上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

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2013-2014学年度上学期第一次月考高二英语试题【新课标】本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

请将第I卷的答案涂在答题卡上，第II 卷的答案写在答题纸上。

第一部分（共两节，满分50分）第一节英语知识运用（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1.meeting held last night was.great success.A、A；aB、A；/C、The；aD、The；/2.The plan ____ by his brother has been carried out.A. putting forwardB.to put forwardC. to be put forwardD. put forward3. The big wind ______ the tree up high into the sky.A. sweptB. takenC. broughtD. carried4. After having followed the thief for half an hour, they ______ him in a large supermaket.A. lost sight ofB. lost the sightC. caught sight ofD. out of sight5. If you want to slow down, you must ______ harder on the brakes.A. takeB. pressC. sweepD. carry6.He wrote a letter congratulating her________ as a model worker.A. to chooseB. to be chosenC. on choosingD. on being chosen7.When help, one often says “Thank you”. or “It’s hind of you”.A.offeringB.to offerC.to be offeredD.offered8.I think it is your brother who for your being late.A.is to blameB.is going to blameC.is to be blamedD.should blame9.The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A.broke downB.broke outC.broke upD.broke in10.A new food market has been built for the of the residents.A.happinessB.convenienceC.quietnessD.economy11.Though money, his parents managed to send him to universityckedcking ofckingcked in12.In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn’t make any.A.meaningB.ideaC.senseD.point13.I admired my classmate Lisa very much. her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.A.Except forB.But forC.Apart fromD.In spite of14.—How about your interview, Tom?—I’m confident that I have made a good.A.effectB.viewC.attractionD.impression15.She was always , even when things were at their worst.A.attractiveB.optimisticC.pessimisticD.frightened16._______ avoid possible embarrassment, Tom ______ignores her former girlfriend whenever he sees her.A. In order to; deliberatelyB. As to; intentionallyC. So as to; purposelyD. So that to; on purpose17.Of course，we must work hard.________，we should learn to take good care of ourselves.A．Therefore B．In a wordC．As a result D．Meanwhile18.Only when _______ in 1941, _______ to get back to his research again.A. was the war over; was he ableB. the war was over; did he ableC. was the war over; he was ableD. the war was over; was he able19. The girl looked at me with a _______expression. Maybe the problem was quite ______.A. puzzled; puzzlingB. puzzling; puzzledC. puzzled; puzzledD. puzzling; puzzling20.Entering the yard, I found it _________ with lots of _______ leaves.A. covering; fallingB. covered; fallenC. covered; fallingD. covering; fallen第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题牛津上海版

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题牛津上海版（全卷分值150分；完卷时间120分钟）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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. $2. B. $4. C. $6. D. $8.2．A. She is afraid of losing her job. B. She is busy with her children.C. She is busy with her new job.D. Her husband won’t let her gothere.3．A. The man. B. The woman. C. The doctor. D. The woman’s uncle.4．A. A supermarket. B. A drugstore.C. A department store.D. A car repair shop.5．A. They should definitely do it. B. They can’t find the means to do it.C. It would be a meaningful act.D. She had meant to do it earlier. 6．A. To the doctor’s office.B. To Tom’s birthday party.C. To his home.D. To the class.7．A. He has been offered a new job. B. He has been asked to have a holiday.C. He has been fired by the company.D. He has been warned by his boss. 8．A. John will see Joan tomorrow evening.B. John might be at home late tomorrow evening.C. John and Joan have decided to go on a holiday.D. John asked the woman to come the other day.9．A. She may sell it to the owner of a restaurant.B. She may rent it out for use as a restaurant.C. She may pull it down and build a new restaurant.D. She may change it and use it as a restaurant.10. A. She was angry. B. She was worried.C. She was confident.D. She was bored.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be askedthree questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It was crowded. B. It was closed.C. It was almost empty.D. It was heavily fined.12. A. It does not stop its customers smoking.B. It does not have a non-smoking area.C. It offers its customers cigarettes.D. It is filled with smoke.13. A. Only smokers. B. Only non-smokers.C. All the smokers and non-smokersD. Many smokers and some non-smokers. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. One million. B. One million and a half.C. Half a million.D. Two million.15. A. It was once the nation’s capital.B. It was designed by William Penn.C. It was the place where Britain was defeated.D. It was the place where the war started.16. A. Old City. B. Independence National Historical Park.C. Central Meeting Place.D. Independence Hall.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A)Farmington, Utah, is a more pleasant community since a local girls' 4-H club improved Main Street. Six 4-H girls worked (25)__________ (clean) the 72 foot sidewalk that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash. Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig in plot, five flats of flowers. They also took turns in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot. Participation in this project helped the girls develop (26)______ new attitude towards their parents of their own homes; they (27)______ (learn) how to work with tools, and improve their work habits. One mother said that before her daughter (28)______ ( involve) in this project, she would not even pour a weed. The experience on Main Street stimulated self-improvement, and encouraged members to take pride in their home grounds and the total community. City officials cooperated with the 4-H members in planting trees, building cooking facilities, pick-me tables, swings and public rest rooms. The 4-H girls planted trees and took care of them (29)________ the early stages of growth. The total park project needed more plantings in the following years. Members of the 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, (30) _________ they received satisfaction from the results of constructive work. The project is a growing one and is spread from the park to the school and the shopping center. Trees and flowers have all been planted in the shopping center, (31) _________ (make) the atmosphere pleasant.(B)Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets (32) _________ help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.Any owner will tell you (33) ________ a comfortable life they live with a pet. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it (34) _______ (well).Those tested with their animal friends had the smallest change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. (35) _______ pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more (36 )_______ (relax) around pets, says Allen, (37 )______ thinks it may be because pets don't judge.A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only (38) ________ (raise) your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year (39) _______ (study) 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Researchers say dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs, (40) ______ they got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each wordHow do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations __41__ that there are several keys to success that successful people share.First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their __42__ to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot __43__ things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take __44__ for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can do. Perhaps what most __45__ successful people from others is that they live a life “on purpose”---- they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important __46__ that enables them to become fully functioning people. They __47__ that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. They love what they do ---- and it shows. People want to do business with them because of their commitment (责任心). To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and __48__ a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are __49__ to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Rather than seeing it __50__ or depressing they use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 or phrase that best fits the context.If you’ve been following the world of technology for the last year or so, you may have heard a lot about “patents（专利）”, “infringements (侵权)” and “lawsuits（诉讼）”. If you think it all sounds quite___51____, you’re not alone. But patents are an important part of design and technology around the world, not just in smart-phones, so it’s good to know what they do.What exactly is a patent? A patent is a license, given to someone who invents something, to___52____ his or her intellectual property. Their creation—the“intellectual property”—might be a new type of vehicle or gadget (小玩意). However, there are certain____53____. For example, the idea has to be something completely new; you couldn’t patent a new type of pen lid unless it did something____54____. It also can’t be a/an ___55____thing that you just happened to discover, such as a new species of mouse. However, you could patent a new species of bacteria that you helped____56____. You must have had some part in the invention process.Second, what’s a patent infringement? This is where someone creates something the same as someone else’s patented___57____. Whether this is done intentionally or___58____, they have still caused a patent___59____, and they may be faced with a legal caseThe biggest patent war currently taking place in the mobile phone world is between Apple and Samsung. Apple___60____the first shot in 2011, filing a lawsuit that claimed Samsung copied many of its patented ideas in its own Android phones. However, Samsung wasn’t willing to back down, and soon___61____by filing lawsuits in Japan, South Korea and Germany. By July last year, Apple and Samsung were involved in more than 50 lawsuits around the world. Both companies believe the other stole____62____for their own smart-phones.But the big question is over whether the rules on creating patents should be___63____. If one company has the rights to an important piece of mobile phone technology, it risks leading to a lack of competition, and prices will remain___64____. On the other hand, companies are interested in one thing: making a___65____. And so it’s unlikely that they’ll “back off” to allow competitio n to flourish(活跃). However, it seems clear that there needs to be a better balance. Or the future of innovation could be doomed.51. A. boring B. interesting C. surprising D. exciting52. A. own B. protect C. share D. destroy53. A. needs B. cases C. requirements D. emphases54. A. incredible B. destructive C. invisible D. unavoidable55. A. artificial B. right C. natural D. fake56. A. seize B. discover C. find D. create57. A. belongings B. species C. invention D. property58. A. by accident B. on purpose C. on schedule D. by mistake59. A. defence B. issue C. law D. offence60. A. fought B. fired C. launched D. lit61. A. opposed B. responded C. reflected D. offered62. A. skills B. minds C. beliefs D. ideas63. A. stricter B. lighter C. harder D. easier64. A. low B. high C. unknown D. same65. A. decision B. choice C. comment D. profitSection BDirections: Read the following four 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)Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV，start their chores (杂事)，or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it，you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments，clean their room，or take out the trash. Rather than saying，“Do your chores now，” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores，just say，“If chores are n’t done by 4 p．m.，here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them，just say，“That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive (惩罚性的) as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 p．m.，then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time，that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand，when dealing with homework，keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts，and at that time，all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your child says they have no homework，then they should use that time to study or read. Either way，there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him，make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you，he is disrespecting you. At that point，everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate wit h him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember，mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.66．According to the passage，it seldom happens that________.A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requestsB．parents’ directions sound like a broken recordC．children are ready to follow their parents’ directionsD．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids 67．Parents will be able to deal with their child more effectively if they ________.A．avoid direct ways of punishmentB．make him do things at their requestC．argue and fight with their childD．allow their child to behave in his own way68. It can be inferred from the passage that________.A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their childB．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parentsC．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control69．The main idea of the passage is________.A．that respecting each other is more important than anything elseB．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parentsC．that children should make choices and decisions on their ownD．how parents can deal with their kid’s behavior without losing their control(B)70. As for Question Items ______, pupils’evaluations can be said to rise at a steadyrate as their teachers’ experience increases.A. 1 and 4B. 3 and 5C. 6 and 8D. 9 and 1071. In contrast to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seemto have made a remarkable improvement in their ability to _________.A. be fair to any pupilB. evaluate pupil’s progressC. present materials clearlyD. understand and play with pupils72. Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle –standing teachers as being more_________ than the veterans.A. relaxed in classB. interested in pupils’ ideasC. neat in appearanceD. skillful at explaining73. According to the table, which of the following is right?A. In the new teachers’ classes, pupils seem to ask questions more freely.B. Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount of time their teachers spendwith them between classes.C. The evaluation of the middle – standing teachers is lower than that of theveterans in seven items.D. Though veterans do not play games with pupils during breaks, their teachingis rated highly.(C)In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.74. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are different among people.C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition75. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A. It pushes society forward.B. It builds up a sense of duty.C. It improves personal abilities.D. It encourages individual efforts.76. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail ?A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.C .One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.77. Which point of view may the author agree to?A. Every effort should be paid back.B. Competition should be encouraged.C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Say goodbye to the greetings of the past, from the hands-off "What's up!" to the handshake or high-five. For young people across the United States, hugging is the new "Hello". Girls are hugging girls. Boys are hugging boys. Girls and boys are hugging each other. And, like every major trend, there are lots of variations on the form. There's the classic, full-body, arms-around-the-person bear hug, the casual one-armed side hug, the group hug and the hug from behind.As trends go, this one seems pretty innocent. But some parents, teachers and school administrators are worried nonetheless. In response to some of these concerns, some schools have set up new rules to limit or eliminate hugging. One school head has created a three-second limitation for hugs at her school. Another school has taken even more drastic measures, placing a ban on all forms of touching between students.A few important points are being left out of the discussion. While the US has traditionally been reserved about touching –saving hugs and kisses for relatives, romantic partners and very close friends –people in many other parts of the world have been greeting each other this way for ages. In Latin America or Western Europe, in countries like Spain, France, and Italy, a kiss on the cheek is common among women, as well as among women and men who are not romantically involved. Latin American men are more likely to shake hands when greeting other men, but in some countries like Turkey, it's not unusual for men who know each other well to exchange kisses on the cheek. Meanwhile, for the Maori people of New Zealand, a traditional greeting called the "hongi" involves pressing noses together. People all around the world move in close to say hello, and Americans are just now joining in.There's yet another point to consider: For as long as there have been kids and parents, kids have embraced new trends and lifestyles that have shocked or confused their parents. Parents and teachers who are now trying to struggle with the "hugging issue" should remember that when they were kids, they too found new ways of relating to each other that concerned or confused their parents. Every generation represents a step away from the previous one. This generation's teens are hugging. Who knows what the next generation will do?（Note： Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.）78. What is the new trend among teens in the United States?79. Some schools are worried about this new trend, so they _________.80. Why does the author mention the ways of greetings in Latin America and Western Europe?81. From the last paragraph we know that it is natural for different generations to _________.I. Translation:Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.那天一大早，我就朝小树林进发，并在一小丛灌木后安下身来。

