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2017
学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
高三英语
试卷
（满分
140
分，考试时间
120
分钟）
2017.12
I.
Listening Comprehension
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
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.
At a bank.
B.
On the street.
C. At home.
D. In a cafe.
2.
A. A concert.
B.
A book sale.
C. A banquet.
D. An art
exhibition.
3.
A. 50
minutes.
B. 25 minutes.
C. An hour and a quarter.
D. An hour and a half.
4.
A. The train will arrive on time.
B.
The train is late due to the storm.
C.
The woman will take the next train.
D. The woman has to wait
for the train.
5.
A. She
talks too much.
B.
She doesn?t like speaking.
C. She is always very frank.
D. She often talks loudly.
6.
A. She doesn?t want to
have a birthday party.
B.
She doesn?t like the gift.
C. She wants to forget her birthday.
D. She doesn?t
want to grow old.
7.
A. The woman doesn?t want
to go out in the evening.
B. The film is
not worth seeing at all.
C. The man won?t go to the
movies with the woman.
D. The man is
very tired from his work.
8.
A. The summer this year is
terribly hot.
B. Last summer was even hotter.
C.
Hot weather helps people lose weight.
D. Light was
stronger this morning.
9.
A. He should have invited Mary.
B. He is doing business with Mary.
C.
He was not a man of his word.
D.
He didn?t want to ask Mary to the
party.
10.
A.
She would rather invite more people to come.
B.
They prepared too much food at a previous meeting.
C. The family members always eat a lot.
D. They should prepare more food and
drinks.
Section B
Directions:
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.
Questions 11 through 13 are
based on the following passage.
11.
A. She was born in a poor family.
B. She worked as a doctor in her early
life.
C. She spent her whole life in
London.
D. She decided to help the poor
when she was young.
12.
A.
Because of the poor living conditions.
B. Because she was sent to a settlement
house.
C. Because of her health
problem.
D. Because her family moved to
another city.
13.
A. She
founded the first settlement house in America.
B. She wrote books about the problems
faced by the poor.
C. She introduced
laws to help workers, women, and children.
D. She helped those who had come to
America from other countries.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on
the following passage.
14.
A. They are available in different
languages except Russian.
B. They are a
range of useful desktop publishing packages.
C. They are not allowed to be taken out
of the college.
D. They can help the
students with their language learning.
15.
A. Consult him
frequently.
B. Use the computer
regularly.
C. Occupy the computer
early.
D. Print essays patiently.
16.
A. Micro-computer lab
service.
B. Facilities of a college.
C. The use of micro-computers.
D.
The operating of printers.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on
the following conversation.
17.
18.
A. He is the journalist of a local
newspaper.
B. He is a huge fan of
international stories.
C. He is an
experienced editor of a TV program.
D.
He is an advocate for environmental protection.
A. Current trends in economic
development.
B. Domestic issues of
general social concern.
C.
International relations and foreign policies.
D. Conflicts among different political
parties.
19.
A. Based on
what the public wants to know.
B. By
interviewing people who have stories.
C. By analyzing the current social
problems.
D. Based on public
expectations and editors
?
judgment.
20.
A. First-hand
stories.
B.
Practical experience.
C.
Audience
?
s feedback.
D. Educational background.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
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 given word; for the
other blanks, use one word that best fits each
blank.
The Grasshopper in
Van Gogh Painting
Art
conser
vators
(
管理员
)
dream
of
finding
(21)_______(hide)
secrets
in
the
masterpieces
they
look
after.
Rarely
do
they
expect
to
find
a
dead
grasshopper.
Conservators at
the Nelson-Atkins museum of art in Kansas City
said they
discovered the dead insect in
one of its star paintings, Vincent van Gogh?s
Olive
Trees,
when
it
(22)_______
(scan)
as
part
of
the
research
for
a
catalogue
of
its
French
painting
collection.
It
was
spotted
by
Mary
Schafer.
She
told
a
local
broadcaster
that
she
found
it
in
the
work?s
lower foreground.
“
(23)_______(look) at the painting with
the microscope
，
I came across
the tiny
body of a grasshopper covered
in the paint, so it (24)_______ have occurred in
the wet paint back in
1889.
“We
can
c
onnect
it
to
Van
Gogh
painting
outside,
so
we
think
of
him
battling
the
elements,
dealing
with
the
wind,
the
bugs,
and
then
he?s
got
to
walk
back
to
his
studio
through
the
fields.
What?s fun is
that we can
come up with all these stories for (25)_______ the
insect landed in the
paint.”
Schafer said they were curious to know
if the grasshopper could be studied
(26)_______(far) to
possibly identify
which season Van Gogh painted Olive Trees.
Michael Engel, a professor at the
University of Kansas, was approached
(27)_______(examine)
the grasshopper
further. He discovered that part
of the
insect?s
body was missing and there was
no
sign
of
movement
in
the
surrounding
paint.
