上海市中国中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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上海市中国中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary（20’）

SectionA（10’）

Directions:

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

WhenJohnwasgrowingup,otherkidsfeltsorryforhim.Hisparentsalwayshadhim___17___（weed）thegarden,carryingoutthegarbageanddeliveringnewspapers.ButwhenJohnreachedadulthood,hewasbetteroffthanhischildhoodplaymates.

Thesearethefindingsofa40-yearstudythatfollowedthelivesof456teenageboysfromBoston.Thestudyshowedthatthosewhohadworkedasboysenjoyed___18___（happy）andmoreproductivelivesthanthosewhohadnot,___19___theyfeltgoodaboutthemselves,othersfeltgoodaboutthem.

Vaillant’sstudyfoll

owedthesemales___20___greatdetails.Interviewswererepeatedatages25,31and47.UnderVaillant,theresearcherscomparedthemen’smental-healthscoreswiththeirboyhood-activityscores.Pointswereawardedforpart-timejobs,housework,effortinschool,andability___21___（deal）withproblem.

Thelinkbetweenwhatthemanhaddoneasboysandhowtheyturnedoutasadults___22___（be）surprisinglysharp.Those___23___haddonethemostboyhoodactivitiesweretwiceaslikelytohavewormrelationswithawidevarietyofpeople,fivetimesaslikelytobewellpaidand16timeslesslikelytohavebeenunemployed.TheresearchersalsofoundthatIQandfamilysocialandeconomicclassmadenorealdifferencein___24___theboysgrewup.___25___（work）---atanyage---isimportant.Childhoodactivitieshelpachilddevelopresponsibility,independence,confidenceandcompetence---theunderpinnings（基础）ofemotionalhealth.Theyalsohelphimunderstandthatpeople___26___cooperateandworktowardcommongoals.Themostcompetentadultsarethosewhoknowhowtodothis.Yetworkisn’teverything.AsTolstoyoncesaid,“Onecanlivemagnificentlyinthisworldifoneknowshowtoworkandhowtolove,toworkforthepersonhelovesandtolovehiswork.”

SectionB（10’）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.appetiteB.typicallyC.burstD.occasionE.managed

F.humorouslyG.honouredH.audienceI.original

J.attemptsK.outstanding

Youmusthaveseenthismansomewhere—funny—looking,alwaysinajacketandaredtie.Heseldomtalksbutalwaysacts___27___.Whoishe?

Yes,heisthewell-knownMr.Bean.

Inthe1990s,Mr.Beanbecameastar.ItsfinalepisodeGoodNight,Mr.Beanwasshownon31stOctober1995.Duringitsfive-yearrun,theseriesgainedalarge___28___intheUKandthroughouttheworld.Mr.Beanoftenseemsunawareofbasicaspectsofthewaytheworldworks,andtheprogrammeusuallyfeatureshis___29___atwhatwouldnormallybeconsideredsimpletasks,suchasgoingswimming,usingatelevisionset.Thehumourlargelycomesfromhis___30___solutionstoanyproblem.

Hismethodofactingwastoappearuncertain,lookaroundandthendoexactlythewrongthing.Children,particularly,would___31___

intolaughterathisbehavior.Healways___32___topickoutthosethingsthatpeopleareafraidofdoingbecausetheydonotwanttoappearasocialfailure.Onone___33___inarestaurantbeorderedasteaktartare.Whentheuncookedmeatarrivedhewasovercomebyshamebecauseheorderedasteaktartare.Whentheuncookedmeatarrivedhewasovercomebyshamebecausehecouldnoteatit.Hecutoffapieceofmeatandpretendedtoshewamouthfulbutinsteadputitintotheplantoptbesidehim.Heputmoreintohispocket.

Throughoutthemealheseemedtoshowgreat___34___forhisfood.Hewassuchan___35___performerthatwhenhefinishedeatinghisdinner,thewaiterofferedhimthesamedishagainatnoextracharge!

TheroleofMr.BeanisplayedbyRowanAtkinson-anOxfordUniversitygraduate.AtkinsonisconsideredtobegreatcomedianinthestyleofCharlieChaplin.Inallofhisshows,hesuccessfullyportraysa___36___conservative（保守的）manfromtheBritishmiddleclass.Peopleareveryimpressedbyhishumor.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Therequirementsforhighschoolgraduationhavejustchangedinmycommunity.Asaresult,allstudentsmust___37___sixtyhoursofservicelearning,ortheywillnotreceiveadiploma.Servicelearningisacademiclearningthatthatalsohelpsthecommunity.___38___ofservicelearningincludecleaningupapollutedriver,workinginasoupkitchen,ortutoringastudent.Duringaserviceexperience,studentsmustkeepaJournal（日志）andthenwritea___39___aboutwhattheyhavelearned.

Supportersclaimthattherearemany___40___ofservicelearning.Perhapsmostimportantly,studentsareforcedtothinkbeyondtheirowninterestsandbecome___41___oftheneedsofothers.Studentsarealsoabletolearnreal-lifeskillsthat___42___responsibility,problem-solving,andworkingaspartofateam.___43____,studentscanexplorepossiblecareersthroughservicelearning.

Forexample,ifastudentwonderswhatteachingislike,heorshecanchoosetoworkinanelementaryschoolclassroomafewafternoons

eachmonth.Whiletherearemanybenefits,opponents（反对者）___44___problemswiththenewrequirement.First,they___45___thatthemainreasonwhystudentsgotoschoolistolearncoresubjectsandskills.Becauseservicelearningistime-consuming,st

udentsspend___46___timestudyingthecoresubjects.Second,theybelievethatforcingstudentstoworkwithout___47___goesagainstthelaw.Byrequiringservice,theschooltakesawayanindividual’sfreedomtochoose.

Inmyview,servicelearningisagreatwayto___48___tothecommunity,learnnewskills,andexploredifferentcareers.___49___,Idon’tbelieveyoushouldforcepeopletohelpothers—the___50___tohelpmustcomefromtheheart.Ithinkthebest___51___isonethatgivesstudentschoices:

astudentshouldbeabletochoosesixtyhoursofindependentstudyorsixtyhoursofservice.Choiceencouragesbothfreedomandresponsibility,andasyoungadults,wemustlearntohandlebothwisely.

37.A.spendB.gainC.completeD.save

38.A.SubjectsB.IdeasC.ProceduresD.Examples

39.A.diaryB.reportC.noteD.notice

40.A.coursesB.benefitsC.challengesD.features

41.A.carefulB.proudC.tiredD.aware

42.A.possessB.applyC.includeD.develop

43.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.LuckilyD.Hopefully

44.A.dealwithB.lookintoC.pointourD.takedown

45.A.argueB.doubtC.overlookD.admit

46.A.muchB.fullC.lessD.more

47.A.costB.payC.careD.praise

48.A.contributeB.appealC.attendD.belong

49.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.BesidesD.However

50.A.courageB.desireC.emotionD.spirit

51.A.decisionB.purposeC.solutionD.result

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet”or“MumBett”.

Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedt

ostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.withhishelp,Mumbetsued（起诉）forherfreedom.

WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution（宪法）.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom–thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.

Strangelyenough,afterthetrail,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescen

dants（后裔）.Oneofhergreat—grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounderoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.

Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:

“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”

52.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Shewasbornaslave.B.Shewasaslaveholder.

C.Shehadafamoussister.D.Shewasbornintoarichfamily.

53.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?

A.Becauseshefoundanemployer

B.Becauseshewantedtobealawyer

C.becauseshewashitandgotangry

D.Becauseshehadtotakecareofhersister

54.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconstitution?

A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’orders.

B.Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites.

C.Howtobeagoodservant.

D.Ho

wtoapplyforajob.

55.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Astoryofafamouswriterandspokesperson.

B.Thefriendshipbetweenalawyerand