闸北八中2008学年第一学期高三英语期中试卷考生注意：答案请做在答题卡(纸)上第Ⅰ卷(共105分)Ⅰ. Listening ComprehensionPart A Short ConversationsDirections: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 in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you’ve he ard.1. A. 1,500 years ago B. 2,000 years agoC. 2,500 years agoD. 3,000 years ago2. A. At the jewelry counter. B. At the stationery counterC. At the shoe counterD. At the garment counter3. A. For use B. For showC. Both for use and for showD. Neither for use nor for show4. A. The quality B. The size C. The door D. The brand5. A. To get the woman’s address B. To travel by shipC. To buy a boatD. To ship the goods6. A. 84 B. 10 C. 18 D. 147. A. Paying with credit cards B. Paying in cashC. Paying with checkD. Checking the credit cards8. A. Mr. Brown likes to change often B. Mr. Brown is a man of habitC. Mr. Brown often does the same things in the dayD. Mr. Brown will do different things now and then9. A. The guest has to pay for the green crabB. They will change the green crabC. The bill for the green crab will be included in the room rentD. They’ll draw back the green crab to the kitchen10. A. 508 B. 507 C. 608 D. 308Part B PassagesDirections:In Part 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 in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you’ve heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The darkest room B. The cheapest roomC. The biggest room.D. The most expensive room12. A. The biggest room B. The most expensive roomC. The smallest roomD. The cheapest room13. A. He was a mean man B. He was a funny manC. The millionaire, though rich, never wasted his moneyD. He was foolish manQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because the house where he once lived became too big for him B. Because he was used to living in the smaller houseC. Because a smaller house was more comfortableD. Because he liked to have a smaller house15. A. He let the man carry his clock in their truckB. He carried it down the road in his armsC. He asked a man to carry his clock in his carD. He had his clock taken to his new house16. A. Break the old clock B. Buy a new clockC. Buy a watchD. Put the clock onto the truckPart C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the words you’ve heard. Write your answer in your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Inquiring about a ConcertWhen is the concert? It is on (21)__________, May 5th.How much is the seat? It is (22)__________.What time will the concert start? At (23)____________.What time will the concert end? Around (24)__________ .Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularyDirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. If I _____ you, I ‘d join the army.A. amB. wasC. wereD. would be26.If he _______ tomorrow, he would find Mr Wang in the office.A. comesB. will comeC. should comeD. come27. If he had worked harder, he _______.A. would succeedB. had succeededC. should succeedD. would have succeeded28. If he _____, he _____ that food.A. was warned; would not takeB. had been warned; would not have takenC.would be warned; had not taken D. would have been warned; had not taken29. _____ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Botanical Gardens.A. WereB. ShouldC. WouldD. If30. He has suggested that Miss Li _____ action at once before it is too late.A. takeB. takesC. will takeD. would take31. I would have paid a visit to you _____ possible.A. if it wereB. would it beC. had it beenD. should it have been32. The judge ordered that the thief _____ punished.A. would beB. should beC. was to beD. must be33. China successfully launched a moon exploration satellite in October this year, ______encourages the whole nation.A. whenB. whichC. thoughD. what34. We need further information ______ we decide whether we ’ll carry out the plan.A. beforeB. asC. sinceD. while35. She must have gone out early, _____ she had not shown up at breakfast.A. becauseB. sinceC. forD. therefore36. You ’d better take the document along _____ they want to see them..A. ifB. so thatC. in caseD. as long as37. It is often said that an American starts a speech with a joke, _____ a Japanese has an apologyto make.A. whichB. asC. whileD. when38. --- Did you remember to give her the book she asked for?--- Yes. _____ I saw her, I remembered.A. WhileB. SuddenlyC. RightD. The moment39. He felt _____ duty to work for human rights and progress.A. it hisB. hisC. that is aD. it is his40. _____ needs further discussion whether we ’ll build a library or not.A. ThatB. ItC. ThisD. The thingDirections: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. There is one extra word.答题卡填涂说明： 填涂复合字母选项时，请将代表该选项的两个字母同时都涂黑。