2015学年奉贤区调研测试

高三英语试卷 （2015.1.16）

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上。）

第I卷 （共 103分）

I. Listening

Section A Short conversations (10分)

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. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre. C. In a meeting room. D. At the office.

2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.

C. Manager and office worker. D. Travel agent and customer. 3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four

4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news. C. Talking about sports. D. Putting up advertisement. 5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.

C. He ran the fastest in a race. D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.

6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work. C. Do the other problem. D. Keep trying. 7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to. B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job. C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family. D. He wants to spend more time with his family.

8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan. C. Forty yuan. D. Forty-five yuan.

9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help. C. He has left the woman a good impression. D. He enjoys letter writing. 10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice. B. He has made a good decision. C. He has done the thing.

D. He will follow the man’s advice.

Section B Passages (12分)

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. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.

C. Photographers of the past. D. Details of photography from the past.

12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Their

playthings.

13. A. The location of the house.

B. The social and economic position of the family. C. The types of games children played.

D. The profession of the owner of the house.

14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins. C. The penguin’s successful career. D. Penguin’s life in groups. 15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin. C. The bare-footed penguin. D. The black-footed penguin. 16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.

B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life. C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death. D. The penguin population will drop greatly.

Section C Longer conversations (8分)

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.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Job opportunity Two students wanted for website___17____ at school computer centre. When to start This ___18_____ Requirements ___19____experience or knowledge is not a must. ___20____ in computers and the Internet are most important. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. TCM( Traditional Chinese Medicine) Why is TCM considered the fifth great Because its ___21____ has been invention of China? recognized. It is not only an original medical system What is it contribution to the world? but also a part of 22 . What is the key point of Chinese traditional Its key point is to keep ____23____, philosophy? whether insider or outsider your body. TCM is superior to western medicine in In which aspect is TCM considered better regarding ____24_____ as a whole and than western medicine? interacting with the surroundings. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary. Section A (16分)

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

(A)

Are you a bookworm?

Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.

Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?

The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm” idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.

So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.

Keys: 25. being 26.reading 27.because 28.has been used 29.to control 30.surrounding 31.where 32.as Analyses:

本篇文章讲述了“书虫”本身的含义以及之后指代书籍爱好者的由来。

25. being本题目给出词汇be,所以本题目是词类变化的考察点，高考中短文填空词类变化出现动词，一般首先要判断该空是填谓语还是非谓语，由于该句是一个单句，只有一个谓语动词，又没有出现任何连接词或者省略连接词的情况，所以be在此空中是考查非谓语，由于空前是介词beyond，故后面使用be动词的-ing形式。

26. reading 本题也是给出动词，进行动词变化。由于句子中原本有bet, are caught