上海市松江二中11-12学年高一上学期期末考试 英语试题

松江二中2011学年度第一学期期末考试试卷
高 一 英 语
命题人 朱静华 审题人 侯树强
第Ⅰ卷
Ⅰ.Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A
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. In a drugstore. B. In a bookstore. C. In a supermarket. D. At home.
2. A. 35. B. 43. C. 78. D. 113.
3. A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot. D. By phone.
4. A. 4:00. B. 4:15. C. 4:45. D. 5:00.
5. A. Draw a picture. B. Open the window.
C. Look at somebody. D. Take a photo with the camera.
6. A. It was quite relaxing. B. It was unexpectedly busy.
C. It was perfectly planned. D. It was quiet and peaceful.
7. A. The flight has been cancelled.
B. He decided to go somewhere else.
C. The flight has already taken off.
D. The cost of flying has been increased.
8. A. They should invest in a new house.
B. They shouldn’t have moved to a new place.
C. They were wise enough to move.
D. They failed to make a sensible decision.
9. A. His baby cried all night. B. He didn’t sleep the whole night.
C. His baby was sick. D. He was sick last night.
10. A. The class didn’t enjoy going on a field trip.
B. The transportation for the trip is free.
C. Some students may not go on the trip.
D. Transportation is a big problem for the trip.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
11. A. Photos as clues to our past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.
C. Photographers of the past. D. Details of photography from the past.
12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money.
C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Their playthings.
13. A. The location of the house.
B. The social and economic position of the family.
C. The types of games children played.
D. The profession of the owner of the house.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage
14. A. Small cars are less expensive. B. Small cars are fun to drive.
C. Small cars have better engines. D. Small cars are easier to handle.
15. A. They want powerful engines. B. They enjoy having long trips.
C. They have a variety of choices. D. They like bigger and heavier cars.
16. A. The price of gasoline has been going up in Europe and USA.
B. Europeans and Americans show preference for different cars.
C. Economical lightweight cars are popular in the world today.
D. Europeans and Americas have different driving habits.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation
LOST ITEM INFORMATIONDescription: A black 17 handbagWorth: 18 poundsSpecific Location: At the 19
CONTACT INFORMATIONContact phone number: 20
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A (25%)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
The experiment is intended to examine the effect ________ lack of sleep ________ children.
A. on; for B. of; on C. on; to D. from; of
Jack described his father, who ________ a brave boy many years ago, as a strong-willed man.
A. would be B. would have been
C. must be D. must have been
It was three more months _______ he recovered and returned to work.
A. when B. before C. since D. that
Tourism, _________ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there.
A. which B. as C. while D. what
– Do you like the way _________ he speaks
– No, but I think the way _________ he’s told me is the best to solve the problem.
A. which; that B. that; in which
C. /; which D. in which; of which
The general’s order that all the enemy captured _________ free surprised everyone.
A. must be sent B. be sent C. should send D. was sent
Dr. Margaret Chan was eventually selected as the world’s top health official and it is the first time that a Chinese ___________ such a high-ranking U.N. post.
A. holds B. had held C. will hold D. has held
Children are encouraged not to play such video games ___________ bad for their mental development.
A. as are B. that are C. as it is D. as
A lot of animals we need for food have to spend their whole lives in tiny spaces __________ they’re killed.
A. unless B. once C. until D. when
Planning so far ahead __________ no sense – so many things will have changed by next year.
A. made B. is making C. makes D. has made
Experiments of this kind _________ in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War.
A. have conducted B. have been conducted
C. had conducted D. had been conducted
– That must have been a long trip.
– Yeah, it _________ us a whole week to get there.
A. takes B. has taken C. took D. was taking
___________ to hide the truth from the public, the quality problem of its computer was revealed.
A. As HP company tried hard B. As hard HP company tried
C. Hard as HP company tried D. Hard did HP company try
Have you got the message I left with your mother ________ you’ll have a meeting tomorrow afternoon
A. where B. with whom C. that D. which
The meeting must have been a failure, _______ everyone looked bored.
A. since B. as C. for D. while
We sent invitation cards to all our friends last week, _________ most have given us a reply.
A. of whom B. whose C. of who D. which
QQ, _________ you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy.
