上海市七宝中学高三英语月考试卷

上海市七宝中学高三英语月考试卷I. Listening: ( 30 %)Part A: Short ConversationsDirections: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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 would be the best answer to the question you have read.1. A. In the afternoon B. In the evening C. In the morning D. At night2. A. 35 B. 37 C. 38 D. 403. A. Teachers are not rich. B. Teachers can afford the trip. C. Teachers make a lot of money. D. The man and his wife are not teachers.4. A. His classmates. B. His friends C. His neighbors D. His parents5. A. A car race B. A field event C. A radio program D. A TV game show6. A. At home B. At school C. In the classroom D. In the office7. A. Pay bills B. Pay with cash C. Stop buying things D. Use credit cards8. A. $30 B. $40 C. $50 D. $809. A. His wife B. His success C. The meaning of his songs D. The rhythm of his music10. A. She didnt like her daughter. B. She liked the new school. C. The teacher liked her daughter. D. The teacher was a man.Part B PassageDirections: 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. Mans hands. B. Our brain C. Peoples sight D. The education12. A. Abstract things B. Calculations C. Practical things D. Speaking and reading13. A. To do all kinds of practical things. B. To keep time and make sums. C. To shift from the left side to the right side. D. To enjoy colours and nature with the left side.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A citizen of Hong Kong B. A guide from a travel agency C. Staff members of Peninsula Hotel D. Tourists to Hong Kong15. A. Across the street from the hotel B. Close to the Brand Tower Hotel C. In Kowloon Park D. Next to the space museum16. A. At Temple Street Night Market B. In the Hong Kong Cultural Center C. In the Hong Kong Museum of History D. In Tin Hua TemplePart 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 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. Telephone MessageCustomers name: Marcia WheelerType of house: Apartment with (17) _Number of bedroom: OneRequirement of (18) _: Near the universityRequirement about traffic means: Close to the _ (19)Rent: Up to about (20) _ dollars a monthComplete the message. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Mr Kramer will go to Shanghai via Vancouver. Hell take Flight AM 179 to Vancouver, and then take Flight (21) _ to Shanghai. (22) _ will be sent to Shanghai directly. Flight AM 179 to Vancouver is boarding at (23) _and it (24) _ at 5:30 p.m.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Monthly Mock Test for QiBao Senior 3II. Grammar and Vocabulary: ( 20% )25. His daughter is always shy in _ and she never dares to make a speech to _.A. the publicthe publicB. publicthe publicC. the publicpublicD. publicpublic26. This is where _ of the Amazon flow out into the sea.A. waterB. the waterC. watersD. the waters27. I cant concentrate _ my lessons unless Im free _ noise.A. on with B. atfromC. onof D. with of28. You realize that you were driving at 80 miles per hour, dont you ? -No, officer, I _ . This car cant do more than 70.A. dont need to beB. must not have beenC. couldnt have been D. neednt have been29. He little realized that he had offended the new colleague, _?A. had heB. didnt heC. hadnt heD. did he30. So hardworking was he that nothing _ him from his study remained in the room.A. distractingB. distractC. distractedD. to distract31. As Jackson was seriously ill, I substituted _ on the list.A. his name for mineB. his name as mineC. my name for hisD. my name with his32. - Why dont we take a little break ? - Didnt we just have _ ?A. itB. thatC. oneD. this33. _,Internet writers do make impressive progress.A.Encouraging and praising B.To be encouraged and praised C.Encouraged and praised D.To encourage and praised34. It is the people_are devoted to making the country clean and tidy_Singapore should be proud of.A.who,whichB.which,thatC.which,whoD.who,that35. _ in history when remarkable progress was made in relatively short period of time. A.Moments B.Throughout moments C.Moments have been D.There have been moments36. When we human beings are excitedly celebrating the millennium, the history is sneering,“One thousand years_nothing to me.”A.isB.areC.have beenD.was37. You dont feel the weight of air _ against your body because the pressure it produces on one side of you is balanced by the pressure on the opposite side. A. having pressedB. being pressedC. pressingD. having been pressed38. Will _ to start work tomorrow? A. it be convenient of you B. it be convenient for you C. you be convenient D. you be of convenience39. _ different life today is from _it was ten years ago! A. What a, what B. How, whatC. What, which D. What a, that40. “Were the examinations difficult?” “Not at all. In fact, I found _ .”A. it easy to do B. very easy to do themC. them easy to do D. them easy doing41. Fresh air, enough exercise and nutritious food _ to sound health. A. appealB. contributeC. addD. distribute42. They