上海外国语大学附属外国语学校高二9月开学摸底英语试题 含答案

2015学年第一学期高二英语摸底考试
Paper One
Ⅰ. Multiple choices: 30%
1. John shut everyone out of the kitchen ________ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.
A. which
B. when
C. as if
D. so that
2. – You left your purse when you went out.
-- Good heavens, _____________.
A. so did I
B. so I did
C. I did so
D. I so did
3. We can’t possibly go. _________ with it’s too far and we can’t afford it.
A. Beginning
B. To begin
C. Begin
D. Having begun
4. –What do you think of the songs?
-As a matter of fact, _______ of them sounds beautiful.
A. no one
B. not all
C. not every one
D. not everyone
5. Only when your identity has been checked, __________.
A. you are allowed in
B. you will be allowed in
C. will you allow in
D. will you be allowed in
6. ____________ modeling business is by no means easy to go into, the good model will always be in demand.
A. While
B. Since
C. As
D. If
7.—What do you think of my composition?
-- It ___________ well __________ a few spelling mistakes.
A. reads, except
B. is read, except
C. reads, except for
D. is read, besides
8. Jumping out of ________airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _________ exciting experience.
A. /…/
B. /…an
C. an…an
D. the…the
9. All possible means _____________, but we can’t persuade him to change his mind.
A. has tried
B. has been tried
C. have tried
D. have been tried
10. I shall stay in the hotel all day __________ there is news of the missing child.
A. in case
B. no matter
C. in that
D. ever since
11. Five ________ six is eleven. You made a mistake while numbering
A. add to
B. added to
C. add up
D. added up
12. _____________I would fly there to see such a wonderful party!
A. If only
B. Only if
C. As if
D. Even if
13. The inspector will come to our school next Monday, ____________you can tell him how hard
a situation we are in.
A. then
B. where
C. when
D. there
14. We __________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied
B. might have studied
C. should have studied
D. needn’t have studied
15. _____________ from heart disease for years, he has to tale some medicine with him wherever he goes.
A. Suffered
B. Suffering
C. Having suffered
D. Being suffered
16. When he came back, he found his bag ___________ over the seat was gone.
A. left to hang
B. left hanging
C. left hung
D. to leave hanging
17. I tried _____________ his pain on the arm by trying _____________ his sore arm.
A. to cure, to rub
B. to cure, rubbing
C. curing, rubbing
D. curing, to rub
18. Looking on the top of the hill, __________________.
A. there was a lot of tall buildings
B. lots of tall buildings were seen
C. our city looked very beautiful
D. I saw a lot of tall buildings
19. Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just _____________ worries the public.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. where
20. If you hadn’t watched th at football match at midnight, you __________________ so sleepy now.
A. wouldn’t have been
B. hadn’t been
C. shouldn’t be
D. wouldn’t be
21. The training he got in the university __________ him as an ____________engineer.
A. made… electric
B. qualified… electrical
C. helped… electrical
D. enabled… electronic
22. The newcomers found it impossible to _____________ themselves to the climate sufficiently
to make permanent homes in the new country.
A. suit
B. regulate
C. adapt
D. relate
23. The company should hire a more _____________ secretary than the one you currently have.
A. sufficient
B. efficient
C. effective
D. respective
24. Has anyone been chosen to ____________ you when you leave the firm?
A. exchange
B. substitute
C. maintain
D. replace
25. Is it advisable to _____________our body to the sunlight in summer?
A. expose
B. reveal
C. display
D. show
26. For those who can understand his art, Picasso ranks among the great artists who _______ the world and help men to see life more clearly.
A. exploit
B. illuminate
C. conduct
D. manipulate
27. Among us, we would always address him as King in his presence. Behind him, we _______ referred to him as Peanuts.
A. invariably
B. invaluably
C. presumably
D. quarrelsomely
28. I think a cold drink can __________ you after your long hot journey.
A. relax
B. relieve
C. recover
D. refresh
29. The commuters of the southern coastal city Foshan have been always_________ by frequent typhoons, tornados, and raging storms in recent months due to the incorrect forecast of the natural disasters
A. advanced
B. flicked
C. drenched
D. hurled
30. Private schools usually offer a better study environment for students consisting of better living____________ and teaching equipment.