A. as B. which C. that D. where
How can you expect him to make any progress _________ you never give him a chance to have a try
A. when B. unless C. even though D. until
_________ I read through the novel, which had a surprising ending, I had little idea what the writer wanted tell.
A. While B. Until C. Since D. Not until
The reason why I declined your invitation to the picnic was __________ a job interview that day.
A. because I had B. because of having
C. on account of D. that I had
– It’s difficult for college graduates to find a good job in China.
– It depends on whether they have _______ it takes to be successful in today’s world.
A. what B. which C. that D. whether
The newly-married couple made it a rule ___________ gets home first starts cooking the supper.
A. who B. whoever C. no matter who D. no matter whom
________ seems annoying is __________ these young people litter everywhere.
A. It; that B. That; what C. What; that D. It; why
The Colosseum, __________ Italians take pride, was built in AD 72.
A. in which B. where C. of which D. which
The question that puzzles people is _________ the ancient people built the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is made of 2.3 million stone blocks.
A. how was it B. how it was that C. how it was D. that how
Section B (9%)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. (9%)
A. absence B. working C. harms D. informing fortableAC. benefits AD. promised BC. stressed BD. unfortunate CD. vary
A “working” vacation can easily become just 46 . Business owners who think they can just take “five minutes” to check on the office often take far more. It’s not just five minutes; it’s the entire vacation.
Jacqueline Church Simonds, owner of book publisher Beagle Bay, found her self in a(n) 47 situation in January, when she and her husband took a cruise around Australia and New Zealand for two and a half weeks. She had 48 not to check work emails while on board the ship, but soon found herself going through the Internet and working because the employee who she had left in charge was mishandling things.
One way for business owners to give themselves a real vacation is to plan well in advance, including 49 clients that they’ll be gone. “Recognized that part of your goal is to let the company run without you, and that the business owner shouldn’t be necessary,” says Julie Kirk, president of Path Forward International.
The best way to break the reliance on technology is to feel 50 leaving the business in the first place. Train your employees to handle projects and problems – in your 52 .
Opinions 53 on whether you should check email or make work calls while on vacation. Many business owners say they are too 54 if they don’t. But if you have to check, set some boundaries. You are doing yourself and your business 54 if you don’t take that vacation and get refreshed.
III. Cloze (15%)
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.
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he doesn’t understand how to make the 55 of his mental abilities. Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their 56 .
A person who knows that he is capable will not make a real 57 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest way, 58 he may think he is doing so. He is 59 likely to fail, and the failure will 60 his belief in his inability.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had an experience like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 61 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 62 too much of him. In his way, they two developed the idea. He accepted 63 mistaken thinking of his ability, feeling that it was useless 64 and was very poor at maths, just as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. Alder 65 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now worked with interest, 66 and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 67 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 68 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 69 himself as well as others by his ability.
55. A. use B. most C. biggest D. greatest
56. A. ability B. attitude C. age D. brain
57. A. decision B. success C. difference D. effort
58. A. as though B. even though C. as D. despite
59. A. very B. easily C. especially D. therefore
60. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add to
61. A. talent B. mind C. start D. belief
62. A. blame B. expect C. push D. remind
63. A. his B. her C. their D. its
64. A. complaining B. complimenting C. trying D. learning
65. A. managed B. succeeded C. achieving D. involving
66. A. determination B. excitement C. concentration D. reflection
67. A. guaranteed B. appeared C. experienced D. proved
68. A. early B. deeply C. late D. simply
69. A. encourage B. ensure C. amaze D. profit
IV. Reading Comprehension (16%)
Directions: Read the following passage. 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
Label from a Can of Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup
WIND’S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUPCONTENTS: Vegetable bouillon, noodles, dehydrated chicken,cornstarch (thickener), slat, MSG, artificial flavor（味）and coloring, BHA and BHT (preservatives).Each six-ounce serving contains: TO SERVE: Add 6 oz. of boiling water and stir.calories: 50protein: 8 gramsfat: 25 grams
Magazine Advertisement for Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup
Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup captures that rare old-fashioned flavor. The hearty chunks (大块肉) of chicken in a vegetable soup will “stick to your ribs” when nothing else satisfies your hunger. Enjoy Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup with your favorite sandwich or salad, or all by itself. This tasty soup also makes a great midnight snack when coupled with crackers. Because it avoids empty calories, Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup is a nutritional bargain. Do something good for your taste buds and your body — have some of Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup today. (Beef, vegetable, and cream of chicken flavors are also available.)
