上海市北虹高级中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题2.docx

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上海市北虹高级中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题2

上海市北虹高级中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题

I.ListeningComprehension（16%）

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.A.5:

35pm.B.5:

45pm.C.5:

50pm.D.6:

00pm.

2.A.InRoom340.B.InRoom314.C.InRoom223.D.InRoom230.

3.A.Bytrain.B.Byfoot.C.Bybus.D.Bytaxi.

4.A.Atabusstop.B.Atanairport.C.AtacityHall.D.Atarailwaystation.

5.A.Sisterandbrother.B.Motherandson.

C.Wifeandhusband.D.Waitressandcustomer.

6.A.TheHistoryMuseum.B.TheScienceMuseum.

C.TheArtMuseum.D.TheSpaceMuseum.

7.A.Thetwospeakersaregoingtostudyabroad.

B.Thewomanisatourguide.

C.ThetourguidewasborninNewYork.

D.ThemanisaBritishnativespeaker.

8.A.Lockthecomputerlablater.

B.Leavewiththeman.

C.Buyanewlockforthecomputerlab.

D.Showthemanwherethelabis.

9.A.Shewantstochangeanewphonenumber.

B.Shedoesn’twanttobeinterrupted.

C.Theprogramwillbeoversoon.

D.Sheaskssomeonetowatchtheprogramwithher.

10.A.Kevinprefersoutdooractivities.

B.Themanhasalreadydownloadedsomesalesdata.

C.Theyallmakepreparationsforthemeeting.

D.Thewomanasksforhighqualityservice.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Oct.10.B.Apr.16.C.Mar.25.D.Jun.30.

12.A.Passionateandknowledgeable.B.Investigativeandcreative.

C.Objectiveandaccurate.D.Authoritativeandcareful.

13.A.Howcompetitorswininjournalistcompetition.

B.Howtoenterthemagazinewebsite.

C.Howtorunthebusiness.

D.Howtohostthecompetition.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Playinggolf.B.Hiking.C.Jogging.D.Flyingkites.

15.A.12.B.17.C.20.D.22.

16.A.Warmtemperaturemaymakepeopleill.

B.Snowstormmaybringtroubletotransportation.

C.Wavesatthecoastmaybringdangertopeople.

D.Fiercerainsmaydestroytheroads.

II.GrammarandVocabulary（20%）

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

UKSchoolsBanStudentsFromUsingSlang（俚语）

OfficialsatSheffield’sSpringsAcademyhasintroducedanewpolicytopreventstudentsaged11to18（17）_________（use）slangsandcolloquialabbreviations（口语化的缩写）insidetheschool.HarrisAcademyUpperNorwoodsaiditcarriedouttheprogramtoallowitsstudents（18）________（express）themselvesconfidentlyandappropriately

.（19）________wewanttomakesureofisthattheyareconfidentinusingstandardEnglish.Slangdoesn’treallygivetherightimpressionoftheperson.Youngpeoplegoingtointerviewsfortheirfirstjobneedtomakeagoodimpression（20）________________employerswillhaveconfidenceinthem.

DonnaBowaterattheTelegraphwritesthatshortformsofwords（21）________（become）popularwiththeriseoftextmessagesandthesocialnetworkingwebsiteTwitterinthepastfewyears.

“Inadditionto（22）________（give）studentstheteachingtheyneedtosucceedacademically,wewantthemtodevelopthesoftskills（23）________theywillneedtocompeteforjobsanduniversityplaces,”theschoolwasquotedassayinginastatementbytheBBC.

（24）________theabove-mentionedsupport,SouthYorkshireMPAngelaSmithsaidthatthepolicymightcausearisktodialects（方言）andaccents.Somecriticsarguedthatslangsprovidedstudentswithanenvironment（25）________theycouldfeelboththehistoryanddevelopmentoflanguages.

