上海市重点七校0809学年高二下学期联考试题英语.docx

1、上海市重点七校0809学年高二下学期联考试题英语上海市重点七校08-09学年高二下学期联考英 语第I卷I.Listening Comprehension:Part A Short Con versati onsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each con versati on, a third voice will ask a questi on about what was said. The con versati on an

2、d the questi ons will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.()1. A. At a tailor sB.At a dress-mak ing shopC.At a cloth ing departme ntD.At a dr

3、y-clea ning shop()2. A. Husband and wifeB. Teacher and stude ntC. Boss and secretaryD. Customer and waiter()3. A. In the afternoonB. In the eveningC. I n the morningD. At ni ght()4. A. May 20 th, 2008B. May 12 th, 2008thC. March 20 , 2008thD. March 12 , 2008()5. A. He doesn t want toB. He keeps hims

4、elf busy with the work.C. He has to take an exam n ext Mon dayD. He has not eno ugh money.()6. A. She does n t thihis lectures are in terest ing eno ugh.B. She thinks the tests he gives are too easy.C. She thinks the tests he gives are too difficult.D. She does n t think he prese nts well eno ugh.()

5、7. A. The manB. The woma nC. Both man and woma nD. None()8. A. A cold night.B. Smok ingC. Too little sleepD. A few hours of hard work.()9. A. Open the windowB. Close the wi ndowC. About Chin ese customsD. About Chinese food.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and

6、you will be asked three questi ons on each of the passage. The passage will be read twice but the questi ons will be spoke n only once. When you hear a questi on, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide whic h one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 t

7、hrough 13 are based on the following passages.()11.A. Because they are tired. B. Because they want to play golf.C. Because they are retired D. Because they want to enjoy their life.()12. A. They had the same life as we have today.B.They had the same thi ngs as we have.C.They had the same kinds of th

8、ings as people of their age.D.They had many possessi ons, in cludi ng mobile phon es, computers and PSPs.()13. A. My grandparents love me very much.B.My grandparents don t understand many things about my life.C.My grandparents don t tleeld too many possessions.D.My grandparents have realized they sh

9、ouldn t compare children at present time.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passages.()14.A. It s quite different from everyday English.B.It s the same as eveyyElaglish.C.It s more difficult than everyday English.D.It s easier than everyday English.()15. A. Only in doing homework. B.

10、 Only on sports or music.C. Only in work ing for the public. D. On studies, sports or music and public work.()16. A. The writer is now in US.B.American girls love to have white skin.C.US stude nts are tale nted and hard-work ingD.The writer regrets that he gave up play ing the pia no.Part C Longer C

11、onversationsDirectio ns: In Part C, you will hear two Ion ger con versati ons. The con versati ons will be read twice. Afteryou hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Whe

12、re does the man want to go?The Scie nee 17How can the man buy the ticket?Press the 18 .What s the frequency of the trains?Every 19 minu tes.What s the stop the man has to get off?20 Street Statio n.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answerBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conve

13、rsation.Booking a TaxiName:Mrs.21Time to pick up:22tomorrow morningPlace to pick up:23Destination:24Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentencesthere are four choices marked. A, B, C and D.Choo

14、se the one answer that best completes the sentence.25.Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they are quite differe nt size and shape.A.on B. from C. in D. by26. , but he still couldn t understand the logical connection of the two subjects.A.Havi ng told many times B. Hav ing bee n told many ti

15、mesC. He was told many times D. Many times as he was told27.We waited for the decisi on outside the office for n early three hours, only to come aga in the n ext28.day.29.-Do you know Anna s telephone number?- . As a matter of fact, I don t know any Anna, either.A.I think so B. I m afraid not. C. I

16、hope so. D. I d rather not.30.The visitors were about to gather up their bel ongings and retur n to their car .A.the n appeared a policema n B. whe n appeared heC. whe n a policema n appeared D. the n did he appear31.America n wome n usually ide ntify their best frie nd as some one they can talk fre

17、que ntly.A. who B. as C. about which D. with whom32.I m sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time Brian getsback.33.It was in the house by the sea he used to live we met aga in un expectedly.economy.A. as34.A small car is big eno ugh for a family of three you n eed more spa

18、ce for luggage.A. once B. because C. if D. uni ess35.You didn t use to like him much when we were at school, ?A. were we B. weren t we C. did you D. didn t you36.Europea n football is played in about 80 coun tries , it the most popular sport in the world.A. maki ng B. makes C. made D. to make37.The

19、nu mber of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people to eat more fruit andvegetables.A. persuade B. will persuade C. be persuade D. are persuaded38.So that the streets were soon flooded with water and people s life was greatly affected.A. hardly did it rain B. hard it rained C. har

20、d rained it D. hard did it rain39.My hometow n has cha nged a lot and now is quite differe nt from five years ago.40.When I turned to Tony for help, I found that the more he tried to expla in, .A.the more I became an xious B. the more an xious became IC. the more an xious I became D. I became more a

21、n xiousSection BDirections: Complete the passage by choosing the proper word in the box. There is one extra word you do not need.A.roots B. but C. covered D. reproduce E. energyF. probably G. gaining H. surrounding I. supplied J. lifeLife on land probably bega n about 430 milli on years ago, though

22、it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 millio n years. When we thi nk of the first 41 on land, we 42 thi nk of stra ngeani mals coming out of the ocea ns, but, in fact, no ani mals could have bee n livi ng if pla nts had not bee n on land first. Plants had to be on land before anim

23、als arrived. They 43 the first land animals with the 44and food n ecessary, since they -the pla nts are the only form of life that is able to get and store 45 .The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae （藻类）which were followed by other pla nts that grew close to

24、the gro und and n eeded water in which to 46 . Once the move to land hasbeen made, however, evolution took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their 47 , and some have got tree-like forms since height was very importa nt in 48 sun light. About 300million years ago, m

25、uch of the world was 49 with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were likemoder n trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, Cand

26、 D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context.Choosing a husband or wife is one of the most important decisions in a person s life because a gocan mean the differe nee betwee n a happy and an un happy life .In many cultures, young men and wome n choose their own marriage

27、 50 . In some cultures, o n the other hand, parents arrange their children s marria51 arranged marriages have both advantages and disadvantages. One advantage to having parents arrange amarriage is 52 security. Of course, money does n t 53 bring happ in ess, but a lack of moneycertai nly causes 54 i

28、n any relati on ship. A sec ond adva ntage of an arra nged marriage is that pare nts maymake a better 55 tha n their childre n. They are n ot only 56 but also wiser. Also, pare nts have bee n married, therefore, they know better what qualities are desirable in a spouse. 57 , parents may be betterjud

29、ges of character tha n young people, who ofte n let 58 in flue nee their judgme nt. In 59 ,arran ged marriages may be happy because pare nts choose with their heads, not with their 60 .On the other hand, arran ged marriages may have some disadva ntages. On e 61 disadva ntage is thatparents may make

30、a poor choice and the young couple may never be 62 together. A second obvious disadva ntage is that a young man or woma n may already have falle n in love with some one else. If the pare nts force him or her to marry their choice, the result will be 63 un happy people.In con clusi on, n either an ar

31、ra nged marriage nor a marriage for 64 is n ecessarily going to be happy.Both kinds of marriages take work, patience and perhaps a little bit of luck.50. A. coupleB. pare ntsC. partnersD. date51. A. SoB. SuchC. SomeD. Other52. A. finan cialB. happ in essC. timeD. future53. A. quicklyB. n ecessarilyC. highlyD. slowly54. A. dan gerB. stressC. burde nD. joy55. A. livi ngB. collect ionC. choiceD. family56. A. ju niorB. seniorC. advaneedD. older57. A. FurthermoreB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Anyhow58. A. mindB. emoti onC.