1、上财附中高三英语第一学期月考卷最新/10/9第一卷I. Listening Comprehension（30 分）Section ADirections: 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
2、 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. $10. B. $15. C. $20. D. $25.2.A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:20. D. At 5:35.3.A. They had a wonderful day. B. They turned up at t
3、he New Years Party.C. They had a busy day that day. D. They never liked New Years Day.4. A. At a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. In a school. D. In a soap shop.5. A. Their company requires all colleagues to receive the training.B. She is still not clear about some colleagues decisions.C. All the co
4、lleagues have agreed to go for the program.D. Only a few colleagues are allowed to take part in the program.6. A. The woman should send flowers to her father.B. The woman should buy her father the camera as the gift.C. Clothing is a good birthday gift for her father.D. Birthdays are occasions for fa
5、mily get-together rather than gifts.7. A. School calendar. B. Holiday plan.C. Travel Destination. D. Parent-child relationship.8. A. She thinks that there are many things that interest her.B. She hopes to earn more money from her work.C. She is not excited about the things in the new mall.D. She bel
6、ieves the prices of the goods are too low.9. A. Jane has been engaged to someone working in the library.B. The man shouldnt bother Jane because she was busy.C. Jane wasnt doing something important or meaningful.D. Jane is the person to take care of the IT room.10. A. She wants the door open to have
7、some breeze in.B. She doesnt want her talk with Mr. Maloney to be heard.C. It doesnt matter much to her whether the door is closed or not.D. She has a poor relationship with Mr. Maloney.Section B Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on eac
8、h 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 passa
9、ge.11. A. The jeep was returned to his friend.B. The jeep was shot by a villager.C. The jeep made through a difficult trip to the destination.D. The jeep went wrong and had to be stopped.12. A. An old villager called a repairman to solve the problem.B. The man had to call his friend over to solve th
10、e problem.C. Some bananas were used to cover the hole on the tank jacket.D. The villagers helped to drag the car to the repair place.13.A. Bananas are much more useful than other fruits.B. Many things can be useful in unexpected fields.C. Bananas should be used a lot in car industry.D. A person shou
11、ld always lend good cars to friends.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 100. B. 200. C. 300. D. 500.15. A. To lengthen the limit of working hours of the pilots.B. To strictly punish the pilots who fall asleep when flying.C. To shorten the pilots night flying time.D. To
12、find new ways to fix mechanical problems.16. A. Poor cooperation between the pilot and the co-pilot.B. Automatic flight adopted by most planes.C. Pilot exhaustion during the flights.D. Natural threats including storms and fogs.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations
13、. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:Complete the report form. WRITE ONE WORD for each answer.Purchase Serial Number: _17_.
14、Reason for the change: Poor _18_.Extra payment in all : $ _19_.Payment method selected: _20_.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.What role does PayPal play in money transfer and payment?_21_What decides the PayP
15、al charging fees for money transfers?_22_Through what method does PayPal fight monetary crimes?_23_What does PayPal allow QR codes paying to encourage? _24_.II. Grammar Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer tha
16、t best completes the sentence.25. Cathy had quit her job when her son was born _ _ she could stay home and raise her family.26. Only when your identity has been checked, _ _ _ (you, allow) in.27. It _ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.28. You cant borrow books
17、from the school library _ you get your student card.29. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he _ (not) have attended your lecture.30. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase._ price was very reasonable.31. Much _ I have traveled, I have never seen anyone who is as capabl
18、e as John.32. So difficult did I feel_ to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to learn English well. 33. I feel it is your husband _ is to blame for the spoiled child and the disorder he caused.34. It has been announced that candidates _ remain in their seats until all the papers h
19、ave been collected.Section BDirections: 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 bl
20、ank.Londons newest skyscraper is called the Shard, which cost about 430 million pounds to build. It is the tallest building in Europe, the height of 35._ is almost 310 metres. The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London. However, not everyone thinks 36. _ a change for the better.The Sh
21、ard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. 37._ he began designing the Shard for London, Piano wanted a very tall building 38. _ looked like a spire (尖顶). He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. The building has an unusual shape 39. _ the sides of the buildin
22、g arent regular. 40._ looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. And the reason 41. _ the building got the name Shard is that Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition, 42._ reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts (桅杆) of
23、 the ships that were once on the river Thames.The Shard has 87 floors, at the top of 43._is an observatory. 44. _at the moment the building is empty, eventually there will be a five-star hotel, top quality restaurants, apartments and offices.Before building work began, a lot of people in London didn
