1、上海高三英语上学期练习含答案一、语法：01. 2016 年上海中学东校高三 12 月月考卷For years and years people in USA (21) _(say)that the railways are dead. “We can do without railways.”People sayas if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep(22) _(hear) that trainsare slow, that they lose money, and that they
2、re dying .But this is far from the truth: in these days of expensive oil, therailways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you are intending(23) _(carry) people orgoods from place to place, they are(24) _(cheap)than planes. And they have much in common with planes. Aplane goe
3、s in a straight line and (25)_ does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city intothe heart of another. It doesnt leave you up(26)_ a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesnt holdyou up as a car does, in endless traffic jams, and a single train carry goods(27)
4、 _no plane or a motorcar could everdo.Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth,less(28)_(trouble) journey. Where else(29) _you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scenewhile you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are o
5、nly at the beginning, for we have just entered the age ofsuper-fast trains, trains traveling(30) _150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent somuch on motorcars we cant use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we cant fly for the samereason.答案：Have been
6、saying hearing to carry cheaper so as which troubled can at1 / 10二、语法：02. 2016 学年交大二附中高三上期中考试卷When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to themanufacturers claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records(21)_might help
7、, at the store ofpurchase.In most cases, this action(22)_ ( produce) results. However, if it does not, there are various means theconsumer(23)_ use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complaindirectly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” his or
8、her complaint, the fa ster he or she can expect it(24)_ (settle). In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumers favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but(25)_ they cannot get to the place of purchase,it is acceptable to phone or wr
9、ite the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually (26)_(effective) when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumercan demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best bypresenting specific information as to what is w
10、rong, (27)_ _ by making general statements. For example,“The left speaker does not work at all and the sound (28)_(come) out of the right one is unclear” is better than“This stereo does not work”. The store manager may advice the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, theconsumer should do th
11、is, (29)_ (state) the complaint as po litely and firmly as possible.If a polite complaint does not achieve the (30)_(desire) result, the consumer can go to a step further. She orhe can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for prote
12、ctingconsumers rights.答案：2130 that/which will produce may/c an to be settled if more effective rather than comingstating desired三、十一选十：01. 2017-2018 东昌中学高三上英语期中考试A. critical B. concerned C. subject D. issues E. annual F. analyzedG. funded H. sentences I. physical J. exposed K. anniversaryIts been el
13、even years since renowned Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot and killed in the elevator ofher apartment building in Moscow after she_31_ human rights abuses in Chechnya and corruption in theKremlin.In June 2014 _32_ were handed down to five individuals for her murder, but the mastermind
14、who orderedher killing remains unknown more than a decade after her death.On the most recent _33_ of her murder, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert called onRussian authorities “to identify and prosecute the person or persons who ordered, planned and _34_ this terriblecrime.”According
15、 to the latest State Department _35_report on human rights, in 2016 no progress was reported inestablishing accountability for Ms. Politikovskayas death, or for the killing of other high-profile journalists, such as PaulKlebnikov in Moscow in 2004 or Natalia Estemirova in Chechnya in 2009.The State
16、Department report noted that journalists in Russia continued to be _36_ to arrest, imprisonment,physical attack, harassment, and intimidation as a result of their work. “Journalists reporting in or on the North Caucasuswere still under the threat of _37_attacks for their reporting,” the State Depart
17、ment said.In her statement on the anniversary of Anna Politikovskayas death, Spokesperson Nauert commented that “Ms.Politkovskayas reporting revealed the violation of human _38_in Russia and the suffering of victims of the warin the North Caucasus region.” She noted that “recent reports of abuses ag
18、ainst and killings in Chechnya leave us deeply_39_that human rights violations are still regularly committed with impunity in this region.”“The unsolved murders of Ms. Politkovskaya and other journalists in Russia, as well as threats against journalistsexposing more recent abuses in Chechnya,” Ms. N
19、auert said, “have only worsened an atmosphere of intimidation (恐吓)for the independent press.”From its founding, the United States has recognized that a free and independent press is _40_ todemocratic governance and the rule of law. The Russian people deserve that their government recognize free expr
20、essionas a fundamental human right that must be protected, not flouted or crushed.答案：31. J 32. H 33. K 34. G 35. E 36. C 37. I 38.D 39. B 40.A3 / 10四、十一选十：02. 2017-2018 格致中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题A. assessment B. withdraw C. actual D. issues E. concreteF. migrations G. fully-committed H. irregular I. implemen
21、tedJ. irreversible K. initiativesNow, let me say a few words to our American friends. Climate change is one of the major _31_of our time. It isalready changing our daily lives but it is global. Everyone is impacted. And if we do nothing, our children will know aworld of _32_, of wars, of shortage. A
22、 dangerous world. It is not the future we want for ourselves. It is not thefuture we want for our children. It is not the future we want for our world.Today, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced his decision to _33_ the United Statesfrom the Paris Agreement. I do respect his d
23、ecision, but I do think it is an _34_ mistake both for the US and forour planet.I just said it to President Trump, in a few words a few minutes ago this _35_. Tonight, I wish to tell the UnitedStates: France believes in you. The world believes in you. I know that you are a great nation. I know your
24、history, ourcommon history.To all the scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and responsible citizens who were disappointed by the decision of thepresident of the United States, I want to say they will find in France a second homeland. I call on them come andwork here with us, to work together on _36
25、_solutions for our climate, our environment. I can assure you: Francewill not give up the fight.I reaffirm clearly that Paris agreement will remain _37_ and will be _38_ not just by France, but byall the other nations. Over the coming hours, I will have the opportunity to speak with our main partner
26、s to define acommon strategy and to launch new _39_. I already know that I can count on themI call on you to remain confidence. We will succeed, because we are _40_, because wherever we live,whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility to make our planet great again.答案：31. D 32. F 33. B 34.
27、C 35.A 36. E 37. J 38. I 39. K 40.G4 / 10五、完形填空：01. 2016-2017 上海市上海中学 2017 届高三上学期英语周练试题In business, there is a speed difference: Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is tothere competitive strategy ( 策 略 ) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is impor
28、tant _51_industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and moneylooking for ways to pick up the _52_.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower salesand operating incomes than tho
29、se that _53_ at key moments to make sure they were on the right _54_, Whats more,the firms that slowed down to _55_ improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52%higher operating incomes over a three-years period.How did they _56_ the laws of business, taking more time than
30、competitors yet performing better? They thought_57_ about what slower and faster mean. Firms sometimes _58_ to understand the difference betweenoperation speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasingthe speed of production, for example, m
31、ay be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads toreduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, high performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when it is _59_. Theybecame more _60_ to idea and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to lookand learn. _61_, performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving_62_, stu
