上海市嘉定区封浜高级中学2016-2017学年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．Listening Comprehension（20%）
Section A Short Conversations (10%)
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of the conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a 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. Go to the office. B. Keep calling.
C. Try online booking.
D. See a doctor.
2. A. A reporter. B. An athlete.
C. A fisherman.
D. An organizer.
3. A. At a post office. B. At a fast-food restaurant.
C. At a booking office.
D. At a check-in desk.
4. A. He already has plans. B. The woman will decide where to eat.
C. He will make a reservation.
D. The woman can ask her brother for advice.
5. A. He got wet in the rain.
B. The shower was out of order.
C. He didn’t hear the phone ringing.
D. He got out of the shower to answer the phone.
6. A. In a theatre. B. In a post office.
C. In a department store.
D. In a bank.
7. A. In the city. B. Near the waterfall.
C. In the country.
D. In the spring.
8. A. Wash some pans. B. Brush her hair.
C. Sweep the floor.
D. Dust the pan.
9. A. Travel agency clerk. B. Office secretary.
C. Office manager.
D. Hotel receptionist.
10. A. A teacher. B. A secret.
C. Nothing.
D. A manager.
Section B (10%)
Directions: In part B, you will hear four short passages and longer conversations, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and conversations. The passages and conversations and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.
When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 12 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife.
C. Receptionist and customer.
D. Boss and secretary.
12. A. 9 o’clock. B. 10 o’clock.
C. 11 o’clock.
D. 12 o’clock.
Questions 13 through 14 are based on the following conversation.
13. A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife.
C. Friends.
D. Boss and secretary.
14. A. The Regent. B. The Ambassador.
C. The Royal Orchid Sheraton.
D. Not mentioned. Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage.
15. A. She entered politics. B. She worked as a teacher.
C. She worked for her father.
D. She worked as an accountant.
16. A. In London. B. In Singapore.
C. In New York.
D. In Hong Kong.
17. A. 10. B. 80.
C. 85.
D. 18.
Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage.
18. A. How to handle spiders. B. Spiders in the United States.
C. People’s fear of spiders.
D. A special kind of spider.
19. A. Most spiders will not bite even when handled.
B. Most spiders are poisonous and dangerous.
C. Most spiders are likely to attack people.
D. Most spiders have sharp eyes.
20. A. Because she cannot find a husband for herself.
B. Because the female spider is larger than the male one.
C. Because the female spider often eats her husband.
D. Because she is a back female spider.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%):
Section A (10%)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank..
English is (21) ________ (widely) used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings (22) ________ speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail （23）_____ (be) in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in (24) ________ eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, (25) ________ aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English (26) _______ granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it (27) ________ a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? (28) _____ the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
So far English, (29) ________ (invent) by people not computers, (30) ________ (reflect) the creativity of human beings.
Section B (10%)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
There are more than almost two million cars on the streets of Shanghai. That’s not a big number ____31___ to the city’s population of 23 million, but everyone agrees that traffic is a big problem here. And many people would argue that it’s not the number of cars on the road, but the ____32___ of the drivers that is the main cause of concern. According to one survey, 37% of Shanghai drivers have less than three years of driving experience. Many of these drivers are middle-aged and have never operated machinery more ___33___ than a washing machine. On the road, they drive fast when they should drive slow, ___34___ use turn signals, and make right turns on red lights without stopping first. And in the past year, there have been several incidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths when ___35___ drivers mistook the gas pedal for the brake (刹车)pedal.
There are new regulations ___36___ at making it more difficult for people to get a driver’s license, but that is only a partial ___37____
to Shanghai’s traffic problems. What is really needed is a ____38___ in drive rs’ attitudes. There seems to be a lack of concern for safety on the part of drivers: their own safety and the safety of others. You can see this every day as drivers change lanes aggressively and ____39__ pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections.
A car is a great convenience, but it can also be a ____40__ weapon. Drivers will have to realize that before Shanghai’s streets can become truly safe.
III. Reading Comprehension (24%)：
Section A (15%)
Directions: 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 and phrase that best fits the context.
We often praise science. It explains the world and makes our lives
__41__ through technology. One of the most exciting scientific ___42___ is artificial intelligence (人工智能，AI). This is an area in which scientists are working on __43__ machines that think like humans. __44___ , one of the most famous scientists has a very dark __45___ about this type of technology.
“The deve lopment of full artificial intelligence could spell the
__46___ of the human race,” said Professor Stephen Hawking to the BBC. Hawking is a well-known British physicist and the author of the bestselling science book A Brief History of Time. He gave his warning after
__47___ on the technology he uses to speak with. As Hawking __48__ from
a serious disease called ALS, he needs an AI computer to __49____. The computer learns how Hawking thinks and suggests the __50___ he may want
to use next.
This is a basic type of AI, and is very useful, yet Hawking fears the possibility of creating technology that can __51___ or surpass (超过) human intelligence. And it’s easy to __52___ how terrible things may be.
Many TV shows and films display big, killer machines that are far cleverer than us. “Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete ,” said Hawking.
But not every scientist is __53__ about AI technology. “I believe we will remain ___54___ the technology for a long time,” sai d Rollo Carpenter, the UK-based creator of Cleverbot, a software program that remembers past conversations. “The ___55___ of it to solve many of the
world’s problems will be realized.”
In what direction do you think AI is heading? Should we be hopeful or fearful?
