上海市卢湾区2011届高三4月高考模拟考试(英语)

(考试时间120分钟，满分150分)

第I卷 (105分)

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. 5 minutes. B. 10 minutes. C. 15 minutes. D. 20 minutes.

2. A. In the kitchen. B. At the airport. C. In the school. D. In the bed.

3. A. The museum schedule. B. Library hours.

C. A part-time job. D. School hours.

4. A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and employee.

C. Assistant and customer. D. Teacher and student.

5. A. Stay home to prepare for his exams.

B. Attend the concert after his exams are finished.

C. Ask the woman to study with him.

D. Go to the concert with the woman.

6. A. She gave one or two parties. B. She came to two parties.

C. She missed most of their parties. D. She came to most of their parties.

7. A. Because she didn’t like him. B. Because visiting hours were over.

C. Because he didn’t hear the bell. D. Because she needed to rest.

8. A. They won’t take the train for the trip.

B. They are going to be late again.

C. They’ll have to arrange another trip.

D. They’ll have to wait for another train.

9. A. She hasn’t seen George since the baby was born.

B. George never smokes.

C. She wants to visit George and the baby.

D. George no longer smokes.

10. A. He watched the television program with his mother.

B. His mother told him his professor was on television.

C. Answering the phone caused him to miss the television program.

D. His mother missed the television program.

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. To act in the school play. B. To help organize the school play.

C. To direct the school play. D. To get some special skills.

12. A. Maybe they will stay up. B. They will work on every Tuesday.

C. They will work every day. D. They will be well paid.

13. A. Answer their questions. B. Set up the lights.

C. Watch their performance. D. Put down some information.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. An assistant in a workshop. B. A cleaner in a college.

C. A worker in a canteen. D. A teacher in a school.

15. A. Dirty bins. B. Long working hours.

C. Routine hours. D. Lack of tissues.

16. A. They are friendly. B. They are from different countries.

C. They are respectful. D. They are diligent.

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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Repair Order

Room:No. 17

Problems :The 18 doesn’t work properly.

The water in the shower doesn’t run.

The tap was 19 the whole night.

There is water all over the bathroom floor.

Solutions :The room will be checked right away.

Change the woman’s room to Rm.2003 for a 20 free stay in the hotel.

Duty Manager: Sam Millhouse

Date: 4/1/2011

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

What was the most difficult part of her former job?Dealing with 21 .

Why did the woman want to leave Computer Country?Because her husband was 22 .

When can the woman start to work if she gets the job? 23 .

Why does the woman choose the new company?Because of its 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. The environment in major cities in our country has been improved ____ some extent in the last decade.

A. by B. to C. in D. with

26. The construction of the Chinese railway systems has been developing at great speed, ____ a ticket for home-going remains difficult to get during the Spring Festival.

A. however B. and C. but D. so

27. Please put these laptops on the shelf by ____. Don’t mix them with others.

A. ourselves B. themselves C. itself D. oneself

28. My friend has returned from the UK. She ____ at Oxford for four years, during which we communicated with each other on the Internet.

A. studied B. has studied

C. had studied D. has been studying

29. We ____ estimate the spirit of the Shanghai Expo too much, which is sure to play an important role in our daily life.

A. may not B. should not C. must not D. cannot

30. ____ in the front row at the ceremony, our distinguished guests are from home and abroad.

A. Seating B. Being seated C. Seated D. To seat

31. It was reported that Lin Dan ____ gold medals in a variety of badminton competitions in the world.

A. has been awarded B. had been awarded

C. was being awarded D. would be awarded

32. The folks were delighted at the message of their relatives ____ that mine explosion.

A. survived B. to survive

C. were surviving D. having survived

33. I received a call from the police at midnight yesterday. _____ that he had been badly injured in a car accident.

A. Then did I learn B. Only then I learned

C. Only then did I learn D. Only then learned I

34. Some local officials are not yet aware of the necessity of the environmental protection ____ they’ve been educated time and again.

A. on condition that B. so that

C. as though D. even though

35. When learning he was admitted to a key college, ____.

A. he burst into tears B. tears came to his eyes

C. he can hardly keep back his tears D. and his parents were wild with joy

36. How many of us _____, say, a meeting that is irrelevant to us would be interested in the discussion?

A. attended B. attend C. to attend D. attending

37. Don’t you think citizens are increasingly concerned about ____ next season?

A. will the estate prices keep rising

B. if the estate prices will keep rising

C. whether the estate prices will keep rising

D. how much will the estate prices keep rising

38. The China Pavilion, ____, "The Crown of the East," has a unique roof, is one of the most important style features in traditional Chinese architecture.

A. whose structure B. which structure

C. structure of which D. of which structure

39. The prediction from Maya worries inhabitants ____ December 21, 2012 would be the end of the world.

A. if B. that C. whether D. which

40. — Will the plan ____ the libraries nationally be carried out in the coming

year?

— It all depends, I suppose.

A. to promote B. promote C. promoting D. that promote

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. avoid B. access C. social D. civilized E. services

F. concentrate G. reflect H. safely I. reach J. bitterly

Shanghai’s Civil Affairs Bureau is to set up temporary refuges for winter and next spring, so the homeless can survive the cold 41 . These shelters will provide food, shower 42 and accommodation. They will be open to receive new arrivals around the clock.

To help the homeless through winter safe and sound is the bottom line for a 43 city. The life of a homeless person is not something that can be done away within several days. Almost every year, vagrants somewhere freeze to death, so to make special arrangements for them during winter as Shanghai does is a good way to 44 tragedy.

Apart from government resources, 45 resources have been assembled to join in the aid in the city. In bus and railway station, subway lanes, ports and bridge caves where the homeless tend to 46 , inspecting will be more frequent and widespread. For those who refuse to be helped, cold-proof necessities and information on aid 47 will be offered. Communities will offer aid consultation while police stations and urban management teams are also prepared to help Community volunteers, especially the elderly, will go out to the streets on inspection and help.

In Shanghai, the most populous city in China, can 48 this level, so can other cities, especially cities in north China, where the winter is much colder than in Shanghai. The government should pay greater attention to the poor and sick. Skyscrapers show a city’s economic level but care for the weak can 49 a city’s civilization level.

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.

If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.

Success or 50 in your work would depend, to a great degree, on your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. 51 the greatest importance is your attitude.

A person who begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is 52 to suffer is exhibiting a weakness which can only 53 his success.

On the other hand, a person who is secure in his belief that he is probably as 54 of doing the work as anyone else and who is 55 to make a cheerful attempt at it possesses a certain strength of purpose.

The chances are that he will do well. 56 the essential skills for a particular job is strength.

Lacking those skills is 57 a weakness.

A bookkeeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t 58 a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

This book has been designed to help you take advantage of the strengths and 59 the weaknesses that you bring to the job of learning.

But in groups to measure your development, you must first 60 somewhere you stand now. 61 we get further along in the book, we’ll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 62 skills.

However, to begin with, you should 63 to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your 64 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

50. A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement

51. A. Out of B. Of C. To D. Into