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1、实用标准文案 文档 金山区 2017学年第一学期质量监控 高三英语试卷（时间 120分钟，分值 140分）2017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.The conversations and the questions will

2、 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 home.B.In a hotel.C.In a library.D.At a bank.2.A.Librarian and reader.B.Teacher and student.C.Boss a

3、nd secretary.D.Shop-assistant and customer.3.A.Tuesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.D.Saturday.4.A.The museum schedule.B.Library hours.C.A part-time job.D.School hours.5.A.Stop the bus.B.Walk to the zoo.C.Cross the street.D.Call the police.6.A.Reasonable.B.Bright.C.Serious.D.Ridiculous.7.A.Move to a neat dor

4、mitory.B.Find a person to share their apartment.C.Clean the room with the roommate.D.Write an article about their roommate.8.A.He talks too fast.B.He seldom talks.C.He likes to use big words.D.He doesnt speak in a direct way.实用标准文案 文档 Section B Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passage

5、s and one 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 questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which on

6、e would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.Morris Michtom.B.President Roosevelt.C.A newspaper artist.D.One of Roosevelts friends.12.A.Because he didnt want to please his friends.B.Because he wanted an artist to draw a pic

7、ture for the bear.C.Because he thought shooting a bear tied to a tree was unfair.D.Because he thought it was uninteresting.13.A.The biography of Teddy Roosevelt.B.The founding history of a toy store.C.The experience of a newspaper artist.D.The origin of Teddy Bears.Questions 14 through 16 are based

8、on the following passage.14.A.At least 20%of the population is at least 65 years old.B.There are fewer working-age people to replace the retired ones.C.The older workers are more than the younger ones.D.Aging population changes are taking place quickly.9.A.The girls favorite sweets are chocolates an

9、d candies.B.The girl should go to the supermarket with him together.C.Its time for the girl to try something sweet.D.The girls teeth are in bad condition.10.A.Smith will keep the surprise party a secret.B.Lucy hasnt got any promise from Smith.C.They shouldnt have told Lucy about the party.D.Theres n

10、o secret between Smith and Lucy.实用标准文案 文档 15.A.Aging will increase the household savings rates.B.Aging will reduce the household savings rates.C.Aging will balance the household investment rates.D.Aging will increase the household investment rates.16.A.The problem of aging population in the world.B.

11、The increasing population around the world.C.The situation of labour market in Europe.D.The discussion about the retiring age in Asia.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.To fix his broken cellphone.B.To buy a spare battery for his cellphone.C.To get a brand-new cellp

12、hone.D.To change his cellphone.18.A.He thinks it has fewer functions.B.He likes its color display.C.He thinks its price is suitable.D.He cant afford it.19.A.She thinks Haier model is much better than the man thought.B.She thinks Nokia model is good enough for the man.C.She is not satisfied with Haie

13、r model.D.She thinks Haier model is of low quality.20.A.$2420.B.$2300.C.$2010.D.$1890.II.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 each blank with the

14、proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.At first glance,these impressive images look like moment captured by a talented photographer.But you cannot always believe what you see.These pictures,with their incredible photographic details,are in fact the

15、creations _21_(draw)by Scottish hyper-realist Paul Cadden.With often nothing more than a pencil in hand,the 47-year-old artist produces elaborate drawings that could easily _22_(mistake)for the work of any modern 实用标准文案 文档 digital camera.From the wrinkles on a womans face and beads of water,to a bre

16、ath of smoke from a cigarette,Cadeen is able to capture _23_(complicated)features of his subjects in such painstaking detail that the images look astonishingly real.Cadden said he began drawing at a very young age and has always been interested in art.With some experience in animation and graphic de

17、sign,he moves into hyper-realism _24_ he has a special gift for capturing details.His creations reflect his love for details,with a single image _25_(take)up to six weeks to produce.Working with pencil,graphite and white chalk,Cadden is able to create seven poster-size pieces a year,_26_ sell for up

