2021-2022学年上海市高一上学期期中考前练习卷 英语试题（牛津上海版）
第I卷 （共95分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A （10分）
Directions: 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 and 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 bookstore. B. In the classroom.C. In a library. D. At a newsagent’s.
2. A. On a bus. B. At a snack bar. C. In a cinema. D. In a restaurant.
3. A. 9:55. B. 10:30. C. 10:35. D. 15:10.
4. A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son.
C. Policeman and thief. D. Nurse and patient.
5. A. Stay inside and read it. B. Look in it for advertisements for umbrellas.
C. Cover her head with it. D. Throw it away.
6. A. Disappointed. B. Nervous. C. Surprised. D. Uninterested.
7. A. Discuss some magazine articles with the woman.
B. Let the woman get a paper.
C. Buy the woman some new magazines.
D. Go to the store for some new medicine.
8. A. A ticket collector. B. A guard. C. A policeman. D. A salesman.
9. A. The tie might be among some clothes. B. The man put some clothes in the bathroom.
C. The man is very lazy. D. The tie needs washing.
10. A. He sleeps late. B. He sleeps too much.
C. He is hardworking. D. He has bad study habits.
Section B（20分）
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two longer conversations and two short passages, and you will be asked two or three questions on each of them. The conversations and 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 which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following conversation.
11. A. At 2:45. B. At 2:54.
C. At 4:25. D. At 4:45.
12. A. The truck driver.
B. The driver of the blue Ford.
C. The traffic lights. D. The traffic rules.
Questions 13 and 14 are based on the following conversation.
13. A. Himself. B. His sister. C. Annie. D. None.
14. A. Dancing. B. Writing C. Imitating bird sounds. D. Cooking.
Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage.
15. A. How to do a haircut. B. How to take care your hair.
C. How to dye your hair D. How to choose a hairstyle.
16. A. To free from more care. B. To get a good look.
C. To save money D. To be simple.
17. A. To go to expensive salons. B. To have a long hair.
C. To be in a ponytail. D. To choose a darker shade for your hair.
Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage.
18. A. By doing business. B. By making whisky.
C. By building school playground. D. By buying and selling land.
19. A. Johnson cared for the children in the village.
B. Johnson was a strange man.
C. Johnson wanted to show that he was rich.
D. Johnson had no children of his own.
20. A. He needed an injection in the neck.
B. A daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
C. There was something wrong with his neck.
D. He liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A （10分）
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word；for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
There is a photo hanging above my desk. Whenever I look at that photograph, it takes me back to those early years ____1____ every new experience was important for me.
I can still remember the shouts of the spectators as I ____2____ (go) out onto the sports field with my classmates. Two days ____3____ (early), I had qualified for the finals of the 100 metres. Now looking around, ____4____ was determined to win.
While I was walking across to the start, I began ____5____ (feel) more and more nervous. I looked around and saw my proud parents waving enthusiastically. My heart was beating fast when I lined up with the other eager competitors. I look some deep breaths and waited for the signal. Then the starting signal ____6____ (give) and I set off down the track.
I ran as fast as I could, not looking at anything but the finishing line. By the time I crossed the line, I was so exhausted that I ____7____ hardly breathe. As soon as I heard the result announced, I realized I ____8____ (win)! Overjoyed, I collapsed on the soft grass with a broad smile ____9____ my face.
“Well done!” said _____10_____ headmaster later, as I was presented with the winner’s certificate. I had never felt so happy and proud in my life.
【答案】1. when
2. went 3. earlier
4. I 5. to feel
6. was given
7. could 8. had won
9. on 10. the
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章记录了作者参加100米决赛，并取得成功的心路历程。
【1题详解】
考查定语从句引导词。句意：每当我看到这张照片，它都会让我回想起早年的那些日子，那时每一次新的经历对我来说都很重要。分析句子可知，空处应使用when引导定语从句，修饰先行词those early years，并在从句中作时间状语。故填when。
【2题详解】
考查时态。句意：我仍然记得当我和同学们一起走上运动场时观众们的叫喊声。结合语境可知，此处描述过去的事情，应使用一般过去时。故填went。
【3题详解】
考查固定用法。句意：两天前，我获得了100米决赛的资格。...days earlier为固定用法，意为“……天前”。其中earlier是副词，故填earlier。
【4题详解】
考查代词。句意：现在环顾四周，我决心要赢。根据前面的I可知，空处应使用代词I，作主语。故填I。
【5题详解】
考查不定式。句意：当我走向起点时，我开始感到越来越紧张。begin to do sth.为固定用法，意为“开始做某事”，常用于描述心理活动，故填to feel。
【6题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：然后发出了起跑信号，我沿着跑道出发了。分析句子可知，句子应使用一般过去时，由于give与所修饰词the starting signal（第三人称单数形式）之间是被动关系，应使用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was given。
【7题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：当我越过终点线的时候，我已经筋疲力尽，几乎无法呼吸。could hardly do sth.为固定用法，意为“（当时）几乎不能做某事”。故填could。
【8题详解】
考查时态。句意：当我听到结果公布的时候，我意识到我赢了！空处动作发生在realized 之前，空处应使用过去完成时，表达过去的过去发生的动作。故填had won。
【9题详解】
考查介词。句意：我欣喜若狂，瘫倒在柔软的草地上，脸上带着灿烂的笑容。a smile on one’s face为固定用法，意为“某人脸上露出笑容”。故填on。
【10题详解】
考查定冠词。句意：“表现不错!”校长后来说，当我拿到获奖证书的时候。结合语境可知，此处应使用定冠词the，表特指，特指学校的校长。故填the。
Section B（10分）
Directions: Complete the passage by choosing the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. hairdressing B. hairstyle C. smooth D. soap E. concerned F. productsG. fashionable H. thinking I. shampoo J. conditioner K. brushes
In the 1970s, most Chinese people used to wash their hair with ____11____. It was not until the early 1980s that ____12____ became popular in China. But ever since then, things have developed at great speed. A wide variety of ____13____ related to hair have made their way into every single family, such as shampoo, conditioner, hair cream, hair oil, brilliant hair decorations, hair ____14____, hair driers and so on.
