上海市金山中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷 及答案

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1、金山中学2015学年度第一学期高三年级英语学科期中考试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分命题人：唐洁审核人：杨晓丽）第I卷（共103分）I.Listening comprehension: (30%)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 t

2、he 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. 6:40B. 6:20C. 6:10D. 6:302.A. Cash onlyB. Cash or checksC. Checks onlyD. Credit c

3、ards3.A. He lacked money.B. He had some trouble with his lungs.C. He didnt plan the trip very well.D. He was poor in health.4.A. At a drugstoreB. At a hotelC. At a laundryD. At a clothes shop5.A. PoorB. ExcellentC. TiredD. Concerned6.A. There is a single room left.B. There are some rooms left.C. The

4、re are some double rooms left.D. All the rooms are taken.7.A. He hurts his eye.B. The clock was unusual.C. The lecture was not interesting.D. The lecture lasted for an hour.8.A. Mary came to the party.B. Mary hasnt appeared yet.C. Mary planned the party.D. Mary hasnt any imagination.9.A. Tom has no

5、artist talent.B. Tom has improved his art.C. Tom is excited about going home.D. Tom is a popular artist.10.A. She is excited about going home.B. She has been home for only a few days.C. Shes spending time going over her accounts.D. Shes counting the numbers.Section B Directions: In Section B, you wi

6、ll 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

7、 you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Many people are shy in social situations.B. Most people are shy by nature.C. Your shyness wont hurt others.D. Shyness is difficult to overcome.12.A. By prediction.B. By recording.C. By observation.D. By examination.13.

8、A. To share ideas with others.B. To make friends.C. To test peoples intelligence.D. To measure shyness.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Art history class is taught in lecture hall.B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom.C. Professors teach throu

9、gh real world experiences.D. Students appreciate classroom learning.15.A. To support his point of view.B. To praise the professor.C. To advise us to study psychology.D. To praise his friend.16.A. Learning through experience is important. B. Students learn a lot from textbooksC. Students develop thei

10、r creativity through textbooks.D. Students get firsthand information by textbooks.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 y

11、ou 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.Dealing with complaintsHarpers Department Store Things orderedTwo _17_.The order numberJV400-933-24GKMoney already takenFrom his _18_

12、 cardHaving trouble withThe computer _19_Call the warehouse at_20_Time to call 7:00-7:30 tomorrow morningBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Whats is result of using cans of hair spray with CFCs?To _21_ the oz

13、one layer.How does a reduction of the ozone affect people?It increases _22_.Whats is another way to control the problem?To _23_.What is the best way?To reduce the number of automobiles and _24_.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （26%）Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one p

14、roper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. AOnce there lived a rich man(25) _wanted to do something for the people of his town.(26 )_first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of

15、the main road into the town, he placed avery large stone. Then he(27)_(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the

16、 stone and continued on his way.(28) _man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but did not tried to remove(29) _. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,(30) _(say) to himself: “The night(31) _(be) very dark

17、. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all hisstrength to move it. How great was his surprise at last!(32) _the stone, he found a bag of money.BIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four

18、 things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hearit (33)_(speak). Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sente

19、nces (34)_ are grammatically correct.There is no easy way to success (35)_ language learning. (36)_ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only(37) _(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use (38) _(learn) by heart long list of words and (39)_meanings, studying the dictiona

20、ry and so on. We must learn by using the language. (40)_we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the

21、 language whenever we can.Section 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. activities B. impression C. depending D. participate E. recentlyF. sports G. aware H. suspended I. claimed

22、J. pretty K. clearIt was 41 that students did not write details of how they arrived at their answers or conclusions. I decided to help students write in more detail about what they were thinking when they solved their problems or when they wrote about their ideas. I chose a common, everyday task tha

23、t all of us 42 in: choosing what to wear. When I asked them how they decided what they wore that day, there was a(n) 43 moment of silence. It seemed a 44 silly question. A few just said “they wore what they wore.” This was a perfect beginning as it was the same kind of response they were giving as t

24、o how they were getting their math answers. I told them how I decided what I wore that day.First I checked the weather in the paper and by looking outside. I had to decide between wearing a dress or skirt since either one could make a difference in the 45 I wish to give. Most of the girls related to

25、 this one. I had to be sure what I wanted to wear was clean and ironed. They 46 no one ironed clothes any more. I had to check to see if I had shoes that went with the possible outfit. I thought about what I had worn 47 as I usually dont wear the same clothes in the same week. I thought about the co

26、lor I felt like wearing. I thought about the 48 I would be doing that day both at school and after school. Each new consideration brought out comments from the students. I could expand on each or just mention it and go on, 49 on how long I wanted the lesson to go. After this discussion, it was clear

27、 to students that their thinking process is richer than they first suspected. It was a good lesson for showing details of the thinking process of which we werent 50 .III. Reading Comprehension (47%)Section A （15%）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases mar

28、ked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fit the context.A report by Chinese Medical Doctor Association and Horizon-China, a consultant company, indicates Chinese people sleep an average of eight hours and 50 minutes every day, buy nearly half feel sluggish (行动迟缓的) whe

29、n awake.The report on Chinese peoples sleep habits was based on a survey conducted through _51_ household visits in 20 cities, 20 towns and 20 villages. The results show some 55 percent of respondents admitted work pressures have _52_ their sleep patterns and they have turned to various methods to i

30、mprove sleep quality. Also, according to the survey results, men sleep better than women, and people in rural regions have better sleep quality than _53_ people.Zhang Yuan, one of the participants in the survey, says there is much work to do to improve the quality of Chinese peoples sleep. He detail

31、ed some _54_ that create low quality sleep. “The first one is emotion. When peoples emotions are affected by emergencies, sleep may be seriously affected. The sense of happiness is another important _55_. Chronic (慢性的) disease may seriously affect people sleep quality. We also found that new _56_, l

32、ike the Internet, chatting software and micro-blog can seriously affect peoples health. Many people spend too much time on them before going to sleep.”According to Xin Xiaoming, deputy head of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, which sponsored the _57_, the results revealed a _58_ that people i

33、n the south and west of China tend to sleep better than those in the north and east, and single men sleep better than married men.Hong shaoguang, a health care expert, says that there are three factors in _59_ quality sleep: adjusting your biological clock, proper labor work, plus listening to sleep

34、 _60_ music. “People should have a proper _61_ of their life, because pressure from society is always there. You cant change the society. What you can do is to change _62_. Generally speaking, a persons _63_ state, like positive self-esteem, is a key element of anyones health. As long as we respect

35、the rules of our life, we can _64_ it and have a proper pace of the biological clock.”Stressing _65_ sleep durations, the report urged people to avoid overusing networking devices, while turning to relaxing music, exercise and naps to improve sleep quality.( )51. A. efficientB. randomC. informalD. f

36、requent( )52. A. stabilizedB. determinedC. affectedD. designed( )53. A. urbanB. foreignC. nativeD. official( )54. A. opportunitiesB. influencesC. environmentD. elements( )55. A. roleB. factorC. issueD. problem( )56. A. equipmentB. ideasC. mediaD. knowledge( )57. A. company B. hospitalC. organization

37、D. survey( )58. A. trendB. possibilityC. secretD. belief( )59. A. realizingB. affectingC. disturbingD. sleeping( )60. A. activeB. sensitiveC. attractiveD. supportive( )61. A. standardB. understandingC. senseD. habit( )62. A. sleep B. life C. yourselfD. it( )63. A. physicalB. medicalC. psychologicalD

38、. biological( )64. A. adapt toB. rely onC. learn fromD. struggle for( )65. A. limitlessB. flexibleC. quietD. moderateSection B Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

39、Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Now, lets talk about earthquakes on our planet. Some countries have large numbers of earthquakes. Japan is one of them. Others do not have many. For example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. Th

40、ere is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates (震动) . Houses fall down. Trains run off the lines. Sometimes, there is a heavy loss of human lives.Earthquakes often happen near volcanoes, but this is not always true. The centers of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom

41、of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves, also known as seismic waves (地震波) , or tsunamis (海啸) can travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it. They are strong enough to break down hou

42、ses and other buildings. Very often fires follow the most serious earthquakes. In 1906, the numbers of fires were burning in the city. The water pipes were also shaken and broken, so it was not possible to put the fire out. There was no water. The Tokyo Earthquake of 1923 happened just before noon.

43、People were cooking meals on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook, too. Hot materials were thrown on the different parts of the houses, some of which were made of wood. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city.What kind of building stands up best in an earthquake? A buildi

44、ng with concrete walls is perhaps the best. A steel frame will make it even stronger. The frame holds the different parts together and the walls so not easily fall. There is less chance of fire because concrete and steel do not burn. Over the years, scientists carefully studied the results of the ea

45、rthquake in different parts of the world, and they are convinced that this kind of building is the safest.( ) 66. What can we know about earthquake from the first paragraph?A. Britain has large numbers of earthquake.B. There is often a great noise during an earthquake.C. There is a heavy loss of hum

46、an lives in every earthquake.D. Trains will not run off the lines during the earthquake.( ) 67. Some of the undersea earthquakes were caused by _ . A. the breakout of the volcanoB. the seismic waves. C. the tsunamiD. the powerful forces inside the earth ( ) 68. What can be inferred from the last par

47、agraph?A. A building with concrete walls and a steel frame stands up best in an earthquake.B. There is no chance of fire in a building with concrete walls.C. Scientist studied the causes of the earthquake to get the conclusion.D. A steel frame has no help in making the house stronger.( ) 69. This te

48、xt is probably a _ . A. book review B. popular science report C. newspaper ad D. fairy tale(B) Company: Embassy SuitesLocation: US-CA-San Luis ObisopoEmployee Type: Full-Time/Part-timeJob Type: ReceptionistReqs Education: High SchoolReqs Experience: Less Than 1 YearCONTACT INFORMATIONContact: Rebecc

49、a HyrePhone: 805.549.0800Email: Rebecca Fax: Not AvailableDESCRIPTIONEmbassy Suites Hotel San Luis is currently accepting applications for front Desk Services Agent. Full time day and part time night positions open.Availability must include weekends and holidays.This position has a combination of du

50、ties mainly related, but not limited to checking-in hotel guests.We are seeking candidates who have the ability to:Understand guest inquires and provide responses in a helpful, courteous（礼貌的）manner.Promote positive relations with all individuals who approach the Front Desk and enter the hotel.Focus

51、on the guest needs remaining calm and courteous.Work well under pressure.Input and access data in the computer.Ensure security and confidentiality of guest and hotel information.Work cooperatively with other departments and co-workers as part of a team.REQUIREMENTSCustomer service experience preferr

52、edPlease apply online by submitting a resume, including a cover letter.OR:Apply in person, by submitting an application for employment, from the executive offices located within the hotel.( ) 70. Which of the following best describes the job advertised?A. Technical Engineer.B. Door Man.C. Reservatio

53、n Officer.D. Front Desk Services Agent.( ) 71. Those interested in this job may contact Rebecca Hyre _.A. by e-mail. B. by fax. C. by sending short messages D. by post( ) 72. Which of the following is needed for the job?A. College diploma or aboveB. Necessary PC skills.C. Speaking at least three lan

54、guagesD. Five-year working experience( ) 73. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The job candidates are expected to work during holidays.B. The candidates can only apply online by submitting an application.C. The job has a combination of duties limited to hotel gues

55、ts.D. People without customer service experience cannot apply for the position.(C)Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot

56、 of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, say Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown

57、to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barry Brown: “ And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasnt until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a d

58、estination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of garbage in garbage out.”Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has something to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of

59、 GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it is going

60、to the wrong place.”Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on Driving by placing cameras in peoples cars. They wrot

61、e a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.” It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GP

62、S commands are given.Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.( )74. In para. 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to _. A. laugh at his stupid friend B. describe an example of human error C. build up his own reputation D. prove the GPS system is only garbage( )75. Which of the following statement would Barry Brown be most