2014学年度嘉定区高三年级第一次质量调研

英语试卷

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上。）

第I卷 （共 103分）

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. 3:40. B. 4:00. C. 4:20. D. 3:20.

2. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.

C. He has left the woman a good impression. D. He enjoys letter writing.

3. A. At a newsstand. B. At a car dealer’s.

C. At a newspaper office. D. At a publishing house.

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 programme if it rains.

5.?A. He is not used to city life. B. He is very tall and thin.

C. It’s hard to find him there. D. He is always holding a needle.

6. A.?His computer doesn’t work well.??

B.?He isn’t getting along with his stuff.

　C. He didn’t register for a proper course.??

D.?He can’t apply the theory to his program..?

7. A. He lent her his extra pen. B. He was afraid of losing his pen.

C. He offered her a pencil. D. He said he didn’t have any extra ink.

8. A. Neither of the watches keeps good time.

B. The woman’s watch stopped three hours ago.

C. The man’s watch goes too fast.?

D. It’s too dark for the woman to read her watch.

9. A. By going on a diet.? B. By having fewer meals.

　C.?By doing physical exercise.? D. By eating fruits and vegetables.

10. A. The plane’s departure time remains unknown.

B. The man went to a wrong check-in counter.

C. The man has just missed the flight.

D. The plane will leave at 9:14.

Section B

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. 100 million. B. 50 to 100 million.

C. 15 million. D. 500 million.

12. A. Aristotle. B. A Russian.

C. Nobel. D. Dolly.

13. A. Animal testing is unnecessary and a poor scientific practice.

B. Animals have played an important part in many scientific research.

C. Many Nobel Prize winners are interested in animal testing.

D. Animal research was carried out in every medical advance of the last century.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. To encourage people to participate in a club activity.

B. To introduce a new kind of bicycle.

C. To inform beginning cyclists about New Jersey’s traffic laws.

D. To warn tourists about bicycling on the roadways.

15. A. Some of them are inaccessible to beginning cyclists.

B. Some of them record the development of the bicycle.

C. They are nice places to visit on bicycle tours.

D. They help to make New Jersey a wealthy state.

16. A. Repair their bicycles. B. Go on a bicycle tour.

C. Take a test about road safety. D. Participate in a bicycle race.

Section C

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.

Hospital Registration

NAME: Michelle Roberts

HOME ADDRESS: 81 South 17 Drive

POSTCODE: 18

NATIONALITY: 19

ARRIVAL DATE: May 12th

DEPARTURE DATE: May 20



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Why does the woman want to see the manager?

Because she wants to 21 .



Why is the woman so angry?

Because it seems that the hotel didn’t have 22 before she moved in.



What will the manager send someone to do there?

He will send someone to examine the 23 .



What is the possible reason for the hotel’s carelessness?

They have been extremely busy with 24 .



Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

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

Running is becoming increasingly popular in cities because it is a good way of keeping fit. More importantly, it (25)________ (signal) a society's awakening against the slavery imposed by the modern way of life, complete with the Internet, mobile phones, iPads and apps which make people lazy, says Liao Baoping in (26)________ article in Xinhua News Telegraph.

Not only are more people taking to running, they are (27)________ using wearable devices and using software on their cellphones to record the distance they cover and the amount of calories they burn. Besides, charting out ideal running routes in cities has become a popular topic of discussion among runners.

But apart from physical fitness and stress-relief, there are other reasons why running has become so popular in China. (28)________ hen an activity becomes fashion, says Liao, it has to satisfy people’s psychological needs .

The commute from home to office and back, or a drive to a shopping mall, has become routine in today's "concrete jungles". Living in rooms (29)________ with air conditioners, many people don't even feel the changes in the season. We are moving farther away from nature thanks to the knowledge and technologies (30)________ have been acquired and mastered so far,says Liao.

According to Liao, to some extent, running is an escape from the risks and boredom of modern life. It (31)________ be seen as people's longing for a return to nature.

People desperately want to get rid of the restrictions of modern life. And a pair of running shoes and perseverance are (32)________ one needs to become a runner and embrace nature.

B

Americans are living longer, with our?average life expectancy now surpassing 78 years, up from less than 74 years in 1980.But we are not necessarily living (33) ________(healthy). The incidence of a variety of chronic diseases,(34) ________diabetes and heart disease, has also been growing dramatically, especially among people who are not yet elderly.

The mix of those two developments (35) ________(lead) to what some researchers have identified as a “lengthening of morbidity(病态)”. (36) ________means we are spending more years living with chronic disease and ill health-not the outcome that most of us would hope for from a prolonged life span.

But a notable new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that a little advance planning could change that prospect. Being or becoming fit in middle age, the study found, (37) ________ ________ you haven’t previously bothered with exercise, appears to reshape the landscape in aging.

For the study, researchers gathered medical records for 18,670 middle-aged men and women who’d visited the Cooper Clinic for a checkup (38) ________ (begin) in 1970.

________ they found was that those adults who had been the least fit at the time of their middle-age checkup also were the most likely (40) ________ (develop) any of eight serious or chronic conditions early in the ageing process. These include heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and colon or lung cancer.

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. equivalents B. increase C. capped D. acknowledged E. regulations

F. comparatively G. undeniable H. vast I. restoration J. ranked

K. moderately



This past National Day holiday saw upwards of half a billion Chinese citizens travelling. While some flew off to international destinations, the ___41___ majority enjoyed the many tourist sites that China has to offer. If you were one of those people who decided to explore China’s scenic spots, you probably realized that it isn’t just the mountain steps that are steep-the entrance fees are, too!

The average cost of the highest ___42___ 5A attractions is 109 yuan. This could prove to be a little too steep for some families, who find themselves spending too large a portion of their holiday budget on admission tickets. The 32 5A locations that upped their prices in the past five years experienced an average ___43___ of over 40 percent. The bad news is that these prices are expected to continue to rise. So how does China’s situation compare to other parts of the world? The average fees for cultural and historical sites seem to be on par with(与…同价) international ____44__ It’s quite another story, however, when you compare natural wonders. For example, the cost of a ticket to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park(张家界国家森林公园) hovers around 245 yuan for a three-day tour. This seems ___45_ high when you consider that a week long pass to America’s Yellowstone National Park (黄石国家公园)is a mere 74 yuan. here are ___46__ benefits to increased revenue(收益) from ticket sales, which support necessary ___47_ , maintenance and operation costs. This is espec