2013学年第二学期普陀区高三英语质量调研试卷

（考试时间 120分钟 满分 150分）

第I卷 （共103分）

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A Short Conversations

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 questions you have heard.

1. A. At the office. B. Home in bed.

C. On his way to work. D. Away on vacation.

2. A. His wife. B. A travel agent staff. C. A waiter. D. A hotel clerk.

3. A. 11:20. B. 10:30. C. 10:50. D. 11:30.

4. A. She can’t finish her assignment, either.

B. She can’t afford a computer right now.

C. The man can use her computer.

D. The man should buy a computer right away.

5. A. The famous professor has given several lectures.

B. The guest lecturer’s opinion is different from Dr. Johnson’s.

C. Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.

D. Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.

6. A. The woman does her own housework.

B. The woman needs a housekeeper.

C. The woman's house is in a mess.

D. The woman works as a housekeeper.

7. A. The woman didn't expect it to be so warm at noon.

B. The woman is sensitive to weather changes.

C. The weather forecast was unreliable.

D. The weather turned cold all of a sudden.

8. A. She wants to take the most direct way.

B. She may be late for the football game.

C. She is worried about missing her flight.

D. She is currently caught in a traffic jam.

9. A. The man regrets being absent-minded.

B. The woman saved the man some trouble.

C. The man placed the reading list on a desk.

D. The woman emptied the waste paper basket.

10. A. Take the test again in 8 weeks.

B. Call to check his scores.

C. Be patient and wait.

D. Inquire when the test scores are released.

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. In about 20 years. B. Within a week.

C. In a couple of weeks. D. As soon as possible.

12. A. Yes, of course. B. Possibly not.

C. Not mentioned. D. Definitely not.

13. A. Her complaint was ignored. B. The store sent her the correct order.

C. The store apologized for their mistake. D. The store picked up the wrong items.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. To withdraw his deposit. B. To cash a check.

C. To rob the bank. D. To get his prize.

15. A. They let him do what he wanted to.

B. They helped him find large bills.

C. They pressed the alarm.

D. They called the police.

16. A. He was afraid that he would be caught on the spot.

B. Large bills were not within his reach.

C. The maximum sum allowed was 55,000.

D. He was limited by time and the size of his pockets.

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 NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Booking a flight



Passenger:

__17__ Henry



Time of the flight:

Saturday, __18__ 14th at 7:00p.m.



Class of the seat:

__19__



Time to check in:

Not later than __20__ p.m.





Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

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

Talking about the Apartments



Apartments

Their opinions



The one on the 68th Street

Neither of them liked it.



The one on the 80th Street

It has a __21__, a cheerful kitchen,

but __ 22__ to put a desk.



The one on the 72nd Street

They decided to take it because it’s best

for __23__ and has the best __24__ of the three.





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)

Madonna：Singer/actress, born Michigan, USA, 1959

Originally a dancer, she had her first popular record ‘Holiday’ in 1983. In 1985 she began her film career and also married actor Sean Penn, but (25)____ marriage lasted less than four years. Her ‘Blond Ambition Tour’ in 1990 with special clothes(26)____(design) by Jean Paul Gaultier caused much conflict. Her career took a more respectable direction, however, with the birth of her first child, Lourdes, in 1997, and her performance in the title role of Evita.

Pelé：footballer, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Tres Coracoes, Brazil, 1940

(27)____(consider) by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, he became a world star at the age of only seventeen, when Brazil first won the World Cup in Sweden. Perhaps his (28)____(great) success in his life was to win the third World Cup in Mexico in 1970. He played in four World Cup competitions, and scored over 1,200 goals in his career before finally (29)____(retire) in 1977. He (30)____(appoint) Brazilian Special Minister for Sport in 1994.

Steffi Graf：tennis player, born Neckerau, Germany, 1969

(31)____ Graf turned professional at the age of thirteen, she won her first major tournament in 1986 and became the world’s number one a year later. In 1988 she became the first woman since 1970 to win ‘The Grand Slam’ (Wimbledon, the US, Australian and French Open tournaments). She (32)____(win) over 100 titles in her career and earned up to $20 million.

(B)

One in three American children now live with only one parent. (33)____ ____ the traditional family of Japan is strong, divorce still went up quickly between 1980 and 1995. (34)____ is more important is that the nature of the family is changing. In Sweden and Denmark, around half of all babies are now born to unmarried parents, and in the United Kingdom and France more than a third.

Families are getting smaller. The average Turkish family had seven members in 1970; today it has only five. And in Spain and Italy, (35)____ families were always traditionally large, the birthrate was the lowest in the developed world in 1995. This fall in the birthrate is due to the fact that, as more women have careers, they are waiting longer and longer (36)____(start) a family. The age (37)____ ____ the average woman has her first baby is now 28 in Western Europe, and it is getting later.

So the nuclear family is clearly changing, but is it in danger of (38)____(disappear) completely?

The truth is (39)____ it is still too early to tell. In some countries these patterns are actually reversing. In the United States, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, the birthrate is rising once more; and in Denmark, for example, marriage is becoming more popular again. In the United States, the divorce rate in fact fell (40)____ 10 per cent between 1980 and 1990, and it is continuing to fall.

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.

A. achieved B. authority C. available D. code E. dominated

F. educational G. opinions H. matters I. related J. representatives

K. symbolization

It is important that students’ feelings, opinions and suggestions are listened to, taken into account, and that the right action is taken. There are a number of ways that this can be __41__, i.e. school councils, year councils and peer mentoring.

School councils

Most schools have a school council which exists to let the teachers and head teacher know what students’ __42__ are on a range of school issues. The school council usually consists of two or three elected __43__ from each year group.

A school council might meet once or twice a month to discuss issues such as the dress __44__, the use of social areas, charity fundraising and bullying.

Year councils

Because school councils are sometimes __45__ by older students, some schools have introduced year councils. The aim of a year council is to give students the opportunity to express opinions on __46__ of importance to that particular year group. The following is an example of the rules relating to a school’s council for year 8 (pupils aged 12-13).

The head of year will attend all council meetings as an observer and both they and the other year staff will be __47__ as required to offer support and advice to council members and to assist in the settlement of arguments.

Peer mentoring

There are other ways in which students’ voices can be heard. One of the most popular schemes involves peer mentoring. Those who express an interest receive training to become mentors (导师) so that they are better equipped to help others. This starts from primary school age, when the mentors may get involved in issues __48__ to conflict resolution. At secondary school and at university, mentors are likely to deal with a larger variety of issues, such as __49__ and health-related matters.

The belief in schemes like these is that being heard by your peers can be more effective and helpful as fellow students may have more time and understanding than teachers or others in __50__.

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.  Many people com