高三英语第一学期期末考试试题世纪 试题(共27页)

金山区2021学年第一学期期末考试(qī mò kǎo shì)高三英语试卷〔完卷时间是： 120分钟满分是： 150分〕第I卷(一共
105分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
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 the Shanghai Museum. B. In the store.
C. In the tunnel.
D. In the taxi.
2. A. He asked her to throw away all the old books.
B. He asked her to hand in all the old books.
C. He asked her to put these books in an orderly way.
D. He asked her to take these books near the desk.
3. A. The key to the woman’s success.
B. The changes on the market.
C. The management of the woman’s company.
D. How the woman’s company goes on.
4. A. When they meet. B. When they say goodbye.
C. When they are introduced.
D. When they lose their way.
5. A. Because they are not the experts on this topic.
B. Because the woman and the man are not free on that day.
C. Because the preparations of the meeting aren’t fulfilled.
D. Because some experts can’t come at that time.
6. A. He will finish downloading information.
B. He will repair the computer.
C. He will finish writing the term paper.
D. He will unload some goods.
7. A. Teacher and student. B. Singer and audience.
C. Boss and clerk.
D. Operator and caller.
8. A. He made a lecture to the woman and the man.
B. He has just graduated from the university.
C. He is too shy to speak in the university.
D. He used to be very shy, but now he has overcome it.
9. A. The boy was raised in a good way. B. The boy became a thief.
C. He was confused at the ending.
D. He says nothing.
10. A. They will be class teachers. B. They will enter different schools.
C. They are sorry for their own classes.
D. They will be in different classes.
Section B Passages
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.
11. A. In winter. B. In spring. C. In autumn. D. In summer.
12. A. 3. B. 4. C.
5 or more. D. 1.
13. A. This story happened in U.S.A. B. The author must be young, too.
C. The young man was a thief.
D. The man didn’t follow the author.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. A reporter. B. A newspaper.
C. A publishing house.
D. A telegraph service.
15. A. In the late 18th century. B. In the late 19th century.
C. In the early 20th century.
D. In the early 18th century.
16. A. Because they should survive under the pressure of production costs.
B. Because they can only accept the big-business methods.
C. Because the readers only read some major newspapers.
D. Because the newspaper chains are popular these days.
Section C Longer Conversations
Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the 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 20 are 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 TWO WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
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.
25. A terrible earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean near Northeastern
Japan _________ the afternoon of March 11, 2021.
A. in
B. by
C. on
D. of
26. Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between the twins
without hurting the feeling of _________, but failed．
A. none
B. either
C. all
D. neither
27. Don’t trust such an advertisement on TV. That kind of
electronic dictionary is _________ it says.
A. as good as
B. not as good as
C. as well as
D. not as well as
28. We didn’t dare to go out of the hotel _________ we ran into
anything dangerous.
A. in case
B. where
C. so that
D. because
29. Peter, a fan of tennis, told me that the Chinese player Li Na
_________ the second gold medal in the Australian Open Tennis Championship in the coffee bar the day before.
A. wins
B. will win
C. would win
D. had won
30. I _________ the poor little rabbit, but I didn’t have any
right drugs with me at that moment.
A. could have saved
B. had saved
C. could save
D. saved
31. Each means _________ to solve the problem, but none is
effective.
A. has been tried out
B. have been tried
out
C. will be tried out
D. are tried out
32. You can never imagine what great trouble I have _________ this
marble in my house.
A. found
B. for
finding
C. finding
D. to find
33. He is a student at Oxford University, _________ for a degree in
computer science.
A. studied
B. studying
C. to have studied
D. to be studying
34. _________ environmental damage is done, it takes many years for
the ecosystem to recover.
A. Even if
B. If only
C. While
D. Once
35. _________ gets home first is to cook supper for our big family.
A. Who
B. Whoever
C. Whom
D. Those who
36. It was the way he said it rather than what he actually said
_________ made me angry.
A. what
B. who
C. that
D. whom
37. At the end of the program, the students are paid $600 – a
way this program differs from others, _________ often charge a fee.
A. who
B. that
C. they
D. which
38. The first black president of the United States of America,
Barack Obama, won the election in the end, but it remains, of
course, _________ whether he can overcome the present
difficulties.
A. to see
B. seen
C. seeing
D. to be seen
39. Carbon dioxide _________ from burning fuels is the most common
of the “greenhouse gases〞.
A. having been produced
B. producing
C. to be produced
D. produced
40. Only when _________ possible to settle the problem among the
boy students.
A. does the class teacher come will it be
B. the class teacher comes will it be
C. has the class teacher come it will be
D. the class teacher comes it will be
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.
Reading can be fun, but it can also be time-consuming if your
speed is not as fast as you’d like it to be. The 41
reading speed can range from 200 to 350 words per minute, but that speed can vary depending on your reading experience and the 42 you are reading. It’s also important to understand what you are reading—even when you improve your speed. Here are a few tips to
help you become a 43 reader.
Adjust your reading speed as you read different materials. Slow down when the material is new to you or you need to understand the material fully. Speed up if you are already 44
with the material or you don’t have to understand it completely.
Another way to improve your reading speed is to focus on the
key words in the sentences. A large amount of reading time is
45 on conjunctions, prepositions, or articles (i.e. a, an, the, but, and, etc.).
Talk about what you’ve read. Some readers find that by talking about their reading with friends or fellow students, they are able
