1、河西区201-2012学年度第一学期高三年级期末质量调查英语听力试卷试卷A第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你将有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15 B.9.15 C.9.18答案为B。1. What does the man advice the woman to do? A. Go to bed B. Go to the concert C. Go to the hospi
2、tal2. How long does it take the slow train to get to New York? A. Two hours B. There hours C. Four hours3. What will the woman probably do? A. Leave for home B. Check the lab C. Do her experiment4. What do we learn about the woman? A. She is upset about the bill B. She misunderstands the waiter C. S
3、he complains about the food5. What does the man imply? A. He will be playing baseball B. He will be seeing the game C. He will be studying第二节(共l0小题：每小题l.5分满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所结的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。6. How does t
4、he man go to work?A. By bus B. By car C. By train7. How far is it from the mans home to his workplace? A. Fifteen mils B. Forty-five mils C. Fifty-five mils8. When is the worst traffic time during the day for the man?A. In the morning B. At noon C. At the end of the day听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。9What is th
5、e conversation mainly about? A. An interview for a TV job B. A job opportunity at a TV station C. A successful TV job experience10. Why does the man want to get the job?A. To earn a high wageB. To improve his studyC. To gain working experience11. How will the woman help the man? A. Give some advice
6、to him B. Write a play for him C. Offer a job to him 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。12What is the Student Union responsible for? A. Medical care B. Social life C. Registration13. What is the last step of becoming a member of the Student Club?A. Getting a Student Union membership B. Getting a registration recei
7、pt C. Getting a student card14. When can a student go to the student health centre? A. l0:00 am Wednesday B. 8:45 am Thursday C. 3:00 pm Friday15. What is the speech mainly about? A. Campus accommodation B. The health centre C. Student services试卷B第一节（共5小题，每小题1分满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所路的A、B、C三个选
8、项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15 B.9.15 C. 9.18答案为B。1. How will the man go to Green Mountain? A. By bus B. By train C. By plane2. what will the woman do?A. Help Bill with the paper B. Bring back lunch for Bill C. Go out for lunch with Bil
9、l3. What does the woman mean? A. John has stopped dieting B. John is slightly overweight C. John has some weight4. What is the topic of this conversation? A. A new office B. The new of the lake C. E-mail communication5. What do the speakers say about Bob? A. He doesnt have a coat B. He doesnt take o
10、thers advice C. Hes always catching a cold第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分l 5分) 听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。6What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers B. Classmates C. Friends7. How often
11、does the daytime bus run? A. Once an hour B. Twice an hour C. Three times an hour8. What can be said about the woman? A. Shes used to taking the school bus B. Shes going toward the Recreation CenterC. She seldom drives during rush hour听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。9. Whats the purpose of Cathys call? A. Order
12、some textbooks B. Ask for the class schedule C. Ask Tim to be a volunteer10. What does Tim promise to do?A. Work as a school tour guide B. Leave work early if he can C. Bring Cathy the textbooks11. What can we learn about John?A. He works in the bookshop B. He will call Tim later today C. He gave Ca
13、thy the schedule 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第l5小题。12Who is probably the speaker?A. Browns boss B. Browns co-worker C. Browns business partner13. In which city does MrBrown replace MrSmith? A. Chicago B. Washington C. New York14. What do we learn about Mr Brown? A. His wife will soon be with him B. His new job wi
14、ll keep him very busy C. Hell Work in the new place for less than two years15Where the speech is probably made? A. At a leaving party B. At a welcoming party C. At a celebration party For example, Nicholas Senn High School in Chicago, is one of these schools, it has received national honors for its
15、service-learning program. Students there were not doing well in their studies back when the program began in 1997. Teachers say doing community service has led many students to work harder in school. School officials say mathematics and reading skills have improved Wilkinson Junior High School in Mi
