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2012学年奉贤区调研测试

高二英语试卷（2012.11）

本卷命题人: 顾莲芳  张群英  汪惠华

 

考生注意：

1．本试卷分为第I卷(第1-8页)和第II卷(第9页)两部分。全卷共9页。满分100分。考试时间90分钟。

2．答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号（区

统一编号，9位），并用铅笔在答题卡的相应位置上正确涂写准考证号。

3．第I卷（1—13小题，21—67小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。考生

应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题卡编号一 一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。第I卷17—20、68—71小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上一律不给分。

 

第I卷  （66分）

 

I. Listening Comprehension                   

Section A  Short Conversations

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 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. To breathe fresh air.	B. To enjoy nature.
C. To have a good rest.	D. To plant trees.

 

2. A. A brand of jeans.	B. A new hair style.
C. Popular stars.	D. School uniforms.

 

3. A. Lisa’s boss.	B. Lisa’s boy friend.
C. Lisa’s classmate.	D. Lisa’s teacher.

 

4. A. Giving a lecture on her experience.	B. Having a job interview.
C. Putting on an art performance.	D. Taking an oral examination.

 

5. A. This afternoon.	B. This evening.
C. Tomorrow morning.	D. Tomorrow afternoon.

 

Section B  Passages

Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passage 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. Good luck.	B. A good relationship.
C. Independence.	D. A job.

 

12. A. She will have a new job.	B. She will work in a bookstore.
C. She will get married.	D. She will have many children.

 

13. A. She should find a good job.	B. She should get married.
C. She should open a restaurant.	D. She should stay home.

 

Section C

Directions:In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 

 

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

 

RECIPE（烹饪法） FOR PEANUT BISCUITS
Ingredients(配料)	120 grams of chopped salty peanuts 125 millilitres of butter 50 grams of sugar 200 grams of     17
Steps	18   the butter. Stir butter and sugar together. Mix the dry ingredients with the butter.     19   the oven to 175 degrees. Put the mixture into a square tin. Bake for    20   minutes in the oven.

 

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

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.

 

21. Ellie enjoys the happy time with friends _______they have a lot of arguments.

A. even though        B. in spite of            C. as though             D. even

22. One advantage of living in the suburbs is _______ you can enjoy fresh air.

A. what                   B. whether                  C. that                      D. how

23. His recent book is intended for _______ is looking for a practical use of the Internet in language teaching.

A. who                    B. whoever            C. anyone              D. whomever

24. My question _______ I shall get in touch with him has not been answered.

A. which                   B. what                     C. how                     D. that

25. _______ the right words when we speak may offend some people.

A. Not using              B. Don’t use              C. No using              D. Not be using

26. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _____ are beyond our control.

A. most of them         B. most of which     C. most of what        D. most of that

27. People think _______ important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching.

A. what                      B. it                        C. which               D. that

28. Nancy enjoyed herself so much _______ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

A. that                      B. which              C. when                 D. where

29. Most American cities and towns are filled with restaurants _______international cooking.

A. having served         B. having been served      C. serving         D. being served

30. You can find many pictures about this film star in the new book _______ next month.

A. to have been published                         B. to publish

C. to be publishing                          D. to be published

 

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.

 

A. close	B. plain	C. drinks	D. chances	E. famous
F. criticize	G. friendly	H. started

 

Starbucks coffee shops can be found all over America and in more than thirty countries around the world. Many people think they are great places to enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea. But others    41   the company.

If you are in any major city in America, the    42   are high that you are not far from a Starbucks. In fact, you might be    43   to several of these coffee shops. The company    44   in the West Coast city of Seattle, Washington, in 1971. Starbucks was named after a character in the famous American novel Moby Dick by the famous American writer Herman Melville. Today, there are more than 12,000 Starbucks around the world. Sales in 2006 were almost eight billion dollars.

Starbucks sells more than just    45   coffee. It started a whole coffee culture with its own special language and coffee workers called “baristas（咖啡师）.” It sells many kinds of hot and cold coffee    46   , like White Chocolate Mocha and Frappuccino. It also sells music albums, coffee makers, food, and even books. But most of all, it sells the idea of being a warm and    47   place for people to sit, read or talk. 

