2015复旦附中高一英语期中考试和答案

复旦大学附属中学2015学年第一学期

高一年级英语期中考试试卷

I. Listening Comprehension (24/120)

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. Help him to find his luggage. B. Go with him.

C. Take care of his luggage.

D. Tell him the time.

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

C. Instructor and player.

D. Boss and secretary.

3. A. He thought it should have been longer. B. He thought it was fascinating.

C. He thought it was boring.

D. He has never attended the lecture.

4. A. Something warm to eat. B. To rent a house.

C. A party invitation.

D. A tour of the house.

5. A. 10 pounds. B. 60 pounds. C. 30 pounds. D. 15 pounds.

6. A. Yes, because he has enough money.

B. No, because it’s too expensive and not for sale.

C. Yes, if he borrows money from the woman.

D. No, he has to wait until the special price comes.

7. A. She thinks the man should be preparing for his final exams.

B. She is not interested in Disneyland.

C. She thinks the man needs a holiday.

D. She thinks the man should forget his final exams.

8. A. Ray doesn’t want to come to the farewell party.

B. Ray should have phoned beforehand.

C. She is not supposed to come.

D. She is really disappointed at what Ray has done.

9. A. He doesn’t have to see the doctor.

B. His arthritis is getting worse.

C. The woman should see the doctor.

D. The doctor doesn’t have time to see him.

10. A. He needs the computer for a longer time.

B. He is going to use the computer in the staff room.

C. He will let the woman use the computer.

D. There would be no computers available in the staff room.

Section B

Directions: In Section 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 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 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Reasonable. B. A little bit high.

C. Hard to afford.

D. Quite low.

12. A. Banks. B. Friends. C. Parents. D. Schools.

13. A. Medical schools reduce the tuition.

B. Medical schools receive money from the government.

C. Medical schools borrow money from banks.

D. Medical students study for a shorter time.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. It can help to learn how to serve their parents.

B. It can help to learn how to become strong and fat.

C. Children will benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future.

D. It can make children more confident and cleverer.

15. A. Broken radios and television sets are useful.

B. One’s curiosity may be useful for his later life.

C. An engineer must fix many broken radios.

D. A good student should spend much time repairing radios.

16. A. The parents’ ideas of educating their children do have some problems.

B. The education system in China is less than satisfactory.

C. It’s important to develop children’s skills.

D. Children’s hobby is a key to success in the future.

Section C

Directions:In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (22/120)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. The sight of the glowing faces of the ______ new to the campus reminds me ______

my innocent high school years.

A. juniors…of

B. sophomores… about

C. freshmen…of

D. seniors…about

26. In her book, she gives the ______ that she is a close friend of the Prince, but

in fact she has only met him twice.

A. prediction

B. expression

C. impression

D. reflection

27. Without meaning to, parents may communicate their anxiety ______ their children,

thus _____ them under great stress.

A. to…putting

B. with…putting

C. to …to put

D. with…to put

28. Most cultures indicate that nodding ______ agreement or approval.

A. stands

B. signs

C. symbols

D.

signals

29. In and out of the top ______ salon stroll ______ ladies and smart gentlemen.

A. hairdressed…well-dressed

B.

hairdressed…well-dressing

C. hairdressing…well-dressed

D. hairdressing…well-dressing

30. Using hairdryers too much and too long will ______ out your hair and cause hair

_____.

A. wear…division

B. dry… split

C. squeeze…loss

D.

wash…trouble

31. After using conditioner, make sure that you _____ your hair thoroughly to _____

the residue.

A. wash…reduce

B. rinse… remove

C. wet…wash away

D.

soak…decrease

32. Business relationships are similar to other personal relationships because they

_____ all over the place.

A. twist and turn

B. come and go

C. rise and fall

D. are up and down

33. The _____ papers recorded that his grandfather was among the group of

astronauts who made the first _____ voyage to outer space.

A. historic…historical

B.

historical…historic

C. historic…historic

D.

historical…historical

34. The Shanghai Museum includes galleries with a collection of _____ ware.

A. Chinese ancient bronze

B. ancient bronze Chinese

C. Chinese bronze ancient

D. ancient Chinese bronze

35. Even after the Maya _____ the city, causing it _____ into ruin, the local tribes

continued coming to the area, especially for hunting and farming.

