最新（2020）高中考试卷 2016年上海市嘉定二中高二上英语第一次月考

1、2016年上海市嘉定二中高二上英语第一次月考I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection A (A)It was Mothers Day morning last year and I _25_ (do) my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over

2、 at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about _26_ had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, its not much fun falling

3、 over in front of everyone.” At the front of the supermarket a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand _27_ cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we _28_ buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that hed come up _29_ such a sweet idea. So

4、 we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I cant take your money for such a wonderful gesture.” By now paramedics（救援人员）_30_(arrive), and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became

5、 intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her. Instead I gave the flower to the womans husband and told him, “ My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.” At that, the old man started crying an

6、d said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mothers Day to you.” The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. _31_ badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson _32_ love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.(B)China and four other e

7、merging market nations are setting up their own development bank and currency reserve to challenge the Western-dominated international financial system.Disappointed by the failure of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to give them a _33_(big) say, the five BRICS nations launched a $50 bi

8、llion bank to fund infrastructure (基础设施) projects and a $100 billion money pool to help members cope with money crisis.The bank, _34_(locate) in Shanghai, marks the first major agreement between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, _35_ in total account for a quarter of global economic out

9、put.In a refusal to Beijings efforts over two years of negotiation to win a dominant position for China in the new bank, BRICS leaders announced Tuesday at their summit in Fortaleza, Brazil that all five countries would contribute equally to _36_(fund) the bank.“This is not a hegemony (霸权)” Brazil p

10、resident Dilma Rousseff told reporters, explaining that an Indian will be the first to occupy the banks rotating presidency. It will be at least 15 years _37_ China holds the top post.China did persuade Brazil and India to locate the banks headquarters in Shanghai. “Shanghai is a financial center, a

11、n international city, and China has a lot of experience in building infrastructure, _38_ is what the new bank is mainly for,” says Zhu Jiejin, who teaches at the Center for BRICS Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. Beijing will have more influence in the currency reserve, to which it will contr

12、ibute billion of the $100 billion total. South Africa will put in five billion dollars and the other three countries $18billion _39_ the fund will cushion(缓冲) the sort of balance of payments crises that developing countries _40_ face in the event of rising US interest rates that would likely cause c

13、apital outflows from emerging markets. 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. expensive B. crisis C. cheap D. compared E. promote F. deserve G. available H. feed I. reduced

14、 J. politics K. significantly Ever since they were first put on the market in the early 1990s, genetically modified (GM, 转基因) foods have been increasingly developed and marketed in many countries in the word, mainly on the basis of their promise to end the worldwide food _41_. But can GM technology

15、solve world hunger problems? Even if it would, is it the best solution? Despite what it promises, GM technology actually has not increased the production potential of any crop. In fact, studies show that the most widely grown GM crop, GM soybeans, has suffered _42_ productivity. For instance, a repo

16、rt that analysed nearly two decades of research on major GM food crops shows that GM engineering has failed to _43_ increase US crop production. Something else, however, has been on the rise, While GM seeds are _44_, GM companies tell farmers that they will make good profits by saving money on pesti

17、cides（杀虫剂）. On the contrary, US government data show that GM crops in the US have produced an overall increase in pesticide use _45_ to traditional crops. “The promise was that you could use less chemicals and _46_ production. But nether is true,” said Bill Christison, President of the US National F

18、arm Coalition. At the same time, the authors of the book World Hunger: Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production, but by problems in food distribution and _47_. These indeed _48_ our efforts and money. Meanwhil

19、e, the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food, according to a 2008 World Bank report. As a matter of fact, scientists see better ways to _49_ the world. Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwid

20、e poverty and hunger, because better ways out are _50_, among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.III. Reading comprehension.Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Filling in each blank with the word pr ph

21、rase that best fits the context. Just the other day, a fierce storm hit our community. I looked out the window and witnessed a tree being abused by the fierce winds. The branches bent, and swayed(摇摆) back and forth, thanks to their _51_ to avoid breaking. The leaves desperately stuck to the branches

22、 because their life _52_ the tree. The powerful trunk that held the tree upright bent slightly backwards from the force in a battle to _53_ its position. After the storm had passed, the tree gracefully returned to its _54_ position standing tall amongst the chaos. It managed to _55_ the storm. It di

23、dnt look the same as leaves had shed from its branches and the soil had loosened a bit, but what counts is that the tree won the fight for its life. For a long time I couldnt understand why this tree _56_ my attention the way it did. As time passed, it became _57_ that it wasnt just about the tree b

24、ut about the roots, which, although unseen, dig deep into the soil providing _58_ and nutrition. The roots allow the tree to be able to take a beating because they are there to support them. I couldnt but ask myself how deep the roots are in my life. _59_, the next time you catch your kids _60_, whe

25、n the job is driving you crazy, when you are underpaid and the _61_ is tight, and when the storms of life are raging, go back to your roots. Life is full of _62_. They will make you sway, make you _52_, make you lose some leaves but the deeper your roots the stronger you stand. Faced with _63_ you m

26、ight bend but dont break. No matter how hard the wind blows dont let life _64_ you into an uncomfortable position. Your _65_ lies in your roots.()51. A. height B. thickness C. flexibility D. outline()52. A. answered for B. depended on C. catered for D. touched on()53. A. achieve B. reach C. establis

27、h D. maintain()54. A. current B. final C. original D. comfortable()55. A. explore B. avoid C. chase D. survive()56. A. fixed B. transferred C. escaped D. caught()57. A. strange B. obvious C. possible D. reasonable()58. A. surroundings B. resources C. probability D. stability()59. A. However B. There

