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上海市上海中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案
上海中学2015学年第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷
英语试题
高一_____班学号_________姓名________成绩________
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。
Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard。
1.A。
Inahotel。
B.Inalibrary。
C.Inarestaurant.D。
Attheairport。
2.A.Themanneedn’tworryabouttheexam.
3.B。
Themanwon'tpasstheexamtomorrow.
4.C.Themanistoolatefortheexam.
5.D。
It’snouseworryingabouttheexam.
6.A。
Heisnowonadiet。
B.Heusedtolosemuchweight.
7.C.Hehasahardtimeonthesoccerteam.D.Hehasplayedsoccerveryoftenrecently.
8.A。
$60B。
$42C.$9D.$18
9.A。
Themanisnottellingthetruth。
10.B.Themanactuallydoesn’twanttoexercise.
11.C。
Themancanfindthetimeifhe’sdetermined。
12.D。
Themanneverexercisesinthemorning。
13.A.Hewouldliketogooutoftown,too。
14.B。
Hewilltakehershiftifherbossagrees.
15.C。
Heisafraidthatherbosswon'tagree.
16.D.Hewantstoknowtheboss’shift。
17.A.Classmates。
B.Relatives.C。
Colleagues。
D。
Strangers。
18.A.Decoratingtheroom。
B。
Pleasureinhelpingothers.
19.C。
Preparingforasurpriseparty。
D。
AskingMikeforhelp。
20.A。
Emptyherhands.B。
Helptheman.
21.C。
Carryalltheboxes。
D。
Getpasttheman。
22.A。
Sheshouldmovealone.
23.B.Sheshouldaskothersinsteadofhim。
24.C。
Sheshouldaskformorehelpfromothers.
25.D。
Sheshouldmakesuresheisfreethatday。
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Question11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage。
26.A。
Becauseherhusbandwaspromoted.
27.B.Becauseshewasahousewife。
28.C.Becausetheremightbepotentialbuyersseeingthehouse。
29.D。
Becausetherealestateagentwouldcomeanytime。
30.A。
Overamonth。
B.Overthreeweeks。
31.C。
Abouttwodays。
D。
Onlyoneday.
32.A.Becauseshecouldn’tsellthehouse.B.Becausethehousewasuntidy。
33.C。
Becauseshedidn’tcombherhair.D。
Becausetheyweresatisfiedwiththehouse。
Question14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
34.A。
Twofactorsinintelligence.B。
Astoryofidenticaltwins。
35.C。
Theimportanceofenvironment.D。
HowtodevelopahigherIQ。
36.A。
Becausetheresearchersdidanexperimentonhumanintelligence。
37.B。
Becausetheywereabandonedbytheirparents。
38.C。
Becauseonlyonewasabletoentercollege.
39.D.Becausetheirparentsdiedwhentheywereonlybabies.
40.A.Johngotbettereducationthanhisidenticalbrother,Peter.
41.B。
Childrengrowingupinwealthyfamiliesaresmarter.
42.C。
Environmentisimportanttothedevelopmentofone'sintelligence.
43.D.Anisolatedcommunityhasmoreeducationalopportunities。
SectionC
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice。
Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard。
Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet。
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer。
Whydoesn’tMr.LewiswanttogobacktotheTooth—creamLimitedCompany?
Becausehedoesn’tseemuch___S1___forhimtodevelopthere。
Whatdoesheneednow?
Heneedsasmuch___S2___aspossible.
Whathasheappliedtobe?
A___S3___。
What’shisunderstandingofthispost?
Apersonmustbeunderstandable,pleasant,___S4___andpolitetodothisjobwell.
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation。
Completetheform。
WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
WhydoesPeterwanttomove?
Becauseheis___S5___thenoisyguynexttohisdoor。
Howishisroom?
It’s___S6___,butalittlesmaller.
Howmuchwillhepayforonemonth?
___S7___。
Howdoeshegotowork?
By___S8___.
II。
GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD。
Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
17.Someofthepassengersappear______intheaccident。
18.A.tobeinjuredB.havingbeeninjured
19.C。
tohavebeeninjuredD。
beinginjured
20.Heinsistedon______Dr。
TurnerinsteadofMr。
Turner。
21.A.hisbeingcalledB。
himtobecalled
22.C。
hiscallingD。
himtocall
23.Whenhearingthatthefirstprizewasawardedtohim,Terrystoodup,______。
24.A。
surprisedB。
tobesurprisedC。
surprisingD。
havingsurprised
25.Teachersappreciate______thatparentsareinterestedintheirchildren'sprogress.
26.A。
toknowB。
tobeknownC。
knowingD。
havingknown
27.TheideaforthenewmachinecametoMr.Baberwhile______tohisinvention。
28.A。
devotinghimselfB.hewasdevoted
29.C。
devotedD.beingdevoted
30.Iwouldlove______tothepartylastnight,butIhadtoworkextrahourstofinishareport。
31.A。
goingB。
havinggoneC.togoD.tohavegone
32.Oneoftheearliestmagicians______onstagewasaFrenchman,knownastheFatherofModernMagic。
33.A。
toperformB.tobeperformingC.tobeperformedD.performed
34.Fireinsuranceismeanttoprotectpeopleandbusinessesfrompossiblelosses______fromunexpectedfire。
35.A。
resultedB。
toberesultedC。
havingresultedD.resulting
36.TheXisadiagramoftwopaths.Thisiswhywecallpeopleexes,becausethepathsthatcrossinthemiddleendup______attheend。
37.A.separatedB。
toseparateC。
tobeseparatedD.separating
38.______withothercountriescanbringusmuchmoredevelopmentofeconomy.
39.A。
HavingcontactedB.Contact
40.C。
ContactingD。
Beingcontacted
41.Hehasnospecialfaultexcept______hesmokestoomuch。
42.A。
forB.whenC。
thatD.what
43.Youaresayingthateveryoneshouldbeequal,andthisis______Idisagree。
44.A。
whyB.whereC.whatD.how
45.Theresearchprogramhadbeensupportedfor20yearsbyaprivateorganization______thegovernmentfundedit.
46.A。
unlessB。
afterC.beforeD。
once
47.______nowonderthattheworld’sfastestgrowingenergyindustriesarenowrenewablelikewindandsolarpower。
48.A.ThereisB。
ItisC.ThatisD.Thisis
49.Teachersshouldcreateanenvironment______childrenaretaughthowtosolveproblemoflearningbythemselves.
50.A。
whereB.whyC。
whichD。
whose
51.-MustIdosomereadinginEnglisheverydaytoimprovecomprehension?
52.—Well,youcanneverread______muchwhilelearningaforeignlanguage.
53.A。
soB.tooC.thatD。
very
54.Hecouldjust______adarkshapemovingtowardshim.
55.A。
makeoutB。
makeforC。
makeupD.makeupfor
56.Ifit’sconvenientforyou,I’dliketo______yourhousetonight.
57.A。
callforB。
callonC.callatD。
callin
58.Thescientistwasso______withhishistoricalresearchthatheneglectedsleepandmeals.
59.A。
filledB。
confusedC.entertainedD.occupied
60.Freshmilkis______tothepeopleinthiscountryeverywhere.
61.A。
accessibleB。
approachableC。
possibleD。
available
SectionB
Direction:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox。
Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce。
Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed。
A.driveB.challengesC。
generallyD.expectationsE。
demand
F。
managedG.interestinglyH。
displayI。
performancesJ.struggledK。
offer
ChinaandIndiamaybeAsia'slargesteconomies,buttheyaren’ttheonlycountrieswithgrowthpotentialonthecontinent。
SoutheastAsiancountriescanalso___41___greatinvestmentopportunities。
Thailand,knownasthe“landofsmiles”becauseoftheexpressionitsnaturalbeautyandfriendlypeopleinspire,isacountrywherewebelievetheeconomicprospectscouldgiveinvestorsreasonstosmiletoo.
UnlikeotherSoutheastAsiannations,Thailand(knownasSiamuntil1939)___42___toescapeEuropeancolonialrule。
Thatdoesn'tmeanThailandhasescapedWesterninfluence,orinternalconflict。
Protestsandperiodsofmilitaryrulehavecausedsocialandeconomicdisturbancethroughoutitshistory,andpoliticalleaderstodayhave___43___tonegotiatewithopposingforcesandreformtheconstitution。
Thailandhasenduredother___44___,too,suchasthefinancialcrisisinthelate1990s,atsunamiwhichstruckin2004anddisastrousfloodsin2011。
Alloftheseeventscausedseriouseconomicsetbacks,butThailandhasbeenskillfulatbattlingbackfromhardship.
Anexampleofthisfightingspiritwasonfull___45___whenThailand'sGDPgrowthsankin2011toamere0。
1%inthewakeoffloodingthere,butthenquicklyrecovered。
Whileforecastsdifferslightly,recently,Thailand'scentralbankraisedits___46___for2012GDPgrowthto5。
9%,withgrowthforecastat4。
9%for2013。
Policymakerssaidstronger—than-expectedexpansionofprivateinvestmenthelped___47___improvedgrowthprospects.
DomesticeconomicstrengthhelpedThailand’sstockmarketpostoneofthebest___48___inAsia(andeventheworld)in2012,withthebenchmarkStockExchangeofThailand(SET)Indexreturningmorethan35%.Industrydatashowedloangrowthsupportedbankingstocksinparticular._