上海市闵行区2012届高三第二学期质量调研考试（二模）英语

上海市闵行区2011学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试
英语试卷
考生注意：
1． 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚，并在规定的区域
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2． 本试卷分为第1卷和第Ⅱ卷，共12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
3． 考试后只交答题纸，试卷由考生自己保留。
第I卷 (共105分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will heal' 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. Next Saturday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Friday. D. Next Sunday.
2. A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a bank. D. In a post office.
3. A. A manager and a customer. B. An employer and an employee.
C. A professor and a student. D. An examiner and an examinee.
4. A. Tim's excellent performance. B. Tim's assignment.
C. Tim's graduation day. D. Tim's study habits.
5. A. To a hotel. B. To a restaurant.
C. To a training class. D. To the train station.
6. A. An artist. B. A painter. C. A journalist. D. An architect.
7. A. To quit basketball.
B. To go on playing basketball in spite of the failure.
C. To give the reason for giving up basketball.
D. To take part in another game.
8. A. They are looking for an apartment. B. The man does not like his bedroom.
C. The woman enjoys shopping for clothes. D. They have just moved into an apartment.
9. A. She will decide later. B. She doesn't care for either.
C. She doesn't want to go out. D. She wants the man to decide.
10. A. Her car is close-by. B. She lives far away.
C. She has a new car. D. She wants the man to walk with her.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three
questions on each of the passages. 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. She explained the functions of the BCD International.
B. She described some popular singers.
C. She introduced the radio program to listeners.
D. She played a new record.
12. A. About the Big Hits. B. The History of Pop.
C. The Road to Music. D. Pop Words.
13. A. To introduce new singers and songwriters.
B. To provide the background with music.
C. To help to understand the words to the big music hits.
D. To hear from listeners' opinions on music.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. They want to learn the basics of English.
B. They benefit from learning general English skills.
C. They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.
D. They know clearly what they want to learn.
15. A. Doctors. B. Businessmen. C. Reporters. D. Lawyers.
16. A. Three groups of learners.
B. The importance of business English.
C. English for Specific Purposes.
D. Features of English for different purposes.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be
read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks
with the information .you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
How long have the Kramers been on vacation For a (17)_______
Who did David invite for the dinner Some of the Kramers' friends and (18) _______
Why does David want to have the dinner party To thank the Kramers for their (19) _______
What does Nancy think of David He is (20). _______
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
What job does the woman suggest to the man (21) _______
What did Boris do for Mr. Alexander (22) _______
Where can the man ask for help according to the woman The (23) _______
What else does the applicant have to do besides filling out an application form
(24) _______ and provide three references.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences' there are four choices marked A, B. C
and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. This kind of mistake, strange as it appears, is quite common ______young English
beginners.
A. within B. about C. among D. beyond
26. -- May I smoke here
-- If you____, that's the smoking section over there.
A. should B. must C. may D. could
27. The temperature will fall sharply the day after tomorrow, when a snowstorm ______ to
strike this area.
A. expects B. is expected C. has expected D. will be expected
28. Several measures had been tried out to improve the traffic situation, yet ______of them
seemed to work well.
A. none B. both C. all D. either
29. If there were no such serious pollutions, people would live ________ life in the world.
A. the most healthy B. more healthy a
C. much a healthy D. a more healthy
30. We firmly believe that the project, if ______ according to the plan, will definitely work
out well.
A. carrying out B. being carried out C. carried out D. to be carried out
31. Don't answer any e-mails ______ your private information, however official they look.
A. requesting B. to request C. requested D. having requested
32. The man denied______ anything at the supermarket when questioned by the police.
A. to have stolen B. to be stealing C. having stolen D. to steal
33. What people learned from China Got Talented was that there were so many talented
people out there waiting ______
A. to discover B. to be discovered C. discovered D. being discovered
34. Can you think of some cases ______ drivers obviously knew the traffic rules but didn't
obey them
A. why B. as C. where D. which
35. The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school dating the day,
______ accompanied by an adult.
A. once B. when C. if D. unless
36. The manager seems never to be satisfied with ______the company has achieved.
A. what B. which C. that D. how
37. When it comes to mental health, the fact is sometimes neglected ______ more and more
teachers are under great pressure.
