2018崇明二模

崇明区高考英语质量抽查试卷

(考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上) 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 train B. In a theater C. In a meeting room D. In a booking office 2. A $2.4 B. $4.8 C. $7.2 D. $9.6

3. A. A waiters B. A customer C. A secretary D. A saleswoman

4. A. The man’s air-conditioner is broken B. The man doesn’t have air-conditioning C. The summer has been unusually hot D. The music doesn’t bother her 5. A. She’s enjoying the music B. The music doesn’t bother her C. She would prefer different music D. The music will keep her awake 6. A. She acted like a stranger today B. She usually talks quietly C. She didn’t give the lesson today D. She usually assigns homework 7. A. A job opportunity B. A position as general manager C. A travel experience D. A sales manager’s experiences

8. A. She has had her camera broken B. She hasn’t handed in her photo C. She has been busy taking photos D. She hasn’t ordered a student’s card 9. A. He hasn’t prepared well for his lecture B. He wants the woman to postpone the lecture C. He doesn’t know anything about engineering D. He regularly gives lectures to high school students 10. A. It’s more effective if priority is given to listening B. It’s more effective if reading comes before listening C. It’s more effective if listening is combined with reading D. It’s less effective if the learner checks the same information

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 them. 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. To provide a protective space for giant pandas. B. To stop the loss of giant pandas’ natural habitats C. To help China to improve its economy on the whole D. To protect the giant pandas in the proposed territory

12. A. About 300 B. Around 1864 C. More than 2,000 D. Less than 1564 13. A. The park first began to be constructed in January 2017. B. 1.5 billion yuan will be invested in the construction of the park C. The park will cover a bit more space than Yellowstone National Park D. The place where the park is to be constructed is a poverty-stricken area. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Smart mirrors than make you look much smarter B. Software apps that allow you to add images to photos C. Virtual mirrors that teach you to use camera functions D. Special apps that help you see your image after try-on 15. A. They can make it easy for customers to make up B. They can help stores avoid damage, loss and theft C. They can teach users how to make smart products D. The can improve the effect of products on customers 16. A. They promote both online and offline businesses B. They have high requirements for mobile devices C. They enable customers to interact with each other D. They are quite similar to previous apps like Snapchat Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Their great food and free drinks for lunch

B. The numerous benefits of drinking hot liquids C. The way to get rid of unhealthy drinking habits D. Their different perspectives on hot and cold drinks 18. A. By causing sweat B. By increasing blood flow C. By helping ease pain D. By emitting pleasant smells 19. A. It slows down blood flow B. It makes one consume more C. It helps one become slimmer D. It is good for one’s digestion 20. A. The man prefers hot drinks only on very cold days B. The woman may change her habit of drinking cold liquids C. The woman believes drinking cold water also helps relieve a cold D. The man is trying losing weight by exercising and drinking hot water 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.

China’s Good Samaritan Law (见义勇为法)Takes Effect

China’s Good Samaritan Law went into effect on October 1 to encourage people who are ready to help others. Under the law, people how voluntarily offer emergency assistance to those who are, or who they believe to be, injured, ill or in anger, will not have civil responsibility in the event of harm to the victims.

The new law aims to ease the reluctance people feel toward helping strangers for fear of legal consequences if they make mistakes in treatment. It is a response to the phenomenon of people (21)_____ (hesitate) to help fallen senior citizens due to concern that they might be blackmailed(讹诈)later.

There has been no shortage of cases over the past decade(22)______people hesitated to offer assistance to those who are in need. And some good Samaritans have been blackmailed for charitable acts. In 2011, a two-year-old girl known as Xiao Yueyue was run over by two cars, and 18 people passed by(23)_____offering emergency help. The girl died after days of medical treatment. In 2014, a man from Guangdong Province aided a senior citizen, but (24)_____(accuse) of knocking him down. The man committed suicide when(25)_____(face)with demands for a large sum of money.

These cases(26)____(arouse) debate about morality and heroism in China in recent years. “If you don’t provide help, you will blame yourself, but if you do help, you are likely(27)___(hurt)by the people you help. It is really a difficult choice,” one netizen said on Sina Weibo.