1、上海市行知中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期中考试高二年级 英语试卷第I卷 (共103分)IListening ComprehensionSection A Short Conversations Directions：In Section A，you will hear ten short conversations between two speakersAt the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was saidThe conversations and the questions will
2、 be spoken only onceAfter 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 heard1AIn a cotton field BOn a bus COn a train DAt a railway station2APaint the bookshelf BFix the bookshelf. CWr
3、ite a letter DSearch for a pen3AIt is 4：10 BIt is 4：20 CIt is 4：40 DIt is 5：004AThe malt lost his keys BThe door needed repairing CThe man couldnt open the door DThe man didnt want to enter the room5AThere wont be an English test tomorrow BTomorrows English test will be easy CThe woman was confident
4、 about the test DThe English test took place a week ago6AHe has always been so productive BHe got his job done within a minute CHe finished the paper just in time DHe hasnt finished his paper yet7ALinda has heard from her family BThe man wrote his family yesterday CThe man asks Linda to write a lett
5、er againDLinda hasnt received her parents reply.8AMary wont come BMary will be late CMary doesnt want to come DMary will come at 7：009AAn invented story BA terrible dream CA real experience DAn imaginary situation10AHe will continue his work on vacationBPapers piled while he was on vacation CHe has
6、too much work to do DHe has made his vacation plansSection B PassagesDirections：In Section B，you will hear two short passages，and you will be asked three questions on each of the passagesThe passages will be read twice，but the questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a question，read the four
7、possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heardQuestions 11 through l3 are based on the following passage11A7 B9 C10 D1412AHe was badly injured. BHe rushed outside with his children CHis wife was missing. DHis house was destroyed13AA storm
8、caused damage to two villages BAn earthquake destroyed two villages CVillagers survived a terrible earthquake DTwo families lost their houses in a stormQuestions l4 through l6 are based on the following passage14AOne who is very lazy BOne who works very hard COne who has an unhappy existenceDOne who
9、 is competing for something15AEveryone should be taken good care of BEveryone has a successful period in their lifetime CEveryone should endure a difficult period of life DEveryone enjoys a happy life equally16ADogs are well treated in the United States B“It rains cats and dogs” means “it rains hard
10、” C“The dog days of summer refer to the hottest days of the year DOld people like to learn new things and change the way to do thingsSection C Longer ConversationsDirections：In Section C，you will hear two longer conversationsThe conversations will be read twiceAfter you hear each conversation，you ar
11、e required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardWrite your answers on your answer sheetBlanks l7 through 20 are based on the following conversationComplete the formWrite ONE WORD for each answerCar Rental InformationHirers name：Telephone number：Purpose：Car type & days to
12、 hire：Total rent： 17 13611058893 For l8 around the city Jetta, for l9 days 20 yuanBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversationComplete the form. Write NO MORE THAN WORDS for each answer.What does “right” food mean?It means food of proper 21 ，that is，healthy food and the right mixture
13、 of different kindsWhy is enough sleep important for us?Because the bodys systems 22 during sleepIn what way does exercise help us?Exercise makes stronger heart and lungs，which get 23 to the muscles quicklyWhat is the conversation mainly about?How to keep 24 IIGrammar and VocabularySection ADirectio
14、ns：After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correctFor 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(A) It seems that people are gradually
15、losing their smartness as smart phones become increasingly important assistants in their livesAs we rely too much on technology instead of our brains，many people 25 (lose)three basic abilities The first skill 26 many people have lost is remembering phone numbersBecause phone numbers are stored in sm
16、art phone contacts, theres now no need to dial a number or look at it again. This is fine until you need to call someone for help, only 27 (find) your phone is not around. And some people 28 also have lost their sense of direction because navigation apps can guide people anywhere they wantThese apps
17、 can even find 29 (short) routes for you and avoid traffic jamsPeople get so dependent on them that when they cant use their smart phones，they get lost and anxious But the worst lost skills may be social ones，30 (mean) that some people are becoming socially inept(无能的)People often bury themselves in