70. Which of the following is not stated on the label or in the advertisement
A. how to prepare the soup B. how much the soup costs
C. what the soup is made of D. what you could eat with the soup
71. According to this label or advertisement, which of the following is a fact about a six-ounce serving of Wind’s Chicken Noodle Soup
A. It contains 50 calories. B. It contains 8 grams of fat.
C. It will “stick to your ribs.” D. It makes a great midnight snack
B
Most of us can remember the days when we didn’t use e-mail as everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into our lives. E-mail is a valuable tool for American college students at any level. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and even at holidays. Most universities assign students an account upon entrance, so there is usually not even a choice involved.
You can do everything from consulting on homework and projects, keeping in touch with classmates, corresponding with families and friends, and getting daily news services to keep you posted on world events. But what are the disadvantages？
E-mail can be e-jail. You might spend hours writing and responding to e-mails when you should devote yourself to the books for an upcoming examination. Or, you might be signed up for so many daily services such as horoscopes (星座), news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so filled up with “junk mail”, that finding the important e-mails through your mailbox might take hours.
If you are a student, time is valuable. Create and organize your e-mail folders into important school-related mail, correspondence with friends and family, and a mixed folder for jokes, horoscopes and other news services. Always put the mail into the appropriate folders first, and when you’re finished, head for the important school-related folder first. Respond to the most important e-mails first and, if you have time, you can get to the others.
Discourage your friends from forwarding those tiresome joke lists and chain e-mail. The minute you realize you’ve got one, delete it immediately so you won’t be tempted to read it.
72. What is mainly discussed in the second paragraph
A. How to make use of e-mail B. How to post your e-mail．
C. The advantages of e-mail D. The problems with e-mail
73. The author suggests that a college student should have at least __________ e-mail folders.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
C
Younger white women with vitamin D deficiencies are about three times more likely to have high blood pressure in middle age than those with normal vitamin levels, according to a study released on Thursday.
The study, presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association in Chicago, adds younger women to a growing list of people including men who may develop high blood pressure at least in part because of low vitamin D.
Researchers in Michigan, who examined data on 559 women beginning in 1992, found that those with low levels of vitamin D were more likely to have high blood pressure 15 years later in 2007.
“Our results indicate that early vitamin D deficiency may increase the long-term risk of high blood pressure in women at mid-life,” said Flojaune Griffin, who worked on the study for the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Vitamin D, which the human body can make from sunlight and which is found in fatty fish, fortified milk products and dietary supplements, has long been known to contribute to healthy bones and teeth.
But deficiencies, which are widespread in women, are linked to cancer, immune system (免疫系统) problems and diseases. High blood pressure raises the likelihood of heart disease and other similar problems.
The women in the blood pressure study lived in Tecumseh, Michigan, and were 24 to 44 years old with an average age of 38, when the research began.
Researchers measured vitamin D blood levels at the beginning and took blood pressure readings once a year. In 2007, they compared the readings – the top number in blood pressure results that indicates the pressure within blood vessel (血管) when the heart beats. More than 10 percent of women with vitamin D deficiencies had high blood pressure in 2007, compared with 3.7 percent of those with sufficient levels. When the study began, 5.5 percent with deficiencies also had high blood pressure, compared to 2.8 percent with normal vitamin D.
The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Almost half the population worldwide has lower-than-optimal levels of vitamin D and researchers say the problem is worsening as people spend more time indoors. African-Americans seem at especially high risk as dark skin can make it harder for the body to absorb ultraviolet light.
74. The underlined word “deficiencies” in paragraph 1 refers to ___________.
A. fault B. lack C. efficiency D. adequacy
75. From the passage, we can know _________.
A. staying too long indoors is the main reason for many people lacking
vitamin D.
B. the study was provided with money by the American Heart Association in
Chicago.
C. 40 percent people had deficiencies in 2007.
D. women are more likely to suffer diseases.
76. What is the passage mainly about
A. Women suffering high blood pressure all lack vitamin D.
B. Low vitamin D raises blood pressure in women.
C. High blood pressure contributes to low vitamin D.
D. Vitamin D is important to blood pressure.
D
Science fiction writers have often imagined humans going to live on Mars, and now scientists are taking the idea seriously.
