上海市长宁区2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

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1、上海市长宁区2011届高三上学期期末考试试题（英语）第I卷 （共105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection 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 questions will be sp

2、oken 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. In a shopping center.B. In a shoe factory. C. In a tailors shop.D. In a busy street.2. A. $3.75. B.S7.30

3、. C. $7.50. D. $15.00.3. A. A driving permit.B. A new license. C. A new car. D. A clear road.4. A. Sick.B. He was worried. C. He was confident.D. He was angry.5. A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Manager and secretary.D. Father and daughter6.A. He is rather disappointed.B. He is highly a

4、mbitious.C. He can t face the situation.D. He knows his own disadvantages.7. A. Get some small change.B. Park his limousine. C. Cash a check at a bank.D. Find a parking lot.8.A. Shopping with his son.B. Buying a gift for a child.C. Promoting a new product.D. Bargaining with a salesgirl.9.A. Four hou

5、rs isnt a very long time to wait.B. The customer hasnt done anything wrong.C. They should ask the customer to leave.D.They shouldnt make the customer wait so long.10.A. He moved to New York when he was young.B.He can provide little useful information.C.He will show the woman around New York.D.He wil

6、l ask someone else to help the woman.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 poss

7、ible 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.A. A soldierB. A writerC. An artistD. An officialA. In 1720B. In 1743C. In 1763D. In 1873A. With his coffin (棺材) up side down.B. With his

8、 coffin upright. C. By cutting his coffin into halves. D. By laying his coffin flat.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Whether they should take the child home.B. What Dr. Mayers instructions exactly were.C. Who should take care of the child at home.D. When the child wou

9、ld completely recover. 15.A. She encouraged them to ask questions when in doubt.B.She made them write down all her instructions.C.She ordered them to act out what they were expected to do.D.She asked them to repeat what they were supposed to do.16.A. Human speech lacked the accuracy of the printed w

10、ord.B.Dr. Mayor gave her patient instructions clearly.C.Human speech promoted interpersonal communication.D.Dr. Mayor cured the child successfully. Section: C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear ea

11、ch conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Weekend Plan The womans original plan: a visit to her17.The mans suggestion: a drive in the18.Place

12、 for lunch: at a19.Time to pick up the woman: _20_oclock.Complete the form. Write ONLY ONE WORD for each answer.Questions 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What is the applicants name?Anita Newman.Where does he live? In the21 Room 7, B559.What other language can he speak? 22What

13、position is available? 23at the English Language Center.What is the duty?To 24and answer the phone.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and vocabularySection: ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A. B. C and D. C

14、hoose the one that best completes the sentence. 25.Open source classes are part of a growing trend to make higher education availableall.A. toB. ofC. inD. with26.This mathematic problem is very difficult, but we have managed to work it out.A. somewhereB. anywhereC. somehowD. somewhat27.Language expe

15、rts claim that children _ to the English-speaking environment will pick up English quickly.A. being exposed B. having been exposed C. to be exposedD. exposed28.Weweigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to invest our money or let it stay in the bank.A. canB. wouldC. mustD. dare29.It is very d

16、ifferent from the. situation in the wild, the vast majority of camels will die or be killed before they grow up.A. whichB. whereC. whenD. what30.There is growing concernfood supplies will not be enough to feed the increasing world population.A. thatB. whichC. asD. where31.Studying in Harvard Univers

17、ity was tough at first, but I slowly adapted myself and worked my way up, eventually_ from it.A. graduateB. graduatingC. to graduateD. graduated32.Your spoken English_ in a way, but it still needs a great deal of practice and hard work.A. has improvedB. will be improved C. improvedD. had improved33.

18、The Lijiang River was so fascinating that 1 loved it the moment_ I got out of the coach.A. whenB. sinceC. /D. as34.As a young student, he recognized thatblood required very little work and virtually no pain while helping to save a life.A, donatedB. donatingC. donateD. to be donated35.The lady was be

19、autiful andimpressed me most was her education background that she used to do scientific research at Stanford University.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what36.We can not help butwhat unknown greatness human beings have has not yet been discovered.A. to wonderB. wonderC. wonderingD. wondered37.Dear passen

20、gers, to ensure your safety, please remainuntil the plane has come to a complete stop.A. seatedB. seatC. to seatD. seating38.around the Chinese Pavilion, we went to see the eye-catching British Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show39

