2014届上海市吴淞中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案.doc

上海市吴淞中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题I. Listening Comprehension (30分)Part 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. Betty B. Jenny C. JohnD. Mary2. A. Rome B. Paris C. New YorkD. San Francisco3. A. Do some gardening B. Wash the car C. Have a rest D. Clean the room4. A. In the laboratory B. At the news agentC. At the bank D. In the library5. A. Librarian and student B. Operator and caller C. Boss and secretary D. Customer and repairman6. A. Peters strength B. Peters occupationC. Peters character D. Peters likes and dislikes7. A. The woman lost her keys B. The woman left here by car C. The woman had to open the door D. The woman didnt think it carefully8. A. The couple will spend Christmas abroad B. The couple will have a party on Christmas Eve C. The couple will have a Christmas party in Australia D. The man will send some postcards on Christmas Eve9. A. Potatoes are more nutritious than eggs B. The eggs are next to the potatoes C. Most health food stores sell potatoes and eggs D. The second course will be potatoes and eggs10.A. Difficult B. InterestingC. DullD. Useful 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 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. When he was 12 B. When he was 10 C. When he was 85 D. when he was 412. A. He was afraid of telling the story B. He wasnt allowed to write about it C. He wasnt able to read or write D. He knew very little about the murder13. A. The importance of reading B. A black mans struggling to learning reading C. The conflict between the white and the black D. A life story about a famous African-AmericanQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 17B.25C.47D.4015. A. The terrible road conditionB. The army attack C. The drivers mistakeD. The water on the road16. A. They robbed four passengersB. They were all under 16 years old C. They were arrested by policemenD. They managed to run awayPart 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 heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.How many members does the club have now ?About (17)_What kind of events does the club organize ?It has social get-togethers, (18)_events and language evenings.How often does the club hold language evenings ?Every day except (19) _.Which language does the woman want to practice ?She wants to practice (20) _.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Why doesnt the man go to university ?He has to (21) _.What working experience does the man have ?He once worked in a (22) _ for two monthsWhy does the man want the job?He wants to become a (23) _.On what condition can the man receive a trainingIf he can (24) _.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Reading Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. （A）Teachers always have found that teaching and learning become interesting and enjoyable when students are actively involved in the lesson. Their active engagement, however, does not come automatically. In most cases, teachers have to find ways to get them (25)_(involve). Hai K. P. Huynh, an English teacher at American-Vietnamese International English Centre in Da Nang, Vietnam, demonstrates (26)_ teachers can get students actively engaged in the learning process and take charge of their learning by giving them the opportunities to find and correct mistakes (27)_.The effective way is to prepare an activity (28)_ students take over the role of correcting mistakes which is normally done by the teacher. The teacher purposefully becomes the mistake maker .This technique can bring forth several benefits. For instance, by switching the role of the mistake corrector, the teacher can often observe that students get excited. The degree of excitement (29)_ (increase) when the class is divided into two teams to compete with each other in finding and correcting the mistakes.Another benefit is that they have the opportunity to identify the possible mistakes themselves instead of the teacher (30)_(tell) them what the mistakes are. This technique can help the teacher check his or her students understanding of a grammar point or comprehension of a reading task. It can be used to reinforce and improve their production skills such as writing and pronunciation. The activity is a simple technique (31)_ it is very effective (32)_ getting students attention and participation. It can easily be developed (33)_(satisfy ) teachers needs.(B)Its likely that your (34)_(big) ambition as a Senior 3 student is to enter a good university this time next year. But (35)_ makes your dream university “good” enough?An excellent reputation and high rankings are certainly important, according to a survey(36)_ (conduct) by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission in 50 Shanghai high schools this summer. Among the 400 students, nearly 64 percent favored universities with top rankings and outstanding academic performance records.“Compared with lower-ranking universities, a household name on the first-level list usually means more advanced facilities, better lectures and more opportunities. These will all help me settle down to a successful university experience,” said Qiu chenhao,17 of Shanghais Jianping High School.However, great universities are defined by other factors as well. Over 63 percent think that (37)_ ideal university should have an environment with research freedom, (38)_ (allow) their students to experiment, succeed and sometimes fail. And a similar number of students believe that a good university (39)_ produce graduates who are particularly sought after by employers.(40)_ _ the fact that employability is highly valued, about 28 percent say that rich history and tradition are a priority for great universities.Section B (10分)Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. demonstrating B. devote C. productive D. slightlyE. present F. addressing G. emotion H. happyI. significantly J. productivity ABD. completedIn the past few decades, the popular belief in the area of organizational behavior and psychology has been that 41 workers are better workers. However, new research at the University of Alberta shows that sad workers are more 42 .Psychologist Dr. Robert Sinclair recently conducted a series of four studies 43 the effects of experimentally induced ( 诱发的 ) happiness versus sadness on work 44 by asking the participants to build circuit boards. In the first study, sad people committed 45 few errors than did happy people, but there was no difference in the number of boards 46 . In similar studies Sinclair found the same results along with the evidence that happy people might not 47 as much energy to the task in order to maintain their happy moods - they considered that task as something that might detract from their 48 feelings. These findings are not surprising, said Sinclair, since there has been a growing body of literature in the area of social psychology 49 that sad moods lead to more calm lengthy intent consideration and often, more thought or accurate judgments. So its important for organizations to take into account the 50 of their employees. It seems it could be beneficial to creating situations that lead people to believe that performing their jobs will cause them to feel good.