上海市浦东新区2019届高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题(含答案).docx

浦东新区2018-2019学年度第一学期期末质量检测高三英语试卷考生注意：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。所有答題必须涂（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. 答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名。I. Listening ComprehensionSection 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. Blue.B. Green.C. Yellow.D. Purple.2. A. 7:15.B. 7:45.C. 8:00.D. 8:15.3. A. In a restaurant.B. At the mans house.C. In a supermarket.D. In the hospital.4.A. The CEO wont be free at that time.B. The lecture hall isnt big enough.C. The equipment in the lecture hall is out of order.D. The lecture hall is not reserved early enough.5.A. An athlete.B. A fitness instructor.C. A mechanic.D. A medical doctor.6.A. Take a deep breath.B. Take some aspirin.C. See a doctor.D. Drive to the hospital.7.A. The man shouldnt order food in such awful weather.B. The delay of the delivery is caused by the awful weather.C. There is a problem with the policy of food delivery.D. The man should have his delivery fee returned.8.A. Having an outing.B. Ordering various drinks.C. Preparing for a party.D. Choosing suitable drinks.9.A. Thoughtful.B. Terrified.C. Apologetic.D. Annoyed.10. A. He followed his grandmothers steps of cooking.B. He has a great talent for cooking.C. He is a green hand in cooking.D. He improved the dish of his grandmother.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and 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 question 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 through 13 are based on the following lecture.11.A. Literature.B. Business.C. Cooking.D. History.12.A. Christopher Columbus.B. People in Mexico.C. Hernando Cortez.D. Daniel Peter.13.A. The development of chocolate.B. The introduction of Cortez.C. The contributions of Columbus.D. The usage of cocoa beans.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Les Misréables.B. Red.C. My Week with Marilyn.D. The Theory of Everything.15.A. He rose to fame overnight.B. He has been a household name.C. He was recommended by Prince Harry.D. He first appeared in a stage play in 2004.16.A. His small brown spots on the face.B. His graduation from famous schools.C. His remarkable gift for performing on stage.D. His involvement in various styles of performance.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A. A chef tends to work at entry level jobs.B. A chef works in a non-professional setting.C. A chef has the ability to create the recipe.D. A chef is as professional as a cook.18.A. He received the training in the culinary (烹饪) school.B. He stuck to the traditional recipe without any change.C. He had a natural skill in cooking the cuisine.D. His latest book was on the list of NYT bestseller list.19.A. Make some easy dishes like chopping vegetables.B. Cook with the accurate measurement and no spice.C. Make an efficient and delicate cooking.D. Cook with creativity and passion.20.A. Working as a chef.B. Dos and donts about a chef.C. Tips for cooking.D. Recommendation of a bestseller.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.Is Climate Change Consuming Your Favorite Foods?Due to climate change, the worlds endangered lists are no longer just for animals. We may not only need to adapt ourselves to living in a warmer world but a (21) _ (tasty) one as well.As the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the air linked to global warming (22) _ (continue) to affect weather, we often forget that they are also impacting the quantity, the quality, and the growing locations of our food. Some foods have already felt the impact while (23) _ may even become scarce within the next 30 years.Whether or not you try to limit yourself (24) _ one cup of coffee a day, the effects of climate change on the world's coffee-growing regions may leave you little choice.Rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall patterns are reported to have been threatening coffee plantations in South America, Africa, Asia, and Hawaii. The result? Significant cuts in coffee yield.According to organizations like Australia's Climate Institute, half of the present coffee-producing areas (25) _ (estimate) not to be suitable by the year 2050, if current climate patterns continue.With temperatures continuously rising, oceans are absorbing some of the heat and undergoing warming of their own, (26) _ (cause) a decline in fish population, including in lobsters that are cold-blooded creatures, and in salmons (鲑鱼) (27) _ eggs find it hard to survive in higher water temperatures. Warmer waters also encourage some poisonous marine bacteria to grow and lead to illness in humans whenever (28) _ (take) with raw seafood, like oysters.And how about that satisfying “crack” which you get when you are eating crabs and lobsters? It could be silenced (29) _ shellfish have been struggling to build their calcium carbonate (碳酸钙) shells, which is a result of ocean acidification.Even worse is the possibility (30) _ we will have no seafood to enjoy at all. In a 2006 Dalhousie University study, scientists predicted that if over-fishing and rising temperature trends continued at their present rate, the world's seafood stocks would run out by the year 2050.Section BDirections: Fill in each blanks 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. partneredB. evolutionC. formerlyD. advanceE. tailoredF. pursueG. transformingH. voluntarilyI. balancingJ. equalK. loyaltyWorkforce of the FutureThe workplace is changing rapidly. Rather than the standard working day of nine to five, employees are working more flexibly to meet their busy home lives. Advances in technology are _31_ the very nature of the tasks and skills required in the workplace.To gain a full perspective of how the workplace is set to change over the next decade, employee benefits provider Unum UK _32_ with The Future Laboratory to survey 3,000 workers across several industries. They also interviewed industry experts and business leaders on topics from artificial intelligence and robotics to the increase of flexible working and an ageing workforce.The result outlines some of the employment changes that businesses can expect to see over the next decade and predicts the _33_ of two worker cultures which will dominate the workforce. They are the obligated and the self-fulfilled workers.