黄浦区2014学年度第一学期高二年级期终调研测试

英 语 试 卷           2015年1月21日

 

第I卷

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear five 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. 1.   B. 2. C. 3.      D. 4.

2. A. Wild animals.     B. TV programs. C. News reports.  D. Today’s newspaper.

3.  A. Watch a movie at home. B. Go to the cinema. 

C. Dine out with the woman. D. Stay at home alone.

4.  A. A fruit shop. B. A music room. C. A restaurant. D. A specialty store.

5. A. Any fashionable clothes are suitable.

B. The animals at the zoo are too frightening.

C. The woman is too nervous to go to the zoo.

D. The woman takes the appearance too seriously.

 

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 6 through 8 are based on the following passage.

 

6. A. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight.

B. The harmful effects of eating milk chocolate.

C. The effects of eating chocolate on emotions.

D. The health benefits of eating chocolate.

7.   A. Eating a small amount of chocolate led to positive emotions.

B. Higher blood pressure resulted from having no chocolate at all.

C. Milk chocolate had less fat, sugar and fewer calories than black chocolate.

D. A balanced diet, exercise and chocolate was a guarantee of a healthy life.

8.   A. People who want to change their diet. B. People who exercise regularly.

C. People who eat chocolate often. D. People who want to lose weight.

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.

 

Blanks 9 through 12 are based on the following conversation.

 

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

How much does the man pay for the ticket?  9   pounds.

How does the man pay for the ticket?  10  .

What part of the ticket is used for getting back?  11  .

Where does the bus leave? From   12  .

 

II. Grammar 

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

13. Electronic technology has been introduced _____ traditional Chinese medicine. 

A. from  B. into C. to D. with 

14. Some children think it is their parents’ business to earn money and _____ to spend it. 

A. they B. them C. theirs    D. their

15. The children at the Medical Care Centre were so friendly that it was _____ to interact with 

them than we had expected. 

A. easy B. much easier C. less easier D. the easiest

16. Mary’s eyes became weak with old age _____ she did simply not see the red light. 

A. as long as  B. even though  C. in case D. so that

17. _____ in thought while looking at the picture, she didn’t hear the knock at the door. 

A. Losing B. Lost C. To lose D. To be lost

18. Most women identified at least one trusted friends _____ they could turn in a troubled moment. 

 A. off which  B. on which C. to whom   D. up whom

19. About 800,000 employees were forced to stay at home without _____ during the government 

shutdown. 

A. being paid  B. paid     C. paying D. to be paid

20. Sometimes you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems _____ if you turn your head 

in its direction.

A. disappeared  B. disappearing  C. to be disappear  D. to disappear

21. When I succeeded in becoming an employee of IBM China, many friends asked me _____ I 

survived the interview. 

A. how  B. that  C. when  D. why 

22. _____ in the sun for such a long time, the photo turned yellow.

A. Being exposed B. Having exposed

C. Exposing D. Having been exposed

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Filling in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

 

Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be   23   possibility of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know; and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally   24   to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the   25  , inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in   26   for a share in future profits. They do this by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so, they can put the savings of   27   into circulation, both at home and overseas.

When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it.   28  , he sells his shares through a stockbroker(股票经纪人) to some other saver who is seeking to   29   his money.

 Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Hospitals, roads and new development require more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore   30   need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.

There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not   31   the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another, this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need   32  . 

23. A. endless B. further C. little D. obvious

24. A. eager B. cruel C. likely   D. unwilling

25. A. business  B. market C. press  D. public

26. A. exchange B. existence  C. payment D. stock

27. A. countries  B. groups  C. individuals D. relatives

28. A. Also  B. However  C. Instead D. Therefore

29. A. borrow  B. invest C. save  D. donate

30. A. frequently B. hardly C. simply D. unnecessarily

31. A. act on  B. call on  C. depend on D. keep on

32. A. finance B. profession C. stocks D. shares

 

Section B

Directions: Read the following two 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)

   Exhausted, covered in mud and extremely hungry, a team of Swedish athletes sat down for a meal as they prepared to take on a dangerous 20-mile race through the rainforest. As they opened their canned meat, Lindord noticed a worn, miserable dog staring at him out of the corner of his eye. Feeling sorry for him, Lindord fed him a meatball and thought nothing of it, but as the team stood up to continue their race, the animal started to follow them — and he didn’t stop. As the group navigated the final two stages of the 430-mile Adventure Racing World Championship, the dog befriended them and was eventually given the name Arthur.

   Every exhausting task the team faced, Arthur did the same. He swam alongside them while they kayaked（划单人艇）down rivers, dragged himself up hills during hikes and pulled through knee-deep mud during races. When he was tired, they stopped for a break and when he got stuck in the mud, they pulled him out.

   Before one section of the race — a 36-mile kayak around the coast — organizers warned the team that taking Arthur along posed a risk to his and their safety. They tried to set off without him, but as they left, he jumped into the water beside them and started paddling（趟水）in desperation. Lindord, heartbroken by the sight of Arthur struggling in the water, picked him up, put him in the kayak and let him stay for the rest of the journey. 

   After six days, they finished the race successfully. “I came to win the world champion. But, I got a new friend at last.” said Lindord on his way back to Sweden together with Arthur.

33. Lindord gave Arthur a meatball because __________.

A. Arthur had helped him a lot alongside  B. Arthur looked tired and sorrowful

C. he planned to set off without Arthur D. he wanted Arthur to follow them

34. Which of the following best describes Arthur’s performance in the race?

A. He survived all the hardship the team experienced.

B. He overcame all the difficulty alone but successfully.

C. He posed all the risk to the team and broke their hearts.

D. He struggled in desperation, yet his efforts didn’t pay off.

35. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Adventure – exhausting but successful  B. Arthur – Lindord’s four-legged friend

C. Gratitude – keep you company  D. Growing Pains – how a dog was trained

 

(B)

Mountain regions are not just playgrounds for the richer citizens on the planet, however. The disappearing snows of Mount Kilimanjaro are a worrying sign that nowhere is safe from the adverse effects of human actions. The United Nations has identified three main areas that need to be addressed to ensure the future safety of the world’s mountains. These are: the protection of mountain ecosystems, the encouragement of peace and stability in mountain regions, and assistance for mountain people to maintain their ways of life.

From the busy cities of India to the farmlands of California, more than half the world’s population is dependent on mountains for their fresh water supply. Global warming, deforestation, mining and heavy farming seriously damage breakable mountain ecosystems and put vital fresh water sources at risk.www.zkzs.net

Mountain regions host a large proportion of the world’s wars. From Afghanistan to the Balkans and the Andes to many parts of Africa, territorial（领土的） and drug related conflicts have damaging effects on the local environment and the lives of the local people. Fighting makes essential tasks such as farming impossible. Land mines make large areas of potential farming ground unusable. Also schools, roads, bridges and other important infrastructure（基础设施） are left in ruins.

Mountain people are among the poorest, least represented groups on the earth. They face many hardships and each day can be, “a test of survival”. Damage to mountain ecosystems worsens their situation and leaves them even more unprotected to disease and ‘natural’ disasters such as floods and landslides. It’s been recommended that forest profit should be reinvested in mountain communities and the people living there should be given a stronger political voice. Their fate is in many ways directly connected with that of people living at sea level.

There is an old motto for visitors to the countryside which advises them to leave nothing but footprints. It is still as relevant today as it always was. Unfortunately, the size of our footprints seems to be getting larger. 

36. What the writer discussed in the previous sections is most probably about         .

A. mountain ecosystems B. mountain regions

C. mountain people D. mountain sports

37. The word “adverse” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to “__________”. 

    A. direct B. harmful C. positive D. powerful

38. Wars have directly brought the following effects EXCEPT __________.

A. inadequate supply of fresh water     B. impossible farming

C. mountain people’s poor living condition     D. ruined infrastructure

39. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Mountain people have enough political voice to protect themselves.

B. More money should be raised to establish mountain communities.

C. Worsened ecosystems put mountain people’s lives under threat. 

D. Visitors to mountains have left nothing but large footprints.

 

Section C 

Directions：Read the following leaflet and complete the sentences that follow. Write one word / number or more in each space.

40. The chance to win $1,000 from Wells Fargo is generally given to __________.

41. Wells Fargo will help applicants manage money and plan for college life through __________.

42. Altogether __________ applicants will win the $1,000 prize throughout the year.

43. Wells Fargo most probably means “__________”.

 

Section D

Directions:  Read the passage carefully.  Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 

 

As further proof that you can now 3D-print anything, a company called Natural Machines has introduced a 3D printer for food.

