上海市名校高二英语期中考试试卷(含答案和听力音频)

考试时间：I.ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionA(10分)Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atanairport.C.Atahotel.B.Atabusstop.D.Atarailwaystation.2.A.LiMingandZhangLiaregoingtoattendameeting．B.LiMingandZhangLihavejustgotmarried．C.LiMingandZhangLiwillstayforamonth．D.LiMingandZhangLiareeatingatahotel.3.A.Anartmuseum.B.AcollegecampusC.Abeautifulpark.D.Anarchitecturalexhibition.4.A.Thebuswaslate.B.Sheforgotherclass.C.Shegotuplaterthanusual.D.Herclockwentwrong.5.A.Hurrytotheconference.B.Skiptheconference.C.Takethesubway.D.Takethebus.6.A.Hethinksthebookshouldincludemoreinformation.B.Hedoesn’tthinkitnecessarytoprovidetheanswers.C.Theanswerswillbeaddedinalateredition.D.Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.7.A.Shebelievesshe’llstayovernight.B.Thecostwasextremelyhigh.C.Thecostwasunbelievablylow.D.Shebelievesthecostwasreasonable.8.A.Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.B.Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor’stime.1C.Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.D.Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.9.A.Theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.B.Theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.C.Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.D.Theweathermaygetevencolder.10.A.Havingconfidenceinherson.B.Teachinghersonbyherself.C.Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.D.Tellinghersonnottoworry.SectionB（10分）Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearseverallongconversation(s)andshortpassage(s),andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversation(s)andpassage(s).Theconversation(s)andpassage(s)willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11and12arebasedonthefollowingconversation.11.A.Tofindanewjobthere.B.Tomoveherfamilythere.C.Totakesomebeautifulphotosthere.D.Tospendhervacationthere.12.A.Somewherewithlotsofpeoplearound.B.Nowherebutathome.C.Somewherefarfromthesea.D.Somewherequietandwithgoodweather.Questions13and14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.13.A.Hecanhaveasafeandhappy．B.Hecanhaveabetterrestduringthevoyage．C.Hecansavealotandenjoytheoceanscenery．D.Helikestravellingbyseaverymuch.14.．Hesitant.．Mean.C．Careless.D.Determined.2Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.15.A.Bytakingaschoolbus.B.Bytakingabigbowl.C.Bytakingajeep.D.Byridingahorse.16.A.Takingaschoolbus.B.Takingajeep.C.Rowingabigbowl.D.Ridingahorse.17.A.3minutes.Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.18.A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.19.A.InSeptember.B.InOctober.C.InNovember.D.InDecember.20.A.Rodeahorse.B.BoughtaChristmastree.B.5minutes.C.8minutes.D.24minutes.C.Wentwindowshopping.D.Travelledaroundthecity.II.Grammar+Vocabulary(17%)SectionAGrammar(8%）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,violence___21___(do)existinschools.Studentsshowedtheirfearandparentsandteachersalsoexpressedtheirgreatconcernaboutit.Expertshopethewholesocietypaymoreattentiontothementalhealthofadolescents.Nowadays,schoolviolenceisahotissue.Ithinkthisisaphenomenon,greatconcern.Weshouldtryeveryeffort23(prevent)violencehappeningatschoolformoreandmorestudentswoulddropoutofschool24theirpersonalsafetycouldnotbeguaranteed.22callsforourInfact,violencecanbelearned.ChildrenlearnviolentbehaviorfromadultsorfromseeontelevisionorontheInternet.25theyIfImeetwithschoolviolence,Iwillnotanswerviolence26violence,foritwillresultin27(much)fighting.Iwilltellmyteachersorparentsaboutit.Ithinktheywillhelpmedealwithitwellandtheywillprotectmefromthebadguys.Allinall,everystudentshouldbehave28(he)andkeepawayfromviolence.3SectionBVocabulary(9%)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.abilitiespreferencesB.biologicalG.remainingC.comfortingH.scientificD.gendersI.stressJ.stronglyWhatkindofbraindoyouhave?Generallyspeaking,thefemalebrainismainlybuiltforempathy(E)—theabilitytounderstandotherpeopleandthemalebrainismainlybuiltforunderstandingthebuildingsystems(S).Accordingtothistheory,therearethreebraintypes:theE-brain,theS-brainandthe“balancedbrain”whichhasboth(29)_________—empathyandsystems-thinking.It’simportantto(30)_________thatnotallmenhavetheS-brain,andnotallwomenhavetheE-brain.Buttherearecleardifferences.Forexample,womentendtochoosedifferentthingstoreadontherailwayplatform.Theyaremorelikelytogoformagazinesthatfeaturecomputers,cars,photography,etc.Youmaythinkthatthose(31)_________areinsomewayinfluencedbypeople’supbringing.However,thereis(32)_________evidencetosuggestthatthisisnotthecase.Anewstudyshowsthatnewborngirlslooklongerataface,andnewbornboyslooklongeratamechanicalmobile,whichsuggeststhatcertaindifferencesbetweenmaleandfemalebrainsare(33)_________.Ithasalsobeenobservedthatbabygirlsasyoungas12monthsoldrespondmore(34)_________tootherpeople’semotionalproblems.Teenagegirlsandwomenspendmoretime(35)_________friendswhohaveproblem.Boys,fromanearlyageon,seemtoloveputtingthingstogether.Boysalsoplayingwithtoyswhichhavebuttonstopress.Youseethesamesortof(36)_________intheadultworkplace.Peoplewhosejobsareinmetalworkingortheconstructionindustrialsarealmostentirelymale.Thetheorysaysthat,onthewhole,malesandfemalesdifferinthekindsofthingsthattheyareinterestedinandthattheyfindeasy,butthatboth(37)_________havetheirstrengthsandtheirweakness.III.ReadingComprehension（）SectionA（15%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Peoplethinkchildrenshouldplaysports.Sportsarefun,andchildrenkeephealthywhileplayingwithothers.However,playingsportscanhave38effectsonchildren.Itmayproducefeelingsofpoorself-respectoraggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.Accordingtoresearchonkidsandsports,40,000,000kidsplaysportsintheUS.Ofthese,18,000,000saytheyhavebeen39atorcallednameswhileplayingsports.Thisleavesmanychildrenwithabad40ofsports.Theythinksportsarejusttooaggressive.4Manyresearchersbelieveadults,especiallyparentsandcoaches,arethemain41oftoomuchaggressioninchildren’ssports.Theybelievechildren42aggressiveadultbehavior.Thisbehavioristhenfurtherstrengthenedthroughbothpositiveandnegativefeedback.Parentsandcoachesarepowerfulteachersbecausechildrenusuallylookuptothem.Oftentheseadultsbehaveaggressivelythemselves,sendingchildrenthemessagethat43iseverything.Manyparentsgotochildren’ssportingeventsandshout44atotherplayersorcheerwhentheirchildbehaves45.Aswell,childrenareeventaughtthathurtingotherplayersis46orarepushedtocontinueplayingevenwhentheyareinjured.47,themediamakesviolenceseemexciting.Childrenwatchadultsportsgamesandseeviolentbehaviorreplayedoverandoverontelevision.Asasociety,wereallyneedto48thisproblemanddosomethingaboutit.Parentsandcoaches49shouldactasbetterexamplesforchildren.Theyalsoneedtoteachchildrenbetter50.Theyshouldnotjustcheerwhenchildrenwinoractaggressively.Theyshouldteachchildrento51themselveswhethertheywinornot.Besides,childrenshouldnotbeallowedtocontinuetoplaywhentheyareinjured.Ifadultsallowchildrentoplaywheninjured,thisgivesthemessagethat52isnotasimportantaswinning.38.A.restrictive39.A.knocked40.A.impression41.A.resource42.A.question43.A.winning44.A.praisesB.negativeB.glancedB.conceptB.causeB.understandB.practisingC.funC.remarksC.aggressivelyD.bravelyC.activeC.smiledC.tasteC.courseC.copyD.instructiveD.shoutedD.expectationD.consequenceD.neglectD.sportD.insultsB.orders45.A.proudlyB.ambitiouslyB.impoliteB.InadditionB.faceuptoB.inall46.A.acceptable47.A.Bycontrast48.A.lookupto49.A.inparticular50.A.techniques51.A.respectC.possibleD.accessibleC.AsaresultD.AfterallC.makeupforD.comeupwithC.inreturnD.inadvanceB.meansB.relaxC.valuesC.forgiveC.healthD.directionsD.enjoyD.spirit52.A.bodyB.fameSectionB(14%)Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.5(A)Chinanews,Nanjing,Nov.14–“Peoplewhosufferfrommentalillnessareabletodraw.Actually,theycandrawverywell,”saidGuoHaiping,acontemporaryartistinNanjing.Recently,GuospentthreemonthslivingwiththementallyretardedpeopleatNanjingZuTangShanPsychiatricHospital.Whenhewasthere,hetaughtthemhowtodrawpictures.Inthreemonths,hecollectedmorethan100paintingsdrawnbythementallyretardedpeople,theYangtzeEveningNewsreported.Thepaintingsshockedtheartisticcircle.Thishasraisedaquestiontothenormalpeopleinsociety:howcanwegiveupourprejudicesagainstthementallyretardedpeopleandviewthemfromatotallynewperspective?Before,thementallyretardedpeopleinNanjinghadnevertouchedpaintingbrushes,nordidtheyknowanypaintingtechniques.Now,artistshavebeguntospeakhighlyoftheirpaintings.Afterseeingtheirworks,GuoHaipingsaidthisgroupofpeopleandtheirworksshould“deservemoreattentionfromsociety.”“InChina,noonebelievesthattheycandrawpaintings.Wehavesomanyprejudicesagainstthisgroupofpeopleandwereallydon’tknowanythingabouttheirmysteriousmentalworld,”Guosaid.AtNanjingZuTangShanPsychiatricHospital,Guoletthementallyretardedpeopleseesomepaintingsandgavethemwatercolorbrushes,colorpencils,oilchalkandclay.Hetoldthemtheycoulddowhatevertheywantedwiththesematerials.Hedidn’tteachthemhowtodraw.Hejustencouragedthemtopickupsomeofthesematerialsanddrawsomething.About100mentallyretardedpeopleinthehospitalparticipatedintheactivity.Duringthethreemonths’stayinthehospital,GuoHaipinghadseenthemcompletemorethan300works.GuoHaipingalsocametoknowaboutthesementallyretardedpeopleandtheirmentalworldthroughtheevent.Hehadcollectedallthepatients’paintingsandmadethemintoabook.ManyworksdrawnbythepatientswillbeexhibitedinBeijingthismonth.53.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassagein________.A.anewspaperB.ahospitalguideC.asciencebookD.amedicinebook54.Theunderlinedword“mentallyretarded”means______.A.depressedB.talentedC.cautiousD.slow-minded55.NobodyinChinabelievesthementallyretardedpeoplecandrawpaintingsbecause_______.A.theythinkthementallyretardedpeople’sworksareboringB.thementallyretardedpeoplereallyhavenosuchspecialabilityC.theyknowlittleaboutthementallyretardedpeople’smentalworldD.thementallyretardedpeople’sworkshaveneverbeencollectedbyartists6（）Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenit’slikelyyouwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallbeingandhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethecharactertraitsoftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesthattheyarewillingtomakeacommitmenttoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeingvaluesare:kind,loving,generous,inspirational,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevaluesyougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose.Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship,achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionaryones.Ifyourusualpatternistotalkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,meditate,orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe—thisisthekeytopersonalpower.Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,youreinforceyourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.56.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.A.persuadethereaderstomakeacommitmentB.explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesareC.informthereadershowtobetrulyhappyD.instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices57.Accordingtothepassage,livingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.A.gainalotofpowerB.formpositivepersonalityC.seekallhumanvirtuesD.fillyourownneeds58.Theunderlinedword“void”inParagraph1means.A.afeelingofemptinessC.abreakofcontinuityB.anabsenceofone’smindD.astateofconfusion759.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Havingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalues.B.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain.C.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.IV.PhrasesDirections:Choosephrasesorwordsfromtheboxtocompletethesentencesbelowintheirproperforms.(4%)lookupbesupposedtotaketomakesureshowoff60.Tom______stamp-collectingwhenhewasinhighschoolattheageof14.61.Mikewastryingto___________histalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscoloredpencils.62.Ourstaffwilldotheirbestto__________thatyouwillenjoyyourvisittoourschooltomorrow.63.Themeeting_______________takeplaceonTuesday,butwe’vehadtopostphoneit.V.Translation(14%)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.(2+3+3+3+3）64.演讲中有时面部表情对理解大有帮助。(add)65feelatease）66.我把收音机音量调低以免妨碍他做功课。(interferewith...)67No）68正是他的耐心使他获得了如此大的成就。(Itis...that...)8VI.SummaryWriting(6%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.AlfredNobelwasaninventorborninSweden.Whenhediedin1896,heleftalotofmoneyandproperty.ThiswasthenworthaboutninemillionUSdollars,andlaterbecametheoriginalsourceoftheworld-famousNobelPrize.Nobelbelievedthatthespreadofknowledgewouldmaketheworldabetterplace.Theyearly-awardedprizesaregiventohonourthosewhohelpmankind.Nobelsaidthattheprizesshouldhonour‘themostimportantdiscoveriesorinventions’inphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicineand‘themostoutstandingworks’inliterature.Since1901,theNobelPrizehasbeenpresentedtothewinnerson10December,theanniversaryofAlfredNobel’sdeath.AttheawardceremonyintheStockholmConcertHall,thekingofSwedenhandseachwinneradiplomaandamedal.Theceremonyisfollowedbyalargebanquetforabout1300people.AmongtheguestsofhonouraretheNobelPrizewinnersandtheirfamilies,theKingandtheQueen,andmanywell-knownleadersinscienceandculture.Twohundredandfiftyyoungstudentsarealsohonouredwithinvitationstothisgrandoccasion.VII.GuidedWriting(10%)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstr