普陀区 2017 学年第一学期高三英语质量调研

英语试卷

考生注意：

1. 考试时间 120 分钟，试卷满分 140 分。

2. 本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂（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. 答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上, 在答

题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。

I. Listening Comprehension Section A 10%

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 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. Mother and child. C. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. D. Boss and secretary.

2. A. They like reading today’s paper. B. They are interested in today’s paper.

C. They found nothing interesting in today’s paper. D. They have no idea what the paper is about.

3. A. In the concert.

B. In the theatre.

C. In the exhibition.

D. In the studio.

4. A. Getting ready to board a plane. B. Queuing up for the check-in. C. Meeting friends at the arrivals. D. Waiting at the baggage claim area.

5. A. The man doesn’t care which colour is chosen. B. The woman prefers the colour.

C. The man is concerned about the colour.

D. The man intends to choose a different colour.

6. A. Doing a lot of homework. C. Sleeping for a short break.

B. Staying focused in class.

D. Devoting all her spare time to learning.

7. A. He was chairman of the club.

B. He wanted to learn a new language. C. He wanted to know more about the club.

D. He was interested in international advertisement.

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8. A. The man should work hard.

C. The man may have another chance. B. The man should turn down the job offer. D. The man can apply for the job again. B. Its structure is not satisfying.

D. It is good except for the writing skills. B. She is a good team sports player. D. She likes taking part in team sports.

9. A. Its ending is not good enough. C. It deserves an award.

10. A. She likes watching instead of playing. C. She doesn’t like any kind of sports.

Section B 15%

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked

several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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. It contains protein. B. It contains water.

C. It helps the brain work properly. D. A full stomach leads to a good sleep.

12. A. Sleep helps the brain control the senses. B. Sleep promotes rest.

C. Sleep helps the brain revise and store information. D. Sleep reduces tiredness.

13. A. Factors related to memory development. B. The importance of a good memory.

C. The importance of improving memory. D. The misery caused by a poor memory.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following weather forecast. 14. A. Mountainous Area. B. Northern Europe.

C. Eastern Europe. D. Southern Europe.

15. A. Snowy. C. Rainy.

B. Cloudy. D. Fine.

16. A. Northern parts of the Mediterranean.

B. Eastern parts of the Mediterranean. C. Central parts of the Mediterranean. D. Southern parts of the Mediterranean.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. A university tutor. B. An insurance adviser.

C. An overseas study officer. D. A visa officer.

18. A. It is purchased in the country you will travel. B. It provides just a few kinds of medical services.

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C. It provides doctors who may speak your native language. D. It offers sufficient cash to pay the entire bill on the spot.

19. A. It must be purchased in one’s home country before going abroad.

B. It does not cover the minor medical expenses.

C. It only recommends native doctors when you are aboard. D. It features personal paying first and getting money later.

20. A. Consult other insurance companies.

B. Buy the student health insurance. C. Get the international travel insurance.

D. Choose neither insurance since it is not a must.

II. Grammar and vocabulary Section A 10%

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.

Recreational Vehicles (房车): On the Road

Recreational vehicles (RVs) are a typically American invention. Nationally, sales rose to 430,000 units last year, a 40-year high. At the inexpensive end, they sell for as little as $5,000 for a caravan (大篷车); deluxe versions cost up to $1,000,000 and are typically equipped with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom that are bigger than ones in many European flats. The share prices of Thor Industries, the biggest RV-manufacturer in America, and Winnebago, the third-largest, (21) _ (rise) by 43% and 17%, respectively so far.

That is a big change. During the 2008-09 recession, notes Mr. Troiano, the owner of Continental RV, RV dealerships everywhere closed down, leaving his shop among the very few (22) (leave) serving the New York metropolitan area. Mr. Troiano is on track (23) (sell) more RVs this year than in any other since the early 2000s. The current rebound ( 反 弹 ) is mostly (24) the economy’s recovery, but it also springs from the fact that new types of customer are embracing the lifestyle.

A decade ago, the average age of an RV-owner was 49, and over 90% were white, says Kevin Broom of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), which doesn’t indicate a bright future. Another boost comes from sufficient immigrants, (25) are keen to experience long, self-planned road trips in America. Mr. Troiano’s most recent big sale was to (26) rich Asian family.

The industry hopes that its poor record with foreign sales — last year less than 1% of RVs produced domestically (27) (ship) to foreign markets — may improve, too. China’s government, for example, has planned to build 2,000 campgrounds by 2020, up from an estimated 300 today, in a bid to promote domestic tourism, particularly to remote rural regions. Chinese firms such as Yutong Bus make RVs, but not of the quality that many Chinese want. The country imported 1,000 vehicles last year, over half of them American.

RV manufacturers are also marketing the concept (28) their motor homes can be commercial as well as leisure vehicles. They (29) allow travelling salesmen, businessmen to save on food and hotel costs. (30) you park it, it can be your office, as well as your home.

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Section B 10%

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. accompanied

F. distinguish

B. commercially G. funded H. measures

C. computerized

I. potentially

D. contents E. decline

J. processing K. respond

Training the Brain to Hear Better The din （喧嚣）of a loud restaurant or party can make conversation difficult for anyone — but for the elderly, these settings can make it nearly impossible. The mechanics of hearing 31 with age, but the latest research focuses on another part of the problem — the slower 32 speed of aging brains, which have to work harder to translate sound into intelligible (可理解的) language.

Research shows that musicians are better able to pick out speech from surrounding noise as they age compared to non-musicians．And a new study of auditory training with a 33 _ available brain training program suggests that most people who are hard of hearing can develop the same skills．The scientists showed that people trained for 40 hours over 8 weeks with Posit Science’s “Brain Fitness” were able to pick out 41% more words from background noise compared to those who watched educational DVDs and were quizzed on their 34 after the same amount of time．The authors received no funding from the makers of the program; the study was 35 by the National Institutes of Health.

The research included 67 older adults between 55 and 70, with an average age of 63．The auditory training came in the form of 36 hearing tasks that primed the participants to hear better by requiring them to identify various speech sounds and 37 between similar sounding syllables (音节), for example, as well as repeating back words and remembering stories．

Both those who received the training and those who watched the DVDs were tested on short term memory, brain processing speed and the ability to hear speech in noisy settings．All of the participants showed improvement in these three 38 , but for the first time, the scientists also documented that the sharper hearing was _39 by earlier signaling in the brainstem. As the authors write in their paper, the training not only improved the ability to decode speech in noisy situations, but also sped up the brain’s ability to 40 to the sound — bringing it to more “youthful’’ levels．

III. Reading Comprehension Section A 15%

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.

Depression: Second Biggest Cause of Disability in the World

Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide after back pain, according to a review of research. The disease must be treated as a global public health 41 , experts report in the journal PLOS Medicine. The study 42 clinical depression with more than 200 other diseases and injuries as a cause of disability. Globally, only a small proportion of patients have 43 to treatment, the World Health Organization says. Depression was 44 at number two as a global cause of disability, but its impact varies in different countries and regions. 45 , rates of major depression were highest in Afghanistan and lowest in Japan. In the UK, depression was rated at number three 46 years lived with a disability.

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