cant_ the charms of “Internet literature”, which others may look down upon as fast food culture.A.advocateB.resistC.stand D.react43. Each year 1 million smokers quit, but only 3 to 5 per cent _ stay off cigarettes for a year or more.A. succeed inB. manage toC. stick toD. keep on44. There was an explosion in London but up to now nobody has _ responsibility for it.A. declaredB. announcedC. claimedD. requiredIII. Cloze: (20%)( A ) Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and _45_ gravity (地球引力) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. “Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to _46_ is totally different,” Dong Fang said in an excited voice. He is one of 41 students from Hangzhou No. 14 Middle School to test their home-made aircrafts in the playground. _47_ by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK. Ni Wangyue, a teacher in the high school is holding a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England costal city Bognor. People run off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in a(n) _48_ to “fly” the furthest distance. “From the very beginning, I didnt expect my students to create a real plane or break any records. I told them the _49_ is more for seeing how far your imagination can stretch, ” said Ni. He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material _ 50_ in the past month. Many students said that they learnt much more in the process of creating their plane than in ordinary classes. “Wed rather call ourselves dreamers _51_ pilots because no matter whether our wings really take off from the ground, our dream really flies,” said Dong Fang. Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which _52_an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth(帆布) will honour its name by successfully taking off. “Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings it is _53_ the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student. “_54_most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boys braveness and creativity in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,”Ni said.45. A. challengedB. struggledC. abandonedD. observed46. A. take onB. take upC. take offD. take in47. A. PromotedB. InspiredC. AdvocatedD. Blamed48. A. rangeB. groupC. attemptD. excursion49. A. changeB. competitionC. situationD. destination50. A. availableB. uniqueC. visibleD. responsible51. A. as well asB. other thanC. but forD. instead of52. A. declaresB. meansC. reflectsD. causes53. A. accidentallyB. surelyC. barelyD. simply54. A. As long asB. ThusC. AlthoughD. Moreover(B)Out of water, out of food, many people in New Orleans, US were in big trouble, crouching(蜷缩) on roofs of houses, waiting for _55_. Floodwater were beating the walls a few metres below.In early September, New Orleans was badly hit by Hurricane Katrina. The whole city was left in _56_. Thousands of citizens lost their lives. Deaths figures are the biggest in the US since the San Francisco earthquake in 1993.People feel very sad about the natural disaster. But we should also consider about the role human beings have played in _57_ our natural environment.Scientists point out that the flooding from Hurricane Katrina may have been caused by _58_ activity. They believe the greenhouse effect has caused icebergs at both poles of the earth to _59_, resulting in sea level rise. As most of the land in New Orleans lies below sea level, it is possible that sea level _60_ could have had an effect.Along the seafront, forests have been cut down to make _61_ for hotels and restaurants. By losing this shield(盾牌)，the city seemed too weak to fight against Hurricane Katrina.We have all learnt that nature is like a _62_ net, where humans are just a very small part, together with animals, plants air and more. When we destroy some parts, the balance is broken and disasters arrive. Perhaps this is why more natural disasters are happening.America produces the most greenhouse gas of all the countries. But it _63_ to sign the “ Kyoto Protocol”(京都议定书)，which aims to limit its waste gas. Perhaps Hurricane Katrina will act as a(n) _64_ to the US Government. It should also remind us that we should try our best to protect the earth before we regret it.55. A. replyB. releaseC. rescueD. recognition 56. A. returnB. caseC. fearD. ruins57. A. changingB. destroyingC. reversingD. reserving58. A. humanB. naturalC. industrialD. political59. A. moveB. decreaseC. meltD. retire60. A. fallB. riseC. ariseD. raise61. A. profitB. effortC. promiseD. space62. A. completedB. selectedC. balancedD. designed63. A. agreedB. refusedC. advocatedD. appealed64. A. signB. symbolC. remainderD. alarmIV. Reading Comprehension (35%)(A)Every reader of this passage must spend the whole of his waking life looking at things. Looking, like breathing, is natural; we do it without noticing it. Looking is passivebut seeing is active. Once you start seeing things you really begin to wake up. People who see things