上海市复兴高级中学2013学年第一学期期中考试.doc

上海市复兴高级中学2013学年第一学期期中考试高三年级英语学科试卷第I卷 (共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A 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. The newsstand.B. The hair salon.C. The grocery store.D. The bookstore.2. A. Customer and receptionist.B. Patient and doctor. C. Driver and traffic policeman.D. Student and teacher.3. A. She will probably punish the woman.B. She herself is often late for work.C. She wont know the woman is late.D. She may ignore the womans lateness.4. A. She doesnt have enough money to help the man.B. She may ask the man to drive her somewhere.C. She doesnt want to lend the man any money.D. She owes the man eight dollars.5. A. The man might not be able to leave campus early. B. The class might not finish their oral presentations. C. This weeks class might be longer than expected. D. The professor might give an exam in class.6. A. Buy the woman a birthday cake.B. Celebrate his birthday some other time. C. Save a piece of cake for later.D. Have some cake with the woman.7. A. He disagrees with the woman.B. He has much experience listening to others.C. He can keep a secret well.D. He has several brothers and sisters.8. A. She has several pages more to copy.B. She likes the way the copies look. C. She wonders how to operate the machine.D. Shell finish using the machine soon.9. A. They plan to go hiking this weekend.B. They have to change their weekend plans.C. They hope to join the club next year.D. They recently visited Mount Henry Forest.10. A. Buy three concert tickets.B. Meet Karen at the airport. C. Watch a concert.D. Make a phone call to Karen.Section BDirections: In Section 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. In the USA.B. In France. C. In Germany.D. In Canada.12. A. The rich people.B. The working men.C. The business people.D. The fashion designers.13. A. Strauss was once among those looking for gold in California Gold Rush.B. The reason why the trousers are called “jeans” remains unknown.C. Office workers are not allowed to wear jeans at work.D. The word “denim” refers to the name of a city.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They used to be made by machine.B. They used to be shorter. C. They are made of wood now.D. They are lighter now.15. A. It can stop the board going far when they fall off. B. It helps to keep them warm in cold water. C. It enables their feet to stick to the board. D. It can increase the pleasure of surfing.16. A. A brief introduction to a sport.B. Essential things for surfing. C. The origin of a professional sportD. How to surf skilfully in waves.Section CDirections: In Section 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.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Renal Property ManagementWriting PadName:Phone Number:Room Type:Price Range:Location:Facilities:Bill Harrington053-787-6695A 17 apartmentAround 18 Near the 19 A 20 and central air conditioningBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What project is Pauline Jones working on?A project to protect 21 .What is Pauline Jones doing at the moment?She is 22 on the sea water.How does Pauline Jones spend her free time?She helps her host family 23 .How does Pauline Jones feel about her work?It is 24 .II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Now I still remember my first day at a fast food restaurant three years ago. I wanted to save up money and buy my own car, so I applied everywhere I (25)_ that summer. The restaurant called me right away and I thought to (26)_, “This is going to be easy.” But within four hours of my first shift, I had angry customers who complained how slow I was. I watched in fear as a kid spilled his milk everywhere, and I heard (27)_ words that no 16-year-old boy or anyone for that matter wants to hear: “Mike, theres a problem in the mens bathroom and you might want gloves for this one.” I realized right away that (28)_ (work) at the restaurant was not going to be a picnic. Over three years later I still work at that restaurant whenever I go home during vacations. I love my co-workers there and all the customers know (29)_ I am. Every morning the same senior citizens come in and get their morning coffees. They chat with us and joke around. Our smiles have just as (30)_ (much) to do with them making us a part of their everyday lives as the coffee does.From my first job at the restaurant, I learned teamwork and devotion. I also learned staying positive (31)_ _ _rough things seem to get. I will forever carry the experience that I gained at the restaurant (32)_me as I go forward in my life.(B) On Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another household as the well-chosen presents (33)_ (unwrap). Linda has never met the children, but thats all part of the joy of giving as secret Santas. “Its an amazing feeling to buy gifts on an anonymous (匿名的) basis,” says Linda, who does charitable work as a member of the American Womens Club of Toronto. To find her “adopted” family, Linda goes to the local schools and requests a wish list for a family thats struggling (34)_ (survive). It was a single mother with three children (35)_ she helped last year. The mother works as a cleaning lady in a nursing home. “(36)_ the list includes is always heartbreaking. They have an opportunity to ask for anything and do just the opposite, (37)_ (ask) for basic clothes or simple toys,” she says. “We always buy the kids a new winter coat, hats, and gloves.” She also buys gifts for the parents. Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish listone (38)_ didnt include the basics. “Every child should have a Christmas that sticks with them for a lifetime.” She (39)_ (purchase) iPods for the two older children and a video game system for the youngest. Linda says that the valuable lesson (40)_ (learn) in all of this is to pay attention to whats going on in your own backyardwherever you live.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. accidentallyB. accountC. achievedD. approachingE. artfully F. eagerG. generalizationH. groupedI. lifelikeJ. longK. puttingA short story is like any work of fiction. It is not a real-life 41 but the product of an authors imagination. As such, stories can be written on a wide range of subjects. The only limit on a story is how 42 it isa short story should be readable in one sitting. A good short story, however, presents enough 43 qualities to help us better understand ourselves and our world.The following stories illustrate the enormous range and wealth of short stories. Some stories are great adventure tales that make us read on, 44 to find out what will happen next. Some stories present quiet, ordinary-sounding events. Other stories carry us to faraway places or times. Always, a story presents us with a world of the authors imagination. The author 45 combines people, places, events, and ideas to create a unique, fictional world. In 46 these parts together to form a story, the author always has at least one important purpose in mind: to illustrate a trutha(n) 47 about life.The stories on the following pages are 48 according to some of the basic elements that an author works with when writing a story: plot, character, setting, point of view, and theme. The last group of stories illustrates the total effect 49 from skilfully varying and mixing these basic ingredients. These elements contain the key to 50 any story with deeper understanding and greater pleasure. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In parts of Africa, wars have been going on for many years. Millions of people have lost their homes, schools, markets, and hospitals. In these conditions, food supplies 51 and people face starvation. During the past decade, international aid organizations have done their best to help prevent starvation by sending food to people in the areas.However, this is a short-term solution. Most aid workers agree that giving food to a warring country is just a 52 measure. It may save some people from immediate starvation. But it doesnt change the conditions that 53 starvation. The aid workers say that the first thing to do is to try to stop the fighting. The international community needs to help the warring groups find a way to make 54 .Some international aid organizations are thinking of 55 the way they help people in warring countries. Workers say that food shipments can 56 help keep a war going. Sudan is an example of a country that has received aid worth billions of dollars during its seventeen-year-long civil war. This aid has made very little difference in the lives of the Sudanese people, except in a 57 way. Soldiers have stolen the food and local leaders have used it to control people. Food shipments have sometimes caused people to become 58 aid. Some Sudanese farmers, for example, stopped planting crops after receiving food shipments. 59 , the Sudanese government has used the shipments of food against other groups of Sudanese. It has allowed food to be distributed only in areas that support the government in the civil war. This means that some areas have not 60 any food at all. One such area is the Nuba Mountains. The people of Nuba generally do not support the central government of Sudan, since they have a very 61 history and culture. Now, after pressure from international organization, the Sudanese government has 62 to allow international aid distributed to the Nuba people. However, the leaders of the Nuba people do not want shipments of food. What the people need, they say, is another kind of aid. Instead of food, they need material and equipment so that they can 63 . That means aid such as farming equipment, weaving equipment or supplies for beekeepers. 64 , the Nuba people want to be able to produce what they need for their families. In this way, they can also serve as an 65 of how international aid can truly help people in the war. 51. A. workB. beginC. remainD. disappear 52. A. impressiveB. temporaryC. relevantD. feasible53. A. lead toB. result fromC. rely onD. lie in54. A. revolutionB. foodC. peaceD. money55. A. changingB. keepingC. guidingD. taking56. A. rarelyB. actuallyC. fortunatelyD. theoretically57. A. publicB. meaningfulC. lawfulD. negative 58. A. anxious aboutB. dependent onC. surprised atD. tired of59. A. FurthermoreB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Instead60. A. plantedB. declinedC. receivedD. bought61. A. charmingB. similarC. mysteriousD. different 62. A. askedB. decidedC. refusedD. hoped63. A. earn a livingB. protect themselvesC. fight backD. grow food64. A. Even soB. In additionC. Above allD. For another65. A. expressionB. exceptionC. extensionD. example Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humor nor his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, “Gramp” made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions. One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said: “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink. In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.My grandmother (“Gram”) worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the cloudsall that was beautiful around her pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, “See how beautiful this is!” In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women striving daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.66. We learn from the passage that the writers Grandpa _.A. loved to give ordersB. liked making suggestionsC. was friendly and humorousD. was a quiet and strict person67. What did Grandpa mean when he told the writer to pick up potatoes if he wanted to?A. It was undoubtedly what he had to do.B. It was up to him to decide whether to do it.C. He could do it whenever he was ready.D. He did not really need to do it.68. Which of the following is true about the writers Grandma? A. She worked in the field every day. B. She liked Millets paintings very much. C. She didnt have a love of beauty until she was 75. D. She didnt give up reading even after a days hard work.69. According to the passage, _ in the days of the writers grandparents.A. it was difficult to keep the “softer qualities” of mind and characterB. “harder qualities” were thought unnecessary and thus ignored C. most people understood how to appreciate beauty in lifeD. ordinary people usually found it easy to make a living(B)Orange Unified School DistrictQuick Reference Guide for LockdownsThis information is provided as a guideline for actions in the event of a lockdown. Always remember that the first priority is the safety and protection of life.LockdownsA lockdown is the act of keeping students and personnel in a secured location until an emergency or threat is over. You may be required to lockdown your room or facility when a dangerous person or situation is present on or near your site.Activating a Lockdown:l A lockdown may be ordered by a principal, site administrator or Student & Community Services (SCS).l Staff should direct students inside to the nearest room. Do a verbal and visual sweep as you lockdown to get everyone inside.l If possible, report your attendance, including any extra people in your room, to the office.l Staff should lock all doors and windows leading to your room. Close all window coverings.l All students and staff should remain away from doors and windows. If you hear gunfire or someone trying to enter your room, instruct all students and staff to “Drop, Cover and Hold” under desks.l Under no circumstances will students or staff open a door or window once it has been secured until the lockdown is officially over. When the lockdown is over the “All