1、2015学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷高三英语试卷 2016.1考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，全卷共11页。所有答题必须涂（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. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。第I卷（共103分）I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end
2、 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 h
3、eard.1. A. $14. B. $40.C. $45.D. $80. 2. A. Go sightseeing. B. Go to a singing club.C. Ride a bike. D. Sleep in bed.3. A. A bus driver. B. A post office clerk. C. A deliverer.D. A salesperson. 4. A. Set up a museum.B. Start doing exercise.C. Stop buying cellphones.D. Go to the doctor.5. A. On a bus.
4、 B. At a railway station. C. On a plane.D. In the field.6. A. The man can only speak Spanish.B. The man knows nothing about Spanish. C. The man is reading an English book. D. The man likes drawing pictures. 7. A. The poor cell phone service.B. A careless woman driver.C. Traffic lights.D. A traffic a
5、ccident.8. A. She plans to quit the school sports meet.B. She has been told about the changed time.C. The school sport meet has been put off. D. She is ignorant of the change of the time. 9. A. Its right for the woman to spend the money.B. The woman could have said it better.C. He does feel uneasy t
6、o buy a house. D. Its better to save money for a house.10. A. The man hasnt contacted his parents this term.B. The man didnt pass the exam last term.C. The woman will send a message to his parents.D. The exam result hasnt been declared yet.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short p
7、assages, 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.Que
8、stions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. A musical instrument.B. A special holiday.C. A family tradition.D. A historical event.12. A. On the day after Christmas.B. For the week after Christmas.C. Throughout the year.D. Since the beginning of December.13.A. It is celebrated by A
9、frican Americans only.B. It is a traditional religious holiday in Africa.C. It is a time for people to honor black culture.D. It was created as an alternative to Christmas. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report.14. A. The earthquake struck at 19:54 Thursday night. B. There was no
10、 aftershock following the earthquake.C. The earthquake caused a low-intensity tsunami(海啸).D. The quake center was 44 miles away from Santiago.15. A. 3,000 houses were damaged.B. Some boats were stuck inland.C. At least 11 people were killed. D. Over 1 million people got injured.16. A. Powerful suppo
11、rt from the government. B. Confidence in conquering disasters. C. Deep concern for the victims.D. Determination to take more adventures. Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required
12、 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.Complaint FormCaller: Allen SmithPhone No.: 17 .Location of Problem: A (238, Zho
13、ngshan Road) Details: It dumps its 19 on the street. It has no 20 equipment for oil-smoke draining.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is couch surfing? It is 21 which allows travelers to meet people in
14、their destinations.How much does it cost? It costs 22 . What kind of people might be interested in couch surfing?Those who want to share their experiences and meet people from 23 .What is peoples major concern about couch surfing? 24 .II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the
15、 passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A) My business has to come before sleepThe moment I
16、fall into bed at around 10.30pm, Im dead to the world . until ping! its 3 a.m. and Im wide awake.I instantly check my phone and spend the next 40 minutes in bed (25) _ (answer) emails on my computer. By 4 a.m., my brain is in overdrive and there is only one thing for it: to get up and start working.
