扬大附中2014～2015学年度第二学期期中考试
高一英语试卷
2015.4
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本试卷共计： 120分
考试时间：
120分钟
第一卷（三部分，共75分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，15小题，每题1分，满分15分） 第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来 回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．How many pencils did the woman buy in total?
A．Two dozen． B．One dozen and a half． C．One dozen． 2．In which country was the man born?
A．Canada． B．America． C．Ireland． 3．Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a cinema． B．In a post office． C．At a bank． 4．How long does the woman plan to stay?
A．For about five days． B．For about a week． C．For about twelve days． 5．What does the man worry about the job?
A．He has no experience of it． B．He couldn?t get a good pay． C．He won?t pass the interview． 第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话。回答第6和第7题。 6．What is the man doing?
A．Getting off a bus． B．Getting on a bus． C．Waiting for someone． 7．What is the man going to do?
A．Walk to the zoo． B．Get off at the next stop． C．Keep watching for the big gate． 听下面一段对话。回答第8和第9题。
8．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．At a butcher shop（肉铺）． B．At a bakery（面包房）． C．At a fruit store.
9．How much should the woman pay?
A．27 dollars． B．29 dollars． C．30 dollars．
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。
10．What?s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Manager and waitress． B．Boss and secretary． C．Teacher and student． 11．What will the woman do first?
A．Finish her daily report． B．Copy the meeting schedule． C．Make a Power Point report． 12．What will be distributed（分发）?
A．The meeting reports． B．The meeting schedule． C．The new project plan． 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15题。 l3．How did the woman go downstairs?
A．She took the fire escape stairs． B．She took the busy elevator． C．She took the goods elevator． 14．What happened to the woman?
A．She couldn?t find the storeroom． B．She lost her shoes. C．She was locked outside the building． 15．How did the woman feel at last?
A．Embarrassed． B．Surprised． C．Confused． 第二部分：英语知识综合运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题１分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 16. Natural disasters are ___________ nature?s anger, which can upset even _________ most developed countries and reduce them to ruins.
A. /; the B. a; / C. the; the D. /;a
17. You are an expert in the IT industry. Have you any _________ to make on the latest development? A. complaint B. distinction C. comment D. reaction 18. Our teacher told us that there _________ no end to learning. A. was B. is C. being D. had been
19. ---I prefer shutting myself in and enjoying We Chat all day on Sundays. ---That? s ________I don?t agree. You should have a more active life. A. where B. how C. which D. what 20. ---Have you got any idea for the coming vacation?
---Yes. I?m going to a peaceful place, especially ______ suitable for relaxation. A. that B. the one C. one D. which
21. In order to achieve high grades and __________ yourself in all examinations, there are certain things you must do.
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A. promote B. distinguish C. indicate D. multiply
22. Linda is really a beautiful girl, but the only thing I would like to see ______ is her hairstyle. A. changing B. changed C. to change D. change 23. ---You should have given them some advice.
---________________, but who cared about what I said. A. So should I B. So I should C. So I did D. So did I
24. We promise ________ attends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star.
A. whom B. who C. whomever D. whoever
25. It was the surprise attack ________ led to the US ________ World WarⅡ. A. which; entered B. that; entered C. which; entering D. that; entering
26. When it ________ Thanksgiving Day, turkey may be the first thing that comes to mind. A. comes to B. appeals to C. applies to D. refers to
27. “All _______ present and all ________ going on well.” our monitor said, “Let?s start the meeting class.” A. is; is B. are; are C. are; is D. is; are
28. The music TV show I’m a singer __________ a stage, _________ different singers display their works and their affection for singing.
