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普陀区2018-2019学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷

高三英语

（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟）2018.12

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TheBestBookI’veEverRead

Frankly,Ihavereadnearlyallofthegreatworksofliterature,butnobookhaverimpresdmeas

deeplyordirectly(21)________JoelStein’sManMade:AStupidQuestforMandinity.

Haven’tweall,onsomelevel,beenJewishboysinNewJeryin(22)________1970swithonly

femalefriends,anEasy-Bakeovenandastrongpreferenceforshowtunes?Haven’tweallhadapanic

attack(23)________learningwe’regoingtohaveason,sincethatmeanswe’regoingtohavetofigureout

howtothrowfootballs,watchotherpeoplethrowfootballsanddecide(24)________tobehappyorsad

abouttheresultsoffootballthrowing?Haven’tweallthentriedtocorrectourlackofmalenessby

becomingaman,fightingfireswithfirefighters,(25)________(drive)aLamborghinianddoingthreedays

ofArmytrainingcamp?IknowIhave.

TheonlypartsIdidn’tfullyenjoywere(26)________ust

threehoursoftrainingcamp,mrightstoManMade

havealreadybeensoldtoFox,andIhopeitgets(27)________(turn)intoamoviewithGeorgeClooney

playingtheSteinrole,sincetheyremindmesomuchofeachother.

(28)________thisisonlyStein’sfirstbook,IwouldalreadyconsiderhimassomeonelikeDavid

Sedaris,DaveBarry,JamesThurber,MarkTwainandAbrahamLincoln.I(29)________(recommend)Man

Madenotjusttoa

fearis(30)________afterthisgreatachievement,Steinwilllohisabilitytobeacruelcriticofour

shallowtimes.

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SectionA（10分）

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

blankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,uonewordthatbestfitachblank.

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TheFatherofJDPrinting

Abouttwentyyearsago,thesurgeonsattheWilfordHullmedicalcenterworkingtoparateapairof

conjoined(连体的)model

ofthegirls’bonestructurewas(31)________using3Dprinting,however,theyfoundasharedupperleg

bonetobebiggerthanexpectedandsplititsuccessfully,(32)________inbothtwinsbeingabletowalk.

ullinjoyingsomeminor

(33)________31yearsafterhefirstprintedasmallblackeye-washcupusinganewmethodof

manufacturingknownas3Dprinting.

Atthetime,hewasworkingforacompanythatudUVlighttoputthinlayersofplasticcoatson

tabletopsand(34)________.Hehadanideathatifhecouldplacethousandsofthinlayersofplasticon

topofeachotherandthencuttheirshapeusinglight,hewouldbeabletoformthreedimensionalobjects.

Afterayear,he(35)________asystemwherelightwasshoneintoabottleofphotopolymer–amaterial

whichchangesfromliquidtoplastic-likesolidwhenlightshinesonit–andtracestheshapeofonelevelof

uentlayersarethenprinteduntilitis(36)________.

Afterpatentingtheinvention,hetup3DSystems,(37)________getting$6m(£3.5m)froma

st(38)________productcameoutin1988andprovedahitamongcar

manufacturers,sibilities

appearendless–fromhome-printedfoodandmedicineto(39)________thatpicturesofobjectsbeable

tobetakeninshopsandthenrecreatedusingplansdownloadedfromtheInternetAlthoughdeliberatein

hisrespons,thereisonemomentwhenthe(40)________spokenChuckHulltellsofhissurpriabout

whatexactlyhiscreationwascapableofachieving.

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SectionA（15分）

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrathatbestfitsthecontext.

WordstoTurnaConversationAround

It’snotwhatyousay,butit’showyousayit–isn’tit?Accordingtoalanguageexpert,wemayhave

thiswrong.“Wearepushedandpulledaroundbylanguagefarmorethanwe(41)________,”says

ElizabethStoke,ndhercolleagueshave

(42)________thousandsofhoursofrecordedconversations,fromcustomerrvicestomediation(调解)

hotlinesandpolicecrisis(43)________.Theydiscoveredthatcertainwordsorphrashavethepowerto

changethecourofaconversation.

Someofthewordsaresurprising,and(44)________whatwe’

example,inastudyofconversationsbetweendoctorsandpatients,evidenceshowedthatdoctorswho

(45)________optionsratherthanrecommendedbestsolutions,gotabetterrespon,despitethe

suggesti,fromconversation

expertssuchasStoketoFBInegotiatorsandcommunicationcoaches,we’relearningwhichwordsare

likelyto(46)________orpersuadeus.

