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上海市杨浦区2012届高三学科期末测试

高三英语

I. Listening Comprehension 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. W: Do you know what happened to my pen, Jack I left it on the desk last night. M: Don’t worry, Jane. I saw Mr. Watson give it to John this morning. Q: Who has the woman’s pen now (C) 2. M: Oh, no, it’s still out of order! W: I guess we’ll just have to walk up all those stairs again today. Q; What are these two people talking about (A) 3. W: How did you do in the final exam

M: I was expecting it to be easy, but at the end of the first hour, I was still on the first page. I had no time to get to the last question.

Q: What can we learn from the conversation (B)

4. M: Excuse me, could you please tell me if the Miami flight will be arriving on time W: Yes, Sir. It should be arriving in about 10 minutes at Hall C. Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place (A) 5. M: So are you still planning to fly to Auckland for your vacation W: No, the airfares have been going up! Q: Why did the woman change her plan (B) 6. W: When will the party be over

M: It is supposed to end at 10:00, but as it started at 5:30, half an hour later than scheduled, it won’t break up until 10:30.

Q: How long will the party last (B)

7. M: How much is the rent for the apartment

W: It’s eight hundred dollars a month furnished. It’s expensive, but it’s worth it because it’s within walking distance from the university.

Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers (C) 8. M: Since it’s rush hour, let’s take the underground. W: OK. It’s not as direct as the bus but we don’t need to worry about a traffic jam. Q: Why do they decide to take the underground (D) 9. W: Is Lily still planning to study overseas

M: No, her parents threw cold water on her plan. Q: What did Lily’s parents do (B)

10. W: I used to really enjoy reading novels until I took literary history class.

M: You’re not the first person to have his pleasure in something ruined by a bad teacher. Q: What do we learn about the woman (D) Section B Passages

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.

Mark is a leader in an American company. He can work while sitting in a comfortable chair if he wants. However, he prefers to stand most of the day while he is working.

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In recent years, more and more American people have chosen to stand while they are working. There are many reasons. For example, standing makes people pay more attention to their work; standing stops them from feeling sleepy; standing while working makes them feel as if they are leaders.

According to many reports, sitting for many hours a day is very bad for health. According to one report, people who sit more than six hours a day are at least 18% more likely to die earlier than those who sit less than three hours a day. The study was done on 123,000 adults and it studied them for over 14 years.

Standing while working seems to provide people with a new, good way to live healthily. At the same time, some professors suggest that people also move around, rather than just stand while they work. Questions:

11. Which is not the advantage of standing while working (D) 12. What’s the outcome of the study mentioned in the passage (C) 13. What’s the professors’ suggestion (A)

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

The pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, started their journey from the Panda Base in Sichuan Province early morning on Dec. 4th and arrived in Scotland later in the evening Beijing time.

\lot of excitement.

The eight-year-old couple \tian\and \guang\were born in 2003 in the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province. Their arrival in the UK is part of a 10-year China-UK joint research program studying how human-bred pandas can survive in the wild. \

Xie Hao, care taker of the couple said: \He often approaches visitors and is loved by people. But the girl Tian tian is shy and sensitive, especially to strangers. It may take her longer to get used to their new home in the UK.\

The loan of the two pandas from China will cost the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland more than 600-thousand pounds, or 935-thousand US dollars a year, with another 70-thousand pounds for imported bamboo. Questions:

14. Why were the two pandas sent to Scotland (A) 15. What makes Tian tian’s adaptation time longer (B)

16. How much does the imported bamboo cost every year (C)

Section C Longer Conversations

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 information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

M: I’m tired of the TV these days, too much fighting and killing. I really would like a change. W: How about going to a film Recently there is a series of American classic films in the Grand Cinema. Most of the films are the great ones produced between the 1930s and the 1940s. M: Oh That’s interesting. Anything worth seeing

W: Let me see. Today is Saturday. Yes, at 3:30 pm, there is a film The Lion in Winter. How about that

M: Well, I’m not interested in it. I prefer something closer to real life.

W: In that case, I think this one might interest you, the Trouble with Happy. It is a love story about a couple, with a happy ending that pleases everybody. M: That sounds nice. When is it being shown

W: Tomorrow at 6:15 pm in the Grand Cinema. Actually I’m not particularly interested in it. Anyway, I’ll go with you, for I don’t want to be alone at home. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

M: Good afternoon, madam. How can I help you

W: Well, I am a bit out of shape. I'm thinking about getting some exercises to keep fit. M: Oh, that's good news for us. W: So what do you provide

M: First of all, we'll design a custom-made work-out plan according to your habits. W: How can you get that done

M: Well, you have a qualified personal trainer assigned to you. And he will give you a fitness assessment and then come up with the work-out plan for your needs. W: What else