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上海市闵行区七宝中学学年高一下学期期中考
上海市七宝中学2015学年第二学期高一英语期中考试
2016年4月13日考试时间:
120分钟总分:
150分
I.ListeningComprehension(30points)
SectionA
Directions:
InsectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.
A.Chinatown.
B.ColumbiaUniversity.
C.TheEmpireStateBuilding.
D.TheUnitedNationsBuilding.
2.
A.Bysubway.
B.Bytaxi.
C.InRichard’scar.
D.OnJerry’strain.
3.
A.Shemadealatedelivery.
B.Shewenttothewrongplace.
C.Shecouldn’ttakethecakeback.
D.Shewaslateforthebirthdayparty.
4.
A.Interesting.
B.Positive.
C.Opposite.
D.Boring.
5.
A.Payingfortickets.
B.Repairingmachines.
C.Changingnotes.
D.Changingnotesforcoins.
6.
A.Hiscomputerdoesn’tworkwell.
B.Heisn’tgettingalongwithhisstuff.
C.Hedidn’tregisterforapropercourse.
D.Hecan’tapplythetheorytohisprogram.
7.
A.Thestyleismoreimportantthanthecolor.
B.Thegreendressdoesn’tfitaswellastheblueone.
C.Thewomanshouldbuyadressinsteadofasuit.
D.Thewomanlooksbetterinblue.
8.
A.Heprobablyjusthasgotaheadache.
B.There’snoair-conditionerintheroom.
C.Shethinksheisnotseriouslysick.
D.Shethinksheshouldgotoseethedoctor.
9.
A.40.
B.60.
C.80.
D.120.
10.
A.Hecan’tgetaroomatthehotel.
B.Hedidn’tgetthetypeofroomhewanted.
C.Heexpectedtheroomtobemoreexpensive.
D.Hethoughthehadalreadymadeareservation.
SectionB
Directions:
InsectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.
A.27.
B.65.
C.67.
D.70.
12.
A.Slowfood.
B.Fastfood.
C.Women’srights.
D.Anti-war.
13.
A.Alicehaswrittensomecookbooks.
B.AliceopenedarestaurantinFrance.
C.Alicesometimesbuyslocally-grownfood.
D.ItwasAlice’skeensenseoftastethatmadeherafamouscook.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.
A.Itislistedintheteachingprogramme.
B.ItisimportanttoEnglishteaching.
C.Effectivelisteningresultsingoodgrades.
D.It’smoretaughtthananyothersubject.
15.
A.Listeninghelpstosendplainmessage.
B.Listeningdevelopspersonalrelationship.
C.Listeninghaslittletodowithpersonalrelationship.
D.Goodlisteninghelpstodeliveranimportantspeech.
16.
A.Goodlisteningmeansagoodjob.
B.Listeningrequiresunderstanding.
C.Withgoodlistening,youcanreceivemessages.
D.Listeningisanimportantmeansofcommunication.
SectionC
Directions:
InsectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Howisthewomanfeelingthesedays?
Sheisfeedingalittle(17)__________.
Whydoesn’tthewomangetmuchexercise?
Becausesheworkssohardthatshedoesnothavethe(18)__________toexercise.
Whathappenstoyourbodyifyoumissmeals?
Yourbodywillonly(19)__________fat.
Whatcanthewomancarrywhenshetakesawalk?
A(20)__________radio.
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
InterviewwithaClown(小丑)Doctor
Whatisaclowndoctor?
Aclownwho(21)__________tobeadoctor.
Whatdoclowndoctorsdo?
Theydo(22)__________tomakesickchildrenhappy.
WhydidFrankgiveupteachingandstarttoworkasaclowndoctor?
Helovedworkingwithchildandhopedto(23)__________.
AccordingtoFrank,whatwasthebestthingabouthiswork?
To(24)__________.
Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA(16points)
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
AlbertEinsteincompletelychangedscientificthought.AfterhedevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,Einsteinopenedthedoorforthecreationoftheatomicbomb.AlthoughEinsteinwasnotfamousinhislifetime,helaterbecame(25)__________(famous)scientistofthe20thcentury.
AlthoughEinsteinisnowconsideredthebestexampleofgenius,inthefirsttwodecadesofhislife,manypeoplethoughtEinsteinwastheexactopposite.WhenEinsteindidn’ttalkuntilhewasthreeyearsold,hisparentsworriedsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Einsteinalsofailed(26)__________(impress)histeachers.Fromelementaryschoolthroughcollege,histeachersandprofessorsthoughthimlazy,sloppy,andinsubordinate(不屈服的).Manyofhisteachersthoughthewouldneveramounttoanything.
(27)__________appearedtobelazinessinclasswasreallyboredom.(28)____________________justmemorizingfactsanddates,Einsteinpreferredtoconsiderquestions(29)____________________whatmakestheneedleofacompasspointinonedirection?
Whyistheskyblue?
Whatwoulditbeliketotravelatthespeedoflight?
UnfortunatelyforEinstein,thesewerenotthetypesoftopicshewastaughtinschool.(30)__________hisexcellentgrades,Einsteinfoundregularschoolingtobestrictandunfair.ThingschangedforEinsteinwhenhetreatedMaxTalmudfriendly,the21-year-oldmedicalstudentwhoatedinnerattheEinstein’sonceaweek.AlthoughEinsteinwasonlyelevenyearsold,MaxintroducedEinsteintonumerousscienceandphilosophybooksandthendiscussedtheircontentwithhim.Einsteinflourishedinthislearningenvironmentanditwasn’tlong(31)__________Einsteinsurpassed(超过)whatMaxcouldteachhim.
(B)
DisneyMovieGetsSerious
Wemaynothaverealizedit,butthetruthisthatthemajorityofusholdcertainprejudices(偏见)andbelievecertainstereotypes(成见)tobetrue.Forinstance,apopularprejudiceis(32)__________Disneymoviesarejustkids’stuff,fullofcutecharactersandhappyendings.
Disneypicturesaredefinitelyfortheyoung,butchildrenwon’tfallinlovewithafilm(33)__________theyfeelisempty.AsZootopia,thelatestanimatedfilmbyDisney,shows,kids’movies(34)__________alsobeseriousentertainment.
SetinananimalversionofNewYorkCity,ZootopiacameoutinChinaonMarch4.
TheheroineisarabbitnamedJudyHoppsfromaremotevillagewhoarrivesinthebigcityasanewly-qualifiedpoliceofficer.Shehasadreamofacareerofpublicserviceaheadofher.JudyhasheardthatZootopiaisautopia(理想国):
aplacewheretherearenodifferencesbetweencreaturesandeveryone(35)__________(get)along.
Whatshefindsisslightlydifferent:
Thereareindeedprejudicesandstereotypesinthissociety,justlikeanysociety.Sheiscalledanaive(天真的)countryanimaland(36)__________(tell)she’llnevermakeit.Judyisgivenadulljobattendingtoparkingmeters(停车计时器).It’snochallengeatall.Judyknowsshe’sbeengiventhelowly(地位低的)jobsimply(37)__________she’sfromavillage.Themovieshiftsgears(变速)whenJudymeetsNick,afox.Nickistricky,sly(狡猾的)(likemostfoxcharacters),butalsowitty(机智的)andfuntobearound.
WhenJudyisgivenabreak,she’smovedoffmeterdutytoacaselookingforamissingferret(白鼬).Sheignoresherfather’sadvice(38)__________foxescannotbetrustedandinvitesNicktohelpher.ShelearnsaboutanotherZootopiaofotherspeciesatwarwitheachother.
Themoviegetsintense(紧张的)here,anditalsobecomesveryrelevanttothepresent-dayUS.Overthepastcoupleofyearsthere(39)__________(be)aseriesofpoliceshootingsofyoungAfrican-Americanmen.Disneyhasclearlytappedintothistheme.Ithasdeliveredamoviewhich,althoughitisforkids,treatskidslikethey’remembersofsocietywithbrainsandconsciences.
Likeanylight-heartedDisneyproduction,Zootopiaoffersmomentswhichwillhaveaudiencesroaringwithlaughter.Butfunisn’tallZootopiahastooffer.InsidethisdelightfulnewDisneymovie,there(40)__________(beat)aseriousheart.
SectionB(30points)
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
(A)
A.career
B.classics
C.combining
D.composed
AB.critics
AC.hit
AD.musical
BC.operating
BD.performing
CD.popularity
ABC.survived
SarahBrightmanisatalentedperformerandsingerwiththeabilitytoraisehervoicetoanoperaticleveleasily.By(41)__________thesegifts,shehassuccessfullystarredin(42)__________suchasThePhantomoftheOperaandCats.
BorninAugust,1960,inEngland,SarahBrightmansteppedintotheworldof(43)__________artsattheageof13.ShemadeherfirsttheatricalperformanceinLondonin1973.At16,shejoinedaBritishdancegroupandfoundherselfperformingonaTVshow.Twoyearslater,Sarah’s(44)__________wentastepfurtherwhenshebecametheleadvocalistwithamusicalgroup.Ashortwhileafterjoiningthemusicgroup,Sarahreturnedtoth