1、第 1 页 / 共 8 页上宝中学 2017 学年第一学期期中考试卷 2017.11.7Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案） （共 20 分）26. The temperate dropped to minus ten degrees centigrade. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?A. /mens/ B. /mi:ns/ C. /mans/ D. /mns/27.
2、 Im feeling a little depressed at the moment, but Im sure good times are just _.A. on the corner B. in the corner C. at the corner D. around the corner28. The happiest are not those who _ all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life _.A. owns, on their own B. own, with their
3、own heartsC. own, of their own D. own, by their own hearts29. He is keen on scientific research but indifferent to promotion. Which of the following cant be used to replace the underlined part?A. is interested in B. is fond of C. is in favor of D. goes in for30. Products produced by Apple Co. are qu
4、ite popular _ young people.A. with B. about C. in D. of31. A mistake _ have been made on our bill. We didnt order any fish today.A. should B. would C. must D. can32. The basic design of the house is very _ that of earlier models, but _ than it.A. same as, twice bigger B. same as, bigger twiceC. simi
5、lar to, twice bigger D. similar to, bigger twice33. The fact that the examiners had failed over half the candidates discouraged us, _?A. didnt it B. hadnt they C. did it D. had they34. He is unwilling to admit _ the assignment.A. having trouble understanding B. having trouble with understandingC. to
6、 have trouble understanding D. to have trouble with understanding35. Im not prepared to _ some private matter _.A. discuss about, by telephone B. discuss, over the telephoneC. talk, on the telephone D. talk about, by the telephone36. If the fire _, anybody should _ 119 at once and the firemen would
7、come in no time.A. broke out, ring B. was broken out, phoneC. broke out, dial D. was broken out, talk37. Do not wait for good things to _ you. You need walk towards happiness.A. happen on B. happen to C. take place on D. take place to38. The three _ assisted several _ to find their hotel.A. boy volu
8、nteers, women tourists B. boy volunteers, woman touristsC. boys volunteers, women tourist D. boys volunteers, woman tourists39. Wechat attracts _ the people, they spend 80-90 _ their spare time on it.第 2 页 / 共 8 页A. a large percent of, percent of B. a high percent of, percentage ofC. a high percenta
9、ge of, percent of D. a large percentage of, percents of40. I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but theres _ and _ of us want to buy.A. none, none B. nothing, noneC. none, no one D. nothing, on one41. The lady _ the supermarket because she was _ her wallet.A. robbed food of, stolen B. ro
10、bbed of, stolen ofC. stole food in, robbed by D. stole food from, robbed of42. The dog entered the room, _.A. following after his master B. following his masterC. followed with his master D. followed his master43. Which of the following statements is true?A. House prices are expected to rise sharply
11、.B. She is hoped to win the gold medalC. I wish everyone will stop interfering and just leave me alone.D. We will assist you finding somewhere to live.44. Could you tell me _.A. how he did with it B. when he leftC. what place you went this weekend D. which the way to the nearest cinema is45. Perhaps
12、 we could volunteer for SITRZ during the holiday.-_.A. Its very sweet of you to say so B. Yes, Id love toC. That sounds like a good idea D. Ill be glad to help you. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次） （共 8 分）A.
13、 shoot B. convince C. entertain D. inform E. accomplishTo be a successful speaker is no easy thing. It is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to _46_ by your speech. The four most common purposes of speech are to inform, to convince, to move to action, and to entertain.
14、Do you, like a teacher or an expert in a field, wish to illustrate your ideas in detail to people unfamiliar with your subject so that they can understand your ideas clearly and thoroughly? Or, like a debater, with to _47_ the judges or the audience? Or, like a fund collector for a naturalist founda
15、tion, wish to get money? Or, like a comedian or after-dinner speaker, wish to _48_? The language and tone you use must be proper for your purpose, for your audience, and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone and manner from information delivered
16、to a group of your friends.Furthermore, however talented the speaker is, a talk without enough preparation is usually a failure. To speak without preparing is to _49_ without taking aim. Decide what your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence. Make sure that your subject is
17、definite and not too broad.A. obviously B. responsible C. increasing D. experiencing E. particularlyCamping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at its best, it makes little 第 3 页 / 共 8 页environmental influence. But with _50_ numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilde
18、rness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively and leave no mark.Wild camping is not permitted in many places, _51_ in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations _52_ for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and
19、shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowners permission, except in national parks.Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, _53_ bad weather, and making food without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equi
20、pped campsite seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a camp site with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完
21、成下列句子，每空格限填一次） （共 8 分）54. The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor _.（deliver）55. I can say in all _ that I knew nothing of these plans.（sincerely ）56. It would be _ of me not to advise my company to abandon this project.（responsibility）57. He was of great _ to me in researches for my books.（assi
22、st ）58. Parents may find that a _ teenager becomes unmanageable.（trouble）59. Success doesnt only depend on what you do. What you dont do is _ important.（equality）60. For the sake of historical _, please permit us to state the true facts.（accurate ）61. Many students apply for _ to more than one unive
23、rsity.（admit）. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子） （共 7 分）62. People set up a lot of new schools after the flood.（改为否定句）People didnt _ up _ new schools after the flood.63. Mary didnt go back in a hurry. I didnt go back in a hurry.（合并句子）_ Mary _ I _ _.64. They managed to bring up
24、 four children even though they were very poor.（改为同义句）They _ _ to bring up four children even though they were very poor.65. The task is so difficult that I cant deal with it.（保持句意基本不变）The task is _ difficult for me to _ _.66. Did they write a column in the newspaper last night?（改为被动语态）_ a column _
