上海高一下学期期末考试英语试题(共3套,含答案)

上海市高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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I. Listening Comprehension

Directions: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. Because she is sick.

B. Because she has to work.

C. Because she has to go to the Students’ Union.

D. Because she does not want to go.

2. A. They have been to Africa. B. They are both from Africa.

C. They have sisters in Afica.

D. They are interested in African art.

3. A. She does not know how to play tennis. B. She has to study.

C. She does not like the man.

D. She is not interested in tennis.

4. A. He’s dying. B. He was at a party.

C. He doesn’t hear too well.

D. He was reading something important.

5. A. They will buy a new house after their vacation.

B. They will not buy a new house.

C. They will find a smaller house.

D.They will not buy a new house during their vacation.

6. A. Planting something. B. Looking for water.

C. Looking for something.

D. Getting dirty.

7. A. A movie. B. A documentary. C. A soccer game. D. Volcanoes.

8. A. Scientist. B. Artist. C. Surgeon. D. Accountant.

9. A. Europe. B. Canada. C. Here. D. Australia.

10. A. Please sit down. B. She’ll mind if he sits down.

C. She doesn’t care if he sits down.

D. She doesn’t want the man to sit by her.

Section B

Directions: 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. She was a British girl.

B. The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.

C. She was a daughter of a doctor in London.

D. The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.

12. A. A doctor in Qatar. B. A nurse in London.

C. Dr. Brown.

D. Agatha Christie.

13. A. Substance used in making glass. B. Grug found in a detective story.

C. Medicine often used in hospital.

D. A rare deadly poison.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. To determine the position of a ship. B. To find the direction of a current.

C. To predict the direction of a ship.

D. To carry messages across the ocean.

15. A. US ships were longer than British ones.

B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than US ones.

C. US ships could sail the Atlantic faster than British ones.

D. US captains knew more about maps.

16. A. He compared his own map with other maps.

B. He talked with many British sea captains.

C. He used drifting ships to check his map.

D. He drew maps of currents and checked them.

Section C

Directions: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.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: 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.

Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets (21) _________ 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 (22) _________ 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