to understand the material more 46 .
Determine a reading schedule that works for you. You may find
that you can’t concentrate on the material for more than an hour
(or a half hour). Also 47 a time of the day when you are
ready to read.
Don’t re-read right away; it will slow down your reading speed.
If you absolutely don’t understand part of the reading selection,
go back and 48 the material later.
Find a proper reading place, where interruptions or
distractions will not disturb your reading.
Practice. Practice. Practice. The best way to improve your
reading speed is to practice reading.
Try out some of the above 49 , and then perfect the strategies that work best for you.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Some researchers find that less than half of a spoken
message’s real meaning is in the words of the message. They say
that most of a message’s meaning comes from understanding how the speaker uses thing like tone of voice〔语调(yǔdiào)〕and 50 language. So people use
51 just words to communicate.
Body language includes such things as the 52 on the speaker’s face, gestures the speaker 53 with his or her hands, and the positions of the speaker’s body. Just as there are
many different languages spoken around the world, there are many 54
ways for people to use body language, too. For example, 55 may imply different meanings in different cultures. Making a
“thumbs up〞 sign in American means “Great!〞 However, in Arab cultures, this gesture is 56 offensive (攻击性的). And in India, if
57 want to show speakers that they understand, the
listeners will move their heads from side to side. In many Western countries, this means “ 58 ”.
59 body language can be used 60 by
different cultures, there are also many gestures that are almost
used the same way. For example, a smile is understood as a
61 of friendship or good will around the world. Also
using an open hand to gesture toward something is viewed as polite
or 62 in most cultures. Another example, if you want to 63 “I am interested in you〞 or “I like you,〞 this kind of body language is sometimes used between two people. Usually one
uses the same gesture and turns the body to fully face 64 .
50.A. body B. spoken C. English
D. deaf
51.A. little of B. none of C. more than
D. plenty of
52.A. eye-sight B. mood C.
feeling D. expression
53.A. makes B. reads C.
works D. communicates
54.A. different B. similar C. same
D. opposite
55.A. eye contacts B. gestures C. looks
D. appearances
56.A. peacefully B. doubtedly C.
extremely D. hardly
57.A. listeners B. speakers C. friends
D. foreigners
58.A. Yes B. No C. O.K.
D. Sorry
59.A. If B. When C.
Although D. Since
60.A. similarly B. differently C.
definitely D. exactly
61.A. sign B. signal C. sigh
D. symbol
62.A. exciting B. rude C.
unfriendly D. friendly
63.A. listen B. show C.
express D. understand
64.A. others B. the other C.
the others D. another
Section B
Directions: Read the following 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 )
Another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is one that
you might not think about: space. Every person feels himself have a sort of invisible protection surrounding his physical body. When someone comes too close, he feels uncomfortable. When he bumps onto someone, he feels obliged to apologize. But the size of a person’s “comfort zone〞 depends on his cultural ethnic origin. For example, in casual conversation, many Americans stand about four feet apart. In other words, they like to keep each other “at an arm’s length〞. People in Latin or Arab cultures, in contrast, stand very close to each other and touch each other often. If someone from one of those cultures stands too close to an American while in conversation, the Americans may feel uncomfortable and back away.
When Americans are talking, they expect others to respond to
what they are saying. To Americans, polite conversationalists understand by showing expressions of excitement or dislike, shock
or sadness. People with a “poker face〞, whose emotions are hidden by a deadpan〔无表情的〕 expression, are looked upon with suspicion. Americans also show their attentiveness in a conversation by
raising their eyebrows, nodding, smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact. However, some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening. Americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty. If a person doesn’t look you in the eye, American
might say: you should question his motives---or suppose that he doesn’t like you. Yet with all the concern for eye contact, Americans still consider staring---especially at strangers---to be rude.
65. What the author discussed in the previous section is most
probably about _______.
A. classification of nonverbal communication
B. the reasons why people should think about space
C. the relationship between communication and space
D. some other cultural aspects of nonverbal communication
66. How far people keep to each other while talking is closely
associated with their _______.
A. origin
B. culture
C. custom
D. nationality
67. When a person from Latin America talks to an Arabian on informal occasions, _______.
A. he stands about four feet away
B. “comfort zone〞 does not exist
C. keeping close enough is preferred
D. communication barriers (障碍(zhàng ài)) may appear
68. In a conversation between friends, Americans regard it as
honest and truthful to _______.
A. maintain direct eye contact
B. hide emotions with a deadpan expression
C. display excitement or dislike, shock or sadness
D. raise their eyebrows, nod and smile politely
( B )
69. What will probably happen if you don’t have a temporary credit
card number?
A. Your credit card will not be accepted online.
B. A thief may purchase things in your name.
C. You can’t buy products from online merchants.
D. Your card issuer will ask you to return your credit card.
70. What is NOT TRUE according to the instructions in the passage?
A. Contact your credit card issuer to get a temporary credit card number.
B. A browser-based system is used to generate temporary credit card number.
C. Log on to your Paypal account to reveal your credit card information.
D. Log off of the merchant’s website after your order online has been placed.
71. Which of the following is probably the title for the passage?
A. How to get a credit card from a bank
B. How to make your Internet purchase safe
C. How to buy products from online merchants
