上海市交通大学附属中学2023学年高三英语上学期摸底考试试题含解析.doc

上海市交通大学附属中学2023年届高三英语上学期摸底考试试题（含解析） 第I卷 I. Listening Comprehension (25’) 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. 1. A. In the kitchen. B. At home. C. In a fashion shop. D. In a net bar. 2. A. 500 yen. B. 1500 yen. C. 2500 yen. D. 5000 yen. 3. A. He will pay for the lunch. B. Sue likes Spanish food very much. C. He doesn’t like Spanish food at all. D. Both of them should treat Sue well at dinner. 4. A. Boss and employee. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student. D. Interviewer and interviewee. 5. A. She doesn’t have time to find a new flat. B. She has paid three months, rent in advance. C. She is unlikely to find such a satisfactory flat. D. She doesn’t like the idea of decorating an empty flat. 6. A. Mike. B. Sandy. C. An unexpected friend. D. A handyman. 7. A. Make a recovery plan. B. Find a full-time job. C. Drop out of school. D. Resign from her present job. 8. A. The woman was fully absorbed in the music. B. The woman couldn’t understand the music very well. C. The woman lost her way to the conceit that evening. D. The concert was no better than what the woman imagined. 9. A. Extreme sports. B. Travel insurance. C. Travel arrangements. D. Courage and safety. 10. A. She is talkative. B. She is quiet. C. She is active. D. She is sociable. Part B Passages Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passage and the conversations 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. 28 billion copies. B. 567 million copies. C. 1953 million copies. D. 2015 million copies. 12. A. Interviewed the vice-president of the Commercial Press in China. B. Completed data investigation, collection and examination for the records. C. Compared the sales volumes of the Secret Garden and Harry Potter series. D. Delivered enough copies of Xinhua Dictionary to the presentation ceremony. 13. A. It contains colorful cultures of many countries. B. It is the world’s most popular dictionary. C. It is a useful tool for learners of the Chinese language. D. It has influenced several generations of Chinese people. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Over a billion people do not have enough safe drinking water. B. Diseases and 6acteria in the water kill millions of people every day. C. People in developed countries take their clean drinking water for granted. D. Clean, bottled water is expensive to transport to poor rural villages. 15. A. It is a plastic straw. B. It uses batteries or electricity. C. It can be used for one year. D. It’s portable and cheap. 16. A. Appeal to the government to supply clean water for everyone. B. Provide easy access to clean water to destroy the bacteria. C. Offer the WaterTube free to people in. developing countries. D. Sell the WaterTube to every person who needs one. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. A little restaurant. B. A private organization. C. An ice cream shop. D. A snack bar. 18. A. More flexible working time. B. Less conflicts with consumers. C. Closer relationship with customers. D. More freedom to make financial decisions. 19. A. A program of the Small Business Administration. B. A grant from a private organization. C. Savings in his own bank account. D. Loans from the bank. 20. A. He found owing his own business is rewarding. B. He didn’t recommend others to have their own business. C. He chose the location to compete with bigger businesses. D. He found managing a small business is high risky. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (10’+10’+10’) Section A (A) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. "Monday morning feeling" could be the very crushing pain in the chest ____1____ leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings. A study of 11,000 participants proved 8 am on a Monday morning as ____2____ (stressful) time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day. Th