A. appliances
B. facilities
C. devices
D. implements
31. The two sports men congratulated each other________ winning the match by shaking hands.
A. with
B. on
C. in
D. to
32.——Do you want tea or coffee?
——_____________, I really don’t mind.
A. None
B. Neither
C. Either
D. All
33. In my view, London’s not as expe nsive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is________ in traffic.
A. the most organized
B. more organized
C. so organized as
D. As organized as
34.——Do you know if Terry will go camping this weekend?
——Terry? Never! She___________ tents and fresh air!
A. has hated
B. hated
C. will hate
D. hates
35. According to the air traffic rules, you________ switch off your mobile phone before boarding.
A. may
B. can
C. Would
D. should
36. My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle_________ to balance it.
A. having tried
B. trying
C. to try
D. tried
37. ——Are you ready for Spain?
——Yes, I want the girls to experience that_________________ they are young.
A. while
B. until
C. if
D. before
38. In recent years many football clubs_______________ as business to make a profit.
A. have run
B. have been run
C. had been run
D. will run
39. If there’s a lot of work_____________, I’m happy to just keep on until it is finished
A. to do
B. to be doing
C. done
D. doing
40. As his best friend, I can make accurate guesses about____________ he will do or think.
A. what
B. which
C. Whom
D. that
41. Something as simple as_________ some cold water may clear your mind and relieve pressure.
A. to drink
B. drinking
C. to be drinking
D. drunk
42. It has been proved___________ eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life.
A. If
B. because
C. When
D. that
43. Ideally_____________ for Broadway theatres and Fifth Avenue, the New York Park Hotel is a favourite with many guests.
A. locating
B. being located
C. having been located
D. located
44. We went through a period___________ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.
A. which
B. whose
C. in which
D. with which
45. So much of interest________ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.
A. offers Beijing
B. Beijing offers
C. does Beijing offer
D. Beijing does offer
46. ____________well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A. However
B. Whatever
C. No matter
D. Although
47. When the movie star shook hands with him, he felt as if he were walking_________ air.
A. in
B. by
C. on
D. under
48. In order to let the public become familiar with the new products, they spare______ labour nor money to make huge billboards.
A. few
B. either
C. little
D. neither
49. This newly-built stadium holds____________________ the old one.
A. 10 times people as many as
B. 10 times as many people as
C. as 10 times many people as
D. people as many as 10 times
50. Let us take a serious, reasonable look as what the result will be if such a proposal______.
A. accepts
B. has accepted
C. is accepted
D. will be accepted
51 . The train was ten minutes late, so I____________ have run all the way to the
A. couldn’t
B. shouldn’t
C. needn’t
D. mustn’t
52. Bria n told you there wasn’t anyone in the room at that time, ___________?
A. was there
B. wasn’t there
C. did he
D. didn’t he
53. True friendship is like sound health. The value of it is seldom known_____ it is lost.
A. when
B. though
C. until
D. since
54. I’m examining the article he has just finished______ the possible mistakes in it.
A. correcting
B. to correct
C. corrected
D. being corrected
55. __________, but he still couldn't understand the logical connection of the two subjects.
A. Having told many times
B. Having been told many times
C. He was told many times
D. Many times as he was told
56.___________for young men to give their seats to the old or women with children the bus!
A. How good manners they are
B. What good manners they are
C. How good manners it is
D. What good manners it is
57. I felt like going back to my worry-free childhood_________ I was innocent and natural and my very ambitious youth which was full of ideals.
A. that
B. which
C. when
D. while
58. Join us on an exciting Circle Line Cruise and discover___________ over 50 million people have chosen Circle Line as the way to discover New York.
A. when
B. whether
C. if
D. why
59. Because of the unexpected changes, they postponed_____________ us a reply.
A. to give
B. giving
C. to giving
D. given
60. To the singer’s great disappointment, __________20 people attended his concert and most of them left before it was over.
A. no less than
B. no fewer than
C. no more than
D. not more than
II. Cloze: 25%
(A)
People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others- However, playing sports can have___61___effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40, 000, 000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18, 000, 000 say they have been___62___at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad___63___of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main___64___of too much aggression in children’s sports. They believe children___65___aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that___66___is everything.
Many parents go to children’s sporting events and shout___67___at othe r players or cheer when their child behaves___68___As well, children arc even taught that hurting other players is___69___or are pushed to continue playing even when they arc injured.___70____, the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.
As a society, we really need to___71___this problem and do something about it Parents and coaches ___72___should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better___73___. They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to___74___themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be
allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that___75___is not as important as winning.
61. A. restrictive B. negative C. active D. instructive
62. A. knocked B. glanced C. smiled D. shouted
63. A. Impression B. concept C. taste D. expectation
64. A. resource B. cause C. Course D. consequence
65. A. question B. understand C. copy D. neglect
66. A. winning B. practising C. fun D. sport
67. A. praises B. orders C. remarks D. insults
68. A. proudly B. ambitiously C. aggressively D. bravely
69. A. acceptable B. impolite C. possible D. accessible
70. A. By contrast B. In addition C. As a result D. After all
71. A. look up to B. face up to C. make up for D. come up with
72. A. in particular B. in all C. in return D. in advance
73. A. techniques B. means C. values D. directions
74. A. respect B. relax C. forgive D. enjoy
75. A. body B. fame C. health D. spirit
(B)
I was one of the passengers who should have left with the plane that was delayed due to the strike of the French air traffic controllers. Altho ugh the delay was not Virgin Express’___76___, the passengers who stayed at the airport were offered food and___77___in a reception area of Lisbon Airport.
When it was clear that we couldn't leave Lisbon in time, I decided to___78___my luggage and to check in at a hotel. Nobody, including the___79___, could tell anybody at that time what would happen to the flight, as the French air traffic controllers___80___every possible passage. Anyway, I noticed that Mr Paneels, the captain, helped organizing the___81___of the stranded passengers and even__82___some passengers the possibility to use his own mobile phone to warn their family members in Belgium. He left the___83___with a group of journalists he was accompanying only after everything was taken care of the stranded passengers.
When I travelled to Brussels the next day I heard that the crew of the delayed flight had
stayed aboard waiting for___84___instructions to make sure that the flight could leave Lisbon in the early morning. Many other airlines___85___cancelled their flights or their crews claimed that they were going beyond their duty time.
76. A. plan B. expectation C. fault D. preparation
77. A. money B. drink C. rooms D. blankets
78. A. Collect B. lock C. mail D. throw away
79. A. passengers B. crew C. Weathermen D. journalists
80. A. blocked B. ruined C. bombed D. booked
81. A. Explanation B. complaint C. information D. reception
82. A. asking B. permitting C. offering D. allowing
83. A. hotel B. plane C. cabin D. airport
84. A. further B. more C. detailed D. practical
85. A. constantly B. finally C. occasionally D. simply
III. Reading: 15%
(A)
ASK LASKAS
YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS. SHE’S GOT ANSWERS
children go to a primary school where they are not allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child might be hurt Besides, now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can’t keep up with the amount of homework given in the primary school. Can the school do this? Puzzled Dad
something about it. It is not just schools. We live in a society which wishes to get rid of risk. However, schools should have a little common sense and courage. Children need risk if they arc to grow up self-sufficient and confident. They need homework, too, if they are to fulfill their academic potential Complain, loudly.
mirror every day. I tell her to go easy. She just gets mad or bursts into tears. How can I make her understand she’s beautiful the way she is. Plain Mom
masks. And if her friends all dress up as she does, you’re in for an extra hard time. Support her
and te ll her she’s beautiful — even if she looks ridiculous for now. Then invite her to join you for
a day at a spa. Let her try various looks until she's comfortable in her own skin.
86. Why are the children not allowed to play football in the playground?
A. The school is afraid that children might be injured.
B. The school is not sensible and confident.
C. The children don’t have enough time to do homework.
D. The children may fail to fulfill their academic potential.
87. What disturbs Plain Mom is that her daughter________________.
A. becomes mad
B. cries a lot
C. spends much rime before the mirror
D. is not beautiful enough
88. The solution to Plain Mom's problem is to__________.
A. make her daughter look less ridiculous
B. let her daughter dress up like her friends
C. make her daughter go to a spa every week
D. let her daughter feel herself what beauty is
(B)
Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well —she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. “The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through,” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was s o angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life.”
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
“The moment I arrived at Kathy’s farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay,” said Zoe. “Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless.”
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. “It’s a hard life, physically very tiring,” she says. “In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot
bath and one of Kathy’s wonderful dinners.”
