上海市松江二中11-12学年高三英语上学期期中考试试题（无答案）

用心 爱心 专心 1 松江二中松江二中 1111 1212 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高三英语学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高三英语 第一卷 I Listening Comprehensio Section 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 In New York B In Boston C In Philadelphia D In Washington 2 A She is very polite B She is pleasant to talk with C She is not a pleasant person D She doesn t like to talk very much 3 A Winter is his favorite time for sports B Sports always interest him C He may be interested in sports D He plays better than he used to 4 A To go to the football match B To watch TV C To take part in the football match D To stay at home 5 A She would like one B She wouldn t like one C He is very kind to her D He is a kind hearted man 6 A He punished him B He praised him C He mistook him D He obeyed him 7 A She will fix his button B She will ride the school bus C She will prepare breakfast D She will do some washing 8 A Nobody B The woman s parents C The woman D The woman and her parents 9 A 1 00 B 1 10 C 1 05 D 1 15 10 A Because she is boring B Because she needs a present C Because she wants to change her job D Because she wants to tell the man a story Section B Directions 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 in 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 用心 爱心 专心 2 11 A She will have three ways to choose B She may either try to enter a university or look for a paid job C She may look for a paid job and get ready for marriage D She can get married without the parents consent 12 A The age of sixteen means the beginning of marriage B The age of sixteen refers to the beginning of the complete independence from the parents C It is against the English law for a child to get married under the age of 16 D The English marriage law permits children under 16 to get married 13 A When she is 16 B When she has go to 17 C When she has reached 18 D When she is more than 18 Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 14 A America B China C Japan D California 15 A 1957 B 1982 C 1980D 1985 16 A Cubs born on foreign soil would belong to China and would have to be returned after their infancy B In may panda Hua Mei born in California of the United States returned to Sichuan Province Southwest China C Panda Xiong Bang returned to his ancestral land yesterday becoming the first giant panda born in a foreign land to come back to China this year D Xiong Bang the 2 year old cub born in Japan arrived by ship in Beijing yesterday Section C Directions 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 How old is the girl She is 17 Why did the girl have to work very hard In order to enter for 18 What did the girl think when she looks at those cups She would have some wonderful 19 and would regret 20 other important things while she was swimming Complete the form Write ONE WORD for each answer Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation What s wrong with radio It doesn t 21 at all Whose fault It is the fault of 22 用心 爱心 专心 3 What caused the radio not to work The radio seems to have been left 23 What does the lady do at lastShe d like to have 24 in that shop Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer II Grammar Section A Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence 25 I have been told that the flood in Thailand killed more than 300 people and destroyed many buildings Yes news came as shock to me A the the B the aC a the D a a 26 Mrs White looks old her age Yes It worries her most her hair is turning gray A at whileB in ifC for that D for for 27 Hundreds of visitors visited the charity funfair as much as 65 000 for the flood victims in South East Asia A having raised B to raiseC raisedD raising 28 To succeed in a scientific research project A persistence is neededB one needs to be persistent C great efforts should be madeD much work has to be done 29 Something as simple as some cold water may clear you mind and relieve pressure A to be drinkingB having drunkC being drinkingD drinking 30 The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit but years ago no one have imagined they were to achieve such great success A shouldB mustC couldD might 31 146 kilograms the woman had great trouble walking about A WeighingB WeighedC Being weighedD To weigh 32 of his own that he was aware of the hardships and joy A Not until he started a businessB Until he started a business C It was not until he started a businessD It was until he started a business 33 The company I work in has now introduced a new policy pay rises are related to performance at work A whichB thatC whetherD whose 34 The conclusion the police came to the boss was as much to blame as anyone else for the great fire didn t satisfy everyone A where thatB which itC that whenD that that 用心 爱心 专心 4 35 When she got to know that she had passed the interview the girl went to bed with a great weight off her mind A takingB takenC to takeD being taken 36 I m frustrated after so many failures I can t see any hope Behind every misfortune A does an opportunity lieB is an opportunity lying C lies an opportunityD an opportunity lies 37 According to the annual report the output of coal of the company last year was A more than 60 percent in 2006B 60 percent more than 2006 C 60 percent more than that in 2006D more than 60 percent that in 2006 38 How long do you think it will be I can go back to work A beforeB whenC untilD that 39 The companies are