2021-2022學(xué)年香山中學(xué)高一年級(jí)上冊(cè)英語期中考試

2021-2022學(xué)年第一學(xué)期上海市香山高中高一英語期中卷

（總分:100時(shí)間：90分鐘）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA.youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.At

theendofconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversation

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestion

aboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.145minutesB.140minutesC.130minutesD.160minutes

2.A.lnabankB.InahotelC.AtatouristagencyD.Inasupermarket.

3.A.AtravelagencyclerkB.Anofficesecretary.

C.AnemergencyroomnurseD.Ahotelreceptionist.

4.Amanager.B.Ateacher.C.Asecretary.D.Aboss.

5.A.Onlyfourcoursesareofferednextyear.

B.Fivecoursesmaybetoomany.

C.Itwouldbewisetotakeonemorecourse.

D.Asensibledecisionmustbemadeassoonaspossible.

6.A.Inarestaurantacrossthestreet.

B.Inagardenneartherestaurant.

C.Inadrivingclubnotfaraway.

D.Inacarontheway.

7.A.Bettywillstartworkinginthiscompanyinfouryears.

B.Bettywillbeworkinginthiscompanyforatleastfourmoreyears.

C.Bettybegantoworkinthiscompanymorethanfouryearsago.

D.Bettylefthercompanylessthanfouryearsago.

8.A.Davidwastootiredanddepressedtostudy.

B.Daviddidn'ttakethewoman'sadvice.

C.Daviddidn'tdowellinanyofhisexams.

D.Davidfailedinhisexambecausehewasdepressed.

9.A.Lisaisstillinthekitchen.

B.Lisadidn'tdrivehercarthatday.

C.Lisadoesn*tlikehernewcar.

D.Thekeyonthetablewasaspecialone.

lO.A.Thebatteryisnotcorrectlypositioned.

B.Thewomandoesn'tknowhowthecalculatorworks.

C.Thecalculatorneedsanewbatterytoworkproperly.

D.Themanshouldchangesomenewbatteries.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearonepassageandonelongerconversation.After

eachpassageandconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyou

hearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneis

thebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

11.A.Hisappearance.B.Hiswealth.

C.Hissocialposition.D.Hisheight.

12.A.Theylookatthemonitors.

B.Theylookatotherwomen.

C.Theylookatseniorpeople.

D.Theylookatpeoplenexttothem.

13.A.Becauseotherswon'tnoticethem.

B.Becausetheycanseeothersclearly.

C.Becausetheyfeelsafeinthelift.

D.Becausetheycantalkwiththeirfriendsinthelift.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theyregardeditasanimportantpartoftheirlife.

B.Theyregardeditasaburden.

C.Theyregardeditasatestoftheirromanticpartners.

D.Theyregardeditasaluckythingintheirlife.

15.A.6%.B.25%.C32%.D.38%.

16.A.Itwillharmaperson'sselfimage

B.Itwillharmaperson'swork.

C.Itwillharmaperson'sromanticrelationship.

D.Itwillharmaperson'ssociallife.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA(6%)Completethesentenceswiththecorrectedformoftheverbsinbrackets.

17.Greatchanges(takeplace)inShanghaiinrecentyears.

18.…Whattimeisitbyyourwatch?

---I'msorry,mywatch(repair).

19.—Wouldyoupleasekeepquiet,Sally?Theweatherforecast(broadcast)

-Oh,Tmsorry,Ididn'trealizeit.

20.Tomtoldmethathe(stay)inhishometownfortwomoredays.

21.Selectingamobilephoneforpersonaluseisnoeasytaskbecausetechnology

(change)sorapidly.

22.Thepricesofhouses(rise)becausethedemandforhousesisbecoming

greaterandgreater.

SectionB(8%)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

MyfavoriteTVshowis"TheTwilightZone".It'saboutanewspapereditor(23)

isbeingdrivenoutofbusinessbyabignewspapersyndicate-agroupof

papers(24)(own)bythesamepeople/

He'sabouttocommitsuicide(25)heisinterruptedbyanoldman

(26)nameisSmith.Theeditorisnotonlyoffered5,000dollarstopayoffhis

debtbutthisSmithoffershisservices(27)free.(28)turnsoutthat

theguyoperatestheprintingmachinewithamazingspeed,andsoonheisturningout

newspaperswith(29)(shock)headlines.Thesmallpaperissuccessfulagain.

ButlaterthisSmithisreportingthenewsbeforeithappens-onedisaster

after(30),

ActuallythisSmithisadevil.Itishotrealisticbutitdealswithhumannature.

