上海市闸北区学年高一第二学期期末统考英语试卷带答案

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高一下学期期末考试英语试卷(含听力)(含答案)

高一下学期期末考试英语试卷(含听力)(含答案)

答卷时应注意事项1、拿到试卷,要认真仔细的先填好自己的考生信息。

2、拿到试卷不要提笔就写,先大致的浏览一遍,有多少大题,每个大题里有几个小题,有什么题型,哪些容易,哪些难,做到心里有底;3、审题,每个题目都要多读几遍,不仅要读大题,还要读小题,不放过每一个字,遇到暂时弄不懂题意的题目,手指点读,多读几遍题目,就能理解题意了;容易混乱的地方也应该多读几遍,比如从小到大,从左到右这样的题;4、每个题目做完了以后,把自己的手从试卷上完全移开,好好的看看有没有被自己的手臂挡住而遗漏的题;试卷第1页和第2页上下衔接的地方一定要注意,仔细看看有没有遗漏的小题;5、中途遇到真的解决不了的难题,注意安排好时间,先把后面会做的做完,再来重新读题,结合平时课堂上所学的知识,解答难题;一定要镇定,不能因此慌了手脚,影响下面的答题;6、卷面要清洁,字迹要清工整,非常重要;7、做完的试卷要检查,这样可以发现刚才可能留下的错误或是可以检查是否有漏题,检查的时候,用手指点读题目,不要管自己的答案,重新分析题意,所有计算题重新计算,判断题重新判断,填空题重新填空,之后把检查的结果与先前做的结果进行对比分析。

亲爱的小朋友,你们好!经过两个月的学习,你们一定有不小的收获吧,用你的自信和智慧,认真答题,相信你一定会闯关成功。

相信你是最棒的!第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷说明:1. 考试时间120分钟,满分150分。

2. 卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,卷Ⅱ用黑钢笔或黑色签字笔答在答题纸上。

3. 答题纸填涂本次考试的考号,不要误填学号。

卷I(选择题共105分)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)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】What does the woman want to do first?A. Go up one floor.B. Go to the bus stop.C. Go to the boy’s classroom.【答案】C【解析】【原文】W: Can I put my books in your classroom for now? I don’t have time to go back up a floor and still make it to the bus on time.M: Sure. That way, we can go down together and sit beside each other on the bus.2. 此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】What does the woman think of the medicine?A. It doesn’t work.B. It makes her tired.C. It makes her lose the desire for food.【答案】C【解析】【原文】M: How is the medicine I gave you working out? Sometimes it doesn’t work, or makes people tired.W: It works fine. My only complaint is that I don’t feel like eating anything.3. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】How many cookies did John eat?A. Three.B. Four.C. Seven.【答案】A【解析】【原文】W: John, please save the rest of the cookies for your sister. I made ten cookies. There are only three left. M: I didn’t eat them all! Dad had four!4. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】Where are the speakers?A. On the plane.B. At a conference room.C. On the train.【答案】A【解析】【原文】M: Lucky you! You got the window seat!W: Why don’t we change places? I prefer to get up and walk around during the flight. Here, come rest by the window. It’s going to be a big conference. You’ve been looking tired since the meeting yesterday.5. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】Who might the man be?A. A librarian.B. A student.C. A novelist.【答案】B【解析】【原文】W: Hi. Are all novels in the fiction section, even new arrivals? I’m looking for something by a new novelist.M: I’m not sure. I just came here to study.W: Sorry to bother you. I thought you were a librarian!第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22. 5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

上海市高一第二学期期末英语试卷(共5套,含答案)

上海市高一第二学期期末英语试卷(共5套,含答案)

上海市闸北区高一第二学期期末英语统考试卷(总分:100分时间:90分钟)I. Listening Comprehension (每题1分,共16分)Part A Longer conversationIn part A, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Write no more than THREE WORDS for each blank.Part B PassagesDirections: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked four 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 in your paper and decide which would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 9-12 are based on Passage 1.9. A. At 10:07p.m. B. At 10:20p.m. C.At ll:37p.m. D. At ll:57p.m.10. A. Mechanic failure. B. Hot weather.C. Regular Maintenance.D. Bomb attack.11. A. The snow. B. Machinery fault.C. Order of the Palace.D. A fire.12. A. 1.5 ton. B. 13 ton. C. 90 ton. D. 315 ton.Questions 13-16 are based on Passage 2.13. A. Frozen meat B. Butter. C. Crisps D. Dairy products.14. A. Interviews with different drinkersB. Different drinkers' grocery receipts.C. Different drinkers' medical reports.D. Different drinkers' living habits.15. A. They are more likely to buy healthy food.B. They are thinner than beer drinkers.C. There are more wine drinkers than beer drinkers.D. They never drink beer.16. A. Overweight B. Cancer.C. Depression.D. High blood pressure.II. Grammar (15%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.17. The teacher saw so many students the grammar test and wondered whether he was teaching grammar wisely.A. failedB. failC. failingD. to fail18. halfway during his speech, the manager grew angry and stared at the reporter.A. InterruptingB. To interruptC. InterruptedD. Be interrupted19. fruits to yoghurt makes the flavor much better, which brings a better eating experience to the kids.A. AddedB. AddingC. Being addedD. Add20. It's really sad that those have talent for art die young.A. asB. whatC. whichD. who21. Heating other kids on the playground, Jack put down the book and hurried out of the classroom.A. shoutB. shoutingC. to shoutD. shouted22. that health is more important than success, he decided to change his work scheduleallowing more time for rest.A. To realizeB. RealizedC. RealizingD. Having been realized23. to take the company's shuttle bus makes Jenny crazy who has to get up at 6 every day.A. ForcedB. Being forcedC. ForcingD. Having forced24. The coach announced to resign to the recent public criticism about the football team's poor performance.A. answeredB. to answerC. being answeredD. having been answered25. After graduation, he entered into the business almost everyone was waiting for good chances instead of working hard.A. howB. whereC. whoD. which26. , e-finance has been thriving at a surprising speed.A. It is known to allB. As is known to allC. People all knowD. What we all know27. The method of encouraging people to share cars to work with cash reward during aworkshop greatly relieved the city's traffic pressure.A. suggestingB. suggestedC. to suggestD. suggests28. To keep fit, the lady didn't mean anything but the little cookies smelt so nice that shecouldn't resist one.A. to eat, tryingB. eating, to tryC. eating, tryingD. to eat, to try29. Many professional women rarely care their husbands make a lot of money and they put moreemphasis on love and loyalty.A. whenB. howC. whetherD. what30. When the financial case was reported, people wondered the criminal succeeded in cheating so many victims.A. whatB. thatC. howD. which31. The committee was campaigning for the project importance many people didn't realize at the time.A. whyB. whereC. whichD. whoseIII. Vocabulary (14%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.32. For many old traditions, because modem people are so used to them- and mostly because wethem ---- they hold a lot of weight in our daily life.A. identify withB. have fun withC. adapt fromD. watch for33. Though the exact number was not released, it's that at least 30 people were killed in the earthquake.A. handledB. shockedC. estimatedD. captured34. There are cases in which someone repeatedly threatened suicide and no one would listen and the individual, in despair, succeeded in his suicide .A. attemptB. referenceC. managementD. survey35. Some experts think that the current browsing and posting on the interact may worseninteract violence and cheating.A. temporaryB. artificialC. guiltyD. anonymous36. Some people keep offending others just to see to what extent others can their misconducts.A. regretB. banC. tolerateD. suffer37. Compared with people's lives, the level of property damage is just of concern.A. originalB. seriousC. secondaryD. separate38. Many singers are calling on the law-makers to prevent copying of art works, which will destroy music industry.A. illegalB. commercialC. complexD. secret39. As the figure in the field, Prof. Johnson expressed his opinion and ended the long debate on the issue.A. authorityB. monsterC. literatureD. award40. Every bus in the city was equipped with a hammer for passengers to use to windows in case any emergency occurs.A. purchaseB. attackC. smashD. control41. At the heart of every difference between the past and future --- science, finance family --- is the facl that the society is evolving from to law.A. shelterB. interestC. magicD. disorder42. Doctors suggest the change of lifestyle for certain men 45 to 79 years old with habits like drinking and smoking.A. harmfulB. elasticC. similarD. absent43. In that country, even the high-income citizens would occasionally thehigh living cost,claiming that they could hardly save any money every month.A. lead toB. grumble aboutC. cover upD. begin with44. He is a workaholic and his family members never dare to him when he is at work.A. disturbB. contactC. followD. bully45. Light pollution is made worse with air pollution, as the small particles(微粒) that in the air serve to reflect the light.A. transportB. travelC. floatD. serveIV. Cloze (10%)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.Do you know who the first robot in the world was? Recently, a clockwork robot built 240 years ago was considered the first robot in the world to 46 the act of writing.47 to look like a small boy, the robot, named the Writer, was created by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 1770s. Jaquet-Droz was helped by his son to complete this masterpiece.It takes the 48 of a small barefoot boy sitting at a wooden desk holding a quill(羽毛笔). When wound up, the boy moves his arm to dip his quill in the ink pot and then writes a sentence of up to 10 49 .The Writer comprises approximately 6,000 parts and contains 40 replaceable cams(凸轮) that50 the writing of words. The parts can be removed, or reordered to 51 the boy to write any sentence required.Throughout his life, Jaquet-Droz lived in Paris, London and Geneva where he built 52machines to help his firm sell watches and mechanical 53 . His other famous works include the Musician, which has 2500 pieces and the Draughtsman, with 2000 pieces. His three key pieces are now kept at the art and history museum in Switzerland.The Writer is thought to be 54 to the modem-day computer or robot and is one of the oldest surviving examples of a robot and early cam 55 . The piece has been described as the world's most astonishing surviving robot.46. A. engineer B. develop C. guarantee D. copy47. A. Purchased B. Designed C. Translated D. Maintained48. A. order B. lead C. shape D. picture49. A. meanings B. lines C. characters D. styles50. A. command B. remind C. evaluate D. record51. A. forbid B. advise C. allow D. follow52. A. expensive B. lifelike C. strange D. historic53. A. copyrights B. preferences C. factories D. appliances54. A. home B. ancestor C. enemy D. ignorance55. A. method B. error C. technology D. disputeV. Reading Comprehension (20%)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by 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 read.(1)During the 1990s, I had spent five months in a bleak African country, Niger. There were many things I found difficult about that place the beggars were my biggest most constant gripes. They would continually thrust their hands into my face, shouting," Cadeau! Cadeau!"(gift in French)After I had finished my nursing stint there, a friend and I headed for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic with much enthusiasm. "It's much greener in Burkina. Even the Coke tastes better," the locals assuredus.Arriving by taxi in our destination in Burkina, we began to unload. With my daypack wedged between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of luggage. Out of the darkness, a motorcycle with two men approached slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorcycle swept close by and disappeared into the night. The bag had my passport, money traveller's checks, camera in it. I was in deep trouble and the nearest Australian consulate(领事馆) was in Ethiopia. How was I ever going to get a new passport anytime soon?In the weeks that followed, I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded the locals withsuspicion. All I wanted was to leave that terrible place.Then walking through the Burkina's streets one day, an old woman approached me and thrust her hand in my face. "Dear lady Cadeau! Cadeau!" she cried. I had enough. I told her firmly in French," I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money. A thief stole all my money and now I can't get out of your country. I can't give you anything." The beggar woman listened attentively and pondered my words. Then her face crumpled into a toothless grin as she reached into the folds of her dress. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced. Kindly, she placed an old dark brown coin in my palm. I looked at it in shock. It was a minuscule amount of money but for this woman the coin represented a meal. At that moment, I felt the shame of affluence and the humility of charity. She had given me a gift disproportionate to anything that I had ever donated.In the midst of her poverty, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then, theunexpected beauty of the people and appreciated profoundly the quiet dignity of the poor.56. The underlined word minuscule in the passage is closest in meaning to .A. unbelievableB. tinyC. unclearD. ordinary57. Which of the following Statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer complained most about beggars in Niger.B. The writer was an Australian citizen.C. Two motorists grabbed the writer's valuables out of a sudden.D The writer still treated the locals fairly after the loss of the bag.58. The writer had a different thought about charity becauseA. she became too poor herself to help othersB. a local poor lady offered her money out of her scarce ownC. the writer got her bag back with the help of the local ladyD. a local lady gave the writer much more money than she had donated59. All the events and activities are available at the carnival except .A. MusicalsB. GardeningC. Parenting TalkD. Balloon Sculpturing Workshop60. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. We get to barbecue the food that we buy in the RGS General Office.B. You can choose to dunk any teacher in the school at the 'Slam Dunk' stall.C. You will have two chances at the lucky dip if you purchase $40 worth of coupons.D. You can win attractive prizes if you try your hand at the game machines in the Arcade Comer.61. The main aim of the RGS Carnival is toA. select the best RGS activityB. showcase the pupils' musical talentC. test hearts of participants with haunted housesD. raise funds for the school's CIPF(3)The amazon is the largest and most diverse rain forest in the world-about 10 percent of all known species on earth dwell there. But it wasn't until recently that researchers were about to see the 'big picture' of the vast rain forest.The new findings? Almost 400 billion trees belonging to 16,000 different types grow in theAmazon. More than 100 experts analyzed data from 1,170 surveys to come up with the figures.The vast size and difficult terrain (地形) of the Amazon basin has historically restricted studies of tree communities to a local or regional level, making it difficult to see the big picture. This lack ofinformation has hindered science and conservation efforts, according to experts.The new findings, published in the journal Science, provide the first estimates of the abundance, frequency and distribution of many thousands of Amazonian trees. Extrapolations based on the data, collected over 10 years, suggest that greater Amazonia is home to around 390 billion individual trees. The area covered includes the amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield, spanning an area roughly the size of the 48 adjoining U.S. States.While around 16,000 types of trees are believed to exist in the Amazon, half the total number ofthe types are thought to belong to just 227 species, including Brazil nut, chocolate and rubber. "This isvery valuable information for further research and policy making," said research co-author Dr. Hans ter Steege, from the Netherlands.The study also offers insights into the rarest tree species in the Amazon. According to amathematical model used in the study, roughly 6,000 Amazonnian tree types have populations of fewer than one thousand. This would automatically qualify them for inclusion in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species(CNRLTS)-if they could be found and identified.U.S. ecologist and co-author of the study, Professor Miles Silman said," Species too rare to find account for much of the planet's biodiversity. It's a real problem for conservation that the species at the greatest risk of extinction may disappear before we ever find them. It's a concem for the whole human race."62. The underlined word hinder is closest in meaning toA. generatedB. blockedC. sponsoredD. improved63. According to the passage, what made the collection of species information so difficult?A. The lack of experienced professionals in the field.B. The dangers of certain types of species.C. The big area and complicated geographic situation.D. The unfavourable government law in the field.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The amazon rain forest covers 10 percent of the world's dry land.B. The conservation of amazon has been done well.C. About 8000 types of trees belong to over 220 species.D. About 6000 Amazonnian tree types have died out.65. The species conservation was made difficult byA. the negative climate of the amazon landB. the possibility of dying of rare speciesC. the lack of conservation fundD. the human beings' lack of concernVI.Translation(]0%)Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the word or phrase given in thebrackets.1.很难相信他在这么艰苦的环境中活了下来。

高一第二学期期末英语考试试题(共3套,含答案)

高一第二学期期末英语考试试题(共3套,含答案)

高一第二学期期末英语考试试题(共3套,含答案)第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷第一部分: 听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman do?A. Buy a cardB. Buy a birthday cake.C. Make a cake.2. What does the woman need to do?A. Give a speech.B. Make arrangements for the man.C. Drive the man to the meeting.3. What is the man going to do?A. Go to work.B. Go shopping.C. Have a swimming class.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. How to raise pigeons.B. A hobby.C. An old man.5. How long will the woman have to wait?A. About an hour.B. About two hours.C. About three hours.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

上海闸北区学年高一第二学期期末统考英语试卷带答案

上海闸北区学年高一第二学期期末统考英语试卷带答案

上海闸北区学年高一第二学期期末统考英语试卷带答案Standardization of sany group #QS8QHH-HHGX8Q8-GNHHJ8-HHMHGN#2015-2016学年第二学期闸北高一年级英语统考试卷(总分:100分时间: 90分钟)I. Listening Comprehension (每题1分,共16分)Part A Longer conversationIn part A, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Write no more than TWO WORDS for each blank.Write no more than THREE WORDS for each blank.Part B PassagesDirections: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked four 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 in your paper and decide which would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 9-12 are based on Passage 1.9. A. At 10:. B. At 10:. ll:. D. At ll:.10. A. Mechanic failure. B. Hot weather.C. Regular Maintenance.D. Bomb attack.11. A. The snow. B. Machinery fault.C. Order of the Palace.D. A fire.12. A. ton. B. 13 ton. C. 90 ton. D. 315 ton.Questions 13-16 are based on Passage 2.13. A. Frozen meat B. Butter. C. Crisps D. Dairy products.14. A. Interviews with different drinkersB. Different drinkers' grocery receipts.C. Different drinkers' medical reports.D. Different drinkers' living habits.15. A. They are more likely to buy healthy food.B. They are thinner than beer drinkers.C. There are more wine drinkers than beer drinkers.D. They never drink beer.16. A. Overweight B. Cancer.C. Depression.D. High blood pressure.II. Grammar (15%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.17. The teacher saw so many students the grammar test and wondered whether he was teaching grammar wisely.A. failedB. failC. failingD. to fail18. halfway during his speech, the manager grew angry and stared at the reporter.A. InterruptingB. To interruptC. InterruptedD. Be interrupted19. fruits to yoghurt makes the flavor much better, which brings a better eating experience to the kids.A. AddedB. AddingC. Being addedD. Add20. It's really sad that those have talent for art die young.A. asB. whatC. whichD. who21. Heating other kids on the playground, Jack put down the book and hurried out of the classroom.A. shoutB. shoutingC. to shoutD. shouted22. that health is more important than success, he decided to change his work scheduleallowing more time for rest.A. To realizeB. RealizedC. RealizingD. Having been realized23. to take the company's shuttle bus makes Jenny crazy who has to get up at 6 every day.A. ForcedB. Being forcedC. ForcingD. Having forced24. The coach announced to resign to the recent public criticism about the football team's poor performance.A. answeredB. to answerC. being answeredD. having been answered25. After graduation, he entered into the business almost everyone was waiting for good chances instead of working hard.A. howB. whereC. whoD. which26. , e-finance has been thriving at a surprising speed.A. It is known to allB. As is known to allC. People all knowD. What we all know27. The method of encouraging people to share cars to work with cash reward during aworkshop greatly relieved the city's traffic pressure.A. suggestingB. suggestedC. to suggestD. suggests28. To keep fit, the lady didn't mean anything but the little cookies smelt so nice that shecouldn't resist one.A. to eat, tryingB. eating, to tryC. eating, tryingD. to eat, to try29. Many professional women rarely care their husbands make a lot of money and they put more emphasis on love and loyalty.A. whenB. howC. whetherD. what30. When the financial case was reported, people wondered the criminal succeeded in cheating so many victims.A. whatB. thatC. howD. which31. The committee was campaigning for the project importance many people didn't realize at the time.A. whyB. whereC. whichD. whoseIII. Vocabulary (14%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.32. For many old traditions, because modem people are so used to them- and mostly because wethem ---- they hold a lot of weight in our daily life.A. identify withB. have fun withC. adapt fromD. watch for33. Though the exact number was not released, it's that at least 30 people were killed in the earthquake.A. handledB. shockedC. estimatedD. captured34. There are cases in which someone repeatedly threatened suicide and no one would listen and the individual, in despair, succeeded in his suicide .A. attemptB. referenceC. managementD. survey35. Some experts think that the current browsing and posting on the interact may worseninteract violence and cheating.A. temporaryB. artificialC. guiltyD. anonymous36. Some people keep offending others just to see to what extent others can their misconducts.A. regretB. banC. tolerateD.suffer37. Compared with people's lives, the level of property damage is just of concern.A. originalB. seriousC. secondaryD. separate38. Many singers are calling on the law-makers to prevent copying of art works, which will destroy music industry.A. illegalB. commercialC. complexD. secret39. As the figure in the field, Prof. Johnson expressed his opinion and ended the long debate on the issue.A. authorityB. monsterC. literatureD. award40. Every bus in the city was equipped with a hammer for passengers to use to windows in case any emergency occurs.A. purchaseB. attackC. smashD. control41. At the heart of every difference between the past and future --- science, finance family --- is the facl that the society is evolvingfrom to law.A. shelterB. interestC. magicD. disorder42. Doctors suggest the change of lifestyle for certain men 45 to 79years old with habits like drinking and smoking.A. harmfulB. elasticC. similarD. absent43. In that country, even the high-income citizens would occasionally thehigh living cost,claiming that they could hardly save any money every month.A. lead toB. grumble aboutC. cover upD.begin with44. He is a workaholic and his family members never dare to himwhen he is at work.A. disturbB. contactC. followD.bully45. Light pollution is made worse with air pollution, as the smallparticles(微粒) that in the air serve to reflect the light.A. transportB. travelC. floatD.serveIV. Cloze (10%)Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are fourwords or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wordor phrase that best fits the context.Do you know who the first robot in the world was? Recently, a clockwork robot built 240 years ago was considered the first robot inthe world to 46 the act of writing.47 to look like a small boy, the robot, named the Writer, was created by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 1770s. Jaquet-Droz was helped by his son to complete this masterpiece.It takes the 48 of a small barefoot boy sitting at a woodendesk holding a quill(羽毛笔). When wound up, the boy moves his arm todip his quill in the ink pot and then writes a sentence of up to 1049 .The Writer comprises approximately 6,000 parts and contains 40 replaceable cams(凸轮) that50 the writing of words. The parts can be removed, or reordered to51 the boy to write any sentence required.Throughout his life, Jaquet-Droz lived in Paris, London and Geneva where he built 52machines to help his firm sell watches and mechanical 53 . His other famous works include the Musician, which has 2500 pieces and the Draughtsman, with 2000 pieces. His three key pieces are now kept at theart and history museum in Switzerland.The Writer is thought to be 54 to the modem-day computer or robot and is one of the oldest surviving examples of a robot and early cam55 . The piece has been described as the world's most astonishing surviving robot.46. A. engineer B. develop C. guarantee D. copy47. A. Purchased B. Designed C. Translated D. Maintained48. A. order B. lead C. shape D.picture49. A. meanings B. lines C. characters D.styles50. A. command B. remind C. evaluate D. record51. A. forbid B. advise C. allow D.follow52. A. expensive B. lifelike C. strange D. historic53. A. copyrights B. preferences C. factories D. appliances54. A. home B. ancestor C. enemy D. ignorance55. A. method B. error C. technology D.disputeV. Reading Comprehension (20%)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by 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 read.(1)During the 1990s, I had spent five months in a bleak African country, Niger. There were many things I found difficult about thatplace the beggars were my biggest most constant gripes. They would continually thrust their hands into my face, shouting," Cadeau!Cadeau!"(gift in French)After I had finished my nursing stint there, a friend and I headed for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic with much enthusiasm. "It's much greener in Burkina. Even the Coke tastes better," the locals assured us.Arriving by taxi in our destination in Burkina, we began to unload. With my daypack wedged between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of luggage. Out of the darkness, a motorcycle with two men approached slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorcycle swept close by and disappeared into the night. The bag had my passport, money traveller's checks, camera in it. I was in deep troubleand the nearest Australian consulate(领事馆) was in Ethiopia. How was I ever going to get a new passport anytime soon?In the weeks that followed, I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded the locals withsuspicion. All I wanted was to leave that terrible place.Then walking through the Burkina's streets one day, an old woman approached me and thrust her hand in my face. "Dear lady Cadeau!Cadeau!" she cried. I had enough. I told her firmly in French," I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money. A thief stole all my money and now I can't get out of your country. I can't give you anything." The beggar woman listened attentively and pondered my words. Then her face crumpled into a toothless grin as she reached into the folds of her dress. "Then Iwill give you a cadeau," she announced. Kindly, she placed an old dark brown coin in my palm. I looked at it in shock. It was a minuscule amount of money but for this woman the coin represented a meal. At that moment, I felt the shame of affluence and the humility of charity. She had given me a gift disproportionate to anything that I had ever donated.In the midst of her poverty, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then, theunexpected beauty of the people and appreciated profoundly the quiet dignity of the poor.56. The underlined word minuscule in the passage is closest in meaning to .A. unbelievableB. tinyC. unclearD. ordinary57. Which of the following Statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer complained most about beggars in Niger.B. The writer was an Australian citizen.C. Two motorists grabbed the writer's valuables out of a sudden.D The writer still treated the locals fairly after the loss of the bag.58. The writer had a different thought about charity becauseA. she became too poor herself to help othersB. a local poor lady offered her money out of her scarce ownC. the writer got her bag back with the help of the local ladyD. a local lady gave the writer much more money than she had donated59. All the events and activities are available at the carnivalexcept .A. MusicalsB. GardeningC. Parenting TalkD. Balloon Sculpturing Workshop60. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. We get to barbecue the food that we buy in the RGS General Office.B. You can choose to dunk any teacher in the school at the 'Slam Dunk' stall.C. You will have two chances at the lucky dip if you purchase $40 worth of coupons.D. You can win attractive prizes if you try your hand at the game machines in the Arcade Comer.61. The main aim of the RGS Carnival is toA. select the best RGS activityB. showcase the pupils' musical talentC. test hearts of participants with haunted housesD. raise funds for the school's CIPF(3)The amazon is the largest and most diverse rain forest in the world-about 10 percent of all known species on earth dwell there. But it wasn't until recently that researchers were about to see the 'bigpicture' of the vast rain forest.The new findings? Almost 400 billion trees belonging to 16,000 different types grow in theAmazon. More than 100 experts analyzed data from 1,170 surveys to come up with the figures.The vast size and difficult terrain (地形) of the Amazon basin has historically restricted studies of tree communities to a local or regional level, making it difficult to see the big picture. This lack ofinformation has hindered science and conservation efforts, according to experts.The new findings, published in the journal Science, provide the first estimates of the abundance, frequency and distribution of many thousands of Amazonian trees. Extrapolations based on the data,collected over 10 years, suggest that greater Amazonia is home to around 390 billion individual trees. The area covered includes the amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield, spanning an area roughly the size of the 48 adjoining . States.While around 16,000 types of trees are believed to exist in the Amazon, half the total number ofthe types are thought to belong to just 227 species, including Brazil nut, chocolate and rubber. "This isvery valuable information for further research and policy making," said research co-author Dr. Hans ter Steege, from the Netherlands.The study also offers insights into the rarest tree species in the Amazon. According to amathematical model used in the study, roughly 6,000 Amazonnian tree types have populations of fewer than one thousand. This would automatically qualify them for inclusion in the International Union forConservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species(CNRLTS)-if they could be found and identified.U.S. ecologist and co-author of the study, Professor Miles Silman said," Species too rare to find account for much of the planet's biodiversity. It's a real problem for conservation that the species at the greatest risk of extinction may disappear before we ever find them. It's a concem for the whole human race."62. The underlined word hinder is closest in meaning toA. generatedB. blockedC. sponsoredD. improved63. According to the passage, what made the collection of species information so difficult?A. The lack of experienced professionals in the field.B. The dangers of certain types of species.C. The big area and complicated geographic situation.D. The unfavourable government law in the field.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The amazon rain forest covers 10 percent of the world's dry land.B. The conservation of amazon has been done well.C. About 8000 types of trees belong to over 220 species.D. About 6000 Amazonnian tree types have died out.65. The species conservation was made difficult byA. the negative climate of the amazon landB. the possibility of dying of rare speciesC. the lack of conservation fundD. the human beings' lack of concernVI.Translation(]0%)Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the word or phrase given in thebrackets.1.很难相信他在这么艰苦的环境中活了下来。

2020年上海市北郊高级中学高一英语下学期期末试题含解析

2020年上海市北郊高级中学高一英语下学期期末试题含解析

2020年上海市北郊高级中学高一英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. It is so nice to hear from her. __________, we last met more than thirty years ago.A. What’s moreB. That is to sayC. In other wordsD. Believe it or not参考答案:D2. The water of the lake were so __________ that it looked like glass.A. silentB. calmC. stillD. quiet参考答案:B3. —The problem is very difficult. I'm afraid you can't work it out now.— I fail this time, I will try it again.A. Even ifB. SinceC. Asif D. Though参考答案:A4. — I had a great time playing basketball with you today.— Then let's do it ________. How about every Sunday?A. currentlyB. enormouslyC. regularlyD. hardly参考答案:C【详解】考查副词的辨析。

句意:-我今天和你一起打篮球很开心。

-那么我们就有规律地打球吧。

每周日一起玩怎么样?A. currently当前地;B. enormously非常,极其;C. regularly有规律地;D. hardly几乎不。

从上句对话可知此次打篮球很开心,两个人希望以后有规律地进行这项活动,符合题意。

故选C项。

5. My mother always gets a bit _________ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.A. anxiousB. astonishedC. amazedD. embarrassed 参考答案:A6. The sunshine will _____ you. Why not go with them to the seaside?A. do good toB. be good atC. beneficialD. benefit from参考答案:A7. This book _____ ten units, ______ three mainly revision.A. contains; includingB. includes; containingC. contains; containing D .includes; including参考答案:A8. We are working in association with a number of local companies to raise________for the homeless. A.credit B.cash C.money D.coin参考答案:C解析考查名词。

高一英语第二学期期末考试试题(含答案)

高一英语第二学期期末考试试题(含答案)

高一英语第二学期期末考试试题(含答案)第一部分选择题 (每小题1分, 共25分)1. The teacher asked the students ______ the classroom.A. not to leaveB. not leavingC. to not leaveD. don't leaveAnswer: A2. The girl is always patient and kind, and _____, she is beautiful.A. for allB. in allC. after allD. above allAnswer: D3. She didn't realize how important her English was until she ____ for a job.A. appliedB. had appliedC. would applyD. was applyingAnswer: A4. The book is said to be _____, but I find it rather boring.A. well-writtenB. well-knownC. well-readD. well-sold Answer: A5. — Do you prefer coffee or tea?— _____. I drink both.A. NeitherB. EitherC. BothD. AllAnswer: C6. It's rainy today, ____ we can't go hiking.A. ifB. andC. orD. soAnswer: D7. — Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the museum?— _____.A. I can't tell youB. I have no ideaC. It's my pleasureD. Yes, you canAnswer: C8. We are supposed ____ a lot of pressure from our studies, but we can always turn to our parents or teachers for help.A. to takeB. takingC. takenD. to be takenAnswer: A9. The car was so expensive that it was not ____ for him to buy it.A. necessaryB. routineC. typicalD. affordableAnswer: D10. Dad, _____ I go to the cinema with my friends this evening?A. canB. needC. mustD. shallAnswer: A11. — Have you ever seen the movie "The Shawshank Redemption"?— Yes, it's one of the best movies _____.A. beforeB. ever madeC. had madeD. makingAnswer: B12. After graduation, he decided to work with _____ people to help them lead a better life.A. obscureB. tolerantC. enthusiasticD. disadvantaged Answer: D13. The baby was crying and the mother was trying to _____ her up.A. cheerB. calmC. wakeD. disturbAnswer: B14. They have to hurry up, _____ they will miss the last train.A. otherwiseB. howeverC. insteadD. furthermoreAnswer: A15. — How was your weekend?— _____.Answer: B16. I'm sorry, but I don't think I can _____ you with your work.A. keepB. adviseC. leadD. assistAnswer: D17. _____ you work hard, you won't be able to pass the final exam.A. As soon asB. Even ifC. As long asD. UnlessAnswer: D18. His parents always encourage him to be curious about everything and to _____ knowledge.Answer: A19. She is a very intelligent student, and she always _____ the correct answers to the questions posed by the teachers.A. givesB. speaksC. makesD. saysAnswer: A20. Don't forget _____ the door when you leave the room.A. to closeB. closingC. being closedD. having closedAnswer: A21. Although we have different opinions, we still appreciate _____ each other.A. to respectB. respectingC. being respectedD. respectedAnswer: B22. The cake was so delicious that I wanted to _____ the recipe.A. make outB. make upC. make forD. make overAnswer: A23. — You look quite tired. What happened?— I _____ until midnight three days ago.A. had workedB. have been workingC. workedD. was workingAnswer: DA. setting upB. picking upC. wearing outD. giving upAnswer: A25. — I'm afraid I've made a mistake in the calculation.— _____.A. No pain, no gainB. Never give upC. Take it easyD. Take your timeAnswer: D第二部分阅读理解 (每小题2分, 共40分)Passage 11. What does the new study find about the benefits of reading with young children regularly?Answer: The research finds that parents who regularly read with young children can improve their child's language skills substantially.2. What is the range of time during which toddlers are read to in different countries, according to the study?3. How many children were involved in the study conducted over two years, and where are they from?Answer: The study involved 27,000 children from countries ranging from the UK to Ethiopia.4. How quickly can reading aloud to young children every day boost their vocabulary, according to the study?Answer: Reading aloud to young children every day can boost their vocabulary by a million words in just five years.Passage 2A survey of more than 1.1 million teenagers in the US has found that screen time is linked to mental health issues. The study by scientists at the University of Michigan reported that teenagers who spend more than seven hours a day using screens are twice as likely to have depression or anxiety than those who use screens for just an hour a day. The study also found that teens who spend the most time using screens are more likely to be unhappy than those who use screens for less than an hour a day.1. What does the study by scientists at the University of Michigan indicate about teenagers' screen time and mental health issues?Answer: The study indicates that screen time is linked to mental health issues and teenagers who spend more than seven hours a day using screens are twice as likely to have depression or anxiety than those who use screens for just an hour a day.2. What is the sample size of the survey, and where does it take place?Answer: The survey was conducted in the US and the sample size is more than 1.1 million teenagers.3. What's the conclusion of the study regarding unhappy teenagers and screen time?Answer: The study concludes that teens who spend the most time using screens are more likely to be unhappy than those who use screens for less than an hour a day.Passage 31. What has the Smith family done with their backyard?Answer: The Smith family has converted their backyard into a huge vegetable garden.2. How many children does the Smith family have?Answer: The Smith family has two children.3. What do they do together to maintain their vegetable garden?Answer: Parents and their two children work together every weekend to maintain and harvest their garden.4. What is the benefit of having a vegetable garden for the Smith family?Answer: The garden provides fresh and healthy food for the family.5. Has the Smith family's vegetable garden attracted attention from their neighbors?第三部分书面表达 (35分)根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的英文短文。

高一下期英语期末试卷(带答案)

高一下期英语期末试卷(带答案)

高一下期英语期末试卷(带答案)说明:本试卷共两卷,第一卷和第二卷。

第一卷的答案请涂在答题卡上,第二卷的答案请写在答题卡上的规定位置。

交卷时交答题卡。

试卷总分为150分,考试时间为120分钟。

第一卷(选择题,共100分)第一部分听力测试(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并转涂在答题卡上相应的位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What will the weather be like this afternoon?A。

XXX.2.Where does the XXX?A。

At a post office.B。

At an XXX。

What do we know about Diane?A。

She has lost some weight because of her new job.B。

XXX.C。

She is always very fat.4.How much is the handbag now?A。

$ 40.B。

$ 15.C。

$ 25.5.What does the woman suggest the man do?A。

Move the plants away from the window.B。

Water the plants more often.C。

Put the XXX.第二节(共15小题;每题1分,总分值15分)听上面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项当选出最好选项,并转涂在答题卡上响应的位置。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有工夫浏览各个小题,每题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答工夫。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段资料,回覆第6至8题。

6.What date is Friday?A。

上海市高一下学期英语期末考试试题(共3套,含答案)

上海市高一下学期英语期末考试试题(共3套,含答案)

上海市高一第二学期英语期末考试Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (24%)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. At 11:20. B. At 10:30. C. At 10:50. D. At 11:30.2. A. Having an interview. B. Filling out a form.C. Talking with his friend.D. Asking for information.3. A. A shop assistant. B. A telephone operator.C. A waitress.D. A clerk.4. A. At home B. In a restaurant. C. In a car. D. On the street.5. A. A railway porter. B. A telephone operator.C. A bus conductor.D. A postal clerk.6. A. A math teacher and his colleague. B. A teacher and his student.C. A student and his classmate.D. A librarian and a student.7. A. A movie. B. A lecture. C. A play. D. A speech.8. A. The man shouldn’t dream of being a superstar.B. The man didn’t practice hard enough.C. The man should find a new partner.D. The man should not give up.9. A. His injury kept him at home. B. He didn’t consider it necessary.C. He was too weak to see the doctor.D. He failed to make an appointment.10. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a deep impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.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. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays. B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.C. On Wednesdays and Thursday.D. On Tuesdays and Fridays.12. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.C. Once a month.D. Twice a month.13. A. Classroom tests. B. Attendance rate.C. Research papers.D. Final exam.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Photographs B. Books.C. Films.D. Music.15. A. Poor people. B. Disasters.C. Racial injustice.D. Crime.16. A. He was the first director of Hollywood.B. He lived a poor life in his childhood.C. He was born in Middle Western Africa.D. He picked up photography in 1912.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.Why does the man do sports in his spare time? (21) _____________.What kind of sports does the man prefer? (22) _____________.How often does the woman do yoga? (23) _____________.What does the woman enjoy reading most? (24) _____________.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary: (25%)Section ADirections: After reading the sentences or passages below, fill in the blanks to make the sentences or 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 other.(A)While (25) ________(rise) temperatures bring seasonal treats like fruits and ice cream, they also mean that mosquitoes, one of the nuisances(讨厌的东西) of the summer, are coming back.If you find yourself (26) ________(cover) in mosquito bites while others escape without so much as an itch(痒), you can blame your genes (27) ________ control our body odor(气味), reported the BBC.A team, led by scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, (28) ________(carry) out research into pairs of identical twins ---those (29) ________ share 100percent of their genes. They found that identical twins are equally attractiveto mosquitoes. Non-identical twins, who only share about 50 percent oftheir genes, differ (30) ________ how strongly they attract mosquitoes, thescientists found.The research, published in the journal PLOS One in late April, “providesstrong evidence (31) ________ your chance of being bitten is down to genetics,” said the Daily Mail.“If we understand the genetic differences between people, it could be possible to find new ways to repel(驱赶) mosquitoes,” lead author James Logan told the BBC. “In the future we (32) ________ be able to take a pill which will help the body produce repellents(驱虫剂).”(B)It’s (33) ________ part of life that we take for granted: We go to sleep at the end of each day to feel refreshed. But have you ever wondered what sleep is like for animals?In fact, from sleeping (34) ________(stand) up to shutting down half of their brain, animals have some surprising yet fun sleeping habits, as reported by the Daily Mail on April 15.Little brown bats could be called the “laziest”, sleeping for around 19.5 hours a day. This long period of sleep (35) ________(think) to be a way of saving energy. It means they only hunt for a few hours every night when they can find insects to eat.In contrast, giraffes (36) ________ go weeks without sleep and when they do get some shuteye, it’s never for more than 5minutes. (37) ________(be) large and slow moving, giraffes are targets for predators(食肉动物). This means they can’t sleep for long periods.However, other animals are expert (38) ________ multitasking.(同时做几件事)For example, dolphins and whales sleep while keeping half of their brain awake. This allows them (39)________(carry) on breathing so they don’t drown. Migrating birds can sleep while flying during long journeys (40) ________ sometimes last for 6 months.Section BDirections: 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.He is not just a classical music superstar. He is a (41) ________ superstar. Only 3 years old, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang has become an inspiration to tens of millions around the world.Among his dazzling long list of titles, Lang is (42) ________ UNICEF good will ambassador(联合国儿童基金会亲善大使) or the most special one.“Being a UNICEF goodwill ambassador is the best decision I have made and will definitely be the best (43) ________ in my life,” Lang said in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua at the UN headquarters in New York.Named this year by TIME magazine as one the World’s 100 Most (44) ________ People, the pianist said he hoped music could “bring children happiness and enlighten their life.”Three months after his nomination in 2004, Lang went to Tanzania with the UNICEF team to visit children (45)________ by malaria and AIDS.Although the southeastern African country’sunderdevelopment and harsh living conditions surprised Langwho landed the continent for the first time, he was touched bylocal children’s (46) ________ for music.“Most of the kid had never seen a piano before,” Lang said.“When I played Chopin’s nocturne or waltz to them, those who were too shy to talk to me suddenly became active and began to share with me about their dreams. How amazing it is!”“Music can bring hopes to the kids and open their mind,” he said.Following his visit to Africa, Lang began to (47) ________ fundraising concerts for children. Now it has become his routine to do 15 to 20 fundraising concerts every year.“I know it is hard to surpass, but I will keep doing these for children,” Lang said with a (48) ________ voice.Besides his efforts on fundraising, Lang also established his own international music foundation last year to assist young talents to play the piano.So far Lang has chosen 5 children from the US and Germany, providing them with scholarships and opportunities to (49) ________ at world-class music halls, he said.III. Reading Comprehension (26%)Section 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.You've probably heard the expression:“What you see is __50__ you get.” My grandfather used to say, “If you look at a tree long enough,it will move.” We see what we want to see. Psychologists tell us that __51__ controls our life more than our self­image. We live like the person we see in the __52__. We are what we think we are. If you don't think you'll be successful,you __53__. You can't be it if you can't see it. Your life is dedicated to your vision. If you want to change your __54__,you must change your vision of life.Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous when he __55__ a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger: “__56__ you've retired from body building,what do you plan to do next?”Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and __57__:“I'm going to become No.1 movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was __58__and amused at Schwarzenegger's plan. At that time,it was very hard to __59__ how this muscle­bound bodybuilder,who was not a __60__ actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Australian accent,could ever __61__ to be Hollywood's No.1 movie star!So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger __62__ he planned to make his dream come true,Schwarzenegger said: “I'll do it the same __63__ I became the No.1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do is create a vision of who I want to be,and then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true. ” Sounds almost childishly simple,doesn't it?But it __64__!Schwarzenegger did become the No.1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood!Remember:“If you can see it,you can get it. ”50. A. when B. what C. which D. that51. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything52. A. mirror B. picture C. sky D. gas53. A. can’t B. won’t C. don’t D. will54. A. life B. imagine C. figure D. opinion55. A. acted as B. worked as C. met with D. turned into56. A. Even though B. If only C. In case D. Now that57. A. confidently B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. proudly58. A. surprised B. feared C. lucky D. disappointed59. A. report B. find C. judge D. imagine60. A. professional B. popular C. good D. well-known61. A. pretend B. succeed C. have D. hope62. A. how B. why C. where D. which63. A. way B. opportunity C. means D. effect64. A. worked B. did C. completed D. failedSection BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift. All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’ fox terrier, little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array of perfume. He beckoned a shop assistant, instructing her to take out a lot of perfume test paper and wave each kind under the dog’s nose. Nestled in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly become frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the assistant waved one piece of test paper under its nose.“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the assistant. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.“My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “How did you know?” she asked, dabbing some perfume behind each ear.“Intuition(直觉), I guess.” Said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.65.Which of the following words best describes the young man?A.Kind-hearted.B.Curious.C.Creative.D.Mean.66.According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by _________.A.the young manB.the shop assistantC.the man’s intuitionD.the dog Fritz67.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the story?A.The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.B.The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.C.The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.D.The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.(B)Which tablet(平板) computer should YOU be buying: T here’s a style to suit everyone .Best for young childrenLeapPad Explorer 2, £68Aimed at children betweenthree and nine (though a nine-year-old might find it a little simple), itcomes in pink or blue and with fivebuilt-in education games (you can buy more). Besides, the LeapPad does not allow access to the internet — so it is impossible for your child to stumble across anything inappropriate.Pros: The education games are well- designed, the built-in video camera is a fun way to play at being a film director.Cons:Some of the games are shockingly expensive. And the power adaptor is not included.Best for teenagersiPad 4th generation, £399-£659The iPad is still the marketleader, and for good reason. Ifthe teenager in your houseenjoys playing computergames, the latest offering from Apple is the one to choose.Pros: No other tablet can compete with the near one million ‘apps’ (the name Apple created for specially-designed downloadable programs) available for the iPad. Simple to use, even for those who usually struggle with technology.Cons: Considerably more expensive than most competitors.Best for working parentsMicrosoft Surface, £399-£559Tablets are brilliant forleisure —but what if youwant to do a bit of work? Notablet can yet compete with a full-size laptop computer, but this is the only tablet that allows you to use Microsoft Word, ExcelBest for bookwormsAmazon Kindle Paperwhite, £109Nearly all tablets let youdownload books. It's a great way totake a mountainous pile ofhardbacks on holiday without stuffing your suitcase.But most tablets have a shiny screen — which68. The underlined phrase “stumble across” most probably means “_________”.A. quarrel withB. meet withC. compare withD. compete with69. Which of the following about Surface is TRUE?A. You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word.B. The keyboard can serve as a cover.C. The keyboard will not add to the cost of the tablet computerD. You cannot watch movies or surf the internet with it.70. If you are a game lover, which tablet is the least likely to be your choice?A. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.B. iPad 4th generation.C. Microsoft Surface.D. LeapPad Explorer 2.71. If you want to add something to your prepared PPT for a presentation at a meeting, which tablet is the most helpful?A. LeapPad Explorer 2.B. iPad 4th generation.C. Microsoft Surface.D. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.(C)Newspapers are the most traditional media. The introduction of the Internet results in a new kind of newspaper. That is called digital newspaper. Unlike the traditional newspapers issued by using print on the paper, digital newspapers publish on the Internet. This kind of newspaper is not only the digital edition of papernewspapers. It contains more technical devices.Because the Internet creates a special condition, there are four key changes of digital newspapers compared with traditional newspapers. First of all, digital newspapers are not updated day by day. If any news happens, there will be correlative reports on the newspaper websites immediately. The instant update is the most important development of contemporary newspapers caused by the Internet. In addition, it can also include hyperlinks(超链接). It is another advantage of digital newspapers. Readers can access another concerned website through these hyperlinks. It is more convenient for readers to obtain detailed information. Some online newspaper websites have a BBS (Bulletin Board System), databases and other distinctive services. Thus different from traditional newspapers, digital newspapers can exchange information with readers. McAdams(1995) claimed that unlike traditional newspapers, the readers could expect some feedbacks of online newspapers. Another change is electronic newspapers can extend the scope(范围) traditional newspapers could cover. A case in point is there is a website which contains almost 200 newspapers from 55 countries. Anyone, who wants to see some newspapers are not published in his area, can just read them online. Ultimately, there have been some digital newspapers with Multi-media such as visible or audible reports in it. Anyhow, the changes of newspapers are obvious and available. Newspapers are and will be developed to more potential because of the introduction of the Internet.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)72. What leads to the birth of digital newspapers?73. The most important advantage of the digital newspaper is _____________________________.74. The underlined word “ultimately” in the passage probably means _______________________.75. What are the four key changes of digital newspapers?IV. Translation: (15%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.苏老师以优异的成绩毕业于华东师范大学(ECNU)。

高一第二学期期末英语考试试题(共3套,含答案)

高一第二学期期末英语考试试题(共3套,含答案)

第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷第一部分: 听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman do?A. Buy a cardB. Buy a birthday cake.C. Make a cake.2. What does the woman need to do?A. Give a speech.B. Make arrangements for the man.C. Drive the man to the meeting.3. What is the man going to do?A. Go to work.B. Go shopping.C. Have a swimming class.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. How to raise pigeons.B. A hobby.C. An old man.5. How long will the woman have to wait?A. About an hour.B. About two hours.C. About three hours.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

上海市高一英语第二学期期末试题

上海市高一英语第二学期期末试题

上海市第二学期期末教学质量监控测试高一英语试卷第I卷(共75分)I. Listening Comprehension ( 20% )Section A (10%)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. In a railroad station. B. In an airport.C. In New York.D. In a post office.2.A. The more comfortable one. B. The one that the man likes.C. The prettier one.D. The new one.3.A. The man doesn’t want to see Mr. Williams.B.Mr. Jones used to be in charge.C.Mr. Jones is in a lower position than Mr. Williams.D.Mr. Williams doesn’t want to see the man.4.A. He’ll miss the meeting that afternoon.B.He’ll have an appointment with the host.C.He will not miss the meeting.D.The host will miss the appointment.5.A. Umbrella. B. Sunglass. C. Hat. D. Backpack.6.A. She is annoyed. B. She is apologetic.C. She is understanding.D. She is bored.7.A. Borrow Anna’s computer. B. Buy her won computer.C. Save some money.D. Stay at home.8.A. At a hospital. B. At a school. C. In an office. D. In a restaurant.9.A. Customer and shop assistant. B. Boss and secretary.C. Librarian and student.D. Publisher and salesman.10.A. Helen’s boss has a twin brother.B.Helen doesn’t know where his boss is.C.The person in black is Helen’s boss.D.The person in black looks like Helen's boss.Section B (6%)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. 6 B.8 C. 10 D. 12D. 17,000 pounds. To bury it for further use. 12. A. climbing rocks B. climbing mountains C.meeting friends D. caving13. Some of the group members already knew each other.B. The group members had done rock-climbing many times.C. Some of the group members had been there before.D.The group members all came from the same school.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 27.000 tons. B. 38,000 tons.45. A. To keep it from being wasted.C. To stop it from polluting the groundwater.D. To divide therubbish into two kinds. 16. A. Use our stuff for as long as we can.B. Reduce greenhouse gas. ^C. Keep landfill space free.D. Learn to recycle. CI. Section C (4%) CII. Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.CIII. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.CIV. C omplete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Section A (16%)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word ,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Since different nations have different cultural backgrounds and ways of their stages of civilization ,thecustoms of one race may appear ridiculous to people of (21) __ ___ 'race. The Chinese are naturally no exception.China has long been influenced by Confucius (孔子),(22) _______ advocated filial devotion (孝顺)toparents, respect to one ’s elders, and kindness to young people. Thus, Chinese family customs (23) _____ (base) on these moral teachings.In a Chinese family, the father is the head of the family, while the mother is answerable for thehouse-keeping and up-bringing of the children. In large families, several generations (24, ____ live under the same roof, and the old folks are greatly respected.Another Chinese family custom is the observance (遵行)of many important Chinese festivals, (25)__________ ,the Qing Ming Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the DoubleNine Festival, etc. (26) _____ (important) festival is,of course, the Chinese New Year. Preparations for its celebration begin long (27) _____ it arrives. Much to the delight of young children,they are given redpackets containing lucky money. Everyone laughs and sincerely hopes (28) ________ t here will be luck and prosperity in the New Year.(B)Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural difference, not an economic one. (29) ____ (know) your own psychological space needs is important (30) ____ they strongly affect your choices, including the number of bedrooms inthe home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister (31) _____ brother hadyour own bedrooms, the chances are that you (32) ____ (offer) separate bedrooms for them as well if youhave two children or more. In America, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving themtheir own rooms (33) _____ they are babies. This is very rare in the world. In many other countries, thebaby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in a bed near them.The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families have separate little comers (34) —___ f amily members go to be alone. Others gather closer to each other and the size oftheir house has nothing to do with it.(35) ____ it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they soipetimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures. It is almost impossible,however,(36)___ (change) your psychological space needs completely.Section B (9%)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.The Shanghai World Financial Center is a super tall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is a 一37—and mixed-use building, consisting of offices,hotels, observation decks, and shopping malls. Park Hyatt Shanghai, which —38—the 79th to the 93rd floors, is the second-highest hotel in the world, surpassing the Grand Hyatt Shanghai on the 53rd to 87th floors of the —39 —Jin Mao Tower.On 14 September 2007,it was topped out, at 492.0 meters making it the second-tallest —40—the world at the time. It also had the highest occupied floor and the highest height to roof, and the two —41—used to determine the title of “The World’s Tallest Building’’.Madame Tussauds Gallery in ShanghaiThe second Asian outlet is ___42 in the Chinese city of Shanghai. Attracted by Shanghai’s growing—43—and tourism volume (游客量)in East Asia and the Pacific area, the Tussauds Group made their efforts to —44—Shanghai authorities to discuss the possibility of opening its second Asian location. Madame Tussauds Shanghai was opened on 1 May 2006 on the 10th floor of the New World Department Store at West Nanjing Road.Madame Tussauds Shanghai is the Tussauds Group’s sixth waxwork(蜡像)museum after London, Amsterdam, Las Vegas, New York City and Hong Kong. It opens all year round from 10 am to 10 pm daily. The —45—admission fee is RMB 135 for adults and RMB 100 for students.(学牛津教材的同学请做以下37-45题) __________A.RestoredB. originatedC. purchases C hesitate AB. commercialAC, reputation AD. inferior ideal BC consumers CD. associationCity God Temple of ShanghaiThe City God Temple or Chenghuang Miao is a temple located in Shanghai, within the old walled city. Today it becomes a(n) —37—touring and relaxing area in the city. And the temple’s surrounding area is now a large —38—district that hosts an array (队歹U) of shops, restaurants, teahouses, as well as annual temple fair events.The City God Temple in Shanghai —39一as the Jinshan God Temple, and it was changed into a City God Temple in 1403. In 1951,the temple was handed over to the _40—called Shanghai Taoist (道教)and made into a Taoist center. In 1994, it was _41—to its former use as a temple.TianZiFangHave you ever been to TianZiFang? If you are going to travel in Shanghai, don’t —42—to have a walk at TianZiFang, which locates at Kangtai Street in Shanghai.Comparing with the brand new modem buildings,you can find the special architecture (建筑)of old Shanghai city has a better —43—.It's such a peaceful and quiet place to live.On the other hand, i t,s also a good shopping area. There are a lot of beautiful, special and unique goods. Visitors and —44—come here for the art beauty. The whole shopping area is not so large, but everyone is sure to enjoy walking here, find out a lot of fun and get their—45 —When you’re tired, you can go to one of the little cafe or bar to have a drink or cake. What a beautiful day!III.Reading Comprehension (30%)Section A (10%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Learning to AcceptI learned how to accept life as it is from my father. However, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and —46—,but rather when he became older and had illness.My father was once a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease took all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is _47__. One night,I went to visit him. with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my_48_. I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, and our friends —but it always seems that after we give something up, we _49_ something new in its pkce. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But,Peter, I gave up everything! What did I get?”I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. _50_, he answered his own question: “I won the love of my f a m i l y,”I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also _51_b y his words. After that,when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的)at someone, I would remember his words and become _52_. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations. _53_ , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I _54_what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I wasa boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one _55_.46. A. confident B. attractive C. healthy D. positive47. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless48. A. beliefs B. decisions C. experiences D. expectations49. A. share B. create C. expose D, gain50. A. Attentively B. Surprisingly C. Unfortunately D. Disappointingly51. A. touched B. injured C. shocked D. puzzled52. A. negative B. calm C. relaxed D. happy53. A. In detail B. In addition C. In contrast D. In this way54. A. wonder B. recall C. remember D. doubt55. A. award B. lesson C. gift D. honourSection B (20%)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.My basketball coach (教练)at Princeton used to say, “On the court(球场),y o u can tell who is selfish.”When my sister Michelle brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me, “I want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when h e,s not around me_”So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.I was very nervous although I had already met Barack a few times. I was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy.We played a hard five-on-five. He was thin but not weak at all. He played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn’t the best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but wasn’t proud. Barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的),very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us —he wasn’t trying to be president of Harvard Law Review. But the best part about it was that when we were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. He wasn’t trying to suck up to my sister through me. I was glad to give my sister the good news, “Your boy is straight.”He isn’t selfish, which is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. America has got a guy who is running a government in an efficient manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing basketball when he was visiting my family.e56.Why does the author begin the passage with his coach’s words?A.He wants to remember and thank his coach.B.He wants to show that he is a good basketball player.C.He wants to tell his sister about the words.D.He wants to use the words to test a person.57.Through the basketball game,the author found.out that Barack Obama ____ .A.played best all the timeB. was strong enough to playC,was not confident sometimes D. wanted to be the team leader58.The underlined phrase “suck up to”in the third paragraph can be replaced by “A.make someone happyB. helpC. know aboutD. look after(B)Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.There are four parts in the book:You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.59.Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?A.A letter of complaint.B.A computer handbook.C.A letter of a classmate.D.A story of a president.60. The passage is most probably written forA.test-designersB. studentsC.test-takersD. teachers61. What is the best title of the book?A.Test Your ReadingB.Help with Your WritingC. Different People Learn Different EnglishD.Practice English in Different Ways(A),What should you think about when you try to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at schools. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value.Your school may have taught you skills,such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at mental work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills.If you have had a part-time job on Saturday or in the summer, think what you obtained (获得)f r o m it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on t i m e,t o follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You -may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a par-time job.Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs (笨手笨脚)w h e n you handle tools; Perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is harder to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good,yet it is an important part of your background. You should not feel sorry about it but, instead, recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.62.The first paragraph of the passage mainly talks about ______ .A.the indirect value of school workB.the importance of being good at all subjectsC.knowing one’s strong or weak subjects at schooling school performance to help to choose a career63.According to the writer, having a part-time job for a student is probably ______ .A.a good way to find out his weak pointsB.of great use for his work in the futureC.one of the best ways of earning extra moneyD.a waste of time he could have spent on study64.If a student’s school record is not good, in the writer’s opinion, ___ .A.he may be a complete failure in the futureB.he will regret not working harder at schoolC.it may help him do well in his future workD.it will be impossible for him to find a suitable job65.The main idea of the whole passage is ,A.knowing about one's strong and weak pointsB.developing one’s abilities useful in school workC.gaining useful knowledge by working hard at schoolD.choosing a career according to what one is skilled inE.第II卷(共25分)I. Translation (15%)(请将翻译题的答案写在答题纸上)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1、驾驶员几次试图向警察解释那场严重车祸的原因。

上海市高一第二学期英语期末考试题(含答案)

上海市高一第二学期英语期末考试题(含答案)

上海市高一第二学期英语期末考试Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (24%)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. At 11:20. B. At 10:30. C. At 10:50. D. At 11:30.2. A. Having an interview. B. Filling out a form.C. Talking with his friend.D. Asking for information.3. A. A shop assistant. B. A telephone operator.C. A waitress.D. A clerk.4. A. At home B. In a restaurant. C. In a car. D. On the street.5. A. A railway porter. B. A telephone operator.C. A bus conductor.D. A postal clerk.6. A. A math teacher and his colleague. B. A teacher and his student.C. A student and his classmate.D. A librarian and a student.7. A. A movie. B. A lecture. C. A play. D. A speech.8. A. The man shouldn’t dream of being a superstar.B. The man didn’t practice hard enough.C. The man should find a new partner.D. The man should not give up.9. A. His injury kept him at home. B. He didn’t consider it necessary.C. He was too weak to see the doctor.D. He failed to make an appointment.10. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a deep impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.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. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays. B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.C. On Wednesdays and Thursday.D. On Tuesdays and Fridays.12. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.C. Once a month.D. Twice a month.13. A. Classroom tests. B. Attendance rate.C. Research papers.D. Final exam.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Photographs B. Books.C. Films.D. Music.15. A. Poor people. B. Disasters.C. Racial injustice.D. Crime.16. A. He was the first director of Hollywood.B. He lived a poor life in his childhood.C. He was born in Middle Western Africa.D. He picked up photography in 1912.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.Why does the man do sports in his spare time? (21) _____________.What kind of sports does the man prefer? (22) _____________.How often does the woman do yoga? (23) _____________.What does the woman enjoy reading most? (24) _____________.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary: (25%)Section ADirections: After reading the sentences or passages below, fill in the blanks to make the sentences or 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 other.(A)While (25) ________(rise) temperatures bring seasonal treats like fruits and ice cream, they also mean that mosquitoes, one of the nuisances(讨厌的东西) of the summer, are coming back.If you find yourself (26) ________(cover) in mosquito bites while others escape without so much as an itch(痒), you can blame your genes (27) ________ control our body odor(气味), reported the BBC.A team, led by scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, (28) ________(carry) out research into pairs of identical twins ---those (29) ________ share 100percent of their genes. They found that identical twins are equally attractiveto mosquitoes. Non-identical twins, who only share about 50 percent oftheir genes, differ (30) ________ how strongly they attract mosquitoes, thescientists found.The research, published in the journal PLOS One in late April, “providesstrong evidence (31) ________ your chance of being bitten is down to genetics,” said the Daily Mail.“If we understand the genetic differences between people, it could be possible to find new ways to repel(驱赶) mosquitoes,” lead author James Logan told the BBC. “In the future we (32) ________ be able to take a pill which will help the body produce repellents(驱虫剂).”(B)It’s (33) ________ part of life that we take for granted: We go to sleep at the end of each day to feel refreshed. But have you ever wondered what sleep is like for animals?In fact, from sleeping (34) ________(stand) up to shutting down half of their brain, animals have some surprising yet fun sleeping habits, as reported by the Daily Mail on April 15.Little brown bats could be called the “laziest”, sleeping for around 19.5 hours a day. This long period of sleep (35) ________(think) to be a way of saving energy. It means they only hunt for a few hours every night when they can find insects to eat.In contrast, giraffes (36) ________ go weeks without sleep and when they do get some shuteye, it’s never for more than 5minutes. (37) ________(be) large and slow moving, giraffes are targets for predators(食肉动物). This means they can’t sleep for long periods.However, other animals are expert (38) ________ multitasking.(同时做几件事)For example, dolphins and whales sleep while keeping half of their brain awake. This allows them (39)________(carry) on breathing so they don’t drown. Migrating birds can sleep while flying during long journeys (40) ________ sometimes last for 6 months.Section BDirections: 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.He is not just a classical music superstar. He is a (41) ________ superstar. Only 3 years old, the Chinese pianist Lang Lang has become an inspiration to tens of millions around the world.Among his dazzling long list of titles, Lang is (42) ________ UNICEF good will ambassador(联合国儿童基金会亲善大使) or the most special one.“Being a UNICEF goodwill ambassador is the best decision I have made and will definitely be the best (43) ________ in my life,” Lang said in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua at the UN headquarters in New York.Named this year by TIME magazine as one the World’s 100 Most (44) ________ People, the pianist said he hoped music could “bring children happiness and enlighten their life.”Three months after his nomination in 2004, Lang went to Tanzania with the UNICEF team to visit children (45)________ by malaria and AIDS.Although the southeastern African country’sunderdevelopment and harsh living conditions surprised Langwho landed the continent for the first time, he was touched bylocal children’s (46) ________ for music.“Most of the kid had never seen a piano before,” Lang said.“When I played Chopin’s nocturne or waltz to them, those who were too shy to talk to me suddenly became active and began to share with me about their dreams. How amazing it is!”“Music can bring hopes to the kids and open their mind,” he said.Following his visit to Africa, Lang began to (47) ________ fundraising concerts for children. Now it has become his routine to do 15 to 20 fundraising concerts every year.“I know it is hard to surpass, but I will keep doing these for children,” Lang said with a (48) ________ voice.Besides his efforts on fundraising, Lang also established his own international music foundation last year to assist young talents to play the piano.So far Lang has chosen 5 children from the US and Germany, providing them with scholarships and opportunities to (49) ________ at world-class music halls, he said.III. Reading Comprehension (26%)Section 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.You've probably heard the expression:“What you see is __50__ you get.” My grandfather used to say, “If you look at a tree long enough,it will move.” We see what we want to see. Psychologists tell us that __51__ controls our life more than our self­image. We live like the person we see in the __52__. We are what we think we are. If you don't think you'll be successful,you __53__. You can't be it if you can't see it. Your life is dedicated to your vision. If you want to change your __54__,you must change your vision of life.Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous when he __55__ a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger: “__56__ you've retired from body building,what do you plan to do next?”Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and __57__:“I'm going to become No.1 movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was __58__and amused at Schwarzenegger's plan. At that time,it was very hard to __59__ how this muscle­bound bodybuilder,who was not a __60__ actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Australian accent,could ever __61__ to be Hollywood's No.1 movie star!So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger __62__ he planned to make his dream come true,Schwarzenegger said: “I'll do it the same __63__ I became the No.1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do is create a vision of who I want to be,and then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true. ” Sounds almost childishly simple,doesn't it?But it __64__!Schwarzenegger did become the No.1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood!Remember:“If you can see it,you can get it. ”50. A. when B. what C. which D. that51. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything52. A. mirror B. picture C. sky D. gas53. A. can’t B. won’t C. don’t D. will54. A. life B. imagine C. figure D. opinion55. A. acted as B. worked as C. met with D. turned into56. A. Even though B. If only C. In case D. Now that57. A. confidently B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. proudly58. A. surprised B. feared C. lucky D. disappointed59. A. report B. find C. judge D. imagine60. A. professional B. popular C. good D. well-known61. A. pretend B. succeed C. have D. hope62. A. how B. why C. where D. which63. A. way B. opportunity C. means D. effect64. A. worked B. did C. completed D. failedSection BDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift. All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’ fox terrier, little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array of perfume. He beckoned a shop assistant, instructing her to take out a lot of perfume test paper and wave each kind under the dog’s nose. Nestled in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly become frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the assistant waved one piece of test paper under its nose.“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the assistant. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.“My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “How did you know?” she asked, dabbing some perfume behind each ear.“Intuition(直觉), I guess.” Said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.65.Which of the following words best describes the young man?A.Kind-hearted.B.Curious.C.Creative.D.Mean.66.According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by _________.A.the young manB.the shop assistantC.the man’s intuitionD.the dog Fritz67.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the story?A.The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.B.The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.C.The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.D.The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.(B)Which tablet(平板) computer should YOU be buying: T here’s a style to suit everyone .Best for young childrenLeapPad Explorer 2, £68Aimed at children betweenthree and nine (though a nine-year-old might find it a little simple), itcomes in pink or blue and with fivebuilt-in education games (you can buy more). Besides, the LeapPad does not allow access to the internet — so it is impossible for your child to stumble across anything inappropriate.Pros: The education games are well- designed, the built-in video camera is a fun way to play at being a film director.Cons:Some of the games are shockingly expensive. And the power adaptor is not included.Best for teenagersiPad 4th generation, £399-£659The iPad is still the marketleader, and for good reason. Ifthe teenager in your houseenjoys playing computergames, the latest offering from Apple is the one to choose.Pros: No other tablet can compete with the near one million ‘apps’ (the name Apple created for specially-designed downloadable programs) available for the iPad. Simple to use, even for those who usually struggle with technology.Cons: Considerably more expensive than most competitors.Best for working parentsMicrosoft Surface, £399-£559Tablets are brilliant forleisure —but what if youwant to do a bit of work? Notablet can yet compete with a full-size laptop computer, but this is the only tablet that allows you to use Microsoft Word, ExcelBest for bookwormsAmazon Kindle Paperwhite, £109Nearly all tablets let youdownload books. It's a great way totake a mountainous pile ofhardbacks on holiday without stuffing your suitcase.But most tablets have a shiny screen — which68. The underlined phrase “stumble across” most probably means “_________”.A. quarrel withB. meet withC. compare withD. compete with69. Which of the following about Surface is TRUE?A. You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word.B. The keyboard can serve as a cover.C. The keyboard will not add to the cost of the tablet computerD. You cannot watch movies or surf the internet with it.70. If you are a game lover, which tablet is the least likely to be your choice?A. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.B. iPad 4th generation.C. Microsoft Surface.D. LeapPad Explorer 2.71. If you want to add something to your prepared PPT for a presentation at a meeting, which tablet is the most helpful?A. LeapPad Explorer 2.B. iPad 4th generation.C. Microsoft Surface.D. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.(C)Newspapers are the most traditional media. The introduction of the Internet results in a new kind of newspaper. That is called digital newspaper. Unlike the traditional newspapers issued by using print on the paper, digital newspapers publish on the Internet. This kind of newspaper is not only the digital edition of papernewspapers. It contains more technical devices.Because the Internet creates a special condition, there are four key changes of digital newspapers compared with traditional newspapers. First of all, digital newspapers are not updated day by day. If any news happens, there will be correlative reports on the newspaper websites immediately. The instant update is the most important development of contemporary newspapers caused by the Internet. In addition, it can also include hyperlinks(超链接). It is another advantage of digital newspapers. Readers can access another concerned website through these hyperlinks. It is more convenient for readers to obtain detailed information. Some online newspaper websites have a BBS (Bulletin Board System), databases and other distinctive services. Thus different from traditional newspapers, digital newspapers can exchange information with readers. McAdams(1995) claimed that unlike traditional newspapers, the readers could expect some feedbacks of online newspapers. Another change is electronic newspapers can extend the scope(范围) traditional newspapers could cover. A case in point is there is a website which contains almost 200 newspapers from 55 countries. Anyone, who wants to see some newspapers are not published in his area, can just read them online. Ultimately, there have been some digital newspapers with Multi-media such as visible or audible reports in it. Anyhow, the changes of newspapers are obvious and available. Newspapers are and will be developed to more potential because of the introduction of the Internet.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)72. What leads to the birth of digital newspapers?73. The most important advantage of the digital newspaper is _____________________________.74. The underlined word “ultimately” in the passage probably means _______________________.75. What are the four key changes of digital newspapers?IV. Translation: (15%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.苏老师以优异的成绩毕业于华东师范大学(ECNU)。

