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上海市重点七校0809学年高二下学期联考试题英语
上海市重点七校08-09学年高二下学期联考
英语
第I卷
I.ListeningComprehension:
PartAShortConversations
Directions:
InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
()1.A.Atatailor’sB.Atadress-makingshop
C.AtaclothingdepartmentD.Atadry-cleaningshop
()2.A.HusbandandwifeB.Teacherandstudent
C.BossandsecretaryD.Customerandwaiter
()3.A.IntheafternoonB.Intheevening
C.InthemorningD.Atnight
()4.A.May20th,2008B.May12th,2008
C.March20th,2008D.March12th,2008
()5.A.Hedoesn’twanttoB.Hekeepshimselfbusywiththework.
C.HehastotakeanexamnextMondayD.Hehasnotenoughmoney.
()6.A.Shedoesn’tthinkhislecturesareinterestingenough.
B.Shethinksthetestshegivesaretooeasy.
C.Shethinksthetestshegivesaretoodifficult.
D.Shedoesn’tthinkhepresentswellenough.
()7.A.ThemanB.Thewoman
C.BothmanandwomanD.None
()8.A.Acoldnight.B.Smoking
C.ToolittlesleepD.Afewhoursofhardwork.
()9.A.OpenthewindowB.Closethewindow
C.KeepthewindowopenD.Notmentioned
()10.A.AboutChineseFestivalairB.AboutChineseholiday
C.AboutChinesecustomsD.AboutChinesefood.
PartBPassages
Directions:
InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassages.
()11.A.Becausetheyaretired.B.Becausetheywanttoplaygolf.
C.BecausetheyareretiredD.Becausetheywanttoenjoytheirlife.
()12.A.Theyhadthesamelifeaswehavetoday.
B.Theyhadthesamethingsaswehave.
C.Theyhadthesamekindsofthingsaspeopleoftheirage.
D.Theyhadmanypossessions,includingmobilephones,computersandPSPs.
()13.A.Mygrandparentslovemeverymuch.
B.Mygrandparentsdon’tunderstandmanythingsaboutmylife.
C.Mygrandparentsdon’tthinkIneedtoomanypossessions.
D.Mygrandparentshaverealizedtheyshouldn’tcomparechildrenatpresenttime.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassages.
()14.A.It’squitedifferentfromeverydayEnglish.
B.It’sthesameaseverydayEnglish.
C.It’smoredifficultthaneverydayEnglish.
D.It’seasierthaneverydayEnglish.
()15.A.Onlyindoinghomework.B.Onlyonsportsormusic.
C.Onlyinworkingforthepublic.D.Onstudies,sportsormusicandpublicwork.
()16.A.ThewriterisnowinUS.
B.Americangirlslovetohavewhiteskin.
C.USstudentsaretalentedandhard-working
D.Thewriterregretsthathegaveupplayingthepiano.
PartCLongerConversations
Directions:
InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
TheScience17.
Howcanthemanbuytheticket?
Pressthe18.
What’sthefrequencyofthetrains?
Every19minutes.
What’sthestopthemanhastogetoff?
20StreetStation.
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
BookingaTaxi
Name:
Mrs.21
Timetopickup:
22_tomorrowmorning
Placetopickup:
23
Destination:
24_
Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarked.A,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Leavesarefoundonallkindsoftrees,buttheyarequitedifferent______sizeandshape.
A.onB.fromC.inD.by
26.________,buthestillcouldn’tunderstandthelogicalconnectionofthetwosubjects.
A.HavingtoldmanytimesB.Havingbeentoldmanytimes
C.HewastoldmanytimesD.Manytimesashewastold
27.Wewaitedforthedecisionoutsidetheofficefornearlythreehours,only_____tocomeagainthenextday.
A.beingtoldB.tobetoldC.totellD.telling
28.---DoyouknowAnna’stelephonenumber?
---_______.Asamatteroffact,Idon’tknowanyAnna,either.
A.IthinksoB.I’mafraidnot.C.Ihopeso.D.I’drathernot.
29.Thevisitorswereabouttogatheruptheirbelongingsandreturntotheircar________.
A.thenappearedapolicemanB.whenappearedhe
C.whenapolicemanappearedD.thendidheappear
30.Americanwomenusuallyidentifytheirbestfriendassomeone_______theycantalkfrequently.
A.whoB.asC.aboutwhichD.withwhom
31.I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime_____Briangetsback.
A.beforeB.sinceC.tillD.after
32.Itwasinthehousebythesea_______heusedtolive________wemetagainunexpectedly.
A.where…thatB.that…whereC.which…thatD.where…where
33.Itisgenerallybelieved_______improvementsinhealthcarewillleadtoastronger,moreprosperouseconomy.
A.asB.thatC.whetherD.how
34.Asmallcarisbigenoughforafamilyofthree______youneedmorespaceforluggage.
A.onceB.becauseC.ifD.unless
35.Youdidn’tusetolikehimmuchwhenwewereatschool,________?
A.wereweB.weren’tweC.didyouD.didn’tyou
36.Europeanfootballisplayedinabout80countries,_______itthemostpopularsportintheworld.
A.makingB.makesC.madeD.tomake
37.Thenumberofdeathsfromheartdiseasewillbereducedgreatlyifpeople______toeatmorefruitandvegetables.
A.persuadeB.willpersuadeC.bepersuadeD.arepersuaded
38.So_______thatthestreetsweresoonfloodedwithwaterandpeople’slifewasgreatlyaffected.
A.hardlydiditrainB.harditrainedC.hardraineditD.harddiditrain
39.Myhometownhaschangedalotandnowisquitedifferentfrom_______fiveyearsago.
A.whatitusedB.whatitusedtobeC.thatitwasD.whichitwas
40.WhenIturnedtoTonyforhelp,Ifoundthatthemorehetriedtoexplain,____________.
A.themoreIbecameanxiousB.themoreanxiousbecameI
C.themoreanxiousIbecameD.Ibecamemoreanxious
SectionB
Directions:
Completethepassagebychoosingtheproperwordinthebox.Thereisoneextrawordyoudonotneed.
A.rootsB.butC.coveredD.reproduceE.energy
F.probablyG.gainingH.surroundingI.suppliedJ.life
Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsago,thoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3,000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirst41onland,we42thinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceans,but,infact,noanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.Plantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarrived.They43thefirstlandanimalswiththe44andfoodnecessary,sincethey---theplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstore45.
Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae(藻类)whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichto46.Oncethemovetolandhasbeenmade,however,evolutiontookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyears,plantshaddevelopedtheir47,andsomehavegottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantin48sunlight.About300millionyearsago,muchoftheworldwas49withforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadroots,leaves,wood,butmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.
Choosingahusbandorwifeisoneofthemostimportantdecisionsinaperson’slifebecauseagoodmarriagecanmeanthedifferencebetweenahappyandanunhappylife.Inmanycultures,youngmenandwomenchoosetheirownmarriage50.Insomecultures,ontheotherhand,parentsarrangetheirchildren’smarriages.51arrangedmarriageshavebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Oneadvantagetohavingparentsarrangeamarriageis52security.Ofcourse,moneydoesn’t53bringhappiness,butalackofmoneycertainlycauses54inanyrelationship.Asecondadvantageofanarrangedmarriageisthatparentsmaymakeabetter55thantheirchildren.Theyarenotonly56butalsowiser.Also,parentshavebeenmarried,therefore,theyknowbetterwhatqualitiesaredesirableinaspouse.57,parentsmaybebetterjudgesofcharacterthanyoungpeople,whooftenlet58influencetheirjudgment.In59,arrangedmarriagesmaybehappybecauseparentschoosewiththeirheads,notwiththeir60.
Ontheotherhand,arrangedmarriagesmayhavesomedisadvantages.One61disadvantageisthatparentsmaymakeapoorchoiceandtheyoungcouplemayneverbe62together.Asecondobviousdisadvantageisthatayoungmanorwomanmayalreadyhavefalleninlovewithsomeoneelse.Iftheparentsforcehimorhertomarrytheirchoice,theresultwillbe63unhappypeople.
Inconclusion,neitheranarrangedmarriagenoramarriagefor64isnecessarilygoingtobehappy.Bothkindsofmar