静安区高三年级英语期中（二模）测试卷（ 2018.5）
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. By the seaside. B. In a restaurant. C. In a supermarket. D. At home. 2. A. Driving the private car costs little. B. Taking subway requires a special pass.
C. It’s more convenient to carry canned fish by private cars. D. It’s uncomfortable to take the subway.
3. A. A phone company clerk. B. A mechanic. C. A travel agent. D. A marriage consultant. 4. A. The woman should go out to work.
B. The woman should take charge of the cleaning herself. C. Maids are not very trustworthy these days. D. He contributes a lot to the family economy. 5. A. He is not clever enough for the math club.
B. He doesn’t have enough enthusiasm to explore math. C. He lacks former experiences in math study.
D. He will be sooner or later admitted into the math club. 6. A. 2. B. 3. C. 5. D. 7.
7. A. The woman was mistaken about where she lost her ipad. B. The woman’s ipad might be kept well in the library. C. There’s a very slight chance of finding back her ipad.
D. Her ipad is for public use so she might as well buy a new one. 8. A. As a science fiction fan, she has already seen the film. B. She will go to deal with a dental problem then. C. She will go for a business appointment then.
D. She is not very happy to go to see a film with the man.
9. A. Her personal feeling quite contrasts with the research finding. B. Reading books is teenagers’ favourite activity.
C. All the researches are offering misleading information. D. Mobile phones have taken none of teenagers’ leisure time. 10. A. Previous customers have bought up the ovens on sale. B. Many other goods on sale are still available.
C. The man can buy the oven through other channels. D. The oven is now sold at regular price. Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To take advantage of cheap sugar cane. B. To reduce carbon dioxide emission. C. To add a selling point for its cola. D. To attract more young customers.
12. A. To exchange food recipe(配方) with these companies. B. To share customer information with these companies. C. To get investments from these companies.
D. To relieve these company’s dependence on petroleum. 13. A. Coca-Cola’s new ways to cut costs.
B. Coca-Cola’s transfer to recyclable plant plastics.
C. Coca-Cola’s successful partnerships with other business giants. D. Coca-Cola’s efforts to pay more attention to customers’ needs. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. It provides jet bursts to strongly clean the body. B. It installs noise-masking effect equipment. C. It has a private doctor stand by the toilet.
D. It collects one’s physical data when the toilet is used. 15. A. The toilet will be more economical on water. B. User’s doctor can instantly get the data. C. A device inside the basin will be installed.
D. Treatment suggestions will be delivered to the doctor. 16. A. Because young people are not keen on innovations.
B. Because young people are suspicious of the toilet’s function. C. Because the retail price is high for the young.
D. Because young people don’t know much about the product. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Because it’s an experienced car rental agency. B. Because it provides big discount on the rent.
C. Because it’s convenient to collect the car after arrival. D. Because it offers commute cars and cars for long trip. 18. A. Unreliable technology. B. Short battery life.
C. Potential radiation from electricity. D. Lack of charging points.
19. A. �370. B. �400. C. �530. D. �560. 20. A. Car rental service fee. B. Insurance fee. C. Gas fee. D. Traffic fine.
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.
Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason why a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break – they get（ 21）______(wire) into our brains.
\reward,\authority on the brain's pleasure pathway.
\as opposed to (22)______ is delayed,\
How this bit of happiness turns into a habit involves a pleasure-sensing chemicalnamed dopamine. It causes the brain (23)______(pursue) that reward again and again strengthening the connection each time – especially when it gets the right hint from your environment. People tend to overestimate their ability to resist temptations around them, thus (24) ______(destroy) attempts to give up bad habits. Even scientists who recognize it (25)______ show weakness. \to eat it,\， \
A movement to pay people for behavior changes may exploit that connection, as some companies offer employees outright payments or insurance reduction for adopting better habits.
(26)______well paying for behavior plays out, researchers say there are still some steps that may help fight your brain's hold (27)______ newly-established habits:
Repeat, repeat, repeat the new behavior – the same routine at the same time of day. You decide to exercise. Doing it at the same time of the morning, rather than fitting it in casually, (28)______ (make) the striatum(终脑皮层)recognize the habit.Therefore, if you don’t keep doing it, you will feel frustrated.
Exercise itself raises dopamine levels, so eventually your brain will get a feel-good hit (29)______ ______ your muscles protest.
Besides, try to reward yourself with (30)______ that you really desire. For instance, if you exercise all week or stick to your diet, you could try a fancy restaurant- safer perhaps than a box of cookies because the price inhibits the quantity.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. necessary B. infect C. extremes D. refreshed E. spells
F. impact G. accompanied H. sufficient I. shrink J. silenced K. earned As the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, heat stress, longer droughts(干旱), and more intense rainfalls linked to global warming continue to upset our daily weather, we often forget they also ___31___ the quantity, quality, and growing locations of our food. Many foods have already ___32___ top spots on the
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