上海重点中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）

上海重点中学2020学年度第二学期高二英语期末试卷(满分150分,130分钟完成.答案一律写在答题卡、答题纸上)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: 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 a car shopB At a garage C In a parking areaD In a car showroom2.AThe meeting started earlierB His car was brokenC He met with a traffic jamD He lost his way3A Change his addressB Mail some lettersC Deliver some telegramsD Call the post office4A He wrote it last semesterB Hell finish it in a few minutesC He never does assignment earlyD He isnt going to write it5A Boss and secretaryB Coach and athleteC Doctor and patientD Teacher and student6A 10:00B10:10C. 10:20D. 10:307A Its better than it used to beB Its not as good as it wasC It s better than people sayD Its even worse than people say8A Because she has walked a long distanceB Because she is tired outC Because she is all wetD Because she is careless9A Rewrite the paperB Ask the woman to do some typingC Read the newspaper againD Check the paper for mistakes10A A rent increaseBA bargainC A salary cutDA vacation tripSection B PassagesDirections: 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. Two inches. B. Fifteen inches. C. Twenty-four inches. D. One foot.12. A. Near Denver. B. In Florida C. In the desert southeast. D. Along the Gulf coast.13. A. Hot. B. Cool. C. Warm. D. Cold.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Eighty yearsB. Forty yearsC. thirty-five yearsD. fifty-three years15. A. she lost her recordB. she didnt stop at a red light.C. she saw a red lightD. she stopped at a red light.16. A. Because she was too old.B. Because she didnt look at the traffic light.C. Because she wanted to break her record.D. Because her eyes had become too weak to see the red light.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you will be required to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.The purpose of the mans telephoning NancyBecause Nancys application form is _17_.One of the skills Nancy has_18_Nancys strong points A pleasant _19_ and good interpersonal skills. The date when Nancy can begin to work_20_ 10 July.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Whats the womans job?A _21_ of the sales manager.Where does she work?In a _22_.What qualifications has she got?A degree in _23_.What does she enjoy though she can have only two weeks a year for holidays?_24_ with her boss. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (33%)Section A (24%)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.17. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly _.A. noticed B. being noticed C. to notice D. to be noticed18. _ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.A. blamingB. BlamedC. To blameD. To be blamed19. They were surprised at _ in the traffic accident.A. he narrowly escaped to be hit B. he narrowly escaped being hitC. his narrowly escaping being hit D. his narrowly escaping hitting20. The scientist _to _the secret of nature deserves to win the respect of the world.A. devoted, expose . B. devoted, exposingC. devoting, exposing D. was devoted, exposing21. The villagers will never forget the trouble the soldiers took _ the victims in the earthquake.A. rescuedB. in rescuingC. rescueD. to rescue22. The pilot felt something _ wrong with the engine soon after the plane took off.A. go B. going C. went D. to go23. At the critical moment my advisor mentioned _ the scientist who used DNA test to solve the centuries- old mystery.A. contacting with B. to contact C. contacting D. to contact with24. _ wishing to be successful in his work should learn how to cooperate with others.A. Those whoB. AnyoneC. WhoeverD. No matter who25. He_ to leave for New York yesterday, but the heavy snow made him change his mind.A. hoped B. was hoping C. had hoped D. would have hoped26. She asks that she _an opportunity to explain why shes refused to go there.A. is given B. must give C. should give D. be given27. Between the two rows of trees _the Buddha scenic spot.A. stand B. stands C. standing D. are standing28. The lady was knocked down on the campus, dead. She _ but for her unselfishness.A. might have livedB. must have been savedC. could have been killedD. should have avoided it29. - Where _ the book? I cant see it anywhere.-I put it right here. But now its gone.A. did you putB. have you putC. had you putD. were you putting30. -I took a photo of you just now.-Really? I _ with attention.A. didnt look B. wasnt looking C. am not looking D. havent looked31. _ the production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.A. For B. As C. Because D. With32. The lazy boy is expecting a way _ he can get through the exams without hard work.A. thatB. in thatC. whichD. where33. _ we saw in the previous chapter, grammar is just a structural system of a language.A. as B. so C. whatever D. while34. Cheer up, Maria! You can also enjoy _ you have been dreaming of, if you dont lose heart.Aas a convenient life asBas convenient a life asCas a life convenient asDconvenient as a life as35. He puts these impolite behaviors under a microscope in a (n) _ to explain why we seem to have become so much ruder in recent years.A. WayB. intentionC. attemptD. trial36. Good news issued by the government has _ businessmen on Wall Street to buy stocks.A. indicatedB. threatenedC. toldD. convinced37. Do remind me tomorrow because Im _ to forget what they asked me to do.A. possibleB. likelyC. capableD. worried38. For the first time in history, the Chinese scientists reached the Arctic region and _it.A. exploredB. reviewedC. exposedD. searched39. The teacher you want to speak isnt _to take your call. Please leave a message.A. acceptable B. comfortable C. available D. reasonable40. We were _ that everything possible was being done.A. insured B. ensured C. assured D. believedSection B (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. considered B. overlooked C. particular D. languages E. primaryAE. survival AD. preserving AC. extremely AB. frequently BC. disappearing“True creativity often starts where language ends.”