“Obligated workers” refer to people with dependents and the sandwich generation, _34_ raising children with caring for elderly parents. Therefore, they value a career _35_ to life stages and events and financial security. Joel Defries, 33, father of one kid and partner at London Vodka said, “A flexible employer will allow me to have a long paternity leave (陪产假) and to value my family just as much as I value my job.”Self-fulfilled workers are committed to life-long learning and acquiring new skills rather than _36_ to an employer. They actively look for personal development and want employee benefits that help them _37_ both their personal and professional ambitions. They treat personal commitments and pursuits as _38_ to professional commitments. Elly Kemp, 31, _39_ a full-time employee, now working part-time in a caféand also assisting with her grandmothers care said, “My approach to work allows me the freedom to _40_ my career at my own pace. I want my work to be fluid so I can change it when I want and do whatever makes me happy at the time.”III.Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: 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.Early decision you apply to one school, and admission is binding (有法律约束力的) seems like a great choice for nervous applicants. Schools _41_ a higher percentage of early-decision applicants, which arguably means that you have a better chance of being enrolled. And if you do, youre done with the whole painful process by December. But most students and parents dont realize that schools have hidden _42_ for offering early decision.Early decision, since its binding, allows schools to fill their classes with qualified students; it allows _43_ committees to select the students that are in particular demand for their college and know those students will come. It also gives schools a higher yield rate (优秀学生率), which is often used as one of the ways to _44_ college selectivity and popularity.The problem is that this process effectively _45_ the window of time students have to make one of the most important decisions of their lives up to that point. Under _46_ admissions, seniors have to choose which school to attend until May 1; early decision effectively steals six months from them, months that could be used to visit more schools, do more research, speak to current students and alumni (校友) and make a more _47_ decision.For any given student in America, whatever their levels are, there are a number of schools that are a great _48_. When students become too fixed on a particular school early in the admissions process, that fixation can lead to _49_ severe disappointment if they dont get in or, if they do, it is likely that they are now bound to go to a school that, given time for further _50_, may not actually be right for them.Early decision offers a genuine admissions edge. That advantage goes largely to students who already have _51_ advantages. The students who use early decision tend to be those who have received higher-quality college guidance, usually a result of coming from a more advantaged background. _52_, theres an argument against early decision, as students from lower-income families are far less likely to have the admissions know-how (招生诀窍) to _53_ figure out the often confusing early deadlines.Students who have done their research and are confident that theres one school they would be thrilled to get into should, under the current system, probably _54_ under early decision. For students who havent yet done enough research, or who are still constantly changing their minds on favorite schools, the early-decision system needlessly and prematurely _55_ the field of possibility just at a time when students should be opening themselves to a whole range of thrilling options.41. A. let inB. turn downC. make upD. give away42. A. dangersB. costsC. assumptionsD. purposes43. A. admissionsB. jointC. inquiryD. investigative44. A. detailB. measureC. achieveD. represent45. A. neglectsB. providesC. shortensD. marks46. A. futureB. regularC. randomD. compulsory47. A. informedB. honouredC. imposedD. complicated48. A. fitB. aidC. hitD. net49. A. thereforeB. otherwiseC. howeverD. furthermore50. A. commentB. enhancementC. implicationD. reflection51. A. mutualB. favouriteC. numerousD. temporary52. A. In other wordsB. In this regardC. In particularD. In brief53. A. hesitantlyB. relativelyC. deliberatelyD. efficiently54. A. consultB. volunteerC. adjustD. apply55. A. occupiesB. enclosesC. narrowsD. exploresSection 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)One recent night, while I was leafing through its pages of an old journal, my eyes met a quote by the British writer Graham Greene that I had marked. “A prejudice had something in common with an ideal.” In other words, ideals general descriptions of peoples expectations of themselves and others can often lead us to unreasonable ideas. It got me thinking about how we often allow ourselves to generalize about groups of people. We like to stereotype people by the color of their skin, the year of their birth or any other related factors.I grew up in a multi-racial corner of America. The different groups were often subject to narrow stereotypes: Jewish people were “greedy,” Mexicans were “poorly educated,” and Asians were “good at math.” These labels were taught to us from a young age. They wormed their way into our belief systems, harming how we came to see others. It made me sad growing up to see people repeat these stereotypes as if they were true. The rush-to-judgment of people breeds a culture of discrimination (歧视).You can also see these over-generalized description being made against todays Chinese people. Whether it be a lack of interest or worry among millennials (千禧一代) being described as “monkish,” or “dad-fashion (复古作风)” which has given the “greasy middle-aged men” tag, stereotypes always seem to gain a foothold in the consciousness of our society. But these generalizations do real harm as these myths may become part of the wider population.Its about time that we, as a society, walked away from generalizations and stereotypes. I leave you with the words of Martin Luther King Jr. from his famous “I Have a Dream” speech: “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” By reserving judgment and really getting to know the individual, you might just find your irrational ideas have no foundation.56. According to the passage, how do people tend to judge others?A. By describing peoples personalities.B. By truly getting to know those around.C. By observing their noticeable features.D. By following Martin Luther Kings speech.57. According to t