上海重点中学2011-2012学年高一下学期期末考试 英语试题

上海重点中学2011-2012学年度第二学期

高一英语期末试卷

(满分100分,100分钟完成.答案一律写在答题卡、答题纸上)

I．Listening Comprehension 24%

Section A

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 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. In a bookstore. B. In a supermarket.

C. In a zoo.

D. In the museum.

2. A. The apartment is very expensive. B. There are no other apartments left.

C. The apartment is the cheapest.

D. The apartment is the best.

3. A. Not interesting. B. Very demanding.

C. Just so so.

D. Too serious.

4. A. The way to look after brothers. B. The way to ask for a day off.

C. The reason for a day off.

D. Things to be done on a day off.

5. A. To leave a message. B. To cancel a meeting.

C. To ask for the records.

D. To make an appointment.

6. A. John forgot his bad performance in the speech.

B. John should be preparing for a speech.

C. John often practices basketball very hard.

D. John is always forgetting things.

7. A. She does not like going home. B. Her hometown is in a village.

C. She cannot go home very often.

D. She has too much work to do.

8. A. She wrote her papers. B. She visited the man.

C. She talked with the man.

D. She went to the party.

9. A. Paul didn't want to come to the get-together.

B. Paul missed the get-together because his train was late.

C. Paul missed the train and the get-together as well.

D. Paul took part in the get-together and found it interesting.

10. A. The apartments are too small for the students to share.

B. The apartments are not quite near enough to campus.

C. Most students can be reached at their campus address.

D. Very few students can afford to live in the apartments.

Section B

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 be the best answer to the question you have heard．

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．

11. A. Studying English means that you have lots to read.

B. All the students are required to study English in one way or another.

C. There is a heavy emphasis on absorbing facts-when you are studying English.

D. English depends more on students' personal responses to what they have read.

12. A. Most English courses are literature-based.

B. Writing courses are no more functional.

C. The number of language-based courses is becoming larger.

D. Media Studies and Drama are not involved in English courses any more.

13. A. Everyone is suitable to major in English at university.

B. Having a degree in English may be an important factor in finding a job.

C. The Internet is a great help only to language study.

D. You can't find a job unless you have a qualification in English.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news．

14. A. In the year 2010. B. As early as 1952.

C. Ten years ago.

D. Only in recent years.

15. A. The glasses you have to wear when watching are heavy and unsatisfying.

B. You have to move the technology from the cinema to the sofa.

C. Analysts say that 3D TV sets will be very expensive to buy.

D. 3D TV sets are very popular and available all over the world. .

16. A. 2010, the Television Innovation Year

B. The TV Makers' Big Weapon

C. The World's Biggest Technology Showcase

D. High-quality 3D TV Sets, the Humble Box

Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After 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．

Talking About a Lecture

The place they are talking: In a 17

The class the woman was in: A 18 science class.

The good 19 for Professor Hall: The twenty-first-century Socrates.

The reason the students like the professor: He is interesting and 20 to give up time for students. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation．

How did the woman like the Grand Canyon? She thinks it was 21 .

Why is the Grand Canyon famous in the world? It's one of the 22 of the world.

What have archaeologists found so far? They have found bones of 23 .

How old is the driftwood found there? The driftwood dates back as far as 24 .

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary 25%

Section A

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.

25.The environment in major cities in our country has been improved ____ some extent in the last decade.

A. by

B. to

C. in

D. with

26. Whatever the causes，English is more widely spoken and written than any other language ______.

A. ever was

B. had ever been

C. has ever been

D. would ever be

27.When learning that he had won a gold medal in the Olympic Games, ____.

A. he burst into tears

B. tears came to his eyes

C. he can hardly keep back his tears

D. and his parents were wild with joy

28. The China Pavilion, ____, "The Crown of the East," has a unique roof, is one of the most important style features in

traditional Chinese architecture.

A. whose structure

B. which structure

C. structure of which

D. of which structure

29. We haven’t settled the question _____ it is necessary for him to study abroad.

A. if

B. where

C. whether

D. that

30. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations ______ would bring about positive

emotions.

A. which

B. where

C. why

D. as

31. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving, but _________ our work, we turned down the offer.

A. not finished

B. not having finished

C. not to finish

D. having not finished

32.—Will the plan ____ the libraries nationally be carried out in the coming year?

—It all depends, I suppose.

A. to promote

B. promote

C. promoting

D. that promote

33. It’s a shame to say it again, but I did tell a lie when _____ last time in my teacher’s office.

A. having questioned

B. to question

C. questioned

D. to be questioned

34. I send you 100 dollars today, the rest _________ in a year.

A. follows

B. followed

C. to follow

D. being followed

35. _________ as the main reason for the recent worldwide economic problems is the fact that the U. S. government would

hardly accept.

A. Regarded

B. Being regarded

C. Regarding

D. To regard

36. The investment money was withdrawn from the country, leaving some of its cities _________ with abandoned construction.

A. littering

B. to litter

C. to be littered

D. littered

37. A number of art works are believed _____ during World War II.

A. being stolen

B. having been stolen

C. to be stolen

D. to have been stolen

38. Food can go bad even in a refrigerator if _________ there for more than a week.

A. left

B. leaving

C. having left

D. to be left

39. Have you ever seen a live ______ of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony?

A. performance

B. action

C. composition

D. reward

40. This soldier is very ill; you should _____ a doctor at once.

A. call off

B. call up

C. call at

D. call in

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.occurred

B. extended

C. tragedy

D. fined AB. ignore

AC. concerns AD. suspension BC. inevitably BD. illegal CD. marketing

The launch of Apple's iPhone 4s tempted thousands of buyers to its two outlets in Beijing on the cold winter night of Jan. 12th. But the size of the crowds brought a sudden 41 of sales of the iPhone 4s on the morning of Jan 13th and one store in Beijing didn't open at all, because the growing crowd of eager Apple followers created safety 42 .

This is not the first time Apple's marketing strategy has caused such trouble among the buying public, for similar trouble 43 in January last year when the first release launch of the iPhone 4 was made.

Apple's clever 44 has made the company's products must-have lifestyle accessories for many, but this strategy will 45 result in mass rushes and disturbances and if it continues with this marketing strategy, it is only a matter of time before one of its product launches ends in 46 .

Intentionally fuelling demand by limiting a product release to create a state of panic among consumers, who fear they may not get their hands on their objects of desire, is not only immoral but also 47 .

Apple should take the lessons from the experience of Unilever. The giant consumer goods company was 48 2 million yuan in May 2011 by the Chinese government for repeatedly spreading rumors of price rises.

Apple has the ability to make it easier for consumers to order new products online or by telephone. Apple cannot afford to 49 the Chinese market, so it has no excuse for not changing its strategy so as to avoid such incidents in the future.

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.

I had a week’s holiday to use and I wanted to spend it in the best hotel I could find. That was why I chose The Haven. Set in

a country park, I thought I would be able to escape the problems and pressures of 50 life. But, just twenty-four hours after arriving there, my wife and I experienced problems with the restaurant, the service and the 51 .

We should have left and returned to our 52 when we saw two policemen walking outside the hotel, 53 the building. One of them showed us how our room could be 54 in through the windows. It seems that the hotel has no 55 on the windows. Although we were a little worried, our concerns were 56 when we believed a good-sized bed, a flat-screen TV, a spa bath and more suggested a comfortable stay.

Things started to go from bad to worse the following morning when I found the restaurant only served 57 meals. I was disappointed and upset: six days of rabbit food and no steak and chips? What had I let myself in for? We should have been told about the food before we 58 . I ordered my breakfast against my will 59 , but I had to wait forty-five minutes for it to arrive. This was not the 60 I expected.

That afternoon, when we returned from a tour around a village nearby, we found that nearly ￡200 had been stolen from our room. The Haven61 to refund us the money. They claimed that they could not be responsible for any 62

if our window was not locked.

My holiday was then a total 63 ; I thought a “haven” was supposed to be a quiet, peaceful place. 64 , I have experienced more stress and worry in that one day than I usually do working in the office for a week.

50. A. real B. daily C. whole D. holiday

51. A. price B. staff C. luxury D. security

52. A. home B. hotel C. room D. country

53. A. admiring B. searching C. restoring D. inspecting

54. A. viewed B. flown C. slipped D. crawled

55. A. locks B. glass C. frame D. curtains

56. A. shown B. concealed C. forgotten D. overemphasized

57. A. low-fat B. high-nutrient C. home-made D. ready-cooked

58. A. started B. ordered C. planned D. booked

59. A. somehow B. instead C. anyway D. otherwise

60. A. food B. service C. holiday D. entertainment

61. A. promised B. refused C. pretended D. desired

62. A. miss B. damages C. money D. loss

63. A. risk B. comedy C. failure D. conflict

64. A. In fact B. Because of that C. With contrast D. All in all

Section 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. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

A

London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.

So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes，which are kept at docking stations in and around central London. You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go for the length of time you use the bike.

Transport for London, which runs the scheme，are hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion in London and is expected to create up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launche d the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses”.

However，there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldn’t dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not been registered. Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems” and have said they wouldn’t charge for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”. Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles.

Despite the comments，the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things, saying, “My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedal-powered push forwards.”

65. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order to ___________.

A. reduce the air pollution of the city

B. encourage the citizens to take exercises

C. deal with the city’s traffic problems

D. increase employment opportunities

66. If you want to hire a bike, what would you do first?

A. Pay for the bike according to the time you use it.

B. Pay for the key to a bike.

C. Cycle in and around central London.

D. Sign up as a member to get a key.

67. All the following are the problems of the scheme EXCEPT___________．

A. the high cost to hire a bike

B. not charging for the first day of the scheme

C. not registering their usage of the bikes

D. docking the bikes properly

68. From the passage we can infer that __________.

A. the London Mayor is confident in the scheme

B. the scheme will be cancelled because of the problems

C. all the citizens in London support the scheme

D. the cycling revolution is not successful

B

How to Become a Police Officer

If you think joining the force is the right choice for you, here is how you can prepare for a career in law enforcement.

Rule:

You must have a clean police record. If you have committed a crime in the past, you are not qualified to join

the police force. Your application STOPS HERE!

Preparation:

Take courses in Business, Maths, Accounting, Computer

Applications and Behavioral Sciences.

Think about a period of military service. Two years in the armed forces is excellent

mental and physical conditioning for police work.

Maintain a good level of physical fitness. Those who have participated in school sports

stand a better chance of success.

Procedure:

Pass a pre-entry lie detector test.

Take the written exam for police officers. You can obtain information about the exam

through your local police department.

Take a personality test to assess your personal characteristics. For example,

judgment, reliability and responsibility.

Pass the physical examination. This usually includes tests for your eye-sight, hearing,

strength and agility.

Attend an interview with senior police officers.

69.The underli ned phrase “law enforcement” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. making laws

B. interpreting laws

C. keeping law and order

D. reforming laws and regulations

70.If one wants to become a policeman, he MUST ______.

A. serve in the army

B. take some required courses

C. be a law-observing citizen

D. be a player in a sports team

71.Before the applicants are interviewed, the police want to test them on their qualities EXCEPT their _____.

A. total honesty

B. examination ability

C. healthy personality

D. physical condition

C

On the west side of the island of Manhattan in New York City, tree by tree, leaf by leaf, a 2,500 square foot sector of the Central African Republic’s Dzanga Ndoki Rainforest has been transported to, or recreated at, the American Museum of Natural History’s new hall of biodiversity. When the hall opens this May, visitors will visit one of the world’s biggest and most accurate reproductions of one of nature’s most threatened creations.

To bring the rainforest to New York, a team of nearly two dozen scientists—the largest collecting expedition the museum has ever organized for an exhibit—spent five weeks in the African rainforest collecting soil, plants, and leaves; recording and documenting species; studying trees; shooting videotape and still photos; and interviewing local people. “This area has been explored very little”, says Hoel Cracraft who estimates that the museum will eventually collect 150 to 180 mammals, more than 300 species of birds, hundreds of butterflies, and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of organisms. The exhibition may even have produced a special prize—scientists suspect they have uncovered several new species.

To give the forest a sense of realness, the back wall of the exhibit is an enormous video screen, sounds will come out from hidden speakers, and plans even call for forest smells. Computer controls will vary the effects so that no two walkthroughs will ever be exactly the same.

After the team returned to New York, the forest was reproduced with the help of the computer. Computer modeling programs plotted distances and special relationships. Artists studied photos and brought what they saw to life. Plaster trees were made．Recreated animals began to stand in the rainforest of the hall．Flying creatures will hang from the ceiling. The light in the forest, one of the exhibit’s cleverest recreations will seem real. Long tube lights will have the correct color and temperature to produce a natural effect. The plants and animals exhibited throughout the hall exist naturally in a perfect balance. Remove one, and the whole is imperfect if not endangered. The exhibit is proof to the hope that the world’s rainforests will never exist solely as a carefully preserved artifact.

72. How did the museum collect the data in the Central African Republic?

A. It sent a large team of scientists there.

B. It cooperated with many African scientists.

C. It hired local people to collect mammals, etc.

D. It sent cameramen to shoot videotapes.

73. To give the forest a sense of realness, all the following are used EXCEPT that _______.

A. hidden loudspeakers are used to produce forest sound

B. a huge video screen is put up on the back wall

C. special equipment is employed to produce forest smells

D. the forest is surrounded by front and back walls

74. What is the main theme of the last paragraph?

A. The layout of the rainforest exhibition.

B. The balance between animals and plants.

C. The clever design of lighting.

D. Preservation of the rainforest exhibition as an artifact.

75. What is this passage mainly about?

A. The history of the American Museum of Natural History.

B. The reproduction of the rainforest at a New York museum.

C. Visitors’ interest in the rainforest reproduction at a New York museum.

D. Saving rainforests in the Central African Republic.

D

Frustrated with delays in Sacramento, Bay Area officials said Thursday they planned to take matters into their own hands to regulate the region’s growing pile of electronic trash.

A San Jose councilwoman and a San Francisco supervisor said they would propose local initiatives aimed at controlling electronic waste if the California law-making body fails to act on two bills stalled in the Assembly. They are among a growing number of California cities and counties that have expressed the same intention.

Environmentalists and local governments are increasingly concerned about the toxic hazard posed by old electronic devices and the cost of safely recycling those products. An estimated 6 million televisions and computers are stocked in California homes, and an additional 6,000 to 7,000 computers become outdated every day. The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances, and are already banned from California landfills (垃圾填埋场).

Legislation by Senator Byron Sher would require consumers to pay a recycling fee of up to $30 on every new machine containing a cathode (阴极) ray tube. Used in almost all video monitors and televisions, those devices contain four to eight pounds of lead each. The fees would go toward setting up recycling programs, providing grants to non-profit agencies that reuse the tubes and rewarding manufacturers that encourage recycling.

A separate bill by Los Angeles-area Senator Gloria Romero would require high-tech manufacturers to develop programs to recycle so-called e-waste. If passed, the measures would put California at the forefront of national efforts to manage the refuse of the electronic age.

But high-tech groups, including the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and the American Electronics Association, oppose the measures, arguing that fees of up to $30 will drive consumers to online, out-of-state retailers. “What really needs to occur is consumer education. Most consumers are unaware they’re not supposed to throw computers in the trash,” said Roxanne Gould, vice president of government relations for the electronics association. “Computer recycling should be a local effort a nd part of residential waste collection programs.” she added.

Recycling electronic waste is a dangerous and specialized matter, and environmentalists maintain the state must support recycling efforts and ensure that the job isn’t contracted to unscrupulous (毫无顾忌的) junk dealers who send the toxic parts overseas.“The graveyard of the high-tech revolu tion is ending up in rural China,” said Ted Smith, director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. His group is pushing for an amendment to Sher’s bill that would prevent the export of e-waste.

76. What step were Bay Area officials going to take regarding e-waste disposal?

A. Win support to pass the stalled bills.

B. Try to influence the lawmakers of the California Assembly.

C. Lay down relevant local regulations themselves.

D. Exert pressure on manufacturers of electronic devices.

77. The two bills stalled in the California Assembly both concern ________.

A. the reprocessing of the huge amounts of electronic waste in the state

B. regulations on dumping hazardous substances into landfills

C. the funding of local initiatives to reuse electronic trash

D. the sale of used electronic devices to foreign countries

78. Consumers are not supposed to throw used computers in the trash because ________.

A. this is banned by the California government

B. some parts may be recycled for use elsewhere

C. unscrupulous dealers will retrieve them for profit

D. they contain large quantities of harmful substances

79. High-tech groups believe that if an extra $30 is charged on every TV or computer purchased in California, consumers will ________.

A. hesitate to upgrade their computers

B. abandon online shopping

C. buy them from other states

D. strongly protest against such a charge

80. We learn from the passage that environmentalists hold that electronic waste should be ________.

A. dumped into local landfills

B. recycled by the state

C. collected by unscrupulous junk dealers

D. exported to foreign countries

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-AC for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A.Choose your staff carefully.

B. Assemble a team starting with a teacher.

C. Decide ideas and titles for articles.

D. A great idea--starting a school newspaper.

AB. Make a schedule for the staff.

AC. Think about what's appropriate.

81.

Do you want to start a school newspaper? If you do, then this is the article for you. Starting a school newspaper can be a great learning experience and is a respectable thing to put on a resume in the future as it shows your interviewer your leadership skills and that could very well help land you the dream job for your future. Being part of the school newspaper will give you a good idea on other people you barely know and also it will give you a chance to learn what goes on in the school. 82.

This is essential for the success of the newspaper. A teacher brings something very important to the party, and that is authority. A teacher is there primarily to help make sure that everyone gets their articles in on time. With a teacher, staff simply feel an obligation to get their articles in. This really makes your job a lot easier. A teacher not only sees to it that articles are handed in on time, with a teacher around, staff will quit over 80% less.

83.

Use your common sense for what's suitable for a middle school newspaper. Don't print anything hinting on weapons, violence, drugs, or basically anything that's illegal or not fit for middle school.

84.

Because most school newspapers have 12 articles, brainstorm 12. Some ideas are: games, coloring contest, short story, advice, random facts, sports, poetry or fashion. Once you have these articles planned out, open a word document and come up with cool titles and layout for your newspaper. You can copy a few things from the internet, but if it has a copyright, make sure to say where you got them from.

85.

Recommend to your staff that once they hand in their first article, get a head start on their next article because life consists of all things, e.g. sickness, vacation, family affairs etc. Also tell them to let you know if they can't get one article in so you can cover for them. Print off the schedule and give it to all your staff members.

V. Translation 15%

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 每张票只允许一个人参加聚会。（admit）

2. 据说你有音乐天赋并擅长弹钢琴。（talent）

3. 正是他的活力和对演出的严格态度使他成为一名杰出的指挥家。（It was ... that）

4. 尽管这支著名的足球队输了那一场球赛，但这些球迷还是忠于它。（loyal）

5. 头版登载索引以帮助读者迅速找到报纸的特定部分是一种通常的惯例。（common practice）