上海市嘉定区封浜高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

上海市嘉定区封浜高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷2016学年第二学期高一年级英语期中试卷(全闭卷)（考试时间：90分钟）第I卷（共64分）I．ListeningComprehension（20%）SectionAShortConversations(10%)Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendoftheconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Gototheoffice.B.Keepcalling.C.Tryonlinebooking.D.Seeadoctor.2.A.Areporter. B.Anathlete.C.Afisherman. D.Anorganizer.3.A.Atapostoffice.B.Atafast-foodrestaurant.C.Atabookingoffice.D.Atacheck-indesk.4.A.Healreadyhasplans.B.Thewomanwilldecidewheretoeat.C.Hewillmakeareservation.D.Thewomancanaskherbrotherforadvice.5.A.Hegotwetintherain.B.Theshowerwasoutoforder.C.Hedidn’thearthephoneringing.D.Hegotoutoftheshowertoanswerthephone.6.A.Inatheatre. B.Inapostoffice.C.Inadepartmentstore.D.Inabank.7.A.Inthecity. B.Nearthewaterfall.C.Inthecountry.D.Inthespring.8.A.Washsomepans.B.Brushherhair.C.Sweepthefloor. D.Dustthepan.9.A.Travelagencyclerk.B.Officesecretary.C.Officemanager.D.Hotelreceptionist.10.A.Ateacher. B.Asecret.C.Nothing. D.Amanager.SectionB(10%)Directions:InpartB,youwillhearfourshortpassagesandlongerconversations,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandconversations.Thepassagesandconversationsandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank..Englishis(21)________(widely)usedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeings(22)________speakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmail（23）_____(be)inEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.

However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggin(24)________eggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,(25)________aren’tsweet,aremeat.

WetakeEnglish(26)_______granted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisit(27)________awriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?(28)_____thepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?

