上海市嘉定区2012届高三英语第一学期第一次质量检试题

用心 爱心 专心1 嘉定区嘉定区 20112011 学年度高三年级第一次质量调研英学年度高三年级第一次质量调研英 语语 试试 卷卷 120 分钟完成 总分 150 分 第第 I I 卷卷 共 共 105105 分 分 I I ListeningListening ComprehensionComprehension SectionSection A A Directions 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 At 2 30 B At 2 00 C At 1 30 D At 1 00 2 A In Beijing B In Shanghai C In Shenzhen D In Chengdu 3 A She would like to talk at another time B She would like the man to continue C She wants the man to go away D She doesn t know what to do 4 A She is annoyed B She is upset C She is understanding D She is bored 5 A A railway porter B A telephone operator C A bus conductor D A postal clerk 6 A A math teacher and his colleague B A teacher and his student C A student and his classmate D A librarian and a student 7 A The man no longer smokes B The man refuses to listen to his doctor s advice C The man usually follows his wife s advice D The man is under pressure from his wife 8 A The man can stay in her brother s apartment B The man should have booked a less expensive hotel C Her brother can find an apartment for the man D Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel 9 A Reading should come before listening B It s most helpful to read English newspapers every day C It s more effective to combine listening with reading D Priority should be given to listening 10 A The man can t come for the appointment at 3 15 B The man wants to change the date of the appointment C The man is glad he can get in touch with the doctor D The man was confused about the date of the appointment 用心 爱心 专心2 SectionSection B B Directions 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 QuestionsQuestions 1111 throughthrough 1313 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing passage passage 11 A He will be an intelligent student B He may not be an intelligent student C He will score better in exams D He will not be a good student 12 A Through his teachers B Through his deeds in the classroom C Through his appearance D Through his reaction to different situations 13 A Not to judge a boy by taking notes B Not to make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid C Not to overestimate a student s intelligence D Not to judge a person s intelligence by his appearance QuestionsQuestions 1414 throughthrough 1616 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing passage passage 14 A Positive thinking can make people healthy B A better attitude results in a better operation C Researchers have observed 16 patients recovery during the past 30 years D Great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health 15 A The painting was once thought to be worth around 25 million B The painting is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction C The painting was purchased through TV D The quality of the painting has not been seen on the market for more than 10 years 16 A The kindergarten fired the teacher B The mother demanded an unreasonable apology from the teacher C The teacher frightened a South Korean boy D The kindergarten punished a boy so severely SectionSection C C Directions 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 BlanksBlanks 1717 throughthrough 2020 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing conversation conversation The speaker of the lecture series 17 Smith Talk after the buffet dinner On 18 energy 用心 爱心 专心3 Admission next three weeks only to 19 students The place the woman will wait At the 20 near her place Complete the form Write ONEONE WORDWORD for each answer BlanksBlanks 2121 throughthrough 2424 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing conversation conversation What is the survey mainly about It s on 21 Which two sports are most favored 22 What does the woman decide to do To expand their line of 23 and come up with a better slogan What does the result say about old consumers They are more 24 about staying fit Complete the form Write NONO MOREMORE THANTHAN THREETHREE WORDSWORDS for each answer GrammarGrammar andand VocabularyVocabulary SectionSection A A Directions Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that best completes the sentence 25 After 20 years in an African country I returned home and found it changed recognition A overB beyondC more thanD out of 26 the cliffs rose out of the ground there were often narrow tracks winding upwards A BecauseB As long asC WhereD Only if 27 a wave of frustration she felt at a loss as to how to respond to his angry words A Overcoming with B Overcame byC In order to overcome D Overcome with 28 In China no other organization than the CPC 人大 make any law A willB shouldC shallD must 29 You don t think she is more anxious to go there alone than you are A do youB are youC isn t sheD don t you 30 The best job is which uses your skill in doing something together with your interest in the subject A thatB oneC suchD this 31 criticize my son I help him find a more effective way to learn English A Rather than prefer toB Other than would rather C Rather than would like toD Better than had better 32 So little with each other that almost no progress was made at the Copenhagen Climate Conference A the world leaders sharedB did the world leaders share C shared by the world leadersD share did the world leaders 用心 爱心 专心4 33 all by herself for many years the old lady is sometimes very difficult A Having lived to be got along withB Living to get on well with C Having lived to get along withD Living to get along 34 Another cultural reason doing journalism is tough here is people don t want to stick their necks out A that becauseB why becauseC for which whyD why that 35 China together with some other ASEAN 东盟 countries against the over politicizing of the differences over the South China Sea A areB wereC isD had been 36 Unfortunately his parents forced him to be a lawyer was against his own wishes A whoB asC whichD what 37 At the news that her daughter was missing a look appeared on the mother s face A frighteningB frightenedC frightfulD fright 38 How nice it to be back home again after such a long absence A is feltB feelsC will be feltD is feeling 39 Many factors contribute to but the most destructive is the role that humans have played A animals to dieB dying animalsC animals died outD animals dying out 40 President Obama claimed that the rise of China could be a big threat and the world needs A to be reshapedB to reshapeC to be reshapingD reshaped SectionSection B B Directions 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 concernedB estimatedC purposesD intentionalE result F nationallyG assumedH privateI interestJ completely By now you know that getting your money s worth is not just a matter of luck It is more often the 41 of buying skill Nevertheless even the smartest consumers are sometimes fooled into thinking they are getting their money s worth when they are not At one time or another almost everyone experiences deception 欺骗 in the market place The deception may not be 42 But whether or not any kind of deception hurts consumers feelings as well as their pocket books Some kinds of deception even endanger their health and safety as well Obviously consumers need protection against the 用心 爱心 专心5 marketing of unsafe goods and false or misleading advertising Fortunately there are both public and 43 agencies working to meet the need Government s job in free enterprise system is to protect the public 44 The public is composed entirely of consumers When it comes to protecting consumers therefore government has the most influence Because most consumer products are sold 45 the major responsibility for consumer protection is 46 by federal government That responsibility however is shared by many agencies For