1、上海市崇明县届高三上学期期末考试英语上海市崇明县2011届高三上学期期末考试英语 （考试时间120分钟，满分150分）第卷 (共105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection 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 conversations and the quest
2、ions 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. Mathematics. B. Chemistry. C. Physics. D. Chinese.2. A. $20. B. $18. C. $10. D. $15.3. A
3、. At 2:35. B. At 3:25. C. At 3:15. D. At 2:45.4. A. In a bank. B. At an airport. C. At a station. D. In a post office.5. A. A cup of tea is enough. B. He doesnt like tea.C. He wants another cup of tea. D. He doesnt know why he likes tea.6. A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Doctor and p
4、atient. D. Teacher and student.7. A. Impolite. B. Polite. C. Silent. D. Nice.8. A. Come back again to apply for the job. B. Think about whether she really wants to quit her job. C. Get some training before she quits her job. D. Apply for an additional part-time job.9. A. She learned to drive at 16.
5、B. She never takes buses. C. She can drive a bus now. D. She always takes buses10. A. They are studying hard for finals. B. The school year seemed to go by very quickly. C. Theyve been in school for a few weeks. D. Even though finals are over, they still have to study for a few weeks.Section B Direc
6、tions: 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
7、best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Whether the reading material is interesting or not. B. What you are reading and the time you can offer. C. Your purpose in reading something. D. Whether the information concerns your daily li
8、fe or not.12. A. An enjoyable story book. B. A book on science and technology. C. Business letters from work. D. Some material full of information.13. A. Fairy tales. B. Letters from friends. C. Product directions. D. An evening newspaper. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.1
9、4. A. The layout of the laboratory B. A laboratory experiment. C. The workbook for the laboratory course. D. A piece of equipment.15. A. The activities are to be done during class. B. The activities take less time. C. No equipment is needed for the activities. D. Few instructions are given for the a
10、ctivities16. A. At the beginning of the semester. B. When the students need to be motivated C. After the first laboratory experiment. D.When the students have done good work.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hea
11、r 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.A FavorThe mans need: To (17) _ a flight early tomorrow morningFavor: A (18)_ to the airportT
12、ime to meet : At about (19) _Place to meet: In front of the (20) _Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What subject does Professor Jamison teach?(21) _What does Professor Jamison ask the man to do?To work as (22) _Where did th
13、e woman work 3 years ago?At the (23) _What is the man waiting for?(24) _Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that bes
14、t completes the sentence.25. The two sportsmen congratulated each other _winning the match by shaking hands.A. with B. on C. in D. to26. Michael Jackson gained popularity at a time when MTV was establishing _ as a creative force.A. it B. him C. itself D. himself27. The number of deaths from cancer w
15、ill be reduced greatly if people _ to eat more fruit and vegetables.A. persuade B. will persuade C. be persuaded D. are persuaded28. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _ life has developed gradually.A. that B. where C. which D. whose29. It was not until the lat
16、e twentieth century _.A. did China witness great changes B. when China witness great changesC. China witnessed great changes D. that China witnessed great changes30. Up to now, the Hope Project _ thousands of children who would otherwise have died.A. would save B. saves C. had saved D. has saved31.
17、The signs _ “ No Smoking” are placed in the public places, but we find many people still smoke there.A. read B. to read C. reads D. reading 32. Drinking a little wine is good for our health. However, wine can also damage the liver and do great harm if _ in large quantities.A. to consume B. consuming
18、 C. consumed D. consumes33. _ does something good will be praised by the teacher.A. Anyone B. No matter who C. Those who D. Whoever34. It is reported that Americans eat too much protein every day, _ as they actually need.A. twice as much B. as twice much C. much as twice D. as much twice35. _ in a w
19、ell-known university is what everybody wishes for.A. Educated B. Being educated C. To educate D. Educating36. A few years ago, the belief became general _ orange juice and milk should never be drunk at the same time.A. that B. what C. and that D. which37. He made a mistake, but then he corrected the
20、 situation _ it got worse.A. until B. when C. before D. as38. If you are travelling _ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do.A. in which B. what C. when D. where39. So amused _ that I couldnt help laughing when I saw the children dressed up as Santa Clause on Christma
21、s Day.A. did I feel B. had I felt C. I felt D. I had felt40. Oh, My goodness! You are still working on the assignment. It _two days ago.A. must have been handed in B. cant have been handed inC. should have been handed in D. shouldnt be handed inSection B Directions: Complete the following passage by
22、 using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. difficultiesB. maintainingC. consideredD. needsE. understandingF. activityG. speakingH. methodI. problemsJ. remainedA study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 10
23、6 foreign students. It shows that most students considered 41 spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by 42 . Writing increased as a problem as students discovered 43 in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading 44 as a significant problem.Inform
24、ation gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation, we 45 it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-
25、based English teaching in their own country. To use the same 46 would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different. Variety of 47 was also seen as a way of 48 or increasing motivation. Sev
26、eral years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so in the end we brought it into line with the expressed language 49 of the students.III. Readin
27、g Comprehension Section ADirections: 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. The huge thirst for jobs in the civil service has made the national civil servant exam one of Chin
28、as most competitive tests. The first exam was held in 1995, and since then more and more people have 50 for it, with applications reaching a peak over the last two years.The latest online 51 , carried out by China Youth Daily and , 52 that more than 73 per cent of young people want to work as civil
29、servants. Of the 17,330 participants, about 83 per cent said they were attracted by the jobs 53 , guaranteed health care and pension(抚恤金). 54 , 55 per cent said it could bring practical profits.Nearly 1 million people 55 to take the exam last year, yet only just over 10,000 were finally 56 . This ye
30、ar the stiff (severe) competition continued. The exact number of applicants is not known, with the final day for 57 today.But the influx（流入） of applicants has already broken the exams website once. China Youth Daily 58 that the site was forced to close for maintenance due to 59 high traffic on the n
31、ight of October 16. In a typical year several hundred applicants will apply for many of the jobs listed. For example, the five job vacancies 60 by the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party have this year 61 more than 3,880 applicants.In general, the exam means 50 people competing for one post, the report said. 62 as c
