2020-2021学年上海市徐汇区高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

2020-2021学年上海市徐汇区高一下学期期中考试英语试卷I.ListeningComprehension(16%)SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Toplanforaparty. B.Tocelebratehisbirthday.C.Togiveherfriendasurprise. D.Toavoidmissingherfavoritefilm.2.A.Hewillbe85bytheendofnextyear.B.Hecangetthedegreebeforehisbirthday.C.Hedoesn’tworkhardenoughonhisstudy.D.Hehopeshecanfinishhisessayasplanned.3.A.Unimportant. B.Necessary. C.Unimaginable. D.Inspiring.4.A.Thewomanhasjustboughtanewcar.B.Themanhopestoseethewoman’scar.C.Thewomanusedtohaveacaraccident.D.Themandoesn’tbelievethewoman’swords.5.A.Theycangetpromotedsooner. B.Theycanmakemoremoney.C.Theycanwinmoresupport. D.Theycanfindbetterjobs.6.A.Hewillplaybadmintontomorrow. B.Someoneelsehasborrowedhisbat.C.Hisbatisnotingoodcondition. D.Thewomanshouldbuyanewbat.7.A.Exchangetheshirtforanewone. B.Bargainwiththeshirtseller.C.Gethismoneyback. D.Washtheshirtagain.8.A.Ateacher. B.Acoach. C.Aboss. D.Adoctor.9.A.Hedidn’tknowhewassupposedtocallthewoman.B.Hespoketothewomanonthephonelastnight.C.Hetriedtocallthewomanbutfailed.D.Hewastoobusytocallthewoman.10.A.She’dlikeasandwich. B.She’sangryattheman.C.Shehasalreadygotsomefood. D.Shedoesn’twantanythingtoeatnow.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearseveralshortpassagesandlongerconversations,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversations.Thepassagesandtheconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.BarackObama.B.KateMiddleton. C.BradPitt. D.Shakira.12.A.Heoncewrotebooksforhisdaughters. B.HewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.C.Hecouldspeaksixlanguages. D.Hewasanoutstandingartist.13.A.Famouspeople’sskills. B.Politicians’achievements.C.Aprogrammenamed‘Fabulousfacts’. D.Charitiessponsoredbypopstars.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Helplocateobjectsaccurately.B.Remindtheuseroftheweather.C.Telltheuserwhetheraspecifieditemisclose.D.Chargethelightwhenitsbatteryhasrundown.15.A.Itscomputerchips. B.Itssensors.C.Itsfunctions. D.Itsmaterials.16.A.Theycanbothbeputtogetheraccordingtotheuser’sneeds.B.Theycanbothinformusersofsomethinglikedirections.C.Theyarebothbasedoncomputerizedequipment.D.Theybothattractchildrenandadultsaswell.II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.AmericanIndiansWhenyouthinkofatypicalAmerican,whomdoyoupicture?AprettywhiteAmericanlikeTaylorSwift?OrahandsomeblackAmericanlikeBarackObamaorbasketballstarKobeBryant?Infact,therewasatimewhentheaverageAmericanlookedlike___17___ofthesepeople.Backintheyear1500,theaverageAmericanwasabrown-skinnedhunter-gathererwhoprobablyrodeahorseandworeclothing___18___(make)fromanimalskins.Today,thesepeople—whotendtobeconnectedwiththeirindividualtribes(部落)suchasIriquos,ApacheandNavajo—arereferredto___19___“NativeAmericans”,“AmericanIndians”orsimply“Indians”.You___20___saythatyouhaveneverevenheardofAmericanIndians.That’sbecausetherearen’tverymanyleft.___21___(settle)inNorthAmerica,thesettlersfromEuropewereinvolvedinbitterconflictwiththenativepeoples.AftertheRevolutionaryWar,conflictswithnativescontinuedasthestateswerecreated___22___wouldlatermakeuptheUS.AmericanIndiansweretreatedasamilitary“enemy”___23___1924,whenthefewIndiansstillaliveatthatpoint___24___(award)UScitizenship.___25___thestoryoftheAmericanIndianshasbeenasadone,thesepeople’slegacies(遗产)arestillfelteverydayintheUS.TherearemanyUSgeographicalnames___26___(come)fromIndianlanguagesandnumeroussuccessfulacademicsandotherimportantUSleadersdescended(是……的后裔)fromIndians.