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1、上海市金山中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第I卷 （共 95 分）I. Listening Comprehension Part 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
2、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 8:30 . B. At 9:00 . C. At 9:30. D. At. 10:00.2. A. Daughter and sonC. Father and daughterC. Husb
3、and and wife D. Mother and son.3. A. In a bankB. In a post office. C. In a supermarketD. In a restaurant.4. A. At 6 years oldB. At 10 years oldC. At 14 years oldD. At 18 years old5. A. Catch a train homeB. Do her homeworkC. Go to a theatre D. Go to work6. A. The woman can get the book now B. The wom
4、an can get the book laterC. The man will fold the paper for the woman D. The man will try to get the book for the woman7. A. Few students take it B. Nobody wants to teach itC. Most students dont finish it D. Most students find it difficult8. A. He has a hard time with his classmates B. He doesnt lik
5、e his new classmates at allC. He cant remember all the classmates nameD. He still doesnt know how to get along with his classmates9. A. The room is really dirtyB. The room is not dirty at allC. In the mans eyes, the room is clean D. The woman doesnt think the room is dirty10. A. They are having dinn
6、erB. Theyre making a phone callC. Theyre talking about the newsD. Theyre exchanging the newspaperPart B PassagesDirections: In Part 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 on
7、ly once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 12 are based on the following passage 11. A.Slow food B. Fast food C. Womens rights D. Anti-war12. A Alice has written so
8、me cookbooks. B Alice opened a restaurant in France. C Alice sometimes buys locally-grown food. D.It was Alices keen sense of taste that made her a famous cook. Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following passage.13. A Last August B Three years ago C A week ago D Six hours ago 14. A The river
9、 was still full of garbage. B There was no garbage left in the river. C There was much less garbage left in the river. D There was more garbage in the river than ever.15. A Students efforts have paid off. B. Students competed to clean up the river. C. Students were praised for their voluntary work D
10、 Students call attention to environmental problems. Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations, and you will be asked two questions on each of the conversations. The conversations will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you h
11、ear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 16 through 17 are based on the following conversation.16. A To return some goods B. To apply for a job. C. To place an orderD. To make a complaint17. A
12、. It depends on a number of factors B. It will be free for large orders. C It costs 15 more for express delivery. D It is not his responsibility. Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following conversation.18. A. In the newspaperB. On campus. C At the neighborhood housing officeD. On the college
13、 pamphlet.19. A It must be in a good locationB. It must have clean surroundings. C It should guarantee her privacyD. It doesnt cost much to rent. 20. A Amy will share the house with Tom. B. Amy is not easy to live with. C Tom is the owner of the house. D Amy and Tom are both studying in college. II.
14、 Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirection: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits eac
15、h blank. I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday. It was a sunny day. Eager to spend some time outside, I went up the mountain with my uncle. The mountain was hard (21) _(climb) and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end, (22) _ (exhaust) and ho
16、t, I couldnt go any further. So we went back down the mountain in the end. On the way back down, my uncle asked me a question, (23) _ left me speechless for a second: “Whats your dream, young lady?” “I have no idea,” I answered (24) _thinking it for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his stor
17、y. He didnt perform well at school when he was a student. Although nobody thought he could succeed, he knew clearly (25) _his dream was-to be a businessman. “I knew I wasnt gifted when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a market and sell them after class,” he told me. After he left s
18、chool, he started selling different items to find out which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but (26) _ tough life was, he never gave up. “There is no doubt that a person who puts in a great deal of effort to reach his or her goal will have good l
19、uck at some point. The meaning of life is to chase your dream,” he said gently. That night I (27) _ hardly fall asleep. I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself, “Whats my motivation?” I once wanted to be a top student, but the hard work needed meant (28) _ (put) everything into following my
20、passion. If I find myself lacking willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again by (29) _. It made me think: If we dont experience the climb, how can we get to see the scenery on the top of the mountain? In the end, I reached the top and (30) _ (fasci
21、nate) by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more pleasant than that.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.A. equalB. demandingC. benefitsD. employE. reachF. increa
22、seG. accessH. conveyI .conditionsJ. superiorK. approached There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. Thus we can _31_ the word “reading” in two distinct senses. The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. We can get _3
23、2_ to the content of those materials easily. Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we dont have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was _33_ to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have fel
24、t the shock of puzzlement. The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can _34_ the readers understanding. Such commu
25、nication between unequals must be possible. Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering more information. What are the _35_ in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding. The writer must be “_36_” to the reader
26、 in understanding. Besides, his book must _37_ something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to _38_ the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is _39_, success of comm
27、unication is achieved. Besides gaining information and understanding, theres another goal of reading - entertainment. It is the least _40_ and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for underst
28、anding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well. III. Reading ComprehensionSection 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.James New Bicycle J
29、ames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully _41_ the coins that lay on the bed. 24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least 90! How on earth was he going to get the _42_ of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycle. It was _43_ to hang around with people when y
30、ou were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to_44_. There was only one way to get money, and that was to _45_ it . He would have to find a job . _46_ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided t
31、o ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had opinions on most things. “Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”That was the beginning of James s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was
32、surprised by the _47_ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the_48_of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the _49_ increased and he knew that he would soon have _50_ for the bicycle he longed for.
33、The day_51_ came when James counted his money and found 94. 32. He _52_ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode _53_ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle
34、far more _54_ he had bought it with his own money. He had _55_ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle. 41. A. cleanedB. coveredC. countedD. checked42. A. coinsB. partC. numberD. rest43. A. hardB. braveC. smartD. modern44. A. split B. spendC. spareD. save45. A. borro
35、wB. earnC. raiseD. collect46. A. Or B. SoC. ForD. But47. A. similarityB. quality C. suitabilityD. variety48. A. brandB. numberC. sizeD. type49. A. effortB. jobC. moneyD. trouble50. A. enoughB. allC. muchD. some51. A. finallyB. instantlyC. normallyD. regularly52. A. gaveB. leftC. tookD. wasted53. A.
36、patientlyB. proudlyC. silentlyD. tiredly54. A. sinceB. ifC. thanD. though55. A. deservedB. benefitedC. achievedD. learnedSection BDirection：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished sattments. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C
37、and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) As a teenage rock fan, all Dennis Vorreyer really expected of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago two weekends ago was the chance to see his favorite bands perform live. But he and hi
38、s father, Jeffrey, who accompanied him to the festival, signed up for Lollapaloozas text-message network, and thus learned about a guitar-playing contest taking place there. Dennis, 14, entered and won a new Gibson guitar. Tad Kubler, the lead guitarist for the Hold Steady, who was involved in the c
39、ontest, then invited Dennis to perform with the band as it closed its set. Having your cell phone everywhere is important for everybody now, Dennis said. I never dreamed of playing Lollapalooza. The modern mobile phone - equipped with camera, Internet access and more - has proved to be a liability f
40、or some performers, like Akon and Beyonc? whose regrettable moments were captured by fans and then immortalized on YouTube and similar sites. But for the fans themselves, mobile phones are becoming as important an accessory as an all-access wristband. Beyond using them to record a short souvenir, th
41、ey are becoming a ticket to everything from free ringtones to V.I.P. treatment. On Gwen Stefanis recent tour, as many as 20 percent of the audience at some shows agreed to pay 99 cents for text messages and the chance to win better seats, according to the mobile marketing company Impact Mobile. At f
42、estivals like Lollapalooza, thousands of fans sign up to receive continuous updates from concert organizers about promotions and special events. Even when there is no fee, the service comes at a price: fans must give their phone numbers to marketers. And purists - and some artists - disapprove of fa
43、ns pecking out text messages or snapping pictures during performances. Still, the arrival of a new generation of phone-based activities could add a new twist to live events at a time when rising ticket prices have discouraged many concertgoers.56. What is the passage mainly talking about?A. The Loll
44、apalooza music festivalB. How to use your mobile phones correctly C. How to send and receive text message by mobile phones.D. Mobile phones are very important for fans to get information57. How did Dennis get the information about the guitar playing contest?A. His father Jeffrey told him about itB.
45、The lead guitarist , Tad Kubler , told him about it C. The Lollapaloozas text-message network told him about it.D. He got the information from the local TV station58. Why did some audience agree to pay money for the text message ?A. Because they wanted to get better tickets for the concert.B. Becaus
46、e they wanted to get the free tickets for the concert.C. Because Gwen Stefani asked them to do so.D. Because they wanted to have a good holiday59. The author seems to believe that _A. Dennis Vorreyer was fortunate to perform with the guitar band.B. phone based activities will become a turning point for the live events.C. today cell phone is important and indispensable for everybody.D. fans shouldnt peck out text message or snap pictures during performances. (B)60. The total capacity for the public forum on nee and