D. Patients usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.
4. A. Take the man to the station. B. Look after the man’s things.
C. Find out when the next bus leaves. D. Show the man the way to the station.
C. He needs to talk to Harry soon. D. Harry doesn’t have a telephone.
3. A. The new doctor lacks experience.
B. She disagrees with what the man said.
C. The man had better talk with the patients first.
D. The famous writers of self-study books.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. The reasons railroad regulations in the U.S.A were changed.
D. Its business is kept in a traditional way.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. To earn money for her tuition.
B. To make her dream come true.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section 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.
C. He hasn’t learned physics before. D. It occupies much of his spare time.
20. A. He is more willing to do something. B. He has stopped working late.
C. He can go to sleep early. D. He feels more relaxed.
B. The safety record of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.
C. The financing of railroad construction in the U.S.A.
D. The evolution of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.
5. A. He was good at fixing up bookshelves. B. He helped James build up the furniture.
C. James helped him arrange the furniture. D. James helped him with some of the work.
上海交通大学附属中学2017-2018学年度第二学期
高三英语毕业考试卷
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.
16. A. It causes less air pollution than other means of transport.
B. Its competitors are less considerate of customers.
C. It creates great personal fortunes for investors.
D. She refused the position because of the low salary.
8. A. He had to do what is necessary in order to learn.
B. He doesn’t have to memorize all the vocabulary.
C. Carl knows the concert is at eight. D. He hasn’t been able to reach Carl.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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.
Is This Art?
Have you ever looked at a painting and thought “I could do better than that”? Have you ever seen a film without any story or characters? Or heard a piece of music___1___doesn’t quite soundwer “yes” to any of these questions, the chances are that___2___you were looking at, watching or listening to was something “avant-garde”.
C. To make preparations for her future job.
D. To ensure that she has time for acting work.
18. A. Serious. B. Funny. C. Experienced. D. Demanding.
19. A. It involves many theories. B. He must get an advanced camera.
One of the most famous examples of avant-garde art comes from the world of music. John Cage’s piece of music 4’33” consists of 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. It was written by Cage, a leading American member of the avant-garde, in 1952. It was divided into three movements,___3___(perform) without a single note being played.___4___the composer, the music is actually the sounds the listener hears while “listening” to the performance. These might include, of course, listeners___5___(ask) each other how they know when the piece ends.
15. A. Safety problems with railroad tracks.
B. The growth of the automotive industry.
C. The use of oversized freight containers.
D. The high cost of meeting various regulations.
7. A. The job’s short hours make it impossible for her to refuse.