静安区2012学年高三年级第一学期教学质量检测英语试卷

(本卷满分150分；完卷时间120分钟）

第I卷（共105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

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. An art museum. B. A beautiful C. A college campus. D. An

park. exhibition. A. At 10:30. B. At 10:25. C. At 10:40. D.

At 10:45.

A. in a street. B. in a C. in a hotel. D. in

restaurant. a cinema. A. Robert Wilson isn't at home at this moment. B. Robert Wilson is engaged in the game on-line C. Robert Wilson' phone is broken. D. Robert Wilson is busy now. A. He should smoke less. C. He should go to see his doctor.

B. He should give up smoking. D. He should take some medicine.

A. By bus. B. By car. C. By plane. D.

By train.

A. The price for rent is beyond their reach. B. The neighborhood is too far away.

C. They don't need a new apartment.

D. He hopes that they can rent it as soon as possible. A. Chicken is tasty. C. Not very satisfactory. A. Colleagues.

C. Employer and employee. A. The man should change his plan.

B. Roast beei is tasty. D. Very satisfactory. B. Husband and wife. D. Mother and son.

B. The man can go camping tomorrow. D. The man won't have to go camping.

C. Weather forecasts are not available.

answer to the question you have heard.

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.

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Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.

Although one might not think so from some of the criticism of it, advertising is essential to the kind of society in which people in the United Kingdom, and a very __50__ proportion of the world at large, live. Advertising is necessary as a __51__ of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are offered, and of which most of them would never __52__ to hear at all if it were not for advertising. And advertising helps a great deal to promote a __53__ standard of living.

In talking about advertising, one should not think only __54__ a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspapers or periodicals. In its widest __55__ , advertising includes a host of other __56__ such as packaging, shop displays and — in the sense of communication — even the spoken word of the salesman. __57__ , the roots of advertising are to be found in the market place.

For many years it was thought that it was enough to __58__ goods and supply services, h is only more __59__ that it has become increasingly understood that the production of goods is a waste of resources __60__ those goods can be sold at a fair price within a __61__ time span. In the competitive society in which we live, it is essential that we go out and sell what we have to offer, and advertising plays an important role in this respect, whether selling at home or in __62__ markets.

Approximately 2 percent of the UK gross national product is spent on advertising. But it must not be thought that this advertising tries to sell goods to consumers who do not want them. Of course, advertising does try to attract the interest of the __63__ consumer, but if the articles when __64__ does not match up to the standards that the advertising suggests that it will, it is obviously exceedingly unlikely that the article will sell well.