松江区2017学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷(含答案）

高三英语

（满分140分，完成时间120分钟）2017.12

I. Listening Comprehension（略） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A （10分）

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

One of my 21______(memorable) vocations took place on a farm.

when I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in the guesthouse on a farm, 22______(join) in the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We got up early to see the cows as they 23______(milk). I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward.

Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip and of experiencing a lifestyle so different 24______ my own. It made me realize the value of a vacation.

To this day, I wonder 25______ that farmer ever managed to enjoy a vacation of his own. There is never a day when animals don?t need to be fed. But I still think of that family trip when I plan my approach to taking time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for resting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spent much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough enough for a family vacation every year. In our busy lives, family is what we 26______ be saving our money and time for.

For my family, our vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in the hotel? will it be better 27______(buy) groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat out every night?

28______(evolve) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that we have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some relaxation time for us all 29______ the vacation can work for everyone.

Each year, setting aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. This is the one week a year I don?t care whether my kids clean their room or do the dishes. What matters that week is that everyone is having a great time.

Section B （10分）

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. involuntary B. features C. suspect D. track E. peculiarF. signals G. storeH. permitsI. unlock J. sustain K. scale

The human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety 31______ helps people recognize each other and is crucial to theformation of complex societies.So is the face?s ability to sendemotional 32______, whether through a(n)33______ blush or the artifice of a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and thecourtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces,for signs of attraction, hostility and trust.

Technology is rapidly catching up with the human abilityto read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churchesto 34______ worshippers? attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spotpast shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a(n)35______ outside a football game. In China it verifies the identitiesof ride-hailing drivers, 36______ tourists to enter attractions andlets people pay for things with a smile. Apple?s new iPhone isexpected to use it to 37______ the homescreen.

Set against human skills, such applications might seem incremental. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the internet,obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seemsmerely to encode them. Although faces are 38______ to individuals, they are also public, so technology does not, at first sight,intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, 39______ and analyse images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast 40______ promises one day to bring about fundamentalchanges to notions of privacy, fairness and trust.

III. Reading Comprehension Section A（15分）

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.

The notion of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of company culture to embed meaning in their products and thus attract more customers.

Starbucks literally changed the definition of “a good cup of coffee”. For Starbucks, the brand had three elements: coffee, 41 and stores. Strict control over the quality and processing of the beans 2 that the coffee would be of the highest possible quality. Outstanding store personnel were employed and trained in coffee knowledge and 43 service. Store design, atmosphere and aroma(浓香) all 44 the “Starbucks Experience”.

Almost all Starbucks stores were corporately owned and controlled. Starbucks prided itself on the “Starbucks Experience”, 45 coffee to provide a unique experience for its customers.

46 those traditional coffee house providing you with the grab-and-go service, Starbucks provides you with more than coffee. You get great people, first-rate music, a comfortable and upbeat meeting place, and 47 advice on brewing excellent coffee at home. At home you are part of a family. At work you are part of a company. And somewhere in between is a place where you can sit back and be yourself. That is what a Starbucks store has been 48 to creating for its customers--- a kind of “third place” where they can 49 , reflect, read, chat or listen.

Then green Starbucks logo is a mermaid that looks like the end of the double image of the sea. It was designed by Terry Heckler, who got the 50 from the wooden statue of the sea. Mermaid logo also 51 original and modern meanings: her face is very simple, but with modern abstract forms of packaging；the middle is black and white, the only color on the outside surrounded by a circle.

Starbucks makes the typical American culture gradually broken down into elements of 52 : the visual warmth, hearing the way, smelling the aroma of coffee and so on. Just think, through the huge glass windows, watching the crowded streets, 53 sipping a coffee flavor, which is in line with the “Yapi”, the feeling of experience in the 54 life.

But the 55 of Starbucks is not about the coffee, although it?s great coffee. Coffee is only a carrier. Coffee consumption, to a great extent, is an emotional and cultural level of consumption. 41. A. people 42. A. assured

B. managers B. promised B. environment

C. customers C. ensured

C. employment C. making up C. legal C. conceal C. patent C. credits

D. clients D. predicted D. customer D. depending on D. fascinating D. required D. escape D. philosophy D. conveys D. experience D. indifferently D. energetic D. importance

43. A. emergency 44. A. consisted of 45. A. going beyond 47. A. general

B. benefited from B. coming across B. In addition to B. reasonable B. alerted B. perform

B. inspiration B. cultivates B. logo B. gently B. easy B. vision

C. contributed to D. headed for C. Compared with D. In terms of C. subjected

46. A. With regard to 48. A. committed 49. A. negotiate 50. A. imagination 51. A. creates 52. A. brand 53. A. greedily 54. A. busy 55. A. product

C. possession C. persistently C. miserable C. essence

Section B （22分）

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Men are as likely as women to suffer from postnatal(产后的） depression, a study shows. One in ten fathers - the same ratio as mothers - were found to suffer before or after birth. By the time their child reaches 12 weeks, as many as one in four are feeling down.

The symptoms observed in the American study are not thought to be hormonal - as they are in women - and are instead probably a response to the pressures of fatherhood.These include the expense of having children, changed relationships with partners and fear of paternal(父亲的） responsibility.In the early weeks, the lack of sleep and extra domestic chores also take their toll, say mental health experts.

The study put the overall rate of depression among new fathers at 10.4 per cent - double the estimated 4.8 per cent for all men in any 12-month period. Around 8 per cent were affected in the 12 weeks before and after birth, according to the Eastern Virginia Medical School research. The study found parents were more likely to be down if their partner was too。

It is estimated around one in ten women suffers postnatal depression, even if they have never had mental health problems. Without treatment the condition can last for months。Although most women have a few days of 'baby blues' shortly after birth, postnatal depression can kick in up to six months later. Experts say paternal depression is serious because it can have ?substantial emotional, behavioral and developmental? effects on children。

56. The “baby blues” effect among fathers may be caused by the following except______. A. domestic chores B. fatherhood pressure C. parental responsibilities D. hormone imbalance

57. What does the underlined phrase “take the toll” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Cost a lot of money B. Take the lead C. Have a bad effect D. Have no links

58. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Therapy for Depression B. Father Getting Baby Blues C. Effects of Father Blues D. Postnatal Recovery

(B)

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59. Which way is most suitable for Mary, who can just spare one day to travel around Singapore? A. Night Safari B. DUCK C. City Sightseeing D. Flier

60. If David and his 9-year-old son are both animal lover, they had better dial ______ for more information before their tour. A. 6338-6877 B. 6338-3311

B. 6338-6859 D. 6338-6826

61. Mr. Smith is going to take his wife, his 13-year-old daughter and his 1-year-old son to visit Singapore at their own leisure pace, he should get at least ______ ready. A. $89

B. $99

C. $91

D. $101

62. Which organization in Singapore is most likely to issue the information above？

A. Education Commission B. Transportation Bureau

B. Health Department D. Tourism Bureau

(C)

Antibiotics, vaccines, organ transplant and HIV/AIDS treatment are all medical milestones that have indisputably made life better and saved millions of lives.

The lab animal issue has received attention in China in recent years as more people are concerned about animals rights. China has no animal welfare laws prohibiting cruelty to animals but there are standards (1986 and the 2006) for humane treatment of lob animals, though these are difficult to enforce.

World Day for Laboratory Animals were established in 1979 by the British National Anti-Vivisection Society, memorializing millions of animals that contributed to pure science, medicine, industry, fashion and the cosmetics industry. It is also a day of action to protest the use of live animals for experiments from lab rats and dogs to cattle and primates(灵长类动物）.

Thousands of activities worldwide are campaigning to raise awareness and demand an end to experimentation with animals, though there are few effective alternatives. The British Union for the Abolition of vivisection estimates that 100 meaning vertebrates(脊椎动物)are used in experiments every year, 10 to 11 million in the European Union. This doesn?t include mice, rates, frogs and animals not yet weaned. There are no reliable figures for China where specially bred animals are used extensively for research. Some date indicate around 16 million vertebrates were used in 2006.

Three Rs principle

The three Rs are principles for lab animal welfare proposed by microbiologist RL Burch and zoologist W.M.S Russel in 1959. They are “ reduction, refinement and replacement” and scientists are encouraged to follow them.

*Reduce the number of animals by improving experimental techniques and increasing information sharing among researchers.

* Refine experiments and treatment to reduce suffering; use less invasive techniques, improve care and living conditions;

* Replace experiments on live animals with alternative testing where possible.

“But the three Rs suggests general acquiescence(默许) in animal experimentation,” says a statement by Animal Rights in China (ARC), set in 2006 by over 3,000 campaigners who have been urging the use of alternatives.

The alternatives activists advocate include using cell cultures instead of whole animals, using photo toxicity tests on chemicals to predict their effects on humans, using computer models, studying human volunteers and working on isolated tissues. These approaches can be useful but they can?t provide the answers that animal research can.

“Animal experimentation is a basic, very important method in life science study and biomedical research and in some specific fields, so it is irreplaceable,” says Yang Fei, deputy director of the Animal Experimentation Department of Fudan university. Yang has worked on regulating standardizing animal testing for over 15 years.

He says testing on primates is still necessary , because the immune system is very similar to that of humans. They are needed to develop drugs for malaria, HIV/AIDS and infections such as SRAS, he says, though admitting the approach is not perfect.

63. According to the passage, ______ may not be related to animal testing.

A. Cough mixture B. Dior Lipsticks

B. Genetically modified rice D. Artificial livers

64. World Day for Laboratory Animals was set up for the following reasons except______.

A. To call for better experimental techniques to reduce sufferings B. To memorialize the animals sacrificed in the labs C. To raise awareness of animal right

D. To offer the activists a chance to raise the objections to the use of animals fox for experiment

65. why W.M.S Russel advocated researchers to share more information?

