青浦高级中学第一学期高二期末英语试卷

青浦高级中学第一学期期末考试高二英语(考试时间：90分钟总分：100分)说明:本试卷含有主观题和客观题。其中第1~11题、第16~67题为客观题，需用2B铅笔在答题纸指定位置涂点。第12~15题，第68~76题，需用黑色圆珠笔或水笔书写在答题之规定位置。题号不能错位。I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1. A.Byair. B.Byship. C.Bybus. D.Bytrain.2. A.15minutes. B.30minutes. C.45minutes. D.75minutes.3. A.India. B.NewDelhi. C.England. D.Canada.4. A.$4. B.$4.5. C.$5.5. D.$9.5. A.TheyarewatchingTV. B.Theyaretalkingaboutsports.

C.Theyarelookingforjobs. D.Theyarereadingnewspapers.6. A.Themandidn'tdowellinthetest.

B.Themanthoughtthetestwaseasierthanhehadthought.

C.Themannarrowlypassedthetest.

D.Thewomanencouragesthemantoworkharder.7. A.Hewantstoattendthelecture.

B.Hewantstogotothelecturetogetherwiththewoman.

C.Heimaginedthatthelecturewasinteresting.

D.Hewillprobablynotgotothelecture.8. A.SheisnotsurprisedthatTomlikesfishing.

B.ShealreadyknowsTomispooratfishing.

C.ShehasnoideathatTomhasgonefishing.

D.SheisverysurprisedthatTomcaughtnothing.SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassage,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestions.Thepassagewillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.9. A.ThisThursday. B.ThisTuesday. C.NextTuesday. D.NextThursday.10. A.Multiplechoices. B.Multiplechoicesandessays.

C.Onlyessays. D.Aresearchreport.11. A.Becausetheexamwillcoverallthathasbeenlearnedinclass.

B.Becausetheexamwillhavemorethanthreequestions.

C.Becausetheexamwillaskthestudenttodoaresearch.

D.Becausetheexamwillcontainalotofchoices.SectionC

Directions:InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.AccommodationRequestFormAccommodationRequestFormName: SaraLimAge: __12__LengthoftimeinAustralia: 1.5yearsPresentAddress: Flat1,539,__13__Road,Canterbury,2036PresentCourse: __14__EnglishAccommodationRequiredFrom: Thursday,7th__15__WriteONLYONEWORDineachblank.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.16. Allthestudentswerethrilled_____theresulttheoffootballgame.

A.at B.as C.to D.of17. Itissaidthatthatcountryhasmadeseveralattemptstosendsatellitestospace;_____wasputinorbitsuccessfully,though.

A.noone B.nothing C.none D.all18. AccordingtotheprogramoftransformingMars,bytheyear2185cities_____onMars.

A.willhaveestablished B.willhavebeenestablished

C.willestablish D.willbeestablished19. Heiswearingapairofglasseswithamini-camera_____intheframerecordingeverythinghesees.

A.hidden B.beinghidden C.hiding D.whichhides20. Jerrydoesn'thavemuchfreetimeandhereallywantstolearnsomething,soIsuggesthim_____e-learning.

A.totrying B.totry C.shouldtry D.trying42. A.brought B.thought C.established D.suggested43. A.besides B.nodoubt C.though D.onthewhole44. A.experiment B.fact C.insect D.critic45. A.Nowhere B.Nothing C.Seldom D.Notime46. A.ancient B.Latin C.English D.European47. A.resource B.relationship C.root D.guess48. A.link B.conclusion C.sight D.factor49. A.shape B.color C.image D.medium50. A.prove B.lack C.remain D.achieve51. A.between B.awayfrom C.above D.around52. A.when B.before C.after D.unlessSectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Sickandtiredofhissonplayingvideogamesandnotlisteningtohim,afatherinChinadecidedtotakemattersintohisownhands...well,sortof.Insteadofsendinghissonofftoaddictioncamportakingawayhisinternetandgamingrights,Mr.Fengchosetohireonline"killers"toschoolhisson.Feng's23year-oldson,"XiaoFeng"startedplayingvideogamesinhighschool.Throughhisyearsofplayingvariousonlinegames,hesupposedlythoughthimselfamasterofChineseonlineroleplayinggames.Accordingtohisfather,XiaoFenghadterriblegradesinschoolbecauseofhisgaminghabit;hecouldn'tevenlandajob.He,however,sayshesimplycouldn'tfindanyworkthatheliked.Fengwasannoyedthathissoncouldn'tevenstanditforthreemonthsatasoftwaredevelopmentcompany.Unhappywithhissonnotfindingajob,Fengdecidedtohireplayersinhisson'sfavoriteonlinegamestohuntdownXiaoFeng.ItisunknownwhereorhowFengfoundthein-gamekillers-everyoneoftheplayershehiredwasstrongerandhigherleveledthanXiaoFeng.Feng'sideawasthathissonwouldgetboredofplayinggamesifhewaskilledeverytimeheloggedon,andthathewouldstartputtingmoreeffortintogettingajob.Althoughhewassickofgettingkilledeverytime,XiaoFengdecidedtostickuptohisfatherandtellhimhowhefelt.Hewasquotedassaying,"IcanplayorIcannotplay,itdoesn'tbotherme.I'mnotlookingforanyjob-Iwanttotakesometimetofindonethatsuitsme."Hearinghisson'searnestplea,Fengsaidthathewas"relieved".It'sunsureifFenghascalledoffhiskillersorifXiaoFenghasfoundajob.Onething'sforsure;Feng'swayofpreventinghissonfromplayinggamesmightbeoneofthebestideastocomeoutofChinarecently,particularlyasreactionsto"gamingandinternetaddiction"havebeenveryextreme.53. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"one"inparagraph4referto?

