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英语上海市普陀区学年度高三第一学期期终调研
上海市普陀区
2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研
英语试题
2010.1.12
第Ⅰ卷(共105分)
I.ListeningComprehension
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.IcalledAlicemanytimesyesterdayevening,butIcouldn’tgetthrough.Herbrother_____onthephoneallthetime!
A.wastalking
B.hasbeentalking
C.hastalked
D.talked
26.Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastby_____seainsteadofdrivingacross_____continent.
A.the;the
B./;the
C.the;/
D./;/
27.Ihearthey’vepromotedTom,buthedidn’tmention_____whenwetalkedonthephone.
A.topromote
B.havingbeenpromoted
C.havingpromoted
D.tobepromoted
28.Wehadananxiouscoupleofweeks_____fortheresultsoftheexperiment.
A.wait
B.tobewaiting
C.waited
D.waiting
29.Thedaywehadbeenlookingforwardto_____atlast.
A.come
B.came
C.coming
D.becoming
30.Wasitin1969_____theAmericanastronautsucceeded_____landingonthemoon?
A.when;on
B.that;on
C.that;in
D.then;in
31.Makesureyou’vegotthepassportsandticketsand_____beforeyouleave.
A.something
B.anything
C.everything
D.nothing
32.ItwashardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich_____oftheparentsspokethelanguage.
A.none
B.neither
C.both
D.each
33.Thegrowingspeedofaplantisinfluencedbyanumberoffactors,_____arebeyondourcontrol.
A.mostofthem
B.mostofwhich
C.mostofwhat
D.mostofthat
34.Themanageraswellasthestaff_____chattingcheerfullyduringtheteabreakwhenthebosscamein.
A.were
B.havebeen
C.was
D.hasbeen
35.Thecompaniesareworkingtogethertocreate_____theyhopewillbethebestmeansoftransportinthe21stcentury.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.who
36.–WhatisitthatmadeObamahappy?
--_____theUSPresident.
A.Toelect
B.Electing
C.Beingelected
D.Havingelected
37._____theInternetisofgreathelp,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodideatospendtoomuchtimeonit.
A.If
B.While
C.Because
D.As
38.–Neverbefore_____sopopularwiththeyoungpeopleinChina.
–Yes.That’sbecausetheyareconsideredtobeveryusefulaswellaslookfashionable.
A.havemobilephonesbeen
B.mobilephoneshavebeen
C.hadmobilephonesbeen
D.mobilephoneshadbeen
39._____frombeingkilled,thedeerlookedforaplacewherehecouldgetfood.
A.Toescape
B.Escaping
C.Havingescaped
D.Tohaveescaped
40.Afterathoroughinvestigation,thepolicemandeclaredthattheblowonthevictim’shead_____frombehind.
A.shouldhavebeenmade
B.musthavebeenmade
C.wouldhavebeenmade
D.oughttohavebeenmade
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.check
B.attitude
C.defined
D.consumers
E.annual
F.intend
G.budget
H.general
I.survey
J.including
Two-thirdsofU.S.consumershaveyettofinishtheirholidayshopping,and41percentexpecttofinishatleastaweekpriortoChristmas,accordingtoanewsurvey.
One-fourthof__41__willbeshoppingtheweekleadingintoChristmas,__42__ChristmasEve,accordingtothefirstannualAmericanExpressSpendingandSavingTrackerresearchreport.
"Actually,wefoundinthisholidayseasonthereisthisgameofwatchingandwaiting...thatdealswillgetsweeterastheclockwindsdown,"saidMonaHamouly,aspokeswomanforthereport.
Some62percentofconsumersarewaitinguntilthelastminutetoshopfortheholiday.Thirty-onepercentarewaitingforthebestdealsbeforefinishingtheirshopping,whileabout20percentplantodosoatthelastminutebecausetheyarestillsavingorarebusy,andonein10saytheyarewaitingforthatlastpay__43__beforetheholidays.
Hamoulysaidconsumersseemtobe"managingtheircashflowandseekingoutthosegreatdeals"thisyear.
Overthenext30days,65percentofpeopleexpecttospendthesameormorethantheyspentinthepast30daysandone-third__44__tospendless,accordingtothesurveypreparedforAmericanExpress.
Hamoulysaidtheweakeconomywasalargefactorinconsumers'__45__towardshopping,withmanyfeelingcash-strapped.
Inadditiontoa__46__sampleofconsumers,thesurveytargetedtwosub-groups--thosedesignatedas"affluents"and"youngprofessionals."
Affluentswere__47__ashavingaminimum__48__householdincomeof$100,000,whileyoungprofessionalswerethosewhowerelessthan30yearsold,hadacollegedegreeandaminimumannualhouseholdincomeof$50,000.
Duringthenext30days,amongconsumerswhoexpecttospendmore,56percentsaytheywillbespendingthemostonholidaygifts.
Morethan40percentexpecttospendlessinthenextmonthbecausetheyaretryingtosavemoney,thepricesofgoodshaveincreased,ortheywanttomaintaina__49__.One-thirdcitetheneedtoreducetheirdebt.
"Evenfortheaffluentpopulation,theywanttogetthebestdealstoo,"Hamoulysaid.
Thetwotopitemsconsumerswillbebuyingoverthenext30daysaregroceriesandholidaygifts.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatfitsthecontext.
Thecentralproblemofeconomicsistosatisfythepeople'sandnation'swants.
Theproblemwefacedwithisthatourresources,hereidentifiedasmoneyare__50__.Theonlywaywecansolvetheproblemistomakechoices.Afterlookingatourresources,wemustexamineourlistof__51__andidentifythethingsweneedimmediately,thosewecanpostpone,and__52__wecannotafford.Asindividuals,wefacethecentralprobleminvolvedineconomics---decidinghowtoallocate(分配)ourlimitedresourcestoprovide__53__withgreatestsatisfactionofourwants.
Nationsfacethesameproblem.Asacountry'spopulation__54__,theneedformoregoodsandservicesgrowscorrespondingly.Resourcesnecessarytoproductionmayincrease,butthereare__55__enoughresourcestosatisfythetotaldesiresofanation.Whetherthebudgetmeetingistakingplaceinthefamilylivingroom,intheconferenceroomofthecorporation__56__ofdirectors,orinthechamberoftheHouseofRepresentativesinWashington,thebasicproblemstillexists.Weneedtofind__57__ofallocatinglimitedresourcesinordertosatisfyunlimitedwants.
Ashorttimeago,economistsdividedgoodsintotwocategories,freeandeconomic.Theformer,likeairandwater,werein__58__abundance(丰富)thateconomistshadnoconcernforthem.Afterall,economicsisthe__59__ofscarcityandwhattodoaboutit.Todaymanyofthese"freegoods"are__60__veryexpensivetouse.Populationhasmadecleanairandwaterexpensiveforproducersextracost,and__61__taxpayerswhopayforthegovernment'sinvolvementincleaningtheenvironment.
Inthe1990s,almostallgoodsare__62__.Onlybyeffortandmoney__63__obtainedinthefrompeoplewish.
Meetingneedsofpeopleandthedemandsfromresourceavailable__64__thebasicactivityofproduction.Intryingtomeetunlimitedwantsfromlimitedeconomicgoods,productionleadstonewproblemsineconomics.
50.
A.limited
B.unlimited
C.scarcity
D.abundant
51.
A.want
B.problem
C.wants
D.resources
52.
A.those
B.some
C.others
D.many
53.
A.them
B.themselves
C.ourselves
D.ours
54.
A.expand
B.extends
C.grows
D.increase
55.
A.always
B.sometimes
C.often
D.never
56.
A.management
B.function
C.board
D.group
57.
A.people
B.economists
C.way
D.methods
58.
A.so
B.great
C.such
D.suchan
59.
A.form
B.study
C.means
D.source
60.
A.possibly
B.inpractice
C.infact
D.practically
61.
A.from
B.at
C.for
D.with
62.
A.plentiful
B.scarce
C.abundant
D.infullsupply
63.
A.theycanbe
B.cantheybe
C.theymustbe
D.musttheybe
64.
A.areledto
B.leadingto
C.leadto
D.leadsto
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict,”jokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes---khakipantsandsportsshirt---totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsnecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”
MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday.”“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything,”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.
Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?
Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemploye