1、普陀区2011学年第二学期高三英语质量调研卷2012-4-24英语试卷 （完卷时间： 120分钟 满分： 150分）第I卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: 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 a
2、nd 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. Get some small change. B. Find a shopping center.C. Cash a check at a bank. D.
3、 Find a parking meter.2. A. Shopping with his son. B. Buying a gift for a child.C. Promoting a new product. D. Bargaining with a salesgirl.3. A. Taking photographs. B. Enhancing imagesC. Mending cameras. D. Painting pictures.4. A. He is rather disappointed. B. He is highly ambitious.C. He cant face
4、up to the situation. D. He knows his own limitations.5.A. Female students are unfit for studying physics.B. He can serve as the womans private teacher.C. Physics is an important course at school.D. The professors suggestion is constructive.6. A. They are not used to living in a cold place. B. They f
5、eel lucky to live in Florida.C. They are going to have a holiday. D. They have not booked their air tickets yet.7. A. Look for a more expensive hotel. B. Go to another hotel by bus.C. Try to find a quiet place. D. Take a walk around the city.8. A. To the school.B. To a friends house.C. To the post o
6、ffice. D.To her home.9. A. The man has changed his destination.B. The man is returning his ticket.C. The man is flying to New York tomorrow morning.D. The man cant manage to go to New York as planned.10. A. In a cotton field. B. At a railway station.C. On a farm. D. On a train.Section B PassagesDire
7、ctions: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
8、best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To protect persons and property.B. To collect taxes.C. To teach and train citizens.D. To save natural resources for future use.12. A.By selling services that make life comfortable. B. By sel
9、ling land containing oil.C. By selling public lands. D. By selling coal and other natural products.13. A. Environmental pollution and protection. B. Taxes and services for the public.C. Police efforts to protect people. D. Peoples attitude toward taxes.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the follow
10、ing passage.14.A. They havent devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.B. Three are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.C. It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.D. They believe people can recover without treatment.15. A. They reveal the seriousness of
11、 the problem.B. They indicate how fast the virus spreads.C. They tell us what kind of medicine to take.D. They show our body is fighting the virus.16. A. It actually does more harm than good.B. It causes damage to some organs of our body.C. It works better when combined with other remedies.D. It hel
12、ps us to recover much sooner.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers
13、on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.What is the relationship between the two speakers?They are _17_.Whats the purpose of the phone call?Ask Bob to _18_ on Sunday.Why didnt Bob accept the offer?Because he was on a _19_trip the whole day that day.How did t
14、he party go?It was _20 _ because many people came to the party and they all enjoyed it very much.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What is the advantage of the first place ?You can eat as much 21 as you want.Why do the spea
15、kers give up the first choice?There is no 22 or dryer not even a TV.Where is the second place located?Its on 23 of the island.What are the speakers talking about?A rental home for 24 .Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Ben
16、eath 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. It is five years _ she began to take up raising flowers, and shes got a lot of experience in how to keep them more attractive. A. after B. before C. since D. w
17、hen26. The doctor advised Mary strongly that she should take a holiday, but _ didnt help.A. it B. she C. which D. he27. The physicist has made a discovery, _ is of great importance to the progress of science and technology.A. I think which B. that I think C. which I think D. which I think it28. Trad
18、itional and modern medicines are different in _ the former looks at the whole body as a network. A. what B. that C. which D. if29. A child notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language _ around him use.A. who B. those C. that D. which30. Some people hol
19、d that, since we live in a money-oriented society, the average individual cares little about solving _ problems. A. anyone elses B. anyones else C. anyone elses D. any one elses31. Deep in the Atlantic Ocean, explorers have found may be the most valuable sunken treasure in history. A. where B. what
20、C. that D. which32. Americans eat _ vegetables per person today as they did 50 years ago. A. more than twice B. as twice as many C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many33. People _ silver or white cars were 50% less likely to suffer serious injury in a crash, compared with drivers of dark col
21、or cars.A. drive B. driving C. driven D. to drive34. If you want to do the experiment again, youd better be more careful you made a mistake.A. when B. why C. where D. that35. Police are urging anyone who saw the accident _ them immediately.A. to contact B. contact C. contacting D. need contact36.An
