2018-2019年上海市嘉定二中高一上英语期中试卷(含答案)

2018学年第一学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section a

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Dear Editor,

We are having a hard time with our son these days. We wonder ___1_____ you could give us some advice. Harry is 13 years old and is now in the second year at a junior high school.

____2_____ he entered high school, Harry has suffered from a kind of “ school fear”. This “ school fear” is the result of the fact that he has lost interest in some subjects ____3____ he once liked.

A very good example is Chinese. Harry does well in Chinese writing, but not ___4____well in the other skills. He enjoys writing diaries. For a long time, writing down ______5___ he thinks interesting in his diary is a must for him. As a result, he can write quickly and fluently when he ___6___（give）a writing task.

But he is now having trouble ___7___（do）his Chinese examination, particularly in those things that need to be memorized. As a Chinese said,“we agree Harry is good ___8___ Chinese. But considering his performance as a whole, we cannot give him a high grade, ___9___ besides writing, we do have many others things to take into account.“Now Harry is even afraid of taking Chinese lessons.

Don’t looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Section B

Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Donald Trump ___31___ his place as the United States’ 45th president after crossing the 270 electoral vote threshold（门槛）on November 9. The 70-year-old Republican will take over from Barack Obama, a two-term president to occupy the White House.

The rise of Trump, a celebrity businessman with no previous experience in the ___32___ or elected office, surprised nearly everyone in politics. Tr ump’s victory over Clinton will end eight years of Democratic ___33___ of the White House. He will govern with Congress fully under Republican control and lead a country deeply ___34___ by his campaign against Clinton. Given the numerous Republicans who never backed him, Trump will have to face divisions within his own party, too.

As he claimed victory, Trump urged Americans to“come together as one united people.”“I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans,”he said in his victory speech. Striking a ___35___ tone, Trump continued that he would ask a few of those who had chosen not to support him for ___36___ and help so that“we can work together and unify our great country.”

A s president, Trump’s government agenda remains unclear. The president-elect has promised to bring changes to the United States. He said he would build a wall along the U.S-Mexico border to stop immigrants from coming into the country ___37___, suspend immigration from countries with ties to terrorist groups, and ___38___ with foreign governments such as those of Russia and China. Trump has also promised to prioritize the economic growth that creates jobs and ___39___ incomes for all Americans.

Trump is a wild card, many voters said, but he definitely has a chance to be a successful president as long as he recognizes the responsibilities he ___40___ and follows through on his promises.

Section A

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.

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always ___41___ to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this ___42___ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher ___43___ I should try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have a good sense of ___44___, nor did I have the team ability to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “going for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Taking the ___45___ to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get ___46___ and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. ___47___, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to ___48___ learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ___49___ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my ___50___ confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process—friends who ___51___ my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my improved self-confidence comes more ___52___ from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “___53___” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call ___54___ to myself, to raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent ___55___ I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

41. A. admitted B. chose C. forbidden D. affected

42. A. reflected B. remained C. changed D. ruined

43. A. admitted B. objected C. suggested D. considered

44. A. balance B. exercise C. angle D. expression

45. A. signal B. impression C. courage D. hesitation

46. A. confused B. bored C. assisted D. frightened

47. A. Effectively B. Regularly C. Historically D. Luckily

48. A. glance at B. concentrate on C. apply for D. have access to

49. A. rules B. structures C. remarks D. gestures

50. A. preference to B. overuse of C. lack of D. expert in

51. A. maintained B. included C. preferred D. respected

52. A. stress B. praise C. wonder D. sigh

53. A. sealing B. lasting C. attracting D. hiding

54. A. attention B. authority C. hostility D. damage

55. A. rude B. normal C. likely D. sure

（A）

56. What kind of people is the passage mainly written for?

A. Scientists.

B. Students

C. Tourists.

D. Artists.

57. We can learn from the passage that Little Penguins_____.

A. have been on Phillip Island for years

B. keep a Guinness record for their size

C. are trained to practice diving for visitors

D. live in large groups to protect themselves

58. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?

A. $37.50.

B. $62.50.

C. $180.00.

D. $150.00.

（B）

The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad（一时的风尚）. Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter "i" - and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s

iPlayer - which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet –used the title in 2008. A lovely bear - popular in the US and UK –that plays music and video is called "iTeddy". A slimmed-down version of London's Independent newspaper was started last week under the name "i".

In general, single-letter prefixes (前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most "i" products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent's "i", it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name.

But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter "i". Why not use "a", "b", or "c" instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King's College, London, "i" works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses "i", no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. "Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn't have one clear definition," he says.

"However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便) ."adds Thorne.

Clearly the letter "i" also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

Along with "Google" and "blog", readers of BBC Magazines voted "i" as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with "2000" in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.

