上海市名校高二英语期中考试试卷(含答案和听力音频).docx

2016学年第二学期高二年级英语期中试卷考试时间：90分钟I. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section A (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 conversations 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. At an airport.B. At a bus stop.C. At a hotel.D. At a railway station.2.A. Li Ming and Zhang Li are going to attend a meeting B. Li Ming and Zhang Li have just got married C. Li Ming and Zhang Li will stay for a month D. Li Ming and Zhang Li are eating at a hotel.3. A. An art museum.B. A college campusC. A beautiful park. D. An architectural exhibition.4. A. The bus was late. B. She forgot her class.C. She got up later than usual.D. Her clock went wrong.5. A. Hurry to the conference.B. Skip the conference.C. Take the subway.D. Take the bus.6.A. He thinks the book should include more information. B. He doesnt think it necessary to provide the answers. C. The answers will be added in a later edition. D. The book does include the answers.7. A. She believes shell stay overnight.B. The cost was extremely high.C. The cost was unbelievably low.D. She believes the cost was reasonable.8. A. The woman has trouble getting along with the professor. B. The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time. C. The woman knows the professor has been busy.D. The woman knows the professor has run into trouble. 9. A. The weather is mild compared to the past years. B. They are having the coldest winter ever. C. The weather will soon get warmer. D. The weather may get even colder.10. A. Having confidence in her son. B. Teaching her son by herself.C. Asking the teacher for extra help. D. Telling her son not to worry.Section B（10分）Directions: In Section B, you will hear several long conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and passage(s). The conversation(s) and passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions 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 and 12 are based on the following conversation.11. A. To find a new job there. B. To move her family there. C. To take some beautiful photos there. D. To spend her vacation there.12. A. Somewhere with lots of people around.B. Nowhere but at home.C. Somewhere far from the sea.D. Somewhere quiet and with good weather.Questions 13 and 14 are based on the following conversation. 13. A. He can have a safe and happy journeyB. He can have a better rest during the voyageC. He can save a lot and enjoy the ocean sceneryD. He likes travelling by sea very much. 14. A Hesitant. B Mean. C Careless. D. Determined. Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage.15. A. By taking a school bus.B. By taking a big bowl. C. By taking a jeep. D. By riding a horse.16. A. Taking a school bus.B. Taking a jeep.C. Rowing a big bowl. D. Riding a horse.17. A. 3 minutes. B. 5 minutes. C. 8 minutes.D. 24 minutes. Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage.18. A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.D. Four times.19. A. In September.B. In October.C. In November.D. In December.20. A. Rode a horse.B. Bought a Christmas tree.C. Went window shopping.D. Travelled around the city.II. Grammar+ Vocabulary (17%)Section A Grammar (8%）Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.According to a recent survey, violence _21_ (do) exist in schools. Students showed their fear and parents and teachers also expressed their great concern about it. Experts hope the whole society pay more attention to the mental health of adolescents.Nowadays, school violence is a hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 22calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 23 (prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school 24 their personal safety could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Children learn violent behavior from adults or from 25 they see on television or on the Internet.If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 26 violence, for it will result in27(much) fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.All in all, every student should behave 28 (he) and keep away from violence.Section B Vocabulary (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. abilities B. biological C. comforting D. genders E.patternF. preferences G. remaining H. scientific I. stress J. strongly What kind of brain do you have? Generally speaking, the female brain is mainly built for empathy (E) the ability to understand other people and the male brain is mainly built for understanding the building systems (S). According to this theory, there are three brain types: the E-brain, the S-brain and the “balanced brain” which has both (29) _ empathy and systems-thinking.Its important to (30) _that not all men have the S-brain, and not all women have the E-brain. But there are clear differences. For example, women tend to choose different things to read on the railway platform. They are more likely to go for magazines that feature computers, cars, photography, etc.You may think that those (31) _ are in some way influenced by peoples upbringing. However, there is (32) _evidence to suggest that this is not the case.A new study shows that newborn girls look longer at a face, and newborn boys look longer at a mechanical mobile, which suggests that certain differences between male and female brains are (33) _. It has also been observed that baby girls as young as 12 months old respond more (34) _to other peoples emotional problems. Teenage girls and women spend more time (35) _ friends who have problem.Boys, from an early age on, seem to love putting things together. Boys also playing with toys which have buttons to press. You see the same sort of (36) _in the adult workplace. People whose jobs are in metalworking or the construction industrials are almost entirely male.The theory says that, on the whole, males and females differ in the kinds of things that they are interested in and that they find easy, but that both (37) _ have their strengths and their weakness. III. Reading Comprehension （29%）Section A （15%）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However, playing sports can have38effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been39at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad40of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main 41of too much aggression in childrens sports. They believe children42aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that43is everything. Many parents go to childrens sporting events and shout44at other players or cheer when their child behaves45. As well, children are even taught that hurting other players is46or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. 