2019-2020学年上海市七宝中学高一上期中考试试卷

七宝高一英语期中考试（2019年11月）满分：150分I. Listening Comprehension (25%)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 5:00. B. 4:30. C. 5:30. D. 6:00.2. A. In a factory. B. In a hotel room. C. At a reception desk. D. In the hell.3. A. She doesn’t like eating the cake. B. She is trying to buy some cake.C. She is leaving to take a flight.D. She is going on a diet now.4. A. She’s a housewife. B. She’s a nurse.C. She’s a babysitter.D. She’s a teacher.5. A. Painting the room. B. Pleasure in helping others.C. Preparing for a surprise party.D. Asking Mike for help.6. A. She is working in the hospital as a doctor.B. She is a patient in the hospital.C. She is not allowed to be visited by her friends.D. She is seeing patients of injuries on the fourth floor.7. A. Nervous. B. Relaxed. C. Confident. D. Fine.8. A. He is not afraid of driving in the terrible rush hour.B. Driving is much faster than taking the bus to work.C. He has to leave the seat when the bus gets to his stop.D. He doesn’t like standing all the way on his way to work.9. A. Because she doesn’t want a good rest.B. Because she doesn’t take a bad cold seriously.C. Because she will lose her job if she does.D. Because she wants to keep on working.10. A. Her English class is interesting. B. Mr. Jackson is stricter than Mr. White.C. She wants to shout in English class.D. She doesn’t like being sleepy in class.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to 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. How to say and spell “horse”. B. A few simple spelling tricks.C. A comfortable pattern of numbers.D. Rules in math without a problem.12. A. He learned the spelling “rules” in high school.B. He spent hours online playing word games.C. He entered himself in competitions of all levels.D. He learned Spanish to play in another language.13. A. He was good with words in elementary school.B. He didn’t realize his talent in words until high school.C. He competed in order to win Word Game Player of the Year.D. Becoming a word game addict did harm to his life.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. To take up some time. B. To plan a training.C. To learn from adventure.D. To develop leadership skills.15. A. Lectures on public relations. B. Tests on management.C. Climbing mountains.D. Long-distance running.16. A. The company decides the employees’ income according to the report.B. The employees in the company cannot handle difficult conditions.C. The employees have to ask for leave for 20 days in July for the program.D. The company provides the program as welfare for its employees.Section CDirections: I n Section C, you will hear a longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to answer the following questions.17. A. Their opinions about making friends online.B. Their time of going to bed at night.C. The popularity of social networks.D. Spending time in a more meaningful way.18. A. Crazy. B. Necessary. C. Interesting. D. Unreal.19. A. Making friends online is very interesting.B. He can share secrets safely with others.C. He won’t meet someone he knows online.D. He can practice his English when chatting.20. A. Come to her house.B. Get up early in the morning.C. Sleep more in the evening.D. Do some more important things.II. Grammar and vocabulary (50%)Section A (30%)Directions: fill in the blank with the proper form of the given verb.21.If you don’t come this afternoon, you ________(miss) a lot of nice things.22.A family may have a member who ________(think) of as a black sheep, a person who brings trouble.23. The glasses I thought I ________(lose) are here, right under my nose.24. Last month, an Alabama school leader suggested a dress code that ______ (ban) Capri pants (七分裤) andscarves and include restrictions on eye makeup and nail polish.25. Zootopia ___________(praise) for its sharp humor and strong message since its release.26. Amilia Earthart was the first woman ________(fly) the Atlantic Ocean alone.27. Do you have trouble ________(express) yourself in written English?28. People’s awareness of personal information protection remains ________(raise).29. The way to avoid ________(fine) is to obey the traffic rules when you drive.30. I seem ________(leave) my homework at home, so I have to do it again during the break.Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the given verb. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Discover new ways to travelWe’ve probably all met someone who likes to boast about how many places he or she has been to. It’s annoying but it’s true that to some people, traveling is all about the number of destinations one _____31.____(set) foot on. But fortunately, the old “been there, seen that” mode is changing.Last year’s travel trend was “experiential travel”. This is where tourists look for ways to get to know local culture and interact with local people, so they feel less like an outsider but more like a resident. So what about this year? Can thoughtful tourists get even more out of their traveling experience?Transformative travelTransformative travel is much like “experiential travel”, but takes it a step further.It usually ____32.____(go) through three phases – you go to a place that has a very different background than where you come from, you learn wisdom from the new culture and the people you meet, and finally you return home and use the knowledge in your own life and the lives of those around you. This last phase is how the “transformation” ____33.____(complete) and what ____34.____(separate) transformative travel from experiential travel.“This allows our travelers ____35.____(start) to see the world less in black and white, and to begin to appreciate how nuanced(微妙的) many issues are when ____36.____(see) from very different perspectives,” Jennine Cohen, director of US travel company GeoEx, told V ogue magazine.Go greenAccording to Rebecca Warren, managing editor at Lonely Planet, eco-friendly and sustainable travel will be one of this year’s top trends.One way to plan a low-impact trip is to travel a shorter distance, which can reduce your carbon footprint. “One trans-Atlantic flight equals a year’s worth of driving, so consider ____37.____(plan) an adventure closer to home,” suggested Warren, according to US News.Another way to involve sustainability in your travel plans is to choose a destination that ____38.____(benefit) the most from your trip. For example, places like Nepal will enjoy a boost of its local economy from the money it will make through tourism.Disappearing destinationsDestinations at risk of disappearing are also welcoming an increasing number of tourists.Everett Potter, a USA Today writer, says that the Arctic and Antarctic have become popular destinations since they ____39.____(threaten) by climate changes.Another top destination is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Due to pollution and global warming, it’s predicted that the reef ____40.____(damage) in just a few decades. Travelers are longing to see the coral “before it’s gone or completely changed”, Potter told US News.Section B (20%)Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.At the end of a long day, it’s all too easy to take a hot shower, throw on some pajamas, brush your teeth, andthen jump into bed. But have you ever stopped to think about the _____41.___ of sleeping with wet hair? As it turns out, going to bed with wet hair isn’t as ____42.____ as you probably thought.The first negative result of sleeping with wet hair is purely cosmetic: you can’t predict how your wet hair is going to look in the morning. “If you try to ____43.____ your hair in the morning after sleeping on it wet, you’re probably going to have funny waves, flat sides, and crinkles,” says hairstylist Olga Gilbert of J. Russell Salon in Southern California.“When you wake up to unruly bedhead, you’re probably going to have to re-wet it again to properly dry it and regain control. This ____44.____ adds time to your morning routine,” she says.Gilbert says that sleeping with wet hair does not immediately damage your hair follicles or shaft, but it can certainly lead to hair breakage, because wet hair is weakest when wet, making it easier to break. “If you pull your wet hair up into a tight ponytail or bun, you have a much greater chance of breaking it during the night,” Gilbert says. To help with that, here’s how to repair ____45.____ hair with items you already have at home.If you absolutely must sleep with wet hair because you have to wake up early for work, there are a few easy ways to minimize the damage. First, you can change your cotton pillowcases for silk or satin ones like these. Silk has a much smoother surface, so you won’t experience as much unfortunate breakage. Not using the silk pillowcase is one of the nighttime habits that could ____46.____ your hair.Next, you can make sure to sleep with your hair down or in a(n) ____47.____ braid(辫子), instead of up in a tight bun or ponytail. In addition, you should replace your tight, elastic bands with a soft scrunchy(束发带) that isn’t going to roughly pull at night. If you’re willing, it’s also very helpful (but less comfortable) to wrap your hair in a silk scarf.Finally, if you’re going to bed with wet hair, the most important rule is never to forget to ____48.____ product! Protective serums(精华液), dry oils, and texturizing mousses are some of the best ways to ____49.____ you don’t wake up looking like an alpaca(羊驼) while protecting your precious hair from damage. Now that you know how bad sleeping with wet hair is, make sure you’re not making these hairstyle mistakes that ____50.____ your face.Heritage list on Saturday as an early _____51._____ to globalization.The decision was made at the ongoing 41st session of World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland, which designated Kulangsu a Historic International Settlement.____52._____ a mere 1.88 square kilometers, the island hosted settlements from 13 countries from the end of the First Opium War (1840-42) to the early 20th century.The committee found that Kulangsu was China’s major gateway in early-stage globalization and ____53.____ mixed architectural characteristics from the local, Southeast Asian and Western styles. It _____54.____ reflected cross-border communication.Today, 931 historical buildings and gardens in various styles remain, most of them former tycoons’residences, overseas companies and public institutions like hospitals. Many pioneers of Chinese modernization were born and left their former residences on Kulangsu. "The island has deep traditional Chinese culture roots and inclusiveness to embrace different values and cultures," said Song Xinchao, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. "It also shows a(n) ____55._____ of ancient thought and modern living concepts."Since 2014, preparations have been made for World Heritage status, Liang said. For example, a digital monitoring network was set up at the sites and a special office was opened within his committee for the ____56._____ of cultural relics."Kulangsu is not only a scenic spot, but also a community," Liang said. "We’ve tried to encourage local residentsto participate in the protection."New museums have opened on the island to better present its cultural resources. An abandoned hospital, for example, was renovated to be used as a satellite gallery of Beijing’s Palace Museum to display its _____57._____ of foreign artifacts."The central government will continue to encourage improving the quality of island residents` lives and improving visitors’experiences there," Song said. "An even more beautiful Kulangsu will be ____58.____ to the public."As a popular tourism destination, Kulangsu has had problems with crowding. Song said the daily number of visitors will be capped to meet crowd-control ____59._____ from World Heritage Committee. More measures will follow to better study and preserve historical heritage on the island.About 1,600 delegates from 107 countries and 167 international organizations attended the conference, which will continue through July 12. Delegates are judging 35 candidate World Heritage Sites from around the world and also discussing the status and protection of ____60._____ World Heritage Sites in Syria.III. Reading Comprehension (55%)Section A (15%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Why did the ancient Maya abandon their citiesThe ancient Maya built many large cities in the Classic Period, which lasted from about 250 until about 900. Each city had its own king and _____61_____ class. The cities traded with one another but often ____62_____ with one another as well. In about 900, the Maya ___63_____ many of their cities. Archaeologists and other scientists have long puzzled over why the Maya left. They have formed theories by examining those cities carefully and studying the settlements that surround them. Researchers think that the _____64____ in some places may have been so large that people left because there was not enough ____65____ for everyone.Archaeologists studied ___66____ from one city and its surroundings to learn what had happened there. In Copan they found many tools dating from 500 to about 1000 and a few tools dating from about 1000 to 1200. They found that no new monuments had been built after 822. From studying plant remains, scientists concluded that the area around Copan had been ___67_____. Other evidence suggested that the land was overfarmed. In view of the evidence, the scientists concluded that a large population lived in Copan until about 1000. As more people farmed the land, the soil ____68____ its richness and produced few crops, which caused the Maya who lived there to ____69_____ malnutrition, as analysis of skulls show. As a result, people began to leave Copan in about 1000, but they did not completely abandon the city until about 1200.____70____ also may have caused the Maya to abandon some of their cities. For example, it is thought that a rival city, Caracol, may have once conquered Tikal. Then, after more than 100 years had passed, Tikal returned to power, and the ruling family built temples to ____71____ its victory. ____72____, by the end of the 800s, Tikal was no longer powerful. Its inhabitants left the city. Some archaeologists and historians think that war may have broken out again and caused the citizens to leave.Although we do not know for certain why many ancient Maya abandoned their cities, we may find some clues by observing today’s Maya. Modern Maya still live in the lands, including Mexico and Guatemala, that their ancestors ___73_____. Many present-day Maya ___74_____ a variety of ancient beliefs and customs, such as farming practices. Studying their beliefs and practices may ____75____ scientist to discover more about ancient Mayan culture.61.A. ruling B. living C. educating D. farming62.A. communicated B. fought C. quarreled D. bargain63.A. destroyed B. restored C. decorated D. abandoned64.A. population B. area C. family D. profit65.A. land B. water C. food D. space66.A. routes B. clues C. soil D. monuments67.A. wasteland B. ruins C. battlefield D. farmland68.A. developed B. created C. lost D. kept69.A. get rid of B. result from C. suffer from D. show sympathy for70.A. Malnutrition B. War C. Flood D. Earthquake71.A. honor B. record C. secure D. taste72.A. Otherwise B. Besides C. Therefore D. However73.A. cleared B. approached C. isolated D. occupied74.A. practice B. declare C. respect D. challenge75.A. remind B. help C. force D. forbidSection B (32%)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.AOne Friday morning, before Michael was leaving for work he told his wife that he had finally determined to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Michael felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown. What if Mr. Duncan refused to grant his request? Michael had worked so hard in the last 18 months and brought some great benefits to Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. Of course, he deserved a wage increase.The thought of walking into Mr Duncan’s office left Michael weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal (一惯节省的) Rowland Duncan agreed to give Michael a raise!Michael arrived home that evenin g—despite breaking all city and state limits—to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Cassie, had prepared a delicate meal including his favourite dishes. Immediately he thought someone from the office had tipped her off!Next to his plate Michael found a beautiful lettered note. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to think about how sensitive and caring Cassie was.After dinner, Michael was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Cassie’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase.”Suddenly tears swelled in Michael’s eyes. Total acceptance! Cassie’s support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.76. What was Michael’s plan that Friday?A. To find a job with the Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency.B. To ask for a wage increase from his boss.C. To celebrate his success.D. To ask his boss to come for dinner.77. On his way back home, Michael __________.A. felt weak in the kneesB. was punished by the traffic policemanC. was too anxious to share the news with his wifeD. couldn’t wait to enjoy a meal78. Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE?A. Michael was afraid that his request would lead to a disaster.B. Michael had worked very hard and done his part for the company.C. Michael’s boss agreed to his request.D. One of Michael’s colleagues had told his wife the good news.79.According to the passage, which of the following can best describe Michael’s wife, Cassie?A. Passionate, thoughtful and talented.B. Considerate, generous and reliable.C. Decisive, optimistic and energetic.D. Caring, tolerant and supportive.BSuppose you’re in a rush, felling tired, not paying attention to your screen, and you send an email that could get you in trouble.Realisation will probably set in seconds after you’ve clicked “send”. You freeze in horror and burn with shame.What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.Clicking “send” too soonDon’t waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored.Writing the wrong nameThe sooner you notice, the better. Respond quickly and briefly, apologizing for your mistake. Keep the tone measured: don’t handle it too lightly, as people can be offended, especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture(i.e. incorrect ordering of Chinese names).Clicking “reply all” unintentionallyYou accidentally reveal(透露)to the entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner, or what holiday you’d like to take. In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardness. But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone starts hitting “reply all” to join in a long and unpleasant conversation. In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down.Sending an offensive message to its subjectThe most awkward email mistake is usually committed in anger. You write an unkind message about someone, intending to send it to a friend, but accidentally send it to the person you’re discussing. In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry. Explain your frustrations calmly and sensibly—see it as an opportunity to clear up any difficulties you may have with this person.80. After realising an email accident, you are likely to feel _______.A. curiousB. tiredC. awfulD. funny81. If you have written the wrong name in an email, it is best to ________.A. apologise in a serious mannerB. tell the receiver to ignore the errorC. learn to write the name correctlyD. send a short notice to everyone82. What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all” email?A. Try offering other choices.B. Avoid further involvement.C. Meet other staff members.D. Make a light-hearted apology.83. How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email?A. By promising not to offend the receiver again.B. By seeking support from the receiver’s friends.C. By asking the receiver to control his anger.D. By talking to the receiver face to face.COne windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds racing and dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the string and the tail kept them attached, facing upward and against the wind. The kites struggled and kept being dragged behind, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”Yet freedom from restriction simply put it at the mercy of a cruel breeze. It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a messed mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to stop lifeless against the first obstruction.How much like kites we sometimes are. The heaven gives us misfortune and limitations, and rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restriction is a necessary companion to the winds of opposition. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the order and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restrictions that we may be annoyed at are actually the steadying force that helps us improve and achieve.84. According to paragraph 2, “Let me go!” is said by _______.A. the kiteB. the windC. the birdD. the flyer85. Which of the following words has the meaning closest to the underlined word “obstruction” in paragraph 3?A. destructionB. miracleC. observationD. obstacle86. According to the writer, in what way is man similar to kites?A. Man will never reach the desirable height unless he breaks some rules.B. Man can be empowered by difficulties to go further and higher.C. Man desires freedom but only a few will succeed.D. Man is limited by his surroundings.87. By telling the story of kite flying, the writer wants to share the lesson that _______.A. rules are made to be brokenB. flying a kite involves skills and patienceC. sometimes difficulties can be potential blessingsD. it’s no use complaining about the difficulties we encounterDMassive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife. They have led some birds to give up on migration. Instead of flying thousands of miles in search of food, they make the waste sites their winter feeding grounds.Researchers in Germany used miniature GPS tags to track the migrations of 70 white storks (鹳) from different sites across Europe and Asia during the first five months of their lives. While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering(过冬) on rubbish dumps. Andrea Flack of the Max Planck Institute found that birds following traditional migration routes were more likely to die than German storks that flew only as far as northern Morocco, and spent the winter there on rubbish dumps. “For the birds it’s a very conveni ent way to get food. There are a lot of organic waste they can feed on,” said Flack. The meals are not particularly delicious, or even safe. Much of the waste is discarded(丢弃的) rotten meat, mixed in with other human debris such as plastic bags and old toys.“It’s very risky. The birds can easily eat pieces of plastic or rubber bands and they can die,” said Flack. “And we don’t know about the long-term consequences. They might eat something poisonous and damage their health. We cannot estimate that yet.”The scientists tracked white storks from different colonies in Europe and Africa. The Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as South Africa, while those from Spain, Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel.Landfill sites on the Iberian peninsula have long attracted local white storks, but all of the Spanish birds tagged in the study flew across the Sahara desert to the western Sahel. Writing in the journal, the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites, with four out of six birds that survived for at least five months overwintering on rubbish dumps in northern Morocco, instead of migrating to the Sahel.Flack said it was too early to know whether the benefits of plentiful food outweighed the risks of feeding on landfills. But that’s not the only uncertainty. Migrating birds affect ecosystems both at home and at their winter destinations, and disrupting the traditional routes could have unexpected side effects. White storks feed on locusts (蝗虫) and other insects that can become pests if their numbers get out of hand. “They provide a useful service,” said Flack.88. What is the impact of rubbish dumps on wildlife?A. They have forced white storks to search for safer winter shelters.B. They have seriously polluted the places where birds spend winter.C. They have accelerated the reproduction of some harmful insects.D. They have changed the previous migration habits of certain birds.89. What do we learn about birds following the traditional migration routes?A. They can multiply at an accelerating rate.B. They can better pull through the winter.C. They help humans protect insects.D. They are more likely to be at risk of dying.90. What can be inferred about the Spanish birds tagged in the study?A. They gradually lose the habit of migrating in winter.B. They prefer rubbish dumps far away to those at home.C. They are not attracted to the rubbish dumps on their migration routes.D. They join the storks from Germany on rubbish dumps in Morocco.91. What is scientists’ other concern about white storks feeding on landfills?A. The potential harm to the ecosystem.B. The genetic change in the stork species.。