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分) Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his 51 and diplomatic talent, but his contributions to the society include many of todays social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, 52 other European nations, 53 an unusual outbreak of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing 54 . 55 in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to get the 56 of the socialist labor movement, Bismarck 57 the worlds first workers compensation law in 1884.By 1908, the United States was the 58 industrial nation in the world that lacked workers compensation insurance. Americans injured workers could seek 59 in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. 60 , employees had to prove that their injuries directly 61 employers lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state workers compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon 62 throughout the nation.After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not 63 the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national 64 to study the problems workers compensation. Two years later, the committee issued 19 key recommendations, 65 one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states average weekly wages.51. A. artisticB. literaryC. militaryD. economic52. A. along withB. other thanC. apart fromD. rather than53. A. experimentedB. exploredC. experiencedD. excluded54. A. urbanizationB. revolutionC. evolutionD. industrialization55. A. InspiredB. TouchedC. OrganizedD. Motivated56. A. feedbackB. statementC. proofD. support57. A. discoveredB. createdC. uncoveredD. revealed58. A. uniqueB. onlyC. powerfulD. most59. A. rightsB. helpC. compensationD. support60. A. For exampleB. HoweverC. ConsequentlyD. Moreover 61. A. resulted inB. stood forC. resulted fromD. deal with62. A. spreadB. promotedC. stretchedD. placed63. A. put up withB. face up toC. benefit fromD. keep up with 64. A. communityB. committeeC. authorityD. government65. A. includingB. insistingC. installingD. investingSection B (2X12=24) ( A)If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and, as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down.With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs. Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with intellect and feelings, and decide the human character. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls task like eating and breathing, does not contract with age.Contraction of front and side partsas cells die offwas seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contractionusing the head.The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. “Those with least possibility,” says Matsuzawa, “are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.” 66. The team of doctors wanted to find out _.A. at what point people grow mentally old B. how to make people live longerC. the size of certain peoples brains D. which people are the most clever67. Their research findings are based on _.A. an examination of farmers in northern JapanB. tests given on a thousand old people C. examining the brain volumes of different peopleD. using computer technology68. The doctors tests show that _.A. our brains contract as we grow older B. one part of the brain does not contractC. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD. some peoples brains have contracted earlier than other peoples69. The most possible conclusion of the passage is that _.A. most of us take more exercise B. its better to live in the townC. the brain contracts if it is not used D. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old ( B )During the next several weeks I went completely to the wolves. I took a tiny tent and set it up on the shore of bay. The big telescope was set up in the mouth of the tent in such a way that I could observe the wolves by day or night.Quite by accident I had pitched (set up) my tent within ten yards of one of the major paths used by the wolves. Shortly after I had taken up residence one of the wolves came back and discovered me and my tent, but he did not stop or hesitate in his pace. Later, one or more wolves used the track past my tent and never did they show the slightest interest in me. I felt uncomfortable at being so totally ignored. The next day I noticed a male wolf make boundary markers by passing water on the rounds of his family lands.Once I had become aware of the strong feeling of property rights which existed among the wolves, I decided to use this knowledge to make them at least recognize my existence. One evening, after they had gone off for their regular nightly hunt I staked out a property of my own, including a long section of the wolves path. In order to ensure that my claim would not be overlooked, I made a property mark on stones, dumps of moss, and patches of vegetation with a lot of tea. Before the hunters came back, task was done, and I retired, somewhat exhausted, to observe results. A few minutes later, the leading male appeared. As usual he did not bother to glance at the tent, but when he reached the point where my property line intersected (cut across) the trail, he stopped as suddenly as if he had run into an invisible wall.Cautiously, he extended his nose and sniffed at one of my marked bushes. After a minute of hesitation he backed away a few yards and sat down. Then, he looked directly at the tent and at me.His glare seemed to become more fierce as I attempted to stare him down. The situation was becoming intolerable. To break the impasse I turned my back on the wolf. Then quickly and with an air of decision, he turned his attention away from me and began a systematic tour of the area I had staked out as my own. As he came to each boundary marker he sniffed it once or twice, then carefully placed his mark on the outside of mine.70. Why did the wolves manage to ignore the authors presence?A. Because his tent was out of the wolves estate boundaries.B. Because the author and the wolves were already good friends.C. Because they did not know him at all.D. Because the wolves were afraid of strangers.71. Which is TRUE according to the passage ?A. The author likes staring matches esp. with wolves.B. Staking the land was very easy.C. Wolves can see the estate boundaries clearly with their eyes.D. The author managed to know why the wolves ignore his presence.72. What was the authors discovery?A. Wolves were not settled beasts, as is almost universally believed.B. Wolves were settled beasts and the possessors of an estate with definite boundaries.C. Wolves were not interested with strangers.D. Wolves family was dominated by a female. 73. Why did the author stake out an area of his own?A. Because he thought it better to be stared at than to be ignored.B. Because he didnt want the wolves to use the track past his tent.C. Because he wanted the wolves to take cognizance of his existence.D. Because he wanted to find out how fierce the wolfs glare was.( C )We often use the words growth and development as if they meant essentially the same thing. But this may not always be the case. One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved