上海市金山中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

1 上海市金山中学上海市金山中学 2012 20132012 2013 学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 考试时间 120 分钟 满分 150 分 第 I 卷 105 分 I Listening Comprehension 30 分 Section A question you have heard 1 A Because she is sick B Because she has to work C Because she has to go to the Students Union D Because she does not want to go 2 A They have been to Africa B They are both from Africa C They have sisters in Afica D They are interested in African art 3 A She does not know how to play tennis B She has to study C She does not like the man D She is not interested in tennis 4 A He s dying B He was at a party C He doesn t hear too well D He was reading something important 5 A They will buy a new house after their vacation B They will not buy a new house C They will find a smaller house D They will not buy a new house during their vacation 6 A Planting something B Looking for water C Looking for something D Getting dirty 7 A A movie B A documentary C A soccer game D Volcanoes 8 A Scientist B Artist C Surgeon D Accountant 9 A Europe B Canada C Here D Australia 10 A Please sit down B She ll mind if he sits down C She doesn t care if he sits down D She doesn t want the man to sit by her Section B 2 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 She was a British girl B The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time C She was a daughter of a doctor in London D The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her 12 A A doctor in Qatar B A nurse in London C Dr Brown D Agatha Christie 13 A Substance used in making glass B Drug found in a detective story C Medicine often used in hospital D A rare deadly poison Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news 14 A To determine the position of a ship B To find the direction of a current C To predict the direction of a ship D To carry messages across the ocean 15 A US ships were longer than British ones B British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than US ones C US ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones D US captains knew more about maps 16 A He compared his own map with other maps B He talked with many British sea captains C He used drifting ships to check his map D He drew maps of currents and checked them Section C Directions In Section 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 hear Write your answers on your answer sheet Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation Complete the form Write ONE WORD for each answer Successful Job and Career Searches Number of main sources 17 3 The most common source 18 jobsites Feature of local jobsite Close to 19 Feature of national job boards It attracts more attention and 20 Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer What time does the film at the Global Cinema start 21 Who has seen the film with Robert and Paul Newman 22 What will they watch finally at home A Sophia Loren 23 When can they go out 24 II Grammar and Vocabulary 25 分 Section A Directions 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 A genuine compliment your friends talents or gifts automatically adds value to how they see themselves A toB below C for D on 26 The conference aims to develop business and let people think about they can have a positive influence on the planet A whyB howC whatD that A that B which C what D how 28 Bronx regards as a failure as he can hardly get a conversation going when he is introduced to another person A himselfB himC it D itself 29 When about his future plans Zhang Yimou said that his next movie would follow a modern theme A asking B to ask C asked D being asked 30 That young man has made so much noise that he not have been allowed to attend the concert A couldB shouldC would D must 31 The of the twin boys over there is the right person that the policemen are after everywhere A tall B tallest C taller D more taller 4 A must spend B need to spend C could spend D needn t have spent 33 Passengers are advised their luggage unpacked A leaving not B to not leave C not leaving D not to leave 34 Mary has done very well she has only one year experience of teaching A for thatB as soon asC consideringD in that 35 What the doctor really doubts is my mother will recover from the serious disease soon A whetherB whenC thatD why 36 Now I finally have got the job that I have been dreaming about Never in all my life so happy A did I feelB have I feltC I feltD I had felt 37 Despite the health problems caused by his huge weight he with making money A was still absessingB still absessed C was still absessedD still has absessed 38 He told me that he had two girl friends neither of knew anything about the other A which B themC whomD who 39 Under no circumstances to your parents A you should lieB you have to lie C you liedD should you lie 40 The expert gave them the advice they should often practise talking with each other if possible A howB thatC D whether Section B 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 appropriate B casual C hate D common E situation F relevant G typically H practice I delivery J alternatively If you intend to use humor in your talk to make people smile you must know how to identify 5 43 if you are addressing secretaries you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses If you are part of the group which you are addressing you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are 44 to all of you and it ll be 45 for you to make a passing remark about the poor canteen food or the chairman s bad taste in ties With other audiences you mustn t attempt to cut in with humor as