1、上海新东方优能中学 http:/ http:/ 2013-2014 年高二第一学期英语期中考试第 I 卷 I. Listening Comprehension （30%）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 will
2、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. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. D. Stormy.2. A. At the coffee bar. B. On the platform.C. At the laundry
3、. D. On the plane.3. A. A writer. B. A book-seller. C. A waiter. D. A hair-dresser.4. A. The woman got a new watch. B. The woman bought another watch.C. The woman had her watch repaired. D. The woman got her receipt.5. A. It was out of date. B. It was appealing.C. It was bad-looking. D. It was expen
4、sive.6. A. Living standard. B. Food safety. C. Natural disaster. D. Financial crisis.7. A. Give him a lift. B. Check the calendar.C. Send for a doctor. D. Count the cost.8. A. He sleeps late in the morning. B. He has trouble falling asleep.C. He watches too much television. D. He plays video games e
5、very night.9. A. Asking the way. B. Repairing a machine.C. Exchanging money. D. Buying metro tickets.10. A. It was marvelous. B. It was awful.C. It was hard to understand. D. It hurt the audience.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questio
6、ns 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 follow
7、ing passage. 11. A. Visiting his advisor. B. Getting the new timetable.C. Applying for some courses. D. Buying some textbooks there.12. A. He found his car stolen. B. He met an old friend.C. He was arrested by a policeman. D. He got a parking ticket.13. A. Exciting. B. Unlucky. C. Tiring. D. Fruitfu
8、l.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A travel agency. B. An airline company.C. A round-the-world journey. D. A flight program.上海新东方优能中学 http:/ http:/ A. The low prices. B. The outstanding service.C. The great rewards. D. The long distance.16. A. Those who have been to
9、most parts of the world.B. Those who often travel around the world on business.C. Those who want to explore the different airlines.D. Those who need special support all along the way.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. Afte
10、r 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 conversationComplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Information about the meetingDate
11、: Next _17_, the 14th.Time: _18_Place: The Rose Hotel (_19_ the park)Transportation: By _20_Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What did the girl do a few days ago? She paid for her _21_ fees.Who does the fath
12、er think may help the girl select future classes? _22_.What has the girl decided to major in? _23_.Why did the girl change her major? Because she is interested in _24_.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A（16%）Directions: reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and
13、 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)A study surveying more than 2500 American high school students found _25_ girls who ate five or more family meals a we
14、ek had a much healthier relationship with food in _26_ (late) lifeThe research, _27_ (publish) in international magazine Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 _28_ were followed up five years laterRegular family meals were found to have a protective ef
15、fect regardless of the girls age , weight, socio-economic status, dieting habits or relationship with her family上海新东方优能中学 http:/ http:/ say doctors should encourage families _29_ (have) dinner at the table rather than on the couch in front of the television to keep away from serious eating disorders
16、Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic the Oak House, said _30_ (eat) with family helped “normalize“ young peoples relationship with food“When the young are feeling that theyre not dealing properly, they turn to _31_ that they can control and food is accessible for them to control. Clea
17、rly, if theyre sitting with their family _32_ a regular basis then their family can be more in control of their eating,“ (B)When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became _33_ (interest) not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin. He discovered the
18、former owners name and located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail. John requested a photograph, _34_she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldnt matter what she looked like. When the day finally came, their fi
19、rst meeting was 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station. She wrote, “Youll recognize me by _35_ rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose. As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly tow
20、ards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green _36_ (walk) quickly away, John felt as if he _37_ (split) in two. He desi
21、red to follow that girl, but longed for the woman _38_ spirit had truly companioned and supported him. The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “Im Captain John Blanchard. You _39_ be Miss Hollis. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”She replied with a smile,
22、“I dont know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, _40_ (beg) me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, Id tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street!”Section B（10%）Directions: Complete the following passage by using t
23、he words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Apple visionary Steve Jobs has passed away after a long _41_with pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Apple was so exceptional, those products were so _42_and so loved. Even if he showed up with that black
24、turtleneck, and made the _43_, it still became an event with groupies.It didnt take long for social media users to_44_ to the news, with some, no doubt, using the devices Jobs _45_to mourn(悼念) his death ._46_ of Jobs death had become a Trending Topic on Twitter less than 10 minutes after the first n
25、ews trickled in.Apple _47_an official statement on Jobs death. The Wall Street Journal has it: “Steves A. influence B. popular C. enrich D. battle E. pioneered F. presentation G. released H. react I. trademark J. passion ABD. word上海新东方优能中学 http:/ http:/ _48_and energy were the source of countless in
26、novations that _49_and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.”But on its website, it chose a different way to commemorate Jobs legacy（遗产）- a black and white photograph of Jobs in his _50_turtleneck.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A（15%）Directions: For each bla
27、nk in the following passages 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.The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two _51_ systems on the whole. T
28、he _52_ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育） by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River _53_ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own
29、 _54_. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _55_ went overseas to Japan, _56_ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same _57_. When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, anot
30、her famous culture was _58_ on the Mesopotamian Plain - the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known _59_ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also _6
31、0_ waters. When the colonists of England _61_ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesnt _62_ from the European one a lot.At the same time, the difference of the language systems _63_ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong t
32、o the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one Im using to write this paper. Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But whats more, _64_ the far distance and the steep areas between the East
33、 and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no _65_ from the other.51. A. connected B. separate C. ancient D. remote52. A. preservation B. development C. resource D. origin53. A. if B. until C. while D. as54. A. styles
34、B. habits C. ways D. means55. A. hurriedly B. slowly C. unfortunately D. suddenly56. A. made B. crashed C. mixed D. applied57. A. culture B. nation C. influence D. system58. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought in D. brought along 59. A. after B. as C. for D. of 60. A. crossed B. drunk C. swam D.
