2014学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷

高二年级英语学科

2015.1

 （考试时间90分钟，满分100分）

                

第一卷 公共题，全体同学必做

 

I. Listening Comprehension  

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 

1. A. At a meeting. B. In a restaurant. C. At home. D. On his way.

2.  A. To try his luck at another restaurant. B. To book a table for Tuesday.

C. To book a smaller table. D. To cancel his dinner plans.

3. A. A noisy night. B. Life in town. C. A place of living. D. Buying a flat.

4. A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball. D. Join the man.

5. A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday. D. Friday

6. A. The cost of fixing the window. B. The difficulty of cleaning it up.

C. The possible harm to the people. D. The punishment he will get. 

7. A. Peter doesn’t like to be bothered.  B. The machine was just repaired.

C. The man couldn’t make any copies. D. The man can learn to use the machine.

8. A. The man will buy some envelopes for the woman.

B. The man will take the woman to town.

C. The woman will have to go and buy some envelopes herself.

D. The woman has written several letters today.

9. A. Because she is energetic. B. Because the seat is occupied.

C. Because she feels tired. D. Because it makes her feel dizzy.

10. A. He is surprised that Dan did not fail. 

B. He is working especially hard on physics. 

C. He wonders how Dan’s history course went. 

D. He wants to pass the management course.     

 

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on the passage. The passage will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. To satisfy the needs of their family. B. To fully realize their potential. 

   C. To make money for early retirement. D. To gain a sense of their personal worth.

12.  A. They may have to continue to work in old age.

    B. They may regret the time they wasted.

    C. They may have nobody to depend on in the future.

    D. They may have fewer job opportunities.

13.  A. Make wise use of our time.        B. Enjoy ourselves while we can.

    C. Save as much money as we can.    D. Work hard and play hard.

 

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 

 

Questions l4 through 17 are based on the following conversation. 

Who is Alexander? He is the new (14)_________ of the woman’s department,.

What happened to the woman’s department last year? Their (15)_________ was not satisfying.

What did Alexander do to save the department? He introduced a new system for (16) _________.

What does the woman think of the new system? It’s quite (17) _________.

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

 

 

II. Grammar（15%）

Section A

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.

A

Dating from 1971 and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather won three Oscars. (18)__________(last) almost three hours, the film is Shakespearean in its scope and ambition. It is the story of a New York mafia family headed by Marlon Brando as “the Godfather”. (19)__________ Brando has the title role，it is Al Pacino playing his troubled son Michael (20)_________ steals the show in a masterly performance.

(21)__________(achieve) his aim of taking the audience on an emotional rollercoaster tide，the director intersperses(点缀) long scenes of family life with shorter sequences of extreme violence. Having been shot in explicit detail, this violence may shock some viewers. But anyone (22)__________(prepare) to put up with this will enjoy (23)_________ unique dramatic experience. In fact, for many people The Godfather is the greatest American film made in the 1970s.

B

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (24)_________  how well they performed at tennis and other skills.  For them, playing well and (25)___________ (win) are often life-and-death affairs. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, (26)_________ take an opposite attitude.  In a culture (27)__________ values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are the youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressure from their parents or society.  While teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail.  They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success.  By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, (28)____________ it doesn't matter because I really didn't try. ” (29)__________ is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot.  (30)________(clear), this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief (31)____________ one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only when this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (32) __________ we discover a new meaning in competition.

III. Reading Comprehension   

Section 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.

 

Dear Sunday Globe,

I am writing to you about your article in last Sunday’s newspaper, “Cell phones Makes Life Easier.” You did an excellent job explaining the good points of cell phones; they are ___33_____, we feel safer always being able to call someone, and they are very helpful in business. ____34____ you didn’t talk about their bad points at all. Thus I hope you’ll let me give your readers some advice on cell phone etiquette.

The first point I’d like to address is ____35_____. When talking face to face in public, you wouldn’t shout. Likewise, don’t shout when you talk in public on your cell phone. In fact, the microphones in cell phones are so _____36_____ that you can be heard even if you speak quietly. Furthermore, keep you ringer nice and quiet － and don’t let it ring in meetings, at the movies, etc.

Another point that needs to be made has to do with personal space. I think it is very impolite to make calls in small spaces or ___37_____ rooms. This makes others ____38_____ and forces them to listen to your personal business. ____39_____, it stops many face-to-face conversations from very beginning; that’s why I never use my cell phone within 3 meters of other people except in emergencies, and only after asking ____40_____.

Lastly, let me draw your readers’ attention to the dangers of doing two things at the same time. For instance, cell phones and driving are a bad _____41_____. Pay attention to the road! Likewise, cell phones can cause you to neglect good friends. Give friends who are with you your full attention. Turn off your cell phone and enjoy their ___42_____!

 

Sincerely,

Amber Jala