1、七宝中学高三月考2017七宝中学高三英语月考(9月)I. Listening Comprehension (25%)Section ADirections: 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
2、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. An artist. B. A carpenter. C. A house painter. D. A salesman.2. A. On a train. B. In a car. C. On a plane. D. On a bus.3. A. S
3、he looks good in blue. B. She never wears sweaters. C. She might prefer another color. D. She enjoys receiving gifts.4. A. Someone painted it for her. B. She finally had time to paint it. C. She decided to paint it later. D. Some friends will help her to paint it.5. A. Todays seminar was informative
4、. B. Another seminar will take place the following week. C. Next weeks seminar is on a different topic. D. There will be two seminars next week.6. A. Its dull. B. Its fun. C. Its simple. D. Its complicated.7. A. $3.75. B. $3.85. C. $3.55. D. $3.65.8. A. At a shoe store. B. At a bookstore. C. At the
5、airport. D. At a gift shop.9. A. They stay closed until summer comes. B. They cater chiefly to tourists. C. They are busy all the year round. D. They provide quality service to their customers.10. A. Her mild temper. B. Her broad knowledge. C. Her teaching style. D. Her detailed answers.Section BDir
6、ections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to 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 b
7、est answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Diet. B. Sleep. C. Space. D. Stress.12. A. They tend to reproduce more. B. They may show more signs of violence. C. They can eat and sleep better. D. They may commit suicide.13. A. Rats can po
8、pulate rapidly. B. Population explosion can lead to violence. C. Overcrowdedness may have the same effects on man. D. It is a natural law that animals live and die.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. Crimes committed by young people. B. Crimes committed by needy people. C.
9、 Influence on young people. D. Stealing and violence.15. A. They are usually poor and in need. B. They do not have as much freedom or money as they want. C. They live in an environment where everybody knows each other. D. They are not satisfied with the adult world.16. A. The family and the school.
10、B. The adults and the mass media. C. They society and the young people. D. The young people themselves.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear a longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to answer the following questions.17.
11、A. Because he was late. B. Because he was tired. C. Because he was given away. D. Because he was fed up.18. A. In a flea market. B. At a supermarket. C. In a company. D. In a garage.19. A. He picked the bottles on shelves. B. He put the labels on goods. C. He lifted heavy boxes. D. He put hundreds o
12、f bottles and tins.20. A. The supermarket was open until 9 p.m. B. The supermarket was open from Monday to Friday. C. The supermarket was open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. D. The supermarket was open till 1 or 2 a.m. II. Grammar and vocabulary (20%)Section ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill
13、 in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Have you gotten married? Have you received a
14、salary raise? Have you bought a house?Are you familiar with these questions starting with have you ?If your answer is yes and you are getting sick of answering these questions, you probably have become a member of the home-fear group.The home-fear group refers to _21_ feeling anxious about returning
15、 home during the Spring Festival. They have deep concerns about going back home for such factors as heavy economic pressure, high costs of the festival, the troubles of buying tickets, the long distance of the journey and exposure of private matters _22_(involve) family or love life.Now, a special s
16、ong has been tailor-made for this group.The seven-minute song utilizes a choir style and rap. The beginning of the song _23_(sing) by the choir, which involves a family scene _24_ a recently returned young adult is asked a series of questions by family members. After the question attack from relativ
17、es, the young man decides to reflect _25_ his past and also defend himself through rap.According to the official Weibo account of Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Chorus, this is more than just a funny song, but a useful guide for young people. A careful listen to some of the lyrics will inspire you on _26_
18、to wisely answer many Spring Festival-specific questions.It is a very interesting yet brainwashing song, truly describing the _27_(satisfactory) situation quite a few young Chinese people have been trapped in, Sina Weibo user Santilin Clouds said.According to a survey recently conducted among 1,918
19、young people by the research center at China Youth Daily, an overwhelming 86.4 percent of interviewees think it is necessary _28_ (return) to their homeland during the Spring Festival, _29_ _ they are afraid of losing face for an average life or career.Indeed, we _30_ not be that good but we will wo
20、rk hard in the future. Thats enough! After all, the essence of spending the Spring Festival is reunion not compression, the song echoes the theme at the ending.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one w
21、ord more than you need.A. aims B. initiatives C. misguided D. sharp AB. charity AC. demand AD. lifting BC. expressed BD. instability CD. delivered ABC. imposingFood prices are soaring to record levels, threatening many developing countries with mass hunger and political instability(不稳定). Finance min
22、isters of the Group of 20 leading economies discussed the problem at a meeting in Paris last week, but for all of their _31_ concern, most are already breaking their promises to help. After the last _32_ price increase in 2008, the G-20 promised to invest $22 billion over three years to help poor co
23、untries boost food production. To date, the World Bank fund that is supposed to administer this money has received less than $400 million.Food prices are now higher than their 2008 peak, driven by rising _33_ in developing countries and unstable weather, including drought in Russia and Ukraine and a
24、 dry spell in North China that threatens the crop of the worlds largest wheat producer. The World Bank says the increase has pushed 44 million people into extreme poverty just since June.In 2008, 30 countries had food riots(暴动). That has not happened, at least not yet. The United Nations Food and Ag
25、riculture Organization warns that Mozambique, Uganda, Mali, Niger and Somalia are extremely vulnerable to _34_ because of rising prices, along with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Asia, and Haiti, Guatemala, Bolivia and Honduras in Latin America._35_ government policies could make matters worse. Some c
26、ountries are stockpiling food according to the policies. When India did that last year, food ended up rotting in storages. Others are _36_ agricultural export bans, which discourages investment in production. The worlds wealthier nations must press them to rethink these polices and back that up with
27、 real help.The Obama administration has proposed worthy _37_, but even when Democrats controlled Congress it had a hard time getting the money. The administration promised $3.5 billion to the G-20 effort. So far, it has _38_ only $66.6 million to the World Bank fund. It is now asking for $408 millio
28、n for the fund-part of a $1.64 billion request for its Feed the Future initiative, which _39_ to strengthen poor countries food production capabilities. However, the continuing resolution passed by the House now cuts $800 million out of the food aid budget - bringing it down to about $1 billion, rou
29、ghly where it was in 2001.The White House needs to push back hard. This isnt a question of _40_. It is an issue of life or death for millions of people. And the hard truth is that if the United States doesnt keep its word, no one else will.III. Reading Comprehension (45%)Section A Directions: For ea
30、ch 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.The people of the Makah Nation have lived on Washington States Olympic Peninsula for thousands of years. They call themselves Kwi-dich-cha-at,
31、 which _41_ “people who live by the rocks and seagulls.” The shorter name of Makah, bestowed on them by neighboring Native American peoples, means “generous with food.” Before the white settlers arrived in the American Northwest, the Makah hunted gray and humpback whales from canoes made from the western red cedar tree. Whales _42_ meat, blubber, and bone for food, oil, and utensils. The Makah enjoyed a lively trade in whale products with other Native Americans and later with an intensity and efficiency that quickly _43_ the numbers of these creat
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