2016华师大二附中高一第一学期期中英语

华东师大二附中2016学年第一学期期中考试试卷高一英语I.听力略II. GrammarDirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked ABC and D. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.17.---- Can you give me the right answer?---- Sorry, I _________ . Would you repeat that question?A.hadn’t listenedB. haven’t listenedC. don’t listenD. wasn’t listening18.A latest report by Taobao said that visitors through wireless devices _________ from 10 million in 2010 to 300 million by the end of last year.19.He _______ articles for our wall-newspaper these three years, and he ____about forty articles.A.has been writing; has writtenB.has been writing; wroteC.is writing; has been writingD.has written; has written20.-- We ______ that you would fix the TV set this week. --I’m sorry. I _____ to, but I’ve been too busy.A.had expected; had intendedB.are expecting; had intendedC. expect; intendD.expected;intend21. They ____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _____ on it as no good results have come out so far.A.had been working; are still workingB.had worked; were still workingC.have been working; have workedD.have worked; are still working22.These people once had fame and fortune; now _____ is left to them is utter poverty.A. all thatB. all whatC.all whichD.that all23. The time is not far away ______ modern communication will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.A.when b.as C. Until D.before24. The fertilizer may pollute the grass that ______.A.animals are fed onB.feeds animalsC.animals are fedD.feeds on animals25. The evening school where I study computer ______.A.is its best courseB.is fastC.is well taughtD.is nice26. I gave him a warning, ______ he turned a deaf ear.A.of whichB.for whichC.to thatD.to which27.______your ship travels through the harbor and around Manhattan Island, you begin to understand the enormous scope of the great metropolis.A. SinceB. AsC. BecauseD. Before28. To my surprise, my children are not allowed to play football in the school playground ______ they might be hurt.A. in order thatB. except thatC. for fear thatD. for that29. ______ more Americans are getting married today than ever before, the divorce rate is also on the rise.A. SinceB. IfC. WhileD. Once30. I sent the parcel by express that morning ______ my mom received it that afternoon.A. in order thatB. such thatC. for the purposeD. so that31.______, the politician became famous for her wonderful speech.A. Failed in the electionB. Fail in the election as she didC. As she failed in the electionD. Failing in the electionIII. Cloze(15%)Direction: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill ineach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The Yellow River is the 2nd longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the 7th longest in the world, at 5,463km. It is called the Yellow River ___32____ huge amounts of loess sediment(黄土沉积物) turn the water that colour. So much of this mineral-rich soil ends up in the Yellow River that it can fill the riverbed and thus change the river’s course.The Yellow River is to China___33___ the Nile is to Egypt. It is the cradle of the Chinese ___34___, a symbol of enduring glory, and a force of nature both feared and admired. From its ___35___ in the 14,000-foot Tibetan highlands, the river sweeps across the northern plains, ___36___ ancestors of Chinese people first learned to cultivate crops and irrigate land, to make porcelain and gunpowder, to build and bury imperial dynasties.But today, ___37___ the Chinese call the Mother River is dying. Poisoned by pollution and crowded with dams, it ___38___ at its mouth to a lifeless trickle(涓涓细流). There were many days during the 1990s that the river failed to reach the sea at all.The desperate reality of the river is a tragedy ___39___ consequences extend far beyond the 150 million people living by it, one of which is a shortage of the one resource no nation can live without: water.Water has always been ___40___ in China, a country with roughly the same amount of water as the United States but nearly five times the population. The shortage is especially severe in the dry north, where nearly half of China’s population lives on only 15percent of its water. Nothing, however, has ___41___ the water crisis more than three decades of rapid industrial growth. Just consider what is happening already in the Yellow River Basin. The spread of deserts is creating a dust bowl that may only be compared with ___42___ of the American West in the 1930s, driving down grain production and pushing millions of “environmental refugees(难民)”___43___ the land. The poisonous chemicals polluting the waterways--50 percent of the Yellow River is considered biologically dead-- have ___44___ an outbreak of cancer, birth defects(缺陷), and waterborne disease along their banks. Theses symptoms, if unchecked, could ___45___ China’s growth and cause a great stir across world markets. Taken together, the long-term impact could be even more destructive. As former Premier Wen Jiabao has put it.the shortage of clean water ___46___ “the survival of the Chinese nation.”32 A.for B.because C.that D.due to33 A.what B.while C.as D.when34 A.culture munity C.civilization D.technology35 A.birth B.root C.origin D.source36 A.where B.when C.which D.whose37 A.how B.why C.what D.whatever38 A.increases B.reduces C.adds D.broadens39 A.with B.its C.who’s D.whose40 A.adequate B.precious C.extensive D.particular41 A.worsened B.survived C.prevented D.solved42 A.those B.one C.that D.what43 A.for B.across C.into D.off44 A.made up B.build up C.led to D.resulted from45 A.hold back B.hold on C.hold off D.hold out46 A.strengthens B.threatens C.quickens D.deepensIV. Reading ComprehensionDirections: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.ATech-CampNo.6 Devon Road, Kowloon Tong, Hon KonA technology day camp for students 12-17 AboutAbout Tech-CampTech- Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronics technology. We offer 2-week summer programmes for students of 12 to 17 years of age. We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab, and a video production studio. Our staff are special, too. Our programme leaders are experts in computers and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them.The benefits of Tech-CampIn all of our programmes, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themseles. We encourage them to think creatively.What students will do at Tech-CampEach day Tech-camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities. For example, in the Computer Programme, students learn the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet. In the High-techFee: HK $2,000 per student (10% discount available for groups of 10 or more students.)For more information about Tech-Camp, please contact Director of Summer Programmes, Ms Julia Brown, by phone, fax or e-mail.Telephone:26548898 Fax:26948850 E-mail:*******************.hk47.What would you probably like to ask about if you phone Ms Julia Brown after reading the brochure?A.The activities the students will haveB. The fee each attendant should pay.C. The e-mail address of Tech-Camp.D. The deadline for application.48.From the brochure we can infer that _______.A.the Camp offers students accommodation during their two-week stay at eh CMPB.High school teachers are in charge of the Tech-Camp all the timeC.Students at Tech-Camp benefit from the knowledge about the hi-tech through lectures given by the experts.D.Students will learn how to work with their friends and how to think and solve problems creatively through activities.49.The purpose of writer is to ________.A.introduce to us some information about Tech-CampB.Attract students to take part in Tech-CampC.Offer some introductions about computer technologyD.Tell students of the necessity of learning Hi-tech Programme50.If Mrs. Newman’s two sons and another ten classmates of theirs form a group to sign up for the camp, how much can Mrs.Newman save?A.HK$200B. HK＄400C.HK$3600D. HK$2400BJon D. Giorgini says he isn’t losing sleep yet over 1950 PA, the kilometer wide asteroid(小行星) that he predicted might hit the planet Earth. After all, if it hits, it won’t get here for 878 years. Researchers at MIT’s LincolnLaboratory also spotted a space rock--- about the size of a football field--- passing by Earth just 75,000 miles away. Named 2002 MN, it came closer than any similar-size asteroid had in recent years. Giorgini spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Adam Piore last week. Here is an excerpt.PIORE:According to your research, is this something we should be worried about?GIORGINI: well, not this particular asteroid, 1950 PA, because it’s so far off. It’s 878 years in the future, but it’s possible that there are other asteroids we haven’t discovered yet that could impact sooner. The purpose is to find these things as soon as possible. If there are centuries of warning, there are many things you can do about the threat. But if you only find out about it the last day or two, or the last year, there’s not much you can do. PIORE:What would happen if one of these things hit?GIORGINI:There was an incident where an asteroid nearly the size of 2002 MN hit in Tunguska, Siberia, back in 1908. It exploded in the air and flattened about 800 miles of forested area. 1950 DA would carry about 100,000 megatons(百万吨级) of energy if it hit. It would make a crater(陨石坑)about 10 or 15 miles across and destroy hundreds or thousands of miles around it, kick up dust and steam into the atmosphere. Some would even orbit the Earth for a while. It would be a global problem.PIORE:What should we do about 1950 DA?GIORGINI:In hundreds of years, it’s hard to imagine what ways we’ll have to deal with it. It’s sort of like guys 900 years ago trying to plan the interstate highway system. It would probably be more sensible to leave it to future generations. If you have centuries of warning like this, you can just change the way it absorbs and reflects light and heat. Sunlight shines on it and heats one side, and it turns around to the back and the heat radiates off into space and sort of pushes on it like a weak rocket. Over centuries, it’s enough to push it out of the way.51.The main purpose of Piore interviewing Giorgini is ________.A.to announce an astonishing predictionB.to publicize the significance of a researchC.to warn people of the coming threatD.to create a sensational effect52.What is Giorgini really worried about?A. Unidentified outer space rocks.B. Undiscovered approaching small asteroidsC. The tremendous impact of 2002MND. The potential threat of 1950 PA.53.Giorgini mentioned the asteroid explosion in Tunguska because he would ________.pare the explosion to that of 2002 MN.B.give an impression of an asteroid hitting the earth.C.estimate the property damage a space object causedD.describe a disaster bigger than a nuclear explosion in human history54.Which of the following statements is TURE?A. Ancient people attempted to build main roads connecting cities or states.B. Humans are now in a position to take action on 1950 PA.C. One solution Giorgini suggested is to launch a rocket towards 1950 PA and push it away.D. One solution Giorgini suggested is to change the direction of sunlight shining on 1950 PA.CThe wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return—now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters，like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a comer shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail stores—Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance—you don’t go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.Which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. But earning money isn’t quick or easy for most of us. Isn’t it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink (眨眼) of an eye? Doesn’t a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters?But I’ll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet—the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets—is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone of an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as pebble (鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.55. What is happening to the wallet?A) It is disappearing. C) it is becoming costly. B) It is being fattened. D) It is changing in style.56. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?A) Saving money is becoming a thing of the past. B) The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.C) Earning money is getting more difficult. D) Spending money is so fast and easy.57. Why does the author choose to write about what’s happening to the wallet?A) It represents a change in the modern world. B) It has something t o do with everybody’s life.C) It marks the end of a time-honoured tradition. D) It is the concern of contemporary economists.58.What can we infer from the passage about the author?A) He is resistant to social changes.B) He is against technological progress.C) He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.D) He fells insecure in the ever-changing modern world.DWhy do some people live to be older than others？You know the standard explanations：keeping a moderate diet，engaging in regular exercise，etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity（长寿）? Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives？A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing，more active and less neurotic （神经质的）than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory：those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.Interestingly，however，other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined，for instance，were no more likely to live to be very old. Also，being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life，which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life，you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.Unfortunately，another recent study shows that your mother’s personality may also help determine your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28，000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were moreanxious，depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we’re adults，which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.Personality isn’t destiny（命运），and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that long life isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.59. The aim of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is____.A）to see whether people’s personality affects their life spanB）to find out if one’s lifestyle has any effect on their healthC）to investigate the role of exercise in living a long lifeD）to examine all the factors contributing to longevity60. What does the author imply about outgoing and sympathetic people？A）They have a good understanding of evolution. B）They are better at negotiating an agreement.C）They generally appear more resourceful.D）They are more likely to get over hardship.61. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation？A）Easy-going people can also live a relatively long life.B）Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.C）Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.D）Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.62.What can we learn from the findings of the two new studies？A）Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one’s life span.B）Longevity results from a combination of mental and physical health.C）Personality plays a decisive role in how healthy one is.D）Health is in large part related to one’s lifestyle.第II 卷（38分）I. Words(10分)Directions: Write the words you have learnt according to the meanings given. The first letter is given.1.l_____________ the shape or form of the land or ground in a place (n.)2.o____________ job (n.)3.t____________ lasting for a short period (adj)4.m___________ to keep (v.)5.m___________ encourage or move to action (v.)6.g____________ to say in amazement (v.)7.a____________ to leave something permanently (v.)8.c____________ beautiful handwriting done with a pen or a brush (n.)9.s____________ to press hard (v.)10.h___________ unfriendly feeling (n.)II. Words and phrases (12%)Directions: fill in the blanks to make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. Use the proper form of the words and phrases given in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. Note that there is one word or1.For a moment he ____________ his confidence in using English, but having an American-born roommate offered him a good chance to practise.2.This textbook ____________ for managers, professionals and trainers whose daily work involves international and cross-cultural challenges.3.Don’t fool yourself into believing that taking a few vitamin pills a day ____________ lack of vegetables in your diet.4.The plan to invest more int he enlargement of the factory ____________ because of financial crisis, and no one knows when it will be reconsidered.5.____________ the family business is no easy job for those with no business sense.6.A fair weather friend is never someone you can ____________ when you are in trouble.7.Animals and plants ____________ more quickly to climate change than humans.8.How to offer resettlement services for all refugees ____________ to the U.S. Is a big issue.9.Try to find an app ____________ to this one, but free of charge.10.The new metro line has cost $ 2 billion and is now well over ____________.11.Women have grown tired of ____________ in the workplace and they are confident of performing as well as, if not better than, their male colleague.12.Events are being held nationwide to mark the 400th anniversary of the famous Chinese drama writer, Tang Xianzu, who is ____________ China.III.NCE(4%)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words according to NCE Lessons:I find young people exciting. The have _____1_____, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things. All this seems to me to link them with life, and _____2_____ things. It;s as if they were, in some sense, cosmic beings in violent and lovely ____3_____ us suburban creatures. All that is in my mind when I meet a yong person. He may be conceited, ill-mannered, ____4____, but I do not turn for protection do dreary clichés about respect for elders-as if mere age were a reason for respect. I accept that we are equals, and I will argue with him, as an equal, if I think he is wrong.I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport ____5____ between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would ____6____ to meet on the battlefield. Even if one didn’t know ____7____ (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from ____8____.IV. Translation (12%)1.旅行时，玩得开心很重要，保护自身安全也很重要。