D. How to use the temporary credit card number
( C )
Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture.
Culture begins with the “honeymoon stage〞. This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exc iting. We may be suffering from “jet lag〞, but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food. This honeymoon stage can last for quite a long time, because we
feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure.
Unfortunately, the second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled down into our new life,
working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry, or living
with a home-stay family, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, girlfriend/boyfriend, pets. All the
little problems that everybody in life has seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture. This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to the new comers rejected (受排斥(páichì)) or pulled away from the new
culture. This “rejection stage〞 can be quite dangerous because the new comers may develop unhealthy habits (smoking and drinking too much, being too concerned over food or contact with people from the new culture). This stage is considered a crisis in the process of cultural adjustment and many people choose to go back to their homeland or spend all their time with people from their own culture speaking their native language.
The third stage of culture shock is called the “adjustment stage〞. This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are
still difficult, but you are now a survivor!
72. According to the passage, culture shock happens when we
________.
A. reach our teenagers
B. move to a big city in our own country
C. go to live in a foreign country
D. meet foreign people for the first time
73. All of the following are about the second stage of culture
shock EXCEPT ________.
A. we are homesick
B. we feel rejected
C. we want to leave the new culture
D. we successfully adjust ourselves
74. The word “thrilled〞 in Para. 2 most probably means
“________〞.
A. excited
B. hopeless
C. disappointed
D. helpless
75.The fourth stage of culture shock doesn’t appear in the passage,
but we can conclude that at that stage we ________.
A. become homesick again
B. feel comfortable in the new
culture
C. find things more difficult
D. find the new
surrounding unsatisfying
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A.Independence leading to family break-up
B.Women’s easy and convenient life in USA
C.No marriage for many people nowadays
D.Average American families getting small
76.
Marriage, like other social instructions, is showing the
strains of modern life. While more Americans are getting married today than ever before, the divorce rate is also disturbingly on
the rise (one divorce for every three marriages last year). Why should this be so, and what, if anything, can we do to reverse this trend?
77.
For most people, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenience foods from the supermarket simplify shopping
and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have made housework much easier to do. Released
from these household chores, many wives have found jobs outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence.
78.
Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, going wherever their jobs or their interests take them.
79.
Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they often live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up “bachelor〞 apartment. This is the era of women’s liberation.
80.
But all this freedom and affluence had had an unforeseen and in some respects a devastating effect on marriage. Men and women, no longer dependent on each other for food and maintenance, find it harder to accept the responsibilities and restraints or endurance
the misunderstandings of married life. When happiness becomes misery, many couples decide too terminate their marriage through divorce. On the other hand, there is a growing trend today for couples in trouble to try to save their marriage by consulting a professional counselor. He listens patiently while they talk, knowing that only through self-understanding can they solve their problems.
Section D
Directions:Read the following passage and then complete the statements and answer the questions on the answer sheet.
The West began to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous work re-assessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago, set the tone for the whole work. In it, evidence was given to show that many inventions which, until then, western historians had claimed for Europe, were made first in China. The attempt to rewrite the intellectual
history of the world was not received without protest by some respectable historians. However, the evidence that has been presented so far in the first four volumes has persuaded many historians who were doubtful at first. China’s invention of paper, printing, the magnetic compass and gunpowder has never been quarrelled, but this new history has added advanced bridge design, mechanical clocks, paddle boats and many other inventions to the list.
In the four volumes published so far no attempt has been made to explain why China has not kept up with the West in science and technology in modern times. It is probable that the answer is to be found in the social and economic history of China, where an unchanged society under a relatively kind regime〔政治(zhèngzhì)制度〕of upper classes contrasts with the potentially revolutionary and energetic society of the West at the end of the Middle Ages. In recent years, the Chinese government has been making every effort to catch up with the West again, and there is little doubt that the gap is being reduced year by year. But will China avoid the West’s mistakes?
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)
81. So far, how many volumes have been published?
_________________________________________________________.
82. When was the first volume published?
_________________________________________________________.
83. The subject of this five-volume work is
_______________________________________.
84. According to the passage, w hat’s the probable reasons for
China not keeping up with the west?
_________________________________________________________.
第II卷(一共(yīgòng)45分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1．他非常喜欢玩电脑游戏。