SofarEnglish,(29)________(invent)bypeoplenotcomputers,(30)________(reflect)thecreativityofhumanbeings.SectionB(10%)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.complicatedB.seldomC.aimedD.dangerousE.changeF.relativeG.simpleH.qualityI.inexperiencedJ.ignoreK.solutionTherearemorethanalmosttwomillioncarsonthestreetsofShanghai.That’snotabignumber____31___tothecity’spopulationof23million,buteveryoneagreesthattrafficisabigproblemhere.Andmanypeoplewouldarguethatit’snotthenumberofcarsontheroad,butthe____32___ofthedriversthatisthemaincauseofconcern.Accordingtoonesurvey,37%ofShanghaidrivershavelessthanthreeyearsofdrivingexperience.Manyofthesedriversaremiddle-agedandhaveneveroperatedmachinerymore___33___thanawashingmachine.Ontheroad,theydrivefastwhentheyshoulddriveslow,___34___useturnsignals,andmakerightturnsonredlightswithoutstoppingfirst.Andinthepastyear,therehavebeenseveralincidentsthatresultedinpedestriandeathswhen___35___driversmistookthegaspedalforthebrake(刹车)pedal.Therearenewregulations___36___atmakingitmoredifficultforpeopletogetadriver’slicense,butthatisonlyapartial___37____toShanghai’strafficproblems.Whatisreallyneededisa____38___indrivers’attitudes.Thereseemstobealackofconcernforsafetyonthepartofdrivers:theirownsafetyandthesafetyofothers.Youcanseethiseverydayasdriverschangelanesaggressivelyand____39__pedestriansatcrosswalksandintersections.Acarisagreatconvenience,butitcanalsobea____40__weapon.DriverswillhavetorealizethatbeforeShanghai’sstreetscanbecometrulysafe.III.ReadingComprehension(24%)：SectionA(15%)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordandphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Weoftenpraisescience.Itexplainstheworldandmakesourlives__41__throughtechnology.Oneofthemostexcitingscientific___42___isartificialintelligence(人工智能，AI).Thisisanareainwhichscientistsareworkingon__43__machinesthatthinklikehumans.__44___,oneofthemostfamousscientistshasaverydark__45___aboutthistypeoftechnology.“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspellthe__46___ofthehumanrace,”saidProfessorStephenHawkingtotheBBC.Hawkingisawell-knownBritishphysicistandtheauthorofthebestsellingsciencebookABriefHistoryofTime.Hegavehiswarningafter__47___onthetechnologyheusestospeakwith.AsHawking__48__fromaseriousdiseasecalledALS,heneedsanAIcomputerto__49____.ThecomputerlearnshowHawkingthinksandsuggeststhe__50___hemaywanttousenext.ThisisabasictypeofAI,andisveryuseful,yetHawkingfearsthepossibilityofcreatingtechnologythatcan__51___orsurpass(超过)humanintelligence.Andit’seasyto__52___howterriblethingsmaybe.ManyTVshowsandfilmsdisplaybig,killermachinesthatarefarclevererthanus.“Humans,whoarelimitedbyslowbiologicalevolution,couldn’tcompete,”saidHawking.Butnoteveryscientistis__53__aboutAItechnology.“Ibelievewewillremain___54___thetechnologyforalongtime,”saidRolloCarpenter,theUK-basedcreatorofCleverbot,asoftwareprogramthatrememberspastconversations.“The___55___ofittosolvemanyoftheworld’sproblemswillberealized.”InwhatdirectiondoyouthinkAIisheading?Shouldwebehopefulorfearful?41.A.richerB.easierC.busierD.worse42.A.fieldsB.modelsC.businessesD.lessons43.A.discoveringB.deliveringC.creatingD.examining44.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Instead45.A.promiseB.suggestionC.requestD.warning46.A.funB.endC.strengthD.advance47.A.carryingB.passingC.reportingD.commenting48.A.suffersB.learnsC.survivesD.recovers49.A.celebrateB.communicateC.relaxD.practice50.A.wordsB.notesC.ideasD.messages51.A.assistB.improveC.realizeD.match52.A.proveB.imagineC.explainD.recall53.A.curiousB.particularC.pessimisticD.optimistic54.A.inplaceofB.inhonorofC.infavorofD.inchargeof55.A.potentialB.talentC.performanceD.responsibilitySectionB(9%):Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.Somepeoplebelievethattheycan’thelpputtingonweightastheygetolder,whileothersholdthatiftheystopexercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths:I’llneverloseweight–IcomefromafatfamilyWrong!Whilewecan’tchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecan’tblameourgenesformakingusfat.There’splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthemainreasonisthattheysharethesamehabitofeatingtoomuchandexercisetoolittle.IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowlyWrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism(新陈代谢).Infact,althoughfatpeopleconsumemoreenergythanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat.Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemoreaccurately.ExerciseisboringWrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalancedandvariedprogramthat’sfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takeadifferentroute.Ifyoudoyoga,tryataichiclass.Ifyoulikeswiping,setyourselfadistanceortimechallenge.Nopain,nogainWrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyourbodytellingyousomething’swrong,andcontinuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyoubegintoexerciseregularly,butthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyleandtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydon’t,restandseekmedicaladvice.56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople’sunbalancedlifestyle.57.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwemakeexercisemoreinteresting?A.Bytakingvariedexercise.B.Bychoosingsimpleexercise.C.Bydoingregularexercise.D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.58.Whatistheauthor’sopinionabout“Nopain,nogain”inexercising?A.Keepingfitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.B.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.59.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepingfit.B.Toclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutfatnessandexercise.C.Toconfirmwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.D.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.(B)Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenient(便利的)waytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Today,nearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithin80kilometersoftheseacoast.

Inthemoderntechnologicalworld,theseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive(=continuetolive).Resourcesonlandarebeginningtobeusedup.Thesea,however,stillcanbehopedtosupplymanyofman’sneeds.

Thelistofrichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyisimpressive.Oilandgasexplorations(探险)havebeencarriedoutfornearly30years.Valuableamountsofmineralsexistontheoceanfloorreadytobemined(开采).

Fishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwaytoproducelargequantitiesoffood.Thecultureoffishandshellfish(贝类动物)isanancientskillpracticedinthepastmainlybyOrientalpeople.

Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinawaysimilartothesteaminasteamship.Oceancurrents(水流)andwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofenergy.

Technologyisenablingmantoexplore(勘探)evermoredeeplyunderthesea.Thedevelopmentofstrong,newmaterialshasmadethispossible.

Thetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.Expertsbelievethatbytheyear2000theproblemsthatpreventusfromexploitingfullythefood,minerals,andenergysourcesoftheseawillbelargelysolved.

60.Themajorthingsthattheseaoffersmanare______.

A.fishandoil

B.mineralsandoil

C.warmtemperatureandoceancurrents

D.thefood,energysources,andminerals

61.Theseaservestheneedsofmanbecause______.

A.inprovidesmanwithfood

B.itoffersoiltoman

C.itsuppliesmanwithminerals

D.alloftheabove

62.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat______.

A.thesearesourceshavelargelybeenusedup

B.thesea,inthebroadsense,hasnotyetbeendeveloped

C.theproblemsthatpreventusfromusingthefood,minerals,andenergysourcesoftheseahavealreadybeensolved.

D.bytheyear2000,thetechnologywillbegoodenoughtoexploitallthesearesources

63.TheunderlinedwordsOrientalpeopleinthefourthparagraphprobablymean______.

A.thepeopleinAsia

B.Africanpeople

C.Europeanpeople

D.Americanpeople

64.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

A.SeaHarvest

B.SeaFood

C.TechnologyforExploitingtheSea

D.ManandtheSea

第II卷I.Phrases(10%):Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswithawordorphraseinitsproperform.take…tosafetybeawarethathaveareputationforcecomplainaboutwearmasksdeliveraspeechregard…asintheopenaireffectivemediafocuson65.I__________mysonbeingbulliedatschool.66.We___________________readinghasapositiveeffectonmiddleschoolstudents.67.Itiswellknownthatnewspapers,magazinesandTVremain_____________forthegeneralpublictoobtaininformation.Duetothehighcostofborrowinginthe1970s,manycompanies______________toclose.Hewasattackedandrobbedbytwopeople________________.Theycouldnot___________themselves_____________,norremovetheirpreciousassertsintime.I________creativityboth_______agiftandaskill.He______________forbeinglazy.Hangzhouisfamousforitsbeautifulscenery;drinkingtea____________isanagreeableenjoyment.Shewasaskedto__________buildingupaharmonioussocietytothecommunity.II.Translation(16%:3+3+3+3+4):Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.75.这家商店属于我叔叔工作的那家公司。（where）76.那家新造的宾馆位于河边。(locate)77.许多学生站在办公室外面，等着面试。（interview）78.这名科学家尝试着发现核能，却没有成功。（attempt）79.他之所以选择这所学校的原因是它有着良好的声誉。（reputation）III.Writing（10%）：Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin100~120wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.如果你在第一中学读书。你校准备在“五一”节邀请theBeatles乐队到你校举行音乐晚会，欢度“五一”节。请你以学生会的名义写一个英语海报，告知全校师生。内容包括以下要点：时间：五月一日晚上八点开始地点：学校音乐厅对theBeatles乐队略为介绍座位有限，请事先定位，联系电话：738043312016学年第二学期高一英语学科期中考试答题纸=2\*ROMANII.GrammarandVocabularySectionA（10%）_________________ 22._________________ 23.__________________________________ 25._________________ 26.__________________________________ 28._________________ 29._________________30._________________ I.Phrases(10%)65._________________________ 66.___________________________67._________________________ 68.___________________________69._________________________ 70.___________________________71._________________________ 72.___________________________73._________________________ 74.___________________________VI.Translation(16%)75.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________76.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________77.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________78.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________79.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________III.Writing：（10%）Notice_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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