上海市某重点中学20122013学年上期高三英语

页眉 上海市某重点中学2012 2013学年上期高三英语期中试卷（满分150 分,120分钟完成）第I卷 （共105分）. Listening Comprehension (30)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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. 15 dollars.B. 14 dollars.C. 10 dollars.D. 12 dollars.2. A. Teacher.B. Repairman.C. Shop assistant.D. Doctor.3. A. At home.B. At school.C. In the hospital.D. On the street.4. A. His job is too difficult for him.B. He is used to his new job.C. He is still trying to get used to his new job.D. He doesnt like his new job.5. A. She is surprised at her mums coming back so soon.B. She thinks that she is too slow.C. She wants the man to be quick.D. She will go out herself.6. A. She used to be in poor health.B. She was popular among boys.C. She was somewhat overweight.D. She didnt do well at high school.7. A. At the airport.B. In the restaurant.C. In a booking officeD. At the hotel reception.8. A. Teaching her son by herself.B. Having confidence in her son.C. Asking the teacher for extra help.D. Telling her son not to worry.9. A. Have a short break.B. Take two weeks off.C. Continue her work outdoors.D. Go on vacation with the man.10. A. He is taking care of his twin brother.B. He has been feeling ill all week.C. He is worried about Rod.D. He has been in perfect condition.Section B PassagesDirections: 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. She sat back and relaxedB. She decided to recite.C. She entered university.D. She worked out a new English program.12. A. Bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.B. Improve human relationships in the university.C. Bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus.D. Improve the reputation of a university.13. A. English and drama.B. How to make sound judgments.C. How to teach minority students.D. To perceive, not to judge.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. 13 days.B. 14 days.C. 15 days.D. 24 days.15. A. 750 miles/hour.B. 24 miles/hour.C. 18,000 miles/hour.D. 5.3 million miles/hour16. A. They delivered much-needed supplies to the International Space Station and dropped off German Astronaut Thomas Reiter.B. They walked out of the space shuttle three times.C. Discovery landed safely and smoothly at Floridas Space Center.D. They tested a robot arm and repaired the mobile transporter that travels on the outside of the space station.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: 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.Summers with FatherThe boys opinions on the summers with his father；_17_.The cause of the boys taking a summer course；Their father thought he _18_ the part of their education.The boys summer course included:_19_ history and navigation.The goal of the boys voyage；Towards an _20_.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?_21_.Where has Mrs. Sutton just moved from?_22_.What does Mrs. Sutton inquire about?_23_ in England.How far is Dr. Joness health center from their place?_24_.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25)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. A diet of high fat, high protein and low fiber foods put us _ a higher risk for becoming overweight.A. ofB. toC. onD. at26. He was asked to buy _ on his way home.A. three breadsB. three loafs of breadC. three loafs of breadsD. three loaves of bread27. If I can help _, I dont like working late into night.A. thisB. itC. thatD. them28. That product you buy at a lower price is _ the one that we sell in our store.A. more inferior thanB. more inferior toC. much inferior toD. inferior more than29. What has puzzled the scientists is that a slight change in its environment _ have pushed the rare species over the edge into extinction.A. wouldB. mustC. shallD. should30. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, _the general pattern varies little from one setting to the other.A. whoseB. in whichC. of whichD. where31. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, _ assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on.A. takingB. takeC. takenD. being taken32. - Hurry up, or we will miss the last train.- _. I will stay until the work is done.A. Off do you go.B. Off went you.C. Off go you.D. Off you go.33. Kids should be encouraged to participate in community activities, _ the voluntary sprit can take root in their minds from childhood.A. now thatB. in thatC. such thatD. so that34. _ as a candidate for the post of school principal, one must have at least ten years of teaching experience.A. ConsideredB. To be consideredC. Having consideredD. Considering35. Sometimes parents want their children to do _ themselves.A. they feel what they cannot doB. what they feel that they cannot do C. what they feel they cannot doD. what they cannot feel they do36. In the epidemic earlier this year, various treatments were delivered under emergency conditions in widely different settings and countries to patients _ from varying stages of illness.A. sufferedB. being sufferedC. having sufferedD. suffering37. _ they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes out of fashion, women are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.A. BecauseB. Even if C. OnceD. Although38. Im afraid that is exactly the problem with your dictation, never_ sense of what you hear. How can you hold in your memory something you dont understand?A. trying to makeB. trying makingC. to try makingD. try to make39. The Internet is an integral part of the way we work, invest money, stay _ and have fun.A. informedB. informingC. informD. to be informed40. The connection between Paul of the New Orleans Hornets and James of the Miami Heat has strengthened during the past seven years, to the point _ James thinks of Paul as his best friend in the NBAA. whichB. whatC. thatD. whereSection B Directions: 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. allow B. top C. accounting D. introduced AB. comments AC. restructured AD. senior BC. shareholding BD. efforts CD. state-owned BEIJING - The Chinese government has vowed to reform State-dominated industries and aid them in market entry, a _41_official said Wednesday. The country will stick to reforming its state-owned enterprises and helping them engage the market, said Wang Yong, director of the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. He made the _42_ while delivering a report on state-owned enterprise reform at the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress, Chinas _43_ legislature（立法机关）.The country will speed up reforms for the railway, postal and salt industries so that companies in those sectors can give up their roles as supervisors and stakeholders, Wang said. More_44_ will be made to reform the power, telecommunications, oil and petrochemical industries. Market entry into these sectors will be expanded based on the development of these industries, he said. The government will push for large state-owned enterprises to go public or list their main businesses if conditions _45_, Wang said. The government will encourage companies that are not fit to be listed to hasten restructuring, as well as introduce corporate governance for companies solely held by the state, he said. China has tried hard to reform its bulky state-owned enterprises since it _46_ its market economy in the late 1970s. So far, more than 90 percent of state-owned enterprises have become corporations and some of them have been _47_ to become shareholding companies, according to Wangs report. About 72 percent of state-owned enterprises under central administration have become corporations or _48_ firms, up from 30.4 percent in 2003. As of the end of last year, the country had 144,700 state-owned or state-controlled enterprises, excluding financial institutions, with total assets worth 85.37 trillion yuan ($13.55 trillion). In 2011, the enterprises reported revenues of 39.25 trillion yuan, _49_ for 35 percent of total industrial and business revenue.Wang said a number of problems still need to be addressed in the reform of state-owned enterprises.III. Reading Comprehension (50)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.I had the impression that the generation before me had fought very hard for womens rights. I have two younger brothers and we were all raised _50_, so I thought society was set up the same way. _51_, when I moved into the business world later, I learned that things were not _52_ I thought. My first boss said to me at my job interview, A womans place is in the house. But he saw that I _53_ good results and even had good things to say about me. So at a meeting a few months later, I said, Perhaps youve _54_ your opinion about a womans place, and he said, No. You are not a woman. That was 25 years ago. Today I dont think anyone would dare say such a thing. But saying and thinking are two different things.I dont have an ambitious _55_. My parents didnt challenge us. We were very loved and rather free. Growing up with love and freedom implant confidence in oneself but also teaches us to have confidence in others. If I got a bad grade at school, it was my problem. So I learned to _56_ responsibility and consequences at a young age.When I was 25, I didnt see myself as a CEO at all. But I like challenges and I dont like to fail. When I do fail, I think its very important to _57_ what was wrong. People tend to try to forget their failures and want to sweep them under the _58_. I do the _59_: Im a big believer in doing an autopsy（尸体解剖） on our_60_.I try to be completely transparent within my company and to create collective energy and enthusiasm. I work in the energy business, so its appropriate. I dont quite trust places where people are _61_ of one another. I like to have a team with _62_ backgrounds, ages and education people who think differently, which make opinions _63_. I never put two people on the same task and never encourage in-house battles. It _64_ no purposes. 50. A. separatelyB. equallyC. lovinglyD. freely51. A. MoreoverB. IndeedC. ThereforeD. However52. A. thatB. howC. whatD. which53. A. producedB. predictedC. provedD. expected54. A. consideredB. changedC. formedD. developed55. A. natureB. moodC. qualityD. policy56. A. assureB. supposeC. shareD. take57. A. realizeB. describeC. analyzeD. define58. A. floorB. carpetC. blanketD. quilt 59. A. sameB. originalC. bestD. opposite60. A. bodiesB. failuresC. mistakesD. faults61. A. neighborsB. enemiesC. clonesD. relatives62. A. humbleB. similarC. indifferentD. various63. A. richB. poorC. superiorD. inferior64. A. concealsB. makesC. servesD. declaresSection 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)Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recordedand can come back to haunt (困扰) youappears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real timein an instant message or phone call, saythan if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.65. Hancocks study focuses on _.A. the consequences of lying in various communications mediaB. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideasC. people are less likely to lie in instant messagesD. peoples honesty levels across a range of communications media66. Hancocks research finding surprised those who believed that _.A. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactionsB. people are more likely to lie in email communication C. people are more likely to lie in instant messagesD. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations67. According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.D. They are most practised at those forms of communication.68. 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