2016届高三年级联合测试 (8校联考2016.3.17)
第1卷(共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
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. His father. B. his mother C. His brother. D. His sister.
2. A. A job opportunity. B. A position as general manager.
C. A big travel agency. D. An inexperienced salesman.
3. A. Having a break. B. Continuing the meeting.
C. Moving on to the next item. D. Waiting a little longer.
4. A. The weather forecast says it will be fine. B. the weather doesn't count in their plan.
C. They will not do as planned in case of rain. D. They will postpone their program if it rains.
5. A. He wishes to have more courses like it. B. He finds it hard to follow the teacher.
C. He wishes the teacher would talk more. D. He doesn’t like the teacher’s accent.
6. A. The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.
B. The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.
C. The woman doesn't know how to get to the party.
D. The man offers to drive the woman to the party.
7. A. Drawing up a business plan. B. Discussing a term paper.
C. Finalizing a contract D. Reviewing a co-authored article.
8. A. She ordered some paper B. She had the printer repaired.
C. She chatted online with a friend. D. She filled in an application.
9. A. It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer. B. It was mainly meant for cancer patients.
C. It might appeal more to viewers over 40. D. It was frequently interrupted by commercials.
]0. A. The man is fond of travelling. B. The woman is a photographer.
C. The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest. D. The man admires the woman's talent in writing.
Section B Passages
Directions In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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. 160 pounds B. 300 pounds. C. 400 pounds. D. 500 Pounds.
12. A. They may be attacked by fierce animals. B. They may lose weight.
C. They may lose fight with strong dogs. D. They may become skinny like old men
13. A. They will give him a new cage.
B. They will show his pictures to different newspapers.
C. They will feed Mm with vegetables and fruits.
D. They will give him a birthday cake.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Advertisers misled customers with terms like "green".
B. The Green advertising was too expensive.
C. The customers refused to use environment-friendly products.
D. The government forbade green advertising.
15. A. Advertisers agreed to use "green" terms less.
B. Customers were willing to pay more for the green products.
C. Rules about Green advertising were set up.
D. Green products were examined by the government before sale.
16. A. Many green advertisements have disappeared.
B. Customers can easily know whether a product is green or not.
C. The government can get much money from the tax on green products.
D. the Green advertising has lost popularity with customers
Section C Longer Conversations
Directions In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Laundry Sheet
Item
Long coat
Material
__17__, 100%
Other service
__18__.
Collect Time
__19__.
Fees
$__20__.
Blanks 21through 24 are based on the following conversation, Complete the form.
Write No MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
What is the name of the project?
__21__.
What's the primary reason for students' mental problems?
__22__.
What role does the participant play?
__23__.
What's the trouble the project faces?
__24__.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A Directions After reading the passages below fill in the blanks to make the passages 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
The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a man with a gun but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 25 years, pilots have reported well over 200 incidents that (25) __________ have been caused by electromagnetic interference. Unclear (26)______________ the source of this interference remains, increasingly, experts have found out that portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and mobile telephones are (27)_____________(blame).
RTCA, an organization which advises aviation industry, has suggested that all airlines ban such devices from (28) _____________(use) during “key” stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone (29)______________ (far), calling for a total ban during all flights. Nowadays, rules on using these devices are left up to airlines. And although some airlines ban passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are not willing to enforce a total ban, if many passengers want to work during flights.
The difficulty is understanding (30)_____________ electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft's computers. Experts know that the portable devices give off radiation, each (31) ______________(affect) those wavelengths which aircrafts use for communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not. .
The fact that aircraft may be in trouble because of the interference raises the risk (32)____________some people may use radio systems in order to damage navigation(导航) equipment. As worrying, though, is the passenger who can't hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music's too loud.
B
The 45-year-old "distinguished technologist" Christian Belady for Hewlett-packard Co.(HP) teaches the art of innovation to HP employees around the country. He (33) _____________(pay) to inspire people. Last year, HP produced 1797 patents, (34) ________ _________ eight bore Belady's name. In the last six years, he has come up with more than 100 inventions to make computing hardware more powerful and energy-efficient. "But that number is unimportant (35)_____________I have infected (36)_____________with the passion for learning and innovation," says Belady at HP's international center for Supercomputing research and development next to the University of Texas at Dallas.
He has been called a deviant(不正常的人), which he considers a high praise. "Innovation is deviation. If you don't create an environment where people can deviate from (37) _____________(define) processes, they can't innovate."
As a father, he always says (38) _________two of his children are taught through the power
of imaginative play. His 4-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter can't watch more than one hour of TV each day and must play outside for an hour --even when it's raining. (39)__________ ___________ the formal areas, the family house is always in a state of mess with the kids' projects.
As an innovator, he always emphasizes that the most powerful tool in innovation is a one-word question. "Why?" (40) _____________when we question basic assumptions of what we think of as normal, we find the opportunities.
Section B
Directions 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.
A. equal B. double C. subject D. deal E. remarkably
F. supposedly G. draw H. assume I. exploit J. arithmetic K. fox
When retailers want to tempt customers to buying a particular product, they typically offer it at a discount. According to a new study to be published in the Journal of Marketing, they are missing something.
A team of researchers, led by Akshay Rao of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management looked at consumers' attitudes to discounting. Shoppers, they found, much prefer getting something extra free to getting something cheaper. The main reason is that most people are useless at __41__.
Consumers often struggle to realize, for example, that a 50% increase in quantity is the same as a 33% discount in price. They overwhelmingly __42__ the former is better value. In an experiment the researchers sold 73% more hand lotion when it was offered in a bonus pack than when it carried an equivalent discount.
This numerical blind spot remains even when the __43__ clearly favours the discounted product. In another experiment, this time on his undergraduates, Mr. Rao offered two options of loose coffee beans: 33% extra free or 33% off the price. The discount is by far the better proposition but the __44__ clever students viewed them as equivalent.
Studies have shown other ways in which retailers can __45__consumers' innumeracy. One is to confuse them with __46__ discounting. People are more likely to see a bargain in a product that has been reduced by 20%, and then by an additional 25%, than one which has been __47__ to an equivalent, one-off, 40% reduction.
Marketing types can __48__ lessons beyond just pricing, says Mr. Rao. When advertising a new car's efficiency, for example, it is more convincing to talk about the number of extra miles per gallon it does, rather than the equivalent percentage fall in fuel consumption.
There may be lessons for regulators, too. Even well-educated shoppers are easy to __49__. Sending everyone back to school for maths refresher-courses seems out of the question. But more __50__displayed unit prices in shops and advertisements would be a great help.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A 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.
History has not yet __51__ what we will definitively call the postmillennial cohort (2000年后出生的人) that now __52__ more than 60 million people in the U. S. These kids and __53__
with no concept of life __54__ the Internet have so far been called the App Generation and Generation Z. They've been referred to as Homelanders, having grown up under the ghost of terrorism. They've also been __55__ the plurals, for their historic diversity, as well as the Founders, at least by MTV.
Whatever we __56__ naming them, marketers and academics are turning their attention to this group, which has billions in __57__ and is already shaping the culture. This generation is growing up “totally and utterly connected," says California State University psychologist Larry Rosen. Experts like Rosen have concerns about these kids' Google-inspired expectations that everything be __58__. They worry about their inability to __59__ even five seconds of boredom. And they worry about the demands that come with __60__ several identities online, from Facebook to twitter to Snapchat. "There's so much pressure on young people, who are still __61__ their identities, to present this crystallized, idealized identity online," says the University of Washington's Katie Davis.
