2020学年杨浦高级中学高二第一学期英语期中考试参考答案

2020学年杨浦高级中学高二第一学期英语期中考试参考答案I.ListeningComprehension(25%)SectionA(10%)1--5BCDAB6—10DCBACSectionB(15%)11--13DCB14--16CBA17--20DDCDII.Grammar&Vocabulary(20%)SectionA(10%)21.tomonitor 22.haveheld 23.favored 24.faster 25.without26.that 27.where 28.haveto 29.identifying 30.as/since/becauseSectionB(10%)31-35:EGKFH36-40:BAICDIII.ReadingComprehension:(45%)SectionACloze(15%)41-45:ACBBA46-50:DCDAB51-55:ABDBCSectionBReading(22%)56-59：CACA60-62：CBB63-66：BADASectionC(8%)67-70:EACFIV.SummaryWriting(10%)Reference1•

It’snotwisetocutallsportsteams.First,althoughsometeamshavelowparticipation,othersarestillpopular.Wecanhaveoneortwosportswithhighparticipationeachseason.Secondly,therearestillloyalfansofthegames,whichpromoteschoolspirit.Finally,thoughmaintainingteamsportscostsalot,theyremindstudentstoleadahealthylife.(60words)Reference2•

Thedecisiontoeliminateallschoolsportsteamsduetohighcostandlowparticipationandattendanceisn’twise.First,there’restillteamsofhighparticipationsotheschoolcankeepsuchteamsseasonally.Besides,theschoolspiritcreatedbyloyalsportsfansgreatlyaffectsothers.Finally,it’sworthspendingmoremoneybecausetheyremindstudentsoflifelonghealthyhabits.(60words)Reference3•

Ourschoolwilleliminatesportsteamsduetodecreasingparticipation,lowattendanceandhighcost.Itwillcausenegativeresults.First,schoolsshouldkeepcertainteamswithhighparticipationanddedicatedplayers.Second,loyalfanswillpromoteschoolspirit.Finally,despitethehighcost,sportsteamswillgivestudentsahealthylifestyle.Soinvestmoreinsportsteams.(58words)V.Translation(20%)(3’+4’+4’+4’+5’)72.如果你能帮我介绍一下这些家用电器，那就太感谢了。(appreciate)Iwouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldintroducethosehouseholdappliancestome.73.这家公司已经承诺这款新上市的电子辞典可以满足本地学生的需要。(promise)Thecompanyhaspromisedthatthenewly-launchedelectronicdictionarycanmeettheneedsofthelocalstudents.74.既然我们没办法改变比赛的结果，那么再抱怨也就没什么意义了。(point)Thereisnopointinfurthercomplainingabouttheresultofthegamesincewecan’tchangeit.75.小王刚踏进这家免税店就被琳琅满目的进口产品吸引了。(Nosooner)NosoonerhadXiaoWangsteppedintotheduty-freeshopthanhewasattractedbyawiderangeofimportedproducts.76.毫无疑问，在这个快节奏的社会，没有哪个国家敢忽视年轻一代的教育，这意味将来的繁荣与发展。(afford)Thereisnodoubtthatinsuchafast-pacedsociety,nocountrycanaffordtoneglecttheeducationoftheyounggeneration,whichmeansthefutureprosperityanddevelopment.听力部分录音文字材料ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.W:Theflowersaresolovelyandthemusicissosweet.

M:Ihopeyouwillenjoythefoodheretoo.Question:Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?2.M:HowmanypeoplewillbecomingtothereuniononSaturday?W:Wehavetocrossofffifteennamesfromouroriginallistofonehundred.Question:Howmanypeopledotheyexpecttoattendthereunion?3.W:Howdidyoulikethemovielastnight?M:Consideringitsinterestingname,wewereexpectingamuchbetterfilm.Question:Howdidthemanfeelaboutthemovie?4.W:IwantareceiptforeverythingIhavejustbought.Itispartofthestandardprocedureformybosstopaymeback.

