金山中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

（时间：90分钟 满分：100分 命题：卢兴旺 审题：张伟华）

第Ⅰ卷 ( 76% )

Listening Comprehension （20%）

Part A Short Conversations

Directions: In Part 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.

A. She thinks they can’t go to the theatre without the car.

B. She suggests going to the theatre by subway.

C. She believes the man’s brother will let them use the car first.

D. She thinks the theatre is far away from here.

A. He hates going to the piano course.

B. He would like to make decisions himself.

C. He is too old to learn the piano.

D. He is already good at playing the piano.

A. She is already a teacher.

B. She doesn’t know what she will do after graduation.

C. She has no desire to teach.

D. She likes teaching very much.

A. Read a book. B. Write a composition.

C. Talk about a problem. D. Listen to the radio.

A. Someone has told him where it is.

B. He doesn’t know, either.

C. He knows where it is but can’t tell the woman.

D. He has asked someone for help.

A. She lost her car.

B. She drove here.

C. Something was wrong with her car.

D. She broke the traffic rules.

Part B Passages

Directions：In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passage 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.

A. There are too many people everywhere.

B. There are always too many cars in Tokyo.

C. The places where he wants to go are always very crowded.

D. The streets in Tokyo are narrow.

A. At 11:00 pm. B. At 11:30 pm.

C. At 12:00 pm. D. At 12:30 pm.

A. About 3,500. B. About 35,000.

C. About 350,000. D. About 3,500,000.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Part C Longer conversation

Directions：In Part C, you will hear a longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the 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.

Information About the Woman Speaker



Name: Barbara 17._____



The date of birth: February 26th, 18. ______



The trained secretarial courses: Shorthand, 19. _____ conversation skills and word processor skills.



The telephone number : 20. _____



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary（25%）

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.?Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. The buildings in this modern city are growing tall, some even reaching over 400 meters _______ height.

A. at B. for C. in D. on

22. ---Do you know when she _________?

---Sorry, I don’t. But I’ll let you know when she _________.

A. comes, comes B. comes, will come

C. will come, will come D. will come, comes

23. Some intelligent and successful people find _____ difficult to succeed in language learning.

A. them B. it C. themselves D. itself

24. Have you ever ___ to the museum ___ we paid a visit last year?

A. been; which B. been; to which C. gone; which D. gone; to which

25. If you ask me, I would say that I won’t mind ______abroad to enrich my knowledge.

A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken

26. _______ she seems to put on a smiling face every day, she hasn’t really got over the shadow of exam failure.

A. Because B. As C. Whether D. While

27. ---English has a large vocabulary, hasn’t it?

---Yes. _____ more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate.

A. Know B. Knowing C. To know D. Known

28. I wonder whether the soldier is one of those who _______ abroad to keep peace.

A. has been sent B. have been sent C. have sent D. has sent

29. ________ on the top of the hill, you can enjoy a good view.

A. Stand B. Stood C. Standing D. To stand

30. One learns a language by making mistakes and ________them

A. correct B. to correct C. to correct D. correcting

31. On the north of the bank _____ the Opera House, _____ was built two hundred years ago.

A. is lying; where B. lies; what C. lies; which D. lying; that

32. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.

A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed

33. We went through a period _____ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.

A. which B. whose C. in which D. with which

34. She said she couldn’t finish the work in time, _______?

A. could she B. couldn’t she C. did she D. didn’t she

35. The school shop, customers are mainly students, is closed for the holidays.

A. which B. whose C. when D. where

36. Though Michael had made enough academic preparations, _____ experience led to his failure in the job interview.

A. lacking B. lacking of C. lack D. lacked

Section B

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. hands

B. qualities

C. worked

D. curiosity

E. pretty



F. looks

G. ashamed

H. applied

I. taste

J. information





When I succeeded in becoming a part-time employee of Nokia China last summer, many friends asked me how I survived the interview.

I once asked myself the same questions. Many of my peers also __37__ for the job, including some very competitive and intelligent students from famous universities.

But why did the interviewer pick me instead of them?

Finally, __38 __ pushed me to ask the interviewers after we became colleagues. The answer was that I appeared confident but humble, responsible and communicative. They evaluated people not just on their academic certificates, but on the base of their __39__ and abilities. I happened to be the right person.

To be frank, I once felt __40__ of being a student from an unknown college, and I think this may apply to some of you. I thought my future was ruined. It was only at the time of my successful interview that I finally understood the famous saying --- “You decide where you go.”

A wide range of skills is important these days. I used to work for Master Kong. My job was to cook instant noodles for customers. I had regarded it as a piece of cake, but I failed constantly. I had to cook the noodles for the right amount of time to make them __41__ good. Moreover, the noodles could only remain in a plastic cup of five minutes, or the taste would be ruined.

This experience taught me never to look down on anything, and always remain humble.

I also __42__ as a volunteer for a beach volleyball event. My job was to help foreign visitors experience the beach. I thought it would be very easy because my oral English was __43__ good. But when I went to talk with a group of foreign guests, I suddenly realized that I did not know a single beach volleyball term. I was embarrassed.

After this, I read brochures in both Chinese and English every day to learn the terms for facilities and related words. This allowed me to deliver accurate __44__ to foreigners, and I was happy to work responsibly.

After these experience, I’m more confident and I strongly believe that my fate is in my __45__. It has certainly helped me make a giant step closer to my dream of graduating with prospects for the future. I hope my advice will benefit you as well.

III. Reading Comprehension（31%）

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.

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping---watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __46__ countries, people can turn on their __47__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __48__ things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __49__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __50__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.

In Germany, __51__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __52__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __53__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __54__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __55__ like this new way of buying things. They call __56__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __57__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __58__.

The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __59__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __60__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see