Cleanliness is not the final purpose. People become more ____15____ with the quality of the hair. They lay more stresses on how to make their hair ____16____, shiny and healthy. In order to make their hair and themselves look the best, many people buy hair products in high quality and choose the right shampoo and ____17____ suitable for their own hair. More and more people pay regular visits to full-service salons to nurse their hair.
Apart from pursuing the best quality of the hair, people also pay more attention to ____18____ fashion. As we know, the fashions in clothes are constantly changing, and so are hairdressing fashions. In the 1980s, most women had their hair permed (烫发); in the 1990s ____19____ ladies poured into the hairdressing salons to have the hair colored. But nowadays, shiny black is again the most attractive color of hair for the easterners, and fashion followers would like to spend a lot to make their hair extremely straight.
Some sensible people prefer to choose the _____20_____ fit for the shapes of their faces, their jobs or even for their personalities rather than blindly copy that of the other people.
【答案】11. D 12. I
13. F 14. K
15. E 16. C
17. J 18. A
19. G 20. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要讲述随着生活水平的提高，人们对护发产品的要求也提高了，各种各样的护发产品衍生出来包括美发沙龙。
【11题详解】
考查名词。句意：20世纪70年代，大多数中国人用肥皂洗头发。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填名词，结合句意可知，这里指人们有肥皂洗头，所以应填soap。故选D。
【12题详解】
考查名词。句意：直到20世纪80年代早期，香波才开始在中国流行。根据下文“such as shampoo”可知，此处应填shampoo。故选I。
【13题详解】
考查名词。句意：大量跟头发相关的产品已经开始进入每个家庭，例如，香波，护发素，发乳，发油，精致的发饰，发梳，吹风机等等。根据下文可知，这里是大量跟头发相关的产品。故选F。
【14题详解】
考查名词。句意：大量跟头发相关的产品已经开始进去每个家庭，例如，香波，护发素，发乳，发油，精致的发饰，发梳，吹风机等等。根据空格前后可知，这里列举的是跟头发相关的产品，所以应填brushes。故选K。
【15题详解】
考查形容词。句意：人们变得更关注自己头发的质量。become concerned with表示“关注”。故选E。
【16题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他们把重点放在了如何使自己的头发更光滑，闪亮和健康。根据空格后“shiny and healthy”可知，空格处应填形容词表示光滑，所以应填smooth。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查名词。句意：为了使他们的头发和自己看起来最好，很多人买高质量的护发产品和选择正确的香波和适合自己发质的护发素。根据空格前后“the right shampoo”以及“suitable for their own hair”可知，这里是选择适合自己的护发素。故选J。
【18题详解】
考查名词。句意：除了买高品质的护发产品外，人们同样也开始关注美发时尚。根据下文“As we know, the fashions in clothes are constantly changing, and so are hairdressing fashions.(众所周知，服装的时尚在不断变化，美发时尚也是如此)”可知，此处应填hairdressing。故选A。
【19题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在20世纪90年代时尚的女士一窝蜂地进美发沙龙里去染头发。根据空格后“hairdressing salons”可知，这里是时髦的女士。故选G。
【20题详解】
考查名词。句意：有些明智的人喜欢根据脸型选择合适的发型，他们的工作，甚至他们的个性，而不是盲目模仿别人的做法。根据空格后“fit for the shapes of their faces, their jobs or even for their personalities”可知，选择合适自己的发型。故选B。
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A（15分）
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.
Magic of Smile
Smiling is the most desirable human behavior. We tend to overlook the power of smiling, which can work out many wonders and miracles.
In my spare time in the States, I loved to take a walk around the small community where I lived. Whoever I met on the way, they always gave me a friendly greeting accompanied (伴随) with a nice smile as soon as our eyes had ____21____. Spontaneously (本能的, 自动的), I smiled back. This kind of smiling exchange represented the most ____22____ part of my jogging experience in the States.
When it comes to doing business, my ____23____ is “I love to see my customers smile”. If a customer smiles when he sees you, it means he feels ____24____ dealing with you. More importantly, it means he makes money. If he can make money, I get the business rolling.
On a personal note, my daughter’s giggle is just like ____25____, which warms my inside the same way as the sun warms my body. It can ____26____ away any clouds and unpleasant feelings. Whenever I see her photo, her giggle echoes（回响） around my ____27____. The little reserved and controlled smile of my wife, however, reflects the beauty of a matured and well-learnt woman. It is so ____28____ in my eyes. It can sometimes really turn me on.
Julia Robert’s ____29____ is nothing but roaring like earthquake or volcano. It can overtake men and women alike. Americans may ____30____ in many other ways, but they all agree that Julia is America’s sweetheart. Nobody can ____31____ her laughter plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner asked me how sweet the candy is, I said sweeter than Julia Robert. Both of us ____32____ into a kind of Julia’s laughter.
Yes, laughter is something we can not do without. Otherwise, our life would be too gloomy.
Smiling does not belong to human alone. Once I stayed at an American home and he had a little doggy by the name of Mini. Mini is a ____33____ pet. Every time, we came home, she ____34____ up and down and insisted on giving me some lipping. When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile, she just ____35____ her mouth and half closed her eyes, looking like every inch of smiling. That left a deep impression on me.
What I love Los Angles most is not only it is the place where it has sunshine most days in a year but also where most people smile!
21. A. contacted B. touched C. changed D. connected
22. A. enjoyable B. painful C. honest D. angry
23. A. method B. hobby C. belief D. fear
24. A. comfortable B. indifferent C. uncomfortable D. terrible
25. A. fresh air B. weather C. sunlight D. moon
26 A. put B. give C. get D. clear
27. A. mouths B. hands C. eyes D. ears
28. A. alike B. attractive C. forgetful D. peaceful
29. A. cry B. laughter C. sound D. acting
30. A. differ B. change C. realize D. quarrel
31. A. hate B. think C. deny D. refuse
32. A. developed B. burst C. divided D. roared
33. A. strong B. shy C. lovely D. poor
34. A. smiled B. walked C. sang D. jumped
35. A. widened B. opened C. closed D. cleaned
【答案】21. A 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。作者通过描述慢跑时和陌生人、顾客互相微笑，以及家人的微笑带给自己的感受，诠释了微笑的力量。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：无论我在路上遇到谁，只要我们的眼睛接触，他们总是给我一个友好的问候，伴随着一个美好的微笑。A. contacted接触；B. touched触碰；C. changed改变；D. connected连接。根据上文“our eyes had”可知此处指眼神接触，应用contact。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这种微笑的交流是我在美国慢跑经历中最愉快的部分。A. enjoyable快乐的；B. painful痛苦的；C. honest诚实的；D. angry愤怒的。根据上文“Spontaneously, I smiled back.”以及微笑能带给人美好的感受，可知这种微笑的交流是作者慢跑经历中最愉快的部分。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：说到做生意，我的信念是“我喜欢看到我的客户微笑”。A. method方法；B. hobby爱好；C. belief信念；D. fear恐惧。后文“I love to see my customers smile”喜欢看到客户微笑是作者的信念。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果一个顾客看到你时微笑，这意味着他觉得和你在一起很舒服。A. comfortable舒服的；B. indifferent冷漠的；C. uncomfortable不舒服的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据上文“If a customer smiles when he sees you, it means he feels”以及常识，别人对你微笑意味着他觉得和你在一起很舒服。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：就我个人而言，我女儿的笑声就像阳光一样，温暖着我的内心，就像太阳温暖着我的身体一样。A. fresh air新鲜空气；B. weather天气；C. sunlight阳光；D. moon月亮。根据后文“which warms my inside the same way as the sun warms my body”以及选项，能温暖内心的是阳光。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它能驱散一切阴霾和不愉快的情绪。A. put放置；B. give给予；C. get得到；D. clear清理。根据后文“away any clouds and unpleasant feelings”微笑能驱散一切阴霾和不愉快的情绪，clear away“清楚，驱散”。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每当我看到她的照片，她的笑声就在我耳边回响。A. mouths嘴巴；B. hands手；C. eyes眼睛；D. ears耳朵。根据上文“her giggle echoes around my”可知女儿的笑声在耳边回响。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我眼里它是如此的迷人。A. alike相似的；B. attractive吸引人的；C. forgetful健忘的；D. peaceful和平的。根据后文“It can sometimes really turn me on.”可知妻子的微笑让作者感到激动，说明微笑迷人。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：茱莉亚·罗伯特的笑声就像地震或火山一样轰鸣。A. cry哭泣；B. laughter笑声；C. sound声音；D. acting行动。呼应后文“a kind of Julia’s laughter”指茱莉亚·罗伯特的笑声。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：美国人可能在许多其他方面有不同，但他们都同意茱莉亚是美国的甜心。A. differ不同于；B. change改变；C. realize意识到；D. quarrel争吵。根据后文“in many other ways, but they all agree that Julia is America’s sweetheart”可知but表示转折，推测本句是在说明美国人可能在许多其他方面有不同，故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：没有人能否认她的笑声在她的表演中起着很好的作用。A. hate讨厌；B. think思考；C. deny否认；D. refuse拒绝。结合上文“they all agree that Julia is America’s sweetheart”可知，大家都喜欢茱莉亚的笑声，即没有人能否认她的笑声在她的表演中起着很好的作用。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们俩都像茱莉亚一样大笑起来。A. developed发展；B. burst爆发；C. divided分开；D. roared咆哮。根据后文“into a kind of Julia’s laughter”指突然大笑应用burst into laughter。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Mini是一只可爱的宠物。A. strong强壮的；B. shy害羞的；C. lovely可爱的；D. poor贫穷的。根据后文“and insisted on giving me some lipping”可知Mini很可爱，对人友好。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我们回到家，她都跳上跳下，坚持要给我一些亲吻。A. smiled微笑；B. walked散步；C. sang唱歌；D. jumped跳跃。根据后文“up and down”可知Mini条狗，所以是跳上跳下。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我温柔地抱着她，让她给我一个小小的微笑，她只是张着嘴，半闭着眼睛，看起来非常像是在笑。A. widened加宽；B. opened打开；C. closed关闭；D. cleaned清理。根据后文“looking like every inch of smiling”可知狗张着嘴，半闭着眼睛，看起来像在微笑。故选A。
Section B （22分）
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed 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.
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36. What is stressed in the ad
A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.
B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.
C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.
D. Demand for the coin is bound to break records.
37. If you buy six 2012 U．S.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ________.
A. $230.7 B. $233.7 C. $240.7 D. $243.7
38. The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ________.
A shopping online
B. making a phone call
C. lining up in front of the stores
D. writing to the company
【答案】36. A 37. C 38. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇广告应用文。文章向读者推荐一种有收藏价值的银币。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句“But millions have found a smarter way to build long-term value with high-grade collectable silver.”。可知，成千上万的人已经发现一种更加明智的做法，就是收藏高质量的有长效价值的银元。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中图片旁边的内容“5 9 Coins $38.45...”和图片下面的Note：$10 s/h(shipping and handling) for each purchase。可知，你应该付费：6×$38.45＋$10＝$240.7。故选C项。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后部分方框上面的内容“For fastest service，call toll-free 24 hours a day”。可知，最快捷的方式便是打电话。故选B项。
B
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing (令人相信的)，“This is Mrs. Tan. "
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don't send me check already two week late. "
And then, in perfect English I said: "I'm getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived. "
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want I come to New York tell him front of his boss. "And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't tolerate (容忍) any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week. "
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’ s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
39. Why was the author's mother poorly served
A. She was unable to speak good English. B. She was often misunderstood.
C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite.
40. From Paragraph 2,we know that the author was________.
A. good at pretending B. rude to the stockbroker
C. ready to help her mother D. unwilling to phone for her mother
41. After the author made the phone call, ________.
A. they forgave the stockbroker · B. they failed to get the check
C. they went to New York immediately D. they spoke to their boss at once
42. What does the author think of her mother's English now
A. It confuses her. B. It embarrasses her
C. It helps her understand the world. D. It helps her tolerate rude people.
【答案】39. A 40. D 41. B 42. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了母亲的中式英语让她自己得到不公平的对待，同时也让作者感到很尴尬，但一次与股票公司的交锋让作者对母亲和她的中式英语有了重新的认识。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly.(我为我母亲的中式英语感到尴尬。因为她的英语，她经常受到不公平的对待)”可知，作者的母亲得到糟糕的服务和不公平对待是因为她的英语不好。故选A项。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her.(我十五岁的时候，她让我给别人打电话假装我是她。我被迫询问情况，甚至对那些对她无礼的人大吼大叫) ”可知，作者是被迫的，她不愿意帮母亲打这种电话。故选D项。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段“The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.(下一周我们去了纽约。当我红着脸坐在那里的时候，我的母亲正在用她蹩脚的英语对他的老板大喊大叫)”可推知，她们没有收到支票，所以作者和母亲去纽约找老板理论。故选B项。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第七段“Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.(据我所知，她的语言生动、直接，富有观察力和智慧。正是这种语言帮助塑造了我看待事物、表达思想和理解世界的方式) ”可推知，作者现在认为母亲的中式英语帮助作者更好的理解了世界。故选C项。
C
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it ’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
43. The underlined word “gulf” in Para. 3 most probably means ________.
A. interest B. distance
C. difference D. separation
44. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.
B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children.
45. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is ________.
A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and children
C. less respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
46. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D. compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past
【答案】43. C 44. D 45. B 46. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述父母与子女之间的代沟随着时代的变化而产生的一些改变，以及这些改变给亲子关系的影响。
【43题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段最后一句话“There was just a complete gap in taste.(品位上有巨大的鸿沟)”和第三段中的“From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.(从服装、发型到活动和期望，早期的父母和孩子似乎在不同的轨道上运行)”可知，划线词所在句Music was not the only gulf.意为“音乐不是唯一的分歧”。划线词与difference意思接近。故选C项。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段首句“Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends.(父母和子女如今穿着相似，听着相同的音乐，并且像朋友一样相处)”以及第二句“talk about interests both enjoy”可知，如今的父母与孩子有更多的共同兴趣和爱好，说明代沟在慢慢消失。故选D项。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第六段“But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.(但是家庭专家警告说新型的平等关系也会导致对家长的不尊重)”及第一段首句“Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends.(父母和子女如今穿着相似，听着相同的音乐，并且像朋友一样相处)”可知，如今亲子关系的改变就在于形成的新的公平型关系。故选B项。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文，由首段“more distant relationship with his parents(和父母之间关系的疏远)”，到第二、三段举例说明和父母之间的代沟，以及第四、五、六段论述了新型的平等型的亲子关系和最后两段论述亲子关系变化的历程和形成良好亲子关系的途径。由此可知，全篇的目的是讨论亲子关系的发展。故选B项。
▲Section C（8分）
Directions: Choose from the sentences A—F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
____47____ They are church weddings with a great deal of music, weddings on mountaintops with guests who are without shoes and so on. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed include certain traditional customs.
Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live near by, their close friends and their relatives who live faraway. ____48____ The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding ceremony enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will give her away. The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words:
“To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.” ____49____ Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a “reception” which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons streamers and shaving cream. The words “Just Married” are painted on the trunk or back window. ____50____ When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honey moon.
