上海晋元高级中学高三英语期中考试试卷
第I卷 (共105分) I. Listening Comprehension 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 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 man’s friend is the manager. B. The restaurant serves the best dinner.
C. The manager charges regular customers less money. D. It’s the cheapest restaurant in London. 9. A. She didn’t 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 hasn’t found the shop herself. B. She is unwilling to tell the man. C. She is a new resident in this district. D. She didn’t 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.
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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 can’t 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. 300 16. 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 from 17. ____________ language. At a time El Nino usually lasts 18. ____________ months. El Nino has the power to influence 19. ____________ patterns. El Nino will cause 20. ____________ 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 Vocabulary Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked
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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. a…the C. the…/ D. the…the 26. ______ of us knows the reason why winter is colder than summer. A. Every one B. Everyone C. Someone D. All
27. The young man, upon __________, denied having stolen the old woman’s
handbag on the trolley bus.
A. questioned B. questioning
C. having been questioned D. being questioned
28. As a grown-up, you should know better than _______ into the road full of
traffic.
A. rush B. to rush C. rushing D. rushed 29. –John and Tom, you two clean the classroom today, __________? --But we cleaned it yesterday.
A. do you B. will you C. didn’t you D. don’t you
30. 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. Unless
31. 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 which
32. ________ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural
difference from one aspect.
A. What B. Which C. This D. That 33. 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 fell
34. ______________ 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 until
35. 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. opened 36. I have won a holiday for two to SiChuan, and I _______ my mum.
A. have taken B. will have taken C. take D. am taking
37. 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. shall
38. It is not surprising that _________ of the workers here have had a good education. A. as much as 70% B. as many as 70%
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