A.Agame. B.Ajob. C.Agirlfriend. D.Asolution.54. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.WhatworriesMr.Fengmostishisson'sstudy.

B.Mr.Fenghasstoppedhuntingdownhissoninthegamesincehissontalkedtohim.

C.XiaoFenghasdecidedtoputmoreeffortintogettingajob.

D.XiaoFengisnotlikelytostopplayingonlinegames.55. Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.XiaoFengisoneofthebestonlinegameplayersinChina.

B.Mr.Fengknowsthein-gamekillersthathehashired.

C.Sometimesparentsgoextremestopreventtheirchildrenfromplayinggames.

D.XiaoFenggetstiredofbeingkilledinthegameeverytimehelogson.(B)SelectionCriteria(标准)The2012Best-OfListswerevotedonbytheAmazonmusicandMP3teams,whichincludesnotonlytheeditors,buteveryoneelsebehindthescenes,too.Itwasaverydemocratic(民主的)process.Thesearestrictlyourfavoritealbums;salesinformationdidnotfactorintoourchoicesatall.CustomerFavoritesarerankedaccordingtocustomerordersthroughNovember.OnlysongsandalbumsmadecommerciallyavailableintheUnitedStatesforthefirsttime2012arequalified.TheBestAlbumsof2012Ontheirdebutalbum,MyHeadisanAnimal,OfMonstersandMencamefromoutofnowhere(actually,they'refromIceland)andwonourheartswiththeircatchymusicandexquisiteproduction.OurCDcustomersmadeBonnieRaitt'sSlipstreamourtopselling2012release,whileourMP3customerspreferredSomeNightsbyFun.Whichalbumsdidweallagreearegreat?Findouthere:AmazonPicks:the100BestAlbumsof2012:CDs|MP3sCustomerFavorites:100Best-sellingAlbumsof2012:CDs|MP3sTheBestSongsof2012Whenitcametosongs,ourstaffpickedDeltaSpirit'sdrivingrock'n'rollheartbreaker"California"asthebestsongof2012,whileourcustomersflockedtoCarlyRaeJepsen'sunstoppablehit"CallMeMaybe"(weactuallylovedittoo-itcameinat#16onourlist).Besidesthosetwo,wealsolovedsongsbyTheLumineersandMacklemore&RyanLewis,whilecustomerspreferredGotyeandFun.Discovermoreoftheyear'sbestandbestsellingsongs:AmazonPicks:the100BestSongsof2012CustomerFavorites:100Best-sellingSongsof201256. Accordingtothecriteria,whichofthefollowingalbumislikelytobechosenasCustomerFavoritesof2012?

A.AsinglesongalbumnewlyreleasedduringtheLondonOlympics2012.

B.AnewalbumreleasedinAmericaatChristmasin2012.

C.Abest-sellingalbumoflateWhitneyHouston,whopassedawaytwoyearsago.

D.AnalbumofclassicalmusicbyMozart.57. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtheinformationinthispassage?

A.OfMonstersandMenisabandnotfromAmerica.

B.CallMeMaybeislikedbyboththecustomersandAmazon.

C.ThesongsbyDeltaSpirit,TheLumineersandMacklenore&RyanLewisareamongthetopthreepickedbyAmazon.

D.MyHeadisanAnimalhadthelargestAmazonsalesamongalbumsof2012.58. Whichofthefollowingtwolinkscontainthesameinformationofsongoralbums?