A. Researchers can better cooperate with each other to eliminate animal testing B. Researchers can turn into alternatives to replace animal testing C. Researchers can’t avoid repeating similar testing on animals D. Researchers can make the animal testing more effective 66. ______ is the biggest obstacle to canceling animal testing.

A. Lack of enough fund

B. lack of human awareness D. Lack of effective alternatives

C. Lack of supportive statistics

Section C （8分）

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

A. Still, Wanghong delicacies(佳肴) hold strong appeal to young consumers as long as they are high quality and good tastes. B. After they buy the product and send a picture to the moments, perhaps the existential anxiety will be cured. C. Merchants have to figure out the true value and the selling point of their products. D. It is just because people are too idle and a Wanghong delicacies are too attractive. E. Wanghong phenomenon also rests with customers? mindset and behavior. F. It is obvious that queuing is a kind of hunger marketing strategy.

Overnight, eating fried chicken in the People?s Square is OUT; instead, people start to drink HEEKCAA and eat Bao Master. This year, the queues in front of the doors of “Wanghong delicacies” were so dense that a cup of tea has been hyped to over 80 Yuan by scalpers(黄牛) and the local bloggers even customized a one-day tour to eat in shanghai.

To a great extent, Wanghong phenomenon depends on merchants? business strategy. 67.______. Business also works on publicity. Before HEECCA?s arrival in Shanghai, it has advertised through micro-blog, local life service and other self-media, which has generated a certain amount of heat among the public. Once people make the purchase, the sense of accomplishment will urge some of them to show off at the WeChat moments. which is good for brand image. Also, when a product is quickly recognized by customers, capitals will come in great numbers. The boost of capitals undoubtedly helps the subsequent publicity of the brand.

68. ______. In the Internet era, the spread of information is so fast that it doesn?t matter whether the tea tests good or bad; it’s just a matter of whether you ever drink it. There?s a word for this be behaviour- “fomo”, which means fear of missing out. Oxford university professor said

this is not new. As social animals, humans have a strong desire to be part of a group, to be accepted, recognized, valued and remembered. A little baby cries for a hug and a child makes a small trouble to get noticed. These behaviors are in the eyes of sociologists , anxious for existence. It?s just that social media today that make it easier for people to perceive other people?s life and have a sense of loss not to join them when they know what others are doing.

10-20 yuan is the exchange value of milk tea, but it?s the symbol value of goods that encourages people to “pull the grass”. Just like the lipstick, mailbox and graffiti wall that have being on the list of Wanghong, people want to use relatively controllable spending to gain satisfaction from a moments? thumb up. 69.______.

With the development of society, consumers are not just buying a product but its brand culture and quality of life, so the appearance of light consuming is inevitable. However, “Wanghong economy” is always short-lived because this consumer group is changeable in affection. Consumers who come by “physical attractiveness” will quickly vanish if there is no implicit value or connotation to support.70.______. Besides, consumers should make rational consumption instead of just following the trend.

IV. Summary Writing （10分）

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a fewcoins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.

Certainly, most of the world's great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves.But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days,when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help,is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.

First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually

make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (恶行). Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.Thirdly,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor,but that is no reason for losing one's sense of pride and self-dependence.

Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinarypeople. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.

It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently.A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away themoral goodness of the giver.

第II卷（共40分）

I. Translation (15分)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 我们在国外旅游时，应该遵循当地的风俗。（observe) 73. 毫无疑问，越来越多的公司会认可“共享经济”。（doubt)

74. 只有当环境问题被看作是第一要务时它才有可能得到解决。（Only）

75. 如今，随着中国消费者越来越富裕，健康意识越来越强，快餐业在中国的发展也举步维艰。（find）

II. Guided Writing (25分）

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

目前，根据规定，上海高中生必须在三年内完成一项课题研究（Project Research）才能拿到高中毕业文凭。对此，大家意见不一。请谈谈你对此规定的看法，并陈述你的理由。

松江区2017学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷

高三英语参考答案

1-10：BCDAB DCBAC

11-13:DCB 14-16:CBA 17-20:DDCD

21. most memorable 22. joining 23. were milked 24. from 25. if 26. should 27. to buy 28. Involving 29. so that 30. what 31-40: BFADC HIEGK

41-55: ACDCA CBADB DDBAC

56-58: DCB 59-62: CDBD 63-66: BACD 67-70: FEBC

Summary：

What’s your attitude when meeting with a beggar？Nowadays, many people choose not to give money because beggars pretend to be poor and may misuse the money. Actually, government should take responsibility for poverty, not ordinary people. Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with people giving money to those who really need help. Translation:

72. When traveling abroad, we should observe the local customs.

73. There is no doubt that more and more companies will accept “Sharing Economy”. 74. Only when the environmental problem is regarded as the top priority is it likely to be solved.

75. Nowadays, with Chinese consumers becoming richer and their awareness of health stronger, fast food industry finds it difficult to develop in China.