A. means providing; which
B. is meant to provide; which
C. is meant to provide; where
D. means providing; where
29. Allow children the space to voice their opinions, _______ they are different from your own.
A．until B．even if C．unless D．as if
30. ---I hear that Tom lost his driving license when he was caught driving after drinking. ---______________________. A. That?s something B. It serves him right
C. Don?t mention it D. It counts for nothing 第二节：完型填空（共15小题，每小题１分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
How often do you let other people?s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee 31 your day? One day I was in a taxi and we headed 32 the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes (刹车) at once. As a result, our car slid (滑动) 33 and stopped, narrowly 34 it by just inches！The driver of the black car looked around and started 35 at us. My taxi driver just 36 and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the 37 !” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. He explained that many people
are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, frustration, anger and disappointment. As their garbage 38 , they need a place to dump it and sometimes they?ll dump it on you. Don?t take it 39 . Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
Believe me. You?ll be happier. Don?t take their garbage or 40 it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. Life?s too short to wake up in the morning with 41 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what?s important in your life. Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you remember bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you 42 them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don?t. Life is ten percent 43 you make it and ninety percent how you 44 it！
When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by letting go of the bad. Have a Garbage-free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today 45 the harvest you reap tomorrow. 31. A. enrich B. ruin C. spare D. corrupt 32. A. on B. down C. in D. for 33. A. beneath B. sideways C. everywhere D. backwards 34. A. knocking B. pressing C. missing D. losing 35. A. waving B. throwing C. aiming D. shouting 36. A. wondered B. smiled C. ignored D. cried 37. A. airport B. garbage can C. police station D. hospital 38. A. turns up B. sets up C. piles up D. holds up 39. A. personally B. gradually C. extremely D. politely 40. A. spread B. share C. explain D. contribute 41. A. surprise B. pleasure C. doubt D. regrets 42. A. update B. exchange C. recall D. imagine 43. A. whether B. how C. what D. when 44. A. inspire B. take C. mend D. wish 45. A. design B. deserve C. deliver D. determine
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分, 满分30分）
阅读下面4篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Pacing & Pausing
Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, Betty, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing.
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Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.
It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.
The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in --- and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
That's why slight differences in conversational style --- tiny little things like microseconds of pause --- can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems --- even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training. 46. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her? A. Betty was talkative.
B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn.
D. Betty paid no attention to Sara. 47. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?
A. Americans.
B. Israelis.
C. The British.
D. The Finns.
48. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
49. The underlined word \A. being willing to speak one's mind
B. being able to increase one's power
C. being ready to make one's own judgment
D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently
B
In Mountain View, Calif., a nondescript white SUV winding through the streets might appear ordinary, but a closer look inside shows that humans are not doing the driving --- the car is.
A product of Google?s highly secretive research and development unit, Google X lab, Google?s self-driving cars are now being tested on city streets. The cars themselves have to figure out how to share the road with pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles. On Tuesday, a few journalists -- including CNET's Sumi Das --- were able to take a test-ride.
“It?s driving itself. But after about five minutes, everyone is like, ?Is that all it does?? It?s just incredibly common once you get used to it,\Chip Urmson, the director of Google's self-driving car project, said.
The company has been developing autonomous (自主的) vehicles since 2009, and aims to make them available by 2017.
\they had been really restricted to freeway conditions and now they're working in an actual city, which is a much more complex driving situation,\explained.
Using the latest sensing technology, the vehicle is able to detect every car, person and object in the immediate area.
In many ways, the cars handle the streets better than humans by avoiding other cars' blind-spots and shifting slightly in the lane to make room for cyclists, Das reports. However, the software in these vehicles is far from being ready to ship. Still, Google is racing to develop autonomous driving technology, facing competition from established car manufacturers, such as Audi, GM, Ford and Volvo. 50. Which of the following is NOT true about the driverless cars?
A. The cars were developed by Google in 2009 secretly. B. The cars are equipped with the latest sensor and software. C. The car can avoid obstacles automatically. D. Some journalists took part in the car test. 51. What can be inferred according to the passage?
A .Google is the only company that produces driverless cars. B. Google is not as famous as Audi, GM, Ford or Volvo. C. Other car manufacturers are also developing driverless cars. D. The autonomous cars of Google are the best. 52. What does the word “ship” in paragraph 7 mean?
A. sail on sea B. be transported commercially C. come onto the market D. board the ship 53. The passage is taken from _________.
A. a science newspaper B. a travel journal C. an entertainment magazine D. an advertisement
C
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US Journalism Relies More on Internet Blogs
Nowadays, when you want to read news from around the world, you are more likely to open up your laptop than pick up a newspaper. In fact, an Internet blogger is the reason that The Guardian newspaper was able to publish stories provided by US citizen Edward Snowden, who stayed in Hong Kong earlier this summer and there he revealed (揭露) the information of the US National Security Agency.
