上海外國語大學附屬外國語學校2015-2016學年高二下學期期末考試英語試題

1、2015學年第二學期高二年級英語期末考試(LA4Unit6-7,NC4Unit7-8)II.GrammarandVocabulary:12%Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.China,acountrywith145millionelderlypeople，willremainageingsocietyduringthiscentury,accordingtoChinesepo

2、pulationexperts.A./;theB.an;/C.an;theD.the;/Itisnotrarein_thatpeoplein_fiftiesweregoingtouniversityforfurthereducation.A.90s;theB.the90s;/C.90s;theirD.the90s;theirBeingexaminedtwiceayear,whetheritisacarorabusoratruck,istherulethateverydriverobeyinthiscity.A.shallB.canC.needD.mightThelinewasbusy.Some

3、onethetelephone.A.mustuseB.mustbeusingC.musthavebeenusingD.shouldhavebeenusingAccordingtoourexperience,itstoowarmDecember.ItsnotlikethenormalwinterinShanghai.A.inB.byC.forD.onWhereyougotthatpaintingatsuchalowprice?A.wasitthatB.itwasuntilC.wasitbeforeD.itwassinceTomtoNewYorkbuthehadsomethingurgenttod

4、ealwith.A.wasgoingB.wastogoC.wastohavegoneD.istogoEveryboyandeverygirlaswellasteacherswhotovisitthemuseumaskedtobeattheschoolgateby6:30inthemorning.A.is:isB.are:areC.is:areD.are:isTheInternethasmadecross-countrycommunicationbetweenpeopleviae-mailandothermeans.D.itpossiblethatA.itpossibleB.thatpossib

5、leC.possibleHaveyouheardofit?Firefightersrushedintoaburninghouse,threeofthemunfortunately_inandtheirlives.caught;losingB.catching;lostC.caught;lostD.catching;losingThepolicegottowasonceanoldschoolthefarmersusedasastore,what.thatB.where.whichC.where.thatD.which.whereHetheadmittancetotheveryformalpart

6、yfornotproperly.A.wasdenied,attiredB.denied,attiringC.wasdenied,beingattiredD.denied,beingattiredLastweek,MarkwenttovisithisoldfriendFrank.Sittinginthelivingroom,Markkeptontalkingandtalkingandnotforamoment.A.hepausedB.didhepauseC.hewouldpauseD.hehadpausedBeijingMunicipalPeopledProcuratoratesaidithad

7、acceptedacriminalreportfromthefamilyofLeiYang,theywererequestedtoinvestigatethedistrictpoliceofficersandauxiliaryofficersinvolvedinthecase.A.which/B.thatC.inwhichD.whenThe21-year-oldUniversityofVirginiastudentarrestedinNorthKoreawastakenbeforeNorthKoreanmediatomakeaabouthiscrimesoftakingoutapolitica

8、lsloganfromthestaff-onlyareaoftheYanggakdoInternationalHotel.A.commitmentB.convictionC.confessionD.contradictionUndertheinfluenceofweaknessesintheglobalfinancialmarkets,theShenzhenComponentIndex3.57percentto10?100.54pointsonFriday,takinga0.4percentlossfortheweek.A.soaredB.stampedC.plumpedD.slumpedAl

9、iquefiedgasbottleexplodedandinjured21peopleinaricenoodlerestaurant.Severalpeoplerushedoutfromtherestaurantwiththeirhandsontheirchestorheads,bloodflowingthroughtheirfingers.A.clinchedB.clenchedC.crushedD.crashedThebankclerkinsistedonseeingherhusbandsdeathcertificatebeforehelpinghercleartheaccount.ins

10、ensitiveB.insensibleC.sentimentalD.sensationalDetectivesarehuntingtwoteenagerswearingbaseballhatswholeftmorethan20carswithtyresontheHawtonwilleestateovernight.smashedB.slashedC.dashedD.punchedEarlierontheday,anarbitraljuryupheldPlatinissuspensionbutcuthissanctionfromsixtofouryears.The60-year-oldFren

11、chmancalledtheadeepinjustice”.contradictB.accusationC.chargeD.verdictThefilmprovidedadeepintoawiderangeofhumanqualitiesandfeelings.insightB.outlookC.understandingD.imaginationWhenreadingclassics,weshouldavoidatoeintothedeepwatersoftheclassics.A.tippingB.plungingC.dippingD.involvingTheInternationalMo

12、netaryFundstatedthattheFrencheconomywasrecovering,butnotatapacethatwouldtheneededreductioninFranceshighlevelofunemploymentandpublicdebt.A.accountforB.contributeC.bringaboutD.resultfromThemostsuccessfulpost-careerathletesarethosewhocantaketheidentityandlifeskillstheylearnedinsportsandthemtoanotherare

13、aoflife.A.utilizeB.ApplyC.employD.ExertIII.Cloze:10%Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.AllGreecewas_41_.Amightyarmy,_42_bythegreatKingofPersia，hadcomefromtheeast.Itwasmarchingalongtheseashore，

14、andinafewdayswouldbeinGreece.ThePersianKinghadsentmessengersto_43_city,orderingtheGreekstosurrender.ButtheGreekssaid,“No.Wewillfight.Wewillbefree.”Andsotherewasagreatstir_44_theland.Themenarmedthemselves,andmadepreparations45thePersianinvaders.TherewasonlyonewaybywhichthePersianarmycould_46_Greece,_

15、47_wasbyanarrowpassbetweenthemountainsandthesea.ThispasswasguardedbyLeonidas,KingoftheSpartans,_48_threehundredSpartansoldiers.SoonthePersiansoldierscameintosight.Therewere_49_manyofthemthatitwas_50_tocountthem.HowcouldLeonidaswithsucha_51_forcehopetostandagainstsuchapowerfulenemy?YetLeonidasandhisS

16、partansheldtheirground.Theyweredeterminedtoresisttheinvaders.SomeonebroughtthemwordthatthePersianscameinsuchgreatnumbersthattheirarrowsdarkenedthe_52_.“Somuchthe_53_,”saidtheSpartans.“Weshallfightinthe_54_.”Bravelytheystoodinthenarrowpass.Bravelytheyfoughttheirenemy.ToSpartanstherewasnosuchthing_55_

17、fear.Theycutdowntheinvadersinlargenumbers.Theirspearswerebroken;yettheystoodside_56_side,fightingtothe_57_.Somefoughtwithswords,somewithdaggers,andsomewiththeirfistsandteeth.AlldaylongthePersianarmywasheldatthepass.Butwhenthesunwentdown,therewasnooneSpartanleft_58_.ThousandsofPersiansoldiershad_59_b

18、eforethosebraveSpartans.AndGreecewassaved.Nearlytwothousandfivehundredyearshavepassedsincethen,butmenstilllovetotellthestoryofLeonidasandthebravethreehundred,whodied_60_theircountryssake.ABCD41.indangeroutofdangerdangerousondanger42.leadingtoleadledhavingled43.atheallevery44.throughthroughoutatunder

19、45.meetingtomeetingtomeetmeet46.arrivegetenterenterin47.thatwhichitthis48.byofforwith49.verysuchsotoo50.possibleimpossibleableunable51.smallweaklargepoor52.earthmoonuniversesun53.goodbestbetterwell54.roomshadeseacountry55.withthataslike56.bytoonwith57.firstnextbravestlast58.deadalivelyingalone59.pas

20、sedleftfallenfled60.forofbyfromII.Readingcomprehension:20%Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Thecarindustrysufferedanother

21、setbackyesterdaywhenLucasElectricCompanyannouncedthatmanyofits12,000workersat15factoriesintheWestmidlandswouldbegoingonshorttime.“Therewillbearequirementforsomeshort-timeworkinginselectedproductareasandthefinaldetailswillbeorganizedonsite-by-sitebasis/5aLucasspokesmansaidinBirmingham.Thefactoriescov

22、erallareafromTelford,Shropshire,toSolihullintheWestMidlands.Manyofthoseinvolvedarewomenandtheproductsincludealternators,batteriesandheadlamps.Formanyfamiliesthewifehasbeenthesoleearnerinrecentmonths.”TheLucasannouncementisexpectedtohaveanaggravatedeffectontheregionsrapidlydecliningeconomy.Thecompany

23、spokesmansaidthatnotallthe12,000wouldbeaffected;about20percentofthestaffwouldnotbeaffectedatall.TheannouncementcomesafterBLsproductioncutsintheAustin-Roverdivisionwithatwo-weekextendedholidayfor8,000workersbecauseofthesluggish疲軟的)market.DunlopinBirminghamhasmadeasimilardecision.Lucassaidthatitwasals

24、obecauseofreductionsintheschedulesofothercustomersinthecarindustry.Itwasemphasizedthatitwastemporaryanditsdurationwoulddependonhowmanycarsweresoldinthecomingmonths.Accordingtothepassage,welearnthebadnewsforthecarindustryfromTheannouncementofproductioncutsbytheAustin-Roverthereportofthesluggishmarket

25、forthecarindustryItheannouncementofshort-timeworkingbyLucasthereductionsintheschedulesofsomecustomersWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthebadnews?Workerswouldworkafive-dayweek.Womenwouldhavetotakeearlyretirement.8,000workerswouldhavefewerpaidholidaysthanbefore.Itwouldmaketheareaseconomyevenworse.Whichof

26、thefollowingisNOTproducedbytheWestMidlandsfactories?Batteries.B.Homs.C.HeadlampsD.Alternators.Accordingtothepassage,howmanyworkerswouldNOTbeaffectedbythebadnews?About2,400.B.About5,000.C.About8,000.D.About12,000.(B)ThereisanalarmingpossibilitythatourAmericaneconomyismovinginthedirectionofwhatsomepeo

27、plecallatwo-tiersociety-alargepopulationofpeoplewithmiddle-classorhigherincomesandvalues,withaconsiderableincreaseatthetop,andalargenumberofpeoplewhohavebeeneconomicallyandculturallyuncoupledfromthemainsociety.Agreatmanyeconomists,myselfincluded,feeluneasyaboutthefactthat70percentoftheeconomydoeswha

28、tiscalledserviceworkandonly30percentdoeswhatiscalledgoods-relatedwork.Newtechnologykeepsenteringtheeconomyandbringingemploymentintodisorder.WhenyoulookbackathowtheAmericaneconomydeveloped，youseeamigrationoffthefarmintothefactoryandoutofthefactoryintotheoffice.Themainpushhascomefromtechnology.Thereha

29、sbeenrelativelylittlenewmachinerytopushpeopleoutoftheoffice,butthatschangingnow.Ifthecomputercreatesjobsintheoffice,theservicesectorwillincreaseandtherewillbenosqueezingofemployment.Butiftechnologypressesservicepeopleoutofwork,Idontknowwheretheyaregoingtogo.Personally,IthinkAmericanoptimismisinforav

30、eryseverechallenge.Wehavealwaysconsideredourselvesvirtuallytohavearighttobenumberoneintheworld.Butofcoursewedonthaveanysuchrightorassurance.Andwehavetobepatientlypreparedfortheunsettlingfactthatwearenumbertwo,orthree,orfourinmanyways.Intermsofhealth,forinstance,wehavefallenseriouslybehind，andthatsab

31、igblowtoourself-image.Inthenext20yearsthegovernmentwillhavetotakeactivestepsinprovidingworkandincomeforthebottomonethirdofthepopulation.Thegovernmentunwillinglyprovidessomesortofincome,butitdoesntprovidework.Andworkisessentialforpeoplesself-respectandalsoforthebuildingofmanykindsofbasicframeworkstha

32、tareneededinthecountry.Theauthorfindsthat.theAmericansocietyisbeingdrivenintoadeadendofitseconomicaldevelopmenttheAmericanpeoplearebeingforcedtoconcentrateintwosharplycontrastingeconomicpositionsthemajorityofAmericanshaveconsiderablyincreasedtheirincomestheyneed.therequirementforincomeratherthanforw

33、orkisoffirstimportancetoAmericanpeopleTheauthorthinksthatAmericansare.threatenedwiththedangeroflosingtheireconomicsuperiorityentitledtotaketheleadingplaceintheworldeconomyenjoyinghighemploymentowingtothepushofnewtechnologypreparedforabigblowtotheirself-imageAccordingtothepassage，whattheauthorworries

34、aboutisthat.AmericanshavelostthepossibilityofchoosingtheirjobsthegovernmentisunwillingtoprovidesomesortofincomeforthebottomonethirdofthepopulationworkisnolongeressentialforAmericanpeoplesself-respecttheservicepeoplewouldhavetroublefindingjobsoncetheybecomeunemployedIntheauthorsopinion,Americaneconom

35、y.A.hasbeenbroughttoapossibledepressionhasdevelopedbyturningfarmersintoofficeworkersshouldadjusttheimproperdivisionofworkandwealthmaycountonnewtechnologytocreatemorejobsfortheunemployed(C)Consideringtheremarkableprogressmadeinbanningtobaccoininternationalairtravel,perhapsthetimehascomefortheWorldHea

36、lthOrganization(WHO)toleadthefighttomaketheworldsmoke-free.Forastart，itcancoordinateeffortstonarrowtheinternationalgapsincigarettetaxesandwarninglabels,bothsignificanttoolsinthefighttocutsmoking.Needlesstosay,theremustbenowateringdownofanyinternationalstandard.Ifitisdifficulttosetuniformglobalstanda

37、rdsatonce,WHOcantrytobringaboutuniformstandardsonaregionalbasis.Thatistosay,onesetofstandardsforNorthAmerica,anotherforEastAsia,yetanotherforAfrica,andsoon.ThisregionalapproachisalreadyineffectinEurope:The15memberstatesintheEuropeanUnionhaveagreedtobanallcigaretteadvertisementsbytheyear2006.Nowherei

38、stheneedforauniformpolicyapproachmorepressingthaninunderdevelopedcountries.Poorandill-informed,consumersinthesecountriesareparticularlyvulnerabletoadvertisementslaunchedbyBigTobaccofromthedevelopedworld.DuringavisittoCambodialastJuly,billboardafterbillboardadvertisingvariousbrandsofimportedcigarette

39、sgreetedmeassoonasIarrivedinPhnomPenh.HugebillboardsfeaturingtheMarlborocowboysitatopofficebuildings,whilebrand-newMildSevenpostersdecoratealmosteverymajorthoroughfareintheCambodiancapital.Indeed,IthinkIsawmorecigaretteadvertisementsinPhnomPenhthaninthebillboardjunglesinTokyo.Cambodiaisoneofthepoore

40、stcountriesinSoutheastAsia.GDPpercapitalwasjust$268(1997extimate).Wagesarelow,withgovernmentemployeessuchaspoliceofficersandteachersearningamere$10-15amonth.ItisfromthewalletsofthesepoorpeoplethattobaccomakersaredeterminedtomakemoneybypushinggoodsthatislabeledbytheWHOasdangeroustohealth.Thus,ononeha

41、nd,wehavedevelopednationslikeJapanpouringhugesumsofmoneyintoCambodiainabidtorestoreaneconomythathasbeenravagedbyyearsofcivilwar.Ontheotherhand,wehavetobaccocompaniesfromthesesamedonorcountriesunloadingaharmfulproductonthepopulaceassoonastheirowncigarettemarketsarebeingcutback.Whatafarce(鬧劇)！Thewrite

42、rseemstourgeWHOto.A.startacampaignonbanningtobaccotradenarrowtheinternationalgapincigarettetaxesandwarninglabelssetaseriesofglobalstandardsdirectacampaigntowardasmoke-freeworldWecaninferfromthepassagethat“Marlboro”and“MildSeven”arecigarettesmadein.A.economicallyadvancedcountriesB.poorAfricaC.underde

43、velopedcountriesD.CambodiaThepassageimpliesthat.A.thereisgreatneedforaregionalapproachtobantobaccoinpoorandill-informedcountries.thewritersawfewercigaretteadvertisementsinJapanthaninCambodiaauniformpolicyapproachwillsooncomeintoeffectinSoutheastAsia.thetobaccomakerswouldignoreWH0swarningoftobaccosda

44、ngertohealthInthelastparagraph,thewriterintendsto.A.throwlightonthefactthatthetobaccocompaniesaredoingharmtoCambodiarevealthefactthatJapanhasdonatedafortunetoCambodiaappealtotheworldtostopthefarceillustratethegapbetweenthedevelopedandunderdevelopedcountries(D)Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroug

45、hlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand(縷)ofhair,atechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeopleshair.“Youarewhatyoueatanddrink，andthatsrecordedinyourhair,”saidThureCeiling,ageologistattheu

46、niversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.Thechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmove.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestable,buttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes（同位素）.Theheaviestrainfallsfirs

47、tAsaresult,stormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhair,scientistscanconstructageographictimeline.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerlingsteamcollected

48、tapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.“Itsnotgoodforpinpointing（精確定位）,”Cedingsaid.“

49、Itsgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.”ToddPark,alocaldetective,saidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLake.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bones,aT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearch,hegavethehairsamplestotheresearc

50、hers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeath,shemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwest,althoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.“Itsstillasubstantialarea.”Parksaid.“Butitnarrowsitwaydownforme.”Whatisthescientistsnewdiscovery?A.O

51、neshairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.Apersonshairmayrevealwheretheyhavelived.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.WhatissaidabouttherainfallinAmericasWest?A.ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.Thewateritdeliversb

52、ecomeslighterwhenitmovesinland.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.Itgathersmoreisotopesasitmoveseastward.WhatdidCerlingsteamproduceintheirresearch?A.Amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwater.Acollectionofhairsamplesfromvarioushospitals.Amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhair.Ac

53、hartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerlingsresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.Ithelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitted.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigatio

54、n.(E)TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfa

55、shionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahn,cofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofind.“Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearentcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatyouredoingandwhatyourcustomersareusedto,”hesa

56、ys.Forexample,organiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,stillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents.Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticip

57、ationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurswhoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainable.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonf

58、armersgoorganic:itwillbuytransitional(過渡型的)cottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainablematerial.“Mainstreamisabouttooccur,”saysHahn.Someanalystsarelesssure.Amongconsumers,only18%areevenawarethateco-fashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleoft

59、heunconvertedconsumer.Whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied:“NotthatIawareof.”Likemostconsumers,shefindslittletimetoshop,andwhenshedoes,shesonthehuntfor“cutestuffthatisnttooexpensive.”Byherownadmission,greenjustisntyetonhermind.Butthankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppl

60、iersonedayitwillbe.WriteNOMORETHAN10wordsforeachanswer:WhatwastheinfluenceoftheshowFutureFashionheldinJanuary?AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisThat.3.InParagraph3,designerswhoundertakegreenfashioncan.WhatisNatalieHormillasattitudetowardeco-fashion?PaperTwoA.Wordtransf