英语 2022届上海市闵行区高考一模英语试题

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闵行区2021学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷
考生注意：
1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
2. 本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
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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. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a pub. D. In a coffee shop.
2. A. He suggests eating out. B. He doesn’t like the talk show.
C. He enjoys making dinner. D. He prefers to have ready-made food.
3. A. Writing an application letter. B. Searching for information.
C. Having an online interview. D. Learning high-tech knowledge.
4. A. Checking the business hours. B. Making a complaint.
C. Requiring fees for a repair. D. Changing an item.
5. A. Its color. B. Its material. C. Its style. D. Its brand.
6. A. Noise in a waiting room. B. Facilities in a hotel.
C. Services in a restaurant. D. Environment in a cinema.
7. A. The TV isn’t worth repairing. B. John should give priority to his study.
C. She can get the TV to work again. D. Someone should help John.
8. A. He prefers to do something else. B. He is the last person to offer help.
C. He is quite late for the dinner party. D. He will do anything to help.
9. A. The man’s speech was persuasive. B. The woman misunderstood Philip’s topic.
C. The woman was puzzled by the speech. D. The man failed to win the speech contest.
10. A. She is keen on abstract paintings. B. She isn’t able to appreciate the paintings.
C. She doesn’t like art history class. D. She has a better taste of art than the man.
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. Peter Evans. B. Jim Carson. C. Gio Santos. D. Kiren Nadar.
12. A. Frightened. B. Excited. C. Desperate. D. Quiet.
13. A. He won the grand prize of the year. B. He takes pictures of endangered animals.
C. He shots images of common creatures. D. He loves to observe animal behaviors.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Convenience. B. Flexibility.
C. Light weight. D. Security.
15. A. A picture of the thief. B. A text message.
C. The track of the thief. D. A voice message.
16. A. Distance alarm. B. GPS tracking.
C. Digital payment. D. Power supply.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. He found the best budget hotel ever. B. He ended up at an unexpected destination.
C. He lost his way to the booked hotel. D. It took him long to find the booked hotel.
18. A. Background information isn’t necessary.
B. Information should be more vividly written. 
C. Travelers don’t read the information carefully.
D. Information should be revised more often.
19. A. Because it allows him to save time and expense.
B. Because he can get free advice from the local people. 
C. Because it helps him discover some unusual things to do. 
D. Because he can meet more travelers and share experiences.
20. A. The limitation of guidebooks. B. The importance of guidebook usage.
C. How to choose a right guidebook. D. The real value of traveling.

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 UK government recently has made a plan to reduce waste that shifts the responsibility for disposal (处置) from the state to the companies that make it.
The legislation (法律条文) requires waste producers to pay into the system (21) ______ or through their suppliers. That is (22) ______ the government called a Polluter Pays Principle. Simply (23) ______ (state), the Polluter Pays Principle implies that the costs associated with pollution are to be paid by polluters, not by government or society. Businesses will have to change their waste processing before the tax comes into effect. This is similar to the anti-waste legislation passed in France in February 2020 (24) ______ forbids the producers to destruct the unsold clothing, cosmetics, and electrical products. Companies will have to reuse or recycle the items.
The demand for legislation like the tough attitude the UK (25) ______ (take) has been increasing according to Positive News. And it is not just environmental groups calling for the changes. This is a consumer driven movement and people are willing to pay more for sustainable brands. In the past year alone, sales of consumer goods from brands with a demonstrated commitment to sustainability have grown more than 4% globally, (26) ______ those without grew less than 1%.
What is absolutely certain is that local governments will save a lot of money as the responsibility shifts to the polluters. That could be (27) ______ (good) invested in things like social care or parks or libraries. Other countries have already made great progress in reducing waste. So far, Sweden’s anti-waste program is so efficient that the whole country is running out of trash. The (28) ______ (recycle) rate is almost 99 percent and they are rapidly approaching zero waste.
In many countries, kitchen and gardening waste makes up of the biggest part of waste. This type of waste, (29) ______ collected separately, can be turned into an energy source or fertilizer.
(30) ______ ______ the differences in policies and regulations, one thing is clear: governments are sharing a common concept that the prevention of environmental damage should be based on concrete principles and solid actions.

Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. grade
B. commercialized
C. demand
D. unproductive
E. sampled
F. protected
G. process
H. contributor
I. transport
J. cultivation
K. consumption




Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way
Heiko Rischer isn’t quite sure how to describe the taste of lab-grown coffee. This summer he 31 one of the first batches (批) in the world produced from cell cultures (细胞培养) rather than coffee beans.
“To describe it is difficult but, for me, it was in between a coffee and a black tea,” said Rischer, head of plant biotechnology at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, which developed the coffee. “It depends really on the roasting 32 , and this was a bit of a lighter roast, so it had a little bit more of a tea-like feeling.”
People have to wait before they can taste the coffee, as this cellular agriculture innovation is not yet approved for public 33 . Rischer predicts that VTT’s lab-grown coffee could get approval from the governments in Europe and the US in about four years’ time, paving the way for a 34 product that could have a much lower climate impact than conventional coffee.
The coffee industry is both a 35 to the climate crisis and very vulnerable (脆弱的) to its effects. Rising 36 for coffee has been linked to deforestation (砍伐森林) in developing nations, damaging biodiversity and releasing carbon emissions. At the same time, coffee producers are struggling with the impacts of more extreme weather, from frosts to droughts. It’s estimated that half of the land used to grow coffee could be 37 by 2050 due to the climate crisis.
In response to the industry’s challenges, companies and scientists are trying to develop and commercialize coffee made without coffee beans.
VTT’s coffee is grown by floating cell cultures in bioreactors (生物反应堆) filled with a nutrient. The 38 requires no pesticides and has a much lower water footprint, said Rischer, and because the coffee can be produced in local markets, it cuts 39 emissions. The company is working on a life cycle analysis of the process. “Once we have those figures, we will be able to show that the environmental impact will be much lower than what we have with traditional 40 ,” Rischer said.