 

III. Reading Comprehension

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.

 

Swimming, diving and other water sports can be great fun,    48   millions of people cannot swim. Many are afraid of water because they have no confidence in their ability to learn to swim well.

A few years ago, scientists tried to   49   how people learn new skills. They found that, generally speaking, the first time a person attempted a task determined whether or not they would ever be any   50   at it. For example, if a child tried to roller-skate for the first time and did it well, then he would    51   become a good roller-skater. If he did it badly, then he would probably never be good. For this reason, it is important that a person’s first attempt at swimming should be successful.

Scientists also know that a frightening   52   damages a person’s confidence. For example, if a non-swimmer is   53   into water in fun, it will take him a long time to regain   54   in the water.

So learner-swimmers should take each step slowly. The first thing to do is to   55    confidence in the water. Never jump in at first. Sit on the side and slide in gently. Better still, walk slowly down the steps into shallow water. Hold on to the rail（扶手）until you feel   56    enough to let go. Duck your head under the water,    57   your eyes open as you do so. Lift your feet off the bottom and let your body float on the surface. You will soon be ready to learn to swim.

 

48. A. then	B. but	C. therefore	D. besides
49. A. bring out	B. give out	C. turn out	D. find out
50. A. interested	B. fond	C. good	D. keen
51. A. completely	B. finally	C. certainly	D. probably
52. A. experience	B. practice	C. training	D. activity
53. A. pushed	B. forced	C. driven	D. dropped
54. A. encouragement	B. belief	C. strength	D. confidence
55. A. increase	B. gain	C. manage	D. gather
56. A. definite	B. well	C. safe	D. strong
57. A. keeping	B. making	C. letting	D. leaving

 

Section B

Directions:  Read the following four 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)

I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.

It takes confidence to make a new start — there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.

Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.

The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal — that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.

It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck — of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding.

 

58. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. I was waiting for good fortune.

B. I was trying to find an admirable job.

C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.

D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.

 

59. The author decided to write a novel ______.

A. to finish the writing course               B. to realize her own dream

C. to satisfy readers’ wish                    D. to earn more money

 

60. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A. It pays to stick to one’s goal.          

B. Hard work can lead to success.

C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.

 

(B)

Mini Book Excerpts（节选）

 Biography

     When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

                             J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）

Mystery（疑案小说）

       “You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.

      A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”

      The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly.

                                                 Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）

Short Stories

     She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give ,and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.

                                                You Are Free by Danzy Senna （Riverhead Books,$15）

 Humor

     Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day’s drive of most cities?

                                       Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）

 

61. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by   _______ .

    A. Ecco                                        B. Atria Books   

    C. Riverhead Books                          D. Random House

 

62. The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for _______.

    A. young children                            B. Disney World workers   

C. middle school teachers                 D. parents with young children 

 

63. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that _______.

A. the boy helped arrest the murderer

    B. Benny died of an accident

    C. the murderer got away with the crime

    D. Annika carried out the crime

 

 

 

(C)

Text messaging, or texting, has become as much a part of life as talking. It is not only cheap and instant; it is also “an unintrusive (不干扰人的) form of communication” allowing people to feel safer making contact with one another, according to Tom Pullar-Strecker, editor of Fairfax Media.

Texting has even become the language of love. Recent figures about UK romances suggest 40 percent of “Generation Y” – those born in the 1980s and early 1990s – have been asked out by text message.

Texting is leaving its teenage years behind it, turning 20 in December. But there will be an uncomfortable feeling at its birthday party, as it seems some young people who grew up with the technology are not quite as hooked (着迷的) as they once were.

Just ask Sam Stapley, 19, a student at Canterbury University in New Zealand. He came third in a national text messaging competition in 2009 when he sent more than 2,000 texts a month. Since he bought an iPhone 18 months ago, however, that number has dropped to 400. Stapley told Fairfax News that cheaper mobile calls and smartphone technology mean he and his friends are texting less. “It is easier to call someone or use an app to communicate,” he said.

