上海市閘北區(qū)高三上學期期末練習英語試題及答

1、閘北區(qū)2015學年度第一學期高三年級英語學期期末練習卷（120分鐘，150分）i. listening comprehension（30分）section adirections: 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 conversation and the question will be spoken only on

2、ce. 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. davidb. jamesc. peterd. john2. a. bank clerk.b. secretary.c. shop assistant.d. customs officer.3. a. father and chil

3、d.b. brother and sister.c. travel agent and customer.d. colleagues.4. a. $20.b. $35.c. $55.d. $75.5. a. the man caused a serious car accident.b. a woman was hurt in a car crash.c. a passenger was knocked down by a car.d. the man offered the victim medical help.6. a. things in europe are mostly rathe

4、r expensive.b. germany offers goods of better quality to foreign visitors.c. things in italy are the cheapest of the three countries.d. germany is not worth visiting compared with italy.7. a. people now can enjoy online entertainment resources free of charge.b. most people rent movie discs for the w

5、eekend enjoyment.c. online movies and music are available to users at low price.d. enjoying online movies and music is not popular with people.8. a. badminton is the second favourite activity for the man.b. the man used to suffer from headache much.c. the doctor advised the man to play badminton.d.

6、all sports activities make the man energetic.9. a. the woman is good at investment but poor at maths.b. the woman is sure to fail the maths test next time.c. the woman is poor at maths because of poor iq.d. the woman has spent too little time studying maths.10. a. the woman should decide right now w

7、here to eat.b. the woman should put on thick clothes against the cold.c. they can enjoy meals at both restaurants as both are good.d. they can wait until the woman decides on a better restaurant.section b directions: in section b, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questio

8、ns 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 follow

9、ing passage.11. a. she changed residence.b. she joined a country club.c. she found a job.d. she wrote a book.12. a because steven worked in an airline company.b. because she flew across the country to live with steve.c. because steven flew weekly with airline companies.d. because her boyfriend flew

10、during every snow storm.13. a.the growth of a woman writer after divorce.b. the love that has lasted for 30 years.c. the important things broken women can do.d. a womans rediscovery of happiness and love.questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. a. that men are more intelligent

11、than women.b. that students aged 17 and 18 are cleverer than other age groups.c. that race could affect peoples iq.d. that women have received fair treatment at work in general.15. a. because women have to take care of families more.b. because women suffer from discrimination at work.c. because wome

12、n are given less opportunities at work.d. because women are less intelligent than men.16. a. that girls are more intelligent than boys in middle schools.b. that girls are more suitable to learn certain subjects.c. that girls grow faster than boys on the stage of middle school.d. that girls perform a

13、s well as boys in middle schools.section cdirections: 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 hear. blanks 17 through 20 are based on the fol

14、lowing conversation:complete the form. write no more than two words for each answer.youth club membership inquiry:name: kataline johnson.yearly membership fees:_17_.member benefits:_18_ introducing youth information.local youth activities._19_ for christmas sales.application:providing _20_.blanks 21

15、 through 24 are based on the following conversation:complete the form. write no more than three words for each answer.what date is the world sleep day?_21_ of march.what does the world sleep day want the public to pay attention to?_22_.what is the world sleep days focus against sleep loss?_23_.what

16、does the world sleep day promote?_24_.ii. grammar and vocabularysection adirections: 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

17、 with one proper word. make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (a)in 1885, karl benz, a german, invented the first motorcar. today, the use of motorcar has become an important form of transport. there are currently about 200 million cars on the roads all over the world. some are desig

18、ned for speed and others are produced with special technology (25)_ _ fuel can be saved.although cars are a comfortable and convenient form of transport, (26)_(own) a car bears disadvantages as well. cars may cause accidents and emit carbon monoxide which gives rise to pollution， not (27)_ (mention)

19、 the high maintenance cost and the anxiety you feel when looking for a parking lot in downtown areas. fortunately todays car manufacturers (28)_ (realize) the problems and they are trying every means to produce (29)_ they call“safer, cleaner and cheaper” auto.an even bigger hit came from the worlds

20、recent craze toward self-driving car. different manufacturers showed their concept cars (30)_after another trying to attract public attention in order to get an edge in the field. the (31)_(late) model in this trend comes from general motors, which showed off a self-driving car at the consumer elect