Stokefoundthatpeoplewhohadalreadyresponded(47)________whenaskediftheywouldliketo

attendmediationemedtochangetheirmindswhenthemediatorudthephra.“Wouldyoube

willingtocomeforameeting?”“Assoonastheword‘willing’wasud,peoplewouldsay:‘Oh,yes,

definitely’—theywouldactually(48)________thentencetoagree.”Stokefoundithadthesameeffect

indifferentttings:withbusiness-to-businesscoldcallers;withdoctorstryingto(49)________peopleto

olookedatphrassuchas“Wouldyouliketo”and“Wouldyoube

interestedin”.“Sometimesthey(50)________,but‘willing’wastheonethatgotpeopletoagreemore

rapidlyandwithmoreenthusiasm.”

“’Hello’isareallyimportantwordthatcanchangethe(51)________ofaconversation,”Stokesays.

“It’sabouthowyourespondtopeoplewhoarewhatwecall‘firstmovers’–peoplewhosaysomething

really(52)________,”“Itmightbetheworkcolleagueswhoareextremelyangrytoyourdeskwitha

complaintortheneighborwho(53)________rudewordsaboutparkingasyou’reputtingoutthebins.”

“Whatdoyoudowiththatperson?Ratherthanrespondinthesamemanner,sayingsomethingnice,such

asaverybright‘Hello!’,socializesthatotherpersonalittlebit.”Uitwhenyouwanttoresistgettinginto

a(54)________.“Youhavetobecarefulnottosoundtoopassive-aggressive,”Stokesays,“butjustone

friendlywordinabrighttonecandeletethe(55)________oftheconversation.”

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SectionB（22分）

Directions:ssageisfollowedbyveralquestionsorunfinished

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,theonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Lastsummer,bird-watchersconfirmedthediscoveryofanewspeciesofbirdinCambodiawasnotan

eventofparticularbiologicalsignificance,eciesofbirdwas

discoverednotinanunspoiledrainforestbutwithinthelimitsCambodia’scapital,PhnomPenh–acity

thesizeofPhiladelphia.

ium-sizedcityinthestateabout110

speciesofbirds,ically

speaking,citiesaredifferent,,eachuniquebio-profile–akindofecological

fingerprint–thatisagainsttheideaofanenvironmentdeadzone.

Ofcour,it’salsotruethatintheworldofbirdsandplants,asinhumansociety,thereissuchathing

asworldwide—thecity-inhabitantswhofeelequallyathomeinSanFrancisco,

birdsoccurinmorethan80percentofthecitiesstudied,and11plantsoccurredinmorethan90percent

lantside,ir,it’sthe

usualsuspects:therockpigeonandmanyotherbirds.“Theyhavebecomecompletelyadaptedtourban

life,”Kattisays.“That’ydon’tactuallydominateasmuchaswethinkthey

do.”Thospecies—occurringinthecitiesacrosstheglobe—reprentonlyasmallpartofacity’snatural

varieties.

Notallcitiesareequalprotectorsofnativeanimalsandplants,hebiggestpredictorsfor

acity’oryasvariedasbackyardsandstreettreescanlayimportant

,theamouhtofgreenspaceisastrongerpredictorofthedensityof

biodiversitythanacity’poliswithasizablenetworkofparkscancontainmorespeciesper

squaremilethanamuchsmallercity.

Inaworldwherearchitecture,food,language,fashionandcommerceareincreasinglyglobalized,a

city’aybeneighborhoodsinLondonandParis

arebecomingsimilar,buttheirnaturalenvironmentsstand

completelyapart.

ingtothepassage,whatdoyouthinkofPhnomPenh,Cambodia’scapital?

llofvariousrareplantsandanimals.

ds’populationislargerthanthatofSanFrancisco.

’sasbigasPhiladelphiaintermsofarea.

anequalfootingwithBeijingandMilan.

fthefollowingstatementsisNOTthesameastheauthor’sidea?

iologicalpointnewchangeshappeneveryday.

environmentalpointthedailychangesaren’tobviounough.

tyhasdifferentcharacteristicsintermsofecologicaldevelopment.

entspeciesofcreaturesarebornindifferentcities.

antsarefoundinmanycitiesintheworld,whichemstobearesultof____.

ization

zation

fthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

rprisingCities!TheMedium-sizedCityHasVariousSpeciesofBirds!

erofPlantsandAnimals!TheCharmofAlltheCities!

iesAreConcreteJungles!NeverThinkaboutThemtheSameWayAgain!

eciesPerSquareMile!TheAmountofGreenSpaceIsaStrongerPredictor!

（B）

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,hthelp.

