上海市某知名中学高二英语下学期期中试题2

1、金山中学高二年级英语期中质量抽查卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第 ii 卷（共110分）i. listening comprehension section a short conversations 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 que

2、stions will be spoken only once. after you hear a conversation and 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. in a bookstore. b. in a grocery. c. in a stationery shop. d. in a shopping mall2.a. diner an

3、d waitress. b. librarian and reader. c. ticket seller and customer. d. teacher and student.3.a. she is not hungryb. she wants to dine out. c. she doesnt like cooking.d. she feels awful today.4.a. the postcard has been lost.b. the man will go to the post office.c. the local post office is closed.d. t

4、he woman is expecting a postcard.5.a. to a bankb. to macao.c. to a travel agency.d. to a gymnasium.6.a. there will be too many people at the party. b. he feels sorry that the woman is not coming. c. it makes people happier to have more parties. d. the woman can bring her brother to the party.7.a. th

5、e man is extremely fond of traveling. b. the woman has taken many pictures at the contest. c. the man admires the womans talent in writing. d. the woman is an experienced photographer.8.a. the new dress is for warm weather. b. the new dress makes her look cool. c. she doesnt like cold weather at all

6、. d. she bought the dress when it was warm.9.a. a nice hair-style. b. an old photo. c. a wonderful wedding. d. an unforgettable friend.10.a. she could hardly find the truth. b. she doesnt agree with the man. c. she is good at finding a place to stay. d. she had no travel experience in russia.section

7、 b passages 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, the questions will be spoken only once. when you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one

8、would be the best answer to the question you have heard.questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. a. the jeep was returned to his friend.b. the jeep was shot by a villager.c. the jeep made through a difficult trip to the destination.d. the jeep went wrong and had to be stopped.

9、12. a. an old villager called a repairman to solve the problem.b. the man had to call his friend over to solve the problem.c. some bananas were used to cover the hole on the tank jacket.d. the villagers helped to drag the car to the repair place.13. a. bananas are much more useful than other fruits.

10、b. many things can be useful in unexpected fields.c. bananas should be used a lot in the car industry.d. a person should always lend good cars to friends.questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.a. 100. b. 200. c. 300. d. 500.15.a. to lengthen the limit of working hours of the

11、pilots.b. to strictly punish the pilots who fall asleep when flying.c. to shorten the pilots night flying time.d. to find new ways to fix mechanical problems.16.a. poor cooperation between the pilot and the co-pilot.b. automatic flight adopted by most planes.c. pilot exhaustion during the flights.d.

12、 natural threats including storms and fogs.questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation17.a. because he didnt have her number.b. because he thought it was unnecessary. c. because he wished his luggage would be found soon.d. because he had to attend a business meeting.18.a. his fli

13、ght number and arrival time.b. the cause of the flights late arrival. c. the number of his luggage check. d. the description of his luggage.19.a. on the plane ticket.b. at the information desk. c. at the check-in counter.d. from the record of his flight.20. a. missing luggage is unlikely to be found

14、. b. there are important documents in his luggage. c. it is possible for the man to get his luggage today. d. the man thinks it is difficult to find his baggage. grammar and vocabulary section a directions: after reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and gramma

15、tically 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.your comfort zone is basically all of the situation in which you feel confident and “at home”; for example, doing the job youve d

16、one for a long time, (21)_（socialize）with a group of people you know well or living in a place you (22)_(live）all your life.stepping out of your comfort zone, for example, starting a new job, going to a party where you dont know anyone or moving to another part of the country, can be frightening, bu

17、t (23)_ you do so, your confidence grows.confident people also have comfort zones, but the difference between them and people (lack) (24)_confidence is (25)_they are willing to take risks and try new things (26)_ _ _ their fears.confidence comes from taking action, not from inaction; each time you s

18、ucceed in doing something (27)_ you fear, your comfort zone will expand. if you drive, think of your first driving lesson probably you (28)_(terrify) at the thought of driving 100 meters but as you gradually improved your skills, your confidence grew and now you could probably drive 100 miles (29)_

19、worrying.if you lack confidence, you may find yourself (30)_(stick) in a situation you are unhappy with such as being in a relationship that is no longer working, spending hours travelling to work on the bus or train because you fear learning to drive, or doing a job you dislike or find fulfilling -

20、 because you are too afraid to take the first step towards changing your life.section b directions: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. each word can only be used once. note that there is one word more than you need.a. similar b. insecurity c. declined. damaging e. uncertai

21、ntyf. primaryg. sympathy h. purposefullyi. continuously j. discouraging k. questionedit is a familiar scene these days: employees taking newly laid-off co-workers out for a drink for comfort. but which side deserves 31 more, the jobless or the still employed? on march 6, researchers at a conference

22、at the university of cambridge heard data suggesting it's the latter: compared with people who are straight-up laid off, those who keep their job but under a constant threat of losing it suffer a great 32 _ in mental well-being.brendan burchell, a cambridge sociologist, presented his analysis ba

23、sed on various surveys conducted across europe. the data suggest that employed people who feel insecure in their jobs show 33 levels of anxiety and depression as those who are unemployed. although a newly jobless persons mental health may “bottom out” after about six months, and then even begin to i

24、mprove, the mental state of people who are 34 worried about losing their job “just continues to get worse and worse”, burchell says. evolutionary psychologists support this theory by arguing that human beings feel more stress during times of 35 because they sense an immediate but invisible threat. p

25、atients have been known to experience higher levels of anxiety, for example, while waiting for examination results than knowing what they are suffering fromeven if the result is cancer. it's better to get the bad news and start doing something about it rather than wait with anxiety. when the 36_

26、 continues, people stay in a nonstop “fight or flight” response, which leads to 37 stress.but not every employee in insecure industries has such a 38 view, burchell says. in general, women get on better. while reporting higher levels of anxiety than men when directly _39 , women scored lower in stre

27、ss on the ghq 12, even when they had a job they felt insecure about losing. as burchell explains, “for women, most studies show that any job it doesn't matter whether it is secure or insecure gives psychological improvement over unemployment.” burchell supposes that the difference in men is that

28、 they tend to feel pressure not only to be employed, but also to be the 40 breadwinner, and that more of a mans self-worth depends on his job.iii. reading comprehensionsection a directions: for each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each bl

29、ank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.as computer technology has improved, todays online environments have become more complex and realistic. one website that has 41 over six million internet users is second life. second life is a three-dimensional (3-d) online world where people wo

30、rk, shop, sell and trade items, meet others, go to concerts and much more. users, who are called “residents,” create their own characters, or “avatars,” they use their avatars to 42 second lifes virtual world.just like any country, second life has its own 43 . using a credit card, users can buy “lin

31、den dollars,” the official currency of second life. with linden dollars, they can 44 land or even an entire island where they can build and decorate their own house. land is treated as a valuable commodity （商品） in second life. residents can choose to rent or sell their land to other users, and they

32、can earn real money from these 45 _ .when residents want to be 46 , they can use their avatars to interact with others. there are games, shopping malls, clubs, and many kinds of stores 47 to residents. with so many opportunities for interesting things to do and see, its easy to see why so many users

33、 devote so much time to the site.second life offers users a quick and easy 48 from the real world. many residents see this as one of the main 49 of using the site. spending time on second life allows them to escape the stresses and problems of their daily lives. if a user is having a stressful day a

34、t work, she can visit a beautiful island, go skiing, or even fly to another planet during her lunch break. 50 escaping the stress of their daily lives, users can also escape who they are in the real world and live out their fantasies. 51 , residents can change their occupations, physical appearance,

35、 and even their nationalities. a doctor from the united states can be a brazilian musician on second life. 52 , second life lets users live in a world without 53 .although second life started as a way for people to escape the real world, it has become more and more 54 to the real world in many ways.

36、 now on second life, some countries have virtual embassies, businesses have meetings in 55 rooms, and universities have places where students can view the campus and take classes. today, second life allows users to experience both fantasy and reality in the same place.41.a. persuadedb. devotedc. att

37、ractedd. contacted42.a. exploreb. createc. fightd. approach43.a. environmentb. fortunec. societyd. economy44.a. cultivateb. purchasec. insured. access45.a. instructionsb. withdrawalsc. dealsd. conducts46.a. entertainingb. detectivec. differentd. social47.a. availableb. affordablec. applicabled. adap

38、table48.a. sufferingb. discouragementc. escaped. tolerance49.a. satisfactionsb. dominationsc. conveniencesd. benefits50.a. in addition tob. instead ofc. in view ofd. with regard to51.a. on top of thatb. as a resultc. for exampled. besides52.a. howeverb. basicallyc. inevitably d. additionally53.a. st

39、arvationb. imaginationsc. connectiond. limitations54.a. exposedb. adjustedc. similard. essential55.a. man-madeb. distinctivec. functionald. virtualsection b directions: read the following passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are fou

40、r 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）behind most of the bad things we do to our bodies as adults, eating more than we should is the idea we carry with us from childhood. on one hand, we assume that we ar

41、e indestructible. on the other hand, we think that any damage we impose on ourselves can be undone when we finally clean up our act. if the evidence for how wrong the first idea is isnt apparent when you stand naked in front of the mirror, just wait. but what if you eat right and drop all your bad h

42、abits? is there still time to repair the damage? to a surprising degree, the answer is yes. over the past five years, scientists have collected a wealth of data about what happens when aging people with bad habits decide to turn their lives around. the heartening conclusion: the body has an amazing

43、ability to heal itself, provided the damage is not too great. the effects of some bad habits smoking, in particularcan haunt you for decades. but the damage from other habits can be largely healed. “any time you improve your behavior and make lifestyle changes, they make a difference from that point

44、 on.” says dr. jeffrey koplan. “maybe not right away. its like slamming on the brakes. you do need a certain distance. ” but the distance can be remarkably short. consider the recent announcements from the front lines of medical research: a study concluded that women who consume as little as two ser

45、vings of fish a week cut their risk of suffering a stroke to half that of women who eat less than one serving of fish a month. the day you quit smoking, the carbon monoxide levels in your body drop dramatically. within weeks, your blood becomes less sticky and your risk of dying from a heart attack

46、starts to declineadopting healthy habits wont cure all that bothers you, of course. but doctors believe that many chronic diseasesfrom high blood pressure to heart disease and even some cancerscan be warded off with a few sensible changes in lifestyle. not sure where to start? surprisingly, it doesn

47、t matter, since one positive change usually leads to another. make enough changes, and youll discover youve adopted a new way of life. 56.most people with bad habits of eating more than they should believe that _. a. they can never change the habits that have haunted them for decades b. their bodies

48、 cannot be damaged by the bad habits c. their bodies can heal all the damage without the help from outside d. they can force themselves to clean up the had habits later 57. the evidence against the assumption that we are indestructible_. a. is seldom apparent b. is clearly shown in the mirror c. wil

49、l appear obvious sooner or later d. is still a question 58. according to the recent announcements_. a. women should eat as much fish as possible b. women are at a higher risk of suffering a stroke than men c. men dont have to eat as much fish as womend. eating a little more fish can improve womens h

50、ealth 59. it is implied in the passage that_ . a. smokers have lower levels of carbon monoxide than non-smokers b. the blood of smokers is more sticky than that of non-smokers c. smokers will be unlikely to die from heart attack if they quit smoking d. chronic diseases can be cured if we drop our ha

51、bit of smoking（b）beijing is hardly alone in its air pollution problems. the world health organization has said that roughly half of the worlds urban population is exposed to pollution at least 2.5 times higher than it recommends.while it may take years to fix this global problem, innovative min

52、ds in the asia region have come up with creative solutions for living with air pollution.diy purifierthomas talhelm started worrying about the air inside his beijing home during “airpocalypse”(空气末日) in 2013 when beijings air quality index skyrocketed to a terrifying 755.the scholar couldnt affo

53、rd the luxury of an expensive air purifier. “filters (过 滤器) are actually very simplea high efficient filter is all you need to get over 96% of the pm2.5,” he said.with three of his friends, talhelm created smart air, an air purifier consisting of a basic household fan with a high efficient

54、 filter attached to it.it works as efficiently as the big brands selling for thousands of dollars, removing more than 90 percent of pm2.5 in your room, according to talhelms research. invisible maskinfipures “nose mask” claims to cut 99% of pm2.5 without the trouble of a surgical face mask.the

55、filters, made from special materials, are inserted into your nose and aim to be undetectable. “people care about their health, but dont want all the downsides that come with a traditional face mask,” infipure co-founder francis law explained. plant backpacktaiwanese artist chui chih has designed a s

56、urvival device for an apocalyptic world. named voyage on the planet, a potted plant is housed inside a clear backpack hooked up to two tubes to bring fresh air to a face mask. its a bold, abstract idea from an oxygen tank. smog vacuumdaan roosegaarde has been working on a smog vacuum that will

57、suck pollutants from the sky to the ground like a vacuum, making way for clean air. a byproduct of this smog vacuum, namely the smog free tower, is the “smog ring”a piece of jewelry made from smog particulates(微粒). “the pollution we suck up, the small particulates, we dont throw them away.

58、 we put them under pressure for a couple of weeks and they crystallize(结晶), creating something like a diamond,” roosegaarde explains.60.thomas talhelm invented smart air for all the following reasons except _. a. the high price of the big brandsb. the poor quality of the indoor air c. the help from three of his friendsd. the simple principle behind the device61.if someone wants to travel around in those polluted days, which product will he most probably choo