上海市第二学期高一英语期中考试试卷

第二学期高一英语期中考试试卷

满分：100分 时间：90分钟

第I卷

I. Listening Comprehension（16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.$24. B.$30. C.$34. D.$50.

( )2.A. At a bus shop. B.On a plane. C.On a train. D.At a travel agency. ( )3.A.The one-bedroom apartment. B.The tow-bedroom apartment. C.The three-bedroom apartment. D.The four-bedroom apartment. ( )4.A.Her husband. B.Her friend. C.Her boss. D.Her doctor.

( )5.A.She will soon move, too. B.She is pleased with their move. C.She feels a little disappointed. D.His bicycle was stolen.

( )6.A.He was sick. B.He forgot about the meeting time. C.He had to fix his bicycle. D.His bicycle was stolen.

( )7.A.The man can stay in her brother’s apartment. B.Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.

C.Her brother can find an apartment for the man. D.The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.

( )8.A.She’ll have some chocolate cake. B.She’ll have apple pie and ice cream.

C.She’ll take a look at the menu. D.She’ll go without dessert.

( )9.A.Thoughtful. B.Selfish. C.Generous. D.Careless. ( )10.A.She spends more than she earns. B.She saves a lot each month.

C.She has a tight budget. D.She spent more on clothing than on food. Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one will be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

( )11. A.To buy a new house. B.To meet the manager. C.To park her car. D.To make an appointment

( )12. A.The woman crashed her car.

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B.The woman quarreled with a stranger.

C.The woman failed to get her car parked in time. D.The woman backed her car into the wrong place.

( )13. A. Selfish. B.Clever C.Respectful. D.Considerate.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage ( )14. A.They strongly believe in family rules. B.They are very likely to succeed in life.

C.They tend to take responsibility for themselves. D.They are in the habit of obeying their parents.

( )15. A.They grow up to be funny and charming. B.They often have a poor sense of direction. C.They get less attention from their parents. D.They tend to be smart and strong-willed.

( )16. A.They usually don’t follow family rules.

B.They don’t like to take chances in their lives. C.They are less likely to be successful in life. D.They tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A ( 10分)

Directions: After reading the passage 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 each blank.

Where is spring?

It is everywhere ,not just in parks and school playground. Spring can also __17___(find) in the arts. The connection between spring ,poems and songs is ancient and deep.It is not difficult to see why.

For thousands of years, the__18___(come)of spring has been a moment of hope for human beings.After the winter,__19___it seems that nature has died, the birds begin to grow and Earth are born again.

This is not only__20___beautiful thing for people ,but also vital.We have depended ___21___ the natural world for good for all human history,whether it has been captured,gathered or grown. So spring has been a natural time __22___(give)thanks and celebrate.Written ,spoken and sung words help us to do that.

There is a long tradition of spring literature in English.One of the__23__(famous) examples is Geoffrey Chaucer‘s The Canterbury Tales, __24___(write) in the 14th century.The stories begin with a memorable picture of spring . Sprig poems often have a romantic theme . In Scottish poet Robert Burns’1793 poem Oh Were My Love You Lilac（丁香花） ,he imagines

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his beloved is a lilac__25___he is a bird.He says he would shelter beneath(在......下面) her but cry when the lilac was torn（摧残） by strong winds!

Spring has inspired so many different kinds of poems__26___it’s difficult to sum them up. The overall feeling,though,is one of anticipation(期待). Nature is reborn ,so perhaps we too can live new lives.

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. presented B. perfect C. reputation D. ideal E. sometimes F. regarded G. contribution H. suffering I. humour J. attend K. frequently Born to the tallest couple in China, Yao Ming has a(n)__27___ gene( 基因 ) to play basketball. He started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager and later was selected by the Houston Rockets. His team spirit and sense of __28___ made him popular at home and abroad. And he is also___29__ as one of the best basketball players in the NBA.

Along with honors, sports also bring Yao pain and injury. His___30___ in his feet and knees almost made him unable to __31___ 2008 Olympic Games. Yao , however, returned to play with the Chinese national team in time. Due to the ___32___ performance of Yao and all other team members, China made the Olympic men’ s basketball quarter finals for the third time in history.

With a growing___33___, Yao has __34___ been chosen by many sponsors( 赞助商), such as Reebok, Pepsi, Visa, Apple, McDonald’s and so on. He was ___35_an award by University of Houston in 2006. The award is to honour Yao ‘s___36__ to the developing relationship Asian and American cultures.

III. Reading Comprehension Section 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.

City people usually think they are a lot smarter than country people. They often laugh at simple country life . But people do not laugh at __37___music. It is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today.

Perhaps country music is so popular in the United States because it is about _38__but strong human feelings and events, love,sadness,good times, and bad times. It tells real-life stories and __39___ the way people really talk. As life becomes more and more complicated (复杂的 ), It is good to hear music about ordinary people.

Country music __40__two kinds of music . One is the traditional music of the people in the eastern United States. __41____is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they ___42___using electric guitars.

At first city people __43__country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the

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South. But during World War II, thousands of __44__went to the Northeast and Midwest to _45___in the factories. They took their music with them . _46___from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They _47___to like country music . Slowly it became popular all over the country.

Today country music is popular _48__in the United States and Canada-----in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among 49 and uneducated (未受教育) people. About 1,200 50 stations broadcast（播放） country music twenty-four hours a day . English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their languages. The music that started with cowboys and 51 Southerners is now popular all over the world. 37. A. classical B. pop C. country D. traditional 38. A. strange B. funny C. popular D. simple 39. A. looks B. feels C. sounds D. forms 40. A. learns from B. comes from C. makes up D. leads to 41. A. Another B. One more C. Other D. The other 42. A. enjoyed B. practiced C. kept D. started 43. A. found B. decided C. said D. imagined 44. A. Northerners B. Southerners C. Easterners D. westerners 45. A. work B. sing C. live D. learn 46. A. Students B. Soldiers C. Farmers D. Workers 47. A. came B. used C. wanted D. expected 48. A. somewhere B. nowhere C. elsewhere D. everywhere 49.A. experienced B. skilled C. educated D. trained 50. A. radio B. bus C. railway D. police 51. A. poor B. rich C. clever D. foolish

Section B （8分）

Directions: Read the following two 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.

( A )

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