上海市金山中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

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1、上海市金山中学 2017 学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试（考试时间：120 分钟满分：150 分命题人：吴亚永审核人：杨晓丽）第第 I I 卷卷(共共 110110 分分)I.I.ListeningListening ComprehensionComprehension（2525 分）分）SectionSection A A(10(101=101=10 分分)DirectionsDirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each con

2、versation,a question will be asked about what was said.Theconversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversationand the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decidewhich one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.All day.B.O

3、nly in the morning.C.Only in the afternoon.D.The same as weekdays.2.A.Doctor and patient.B.Customer and salesgirl.C.Man and wife.D.Customer and waitress.3.A.The woman changed the reservation.B.The woman made no reservation.C.The woman made the reservation for the 9:30 flight.D.The woman misunderstoo

4、d the man.4.A.Stay in the garden.B.Join the man.C.Watch TV.D.Do some housework.5.A.About seven or eight days.B.Four or five days.C.Exactly one week.D.More than ten days.6.A.Britain.B.Italy.C.Spain.D.France.7.A.On a boat trip.B.In a cinema.C.At the beach.D.In a restaurant.8.A.At 10:05.B.At 5:10.C.At

5、10:40.D.At 5:20.9.A.Travel agency clerk.B.Office secretary.C.Head nurse.D.Hotel receptionist.10.A.12 years.B.24 years.C.6 years.D.18 years.SectionSection B B(10(101.5=151.5=15 分分)Directions:Directions:In Section B,you will hear several longer conversation(s)and shortpassage(s),and you will be asked

6、several questions on each of the conversation(s)and the passage(s).The conversation(s)and the passage(s)will be read twice,butthe questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possibleanswers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the questionyou h

7、ave heard.QuestionsQuestions 1111 throughthrough 1313 areare basedbased onon thethe followingfollowing passagepassage.11.A.Having no children gives a couple more freedom.B.Having children in youth brings a couple plenty of joy.C.A couple will enjoy life with their children.D.A couple think of childr

8、en as a nuisance(讨厌的人).12.A.The desire for a job.B.The desire for a free lifestyle.C.The desire for further education.D.The desire for beauty.13.A.To build a career in communication.B.To have a baby soon.C.To enjoy life better.D.To have a large circle of friends.QuestionsQuestions1414throughthrough1

9、616arearebasedbasedononthethefollowingfollowingpassage.passage.14.A.People from Holland.B.People from Britain.C.People from Germany.D.The Puerto Ricans.15.A.Asians.B.Irishmen.C.Eastern Europeans.D.Italians.16.A.For adventure.B.For religious freedom.C.For a better life.D.For independence.QuestionsQue

10、stions1 17 7throughthrough1818arearebasedbasedononthethefollowingfollowingconversationconversation.17.A.They had difficulty understanding their professor.B.They got stuck in the beginning.C.They had no talent for writing.D.They didnt like detective stories.18.A.To go shopping.B.To get herself relaxe

11、d.C.To look for inspiration for her story.D.To meet Prof.Wilson.QuestionsQuestions1 19 9throughthrough2020arearebasedbasedononthethefollowingfollowingconversationconversation.19.A.She has trouble learning English.B.She is often late for class.C.She has won a scholarship.D.She is absent-minded in cla

12、ss.20.A.She is doing well in study.B.She has to deliver milk every morning to earn her school fees.C.Her parents fell ill two months ago.D.She has behaved well in school.II.II.GrammarGrammar andand VocabularyVocabularySectionSection A A(10(102=202=20 分分)Directions:Directions:Read the following passa

13、ge.Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the givenword.For the other blanks,fill in each blank with one proper word.Make sure thatyour answers are grammatically correct.Stress：Good or Bad?Stress used to be an almos

14、t unknown word,but now that we are used to talkingabout it,I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.In recent years，stress（21）（regard）as a cause of a whole range ofmedical problems,from high blood pressure to mental illness.But like so many otherthings,it is only t

15、oo much stress（22）does you harm.It is time you（23）_(consider)that if there were no stress in your life,you would achieve alittle.If you are stuck at home with no stress,then your level of performance willbe low.Up to a certain point,the more stress you are under,the（24）_（good）your performance will b

