上海重点中学2011

1、上海重点中学2011-2012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 a

2、nd 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 shop.B.At a garage.C .In a parking area .D . In acar showroom.2.A. The

3、 meeting started earlier.B .His car was broken .3C.A.He met with a traffic jam. Change his address.D .B .He lost his way .Mail some letters .4.C.A.Deliver some telegrams.He wrote it last semester.D .B .Call the post office .Hell finish it in a few minutes .5.C.A.He never does assignment early.Boss a

4、nd secretary.D .B .He isnt going to write it.Coach and athlete .6.C.A.Doctor and patient.10:00.B. 10:10.D . Teacher and student .C. 10:20 .D. 10:30 .7.A.Its better than it used to be.B .Its not as good as it was .8.C.A.It s better than people say.Because she has walked a long distance.D .B .Its even

5、 worse than people say .Because she is tired out .9.C.A.Because she is all wet .Rewrite the paper .D .B .Because she is careless .Ask the woman to do some typing .10.C.A.Read the newspaper again .A rent increase .B . A bargain .D .C .Check the paper for mistakes .A salary cut .D . Avacation trip.Sec

6、tion 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 whi

7、ch one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.A. Two inches.A. Near Denver.A. Hot.Fifteen inches. C.B. In Florida C.B. Cool.C.Twenty-four inches.In the desert southeast.Warm.D. One foot.D. Along the Gulf coast.D. Cold.Questi

8、ons 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.D. fifty-three years14. A. Eighty years B. Forty years C. thirty-five yearsA. she lost her recordB. she didnt stop at a red light.she saw a red lightD. she stopped at a red light.A. Because she was too old.B. Because she didnt look at thetrafficli

9、ght.C. Because she wanted tobreak her record. D. Because her eyes had becometoo weak to seethe 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 ful

10、fill 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 h

11、as18Nancys strong pointsA pleasant 19and good interpersonalskills.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_21of the sales manager.Where does

12、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 an

13、d D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly.noticedB. being noticedC. to noticeD. to be noticedfor the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.A.

14、 blamingB. BlamedC. To blameD. To be blamedThey were surprised at in the traffic accident.A. he narrowly escaped to be hitB. he narrowly escaped being hitC. his narrowly escaping being hitD. his narrowly escaping hittingThe scientist to the secret of nature deserves to win the respect of the world.A

15、. devoted, expose.B. devoted, exposingC. devoting, exposingD. was devoted, exposingThe villagers will never forget the trouble the soldiers took the victims in the earthquake.rescuedB. in rescuingC. rescueD. to rescueThe pilot felt something wrong with the engine soon after the plane took off.A. goB

16、. goingC. wentD. to goAt the critical moment my advisor mentioned the scientist who used DNA test to solvethe centuries- old mystery.A. contacting with B. to contactC. contactingD. to contact withwishing to be successful in his work should learn how to cooperate with others.A. Those whoB. AnyoneC. W

17、hoeverD. No matter whoHe to leave for New York yesterday, but the heavy snow made him change his mind.A. hopedB. was hopingC. had hopedD. would havehopedShe asks that she an opportunity to explain why shes refused to go there.C. should give the Buddha scenic spot.standingD. are standingknocked down

18、on the campus, dead. She but for her unselfishness.B. must have been savedshould have avoided itA. is givenB. must giveC. should giveD. be givenBetween the two rows of treesA. standB. standsThe lady wasA. might have livedC. could have been killed Where the book? I cant see it anywhere.1 put it right

19、 here. But now its gone.C. had you putD. were you puttingA. did you putB. have you putI took a photo of you just now.Really? I with attention.C. am not lookingD. haven7t lookedA. didnt lookB. wasnt lookingthe production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.A. ForB. AsC. BecauseD. Wi

20、thThe lazy boy is expecting a way he can get through the exams without hard work.A. thatB. in thatC. whichD. wherewe saw in the previous chapter, grammar is just a structural system of a language.A. asB. soC. whateverD. whileCheer up, Maria! Ybu can also enjoy you have been dreaming of, if you dont

21、lose heart.A. as a convenient life asB. as convenient a life asC. as a life convenient asD. convenient as a life asHe 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. trialGood news issued by t

22、he government has businessmen on Wall Street to buy stocks.A. indicatedB. threatenedC. toldD. convincedDo remind me tomorrow because Im to forget what they asked me to do.A. possibleB. likelyC. capableD. worriedFor the first time in history, the Chinese scientists reached the Arctic region and it.A.

