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七宝中学高二下英语期中试卷(April,2013)
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I. Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A Short conversations (10%)
1. A. At home. B. On the farm. C. In a restaurant. D. In a supermarket.
2. A. $6. B. $4.5. C. $5. D. $4.
3. A. A worker at McDonald’s. B. A student.
C. A tutor. D. A babysitter.
4. A. She didn’t receive the E-mail. B. She is too busy to check the E-mail.
C. Her computer broke down. D. She has replied to his E-mail.
5. A, It’s certain that they will come to the lecture.
B. They won’t come if they don’t call first.
C. She is worried about it.
D. There are plenty of seats for all the people.
6. A. She wishes the teacher could talk more.
B. She thinks the teacher has an accent.
C. She didn’t always catch the teacher.
D. She thinks the teacher should talk louder.
7. A. She will pick up Jack at 2:00 in the afternoon.
B. She won’t be able to meet Jack at the airport.
C. She doesn’t want to meet Jack at the airport.
D. She doesn’t know when Jack will arrive.
8. A. She is looking for a job in the summer.
B. She is eager to go home for the vacation.
C. She doesn’t know where to go in summer.
D. She doesn’t want to go home in summer.
9. A. The woman goes to work by bike every day.
B. The woman used to go to work by bike.
C. The woman has bought a new bike.
D. The man’s bike was stolen.
10.A. The man wants to help the woman to find the lunch box.
B. The man doesn’t know what to do.
C. The man will buy lunch for the woman.
D. The man will give the woman a treatment.
Section B Passages (6%)
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Four. B. Three. C. Five. D. Six.
12. A. Smoking. B. Sunbathing.
C. Using soap on your face. D. Sleeping too little.
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13. A. Using soap on your face. B. eating oily food.
C. Being exposed too much in the sunshine D. Smoking.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. It’s a preparation for next year’s college entrance examination.
B. The SAT test is only held in Hong Kong.
C. It includes subject tests and reasoning tests.
D. It’s a piece of cake for the Chinese students.
15. A. He wanted to enter Harvard or Yale.
B. His friends encouraged him to do that.
C. He wanted to challenge himself.
D. He wanted to prove that survival of the fittest is true both in America and China.
16. A. Many Chinese students have lost interest in China’s college entrance examination.
B. All SAT test takers want to apply for American universities.
C. Chen Huanlu, a student from Shangdong, has got high marks in SAT.
D. By taking the test, you can learn something more than knowledge.
Section C Longer Conversation (4%)
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. (请将 17--20 题答案填写
在答题纸上)
Complete the form. Write No More Than Three Words for each answer.
What’s the man’s impression of Mrs
Cooper’s resume?
He thinks it is ______17________.
Why does Mrs. Cooper apply to the
company?
Because she thinks the company enjoys
_____18______in the field.
What is Mrs. Cooper’s current job? _____19_________.
What kind of benefits package does the
company offer to Mrs. Cooper?
Two weeks of ___20____ in the first year
employment, medical and dental insurance.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (A) ( 10%)
21. I made a promise to myself _____this year, my second year in high school, would be different.
A. whether B. what C. that D. how
22. Helen has got _____ it takes to be a great tennis player. In other words, she has the potential to
become world famous.
A. how B. what C. when D. that
23. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be ____ new friends．
A．made B．to make C．making D．to have made
24. So many smoggy days in the winter in Beijing ____that we had to wear masks before going
out.
A. have been there B. were there C. there have been D. there were
25. Care of the soul is a gradual process ______even the small details of life should be considered.
A. in which B. during where C. in what D. in where
26. ______ the young man is in great need of a computer in his work is known to his boss.
A. What B. That C. How D. When
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27. I just couldn’t understand the former mayor _____ the money raised for children in poor areas.
A. taking B. to take C. being taken D. to be taken
28. Since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as _______ else.
A. where B. no where C. anywhere D. somewhere
29. No conclusion _______ about whether to tear down the old buildings for a theme park until
several discussions have been held.
A. will be reached B. is reached C. is being reached D. has been reached
30. The heavy smoggy days lasted for a winter, ______ a serious traffic confusion in northern
cities.
A. causing B. caused C. having caused D. being caused
(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. (9%)(以下题目从卡片 41 题起填涂，对号入座)
A. true B. make jokes C. compete D. negative E. associated with
F. necessarily G. ridiculously H. after all I. earned the reputation J. thirst for
On March 17 the color green will spread all around the world in celebration of St Patrick’s
Day. The Irish traditionally wear something green on this day, as the color is 41 Ireland.
Another St Patrick’s Day tradition is for the non-Irish to 42 about the Irish.
Usually these jokes will be about Irish stupidity, their famous 43 alcohol, or their
reputation for telling tall tales.
These characteristics are all based on the most common Irish stereotypes (成见) that the Irish
are hot-tempered drinkers who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a day’s work.
The real joke, however, is that these negative Irish stereotypes still exist. These stereotypes
may have gone back to the 19th century when they started, but they’re far from 44 today
-– with the exception, perhaps of the drinking.
Today, the Irish are admired for their storytelling ability, musical talent and strong education.
It’s no accident that several of the greatest writers of the 20th century were Irish. Or that many of
the most famous music acts of all time, such as singer Enya and rock band U2, were Irish born and
bred.
So where did the 45 Irish stereotypes come from? They can be traced back to the 19th
century, which was a very bad time to be Irish.
At that time, Ireland was poverty-stricken and starving. Many Irish moved to the US to
escape famine, but there they had to 46 occasionally with their fists for jobs and housing
with other immigrant groups. It was on the US’ streets that the Irish 47 for street fighting.
However, one bit of the Irish stereotype is still true, their love of drink. Drinking in Ireland is
a predilection (偏好), but it’s not 48 something to criticize. It was the Irish 49 who
created one of the world’s best-loved beers – Guinness.
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III. Reading: Section A Cloze (15%)
This is a part from US President Barack Obama’s speech on May 14 at Bamard College in New
York.
My last piece of advice – this is simple, but perhaps most important: 50 . Nothing
worthwhile is easy. No one of achievements has avoided failure – sometimes catastrophic(惨重的)
failures. But they keep at it. They learn from mistakes. They don’t 51 .
When I first arrived on this 52 , I was with little money, fewer choices. But it was here
that I tried to find my place in this world. I knew I wanted to make a difference, but it was 53
how in fact I’d go about it. But I wanted to do my part to 54 a better world.
So even as I worked after graduation in a few 55 jobs here in New York, even as I went
from motley (鱼龙混杂的)apartment to motley apartment, I reached out.
And I wish I could say that this perseverance came from some innate (天生的)toughness in
me. But the truth is, it was learned. I got it from 56 the people who raised me. I grew up
as the son of a single mom who struggled to put herself through 57 and make ends meet.
She had a marriage that fell apart; 58 went on food stamps at one point to help us get by.
But she didn’t quit. And she earned her degree, and made sure that 59 scholarships and
hard work, my sister and I earned ours.
And 60 , I met a woman who was assigned to advise me on my first summer job at a law
firm. And she gave me such good advice that I married her. And Michelle and I gave everything
we had to balance our careers and a 61 family. We made that marriage work.
So 62 it’s starting a business, or running for office, or 63 an amazing family,
remember that making your 64 on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment.
It comes with plenty of setbacks and it comes with plenty of failures.
50. A. compete B. persevere C. struggle D. accomplish
51. A. rest B. decline C. quit D. regret
52. A. campus B. downtown C. farm D. country
53. A. confident B. uncertain C. ambitious D. proud
54. A. shape B. discover C. organize D. lead
55. A. amazing B. disturbing C. meaningful D. unsatisfactory
56. A. complimenting B. detecting C. persuading D. watching
57. A. life B. work C. school D. business
58. A. yet B. even C. still D. also
59. A. during B. through C. across D. over
60. A. for the time being B. at once C. up to now D. later on
61. A. young B. poor C. considerable D. strong
62. A. as if B. if C. whether D. unless
63. A. entering B. raising C. leaving D. abandoning
64. A. view B. stay C. remark D. mark
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Section B Reading Comprehension(22%)
A (每题 1 分)
Facebook means never having to say goodbye ． The social media website has enjoyed a
reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week, a guy whom I hadn’t seen since my bachelor
(单身汉) party five years ago sent me a friend request．I accepted and waited for “Easy E” to send
me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out, after all．
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son．However, I’m pretty sure
we won’t ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other．But he’ll remain a friend of’ online
until one of us makes a point of’ removing the other from his official list．
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and
present, and friends of’ friends. There are 35 in all．If I spent some time uploading old e-mail
addresses, I’m confident that I could increase my friend count actually．
A person could make a mission out of’ reconnecting with childhood friends, former
classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better．And some people can
even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of their
small army of’ companions．After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends．
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship
must come to a close．But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if one or both parties stop
writing back．That’s normal．People move from school to school, job to job, city to city．You
never have to feel guilty for breaking away．
Every day, the masterminds of’ Web 2.0 find new ways of’ making human communication
easier. However, convenience can be a crutch(拐杖)．Some things shouldn’t be simplified．Talking
about friendship, there can be no shortcuts．
65．According to Paragraph l, the website is famous because ___________ ．
A．it has an interesting name of “ Facebook”
B．it helps people get in touch with old friends
C．it can send people a greeting of’ some kind
D．it reminds people of ‘events in the past
66．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．There are 35 people in the author’s list of’ friends right now．
B．The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails．
C．The list of 35 friends doesn’t include the old e-mail addresses．
D．It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count．
67．What does the writer mean by saying “However, convenience can be a crutch(拐杖)”?
A．The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell crutch online．
B．Taking a crutch is a new way of’ making friends online．
C．Convenience is dangerous for human communication．
D．Convenience is not really good for human communication．
68．What does the author think of’ the convenience of’ communicating online?
A．The technology could not keep true friendship forever．
B．The social website of Facebook means nothing at all．
C．There will be no ways of making real friends online．
D．People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook．
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B (每题 2 分)
My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates．We knew each other so well that most of us
could distinguish each other’s handwriting at a glance．Although we grew up together, we still had
class outcasts(被抛弃者)．From second grade on, a small group started harassing(骚扰)two or
three of the others．I was one of those two or three, though I didn’t know why．In most cases when
children get picked on, they aren’t good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong
clothes or they are of a different race．But in my class, we all read too much and didn’t know how
to play sports．We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other’s race．This is what
was so strange about my situation．Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some
way different from the larger group．But in my class, large differences did not exist．It was as if the
outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them．
The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned
around．If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent.
Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my
expense．
There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I．She provided
the group with a lot of material for jokes. One day one popular girl came up to me to show me
something she said I wouldn’t want to miss．We walked to a corner of the playground．Three or
four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl’s diary．
I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the
others．Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even
though the satisfaction does not last．Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in
making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt．If I were in that situation today I
would react differently, but I can’t honestly be sure．
69．The author was made an outcast because _________．
A．she couldn’t play sports as well as others
B．her family belonged to a minority group
C．her classmates found her clothes funny
D．her classmates required an outcast
70．How was the author treated as an outcast?
A．She was often the target of teasing．
B．No one responded to her talking．
C．She was refused to approach others．
D．Her diary was often made public．
71．What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A．She showed great sympathy with the girl．
B．She joined others in making fun of the girl．
C．She stopped the others from hurting the girl．
D．She found more materials about the girl for jokes．
72．What does the passage intend to tell us?
A．Someone is likely to become an outcast．
B．We shouldn’t hit a person when he is down．
C．One should pay somebody back in his own way．
D．Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others．
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C (每题 2 分)
Experts in the food industry are thinking a lot about trash( 垃 圾 ) these days. Restaurants,
colleges, hospitals and other institutions are making up for the rising costs of waste in new ways.
Some are tracking their trash with software systems making food in smaller amount or trying to
cut down on trash-hauling(托运)costs. Roughly 30% percent of food in the United States goes to
waste, costing some $48 billion annually according to a Stockholm International Water Institute
study. A 2004 University of Arizona study estimated that 40 to 50 percent of food in the United
States is wasted. Freshman students at Virginia Tech were surprised this year when they entered
two of the campus’s biggest dining halls to find there were no cafeteria trays. Getting rid of trays
has cut food waste by 38% percent at the cafeterias, said Denny Cochrane, manager of Virginia
Tech’s sustainability program. Before the program began, students often grabbled whatever looked
good at the canteen, only to find at the table that their eyes were bigger than their stomachs, he
said.
