1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家上海市某重点中学2012-2013学年度第一学期高二英语期中试卷(满分100分,100分钟完成.答案一律写在答题卡、答题纸上) IListening Comprehension 24%Section ADirections: 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
2、the questions will 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 heard1.A. At a hotel.B. At a bank.C. At a bookstore.D. At a department store.2. A. OneB. Two.
3、C.Three.D. Four.3. A. He has some interest in it.B. He is not satisfied with the rent.C. He appreciates the view. D. He likes the location of the apartment.4. A. She is about to say it. B. She can tell the name at once.C. She remembers the actress well. D. She has no ides of the actress at all.5. A.
4、 She prefers coffee to tea. B. She usually drinks coffee with dessert.C. She seldom has tea with dessert. D.She usually drinks tea with dessert.6. A. 18.B. 80.C. 62D. 98.7. A. Teacher and student. B.Bookstore manager and student.C. Librarian and reader. D. Air hostess and passenger.8. A. Going to wo
5、rk.B. Fixing his clock by himself.C. Buying a new clock.D. Asking someone to repair it.9.A. She prefers tennis to football.B. Tennis is not her favorite sport.C. Her second favorite sport is tennis. D. She likes tennis but not football.10.A. Amandas.B. Jacks.C. Lauras.D. The mans.Section BDirections
6、: 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 possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answ
7、er to the question you have heardQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage11. A. The king penguin.B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.12.A. Its meat as a source of food.B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguins successful career
8、.D. Penguins life in groups.13.A. They may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins life. C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news14.A. Lives are lost by fire
9、 from ones own forces.B. Soldiers are hesitant to tell the truth.C. The number of deaths has decreased.D. The friendly fire incidents are going up.15.A. How and where they occur.B. How and why they take place.C. Where and when they happen.D. Where and why they happen.16. A. Friendly fire alert syste
10、ms are not fast enoughB. Friendly identification systems are broken.C. Engagement systems are too slow.D. The computer process is not smooth. Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversationsThe conversations will be read twiceAfter you hear each conversation, you are require
11、d to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardWrite your answers on your answer sheetBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversationCheating on CampusThe number of university students who cheated：_17_Reasons for cheating：Feeling stressed, pressured and _18_ Ghostwr
12、iters in the past：From _19_Some ghostwriters at present：From _20_ and IndiaComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversationIn movies，what is called when the lawyers on the opposite sides fall in love?_21_ .What do many American bookstores
13、 offer for single people? people?Special programs and _22_ .Is it easier to meet someone over the Internet?No. There is no _23_ .What is the dialogue mainly about?Approaches to _24_ .Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary 25%Section ADirections:
14、Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The most important thing about cotton in history is _ part that it played in _ Industrial Revolution.A. /; /B. the; /C. the; /D. the; the 26. Various summer
15、 camps being available, we can choose _ based on our own interest. A. eitherB. eachC. oneD. it 27. The guard at the gate insisted that everybody _ the rules. A. obeys B. obey C. will obey D. would obey28. A few minutes earlier and we _ the train. A. have caughtB. had caughtC. could have caughtD. wer
16、e to catch29. But for the help of my English teacher, I _ the first prize in the English Writing Competition. A. would not winB. would not have wonC. would winD. would have won30. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I _your advice A. follow B. would follow C. had followed D. have followe
17、d 31. I didnt go to the party, but I do wish I _ there. A. was B. were C. had been D. went32. It is most desirable that he _ hands with us in our common effort. A. joinB. joinedC. will joinD. be joined33. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _a sudden loud noise. A. be
18、ing there B. should there be C. there was D. there having been 34. Was it at the school _ was named after a hero _ he spent his childhood?A. which; thatB. where; whereC. which; whereD. that; where35. With all the magazines I needed _, I left the post office.A. buying B. to buy C. bought D. to be bou