22、excellent source of advice about traveling with infants is B. It recommends _ until the baby is 3 months before traveling.A. to wait B. having waited C. wait D. waiting37._ I cant understand is _ the illegal cooking oil, mostly made from discarded (被弃的)kitchen waste, is difficult to detect and ident
23、ify efficiently.A. Whythat B. Thatthat C. Whatbecause D. Whatwhy38. Such an educational programme can teach students how to make positive choices when _ with conflict.A. facing B. having been faced C. having faced D. faced39. We parents often provide our children with many material pleasures, _ it f
24、or granted that all children like these things.A. taking B. take C. to take D. took40. Recently, the Chinese government gave some examples of _ Dalai Lamas visitingforeign countries had affected China. A. that B. what C. how D. whetherSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the
25、words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. recently B. affects C. pattern D. varied E. floatsF. warm G. regularly H. mysterious I. effect J. evidenceBig climate changes in the last million years might have come from something very small dust
26、from outer space. Earth changes between ice ages and warm periods in a(n) _41_ that includes several cycles, including a _42_ one that lasts 100,000 years. Scientists _43_suggested this cycle might be due to changes in the inflow of cosmic(宇宙) dust. The idea is that Earth _44_above and below the ima
27、ginary planet that runs through the sun and Jupiter(木星), completing a cycle every 100,000 years. So maybe it encounters _45_varying amounts of dust during each cycle that produce the climate trend. Now there is some _46_, from ancient cosmic dust recovered in ocean-floor drilling near the Azores isl
28、ands west of Portugal. The large quantity of the dust rises and falls with a wonderful 100,000 year cycle during the period analyzed, 253,000 years to 458,000 years ago. Periods of more dust are related to_47_ climates. But that is a long way from showing that the dust _48_ climate. Some scientists
29、argue that it is not clear how cosmic dust would make the climate warmer while dust from volcanoes is known to make it cooler. They say the cosmic dust is so thin that it is hard to see how it could have any climate_49_. Nevertheless, the new study shows scientists have to take the cosmic dust idea
30、seriously.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages 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.One student skipped class and then sent the professor an e-mail（50）_for copies
31、 of her teaching notes.Another（51）_that she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from drinking too much at a wild weekend party.At colleges and universities in the US,e-mail has made professors more approachable(平易近人).But many say it has made them too accessible,（52）_boundaries tha
32、t traditionally kept students at a healthy distance.These days,professors say,students seem to view them as available（53）_the clock,sending a steady stream of informal e-mails.“The tone that they take in e-mails is pretty astounding(令人吃惊的),”said Michael Kessler,an assistant dean at Georgetown Univer
33、sity.“Theyll（54）_you to help:I need to know this.”“Theres a fine（55）_between meeting their needs and at the same time maintaining a level of legitimacy(正统性)as an （56）_who is in charge.”Christopher Dede,a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education,said（57）_show that students no longer defe
34、r to(听从)their professors,perhaps because they realize that professors （58）_could rapidly become outdated.“The deference (听从)was driven by the （59）_that professors were all-knowing sources of deep knowledge,”Dede said,and that notion has（60）_.For junior faculty members(全体教师),e-mails bring new tension
35、 into their work,some say,as they struggle with how to（61）_.Their job prospects,they realize,may rest in part on(依赖) student evaluations of their accessibility.College students say e-mail makes（62）_easier to ask questions and helps them learn.But they seem unaware that what they write in e-mails cou
36、ld have negative effects（63）_them,said Alexandra Lahav,and associate professor of Law at the University of Connecticut.She recalled an e-mail message from a student saying that he planned to miss class so he could play with his son.Professor Lahav did not respond.“Such e-mails can have consequences,
37、”she said.“Students dont understand that （64）_they say in e-mail can make them seem unprofessional,and could result in a bad recommendation.”50.A.providing B.offering C.supplying D.asking51.A.complained B.argued C.explained D.believed52.A.removing B.moving C.putting D.placing53.A.about B.around C.at
38、 D.from54.A.control B.shout C.order D.make55.A.requirement B.contradiction C.tension D.balance56.A.teacher B.instructor C.lecturer D.professor57.A.e-mails B.passages C.texts D.books58.A.technology B.expertise(专门知识) C.science D.imagination59.A.tradition B.sense C.notion (观念) D.meaning60.A.strengthene
39、d B.weakened C.reinforced D.consolidated61.A.ask B.question C.respond D.request62.A.him B.her C.you D.it63.A.on B.against C.in D.about64.A.this B.which C.that D.whatSection BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of t
40、hem 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)The Diet Zone: A Dangerous PlaceDiet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet.We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we loo
41、k and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.Diet products weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are no
