上海市建平中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

上海市建平中学2017届⾼三上学期期中考试英语试题

2016 学年第⼀学期建平中学期中考试英语试卷

出卷⼈：⾼三英语组 审卷⼈：Calvin，Gloria，JadarI. Listening Comprehension (25%)

Section A Short Conversations

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At theend of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversationsand the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the questionabout it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the bestanswer to the question

you haveheard.

1.A. At a theatre.B. At a train station.C. At anairport.D. At arestaurant.2.A. $1.5B. $4.5C. $6.5D. $8.5

3.A. They shouldn’t changetheir plan.B. They’d better changetheir mind.C. The tennis game won’tlast long.D. The weather forecastis not reliable.

4.A. Tom was killed in theaccident.B. Someone savedTom’s life.C. It did little damage toTom’s car.D. Tom survived theaccident.

5. A. He will impress everybody with the presentation.

B. He thinks she will do as good a job as she did last time.

C. She will be successful if she practice more.

D. She has good reason to worry about the speech.

6.A. Teacher and students.B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.7.A. He is too busy himself.B. He doesn’t want to help her.C. He’d be glad to help after finishing his own work.D. He has already finished his own work.8.A. They are reading a newspaper.B. They are watching TV.

C. They are discussing new foreign films.D. They are talking about theirweekends.

9. A. The battery is not correctly positioned.

B. She doesn’t know how the calculator works.

C. The calculator needs a new battery.

D. The man should enter the number in a different way.

10. A. The advertised jobs are in French and Spanish.

B. The notice appeared in French and Spanish newspapers.

C. She would like to teach the man French and Spanish.

D. French and Spanish are necessary for the job.

Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked threequestions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will bespoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paperand 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. London. B. Tango. C. Korea. D. Nigeria.

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12. A. hospitals. B. gas production sites. C. chemical plants. D. power plants.

13. A. Whether they should hold discussions during the G8 summit.

B. Whether they should work together to control world oil prices.

C. Which country the four islands belong to, Japan or Russia.

D. Whether the two islands should be occupied by Russia.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Thinking about the needs old others.

B. To be old enough to understand how to cooperate.

C. The beginning of learning how to communicate.

D. From the first day at school.

15. A. It’s hard for three-year-old to learn to share because they are too young to think.

B. Four-year-old children could not share because they are still thinking about their own needs.

C. Children begin to understand how to cooperate with others at about seven years old.

D. Many children begin to share some of their things at about six years of age.

16. A. When playing in groups you may decide which toy belongs to which child.

B. If a child wants a toy back, he will have to ask the care provider for it.

C. It’s very important for adults to do so because children will copy what they do.

D. Care providers need to be patient and explain everything in a way children understand.

Section C Longer Conversations

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be

read twice. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possibleanswers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you haveheard.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Make an appointment for an interview.

B. Send in an application letter.

C. Fill in an application form.

D. Make a brief self-introduction on the phone.

18. A. Someone having a college degree in advertising.

B. Someone experienced in business management.C. Someone ready to take on more responsibilities.

D. Someone willing to work beyond regular hours.

19. A. Travel opportunities.

B. Handsome pay.

C. Prospects for promotion.

D. Flexible working hours.

20. A. It depends on the working hours.

B. It is about 500 pounds a week.

C. It will be set by the Human Resources.

D. It is to be negotiated.

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II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A