2020-2021学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ABored with your life? Dreaming of something different? I always wonder what life would be like400 kmabove my head. That's where the International Space Station orbits the earth, with six astronauts living and working on board, for months at a time.How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small cubicle (小隔间) on the ceiling. American astronaut Sunita Williams explains, “It's like a little phone booth, but it's pretty comfortable and it doesn't matter if I turn overand sleep upside down. I don't have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me I'm upside down.”Brushing your teeth in a place where you can't have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the mess that running water would make in zero gravity? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a straw to put a big blob of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste which he has to swallow when he's done.Daily exercise is essential. The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength — so astronauts are encouraged to work out for at least two hours a day.The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists back on earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task is carefully planned by mission control — although most astronauts spend their first days losing things until they get used to sticking everything they use to the walls with Velcro, duct tape (强力胶带) or clips (夹子).One of their most valued perks (额外待遇) is the view from “the office”, dominated by that gigantic blue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!1. When they sleep upside down, the astronauts willnot get dizzy because ________.A. they don't feel itB. they sleep in the daytimeC. they sleep in special sleeping bagsD. they are trained to adapt to the conditions of weightlessness2. What parts become weak if astronauts don't exercise?A. Their teeth and bones.B. Their brains and bones.C. Their bones and muscles.D. Their teeth and muscles.3. What is the passage mainly about?A. The Problems We Met in Space.B. Living and Working in Space.C. How to Become an Astronaut.D. The International Space Station.BSonja Redding and her family were on their way home to Omaha, Nebraska, after a weeklong visit to Washington, D. C. with her two sons, one of whom, 5-year-old Xayvior, has autism(自闭症).Although all of the other flights had gone fine, Xayvior became angry during one of the flights, and Redding couldn’t calm him.“It felt like everyone on the plane was looking at us and got angry with my son, ” she wrote in a Facebook post after she got home. “I don’t know what to do when others just don’t understand that he is not just a kid with no discipline(自制力),but a child with special needs who doesn’t know how to control himself.”The day was saved by Delta flight attendant(空乘人员)Amanda Amburgy. She tried to help Xayvior watch a movie, but when that failed, she offered to take him on a tour of the airplane.That worked, and soon the child was not only calm, but having a good time.“When they came back, Xayvior was much calmer and happier,” wrote Redding in the post,which now has 2,700 likes and over 500 shares. “I want to thank this Delta attendant. She didn’t judge, and she just showed love. We need more people like this in the world. ”It wasn’t long before Amburgy was told about the post.“ We’re there to help, and that’s what we want to do,” she said in an interview. “So, we always want to make anything easier for the family as well as other passengers.”She also shared what she felt when she read Redding’s story. “When I read it, it touched my heart. It’s something I would do for anyone on the plane, because that’s what I’m here for. It really made a difference in her life.”4. How did Redding feel on the plane?A. Tired.B. Uncomfortable.C. Very angry.D. Deeply afraid.5. What did Amburgy do to help the family?A. She asked the family to stay beside her.B. She asked the other passengers for help.C. She tried her best to calm the boy.D. She helped look after the other boy.6. Why did Redding post the story?A. To show her thanks.B. To help kids with autism.C. To get in touch with Amburgy.D. To share her travel experience.7. Which of the following words can best describe Amburgy?A. Proud.B. Honest.C. Hard-working.D. Warm-hearted.CAn ancient tomb was recently discovered in southern Siberia in which there may be treasure, priceless objects, and the 3, 000-year-old remains of an ice mummy.Swiss scientist Gino Caspari with the University of Bern was looking carefully at the pictures of the area in the Russian Tuva Republic, when he came across what appeared to be a tomb. It is a tomb of the Scythians, an ancient group of Eurasians.This summer, together with researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Hermitage Museum, a dig at the site not only proved Caspari's idea, but told us the site is the largest and oldest of its kind ever discovered in what's increasingly known as the “Siberian Valley of the Kings.”While any discovery dating back to a period between the Iron Age and Bronze Age is exciting, it's the nature of this site that makes scientists want to begin carefully clearing away the layers of rock and earth. First, the tomb appears to have never been dug, because it is in a Siberian wetland faraway from the nearest place where people live. Second, and most important, is its possible resting place under a thick layer of permafrost.“There's permafrost in the area,” Caspari said. “There are really only a handful of permafrost tombs and veryfew that have not been damaged, where there have been ice mummies in good condition, and all the things in the tomb are untouched.”While not as large, other tombs discovered in the area have produced fantastical treasures and objects, including thousands of gold objects and other things about the past. By studying all these tombs, researchers hope to have a better understanding of the Scythian people.Caspari said his team is in a race against time to uncover the tomb and find out its secrets. “We now have to act fast,” he said, “because with the rising temperatures, the permafrost could melt and damage all the things in that tomb. And these are things that are over 3,000 years old, that look like new, like they were put there yesterday.”8. How did Caspari discover the tomb?A. By studying pictures.B. By visiting a Russian area.C. By talking with Russian researchers.D. By comparing other scientists,ideas.9. Why has the tomb remained untouched?A. It is covered by a lot of rocks.B. It is well kept by the Scythians.C. It is too small to draw attention.D. It is hidden in a wild cold place.10. Why do scientists want to uncover the tomb?A. To better protect the tomb.B. To save the treasures inside.C. To learn more about the Scythians.D. To have a good understanding of mummies.11. Why is Caspari's team racing against time to dig the tomb?A. The tomb is too old.B. It is getting hotter and hotter.C. Some treasures are being damaged.D. They want to save time for other tombs.DIn the northern part ofAustin there once lived an honest family by the name of Smothers. The family had John Smothers, his wife and their five-year-old daughter.One night after supper the little girl was ill with a serious stomachache, and John Smothers hurried downtown to get some medicine. He never came back. The mother was very sad over her husband's disappearance, and it was nearly three months before she married again, and moved to San Antonio. The little girl recovered and in time grew up to womanhood. After a few years had rolled around, the little girl also married in time, and she also had a little girl of five years. She still lived in the same house where theydweltwhen her father had left and never returned.By an unbelievable coincidence her little girl was taken with the same stomachache on the same night of the disappearance of John Smothers, who would now have been her grandfather if he had been alive. “I will go downtown and get some medicine for her,” said John Smith(for it was he whom she had married). “No, no, dear John,” cried his wife. “You, too, might disappear forever, and then forget to come back.” So John Smith did not go, and together they sat by the bedside of little Pansy. After a little while Pansy seemed to grow worse, and John Smith again wanted to go for medicine, but his wife would not let him.Just then, the door suddenly opened and an old man with long white hair entered the room. “Hello, here is grandpa,” said Pansy. She had recognized him before any of the others. The old man drew a bottle of medicine from his pocket and gave Pansy a spoonful. She got well immediately. “I was a little late,” said John Smothers, “as I waited for a street car.”12. What happened after John Smothers disappeared?A. His daughter took some medicine.B. His wife left for San Antonio.C. Pansy immediately had a stomachache.D. John Smith went for medicine.13. What does the underlined word “dwelt” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Lived.B. Left.C. Returned.D. Married.14. What is the relationship between John Smothersand Pansy?A. Husband and wife.B. Father and daughter.C. Grandfather and granddaughter.D. Father and son.15. How could Pansy's mother feel when she saw John Smothers?A. Worried.B. Sad.C. Uninterested.D. Surprised.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

高一英语第二学期期末试题(含答案)

高一英语第二学期期末试题(含答案)

高一英语第二学期期末试题(含答案)第一卷(选择题,共85分)第一部分听力(共两小节,满分20分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the man probably do?A. Run to another station.B. Hurry to catch the bus.C. Go to the railway station.2. Why was the man disappointed?A. There were no tickets left.B. The play was bad.C. The play was not interesting.3. What does the woman believe?A. Sally misses her.B. Sally is mad at her.C. Sally has forgotten her.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At a hotel.C. In an office.5. How many people went to the movies actually?A. 6.B. 4.C. 2.第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

高一第二学期期末测试英语试题及答案

高一第二学期期末测试英语试题及答案

高一第二学期期末测试英语试题及答案对于高一的同学们来说,英语这门科目是非常重要的,必须要多做英语试题来提高学习成绩。

以下是小编给你推荐的高一第二学期期末测试英语试题及参考答案,希望对你有帮助!高一第二学期期末测试英语试题第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man doing?A. Making a phone call.B. Making a visit.C. Making an appointment.2. When did the man leave the gate?A. At about 12:00.B. At about 12:30.C. At about 1:00.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a railway station.B. At a booking office.C. On a bridge.4. What does the man do?A. A taxi driver.B. A policeman.C. A cinema manager.5. How did the woman go to school today?A. By bike.B. By bus.C. On foot.第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

