1、上海市七宝中学2012届高三第一学期第二次月考英语试卷本试题分为第I卷和第 II 卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第 I 卷 （105 分）Listening Comprehension Section A Short Conversations1AHow to deal with the street dog.BHow to cure the street dog.CHow to build an Animal Protection Center.DHow to take care of the street dog.2ADoctor and patient.BBoss and
2、secretary.CSalesman and customer.DCoach and athlete.3ABuy a piece of newspaper.BAsk for directions.CStand near the store.DHelp others more often.4AThe end of winter and the beginning of spring.BThe end of spring and the beginning of summer.CThe end of summer and the beginning of autumn.DThe end of a
3、utumn and the beginning of winter.5AAt the bank.BAt the department store.CAt the laundry.DOn the tennis court.6A7 years.B3 yearsC4 years.D5 years.7AChristmas trees.BA pipe.CA tie.DA watch.8AShe wrote the research last semester.BShe will finish it in a few minutes.CShe never writes the research early
4、.DShe wont write it.9ANear a cinema.BNear a museum.CNear a school.DNear a gallery.10AMary was given a job which she was not satisfied with.BMary felt sad because she was fired.CMary felt sad because she had quarreled with her boss.DMary felt sad because she didnt find a job.Section B PassagesQuestio
5、ns 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11AA popular attraction.BA formal garden.CA hunting forest.DA center of London.12A32,000.B25,000.C20,000.D10,000.13ABecause it contains London Zoo.BBecause an open-air theatre was opened there.CBecause a zoo intended for children was built there.DB
6、ecause a canal was built there.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14A2.7 liters for women and 3.7 liters for men.BMore than 8 glasses.CIt is determined by a persons bodily needs.D2 liters on average.15APhysical activity.BClimate conditions.CThe amount of other liquid taken du
7、ring the day.DAll of the above.16APeople need a regular daily intake of 8 glasses of water.BAdults are recommended to drink 2.5 liters of water daily.CMost of the recommended daily intake of water is contained in prepared foods and people dont need to drink that much.DThere is still no certain guide
8、lines regarding daily water requirement.Section C Longer Conversations Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.The father will come backat 17 .In Williamsburg people cansee, hear and 18 American 19 history.They can also seepeople 20 up in clothes like 200 years ago.Complete t
9、he form. Write ONLY ONE WORD for each answer.Questions 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Where does Janet Hill live?She lives 21 from Don Williams.Why cant Don Williams give lessons?Because he has 22 .When will the class begin?At 23 .Which room is Don Williams class? 24 .Complete
10、 the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and vocabulary Section A 25Take your time-its just _short distance from here to _restaurantA不填；theB a; theC the; aD不填；a26_good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.A. Far fromB. Apart fromC.
11、instead of D. Regardless of27The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase .AthemBthose Cit Dthat28The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be the present one. A. as three times big as B. three times as big asC. as
12、 big as three times D. as big three times as29Experiments of this kind in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War.Ahave conducted Bhave been conductedChad conducted Dhad been conducted30Find ways to praise your children often,_ youll find they will open their hearts to youAtillB or
13、CandDbut31 _ Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.AWhich BWhat CThat DWhom32 Tom in the library every night over the last three months.Aworks Bworked Chave been workingDhad been33 I dont really like James. Why did you invite him?Dont worry. He come. He said he wasnt certain what
14、 his plans were.Amust notBneed notCwould not Dmight not34 Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, , of course, made all the others upset.Awho BwhichCwhat Dthat35 Where are the children? The dinners going to be completely ruined.I wish they always late.AwerentBhadnt beenCwouldnt be D
15、wouldnt have36_ volleyball is her main focus, shes also great at basketball.ASince BOnce CUnless DWhile37 The shocking news made me realize terrible problems we would face.Awhat Bhow Cthat Dwhy38To be great, you must be smart, confident, and, _, honest.AthereforeBabove all ChoweverDafter all39Tom as
16、ked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier _ into small pieces.AbreakBbreakingCbrokenDto break40His writing is so confusing that its difficult to make out _it is he is trying to express.Athat BhowCwhoDwhatSection B A. transition B. increased C. independently D. impact E. agedF. pub
17、lic G. respectively H. crowded I. knot J. currentMany people would interpret “the American dream” as “living like an American” a two-story house with a white picket fence; a family with two cars; and two children.However, the _41_ economic situation is affecting the American way of life for 4.4 mill
18、ion people living in the US, according to new census data. “Its going to have a long-term _42_ and to say its going to end is optimistic,” says Cheryl Russell, former editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine. “Were just in the middle of a big _43_.”So what is the new normal?*Marrying later.
19、 The average age of the first marriage has _44_ to 28.7 for men and 26.7 for women, up from 27.5 and 25.9 _45_ in 2006.*Fewer babies. There were 200,000 fewer babies among women _46_ 20 to 34 in 2010 compared with two years before. This was despite the fact that the number of women of childbearing a
20、ge had gone up by more than 1 million.*Breaking up is harder. The number of divorces has been falling for 25 years as people wait longer or choose to live together before tying the _47_. There were about 65,000 fewer divorces in 2010 than in 2008, a 7 percent decrease.*_48_ living. Unemployment is f
21、orcing more people to live together. The number of households where people lived with “other relatives” climbed from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 7.2 percent in 2010.*Going _49_. Private school enrollment decreased from 13.6 percent in 2006 to 12.8 percent in 2010.III. Reading comprehension Section AOn th
22、e list of items people worry about, money is almost always at the top. Within hours of a recent major stock market _50_, I telephoned my Ford dealer and ordered the car that I test-drove the day before. As my friends pointed out, it seemed the Dow Jones Industrial Average（道琼斯工业平均指数）didnt have much t
23、o do with my financial situation and shouldnt affect my _51_. Besides, my old car had caused me headaches for months. Still, I spent the evening asking myself: Could I afford a new car? Should I be saving _52_ spending? A study in the Wall Street Journal found that 70 percent of the public lives fro
24、m paycheck to paycheck. Mortgage(抵押贷款) debt has increased 300 percent since 1975. Most marriages that fail _53_ financial problems as a leading factor. When the Dow fell 554 points last October, millions of people lost billions of dollars, on paper anyway. There was expert _54_ on Wall Street and ol
25、d-fashioned worry on Main Street as well. Our reaction confirmed what we already knew: We are a people _55_ by financial stress.As the Bible tells us, worrying about money or anything else for that matter wont do us any _56_. “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” Jesus asked. _
26、57_, it is an unusual person who can live free from _58_ stress, or who can spend money on others as easily as he _59_ it on himself. John Wesley was one of that _60_ breed. The founder of Methodism had the highest earned income in 18th century England, but he gave it all away. His philosophy about
27、money was simple: “Earn all you can, save all you can, _61_ all you can.”For most of us, financial security is an elusive（难以达到的）goal. No matter how much we have, its not _62_. Kahlil Gibran put it this way: “The fear of need is the thirst that can not be satisfied.” When the stock market falls, we c
28、an panic and _63_ whether we have enough. Or we can take a deep breath and remember: Money is _64_ a raw material to be plowed back into something else.A. increaseB. jumpC. dropD. sinkA. occupationB. emotionC. entertainmentD. purchaseA. instead ofB. other thanC. together withD. as a result ofA. divi
29、deB. ignoreC. agreeD. listA. enjoymentB. excitementC. anxietyD. curiosityA. drivenB. forcedC. consumedD. defeatedA. harmB. goodC. favorD. damageA. MoreoverB. HoweverC. BesidesD. OtherwiseA. financialB. psychologicalC. physicalD. moralA. earnsB. spendsC. costsD. savesA. rareB. commonC. abnormalD. ext
30、inctA. consumeB. enjoyC. giveD. begA. doubtfulB. endlessC. fairD. enoughA. expectB. dreamC. worryD. ignoreA. hardlyB. mostlyC. merelyD. mainlySection B(A)“Time is a problem for kids,” states a new report for a new Swiss watch. Children in some countries “learn time slowly” because “they dont wear wa
31、tches” and “parents dont really know how to teach them time.” The kids grow up with this handicap and become adults and then cant get to work on time. Is there an answer to this problem? Of course its the Flik Flak made by a famous Swiss watch company.The Flik Flak is being marked as something teach
32、ing watch for children aged 4 to 10. The watch itself does not teach kids how to tell time, of course; it merely “captures their imagination” by presenting the “hour” hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the “minute” hand as a tall blue boy named Flik. Flik points to corresponding “blue” minu
33、te on the dial, while Flak point to red hour number. The characters and the colors combined with parental help, are supposed to teach young children how to tell time.The watch comes equipped with a standard battery and a nylon band. Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flik Flak, ca
34、lls it “kidproof”: if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine. The product is being sold in select department stores in Europe, Asia and the United States for a suggested price of $25. Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing for kids to tell time; its q
35、uite another for them to be on time.The author doesnt seem to believe _.Athe Flik Flak can capture childrens imaginationBa Flik Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell timeCchildren will be on time if they have learnt how to tell timeDchildren usually have trouble telling time if they
36、 dont wear watches66The underlined word “handicap” (Para 1) means _.AdispleasureBdisadvantageCdisappointmentDdiscouragement67Flik and Flak in the passage stand for _.Aa tall boy and a beautiful girlBthe designers of the watchCthe Swiss watch companyDthe minute hand and the hour hand68The United Stat
37、es sales manager calls the new watch “kidproof” because _.Ait is designed to teach children to be on timeBit proves to be effective in teaching children timeCit is made so as not to be easily damaged by childrenDit is the childrens favourite watch 69Which of the following is discouraged by the Frien
38、ds organization?ATo bulid massive complexes for public amusement.BTo prevent possible damages to the National Park.CTo help protect and improve the Park for all to enjoy.DTo sponsor publication sand projects in local school.70One of the benefits for members of Friends is to .Ahave Friends goods free
39、 of chargeBvisit any place not open to the publicCtake part in work parties if they want toDgive talks in their fields on current issues71The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to_.Araise money for the Friends organizationBjoin the Friends organization and be members of itCwork as manag
40、ers for Pembroke shire National ParkDenjoy the landscape of Pembroke shire National Park(C)Feeling blue about world? “Cheer up,” says science writer Matt Ridley. “The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”Ridley calls himse
41、lf a rational optimistrational, because hes carefully weighed the evidence; optimistic, because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and goodAnd this is what hes set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent bookThe Rational OptimistHe views mankind as grand en
42、terprise that on the whole, has done little but progress for 100,000 yearsHe backs his finding with hard facts gathered through years of researchHeres how he explains his views1) Shopping fuels inventionIt is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London aloneEv
43、en allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, better ears, and of course, more pounds and dollars than any who lived before usThis will continue as long as we use these things to make other
44、things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off well be2）Brilliant advancesOne reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs -food, clothing, fuel and shelter- have grown a lot cheaperTake one exampleIn
45、1800 a candle providing one hours light cost six hours workIn the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes work to pay forIn 1950 it was eight secondsToday its half second3）Lets not kill ourselves for climate changeMitigating（减轻） climate change could prove just as damaging to human welf
46、are as climate change itselfA child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel electricity is forbidden by well - meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate changeIf c
47、limate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose - bleed by putting a tourniquet（止血带）around our necks71What is the theme of Ridleys most recent book?AWeakness of human natureBConcern about climate changeCImportance of practical thinki
48、ngDOptimism about human progress72How does Ridley look at shopping? AIt encourages the creation of things BIt results in shortage of goods CIt demands more fossil fuels DIt causes a poverty problem73The candle and lamp example is used to show that Aoil lamps give off more light than candles Bshorten
49、ing working time brings about a happier life Cadvanced technology helps to produce better candles Dincreased production rate leads to lower cost of goods74What does the last sentence of the passage imply? ACutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost BOverreaction to climate change may be d
50、angerous CPeoples health is closely related to climate change DCareless medical treatment may cause great painSection C A Gift giving proven to be valuable.B. Memories from gift givingC. Moments and events for gift givingD. Various functions of gift givingE. Gift giving as a wasteful practiceF. Gift