23、 exploredB. reviewedC. exposedD. searchedThe teacher you want to speak isnt to take your call. Please leave a message.A. acceptableB. comfortableC. availableD. reasonable40. We were that everything possible was being done.A. insuredB. ensuredC. assuredD. believedSection B （9%）Directions: Complete th

24、e 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. consideredB. overlookedC. particularD. languagesE. primaryAE. survivalAD. preservingAC. extremelyAB. frequentlyBC. disappearing“True creativity often starts where lan

25、guage ends.”Arthur KoestlerThe net plays another, more active, role on the linguistic （语言学的）front, a role that is 41 overlooked 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 en

26、joyed a dramatic upsurge（急居1上升）in vitality. Many such tongues were _43endangered justa 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,

27、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

28、 it.Surprisingly, 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 （酉己置）48 effective, large-scale dictionary andlanguage-learning pr

29、ojects online. There is no reason why minority languages cannot live togeth er 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 （2

30、0%）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

31、thafs not how it used to be. To the men and women who 50 in World War Hand 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,

32、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

33、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 Magrac.a working class name. The United States has 59had a president or vice- president or secretary of state Joe.GI. Joe had a 60 career fighting German, Japanese, a

34、nd 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, writi

35、ng 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 with ea

36、ch 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

37、. 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. pushedB. gotC. madeD. managed59. A.

38、everB. neverC. eitherD. neither60. A. dismissedB. disturbedC. disputedD. distinguished61. A. companyB. collectionC. communityD. colony62. A. employedB. appointedC. interviewedD. questioned63. A. ethicalB. militaryC. politicalD. human64. A. ruinedB. walkedC. leftD. covered65. A. liberatedB. occupiedC

39、. dumpedD. deserted66. A. neglectedB. avoidedC. emphasizedD. admired67. A. destroyedB. sharedC. enviedD. longed68. A. WithB. 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 foll

40、owed 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

41、 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. Vfery soon, bright lights were turned on an

42、d 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 pat

43、h. 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 f eel cold.The next scene was a complete contrast. The way it was filmed was qui

44、te 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, pa lm trees, sandy beaches, as if they were at the waters edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beach

45、es, 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”！Who is the author?Acameraman.B. A film director.C. A

46、crowd-scene actor.D. A workman for scene setting.What made the author feel cold?The heavy snowfall.B. The man-made scene.C. The low temperature.D. The film being shown.What would happen in the “three minutes” mentioned in the last paragraph?Anew scene would be filmed.B. More stars would act in the f

47、ilm.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 ma

48、nkind 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

49、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-enrich

50、ing 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.

51、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 cons

52、umers 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 fo

53、r 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.According to the passage, man will

54、begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when.he has saved up enough moneyhe has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterhe has satisfied his hunger for foodhe has learned to build houseIt can be inferred from the passage that at the end of World War II most Americanswere very

55、richB. live in povertyC. had the good things on the first three levels D. did not own automobilesWhat is the main concern of man on the fourth level?The more goods the betterB. The more mental satisfaction the betterC. The more luxury items the betterD. The more earnings the betterThe author is incl

56、ined to think that a fifth levelwould be little better than the fourth levelmay be a lot more desirable than the first fourcan be the last and most satisfying levelwill become attainable provided the government takes action(C )In the more and more competitive service industry , it is no longer enoug

57、h to promise customer satisfaction. Today, customer “delight” is what companies are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share.It is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researchers, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling

58、up to 12 other people; those treated badly tell tales of woe to up to 20 people. Interestingly, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal.New challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and th

59、e Internet. For example, many companies now have to invest a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “ phone rage” caused by delays in answering calls, being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.“Many people do not like talking to m

60、achines,” says Dr, Storey, Senior Lecturer in Marketing at City University Business School. “Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them. The aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust them 一