Thewidespreadargumentismakingpeoplewonder（26）________itisnecessarytocuttheuseofslangsentirelyornot.Allinall,differentopinionsofthepolicyhelp

ushaveadeeperunderstandingofthetruththatlanguageisalwayschangingwiththetimes.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.enormous

B.decrease

C.experienced

D.positive

E.popularity

F.efficiently

G.focus

H.expand

I.respectful

J.protect

K.fiercely

Eco-tourisminvolvespeopletravellingtobeautifulbutenvironmentalsensitiveplace.Suchtripsareusuallycarrie

doutwitha（n）__27__guide.Overrecentyears,thistypeoftravelhasbeensteadilygaining__28__asmorepeoplesearchfornewtravelexperiences.

Itisobviousthateco-tourismisbeneficialinmanyaspects.First,allthemoneyspentbythetouristsisusedto__29__theimportantenvironmentalspotstheyvisit.Second,ithelpsvisitorstobetterunderstandtheenvironment,whichissureto__30__theirknowledgeoftheworld.Furthermore,thisstyleoftravelisalsomore__31__ofthelocalculture.

Comparedtonormaltourists,eco-touristuseenergymore__32__,savewaterandproducelessrubbishbyfindingwaystorecycleit.Thesebehaviorshavea（n）__33__andlastingeffectonthelocalenvironment.

Twothingsareneededtomakeeco-tourismasuccess.First,itshouldbedoneinsmallgroups.Andsecond,becauseitrequires__34__effort,botheco-touristsandlocalsmustbesincereintheirdevotiontoimprovingtheenvironment.

Greentravelprovideslocalpeoplewithjobsinparks,hotelsandshops.Onegreatachievementofe

co-tourismhasbeenthe__35__ofillegalhunting.Formerhunterscannowworkasguidestohelpkeeptheanimalssafeintheirnaturalsurroundings.

Peruisonecountryusingeco-tourismtopromoterespectfortheenvironmen

t.It’snotabletotakebettercareofitsrainforestsbecauseof__36__onmoresustainabletravel.

Inadditiontothis,localpeople’sliving-standardshaveimproved.ManyothersarenowfollowingPeru’sexampleandusingeco-tourismtopreservetheirenvironmentforthefuturegenerations.

III.ReadingComprehension（43%）

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines;anever-endingfloodofwords.Ingettingajobadvancing,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend__37__canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare__38__readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreadinghabitsatanearlyage,andnever__39__them.Themainshortageliesintheactualstuffoflanguageitself–words.Takenindividually,wordshavelittle__40__untiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.Unfortunately,__41__,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadonewordatatime,oftenregressingto__42__wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackoverwhatyouhavejustread,isacommon__43__habitinreading.Anotherbadhabitwhich__44__thespeedofreadingisvocalization–soundingeachwordeither__45__ormentallyasonereads.

Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledanaccelerator,whichmovesabar（orcurtain）downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetaslightly__46__ratethanthereaderfinds__47__,inorderto“stretch”him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,makingword-by-wordreading,regressionandsub-vocalization,practically__48__.Atfirstcomprehensionissacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,butyourcomprehensionwill__49__.Manypeoplehavefoundtheirreadingskill__50__improvedaftersometraining.TakeCharlesAu,abusinessmanager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminutebeforethetraining,nowitisanexcellent1,378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthatnowhecangothroughalotmorereadingmaterialina（n）__51__periodoftime.

37.A.quicklyB.silentlyC.thoroughlyD.vaguely

38.A.casualB.curiousC.efficientD.poor

39.A.formB.cultivateC.kickD.practice

40.A.formationB.meaningC.pronunciationD.transformation

41.A.howeverB.moreoverC.somehowD.therefore

42.A.reciteB.rereadC.reuseD.rewrite

43.A.horribleB.incurableC.socialD.viewing

44.A.achievesB.gainsC.measuresD.reduces

45.A.orallyB.physicallyC.quietlyD.repeatedly

46.A.betterB.fasterC.lowerD.steadier

47.A.difficultB.interestingC.respectfulD.comfortable

48.A.demandingB.impossibleC.reasonableD.useful

49.A.dropB.matchC.improveD.replace

50.A.dramaticallyB.hardlyC.slightlyD.gradually

51.A.indefiniteB.lengthyC.limitedD.set

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowing