上海市虹口区2014届高三第一学期期终教学质量监控测英语试题

考生注意：

1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。

2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（第1—9页）和第Ⅱ卷（第10页），全卷共10页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

3． 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上，在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。

第I卷 (共103分)

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. Kate. B. Anna. C. Jane. D. Mary.

2. A. 205. B. 155. C. 145. D. 215.

3. A. Malaysia. B. Korea. C. Japan. D. Singapore.

4. A. A doctor. B. A professor. C. A guide. D. A businessman.

5. A. She hasn’t a dictionary. B. She is not sure how to read the word.

C. She has looked the word up in the dictionary. D. She is going to buy a dictionary.

6. A. To live in the country. B. To live in a big city alone.

C. To live with her parents. D. To live in a big city.

7. A. Buying another bicycle. B. Buying a used bicycle.

C. Buying a new bicycle. D. Not buying a bicycle.

8. A. There’s something wrong with the bus. B. He’s in the hospital.

C. It’s going in the wrong direction. D. He missed the bus.

9. A. Please sit down. B. She doesn’t want the man to sit with her.

C. She’ll mind if he sits down. D. It doesn’t matter whether he sits down or not.

10. A. To draw a picture. B. To open the window.

C. To look at somebody. D. To take a photo with the camera.

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. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Freezing. D. Wet.

12. A. Two to four feet. B. Three feet. C. Seven feet. D. Two to three feet.

13. A. A gallery. B. An exhibit. C. A device. D. A Coffee Shop.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. A certificate. B. A sofa. C. A visit to a dog hotel. D. A spa (水疗).

15. A. By reviewing a vet’s certificate. B. By collecting information from witnesses.

C. By checking the photographs. D. All of the above.

16. A. Because she is dying. B. Because she is too old to move forward.

C. Because she suffers from joint problems. D. Because she usually has spa at home.

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.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

What has been happening to the man recently?

He has been _____17_____.



What is the woman’s advice to solve the man’s problem?

Calling the _____18_____ hotline.



What does the man think of the weather in the city?

It has been _____19_____ a great deal.



Why doesn’t the man want to make a call?

He can’t afford to _____20_____ the phone bill.





Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

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

Dialogue Information



Why doesn’t the man go to university?

He has to _____21_____.



What working experience does the man have?

He once worked in a _____22_____ for two months.



Why does the man want the job?

He wants to become a _____23_____.



On what condition can the man receive a training?

If he can _____24_____.





II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions 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 with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

(A)

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with _____25_____ experienced waitress for a few days, I was allowed to wait tables on my own. All went well that first week. When Saturday night came, I _____26_____ (give) the tables not far from the kitchen. However, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).

The restaurant was full of people _____27 _____I could realize that. I moved slowly, and minded every step. I remember how happy I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; It had nice handles, _____28_____ (make) it easier to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to believe I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved watching you work. _____29_____ seems that your tray stand has been very useful to you, but we are getting ready to leave now, and my wife _____30_____ wait to take her walker back.”

At first his message did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I _____31_____(set) my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). My face was on fire. I wanted to get into a hole and hide.

Since then, I’ve learned that sometimes there’s no point _____32_____ (be) too sure of myself.

(B)

There are a variety of techniques used to bring about success in selling. Here are the most important ones _____33_____ are often mentioned by successful salespeople.

Find out _____34_____ your customers’ real wants and needs are. Listen as they tell you their favours.

Know all about your product and what it can do for your customers. Product knowledge is a “must” in personal selling because it creates confidence, builds enthusiasm, and makes the situation more professional. Lay emphasis on the unique advantage of your product _____35_____ others.

Take a confident attitude in selling your product. It is _____36_____(effective) when the salesperson says, “May I help you?” than when he or she says “You wouldn’t like to see our model, _____37_____you?”

Prepare yourself _____38_____(deal) with objections. If the customer says the price is too high, you might reply, “Yes, the price may be a little higher than _____39_____(plan). However, actually, you will save money _____40_____ high quality of this product.” Don’t disagree with your customer in any case when he or she says the price is too high.

Use praise wisely.

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.

accounted

average

continuous

rank

link





comparison

additional

associated

risk

confirmed

postpone





Television watching is an activity which is known to be harmful to health and is distinct from getting too little exercise. But a new study suggests its damaging effects may even _____41_____ alongside those from smoking and obesity(肥胖). Researchers who studied television viewing habits in Australia calculated that people who watch for a(n) _____42_____ of six hours a day shorten their life expectancy(预期寿命) by almost five years.

They based their calculations on data on the _____43 _____between television viewing and death from the Australian obesity and lifestyle study which involved 11,000 adults aged 25 and over. Applying these findings to the whole population over 25, who are estimated to have watched 9.8 billion hours of TV in 2008, they concluded that it _____44_____ for 286,000 years of life lost — equivalent to 22 minutes for each hour watched. By _____45_____, smoking one cigarette is estimated to shorten life expectancy by 11 minutes — equivalent to half an hour of TV watching.

Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the authors from the University of Queensland, say the figures suggest “huge loss of life may be _____46_____ with too much TV viewing.” The UK and other industrialized countries are likely to be similarly affected “given the typically large amounts of time spent watching TV and the similarities in disease patterns.” The researchers add “If these figures are _____47_____ and shown to reflect a cause and effect relationship, TV viewing is a public health problem comparable in size to established behavioral risk factors.”

Researchers from Taiwan University found even those who did as little as 92 minutes’ exercise a week — equivalent to 15 minutes a day for six days a week — reduced their _____48_____ of death by 14 per cent. Even this small amount of exercise could _____49_____ one in six of all deaths — similar to the effects of a stop-smoking programme. Each _____50_____ 15 minutes a day reduced the death rate by a further 4 per cent.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions 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.

To understand how Americans think about things, it is necessary to understand “the point”. Americans mention it often “Let’s get right to the point”, they will say “My point is …” “What’s the point of all this?”

The “point” is the _____51_____ or piece of information that Americans suppose is, or should be, _____52_____ of people’s thinking, writings, and spoken comments. Speakers and writers are supposed to ”make their points clear”, _____53_____ that they are supposed to say or write clearly the idea or piece of information they wish to _____54_____.

People from many other cultures have different ideas about the _____55_____. Africans traditionally tell stories that express the _____56_____ they have in mind, rather than stating out “the point” cle