17、I know most people are foggy at this time, but I find the early morning to be (26) _ period of great creativity. I get more done in those few hours than the rest of the day, (27) _ Im constantly interrupted.People ask (28) _ I find time to run a business, prepare presentations, write books, network
18、with clients and raise a family. Well, this is the answer: by having only four-and-a-half hours of sleep.Yes, I probably (29) _ just about do everything if I got up at 6.30 a.m., but it would mean working in the evening when I need to spend time with my family. I have lots of friends with the same p
19、roblem. We have what we jokingly call “Insomniacs(失眠症患者) Group” on Facebook, where we chat with each other in the middle of the night. It has become a real way (30) _ friendship, and Id miss it if we didnt have that time to chat.While Im often perfectly happy starting my day at 3 a.m., sometimes, (3
20、1) _ Im tired, I feel annoyed with myself. Why cant I just switch off? But then I dont want to either. There are so many things I have to do, and a 3 a.m. start is the only way (32) _ (achieve) everything.(B)The Renaissance (文艺复兴)For many people, the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy, and
21、 the developments in art and architecture, music and literature which took place there all that time. But there is one work which, perhaps more than any other, (33) _ (express) the spirit of the Renaissance: the Mona Lisa. It is believed to be (34) _ (good) example of a new lifelike style of paintin
22、g that amazed people when it was first used. (35) _ (paint) by Leonardo da Vinci in the years 1503-1506, the Mona Lisa is a mysterious masterpiece. People want to know who Mona Lisa is, and why she is smiling. (36) _ _ people do not know much about the Renaissance, they have heard of this painting.T
23、he Renaissance was a time of scientific invention, too. Leonardo, as well as being one of the greatest painters the world has ever known, was also a skilled inventor. Wherever he went, he carried a notebook around with him, (37) _ _ he wrote down his ideas. They included detailed drawings of the hum
24、an body, plans for engineers to build canals and bridges, and (38) _(astonish) drawings of machines which were not to be built until hundreds of years later, such as aeroplanes, parachutes(降落伞), submarines(潜水艇) and tanks. Towards the end of his life he (39) _ (employ) by the King of France to do sci
25、entific research, and he did not have a lot of time for painting. In short, he was an extraordinary genius, an example of what has been described as “Renaissance man”: someone interested in (40) _ and with many different talents.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words
26、in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. delivery B. alternative C. enormously D. floating E. analyzed F. process G. determine H. visible I. messy J. disturbingly K. patterns Everyone knows that the Internet has changed how business operate, gov
27、ernments function and people live. However, a new, less 41 technological trend is just as transformative: “big data.” Big data starts with the fact that there is a lot more information 42 around these days than ever before and it is being put to extraordinary new uses.Consider language translation,
28、for example. When IBM first started to work on machine translation in the 1990s, it just fed a small number of high-quality translation into a computer and programmed it to infer which word in one language is the best 43 for another. Although this 44 revolutionized the task of translation, the resul
29、t was far from being perfect. Then, in 2006, Google burst in. Instead of millions of pages of texts, the search giant 45 billions, from corporate websites to documents in every language from the European Union. The result is that its translations are much better than IBMs were and it covers 65 langu
30、ages. Large amounts of 46 data defeated small amounts of cleaner data.Another good example of how big data can be 47 helpful is online shopping. Using data collected from customer shopping habits, today, Amazon can 48 who is most likely to purchase what and when. Details such as your history and wis
31、h list help the company gain a glimpse (一瞥) into your interests. Goods will then be dispatched to a logistics center(物流中心) near you and get packed before you even order, meaning that when you do make an online purchase, same-day 49 would be possible.With big data, instead of trying to understand exa
32、ctly why an engine breaks down or why a drugs side effect disappears, researchers can instead collect and analyze massive quantities of information about such events and everything that is associated with them, looking for 50 that might help predict future occurrences.Big data answers not why but wh
33、at. Finally, it will mark the moment when the “information society” finally fulfills the promise implied by its name.III. Reading ComprehensionSection 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
34、 that best fits the context.Are we too slow to praise and quick to blame? It seems we are.Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, we are somehow 51 to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. To make matters worse, most of us are only too read
35、y to apply to others the cold wind of 52 . Its strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising. Perhaps its because few of us know how to accept compliments gracefully. 53 , we are embarrassed and shrug off(不予理睬) the words we are really so glad to hear. Because of this 54 reaction, direct compliments a
36、re surprisingly difficult to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us 55 , in a letter or passed on by a friend. When one thinks of the speed with which spiteful(恶意的) remarks are conveyed, it seems a pity that there isnt more effort to pass 56 comments.It
37、s especially rewarding to give praise in areas where effort generally goes unnoticed or 57 . An artist gets complimented for a glorious picture, a cook for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your 58 manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? Praise is particularly appreciated
38、 by those doing 59 jobs: gas-station attendants, waitresses even housewives. Do you ever go into a house and say, “What a tidy room”? Hardly anybody does. Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages.” Since so often praise is the only 60 a housewife receives, surely she of all people should get her
39、 measure.Teachers agree about the value of praise. One teacher writes that instead of drowning students compositions in critical red ink, the teacher will get far more 61 results by finding one or two things which have been done better than last time, and commenting 62 on them. “I believe that a stu
40、dent knows when he has handed in something above his usual standard,” writes the teacher, “and that he waits hungrily for a brief comment in the margin(空白处) to show him that the teacher is aware of it, too.”To give praise 63 the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort. It is such a
41、small 64 . And yet consider the results it may produce. “I can live for two months on a good compliment,” said Mark Twain. So, lets be 65 to the small excellences around us and comment on them. We will not only bring joy into other peoples lives, but also, very often, add happiness into our own.51.
