上海市浦东新区2014-2015学年度第一学期期中联考高二英语试卷
上海市浦东新区2014-2015学年度第一学期期中联考
高二年级英语试卷
总分： 100 分时间：90分钟命题人：梁彩云审题人：张鲁荣
第I卷（共70分）
I. Listening Comprehension(20%)
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. At a bakery. B. At a hotel. C. At a post office. D. At a birthday party.
2. A. Librarian and student. B. Operator and caller.
C. Boss and secretary.
D. Customer and repairman.
3. A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C. 90 minutes. D. 120 minutes.
4. A. A best sailor. B. A latest book. C. A good business. D. An exciting story.
5. A. By going on a diet. B. By eating fruit and vegetables.
C. By having fewer meals.
D. By doing physical exercise.
6. A. It was interesting and easy to follow. B. It was far beyond his understanding.
C. It was as difficult as he had expected.
D. It was long but easy to understand.
7. A. The traffic is always very heavy. B. The man needn’t go to the airport.
C. The subway is crowded at rush hours.
D. The man had better take the subway.
8. A. The woman prefers going out. B. The woman will make the decision.
C. The man agrees with the woman.
D. The man would rather stay inside.
9. A. The man can tell Kelly the news the next day.
B. The man shouldn’t tell Kelly the news at school.
C. The man should tell Kelly’s brother the news.
D. The man had better tell Kelly the news by himself.
10. A. The match will be put off due to the rain.
B. The rain isn’t likely to influence the man’s team.
C. The result of the match is sure to be affected.
D. The rain will help the man’s team win the match.
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. To get better jobs. B. To save more money.
C. To move into a larger apartment.
D. To receive further education.
12. A. It had family-friendly politics. B. It owned a child-care center on site.
C. It offered its staff excellent benefits.
D. It rewarded employees with apartments.
13. A. Satisfied. B. Surprised. C. Confused. D. Interested.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. In 1185. B. In 1209. C. In 1386. D. In 1836.
15. A. Because many early learning centers were set up.
B. Because Oxford and Cambridge were established.
C. Because the largest expansion of universities occurred.
D. Because independent universities came into existence.
16. A. Definition of universities. B. Development of universities.
C. Finance for universities.
D. Donations for universities.
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.
II.
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the 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 blank.
___21__ is pink or purple a colour for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer __22____(depend) largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. __23___ the Egyptians, green was a colour that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children ____24____(give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect ____25___ against evils(灾祸).
People’s choice of colours is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be the most restful colour. It has the ability ___26______(reduce) pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People __27____work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomachaches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red ―Buy Now‖ button _____28_____ red is a colour that easily catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming colour. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want
to eat ___29_____(little), some suggest that ___30___(eat) from blue plates can help. The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what colour to decorate your room, think about the colour carefully.
III. Vocabulary(8%)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be
Jim Davis, who created Garfield the Cat, was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, and was brought up on a small cow farm with his parents and brother. Like most __31___ many stray cats(流浪猫) used to stay on their farm. There were about 25 at one time, by Jim’s estimation. Jim thinks he probably would have become a farmer if he hadn’t been ill as a child. Forced indoors, and away from work, he had to ___32___ time drawing pictures for a long time. After college, he spent two years working for a local advertising company. Before long he began his strips. When he tried to sell his strips to a newspaper, he was ___33__. Later, Jim studied the comic pages closely and noticed there were a lot of __34____ strips about dogs, but none about cats! He used his cleverness and the art _35____ he had since childhood and GARFIELD, a fat, lazy, cynical (愤世嫉俗的)cat was born. The strip __36____ on June 19, 1978 in 41 US newspapers.
Several months after its ___37__ , the Chicago Sun Times cancelled GARFIELD, but over 1300 angry readers _____38__ demanded that Garfield should return.
IV. Cloze (10%)
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 learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 39 he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was weak and ill. My father was once a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 40 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 41. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my 42. I said that we must very often give things up as we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 43 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 44! What did I gain?‖I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. Surprisingly, he answered his own question: ―I 45 the love of my family,‖ I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also 46 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 47 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations. In this way, I learned the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I wonder what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy.
For now, though, I am grateful for this one 48.
39. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
40. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
41. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless
42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
43. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
44. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
45. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
46. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
47. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
48. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
V. Reading Comprehension (22%)
Section A: Read and choose
Directions: Read the following three 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
It seems that great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems. Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness. Now scientists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius are linked(联系).
Dr. Adele Juda studied 5,000 creative people in Germany. She found there were more people with mental illness in this group than in the general population. Poets had the highest rate(比例) of mental illness, followed by musicians, with lower numbers for painters and architects.
Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity. But, it did nothing to explain it.
Dr. Ruth Richards of Harvard University made a breakthrough. Instead of studying creative people, she took a group of psychiatric(精神病的) patients and tested them for creativity. The patients got much higher scores than a normal group.
Also, the patients’ close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group. This suggests that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes(基因).
But this is a problem. According to Darwinism, harmful genes should be removed. Some scientists believe that evolution(进化) has created a balance, where the madness of a few people leads to the development of the whole human race.
Geniuses may be mad, bad or just difficult to understand, but their discoveries have improved the world we live in. It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.
49. According to Dr. Adele Juda, which of the following group has the lowest rate of mental illness?
A. Painters.
B. Musicians.
C. Poets.
D. Bus drivers.
50. The underlined phrase ―made a breakthrough‖ in the fourth paragraph means _________.
A. discover or find something new and important
B. make a way through using force
C. (of the sun or moon) appear from behind (clouds)
D. suddenly change (from a slower to a faster pace)
51. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Among the 5,000 creative people in Germany, more people suffer from mental diseases than the general population.
B. There is a strong link between mental problems and creativity.
C. Psychiatric patients make greater contributions than common people.
D. The key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes.
52. What is the writer’s attitude toward madness?
A. Madness is harmful to the whole society.
B. A little creative madness is good for us all.
C. All the talented people are mad.
D. Only the people with mental illness have more creativity.
B
53. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?
A. Choose the holiday in Devon.
B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.
C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2009.
D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.
54. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?
A. It provides chances of family gatherings.
B. It provides customers with good food.
C. It offers a sport lesson.
D. It offers comfortable room.
55. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2009?
A. You can have free meals on deck every day.
B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.
C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.
D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.
Section B: Read and answer questions.
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.
The unpunctual man, on one hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset (财产) as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer lette rs, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.
Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is the sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.
Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to do one’s duty, whether it is public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted.
56. If one is not punctual, it is the sign that he ________________________________________.
57. According to the passage, what is the main reason that a person is always unpunctual ?
58. When should you show up if invited to dinner?
59. Based on the passage, when you have something urgent to do and need some help, you should turn to those who are _____________ .
第二卷：共30分
I. Translations: (15%)
60. 如果你能给我推荐一个适合我的家教中心，我将非常感激。(appreciate)
61. 不管你在哪里生活，你都必须使自己的生活方式适应当地的环境。(adapt)
62. 老师提醒我们要上课记笔记，万一我们会忘记。(in case)
63. 尽管交通很拥挤，志愿者活动还是按照原计划举行了。(despite)
64. 当运动员第一次参加奥林匹克运动会时，他们会非常紧张。(The first time)
VI. Writing (10%)
很多学校都开设了体育选修课（the selective PE lesson）, 如游泳、体操（gymnastics）,篮球、足球、武术（martial art）、国际标准舞蹈（international ballroom dancing）、乒乓球（table tennis）等。请谈谈你喜欢的体育选修课并说明原因。
参考答案及评分标准
第I卷
I.Listening: 20分
评分标准：每题1分，11-16题也是1题1分。（听力填空大小写错误扣0.5分）
1—5 A DCBD 6—10 BDBAB 11—13 CDA 14—16 DCB
17. tiring 18. 15/fifteen 19. outdoor 20. tips
II. Grammar: 10分
（大小写错误不得分。）
21. Why 22.depends 23. To/ For 24. are given
25.themselves 26. to reduce 27. who/ that 28. because/ since/ as
29. less 30. eating
III. Vocabulary: 8分
31. C 32. AC 33.BC 34.AB 35. B 36. BD 37. D 38. A
IV. Cloze: 10分
39-43 CABDC 44-48 DCABC
V. Reading: 22分，每题2分
Section A: 49-52 DACB 53-55 ACB
Section B:
56. shows no or little respect for other people.
57. The main reason is that he always mismanages and wastes his time.
Or: Because he always mismanages and wastes his time.
58. at the appointed time/ earlier than the appointed time/ on time/ no later than the appointed time.
59. punctual/ punctual people.
第二卷
I.Translations: 每题3分，共15分
60. I’ll/would appreciate it very much if you can recommend a tutorial center which suits me.
1 0.5 0.5 1
61.Wherever you live, you must/ have to adapt your living style to the local environment.
1 0.5 1 0.5
62. The/ Our teacher reminds us to take notes in the class in case we forget.
1 1 1
63. Despite the heavy traffic, the volunteer activity was still held as planned/ as it was planned/
1 0.5 0.5 1
according to the plan.
64.The first time the athletes/ sportsmen take part in the Olympic Games, they will feel very
0.5 0.5 1 0.5
tense/ nervous.
0.5
II.Writing 共15分
评分标准：按照语法和内容，共分为5个档次：
第五档(很好)；(12-15分)
1. 完全完成了试题规定的任务。
2. 清晰地讲明喜欢的体育选修课程以及原因。
3. 应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。
4. 语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备
较强的语言运用能力。
5. 有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
第四档(好)：(9-11分)
1. 完成了试题规定的任务，覆盖所有主要内容。
2. 讲述的原因有些重复或思维量较少，但仍符合要求。
3. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
4. 语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所
致。
第三档(适当)：(6-8分)
1. 未恰当完成试题规定的任务。
如：跑题：写成喜欢体育课的原因，而非体育选修课。
2. 漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。
3. 语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。
4. 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。
5. 较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。
第二档(较差)：(3-5分)
1.字数明显不足。
2.内容很少，没有完成写作要求。
3.语法不清楚，混乱。
第一档(差)：(0-2分)
未能传达给读者仟何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。