A. All the Americans hold their weddings in the church.
B. Following the promises, the couple exchange rings.
C. There are so many kinds of weddings in the United States.
D. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests.
E. American people always play tricks on the “just married” couples.
F. When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.
【答案】47. C 48. F 49. B 50. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了尽管美国婚礼的形式多样，但是还是有一些传统婚礼习俗，文章主要从婚礼前的准备（订婚，发请柬），婚礼进行时（新娘，新郎如何进场，婚礼誓言，交换婚戒），婚礼后（宾客的招待和蜜月）等方面介绍了传统习俗。
【47题详解】
设空句在段首，后文内容应对其进行解释说明。分析后文内容“They are church weddings with a great deal of music, weddings on mountaintops with guests who are without shoes and so on. (有音乐伴奏的教堂婚礼，有不穿鞋的客人在山顶上举行的婚礼等等。)”可知，后文主要列举了美国各种不同的婚礼形式，因此可推知设空句作为总说句提及美国有很多形式的婚礼。选项C“There are so many kinds of weddings in the United States.(在美国有很多种婚礼。)”在句意上符合语境分析，且与后文内容构成总分关系。故选C项。
48题详解】
设空句在段中，起到承前启后的作用。前文“Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live near by, their close friends and their relatives who live faraway.(一对情侣在结婚前要先订婚。然后邀请被发送到那些住在附近的人，他们的亲密的朋友和他们的住在远处的亲戚。)”提及了举办婚礼前的一系列准备，空后内容“The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes.(婚礼本身通常持续20到40分钟。)”则提到了婚礼的进行，由此可推知，设空句作为承前启后作用，应包含前文关键词“婚礼前准备”以及后文关键词“婚礼开始”。选项F“When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.(当一切准备就绪，就到了最激动人心的时刻。)”中“everything”对应前文，“the most exciting moment”对应后文，符合语境分析。故选F项。
【49题详解】
根据前文“To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.(从今以后，无论环境是好是坏，是富贵是贫贱，是健康是疾病，彼此相爱，彼此珍惜，直到死亡将我们分开。)”提及的是婚礼誓言内容，后文“Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.(把结婚戒指戴在左手无名指上是一个古老的习俗。)”讲到了戴戒指，因此可推知，设空句应呼应前文“誓言”，并引出后文“戴戒指”。选项B“Following the promises, the couple exchange rings.(誓言之后，两人交换戒指。)”中“Following the promises”承接前文内容，“exchange rings”引出后文，起到了承前启后的作用。故选B项。
【50题详解】
根据后文“When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars honking and drawing attention to them.(新婚夫妇开车离开教堂时，朋友们常常开车追赶他们，按喇叭引他们注意。)”提及了新婚夫妇要开车离开教堂，由此可推知，设空句应提及“新婚夫妇如何上车”。选项D“The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests.(新娘新郎从婚礼宾客撒下的雨点般的米下跑向汽车。)”讲到新婚夫妇在“米雨”之下跑向车子，符合语境分析。故选D项。
第II卷（共55分）
I. Translation （15分）
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
51. 我们明天去远足旅行，今晚务必收看天气预报。（be sure to...）（汉译英）
【答案】We will go hiking tomorrow. Be sure to watch the weather forecast tonight.
【解析】
【详解】考查短语、时态和祈使句。go hiking去远足；be sure to务必；weather forecast天气预报。前句时间状语为tomorrow，所以用一般将来时。后句根据句意用祈使句。根据句意，故翻译为We will go hiking tomorrow. Be sure to watch the weather forecast tonight.
52. 学生应将个人的人生目标化为行动。（apply）（汉译英）
【答案】Students should apply their personal goals in life to action.
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查固定短语。此处主语为复数名词students；表示“应用于……”短语为apply sth. to sth.，should后跟动词原形；表示“个人的人生目标”短语为personal goals in life；表示“行动”应用名词action，作宾语。故翻译为Students should apply their personal goals in life to action.
53. 街上的噪音吵得Hudson无法入睡。（rob ... of）（汉译英）
【答案】The noise from the street robbed Hudson of his sleep.
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查固定短语和时态。此处表示“街上的噪音”应用the noise from the street，作主语；表示“夺去某人……”短语为rob sb. of sth.；表示“睡眠”应用名词sleep，作宾语。句子用一般过去时。故翻译为The noise from the street robbed Hudson of his sleep.
54. 当在奥运会的颁奖仪式（award ceremony）上看着国旗徐徐升起，在场的中国人都感到 极其自豪和喜悦。（feel / be on top of the world）（汉译英）
【答案】When they watched the national flag rising at the award ceremony of the Olympics, Chinese present felt on top of the world.
【解析】
【详解】考查一般过去时，固定短语，非谓语动词，形容词，时间状语从句。根据汉语意思可知此处“……时候”应该使用时间状语从句，用when引导。“国家的”用national表示；旗帜为flag，国旗为national flag；颁奖仪式为固定短语award ceremony；奥运会为专有名词the Olympics；用rise表示上升；时间状语从句的谓语动词为watch，事情发生在过去因此使用一般过去时，“上升”为非谓语动词，与宾语 the national flag之间为主动关系，用现在分词作宾语补足语，前半句翻译为When they watched the national flag rising at the award ceremony of the Olympics。到场的为present，到场的中国人为Chinese present，用feel表示感觉，在……顶端为on the top of，因此后半句翻译为Chinese present felt on top of the world。故答案为When they watched the national flag rising at the award ceremony of the Olympics, Chinese present felt on top of the world.
