1 / 11 浦东新区2012学年度第一学期期末质量测试
高三英语试卷
第I卷 （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. Manager and customer. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Doctor and patient. D. Friends.
2. A. In a department store. B. In an office.
C. In a stationery store. D. In a drugstore.
3. A. 30 minutes. B. An hour. C. 15 minutes. D. 45 minutes.
4. A. Cleaning off the dirt. B. Looking for water.
C. Digging out the seed. D. Planting something.
5. A. Sorry. B. Annoyed. C. Excited. D. Surprised.
6. A. The book is too expensive. B. The book is of poor quality.
C. The book is inexpensive. D. The book is not as good as expected.
7. A. He has been offered a new job. B. He has been warned by his boss.
C. He has been fired by the company. D. He has been asked to have a holiday.
8. A. He did better than expected. B. He failed his test.
C. He always gets excellent grades. D. He found his notes.
9. A. The man and the woman live on Salisbury Villas.
B. The man and the woman are unfamiliar with the area.
C. The woman failed to call for directions.
D. The directions the woman got were wrong.
10. A. The man blamed the woman for being careless.
B. The man misunderstood the woman‟s apology.
C. The woman offered to pay for the man‟s coffee.
D. The woman made the man‟s jacket dirty with coffee.
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.
2 / 11 Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. She was a 19-month-old British girl.
B. The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.
C. She was the daughter of a doctor in London.
D. The Qatar doctors were unsure how to cure her.
12. A. A doctor in Qatar. B. A nurse in London.
C. Dr. Brown. D. Agatha Christie.
13. A. Substance used in making glass. B. Drug found in a detective story.
C. Medicine often used in hospital. D. A deadly poison easily got in Qatar.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. The design of the laboratory.
B. The laboratory experiment.
C. The workbook for the laboratory course.
D. A piece of equipment in the laboratory.
15. A. Homework must be handed in on time.
B. A great deal of equipment is available.
C. The students must follow all instructions exactly.
D. The students can make choices about the lab work.
16. A. The activities take less time.
B. The activities are to be done in class.
C. Few instructions are given for the activities.
D. Students are not required to do the activities.
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.
The Suggestions Box
The first suggestion:
Change morning tea break to __17__.
The second suggestion: Reducing the __18__ of the printer.
The third suggestion: Adopting __19__ working hours.
The attitude of the man: He __20__ with the Managing Director about the third suggestion.
Questions 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
What has happened to the woman‟s car? There‟s something wrong with the __21__.
How much did the mechanic charge the
woman? He said he would call her with __22__ later
on.
What does the man warn the woman? Not to be __23__ by mechanics.
What does the man offer the woman? He offers the woman __24__.