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.efficientlyB.leadingC.workingD.attractedAB.travellingAC.managedAD.talentedBC.opportunitiesBD.competitionCD.businessABC.measureNewYorkCityandShanghaiNewYorkCityisalwaysthoughtofasthefinancialcapitaloftheworld.However,thereis___27___.Londonhasbeenchallengingthis,andthereisanemergingchallengerfromtheeast,thecityofShanghai.Shanghaihasbecomethebaseformanyinternationaland___28___Chinesecompanies.Infact,ShanghaihasbeencalledtheNewYorkoftheEast.Onethingthatisvibrant(充满活力的)inbothcitiesisthestrongsenseofa___29___environment.NewYorkisfamousforitsfinancialmarketonWallStreet.TheDowJonesIndex(道琼斯指数)isthemeasureusedtorecordhowstocksandsharesincompaniesarerisingorfallinginvalue.Itisalsofamousforitsinternationalbusinessnetwork.NewYorkfinancialservicecompanieshaveahugenumberof___30___peoplewhocanmakedecisionsquickly,withprofitasthemainfocus.Shanghai,likeNewYork,hasalso___31___thebestofthetalent,butfromAsia.ManyleadingcompaniesarealsoestablishingtheirAsianregionalheadquartersinShanghai.Themain___32___ofthestockmarket’sriseandfallinChinaistheShanghaiCompositeIndex(上证综合指数).Forpeople___33___inthesecities,themainformsoftransportaresubwaysandbusnetworks.Shanghai’ssubwaysystemismuchnewerthanNewYork’s,butforbothcities,goodtransportationisthekeytokeepingthemasfinancialcenters.Theworldoffinancedemandsthatpeopleareontimeandcantravel___34___frommeetingtomeeting.Whenitcomestobusinessculturethough,therearemanydifferences.InChina,___35___areoftenbasedonlong-termrelationshipswhichhavegrownoveraperiodoftime.However,moderntradingandinvestmentoftenrequiresquickdecisions,sothisisadifferencethathastobe___36___.InNewYork,businessrelationshipsareoftenbasedonsimilarinterestsandinvestments.III.ReadingComprehension(39%)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.“Chinesetouristshaveovertaken(超过)Germansastheworld’sbiggest-spendingtravelersafteradecadeofrapidgrowthinthenumberofChinesevacationingabroad,”theUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganizationsaid.Chinesetourists,knownfortravellinginorganizedtoursand___37___luxuryfashionabroad,spent$102billiononforeigntripslastyear,41percentmorethantheyearbefore,___38___deep-pocketedtravelersfromGermanyandtheUnitedStates.Touristsfromotherfast-developingeconomieswithagrowingmiddleclass,suchasRussiaandBrazil,also___39___spendingin2012.Indecline-hitEurope,however,FrenchandItaliantouristscontrolledtheirholiday___40___.“TheimpressivegrowthoftourismspendingfromChinaandRussiareflectsthe___41___intothetourismmarketofmoremiddleclassesfromthesecountries,”saidTalebRifai,secretary-generaloftheUNWorldTourismOrganization,whichisbasedinMadrid.TheGermanTravelAssociationsaiditwastobeexpectedthattheChinesetouristswould___42___overtakeGermansinspending,giventhatthecountryhadmore___43___thanNorthAmerica,Russia,andEuropeputtogether.“Butthattheyhaveovertakenusalreadyis___44___,”saidJuergenBuechy,presidentoftheGermanTravelAssociation.“TheChinesemakemorelong-distancetripsthanGermans,who___45___gotoMediterranean(地中海)destinations,meaningthatthe___46___vacationspendingperholidaywasgreater,”headded.Chinaistheworld’sfastest-growingtourist-sourcemarket,___47___higherspendableincomesintheworld’ssecond-largesteconomyandlooserforeigntravelrestrictions.Chinesetouristsmade83million___48___tripsin2012,comparedwith10millionin2000.“Hotels,tourcompanies,restaurantsandeventaxidriverswillneedtoimprove___49___ofChinesecooking,cultureandlanguageiftheyareto___50___themawayfromfavouritedestinationssuchasThailandandtheMaldives,”Europeantourismofficialshavesaid.Othercountriesinthetop10postedgrowthintravelspending.___51___,onlyRussiacameclosetoChina’shugegrowth,witha32percentincreaseinvacationbudgets(预算).37.A.startingB.buyingC.showingD.designing38.A.costingB.passingC.beatingD.controlling39.A.increasedB.limitedC.postponedD.checked40.A.lengthsB.budgetsC.destinationsD.plans41.A.inquiryB.investigationC.researchD.entry42.A.eventuallyB.secretlyC.suddenlyD.normally43.A.businessmenB.housewivesC.residentsD.immigrants44.A.excitingB.frighteningC.amazingD.interesting45.A.usuallyB.reluctantlyC.purposefullyD.ideally46.A.publicB.additionalC.freeD.average47.A.inspiteofB.thankstoC.exceptforD.inadditionto48.A.familyB.businessC.exploratoryD.foreign49.A.knowledgeB.appreciationC.criticismD.ability50.A.tearB.attractC.driveD.cheat51.