上海市浦东新区普高2015-2016学年高二第一学期期中联考 英语.doc

班级 姓名 考试号 2015学年第一学期浦东新区普高期中联考高二年级英语试卷 总分： 100分 时间: 90分钟 2015年11月I. Listening Comprehension ( 20%)Section A ( 10%)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. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. D. By car. 2. A. Some books. B. Both toys and books. C. Some toys. D. Neither toys nor books. 3. A. At 2:00. B. At 2:30. C. At 4:00. D. At 4:30. 4. A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a cake. D. In a snack bar. 5. A. Guide and tourist. B. Customer and shop assistant. C. Father and daughter. D. Conductor and passenger. 6. A. In France. B. In England. C. In China. D. In Japan. 7. A. Filling in a library card. B. Buying a dress. C. Talking with his friend. D. Asking for information. 8. A. He will do some revision. B. He wants to move the box. C. He cant help with the housework. D. He cant help watching TV. 9. A. Going to a park. B. Parking the car. C. Buying a portrait. D. Getting the keys. 10. A. To type a few lines. B. To pick him up. C. To wait at the gate. D .To drive him home. Section B ( 6%)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 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 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Her school was in a small village. B. She was outstanding at school. C. She was the only Asian girl there. D. Her parents were in London.12. A. London B. Bath C. Swindon D. Oxford13. A. Coming across a radio producer. B. Taking an earlier train. C. Meeting a professional artist. D. Wearing two odd shoes.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following speech.14. A. Educating children. B. Saving rare animals. C. Recreating an environment. D. Making a profit.15. A. Animals make visitors stressful. B. Animals must live their lives in cages. C. Animals can feel bored and sad. D. Animals are in danger of extinction.16. A. They are still useful and necessary. B. They have more disadvantages than advantages. C. They are a perfect environment for animals. D. They are recreative places for animals.Section C (4%)Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The 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 are based on the following conversation. Car Rental InformationName: Any Toms Length of times: _17_ days Location to leave the car: The_18_ office License: An International Drivers License Insurance: A_19_ accident insurance Means of payment: _20_Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. II. Grammar and vocabulary (17%): Section A ( 8%)Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent (意思连贯的). Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.English is a widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings _21_ speak it. More than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has _22_ (large) vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words. However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in _23_ eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, _24_ arent sweet, are meat.We take English _25_ granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it _26_ a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, _27_ quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?So far English, invented by people not computers, _28_ (reflect) the creativity of human beings. Section B( 9%)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. There is an extra word in the box.A. natural B. organize C. impressed D. experiences E. sharing F. creative G. separate H cherished I. spending J. choices Bored with buying Fathers Day ties? Running out of _29_ for your father? There are some fathers who love to fish or hunt, while some love to play golf. But all fathers share one thing in common: they love making memories. Instead of just sending your father a gift, you can _30_ some activities for him and get yourself involved. How about a long walk, especially in a _31_ setting? Or a family bike ride? He will appreciate the thought, and will enjoy the time with you. If you have a video camera at home, make a video on Fathers Day. If you really want to be _32_, pick a couple of your fathers favorite songs and make a music video with the whole family! The result will be a memory _33_ by all. Another suggestion for the video idea is to get some of his favorite people to talk about him on video and then have a party and show the video. The video can include other family members, and the neighbors, too. Your father will certainly be _34_. Old photos can also be fun. There are certainly some old photos of the family somewhere. Find the photos and bring them out on Fathers Day. Pass them around and ask your father what he remembers about the _35_ in the photos. This will help the family members get closer to each other. If you arent at home or too far away to make a personal visit on Fathers Day, think about some ways to narrow the distance. You can send a letter _36_ your feelings and memories with your father. Or you can make a long phone call, even if the miles and the time might _37_ you.III. Reading Comprehension（34%）Section A ( 10%)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 wear hats for three main reasons: protection, communication, and decoration. Protection. People first began to wear hats to 38 themselves from the climate. In hot, sunny climates, wide-edged hats provide 39 from the sun. In cold climates, people often wear wool hats. In some regions, people wear a variety of protective hats, 40 the season. They may wear a wool hat in winter, a rain hat in spring or fall, and a wide-edged hat in summer. Hats also provide protection in certain 41 . Construction workers, football players, military personnel, and people in many other fields wear metal or plastic helmets (头盔) for protection from 42 . Communication. Hats can communicate various things about the people who wear them. The hats of coal miners, cowboys and firemen indicate the wearers 43 . Students may wear a mortarboard (学士帽) to show they are graduating from high school or college. Decoration. Most people wear a hat that they believe makes them look attractive, though the hats main 44 may be protection or communication. Many protective hats are attractive and stylish. Even the caps of police officers and military personnel are designed to 45 the wearer s appearance. Certain decorative hats are worn as a(n) 46 . In Scotland, for example, people wear a cap called a tam-o-shanter that is part of their national