16、ddleburg, Florida，also has received national honors for its servicelearning program. Its twelve and thirteen-year-old students work on two major projects. They are helping to find the best ways to restore to an area of land that was used for mining titanium(钛). They also test water from the nearby S
17、aint Johns River and report the results to local water officials. Teachers try to 1ink their classroom material with current community needs. For example a history teacher talked about the issue of hunger in some American communities. After that students helped at a food center for poor people. Stud
18、ents at some schools come from many other countries. They speak different languages. Even students who have just arrived from other nations perform community service. Public schools are not the only ones that require community service. Bishop Ireton High School is a private Roman Catholic school. In
19、 one project, students there organized programs for people who lived in a retirement center near the school.41. What is the main idea of the passage? A. American service programs are gaining popularity now B. Service programs help American students win college acceptance C. America schools involve s
20、tudents in community service D. American service programs have helped many people42. The example of Nicholas Senn High School mainly suggests that . A. it offers the best service-learning program nationwide B. students there didnt work hard back in l997 C. students there have improved their math and
21、 reading D. service involvement contributes to study improvement43. How do American schools help students better serve their communities? A. They call on students to improve the environment B. They train students to aid the community C. They provide students with extracurricular activities D. They l
22、ink school courses with students needs44. Students from Wilkinson Junior High School help to . A. restore trees to an old titanium-mining land B. test water from a local river C. report test results to local water officials D. All above45. Which of the following claims would supporters of service-le
23、arning programs in schools make? A. It is good for growing youths to be physically active B. Students should learn how to make a living C. Students should contribute to the communities in which they live D. Students should help pay for school taxesC BP is one of the worlds largest energy companies.
24、It reported a profit of about six billion dollars in the first three months of this year. That was more than double compared to a year ago. Now, BP faces growing political pressure over the worst oil spill in American historyOil has been flowing from its damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico for almost
25、 seven weeks. But the company formerly called British Petroleum also faces growing financial pressure. Investors fear the long-term costs for cleanup, recovery and fines. BPs market value fell more than sixty billion dollars as its share price fell by as much as a third. On Thursday BP was finally a
26、ble to cut a damaged pipe m the well using robotic vehicles. The cut was not exactly as hoped, but it was progress. Crews then turned to placing a cap over the pipe-not to stop it，but to direct at least some of the oil to ships on the surface. The leak is about l,500 meters under the sea. Yet it may
27、 not be fully controlled before August, it Workers are drilling two relief, wells in an effort to ease pressure on the damaged well. By some estimates the cost of the cleanup could reach 37 billion dollars. The owner of the rig(钻井架)， Swiss company Transocean，has been asked to have its responsibility
28、 limited to 27 million dollars. The request is based on a law from l85l. But the Justice Department says that isnt enough. Oil has already reached more than l00 kilometers of coastline in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. And it threatens the west coast of Florida. Areas of the Gulf have been clos
29、ed to fishing. But job losses in the fishing industry arent the only worry. The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Tuesday. Some people worry that officials could take their land if it becomes polluted by oil in storm.46. According to the passage，it can be inferred that . A. the company-B
30、P will go bankrupt very soon B. BP faces growing political and financial pressure C. there is more than one oil spill in the sea in American history D. BP is one of the worlds largest energy companies of America47. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The robotic vehicle B.