which others have only looked at, and draw conclusions from what they see, can add to mans knowledge and help progress.Someone recently discovered a place where metal had been worked continuously longer than any where else in England. He “saw” a wall in the Forest of Dean. Thousands of people must have looked at it without really seeing it, but this man noticed that among the usual stones of that place were bits and pieces of a different color; they also felt different to the hand. A closer sight showed that these pieces had been left behind in the fires of ancient people who had melted rocks to get metals. Looking around, he found more and more information, until the history of what men had done at that place over tens of centuries was known.65. In the first sentence of this passage, “his waking life” means _. A. the time when he is waking up B. all the time he is awake C. all the time he is alive D. all the time he is breathing66. For the writer “seeing” means _.A. noticing things which need explaining B. doing something naturalC. looking at things D. doing something without noticing it67. The man found a place where _. A. men are starting to work metal B. men built walls of metal C. men had melted metals tens of centuries before D. men first learned to make fire with stones68. The man found out that _.A. metal was melted in the Forest of Dean longer than at any other place in EnglandB. metal was used in England before any other part of the worldC. in England men made things of metal before they learnt how to make them of stoneD. people in the Forest of Dean have always worked harder than people in any other part of England (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 organizationInvites you to attend our latest fund-raiser,The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction(拍卖)!Saturday, May 106:00 p.m.-11: p.m.in the school hall6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. :All items for auction are previewed.6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. : Silent auction begins.7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. : Highest bidders(出价人)from silent auction are determined.7:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. : 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:l Airline tickets to a place of your choicel Weekend getaways at first-class hotelsl Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football gamel $ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salonsDont 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 personAll 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.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 auctionB. the more money that can be raised to support the computer labC. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auctionD. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction71.Which of the following is most likely to happen at the years auction?A. The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.B. All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.C. More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.D. Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.72.The phrase “first-come, first-served” tells you that _.A. people can buy the tickets on the first day onlyB. the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no chargeC. food and drinks will be served at the auctionD. tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them(C) In 1789 the U.S. government passed a law which said that the land of the American Indians could never be taken from them without their agreement. One hundred years later, however, the Indians only had a very small part of the land that originally belonged to them. How did this great injustice (不公正) occur?After 1812 white settlers began to move west across North America. At first, the settlers and the Indians lived in peace. However, the number of settlers increased greatly every year, and slowly the Indians began to see the white settlers as a danger to their survival. To feed themselves, the settlers killed more and more wild animals. The Indians, who depended on these animals for food, had to struggle against starvation. The settlers also brought with them many diseases which were common in white society, but which were new for the Indians. Great numbers of Indians became sick and died. Between 1843 and 1854 the Indian population in one area of the country went down from 100,000 to 30,000.More land was needed for the increasing number of white settlers. In Washington, the old respect for the rights of the Indians disappeared. The old promises to the Indians were broken; the government began to move groups of Indians from their original homelands to other poorer parts of the country. Some Indians reacted angrily and violently to this treatment. They began to attack white settlers, and the Indian war began. For 30 years, until the late 1880s, different groups of Indians fought against t