上海市位育中学2021_2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

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1、位育中学2014学年第二学期高一英语期中考试. Listening Comprehension (24%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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 on

2、ly once. 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. At 12:30.B. At 1:00.C. At 2:30.D. At 1:30. 2. A. From books.B. From her friends.C. From the Internet.D. From ev

3、eryone.3.A. 3.5dollars.B. 5.5 dollars. C. 4 dollars.D. 5 dollars.4.A. Husband and wife.B. Policeman and driver.C. Passenger and bus conductor.D. Boss and secretary.5.A. The man should bring his cousin to the party.B. The party is going to be very crowded.C. She is sorry the man cant come to her part

4、y.D. Her cousin is going to the party.6. A. Exchange some plants.B. Bring her some water.C. Water her plants while she is away.D. Water her plants while he is on vacation.7. A. He wants to know what time the game will be over.B. He wants to eat immediately.C. He is worried about what time it is.D. H

5、e is afraid he will be late.8.A. Its hard to say who is going to rain.B. Now it is a good time to start the game.C. The game has been going on for a long time.D. The same team always wins.9. A. The man should have come to the class earlier.B. The man neednt borrow the notes from the woman.C. The wom

6、an doesnt want to lend her notes to the man. D. The woman enjoyed the class.10.A. Because they are not the experts on this topic.B. Because the woman and the man are not free that day.C. Because the preparations for the meeting arent completed.D. Because some experts cant come at that time.Section B

7、 Directions: In Section 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 b

8、e the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.D. On Friday.12. A. There will be only multiple-choice questionsB. The exam will be both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will h

9、ave an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.13. A. It will be easy to pass the exam.B. Students will be tested on all the materials discussed in the class.C. The exam will cover topics from a variety of academic fields.D. Students must complete all parts of the exam.Quest

10、ions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It helps reduce the cost for airlines.B. It is much cheaper for air travelers. C. It can use the computer to plan air travelling.D. It helps prevent passengers from losing their tickets.15.A. $60.B. $50C. $70D. $99.16. A. To attract travel

11、ers to take e-ticket flights.B. To punish those insisting on using paper tickets.C. To do much better than other airlines.D. To pay for the work to deal with lost tickets.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear e

12、ach conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Contact name:Jane (17) _Purpose of reservation:To hold an international (18) _.Date:28th (19) _.

13、Reason for providing the old price:Because Jane is a (20) _ customer.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Whats the man enquire about? (21) _ to Xian.How long does the trip last? (22) _.How will they travel to Xian from Beijin

14、g?They will travel (23) _ .How much does the package tour cost if you stay in a four-star hotel?(24) _Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary: (25%)Section ADirections: After reading the sentences or passages below, fill in the blanks to make the

15、sentences or passages coherent and grammatically correct. For 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 other.(A)The story of the English language is (25) _ story of change. The Old English language

16、, or Old English, is quite different (26) _ Modern English. We can never understand Modern English (27) _we study Old English. Some of the words are the same (28) _ many are not used now. The story of the English language (29) _ (begin) sometime after the year A.D,400. At that time, some people came

17、 to England from North-west Europe. There were many groups of people. They were called Angles, Saxons and Jutes, (30) _ language, Old English, is like some of the modern languages of North-west Europe. In Old English, the ending had many meanings. They showed past time and present time and many othe

18、r things. In Modern English, most of these endings are (31) _ (go). This is the biggest difference (32) _ Old English and Modern English.(B)Istanbul(伊斯坦布尔), the only city in the world (33) _ is in two continents, is also part of both the ancient and modern worlds. As Travel website Fodors put it, no

19、where is quite like Istanbul, which (34) _ (be) a lively city with one foot in Europe and the other in Asia for centuries.On March 24th, it (35) _ (list) as one of the top destinations for 2015 by the worlds largest travel review website. So what makes Turkeys largest city so attractive to travelers

20、?From the ancient city walls to the Blue Mosque(清真寺), Istanbuls historic buildings are breathtakingly beautiful.(36) _ it is no longer the country capital, Istanbul is still the heart of modern Turkey, where East really does meet West.In conservative(保守的) areas, bearded men (37) _ (wear) skullcaps(瓜

21、皮帽) and baggy trousers pray, while women wont leave their houses without head coverings. Yet across the Bosphorus strait(海峡), you will see young Turkish men and women in designer jeans (38) _ have never been to mosques in their lives.(39) _ you are a fun lover, the citys markets and Turkish baths co

22、uld keep you happy for your entire trip. But no trip is complete (40) _ having a bite of the citys famous doner kebabs (土耳其烤肉). As BBC reporter Brad Cohen wrote: “Istanbuls kitchens are filled with artists- chefs who can do things of beauty with eggplant and lamb.”Section BDirections: Complete the f

