上海市格致中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 PDF版含答案
格致中学2016学年度第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary（8+6+10）Section A 8分Directions：Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.My dad used to save broken things and then give them to me later as gifts. And one of the things I miss most about my dad is those stupid broken presents. While he was alive, they represented something very painful. Every time he have me something he had received for buying a Ronco food dehydrator or a lifetime subscription to Reader’s Digest, it was a reminde r of how much I was worth to him. It felt like he was giving me his junk mail.Now I realize these presents were his way of saying that he was thinking of me. My dad wasn’t ___21___ much when I was growing up. My parents’ marriage was a series of separatio ns ending in divorce. I barely knew my dad when he lived with us, and I spent even ___22___（little）time with him after he left.When I became an adult, he wanted to make up for all the lost time. Sometimes he gave me money, other times, he would call me up spontaneously on the phone just to say hi. I guess when you don’t know what to do, you try a little bit of everything.It was his persistence ___23___ finally won me over. When you see someone trying so hard to make it work, you can’t help but ___24___（start）to forgive them. That’s when I started looking forward to the worn-out gifts. I began to see them not as junk mail ___25___ as small apologies for mistakes of the past.Now that I’m raising my own son, I wonder ___26___ I’m going wrong with him. I wond er what painful memories I’m helping to make every time I raise my voice or put him on restriction. Every time I give him a birthday present he doesn’t like or sign him up for a sport he doesn’t care ___27___, I have a little more sympathy for my dad.Perspective is a choice. ___28___ is forgiveness. For me, the path to forgiveness always starts with a laugh. You can choose to be slighted（忽视，怠慢）or you can choose to be grateful. I know that when my son starts telling stories about his own dad, he will have made that choice for himself.Section B Choice 6分29. Experts have found that improving traffic visual visibility and lengthening yellow lights ___ onesecond have helped to reduce crashes and improve safety.A. byB. toC. inD. at30. It is a good thing that they got her to hospital in time. Her condition was so critical that she ___.A. should dieB. could dieC. should have diedD. could have died31. ____ is announced in the papers, our country has launched a large-scale movement againstsmuggling and fraudulent（欺诈的）activities in foreign currency exchange deals.A. ItB. AsC. WhichD. What32. ---Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me the way to the railway station?--- Sorry, I’m a stranger here myself. You are supposed to ask, I’m afraid, ___is a native.A. anyoneB. whoeverC. no matter whoD. whomever33. While driving along the mountain road, ______.A. my right rear tire blew outB. my right rear tire had a blowoutC. I had a blowout on my right rear tireD. I had my right rear the blow out34. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of American poetry is his insistence thatit ____ in a religious way.A. is to be analyzedB. has been analyzedC. be analyzedD. should have been analyzedSection B 10分Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only becenturies away for mankind to accomplish. However it is a(n) ___35___ topic that attracts both popular and scientific interest. Why should the possibility of terraforming other planets be studied when it may be centuries before we know enough to even decide if it’s a good idea?Mankind is getting more and more hard facts about other planets. The ___36___ of Venus has been explored; robots have surveyed the surface of Mars; Mercury Jupiter and Saturn have been studied by spacecraft. Speculations have been answered; new questions have been raised and enough hard data are now becoming available to allow us to make the first ___37___ of planetary engineering.In the past, people with excellent ideas about terraforming have kept them to themselves, or buried them in a desk drawer because they did not realize that anyone else was interested. But now, a wide circle of people has begun to do this kind of work. For instance, NASA funded a project on ___38___ Mars.There are several strong reasons which demand that the possibilities of terraforming be studied carefully. First it’s an exciting idea of a possible future for human beings. Such thinking has a valuable role in providing options for our future ___39___. Secondly the techniques of terraforming will also help ___40___ technologies in weather and climate control. Thirdly such study may assist us in ___41___ any possible existence of allen（外星的）___42___ on other planets.Though the mission is far beyond our ___43___ at the moment; we should at least keep our ___44___ open. Through debate and study on this subject the possibility of rebuilding other planets to make them suitable homes for people may come true some day in the future.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection A（15分）Directions：For each blank in the following passages 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 beginning of a Frank Sinatra song drifted across the dance floor and I knew my dad would call out and request that, which for most people is very ___45___.As he walked towards me to ask for the first ___46___, I could see there were tears in his eyes. I grasped the side of my chair, ___47___ myself up with my arms, and grabbed the two metal sticks which keep me ___48___ as I stood to take his hand.It took all my will to ___49___ my own tears and inside a voice kept saying: “Don’t fall over, Martine.” We grabbed each other and in some way shuffled（穿梭）out a dance for the whole of the song.For my dad, it was a turning point. He had ___50___ his friends on his 70th birthday he would lead his daughter in the first dance, ___51___ he had done so many times before. Almost a year after the suicide bomb on the London Underground train which blew ___52___ both my legs above the knee, I had managed to realize his ___53___. Like so much that has happened over the last 12 months, there was something unreal about the moment.Today, on July 1, as I face the first anniversary of the terrorist ___54___, I am preparing to leave the country for a while. I know I should be celebrating the fact that I am alive, ___55___ I do not feel able to remain in London for the event.Psychologically, I am a different person. I am very body conscious. When I go out I am scared that children will make fun of me on my artificial legs. In my wheelchair I cover my lower half with a blanket ___56___ what remains of my body draws ___57___ glances.Despite my brave claims of what I would do when I left the hospital in March ,the reality is that I will ___58___ be able to do many things. I thought I would be able to wear my artificial legs all day, to run, to go out alone. But that is just not possible.I keep asking myself, ___59___ does it become normal? Is this normal now?45. A. believable B. difficult C. interesting D. simple46. A. permission B. dance C. action D. time47. A. took B. carried C. raised D. turned48. A. balanced B. supplied C. experienced D. equipped49. A. keep up B. hold back C. put away D. send off50. A. persuaded B. permitted C. pleased D. promised51. A. so B. but C. as D. while52. A. away B. down C. over D. out53. A. attempt B. effort C. decision D. dream54. A. attacks B. activities C. accidents D. situations55. A. and B. or C. but D. as56. A. in time B. on purpose C. in case D. in need57. A. continuous B. steady C. angry D. curious58. A. never B. seldom C. nearly D. almost59. A. whether B. when C. why D. whereSection B（24分）Directions：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）Two enterprising graduates are selling advertising space on their faces to pay off a combined student debt of almost £50,000. Faced with a challenging job market, former Cambridge students Ed Moyse and Rose Harper are painting different company logos on to their faces.Anyone can buy the advertising space, from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis. The logos—which can be viewed at www. – are then seen by everyone they pass as they go about their daily business.The graduates, who met on their first day at Selwyn College, Cambridge, started the business on October I and said they made £3,500 in the first 10 days. The boys said they are“armed only with massive student debt and a firm grasp of the principles of viral advertising”as they attempt to survive for a year merely on income earned by transforming themselves into walking advertisements.Mr. Harper, 21, from Greenwich, south London, who studied neuroscience, said,“It’s our untraditional way of paying off our student debt. The graduate job market is incredibly unfriendly, and so we thought we’d try and go through it altogether. We’ve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs, only to eventually settle in a career that they never really wanted. It’s just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.”Mr. Moyse, 22, from Poole, Dorset, said,“It is well beyond our expectations, but we always knew it had value and is novel and crazy.”