19、ght36. Nearly a month had gone by _ they showed some signs of giving up the price for which they had held out. A. untilB. whileC. before D. so that37. It is pretty well understood _ controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.A. thatB. whenC. what D. how38. It is an interesti
20、ng fact _ men try to do the same things as nature does, they usually have to do them in a different way.A. that whenB. when thatC. thatD. when39. This years Olympic Games will be the biggest ever sporting _.A. affair B. matter C. event D. thing 40. Both the pink and blue dresses are pretty, but I li
21、ke the _ better.A. previous B. prior C. former D. firstSection B 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.A. political B. supported C. gossip D. set E. contemporaryAB. literary AC. alive
22、AD. significance AE. enterprises BC. figures It is impossible to imagine Paris without its cafs. The city has some 12,000 cafs varying in size, grandeur, and _41_. The cafs are like an extension of the French living room, a place to start and end the day, to _42_ and debate.When did the cafs in Fran
23、ce start? The oldest caf in Paris is Le Procope. It was opened in 1686 by Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, the man who turned France into a coffee-drinking society. Le Procope attracted Pariss political and _43_ elite, and in this way played an important part among the upper class. By the end of the
24、 18th century, all of Paris was intoxicated with coffee and the city _44_ some 700 cafs. These were like all-male clubs, with many functioning as centers of _45_ life and discussion. By the 1840s the number of cafs had grown to 3,000. The men who gathered in these cafs and _46_ the theme of the time
25、s included journalists, playwrights and writers. Around the turn of the 20th century, the sidewalk cafs became the meeting halls for artists and literary _47_.Nowadays in Paris cafs still play the role of picture windows for observing _48_ life. The artists gathered at the caf may not be as great as
26、 those of the past, but faces worth watching are just the same. Linger a bit and you will see that the Parisian stereotypes are still _49_ and well. Youll see the old men in navy berets; ultra-thin, bronzed women with hair dyed bright orange; and schoolchildren sharing an afternoon chocolate with th
27、eir mothers. The caf in Paris has always been a place for seeing and being seen.III. Reading Comprehension 36%Section A 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.Organi
28、zed volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to _50_ to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduates resume, but now the University of Bristol has launched an award to formalize the achievements
29、 of students who _51_ time to activities outside their courses. Bristol PluS aims to boost students in an increasingly competitive job market by helping them acquire work and life skills as well as _52_ qualifications. Our students are a pretty active bunch, but we found that they didnt _53_ appreci
30、ate the value of what they did outside the lecture hall,” says Jeff Goodman, director of careers and employability at the university. “Employers are much more _54_ than they used to be. They used to look for _55_ and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicants skills. Now they
31、want students to be able to explain why those skills are _56_ to the job.” Students who sign up for the awards will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or _57_ work, attend four workshops on employability skills, take part in an intensive skills-related activity _58_, crucially, writ
32、e a summary of the skills they have gained. _59_ efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award. Those who perform best on the sports field can take the Sporting Plus Award which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments. The experience does not have to be _60_ organized, “Were not just i
33、nterested in easily identifiable skills,” says Goodman. “_61_, one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so _62_ negotiation skills. We try to make the experience relevant to individual lives.” Goodman hopes the _63_ will enable active students to fill in any gaps in their e
34、xperience and encourage their less-active _64_ to take up activities outside their academic area of work. 50. A. advisorsB. specialistsC. criticsD. employers 51. A. divide B. devote C. deliverD. donate 52. A. artistic B. technicalC. academic D. interactive 53. A. hardly B. possibly C. necessarilyD.
35、gracefully 54. A. generous B. considerateC. imaginativeD. demanding 55. A. origin B. backgroundC. popularity D. potential 56. A. relevant B. responsive C. reluctantD. respective 57. A. casual B. selective C. homely D. voluntary 58. A. or B. thus C. so D. and 59. A .Occasional B. ExceptionalC. Inform
36、ativeD. Relative 60. A. roughly B. commonlyC. formallyD. fortunately 61. A. For instance B. In reality C. In contrastD. Of course 62. A. demonstrated B. determined C. operatedD. involved 63. A. device B. section C. scheme D. disturbance 64. A. attendants B. agents C. members D. peers Section BDirect
37、ions: Read the following four 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 the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Catherine Destivelle is
38、a rock star. She loves rock, but she cant sing or play the guitar! She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber in the world because she often climbs without ropes. She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where s
39、he lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she was five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the club. She won her first competition in Italy in 1995.Three years ago she foun
40、d a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix. The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move. Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed. They are going to try again this year.People always ask her about her climb
41、ing. She says, “I climb because Im in love with mountains. I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I felt at home on the side of a mountain. I prepare well before I go, so Im never worried.”Catherine chooses new mountains from bookslike buying from a shopping cata
42、logue! “I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it!” Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next month. “Its much bigger than the Dru, so its going to take longer to climb. An American climber, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help.”65Catherine Destivetle is called “a star” because _.A.
43、 she won a competition in 1995B. she loves rocksC. shes a famous woman climberD. she found a new route up to the Dru Mountain66She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because _.A. she lost her way B. the climb took 11 daysC. she needed help from an American climberD. there was
44、heavy snow67On the side of a mountain she feels _.A. worriedB. easy and happyC. like staying at homeD. well68We can infer from the passage people often ask her “_”.A. Why do you like climbing?B. Are you in love with an American climber?C. Do you enjoy reading books on mountains? D. What do you do be
45、fore you go climbing?(B)Below is a housing guide for students going to London.University accommodation officesMany university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords. Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. The advantage of
46、using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem. The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to houses all their students. Property papers: Loot and RentingLoot is an important source of information about private housing for co
47、-renters. The offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. They also have a website: . The advantage of using Loot is that there are some excellent bargains. The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers. Renting is another useful p
48、aper. The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. Their website is at www.renting.co.uk.Accommodation agenciesThe majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have
49、 access to a large number of accommodations. A good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters. Notice boards Around the universities you will find a number of no
50、tice boards where offers of accommodation will be posted. These will either be from landlords or from students. Some universities will also have online notice boards where students can advertise to other students. Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. However, a
51、dvertisements from landlords can be problematic. Word of mouth Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. However, dont suppose that just
52、 because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source. Family Faced with the very high rents charged in London, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. In some cases this might be a good c
53、hoice. 69. What is the advantage of using Loot? A. It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting. B. It gives you personal information about other co-renters. C. Their website is designed mainly for students. D. There are some good bargains. 70. A good agent can help you _.A. know more
54、 people B. find cheap accommodationC. get the right accommodation quickly D. get free information about most accommodations 71. The information passed on by word of mouth is important because_. A. it is better than that found through any other sourceB. it helps you find some of the best housing neve
55、r advertised C. the final year students always offer better informationD. the landlords have little valuable information 72. For students going to London for the first time, which of the following provides the most reliable information?A. University accommodation offices. B. Loot and RentingC. Notic
56、e boards. D. Family. (C)Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of whats mine is mine and whats yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other
57、 day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers. Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”“Examine the extended family, and youll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. Its an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley
58、, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.Whether its inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in
59、the hands at the young isnt healthy for children or the family. “Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior,” says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe”. Its the parents role to
60、provide that protection.When a “boss child” doesnt learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if
61、 no one likes your bossy ways.“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they dont want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills.
62、 Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”73. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson _.A. make good decisions B. show self-centerednessC. are very considerate D. always think about other persons74. The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means .A. inborn natureB. developed characterC. a
63、ccepted theoryD. particular environment75. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents .A. should give more power to their childrenB. should be strict with their childrenC. should bend before their childrenD. should not set limits for their children76. What is the passage mainly about?A. How bo
64、ssy behavior can be controlled.B. How we can get along with bossy children.C. What leads to childrens bossy behavior.D. What effect bossy behavior brings about.(D)Birds that are half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, according
65、to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemispheres eye st
66、ays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predict extra alertness in the end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away fro
67、m their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researcher
68、s found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time. “We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers
69、say. The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. Hes seen it in a pair of birds napping side-by-side in the zoo and
70、in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open. Useful as half-sleeping might be, its only been found in birds and such water animals as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake
71、 allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds half-brain sleep “is just the tip of the iceberg.” He supposes that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look a
72、t other species.77. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because _.A. they have to watch out for possible attacksB. their brain hemispheres take turns to restC. the two halves of their brain are differently structuredD. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions78. What is i
73、mplied about the example of a birds sleeping in front of a mirror?A. An imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security.B. Birds prefer to sleep in pairs to amuse themselves.C. The phenomenon of birds napping in pairs is widespread.D. A single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the m
74、irror.79. While sleeping, some water animals tend to keep half awake in order to _.A. alert themselves to the approaching enemyB. emerge from water now and then to breatheC. be sensitive to the ever-changing environmentD. avoid being swept away by rapid currents80. By saying “just the tip of the ice
75、berg”, Siegel suggests that _.A. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weatherB. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solvedC. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepersD. half-brain sleep may exist among other speciesSection CDirections: Read the following text
76、and choose the most suitable heading from A-AC for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Keep up with the progress of the courseB. Be able to communicate through writingC. Take the program seriouslyD. Accept critical thinking as part of online learningE. Be open-minded
77、 about sharing experiencesAB. Be willing to “speak up” if problems ariseOnline students require unique qualities to be successful. The following list discusses some ideal qualities of successful online students.81. Many different people find that the online method required them to use their experien
78、ces and that online learning offers them a place to communicate with each other. This forum for communication removes the visual barriers that hinder some students from expressing themselves. In addition, students are given time to reflect on the information before replying. In this way, students ca
79、n help to keep the online environment open and friendly.82. In the virtual classroom nearly all communication is written, so it is critical that students feel comfortable expressing themselves in writing. Some students have limited writing abilities which need to be improved before or as part of the
80、 online experience. This usually requires extra commitment by these students. 83. Remember that instructors cannot see their students in an online course. This means students must be absolutely explicit with their comments and requests. If they experience technical difficulties, or problems in under
81、standing something about the course, they must let the instructors or other online students know; otherwise there is no way anyone can know something is wrong. 84. Online learning is not easier than study in regular classrooms. In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort. Requir
82、ements for online courses are not less than those of any quality program. Successful students, however, see online learning as a convenient way to receive their educationnot an easier way. Many online students sit at computers for hours at a time during evenings and on weekends in order to complete
83、their assignments. 85. Online learning is normally arranged in the time sequence and requires devotion on the students part. Strictly following each step and completing all work on time is vital. Once students get behind, it is almost impossible to catch up. Students need to want to be there and nee
84、d to want the experience. The instructor may have to communicate with students personally to offer help and remind them of the need to keep up. V. Translation 15%Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 在美国你可以享用到多种多样的民族食品。（ethnic）2. 每逢我们谈到他
85、的家乡，他总是为其感到自豪。（whenever）3. 顽皮是男孩的天性，你不必为此担心。（nature）4. 具有中国特色的月饼正日益受到西方人的青睐。（special）5. 直到二十世纪后期中国运动员才开始以他们在奥运会的出色表现让世界感到惊讶。（amaze）Keys:1-10 BDAAD CCDBB11-16 DAB ABA17. 600 18. trapped 19. America 20. Pakistan21. A cute meet 22. social activities 23. guarantee 24. establish a relationship25-40 DCBCB
86、 CCABA CCCAC C41-49 AD C AB B A D BC E AC 50-64 DBCCD DADDB CAACD65- 68CDBA69-72 DCBA73- 76 BABC77-80 AABD81-85 E B AB C A1. You can enjoy a wide variety of ethnic food in America.2. Whenever we talk about his hometown, he is always proud of it. 3. It is a boys nature to be naughty, and you neednt worry about it.4. The moon cake, which is special to the Chinese, is gaining popularity among the westerners.5. It was not until the late twentieth century that the Chinese athletes began to amaze the world with their excellent performance at the Olympics. 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究
