1、上海市上海理工大学附属中学2022-2022学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题Listening Comprehension (20%)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 conversations and the questions will be spoken only once
2、. 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. Coke.B. Coffee.C. Tea.D. Water.2. A. At a restaurant. B. At a studio.C. At a concert.D. At a theatre.3. A. Relieved.B.
3、 Worried.C. Confused.D. Depressed.4. A. The BrownsB. The Browns son.C. The postman.D. The neighbour.5. A. 7:00.B. 7:10.C. 9:00.D. 9:10.6. A. The ring is not hers.B. She doesnt have gold rings.C. She prefers gold to silver.D. She lost her silver ring.7. A. The screen doesnt have to be cleaned.B. The
4、keyboard also needs cleaning.C. The man shouldnt do the cleaning.D. Theres not enough time to clean both.8. A. The driver will stop the bus immediately.B. The guy by the door will help the woman.C. The woman should check the map.D. He will tell the woman when to get off.9. A. She dislikes fireworks.
5、B. She has plans for the evening.C. She doesnt feel like going out.D. She has to get theatre tickets.10. A. They cant see the stars clearly.B. Theyre not in the city tonight.C. Theyre looking at the stars from the city.D. Theyre talking about movie stars.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will h
6、ear 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
7、 have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It can make her famous.B. It is easy and rewarding.C. It is dangerous but exciting.D. It has its moving moment.12. A. Somebody was killed.B. Nobody was injured.C. Karen was physically hurt.D. Many buildings exploded.13. A.
8、 A fierce war. B. A serious injury.C. A terrible explosion. D. A brave journalist.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Internet use is increasing quickly in rural and urban areas. B. More and more rural residents have Internet access. C. People have a limited choice on I
9、nternet providers. D. City residents use the Internet frequently.15. A. Over 2 million.B. Around 6 million.C. 23 million.D. 17 million.16. A. More girls have their own websites than boys. B. 1 in 4 kids have Internet access from home. C. Most kids think they get too little time online at school. D.
10、Internet connection at home is quicker than that at school.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 heard. Write you
11、r answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Garden Restaurant Reservation FormNameJessica _17_Time9:00 p.m. _18_Number of peopleSix.Phone Number_19_Special Request_20_ dishes.II. Grammar and VocabularyS
12、ection A (24%)21. We waited and waited. _ we had been looking forward to.A. Then came the hourB. Then did the hour comeC. The hour cameD. The hour then came22. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer _ it was 20 years ago, _ it was so poorly equipped.A. which; thatB. that; whi
13、chC. what; whichD. what; when 23. Oh, its you! I _ you. You used to be fat. When did you lose your weight?A. didnt recognizeB. hadnt recognizedC. havent recognizedD. wouldnt recognize24. It was not until _ that _ to prepare his lesson.A. did his father come in; the boy beganB. his father came in; th
14、e boy beganC. did his father come in; did the boy beginD. his father came in; did the boy begin25. _ great achievements China may have in the future, it is likely that many of them will be born in Western China.A. IfB. WhateverC. AsD. However26. “John won the first prize in the contest.” “_”.A. So h
15、e did, tooB. So he didC. So did heD. So did he, too27. _ had been done, the working efficiency of the employees still remained low.A. ThoughB. DespiteC. Despite whatD. Despite the fact that28. I _ there since I wasnt asked to, but I did.A. neednt have goneB. didnt need to goC. couldnt have goneD. co
16、uldnt go29. He was so absorbed in his work that not a sound _.A. did she dare to makeB. dared she to makeC. she did dare makeD. she dared make30. I felt its an honor _ to attend the opening ceremony of the new company.A. to inviteB. of being invitedC. to be invitedD. having invited31. The boy felt q
17、uite happy because he was closer to _ the answer on his own.A. have foundB. findC. findingD. having found32. I thought her brother nice and honest _ I met him.A. for the first timeB. the first timeC. every time whenD. by the time when33. He is so familiar with the city. He must have been here, _?A.
