浦东新区2018学年第二学期期中教学质量检测高三英语试卷 2019.4考生注意:1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。 2.本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。3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 the boat, B. At the gallery.C.At the gas station. D. In the countryside.2. A.15 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C.50 minutes. D.60 minutes.3. A. Director and actress. B. Boss and secretary. C. Professor and student. D. Waiter and guest.4. A. Annoyed. B. Confused. C. Surprised. D. Worried.5. A. Changing the topic of the paper.B. Giving the paper to his tutor.C. Asking Mrs. Black for advice.D. Choosing biology as the subject.6. A. Reduce pressure and relax herself. B. Solve the serious problems at once.C. Lift spirits by forgetting bad things.D. Find the right address of the hospital.7. A. Johns ideas are different from hers. B. Johns speech has something to be desired. C. John has a talent for delivering public speeches.D. John is brave enough to express his viewpoints.8. A. Ask the man to borrow a printer. B. Buy a new printer with less noise.C. Read a book on how to fix the printer.D. Get a repairman to check the printer.9. A. Top concern should be given to safety. B. Bicycles are popular with consumers.C Bicycles are not always extremely cheap.D. The price can not decide the quality of bicycles.10. A. Because she has got a membership card.B. Because she has already got a big discount.C. Because she wants to buy books at a Iow price.D. Because she works as an accountant at the store.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will- hear two passages. and a 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 question 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. Fable books. B. Fairy tales.C. Magic handbooks. D. Science fictions.12. A. Speeding up if necessaryrB. Practising precisely and slowly.C. Playing the piano patiently. D. Playing tricks without being noticed.13. A. Live ,and learn. B. Curiosity killed the cat. C. Seeing is believing D. Practice makes perfect.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It connects a chip to collect different color frequency.B. It changes the color frequency and becomes a part of the body.C. It receives the color frequency and sends the frequency to a chip.D. It detects the colors and gives feedback to the brain through a chip.15. A. Because color frequency was detected.B. Because an electronic device was installed.C. Because the project was secretly carried out.D. Because his official image was accidentally seen.16. A. Adam alone invented the electronic device.B. The device has improved the speakers eyesight C. The speaker can enjoy a Picasso without the electrnic eye.D. The electronic eye helps those suffering from color blindness.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.16. A He got his shirt dirty accidentally.B. He was injured because of the airflow.C. He was interrupted by his neighbor.D. He was rudely treated by the airhostess!18. A. It is worse than before. B. It has improved. just a little recently.C. It is well worth the price. D. It lives up to passengers expectations.19. A. Because the flight was overbooked. B. Because he forgot to book the flight ticket. C. Because he went to the wrong check-in counter. D. Because the flight was delayed due to the bad weather.20. A. Tempting. B. Frightening. C. Frustrating. D. Exciting.II. Grammar and VocabularySection 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.Meet Alexa, Your Digital Roommate Who is Alexa? She is a digital assist