上海市金山中学2015_2016学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

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1、金山中学2015学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试卷（考试时间：90分钟满分：100分第I卷（共75分）I. 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 wil

2、l be spoken only 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. Mike is not in at the moment. B. Hang up, please. C. She will go and check. D. You called the wro

3、ng number.2. A. He is at his office. B. He is at lunch.C. He is in hospital. D. He is at the bakery.3. A. They werent able to see the movie last night.B. They bought two tickets for todays movie.C. They enjoyed the beach more. D. They didnt go to the beach, but rented a video at home.4. A. Unaffecte

4、d. B. Apologetic. C. Excited. D. Disappointed 5. A. It was impossible for him to come to the party. B. He stayed home to study for his exam.C. Everybody was surprised by his attendance at the party.D. He had expected to come to the party for a long time.6. A. Both shirts are made exactly the same.B.

5、 It doesnt matter which shirt he gets. C. He shouldnt get either one.D. She doesnt like either shirt.7. A. Give him a map. B. Cut his hair for him. C. Drive him to the lake. D. Show him another route.8. A. A party invitation. B. To buy a house. C. A tour of the house. D. Something warm to drink.9. A

6、. She was Sally Harrisons cousin. B. She was Sally Harrisons friend. C. She was Sally Harrisons sister. D. She was Sally Harrison.10. A. In a gymnasium. B. In a department store. C. In a shoe-repair shop. D. At a track.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will

7、 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 have heard.Questions 11 through 13

8、are based on the following passage.11. A. In Spain.B. In Italy. C. In France. D. In Sweden.12. A. that they lie in the sunB. that they have their lessons outdoorsC. that they wear very little in winterD. that they do quite a lot of exercise13. A. To treat diseases. B. To cure childrens cold. C. To m

9、ake people look brown. D. To avoid the danger of too much sunshine.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To look for birds.B. To reduce the damage. C. To see the degree of the damage D. To rescue the mother and her kids.15. A. She took her children to a safe place.B. She

10、used her body to protect her kids C. She was not afraid of fire.D. She was willing to die.16. A. A big fire in forest. B. The strength of loveC. Birds, our friend. D. The life and death.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversations will be read twice. Af

11、ter you hear each 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.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONEWORDS for each answer.The advantages for

12、Helen to take the subwayl Can _17_ up half an hour later.l Can have breakfast at_18_l Its so convenient since her office is near the_19_.l Not have to wait in all_20_for buses.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passa

13、ges 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 blank. ( A )Count to three and rip(撕) it off as fast as you canthis is how most people remove a band-aid(创可贴). (2

14、1)_ _ _ fast you do it, its still going to be painful. Thats for sure. Or is it?A group of American scientists from Boston have just developed a band-aid that can be taken off without causing pain, reports the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Traditional band-aids are supposed

15、 to break apart (22)_ the skin meets the glue, which is what makes taking them off so painful. But the new band-aid has an extra layer that sits (23)_ the glue and the backing. When you tear off the band-aid, you remove the backing and middle layers, leaving the glue behind. The glue (24)_ then be s

16、imply rubbed off with ones fingers or left to fall off naturally. Importantly, this process is pain-free.This is not the first time scientists (25)_(try) to solve this problem. But methods they tried in the past led to band-aids that were (26)_(sticky) and therefore didnt stay on for long.The Boston

17、 study was first aimed at helping babies (27)_ skin is too delicate for standard band-aids. But adults with sensitive skin might also enjoy the benefits.( B )While income worry is rather a common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons _28_ e

18、xplain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome” (空巢综合症).In order to seek _29_ (good) chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, _30_ (leave) their parents

19、behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact _31_ most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societ

20、ies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty _32_ they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match _33_ they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents th

21、e grown-up children from providing timely response _34_ the needs of their aged parents.The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents _35_ (describe) as “distant parent phenomenon”, _36_ is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society h

22、as not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”. Section 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. challenged B. functions C. deserves D. heated E. topic F. further G. urge H.

