2015学年度七宝高一第一学期英语开学摸底考试

2015高一英语摸底考试

（考试时间100分钟，分值120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 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. 1. A. $30.

B. $13.

C. $35.

D. $60. D. At a fruit stand. D. Surprised.

2. A. In the florist?s. 3. A. Sorry.

B. In the post office. B. Annoyed.

C. In a bakery.

C. Disappointed. B. Student and teacher.

4. A. Secretary and boss. C. Patient and nurse. 5. A. A bus driver.

C. A post office clerk. C. To sleep in bed.

D. Customer and waitress. B. An airline ticket agent. D. A department store salesperson. B. To work in the office. D. To go shopping.

B. Jim looks nicer in his old shirt. D. Jim isn?t well-dressed. B. He is going to ask Dick for help. D. He taught himself that program. B. The man knows nothing about German. D. The man knows both English and German. B. The man has told her about the get-together. D. A get-together will be held next weekend.

6. A. To go to a physical club.

7. A. Jim looks nice in his new shirt.

C. Jim does not look nice in his old shirt. 8. A. He can teach her that program. C. He's busier than Dick. 9. A. The man can speak German. C. The man can read in German.

10. A. She doesn?t like the get-together. C. She is ignorant of the get-together. 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. They could be used everywhere.

B. Customers had to pay for things in full.

C. They were very popular before the 1920s. D. Everyone could get this kind of credit card. 12. A. Because this card could be used at many shops. B. Because they could pay for things a little at a time. C. Because they could spend more money with credit card. D. Because they didn't need to carry a lot of cash with them.

13. A. Part of the development of credit cards. B. How to use credit cards. C. How credit cards help businessmen.

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D. The number of credit card users.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Exactly during the explosion.

B. When the plane was full of smoke. D. Before the engines sounded scary. B. To reach out to people around. D. To be a good father.

B. A speech on one?s air travel experience. D. A safety training for air passengers.

C. When the engines were turned off. 15. A. Never to put off anything in life. C. To see his daughter grow up.

16. A. An emergency crash-landing guide. C. An introduction of an adventure novel.

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. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Telephone Message Purpose of the programme: to provide language learning opportunities for students in the area?s 17 Application deadline: 2 months before the term begins, allowing the school enough time to 18 the application Tuition for full-time students: 19 dollars Ways to apply: mail the application back or fill it out at the 20

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. What do we know about insects? They are 21 creatures on earth. In what aspects are insects superior to The history of existence, 22 and the humans? insecticide? What can we learn from the To fight mosquitoes, scientists will be kept busy looking for 24 . conversation?

abilities to reproduce and adapt. How do mosquitoes adapt to new By changing 23 . II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A (15)

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 author received tons of congratulations ______ his great success in writing. A. in B. on C. from D. by

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26. –How is Mike now?

--Don?t worry. He will call us as soon as he _____ the USA. A. reaches B reached C. will reach D is reaching 27. --- I have a sore throat today!

--- You?d better take advantage of the tea break to go to ______. A. chemist?s B. the chemist C. the chemist?s D. the chemists? 28. Some fast developing countries around the world don?t care about protecting ______ against

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

29. According to the new regulations, one ______ pass night driving test for the license. A. need B. can C. must D. may

30. All the residents in the area ______ that they move into new flats within three months. A. are advised B. advised C. have advised D. have been advised 31. She came up with several ideas about the house decoration ______ a fantastic one popped

into her mind. A. until B. before C. since D. unless

32. Mary?s success lies in the fact ______ she is co-operative and eager to learn from others. A. because B. which C. where D. that 33. ______ any staircase, I followed a dark passage and it seemed to go on for ever. A. Not to have seen B. Seeing not C. Having not seen D. Not seeing 34. Unless ______ to speak, most high school students here prefer remaining silent in class. A. invited B. inviting C. being invited D. having invited 35. Doctors insist the growth of wisdom continues after the 40s, 50s and even 60s, ______? A. does it B. doesn?t it C. do they D. don?t they

36. If she accepts this position, she will have no choice but ______ an even greater challenge. A. to meet B. meets C. meeting D. met

37. Donald survived when the car ______ he was in crashed into a truck from the opposite side. A. as B. where C. that D. once

38. A high definition digital camera on this cell phone can show you vividly ______ is around the

person you are talking to. A. how B. which C. what D. where

39. Oetzi, the 5,000 year old “Iceman”, ______on the alpine border between Italy and Austria in

1991. A. was discovering B. was discovered C. had been discovered D. discovered

Section B (20)

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. belief B. discourage C. choices D. issue AB. try AC. characterize AD. demonstrate BC. ensure BD. incomparable CD. opposing ABC. responsible The unique features of colleges and universities in the U.S. are hardly shared by their competitors in Europe or Asia. Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular U.S. college but also to the larger community, which affords the chance for them to absorb the surrounding culture. Clubs, sports teams, student publications and drama

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societies____40_____colorful and enjoyable American campus life. However, few foreign universities put much emphasis on this. “In people?s minds, the campus and the American university are both admirable,” says Brown University President Vartan Gregorian. “In America people have a strong _____41____ that a student?s daily life is as important as his learning experience.”

Foreign students also come in search of ____42_____. America?s menu of options—research universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions—is ____43______.No any single European country can offer such variety. “In Europe,” says history professor Jonathan Steinberg, who has taught at both Harvard and Cambridge, “there is only one system, and that is it.” From the beginning, students overseas usually are required to ____44____ professional skills in a specific field, whether law or philosophy or chemistry. Most American universities insist that students have a(n)____45_____on natural and social sciences, languages and literature before choosing a field of concentration.

Such ____46_____ philosophies grow out of different traditions and power structures. In Europe and Japan, universities are ____47_____ only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and provides money.

Centralization (集权化) is likely to ____48____ that all students are equipped with roughly the same resources and perform at roughly the same level. On the other hand, It may also _____49___ the testing of different ideas. “When they make mistakes, they make big ones,” says Robert Rosenzweig, president of the Association of American Universities. “They set a system in wrong directions, and it?s like piloting a super ship.” A. attraction B. benefit C. enthusiastically D. command AB. satisfy AC. undoubtedly AD. approval BC. treasured BD. viewed CD. developed ABC. considerable Public image doesn?t make money directly, nor is it anything visible. However, excellent public image is such an important thing that it is 50 desired by every company, enterprise, institution, etc. Public image refers to how a company is 51 by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders (股东), by the financial community, by the communities where it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable to 52 extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are. A firm?s public image plays a vital role in the 53 of the firm and its products to employees, customers, and to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors (贷款方),

government officials, as well as different special groups. With some things it is impossible to ___54_____ all the different publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the ___55______of creditors and stockholders. However, it will 56 find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened. On the other hand, high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon. A firm?s public image, if it is good, should be 57 . It is a valuable strength that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has

58 a quality image, this is not easily imitated by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also

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