闵行区2019学年度第二学期高三年级质量调研考试高三英语考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分,试卷共12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学校、姓名和考生号。
I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.A cook. B.A dentist. C.A surgeon. D.A technician.2.A.She’d like to have the windows open. B.She likes to have the air conditioner on.C.The air is heavily polluted.D.The windows are always open.3.A.Art attraction. B.Painting skills.C.Furniture quality.D.Room decoration.4.A.She appreciates the man’s effort. B.She does enjoy spicy food.C.She is annoyed with the man.D.She doesn’t like the food the man prepared.5.A.They can’t fit into the machine. B.They were sent to the wrong stress.C.They haven’t been delivered yet.D.They were found to be of the wrong type.6.A.The long waiting time. B.The broken down computer.C.The mistakes in her telephone bill.D.The bad telephone service.7.A.Its quality. B.Its price C.Its materials D.Its appearance.8.A.Walk in the countryside.B.Do some exercise.C.Go shopping.D.Wash some dresses.9.A.He is going to visit a photo studio. B.He has just had his picture taken.C.He is one the way to the theatre.D.He has just returned from a job interview.10.A.He doesn’t want Jenny to get into trouble.B.He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark.C.He thinks Jenny’s workload too heavy at college.D.He believes most college students are running wild.Section BDirections: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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Attend expert growers’lecture. B.Visit fruit-lovig families.C.Plant fruit trees in an orchard(果园).D.Taste many kinds of apples.12.A.It is a new variety. B.It is the best variety for eating quality.C.It is rarely seen now.D.It needs perfect soil to grow.13 A.To show how to grow apples. B.To introduce an apple festival.C.To help people select apples.D.To attract more people to visit Britain Questions14through16are based on the following news.ck of sleep could lead to heath problem.ck of sleep affects adults more than children.C.Sleeping problems are one of the leading causes of obesity.D.The amount of sleep people need changes with age.15.A.Less sleep is needed when they enter adolescence.B.Ideally,they need8hours of sleep a night.C.They may have difficulty in falling asleep before11:00pm.D.They always wake up at midnight due to biological changes.16.A.The amount of sleep and academic performance.B.A comparison of different time to start school.C.Students’sleeping time and social behaviors.D.A beneficial change of school starting time.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.Extreme sports. B.City life.C.Human’s potential.D.Danger and safety.18.A.They like to stay isolated. B.They prefer danger to safety.C.They want to know their potential.D.They are bored with the traditional ones.19.A.Objective. B.Negative. C.Positive. D.Neutral.20.A.It is interesting and challenging. B.It is dangerous and needs no skills.C.It enables people to face fears.D.It only stimulate individualism.闵行区2019学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷考生注意：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。
I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.A cook. B.A dentist. C.A surgeon. D.A technician.2. A.She’d like to have the windows open. B.She likes to have the air conditioner on.C.The air is heavily polluted.D.The windows are already open.3. A.Art attraction. B.Painting skills.C.Furniture quality.D.Room decoration.4. A.She appreciates the man’s effort. B.She does enjoy spicy food.C.She is annoyed with the man.D.She doesn’t like the food the man prepared.5. A.They can’t fit into the machine. B.They were sent to the wrong address.C.They have not been delivered yet.D.They were found to be of the wrong type.6. A.The long waiting time. B.The broken down computer.C.The mistakes in her telephone bill.D.The bad telephone service.7. A.Its quality. B.Its price. C.Its material. D.Its appearance.8. A.Walk in the countryside. B.Do some exercise.C.Go shopping.D.Wash some dresses.9. A.He’s going to visit a photo studio. B.He’s just had his picture taken.C.He’s on the way to the theater.D.He’s just returned from a job interview.10. A.He doesn’t want Jenny to get into trouble.B.He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark.C.He thinks Jenny’s workload too heavy at college.D.He believes most college students are running wild.Section BDirections: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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11. A.Attend expert growers’lectures. B.Visit fruit-loving families.C.Plant fruit trees in an orchard(果园).D.Taste many kinds of apples.12. A.It is a new variety. B.It is the best variety for eating quality.C.It is rarely seen now.D.It needs perfect soil to grow.13. A.To show how to grow apples. B.To introduce an apple festival.C.To help people select apples.D.To attract more people to visit Britain. Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14. ck of sleep could lead to health problems.ck of sleep affects adults more than children.C.Sleep problems are one of the leading causes of obesity.D.The amount of sleep people need changes with age.15. A.Less sleep is needed when they enter adolescent stage.B.Ideally,they need eight hours of sleep a night.C.They may have difficulty falling asleep before11:00pm.D.They often wake up at midnight due to biological changes.16. A.The amount of sleep and academic performance.B.A comparison of different time to start school.C.Students’sleeping time and social behavior.D.A beneficial change of school starting time.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17. A.Extreme sports. B.City life.C.Human’s potential.D.Danger and safety.18. A.They like to stay isolated. B.They prefer danger to safety.C.They want to know their potential.D.They are bored with the traditional ones.19. A.Objective. B.Negative. C.Positive. D.Neutral.20. A.It’s interesting and challenging. B.It is dangerous and needs no skills.C.It enables people to face fears.D.It only stimulates individualism.II.Grammar and vocabularySection 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.A brief history of Chopsticks.We’ve discussed the story of knife and fork,but there’s another set of utensils(器皿)used by billions of people around the world—and it has a truly ancient past.The Chinese have been wielding chopsticks since at least1200B.C.,and by A.D.500chopsticks____21____(sweep)the Asian continent from Vietnam to Japan.From their humble beginnings____22____cooking utensils to paper-wrapped bamboo sets at the sushi counter,there's more to chopsticks than meets the eye.Chopsticks____25____(develop)about5000years ago in China.The____24____(early) versions were probably twigs used to get food from cooking pots.When resources became scare, around400B.C.,crafty chefs figured out____25____to conserve fuel by chopping food into smaller pieces that required less cooking fuel,and besides,it could be cooked more quickly.This new method of cooking made it unnecessary to have knives at the dinner table—a practice that also matched the non-violent teachings of Confucius(孔子)，____26____expressed in one of his numerous quotations:“the honorable and upright man keeps well away from both the slaughterhouse(屠宰房)and the kitchen.And he allows no knives on his table.”As a vegetarian,he believed that knives’sharp points evoked(诱发)violence____27____(kill)the happy, contented mood that should reign during meals.Thanks in part to his teachings,chopstick use quickly became widespread throughout Asia.Different cultures adopted different chopstick styles.Perhaps in a nod to Confucius,Chinese chopsticks featured a blunt rather than pointed end.In Japan,chopsticks were8inches long for men and7inches long for women.In1878the Japanese became the first____28____(create)the now-ubiquitous disposable set,typically made of bamboo or wood.Wealthy diners could eat with ivory,jade,coral,brass or agate versions,while the most privileged used silver sets.It was believed that the silver would corrode and turn black____29____it came into contact with poisoned food.Throughout history,chopsticks have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with another staple of Asian cuisine:rice.At first glance,you'd think that rice wouldn't make the cut,but in Asia most rice is of the short-or medium-grain variety.The starches(淀粉质食品)in these rices create a cooked product that is gummy and clumpy,unlike the fluffy and distinct grains of Western long-grain rice.____30____chopsticks come together to lift steaming bundles of sticky rice,it's a match made in heaven.Section BDirections: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.belB.bearsC.burdenedD.illustratesE.implementF.guaranteedG.presented H.hit I.entry J.nationalized K.groundThe“Penny Black”,the first postage stamp issued in Britain and,more importantly,the first postage stamp issued anywhere,____31____the image of Queen Victoria,but the first British postal service didn’t originate in Victoria England.In1860,William Dockwra started a public service that____32____the quick delivery of a letter anywhere in London.His system was quickly____33____with Dockwra in charge.It was far from a perfect system,____34____with seemingly improper charges that made it unreasonably expensive to send a letter.Worse still,recipients were expected to pay.As you might imagine,this____35____some problems—either people weren’t home or flat—out refused to pay.The system just didn’t work,but it remained in place for far too long.About50years later,to do better,Rolland Hill argued for putting an end to the postal charges and replacing them with a single national rate of one penny,which would be paid by the sender. When the post office ignored Hill’s ideas,he self-published his essay and it quickly gained____36____among the public.Hill was then ordered by Postmaster General Lord Lichfield to discuss postal reform and,during their subsequent meetings,the two men conceived of a gluy ____37____that could be applied to the envelops to indicate payment.Though it had gained support with the public who longed for a affordably way to connect with distant friends and family, officials were still not convinced.Thankfully,Hill was far from alone in his passion for reform.He eventually earned enough support from other like-minded individuals to convince Parliament to ____38____his system.In1839,Hill held a competition to design all the postal facility.The winning stamp ____39____describing the young queen’s profile came from one William Wyon,who based the design on a medal he created to celebrate his first visit to London.The“Penny Black”stamp went on sale on May1,1840.It was an immediate____40____. Suddenly,the country seemed a lot smaller.The penny black’s design was so well received that it remained in use for forty year.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 term“staycation”means vacations that you take at home or near your home rather than traveling to another place.It is is closely connected with less pollution,saving money and not contributing to the overwhelming disorder that takes place in some of the world's most touristic areas.The concept of staycation was born at the time of the2008market____41____in the UnitedStates.Because of it,many households were forced to____42____their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget.The shortage of money to travel abroad is at the origin of why many people started to(re)discover their most____43____surroundingsAt the same time,awareness of the____44____impacts of tourism,especially on what concerns the impacts of transportation,started to increase too.And so did the perception that some of the main cities(abroad)are increasingly overloaded with people--with places such as Barcelona,Venice,or the Seychelles planning on____45____a tourist cap.Staycation appears like a great solution for the____46____above mentioned.It is a great way of spending joyful vacations while helping one's____47____and the environment. ____48____,staying close to home eliminates the budget for accommodation and transport. Apart from the financial____49____gained by leaving behind expensive plane tickets or by not booking hotel rooms that aren't cheap,staycation also has the benefit of keeping harmful ____50____in the ground.Cars,boats,and planes are not(or are less)used;____51____,other means of transport such as public transport,bicycles,electric scooters or just walking are favored. This allows people's carbon footprints not to____52____as much as they would if long distances had been traveled.A staycation is a form of alternative tourism that is fully in line with the slow tourism trend. Slow tourism invites you to live in the____53____moment.It encourages you to take your time, discover nearby landscapes,reconnect and spend more time outdoors in nature with the people you enjoy,There are no fully-booked days,and there is no____54____to go from oneactivity to another just to stay busy all the time.Given the multiple____55____of local tourism,you no longer have a reason to be embarrassed at the coffee machine at work when you are asked where you are going on vacation this year.41. A.value B.sector C.crisis D.shares42. A.restrict B.bear C.avoid D.meet43. A.cheerful B.immediate C.polluted D.attractive44. A.limited B.financial C.cultural D.environmental45. A.introducing B.stopping C.postponing D.raising46. A.challenges B.assessment C.tasks D.applications47. A.voyage B.mind C.pocket D.hometown48. A.In addition B.For example C.In fact D.On the contrary49. A.services B.advice C.resources D.savings50. A.emissions B.exposure C.vehicles D.strategies51. A.therefore B.instead C.however D.moreover52. st B.fall C.increase D.change53. A.historic B.present C.critical D.climatic54. A.good B.harm C.blame D.rush55. A.advantages B.challenges C.platforms D.themes Section BDirections: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)Brooke Martin’s golden retriever(金毛猎犬)Kayla hated being left alone or separated.She would howl,pace,and chew on things.Brooke learned that other people had the same problem with their pets.She wondered:―What if you could talk to your dog if you were gone?Working with her father in their garage,the16-year-old came up with several ideas.Finally, she invented a device that allowed pet owners to video chat with their pets!She calls the device iCPooch.―The dog doesn’t have to answer the call,explains Brooke.―It comes up immediately on the screen on their end.It’s a two-way audio and video—you can see and hear each other.With a click of a button you can even send the dog a treat!Her invention has earned her a spot competing against nine other finalists in a young scientist competition for middle-school students.These finalists,selected based on their short video presentations,are working with mentors over the summer before heading to the final competition in St.Paul,Minn.After Martin’s video put her among the10finalists in the Discovery Education3M Young Scientist Challenge,she was paired with Delony Langer-Anderson,a product developmentscientist in3M’s consumer health care division.―I just lead her down the product development path,Langer-Anderson told Live Science.This path includes guidance on how to test the potential product,which combines a video chat device that answers immediately on the dog’s end with a dog treat device the owner can remotely activate.‘One thing I have thought about a lot is,what happens if while the device is on the floor,what if your dog knocks it over,or scratches the screen?’Martin said.She and Langer-Anderson discussed this,and Martin is now testing materials at a local dog shelter by taping them to the dog house floors to see how well they withstand sharp teeth and claws.The finalists create models they can test,with the guidance from a mentor.Their projects include a fuel cell that transforms cut grass into electricity and an app that rewards drivers for not texting or nger-Anderson tries to help the students work through the scientific method, testing their hypothesis,in a determined way,―so the kids don’t get buried in data.she said.56.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A.“iCPooch”wins in a young scientist competition.B.A16-year-old girl invents a device for dog hunger.C.A man-made device lets people chat with their pets.D.A kid-invented device calm dogs’separation anxiety.57.“iCPooch”calms pet dogs by____________.A.allowing video chatB.making dogs sleepC.answering the callD.giving them food58.What is the probable meaning of the underlined 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A．shopping online B．making a phone callC．lining up in front of the stores D．