上海市延安中学2015学年第二学期适应性考试
高三年级 英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
第 I 卷
I. Listening Comprehension (30) (201512大境听力)
Part A Short Conversations (10)
Directions: In Part 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 you paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 6:10. B. 6:30. C. 6:40. D. 7:00.
2. A. In a book store. B. In a hospital.
C. In a library. D. At a cinema.
3. A. Customer and waitress. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Teacher and student. D. Lawyer and client.
4. A. A Swimming contest. B. A volleyball match.
C. A Football match. D. A basketball match.
5. A. To hang up his trousers. B. To keep his trousers on.
C. To come home earlier. D. To spend less time at the office.
6. A. Her son’s health. B. Her son’s studies.
C. Her son’s poor grades. D. Her son’s ability for the job.
7. A. He was unable to have his picture taken. B. He has not chosen a picture for it.
C. He had broken his camera. D. He failed to fix the broken camera.
8. A. It isn’t good at all. B. It is better now.
C. It was better in the past. D. It is liked by more people now.
9. A. He’ll be able to clean the house in time.
B. He doesn’t have time to take the woman home.
C. It should be easy for the guests to find the house.
D. He needs time to relax before the guests arrive.
10. A. He has too many dreams. B. He likes to sleep.
C. He doesn’t have many ideas. D. He doesn’t put his ideas into practice.
Part B Short Passages (12)
Directions: In Part 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.
Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Because she wanted to make more contributions to the community.
B. Because she would like to help with the family’s finances.
C. Because she was offered a good job by her neighbor.
D. Because she was expected to be more involved in social life.
12. A. Doing housework. B. Looking after her neighbor’s children.
C. Reading papers and watching TV. D. Taking good care of her husband.
13. A. Supportive. B. Inconsiderate.
C. Generous. D. Sensible.
Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Hollywood’s Founding Father. B. The Midwest Comes to Hollywood.
C. The Transformation of Hollywood. D. Studios of Hollywood.
15. A. Lighting and landscape. B. Alcohol-free environment.
C. Cheap property value. D. Peaceful atmosphere.
16. A. They benefited from the service to the studios.
B. They moved out of their community.
C. They stopped the expansion of the studios.
D. They are annoyed by movie people’s behaviors.
Part C Longer Conversations (8)
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.
Dialogue Information
When did the woman take Professor Cooper’s class?
Last (17) ______________.
What does the woman think of the exams?
They may change from year to year, but the style is (18) _____________.
What should the students know about the book?
The (19) ______________ of the book.
What will the man treat the woman if she helps him?
A dinner and a (20)_____________.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Suggestions:
1. The (21) ________________ should be a bit earlier.
2. The (22) ________________ should get a better cover.
3. (23) ________________ should be considered.
4. The furniture in the main office should be (24) ________________.
Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar& vocabulary
Section A （16）
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
(A)
Are you scared of heights? If so, we regret __25__(tell) you that you will miss a wonderful dinner in the sky! Dinner in the Sky can no doubt make a lasting impression on your special guests.
In fact, the idea of Dinner in the Sky was developed by a Belgian company. The dinner is hosted at a table __26__(float) at a height of 50 meters. __27__ team of professionals help make the table safe in the air. Of course, dinner is not the only choice. Breakfast in the sky, lunch in the sky, meeting in the sky...just __28__ you want!
What’s more, Dinner in the Sky __29__ be held anywhere. It __30__(operate) in more than 15 countries. As long as there is an open ground of 500㎡, get ready to fly!
You may wonder __31__ it is safe to have dinner in the sky. But don’t worry about that. Dinner in the Sky is a totally safe way to enjoy life. The Belgian company provides this special service with two gold words in mind---- exclusivity and safety. It is designed and examined strictly according to the International Safety Standard. The focus __32__safety is probably one of the reasons why it is still flying in the sky.
So are you getting interested? If you want to have a unique memory, try Dinner in the Sky!
