杨浦区2013学年度第一学期高三年级学业质量调研英语答案2014. 1 I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short conversationsDirections: 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. M: How much are the red roses?W: $30 a dozen, but I can give you a 10% discount. They’re on sale today.Q: How much should the man pay for a dozen red roses? (C)2. W: Sir, please take me to Beijing Hotel quickly, or I’ll be late for an appointment.M: I’ll try, but you know the traffic in Beijing. It will take at least forty minutes in rush hours.Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? (D)3. W: Tom, you look awful today. What’s wrong with you?M: I haven’t taken any exam for years after graduation, so I feel a little nervous for the coming exams.Q: What do we know about Tom? (A)4.M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so that I can make a phone call atthe call box?W: Sorry, sir. I’m not allowed to give change without a purchase. But you’ll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.Q: Where does the woman suggest the man get change? (D)5. M: I’m going to drop my Information Science class. It begins too early in themorning.W: Is that really a good reason to drop the class, Tony?Q: What does the woman mean? (B)6. W: Sir, may I help you?M: Yes, did the cleaning staff find a wallet in the room that I just checked out of?Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? (C)7. W: Your coat is all wet. Is it raining heavily outside?M: Yes. I should have listened to the weatherman. But the sunny and windy weather in the morning deceived me.Q: What did the weatherman say about the weather in the afternoon? (D)8. M: How are you getting on with your experiment?W: In spite of my continuous failure, I have already made some progress.Q: What can we learn about the woman’s experiment? (C)9. W: Is the person in the black shirt your boss, Tom?M: No, my boss is on business now. But if I didn’t know my boss was the onlychild in his family, I would have thought that man was his twin brother.Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (D)10. W: Professor Newman, a few of us at the back didn’t get a copy of your readingassignment.M: Well, there’re only 38 names on my class list. And I didn’t bring any spare copies.Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (A)Section B PassagesDirections: 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.Teachers might want to think twice about posting ―no gum-chewing‖ signs in the classroom. It turns out that the sticky substance might help students concentrate.Researchers had two groups of 20 people each listen to a 30-minute recording that included a sequence of numbers. After listening, the participants were asked to remember the sequence. But only one group chewed gum –and they had higher accuracy rates and faster reaction times than the non-gum chewers. Those chewing gum also maintained focus longer during the exercise.The researchers say that gum increases the flow of oxygen to regions of the brain responsible for attention. More oxygen can keep people alert. Research also shows that you won’t get the same effect by just pretending to chew gum.So the next time your mind is wandering in class, maybe try some gum. If it doesn’t help you concentrate, you’ll at least be asked to leave.(Now listen again)Questions:11.What’s the passage mainly about? (A)12.What are participants asked to do after listening to the recording? (B)13.How can people improve attention and focus? (D)Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.United States (Ohio) - Firefighters battled more than a house fire Wednesday as Mother Nature blew in snow and temperatures in the low 20s. A neighbor called the Geneva Fire Department at 12:59 p.m., reporting seeing the garage on fire at 6619 N. Ridge W., Fire Chief Doug Starkey said.Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully involved garage fire and flames and smoke coming out of the second floor of the house.―The roof of the house was burning off,‖ he said.No one was injured.A pet dog was inside the house at the time, but escaped without injury, Starkey said.―We made entry into the first floor of the house and tried to save some of the homeowner’s possessions,‖ he said. ―Overall, it was a total loss.‖Firefighters did not bring the fire under control until about 2:30 p.m. Madison, Harpersfield and Saybrook fire departments provided assistance in battling the house fire, which was exceptionally difficult in the bitter cold, firefighters said.Although it has not been confirmed, it appears the fire started in the area of the garage, Starkey said.Firefighters did not clear the scene until 4:45 p.m..(Now listen again)Questions:14. How long did it take the firefighters to bring the fire under control? (A)15. Why did the Geneva firefighters ask for assistance from other fire departments?(D)16. Where did the fire most probably start? (C)Section C Longer conversationsDirections: 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 information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.W: Mr. Turner’s office. Can I help you?M: Yeah. Hi. This is Steve at Beijing International Travel Service. Is Mr. Turner in, please?W: No, I'm s orry, he’s at a meeting right now. May I take a message?M: Umm ... I’ve got Mr. Turner booked on a flight for Sydney next Tuesday. Can you take down the information?W: Sure.M: Okay. It’s Northwest Flight 907, which leaves Tuesday at eight a.m.W: Oka y. That’s Northwest Flight 907, leaving Tuesday at eight a.m.M: If Mr Turner has any question, call me at 772-1852.W: Okay. That’s 772-18-?M: 52. He can reach me at this number during office hours.W: I'll tell him. And I’ll give him your message.M: Right. Umm ... I’ll send the ticket over later tomorrow afternoon, if that’s okay. W: Oh, sure. That’d be fine.M: Okay. Thanks lot. Bye.W: Bye-bye ...Blacks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.W: Hey, Ben, how are things going?M: Pretty well, Aunt Mary. Sandy and I are talking about starting a business. What do you think?W: That’s great. What kind of business are you interested in starting?M: Well, I’ve been thinking about setting up a little company that makes smartphone apps. But we really don’t know anything about starting a business.W: It sounds like a business plan would help you.M: I have a business plan. I just told you—I’m going to make apps.W: No, no, Ben. That’s a business idea. A business plan is a written outline of what you are going to do, why and how you are going to do it.M: Oh I see. Actually I’m more worried about the financial aspects of starting a business.W: Your business plan should predict your operational costs and the profit.M: That would be a good indicator of how feasible my business idea is.W: Right. The other thing is that you will need a business plan if you are going to attract investors or get business loans.M: All right, but how do I set about writing a business plan?W: There are plenty of online resources to help you. Most libraries also have books that walk you through the steps of writing a plan.M: Thank you for your advice.（Now listen again）17. International 18. Sydney 19. Northwest 20. 7721852 21. start a company 22. financial aspects 23. attract investors24. online resources25. amusing 26. admitted 27. has climbed 28. where29. to take 30. to be sending 31. A 32. between 33. stretched 34. either 35. might 36. how37. No matter how 38. others 39. as long as 40. are struggling41-50 D K H J B F A I E G51-65 A B C D A C C D B A B C A A D66-69 B D C A70-73 B C A B74-77 D B A C78.She was kidnapped and murdered within 24 hours.79.the security/safety of human rights activists80.By issuing a real-time GPS location of the victim81.building an organization to respond to the alarm and training the wearers. Translation1. Tom is absent from school today because he is infected with a flu.2. Due to the high living cost in Shanghai, many young couples have no intention tohave a second child.3. Only when the government takes serious measures can we expect the realimprovement in air quality.4. How ridiculous it is that the sign language interpreter on the stage is a mentalpatient!5. What excited people all over the country was that China became the third countryto softland an unmanned spacecraft on the (surface of the) moon.。