they 46 an outsider making ill remarks about their canteen or their chairman If you feel awkward being humorous you must 47 so that it becomes more natural Include a few 48 remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner Often it s the 49 which causes the audience to smile so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light hearted remark III Reading Comprehension 50 分 Section A 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 fits the context In a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich He often heard about some traders in his city who gathered a great deal of 50 in the course of their travels across the world He believed he could also make a great achievement although he didn t have any 51 in business at all So one fine day the young man set out on a long 52 in search of trade opportunities 53 though he did not become as rich as he had thought he would Worse he spent more money on his travels than he 54 in the course of his trade All this made him feel confused and 55 but he refused to return home without 56 One day while he was wandering on the shore in a seaside town his eyes 57 on an object which he thought should be a large ship at a distance When I become rich I shall buy a ship just like that one and 58 around the world he said ambitiously Then he waited to see the ship enter the harbor As the ship got closer it lost its 59 dimensions 规模 and looked more like a small boat When the boat reached the 60 the young man let out a big heavy sigh because he discovered that it was only a bunch of logs tied together He was terribly 61 to see such a raft 木筏 Finally he understood Just as he 62 a lot of time on fruitless 6 speculation 猜想 about the to return home and 64 up a more practical job 50 A energy B knowledge C resource D fortune 51 A expectation B experience C interest D ambition 52 A journey B partnership C vacation D period 53 A Unreasonably B Unbelievably C Unconsciously D Unfortunately 54 A begged B borrowed C earned D adopted 55 A uncertain B excited C patient D indifferent 56 A hesitation B success C problem D income 57 A depended B focused C insisted D lived 58 A show B turn C sail D fly 59 A correct B formal C real D grand 60 A bank B shore C ocean D bottom 61 A disappointed B pleased C puzzled D astonished 62 A saved B valued C wasted D created 63 A rich B learned C smart D strong 64 A set B gave C made D took Section B 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 A Many years before the United States was founded Americans had already invented barbecues But the first barbecues in fact were the invention of the Taino Indians of Haiti who dried their meat on raised frames 架子 of sticks over fires Spanish explorers spelled the Taino word as barbacoa and as time passed English settlers along the Atlantic coat had their own barbecues One summer day in 1773 Benjamin Lynde a citizen of Massachusetts wrote in his diary Fair and hot Browne hack overset That is on a bright and hot day he went to the Brownes to attend a barbecue and his carriage fell over It shows that the barbecue had its social occasion by that time Large animals would be roasted whole on frames over hot fires and neighbours would be invited to dinner In later centuries as settlers moved to the west the barbecue went along with it reaching an especially large size in Texas where a pit 坑 for fuels such as tree branches might be over ten feet deep Today the barbecue grills 7 烧烤架 which are fueled by charcoal 木炭 or electricity are likely to be small and easy to move and can cook only parts of an animal at a time but people still have barbecues out of doors and always invite their neighbours or friends over 65 Who invented the barbecues first in history A American people B Taino Indians C Spanish explorers D English settlers 66 The second paragraph mainly tells us that the barbecue A is only held on a hot sunny day B welcomes people who keep diaries C is held both indoors and outdoors D has its social occasion for over 200 years 67 The underlined expression social occasion can be best translated into A 社交功能 B 社会福利 C 社会地位 D 社会背景 68 The following are all the barbecue ways EXCEPT A drying meat on raised frames of sticks over fires B roasting a whole animal over a pit full of burning tree branches C cooking parts of animals over fires on grills fueled by charcoal D heating meat in the bright and hot daylight B Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city Monday 7th of January until Sunday 13th of January 2008 Feast until you re full Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets Order from the following Succulent chicken rice Spicy satay beef Delicious noodle dishes Plump park chops Seafood specialties Crunchy vegetables Sweet tropical fruit Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven Win Prizes and Gifts your information and place your entry in the box provided Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January Join in the Fun Between 7 00 pm and 8 00 pm each evening until the 10th of January your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you 10 discount on all orders above 20 00 8 May Lee Jackie Chen Kim Yap Kamal Autograph sessions will follow each performance And who will be our extra special mystery star Come down on Saturday at noon to find out 69 The prices at Munchies are A lower than usual B bargain prices for the opening C lower for two people D lower if you spend 21 00 70 Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a A free raffle ticket B lucky draw coupon C free meal D balloon and whistle 71 I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when