18、hasnt heB. havent heC. didnt heD. wasnt he34. The young man, upon _, denied having stolen the old womans handbag on the bus.A. being questionedB. questionedC. having been questionedD. questioning35. The room is in a terrible mess. It _ cleaned.A. cant have beenB. shouldnt have beenC. mustnt have bee
19、nD. wouldnt have been36. It is not good manners to _ in the corner; say whatever it is out loud.A. manageB. whisperC. stareD. gesture37. Farming workshop will be offered once per week. Gardener will assist residents to establish the farmland and teach _ skills.A. estimationB. devotionC. cultivationD
20、. elimination38. Your advice is _ to me.A. great useB. great usefulC. of great useD. usefully39. You can be of great help by just adding pictures, or helping to _ the language.A. touchB. polishC. colorD. uncover40. The firm has overcome its resistance _ new technology.A. inB. atC. toD. on41. A famou
21、s politician will _ us on the subject of war and peace this afternoon.A. rewardB. addressC. spreadD. deliver42. The police are trying to find out the _ of the man killed in the accident.A. identityB. crimesC. relativityD. evidence43. If your child did complete a difficult task, _ him with a Sunday t
22、rip or a ball game with Dad.A. awardB. accompanyC. rewardD. satisfy44. She has _ some amazing schemes to double her income.A. come down withB. come toC. come out withD. come up withSection B (9%)A. temporarilyB. cornerC. reducedD. depressedAB. chancesAC. freshAD. providesBC. routineBD. turnCD. riseI
23、f a person has lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole _45_ of their life is disordered, their contact with other people _46_, their ambitions stopped _47_ and their identity as a worker removed.At first there may be good feeling
24、s too a new and better job is just around the _48_ its nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children and have more time to think. But, unless a better job does _49_ up, the _50_ are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass th
25、rough periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They are easily annoyed and often feel _51_, isolated and lonely.Despite all these problems, though, unemployment can be a chance for a _52_ start. Those who have lost their job can discover that it _53_ an opportunity to rethink what they want fro
26、m life and how best they can get it.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15%)For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of
27、 words. In _54_ a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend _55_ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading _56_ at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency（不足）
28、_57_ in the actual stuff of language itselfword. Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. _58_, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to _59_ w
29、ords or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over _60_ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which _61_ down the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a
30、 device called accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate _62_ the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, _63_ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocal
31、ization, practically impossible. At first _64_ is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, _65_ your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training. _66_ Charlce Au, a business
32、 manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute _67_ the training, now it is an excellent 1378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can _68_ a lot more reading material in a short period of time. 54.A. applyingB. doingC. offeringD. getting55.A. quicklyB. easi
33、lyC. roughlyD. decidedly56.A. trainingB. habitsC. situationsD. custom57.A. liesB. combinesC. touchesD. involves58.A. FortunatelyB. In factC. LogicallyD. Unfortunately59.A. reuseB. rereadC. rewriteD. recite60.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. if61.A. scalesB. cutsC. slowsD. measures62.A. thenB. asC. beyondD.
34、than63.A. enablingB. leadingC. makingD. indicating64.A. meaningB. comprehensionC. gistD. regression65.A. butB. norC. orD. for66.A. Look atB. TakeC. MakeD. Consider67.A. forB. inC. afterD. before68.A. masterB. go overC. presentD. get throughSection B (12%) (A)Penelope Leach, a famous British psycholo
35、gist once said: “Loving a child is a round business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you want to give.” Her clever remark about parent-child relationship proves to be true of my blooded family. Born in 1928 and as the youngest of 5 children, I learned to share everything with my brothe
36、rs and sisters including my parents love. Raising 5 children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away fro
37、m us after the divorce.After some years, an amazing woman entered into his life, and they were married. She had two sons, one of them still at home. Under her influence, we became a “fixed family” and a good relationship developed between the two families. She has always treated us as if we were her
38、 own children. Father and our stepmother shared life over twenty-five years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, a question came up. Its about my mother, Daddys first wife, attending his funeral. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother when I as
39、ked her if she would object to Mother attending Daddys funeral. Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, “Of course not, Honey. Shes the mother of my children.” 69. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents divorce?A. The wrong doings of the children.B. The diffic
40、ulties from keeping a big family in a hard period of time.C. Her fathers disloyalty to the family.D. The poor relationship between her father and the children.70. According to the passage, her father became closer to his own children later because of _. A. his improved financial condition B. his inc
41、reased ageC. the good effect of his second wife D. his own childrens continuous efforts71. What message does the speaker want to convey in this story?A. Happiness is easy to find in fixed families B. Love is blind.C. Love gives birth to love. DDivorces are very harmful to young children.(B)Todays ca
42、reer assumption is that you can get a lot of development, challenge and job satisfaction and not necessarily be in a management role. Managing others is always a tough task, but in the past that stress was balanced by hopes for career mobility and financial rewards. Along with a sizable pay raise, p
43、eople chosen as managers would begin a nearly automatic climb up the career ladder to successful executive private benefits: company cars, club memberships, plus the key to the executive washroom. But in todays global and more competitive showground, a manager sits in an insecure (不稳定的)chair. More c