Historian Neil Howe sees __62__ with the Silent Generation, the spoilt, risk-avoiding, "nice" generation of kids who grew up during the Great Depression and World War II, although some marked differences are found. Today's youths are also coming of age among geopolitical trouble and fears about the economy, he says, __63__schools emphasize an intense far-reaching sensitivity to other kids. He suspects this __64__ will be known for being well behaved and perhaps boring the culture by playing it safe. "There are typical examples that occur repeatedly," Howe says, "even if they go by different __65__."
51. A. remarked B. convinced C. guaranteed D. revealed
52. A. numbers B. houses C. accommodates D. contains
53. A. adults B. adolescents C. folks D. guys
54. A. over B. without C. besides D. beyond
55. A. diagnosed B. dismissed C. labeled D. coined
56. A. end up B. consider about C. appeal for D. approve of
57. A. distribution force B. purchasing power C. global view D. unique outlooks
58. A. vivid B. instructive C. instant D. profitable
59. A. feed up with B. put up with C. make up for D. identify with
60. A. faking B. revising C. illustrating D. maintaining
61. A. supervising B. forming C. representing D. promoting
62. A. parallels B. contrasts C. comparisons D. reservations
63. A. because B. although C. while D. when
64. A. emphasis B. generation C. intensity D. cultivation
65. A. routes B. schemes C. names D. definitions
Section B
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
Many experts complain that media too often take advantage of the science fiction aspects of nanotech. Reports of nanotech often refer to K. Eric Drexler's book Engines of creations, which
predicts an age full of dominant molecular manufacturing and a world without material scarcity. Whatever humans need will one day be built cheaply with microscopic self-replicating machines that put atoms together to create copies of anything alive in the world -- from trees to human bodies.
In fact, the scientific community is deeply divided over whether self-replicating machines are possible. If they are, major dangers could exist. Dr. Drexler himself thought that self-replicating machines could go out of control. He writes in his book that man-made "plants" with leaves no more efficient than today’s solar cells could win over real plants crowding the earth with leaves that are not suitable to be eaten. Tough “bacteria" could be more competitive than the real bacteria, they could spread everywhere, replicate swiftly, and reduce the earth to dust in a matter of days.
Critics of nanotech have made use of such images, calling for a delay on commercial nanotech until regulations are established. They also point to the possible military uses of nanotech. Bill Joy, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, wrote in a Wired magazine essay in 2000 that if nanotech falls into the wrong hands, it could bring dangers to society.
Opponents say Mr. Joy is over-reacting, "In a way, calling for bans on research, into molecular manufacturing is like calling for a delay on faster-than-light travel because no one is doing it." says Glenn Reynolds, a University of Tennessee law professor.
Professor Reynolds says it is a good idea to regulate nanotech, but in ways the government would regulate any that could be dangerous. Expert controls and certification systems for nanotech companies are examples. US lawmakers lave put forth four bills on nanotech research and development.
66. K. Eric Drexler in his book predicts a future world with sufficient material, because ________.
A. man-made plants could replace real plants and grow more quickly
B. plants produced by nanotech would be as sufficient as today's solar
C. man-made bacteria would be wide-spread and capable of self-replicating
D. humans could create copies of anything alive with high technology
67. To call for a delay on commercial nanotech critics of nanotech make use of _________.
A. current social problems
B. science fiction descriptions
C. disagreements in the scientific community
D. the fact that no one is doing molecular manufacturing
68. Opponents of Bill Joy would NOT agree to_________.
A. control nanotech expert
B. ban nanotech research to avoid any possible dangers
C. put forth bills on nanotech research and development
D. establish a certification system for nanotech companies
69. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. Nanotech should not be put into wrong use in the military field.
B. The government should regulate products that could be dangerous.
C. Nanotech regulations should be established in spite of the divided opinions.
D. The media should not take advantage of the science fiction aspects of nanotech.
B
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Colleges and universities were once largely removed from the marketplace as they dedicated themselves to the pursuit of ideas, discovery and truth, and to the education of students for the common good. In exchange, they received from society academic freedom, tax exemptions and the public trust.
In today's world, Professor Derek Bok, former president of Harvard, writes in his new book Universities in the Marketplace: the Commercialization of Higher Education, drug companies pour billions of dollars into medical school, universities sell the right to use their scientific discoveries to industry, and faculty members occupy such industry endowed chairs as the Kmart professor of marketing.
Where commercialism on campuses was once largely restricted to athletics, it is now booming in medical schools and research labs, with their ever-increasing need for resources. And, Professor Bok writes, with a depressed economy, federal deficits and state cutbacks in higher education all contributing to chronic money shortages on campus, college and university administrators are under intense pressure to become yet more entrepreneurial.
Unless institutions remain clear about their academic value as they pursue new opportunities to earn and raise money, Mr. Bok writes, "Commercialization threatens to change the character of the university in ways that limit its freedom, sap its effectiveness and lower its standing in society."
“Company officials," he writes, "regularly insist that information concerning the work they support be kept secret while the research is going on and for a long enough time thereafter to allow them to decide whether to file for a patent." Also, he writes, they may treat other valuable information as unsuitable for patenting, but as permanent trade secrets instead.
This sort of secrecy, he writes, is sharply at odds with the academic values of openness and collegiality, and will probably inhibit scientific progress, at least to some extent, by limiting the flow of information and ideas those investigators need in order to advance their work. In some instances, Mr. Bok writes, drug companies have pressured researches to suppress unfavorable findings.
In his book Mr. Bok holds up big intercollegiate athletics programs, where some football and basketball coaches earn annual salaries of $500,000, students are enrolled only for their athletic ability and huge amounts of money are poured into stadiums and training facilities, as the worst example of how commercialization can erode the values and goals of the institution. “Athletics is the one case where you can see this develop over a long period of time and observe the kind of irreversible problems you can get into," Mr. Bok said
73. According to the passage, universities sacrifice financial prosperity in exchange for ________.
A. financial security B. academic freedom
C. public reputation D. admiration of tax payers
74. According to Mr. Bok, the reason why universities are more money oriented could be the result of ______.
A. an ever-increasing need for resources by medical schools and research labs
B. a temporary shortage of funds on campus
C. the existence of more entrepreneurial university administrators
D. the competition coming from the outside
75. It can be learned from the passage that some valuable information may be __________.
A. in store for succeeding generations B. for want of confirmation
C. at the mercy of some company officials D. out of proportion to efforts involved
76. In the eyes of Mr. Bok, the worst example of the damage done by commercialization is ________.
A. medical schools receiving funds from drug companies
B. extended time needed for patenting
C. faculty members starting their own venture capital companies
D. big intercollegiate athletics programs.
77. Mr. Bok believes that the danger of commercialism lies in the fact that __________.
A. universities are unable to resist the investment from drug companies
B. it could erode the values and goals of higher education
C. universities may use their scientific findings to do evil at will
D. it would destroy scientific progress
Section C
Directions Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
On February 18, 2016, Apple launched Apple Pay, its mobile payments service, in China. Apple Pay was launched with a current and planned support of 19 of the country's largest lenders.
Paying is simple with the touch of a finger and can happen in one motion. In stores, instead of scanning a bar code, Apple Pay users will only utilize what is called near-field communication technology (NFC) and there's no need to open an app or wake your display. With the innovative NFC antenna design, simply hold iPhone near China Unionpay's Quickpass-enabled POS terminals with your finger on Touch ID to pay. With Apple watch, just double click the side button and hold the watch face up to the contactless reader to make a purchase right from your wrist. Shopping within apps accepting Apple Pay has never been easier and there's no need to manually fill out lengthy account forms or repeatedly type in shipping and billing information.
The following are comments on Apply Pay in China.
"Apple Pay has revolutionized the way millions of people pay every day with their iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad” said Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. "China is an extremely important market for Apple and with China UnionPay, users will soon have a convenient and secure payment experience."
