上海市致远高级中学2020-2021学年高二下学期5月阶段评估英语试题 WORD版含答案.docx

1、致远高中2020学年第二学期5月阶段评估高二英语I.Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end ofeach conversation,a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestions will be spoken only once.Af

2、ter you hear a conversation and the question about it,readthe four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the questionyou have heard.1.A.5:15. B.6:15. C.7:15. D.8:15.2.A.There is no need to review the letter againB.She hasnt got any time to go over the letter.C.Its

3、 very important to learn the letter by hearts.D.The man should spare some time to revise the letter.3.A.He missed the Super Bowl. B.He watched the Super BowlC.He disliked the Super Bowl. D.He would see the Super Bowl again.4.A.She lost her money. B.She bought a wrong book.C.She asked for a new textb

4、ook. D.She found the last edition of the book.5.A.She enjoyed the movie very much. B.The man should have told her about the movie.C.The man didnt know what the movie was about.D.She didnt sleep well last night because of the movie6.A.A holiday. B.Luck. C.Work. D.Health conditions.7.A.Go on smoking.

5、B.Talk with the doctor.C.Carry on with exercise. D.Have a physical examination.8.A.Boss and shop assistant B.House agent and client.C.Interviewer and interviewee. D.Manager and customer.9.A.Stay up late tonight. B.Get more sleep at night.C. Listen more carefully in class. D.Improve her grades gradua

6、lly10.A.The man only filled his tank half full B.The car is breaking down on the way.C.The man cant read the instrument D.The car has run out of gasoline.Section BDirections: In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and youwill be asked several questions on each of t

7、he passages and the conversation.The passages and theconversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear aquestion,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the bestanswer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are

8、 based on the following passage,11.A.They are not as serious as expected. B.They are often ignored by the public.C.They have been generally accepted. D.They have been dealt with properly12.A.Dog owners used to go there. B. People used to leave rubbish thereC.Children used to play there. D. Residents

9、 used to suffer from it.13.A.Allowing the planting of trees. B.Protecting it from visitors.C.Building nests for birds. D.Letting it go wild.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage14.A.The National Museum. B.A radio programme.C.Artistic events. D. Interviews with artists.15.A.The e

10、xhibits are made by student artists.B.It is intended for final-year art students.C.K is held in a famous museum in London.D.The exhibits are made from recycled materials.16.A.There are 200 exhibits in total.B.It remains open until 7:30 every night.C.There is no entrance fee for student visitors.D.It

11、 shows the application of technology in art.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.It was difficult to get used to the instructions.B.She had contacted the TV company earlier.C.She had long been looking forward to it.D. Her previous experience was useful.18.A.She knew t

12、hat Maddy had talent.B.She saw that Maddy liked an audience.C.She wanted Maddy to practice more.D.She wondered whether Maddy loved it.19.A.Seeing herself on TV.B.Going to shops alone.C.Reading about herself.D.Being recognised by the public.20.A.You should try and ignore it.B.You should accept its dr

13、awbacksC.You should enjoy it while it lasts.D.You should treasure it as it may disappear.I.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent andgrammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the p

14、roper form ofthe given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Be Careful on the InternetParents of boys at a Sydney private school have been urged to monitor their sons use of social networking website,with a warning (21)_ any mistakes made in teenage years could bepermanen

15、tly recorded on the Internet and catch up with them later in life.The headmaster,Timothy Wright,wrote to parents on Thursday,(22)_(explain)thatyounger boys were too immature to fully understand the possible consequences of disclosing private information on social networking sites.We now know that th

16、ose parts of the brain (23)_deal with decision-making are still developing in a man in his 20s.he said. But mistakes(24)_(commit)at fifteen may be still accessible to an employer ten years later.Modern technology means that a careless word,an ill-willed comment or an inappropriatephotograph, are on

17、permanent record and freely available to (25) _ has access. Stupiditiesthat (26) _(forget)immediately before now last, spread and damage in ways unknown beforethis decade.Dr Wright said that (27)_words spoken in the playground could be more easily forgotten,those captured on the Internet or on mobil

18、e phone text messages could have far more lasting andmore hurtful consequences.He urged parents to set ground rules for use of mobile phones and the Internet and in particular to set boundaries on taking and sending images that (28)_we be used to bully(霸凌）others“Parents who are paying for the Intern