-Arthur KoestlerThe net plays another, more active, role on the linguistic（语言学的）front, a role that is 41overlooked by many people who believe English victory is on the go. Since the advent (来临) of World Wide Web, many minority 42，those spoken by single nations or ethnic groups, have enjoyed a dramatic upsurge(急剧上升)in vitality. Many such tongues were 43 endangered just a decade ago. Late-century mobility and economic currents were taking more and more speakers out of their communities and away from fellow speakers. Languages were 44 at an alarming rate.Like biological extinction, linguistic extinction is a serious loss for all of humankind. Languages are some of the 45 ways people maintain their culture and are crucial to understanding other cultures. When fewer and fewer people share a 46 language, it may die, and when it does, part of our collective human culture dies with itSurprisingly, though, the Internet has become a valuable tool for 47 endangered languages. Speakers of these languages not only have been particularly active in putting up web pages in their various languages, but also in mounting (配置) 48 effective, large-scale dictionary and language-learning projects online. There is no reason why minority languages cannot live together with a common social language like English. Indeed, the Internet offers more hope for their 49 than they have ever known before, especially as translation tools become more effective. III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (20%)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.Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI. Joe as a mindless war toy, the symbol of American military adventurism, but thats not how it used to be. To the men and women who 50 in World War and the people they liberated, the GI was the 51 man grown into hero, the poor farm kid torn away from his home, the guy who 52 all the burdens of battles, who slept in cold foxholes, who went without the 53 of food and shelter, who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder. This was not a volunteer soldier, not someone well paid, 54 an average guy up against the best trained, best equipped, fiercest, most brutal enemies in centuries.His name isnt 55 . GI. is just a military abbreviation 56 Government Issue, and it was on all of the articles 57 to soldiers. And Joe? A common name for a guy who never 58 it to the top. Joe Blow, Joe Palooka, Joe Magraca working class name. The United States has 59 had a president or vice- president or secretary of state Joe.GI. Joe had a 60 career fighting German, Japanese, and Korean troops. He appears as a character or a 61 of American personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of GI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle 62 portrayed(描写) themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the 63 side of the war, writing about the dirt-snow-and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were 64 or what towns were captured or 65 . His reports paralleled (相似) the “Willie” cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden. Both men 66 the dirt and exhaustion of war, the fragments of civilization that the soldiers 67 with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep. 68 Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, GI. Joe was American soldiers, 69 the most important person in their lives.50. A. performedB. servedC. rebelledD. betrayed51. A. actualB. commonC. specialD. normal52. A. boreB. causedC. removedD. loaded53. A. necessitiesB. facilitiesC. commoditiesD. properties54. A. andB. norC. butD. hence55. A. commonB. muchC. popularD. made-up56. A. intendingB. implyingC. symbolizingD. claiming57. A. handed outB. turned overC. brought backD. passed down58. A. pushed B. gotC. madeD. managed59. A. everB. neverC. eitherD. neither60. A. dismissedB. disturbedC. disputedD. distinguished61. A. companyB. collection C. communityD. colony62. A. employedB. appointedC. interviewedD. questioned63. A. ethicalB. militaryC. politicalD. human64. A. ruinedB. walkedC. leftD. covered65. A. liberatedB. occupiedC. dumpedD. deserted66. A. neglectedB. avoidedC. emphasizedD. admired67. A. destroyedB. sharedC. enviedD. longed68. A. With B. ToC. AmongD. Beyond69. A. on the contraryB. by this meansC. from the beginningD. at that pointSection B (42%)Directions: Read the following five 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 )About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our “act” would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things. We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in “snow”. Two more fans were turned on, and a “strong wind” blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold. The next scene was a complete contrast. The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, as if they were at the waters edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio! Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film “stars”! 70. Who is the author? A. A cameraman.B. A film director. C. A crowd-scene actor.D. A workman for scene setting. 71. What made the author feel cold? A. The heavy snowfall.B. The man-made scene. C. The low temperature.D. The film being shown. 72. What would happen in the “three minutes” mentioned in the last paragraph? A. A new scene would be filmed.B. More stars would act in the film. C. The author would leave the studio.D. The next scene would be prepared.( B )Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears, clothing and some sorts of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called luxury items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels, more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. After filling stomachs, our clothes, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, ,safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.73. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _.A. he has saved up enough moneyB. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC. he has satisfied his hunger for foodD. he has learned to build house74. It can be inferred from the passage that at the end of World War II most Americans _.A. were very rich B. live in povertyC. had the good things on the first three levels D. did not own automobiles7