21、. So suddenlythat the villagers had no time to escape, and at least half of them were buried in the mud.A. did the disaster occurB. the disaster occurredC. was the disaster occurredD. the disaster occurring40.well prepared you are. you stillneed a lot of luck to win a football match.A. However B. Wh

22、atever C. How D. SoSection: 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.A. clearly B. generalC. personalities D. unique E. inspiredF. participation G challenges H. describe I. highly J. adm

23、itThe ability to overcome obstacles is a highly regarded value in American culture. Many believe it shows that a person is strong and willing to work hard to achieve goals. Yet some people are shy about discussing personal _41_. In some cultures, it may even be seen as a sign of weakness to 42 diffi

24、culties.One place where you may be asked to 43a personal obstacle is on a college application essay. On one part of the application, students list the facts: academic grades, awards and 44 in sports, teams, clubs and organizations. In the essay section, students have an opportunity to present their

25、45_. This gives an admission committee a chance to know what makes students46 what drives their passions, fires their intellect and makes them special and different from everyone else.When students write their college essays, they usually have to respond to a_47 question in a personal way. Successfu

26、l essays often tell about experiences, such as overcoming obstacles, that have 48 the writers or made them grow in some important way. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the topic_49_ in their own style. This could include using stories, dialogues, humor or image.III. Reading comprehension.Section

27、: 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.Winston Churchill began his love affair with painting in his 40s, under disastrous circumstances. _50_First Lord of the A

28、dmiralty (海军) in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in Dardanelles that could have51the course of a bloody world war. 52 the mission failed, with great loss of life, he paid price both publicly and privately. He was 53 from the admiralty.Defeated by the failure, I thought he would54_grief, s

29、aid his wife, Clementine. He retired with his family to Hoe Farm. There, as Churchill later recalled, The inspiration of painting came to my55 !”After the war, painting would offer deep56when, in 1921, the death of mother was followed two months later by the 57of his beloved daughter, Marigold. Hit

30、by grief, Churchill stayed at the home of friends in Scotland, finding comfort in his painting. He wrote to Clementine: I went out and painted a beautiful river in the afternoon light with golden hills in the 58. I keep59_the hurt of losing Marigold.Historians have called the decade after 1929, when

31、 the Conservative government fell and Churchill was 60 ,his wilderness years. Politically he may have been wandering in waste places, a lonely fighter trying to 61 Britain to the threat of Hitler, but 62 that wilderness bore great fruit, Painting remained a joy to Churchill to the end of his life. H

32、appy are the63 he had written in his book Pointing as a Pastime, for they shall not be64 . Light and color, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day. And so it was for him.A. ForB. AsC. WithD. ToA. delayedB. advancedC. improvedD. shortenedA. BecauseB. ForC. ButD. Since .A. remove

33、dB. movedC. appointedD. obtainedA. persist inB. hold onC. put upD. die ofA. rescueB. viewC. griefD. beliefA. passionB. comfortC. emotionD. confidence A. lossB. recoveryC. failureD. successA. bookB. backgroundC. backD. albumA. thinkingB. touchingC. feelingD. forgettingA. out of dateB. in officeC. in

34、powerD. out of officeA. awakenB. callC. warnD. remindA. unforgettably B. artisticallyC. naturallyD. unbelievablyA. fightersB. writersC. editorsD. paintersA. lonelyB. sorrowC. braveD. disappointedSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or u

35、nfinished 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.(A)Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has pro

36、vided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two-thirds of the worlds population lives within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be

37、 used up. The sea, however, still can be expected to supply many of mails needs.The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by mails technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations (探险) have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to

38、 be mined (开采).Fish fanning promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of

39、the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents (水流) and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.Technology is enabling man to explore even more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.The technology to harvest t

40、he sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2020 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.65.The major things that the sea offers man are.A. fish, shellfish and oilB. food, minerals and oilC. warm te

41、mperature and ocean currentsD. food, energy sources and minerals 66.How can the warm temperature of the ocean be used as a possible source of energy?A.It can be used as a huge air-conditioner to warm the ship.B.It can work in a way similar to the steam in a steamboat.C.The heat of the warm ocean can

42、 be transported to factories.D.The heat of the warm ocean can be stored and delivered.67.We can conclude from this passage that _.A.the sea resources have largely been used upB.the sea. in the broad sense, has not yet been developedC. the problems stopping us from developing the sea have been solved

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