2011.1上海高一年级英语期末试卷附答案5181.pdf

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1、1 高一年级英语期末试卷 20111 I.Listening Comprehension(1%*10=10%)Directions: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.After you hear a convers

2、ation 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.He cant go this weekend.B.He has a hole in his bathing suit.C.They should stay at the beach longer D.They shouldnt spend much money.2.A.Turn the ala

3、rm off.B.Live on a farm.C.Move his alarm clock.D.Go to bed earlier.3.A.He hasnt had time to find another apartment.B.His mother dusted her apartment the day before last.C.He hasnt cleaned the apartment since his mother visited.D.His mother was the last person to come over to his apartment.4.A.Making

4、 a pot of coffee.B.Try different brands of coffee.C.Drinking less coffee.D.Getting a different coffee pot.5.A.Some music cassettes.B.Some school supplies.C.Something to drink.D.Something to eat.6.A.He has finished his biology project.B.Hell feel happier when the project is completed.C.Hes annoyed wi

5、th everyone.D.He took a nap in biology class.7.A.She knows very little about bicycles.B.She doesnt want the man to study.C.The man likes to study outdoors.D.The man isnt ready to study yet.8.A.Try to find it in the house.B.Repair the roof.C.Lend his friend a pen.D.Become extremely angry.9.A.She agre

6、es with the man.B.She didnt hear what the man said.C.She is surprised by his opinion.D.She thinks he should look at it again.10.A.The weather forecast has often been wrong.B.No more rain is needed.C.Its going to rain today.D.They will have more time tomorrow.II.Grammar and Vocabulary(25%)Section A(1

7、%*16=16%)Directions: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.()11.The reason _ Im phoning to you is to tell you about a farewell party on Saturday.A.because B.why C.for D.which()12.Do you remember the day

8、 _ I came to you to borrow a history book?A.that B.which C.when D.where()13.My grandmother read the sad story,_.A.was crying B.cried C.crying D.to cry()14._,I will enter for the SSP English contest without the slightest hesitation.A.Given another chance B.Giving another chance 2 C.Give another chanc

9、e D.To give another chance.()15._ I know the money is safe,I shall not worry about it.A.Even though B.Unless C.As long as D.While()16._ the poem a second time,the meaning will become clearer to you.A.While reading B.When you read C.If reading D.Having read()17.It _ last night for all the trees are c

10、overed with snow now.A.must have snowed B.should have snowed C.may have snowed D.ought to have snowed()18.Children under 12 years of age in that country _ be under adult supervision when in a public library.A.must B.may C.can D.need()19.These books are very useful to those _ first foreign language i

11、s Japanese.A.who B.whose C.whom D.of whom()20.He studied very hard when he was young,_ contributes to his success in later life.A.that B.so that C.what D.which()21.Is this museum _ the students visited the day before yesterday?A.where B.in that C.the one D.at which()22.In many western countries much

12、 has been done to prevent environment from _.A.polluted B.to be polluted C.be polluting D.being polluted()23.We might as well make use _ the hotels facilities.A.of B.with C.to D.about()24._ by her diligence and intelligence,I can say for sure that she will prove herself a promising student.A.Impress

13、ing B.Impressed C.Being impressed D.Having been impressed()25.Only through hard work and patience_ his childhood dream.A.he realized B.did he realize C.realized he D.realize did he()26.Jane has two brothers,_ we sent abroad to study medicine in the 1980s.A.both B.both of them C.both of whom D.of who

14、m Section B(1%*9=9%)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.The TV English has an important part in our city though it began only several years ago.During the first years of operation,there

15、 were only 27 programs for people who wanted to learn English.Those English language programs of teaching and learning were not 28 at all because the teachers on TV talked 29 in Chinese on grammar or just gave some translations or 30 .Watching English on TV was 31 listening to the teacher in the cla

16、ssroom.But now the TV English has greatly 32 .There are a lot of new good programs,33 English on Sunday,American English,Follow Me to Science,Animal World,English News,Business English,Sports,MTV.Those programs are usually so lively and 34 to understand that more and more people enjoy watching them.

17、They are becoming widely 35 not only with all English learners but also with the public.27._ 28._ 29._ 30._ 31._ 32._ 33._ 34._ 35._ III.Reading Comprehension(30%)A.too much B.improved C.popular D.explanation AB.easy AC.the same as AD.a few BC.interesting BD.such as CD.first 3 Section A(1%*15=15%)Di

18、rections: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.Mr.White with his wife was now living at a small Italian hotel,where they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday.One night he w

19、ent out for a walk 36 .It was late.The small street was dark and 37 .Suddenly he heard 38 behind him.He 39 his head and saw a middle-aged woman with wild hair,who quickly walked past him.The woman was 40 out of sight when Mr.White suddenly found that his watch was 41 .He thought it was the 42 woman

20、who had taken his watch,43 he ran quickly after her and soon caught up with her.As he knew 44 Italian,Mr.White had to ask the woman to 45 the watch in another way.He showed the woman his strong arms and 46 to her watch pocket.The woman thought a while and gave 47 watch to Mr.White.Mr.White returned

21、home and told his wife 48 had happened.He was greatly 49 when Mrs.White pointed to the watch on the table.Now he found it was 50 that had taken the Italians watch.()36 A.secretly B.lonely C.alone D.freely()37 A.noisy B.crowded C.bright D.quiet()38 A.voice B.sound C.feet D.steps()39 A.rose B.moved C.

22、turned D.put()40 A.nearly B.hardly C.mostly D.even()41 A.losing B.going C.missing D.missed()42 A.very B.proper C.same D.just()43 A.then B.so C.as D.but()44 A.much B.no C.enough D.little of()45 A.lend B.tell C.return D.keep()46 A.pointed B.listened C.shouted D.looked()47 A.his B.the other C.the D.ano

23、ther()48 A.what B.that C.why D.how()49 A.delightful B.surprised C.amused D.disappointed()50 A.he himself B.him C.himself D.herself Section B(1%*11=11%)Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four c

24、hoices 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)How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and,old people wishing they were young again.Each age has its pleasures and its pains,and the happiest person is th

25、e one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult.If a child has good parents,he is fed,looked after and loved,whatever he may do.It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be

26、given so much without having to do anything in return.Whats more,life is always giving new things to the childthings that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known.But a child has his pains:he is not so free to do what he wishes to do;he is repeatedly being told not t

27、o do something,or being punished for what he has wrongly done.When a young man starts to earn his own living,he can no longer expect others to pay for his food,his clothes,and his room,but has to work hard if he wants to live comfortably.If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he

28、 used to as a child,he will go hungry.And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents,he may go to prison.If,however,he works hard,keeps out of trouble and has good health,he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position 4 in society.()51.A

29、ccording to Paragraph 2,the writer thinks that _.A.life for a child is fairly easy.B.a child is always loved whatever he does C.if much is given to a child,he must do something in return.D.only children are interested in life.()52.The main idea of the passage is that_.A.life is not enjoyable since e

30、ach age has some pains.B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard.C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in ones time.D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life.()53.The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss_.A.examples of successfu

31、l old men.B.how to build up ones position in society.C.joys and pains of old people.D.what to do when one has problems in life.(B)The market is a concept.If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market.You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local

32、manager of the supermarket.But in either case,you are producing for the market.Your efforts are being directed by the market.If people stop buying tomatoes,you will stop producing them.If you take care of a sick person to earn money,you are producing for the market.If your father is a steel worker o

33、r a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer,he is producing goods or service for the market.When you spend your income,you are buying things from the market.You may spend money in stores,supermarkets,gas station and restaurants.Still you are buying from the market.When the local grocer hires you to dri

34、ve the delivery truck,he is buying you in the labor market.The market may be something abstract(抽象的).But for each person or business who is making and selling something,it is very concrete.If nobody buys your tomatoes,it wont be long before you get the message.The market is telling you something.It

35、is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn t want you to do.()54.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A.Selling and Buying B.Everything you do is producing for the market.C.What is the market?D.What the market can do for you.

36、()55.All of the following acts are producing for the market except_.A.working in a bank B.attending a night school C.printing a book D.growing beans for sale()56.You are buying from the market when you _.A.borrow a book from the library.B.walk to the seaside for a holiday.C.look after your children.

37、D.dine at restaurant.()57.The word“concrete”in the last paragraph may most probably mean_.A.serious B.important C.necessary D.real()58.In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?A.It tells you what to produce.5 B.It provides you with every

38、thing you need.C.It tells you how to grow tomatoes.D.It helps you save money.(C)Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability.They feel hopeless about it.Can you learn to read better,or must you agree that nothing can be done about it.To be sure,people are di

39、fferent.You can not do everything as well as certain other people do.If all the students in a class tried out for basketball,some would be very good players;others would be very poor;and many would be in between.But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the

40、right way,and with plenty of practice.It is the same with reading.Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help.Others find reading a slow and tiring job.In between,there are all degrees of reading ability.Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can impro

41、ve his reading ability.In these experiments,the poor readers were given tests of reading ability.After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered,they were given special instruction and practice in reading.After a few months,another test of the same kind was given.In nearly all cases,t

42、hese people had raised their reading scores.()59.With the example of basketball players,the author shows_.A.why certain people are poor readers.B.that there are differences in peoples abilities.C.why some people are good basketball players.D.that good basketball players can be good readers.()60.To i

43、mprove their reading ability,people should_.A.work long and hard B.take different forms of tests C.have special help and practice D.try different reading materials()61.The experiments mentioned in the text show that_.A.good readers seem to enjoy reading.B.almost all poor readers can make progress.C.

44、causes of poor reading are difficult to find out.D.tests help people improve their reading ability.Section C(2%*4=8%)Directions:Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions or complete the statements with fewest possible words.Where in the world can you take an hours train ride

45、,and pass a forest,a London street,a scene from the Wild West,and a burning building that never burns down?Theres only one place,and thats Hollywood,in California.The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets in the Universal Studios,one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA

46、.A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood,the films and the stars.But they are only memories.Hollywood isnt quite the same as it used to be.Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down.Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas.Instead,

47、they repeat old ones.The film industry is changing fast.Teenagers still go out to the movies.The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home.But older people mostly stay home to watch series,like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies.These“soap opera”,as they a

48、re called,show rich,powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes.But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged,like many of the people who watch them.Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in business,big films are still being ma

49、de in America.But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood.New York is the most 6 important new center,but there are many others as well.Movie-makers have realized that they dont need Hollywood any moremodern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio.Other states

50、,especially Florida and Texas,are working hard to take the film business away from California.They are offering better working conditions and lower costs.But Hollywood is fighting back.The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.(Note:Answer the questions or complete the s