1、上海理工大学附属中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题上海理工大学附属中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题I、Listening comprehension24%Section A Short Conversations 10分Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversatio
2、ns and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Manager and clerk. D. Waitre
3、ss and customer.2. A. Hotel and resident. B. Professor and student. C. Customer officer and traveler. D. Boss and secretary.3. A.He is quite easy to recognize. B.He is an outstanding speaker.C.He looks like a movie star. D.He looks young for his age.4. A.Urge Jenny to spend more time on study. B.Hel
4、p Jenny to prepare for the coming exams. C.Act towards Jenny in a more sensible way. D.Send Jenny to a volleyball training center.5. A. Looking for a timetable. B. Buying some furniture.C. Reserving a table. D. Window shopping.6. A. Henry doesnt like the color. B. Someone else painted the house.C. T
5、here was no ladder in the house. D. Henry painted the house himself.7. A. Clean her house while she is away. B. Buy her some plants and take care of them.C. Water her plants while she is away. D. Water her plants when he is not at work.8. A.There are too many courses offered to students.B. The woman
6、 should take fewer courses next term.C. The man will take four courses next semester.D. It is wiser to take more than four courses.9. A. Spending more time on sightseeing. B. Visiting the city with a group.C. Touring the city on a fine day. D. Taking the man with her on the tour.10. A. Ask Tom to se
7、nd an invitation. B. Get the Johnsons address.C. Invite Tom to the party. D. Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.Section B Passages 6分Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the quest
8、ions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Courses in British history. B. Language courses.C. Cou
9、rses in sports. D. Teacher training courses.12. A. To attract more students.B. To make the courses suitable for students of all levels.C. To let the students have a good rest.D. To make the summer school more like a holiday.13. A. Because they all work very hard.B. Because their teachers are all nat
10、ive speakers of English.C. Because they learn not only in but also out of class.D. Because they are all advanced students.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. To show off their wealth. B. To feel good.C. To regain their memory. D. To be different from others.15.A. To help
11、 solve their psychological problems.B. To play games with them.C. To send them to the hospital. D. To make them aware of its harmfulness.16.A. They need care and affection.B. They are fond of the world trips.C. They are mostly from broken families.D. They are likely to commit crimes.Section C Longer
12、 Conversations 8分Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20
13、are based on the following conversation. Missing Person Report FormTime last seenAbout _17_oclock in the afternoon.Place last seenAt the _18_section of the store.Name_19_.AppearanceDark _20_hair,thin and small.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based
14、 on the following conversation.What is the mans job?He works as a _21_.Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away?He considers _22_.What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?It can be _23_.What does he enjoy about the stressful aspects of his job?He enjoys
15、a _24_.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II、Grammar and vocabulary (25%)Section A 16%Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.28. _ to get a seat for the concert,
16、he didnt mind standing in a queue all night.A. Determine B. To be determinedC. Determined D. Being determined29. The teacher just took down the names of the students _ during the exam.A. caught cheating B. caught to cheatC. catching cheating D. to catch cheating30. This field of scientific research
17、remains_.A. to be untouching B. being touchedC. to be untouched D. untouched31. _ one foot before the other, slowly and purposefully, the deer walked up to _ I was _.A. Put, where, seated B. Putting, the place where, seatingC. Put, the place in which, sitting D. Putting, the place where, sitting32.
18、Why the explosion occurred was _ the laboratory attendant had been careless.A. for B.because C. since D. that33. The “magical apple”, which we wish not to be the last one_ us, has inspired the imagination and passion of millions of people.A. fascinate B. fascinating C. fascinated D. to fascinate34.
19、Standing on the top of the hill, one would not do anything, but _ the flowing of the clouds around me. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy35. Employers often give jobs to _ they believe has work experience and a strong sense of duty.A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. whom36. T has begun sellin
20、g tickets online for international flights, _ to cut the market share of C and other competitors.A. to aim B. having aimed C. aiming D. being aimed37. _ in a top-level university abroad is what many students wish for.A. Educated B. Being educated C. To educate D. Educating38. Youll find the hot issu
21、e that Da Vinci Furniture Co.,Ltd sold fraud(假冒的) furniture _all over China.A. talk about B. to talk about C. talking about D. talked about39. The teacher got the students _ all the words they didnt know. A. looked up B.looking in C. to look up D. look at40. He was so foolish _ his car unlocked. A.
22、to leave B. that leave C. as to leave D. for him to leaveSection B 9%Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. personal B. further C. aspects D. tuition AB. degreesAC. launch AD. simpl
23、y BC.created BD. traditional CD. revolutionized Back in the last century self-study used to mean trying to learn from books. Then as technology moved on, electric products _41_ the way people learn a language. Audio cassettes enabled people to practice listening, video provided a vivid cultural envi
24、ronment of the languages, computers made interactivity possible, and the _42_ of the Windows 95 operating system opened the door to full multimedia programs that could offer more than what the traditional materials could do.Today technology has moved on _43_ . The Internet has served as a communicat
25、ion center. The general use of email has _44_new opportunities for teachers to assist learning at a distance, which has an impact on _45_ learning structures. As you can make more and more progress on your own, the role of the teacher is changing. Basic information and drill can be provided by compu
26、ter; the teacher is then free to concentrate on the more important _46_: motivation and production of language in speech or writing. The latest development is a direct email link from self-study CD-ROMs to an online teacher. Now you can get _47_ one-to-one tuition from any multimedia PC with an inte
27、rnet connection. When you need more help you _48_ email the tutor. The tutor will know which course you are following and your results to date so he is able to provide good, relevant advice. All you do is to buy the CD-ROM at normal price and then get additional _49_ as you feel the need. So the sel
28、f-study becomes distance learning with all its advantages of flexibility and low cost.III、Reading comprehension 35%Section A 15%Remains of ancient civilization are places which were designed and built as a lasting tribute(致敬)to some individuals or events. By visiting these _50_ monuments, you are su
29、re to be amazed by how _51_ the ancient civilization that existed centuries before you was. Some of the facilities which could be dated back hundreds of years ago are still in use today. Besides, you will also _52_ at the mysterious stories behind it. The Great Wall, _53_, is probably the best-known
30、 monument of China, which consists of a network of walls and towers through which the attack warnings could be received within minutes. _54_ then had enough time to prepare. Estimates (估算)of the total length of the monument _55_, depending on which sections are included and how they are measured. On
31、e of the _56_ mysteries is that, although some of the wall is _57_ in special radar images taken by satellites, astronauts have confirmed that the existing wall is not several thousand years old, nor is it, as many people had _58_ visible to the human eye form outer space.Even older than the Great Wall of China is the Great Pyramid(金字塔)of Giza. Over a 20-year period, thousands
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