2013年上海重点中学高一第二学期期中考试英语试卷

2013年上海重点中学高一第二学期期中考试英语试卷

Mid-term Test for Senior One (2013.4)

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1. Listening （每题1分， 共17分）

Section A.

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 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. At a gallery. B. At a science museum.

C. At a furniture shop. D. At a stationery store.

2. A. School sports team. B. The exam score.

C. A swimming match. D. An Olympic organization.

3. A. $8. B. $12. C. $40. D. $80.

4. A. They are going camping this weekend. B. They have recently visited Lake Dunmore.

C. They will join the outdoor club next year. D. They have to change their weekend plans.

5. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.

C. Travel agent and customer. D. Manager and office clerk.

6. A. The man arrived just on time. B. It is not the right time for her.

C. She didn‘t expect him to come so soon. D. Her cable TV set doesn‘t need any repair.

7. A. She dislikes watching fireworks. B. She has to get some movie tickets.

C. She‘s already had plans for the night. D. She doesn‘t want to go out with the man.

8. A. To enjoy the nice weather. B. To postpone the meeting.

C. To take up their study together. D. To start a project on weather changes.

9. A. The woman has too many keys. B. The woman shouldn‘t get annoyed.

C. The woman is too forgetful. D. The woman seldom looks for her keys.

10. A. He will change his plans for tomorrow night.

B. He will be at both the appointment and the party.

C. He has an appointment with Mary tomorrow anyway.

D. He feels sorry that he cannot go to the birthday party.

Section B.

Directions: In section B you will hear one short passage. And you will be asked three questions on the passage. The passage 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.

Blanks 11through 13 are based on the following conversation.

11. A. It could be dangerous if a sleepwalking person is woken up.

B. Children are more likely to sleepwalk or sleeptalk than adults.

C. Sleepwalking and sleeptalking are two different kinds of dreams.

D. Sleeptalking doesn‘t occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep.

12. A. A guilty murderer. B. A man in absolute horror.

C. A terrible physician. D. A man with mental problem.

13. A. People can be dreaming while they are sleepwalking.

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B. Sleepwalking sometimes can have serious consequences.

C. Crimes committed during sleepwalking are often forgivable.

D. Around 10 percent of people have experienced sleepwalking.

Section C.

Directions: In section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write answers on your answer sheet.

II. Grammar (每题1分，共20分)

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25. It was a most significant day for Nancy, ______ for the first time in her life she gave birth to a

baby.

A. that B. while C. which D. when

26. You‘d better give the task to ______ you think can succeed in carrying it out ahead of time.

A. whomever B. whoever C. anyone D. no matter who

27. ______, the problem can be solved in only 2 hours with an electronic computer.

A. Complicated though it is B. Though is it complicated

C. As it is complicated D. Complicated although it is

28. Leiden, ______ last year, is a nice town, home to the oldest Leiden University.

A. that I visited B. which I visited C. where I visited D. in which I visited

29. With a lot of difficult problems ___, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled

30. You can‘t imagine what great trouble they have _____ the problem _____.

A. to solve; being talked about B. solving; talking about

C. to solve; to talk about D. solving; being talked about

31. This issue is not worthy ______.

A. to be discussed B. of discussing C. to discuss D. discussing

32. Paul does nothing but ______ all day long.

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

33. On returning home, ______.

A. a letter was found on the table B. I found a letter on the table

C. a letter was laid on the table D. I lay a letter on the table

34. Is it necessary ______ the book immediately?

A. for him to return B. that he returns C. his returning D. of him to return

35. He felt he was to ______ for the conflict between them.

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A. be blamed B. have been blamed C. blame D. blaming

36. The tourist season ______ from May till October.

A. extended B. stretched C. expanded D. spread

37. One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a highrise is that you can get a good _____.

A. sight B. scene C. view D. look

38. The act of human beings‘ destroying the environment will surely ______ in disaster.

A. turn up B. turn out C. end up D. give up

39. Some people argue that university education should be made _____ to most people, not only to

good students.

A. available B. considerable C. fashionable D. respectable

40. The ______ from the customers who have tried the new mobile phone is very positive.

A. feedback B. complaint C. concern D. contact

41. The success of the recent TV series has_______ young people's curiosity about nature in

general.

