2015-2016学年第二学期闸北高一年级英语统考试卷
（总分：100分 时间： 90分钟）
I. Listening Comprehension (每题1分，共16分) Part A Longer conversation
In part A, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 1 throngh 4 are ha~qed on Diaiotnm 1 Taxi order form: Name: Time: Pickup location: Taxi fees: Contact number Morgan, Alice (1) , December 20th. (2) , airvort. 3.5 dollars/first 2 kin, after that 1 dollar/kin Plus (3) order fee. (4) . Write no more than TWO WORDS for each blank.
Blanks 5 through 8 are based on Dialomae 2 On what date was International Nurses Day? What did Florence Nightingale found? What do doctors send nurses on the Day? What nurses want most on the Day? On (5) . (6) (7) (8) fxom patients. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each blank.
Part B Passages
Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked four questions on each of the passages. The passages 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 9-12 are based on Passage 1.
9. A. At 10:07p.m. B. At 10:20p.m. C.At ll:37p.m. D. At ll:57p.m. 10. A. Mechanic failure. B. Hot weather. C. Regular Maintenance. D. Bomb attack. 11. A. The snow. B. Machinery fault. C. Order of the Palace. D. A fire.
12. A. 1.5 ton. B. 13 ton. C. 90 ton. D. 315 ton. Questions 13-16 are based on Passage 2.
13. A. Frozen meat B. Butter. C. Crisps D. Dairy products. 14. A. Interviews with different drinkers
B. Different drinkers' grocery receipts.
C. Different drinkers' medical reports. D. Different drinkers' living habits.
15. A. They are more likely to buy healthy food. B. They are thinner than beer drinkers.
C. There are more wine drinkers than beer drinkers.
D. They never drink beer.
16. A. Overweight B. Cancer.
C. Depression. D. High blood pressure. II. Grammar (15%)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
17. The teacher saw so many students the grammar test and wondered whether he was teaching grammar wisely.
A. failed B. fail C. failing D. to fail
18. halfway during his speech, the manager grew angry and stared at the reporter. A. Interrupting B. To interrupt C. Interrupted D. Be interrupted
19. fruits to yoghurt makes the flavor much better, which brings a better eating experience to the kids.
A. Added B. Adding C. Being added D. Add 20. It's really sad that those have talent for art die young.
A. as B. what C. which D. who
21. Heating other kids on the playground, Jack put down the book and hurried out of the classroom.
A. shout B. shouting C. to shout D. shouted
22. that health is more important than success, he decided to change his work schedule allowing more time for rest.
A. To realize B. Realized C. Realizing D. Having been realized 23. to take the company's shuttle bus makes Jenny crazy who has to get up at 6 every day. A. Forced B. Being forced C. Forcing D. Having forced
24. The coach announced to resign to the recent public criticism about the football team's poor performance.
A. answered B. to answer C. being answered D. having been answered
25. After graduation, he entered into the business almost everyone was waiting for good chances instead of working hard.
A. how B. where C. who D. which 26. , e-finance has been thriving at a surprising speed. A. It is known to all B. As is known to all C. People all know D. What we all know
27. The method of encouraging people to share cars to work with cash reward during a workshop greatly relieved the city's traffic pressure.
A. suggesting B. suggested C. to suggest D. suggests
28. To keep fit, the lady didn't mean anything but the little cookies smelt so nice that she couldn't resist one.
A. to eat, trying B. eating, to try C. eating, trying D. to eat, to try
29. Many professional women rarely care their husbands make a lot of money and they put more emphasis on love and loyalty.
A. when B. how C. whether D. what
30. When the financial case was reported, people wondered the criminal succeeded in cheating so many victims.
A. what B. that C. how D. which
31. The committee was campaigning for the project importance many people didn't realize at the time.
A. why B. where C. which D. whose III. Vocabulary (14%)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
32. For many old traditions, because modem people are so used to them- and mostly because we them ---- they hold a lot of weight in our daily life. A. identify with B. have fun with C. adapt from D. watch for
33. Though the exact number was not released, it's that at least 30 people were killed in the earthquake.
A. handled B. shocked C. estimated D. captured
34. There are cases in which someone repeatedly threatened suicide and no one would listen and the individual, in despair, succeeded in his suicide .
A. attempt B. reference C. management D. survey
35. Some experts think that the current browsing and posting on the interact may worsen interact violence and cheating.
A. temporary B. artificial C. guilty D. anonymous
36. Some people keep offending others just to see to what extent others can their misconducts.
A. regret B. ban C. tolerate D. suffer
37. Compared with people's lives, the level of property damage is just of concern. A. original B. serious C. secondary D. separate
38. Many singers are calling on the law-makers to prevent copying of art works, which will destroy music industry.
A. illegal B. commercial C. complex D. secret
39. As the figure in the field, Prof. Johnson expressed his opinion and ended the long debate on the issue.
A. authority B. monster C. literature D. award
40. Every bus in the city was equipped with a hammer for passengers to use to windows in case any emergency occurs.
A. purchase B. attack C. smash D. control
41. At the heart of every difference between the past and future --- science, finance family --- is the facl that the society is evolving from to law.
