七宝中学2017 学年高三英语月考试卷2017.09Ⅱ.Grammar andvocabulary Section 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,use one word that best fits each blank."Have you gotten married?""Have you received a salary raise??""Have you bought a house???"Are you familiar with these questions starting with "have you" and ending in at least one question mark?If your answer is yes and you are getting sick of answering these questions, you probably have become a member of the "home-fear group".The "home-fear group" refers to ____1____ feeling anxious about returning home during the Spring Festival. They have deep concerns about going back home for such factors as heavy economic pressure, high costs of the festival, the troubles of buying tickets, the long distance of the journey and exposure of private matters ____2____(involve) family or love life.Now, a special song has been tailor-made for this group.The seven-minute song utilizes a choir style and rap. The beginning of the song ____3____(sing) by the choir, which involves a family scene ____4____ a recently returned young adult is asked a series of questions by family members. After the "question attack" from relatives, the young man decides to reflect ____5____ his past and also defend himself through rap.According to the official weibo account of Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Chorus, this is more than just a funny song, but a useful guide for young people. A careful listen to some of the lyrics will inspire you on ____6____ to wisely answer many ’Spring Festival-specific’ questions."It is a very interesting yet brainwashing song, truly describing the ____7____(satisfactory) situation quite a few young Chinese people have been trapped in," Sina Weibo user Santilin Clouds said.According to a survey recently conducted among 1,918 young people by the research center at China Youth Daily, an overwhelming 86.4 percent of interviewees think it is necessary ____8____(return) to their homeland during the Spring Festival, ____9____ ________ they are afraid of losing face for an average life or career.“Indeed, we ____10____ not be that good but we will work hard in the future. That’s enough! After all, the essence of spending the Spring Festival is reunion not compression,” the song echoes the theme at the ending.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Food prices are soaring to record levels,threatening many developing countries with masshunger and political instability(不稳定).Finance ministers ofthe Group of20 leading economies discussed the problem at a meeting in Paris last week,butfor all oftheir ____1____ concern, most are already breaking their promises to help.After the last ____2____ price increasein2008,the G-20 promised to invest $22 billion over three years to help poor countries boost foodproduction.To date,the World Bank fund that is supposed to administer this money has receivedless than $400 million.Food prices are now higher than their 2008 peak,driven by rising ____3____ indeveloping countries and unstable weather,including drought in Russia and Ukraine and a dryspellin North China that threatens the crop ofthe world's largest wheat producer.The World Banksays the increase has pushed 44 million people into extreme povertyjust since June.In 2008,30 countries had food riots(暴动).That has not happened,at least not yet.TheUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warns that Mozambique,Uganda, Mali,Niger and Somalia are extremely vulnerable to ____4____ because of rising prices, along with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Asia,and Haiti, Guatemala, Bolivia and Honduras in Latin America.____5____ government policies could make matters worse.Some countries are stockpilingfood according to the policies.When India did that last year,food ended up rotting in storages.Others are ____6____ agricultural export bans,which discourages investment in production.The world's wealthier nations must press them to rethink these polices and back that up with real help.TheObama administration has proposed worthy ____7____, but even when Democrats controlled Congress it had a hard time getting the money. The administration promised $3.5 billion to the G-20 effort.So far,it has ____8____ only $66.6 million to the World Bank fund. It is now asking for $408 million for the fund - part of a $1.64 billion request for its Feed the Future initiative,which ____9____ to strengthen poor countries' food production capabilities. However,the continuing resolution passed by the House now cuts $800 million out of the food aid budget - bringing it down to about $1billion,roughly where it was in 2001.The White House needs to push back hard.This isn't a question of ____10____. It is an issue of life or death for millions of people.And the hard truth is that if the United States doesn't keep its word,no one else will.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 that best fits the context.The people of the Makah Nation have lived on Washington Stare's Olympic Peninsula for thousands of years. They call themselves Kwi-dich-cha-at,which ____1____ “people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The shorter name of Makah, bestowed on them by neighboring Native American peoples, means "generous with food".Before the white settlers arrived in the American Northwest, the Makah hunted gray and humpback whales from canoes made from the western red cedar tree. Whales ____2____ meat, blubber, and bone for food, oil, and utensils. The Makah enjoyed a lively trade in whale products with other Native Americans and later with an intensity and efficiency that quickly ____3____ the numbers of these creatures. The Makah relationship to the whales, on the other hand, was as much ____4____ as material. Whales and whaling were ____5____ in their songs and dances. Images of whales were ____6____ into blankets and baskets and carved in stone and wood. By the 1920s, with local whales on the brink of ____7____, the Makah stopped hunting them altogether.Through ____8____ conservation measures, whales returned to the waters off the Olympic Peninsula soon. In the 1970s, archeologists discovered many objects that confirmed the long and significant relationship between the Makah and whales. This awareness ____9____ a cultural resurgence(复兴) that included a focus on traditional foods and the health problems some linked to changes in the Makah diet, particularly the ____10____ from it of sea mammal meat.Eventually, the Makah decided to resume hunting whales. Although their plans faced strong opposition from different groups, they cited an 1885 treaty signed with the U.S. government that ____11____ the fight to continue this practice. After years of planning, the Makah ____12____ the first hunt for the late fall of 1998. They succeededin bringing in a gray