上海市七宝中学2019届高二上学期开学摸底考试英语试卷 Word版含答案

七宝中学2018-2019学年高二第一学期摸底考试（满分：120分考试时间：100分钟）

I. Listening Comprehension 24%

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Section A short conversations 10’

1. A. At home . B. On a bus. C. In a taxi. D. On a plane.

2. A. A journalist. B. An official. C. An engineer. D. A cashier.

3. A. 15 minutes. B. 90 minutes. C. 120 minutes. D. 105 minutes.

4. A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student.

C. Boss and clerk.

D. Doctor and nurse.

5. A. The man isn’t sure whether he’ll go to the party.

B. The man just returned from a visit to the Andersons.

C. The man may not be able to give the woman a ride.

D. The man will get his car back on Friday.

6. A. He hasn’t had a chance to meet Kathy yet.

B. Kathy had already told him the news.

C. He didn’t know that Kathy was being moved.

D. His new office will be located in New York.

7. A. The style is more important than the color.

B. The green dress doesn’t fit as well as the blue one.

C. The woman should buy a dress instead of a suit.

D. The woman looks better in blue.

8. A. Few students meet Professor Johnson’s requirements

B. Few students understand Professor Johnson’s lecture.

C. Many students have dropped Professor Johnson’s class.

D. Many students find Professor Johnson’s lecture boring.

9. A. The man will take the camera to be repaired.

B. The woman will take a picture of the man.

C. The woman will show the man how to use the camera.

D. The woman will borrow the man’s camera.

10. A. He can’t get a room at the hotel.

B. He didn’t get the type of room he wanted.

C. He expected the room to be more expensive.

D. He thought he had already made a reservation.

Section B 6%

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Many cars were turned upside down as a result of the flood.

B. Peter’s hometown was located in the mountains.

C. There were many large stones on the roads after the flood.

D. Tractors and lorries were busy carrying food to the flooded area.

12. A. How people fought against a natural disaster.

B. Help was rushed to the flood-stricken city.

C. A big flood struck Peter’s hometown.

D. Many people died in a serious flood.

13. A. The big flood occurred in July.

B. Over 2500 people lost their homes.

C. More than 100 people died in the flood.

D. The victims of the flooded area were carried to safety by helicopters.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Because she was so tired that she collapsed.

B. Because she liked snacks so much that she took it almost every day.

C. Because the fast food she often took caused her to become weaker and weaker.

D. Because she wanted to be given blood transfusions.

15. A. When people are so busy, they will skip their meals. They usually have takeaways or snacks

instead.

B. The speaker regrets to have taken too much fast food, she advises others not to follow her

example.

C. The speaker prefers quick snacks to home-cooked meals.

D. The speaker had intended to cook something nourishing.

16. A. Have a wonderful time! B. Enjoy your good health!

C. Have a satisfying meal!

D. Thank you for your meal!

Section C (8%) Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)______(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.

A new book claims that (26)______ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you consume.

A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent more likely to order dessert.

Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (27)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.

According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you may feel, the (28)______( easy ) it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.

In contrast, seeing the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (29)______ 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 (30)______ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.

Section B Choices

31. John Nash, a mathematical genius, recently passed _____ at the age of 86. His life story was adapted______ the movie A Beautiful Mind in 2001.

A. by; to

B. away; into

C. away; to

D. over; from

32. Denmark has moved one step closer _______the world’s first cashless society, The Independent reported. As of next year, businesses such as clothing retailers , restaurants and petrol stations can refuse_______ cash payments.

A. to becoming; taking

B. to become; to take

C. to become; taking

D. to becoming; to take

33. A small change in the average family can have a big impact on society. That’s_____ the government keeps track of changes in Chinese families.

A. what

B. how

C. why

D. because

34. __________ on the undergraduate courses of the University of New South Wales in Australia, Chinese students_________ to earn 600 to 660 out of 750 on the gaokao.

A. To be accepted; require

B. Being accepted; are required

C. To be accepted; are required

D. Accepted; have required

35. Beijing’s annoying smog seems ______ the city’s appeal to tourists. It’s also more difficult to attract high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially ____ with children.

A. to hurt; the ones

B. to have hurt; those

C. to have hurt; that

D. to be hurting; one

36. A review in 2012 by Costas Karageorghis, a sport psychologist at Brunel University in London found there was “evidence to suggest th at carefully selected music ______ give physical and psychological benefits during high-intensity (高强度的) exercise”.

A. should

B. must

C. can

D. shall

37. After his graduation from the elite school of Eton, _____ he became Prince William’s classmate, Redmayne went on _____ History of Art at the University of Cambridge.

A. where; studying

B. where; to study

C. which; to study

D. which; studying

38. As a city with a long history, London has gone through many changes. The days are gone _______ horse-drawn carriages were a common sight in the street.

A. when

B. that

C. because

D. while

39. In 1993, a group of graduate students in the USA created Mosaic---a “browser” programme. Mosaic was pleasing to _______ eye and easy _________.

A. the; to use

B. an; to be used

C. the; to be used

D. an; to use

40. The boy has spent a whole day _____ in his room. ________ knows what he is doing.

A. locked; None

B. locking; No one

C. being locked; Nobody

D. locked; No one III. Vocabulary

Directions:Complete the following sentences and passages by using the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used once. Note that in each box there is one word more than you need. Part A sentences

41.We haven’t found the solution to the problem yet, but I’m sure we’re on the right _______.

42.In New York City’s Times Square, thousands gather on December 31 to count down the last

seconds of the year. A giant silver ball is lowered at the ______ of midnight.

43.On the evening of Christmas, the family sit down to a big goose dinner. They ____ off the

meal with pudding, a Christmas specialty.

44.The thief was determined to turn over a new _______ once he was released from prison.

45.Readers may also find some _______ for thought in comic strips in addition to being amused.

46. “The Global Village”was _______ to describe how radio and television had changed the world in the 20th century. In the 21st century, it seems the Internet is sure to have an even greater influence.

47. Today, the characters in cartoons range from pets to fancy animals, and ordinary people to superheroes.

Micky Mouse and Garfield the Cat make children think and imagine actively. Superman and Batman bring villains of all sorts to _________.

41---47 AC D AB A BC AD B

Part B Passages

Fair Harvard has been the song of the prestigious (著名的) university ever since 1836, when it celebrated its 200th anniversary. However, a recent debate has put its long-celebrated “fairness” into the spotlight.

In May, a group of more than 60 Asian-American organizations filed a _____48_____ with the federal government claiming that Harvard uses racial quotas (种族配额) to control the number of Asian-Americans on campus.

“To get into Harvard, Asian-Americans have to score much higher on the SAT and participate in more extracurricular and volunteer activities than white, African-American and Hispanic students,” Swann Lee, a Chinese-American writer, told NPR. And no matter if you are Indian, Chinese or Filipino, Harvard’s admissions process always puts you into a single, high-performing stereotype (偏见), she added.

However, Harvard has denied this. General Counsel Robert Iuliano told USA Today that the university’s admissions are in _____49______ with the law. In fact, the percentage of Asian-American students admitted has gone up – from 17 percent a decade ago to 21 percent, while Asian-Americans ____50_____for just 6 percent of the US’ population.

“Then and now, the college considers each applicant through a review, with the goal of creating a university that exposes students to a wide-range of differences: background, ideas, experiences, talents, and hopes,” said Iuliano.

Another group of 135 organizations came out in support of Harvard’s_____51_____ and said that taking race into consideration benefits not only students, but the country. “It helps to ____52_____ the playing field and create diverse university learning environments,” they said in a statement.

If you had a lot of money, what would you spend it on? Think twice about that new iPhone, as