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题含解析

（时间：90分钟满分：100分）I。

Listening Comprehension (20％）Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In section A，you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers。

At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said。

The conversations and the questions 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。

Husband and wife。

B. Doctor and patient.C。

Manager and clerk. D. Waitress and customer.2. A. Hotel and resident. B. Professor and student.C. Customer officer and traveler。

D. Boss and secretary。

3。

A。

He is quite easy to recognize. B. He is an outstanding speaker。

C。

He looks like a movie star. D。

He looks young for his age。

4. A。

Urge Jenny to spend more time on study.B. Help Jenny to prepare for the coming exams.C. Act towards Jenny in a more sensible way。

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题牛津上海版

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题牛津上海版上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题牛津上海版（全卷分值150分；完卷时间120分钟）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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. $2. B. $4. C. $6. D. $8.2．A. She is afraid of losing her job. B. She is busy with her children.C. She is busy with her new job.D. Her husband won’t let her gothere.3．A. The man. B. The woman. C. The doctor. D. The woman’s uncle.4．A. A supermarket. B. A drugstore.C. A department store.D. A car repair shop.5．A. They should definitely do it. B. They can’t find the means to do it.C. It would be a meaningful act.D. She had meant to do it earlier. 6．A. To the doctor’s office.B. To Tom’s birthday party.C. To his home.D. To the class.7．A. He has been offered a new job. B. He has been asked to have a holiday.C. He has been fired by the company.D. He has been warned by his boss. 8．A. John will see Joan tomorrow evening.B. John might be at home late tomorrow evening.C. John and Joan have decided to go on a holiday.D. John asked the woman to come the other day.9．A. She may sell it to the owner of a restaurant.B. She may rent it out for use as a restaurant.C. She may pull it down and build a new restaurant.D. She may change it and use it as a restaurant.10. A. She was angry. B. She was worried.C. She was confident.D. She was bored.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be askedthree questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It was crowded. B. It was closed.C. It was almost empty.D. It was heavily fined.12. A. It does not stop its customers smoking.B. It does not have a non-smoking area.C. It offers its customers cigarettes.D. It is filled with smoke.13. A. Only smokers. B. Only non-smokers.C. All the smokers and non-smokersD. Many smokers and some non-smokers. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. One million. B. One million and a half.C. Half a million.D. Two million.15. A. It was once the nation’s capital.B. It was designed by William Penn.C. It was the place where Britain was defeated.D. It was the place where the war started.16. A. Old City. B. Independence National Historical Park.C. Central Meeting Place.D. Independence Hall.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A)Farmington, Utah, is a more pleasant community since a local girls' 4-H club improved Main Street. Six 4-H girls worked (25)__________ (clean) the 72 foot sidewalk that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash. Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig in plot, five flats of flowers. They also took turns in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot. Participation in this project helped the girls develop (26)______ new attitude towards their parents of their own homes; they (27)______ (learn) how to work with tools, and improve their work habits. One mother said that before her daughter (28)______ ( involve) in this project, she would not even pour a weed. The experience on Main Street stimulated self-improvement, and encouraged members to take pride in their home grounds and the total community. City officials cooperated with the 4-H members in planting trees, building cooking facilities, pick-me tables, swings and public rest rooms. The 4-H girls planted trees and took care of them (29)________ the early stages of growth. The total park project needed more plantings in the following years. Members of the 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, (30) _________ they received satisfaction from the results of constructive work. The project is a growing one and is spread from the park to the school and the shopping center. Trees and flowers have all been planted in the shopping center, (31)_________ (make) the atmosphere pleasant.(B)Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets (32) _________ help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.Any owner will tell you (33) ________ a comfortable life they live with a pet. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it (34) _______ (well).Those tested with their animal friends had the smallest change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. (35) _______ pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more (36 )_______ (relax) around pets, says Allen, (37 )______ thinks it may be because pets don't judge.A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only (38) ________ (raise) your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year (39) _______ (study) 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Researchers say dog owners didn't lose any moreweight than those without dogs, (40) ______ they got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each wordHow do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations __41__ that there are several keys to success that successful people share.First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their __42__ to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot __43__ things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take __44__ for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering things they can do. Perhaps what most __45__ successful people from others is that they live a life “on purpose”---- they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important __46__ that enables them to become fully functioning people. They __47__ that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. They love what they do ---- and it shows. People want to do business with them because of their commitment (责任心). T o live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and __48__ a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are __49__ to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Rather than seeing it __50__ ordepressing they use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 or phrase that best fits the context.If you’ve been following the world of technology for the last year or so, you may have heard a lot about “patents（专利）”, “infringements (侵权)” and “lawsuits（诉讼）”. If you think it all sounds q uite___51____, you’re not alone. But patents are an important part of design and technology around the world, not just in smart-phones, so it’s good to know what they do.What exactly is a patent? A patent is a license, given to someone who invents something, to___52____ his or her intellectual property. Their creation—the“intellectual property”—might be a new type of vehicle or gadget (小玩意). However, there are certain____53____. For example, the idea has to be something completely new; you couldn’t patent a new type of pen lid unless it did something____54____. It also can’t be a/an ___55____thing that you just happened to discover, such as a new species of mouse. However, you could patent a new species of bacteria that you helped____56____. You must have had some part in the invention process.Second, what’s a patent infringement? This is where someone creates something the same as someone else’s patented___57____. Whether this is done intentionally or___58____, they have still caused a patent___59____, and they may be faced with a legal caseThe biggest patent war currently taking place in the mobile phone world is between Apple and Samsung. Apple___60____the first shot in 2011, filing a lawsuit that claimed Samsung copied many of its patented ideas in its own Android phones. However, Samsung wasn’t willing to back down, and soon___61____by filing lawsuits in Japan, South Korea and Germany. By July last year, Apple and Samsung were involved in more than 50 lawsuits around the world. Both companies believe the other stole____62____for their own smart-phones.But the big question is over whether the rules on creating patents should be___63____. If one company has the rights to an important piece of mobile phone technology, it risks leading to a lack of competition, and prices will remain___64____. On the other hand, companies are interested in one thing: making a___65____. And so it’s unlikely that they’ll “back off” to allow competitio n to flourish(活跃). However, it seems clear that there needs to be a better balance. Or the future of innovation could be doomed.51. A. boring B. interesting C. surprising D. exciting52. A. own B. protect C. share D. destroy53. A. needs B. cases C. requirements D. emphases54. A. incredible B. destructive C. invisible D. unavoidable55. A. artificial B. right C. natural D. fake56. A. seize B. discover C. find D. create57. A. belongings B. species C. invention D. property58. A. by accident B. on purpose C. on schedule D. by mistake59. A. defence B. issue C. law D. offence60. A. fought B. fired C. launched D. lit61. A. opposed B. responded C. reflected D. offered62. A. skills B. minds C. beliefs D. ideas63. A. stricter B. lighter C. harder D. easier64. A. low B. high C. unknown D. same65. A. decision B. choice C. comment D. profitSection BDirections: Read the following four 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)Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV，start their chores (杂事)，or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it，you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments，clean their room，or take out the trash. Rather than saying，“Do your chores now，” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores，just say，“If chores are n’t done by 4 p．m.，here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them，just say，“That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive (惩罚性的) as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 p．m.，then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time，that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand，when dealing with homework，keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts，and at that time，all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your child says they have no homework，then they should use thattime to study or read. Either way，there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him，make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you，he is disrespecting you. At that point，everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate wit h him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember，mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.66．According to the passage，it seldom happens that________.A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requestsB．parents’ directions sound like a broken rec ordC．children are ready to follow their parents’ directionsD．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids 67．Parents will be able to deal with their child more effectively if they ________.A．avoid direct ways of punishmentB．make him do things at their requestC．argue and fight with their childD．allow their child to behave in his own way68. It can be inferred from the passage that________.A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their childB．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parentsC．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents withiPod gives them a sense of power and control69．The main idea of the passage is________.A．that respecting each other is more important than anything elseB．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents C．that children should make choices and decisions on their ownD．how parents can deal with their kid’s behavior without losing their control(B)70. As for Question Items ______, pupils’evaluations can be said to rise at a steadyrate as their teachers’ experience increases.A. 1 and 4B. 3 and 5C. 6 and 8D. 9 and 1071. In contrast to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seemto have made a remarkable improvement in their ability to _________.A. be fair to any pupilB. evaluate pupil’s progressC. present materials clearlyD. understand and play with pupils72. Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle –standing teachers as being more_________ than the veterans.A. relaxed in classB. interested in pupils’ ideasC. neat in appearanceD. skillful at explaining73. According to the table, which of the following is right?A. In the new teachers’ classes, pupils seem to ask questions more freely.B. Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount of time their teachers spendwith them between classes.C. The evaluation of the middle – standing teachers is lower than that of theveterans in seven items.D. Though veterans do not play games with pupils during breaks, their teachingis rated highly.(C)In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal areyoungsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.74. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are different among people.C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition75. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A. It pushes society forward.B. It builds up a sense of duty.C. It improves personal abilities.D. It encourages individual efforts.76. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail ?A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.C .One’s achievement is determined by his parti cular skills.D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.77. Which point of view may the author agree to?A. Every effort should be paid back.B. Competition should be encouraged.C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Say goodbye to the greetings of the past, from the hands-off "What's up!" to the handshake or high-five. For young people across the United States, hugging is the new "Hello". Girls are hugging girls. Boys are hugging boys. Girls and boys are hugging each other. And, like every major trend, there are lots of variations on the form. There's the classic, full-body, arms-around-the-person bear hug, the casual one-armed side hug, the group hug and the hug from behind.As trends go, this one seems pretty innocent. But some parents, teachers and school administrators are worried nonetheless. In response to some of these concerns, some schools have set up new rules to limit or eliminate hugging. One school head has created a three-second limitation for hugs at her school. Another school has taken even more drastic measures, placing a ban on all forms of touching between students.A few important points are being left out of the discussion. While the US has traditionally been reserved about touching –saving hugs and kisses for relatives, romantic partners and very close friends –people in many other parts of the world have beengreeting each other this way for ages. In Latin America or Western Europe, in countries like Spain, France, and Italy, a kiss on the cheek is common among women, as well as among women and men who are not romantically involved. Latin American men are more likely to shake hands when greeting other men, but in some countries like Turkey, it's not unusual for men who know each other well to exchange kisses on the cheek. Meanwhile, for the Maori people of New Zealand, a traditional greeting called the "hongi" involves pressing noses together. People all around the world move in close to say hello, and Americans are just now joining in.There's yet another point to consider: For as long as there have been kids and parents, kids have embraced new trends and lifestyles that have shocked or confused their parents. Parents and teachers who are now trying to struggle with the "hugging issue" should remember that when they were kids, they too found new ways of relating to each other that concerned or confused their parents. Every generation represents a step away from the previous one. This generation's teens are hugging. Who knows what the next generation will do?（Note： Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.）78. What is the new trend among teens in the United States?79. Some schools are worried about this new trend, so they _________.80. Why does the author mention the ways of greetings in Latin America and Western Europe?81. From the last paragraph we know that it is natural for different generations to _________.I. Translation:Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.那天一大早，我就朝小树林进发，并在一小丛灌木后安下身来。

