上海市奉贤区2020-2021学年高二下学期期末调研测试英语试题

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2020 学年第二学期奉贤区高二英语期末调研测试

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I.Listening Comprehension

Section A

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 the 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.Only the man. B.Only the woman.

C.Both the man and the woman. D.Neither the man nor the woman.

2. A.The same price. B.Different prices.

C.The same color. D.The same size.

3. A.Christina has gone home. B.Christina feels at home there.

C.She's known Christina a long time. D.She just met Christina.

4. A.20. B.25. C.18. D.36.

5. A.It's snowy. B.It's cloudy. C.It's hot. D. It's fine

6. A.The cinema. B.The art center. C.The dining hall. D.The theatre.

7. A.It wasn't open on Sundays.

B.Its opening had been postponed.

C. It was going to close before Sunday.

D. It didn't deserve the praise it received

8. A.The gallery is a good place for the exhibition.

B.Preparing for the exhibition won't be easy.

C.The man isn't telling the truth about the offer.

D.The man is making a bad decision.

9. A. Spending more time on sightseeing.

B.Visiting the city with a group.

C.Touring the city on a fine day.

D.Taking the man with her on the tour.

10. A.The air will be cleaner if they go to another city.

B.It'll soon be too late to control the pollution.

C.Society will not pay attention to the new laws.

D.The situation will improve if changes are made.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each

passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation

will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the

four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you

have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A.A policeman. B.A fireman. C. A doctor D.A businessman.

12. A.Turn on the radio. B. Get up early. C.Call John right away. D.Watch the live news.

13. A.Joe wanted to become a millionaire.

B.Both John and Joe died on Sept. 11.

C.The father died of stomach cancer eventually.

D.John wanted to be a firefighter because of a young lady.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A.The number of fish increases greatly.

B.The reefs(礁)don't make any warning sounds.

C.The level of CO2 in sea water increases.

D.Various kinds of sea life are attracted to the reefs.

15.A.By the sounds other sea life makes.

B.By the smells other fish leave

C. By the lights other fish give off.

D.By the waves other sea life sends.

16.A.They will avoid swimming near reefs.

B.They are surrounded by enemies.

C.They can't find their way home.

D.They can't act wisely for weakened senses.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A.She-has recently done her hair and looks-fantastic.

B.She was recommended as a candidate for an award.

C.She's occupied in issuing awards to the prize winners.

D.She was proud of her recent change in her public image.

18. A.Because he didn't receive positive reviews.

B.Because he knew the woman was being polite

C.Because his previous novel was much better.

D.Because his work was more humorous than great.

19.A.John was an attractive man.

B.John was devoted to his business.

C.John was good at catching thieves

D.John enjoyed sharing his wedding photos.

20. A.The robber was armed with a knife.

B The robbery occurred at the hairdresser's.

C.The man helped catch the robber by coincidence.

D.The man was in a park when the robbery happened.

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and

grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of

the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Flying High

Barrington Irving made his historic flight and founded an educational non-profit-making

organization. His message for kids: "The only thing (21) ____separates you from scientists

is determination, hard work and a strong liking for what you want to achieve." The secret, he

believes, is having a dream in the first place, and that starts with learning experiences that inspire

kids to build careers.

The moment of inspiration for Irving came at the age of 15 in his parents' bookstore. One

customer, a professional pilot,asked Irving (22) ____ he'd thought about becoming a pilot.

“I told him I didn't think I was smart enough;but the next day he took me to the cockpit(驾驶舱)of

the commercial airplane he flew,and then I (23) _____(hook).”

(24) _____ (follow) his dream, Irving turned down a football scholarship to the

University of Florida.He washed airplanes to earn money for a flight school and increased his

flying skills by practising at home on a $40 flight simulator(模拟)video game.Then another dream

took hold:flying alone around the world.He faced more than 50 rejections for sponsorship

(25)____convincing so me companies to donate aircraft components. He took off with no

weather radar, no de o-icing system,and just $30 in his pocket.“I like to do things people say I

can't do.”

After 97 days,26 stops and dozens of thunderstorms,he touched down to (26)_____

cheering crowd in Miami.“It was seeing so many young people watching and listening

(27) ______ pushed me into giving back with my knowledge and experience."Irving has been

doing it ever since. He set up his non-profit-making organization,Experience Aviation( 航空),

(28)_______(mean)to increase the number of youth in aviation and science-related careers.

Kids attend program mes dealing with hands-on robotics projects and flight simulator challenges.

“We want to create chances for students (29) ______ ______ they can accomplish

something amazing,”he notes.Perhaps Irving 's (30)_____(powerful) educational tool is the

example his own life provides. After landing his record-breaking flight at age 23, he said.

“Everyone told me I was too young,that I didn't have enough experience,strength,or knowledge.

They told me it would take forever and I'd never come home. Well.. guess what?”

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blanks with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used

only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A.rise B. decisions C.worth . D.promoting E.power. F shifted G.reliant

H promised I.surveying J.post K.connect

In a recent New Yorker cartoon, a hotel clerk says to two customers,“If there's anything we

can do to make your stay more pleasant,just boasting about it all over the internet.”It is a

humorous satire(讽刺) on the popular view that online consumers have considerable _31__. A

few strong words on an online review site can make a business change its operation mode or go

bankrupt.

And,in fact,online review sites have vastly changed the way people make consumer

Review sites such as Yelp, Amazon and TripAdvisor offer a wide range of opinions. By combining

the m together, consumers can know more about the real quality and __33 _____of a product or

service.

When review sites started appearing, they __34 opportunities to both businesses and shoppers. A

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