16、e.Beyond a certain point,though,further stresswill only lead to exhaustion,illness and finally a breakdown.You can tell when youare over the top and on the downward slope,by asking yourself（25）numberof questions.Do you,for instance,feel that too much is being expected of you,andyet find（26）impossibl

17、e to say no？Do you find yourself getting impatientor（27）（annoy）with people over unimportant things？If the answer to allthose questions is yes,you had better（28）（control）your stress,as youprobably are under more stress than is good for you.To some extent,you can control the amount of stress in your l

18、ife.Doctors haveworked out a chart showing how much stress is involved（29）_various events.Getting married is 50,pregnancy 40,moving house 20,Christmas 12,etc.If the totalstress in your life is over 150,you are twice as likely（30）（get）ill.SectionSection B B(10(10 分分)Directions:Directions:Complete the

19、 following passage by using the words in the box.Each wordcan only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.creativeB.preparesC.reflectsD.methodsE.systemsF.individuallyG.reviewingH.qualitiesI.memorizedJ.highlyK.importantIn a society,such as the United States or Canada,which has

20、many national,religious,and cultural differences,people_31_ value individualismthedifferences among people.Teachers place a lot of importance on the_32_ thatmake each student special.The educational systems in these countries show thesevalues.Students do not memorize information.Instead,they work _3

21、3_and findanswers themselves.There is often discussion in the classroom.At an early age,students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.In most Asian societies,on the contrary,people have the same language,history,and culture.Perhaps for this reason,the educational system in much of the Orient_3

22、4_ societys belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism.Children in China,Japan,and Korea often work together and help one another onassignments.In the classroom,the teaching _35_ are often very formal.Theteacher lectures,and the students listen.There is not much discussion.Instead,

23、the students recite rules or information that they have memorized.There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these_36_ of education.For example,one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn muchmore math and science than American students learn by the end of high school.Th

24、eyalso study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do.Thesystem is difficult,but it _37_students for a society that values disciplineand self-control.There is,however,a disadvantage.Memorization is an_38_learning method in Japanese schools,yet many students say that after

25、an exam,theyforget much of the information they have memorized.The advantage of the educational system in North America,on the other hand,isthat students learn to think for themselves.The system prepares them for a societythat values _39_ ideas.There is,however,a disadvantage.When students graduatef

26、rom high school,they havent _40_as many basic rules and facts as studentsin other countries have.IIIIII ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehensionSectionSection A A(15(15 分分)Directions:Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrasesmarked A,B,C and D.Fill in each bl

27、ank with the word or phrase that best fits thecontext.Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willingto put their money behind,we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises andfalls in response to our beliefs about what is possibleSometimes the degree to whichw

28、e are willing to（41）our belief systems determines the success of our innereconomyFor example,imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musicaltalent was not something they（42）.As a member of that group,you would likely（43）that same belief about yourself.As a result,even if you had a great

29、desire to create music,you might be（44）to really get behindyourselfBecause you might fear that your（45）would not pay offEven ifyou had the courage to follow your passion,your inner belief that you are not（46）would probably stop your tryingAnd that would be a major（47）to investyour energy in your dre

30、amOn the other hand，belief isnt anything（48）If you found a way to（49）_that negative belief,a great flood of energy would pour forth,greatly increasing the possibility of your success.How much energy we are willingto invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are,or are not,willi

31、ng to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market Andin both cases,（50）plays a key role in determining how willing we are toget behind somethingOne way to open up the possibility for greater success in ourinner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable（51）

32、wesometimes thinkThere are other more reliable things of success that we can put our（52）in,such as passion,feeling,and senseSome of the most successfulinvestors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain,trusting theirsense over the（53）opinion held by ordinary people about what will

33、workIn the same way，we can learn to trust our hearts desires and our sense to guideus,（54）_any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully investin ourselves.As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible,we（55）the resources that have the power to make our inner economy p

34、rosper41AsimplifyBchallengeCeliminateD maintain42ApossessedBtrustedCobjectedDmissed43ArejectBpreserveCdenyDshare44AwillingBsorryCreluctantDready45AsuccessBknowledgeCprofessionD investment46AdevotedBtalentedCconcernedD interested47AobstacleBexcuseCchanceD principle48AimportantBfixedCchangeableD stimu