2014宝山中学高二第一学期第一次月考试卷

2014宝山中学高二第一学期第一次月考试卷I hated dinner parties. But I decided (25)_________(give) them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because(26)_______ dinner parties in London are very different from those in New York. In New York,"I'm having a dinner party" means: "I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you (27)______ hardly afford and we’ll be sharing the check evenly , (28)_______ you eat." Worse, In Manhattan, there is always someone who (29)_________(leave) before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don't drink, end up (30)________(pay) even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going ?" And it’s not like that I cannot say I have somewhere to go: everyone knows I have nowhere to go.But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations. In New York, the mix is like a gathering at Bloomingdatle's, a well-known department store. Personally, I think dinner parties in London are(31)______(impressive) than this.For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn(District) and Queens(District) in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I (32)________(be) to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was, In New York people would think it was a usual new club.(B)Several factors led to my recent car accident. First of all, a heavy snow and freezing rain that had fallen the day before made the road I was driving on dangerous. The road had been cleared,(33)__________ it was still dangerously icy. Despite the slippery road, I was stupidly going along(34)__________ about 50 miles an hour, instead of driving more cautiously. Another factor was a dirty green van that suddenly pulled onto the road from a small crossroad of the street about fifty yards ahead of me. The road (35)__________ (cover) with a sheet of ice at that point and if I applied my brakes, I would steer into the van. So I carefully drove my car into the next lane, and though the rear (后部) of my car began skidding back and forth, for a moment I got the idea (36)__________ everything was OK as I drove past the slow-moving van.Unfortunately, the rear of my Volkswagen was heavy (37)__________ the engine was there and also because there was a new weight-lifting set (38)__________ (lay) in the back seat, the result of (39)__________ was that after I passed the van, my car turned completely around on the slippery road. I was desperately sliding down the highway backwards at 50 miles an hour. Then I slid off the road, (40)__________ (hit) a wooden fence post. My left rear taillight was broken in the process. Then I suddenly saw a telephone pole about only 6 feet to the right of me, and I realized my accident could have really been a disaster.A heldB customC servedD basicallyE relativelyF unlikeG consists H powdered I habit J private K originallyThe Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese culture activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called chanoyu or chado(茶道）. The manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called otem. The tea ceremony is a ritual way of preparing and drinking tea. The______41________has been strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism.Tea was______42_____brought to Japan in the 9th century, by the Buddhist monk Eichu(永忠），who had returned to Japan from China. This is the first documented evidence of tea in Japan. By imperial order in the year 816, tea plantations began to be cultivated in the Kinki region of Japan. However, the interest in tea in Japan faded after this.Nowadays, the tea ceremony is a ____43_______ popular kind of hobby. Many Japanese, who are interested in their own culture, take tea ceremony lessons with a teacher. Tea ceremonies are_________44_____ in traditional Japanese rooms in cultural community centers or______45______houses.the ceremony itself__46___ of many rituals that have to be learned by heart. Almost each hand movement is prescribed.____47________, the tea is first prepared by the host, and then drunk by the guests. The tea is bitter green tea made of ____48____ tea leaves.Green tea is drunk everywhere and at any time of the day.____49____ English tea, Japanese green tea is ______50_____ in cups without a handle and is never drunk with sugar or cream. The most polite way of drinking green tea is to hold the cup with one hand and support it from below with the other hand.Some people are just sure to be failures. That's how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you've heard the saying, "A bird with a broken wing will __51__ fly as high." I'm sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __52__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school. At high school, Ware was always making __53__. He didn't answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __54__ from school at times. Teachers didn't want to have him again the following year. I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __55__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __56__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __57__ him in... At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __58__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __59_ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __60_ vote.Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __61__. They collected a school __62__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __63__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers. Ware's change __64__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __65__, it can fly higher than the rest.51.A. sometimes B. always C. never D. still52.A. cold B. stealing C. lying D. spitting53. A. known B. mistake[ C. fun D. trouble54. A. absent B. different C. present D. free55. A. take up B. make up C. sign up D. put up56.A. contained B. included C. concluded D. increased57.A. took B. caught C. pulled D. drew58.A. poverty B. fighting C. robbery D. courage59. A. disappointed B. surprised C. impressed D. bored60.A. quantity B. majority C. minimum D. quality61.A. food B. money C. clothes D. furniture62.A. rule B. mark C. foundation D. record63.A. spread B. covered C. printed D. wrote64.A. requests B. decides C. reminds D. requires65.A. repaired B. realized C. protected D. Healed(A)First, you ought to know that I'm "only" fourteen. My mother points this out often. I can make my own decisions when I'm old enough to vote, she says. Second, I should tell you that she's right -- I'm not always responsible. I sometimes take the prize for grade-A dork (呆子) .Take last weekend, for instance. I was staying at Dad's, and I decided it was time I learned to drive. It was Sunday morning, 7 A.M., and I hadn't slept well. I'd been up thinking about an argument, which I'll tell you about in a minute. Well, nobody was up yet in the neighborhood, so I thought it couldn't hurt to back the car out of the garage and drive around the block. But Dad has a clutch car. The R on the shift handle was up on the left side, right next to first gear(档位) . I guess you can guess the rest.Dad's always been understanding. He didn't say, "Okay, little Miss Know-It-All, you can just spend the rest of the year paying this off," which is what Mom would have said. Instead, Dad worried about what might have happened to me. And that made me feel more guilty than anything.I think he'd be a better number-one caregiver, but I can't say things like that to Mom. To her, I have to say, "But Mom, Dad's place is closer to school. I could ride my bike."To which she replies, "Amy Lynn, you don't own a bike. Remember? You left it in the yard, and it was stolen. And you haven't got the patience to earn the money to replace it."66.The writer feels guilty because she _________.A. made her dad worryB. ruined the carC. broke the lawD. didn't tell her mom about the car incident67.The main conflict between the writer and her mother is about whether she _________.A. can make her own decisionsB. should live with her mom or her dadC. should be allowed to driveD. should pay for things she loses or breaks68 The writer's mother thinks the writer is _________.A. too attached to her dadB. too emotionalC. too shyD. irresponsible68.In the first sentence, the writer used "only" to suggest that she _________.A. doesn't want to grow oldB. thinks fourteen is old enough for some thingsC. wishes she were olderD. thinks fourteen is an embarrassing age( B )Which tablet computer should YOU be buying: They are this year's must have... and there's a style to suit everyone？70 The underlined phrase ‗stumble across‘most probably means ‗___________‘.A.meet withB. quarrel withC. compare withD. compete with71 Which of the following about Surface is NOT TRUE?A.The keyboard will add to the cost.B. The keyboard can serve as a cover.C. You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word.D. You can watch movies or surf the Internet with it.72.If you are a game lover, which tablet is least likely to be your choice?A. LeapPad Explorer 2.B. iPad 4th generation.C. Microsoft Surface.D. Amazon Kindle Paper73 If you want to add something to your prepared PPT for a presentation at a meeting, which tablet is most helpful?A.LeapPad Explorer 2.B. iPad 4th generation.C. Microsoft Surface.D. Amazon Kindle Paper.(C)Is a mouse that can speak acceptable? How about a dog with human hands or feet? Scientists, the people who know how to make such things happen, are now thinking about whether such experiments are morally right or not.On Nov. 10, Britain’s Academy of Medical Sciences launched a study on the use of animals with human materials in scientific research. The work is expected to take at least a year, but its leaders hope it will lead to guidelines for scientists in Britain and around the world on how far they can go mixing human genes into animals in search of ways to fight human diseases.“Do these constructs (构想) challenge our idea of what it is to be human?”asked Martin Bobrow, a professor of medical genetics at Cambridge University and chair of a 14-member group looking into the issue. “It is important that we consider these questions now so that appropriate boundaries are recognized.”Using human material in animals is not new. Scientists have already created monkeys that have a human form of the Huntingdon’s gene so they can study how the disease develops; and mice with livers (肝) made from human cells are being used to study the effects of new drugs.However, scientists say the technology to put ever greater amounts of human genetic material into animals is spreading quickly around the world --- raising the possibility that some scientists in some places may want to go further than is morally acceptable.Last year in Britain there was a lively debate over new laws allowing the creation of human-animal embryos (胚胎) for experiments. On one side of the debate were religious groups, who claimed that such science interferes with nature. Opposing them were scientists who pointed out that such experiments were vital to research cures for diseases.The experts will publish reports after the end of the study, in which they will give definitions for animal embryos with human genes or cells, look at safety and animal welfare issues, and consider the right legal framework to work within.72. What does the underlined word “they”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Scientists in Britain and around the world.B. Leaders of the research.C. Guidelines for scientists.D. Scientific experiments.73. Scientists do research of mixing human genes into animals in order to ____.A. test new drugs on animalsB. to find ways to fight human diseasesC. prove the research is morally acceptableD. create monkeys and mice with livers made from human cells74. We can infer from the passage that ____.A. the experts will release reports after the studyB. scientists have never doubted the use of animals with human materialsC. the creation of human-animal embryos for experiments is legal in BritainD. religious groups hold that cures for diseases have to be done through experiments75. What would be the best title of the passage?A. Morally right or not?B. A debate about new lawsC. Cures for diseasesD. Animal embryos with human genesAny friend if yours ... Is a friend of mine.Louise Henry, a 31-year-old business executive from London, arrives at her desk and turns on her computer. She is happy as she is expecting a message from her new best friend Juanita, a museum worker who lives in Vancouver, Canada.Louise and Juanita email every day, and by doing this they are part of a new social trend that is spreading around the world. From London to Sydney, New York to Singapore, you don’t have to live in the same city to make new friends, or even on the same continent. You can form new friendships on the Internet.In the past there were pen pals. Now there is , which has over 1.5 million members. And a British service, has over 500,000 members and more are joining every day. These new websites are based on the small world hypothesis’ developed by an American sociologist, Stanley Mailgram, in the 1960s.The potential for making friends on the Internet is huge, but there are also danger to meeting people yo don’t know. Because of this, these websites only accept members who are invited by their real-life friends. Once members are accepted they can put their whole social network on the website. This way, friends can get to know friends’ friends, without going out to parties to meet them. Friends can chat, meet for a coffee and, of course, become friends.Louise became friends with Juanita by five steps: her friend Colin, a computer consultant, who knew Jess, a secretary, who was friends have been in touch ever since.Louise says:”Juanita and I chat over the Internet all the time, about films, religion and her new flat. Although she lives in Canada, we have a lot in common. We’re both doing photography courses at the moment. I’m on the site to meet new people in a society where I don’t think it’s easy to make new friends.”NO NORE THAN TEN WORDS78 what do Louise and Juanita have in common?79 The “new social trend “ refers to _______________80 How do the websites make their sites safe?81 The author mentioned Louise and Juanita to illustrate___________________________1 据报道，在年少时学画画对激发想象力很有效。

上海市吴淞中学高二英语上学期期中试题牛津上海版

上海市吴淞中学高二英语上学期期中试题牛津上海版第I卷I. Listening Comprehension （30%）Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. D. Stormy.2. A. At the coffee bar. B. On the platform.C. At the laundry.D. On the plane.3. A. A writer. B. A book-seller. C. A waiter. D. A hair-dresser.4. A. The woman got a new watch. B. The woman bought another watch.C. The woman had her watch repaired.D. The woman got her receipt.5. A. It was out of date. B. It was appealing.C. It was bad-looking.D. It was expensive.6. A. Living standard. B. Food safety. C. Natural disaster. D.Financial crisis.7. A. Give him a lift. B. Check the calendar.C. Send for a doctor.D. Count the cost.8. A. He sleeps late in the morning. B. He has trouble falling asleep.C. He watches too much television.D. He plays video games every night.9. A. Asking the way. B. Repairing a machine.C. Exchanging money.D. Buying metro tickets.10. A. It was marvelous. B. It was awful.C. It was hard to understand.D. It hurt the audience.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Visiting his advisor. B. Getting the new timetable.C. Applying for some courses.D. Buying some textbooks there.12. A. He found his car stolen. B. He met an old friend.C. He was arrested by a policeman.D. He got a parking ticket.13. A. Exciting. B. Unlucky. C. Tiring. D. Fruitful.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A travel agency. B. An airline company.C. A round-the-world journey.D. A flight program.15. A. The low prices. B. The outstanding service.C. The great rewards.D. The long distance.16. A. Those who have been to most parts of the world.B. Those who often travel around the world on business.C. Those who want to explore the different airlines.D. Those who need special support all along the way.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation·Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A（16%）Directions:reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.(A)A studysurveying more than 2500 American high school students found __25__ girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much healthier relationship with foodin __26__ (late) life．The research, __27___ (publish) in international magazine Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 ___28__ were followed up five years later．Regular family meals were found to have a protective effect regardless of the girls’ age , weight, socio-economic status, dieting habits or relationship with her family．Experts say doctors should encourage families ___29__ (have) dinner at the table rather than on the couch in front of the television to keep away from serious eating disorders．Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic the Oak House, said __30__ (eat) with family helped "normalize" young people's relationship with food．"When the young are feeling that they're not dealing properly, they turn to __31___ that they can control and food is accessible for them to control. Clearly, if they're sitting with their family __32___ a regular basis then their family can be more in control of their eating,"(B)When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became ___33__ (interest) not in the contents of the book,but in the notes penciled in the margin. He discovered the former owner's name and located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail. John requested a photograph, ___34___she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like. When the day finally came, their first meeting was 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station.She wrote, “You’ll recognize me by __35__ rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green ___36__ (walk) quickly away, John felt as if he ___37__ (split) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman __38___ spirit had truly companioned and supported him.The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “I’m Captain John Blanchard. You ___39___ be Miss Hollis. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”She replied with a smile, “I don’t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, __40__ (beg) me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I’d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street!”Section B（10%）Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Apple visionary Steve Jobs has passed away after a long __41__with pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Apple was so exceptional, those products were so_42__and so loved. Even if he showed up with that blackturtleneck, and made the ___43___, it still became an event withgroupies.It didn’t take long for social media users to___44___ to the news, with some, no doubt, using thedevices Jobs ___45____to mourn(悼念) his death.__46__ of Jobs’ death had become a Trending Topic on Twitterless than 10 minutes after the first news trickled in.Apple __47___an official statement on Jobs’ death. The WallStreet Journal has it:“Steve’s brilliance, ___48__and energy were the source ofcountless innovations that __49__and improve all of our lives. Theworld is immeasurably better because of Steve.”But on its website, it chose a different way to commemorateJobs’ legacy（遗产）-- a black and white photograph of Jobs in his___50___turtleneck.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A（15%）Directions:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ___51___ systems on the whole.The ___52___ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育） by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River __53___ the Indian one is the HinduRiver. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own __54___. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture __55___ went overseas to Japan, __56___ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ___57___.When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ___58___ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ___59___ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also ___60___ waters. When the colonists of England ___61__ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ___62____ from the European one a lot.At the same time, the difference of the language systems ___63____ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ___64___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the twocultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no __65____ from the other.51. A. connected B. separate C. ancient D. remote52. A. preservation B. development C. resource D. origin53. A. if B. until C. while D. as54. A. styles B. habits C. ways D. means55. A. hurriedly B. slowly C. unfortunately D. suddenly56. A. made B. crashed C. mixed D. applied57. A. culture B. nation C. influence D. system58. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought inD. brought along59. A. after B. as C. for D. of60. A. crossed B. drunk C. swam D. plunged61. A. touched down B. put down C. got down D. settled down62. A. evolve B. judge C. distinguish D. rise63. A. adds to B. results from C. turns up D. takes over64. A. but for B. for all C. due to D. at all65. A. relationship B. difference C. interference D.familiaritySection B（24%）Directions: Read passage A, B, C and D. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Expressing emotions is important rather than hiding them or keeping them inside. Everyone feels negative emotions such as anger and needs to deal with them. But there are healthy ways to express anger and ways to control it.Shouting bad words at someone will hurt the other person or make them angry too. If you feel angry, it is best to think before you speak. Some people in the UK use the expression “take a deep breath and count to 10”, meaning take a pause, breathe deeply and let yourself calm down instead of getting angry.Another expression people use to say they are controlling their anger is “biting their lip”. This means not letting the bad words come out of their mouth. If you cannot think of anything but bad words, it is pro bably best to “bite your lip.”But sometimes letting all your anger out can be cathartic(宣泄情绪), as long as you do it at the right place and time. If you have just had a bad day, you could go into a room by yourself and scream or yell very loudly. Or if you want to hit someone or smash something, you could hit a pillow instead. Then after you let your frustration out this way, you’ll be able to deal with your problems more calmly.If you do lose your temper with someone and swear at them, though, you need to apologize. One way to do this is to say “pardon my French”. This expression has been used for many years as an apology for bad language. Then you can calmly explain what made you upset.66. According to the passage, what does the expression “pardon my French” mean?A.“Please let me through”.B “I can’t speak French well”.C.“Sorry I said a bad word”.D.“I’m very angry with you”.67. What does letting out your frustration help you to do?A.Make others more upset.B. Feel happier about yourself.C. Solve a problem calmly.D. It is no help at all.68. Who is this passage most likely written for?A. All kinds of peopleB. Young childrenC. Very angry peopleD. People who like to swear69．How does this passage view expressing emotions?A.They should be kept very private.B.They need to be expressed but in a way that hurts no one.C.They should be expressed any way you like.D.They should only be expressed if they are positive.70. The letter is probably from __________.A. Supervisor Management Unit B ThamesValley PoliceC. Criminal Justice SystemD. Crime Reduction Committee71. What’s the purpose of this letter?A. To thank Ms. Adamczak for her contribution to the security of her community.B. To inform Ms. Adamczak of how the investigation of the crime she reported。

高中英语真题-2013-2014学年高二英语10月第一次阶段性测试试题(含解析)新人教版

高中英语真题:2013-2014学年高二英语10月第一次阶段性测试试题（含解析）新人教版第I卷（选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段短对话，选出最佳选项。

1. What’s the food like?A. Very bad.B. Not good.C. Pretty g ood.2. What are the two speakers doing?A. They are having a meeting.B. They are talking on the phone.C. They are listening to the radio.3. What are the two speakers going to do?A. Find out what the weather will be like tomorrow.B. Play in the park.C. Take a walk around the lake.4. What does the woman mean?A. She’s too busy to help the man today.B. She’ll finish the report by noon.C. She will have time later on the day.5. What are the two speakers doing?A. They are climbing stairs.B. They are walking down the hill.C. They are talking about the lift.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段长对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Where was the woman born?A. In .B. In .C. In .7. Which city does the woman like best?A. Beijing.B. Wuhan.C. Shanghai.8. How many years have passed since the man graduated from university?A. 40.B. 24.C. 16.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

【2014年】上海市宝山区中考一模(即期末)英语试题及答案(word版)

宝山区2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查初三英语试卷（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）2014.01考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A) yes, of course B)It‟s hard to say. C) I didn‟t know. D) No, she needn‟t.8. A)Physics B) Geography C) Maths D) Chemistry9. A) 10 B) 40 C) 50 D) 6010. A) The red car. B) The white car. C) The blue car. D) The yellow car.11. A) Britain. B) Chile C) France. D) Australia.12. A)On the road. B) In the hospital C) In the classroom. D)In the bank.13. A) Before he came to the UK. B) Before he came to China.C) After he came to China. D) When he was a little boy.14. A) Husband and wife. B) Police and driverC) Father and daughter. D) Waiter and customer.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)15. The story took place on a dark and cold night.16. The taxi driver went to the railway station to meet the young man.17. The driver felt happy when he saw a young man coming out of the railway station.18. The hotel .was far from the railway station.19. The driver took the young man through many streets to get more money from him.20. From the story we know that it wasn‟t the first time for the young man to be fooled.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。