(B)
We have all heard the saying, "You are what you eat." But how many of us are willing to admit that the expression applies to us as well as to all those unidentified people out there? Current research suggests that the majority of Americans __33__(have) bad eating habits,and some of them __34__(determine) by our lifestyle,which demands that we eat quickly and inexpensively.
What are the commonest foods on the American menu? Hamburgers and French fries, sugar-laden drinks; pies and whipped cream,malts and ice-cream. Apart from an occasional broiled hamburger,all the things on that list are bad for us. And there are certain prophets(先知) of doom who predict that all those fat laden fast foods provide us __35__ only one thing---a faster road to the grave.
On the other hand, there are those who claim that the basic fast-food meal contains all the nourishment you need. After all, there are meat, milk, salad (if you have the extras), and bread.
And if you have a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger, you are doing yourself an extra favor by adding additional protein. __36__ these good news gossips are overlooking is the usually pulpy bun; the excess of sugar in the maltose or Coke;and overdose of salt that is sprinkled on the hamburger to make palatable (美味的).
So you decide to stay away from the hamburger joint, and buy your food from the supermarket. Are you any better off? Not if you buy __37___(freeze) or canned food. The experts tell us that canned and frozen vegetables contain sugar, as well as all sorts of preservatives __38__ are not doing anything to improve your health. According to these people. the only way to be sure your food is good for you is to buy it and cook it __39__(fresh). And then, of course, you have to eat__40__---and that creates another problem. The speed of today's world has encouraged many of us to eat far too fast. We do not chew our food enough, and we eat on the run or we jump and start running the minute we finish eating.
Section B (10)
Directions: Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. There is one extra which you do not need.
A. case B. evacuated C. access D. purposefully E. simply
F. threatened G. confirmed H. scale I. descend J. concern
K. toll
BBC News with Jonathan Izard.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal are spending a second night outdoors in the devastations of Saturday's earthquake. More than two and a half thousand people are __41__ dead in the disaster. But the death __42__ could rise as some of the worst-affected areas are still not being reached. Matt Davis works with the charity, World Vision, in the capital, Kathmandu. He's been speaking to people __43__ from the town of Pokhara near the epicentre of the quake.
“I spoke to one man. He had been transferred into the hospital where I was in the very first helicopter. His village had one thousand one hundred homes. Almost every home was decimated. He estimated that ninety percent. That's a village of over two thousand people. There could be many other villages in the similar __44__ where the entire village is overgone.”
Rescue and aid efforts are being hampered by blocked roads and bad weather. Patrick Fuller from the International Federation of the Red Cross said it was still difficult to __45__ remote rural areas.
“Getting to these areas is a big __46__. It's big question mark. We __47__ don't know the
situation. Nor does anyone, really, the __48__ of the damage outside the Kathmandu Valley. Its population, about six million people living in this area. We have Red Cross teams and units on the ground. We can't reach them. We knew our own people had been affected in Nepal. We lost a number of stuff and volunteers. The United Nations Children's Agency says the country is running out of water and food and there are frequent power cuts. It says almost one million children living in affected areas are __49__ by poor sanitation and a lack of safe water.”
Rescuers in Nepal say an unknown number of mountaineers are trapped on Mount Everest, unable to __50__, after avalanches swept away their ropes and ladders. 17 climbers died on the Mountain on Saturday.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A (15)
Directions：For each blank in the following passages 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.
A large section of the mighty West Antarctic ice sheet has begun falling apart and its continued melting now appears to be unstoppable, two groups of researchers recently reported. The __51__ scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured.
One of the studies, led by NASA glaciologist(冰川学家) Eric Rignot, looked at 40 years of ground, airplane and __52__data of what researchers call “the weak underbelly of West Antarctica.” It shows the melt is happening faster than scientists had__53__, crossing a critical threshold(开端) that has begun a domino-like process.
“It does seem to be happening quickly,” said University of Washington glaciologist Ian Joughin, lead author of the other study. “We are really__54__ the beginning stages.”
If the new findings hold up, the scientists suggest that the melting could destabilize(使不稳定) __55__ parts of the ice sheet and a rise in sea level of 4 to 12 feet (1.22 to 3.66 meters) may be __56__ in coming centuries.
Global warming caused by the human-driven release of greenhouse gases has __57__ to destabilizing the ice sheet, though other factors may also be involved, the scientist said.
The rise of the sea is likely to __58__ to be relatively slow for the rest of the 21st century, they added, but in the more distant future it may __59__ markedly, __60__ throwing society into crisis.
__61__their different means, the two scientific papers, released by the journals Science and Geophysical Research Letters(《地球物理学研究快报》), came to similar __62__. Both groups of scientists found that West Antarctic glaciers had retreated（退后） far enough to set off an inherent（固有的） instability in the ice sheet, one that experts have __63__ for decades.
The West Antarctic ice sheet sits in a bowl-shaped depression（洼地） in the earth, with the base of the ice below sea level. Warm ocean water is causing the ice sitting along the rim of the bowl to thin and retreat. As the front edge of the ice __64__ from the rim and enters deeper water, it can __65__much faster than before.
51. A. alarmed B. threatened C. astonished D. frustrated
52. A. animation B. volcano C. missile D. satellite
53. A. discussed B. addicted C. convinced D. predicted
54. A. witnessing B. changing C. foreseeing D. publishing
55. A. storing B. neighboring C. attaching D. touching
56. A. capable B. evitable C. unavoidable D. incredible
57. A. inherited B. destroyed C. influenced D. contributed
58. A. continue B. cease C. collect D. record
59. A. add B. accelerate C. plunge D. decline
60. A. frequently B. intentionally C. willingly D. potentially
61. A. Despite B. Though C. Besides D. Except
62. A. occasions B. celebrations C. conclusions D. information
63. A. blamed B. interested C. feared D. involved
64. A. pulls away B. pulls up C. pull out D. pull into
65. A. remind B. revise C. retreat D. restrict
Section B (24)
Directions: 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.
(A)
The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.
“So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name? ”
“Are you sure you want to hear it? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.
“Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”
“Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.
“Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different—it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.
“ ‘You are clearing too much land,’ warned one old man. ‘The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it.’
“ ‘Silly fool,’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’s just jealous!’ ”
“Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly
towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping(渗出) to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”
“What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.
“The land hit back—just as the old man warned, ” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”
“What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t …” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted. The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy had covered Tom’s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
66. The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. courage
B. assistance
C. instruction
D. challenge
67. Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?
A. The old man envied him.
B. The old man was foolish.
C. He was too busy to listen to others.
D. He was greedy for more crops.
68. Why did Tom scream and faint?
A. He saw Dennis’s shadow.
B. He was scared by a plant.
C. His friends played a joke on him.
D. The weather became extremely cold.
69. What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?
A. Grasp all, lose all.
B. No sweat, no sweet.
C. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
D. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
(B)
Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem
Michelle O. Donovan
ISBN 9781462058679
Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during World War II.
Because of his family’s Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps (集中营). Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.
Encourage Me!
Inspirational Poetry
Gloria Coykendall
ISBN 9781412027854
It is an easy to read collection of poems originally written to encourage
in faith and to be a cure for chromic (长期) depression … cure to strengthen identity and purpose.
More Things in Heaven
Bill Bosworth
ISBN 9780595433582
In his More Things in Heaven, Bill Bosworth presents
presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders.
More things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experiences.
Creation or Evolution Michael Ebifegha
ISBN 9781450289023
Were humans created, or did they evolve?
How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical (实证的) science.
Seeking the Edge
Dr. Joseph L. Rose
ISBN 9781462031795
Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in one’s life—driving readers to achieve
success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family, or even hobbies.
70. Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?
A. Bill Bosworth.
B. Michelle O. Donovan.
C. Dr. Joseph L. Rose.
D. Gloria Coykendall.
71. The ISBN for the book of poems is _________.
A. 9781462031795
B. 9781412027854
C. 9780595433582
D. 9781462058679
72. What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?
A. Those who are searching for the meaning of life.
B. Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders.
C. Those who study the art of writing.
D. Those who like traveling abroad.
73. Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?
