黄浦区2013学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试

英 语 试 卷

2014年1月9日下午

（完卷时间： 120分钟 满分： 150分）

第I卷

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. 4:45. B. 5:15. C. 5:30. D. 5:45.

2. A. At home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a car. D. On the street.

3. A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife.

C. Employer and employee. D. Mother and son.

4. A. Listening to some loud music. B. Testing the earphones.

C. Talking loudly on the phone. D. Preparing for the speech contest.

5. A. Pick up his son from school. B. Meet the woman in her office.

C. Work on a report. D. Prepare dinner for his son.

6. A. She discussed the sports program with Mr. Wright.

B. She is about to call Mr. Wright’s secretary.

C. She will see Mr. Wright at lunch time.

D. She failed to reach Mr. Wright.

7. A. To find out more about the topic for the conference.

B. To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.

C. To get the conference schedule for the woman.

D. To pick up the woman from the library.

8. A. It can stand any crash. B. It is not as good as hers.  C. It was once damaged. D. It is kept in good condition.

9. A. Continue to read. B. Take a history lesson.

C. Have some coffee. D. Meet with some friends.

10. A. More sleep can get the man back onto the right track.

B. Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.

C. The man should spend more time outdoors.

D. People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.

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.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. It is located in a college town. B. It’s composed of a group of old buildings.

C. The classrooms are beautifully designed. D. The library is often crowded with students.

12. A. 18,000. B. 1,800. C. 24. D. 9,000.

13. A. Teachers there needn’t pay for their rent.

B. There is not even a television set on campus.

C. Students can take a walk in the desert in their spare time.

D. Students have no choice but to study and take up challenges.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. To take medicine. B. To sleep more.

C. To work less. D. To go travelling.

15. A. They are not harmful to the brain. B. They have more benefits than harm.

C. They are not worth the price at all. D. They are valuable but costly.

16. A. They damage a person’s mental health.

B. They reduce a person’s chance of recovery.

C. They slow down a person’s reaction to changes.

D. They worsen a person’s existing trouble.

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.

Where will the parcel be sent?

__17__.



How heavy is the parcel?

850 __18__.



How will the parcel be sent?

By __19__.



How much is the postage?

__20__ dollars.



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

ORDER



Main Course

__21__



Appetizer

__22__



Soup

split pea



Side Dish

__23__



Drink

__24__



Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,?use one word that best fits each blank.

( A )

“Come in, Kim. Have a seat, please,” said Bill Williams, the manager. This was Kim’s first experience with an assessment. After only six months he was due for a raise (25) _____ this assessment was satisfactory.

“Kim,” began Bill Williams, “I am very pleased with the quality of your work. My only concern is that you are not active enough in (26) _____ (put) forward your suggestions.”

“But,” replied Kim, “I have always completed every assignment you (27) _____ (give) me, Mr. Williams.”

“I know that, Kim. And please, call me Bill. But (28) _____ I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. It is more input from you (29) _____ I need – more feedback on how things are going. I don’t need a ‘yes man’. You just smile (30) ______ _____ everything is fine. I’m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we (31) _____ do. To make suggestions, I employed you because I respect your experience in this field.”

“Yes, I see. I’m not accustomed to this, but I will try to do as you say… Bill.”

“Good, then, I expect (32) _____ (hear) more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me.”

“Yes, of course. Thank you, Mr. Will… Bill.”

( B )

I was the middle child of the three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and (33) _____ reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child’s habit of making up stories, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions (34) _____ (mix) up with the feeling of being isolated. I knew that I had a natural ability with words, and I felt that this created a sort of private world where I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.

However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all (35) _____ my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother (36) _____ (take) it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and (37) _____ tiger had “chair-like teeth”— a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem (38) _____ (print) in the local newspaper later. From time to time, when I was a bit (39) _____ (old), I wrote bad and usually unfinished “nature poems”. I also, about twice, attempted a short story (40) _____ was a failure. That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years.

Section B

Directions: 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.

calming

regular

doable

electronics

fuel



hook

incredibly

maintain

mindlessly

treat



weapons











Here are four simple, healthy and, dare we say, fun ways to help you slim down and stay healthy.

Have your cake …for breakfast

Aside from being depressing, the way to __41__ weight loss isn’t by feeling deprived.

Scientists say that people who started off the day with a __42__ felt fuller and more satisfied, and that led to their sticking with the program as the day went on. Being hungry is no way to start your day, so __43__ up with protein and a mouthful of something sweet. And most of all, enjoy!

Sleep your way to weight loss

Dr. Andrew Calvin, one expert of Mayo Clinic study, is quoted as saying, “If individuals are seeking to maintain a healthy weight or to lose weight, they should seek to get enough sleep on a __44__ basis.”

If you find it tricky to wind down at night, turn off the __45__ and engage in relaxing activities, like taking a bath or listening to __46__ music.

Journal to drop pounds

The best __47__ for a dieter? Pen and paper! Women who wrote down everything they ate lost more weight than those who didn’t track their food intake. Journaling makes you accountable and more aware of what you’re eating, so it makes sense that it’ll keep you from __48__ chewing if you aren’t actually hungry.

Even a tiny bit of exercise helps your health

Even 20 to 30 minutes of physical activity most days of the weeks (broken up into smaller chunks is fine) reduces your risk for all sorts of physical ills. And even 20 minutes a week can improve your mood. That really stuck with me. It’s easy to criticize ourselves or burn out if we make goals that are __49__ hard to achieve, but walking a few times a week is __50__ – and meaningful, too.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.

For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines; a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job advancing, the ability to read and comprehend __51__ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are __52__ readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never __53__ them. The main shortage lies in the actual stuff of language itself – words. Taken individually, words have little__54__ until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, __55__, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously read one word at a time, often regressing to __56__ words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common __57__ habit in reading. Another bad habit which __58__ the speed of reading is vocalization – so