上海市南汇中学届高三上学期期中考试(英语).doc

上海市南汇中学高三上学期期中考试
英语
（满分150分，考试时间1）
第Ⅰ卷（共105分）
I．Listening Comprehension (30%)
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Part 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 question you have heard.
1．A．Blueberry B．Apple pie C．Chocolate cake D．Strawberry 2．A．The movie will not be shown B．They want to see the movie C．All the tickets were sold out D．The movie is famous
3．A．To the school B．To his home
C．To help the woman D．To the supermarket
4．A．Boring B．Entertaining C．Touching D．Encouraging 5．A．Teacher and student B．Husband and wife
C．Boss and secretary D．Mother and son
6．A．In the restaurant B．In the hotel C．In the museum D．In the theater 7．A．7:30 B．7:45 C．7:15 D．7:00
8．A．She didn’t catch the bus.
B．She happened to meet a friend
C．Something prevented her from catching the bus.
D．Her car broke down.
9．A．Rick is the man’s cousin.
B．The man has graduated from technical school.
C．It’s hard to find a job.
D．Rick got a good job.
10．A．Drive on through the night. B．Check out of the motel
C．Cancel their motel reservation. D．Stop driving for the rest of the day.
Section B Passages
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on
each of the passage. 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．By bus B．By train C．By car D．By ship
12．A．They saw the first kangaroo. B．They saw an Australian tailed eagle.
C．They’ve never been here before. D．They saw a few wild horses.
13．A．Wild horses B．Kangaroos C．Large birds D．Some dingoes
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14．A．Polar bears B．Polar bear’s protection
C．Conference in southern England D．Protestors
15．A．$175,000 B．$157,000 C．$1,750,000 D．$1,570,000
16．A．Three man-made islands will be in Dubai.
B．Dubai will have the world’s tallest building.
C．Dubai marina is foggy.
D．The world’s biggest hotel is in Dubai.
Diction C Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part 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 re based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
II．Grammar and Vocabulary(25%)
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked, A,B,C and D.
choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21．Shanghai is most beautiful city and we are excited that the World Expo has been great success.
A．a; a B．the; a C．a; the D．the; the
26．—How do you find your new classmates?
—Most of them are kind, but is go good to me as Bruce.
A．none B．no one C．every one D．some one
27．It has been amounted that candidates remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
A．can B．shall C．will D．may
28．Father made a promise I passed the exam he would buy me a bike.
A．that B．if C．whether D．that if
29．I climbed the stairs slowly with a big suitcase, my father with two more.
A．followed B．was following C．following D．having following
30．—What caused the party to be put off?
—the invitations.
A．Tom delayed sending B．Tom’s delaying sending
C．Tom delaying sending D．Tom delayed to send
31．The country’s population small, and most of its population in the mountainous areas.
A．are; lives B．are; live C．is; live D．is; lives
32．Everyone agreed to the suggestion that the machine at once.
A．should be repaired B．be repaired
C．must be repaired D．be repaired
33．His house burnt down in a big fire. Was the base on which it had stood.
A．What remained B．All that remaining
C．What was remained D．All what remained
34．a reward of $1,000 will be given to can provide any clues to the case which has been investigated by the police for nearly half a year.
A．whoever B．whomever C．anyone D．who
35．He to go to Beijing today, but he postponed the trip when he heard that there would be a downpour at noon.
A．was intending B．would intend C．had intended D．intended
36．It is not uncommon for there problems of communication between the old and the young.
A．being B．would be C．be D．to be
37．Contemporary English is quite different from Old English. There has never been a year the language was not changing.
A．that B．when C．for D．until
38．To help a friend solve the problem troubling him, .
A．a friend should be made known of his difficult situation
B．a man should be equipped with the kind of knowledge required
C．nothing is better than offering of knowledge required
D．keeping one’s promises is most important
39．Not until all the fish died in the river how specious the pollution was.
A．did the villagers realize B．that the villagers realized
C．the villagers did realize D．didn’t the villagers realize
40．San Diego's Zoo and Sea World are places where residents and visitors alike can enjoy r animals and plants in shows and exhibits, __ _ in part by San Diego's climate.
A．made it possible B．making it possible
C．making possible D．made possible
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．survey B．off C．better D．care E．conducted
F．differed．G．personal H．prepared I．contrast J．differences,
GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day __41__ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high
school．Every day, he takes core （核心的）courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．
Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three
years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the _42_．Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was __43__ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（调整）about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty_44__ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ _45_ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．
For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_46_, only about 25 percent of US students, percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．
The responses from the Chinese students also __47__ significantly from their peers （同龄人）
in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．
Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't __48__ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _49_ found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．
III．Reading Comprehension （37%）
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．
What is the purpose of the World Games? What's the difference between the World Games and the Olympic Games?
_50 _the Olympic Games, the World Games have a rather _51_ history．In 1981, the first World Games were held in Santa Clara．Since then, in the year following the Olympics, some of the world's best athletes _52_ in their common search for _53_ at the world Games．
There are usually 25 to 35 _54_ at the World Games, The events at the World Games are not part of the Olympics or ones were part of the Olympic Games．Many events at the World Games _55_ as Olympic events,
like weightlifting and badminton．They got their start as events at the World Games _56_ being moved into the Olympics．Just like the Olympics, the World Games also have _57_ competitions．These competitions get the sport the chance to be seen and the chance to become medal events．
The World Games are _58_ tied to the Olympic Games because the International Olympic Committee is the sponsor of the International World Games Association．The International Olympic Committee has decided that the number of Olympic participants is _59_ 10,500．The new policy means that no World Games competitions will be _60_ the Olympics any time soon．
This year, the World Games were held in Taiwan．Some events, like softball, _61_ be Olympic sports but were dropped and now are _62_ for the World Games．The World Games look like a perfect supplement and _63_ ground for future Olympic Games．So next time you get a chance to watch the World Games, you may want to pay attention as it could be the future, or maybe even _64_．