31、 Placing a cap C. The pipe D. The oil leak48. What measure is being taken to fully stop oil from leaking? A. To drill two relief wells B. To cut a damaged pipes at the well C. To clean up all the leaked oil D. To close up the opening of the pipe49. What does the passage focus on?A. Political pressur
32、e on BP B. Financial pressure on BP C. Pressure from environmental protection D. Pressure from job losses50. From which column can we mostly probably read this passage in a newspaper? A. Stock market B. Weather forecast C. Social investigations D. NewsD Goal setting is a powerful process for thinkin
33、g about your ideal future and for motivating yourself to turn this vision of the future into reality. The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to get in life. By knowing exactly what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. Youll at a quickly spot
34、 the distractions that would otherwise lure you from your course. More than this, properly-set goals can be incredibly motivating, and as you get into the habit of setting and achieving goals. Youll find that your self-confidence builds fast.Goal setting techniques are used by top-level athletes suc
35、cessful business-people and achievers in all fields. They give you long-term vision and short-term motivation. They focus your acquisition of knowledge, and help you to organize your time youre your resources so that you can make the very most of your life.By setting sharp, clearly defined goals you
36、 can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind(苦差事). By setting goals you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have s
37、et. Goals are set on a number of different levels：First you create your “big picture” of what you want to do with your life，and decide what large-scale goals you want to achieve. Second you break these down into the smaller and smaller targets that you must hit to reach your lifetime goals. Finally,
38、 once you have your plan, you start working down to the things you can do today. Start moving towards them so that you can achieve your goals step by step.5l. According to Paragraph l, we can infer A. goal setting allows you to change your mind B. goal setting inspires you to follow your dreams C. g
39、oal setting leads you to concentrate in your goals D. goal setting helps you choose what you want in life52. By setting long-term and short-term goals, .A. you can learn more knowledge B. you can enjoy your life to the fullest C. you can fully develop your potential D. you can have long-term motivat
40、ion53. In order to feel a sense of achievement, you should . A. tern a long pointless task into what you like B. compare what you have done with your foals C. predict progress you hope to make in advance D. set specific goals and manage to achieve them54. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A.
41、The way to create the ideal of future B. The different types of personal goalsC. The process of setting personal goalsD. The different levels for lifetime goals55. What is the best title for the passage? A. Self-confidence Tips B. Personal Goal Setting C. How to Achieve Success D. Different Levels o
42、f Goals第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分满分l0分) 阅读下面短文并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO-The Sydney Opera House to San Franciscos Golden Gate Bridge went dark as people switched off lights in their homes and skylines dimmed around the world on Saturday to show concern about global warming. Up to
43、 30 million people were expected to have turned off their lights for 60 minutes by the time “Earth Hour” which started in Suva in Fiji and Christchurch in New Zealandcompleted its cycle westward More than 380 towns and cities and 3,500 businesses in 35 countries signed up for the campaign that is in
44、 its second year after it began in 2007 in Sydney, Australias largest city. “Earth Hour” shows that every day people are prepared to pull together to find a solution to climate change. It can be done,” said James Leape of WWF international, which was running the campaign. Lights at Sydneys Opera Hou
45、se and Harbors Bridge were lowered as Australians held candle-lit beach parties, played poker by candlelight and floated candles down rivers.In Bangkok, some of the citys business districts shopping malls and billboards went dark, although street lights stayed on. One major hotel invited guests to d
46、ine by candle light and reported brisk business. In Copenhagen, the Tivoli Gardens and the Royal Palace and the opera darkened for an hour along with many streetlights.“In the central square a lot of people were standing looking at the stars,” said Ida Thuesen, spokeswoman for WWF Denmark. “Its not
47、often you can see the stars in a city.”“It is not just about turning off the lights, it is about raising awareness,” San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said. “Energy efficiency is low-hanging fruit. Energy efficiency is the easiest thing we can do to reduce global warming.” Buildings account for about
48、 one-third of the carbon emissions that scientists say will boost global average temperatures by between l.4 and 4.0 degrees Celsius this century, bringing floods and famines and putting millions of lives at risk. Organizers of Earth Hour said that while switching off a light for one hour would have
49、 little impact on carbon emissions, the fact that so many people were taking part showed how much interest and concern about the climate crisis had taken hold. They said they planned a similar event March 28, 2009.56. Whats the main idea of the first paragraph? (No more than 15 words.)57. According
50、to the passage, what does this activity “Earth Hour” indicates? (No more than l5words)58. What dose the underlined words “account for” mean in English? (No more than 7 words)59. Whats the purpose of writing this passage? (No more than 5 words)60. What do you think of “Earth Hour”? (No more than 20 words)第二节 书面表达(满分25分)61假如你叫李华，最近，你发现你班许多同学都开通了QQ空间-QQ Zone，你也是其中之一。不同同学开通空间的目的不一样，请你根据下面的饼状图，用英文写一篇100-120词的短文，并简述你自己开通QQ空间的目的。