A. Seeking the Edge.
B. Creation or Evolution.
C. Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem.
D. More Things in Heaven.
(C)
A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). As an alternative, they are turning to clotheslines as part of what Alexander Lee, an environmentalist, calls "what-I-can- do environmentalism."
But on the other side are people who oppose air-drying laundry outside on aesthetic grounds. Increasingly, they have persuaded community and homeowners associations(HOAs) across the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, which they say not only look unsightly but also lower surrounding property values. Those actions, in turn, have sparked a right-to-dry movement that is pressing for legislation to protect the choice to use clotheslines. Only three states--Florida, Hawaii and Utah--have laws written broadly enough to protect clotheslines. Right-to-dry advocates argue that there should be more.
Matt Reck is the kind of eco-conscious guy who feeds his trees with bathwater and recycles condensation drops(冷凝水) from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But Otto Hagen, president of Reck's HOA in Wake Forest, N.C., notified him that a neighbor had complained about his line. The Recks ignored the warning and still dry their clothes on a rope in the yard. "Many people claim to be environmentally friendly but don't take matters into their own hands," says Reck. HOAs Hagen has decided to hold off taking action. "I'm not going to go crazy," he says. "But if Matt keeps his line and more neighbors complain, I'll have to address it again."
North Carolina lawmakers tried and failed earlier this year to insert language into an energy bill that would expressly prevent HOAs from regulating clotheslines. But the issue remains a touchy one with HOAs and real estate agents. "Most aesthetic restrictions are rooted, to a degree, in the belief that homogenous (统一协调的 ) exteriors are supportive of property value," says Sara Stubbins, executive director of the Community Association Institute's North Carolina chapter. In other words, associations worry that housing prices will fall if prospective buyers think their would-be neighbors are too poor to afford dryers.
Alexander Lee dismisses the notion that clotheslines devalue property assets, advocating that the idea "needs to change in light of global warming." "We all have to do at least something to decrease our carbon footprint," Alexander Lee says.
74. What is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of using clothes dryers?
A. Electricity consumption. B. Air pollution.
C. Waste of energy. D. Ugly looking.
75. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. Opposers think air-drying laundry would devalue surrounding assets.
B. Opposers consider the outdoor clothesline as an eyesore to the scenery.
C. Right-to-dry movements led to the pass of written laws to protect clotheslines.
D. Most of states in the US have no written laws to protect clotheslines.
76. In the last paragraph Alexander Lee recommends that_____________________.
A. clotheslines should be banned in the community.
B. clotheslines wouldn't lessen the property values.
C. the globe would become warmer and warmer.
D. we should protect the environment in the community.
77. An appropriate title for the passage might be____________________.
A. Opinions on Environmental Protection.
B. Opinions on Air-drying Laundry.
C. What-I-Can-Do Environmentalism.
D. Restrictions on Clotheslines.
Section C (8)
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Physical education is making a comeback as a part of the school core curriculum, but with a difference. While group sports are still part of the curriculum, the new way is to teach skills that are useful beyond gym class. Instead of learning how to climb a rope, children are taught of lift weights, balance their diets and build physical endurance. In this way, kids are given the tools and skills and experiences so they can lead a physically active life the rest of their life.
Considering that 15percent of American children 6 to 18 are overweight, supporters say more money and thought must be put into physical education curriculum. In many cases, that may mean not just replacing the old gym-class model with fitness programs but also starting up physical education programs because school boards often “put P.E. on the chopping block, cutting it entirely or decreasing its teachers or the days it is offered,” says Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, the executive director of Action for Health Kids. The difference in the programs is partly due to the lack of a national standard. “Physical education needs to be part of the core curriculum,” she added.
The wisdom of the new approach has some scientific support. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated how effective the fit-for-life model of gym class can be. They observed how 50 overweight children lost more weight when they cycled and cross-country skied than when they played sports. The researchers also found that teaching sports like football resulted
in less overall movement, partly because reluctant students were able to sit on the bench.
Another problem with simply teaching group sports in gym class is that only a tiny percentage of students continue playing them after graduating from high school. The new method teaches skills that translate to adulthood.
NOTE: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.
78. In the new P.E. Program, children learn to lift weights, balance their diets and build physical endurance rather than __________________________________________________________.
79. As for P.E.,some school boards either __________________ or ________________________.
80. What are the two problems with simply teaching group sports?
___________________________________________________________________________.
81. What is the long-term benefit of the new P.E. Program?
第II卷(47)
I. Translation (22)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
82. 您会让谁和您一起去参加电影节的开幕仪式? (have) (4’)
83. Apple Watch如此有吸引力，以致于很多人来到苹果零售店排队购买。（So...）(4’)
84 图书馆不仅仅是个可以借阅图书的地方。实际上,它更像是一个待探索的宝藏。 (more than,remain ) (4’)
85. 两天之后尼泊尔政府（ the Nepalese government)才意识到必须采取有效措施来保证物价的稳定。（before,ensure) (5’)
86. 在这场灾难中给我们印象最深的是那些救援队员无论遇到什么困难，都会冒着自己的生命危险在废墟中拯救他人的生命。(risk)(5’)
II. Guided Writing (25)
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 – 150 words according to the directions and requirements given below in Chinese.
假如你是高三学生李华，在劳动节假日参加了某旅行社组织的一次旅游。在旅游过程中,你看到了如以下图片中所示的游客的一些不文明现象。请你写一封信给报社，简要讲述你的经历并提出一些解决这些问题的建议。
Dear Editor,
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上海市延安中学2015学年第二学期适应性考试
高三年级 英语试卷答案
第 I 卷 (103)
I. Listening Comprehension (30)
1.
D
2.
C
3.
B
4.
D
5.
A
6.
B
7.
A
8.
C
9.
A
10.
D
11.
B
12.
A
13.
B
14.
C
15.
A
16.
D
17. semester 18. similar 19. outline 20. concert
21. morning tea break 22. printer 23. Flexible work time 24. reorganized
II. Grammar & Vocabulary: Section A (16)
25. to tell
26. floating
27. A
28. whatever
29. can
30. has been operated
31. whether
32. on
33. have
34. are determined
35. with
36. What
37. frozen
38. that
39. fresh
40. it
Section B (10)
41. G
42. K
43. B
44. A
45. C
46. J
47. E
48. H
49. F
50. I
III. Reading Comprehension: Section A (15)
51. A
52. D
53. D
54. A
55. B
56. C
57. D
58. A
59. B
60. D
61. A
62. C
63. C
64. A
65. C
Section B (24)
66-69 D D B A 70-73 B B A B 74-77 D C D B
Section C (8)
78.
learn how to climb a rope.
79.
cut it/P.E. entirely or decrease the teachers or the days
80.
Less overall movement and few students playing sports after graduation
81.
The skills learned can translate to adulthood.
第II卷 (47)
I. Translation (22)
82. 您会让谁和您一起去参加电影节的开幕仪式? (have) (4’)
Whom would you have go with you to attend the opening ceremony of the film festival?
83. Apple Watch如此有吸引力，以致于很多人来到苹果零售店排队购买。（So...）(4’)
So appealing is the Apple Watch that many people queue in the Apple outlets/retail store to buy it.
84 图书馆不仅仅是个可以借阅图书的地方。实际上,它更像是一个待探索的宝藏。 (more than, remain)。 (4’)
A library is more than a place where one can borrow and read books. Actually, it is like a treasure which remains to be explored.
85. 两天之后尼泊尔政府（ the Nepalese government)才意识到必须采取有效措施来保证物价的稳定。（before, ensure)(5’)
It was two days before the Nepalese government came to realize that effective measures must be taken to ensure the stability of the prices.
86. 在这场灾难中给我们印象最深的是那些救援队员无论遇到什么困难，都冒着自己的生命危险在废墟中拯救他人的生命。(risk) (5’)
What impressed us most in the disaster was that no matter what difficulties they met with, the members of the rescue teams would risk their lives to save others in the ruins.
II. Guided Writing (25) (略)
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