A. overlooked…to be falling

B. deserted…falling

C. surrounded…to be fallen

D. abandoned…to fall

36. Ancient Egyptians knew of effective means to _____ dead bodies from decay.

A. reserve

B. preserve

C. persevere

D. present

37. Body language is a form of _____ communication, _____ consists of postures,

gestures, and eye movements.

A. verbal … and it

B. verbal … that

C. non-verbal … which

D. non-verbal … where

38. Facial expression is considered to be one of the clearest expressions _____

people can see in a short conversation, _____ eye contact seems to play a very important role in the language communication.

A. which…and

B. which…though

C. that…while

D.

that...if

39. Linda, _____ on her way to school, was in low spirits.

A. who was robbed of

B. whose purse was robbed

C. whom was robbed

D. who was robbed of her purse

40. If you have a taste for exciting adventures, you may want to join the group of

men _____ is to explore the mystery of the deep sea.

A. the work of who

B. whose

C. for whom

D. whose work

41. _____ is often the case, he is fined for speeding.

A. Which

B. As

C. What

D. That

42. Lopez’s big breakthrough came in 1996 _____ she played the main role in the movie Selena.

A. when

B. that

C. where

D. since

43. Anya is a sweet girl, _____ with sunshine smile and beautiful without makeup.

A. that

B. one

C. who

D. whom

44. _____ everything to go wrong in advance, and you won’t feel so bad when it does.

A. Expect

B. Having expected

C. To expect

D. Expecting

45. One _____ have the heart to harm others, but _____ be vigilant so as not to be

harmed.

A. needn’t…should

B. mustn’t…can

C. shouldn’t…must

D. oughtn’t… shall

46. Don’t give yourselves any excuse to put off your today’s task on the premise

_____ healthy life is guaranteed.

A. what

B. whether

C. which

D.

that

III. Spotting (9/120)

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.

Does a 16-year-old have the ability to change the world, benefiting hundreds of thousands of people?

Olivia Hallisey should believe so. With her invention of a new Ebola detection test, the 16-year-old from Connecticut in the US has become the winner of the 2015 Google Science Fair, a(n) ___47____ competition for creative teenagers who want to make a(n) ____48____ in the world.

Hallisey’s method asks patients to put a sample of their saliva onto a testing card. The card changes color if the person is infected with Ebola. Present Ebola tests can take up to 12 hours and cost $1,000 (6,340 yuan). Hallisey’s method, by ____49____, can be done in just 30 minutes for about $25, reported Greenwich Time. Wha t’s more, the test does not need to be put in a refrigerator thanks to the silk material Olivia used to ____50____ the testing cards.

Hallisey started working on the test one year ago when she saw Ebola was ____51____ across African countries. Her research was based on looking at and using ____52____ research and her own creative ideas.

“She deserves all the praise she’s getting for her hard work, dedication, and intelligence,”said her science teacher Andrew Bramante. “Her project is very helpful for the medical diagnoses that we need in parts of the world where Ebola is most ____53____.”

Hallisey had always dreamed of doing something to make the world’s future brighter. She said she hopes that she can become a(n) ____54____ someday and work with an organization like Doctors Without Borders, a non-profit international humanitarian organization that helps people around the world.

“What affects one country affects everyone,” Hallisey told CNBC. “We have to work together to find answers to the challenges that ____55____ global health, our environment, and our world.”

IV. Cloze (15/120)

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.

Shanghai’s elementary and junior high school students will be starting a new subject this semester: handwriting. But should we stop and ask ourselves if we feel that it is a skill still worth having in the ____56____ age? The vast ___57___ of those asked by China Youth Daily’s social survey center seemed to think so. ___58___, most agreed that their own handwriting was not up to scratch (符合要求) and that ___59___ handwriting was essential for a successful educational career and beyond.

So it is possibly ___60___ that I am putting down these thoughts on my overworked laptop. These days I rarely write more than a few ____61____ notes by hand. A three-hour exam I took recently was a true test, not only of my knowledge but also of my ability to write for that long. At the end of the day, doesn’t electronically typed text just have the edge? It’s easier to read, less likely to ____62____ mistakes and, at the tap of a ___63___, can be sent to countless people around the world.

Having said that, I still remember the proud day I got my first proper fountain pen and was ___64___ to use joined-up writing in class. Later, I studied graphology (笔迹学), the interpretation of a person’s ___65___ through their handwriting. I also developed a passion for story writing and drama. I would often marvel that many of my ___66___ heroes—Shakespeare and Dickens for example—wrote their astonishing works all by hand. I gained a love for words that had ___67___ to do with passing school tests and learned that handwriting really was about genuine and thoughtful ___68___.

As the world ____69____ the Web, even handwritten holiday postcards are no longer fashionable. It seems that for handwriting, the writing’s on the wall. Although we all know that the pen is mightier than the sword, let’s hope it may also remain mightier than the ___70___.

56. A. early B. modern C. middle D. material

57. A. group B. section C. majority D. variety

58. A. Furthermore B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

59. A. casual B. enormous C. decent D. peculiar

60. A. natural B. ironic C. expected D. obvious

61. A. hurried B. considerate C. accurate D. violent

62. A. examine B. correct C. contain D. spread

63. A. click B. key C. word D. link

64. A. reminded B. warned C. allowed D. forced

65. A. ambition B. character C. demand D. privacy

66. A. historic B. imaginary C. common D. literary

67. A. everything B. little C. much D. few

68. A. self-introduction B. self-esteem C. self-expression D. self-confidence

69. A. challenges B. embraces C. reveals D. reflects

70. A. tongue B. mind C. laptop D. hand

V. Reading Comprehension (30/120)

(A)

How to be a Winner

Sir Steven Redgrave

Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes（糖尿病）. Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed.

I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn't difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way. ”

Karen Pickering

Swimming World Champion

“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them. ”

Kirsten Best

Poet & Writer

“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can't achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool. ”

71. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

A. Difficulties influenced his career.

B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

72. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

A. Her training schedule.

B. Her daily happenings.

C. Her achievements.

D. Her sports career.

73. What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？

A. Ways that help one to focus.

B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

C. Activities that turn one's attention away.

D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

(B)

Food is so primal, so essential a part of our lives, often the mere sharing of recipes with strangers turns them into good friends.

—Jasmine Heiler

“My mum makes the best cooked chicken you will ever taste!” Sound familiar? How about “We had a great dinner last night with our family”? Or, maybe this one: “I spent the weekend baking cakes with my grandmother”?

Wherever there is food, it seems families are not far behind. The dining table has always been a symbol of good times and even better company, so it’s only natural that some of the best moments of our lives are shared over a hot pot or around a baked dinner.

Countless similarities exist between preparing food and planning one’s life, and the lesson we must learn is that there is no such thing as instant success. Proof Is in the Pudding! makes these similarities easier to see by exploring the right ingredients for a happy life, and a perfect pudding.

Many of us have had the miserable experience of a rainy weekend at home. Likewise, many of us have had boredom turned into entertainment by cooking with a few family members. In Angel Food Flop (失败) we learn, flop or not, it’s having fun that matters.

Food is a treat for the senses. And a taste, like a smell, is capable of conjuring up vivid memories of the past. Proust explores the relationship between taste and memory in Remembrance of Things Past. Be careful —one tiny crumb (碎屑) can result in hours of reminiscing(缅怀).

Food plays such an important part in everyone's life because it is tightly linked to our memories, our friends and our family. It gives our body energy in more ways than we will ever know. There is no other way to say it; food really is the heart of life.

74. What Jasmine Heiler said suggests that ________.

A. food is the important and necessary part in our life

B. we should share food with strangers

C. the dining table can make strangers become good friends

D. if you want to make friends, you must eat with strangers

75. How does the author feel when he tells about sharing food with family members?

A. Satisfied

B. Pessimistic

C. Proud

D. Joyful

76. What does t he underlined phrase “conjuring up” probably mean?

A. recalling

B. connecting

C. reminding

D. mixing

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

A. Success Doesn’t Come All of a Sudden

B. Boredom Can Be Changed into Entertainment

C. Food Is a Treat for the Senses

D. Food Is the Heart of Life

(C)

On the west side of the island of Manhattan in New York City, tree by tree, leaf by leaf, a 2,500 square foot sector of the Central African Republic’s Dzanga Ndoki Rainforest has been transported to, or recreated at, the American Museum of Natural

History’s new hall of biodiversity(生物多样性). When the hall opens this May, visitors will visit one of the world’s biggest and most accurate reproductions of one of nature’s most threatened creations.