In
other
words,
it
was
already
dead
(28)_______
it
somehow landed on the
artist?s wet canvas
and could not be
used for dating purposes.
Van Gogh
painted Olive Trees in 1889, the year after his
falling out with his friend Gauguin,
(29)_______ may have led to his famous
act of self-mutilation in the history of art:
cutting off his
own ear.
The
grasshopper may not help in any art historical
research but it has become a talking point for
museum visitors, looking closely into
the painting to see (30)_______ they can spot the
dead insect.
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.
concerns
B.
illegal
C.
circulation
D.
recommended
E.
launched
F. conducting
G
. witnessing
H. innovation
I. emphasized
J. regulations
K. criticisms
Experts
agree
that
it
is
becoming
a
growing
trend
that
more
and
more
consumers
across
the
country are using cashless payment
methods.
In fact, as early as 1988, the
State Council released __(31)__ to encourage bank
transfers and to
reduce
using
cash
during
economic
activities.
Today,
the
move
toward
a
cashless
society
could
“reduce
the
risks
of
using
cash,
save
on
costs
and
as
a
matter
of
convenience,
prevent
__(32)__
activities such as
money
laundering
(
洗钱
),”
Dong Ximiao, a research fellow
at
Chongyang Institute
for Financial
Studies at the Renmin University of China, told
the Global Times.
But
China
is
not
the
first
country
to
seek
a
cashless
society.
Developed
states
like
Sweden,
Denmark and
Singapore are also __(33)__ the increase of
cashless payment. The rapid development
of cashless payments does not mean
there are no challenges and __(34)__.
Alibaba?s Hema store, where customers
can shop, dine and order goods for delivery from
their
mobile
phones,
have
come
into
the
spotlight
recently.
Media
reports
said
that
consumers
can?t
purchase goods with cash there, which
would be considered illegal. A Hema PR
representative told
the Global Times
that all 13 Hema stores in the country do in fact
allow consumers to pay in cash.
She
noted that Hema store simply __(35)__ consumers to
pay via Alipay for convenience purposes.
Alipay
and
WeChat
Pay,
the
nation?s
two
major
third
-party
mobile
payment
tools,
also
__(36)__
campaigns
this
month
to
encourage
more
merchants
and
customers
to
use
cashless
payment
methods. Both called for the
establishment of a “cashless society”, which
caused
__(37)__
over whether
cash will soon disappear. Dong __(38)__ that a
cashless society would not mean that
cash would completely disappear. “As
the economy grows, the
__(39)__
of cash is still very huge,”
noted Dong.
“Also,
it?s
important
to
remember
that
nearly
half
of
China?s
population
lives
in
rural
areas,
especially in
undeveloped western regions, and therefore is not
able to enjoy __(40)__ brought by
the
Internet,” Dong said. “And when it comes to
China?s
senior
citizens
，
most of them prefer
to use
cash in their daily life,” he
added.
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.
Eating
fast
food
makes
people
impatient
even
when
they
are
not
short
of
time,
a
new
study
claims.
Students in the study became __(41)__
even when shown the logo of burger chain
McDo
nald?s
so quickly on
screen that they could not __(42)__ it.
Researchers
say
that
daily
exposure
to
fast
food
brands
could
have
a
subliminal
(
潜意识的
)
effect
on
__(43)__,
making
people
hurry
regardless
of
whether
they
are
pushed
for
time.
They
conclude:
“Our
e
xperiments
suggest
that
the
__(44)__ goal
of
saving
time
embedded
in
fast
food
may have the unexpected
consequence of caus
ing hurriedness and
impatience.”
Thinking
about
fast
food
increases
__(45)__
for
time-
saving
products.
“More
__(46)__,
we
found that t
he mere exposure
to fast food symbols reduced people?s willingness
to save and led them
to prefer
immediate __(47)__ over greater future return,
finally harming
their economic
interest.”
Student
volunteers
were
quickly
shown
six
logos
from
fast-
food
chains
—
McDonald?s,
Burger
King,
KFC,
Subway,
Wendy?s
and
Taco
Bell.
They
could
not
consciously
see
what
they
were
but
the
subliminal
effect
was
__(48)__.
Their
reading
speed
was
measured
before
and
after
seeing
the
logos
and
it
was
significantly
faster
afterwards.
Participants
also
preferred
time-saving
products like
three-in-one skincare treatments rather than
__(49)__ versions after seeing the logos.
When asked whether they would accept a
small sum of money immediately or a larger amount
in a
week?s time, the
y again
chose __(50)__ reward after being exposed to the
brands.