42、t allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale instead. All we have to do is to swallow or r
43、ecognize the word “diet” in food labels.On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling oursel ves without our awareness that we dont have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pai
44、n, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing
45、our bodies from having basic nutrients. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.Now that we are a
46、ware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that co
47、mes from using them.65. From Paragraph 1, we learn that .A. diet products fail to bring out peoples potentialB. people have difficulty in choosing diet productsC. diet products are misleading peopleD. people are fed up with diet products66. One psychological effect of diet products is that people te
48、nd to .A. try out a variety of diet foods B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foodsC. pay attention to their own eating habits D. watch their weight rather than their diet67. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means .A. losing weight is effortless B. it costs a lot to lose weightC. di
49、et products bring no painD. diet products are free from calories68. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products .A. are over-consumed B. lack basic nutrientsC. are short of chemicalsD. provide too much energy(B)Downloading music over the Internet is pretty common among high
50、 school and college students. However, when students download and share copyrighted music without permission, they are against the law.A survey of young peoples music ownership has found that teenagers and college students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital
51、 music playersHalf of those surveyed share all the music on their hard drive (硬盘), enabling others to copy hundreds of songs at any one time. Some students were found to have randomly linked their personal blogs to music sites, so as to allow free trial listening of copyrighted songs for blog visito
52、rs, or adopted some of the songs as the background music for their blogs. Such practices may be easy and free, but there are consequences.Sandra Dowd, a student of Central Michigan University, was fined US$7,500 for downloading 501 files from LimeWire, a peer-to-peer file sharing program. Sandra cla
53、imed that she was unaware that her downloads were illegal until she was contacted by authorities. Similarly, Mike Lewinski paid US$4,000 to settle a lawsuit（起诉）against him for copyright violation (违反). Mike expressed shock and couldnt believe that this was happening to him. “I just wanted to save so
54、me money and I always thought the threat was just a scare tactic(战术).” “You know, everyone does it,” added Mike.The RIAA （Recording Industry Association of America）, the organization that files lawsuits against illegal downloaders, states that suing (控告) students was by no means their first choice.
55、Unfortunately, without the threat of consequences, students are just not changing their behavior. Education alone is not enough to stop the extraordinary growth of the illegal downloading practice.69. What does Mike mean by saying that “the threat was just a scare tactic”?A. One should not be afraid
56、 of threats.B. A lawsuit will result from the threat.C. It is unfair to scare people with a threat.D. No serious consequence will follow the threat.70. What is RIAAs attitude towards students illegal downloading behavior?A. They believe that education will help greatly in protecting copyrights.B. Th
57、ey profit from the fines illegal downloaders pay for copyright violations.C. They like to sue students for downloading music illegally from the Internet.D. They think that illegal downloading behavior needs tough measures to correct.71. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Copyright Violators, B
58、eware!B. How to Get Free Music Online!C. A Survey of Students Downloading HabitsD. Get rid of Illegal Music Download? Impossible!( C )The French word renaissance means rebirth. It was first used in 1855 by the historian Jules Michelet in his History of France, then adopted by historians of culture,
59、by art historians, and eventually by music historians, all of whom applied it to European culture during the 150 years spanning 1450-1600. The concept of rebirth was appropriate to this period of European history because of the renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture that began in Italy
60、and then spread throughout Europe. Scholars and artists of this period wanted to restore the learning and ideals of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome. To these scholars this meant a return to human. Fulfillment in life became a desirable goal, and expressing the entire range of human em
61、otions and enjoying the pleasures of the senses were no longer “frowned on”. Artists and writers now turned to religious subject matter and sought to make their works understandable and appealing.These changes in outlook deeply affected the musical culture of the Renaissance period how people though
62、t about music as well as the way music was composed and experienced. They could see the architectural monuments, sculptures, plays, and poems that were being rediscovered, but they could not actually hear ancient music although they could read the writings of classical philosophers, poets, essayists
