上海市金山中学20142015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

1、金山中学2014学年度第二学期高二年级英语学科期末考试卷第I卷I. Listening Comprehension Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part 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

2、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. Shes a teacher. B. Shes a nurse.C. Shes a maid. D. Shes a gardener.2. A. Hat. B. Sunglass. C. Umbrella. D. Ba

3、g.3. A. In a classroom. B. In a lift.C.On the playground. D. In an apartment.4. A. 91. B. 90. C. 89. D.88.5. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi. D. On foot.6. A. Drive to the library. B. Return home. C. Get out of the car and go into the library. D. Take the man to the library.7. A. Vita came to the

4、party. B. Vita doesnt have any imagination. C. Vita hasnt appeared yet. D. Vita planned the party.8. A. One of Teds parents wasnt at home today.B. She went visiting with her husband.C. She saw neither of his parents today.D. She hadnt expected to see Teds father.9. A. Joe is a very popular singer.B.

5、 Joe can sing very well.C. Most students do not like to listen to his singing.D. Joe was the last one in the class who sang a song.10. A. They are having lunch.B. They are having dinner.C. They are having a break.D. They are having breakfast.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short

6、 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.Q

7、uestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Candies and DVD players.B. Clothes and books. C. Clothing and home-use products.D. Clothing and DVD players.12. A. You are not satisfied with the price of the product. B. You are not satisfied with the quality of the product. C. You ar

8、e not satisfied with the package of the product.D. You dont want to buy them suddenly.13. A. Shopping on line is safe. B. Shopping online is convenient. C. Wang Lins life.D. Online shopping in China.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It was sunny. B. It was cloudy. C.

9、It was foggy. D. It was snowy.15. A. Crying for help. B. Climbing up to the bridge. C. Opening the door of her car.D. Lying in the snow. 16. A. Mary couldnt see the road clearly due to the dark. B. Marys leg was hurt during the accident. C. Mary closed her eyes because she wanted to have a sleep. D.

10、 Mary had given up before the old man came.Section CDirections: 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 you

11、r answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.The item the man claimed he lostDescription of the lost itemWhereWhen1. 17 Brown with a wide belt and a thick furry collar.In the 18 hall.Yesterday morning.2. Long coat 19 wi

12、th big black buttons and a black belt. On the bus.Last week.3. RaincoatWhite with a silk lining.On the underground.At about 20 this morning.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.An interviewNameAnna BlackWork ex

13、perienceShe has been a(n) 21 for two years at different restaurants. The reason she wants to change the jobShe cant work 22 because of the study at university. The days she is availableShe is free on Tuesday, 23 .The result of her interviewShe didnt 24 . II. Grammar and VocabularySection A Direction

14、s: 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. ( A )A Frenchman went to a

15、small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the 25_(good) hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw26_ Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was n

16、early out of sight 27_ the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it 28_ be the Italian who 29_(take) his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. 30_ of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman fr

17、ightened the Italian 31_ his fist and pointed at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized

18、 that 32_ mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian's. ( B )Firefighters are trained professionals who save lives and property. They go into 33_(burn) buildings. They rescue people who are blocked, scared, or hurt. They save people34_(trap) in car wrecks and cave-ins. Some are also

19、trained to help keep people alive on the way to a hospital.What kind of person becomes a firefighter? It is important and necessary for the person to be strong and healthy enough 35_(lift) heavy loads, climb ladders, and crawl through smoke. Besides, he or she should have a sharp mind and calm nerve

20、s.Who can be a firefighter? Each city or town set 36_ own standards. But 37_ wants to be a firefighter has to finish high school. Then 38_(come) special training. EMT(Emergency Medical Technicians) classes teach first-aid skills. College classes might include science, math and building construction.

21、 These classes 39_(require) to earn a fire science certificate. Then there are written or oral test. If they are passed, there is an agility test, which shows strength and endurance. 40_ _a person is hired, training wont stop.Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in

22、 the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. packed B. vital C. worn D. change E. interested F. afford G. definitely H. constantly I. cheated J sight K. intentionalWomen tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion.