A.and B.and C.and D.and(C)Thesummerof1976wasfilledwithexcitementforplanetaryscientistsastheVikinglanderstoucheddownuponthesurfaceoftheredplanet.TheVikinglanderswerethefirstcompletelysuccessfulspacecraftstolandonMars.PrevioustothistimetheUSSRhadmadeseveralattemptsoflandingontheplanet.TheMars2softlandercrashedonthesurface.TheMars3softlandermadethefirstsuccessfullanding,butonlysent20secondsofdatabeforeitfailed.TheMars6landerreturnedsomeatmosphericdescentdata,butfailedduringthedescent.TheMars7landersawnosignoftheplanetentirely.BeforeVikingarrivedatMars,landingsiteswerechosenforbothVikinglanders,butafterexaminingpictures,newsiteswerechosen.Safetyofthelanderswasthemainconcerntotheteamthatwaschoosingthelandingsite.LocationssuchasOlympusMonsandVallesMarineris,althoughinteresting,weremuchtoodangerous.OnJuly20,1976Vikinglander1arrivedatitschosensiteinthewesternpartofChrysePlanitia.Fromorbitthissiteappearedasasmoothplain,somewhatlikesomedarkpartsofthemoon,withoccasionalwrinklededges.OnAugust7,1976,Vikinglander2toucheddownonUtopiaPlanitia.EachoftheVikinglanderscarriedaseriesofsciencepackages.Withinminutesoflander1'stouchdown,thefirstpicturewastakenincasesomethinghappenedtothespacecraft.Thispictureshowedwhatlookedlikeasandy,dustysurfacewithrocksupto10cmindiameter.Thetwocamerasoneachlanderwereinstalledonoppositesidesofthespacecraft.Thisallowedstereoscopic(3D)imagestobetakenwhichcouldbeusedtocalculatedistancesfromthelandertothefeaturesinthepictures.Withoutpriorknowledge,thelandatthelandingsitescouldbemistakenforsomeofEarth'srockydeserts.Lander1picturesshowedagentlyrollinglandscapethatisayellow-brownincolorwithrocksofallsizesspreadthroughoutthescene.Thelander2sitealsolookslikearockydesertonEarth;however,itisrockierthanatthelander1siteandislesshilly.Severalchannelsmeasuringaslargeasonemeterinwidthandupto10cmdeepwandersthroughthepictures.OneofthemostobviousdifferencesfromthatofanEarthdesertsceneistheMartianskywhichappearspinkincolorduetothereddishdustintheatmosphere.WithoutthedusttheskywouldappearalmostblackbecauseofthethinnessoftheMartianatmosphere.59. WhatisthemostdifficulttaskforscientiststosendaspacecrafttoMars?

A.Howtobuildthespacecraftstrongenough.

B.Howtokeepcontactwiththespacecraft.

C.HowtomakethejourneytoMarssafe.

D.Howtoletthespacecraftsenddatabacktoearth.60. ThetwocamerasinstalledoneachoftheVikingscanhelpustotellallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.thesizeofarock B.thecolorofthesand

C.thedistanceofahill D.thelocationofthelander61. FromthepicturessentbackbytheVikinglanders,wecanseethat_____.

A.thetwolandingsiteslookbasicallyquitedifferentfromeachother

B.thelandingsitesarelikemostofthedesertsonEarth

C.therearealotofhillsinviewatthelander1site

D.therearealotofbigchannelsthatthelanderscannotpossiblycrossover62. Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelyconcludethat_____.

A.theMars6landermusthavebeenburnedintheatmosphereofMars

B.theMars7landerwasthemostunsuccessfulbeforetheVikinglanders

C.theMartianskylookspinkbecauseofshortageofMartianatmosphere

D.landingsiteswerespeciallychosenfortheVikinglanderssothattheycouldsendbackmoreusefulinformationaboutthefeaturesofMarsSectionC

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.A.Usehumoratsuitabletimesduringyourspeech.B.Workhardtodevelophumor.C.Usehumorrelatedtoyourspeech.D.Knowyourtopicwell.E.Avoidoverusedhumor.F.Avoidrudeorintentionallyoffensivehumor.Thereisnogreaterjoytome,thanhearingsomeonelaugh,andknowingImadeitpossible.AsapublicspeakerIlookforwardtoeveryopportunityIhavetomakepeoplesmile.Humorcanbeagreattoolinhelpingtoaccomplishthatpurpose.However,therearesomeimportantpointstorememberwhenattemptingtousehumorinpublicspeaking.63._____

Unlessyouareonlatenighttelevision,ordoingstandupcomedyinanightclub,mostpeopledonotfeelhappyaboutinappropriatehumor.Besttokeepitclean.64._____

Identifyyourtopicandyouraudienceandusehumorthatsupportswhatyouaretryingtosay.Inotherwords,donotjustusehumorforthesakeofusinghumor.65._____

