复旦大学附属中学2015-2016学年第一学期

高三年级英语期中考试试卷

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 conversation and the question 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. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week. D. Next month.

2. A. She doesn’t play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.

C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player. D. She is a professional athlete.

3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil market.

C. At a science museum. D. At a gallery.

4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood.

C. Go to the bookstore. D. Take a walk.

5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger. C. A car cleaner. D. A mechanic.

6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuck.

C. Turn to her colleague for help. D. Restart the machine.

7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.

C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00. D. All classes begin at 10:00.

8. A. The presentation will begin at noon.

B. She’ll present her work to the man.

C. She’d like to invite the man for lunch.

D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.

9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules.

C. The door number of the dormitory. D. The time to open the dormitory.

10. A. The chairs didn’t need to be painted.

B. He doesn’t like the color of the chairs.

C. The park could have avoided the problem.

D. The woman should have been more careful.

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. Worried B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested.

12. A. It spoiled Juana’s reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission.

C. It bought Juana’s dishwashers. D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.

13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana’s waterless laundry.

C. A case against a global company. D. The worldwide dishwasher market.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds.

15. A. Don’ttouch animals under any circumstances.

B. Don’t take away any natural objects from the park.

C. Don’t leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.

D. Don’t transport animals from one island to another.

16. A. To protect the guide’s interest. B. To improve the unique environment.

C. To ensure a trouble-free visit. D. To get rid of illegal behaviors.

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. (本题做在答题纸上)

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:

Customs Form



Destination:

Contents in details:

Value:

Type of mail:

Weight:

___17___

___18___

$___19___

___20___

1.5 pounds



Your item must not contain any dangerous articles prohibited by postal regulations.



Write only ONE WORDfor each blank.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:

What is the man’s oral report on?

An ___21___ woman.



What kind of people are called refugees?

Those who ___22___ to escape war or other problems.



How many refugees are there worldwide?

About ___23___.



What does the man think of Ms. Ogata?

She is successful both in ___24___.



Write no more than THREE WORDS for each blank.

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)

Libraries are my world. I've been a patron all my life, and for the past nine years I (25) ______ (work) at multiple libraries and archives in and around Detroit. The library (26) ______ an institution has many roles, but as our country struggles through an economic crisis, I have watched the library where I work evolve into a career and business center, a community gathering place and a bastion for hope.

In the spring of 2007 I got a library internship at the Southfield Public Library, just north of Detroit. Summers at SPL (27) ______ (be) usually slow, but that year, we experienced a library that hustled and bustled like science-fair project week, midterms or tax season. Yet patrons weren't looking for Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference or 1040 forms. They were coming for information on entrepreneurship and growing their small business.

I interpreted people's interest in our business collection as the first step to (28) ______ (pursue) their dreams, but these patrons were not motivated by dreams. They were responding to reality, and they were looking for Plan B.

Things worsened in 2008, and in 2009 the economic crisis continues to suffocate Michigan. Last year, we put up a display with a variety of job resources that we restocked every hour. Each night the library closed, the display was bare. (29) ______ we normally keep displays up for a week, we kept the job resources display up for months.

Then there's the tightening credit market. People see the writing on the wall and they want to get educated. They can't afford a financial adviser, but checking books out is free. Some of (30) ______(popular) titles now are "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," "Think and Grow Rich," and "Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan."

The economic downturn affects us all. I have had to work long hours and don't get to see (31) ______ of my boyfriend or experience any kind of social life lately, but I am thankful to be in a position where I can help people overcome this struggle. In Michigan, we haven't lost hope. (32) ______ ______ ______ there are libraries here, there will always be hope.

(B)

It’s estimated that 300 million people in China are studying, or (33) ______ (study), English. That’s an impressive number and I can’t think of any other country in the world where one quarter of the population is so dedicated to (34) ______ (learn) a second language. But some people are questioning whether this “craze” for studying English is worthwhile.

Professor Zhang Shuhua of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says that too much emphasis is placed on learning English and that it is a waste of education resources as well as a threat to the study of Chinese. He says that having English as a compulsory course in university “has distracted much of students’ attention (35) ______ specialized subjects,” and that some students have been denied access to postgraduate education because they failed English. Others have admitted that studying so much English has made them (36) ______ (poor) Chinese speakers.

Both of these criticisms are legitimate, but they beg the question of why so many Chinese still want to learn English. English, (37) ______ recognize, is the lingua franca of the modern world. It is the language of business and has become the language of international relations and culture. When people from different countries get together, they frequently speak in English rather than try to translate their native languages. It seems that everyone everywhere can speak at least some English.

For China to be part of that international conversation, it is necessary that some level of English proficiency (38) ______ be achieved. But what, you may ask, about those who will never speak a word of English once they leave school? Well, for good or ill, they will still be surrounded by English. It is there in signs, in music, in movies and in the casual conversations they overhear of the increasing number of foreigners on the city streets. To know English is to be included in the rest of the world, (39) ______ ______ your world is limited to China.

I agree with Professor Zhang on one point, (40) ______. English should not be a compulsory subject in university. For most, passing the CET is just the endless drudgery of memorizing word lists. There is little emphasis placed on communication. And if you can’t communicate in English after years of study in primary school, middle school and high school, a few more years in university probably won’t help.

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.

For writers in Western cultures, autumn is a difficult season to describe. On the one hand, it is the end of the summer, and therefore a little sad. The nights draw in, and when you wake in the morning, there’s mist and it’s cooler: Winter is around the ___41___. American writer Ernest Hemingway wrote in his book A Moveable Feast: “You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were ___42___against the wind and the cold, wintry light.”On the other hand, autumn has its good side. There are so many changes in nature at this time of year, such as the reds and browns that the leaves change to, and the ___43___ they fall from the trees. French writer Albert Camus even though autumn was a second spring: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” It’s a view you can also find in the most famous autumn poem in English literature, To Autumn by John Keats. In that poem Keats says that the autumn has its own songs, just li