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.
Trying to make a big decision while you’re also preparing for a scary presentation? You might want to 41 doing that. Most people prefer to have sufficient time to analyze a situation and consider the 42 . Feeling stressed changes how people 43 risk and reward. A new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science reviews how, under stress, people pay more attention to the 44 of a possible outcome. Pressure can result in 45 attention and the use of unconscious reasoning. It can force a decision-maker to sort the relevant factors from the irrelevant, and can 46 clear thinking with specific priorities. 
It’s a bit 47 that stress makes people focus on the way things could go right, says Mara Mather of the University of Southern California. “This is sort of not what people would think,” Mather says, “Stress is usually associated with disagreeable experiences, so you’d think that maybe I’m going to be more focused on the 48 outcomes.” But researchers have found that when people are under stress — by being told to hold their hand in ice water for a few minutes, for example, or give a speech — they start paying more attention to positive information and 49 negative information. “Stress seems to worsen their learning from negative feedback,” Mather says. This means when people under stress are making a difficult decision, they may pay more attention to the upsides of the alternatives they’re considering and less to the downsides. So someone who’s deciding whether to take a new job and is feeling stressed by the 50 might weigh the increase in salary more heavily than the worse commute (通勤)。
The increased focus on the positive also helps explain why stress plays a role in 51 , and people under stress have a harder time controlling their urges. “The compulsion to get the reward comes stronger and they’re less able to 52 it,” Mather says. So a person who’s under stress might think only about the good feelings they’ll get from negative things like a drug, while the 53 shrink to the distance.
Stress also 54 the differences in how men and women think about risk. When men are under stress, they become even more 55 to take risks; when women are stressed, they get more conservative. Mather links this to another research that finds, at difficult times, men tend to face the situation, while women are likely to be more conservative.
41. A. try B. delay C. deny D. forbid
42. A. requirements B. reasons C. chances D. alternatives
43. A. weigh B. overlook C. confuse D. classify
44. A. imperfection B. risk C. advantage D. uncertainty
45. A. conflicted B. focused C. unexpected D. separated
46. A. break off B. hold up C. account for D. bring out
47. A. surprising B. fortunate C. reasonable D. pleasant
48. A. conscious B. immediate C. negative D. favorable
49. A. neglecting B. enhancing C. analyzing D. evaluating
50. A. position B. decision C. qualification D. schedule
51. A. judgement B. progress C. relationship D. addiction
52. A. value B. adopt C. resist D. maintain
53. A. downsides B. desires C. defeats D. benefits
54. A. declines B. increases C. eliminates D. worsens
55. A. reliable B. reluctant C. qualified D. willing
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)
Sasha saves the day
Though I can’t recall who the gift was from, what I do remember about the gift is my initial reaction to it. When our toddler (学步的小孩) opened the box and pulled out the soft toy, my mind immediately went to the existing mountain of stuffed animals in our house. I knew that this orange knit cat, named Sasha, according to the box, was straight into that pile.
We had no idea what we were up against. When the gift box containing Sasha arrived two years into our time as parents, most surfaces in our house were covered in kid stuff. We had discovered that we could live with pretty much anything if it kept the peace and kept our kid safe.
As I expected, Sasha went into the mountain of stuffed animals. Less predictably, however, the knit cat didn’t stay in the pile. I’m not sure why. Sasha is sweet but looks unremarkable. Picture a medium-sized knit orange cat with an angled smile and a purple sweater.
No doubt part of Sasha’s appeal came from its involvement in mealtimes. We were desperate for distractions, particularly when our son was in the highchair. Without entertainment, our toddler would fight the injustice of being required to stay seated while eating. My husband started to use Sasha in the distraction games with success. We knew we were onto something when our son started asking to go into his highchair to play the “Sasha game”.
In time, Sasha’s powers grew beyond distraction. If we were having a hard time talking our son into doing something, sometimes the knit cat could bring him around.
This comfort was particularly critical when it was bedtime. Sleep was challenging for our son for a long time and, as a result, for us. We discovered that our child liked to cuddle (依偎) the knit cat at night and was able to settle down more easily if Sasha was there. This made the knit cat priceless in our household.
Remarkably, our son is now a teenager and, if all goes as planned, he will leave home to attend university later this year. Sasha no longer has a prominent role in our day-to-day lives, but I know that I will never throw Sasha out. We all love that knit cat.
Come fall, when I am an empty nester, I might just pull Sasha out again to provide comfort to me.
56. When the author first saw the gift, she thought that ______.
A. it would add happy hours to the family B. it would not be appreciated
C. it was unique among other toys D. her kid would find it fascinating
57. What do we know about the author’s kid?
A. He was restless when eating. B. He preferred to be left alone.
C. He liked to collect knit toys. D. He talked a lot with the toy.
58. The sentence “the knit cat could bring him around” probably means that ______.
A. the knit cat sometimes drove away the kid’s attention
B. the knit cat was always playing around the boy
C. the knit cat could persuade the boy to do something
D. the knit cat had hard time talking with the kid
59. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. At first sight, the knit cat was appealing to the family.
B. The knit cat helped the kid to behave better when eating.
C. The boy was able to sleep well with the knit cat around him.
D. The author also enjoys the company of the knit cate.
(B)
(You may read the questions first.)
Book 1
In Factfulness, Professor Hans Roslingasks simple questions like ‘How many girls finish school?’ and ‘What percentage of the world’s population is poor?’ It turns out that the majority of us get the answers to these questions completely wrong. Why does this happen? Factfulness sets out to explain why, showing that there are several instincts humans have that distort (扭曲) our perspective. Yes, there are real concerns. But we should adopt a mindset of factfulness – only carrying opinions that are supported by strong facts. This book focuses on our instinctive biases (偏见), offering practical advice to help us see the good as well as the bad in the world.
Book 2
Are things getting worse every day? Is progress an impossible goal? In Enlightenment Now, Steven Pinker looks at the big picture of human progress and finds good news. We are living longer, healthier, freer and happier lives. Pinker asks us to stop paying so much attention to negative headlines and news that declares the end of the world. Instead, he shows us some carefully selected data. In 75 surprising graphs, we see that safety, peace, knowledge and health are getting better all over the world. Economic inequality, he claims, is not really a problem, because it is not actually that important for human well-being.
Book 3
For more than two hundred years those who hold negative thoughts have been winning the public debate. They tell us that things are getting worse. But as a matter of fact, life is getting better. Income, food availability and lifespan are rising; disease, violence and child mortality are falling. Best-selling author Matt Ridley doesn’t only explain how things are getting better; he gives us reasons why as well. He shows us how human culture evolves in a positive direction thanks to the exchange of ideas and specialization. This bold book looks at the entirety of human history – from the Stone Age to the 21st century – and changes the concept that it’s all going downhill.
Book 4
The majority of people believe that developing countries are in a terrible situation: suffering from incredible poverty and wars. The reality is that a great transformation is occurring. Over the past 20 years, more than 700 million people have increased their income and come out of poverty. This is happening across developing countries around the world. The end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies and brave new leadership have helped to improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people in poor countries. In his book The Great Surge, Stevens Radelet describes how all of this is happening and, more importantly, it shows us how we can speed up the process.

