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2016学年第一学期十二校联考英语试卷
I. Listening Comprehension 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. Lend the man some money. B. Take the man to the bank. C. Ask the man when he’ll be paid. D. Help the man to draw some cash. 2. A. She broke her mobile phone. B. She forgot to reply to the man. C. She didn’t get the man’s messages.
D. She couldn’t remember the man’s phone number. 3. A. He received permission to carry on an extra bag. B. He doesn’t know the woman ahead of him. C. He’s carrying someone else’s suitcase. D. He’d like some help with his luggage. 4. A. Go to the city on another day.
B. Avoid driving after taking her medicine. C. Pick up her medicine before they leave.
D. Wait to take her medicine until after their trip. 5. A. The air will be cleaner if they go to a different city. B. It’ll soon be too late to control the pollution. C. Society will not pay attention to the new laws. D. The situation will improve if changes are made.
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6. A. He didn’t have time to look for his jacket. B. He misunderstood the weather report. C. He didn’t know it would be cold. D. He forgot where his jacket was. 7. A. Attend a conference with her. B. Mail her the paper after the deadline. C. Hand in a handwritten draft of the paper. D. Complete the course without handing in the paper. 8. A. He saw Mary earlier. B. Someone else saw Mary. C. He can’t help the woman.
D. Mary asked for directions to the office. 9. A. She fell asleep before the program ended. B. She especially enjoyed the end of the program. C. She missed the beginning of the program. D. She wishes she had gone to sleep earlier. 10. A. He may feel better soon. B. He doesn’t like to take pills. C. He may not be able to wake up.
D. He may want to take the pills without food.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several short passages and longer conversations, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversations. The passages 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. They couldn’t fall asleep there. B. There was no empty room available.
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C. The melting snow blocked their view. D. Their room was taken up by someone else. 12. A. Skiing.
B. Shopping.
C. Bowling.
D. Jogging.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. The scientific evidence that those who are good at sports make more money. B. The scientific evidence that the length of our fingers isn’t inherited from parents. C. Whether there is connection between numbers-based skills or words-based ones. D. Whether there is link between people’s talents and the length of their fingers. 15. A. They are more likely to do well in sports.
B. They are more likely to be interested in literature. C. They are less likely to be good at maths. D. They are less likely to make a big fortune.
16. A. Cambridge scientists’ study challenged some established theories. B. Cambridge scientists’ study had chosen the improper subjects. C. Cambridge scientists’ findings may not be true to the fact. D. Cambridge scientists’ findings were the same as theirs.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. The man’s terrible experience on the day. B. The woman’s unlucky first day at work. C. The woman’s boss, who is hard to deal with.
D. The man’s daughter, who failed in the job interview. 18. A. He feeds on vegetables alone. B. He seldom talks to his employees. C. He didn’t go to the meeting that day. D. He has decided to fire the woman. 19. A. A cup of coffee. C. A hammer.
B. A salad.
D. A stone.
B. Apologise to her boss.
20. A. Take a break.
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C. Call her friends.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
D. Leave the company.
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.
Lightning Bolt
Usain Bolt is the world’s fastest man. He first came to the public’s attention at
the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where he won three gold medals. During that race, he reached a top speed of 43.9 kmph. So, we ask, how does the man (21)_____ nickname is “Lightning Bolt” run so fast?
Usain Bolt was born in Jamaica on 21 August 1986. He was running around at primary school,
when a teacher noticed (22)_____ talent for sprinting (短跑). He became one of the best sprinters at his high school even though he didn’t train very hard. At the age of fifteen, Bolt was 196 cm tall and he dominated the 2002 World Junior Championships, becoming the youngest person ever (23)_____ (win) the 200 metres. He turned professional when he left high school, (24)_____ (age) seventeen. During the first couple of years of Bolt’s professional life, he got a few injuries, but his health soon improved and he began to win all the major championships. He went from strength to strength, (25)_____ (amaze) the world with his speed.
So, how does he do it? Bolt says that he is naturally fast—just something he was born
(26)_____. He’s also got a number of people looking after him and one of the main reasons for his success is Norman Peart, his manager. Peart (27)_____ (look) after Bolt since he was fifteen, working hard to keep him focused.
(28)_____ you explain it, Bolt’s performances in Beijing were truly marvellous.
What’s more marvellous is (29)_____, since then, he has continued to get even faster. In August 2009, he broke his own record by running the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds. At the (30)_____ (fast) point in this race, he ran at an astonishing 44.9 kmph.
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