A. which B. since C. whether D. that
38. I'm puzzled why he ______ back to me. He should have heard from me.
A. hasn't written B. didn't write C. doesn't write D. hasn't been writing
39. You'd like to have an annual vacation after the project is completed, ______
A. had you B. hadn't you C. would you D. wouldn't you
40. What we have to admit is that never before ______ experienced such great changes.
A. had the city B. has the city C. the city has D. the city had
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. employed B. possessions C. unprotected D. particularly E. admitF. identify G. limited H. non-existent I. consequently J. opportunities
Historically, the traditional role of women of all classes in Britain had been confined (限制)
to that of mother in the home. Single and childless women 41 had an uncomfortable
and difficult time. The majority of women had no voting or political rights until 1928, and for
centuries wives and their property had been the legal _ 42 of their husbands. Formal
education for women was thought to be unnecessary for their role in life, and was 43
for the majority.
The female position in society became a little better in some respects towards the end of
the nineteenth century, but was still very 44 . However, elementary education for all was
established and a few institutions of higher education began to 45 women in restricted
numbers.
Since the 1960's, women in Britain have been fighting for greater equality with men in
job 46 and rates of pay. Various laws from the 1970's to the present have been made. In
spite of all these, men remain' better paid than women in many occupations, 47 in
industry. Women constitute (构成) nearly half the national workforce, there are more
employed married women in Britain than in any other European Community country, and
some 60 percent of wives are now 48 compared with 22 percent in 1951. But their
average weekly wage is still only 70 percent of the average paid to men. This is true of both
the manufacturing trades and the service industries. As a result, the majority of female
workers are badly paid and often 49 by the trade unions or the law.
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 context.
In business, there is a speed difference: It's the difference between how important a
firm's leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy (策略) and how fast the company
actually moves. The difference is important 50 industry and company panies
fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to
pick up the 51
In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an
edge ended with lower sales and operating income than those that 52 at key moments to
make sure they were on the right 53 . What's more, the firms that "slowed down to
54 "improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher
operating income over a three-year period.
How did they 55 the laws of business, taking more time than competitors yet
performing better They thought 56 about what "slower" and "faster" mean. Firms
sometimes 57 to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly)
and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speed
of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that
often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.
In our study, higher performing companies with strategic speed always made changes
when it is 58 . They became more 59 to idea and discussion. They encouraged new
ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. 60 , performance suffered at
firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving 61 , stuck to
tested methods, didn't develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking
about 62
Strategic speed 63 a kind of leadership. Teams that 64 take time to get things
right are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come
from the top.
50. A. according to B. regardless of C. due to D. instead of
51. A. profit B. product C. speed D. method
52. A. paused B. developed C. persevered D. engaged
53. A. situation B. track C. occasion D. duty
54. A. look on B. keep up C. hold back D. speed up
55. A. learn B. discover C. disobey D. prefer
56. A. strangely B. abstractly C. entirely D. differently
57. A. fait B. attempt C. pretend D. desire
58. A. convenient B. necessary C. emergent D. incredible
59. A. alert B. restless C. open D. specific
60. A. In short B. By contrast C. Above all D. All in all
61. A, welfare B. technology C. efficiency D. condition
62. A. qualities B. standards C. competitors D. changes
63. A. serves as B, stands for C. refers to D. deals with
64. A. temporarily B. extensively C. naturally D. regularly
Section B
Directions: Read the .following three passages. Each passage is .followed by several
questions or un. finished 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)
this book is designed to help you improve your reading comprehension skills by
studying 20 minutes a day for 20 days. You'll start with the basics and move on to more
complex reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies. Please note that although
each chapter can be an effective skill builder on its own, it is important that you proceed
through this book in order, from Lesson I through Lesson 20. Each lesson builds on skills and
ideas discussed in the previous chapters. As you move through this book and your reading
skills develop, the passages you read will increase both in length and in complexity.
The book begins with a pretest, which will allow you to see how well you can answer
various kinds of reading comprehension questions now, as you begin. When you finish the
book, take the posttest to see how much you've improved.
The text is divided into four sections, each focusing on a different group of related
reading and thinking strategies. These strategies will be outlined at the beginning of each
section and then reviewed in a special "putting it all together" final lesson.
Each lesson provides several exercises that allow you to practice the skills you learn. To
ensure you're on the right track, each lesson also provides answers and explanations 'for all of
the practice questions. Additionally, you will find practical suggestions in each chapter for
how to continue practicing these skills in your daily life.
The most important thing you can do to improve your reading skills is to become an
active reader. The following guidelines and suggestions outlined will familiarize you with
active reading techniques. Use these techniques as much as possible as you work your way
through the lessons in this book.
65. According to the passage, the pretest aims to
A. tell you where your starting level is B. arouse your interest in using the book
C. illustrate the structure of the text D. introduce the test-taking techniques
66. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
A. Each chapter has an internal relationship with the previous chapter.
B. The texts are arranged in the order of length and complexity.
C. Different reading strategies are listed at the beginning of each section.
D. The author suggests using the book selectively according to readers' level.
67. What is the author most likely to talk about in the following paragraph
A. The function of each chapter. B. The outline of each section.
C. The ways to be an active reader. D. The guidelines in using the book.
(B)
The canopy, the upper level of the trees in the rain forest, holds too much of climbing
mammals (哺乳动物) of moderately large size, which may include monkeys, cats, civets, and
porcupines. Smaller species, including such as nice and small squirrels, are not as common
overall in high tropical canopies as they are in most habitats globally.
Small mammals, being warm blooded, suffer hardship in the exposed and uncertain
environment of the uppermost trees. Because a small body has more surface area per unit of
weight than a large one of similar shape, it gains or loses heat more rapidly. Thus, in the trees,
where protection from heat and cold may be scarce and conditions may be changeable, a
small mammal may have trouble maintaining its body temperature.
Small size makes it easy to scramble among twigs (嫩枝) and branches in the canopy for
insects, flowers, or fruit, but small mammals are defeated, in the competition for food, by
large ones that have their own strategies for browsing among tbod-rich twigs. The weight of
an ape hanging below a branch draws the leaves down so that fruit-bearing leaves drop
toward the ape's face. Walking or leaping species of a similar or even larger size access the
outer twigs either by breaking and gaining the whole branch or by catching hold of hard
branches with the feet or tail and picking food with their hands.
Small climbing animals may reach twigs readily, but it is harder for them than for large
climbing animals to cross the wide gaps from one tree top to the next that typify the high
canopy. A gibbon can hurl itself farther than a mouse can: it can achieve a running start, and it
can more effectively use a branch as a springboard (跳板). The forward movement of a small
animal is seriously reduced by the air friction (摩擦) against the relatively large surface area
of its body.
68. Which of the following questions does the passage answer
A. How is the rain forest different from other habitats
B. How does an animal's body size influence an animal's need for food
C. Why does rain forest provide an unusual variety of food for animals
D. Why do large animals tend to dominate the upper canopy of the rain forest
69. According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true about the small mammals in the
rain forest
A. They have body shapes that are adapted to life in the canopy.
B. They prefer the temperature and climate of the canopy to that of other environments.
C. They have difficulty with the changing conditions in the canopy.
D. They use the trees of the canopy for protection from heat and cold.
70. When discussing animal size in paragraph 3, the author indicates that
A. small animals require appropriately more food than larger animals do
B. a large animal's size is an advantage in obtaining food in the canopy
C. small animals are often attacked by larger animals in the rain forest
D. small animals and large animals are equally good at obtaining food in the canopy
71. According to the last paragraph, what makes jumping from one tree crown to another
difficult for small mammals
A. Air friction against the body surface.
B. The thickness of the branches.
C. The dense leaves of the tree top.
D. The inability to use the front feet as hands.
(c)
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may
become recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the fanfily
traditional cultural patterns confer (~z~,) leadership on one or both of the parents. In other
cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually emerge as leaders,
although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen
formally through election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of
research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of "natural
leaders." It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common;
rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet
the needs of that particular group.
Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader,
research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by
different individuals. Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of
tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to "get things done."
Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective
well-beings of a social group's members. Expressive leaders are less concerned with the
overall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and
attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them. Group members expect expressive
leaders to maintain stable relationships within the group and provide support to individual
members.
Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group
members. They give orders and may discipline group members who prohibit attainment (达到)
of the group's goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more personal or primary relationship to
others in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties or is
subjected to discipline, are quick to lighten a serious moment with humor, and try to resolve
issues that threaten to divide the group. As the difference in these two roles suggests,
expressive leaders generally receive more personal affection from group members;
instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a more
distant respect.
72. Which of the following statements about leadership can be inferred from paragraph 2
A. Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person.
B. A person who is an effective leader of a particular group may not be an effective
leader in another group.
C. A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on
leadership.
D. Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidence of their qualifications.
73. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus on
A. ensuring harmonious relationships
B. sharing responsibility with group members
C. achieving a goal
D. identifying new leaders
74. A "secondary relationship" between a leader and the members of a group could best be
described as ______
A. distant B. enthusiastic
C. sympathetic D. personal
75. What does the passage mainly discuss
A. The problems faced by leaders.
B. How leadership differs in small and large groups.
C. How social groups determine who will lead them.
D. The role of leaders in social groups.
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for
each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Joint effort in the development of for-profit centersB. Benefits brought to parentsC. An alternative to the problem of public playgroundsD. Suitable time arrangement for working parentsE. Parents' worries of the kids safety in the new playgroundF. Parents' concern about kids playing time
76.__________
As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and shabby, the for-profit centers offer clean,
safe, supervised activities as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngsters'
physical fitness, usually for a fee of around $5 an hour. "Playgrounds are dirty, not
supervised," says Dick Guggenheimer, owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in
Yonkers, N.Y., part of a Kansas City-based chain. "We're indoors; we're padded; parents can
feel their child is safe."
77. __________
Discovery Zone has sold 120 outlets in the past 14 months, boasting sandboxes full of
brightly colored plastic balls, mazes, obstacle courses, slides and mountains to climb. Now
McDonalds is getting into the act. The burger giant is test-marketing a new playground,
Leaps&Bounds, in Naperville, Ill. Phys Kids of Wichita has opened one center and has plans
to expand.
78. __________
American parents are rightly worried about their kids' leisure life. There are 36 million
children in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 who watch an average of 24 hours of TV a week and devote
less and less energy to active recreation. Nationwide decrease in education budgets are
making the problem worse, as gym classes and after-hours sports time get squeezed. Says
Discovery Zone president Jack Gunion: "We have raised a couple of pure couch potatoes."
79. __________
In an attempt to attract more people, the new facilities cater to (迎合) the concerns of
two-earner families, staying open in the evenings, 10ng after traditional public playground
have grown dark and unusable. At Naperville's Leaps&Bounds, families can play together for
$4.95 per child, parents free. Fresh-faced assistants, dressed in colorful sport pants and shirts,
guide youngsters to appropriate play areas for differing age group.
80. __________
These new playgrounds are not meant to be day-care facilities; parents are expected to stay
and play with their kids rather than drop them off. But several also provide high-tech
baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in
special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a
movie or dinner. The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the
days before two-career families and two-hour commutes: play with their kid. That, at least, is
old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.
Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements'
in the fewest possible words.
High school dropouts (辍学者) earn an average of $9,000 less per year than graduates.
Now a new study moves away a common belief why they quit. It's much more than failing in
exams at school.
Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can't cut it. They are lazy,
and perhaps not too bright. So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids
who quit school about why they left.
"The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could
have graduated from high school." John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About one
million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic
students will receive a diploma, and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So, if
failing grades don't explain why these kids quit, what does Again, John Bridgeland: "The
most dependable finding was that they were bored." "They found classes uninteresting; they
weren't inspired or motivated. They didn't see any direct connection between what they were
learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations."
The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which
happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the US, only one state,
New Mexico, has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only
four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus tile District of Columbia, require
school attendance until age 18, no exceptions, another researcher, says raising tile compulsory
attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school.
"As these dropouts look back, they realize they've made a mistake. And anything that
sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end, is probably
helpful measure."
New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18. But critics
say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the
point--the need for reform. It's been called for to reinvent high school education to make it
more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma
that actually means something.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS)
81. What do people think of those who quit school
82. Many students quit school not because they cannot pass grades but because they find
Lessons_______________________
83. Why don't some students quit until they are sixteen
84. According to the passage, the more effective way to keep students from quitting is to
________________________
第Ⅱ卷 (共45分)
IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the
brackets.
85．针对食品安全的投诉越来越多。 (There…)
86．伦敦已为即将到来的奥运会作好了充分的准备。 (preparation)
87．尽管天气不好，我们盼望的运动会仍将按原定计划举行。 (despite)
88．这个村庄几乎与世隔绝，许多民间习俗得以很好地保留。(preserve)
89．与第二代产品相比，虽然中ad3外观没有太大的变化，但功能得到了较大的提升。
(though)
V. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions
given below in Chinese.
假定你是校英语俱乐部的负责人，需要在英文校报上发表一篇文章，向新生介绍英
语俱乐部。文章需包含以下三个方面内容：
1．英语俱乐部的宗旨
2．英语俱乐部的主要活动内容
3．参加英语俱乐部的益处