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing —watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, “It’s one of the most moving experiences I’ve ever had. I could never go back to city life now.”
89. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a_________ life.
A. satisfying
B. tough
C. meaningless
D. boring
90. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy’s farm is that___________.
A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant
B. Kathy persuaded her to do so
C. Zoe got tired of the city life
D. Zoe loved Wales more than London
91. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?
A. Tiresome and troublesome.
B. Romantic and peaceful
C. Mentally exhausting but healthy
D. Physically tiring but rewarding.
92. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.
D. Kill two birds with one stone.
(C)
A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, arc particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.
University tuition fees are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.
In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average £31,000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just
£ 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £ 10,000. Average debts for graduates are £ 12,363.
Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. “The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.”
Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.
93. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?
A. Students understand personal finances differently.
B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.
C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.
D. The students’ payback ability has become a major issue.
94. The phras e“to raise the ceiling” in paragraph 2 probably means“______________”
A. to raise the student loans
B. to improve the school facilities
C. to increase the upper limit of the tuition
D. to lift the school building roofs
95. According to Stephen Moir, students____________.
A. are too young to be exposed 10 financial issues
B. should learn to manage their finances well
C. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans
D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance
96. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well.
B. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.
C. Financial planning is a required course at college.
D. Young people should become responsible adults.
(D)
The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we’ll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.
Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An inte rnational fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether.
Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol (乙醇)changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods — tree crops, grasses and wood products — but there's no case for the gove rnment to pay to put the world’s dinner into the gas tank.
Third, we urgently need to weather-proof die world's crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond —which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather —can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation hind to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.
97. An international fund based on the Malawi model would__________.
A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year
B. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year
C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices
D. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds
98. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that_________.
A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas
B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank
C. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way
D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale
99. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry weather.
B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poor regions.
C. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.
D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.
100. In the passage, the author calls on us to_________.
A. slow down but not to stop economic growth
B. develop tree crops, grasses and wood products
C. achieve economic growth and political stability
D. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage
Paper Two
I. Word transformation: 12%
1. On each floor of this building, litter bins are provided for the____________ of household waste. (dispose)
2. It is difficult for most of the city dwellers to survive without today’s_________ forms of communication and transportation. (sophistication)
3. It’s ________that he abandoned his two-month-old daughter who has heart disease in front of the orphanage. (excuse)
4. Meng Mu Tang, a family school that offers courses such as reciting classics and learning yoga has been shut down by the municipal government, but such__________ schooling option has aroused much debate nationwide.( convention)
5. A medical team of 30, including_________, anaesthetists and psychiatrists, will be sent to work in the quake-hit area for 2 months. ( surgical)
6. Hangzhou is to launch a citywide broadband network, which will provide easier access for people who are heavily__________ on the internet. (rely)
7. In some regions or countries, public________ serves as a kind of severe punishment for what people do. (humiliate)
8. Ground control operations are in progress against an_______ of desert locusts in Mauritania. (infest)
9. Sheila was awarded a scholarship in Chemistry, and now her brother has evened the score with
a scholarship in__________. (economical)
10. Don’t play such a game! It is__________(moral) to cheat others out of their money.
11. She does her work with such__________ accuracy that it is never necessary to make any correction. (variation)
12. The results of our market survey show the_________ attitudes towards fashion between different age-groups. (contrast)
II. Grammar: 8%
(A)
There is nothing quite as fun and refreshing as a cool dip in the water on a hot, wet summer day. However, playing in water can be dangerous 1______you know the rules of water safety.
The first rule of water safety is to always swim with a friend. If you have a problem, the friend can help you to run to get help. Besides, it is always more fun if you have a friend to play 2______. It is best to have an adult present, especially if you are not a good swimmer. Never swim at a beach 3______there is no lifeguard or adult present.
Swimming pools are usually well supervised but you can still get injured. Most injuries are a result of children 4______ (slip) on wet pool surfaces. If you are a beginning swimmer, always 5______ (stay) in the shallow end.
If you swim in a river or lake, be sure to investigate 6______is below the water surface. If you jump or dive into unknown waters, you 7______seriously injure yourself on a hidden object. If you go boating, do remember to wear a lifejacket.
Swimming and boating are among the 8______ (enjoyable) summer activities. Protect yourself by following these basic rules of safety.
(B)。