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上海市黄浦区2009学年度第二学期期终基础学业测评

高二英语试卷6月24日上午

（完卷时间：90分钟满分：100分）

第I卷

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. Fruit. B. Bread. C. Yogurt. D. Juice.

2. A. 8:00. B. 8:20. C. 7:40. D. 8:10.

3. A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student.

C. Husband and wife.

D. Boss and secretary.

4. A. Giving a lesson. B. Visiting Seattle.

C. Meeting her cousin.

D. Seeing a doctor.

5. A. It’s too hot there. B. Nobody else went there.

C. They had no time.

D. They couldn’t afford it.

6. A. Relaxed. B. Disappointed. C. Surprised. D. Sad.

7. A. $50. B. $75. C. $125. D. $125.

8. A. Talking about Cinderella. B. Introducing a book.

C. Making up a story.

D. Acting a play.

9. A. Where to have a holiday. B. How to keep fit.

C. What to do at the office.

D. How to deal with pressure.

10. A. She has these habits, too.

B. The weather is always changeable.

C. She doesn’t believe what the man has said.

D. The man is sure to give up all the bad habits.

Section B Passage

Directions: In section B, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on 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.

11. A. To 100 years. B. Over 104 years.

C. More than 100 years.

D. To 50 years.

12. A. People are likely to keep working longer.

B. Elderly people may have better health care.

C. Young people may have difficulty finding jobs.

D. More money will be spent looking after the old.

13. A. It’s good for both young and old.

B. It brings benefits as well as problems.

C. Wisdom does have nothing to do with age.

D. The society benefits more than individuals.

Section C Longer Conversation

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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Where is the Kimbell Hall? __14__.

Where does Anna come from? __15__.

How long has Anna been in America? __16__.

What subject does Anna want to major in? __17__.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar

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.

18. I don't care ______ tea while my husband likes it very much.

A. about

B. with

C. from

D. for

19. The guard made ______ clear that he could not let anyone in without a pass.

A. that

B. it

C. what

D. this

20. A: I’ve had a headache for three days.

B: You ____ to the doctor when it started.

A. may go

B. should have gone

C. must be going

D. could go

21. It was the effects of Chinese scientists _____ made our dream of space flight a reality.

A. that

B. which

C. who

D. why

22. Often, grown lions keep eating _____ it seems painful for them to lie down.

A. if

B. when

C. as

D. until

23. Note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out _____ you are.

A. what

B. who

C. where

D. how 24．After _____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.

A. interviewing

B. interviewed

C. being interviewed

D. to interview

25. The tea pickers usually carry large baskets _____ they throw their pickings.

A. into which

B. which

C. through which

D. that

26. If you write something by email, which you might later regret, _____ it immediately, there

is no chance for second thoughts.

A. to be sending

B. to send

C. sending

D. and send

27. Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not _____ the reason why human beings wish to talk.

A. knowing

B. known

C. to know

D. being known 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.

Doctors used to think that people who walked in their sleep were acting out their dreams. But this has been proved _28_.

In 1952 researchers learnt that when we _29_, our eyes move rapidly under closed lids. Tests show that everyone dreams every night. But we do not dream the whole time. Dreams occur when we are sleeping _30_, but seldom when we are sleeping deeply. It was found that sleep walkers are only active during deep sleep. They are not _31_ at the time.

An expert who has researched sleeping walking tells of a _32_ case. A college student would get up in her sleep. She would dress and walk a kilometer to a river. Then she would have a swim, then walk back to college and go back to bed. Like most sleep walkers, she could not, later, _33_ doing any of those things.

There are _34_ of sleep walkers driving cars, buying a ticket and getting on a plane, even climbing from one rooftop to the next.

People who are sleepwalking seem to be in a trance（恍惚）. If they are _35_, they may not answer. If they do, they may sound offhand, as though annoyed.

Doctors agree that sleep walkers should be woken gently. The best way to wake them is to repeat their names _36_, again and again.

If a sleep walker is left alone, he will usually return to his _37_ when he has finished what he is doing.

28.A. untrue B. strange C. unreasonable D. uninteresting

29.A. sleep B. dream C. awaken D. sleepwalk

30.A. lightly B. easily C. early D. soundly

31.A. acting B. walking C. sleeping D. dreaming

32.A. confusing B. sad C. strange D. hopeless

33.A. like B. recall C. regret D. stop

34.A. examples B. surveys C. accidents D. groups

35.A. held up B. woken up C. turned back D. spoken to

36.A. toughly B. calmly C. quickly D. loudly

37.A. bed B. home C. sleep D. control

Section B

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)

A long time ago, on the coast of Japan, there lived a family of fishermen named Kuzumi. The youngest son was called Urashima. He was a kind boy and a clever fisherman.

One day he went out in his boat and threw out his line. He didn’t catch any fish – instead he caught a great tortoise. It had a large hard shell, a funny wrinkled old-man face and a tiny tail. Now, although its face looked old, this tortoise was only a youngster. Urashima, too, knew that the tortoise was no older than he; and he also knew that Japanese tortoises lived for a thousand years. So he thought to himself, ‘Why should I kill it, when there ar e plenty of fish for me to eat? After all, it’s got about another nine hundred and eighty-eight years to live yet. It would be cruel to kill it now.’ So Urashima threw the tortoise back into the sea.

After he made the catch, he felt drowsy. So he lay down in his boat in the hot summer sun and went off to sleep. As he slept, a beautiful girl came up from beneath the waves. She climbed into the boat and woke Urashima with a touch of her hand. He stared at her still in surprise.

‘I am the daughter of the Sea God,’ she said, ‘and I live in the Dragon Palace beyond the sea.

I was the tortoise you threw back, for my father sent me in disguise（乔装打扮）to see what you would do. Now my father has sent for you. If you learn to love me, we shall be married and live in hap piness for a thousand years in the Dragon Palace.’

38.The tortoise was ______ old.

A. about eighty years

B. nearly one thousand years

C. nine hundred and eighty-eight years

D. less than twenty years

39.The tortoise was caught on Urashima’s line ______.

A. by chance

B. because it moved very slowly

C. as planned by the Sea God

D. because Urashima was a bright boy

40.The word ‘drowsy’ in the third paragraph means ______.

A. annoyed

B. sleepy

C. disappointed

D. pleased

41.The Sea God’s daughter climbed into Urashima’s boat because she ______.

A. wanted to live a human life

B. was tired from long swimming

C. was bored with living in the sea

D. wanted to reward Urashima for his kindness

(B)

How to Order Cuisine Courier

A Phone 642-3354

On your first order, give

your name, address,

phone number and (if

applicable) credit card

details.

5:30 – 10:30 Saturday – Thursday

5:30 – 11:00 Friday

(Service availability subject to

restaurant hours.)

B Quote menu item numbers

e.g.:

Menu 12 then: 1 of 18 , 3

of 20 etc.

Please select before

phoning.

$2.00 delivery charge from 1 menu.

Add $2.00 for each menu

total under $15.

Public Holidays–a 5% extra charge

Cash & all major credit cards

welcome

C On subsequent（后来的）

orders, use the Customer

Number issued on your

first order.

Other useful information:

O rders from more than one restaurant are

treated as separate deliveries.

A lcohol deliveries require payment by

credit card. Licensing laws prevent us

accepting cash. Proof of age may be

required.

B e sure before you order – food cannot be

cancelled.

W e may call back to confirm your order. A

routine check is made on first orders to

confirm correct address for call back

phone number. Drivers carry $40 cash

maximum.

Write your Customer Number here:

42.Meal order could be delivered from Cuisine Courier ________.

A. before 10:30 on Sundays

B. after 5:30 on Mondays

C. at 9:30 on Thursdays

D. at 11:00 on Saturdays

43. The most likely reason why the Customer Number is NOT recorded in Cuisine Courier is

that ________.

A. no order has been placed before

B. the driver has not picked up the order

C. no credit card details are available

D. the order has not been paid for

44.If you order alcohol from Cuisine Courier, ________ will be required.

A. some cash

B. a tip

C. a credit card

D. the license for drinking

(C)

For years, doctors have been recommending patients to skip the beef and order the salmon （大马哈鱼）now and then. Yet Americans still consume seven times as much red meat as fish. Only about one in five eats the recommended two servings of seafood per week.

Why don’t we take the plunge more often? By now, y ou've heard that seafood offers far-ranging health benefits, but you’ve also heard that some fish contain high levels of toxins（毒素）, leaving you to wonder if all the white meat at your grocer's seafood counter is truly safe. So

what is fish—miracle food or health threat?

If you eat a modest amount of fish, you dramatically decrease your risk of dying from a heart attack. Findings from 30 large studies conducted around the world show that people who consume just one or two servings of fish per week lower their risk of a fatal heart attack by an average of 36 percent.

But it's not just your heart that benefits when you dine on sea fare. Your brain does too. Fish lovers suffer fewer strokes（中风）, cutting their risk by 40 percent in some studies. And mounting evidence suggests that omega-3 fatty acids help the brain with its normal, day-to-day function. A 2007 study of nearly 12,000 pregnant women found that children born to mothers who ate more than 12 ounces of seafood per week during pregnancy scored six points higher on tests of IQ than kids born to mothers who had other foods on the menu. As for adults, a recent Swedish study found that young men who ate fish more than once a week scored nearly 11 percent higher on IQ tests than males who rarely ate seafood. And in later years, fish eaters appear to be less likely to develop dementia（痴呆）.

And more advantages may be reported in years to come: Scientists are studying whether fish helps prevent or treat other disorders.

45. All the following have been recommended by doctors EXCEPT ______.

A. reducing red meat consumption

B. having sea food twice every week

C. eating fish seven times the amount of red meat

D. consuming enough white meat during pregnancy

46. The relevant studies show that______.

A. fish contain high levels of toxins

B. a fatty acid in sea food helps brain function

C. children of fish-eaters always have high IQ

D. sea food doesn’t benefit non-pregnant females

47. The risks of the following can be lowered EXCEPT ______, if one eats sea food regularly.

A. dementia

B. stroke

C. poisoning

D. heart attack

48. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. varied sea food consumption rates

B. advantages of sea food consumption

C. recommendations for a sea food diet

D. the difference between white meat and red meat

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A - F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A. Trial period

B. Danger of the city

C. Funds from industry

D. Not what it appears to be

E. Prevention of road accidents

F. New safety awareness project

49.

It is a typical urban scene. Two cars are parked close together at the roadside and a child is attempting to cross the road from between them. Down the street, another car comes belting along. Houses flank the pavements and around the corner there is a brightly-lit petrol station. 50.

It is all extraordinarily realistic, but it is unreal. For the difference between this and thousands of similar locations throughout the country is that this street is indoors – it is a mock-up（实体模型）designed by studio set-builders from Anglia Television.

51.

We are standing inside a converted warehouse in Milton Keynes, home of a project which is the blueprint for an exciting new way of teaching children safety awareness, especially road safety. It is called Hazard Alley. If the centre proves successful and, having visited it, I am convinced it will, then its imaginative approach could easily be copied throughout the country.

52.

The project was started by the local authority in association with the police. The finance came from commercial sponsorship（赞助）by companies including Coca-cola, Volkswagen and Anglia TV. There is already a catchy cartoon character mascot（吉祥物）for the centre: Haza, the Hazard Alley cat.

53.

Hazard Alley is preparing its official opening, and the local schools which have experienced it so far have been testing out the centre before it launches into a full programme of group visits. It is already proving immensely popular. Eventually it may open to individual family groups. When that happens, it will be well worth a day trip: children will love it and they could learn something which may save their lives.

Section D

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

For centuries, scientists have sought a clear explanation for laughter. One writer said that its function is to make something known or to gain fame over others. Another took the opposite view: we laugh in order not to cry.

Laughter is an emotional response, showing on e’s feelings of joy, involving characteristic sounds of the voice and movements of the features and the body. Speech is the spoken expression of symbols and the relations between symbols. With the development of speech, the number of occasions producing sudden experiences of pleasure increased, and since laughter was closely associated with speech, man had this means of expressing his pleasure. Man could express with laughter what other animals could not. Since the lower animals had no speech, they met fewer pleasurable situations and furthermore, were unable to laugh. Laughter gradually became established as man’s ability and therefore, it survived.

Now it is well-known that laughter has a refreshing effect on the mind and body, giving the body a feeling of well-being that few other activities are able to provide.

The smile comes before laughter, as shown clearly by the infant who can smile after six days, but can only laugh at twelve weeks. By the twelve-week state he becomes a comparatively well-developed creature, although not much differently equipped physically than he was at six days. At twelve weeks, although he cannot speak, he begins to understand the general meaning and tone of human sounds, and the dawn of the smile becomes the bright noonday sunlight of clear laughter. Therefore, we may again connect the origin of laughter with the origin of speech, as indicated by the gradual development of these two capacities in the human infant.

You are laughing because man learned to speak and therefore to laugh, and because nature confers benefits on the animal capable of laughter.

Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 13WORDS.

54.When one is laughing, you can hear sounds of his pleased voice and see _________.

55.Why can man laugh while other animals can not?

56.What effect does laughter have?

57.A 12-week-old infant can laugh because __________.

第II卷

I. Blank filling

Directions: Complete the sentences with the proper form of the phrases given in the box.

suffer from, protest a gainst, be fascinated by, involve…in, mistake… for

1.I __________ the sight so that I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

2.As a doctor, I have a dream that fewer people __________ heart attack in the near future.

3.My daughter __________ me __________ herself when she first saw my childhood photo.

4. A series of actions is being organized __________ doing an experimentation with the

animals.

5.Our school __________ recycling and we students are willing to buy recycled products to

save trees.

II. Translation

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

1.这次会议增进了两国间更好的理解。（contribute）

2.在老师的帮助下，他们在上周末成功地解决了这个问题。（succeed）

3.昨天参观完世博园后，他累得连晚饭都没吃就睡觉了。（So）

4.应该鼓励中学生投身于各项学校活动，这能帮助他们更多的了解生活和自己。（which）

黄浦区2009学年度第二学期期终基础学业测评

高二英语参考答案

第I卷

1-5BAACD 6-10 ABDDC 11-13 CBB

14. Behind the garden 15. Italy 16. Three weeks 17. International business

18-22 DBBAD 23-27 CCADC

28-32 ABADC 33-37 BADBA

38-41 DCBD 42-44 CAC 45-48 CBCB

49-53 BDFCA

58.the movements of his features and the body

59.Because man has the ability of speech (and meets more pleasurable situations).

60.It has a refreshing effect on the mind and body.

61.he begins to understand the general meaning and tone of human sounds

第II卷

I. Blank filling

6.was fascinated by 2. will suffer from 3. mistook for

4.to protest against

5. is / has been involved in

II. Translation

5.The meeting contributed to better understanding between the two countries.

6.With the teacher’s help, they succeeded in solving the problem at the end of last week.

7.So tired was he that he went to bed without (having) supper after he visited / visiting the

Expo site / park yesterday.

8.Students should be encouraged to devote themselves to (all kinds of) school activities, which

helps them to know more about life and themselves.

黄浦区2009学年度第二学期期终基础学业测评

高二英语试卷听力文字稿

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A Short Conversations

3.W: So tell me, what do you have for breakfast?

M: For breakfast I have fruit, yogurt and orange juice.

Q: Which of the following isn’t included in the man’s breakfast?

4.M: Have the children left for school yet?

W: Sally left at 8:00, and Julie late as usual, dashed out twenty minutes late.

Q: What time did Sally leave?

5.W: Take this medicine for the headache and fever. Call me in one week if you’re still sick,

OK?

M: OK, thanks a lot.

Q: What’s the most probable relations hip between the two speakers?

6.M: Ms Leska is sick today. She has a class from two to four p.m.. Can you teach her class?

W: Oh, sorry. My cousin is visiting this week from Seattle and he arrives at three.

Q: What will the woman be doing at three?

7.W: I can’t believe how hot it is out here. Why didn’t we go to Hawaii with everyone else?

M: Because we didn’t have the money.

Q: Why couldn’t they go to Hawaii?

8.M: Did you hear the news? Professor Bradley had to go out of town suddenly. All his

classes

are cancelled this week.

W: Cancelled? Now I’ll have an extra week to work on my term paper!

Q: How does the woman feel about the situation?

9.W: A hundred and twenty-five dollars for one pair of shoes?

M: But, they're on sale for seventy-five.

Q: How much does the woman need to pay if she takes one pair?

10.M: Once upon a time, there was a kind and humble young woman named Cinderella.

W: I’m Cinderella and I’m humble. I was having fun until my two evil stepsisters moved in with me. Now my life is terrible.

Q: What are they doing?

11.W: Sometimes at the office, I get stressed, and when I do, I take a break and go for a walk.

M: One of the things that really reduce my stress is going to the beach.

Q: What are they talking about?

12.M: Sometimes I’m a little lazy. I want to watch TV. I eat a lot of junk food. I’m going to

stop.

I’m going to quit all the bad habits.

W: Uh-huh. And it’s going to snow in July, too.

Q: What does the woman mean?

Section B Passage

Living to 100 may be seen as a long life now, but according to a new study, it may be the norm for babies born today.

An article in a famous medical magazine shows that more than half of all babies born in

industrialized nations since the year 2000 can expect to live past 100, and half of all babies born in 2007 are likely to live to the age of 104.

I guess it’s good news for individuals, but it also brings a new challenge to society. For example, how to provide health care for a large number of elderly people? It could be a huge economic burden to take care of a lot of sick people. How to solve this problem? What’s more, since people live longer, many of them are likely to keep working longer. How to keep the elderly in the workforce, and at the same time to create jobs for the younger generations?

However, an increasingly older population may have some benefits. It appears that wisdom does come with age. Having more people with more experience should be beneficial.

11. According to the passage, how long is a baby born in 2000 expected to live?

12. Which of the following may NOT be the effect if people live longer?

13. What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s long life?

Section C Longer Conversation

W: Excuse me. Could you tell me where Kimbell Hall is?

M: Oh, do you see that brown building over there?

W: Uh, behind the garden?

M: Yeah, that’s it. Come on. I’m going there, too. Are you here for the English placement test? W: Yes, I am. How about you?

M: Actually, I’m one of the English teachers here. What’s your name?

W: Anna Maria Cassini, but most people call me Anna. And you?

M: I'm John Anderson. So, where are you from?

W: From Italy.

M: Aha. And, uh, how long have you been here, in America?

W: Just three weeks.

M: Really? Your English sounds great!

W: Thanks. That’s because my family used to come here every summer when I was little. I can speak

pretty well, but now I want to go to college here, so I need to improve my skills. That’s why I

signed up for this English program.

M: I see. Uh, what do you want to major in?

W: International business. And I also want to take art classes, because I’m really into it.

M:Well, here’s Kimbell Hall. Good luck on the placement exam. It was nice meeting you, Ann.

Bye now.

W: Byebye.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.