牛津沪教版学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题含答案.docx

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牛津沪教版学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题含答案

2017-2018学年高二下学期开学摸底考试

英语试卷

Ⅰ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA：

Directions：

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoices.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Thewholecityseemedtospringtolifealmostovernightaround1050,aphenomenonnow____asamiracle.

A.havingreferredtoB.tobereferringtoC.referredtoD.referringto

2.Itishardlyasurprisethatthereexistsafoodshortage,______thepopulationofthesmallcountryhasmorethandoubledwithinadecade.

A.giventhatB.sothatC.onconditionthatD.providedthat

3.Formostofthetime,thesescientistsarelivinginatentinthedesert,filmingandresearchingwildlife,awayfrom_______mostpeopleconsidercivilization.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

4.InEgypt,tensofthousandsofpeoplefloodedintothestreets,only_rubberbulletsandteargas.

A.meetingwithB.beingmetwithC.meetwithD.tobemetwith

5.ThisyearconferencegoesinSwitzerlandhavediscussed_____toachieveabetterbalancebetweengrowthandstability.

A.whenB.whereC.howD.why

6._____youmayhave,youshouldgatheryourcouragetofacethechallenge.

A.HoweveraseriousproblemB.Whataseriousproblem

C.HoweverseriousaproblemD.Whatseriousaproblem

7.Theexplorerenteredthecave,____waslikeasleepingbagpulledoverhishead.

A.whosedarknessB.itsdarknessC.darknessofwhichD.whichdarkness

8._____atfirstthought,practicallyeverysentenceyouspeakandwritehasneverbeenspokenorwrittenbefore.

A.AmazingasitmayseemB.Asitmayseemamazing

C.AsamazingitmayseemD.Itmayseemasamazing

9.Raisingawarenessofendangeredspeciesisjustoneofthewayswearetakingactionforthegoodoftheplanet_______.

A.wecallithomeB.calledithomeC.callinghomeD.wecallhome

10.TheselogswillbeshippedfromSouthAmericatoPersian,GulfcountrieslikeSaudiArabia,______enforcelawsprotectingtheirowntrees.

A.whereB.thatC.whoseD.which

SectionB

Directions：

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.additionalB.academicC.balanceD.optionsE.highlight

AB.particularAC.involvedAD.relatedAE.ThoughtBC.presentation

BD.position

Jobseekersshouldknowtherulesoflabormarketbeforetheytrytofindaproperjob.Mostcareerorganizations___11___threestagesforgraduatestofollowtheprocessofsecuringasuitablecareer:

recognizingabilities,matchingthesetoavailablejobsandpresentingthemwelltopossibleemployers.

Jobseekershavetomakeacarefulassessmentoftheirabilities.Oneareaofassessmentshouldbeoftheir___12___qualifications,whichincludespecialskillswithintheirsubjectarea.Graduatesshouldalsoconsidertheirownvaluesandattitudes.Anhonestassessmentofpersonalinterestsandabilitiessuchascreativeskills,orskillsacquiredfromworkexperience,shouldalsobegivencareful___13___.

Thesecondstageistostudytheopportunitieswhichareavailableforemployment.Todothis,graduatescanstudyjoband___14___informationinnewspapers,ortheycanpayavisittoacareersoffice,writetofriendsorrelativeswhomayalreadybe___15___inaparticularprofession.Afterstudyingallthevarious___16___,theyshouldbeinapositiontomakeinformedcomparisonsbetweenvariouscareers.

Goodpersonal___17___isessentialinthesearchforagoodcareer.Jobapplicationformsshouldbefilledincarefullyandcorrectly,withoutgrammarofspellingerrors.Theyshouldalsoprepareproperlybyfindingoutalltheycanaboutthepossibleemployer.When___18___informationisaskedfor,jobseekersshoulddescribetheirabilitiesandworkexperienceinmoredepth,aswellas___19___theirownabilitieswiththeemployer’sneeds,explainwhytheyareinterestedinacareerwiththe___20___companyandtrytoshowthattheyalreadyknowsomethingaboutthecompanyanditsactivities.Intervieweesshouldtrytogivepositiveanswersandnotbeafraidofaskingquestionsaboutanythingtheyareunsureabout.

Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whenbuyingasmartphone,Ikeepmycriteriasimple.IfthedevicecanhandleWeChat,phonecallsand___21___theInternet,Ipurchaseit. Ifit’sover1,000yuan,I___22___it. Thisapproachtoacquiringsmartphones___23___formeasIkeepmyneedsbasic.Asidefromsavingmyselfmoney,ImayhavealsosavedmyselffromsomewoundsorburnshadIchosenaflawedphone.Inrecentnews,thingshavebeen___24___forSamsung-literally.

Samsung'smostrecentinnovationiscalledtheNote7.Sadly,itwasdiscontinuedonly38daysafterbeingmade___25___forconsumption.Atfirst,afewcustomerscomplainedthattheirphonescaughtfirewhilebeing___26___.Samsung,beingresponsible,launchedaninvestigationto___27___thecases.TheyissuedaglobalrecallonSeptember1,butitwastakenmerelyasasuggestionandnotseenas___28___.Yet,earlierthismonth,thetechgiantgaveastrongermessagetoworldwidecustomers,sayingallownersmuststopusingtheirNote7simmediately.

Commercialforcesencouragetechcompaniestopushtheenvelopeandproducenewproductseveryfewmonths.Sometimes,aconflictofinterestscanoccur.Thegreedforinnovationhasafunnywayofcausing___29___forthebasics-likesafety-andtheNote7'ssituationisjustoneexampleofthis.Thedevice___30___allkindsofcoolfeatures,includingasuper-high-resolutioncamera,anirisscannerandanespeciallypowerful___31___.Ideally,manufacturersshouldconsiderallrelevantaspectswhencreatingnewcommodities.Samsunghasboththemoneyandtechnicalknow-howtopreventsuchnegligence.TheNote7's___32___wasmostlikelyrushedinordertomakemoreprofit,which___33___havingtheoppositeeffect.TimewilltellhowmuchthisoversightwillcostwithrespecttoSamsung'fameandfuture.

___34___,it'ssafetoassumethatSamsungcouldeventuallycomebackoverthehorizonandrestoreitsreputationasamanufacturerofexcellentsmartphonesifitsnewmodelshavenomajorflaw.InanindustrylargelyrunbyAppleandSamsung,intensecompetitionswillonlybringmorebenefittoconsumers.IfAppleweretobecometheonly___35___company,wewouldbeleftwithfewoptionsfortop-of-the-linephones.

21.A.surfB.accessC.launchD.process

22.A.buyB.desireC.recommendD.abandon

23.A.worksB.checksC.helpsD.adapts

24.A.growingupB.bringingupC.blowingupD.diggingup

25.A.accessibleB.responsibleC.affordableD.available

26.A.lockedB.broadcastC.chargedD.carried

27.A.lookoverB.lookthroughC.lookupD.lookinto

28.A.aggressiveB.desperateC.anxiousD.urgent

29.A.neglectB.needC.demandD.application

30.A.causesB.boastsC.definesD.forbids

31.A.batteryB.screenC.chipD.frame

32.A.campaignB.promotionC.inventionD.release

33.A.endedupB.servedforC.actedoutD.turnedover

34.A.ConsequentlyB.ThereforeC.FurthermoreD.Nevertheless

35.A.flexibleB.ambitiousC.dominantD.feasible

SectionB

Directions：

ReadpassageA,B,CandD.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployeesfromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleave,ashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.

DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.Aftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudio,Rocketwerkz,NewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoast,wherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpartofthecity’sidentity.

Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.

Lastyear,whenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy（婴儿期）,babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnote.

“ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,”saidHall.

“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,buttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.”

EmilyLampitt,fromBritain,isa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealand.

“Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxed,”shesays.“ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgone,sowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobe,becauseIampassionate（有激情的）,notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.”

36.Theunderlinedword“luring”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.cheating   B.disturbing    C.inspiring   D.attracting

37.Whyarebabycatsmentioned