2018-2019学年行知中学高一下英语期中考试

1、上海市行知中学2018学年第二学期期中高一年级英语学科试卷I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,rea

2、dthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Itisinthecenterofthepark.C.Itshouldhaveamapofthecity.2.A.Everythingthereisgreat.C.Itisagoodhotel.3.A.Ayellowlight.C.Amatch.4.A.Walktothecorner.C.Walktwoblocks.8. Ithasinformationaboutthepark.D.Itprobably

3、hasamapoftheparkB.Nothingisgoodthere.D.Itsserviceisterrible.Aroadaccident.ATVprogram.5.A.HesseenonlyonetigeratthezooB.Tigercanonlybeseenatthezoo.C.Hesneverseenatigerinthewild.D.Tigerscanhardlybeseeninthewild.6.A.Hethinksthebookshouldhavemoreinformation.B.Hedoesntthinkitnecessarytoprovidetheanswers.C

4、.Theanswerswillbeaddedlater.D.Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.7.A.ShebelievesshellstayBngeThecostwasveryhigh.C.Thecostwasverylow.D.Shebelievesthecostwasreasonable.8.A.Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeman.B.Thewomanhastakenupmuchofthemanstime.C.Thewomanknowsthemanhasbeenbusy.D.Thewomanknowsthemanhas

5、beenintrouble.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyou

6、rpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Syntheticfuel.B.Solarenergy.C.Alcohol.D.Electricity.12.A.Airtrafficconditions.B.Trafficjamsonhighways.C.Roadconditions.D.Newtrafficrules.13.A.Gothroughahealthcheck.B.Takelittle

7、luggagewiththem.B.D.B.D.Makealeftturn.Walktothetrafficlights.9.A.Itismildcomparedtothepast.C.Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.10.A.Havingconfidenceinherson.C. Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.B.Theyarehavingthecoldestwinter.D. Theweathermaygetevencolder.B.Teachinghersonbyherself.D.Tellinghersonnottoworry.C.A

8、rriveearlyforboarding.D.Undergosecuritychecks.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Industry.B.Agriculture.C.Publichealth.D.Environment.15.A.Threethousandmilliondollars.B.Threehundredmilliondollars.C.Thirty-twothousandmilliondollars.D.Twenty-threethousandmilliondollars.16.A.Producti

9、onproblems.B.Failuretousetherightchemicals.C.Theactivechemicalsarestrongerthanpermittedbygovernment.D.BothAandB.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.BillB.Billsfriend.C.Annesfriend.D.Anne.18.A.Shethinksitsagoodplacetohaveavacation.B.Shedoesntthinkitsagoodplacetohaveavacational

10、one.C.ShethinksitsabetterplacethanLondon.D.Sheisnotinterestedinthebeachvacation.19.A.ShewilldropthemanacardfromEngland.B.Shewillgosomeplacewheretherearesportsandculturalactivities.C.Shewillwritealotofthingsfortheman.D.Shewillgotosomemountainsforvisits.20.A.Theyarecatchinguponalotofworkthatneedstobed

11、oneonthegarden.B.Themanisafraidofskincancer.C.Theyarethinkingofspendingonemonthathome.D.Themanthinksgoingtothebeachsoundsveryrelaxing.I.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,filline

12、achblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.SpecialDaysAroundtheWorldTeachersDay(21)peopleinmanycountriescelebrateWorldTeachersDayon5October,inArgentinaitison11thSeptembertheanniversaryofthedeathofformerpresident,DomingoFaustinoSarmientoin1888.(22)Sarmie

13、ntobelievedpassionatelyinwastheimportanceofeducation:hewroteSchoolsaretheverybasisofcivilization.Childrentraditionallywritepoemsfortheirteachersandgivethemanapple,makeacakeorbuyflowers.InVietnam,EducatorsDayisinNovember.Manystudvisittheirformerteachersintheirhomes(23)(give)thempresentsorgivenewsabou

