1、松江区2019学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷高三英语(满分140分，完卷时间120分钟)2019.12I.Listening ComprehensionSection A(II)分)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 you will be s
2、poken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper;and decidewhich one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.Leave the errors in the paper.B.Let the woman use the typewriter.C.Read the newspaper againD.Check the paper
3、for mistakes.2.A.It takes time for her to leam new things.B.She should have been informed earlier.C.She wont attend the meeting.D.She has made preparations for the meeting.3.A,American students are not talkative in class.B.Being talkative in class means active participation.C.She thinks highly of he
4、r experience in the American school.D.One can participate in class activities in different ways.4.A.Crying.B.Talking loudly.C.Watching TV.D.Having a walk.5.A.It is the only property she has.B.Her father asked her not to sell it.C.She inherited it from her father.D.Her father has nowhere to live afte
5、r selling it.6.A.No one knows how to get it to work.B.It won the match in the company.C.It is second to none in communication.D.It works more efficiently than any employee7.A.The food critic didnt speak highly of that restaurant.B.They waited a long time for the table at that restaurant.C.The food a
6、t the restaurant was the best in Chinatown.D.They used to work for a food magazine8.A.She is too tired to go out.B.She has to write a paper.C.She doesnt like coffee.D.She has to get up early the next day.9.A.Tom should have realized his mistake earlier.B.Toms trousers dont match his jacket.C.Tom sho
7、uldnt have hurried to the office.D.Toms taste in clothes can be improved10.A.He has been taken for a fool.B.He doesnt(eel at ease in the firm.C.He has been given a better position.D.He doesnt get on well with the others.Section B(15)Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and a long
8、er conversation,and you will be asked severalquestions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation will be read twice,butthe questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a guestion,read the four possible answers on your paper anddecide which one is the best ans
9、wer to the question you have heard.Questions II through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.Motorcycle riding.B.Parcel wrapping.C.Language training.D.Basic manners.12.A.11c wanted to learn how the delivery of online shopping runs.B.He intended to open a delivery company in the future.C.He hop
10、ed to fully enjoy the citys festive atmosphere.D.He needed the experience as part of his social practice requirement.13.A.Packing a heavy load.B.Finding the way.C.Asking for directions.D.Riding on narrow streets.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.They can solve some of o
11、ur most crucial problems.B.They lead to many exciting professional careers.C.They help establish govermment and private labs.D.They are the new application of mathematics.15.A.They leam,make and analyze mathematical models.B.They help create new branches of the science.C.They make prediction in fina
12、nce and economy.D.They work on the development of new technology.16.A.The importance ofresearchB.The necessity of modelingC.The study of mathematicsD.The evolution of scienceQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.AchefB.A nurse assistant.C.A medical transcriptionist.D.A
13、 housewife,18.A.Listening to the conversation between the doctor and patients.B.Writing down the medical report on the computer.C.Finding the problems in the medical treatment.D.Helping the doctor to take scare of patients.19.A.She gets paid every two weeks.B.She can explain it to her son.C.She can
14、leamn from different medical cases.D.She can balance work with domestic duties.20.A.He regards the job meaningless and looks down upon it.B.He insists that it should be done by the doctor himselfC.He is proud of his mother and understands her choice.D.He feels somry that it is not paid as well as hi
15、s fathers job.II.Grammar and VocabularySection 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,useone word that best f
16、its each blankClimbing the worlds highest mountain could not have been further from Xia Boyus mind as a 25-year-oldin 1974,when the played for the provincial soccer team in Qinghai.But when the Chinese MountaineeringAssociation announced it was looking for climbers to join an upcoming joumey.Xia put
17、 in an application so that he21)at least get a free health check-upAfter just a few months of training,Xia and his fellow climbers started climbing the 8,848-metre mountainin January 1975.However,Xia suffered such severe frostbite(after lending a teammate his sleeping bag(22)her later lost both of h
18、is feet.Three years later,a foreign expert(23)(invite)to assess Xias condition concluded that withartificial legs,Xia would be able to walk again and even climb mountains.It made him determined to challenge(24)to climb Mount Qomolangma again.Xia set himself a demanding schedule,(25)(wake)at 5 a.m to
19、 train for five or six hours.Unfortunately,Xia suffered another major setback in 1996.when he(26)(diagnose)with lymphoma巴瘤）.He had to undergo another round of amputation(截肢），losing part of his legsIt was not until 2014 that he was able to organize a team to make another attempt at scaling the worlds
20、highest mountain.Sadly,his team arrived at Qomolangma Base Camp,only to be informed that all journeys had beenstopped,following an avalanche(雪崩)(27)_ had killed 16 people.The Nepalese government announced a ban on double-amputee climbers on Qomolongma in December2017,but it didnt last long after a p
21、rotest(28)_ a disabled support group.That allowed Xia,at the age of69,(29)_(climb)to the top on May 14,2018.The feeling,however,was not(30)_ he had imaginedit would be.I had thought when I finally reached the summit,I would shout it to the world.I would do all theseposes for photos.But when the mome
22、nt arrived,I just felt clam.Xia said.Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note thatthere is one word more than you need.A.approachingB.temporarily C.decomposes D.altemative E.primarilyF.recyclable G.inspiration H.involves I squ
23、eezing J.minedK.emittedIs it possible to make paper without trees?Australian businessmen Kevin Garcia and Jon Tse spent a yearresearching a possible _31 that could serve as a possible raw material for making paper.Then Garcia read abouta Taiwanese company making commercial paper out of stone and a(n
24、)_32_ struck.A year later,in July 2017,they launched Karst Stone Paper.The company produces paper without usingwood or water.Their source is stone waste_33_ from construction sites and other industrial waste dumps.If you look at the whole process of how paper is traditionally made,it _34 chopping tr
25、ees,addingchemicals,using lots of water and then _35_,drying and flattening it into sheets of paper,said Garcia.Itcontributes to high carbon emission and deforestation.In 2019,Garcia estimates Karsts paper production has helped save 540 large timber trees(成材木)frombeing deforested,83,100 liters(21,95
26、3 gallons)of water from being used and 25,500 kilograms(56,218 pounds)ofcarbon dioxide from being 36.We collect disposed limestone(石灰石)from wherever we can find it,wash it,and grind it into finepowder,he said.The powder is mixed with a HDPE resin(高密度聚乙烯树脂)，which_37_ over time fromsunlight,leaving on
27、ly calcium carbonate(碳酸钙)behindThe paper can be as thin as notebook paper or as thick as a cardboard paper and is waterproof,_38_ anddifficult to tear.The notebooks cost$10 to$25.Karsts products are mainly sold through the companys website,butare also stocked in 100 stores,_39_ throughout Australia,
28、the United States and the United Kingdom.Over 70%of the customers are US-based,he said.The hope to have the notebooks in 1,000 stores by the end of the year.Garcia said they are now thinking about_40 investors for the first time in order to scale up their operations.They declined to reveal how much
29、thecompany makes or their annual revenue.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill ineach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.When happens when the right to know comes up against t
30、he right not to know?The case-of genetic testinghas brought this question to light.Two _41_ legal cases-one in Britain,the other in Germany-stand to alter theway medicine is practised.Both cases involve Huntingtons disease(HD),whose 42 include loss of co-ordination(协调)，moodchanges and cognitive(认知的)
31、decline.It develops between the ages of 30 and 50,and is eventually fatal.Everychild of an 43 parent has a 50%chance of inheriting it.In the British case,44 for trial at the High Court in London in November,a woman known as ABC-toprotect the _45 of her daughter,who is a minor-is charging a London ho
32、spital,St.Georges Healthcare NHSTrust,for not 46 her fathers diagnosis of HD with her.ABC was pregnant at the time of his diagnosis,in 2009.She argues that had she been aware of it,she would have stopped the pregnancy.As it was,she found out only aftergiving birth to her daughter.She later tested 47
33、 for HD.The German case is in some ways the mirror image of the British one.Unlike in Britain,in Germany theright not to know genetic information is protected in law.48_,2011 a doctor informed a woman that her divorcedhusband-the doctors patient-had tested positive for HD.This meant their two childr
34、en were _49 the disease.She accused the doctor,who had acted with his patients permission.Both children being minors at the time,theycould not legally be tested for the disease,which,as the womans lawyers pointed out,is currently _50_.Theyargued that she was therefore helpless to act on the informat
35、ion,and _51_ suffered a reactive depression thatprevented her from working.Both cases test a legal grey area.If the right to know is 52 recognized in Britain later this year,that myremove some uncertainties,but it will also create new ones.To what lengths should doctors go to track down andinform fa
36、mily members,53?It is the laws job to 54 these rights for the moderm age.When the law falls behind technology,somebodyoften pays the price,and currently that somebody is _55_.As these two cases demonstrate,they find themselvesin a difficult situation-charged if they do,accused it they dont.41.A.rema
37、rkableB.distinctC.contrastingD.dominant42.A.consequencesB.symptomsC.indicationsD.diagnoses43.A.influencedB.affectedC.inheritedD.annoyed44.A.scheduledB.determinedC.approvedD.implemented45.A.possessionB.statusC.healthD.identity46.A.revealingB.sharingC.remindingD.concealing47.A.convincedB.suspiciousC.i
38、nfectedD.positive48.A.NeverthelessB.ThusC.AdditionallyD.Fundamentally49.A.in advance ofB.in the course ofC.at the close ofD.at the risk of50.A.inevitableB.inextinguishableC.incurableD.intolerable51.A.as a resultB.after allC.above allD.in return52.A.financiallyB.academicallyC.legallyD.culturally53.A.
39、on occasionB.by comparisonC.in effectD.for example54.A.reserveB.balanceC.defendD.draft55.A.lawmakersB.victimsC.patientsD.doctorsSection BDirections:Read the following three passage.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A,
40、B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to theinformation given in the passage you have just read.(A)For Western designers,China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Westem creative.Its no secret that China has always been a source of inspiration for designers,says Amanda
41、 Hill,chiefcreative officer at A-E Networks,a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion shows.Earlier this year,the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works or art,with the aim of explo
42、ring the influence of Chineseaesthetics(美学)on Westerm fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries.Theexhibition had record attendance,showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.China is impossible to overlook,says Hill,Chinese models are the faces of bea
43、uty and fashion campaignsthat sell dreams to women all over the world,which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion-theyare central to its movement.Of course,not only are todays top Western designers being influenced by China,butsome of the best designers of contemporary fashion are th
44、emselves Chinese.Vera Wang,Alexander Wang,JasonWe are taking on Galliano,Albaz,Marc Jacobs-and beating them hands down in design and sales,adds HillFor Hill,it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion.The mostfamous designers are Chinese,so are the models,a
45、nd so are the consumers,she says,China is no longer just anothermarket;in many senses it has become the market.If you talk about fashion today,you are talking about China-itsinfluences,its directions,its breathtaking clothes,and how young designers and models are finally acknowledgingthat in many wa
46、ys.56.56.What can we learn about the exhibition in New York?A.It promoted the sales of artworks.B.It attracted a large number of visitors.C.It showed ancient Chinese clothes.D.It aimed to introduce Chinese models.57.What does Hill say about Chinese women?A.They do business all over the world.B.They admire super models.C.They start many fashion campaigns.D.They are setting the fashion.
