上海市黄浦区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、上海市黄浦区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题黄浦区2009学年度第一学期期终基础学业测评高三英语试卷 （完卷时间： 120分钟 满分： 150分） 2010年1月20日下午第I卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: 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

2、 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. A teacher. B. A policeman. C. A doctor. D. An athle

3、te.2. A. In a shop. B. In an airport. C. In a museum. D. In a hotel.3. A. Parent and child. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student. D. Shop assistant and customer. 4. A. Weather. B. Animals. C. Clothes. D. Appearance.5. A. He knew where the laptop was. B. He saw someone else take the laptop awa

4、y.C. The woman didnt take good care of her laptop.D. Actually, the woman didnt put the laptop on the chair.6. A. Read the books. B. Go to buy the books in the shop.C. Go to his grandpa for some books. D. Search for the books on the Internet.7. A. Rearranging the furniture. B. Finding room for the pa

5、intings.C. Hanging some pictures for decoration. D. Painting the walls to match the furniture.8. A. The alarm didnt work. B. He didnt hear the alarm. C. He couldnt fall asleep until morning. D. He didnt get up after hearing the alarm.9. A. Disappointed. B. Frightened. C. Happy. D. Relaxed. 10. A. He

6、s going to attend the lecture. B. Hed rather not go to the lecture.C. Hell give the lecture on drawing. D. He doesnt mind if the woman goes to the lecture.Section B PassagesDirections: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The

7、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. She wanted B

8、ill to do the housework. B. She was offered a good job by her neighbour.C. She was bored with her relaxing life at home.D. She wanted to help with the familys finances.12. A. Doing housework. B. Taking good care of her husband.C. Reading papers and watching TV. D. Looking after her neighbours childr

9、en.13. A. Women should have their own careers.B. Neighbours should help each other. C. Parents should take good care of their children. D. Conflict between husbands and career wives starts easily.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 27. B. 65. C. 67. D. 70.15. A. Slow fo

10、od. B. Fast food. C. Womens rights. D. Anti-war.16. A. Alice has written some cookbooks.B. Alice opened a restaurant in France. C. Alice sometimes buys locally-grown food.D. It was Alices keen sense of taste that made her a famous cook.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In section C, you will

11、 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.ReceiverYok

12、o _17_Address421 Magnolia Street, _18_Message_19_on your wedding day. Thinking of you. Hope to see you soonSenderKomi TanakaTelephone_20_Complete the form. Write ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.description of the criminalmessy red hair

13、and _21_22_dressed in blackitems in the lost wallet_23_24_a photoComplete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best compl

14、etes the sentence.25. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life time of mice _ 50% .A. of B. by C. for D. at26. Learning that my mother was playing the word game against _, I bought a computer for her to play against.A. her B. me C. itself D. herself27You _ be hungry already - you

15、 had a big cake only half an hour ago. A. wouldnt B. cant C. mustnt D. neednt28You cant move in right now. The library _. A. has painted B. is painted C. is being painted D. is painting29. Some young girls constantly worry that they are overweight, although they are _. A. perfectly healthy B. perfec

16、tly health C. perfect healthy D. perfect health30. - They believed that their conclusion was right, _? - I suppose so. A. was it B. did they C. didnt they D. wasnt it31. The wind was not strong enough to cause us any concern, so we carried on with our daily work, _ what was about to happen.A. suspec

17、ting B. suspected C. not suspecting D. not suspected 32. Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean _ the action of the person who has offended you.A. to accept B. to accepting C. being accepted D. accepting33. John has been working on the essay the whole afternoon and he still_. A. has

18、 been B. does C. has D. is34. Storm chasing is so dangerous that some chasers are often hurt in accidents _ by driving in a heavy rain.A. having caused B. caused C. to be caused D. causing35. _ different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguisher have been invented.A. Extinguished B. To exti

19、nguish C. Extinguishing D. Having extinguished36. _ I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. A. What B. Whether C. That D. Which37. Taylors popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, _ she got very high pay for her movies.A. if B. though C. so D. unless38.

20、 A new eight-kilometer road is under construction _ links the port area with motorway system.A. that B. where C. it D. as39. Not only _ the way we spoke, but _ the way we dressed.A. he disliked he also disapproved of B. he disliked did he also disapprove ofC. did he dislike did he also disapprove of

21、 D. did he dislike he also disapproved of40. After looking through the art books here, I found Andrews paintings to be the closest to _ I thought good paintings should look.A. how B. what C. that D. why Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can

22、only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. race B. created C. shaped D. portion E. primary F. dragged G. dramatic H. collapse I. delicious J. individualEaster Island is a famous and very isolated island in the southeast Pacific Ocean. It is well-known for its giant stone st

23、atues, the moai, _41_ sometime between the years 1000 and 1700 likely towards the earlier _42_ of that range. These statues number 887, and at one point there were about 10 islanders for every statue, for an island population of 10,000 or so. The first and only people ever to live on Easter Island w

24、ere from an _43_ group of Polynesians that, once finding Easter, then had no contact with any other _44_. Easter Island is often taken as a case study of civilizations collapse. In the 17th-18th century there was a _45_ decline in civilization. There were also numerous civil wars that would have bee

25、n extremely bloody. Evidence indicates that chickens and rats became the _46_ diet of the islanders. By the time the Europeans arrived in 1722, there were barely 1,000 inhabitants on island.Before the _47_ of Easter Islands civilization in the 17th century, there was a Golden Age, during which the t

26、wo-ton moai statues were constructed. These statues had eyes painted white and were all pointed towards the sea. The islanders lacked metal tools, and _48_ the statues using only stone tools. The statues were _49_ to their present locations by large wooden frames. Given how few people there were on

27、the island and how huge the statues are, it has long been a mystery whether Easter Islanders had any special assistance from extraterrestrials（外星人）.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in ea

28、ch blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity. In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 _50_ go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one. From that, you may not know for sure if you want

29、to _51_ something more with an individual, but, you will _52_ know if you dont want to. The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you _53_. Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to _54_ check a potential partner out and to see what theyve got, when it come

30、s to _55_, you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward（全力以赴）there. Youll find the other participants are _56_ of this and will put their best foot forward. An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone _57_ under pressure. You may alre

31、ady know a little more about their _58_ if you find someone who cant seem to make eye-contact. The best advice is to make eye contact, be open and direct. Youll find that the _59_ time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and theres nothing like a deadline to make you more _60_! An important detail to keep in