18、their smart phonesAs were too distracted by whats happening in the virtual(虚拟的)world，some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes cant even tell whether a person is happy or not In August, researchers at the University of California，Los Angeles，studied 5l students aged 11 and l2 who had
19、over five hours screen time every dayTheir task was to tell the emotions of 48 pictures of faces that were happy，sad，angry, or scaredThe children made an average of l4.02 mistakes at the beginning 31 after a five-day camp without electronic devices，they made only 9.41 mistakes on average Luckily，peo
20、ple still have a chance to get these abilities backYou should try to keep your parents numbers in mind for emergenciesYou should also pay more attention to street signs and stores， 32 will help you to draw a mind map and prevent you from getting lost And the easiest solution to social skill loss is
21、to take a break from electronic devices(B) Late last year, US researchers at the Buck Institute of Age Research claimed that the future life span of human beings would be 500 yearsBut that idea 33 (challenge) at a recent medical conference in the UKSpeaking at the conference，British neurobiologist(神
22、经生物学家)，Sir Colin Blakemore，claimed there is a limit on how long humans call live，and how much the body can age34 500 years，120 years “might be a real absolute limit to human lifespan，he said His estimate， 35 (base) on current statistics and a look at medical effects，seems a little convincingThe numb
23、er of people living past l00 in the world has soared by 71 percent in the past decade and Blakemore agreed that this figure would continue to riseBut people living for longer than l20 years is “so rarely exceeded” 36 ，even with medical and technological advances, it is unlikely that we can achieve 3
24、7 we expect，he said But 38 number is the ceiling for our life spans，120 or 500 years，it would take years for scientists to make that true for most people We dont have to completely rely on scientific breakthroughs to live a longer life，howeverOn Oct 21，the Gerontological Society of China published a
25、 report on centenarians(百岁老人)in China. There are 58，789 people above the age of l00 now in our country, with the oldest being 128 years old. And by looking at these peoples lifestyles，39 society worked out a recipe for a long life：outdoor activities，more communication with others，and a healthy diet
26、containing lots of fruit, vegetables，and low-fat foodSo how long do you think you could live? If you play your part，your answer could be a satisfying 40.Section BDirections：Complete the following passage by using the words in the boxEach word can only be used onceNote that there is one word more tha
27、n you needA. help B. significantly C. metropolises D. beneficial E. inhabitingF. depressing G. damaging H. dull I. provide J. better K. less The city has always been an engine of intellectual life，from the l8thcentury cafes of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and politics，to the
28、Left Bank bars of modem Paris, where Picasso talked about modern artWithout these 41 ，we might not have had the great art of Shakespeare And yet，city life isnt easyNow scientists have begun to examine how the city affects the brain, and the results are 42 Just being in an urban environment，they have
29、 found，impairs(损害)our basic mental processesAfter spending a few minutes on a crowded city street，the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-contr01While its long been recognized that city life is exhausting，this new research suggests that cities actually 43 our t
30、hinking，sometimes dramatically soOne of the main forces at work is a complete lack of nature， which is surprisingly 44 for the brainStudies have demonstrated，for instance，that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing a
31、re 45 able to focus when their apartments overlook a lawnEven these glimpses of nature improve brain performance，it seems，because they 46 a mental break from the urban life This research arrives Just as humans cross all important milestoneFor the first time in history, the majority of people live in
32、 citiesInstead of 47 wide-open spaces，were crowded into concrete jungles，surrounded by traffic and millions of StrangersIn recent years，its become clear that such unnatural surroundings have important implications for our mental and physical health, and call powerfully alter how we thinkThis researc
33、h is also leading some scientists to dabble(涉足)in urban design，as they look for ways to make the city less 48 to the brainThe good news is that even slight alterations，such as planting more trees in the inner city or creating urban parks with a greater variety of plants，can 49 reduce the negative si
34、de effects of city lifeThe mind needs nature, and even a little bit can be a big 50IIIReading ComprehensionSection ADirections：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Why do people
