七宝08学年第二学期高二期末考试卷.doc

上海市七宝中学08学年第二学期高二英语期末试题出卷人 施国华 审卷人 周莉第I卷 (105分)I. Listening Comprehension 30%Section 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. A.1280 yuan. B.640 yuan. C.1920 yuan. D.200 yuan2. A. At the post office. B. At the bookstore. C. At the bank. D. At the supermarket3. A. He often gets lost. B. Hes surprised he couldnt find the hotel. C. He doesnt know where the hotel is. D. Hed rather go to another hotel.4. A. To buy a coat. B. To try on a new coat. C. To lend money to the woman. D. To borrow some money from the woman5. A. Her cook. B. Her waiter. C. Her friend. D. Her husband.6. A. The woman hadnt sent a thank-you note. B. The woman hadnt noticed him.C. The woman hadnt got his note. D. The woman had left him a note.7. A. In the office. B. In the dinning hall. C. At home. D. In the lab. 8. A. He attended the meeting. B. He was late for the meeting.C. He was delayed by the fog. D. He didnt attend the meeting. 9. A. Italian B. German C. Chinese D. Japanese 10. A. On Tuesday B. On Wednesday C. On Monday D. On Thursday Part B PassagesDirections: In Part 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. Money B. Working experience C. Social experience D. Reward from parents12. A. servers, cashiers, lifeguards B. waiters, lifeguards, guides C. servers, cashiers, guides D. waiters, lifeguards, cashiers13. A. Formal qualification B. Imagination and passion C. Working experiences D. Rich knowledge on computersQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. heart disease B. cancer C. tuberculosis D. malaria15. A. 27 million B. 17 million C. 12 million D. 7 million16. A. Environment pollution B. High fat diets C. Less physical activity D. Smoking cigarettes Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you 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 At the Tailors The woman wants to have some _17_changed. Her sons trousers will be _18_ to 42 inches and her dress will be redone according to the _19_ made by the tailor himself. And she will collect her clothes on 23rd _20_.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversationTravel ArrangementsWhat does the woman want to do? Make _21. _.What is the flight number for the second half of his journey? Flight_22. _.What kind of food does the man order? A _23. _.When does he arrive in New York? _24. _Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary: 16%Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. He would not tell a lie, because dishonesty was _ his principles. A. against B. over C. beyond D. below26. Regardless of the difficulty, the project _be finished by next Monday. A. must B. can C. may D. need27. The characters in the novel had many troubles at first, but _ came out all right in the end. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything28. The customers were free to take _ they wanted. A. as many samples of the products as B. as many as samples of the products C. as many samples as of the products D. as many samples of the products than 29. In the past decade, computer technology _ explosive growth. A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. will see 30. It all depends on the weather _ we will go to the park tomorrow or not. A. that B. when C. what D. whether31. He had given up smoking, _ made his colleagues quite happy. A. which B. that C. this D. what32. After surviving the terrible accident, the man gained a new perspective towards life, finally_ its value. A. understands B. to understand C. understood D. understanding 33. Receiving a horrendous haircut, the woman decided _ the hair salon. A. suing B. to sue C. sued D. sues34. There is little point in _ grammatical rules without understanding them. A. recites B. to recite C. recited D. reciting35. _ they have different personalities, they get along well with each other. A. As long as B. Unless C . Although D. Because36. Never _ that his guesswork would be so totally contrary to fact. A. did he expect B. he expected C. expected he D. does he expect 37. The family kept all of their family photos in a shoebox _ of cardboard. A. making B. being made C. to make D. made38. It was since the customer did not return the loan_ the bank was forced to sue. A. what B. why C. that D. which39. _ the truth is, it is always convenient to blame outsiders for creating trouble. A. Whatever B. What C. How D. However40. The plain fact _ youll never get to university is obvious if you dont study hard now. A. what B. which C. that D. whySection B (9%)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note there in one word more than you need. A. account B. while C. historical D. summary AB. includeAC. third AD. scientific BC. if BD. form CD. latterGenerally speaking, a book report consists of the following three main parts: information about the author and his times, a _41_of the book, and comments on it.A brief _42_ of