上海交大附中学1011学年度高二下学期期中考试英语.docx
《上海交大附中学1011学年度高二下学期期中考试英语.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《上海交大附中学1011学年度高二下学期期中考试英语.docx(18页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
上海交大附中学1011学年度高二下学期期中考试英语
上海交通大学附属中学2010-2011学年度第二学期
高二英语期中试卷
(满分100分,100分钟完成。
答案一律写在答题卡、答题纸上)
命题:
沈莹审核:
何其乐
I.ListeningComprehension(24%)
PartAShortConversations
Directions:
InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Customerandshopassistant.B.Reporterandeditor.
C.Bossandsecretary.D.Teacherandeditor.
2.A.Climbing.B.Consulting.
C.Financing.D.Water-diving.
3.A.8:
00.B.8:
30.C.9:
30.D.10:
30.
4.A.Inaschool.B.Inalibrary.
C.Inabookstore.D.Inapostoffice.
5.A.Sheisnotinterestedintheproject.
B.Shewantstodiscusstheprojectnow.
C.TheycantalkabouttheprojectonWednesday.
D.Theyhavealreadytalkedabouttheproject.
6.A.Petershouldn’tcomplainaboutthebus.
B.Petershouldn’tspendalotofmoney.
C.There’snothingspecialaboutPeterbuyingacar.
D.Petershouldgetenoughphysicalexercise.
7.A.Thefoodisverycheap.
B.Customerscaneatfreefoodintherestaurant.
C.Thefoodisexpensive.
D.Customerscangetadiscountonthefood.
8.A.Thatshedidn’tpasstheexam.
B.Thathercarwasbroken.
C.Thatshedidn’tfeelwell.
D.Thatshecouldn’tfindherkey.
9.A.Heisnaughty.
B.Hemakesalotoftrouble.
C.Hebehaveswell.
D.heisindifferenttoeverything.
10.A.Thesnowisnotabigproblemifthereisnoice.
B.Thereismuchiceontheroadnow.
C.Icecan’tcausebigproblemsontheroad.
D.Theywont’gobackhomenow.
PartBPassages
Directions:
InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Hewasdressedinhisfinestclothes.B.Hewasdressedasashopassistant.
C.Hedidn’tdresswellD.Hewasdressedinhisbrother’sclothes.
12.A.FatheraskedmetoearnmoneytobuyChristmasgifts.
B.Fatherservedtheboyasanordinaryadultcustomer.
C.Fathergavetheboyatoyplanefreeofcharge.
D.Fatherhiredtheboyasashopassistant.
13.A.Hefeltveryhappyaboutthetoyplane.
B.Hefeltsurprisedattheshopowner’sbehavior.
C.Hefeltsadbecauseoflackofmoney.
D.HefelteagertoattendtheChristmasparty.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.BecauseJapanesegovernmentaskedthecompaniestodoso.
B.BecauseJapanesecompanieswanttoincreaseoverseassales.
C.BecauseJapanesecustomerswanttospeakEnglish.
D.BecausetheJapaneselanguagehasbecomeold-fashioned.
15.A.5%B.50%C.70%D.95%
16.A.CompaniesmightloseJapanesecustomers.
B.CompaniesspendmuchmoneyhiringEnglishteachers.
C.TheJapaneseCulturemightbeaffected.
D.Toomuchattentionmightbepaidtooverseasmarkets.
PartCLongerConversations
Directions:
InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswithinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheordersheet.WriteNOMORETHANONEWORDSforeachanswer.
PhoneOrderSheet
Product
___17____camera
ItemNumber
___18____
Priceforthecustomertopay
___19____
Including
Memory___20____
color
Pink
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
WhereisthewomangoingskiingforChristmas?
Inthe____21____
Howshouldthesnowboardsbe?
Theyshouldbe____22____
Whatiskeytoskiingwell?
____23_____
Whendoestheskiingclubmeet?
Every___24____
Completethemessage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
II.GrammarandVocabulary25%
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Agenuinecompliment_____yourfriends’talentsorgiftsautomaticallyaddsvalue_____howtheyseethemselves.