A. appealed B. approached C. arranged D. aroused

42. The TV series is ______ on a newly-published novel.

A. based B. adapted C. revised D. transformed

43. At the end of the game, players traditionally _______ shirts _______ each other.

A. exchange….with B. replace ….with C. substitute……for D. change…into

44. The doctor was able to treat the disease although he could not ______ the exact cause.

A. put emphasis on B. lay a foundation for C. put his finger on D. get down to

enthusiasm. When Ann Landers, a well-known newspaper columnist __45__ for the term in her column, she was shocked by the responses from the __46__ public. A huge number of readers of races wrote to say that they do not approve of the term ―African-American.‖

When I raised the term ―African-American‖ in a conversation with a black lady, she shook her head before answering my question. ―People were upset with the word Negro‘, so they __47__ to be called black‘. In fact, Negro means black in Spanish. Then they invented this new term. It‘s getting too complicated now, and I don‘t know what we should be called any more.‖ However, not everyone regards it as a complicated issue. A New Jersey resident __48__ stated his opinion: Blacks have been in this country for over 200 years. They‘re just as American as any other ethnic (种族的) group.

The argument over ―African-American‖ has involved other minority groups as well. Someone from Seattle wrote to the newspaper: I could never understand why people whose ancestors came from Africa __49__ themselves to be called black. My grandparents came from Japan, and I would be __50__ if someone called me ―yellow‖. To __51__ a person by color is just plain insulting.

The American Indians, however, approached this issue with a different tone. One of them confronted (面对) the newspaper columnist with the following words: You gave a lot of __52__ to the African-American. I wish you‘d do as much for the Native American Indian. We are the most ignored of all the minorities. They don‘t call us anything and nobody cares. The treatment of our

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people is the darkest __53__ in America‘s history. America was our country, and now America wants no part of us.

IV. Cloze (15分)

The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm‘s attention is the design of cities, buildings and products. Today, thousands of people come to green building conferences, and the __54__that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to __55__. Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren‘t designed for __56__ use. The ―energy-efficient‖ sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis __57__ indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint, wall covering and carpet. So for 20 years, we‘ve been focusing on these materials down to the molecules (分子), looking for ways to make them __58__ for people and the planet.

Home builders can now use materials — such as paints that release significantly __59__ amounts of organic compounds — that don‘t __60__ the quality of the air, water, or soil. Ultimately, __61__, our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being ―less bad‖ but on creating __62__ healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil __63__ reused by industry again and again. As a matter of __64__, the world‘s largest carpet manufacturer has already __65__ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环利用的).

Look at it this way: No one starts out to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are basically causing these conditions, whether we like it or not. So __66__ of simply trying to reduce the damage, we are adopting a __67__ approach. We‘re giving people high-quality, healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a __68__ effect on the world. It‘s not just the building industry, either. Entire cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building. Portland, Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities. Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.

54. A. practice B. idea C. outlook D. schedule

55. A. go B. continue C. come D. arrive

56. A. relevant B. indoor C. flexible D. forward

57. A. revealed B. displayed C. exhibited D. discovered

58. A. careful B. comfortable C. stable D. safe

59. A. reduced B. revised C. delayed D. defined

60. A. destroy B. deny C. dissolve D. depress

61. A. anyway B. besides C. anyhow D. however

62. A. exactly B. completely C. partially D. friendly

63. A. and B. nor C. or D. but

64. A. principle B. course C. interest D. fact

65. A. developed B. stretched C. researched D. constructed

66. A. instead B. because C. out D. regardless

67. A. negative B. positive C. relative D. sensitive

68. A. functional B. sensible C. beneficial D. precious Ⅴ. Reading (15分 A,B =1分,C=2分)

(A)

Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It's raining and the tent leaks. The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can't understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother talk me into this?

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When we get home—if we ever get home—he's going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor a shopping spree （狂购） at the mall!

Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We're camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn't see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily.

Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!

Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section that Carol said looked "fishy". She had a pack rod （竿）, which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.

Friday: I can't believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful．We're already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe down a river. It's hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.

69. The writer went on this camping trip because _____.

A. she enjoyed camping B. she wanted to go fishing

C. she was influenced by her brother D. she was tired of staying home

70. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer _____.