II. Summary Writing （15分）
55. Directions: Read the following passage and write a summary in no more than 100 words. The original sentences in the passage are not allowed to use.
A third kind of thinking is stimulated when anyone questions our beliefs and opinions. We sometimes find ourselves changing our minds without any resistance or heavy emotion, but if we are told that we are wrong we resent the imputation(归咎) and harden our hearts. We are incredibly careless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit (不正当的) passion for them when anyone proposes to rob us of their companionship. It is obviously not the idea themselves that are dear to us, but our self-esteem, which is threatened. We may surrender, but rarely confess ourselves vanquished (消失). In the intellectual world at least, peace is without victory.
Few of us take the pains to study the origin of our cherished convictions (信仰) ; indeed, we have a natural repugnance (反感) to so doing. We like to continue to believe what we have been accustomed to accept as true, and the resentment aroused when doubt is cast upon any of our assumptions leads us seek every manner of excuse for clinging to them. The result is that most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
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【答案】A third kind of thinking occurs when we are told that our beliefs and opinions are wrong. We may have been careless in their formation, but our self-esteem will not permit us to change. We may have to give up, but we are not convinced. We do not study the origin of our beliefs; we believe as we have been accustomed to believe, and we seek arguments for continuing to believe as we already do.
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了第三种思维出现的场景以及背后的原因。
【详解】1 要点摘录
1.A third kind of thinking is stimulated when anyone questions our beliefs and opinions.
2.We are incredibly careless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit (不正当的) passion for them when anyone proposes to rob us of their companionship.
3.It is obviously not the idea themselves that are dear to us, but our self-esteem, which is threatened.
4.We may surrender, but rarely confess ourselves vanquished (消失).
5.Few of us take the pains to study the origin of our cherished convictions (信仰) ;
6.We like to continue to believe what we have been accustomed to accept as true,
7.The result is that most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
2.缜密构思
将第1个要点进行改写；将第2、3两个要点进行重组；将第4、5个要点进行改写；将第6、7两个要点进行整合。
3.遣词造句
A third kind of thinking occurs when we are told that our beliefs and opinions are wrong.
We may have been careless in their formation, but our self-esteem will not permit us to change.
We may have to give up, but we are not convinced.
We do not study the origin of our beliefs; we believe as we have been accustomed to believe, and we seek arguments for continuing to believe as we already do.
【点睛】[高分句型1] A third kind of thinking occurs when we are told that our beliefs and opinions are wrong.运用一个时间状语从句中包含宾语从句的复杂句型。其中when引导的状语从句、that引导的宾语等表达高级。
[高分句型2] We do not study the origin of our beliefs; we believe as we have been accustomed to believe, and we seek arguments for continuing to believe as we already do. 用分句连接并列成分，概括整合最后一段内容，结构整齐。此外运用了as引导的状语从句，表达非常高级。
III. Guided Writing（25分）
56. Directions: Write an English composition in 100—120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
Linda上周到海外出差。因为事情进展不顺，她的老板要求她延迟一周回国。帮她写封信给她的发型师Kim，表明遗憾，解释为什么她错过了周三的做头发的预约，并进行下周三的预约。
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【答案】Dear Kim,
I am indeed very sorry that I missed my hairdressing appointment with you this Wednesday. I feel sorry about it and want you to know what happened that day. Last week, I went on a business trip to the United Kingdom. I was scheduled to go back to Shanghai this Monday. Unfortunately, for the reason that things did not go smoothly, I was asked to stay in the United Kingdom for one more week by my boss.
I sincerely hope you can understand my situation and accept my apology. I would appreciate it if you could forgive me and allow me to make a new appointment for next Wednesday. Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused. Hope to see you then.
Regards
Linda
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一封信给她发型设计师解释错过预约的原因，并进行下周三的预约。
【详解】1.词汇积累
真正地：indeed→ really
因为：for→ due to
进展顺利：go smoothly→ go on well
被要求：be asked to→ be required to
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句：
原句：I was scheduled to go back to Shanghai this Monday.
拓展句：It was this Monday that I was scheduled to go back to Shanghai.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I feel sorry about it and want you to know what happened that day. (运用了连接代词what引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】I sincerely hope you can understand my situation and accept my apology.（运用了省略了that的宾语从句）
听力答案:1—10 CBBDC 6—10 BBCAD 11—15 AADBB 16—20 ACAAD2021学年牛津上海版英语高一期中考前练习卷
第I卷 （共95分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A （10分）
Directions: 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 and 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 bookstore. B. In the classroom.C. In a library. D. At a newsagent’s.
2. A. On a bus. B. At a snack bar. C. In a cinema. D. In a restaurant.
3. A. 9:55. B. 10:30. C. 10:35. D. 15:10.
4. A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son.
C. Policeman and thief. D. Nurse and patient.
5. A. Stay inside and read it. B. Look in it for advertisements for umbrellas.
C. Cover her head with it. D. Throw it away.
6 A. Disappointed. B. Nervous. C. Surprised. D. Uninterested.
7. A. Discuss some magazine articles with the woman.
B. Let the woman get a paper.
C. Buy the woman some new magazines.
D. Go to the store for some new medicine.
8. A. A ticket collector. B. A guard. C. A policeman. D. A salesman.
9. A. The tie might be among some clothes. B. The man put some clothes in the bathroom.
C. The man is very lazy. D. The tie needs washing.
10. A. He sleeps late. B. He sleeps too much.
C. He is hardworking. D. He has bad study habits.
Section B（20分）
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two longer conversations and two short passages, and you will be asked two or three questions on each of them. The conversations and 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 which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following conversation.
11. A. At 2:45. B. At 2:54.
C. At 4:25. D. At 4:45.
12. A. The truck driver.
B. The driver of the blue Ford.
C. The traffic lights. D. The traffic rules.
Questions 13 and 14 are based on the following conversation.
13. A. Himself. B. His sister. C. Annie. D. None.
14. A. Dancing. B. Writing C. Imitating bird sounds. D. Cooking.
Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage.
15. A. How to do a haircut. B. How to take care your hair.
C. How to dye your hair D. How to choose a hairstyle.
16. A. To free from more care. B. To get a good look.
C. To save money D. To be simple.
17. A. To go to expensive salons. B. To have a long hair.
C. To be in a ponytail. D. To choose a darker shade for your hair.
Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage.
18. A. By doing business. B. By making whisky.
C. By building school playground. D. By buying and selling land.
19. A. Johnson cared for the children in the village.
B. Johnson was a strange man.
C. Johnson wanted to show that he was rich.
D. Johnson had no children of his own.
20. A. He needed an injection in the neck.
B. A daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
C. There was something wrong with his neck.
D. He liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A （10分）
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word；for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
There is a photo hanging above my desk. Whenever I look at that photograph, it takes me back to those early years ____1____ every new experience was important for me.
I can still remember the shouts of the spectators as I ____2____ (go) out onto the sports field with my classmates. Two days ____3____ (early), I had qualified for the finals of the 100 metres. Now looking around, ____4____ was determined to win.
While I was walking across to the start, I began ____5____ (feel) more and more nervous. I looked around and saw my proud parents waving enthusiastically. My heart was beating fast when I lined up with the other eager competitors. I look some deep breaths and waited for the signal. Then the starting signal ____6____ (give) and I set off down the track.
I ran as fast as I could, not looking at anything but the finishing line. By the time I crossed the line, I was so exhausted that I ____7____ hardly breathe. As soon as I heard the result announced, I realized I ____8____ (win)! Overjoyed, I collapsed on the soft grass with a broad smile ____9____ my face.
“Well done!” said _____10_____ headmaster later, as I was presented with the winner’s certificate. I had never felt so happy and proud in my life.
Section B（10分）
Directions: Complete the passage by choosing the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. hairdressing B. hairstyle C. smooth D. soap E. concerned F. productsG. fashionable H. thinking I. shampoo J. conditioner K. brushes
In the 1970s, most Chinese people used to wash their hair with ____11____. It was not until the early 1980s that ____12____ became popular in China. But ever since then, things have developed at great speed. A wide variety of ____13____ related to hair have made their way into every single family, such as shampoo, conditioner, hair cream, hair oil, brilliant hair decorations, hair ____14____, hair driers and so on.
Cleanliness is not the final purpose. People become more ____15____ with the quality of the hair. They lay more stresses on how to make their hair ____16____, shiny and healthy. In order to make their hair and themselves look the best, many people buy hair products in high quality and choose the right shampoo and ____17____ suitable for their own hair. More and more people pay regular visits to full-service salons to nurse their hair.
Apart from pursuing the best quality of the hair, people also pay more attention to ____18____ fashion. As we know, the fashions in clothes are constantly changing, and so are hairdressing fashions. In the 1980s, most women had their hair permed (烫发); in the 1990s ____19____ ladies poured into the hairdressing salons to have the hair colored. But nowadays, shiny black is again the most attractive color of hair for the easterners, and fashion followers would like to spend a lot to make their hair extremely straight.
Some sensible people prefer to choose the _____20_____ fit for the shapes of their faces, their jobs or even for their personalities rather than blindly copy that of the other people.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A（15分）
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.
Magic of Smile
Smiling is the most desirable human behavior. We tend to overlook the power of smiling, which can work out many wonders and miracles.
In my spare time in the States, I loved to take a walk around the small community where I lived. Whoever I met on the way, they always gave me a friendly greeting accompanied (伴随) with a nice smile as soon as our eyes had ____21____. Spontaneously (本能的, 自动的), I smiled back. This kind of smiling exchange represented the most ____22____ part of my jogging experience in the States.
When it comes to doing business, my ____23____ is “I love to see my customers smile”. If a customer smiles when he sees you, it means he feels ____24____ dealing with you. More importantly, it means he makes money. If he can make money, I get the business rolling.
On a personal note, my daughter’s giggle is just like ____25____, which warms my inside the same way as the sun warms my body. It can ____26____ away any clouds and unpleasant feelings. Whenever I see her photo, her giggle echoes（回响） around my ____27____. The little reserved and controlled smile of my wife, however, reflects the beauty of a matured and well-learnt woman. It is so ____28____ in my eyes. It can sometimes really turn me on.
Julia Robert’s ____29____ is nothing but roaring like earthquake or volcano. It can overtake men and women alike. Americans may ____30____ in many other ways, but they all agree that Julia is America’s sweetheart. Nobody can ____31____ her laughter plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner asked me how sweet the candy is, I said sweeter than Julia Robert. Both of us ____32____ into a kind of Julia’s laughter.