21、ronics show in las vegas. in all, people really dont know and are eager to see (32)_ new technologies will lead the car industry. lets take a deep breath and watch.(b)tokyo train companies are providing pregnant women with badges(徽章)(33)_ the hope of encouraging other passengers on the japanese capi

22、tal's crowded trains to offer them seats.the pink and blue badges reading: "there is a baby in my belly" are being handed out at stations around the region. no proof of pregnancy (34)_(require)."especially in the early stages, it is difficult to tell from someone's appearance

23、(35)_ she is pregnant," said an official at the health ministry which came up with the idea. "but these early stages are rather unstable and it is important to take care."the move comes as japan struggles for ways to persuade women to have more babies. the country (36)_population of t

24、he elderly people has reached a dangerous level, is among the worlds most developed countries. however, japan is now facing a serious aging problem, (37)_(regard) as a big burden on its economy. it is now trying to create(38)_ environment that is pleasant for pregnant women.the move was welcomed by

25、many."people(39)_provide care and help for pregnant women. but when i was three months pregnant and got on a train, no one would really notice me and i found (40)_ embarrassing to ask them to give me a seat," said yoshiko kato, a self-employed 38-year-old who is five months pregnant. "

26、;so these badges, i hope, will make me more noticeable," she said.section bdirections: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. each word can be used only once. note that there is one word more than you need.a sore b. containing c. conditions d. interpret e. consciousf. dat

27、a g. enhancing h. resist i. definitely j. producing k. characterin an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny temper were less likely to fall ill.the findings were built on evidence that a "positive emotional style&

28、quot; can help to _41_the common cold and other illnesses.researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness _42_ immune function and subjective as in happy people being less disturbed by a _43_ throat or running nose."people with a positive emotional style may have active im

29、mune responses to the virus," explained lead study author dr. sheldon cohen of carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh. "and when they do get a cold, they may _44_ their illness as being less severe."based on the previous study results, cohen and his colleagues have been _45_certain

30、that pleasant people are, for most cases, less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether a persons_46_itself brings about the effect.for the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality tendency, self-_47_ health and emotion

31、al "style." those who tended to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense and opposed had a negative style.the researchers gave them nasal(鼻子的) drops _48_ either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. ove

32、r the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains, or other symptoms they experienced, while the researchers collected _49_, like daily mucus(唾液) production. cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective analysis of nose_50_, happy people were less likely to develop a co

33、ld.iii. reading comprehensionsection 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.have you ever shouted, “the rent is too damn high”? shaking wall and hidden

34、disgusting bugs? youre not alone. the ancient romans experienced the same _51_ with their apartments. from mean landlords to sanitation(衛(wèi)生) problems, pests to smells, roman urban living was no walk in the park. even in the very early days of rome, people were crowded together in uncomforta

35、ble quarters.  this collection of animals of every kind mixed together, made life _52_ for common citizens. and the close contact _53_ diseases.roman rented residence were called insulae, or islands, because they occupied whole blocks,with the roads flowing around them like water

36、 around an island. the insulae, often _54_ six to eight apartment blocks built around a staircase and central courtyard, housed poor workers who couldnt afford a traditional domus, or private house. by the fourth century a.d., there were around 45,000 insulae in ro

37、me, as _55_ to fewer than 2,000 private homes.many people were _56_ into their quarters. apartments on the lower floor would be the easiest for entry and exit and therefore belong to the _57_ renters while unfortunate individuals were thrown on higher floors in tiny rooms.though made of co

38、ncrete brick, insulae were usually weakly built, _58_ poor craftsmanship andlittle fund.they usually collapsed and killed passers-by. as a result, emperors _59_ how high landlords could construct insulae.the maximum building height was 60 feet.according to law then, builders were supp

39、osed to make walls at least an inch and a half thick, so as to ensure the _60_ of the building. however, it didnt work so well, especially since building codes were _61_ by the landlords in order to save on the construction cost, and most renters were too poor to charge landlords. therefore, the lif

40、e-threatening accidents usually happened. even if insulae didnt fall down, they could be so _62_ as to be washed away in a flood. that's about the only time their inhabitants would _63_ clean natural water, since there was rarely in-home plumbing(水管)in an apartment.whats more, the 

41、;insulae caught fire frequently leaving rome with a vicious（惡意的）_64_ of houses burning down and collapsing, sales, then immediate reconstruction and fire once more time. indeed, rather than being at the natures hands，some collapses were _65_since the greedy landlords keep on tearing down the ex

42、isting insulae and replacing them with higher and larger monsters in pursuit of more rents.51. a. annoyanceb. complaintc. historyd. consequence52. a. unlimitedb. miserablec. realisticd. expensive53. a. spreadb. testedc. organizedd. reserved54.a. consisting ofb. taking advantage ofc equipping withd.