60. What is the common feature of the four books?
A. They focus on the present situations concerning developing countries.
B. They emphasize the importance of dealing with problems in poor countries.
C. They try to direct readers to a positive path in terms of human development.
D. They appeal to show more sympathy and understanding for poor countries.
61. Which author supports his arguments by providing factual evidence?
A. Hans Roslingasks B. Steven Pinker
C. Matt Ridley D. Stevens Radelet
62. Which of the following can be a possible title for Book 3?
A. The Rational Optimist  B. Human History: Where Are We
C. A Public Debate D. Out of Poverty: What and How
(C)
As the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has gone global, we’ve watched professionals fail as they try to improve their emotional intelligence because they either don’t know where to focus their efforts or they haven’t understood how to improve these skills on a practical level. In our work consulting with companies and coaching leaders, we have found that if you’re looking to develop particular EI strengths, it helps to consider areas for improvement others have identified along with the goals you want to achieve----and then to actively build habits in those areas rather than simply relying on understanding them conceptually.
The first step is to get a sense of how your self-perception (how you see yourself) differs from your reputation (how others see you). This is especially true for the development of EI because we can be blind to how we express and read the emotional components of our interactions. For example, most of us think that we’re good listeners, but very often that’s really not the case. Without this external reality check, it will be difficult for you to identify the ways that your actions affect your performance. Getting feedback from others can also provide proof of the necessity of shifting our behavior and motivation to do so.
To give you the best sense of where the differences lie between your self-perception and reputation, you should use a 360-drgree feedback assessment that takes into account the multiple aspects of EI. The key is to find one to give you feedback, which is focused on development and not on performance assessment. And that can give you a detailed understanding of how other people’s assessments of you differ from your own assessments.
Secondly, when you get your feedback from an assessment, let that inform what you want to improve. But also consider what your goals are. When it comes to cultivating strengths in emotional intelligence, you’re at a huge disadvantage if you’re only interested because others said you should be. Your emotional intelligence is so tied up in your sense of self that being intrinsically (内在的) motivated to make the effort matters more when changing longstanding habits than it does when simply learning a skill.
That means the areas that you choose to actively work on should lie at the intersection of the feedback you’ve gotten and the areas that are most important to your own aspirations (渴望). Understanding the influences of your current EI habits relative to your goals will keep you going over a long period of time as you do the work of strengthening your emotional intelligence.
63. What do we know from the first paragraph?
A. Professionals fail to understand the concepts of EI.
B. EI plays a key role in professional development.
C. Leaders are badly in need of improving their EI.
D. You have to turn to others to know which EI to improve.
64. According to the passage, which of the following is an “external reality check”?
A. You got help from your parents when making a key decision.
B. Your teacher directed you towards a better attitude in study.
C. You reflected yourself and made a New Year Resolution.
D. Your career development speeds up with the guidance of others.
65. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the 4th paragraph?
A. It’s most reliable to follow your inner call when you want to improve your EI.
B. It’s hard for others to know your EI because it hides deeply behind your inner sense.
C. When you want to improve EI, you should take your goals into consideration.
D. Acquiring a new skill is more significant than your attempt to improve your EI.
66. Which of the following might the author agree with?
A. Effective EI development is determined by different factors.
B. EI development is unlikely to happen unless you know what EI really is.
C. The importance of performance assessment is underestimated.
D. Your inner self discourages you from improving your EI.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Those who learn to forgive deserve respect from others.
B. To forgive is something that most people have difficulty with.
C. The deeper your pain, the longer it usually takes to completely forgive.
D. Forgiveness brings freedom, whereas hate is neither sweet nor satisfying.
E. Forgiveness is necessary because it releases you from the burden of bitterness and hate.
F. Psychologically forgiveness is defined as a deliberate decision to release feelings of hate
toward a person who has harmed you.
Are things not working out in your life, despite your doing all the “right” things? Is it possible that you are holding “unforgiveness” in your heart? It is worth thinking about. What do you do when somebody hurts you? Do you want to hurt that person back, or do you hold it against them for the rest of your life? If you answered “yes” to these questions, you are like most people. 67
People don’t forgive readily, because it is easier to hate than to forgive. Some people think to forgive is a sign of weakness, but actually to forgive takes courage and effort.
Forgiveness is a gift from a generous heart. It is not a reward for good behavior. It is not based on whether the person deserves it or whether the person has asked for it. Besides, forgiveness is an act and a long-term process. 68 It is an act because it is not just the words you say, but also your actions which show if you’ve truly forgiven someone.
69 It takes a lot of energy to hate and to keep that hate in place. Hate puts unwanted stress on your body. It is a well-known fact, proven by numerous studies, that bitterness can actually make you sick. The moment those affected people forgive and let go of their hate, they will start to get well.
70 I have personal experience of this. I used to be very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) about life and didn’t forgive easily. At the time, I also struggled in every area of my life. Things just didn’t seem to work out for me. It is as if everything that could go wrong, always went wrong. That was until somebody told me to take a look at my attitude. And when I forgave those who wronged me and changed my attitude, everything else changed. It didn’t happen overnight. It took a while, but I could see and feel the difference.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Not setting homework can be impossible in certain situations. There are many arguments for homework, and most teachers would agree with many of the following: homework is a perfect opportunity to review what was done with the teacher, and rethink and develop that initial input; homework offers a moment for students to work as individuals and develop self-governance outside the classroom; students and parents expect homework to be set and graded. Nevertheless, the drawbacks homework may have are often overlooked.
　　There are two key issues which need to be raised when dealing with the concept of homework. Firstly, there is the question of home. Often homework is not done at home at all, but at a friend’s house, on the way back home or to class. Additionally, for it to be done effectively at home, homework often requires adults’ involvement. Parents aren’t always available, for some very valid reasons, and a tutor’s ability to aid and guide may be limited in many ways. The implications are unsettling: if homework is crucial to success in class, some children have an automatic disability.
　 If the idea of “home” can be problematic, so can the concept of “work”. Very often there is so much to do. Demand on their time means homework is usually something to get out of the way as fast as possible. It is not always seen as useful time spent strengthening what is done in class but, rather, as something quickly finished. It might be correct or not, copied from a friend or cut and pasted from the Internet, but the important thing is that a teacher sees the exercise completed and, as a result, the task achieved: how much effort went into that result is not always appreciated or easy to evaluate and, even when work clearly falls below standard, and the mere fact of its having been done is often good enough. Teacher and students are happy because everyone has officially fulfilled their commitment.
The ideal that students go home, review what they did with their teacher, use the great resources to put everything they have learnt in class into practice, doesn’t often happen with some students.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 新鲜草莓在高温下很容易坏，最好放在冰箱里保存。(easy)
73. 放学后孩子们迫不及待地去图书馆对面的广场放风筝了。(wait)
74. 网络社交平台用户量大，传播信息速度快，几分钟前发生的事情瞬间就家喻户晓了。
(known)
75. 这个知名食品企业不断改进生产技术，新进上市的一款奶制品不仅营养价值高，且
口感好，老少咸宜。（suitable）
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你的朋友John作为交换生要来一所中学学习一年。现在有两个家庭可为他提供住宿。John对如何选择犹豫不决，想听听你的建议。请根据以下住宿家庭信息，写一封email给John，说说你推荐哪个家庭，并简要谈谈这样推荐的理由。

