上海市嘉定区封浜高中届高三英语上学期期中试题牛津上海版.docx

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上海市嘉定区封浜高中届高三英语上学期期中试题牛津上海版

2014学年第一学期高三英语期中考试试卷

第I卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

 InSectionA, youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto thequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.145minutesB.140minutesC.130minutesD.160minutes

2.A.InabankB.AtahotelC.AtatouristagencyD.Inasupermarket.

3.A.Atravelagencyclerk.B.Anofficesecretary

C.AnemergencyroomnurseD.Ahotelreceptionist

4.A.AmanagerB.AteacherC.AsecretaryD.jobless

5.A.Onlyfourcoursesareofferednextyear.

B.Fivecoursesmaybetoomany.

C.Itwouldbewisetotakeonemorecourse.

D.Asensibledecisionmustbemadeassoonaspossible.

6.A.Inarestaurantacrossthestreet.B.Inagardenneartherestaurant.

C.Inadrivingclubnotfaraway.D.Inacarontheway.

7.A.Bettywillstartworkinginthiscompanyinfouryears.

B.Bettywillbeworkinginthiscompanyforatleastfourmoreyears.

C.Bettybegantoworkinthiscompanymorethanfouryearsago.

D.Bettylefthercompanylessthanfouryearsago.

8.A.Davidwastootiredanddepressedtostudy

B.Daviddidn’ttakethewoman’sadvice.

C.Daviddidn’tdowellinanyofhisexams.

D.Davidfailedinhisexambecausehewasdepressed.

9.A.Lisaisstillinthekitchen.B.Lisadidn’tdrivehercarthatday.

C.Lisadoesn’tlikehernewcar.D.Thekeyonthetablewasaspecialone.

10.A.Thebatteryisnotcorrectlypositioned.

B.Thewomandoesn’tknowhowthecalculatorworks.

C.Thecalculatorneedsanewbatterytoworkproperly.

D.Themanshouldputdownthedifferentbatteries.

SectionB

Directions:

 InSectionB, youwillhear twoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.PoliticalsystemB.ReligionC.WorkinglanguageD.Race

12.A.Discusscurrentissues.B.Celebratetheirfriendship.

C.Joininawritingcompetition.D.Attendanartsandcraftscompetition.

13.A.TheCommonWealthGames.B.AnImportantHoliday.

C.TheCommonWealthmembers.D.Aninternationalassociation.

 Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.AparticularspiderinUS.B.HabitatsofallSpidersinNorthAmerica.

C.Howtodefendspiders.D.People’sfearofspidersandpowerfulpoison.

15.A.Mostspiderswillnotbiteevenwhenhandledbypeople.

B.Mostspidersarepoisonousanddangerousalthoughtheyareshy.

C.Mostspiderstendtoattackpeopledirectlywiththeirsilk.

D.Mostspidershavesharpeyesanddonotlikebeingdisturbed.

16.A.Becausesheistoofrighteningtofindahusbandforherself.

B.Becausethefemalespiderislargerthanthemaleone.

C.Becausethefemalespideroftenkillsherhusband.

D.Becausesheisanattackingspiderwithblackcolor.

SectionC

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

ComplaintForm

Caller：

MaryWhite

PhoneNo.:

__17__

LocationofProblem:

A__18__restaurant,449ShanghaiStreet

Reasonsforcomplaint:

Itdumpsrubbishonthestreetandattracts19__

Itdoesnotputbottlesandcansinthe20bins.

Completetheform.Write ONEWORD foreachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whatisthewoman’sproposalmainlyabout?

Shehasthoughtofsomenewwaysof_____21__.

Whydoesthewomanthinktheyneedtomodernizethefactory?

Shehopesthecompanycan22.

Howmuchwillthenewequipmentcost?

Thereareseveralchoicesrangingfrom$100,000to$500,000

Whydidthewomantalktothepersonnelandstaff?

Because23shouldalsobetakenintoaccountbesidesfinance.

Whatwillthemarketingdo?

Itisresponsibleforgoodideasof24.