41. A. richer B. easier C. busier D. worse
42. A. fields B. models C. businesses D. lessons
43. A. discovering B. delivering C. creating D. examining
44. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Instead
45. A. promise B. suggestion C. request D. warning
46. A. fun B. end C. strength D. advance
47. A. carrying B. passing C. reporting D. commenting
48. A. suffers B. learns C. survives D. recovers
49. A. celebrate B. communicate C. relax D. practice
50. A. words B. notes C. ideas D. messages
51. A. assist B. improve C. realize D. match
52. A. prove B. imagine C. explain D. recall
53. A. curious B. particular C. pessimistic D. optimistic
54. A. in place of B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in charge of
55. A. potential B. talent C. performance D. responsibility
Section B (9%):
Directions: Read the following 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 read.
(A)
There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:
I’ll never lose weight – I come from a fat family
Wrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habit of eating too much and exercise too little.
I am fat because I burn calories slowly
Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat. Keeping a diary can help you work out your
daily food intake more accurately.
Exercise is boring
Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key
is to develop a balanced and varied program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swiping, set yourself a distance or time challenge.
No pain, no gain
Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don’t, rest and seek medical advice.
56. What does the author think about being fat?
A. It is the family genes that make people fat.
B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.
C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.
D. It is the consequence of people’s unbalanced lifest yle.
57. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?
A. By taking varied exercise.
B. By choosing simple exercise.
C. By doing regular exercise.
D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.
58. What is the author’s opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?
A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.
B. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.
C. Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.
D. Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.
59 . What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To declare the importance of keeping fit.
B. To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.
C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.
D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.
(B)
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient (便利的) way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population
live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.
In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive (=continue to live). Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs.
The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations (探险) have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined (开采).
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish (贝类动物) is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents (水流) and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore (勘探) ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.
60. The major things that the sea offers man are ______.
A. fish and oil
B. minerals and oil
C. warm temperature and ocean currents
D. the food, energy sources, and minerals
61. The sea serves the needs of man because ______.
A. in provides man with food
B. it offers oil to man
C. it supplies man with minerals
D. all of the above
62. We can conclude from this passage that ______.
A. the sea resources have largely been used up
B. the sea, in the broad sense, has not yet been developed
C. the problems that prevent us from using the food, minerals, and energy
sources of the sea have already been solved.
D. by the year 2000 , the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources
63. The underlined words Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably mean ______.
A. the people in Asia
B. African people
C. European people
D. American people
64. The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Sea Harvest
B. Sea Food
C. Technology for Exploiting the Sea
D. Man and the Sea
第II卷
I. Phrases (10%):
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with a word or phrase in its proper form.
65. I __________ my son being bullied at school.
66. We ___________________ reading has a positive effect on middle school
students.
67.It is well known that newspapers, magazines and TV remain _____________for
the general public to obtain information.
68. Due to the high cost of borrowing in the 1970s, many companies
______________ to close.
69. He was attacked and robbed by two people ________________.
70. They could not ___________ themselves _____________, nor remove their
precious asserts in time.
71. I ________ creativity both _______ a gift and a skill.
72. He ______________ for being lazy.
73. Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful scenery; drinking tea
____________is
an agreeable enjoyment.
74. She was asked to __________ building up a harmonious society to the
community.
II. Translation (16%:3+3+3+3+4):
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the
words given in the brackets.
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: Write an English composition in 100~120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
如果你在第一中学读书。

你校准备在“五一”节邀请the Beatles 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：
1．时间：五月一日晚上八点开始
2．地点：学校音乐厅
3．对 the Beatles 乐队略为介绍
4．座位有限，请事先定位，联系电话：73804331
2016学年第二学期高一英语学科期中考试答题纸
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A （10%）
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I. Phrases (10%)
65._________________________ 66. ___________________________ 67. _________________________ 68. ___________________________ 69. _________________________ 70. ___________________________ 71. _________________________ 72. ___________________________
73. _________________________ 74. ___________________________
VI. Translation (16%)
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III. Writing：（10%）
Notice
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高一英语Keys:
I. Listening Comprehension
1-5 CBABD 6-10 DCCDD
11-15 CDCAB 16-20 ACDAC
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
21.the most widely 22. can 23. are 24. an
25.which 26. for 27. that
32.If 29. invented 30. has reflected
Section B
31-35 F H A B I 36-40 C K E J D
III．Cloze
41-45 BACBD 46-50 BDABA 51-55 DBCDA
IV. Reading Comprehension
56-59 DABB 60-64 DDBAA
V. Phrases
65 complain about 66 are aware that 67 effective media
68 were forced 69 wearing masks 70 take … to safety
71 regard…as 72 has a reputation
73 in the open air 74 focus on
VI. Translation
75. The shop belongs to the company where my uncle works.(3’)
76. The newly-built hotel is located on the riverside. (3’)
= The hotel which has been built recently is located on the river.
77. Many students stood outside the office, waiting to be interviewed.
= Many students stood outside the office and waited for the interview. (3’) 78. The scientist attempted to discover nuclear energy but (he) failed. (3’)
= The scientist attempted to discover nuclear energy but (he) didn’t succeed. = The scientist attempted to discover nuclear energy but (he) didn’t achieve success.
79.The reason why he chose the school was that it enjoyed/had a good reputation.
(4)
Writing:
Notice
The Beatles will be invited to have a music party in our school music hall on May
1st. The Beatles from UK is very popular with young people in the world. It has successfully made several pop songs and Chinese students are very interested in it. There are not enough seats for all the teachers and students, so please book your
seat in advance. Our telephone number is 73804331.Contact us when you are free. The party begins at eight in the evening. Remember to come in time. The Students Union
April 28。