虹口区2014学年度第二学期高三英语3月分层练习(A卷)
2015.3
第 I 卷 (共103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. At the airport. B. At the hotel. C. At the restaurant. D. At the railway station.
2. A. Teacher. B. Writer. C. Reporter. D. Operator.
3. A. On TV. B. On the Internet. C. From the newspaper. D. From a friend.
4. A. He doesn’t th ink 15,000 dollars will be enough for such a trip.
B. 15,000 dollars is only a small sum of money for him.
C. He is fortunate to have made a lot of money.
D. He can’t afford that much for a trip.
5. A. Going to Mexico with the woman. B. Selling calendars in Mexico.
C. Going home from Mexico.
D. Going to Mexico on business.
6. A. She can’t find time for exercise. B. She has nothing to do in the morning.
C. She doesn’t know what exercise to take.
D. She doesn’t want to take exercise.
7. A. She thinks it is too expensive. B. She does not like the phone.
C. She has already got one.
D. She spent too much money on fashion.
8. A. He wants to know how clever the woman is.
B. There is something wrong with his hands.
C. He can’t help the woman with her suitcase.
D. He needs someone to help him with his suitcase.
9. A. Tom was not allowed to watch television. B. Tom does like television.
C. Tom bought an expensive watch.
D. Tom should watch more television.
10. A. He is always late for work. B. He is having some financial problem.
C. He is not careful enough with his work.
D. He loses his temper easily.
Section B
Directions: 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. Fifteen inches. B. Two inches. C. Twenty-four inches. D. One foot.
12. A. Near Denver. B. In Florida.
C. Along the gulf coast.
D. In the desert southwest.
13. A. Hot. B. Cool. C. Cold. D. Warm.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Americans B. Organizations. C. Top officials. D. Terrorists.
15. A. Because Jordan worked closely with America in the war against terrorism.
B. Because Jordan is not far from America.
C. Because Jordan was against the Iraqi War.
D. Because Jordan likes to make friends with other countries.
16. A. Because it is a very beautiful garden in the Middle East.
B. Because some top officials resigned.
C. Because its army is too weak.
D. Because it might be attacked again.
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.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
(A)
Changes in the way people live bring about changes in the jobs that they do. More and more people live in towns and cities than on farms and in villages. Cities and states (25)______ (provide) services that city people want in the past decades, such as more police protection, more hospitals, and more schools. This means hiring more policemen, more nurses and technicians and more teachers. Advances in technology also change people’s lives. Dishwashers and washing machines do (26)______ has ever been done by hand. The widespread use of such electrical appliances means that there is a need (27)______ (keep) them running properly.
People are earning higher wages and salaries now, (28)______ leads to changes in the way of life. As income increases, people may not want more food to eat or more clothes to wear. But they may want (29)______ (considerate) care from doctors, dentists and hospitals. They are likely to travel more and to want more education (30)______ ______ many more jobs are available in these services.
The government also affects the kind of work people do. The governments of most countries spend huge sums of money (31)______ international defence. They hire thousands of engineers, scientists, clerks, typists and secretaries to work on the many different aspects of defence.
(B)
The possibility that something bad will happen is a risk. Risk also can be defined as the degree of danger that goes along with (32)______ opportunity. All risks have possible negative results. However, some risks are worth (33)______ (take). For example, suppose that you have the chance to join a school team. You risk a possible injury while playing, but (34)______ (come) with being on the team, the sense of accomplishment can be gained. You may decide that the pleasure of playing is worth the risk of injury. By being in good health, you can also reduce the risk of physical injury.
How can we determine the risk (35)______ (involve) in an action? Many risks that relate to health choices have been studied. Scientists use statistics (数据) to measure these risks.
(36)______ it comes to statistics, it is a branch of mathematics that can determine the
possibility that something will occur. The information about the possibility (37)______ (call) statistical risk and can help you make healthy choices.
For example, statistics indicate that in the United States the chance of dying from cancer is about 20 percent. In other words, two out of every ten deaths are due to some kind of cancer.
(38)______, the risk of death from cancer is quite high. However, statistics also show that 80 percent of all cancers are related to things over which you have some control. In other words, you (39)______ as well make choices that will reduce your risk of developing cancer. These include such things as avoiding pollution, not smoking, and eating a diet high in fiber. If you do them on (40)______ own, you are less likely to develop cancer.
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.
There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also some desert animals which can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very 41 .
Take the camel as an example. It can 42 and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9℃ without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to 43 its need for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat, on the other hand, gets all the water it needs from water that it produces when it breathes.
However, most animals need to 44 fairly normal body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5℃. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or 45 water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water on 46 of the heat.
Since very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a(n) 47 summer’s day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool, and the darkness provides 48 not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the 49 for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morning comes, most of them seek 50 again: many go under ground; nearly all find some dark and cool places where they can k eep away from the sun’s heat.
III. Reading Comprehension
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.