Researcher
Chen-Bo
Zhong,
assistant
professor
of
organiz
ational
behaviour
at
Canada?s
Toronto
University,
said:
“Fast
food
represents
a
culture
of
time
efficiency
and
immediate
__(51)__
.” The
problem
is
that
the
goal
of
saving
time
gets
activated
upon
exposure
to
fast
food
__(52)__
whether time is a relevant factor in
the context. “
__(53)__, walking faster
is time-efficient
when one is trying to
make a meeting, but it
?
s a
sign of impatience when one is taking a walk in
the
park.”
“We?re
finding that the mere exposure to fast food is
__(54)__ a general sense of hurriedness
and impatience. When I sit in a fast
food restaurant, I find myself
gobbling
(
狼吞虎咽
) my Big Mac
down at this incredible speed even
though there is no __(55)__
at
all.”
41.
A. hungry
B.
stressful
C. anxious
D. timid
42.
A.
recognize
B. investigate
C. diagnose
D.
recall
43.
A. motivation
B. appearance
C. emotion
D.
behaviour
44.
A. common
B. unconscious
C. primary
D. temporary
45.
A. preferences
B. implications
C. ingredients
D. intentions
46.
A. naturally
B.
strikingly
C. fortunately
D. personally
47.
A. gain
B. proof
C. respond
D. attention
48.
A. concealed
B.
imposed
C. edited
D. marked
49.
A. separate
B. special
C. expensive
D.
original
50.
A. potential
B. constant
C. intense
D. instant
51.
A. cultivation
B. resistance
C. satisfaction
D. awareness
52.
A. in terms of
B. on account of
C. regardless of
D. with respect to
53.
A. In other words
B. On the contrary
C. For example
D. In addition
54.
A. promoting
B.
assuming
C.
insulting
D.
assessing
55.
A. chance
B. sense
C. rush
D.
harm
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)
One
of
the
most
inspiring
quotes
I
ever
heard
was
by
Brian
Tracy.
He
said:
“The difference
between
successful people and unsuccessful people is that
successful people fail many more times
than unsuccessful people.” I personally
experienced
the wisdom of that
understanding right after my
first book
was published. Like many authors, I expected
hundreds of bookstore customers lining up
for me to sign copies for them. I?m
afraid to say, it didn?t quite happen like
that.
My first signing was
arranged at the largest bookstore in the city.
Filled with anticipation, I was
put
into a private signing room in the beautiful
store. Despite a nice sign placed outside the room
exhibiting images of both me and my
book, not a single customer entered the room. As
each minute
passed, I became
increasingly anxious.
Do they not like
the title? I wondered. Do they not like the book
cover?
After 90 minutes of this
torture, I was absolutely
distraught
.
For the four years writing the book, I
had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never
before
in my life. Working a full
8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by
9:30 pm every day, so I
could wake up
at 5:30 in the morning and have two hours of
writing before heading into my clinic.
Before I ever began each writing
session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and
then whisper,
“Please grant me the
words to touch just one person?s life.”
Now, sitting there alone at my first
book signing, I wondered if my entire life wasn?t
just a big
joke. At that moment,
j
ust
when I couldn?t
feel any worse, a
middle
-aged couple walked into the
room. I managed to hide my emotions and
introduced myself and my book. There was something
different about the way they were
looking at me that I couldn?t quite identify. But
I didn't
know what
else to
say. The couple turned to each other, and the
husband nodded to his wife. She then told me, “I
think
we?ll
get
the
book.” My
heart
began
to
pound. But
I
realized
the
woman
was
trying
to
say
something
else.
“The reason we?re buying it,” she
said hesitantly, “is because our son committed
suicide two
years ago. Maybe your story
will help us get over it.”
At that moment, I knew if I never sold
another copy of the book,
my four years
of writing it
had served its
purpose
. Although I would have many
more challenging years until my book caught
on and sold well, this couple?s story
was all the motivation I needed at that point to
keep me moving
ahead. Thanks to them, I
would come to the realization that the greatest of
lives are made all in the
same way: One
challenge... one hurdle... one step... and one
small victory at a time.
56. The writer quotes Brian Tracy to
emphasize the importance of _________.
A. conscience
B. success
C.
confidence
D.
perseverance
5
7. The word
“
distraught
”
(paragraph
4) probably means _____.
A. bored and impatient
B.
cheerful and proud
C. upset and
disappointed
D. miserable and ashamed
58.
What can be inferred from paragraph 5?
A. The writer had to quit his job to
make time for his writing.
B. The
writer was not sure about the purpose of his
writing at first.
C. The
writing was completed with great self-discipline
and efforts.
D. The process
of writing the book was full of pains and
frustration.
5
9. By saying
“
my four years of writing it had served
its purpose
”, the author probably means
that __________.
A. he had
succeeded in selling his first book to the couple
B. he had managed to touch someone?s
life with his book
C. he was
quite satisfied with the feedback of his readers
D. he had found someone who appreciated
his writing
(B)
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—
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from
the
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process!
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their friends on Facebook, or share their mood
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world during a lecture. To
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So, when a lecture is finished, you are welcome to
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