上海外国语大学附属外国语学校学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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上海外国语大学附属外国语学校学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2015学年第二学期高二年级英语期末考试

（LA4Unit6-7,NC4Unit7-8）

II.GrammarandVocabulary:

12%

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

17.China,acountrywith145millionelderlypeople，willremain____ageingsocietyduringthiscentury,accordingto____Chinesepopulationexperts.

A./;theB.an;/C.an;theD.the;/

18.Itisnotrarein___thatpeoplein___fiftiesweregoingtouniversityforfurthereducation.

A.90s;theB.the90s;/C.90s;theirD.the90s;their

19.Beingexaminedtwiceayear,whetheritisacarorabusoratruck,istherulethateverydriver____obeyinthiscity.

A.shallB.canC.needD.might

20.Thelinewasbusy.Someone____thetelephone.

A.mustuseB.mustbeusing

C.musthavebeenusingD.shouldhavebeenusing

21.Accordingtoourexperience,it’stoowarm____December.It’snotlikethenormalwinterinShanghai.

A.inB.byC.forD.on

22.Where____yougotthatpaintingatsuchalowprice?

A.wasitthatB.itwasuntilC.wasitbeforeD.itwassince

23.Tom____toNewYorkbuthehadsomethingurgenttodealwith.

A.wasgoingB.wastogoC.wastohavegoneD.istogo

24.Everyboyandeverygirlaswellasteacherswho____tovisitthemuseumaskedtobeattheschoolgateby6:

30inthemorning.

A.is:

isB.are:

areC.is:

areD.are:

is

25.TheInternethasmade____cross-countrycommunicationbetweenpeopleviae-mailandothermeans.

A.itpossibleB.thatpossibleC.possibleD.itpossiblethat

26.Haveyouheardofit?

Firefightersrushedintoaburninghouse,threeofthemunfortunately___inand____theirlives.

A.caught;losingB.catching;lostC.caught;lostD.catching;losing

27.Thepolicegotto____wasonceanoldschool____thefarmersusedasastore,

A.what...thatB.where...which

C.where…thatD.which…where

28.He____theadmittancetotheveryformalpartyfornot____properly.

A.wasdenied,attiredB.denied,attiring

C.wasdenied,beingattiredD.denied,beingattired

29.Lastweek,MarkwenttovisithisoldfriendFrank.Sittinginthelivingroom,Markkeptontalkingandtalkingandnotforamoment____.

A.hepausedB.didhepause

C.hewouldpauseD.hehadpaused

30.BeijingMunicipalPeopledProcuratoratesaidithadacceptedacriminalreportfromthefamilyofLeiYang,____theywererequestedtoinvestigatethedistrictpoliceofficersandauxiliaryofficersinvolvedinthecase.

A.which/B.thatC.inwhichD.when

31.The21-year-oldUniversityofVirginiastudentarrestedinNorthKoreawastakenbeforeNorthKoreanmediatomakea____abouthiscrimesoftakingoutapoliticalsloganfromthestaff-onlyareaoftheYanggakdoInternationalHotel.

A.commitmentB.convictionC.confessionD.contradiction

32.Undertheinfluenceofweaknessesintheglobalfinancialmarkets,theShenzhenComponentIndex____3.57percentto10?

100.54pointsonFriday,takinga0.4percentlossfortheweek.

A.soaredB.stampedC.plumpedD.slumped

33.Aliquefiedgasbottleexplodedandinjured21peopleinaricenoodlerestaurant.Severalpeoplerushedoutfromtherestaurantwiththeirhands____ontheirchestorheads,bloodflowingthroughtheirfingers.

A.clinchedB.clenchedC.crushedD.crashed

34.The____bankclerkinsistedonseeingherhusband’sdeathcertificatebeforehelpinghercleartheaccount.

A.insensitiveB.insensibleC.sentimentalD.sensational

35.Detectivesarehuntingtwoteenagerswearingbaseballhatswholeftmorethan20carswith____tyresontheHawtonwilleestateovernight.

A.smashedB.slashedC.dashedD.punched

36.Earlierontheday,anarbitraljuryupheldPlatini'ssuspensionbutcuthissanctionfromsixtofouryears.The60-year-oldFrenchmancalledthe____a"deepinjustice”.

A.contradictB.accusationC.chargeD.verdict

37.Thefilmprovidedadeep____intoawiderangeofhumanqualitiesandfeelings.

A.insightB.outlookC.understandingD.imagination

38.Whenreadingclassics,weshouldavoid____atoeintothedeepwatersoftheclassics.

A.tippingB.plungingC.dippingD.involving

39.TheInternationalMonetaryFundstatedthattheFrencheconomywasrecovering,butnotatapacethatwould____theneededreductioninFrance’shighlevelofunemploymentandpublicdebt.

A.accountforB.contributeC.bringaboutD.resultfrom

40.Themostsuccessfulpost-careerathletesarethosewhocantaketheidentityandlifeskillstheylearnedinsportsand____themtoanotherareaoflife.

A.utilizeB.ApplyC.employD.Exert

III.Cloze:

10%

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

AllGreecewas__41__.Amightyarmy,__42__bythegreatKingofPersia，hadcomefromtheeast.Itwasmarchingalongtheseashore，andinafewdayswouldbeinGreece.ThePersianKinghadsentmessengersto__43__city,orderingtheGreekstosurrender.ButtheGreekssaid,“No.Wewillfight.Wewillbefree.”Andsotherewasagreatstir__44__theland.Themenarmedthemselves,andmadepreparations45thePersianinvaders.

TherewasonlyonewaybywhichthePersianarmycould__46__Greece,__47__wasbyanarrowpassbetweenthemountainsandthesea.ThispasswasguardedbyLeonidas,KingoftheSpartans,__48__threehundredSpartansoldiers.

SoonthePersiansoldierscameintosight.Therewere__49__manyofthemthatitwas__50__tocountthem.HowcouldLeonidaswithsucha__51__forcehopetostandagainstsuchapowerfulenemy?

YetLeonidasandhisSpartansheldtheirground.Theyweredeterminedtoresisttheinvaders.SomeonebroughtthemwordthatthePersianscameinsuchgreatnumbersthattheirarrowsdarkenedthe__52__.“Somuchthe__53__,”saidtheSpartans.“Weshallfightinthe__54__.”Bravelytheystoodinthenarrowpass.Bravelytheyfoughttheirenemy.ToSpartanstherewasnosuchthing__55__fear.

Theycutdowntheinvadersinlargenumbers.Theirspearswerebroken;yet

theystoodside__56__side,fightingtothe__57__.Somefoughtwithswords,somewithdaggers,andsomewiththeirfistsandteeth.

AlldaylongthePersianarmywasheldatthepass.Butwhenthesunwentdown,therewasnooneSpartanleft__58__.

ThousandsofPersiansoldiershad__59__beforethosebraveSpartans.AndGreecewassaved.

Nearlytwothousandfivehundredyearshavepassedsincethen,butmenstill

lovetotellthestoryofLeonidasandthebravethreehundred,whodied__60__

theircountry’ssake.

ABCD

41.indangeroutofdangerdangerousondanger

42.leadingtoleadledhavingled

43.atheallevery

44.throughthroughoutatunder

45.meetingtomeetingtomeetmeet

46.arrivegetenterenterin

47.thatwhichitthis

48.byofforwith

49.verysuchsotoo

50.possibleimpossibleableunable

51.smallweaklargepoor

52.earthmoonuniversesun

53.goodbestbetterwell

54.roomshadeseacountry

55.withthataslike

56.bytoonwith

57.firstnextbravestlast

58.deadalivelyingalone

59.passedleftfallenfled

60.forofbyfrom

II.Readingcomprehension:

20%

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

ThecarindustrysufferedanothersetbackyesterdaywhenLucasElectricCompanyannouncedthatmanyofits12,000workersat15factoriesintheWestmidlandswouldbegoingonshorttime.

“Therewillbearequirementforsomeshort-timeworkinginselectedproductareasandthefinaldetailswillbeorganizedonsite-by-sitebasis/5aLucasspokesmansaidinBirmingham.

ThefactoriescoverallareafromTelford,Shropshire,toSolihullintheWestMidlands.Manyofthoseinvolvedarewomenandtheproductsincludealternators,batteriesandheadlamps.Formanyfamiliesthewifehasbeenthesoleearnerinrecentmonths.”

TheLucasannouncementisexpectedtohaveanaggravatedeffectontheregion’srapidlydecliningeconomy.

Thecompanyspokesmansaidthatnotallthe12,000wouldbeaffected;about20percentofthestaffwouldnotbeaffectedatall.

TheannouncementcomesafterBL’sproductioncutsintheAustin-Roverdivisionwithatwo-weekextendedholidayfor8,000workersbecauseofthesluggish（疲软的）market.DunlopinBirminghamhasmadeasimilardecision.Lucassaidthatitwasalsobecauseofreductionsintheschedulesofothercustomersinthecarindustry.Itwasemphasizedthatitwastemporaryanditsdurationwoulddependonhowmanycarsweresoldinthecomingmonths.

61.Accordingtothepassage,welearnthebadnewsforthecarindustryfrom____

A.TheannouncementofproductioncutsbytheAustin-Rover

B.thereportofthesluggishmarketforthecarindustryI

C.theannouncementofshort-timeworkingbyLucas

D.thereductionsintheschedulesofsomecustomers

62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthebadnews?

A.Workerswouldworkafive-dayweek.

B.Womenwouldhavetotakeearlyretirement.

C.8,000workerswouldhavefewerpaidholidaysthanbefore.

D.Itwouldmakethearea’seconomyevenworse.

63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTproducedbytheWestMidlandsfactories?

A.Batteries.B.Homs.C.HeadlampsD.Alternators.

64.Accordingtothepassage,howmanyworkerswouldNOTbeaffectedbythebadnews?

A.Ab