上海市吴淞中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语考试Word版含答案

I. Listening Comprehension (30分)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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. Betty B. Jenny C. John D. Mary2. A. Rome B. Paris C. New York D. San Francisco3. A. Do some gardening B. Wash the carC. Have a restD. Clean the room4. A. In the laboratory B. At the news agentC. At the bankD. In the library5. A. Librarian and student B. Operator and callerC. Boss and secretaryD. Customer and repairman6. A. Peter’s strength B. Peter’s occupationC. Peter’s characterD. Peter’s likes and dislikes7. A. The woman lost her keys B. The woman left here by carC. The woman had to open the doorD. The woman didn’t think it carefully8. A. The couple will spend Christmas abroadB. The couple will have a party on Christmas EveC. The couple will have a Christmas party in AustraliaD. The man will send some postcards on Christmas Eve9. A. Potatoes are more nutritious than eggsB. The eggs are next to the potatoesC. Most health food stores sell potatoes and eggsD. The second course will be potatoes and eggs10.A. Difficult B. Interesting C. Dull D. UsefulPart B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. When he was 12 B. When he was 10 C. When he was 85 D. when he was 412. A. He was afraid of telling the story B. He wasn’t allowed to write about itC. He wasn’t able to read or writeD. He knew very little about the murder13. A. The importance of readingB. A black man’s struggling to learning readingC. The conflict between the white and the blackD. A life story about a famous African-AmericanQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 17 B.25 C.47 D.4015. A. The terrible road condition B. The army attackC. The driver’s mistakeD. The water on the road16. A. They robbed four passengers B. They were all under 16 years oldC. They were arrested by policemenD. They managed to run awayPart C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.II. Reading Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.（A）Teachers always have found that teaching and learning become interesting and enjoyable when students are actively involved in the lesson. Their active engagement, however, does not come automatically. In most cases, teachers have to find ways to get them (25)_______(involve).Hai K. P. Huynh, an English teacher at American-Vietnamese International English Centre in Da Nang, Vietnam, demonstrates (26)______ teachers can get students actively engaged in the learning process and take charge of their learning by giving them the opportunities to find and correct mistakes (27)________.The effective way is to prepare an activity (28)_______students take over the role of correcting mistakes which is normally done by the teacher. The teacher purposefully becomes the ‘mistake maker ’.This technique can bring forth several benefits. For instance, by switching the role of the ‘mistake corrector’, the teacher can ofte n observe that students get excited. The degree of excitement (29)_______ (increase) when the class is divided into two teams to compete with each other in finding and correcting the mistakes.Another benefit is that they have the opportunity to identify the possible mistakes themselves instead of the teacher (30)______(tell) them what the mistakes are. This technique can help the teacher check his or her students’ understanding of a grammar point or comprehension of a reading task. It can be used to reinforce and improve their production skills such as writing and pronunciation.The activity is a simple technique (31)______ it is very effective (32)_____ getting students' attention and participation. It can easily be developed (33)_______(satisfy ) teachers’ needs.(B)It’s likely that your (34)______(big) ambition as a Senior 3 student is to enter a good university this time next year. But (35)_______ makes your dream university “good” enough?An excellent reputation and high rankings are certainly important, according to a survey(36)______ (conduct) by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission in 50 Shanghai high schools this summer. Among the 400 students, nearly 64 percent favored universities with top rankings and outstanding academic performance records.“Compared with lower-ranking universities, a household name on the first-level list usually means more advanced facilities, better lectures and more opportunities. These will all help me settle down to a successful university experience,”said Qiu chenhao,17 of Shanghai’s Jianping High School.However, great universities are defined by other factors as well. Over 63 percent think that (37)______ ideal university should have an environment with research freedom, (38)______ (allow) their students to experiment, succeed and sometimes fail. And a similar number of students believe that a good university (39)______ produce graduates who are particularly sought after by employers.(40)_____ ______ the fact that employability is highly valued, about 28 percent say that rich history and tradition are a priority for great universities.Section B (10分)Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box.. Each word can only be used once.behavior and psychology has been that 41 workers are better workers. However, new research at the University of Alberta shows that sad workers are more 42 .Psychologist Dr. Robert Sinclair recently conducted a series of four studies 43 the effects of experimentally induced ( 诱发的) happiness versus sadness on work 44 byasking the participants to build circuit boards. In the first study, sad people committed 45 few errors than did happy people, but there was no difference in the number of boards 46 .In similar studies Sinclair found the same results along with the evidence that happy people might not 47 as much energy to the task in order to maintain their happy moods ---- they considered that task as something that might detract from their 48 feelings.These findings are not surprising, said Sinclair, since there has been a growing body of literature in the area of social psychology 49 that sad moods lead to more calm lengthy intent consideration and often, more thought or accurate judgments. So it’s important for organizations to take into account the 50 of their employees. It seems it could be beneficial to creating situations that lead people to believe that performing their jobs will cause them to feel good.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分)Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his 51 and diplomatic talent, but his contributions to the society include many of today’s social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, 52 other European nations, 53 an unusual outbreak of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing 54 .55 in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to get the 56 of the socialist labor movement, Bismarck 57 the world’s first worker’s compensation law in 1884.By 1908, the United States was the 58 industrial nation in the world that lacked workers’ compensation insurance. American’s injured workers could seek 59 in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. 60 , employees had to prove that their injuries directly 61 employer’s lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state worker s’compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon 62 throughout the nation.After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not 63 the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national 64 to study the problems workers’ compensation. Two years later, the committee issued 19 key recommendations, 65 one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states’ average weekly wages.51. A. artistic B. literary C. military D. economic52. A. along with B. other than C. apart from D. rather than53. A. experimented B. explored C. experienced D. excluded54. A. urbanization B. revolutionC. evolutionD. industrialization55. A. Inspired B. Touched C. Organized D. Motivated56. A. feedback B. statement C. proof D. support57. A. discovered B. created C. uncovered D. revealed58. A. unique B. only C. powerful D. most59. A. rights B. help C. compensation D. support60. A. For example B. However C. Consequently D. Moreover61. A. resulted in B. stood for C. resulted from D. deal with62. A. spread B. promoted C. stretched D. placed63. A. put up with B. face up toC. benefit fromD. keep up with64. A. community B. committee C. authority D. government65. A. including B. insisting C. installing D. investingSection B (2X12=24)( A)If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and, as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down.With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs. Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with intellect and feelings, and decide the human character. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls task like eating and breathing, does not contract with age.Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction—using the head.The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. “Those with least possibility,”says Matsuzawa, “are lawyers,followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.”66. The team of doctors wanted to find out _____.A. at what point people grow mentally oldB. how to make people live longerC. the size of certain people’s br ainsD. which people are the most clever67. Their research findings are based on _____.A. an examination of farmers in northern JapanB. tests given on a thousand old peopleC. examining the brain volumes of different peopleD. using computer technology68. The doctors’ tests show that _____.A. our brains contract as we grow olderB. one part of the brain does not contractC. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD. some peop le’s brains have contracted earlier than other people’s69. The most possible conclusion of the passage is that _____.A. most of us take more exerciseB. it’s better to live in the townC. the brain contracts if it is not usedD. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old( B )During the next several weeks I went completely to the wolves. I took a tiny tent and set it up on the shore of bay. The big telescope was set up in the mouth of the tent in such a way that I could observe the wolves by day or night.Quite by accident I had pitched (set up) my tent within ten yards of one of the major paths used by the wolves. Shortly after I had taken up residence one of the wolves came back and discovered me and my tent, but he did not stop or hesitate in his pace. Later, one or more wolves used the track past my tent and never did they show the slightest interest in me. I felt uncomfortable at being so totally ignored. The next day I noticed a male wolf make boundary markers by passing water on the rounds of his family lands.Once I had become aware of the strong feeling of property rights which existed among the wolves, I decided to use this knowledge to make them at least recognize my existence. One evening, after they had gone off for their regular nightly hunt I staked out a property of my own, including a long section of the wolves’ path.In order to ensure that my claim would not be overlooked, I made a property mark on stones, dumps of moss, and patches of vegetation with a lot of tea. Before the hunters came back, task was done, and I retired, somewhat exhausted, to observe results. A few minutes later, the leading male appeared. As usual he did not bother to glance at the tent, but when he reached the point where my property line intersected (cut across) the trail, he stopped as suddenly as if he had run into an invisible wall.Cautiously, he extended his nose and sniffed at one of my marked bushes. After a minute of hesitation he backed away a few yards and sat down. Then, he looked directly at the tent and at me.His glare seemed to become more fierce as I attempted to stare him down. The situation was becoming intolerable. To break the impasse I turned my back on the wolf. Then quickly and with an air of decision, he turned his attention away from me and began a systematic tour of the area I had staked out as my own. As he came to each boundary marker he sniffed it once or twice, then carefully placed his mark on the outside of mine.70. Why did the wolves manage to ignore the author’s presence?A. Because his tent was out of the wolves’ estate boundaries.B. Because the author and the wolves were already good friends.C. Because they did not know him at all.D. Because the wolves were afraid of strangers.71. Which is TRUE according to the passage ?A. The author likes staring matches esp. with wolves.B. Staking the land was very easy.C. Wolves can see the estate boundaries clearly with their eyes.D. The author managed to know why the wolves ignore his presence.72. What was the author’s discovery?A. Wolves were not settled beasts, as is almost universally believed.B. Wolves were settled beasts and the possessors of an estate with definite boundaries.C. Wolves were not interested with strangers.D. Wolves’ family was dominated by a female.73. Why did the author stake out an area of his own?A. Because he thought it better to be stared at than to be ignored.B. Because he didn’t want the wolves to use the track past his tent.C. Because he wanted the wolves to take cognizance of his existence.D. Because he wanted to find out how fier ce the wolf’s glare was.( C )We often use the words growth and development as if they meant essentially the same thing. But this may not always be the case. One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved higher levels of income (growth) with little or no benefit coming to most of its citizens (development).In the past, most development policies were aimed increasing the growth rate of income per capita. Many still are, based on the theory that benefits of economic growth will come to all members of society. If this theory is correct, growth should promote development.By the early 1970s, however, the relationship between growth and development was being questioned. A major study by the World Bank in 1974 concluded that it is now clear that more than a decade of rapid growth in underdeveloped countries has been of little benefit to a third of their population.The World Bank study indicated that increases in GNP per capita did not promise important improvements in such development indicators as nutrition, health, and education. Although GNP per capita did indeed rise, its benefits come down to only a small part of the population. This realization gave rise to a call for new development policies. These new policies favored agriculture over industry, called for domestic redistribution of income and wealth, and encouraged programs to satisfy such basic needs as food and shelter.In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the international macroeconomic crises of high oil prices, worldwide recession, and third world debt forced attention away from programs designed to get rid of poverty. However, the lesson remains: economic growth does not promise economic development. Efforts may be required to change growing output capacity into economic benefits that reach most of a nation’s people.74. As to the relationship between growth and development, what can we infer from thepassage?A. Development is a reliable measure of growth.B. Growth always brings about development.C. Development is not necessarily the result of growth.D. Growth and development refer to the same thing.75. According to the study by the World Bank in 1974,economic growth in some backgroundcountries broughtA. benefit only to a third of their population.B. almost no benefit to a third of their population.C. little benefit to their people.D. no benefit at all to their people.76. The programs designed to get rid of poverty were not very well carried out because thegovernmentA. knew that growth didn’t promise development.B. gave too much attention to increases in GNP per capita.C. wished to replace the programs with new development policies.D. was busy solving other more serious economic problems.77. If the passage continues, what is the author most likely to discuss in the next paragraph?A. How to turn growth into development.B. How to remove poverty from society.C. How to decrease third world debt.D. How to cope with economic crises.Section C （8分）( D )Brazil has become one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 to 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas and installment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although in direct, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values ---- not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working,” says Martine. “ They sent this image to all parts of brazil and made people conscious of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.”Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. “ This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible with unlimited reproduction.” says Martine.78. According to the passage, the two factors that lead to the success of population control inBrazil are _______________________________________.79. The underlined phrase “put down to ”in paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to _________________________________.80. What made Brazil the envy of many other Third World countries?_________________________________________________________________81. Why did the author say that soap operas helped in lowering the birth rate?_________________________________________________________________第II卷（共45分）I. Translation（22分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.一个好老师总能看到学生身上的正面的品质。