A. hiked along the lake B. dried out her belongings

C. climbed the mountain D. caught the fish for dinner

71. It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because _____.

A. she could not afford to buy a regular fishing pole

B. she needed it to get their main source of food

C. she thought the writer of the journal might need it

D. she expected to go fishing while they were hiking

72. It is likely that the writer will _____ ．

A. go on another camping trip

B. invite Carol to go fishing together

C. make her brother buy her something

D. convince tier brother to go camping

(B)

A Little Is A Lot For Those With Nothing

Each year, 22 million people die from preventable causes, such as polluted water or the lack of nutrition, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. These groups are taking some of the top lights:

****A child dies every eight seconds from water-borne disease. Global Water builds wells in ****As much as 80 percent of the world's population may be lacking in iron. UNICEF supplies iron supplements (补充) to women and children in more than 100 countries, preventing

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anaemia (贫血症), low birth weight and death. Their greeting cards, calendars and gifts help fund ****Mercy Corps fed more than 150,000 mouths in 2003. Still, more than one-quarter of children worldwide are underweight. One dollar helps feed 15 kids in developing countries like 73. What is the purpose of the advertisement?

A. To ask readers to do their bit for the people who are likely to die from preventable causes.

B. To attract people's attention to the problem of water pollution.

C. To help the homeless children in developing countries.

D. To ask the readers to surf the Internet and become aware of the miserable things in the world.

74. You can help the children lacking in iron by _____.

A. buying special greeting cards or gifts from UNICEF.

B. helping the program of digging wells in poor area.

C. doing some volunteer work for them.

D. keeping our environment from being polluted.

75. Supposing there are 300, 000 starving children, how much money will be needed to help

them according to 2003 standard?

A. 15 dollars. B. 20, 000 dollars.

C. 4, 500, 000 dollars. D. 2, 200, 000 dollars.

(C)

The city has always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 18th-century cafes of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and politics, to the Left Bank bars of modern Paris, where Picasso talked about modern art. Without the metropolis, we might not have had the great art of Shakespeare.

And yet, city life isn‘t easy. Now scientists have begun to examine how the city affects the brain, and the results are depressing. Just being in an urban environment, they have found, impairs (损害) our basic mental processes. After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control. While it‘s long been recognized that city life is exhausting, this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so.

One of the main forces at work is a complete lack of nature, which is surprisingly beneficial for the brain. Studies have demonstrated, for instance, that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing are better able to focus when their apartments overlook a lawn. Even these glimpses of nature improve brain performance, it seems, because they provide a mental break from the urban life.

This research arrives just as humans cross an important milestone (里程碑). For the first time in history, the majority of people live in cities. Instead of inhabiting wide-open spaces, we‘re crowded into concrete jungles, surrounded by traffic and millions of strangers. In recent years, it‘s become clear that such unnatural surroundings have important implications for our mental and physical health, and can powerfully alter how we think.

This research is also leading some scientists to dabble(涉足) in urban design, as they look for ways to make the city less damaging to the brain. The good news is that even slight alterations, such as planting more trees in the inner city or creating urban parks with a greater variety of plants,

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can significantly reduce the negative side effects of city life. The mind needs nature, and even a little bit can be a big help.

76. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

A. The city inspires talented people. B. The city hurts your brain.

C. The city has many pleasures and benefits.

D. The city seriously affects the natural balance.

77. The word ―metropolis‖ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

A. citizen B. nature C. city D. stress

78. What is the factor mentioned in the third paragraph that helps the hospital patients recover

more quickly?

A. Nature. B. Better treatment.

C. Experienced doctors. D. Good medicine.

79. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Different aspects of an urban environment, such as the crowded streets, can lead to an increase in self-control.

B. Small changes in urban design cannot reduce the negative side effects of city life.

C. For the first time in history, the earth‘s population is more urban than rural.

D. A walk down a busy city street will improve brain performance.

主观试题部分（答案写在答题纸上）

II. Directions: Fill in the blanks with a proper word according to the context or the given verb in its proper form.(8%)

A

Unlike other marine mammals (哺乳动物), otters do not have blubber (鲸油) to keep warm. So, they are constantly moving and eating. And they are a keystone (基本的) species, which means they help to structure the environment they live in. There are endless things to learn. That‘s ___1__I love about this job.

We have an amazing opportunity to help people become aware of ___2__ they impact the world. People will watch the movie to see this lovely otter, but it can also be an entry point into conservation. We want to show people that these animals are amazing and ____3____ they are worth____4_____( protect).

B

BRB, gr8, cya – it‘s a lot easier to use shortcuts when we text, isn‘t it? But while we might think nothing of it, there‘s an ongoing debate about the potentially harmful effects that text messaging can have ____42___ people‘s grammar. Some teachers say that texting and social networking can make students lazy ___43___ it comes to writing properly. But another view is that text messaging has no effect at all, as many people consider it to be a language of its own. It could be compared to students learning a foreign language, which should not have an effect on their native tongue.

_____44_____ it‘s harmful or not, it seems that text language is seeping (渗透) into the mainstream one way or another. In a study published last year by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, entitled (名为) Writing, Technology and Teens, 64 percent of teens admitted to ____45____(use) informal ―text language‖ in their regular classroom writing assignments. This could mean that poor grammar is becoming the standard for written communication through sheer (十足的) laziness.

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Translation 17%

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

1. 早起床就意味着准时到学校。（mean, 动名词作主语）

2. 著名科学家们的共同天赋是好奇心(gift)

3. Katherine Hepburn扮演过许多性格迥异的角色，因此获得了四次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖（Leading Actress Oscar, 定语从句）。（role）

4. 乔布斯决不允许别人的意见淹没自己的―内心的声音‖。（drown out）

5. 他死亡的原因是因为这个地区缺医少药。

6. 旅游业飞速发展时，只有提高服务质量，旅行社才能吸引并留住游客。（Only）

2013年上海重点中学高一第二学期期中考试英语试卷

高一英语答题纸

I．

listening (4分)

17.______________ 18. _____________ 19.____________ 20. ____________

Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the words given（8分）

1.____________________ 2. _________________________

3. ____________________ 4. _________________________

5._______________________ 6._________________________

Translation (1-2题2分，3-5题3分，6题4分 共17分)

1. 早起床就意味着准时到学校。（mean, 动名词作主语）

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. 著名科学家们的共同天赋是好奇心(gift)

_______________________________________________________________________________

3. Katherine Hepburn扮演过许多性格迥异的角色，因此获得了四次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖（Leading Actress Oscar, 定语从句）。（role）

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. 乔布斯决不允许别人的意见淹没自己的―内心的声音‖。（drown out）

_______________________________________________________________________________

5. 他死亡的原因是因为这个地区缺医少药。

_______________________________________________________________________________

6. 旅游业飞速发展时，只有提高服务质量，旅行社才能吸引并留住游客。（Only）

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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KEYS

Section A 1~5 ACBAD 6~10 BCACD

Section B 11~13 BDB

Section C 14. appointment 15. Examined 16. 14 17. Tuesday

Section A: 25~29 D B A B C 30~34 D A A B A

35~39 C A C C A 40~44 A D A A C

Section B: 45. B 46. D 47. J 48. A 49. F 50. G 51. I 52. E

Section A: 54~58 B C B A D 59~63 A A D B C 64~68 D A A B C

Section B: (A) 69~72 C B D A (B) 73~75 A A B (C) 76~79 B C A C 53. H

New version

1. what 2. how 3. that 4. protecting

5. on 6. when 7. Whether 8. using

Translation (17%)

1. 早起床就意味着准时到学校。（mean, 动名词作主语）

Getting up early means arriving at/reaching/getting to school on schedule/time. (2‘)

2. 著名科学家们的共同天赋是好奇心(gift)

The common gift for/of most scientists is curiosity. (2‘)

3. Katherine Hepburn扮演过许多性格迥异的角色，因此获得了四次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖（Leading Actress Oscar, 定语从句）。（role）

Katherine Hepburn played a variety of roles, which made her win four Leading Actress Oscars. (3‘)

4. 乔布斯决不允许别人的意见淹没自己的―内心的声音‖。（drown out）

Jobs never allowed the opinions of others to drown out his own ―inner voice‖. (3‘)

5. 他死亡的原因是因为这个地区缺医少药。

The reason why he died was that there is little medical care in this area. (3‘)

6. 旅游业飞速发展时，只有提高服务质量，旅行社才能吸引并留住游客。（Only）

Only by improving the quality of service can a travel agency attract and hold tourists when tourism is developing at great speed. (4‘)

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