59. People use iPlayer to ______.

A. listen to music

B. make a call

C. watch TV programs online

D. read newspapers

60. W e can infer that the Independent’s“i”is designed for ______.

A. young readers

B. old readers

C. fashionable women

D. engineers

61. The underlined word“ambiguous”means“______”.

A. popular

B. uncertain

C. clear

D. unique

62. The writer suggests that _____.

A.“i”products are often of high quality

B. iTeddy is alive bear

C. the letter“b”replaces letter“i”to name the products

D. the popular of“i”products may not last long

（C）

Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话).

The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschiveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名) envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.

The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own off ice. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschiveiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside with a copy of the art icle. The name of the family was underlined. "I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told Der Spiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.”

The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.

“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.

Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschiveiger Zeitung, said: “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.

63. The Braunschiveiger Zeitung is the name of _______.

A. a church

B. a bank

C. a newspaper

D. a magazine

64. Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?

A. The donation amounted to €2190,000.

B. The donation was sent directly to his house.

C. The money will be used for his education.

D. His mother felt astonished at the donation.

65. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. the donator is a rich old man

B. the donation will continue to come

C. the donation comes from the newspaper

D. the donation will soon be found out

66. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Money Is Raised by the Newspaper.

B. Newspaper Distributes Money to the Needy.

C. Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes.

D. Robin Hood

Section C

Directions：Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentences can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Second Life is an online imaginary world where a computer user can create a new self and experience a separate life. Second Life is similar to other popular“massively multiplayer online role-playing games.”The company Linden Lab of San Francisco, California created Second Life in 2003.

_____67___ Then he or she creates an electronic image, or animated character, called an avatar. Some people try to make their avatar look as close to their real self as possible. Other people change their sex or become an imaginary creature as their Second Life avatar.

Once you have your avatar you become a "resident" of Second Life. ___68___ Your avatar also can make friends with other Second Life avatars. Residents can go to school, own a business, even get married. But, there

are also activities in Second Life that are impossible in the real world. For example, if you do not feel like walking to that park near your Second Life home, why not fly?

___69___ But it costs money to get other accounts and to buy land. The virtual world has its own currency, the Linden dollars. You use these to buy virtual clothes, property, entertainment and many other things. You can earn Linden dollars by working at a job. That unreal money has a real-life value. About 250 Linden dollars are worth one American dollar.

Second Life is popular among schools and businesses. Many universities have set up campuses on the website. Many kinds of stores can also be found there. And, entertainers sometimes perform live on Second Life with their Second Life avatars.

___70___ It is said that the total number of residents is more than 13 million from more than 100 countries.

第二卷

Ⅳ. Blank Filling

Directions：Complete each sentence with the proper form of the word given in the bracket.

71. We ________（talk）in the room when the light suddenly went out.

72. –What’s that noise? –Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ________（test）.

73. In the past two decades, research ________（expand）our knowledge about sleep and dream.

74. Your pen, though not very expensive, _________（write）smoothly.

75. Shortly after we ________（seat），a waiter came over to our table with a smile.

Directions：Complete each relative clause with proper conjunction.

76. The thief ________ had robbed the man was caught by the policeman.

77. He lives in a hotel, ________ is only five minutes’ walk from here.

78. I still remember the night ________ I first came to the house.

79. Can you take the reason _________ he gave you for his absence from the lecture.

80. It takes the boy ________ family is poor 2 hours to come to school on foot.

Ⅴ. Translation

Directions：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

81. 缺少时间使我们无法按时完成我们的任务。（lack）

82. 事实上，我好像读过这篇关于旅游名胜的文章。（seem）

83. 为了促进销售，所有店员都必须彬彬有礼，给顾客留下好印象。（impression）

84. 除了锻炼，充分的休息和均衡的饮食也是保持秀发闪亮的关键。（key）

85. 王老师常常提醒我们遇到困难要向他寻求帮助别犹豫，这就是我们把他当朋友的原因。（remind）

参考答案

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

21. Whether 22. Since 23. that/which 24. so/as 25. what 26. is given

27. doing 28. at 29. because 30. more interesting

Section B

31-40 JFACEHKGBD

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension

41-45 BCCAC 46-50 ADBAC 51-55 DBDAD

Section B

56-58 CAB 59-62 CABD 63-66 CDBC

Section C

67-70 BCDF

Ⅳ. Blank Filling

71. were talking 72. is being tested 73. has expanded 74. writes 75. were seated 76. who/that 77. which 78. when 79. which/that 80. whose

Ⅴ. Translation

81. Lack of time kept us from finishing the task on time（l ack of…1, keep sb from doing on t ime 2）

82. As a matter of fact, I seem to have read the article about places of interest.

In fact, it seems that I read the article about…

83. To promote sales, all the shop assistants should be polite and leave a good impression on customers.

84. In addition to exercise, enough rest and well-balanced diet is/are the key to keeping our hair shiny.

85. Mr. Wang always reminds us that we should go to him for assistance without hesitation, and that’s why we

consider him（as/to be）our friend.