example the US Postal Service works to uncover and stop dishonest schemes operated by mail The National Highway Safety Bureau is 47 with all aspects of automobile safety Certain federal agencies however have consumer protection as one of their chief 48 Most federal agencies are known by their initials FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration which probably does more to protect consumers than any other agency Its major concern is the safety purity and labeling of foods drugs and cosmetics These are the products for which consumers spends a n 49 38 of their incomes III III ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension SectionSection A A Directions 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 There are many ways of defining success It is accurate to say that each of us has our own 50 of success and that each of us is 51 for setting our own goals and 52 whether we have met these goals satisfactorily Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly For some people simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered 53 Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep enjoying his simple life with his family in the beauty of 54 and who is respected because he does a good job of 55 the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society On the other hand it seems that 56 some people appear to be rich in 57 possessions many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when 58 their own goals of success Because not all ventures can be successful one should not set 59 goals for achieving success but if one has self confidence and ability it would be unfortunate to set one s goals at too low a 60 of achievement A wise counselor once said to a young man who was 61 frustration and disappointment with his own professional success You 62 set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling Sometimes one can 用心 爱心 专心6 be very successful 63 by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown the counselor added You have not really failed and spoilt your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at 64 you really like and to which you have given your best effort 50 A purpose B decision C concept D name 51 A helpful B charged C free D responsible 52 A thinking B determining C knowing D learning 53 A development B life C a success D progress 54 A nature B environment C surrounding D scenery 55 A realizing B carrying out C achieving D completing 56 A as though B even that C as if D even though 57 A spiritual B mental C ideal D material 58 A judged by B supposed to C depended on D relied on 59 A untrue B unrealistic C wrong D false 60 A condition B situation C position D standard 61 A experiencing B considering C feeling D thinking 62 A mustn t B do not have to C shouldn t D can t 63 A nearly B mostly C merely D frequently 64 A something B anything C nothing D everything SectionSection B B DiDirectrections ions Read the following four passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished 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 A The rise of the so called boomerang generation is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents By contrast only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago It also found that grown up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home the 用心 爱心 专心7 findings are bound to lead to claims of a generation of mummy s boys Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the boomerang generation because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe Growing housing prices rising student debts and the effects of recession 衰退 on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out But commentators warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing dire prospects than simply a desire to save money While the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has been reversed Overall 1 7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents including more than 760 000 in their late 20s In 1988 22 7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24 5 per cent 65 What is the main idea of the passage A The economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation B More young professionals are returning home to live C British parents are suffering more loads from their grown up children D Britain is suffering more than any other country in Europe 66 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Male children seem to be more independent than females B Eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago C The grown up children choose to live with their parents only to save money D More and more children are moving out at university age 67 What does the underlined word dire probably mean A promising B inconvenient C very bad D hopeful 68 The following factors may account for the phenomenon except A that living prices have risen a lot B that it s difficult to land a job C that education has already cost them a lot D that parents can help them more B B It s great fun to explore new places it feels like an adventure even when you know you re not the first to have been there But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles Do the map reading if you re being driven somewhere It ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you re traveling in Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn or you ll have to move to the back seat Get a group of friends together and go exploring You ll need a good map 用心 爱心 专心8 a compass 指南针 a raincoat a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost and a bit of spare cash for emergencies Tell someone where you re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back The test is in not getting lost not in seeing how fast you can go so always stick together waiting for slower friends to catch up See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities in which you need a map and a compass to find your way This can be done as a sport with teams trying to find the way from A to B and B to C etc in the fastest time or simply as a spare time activity Either way it s not only good fun but a great way to keep fit 69 Sitting beside the driver you should A direct the driver when necessary B look ahead to see where there s a turn C move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable D keep looking at the map to find a place to go to 70 Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out A To get information when in danger B To be saved in case of an accident C To share the fun with him her in exploration D To tell him her what s going on with the group members 71 Orienteering activities can A make people work fastB help people stay healthy C help people organize other activitiesD make people get prepared for sports C C Is early childhood education really necessary Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child s physical sensory communicational and social development Early childhood education has become a concern of the government who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for kindergarten There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school and even in life Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school less likely to end up in Special Education classes and are less likely to receive public help or go to prison There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early Time Magazine online explains that the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first grade work I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school the better off he or she is so they push to start children earlier Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gai