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2015学年第一学期浦东新区普高期中联考高二年级英语试卷总分：分00总分：分00时间:9分0钟命题人：张鲁荣审题人：沈冬梅0年1151月ListeningComprehension(20%)(10%)Directions：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou…1.A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.D.Bycar.…2.A.Somebooks.B.Bothtoysandbooks.C.Sometoys.D.Neithertoysnorbooks.…3.A.At2:00.B.At2:30.C.At4:00.D.At4:30.…4.A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Inacake.D.Inasnackbar.号…5.A.Guideandtourist.B.Customerandshopassistant.试考C.Fatheranddaughter.D.Conductorandpassenger.…6.A.InFrance.B.InEngland.C.InChina.D.InJapan.…7.A.Fillinginalibrarycard.C.Talkingwithhisfriend.B.Buyingadress.D.Askingforinformation.…8.A.Hewilldosomerevision.B.Hewantstomovethebox.名C.Hecan’thelpwiththehousework.D.Hecan’thelpwatchingTV.姓…9.A.Goingtoapark.C.Buyingaportrait.B.Parkingthecar.D.Gettingthekeys.…10.A.Totypeafewlines.B.Topickhimup.haveheard.C.Towaitatthegate.D.Todrivehimhome.级班(6%)Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.B.Shewasoutstandingatschool.A.Herschoolwasinasmallvillage.B.Shewasoutstandingatschool.ShewastheonlyAsiangirlthere.HerparentswereinLondon.ShewastheonlyAsiangirlthere.HerparentswereinLondon.12.A.LondonB.BathC.Swindon12.A.LondonB.BathC.SwindonD.OxfordA.Comingacrossaradioproducer.B.Takinganearliertrain.C.Meetingaprofessionalartist.D.Wearingtwooddshoes.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingspeech.A.Educatingchildren.B.Savingrareanimals.C.Recreatinganenvironment.D.Makingaprofit.A.Animalsmakevisitorsstressful.B.Animalsmustlivetheirlivesincages.C.Animalscanfeelboredandsad.D.Animalsareindangerofextinction.A.Theyarestillusefulandnecessary.Theyhavemoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.Theyareaperfectenvironmentforanimals.Theyarerecreativeplacesforanimals.SectionC(4%)Directions:InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.CarRentalInformationName:AnyTomsLengthoftimes:17daysLocationtoleavethecar:The―18—officeLicense:AnInternationalDriversLicenseInsurance:A19accidentinsuranceMeansofpayment:—20—Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Grammarandvocabulary(17%):(8%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithoneproperwordortheproperformofthegivenwordtomakethepassagecoherent(■■■■■).Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.Englishisawidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeings21speakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhas22(large)vocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggin___23___eggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,24aren’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglish___25granted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisit___26___awriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,___27___quitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?SofarEnglish,inventedbypeoplenotcomputers,___28__(reflect)thecreativityofhumanbeings.SectionB(9%)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Thereisanextrawordinthebox.A.naturalB.organizeC.impressedD.experiencesE.sharingF.creativeG.separateHcherishedI.spendingJ.choicesBoredwithbuyingFather’sDayties?Runningoutof___29___foryourfather?Therearesomefatherswholovetofishorhunt,whilesomelovetoplaygolf.Butallfathersshareonethingincommon:theylovemakingmemories.Insteadofjustsendingyourfatheragift,youcan__30someactivitiesforhimandgetyourselfinvolved.Howaboutalongwalk,especiallyina___31___setting?Orafamilybikeride?Hewillappreciatethethought,andwillenjoythetimewithyou.Ifyouhaveavideocameraathome,makeavideoonFather’sDay.Ifyoureallywanttobe___32___,pickacoupleofyourfather’sfavoritesongsandmakeamusicvideowiththewholefamily!Theresultwillbeamemory___33___byall.Anothersuggestionforthevideoideaistogetsomeofhisfavoritepeopletotalkabouthimonvideoandthenhaveapartyandshowthevideo.Thevideocanincludeotherfamilymembers,andtheneighbors,too.Yourfatherwillcertainlybe___34___.Oldphotoscanalsobefun.Therearecertainlysomeoldphotosofthefamilysomewhere.FindthephotosandbringthemoutonFather’sDay.Passthemaroundandaskyourfatherwhatheremembersaboutthe___35___inthephotos.Thiswillhelpthefamilymembersgetclosertoeachother.Ifyouaren’tathomeortoofarawaytomakeapersonalvisitonFather’sDay,thinkaboutsomewaystonarrowthedistance.Youcansendaletter___36___yourfeelingsandmemorieswithyourfather.Oryoucanmakealongphonecall,evenifthemilesandthetimemight___37___you.III.ReadingComprehension(34%)SectionA(10%)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Peoplewearhatsforthreemainreasons:protection,communication,anddecoration.Protection.Peoplefirstbegantowearhatsto38themselvesfromtheclimate.Inhot,sunnyclimates,wide-edgedhatsprovide39fromthesun.Incoldclimates,peopleoftenwearwoolhats.Insomeregions,peoplewearavarietyofprotectivehats,40theseason.Theymaywearawoolhatinwinter,arainhatinspringorfall,andawide-edgedhatinsummer.Hatsalsoprovideprotectionincertain41.Constructionworkers,footballplayers,militarypersonnel,andpeopleinmanyotherfieldswearmetalorplastichelmets（头盔）forprotectionfrom42.Communication.Hatscancommunicatevariousthingsaboutthepeoplewhowearthem.Thehatsofcoalminers,cowboysandfiremenindicatethewearer's43.Studentsmaywearamortarboard（学士帽）toshowtheyaregraduatingfromhighschoolorcollege.Decoration.Mostpeoplewearahatthattheybelievemakesthemlookattractive,thoughthehat'smain44maybeprotectionorcommunication.Manyprotectivehatsareattractiveandstylish.Eventhecapsofpoliceofficersandmilitarypersonnelaredesignedto45thewearer'sappearance.Certaindecorativehatsarewornasa（n）46.InScotland,forexample,peoplewearacapcalledatam-o'-shanterthatispartoftheirnationalcostume（服装）.Manypeoplechangetheirstyleofhatfromtimetotimebecausetheyfeelmore47whenkeepingupwiththelatestfashion.38.A.defendB.protectC.preventD.hide39.A.shadeB.shadowC.securityD.cover40.A.resultingfromB.basinguponC.relatingtoD.dependingon41.A.seasonsB.climatesC.activitiesD.communities42.A.injuryB.destructionC.harmD.pollution43.A.experienceB.occupationC.personalityD.education44.A.programmeB.fashionC.purposeD.achievement45.A.changeB.increaseC.displayD.improve46.A.traditionB.labelC.honourD.fashion47.A.sociableB.informalC.attractiveD.noble（16%）Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）Therearemanymythsandlegendssurroundingtheorigin（起源）oftheancientOlympicGames.ThemostpopularlegenddescribesthatHeracleswasthecreatoroftheOlympicGames,andbuilttheOlympicstadiumandsurroundingbuildingsasanhonortohisfatherZeus.ThedateoftheGames’startbasedonthecountofyearsinOlympiadsisdescribedas776BC,althoughscholars’opinionsaredifferentbetweendatesasearlyas884BCandaslateas704BC.Fromthenon,theGamesquicklybecamemuchmoreimportantthroughoutancientGreece,reachingtheirpeakinthesixthandfifthcenturiesBC.TheOlympicswereoffundamentalreligiousimportance,contestshonoringbothZeusandPelops,agreatheroandmythicalkingofOlympiafamousforhislegendarychariotrace(战车竞赛),inwhosehonortheGameswereheld.TheGameswereheldeveryfouryears,andtheperiodbetweentwocelebrationsbecameknownasan“Olympiad”.TheGreeksusedOlympiadsasoneoftheirmethodstocountyears.TheGamesgraduallydeclinedinimportanceastheRomansgainedpowerinGreece.WhenChristianitybecametheofficialreligion,theOlympicGameswereseenasafestivalandindiscordwithChristianbelief,andin393ADtheemperorTheodosiusIoutlawedtheOlympics,endingathousand-yeartradition.WhyHeraclesbuilttheOlympicstadiumanditssurroundingbuildings?A.TostartthefirstOlympicgames.B.Tohonorhisfather.C.Toshowhisstrength.D.Notmentionedinthepassage.