14、tthemselves.AndatsomeschoolsinIndia,seniorstudentsbecometeachers,andteachersbecomestudentsforthedayWorldBookdayInmanycountries,BookDay(24)(fall)on23rdAprileveryyear.ItoriginatedinCataloniain1923whenbooksellersdecidedtohonourtheSpanishauthorMigueldeCervanteswhodiedonthatdayin1616.In1995,WorldBookDayb

15、ecameaninternationalevent,(25)(celebrate)readingandbooks.Peopleexchangepresentsusuallyabookandarose.Therearealsoeventssuchaswritingcompetitions,andinMadridthereisapublicreadingofCervantessgreatestwork(26)lasts48hours!IntheUKandIreland,allschoolchildrenreceivea(礼品1b券),andmanychildrennowdressupas(27)f

16、avouritecharacterfromfiction!RespectfortheAgedDayGrandparentsDayispopularinmanycountries,butinJapan-acountrywherenearly30percthepopulationareover60olderpeople(28)(treat)withspecialrespect.ThethirdMondayofSeptemberis“RespectfortheAgedDayvhichbecameanationalholidayin1966.Everyonehasaday(29)schoolorwor

17、kandpeopleorganizecelebrationsfortheolderpeopleofthevillageorcommunitywheretheylive.Youngpeopledressupintraditionalclothes.Theysinganddanceandtherewillbeamealspecially(30)(prepare)fortheolderpeople.Nowadays,peoplealsovisitrelativesandtheolderpeopleintheirfamilies,forathree-dayweekend.SectionBDirecti

18、ons:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.visibleB.figuresC.accurateD.analysedE.comparisonF.penaltyG.pressureH.violatedI.presenceJ.alarmingK.confrontedThereisarulefordealingwithcomputers:garbagein,garbageout.Putthewrongnu

19、mberofzeroesinyourExcelspreadsheetanditwillunthinkinglypayyourstaffpenniesonthepound;trainaself-drivingcartorecognisehuman(31)byshowingitmillionsofpicturesofwhitepeople,anditmightstruggletoidentifypedestriansofotherraces.ThatwasthefindingofresearchersfromGeorgiaTech,who(32)howeffectivevarious“machin

20、evisionsystemswereatrecognisingpedestrianswithdifferentskintones.Theresultswere(33):AIsystemswereconsistentlybetteratidentifyingpedestrianswithlighterskintonesthandarker.Andnotbyalittlebit:oneheadline(34)suggeststhatawhitepersonwas10%morelikelytobecorrectlyidentifiedasapedestrianthanablackperson.Sel

21、f-drivingcarsarebynomeansthefirsttechnologytofailwhen(35)byotherethnicities:Googleimage-recognitionsystemnotoriouslyfailedtodistinguishblackpeoplefromgorillas.Almosteveryproductdesignhasfailedtoovercometherealityofhumanity,fromKodakcolourfilmthatreduceddarkskintoapitch-blackdirtymark;tomotion-activa

22、tedtapsanddriersthatrefusetoacknowledgethe(36)ofabrownhandbutwilltriggerforawhiteone.A10-tonnedriverlesstruckposesahigher(37)forerror,however.Thegoodnewsisthatmostactuallyexistingself-drivingcarsusemorethanonetypeofsensor,includingseveralthatdonotrelyon(38)lightatall:Teslacars,forinstance,havearadar

23、builtintothefrontofthevehicle,whileGooglesWaymousesalarge,butextraordinarily(39)Lidarsysteminstead;thinkradarbutwithlasers.Thebadnewsisthatthereisstrongmarket(40)tomovetowardscamera-onlysystemsbecauseofthehugecostsavings.Suchsystemswouldonlyhitthestreetsinlargenumbersiftheyprovedsignificantlysaferth

24、anhumandrivers,buteventhatraisestheimportantquestion:saferforwhom?II.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whenauthoringhisepitaph(墓志铭),ThomasJeffersonomittedhistwoter

25、msasthenationsthirdpresidentyetincluded“FatheroftheUniversityofVirginia.TheFoundingFatherspentthelashislifenotinthe(41)butinsteadpursuingoneofhismosttreasuredmissions:itwascreatingtheUniversityofVirginia.Asmastermindoftheuniversitysarchitectureandcurriculum,Jeffersoithatwhatheleftbehindwas(42).Jeffe

26、rsonpersonallydesignedandoversawthe(43)ofwhathewouldregardasan“academicvillage.Atthefrontandcenterofatree-linedlawnarea,Jefferson(44)positionedtheRotunda,aroundbrickbuildingfeaturingclassicalGreekcolumnsinfront.Thedomed(圆顶的)topoftheRotundacontainedalibrarystockedwith7,000books(45)byJeffersonhimself,

27、whiletheareabeneathincludedtwofloorsofclassrooms.Atthattime,suchnoticeableplacementoftheRotundawasamarked(46)fromotheruniversitiesdesigns,whichgenerallyfeaturedchapels(小教堂)forthetrainingofclergy(牧师).(47)useofthegrassyareainfrontoftheRotunda,Jeffersonaddedtentwo-storyhousesforteachershousingandconnec

28、tedthemtostudentdormitorieswithcolonnades,column-linedcoveredwalkways.Tokeepteachers(48)whiletheyweretalkingheated,Jeffersonincludeddininghallsinhisdesign,referringtothemas“hotels.Inthespiritofhisnewnation,Jeffersonintroducedthenotionofwhatwenowcallelectives.Insteadofastrictlydictatedcurriculum,stud

29、entscould(49)fromtenacademicdisciplines.Thesedisciplinesweresubjectareasthat(50)fromancientandmodernlanguagestocertainbranchesofscience.Tosupportthe(51)componentsoftheuniversityscurriculum,Jeffersonincludedabotanicalgarden,anexperimentalfarm,andanobservatory(Notoneto(52)theslightestdetail,Jeffersons

30、howcasedthetencategoriesbyplacingacarefullychosenRomansymboloneachofthetenhouses.)Althoughhedidntlivetoseethefullcompletionoftheuniversitysconstruction,or(53)thegraduationofthefirstseniorclass,Jeffersonensuredthattheuniversity,whichwouldlaterbenamedaWorldHeritagesite,(54)freechoiceinclasses,respectf

31、orclassicalroutes,andcuriosityaboutthesciences.Thoseprinciplesareforeverrememberedinthelastpartofhisepitaph,which,ifstated(55).couldeasilyhaveread“academicvisionaryforallAmericans.41.AcompanyB.schoolC.governmentD.library42.AdeliberateB.soundC.professionalD.casual43.A.constructionB.decorationC.evolut

32、ionD.launch44.A.frequentlyB.accidentallyC.emotionallyD.strategically45.A.editedB.writtenC.chosenD.copied46.A.absenceB.departureC.preventionD.relief47.A.MaximizingB.DenyingC.ProtectingD.Losing48.A.turnedtoB.heldupC.lookedtoD.fueledup49.A.selectB.differC.hearD.keep50.A.datedB.rangedC.resultedD.borrowe

33、d51.A.mathematicsB.languageC.scienceD.history52.A.overlookB.noticeC.hideD.explore53.A.lessB.ratherC.elseD.even54.A.encouragedB.reformedC.damagedD.evaluated55.A.franklyB.differentlyC.firmlyD.interestinglySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinis

34、hedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Theappallingchallengeofasix-month,3,200kmwalkacrossthesouthpole,inthelongdarknessoftheAntarcticwinterwhentemperaturescanfallto-90C,provedirresistibletoth