35、 go to university? There is a popular notion that a college education is something to be endured in order to become 51 to obtain certain kinds of jobs or to go to graduate schoolThis is not what we are trying to do at Harvard，nor would we wish to have many students here who took such a(n) 52 view of
36、 a college career There are several goals we aim to reach in our undergraduate program The most obvious one is to give knowledge-fairly 53 knowledge in one field and a more general knowledge of a variety of other subject areas which you may choose according to your interestBut if acquiring knowledge
37、 is a self-evident part of a college education，it is 54 the most importantRemarkably few of the facts you learn here will remain in your 55 for many years，and some of those that do will even be proved 56 by new knowledge. 57 ，we can instill(灌输)certain attitudes of minda willingness to accept uncerta
38、inty，and the lack of definite truths，independence of mind，and a respect for facts and tor the uncomfortable conclusions which facts sometimes lead to In addition to these 58 qualities，a college education should try to lay a foundation tor the creative use of 59 timeSome of this capacity can be stimu
39、lated in the classroom-in courses in the humanities and the artsYet, at least as much 60 will occur outside the lecture hall-on athletic fields，in music rooms，student theaters，concert halls，and so forth These are some of the 61 of a liberal college education as I see themI cannot resist concluding w
40、ith a few private thoughts about our new careers at Harvard To begin with，I hope that we will think 62 about what we want to accomplish hereIt would be 63 for you to set your sights on some limited goal，such as getting good grades or merely getting into one or another graduate school Second, I hope
41、that you will give some thought to what you can do for others during your stay hereThere are many problems waiting for your help，and many people who could 64 your efforts My final bit of adviceWhatever else we do，let us remember not to take ourselves too seriouslyHowever great our problems may seem，
42、however urgent our complaints，they are overshadowed by the 65 of countless other people on our planet51A. fascinatedB. qualifiedC. determinedD. required52A. optimisticB. strongC. narrowD. sensitive53A. concentratedB. expandedC. informedD. illustrated54A. by farB. far fromC. free fromD. without doubt
43、55A. memoryB. positionC. evaluationD. foundation56A. usefulB. essentialC. falseD. common57A. BesidesB. However C. ThereforeD. Somehow58A. physicalB. inbornC. emotionalD. intellectual59A. businessB. studyC. experimentD. leisure60A. appreciationB. stimulationC. participationD. exposure61A. threatsB. a
44、imsC. problemsD. souvenirs62A. broadlyB. honestlyC. luckilyD. continually63A. fantasticB. magicC. tragicD. basic64A. suffer fromB. profit fromC. reflect onD. complain about65A. inspirationB. differenceC. ambitionsD. difficultiesSection BDirections：Read the following three passagesEach passage is fol
45、lowed by several questions or unfinished statememsFor each of them there are four choices m址ed A，B，C and DChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read(A)Pediatrician Avraham Kadar faced the challenge of explaining complex medical concepts to kids
46、 he was treating. In 1999，he found a solution，mad teachers have been harvesting the benefits ever since Kadar created BrainPOP，an educational program consisting of brief animated videos in which a man named Tim and his robot friend Moby discuss various subjectsThe videos fall into seven categories：e
47、ngineering and technology，science，social studies，English，math，health，and arts and musicThey cover over 500 topics，from historical figures to recent inventions，cultivating interest in the subjects through humor and illustrationsBrainPOPs materials also include quizzes，activities，answers to questions
48、and extra information about each topic Almost 20 percent of American schools have embraced BrainPOP, and its popularity is growing worldwideIts website，apps and products have won multiple awards from magazines，websites and other organizations Kadar could not have developed BrainPOP without the help
49、and support of his wife，NaomiAfter graduating from college in the US，Naomi taught English in Israel，where she married AvrahamAfter they returned to the US.，she focused her attention on teaching Yiddish，a language that she learned from her parentsBecause of her background in educmion，she was helpful
50、in developing BrainPOPAfterward，she helped create BraillPOP ESL，a product designed to teach English as a second language to kids After a difficult battle with cancer，Naomi passed away in 2010In her memory，the Naomi Prawar Kadar Foundation was foundedIts primary mission is to promote Yiddish language
51、 learningbut it also trains teachers in other fields and supports medical research66What does Avraharn Kadar do as a doctor?AHe cares for the elderlyBHe operates a famous hospitalCHe treats childhood diseasesDHe develops heart medicine67According to this article，who are featured in BrainPOPs videos?
52、AElementary school instructors。BVarious kinds of lovely animalsCAvraharn Kadar and his wifeDA pair of cartoon characters68What do some ofthe BrainPOP materials do?AThey test studentsknowledgeBThey offer good financial adviceCThey teach basic drawing skillsDThey evaluate peoples personalities69What h
53、appened to Naomi Prawar Kadar?AHer personal project ended in failureBHer contributions were often ignored.CShe came down with a serious illnessDShe lost sight of her original purpose(B)Joshua,Helmut, and BethlehemMichelle O. DonovanISBN 9781462058679Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during W
54、orld War II.Because of his familys Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps(集中营).Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.More Things in HeavenBill BosworthISBN 9780595433582 In his More Things in
55、Heaven, Bill Bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders. More things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own expenenc
56、e.Encourage Me!Inspirational PoetryGloria CoykendallISBN 9781412027854 It is an easy to read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression. cure to strengthen identity and purpose.Creation or EvolutionMichael EbifeghaISBN 9781450289023Were human
57、s created， or did they evolve? How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical science.Seeking the EdgeDr. Joseph L. RoseISBN 9781462031795 Seekin
58、g the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in ones life. - driving readers to success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family, or even hobbies.70Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?A. Bill Bosworth. B. Michelle ODonovanC. DrJosep
59、h LRose. DGloria Coykendall71The ISBN for the book of poems is A. 9781462031795 B9781412027854C. 9780595433582 D978146205867972. What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?AThose who are searching for the meaning of lifeBThose who are trying to be spiritual leadersCThose w
60、ho study the art of writingDThose who like traveling abroad73Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?ASeeking the Edge BCreation or EvolutionCJoshua，Helmut, and Bethlehem DMore Things in Heaven(C) Opinion polls are now beginning to show that，whoever is to blame and whatever happen
61、s from now on，high unemployment is probably here to stayThis means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely But we need to go furtherWe must ask some fundamental questions about the future work Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather
62、 encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves，rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office，as centers of production and work? Th
63、e industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples work has taken the form of jobsThe industrial age may now be coming to an end，and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversedThis seems a frustrating thoughtBut, in fact，it could offer
64、the prospect of a better future for workUniversal employment，as its history shows，has not meant economic freedom Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the l7th and l8th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land，and thus of the means to p
65、rovide a living for themselvesThen the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from peoples homesLater, as transport improved first by rail and then by road，people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until，eventually many peoples work lost all connection
66、with their home lives and the places in which they live Meanwhile，employment put women at a disadvantageIn preindustrial times，men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village communityNow it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment，leaving the unpaid wo
67、rk of the home and families to his wifeTax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today，and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes It was not only women whose work status sufferedAs employment became the dominant form of work，young people and old people were excluded-
68、a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives All this may now have to change The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all，to the urgent practical task of helping man
69、y people to manage without full-time jobs74What is the main idea of the passage? AEmployment became widespread in the l7th and l8th centuries BUnemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nations CThe industrial age may now be coming to an end DSome efforts and resources should be dev
70、oted to helping more people cope with the problem of unemployment75Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of employment? AThe enclosures of the l7th and l8th centuries BThe development of factories CRelief from housework on the part of women DDevelopment of m
71、odem means of transportation76It can be inferred from the passage that . Amost people who have been polled believe that the problem of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of timeBmany farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructedCin preindustrial soc
72、ieties housework and community service were mainly carried out by women Dsome of the changes in work pattern that the industrial age brought have been reversed77Which of the following is NOT suggested as a possible means to cope with the current situation? ACreate situations in which people work for
73、 themselves BTreat employment as the norm CEndeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of production DEncourage people to work in circumstances other than normal working conditionsSection CDirections：Read the passage carefullyThen answer the questions or complete the statements
74、in the fewest possible words Sarah Alexander celebrated the start of her last year at Wells College the way many other seniors before her have. She ran across the picturesque campus to the shores of Cayuga Lake，where she jumped into the water So did many of her fellow seniorsBut dozens of students d
75、ecided to stay away, especially the relatively few newly arrived male students Wells College，which since l868 had educated only women，began accepting men this year in hopes of strengtherring its dwindling enrollmentFor many students and alumnae，it was a crushing decisionAfter the college announced l
76、ast October that it would go coeducational, about half of the students protested and two filed a lawsuit，which they later dropped The students-33 men and 383 womencame to campus late monthBoth sexes are now trying to navigate the new social landscapeMrPhillips said “You cant do guy stuffEverv time y
77、ou want to sit and watch sports or a game，it tulms into a movie” The women were “somewhat nasty” I could see the dirty looks in their eyes，” he said“But I was not going to let that stop me from coming Wells was a place where women didnt have to worry about their appearance or fight to be taken serio
78、usly by their professorsThey could enjoy the friendship of their campus sisters and playful traditionsBesides jumping into the lake，the women dance around the maypole each May and kiss the feet of the statue of Minerva，the Roman goddess of wisdom，before exams MsAlexander said，“People told us we woul
79、dnt notice a difference，but from the moment men arrived on campus not could notice a differenceWomen are waking up early to put on makeup，and thats odd” she said Henry Wells，a founder of Wells Fargo and a friend of Cornells benefactor, Ezra Cornell established this college，when women were not consid
80、ered capable of higher learning“Give her the opportunity,” he wrote The news that the college would go coed(coeducation)created influence far beyond campusOne alumna wrote a letter to the colleges president，Lisa Marsh Ryerson，saying the founder would make her feel uneasy“I believe Henry Wells would
81、have done it if I let Wells College close， said MsMarsh Ryerson，a Wells alumna herself The great-great-great-great granddaughter of Henry Wells，Stephanie Redmond，18，of Washingon State，said that earlier this year a Wells student had tracked her down and asked her to support the protestBut MrRedmond s
82、aid the move to admit men had encouraged her to enroll at Wells this year as a freshmanShe plans on a career in engineering，a maledominated field，and said attending an allwomens college might have put her at a disadvantage(Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORD
83、S)78What is the primary reason for the Wells College to accept men?79What is the typical behavior for seniors to do?80The change after turning into a coed college is that .81The attitude of the author to coeducation is being .第II卷 (共47分)ITranslationDirections：Translate the following sentences into E
84、nglish，using the words given in the brackets82生活本应多姿多彩，而非一成不变。(solid)83据说饭后一杯酸奶(yogurt)能有效帮助消化。(claim)84对于节食减肥的人而言，能否抵制美食的诱惑是关键。(whether)85成功打破世界纪录为他的职业生涯增添了光辉的一笔。(touch)86只有经历了生活的曲曲折折，人们才懂得珍惜自己拥有的一切。(Only)IIGuided WritingDirections：Write an English composition in l20-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese87人们常说，“要想战胜别人，首先得战胜自己!”。 请以I Only Compete With Myself为题，结合个人经历，谈谈你对此的理解。