25、in the newspaper last night?67. I happened to be having a meeting when you called.（改为同义句）_ _ that I was having a meeting when you called.68. people, more, to, about, health, they, worry, used, than, their（连词成句）_Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）. Reading comprehension（阅读理解） （共 32 分）第 4 页 / 共 8 页A. C
26、hoose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案） （6 分）Videodisc holds great promise of helping to meet the needs of American schoolchildren who have problems seeing, hearing, speaking, or socializing. Almost eleven percent of the students aged 321 in this country have an impairment that affects their ability
27、to benefit from a regular education program. Handicapped students require special education because they are often markedly different from most children in one or more of the following ways: mentally retarded (发展迟缓的), learning-disabled, emotionally disturbed, deaf, visually handicapped, physically h
28、andicapped, or other health impairments. The education of these handicapped children is rewarding but challenging.A special education student usually needs a longer period of time to acquire information. Repetitive teaching techniques are often beneficial, and indefatigable(孜孜不倦的) consistency on the
29、 part of the teacher is frequently necessary. Interactive videodisc courseware has characteristics that can be capitalized upon to meet the challenges that special education poses. A videodisc program is infinitely patient. Repetition of any videodisc lesson can continue endlessly, and designers can
30、 assure absolute consistency within a program. Most important, according to special educator William Healey of the University of Arizona, is that videodisc “adds an extra dimension of realism for children who need graphic representations”.Healey explained that deaf and mentally retarded children esp
31、ecially have difficulty grasping figurative (比喻的) language and higher-order language concepts. He believes that for special education, the power of videodisc lies in the ability of the technology to visually represent language concepts normally taken for granted by non-handicapped persons. Complex f
32、igurative language forms such as idioms and metaphors come most readily to mind as being difficult for handicapped learners.74. The word“impairment”（Line 3,Para.1）probably means _.A. habit B. disability C. misconception D. belief75. Which of the following teaching techniques is beneficial to the han
33、dicapped students?A. Task-based method B. Inquiry-Based LearningC. Cooperative Learning D. Repetitive teaching technique76. The special education mentioned in the passage is mainly concerned with _.A. genius students from day-care centers to collegesB. students who are fond of computer video gamesC.
34、 students who are either mentally or physically disabledD. teachers of language in the University of Arizona77. A videodisc courseware is beneficial to those who have study difficulties because _.A. its fancy design is very attractiveB. it allows the user to go back to where he wants to restudyC. th
35、e content of it is healthy and promisingD. it is developed by university professors78. According to Professor Healey, we may infer that mentally retarded children perhaps _.A. need graphic representations in order to understand higher-order language conceptsB. are good at studying English idioms but
36、 often fail to grasp higher order language conceptsC. are not very patient with videodisc which helps them to understand the world conceptsD. tend to be deal as well and have difficulty learning the simple concept“before and after”第 5 页 / 共 8 页79. The best phrase that summarize the main idea of the
37、passage is _.A. handicapped students and their problemsB. videodisc and special educationC. computer assisted teaching programsD. normal children and handicapped kidsB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文） （6 分）The continuous presentation of frightening stories a
38、bout global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it _80_ our kids.Al Gore famously described how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely floodFlorida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, even though the United Nations says that such a thing will not ev
39、en happen, estimating that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that.When faced with these exaggerations (夸大), some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on tacking climate change.This argument is astonishingly wrong. S
40、uch exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying excessively about global warming means that we worry less about other things, where we could do so much more good. We focus, _81_, on global warmings impact on malaria (疟疾)which will put slightly more people at _82_ in 100 yearsinstead of tacking the hal
41、f a billion people suffering from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more effective than carbon reduction would be.Exaggeration also wears out the publics _83_ to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed owing to glob
42、al warming, people wonder, why do anything? A record 54% of American voters now believe the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. A majority of people now believe incorrectly that global warming is not even caused by humans.But the _84_ cost of exaggeration, I believe, is th
43、e unnecessary alarm that it causes particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post cited nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal extinction from global warming.The newspaper also reported that parents are taking over effective outlets for their 8-year-olds
44、 concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that,related to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half-century, to about 22,000. _85_ the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bears will not become ext
45、inct.80. A. exhausts B. depresses C. terrifies D. exploits81. A. for example B. in addition C. by contrast D. in short82. A. peace B. leisure C. case D. risk83. A. ability B. endurance C. willingness D. preference84. A. smallest B. worst C. fewest D. least85. A. Despite B. Besides C. Without D. Exce
46、ptC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的第 6 页 / 共 8 页词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给） （14 分）Im usually fairly skeptical（怀疑的）about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While
47、 any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that todays children are significantly more a_86_ than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.Why are Americas kids so stressed? The report cites two main c_87_: increasing physical isolation brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community,