35、eveteranBritishexplorerSirRanulphFiennes.Fiennesshero,CaptainRobertFalconScott,wrote“greatGod,thisisanawfulplacethesouthpoleacenturyago,beforefreezingandstarvingtodeathwithhisteamonthereturnjourney.Thatjourneywasmadeinsummer.Nobodybeforehasattempted,stilllessachieved,crossingthepoleinwinter.Inastate

36、ment,Fiennessaid:Thiswillbemygreatestchallengetodate.Wewillstretchthelimitsofhumanendurance.”However,Fiennescouldnotexplainwhyanyoneshouldconsidersuchaventure,stilllessamanaged68whohassurvivedcancer,heartsurgeryandthelossofmostofthefrozenfingertipsononehand.whatIdo,hetoldapressconferenceinLondonlast

37、month.Fiennes-theworldsgreatestlivingexplorer,accordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords-wasthefirsttocrosstheAntarcticcontinentunsupported;thefirsttocrossbothpolaricecaps;theoldesttoclimbEverest,conqueringitin2015aged65onhisthirdattempt,aftersufferingaheartattackonhisfirst;andthefirsttotraversetheglobefro

38、mpoletopole.Headmittedhiswife,Louise,andsix-year-olddaughterarenotthrilled.ButIveielse,itshowIearnmyliving.Andyouremuchmorelikely,statistically,todieontheroads(intheUK)thanonthepolarice.”AftertrainingintheSwedishArcticinarelativelybalmy-40C,histeamwillsetsailfromLondonon6DecemberonaSouthAfricanresea

39、rchship.Theicetrekproperwillbeginon21March,theequinox(春分)thatmarkstheofficialstartofthepolarwinter,fromtheRussianbaseofNovolazarevskaya.Fiennesandhisfiveteammembersmustthenclimbmorethan3,000metresontotheinlandplateau,trekforseveralhundredkilometresusinganicetractortopullallthesuppliesandequipmentthe

40、yneed,descendanother3,000metresandcrosstheRossIceShelf.IftheyreachScottsoldbaseatMcMurdoSoundbythespringequinoxsixmonthslater,theywillstillhavetowaitformonthsuntiltheseaiceretreatsenoughfortheirshiptocollectthem.56.Fiennesisattemptingtocrossthesouthpole.A.onthesamerouteasCaptainScott.B.byhimselfduri

41、ngthewintermonths.C.onfootduringtheworstseason.D.byicetractorformostofthe3,200km.57.FiennesisgoingonthisexpeditionbecauseA.itissomethinghehasalwaysdoneasacareer.B.hewishestoinspirehisfamily.C.hewantstotravelwithhiswifeanddaughter.D.hewouldliketoimprovehishealth.58.Theexpeditionwill.A.beginatanAntarc

42、ticbasebelongingtoSweden.B.involveclimbinganddescendingahighplateau.C.startandfinishexactlyatthetwoequinoxes.D.finishwithafewweekswaitforaboat.59.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword“balmyinPara.7mostprobablymeansA.warmandpleasantB.coldandharshC.toughandunbearableD.fragrantandpleasing4HotelsThatW

43、illMakeYourLifeEasierByJOHNBRANDONForthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotel1.YotelNewYorkTheself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustlikethe

44、onesyouairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadt

45、oaseriesofmeetings.2.MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(Ivetestedthevisitquiteyet.)Hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-invirtu

46、ally.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whicalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.3.HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.LiketheYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewhol

47、eprocesstookaboutthreeminutes,whenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithanipadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.4.Radisson:LaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster,atafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacros

48、seinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougetthekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.Itfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.60.Whichtwohotelsoffersamobileappforcustomerstoche

49、ckin?A.YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirportB.MarriottDetroitAirportandRadisson:LaCrosse.C.MarriottDetroitAirport.andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.apphisitselfbutrcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadisson:LaCrosse.61.Whichhotelwills