It has a great deal to recommend living on Mars, since it might solve the problem of overcrowding on the earth. However, it obviously would not be worth the effort unless we could live there naturally, in an atmosphere like that of the earth; it is now mostly carbon dioxide. But there are other problems to overcome. For example, the temperature would have to be raised from 6 degrees below zero to 15 degrees above it. Recent exploration has shown evidence of water on Mars, and the presence of Martian ice cap means that if the ice could be melted there might be enough water to live on. Another problem would be gravity. Mars has a gravity of 0.38g relative to Earth’s 1g, the closest to Earth among the theoretically habitable bodies in the solar system, but still quite low, and possibly giving rise to health problems associated with lower gravity.
Despite such problems, scientists who study Mars have laid down a program they could follow. To begin with, they would have to find out whether life ever existed on the planet in the past. Then they would have to make a reliable map of its surface, and finally they would have to make a list of its gases. Above all, they would have to find out how much nitrogen it possesses and believe it could be done in a hundred years. Since nitrogen is four fifths of the air we breathe, they are optimistic about raising the temperature on Mars if nitrogen is enough. It would take a bit longer, though, to transform the atmosphere to one in which human beings could live. The scientists estimate that this could take one hundred thousand years. But gravity will be another problem.
Why are scientists interested in Mars
Because people might have to move there some day.
Because they find there is water on Mars.
Because it’s easier to explore than other planets.
Because its surface is different from that of the earth.
Which of the following should scientists overcome to live on Mars
a. water shortage b. bad atmosphere c. low temperature d. low gravity
A. bcd B. abc C. acd D. abd
79. What do we learn about nitrogen from the text
A. It can cause health problems on Mars.
B. It makes up four-fifths of the air on Mars.
C. It takes up a larger part than carbon dioxide on Mars.
D. It makes up most of the atmosphere on the earth.
80. We can learn from the text that ___________.
A. scientists found that life had ever existed on Mars
B. scientists are not optimistic about people being able to live on Mars
C. we will probably be able to live on Mars in 100,000 years
D. scientists are now making a map of the surface of Mars
E
The habitual differences between countriesEffects of habitual differences on individualsThe cause of the problem in conversationAn example of the problem in conversationAB. Measures to avoid habitual differencesAC. The possible confusion brought to the person involved
________________
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve’s new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn’t hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
________________
Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there’s no problem. But if our habits are different, you may ask to talk before I’m finished or fail to take your turn when I’m finished. That’s what was happening with Betty and Sara.
________________
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland, and Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
________________
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping, and these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to cut in – and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
________________
That’s why slight differences in conversational style – tiny little things like microseconds of pause – can have a great effect on one’s life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems – even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
第Ⅱ卷
Translation (15%)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the brackets.
均衡的饮食和适度的锻炼是他健康的原因。(account for)
他没有意识到他刚才所说的给老师留下了很不好的印象。(aware)
使我们大为失望的是这个展览每次只允许50个游客进入参观。(admit)
安吉拉很有必要听取她同桌让她多关注时事的建议。(necessary)
西蒙总是花很多时间和精力在护理头发上，我认为这很不明智。
(非限制性定语从句)
松江二中2011学年度第一学期期末考试
高一英语试卷答案
Keys:
I. Listening:
1. 1-5. CACCD 6-10. BDDBC 11-13. ADB 14-16. DCB
17. leather 18. 180 19. restaurant 20. 5287705
II. Grammar and vocabulary:
21-25. BDBCC 26-30. BDACC 31-35. DCCCC
36-40. ADABD 41-45. ABCAB
46-54. B, BD, AD, D, AB, A, CD, BC, C
III. Cloze:
55-69. BCDBD BCBCC BADBC
IV. Reading:
70-71. BA 72-73. CB 74-76. BAB 77-80. AADB
81-85. D, C, A, B, AC
Translation:
A balanced diet and moderate exercise account for his good health.
He wasn’t aware that what he said just now left a very bad impression on the teacher.
Much to our disappointment, only 50 visitors are admitted to the exhibition each time.
It’s necessary for Angela to take her deskmate’s suggestion that she should pay more attention to current events.
Simon is always spending a lot of time and energy on hair care, which I find / think unwise.