上海高三英语上海崇明中学学年高三第一学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、上海高三英语上海崇明中学学年高三第一学期期中考试英语试题上海崇明中学2008学年高三第一学期期中考试英语试题 （满分150分，答卷时间120分钟）I. Listening Comprehension（30%）Part A Short ConversationsDirections: 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 conv

2、ersations 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.1AAt a studio. BNear a railway station. CAt the airport. DNear a movie t

3、heatre.2A$15 B$25 C$30 D$503AShe went to hospital. BShe stayed at home. CShe went to the Science Museum. DShe visited her classmates.4AA book. BA case. CA watch. DA collection box.5AIts very high. BIt could be lower. CIts low enough. DIts average.6AHe doesnt like tea BHe doesnt want coffee. CHe pref

4、ers milk and sugar. DHes sorry for causing trouble.7APaint both rooms. BPaint the kitchen first. CPaint the living-room first. DPaint the living-room only.8AIt is a required course. BOther courses would be harder. CHe likes the course better. DIt was the only science course available.9ASurprised BUn

5、happy. CCalm. DEmbarrassed.10AThe climate is not good BThe climate is mild. CShe will rearrange the garden. DShe will move to a different place.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be

6、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.11AThey were not interested in their

7、study. BThey found TV programmes dull. CThey were not allowed to play at home. DThey found nothing exciting to do.12AHe won the tickets. BHe bought them at the park. CHe got them from a friend. DHe got them from a customer.13ACamping. BWatching shows. CRiding. DBoating.Questions 14 through 16 are ba

8、sed on the following news.14AIn California BIn Alabama. CIn Europe. DIn Africa.15AShe is an expert on Asian affairs. BShe is now in her late forties. CShe used to be a professor at Stanford University. DShe helped Bushs father in his presidential campaign.16AHer wide interests. BHer family life. CHe

9、r political career. DHer educational background.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: 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 heardWrite y

10、our answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Birth Statistics （出生纪录）Date of birth:： 17 the tenth Sex: 18 Name: 19 HitchcockWeight: 20 kilosLength: Forty-six centimetersComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based o

11、n the following conversation.Why does Mr. Toma come to see Miss Handson?Mario is being a 21 .What is Marios recent behavior in class?He doesnt pay 22 .What is one possible reason for Marios change? His father often takes 23 .Where does Mario stay when his father is away? At 24 .Complete the form. Wr

12、ite NO MORE THAN Three WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A （16%）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25The accident is reported to have occurred _ the first Sunday

13、in February.Aat Bon Cin Dto26I had to buy _ these books because I didnt know which one was the best.Aboth Bnone Cneither Dall27Children under 12 years of age in that country _ be under adult supervision in a public library.Amust Bmay Ccan Dneed28The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their

14、 power _ increased enormously ever since.Ais Bwas Chas been Dhad been29The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _ to eat more fruit and vegetables.Apersuade Bwill persuade Cbe persuaded Dare persuaded30Only when your identity has been checked _.Ayou are allowed in By

15、ou will be allowed inCwill you allow in Dwill you be allowed in31The house rent is expensive. Ive got about half the space I had at home and Im paying _ here.Athree times much Bthree times as muchCas much three times Dmuch as three times32Something has to be done to stop our river from being pollute

16、d, _ ?Adoesnt it Bhasnt it Cdoes it Dhavent they33_, all the quarrels came to an end.AThe lost money was found BWas the lost money foundCBecause the lost money found DWith the lost money found34A good politician not only works well with other people, _.Abut also holding firmly his own beliefsBbut al

17、so holds firmly his own beliefsChe but also holds firmly his own beliefsDhe also holds firmly his own beliefs35The flu is believed _ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat. Acausing Bbeing Cto be caused Dto have caused36This is the novel _they are talking. Aa

18、bout that Bwhich Cabout it Dabout which37When I try to understand _ that prevents so many students from being happy, it seems to me that there are two causes. Awhy is it Bwhy it is Cwhat is it Dwhat it is38He performed the task successfully, _was unexpected. Athat Bas Cwhich Dit39Generally speaking,

19、 _ according to the directions, the drug had no side effect. Awhen taken Bwhen taking Cwhen to take Dwhen to be taken40The discovery of the new evidence led to _. Athe thief having caught Bcaught the thiefCthe thief being caught Dthe thief to be caughtSection BDirections: Complete the following pass

20、age by using the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. Note that there is one word or phrase more than you need.Aenjoyable Bthinking Chowever Dpay E. working experience F. survey G. start H. complete I. online J. Traditionally In many parts of the world, university

21、students work in summer. They need the money, and they can get some 41 . What kind of jobs do students like to get in summer? 42 , they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools. These days, 43 , more and more students are working at dotcoms. Dotcoms are Internet-based companie

22、s which offer goods and service 44 . Todays young people already know a lot about computers and they can quickly learn more. The 45 is also usually much better than at the traditionally summer jobs. There are other advantages besides the pay. Students see dotcom jobs as a good 46 on their future. In

23、 addition to good experience, the work is also 47 for most. On top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect. Dotcoms are new and need new ways of 48 . Imagination and enterprise care more important than formal qualifications. So many students are even quitting school to start their own dotc

24、oms. A recent 49 on dotcom owners finds that 2% of them are under 30 years old, and 12% never finished university.III. Cloze （15%）Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the con

25、text.Its fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USAA month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito （蚊子） bites. Right before leaving Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 50 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes

26、around the 51 like me. She said, Theres an old sayingthe 52 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 53 to the mosquitoes. Not 54 it, I replied, Grandmaaaa, thats just an old wives tale! Well, less than a week after my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 55_ of mosquito

27、 bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 56 , but they all proved useless.Late one night in my cousins home, I couldnt bear the 57 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 58 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being _59_ she said, There is n

28、othing you can do. Go back to sleep. With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously （妒嫉地） 60 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 61 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed （惊奇的）, I ran to others rooms , only t

29、o find they were all sleeping 62 as the same thing occurred again and again.From those bites, I came to 63 my grandmas silly tale. From then on, Ive always tried to keep a（n） 64_ mind about those strange old wives tales because they do have some truth to them.50Apersuaded Breminded Cwarned Dinformed

30、51Astudents Bforeigners Cpassengers Dvisitors52Aearlier Blonger Csooner Dlater53Agrows Bgoes Cflows Dremains54Aexpecting Bunderstanding Crecognizing Dbelieving55Ashade Bpile Ccloud Dblanket56Atouched Bbitten Cdefeated Ddiscovered57Anoise Bhit Cpain Deffect58Awoke up Bshouted at Clooked for Ddropped on59Ablamed Binterrupted Cmoved Dfrightened60Ahaving Bwatching Cmaking Dhelping61Aland Bfly Cfall Dwait62Ajoyfully Banxiously Csoundlessly Dworriedly63Atell Bknow Cremember Daccept6