1、上海市上海理工大学附属中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题I. Listening comprehension （20）Section A Short conversations (10)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 has been said. The conversation and the question will b
2、e spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. She refuses to go to dinner. B. She agrees to go to dinner C. She is regretful. D. She is surprised.
3、2. A. She thinks he talks too much. B. She thinks he is simple-minded. C. She thinks he is always very frank. B. She thinks he doesnt like speaking.3. A. Jim asked others to paint the house. B. Jims house was not painted because he was busy. C. Jims house was painted by himself. D. Jims house has al
4、ready been painted.4. A. She has spare pencils and paper for him. B. They will buy some pencils and paper. C. She cant help him with these things. D. She has taken motes for both of them.5. A. To class. B. To the movies. C. To the library. D. To the teachers office.6. A. He lost a button at work. B.
5、 He doesnt know where he put the calculator. C. He thinks he broke something the woman lent him. D. He is not sure how to solve a math problem.7. A. Tow blocks. B. Three blocks C. Four blocks D. Five blocks.8. A. She is confident of passing the test. B. She is not really ready but she will pass the
6、test. C. She is not really a good student but she will pass the test. D. She is ready for the test and will make good grades.9. A. He wanted Mary to come, but she couldnt. B. He invited Mary to the party. C. He didnt invite Mary to the party. D. He didnt want to have a party right now.10. A. Because
7、 the woman forgot to turn up the air conditioner. B. Because the woman forgot to turn on the air conditioner. C. Because the air conditioner was out of order. D. Because the woman tried hard to save electricity.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you wil
8、l 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 in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13
9、are based on the following passage.11. A. Computers are very useful to everyone. B. Computers contain no information about citizens. C. Computers can be used by doctors. D. Computers help firemen in many ways.12. A. Because they live at 350,000 different addresses. B. Because doctors can treat injur
10、ed firefighters quickly. C. Because they need medical examination. D. Because they can be removed from burning buildings.13. A. By helping them prepare for possible dangers. B. By answering calls for them. C. By sending information to City Hall. D. By putting out fires for them.Questions 14 through
11、16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To take a walk alone. B. To climb mountains with his family. C. To walk in the morning. D. To walk five kilometers a day.15. A. The authors father. B. The author himself. C. The authors mother. D. All the authors family.16. A. Feeling tired of swimming. B
12、. Having enough of the sun. C. Being bored by doing nothing. D. Hating to see the sea and the sand.Section C Longer Conversations (4)Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fulfill the t
13、ask by filling 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.Holiday Getaways PlacesAdvantagesSpain:The weather was _17_.The beach:It felt _18_.Scotland: It was not as _19_ as Spain.The co
14、untry:The scenery was _20_. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （30）Section A Grammar (21)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.21. _ the student
15、s suggested was _ more free time to arrange their studies.A. That; that they must be given B. What; that they be givenC. Whether; that they should be given D. How; what they should be given22. With all the magazines I needed _, I left the post office. A. buyingB. to buyC. boughtD. to be bought23. _
16、his capability in dealing with kinds of people, he was appointed chairman of the committee. A. To be consideredB. ConsideringC. Being consideredD. Having considered24. When he saw all his papers _ here and there on the floor, he knew that something terrible _.A. lying; must have happened B. lay; mig
17、ht have happenedC. lie; must happen D. had lain; could have happened25. So badly _ in the accident that he was forced to stay in hospital for several weeks and stopped all kinds of physical exercise.A. did he injureB. he did injureC. were he injuredD. was he injured26. - I didnt see her yesterday. -
18、 Oh, but you . A. must have B. ought to C. should have D. cannot have 27. _, the young man didnt dare to walk alone at night.A. As he was brave B. As brave he was C. Brave as he was D. Brave as was he28. Jack _ be a fashion model, for hes _ short.A. cant; too much B. mustnt; too much C. cant; much t
19、oo D. mustnt; much too29. No sooner _ the top of the hill _we all sat down to rest.A. had we reached. when B. reached we.thanC. had we reached. than D. had we reached . then30. Tom seems not to have grasped _ the teacher meant, _ greatly upsets his classmates. A. that/which B. what/which C. which/wh
20、ich D. that/that31. There are fewer teaching positions left in big cities, _ at the same time there are shortages of teachers in small towns Aor Bso Cwhile Dfor32. Actually, girls can be _ they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse, or a general manager.A. who B. which C. whateve
21、r D. no mater what33.- Here _. Where is Tim? - There _. A. comes the taxi/is he B. comes the taxi/he is C. the taxi comes/is he D. the taxi comes/he is34. -_ David be doing his homework now? - He _ be, but I am not sure. A. Can/cant B. May/mustnt C. Can/may not D. Must/neednt35. Although I didnt see
22、 him, I found the book _ he left it. A. when B. where C. what D. which36. Only when he was busy with his work _ see his parents. A. he didnt B. did not he C. will he not D. did he not37. _ more attention, the trees could have grown better. A. Given B. Giving C. Having given D. To give38. It was real
23、ly a boring Sunday, for I had nothing to do but _ TV at home. A. watching B. to watch C. watched D. watch39. _ you speak slowly or rapidly, the real point is to pronounce every word clearly. A. No matter how B. In spite of C. Whether D. Even if40. You could get into a situation _ you have to make a
24、decision immediately. A. where B. that C. when D. as41. It was _ that won him a great many awards and honors. A. because of his amazing achievement B. his amazing achievement C. because he made amazing achievement D. he made amazing achievementSection B Vocabulary (9)Directions: Complete the followi
25、ng passage by using the words in the boxEach word can only be used onceNote that there is one word more than you need.AprimarilyBsimilarCconsideratelyDconnectionsABinstructedACseriesADpersonalBCservedBDdefinedCDenvironmentIn a study of the university of Minnesota, twins (some raised together and oth
26、ers who had grown up apart) were tested for a wide range of personality traits (特征)In terms of happiness 42 as the ability to enjoy lifetwins who are separated soon after birth were much less alike than twins raised togetherBut when it comes to unhappiness, the twins raised apartsome without contact
27、 for as long as 64 yearswere as 43 as those who had grown up together.Why is unhappiness less influenced by 44 ? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up 45 better than when we are feeling sadThis doesnt mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and thats thatUnhappin
28、ess may be related to genes, but this inherited trait can be influenced by 46 choiceYou can increase your happiness through your own actions.In a whole 47 of experiments by psychologists John Reich and Alex Zautra at Arizona State University, they asked students to select their favorite activities f
29、rom a list of everyday pleasuresthings like going to a movie, talking with friends and playing cards.Then the researchers 48 some of the students in the experiment to increase the number of favorite activities the participated in for one month (the participants in the study 49 as controls (对照组) and
30、did not vary their activity level)Result: Those who did more of the things they enjoyed were happier than those who didntThe conclusion, then, is that the pleasure we get from life is 50 ours to control.III. Reading Comprehension （30）Section A Cloze (15)Directions: For each blank in the following pa
31、ssage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fit the context.Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That 51 in large measure on who you are.If youve enjoyed your studies in English and history, 52 , youll be glad to know that in a recen