Completetheform.Write NOMORETHANTHREEWORDS foreachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

 Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword; fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

Englishis___25____（widely）usedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeings___26____speakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.

However,let’sfaceit:

Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggin____27____eggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,___28____aren’tsweet,aremeat.

WetakeEnglish___29____granted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes（矛盾）,wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisit___30____awriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?

Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?

Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?

Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?

Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?

SofarEnglish,___31____（invent）bypeoplenotcomputers,___32____（reflect）thecreativityofhumanbeings.

（B）

About18monthsago,myfatherwasinhospitalrecovering__33__amajorlungoperation.Mymotherhadrecentlypassedaway,andmyfatherhadtakenthelossofhispartnerof55yearsandhadlostinterestinlife.

__34___（try）togethimtoeateachdaywasquiteachoreashedidn’twantanything.Theonething,however,thathewouldaskustobringhimwasice-cream.

Oneevening,tooursurprise,herefused___35___（eat）theice-cream,soIplaced__36__inastaffroomfreezer.Alittlewhilelater,mysondecidedhewantedit,soIfetcheditforhim.

AsIpassedanotherward,awomanasked,‘Aretheremoreice-cream?

”.__37__Ihadexplainedthesituation,sheapologized.Shethensaidtheshehadcancerandcouldeatverylittle,otherthantheoccasionalice-cream.

Thenextmorning,Idecidedtobuytwoice-creams.OnthewaytoDad’sroom,Istoppedinatthesickwoman’sroomandofferedhertheice-creamI’dboughtforher.ShewastotallysurprisedatwhatI__38__（think）forher,andacceptedthegiftwithtearsinhereyes.Ispokewithherforafewminutes,explaining__39_washappeninginmyfamilyandlistenedtohersimilarstoryofpainandsuffering.Itwasclearthatshedidn’thavemanyvisitors,andtheice-creamandourshortchatmeantagreatdealtoher.

Irepeatedthegestureafewdayslater,andthistime,I__40__（reward）withabighug.

Inevereventhoughttoaskhername,neversawheragain,butitmademerealizethatanactofkindnesscanbemorerewardingwhenyougiveit,ratherthanreceiveit.

SectionB

Directions:

 Completethepassagewiththewordsgiveninthetable.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Thereisanextraonethatyouwillfindnousefor.

A.firmlyB.determinedC.productD.struggled

E.beliefsF.hopelesslyG.urgentlyH.success

I.plungedJ.programmedK.view

Agroupofgirls,onapicnicinamountainarea,hadtakenawrongpath.Afterspendingaterrifyingnightinthehighcountry,theywerewandering41–cold,wetandhungry.“They’llneverfindus,”onegirlsaidbetweensobs.“We’reallgoingtodie.”Then,an11-year-old,EvancellTowne,steppedforward.“I’mnotgoingtodie,”shesaid42.“I’veheardthatifyoufollowalittlestream,itemptiesintoabiggerstreamandfinallyyoucometoatown.I’mgoingtofollowthatstreamwesaw.Therestofyoucancomeifyouwant.”Evancell

43resolutelyintothewoodstowardatinystream.Theothersfollowed.Formorethanfivehoursthey44throughbushesalongever-largerstreambeds.Finally,theyheardvoices,andtheirshoutsbroughttherescueparty.The45youngsterhadledthegrouptosafety.

“Abornleader,”peoplesaywhenItellthisstory.Intheir46,peoplelikeEvancellare

47atbirthtolead,whileothersaredestinedtofollow.Butmyworkwithathletes,

students,AirForcepilotsandhotelmanagershasconvincedmethatleadersaren’tborn–they’remade.Menandwomenwhorunorganizations,leadthecommunityandcaptainsportsteamsarethe48ofstrictparentswhofollowrulesthathelpdevelopaleadershipmentality–strengthofmindandindependentthinking.Theirchildrendon’teasilygiveinunderpressure;theyfollowtheirown49.Aleadershipmentalitypaysofftomorrowaswellastoday.Childhoodleadershipinclassandafter-schoolactivitiesismoreaccurateapredictorofadult

50forbothsexesthanintelligenceoracademicgrades.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachbl