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上海晉元高級中學(xué)高三英語期中考試試卷 第I卷 (共105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. He was annoyed. B. He was sympathetic.C. He was reserved. D. He was enthusiastic.2. A. Go on a diet. B. Talk to her sister. C. Look at a map. D. Try to win first prize.3. A. Arrive early. B. Take a ship. C. Look for the package. D. Use air mail.4. A. Look for the money. B. Hurry to the movie. C. Set the clock. D. Stay for the next film.5. A. At the railway station. B. On the train. C. In the street. D. At the bus stop.6. A. Type letters. B. Type documents. C. Type an essay. D. Type a report.7. A. The picture. B. The beach. C. The lady. D. The glasses.8. A. The mans friend is the manager. B. The restaurant serves the best dinner. C. The manager charges regular customers less money. D. Its the cheapest restaurant in London.9. A. She didnt quite believe the news. B. She asked the man how much the bike was. C. She asked the man who stole the bike. D. She wanted to know what happened to Laura.10. A. She hasnt found the shop herself. B. She is unwilling to tell the man. C. She is a new resident in this district. D. She didnt catch the man.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two 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. He wanted to earn more money for his poor family. B. He wanted to learn something from a salesman. C. He wanted to get away from the farm. D. He wanted to get enough to eat.12. A. He knew how to get people to buy his goods. B. He cut down the price by half. C. He had spread the goods on a table in a very nice way. D. The sign he put on the table was well designed.13. A. The factory workers worked 24 hours a day. B. The knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory. C. The knives were made in Germany, where labor was cheap. D. The knives were produced in a cheap factory.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. She cant find a job in a regular school. B. She teaches only three hours a day. C. She thinks her job is never boring. D. She only needs to teach science.15. A. 3 B. 20 C. 160 D. 30016. A. They need to go to a movie. B. The classroom is unsafe. C. They can only go to school for three hours. D. They need to go to work.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.The words El Nino come from17. _ language.At a time El Nino usually lasts18. _ months.El Nino has the power to influence19. _ patterns.El Nino will cause20. _ and drought.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What was the program about?21. _.When will they discuss the problem?22. In _.What can the woman give the man?23. Only _.What did the woman think of the program?24. _.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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. Just a few years later, China successfully launched _ first Chinese manned spacecraft into _ space. A. a/ B. athe C. the/ D. thethe26. _ of us knows the reason why winter is colder than summer. A. Every one B. Everyone C. Someone D. All27. The young man, upon _, denied having stolen the old womans handbag on the trolley bus. A. questioned B. questioning C. having been questioned D. being questioned28. As a grown-up, you should know better than _ into the road full of traffic. A. rush B. to rush C. rushing D. rushed29. John and Tom, you two clean the classroom today, _? -But we cleaned it yesterday. A. do you B. will you C. didnt you D. dont you30. Good eating habits involves having breakfast on time. _ you eat breakfast, you do not have a proper meal from dinner the night before until lunch the next day. A. If B. When C. As D. Unless31. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months in all, _ the sailing time was 200 days. A. of which B. at which C. for which D. from which32. _ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural difference from one aspect. A. What B. Which C. This D. That33. While Jessie was combing her hair, _, breaking into pieces. A. down did the mirror fall B. did the mirror fall down C. down fell the mirror D. down the mirror fell34. _ the fire brigade arrived that the flames were brought under control? A. Was it not when B. Was it when C. Was it not until D. Was it until35. The shopping mall, _ last February, is now very popular among housewives and young ladies because things there are both good and cheap. A. open B. opening C. having opened D. opened36. I have won a holiday for two to SiChuan, and I _ my mum. A. have taken B. will have taken C. take D. am taking37. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _ have done during the day. A. may B. must C. should D. shall38. It is not surprising that _ of the workers here have had a good education. A. as much as 70% B. as many as 70% C. 70% as much as D. 70% as many as39. Elgin, Illinois, a manufacturing and trading center, lies _ northwest of Chicago. A. thirty-eight miles B. thirty-eight-miles C. thirty-eight-mile D. thirty and eight miles40. The traditional view is _ we sleep because our brain is programmed to make us do so. A. when B. why C. whether D. thatSection BDirections: 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. migrate B. suffering C. rural D. limit E. eagerF. public G. reform H. attention I. private J. problem China is to 41 school curriculum(課程) to ease the burden put on children.Chinese students were 42 from poor eyesight in increasing numbers and at an earlier age. Tiring homework and great exam pressure were to blame.Teachers and parents are so 43 to see them succeed in an increasingly competitive society. Too much 44 has been placed on diploma and examination scores. The competition in employment is fierce and that press has been put back to schools.The Education Minister plans to cut the difficulty of the textbooks, slash homework, make classes more interesting and 45 the number of tests.Another 46 was the education of the 13 million 47 children who came to the cities with their migrant worker parents.More than 100 million peasants across the country 48 to the big cities every year for manual labor. About 23 million “l(fā)eft-behind children” of migrant workers stay in the countryside.The government has ordered urban public schools to open up to the 17.88 million “migrant children” of school age; 49 schools were also asked to take some of them.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. Milk was one of the main foods for people long before history was written. Maybe 50 will remain an important food as long as there are 51 that give milk. The old word “milk” 52 Sanskrit(梵文), one of the oldest 53 known to man. A very old picture of milking, 54 was drawn five thousand years ago, has been found. In the years long ago, people got their milk 55 their own animals. But 56 modern times new inventions made the milk industry a big business. In 1851 Gall Borden 57 a way to 58 some of the water out from milk, which made it possible to keep the milk longer. Four years later, Louis Pasteur 59 a new way to kill the bacteria in milk. Then a special milk bottle was made. This was followed 60 the invention of machines that could fill bottles with milk. The discoveries had a great effect on the milk industry. They meant that milk could be kept much longer. Some people believe that milk drinking will become less popular 61 it has been. But remember how long milk has been an important food 62 think of the many ways 63 it is useful. It seems 64 to say that the milk industry will always be important.50. A. it B. they C. he D. she51. A. people B. foods C. animals D. things52. A. result from B. came from C. lies in D. led to53. A. nations B. types C. drinks D. languages54. A. which B. that C. what D. when55. A. to B. in C. from D. into56. A. on B. in C. for D. of57. A. fond B. founded C. discovery D. discovered58. A. take B. make C. drink D. produce59. A. made B. studied C. introduced D. designed60. A. with B. by C. in D. and61. A. that B. as C. then D. than62. A. but B. as C. if D. and63. A. which B. in which C. what D. in what64. A. ease B. safe C. good D. difficultSection BDirections: 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) If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “information Age” demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills. There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature of the kind of high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in. Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important” by 92% of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions. Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they dont regret their choice of study.65. By saying that “you may have had the last laugh” in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have _. A. shared the jokes with computer majors B. earned as much as computer majors C. found jobs more easily than computer majors D. stopped joking about computer majors66. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates _. A. are ready to change when situations change B. are better able to deal with difficulties C. are equally good at computer skills D. are likely to give others pressure67. The word “l(fā)and” in the last paragraph probably means _. A. keep for some time B. successfully get C. immediately start D. lose regretfully68. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs? A. Willingness to take low-paid jobs. B. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge. C. Skills in experiencing themselves. D. Part-time work experience. (B) That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me. As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets. About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk. Suddenly I wasnt cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where Id heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what youre looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape. It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldnt get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldnt be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other. 69. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work? A. Cold and sick B. Fortunate and helpful C. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless70. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy _. A. solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activities C. learning acting in an evening school D. preparing for the first night show71. On her way home the writer _. A. lost her wallet unknowingly B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man D. found some homeless people following her72. From the passage, we can infer that the writer _. A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in San Francisco C. would make friends with cleaners D. would give up her job at the bank (C) In 1993, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reluctantly handed over 363 pieces of gold, silver, precious stones, painting, and sculptures back to Turkey after a court case. Following increasing calls for the return of artistic objects that were removed decades or centuries ago, some of the worlds leading museums have signed a declaration that they will not hand back the ancient artifacts to their countries of origin. They say people all over the world have only been able to fully appreciate ancient civilizations because these museums have provided access to the