47, the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.As a society, we really need to48this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches49should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better50. They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to51themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that52is not as important as winning.38. A.restrictiveB.negativeC.activeD.instructive39. A.knockedB.glancedC.smiledD.shouted40. A.impressionB.conceptC.tasteD.expectation41. A.resourceB.causeC.courseD.consequence42. A.questionB.understand C.copy D.neglect43. A.winningB.practisingC.fun D.sport44. A.praisesB.ordersC.remarksD.insults45. A.proudlyB.ambitiouslyC.aggressivelyD.bravely46. A.acceptableB.impoliteC.possibleD.accessible47. A.By contrastB.In additionC.As a result D.After all48. A.look up to B.face up to C.make up for D.come up with49. A.in particular B.in allC.in returnD.in advance50. A.techniques B.meansC.valuesD.directions51. A.respectB.relaxC.forgiveD.enjoy52. A.body B.fameC.healthD.spiritSection B (14%)Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)China news, Nanjing, Nov. 14 “People who suffer from mental illness are able to draw. Actually, they can draw very well,” said Guo Haiping, a contemporary artist in Nanjing. Recently, Guo spent three months living with the mentally retarded people at Nanjing Zu Tang Shan Psychiatric Hospital. When he was there, he taught them how to draw pictures. In three months, he collected more than 100 paintings drawn by the mentally retarded people, the Yangtze Evening News reported. The paintings shocked the artistic circle. This has raised a question to the normal people in society: how can we give up our prejudices against the mentally retarded people and view them from a totally new perspective ? Before, the mentally retarded people in Nanjing had never touched painting brushes, nor did they know any painting techniques. Now, artists have begun to speak highly of their paintings. After seeing their works, Guo Haiping said this group of people and their works should “deserve more attention from society.” “In China, no one believes that they can draw paintings. We have so many prejudices against this group of people and we really dont know anything about their mysterious mental world,” Guo said. At Nanjing Zu Tang Shan Psychiatric Hospital, Guo let the mentally retarded people see some paintings and gave them water color brushes, color pencils, oil chalk and clay. He told them they could do whatever they wanted with these materials. He didnt teach them how to draw. He just encouraged them to pick up some of these materials and draw something. About 100 mentally retarded people in the hospital participated in the activity. During the three months stay in the hospital, Guo Haiping had seen them complete more than 300 works. Guo Haiping also came to know about these mentally retarded people and their mental world through the event. He had collected all the patients paintings and made them into a book. Many works drawn by the patients will be exhibited in Beijing this month. 53. You can most probably read the passage in _.A. a newspaper B. a hospital guide C. a science book D. a medicine book54. The underlined word “mentally retarded” means _.A. depressed B. talented C. cautious D. slow-minded55. Nobody in China believes the mentally retarded people can draw paintings because _.A. they think the mentally retarded peoples works are boring B. the mentally retarded people really have no such special abilityC. they know little about the mentally retarded peoples mental worldD. the mentally retarded peoples works have never been collected by artists（B）You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then its likely you will burn out, or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back ,you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values .I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, meditate, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to bethis is the key to personal power.When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.56. The main purpose of this passage is to.A. persuade the readers to make a commitmentB. explain to the readers what personal values areC. inform the readers how to be truly happyD. instruct the readers how to make wise choices57. According to the passage, living by your being values, you would.A. gain a lot of power B.formpositive personality C. seek all human virtues D. fill your own needs58. The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means.A. a feeling of emptinessB. an absence of ones mindC. a break of continuityD. a state of confusion59. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Having values are better than being values.B. A calm person does not choose to complain.C. The way other people think of you decides who you are.D. A responsible person does not care about financial security.IV. PhrasesDirections: Choose phrases or words from the box to complete the sentences below in their proper forms. (4%)look up be supposed to take to make sure show off60. Tom_ stamp-collecting when he was in high school at the age of 14.61. Mike was trying to _ his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colored pencils.62. Our staff will do their best to _ that you will enjoy your visit to our school tomorrow.63. The meeting _ take place on Tuesday, but weve had to postphone it.V. Translation(14%) Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.(2+3+3+3+3）64. 演讲中有时面部表情对理解大有帮助。 (add) 65 一般来说，人们在陌生的环境中不会感到自在。（feel at ease） 66. 我把收音机音量调低以免妨碍他做功课。 (interfere with.)67 他一进来就开始抱怨起他所遇到的种种麻烦事。（No sooner.）68 正是他的耐心使他获得了如此大的成就。(It is.that.)VI. Summary Writing(6%)Directions: Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Alfred Nobel was an inventor born in Sweden. When he died in 1896, he left a lot of money and property.This was then worth about nine million US dollars, and later became the original source of the world-famous Nobel Prize. Nobel believed that the spread of knowledge would make the world a better place.The yearly-awarded prizes are given to honour those who help mankind. Nobel said that the prizes should honour the most important discoveries or inventions in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine and the most outstanding works in literature. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been presented to the winners on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel s death. At the award ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall, the king of Sweden hands each winner a diploma and a medal. The ceremony is followed by a large banquet for about 1300 pe