松江区高三年级英语学科期末考试
（考试时间120分钟，满分150分） 2012.01
第I卷
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 conversation and the question 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. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday. 2. A. 7:35. B. 7:45. C. 7:55. D. 8:05. 3. A. Under the tree. B. On the sand. C. Near the water. D. On the grass. 4. A. The weather was bad. B. It was neither too cold nor hot. C. It was warm enough to go swimming. D. It didn’t rain.
5. A. She won the first prize. B. She was glad to hear the news. C. She did not attend the contest. D. She had to help another Mary. 6. A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Doctor and patient. D. Conductor and passenger. 7. A. Shopping. B. Study. C. Sport. D. Food. 8. A. Nurse. B. Journalist. C. Doctor. D. Lawyer. 9. A. She found there were too many characters in the novel. B. She usually can’t understand the context of the novel. C. She has learned a lot from the novel.
D. She also found the whole story difficult to understand. 10. A. The woman is wearing long hair now. B. The woman followed the man’s advice.
C. The man didn’t want the woman to have the hair cut. D. The man didn’t care if the woman had her hair cut or not.
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. The crust. B. The ground. C. The plane. D. The boundary. 12. A. Two. B. Seventy. C. Seven. D. Twelve.
13. A. The east coast of North America. B. The west coast of North America.
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C. The middle of the Atlantic Ocean. D. The middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. 18 B. 21 C. 25 D. 20 15. A. America B. China C. Australia D. Canada 16. A. By making telephone calls B. By writing letters
C. By using the Internet D. By sending photos
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 fulfill 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. Different Approaches in Learning Listening to Lectures Reading Books The man’s approach: The woman’s approach The man’s approach: Take __17___ as he’s listening ___18___ the lectures with a recorder ___19___ the book first The woman’s approach Read __20___ word of the book Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. What does the woman do? What does the man do? Wrapping ___21____. Sometimes working at the ___22____. ___23___, raking leaves, and pulling weeds. What is the man going to do next? ___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. China’s July 23 train accident has shaken citizens’ confidence _______ the high-speed
railways. A. of B. in C. with D. on
26. The real solution to the fuel shortage will have to be a new type of car, _______ that does not use so much oil. A. the one B. what C. one D. which 27. _______ was not the way the event happened yesterday.
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A. What reported B. That the press reported C. What the press reported D. The press reported
28. A woman came into a clinic with a baby who she said _______ a sleeping pill. A. has swallowed B. had swallowed C. to have swallowed D. swallowing
29. _______ fashion modeling seems like a good profession, I would prefer to be a dentist. A. Although B. As C. Unless D. Once
30. _______ to last only during the 1889 Expo, the Eiffel Tower has turned out to be one of the most popular attractions in the world. A. Meaning B. Meant C. Having meant D. Being meant 31. It was not until 1923 _______ to carry out such an immense project. A. did the government decide B. when did the government decide C. that the government decided D. when the government decided 32. To what extent will further scientific discoveries _______ the lengthening of human life? A. make possible B. make it possible C. be made it possible D. be made possible 33. _______ to radiation in the laboratory too often caused Marie Curie’s death. A. Exposed B. Had been exposed C. Being exposed D. After being exposed
34. The place at which the bridge is supposed to be built should be _______ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. A. which B. where C. at which D. /
35. The flu is believed _______ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.
A. to be caused B. being caused C. causing D. to have caused 36. Not even a word _______ concerning these important matters. A. mentioned he B. he mentioned C. did he mention D. he mentions 37. It will be the first concern of the government to set a limit on the birthrate, _______ the consequences may be. A. what B. which C. whichever D. whatever
38. When we left, the news came _______ the protests against the Egyptian president had broken out.
A. which B. what C. that D. whether
39. During World War II, he took many photos, _______ some captured the emotions of both the
soldiers and the civilians in war-torn Europe. A. from them B. of which C. by which D. among them 40. Zhang mainly talked about historical development of the reform while Yang focused on its challenges, _______ most of the questions. A. promote B. promoting C. having promoted D. promoted
Section B
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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. foundation B. altered C. photographed D. distinct E. linked F. randomly G. matched H. optimistic I. excitedly J. psychology
Seriously, It’s Good to Laugh at Yourself
Are you really, truly capable of laughing at yourself? If so, it’s a good sign that you have an __41__ personality and a good sense of humor, a new study suggests.
In the first-ever study of its kind, researchers from the University of California, Berkeley (加州大学伯克利分校) and the University of Zurich studied 70 __42__ students to judge their ability to laugh at themselves. The findings support what has long been believed: being able to laugh at oneself is not only a distinct trait, but is also __43__ with having an upbeat personality and good mood and may be the __44__ for a good sense of humor.
Participants in the study were asked to rate their ability to see humor at their own expense. They also asked one or two friends to rate them on the same characteristic.
While the students were filling out the questionnaires on a computer, its camera secretly __45__ their faces. The pictures were then __46__ using software to make them look like distorted (扭曲的), funhouse-mirror images.
Afterward, the participants were asked to rate distorted photos of people they didn’t know. Their own distorted images were __47__ inserted into the sequence and that’s where the experiment really started. Participants were videotaped as they viewed the images to see whether they laughed or smiled at themselves. The videos were how real the participants’ expressions of humor were.
Eighty percent of participants truly smiled or laughed at least once when seeing their own silly images. However, those who claimed to have the ability to laugh at themselves and whose friends’ assessments __48__ their own truly laughed and smiled more often and more intensely than the others.
The study found that people’s ability to laugh at themselves had no bearing on how much they laughed or smiled in response to the distorted images of others that suggests that the phenomenon is a __49__ characteristic, one linked with your own mood and personality, rather than the tendency to simply find silly images funny.
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
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.
Endangered species are plants and animals that are in immediate danger of extinction. ___50___ is actually a normal process in the course of evolution. Since the formation of the earth, many more species have become extinct than those that ___51___ today. These species slowly
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