王先生家庭
李先生家庭
家庭成员
一对中年夫妇；一个17岁的男孩
一对退休夫妇
住宿条件
提供一个带独立卫生间的房间
提供一个无独立卫生间房间
伙食
周一至周六提供早餐和晚餐，周日不提供餐饮
周一至周五提供早餐和晚餐；周六和周日提供三餐
距学校距离
地铁大约一小时车程
步行到学校大约10分钟




































闵行区2021学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷
参考答案


I. Listening Comprehension
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B
11.B 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.A
评分标准：第1—10 每题1分；第11—20 每题1.5分。
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
21. themselves 22. what
23. stated 24. that / which
25. is taking / takes / has taken 26. while
27. better 28. recycling
29. when / if 30. Regardless of
评分标准：每题1分。若考生的作答与参考答案不一致，但语言与语法都能接受时可得分。第30小题忽略首字母大小写。
Section B
31. E 32. A 33. K 34. B 35. H 36. C 37. D 38. G 39. I 40. J
评分标准：每题1分。
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. A 50. B
51. D 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. D
评分标准：每题1分。
Section B
56. B 57. A 58. C 59. A 60. C 61. B 62. A 63. D 64. B 65. C
66. A
评分标准：每题2分。
Section C
67. B 68. C 69. E 70. D
评分标准：每题2分。

IV. Summary Writing（71）
参考要点
Main Idea of each paragraph
Paragraph1. Though many teachers think setting homework is necessary, the disadvantages/ problems are often overlooked.
Paragraph2. Homework is often done outside home and without adults’ or tutors’ guidance, it cannot be done effectively.
Paragraph3. Since the efforts put into homework are appreciated or easy to assess, when/ if it is done, regardless of the quality, students and teachers are all happy.
Paragraph4. Therefore, the expected effects of homework are rarely achieved.
For reference only
Though many argue homework is necessary, its disadvantages may be neglected. (11) First, homework is often done outside home and without guidance, it can’t be done effectively. (15) Besides, the efforts put into homework are rarely appreciated or easy to assess, so everybody is happy when seeing it finished, regardless of the quality. (25) Therefore, the expected/ desired effects of homework are rarely achieved. (9)

V. Translation (仅供阅读参考)
72. Fresh strawberries (0.5分) are easy to go bad(1分), so it’s better to (0.5分) keep them in the refrigerator (1分).
73. After school (0.5分), some children can't wait to (1分) fly kites (0.5分) in the square across the library (1分).
74. The social networking platforms have a large number of users (1分) and they spread of information rapidly (1分) so what happened a few minutes ago (1分) soon becomes known to all (1分).
75. This well-known company (1分) continues to improve its production technology (1分) and the newly released dairy product (1分) has not only high nutritional value but good taste (1分), which is suitable for both the young and the old (分).
评分标准：1、第72、73小题每题3分；第74题满分4分；第75题满分5分。
2、若考生的作答与参考答案不一致，但语言与语法都能接受时可得分。

VI. Guided Writing （76）
答案略



闵行区2021学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试英语试卷录音文字

现在是闵行区2021学年第一学期高三质量调研考试英语试卷听力测试时间。先试音，试音的内容是一段音乐，时间约半分钟，请调节好音量。现在开始试音……试音结束，听力测试现在开始。

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. W: Hello, this is room 507. What time is for dinner, please?
M: The main restaurant opens at 6 p.m. Our coffee shop opens 24 hours a day.
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?

2. W: Honey, do we have time to make dinner before the TV talk show starts?
M: Why bother, dear? What about ordering takeout tonight?
Q: What does the man mean?

3. M: I heard you’ve applied for the position of a secretary in a high-tech company.
W: That’s true. But I know little of the company and that’s why I’m surfing the Internet.
Q: What is the woman doing?

4. M: Sun Coast Electronics. Do you need to return something or get something fixed?
W: Actually, I just want to find out when you’ll be open in the morning.
Q: What is the woman calling for?

5. M: What do you think of this yellow sweater? My aunt sent it to me. I’m not sure if I fit into it.
W: It’s your color, but I don’t think it’s kind of sweater that young people wear nowadays.
Q: According to the woman, what makes the sweater unsuitable for the man?

6. M: The decorations are quite pleasing, but frankly I’m disappointed on the whole. The waiters are not friendly and the menu isn’t clearly printed.
W: Not to mention the noisy environment and the long waiting time.
Q: What are the speakers complaining about?



7. M: John is in the basement, trying to get the broken TV working again.
W: But he is supposed to be working on the assignment and research paper, isn’t he?
Q: What does the woman mean?

8. W: Everyone is busy preparing for the dinner party. Do you want to do something, say, making the salad?
M: That’s the last thing I could help.
Q: What does the man mean?

9. W: Congratulations, Philip, your performance is so impressive. I’m so proud of you.
M: Thank you. If only I had made my speech easier to understand instead of confusing the audience, I was so close to winning.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

10. M: I really like those abstract paintings we saw in our art history class today. What do you think?
W: I guess it’s something I need to acquire a better taste for.
Q: What does the woman imply?

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.
The Natural History Museum in London holds an annual contest for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This year’s grand prize winner was Peter Evans’ picture of a Siberian tiger. Siberian tigers are endangered, but there are still about 500 in Russia’s far east. It took Mr. Evans 10 months to get a shot of one of the tigers. In the picture, the tiger is hugging the tree, but it’s actually trying to leave its smell as a way of communicating with other tigers. Another endangered animal, a kind of frog, won the Animal Behavior prize. Jim Carson said he walked for four hours in the Andes Mountains, hoping for some good pictures. In the middle of a rainstorm, he captured this picture of the frog eating a spider. Gio Santos won the Animal Portrait prize with his picture of a kind of monkey. That kind of monkeys are known for their big noses. They are found on the Pacific islands. Though this animal looks completely at peace, monkeys of this kind are often hunted, which has left them endangered, too. 10-year-old Kiren Nadar of India won Young Wildlife Photographer of the year. His image shows a spider upside down in a web, against the bright colors of a passing three-wheeled motor car in the background. Kiren loves to photograph the creatures that live in the streets and parks near his home.
(listen again, please)
Questions:


11. Who won the Animal Behavior Prize?
12. How does the monkey look like in the picture?
13. Which statement is true about Kiren Nadar?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
In the age of mobile payment, what we really need to survive is a smartphone. But one company is going to make your traditional wallets cool again, by bringing them into the digital age.
This smart wallet is called Voterman, which mainly aims to keep your wallet to a new level. It’s fitted with different technology. In the smart wallet, there is an alarm, a GPS tracker, and even a camera. If your phone and wallet become separated, the alarm will warn you so that you don’t leave it behind. And if your wallet is lost or stolen, the GPS tracker can help you reach it.
But perhaps the most unusual feature of Volterman is the built-in front-facing camera. If someone dares to open your wallet without your permission, the little camera will take a picture and send it to your mobile phone. Once your wallet is stolen, you will find it easily by receiving the picture of the thief.
Volterman can store up to 10 cards. The thin and light wallet perfectly fits in your pocket and is well-suited for everyday carry. Volterman will help in many annoying situations that can happen to anyone. It can charge your smartphone and serve as a backup or your media.
(listen again, please)
Questions:
14. What does Volterman wallet mainly focus on?
15. What will you receive if your Volterman wallet is stolen?
16. Which of the following function about the wallet is not mentioned?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: In today’s programme, we are happy to have experienced travel writer, Tim Cole, with us. Tim is going to give us some advice on travel. Welcome, Tim. So, what’s the first thing you want to tell us?
M: Well, it’s too easy for people to believe everything they read in guidebooks. Actually, following the guidebooks too closely can result in the most awkward situations.
W: For example?
M: I’ll never forget the night I arrived in Sydney a couple of years ago. I had booked a budget hotel, but I turned up at a video game room instead when I followed the address on the guidebook. I was so exhausted at that time.
W: That was truly terrible. What else do you want to tell our listeners?
M: Honestly, travelers trust their guidebooks too much and don’t bother to research even the most basic facts before they set off. Some guidebooks are only updated every couple of years, so it's no wonder many things have changed by the time you get there. The most important thing when choosing a guidebook is to check the publication date; if it's not within the last twelve months, don’t buy it.
W: That’ll definitely help our listeners. Can you tell us more about that?
M: Most books include unnecessary information– like photos of famous places, for example. We already know what the Eiffel tower looks like! Why not include more background information instead? 
W: That sounds quite reasonable. Just before the end of the programme, our listeners would like you to share your travel experience.
M: I experienced what is called Twitter tourism on my trip to Hawaii. Instead of using a guidebook, I decided to rely on the advice of the locals and visitors alike – and let them choose what I should visit, where I should stay and what I should eat. It actually worked out really well. Without the Twitter travel tips I'd never have had a ten-kilometer boating adventure along the coast and stayed for a night time in a huge cave.
(Listen again, please.)
Questions:
17. What happened when Tim used a guidebook in Australia?
18. What does Tim say about the information in the guidebooks? 
19. Why does Tim like Twitter tourism? 
20. What does Tim mainly tell us?