华东师大附中高二第一学期英语期末考试

华东师大附中高二第一学期期末考试I. Grammar & Vocabulary1. It is for us to deal with.A. an enough difficult situationB. such a difficult situationC. too difficult a situationD. so difficult a situation2. A few people were killed in the fire, and were saved.A. the mostB. most of whomC. the majority of whomD. the majority3. There is a feeling in me we'll never know what a UFO is --- not ever.A. thatB. whichC. of whichD. what4. Is this the reason at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?A. he explainedB. what he explainedC. how he explainedD. why he explained5. I would rather home alone, but he would rather I .A. to go; didn'tB. go; not goC. going; will notD. go; didn't6. The boy dived into the water, and after seemed a long time he came out of the water.A. whatB. itC. thatD. how7. It was late to catch a bus after the party, __ we called a taxi.A. too very; soB. much too; and thereforeC. too much; and soD. very much; as a result8. If the South had won the war, ______ is now the United States might have been several countries.A. whatB. whereC. whichD. that9. — Why was the meeting held yesterday evening?—whether to have the sports meeting next Friday.A. DecideB. DecidingC. By decidingD. To decide10.— Are you going to visit the exhibition this afternoon?— I'm not sure. Perhaps I'll find other time.A. theB. someC. anD. one11. Evidence came up______ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies five months old.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. whose12. Areas where students have particular difficulty ______have been treated with particular care.A. byB. inC. underD. with13. I was about to a match when I remembered Tom's warning.A. rubB. hitC. wipeD. strike14. Energy is measured calories. Everything we eat will change energy.A. with; withB. in; intoC. with; intoD. in; with15. Does it matter ______you travel to Tianjin by train or by ship?A. thatB. whoC. whatD. whether16. What he said __________ .A. is sounded pleasantB. sounds friendlyC. was sounded nicelyD. sounded wonderfully17. What he has done is far from ________.A. satisfactoryB. satisfiedC. satisfactionD. satisfy18. The look on his face suggested that he that.A. surprising；had expectedB. surprised；hadn’t expectedC. surprising；would expectD. surprised；didn't expect19. Special attention should be paid our earth from_______ .A. to prevent; being pollutedB. preventing; pollutedC. to preventing; being pollutedD. to prevent; polluting20. — Did you enjoy the book I lent you?— Yes. It was so interesting that I couldn't _______ it.A. keep away fromB. tear myself away fromC. get rid ofD. break down from21. A middle-aged man came _______to the bus stop only _______the bus had gone.A. to run；findingB. running；to findC. and ran；foundD. running；finding22. If only he _____ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.A. liesB. layC. had lainD. should lie23. Why not take up exercise to improve your ?A. shadowB. figureC. formD. appearance24. It was in this very lab was in the charge of Pro. Smith they did the experiment.A. where；thatB. which；thatC. which；whereD. that；where25. ______ of us got a prize in the arithmetic competition held in the district last week.A. No oneB. NobodyC. Not oneD. No any26. ______ her request, Tom went out immediately to help her out.A. OnB. AtC. TillD. In27. _____ science and technology help the society to progress is a fact accepted by most people.A. ModernB. There is modernC. It is modernD. That modern28. She’d rather refer to the book than ask John though he was considered ______ the problem out.A. to have workedB. having workedC. to workD. working29. Great efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ____ avoided.A. can beB. has beenC. will beD. is to be30. That is the very machine the guard saw ________out of the gate last night.A. carryingB. to be carriedC. carriedD. having been carried31. This year’s food production is twice _______ it was 20 years ago.A. thatB. asC. whatD. those32. They must have gone to bed, _______the light has gone out.A. becauseB. asC. sinceD. for33. In London, there’re numerous parks, such as Regent’s and Hyde _____ the public have free access.A. whichB. to whichC. thatD. from which34. It’s still a mystery ______ helped the ancient Egyptians successful ly build so many pyramids.A. whatB. howC. thatD. which35. The city that you are accustomed to living in is no longer the place _____ it used to be.A. whereB. whatC. whichD. that36. Ludwig Van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers _______.A. who have knownB. ever knownC. who has been knownD. ever knowing37. As we all know, _____to sunlight for too long a time is harmful to our skin.A. exposingB. exposedC. being exposedD. to expose38. Were it not for the fact that he ______ ill, I would ask him do the job instead of Mary.A. had beenB. will beC. wasD. is39. We hope all the measures, _______ suggested by the government will be seriously considered.A. whichB. sinceC. asD. what40. Writing stories and novels in different languages _______ what I enjoy most.A. areB. isC. wasD. were41. I know she spends at least as much time watching TV as she _______.A. does writingB. does to writeC. writesD. is writing42. You must follow my tip that on no occasion ________.A. is your behavior ignoringB. you should ignore your behaviorC. your behavior is ignoredD. should you ignore your behavior43. When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London ___ that life can afford.A. /B. whatC. allD. where44. ____ gas leaks and similar accidents should occur, all the laboratories should be regularly inspected.A. Provided thatB. UnlessC. UntilD. In case45. Smith’s parents alw ays _______ him to behave like a gentleman and so he does.A. demandB. agreeC. arrangeD. intend46. What she referred to