青浦区2015学年第一学期高三年级期末学业质量调研测试

英 语 试 卷

（时间120分钟，满分150分） 2016.01

考生注意：

1．本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（第1-13页）和第II卷（第14页）两部分。全卷共14页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

2．答题前，考生务必在答题卡（纸）上用钢笔或水笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号，并用铅笔正确涂写准考证号。

3．答案必须全部涂写在答题卡（纸）上。第Ⅰ卷（1-16小题，41-77小题）由机器阅卷，考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题纸编号一一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项擦去，重新选择。答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。第Ⅰ卷中的第17-40小题，78-81小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。

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. 9:40. B. 9:50. C. 10:30. D. 10:40.

2. A. Leave right away. B. Stay for dinner.

C. Catch a train. D. Wait for Eason.

3. A. It will be fine. B. It will not rain at all.

C. It will stop raining. D. It will rain heavily.

4. A. Great. B. Moved. C. Disappointed. D. Sad.

5. A. She is eager to have lunch. B. She is unwilling to go for lunch now.

C. She is ready for the meeting. D. She is leaving right now.

6. A. The driver will stop the bus immediately.

B. The guy by the door will help the man.

C. The man should check the map.

D. She will tell the man when to get off.

7. A. She dislikes fireworks. B. She has plans for the evening.

C. She doesn’t feel like going out. D. She has to get theatre tickets.

8. A. Surfing on the Internet. B. Mailing some documents.

C. Sending a document via email. D. Writing an attachment.

9. A. To make a tour of Chicago. B. To visit some friends.

C. To attend a conference. D. To take language courses.

10. A. She liked to go outing nearby. B. She studied very hard at school.

C. She won the champion recently. D. She was in her third year in the university.

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. How to read a book. B. How to make a list.

C. How to form a habit. D. How to make friends.

12. A. They are smart people. B. They are good examples of all people.

C. They make a list for you. D. They help you cultivate good habits.

13. A. Always have a book. B. Keep a “To-Do” list.

C. Get more intellectual friends. D. Put down what you will learn.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. An adult native speaker. B. A professional American actor.

C. A beginner of English learning. D. An English expert.

15. A. Reading and listening. B. Listening and speaking.

C. Writing and reading. D. Reading and speaking.

16. A. Fun and efficiency in enjoying reading masterpieces.

B. The recall of all the good memories of your childhood.

C. The true pleasure of the world’s language.

D. The improvement of reading and listening abilities.

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.

Note to Passenger’s Request



Request of the man

To change his flight 17 .



The type of the flight needed

A 18 flight.



Flight number

China Air flight CA 19 .



Departure time

 20 26th.





Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

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

What did the woman watch?

A TV programme about how people use horses for 21 .



What are the main aspects in which people used horses?

Horses are used in 22 .



What are the two examples the speakers mentioned about the programme?

People can see 23 and horses working in the fields.



When will the speakers go horse riding together?

 24 .





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)

250 Drive-Thru（汽车穿梭）Customers Pay It Forward at McDonald’s

In Florida, one McDonald’s customer started a pay-it-forward chain that inspired other 249 customers to be generous and do the same. ABC News reports that (25)__________ spirit of giving is in the air as 250 drive-thru customers at a local McDonald’s paid for the meals of the people next to them. A Lakeland customer, Torie Keene (26)__________ (pay) for her food on Wednesday morning when she decided to pay for the meal of the car next to her.

Keene then purposely told McDonald’s cashier Marisabel Figueroa (27)__________ (greet) the other customer “Merry Christmas” and not “Happy Holidays.” The next customer was moved when Figueroa said her food was already paid by the previous car. That’s when she thought that she would love to do the same.

It kept going and going. Figueroa, (28)__________ worked from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, said that the chain reaction almost lasted for her entire shift. “I just kept (29)__________(give) everyone the same message, and they were all so surprised and so happy,” she continued. “One lady even paid for the meals of the next three cars (30)__________ her.”

While people were amazed by how generous they could get, Figueroa said she had the (31)__________ (unforgettable) Christmas experience in her 12 years of working for McDonald’s. “I feel very (32)__________ (bless) to have been a part of all that,” the cashier said. And Keene said that she was surprised by the number of people who continued her good deed when she was “only trying to brighten someone’s day.”

(B)

It was Wayne’s wedding day.

Mrs. Ker (33)__________（relieve）finally. Wayne wanted to cancel the wedding again couple of days ago. She kept asking him (34)__________ and then she was told that he heard Susan’s name.

Mrs. Ker said to Wayne in a serious tone, “You were both young then. You didn’t know anything about love! What’s going to happen (35)__________ __________ she has come back? She might have lots of children now! How can you still be dreaming about dating her? She has disappeared for such a long time. Don’t you see (36)__________ a cruel girl she is?”

Under his parent’s pressure, Wayne couldn’t cancel the wedding. Before the ceremony, he kept reminding himself of his bride’s name. He was afraid he (37)__________ say Susan’s name. He said to himself that he needed to give his parents, his bride a perfect wedding.

When he was kissing his bride, he thought to himself, “How nice it could be if my bride is Susan!”

But (38)__________ could go back any more.

Their relationship ended 15 years ago.

His pain was only a recall of yesterday.

Mrs. Ker nodded her head at her son at the wedding, (39)__________ (feel) satisfied. She checked around among the guests. Suddenly, she saw a boy holding a bouquet in the hall. Everybody was sitting but him, (40)__________ he looked pretty outstanding.

She was really shocked when she saw the boy. She gave her husband a slight push, “Baldwin, look at that boy!”

Mr. Ker followed her direction and saw the boy too.

“Doesn’t he look a younger version of our son?” Mrs. Ker said in a curious voice.

Mr. Ker nodded.

(To be continued)

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. enhanced B. obvious C. feedback D. primarily E. head

F. increasingly G. shared H. consistent I. capacity J. impact K. interact





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