23、ollowing 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. identified B. interpretation C. application D. regional E. confused F. relation G. exist H. continuous I. commercial J. impactRecently, British university researchers sa

24、id that a computer programme can help Asian students to deal with _41_ English accents which are difficult to understand. This is good news for students who get _42_ by different English accents.Computer scientists at Nottingham University said that some Asian students in Britain find it difficult t

25、o understand the range of different English accents. Among native English speakers, many different accents _43_. Some accents are easily _44_ by certain features. But more variations can be difficult to understand.Difficulties can be experienced in the process of distinguishing sounds at the end of

26、spoken English words, like rope versus robe, and at the start, like tin versus thin. This can make _45_ speech difficult to follow, as misunderstanding a single word can potentially change the whole _46_ of a sentence. It would be useful to have something that would make it easier for foreign studen

27、ts to understand different English accents.The researchers Spoken English Discrimination (SED) training programme can train Chinese speakers in how to sense differences in speech sounds in difficult conditions, such as accented speech or in situations in which there are a number of sounds in the bac

28、kground, a university release reported. “Our findings have shown that SED training programme really does have a significant _47_ on enabling Asian students to distinguish between sounds,” researcher, Nicola Pitchford said. “There is a(n) _48_ potential for SED. There has already been interest in the

29、 programme, from government organizations, to a major Chinese mobile phone company who is interested in developing it into an educational phone _49_.” III. Reading Comprehension (26%)Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill

30、 in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks (50)_ than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more (51)_ than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication takes up about 50% of what w

31、e really (52)_. And body language is particularly (53)_ when we attempt to communicate across culture. Indeed, what is called body language is so much a part of us that its actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. (54)_, different societies treat the distance between

32、people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having (55)_ contact even with friends, certainly not with (56)_. People from Latin American countries, on the other hand, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, its possible that in (57)_, it may look like a Latino is (58)_ a Norwegian al

33、l over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving closer. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep (59)_ -which the Latino will in return regard as (60)_. Clearly, a great deal is going on when people (61)_. And only a part of it is in the words them

34、selves. And when parties are from different cultures, theres a strong possibility of (62)_. But whatever the situation, the best (63)_ is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be (64)_.50. A. straighterB. louderC. harderD. further51. A. soundsB. invitationsC. feelingsD. messages

35、52. A. hopeB. receiveC. discoverD. mean53. A. immediateB. misleadingC. importantD. difficult54. A. For exampleB. ThusC. HoweverD. In short55. A. eyeB. verbalC. bodilyD. telephone56. A. strangersB. relativesC. neighboursD. enemies57. A. troubleB. conversationC. silenceD. experiment58. A. disturbingB.

36、 helpingC. guidingD. following59. A. coming outB. stepping forwardC. backing awayD. going on60. A. weaknessB. carelessnessC. friendlinessD. coldness61. A. talkB. travelC. laughD. think62. A. curiosityB. excitementC. misunderstandingD. nervousness63. A. chanceB. timeC. resultD. advice64. A. noticedB.

37、 treatedC. respectedD. pleasedSection B Directions: Read the following 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 h

38、ave just read.(A)Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is ones mother

39、 tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country. Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some peo

40、ple try at home, with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television programmes; some use computers and network; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school. A few people try

41、to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken. However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists an

42、d doctors chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the students work for him.65. Now a foreign language is learnt _.A. in the same way as it was

43、in the past.B. quite differently from the past.C. only in the country where it is spoken.D. only with the help of machines.66. These days most people want to learn _.A. about the country where a language is spoken.B. to speak a foreign language.C. to read foreign novel.D. to write in the foreign lan

44、guage.67. Of course people dont believe that _.A. a foreign language can be learnt fast.B. ones native language is easy to learn.C. learning a language takes a lot of time.D. books are useful while learning a foreign language.(B)Want to travel to some wonderful places? Here are just a just a few rec

45、ommendations to eco-destinations: Africa MadagascarHome to a huge group of animals found nowhere else on the planet. Madagascar is a must-go destination for anyone impressed with, or even slightly interested in, the natural world. Some of the unique flora and fauna can be found on this wonderful isl

46、and.America St John (US Virgin Islands)Though its the smallest of the US Virgin Islands, St John has surprisingly varied scenery. Virgin Islands National Park makes up two-thirds of its land, where visitors can hike in deep valleys, over mountains and across dry coastal areas.Europe IcelandAs one might expect from a country whose name is “ice”, Icelands scenery is rough. Take a hike past lava fie