上海市中国中学2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

Ⅱ. Grammar and V ocabulary (20’)Section A (10’)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him ___17___(weed) the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates.These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed ___18___ (happy) and more productive lives than those who had not, ___19___ they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.Vaillant’s study foll owed these males ___20___great details. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under V aillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability___21___ (deal) with problem.The link between what the man had done as boys and how they turned out as adults ___22___ (be) surprisingly sharp. Those ___23___ had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have worm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in ___24___ the boys grew up. ___25___ (work) --- at any age--- is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence --- the underpinnings （基础）of emotional health. They also help him understand that people ___26___ cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person he loves and to love his work.”Section B (10’)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.You must have seen this man somewhere—funny—looking, always in a jacket and a red tie. He seldom talks but always acts___27___. Who is he? Yes, he is the well-known Mr. Bean.In the 1990s, Mr. Bean became a star. Its final episode Good Night, Mr. Bean was shown on 31st October 1995. During its five-year run, the series gained a large ___28___ in the UK and throughout the world. Mr. Bean often seems unaware of basic aspects of the way the world works, and the programme usually features his ___29___at what would normally be considered simple tasks, such as going swimming, using a television set. The humour largely comes from his ___30___ solutions to any problem.His method of acting was to appear uncertain, look around and then do exactly the wrong thing. Children, particularly, would ___31___ into laughter at his behavior. He always ___32___ to pick out those things that people are afraid of doing because they do not want to appear a social failure. On one ___33___ in a restaurant be ordered a steak tartare. When the uncooked meat arrived he was overcome by shame because he ordered a steak tartare. When the uncooked meat arrived he was overcome by shame because he could not eat it. He cut off a piece of meat and pretended to shew a mouthful but instead put it into the plant opt beside him. He put more into his pocket.Throughout the meal he seemed to show great ___34___ for his food. He was such an ___35___ performer that when he finished eating his dinner, the waiter offered him the same dish again at no extra charge!The role of Mr. Bean is played by Rowan Atkinson-an Oxford University graduate. Atkinson is considered to be great comedian in the style of Charlie Chaplin. In all of his shows, he successfully portrays a ___36___ conservative （保守的）man from the British middle class. People are very impressed by his humor.Ⅱ. 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.The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must ___37___ sixty hours of service learning, or they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that that also helps the community. ___38___ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. During a service experience, students must keep a Journal （日志）and then write a ___39___ about what they have learned.Supporters claim that there are many ___40___ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think beyond their own interests and become___41___ of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that ___42___ responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. ___43____, students can explore possible careers through service learning.For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month. While there are many benefits, opponents（反对者）___44___problems with the new requirement. First, they ___45___ that the main reason why students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming, st udents spend ___46___ time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without ___47___ goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.In my view, service learning is a great way to ___48___ to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. ___49___, I don’t believe you should force people to help others—the ___50___ to help must come from the heart. I think the best ___51___ is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.37. A. spend B. gain C. complete D. save38. A. Subjects B. Ideas C. Procedures D. Examples39. A. diary B. report C. note D. notice40. A. courses B. benefits C. challenges D. features41. A. careful B. proud C. tired D. aware42. A. possess B. apply C. include D. develop43. A. Gradually B. Finally C. Luckily D. Hopefully44. A. deal with B. look into C. point our D. take down45. A. argue B. doubt C. overlook D. admit46. A. much B. full C. less D. more47. A. cost B. pay C. care D. praise48. A. contribute B. appeal C. attend D. belong49. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However50. A. courage B. desire C. emotion D. spirit51. A. decision B. purpose C. solution D. resultSection BDirections: Read the following three 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 )Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett”.For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried t o strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. with his help, Mumbet sued（起诉）for her freedom.While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution（宪法）. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom – the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.Strangely enough, after the trail, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829,but her legacy lived on in her many descen dants（后裔）. One of her great—grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”52. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was born a slave.B. She was a slaveholder.C. She had a famous sister.D. She was born into a rich family.53. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?A. Because she found an employerB. Because she wanted to be a lawyerC. because she was hit and got angryD. Because she had to take care of her sister54. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution?A. She should always obey her owners’ orders.B. She should be as free and equal as whites.C. How to be a good servant.D. Ho w to apply for a job.55. What is the passage mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokesperson.B. The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.C. The life of a brave African American woman.D. A trial that shocked the whole world.( B )The Cambridge ScienceFestival Curiosity ChallengeDare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual CuriosityChallenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue,Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honoured at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present pr izes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The programme guidelines and other related information are available at: .56. Who can take part in the Curiosity Chall enge?A. School students.B. Cambridge locals.C. CSF winners.D. MIT artists.57. When wi ll the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th.B. On March 10th.C. On March 15th.D. On April 21st.58. What type of writing is this passage?A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcement.D. An official report.( C )MultitaskingWhat is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?But have you ever notice the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sight and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive, but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intension to purchase increased by 80 per cent.When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sound, only bricks-and-mortar stores（实体店）can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.59. According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?A. Friendly assistant.B. Unique scents.C. Soft background music.D. attractive window display.60. E-shop are mentioned in the passage to _______.A. show the advantages of brick-and-mortar storesB. urge shop assistants to change their attitudeC. push stores to use sights and soundsD. introduce the rise of e-commerce61. The main purpose of the passage is to _______.A. compare and evaluateB. examine and assessC. argue and discussD. inform and explainSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.How to Build Your Own WebsiteSixty years ago, people asked about your astrological（星座）sign. Nowadays, they want to know your website. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address. Your website is an electronic meeting place for you family, friends and millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.___62___ Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout（编排）.___63___ Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, texts, and links to other websites follow.Before you start building your site, do some planning. Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. ___64___Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:✧___65___ If you aim too high at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. Youcan always add something new to your site.✧Less it better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of texts online. Break it into small pieces.✧Smaller is better. Since it takes a long time to download large picture files, keep the file sizessmall.Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building. Learning the net communities helpsprovide tools to help you build your site.Ⅱ. Translation1. 来自高架道路上的噪音淹没了音乐会。