24、t want the Shard to be built45. _ _the plans were approved by the local authority. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper 46. _ be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the only thing 47. _ is good about the Shard is its spir
25、e shape. There is nodecoration, but only flat surfaces and the Egyptians did that4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is so big for London48. _destroys the beauty of the city.The Shard now dominates the London skyline. It is not certain, however, that ordinary London citizens will ever accept
26、it as a valuable addition to the city. III. VocabularyDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A complicated B. suitable C. understand D. regularly AB. instant AC. access AD. divide BC. n
27、ormally BD. obtain CD. symbols ABC. referAmong the note-taking forms in todays US schools, the Cornell method is widely recommended. Providing a form for concentrating and organizing notes, the Cornell method sets up a system to direct students to _49_ the paper into two columns. The note-taking col
28、umn, which is usually on the right, is twice the size of the key word column on the left. The student should leave five to seven lines blank, at the bottom of the page.Notes from a lecture or teaching occupy the note-taking column which _50_ contain the main ideas of the textbook or lecture. Most _5
29、1_ ideas and long sentences are avoided while _52_ or abbreviations（缩写） are preferred instead. To assist with future reviews, _53_thoughts or questions should be noted down as soon as possible so that the students may _54_ to these points for reflection or further research. The key-word column is a(
30、n) _55_ place to note down these ideas. These ideas may later turn into potential research results as students are always encouraged to reflect on the notes _56_ or go deep into the questions further.Within 24 hours after the note-taking, the student must revise and then produce a short summary in t
31、he bottom space. Such move helps him to _57_ the topic better. When preparing for a test, the student has _58_ to a brief but detailed record of the previous classes.IV. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C a
32、nd D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In todays American society, high school dropout has day by day grown into a big problem threatening social and economic stability, as many cases of family _59_ or even tragedies, caused by youth dropout are grabbing headline
33、s in media. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or equivalent _60_ such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Although students who drop out come from various backgrounds, several _61_ facts can be noticed. National data show that students from l
34、ow-income, black or single-parent families are much more likely to drop out of school than their fellow students. _62_ performance is also playing a role. Students receiving poor grades which, in turn, leads to _63_ self-recognition, are sure to be on the high-risk list of dropping out.In recent yea
35、rs, advances in technology have _64_ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. As high school completion has become a(n) _65_ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time
36、in todays job market. On average, dropouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they _66_ find jobs. Employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working at unskilled jobs or at _67_ service occupations offering little opportunity for up
37、ward mobility.Considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major steps to keep students at school. To make school attendance compulsory(强制的) looks like an effective measure. _68_, many people fear that
38、it will not go far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause _69_ from the students. Others including President Obama, focus their dropout prevention efforts on a program to _70_ class size, replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities whe
39、re poor students can get _71_ instruction from experienced teachers. Combined with frequent home visits by teachers, which definitely _72_ families to participate in prevention efforts, the program is reported to take effect and the nationwide school attendance is _73_. 59.A. objections B. conflicts
40、 C. establishments D. happiness60. A. opportunities B. lengths C terms D. qualifications61. A. common B. strange C. possible D. positive62. A. Financial B. Communicative C. Academic D. Social63. A. separate B. negative C. significant D. standard64. A. fueled B. changed C. challenged D. supposed65. A
41、. unbearable B. joint C. single D. basic66. A. eventually B. attentively C. readily D. generally67. A. long-lasting B. hard-working C. low-paying D. public-recognizing68. A. Furthermore B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore69. A. opposition B. attention C. welcome D. study70. A. maintain B. evaluate
42、C. narrow D. complete71. A. individualized B. popularized C. materialized D. socialized72. A. spare B. encourage C. corner D. sponsor73. A. calling up B. setting up C. picking up D. finishing upSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or u
43、nfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Wealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy. There are lessons in that ti
44、me-honored coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a spe
45、cial occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money.When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wa
46、nted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day br
47、ings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time d
48、ropped into a jar or dish. Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children
