上海市光明中学2008学年第二学期期中考试
高一年级英语试卷
第I卷
I. Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In part 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 conversation 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. 9
2. A. In a hospital.
B. 12
C. 3
B. Her husband. D. Her son’s teacher. B. To borrow a bicycle. D. To rent a bicycle.
D. Practised singing. D. Careless. D. An examination.
C. Generous. C. Their hobbies.
D. 6
B. In a police station. C. In a lawyer’s office. D. In a classroom.
3. A. Her old classmate.
C. Her private doctor. 4. A. To buy a used bicycle. C. To buy a new bicycle. 6. A. Thoughtful. 7. A. Sports event.
B. Selfish. B. A lecture.
5. A. Played the piano. B. Went to a concert. C. Wrote some letters.
8. A. Because the present room is too expensive.
B. Because she doesn’t like music. C. Because she needs a quieter place.
D. Because the present room is too small for two people.
B. He doesn’t want to go to the cinema. D. He doesn’t know there is a cinema nearby.
C. He doesn’t understand the question.
9. A. The cinema is nearby.
10. A. She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.
B. She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good. C. She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day. D. She enjoys it because she’s good at driving.
Part B Passages
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The 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 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Soft drink productin.
B. Using cola as a drug. D. Effect of cola as a drug. B. He was a drugstore clerk.
D. He was the inventor of cola as a drink. B. By heating it. D. By adding soda water.
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C. The history of cola. C. He sold cola to doctors. C. By taking the water off it.
12. A. He developed cola as a drug. 13. A. By mixing it with special oils.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Thirty percent.
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Telephone Message Theme: Name: Flight No.: Picking up Simon’s cousin Eric ___ 17___ ___ 18___ Medium height ___ 19___ weight Appearance: Blond and curly hair With a beard Well-dressed Wearing ___ 20___ Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Why is the man searching for books in To ___ 21___ about Hollywood in the 30s the library? woman suggest the man do first? How can the man do to cut down the topic even further? Where can the man find the woman if he needs help?
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B. Thirty-one percent. D. Sixteen percent.
C. More than two percent.
15. A. They are not satisfied with the education system.
B. They are not happy with the traditional school education quality. C. They expect their children to learn more social skills. D. They don’t want their children to be taught too much.
B. Supportive. D. Uncertain.
C. Acceptive.
16. A. Negative.(否定的)
and 40s. while searching. By listing ___ 23___ he wants. At the ___ 24___ . To narrow the topic, what does the Type in “the history of the ___ 22___” Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary 25’ Section A
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. 25. I knew _______ John Lennon, but not _______ famous one. A. / ; a B. a ; the C. / ; the 26. You’d better not take this bus, for it doesn’t stop _______ Fifth Street. A. on A. it
A. come, asking
B. at B. them B. coming, asking
C. in C. themselves
D. to D. itself
27. Some intelligent and successful people find _______ difficult to succeed in language learning. 28. Please excuse my _______ into the office without _______.
C. to come, being asked D. coming, being asked
29. After the new production line was introduced, the factory produced _______ cars in 2008 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as 30. By the time you got to New York, I _______ for London. A. would be leaving B. was leaving A. deliver A. How A. set out A. which
B. delivering B. What a B. set about B. where
C. have already left D. had left C. delivered C. How a C. set off C. that
D. to deliver D. What D. start out D. to which
31. Peter had the store _______ the package directly to her house last Sunday. 32. _______ fun it is to take a boat trip along the Huangpu River!
33. As soon as they entered the meeting room, they _______ discussing the problem left unsettled. 34. The first city _______ we visited the old professor was Sydney.
35. --- Shall I bring you your coffee now _______ would you rather have it with your lunch? --- I’d like it now, please. A. and semester. A. that A. indicated A. to make
B. which B. indicating B. making
C. who C. to indicate
D. whom
D. having indicated
37. These are positive cues, _______ you can keep talking and start a conversation! 38. Most people agree _______ language respectful to all.
C. that making D. that they make B. relaxed … satisfying D. relaxing … satisfied
39. The _______ look on Jensen’s face suggested that he was really _______. A. relaxing … satisfying
C. relaxed … satisfied
B. or
C. otherwise
D. but
36. Can you still remember the scientist and the theory _______ we learned during the last
D. the ; a
40. Missing the speaking contest means _______ the golden chance to improve your spoken English.
A. to miss B. to be missed C. being missed
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D. missing
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. ( F=AB; G=AC; H=AD; I=AE; J=BC ) A. individually B. benefit C. experience D. expectation E. require F. generally G. motivates H. running I. comfortable J. positive One of the most successful teachers I’ve had is Mrs. Karen in college. She was my foreign teacher and the reason I think that she was successful is that most of her students had enormous respect for her and I always felt 41 in her teaching environment.
I think she comes up with good ideas for significant teaching by her years of 42 in teaching the ESL students. The teachers sometimes 43 very much from teaching different kinds of students because every year the students would be a little different in character and the teachers would have to make adjustment（调整）on the teaching plans. She also collects her teaching ideas from students, books, or her colleagues.
The way she structures the classroom activities is very goal-oriented. She sets 44 of students and she tried very hard to keep the classroom a 45 learning environment for students. Most of the activities, such as role play, 46 tremendous students’ involvement. She asks students to write journals regularly as the way to start off the semester and pick out volunteers to share it. Or she would divide the class into groups and they can read theirs in a smaller setting. And in order for her to get along with the students, she avoids 47 the class as a monarchy（君主制）. She always tries to pay attention to each individual, so no one feels left out. For any kind if projects she gives, she expects students to explore answers and complete the research 48 . She is like a coach who guides and 49 us to be a better and successful person, but who does not help us directly. This method of teaching which is very effective, really helps students develop better organization and research skills. II. Reading Comprehension 45’ Section A
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.
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 50 how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 51 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, or the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are 52 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the child who hears the story and the adult who 53 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 54 books like this, 55 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not easy to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as 56 of children’s literature were in fact written for 57 . “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 58 of this. Children, left for themselves, often 59 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 60 and he will 61 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 62 of teachers and right-thinking parents.
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Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 63 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so different that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 64 books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（折衷）over that bedtime story. 50. A. hoped 51. A. easy 52. A. both 53. A. hears 54. A. few 55. A. but 56. A. articles
B. realized B. short B. neither B. buys B. many B. work B. girls B. hidden B. show B. home B. less
C. told C. high C. either
D. said D. difficult D. very D. reads D. because D. works D. children D. easy D. add D. library D. be D. readings D. refusing D. same
C. understands C. so
C. a great deal of D. a great number of C. arts C. boys C. find C. office C. able C. having
B. however
57. A. grown ups 58. A. difficult 59. A. are 60. A. school 61. A. more
C. obvious
62. A. lovingness 63. A. receiving
64. A. common Section B
B. interests B. accepting B. ordinary
C. objections C. different
Directions: Read the following 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)
When you are planning for an independent travel, you might need to work out a budget. The ideal vacation will give the most fun for the least spending. The following tips might help you save money in travels:
In general, the expenses on transportation command a big part of the budget. Travel by train if you have enough time. You can save a lot in this way. An example is, from Chongqing Municipality to Beijing, a round-trip flight costs about 2,800 yuan (US$337), while a round-trip train ticket costs only 800 yuan. The difference reaches 2,000 yuan.
It is also important to select the most economic vehicles after you have arrived at the travel site. Choose from city buses, taxis or shuttle buses for special routes to scenic spots. A good suggestion is to buy a map and design the most suitable transport route in advance.
Hotel expenses can also cost a lot if you do not have good choices. It is important to bargain for the rate at each hotel. A good way is to book your room through a travel agent or an Internet travel service provider before you start traveling.
65. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Planning for Trips
B. Saving Money on Traveling C. Traveling around China D. Traveling Expenses
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