42、A. guiltyB. impatientC. fortunateD. reluctant 52. A. charityB. criticismC. chemicalD. command53. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise54. A. extreme B. immediate C. defensive D. positive55. A. naturallyB. indirectly C. similarly D. closely56. A. pleasing B. unfair C. interesting D. object
43、ive57. A. unchanged B. unmatched C. unmentioned D. unemployed58. A. hotel B. personnelC. salesD. laundry59. A. idealB. routineC. demanding D. steady60. A. wageB. chanceC. inputD. support61. A. inevitableB. constructiveC. disappointingD. concrete62. A. frequentlyB. occasionallyC. criticallyD. favorab
44、ly63. A. highlightsB. providesC. costsD. signals64. A. achievementB. challengeC. investment D. substitute 65. A. certainB. alertC. resistantD. superiorSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them ther
45、e 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)Dad, Im writing to you as I feel its been quite a while since we last spoke (two years to be exact, you hung up on me). So how is Germany? How old are your
46、other children now? What have you been up to this year? I finished my A-levels this summer. But enough small talk. On our European road trip in the summer, the journey took us close to your house and I asked Mum and my stepdad if we could pay a visit so that I could see you. Outside your house, I co
47、uldnt bring myself to get out of the car and knock on the door.Ive tried so many different forms of communication email, the phone and I also suggested Skype. Yet I still cant get through to you.My mum, stepdad and I sat around the table trying to work out why I had felt unable to knock on your door
48、 that day. At last it came to me. I think, perhaps subconsciously, I was saving myself the grief of your response.Why cant your parental obligations stretch to all three of your children, not just your two recent ones? In our previous conversations, which ended suddenly, as your older son needed to
49、be put to bed, Id ask you how he was doing at school, and youd talk about the weather. No one listening would be able to tell there was any difference between our relationship and one you might have with a neighbour.Forget your excuses that the flight to visit me is expensive and that you need to lo
50、ok after your other children (I hope you can see the irony(讽刺) in that). While you watch their school plays, dont you consider that I would have liked you to be there at mine? Perhaps the reason I didnt knock on your door was that I just dont care anymore. Im exhausted trying to make this work. Mayb
51、e a part of me wasnt actually bothered whether I saw you or not that day youve already lost so much meaning in my life; you are someone who just sends me a birthday card.This isnt me being bitter, although I was initially. Its just a way of telling you how I really feel.Phoebe66. How did Phoebe feel
52、 when she was sitting in the car outside her fathers house?A. ExcitedB. PuzzledC. DisappointedD. Embarrassed67. Based on this letter, we can learn that Phoebes father _.A. lives in the same city with his daughterB. got divorced and left Phoebe and her mother C. has never had any communication with P
53、hoebeD. takes good care of all his children68. What does the “irony” refer to in Paragraph 5?A. He ended his conversation with Phoebe just to put his son to bed.B. He lives in a big house but has no money to buy an air ticket.C. He talked with Phoebe, his daughter, as if with a neighbour.D. Phoebe i
54、s also his child but he excuses himself from caring about her.69. Phoebe didnt knock on her fathers door that day because _.A. she was afraid of his dads unexpected responses to her visitB. she didnt want to bother her fathers happy life with his current family C. she was tired of being the one who
55、make efforts for their relationshipD. she suddenly realized that her father had no meaning in her life (B)William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the windAt age 14, in poverty and hunger, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his familys home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED for the se
56、cond time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developerMost 12-year-olds love playing videogames but Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like Bustin Jeiber, a hit-a-mouse game, he is no
57、w using his skills to help other kids become developers.Amy OToole, Beau Lotto: Science is for everyone, kids includedWhat do science and play have in common? Scientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change understand
58、ing. Hes supported by 12-year-old Amy OToole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren. It starts: Once upon a time . Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose, Naomi Shah：Award-winning teenage science in actionIn 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of
59、 the first Google Science Fair. Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah describe their extraordinary projects and their route to a passion for science.70. The underlined word “harnessed” probably means _.A. usedB. stoppedC. chasedD. produced71. According to the passage, Thomas Suarez _.A. made big m