working together to create they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century A whichB thatC whatD who 40 According to some scientist every human being gives off body heat A what he is doingB however he is doing C whatever is he doingD no matter what he is doing Section B Directions Complete the passage by choosing the proper words in the box Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need A wave of shock and sadness swept across the globe on October 5 as the news of Steven Jobs death spread worldwide It was soon followed by a global outpouring of condolences Shanghai was no 41 as thousands of people stopped by the local Apple stores to pay their 42 Mourners left behind flowers red apples and notes of condolence as a tribute to such a brilliant man In 2005 Steve gave the commencement speech at Stanford University in California During this speech Steve shared three stories from his life The first story he called connect the dots He talked about a series of events in his life his unlikely adoption coming from a poor family 43 out of college collecting pop bottles for money and taking a calligraphy class Looking back on these seemingly 44 events Steve realized that it was this path that led him to success He encouraged people to follow their intuition and trust that the dots will somehow connect in their future In his second story Steve shared his embarrassing experience of being 45 from Apple the company he started It seemed like the end of his career but he followed his passion and 46 vision and started Pixar the A seemingly B unconnected C respects D creative AB dropping AC fired AD reminded BC surely BD exception CD final 用心 爱心 专心 5 most successful animation studio in the world The 47 story in Steve s speech is now a little haunting He spoke of death He 48 every young person in the audience that death is a destination we all share Your time is limited so don t waste it living someone else s life Steve Jobs 49 followed his own advice for his was a life well lived May we all take a lesson from his example and remember as Steve once said the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do III Reading Comprehension Section A Directions 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 Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency crimes committed by young people focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence Theories 50 on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior 51 they were not sufficiently punished for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in 52 to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status or as a rejection of middle class values Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families ignoring the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes The latter may commit crimes 53 lack of adequate parental control All theories however are tentative 不确定的 and are 54 to criticism Changes in the social structure may indirectly 55 juvenile crime rates For example changes in the economy that 56 to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment 57 make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain The resulting discontent may in 58 lead more youths into criminal behavior Families have also 59 changes these years More families consist of one parent households or two working parents 60 children are likely to have less supervision at home 61 was common in the traditional family 62 This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates Other identifiable causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school the increased 63 of drugs and alcohol and the growing incidence 发生率 of child abuse and child neglect All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act 64 a direct causal relationship has not yet been established 50 A actingB relyingC centeringD commenting 51 A beforeB unlessC untilD because 用心 爱心 专心 6 52 A returnB replyC referenceD response 53 A onB inC forD with 54 A sensitiveB resistantC subjectD similar 55 A affectB reduceC checkD reflect 56 A pointB leadC comeD amount 57 A in generalB on averageC by contrastD at length 58 A caseB shortC turnD return 59 A survivedB noticedC undertakenD experienced 60 A contrarilyB consequently C similarlyD simultaneously 61 A thanB thatC whichD as 62 A systemB structureC conceptD heritage 63 A expense B restrictionC allocationD availability 64 A providedB sinceC althoughD supposing Section B Directions Read the following four 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 A qualified doctor rarely practised but instead devoted his life to writing He once said Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my lover Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a great playwright and one of the masters of the modern short story When Chekhov entered the Moscow University Medical School in 1879 he started to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support his family After he graduated he wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper As a writer he was extremely fast often producing a short story in an hour or less Checkhov s medical and science experience can be seen through the indifference many of his characters show to tragic events In 1892 he became a full time writer and published some of his most memorable stories Chekhov often wrote about the sufferings of life in small towns of Russia Tragic events controlled his characters who were filled with feelings