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zAccordingtothecountofyearsinOlympiads,thestartdateoftheGamesis.A.776BCB.884BCC.704BCD.between884BCand704BCTheancientOlympicswereheldinhonorof.A.ZeusandPelopsB.commonpeopleC.heroesD.alloftheaboveAccordingtothepassage,an“Olympiad”is.A.amethodtocountyearsB.twoyearsC.threeyearsD.theperiodbetweentwocelebrations(B)Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythink“low”work;and,infact,workwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtownsInfact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.Tcationcansettlemostoftheworld’sproblemsfreeeducationforallprobablyleadstoaperfectworldfreeeducationwon’thelptosolveproblemsallthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducationThewriterwantstoprovethat.oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobsoursocietyneedsfreeeducationforallafarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessorworkwithhandsisthemostimportantThepurposeofeducationis.tochooseofficialsforthecountrytopreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfutureworktoleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimtobuildaperfectworldThepassagetellsusaboutoftheeducation.A.themeansB.thesystemC.thevalueD.thetypeSectionC(8%)Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Asamotherofthreeyounggirls,AlisonCowanworriedaboutherdaughtersgrowinguptoofast.Fromaskingforthelatesttoytowantingtowearmake-up,itseemedtoAlisonandherhusband,Alan,thattheirchildrenwereneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhad.Thegirlswouldaskforatoy,butwouldloseinterestinitassoonastheirfriendshadsomethingnew.Birthdaypartieswerenolongerjustafewpartygamesandblowingupballoons.Alltheparentsseemedtohireprofessionalperformersandcompeteoverwhocouldgivethemostexpensivepartybag.Atjustsevenyearsold,Amyandherfriendswerebecomingmoreandmoreconcernedwiththeirappearance.Itwasafeelingthatmanyparentswouldhave.However,fewwoulddreamofleavingacomfortablefamilylifeandacomfortablehousetomovetheirfamily3,000milesawaytoAfricainsearchofasimplerlife.But,lastJune,Alisonandherhusband,Alan,movedwiththeirdaughterstoKampalainUganda,toshowthemadifferentlifestyle.Foralmostayear,thegirlsplayinthered,dustystreetswithlocalchildrenandvisitmarketstobuyfreshfishandvegetablesfordinner.Theyhavebeenabletoplayandusetheirimaginationawayfromthedistractions(分心)oftheconsumer-drivensocietythatmostchildrenliveintoday.Now,insteadofcompetingoverwhohaswonacomputergame,thegirlsthinkaboutthingslikethefrequentwatershortagesandelectricitycutsincertainareas."Attimes,we’vebeenwithoutwaterforfivedays.Thegirlsalwaysacceptit,though.Theirworldbeforehadbeensosmall,butnowtheyunderstandhowotherpeoplelessfortunatethanthemlive."(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHAN10WORDS.)56.Alison’sdaughters’pastbirthdaypartieswereorganizedintheformof.AlisonandAlandecidedtomovetoKampalainUgandabecausethey.Whatkindofsocietydomostchildrenliveintoday?WhatdoAlisonandAlanthinkabouttheirpresentlife？第II卷(共22分)Translation(3+3+4+4)(14%)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets..我从上初中开始就对集邮很感兴趣。(keen).当地政府打算修一条公路将两个城镇连接起来。(link).校服的引进帮助学生减少了购物的时间。(introduction).每位新生都发现很难使自己适应新学校的环境。(adapt)GuidedWriting(15%)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositioninabout120wordsaccordingtotheinstruc