SectionC(10%)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcan

onlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.handleB.destinationC.annoyedD.cost

E.impolitelyF.quicklyG.supportH.lose

I.advanceJ.attractK.earn

Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,toomany

touristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitantsofacountry.If

touristscreatetoomuchtraffic,theinhabitantsbecome31andunhappy.They

begintodisliketouristsandtotreatthem32Theyforgethowmuchtourismcan

helpthecountry'seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofa33

countryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelpacountry,keepthecustoms

andbeautythat34tourists.Tourismshouldalso35thewealthand

happinessoflocalinhabitants.

Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstoo36__.peoplemust

leaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry*s

economycansuffer.

Ontheotherhand,ifthereisnotenoughtourism,peoplecanlosejobs.Businesses

canalso37money,Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotels,airports,

airterminals,first-classroads,andothersupportfacilitiesneededbytouristattractions.For

example,amajorinternationalclasstourismhotelcan38asmuchas50

thousanddollarsperroomtobuild.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersof

thehotellosemoney.

Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemany39facilitiesas

well,includingroadstogettothehotel,electricity,sewersto__40waste,andwater.

Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenough

touristsjobsandmoneyarelost.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA(10%)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarked

A,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Remainsofancientcivilizationareplaceswhichweredesignedandbuiltasalasting

tribute（致敬）tosomeindividualsorevents.Byvisitingthese_41_monuments,youaresure

tobeamazedbyhow_42_theancientcivilizationthatexistedcenturiesbeforeyouwas.

Someofthefacilitieswhichcouldbedatedbackhundredsofyearsagoarestillinuse

today.Besides,youwillalso_43_atthemysteriousstoriesbehindit.TheGreatWall,_44,is

probablythebest-knownmonumentofChina,whichconsistsofanetworkofwalland

towersthroughwhichtheattackwarningscouldbereceivedwithinminutes._45_thenhad

enoughtimetoprepare.Estimatesofthetotallengthofthemonument_46_,dependingon

whichsectionsareincludedandhowtheyaremeasured.

EvenolderthantheGreatWallofChinaistheGreatPyramidofGiza.Overa20-

yearperiod,thousandsofworkersmadethevisionbecome_47_withnumerousblocks,

eachweighingmorethantwotons.It'sstilla（n）_48_tomodernpeoplehowancientmen

handled_49_ofthesegiantstonesinatimewhencarsorboatsneverexistedsome4500

yearsago.ThepyramidservednotonlyasatombforKingKhufu,butalsoaplaceof

religiousactivities.AccordingtoancientEgyptianbelief,thepyramid,wherethemummy

wasplaced,providedaplaceforthekingtopassintotheafterlife.Thenhisservants

performedrituals（儀式）tobring_50_tothedeadking'ssoul,removingalltheunrestand

painfromhisnextlife.

41.A.modernB.historicC.officialD.commercial

42.A.advancedB.technicalC.overlookedD.energetic

43.A.stareB.wonderC.aimD.call

44.A.inadditionB.inotherwordsC.howeverD.forexample

45.A.MechanicsB.WorkersC.AstronautsD.Soldiers

46.A.extendB.remainC.varyD.progress

47.A.realityB.traditionC.mansionD.civilization

48.A.burdenB.secretC.solutionD.fortune

49.A.financeB.storageC.transportationD.production

5O.A.IeadshipB.peaceC.honorD.inspiration

SectionB(14%)

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage

youhavejustread.

(A)

SomeAmericanparentsmightthinktheirchildrenneedbettereducationsto

competewithChinaandothercountries.Buthowmuchdotheparentsthemselvesneed

tochange?Anewbookcalled"BattleHymnoftheTigerMother"byAmyChuahascaused

adebateaboutculturaldifferencesinparenting.Ms.ChuaisaprofessorattheYaleLaw

SchoolinNewHaven,Connecticut,andthemotheroftwodaughters.Shewasraisedin

theAmericanMidwestbyimmigrantChineseparents.

IntheChineseculture,thetigerrepresentsstrengthandpower.Inherbook,Ms.

Chuawritesabouthowshedemandedexcellencefromherdaughters.Ms.ChuatoldNBC

televisionthatshehadaclearlistofwhatherdaughters,SophiaandLouisa,werenot

permittedtodo.

ManypeoplehavecriticizedAmyChua.Shealsoadmitsthatherhusband,whois

notChinese,sometimesdisagreedwithherparentingstyle.Butshesaysthatwastheway

herparentsraisedherandherthreesisters.

