上海市黄浦区敬业中学2016届高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷

敬业中学

2015-2016

学年高三年级期中考试

英语试卷

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

–

12

页）和第

II

卷（第< /p>

13

页）

，全

卷 共

13

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，< /p>

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. She’ll get the things the man needs.

B. Shirley wants to go to the convenience store, too.

C

. There isn’t enough time to go to the

convenience store.

D. The student center closes at four o’clock.

2. A. He doesn’t feel qualified for it.

C. He’s completely satisfied with it.

3. A. Try to get a ride with Pete.

B. He’d like a higher salary.

D. He’d like to work

fewer hours per week.

B. Take an airplane to Boston.

D. Drive her car to Boston.

C. Ask Pete the name of his hotel.

4. A. She’ll give the man the newspaper after class.

B. She doesn’t read the newspaper for her class.

C. She

doesn’t have a newspaper to give the man.

D. She only reads one section of the newspaper.

5. A. The man

’

s roommate dislikes talking much.

C. Someone else has caused the problem.

B. The man is upset with his roommate.

D. The man hopes the woman can understand him.

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6. A. The book is very interesting.

C. The book is too long.

B. He hasn’t read the book yet.

D. He doesn’t usually read novels.

B. He needs some exercise at the weekend.

D. He rarely uses his computer.

B. He is studying to be a doctor.

D. He has already tried the new medicine.

7. A. He has been working outdoors lately.

C. He’s a good tennis

player.

8. A. More doctors should be doing research.

C. A new medical treatment is available soon.

9. A. She’s a professional photographer.

B. She’ll take the camera to her car

at once.

C. She just had an argument with her roommate.

D. She worries about leaving the camera with the man.

10. A. Decide against sending the application.

B. Order his checks by mail.

C. Enclose a twenty-dollar bill with his application.

D. Buy a money order to send with the application.

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. After he left high school.

B. In 1995.

D. When he was visiting England and France.

B. Listening to good jokes.

D. Eating different cakes.

B. How to find the perfect design.

D. Making cakes for special occasions.

C. Before he worked all around the U.S.

12. A. Being busy all the time.

C. Speaking to others.

13.

A. Mike’s amazing cakes.

C. Cakes as Christmas presents.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. The pianist is an old friend of hers.

B. Many people have come to the presentation.

D. She enjoys going to concerts.

B. When he finished his studies.

C. The hall has an excellent sound system.

15. A. When he was a child.

C. When he began his concert touring.

D. When he was invited to a musical competition.

16. A. Talk about how he learned to compose music.

B. Explain why he agreed to give the lecture.

C. Comment on his musical training at the Juliet School.

D. Introduce his experiences on the concert tours.

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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.

Winston Churchill

Born in 1874 and died in

17

At the age of 26:

Start his

18

career

1929-1939:

Out of

19

Past 40:

Take up

20

World War II:

British Prime Minister

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form.

Write

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

for each answer.

Difference between black and white

pepper

(

胡椒

)

How different do they taste?

ripens?

When

do

people

pick

the

pepper

corn

to

When it is still

23

.

make black pepper?

To make white pepper, what do people do

24

.

with the pepper corn before drying it?

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)

Man on Wire

A film to make you feel alive

…

In 1968 a young Frenchman, Philippe Petit, saw a picture in a newspaper which would change his

life.

He

was

sitting

in

a

dentist

’

s

waiting

room

when

he

saw

an

artist

’

s

impression

of

the

soon-to-be-built

World

Trade

Center

and

decided

that

one

day

he

25

(walk)

on

a

high

wire

between the twin towers.

Man

on

Wire

is

the

story

of

a

man

who

made

his

dream

26

(happen).

The

film

starts

on

Tuesday August 7

th

, 1974,

27

day when Petit achieved his goal. We see him

28

(head) for

the twin towers and then, through interviews and flashbacks. We see everything

29

led up to that

day.

Compared with black pepper, white pepper is

21

.

What

happens

to

the

pepper

corn

as

it

It

22

.

The film

first shows us how

Petit made his earlier high

wire

walks at Notre Dame and Sydney

3

Harbour Bridge, using film and photos

30

(take) from the time.

Then

the

film

almost

becomes

a

crime

thriller

as

we

see

how

Petit

and

his

team

made

up

documents,

got

past

security

guards

and

somehow

managed

to

set

up

the

wire

between

the

towers

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being seen or heard.

Finally Petit makes his great walk between the towers. There is no film of the original walk, so the

whole thing is shown using photos, a reminder of

32

the towers used to look.

He stayed 1,350

feet

above

the

ground,

apparently

quite

relaxed,

for

45

minutes.

The

policemen

whose

job

it

was

to

arrest Petit

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only stand and watch while he smiled and laughed at them.

(B)

Across Africa

For six hours we shot through the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking

sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done.

He used a camera

34

I used words. I had finished three notebooks and considered

35

(start)

the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook

I’

d bought in a market in Mozambique.

As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty

—

we

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(see) another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I

glanced

in

the

mirror

of

the

car;

I

glanced

sideways

to

the

right,

and

that

was

37

I

saw

them.

Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising

behind them

—

brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath.

I

didn’t

know how long they had been there next to us.

I shouted to Dan:

“

Look!

”

but he was in such a deep sleep

38

it was impossible to wake him

up before they disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel

woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.

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. activities

G. loyalty

One

highly

visible

result

of

marketing

strategies

is

the

movement

toward

a

global

consumer

culture,

in

which

people

are

united

by

their

common

41

to

brand-name

consumer

goods,

film

stars, and rock stars.

Some products in particular

have become

so

42

with a particular lifestyle

that they are prized possessions around the world.

On

the

other

hand,

popular

culture

continues

to

43

as

products

and

styles

from

different

cultures

mix

and

combine

in

new

and

interesting

ways.

For

example,

although

superstars

from

the

United States and the United Kingdom

44

the worldwide music industry, a movement is taking

place to include other styles and performers. In Europe, local music acts are grabbing a larger share of

B. associated

H. overtaking

C. dominate

I. popular

D. evolve

J. promotions

E. identities

K. understanding

F. included

“

Wild horses?

”

he said.

“

Why didn

’

t you wake

39

up?

”

“I

tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.

”

“

Typical,

”

he said.

“

The

40

(good) photos are the ones we never take.

”

We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.

4

the

market

and

45

the

popularity

of

international

(that

is,

English-speaking)

acts.

In

Asia,

new

songs are being written to accompany

46

for American movies. For example, in Hong Kong the

movie

Lethal Weapon 4

was promoted with a song by a local heavy metal band called

“

Beyond.

”

Shots

from the movie were mixed with

clips

(

视频片段

) of band members, even though the band does not

appear in the film and the song is not

47

on the soundtrack.

Marketing

48

have

a

major

impact

on

our

lives.

They

influence

our

personal

and

group

49

and are used to promote both social ideas and commercial products. Therefore, a great awareness

of consumer behavior is important to our

50

of both social issues and the popular culture.

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.

She wants to be a singer; you think she should go for a long- term career with job security and

eventually retire with a good

pension

(

退休金

)

. But a new report suggests that in fact she’s the

practical one. Why do parents make terrible careers

51

?

Today’s 14 and 15

-year-olds are

52

. They look at their working future in a different way

to their parents. A job for life is not in their vocabulary; neither is a dead-end but secure job that is

53

but pays the bills.

In the past, this might have counted as

54

news. Certainly when I was 15, my

guidance

counselors

(

导师

)

55

my plans to become a writer. I’m glad I didn’t change m

y plans to suit

them. But the world has changed. The global economy is not

56

to yesterday’s diligent and

dependable worker. The future belongs to quick-thinking people who are resourceful, ambitious

and can take the

57

. This means that a 14-year-old who sees her working future as a kind of

58

, to be made up as she goes along is not necessarily being unrealistic.

59

,

she

has

to

have

the

training

and

guidance

to

help

her

develop

the

right

skills

for

today’s

market.

Many

young

people

60

that

redundancy

(

冗余

),

downsizing

(

裁员

)

and

freelancing

(

自由职业

) are all part of modern working life, but no one is telling them how they

might be able to turn the new rules of the

61

game to their advantage. This is what they need

to know if they are to make a life for themselves.

So

what

is

to

be

done?

A

good

first

step

would

be

to

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the

way

in

which

schools

prepare young people for adult life. The education system is becoming less flexible and stick more

to traditional skills at just the time that the job market is going in the

63

direction.

What, then, can we as parents do to help them? The best thing is to

64

all the advice

that your parents gave you, and step into your teenager’s shoes. Give them the courage to follow

their dreams

—

however odd they might sound right now. In a world that offers economic security

to almost no one, imagination is a terrible thing to

65

.

51. A. advisers

B. pioneers

C. reformers

D. pursuers

52. A. curious

B. realistic

C. depressed

D. ambitious

53. A. well-paid

B. temporary

C. boring

D. rewarding

54. A. big

B. bad

C. exciting

D. latest

55. A. were ignorant of

B. were horrified at

C. were amazed at

D. were conscious of

56. A. common

B. opposed

C. kind

D. committed

57. A. initiative

B. responsibility

C. advantage

D. measures

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