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金山区2009学年第一学期期末考试 高三英语试卷 （本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 第I卷（共105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. l. A. The Computer Room. B. New York. C. The Business Center. D. The Service Center. 2. A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Teacher and student. D. Classmates. 3. A. She worries a lot about her exam. B. She has difficulty in making a certain decision. C. There’s something wrong with her eyes. D. She isn’t sure if she needs to have her eyes examined. 4. A. On a ship. B. In a school. C. In a flat. D. At the airport. 5. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 6. A. Nice books. B. Fairy tales. C. Adventures. D. Science books. 7. A. The man should get some sleep. B. The man does not work hard enough. C. The man is wise. D. The man is hard-working. 8. A. Mary is going to Hawaii. B. Mary has traveled all over the world. C. Mary likes postcards. D. Mary is going on vocation. 9. A. To have a party at home. B. To do some reading in the library. C. To visit a friend. D. To spend some time outdoors. 10. A. It was interesting. B. It was disappointing. C. It was exciting. D. It was instructive. 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. 6 hours. B. 9 hours. C. 18 hours. D. 12 hours. 12. A. Asian people usually prefer their trip to be organized. B. Western people like to have a trip of more freedom. C. Asian tourists are Sally Yao’s favourites. D. Asian people are likely to have great pressure on work. 13. A. How to organize tours in some new ways. B. How to make the demanding tourists settle in. C. How to communicate with new people. D. How to find something in common with tourists.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. He was helped to climb up from the well. B. The neighbours used a ladder to help him out. C. He was pulled out of the water by a man. D. His mother saved him from drowning. 15. A. Children of 7 to 16. B. Children of 6 to 12. C. Children of 10 to 11. D. Children of 5 to 10. 16. A. 50%. B. 66%. C. 92%. D. 25%. 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. B1anks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Letter of Application The purpose of the letter: To get a job. Advice on the beginning: To write about her (17) ____________ first. Advice on the second part: To supply more information about her work (18) _________. Advice on the last part: To add some information about her (19) __________. Advice on the ending of the letter: To use “Very (20) ___________ yours” instead of “Sincerely (yours). Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
B1anks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. What’s wrong with the woman? Have (21) _________________ pains. When does the pain usually occur? An hour (22) ______________. What is the probable cause of the pain? (23) _______________. When should the medicine be taken？ (24) _______________. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 25. My family and I are animal lovers, so we certainly have no objection __________ raising a pet at home. A. of B. to C. against D. with 26. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ________ at Copenhagen, capital of Denmark , on Dec. 16, 2009 Wednesday evening, for the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference. A. arrives B. has arrived C. arrived D. is arriving 27. No wonder you caught a cold. You __________ have gone out last night without a coat. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. mightn’t 28. People who have regular physical exercise seldom catch a disease like A (H1N1) flu, ________? A. do they B. don’t they C. haven’t they D. have they 29. A diet __________ plant life can help with the prevention of heart disease, and even cancer. A. basing on B. to be based on C. based on D. to base on 30. There are more than 2,400 e-bike manufacturers in China, ________ sell 20 million e-bikes in the domestic market a year, according to a report by Beijing Evening News. A. that B. what C. they D. which 31. The manager called upon his employees to improve their service. As a result, the supermarket attracted ________ customers in 2009 as the year before. A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice as many as 32. __________ golf was first played in Scotland in the 15th century is generally agreed. A. Whether B. Why C. That D. What 33. All of a sudden, a tough guy took the old lady’s purse by force, ______ in the crowd. A. disappeared B. disappearing C. to disappear D. having disappeared 34. The Ministry of Health issued a notice in September that the fees for tests and treatment in A(H1N1) flu cases ________ by medical insurance. A. cover B. are covered C. will cover D. has been covered 35. Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term teachers, almost three times the number hired last year, __________ reduce unemployment pressures. A