18、 to$5,000 each.The artist explained that he does not want people to focus completely on the techniques involved in his pieces.“I want them to think about the work and _27_ I m actually drawing,”he said,“I prefer to study the internal aspect of the subject _28_ _ focus solely on the external part.”No

19、w,Cadden is planning to take his pieces to more foreign countries,and to hold exhibitions in China,Cuba and Brazil.He hopes to get established enough _29_(make)a living from his work.“I want to be doing lots of exhibitions in five years time.To have a successful solo show is a long-cherished dream o

20、f mine,”he said.“Its such a fantastic feeling _30_ somebody buys your paintings and you know the paintings are sitting somewhere in their houses.”Section B Directions: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 n

21、eed.A.established B.cultural C.freely D.introduce E.official F.release G.extremely H.attraction I.drew J.unexpectedly K.mystery A large-scale cultural exploration program National Treasure 国家宝藏 made its first show on CCTV on Sunday night.In the first episode,the Palace Museum in Beijing showcased th

22、ree treasures.As a _31_ variety show,the National Treasure aims to showcase the background stories of national treasures and _32_ various art forms.In the show,national treasure keepers acted by famous and common people will present treasures,telling their stories with the collections and interpreti

23、ng the historical _33_.The show aims to inspire the ancient Chinese civilization and make the national treasures come alive.实用标准文案 文档 This is not the first time for the Palace Museum in Beijing to be _34_ welcomed online in China,thanks to its efforts in cultural products and self-promotion in recen

24、t years.Last year,the museum _35_ so much attention because of the huge success of the three-episode TV documentary,Masters in the Forbidden City and a movie with the same name.Over the last few years,the museum has _36_ 495 signposts and 1,400 new chairs have been provided.In addition,the Palace Mu

25、seum opened a(an)_37_ online store on e-commerce platform Taobao,selling related products.It also started their self-promotion through new media,publishing articles to promote the culture of the museum.It _38_ swept the Internet by its humorous style and interesting content.At the same time,the Pala

26、ce Museum has published several mobile apps,one of which saw over 200,000 downloads just two weeks after its _39_ in 2013.Its self-promotion has achieved great results.In 2012,the museum saw 15 million visitors.And it received 16 million visitors last year.The museum is also a popular _40_ among for

27、eign leaders.For example,US President Donald Trump and his wife visited the Palace Museum on Nov 8.III.Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: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 c

28、ontext.AlphaGo has struck again,defeating Ke Jie,the worlds number one Go player,3-0.After his defeat,the young Chinese prodigy said AlphaGo sees the _41_ of Go while he could only see a small area around him.This win,coupled with last years victory over Lee Se-dol,shines a light on the awe-inspirin

29、g _42_ of technology and places AlphaGo among the greatest Artificial Intelligence(AI)systems created to date.The AI industry is certainly making great advancements,constantly surprising the public with new and interesting tools and making life _43_.Twenty years ago,just connecting to the Internet w

30、as a _44_.Now,we can do just about anything on our phones,from online banking to _45_ shows.The shifting sands of technology have placed so many paths in front of humanity that it is hard to _46_ even the immediate future.We may talk about how AI can make our lives better,but we also consider the ri

31、sks.Many stories and films _47_ around the theme of AI vs.human.One that comes to my mind now is The Terminator.The film is about an AI system called Skynet,实用标准文案 文档 which was _48_ to protect humans.What the programmers did not expect was that Skynet began to think.It came to the conclusion that hu

32、mans were a danger to its existence,so it started a global nuclear war and tried to“_49_”humanity.AlphaGos recent achievements highlight the _50_ that technology and AI can bring about.They also serve to remind us of the _51_ and risks we may not have had time to think about.Some of us used to _52_

33、the possibility of creating an actual“thinking”AI system,or believe that humans will always be able to _53_ an AI system,but certain facts have now been placed in front of us.All thats left to be done is to _54_ the actual“thinking”part of advanced AI systems like AlphaGo to more fields.Once that ha

34、ppens,human beings will be pretty much _55_.If we do not fully understand the risks of AI systems,we might be flying too close to the“sun”,and like Icarus in Greek mythology,we will fall.41.A.fun B.secret C.universe D.potential 42.A.intelligence B.advancements C.risks D.threats 43.A.easier B.slower