M:Isee.Waitamoment,please.

Question:Whydoesthewomanneedherreceipt?5.M:StephaniswanderingonFacebook,connectingwiththoseguys.W:Shouldhedothatwhenthefinalexamisdrawingnear?Question:WhatdoesthewomanthinkStephanshoulddo?6.W:Francisiscertainlyinagoodmood.M:Thebargainhegotonhisnewpianomadehimveryhappy.Question:WhatdoweknowaboutFrancisfromtheconversation?7.M:IhearthatMr.Whitehasleft.Hasanybodybeenappointedtotakehisplace?W:Ibelieveseveralhaveappliedforthejobbutnothinghasbeendecidedyet.Question:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?8.

M:Sorry,miss,theshoesofyoursizeareoutofstock.

W:Idon’tmindwaitingforanothermonthormore.Thesearemydreamshoes.

Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?9.

W:IsupposeIwasgoingabout70milesanhour,officer.M:70!Youmustbekidding.Youweredoingatleast85whenIsawyou.Question:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?10.M:Hey,Tracy.Areyoureadyfortomorrow’spresentationoftheelectriccar?W:Yes,John.ButIamverynervous.Ican’tpredictourclients’feedbacktothelaunchofthisrevolutionarycar.Question:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Manisslowlychangingallthetime.Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,andtheforeheadinparticular,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.Inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.NowlistenagainpleaseQuestions:11.Whywilltherebeachangeinman’sforeheadsizeinthefuture?12.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouthumanbeingsinthefuture?13.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Yourassignmentsthistermwillbetowritetwomajorresearchpapers.Oneofthemostimportantthingsaboutwritingaresearchpaperisgivingpropercreditforyoursourcesofinformation.Failuretodothisiscalledplagiarism,whichisaformofintellectualdishonesty.Plagiarismisakindofstealing,oratleast,anunauthorizedborrowingofsomeoneelse’sideas. Sometimes,inexperiencedstudentswillplagiarizeunintentionally,andthenbesurprisedwhentheteacherwon’taccepttheirpapersorgivethemafailinggrade.Thebestwaytoavoidunintentionalplagiarizingistobeverycarefulingatheringyourinformation.Asyoutakenotesonbooksandmagazinearticlesaboutthetopicyou’veselected,firsttrytounderstandtheinformationthoroughly. Secondly,writeitdowninyourownwords.Thisiscalledparaphrasing.You’llcapturethemainideafromyoursourcewithoutactuallyusinganyphrasesfromit.Mostofyournotesshouldprobablybeparaphrased. However,occasionallyyoumayfindsomethingyouwishtoquotedirectlyinyourresearchpaper.Inthiscase,besurethatyoucopytheinformationpreciselyinyournotesandencloseitinquotationmarks.Thatway,whenyou’refinalizingyourresearchpaper,you’llbeabletorememberwhichofyournotesaredirectquotes,andwhichareyourownsummariesofthematerial.Youcanthenincorporateandgivetheoriginalauthorpropercredit.NowlistenagainpleaseQuestions:Whatkindofassignmentdoesthespeakerdiscusswithhisstudents?Whatdoesthespeakerwarnthestudentsagainstdoing?Accordingtothespeaker,howshouldmostofthenotesbetaken?Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W: CouldIseetheManager,please?Ihaveacomplaint.M: CanIhelpyou,Madam?W: Yes.DidyouhavethisroomcheckedbeforeImovedin?There’snolavatorypaperandthetoiletdoesn’tflushproperly;thewaterdoesn’trunawayintheshowerandIwouldlikeanextrapillow.Whatdoyouhavetosaytothat?M: I’mextremelysorrytohearthat.I’llattendtoitrightaway.Thehousekeeperusuallycheckseveryroombeforenewguestsmovein.Wehavebeenextremelybusywithalargeconferen