the authors life should be given together with a description of his times. The _43_ should include the circumstances that let to the writing of the book under discussion and the _44_ and social background related to the content of the book.As has been mentioned in the previous section, a summary should be self-contained, clear, and easy to understand. Above all, it should be objective. Comments on and criticisms of the book should not be mixed with the summary; they can be left to the _45_ part. The summary of a novel or a play is usually written in the present tense, _46_that of nonfiction, in the tense of the original work: for example, the past tense should be used for a history, and the present for a _47_work. Comments on and evaluation of the book _48_the third and most important part of a book report. In this part the writer expresses his or her own views on the book, names its merits and demerits, and discusses its relevance to the present time. The discussion should of course center on the content of the book, but the authors style and techniques of presentation, _49_ interesting, can also be touched upon.III. Reading Comprehension 15%Section ADirections: 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.More and more young women want to look beautiful. Young womens desire to achieve the figure of a fashion model has an 50 form of expression in the problem of anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a(n) 51 disorder which occurs largely among young girls; 52 , it is also found among someof the young women, and in some cases, among boys.Anorexia nervosa is 53 starvation attitudes toward food, and distorted(扭曲的) body image. 54 they are often extremely thin, anorexic girls believe that they are fat and are 55 on dieting. Their perceptions of their own bodies are very much distorted. They do not see themselves as thin but 56 , as fat. Most 57 of anorexia lose 25 percent or more of their body fat. Anorexia also causes them to become weak. From five to six percent of anorexics _58 _die from starvation.Anorexia, which means “without food”, seems to be quite 59 among young girls, although it was 60 a problem twenty years ago. The 61 of Anorexia is not known. Researchers are trying to find out its 62 but it is related to a psychological(心理的) need. One theory is that they want to avoidbecoming an adult, since starvation can 63 down physical growth and the beginning of puberty(青春期). Another theory is that anorexia is related to refusal of the mother figure or to being the daughter of an overly protective and controlling mother. By being anorexic, the girl shows her ability to 64 at least one aspect of her own life.In addition, researchers notethat the problem may result in a wrong body image-the ideal of female beauty of being very thin.50Aordinary Bextreme CinterestingDlast 51AactingBsleeping CstudyingDeating 52AhoweverBfurthermore CanyhowDtherefore53Abrought byBfound inCregarded asDcharacterized by54ABecause BWhen CAlthoughDIf55AputBheldCchecked Dfixed56AratherBneverthelessCfurtherDeven 57AloversBvictimsCwomenDpatients58AgreatlyBstrangely CactuallyDsteadily 59AstrangeBcommonCpossible Doften60AhardlyBcertainlyChopefullyDexactly61AmedicineBtruthCresultDcause62ApossibilityBopportunityCnecessityD. importance63Abreak Bcut Cslow Dturn64Acontrol BimproveCbuildDinstructSection B 30%Directions: Read the following four 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.ATodays dad spends more hours on childcare than a dad a generation ago. But he still lags behind the modern-day mom, even when her wages are equal, a new study reports. Researchers found that the number of hours a mother spent at work had no effect on the amount of time a father devoted to childcare during the week. Similarly, a mothers income had very little influence on fathers involvement in childcare. On weekends, however, fathers spent more time with their children. Despite womens increasing role in the labor market, most mothers remain the primary caregivers of young children on weekdays.Researchers found that fathers spent an average of 2.5 hours on a weekday and about 6 hours on a weekend day with their children. This included time spent playing together or doing schoolwork, personal care such as bathing and feeding. On weekdays, children spent one-third less time with their fathers than with their mothers, but on weekends the time gap closed and kids spent only 13% more time with their mothers than with their fathers. Children of women who made more money spent more time with their fathers on weekends, however. “The good news is that as women become equal contributing partners, the relative involvement of fathers does increase,” one researcher said. “The bad news is that men still do less on traditional womens jobs (taking care of) babies, dishes, etc.”In other findings, fathers with some college education