Ifyoutopicisnotstrictlyhumorous,theninserthumoratstrategicplacesinordertokeepthemoodlightandtokeepyouraudience'sattention.Nothinggetsattentionbackanyquickerthanawelltimedjoke.66._____

Stayawayfromknock,knockjokes,and"Whydidthechickencrosstheroad"jokes.Theyhavebeentoldagainandagain,andyouwillnodoubtcomeacrossasirritatingoroutoftouch,butnotfunny.67._____

Readgoodjokebooksandlistentohumorousspeakers.Learntolookforthehumorineverydaylife.Evenifyouhavenopublicspeakingengagementbooked,itisgoodpracticetogetinthehabitoflookingforhumor.Consequently,humorousthingshappeneveryday.Italldependsonyourpointofview.SectionDDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatements.Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuture,sayeducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickDrewhadlistenedtohisbossin1925,wemightnothaveaproductthatwenowthinkofasveryimportant:anewtypeoftape.DrewworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Finally,usinghisowntime,Drewimprovedthetape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhisformercompanylearnedfromitsmistake.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkinganddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith,norisitnecessarilyanindicatorofhighintelligence.Justthatapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unfortunately,schoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withemphasislaidontestresultsandthedevelopmentofreading,writingandmathematicalskills,manyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan'trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituations.Theymayknowtherulescorrectly,buttheyareunabletousethemtoworkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromanearlyage,childrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit'schoosingbetweentwofooditemsforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhaveahardtime,butthatisallright.Thisisbecausethemostimportantcharacteristicofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesiretofindawayoutoftrouble.(NOTE:CompletethesentencesoranswereachquestionWITHIN10WORDS.)68. WhenDickDrewdevelopedanewmaterialin1925,hisbossconsideredit___________.69. Creativityrefersto__________________________________________.70. Withcreativity,ifstudentsknowtheruleswell,they____________________________.71. Toencouragetheirchildren'screativity,parentsshould__________________________.IV.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordorphrasegiveninthebrackets.72、我有足够信心学好英语。(confidence)73、他终于实现了中国人获得诺贝尔奖的梦想。(dream)74、作为一种新的媒体，微信(wechat)在悄悄地影响着我们的生活。(effect)75、多亏你昨天给我的建议，我的学习压力减轻了不少。(Thanksto)76、这家便利店虽然不大，但它提供的商品种类如此丰富，足以满足住在附近居民的日常需求。(rangen.)#END#

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1. M:Whichflightwillyoutakethisevening? W:Flight358,1think. Q:Howwillthewomanleavethisevening?2. W:Couldyoutellmewhenthefootballgamewillstart? M:It'sscheduledtobeginat8o'clock,andnowitisaquarterpast7. Q:Howlongwilltheyhavetowaitbeforethematchbegin?3. W:Whereareyoufrom? M:I'mfromCanadabutI'vebeenlivinginNewDelhifornineyearssincemyfamilymovedtoIndia. Q:Whichcountryisthemanlivinginnow?4. W:Here'saten-dollarbill.Givemetwoticketsfortonight'sshow,please. M:Sure.Twoticketsandhere'sonedollarchange. Q:Howmuchdoesoneticketcost?5. M:Wouldyoupassmethesportssectionplease? W:Sure,ifyougivemetheclassifiedadsandlocal-newssection. Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?6. W:Listentome,Joe.Theexamisalreadyathingofthepast.Justforgetaboutit. M:That'seasiersaidthandone. Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?7. W:Idon'timagineyouhaveanyinterestinattendingthatlecture. M:No,Idon't,nowthatyouremindmeofit. Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheman'swords?8. M:Tommyspentthewholedayfishing,andhedidn'tcatchasinglefish. W:I'mnottoosurprised. Q:Whatdocsthewomanmean?SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassage,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestions.Thepassagewillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.NowI'dliketotalktoyouaboutthefinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayofexamweek.Unlikemid-termthistestwillnotincludemultiplechoicequestions.Itwillconsistentirelyofessays.You'llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive.Thismeansyouwillberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterwe'vecoveredinclass.Iwouldsuggestyoureviewthemid-termaswellasthetextbookandyourclassnotes.Thefinalwillaccountfor50%ofyourgradeinthecourse;theresearchprojectwillaccountfor20%;andthemid-term30%.I'llbeinmyofficealmostalldayonTuesdayofnextweek.Ifyourunintoanyproblem,pleasefeelfreetodropin.Goodluckwithyourstudying!I'llseeyouonThursday.Questions:9. Whenwilltheexamtakeplace?10. Whatwillbetheformoftheexam?11. WhydoestheteachercallTheexamcomprehensive?SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.The