1、浦东新区浦东新区 2020 学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测 高三英语试卷高三英语试卷 第一卷（第一卷（9090 分）分） I. Listening Comprehension （25 分分） Section A 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 way said. The conversati
2、ons 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. $ 20. B. $ 32, C. $ 40, D. $ 60. 2. A. Tailor and customer. B. Hairdres
3、ser and customer. C. Husband and wife. D. Housekeeper and host. 3. A. At a hospital. B. At a restaurant. C. At a handicraft shop. D. At a grocery store. 4. A. The woman mistook someone else for Smith. B. The man promised to meet Smith in Shanghai. C. The lecture was given by Mr. Smith just now. D. S
4、mith would come to attend the lecture next Friday. 5. A. She will go to see the play with the man. B. She has no interest in this play. C. She will attend a wedding ceremony with her sister. D. She has no time to keep the man company. 6. A. The man misunderstood what the sign said. B. The man bought
5、 the cigarette for free. C. The sign allows people to smoke in the room. D. The man annoyed the woman purposely. 7. A. The slow delivery. B. The poor customer service. C. The broken parcel. D. The possible discount. 8. A. He worked last night. B. He was recovering from his jet lag. C. He had some di
6、fficulty in falling asleep. D. He was knocked down by the car. 9. A. The man doesnt agree with the womans idea. B. The woman never takes the responsibility of supporting the home. C. The man suggests that the woman is lazy in house keeping. D. The woman is busy with her work so that she neglects the
7、 family. 10. A. They are talking about football. B. The school soccer team has been set up. C. The man doesnt want to be a substitute. D. The woman is persuading the man to join a club. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage, 11. A. Because Jobs suffered from the cancer. B. Becau
8、se Jobs himself kept quiet about that. C. Because he was not rich enough to donate money. D. Because his wife prevented the public from knowing that. 12. A. The update of smartphones. B. The development of medicine. C. The building of Apples headquarters. D. Some Tech companies in California. 13. A.
9、 Mean. B. Creative. C. Charitable. D. Rich. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the fallowing passage 14. A. It can identify different flowers through its built-in sensors. B. It can record various smells digitally and reproduce them. C. It can make sweet smells by mixing flowers with vapour. D. It
10、 can create smells and give them off to any scene. 15. A. It helps shoppers locate the right brand of perfume. B. It helps shoppers check out the perfumes before they buy. C. It helps make sure that perfumes are truly genuine. D. It can recommend right perfumes to shoppers. 16. A. The device is made
11、 small enough to be easily carried. B. The device is sensitive to any smell the human nose can detect. C. Smells are programmed to accompany movie scenes. D. The device has recreated the smells of fish and gasoline. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Because he d
12、idnt have her number. B. Because he thought it was unnecessary. C. Because he wished his luggage would be found soon. D. Because he had to attend a business meeting. 18. A. His flight number and arrival time. B. The cause of the flights late arrival. C. The number of his luggage check. D. The descri
13、ption of his luggage. 19. A. On the plane ticket. B. At the information desk. C. At the check-in counter. D. From the record of his flight. 20. A. Missing luggage is unlikely to be found. B. There are important documents in his luggage. C It is possible for the man to get his luggage today. D. The m
14、an thinks it is difficult to find his baggage. . Grammar and Vocabulary (20 分分) Section A (10 分分) Directions: 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 g
15、iven word, for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Since astronomers confirmed the presence of planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets, humans (21) (wonder) how many could harbor life. Now, were one step closer to (22) (find) an answer. According to the Kepler space
16、telescope, about half the stars similar in temperature (23) our Sun could have a rocky planet capable of supporting liquid water on its surface. Our galaxy holds at least an (24) (estimate) 300 million of these potentially habitable worlds, based on even the most conservative interpretation of the r
17、esults in a new study to be published in The Astronomical Journal. This research helps us understand the potential for these planets (25) (support) life. This is an essential part of astrobiology, the study of lifes origins and future in our universe. The study is authored by NASA scientists (26) wo
18、rked on the Kepler mission alongside collaborators from around the world. NASA retired the space telescope in 2018 after it ran out of fuel. Nine years of the telescopes observations revealed that there are billions of planets in our galaxy - more planets than stars. (27) this result is far from a f
19、inal value, its extremely exciting that we calculated that these worlds are this common with such high confidence. Thats a wide range of different stars, each with (28) _own particular properties impacting whether the rocky planets in its orbit are capable of supporting liquid water. These complexit
20、ies are partly why it is so difficult to calculate how many potentially habitable planets are out there, especially when even our (29) .(powerful) telescopes can just barely detect these small planets. Thats (30) the research team took a new approach. Section B (10 分分) Directions: After reading the
21、passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. benefits B. attract C. engagement D. track E . measuring F. committed G. promoting H. rewards I . motivated J. seeking K. satisfaction Work is nec
22、essary to earn an income. And if you get good job 31 , its a bonus! But what can make it more worthwhile are the extra perks （工资外的补贴） that your employer offers you as reward for your loyalty and commitment. Employee 32 are commonplace these days. Traditionally, these have included a good pension and
23、 extra days off work. But when a job used to be for life, there wasnt much incentive to try and keep staff. Now when millennials are 33 a position, they want to know the benefits theyll get on top of their pay. But these perks come at a cost to an employer, and now technology is being used to discov
24、er if and when they offer value for money. The idea aims to enable a company to tailor what it can offer to 34 and retain the right staff. As an example, at the merchant bank, Close Brothers, Al has been used to develop chatbots that can help employees to find information on subjects ranging from me
25、ntal health to saving for retirement at any time. And Microsoft has developed software to help businesses 35 their employees well-being needs. Anna Rasmussen, founder of Open Blend, told the BBC “It shows companies what their employees need to stay _36_ and reach their full potential in real-time? I