Onevaluablefeatureistheprotectionofdigitalfiles,includingphotos,videos,documents,musicand

orsthappensandyourcomputercrashes,orgetslostordamaged,yourfilescanstillfound

intheCloud.

toworryaboutafilestoredon

aveanInternetconnection,youcanopenyour

filesfromanycomputer,orfromaphone,whentheyarestoredusingaCloudrvice.

enddocumentstoagroupusingemails,you

aringfilesusingaCloudrvice,

everyonewillethesamedocumentandthelatestversion.

owmuchspaceyouare

computerorphoneisfilledwithphotosand

youhavelittlefreespace,oudrvicesarefree.

But,ifyouneedalotofspace,youwillprobablyneedonethatcostsmoney.

EvenifeveryoneyouhaveevermetisaWindowsur,youstillprobablywantaCloudrvicethat

htbecomefriendswithanAndroidurorstartajobwithacompany

thatcomputersonApple!

fthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

-Driveurscanobtain100GBforfree.

oudrvicescanndfilestoboththeCloudandthelocalcomputer.

’shardtotransferyourfilewhenyouturnonthecomputerifitisstoredintheCloud.

orryaboutfindingyourfilesintheCloudsifthecomputersystemcrashes.

llyouhavetodoifyouneedmorespacetostoremorefilesintheCloud?

eCloudspacewithothers.

helatestversionofthervice.

consumersfindtheCloudrvicethatsuitsthembest?

ningmoreinformationaboutthespaceoccupiedbyfiles.

aringCloud’sfunction,storage,availablespaceandprices.

ingfilestoagroupofpeopleviae-mailinquiringabouttheCloudrvice.

ngfriendswithAndroidurswhouApplecomputers.

（C）

IsPaperlessOfficeReallyPaperless?

Arisingeconomyincreadpapersalesby6yo7percenteachyearintheearlytomid-1990s,andthe

convenienceofde2004,Ms

Dunn,acommunicationssuppliesdirector,saidthatplainwhiteofficepaperwouldelessthana4

percentgrowthrate,aprimaryreasonforwhichisthatsome47percentoftheworkforceenteredthejob

marketaftercomputershadalreadybeenintroducedtooffices.

Forofficeinnovators,thedreamofpaperlessofficeisanexampleofhigh-techarrogance（傲慢）.

Today’ecadesof

development,ast,the

demandforpaperhasbeenfaraheadofgrowthintheAmericaneconomy,butthesaleshaveslowed

markedlyoverthepasttwotothreeyears,despitethegoodeconomicconditions.

“Oldhabitsarehardtobreak,”.“Therearesomefunctionsthatpaperrveswherea

screendisplaydoesn’uncitonsarebothitsstrengthanditsweakness.”Analystsattributethe

declinetngourcraving

forpaper,however,willbeanythingbutaneasyaffair.

“We’refinallyeingareductionintheamountofpaperbeingudperworkerintheworkplace,”says

JohnMaine,vicepresidentofapapereconomicconsultingfirm.“Moreinformationisbeingtransmitted

electronically,andanincreasingnumberofpeoplearesatisfiedthatinformationexistsonlyinelectronic

formwithoutprintingmultiplebackups.”

Toreducepaperu,

example,Xeroxisdevelopingelectronicpaper:thindigitaldisplaysthatrespondtoastylus,likeapenon

thsuchtechnologicaladvances,theincreasing

amountsofelectronicdatanecessarilyrequiremorepaper.

“Theinformationindustrytodayiscompodofathinpapercrustsurroundinganelectroniccore,”Mr.

wingpapercrustismostnoticeable,butthehiddenelectroniccoreisfarlargerand

ultisthatwearebecomignpaperless,butwehardlynoticeatall.“That’sone

ofthegreatestironiesoftheinformationage,”Saffosays.“It’sjustcommonnthatthemoreyoutalk

tosomeonebyphoenorcomputer,tthingforthe

aviationindustrywastheInternet.”

fthefollowingstatementsisNOTareasonfortheslowdowninAmericanpapersales?

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esthelastntenceinPara3mean?

tolookatpaperconsumptionfromdifferentangles.

slittlechancethatpaperconsumptionwillfallinthedigitalage.

onsumptionwillbegreatlyreducedinthedigitalage.

arenolongersoaddictedtopaperinthedigitalage.

ovationsfromXeroxandothercompaniesfeature___.

ergrationofdigitaltechnologywithtraditionalpaper

ncefromtraditionalpapertodigitaltechnology

binationoftheuofcomputerscreensandcellphones

peofcomputerwritingandcommunciation

nwedrawfromtheexampleoftheaviationindustryinthelastparagraph?

amofthepaperlessofficewillberealizedsomeday.

usuallyprefertohaveface-to-facemeetingsinsteadofusingcomputers.

gitaldatauleadstogreaterpaperuinthedigitaltime.

oplearenolongeroppodtovideo-conferencing.

