上海市复兴高级中学学年高二月考英语试题.docx

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上海市复兴高级中学学年高二月考英语试题

2015-2016学年第二学期5月月考

高二年级英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionA:

ShortConversations（10%）

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atthebookingoffice.B.InaHongKonghotel.

C.Onabusystreet.D.Atanairport.

2.A.Thebag.B.Thesofa.C.Thetable.D.Thelamp.

3.A.Askthemanforhelp.B.Havetherefrigeratorfixed.

C.Waituntiltomorrow.D.Sendthefaxrightaway.

4.A.Thematchisonthetelevision.B.Theprogramwillbeoversoon.

C.Thewomanshouldleavethetelevisionon.

D.Thewomanshouldn’tstandintheway.

5.A.Themanlentthetoolstootherpeople.

B.Themancouldn’tfindthebookshelf.

C.Thetoolsthemanborrowedaremissing.

D.Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturned.

6.A.BecauseSusandoesn’tlikethefootball.

B.BecauseSusaninvitedhimtoamovie.

C.Becausehewantedtowatchthemovie.

D.Becausehedidn’tknowaboutthegame.

7.A.Givehisankleagoodrest.B.Treathisinjuryimmediately.

C.Continuehisregularactivities.D.Gotothedoctorforhelp.

8.A.Themanmissedsomeclassesduetohisillness.

B.Thewomanwillbringthemanthenewseveryday.

C.Thewomanwillhelpthemanmakeupthelessons.

D.Themanisalwaysworriedabouthislessons.

9.A.ThewomanwillgotoChinathisweekend.

B.Thewomanwilltreatthemandinnertonight.

C.Themanwilljoinherfordinnerthisweekend.

D.Thewomanrefusestojointhemanfordinner.

10.A.Spendingmoneyputshiminagoodmood.

B.Hehasjustearnedabigsumofmoney.

C.Heispleasedwithhisnewpurchase.

D.Hepaidahighpriceforhisnewcellphone.

SectionB:

Passages（6%）

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassage,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsonthepassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Plantingsometreesinthegreenhouse.

B.Writingawantadtoalocalnewspaper.

C.Puttingupagoingoutofbusinesssign.

D.Helpingacustomerselectsomepurchases.

12.A.Openinganofficeinthenewofficepark.

B.Keepingbetterrelationswithhercompany.

C.Developingfreshbusinessopportunities.

D.Buildingabiggreenhouseofhisown.

13.A.Owningthegreenhouseoneday.B.Securingajobattheofficepark.

C.Cultivatingmorepottedplants.D.Findingcustomersoutoftown.

SectionC:

LongerConversations（4%）

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswithinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks14through17arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

WhatisInternetaddiction?

Peoplehaverelationshipproblemsorproblems_______14________becausetheyarespendingsomuchtimeontheInternet.

WhatarethesymptomsofInternetaddiction?

1）Itbeginstoaffectotherareasoflife,suchasyourworkor_______15_______.

2）Youarebeginningtofeel_______16_______andyoureallylookforwardtogoingonline.

WhatadvicedidDr.Jamesgive?

Havesomesortofbalanceinyourlife.SpendsometimeontheInternetandthengooutandthen_______17_______.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA（10%）

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

WhenAlbertEinsteinwasfifteen,hebeganattendingapolytechnicschool（理工学院）inSwitzerlandandlatertookapostasajuniorclerkthere.Einsteinwashappytogetsuchaneasyjob,becauseitgavehimplentyoftimetothinkaboutphysics.18__________wasthe“thoughtexperiments”thathecarriedoutinhisheadthatledtoanewunderstandingofspace,timeandgravity.

In1905,whenhewastwenty-sixyearsold,Einsteinbegantopublishhisthoughts.Oneofhistheoriesprovidedanexplanationforapuzzlingeffect,19__________（call）thephotoelectriceffect（光电效应）,20__________hadbeennoticedsomeyearsearlier.Itwasin192121__________hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsforhisworkonthephotoelectriceffect.

In1914,EinsteinbecameaprofessorofphysicsattheUniversityofBerlinandallwentwell22__________Hitlercametopowerin1933.Einstein,whowasJewish,spokeoutagainstNazicrimes.Asaresult,hehadtoleaveGermanyandspenttherestofhislifeteachingintheUnitedStatesatPrincetonUniversity.

Inthelongcourseofresearch,Einsteindevelopedhistheoriesofrelativity.Thesetheoriesweresodifferentandnewthatmostscientists23__________notbelieveorunderstandthem,andittookalongtimeforthem24__________（accept）.

Einstein’stheoriesalsopredictedthatsolidobjectscanbechangedintopureenergy.Thisdidleadtothedevelopmentofnuclearpower（核能）andtheatomicbomb（原子弹）.However,Einsteinhimselfprotestedagainstnuclearweapons,andbecameinvolvedinthepeacemovementaftertheFirstWorldWar.

Einsteinpassedawayin1955attheageofseventy-six.25__________heleftbehindisawealthofideasthatformthefoundationofmodernphysicstoday.

26____________________hisscientificwork,Einsteinalsofoundmuchpleasureinsimplepastimes.Amonghishobbiesweresailingandplayingtheviolin.Besides,helovedthecompanyofchildren.

Althoughhewasoneofthegreatestscientistswhoeverlived,Einsteindidnottakehimselfseriously.Once,whenaskedtoenteranewspapercompetitiontowriteanarticleexplaininghowlight27__________（bend）bygravity,hejokedthatthecompetitionwasmuchtoodifficultforhimtoenter.

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

associate

A.associateB.determineC.commonlyD.confusedE.look

F.manufacturingG.normallyH.potentialI.processedJ.tasteK.strawberry

Whilemanyofusliketobelievethatwearenoteasilydeceived,oursenseof28__________isoftenfooledbyoursenseofsight.Thisisbecausehumanshavecertainexpectationsofhowfoodshould29__________.Whenafood’scolorisdifferentfromwhatweexpect,ourbraintellsusthatittastesdifferent,too.

Colorisoftenthefirstelementnoticedintheappearanceofafoodproduct.Webeginto30__________certaincolorswithvarioustypesoffoodsfromourbirth,anddependontheseassociationsthroughoutourlife.Forexample,wemayexpectyellowpuddingtohaveabananaflavorandredjellotohavea31__________flavor.Infreshfoods,suchasfruitsandvegetables,werelyonthecolorto32__________theirlevelofripenessandfreshness.Ifthecolorofafoodproductdoesnotmatchourexpectations,wemayperceiveitstasteandflavordifferently.

Togivetheimpressionofacertaintaste,flavororquality,foodcoloringordyesareaddedto33__________,packagedandevenfreshfoods.Addingaredcolorant（着色剂）totheskinofanapple,forexample,mayleadconsumerstobelievetheappleisverysweet.

Colorantsarealsousedtomakeupforthecolorlostduringthe34__________processbecauseofexposuretolightandchangesintemperatureandstorageconditions.Atothertimes,colorantsareusedtoenhancethefood’snaturalcolorortoaddcolortofoodsthatare35__________colorless.   

Whilecolorantshavebeenhighlydebatedoverthepastfewyearsdueto36__________healthrisks,foodcompaniesknowthatconsumersdeterminethequalityandtasteofafoodproductlongbeforetheirtastebudshavehadachancetoprocessit.Indeed,withoutthesevisualcues,ourtastebudsmightget37__________—justthinkabouthowgreen-coloredFrenchfriesorblue-coloredsteakswouldmakeusfeel!

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15%）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

WasthemanweknowasShakespearereallytheauthoroftheShakespeareanWorks—hiscomediesandhistragedies?

Didhereallywritetheplays,orwashejustamanthatgot__38__?

Thereisnotevenacorrect__39__ofthisman’sname.Shakspere,Shakespeare,andShaxpereare__40__ofvariations.

Shakespearewasbothfactandfiction.Hewasnobody’s__41__untilnearlytwohundredyearsafterhepassedaway,andthereisstillno__42__conclusiontothismystery.ThereisanothermanthatcanbeattributedtotheworksofShakespeare.HisnameisEdwardDeVere,the17thEarl（伯爵）ofOxford.

ThemanknownasShakespearedoesnotfit__43__intothenecessarycriteriatodeterminetheauthoroftheseworks.ThomasLooney__44__aseriesofcriteriathathadtobefulfilledinordertobeapossiblecandidatefortheauthorshipoftheShakespeareworks.Tohavealltheknowledgethatisportrayedintheworks,the__45__musthaveaccomplishedmanythings,e.g.a__46__education.However,fromwhatweknowofShakespeare,thi