上海外国语大学附属外国语学校2018学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

1、2018学年第二学期高二年级英语期末考试(LA4 Unit 6-7, NC4 Unit 7-8)II. Grammar and Vocabulary: 12%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.17. China, a country with 145 million elderly people，will remain _ ag

2、eing society during this century, according to _ Chinese population experts.A. /;theB. an;/C. an;theD. the; /18. It is not rare in _ that people in_ fifties were going to university for further education.A. 90s; the B. the 90s;/C. 90s;theirD.the 90s; their19. Being examined twice a year, whether it

3、is a car or a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver_ obey in this city.A. shallB. canC. needD. might20. The line was busy. Someone _ the telephone.A. must useB. must be usingC. must have been usingD. should have been using21. According to our experience, its too warm _ December. Its not like

4、 the normal winter in Shanghai.A. inB.byC.forD. on22. Where _ you got that painting at such a low price?A. was it thatB. it was untilC.was it beforeD. it was since23. Tom_ to New York but he had something urgent to deal with.A. was goingB. was to go C. was to have gone D. is to go24.Every boy and ev

5、ery girl as well as teachers who_to visit the museum asked to be at the school gate by 6:30 in the morning.A. is: isB.are: areC.is: areD. are: is25. The Internet has made_ cross-country communication between people via e-mail and other means.A. it possible B. that possible C. possibleD. it possible

6、that26. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately_ in and _ their lives.A. caught; losing B. catching; lost C. caught; lost D. catching; losing27. The police got to_ was once an old school_ the farmers used as a store,A. what.that B. where.whichC. wh

7、erethat D. which where28. He_ the admittance to the very formal party for not _ properly.A. was denied, attiredB.denied, attiringC. was denied, being attiredD.denied, being attired29. Last week, Mark went to visit his old friend Frank. Sitting in the living room, Mark kept on talking and talking and

8、 not for a moment_.A. he pausedB. did he pauseC. he would pauseD. he had paused30. Beijing Municipal Peopled Procuratorate said it had accepted a criminal report from the family of Lei Yang, _ they were requested to investigate the district police officers and auxiliary officers involved in the case

9、.A. which / B. thatC. in whichD. when31. The 21 -year-old University of Virginia student arrested in North Korea was taken before North Korean media to make a_ about his crimes of taking out a political slogan from the staff-only area of the Yanggakdo International Hotel.A. commitment B. convictionC

10、. confession D. contradiction32. Under the influence of weaknesses in the global financial markets, the Shenzhen Component Index_ 3.57 percent to 10?100.54 points on Friday, taking a 0.4 percent loss for the week.A. soaredB. stampedC. plumpedD. slumped33. A liquefied gas bottle exploded and injured

11、21 people in a rice noodle restaurant. Several people rushed out from the restaurant with their hands_ on their chest or heads, blood flowing through their fingers.A. clinchedB. clenchedC. crushedD. crashed34. The _ bank clerk insisted on seeing her husbands death certificate before helping her clea

12、r the account.A. insensitiveB. insensibleC. sentimentalD. sensational35. Detectives are hunting two teenagers wearing baseball hats who left more than 20 cars with _ tyres on the Hawtonwille estate overnight.A. smashedB. slashedC.dashedD.punched36. Earlier on the day, an arbitral jury upheld Platini

13、s suspension but cut his sanction from six to four years. The 60-year-old Frenchman called the _ a deep injustice”.A. contradictB. accusationC.chargeD. verdict37. The film provided a deep_ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings.A. insightB. outlookC.understandingD. imagination38. When rea

14、ding classics, we should avoid _ a toe into the deep waters of the classics.A. tippingB. plungingC.dippingD. involving39. The International Monetary Fund stated that the French economy was recovering, but not at a pace that would _ the needed reduction in Frances high level of unemployment and publi

15、c debt.A. account forB. contributeC. bring aboutD. result from40. The most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity and life skills they learned in sports and_ them to another area of life.A. utilizeB. ApplyC.employD. ExertIII. Cloze: 10%Directions: For each blank in the f

16、ollowing 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.All Greece was_41_. A mighty army,_42_ by the great King of Persia，had come from the east .It was marching along the seashore，and in a few days would be in Gre

17、ece. The Persian King had sent messengers to_43_city,ordering the Greeks to surrender. But the Greeks said, “No. We will fight. We will be free.” And so there was a great stir_44_the land. The men armed themselves, and made preparations45the Persian invaders.There was only one way by which the Persi