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.HoweverSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AAlice’sAdventuresinWonderlandisoneofthemostfamousandenduringchildren’sclassics.ThebookbeginswithyoungAlicecatchessightofasmallwhitefigure,arabbitdressedinawaistcoatandholdingapocketwatch,murmuring(喃喃细语)tohimselfthatheislate.Sherunsaftertherabbitandfollowsitintoahole.Afterfallingintothedepthsoftheearth,shefindsherselfinacorridorfullofdoors.Attheendofthecorridor,thereisatinydoorwithtinykeythroughwhichAlicecanseeabeautifulgardenthatsheisdesperatetoenter.Shethenseesabottlelabeled“Drinkme”,whichshedoes,andbeginstoshrinkuntilsheissmallenoughtofitthroughthedoor.Unfortunately,shehasleftthekeythatfitsthelockonatable,nowwelloutofherreach.Shethenfindsacakelabeled“Eatme”,whichagainshedoes,andisrestoredtohernormalsize.Disconcertedbythisfrustratingseriesofevents,Alicebeginstocry,andasshedoes,sheshrinksandiswashedawayinherowntears.Thisstrangebeginningleadstoaseriesofprogressively“curiouserandcuriouser”events,whichseeAlicebabysitapig,takepartinateaparty,andtakepartinagameofcroquet(槌球).Shemeetssomeincrediblecharacters.Shealso,famously,meetstheQueenofHeartswhohasaspeciallikingforexecution(处决).Thebookreachesitsclimax(高潮)inthetrialoftheKnaveofHearts,whoischargedwithstealingtheQueen’spies.Agooddealofnonsenseevidenceisgivenagainsttheunfortunateman,andaletterisproducedwhichonlyreferstoeventsbypronouns.Alice,whobynowhasgrowntoagreatsize,supporttheKnaveandtheQueendemandsherexecution.AssheisfightingofftheQueen’ssoldiers,Aliceawakes,realizingshehasbeendreamingallalong.Thebookisbrilliantforchildren,butwithenoughjoyforlifeinittopleaseadultstoo.52.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TherabbitfollowsAlicequietlyintoahole.B.Alice’ssisterisreadingabookinthegarden.C.Thebeautifulcorridorisfullofwindowsanddoors.D.Alicedrinksabottleofliquidandstartstobecomesmaller.53.Theunderlinedword“disconcerted”inParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.annoyedanddistracted B.puzzledandfrightenedC.amazedandexcited D.persuadedandencouraged54.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheclimaxofthebook?A.AliceiscourageousenoughtobacktheKnave. B.TheQueenissokindastofreetheKnave. C.TheKnaveischargedinaletterwhichdetailshiscrimes. D.ThesoldiersarestillfightingwithAliceaftersheawakes.55.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheunbelievablecharactersinAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland. B.TheattractiveplotofAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland.C.ThemysterioussettingsofAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland.D.ThereadersofAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland.BIsthereanyevidencetoshowthatthestandardofEnglishasaforeignlanguagehasimprovedintheyearssincetheSecondWorldWar?Naturally,asitistheworldlanguage,moreandmorepeoplearetaughtitanduseit.Butdotheyspeakitorwriteitorunderstanditbetterthantheirparents’orgrandparents’generation?Thereseemstobenoobjectivewayofansweringthisquestion.Testsofthetraditionalsort—compositions,summarywriting,andsoon—havealwaysbeensubjective,sotheycannotbeusedtojudgewhetherpeoplehavegotabettercommandofEnglishornotovertheyears.Butso-calledobjectivestestsareuselessasameasureofprogresstoo.Theyhavenotbeenusedconsistently(一贯地)inthesame“concentration”overtheperiodtheyhavebeeninuse,sothereisnowayofcomparingexams“now”and“then”.Moreover,usuallyintheformofmultiplechoicequestions,theydonottestthethingsthatreallycountinmasteringalanguage.Evencomprehensionisapartly“creative”activityinreallife,aswehavetothinkofpossiblemeaningsforourselvesratherthanhavethemsuggestedforusfromoutside.Andpeoplecanbetrainedinthetechniquesofmultiplechoice,whileothersfailthetestsbecausetheyhavebeenledastray(离开正道)bytheir“suggestive”nature,sotheyarenotreallyobjectiveatall.Weareleftwithonlypersonalimpressiontogoon.Myownviewisthat,ifanything,standardshavedeclinedinthelastthirtyorfortyyears,despiteallthenewtheories,toolsandtechniquesthathavebeendeveloped.Iamnotaloneinthisjudgement.InSweden,forinstance,ProfessorsJohannesHedbergandGustavKorlen,twoofthemostexperiencedworkersinthefield,havedrawnattentiontothelackofprogressintheteachingofforeignlanguagessincethelatefifties.YetSwedenisasophisticated(先进的)societywithextremelyhigheducationalandacademicstandards,andveryconcernednottobecutofffromtherestoftheworld.Ifsuchacountrycannotachieveadvancesinthestudyofforeignlanguages,itisunlikelythatmanyothershavedoneso.JapanisanothercommunitywherelittleprogresshasbeenmadeinthelearningofEnglish.ItisprobablyasimportantforJapanasforSwedentomasterthatlanguage,andthereismuchacademiceffortputintolinguisticresearchofvariouskinds.Yettheaveragestandardoflanguagelearningisterriblylow,particularlyforsuchahighlyeducatedsociety.Thisisnodoubtinparttheresultofaviciouscircle(恶性循环):ManyoftheprofessorsofEnglishatJapaneseuniversitiesarethemselvesunabletospeakorwriteorevenunderstandthelanguagewell.56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Multiplechoicequestionsareobjectiveaspeoplecannotbetrainedinresponsetechniques.B.SwedenemphasizestheteachingofEnglishwithoutpayingattentiontoothercountries.C.WehavetodependonourownimpressiontojudgetheEnglishstandards.D.Compositionsaremoreusefultotestone’sEnglishabilitythanmultiplechoicequestions.57.Theso-calledobjectivestestscannotbeusedasameasureofprogressbecause__________.A.thepeoplewhodesignthetestsarealwayschangingB.theydon’talwaystestwhatisimportantinlanguagelearningC.thewayofscoringisnotscientificD.theycontaintoomanyreadingcomprehensionquestions58.Theauthor’sattitudestowardspresentEnglishstandardis__________.A.positive B.casual C.objective D.negative59.Ifthereisonemoreparagraphinthispassage,whatwilltheauthorlikelytalkabout?A.WhatthemostobjectivewayistosetupEnglishstandards.B.HowtoimprovethepresentlowlevelofEnglishlearning.C.WhyEnglishplaysakeyroleinlanguagelearningworldwide.D.WhatthebenefitsareifJapanesepeoplecanlearnEnglishwell.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Itissimilartohavinganofficetoaccomplishwork.B.Withjobs,citizensareabletoearnincomeandhaveabetterlife.C.TheWTOalsoseekstoincreaseawarenessofunityandcooperation.D.Itcurrentlyhasover160participatingmembers.AB.ThefunctionsoftheWTOareconstantlychanginganddeveloping.AC.SomehaveaccusedtheWTOofpromotingtoomuchglobalization.TheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)wasformedinJanuaryof1995.Itdealswiththeregulationofinternationaltrade.____60____Althoughthekeyfocusisontradeagreementsthemselves,therearemanywaysinwhichitworkstoenhancethewelfareoftheinternationalcommunityatlarge.Herewewillfocusontwoofthoseaspects:doingbusinessinternationallyandraisinglivingstandardsworldwide.BeforetheWTO,countriesreliedonindependentpartnershipstoaccomplishtrade.Doingtradewasoftenexpensive,astariffs(关税)werehigh.Withoneplaceforallofthesecountriestomeet,anddiscussnewtradedealstogether,itiseasierforthemtomaketradedealsthatareadvantageousforallparties.____61____Whenemployeesworkonlyfromhome,theywillneedtocommunicatealotwiththeircoworkerstoaccomplishsomething.Butwhentheyallworkinthesamebuilding,holdingregularmeetings,itbecomesmuchfasterandeasiertodiscussthings.HowdoestheWTOraisethestandardoflivingglobally?Inmodernlife,werelyheavilyontradetohavethethingsweneedandwant.Forexample,Chinaexportsalotofmanufactureditemstomanycountries.Thesefrequentinternationaltransactionscanalsoraiselivingstandardsbyintroducingnewjobstodiffere