The stories that Snowden helped reveal are all about US national security, a very serious topic. When US journalists want to write about national security, they usually need a government source, such as Snowden, to provide them with information. But in recent years, especially since “the 9.11 Incident”, major US news media have been less likely to publish government secrets. They are more willing to cooperate with the US government and military than they are to oppose them. The result is that government sources are afraid to talk to most journalists.
Snowden eventually gave his information to an independent journalist named Glenn Greenwald. Greenwald is an American lawyer by trade, and he spent most of the 2000s building a large audience for his political blog posts. Unlike most journalists, he didn?t choose to work for newspapers or TV stations; he chose to do everything himself. But one major media company, The Guardian, saw the possibility of an independent voice like Greenwald to help them break stories that other companies could not. Therefore, they hired him in 2012 so that he could host his blog at their website and contribute stories to their newspaper.
When Snowden was preparing to reveal US government secrets, he knew that he couldn?t trust most US journalists. He was a fan of the most important US national security stories in history. This wouldn?t have been possible without the rise of Internet blogs, which has helped independent thinkers like Greenwald find an audience.
54. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____________________. A. argue that Internet blogs are better than newspapers. B. inform readers of what sources newspapers use. C. draw readers? attention to Edward Snowden?s case. D. introduce the topic of the rise of Internet blogs.
55. The reason why government sources are afraid to talk to most journalists is that_________. A. most journalists tend to let out government secrets.
B. most journalists don?t deserve their trust in the past few years.
C. they?re more willing to work with the government and military now.
D. they?re determined to be against the governments since “the 9.11 Incident”. 56. Put the following events in the order of time according to the article. a. The Guardian hired Greenwald to host his blog at their website. b. Snowden contacted Greenwald to reveal US government secrets.
c. Greenwald spent much time building a large audience for his political blog posts.
d. The Guardian broke some of the most important US national security stories in history. A. cbad B. cabd C. bdca D. badc
57. What is the main point of the article?
A. Journalists always change the world for the better. B. Edward Snowden revealed US government secrets. C. Traditional news media and Internet blogs are related. D. The rise of Internet blogs supports independent thought.
D
Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was absolutely centered upon his own silly self. If anything could have driven me from Gladys, it would have been the thought of such a father-in-law. I am convinced that he really believed in his heart that I came round to the Chestnuts three days a week for the pleasure of his company, and very especially to hear his views upon bimetallism (金银双币制).
For an hour or more that evening I listened to his tiring talk about bad money driving out good, and the true standards of exchange.
“Suppose,” he cried, “that all the debts in the world were called up at once, and immediate payment insisted upon, what under our present conditions would happen then?”
I gave the self-evident answer that I should be a ruined man, upon which he jumped from his chair, scolding me for my thoughtless quickness, which made it impossible for him to discuss any reasonable subject in my presence.
At last I was alone with Gladys, and the moment of fate had come! She sat with that proud, slim figure of hers outlined against the red curtain. How beautiful she was! Gladys was full of every womanly quality.
I was about to break the long and uneasy silence, when two critical, dark eyes looked round at me, and the proud head was shaken disapprovingly. “I have a feeling that you are going to propose(求婚), Ned. I do wish you wouldn?t; for things are so much nicer as they are.”
I drew my chair a little nearer. “Now, how did you know that I was going to propose?” I asked in wonder.
“Don?t women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares? But．．．oh, Ned, our friendship has been so good and so pleasant! What a pity to spoil (毁坏) it! Don?t you feel how splendid it is that a young man and a young woman should be able to talk face to face as we have talked?”
She had sprung from her chair, as she saw signs that I proposed to announce some of my wants. “You?ve spoiled everything, Ned,” she said. “It?s all so beautiful and natural until this kind of thing comes in! It is such a pity! Why can't you control yourself?”
“But why can?t you love me, Gladys? Is it my appearance, or what?” “No, it isn?t that.” “My character?” She nodded severely.
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