50．A．As for B．But for C．Because of D．Compared with
51．A．early B．young C．long D．ancient
52．A．unite B．lie C．result D．participate
53．A．fame B．excellence C．wealth D．knowledge
54．A．games B．sports C．events D．matches
55．A．end up B．start on C．break off D．come up
56．A．after B．since C．before D．unless
57．A．international B．intense C．fair D．exhibition
58．A．loosely B．somewhat C．closely D．partly
59．A．amounted to B．limited to C．added to D．reduced to
60．A．moved into B．engaged in C．held in D．established in
61．A．had to B．seemed to C．happened to D．used to
62．A．good B．available C．helpful D．convenient
63．A．competing B．playing C．training D．camping
64．A．focus B．truth C．hope D．history
Section B
Directions: Read the following four 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）
The temperature of the sun is over 5000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center．The sun is so much hotter than die earth that matter can exist only as a gas, except at the core．In the core of the sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core．However, no one really knows, since the center of the sun can never be directly observed．
Solar astronomers do know that the sun is divided into five layers or zones．Starting at the outside and going down into the sun, the zones are the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone and finally the core．The first three zones are regarded as the sun's atmosphere．
But since the sun has no solid surface, it is hard to tell where the atmosphere ends and the main
body of the sun begins．
The sun's outermost layer begins about 10000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for mllions of miles．This is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse（日食）such as the one in February 1979．At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of the sun's rays．
The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full moon．Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse．The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike（一束束穗状）rays near the sun's north and south poles．The corona is thickest at the sun's equator．The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds sad reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit．The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets．By the time the sun's corona rays reach the Earth, they are weak and invisible．
65．Matter on the aim can exist only in fee form of gas because of the sun's ___．
A．size B．．age C．location D．temperature
66．All of the following are parts of the sun's atmosphere EXCEPT the ___．
A．corona B．chromosphere C．photosphere D．core
67．According to the passage, as the corona ra5,'s reach -die plaasts, they become ___．
A．hotter B．clearer C．thinner D．stronger
68．Which of 'die following do the paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss?
A．The remaining layers of the sun．
B．The evolution of the sun to its present form．
C．The eclipse of February 1979．
D．All the above．
（B）
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70．may not be so popular with customers as others because it is time – consuming, low in capacity and vague in instructions.
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C．Hinari Steam Supreme
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A．low B．high C．above average D．reasonable
C
Warning: reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy(认知心理疗法) in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.
The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with severe abuse because they believed they could change their partners with patience, composition and love. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way.
The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero.
Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the characters as role models. “They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents’ behaviors,” she said.”Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can change their partners.” For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw in the
story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. “The question,”said Ms Darker Smith, “is why she did not break the door down herself.”
72．The passage is especially intended for _________.
A．parents with young daughters
B．girls who like reading fairy stories
C．girls who think they can change their partners
D．parents with grown-up daughters
73．Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast are similar in that _________.
A．They all married some princes
B．They all changed their partners with love
C．They were all abused by their partners
D．They all put up with abuse
74．Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group?
A．They don’t believe in fairy tales.
B．They don’t believe in the transformational qualities of love.
C．They have also experienced abuse.
D．They survived abuse.
75．What does the underlined word “submissive”in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A．kind-hearted B．passive C．gentle D．easy-going
Section C (5%)
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for
each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
76．
It's something that most of us find annoying. We're on our way home after a hard day at school and trying to have a quiet chat with a classmate or get in a little reading, when our peace is disturbed by someone screaming
into their cell phone: "I'M ON THE BUS !"
77．
A survey published last week suggests Americans do not like the impolite use of today's electronic communication gadgets. Besides noisy phone users, sending and receiving e-mails while in company are also as very poor manners, reports .
78．
One of the practices that participants in the survey most objected to was the use of phones, iPods and other devices during religious festivals. Some 90 per cent of those surveyed thought this was insensitive and disrespectful.
79．
The website quotes Dr Genevieve Bell, conductor of the survey and director of Intel's User Experience Group as saying: "Theses are issues about common sense." But she believes that the rights and wrongs of the public use of technology are still in the process of formation.
80．
The survey does suggest, according to MSNBC, that most Amencans accepted that the technologies are a fact of modern life. They had nothing against the use of laptops and cell phones in bathrooms. And an electronic thank-you note was just as acceptable as a handwritten one.
Section D (8%)
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of a lift operator or the uniform of a five-star
general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes, Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform . What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lost professional identity than to step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes, They save on laundry bills. They are tax - deductible. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of
individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long - lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
81．What surprises us is that .
82．What are people likely to think of a man in uniform?
83．Why are some people against uniforms?
84．The underlined sentence tells us that .
第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
I. Translation (
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the brackets.
1．通常来说，锻炼有益健康。

（godd）
2．父母有时会发觉难以与他们十几岁的孩子交流。

（it）
3．为缓解交通阻塞已采取了不少措施，然而这个问题并非马上解决。

（relieve）
4．不管他是在国外还是在国内，他们总是作为中国人而感到骄傲。

（proud）
5．尽管训练要求高、挑战大，但我们相信只要坚持练习，终将梦想成真。

（as long as）
II. Guided Writing (25)
Directions: Wire an English composition in 1 150 words according the instructions given below in Chinese.
你是一名高三学生，你父母与你经常为你看电视的事闹矛盾，请以书信的形式给他们写一封信，争取得到他们的理解和支持。

参考答案
听力材料
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．
W: This apple pie is very good today．
M: No, thanks．I'll have chocolate cake with blueberries on the top．
Q: What dessert did the man order?
2．
W: The movie next Tuesday has been canceled due to the lack of interest．
M: What a pity!
Q: What can we conclude about the movie?
3．
W: Can you give me a hand with that?
M: I'd like to, but I must go out this moment．I have to buy some oranges before picking up the children from school．
Q: Where will the man go first?
4．
W: The speech the blind girl gave was extremely moving．
B: I think everyone felt the same．
Q: How did the woman feel about the blind girl's speech?
5．
M: Can I hand in the passage the day after tomorrow?
M: No, tomorrow is the deadline．
Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
6．
M: Can I take your order now?
W: Yes, please．
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
7．
W: Hurry up, it's 7:30 now．We'll be late for the movie．
M: Take it easy．The clock is 15 minutes earlier．
Q: When is it?
8．
M: What happened to you? You are so late．
W: My car went wrong just in front of the school and I had to walk here from there．
Q: Why was the woman so late?
9．
M: My cousin Rick, who's just graduated from technical school, got himself a good job．
W: I wonder how he managed that in such a tight market．
Q: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
10．
M: Driving at night always makes me tired．Let's stop for dinner．
W: Fine, we must find a motel, too．Instead of continuing, we can get an early start．
Q: What will the speakers probably do?
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．
I woke early with the sun streaming through the window．The scenery is much different from yesterday．It's like another world．We've reached the Nullabor Plain which stretches for 1000km and is completely flat．There are absolutely no trees anywhere, just low bushes and yellow and brown grass．It was interesting at first, but it just goes on and on without any changes so in the end I got bored．
I went along the train to visit my American friends．They were passing the time playing cards and reading．We had a competition to see who could spot the first kangaroo．We all got very excited when someone spotted an Australian tailed eagle, which is the symbol of the Australian-Pacific railway．They are large birds with a wingspan of up to 2 meters．
I spent the afternoon writing in my journal, reading and watching the endless scenery．I saw a few wild horses and some more kangaroos．I would like to have seen some dingoes, but I didn't．
Questions:
11．Which vehicle did the writer take?
12．Why were they so excited?
13．Which of the following animals didn't the writer see?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．
Protest for Polar Bears
Protestors dressed as polar bears walk on the beach and carry signs against the release of CO2 during the
Labor Party conference in southern England．
Elephant Polo Match
Elephant polo player battle for the ball during an exhibition match of the King's Cup Elephant Polo in Bangkok．The King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament has raised more than $175,000 for medical care and training for Thailand's elephant population．
Boom Town
Morning fog rolls into the Dubai marina, where construction is under way on three man-made islands．and the world's tallest building．
Questions:
14．What does the first news talk about?
15．How much has the tournament raised?
16．Which of the following statements is not mentioned?
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 re based on the following conversation．
W: I really don't like the way Rosie acts when we go out to eat．
M: Why? What does she do?
W: She's really rude to the waiters and waitresses．She complains about everything．
M: Does she have a reason to complain?
W: No, every restaurant we've been to has had good food and good service．But Rosie still found things to complain about!
M: Sounds like no restaurant is good enough for Rosie．
W: No kidding! So what should I do?
M: Invite some of your other coworkers to go out to eat with you．If the older ladies in your office
see the way Rosie behaves, they'll probably correct her．
W: Good point! And maybe she'll listen to them because they're older．Thanks, Carl．
M: No problem．I hope it works．
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation．
M: I wish dark would just tell me the truth! He's lied to me three times．。