SectionC

Directions：

attherearetwomorentencesthanyouneed.

refivereasonfortheaccidentandyouareguilty.

earthousandsofpeoplearehorriblykilled,andwesitstillandletithappen.

singly,societyshouldsmileatthedriverandforgivehim.

ehasrightlysaidthatwhenapersonissittingbehindthesteeringwheel,hiscar

becomesanextensionofhispersonality.

ertimentsthatemphasizepowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.

metodevelopauniversalnormtoreducethisnlesswasteofhumanlife.

TrafficRegulationandAccidentPrevention

Weliveinaremarkabletime,andmanyoftheoncefataldiascannowbecuredwithmodern

mostcertainthatonedayacurewillbefoundfortherestofthedias.

ughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeis

greaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheincrediblekillingofmen,womenandchildrenonthe

ever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.___67___

Nothingcanriouslyincreayourriskofpotentiallyfatalcaraccidentsotherthanspeedingandfailing

topaydueattentiontoweatherconditions.___68___Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbrings

outaman’yquietandpleasantpeople,whentheyarebehindthesteering

wheel,eimpolite,aggressive,lf-willedliketwo-year-old,completely

irhiddenfrustrations,disappointments,andjealousyemtobecaudbydriving.

___69___It’rioustragedy,thecityisalmostuninhabitableand

tructionofruralareasandtheannualmasskillingsare

justastatistic,gardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesarenotstrictandeven

thestrictestarenotstrictenough.

Trafficrulesareforeveryonetofollowunderanycircumstances,andnoonecanmakeanexception

sallyacceptedstandardscanonlyhaveasignificant

mentsshoulddevelopsafetycodesformanufacturers.

___70___r,ifthemeasuresresultinareductioninthelossof

lifeeveryyear,ll,theworldbelongstohumans,not

cars.

Ⅳ.SummaryWriting.

Directions：izethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassagein

rownwordsasfaraspossible.

AllMustHaveDegrees

Inaceginsateightin

thousandsofSouthKoreans,theyarepreparingfortheimportantexam,whichwilllargelydetermine

ypercentofstudents

whograduatefromthecountry’scondaryschoolsnowgostraighttouniversities.

Manymorecountrieshaveenabigriintheshareofyoungpeoplewithdegrees,butSouthKoreais

nologicalreformsrequireworkerstodomanydifficultanddemandingjobsthat

theywouldnothavedonebefore,thereemstobereasonabletoinsistthatmoreworkersreceivea

greeisanobviouswayforbrightyoungstersFrompoorfamiliesto

tendtoearnmoreiftheyhavedegrees.

Employersdonothavetopayforhighereducationandtheyareincreasinglyabletodemanddegreesto

tstudybyJophFullerandManjariRomaanofHarvard

BusinessSchoolshowsthatcompaniesroutinelyrequireapplicantstohavedegrees,eventhoughonlya

minorityofthoalreadyworkingintherolehavethem.

TheEconomist’sanalysisfoundthatbetween1970and2015,theproportionof256workersaged25-64

withatleastabachelor’themarehighlyintellectuallydemandingjobs,suchas

npercentofwaitersnow

havedegrees,,havinga

degreeisusuallyanentryrequirement.

Ⅴ.Translation.

Directions：TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

72.晚上别喝太多的咖啡，会睡不着觉的。（or）

73.事实证明，保持快乐的心态会降低得心脏病的风险。（It）

74.乐观的人不会过分怀念美好的旧时光，因为他们正忙着创造新的回忆。（create）

75.追求稳定并不是什么坏事，很多时候这样的态度在促使我们提升自我、挑战难度、攀登高峰。

（when）

Ⅵ.GuidedWriting.

Directions：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chine.

2018年11月5日-10日，首届中国国际进口博览会在上海成功举行。假设你是明启中学的高三学

生卢平，学校英语报向全体高三学生进行征文，题目为“TheCIIEinMyEyes”。你有意投稿，撰写一

篇文章。稿件内容必须包含：

1.对“新时代，共享未来（NewEra,SharedFuture）”的理解；

2.首届进博会向世界传递了什么信息？对中国发展有何深远的影响？

（中国国际进口博览会：ChinaInternationalImportExpo简称CIIE）

普陀区2018学年第一学期高三英语质量调研参考答案

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在韩国学位尤其显得重要，原因如下：

1.技术变革对工人要求很高；雇主对学位有要求；拥有学位成了入门级的要求；

2.学位是出身贫困家庭年轻人证明自身能力的一个途径。

3.有学位的人挣得也更多，没有学位生活很艰难。

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