19、et service have an unquestionable right(29)_( insist) they are a friend on social networking websites.I would certainly insist on this(30) _at leastthe end of 16 if not later.he wrote.Section BDirections:Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in t

20、he frame.Each one can only be used once.A. capable B. effectiveness C. employing D.exposureE.famously F. joining G. limitation H. minimal I.preciselyJ.recognizing K.worthwhileClean Air ActThe air in modern homes and offices is pretty clean,but not as clean as it might be.Often itcontains small amoun

21、ts of volatile(挥发性的）,poisonous,organic compounds.Long-term_31to these is a bad thing,so clearing them out of the air people breathe is widely accepted as _32Finding an effective way to do so has proved difficult.But Stuart Strand, Long Zhang and Ryan Routsong, of the University of Washington,in Seat

22、tle,think they have succeeded,As they report in Environmental Science and Technology, their method involves _33 a gene from a rabbit into a popular indoor plant nicknamed Devils vinea type of ivy hat is so called because it is_ 34 difficult to kill.The idea of _35 ( plants to de- pollute the atmosph

23、ere inside buildings has been around fordecades-but has met with only qualified success. One experiment involving unmodified spiderplants,for example,showed that they are indeed _36 of removing formaldhyde (甲醛) fromthe air.The _37_ is that to make much of a difference in a space as large as a house

24、would require turning most of the rooms into spider-plant forests.Dr Strand, Dr Zhang and Mr Routsong thus sought something suitably transgenic ( 转 基 因 的),but that does not flower indoors. The plant they settled on was Devils vine,_38 because of its toughness.With the help of a bacterium,they were a

25、ble to ferry the rabbit version of the gene into the plants chromosomes(染色 体),and thus to,engineer a type of Devils vine able to produce an air-cleaning substance. To test the _39 of their idea, the researchers put their modified ivy towork inside greenhouses filled with air containing high levels o

26、f harmful substances.The plantsperformed well,reducing the harmful substances in air to _40.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage 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.Ma

27、ny scientists now believe that death is not biologically inevitable and could be avoided ifthere were cures for all life-threatening diseases.However,perhaps the real question is not whethereternal(永 恒的)life will one day be possible,but whether the _41_ itself is misdirected. In hisshort story,The I

28、mmortal,the Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges writes of a man who goes insearch of a river which rids people of _42_. The people there with eternal life,he finds,are _43and apparently miserable.Since they will live for an unrestricted number of years,they reason thateverything that can happen to

29、them will do at some point. _44_, they can hardly bring themselves to move.This raises the question: what _45_ would there be to do anything if we knew that we hadan endless number of days ahead of us in which to accomplish all our goals? _46_, would ourlives have any meaning at all?As humans,we onl

30、y seem able to understand our feelings when theyare balanced against _ 47_ emotions. When we feel happy, it is _48_ being sad; When wefeel at peace,it is an escape from being anxious.How then could we feel glad to be alive,to enjoyour existence day to day, if there was no possibility that it might o

31、ne day be _49_ us? All ouremotions would become immaterial.And what about the frustrations of our memories which often _50_ us, even in the shortlives we currently have? It is frustrating enough to _51_ that we have forgotten things whichhappened ten,twenty or thirty years ago. Imagine then the frus

32、tration of hundreds of years worthof memories slipping away from us as we drift through the centuries-constantly _52_ wherewe have been and what we have done.There would be other problems too.Unless we began to explore space,the Earth would soonbe burdened with too many people and some sort of limit

33、 on the number of children we can havemight be _53_. Perhaps we might only be allowed to reproduce if we undertook to die ourselvesat some future point.Given all this, it seems that longer life might come at a _54_ much heavier than many ofus are willing to pay.For most of us alive today,eternal lif

34、e may never be an issuebut for thosewho are at the start of their lives, or yet to be _55_, it is a decision they may well have to face,and much sooner than any of us might have imagined.41. A. life B. pursuit C.approach D. evidence42.A. death B.wealth C.suffering D. happiness43.A.diligent B. unheal

35、thy C.inactive D. relaxed44.A.In contrast B. In addition C.After all D. As a result45.A.motivation B.courage C.property D.publicity46.A.However B.Strangely C.Otherwise D. Indeed47.A.similar B.strong C.opposing D.changing48.A. in contrast to B.in harmony with C. in line with D.in response to49.A.impo

36、sed on B.taken from C.exposed to D.applied to50.A. limit B.company C.fail D.amaze51 A.publicize B.acknowledge C.foresee D.command52.A.catching hold of B.keeping track of C.losing sight of D.coming up with53.A.uncertain B.extinct C.invisible D.necessary54.A.time B.distance C.price D.target55.A.desire

37、d B.selected C.treated D. bornSection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have

38、 just read.(A)Last summer our family excitedly set off on holiday.My parents had never booked such anexpensive holiday before and we had certainly NEVER set foot on a Caribbean island!So it was with eager expectation that we arrived at the airport with our five suitcasesonly to be told that our Unit

39、y Airlines flight had been cancelled! We hung around the airport despondently until we were re-routed onto a Sky Eagle flight,but we still missed our connecting flight.So they put us onto another flight to JFK Airport,this time with Omega Airlines,and we had to dash like mad through the airport to c

40、atch the plane with minutes to spare.From JFK we boarded our final flight,and it was with some relief that we arrived in St MaartenIsland,ready to forget the stresses and strains of actually getting there.However,one vital thinghadnt kept up with us-our luggage.The laid-back officials in St Maarten

41、Airport didnt seem particularly worried about ourmissing bags.They phoned Omega Airlines,who blamed Sky Eagle,because they said that the firstflight was responsible for the luggage.Sky Eagle blamed Omega,and they all blamed Unity Airlines for canceling the original flight.Meanwhile,through all the a

42、ccusations,we only had the clothes we stood up in,so Mum tookus on a quick shopping trip and bought tooth brushes,swimming stuff,shorts,flip-flops,and acouple of T-shirts eachFor two days we waited in St Maarten until we joined our five-day cruise. Dad went to theairport twice a day,but each time th

43、e baggage staff said nothing had arrived.So we had to go on thecruise without our luggage.My brother,sister and I werent much bothered,but our parents were.Dad missed his diving equipment,and Mum was upset about not being able to wear her new summer wardrobe bought especially for our big holiday.The

44、 cruise was fantastic,anyway,even though we had to keep washing our few clothes. W hen we got back to the airport to go ho me,there was a new set of baggage staff who didntseem to know anything about anything.My dad was so frustrated by this time,he actually sneakedinto the storage room and found fo

45、ur of our bags!If he hadnt done that,they might still be sittingthere.He just dragged them out without telling anybody,and we went home.When we arrived backin the States,we found our last bag.It hadnt even left the airport!56.The first problem with the familys trip was that _.A.they had to change ai

46、rlines B.they went to a wrong airportC.the tickets were very expensive D.the time of their flight was changed57.In St Maarten，_.A.the airport officials were not very willing to helpB.the family were relieved to have the basic necessitiesC.the family realized they had left the luggage on the planeD.t

47、he airport officials didnt remind the family of their final flight58.Which of the following statements is true of the cruise trip?A.It was delayed so the family had to wait a few days.B.It was wonderful though everyone was upset.C.They got back their equipment before joining it.D.They had to wash th

48、eir clothes more frequently.59.When the cruise trip was over,_.A.some of their luggage had never left the USB.the airport staff said some new baggage had arrivedC.the family had to sit in the airport for a long time againD.the family was happy that there were new baggage officials(B)IntroductionThe

49、aim of this report is to give an insight into the wide range of live music that is available inthis area,and to single out one venue(场地)which I would particularly recommend visitingLarge venuesThere are two live music venues of a reasonable size the Apollo and the Hippodrome. Theseattract headline a

50、cts from all parts of the U K,and occasionally from overseas too. The Apollo hasrecently been re-decorated and is clean, well-run and well-appointed. To my mind,however,it is alittle on the boring side.The Hippodrome is the polar opposite-dark,dirty and poorly-managedand it could certainly do with b

51、etter air-conditioning.But what it lacks in orderliness,it makes upfor in character!Smaller venuesIf its internationally-famous performers youre looking for,the Cave isnt the venue for you.However, as a showcase for local talents,its enjoying quite a reputation among serious music fansin the area.Ti

52、ckets are reasonably priced,with discounts for students and the unemployed.The room is a little cosy,to say the least,but that adds to the atmosphere! That said, it does have a tendency to be very crowded on Saturday nights,perhaps unpleasantly so.Stage One is somewhat larger than the Cave,with an a

53、dvertised capacity of 350 as opposed to the Caves 250.They tend to attract slightly better-known acts,but at 25-30 a throw,tickets arent exactly cheap,and when bought over the phone incur an additional booking fee of 2.50 per ticket.RecommendationIf you only have time to visit one venue, I would rec

54、ommend _62_. Its programmeincludes the best pop music bands in the UK and while it may not be the most polished show youve ever seen,it should be a memorable evening.60.Who do you think the report is intended for?A.Primary school students. B.Music-lovers.C.Art critics. D.Street performers.61. Accord

55、ing the writer,the Apollo is superior to the Hippodrome in_.A.its history B. its environmentC.its location D.its performance62.Which venue does the writer most probably recommend at the end of the passage?A.The Apollo. B.The Hippodrome.C.The Cave. D.Stage One.(C) Willy Wonka is the father of nano-fo

56、od.The great chocolate-factory owner,youll remember.invented a chewing gum that was a full three-course dinner.One strip of the chewing gum woulddeliver tomato soup,roast beef with roast potatoes and blueberry pie and ice creamin the rightorder.The end of cooking?Probably not.But Nano-food and nano-

57、food packaging are on their waybecause the food industry has spotted the chance for huge profits:According to analysts,thebusiness will soon be worth $20 billion annually.Youll first meet nanotechnology in foodpackaging.Most people have heard about the smart food packaging that will warn when oxygen

58、has got inside,or if food is going badresearch on that is complete and the products are arriving.But Dr David Bennett,working on a European Commission project on the ethics(道德）of“nanobiotechnology”,believes the public will certainly reject nano-food because of the possibledangers they thought of.“Ve

59、ry little risk assessment has been done on this area,even on someproducts already entering the market.Whats to be afraid of,from a technology that offers so much-healthier food,fewer,better-targeted chemicals,less waste,smart(and thus less)packaging,andeven the promise of a technological solution to

60、 the problem of the one billion people who dont getenough to eat?Matter has different behaviour at nano-scales;says Dr Kees Eijkel from the DutchTwente University.That means different risks are associated with it.We dont know what these are:For example,some metals will kill bacteria at nano-scale-he

61、nce the interest in using them in foodpackagingbut what will happen if they get off the packaging and into us? Could they be a threatto our health?No one seems to know.The size question is central to these concerns. Nano-particles that are under 100 nano-metreswideless than the size of virushave uni

62、que abilities.They can cross the bodys natural barriers,entering into cells or through the liver into the bloodstream or even through the cell wall surrounding the brain.Id like to drink a glass of water and know that the contents are going into my stomach and not into my lungs,says Dr Qasim Chaudhr

63、y of the British governments Central Science Laboratory. We are giving very poisonous chemicals the ability to cross cell membranes( 细 胞 膜), to go where theyve never gone before.Where will they end up?It has been shown that free nano- particles breathed in can go straight to the brain.There are lots

64、 of concerns.We have to ask-do the benefits outweigh the risks.63.Unlike ordinary packaging,smart packaging_.A.keeps food fresh permanentlyB.prevents oxygen from reaching the foodC. has yet to arrive on supermarket shelvesD.can monitor the condition of the food64. In the opinion of the scientist Dav

65、id Bennett,how will the public react to nano-food?A. Theyll definitely say no to it.B.Theyll give it a cautious welcome.C.Theyll believe its potential benefitsD.Theyll be more likely to ask for more research.65.How is the size of nano- particles relevant to their potential dangers?A. Most substances

66、 are poisonous at nano - scales.B.They are too small for scientists to track their position.C.Once theyre inside the body,they behave like viruses.D.Their size allows them to pass through the bodys usual defences.66.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A.Nano- food:Yes or No

67、B.Nano- food:Best ever Tech in FoodC.Nano- food:Leading the World to NowhereD.Nano- food: A Triumphant Addition to Food ListSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

68、A.Yet still the doubts remain.B.They are just constructed around different organisational patterns.C.Money was no matter of concern and she could let her imagination run wild.D.These are things that we might appreciate in a gallery but resist hanging in the sitting room.E.On balance,she said,she wou

69、ld rather make an office building because that would be morepractical.F.For fans of her work,Hadid was a genius,the woman who broke the mold. Zaha Hadid: An ArchitectIn her sixties,Zaha Hadid blossomed into one of the worlds most famous and sought-afterarchitects,with a staff of 350,and around 40 bu

70、ildings already dotting the globe.She was the first woman to walk away with_several ofArchitectures top awards. _67_For her critics, however,she was something else againa showy “starchitect”Hadids best buildings are sensual and appealing._68_Hadids designs are soshamelessly flamboyance(炫耀）that they

71、surely run the risk of putting experimentation ahead offunctionality.One might worry that her projects become a kind of abstract art.Well,its not a normal practice,she said.We dont make nice little buildings.People thinkthat the most appropriate building is a rectangle,because thats typically the be

72、st way of using space.But is that to say that landscape is a waste of space? The world is not a rectangle.You dont go into a park and say: We dont have any corners! She insists that all of her buildings are entirely practical._69_ Its like saying that everyone has to write in exactly the same way.An

73、d it is simply not the case.During an interview Hadid was asked when she was going to design a house of her own andwhat it might look like.Hadid responded that she was too busy,there was never the time,and whobuilt a house in central London anyway? She sat at the table, her coat pulled tight against

74、 he air con._70_Im hardly ever at my house,she says.Im hardly ever at my home.IV.Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage.Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of thepassage and how it is illustrated.Use your own words as far as possible.Family Disputes and ArgumentsThere may

75、 be nothing worse than slammed doors,raised voices and tears but,according to newresearch,its actually a good idea for parents who want to be close to their teenage children to havea row(吵架）a day.Instead of causing alienation(疏远)，conflict can strengthen parent-adolescent relationships,says Tabitha H

76、olmes,a specialist in adolescent development.“It was a complete surprise to me todiscover during my research that teenagers themselves saw heated arguments as something thatbrought them closer to their parents,said Holmes.“While their parents talked about how upsettingand destructive arguing with th

77、eir child was,the adolescents were able to see how arguments helped them to understand their parents points of view more clearly.They were also very aware that a good row forced them to think through,express and defendtheir opinions and desires.According to Holmes,it is the day-to-day conflicts-the

78、very ones thatcan be so draining-that are most constructive:the endless rows over homework,clothes and friends.Its vital for conflicts to be heated: calm discussion or animated debate does not count.Adolescents said they only told their mothers what they really felt and thought when they were forced

79、 to defend their position.“If your teenager is rowing with you,its actually a mark of respect,Holmes said.“It showsthey value you enough to tell you their genuine feelings and thoughts.To be positive,conflicts have to be handled in the right way,Holmes admitted.Parents need to listen genuinely to th

80、eir teenagers viewpoint;its necessary for them to be able to modify their own position in the light of what their child tells them;and they need to be respectful,to go into the row acknowledging that their childs point of view is worthwhile.V.TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences

81、into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.可喜的是这个小区的家家户户都开始进行垃圾分类了。（delight)73.臭氧层(the ozone layer)的空洞越大，我们就会照射到更多的太阳有害射线。(The+比较级）74.每个人必须保持警惕并各尽所能，否则我们的计划会以失败告终。（or)75.那老板财迷心窍，砍掉了所有有价值的树木并迫使村民流离失所。（So.)VI. Guided WritingDirections:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according

82、to the instructions givenbelow in Chinese.下图是国外中学的课堂一角，对照你中学上课的情况，作出比较并谈谈你的感受。你的作文包括：1.描述图片里学生上课的场景；2.比较你同时期上课情况；3.简要谈谈你的感受。答案1-5 CABBD 6-10 AACBD11-15 ACDBA 16-20 DDBCB21 that 22 explaining23. That24. commits25. Whoever26. Were forgotten27. Through28. May29. to insist30. Until31-40 DKFGC AGEBH41-45 BACDA46-50 DCABC51-55 BCDCD56-60 AADAB61-65 BBDAD66-70 AFABE