“So far, one of the main contributors has been online betting agency, Paddy Power,”Mr. Harper said.Mr. Moyse, who studied economics, and Mr. Harper came up with the idea after graduating in the summer as a scheme that would not require much investment.60. The two graduates set up a business of selling advertising space on their faces because _____.A. they both have handsome facesB. they have gained best educationC. they have student loan to repayD. they can possibly find no jobs61. The job they engage in now has _____.A. earned them a lot of moneyB. helped them to pay off the debtC. increased their exposureD. met their wildest expectations62. Paddy Power might be the boys’___.A. customerB. debtorC. investorD. designer63. The world novel in the passage means ________.A. fictionalB. meaningfulC. unusualD. critical（B）In Japan, where career opportunities for women are few, where divorce can mean a life of hardship,and where most female names are still formed using a word for child, a woman’s independence has always come at a steep price.Notions of women’s liberation have never taken root among Japanese women. But with little open conflict, the push for separate burials is quietly becoming one of the country’s fastest growing social trends. In a recent survey by the TBS television network, 20 percent of the women who responded said they hoped to be buried separately from their husbands.The funer ary revolt comes as women here annoy at Japan’s slow pace in providing greaterequality between the sexes. The law, for example, still makes it almost impossible for a woman to use her maiden name after marriage. Divorce rates are low by Western standards, meanwhile, because achieving financial independence, or even obtaining a credit card in one’s own name, are insurmountable hurdles for many divorced women. Until recently, society enforced restrictions on women even in death. Under Japan’s complex burial customs, divorced or unmarried women were traditionally unwelcome in most graveyards, where plots are still passed down through the husband’s family and descendants must provide maintenance for burial sites or lose them."The woman who wanted to be bur ied alone couldn’t find a graveyard until about 10 years ago." said Haruyo Inoue, a sociologist of death and burial at Japan University. She said that graveyards that did not require descendants, in order to accommodate women, began appearing around 1990. Today, she said, that there are close to 400 of these cemeteries in Japan. That is just one sign of stirring among Japanese women, who are also pressing for the first time to change the law to be able to use their maiden names after marriage.Although credit goes beyond any individual, many women cite Junko Mastubara, a popular writer on women’s issues, with igniting the trend to separate sex burials. Starting three years ago, Ms. Matsubara has built an association of nearly 600 women―some divorced, som e unhappily married, and some determinedly single―who plan to share a common plot curbed out of an ordinary cemetery in the western suburb of Chofu.64. From the fact that divorce can mean a life of hardship for Japanese women, we can infer that ______.A. many Japanese women have a bad relationship with their husbandsB. many Japanese women live together with their husband in perfect harmonyC. many Japanese women have a low social statusD. it’s an out dated custom for Japanese women to be h ousewives65. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the funeral revolt in Japan is NOT true?A. It comes as the result of Japanese women’s dissatisfaction with Japan’s slow pace in providing greater sex equality.B. More and more Japanese women choose the form of divorce to win the victory of funeral revolt.C. Japan’s complex burial customs make it more difficult for Japanese women to be buried separately.D. More and more Japanese women prefer to be buried separately from their husbands.66. According to the passage, the sex inequalities that Japanese women endure include EXCEPT_____.A. they are forbidden to divorceB. they are restricted from being buried separately from their husbandsC. the law makes it almost impossible for a woman to use her maiden name after marriageD. they hesitate to take part in women’s liberation movements67. In this article, the author is mainly concerned with ____.A. Japanese women’s efforts to win sex equalityB. social and governmental obligation in eliminating sex inequalityC. how Japanese laws prevent Japanese women from being buried aloneD. how to change Japan’s complex burial customs（C）Not too many decades ago it seemed“obvious”both to the general public and to sociologists that modern society has changed people’s natural relations, loosened their responsibilities to kin（亲戚）and neighbors, and substituted in their place superficial relationships with passing acquaintances. However, in recent years a growing body of research has revealed that the "obvious" is not true. It seems that if you are a city resident, you typically know a smaller proportion of your neighbors than you do if you are a resident of a smaller community. But, for the most part, this fact has few significant consequences. It does not necessarily follow that if you know few of your neighbors you will know no one else.Even in very large cities, people maintain close social ties within small, private social worlds. Indeed, the number and quality of meaningful relationships do not differ between more and less urban people. Small-town residents are more involved with kin that are big-city residents. Yet city dwellers compensate by developing friendships with people who share similar interests and activities. Urbanism may produce a different style of life, but the quality of life does not differ between town and city. Nor are residents of large communities any likelier to display psychological symptoms of stress or alienation, a feeling of not belonging, than are residents of smaller communities. However, city dwellers do worry more about crime, and this leads them to a distrust of strangers.These findings do not imply that urbanism makes little or no difference. If neighbors are strangers to one another, they are less likely to sweep the sidewalk of an elderly couple living next door or keep an eye out for young trouble makers. Moreover, as Wirth suggested, there may be a link between a community’s population size and its social heterogeneity（多样性）. For instance, sociologists have found much evidence that the size of a community is associated with bad behavior including gambling, drugs, etc. Large-city urbanities are also more likely than their small-town counterparts to have a cosmopolitan（见多识广）outlook, to display less responsibility to traditional kinship roles, to vote for leftist political candidates, and to be tolerant of nontraditional religious groups, unpopular political groups, and so-called undesirables. Everything considered, heterogeneity and unusual behavior seem to be outcomes of large population size.68. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph？A. Two contrasting views are presented.B. An argument is examined and possible solutions given.C. Research results concerning the quality of urban life are presented in order of time.D. A detailed description of the difference between urban and small-town life is given.69. According to the passage, it was once a common belief that urban residents ____.A. did not have the same interests as their neighbors.B. could not develop long-standing relationships.C. tended to be associated with bad behavior.D. usually had more friends.70. One of the consequences of urban life is that impersonal relationships among neighbors ______.A. disrupt people’s natural relations.B. make them worry about crime.C. cause them no to show concern for one another.D. cause them to be suspicious of each other.71. It can be inferred from the passage that the bigger a community is, ______.A. the better its quality of lifeB. the more similar its interestsC. the likelier it is to display psychological symptoms of stress.D. the more tolerant and open-minded it is.第Ⅱ卷Ⅸ. Translation 22分Section A（6分）Complete the sentence72. Even people who take no interest in art _______________（不至于没注意到）examples ofmodern sculpture on display in public places.73. ______________________（她的猫失踪三天后），Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.74. A week before, he ______________________（成功地进行了一次路上飞行）during whichhe covered twenty-six miles.75. Latham __________________（又尝试了一次）a week later and got within half a mile of Dover,But he was unlucky again.76. ___________________（经他们推荐），I enrolled on a course at another center.77. Those who are successful receive a real ______________________（成功感和满足感）. Section B Translation 16分Directions：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.78. 乔治生活很有规律，每天早晨除去溜达一会，并且总是在7:30前回家。