(keen)
2．说实话，我发现有时候很难满足所有顾客的要求。

(meet)
3．只要不断努力，你们所有的梦想都会实现的。

(as long as)
4．虽然困难重重，但他父母还是设法及时赶到了。

( despite )
5．我们从不疑心如今学的东西越多，将来就能工作得越好。

(the more…, the more… )
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请介绍一下你课余时间是最喜欢做的一件事。

你的文章必须包括以下内容：
●什么事？
●如何做的？
●为何喜欢？
〔注意不要出现真实的人名和校名〕
金山区2021学年第一学期(xuéqī)期末考试
高三英语试卷参考答案
第I卷
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A 1-5 DCABD 6-10 CADCD
Section B 11-13 DCA 14-16 DCA
Section C 17. Network 18. operating
19. manage 20. development 21. price list / catalog(ue) 22. 600 units
23. 10% (ten percent) 24. bank account
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A 25 C 26 – 30 BBADA
31 – 35 ACBDB 36 – 40 CDDDB
Section B 41. H 42. I 43. F 44. E 45. C
46. D 47. A 48. J 49. B
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A 50 - 54 ACDAA 55 -59 BCABC 60 - 64 BADCB Section B (A) 65. D 66. B 67. C 68. A
(B) 69. B 70. C 71. B
(C) 72. C 73. D 74. A 75. B
Section C: 76 – 80 FBDEA
Section D:81. Four
82. Twenty years ago / (In 1992)
83. re-assessing the Chinese contribution to
science and technology
84. China’s (the) unchanged society and the
revolutionary and energetic society of the West
第II卷
I. Translation
1. He is keen on (playing) computer games.
2. To be honest, sometimes I find it difficult to meet all customers’ needs.
3. As long as you keep (on) working hard, all your dreams will come true/ be realized.
4. Despite / In spite of the great difficulty, his parents managed to get to/ arrive in/ reach Shanghai in time./ Although it was very difficult, his parents managed to get to Shanghai in time.
5. We never doubt that the more we study now, the better we will be able to work in the future.
II.Guided Writing
录音(lù yīn)文字：
Section A Short Conversation
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. M: Good morning, Madam, Where do you want to go ?
W: I’d like to go to the Shanghai Museum. At this point, the traffic on the bridge is not so good, so the tunnel is a better choice.
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
2. M: Dorothy, please put away all the old books on your desk.
W: But, Dad, they should be on hand, because I will use them at any time.
Q: What did the man ask the woman to do?
3. M: So Mrs Jones, We’d like to know how you can manage this
company so well and make it into a large business.
W: Well, I think sensitive feeling about the market and strict management is the key.
Q: What are they talking about?
4. M: I really enjoyed myself in Shanghai.
W: Yes, pleased to have met you here. Hope you can visit Shanghai again.
Q: When does this conversation probably take place?
5. M: Many experts can’t attend the meeting that day.
W: So we must change the date, mustn’t we?
Q: Why should they change the date of the meeting?
6. W: What are you busy with?
M: I’m downloading some information for my term paper which should be finished in July.
Q: What will the man do in July?
7. W: Today we’ll learn the difference between direct speech and
indirect speech. Tom, can you tell me an example of direct
speech??
M: I am not sure.
Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
8. W: I can’t believe that Wilson is a lecturer in the university. M: Yes, he was so shy in the middle school.
Q: What has happened to Wilson?
9. W: Does the book have a good ending?
M: It is hard to say. The boy was brought up in good surroundings, but somehow he became a thief in the street.
Q: What did the man think about the end of the book?
10. W: Which class will you be in?
M: I’ll be in Class One, Jack and Joan in Class Six. I remember you are in Class Two. I feel sorry we will be separate.
Q: What happens to all the people?
Section B Passages
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 was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him
because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a
hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.
To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window, soon, the man appeared and stopped at another shop window.
I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped, too.
I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this stranger man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man got into
another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxis slowing made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me.
At MRT station I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out.
As I was paying my fare, I saw that the man was getting out of the taxi.
By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened t call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist and that
he was writing an article on how elderly people in the United
States spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.
Questions:
11.In which season did this story happen?
12.How many times did the author see the young man that day?
13.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.。