18、an army could_46_Greece, _47_ was by a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea. This pass was guarded by Leonidas, King of the Spartans, _48_ three hundred Spartan soldiers.Soon the Persian soldiers came into sight. There were_49_many of them that it was _50_to count them. How could Leonidas w

19、ith such a_51_ force hope to stand against such a powerful enemy?Yet Leonidas and his Spartans held their ground. They were determined to resist the invaders. Someone brought them word that the Persians came in such great numbers that their arrows darkened the _52_. “So much the_53_,” said the Spart

20、ans. “We shall fight in the _54_.” Bravely they stood in the narrow pass. Bravely they fought their enemy. To Spartans there was no such thing_55_fear.They cut down the invaders in large numbers. Their spears were broken; yetthey stood side _56_ side, fighting to the_57_. Some fought with swords, so

21、me with daggers, and some with their fists and teeth.All day long the Persian army was held at the pass. But when the sun went down, there was no one Spartan left_58_.Thousands of Persian soldiers had_59_ before those brave Spartans. And Greece was saved.Nearly two thousand five hundred years have p

22、assed since then, but men stilllove to tell the story of Leonidas and the brave three hundred, who died_60_their countrys sake.ABCD41.in dangerout of dangerdangerouson danger42.leadingto leadled having led43.a theallevery44.throughthroughoutatunder45.meetingto meetingto meetmeet46.arrivegetenterente

23、r in47.thatwhichitthis48.byofforwith49.verysuchsotoo50. possibleimpossibleableunable51. smallweaklargepoor52.earthmoonuniversesun53.goodbestbetterwell54.roomshadeseacountry55.withthataslike56.bytoonwith57.firstnextbravestlast58.deadalivelyingalone59.passedleftfallenfled60.forofbyfromII. Reading comp

24、rehension: 20%Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. 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)The car industry suffered ano

25、ther setback yesterday when Lucas Electric Company announced that many of its 12,000 workers at 15 factories in the West midlands would be going on short time.“There will be a requirement for some short-time working in selected product areas and the final details will be organized on site-by-site ba

26、sis/5 a Lucas spokesman said in Birmingham.The factories cover all area from Telford, Shropshire, to Solihull in the West Midlands. Many of those involved are women and the products include alternators, batteries and headlamps. For many families the wife has been the sole earner in recent months.”Th

27、e Lucas announcement is expected to have an aggravated effect on the regions rapidly declining economy.The company spokesman said that not all the 12,000 would be affected; about 20 percent of the staff would not be affected at all.The announcement comes after BLs production cuts in the Austin-Rover

28、 division with a two-week extended holiday for 8,000 workers because of the sluggish (疲软的）market. Dunlop in Birmingham has made a similar decision. Lucas said that it was also because of reductions in the schedules of other customers in the car industry. It was emphasized that it was temporary and i

29、ts duration would depend on how many cars were sold in the coming months.61. According to the passage, we learn the bad news for the car industry from_A.The announcement of production cuts by the Austin-RoverB.the report of the sluggish market for the car industry IC.the announcement of short-time w

30、orking by LucasD.the reductions in the schedules of some customers 62.Which of the following is TRUE about the bad news?A.Workers would work a five-day week. B.Women would have to take early retirement.C.8,000 workers would have fewer paid holidays than before. D.It would make the areas economy even

31、 worse.63. Which of the following is NOT produced by the West Midlands factories?A. Batteries. B. Homs.C. HeadlampsD. Alternators.64.According to the passage, how many workers would NOT be affected by the bad news?A.About 2,400. B.About 5,000. C.About 8,000. D.About 12,000.(B)There is an alarming po

32、ssibility that our American economy is moving in the direction of what some people call a two-tier society - a large population of people with middle-class or higher incomes and values, with a considerable increase at the top, and a large number of people who have been economically and culturally un

33、coupled from the main society.A great many economists, myself included, feel uneasy about the fact that 70 percent of the economy does what is called service work and only 30 percent does what is called goods-related work. New technology keeps entering the economy and bringing employment into disord

34、er. When you look back at how the American economy developed，you see a migration off the farm into the factory and out of the factory into the office. The main push has come from technology. There has been relatively little new machinery to push people out of the office, but thats changing now. If t

35、he computer creates jobs in the office, the service sector will increase and there will be no squeezing of employment. But if technology presses service people out of work, I dont know where they are going to go.Personally, I think American optimism is in for a very severe challenge. We have always

36、considered ourselves virtually to have a right to be number one in the world. But of course we dont have any such right or assurance. And we have to be patiently prepared for the unsettling fact that we are number two, or three, or four in many ways. In terms of health, for instance, we have fallen