高二上学期期中考试(英语)试卷含答案
高二上学期期中考试（英语）（考试总分：150 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30分）第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man doing?A. Sending a fax.B. Sending a letter.C. Sending a box.2. How does the man get the information?A. From a computer game.B. From an E-mail from his classmate.C. From the Internet.3. Why does the man want to use the computer?A. Because it is the easiest way to get two copies.B. Because he likes to use the computer.C. Because he is good at computers.4. What does the woman really want to do?A. To copy the picture into the computer.B. To learn how to scan the picture into the computer.C. To talk to the man and ask him to teach her.5. What’s wrong with the computer?A. It doesn’t work.B. It was damaged by virus.C. There is nothing wrong with it.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2016-2017学年高二上期中考试英语试卷(解析版)
2016-2017学年高二上期中考试英语试卷（解析版）一、阅读理解1、阅读理解According to body language expert Robert Phipps, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type of personality they have. Phipps has identified four sleeping p ositions that affect personality.Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal (胎儿的) position. He found that this is the most common bedtime p osition, with nearly 58 percent of people sleeping on their side with knees up and head down. The more we curl up (蜷曲), the more comfort we are seeking, according to Phipps.The second most common position is the log. Sleeping with a straight body, with arms at each side, as if they are standin g guard at Buckingham Palace, indicates stubbornness, and t hese people (the 28 percent who sleep this way) often wake u p stiffer than when they went to sleep.“The longer you sleep like this, the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible, which means you make things harder for yourself,” according to Phipps.Yearner (向往) sleepers are next on the list. About 25 percent of people sl eep in this style—on their side with arms stretched out in front, looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themsel ves. Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always exp ecting the best results, explained Phipps. These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the da y ahead.Perhaps the most peculiar (奇怪的) of sleep styles is the freefaller position. This sleep style m akes up 17 percent of the population. They sleep face down w ith arms stretched out. These people, according to Phipps, fe el like they have little control over their life. Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles, but also the least comfortable, and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy.Inconclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add: “A go od night's sleep set you up for the following day and our sleep ing positions can determine how we feel when we wake.”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
高二上学期期中考试(英语)试题含答案
高二上学期期中考试（英语）（考试总分：120 分）一、单选题（本题共计10小题，总分10分）1.（1分）That beggar seems ____ anything yesterday.A. not to have eatenB. not to eatC. didn't eat D to not have eaten2.（1分）Most of the artists to the party were from South Africa.A. invitedB. to inviteC. being invitedD. had been invited3.（1分）The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, that he had enjoyed his stay here.A. having addedB. to addC. addingD. added4.（1分）It heavily, the outing had to be put off.A. being rainedB. being rainingC. rainingD. rains5.（1分），I couldn't lift the box.A. As I might tryB.Try as I mightC. As try I mightD. Though try I might6.（1分）Only when he had done it that he had made a mistake.A. he then realizedB.did he realizeC. before he realizeD. he realized7.（1分）—What happened to her new car?—No sooner it than someone ran into her.A .had she bought B. did she bought C. she bought D. she had bought8.（1分）—you picked up the pen yesterday?—On the playground.A. Where was it thatB. What was it thatC. How was it whenD. Where was it when9.（1分）my foot hurt, I would have taken part in the sports meet.A. Had I not gotB. If I did not getC. If I have not gotD.Had not I got10.（1分）, I slid into the bed and soon fell asleep.A.ExhaustingB. Being exhaustedC. ExhaustedD.Exhaustedly二、阅读理解（本题共计3小题，总分20分）11.（6分）Welcome to your handy pricing guideThis leaflet gives you the prices for Royal Mails UK and International services and Parcelforce Worldwide UK services — whether your item is to the UK or abroad, urgent or you simply want a standard service. To obey national and international regulations governing the carriage of mail, and ensure that mail in transport does not present a danger to the general public, we restrict or ban certain items from our network.If you want to find out more about our parcel and letter services, please take a look at the ‘our services’ booklet for more detailed information. Alternatively, you can find out more by visiting or by calling Customer Services on 03457740740. If you are deaf or hearing impaired, we offer a Textphone service on 03456000606.(1)According to the leaflet, what kind of service can be offered?A.Sending items home and abroad.B.Getting some discount.C.Sending items without limits.D.Sending parcels only.(2)If your parcel is 45cm in length, 36cm in width, 20cm in depth and weighs 10kg, you need to pay ______.A.£23B.£43C.£68D.£90(3)Which of the following is specially intended for the deaf?A.The Textphone service on 03456000606.B.The Customer Services on 03457740740.C.The website .D.The ‘Our services’ booklet12.（8分）People have different ways of dealing with a common cold. Some take over-the- counter (非非非非) medicines such as aspirin while others try popular home remedies (非非) like herbal tea or chicken soup. Yet here is the tough truth about the common cold: nothing really cures it.So why do people sometimes believe that their remedies work? According to James Taylor, professor at the University of Washington, colds usually go away on their own in about a week, improving a little each day after symptoms peak, so it’s easy to believe it’s medicine rather than time that deserves the credit, USA Today reported.It still seems hard to believe that we can deal with more serious diseases yet are powerless against something so common as a cold. Recently, scientists came closer to figuring out why. To understand it, you first need to know how antiviral (非非非非) drugs work. They attack the virus by attaching to and changing the surface structures of the virus. To do that, the drug must fit and lock into the virus like the right piece of a jigsaw (非非), which means scientists have to identify the virus and build a 3-D model to study its surface before they can design an antiviral drug that is effective enough.The two cold viruses that scientists had long known about were rhinovirus (非非非) A and B. But they didn’t find out about the existence of a third virus, rhinovirus C, until 2006. All three of them contribute to the common cold, but drugs that work well against rhinovirus A and B have little effect when used against C.“This explains most of the previous failures of drug trials against rhinovirus,” study leader Professor Ann Palmenberg at University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, told Science Daily.Now, more than 10 years after the discovery of rhinovirus C, scientists have finally built a highly-detailed 3-D model of the virus, showing that the surface of the virus is, as expected, different from that of other cold viruses.With the model in hand, hopefully a real cure for a common cold is on its way. Soon, we may no longer have to waste our money on medicines that don’t really work.(1)What does the author think of popular remedies for a common cold?A.They are quite effective.B.They are slightly helpful.C.They still need to be improved.D.They actually have no effect.(2)How do antiviral drugs work?A.By breaking up cold viruses directly.B.By changing the surface structures of the cold viruses.C.By preventing colds from developing into serious diseases.D.By absorbing different kinds of cold viruses at the same time.(3)What can we infer from the passage?A.The surface of cold viruses looks quite similar.B.Scientists have already found a cure for the common cold.C.Scientists were not aware of the existence of rhinovirus C until recently.D.Knowing the structure of cold viruses is the key to developing an effective cure.(4)What is the best title for this passage?A.Drugs against cold virusesB.Helpful home remediesC.No current cure for common coldD.Research on cold viruses13.（6分）Wood has many great characteristics that make it the perfect building material.It is cheap，durable，easily available，and most importantly，environmentally sustainable.The one thing it is not，is transparent! Now thanks to a team of scientists at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology the material may even be able to add that feature to its already impressive list.Lead researcher rs Berglund said he was inspired to create the transparent wood after learning how Japanese researchers had developed a see-through paper for use in flexible display screens for electronic devices.The team began by pulling out the wood’s lignin(木质素).The lignin-free wood was then dipped into a polymer(聚合物)and baked at a temperature of 158°F for four hours.The result was a hybrid product that was not only stronger and lighter than the original wood but also，almost transparent.The researchers were able to adjust the level of transparency by varying the amount of the polymer injected and also by changing the thickness of the wood.While scientists have previously created a see-through wood for small-scale applications like computer chips，the transparent wood is the first one being considered for large scale applications.The researchers，who revealed their findings in Biomacromolecules on April 11，picture using the transparent wood in buildings to allow for more natural light，or to create windows that let in the desired amount of light withoutsacrificing privacy.Wood that allows light to pass through could lead to a brighter future for homes and buildings. Berglund also thinks the wood could play a significant role in the design of solar panels.The semitransparent material would be able to keep light longer and give it more time to interact with the conductor，thus resulting in better solar efficiency.Additionally，substituting the currently used glass with this new product would help solar energy manufacturers improve their carbon footprint and lower the cost.They are now experimenting with ways to scale up the manufacturing process so that the transparent material is cost-effective to make and easy to use.1.What does the underlined part“that feature”in Paragraph 1 refer to?A.Cheap.B.Durable.C.Sustainable.D.Transparent.2.Which of the following is true according to the text?A.Berglund got the idea of transparent wood while making paper.B.Varying the amount of the polymer changes the wood’s hardness.C.The transparent wood would be used only for homes and buildings.D.The cost of making the transparent wood still needs to be cut down.3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?A.The bright future of the transparent wood.B.The wood’s role in the design of solar panels.C.The disadvantages of the currently used glass.D.Solar energy manufacturers’ carbon footprint.三、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）14.（10分）When big news breaks,it's easy to get caught up in following the story online.The Internet can be a place to find useful information. 1 Helping kids understand the news and how to separate fact from fiction is an important job for parents and educators.Here’s some advice that parents can offer kids to help them be quicker to judge as they consume news online.2 In the rush to cover stories,reporters make mistakes,officials don't always have correct information and tidbits(八卦新闻）that sound reasonable often get passed around before anyone has checked them for accuracy.Use social media wisely.Some say Twitter is a great source of news in the first few minutes of a tragedy. 3 On the other hand,Facebook can be a great way to connect with friends affected by events in the news and to spread personal news within a more limited circle.Be skeptical. 4 After the Boston Marathon bombing,NBC Sports reported that some runners kept running all the way to the hospital to donate blood for the victims.Not true.There are plenty of websites devoted to exposing false news stories.The Washington Post also has a Fact Checker column that delivers claims made by public officials and politicians.Visit them to find out if a story is true.Keep it age-appropriate.Kids aren’t always ready to digest big tragic news--especially if the news is about kids,such as school shootings or abuses.The constant repetition of information can be confusing for younger kids,and at the beginning of a news event,parents might not be able to offer any correct answers. 5A.Remember,breaking news is often wrong.B.It also can be the source of misinformation.C.If something sounds too good to be true,it probably is.D.The government should take measures to prevent false news.E.However,after that it just becomes messy and largely inaccurate.F.With social media at your fingertips,it's convenient to express your opinion.G.Kids who are eager to learn more about certain events can check kid-guided news sources.四、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分20分）15.（20分）In the summer before I entered middle school, I read the book They Cage the Animals at Night. It’s a story about Jennings, a boy living in various orphanages（孤儿院）with only his stuffed animal（毛绒玩具）, Doggie, for companionship. It’s a fascinating book, but little did I know how it would__1___my life and the lives of others.One day, as I looked across my room at the pile of stuffed animals, a(n)___2____came to me. I would____3__stuffed animals for children like Jennings.____4____, I contacted agencies that support those children and they said the stuffed animals would certainly__5___children’s spirits.I named my project “Cuddle Buddies”. I wrote articles for the localand school newspapers,___6___donations of the“buddies”— stuffed animals. My phone___7__ringing; schools, families, and toy factories all wanted to help. Much to my___8__, by the second week my living room looked like a zoo. Whenever Mom and I___9__the “buddies” to the agencies, the kids would be waiting there with their eyes down, too___10__to look but shaking with excitement.Six years after its launch, Cuddle Buddies continues to__11__. Now over 25,000 stuffed animals have been__12__to agencies worldwide. Simon, a seven-year-old boy in an African Children’s Home, couldn’t sleep at night after he lost his parents. When asked to choose his “buddies”, Simon_ 13___ a panda and soon after was sleeping through the night. I never dreamed Cuddle Buddies would____14___this way.Upon graduating from high school, I designed a website,, to____15___the project. The response was____16____. More and more people joined me and two dozen Cuddle Buddies___17___were established across the nation.This has been a great experience. I’ve learned how to follow through on an idea and how to____18__impact a life.I will go to college with these___19___in mind and continue my work with Cuddle Buddies, even when I__20__ a whole new set of exciting academic and nonacademic pursuits.1.A.touch B.risk C.lead D.save2.A.chance B.idea C.explanation D.word3.A.display B.repair C.purchase D.collect4.A.Previously B.Occasionally C.Immediately D.Gradually5.A.capture B.reflect C.lift D.record6.A.putting aside B.turning down C.asking for D.getting back7.A.delayed B.kept C.stopped D.meant8.A.knowledge B.taste C.regret D.delight9.A.delivered B.applied C.rented D.returned10.A.shy B.content C.weak D.eager11.A.reform B.expand C.dominate D.divide12.A.produced B.adopted C.sold D.donated13.A.picked out B.came across C.showed off D.brought up14.A.decline B.work C.increase D.react15.A.promote B.start C.evaluate D.examine16.A.confusing B.amusing C.automatic D.enthusiasticpanies mittees C.branches D.institutes18.A.financially B.positively C.socially D.physically19.A.plans B.images C.lessons D.motives20.A.work out B.keep off C.rely on D.engage in五、语法填空（本题共计1小题，总分15分）16.（15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题(含解析)_4
2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题（含解析）总分150分时间 120分钟一语境填词（根据汉语提示，写出所缺单词或短语，每题2分，共计30分)1 He thought that crying is a sign of ____________ (虚弱).2 His words are full of ____________ (谎言) about this matter .3 It is healthier to keep a ___________ (均衡的) diet every day .4 ___________(好奇心) is part of a child’s nature .5 I don’t want any cake , I’m ____________ (减肥) 。
6 If you ___________ (怒目而视) at someone，you look at them with an angry expression on your face .7 We set a time __________ (限定) of thirty minutes for the test .8 As students , we should ______________ (结合) book knowledge with practice .9 The new credit cards will be of great ____________ (好处) to our customers .10 __________ (查阅) the dictionary when you come across any new words .11 The first ___________ (场景) of the play was almost over when they got to the theater .12 The best thing that a manager can do in this situation is to help the employees __________ (寻找) professional guidance .13 She ____________ (发现) what was wrong with the air conditioner .14 The doctor will not ____________ (允许) him to walk until his leg has fully recovered .15 You needn’t feel sorry for what happened . After all , it wa sn’t your _____________ (过错) .【答案】1.weakness2.lies3.balanced4.Curiosity5.slimming6.glare7.limitbine9.benefit10.Refer to11.scene12.(to) look for13 discovered / found14.allow / permit15.fault7.limit 句意：我们安排了30分钟的时间限制来测试。
2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题(含解析)_6
2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题（含解析）总分：150分完成时间：120 分钟第Ⅰ卷（选择题，满分115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话都有一个小题，从题中的A,B,C,三个选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来有关的小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话只读一遍。
1. How much do four jackets cost today?A. $80B.$90C.$1002. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. stay indoorsB. Eat fresh fruitC. Take exercise3. Whose bowl is it?A. The man’sB. Aunt Betty’sC. The woman’s4. What will the speakers do next?A. Go on shoppingB. Have something to eatC. Go to a Mexican restaurant5. Why will the speakers return to the museum next weekend ?A. It is too large to cover in a dayB. There are too many people todayC. There will be a special exhibit then.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6和7题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to spend ChristmasB. What to do with their familyC. When to stay with their family7. What will the woman possibly do?A. Cook and wash up for her kids over ChristmasB. Go and stay in a cottage in WalesC. Visit her parents听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。
16—17学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题(附答案)(4)
2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An exam.B. Language study.C. A hard life.2. What will the woman do?A. Show the man a map.B. Tell the man the direction.C. Go to the Black’s with the man.3. How many books does the man want to buy?A. 5.B. 2.C. 7.4. Where does the conversatiom probably take place?A. In a hospital.B. In a cinema.C. In a post office.5. What is the man doing?A. Waiting for the plane to Shanghai.B. Answering a passenger’s question.C. Waiting for his wife.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the hotel.B. At the airport.C. At the post office.7. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Take care of his letter.B. Take a photo of him.C. Open the window for him.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
上海高二2016学年第一学期高二期中联考
2016学年第一学期浦东新区普高期中联考高二年级英语试卷时间：90分钟总分：100分第I卷（共70分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A （10%）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. In a bank. B. In a classroom.C. At a railway station.D. In a clinic.2. A. At 1:40. B. At 2:00.C. At 3:40.D. At 1:50.3. A. About seven or eight days.B. Four or five days.C. Exactly one week.D. More than ten days.4. A. The United States. B. Australia.C. Austria.D. Switzerland.5. A. Listening to the radio.B. Watching television.C. Reading a newspaper.D. Reading a magazine.6. A. He will drink coffee before the discussion.B. He will have coffee later.C. He will have a coffee break at once.D. He will wait a while after the discussion.7. A. $476. B. $359. C. $367. D. $299.8. A. He is eating bread.B. He must eat some bread.C. He will go to buy some bread with her.D. He needs some bread.9. A. Manager and clerk. B. Husband and wife.C. Doctor and nurseD. Professor and student.10. A. Mr. White is a chemistry teacher.B. Mr. White is an art student.C. Mr. White teaches art.D. Mr. White teaches English.Section B （7%）Directions: In Section B, you will hear two longer conversations and two short passages, andyou will be asked several questions on each of them. The conversations and 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 12 are based on the following conversation.11. A. Some CDs. B. A scarf.C. A pair of jeans.D. A music player.12. A. $150. B. $50.C. $45.D. $100.Questions 13 through 14 are based on the following conversation.13. A. To attend a meeting. B. To attend a wedding.C. To spend holiday.D. For business.14. A. 12:00 Noon. B. 1:00 am.C. Local time 12:00 Noon.D. Local time 1:00 am.Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage.15. A. In 1921. B. In 1621.st November.D. On Thursday.16. A. American Indians.B. English settlers.C. The black people.D. English natives.17. A. Apple pie. B. Roast turkey.C. Indian bread pudding.D. Sweet potatoes.II．Grammar and VocabularySection A (10%)Directions: After reading the passages 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.Many drivers dream of the day 18 they can sit back while their car drives itself. While several companies are working hard to make 19 a reality, self-driving cars still face many problems.Google was one of the first 20 (get) into this industry. It 21(develop) self-driving cars since 2009, and its new driverless car is called Firely.But the driverless car is only a “fair weather fri end”, the Daily Mail commented.According to the MIT Technology Review, the current driverless cars can’t react like a human driver. They can’t drive in heavy rain 22snow.Chris Urmson, director of the Google car team, said that this is because the detection technology is not yet good enough to separate certain objects from weather conditions. In the cars’eyes, raindrops and snowflakes are the same as rocks, and cars stop for them. But if the manhole (下水道入口) ahead is left 23 (uncover), they drive over it without hesitation.24all these problems, Urmson said driverless cars will happen25 (quickly) than people think.But even at that time, driverless cars won’t be truly “driverless.”In the US, only when someone sits in the driver’s seat are driverless cars allowed on roads in certain states.European countries, Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Russia follow the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic. The convention used to say: “Every driver 26 at all times be able to control his vehicle or to guide his animals.”A change was agreed in May, allowing a car to drive itself 27__________________ a driver is in the car and able to take the wheel at any timeSection B (9’)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlyThe University of Cambridge is a collegiate (大学的) public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s fourth-oldest __28__ university. It grew out of an association of __29__who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with townsfolk. The two ancient universities share many common features and are often jointly __30__ to as “Oxbridge”.Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent colleges and over 100 __31___departments organised into six schools. The colleges are self-governing institutions founded as integral parts of the university. In the year ended 31 July 2014, the university had a total income of ￡1.51 billion, of which ￡371 million was from research grants and contracts. The central university and colleges have a __32__ endowment (捐款) of around ￡4.9 billion, the largest of any university outside the United States. Cambridge is a member of many associations and forms part of the “golden triangle”of __33__ English universities and Cambridge University Health Partners, an academic health science centre. The university is __34__ linked with the development of the high-tech business cluster known as “Silicon Fen”.Students’ learning __35___ lectures and laboratory sessions organised by departments, and supervisions provided by the colleges. The university operates eight arts, cultural, and scientific museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum and a botanic garden. Cambridge’s libraries hold a total of around 15 million books, 8 million of which are in Cambridge University Library which is a legal deposit library. Cambridge University Press, a department of the university, is the world’s oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world.Cambridge is __36___ placed among the world’s best universities in different university rankings. Beside academic studies, student life is centred on the colleges and numerous pan-university artistic activities, sports clubs and societies.III．Reading ComprehensionSection A (10%)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.Professional sports are very popular in the United States and they are big business. The most popular sports are basketball, football and baseball. ___37___ has its own season. And millions of supporters. Professional teams are named for the cities __38__ they are located. When a team plays in a championship game, most people in the city ___39___ the game with interest and enthusiasm. Basketball is ___40___ around the world. Professional basketball games in the US are__41__indoors during winter months. From November to April one can find a professional basketball game several nights a week in most large American cities. Basketball is an American sport. It has been called the national pastime.The game is played in the evening ___42__ every night of the week and on weekends as well. The season begins in April and ___43___ in the October. Football has become most popularprofessional sport in the US. It is played on Sundays during the fall from August to January. American football is different ___44__ international football, which Americans called soccer. Both games require ___45_ and specialized skills. Professional players are very__46__.The most famous players make millions of dollars for their playing skill. American best players have higher salaries than the country’s president.37. A. Every B. Each C. Both D. All38. A. where B. when C. which D. whose39. A. run B. walk C. follow D. jump40. A. athletic B. reasonable C. sincere D. famous41. A. linked B. played C. adapted D. promoted42. A. closely B. physically C. nearly D. rarely43. A. requires B. finishes C. illustrates D. comments44.A. of B. with C. from D. about45. A. luck B. discipline C. strength D. fortune46. A. well-known B. poorly-paid C. well-paid D. well-behaved Section B (14%)Directions: 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)Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend ---- a bird called Woodstock.Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.When Snoopy first appeared, he was no different from other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak in thought bubbles with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who fails at just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…”Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story. In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.Snoopy is an insightful(有洞察力的), feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.”And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement.”47. Snoopy has done all the following jobs EXCEPT ________.A. a writerB. a playerC. a clerkD. a lawyer48. From the passage, we can learn that ________.A. Snoopy is always a sad dogB. Snoopy is a real smart pet dogC. Snoopy often dreams of true loveD. Snoopy can't speak in the beginning49. It can be inferred that Snoopy ________.A. has many bird friends and relativesB. is a well-known writer and clerkC. is very popular in the whole worldD. has been unfortunate since it was born50. The underlined word “advancement”in the last paragraph probably means ________.A. successB. popularityC. growthD. progress(B)If you are hunting a chance to improve yourself in English, TOP ENGLISH CITY will be a smart choice. In TOP ENGLISH CITY, you will be a top English-speaker among your competitors and enjoy the advantage that your competitors have not. You will be proud of being a member of TOP ENGLISH CITY.Courses designed:For more information, please contact:Room 806 American Plaza Tianhexi Rd, 510150 GuangzhouTel: 86668888-8806Part IIENGLISH SALONA place for you to practise your English, to exchange your English learning experiences, to know more about the culture of English-speaking countries, and to make more friends who can speak very good English.How to Join:We are a group with membership system, so if you want to join our group, please make an application to the Tianhe Office of Top English City, filling in the applying forms. You will be given a salon ID card, and become our member.The Qualifications (条件):You must be fluent in English-speaking or an English lover. Those who are now learning English in the Top English City will be advantageous.For more information, please contact:Mr Jiu Chan at: 47129198English Salon, your best friend! Join Right Now!51. Which of the following can be the best title for Part I?A. Top English City, the best English!B. If you want to learn English, we can teach you!C. Top English City, your smart choice!D. We have what you want!52. If you work in a joint venture (合资) company and you only have free time on Sunday afternoon, you probably take the course _________.A. Standard Spoken EnglishB.Children’s WeekendC. TOEFL Super StudiesD. Intermediate Business English53. Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?A. Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.B. Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.C. Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English.D. Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.Section C (4%)Directions: Choose from the sentences A—F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.Now more and more people have already realized that fatness has become a serious problem and it will cause many kinds of diseases. 54．_________ Other people can keep slim without any effort.Some believe exercise can be helpful.55．_________ You might sweat by playing tennis or mountain climbing, but pay it all back on again with a big steak or bread and jam.Some people think that being hungry is the best way to help us to lose weight. 56．_________ They don’t eat anything until they become weak with hunger. Some stick to having milk and bananas without any bread or rice for a week or more. Another theory says that if you eat things like hard-boiled eggs, apples with their skins on, and lean meat (瘦肉) which are hard for your stomach to digest, the more you eat, the thinner you will get. 57．_________For most of us, these methods are too extreme. A helpful way to lose weight is to choose food carefully. What sort of food should you choose? The principle for choosing food ia to try to cut down on carbohydrates (碳水化合物的食物). That means not eating bread, potatoes, cakes, sugar or rice. It’s straightforward and often quite effective.A. This is because you use up the fat in your body to get the energy to digest the food.B. Exercise can make you strong and healthy.C. However, some people don’t mind being fat.D. To be slimmer, eat lessE. They believe that the less they eat, the slimmer they will become.F. However, the trouble with exercise is that it may only make you want to eat more.Section D(6%)Directions: read the passage carefully. Then write an English summary in about 60 words in your own words according to the passage given below.The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat.Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colors in meats and other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit.The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues.第II卷（共30分）I．Translation (15分)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.你必须使自己的生活方式和当地的习俗相符。
高二上册期中英语考试试题及答案
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每段对话后有⼀个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个⼩题，每⼩题5秒钟；听完后，各⼩题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读⼀遍。
1.WhatisBobinterestedinaboutthebook?A.Thephotos.B.Theideas.C.Thedata. 2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inahotel.B.Onabus.C.Atacinema. 3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Buyaticket.B.Parkhercar.C.Waitherturn. 4.WhathasBilldone? A.Forgottenhispromise. B.Failedtofinishhiswork. C.Repeatedhiscarelessness. 5.Whichplacedoesthemanliketolivein?A.Aquietplace.B.Alonelyplace.C.Anoisyplace. 第⼆节(共15⼩题；每⼩题1分，满分15分) 听下⾯5段对话或独⽩。
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2017学年高二上学期期中试卷1
上海市2017学年高二英语试卷1考试说明：1、满分： 150 分；考试时间： 120 分钟第I 卷I. Listening Comprehension （25分）Section A1. A. In India. B. In America. C. In Japan. D. In Germany.2. A. The man doesn’t like his new coat. B. The new coat doesn’t fit the man.C. The man forgot to wear his new coat.D. The man sent the woman a new coat.3. A. Having an interview.B. Making an advertisement.C. Applying to be the manager of a company.D. Meeting a customer.4. A. Looking for furniture. B. Designing a new desk.C. Moving into a new house.D. Buying a new desk.5. A. A baby. B. Three women. C. No one. D. Three babies.6. A. John posted the letter on Tuesday. B. John posted the letter on Monday.C. John arrived on Wednesday.D. John arrived on Monday.7. A. At 9:00 B. At 9:30 C. At 10:00 D. At 10:308. A. Going to the concert. B. Surfing the Internet.C. Looking for a class.D. Enjoying a concert.9. A. A football game. B. A movie C. A talk show D. Animal World.10. A. Saw a film B. Drove to the town.C. Watched the basketball game.D. Played basketball.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To figure out how many people work abroad.B. To figure out who wants to work abroad and why.C. To see where people want to move for their jobs.D. To see what kinds of people want to move abroad.12. A. Education level. B. Salary. C. Culture. D. Location13. A. London B. New York C. Singapore D. RomeQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 70. B. 80. C. 130. D. 15.15. A. On Tuesdays. B. On Wednesday . C. On Sundays. D. On Mondays.16. A. The English Family club. B. The painting club.C. The sports club.D. The music club.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. To visit the woman. B. To travel around this country.C. To work in this country.D. To see what changes happened in this country.18. A. He has visited the woman’s country before.B. He knows the changes about the woman’s country.C. He wrote a lot of reports about the woman’s country.D. He has experienced the changes in the woman’s country.19. A. People spent money buying many household appliances.B. People were looking forward to a better future.C. People had a nice time making a living.D. People had little money in daily lives.20. A. He can’t imagine that he will work there.B. He is happy that he got a job there.C. He thinks it’s rich and varied.D. He thinks it’s h ard working there.II. Grammar and vocabulary (10’)Hungry Students Get Healthy ChoicesIt is a well-known scientific fact that teenagers eat 50 percent more than the average person. Well, actually three meals a day just isn’t enough 21. _________ (satisfy) their endless hunger.Recently Tongji University 22. _________(decide) to keep its canteens open till 11 p.m. and to serve healthy meals at affordable prices. Fu Qinjun, the director of the university’s food services, 23. _________ (quote) as saying, “Students are usually hungry after studying late into the night, but our canteens used to stop service after 7 p.m. That’s 24. _________ students turned to outside vendors (小贩) but the quality and safety of the food is not good enough.”This is good news for the students 25._________ now have healthy late-night choices for their diet instead of relying on fast food and the snacks available at convenience stores. Those foods tend to contain a lot of salt, fat and sugar which set off pleasure receptors (感受器) in our brains but are basically unhealthy when 26. _________ (eat) in excess and can make us fat.If you’re a boarding student, you probably know about fat because you have likely put on a little weight since you started school. In North America, this phenomenon is called the “Freshman Fifteen.”27. _________ refers to the fact that many students gain up to fifteen pounds during the first year they are away from home. Without mum 28. _________ (look) after them, they tend to eat more than they should.For young people, though, having a healthy appetite is a good thing. Your body keeps growing until about the age of twenty-one, so you need to eat. However, it’s important to learn how to eat well. So, kudos (赞誉) to Tongji University for helping students fill their bottomless pits (无底洞) 29. _________ healthy food. And now maybe the university will keep its gym open late at night 30. _________ _________ students can walk off some of those extra calories!involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called chanoyu or chado (茶道). The manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called otem. The tea ceremony is a ritual way of preparing and drinking tea. The ____31_____ has been strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism.Tea was ____32____ brought to Japan in the 9th century, by the Buddhist monk Eichu (永忠), who had returned to Japan from China. This is the first documented evidence of tea in Japan. By imperial order in the year 816, tea plantations began to be cultivated in the Kinki region of Japan. However, the interest in tea in Japan faded after this.Nowadays, the tea ceremony is a _____33____ popular kind of hobby. Many Japanese, who are interested in their own culture, take tea ceremony lessons with a teacher. Tea ceremonies are ____34_____ in traditional Japanese rooms in cultural community centers or ____35_____ houses. The ceremony itself _____36____ of many rituals that have to be learned by heart. Almost each hand movement is prescribed. ____37_____, the tea is first prepared by the host, and then drunk by the guests. The tea is bitter green tea made of ____38_____ tea leaves.Green tea is drunk everywhere and at any time of the day. ____39_____ English tea, Japanese green tea is _____40____ in cups without a handle and is never drunk with sugar or cream. The most polite way of drinking green tea is to hold the cup with one hand and support it from below with the other hand.III. Reading ComprehensionSection AThere are many things parents can do to help children with autism (自闭症) overcome their challenges. Learning all you can about autism and getting __41__ in treatment will go a long way toward helping your child. Additionally, the following tips will make daily home life easier for both you and your autistic child:Be consistent（一致的）. Children with autism have a hard time __42__ what they’ve learned if there is a change of setting. For example, your child may use sign language at school to communicate, but never think to do so at home. Creating __43__ in your child’s environ ment is the best way to reinforce（强化）learning. Find out what your child’s therapists are doing and continue their techniques at home. Explore the __44__ of having therapy take place in more than one place in order to encourage your child to __45__ what he or she has learned from one environment to another. It’s also important to be consistent in the way you __46__ with your child and deal with challenging behaviors.__47__ a schedule. Children with autism tend to do best when they have a highly-structured schedule or routine. Again, this goes back to the consistency they both need and crave. Set up a schedule for your child, with __48__ times for meals, therapy, school, and bedtime. Try to keep disturbance to this routine to a __49__. If there is an unavoidable schedule change, prepare your child for it __50__.__51__ good behavior. Positive reinforcement can go a long way with children with autism, so make an effort to “catch them doing something good.” Praise them when they act appropriately or learn a new skill, being very __52__ about what behavior they’re being praised for.Pay attention to your child’s sensory sensitivities. Many children with autism are hypersensitive to light, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Other children with autism are “under-sens itive” to sensory stimuli(刺激物). __53__ what sights, sounds, smells and movements cause your kid’s “bad” or disruptive behaviors and what brings about a(n) __54__ response. If you understand what affects your child, you’ll be better at solving problems, pre venting situations that cause difficulties, and creating __55__ experiences.41. A. encouraged B. balanced C. absorbed D. involved42. A. applying B. devoting C. communicating D. appealing43. A. attraction B. comfort C. consistency D. attention44. A. possibility B. goal C. process D. solution45. A. transplant B. transfer C. transport D. transform46. A. meet B. interact C. negotiate D. associate47. A. Draw up B. Arrange for C. Work out D. Stick to48. A. regular B. flexible C. appropriate D. normal49. A. decrease B. mystery C. minimum D. secret50. A. without doubt B. in private C. without notice D. in advance51. A. Control B. Perform C. Reward D. Maintain52. A. curious B. clear C. particular D. anxious53. A. Figure out B. Account for C. Put up D. Take on54. A. automatic B. immediate C. positive D. quick55. A. frustrating B. successful C. professional D. unpleasantSection B22％AA nother person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.56. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?A. His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members too.B. Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm.C. Other family members’ enthusiasm also greatly influenced his stepmother.D. There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did.57. The author’s stepmother did all the following EXCEPT ______.A. giving some writing lessons to him at homeB. moving the family into the center of the countyC. planning the future for each family memberD. praising him from the bottom of her heart58. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?A. Enthusiasm, a passport to people’s heartB. Enthusiasm, a gift from my fatherC. Enthusiasm, a source of warmthD. Enthusiasm, a power for successBA large part of the world’s oceans had never been explored till recently. Since scuba divers （戴水肺的潜水员）could only dive down to 200 feet, only a small part of the seabed was reachable to them. It was impossible to study the shipwrecks（沉船）in deeper depths as they were beyond reach. Now, with the aid of the Remotely Operate Vehicles (ROVs), we are no longer so constrained.The ROVs were developed largely by the supporting from the US Navy in the 1960s. ROVs are machines equipped with video camera, sonar and even mechanical arms to pick up and study items on the seabed. Thus, people can examine artifacts（手工艺品）from shipwrecks up close. The best part is that the ROVs can be controlled from a well-equipped ship so that the person does not even have to get wet! These underwater robots have been used to locate many historic shipwrecks, including that of the remains of Titanic.One of the latest expeditions was launched in the Mediterranean Sea to search for old shipwrecks. The explorations provided many exciting results, as shipwrecks that were centuries old were found and seen for the first time. How did the shipwrecks end up on the ocean floor in the first place? Well, often times, the cause was storms. Some ships might have sunk at once, other ships might have taken longer – the sailors would have tried to save their ships by throwing heavy items into the sea. If the ship was lighter, there was a great chance that it would stay afloat.Some of the items recovered because of the expedition were wine jars, stone blocks and old anchors（锚）. From those items, much more could be learnt about the economy of the old empires. For example, many of the shipwrecks were dated back to the time of the Roman Empire. Some of the saved items included goods that were traded then. From the study of those goods, historians were able to figure out where they were traded.Besides, the new technology of the ROVs allows explorers to make maps of the areas of the shipwrecks within a few hours……59. The expression “no longer so constrained” can be understood as ______.A. not forced to join the US Navy any longerB. no more limited by not being able to dive so deepC. not defeated by the fear of drowning any longerD. no more pushed by the equipment of modern technology60. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Causes of the shipwrecks can be told by the ROVs.B. The ROVs rely heavily on high technology.C. The ROVs have a nickname of underwater robots.D. People on a sinking ship usually get rid of heavy loads to stay safe.61. What is most likely to be discussed in the last paragraph?A. Some other oceans with ancient shipwrecks.B. The magnificent history of the Roman Empire.C. Some other uses the ROVs can provide us with.D. The cause of the sinking of Titanic.62.According to the passage, experts in history might ______ by studying the items found fromthe shipwrecks.A. add more value to the Roman EmpireB. picture how the shipwrecks happenedC. know the prices of the goods on the shipsD. learn where they were bought and sold(C)India has a growing number of millionaires – there currently are 200, 000 Indians worth a million dollars or more. According to Forbes, India is also home to the fourth-highest number of billionaires in the world. It’s not surprising, given India’s large population and the rapid rise in its economic fortunes in the past two decades.This rise in the rich has led to a growing industry that meets the needs of its wealthy and picky clients（客户）. These businesses offer excellent services tailored exclusively to the strict standards of the ultra-wealthy（超级富豪）, their unique tastes and lifestyles. From matchmaking to private jets and from lifestyle management to expensive fine art, no matter how unusual the demand sounds, no request will be refused.Like millionaires elsewhere, India’s rich “want access to the best things in life, but don’t have the time, nor the connections, to acquire them,” says Tanu Jian, head of marketing at the Gurgaon office if Quintessentially Lifestyle, a firm that offers round-the-clock personalized services to its ultra-wealthy members. With the company’s unique network of contacts, Jain has helped clients secure an autographed Roger Federer tennis racket, and a limited edition John Lennon pen.When it comes to serving the super-rich, the “customer is king” approach guides everything. Each client is assigned a personal “lifestyle manager” who carefully “studies the behavior of each member and accordingly recommends a personalized solution for each request,” says Jain.T he rapid increase in India’s super-rich has touched off a race among service providers who are trying to break into the market. India is exploding with entrepreneurial (企业的) energy. So is the industry whose business is to know where the super-rich want to spend their money.63. Which of the following is Not the reason for the fast growth of India’s super-rich servicebusinesses?A. India’s large number of super-rich relative to its total populationB. India’s fast economic advance over the last twenty yearsC. Indian government’s putting increasing emphasis on service industryD. Human beings’ natural desire for good things in life64. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “tailored”?A. done right after someone’s extraordinary requestB. done specially for someone’s particular needC. done passionately for someone’s strict demandD. done immediately for someone’s original i ntention65. According to the passage, which of the following statements is Not True?A. India ranks fourth on the list of the number of billionaires.B. If a rich Indian woman wants to seek an ideal husband, she can turn to some businesses.C. “Customer is king” is the best policy to the businesses serving the Indian super-riches.D. The best things are not available to India’s rich because of some bans from the government.66. Which one can serve as the best title of the passage?A. What In dia’s Super-Rich Bring AboutB. What Specific Needs India’s Super-Rich HaveC. How India’s Super-Rich Get Done Their NeedsD. Why India’s Super-Rich’s Need List Is GrowingSection CFor the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. College students will ignore piles of homework. Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65-team US men’s college basketball tournament. ____67____ Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination(单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.____68____ The fun comes partly from guessing the winner for every game. Friends compete against bosses.Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities. This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little-known George Mason University was one of the final teams. ____69____College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. ____70____ About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post-season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.According to a study at the University of Marland Medical Center in Baltimore, researchers found that people who had a good sense of humor and laughed a lot, not only at home but also at work, had fewer heart problems than people who laughed less, and laughing people tend to live a longer life than the ones who are not.After reading plenty of information about the benefits of laughing and a careful study of previous papers in this area, a doctor in India started a laughter club. Dr. Mandan Damaris’s laughter club quickly grew into 1,800 groups throughout India and over 6,000 around the world. The laughter club had even inspired World Laughter Day, which people celebrate on the first Sunday of May every year. Instructors at the club get people laughing not only through jokes but through simple laughing exercises. For example, instructors and participants repeat the chant “ho-ho-ho” and “ha-ha-ha” together. What’s more, participants also do the “Lion laugh” by sticking out their tongues and waving their hands around their ears. Other exercises focus on breathing and simple yoga exercises. In a word, all the activities that can cause laugh are included in the club.These laughter clubs are very popular in hospitals and nursing homes in India, where participants can forget their aches and pains while laughing. It seems that laughing may be just as important as eating and exercising.Not everyone can join a laugh club, but we all can take part in the same practice. According to the doctor, besides taking part in the club, everyone can do something to make themselves laugh. How can we make laughing a part of your daily routine? If you feel funny about joining a laughter club, you can rent a funny movie, remember a funny experience, do some sports, go to the zoo, watch the monkeys or even, just make yourself laugh. You will not be able to keep a straight face all the time.Do, don’t worry; be happy. Laugh a little and live longer.第II卷（共40分）V. Translation （15分3+3++4+5）1. 据说饭后一杯酸奶(yogurt)能帮助消化。
上海市上海中学2016-2017学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题(解析版)
11. A person who begins a job
that he isn’t going to like it or is sure that he is going to fail is exhibiting a
weakness which can only hold back his success.
birth. A. there to be
B. there being
C. there is
D. there have been
【答案】A
【解析】 【详解】考查不定式。句意：令他惊讶的是，在他出生 20 年后，他从未想过会有一个女人自称是他的生母。 Expect to do sth.期待做某事，套入 there be 句型中即为 there to be。故选 A 项。
A. convinces
B. convince
C. convinced
D. convincing
【答案】C
【解析】 【详解】考查过去分词作状语。句意：如果一刚刚开始工作的人，深信自己不会喜欢这份工作或者确定自 己会失败，那么他就暴露了一个只会阻碍他的成功的弱点。分析句子可知，主语是 a person，谓语是 is exhibiting，宾语是 a weakness，who begins a job 是定语从句修饰 a person，be convinced that…是固定用法， 此处 convinced 是过去分词作伴随状语，意为“相信……”故选 C 项。
4. What really flatters a man is
you think him worth flattering.
A. that
B. whether