writing to the company(C)The dream of the flying car could come down to earth soon as several start-ups like ChineseEHANG and Uber are developing so-called“passenger drones(无人机)”—self-flying drones big enough to ferry individual commuters around town—which could shrink commute(上下班往返) times from hours to minutes.At first glance,human-carrying drones sound no more realistic than flying cars.Until recently inventors had never been able to marry automobiles and aircraft in a practical way.Yet a few companies have kept at it:Woburn,for example,has since2006been developing Transition,a “roadable aircraft”that resembles a small airplane that can fold its wings and drive on roads.A personal flying car in every garage has proved to be a tough sell,however,as there are serious safety concerns about asking the average commuter to train for a pilot’s license and take to the skies.Passenger drones,by contrast,would operate autonomously and leave the“roadable”part behind in favor of larger versions of aircraft that already exist.Passenger drone designs favor “distributed electric propulsion(推进),”meaning instead of one large rotor powered by a large engine they have multiple propellers each powered by its own,smaller motor.This sacrifices lifting power and flight performance in exchange for mechanical simplicity and lighter weight—factors that could make them cheaper to operate.Quieter electric power would make the noise tolerable to city residents,although it remains to be seen how much weight such a vehicle could lift,and for how long.With any of these vehicles,safety is the biggest concern and extends to both the aircraft and the automated systems flying them.Advanced artificial intelligence is needed to fly large numbers of autonomous aircraft without crashing them into one another or,say,the local news channel’s traffic helicopter.Carrying people from points A to B seems simple enough,but even the best AI struggles with surprises:What,for example,would a drone do if a landing area suddenly became unavailable?asks Sanjiv Singh,a Carnegie Mellon University robotics researcher.Instead of leaping to fully automated passenger drones,he suggests first testing the necessary AI in unmanned cargo(货物)runs,and adopting a“mixed mode”approach in early passenger services where pilots are assisted by AI co-pilots.Technical challenges aside,start-ups promoting the technology will have to find a way to convince the public to give their drones a whirl,something that requires a much bigger leap of faith than getting into the backseat of a self-driving car.Passenger drone makers are“obviouslystill in the incubation(孵化)stages of technology development and improving the basics,”says Mike Hirschberg,executive director of the American Helicopter Society International.“But20or 30years from now life may be a little like The Jetsons where you take advantage of the third dimension and have much more mobility,especially in urban close quarters where ground transportation is gridlocked.”The passenger drone progress may follow a sloping takeoff rather than vertical leap. Carnegie Mellon’s Singh sees a long road ahead filled with lots of testing,analysis,regulation and efforts to win the public’s trust before the technology becomes a viable transportation option.“There is the danger of someone moving too fast and then having a problem that sets the industry back for some time,”he says.63.Personal flying cars have failed to gain popularity among households mainly because____________.A.people don’t have the courage to take the cars to the air.B.people are unwilling to train for a pilot’s license.C.people worry that they may not be qualified to fly the cars safely.D.it is practically impossible to combine cars and aircraft together.64.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of passenger drones?A.It can lift more weight.B.It is lighter in weight.C.It makes less noise.D.It is simpler in mechanical design.65.What is Hirschberg’s attitude towards passenger drones?A.disapprovingB.neutralC.skepticalD.cautiously optimistic66.We can learn from the passage that________________.A.artificial intelligence can easily tackle the problems occurring in air traffic.B.human pilots in autonomous aircraft will endanger the safety of passengers.C.the passenger drone industry will make major breakthroughs in the near future.D.the public’s distrust may hinder the development of passenger drones.Section CDirections: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.Watching a boxing match gives them an outlet for this aggression.B.I am personally not at all in favor of aggressive sports like boxing.C.In my personal opinion,boxing can be so thrilling that many people dare not to have a try.D.Professional boxers are much more at risk than their amateur counterparts.E.Furthermore,studies have shown that there are often long-term effects of boxingF.It is likely to threaten personal safety of people.Boxing is a popular sport that many people seem to be fascinated by.Newspapers, magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently cover boxing matches.Professional boxers earn a lot of money,and successful boxers are treated as big heroes.It seems to me that people,especially men,find it appealing because it is an aggressive sport. When they watch a boxing match,they can identify with the winning boxer,and this gives them the feeling of being a winner themselves.It is a fact that many people have feeling of aggression from time to time,but they cannot show their aggression in their everyday lives._________67_________However,there is a negative side to boxing._________68_________Although boxers wear gloves during the fights,and amateur boxers even have to wear helmets,there have frequently been accident in both professional and amateur boxing,sometimes with dramatic consequences. Boxers have suffered from head injuries,and occasionally,fighters have even been killed as a result of being knocked out in the ring._________69_________Sometimes even if a boxer has never been knocked out,he might have suffered severe brain damage without knowing it._________70_________I think it would be better if less time was given to aggressive sports on TV,and we welcomed more men and women from non-aggressive sports as our heroes and heroines in our society.I believe that the world is aggressive enough already!Of course,people like competitive sports,and so do I,but I think that hitting other people in an aggressive way is not something that should be regarded as a sport.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.。