Yes, laughter is something we can not do without. Otherwise, our life would be too gloomy.
Smiling does not belong to human alone. Once I stayed at an American home and he had a little doggy by the name of Mini. Mini is a ____33____ pet. Every time, we came home, she ____34____ up and down and insisted on giving me some lipping. When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile, she just ____35____ her mouth and half closed her eyes, looking like every inch of smiling. That left a deep impression on me.
What I love Los Angles most is not only it is the place where it has sunshine most days in a year but also where most people smile!
21. A. contacted B. touched C. changed D. connected
22. A. enjoyable B. painful C. honest D. angry
23. A. method B. hobby C. belief D. fear
24. A. comfortable B. indifferent C. uncomfortable D. terrible
25. A. fresh air B. weather C. sunlight D. moon
26. A. put B. give C. get D. clear
27. A. mouths B. hands C. eyes D. ears
28. A. alike B. attractive C. forgetful D. peaceful
29. A. cry B. laughter C. sound D. acting
30. A. differ B. change C. realize D. quarrel
31. A. hate B. think C. deny D. refuse
32. A. developed B. burst C. divided D. roared
33. A. strong B. shy C. lovely D. poor
34. A. smiled B. walked C. sang D. jumped
35. A. widened B. opened C. closed D. cleaned
Section B （22分）
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed 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
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36. What is stressed in the ad
A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.
B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.
C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.
D. Demand for the coin is bound to break records.
37. If you buy six 2012 U．S.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ________.
A. $230.7 B. $233.7 C. $240.7 D. $243.7
38. The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ________.
A. shopping online
B. making a phone call
C. lining up in front of the stores
D. writing to the company
B
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing (令人相信的)，“This is Mrs. Tan. "
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don't send me check already two week late. "
And then, in perfect English I said: "I'm getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived. "
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want I come to New York tell him front of his boss. "And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't tolerate (容忍) any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week. "
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’ s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
39. Why was the author's mother poorly served
A. She was unable to speak good English. B. She was often misunderstood.
C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite.
40. From Paragraph 2,we know that the author was________.
A. good at pretending B. rude to the stockbroker
C. ready to help her mother D. unwilling to phone for her mother
41. After the author made the phone call, ________.
A. they forgave the stockbroker · B. they failed to get the check
C. they went to New York immediately D. they spoke to their boss at once
42. What does the author think of her mother's English now
A. It confuses her. B. It embarrasses her
C. It helps her understand the world. D. It helps her tolerate rude people.
C
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it ’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
43. The underlined word “gulf” in Para. 3 most probably means ________.
A. interest B. distance
C. difference D. separation
44. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.
B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children.
45. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is ________.
A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and children
C less respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
46. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D. compare today’s parent-child relationship with that in the past
▲Section C（8分）
Directions: Choose from the sentences A—F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
____47____ They are church weddings with a great deal of music, weddings on mountaintops with guests who are without shoes and so on. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed include certain traditional customs.
Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live near by, their close friends and their relatives who live faraway. ____48____ The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding ceremony enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will give her away. The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar the bride and groom exchange vows. It is traditional to use the words:
“To have and to hold from this day forward for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.” ____49____ Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a “reception” which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.
The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons streamers and shaving cream. The words “Just Married” are painted on the trunk or back window. ____50____ When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars honking and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honey moon.
A. All the Americans hold their weddings in the church.
B. Following the promises, the couple exchange rings.
C. There are so many kinds of weddings in the United States.
D. The bride and groom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests.
E. American people always play tricks on the “just married” couples.
F. When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.
第II卷（共55分）
I. Translation （15分）
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
51. 我们明天去远足旅行，今晚务必收看天气预报。（be sure to...）（汉译英）
52. 学生应将个人的人生目标化为行动。（apply）（汉译英）
53. 街上的噪音吵得Hudson无法入睡。（rob ... of）（汉译英）
54. 当在奥运会的颁奖仪式（award ceremony）上看着国旗徐徐升起，在场的中国人都感到 极其自豪和喜悦。（feel / be on top of the world）（汉译英）
II. Summary Writing （15分）
55. Directions: Read the following passage and write a summary in no more than 100 words. The original sentences in the passage are not allowed to use.
A third kind of thinking is stimulated when anyone questions our beliefs and opinions. We sometimes find ourselves changing our minds without any resistance or heavy emotion, but if we are told that we are wrong we resent the imputation(归咎) and harden our hearts. We are incredibly careless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit (不正当的) passion for them when anyone proposes to rob us of their companionship. It is obviously not the idea themselves that are dear to us, but our self-esteem, which is threatened. We may surrender, but rarely confess ourselves vanquished (消失). In the intellectual world at least, peace is without victory.
Few of us take the pains to study the origin of our cherished convictions (信仰) ; indeed, we have a natural repugnance (反感) to so doing. We like to continue to believe what we have been accustomed to accept as true, and the resentment aroused when doubt is cast upon any of our assumptions leads us seek every manner of excuse for clinging to them. The result is that most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
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III. Guided Writing（25分）
56. Directions: Write an English composition in 100—120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
Linda上周到海外出差。因为事情进展不顺，她的老板要求她延迟一周回国。帮她写封信给她的发型师Kim，表明遗憾，解释为什么她错过了周三的做头发的预约，并进行下周三的预约。
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听力答案:1—10 CBBDC 6—10 BBCAD 11—15 AADBB 16—20 ACAAD