spent 17 more minutes per weekday with their children than dads without any college education. Fathers who made more money spent less time with children on weekdays, but the amount of time was fairly small. “Our findings suggest that although mothers still shoulder most parenting, fathers involvement relative to that of mothers appears to be on the increase,” the researchers conclude. “A new father role is emerging on weekends in families.”65The underlined word “This” in the second paragraph refers to _. Athe study reported in the textBthe role a father plays in childcareCtime a father spends with his children on weekendsDtime a father spends with his children during the whole week66Which of the following explains a fathers increasing involvement in childcare?AWomens liberation movement.BThe kind of job women do.CThe kind of job fathers do.DA mothers income.67Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the text?AFathers are more involved but mothers are still main caregivers.BChildren need care from both parents in a family.CEducation is the key to the improvement of womens good health and happiness.DWomen have become equal contributing partners of income in a family.68Which of the words below best describes the researchers attitude towards a “new father” role?ASurprised.BPleased.CDisappointed.DDissatisfied.BYou can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are closely associated to the big problem of global-warming.Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to StarbucksYoull get a 10-cent discount, and its one less paper cup to end up in a dustbinThe store wont create more waste when they throw away a cupStrategy 2: Turn off your computerWhen in standby mode, your PC is still using energyTurning off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $ 5 a month, but it reduces CO2 by 750 poundsStrategy 3: Reuse plastic bagsInstead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bagYoure reducing pollution. The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mileStrategy 4: Use recycled paper in the bathroomMost of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humansIf every household replaced one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one,424,000trees would still be standing. Look for eco paper towels tooStrategy 5: Buy energy-efficient appliances(电器)Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and youll use 15 percent less energy. It might be a little expensive to buy, but youll save money on your electricity bills and help the environmentIf we all used one Energy Star appliance at home, it would be like planting 1.7 million acres of new treesStrategy 6: Plant a treeAdding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasingJust one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5, 000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year69. What is the best title for the passage?A. Strategies to Save Money B. Ways to be Earth-FriendlyC. Strategies to End Global-Warming D. Ways to Limit Carbon Dioxide70. According to the writer, what will happen if our PC is switched off when not in use?A. It will help to save a large amount of money.B. It will help to reduce a great deal of CO2.C. It will save the amount of oil that runs your car for a mile.D. It will be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees.71. Which strategies suggest recycling or reuse of things?A. Strategies 1 & 3. B. Strategies 2 & 5.C. Strategies 3 & 6. D. Strategies 4 & 5.72. What benefits do these strategies have in common?A. They all help reduce the use of energy like electricity.B. They all cut down the amount of the use of paper.C. They all result in producing less greenhouse gases.D. They all aid to preserve our trees and forest.C Just the mention of the TOEFL, GRE and GAMT exams brings a thought of long hours of dull paper work. But that idea is becoming increasingly out of date. As planned, computerized tests will begin next year which will bring a series of changes from test psychology to scoring techniques. From computer - equipped rooms, examinees will answer the questions on a computer. If they are sure about their choices, they can pass to the next question by pressing the entry(条目) “next”. Then another question will be randomly(任意地)selected from a vast test item bank and appear on the screen. After answering all the questions, examinees can choose the entry “quit” if they are not satisfiedwith their performance, or “score” if they want to see the result. Scores will be calculated immediately and appear on the screen. By that point, students marks are official-there is no going back. Since they greatly shorten the painful waiting process-which used to be two or three months, computerized tests have won worldwide popularity. Besides, there will be no rushing to the registration offices( 登记处)for these exams. Computerized tests will b