Not everyone will be missing text messages. Some say texts encourage bullying. Others complain older people do not understand it. British Prime Minister David Cameron was the latest to commit a text error. It was revealed in mid-May that Cameron used to sign messages to former News Corp executive Rebekah Brooks with “lol” (laugh out loud), thinking it meant “lots of love”.

In 2010 more than 6.1 trillion text messages were sent around the world. But will the rise of social networking and the smartphone turn texting into an ancient art? The fate of the text is in your thumbs.

 

64. We can learn from the article that text messaging ______.

A. is more efficient than making a phone call

B. is the most popular form of communication for “Generation Y”

C. has become a way for young people to send romantic messages

D. is much safer than other means of communication

 

65. The phrase “an uncomfortable feeling” in the third paragraph probably refers to the fact that ______.

A. text message services are not cheap enough

B. some people are losing interest in text messaging

C. some people use text messaging to bully others

D. text messaging is not as fashionable among young people as it is among older people

 

66. David Cameron’s case is mentioned in the article to ______.

A. display Cameron’s close relationship with Rebekah Brooks

B. suggest that text messaging can be misleading

C. give an example of a failure to understand text message language

D. show that it is common to make mistakes in text messages

67. What is the central theme of the article?

A. Teenagers are sending text messages more often than they used to.

B. The disadvantages of text messaging outweigh the advantages.

C. The development of text messaging over 20 years.

D. The popularity of text messaging is decreasing.

 

Section C

Directions:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

 

Ashley Power’s mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn’t find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she thought, “If I had my own website, I’d make it a really interesting site for teenagers.”

So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called Goosehead. She had no idea how big a success it would be, but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting 100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.

After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles, was asked to write a book called The Goosehead Guide to Life. The book is about how to design a website and start a business. It begins with a section called “All About Ashley,” where Ashley tells readers what it is like to be the boss of a company when you are only sixteen. “ I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot of ways. I got very stressed. I mean, I was only sixteen — I didn’t even have a car! If you were sixteen and you had your own company, you’d be stressed, too！”

In an interview Ashley gave advice to teenagers who wanted to start their own business, “Just be strong and have your dreams and work hard at them. And don’t listen when people tell you that you can’t do it, because I heard ‘no’ a lot. Just keep going until you hear ‘yes’!”

 

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)

68. For what purpose did Ashley create GooseHead?

69. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？

70. According to paragraph 3, what did Ashley do after GooseHead closed down?

71. How did Ashley feel when she had her own company at the age of sixteen?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

第II卷 （34分）

I. Verb-filling

Directions: Fill in the numbered blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets.

 

It was not until the late twentieth century that Chinese athletes    1    (begin) to amaze the world with their excellent performance at the Olympics.   2    (come) out number one many times in the Olympic events, Chinese athletes    3    (bring) home one gold medal after another in swimming, diving, gymnastics, weight lifting, and a number of ball games. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the world    4    (witness) Beijing being selected by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2008 Olympics. This has added a brilliant touch to the picture of modern Chinese sport history.

Though once marked as “the Weaklings of East Asia”, the Chinese have always been looking forward to    5    (achieve) the dream of becoming a sports giant. After continuous efforts for years the dream is gradually coming true, and it is understandable why the Chinese let out cries of joy the night Beijing’s bid to host the 2008 Olympics    6    (approve)!

 

II. Complete the sentences.

Direction: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English.

 

1. ___________________________ (对每个人重要的是) that he has a heart willing to listen.

 

2. Not until then __________________________ （他才意识到遵守学校规则的重要性。）

 

III. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

 

1、越来越多喜欢健康食物的人选择未加工的食品。(keen)

 

2、中医被认为是一种预防癌症的有效方法。(describe)

 

3、孙杨的奥运金牌梦终于在2012伦敦奥运会上实现了。(come true)

 

4、他决心参加更多的慈善活动，去帮助那些需要帮助的人。(engaged)

 

IV. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in about 80~100 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

 

以An impressive school sports meeting为题，描述校运会上的某个人或发生在校运会上的一件事，并简单发表你的感想，以突出印象深刻的原因。
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