28、fore C. Nevertheless D. Besides()60. A. misbehaving B. struggling C. withdrawing D. misunderstanding()61. A. security B. deadline C. money D. community()62. A. surprises B. choices C. storms D. changes()63. A. opportunities B. challenges C. tasks D. differences()64. A. trick B. argue C. force D. adm

29、it()65. A. courage B. ambition C. value D. StrengthSection BDirections: 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

30、given in the passage you have just read.A Here are Important Travel Notice from United Airplanes, March 20, 2016 7:12 AM. information is updated as it is received.1. travel and the Zika virus If you a ticket for travel to a country affected by the Zika virus (as listed on the CDC website ) and have

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32、ooked before February 29, 2016. The new travel date must be within the validity of the ticket. Additional chargers may apply if there is a difference in fare for the new travel route.2. Longer lines at security checkpoints Procedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result

33、 in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport. The TSA advises arriving at the airport two hours before your flight for US travel and three hours before for international travel. To save time at security, we encourage you to visit www.tsa.g

34、 and apply for TSA pre-check.3. Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland EU Regulation 261/2004 requires airlines to provide the following notices: If you are not allowed to board or if your flight is cancelled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-

35、in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance.66. Travelers have to pay additional fees when they want to A. change their reservation B. change travel date C. receive their refund D. change to dearer route 67. What do we know from Notic

36、e 2?A.security check possibly takes time in the USA.B. Security checkpoints are not available C. Security check waste a long time D. Pre-check can easily be done online 68. Compensation can be asked for when A. Passengers refuse to board the plane B. Passengers trip is cancelled in advance C. Passen

37、gers flight is delayed at least two hours D. passengers miss their flight due to traffic jam B Dearest Clare As I write this , I am sitting at my desk in the black bedroom looking out at your studio across the backyard full of blue evening snow, everything is smooth and crusty with ice, and it is ve

38、ry still. Its one of those winter evenings when the coldness of every single thing seems to slow down time, like the narrow center of an hourglass which time itself flows through, but slowly, slowly. I had a sudden urge, tonight, here in the house by myself to write you a letter. I suddenly want to

39、leave something, for after . I think that time is short,now. I feel as though all my reserves , of energy, of pleasure , of duration ,are thin, small. I dont feel capable of continuing very much longer. I know you know.If you are reading this, I am probably dead. But you know : you know that if I co

40、uld have stayed , if I could have gone on, that I would have seized every second :whatever it was , this death , you know that it came and took me, like a child carried away by goblins(妖精）.Clare I want to tell you again ,I love you. But I hate to think of you waiting . I know that you have been wait

41、ing for me all your life ,always uncertain of this patch of waiting would be. Ten minutes , ten days . A month. What an uncertain husband I have been, Clare, like a sailor. Please, Clare. When I am dead, stop waiting and be free. Of me-put me deep inside you and then go out in the world and live. Lo

42、ve the world and yourself in it, move through it as though the world is your natural element.After my mom died she ate my father up completely. She would have hated it. Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence , every action has lacked dimension because she is not there to

43、measure against. And when I was young I dont understand, but now, I know, how absence can be present.If I had to live on without you I know I could not do it. But I hope, I have this vision of you walking , with your shining hair in the sun . I have not seen this with my eyes, but only with my imagi

44、nation , that makes pictures, that always wanted to paint you,shining ; but I hope that this vision will be true, anyway .Clare, there is one last thing , and I have hesitated to tell you, because Im afraid that telling might cause it to not happen and also because I have just been going on about no

45、t waiting and this might cause you to wait longer than you have ever waited before. But I will tell you in case you need something after.Last summer, I was sitting in Kendricks waiting room when I suddenly found myself in dark hallway in A house I dont know. At the end of the hall I could see a rim

46、of light around a door, and so I went very slowly and very quietly to the door and looked in. The room was white, and lit with morning sun. At the window, with long white hair all down her back. She had a cup of tea beside her, on a table. I must have made some little noise, or she sensed me behind

47、her .she turned and saw me, and I saw her, and it was you, Clare, this was you as an old woman , in the future. It was sweet , Clare , it was sweet beyond telling . I wont tell you any more, so you can imagine it. We will see each other again, Clare . Until then, live , fully ,present in the world,

48、which is so beautiful.Its dark, now, and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing. Henry 69. Why did Henry mention the snow and ice in the first Paragraph?A. To indicate the death is approaching B. To illustrate that he has an easy mind C. To express how urgent he was to write the letter

49、 D. To show the weather conditions when he wrote the letter 70. Form Paragraph 4 we can know that _A. His mother died soon after Henry was born B. The living shouldnt miss the dead too much C. His mother had a narrow affection for his father D. His father lived in the shadow of his mothers absence 7

50、1. By describing what he found in Kendricks waiting room ,Henry intended to tell Clare that_.A. He hoped she would wait for him forever .B. His health was worsening step by step C. She should stop waiting and be free to live D. She would be more beautiful when she was old 72. Which of the following

51、can best describe Henry ? A. Considerate B. Generous C. Negative D. Stubborn C Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK. The shoes - named Square Eyes - contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny c

52、omputer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television ,and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the days efforts.The design was inspired by a desire to fight again

53、st the rapid ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who develop Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK. “We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “ And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”

54、Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise , the television automatically switches off. And further time in front the TV can only be earned through more steps.Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Hea

55、lth experts suggest that a child take 12，000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television . So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time. Existing pedometers(计步器）normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps b

56、y measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of efforts,” she says . “That was one of my main design consideration .” 73. According to swan ,the purpose of her design project is to _A. Keep a record of the steps of wearer B. Deal with overweight among teenagers C. Enable childr