whale about six months later. Today the Makah hunt whales in the ____13____ way – from large seagoing canoes, using harpoons. Divers enter the water and tie the killed whale’s jaws shut to prevent the animal from sinking. The whales are finally towed to shore and cut into pieces ____14____ traditional rituals. The blubber and meat is distributed among Makah families. No part of the whale can be sold ____15____, although artifacts that Makah carvers make from bones are often available for chase.1. A. guides B. ignores C. means D. admires2. A. provided B. separated C. consumed D. wasted3. A. decreased B. increased C. counted D. divided4. A. artificial B. theoretical C. spiritual D. physical5. A. issues B. versions C. subjects D. requests6. A. put B. transferred C. printed D. woven7. A. extinction B. collapse C. destruction D. disaster8. A. simple B. moderate C. aggressive D. temporary9. A. contributed to B. added to C. referred to D. responded to10. A. abundance B. disappearance C. diversity D. familiarity11. A. demanded B. avoided C. retained D. guaranteed12. A. scheduled B. continued C. stopped D. described13. A. convenient B. traditional C. practical D. proper14. A. in accordance with B. as a result of C. in place of D. at the cost of15. A. globally B. secretly C. commercially D. cheaplySection BDirections: Read the following 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.AIn December 2008, Caroline Kennedy - daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy - sat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.Her performanc e wasn’t well received, in part because her speech was full of filler words - “ums,” “ahs” and “you knows.” One listener counted 27 “ums” and 38 “you knows” in the space of five minutes. A few weeks after the interview, Kennedy ended her Senate campaign.F iller words may seem natural in everyday speech, but they can be deadly in formal presentations. “Using excessive fillers is the most annoying speech habit,” said Susan Ward, a speech specialist. “They take your listener’s attention away often to the point that he doesn’t hear anything you say. Your message is entirely lost.”Many speakers are afraid of pause. They believe their audience will think they are inarticulate(不善于表达) if they pause to think of what to say next, so they use filler words to avoid the silence. However, a pause is actually more impressive than a filler word. Listeners know that the speaker is thinking, trying to find the right word. Sometimes apause can actually improve a speech, as when an actor uses a dramatic pause to hold the attention of his audience. A speaker shouldn’t be afraid to pause occasionally during a speech; it shows self-confidence.It takes some work to cut out filler words. You can begin by taking a few seconds to think about what you want to say the next time you are asked a question. This pause will help you begin powerfully, and it will help you avoid using a filler word.The same public speaking technique applies when you are shifting from one idea to another. While you may be tempted to fill the silence between ideas with a filler word, remember to allow yourself to pause and think about what you want to say next.If you need help overcoming your “um” problem, consider asking a famil y member or a friend to point out when you use filler words. You also could record an upcoming presentation and then watch yourself in action. You may be amazed at how often you say “um” or “uh”!Although we live in a fast-paced society that seemingly demands instant answers, we must use the pause to our advantage. Finally, we should only speak when we are ready.1. In the first two paragraphs of the article the writer intends to ________.A. introduce Caroline Kennedy to readersB. explain what filler words areC. illustrate how deadly filler words can be in the public speechD. remind readers that they should count filler words used in public speeches2. The reason why filler words are considered annoying by speech specialist is that ________.A. they prevent the listener from focusing on what the speaker is sayingB. they convey the speaker’s superiority to the listenerC. they mean the speaker is not articulate at allD. they make the speaker appear self-confident3. When used properly, pauses in speeches can actually ________.A. help the speaker calm downB. hold the attention of the audienceC. show the speaker’s anxietyD. help the audience relax59. Which of the following is NOT suggested as a way to get rid of filler words?A. To have mental training in order to think faster.B. To watch a recording of your own speech.C. To ask someone else to point out when you use filler words.D. To practice thinking for a moment before answering a question.BScholarship Application Tips in 2013 for college students●Before you apply1. Work hard to get good grades. Don’t sweat about one bad grade, but always striveto do your best.2. Get involved, and stay involved, in out-of-class activities. Sports, clubs, drama, bands and orchestras- these often count toward a student’s overall scholarship application evaluation. The same goes for paid (or unpaid) work experience.3. Begin your scholarship research early- by your sophomore(大学二年级)or junior year of high school, if possible.Make special note of application deadlines, as they can vary from late summer to late spring.4. Apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible(符合条件的)for- several smaller scholarships can add up to a lot of money.●During the application process1. Read the supplementary materials that come with scholarship application forms to better understand the program’sfocus (community service, subject interest). Try to answer the questions with the focus area in mind.2. Answer questions as they are asked. Don’t go off topic.3. If there is a financial component to the application, make sure you get accurate and complete information from all appropriate sources to ensure your eligibility.4. Take your time. Write down everything you can think of for each question, then set the application aside for a day so you can look everything over again before you send it off.5. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete your application, especially if you are applying online. Computer systems can get blocked with the large volume of applicants hoping to submit(上交) their qualifications during the last few days and hours before a deadline.6. If a third party has to complete part of your application, such as providing a letter of recommendation, make sure you ask them early on and remind them as often as necessary to ensure they provide you with the necessary materials.7. Last but not least, review your application with your parents to make sure you haven’t left out any important details. Good luck to the students applying for the 2013 scholarship programs!1. Before you apply for a scholarship, it’s best to ________.A. pay more attention to grades than to extracurricular activitiesB. focus on only one scholarship applicationC. get as much work experience as possibleD. begin your preparation as early as possible2.The underlined phrase “sweat about” most probably means ________.A. worry aboutB. feel surprised atC. think ofD. be crazy about3. The author suggests that applicants should ________.A. focus on the subject you are interested inB. double-check their application with their parentsC. make up financial situation to ensure eligibilityD. avoid submitting the application onlineCWhile still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. "Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men," according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York's Veteran's Administration Hospital.Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affects the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressedout female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress. "It's not necessarily that women don't cope as well. It's just that they have so much more to cope with," says Dr. Yehuda. "Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men's," she observes, "It's just that they're dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner."Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. "I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family numbers, and they tend not to be oneshot deals. The wearandtear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating."Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college. "I struggled a lot to getthe college degree. I was living in so much frustration that was my escape to go to school, and get ahead and do better." Later her marriage ended and she became a single mother. "It's the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the car payment, and pay the debt. I lived from paycheck to paycheck."Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses, Alvarez describes. But most women today are coping with a lot of obligations, with few breaks, and feeling the strain. Alvarez's experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.1. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A. Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.B. Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.C. Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.D. Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.2. Dr. Yehuda's research suggests that women ________.A. need extra doses of chemicals to handle stressB. have limited capacity for tolerating stressC. are more capable of avoiding stressD. are exposed to more stress3. According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be ________.A. domestic and temporaryB. irregular and violentC. durable and frequentD. trivial and random4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Strain of Stress: No Way Out?B. Responses to Stress: Gender DifferenceC. Stress Analysis: What Chemicals SayD. Gender Inequality: Women Under StressSection CToday’s workplace is unique in history. Never before have we seen people working together who represent such different backgrounds and experiences. This difference of age, race, gender, and work style makes it very difficult to organize and run a company.____1____ Increasingly, managers are discovering that age differences among workers are a major cause of concern.This has been an important realization. The management difficulties and challenges have led some experts to study intergenerational differences for an understanding of problems in the workplace. What they have discovered is interesting and may provide ways of improving working conditions in companies that employ individuals from different generations.The first thing to realize, they say, is that differences of opinion about the importance of work and how to get work done are not a coincidence. ____2____ In fact, if employers do not pay attention to these differences, it is possible that anger will build up between people and lead to difficulties in the company.Resentment(仇恨) between members of different generations, if not attended to, can lead to extreme anger and unhappiness and even lasting enmity if people are not careful. ____3____ It is natural for individuals from the same generation to form alliances(联盟), to come together for protection. Different generations represent different experiences in life, and these lead naturally to different opinions about oneself and one’s approaches to work.If you were raised in a time of plenty, when products were readily available and relatively inexpensive, you would believe that prosperity is natural and expectable. If, on the other hand, you were raised in a time of scarcity, you would always be careful not to waste things for fear you would not have enough. You would make angry people who seem to believe that problems will always solve themselves. ____4____ It is difficult, in such circumstances, to achieve a happy, agreeable atmosphere in the workplace.IV. SummaryDirections: Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Ifyou’veever sent an email that startedwiththe words"Just sendingafriendly reminderto please..."wehave some bad news foryou: It probablybackfired.Notonlyare “friendly reminder” emails one of the annoying email habits you have, but everyone also secretly hates them.To you, reminder email could simply be “a friendly way to ask for something th at’s late,"Fast Company writes. But unfortunately, that might not be the message coming across to yourcoworkers. Youneedtoquitthisbademailhabitandstopsendingthemimmediately,andhere'swhy.For one, if you use "hedge words" such as "kind of," "maybe," "probably." etc., they will decrease your credibility with your coworkers.Although you might insert those phrases forasofter tone,they also make you sound insecure andunconfident. Beclear with your choice ofwords,choosingthestraightforward“sendingareminder,"instead.Trust you’re youremployeeswill appreciatethe directness.Butthat'snoteventheworstpart.It'salso easyforthosereminderemailstogetlostinpeople's inboxes,if not ignored immediately. With countless emails flooding in per day, yourscould easily get lost intheshuffle.Very likely, yourcoworkerswill hitthe"delete" button.Still, you need to get their attention somehow, right? After all, you have a job to do! Onceyousendtheclassic reminderemail, try schedulingameetingwiththepersonviacalendarinvite. Evenresendingthe classic reminder emailwithared"urgent"flagcoulddothetrick. Doing so is practically guaranteed to get the message across-and still save face with your coworkers._______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________II. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.为了确保他参加会议，我会提前一周给他打电话。