上海市进才中学高三月测(二)英语试卷.doc

上海市进才中学高三月测（二）英语试卷 2006.12.9上海市进才中学高三月测（二）英语试卷 命题：丁国诚 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷 (共105 分)1. Listening Comprehension Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part 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 in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. He is not the best footballer in Brazil.B. He was never the best footballer in Brazil. C. He has quitted playing football.D. He is not playing football for Brazil.2. A. Dentist and patient. B. Schoolmates. C. Roommates. D. Workmates.3. A. May 5. B. May 17. C. May 7. D. May 15.4. A. Call a taxi. B. Pack clothes. C. Lock suitcases. D. Clean the refrigerator.5. A. At a department store. B. At a grocery shop. C. At a barbers shop. D. At a hat store.6. A. He feels sorry for those students. B. He considers the punishment too severe. C. He expresses no opinion about the action. D. He agrees to the action.7. A. One meter eighty-five. B. One meter eighty. C. One meter eighty-three. D. One meter eighty-two. 8. A. Because hes attending a meeting. B. Because he is speaking to Mrs. Smith. C. Because he is calling Mrs. Smith. D. Because he is taking a message.9. A. Hell stay for dinner though hes not hungry. B. He wont stay for dinner. C. He started eating 15 minutes ago. D. He will stay for dinner because hes quite hungry.10.A. The exam questions were too difficult. B. The questions had little connection with the course. C. He couldnt finish the questions within the time allowed.D. He found the questions confusing.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 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 conversation.11. A. Russian and English.B. Spanish and French. C. English and Puerto Rican.D. English and Spanish.12. A. Very understanding.B. Unkind. C. Impatient.D. Very demanding.13. A. They attend university after work.B. They go to a public school.C. They are out of work.D. They are sewing machine operators.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following conversation.14.A. The local citizens. B. Sister Maria. C. A group of nuns. D. The girls who were learning nursing in the church.15.A. Safe and comfortable. B. Safe but difficult. C. Difficult and lonely. D. Pleasant and romantic.16.A. “Im sorry I cant accept your love.” B. “Have you forgotten the rule?” C. “Here comes Sister Maria.” D. “Im also a man pretending to be a woman.”Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, youll hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.The womans problemHer computer does not (17) _.The reason for thisThe connector is (18) _.What can be heardStrange (19) _.The problem has been solved By (20) _ the connector between the computer and the screen.Complete the form, using ONLY ONE WORD for each blank.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.The time when they were supposed to meetAt (21) _.Where the woman actually metOn the platform of (22) _.The wonderful thing about thisThey (23)_.What they failed to doTo attend the (24)_.Complete the form, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.II. Grammar 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. - Who did you spend the summer holiday with? - _.A. SmithsB. The SmithsC. The SmithsD.The Smiths26. I should say it wasnt a good idea to throw the bottle out of the window from this tall building. It_ someone.A. could hitB. can hitC. can have hitD. might have hit27. Paper produced every year is _ the worlds production of vehicles.A. the three times weight ofB. three times the weight ofC. as three times heavy asD. three times as heavier as28. The hungry boy couldnt resist _ to do such a foolish thing.A. to temptB. to be temptedC. being temptedD. tempting 29. He thought her nice and honest _ he met her.A. first timeB. for the first timeC. the first timeD. by the first time30. On the top of the mountain _ some old temples with a lot of green trees around them.A. standB. standsC. are standingD. is standing31. If _ the same treatment again, the wounded man is sure to get well.A. givingB. giveC. givenD. being given32. I was sleeping when the telephone rang again. It was the third time I _ that night. A. have been interruptedB. had been interruptedC. interruptedD. had interrupted33. To get up at 6 in the morning seems to me a rule _.A. to never breakB. never to be brokenC. never to have brokenD. never to be breaking34. It is _ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.A. so unusualB. such unusualC. such an unusualD. so an unusual35. _ what to do with the urgent business, he stayed awake all night.A. Leaving wonderingB. Being left wonderingC. Left to wonderD. Left wondering36. He was very rude to the Customs officer, _ of course made things even worse.A. whoB. whomC. whatD. which37. Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had _ went wrong again.A. it repairingB. it repairedC. repairedD. to be repaired38. It was a matter of _ would take the position.A. whoB. whoeverC. whomD. whomever39. _ today is from what it was 40 years ago！A. How different lifeB. How different a lifeC. What different lifeD. What a different life40. The official deeply _ in the case might be sentenced to death.A. involvingB. involvedC. having involvedD. having been involved41. People now can _plastic parts for metal ones to reduce the cost of the production. A. substituteB. replaceC. exchangeD. change42. We took our umbrellas with us when we went out in order to _ us from aheavy rain.A. banB. preserveC. preventD. protect43. Accidents often happen to those who _the traffic rules.A. observeB. obeyC. neglectD. ignore44. The government _ that immediate measures will be taken to protect the environment.A. demandsB. assuresC. ensuresD. commandsIII. Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.(A)In Mr. Allens school class, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding _45_ sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter drowns out the _46_ of the “minister”. Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh.The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and serious business. He wants young people to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marriage. He believes that the _47_ for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.Mr. Allen doesnt only introduce his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work. He also _ 48 _ them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the _49 point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problems of _ 50_ and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.It has been unsettling for some of the students to see the problems that a _51_ couple often faces. _52_ they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allens course is _53_ and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to _54_ the course again.45. A. conferences B. competitions C. celebrations D. ceremonies46. A. whisperB. announcementC. screamD. voice47. A. possibilityB. responsibilityC. needD. supply48. A. exposesB. explainsC. extendsD. exhausts49. A. unitingB. burningC. breakingD. freezing50. A. weddingB. divisionC. participationD. divorce51. A. divorcedB. complainedC. fascinatedD. married52. A. If B. AfterC. UntilD. Because53. A. disagreeableB. flexibleC. valuableD. unbelievable54. A. affordB. offerC. establishD. affect (B)As civilization advances in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic essentials of life-food, shelter and clothes. Then we are faced with a_55_ between using technology to provide and fulfill needs which have so far been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to 56 the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above 57 necessary for comfort and happiness or we 58 it at this level and work shorter hours. I should know that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter 59 . Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment. It follows that the house-wife will also 60 to be able to have more leisure in her life without lowering her standard of living. It also follows that human domestic servants will have completely 61 to exist. Yet the great 62 of the housewives will wish to be relieved completely from the routine (daily things) operations of the home such as scrubbing the floors or the 63 or the cooker, or washing the clothes or washing 64 , or dusting or sweeping, or making beds. 55.A. choice B. chance C. chase D. change56.A. increase B. reduce C. release D. relax57.A. all B. what C. which D. that58.A. leave B. lower C. locate D. list59.A. chance B. choice C. alternative D. substitute60.A. consider B. exist C. expect D. expand61.A. paused B. stopped C. ceased D. ended62.A. majority B. minority C. minimum D. maximum63.A. bathe B. bay C. bath D. bat64.A. up B. away C. out D. overIV. Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following 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 four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. Her pink clothes are bloodied and her eyes stare at something only she can see. She has suffered from a bombing near her home in southern Iraq.Every day we see images like this on our televisions. We see young Iraqi children begging for food and water from American and British soldiers as they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad. We see these children following grown-ups, carrying bags of belongings almost the same size as their small bodies as they flee their homes in Baghdad.They represent just some of the young lives that have been turned upside down by the ongoing war. And they show the terrible price being paid by Iraqi children. “Dad, why are the Americans striking us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son of Abu Sinar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son.He tries to comfort him by saying: “The bombs are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. Were going to be all right.” Even though Abu knows this isnt always the truth.In southern parts of the country, like Iraqs second largest city, Basra, the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund is working to repair the damage caused by fighting. The organization is working to provide clean water and restore electrical power, said Geoffrey Keele, a UNICEF spokesman.But little else can be done. In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to try and let them escape the sound of exploding bombs. And all the schools are closed.“All they can do is listen to and hear the war,” said Keele. “There is suffering in Baghdad. It is clear that the bombing is affecting the mental well-being of the children.”Despite UNICEFs efforts, dirty water is being blamed for cholera outbreaks in southern Iraq. Diarrhea is spreading among the children, sometimes leading to death.Nearly 50 percent of Iraqs population is under 15 years old. And 30 percent of them already suffered before the war from malnutrition, according to international aid organizations. Now the situation is worse, but continual fighting makes it impossible to count the number who are hungry, sick, injured or even dead.65 The underlined word diarrhea” in the last paragraph but two must be _A. a kind of horrendous foodB. a kind of infectious diseaseC. a new toyD. a piece of terrible news66. Parents give their children sleeping pills _.A. to get rid of the terrible sound of exploding bombsB. to help children to go to sleep because they are very tiredC. in case their children should be frightened by the sound of exploding bombsD. so that their children would not have their hearing harmed67. What is the writers attitude towards Iraqi people in this article?A. The writer loves only the children of Iraq.B. The writer wants to know more about how many people will go hungry or even die.C. The writer shows sympathy for Iraqi people. D. The writer will help Iraqi people to get over any difficulty(B) Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children. If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas. Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something. Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can not recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems. It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if its choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.68. What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?A. They encouraged people to work a longer time.B. They discouraged people from thinking freely.C. They asked people to spend all their work time developing new ideas.D. They encouraged people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.69Creativity is something _.A. that people are born withB. that depends on intelligenceC. that is a way of using what one has learned to work out new problemsD. that is not important at all70. What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?A. Try to help them as much as possible.B. Take no notice of whatever they do.C. Help them if their decision is wrong but not too much.D. Leave them as they are.71. This passage mainly deals with the question of _.A. what is the key to a brighter futureB. what creativity isC. how schools and parents can encourage creativity in childrenD. whether schools and