63、, and music theorists that were becoming available in translation. They learned about the power of ancient music to move the listener and wondered why modern music did not have the same effect. For example, the influential religious leader Bernardino Cirillo expressed disappointment with the learned
64、 music of his time. He urged musicians to follow the example of the sculptors, painters, architects, and scholars who had rediscovered ancient art and literature.The musical Renaissance in Europe was more a general cultural movement and state of mind than a specific set of musical techniques. Furthe
65、rmore, music changed so rapidly during this century and a half though at different rates in different countries that we cannot define a single Renaissance style.72. The phrase frowned on in Para.1 is closest in meaning to _.A. given up B. forgotten about C. argued about D. disapproved of73. It can b
66、e inferred from the passage that thinkers of the Renaissance were seeking a rebirth of _.A. communication among artists across Europe B. Green and Roman architecture and sculpturesC. a cultural emphasis on human valuesD. religious themes in art that were more abstract74. According to the passage, wh
67、y was Bemardino Cirillo disappointed with the music of his time?A. It was not complex enough to appeal to musicians.B. It had little emotional impact on the audiences.C. It was too dependent on the art and literature of his time.D. It did not contain enough religious themes.75. Which of the followin
68、g is mentioned in the passage as a reason for the absence of a single Renaissance musical style?A. The musical Renaissance was defined by technique rather than style.B. The musical Renaissance was too short to give rise to a new musical style.C. Renaissance musicians adopted the styles of both Greek
69、 and Roman musicians.D. During the Renaissance, music never remained the same for very long.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A - F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Independence leading to family bre
70、akupB. Womens easy and convenient life in USAC. No marriage for many people nowadaysD. Average American families getting smallE. Full freedom for young womenF. Divorce- a social problem in USA76. _Marriage, like other social instructions, is showing the strains of modern life. While more Americans a
71、re getting married today than ever before, the divorce rate is also disturbingly on the rise( one divorce for every three marriages last year). Why should this be so, and what, if anything , can we do to reverse this trend?77._For most people, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Co
72、nvenience foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have made housework much easier to do. Released from these household chores, many wives have found jobs outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence
73、.78 ._Families, too, are simpler today. In American, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, going wherever their jobs or their interes
74、ts take them.79._Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up “bachelor” apartment. This is the era of womens liberation.80. _But all
75、 this freedom and affluence have had an unforeseen and in some respects a devastating effect on marriage. Men and women, no longer dependent on each other for food and maintenance, find it harder to accept the responsibilities and restraints or endurance the misunderstandings of married life. When h
76、appiness becomes misery, many couples decide to terminate their marriage through divorce. On the other hand, there is a growing trend today for couples in trouble to try to save their marriage by consulting a professional counselor. He listens patiently while they talk, knowing that only through sel
77、f-understanding can they solve their problems.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ba
78、llmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to my mom, Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How
79、 do you like it?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but
80、it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parentchild activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.No
81、wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “Theres still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a
82、psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication
83、 and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.“My parents were on the before side of that change, but todays parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the after side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “Its not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult
84、to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)81. The underlined word “gulf” in Para.3 most probably means _.82. How is the generation gap getting narrow today?_.83. Wha
85、t is the change in todays parent-child relationship?_84. The purpose of the passage is to _.第II卷I. TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 相当多的有关网络的新词已被广泛应用。（widely）2. 直到驾驶员看到红灯信号时，他才意识到危险。（Not, aware）3. 这项研究表明人的成就与态度有关。(relate)4
86、. 现在很多年轻人所缺乏的，不是书本知识，而是实践经验。(What , not. but.)5. 为追求时尚而付出高昂代价的人应该尽早改变这种生活方式。（those，follow）II. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in over 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 学校的艺术节作文提示你们学校在学期末举办了一次艺术节。请按下列要点写一篇文章：1.你们班是高二年级某班，一个星期五下午聚会庆祝艺术节。先是音乐、舞蹈活动。接下来是各种比赛。5点钟以后是最激动人心的节目烹饪比赛。2.虽然艺术节结束了，但你们意犹未尽。