上海市吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

上海市吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题2014/4/15I. Listening Comprehension (10+12+8=30)Section A Short Conversations1. A. Doctor and patient. B. Boss and secretary.C. Teacher and student.D. Conductor and passenger.2. A. Shopping. B. Study. C. Sport. D. Food.3. A. At 7:30. B. At 7:45. C. At 8:00. D. At 8:15.4. A. 2 yuan. B. 3 yuan. C. 1.6 yuan. D. 16 yuan.5. A. The pink woolen dress.B. The blue and white woolen sweater.C. The blue and white silk dress.D. The pink silk dress.6. A. On a bus. B. In a car. C. In a lift. D. Over a phone.7. A. Nurse. B. Journalist. C. Doctor. D. Lawyer.8. A. By train. B. By car. C. By plane. D. By bus.9. A. Sewing. B. Watching TV. C. Playing golf. D. Playing Badminton.10. A. She found there were too many characters in the novel.B. She usually can’t understand the context of the novel.C. She also found the whole story difficult to understand.D. She has learned a lot from the novel.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Daniel. B. Mr. Simon. C. Officer Hitcher. D. Daniel’s two sisters.12. A. Their hard work and the sense of duty.B. Their simple life and shinning qualities.C. Their contribution to local education cause.D. Their role in advancing scientific study.13. A. Some special windows in Shanghai Library.B. A special corner in Shanghai Library.C. An activity of spreading Chinese culture.D. Some foreign branches of Shanghai Library.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. $20,000 million. B. $80,000 million.C. $10,000 million.D. $100,000 million.15. A. Only their closest friends and family members. B. Their colleagues.C. Only their parents .D. All their friends.16. A. The bride and groom invite a small group of guests to hold a party.B. The bride and groom get married first and tell people later.C. The bride and groom invite some guests to travel to a special place where they hold theceremony.D. The bride and groom choose a secret place for the ceremony.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Reading Section A (1X16=16)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.The search for a missing Malaysian airliner (马来西亚航班)continued this week. The airplane (25) ________ (carry) 239 passengers and crew members disappeared on March 8th. Last Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean. "We wanted to inform you (26) ________ this new development at the earliest opportunity."Satellite records show (27) ________ Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 likely crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysian officials say the flight ended west of the Australian city of Perth.Australian Defense Minister (国防部) David Johnston describes the waters in that area as (28) ________ extremely difficult environment. "Remember, this Southern Ocean, has shipwrecked many, many sailors in our history in Western Australia. It is rough. There are 20-,30-meter waves. It is very, very dangerous, even for big ships."The Boeing 777 aircraft (29) ________ (fly) from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing at the time of its disappearance. On Tuesday, protesters marched toward the Malaysian embassy (大使馆)in Beijing. They were angry about the way Malaysian officials have reacted (30) ________ the disappearance of Flight 370. The protesters demanded more information. The same day, Malaysia Airlines officials met with reporters. They defended their decision to inform families and the world that Malaysian officials now consider the flight (31) ________ (lose).Two-thirds of the passengers were Chinese. The Australian government is easing visa and immigration rules to permit relatives to travel to Perth. The city's Chinese community has offered (32) ________ (assist) the visitors.Critics say Malaysia has been keeping information from victims' families and the media. The British satellite company Inmarsat told Malaysian officials four days after the disappearance that (33) ________ had received hourly signals from the plane. Yet the officials were said to have waited three days before acting on that information.John Goglia has investigated plane crashes for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. He noted Malaysia's lack of experience with air disasters."In this particular instance, (34) ________ had come out certainly seemed disconnected. It seemed like they didn't follow any of the known processes (35) ________ had been established for years and years." Other Southeast Asian countries were quick to join the search.(36) ________ they were slow to share radar or satellite information with Malaysia aboutpossible sightings (所见之物).Malaysia is in a difficult position. Some observers say it does not want to anger China. Yet China's Global Times newspaper published editorials (时评)blaming Malaysia's government.One piece read: "Malaysia (37) ________ (determine) to enter the ranks of developed countries by 2020. But (38) ________ (judge) from its handling of the MH370 incident, Malaysia's modernization will take far (39) ________ (long) than this."Malaysia has a growing tourist industry. Last year, 1.8 million Chinese visited the country.But this (40) ________ change because of Flight 370.On Thursday, China's Foreign Ministry again called for more exact information from Malaysia on the details of the search. A spokesman said he hoped Malaysia would improve its communications with China.Section B (1X10=10)A man in a wheelchair charged with causing an explosion at Beijing Capital International Airport in July told a court yesterday that the explosive he made himself to attract attention to long-unresolved complaints __41__ off by accident.Ji Zhongxing appeared at the Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court on a special bed.He lost his left hand in the explosion and a police officer suffered __42__ burns.Prosecutors (公诉人) said Ji took a bus from his home in Juancheng County, Shandong Province, to Beijing on July 20.They said he detonated (引爆)the __43__ outside the airport’s Terminal 3arrivals exit at around 6pm.The court heard that Ji was left __44__ paralyzed (瘫痪)after being attacked by police assistants in 2005 in Dongguan, a city of the southern Guangdong Province. But his claims for compensation(赔偿)and demands for his alleged (声称的)attackers to be punished had been __45__over the past eight years and that had left him suffering from depression.Ji decided he needed to cause “chaos” (轰动) to focus public attention on his case. He made his device using gunpowder from firecrackers as he didn’t want anyone to get hurt.The court was told he had shouted a __46__ for everyone to stay away from him at the airport.Ji told the court his nervousness had set off the explosion when he tried to stop the police officer __47__ the device.“I am very sorry and regretful. I hope the court can give me a chance,” Ji said. “Disputes (纠纷) shouldn’t be __48__ in a dangerous way.”Under Chinese law, anyone found guilty of causing an explosion or endangering public security by other means, and where there are no serious consequences, faces a jail __49__ between 3 and 10 years.The court is due to __50__ its verdict (裁决) at a later date.Section C (1X15=15)Shanghai lawmakers are pushing for a plan that bans eating and drinking, among others, on the city’s Metro network.Smoking, urinating(撒尿)and begging are also to be banned with lawbreakers __51__ a maximum of 500 yuan (US$81.67) fine, according to a new Metro management regulation that is being __52__.__53__ the above, eating and drinking bans are likely to be controversial (争议). The draft plan also includes fines for stopping trains, jumping onto the tracks and getting on or off the trains by __54__.The Metro operators will first warn and then fine lawbreakers between 50 yuan to 500 yuan. “__55__ some lawmakers and citizens think it should not be included in the law, it is necessary to ban eating and drinking on trains to ensure the __56__ operation,”said Ding Wei, deputy director with the legislative affairs committee with the city’s legislative body. But Ding said 80 percent of the locals surveyed by the legislative body (立法机构) had given their support in favor of the ban.The body will review the draft and request public opinions before deciding on the final __57__ by the end of the year.The city’s Metro operator, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, has long been asking subway riders to quit eating and drinking on the trains, but they have had very little __58__.Proposal prompts discussion.The proposal generated a lot of discussion online yesterday, with netizens asking if bottled water would also be banned under the new law. Others said the current plan offers little __59__ penalties (处罚) and fines for lawbreaker.“I think it’s funny, and even contradictory(自相矛盾),” said Jim Wang, a __60__ on the city’s Metro for years. “If the operator wants to ban food and drink __61__ on the trains, why do theyhave vending machines on the platform s?”Zhou Beihua, a member of the city’s top political advisory body, had said earlier that other big cities around the world like New York and Singapore, do not __62__ eating on the transit systems.__63__ checks at the 200-plus Metro station are not popular with commuters (上下班往返的人) __64__ it only leads to delays.But the operator and police say the checks are the only way to ensure safety of passengers and avoid __65__ goods from getting into the stations and trains.Section D (2X12=24)(A)While Jennifer was at house taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer’s Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved form the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was locked — remotely —to prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting edge and a key to encourage honest in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid (有效) — that students haven’t just search ed the Internet to get the right answers.Although online classes have existed for more than a decade, the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of "open online courses." Private colleges, public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students, while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.Aside from the web cameras, a number of other high-tech methods are becoming increasingly popular. Among them are programs that check students’ identities using personal information, such as the telephone number they once used.Other programs can produce unique exam by drawing on a large list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones.As in many university classes, term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating.69. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. The Advantages of Online ExamsB. The High-tech Methods in Online CoursesC. The War against the Booming of Online EducationD. The Fight against Cheating in Online Education(B)People who multitask all the time may be the worst at doing two things at once, a new research suggests. The findings, based on performances and self-evaluation by about 275 college students, indicate that many people multitask not out of a desire to increase productivity, but because they are easily distracted (分心) and can’t focus on one activity. And “those people turn out to be the worst at handling different things,” said David Sanbonmatsu, a psychologist at the University of Utah.Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues gave the students a set of tests and asked them to report how often they multitasked, how good they thought they were at it, and how sensation-seeking (寻求刺激) or imperative (冲动) they were. They then evaluated the participants’ multitasking ability with a tricky mental task that required the students to do simple mathematical calculations while remembering a set of letters.Not surprisingly, the scientists said, most people thought they were better than average atmultitasking, and those who thought they were better at it were more likely to report using a cellphone while driving or viewing multiple kinds of media at once. But those who frequently deal with many things at the same time were found to perform the worst at the actual multitasking test. They also were more likely to admit to sensation-seeking and impulsive behavior, which connects with how easily people get bored and distracted.“People multitask not because it’s going to lead to greater productivity, but because they’re distractible, and they get sucked into things that are not as import ant.” Sanbonmatsu said.Adam Gazzaley, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not a member of the research group, said one limitation of the study was that it couldn’t find out whether people who start out less focused towa rd multitasking or whether people’s recognizing and understanding abilities change as a result of multitasking.The findings do suggest, however, why the sensation-seeker who multitask the most may enjoy risky distracted driving. “People who are multitas king are generally less sensitive to risky situations.” said Paul Atchley, another researcher not in the group. “This may partly explain why people go in for these situations even though they’re dangerous.”70. The research led by Sanbonmatsu indicates that people who multitask ___________.A. seek high productivity constantlyB. have the poorest results in doing various things at the same timeC. are more focused when doing many things at a timeD. prefer handling different things when getting bored71. When Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues conducted their research, they ___________.A. evaluated the academic achievements of the studentsB. assessed the multitasking ability of the studentsC. analyzed the effects of the participants’ tricky m ental tasksD. measured the changes of the students’ understanding ability72. According to Sanbonmatsu, people multitask because of their ___________.A. limited power in calculationB. interests in doing things differentlyC. impulsive desire to try new thingsD. inability to concentrate on one task73. From the last paragraph, we can learn that multitaskers usually___________.A. fail to react quickly to potential dangersB. go in for different tasksC. drive very skillfullyD. refuse to explain the reasons for their behavior(C)If a diver surfaces too quickly, he may suffer the bends. Nitrogen (氮) dissolved in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure. The consequence, if the bubbles accumulate (聚集) in a joint, is sharp pain and a bent body—thus the name. If the bubbles form in his lungs or hisbrain, the consequence can be death.Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression (减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales, for example. And so, long ago, did ichthyosaurs (鱼龙). That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones. If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply. This kills the cells in the bone, and consequently weakens it, sometimes to the point of collapse. Fossil (化石) bones that have caved in on themselves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends.Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past. What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years. To this end, he and his colleagues traveled the world’s natural-history museums, looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.When he started, he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils, reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression. Instead, he was astonished to discover the opposite. More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died, but not a single Triassic specimen (标本) showed evidence of that sort of injury.If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means, they clearly did so quickly —and, most strangely, they lost it afterwards. But that is not what Dr Rothschild thinks happened. He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change.Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator（食肉动物）such as a large shark. One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles, both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches. Triassic oceans, by contrast, were mercifully shark- and crocodile-free. In the Triassic, then, ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain. In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, they were prey (猎物) as well as predator — and often had to make a speedy exit as a result.77. Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs ______.A. evolved an anti-decompression means but soon lost itB. gradually developed measures against the bendsC. died out because of large sharks and crocodilesD. failed to evolve an anti-decompression meansSection E(2x4=8)(D)Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Jean Paul Getty was born in 1892 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He turned millionaire when he was only 24. His father was wealthy, but he did not help his son. Getty made his millions alone. He made his money from exploiting oil. He owned Getty Oil and over 100 other companies. The Fortune magazine once called Getty “the richest man in the world.”But money didn’t bring his family happy. He married five times and divorced five times. He had five children but spent little time with them. None of Getty’s children had very happy lives.Getty loved to make money and loved to save it. In spite of his great wealth, Getty was miser. Every evening, he wrote down every cent he spent that day. He even put pay telephone in the guest’s bedrooms in his house so he could save money on phone bills.In 1973, kidnappers took his 16-year-old grandson, and demanded a large amount of money for his safe return. Getty’s son asked his father for money to save his child. But Getty refused. The kidnappers were merciless and Getty’s son made repeated request s for help from his father. Finally, Getty agreed to lend the money, but at 4 percent interest.Getty started a museum at his home Malibu, California. He bought many important and beautiful pieces of art for the museum. When Getty died in 1976, the value of the collection in the museum was $1 billion. He left all his money to the museum. After his death, the museum grew in size. Today it is one of the most important museums in the United States. Getty made a large fortune in his life, but he gave his money to the art world because he wanted people to learn about and love art.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS)78. Getty was a self-made (白手起家的) man, and he earned sums of money by ___________ foroil.79. Regardless of the fact that Getty had lots of money, he was _____________.80. What did the kidnappers do to Getty’s family?81. What does the author want to tell us about Getty in the last paragraph?I. Translation (4+4+4+5+5=22)1. 你越仔细，你犯的错误就越少。

上海市宝山区吴淞中学高一英语上学期第一次月考(含解

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高一英语上学期第一次月考（含解析）第I卷（选择题）请点击修改第I卷的文字说明一、单项选择（题型注释）1．The memory of the holiday spent in Europe with her husband will _____ all through her life.A. stayB. liveC. leaveD. impress【答案】A【解析】试题分析：stay vt.& vi.停留；停止；坚持；抑制vi.继续处于某种状态;B居住，生活；C 离开，使…处于某种状态；D给..留下深刻印象；句义：在欧洲和她的丈夫一起度假的回忆讲永远地保留在她的一生里。

根据句义本句的stay表示停留。

故A正确。

考点：考察动词词义辨析2．We’re conducting a nationwide survey of people’s reading habits. Would you have five minutes ________ a few questions?A. answeringB. to answerC. to have answeredD. having answered【答案】B【解析】试题分析：本句中的不定式作为定语修饰前面的名词five minutes。

如：I have some books to read。

我有一些书要读。

句义：我们正在进行一个全国范围的关于人们阅读习惯的调查，你有5分钟的时间来回答一些问题吗？根据句义说明B正确。

考点：考察不定式用法3．I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy a new iPad, _____.A. how much does it costB. however much it costsC. no matter how it costsD. however does it cost much【答案】B【解析】试题分析：本句中的however引导的是一个让步状语从句，“特殊疑问词+ever”既可以引导让步状语从句也可以引导名词性从句，however后面要节形容词或者副词。

上海市宝山区吴淞中学高三英语上学期期中试题(含解析)

上海市宝山区吴淞中学2014届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）牛津上海版I. Listening Comprehension (30分)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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. Betty B. Jenny C. John D. Mary2. A. Rome B. Paris C. New York D. San Francisco3. A. Do some gardening B. Wash the carC. Have a restD. Clean the room4. A. In the laboratory B. At the news agentC. At the bankD. In the library5. A. Librarian and student B. Operator and callerC. Boss and secretaryD. Customer and repairman6. A. Peter’s strength B. Peter’s occupationC. Peter’s characterD. Peter’s likes and dislikes7. A. The woman lost her keys B. The woman left here by carC. The woman had to open the doorD. The woman didn’t think it carefully8. A. The couple will spend Christmas abroadB. The couple will have a party on Christmas EveC. The couple will have a Christmas party in AustraliaD. The man will send some postcards on Christmas Eve9. A. Potatoes are more nutritious than eggsB. The eggs are next to the potatoesC. Most health food stores sell potatoes and eggsD. The second course will be potatoes and eggs10.A. Difficult B. Interesting C. Dull D. UsefulPart B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. When he was 12 B. When he was 10 C. When he was 85 D. when he was 412. A. He was afraid of telling the story B. He wasn’t allowed to write about itC. He wasn’t able to read or writeD. He knew very little about the murder13. A. The importance of readingB. A black man’s struggling to learning readingC. The conflict between the white and the blackD. A life story about a famous African-AmericanQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 17 B.25 C.47 D.4015. A. The terrible road condition B. The army attackC. The driver’s mistakeD. The water on the road16. A. They robbed four passengers B. They were all under 16 years oldC. They were arrested by policemenD. They managed to run away Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill inthe numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Reading Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.（A）Teachers always have found that teaching and learning become interesting and enjoyable when students are actively involved in the lesson. Their active engagement, however, does not come automatically. In most cases, teachers have to find ways to get them (25)_______(involve).Hai K. P. Huynh, an English teacher at American-Vietnamese International English Centre in Da Nang, Vietnam, demonstrates (26)______ teachers can get students actively engaged in the learning process and take charge of their learning by giving them the opportunities to find and correct mistakes (27)________.The effective way is to prepare an activity (28)_______students take over the role of correcting mistakes which is normally done by the teacher. The teacher purposefully becomes the ‘mistake maker ’.This technique can bring forth several benefits. For instance, by switching the role of the ‘mistake corrector’, the teacher can often observe that students get excited. The degree of excitement (29)_______ (increase) when the class is divided into two teams to compete with each other in finding and correcting the mistakes.Another benefit is that they have the opportunity to identify the possible mistakes themselves instead of the teacher (30)______(tell) them what the mistakes are. This technique can help the teacher check his or her students’ understanding of a grammar point or comprehension of a reading task. It can be used to reinforce and improve their production skills such as writing and pronunciation.The activity is a simple technique (31)______ it is very effective (32)_____ getting students' attention and participation. It can easily be developed (33)_______(satisfy ) teachers’ needs.(B)It’s likely that your (34)______(big) ambition as a Senior 3 student is to enter a good university this time next year. But (35)_______ makes your dream university “good” enough?An excellent reputation and high rankings are certainly important, according to a survey(36)______ (conduct) by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission in 50 Shanghai high schools this summer. Among the 400 students, nearly 64 percent favoreduniversities with top rankings and outstanding academic performance records.“Compared with lower-ranking universities, a household name on the first-level list usually means more advanced facilities, better lectures and more opportunities. These will all help me settle down to a successful unive rsity experience,” said Qiu chenhao,17 of Shanghai’s Jianping High School.However, great universities are defined by other factors as well. Over 63 percent think that (37)______ ideal university should have an environment with research freedom, (38)______ (allow) their students to experiment, succeed and sometimes fail. And a similar number of students believe that a good university(39)______ produce graduates who are particularly sought after by employers.(40)_____ ______ the fact that employability is highly valued, about 28 percent say that rich history and tradition are a priority for great universities.Section B (10分)Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box.. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. demonstratingB. devoteC. productiveD.slightlyE. presentF. addressingG. emotionH. happyI. significantly J. productivity ABD. completedIn the past few decades, the popular belief in the area of organizational behavior and psychology has been that 41 workers are better workers. However, new research at the University of Alberta shows that sad workers are more 42 .Psychologist Dr. Robert Sinclair recently conducted a series of four studies43 the effects of experimentally induced ( 诱发的 ) happiness versus sadness on work 44 by asking the participants to build circuit boards. In the first study, sad people committed 45 few errors than did happy people, but there was no difference in the number of boards 46 .In similar studies Sinclair found the same results along with the evidence that happy people might not 47 as much energy to the task in order to maintain their happy moods ---- they considered that task as something that might detract from their 48 feelings.These findings are not surprising, said Sinclair, since there has been a growing body of literature in the area of social psychology 49 that sad moods leadto more calm lengthy intent consideration and often, more thought or accurate judgments. So it’s important for organizations to take into account the 50 of their employees. It seems it could be beneficial to creating situations that leadpeople to believe that performing their jobs will cause them to feel good. 【答案】【小题1】HIII. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分)Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his 51 and diplomatic talent, but his contributions to the society include many of today’s social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, 52 other European nations, 53 an unusual outbreak of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing 54 . 55 in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to get the 56 of the socialist labor movement, Bismarck 57 the world’s first worker’s compensation law in 1884.By 1908, the United States was the 58 industrial nation in the world that lacked workers’ compensation insurance. American’s injured workers could seek59 in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers.60 , employees had to prove that their injuries directly 61 employer’s lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state workers’ compensation law in this country pas sed in 1911, and the program soon 62 throughout the nation.After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not 63 the costof living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level fora family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national 64 to study the problems workers’ compensation. Two years later, the committee issued19 key recommendations, 65 one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states’ average weekly wages.【小题1】A. artistic B. literary C. military D. economic【小题2】A. along with B. other than C. apart from D. rather than【小题3】A. experimented B. explored C. experienced D. excluded 【小题4】A. urbanization B. revolutionC. evolutionD. industrialization【小题5】A. Inspired B. Touched C. Organized D. Motivated 【小题6】A. feedback B. statement C. proof D. support 【小题7】A. discovered B. created C. uncovered D. revealed 【小题8】A. unique B. only C. powerful D. most【小题9】A. rights B. help C. compensation D. support【小题10】A. For example B. However C. Consequently D. Moreover【小题11】A. resulted in B. stood for C. resulted from D. deal with【小题12】A. spread B. promoted C. stretched D. placed【小题13】A. put up with B. face up toC. benefit fromD. keep up with【小题14】A. community B. committee C. authority D. government 【小题15】A. including B. insisting C. installing D.investing【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】D【小题5】D【小题6】D【小题7】B【小题8】B【小题9】C【小题10】A【小题11】C【小题12】A【小题13】D【小题14】B【小题15】A【解析】试题分析：文章介绍了奥托·冯·俾斯麦在1884年创建了世界上第一个工人补偿法，和美国建立劳动补偿法的情况。

上海市吴淞中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试英语纯Word版含解析

第I卷（选择题）请点击修改第I卷的文字说明一、单项选择（题型注释）二、完形填空（题型注释）【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】D【小题3】C【小题4】A【小题5】B【小题6】C【小题7】D【小题8】A【小题9】B【小题10】A【小题11】D【小题12】C【小题13】A【小题14】C【小题15】C【解析】试题分析：文章介绍东西方文化的起源和发展和它们之间的差异。

【小题1】考查形容词：A. connected联系，B. separate分离的，C. ancient古代的，D. remote遥远的，这是因为两个文化系统是分离的，选B【小题2】考查名词：A. preservation保存，B. development发展，C. resource资源，D. origin起源，东方文化来源于两个国家，选D【小题3】考查连词：A. if如果，B. until 直到，C. while然而，D. as因为，正如，中国的母亲河是黄河然而印度的母亲河是印度河，表示对比，选C【小题4】考查名词：A. styles风格，B. habits习惯，C. ways道路，D. means方法，手段，这两种文化发展了几年前，有各自的风格，选A【小题5】考查副词：A. hurriedly匆忙地， B. slowly慢地，C. unfortunately不幸地，D. suddenly突然地，在唐朝中国的文化慢慢的到了海外的日本，选B【小题6】考查动词：A. made制作，B. crashed碰撞，C. mixed混合，D. applied应用，和日本的社会相融合，形成现在的日本文化，选C【小题7】考查名词： A. culture文化，B. nation国家，C. influence影响，D. system 系统，虽然它和中国的文化不同，但是是一个体系的，选D【小题8】考查词组：A. brought up养育，出现，B. brought out显现，C. brought in 引进，D. brought along带来，另外一个文化在米达米亚平原出现，选A【小题9】考查介词：A. after在…后面，B. as做为，C. for为了，D. of …的，这两种文化做为欧洲的文化基础而著名，选B【小题10】考查动词： A. crossed穿过，B. drunk喝，C. swam游泳，D. plunged用力插入，使陷入，象中国文明一样，欧洲的文明也穿越了水域，选A【小题11】考查词组：A. touched down降落，着陆B. put down记下，C. got down下来，D. settled down安顿下来，定居，当欧洲殖民者在美洲定居下来，选D【小题12】考查动词：A. evolve进化，B. judge判断，C. distinguish区分，使著名，D. rise升起，所以美洲的文化和欧洲的文化没有多大区别，选C【小题13】考查词组：A. adds to增加，B. results from源于，C. turns up出现，声音调大，D. takes over接管，语言系统的不同也增加了文化差异，选A【小题14】考查词组：A. but for要不是，B. for all 尽管，虽然C. due to因为，预期，D. at all根本，由于中西方的遥远距离和险峻的地形，两个文化很少交流，选C 【小题15】考查名词：A. relationship关系，B. difference不同，C. interference 干涉，干扰，冲突D. familiarity熟悉，它们完全自己发展没有相互的干扰，选C考点：考查文化类短文三、阅读理解（题型注释）10”【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】C【小题3】A【小题4】B【解析】试题分析：文章介绍情感宣泄出来要比隐藏起来更好，但是需要用健康的方式去表达，而不能伤害别人情感。

《解析》上海市吴淞中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语纯Word版含解析

第I卷（选择题）请点击修改第I卷的文字说明一、单项选择（题型注释）二、完形填空（题型注释）【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】D【小题5】D【小题6】D【小题7】B【小题8】B【小题9】C【小题10】A【小题11】C【小题12】A【小题13】D【小题14】B【小题15】A【解析】试题分析：文章介绍了奥托·冯·俾斯麦在1884年创建了世界上第一个工人补偿法，和美国建立劳动补偿法的情况。

【小题1】考查形容词：A. artistic艺术的，B. literary文学的，C. military军事的，D. economic经济的，德国首相奥托·冯·俾斯麦以他的军事和外交天赋著名，选C【小题2】考查词组：A. along with连同，B. other than除了，C. apart from除了，D. rather than而不是，德国和其他欧洲国家一起，选A【小题3】考查动词：A. experimented实验，B. explored探索，C. experienced经历，D. excluded除了，经历了不同寻常的工作场所的死亡事件。

选C【小题4】考查名词：A. urbanization 都市化，B. revolution革命， C. evolution进化，D. industrialization工业化，由于越来越多的工业化，选D【小题5】考查动词：A. Inspired激发，B. Touched感动，触摸，C. Organized组织，D. Motivated使有动机，促动，部分是受到基督教对无家可归的人的同情的促动，选D【小题6】考查名词：A. feedback反馈，B. statement陈述，C. proof证据，D. support 支持，和实用的政治冲动想得到社会劳工运动的支持，选D【小题7】考查动词：A. discovered发现，B. created创造，C. uncovered揭示，D. revealed 揭露，奥托·冯·俾斯麦在1884年创建了世界上第一个工人补偿法，选B【小题8】考查形容词：A. unique独特的，B. only唯一的，C. powerful强大的，D. most 最多的，在1908年为止，美国是唯一没有工人补偿法的工业化国家，选B【小题9】考查名词：A. rights权力，B. help帮助，C. compensation补偿，D. support 支持，美国受伤的工人可以在法庭寻求补偿，选C【小题10】考查词组：A. For example例如，B. However然而，C. Consequently结果，D. Moreover 还有，更多，他们面临很多艰巨的法律障碍，例如：工人要证明他们的受伤源于雇主的缺乏关心，选A【小题11】考查词组：A. resulted in导致，B. stood for代表，C. resulted from源于，D. deal with处理，工人要证明他们的受伤源于雇主的缺乏关心，选C【小题12】考查动词：A. spread传播，蔓延，B. promoted提升，C. stretched伸展，D. placed放置，这个项目很快就传播到整个国家，选A【小题13】考查词组：A. put up with容忍，B. face up to勇于面对， C. benefit from 受益于，D. keep up with跟上，二次世界大战后，美国工人的福利不能跟上生活的费用，选D【小题14】考查名词：A. community社会，社区，B. committee委员会，C. authority 官方，D. government政府，Richard Nixon总统建立了国家委员会讨论工人补偿的问题，选B【小题15】考查动词：A. including包括，B. insisting坚持，C. installing安装，D. investing投资，委员会发表了10个关键的建议，包括号召提高补偿的水平到州平均周工资的100%。

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I. Listening Comprehension （20%）Section ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions 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. Holding a meeting.B. Preparing for cooking.C. Setting a table for a meal.D. Buying plates.2. A. Because it keeps raining.B. Because the gym is being repaired.C. Because the school hall is full of books.D. Because the gym is being built.3. A. At the airport.B. At the meeting.C. At the international flat.D. At home.4. A. 4:00. B. 4:40 C. 4:50. D. 4:30.5. A. He can come but his wife can’t.B. He can’t come on time because of his wife.C. He and his wife have other plans.D. His wife can come but he can’ t.6. A. In a restaurant. B. In a cinema.C. In a school.D. In a zoo.7. A. At 8:30. B. At 9:00.C. At 9:30.D. At 10:00.8. A. To lend some records.B. To select some music to dance to.C. To pass on some information about the party.D. To lend some books.9. A. He is down with illness.B. He is worrying about his work.C. He is worrying about the coming exam.D. He is doing his work.10. A. $145. B. $140. C. $135. D. $120.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages , and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. 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 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Over 50% of the students.B. Over 80% of the students.C. Over 60% of the students.D. Over 40% of the students.12. A. Design. B. Color.C. Materials.D. Size.13. A. A modern dress with pockets.B. Made of no-ironing materials.C. Made of pure cotton materials.D. Be able to wear trousers to school instead of skirts.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. $30. B. $10. C. $9. D. $8.15. A. The manager had asked him to do so.B. He couldn’t divide the money for the three men.C. He lost his money.D. He wanted to make some money for himself.16. A. The manager was honest but his assistant was not.B. The assistant was clever but the manager was not.C. The manager did not know how to make money, but the assistant did.D. The manager know how to make money, but the assistant did not.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A （16%）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The little boy was so keen ________ the detective story that he spent the whole day readingit.A. overB. aboveC. offD. on26. She _________have started earlier, but she didn’t, so she was late.A. shouldB. canC. mustD. might27. It won’ t be a long time _____ his new novel is finished.A. beforeB. afterC. onceD. since28.---Hi, I didn't know you had come back. So have you graduated?---Yes. I ____ French for four years in Nanjing.A. have studiedB. was studyingC. studiedD. am studying29. ____ in ancient times, the book still attracts readers today.A. Though it is writtenB. Though writtenC. It was writtenD. Though being written30. Not until the early years of the 19th century _____ what heat was.A. man did knowB. man knewC. knew manD. did man know31.____ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.A. Having checkedB. CheckC. If you checkD. To check32. ---Who are you going to get_______ the letter for you?--- My secretary.A. typeB. to typeC. been typedD. typed33. He found them _____ at a table ______ .A. sat…playing chessB. sitting…play chessC. seated…to play chessD. seating themselves…playing chess34. I won’t have you ______ up and down all day long.A. runningB. to runC. runD. ran35. Mary spent the whole weekend ______ in her study, ______ for the coming examinations.A. locked…to prepareB. locked…preparingC. locking…preparingD. locking…to prepare36. ________ at the station, we found the train________.A. Arriving…goB. To arrive…goingC. Arriving…to goD. Arriving…gone37. The armed police cannot have patrolled the coastal city last night, _______?A. can theyB. didn’t theyC. did theyD. have they38. Do you know the man from ________ house the pictures were stolen?A. whichB. whomC. whatD. whose39. ---Shall I go out and play with Jack this afternoon, Mum?---No, you mustn’t go out _______ your home work is being done.”A. beforeB. untilC. asD. after40. They put forward a lot of proposals at the conference, none of _______ carried out in their work.A. whichB. themC. whatD. thatSection B（9%）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.41 with noise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by 42 underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the 43 of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.Decibels （分贝）measured in water 44 from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred-twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one-hundred ninety-five would have the same 45 .Some scientists have proposed 46 a noise limit of one-hundred-twenty decibels in. oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can 47 and confuse whales.A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to 48 and become infected.Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds 49 to a limit of one-hundred-twenty decibels. They say such a limit is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A （15%）Directions:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ___50___ systems on the whole.The ___51___ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River __52___ theIndian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own __53___. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture __54___ went overseas to Japan, __55___ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ___56___.When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ___57___ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ___58___ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also ___59___ waters. When the colonists of England ___60__ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ___61____ from the European one a lot.At the same time, the difference of the language systems ___62____ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ___63___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no __64____ with the other.50. A. connected B. separate C. ancient D. remote51. A. preservation B. development C. resource D. origin52. A. if B. until C. while D. as53. A. styles B. habits C. ways D. means54. A. hurriedly B. gradually C. unfortunately D. suddenly55. A. made B. crashed C. mixed D. applied56. A. culture B. nation C. influence D. system57. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought about D. brought along58. A. after B. as C. for D. of59. A. crossed B. drunk C. swam D. plunged60. A. touched down B. put down C. got down D. settled down61. A. evolve B. judge C. distinguish D. rise62. A. adds to B. results to C. turns to D. takes to63. A. as to B. as for C. as a result of D. in spite of64. A. impact B. difference C. connection D. familiaritySection B （15%）Directions: Read the following three 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(4%)John Steinbeck once said, “All American believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to distaste in fishing would be like speaking publicly against mother-love or hating moonlight”.I can’t say I’m the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever rememberread by him was “The Pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldn’t agree more with the ma n when it comes to fishing. When I am on a boat in the middle of the lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon or catching rainbow trout in the Shoshone River of Wyoming. Fishing is my life.According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.However, fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life for many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Obama can be found fishing with his good friend Roland Martin when the jobs gets too stressful.I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Michel. Although I didn’t understand what I was doing, I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I’ve spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss, Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life-changing experience for me. He not only showed me how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.Since then, prime-time season seems to take forever to arrive.Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March in sight, the excitement of heading out to Lake Tus caloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.65．What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that ______A. American are believed to be the offspring of fishermen.B. it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing.C. all American are expert at fishing.D. those who dislike fishing would not love their mother.66．The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing ______.A. when he was reading “The Pearl” by John SteinbeckB. when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake MitchellC. after he had spent 16 years on the rivers and lakes of AlabamaD. after he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone67．According to the author, ______.A. people can get to know VIPs when fishingB. people can smooth away all the troubles by fishingC. fishing is a way of communicationD. fishing is a way of life for all American people68．What is the purpose of the writing?A. To describe the writer’s experience and understanding of fishing.B. To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing.C. To make others understand the industry of fishing.D. To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year.B(3%)Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a rich family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied..."Things aren't always what they seem".The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole （唯一的）income, lay dead in the field.The younger angel was infuriated （激怒的）and asked the older angel "how could you have let this happen!? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow die." "Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in a hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."69. Why did the old angel repair the hole for the rich family?A. Because she didn’t like the greedy family owner.B. Because she wanted to save the gold for poor people.C. Because the basement was too cold to live in.D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.70. The younger angel was very angry because_______.A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cowB. the older angel treated the two families unfairly.C. the rich man gave them a bad place to live.D. the angel of death took the cow away.71. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.C(8%)Transportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers to transportation and communication. In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place. Over the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africa's government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials whenever they move.Countries set up Customs posts at their borders. Foreign travellers must go through a Customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas(签证). Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year. Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travellers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.Many of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication. When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news or ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.Today, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.72. The examples in paragraph 2 are used to tell the readers that _______A. people have been allowed to travel freely within the countryB. people have not been permitted to travel freely for various reasonsC. travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visasD. Customs posts are necessary at the borders of the countries73. Some governments limit the freedom of communication because___A. they intend to keep their national secrets unknown to othersB. they think such freedom will lead to warsC. they more often than not agree with each other on important mattersD. they want to show their authority over communication74. We may learn from the passage that _______A. people do not care about the removal of barriers between countriesB. people can not remove the obstacles made by themselvesC. man-made barriers are sometimes harder to overcome than natural onesD. barriers should be taken for granted as they always exist75. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?A. Barriers Made by PeopleB. Functions of CommunicationC. Restrictions on TransportationD. Progress of Human SocietySection C (5%)Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable question from A-F for each answer. There is one extra question which you do not needLove, success, happiness, family and freedom ---- how important are these values to you? Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life.My nameis Misbah, 27 years old. I was born in a war-torn area. Right now I ’m a web designer.My parents used to take us to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields. For me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long. Those are my great memories.Yes. As life was very hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the family. I spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my age. However, it taught me to deal with problems all alone. I learnt to be independent.If I could change something in my life, I ’d change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another area. I would have loved to live with my family in freedom. Who cares whether we have much money, or whether we have a beautiful house? It doesn ’t matter as long as I can My parents supported me until I came of age. I want to give back what I ’ve got. That ’s our way. But I am working in another city. My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it. It filters out your emotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest feelings should be pleased through sight, hearing and touch.Section D （8%）Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.Doctors warned today against the routine use of vitamin E supplements after a study showed they could increase the risk of one kind of stroke.It is the latest advice about the dangers of vitamins, which are hugely popular in the UK. It is, however, especially ironic in the case of vitamin E, which was once regarded as the answer to heart disease.Millions of people take multivitamins every day, many of which contain vitamin E. In the US, 13 per cent of the population take the vitamin supplement on the basis of early trials whichsuggested it could protect against heart disease.In the latest review, an international team of researchers examined the results of nine trials involving more than 118,000 patients which showed that those taking the vitamin had a 22 per cent increased risk of suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.Although the vitamin reduced the risk of the more common ischemic stroke (a blockage in the brain’s blood supply caused by a blood clot) by 10 per cent, researchers say there are far more effective alternatives, such as by taking blood pressure-lowering or cholesterol-reducing drugs(减少胆固醇的药) --- which do not have the associated risks.More than 111,000 people have a stroke every year and they are the third biggest cause of death in the UK. Those who survive are frequently left with disability. Writing in the British Medical Journal, the researchers from the US, France and Germany say: “Given the relatively small risk reduction of ischemic stroke and the generally more severe outcome of hemorrhagic stroke, widespread use of vitamin E without careful judgment should be avoided.”A spokesperson for the Health Supplements Information Service said: “Given the importance of vitamin E as an antioxidant (抗氧化剂) and for maintaining normal immune function, and the number of British people who do not meet the recommended daily amount, a vitamin product taken in recommended amounts is both safe and beneficial for health.”81. Millions of people take multivitamins every day to __________________________.82. What do the researchers recommend to reduce the risk of stroke instead of the routine use of vitamin E?_____________________________________________________.83. Why is vitamin taken in proper amount good for health?______________________84. This passage mainly tells us that _________________________________________.第II卷IV. Translation（12%）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.游客只有坐直升飞机才能到达山顶。

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