To bring the rainforest to New York, a team of nearly two dozen scientists —the largest collecting expedition the museum has ever organized for an exhibit —spent five weeks in the African rainforest collecting soil, plants, and leaves; recording and documenting species; studying trees; shooting videotape and still photos; and interviewing local people. “This area has been explored very little”, says Hoel Cracraft who estimates that the museum will eventually collect 150 to 180 mammals, more than 300 species of birds, hundreds of butterflies, and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of organisms. The exhibition may even have produced a special prize — scientists suspect they have uncovered several new species.

To give the forest a sense of realness, the back wall of the exhibit is an enormous video screen, sounds will come out from hidden speakers, and plans even call for forest smells. Computer controls will vary the effects so that no two walkthroughs will ever be exactly the same.

After the team returned to New York, the forest was reproduced with the help of the computer. Computer modeling programmes plotted distances and special relationships. Artists studied photos and brought what they saw to life. Plaster trees were made. Recreated animals began to stand in the rainforest of the hall. Flying creatures will hang from the ceiling. The light in the forest, one of the exhibit’s cleverest recreations will seem real. Long tube lights will have the correct colour and temperature to produce a natural effect. The plants and animals exhibited throughout the hall exist naturally in a perfect balance-remove one, and the whole is imperfect if not endangered. The exhibit is proof to the hope that the world’s rainforests will never exist solely as a carefully preserved artifact.

78. How did the museum collect the data in the Central African Republic?

A. It sent a large team of scientists there.

B. It cooperated with many African scientists.

C. It hired local people to collect species.

D. It sent cameramen to shoot videotapes.

79. To give the forest a sense of realness, all the following are used EXCEPT that

_______.

A. hidden loudspeakers are used to produce forest sound

B. a huge video screen is put up on the back wall

C. special equipment is employed to produce forest smells

D. the forest is surrounded by front and back walls

80. What is the main theme of the last paragraph?

A. The layout of the rainforest exhibition.

B. The balance between animals and plants.

C. Preservation of the rainforest exhibition as an artifact.

D. The clever design of lighting.

81. What is this passage mainly about?

A. The history of the American Museum of Natural History.

B. The reproduction of the rainforest at a New York museum.

C. Visitors’ interest in the rainforest reproduction at a New York museum.

D. Saving rainforests in the Central African Republic.

(D)

During a meeting people are communicating continuously, and not only the people who are speaking. Everybody who is present expresses non-verbally how he or she feels during the meeting. They continuously show if they think the subjects for discussion are interesting and if they agree with the speakers.

The people that are present can determine, without words, how the conversation goes and who gets the floor. It often seems that the people who talk the most have the most influence on the course of the conversation and on the eventual decision-making. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes people who do not have much to say can change or disrupt the course of the conversation just by their presence.

When the people who are participating in the meeting are discussing a subject, their involvement can be seen from their attitude. The people who are not that interested sit back in their chairs, and often draw the nicest doodles (涂鸦), while giving others the idea that they are taking notes. The people who are really not interested at all stare idly into space or just keep looking around them. When everyone adopts this pose, then it's possible that the meeting was scheduled for the wrong time of the day or there is little interest for the subject. In that case such subjects do not need to be discussed for very long.

People who are participating in the meeting and are of the opinion that the subject is important follow the speakers in a non-verbal manner. When they agree with the speaker, they nod a lot. They take on an open, attentive attitude whereby they often lean forward a little. It is also striking how often listeners adopt the same attitude as the speaker that they are in agreement with. By paying attention to the attitudes of the people present, you can get an idea about the division of opinions. Maybe half of the listeners adopt the attitude of the speaker and the other half is sitting in a defensive attitude. The people who are in disagreement with the speaker hardly move their heads. They sit backwards and adopt a closed attitude. Often they fold their arms or they cover their mouths with their hands. When they start shaking their heads they are probably about to say something.

It is important to involve everyone in the meeting. People who are silent also have an opinion, and it is important to hear this opinion during the meeting. It often happens that people are silent during the meeting and only express their opinion afterwards in the corridors. However, the people who are silent do react, in a non-verbal manner, on what is being said during the meeting. A good way to involve them in a conversation is by reacting to their body language. You can address the non-verbal behaviour and link a question to it such as: "I see you are nodding, why do you think it's important that this meeting is carried on?" or "What a deep sigh, do you have a problem with this statement?"

Communication also takes place on a relational level during a meeting, besides

the discussions related to the subjects. It is not so much about what a speaker says exactly but more about what he "actually" means with what he says. An underlying message can be given for example about the relation with another person in the meeting. The meaning of a comment sometimes becomes clearer through the body language of the speaker than through the words. Especially through variation in intonation, a statement can have a completely different meaning.

82. What does the phrase get the floor mean?

A. have authority over somebody

B. reach the first place

C. have the loudest voice

D. have a voice in the discussion

83. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Those folding their arms are in disagreement with the speaker.

B. Those talking most are always making eventual decisions.

C. Only when the people feel interested in the topic being discussed do they

continuously communicate.

D. People who are silent don’t have an opinion.

84. In which way can you conclude the meeting is dull?

A. People are sitting leaning forward a little.

B. People move their heads every now and then.

C. People who are listening give a deep sigh.

D. People who are sitting back draw the nicest doodles.

85. How do you know the exact meaning of the comment stated by the speaker?

A. From the speaker’s body language.

B. From what exactly the speaker says.

C. From the audience’s attitude.

D. From the speaker’s gestures.

VI. Sentence Translation (20/120) (3+4+4+4+5)

1. 奖学金申请成功后，他感到欢天喜地。(top)

2. 小男孩想独自一人呆在家里，不想和他的父母去购物。(prefer)

3. 许多员工被认为缺乏获得成功所必需的决心。(consider)

4. 西藏文明给那些能够进入布达拉宫的人留下了深刻的印象。(admit)

5. 据报道，两条新的地铁线路正在建设中，这将给城市的居民带来便利。(which)

复旦大学附属中学2015学年第一学期

高一年级英语期中考试答题纸

I. Listening Comprehension

Section C

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复旦大学附属中学2015学年第一学期

高一年级英语期中考试试卷(答案)

I. Listening Comprehension(24/120)

Section A1-10 CDCDB CABAC

Section B 11-13 CAA 14-16 CBA

Section C

17. coat 18. underground 19. buttons 20. second-hand

21. abroad 22. a law school 23. a sensible idea/sensible 24. in touch

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (22/120)

25-29 CCADC 30-34 BBABD 35-39 DBCCD 40-44 DBABA 45-46 CD

III. Spotting (9/120)

47-55 AD, D, AC, A, B, AB, BC, BD, C

IV. Cloze (15/120)

56-70 BCACB ACBCB DBCBC

V. Reading Comprehension (30/120)

71-73 DAC 74-77 ADAD 78-81 ADAB 82-85 DADA

VI. Sentence Translation (20/120) (3+4+4+4+5)

1. 奖学金申请成功后，他感到欢天喜地。(top)

Successful in his application for the scholarship, he felt on top of the world.

2. 小男孩想独自一人呆在家里，不想和他的父母去购物。(prefer)

The little boy preferred to stay at home alone rather than go shopping with his parents.

(The little boy preferred staying at home alone to going shopping with his parents.)

3. 许多员工被认为缺乏获得成功所必需的决心。(consider)

Many employees are considered to lack determination necessary for achieving success.

4. 西藏文明给那些能够进入布达拉宫的人留下了深刻的印象。(admit)

The Tibetan civilization left a deep impression on those who were admitted to the Potala Palace.

5. 据报道，两条新的地铁线路正在建设中，这将给城市的居民带来便利。(which)

It has been reported that two new underground lines are under construction, which will bring convenience to the city residents.