was so confusing that they could hardly make any _______ of it.A. messageB. informationC. understandingD. sense47. He felt relieved to find his son had made ____ progress in English.A. stableB. reliableC. steadyD. suitable48. The gloves were really small, and it was only by _______ them that I managed to get them on.A. squeezingB. stretchingC. extendingD. spreading49. Traffic jams _______ occur during the rush hours because the road is crowed with vehicles.A. elaboratelyB. aggressivelyC. inevitablyD. distinctly50. Our state of mind should keep _______with the rapid change, of the economic system.A. stepB. touchC. progressD. pace51. The man is very _______ and able to fit in with different surroundings quickly.A. feasibleB. flexibleC. fertileD. fatal52. The lecturer was _______ by a failure of memory and he was at a loss what to do.A. disconcertedB. dismissedC. distrustedD. dissolved53. It is a good plan in theory, but it ______ to be seen how it works in practice.A. staysB. standsC. remainsD. keeps54. Theory is based on practice and ________ serves practice.A. in returnB. in caseC. in shortD. in turnII. Cloze(A)Exercise is good for you, but most people really know very little about how to exercise properly. So when you try, you can run into trouble. Many people __55__ that when specific muscles are exercised, the fat in the neighboring area is “__56__ up”. Yet the __57__ is that exercise burns fat from all over body. Studies show muscles which are not __58__ lose their strength very quickly. To regain it needs 48 to 72 hours and exercise every other day will __59__ a normal level of physical strength.To lose weight you should always “work up a good sweat” when exercising. No.Sweating only __60__ body temperature to prevent over-heating. This is __61__ water loss. Once you replace the liquid, you replace the __62__. Walking is the best and easy-to-do exercise. It helps the circulation of blood __63__ the body, and has a direct effect on your overall feeling of health. Experience says that 20 minutes' exercise a day is minimum amount. But if your breathing doesn't return to normal state within minutes after you finish exercising, you've done __64__.55. A. understand B. realize C. hope D. wish56. A. built B. burned C. piled D. grown57. A. reply B. possibility C. truth D. reason58. A. exercised B. examined C. protected D. cured59. A. lose B. raise C. burn D. keep60. A. raises B. reduces C. destroys D. keeps up61. A. how B. why C. nothing but D. more than62. A. weight B. muscle C. sweat D. strength63. A. over B. around C. throughout D. with64. A. enough B. inadequately C. too much D. too little(B)Educators always find it difficult to decide how science should be taught at schools. If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, the task would be fairly simple. The public school system, 65, has no such choice, for the jobs must be 66on at the same time. Because we depend so heavily upon science and technology for our progress, we must produce 67in many fields. Be-cause we live in a democratic nation, whose citizens make policies for the nation, large 68of us must be educated to understand, to support, and 69necessary, to 70the work of experts. The public school must educate both 71and users of scientific services.In education, there should be a good balance among the 72 of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. Such balance is broken by too much 73on any one field. This question of balance involves not only the relation of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts, but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.74, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new possibility in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of courses for beginners.65. A. however B. furthermore C. therefore D. moreover66. A. carried B. brought C. taken D. moved67. A. workers B. specialists C. professionals D. teachers68. A. digits B. numbers C. numerals D. figures69. A. as B. then C. when D. so70. A. blame B. decide C. criticize D. judge71. A. creators B. givers C. producers D. sellers72. A. branches B. paths C. trees D. parts73. A. strength B. notice C. emphasis D. force74. A. Familiarly B. Relatively C. Similarly D. ConsequentlyIII. Reading Comprehension(A)Women are quite often able drivers, but they are very seldom always first-class. At best they are a mild danger, at worst potentially dangerous. This deficiency (缺陷) is due to an inherent (天生的) characteristic of women —their desire for talking. Women together in a car give in to this need and when they talk, they look into each other’s faces. Simple words are insufficient. It is necessa ry for them to see the expression of their partners and so read the meaning the words leave unsaid. Thus two women in the front repeatedly distract (转移) each other’s attention from the road. And four women represent an unbelievable danger because the one driving the car feels it necessary to see and hear not only what her companion is talking about but also what those in the back are discussing in case it is anything into which she can inject an added opinion, or in the hope of collecting fresh fuel to feed other fires on later occasions.Another factor is that women seldom use the driving mirror except for cosmetic(化妆) purposes, after which its position gives the driver little indication of the state of the road behind.A final important factor that seems to lie at the back of female attitudes to driving is that comparatively few women have the feel for a machine that so many men have; the satisfaction of a clever change down(改成慢挡) means nothing to them. The management of the various skills, an operation which gives many men a lot of pride, is only a momentary loss in their concentration on the topic in hand.75. When women talk they __________.A. glare at each otherB. gaze at each other for a long timeC. try to read each other’s thoughtD. mean more than they say to their partners76. What does” fresh fuel” in the last sentence of the first paragraph probabl y mean?A. Petrol for the car.B. An item of gossip to remember.C. An opinion of the driver.D. Something collected on the journey.77. What is women’s attitudes to driving?A. Women do not like driving.B. Most women do not like to feel such a machine as a car.C. Driving itself gives them little satisfaction compared to talking.D. A smart car means nothing to them.