23、 Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the 41 of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe 42 full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the

24、_43_ creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been 44 . Women who cannot 45 to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really

25、 important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with 46 things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only 47 in outward appearance. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the 48 of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately pi

26、cking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the 49 changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselve

27、s be 50 by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each

28、 blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Like the soap opera, the talk show is an invention of twentieth century broadcasting. It takes a very old form of communication 51 , and transforms it into a low cost but 52 popular form of information and entertainment through the practices

29、and technologies of television.Television talk shows have been 53 since the dawn of the medium, crossing over like so many shows from its origins on radio. Thus, the start of talk shows golden age can be considered in 1948, 54 the television wasnt common in American homes until the 1950s. Since 1948

30、, hundreds of talk shows have come and gone, with only a few having true staying power.Television talk shows are highly 55 to the topics of the social and cultural moment. These topics may 56 passing fashions or connect to deeper preoccupation. An important 57 of television talk show is that it is e

31、xperienced in the present tense. This is true 58 the show is live or taped “as- if live” in front of a studio audio audience. Live, taped or shown in “reruns”, talk shows are conducted, and viewers 59 in them, as if host, guest and viewer occupy the same moment.Oprah Winfrey has become, financially,

32、 the most successful talk show host on television. As a child, she was under her fathers strict discipline. Her father 60 her to read a book and write a book report each week. “As strict as he was,” says Oprah, “he wanted me to make the best of my life, and would not accept anything 61 what he thoug

33、ht was my best.”Winfrey was 62 one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century by Time magazine. Her influence 63 to the publishing industry when she began her on-air book club. The book club became such a powerful force that whenever Winfrey introduced a new book as her book-club selecti

34、on, it 64 became a best-seller. Yet in 2009, Winfrey announces her plans to 65 her highly rated talk show in 2011 after 25 years. “I love this show,” she says, “This show has been my life and I love it enough to know when its time to say goodbye.”51. A. conversationB. speechC. lectureD. class52. A.

35、lowlyB. highlyC. moreD. less53. A. aboutB. onC. outD. around54. A. even thoughB. as long asC. only ifD. in case55. A. considerateB. necessary C. sensitiveD. important56. A. considerB. mindC. discoverD. concern57. A. factorB. featureC. elementD. host58. A. if B. whenC. whetherD. how59. A. participate

36、B. involveC. includeD. communicate60. A. advisedB. encouragedC. persuadedD. required61. A. less thanB. more thanC. fewer thanD. better than62. A. signedB. namedC. rewardedD. shown63. A. referredB. switchedC. relatedD. extended64. A. instantlyB. slowlyC. stronglyD. badly65. A. beginB. endC. continueD

37、. keepSection BDirections: 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“Con

38、gratulations, Mr. Jones, its a girl.”Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who

39、like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband an

40、d wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numer

41、ous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.It is argued by some writers that the transition to the fathers role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mothers role. The mothers role

42、 seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, on the other hand, the fathers role is less demanding and immediate.66. According to the author, being a father _. A. brings a feeling of excitement to most menB. has a different meaning for those who have

43、 daughtersC. makes some men feel proud and others uneasyD. means nothing but more responsibilities67. It is stated in the passage that _. A. some parents are not prepared to have a childB. young couples do not like children at allC. working couples do not have much time to take care of their childre

44、nD. many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child68. The transition to the mothers role requires that the wife _. A. change her life style in a highly innovative wayB. make a complete change to deal with the new situationC. stay at home to take care of the babyD. help her husband in

45、 his resocialization process69. Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared with mothers, _. A. have to shoulder more burdensB. have to make more difficult adaptations C. have an easier job to doD. can usually do a better jobBLooking for a NANNY to care for your yo

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55、y red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We wont see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the cleare

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