35、 plunged61. A. touched down B. put down C. got down D. settled down62. A. evolve B. judge C. distinguish D. rise63. A. adds to B. results from C. turns up D. takes over64. A. but for B. for all C. due to D. at all上海新东方优能中学 http:/ http:/ A. relationship B. difference C. interference D. familiaritySec
36、tion B（24%）Directions: Read passage A, B, C and D. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)Expressing emotions is important
37、rather than hiding them or keeping them inside. Everyone feels negative emotions such as anger and needs to deal with them. But there are healthy ways to express anger and ways to control it. Shouting bad words at someone will hurt the other person or make them angry too. If you feel angry, it is be
38、st to think before you speak. Some people in the UK use the expression “take a deep breath and count to 10”, meaning take a pause, breathe deeply and let yourself calm down instead of getting angry. Another expression people use to say they are controlling their anger is “biting their lip”. This mea
39、ns not letting the bad words come out of their mouth. If you cannot think of anything but bad words, it is probably best to “bite your lip.” But sometimes letting all your anger out can be cathartic(宣泄情绪), as long as you do it at the right place and time. If you have just had a bad day, you could go
40、 into a room by yourself and scream or yell very loudly. Or if you want to hit someone or smash something, you could hit a pillow instead. Then after you let your frustration out this way, youll be able to deal with your problems more calmly. If you do lose your temper with someone and swear at them
41、, though, you need to apologize. One way to do this is to say “pardon my French”. This expression has been used for many years as an apology for bad language. Then you can calmly explain what made you upset. 66. According to the passage, what does the expression “pardon my French” mean?A. “Please le
42、t me through”.B “I cant speak French well”.C. “Sorry I said a bad word”.D. “Im very angry with you”.67. What does letting out your frustration help you to do?A. Make others more upset.B. Feel happier about yourself .C. Solve a problem calmly.D. It is no help at all.68. Who is this passage most likel
43、y written for?A. All kinds of peopleB. Young childrenC. Very angry peopleD. People who like to swear69How does this passage view expressing emotions?A. They should be kept very private.B. They need to be expressed but in a way that hurts no one.C. They should be expressed any way you like.上海新东方优能中学
44、http:/ http:/ They should only be expressed if they are positive.70. The letter is probably from _.A. Supervisor Management Unit B Thames Valley PoliceC. Criminal Justice System D. Crime Reduction Committee 71. Whats the purpose of this letter? 上海新东方优能中学 http:/ http:/ To thank Ms. Adamczak for her c
45、ontribution to the security of her community.B. To inform Ms. Adamczak of how the investigation of the crime she reported was going C. To respond to Ms. Adamczaks crime report D. To inform Ms. Adamczak of the investigation result of crime she reported 72. Which one is not the possible result of this
46、 reported crime? A. The police will pay a visit to Ms. Adamczaks .B. The police will contact Ms. Adamczak and give her an update. C. The police will not send Ms. Adamczak any further letters.D. Your report will be held on file as an undetected crime.73. What does the word “leads” most probably mean?
47、A. Clue. B. Darkness. C. Investigation. D. Contact.(C)China needs to set absolute restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions(释放) if it is to fulfill its aim to set up a carbon market over the next five years, a cabinet office think tank said in a paper.“It is only under an absolute emissions cap that carbon emission permits will become a scarce resource and possess the qualities of a commodity,” the State Councils Development and Research Center said in a paper in Seeking Truth, a magazine published by the ruling
