上海市北虹高级中学学年高一下学期期末考试试题英语.docx

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上海市北虹高级中学学年高一下学期期末考试试题英语

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions：

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Inabank.B.Inahospital.C.Inagarage.D.Inastore.

2.A.Officesecretary.B.Hotelreceptionist.

C.Restaurantwaitress.D.Travelagencyclerk.

3.A.Takehiscoatoff.B.Getoutofthecar.

C.Makearightturn.D.Paytheparkingfine.

4.A.At10:

25.B.At10:

05.C.At9:

55.D.At5:

10.

5.A.Payforsomeofthefood.B.ThankGaryforhisgenerousoffer.

C.Choosetheirownfood.D.TreatGarytodinnersomeothertime.

6.A.Operatingonapatient.B.Givingfirst-aidtoapatient.

C.Arrangingabedforapatient.D.Lookingforanavailabledoctor.

7.A.Thejobisunsettled.B.He’seagertostarthisnewjob.

C.Hisjobstartsnextweek.D.Thejobinterviewwillgowell.

8.A.Hedoesn’twanttodriveanymore.B.TheroadtoBridgeporthasjustclosed.

C.Itdoesn’ttakelongtogotoBridgeport.D.Heisfamiliarwitheverypartofthedrive.

9.A.HealreadyhasplansforSaturdaynight.

B.Hewillmakeareservationattherestaurant.

C.Thewomanshouldaskherbrotherforasuggestion.

D.ThewomanshoulddecidewheretoeatonSaturday.

10.A.Thechampionshipwillhelphimtokeepinshape.

B.Sheissurethemanwillwinbackthechampionship.

C.Thechampionshipistobeputoffuntilafewweekslater.

D.Shewishesthemantobeabletoattendthechampionship.

SectionB

Directions：

InSectionB,youwillhearseverallongerconversation（s）andshortpassage（s）,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversation（s）andthepassage（s）.Theconversation（s）andthepassage（s）willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingnews.

11.A.Norway.B.Denmark.C.Canada.D.NewZealand.

12.A.PeoplecanlengthentheirlifeB.Peoplearehonestwitheachother.

C.Thecountryisstrongenough.D.Peoplearefreetochoosetheirlife.

13.A.ThehappinessratingoftheUSAranked15thlastyear.

B.PeopleinEuropearethehappiestaroundtheworld.

C.Nationalpovertycanmakeitspeopleunhappy.

D.TheleasthappycountryisSouthAfrica.

Questions14through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Unluckypeoplewhohavejustlosttheirjobs.

B.Youngpeoplewhoarebeginningtheircareers.

C.Collegestudentswhoaredoingvoluntarywork.

D.Inefficientemployeeswhooftenmakemistakes.

15.A.Learninginaworkplaceiscrucial.B.Knowledgeisimportantinfindingajob.

C.Enthusiasmisessentialforone’scareer.D.Makingmistakesinworkisunavoidable.

16.A.Errorsinworkwon’tcausesevereconsequences.

B.Itisagoldenruletobecarefulnottofailinwork.

C.Itisyouyourselfwhoareabletocontrolyourcareer.

D.Yourfirstjobscan’thelpyourcareerunlessattractive.

17.A.Tomakea“five-yearplan”.

B.Togiveitupandcontinueyourstudy.

C.Toassumethatyouactuallyloveit.

D.Toacceptitandtrytolearnsomethinguseful.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions：

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

HowStevenSpielbergStaysInspired

AskayoungpersonwhothegreatestAmericanfilmdirectoris,andyoumaygettheanswerStevenSpielberg,（18）________hascertainlymademoresuccessfulfilmsthananyotherdirectorintheWest.

SpielbergwasborninAmericain1946.Whatheimpressedothersmostwas（19）________hehadunusualabilitieswhenhewasveryyoung：

completinghisfirst15-minutehomemovieat13.Heearned$100attheageof16,（20）________hemadea135-minutehomemoviecalledFirelightanditwasshownatalocalcinema.

AHollywoodfilmstudioemployedSpielbergtomakeafull-lengthfilmSugarlandExpressondiscoveringhistalentformovie-making.HisnextfilmwasJaws,afilmaboutasharkthatatepeople.Thiswasoneof（21）________（successful）filmsofalltimes.HereceivedtheAwardforlifetimeachievementattheGoldenGlobes（金球奖）in

Despiteallhisoutstandingachievementsinhisfield,someofhisfilmshavebeenlesssuccessfulinthelastfifteenyears.Butpeoplecanneverdenythefact（22）________he,morethananyoneelseinthehistoryoffilms,understandsthemeaningoftheword“entertainment”.

Now,Spielberg’sroleasafatherofsevenhastaughthimagreatdealabout（23）________makesagoodstory—atbedtimeandotherwise.Whenhiskidsweregrowingup,he’dtellthemstorieseverynight（24）________________hecouldstayactiveinfilm-making.

“Inthepastfewyears,I（25）________（inspire）byeverybodywhomakesagoodmovie,”Spielbergsaid.”“Ican’trisk（26）________（lose）myfollowers’passionforfilm.”Also,heowes（归因）hissuccesstohisattempt（27）________（keep）workingandsohelookstohiscontemporaries（同时代的人）forthatkindof...currentinspiration.

SectionB

Directions：

Completethefollowingsentencesandpassagebyusingthewordsorexpressionsinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereismorewordorexpressionsthanyouneed.

（A）

A.onbehalfofB.arousedconcernaboutC.subscribedtoD.informedof

E.insistedonF.sparednoeffortG.atalossH.wellreceived

28.Hehasaparticularassistanttodealwiththetroublingvisitors_______________him.

29.I__________________hisgivingmeastraightansweraboutwhowouldcompeteintheOlympics.

30.Hiscommentsaboutourworkleftus______________.

31.Thefootballplayers__________________towinthegameandsotheydid.

32.Modernmediakeepus_______________happeningsaroundtheworld.

33.Thefilmwas_____________bycritics,butpeopleinthecitydidn’tlikeitatall.

（B）

A.accessB.surroundedC.remainsD.containsE.located

F.trendG.magnificentH.maintainI.historicalJattractions

Thereareafewgorgeousislandcountriesintheworldthataredefinitelyworthvisiting.Althoughtherearemanybeautifulcountriesintheworldtovisit,ithasrecentlybeena__34__formanyChinesetovisitislandcountriesduringtheirholidays.Sotakealookattheseislandcountriesintheworld,whicheveryoneshouldcertainlyvisitatleastonceinlifetime.

MaltaisabeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSea,whichhasarichhistoryandavarietyofculture.Infact,thereareplentyofinterestingthingstoseeandtodoinMaltaandthisislandcountry,__35__bylotsofmysterioushiddencoves（小海湾）,ithassomethingforeveryone.The__36__partofMaltahasincrediblearchitecture,greatwalledcities,andmanyunderground__37__toexplore.

ThePhilippinesisoneofthemostbeautifulandbestislandcountriesThePhilippines__38__over7,000islandsandallofthemarebeautifulanduniqueintheirownway.Therearemanywonderfultourist__39__includingMayonVolcano（火山）,theChocolateHillsandmanymore.Thecountryalsooffersplentyofinterestingactivitiesforyoutoexperience,suchasdiving,climbing,campingandmanyothers.

TheMaldivesisnotonlyoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries,itisalsooneofthemostpopularhoneymoondestinations.TheMaldives,__40__inthemiddleoftheIndianOcean,ismadeupofanentireseriesofincredibleancientcoralreefs（珊瑚礁）thatgrewupalongthesidesofancientvolcanoes.Thereisa__41__ocean,withfascinatingbeachesandluxuryresorts（豪华度假区）.Youcannowhaveeasy__42__toMaldivesbyair,andthereareluxuryhotelsofvariousstylesondifferentislands.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B.CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Researchhasshownthattwo-thirdsofhumanconversationistakenupnotwithdiscussionoftheculturalorpoliticalproblemsoftheday,notheateddebatesaboutfilmswe'vejustwatchedorbookswe'vejustfinishedreading,butplainandsimple__43__.

Languageisourgreatesttreasureasaspecies,andwhatdowe__44__dowithit？

Wegossip.Aboutothers'behaviourandprivatelives,suchaswho'sdoingwhatwithwhom,who'sinandwho'sout-andwhy;howtodealwithdifficult__45__situationsinvolvingchildren,lovers,andcolleagues.

Sowhyarewekeenongossiping？

Arewejustnatural__46__,ofbothtimeandwords？

Ordowetalkalotaboutnothinginparticularsimplytoavoidfacinguptothereallyimportantissuesoflife？

It'snotthecaseaccordingtoProfessorRobinDunbar.Infact,inhislatestbook,Grooming,GossipandtheEvolutionofLanguage,thepsychologistsaysgossipisoneofthesereallyvital__47__.

Dunbar__48__thetraditionalviewthatlanguagewasdevelopedbythemenattheearlystageofsocialdevelopmentinordertoorganizetheirmanlyhuntingactivitiesmoreeffectively.Instead,hesuggeststhatlanguageevolvedamongwomen.Wedon'tspendtwo-thirdsofourtimegossipingjustbecausewecantalk,arguesDunbar—__49__,hegoesontosay,languageevolvedspecificallytoallowusto