上海牛津英语高一下期末试题

1、Term- examI. listening ComprehensionPart A Short ConversationsDirections:In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between twospeakers. Atthe end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said, The conversations and the questions will he spoken only once. After you hear a

2、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. $ 80. B. $ 120. C. $240. D. $ 480.( ) 2. A. America. B. Japan. C. China. D. India.( ) 3. A. Mother and child.B. Boss and clerk.C. Teac

3、her and student.D. Manager and customer.()4. A. Scott couldn't listen. B. Scott is out,C. Scott haven't written to them. D. Scott was heard to cry.()5. A. At a restaurant.B. At a fiower shop.C. At a concert.D. At an art museum.( ) 6. A. To see the doctor.B. To buy a new pair of glasses.C. To

4、 repair his glasses. D. To go to the cinema.( ) 7. A. Looking for a timetable. B. Buying some furniture.C. Reserving a table.D. Window shopping.()8.A. He can play the piano well.B. He is wonderful.C. He is not considered wonderful by most of the class.D. He is the number one in class.( ) 9. A. He

5、9;s not hungry.B. He has to finish his work first.C. Typing will take hint the whole afternoon.D. He hates missing his lunch.( )10. A. She was dead.B. She was missing.C. She was coming.D. She was sorry.Part B PassagesDirections:In Part B,you will hear two short passages, and you will be askedthreequ

6、estions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice but the questions will beread only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paperand 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. It made the manager dissatisfied. B. It made some people tired.C. It blocked people's view.D. It made some people stop seeing films.()12. A. Some people are hard to please. B. The manager is a bright man.C. Ladies are hard to deal with. D. Some people are clever.()13. A. The

8、manager did what he was asked to do.B. The manager didn't do what he was asked to do.C. The ladies were happy to see the notice.D. The ladies were not satisfied with the manager.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage ()14. A. There is not enough fresh water.B. The water is to

9、o salty.C. The people are thirsty.D. Rivers are dry. ()15. A. Reuse water.B. Make use of sea water.C. Dig more wells.()16. A. Let it running away.C. Remove the salt.D. Both A and B.B. Reuse it.D. Drink it.What are their hobbies?Her hobby isplaying the 17.She has been playing for18_ years.He has just

10、 come back from19.He will show her some20.One Word for each answer.Complete the form. WriteII. Grammar and Vocabulary Section APart C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C,you '11 hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are r

11、equired to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversationDirection : Beneath each of the following sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the on

12、e answer that best completes the sentence.21. The Wilsons live inA-shaped house near the coast. It is17 th century cottage.A. the o / B. an。 the C./。 the D. an。 a22. Since students started wearing school uniforms in that school district , the number of fights has dropped 40%.A. with B. by C. at D. o

13、ff23. -That lady said we ' d better buy the house even if the bank loan interest rate has risen.thing herself.C. not a such-Well. I am sure she would doD. no such's spaceships differ greatly fromA. no such a B. a not such24. Equipped with a lot of modern facilities, todayA. those of the past

14、B. the pastC. which of the past D. those past25. The two astronauts have set a new record, that is, the number of hoursin traveling inspace _ A. spento C. spento115 hours.has reachedare reachingB. having spent。D. being spent。has reachedhad reached8 / 826 With the economic crisis,the newly-elected Ge

15、rman woman president is having ahard time.A. handledB. handling C. to handle D. being handled27. -Mr. Parker must know a lot about spacecraft.-. He has devoted himself to it since his graduation.A. So he does B. So he must C. Yes, he must D. So does he28. Often, when he something useful, he wasted h

16、is time playing computer games.A. should be doingB. must have doneC. should have been doing D. shall be doing29. According to the news report, more than 100 people were killed in the car bombing last week in Iraq,made the situation even worse.A. to be happening。 which B. which was happened。 thatC. h

17、appening o whichD. that happened o which30. Having been attacked by terrorists,.A. firefighters rushed to rescue the victimsB. an emergency measure was takenC. the famous tall building collapsedD. warnings were given to tourists31. Shortly after the wedding, Britney told her fans that she longed for

18、 （ 渴望）a baby and couldn wait her family.A. starting B. to start C. start D. started32. I ' m surprised to hear the news that a few people from bird flu in Indonesia in thepast two weeks.A. died B. had died C. have died D. are dying33. The old education system the country well in the times of the

19、 emperors but educationin modern times should have different goals.A. must have served B. may have servedC. could have served D. might serve34. He his things about. That' s why his mothenieswabysuwloiim.A. always leaves B. is constantly leaving C. leaves D. is leaving35. Lou Lan city is not at a

20、ll a traveler who has never seen the desert before can expect.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. where36. You should try to get a good night 's sleep much work you have to do.A. howeverB. no matter C. although D. whatever37 .Mother made a promise she would buy me a laptop,made me feel quite excited.A. tha

21、t o that B. which。which C./。which D. that。which38 .Was it in this museum the great exhibition was held the murder took place ?A. that 。 where B. where。 that C. which 。 which D. that。 that39 . Is it that small room they' ddikiento tvieit trip to Japan?A. in which B. which C. where D. that40.Such

22、a wise and inspiring leader that all the American people had a deep love.A. was Abraham Lincoln 。 for himB. was Abraham Lincoln 。 to himC. had Abraham Lincoln been 。 withD. had Abraham Lincolnkey 21-25.DBDAA26-30 CACDC 31-35 BCBCD36-40 ADBDASection BDirections: complete the following passage by usin

23、g the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.A. leadsB. harmC. supportD. believeE. resourceF. causedG. alreadyH. human.asJ. citiesMany of the world s pollution problems have bee4n1_ by the crowding of large groups of people into the _42_. Supply for the needs of the people _43_ to further

24、 pollution by industry. If the rapid increase in _44_ pollution continues at the present rate, there may be much greater _45_. Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people _4 6_ “ population pollution ”.Man has been using the Earth s_47_ more and more rapidly over the years. The materi

25、als in the world will not _48_ the human population if the present rate of increase continues. _49_ there is overcrowding in the cities and hunger in some countries. Can man rate of increase continue? Many people _50_ that human survival in the future depends on the answer to this question. Keys: F

26、J A H B I E C G D III .Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections :for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word of phrase that best fits the context.Travelling can be fun and easy. A vacation trip to another country is e

27、specially 51whenthe travelling conditions are good Good travelling conditions include a comfortable mode of transportation ， knowledge of the 52language ， familiarity 53the customs and habitsof the people in the country， and pleasant traveling companions All of us have had nice trips54this Most of u

28、s have also had trips that we would 55to forget Manyconditions can produce a bad 56experience Students who travel to a foreign country tostudy often have a difficult trip They usually travel alone They don't know the language of the new country yet They often arrive in the new country 57a huge i

29、nternationalairport From the airport ， they need to 58their way to their school Maybe they need to59 airplanes， to take a bus， a train， or a taxi They need to do all this in a country60 everything is unfamiliar Later， after the experiences are over， they Can laugh But atthe time， they feel terrible.

30、51 ApleasedBenjoyableC favoriteDamusing52 Aplace'sBarea'sC country'sDcity's53 AtoBforC ofDwith54 AwithBasC 1ikeDof55 AhaveBthinkC wishDneed56 AtrippingBtravellingC passingDvisiting57 AatBtoC onDfrom58 AwatchBseeC noticeDfind59 AshiftBexchangeC boardDchange60 AwhereBthatC whenDwhichTh

31、e key :BCDCC BADDASection BDirection : Read the following four 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

32、 read.ANow I would like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two or three pens in case they run out of ink. Unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple-choice questions, it will consist entirely o

33、f essays. You will have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive （综合的） ,which means you will have to go over all of the subject matters we covered in class this term. I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The resear

34、ch project will count as 20% and the midterm exam 30%. I will be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I will see you on Tuesday.61. When will the final exam be held?A. Next Tuesday.B. Next Wednesday.C. Next ThursdayD. Next Frida

35、y62. What will be included in the exam?A. Only multiple-choice questions.B. Both multiple-choice and essay question.C. Both an oral and written part.D. only essay questions.63. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive? A. It will be easy to understand.B. It will cover topics from a variety o

36、f subjects.C. Students must finish it by themselves. D. Students must complete all parts of it.64. The underlined phrase “ run into any probtlheemlsast para” graipnh probably means “ ”A. go into some placeB.meet someone by chanceC. have difficultiesD.have the ability to resolve problems.65. When was

37、 this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of class.B.During the midterm week.C. On the last day of class.D.On the last day of the exam week.The key :61-65 CDBCCB1970 was World Conservation （自然保护） Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped tha

38、t people would act quickly in order to conserve （保护）nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 differentplants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man. It is said that there are tens of thousands of kinds of a

39、nimals in the world, but now many have died out （绝种）. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything thatgrows and lives. We can't live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future ？ Perhaps it is more important to ask “

40、Whatmust we do now？ ” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of g

41、irls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “ No one's going to change our world.” It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conservewild animals.66 .“ No one's goin

42、g to change our world” was .A.an important book published in 1970B.an idea that nobody would acceptC.a record calling on people to conserve natureD.a newspaper report in 197067 .What's the most important thing for us to do to save our world ？A.We should know what will happen in the future.B.We s

43、hould plant more trees and flowers.C.We should clean the banks of our rivers.D.We must do what we must do to save our world.68 .What's the main idea of the passage？A.1970 was World Conservation Year.B.The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.C.Conservation is necess

44、ary.D.Young people are helping to save our world.Key :CDCCA senior at Blacksburg High School has won a $ 40,000 college scholarship for her original research on cancer and the immune system. Nisha Nagarkatti, 17, was one ofthree top winners at the 1999 Intel International Science and Engineering Fai

45、r.Nisha's interest in science goes way back to when she was a little kid hanging around the laboratories at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where both herparents are professors. As she got older, Nisha began getting involved in research.The biological experiments that won Ni

46、sha the Intel prize involved proteins thatoccur on certain cells in the human body. One protein, called fas ligand, occurs on tumor cells.Nisha examined those cells in the thymus, a gland beneath the human breastbone that produces hormones and infection-fighting ceils. She discovered that when the t

47、wo proteins interact, something called apoptosis happens in the immune cells. Apoptosis is a process in which a cell's DNA breaks apart and the cells die.Nisha also experimented with chemicals called apoptosis inhibitors. What she did was put tumor cells and immune ceils together and then admini

48、ster apoptosis inhibitors. Her finding: Far fewer of the immune cells died.Choose the best answer.69. The passage tells about a high school student who wonfor her contributionto science.A. a Nobel PrizeB. a worldwide fameC. an Intel computerD. free higher education70. One of the reasons behind Nasha

49、's success isA. her family backgroundB. her extreme geniusC. the high quality of school educationD. the happy companionship she enjoyed71. Nasha's main contribution is the discovery of.A. certain new tumor cellsB. some new immune cellsC. a way of preventing cancerD. harmful effects of protei

50、ns on cancer72. The word "interact" （Para4） most probably refers to.A. combineB. interveneC. work in relation to each otherD. communicate with each otherKEY:DACCDDirections: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-E for each paragraph.A. Astonishing tuition i

51、ncreases in some universitiesB. A raise in U. S. university tuitionC. Reasons for state not to fund higher educationD. Result of cuts in state fundingE. An escape hatch for lawmakers73. Public university students nationwide are likely to have larger classes,longerlines and fewer course selection whe

52、n they return to campus in a few weeks.And they'll be paying more for it. In all but a handful of states, tuition is going up atfour-year public universities, which educate 40% - the largest share - of thenation's 15 million college students.74. Blame it on cuts in state funding, which have

53、forced public institutions inmanystates to begin the new academic year with less money than they had last year,forget noble ideas about enhancing quality 。 many university leaders say they are justtrying to get by as best they can.75. Most institutions have held tuition and fee increases to single d

54、igits （个位数）,butsome increases are astonishing. University of Kansas students in Lawrence are gettinghit with a 21% increase. The price tag for freshmen at Texas A&M University is up260%. Students at the University of South Carolina in Columbia will pay 17% morethan last year.76. That state fundi

55、ng for higher education gets reduced when times are toughcomesas no surprise to those educators who have been through reductions before.That's because states, which are required to balance their budgets each year, are notlegally obliged to fund higher education. And, unlike Medicaid and elementa

56、ry andsecondary education, which compete with universities for funding, higher educationhas a convenient alternative source of income, students and their families.77. " As much as lawmakers don't like raising tuition, they know it's theirescapehatch（摆脱困境的出路 ）,"says Travis Reindl, a

57、 policy analyst at the American. Association of state Colleges and Universities in Washington, D. C.THE key :BDACESection CDirections: Read the following text and try to answer the following questions .Good morning, students, and welcome to the university. I dlike to begin with some information about graduate student （研究生） housing, and then turn this meeting over to Dr. Paulson, who will explain some of the financial （经济上）support services we offer to graduatestudents.First, I