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1、上海市金山中学2017学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷 (共110分) I. Listening Comprehension（25分）Section A (101=10分) 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 t
2、he 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. All day.B. Only in the morning.C. Only in the afternoon.D. The same as weekdays.2
3、. A. Doctor and patient.B. Customer and salesgirl.C. Man and wife.D. Customer and waitress.3. A. The woman changed the reservation. B. The woman made no reservation. C. The woman made the reservation for the 9:30 flight. D. The woman misunderstood the man.4. A. Stay in the garden.B. Join the man. C.
4、 Watch TV.D. Do some housework.5. A. About seven or eight days.B. Four or five days. C. Exactly one week. D. More than ten days.6. A. Britain.B. Italy.C. Spain.D. France.7. A. On a boat trip. B. In a cinema. C. At the beach.D. In a restaurant.8. A. At 10:05.B. At 5:10.C. At 10:40.D. At 5:20.9. A. Tr
5、avel agency clerk.B. Office secretary. C. Head nurse.D. Hotel receptionist.10.A. 12 years.B. 24 years.C. 6 years.D. 18 years.Section B(101.5=15分)Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the convers
6、ation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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
7、 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Having no children gives a couple more freedom.B. Having children in youth brings a couple plenty of joy.C. A couple will enjoy life with their children.D. A couple think of children as a nuisance(讨厌的人).12. A. The desire for a job. B. The desire for a fr
8、ee lifestyle. C. The desire for further education. D. The desire for beauty.13. A. To build a career in communication.B. To have a baby soon.C. To enjoy life better.D. To have a large circle of friends.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A. People from Holland.B. People from Britai
9、n.C. People from Germany.D. The Puerto Ricans.15. A. Asians.B. Irishmen.C. Eastern Europeans.D. Italians.16. A. For adventure.B. For religious freedom.C. For a better life.D. For independence.Questions17through18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17. A. They had difficulty understanding their profes
10、sor.B. They got stuck in the beginning.C. They had no talent for writing.D. They didnt like detective stories.18. A. To go shopping.B. To get herself relaxed. C. To look for inspiration for her story.D. To meet Prof. Wilson.Questions19through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.19. A. She has troubl
11、e learning English.B. She is often late for class. C. She has won a scholarship.D. She is absent-minded in class.20. A. She is doing well in study. B. She has to deliver milk every morning to earn her school fees. C. Her parents fell ill two months ago. D. She has behaved well in school. II. Grammar
12、 and VocabularySection A (102=20分)Directions: Read the following passage. 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 a
13、nswers are grammatically correct. Stress：Good or Bad?Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.In recent years，stress（21） （regard） as a cause of a whole range of medical problems
14、, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress（22） does you harm. It is time you（23）_(consider) that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will
15、 be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the（24） _（good） your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself
16、（25） number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of you, and yet find（26） impossible to say no？Do you find yourself getting impatient or（27） （annoy）with people over unimportant things？If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better（28） （control）your st
17、ress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.To some extent, you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved（29）_various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the
18、total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely（30） （get）ill.Section B (10分)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.A. creative B. prepares C. reflects D. methods E. syste
19、ms F. individually G. reviewing H. qualities I. memorized J. highly K. importantIn a society, such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious, and cultural differences, people_31_ value individualismthe differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the_32_ t
20、hat make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work _33_and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.In m
21、ost Asian societies, on the contrary, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient _34_ societys belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and hel
22、p one another on assignments. In the classroom, the teaching _35_ are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students recite rules or information that they have memorized.There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these_36_
23、 of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it _37_st
24、udents for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an_38_ learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized.The advantage of the educational system in No
25、rth America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values _39_ ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they havent _40_as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have
26、.III Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分) 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.Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to
27、 put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possibleSometimes the degree to which we are willing to （41） our belief systems determines the success of our inner economyFor example, imagine that your family of origin
28、had a belief that musical talent was not something they（42） . As a member of that group, you would likely （43） that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be （44） to really get behind yourselfBecause you might fear that your （45） would not
29、pay offEven if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not （46） would probably stop your tryingAnd that would be a major （47） to invest your energy in your dreamOn the other hand，belief isnt anything （48） If you found a way to （49）_ that negative belief, a great fl
30、ood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock marketAnd in both cases, （
31、50） plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind somethingOne way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable（51） we sometimes thinkThere are other more reliable things of success that we can put our（52） i
32、n, such as passion, feeling, and senseSome of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the（53） opinion held by ordinary people about what will workIn the same way，we can learn to trust our hearts desires and our sense to guid
33、e us,（54）_ any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we（55） the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper41AsimplifyBchallengeCeliminateDmaintain42ApossessedBtrustedCobjectedD
34、missed43ArejectBpreserveCdenyDshare44AwillingBsorryCreluctantDready45AsuccessBknowledgeCprofessionDinvestment46AdevotedBtalentedCconcernedDinterested47AobstacleBexcuseCchanceDprinciple48AimportantBfixedCchangeableDstimulating49AenhanceBreserveCreleaseDfollow50AenergyBhobbyCexpenseDbelief51AguideBabi
35、lityCgoalDpolicy52AaimBfaithCtaskDdream53AunacceptableBstrangeCunbelievableDcommon54AquestioningBunderstandingCinterpretingDbelieving55Astick toBlead toCfree upDleave outSection B（112=22分）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished state
36、ments. 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)Today, we tell about a popular graduate degree known as the MBA. The letters represent the words Master of Business Administratio
37、n.MBA students learn to deal with all kinds of business situations. They learn to solve business problems. They develop skills needed by many different kinds of companies.All MBA programs teach students about subjects including economics, the structure of organizations, finance, marketing and policy
38、. Students then do more study in areas that interest them. It usually takes two years to get an MBA degree if you attend school full-time. Many programs permit students to take classes while they work. These programs take longer to complete.Business is one of the most popular areas of study for fore
39、ign students in the United States. To be admitted to an MBA programs, foreign students must show a clear understanding of English by taking the TOEFL test. All students must also take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The scores on this test are used by more than 1,500 graduate programs
40、 throughout the world.Studying for an MBA can be costly. The program at the University of Virginia, for example, costs more than $22,000 a year. That cost does not include housing and food. Foreign students can get financial aid for MBA studies after the first year. The Darden School of Business at
41、the University of Virginia today has 120 foreign students studying for an MBA degree.To get information about studying for an MBA, use the computer and go to a website called MBA Explorer. The Internet address is www.gmat.org. Another way is to go to a meeting of the Graduate Management Admission Co
42、uncil. These meetings are called MBA Forums. They are held in different cities in several areas of the world. At the MBA Forums, representatives of business colleges explain their programs and answer questions from people interested in studying business.56. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in
43、 the MBA program?A. The structure of organization. B. Policy.C. Economics. D. Mathematics.57. MBA Forums are_.A. held in different cities in AmericaB. to help MBA students to learn to deal with all personal problemsC. the meeting of the Post-graduate Management Administration CouncilD. the meetings
44、where representatives of business colleges can explain their programs58. Studying for an MBA degree, all the students_.A. can get financial aid for MBA studies after the first yearB. can get a degree after one year of studyC. develop skills needed by many different kinds of companiesD. who study at
45、the University of Virginia must pay no more than $22,000 a year excluding housing and food.59. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration.B. To get an MBA degree, you should usually spend two years in attending school full-time.C. Economics is t
46、he most popular area of study in the United States.D. All students applying for an MBA program must take the GMAT. (B)CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGEWORKING CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEESPaydayEmployees are paid every other Friday. If Friday is a holiday, payday will be the following Monday. Generally, employees pick up the pay checks in their department; if not, they may be picked at the business office.OvertimeAll the worked over eight hours in one day and forty hours in a workweek, and also the first eight hours worked