2019-2020学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ASan Francisco Bay Area is a great place if you're a sports fan as you'll find several events all year round and plenty of team pride. If you are anywhere close to the area during a game,these fantastic sports events are here for you.San Francisco Giants BaseballThe San Francisco Giants baseball team plays in SF at Oracle Park. This is a fun ballpark because it's always packed with great energy and offers views of the bay. It's one of the most popular San Francisco sports events. The Giants are part of the National League West Division. Since their arrival here in 1958,they have been World Series Champions three times.Golden State Warriors BasketballThe fan base of the Golden State Warriors distributes the whole San Francisco Bay Area as this region's only NBA team.Their regular season runs from late October through mid-April, and all home games are played at the Chase Center in San Francisco.In total, the Warriors has won six NBA championships.San Francisco 49ers FootballThe 49ers are San Francisco's NFL team, though they have recently moved to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, about an hour south of SF. The football team was named for the prospectors (探矿者) who arrived in the area in 1849 for the Gold Rush. They’ve won 5 Super Bowl championships, all between 1981 and 1994.San Jose Sharks HockeyThe San Jose Sharks represent the Bay Area in hockey (冰球).They were founded in 1991 as the only Bay Area team to compete in the NHL. Sharks fans love going to these San Francisco sports events at the SAP Center,which they call the Shark Tank,located about an hour southeast of SF.1.Where can a sports fan have a good view of the area?A.The Oracle Park.B.The Chase Center.C.Levi's Stadium.D.The SAP Center2.Which team has claimed the most titles according to the text?A.The Giants.B.The Golden State Warriors.C.The 49ers.D.The San Jose Sharks.3.Where is the passage probably taken from?A.A book review.B.A news report.C.A science fiction.D.A tourist magazine.BMasks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic(疫情)are proving a deadly risk for wildlife, with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.Single-use masks have been found on the ground, waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required(heir use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread. Worn once, the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down. "Face masks aren't going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet," Ashley from anima! rights group PETA said.Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysia's capitalKuala Lumpur. And in an incident inBritain, a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.However, the biggest influence is in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group OceansAsia. “Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures," says George Leonard, chief scientist from NGO. "When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles (颗粒).Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“ he added.Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them. OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.4. What bring(s)a great danger to wildlife now?A. Waste masks.B. Covid-19.C. Polluted water.D. Damaged habitats.5. What does the underlined word “problematic”in paragraph 4 mean?A. Important.B. Attractive.C. Common.D. Troubling.6. What can we infer from the text?A. Monkeys learned to wear masks from humans.B. Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles.C. Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures.D. Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.7. How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph?A. Keep masks after they' re used.B. Call on governments to stop littering.C. Punish those who wear single-use masks.D. Put used masks in the recycling box.CMost teenagers are still trying to find their passion and purposes in life. However, not Gitanjali Rao. The 15-year-old girl has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is, therefore, not surprising that the teenager has won the honor of “America's Top Young Scientist”.In the third grade, Rao was inspired to build a device after witnessing the shocking story unfold in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to the use of a polluted river as the city's primary water supply and incredibly high levels of lead made their way into people's drinking water.After two months' research, Rao designed a small and portable device that used sensors to instantly detect lead in water. Called Tethys, after the Greek Goddess(女神) of freshwater, it attaches to a cellphone and informs the residents via an app if their drinking water contains lead. The design earned her the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017. She is currently working with scientists and medical professionals to test Tethys' potential and hopes the device will be ready for commercial use by 2022.Later, Rao took on another social issue-drug addiction. Her app, called Epione, which won the Health Pillar Prize at the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge in May 2019, is designed to catch drug addiction in young adults before it's too late.More recently, the teenager has developed an app named Kindly, which usesartificial intelligence technology to detect possible signs of cyberbullying(网上欺凌). When users type in a word or phrase, Kindly is able to pick it up if it's bullying, and then it gives the option to edit it or send it the way it is. It gives them the chance to rethink what they are saying so that they know what to do next time.All kinds of awesome, Gitanjali Rao has been selected from 5,000 equally impressive nominees(被提名人) for TIME Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year”.8. What gave Rao the idea of inventing the device Tethys?A. The incident of lead pollution.B. The issue with drug addiction.C. The shortage of water supplies.D. The high cost of purifying water.9. What is Rao expecting of Tethys?A. It'll remove metal from water.B. It'll make it to market soon.C. It'll win her a higher prize.D. It'll be fitted to cellphones.10. What will Kindly allow users to do?A. Receive pre-warning signals of threat.B. Input words into a computer automatically.C. Choose from secure social networking sites.D. Weigh their words before posting them online.11. Which of the following can best describe Gitanjali Rao as a young scientist?A. Ambitious and humble.B. Optimistic and adventurous.C. Talkative and outstanding.D. Creative and productive.DI once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans.” I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their ideas, the better, I said. Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. They were without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.InChina, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name aChinese brand.With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there's the “thousand talent scheme.” this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries aboutChina's research environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.At last, forChina, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnership with top western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It's about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. It's not that simple.12. Why does the writer feel disappointed at his students?A. Because there is one group presenting a catering service.B. Because the six groups did not cooperate well in the brainstorm.C. Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic.D. Because the students' ideas were lacking in creativeness.13. Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?A. Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.B. Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.C. Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.D. Case study debates were written up as well as recited.14. We can infer form the passage that ________.A. China can make and sell any product all over the world from its own creation.B. high pay may not solve the problem ofChina's research environment.C. cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand.D. the new government program is aimed at encouraging imagination.15. Which is the best title for the passage?A Look for a new way of learning B. Reward creative thinkingC. How to become a creatorD. Establish a technical environment第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

上海市闸北区第八中学高一英语下学期期末试题含解析

上海市闸北区第八中学高一英语下学期期末试题含解析

上海市闸北区第八中学高一英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. In a trial, a judge only cares about ________ the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions.A.IfB. whetherC. thatD. what参考答案:B2. After several sleepless nights, Mr. Smith ______ a perfect solution to the financial problems of his company.A. kept up withB. put up withC. came up withD. ended up with参考答案:C3. The temple on the top of the hill _____ the Ming Dynasty.A. dated backB. dated back toC. dates back toD. dates back参考答案:C根据句意:山顶上的庙追溯到明代。

date back to“追溯到”,这个词组不能用被动语态,只能用一般现在时的主动语态,故选C。

4. There’s only ten minutes to go. We can’t wait any more---- ______, we should start at once.A. what’s moreB. in a wordC. in the endD. in other words参考答案:D5. The professor’s serious attitude his work moved everyone here and he is popular among us.A. withB. onC. toD. about参考答案:B6. —What do you think of teaching, Bob?— I found it fun and interesting. It is a job _____ you are doing something serious but interesting.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. that参考答案:A7. The dog was so ________ by the sound of fireworks that it ran away to hide.A. frighteningB. puzzledC. frightenedD. puzzling参考答案:C8. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to ______ hotel;I can find you ______ bed in my flat .A.a; the B.the ; / C.a ; / D.the ; a参考答案:D9. --Do you mind if I sit here?-- . It’s for Mr. Brown.A. Better notB. Never mindC. Not at allD. Of course not参考答案:A略10. In order not to let the others hear what he said, he ________ the news to me.A. shoutedB. toldC. whisperedD. said参考答案:C句意:为了不让别人听到他的话,他悄悄地把那个消息告诉了我。

下学期高一年级期末考试英语试卷-(含答案)

下学期高一年级期末考试英语试卷-(含答案)

下学期高一年级期末考试英语试卷一、听力-单选题(本大题共20小题,共20.0分)1.听下面对话。

对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项Who is the host of the dinner?A. Frank.B. Paul.C. The woman.2.听下面对话。

对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项Which month is the worst according to the woman?A. May.B. June.C. July.3.听下面对话。

对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项What will the woman probably do?A. See a doctor.B. Take some time off work.C. Continue going to work.4.听下面对话。

对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项What’s the relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and clerk.B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son.5.听下面对话。

对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项How much more did the woman pay for her wedding dress than her sister?A. $400.B. $300.C. $100.听材料, 回答下列题。

6.What are the speakers doing today?A. Playing tennis.B. Playing football.C. Playing golf.7.How often does the man play usually?A. Once a month.B. Twice a month.C. Once a week.听材料, 回答下列题。

2020-2021学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案

2020-2021学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThese wonderful NYC attractions offer pay — what — you — wish days, free entry hours/days and other great stuff for local families.Staten IslandZooThere are plenty of creatures who call NYC home—the Staten Island Zoo is one of them. Once you’ve finished learning about the wildlife in the animal nursery, reptile (爬行动物) side rooms, horse barn and other areas of the attraction, make sure to mark your schedule for fun seasonal happenings, such as the Easter Egg Games and the scary, crazy Halloween Shows.Entry on Wednesdays is by suggested donation; children aged two and under free.Children’s Museum of the ArtsThe Children’s Museum of the Arts welcomes 135,000 little visitors each year through its doors. Once inside, the whole family can enjoy interactive programs, exhibitions (展览) and events that celebrate the changed power of the arts on youngsters and grown-ups alike.Pay-as-you-wish Thursdays, 3-6 p. m.Wave HillEveryone needs a few hours of calm now and then-kids included-and you’d be hard- pressed to find a more peaceful spot within city limits than Wave Hill the broad grounds located above the river, covering 28 acres of public gardens, plus woodlands and grasses to wander. Jump in on nature walks, story times and family art projects often led by local artists and free with general admission.Pay — as — you — wish Tuesdays and Saturdays,9 a. m — noon.New York Hall of ScienceNaturally, kids love it when the New York Hall of Science pleases them with neat exhibits and fun hands-on activities. The museum’s playground is themost attractivetochildren A tube slide (管道滑梯) will give little ones the knowledge on science topics, while the climbing area mirrors a giant spider web. There are also wind pipes, metal drums, sand- boxes and much more. What better way to make the mostout of science?Free entry Sep-Jun on Fridays, 2 — 5 p. m,and Sundays, 10 —11 a. m.1. What can children do in Staten Island Zoo?A. Feed injured animals.B. Join in seasonal activities.C. Build a home for creatures.D. Deal with the donations to the zoo.2. What do Children’s Museum of the Arts and Wave Hill have in common?A. They both have peaceful spots.B. They both are located by a river.C. They both have public gardens.D. They both have activities about arts.3. Which place can be free of charge for all?A. Wave Hill.B.Staten IslandZoo.C. New York Hall of Science.D. Children’s Museum of the Arts.B“Tell her,” I whispered to my daughter as she pressed her body against mine. She folded my free arm around her little shoulders while I finished loading the groceries onto the conveyer belt.I smiled at the young cashier who had a butterfly knot tied to her black ponytail(马尾辫). My daughter was right when she'd whispered to me, “Her hair is so pretty.”“Tell her,” I repeated witha gentle push. My girl only dug her pink cheeks deeper into my side as she nervously twisted the edge of my sleeve in her small fist.The cashier looked down at my daughter, her expression showing a little concern. “My daughter thinks your hair is beautiful.” I explained.The cashier's face lit up. “You do?” This led my little one out of her hiding place. She looked up and nodded.“Thank you so much! You made my day,” the cashier said with a smile brilliant enough to compete with her highlights. My daughter returned it with a shining smile of her own.As I walked out of the store, holding my daughter's hand, I stole a glance back at the young woman. Her energy was clearly brighter now than it had: been when we first entered her line.After loading my groceries in the trunk, I climbed into the driver's seat. It was then that my daughter made a declaration, “Mom, I think I'm going to start telling everyone when I like their hair.” “You should, honey.” And she did. She still does.It's a rare occasion if we make a trip out in public without her telling someone that she loves their hair, or nails, or shirt, or shoes. To be honest, I think she even does so more than me. And it's one of my favorite things about this girl. She learned, at a very young age, that by simply telling people when you see beauty in them, you can draw out the beauty of human connection.4. Why was the author's daughter nervous in the store?A. She was frightened of the cashier.B. She was too shy to express herself.C. She was unable to pay the groceries.D. She was unhappy to greet a stranger.5. What made the cashier more energetic in her work?A. The praise from a little girl.B. The support of the customers.C. The competition environment.D. The understanding of a mother.6. What does the author think of her daughter now?A. Kind and independent.B. Lively and cheerful.C. Careful and generous.D. Smart and proud.7. What is the best title of the text?A. The Beauty Of Good MannersB. The Power In Raising Others UpC. A Girl's New Way OutOf TroubleD. A Mother's Love For Her DaughterCChildren's average daily time spent watching television or using mobile device increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years, according toan analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). By age 8, children were more likely to log the highest amount of screen time if they had been in home-based children or were born to first-time mothers.“Our results indicate that screen habits begin early, ”said Edwina Yeung, an investigator in National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).“This finding suggests that interventions(干涉) to reduce screen time could have a better chance of success if introduced early.”In the research, mothers of 4, 000 children responded to questions on their kids' media habits when they were 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months of age.TheAmericanAcademyof Pediatrics recommends avoiding digital media exposure for children under 18months of age, introducing children 18 to 24 months of age to screen media slowly, and limiting screen time to an hour a day for children from 2 to 5 years of age. In the current study, researchers found that 87% of the children had screen time exceeding (超过) these recommendations. However, while screen time increased throughout toddlerhood, by age 7 and 8, screen time fell to under 1.5 hours per day. The researchers believe this decrease relates to time consumed by school-related activities.The study authors classified the children into two groups based on how much their average daily screen time increased from age 1 to age 3. The first group, 73% of the total had the lowest increase, from an average of nearly 51 minutes a day to nearly an hour and 47 minutes a day. The second group, 27% of the total, had the highest increase, from nearly 37 minutes of screen time a day to about 4 hours a day. Higher levels of parental education were associated with lower odds of inclusion in the second group.8. Who use mobile device longest according to the NIH's analysis?A. 10-year-old born to first-time mothers.B. 3-year-old children in low income families.C. 8-year-old children in home-based childcare.D. 1-year-old children with parents poorly educated.9. What does the research suggest according to Edwina?A. Parents should stop their children using media.B. Parents should limit the use of digital media themselves.C. Parents should reduce their children's screen time earlier.D. Parents should avoid their children using digital media at infancy (婴儿期).10. Why does children's screen time fall when they age 7 and 8?A. They are studying at school.B. They can control themselves.C. They are tired of using them.D. They are forbidden to use them.11. Which of the following may be the best title?A. Keep Away from MediaB. Screen Habits Begin EarlyC. Urgency of Parental EducationD. Harm of Home-based ChildcareDDoctors are known to be terrible pilots. They don’t listen because they already know it all, I was lucky: I became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn’t realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As 1 flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather, Ilearned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot. He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot—and my boss—so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness sand said, we need to put the landing gear down now! That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and I’ve used it in the operating room ever since.CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn’t overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I’m in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they’re not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them, someday someone will keep me from landing gear up.12. What does the author say about doctors in general?A. They like flying by themselves.B. They are quick learners of CRM.C. They pretend to be good pilots.D. They are unwilling to take advice.13. The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when .A. his boss landed the plane too lateB. he was in charge of a flying taskC. he saved the plane by speaking upD. his boss operated on a patient14. In the last paragraph landing gear up probably means .A. following flying requirementsB. making a mistake that may cost livesC. listening to what fellow doctors sayD. overreacting to different opinions15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. CRM: A New Way to Make Flying SafeB. A Pilot-Turned DoctorC. The Making of a Good PilotD. Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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2015-2016学年第二学期闸北高一年级英语统考试卷(总分:100分时间:90分钟)I. Listening Comprehension (每题1分,共16分)Part A Longer conversationIn part A,you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Write no more than TWO WORDS for each blank.Write no more than THREE WORDS for each blank.Part B PassagesDirections: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked four 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 in your paper and decide which would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 9-12 are based on Passage 1.9. A. At 10:. B. At 10:. ll:. D. At ll:.10. A. Mechanic failure. B. Hot weather.C. Regular Maintenance.D. Bomb attack.11. A. The snow. B. Machinery fault.C. Order of the Palace.D. A fire.12. A. ton. B. 13 ton. C. 90 ton. D. 315 ton.Questions 13-16 are based on Passage 2.13. A. Frozen meat B. Butter. C. Crisps D. Dairy products.14. A. Interviews with different drinkersB. Different drinkers' grocery receipts.C. Different drinkers' medical reports.D. Different drinkers' living habits.15. A. They are more likely to buy healthy food.B. They are thinner than beer drinkers.C. There are more wine drinkers than beer drinkers.D. They never drink beer.16. A. Overweight B. Cancer.C. Depression.D. High blood pressure.II. Grammar (15%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.17. The teacher saw so many students the grammar test and wondered whether he was teaching grammar wisely.A. failedB. failC. failingD. to fail18. halfway during his speech, the manager grew angry and stared at the reporter.A. InterruptingB. To interruptC. InterruptedD. Be interrupted19. fruits to yoghurt makes the flavor much better, which brings a better eating experience to the kids.A. AddedB. AddingC. Being addedD. Add20. It's really sad that those have talent for art die young.A. asB. whatC. whichD. who21. Heating other kids on the playground, Jack put down the book and hurried out of the classroom.A. shoutB. shoutingC. to shoutD. shouted22. that health is more important than success, he decided to change his work scheduleallowing more time for rest.A. To realizeB. RealizedC. RealizingD. Having been realized23. to take the company's shuttle bus makes Jenny crazy who has to get up at 6 every day.A. ForcedB. Being forcedC. ForcingD. Having forced24. The coach announced to resign to the recent public criticism about the football team's poor performance.A. answeredB. to answerC. being answeredD. having been answered25. After graduation, he entered into the business almost everyone was waiting for good chances instead of working hard.A. howB. whereC. whoD. which26. , e-finance has been thriving at a surprising speed.A. It is known to allB. As is known to allC. People all knowD. What we all know27. The method of encouraging people to share cars to work with cash reward during aworkshop greatly relieved the city's traffic pressure.A. suggestingB. suggestedC. to suggestD. suggests28. To keep fit, the lady didn't mean anything but the little cookies smelt so nice that shecouldn't resist one.A. to eat, tryingB. eating, to tryC. eating, tryingD. to eat, to try29. Many professional women rarely care their husbands make a lot of money and they put more emphasis on love and loyalty.A. whenB. howC. whetherD. what30. When the financial case was reported, people wondered the criminal succeeded in cheating so many victims.A. whatB. thatC. howD. which31. The committee was campaigning for the project importance many people didn't realize at the time.A. whyB. whereC. whichD. whoseIII. Vocabulary (14%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.32. For many old traditions, because modem people are so used to them- and mostly because wethem ---- they hold a lot of weight in our daily life.A. identify withB. have fun withC. adapt fromD. watch for33. Though the exact number was not released, it's that at least 30 people were killed in the earthquake.A. handledB. shockedC. estimatedD. captured34. There are cases in which someone repeatedly threatened suicide and no one wouldlisten and the individual, in despair, succeeded in his suicide .A. attemptB. referenceC. managementD. survey35. Some experts think that the current browsing and posting on the interactmay worseninteract violence and cheating.A. temporaryB. artificialC. guiltyD. anonymous36. Some people keep offending others just to see to what extent others can their misconducts.A. regretB. banC. tolerateD. suffer37. Compared with people's lives, the level of property damage is just of concern.A. originalB. seriousC. secondaryD. separate38. Many singers are calling on the law-makers to prevent copying of art works,which will destroy music industry.A. illegalB. commercialC. complexD. secret39. As the figure in the field, Prof. Johnson expressed his opinion and endedthe long debate on the issue.A. authorityB. monsterC. literatureD. award40. Every bus in the city was equipped with a hammer for passengers to use to windows in case any emergency occurs.A. purchaseB. attackC. smashD. control41. At the heart of every difference between the past and future --- science, finance family --- is the facl that the society is evolving from to law.A. shelterB. interestC. magicD. disorder42. Doctors suggest the change of lifestyle for certain men 45 to 79 years old with habits like drinking and smoking.A. harmfulB. elasticC. similarD. absent43. In that country, even the high-income citizens would occasionally thehighliving cost,claiming that they could hardly save any money every month.A. lead toB. grumble aboutC. cover upD. begin with44. He is a workaholic and his family members never dare to him when he is at work.A. disturbB. contactC. followD. bully45. Light pollution is made worse with air pollution, as the small particles(微粒) that in the air serve to reflect the light.A. transportB. travelC. floatD. serveIV. Cloze (10%)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.Do you know who the first robot in the world was? Recently, a clockwork robotbuilt 240 years ago was considered the first robot in the world to 46 the act of writing.47 to look like a small boy, the robot, named the Writer, was created by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 1770s. Jaquet-Droz was helped by his sonto complete this masterpiece.It takes the 48 of a small barefoot boy sitting at a wooden desk holding aquill(羽毛笔). When wound up, the boy moves his arm to dip his quill in the ink potand then writes a sentence of up to 10 49 .The Writer comprises approximately 6,000 parts and contains 40 replaceable cams(凸轮) that50 the writing of words. The parts can be removed, or reordered to 51 theboy to write any sentence required.Throughout his life, Jaquet-Droz lived in Paris, London and Geneva where he built52machines to help his firm sell watches and mechanical 53 . His other famous works include the Musician, which has 2500 pieces and the Draughtsman, with 2000 pieces. Histhree key pieces are now kept at the art and history museum in Switzerland.The Writer is thought to be 54 to the modem-day computer or robot and is oneof the oldest surviving examples of a robot and early cam 55 . The piece has beendescribed as the world's most astonishing surviving robot.46. A. engineer B. develop C. guarantee D. copy47. A. Purchased B. Designed C. Translated D. Maintained48. A. order B. lead C. shape D. picture49. A. meanings B. lines C. characters D. styles50. A. command B. remind C. evaluate D. record51. A. forbid B. advise C. allow D. follow52. A. expensive B. lifelike C. strange D. historic53. A. copyrights B. preferences C. factories D. appliances54. A. home B. ancestor C. enemy D. ignorance55. A. method B. error C. technology D. disputeV. Reading Comprehension (20%)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by 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 read.(1)During the 1990s, I had spent five months in a bleak African country, Niger. There were many things I found difficult about that place the beggars were my biggest most constant gripes. They would continually thrust their hands into my face, shouting," Cadeau! Cadeau!"(gift in French)After I had finished my nursing stint there, a friend and I headed for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic with much enthusiasm. "It's much greener in Burkina. Even the Coke tastes better," the locals assured us.Arriving by taxi in our destination in Burkina, we began to unload. With my daypack wedged between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of luggage. Out of the darkness, a motorcycle with two men approached slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorcycle swept close by and disappeared into the night. The bag had my passport, money traveller's checks, camera in it. I was in deep trouble and the nearest Australian consulate(领事馆) was in Ethiopia. How was I ever going to get a new passport anytime soon?In the weeks that followed, I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded the locals withsuspicion. All I wanted was to leave that terrible place.Then walking through the Burkina's streets one day, an old woman approached me and thrust her hand in my face. "Dear lady Cadeau! Cadeau!" she cried. I had enough.I told her firmly in French," I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money. A thief stole all my money and now I can't get out of your country. I can't give you anything." The beggar woman listened attentively and pondered my words. Then her face crumpled into a toothless grin as she reached into the folds of her dress. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced. Kindly, she placed an old dark brown coin in my palm. I looked at it in shock. It was a minuscule amount of money but for this woman the coin represented a meal. At that moment, I felt the shame of affluence and the humility of charity. She had given me a gift disproportionate to anything that I had ever donated.In the midst of her poverty, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then, theunexpected beauty of the people and appreciated profoundly the quiet dignity of the poor.56. The underlined word minuscule in the passage is closest in meaning to .A. unbelievableB. tinyC. unclearD. ordinary57. Which of the following Statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer complained most about beggars in Niger.B. The writer was an Australian citizen.C. Two motorists grabbed the writer's valuables out of a sudden.D The writer still treated the locals fairly after the loss of the bag.58. The writer had a different thought about charity becauseA. she became too poor herself to help othersB. a local poor lady offered her money out of her scarce ownC. the writer got her bag back with the help of the local ladyD. a local lady gave the writer much more money than she had donated59. All the events and activities are available at the carnival except .A. MusicalsB. GardeningC. Parenting TalkD. Balloon Sculpturing Workshop60. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. We get to barbecue the food that we buy in the RGS General Office.B. You can choose to dunk any teacher in the school at the 'Slam Dunk' stall.C. You will have two chances at the lucky dip if you purchase $40 worth of coupons.D. You can win attractive prizes if you try your hand at the game machines in the Arcade Comer.61. The main aim of the RGS Carnival is toA. select the best RGS activityB. showcase the pupils' musical talentC. test hearts of participants with haunted housesD. raise funds for the school's CIPF(3)The amazon is the largest and most diverse rain forest in the world-about 10 percent of all known species on earth dwell there. But it wasn't until recently thatresearchers were about to see the 'big picture' of the vast rain forest.The new findings? Almost 400 billion trees belonging to 16,000 different types grow in theAmazon. More than 100 experts analyzed data from 1,170 surveys to come up with the figures.The vast size and difficult terrain (地形) of the Amazon basin has historically restricted studies of tree communities to a local or regional level, making it difficult to see the big picture. This lack ofinformation has hindered science and conservation efforts, according to experts.The new findings, published in the journal Science, provide the first estimates of the abundance, frequency and distribution of many thousands of Amazonian trees. Extrapolations based on the data, collected over 10 years, suggest that greater Amazonia is home to around 390 billion individual trees. The area covered includes the amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield, spanning an area roughly the size of the 48 adjoining . States.While around 16,000 types of trees are believed to exist in the Amazon, half the total number ofthe types are thought to belong to just 227 species, including Brazil nut, chocolate and rubber. "This isvery valuable information for further research and policy making," said research co-author Dr. Hans ter Steege, from the Netherlands.The study also offers insights into the rarest tree species in the Amazon. According to amathematical model used in the study, roughly 6,000 Amazonnian tree types have populations of fewer than one thousand. This would automatically qualify them for inclusion in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species(CNRLTS)-if they could be found and identified.U.S. ecologist and co-author of the study, Professor Miles Silman said," Species too rare to find account for much of the planet's biodiversity. It's a real problem for conservation that the species at the greatest risk of extinction may disappear before we ever find them. It's a concem for the whole human race."62. The underlined word hinder is closest in meaning toA. generatedB. blockedC. sponsoredD. improved63. According to the passage, what made the collection of species information so difficult?A. The lack of experienced professionals in the field.B. The dangers of certain types of species.C. The big area and complicated geographic situation.D. The unfavourable government law in the field.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The amazon rain forest covers 10 percent of the world's dry land.B. The conservation of amazon has been done well.C. About 8000 types of trees belong to over 220 species.D. About 6000 Amazonnian tree types have died out.65. The species conservation was made difficult byA. the negative climate of the amazon landB. the possibility of dying of rare speciesC. the lack of conservation fundD. the human beings' lack of concernVI.Translation(]0%)Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the word or phrase given in thebrackets.1.很难相信他在这么艰苦的环境中活了下来。

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