35、C.harder D.faster 44.A.mess B.headache C.loss D.leisure 45.A.live B.instant C.immediate D.direct 46.A.tell B.frame C.predict D.encounter 47.A.reveal B.reverse C.resolve D.revolve 48.A.processed B.modified C.introduced D.developed 49.A.help B.isolate C.terminate D.investigate 50.A.benefits B.possibil

36、ities C.signals D.incident 51.A.questions B.tragedies C.treasures D.disasters 52.A.analyze B.develop C.doubt D.preview 53.A.outsmart B.overhead C.outnumber D.overtake 54.A.adopt B.shrink C.adapt D.control 55.A.intelligent B.powerful C.patriotic D.outdated 实用标准文案 文档 Section B Directions:Read the foll

37、owing 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)In many countries of the world,people can confi

38、dently tell you the meaning of their town or city,but most people who live in Manchester,Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means.The name of every British town and city,however,has a long history.Two thousand years ago,most people living in Britain were Ce

39、lts.Even the word“Britain”is Celtic.Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called“castra”.This is why there are so many place names in England which end in“-chester”or“-caster”Manchester,for example.The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland,and many place names there are Celtic

40、.For example,Welsh place names that begin with“Llan”come from the Celtic word for church.After the Romans left Britain,it was attacked by tribes called the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland.Without the Roman army,it was impossible to protect the country fr

41、om these people.The names of their villages often ended in“-ham”or“-ton”.Some got their name from the leader of the village,so Birmingham,for example,means“Beormunds village”.The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them,so we have villages called Upton(“village on a hil

42、l”a good place to build a village)and Moreton(“village by lake”,where floods could make life tough).Place names that end in“-ford”(a place where you could cross a river)also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.Twelve hundred years ago,the Vikings came to England from Scandinavia.They trade

43、d with the Anglo-Saxons but lived in their own villages.These often ended in“-by”or“-thorpe”.The name“Kirkby”means“a village with a church”and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.Finally,in 1066,England became Norman the Normans gave us the place name“grange”,which means farm.And how ab

44、out London?Experts cannot agree.The Romans called the city Londinium,but they were not the first inhabitants.People once believed that the United Kingdoms capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud,实用标准文案 文档 but this is very unlikely.Our best guess today is that the name comes fr

45、om a Celtic word meaning a fastflowing river.Like a number of British place names,its history is lost in time.56.The origin of British place names are unfamiliar to many local people because of _.A.the death of the countrys ancient languages.B.the long lost history of the names.C.their lack of inter

46、est in the names.D.the frequent changes to the names.57.According to the article,Stratford-upon-Avon is most likely a town _.A.on a hill B.near a castle C.built beside a river D.with a church 58.Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants in Britain?A.The Celts The R

47、omans The Vikings The Normans The Anglo Saxons B.The Romans The Celts The Vikings The Anglo SaxonsThe Normans C.The Celts The Romans The Anglo SaxonsThe Vikings The Normans D.The Romans The Anglo SaxonsThe Celts The Normans The Vikings 59.According to the text,where did the name for London come from

48、?A.It is puzzling and hard to confirm for sure.B.It comes from the term for a fast-flowing river.C.The name is short for Londinium.D.The name is from the castle of a King.(B)实用标准文案 文档 Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District 2016 High School Video Contest Heres the Scoop on Pet Waste!Submi

49、ssion Deadline July 27,2016.Eligibility Ninth,tenth,eleventh and twelfth grade students that attend schools located in Bartow,Cherokee,Clayton,Cobb,Coweta,DeKalb,Douglas,Fayette,Fulton,Forsyth,Gwinnett,Hall,Henry,Paulding and Rockdale counties are invited to participate in the video contest.Entries

50、can be a team or individual effort.Guidelines Each video must be uploaded to YouTube.The videos YouTube link must be included in the entry/release form.Team members must be from the same school.The video must be between 30-60 seconds in length.No professional assistance or use of copyright material