闸北区2018学年度第一学期高三年级英语学期期末练习卷

（120分钟，150分）

I. Listening Comprehension（30分） 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. David 2. A. Bank clerk. 3. A. Father and child. 4. A. $20.

B. James B. Secretary. B. $35.

C. Peter C. Shop assistant. B. Brother and sister. D. Colleagues. C. $55.

D. $75. D. John

D. Customs officer.

C. Travel agent and customer.

5. A. The man caused a serious car accident. B. A woman was hurt in a car crash. C. A passenger was knocked down by a car. D. The man offered the victim medical help.

6. A. Things in Europe are mostly rather expensive.

B. Germany offers goods of better quality to foreign visitors. C. Things in Italy are the cheapest of the three countries. D. Germany is not worth visiting compared with Italy.

7. A. People now can enjoy online entertainment resources free of charge. B. Most people rent movie discs for the weekend enjoyment. C. Online movies and music are available to users at low price. D. Enjoying online movies and music is not popular with people. 8. A. Badminton is the second favourite activity for the man. B. The man used to suffer from headache much. C. The doctor advised the man to play badminton. D. All sports activities make the man energetic. 9. A. The woman is good at investment but poor at maths. B. The woman is sure to fail the maths test next time.

C. The woman is poor at maths because of poor IQ. D. The woman has spent too little time studying maths. 10. A. The woman should decide right now where to eat. B. The woman should put on thick clothes against the cold. C. They can enjoy meals at both restaurants as both are good. D. They can wait until the woman decides on a better restaurant.

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. She changed residence. B. She joined a country club. C. She found a job. D. She wrote a book.

12. A Because Steven worked in an airline company. B. Because she flew across the country to live with Steve. C. Because Steven flew weekly with airline companies. D. Because her boyfriend flew during every snow storm. 13. A.The growth of a woman writer after divorce. B. The love that has lasted for 30 years. C. The important things broken women can do. D. A woman’s rediscovery of happiness and love.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. That men are more intelligent than women.

B. That students aged 17 and 18 are cleverer than other age groups. C. That race could affect people’s IQ.

D. That women have received fair treatment at work in general. 15. A. Because women have to take care of families more. B. Because women suffer from discrimination at work.

C. Because women are given less opportunities at work. D. Because women are less intelligent than men.

16. A. That girls are more intelligent than boys in middle schools. B. That girls are more suitable to learn certain subjects. C. That girls grow faster than boys on the stage of middle school. D. That girls perform as well as boys in middle schools. 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 hear.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:

Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Youth Club membership inquiry: Name: Yearly membership fees: Member benefits: Kataline Johnson. ___17___. ___18___ introducing youth information. Local youth activities. ___19___ for Christmas sales. Application: Providing ___20___. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:

Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. What date is the World Sleep Day? ___21___ of March. What does the World Sleep Day want the public to pay ___22___. attention to? What is the World Sleep Day’s focus against sleep loss? What does the World Sleep Day promote?

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

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.

___23___. ___24___.

(A)

In 1885, Karl Benz, a German, invented the first motorcar. Today, the use of motorcar has become an important form of transport. There are currently about 200 million cars on the roads all over the world. Some are designed for speed and others are produced with special technology (25)______ ______ fuel can be saved.

Although cars are a comfortable and convenient form of transport, (26)______(own) a car bears disadvantages as well. Cars may cause accidents and emit carbon monoxide which gives rise to pollution， not (27)______ (mention) the high maintenance cost and the anxiety you feel when looking for a parking lot in downtown areas. Fortunately today’s car manufacturers (28)______ (realize) the problems and they are trying every means to produce (29)______ they call“safer, cleaner and cheaper” auto.

An even bigger hit came from the world’s recent craze toward self-driving car. Different manufacturers showed their concept cars (30)______after another trying to attract public attention in order to get an edge in the field. The (31)______(late) model in this trend comes from General Motors, which showed off a self-driving car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In all, people really don’t know and are eager to see (32)_____ new technologies will lead the car industry. Let’s take a deep breath and watch.

(B) Tokyo train companies are providing pregnant women with badges(徽章)(33)______ the hope of encouraging other passengers on the Japanese capital's crowded trains to offer them seats.

The pink and blue badges reading: \is a baby in my belly\are being handed out at stations around the region. No proof of pregnancy (34)_____(require).

\is pregnant,\stages are rather unstable and it is important to take care.\

The move comes as Japan struggles for ways to persuade women to have more babies. The country (36)______population of the elderly people has reached a dangerous level, is among the world’s most developed countries. However, Japan is now facing a serious aging problem, (37)______(regard) as a big burden on its economy. It is now trying to create(38)______ environment that is pleasant for pregnant women.

The move was welcomed by many.\care and help for pregnant women. But when I was three months pregnant and got on a train, no one would really notice me and I found (40)______ embarrassing to ask them to give me a seat,\said Yoshiko Kato, a self-employed 38-year-old who is five months pregnant. \these badges, I hope, will make me more noticeable,\

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.