上海市浦东新区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题.doc

上海市浦东新区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题

上海市浦东新区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题

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上海市浦东新区2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题（含解析）
总分：100分 时间：90分钟
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 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. A shop assistant. B. A dentist.
C. An electrician. D. A bank clerk.
2. A. The exam score. B. The world news.
C. A soccer match. D. A basketball team.
3. A. Tim's not seriously injured. B. Tim will get to the hospital quickly.
C. The man was telling a joke. D. The woman is concerned about Tim.
4. A. She isn't in the mood to travel. B. Europe is too far for family holiday.
C. Family holiday no longer interests her. D. She has had too many holidays this year.
5. A. Catch a train. B. Go shopping.
C. See the man off. D. Drop in on a friend.
6. A. He is strict with students.
B. He always gives students difficult assignments
C. He never helps students with their homework.
D. He is friendly enough to help students.
7. A. Go to the concert by herself. B. Go to the concert with Matt.
C. Work on her project. D. Stay at home.
8. A. He is down with the flu. B. He has broken his leg.
C. He always feels thirsty. D. He lacks vitamins.
9. A. His trousers are torn. B. His wallet is missing.
C. He doesn't have a pocket. D. He forgot to take his wallet.
10. A. The man is generous with his good comments on people.
B. The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.
C. The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.
D. The man is quite optimistic about human nature.
Section B 6%
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked two or 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 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. One day. B. Two days.
C. Three days. D. Four days.
12. A. Taking a bus. B. Walking to the hotel.
C. Ordering a taxi in advance. D. Driving there without getting a permit.
13. A. General education. B. Business and advertising.
C. Exhibition industry. D. Global economics.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. There were no planets without moons.
B. There was no air or water on Jupiter.
C. Life was not possible in outer space.
D. The mystery of life could not be resolved.
15. A. It has a number of active volcanoes.
B. It has an atmosphere like the earth's.
C. It has a large ocean under its surface.
D. It has deep caves several miles long.
16. A. Light is not an essential element to it.
B. Life can form in very hot temperatures.
C. Every form of life needs light.
D. Oxygen is not needed for some life forms.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary 18%
Section A 8%
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider ____1____(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.
A new book claims that ___2___ you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume.
A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent ___3___(likely) to order dessert.
Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it ___4___ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.
According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you ___5___ feel, the less easy it is to see how much you’re eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.
In contrast, ____6____(see) the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of ____7____ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.
The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time____8____ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.
【答案】1. sitting
2. where 3. more likely
4. while 5. may
6. seeing 7. how
8. it
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。研究发现，吃得多或少和坐的位置、光线明暗等因素有关。
【1题详解】
考查动名词。句意：那么下次你出去吃饭的时候，也许你应该考虑坐在窗边。根据consider可知此处要用动名词做宾语，consider doing sth.“考虑做某事”。故填sitting。
【2题详解】
考查主语从句引导词。句意：一本新书声称，你在餐厅里坐的位置会影响你的消费。根据can affect可知此处疑问词引导主语从句，根据you sit in a restaurant 可知要用where。故填where。
【3题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：一项新的研究发现，坐在离前门最远的人吃的沙拉最少，并且点甜点的几率要高73%。短语be likely to do“很有可能做…”根据73 percent 可知此处要用形容词的比较级。故填more likely。
【4题详解】
考查连词。句意：那些坐在深色桌子前的人吃得更重，点的食物也更多，而坐在明亮的吧台前的人点的沙拉更多，甜点更少。此处表示Those seated at a dark table和diners seated at bright bar tables两者的不同，因此用转折连词while“然而”。故填while。
【5题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：根据研究人员的说法，光线越暗，你就越感觉自己看不见，也就越不容易看到自己吃了多少，而且当你吃得更多时，你的负罪感也就越少。根据动词原形feel可知此处要用情态动词，may“能够，可能”符合题意。故填may。
【6题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：相反，看到外面的阳光、人或树可能会让你更注意自己的外表，可能会让你想去散步，或者可能会让你想吃一份蔬菜沙拉。根据see与逻辑主语you之间是主动关系，可知此处要用现在分词形式。故填seeing。
【7题详解】
考查疑问词。句意：相反，看到外面的阳光、人或树可能会让你更注意自己的外表，可能会让你想去散步，或者可能会让你想吃一份蔬菜沙拉。根据you look可知此处疑问词how“怎样”，作状语，且how you look作conscious of 的宾语。故填how。
【8题详解】
考查代词。句意：通过吃得更慢，用餐者在大脑产生满足感所需的时间内消耗得更少。根据the diner consumes less in the time可知此处代词it，指代时间，固定句式it takes (some time) for sb. to do…“对某人来说花多长时间做…”。故填it。
Section 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. magical B. cultural C. meets D. built E. strong F. damaged
G. entrance H. views I. calendar J. ranked K. lit
A long red bridge stretches out across water. It runs across the Golden Gate. This is not the ___9___ to some sacred land, but it is just as ___10___. The Golden Gate is where San Francisco Bay ___11___ the Pacific Ocean, and at night the scene of the bridge ___12___ up over the water takes your breath away.
Welcome to San Francisco, a place famous for its beautiful parks, hilly streets and lovely beaches. But the bridge is undoubtedly the most well-known symbol of the city. Before its completion in 1937, the bridge was considered impossible to build because of the foggy weather, powerful winds, and ___13___ ocean currents in the city. However, despite the difficult conditions, the bridge was built in no more than four years. Its total length is nearly 2 kilometers.
San Francisco ___14___ first on Lonely Planet’s list of the best cities to visit in 2013. According to the world’s largest travel publisher, it came top as a result of its ___15___ mix.
According to the census, 21 percent of the city’s population was made up of Chinese people. San Francisco’s Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia and the oldest in North America. Two traditional festivals, the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, are the biggest events of the year on the city’s ___16___.
If yellow cabs are a key part of New York city life, then the cable car is San Francisco’s equivalent. The first cable car came into public service in 1873, and the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of the city ever since. The cable car network was once ___17___ by a serious earthquake but, luckily, it has now recovered and provides better ____18____ than the subway.
【答案】9. G 10. A
11. C 12. K
13. E 14. J
15. B 16. I
17. F 18. H
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了旧金山这座城市的相关信息，且旧金山荣评2013年最佳旅游城市。
【9题详解】
考查名词。句意：这并不是通往圣地的入口，但它同样具有魔力。根据句意，此处使用名词entrance“入口”，作is not的表语。故选G。
【10题详解】
考查形容词。句意：这并不是通往圣地的入口，但它同样具有魔力。根据is just as可知，此处要用形容词magical“魔法的，神奇的”，作表语。故选A。
【11题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：金门大桥是旧金山湾和太平洋的交汇处。根据谓语动词is 可知，此处时态是一般现在时，此处是where从句的谓语，主语为San Francisco Bay ，因此要用动词的第三人称单数形式，meets“相遇”符合题意。故选C。
【12题详解】
考查过去分词。句意：晚上，大桥在水面上被灯光照亮的场景会让你屏住呼吸。短语light up“照亮，点亮”，根据the scene of the bridge可知此处要用过去分词lit up，做后置定语。故选K。
【13题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在1937年竣工之前，这座桥被认为是不可能建造的，因为城市的大雾天气，强风和强烈的洋流。根据名词ocean currents 可知，此处要用形容词，做定语，strong“强烈的，强大的”符合题意。故选E。
【14题详解】
考查时态。句意：旧金山在《孤独星球》2013年最佳旅游城市榜单中排名第一。根据in 2013可知，此处时态是一般过去时，由主语为San Francisco，此处是谓语动词，因此要用动词的过去式， ranked“排名”符合题意。故选J。
【15题详解】
考查形容词。句意：据世界最大的旅游出版商表示，它排名第一是因为它的文化融合。根据名词mix可知，此处要用形容词，做定语，cultural“文化的”符合题意。故选B。
16题详解】
考查名词。句意：两个传统节日，春节和中秋节，是这个城市一年中最重要的节日。根据名词所有格city’s可知，此处要用名词，calendar“日历”符合题意。故选I。
【17题详解】
考查过去分词。句意：缆车网曾被严重的地震破坏。根据was once可知，此处要用动词的过去分词，表示被动，damaged“破坏”符合题意。故选F。
【18题详解】
考查名词。句意：但幸运的是，它现在已经恢复，而且可以提供比地铁更好的景观。根据better可知，此处要用名词，作provides的宾语，views “视图，景点”符合题意。故选H。
III. Reading Comprehension 34%
Section A 10%
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak. Now she was Portia, a strong–willed ___19___ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing ___20___ from her.
___21___, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition. She ___22___ being in front of other people. She was very shy at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ___23___ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making few friends. She had excellent grades, but she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and ___24___ her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the ___25___ drop. “You’re just a little scared. Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look past the fear to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
So Roberta had made an appointment with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the importance of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, ___26___ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she loved every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new ___27___ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she performed two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the ___28___ was hers.
19. A. member B. actress C. player D. character
20. A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly
21. A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all
22. A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted
23. A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract
24. A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded
25. A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade
26. A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving
27. A. consideration B. description C. selection D. understanding
28. A. part B. play C. speech D. position
【答案】19. D 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了害羞的Roberta在母亲的不断鼓励下，去参加《威尼斯商人》的试镜，并最终获得了角色的事情。
【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在她是鲍西娅，莎士比亚作品《威尼斯商人》中一个意志坚强的角色。A. member成员；B. actress女演员；C. player玩家；D. character角色，性格。根据后文“in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice”可知此处指莎士比亚作品《威尼斯商人》中的角色。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：她用一种从未经历过的力量说话，字字流畅。A. weakly虚弱地；B. rapidly迅速地；C. smoothly流畅地，顺利地；D. slowly缓慢地。结合上文“She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing”可知Roberta状态很好，她用一种从未经历过的力量说话，所以台词字字流畅。故选C。
【21题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：事实上，Roberta在试镜前从未表演过。A. At first首先；B. In fact实际上；C. After all毕竟；D. In all总共。上文提到Roberta在台上表演，且台词说得很流畅，后文则提到她从未表演过，是在陈述事实，所以是“实际上（In fact）”符合语境。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她讨厌站在别人面前。A. hated讨厌；B. enjoyed欣赏；C. appreciated欣赏；D. regretted后悔。根据后文“She was very shy at school.”可知Roberta很害羞，讨厌站在别人面前。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她从不认为自己有什么特长能引起别人的注意。A. avoid避免；B. focus集中；C. pay支付；D. attract吸引。根据后文“much attention”可知指引起注意，应用attract attention。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在试镜的两周前，Roberta的母亲听说了这件事，并鼓励她加入。A. forced迫使；B. requested要求；C. encouraged鼓励；D. reminded提醒。根据后文“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part.”可知Roberta的母亲鼓励Roberta去参加试镜。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她母亲不会让这件事停止。A. role角色；B. matter事件；C. interest兴趣；D. grade等级。根据后文“You’re just a little scared. Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look past the fear to find the love of what you’re doing.” Roberta的母亲继续鼓励Roberta，说明她不肯放弃劝说Roberta去参加试镜这件事。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她秘密地练习了Portia的角色，一遍又一遍地背诵台词。A. memorizing记忆；B. organizing组织；C. checking检查；D. improving改善。根据后文“the lines by repeating them over and over”可知lines表示“台词”，Roberta是在记忆台词。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次她说出这句话，她都对台词有了新的理解，就好像莎士比亚是基于很多层面描写了Portia。A. consideration考虑；B. description描述；C. selection选择；D. understanding理解。根据前后文语境“she had a new…of the lines”可知此处指对台词有新的理解，have a new understanding of“对……有新的理解”。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她演完后，戏剧俱乐部的负责人宣布这个角色是她的。A. part部分，角色；B. play剧本；C. speech演讲；D. position位置。根据上文“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part.”可知此处指Roberta取得了Portia这个角色。故选A。
Section B 14%
Directions: Read the following 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)
Car Hire
Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center, there’s no better way to explore than by car.
Hire Charges
What are included
a) Unlimited mileage (英里数).
b) Expenses on oil, maintenance and repairs, which will be repaid on production of invoices (发票).
c) Full insurance except personal accident ( see below ) and contents.
What are not included
a) Personal accident insurance.
b) Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines.
Conditions of Hire
★ The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel.
★ Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.
★ The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.
★ Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hir