23、 industrial I. visiting J. survival“In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a 37 debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the h

24、eart of what is to be preserved. As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The 38 to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the da

25、nger exploitation brings to such landscapes is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform 39 that humans needthe rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. Lee Lane, a 40 fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful s

26、ervices, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and 41 exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for 42 . While the ways

27、of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no 43 reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself

28、, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being 44 by the other participants. One opinion is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whethe

29、r wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a 45 that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviouslydeserves much more serious thinking.III. Reading comprehension (30%)Section

30、A Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Winston Churchill began his love affair with painting in his 40s, under disastrous circumstances. _46_ First Lord of the Admiralty

31、(海军) in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in Dardanelles that could have _47_the course of a bloody world war. _48_when the mission failed, with great loss of life, he paid price both publicly and privately. He was _49_from the admiralty.“Defeated by the failure, I thought he would _50_grie

32、f,” said his wife，Clementine. He retired with his family to Hoe Farm. There, as Churchill later recalled, “The inspiration of painting came to my _51_!”After the war, painting would offer deep _52_when, in 1921, the death of mother was followed two months later by the _53_of his beloved daughter, Ma

33、rigold. Hit by grief, Churchill stayed at the home of friends in Scotland, finding comfort in his painting. He wrote to Clementine: “I went out and painted a beautiful river in the afternoon light with golden hills in the _54_. I keep feeling the hurt of losing Marigold”.Historians have called the d

34、ecade after 1929, when the Conservative government fell and Churchill was _55_, his wilderness years. Politically he may have been wandering in waste places, a lonely fighter trying to awaken Britain to the threat of Hitler, but artistically that wilderness bore great fruit.46. A. ForB. As C. With D

35、. To47. A. delayedB. advanced C. improved D. shortened48. A. Because B. For C. But D. Since49. A. removedB. movedC. appointedD. obtained50. A. persist in B. hold on C. put up D. die of 51. A. rescueB. viewC. griefD. belief52. A. passionB. comfort C. emotionD. confidence53. A. lossB. recoveryC. failu

36、reD. success54. A. bookB. background C. backD. album55. A. out of date B. in officeC. in powerD. out of officeSection B Directions: 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.

37、Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)The owner of an Alabama Chinese restaurant named “Good Friend” shot at a customer who complained about a bug in her egg roll Thursday night. The bullet narrowly missed 20-year-old Birmingham reside

38、nt Jatari Walker who told the Daily News she is scarred by the entire experience. “I cant sleep,” she said Saturday afternoon. “And since it happened Ive had no appetite.”Walker ordered a combinationplatter（大浅盘）and egg roll from the Good Friend Chinese and Seafood Restaurant on Dennison Ave. Thursda

39、y evening. After paying her $7 bill she went back to her car and discovered a fly inside. “I thought I need to take this back,” she said. The customer went back and asked for a repayment and said the owner Chun Hin Ching, 52, was unhappy with her because she announced her discovery in front of other

40、 customers. After an argument he repaid the money and Walker who is now a former frequent customer of the business turned and walked to the exit. Thats when Ching drew a handgun and fired a single shot over her head. “He just shot the gun at me and I ran,” she said, adding she could feel the bullet

41、whiz past her head. Birmingham Police Department spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards told the News the owner was charged with attempted murder and was transported to Jefferson County Jail on $100,000 bail（保释金）.Police believe Ching intended to hit Walker with the bullet and missed, Edwards said. The bullet hi

42、t the top of the door frame of the take-out business.Ching did not tell police why he fired at Walker, Edwards said.Edwards said he did not recall any previous problems at the business. He said Ching did not say why he had a weapon but added it was not uncommon for stores in that neighborhood.No one

43、 was injured from the gunshot, Edwards said.Calls placed to the restaurant Saturday afternoon were not answered.56. What happened on Thursday night in Good Friend Chinese and Seafood Restaurant?A. A fire broke out but luckily no one was injured.B. The restaurant owner refused to repay the money.C. T

44、he egg rolls caused sickness among some customers.D. A young woman narrowly escaped being killed by a bullet.57. Why did Walker go back to the restaurant after buying the food?A. Because she left her car key in the restaurant.B. Because she discovered a fly in the egg roll.C. Because she forgot to t

45、ake the combination platter.D. Because she found the owner charged her too much.58. The restaurant owner fired on Walker when _.A. she was about to leaveB. she was arguing with him C. she asked for a repaymentD. she announced her discovery( B )Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist wh

46、o has made several very important medical breakthroughs. Many people were dying to know the secrets to his fantastic achievements. To unveil the mystery, a newspaper reporter interviewed him asking why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others? Having assumed to hear wordings like innate curiosity for science or hard work, the reporter was surprised to have him respond that, in his opinion, it all