37、seriously behind，and thats a big blow to our self-image.In the next 20 years the government will have to take active steps in providing work and income for the bottom one third of the population. The government unwillingly provides some sort of income, but it doesnt provide work. And work is essenti

38、al for peoples self-respect and also for the building of many kinds of basic frameworks that are needed in the country.65.The author finds that_.A.the American society is being driven into a dead end of its economical developmentB.the American people are being forced to concentrate in two sharply co

39、ntrasting economic positionsC.the majority of Americans have considerably increased their incomes theyneed.D.the requirement for income rather than for work is of first importance to American people66.The author thinks that Americans are_.A.threatened with the danger of losing their economic superio

40、rity B.entitled to take the leading place in the world economyC.enjoying high employment owing to the push of new technologyD.prepared for a big blow to their self-image67.According to the passage，what the author worries about is that_.A.Americans have lost the possibility of choosing their jobsB.th

41、e government is unwilling to provide some sort of income for the bottom one third of the populationC.work is no longer essential for American peoples self-respectD.the service people would have trouble finding jobs once they become unemployed68. In the authors opinion, American economy_.A.has been b

42、rought to a possible depressionB.has developed by turning farmers into office workersC.should adjust the improper division of work and wealthD.may count on new technology to create more jobs for the unemployed(C)Considering the remarkable progress made in banning tobacco in international air travel,

43、 perhaps the time has come for the World Health Organization (WHO) to lead the fight to make the world smoke-free. For a start，it can coordinate efforts to narrow the international gaps in cigarette taxes and warning labels, both significant tools in the fight to cut smoking. Needless to say, there

44、must be no watering down of any international standard. If it is difficult to set uniform global standards at once, WHO can try to bring about uniform standards on a regional basis. That is to say, one set of standards for North America, another for East Asia, yet another for Africa,and so on.This r

45、egional approach is already in effect in Europe: The 15 member states in the European Union have agreed to ban all cigarette advertisements by the year 2018.Nowhere is the need for a uniform policy approach more pressing than in underdeveloped countries. Poor and ill-informed, consumers in these cou

46、ntries are particularly vulnerable to advertisements launched by Big Tobacco from the developed world.During a visit to Cambodia last July, billboard after billboard advertising various brands of imported cigarettes greeted me as soon as I arrived in Phnom Penh. Huge billboards featuring the Marlbor

47、o cowboy sit atop office buildings, while brand-new Mild Seven posters decorate almost every major thoroughfare in the Cambodian capital. Indeed, I think I saw more cigarette advertisements in Phnom Penh than in the billboard jungles in Tokyo.Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asi

48、a. GDP per capital was just $268 (1997 extimate). Wages are low, with government employees such as police officers and teachers earning a mere $10-15 a month. It is from the wallets of these poor people that tobacco makers are determined to make money by pushing goods that is labeled by the WHO as d

49、angerous to health.Thus, on one hand, we have developed nations like Japan pouring huge sums of money into Cambodia in a bid to restore an economy that has been ravaged by years of civil war. On the other hand, we have tobacco companies from these same donor countries unloading a harmful product on

50、the populace as soon as their own cigarette markets are being cut back. What a farce(闹剧)!69. The writer seems to urge WHO to_.A.start a campaign on banning tobacco tradeB.narrow the international gap in cigarette taxes and warning labelsC.set a series of global standardsD. direct a campaign toward a

51、 smoke-free world 70.We can infer from the passage that “Marlboro”and “Mild Seven” are cigarettes made in_.A. economically advanced countriesB. poor AfricaC. underdeveloped countriesD. Cambodia71.The passage implies that_.A.there is great need for a regional approach to ban tobacco in poor and ill-

52、informed countries.B.the writer saw fewer cigarette advertisements in Japan than in CambodiaC.a uniform policy approach will soon come into effect in Southeast Asia.D.the tobacco makers would ignore WH0s warning of tobaccos danger tohealth72. In the last paragraph, the writer intends to_.A.throw lig

53、ht on the fact that the tobacco companies are doing harm to CambodiaB.reveal the fact that Japan has donated a fortune to CambodiaC.appeal to the world to stop the farceD.illustrate the gap between the developed and underdeveloped countries(D)Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where

54、a person has lived using a strand (缕) of hair, a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims.The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in peoples hair.“You are what you eat and drink，and thats recorded in yo

55、ur hair,” said Thure Ceiling, a geologist at the university of Utah.While U.S. diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable

56、, but traces of both elements are also present as heavier isotopes (同位素). The heaviest rain falls first As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxyge

57、n isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerlings team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples co