上海市新世纪高二上期中考试.docx

Mid-term Examination(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)第l卷(共103分)I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections：In Part A，you will hear ten short conversations between two speakersAt the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was saidThe conversations and the questions 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(10分) ( )1A 27815389 B27185398 C27815398 D27185389( )2ARiding BBy bus CDriving DOn foot( ) 3. A 1l：00 B 12:00 C1：15D11：45( )4A He prefers Chinese tea B He prefers coke and coffee C He prefers any other drink DHe prefers water( )5AShed like to move there BShe knows someone who lived there CShe used to have all apartment there DShell visit there soon( )6AShe has to meet someone at the station at l0:30BHer train will arrive at 10:15. CShe doesnt want to miss her train. DShe cant drive as fast as the train( )7AShe cant go this weekend BShe dug a hole in the beach CThey should stay at the beach longer DThey shouldnt spend much money and time traveling( )8AAt the Bank of China BAt the post office CAt the next stop. D .At the bus station( ) 9. A. To do some business. BTo visit some friends. C .To go sightseeing. D. To buy clothes.( ) 10 A. She couldnt afford the handbag B. She got the handbagfor$5. C. She did not like the handbag at all D. None of themSection BDirections：In Part B，you will hear two passages，and you will be asked three questions on each of the passagesThe passages will be read twice，but the questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a question，read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard(12分)Questions 11 through 13 are based oil the following passage( ) 11. A. Hel earns independently BHe learns actively C. He learns purposefully DBoth A，B and C( )12A They depend on books B They depend on teachers CThey depend on themselves DThey depend on rules( ) 13. A .They wait for a chance to use the language BThey find the patterns and rules for themselves CThey learn the language for exams DThey wont try anything to communicateQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage( ) 14 .A. Because spores help one earn money B .Because sports help one keep healthy and happy as well as live longer CBecause sports help one kill time DBecause sports help one keep a riving( )15AHorseridingBHunting CFishingDAll of the above( )16AFootball BSkating CSwimmingDSkiingSection CDirections：In Part C，you will hear a longer conversationThe conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the blanks according to what you have heard(8分)Blanks 17through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 17 through 20 are based oil the following the conversation Jessicas Impression on the Two Cities Tokyo Its big, _17_ and crowded. The foods are excellent and pretty _18_Kyoto Its a lovely and _19_ city with many old _20_ and beautiful gardens. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20._Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Whether or not they need a larger apartmentFor the man: they dont 1. The apartment is _21_ for themneed a larger apartment 2. He loves this old place 3. They cant afford a new apartmentFor the woman: they need 1. The apartment is too small. Theres even no _a larger apartment. 2. They need _ for her mother when she visit them. 3. They can afford a new apartment because the man _ last month and her salary can also help.CompletetheformWriteNOMORE THANTHREEWORDSfor each answer21_ 22._ 23. _ 24. _Complete the form. Write One Word for each blank. . Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections：After rending the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank(A) Birth, marriage and death: these are the (25) _(great)events in human life. Many things, good and bad, can happen(26)_ us in our lives. Yet there are three days(27) _are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony：the day we are born, the day we get married and the day we dieThese are the three main events in life. We only have a choice in(28)_second of these. We(29)_choose whether or not to marryBut we have no choice in birth and death. All human beings from the most primitive to the most sophisticated(高级的)(30)_(affect)by these three eventsThe only thing that(31)_(differ)in each society is the way these events are celebrated. Yet all societies share common characteristics. Birth is a time of joy. The proud parents receive congratulations and presents on behalf of the new-born. Marriage is also a time of joyThe young couple go through a special wedding ceremony and receive presents(32)_ (help)them set up their home. Death is a time of sorrow and is marked by a special ceremony and mourningThe dates of all three events are usually remembered (B) In North America，people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sport activities after school. Parents often work late and dont get home (33)_ 7 or 8 oclock at night. More than 50of women work at full-time jobs, and many people do part-time work. Most North American families dont have time (34)_(eat)meals together. When a family(35)_ (take)time to eat a meal together，often there isnt enough time to prepare the food. That is(36)_ fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40 of their dollars on fast food. Fast food is food (37) _pizza, sandwiches, or fried chicken. People usually buy the food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds, or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Fast food saves work and time,(38)_it is not very nutritious. Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants nearly all over the worldBut not(39)_ is happy about the spread of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to fight against the spread of American fast food. They do not want any more fast food restaurants(40)_(open) in their country. They also want to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere in the world. Section BDirectionsComplete the following passage by using the words in the boxEach word can only be used onceNote that there is one word more than you needA. surprisingly B. invented C. net D. supports E. opponent F. true G. prefer H. hit I. really J. knock K. popular Sport is very popular in England. In other words，lots of English people like the idea ofsport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who takes part in sport is quite small. On the whole English people _41_ to be fat rather than thin. The most popular sport in England is footballFootball is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the_42_of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their teams play. There are four divisions(级别)of the football league. Not_ 43_ the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football! Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to_44_a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a_45_; tennis, in which you try to_46_a ball so that your _47_cannot hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been _48_ there would have been no sport. Actually, that is not quite_49_Athletics isnt played with a ball; nor horseracing. Perhaps that is why they are not so_ 50_as football!Reading comprehensionSection ADirections：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, BC and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context There is no doubt that people and even highly educated adults vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their readingSome proceed very slowly throughout；others dash along too_51_and then have to go back. Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to _52_ their tensions in reading. A great reader can move at a great speed through the text of a novel or_53_ tight reading matters He may be able to_54_ a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a_55_idea what the text is about without really reading it. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he_56_ more slowly，but even then he will vary his pace, _57_on the key words and passages and pass more quickly over the _58_. A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever material he reads. _59_ even light reading matters require special concentration at difficult_60_ A type of reading which requires careful attention to_61_is proofreading(校对), inwhich the reader，in order to_62_ misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as die exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people, since they are accustomed to_63_such details. In fact, extreme practice is required to practice this task_64_and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively_65_attention to the general meaning on the text( )51Acarefully Battentively Csmoothly Dquickly( )52Aestimate Bjudge Cvary Dalter( )53Afamiliar Bsimilar Ccomplex Dprofessional( )54Askim Btear Cmark Dexplore( )55Avague Bgeneral Cspecial Daccurate( )56Acontinues Bpersists Cproceed Dwithdraws( )57Adepending Bcounting Cpassing Dfocusing( )58Aremainder Bcontext Carticle Dprinciple( )59AGradually BConsequently CWholly DPersonally( )60Aoccasions Bperiod Cpoints Dfunctions( )61Atheme Bsubject Cchapter Ddetail( )62Adecide Bdetect Cproduce Dimprove( )63Anoticing Bexamining Coverlooking Dexplaining( )64Amodestly Btemporarily Cefficiently Dpotentially( )65Aconstant Bindividual Cmote D1ittleSection BDirection：Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked ABC. and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read(22分)(A) In the past，many disabled Chinese people led very restricted(受限制的)lives. They had little chance to find work or support themselves. But their situation has improved dramatically (引人注目地)over recent decades. In the past five years, the government has been stepping up efforts to help employ disabled people. Huge infestations (投资)have been made in training, and many disabled people have found jobs and become financially independent. When Wu Zihe was growing up, she was like a prisoner in her home. Having a job was something she could only dream about. But now she is famous for her art. Wu is working on a landscape. She said, “I can earn 30 or 40 yuan for paintings like this, if they are sold in groups. If I sell them separately, I can get about 100 yuan. It only takes me one day to finish one painting, so I can earn 1,000 to 2,000 yuan a month. ” Wu Zihe practices knife-drawing, which originated in her hometown Dunhua. If one has the eyes, the brain and hands, it takes about a year to learn the basic techniques. Dunhua governments official Zhang Chunhua, said, “We think it suits disabled people very well. So the government spent 10 million yuan to set up this knife-painting training centre for them. ” Training in the center is free. Even the materials are provided by the government. Since last year, the center has trained over 200 disabled persons like Wu Zihe. They usually earn 500 to l,000 yuan per month. Sometimes they make as much as 5,000 yuan. Thats much higher than average salaries in the area This year, the city has set up a center to sell these works. Art fans from more than ten countries and regions have bought paintings. ( )66How was life for the disabled people in the past? AThey had to stay at home and had little chance to find jobs BAccording to the law, they led very restricted lives CWith the help of the government，they led a comfortable life DThey had to learn to paint to earn a living( )67 From the passage we can learn that_ Athe disabled had to earn a living by working Ball the disabled have found jobs and become financially independent these years Cthe disabled peoples living situation has improved greatly in recent yearsDmore and more disabled people will learn to paint( )68From the last paragraph we can conclude that ADunhua has set up a center to sell knife-drawing works Bperhaps some of Wu Zihes paintings could be brought abroad Conly the disabled peoples paintings could be sold to foreigners Dpeople who like knife-drawing art have bought the disabled peoples paintings( )69What would be the best title of the passage? AA kind of folk art in China BKnife-drawing was first developed in Dunhua CA knifepainting gaining center in Dunhua DChina helps the disabled find jobs (B)Food is life：it gives us the nourishment(营养)we need to stay alive and be healthyUsually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy. Brian Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois，says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories. Wansink calls this kind of food comfort food. For some people, ice cream is a comfort food. For others, a bowl of noodles makes them feel good. How does a food become a comfort food? Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times, feelings and people in our lives. “When I was a child，my mother made a delicious soup: I loved it. Now, I often have this kind of food when 1 am tired or worried. And it helps me feel better, says one of Wansinks coworkers. Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansinks research at the University of Illinois says “yes”. In his study, the favorite comfort food for both men and women was ice cream. After this, men usually preferred hot, savory(香的)foods like soup or noodles. Women like sweet things such as chocolate and cookies. Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy, but women eat these foods more when they are sad or worriedNot all comfort food is junk foodAbout 40 percent of the comfort foods in Wansinks study were healthy main dishes or soups and vegetables. It shows, says Wansink, that a comfort food can taste good and be good for you. ( )70According to the passage，a kind of food that makes us feel good is called_. Afastfood Bhealthy food CChinese food D comfort food( )71In Wansinks study, both men and women like to eat_ Asoup Bice cream Cnoodles Dchocolates( )72The passage implies that_. Aman probably eat more comfort foods than women Bwomen usually eat comfort foods only when they are happy Cmen usually eat comfort food when they are sad Dwomen probably eat comfort food more often than men(C) Suppose you work in a big company and find English very important for your job. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English，especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need Global English Center General English in all four skills：listening, speaking, reading and writing 3 months(700yuan), 6 months(1,200yuan)and one year(2,000yuan) Choice of morning or evening classes. 3 hours per dayMon.Fri Experienced college English teachers Close to city center and bus stops Tel：67605272 Add：105 Zhongshan Road, 100082 Modern Language School Special coarse in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management Small classes(12一】6 students)on SatSunfrom 2：005：00 Pm English teachers from Canada and USA Language lab and computers supplied 3 months：I，050 yuan；6 months：1，850 ynan Write or phone：Modem Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056 Tel：67353019 The 21st Century English Training Center We offer morning or afternoon classes，both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays Entrance exams：June 1and Dec. 1 Only 15-minute walk from city center Call 67801642 for more information The International House of