43、relying on55.a. exposedb. opposedc. switchedd. related56.a. mixedb. filledc. squeezedd. invited57.a. generalb. legalc. wealthyd. sociable58 a. instead ofb. thanks toc. regardless ofd. except for 59.a. restrictedb. solvedc. threatenedd. evaluated60.a. privacyb. temperaturec. outlookd. safety61.a. str

44、engthenedb. ignoredc. designedd. measured62.a. cheapb. vacantc. insignificantd. shaky63.a. give credit tob. bring life toc. have access tod. take control of64.a. cycleb. punishmentc. treatmentd. fate65.a. unexpectedb. intentionalc. restlessd. thoroughsection bdirections: read the following three pas

45、sages. 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)for anyone growing up in singapore in the 1940s during th

46、e war, the idea of keeping a dog would never be a consideration. so, when my daughter, then 11 years old, asked me if we could have a dog when we were based in new york. the answer was no. i knew that she would tire of the animal soon and i would be responsible for looking after it. as this was not

47、a reason which could be convincing to an 11 year old, i had to refuse on the grounds that the streets of new york were too dangerous for a child her age to walk a dog.when we returned to singapore in the mid 1970s, this reason was no longer credible. as such, there was a half-hearted agreement to lo

48、ok for a suitable labrador retriever. one day we went to a pet shop nearby. there was no intention to buy anything. it was just an attempt to mollify a young girl and to put off to a future date any idea of buying a dog.needless to say, it did not work out as i had planned. after several minutes of

49、looking around, we came across a little collie(柯利牧羊狗) that would not stop licking and nibbling our fingers. we fell in love with him instantly. my wife penny was more firm. she came up with all the practical reasons a collie, with long and thick hairs, would be unsuitable in the countrys hot weather

50、. but it was one against three and before we knew it, i was at the counter paying for the puppy and all the other stuff needed to look after it.back home, the work of raising a puppy began in earnest. my daughter came up with the name “shakespeare” for the puppy, which would amuse everyone. we tried

51、 without too much trouble in the initial weeks to home-train him, and soon there was a fixed location in the garden for the dogshit.shakespeare is one of the most gentle, friendly and attentive dogs around. his gentle nature has over the years convinced many friends to have a dog as pet. he is atten

52、tive to people and can make them feel welcome. we love him so much that even the falling of two of his milk teeth would get us to wake up the vet at midnight.all these years, he has been a constant and faithful companion to me. if i have hardly any complaints about my health, this is largely due to

53、the long walks which we take in the morning without fail.66. why didnt the author allow his daughter to have a dog in new york?a. because they couldnt take good care of the dog during war.b. because new york street was unsafe for a girl to walk a dog.c. because he was afraid the dog would soon becom

54、e his charge.d. because he knew his daughter was convinced by others to have a dog.67. what made the family go to a pet shop one day?a. to buy a dog to realize the daughters all-time dream.b. to comfort his daughter for not giving her a dog.c. to find some stuff suitable for raising a dog.d. to sign

55、 an agreement with the pet shop for a dog.68. the underlined word “three” in the third paragraph refers to _.a. the author, his daughter and the dogb. the author, penny and his daughterc. penny, his daughter and the dog.d. the author, penny and the dog.69. which of the following statements is true a

56、ccording to the passage?a. the family didnt train the dog well without professional guidance.b. many friends of the family offered to raise shakespeare.c. the family blamed the vet for the falling of shakespeares milk teeth.d. shakespeare accompanies the author for morning walk every day.(b) our mag

57、azine is bringing to you gourmet markets of the year:st. lawrence, toronto, canadathis farmers market has operated since 1803, when it cohabited with torontos city hall. redeveloped between the 1970s and 1990s after long neglect, the areas mix of homes and businesses shows urban regeneration. m

58、ore than 120 retailers display everything from seafood to coffee. the market is in torontos old town; saturday is market day.union square greenmarket, new york cityonce a manhattan focal point, by the 1970s union square had become deserted. then barry benepe founded a farmers market in 1976, aiding struggling hudson valley farmers and reintroducing new