"China is a critical market, for Apple, and a key reason why it has prioritized this geography for deployment of Apple Pay. Apple Pay is intended to create a deeper reliance on and
relationship with the device. The goal is to deeply engrain the iPhone into the user's daily life to create lock-in and loyalty," commented Jordan-McKee, a mobile payment analyst with 451 Research in Boston in an e-mail.
"The Chinese market already has a number of different mobile payment options, but it is important to remember that Apple doesn't need to supersede them to succeed. Apple Pay helps Apple tie people into its devices and services ecosystem and ultimately to sell more Apple Products. If the launch of Apple pay ensures its customers continue to buy its products, Apple will have succeeded" said Jack Kent, mobile payment analyst for IHS in London.
"Although the iPhone is a popular device in China, Apple faces competition from established mobile payment systems such as Alibaba's Alipay, Tencent's Tenpay and Wechat Payment. To try to compete with them, Apple pay has partnered with China Unionpay, a bankcard association that dominates the country's credit and debit card processing market. Apple Pay is also currently supported by 19 different Chinese banks, which means the service can work with around 80 percent of China's credit and debit cards, thus making the competition easier "Jennifer Bailey, vice president of Apple Pay told Reuters.
78. What is the strong point of Apple Pay?
79. With the help of China Unionpay Apple pay will provide __________________________ for everyday shopping experience.
80. The final goal of Apple Pay is to help Apple___________________________________.
81. How can Apple Pay rival with Alipay, Tenpay and Wechat payment?
第II卷(共47分)
I. Translation
Directions Translate the following sentences into English using the words given in the brackets.
1.一般说来，交通繁忙的十字路口可能会发生交通事故。(happen)
2. 业已证明我们同全世界各国人民的共同之处要多于我们之间的不同之处。(common)
3. 春节期间，往往没有足够的代驾司机(designated driver)，因此大部分人聚会时都选择以茶代酒. (substitute)
4. 一些人喜欢靠窗座位因在旅途中可欣赏窗外景色而一些人喜欢靠过道座位，他们有更大空间伸伸腿。(while，过道aisle)
5. 造访华盛顿的最佳时间之一是春天，那时不仅天气宜人，而且樱花(cherry blossom)盛开如一片粉色和白色的海洋。(not only)
II Guided Writing
Directions Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
Tolerance Respect Kindness
Moral Intelligence
美国某高中提出德商由六大要素组成，你认为哪个要素是最重要的?请以你生活中发生的事为例说明理由。
Fairness Conscience Self-control
1—10 DAACB DCACD 11—1-6 CAD ACB
17. Wool 18. Ironing / Iron 19. Tuesday 20. 8.5
21. Community Greetings 22. Study pressure 23. A guide / A family member
24. Lack of / Lacking volunteers
25. could / may / might 26. as 27. to blame 28. being used 29. further 30. how
31. affecting 32. that 33. is paid 34. of which 35. unless 36. others 37. defined 38. the 39. Except for/ Apart from 40. because/since / as
41—50 JHDFI BCGKE
51—65 DABBC ABCBD BACBC
66-69 DBBC 70—72 BBC 73—77 BACDB
78. Paying is simple with the touch of a finger. / Apple Pay users will only use near-field communication technology /NFC
79. convenience and security
80. (to) sell more Apple products
81. By partnering /cooperating with China UnionPay and 19 different Chinese banks.
第II卷
1. Generally speaking, traffic accidents are likely to happen at a crossroads where traffic is heavy/busy
2. It has been proved that we have more in common with people all over the world than the differences between /among us.
3. There tend to be not enough designated drivers during the Spring Festival so most (people) choose to substitute tea for wine at the party gathering/banquet.
4. Some people prefer seats by the windows because they can enjoy the view during the flight while some people just prefer aisle seats as they can have more space to stretch their legs.
5. One of the best times to visit Washington D.C. is spring, when not only is the weather agreeable, but (also) the cherry blossoms are blooming like a sea of pink and white.
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