of hopelessness and despair It is often said that nothing happens in Chekhov s stories and plays He made up for this with his exciting technique for developing drama within his characters Chekhov s works combined the calm attitude of a scientist and doctor with the sensitivity of an artist Some of Chekhov s works were translated into Chinese as early as the 1940s One of his famous stories The Man in a Shell about a school teacher s extraordinarily orderly life was selected as a text for Chinese senior students 65 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov A had a lawful lover B was an illegal writer C used to be a lawyer D was a capable doctor 用心 爱心 专心 7 66 In 1880 Chekhov A became a full time writer B studied medicine in Moscow University C practiced medicine in his hometown D published his most memorable stories 67 According to the passage which of the following adjectives can t be used to describe Chekhov A Sensitive B Calm C Quick minded D Warm hearted 68 Which of the following is the right order of the events a became a doctor b became a full time writer c started to publish comic short stories d wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper e entered the Moscow University Medical School A e c a d b B d a b c e C e c b a d D a e c b d B Here is a poster on a middle school web site Read the web site poster Going Going Gone The Haynes Middle School Parent Teacher Organization invites you to attend our latest fund raiser The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction Saturday May 10 6 00 pm 11 00 pm in the school hall 6 00 pm 6 30 pm All items for auction are previewed 6 30 pm 7 00 pm Silent auction begins 7 00 pm 7 30 pm Highest bidders 出价人 from silent auction are determined 7 30 pm 11 00 pm Main auction begins Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from 5 00 to 30 00 Items up for bid in the main auction include the following Airline tickets to a place of your choice Weekend getaways at first class hotels Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game 50 gift tickets to local gift shops restaurants and salons Theater tickets to The Merchant of Venice Don t miss the boat Book your tickets today Last year tickets sold out in five days Tickets are sold on a first come first served basis 15 00 per person All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab 69 Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction A A movie pass to the local cinema B A weekend stay at a hotel 用心 爱心 专心 8 C A ticket to a restaurant D Airline tickets 70 The more items that are given or bought for auction A the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction B the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab C the faster the tickets will be sold to the auction D the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction 71 The phrase first come first served tells you that A people can buy the tickets on the first day only B the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge C food and drinks will be served at the auction D tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them C The science of meteorology 气象学 is concerned with the study of the structure state and behavior of the atmosphere The subject may be approached from several directions but the scene cannot be fully appreciated from any one vantage point Different views must be combined to give the whole picture One may consider the condition of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic meteorology Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of the technique of weather forecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps and aerological diagrams 高空气象图 The practical importance of the numerous applications of weather forecasting cannot be overestimated In serving the needs of shipping navigation agriculture industry and many other interests and fields of human activity with accurate weather warnings and professional forecast advice great benefits can be earned in the form of the saving of human life and property and in economic advantages of various kinds One important purpose of meteorology is constantly to try through advanced study and research to increase our knowledge of the atmosphere with the aim of improving the accuracy 精确性 of weather forecasts The tools needed to advance our knowledge in this way are the disciplines of mathematics and physics applied to solve meteorological problems The use of these tools forms that branch of the science called dynamic 动力的 meteorology 72 Which of the following is the best title for the passage A The Limitations of Meteorological Forecasting B New Advances in Synoptic Meteorology C Approaches to the Science of Meteorology D The Basis of Dynamic Meteorology 73 The predictions 预测 of synoptic meteorologists are directly based on the 用心 爱心 专心 9 A application of the physical sciences B preparation and study of weather maps C expected needs of industry D observations of commercial airline pilots 74 The author implies that increased accuracy in weather forecasting will lead to A more money used in meteorological research B greater protection of human life C a higher number of professional forecasters D less specialized forms of synoptic meteorology 75 In the last sentence of the passage the phrase these tools refers to A weather forecasts B meteorological developments C mathematics and physics D economic advantages Section C Directions Read the following text and choose th