1、学年浦东新区第一学期高二英语期中质量检测2018学年第一学期高二英语期中质量检测总分：100分 时间：90分钟 第I卷（共70分）I. Listening Comprehension (16%)Section 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 t
2、he 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. Twenty. B. Twelve. C. Twenty-two. D. Seventeen. 2. A. Rose. B. John. C. The man.
3、D. The woman.3. A. 18 dollars. B. 30 dollars. C. 36 dollars. D. 60 dollars. 4. A. Hell help the woman. B. Hell keep these boxes.C. He can carry them with one hand. D. He has a few more for the woman.5. A. At home. B. At school. C. In a zoo. D. In an office.6. A. Near an art museum. B. At a stamp sho
4、w.C. At a meeting. D. Near a science exhibition.7. A. 8:00. B. 8:30. C. 9:00. D. 9:30. 8. A. He is playing now. B. He is probably nearby.C. He broke his bat. D. Jim decided not to play with the man.9. A. She has a headache. B. She is in the hospital.C. She is quite all right. D. She needs to see the
5、 doctor.10. A. Its as hard as people say. B. Its even harder than people say.C. She doesnt believe it is hard. D. People all say its easy.Section B （6%）Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passa
6、ges and longer conversation. The passages and the longer conversation 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 thro
7、ugh 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Because they know grammar rules well.B. Because they have a large vocabulary. C. Because they devote more time to the word list. D. Because they always practise using what they have heard from others.12. A. Memorizing as many new words as possible. B
8、. Studying well the grammar of the language. C. Speaking the language as much as possible. D. Reading many articles.13. A. They are learning a language with the help of audio-visual (视听的) methods. B. Students can look at and listen to each other when learning to speak. C. They are looking at the tea
9、cher, listening to him and learning to speak. D. Students can look and listen when they learn a new language.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Three. B. Ten. C. Eleven. D. Ten or eleven.15. A. In a bottle. B. In a glass. C. In a tube. D. In a cup.16. A. After ten wee
10、ks. B. After drinking a cup of tea or coffee.C. After three months. D. After eighteen months.II Grammar and Vocabulary Section 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 ea
11、ch blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Before International Museum Day the National Museum of China, together with the six _17_country-level museums (国家级博物馆), logged onto Douyin (抖音), a Chinese app _18_publishes short videos, and
12、 published creative short videos_19_(draw) the publics attention.In the era of mobile internet, museums _20_ (seek)new ways to meet the publics need for traditional culture, and arouse (引起) the attention and enthusiasm (热情) of young people for the museum. Short video apps _21_ be one such method.Sev
13、en country-level museums,_22_(include)the National Museum of China, Hunan Provincial Museum, Nanjing Museum, Shaanxi History Museum, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Shanxi Museum and Guangdong Museum, logged onto Douyin and published two short videos _23_(name)Wonderful Night at the Museum, Lets Dance,_
14、24_ Magical Opening and The First Contest of Drama Queen at the Museum, _25_ _ cultural relics (遗产) revealed lives after the museums close, speaking, dancing and singing.The account of the museums _26_(attract)360,000 followers in one day, and the two short videos won more than 485,000 likes.Section
15、 B (10%)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. A. attractive B. complains C. slightly D. follows E. feature F. anger G. extremely H .relationships I. character J .influential K. physic
16、allyPeppa, a little pink pig with a face like a hair dryer, has become _27_ popular in China now. In fact, the much-loved childrens TV _28_ has been a global superstar for years. She has been famous in 180 countries and translated into more than 40 languages. Yet with so many childrens cartoons, wha
17、t is it about Peppa that has made it stand out? The show doesnt really look like anything else. Its simple but _29_. Peppa Pig and her family are much like our own. Maybe thats why the British TV show is popular among both kids and adults. The cartoon_30_the five-year-old half-talking, half-snorting
18、 pig, Peppa, and her familyyounger brother George and parents Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. They might not be human but they live an ordinary family life like we do. They _31_ things like sibling (兄弟姊妹) quarrelling, mum going to work and _32_ between parents. Peppa the pig has both human and animal chara
19、cteristics and has a _33_ bossy (专横的) character. She stamps her feet with_34_, bullies her brother, makes jokes with her parents, and _35_ when she loses. She often jumps into muddy puddles, as well as plays with her friends who include rabbits and dogs. It is the everyday life about Peppa and her r
20、eal-life character that make the show so watchable for both kids and parents. And just like all of us, they have all kinds of difficulties.Now Peppa and her family are actually Britains most_36_ family. III Reading Comprehension（34%）Section A (10%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage
21、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.It seems that time is endless, so many of us take it for granted. However, time is precious. Time flies, we ask ourselves, where does time go? For some, the 24 hours of a day a
22、re not enough to _37_them to meet all those commitments (事项) that demand time, precious time: people to meet, places to go, things to do and not enough time to do it all!Time is a gift but many of us forget its value. Stop a moment and think about this: Where and how do we spend our time? The world
23、will not fall apart (崩溃) if you spend some time being with those you love. Your business, your _38_, your hobby, your social life and other commitments that _39_part of your time certainly cant take priority (优先权) over your loved ones. Not all the time. How one spends time can be _40_ in order to ma
24、ke more time for the important issues in life. Remember, years will pass by, lifestyles can change and health becomes a concern (至关重要) at one point. It can happen to us!At a certain stages in life, _41_ gifts do not matter. A child would rather have the_42_of Mum and Dad at school than gifts or othe
25、r activities. These memories will be cherished for a long time. Precious time that you share with your loved ones leaves us a _43_of being loved, and it warms a lonely heart.A gift of time can be one of the most precious gifts anyone can share; time that can _44_ones life even just for a_45_ moment.
26、 It leaves memories that will last till the next time. A gift of precious time can _46_ a lot.37. A. allow B. forbid C. ask D. achieve38. A. peer B .pressure C. career D. endurance39. A. interest B. decreaseC. increaseD. demand40. A. analyzedB. adoptedC. affected D. appreciated41. A. . athletic B. m
27、aterial C. sincere D. fashionable42. A. resistanceB. absence C. presenceD. confidence43. A. achievement B. feeling C. pace D. comment44. A. brighten up B. turn up C. grow up D. look up45. A. reasonable B. convenientC. gentle D. brief46. A. ruin B. afford C. promise D. meanSection B (14%)Directions:
28、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)On September 11th, 1958, Mum
29、 gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. “I promised you a gift, and here it is”. What an honour! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it st
30、ories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone!I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pi
31、tiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous. Christmas was coming. “Dont expect any presents this year”, Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, thatll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. Id never seen him cry before. The phone rang earl
