上海理工大学附属中学2015届高三11月基础测试

英语试题

第I 卷（共103分）

Listening comprehension

Part A Short Conversations

Directions: In Part 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 read 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.

Section A

1.

A.

An art museum. B. A beautiful park.

C.

A college campus. D. An exhibition.



2.

A.

At 10:30. B. At 10:25.

C.

At 10:40. D. At 10:45.



3.

A.

in a street. B. in a restaurant.

C.

in a hotel. D. in a cinema.



4.

A.

Robert Wilson isn't at home at this moment.







 B.

Robert Wilson is engaged in the game on-line







C.

Robert Wilson' phone is broken.









D.

Robert Wilson is busy now.







5.

A.

He should smoke less.

B.

He should give up smoking.





C.

He should go to see his doctor.

D.

He should take some medicine.



6.

A.

By bus. B. By car.

C.

By plane. D. By train.



7.

A.

The price for rent is beyond their reach.









B.

The neighborhood is too far away.









C.

They don't need a new apartment.









D.

He hopes that they can rent it as soon as possible.





8.

A.

Chicken is tasty.

B.

Roast beef is tasty.





C.

Not very satisfactory.

D.

Very satisfactory.



9.

A.

Colleagues.

B.

Husband and wife.





C.

Employer and employee.

D.

Mother and son.



10.

A.

The man should change his plan.

B.

The man can go camping tomorrow.





C.

Weather forecasts are not available.

D.

The man won't have to go camping.



Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. To keep the food they have. B. To spend more than they can manage.

C. To finish the food as quickly as they can. D. To make the food delicious.

12. A. At each corner. B. In its proper place.

C. On the roads. D. In the streets.

13. A. Pay more attention to the food. B. Get rid of bad food completely.

C. Make the city more pleasant. D. Reduce the food we eat greatly.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Section C

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

When does Jack ask Sue to go with him to the charity fair?

This __17__ afternoon.



Who are the organizers?

They are high-school __18__



For whom do they collect money?

For the Hope __19__



Where will they meet?

At the school __20__ .



Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

When did the man see the woman standing in a line

at registration?

__21__.



What did the woman sign up for?

__22__ course.



How long does the woman take the televised lessons?

She should take __23__ series of televised lessons.



What is the major advantage of this course, according to the man?

It allows more 24_ in students' schedule.



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)

A woman named Emily (25) __________ (renew) her driver’s license was asked by a woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is (26) __________ you have a job.” explained the recorder.

“Of course I have a job,” replied Emily. “I’m a mother.”

“We don’t list ‘mother’ (27) __________ an occupation … ‘Housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.

I forgot all about her story (28) __________ one day I found myself in the same situation at Town Hall. The clerk was obviously a career woman. “What is your occupation?” she asked.

I don’t know what made me say it. The words simply got out. “I’m a researcher in the field of Child Development and Human Relation.”

The clerk paused and looked up (29) __________ __________she hadn’t heard right.

“Might I ask,” said the clerk, “what do you do in your field?”

Coolly, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research, in the laboratory and in the field. Normally, I would have said indoors and out. I’m working for my Master, the whole family, and already have four credits. Of course, the job is one of the (30) __________ (demanding) in the humanities, and I often work 14 hours a day, but the job is more challenging and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”

There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up and personally showed me to the door.

As I drove into our driveway, I was greeted by my lab assistant. Upstairs I could hear my new experimental model, a six-month-old baby, in the child-development program, (31) __________ (test) out a new vocal pattern.

I felt proud! Motherhood … What a glorious career!

(B)

Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a large woods (32) __________ he found a big blackboard hanging on an old tree trunk. It came complete with a box of chalk pieces, and bright sparks were flying from the tips of every piece of chalk. The boy took a piece of chalk and started to draw on the blackboard: first a tree, then a rabbit, and then a flower …

Magically, whenever he finished a figure, it came to life and jumped out of the blackboard. Before long, the place became a wonderfully green and fertile forest, full of animals playing happily.

(33)__________ (excite), the boy also drew his parents and brothers and sisters enjoying a picnic, with their sandwiches and cold meats. He also drew the paper plates and the empty tins of sardines（沙丁鱼） left on the ground, (34) __________ always happened on their picnics. But when these bits of litter came to life, (35)__________ awful happened: around every paper plate and every empty tin, the forest turned grey, and this greyness started spreading quickly everywhere: to the grass, to the flowers, to the animals … The boy realized the litter was (36) __________ (blame) for all the greyness, so he ran through the forest with the blackboard rubber in his hand to rub it out wherever it (37) __________ (land).

He was quick and lucky, and didn’t leave a single piece of litter. The forest and its animals managed to recover, and they played together for the rest of the day.

The boy never again saw that blackboard, but now, every time he goes to the countryside with his family, he (38) __________ remember that adventure and is the first (39) __________ (pick) up any litter. And he is sure to remind the others that anything (40) __________ (leave) in the woods can do more damage to the environment than they ever would have expected.

Section B

Direction: 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. concept B. critical C. diverse D . emerged AB. facilitated AC. foundational

AD. impose BC. interactive BD. promote CD. routine ABC. gradually



 Since springing up in 2008, Chinese SNS websites have been growing rapidly. While building complete platforms, SNS websites have been attracting a greatly increasing number of users as well as tremendous advertisers’ attention.

The birth of SNS websites brought us a new _____41____ of socializing online using one’s real identity. Furthermore, the popularity of SNS websites has made real- identity online interaction a daily ___42______ for almost all the Internet users.

Blogs, photos, virtual gifts, games and other SNS applications have ___43______ real emotional interaction among Internet users.

Obviously, real- identity online communication has become a major competitive advantage of SNS websites. Many experts conclude that SNS websites have created a network of real socializing and have solved people’s daily problems in communication. Hence, solving real life issues and maintaining friendly interpersonal relationship are the ___44_____ factors that ensure the survival and growth of SNS websites. Data report shows that renren.com has helped 63 users find a friend very second during the whole year of 2009 and created 1 billion friendships.

In addition, celebrities, institutions and organizations have gradually become members of SNS websites. Information sharing becomes more __45_______, and the emergence of social games satisfies users’ need for ____46_____ entertainment.

By gaining users in 2009, the SNS profit model has ___47______ grown clearer. According to the CNNIC annual report, 80% of SNS income comes from Internet advertisement, 15% from VAS(Value- added service), and another 5% from other sources.

As the real marketing value of SNS was discovered by more business, many successful partnerships ____48_____. Advertising professionals believe that the ___49______ properties of SNS include participation, interaction, self- expression and emotional communication. These properties are the basis of SNS marketing activities, and they will ___50_____ the birth of more marketing models.

Cloze

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.

Increasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors. By going online, they diagnose（诊断）their symptoms, order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies(药店). Some people ___51____ doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health insurance. Or they may hesitate because they find it __52_____ to discuss their weight, alcohol consumption or couch(沙发) potato habits. _53____ may also fear what they might learn about their health, or they distrust phy