松江二中2014学年度第一学期开学考试卷

高 二 英 语

命题人 肖洁辉 审题人 葛韵华

Ⅰ. Listening comprehension (24%)

Section A Short conversations

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

1. A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow.

C. Next week. D. Next month.

2. A. She doesn’t play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.

C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player. D. She is a professional athlete.

3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil market.

C. At a science museum. D. At a gallery.

4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood.

C. Go to the bookstore. D. Take a walk.

5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger. C. A car cleaner. D. A mechanic.

6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuck.

C. Turn to her colleague for help. D. Restart the machine.

7. A. There are not enough gardens.

B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.

C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00.

D. All classes begin at 10:00.

8. A. The presentation will begin at noon.

B. She will present her work to the man.

C. She’d like to invite the man for lunch.

D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.

9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules

C. The door number of the dormitory. D. The time to open the dormitory.

10. A. The chairs didn’t need to be painted.

B. He doesn’t like the color of the chairs.

C. The park could have avoided the problem.

D. The woman should have been more careful.

Section B Passages

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested.

12. A. It spoiled Juana’s reputation.

B. It occupied her ideas without permission.

C. It bought Juana’s dishwashers.

D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.

13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana’s waterless laundry.

C. A case against a global company. D.The worldwide dishwasher market.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds.

15. A. Don’t touch animals under any circumstances.

B. Don’t take away any natural objects from the park.

C. Don’t leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.

D. Don’t transport animals form one island to another.

16. A. to protect the guide’s interest.

B. To improve the unique environment.

C. To ensure a trouble-free visit.

D. To get rid of illegal behavior.

Section C Longer conversation

Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Customs Form



Destination:

 __17__



Contents in detail:

 __18__



Value:

$ __19__



Type of mail:

__20__



Weight:

1.5 pounds



Your item must contain any dangerous articles prohibited by postal regulations.



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

What is the man’s oral report on?

An __21__ woman.



What kind of people are called refugees:?

Those who __22__ to escape war or

other problems.



How many refugees are there worldwide?

About __23__.



What does the man think of Ms. Ogata?

She is successful both in __24__.



Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary(30%)

Section A (20%)

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.

There seemed to be no objections to the proposal ____ by Mr. White at the meeting.

A. putting forward B. being put forward

C. put forward D. was put forward

26. John may phone tonight. I don’t want to go out ____ he phones.

A. as long as B. in order that C. in case D. so that

27. When the final exam was over, I went fishing ---- ____ I hadn’t done for weeks.

A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

28. Mike has been contributing to a magazine for years and ____.

A. had nothing published B. has had many articles published

C. had published something D. had had something published

29. There are still 30 minutes ____, so we ____ hurry with lunch.

A. going…needn’t B. to leave…don’t need

C. leaving…needn’t to D. to go…needn’t

30. ____ a hole in one of the walls. Otherwise, we couldn’t have seen what was going on inside the room.

A. There happened to be B. It happened to be

C. There happened to have D. It happened to have

31. Because of the shortage of coal, attempts ____ to use natural gas instead now.

A. have made B. having made C. are being made D. are making

32. Tom did nothing else all day but ____ in bed.

A. lay B. lying C. laying D. lie

33. You must have missed the train last week, ____?

A. mustn’t you B. haven’t you C. didn’t you D. needn’t you

34. I know nothing about the young lady ____ she is from Beijing.

A. except B. except for C. except that D. besides

35. This company was the first ____ portable radios as well as cassette tape recorders in the world.

A. producing B. to produce C. having produced D. produced

36. What the doctors really doubt is ____ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.

A. when B. how C. whether D. why

37. Little Tommy was reluctant to tell the schoolmaster ____ he had done the day before.

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

38. Only when the war was over ____ to his hometown.

A. did the young soldier return B. the young soldier returned

C. returned the young soldier D. the young soldier did return

39. You will succeed in the end ____ you give up halfway.

A. even if B. as though C. as long as D. unless

40. Across the river ____.

A. lies a new built bridge B. lies a newly-built bridge

C. a new built bridge lies D. a newly-built bridge lies

41. ____, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he B. However he is late

C. However is he late D. However late he is

42. Is this room ____ we are to share for a whole school term?

A. which B. that C. the one D. where

43. Because of the freezing weather, the low temperature of today is 20℃ ____ zero.

A. beneath B. below C. underneath D. under

44. ____ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.

A. Giving B. Give C. Given D. To give

Section B (10%)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note there is one word more than you need.

A. overcoming B. wonders C. effective D. independently E. ignore F. academic G. distributing H. before

I. illustrating J. assist K. leaves



 Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __45__ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, __46__ reading materials and giving out assignments. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __47__ what to write. Very often the student __48__ the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the students to understand.

Most institutions provide courses which __49__ new students to develop the skills they need to be __50__ listeners and note-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which enable learners to practice these skills __51__. In all cases it is important to tackle the problem __52__ actually starting your studies.

It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of __53__ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the __54__ year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

Ⅲ. Reading comprehension(34%)

Section A (15%)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrase that best fits the context.

You’ve now heard it so many times, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt __55__ the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to __56__ more; they need ---- believe or not ---- to become more like Americans, for the sake of the global economy.

And it’s all true. But other side of that equation is that the U.S needs to __57__ more. For the moment, American households actually are doing so. After the personal-saving rate __58__ to zero in 2005, the shock of the economic __59__ last year promoted people to __60__ their wallets. In China, the household-savings rate exceeds 20%. It is partly for policy __61__. As we have seen, wage earners are expected to __62__ not only their children but their aging parents. And there is, to date, only the flimsiest of publicly-funded health care and pension systems, which increases incentives for individ