    The “Foodini”, as it’s called, isn’t too different from a regular 3D printer, but instead of printing with plastics, it places consumable ingredients squeezed out of stainless steel capsules. “It’s the same technology,” says Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, “but with plastics there’s just one melting point, whereas with food there’re different ones. Also, gravity works a little bit against us, as food doesn’t hold the shape as well as plastic. In essence, this is a mini food manufacturing plant shrunk（缩小） down to the size of an oven.” 

In principle, the Foodini sounds like the actual laziness aid: press a button to print your meal. But Natural Machines is quick to point out that it’s designed to take care only of the difficult and time-consuming parts of food preparation that discourage people from cooking at home, and that it promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing.

   Nevertheless, the company is working with major food manufacturers to create pre-packaged plastic capsules that can just be loaded into the machine to make food, even though they assure these will be free of preservatives（防腐剂）, with a shelf life limited to five days.

   The printing process is slow, but faster than regular 3D printing. Other than being capable of creating complex designs, such as very detailed cake decorations or food arranged in unusual shapes, the Foodini can be useful for recipes that require accuracy and skillfulness, like homemade pizza or filled pasta.

   At the present time, the device only prints the food, which must be then cooked as usual. But a future model will also cook the preparation and produce it ready to eat. 

 

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN ELEVEN WORDS.)

 

44. Besides gravity, what is the other reason why Foodini prints with stainless steel instead of 

plastics?

45. ____________________________ are the two benefits Foodini brings to its users.

46. Why cannot Foodini make cake decorations but homemade pizza?

Because ______________________________________________. 

47. The future model of Foodini is supposed to __________________.

 

 

 

第II卷

（新世纪教材）

I. Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Use the word given in the brackets to form a word that fits in the space.

48. I think she felt __________ wounded and unloved at that moment. (desperate)

49. The town is well placed for easy access to Washington D.C. and __________ for Dulles Airport. (convenience)

50. She found evidence that St. Oil had used unfair and __________ methods to destroy other oil 

companies. (legal)

51. Although he has sought to find a peaceful _________, he is facing pressure to use greater military force. (solve)

 

Section B

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words or phrases. 

care for,  quit,  set up,  take … into account www.yggk.net

52. It is good to know the Environmental Film Festival __________ for 18 years.

53. Lily spent years __________ her sick grandmother, which moved all the friends around her.

54. One study showed that women trying __________ smoking were more successful when they exercised. 

55. Do not do anything until you have a perfect plan which __________ everything that can happen.

 

II. Writing

Section A

Directions: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English.

56. 他迷恋于自己的工作和业余爱好。

He __________________ both his work and his hobbies.

57. 无论他做什么决定，我都坚决支持。

_________________________, I would support it firmly.

 

Section B  

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

58. 有时，错过一辆公共汽车意味着再等一小时。(mean)

59. 她每周的锻炼包括数小时的游泳，这对她的身体很有好处。(involve)

 

Section C

Directions: Write five sentences according to the situation given below in Chinese.

请简单描述下表，并说明变化发生的可能原因。

Year Average Expenses on Travelling

2003 RMB2,942 / per person

2013 RMB7,216 / per person

（牛津教材）

I. Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Use the word given in the brackets to form a word that fits in the space.

48. 1.30 percent of birds and fish are __________ threatened with extinction. (current)

49. If this is all as _________ and easy to fix as I seem to imply, why all the disagreement? (harm)

50. The town is well placed for easy access to Washington D.C. and __________ for Dulles Airport. (convenience)

51. Although he has sought to find a peaceful __________, he is facing pressure to use greater 

military force. (solve)

 

Section B

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words or phrases. 

distinguish,  face … with,  make an attempt,  set up

52. He finally managed __________ an effective budget for himself and his household.

53. Though he is just a young boy, he is perfectly capable of _______ reality from fantasy.

54. The criminal __________ a simple choice: give the names of his companions, or go to prison.

55. The Al Farsi's have not yet decided whether they __________ at the world record at that event.

 

II. Writing

Section A

Directions: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English.

56. 我的教学风格和多数教师相似。

My teaching style _________________________ that of most other teachers.

57. 无论他做什么决定，我都坚决支持。

_________________________, I would support it firmly.

 

Section B  

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

58. 有时，错过一辆公共汽车意味着再等一小时。(mean)

59. 她每周的锻炼包括数小时的游泳，这对她的身体很有好处。(involve)

 

Section C

Directions: Write five sentences according to the situation given below in Chinese.

请简单描述下表，并说明变化发生的可能原因。

Year Average Expenses on Travelling

2003 RMB2,942 / per person

2013 RMB7,216 / per person