1、2010学年度第二学期吴淞中学高二年级英语期中试卷I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: 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 conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear
2、 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 40 minutes. B. In half an hour. C. In over 1 hour. D. In over 2 hours.2.A. At the airport. B. In a hospital. C. At a train station.
3、 D. At a department store.3.A. Manager and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife. D. Brother and sister.4.A. Business is not necessarily good at the turn of the year. B. Business is always good at the end of the year. C. Businessmen are the busiest people at the end of the year. D. T
4、here will be many cases at the end of the year.5.A. Bill will have an exam. B. Mum will probably reward Bill. C. Mum will take an exam. D. Mum promises not to help in the exam. 6.A. She likes his singing. B. She changed his style in the musicals. C. She no longer likes his singing. D. She doesnt thi
5、nk he has changed in style.7.A. Her father doesnt work now. B. Her father is working in a foreign country. C. A foreign country is in trouble. D. Her father used to work in the countryside.8.A. More than 400. B. More than 300. C. Less than 200. D. Less than 100.9.A. Go to the bank. B. Go to enjoy th
6、e night scene. C. Go to buy some lights. D. Go to watch a movie.10.A. The woman should learn to use a computer first. B. The woman should wait in line for a new job. C. The woman can search for information on the internet. D. The woman needs a computer for her new job.Section BDirections: In Section
7、 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 th
8、e question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A. They were around the corners. B. They provided full service. C. They were self-service centers. D. They filled your car with gas.12.A. At the gas pump. B. At the cashier. C. Inside the station. D. At the bank
9、.13. A. Because the old one is not in good condition. B. Because the car prices are on the rise. C. Because the gas prices are going up. D. Because it is inconvenient going to work by bus.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. To buy gifts at lower prices. B. To avoid crowd
10、ed stores. C. To have a wider range of choices. D. To push business into the black.15.A. The day before Thanksgiving. B. The Monday after Thanksgiving.C. The day after Thanksgiving. D. The Monday before Thanksgiving.16.A. The developing of the Internet. B. The biggest day of the holiday season. C. T
11、he spending of the holiday season. D. The change of peoples shopping habit.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have
12、heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.SizeIts a two-bedroom _17_ with a living room, dining room and kitchen.Rent_18_ a month including gas and electricity.LocationIts about eight
13、blocks from the university _19_.SurroundingsIts a little noisy, but theres a _20_ and shopping center across the street.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Name OpinionHadleySmoking is sure to cause diseases l
14、ike _21_ and lung cancer.RandyIn Britain money was collected from smokers to pay for _22_.RowleyLife would be better if smoking were _23_.DavidSmoking is _24_ and can relieve stress.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A
15、, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 25. The impact of Einsteins breakthrough in the field of photoelectric effect _ the understanding of the universe was simply tremendous.A. in B. on C. withD. about26. It was for his excellent work _he had done lately _ he was awar
16、ded the Nobel Prize for Physics.A. that which B. which which C. that / D. that that27. Charles Darwin, a young man just out of university, knew perfect well that he had to depend on _ when he set out on a voyage of discovery around the world. A. himB. himselfC. themselvesD. them28. Yuan Longping, kn
17、own as the “father of hybrid rice”, doesnt care about money or about _ people call position.A. that B. suchC. what D. which29. Once e-mail learners _ with the basic knowledge of how to use the network, they _ to a local network and a global network.A. are equipped will be linkedB. are equippingwill
18、be linkedC. are equipped will linkD. will be equippedwill be linked 30. He started to work dilligently _ he came up with the idea of hybrid rice for the first time in the 1960s. A. at once B. the moment C. for the moment D. in no time31. John passed the examination though he had only spent _ on the
19、subject as others had done. A. as half time much B. as half much timeC. half as time much D. half as much time32. Dad had to cycle to work this morning because his car _ at the garage.A. was repairedB. was repairingC. was being repairedD. would repair33. It remains _ whether shell be fit enough to p
20、lay in the finals. A. to seeB. to be seen C. seeingD. to have seen34. _ the growing number of patients, the clinic had to extend its service from five days to seven days a week.A. To accommodateB. Accommodating C. Being accommodated D. Accommodated 35. Almost all English prepositions _ look like ver
21、bs.A. when they turn into Chinese B. when turning into ChineseC. when they turned into ChineseD. when turned into Chinese36. We often talk a great deal about English language teaching, _ that it is the learning that really matters.A. having forgottenB. forgottenC. forgetting D. to have forgotten37.
22、Sorry Im late, but you cannot imagine _ great trouble I took to find your house.A. how B. howeverC. whatever D. what38. The web allows people to create web sites _ they can pour out their deepest thoughts, desires and motivations to thousands or even millions of perfect strangers.A. that B. in which
23、C. through whichD. as39. European countries, _ crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.A.to realize B.realizedC.have realizedD.realizing 40. It may take a while _ you find a hobby that truly interests yourself, so dont give up.A. tha
24、t B. before C. unless D. sinceSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. exchange B. constant C. involve D. spend E. traditionalF. offer G. strength H. familiar I. engage J. ele
25、ment We，in the world of fast growth, are now witnessing the appearance of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical _41_, raw materials, and money are no longer the key factors in the creation of wealth. Now, the vital _42_ in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrows wealth depends
26、 on the development and _43_ of knowledge. And individuals entering the workforce _44_ their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers _45_ in mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures, and data. What does all t
27、his mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be communicating information. Currently, many jobs _46_ some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in _47_ training to get new skills that will
28、help you keep up with improved technologies. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, easy promotions, and even the _48_ workplace, which you are _49_ with now. Dont expect the companies will provide you with a clear career p
29、ath. And dont wait for someone to “encourage” you. You have to encourage yourself.III, Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages 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.The un
30、iversities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social _50_ resulting from the research findings.The true function of a university is that it keeps the _51_ between kno
31、wledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a _52_ way. The university passes on information, but it _53_ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the societys future development. Students imagination is the very _54_ every university should prot
32、ect and encourage. A university which _55_ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. Its no longer a _56_ on students memory. Its food for thought and _57_ for creative inventions.Imagination is not _58_ knowledge. Instead
33、, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge _59_. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds _60_ to life through endless pos
34、sibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can _61_ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination wont be most effective without necessary experience. The
35、 problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience _62_ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The _63_ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to _64_ greater development and happiness.50. A. proble
36、mB. developmentC. life D. inquiry51. A. connection B. attractionC. difference D. tradition52. A. technicalB. difficultC. creative D. basic53. A. supposesB. conveysC. expects D. weighs54. A. spiritB. goodsC. message D. theory55. A. triesB. pretendsC. fails D. means56. A. burdenB. treasureC. schedule
37、D. science57.A. result B. materialC. cost D. figure58. A. superior to B. familiar withC. separate from D. strict with59. A. takes shape B. steps inC. sets off D. speeds up60. A. proof B. excitementC. greed D. seed61. A. temporarily B. carefullyC. reluctantly D. finally62. A. because B. unlessC. whil
38、e D. until63. A. sympathy B. solutionC. condition D. purpose64. A. require B. fixC. imagine D. achieveSection BDirections: Read the following three 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 t
39、he one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) I decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering in the real world. During my senior year, while most of my friends were interviewing for “real world” jobs, I w
40、as investigating how I could go work in a different country. At that early stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. My desire to live abroad was so strong that I was willing to do anything anywhere. Soon I learned about BUNAC, a program that seemed
41、to be designed precisely for student with such interests. BUNAC offers work visas ( 签证 ) for students or recent graduates to work overseas. Of the six countries available, I chose England because of the language and opportunities for employment. Two months after I graduated from college I went to Br
42、itain. I traveled throughout Europe for six weeks before arriving in London. I got to London on August 24, 1997 with a work visa, but no job or place to live. I have to admit it was pretty scary! The day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday - a Bank Holiday, a national holiday tha
43、t everything is closed for the day. It wasnt until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and I learned all about living and working in Britain, paying taxes, getting health insurance, traveling around Britain, finding accommodations and most importantly, finding a job. I was most scared about
44、 finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get my pay soon.It turned out that finding a job was not so difficult. The BUNAC program is very well known in London and many employers participate in the program. As a result there are many employers in many different fie
45、lds to choose from. My job search began when I chose three different business employers and faxed them my resume (简历). That first week I had three interviews. I accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch International Bank. The Merrill Lynch office I worked at was in a beautiful, old building
46、 located two blocks from Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work interesting. It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended. 65. When the author studied at college she decided _.A. to
47、enter the “real world” after graduationB. to go and work in a foreign countryC. to settle in a different country D. to find a job in the home country66. The author chose England because _.A. it is a beautiful country and people there are niceB. England is spoken there and it is easy to find a jobC.
48、it is in Europe, not far from her own countryD. the BUNAC office is located there67. After the author arrived in London, what worried her most was _.A. getting a jobB. buying health insuranceC. traveling around BritainD. finding a place to live68. Which of the following might be the best title for t
49、he passage?A. A Trip to BritainB. What I Want to BeC. Living in a Different CountryD. My Work Experience（ B ）I love this healthy diet program because, it helps you lose weight, lose inches, feel healthy and look beautiful. This healthy diet is an 8 weeks program which is unlike other diet regimes （食
50、物疗法）. In that it focuses on proper nutrition first and weight loss second. Your body must have proper levels of minerals, vitamin, and protein in order to work well. It provides a simple lifestyle change to give you more energy and improve your health most greatly. It offers control over stomach and
51、 continuing hunger with a dense diet allowing 1,700 to 2,000 calories a day. If a person has a weight problem, their body probably is not working at proper levels of basic nutrients. We invite you to follow this program, so you can be the slim person who lives inside you.You too, can love dieting es
52、pecially if you are losing weight and losing inches.For more information about our program, please get to our address in the internet:http:/www. Shaidee. net/lifestyle-for-heath/products69. This passage is mainly about _.A. how people should keep fit B. a healthy diet programC. why people should kee
53、p fit D. ways to lose weight70. The underlined phrase lose inches in the passage means _.A. become shorter B. become tallerC. become fatter D. become thinner71. According to this passage, all of the following are true except that _.A. this program makes a change in your lifestyleB. this program can
54、stop you from feeling hungry all the timeC. this program allows you 1,700 to 2,000 calories for each mealD. this program tries to tell us what people should do to become slim( C )Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia （痴呆） in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormon
55、es （荷尔蒙） , U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimers
56、 （早老痴呆症）. University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans. “Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy are protecting the brain, including estrogen （雌激素）, which we know has many neuroprotective （保护神经的） effects,” Kinsley said. “Its rat
57、 data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimers and other form
58、s of age-related brain decline. “When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. “They do not realize that hormones are wa
59、shing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infantthat is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations （改变） to the brain.”72. Ho
60、w do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”?A. Some researchers have told them.B. Many women say so.C. They know it by experimenting on rats.D. They know it through their own experience.73. What does the phrase “litters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?A. Baby rats.B. Animals. C. O
61、ld rats. D. Grown-up rats.74. What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?A. Estrogen. B. The hormones of pregnancy.C. More exercise. D. Taking care of children.75. “Its rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest?A. The exp
62、eriments on the rats have nothing to do with humans.B. The experiments on the rats are very important for animals.C. The experiments on the rats are much the same on humans.D. The experiments on the rats are much the same on other animals.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the m
63、ost suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.(本题请涂在答题卡上)A. The reasons for the problematic food situation in Britain.B. The effect of the situation on farmers.C. The variety of British food.D. The surface richness of food and questions i
64、t brings.E. The different situations at home and abroad.F. The recent reason for the huge supply of food.76. The long years of food shortage in Britain have suddenly given way to huge food supply. Stores and shops are crowded with food. Rationing(定量供应) has already seemed too distant to todays Briton
65、s. Even overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and worries. Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the surface huge amount of food only temporary, or has it come to stay? Does it m
66、ean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home?77. The recent growth of food supply on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because two continuous big grain harvests in North America are now being followed by a third. Most of Britains overseas sup
67、pliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen.78. Then why is the food situation in Britain still faulty? On the one hand, The British government has gradually cut down support for food. On the other hand, the shops are overstocked with food not only because the
68、re is more food available, but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.79. Moreover, the rise in food prices at home has come at a time when world prices have begun to fall, with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-
69、produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling internationally. British consumers are beginning to ask why they should not be able to benefit from this trend.80. The significance of these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generation have seen it all happen before. Despite the
70、present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a smaller home market. Present production is running quickly compared with years ago. However, farmers havent shared any benefit from the change.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefu
71、lly. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.(本大题做在答题纸上)(E)Libraries everywhere in the world have always been peoples only access to important sources of information. This historical function of libraries has worked out for centuries and has made libraries a
72、 necessity to people. Now, that function has been called into question by the fast development of digital media over the past several decades. In order to continue to hold the public interest, libraries everywhere are forced to develop means of granting access to these expensive new services to aver
73、age people. In the past, the publishing industry maintained the rights of libraries to freely provide published materials on the condition that libraries bought so many of their books. Since the new electronic publications can easily be copied in their completeness by the library readers, the publis
74、hing industry is reconsidering its former support of the library system. There have even been attempts to stop libraries from delivering digital media. In addition to the reluctant cooperation of the publishing industry, there is the problem that the newer forms of information are much more speciali
75、zed than those which they replace. Deciding how to transfer already limited resources is increasingly difficult as there are more methods. While a single reference index(索引) might have covered an entire field in the past, now there are frequently several specialized indexes available in electronic f
76、orm. Above all, in order to continue to make use of the newer technology, libraries must decide which kinds of material are most useful to the majority of their readers. There are many different solutions being applied, but only the process of trial and error will help find out the most effective me
77、thod.（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 20 WORDS）81. What has been called into question? 82. In the past, publishers cooperate with libraries because _. 83. The most important way to use the new technology is to determine _84. According to the passage, how can bes
78、t solutions be found? Translation（20分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.(本大题做在答题纸上)1. 不要浪费太多的时间玩游戏。 （ devote ）2. 落日不断变化的色彩让那些年轻人都着了迷。（ be fascinated by ）3. 尽管他有名声和财富，但他仍然是一个不幸福的人。 （ in spite of )4. 服药期间如有异常情况发生，请立刻去看医生。 ( occur )5. 他不该为
79、这件事受到责备，毕竟他是个孩子。 （ blame ）II. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.让孩子从小出国留学，学到更多的知识，开阔眼界，从而拥有更美好的未来，是许多家长的想法。但也有人担心对于那些未成年的中学生来说，其判断能力和价值观取向都尚未成熟，在出国“镀金”这一美好景象的笼罩下，往往容易迷失方向。对此现象谈谈你的看法。你的文章必须包括以下内容：你是否想出国学习。你的具体理由。 高考资源网w w 高 考 资源 网