60、oney by developing gamesB. learned to develop apps by himselfC. spent all his time on computer gamesD. taught adults to develop video games72. Danny, a 16-year-old boy who is working on a science project and planning to participate in an online competition. Which of the following will he most probab
61、ly watch?A. How I harnessed the windB. A 12-year-old App Developer C. Science for Everyone, Kids IncludedD. Award-winning Teenage Science in Action 73. All these TED videos aim to _.A. analyze the different ways to successB. promote the latest scientific inventionsC. introduce the famous teenage spe
62、akersD. encourage passion for science and creativity (C)Writer and journalist Cristina Odone aroused widespread anger by suggesting that her daughter was being pressured to take science for graduation exams and this was unreasonable for a child with a literary bent. She even claimed that “ this focu
63、s on STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects sends a message that makes her and me uncomfortable: doing a mans work is more impressive than doing a womans.”Like many others, I totally disagree with her position as a scientist. Taking science to age 16 should simply be seen as
64、part of obtaining a well-rounded education. Furthermore, identifying STEM as a mans subject leads in part to our serious lack of diversity(多样性) in the scientific workforce. Meanwhile, many male authors and poets might be surprised to learn that literature is “womans work”.Novelist Lucy Ellman once w
65、rote, “The purpose of artists is to ask the right questions, even if we dont find the answers, whereas the aim of science is to prove some silly points.” But proving some silly points might save your life, light your home, allow you to surf the web or visit your relatives living far away. Only someo
66、ne who has never considered how extensive the outputs of science are in our society could write such a “silly” sentence.However, having said that, I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities. I do not see this as an either/or situation but its all part of being human. I admire and apprec
67、iate those who try to express things hard to be described in words, but it simply isnt my strength. I may wholeheartedly believe that science is vital but that doesnt mean I think the humanities (or indeed the social sciences) are not. Since science costs more to do than arts subjects, more funding
68、should go to science. That statement is not equal to saying that the humanities should not be properly funded. Somehow, we are constantly being put in opposition, a divide that is damaging to both scientists and non-scientists. So why are the humanities important to me? I would say it is exactly bec
69、ause I am human. I sit here typing listening to a Schubert piano trio. I have been reading EP Thompsons The Making of the English Working Class to try to understand how our society was and is the shape it is. Scientists may be capable of dealing with the ethics(道德标准) of their work, but they cannot a
70、nd should not answer the question of whether we should do this in isolation. Answering the many questions that our developing scientific capabilities throw up requires the input of researchers from many fields.So let us enjoy our capabilities on all fronts, recognizing that we each have different st
71、rengths and weaknesses. Its time to ban the damaging divide that sets one part of the research community against another and celebrate our humanity as well as the Humanities.74. The writer quotes words from Cristina Odone and Lucy Ellman to show that _.A. doing a mans work is more impressive than do
72、ing a womansB. some people may have a narrow understanding of scienceC. the purposes of artists and scientists are totally differentD. a well-rounded education is crucial to the diversity in society75. By saying “I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities”, the writer probably means _.A
73、. I am not an expert in the work of the humanitiesB. I dont think the work of the humanities importantC. I dont want to play down the work of the humanitiesD. I admire and appreciate the work of the humanities76. Why does the writer mention listening to music and reading books in Paragraph 5?A. To e
74、xplain how extensive the outputs of science are.B. To call on scientists to understand the society and the shape of it.C. To prove that the humanities are important to scientists too. D. To advise scientists to deal with the ethics of their work.77. The purpose of this passage is to _.A. reveal peop
75、les weakness in expressing complex thoughts in words B. reject the idea that science only proves some silly pointsC. illustrate that scientists have strengths and weaknessesD. appeal to stop treating humanities and science as oppositesSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the
76、questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Do you find yourself leading groups, or are you naturally more comfortable following others? Research published today shows that if you want to be a leader youre better off at the edges of a crowd, and not in the middle of the action.