44、ompanies has begun to take less management as they come to view their organizations as collections of talents rather than hierarchies (等级). There are far fewer steps for managers to climb. Also, managerial jobs demand more hours and headaches than ever before but offer slim, if any financial payback
45、s and perks. Now managers must manage many people who are spread over different locations, even over different continents. They must manage across functions with, say, design, finance and marketing. In many companies, when the most praised people in business are those launching something new, manage
46、ment seems like an invisible, thankless role. Employers are looking for people who can do things, not for people who make other people do things. Moreover it may not pay to be a manager, at least not the way it once did. Ms. Chmielewski says, “The emotional rewards can be great, and there were times
47、 when I enjoyed management. But a 10-to-11-hour day and one weekend day a month is the norm (标准)”. With more people cautious of joining management, are companies being hurt or worrying about developing future leaders? Not many are. While employers have fired a lot of managers, they believe many more
48、 candidates linger on at many companies. “Another reason why companies arent short of managers,” argues Robert Kelley, a business professor, “is that so many workers today are self-managed, either individually or via teams, they dont need a manager.” 72. By writing the passage, the writer seems to _
49、. A. explain reasons for firing managers B. advise people not to become managersC. express dissatisfaction of some managersD. encourage managers to be more competitive73. Compared with past, the managing job today is more _. A. demanding B. rewarding C. questionableD. acceptable 74. The author menti
50、ons what Ms Chmielewski says to reflect that _. A. the managers low working efficiency makes them less paid B. the gain of being a manager is not as satisfactory as before C. she enjoys great emotional rewards of being a manager now D. she misses the past enjoyment of being a manager 75. What can we
51、 infer from the last paragraph? A. More and more people are eager to become managers. B. There will be more managers to be employed in the future. C. Employers think it easy for them to find managers in the future. D. Teamwork makes it possible for companies not to hire more managers. (C)Psychologis
52、ts take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive researchers, who study various aspects
53、 of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting th
54、at properly presented inducements（诱因） indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.“If kids know theyre working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the Unive
55、rsity of Delaware in Newark, “But its easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.”A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger
56、 holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore（恢复）failing grades.In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valu
57、ed reward, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.76. Psychologists are divided（有分歧） with regard to their attitudes toward _.A. the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewardsB. the appropriate amount of monetary rewards for students creativi
58、tyC. the study of relationship between actions and their consequencesD. the effects of external rewards on students performance77. What is the view held by many educators concerning external rewards for students?A. They approve of external rewards. B. They avoid talking about them. C. They have doub
59、ts about external rewards.D. They believe external rewards can motivate small children, but not college students.78. According to the result of the study mentioned in the passage, what should educators do to stimulate motivation and creativity?A. Give rewards for performances which deserve them.B. A
60、lways promise rewards.C. Assign tasks which are not very challenging.D. Be more lenient（仁慈的） to students when mistakes are made.79. It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe _.A. rewarding poor performance may kill
61、the creativity of studentsB. punishment is more effective than rewardingC. failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standardsD. discouraging the students anticipation for easy rewards is matter of urgencySection C (5%)Youve prepared for this moment for months. Youve written,
62、memorized and practiced your speech. All thats left now is delivering it. But as you walk to the front of the room, you suddenly become very nervous. The audience is staring at you in silence. Your hands begin to sweat. Your eyes start to twitch. Your breathing becomes more rapid. And worst of all,
63、your mind goes blank. Sound familiar?Giving a speech can be scary. But it doesnt have to a miserable experience. The content of your speech is important because it expresses your ideas and opinions. Begin by creating a memorable introduction. Do this by asking a question, telling a brief story, stat
64、ing a fact or repeating a famous quote. This will grab your audiences attention right at the beginning. Next, focus on writing the body of the speech. The body of your speech consists of your main points. It is the longest part of your speech and often contains three points. Support your points and
65、ideas in this section with facts. Finally, complete the content of your speech with a conclusion. Briefly repeat your main points in the conclusion.Then, prepare your delivery. Ninety percent of communication is nonverbal. Therefore, how you look and behave in front of your audience is critical. Pay
66、 attention to your body language. Stand straight with your legs shoulder-width apart. Move your hands in a natural manner as you speak. Pay attention to your facial expressions. Make eye contact and smile at your audience. Pay attention to your voice. Control the pitch of your voice as well as the p
67、ace of your words. Speak clearly and naturally.Youre ready to go! Now take a deep breath, and speak with confidence! (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81. Usually a speech consists of .82. List three ways to attract audiences attention at the beginning
68、. .83. In this passage, the writer focuses on how to prepare the of a speech.84. How you look and behave before the audience is critical because .85. How should you stand while giving a public speech? . IV. Translation (15%)86. 认真对待你说过的每一句话。(takeseriously)87. 虽然他是个学生，但他通过做兼职工作谋生。(as)88. 他坚信他的努力将会有助于消除地球上的饥饿。(contribute)89. 获得医生资格后，他开始致力于新药物的研究。(qualify, devote)90. 那个可怜的老妇人一看到那个年轻人就把他误认为自己的儿子。(Hardlywhen, mistake)Key: 10