Ms.Chuamakesfunofherownstyleofparenting.Shesayssheeasedsomeofthe

pressureafterheryoungerdaughterrebelledandshouted"Ihatemylife!Ihateyou!"But

shealsosaysAmericanparentsoftenhavelowexpectationsoftheirchildren'sabilities.

“OneofthebiggestdifferencesIseebetweenWesternandChineseparentsisthat

Chineseparentsassumestrengthratherthanfragility.”

StacyDeBroff,whohaswrittenfourbooksonparenting,says,'Thestirringofthis

intensedebatehastodowithwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulparentandwhatitmeans

tobeasuccessfulchild.'*Ms.DeBroffsaysAmyChua*sparentingstyleisnotlimitedto

Chinesefamilies.Shesaysitrepresentsatraditionalwayofparentingamongimmigrants

seekingabetterfuturefortheirchildren.Butshealsoseesarisk.Whenchildrenhaveno

timetobesocialortofollowtheirowninterests,theymightnotdevelopotherskillsthat

theyneedtosucceedinlife.StacyDeBroffadvisesparentstodeveloptheirownstyleof

parentingandnotjustrepeatthewaytheywereraised.

51.WhichofthefollowingmightbeonthelistofwhatAmyChua*sdaughtersareno

permittedtodo?

A.Takinganextracourse.C.Gettinguponschedule.

B.Gettinguponschedule.D.Havingaplaydate.

52.StacyDeBroffbelievesparentsshould.

A.raisetheirchildrenastheywereraised

B.findtheirownwaystoraisetheirchildren

C.beasstrictaspossiblewiththeirchildren

D.followsuccessfulpeople'sparentingstyle.

53.Theword"fragility”inParagraph5inmeaningto":

A.weaknessB.consciousnessC.independenceD.perseverance

54.Accordingtothepassage,AmyChua*sparentingstyleis.

A.uniqueB.questionedC.reasonableD.creative

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SectionC（8%）

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegivenin

thebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentences

thanyouneed.

A.Achievementsnotonlymakeyouindependenceintheeconomy,butgetrespectas

well.

B.Whenyoufindtherightperson,youllbehappy

C.Achievementsdon'tprotectyoufromfeelinglikecrap（廢話），andtheydefinitelydon't

makeyousuperhuman.

D.Happinessisworthsomuchmoney.

E.It'snocoincidencethatalotofthesemythsarecliches（老套）fromfairytales,and

nowhereisthatmoreevidentthanhumankind'ssteadfastbeliefinhappyendings.

F.Happinessisaseriousmoneymaker.

Mythsabouthappinesseveryoneshouldstopbelieving.

58Peoplearoundtheworldspendhundredsofbillionstryingtoavoidthe

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Asapsychotherapistwhohelpspeoplebumptheiroverallhappinesslevelupafew

notches(等級(jí)),I'veheardprettymuchallofthemythsoutthereabouthappiness.The

worstpartisthatthesemythsactuallymakeyouunhappy(messedup,right?)-soditching

themis,paradoxically,partoffindinghappiness.

Whenyouachievewhatevergoalyou'regoingafter,you'llbehappy.

Landthepromotion,thespouse,thelamb,thegoalweight,thecando,whateverit

is-youllfinallyexperienceeternalhappiness.Hey,it'snotyourfaultforbelievingthis,since

you'velikelybeenfedtheAmericandreamsincethemomentyouescapedfromthewomb.

Butthislogicisflawed.59___Multimillionairesstillgetdepressed.Peoplewith

perfect*'bodiesstillgetdumped.Steady,passiveincomedoesn'tprotectyoufromlosing

someonetocancer,Ifyoucanstartappreciatingwhereyouare,ratherthanbasingyour

senseoffulfillmentonsomefutureaccomplishment,you'llbemuchclosertohappiness.

60

Ifyouthinkbeinginarelationshipisnecessaryforhappiness,you'regoingtofeel

inadequateandprobablyanxiouswhenyou'resingle.There'snodoubtastrong

relationshipcanmakeyourlifebetterinalotofways,butit*scertainlynotarequirement.

Infact,manypeoplefeellonelierandmoredisconnectedinarelationshipthanoutsideof

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Whenyou'reunhappy,it'snaturaltoblameyourrelationshipstatus,buttrynotto-

insteadofwaitingforyour"soulmate”tobumpintoyoulikeyourlifeisaJohnCusackmovie,

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The"happilyeverafter**stuffjustisn'treal.Tobehumanistofeel,andit'sa

guaranteethatyoullfeeldisappointment,loss,anger,guilt,sadness,fear,conflict,

embarrassment,frustration,andsoonandsoon.Thesefeelingsareuniversal;happiness

isaboutbeingab