学年上外闵行曹杨中学嘉定二中等高一上英语期中联考英语试题.docx

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学年上外闵行曹杨中学嘉定二中等高一上英语期中联考英语试题

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Readthefollowingsentences,andchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.

21.Whenshopping,awoman________tofindanunexpectedbargain.

A.isalwaystryingB.willtryC.hasbeentryingD.hadtried

22.WhenIwantedtoshowmyselfupattheparty,thesongI________somanytimessuddenlybecamedifficult.

A.ampracticingB.hadpracticedC.willbepracticingD.havepracticed

23.Allthose________thepopsinginggroupcheered,applaudingastheysang.

A.watchedB.waswatchingC.watchingD.towatch

24.Thecarmovedsofasttheitwentthroughthehighway-dividingfence,________inacollisioninwhichfivepeopledied.

A.toresultB.resultingC.resultedD.havingresulted

25.Somepsychologistssuggestthatonecouldimprovehisperformancewhenmentallyimagininghimself________（perform）wellatsomeback.

A.performingB.toperformC.performedD.havingperformed

26.________witharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendhoursgoingfromonedressonanotherbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.

A.HavingfacedB.FacedC.TofaceD.Facing

27.Itiseasy________（imagine）theconsequencesofuncheckedplantdisease:

foodshortagecouldkillmillionsofpeopleandcauseunrestintheworld.

A.imagineB.tobeimaginedC.imaginingD.toimagine

28.Manystrangenewmeansoftransporthavebeendevelopedinourcentury,thestrangestof________isthehovercraft.

A.themB.whichC.whatD.whatever

29.Performances,________thepublicwasadmittedforfree,werearrangedfortnightly.

A.themB.inwhichC.towhichD.when

30.Darwin,________bookOntheOriginofSpeciesprobablyrankssecondonlytotheBiblehadgreatimpactonWesternthought.

A.who’sB.whichC.forwhomD.whose

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheproperformofthewordsorexpressionsgivenintheframe.Eachonecanonlybeusedonce.

A.ancestorB.creativeC.officialD.coldE.seriousF.serve

G.spreadH.storeI.tasteJ.rareK.conditioning

ABriefHistoryofIce

Iceisalotmorethanfrozenwater.Inancientdays,itwasnearlyworthitsweightingold.Egyptianpharaohs,Romanemperors,andMideasternkingsorderedthickpiecesoficebroughtfromthesnow-coveredmountainpeaktomaketheirdrinks__31__.Floatedonships,icesoonbecameaquickbusiness--notonlyasrefreshmentbutalsotocoolhousesinanoldversionofair__32__.TheChineseof3,000yearsagobuiltspecialbuildingsto__33__ice.ThePersiansenjoyedputiceintofruitjuices,whichwascalledsharbia.Intime,acrazeforsharbia__34__throughoutEurope.

Thebestwasyettocome.InItaly,around1550,some__35__cooksaddedmilktotherecipe（菜谱）.Presto!

The__36__oficecream!

But,forcenturies,itwas__37__andexpensive.In1809,DollyMadison,wifeofthefourthpresidentofU.S.A.,impressedherdinnerguestsbybeingthefirstto__38__icecreamattheWhiteHouse.

Apartfromnicedesserts,icewas__39__business.Itcouldcoolfish,meat,fruits,andvegetablessentallovertheworld.Sincethen,weneedn’tclimbupmountainsforiceallyearround.

Asmallicecubehasabighistory.ImagineyourselfaqueenorkingofPersiawhenyouputaniceintoyourlemonade.It’ll__40__evenbetter.

（B）

A.alternativeB.conceptC.exploreD.founderE.honoredF.influential

G.oddH.pictureI.safeguardJ.tasteK.written

There’saMuseumforEveryone

Whatcomestomindwhenyouthinkofamuseum?

Perhapsyou__41__animposingbuildinginaratherconventional（传统的）designmadeofhigh-qualitystone?

Perhapsyouimagineaclassic__42__,suchasthemuseumofnaturalhistory,themuseumoffineart,orthenationalmuseum--itsexhibitsdisplayedinatime-__43__styleandfallinginlinewithtradition.

Somepeoplemightconsiderthesecustomaryinstitutionsthebestwayto__44__thefutureoftypicaleducationaltopics.Amuseumofoldbreadboards,theymaysay,doesnotmakeupanorthodox（正统的）exhibition.ButaccordingtotheMuseumAssociation,amuseumisdefinedasaplaceenabling“...peopleto__45__collectionsforinspiration,learningandenjoyment.”Andsoofthe2500estimatedmuseumintheUK,afewareboundtobeconsideredalittleunconventional.

WhataboutNeilCole’sAdventuresinScienceFiction?

Thisoddmuseumofclassicsciencefictionwasopenedbythe__46__NeilCole.“SciencefictionhasbecomemoremainstreamsoIthoughtpeoplemightwanttoseethis,”saysMrCole.

Ifclocksaremoretoyour__47__,whynotvisittheCuckoo-landMuseum?

SetupbybrothersRomanandMazPiekarski,thiscollectionofover600cuckoo（布谷鸟）clocksisconsideredtobethelargestofitskindintheworld--andallfromtheBlackForestregioninGermany.

Finally,youcouldvisittheVictorWyndMuseumofCuriositiesinLondon.This__48__institutionreversesthetrendofeducatingvisitorsthrough__49__explanationsalongsideitsexhibits.Instead,itdisplaysallofits__50__treasures,whichincludedodobones,shrunkenheadsandacollectionofMcDonald’sHappyMealtoys,withnoexplanationatall.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Laugh-lab,anexperimentsetupmorethanayearago,establishedthattheBritish,Irish,NewZealandersandAustralianspreferaplayonwordsandthattheFrench,DanesandBelgianshaveatasteforthesurreal（超现实主义的）.AmericansandCanadians,__51__,laughatjokesshowingonegroup’ssuperiorityoveranother.TheGermansapparentlyhavethe__52__senseofhumour--ifonlybecausetheyhavenonationalpreference,andthereforefindalmostanythingfunny.

Thewinningjokewastheproductofinternationalselection.ItwaspostedbyGurpalGosall,a31-year-oldpsychologistfromManchester.Thisjoke,accordingtoRichardWiseman,founderofLaugh-lab,__53__all.Italsocontainedthethree__54__thatwerefoundcentraltohonour:

asenseofsuperiority,anunexpectedresponse,andasadfeeling.Thejokewasthat:

AcoupleofNewJerseyhuntersareoutinthewoodswhenoneofthemfallstotheground.Hedoesn’tseemstobebreathing,hiseyesarerolledbackinhishead.Theotherguywhipsouthismobilephoneandcallstheemergencyservices.Hegaspstotheoperator:

‘Myfriendisdead!

WhatcanIdo?

’Theoperator,inaclam,soothingvoicesays:

‘Justtakeiteasy.Icanhelp.First,let’smakesurehe’s__55__.’Thereisasilence,thenashotisheard.Theguy’svoicecomesbackontheline.Hesays:

‘OK,nowthat?

’

DrGosalland__56__thejokeforyears.Hesaid:

‘Itmakespeoplefeelbetter...remindsyouthatthere’salwayssomeoneouttheredoingsomethingmore__57__thanyou.’Itwasoneofaseriesofjokesreadtoavolunteerwhowasbeinggivenabrainscan.Witheachjoke,aspecificareaatthefrontofthevolunteer’sbrainlitup.Therewasalsoareactioninanarealinkedto__58__,showingrecognitionofanoldjoke.‘It__59__otherresearch,becauseifpeoplehavedamagetothatpartofthebrain,thentheylosetheirsenseofhumour,’DrWisemansaid.

Therewereother__60__.TheLaugh-labcomputerscountedthenumberofwordsineveryjokethatpeoplesubmitted（提交）.Accordingtothedata,jokescontaining103arethefunniest.Interestingly,thewinningjokeis102wordslong-almostthe__61__lengthforajoke!

Manyofthejokessubmittedcontainedreferencesto__62__.Theresearchersfoundthatjokesmentioningduckswereseenasfunnierthanotherjokes.Perhapsit’sbecauseoftheirwebbedfeetortheiroddshapes.__63__,theimplicationisclear--ifyouaregoingtotellajokeinvolvingananimal,makeitaduck.

TheLaugh-labcomputeralsorecordedthedateandtimethateachpersonfromtheUK__64__thejokesinLaugh-lab.Carefulanalysisofthedatarevealedthatpeoplefoundthejokesfunniestonthe7thOctoberat6:

03intheevening.Perhapstheyhave__65__discoveredthefunniestmomentoftheyear!

51.A.inadditionB.ontheotherhandC.byallmeansD.toacertaindegree

52.A.keenestB.broadestC.strangestD.worst

53.A.differedfromB.reliedonC.caredaboutD.appealedto

54.A.elementsB.partsC.functionsD.styles

55.A.kindB.aliveC.deadD.quiet

56.A.likedB.madeC.missedD.shared

57.A.violentB.helpfulC.stupidD.sensible

58.A.languageB.laughterC.memoryD.analysis

59.A.datesbacktoB.keepsupwithC.breaksawayfromD.fitsinwith

60.A.termsB.jokesC.discussionsD.discoveries

61.A.perfectB.similarC.familiarD.expected

62.A.ducksB.animalsC.shapesD.fears

63.A.AdditionallyB.RegardlessC.SurprisinglyD.Somehow

64.A.testedB.toldC.searchedD.rated

65.A.scientificallyB.moderatelyC.separatelyD.occasionally

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Somepeoplehavelotofhairwhileothershavealittle.Somepeoplehavenohair

P1onthetopoftheirhead;theyarebald.Theimportantthingis--areyouhappywiththehairyouhave?

P2Problemhairisoftenaresultofanunhealthydietandlifestyle.

5Toensureyourhairlooksitsbest,payattentiontowhatyoueat.Lackofproteinandironmakesyourhairlessshiny.So,youneedadequateamountsofgreen

P3vegetables,fruitsanddairyproducts.