A.to…toB.to…onC.on…onD.on…to
26.Bronxregards_____asafailureashecanhardlygetaconversationgoingwhenheisintroducedtoanotherperson.
A.himselfB.himC.itD.itself
27.ThefamousGettysburgAddresshasabout200words,butitstillmanagedtoexpresstheidea_____allpeoplearebornequal.
A.whyB.thatC.whichD.when
28.Tobesuccessfulinajobinterview,thejobseeker_____conveyasenseofself-confidenceandenthusiasmforwork,whichallinterviewersvaluehighly.
A.canB.needC.mustD.will
29.Modestyenablesapersontomovefrombeingthecentreofattention_____theneedsofothers.
A.tofocusonB.focusedonC.tofocusingonD.focusingon
30.Theschoolrulesstatethatnochild_____beallowedoutoftheschoolduringtheday,unlessaccompaniedbyanadult.
A.shouldB.canC.shallD.will
31._____forthisreadysourceofmoney,manyearlyAmericansheadedwestandexploredthenewterritories.
A.TosearchB.SearchingC.SearchedD.Havingsearched
32.Itisreportedthatitwasmidnight_____theearthquakehappened.
A.whenB.sinceC.beforeD.that
33.“Adarkhorse”is_____showsunexpectedracingspeedandcomesinfirst,eventhoughtheexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.
A.oneB.whichC.thatD.onethat
34._____theyliveclosebyinsuchasmallcommunity,peopleheredon’thavemuchcontactwitheachother.
A.IfB.OnceC.SinceD.Although
35.Thetwolittlegirls_____goodfriendsbutfortheattackofsomeoutsideforce.
A.couldhavebeenB.shouldhavebeen
C.shallhavebeenD.needhavebeen
36.Onlybyconsciously“forcing”yourselftomakepredicationswhilelistening_____betteratpredictingandeventuallyimproveyourlisteningcomprehensionability.
A.youcanbecomeB.canyoubecome
C.thatyoubecomeD.becomeyou
37.ThereasonwhyAmericansformandendfriendshipsquicklyis_____theymovearoundquiteoften.
A.howB.becauseC.thatD.what
38.You_____theelectronicdictionary,forthisisatestnotanexercise.
A.can’tbeusingB.maynotbeusing
C.mustn’tbeusingD.oughtnottobeusing
39._____tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayproducechangesofgenesinhumanbodies.
A.BeingexposedB.Havingexposed
C.ExposedD.Afterbeingexposed
40.Itiswhenindividualshavesimilarinterestsandacommonoutlookonlife_____long-lastingfriendshipsdevelop.
A.whyB.thatC.howD.when
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.appropriateB.casualC.hateD.commonAB.situation
AC.relevantAD.typicallyBC.practiceBD.deliveryCD.alternatively
Ifyouintendtousehumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowhowtoidentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustbe__41__totheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheir__42__andareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;__43__,ifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.
Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhichare__44__toallofyouandit’llbe__45__foryoutomakeapassingremarkaboutthepoorcanteenfoodorthechairman’sbadtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn’tattempttocutinwithhumorasthey__46__anoutsidermakingillremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.
Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmust__47__sothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafew__48__remarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit’sthe__49__whichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedremark.
IIIReadingComprehension36%
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Languageisthemostastonishingbehaviorintheanimalkingdom.Itisthespecies-typicalbehaviorthatsetshumanscompletelyapartfromallotheranimals.Languageisameansof__50__,butitismuchmorethanthat.Thedanceofthehoneybeecommunicatesthe__51__offlowerstoothermembers.Buthumanlanguage__52__communicationaboutanything,eventhingslikedragonsthathaveneverexisted.Thekey__53__inthefactthattheunitsofmeaning,words,canbe__54__togetherindifferentway,accordingto__55__tocommunicatedifferentmeanings.
Languageisthemostimportantlearningwedo.Nothing__56__humanssomuchasourabilitytocommunicateabstractthoughts,whetherabouttheinverse,themind,love,dreams,ororderadrink.Itisacomplex__57__thatwetake