That same phenomenon often happens at Oregon’s Portland International Airport. Busy
travelers often throw half-eaten meals into trash cans, adding dozens of tons of waste that the
airport must pay the city to haul away. Now the airport is carrying out a program to install
food-only trash carts. The food waste is collected in biodegradabe(可生物分解的) bags and given
to the city to use as compost(堆肥). Besides being environmentally friendly, the changes may save
the airport money. It costs about $82 to have one ton of trash hauled from the airport to the city
landfill(垃圾掩埋场). But food waste costs about $48 a ton to haul.
Cutting back on the waste can require spending money on software and training. LeanPath,
based in Portland, Ore, sells a software system to track food being thrown out. Steve Peterson,
head chef at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas, said he was surprised when he installed the
LeanPath system and saw the value of food that was going out the back door. To cut costs,
Peterson decided to reduce serving sizes. He said customers weren’t bothered by the switch, which
has helped him lower food waste by between 15 to 20 percent over 18 month.
73. The main reason for people paying attention to food waste is ______________.
A. to lower the cost of food waste B. to save more food for the world.
C. to keep the dining room clean D. to reduce the effort of cooking
74. What kind of measure has been taken to cut food waste?
A. Making cafeteria at colleges and universities trayless.
B. Using software system to trace the location of the trash.
C. Trying to remove the food waste little by little.
D. Charging higher prices for smaller amount of food.
75. What’s the benefit of installing food-only trash cans at the airport?
A. Keeping the airport clean and tidy.
B. Fastering the process of making trash into compost.
C. Reducing the cost of removing the trash.
D. Reminding the passengers to produce less trash.
76. In which way can software help reduce the food waste?
A. It can store varieties of measures for people to choose.
B. It can help people to be informed of the food waste.
C. It can calculate the total amount of the food offered.
D. It can connect the food needed with the data of customers.
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77. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Great amount of food is wasted at public places.
B. Individuals don’t pay attention to food waste.
C. It costs big money to handle food waste.
D. Lots of new methods are taken to deal with food waste.
Section C: Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the
statements in the fewest possible words.(6%)(请将78--80题答案填写在答题纸上)
Forest schools are a type of outdoor education in which children (or adults) visit forests,
learning personal, social and technical skills. It has been defined as “an inspirational process that
offers children, young people and adults regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence
through hands-on learning in a woodland environment”.
Forest schools use the woods and forests as a means to build independence and self-esteem in
school-age children. Topics are broad including the natural environment, for example the role of
trees in society, the complex ecosystem supported by a wilderness, and recognition of specific
plants and animals. However, the personal skills are considered highly valuable, such as teamwork
and problem solving. The woodland environment may be used to learn about more abstract
concepts such as mathematics and communication. Forest schools are also called nature schools.
Schedules within forest schools vary, but a typical approach is to take school children to
woodland for once a week, with 6 week observation period at first. Often a baseline( 基 线 )is
produced for each child in terms of areas of their overall development, with particular emphasis on
their social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL). Once the baseline assessment has been
produced, the Forest School teachers will then continue with the long term programme over the
course of the academic year in order to support the child in their development and learning. The
teachers will provide opportunities for each child to develop in areas that have been identified as
requiring interventions(介入)or support of any kind. The time and frequency of visits influences
the degree of outcome most; more time spent in forest schools brings greater benefits. Visits
should continue throughout the year, allowing children to experience all weathers and the
changing seasons.
Forest schools are often “led by the child’s interests” by comparison to other outdoor
education which “starts with a problem for the children to investigate”.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statement in about ten words.)
78．The goal of forest schools is defined as to __________________in a woodland environment.
79．What personal skills are considered highly valuable in Forest schools?
__________________________________________________________________________
80．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
___________________________________________________________________________
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第 II 卷
I.阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一
个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题纸标号相
应位置上。(5%)
A
Every city has their trademark dish, but 1 it comes to local specialties, Xi’an stands
out. CNN named the city one of Asia’s top 10 greatest street food cities. So what are its
well-known specialties?
Roujiamo
2 (Know) as Xi’an’s signature “hamburger”, roujiamo is a popular street food that
has spread all over China. A meat filling, usually mutton or beef, is stewed (炖) with more than a
dozen spices for hours 3 it melts in the mouth. Then the shredded (切碎的) meat is served
on a flat “bread” bun with sweet pepper and some other vegetables.
Liangpi
4 its name suggests, this is a dish of cold noodles especially suited to summer time
eating. The thick white wheat noodles are served with vinegar, salt, chili oil and so on. The
ingredients create a wonderful flavor combination which is only improved by adding sliced
cucumbers or bean sprouts (豆芽).
B
Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day,
wearing sun glasses. He walked in as if he would buy the school. And the word quickly got around
5 he was from New York City.
For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt pleased because there were many empty seats
in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in the
last row.
He was wrong, 6 he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back. It might
have made it a little harder for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t
stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary,
7 made her feel like a star.
“Do you need those glasses 8 medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy
shook his head. “Then I’d appreciate 9 if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at
your eyes when I am speaking to you.” The new boy looked at the teacher for a few seconds and
all the other students wondered what the boy would do. Then he took them off, gave a big smile
and said “It is wearing them 10 made me cool.”
II. Translation (13%)(请将答案填写在答题纸上)
1 近年来，交通和食品安全倍受重视。(emphasis)
2 直到看到眼前发生的一切时，他才意识到危险。(Not, aware)
3 尽管遇到一个又一个失败，他依然坚守信念，并且更加努力地工作(stick)
4 我们学校的体育和艺术节宗旨是为学生提供一个展示才华和全面发展的机会．(aim)
5 新一届领导人将努力确保人人享有平等的机会，无论是来自怎样的社会或家庭背景，只要
通过努力，就可以取得回报。(regardless)
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Answer Sheet
Listening (4% 每题 1 分)
17 _____________________ 18 _____________________
19 _____________________ 20 _____________________
Answers questions(6%每题 2 分)
78.____________________________________________________________________________
79.____________________________________________________________________________
80.____________________________________________________________________________
第 II 卷
Grammar: (5%每题 0.5 分)
1._________ 2._________ 3. _________ 4._________ 5.____________
6._________ 7.__________ 8. __________ 9._________ 10. ________
Translation:(13% 1,2 句 2 分，3，4，5 句 3 分)
1._____________________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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答案(高二)
Listening
1—5 CABBD 6-10 CBBBC 11-16 CAC CCD
17. impressive 18. a high /good reputation 19. Sales manager 20. paid vacation
Grammar:21—25 CBBBA 26—35 BACAA
Vocabulary: 41-49 EBJAD CIFH
Cloze: 50—54 BCABA 55—59 DDCBB 60—64 DACBD
Reading: 65—68 BBDA 69-72 DABD 73—77 AACBD
Ask and answer: (每题 2 分)
78. achieve and develop confidence through hands-on learning
79.The ability to join teamwork and solve problems.
80.A typical approach of taking children to the forest school.
II 卷
Grammar:(每题 0.5 分)
1.when 2. Known 3. until 4. As 5.that
6.though/although 7.which 8.for 9.it 10.that
Translation: (1—2 句 2 分，3—5 句 3 分)
1 近来，交通和食品安全倍受重视。(emphasis)
Lately/Recently, much emphasis has been put on traffic and food safety.
2 直到他看到眼前发生的一切时，才意识到危险。(Not, aware)
Not until he saw what had happened before him was he aware of the danger.
3 尽管遇到一个又一个失败，他依然坚守信念，并且更加努力地工作(stick)
He stuck to his belief, and worked harder, even though he met with one failure after
another..
4.我们学校的体育和艺术节宗旨是为学生提供一个展示才华和全面发展的机
会．(aim)
The sports and art festivals in our school aim at providing/aim to provide an
opportunity for students to show their talent and overall/all-round development.
5. 新一届领导人将努力确保人人享有平等的机会，不论是来自怎样的社会或家
庭背景，只要通过努力，就可以取得回报(regardless)
The new leaders will try to make sure that all Chinese people enjoy equal
opportunities and receive rewards for/through their hard work, regardless of their
social or family background.
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