上海市名校高二英語期中考試試卷(含答案和聽力音頻)學年第二學期高二年級英語期中試卷考試時間：90分鐘I.ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionA(10分)Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atanairport. B.Atabusstop. C.Atahotel. D.Atarailwaystation.2.A.LiMingandZhangLiaregoingtoattendameeting．B.LiMingandZhangLihavejustgotmarried．C.LiMingandZhangLiwillstayforamonth．D.LiMingandZhangLiareeatingatahotel.A.Anartmuseum. B.AcollegecampusC.Abeautifulpark.D.Anarchitecturalexhibition.4.A.Thebuswaslate.B.Sheforgotherclass.C.Shegotuplaterthanusual.D.Herclockwentwrong.5.A.Hurrytotheconference.B.Skiptheconference.C.Takethesubway. D.Takethebus.6.A.Hethinksthebookshouldincludemoreinformation.B.Hedoesn’tthinkitnecessarytoprovidetheanswers.C.Theanswerswillbeaddedinalateredition.D.Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.7.A.Shebelievesshe’llstayovernight.B.Thecostwasextremelyhigh.C.Thecostwasunbelievablylow.D.Shebelievesthecostwasreasonable.8.A.Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.B.Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor’stime.Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.15.A.Bytakingaschoolbus. B.Bytakingabigbowl.C.Bytakingajeep.D.Byridingahorse.16.A.Takingaschoolbus.B.Takingajeep.C.Rowingabigbowl.D.Ridingahorse.17.A.3minutes. B.5minutes.C.8minutes. D.24minutes.Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.18.A.Once. B.Twice. C.Threetimes. D.Fourtimes.19.A.InSeptember. B.InOctober.C.InNovember. D.InDecember.20.A.Rodeahorse. B.BoughtaChristmastree.C.Wentwindowshopping. D.Travelledaroundthecity. II.Grammar+Vocabulary(17%)SectionAGrammar(8%）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,violence___21___(do)existinschools.Studentsshowedtheirfearandparentsandteachersalsoexpressedtheirgreatconcernaboutit.Expertshopethewholesocietypaymoreattentiontothementalhealthofadolescents.Nowadays,schoolviolenceisahotissue.Ithinkthisisaphenomenon,22callsforourgreatconcern.Weshouldtryeveryeffort23(prevent)violencehappeningatschoolformoreandmorestudentswoulddropoutofschool24theirpersonalsafetycouldnotbeguaranteed.Infact,violencecanbelearned.Childrenlearnviolentbehaviorfromadultsorfrom25theyseeontelevisionorontheInternet.IfImeetwithschoolviolence,Iwillnotanswerviolence26violence,foritwillresultin27(much)fighting.Iwilltellmyteachersorparentsaboutit.Ithinktheywillhelpmedealwithitwellandtheywillprotectmefromthebadguys.Allinall,everystudentshouldbehave28(he)andkeepawayfromviolence.SectionBVocabulary(9%)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.abilitiesB.biologicalC.comfortingD.gendersE.patternF.preferencesG.remainingH.scientificI.stressJ.strongly Whatkindofbraindoyouhave?Generallyspeaking,thefemalebrainismainlybuiltforempathy(E)—theabilitytounderstandotherpeopleandthemalebrainismainlybuiltforunderstandingthebuildingsystems(S).Accordingtothistheory,therearethreebraintypes:theE-brain,theS-brainandthe“balancedbrain”whichhasboth(29)_________—empathyandsystems-thinking.It’simportantto(30)_________thatnotallmenhavetheS-brain,andnotallwomenhavetheE-brain.Buttherearecleardifferences.Forexample,womentendtochoosedifferentthingstoreadontherailwayplatform.Theyaremorelikelytogoformagazinesthatfeaturecomputers,cars,photography,etc.Youmaythinkthatthose(31)_________areinsomewayinfluencedbypeople’supbringing.However,thereis(32)_________evidencetosuggestthatthisisnotthecase.Anewstudyshowsthatnewborngirlslooklongerataface,andnewbornboyslooklongeratamechanicalmobile,whichsuggeststhatcertaindifferencesbetweenmaleandfemalebrainsare(33)_________.Ithasalsobeenobservedthatbabygirlsasyoungas12monthsoldrespondmore(34)_________tootherpeople’semotionalproblems.Teenagegirlsandwomenspendmoretime(35)_________friendswhohaveproblem.Boys,fromanearlyageon,seemtoloveputtingthingstogether.Boysalsoplayingwithtoyswhichhavebuttonstopress.Youseethesamesortof(36)_________intheadultworkplace.Peoplewhosejobsareinmetalworkingortheconstructionindustrialsarealmostentirelymale.Thetheorysaysthat,onthewhole,malesandfemalesdifferinthekindsofthingsthattheyareinterestedinandthattheyfindeasy,butthatboth(37)_________havetheirstrengthsandtheirweakness.III.ReadingComprehension（29%）SectionA（15%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Peoplethinkchildrenshouldplaysports.Sportsarefun,andchildrenkeephealthywhileplayingwithothers.However,playingsportscanhave38effectsonchildren.Itmayproducefeelingsofpoorself-respectoraggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.Accordingtoresearchonkidsandsports,40,000,000kidsplaysportsintheUS.Ofthese,18,000,000saytheyhavebeen39atorcallednameswhileplayingsports.Thisleavesmanychildrenwithabad40ofsports.Theythinksportsarejusttooaggressive.Manyresearchersbelieveadults,especiallyparentsandcoaches,arethemain41oftoomuchaggressioninchildren’ssports.Theybelievechildren42aggressiveadultbehavior.Thisbehavioristhenfurtherstrengthenedthroughbothpositiveandnegativefeedback.Parentsandcoachesarepowerfulteachersbecausechildrenusuallylookuptothem.Oftentheseadultsbehaveaggressivelythemselves,sendingchildrenthemessagethat43iseverything.Manyparentsgotochildren’ssportingeventsandshout44atotherplayersorcheerwhentheirchildbehaves45.Aswell,childrenareeventaughtthathurtingotherplayersis46orarepushedtocontinueplayingevenwhentheyareinjured.47,themediamakesviolenceseemexciting.Childrenwatchadultsportsgamesandseeviolentbehaviorreplayedoverandoverontelevision.Asasociety,wereallyneedto48thisproblemanddosomethingaboutit.Parentsandcoaches49shouldactasbetterexamplesforchildren.Theyalsoneedtoteachchildrenbetter50.Theyshouldnotjustcheerwhenchildrenwinoractaggressively.Theyshouldteachchildrento51themselveswhethertheywinornot.Besides,childrenshouldnotbeallowedtocontinuetoplaywhentheyareinjured.Ifadultsallowchildrentoplaywheninjured,thisgivesthemessagethat52isnotasimportantaswinning.38.A.restrictive B.negative C.active D.instructive39.A.knocked B.glanced C.smiled D.shouted40.A.impression B.concept C.taste D.expectation41.A.resource B.cause C.course D.consequence42.A.question B.understand C.copy D.neglect43.A.winning B.practising C.fun D.sport44.A.praises B.orders C.remarks D.insults45.A.proudly B.ambitiously C.aggressivelyD.bravely46.A.acceptable B.impolite C.possible D.accessible47.A.Bycontrast B.Inaddition C.AsaresultD.Afterall48.A.lookupto B.faceupto C.makeupforD.comeupwith49.A.inparticular B.inall C.inreturn D.inadvance50.A.techniques B.means C.values D.directions51.A.respect B.relax C.forgive D.enjoy52.A.body B.fame C.health D.spiritSectionB(14%)Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Chinanews,Nanjing,Nov.14–“Peoplewhosufferfrommentalillnessareabletodraw.Actually,theycandrawverywell,”saidGuoHaiping,acontemporaryartistinNanjing.Recently,GuospentthreemonthslivingwiththementallyretardedpeopleatNanjingZuTangShanPsychiatricHospital.Whenhewasthere,hetaughtthemhowtodrawpictures.Inthreemonths,hecollectedmorethan100paintingsdrawnbythementallyretardedpeople,theYangtzeEveningNewsreported.Thepaintingsshockedtheartisticcircle.Thishasraisedaquestiontothenormalpeopleinsociety:howcanwegiveupourprejudicesagainstthementallyretardedpeopleandviewthemfromatotallynewperspective?Before,thementallyretardedpeopleinNanjinghadnevertouchedpaintingbrushes,nordidtheyknowanypaintingtechniques.Now,artistshavebeguntospeakhighlyoftheirpaintings.Afterseeingtheirworks,GuoHaipingsaidthisgroupofpeopleandtheirworksshould“deservemoreattentionfromsociety.”“InChina,noonebelievesthattheycandrawpaintings.Wehavesomanyprejudicesagainstthisgroupofpeopleandwereallydon’tknowanythingabouttheirmysteriousmentalworld,”Guosaid.AtNanjingZuTangShanPsychiatricHospital,Guoletthementallyretardedpeopleseesomepaintingsandgavethemwatercolorbrushes,colorpencils,oilchalkandclay.Hetoldthemtheycoulddowhatevertheywantedwiththesematerials.Hedidn’tteachthemhowtodraw.Hejustencouragedthemtopickupsomeofthesematerialsanddrawsomething.About100mentallyretardedpeopleinthehospitalparticipatedintheactivity.Duringthethreemonths’stayinthehospital,GuoHaipinghadseenthemcompletemorethan300works.GuoHaipingalsocametoknowaboutthesementallyretardedpeopleandtheirmentalworldthroughtheevent.Hehadcollectedallthepatients’paintingsandmadethemintoabook.ManyworksdrawnbythepatientswillbeexhibitedinBeijingthismonth.53.Youcanmostprobablyreadthepassagein________.A.anewspaper B.ahospitalguideC.asciencebook D.amedicinebook54.Theunderlinedword“mentallyretarded”means______.A.depressed B.talented C.cautious D.slow-minded55.NobodyinChinabelievesthementallyretardedpeoplecandrawpaintingsbecause_______.A.theythinkthementallyretardedpeople’sworksareboringB.thementallyretardedpeoplereallyhavenosuchspecialabilityC.theyknowlittleaboutthementallyretardedpeople’smentalworldD.thementallyretardedpeople’sworkshaveneverbeencollectedbyartists（B）Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenit’slikelyyouwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife. Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallbeingandhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethecharactertraitsoftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesthattheyarewillingtomakeacommitmenttoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeingvaluesare:kind,loving,generous,inspirational,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevaluesyougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose. Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship,achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife. Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionaryones.Ifyourusualpatternistotalkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,meditate,orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe—thisisthekeytopersonalpower. Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,youreinforceyourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.56.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto. A.persuadethereaderstomakeacommitment B.explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesareC.informthereadershowtobetrulyhappy D.instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices57.Accordingtothepassage,livingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.A.gainalotofpowerB.formpositivepersonalityC.seekallhumanvirtuesD.fillyourownneeds58.Theunderlinedword“void”inParagraph1means. A.afeelingofemptiness B.anabsenceofone’smind C.abreakofcontinuity D.astateofconfusion59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage? A.Havingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalues. B.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain. C.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare. D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.IV.PhrasesDirections:Choosephrasesorwordsfromtheboxtocompletethesentencesbelowintheirproperforms.(4%)lookupbesupposedtotaketomakesureshlookupbesupposedtotaketomakesureshowoff60.Tom______stamp-collectingwhenhewasinhighschoolattheageof14.61.Mikewastryingto___________histalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscoloredpencils.62.Ourstaffwilldotheirbestto__________thatyouwillenjoyyourvisittoourschooltomorrow.63.Themeeting_______________takeplaceonTuesday,butwe’vehadtopostphoneit.V.Translation(14%)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.(2+3+3+3+3）64.演講中有時面部表情對理解大有幫助。(add)65一般來說，人們在陌生的環(huán)境中不會感到自在。（feelatease）66.我把收音機音量調低以免妨礙他做功課。(interferewith...)67他一進來就開始抱怨起他所遇到的種種麻煩事。（Nosooner...）68正是他的耐心使他獲得了如此大的成就。(Itis...that...)VI.SummaryWriting(6%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.AlfredNobelwasaninventorborninSweden.Whenhediedin1896,heleftalotofmoneyandproperty.ThiswasthenworthaboutninemillionUSdollars,andlaterbecametheoriginalsourceoftheworld-famousNobelPrize.Nobelbelievedthatthespreadofknowledgewouldmaketheworldabetterplace.Theyearly-awardedprizesaregiventohonourthosewhohelpmankind.Nobelsaidthattheprizesshouldhonour‘themostimportantdiscoveriesorinventions’inphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicineand‘themostoutstandingworks’inliterature.Since1901,theNobelPrizehasbeenpresentedtothewinnerson10December,theanniversaryofAlfredNobel’sdeath.AttheawardceremonyintheStockholmConcertHall,thekingofSwedenhandseachwinneradiplomaandamedal.Theceremonyisfollowedbyalargebanquetforabout1300people.AmongtheguestsofhonouraretheNobelPrizewinnersandtheirfamilies,theKingandtheQueen,andmanywell-knownleadersinscienceandculture.Twohundredandfiftyyoungstudentsarealsohonouredwithinvitationstothisgrandoccasion.VII.GuidedWriting(10%)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設你是李林，剛參加了學校舉辦的“世界無煙日”活動，活動結束后準備在校園貼吧里發(fā)一條帖子，號召人們戒煙。注意：1.表明發(fā)帖的目的。2.說明抽煙的害處。3號召人們戒煙。2016學年第二學期高二期中考試英語試卷答案I.Listening：（20分每題一分）