costume(服装). Many people change their style of hat from time to time because they feel more 47 when keeping up with the latest fashion.38. A. defend B. protect C. prevent D. hide39. A. shade B. shadow C. security D. cover40. A. resulting from B. basing upon C. relating to D. depending on41. A. seasons B. climates C. activities D. communities42. A. injury B. destruction C. harm D. pollution43. A. experience B. occupation C. personality D. education44. A. programme B. fashion C. purpose D. achievement45. A. change B. increase C. display D. improve46. A. tradition B. label C. honour D. fashion47. A. sociable B. informal C. attractive D. nobleSection B ( 16%)Directions: Read the following three 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)There are many myths and legends surrounding the origin (起源) of the ancient Olympic Games. The most popular legend describes that Heracles was the creator of the Olympic Games, and built the Olympic stadium and surrounding buildings as an honor to his father Zeus. The date of the Games start based on the count of years in Olympiads is described as 776 BC, although scholars opinions are different between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC.From then on, the Games quickly became much more important throughout ancient Greece, reaching their peak in the sixth and fifth centuries BC. The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests honoring both Zeus and Pelops, a great hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race (战车竞赛), in whose honor the Games were held. The Games were held every four years, and the period between two celebrations became known as an “Olympiad”. The Greeks used Olympiads as one of their methods to count years. The Games gradually declined in importance as the Romans gained power in Greece. When Christianity became the official religion, the Olympic Games were seen as a festival and in discord with Christian belief, and in 393 AD the emperor Theodosius I outlawed the Olympics, ending a thousand-year tradition. 48. Why Heracles built the Olympic stadium and its surrounding buildings?A. To start the first Olympic games. B. To honor his father. C. To show his strength. D. Not mentioned in the passage.49. According to the count of years in Olympiads, the start date of the Games is _.A. 776 BCB. 884 BCC. 704 BCD. between 884 BC and 704 BC50. The ancient Olympics were held in honor of _.A. Zeus and Pelops B. common people C. heroes D. all of the above51. According to the passage, an “Olympiad” is _.A. a method to count years B. two years C. three years D. the period between two celebrations(B)Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our townsIn fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 52. The writer of the passage thinks that _.A. education can settle most of the worlds problemsB. free education for all probably leads to a perfect worldC. free education wont help to solve problemsD. all the social problems cant be solved by education53. The writer wants to prove that _.A. our society needs all kinds of jobsB. our society needs free education for allC. a farmer is more important than a professorD. work with hands is the most important54. The purpose of education is _.A. to choose officials for the countryB. to prepare children mainly for their future workC. to let everyone receive education fit for himD. to build a perfect world55. The passage tells us about _ of the education.A. the meansB. the systemC. the valueD. the typeSection C ( 8%)Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.As a mother of three young girls, Alison Cowan worried about her daughters growing up too fast. From asking for the latest toy to wanting to wear make-up, it seemed to Alison and her husband, Alan, that their children were never satisfied with what they had. The girls would ask for a toy, but would lose interest in it as soon as their friends had something new. Birthday parties were no longer just a few party games and blowing up balloons. All the parents seemed to hire professional performers and compete over who could give the most expensive party bag. At just seven years old, Amy and her friends were becoming more and more concerned with their appearance. It was a feeling that many parents would have. However, few would dream of leaving a comfortable family life and a comfortable house to move their family 3,000 miles away to Africa in search of a simpler life. But, last June, Alison and her husband, Alan, moved with their daughters to Kampala in Uganda, to show them a different lifestyle. For almost a year, the girls play in the red, dusty streets with local children and visit markets to buy fresh fish and vegetables for dinner. They have been able to play and use their imagination away from the distractions (分心) of the consumer-driven society that most children live in today. Now, instead of competing over who has won a computer game, the girls think about things like the frequent water shortages and electricity cuts in certain areas. At times, weve been without water for five days. The girls always accept it, though. Their world before had been so small, but now they understand how other people less fortunate than them live.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)56. Alisons daughters past birthday parties were organized in the form of _.57. Alison and Alan decided to move to Kampala in Uganda because they _.58. What kind of society do most children live in today?59. What do Alison and Alan think about their present life？第II卷（共22分）I. Translation (3+3+4+4)（14%）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.60. 我从上初中开始就对集邮很感兴趣。(keen)61. 当地政府打算修一条公路将两个城镇连接起来。(link)62. 校服的引进帮助学生减少了购物的时间。(introduction)63. 每位新生都发现很难使自己适应新学校的环境。(adapt)II. Guided Writing ( 15%)Directions: Write an English composition in about 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.如今倡导人人参与体育运动，请谈谈你最喜欢的体育运动。2015学年第一学期浦东新区普高期中联考高二年级英语试卷答案I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections： 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. M:Does your son go to school by bus or by bike？ W: He walks, but sometimes his father drives him to school.Question: How does the boy usually go to school? 2. M: Shall we buy some toys for Tom? W: He has grown up. Now he prefers books.Question: What will the speakers probably buy for Tom?3. M: Madam, the last train for London has just left. The next train will leave in two hours.W: Oh, its only half past two.Questio