35、lating49AenhanceBreserveCreleaseDfollow50AenergyBhobbyCexpenseDbelief51AguideBabilityCgoalDpolicy52AaimBfaithCtaskDdream53AunacceptableBstrangeCunbelievableDcommon54AquestioningBunderstandingCinterpretingD believing55Astick toBlead toCfree upD leaveoutSectionSection B B（11112=222=22 分）分）Directions:D

36、irections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by severalquestions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices markedA,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given inthe passage you have just read.(A)(A)Today,we tell about a po

37、pular graduate degree known as the MBA.The lettersrepresent the words Master of Business Administration.MBA students learn to deal with all kinds of business situations.They learn tosolve business problems.They develop skills needed by many different kinds ofcompanies.All MBA programs teach students

38、 about subjects including economics,the structureof organizations,finance,marketing and policy.Students then do more study in areasthat interest them.It usually takes two years to get an MBA degree if you attendschool full-time.Many programs permit students to take classes while they work.Theseprogr

39、ams take longer to complete.Business is one of the most popular areas of study for foreign students in theUnited States.To be admitted to an MBA programs,foreign students must show a clearunderstanding of English by taking the TOEFL test.All students must also take theGraduate Management Admission T

40、est(GMAT).The scores on this test are used by morethan 1,500 graduate programs throughout the world.Studying for an MBA can be costly.The program at the University of Virginia,for example,costs more than$22,000 a year.That cost does not include housing andfood.Foreign students can get financial aid

41、for MBA studies after the first year.The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia today has 120 foreignstudents studying for an MBA degree.To get information about studying for an MBA,use the computer and go to a websitecalled MBA Explorer.The Internet address is www.gmat.org.Another

42、way is to go toa meeting of the Graduate Management Admission Council.These meetings are calledMBA Forums.They are held in different cities in several areas of the world.At theMBA Forums,representatives of business colleges explain their programs and answerquestions from people interested in studyin

43、g business.56.Which of the following is NOTNOT mentioned in the MBA program?A.The structure of organization.B.Policy.C.Economics.D.Mathematics.57.MBA Forums are_.A.held in different cities in AmericaB.to help MBA students to learn to deal with all personal problemsC.the meeting of the Post-graduate

44、Management Administration CouncilD.the meetings where representatives of business colleges can explain theirprograms58.Studying for an MBA degree,all the students_.A.can get financial aid for MBA studies after the first yearB.can get a degree after one year of studyC.develop skills needed by many di

45、fferent kinds of companiesD.who study at the University of Virginia must pay no more than$22,000 a yearexcluding housing and food.59.Which of the following statements is NOTNOT true?A.MBA stands for Master of Business Administration.B.To get an MBA degree,you should usually spend two years in attend

46、ing schoolfull-time.C.Economics is the most popular area of study in the United States.D.All students applying for an MBA program must take the GMAT.(B)(B)CALIFORNIACALIFORNIASTATESTATECOLLEGECOLLEGEWORKINGWORKING CONDITIONSCONDITIONS ANDAND BENEFITSBENEFITS FORFOR EMPLOYEESEMPLOYEESPaydayPaydayEmpl

47、oyees are paid every other Friday.If Friday is a holiday,payday will bethe following Monday.Generally,employees pick up the pay checks in their department;if not,they may be picked at the business office.OvertimeOvertimeAll the worked over eight hours in one day and forty hours in a workweek,andalso

48、 the first eight hours worked on the seventh day of work in a workweek is consideredovertime for non-exempt employees.The supervisor must approve all overtime beforeovertime occurs.Hours in excess of eight hours on the seventh day and in excess oftwelve hours in one day will be paid at double time.E

49、xempt employees receive noadditional compensation for overtime hours.ParkingParkingAll employees who will be parking in a staff parking zone must obtain a parkingpermit.A monthly pre-tax payroll deduction can be made by visiting Human Resources.If you wish to pay cash,present your staff I.D.card and

50、 license number to theCashiers office.The Safety Department will ticket cars without a parking permitand a fine will be applied.HolidaysHolidaysAll regular and temporary full-time employees generally receive approximately13 paid holidays during the course of each calendar year.Regular part-time empl