上海市某重点中学2012 2013学年上期高三英语期中试卷

上海市某重点中学2012 2013学年上期高三英语期中试卷（满分150 分,120分钟完成）第I卷（共105分）Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (30')Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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. 15 dollars. B. 14 dollars. C. 10 dollars. D. 12 dollars.2. A. Teacher. B. Repairman. C. Shop assistant. D. Doctor.3. A. At home. B. At school.C. In the hospital.D. On the street.4. A. His job is too difficult for him. B. He is used to his new job.C. He is still trying to get used to his new job.D. He doesn't like his new job.5. A. She is surprised at her mum's coming back so soon.B. She thinks that she is too slow.C. She wants the man to be quick.D. She will go out herself.6. A. She used to be in poor health. B. She was popular among boys.C. She was somewhat overweight.D. She didn't do well at high school.7. A. At the airport. B. In the restaurant.C. In a booking officeD. At the hotel reception.8. A. Teaching her son by herself. B. Having confidence in her son.C. Asking the teacher for extra help.D. Telling her son not to worry.9. A. Have a short break. B. Take two weeks off.C. Continue her work outdoors.D. Go on vacation with the man.10. A. He is taking care of his twin brother. B. He has been feeling ill all week.C. He is worried about Rod.D. He has been in perfect condition.Section B PassagesDirections: 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. She sat back and relaxed B. She decided to recite.C. She entered university.D. She worked out a new English program.12. A. Bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.B. Improve human relationships in the university.C. Bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus.D. Improve the reputation of a university.13. A. English and drama. B. How to make sound judgments.C. How to teach minority students.D. To perceive, not to judge.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. 13 days. B. 14 days. C. 15 days. D. 24 days.15. A. 750 miles/hour. B. 24 miles/hour.C. 18,000 miles/hour.D. 5.3 million miles/hour16. A. They delivered much-needed supplies to the International Space Station and dropped off German AstronautThomas Reiter.B. They walked out of the space shuttle three times.C. Discovery landed safely and smoothly at Florida's Space Center.D. They tested a robot arm and repaired the mobile transporter that travels on the outside of the space station.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: 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.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25')Section 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. A diet of high fat, high protein and low fiber foods put us ______ a higher risk for becoming overweight.A. ofB. toC. onD. at26.He was asked to buy ______ on his way home.A. three breadsB. three loafs of breadC. three loafs of breadsD. three loaves of bread27.If I can help ______, I don’t like working late into night.A. thisB. itC. thatD. them28.That product you buy at a lower price is ______ the one that we sell in our store.A. more inferior thanB. more inferior toC. much inferior toD. inferior more than29.What has puzzled the scientists is that a slight change in its environment ______ have pushed the rare species overthe edge into extinction.A. wouldB. mustC. shallD. should30.Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, _______the general pattern varies little from onesetting to the other.A. whoseB. in whichC. of whichD. where31.Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, _______ assigned seats, are taughtby an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on.A. takingB. takeC. takenD. being taken32.-- Hurry up, or we will miss the last train.-- ______. I will stay until the work is done.A. Off do you go.B. Off went you.C. Off go you.D. Off you go.33.Kids should be encouraged to participate in community activities, ______ the voluntary sprit can take root in theirminds from childhood.A. now thatB. in thatC. such thatD. so that34._____ as a candidate for the post of school principal, one must have at least ten years of teaching experience.A. ConsideredB. To be consideredC. Having consideredD. Considering35.Sometimes parents want their children to do _____ themselves.A. they feel what they cannot doB. what they feel that they cannot doC. what they feel they cannot doD. what they cannot feel they do36.In the epidemic earlier this year, various treatments were delivered under emergency conditions in widely differentsettings and countries to patients _______ from varying stages of illness.A. sufferedB. being sufferedC. having sufferedD. suffering37.______ they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes out of fashion, women are always takenadvantage of by the designers and the big stores.A. BecauseB. Even ifC. OnceD. Although38.I'm afraid that is exactly the problem with your dictation, never_____ sense of what you hear. How can you hold inyour memory something you don't understand?A. trying to makeB. trying makingC. to try makingD. try to make39.The Internet is an integral part of the way we work, invest money, stay _____ and have fun.A. informedB. informingC. informD. to be informed40.The connection between Paul of the New Orleans Hornets and James of the Miami Heat has strengthened during thepast seven years, to the point ____ James thinks of Paul as his best friend in the NBA．A. whichB. whatC. thatD. whereSection 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.BEIJING -- The Chinese government has vowed to reform State-dominated industries and aid them in market entry, a __41__official said Wednesday.The country will stick to reforming its state-owned enterprises and helping them engage the market, said Wang Yong,director of the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. He made the __42__ while delivering a report on state-owned enterprise reform at the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's __43__ legislature（立法机关）.The country will speed up reforms for the railway, postal and salt industries so that companies in those sectors can give up their roles as supervisors and stakeholders, Wang said. "More__44__ will be made to reform the power, telecommunications, oil and petrochemical industries. Market entry into these sectors will be expanded based on the development of these industries," he said.The government will push for large state-owned enterprises to go public or list their main businesses if conditions __45__, Wang said. The government will encourage companies that are not fit to be listed to hasten restructuring, as well as introduce corporate governance for companies solely held by the state, he said.China has tried hard to reform its bulky state-owned enterprises since it __46__ its market economy in the late 1970s. So far, more than 90 percent of state-owned enterprises have become corporations and some of them have been __47__ to become shareholding companies, according to Wang's report. About 72 percent of state-owned enterprises under central administration have become corporations or __48__ firms, up from 30.4 percent in 2003. As of the end of last year, the country had 144,700 state-owned or state-controlled enterprises, excluding financial institutions, with total assets worth 85.37 trillion yuan($13.55 trillion). In 2011, the enterprises reported revenues of 39.25 trillion yuan, __49__ for 35 percent of total industrial and business revenue.Wang said a number of problems still need to be addressed in the reform of state-owned enterprises.III. Reading Comprehension (50')Section 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.I had the impression that the generation before me had fought very hard for women's rights. I have two younger brothers and we were all raised __50__, so I thought society was set up the same way. __51__, when I moved into the business world later, I learned that things were not __52__ I thought. My first boss said to me at my job interview, "A woman's place is in the house." But he saw that I __53__ good results and even had good things to say about me. So at a meeting a few months later, I said, "Perhaps you've __54__ your opinion about a woman's place," and he said, "No. You are not a woman." That was 25 years ago. Today I don't think anyone would dare say such a thing. But saying and thinking are two different things.I don't have an ambitious __55__. My parents didn't challenge us. We were very loved and rather free. Growing up with love and freedom implant confidence in oneself but also teaches us to have confidence in others. If I got a bad grade at school, it was my problem. So I learned to __56__ responsibility and consequences at a young age.When I was 25, I didn't see myself as a CEO at all. But I like challenges and I don’t like to fail. When I do fail, I think it's very important to __57__ what was wrong. People tend to try to forget their failures and want to sweep themunder the __58__. I do the __59__: I'm a big believer in doing an autopsy（尸体解剖）on our__60__.I try to be completely transparent within my company and to create collective energy and enthusiasm. I work in the energy business, so it's appropriate. I don't quite trust places where people are __61__ of one another. I like to have a team with __62__ backgrounds, ages and education… people who think differently, which make opinions __63__. I never put two people on the same task and never encourage in-house battles. It __64__ no purposes.50. A. separately B. equally C. lovingly D. freely51. A. Moreover B. Indeed C. Therefore D. However52. A. that B. how C. what D. which53. A. produced B. predicted C. proved D. expected54. A. considered B. changed C. formed D. developed55. A. nature B. mood C. quality D. policy56. A. assure B. suppose C. share D. take57. A. realize B. describe C. analyze D. define58. A. floor B. carpet C. blanket D. quilt59. A. same B. original C. best D. opposite60. A. bodies B. failures C. mistakes D. faults61. A. neighbors B. enemies C. clones D. relatives62. A. humble B. similar C. indifferent D. various63. A. rich B. poor C. superior D. inferior64. A. conceals B. makes C. serves D. declaresSection BDirections: Read the following three 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)Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to haunt (困扰) you—appears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real time—in an instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.65.Hancock’s study focuses on ________.A. the consequences of lying in various communications mediaB. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideasC. people are less likely to lie in instant messagesD. people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media66.Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that ________.A. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactionsB. people are more likely to lie in email communicationC. people are more likely to lie in instant messagesD. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations67.According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.D. They are most practised at those forms of communication.68.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A. honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communicationsB. more employers will use emails to communicate with their employeesC. suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposesD. email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company(B)69.Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?A. PERSONAL.B. HELP W ANTED.C. DOMMESTIC SERVICE.D. ROOMMA TES.70. A second-hand jacket will probably cost you ________.A. $60B. $40C. $20D. $1071.To have your travel notes published, you may contact _________.A. Students’ UnionB. Gayle MooreC. The International CenterD. Life-Planning Workshop72.If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call _________.A. 800-5224B. 800-5770C. 800-7839D. 800-0760(C)Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a “new” feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LDOCE plus cultural information.The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly “cultural” as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic/cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny (审查) for cultural bias than the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of English and a developed skill in listeningcomprehension.In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriateness of the various socio-cultural entries.73.What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones?A. The combination of two dictionaries into one.B. The new approach to defining words.C. The inclusion of cultural content.D. The increase in the number of entries.74.The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice because _______.A. its scope of cultural entries goes beyond the culture of the English-speaking worldB. it pays little attention to the cultural content of the non-English-speaking countriesC. it views the world purely from the standpoint of the English-speaking peopleD. it fails to distinguish language from culture in its encyclopedic entries75.It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching socio-cultural content in a dictionary, social thought should begiven to _________.A. the language levels of its usersB. the number of its prospective purchasersC. the different tastes of its usersD. the various cultural backgrounds of its usersSection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.Every night, for about 90 minutes, we drift into a strange, shadowy, magical world of our own creation. Poets, writers, artists and even scientists ha ve found inspiration in their “dreamland”. Dreams are a message from the subconscious, a way of tapping your inner self. Keep a note pad and pen by your bedside, and as soon as you wake, note down whatever snatches of dreams you can recall. Dreams can solve your problems, give you advice, reveal your true feelings, and be a source of inspiration.What are you aware of right now? Look at a familiar object in the room as if seeing it for the first time —explore it with your eyes. Next, listen intently to any sounds you can hear. What can you smell and taste at this moment? Touchwhatever is within reach, run your hand over and around it — how does it feel? During the next few weeks activate allyour senses. Visit an art gallery, walk in a pine forest, luxuriate in a second bubble bath, go to a concert, swim, have a massage. Try to experience it all as if it were totally new to you.If you’re right -handed, develop the skills of your left hand or vice versa — allow it to draw something, switch TV channels or drink a cup of tea. Try this exercise: write a list of ten adjectives which characterize your personality using the hand you usually write with. A few days later, repeat the exercise writing with the other hand. Then compare the two lists. You mi ght be surprised at the secrets of your inner self! For example, on the first list you might have written that you’re “witty”, but the second list might say “suspicious”. Then try a similar exercise, making two lists of “What I would most like to do”.79. Have you ever longed to paint portraits or watercolors, write a novel, draw cartoons, compose a song, design your own clothes, set up a business or landscape your garden? If so, why not start now? Yes, you might discover that your fast efforts are laughable — but try, try again. With a few notable exceptions such as Mozart, most people haven’t developed their creative talents through sheer hard work. Don’t kid yourself that you haven’t any spare time. It’s a question of making time, of seeing your talents as important enough to devote a few hours to each week. Who knows — you might be the next Laura Ashley or Agatha Christie?or a dream about how life might be in the future, only the right-brain has visions of this kind. Creative visualization, vividly imagining whatever you desire as if it has already happened — and really believing in it, is said to be a powerful way of getting what you want. Many top sports people imagine themselves playing and winning — and it seems to work.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.In many corners of the world, mass malnutrition is a deadly threat to people's life. It is plainly defined as a state of insufficiency of food for the population, where the majority of the people do not obtain enough food calories to meet the lowest needs for support of physical work and for maintenance of health. Compared with wars or natural disasters like earthquake or flood, mass malnutrition is rather an unnoticeable health killer, which escapes enough public attention.In Latin America, as in other places, the frightening protein-shortage disease kwashiorkor has been said to take toll of thousands of children, greatly affecting the area's child population and leaves many more children in terribly poor health. The reason for the problem might lie in the traditional diets in the area which are not balanced in nutrition. Here people keep their eating pattern year after year without the knowledge of what these eating habits are doing to themselves and to future generations.In these poor areas, instead of thoroughly altering the local people's long-term habits, the best way might be to find food substitutes which could meet nutritional needs. Mixtures of vegetable proteins, like soybeans and peanuts could provide cheap and useful protein where meat, eggs and milk are not within economic reach of large groups in population.Efforts could also be made to increase the agricultural productivity in some areas, where mass production of vegetable protein crops could bring life-saving nutrition to local people. Being used wrongly, large areas of land now are devoted to luxurious entertainment constructions, such as golf course or riding field, which are targeted at a small number of rich people. But isn’t a large area of productive planting land more acceptable and down-to-earth a choice to these countries suffering from mass malnutrition right now?(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)81. What is mass malnutrition?___________________________________________________________________________82. The underlined word "take toll of" probably means______________________________.83. How can people most effectively solve the mass malnutrition problem in some developing areas?____________________________________________________________________________84. It would be wise to use large areas of planting land for____________________________第II卷（共45分）I. Translation (20')Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 那些住在邻近地区的人都能免费使用这个阅览室。