A. shelter B. interest C. magic D. disorder
42. Doctors suggest the change of lifestyle for certain men 45 to 79 years old with habits like drinking and smoking.
A. harmful B. elastic C. similar D. absent
43. In that country, even the high-income citizens would occasionally thehigh living cost, claiming that they could hardly save any money every month.
A. lead to B. grumble about C. cover up D. begin with 44. He is a workaholic and his family members never dare to him when he is at work. A. disturb B. contact C. follow D. bully
45. Light pollution is made worse with air pollution, as the small particles(微粒) that in the air serve to reflect the light.
A. transport B. travel C. float D. serve IV. Cloze (10%)
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
Do you know who the first robot in the world was? Recently, a clockwork robot built 240 years ago was considered the first robot in the world to 46 the act of writing.
47 to look like a small boy, the robot, named the Writer, was created by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 1770s. Jaquet-Droz was helped by his son to complete this masterpiece.
It takes the 48 of a small barefoot boy sitting at a wooden desk holding a quill(羽毛笔). When wound up, the boy moves his arm to dip his quill in the ink pot and then writes a sentence of up to 10 49 .
The Writer comprises approximately 6,000 parts and contains 40 replaceable cams(凸轮) that 50 the writing of words. The parts can be removed, or reordered to 51 the boy to write any sentence required.
Throughout his life, Jaquet-Droz lived in Paris, London and Geneva where he built 52 machines to help his firm sell watches and mechanical 53 . His other famous works include the Musician, which has 2500 pieces and the Draughtsman, with 2000 pieces. His three key pieces are now kept at the art and history museum in Switzerland.
The Writer is thought to be 54 to the modem-day computer or robot and is one of the oldest surviving examples of a robot and early cam 55 . The piece has been described as the world's most astonishing surviving robot.
46. A. engineer B. develop C. guarantee D. copy
47. A. Purchased B. Designed C. Translated D. Maintained 48. A. order B. lead C. shape D. picture 49. A. meanings B. lines C. characters D. styles 50. A. command B. remind C. evaluate D. record 51. A. forbid B. advise C. allow D. follow 52. A. expensive B. lifelike C. strange D. historic 53. A. copyrights B. preferences C. factories D. appliances 54. A. home B. ancestor C. enemy D. ignorance 55. A. method B. error C. technology D. dispute V. Reading Comprehension (20%)
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by 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 read.
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During the 1990s, I had spent five months in a bleak African country, Niger. There were many things I found difficult about that place the beggars were my biggest most constant gripes. They would continually thrust their hands into my face, shouting,\
After I had finished my nursing stint there, a friend and I headed for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic with much enthusiasm. \better,\
Arriving by taxi in our destination in Burkina, we began to unload. With my daypack wedged between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of luggage. Out of the darkness, a motorcycle with two men approached slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorcycle swept close by and disappeared into the night. The bag had my passport, money traveller's checks, camera in it. I was in deep trouble and the nearest Australian consulate(领事馆) was in Ethiopia. How was I ever going to get a new passport anytime soon?
In the weeks that followed, I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded the locals with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave that terrible place.
Then walking through the Burkina's streets one day, an old woman approached me and thrust her hand in my face. \lady Cadeau! Cadeau!\she cried. I had enough. I told her firmly in French,\your country. I can't give you anything.\The beggar woman listened attentively and pondered my words. Then her face crumpled into a toothless grin as she reached into the folds of her dress. \will give you a cadeau,\she announced. Kindly, she placed an old dark brown coin in my palm. I looked at it in shock. It was a minuscule amount of money but for this woman the coin represented a meal. At that moment, I felt the shame of affluence and the humility of charity. She had given me a gift disproportionate to anything that I had ever donated.
In the midst of her poverty, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then, the unexpected beauty of the people and appreciated profoundly the quiet dignity of the poor. 56. The underlined word minuscule in the passage is closest in meaning to . A. unbelievable B. tiny C. unclear D. ordinary 57. Which of the following Statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. The writer complained most about beggars in Niger. B. The writer was an Australian citizen.
C. Two motorists grabbed the writer's valuables out of a sudden.
D The writer still treated the locals fairly after the loss of the bag. 58. The writer had a different thought about charity because A. she became too poor herself to help others
B. a local poor lady offered her money out of her scarce own C. the writer got her bag back with the help of the local lady
D. a local lady gave the writer much more money than she had donated
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