26、nsurance company Vitality offer wearable technology to track employees movements. Staff can earn 37 by having their activity tracked. A study found that by 38 the participants performance, they did the equivalent of 4.8 extra days of activity per month. It seems that if used in the right way, techno
27、logy can provide greater 39 between an employee and the company. That can lead to a happier, healthier and _40_ work force. But HR experts warn against relying solely on tech for deciding on employee benefits provision, they say. III. Reading Comprehension （45 分） Section A （15 分） Direction :For each
28、 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. Racial Discrimination in Science You might expect that science, particularly American science, would be colour-blind. Once Someone from the count
29、rys ethnic minorities has got bench space in a laboratory, he might reasonably 41 to be treated on merit （功 绩）and nothing else. 42 a study published in Science by Donna Ginther of the University of Kansas suggest? That is not true. Dr. Ginther, who was working _43_ Americas National Institutes of He
30、alth （NIH）, looked at the pattern of research grants awarded by the NIH and found that 44 lot Moreover, it is not just a question of white supremacy. Asian and Hispanic scientists do just as well as white ones. Black scientists, _45 , do badly. One possible explanation is that review panels are infe
31、rring applicants ethnic 46 from their names, or the institutions they attended as students. Consciously or not, the reviewers may then be awarding less merit to those from people with black-sounding names, or who were educated at universities whose students are predominantly black. Indeed, a(n) 47 b
32、ias has been found in those recruiting for jobs in the commercial world. One well-known study, published by researchers at MIT and the University of Chicago, found that fictitious C 以(简历) with stereotypically white names got 50% more _48_ of interviews than did CVs with black names, even when the ap
33、plicants stated 49 were identical. Another possible explanation is social 50 : It is in the nature of groups of experts (such as review panels) to know both each other and each others most promising assistants and followers. Applicants outside this charmed circle might have less chance of 51 conside
34、ration. If the charmed circle itself were racially unrepresentative, those 52 from the network because their racial group was under-represented in the first place would find it harder to break in. Though Dr. Ginthers results are 53 , it is to the NIHs credit that it has published her findings. The a
35、gency is also starting a programme intended to alter the 54 of the review panels to see whether removing potential racial cues from applications changes outcomes. Other agencies, and not just in America, should pay strict attention to all this, and ask themselves if they, too, are 55 people of parti
36、cular races. Such discrimination is a sheer waste of talent! 41. A. expect B. cooperate C. decide D. challenge 42. A. Similarly. B. Evidently C. Unfortunately D. Undoubtedly 43 A. in favour of B. on behalf of C. in honor of D. in the name of 44 A. health B. nationality C. gender D. race 45 A. howeve
37、r B. otherwise C. therefore D. meanwhile 46. A. divisions B. customs C. origins D. designs 47. A. unknown B. similar C. obvious D. strong 48. A. feedback B. types C. elements D. offers 49. A. qualifications B. interviews C. names D. researches 50. A. security B. status C. networking D. order 51 A. m
38、oral B. favorable C. casual D. minor 52. A. excluded B. installed C. downloaded D. restored 53. A. positive B. conclusive C. troubling D. encouraging 54, A. position B. subject C. prospect D. composition 55. A. reminding B. employing C. informing D. failing Section B (22 分分) Directions: Read the fol
39、lowing three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions o 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) At the 4th Street Photo Gallery on the
40、comer of the Bowery, many photos are strung together like clothes on a laundry line. There are portraits of Muhammad Ali and Jean-Michel Basquiat, plus a series of cityscapes detailedly captured over 60 years by Alex Harsley, a neglected but talented New York photographer. The city has been Mr Harsl
41、eys home since 1948, when, aged ten, he moved there from South Carolina. He took his first photograph ten years later, and became the first black photographer to work for the citys district attorneys office. His vivid pictures freeze moments in New Yorks evolution from the 1950s to the present, “It
42、could start with the smell of something burning/ he says of his method. And then you see a family sitting on the steps of a funeral home sadly looking at the firemen going through their routine.” Some of the scenes in the collection were captured from the window of his old apartment in Harlem; they
43、include images of black activists, streets submerged in snow and shots of the Crown Heights riots of 1991. A.D. Coleman, a photography critic, says Mr. Harsley has been able to capture the lives of minority groups by making himself “invisible”. His aim has been to assemble these fragments （片段）into a
44、n extended history of the city. Mr. Harsleys gallery is a time capsule. For decades, it is also a hub for the citys artistic underworld. In the 1970s New Yorks photography scene was flourishing, but exclusive. As Mr. Harsley puts it, “a number of great artists were swept aside” because they lacked c
45、onnections. Helping talent became part of his mission. In 1971 he established The Minority Photographers, an organization that helps up-and-coming artists exhibit their work. He opened his gallery two years later; many photographers have had their first shows there. 56. How does the author describe
46、Alex Harsley in the first paragraph? A. undervalued but expert B. gifted but exclusive C. unknown but devoted D. gifted but awkward 57. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. His pictures show freezing weather in New York from the 1950s to the present. B. His pictures capture the cheerful moment
47、s in New York since the 1950s. C. His pictures record some historic occasions of New York over the past decades. D. His pictures illustrate the vivid lives of minority groups in New York over the past decades. 58. Why does Mr. Harsley make himself invisible? A. To assemble the minority groups of the
48、 city. B. To highlight the lives of minority groups. C. To help promising artists attract more public attention. D. To build connections between the minority groups and himself. 59. How did Mr. Harsley help the other artists? A. He excluded those who looked down upon the unknown artists. B. He set an organization displaying their works. C. He established the connections between up-and-coming artists and famous ones. D. He reduced the rents of the gallery where their photography works were shown. (B) TROUBLESHOOTING For