50、endyouareceiptbyemail?A.YotelNewYork.B.MarriottDetroitAirport.C.Radisson:LaCrosse.D.HyattRegencyMinneapolis.62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.B.Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.C.HyattRegencyMinnea

51、polisisclosetoanairportterminal.D.ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.（C）Researchersarereportingthefirsttreatmenttospeedrecoveryfromseverebraininjuriescausedbyfallsandcarcrashes:acheapflumedicineamantadine,whosesidebenefitswerediscoveredbyacciderdecadesago.Severelyinjuredpat

52、ientsintheUnitedStates,DenmarkandGermanywhoweregivenamantadinegotbetterfasterthanthosewhoreceivedanothermedicine.Afterfourweeks,morepeopleinthefludruggroupcouldgivereliableyes-and-noanswers,followcommandsoruseaspoonorhairbrush-thingsthemcoulddoatthestart.Farfewerpatientswhogotamantadineremainedinave

53、getativestate,17percentversus32percent.“Thisdrugmovedtheneedleintermsofspeedingpatientrecovery,andthatsnotbeensaidneuropsychologist（神经心理学家）JosephGiacinoofBostonsSpauldingRehabilitationHospital,co-leaderofthestudy.Headded:Itreallydoesprovidehopeforapthatisviewedinmanyplacesashopeless.”Manydoctorsbega

54、nusingamantadineforbraininjuriesyearsago,butuntilnowtherebigstudytoshowthatitworks.Theresultsofthefederally（联邦地）fundedstudyappearinThursdaysNewEnglandJournalofMedicine.Aneurologist（神经病学家）whowasntinvolvedintheresearchcalleditanimportantstep.Butmanyquestionsremain,includingwhetherpeoplelessseverelyinj

55、uredwouldbenefit,andwhetheramantadineactuallyimprovespatientslong-termoutcomeorjustspeedsuptheirrecovery.Eachyear,anestimated1.7millionAmericanssufferabraininjury.Withnoproventreatmenttorelyon,doctorshaveusedavarietyofmedicinesapprovedforotherdiseasesinthehopesthattheywouldhelpbraininjurypatients.Th

56、osedecisionsarebasedon“guessesandlogicratherthandata”oftheMossRehabilitationResearchInstituteinsuburbanPhiladelphia.HeledthestudyalongwithGiacino.Amantadine,aninexpensivemedicine,wasapprovedforthefluinthemid-1960s.ThefirsthintthatitmighthaveotherusescameafewyearslaterwhenitappearedtoimproveParkinson

57、ssymptomsinipatients.Itwasfoundtohaveaneffectonthebraindopaminesystem(多巴胺系统),whosemanyfunctionsincludemovementandalertness,anditwaslaterapprovedforParkinsons.Itsnowcommonlyusedforbraininjuries,andtheresearchersfeltitwasimportanttofindoutweretreatingpatientswithausefuldrug,aharmfuldrugorauselessdrug,

58、Whytesaid.63.AccordingtoParagraph2,thepatientsinavegetativestatemaybethosewho.A.canfollowsimpleordersB.recoverfasterthanexpectedC.cantbreatheontheirownD.shownosignofbrainactivities64.Accordingtothepassage,Amantadineisamedicinethat.A.isusefulforfluonlyB.isaimedtoimprovememoryC.speedsupbraininjuryreco

59、veryD.benefitspatientsbraininjuriesinthelongrun65.TheaimofthestudyledbyGiacinoandWhyteisto.A.getenoughfundfromthefederalgovernmentB.provetheeffectofAmantadineonbraininjuriesC.publishitsresultsinNewEnglandJournalofMedicineD.providehopeforpatientsconsideredhopelessinthepast66.Whichofthefollowingmightb

60、ethebesttitleofthepassage?A.OldDrug,ProvenSideBenefitB.MedicalStudy,NewDiscoveryC.SevereBrainInjury,QuickRecoveryD.DifferentTreatment,ObviousEffectSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentences