woman broke her promise.8. A. She didnt feel well.B. She went dancing early.C. She came down to go dancing.D. She got mad at the woman.9. A. Loud. B. boring.C. Funny. D. Exciting.10. A. He is not surprised at the womans playing at a concert tomorrow. B. He wont give the woman a surprise at the concert tomorrow.C. He understands the womans nervous feeling and thinks it normal.D. He will also play at the concert tomorrow with the woman.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and 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 the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. There are too many people and cars around you. B. The taxi driver talks to you all the time. C. Singers or sports announcers tell you what you should be careful about in person. D. The voice of a famous person gives you warning messages. 12. A. More than 12,000.B. Over 15,000.C. About 11,000.D. Less than 10,000.13. A. The passengers wont fasten the seat belt. B. The passengers will complain. C. The driver will be punished financially. D. The driver will be awarded $100. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. Pink. B. Green. C. Purple. D. White. 15. A. Recycling is compulsory. B. Most recycling programs dont succeed in that people dont want to deliver rubbish. C. The primary work of the volunteers is to collect and sort rubbish to the same center. D. The volunteers will devote six hours a week to dealing with rubbish. 16. A. To explain why recycling is important. B. To describe the recycling program. C. To discuss whether or not recycling should be compulsory. D. To tell people how to tell different sorts of rubbish cans apart. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. A pilot.B. A nurse.C. An airhostess.D. A language teacher.18. A. She is fluent in English.B. She likes dealing with people.C. Flying in the sky is her dream.D. She is keen on travelling.19. A. Friendly but timid.B. Beautiful and easy-going.C. Open-minded and flexible.D. Imaginative and warm-hearted.20. A. The woman is nearsighted. B. The result of the interview was announced right after it was finished. C. The woman sometimes hesitates to express her dislike for others behaviours. D. Ones height is not required for the job. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: 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 each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Loving Life in Moosonee Born in Moose Factory Island, located about 12 miles inland from the James Bay coastline in northern Ontario, I spent my early childhood years in nearby Moose River Crossing. Our family returned to Moose Factory later, so my siblings（兄弟姐妹）and I could continue our education, （21）_ the local school had been closed down.Moose River Crossing is situated along the only railroad track in Canada that reaches all the way up to the northern community of Moosonee, Ont., which later（22）_ (become) and still is my true hometown. （23）_ my siblings and I were growing up, I always sensed something was missing in my life, (24)_ fundamental to my very identity, to who I was and where I came from. Over the years, I began to learn more（25）_ my Native culture, the history and our way of life. Then, in 2009, I met a man who later became my husband.（26）_(be) an ambassador of the land and a hunter, my husband taught me how to hunt, fish, set nets, snare rabbits, make a fire in the rain, read the weather and drive a boat. Even after having lived in Moosonee for 26 years, I had never experienced and learned so much on the land and the mighty Moose River,（27）_ the sunsets are breathtakingly beautiful, as I did in the relatively short time Ive known my husband. I am so thankful and proud（28）_(give) the opportunity to lead this kind of lifestyle, which someday will be passed on to my grandchildren.Today, I continue to trace my roots and try to live my life according to them. I have also been back to Moose River Crossing after being away for many years. My older sister and only brother, both hunters, along with a few nephews and nieces, continue to carry on the traditions of our ancestors in Moose River Crossing. Every year, our family gathers for a spring hunt, mainly geese and ducks. In summertime, we go fishing and, in the fall, we head out hunting. In addition to (29)_(add) to our foods for the year, these excursions are (30)_ our family stories and recollections are shared the most. And there are plenty of stories to go around, all of which are close to my heart and a big part of who I am today.Section BDirection: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. offline B. flashed C. momentary D. processing E. response F. correctly G. dropped H. visual I. limits J. distracting K. immediatelyMaking a Mistake Can Put Your Brain on PauseMistakes can be learning opportunities, but the brain needs time for lessons to sink in.When facing fast decisions, even the 31 distraction of noting an error can decrease accuracy on the next choice, researchers report in the March 15 Journal of Neuroscience.“We have a brain region that monitors and says you messed up so that we can correct our behavior,” says psychologist George Buzzell, now at the University of Maryland in College Park. But sometimes, that monitoring system can backfire, 32 us from the task at hand and causing us to make another error.  “There does seem to be a little bit of time for people, after mistakes, where youre sort of 33 ,” says Jason Moser, a psychologist at Michigan State University, who wasnt part of the study.To test peoples 34 to making mistakes, Buzzell and colleagues at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., monitored 23 participants brain activity while they worked through a challenging task. Concentric（同心的）circles 35 briefly on a screen, and participants had to respond with one hand if the two circles were the same color and the other hand if the circles were slightly different shades.After making a mistake, participants generally answered the next question correctly if they had a second or so to recover. But when the next challenge came very quickly after an error, as little as 0.2 seconds, accuracy 36 by about 10 percent. Electrical activity recorded from the 37 cortex（大脑皮层）showed that participants paid less attention to the next experiment if they had just made a mistake than if they had responded 38 .The cognitive demand of noting and 39 the error seems to divert attention that would otherwise be devoted to the task, Buzzell says.In real life, people usually have time even if just a few seconds to reflect on a mistake before having to make another decision. But in some activities such as driving a car or playing a musical instrument, people must rebound from errors quickly while continuing to correctly carry out the rest of the task. Those actions might push the 40 of error processing.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirection: 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.Robots IntelligenceAs Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly complicated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat. This danger can be 41 , according to computer science professor Stuart Russell if we figure out how to turn human 42 into a programmable code. Russell argues that as robots take on more complicated tasks, its necessary to translate our morals into AI language. 43 , if a robot does chores around the house, you wouldnt want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the 44 children. “You would want that robot 45 with a good set of values,” said Russell. Some robots are already programmed with basic human values. For example, mobile robots have been programmed to keep a 46 distance from humans. Obviously there are cultural differences, but if you were talking to another person and they came up close in your personal space, you wouldnt think thats the kind of thing a 47 brought-up person would do. It will be possible to 48 more complicated moral machines, if only we can find a way to set out human values as clear rules. Robots could also learn values from drawing patterns from large sets of data on human behavior. They are dangerous only if programmers are 49 . The biggest 50 with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and theyve produced a system that will 51 some kind of taboo(禁忌). One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with a(n) 52 situation. If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps, and ask for 53 from a human. If we humans arent quite sure about a decision, we go and ask somebody else. The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe in 54 , and how to create a set of ethical（伦理的）rules. But if we 55 an answer, robots could be good for humanity.41. A. avoidedB. revisedC. increasedD. rejected42. A. personalitiesB. behaviorsC. intentionsD. values 43. A. InsteadB. For exampleC. After allD. As a result44. A. specialB. demandingC. brightD. starving 45. A. preloadedB. downloadedC. uploadedD. upgraded46. A. comfortableB. privateC. sufficientD. noticeable47. A. literarilyB. independentlyC. properly D. naturally48. A. manufactureB. installC. introduceD. create49. A. carelessB. senselessC. powerlessD. thoughtless50. A. doubtB. threatC. concern D. prospect51. A. subjectB. prohibitC. observeD. break 52. A. similar B. familiar C. unusual D. ideal 53. A. permission B. guidanceC. feedback D. comment 54. A. principleB. moralC. standardD. technology55. A. look into B. pick out C. turn to D. come up withSection BDirections: 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）Like many other people, I love my smart phone, which keeps me connected with the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop，because it holds all of my writing and thoughts. In spite of this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the materials and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. Theres a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. Theres no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it, so I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course materials and the class discussion.Ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course materials beyond the classroom.Im not saying that I wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, Im sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.56. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with_. A. the course materialsB. the authors class regulationsC. discussion topicsD. others misuse of technology57. Which of the following statements is true? A. The author made the rule in that he was against technology. B. The author m