高二2013第一学期英语期中考试试卷

杨浦高级中学2013学年高二第一学期英语期中考试试卷 （Nov.7.2013）

满分 100分 完卷时间 90分钟

I. Listening comprehension (16%)

Part A Short Conversations (10%)

Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. The conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. At a gallery. B. At a science museum.

C. At a furniture shop. D. At a stationery store.

2. A. School sports team. B. The exam score.

C. A swimming match. D. An Olympic organization.

3. A. $8. B. $12. C. $40. D. $80.

4. A. They are going camping this weekend. B. They have recently visited Lake Dunmore.

C. They will join the outdoor club next year. D. They have to change their weekend plans.

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

C. Travel agent and customer. D. Manager and office clerk.

6. A. The man arrived just on time. B. It is not the right time for her.

C. She didn’t expect him to come so soon. D. Her cable TV set doesn’t need any repair.

7. A. She dislikes watching fireworks. B. She has to get some movie tickets.

C. She’s already had plans for the night. D. She doesn’t want to go out with the man.

8. A. To enjoy the nice weather. B. To postpone the meeting.

C. To take up their study together. D. To start a project on weather changes.

9. A. The woman has too many keys. B. The woman shouldn’t get annoyed.

C. The woman is too forgetful. D. The woman seldom looks for her keys.

10. A. He will change his plans for tomorrow night.

B. He will be at both the appointment and the party.

C. He has an appointment with Mary tomorrow anyway.

D. He feels sorry that he cannot go to the birthday party.

Part B Passages (6%)

Directions: In part B, you will hear two 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 in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 and 13 are based on the following conversation.

11. A. It could be dangerous if a sleepwalking person is woken up.

B. Children are more likely to sleepwalk or sleeptalk than adults.

C. Sleepwalking and sleeptalking are two different kinds of dreams.

D. Sleeptalking doesn’t occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep.

12. A. A guilty murderer. B. A man in absolute horror.

C. A terrible physician. D. A man with mental problem.

13. A. People can be dreaming while they are sleepwalking.

B. Sleepwalking sometimes can have serious consequences.

C. Crimes committed during sleepwalking are often forgivable.

D. Around 10 percent of people have experienced sleepwalking.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. Queen Victoria. B. King George VI. C. Queen Elizabeth. D. Prince Philip.

15. A. They intend to return the favor of the public.

B. They hope to see the change of these countries.

C. They want to become more popular with the public.

D. They plan to get more familiar with these countries.

16. A. The magnificent history of the British royal family.

B. A grand ceremony of Queen Elizabeth’s diamond wedding.

C. The official tours of Prince William and his wife with other royals.

D. A big celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne (在位).

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. (23%)

17. Losing weight is no easy task. A lot of people who lost weight gain it back over time and end

up back ___ they started.

A. where B. what C. as D. after

18. A reward of 50 thousand yuan will be offered by the local government to ___ can provide any

clues leading to the arrest of the bank robber.

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

19. The local government should consider the request of the residents ___ parks in the city should

be open to the public free of charge.

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

20. ___ in extra-curricular activities gives students many priceless lifelong skills that will valuable

to them forever.

A. To involve B. Involving C. Being involved D. Involve

21. The earthquake was followed by a flooding, ___ great loss to the lives and property.

A. causing B. caused C. to cause D. has caused

22. Bird-watching is becoming a popular pastime, with 3,000,000 of us ___ in our feathered

friends.

A. absorbing B. absorbed C. absorb D. to absorb

23. Parent-teacher conference should be pleasant, civilized, a kind of dialogue ___ parent and

teachers build partnership.

A. whose B. as C. that D. where

24. Believe it or not, crying is a way you can imagine ___ pressure.

A. relieving B. relieved C. to relieve D. relieve

25. What really worries us is ___ the explorers can accurately locate themselves with the device in

case of bad weather.

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

26. ___ to contain illegal substance, many dairy products were prohibited on the market.

A. Finding B. Found C. To find D. Having found

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