(B)The particular architectural feature of the typical Broadway theatre is that two almost independent buildings are constructed side by side in such a way that they face and open into each other. The audience sits in the hall structure and watches the actors perform in the stage house. This separation is more than an aesthetic (美学的) impression, because the building rules require that a physical barrier protect the audience from a fire starting on the stage. A fireproof wall, rather than a mere partition (隔板), separates the structures, and this separation is completed by a fire-proof curtain that is furnished in such a way as to fall automatically in case of fire. Automatic fire doors similarly close all other openings between the two structures. The building rules keep such openings to a minimum.This separation came about in the nineteenth century as a result of theater fires. It has produced basic architectural change from previous centuries without making much change in the appearance of the building. Most theatres of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries were remodeled(改造) from banquet halls, tennis courts, and other rectangular (矩形的) halls, and remained essentially a single structure with a thin partition for the stage wall.So far as the audience is concerned, a theatre is primarily a place for entertainment. In the theatre the audience is enabled to experience a vivid emotion similar to that experienced by the characters in the play. The audience approaches the theatre with the expectation of some sort of excitement, or emotional vividness. The architect and the decorator try to maintain and increase this excitement and expectation as the audience moves through the theatre. One of the familiar architectural devices for this effect is largeness of the hall. Color and decoration are other devices for the same purpose, as seen in almost all theatres built before the nineteenth century.78.According to the first two paragraphs, __________.A.the stage house and the hall are separated by a fireproof wall onlyB.the curtain is added mainly for the purpose of decorationC.no fire has ever occurred since the fireproof wall was installedD.the appearance of the building remains essentially unchanged79.The audience is excited by all the following factors EXCEPT _______.A. the largeness of the lobbyB. the colorC. the decorationD. the development of the play80.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.A.before the nineteenth century the hall and the stage house were separated from each other with a fireproof curtainB.fires starting on the stage are less likely to hurt the audience now than they did beforeC.Broadway theaters are now more beautifully decorated than they were before the 19th centuryD.The separation of the stage house and the hall is purely out of aesthetic consideration81.What is the main idea of this passage?A.The origin of Broadway theatre.B.How the Broadway theatres are decorated.C.The characteristics of the physical structure of Broadway theatres and their practical functions.D.Great influence of fires in Broadway theatres.(C)Before the widespread use of computers, managers could not make full use of large amounts of valuable information about a company’s activities. The information either reached managers too late or was too expensive to be used. Today, managers are facing a wide range of data processing and information instruments. In place of a few financial controls, managers can draw on computer-based information systems to control activities in every area of their company. On any kinds at performance measures, the information provided by these systems helps managers compare standards with actual results, find out problems, and take corrective action before it is too late to make changes.The introduction of computerized information systems has sharply changed management control in many companies. Even a neighborhood shopkeeper may now use computers to control sales and other activities. In large companies, electronic data processing systems monitor entire projects and sets of operations.Now, there are about 24 million microcomputers in use in the United States, one for every 10 citizens. It is estimated that by 1996, 61 percent of American managers will be using some sort of electronic workstation. In order for managers to be sure that the computer-based information they are receiving is accurate, they need to understand how computers work. However, in most cases they do not need to learn how to program computers. Rather, managers should understand how computerized information systems work; how they are developed; their limitations and costs; and the manner in which information system may be used. Such an understanding is not difficult to achieve.One research found that business firms were more successful in teaching basic information about computers to business graduates than they were in teaching business subjects to computer science graduates.82.In the second paragraph the author mentions a neighborhood shopkeeper to show that _____.A.few people could afford a computerputer is now becoming more and more widely used in businessC.only shopkeepers are wealthy enough to buy computersputer is far more intelligent than man as far as business is concerned83.From the third paragraph we learn that ________.A.it is essential that managers know how to program computersB.managers may sometimes receive inaccurate information from computersC.in most companies, an employee has to share a computer with at least 9 other employeesputerized information system is perfect in every way84.All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that _________.A. computer science graduates are quick to learn business subjects because of their professionalknowledge about computersB. with the help of computers, company mangers are now more informed of what’s going on intheir companiesC. computer is a great help for business managementD. computerized information enables managers to take timely measures to prevent possible mistakes85.What is the passage mainly about?A. How to teach information about computers to business graduates.B. Computer’s growing popularity nationwide.C. Application of computer in business management.D. Computer training program for mangers.(D)Public image refers to how a company is viewed by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the communities in which it operates, and by the federal (联邦的) and local governments. Public image is controllable to considerable extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.A firm’s public image plays a vital role in the attractiveness of the firm and its products to employees, customers, and to such outsiders as stockholders, suppliers, creditors, government officials, as well as various special groups. With some things it is impossible to satisfy all the different publics; for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the approval of creditors and stockholders, but it will undoubtedly find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened. On the other hand, high-quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.A firm’s public image, if it is good, should be treasured and protected. It is a valuable asset (财产) that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with its publics. If a firm has developed a quality image, this is not easily defeated or imitated by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to woo the best distributors (批发商) and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firm’s stock to command a higher price-earnings proportion than other firms in the same industry without such a good reputation and public image.A number of factors affect the public image of a corporation. They include physical facilities, contacts of outsiders with company employees, product quality and dependability, prices relative to competitors, customer service, the kind of advertising and the media and programs used, and the use of public relations and publicity.86.We learn from the passage that _________.A. the importance of high-quality products and service standards is almost universally recognizedB. public image is not as controllable as priceC. public image has nothing to do with the product priceD. a good pubic image is hard to achieve but easy to be copied87.The word “woo” (Line 4. Para. 3) most probably means “_________”.A. attractB. contrastC. proposeD. lose88.All of the following factors may affect the public images of a corporation EXCEPT _______.A. interaction between employees and such outsiders as stockholdersB. pricesC. advertisingD. registered capital89.The author’s attitude toward the concept of public image is _________.A. negativeB. disapprovingC. positiveD. doubtful(E)Aging does not mean a dramatic decline in memory power, but that's not to say that memory doesn't change throughout life. Researchers divide memory into categories based on the length of time when memories are stored. One system divides it up as short-term (less than one minute; remembering a telephone number while you dial, for instance), long-term (over a period of years) and very long-term memory (over a lifetime).1.isn't mastered until aboutage 7, butafter thatyou never lose it. Long-termmemory, however, involves more effort and skill and changes through life. It's not until the early teens that most people develop a long-term memory.2.迟钝的) without constant use. High school and college students, who are forced to repeatedly exercise their long-term memory abilities (at least long-term enough to get them through a final exam), usually do well on memory tests. The longer you stay in school, the more chance you get to polish your learning skills. It's no wonder that more highly educated people have more effective memory skills throughout life.3.Although older people in general learn a bit more slowly than they did when younger, a dramatic difference exists between those who stay intellectually active -- reading, discussing, taking classes, thinking -- and those who do not. Giving the brain a daily workout is just as important as exercising your muscles. Brainwork keeps your learning strategies in shape, and this helps your memory to4.The next part of a healthy long-term memory is retention（保持力，记忆力）, the ability to store what you have learned. Memory researchers still do not know whether memories are lost -- whether they still exist in the brain but our mental searching cannot turn them up, or have disappeared entirely as our5.for memory is recall, the ability to mind remember the memories we have stored. Again, while aging has widely different effects on the recall abilities of different people, research indicates that the older we get, the longer it takes to recall facts. But slower recall is still recall. In fact, aging does not seem to have any effect on forgetting at all, which takes place at the same rate in younger and older people.I. Translation1.是计算机的发明使人类能在科学领域取得巨大的成就。