I A watch Channel 3 television B come down to Munchies at noon C read The Straits Times on the 15th of January D attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall C they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week EU scientists warned Monday The scientists study requested by the European Commission attacked the concept of leisure 休闲 noise saying children and teenagers should be protected from increasingly high sound levels with loud mobile phones also coming in for criticism There has been increasing concern about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very high volumes without loss of quality the Commission the EU s executive arm said in a statement Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and exposure time it said More and more young people were exposed to the significant threat that leisure noise posed to hearing it said Commission experts estimate that between 50 and 100 million people listen to portable music players on a daily basis If they listened for only five hours a week at more than 89 decibels they would already exceed EU limits for noise allowed in the workplace they said But if they listened for longer periods they risked permanent hearing loss after five years The scientists calculated the number of people in that risk category at between 5 and 10 percent of listeners meaning up to 10 million people in the European Union Sales of personal music players have risen in EU countries in recent years 9 particularly of MP3 players Commission experts estimate unit sales between 184 and 246 million for all portable audio devices just over the last four years of which MP3 players range between 124 and 165 million Mobile phones used at excessive volume also came under fire from Meglena Kuneva the EU s consumer affairs commissioner I am concerned that so many young people who are frequent users of personal music players and mobile phones at high acoustic 声音的 levels may be unknowingly damaging their hearing permanently she said in the statement 72 What would be the most appropriate title for this passage A EU warns youth B Turn your MP3 players down C What does harm to people D Mobile phones are harmful 73 Which of the following is not mentioned in the article A There has been increasing concern about exposure to music players B Many people listen to portable music players daily C How to make proper use of MP3 D Frequent users of personal music players at high acoustic 声音的 levels may be unknowingly damaging their hearing permanently 74 By exceed in paragraph 6 the author means A offend the lawB pass by C more than a point D go beyond a fixed number 75 It can be inferred from the passage that A Youngsters could suffer permanent sight loss after five years of exposure to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week B Very high volumes may reduce the numbers of listeners C The loss of sound quality may lead to the decline in listeners D Loud mobile phones were praised in the scientists study Section C Directions Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A F for each paragraph There is one extra heading which you do not need A An example of gift giving B Emotional benefits of gift giving C Occasions of gift giving D Traditions of gift giving E Social obligation of gift giving F Reasons for gift giving 10 76 There are many occasions for giving gifts in modern industrialized societies birthdays naming ceremonies weddings anniversaries New Year It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures In addition special events such as one s first day of school or graduation from university often require gift giving 77 What is happening when we give gifts Most important we are exchanging gifts If someone gives me a gift for my birthday I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday A gift establishes or confirms a social obligation 78 Gifts cement personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones People say that a gift lets the recipient know we are thinking of them that we want to make the person feel special We want people to feel wanted to feel part of our social or family group We give presents to say I m sorry Sometimes we try hard to find a present that someone will like Sometimes we give things that we like or would feel comfortable with In all these cases the gifts are sending out messages often very eloquent ones 79 People tend to talk about presents in a rather mystical way A woman whose mother had died in years to come and remember her 80 Emotions like these reveal that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case Gifts are not usually duplicated when so many presents are given The emotional benefit for the participants in the gift exchange is reason alone for the tradition to continue Section D Directions Read the passage carefully Then answer the questions or complete 11 the statements in the fewest possible words Most parents and teachers would get angry when they hear that teenagers listen to their iPods while preparing for exams But pupils who listen to music when doing their homework can now argue that they are in fact working hard Three dozen schools have downloaded specially written pop and rock songs for their 10 000 GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education pupils The professionally recorded music based on texts in English literature teaches teenagers about themes in the GCSE curriculum 课程 Two young men set up Rewise the company that produced the songs and worked alongside teachers to make sure the lyrics reflected the curriculum Some of the songs were written by Gera