77、In a series of experiments on crowd behaviour, a research team at the University of Leeds also found that successful leaders display more decisive behaviour, spending less time following others and acting more quickly than others in the group.Lead researcher Jolyon Faria said: “It was interesting to
78、 find that the most effective leaders remained on the edges of the group and attempted to lead from the front. Youd think leaders in the centre of the group should interact more often with others and therefore be more effective but here this wasnt the case.”The research team asked groups of eight st
79、udents to walk around continuously in a specified area and remain as a group without speaking or gesturing to one another.One person was asked to move towards a target, while remaining a member of the group, without letting the others know that he or she was leading them to a target. In a second set
80、 of experiments, the students were told to follow “the leader”, but not told who the leader was.In the second set of experiments, it was found that those leaders who remained on the edge of the group were able to move their group towards a target much more quickly than the leaders that chose to rema
81、in in the centre.“We wanted to find out how people decided who to follow” said Faria. “We found that people were able to identify their leader by what position the leader takes, which helps explain how animals in groups such as birds and fish can be led by only a small minority, even when leaders do
82、nt signal their identity.”“Our findings have illustrated a general principle behind group behaviour. This can also be applied to animal groups, something that could help in the management of the natural environment, as well as in the management of the urban environment.”(Note: Answer the questions a
83、nd complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)78. The decisive behavior successful leaders display in a group is that they _.79. According to Jolyon Faria, people tend to have the wrong belief that leaders should _ in order to be more effective.80. We can learn from the passage that the f
84、ish leaders may lead the whole group by _.81. What does “a general principle” refer to in the last paragraph?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 在别人谈话时插嘴是不礼貌的。(It)2. 新建成的美术馆将从明年初开始免费对市民开放。(open) 3. 对学生而言真正重要的是在
85、获取知识的过程中养成良好的习惯。(matter)4. 他在那个偏远小镇过着如此宁静的生活以至于他都不想返回家乡了。(Such) 5. 政府近来采取了一系列措施治理环境污染，这些措施在部分城市已取得初步成效。(achieve)II. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 学校图书馆需要购置一批新书, 现向学生征求意见。假如你是王凯，请用英语给图书馆孙老师写一封邮件, 推荐你认为学校图书
86、馆最需要购置的两类图书，并说明理由。下表所列图书类别可供参考： Computer science Philosophy and psychology Social sciences Language Popular Science Arts and recreation Literature History and geography2015学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷高三英语参考答案第I卷第一大题第1至第10小题，每题1分；第11至第16小题，每题2分：第17至第24小题，每题1分。共30分。1-5CCDCA6-10BBDCB11-13BBC14-16CDB17. 18017527556
87、 18. 19.waste20. professional21. a(new) website22. nothing/no money23. the local culture24. safety and security听力评分标准：1. 18题首字母小写不扣分第二大题每小题1分。共26分。25. answering26. a27. when28. how29. could30. to31. if/when32. to achieve33. expresses34. the best35. Painted36. Even if/though37.in which38. astonishing
88、39. was employed 40.everything41. H 42. D 43. B 44. F 45. E 46. I 47. C 48. G 49. A 50. K第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分；第66至76小题，每题2分；第78至81小题，每题2分。共47分。51. D 52. B53.A 54.C55.B 56.A 57.C58.D59.B60. A 61. B62. D63.C64.C65.B66.C67.B68.D69.C70.A71.B72.D73.D74.B75.C76.C 77.D78. spend less time following others and
89、act more quickly79. stay in the center of the group and interact more with others80. remaining on the edges of the group81. People can identify their leader by the position he takes.简答题评分标准：1. 内容正确，语法基本正确，得2分。2. 内容基本正确，语法正确或虽有错误，但不影响理解，得1分。3. 即使语法正确，但是内容错误，得0分。4. 答案超过规定字数过多，得0分。第II卷I翻译第1-3题，每题4分，第4-
90、5题，每题5分。共22分。参考答案（仅供阅卷老师参考）1. It is impolite to break in/strike in/interrupt when other people are having a conversation.2. The newly-built art museum /gallery will be open to citizens for free/ free of charge from the beginning of next year.3. What really matters for students is that they/ to form
91、good habits in the course of/while gaining knowledge.4. Such a peaceful life was/is he leading in that remote town that he didn t/doesnt even want to return to his hometown.5. The government has taken a series of measures to deal with/curb/manage environmental pollution/bring the environmental pollution under control lately/recently, and these measures have achieved initial effects in some cities.