51、 giving as a two-way social activity76. What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gifts. If someone gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday. A gift builds up or confirms a social obligation.77. There are
52、 many occasions for giving gifts in modern industrialized societies: birthdays, naming ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, New Year. It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures. In addition, special events, such as ones first day of school or graduation from univers
53、ity, often require gift giving.78. Emotions like these suggest that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving. They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful. Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this i
54、s not the case. Each gift is unique even if so many are given. The emotional benefit for those who exchange gifts is the very reason for the tradition to continue.79. Gifts tighten personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People say that a gift lets the recipie
55、nt know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special”. We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give presents to say “Im sorry.” Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like. Sometimes we give things that
56、 we like or would feel comfortable with. In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messagesoften very expressive ones.80.People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house. These were gifts that her mother
57、had given her over the years: “I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,” the woman said, “because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship weve had.” The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind. This woman felt the sa
58、me way about the gifts she gave to others. She hoped that the recipients would look at her gifts in years to come.Section DThis was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an inv
59、itation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week of poetry”. This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many non-science students?The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write
60、 three short papers. All students noticed one thingthe importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didnt write anything on the board.The scientists and engineers
61、 noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate science classe
62、s, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always important in humanities(人文科学).Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using informational charts as he teach
63、es. Most of the scientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experi
64、ence for students.” But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this: All of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.（Note： Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.）81. Why was this class very unusual?82. T
65、he experiment was designed to help teachers find out _. 83. The poetry class was different from science and engineering classes in that _.84. What influence did the experiment had on those professors?第II 卷 (共45分)I. Translation 这座历史上出名的庙当地人很熟悉。(familiar)一想起这件事他就充满愤怒。(fill)信内附有一张500美元的支票。(enclose)他因为没
66、有得到那份工作而失望，不过他会想开的。(get over)所幸爆炸发生的时候屋里恰好没人。(happen)II. Guided writing:下面这幅照片展现了女儿为回家来的妈妈拿包的情景。请根据你对这幅照片的理解用英语写一篇短文。你的短文应包含以下内容：描述照片内容，如情景、人物、动作，等等；结合自身实际，谈谈你的感想；举例说明你能为家长减负做些什么。注意：可参照图中文字及下面文章开头所给提示，作必要的发挥想象。词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。The burden of students has been a hot topic for years, but the load
67、of parents has received little attention, especially from their own children.Keys:Listening:ADBABCDCADCACCDD8:00feellivingdressedtwo doors downlost his voice2:30 p.m.Room 214Grammar:BBCBDCBCDBADABDDCloze 1:JDABGEIHFCloze 2:CDADC DBBABACDCCReading A:CBCCReading B:ACBReading C:DADBTitles:FCADBAnswer q
68、uestions:81. The students were (science or engineering) professors from a university.82. why many non-science /humanities students find science hard to learn83. the instructors just talked and they didnt write anything on the board84. All of the professors began to reflect on their way of teaching.T
69、ranslation:1The historical temple is familiar to the local people. / The local people are familiar with the historical temple.2 At the thought of it, he fills with anger / he is filled with anger.3 Enclosed with the letter was a check for 500 dollars. / A check for 500 dollars was enclosed with the letter.4He was disappointed at not getting the job, but hell get over it.5Fortunately it happened that there was no one in the house at the time of the explosion. / Fortunately there happened to be no one in the house at the time of the explosion.