格致中学 二〇一七学年度第一学期期中考试 高三年级 英语试卷（共 10 页）

(测试 120 分钟内完成，总分 150 分，试后交答题卷)

I. Listening Comprehension (30%) Section A Short Conversations

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. Sorry. 2. A. An accountant. 3. A. 2018 yuan. 4. A. On a plane. C. In a boat. 5. A. A job. 6. A. Twins.

B. Annoyed. B. A surgeon. B. 3200 yuan.

C. Excited. C. An artist. C. 1200 yuan.

D. Puzzled. D. A scientist. D. 3600 yuan.

B. An article. B. Classmates.

B. In a physical medical room D. In a school rest room. C. A book. C. Friends.

D. An author. D. Cousins.

7. A. Give his ankle a good rest.

C. Continue his regular exercises.

B. Treat his injury immediately. D. Be careful when climbing steps. B. Add 300 dollars to his budget. D. Join a package tour to Mexico. B. In case they should be late. D. To make better preparations.

8. A. Go on a diving tour in Europe.

C. Travel overseas on his own.

9. A. In case some problems should occur.

C. To avoid more work later on.

10. A. The rock band needs more hours of practice.

B. The rock band is going to play here for a month.

C. Their hard work has resulted in a big success.

D. He appreciates the woman’s help with the band.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Its strong education system.

B. Its population. D. Its bilingual signs.

C. Its growing tourism industry.

12. A. All citizens receive quality English teaching.

B. More money should be spent on teacher training.

C. An English-speaking environment should be built.

D. Tourism industry should be promoted.

13. A. The foreign investment will increase.

B. It will bring the economic and social benefits.

C. The education system will be strengthened.

D. It will improve Singapore’s ranking in English level.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. He shopped for groceries.

B. He took care of his sick parent.

C. He cared for his younger brother.

D. He made important family decisions.

15. A. It may help children grow up quickly.

B. It may force children to sacrifice their childhoods. C. It will turn children’s responsibility into a delight.

D. It will make children more isolated and confused.

16. A. Children getting satisfaction from helping others.

B. Children taking on adult responsibility.

C. Frustration and stress caused to children by parents.

D. The environment for children’s better growth.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Tour guide.

B. Journalist. C. Editor. D. Typist.

18. A. Some newly discovered scenic spots.

B. Big changes in the Amazon Valley.

C. A new railway under construction.

D. The beautiful Amazon rain forest.

19. A. In news weeklies.

B. In newspapers’ Sunday editions.

C. In a local evening paper.

D. In overseas editions of U. S. magazines.

20. A. To become a professional writer.

B. To get her life story published soon.

C. To be employed by a newspaper.

D. To sell her articles to a news service.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (共 20 分 每题 1 分) 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.

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(award) the Nobel Prize for Literature.

To say the news was unexpected is an understatement. He literally couldn't believe it. 22 that was, his phone began to ring constantly, an orderly queue of TV crews started to form outside