上海市上海理工大学附属中学2022-2022学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Coke.B.Coffee.C.Tea.D.Water.2.A.Atarestaurant.B.Atastudio.C.Ataconcert.D.Atatheatre.3.A.Relieved.B.Worried.C.Confused.D.Depressed.4.A.TheBrownsB.TheBrowns’son.C.Thepostman.D.Theneighbour.5.A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:00.D.9:10.6.A.Theringisnothers.B.Shedoesn’thavegoldrings.C.Sheprefersgoldtosilver.D.Shelosthersilverring.7.A.Thescreendoesn’thavetobecleaned.B.Thekeyboardalsoneedscleaning.C.Themanshouldn’tdothecleaning.D.There’snotenoughtimetocleanboth.8.A.Thedriverwillstopthebusimmediately.B.Theguybythedoorwillhelpthewoman.C.Thewomanshouldcheckthemap.D.Hewilltellthewomanwhentogetoff.9.A.Shedislikesfireworks.B.Shehasplansfortheevening.C.Shedoesn’tfeellikegoingout.D.Shehastogettheatretickets.10.A.Theycan’tseethestarsclearly.B.They’renotinthecitytonight.C.They’relookingatthestarsfromthecity.D.They’retalkingaboutmoviestars.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Itcanmakeherfamous.B.Itiseasyandrewarding.C.Itisdangerousbutexciting.D.Ithasitsmovingmoment.12.A.Somebodywaskilled.B.Nobodywasinjured.C.Karenwasphysicallyhurt.D.Manybuildingsexploded.10\n13.A.Afiercewar.B.Aseriousinjury.C.Aterribleexplosion.D.Abravejournalist.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Internetuseisincreasingquicklyinruralandurbanareas.B.MoreandmoreruralresidentshaveInternetaccess.C.PeoplehavealimitedchoiceonInternetproviders.D.CityresidentsusetheInternetfrequently.15.A.Over2million.B.Around6million.C.23million.D.17million.16.A.Moregirlshavetheirownwebsitesthanboys.B.1in4kidshaveInternetaccessfromhome.C.Mostkidsthinktheygettoolittletimeonlineatschool.D.Internetconnectionathomeisquickerthanthatatschool.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.GardenRestaurantReservationFormNameJessica__17__Time9:00p.m.__18__NumberofpeopleSix.PhoneNumber__19__SpecialRequest__20__dishes.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA(24%)21.Wewaitedandwaited.________wehadbeenlookingforwardto.A.ThencamethehourB.ThendidthehourcomeC.ThehourcameD.Thehourthencame22.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthatschool.Itisnolonger________itwas20yearsago,________itwassopoorlyequipped.A.which;thatB.that;whichC.what;whichD.what;when23.Oh,it’syou!I________you.Youusedtobefat.Whendidyouloseyourweight?A.didn’trecognizeB.hadn’trecognizedC.haven’trecognizedD.wouldn’trecognize24.Itwasnotuntil________that________topreparehislesson.A.didhisfathercomein;theboybeganB.hisfathercamein;theboybeganC.didhisfathercomein;didtheboyD.hisfathercamein;didtheboybegin10\nbegin25.________greatachievementsChinamayhaveinthefuture,itislikelythatmanyofthemwillbeborninWesternChina.A.IfB.WhateverC.AsD.However26.“Johnwonthefirstprizeinthecontest.”“________”.A.Sohedid,tooB.SohedidC.SodidheD.Sodidhe,too27.________hadbeendone,theworkingefficiencyoftheemployeesstillremainedlow.A.ThoughB.DespiteC.DespitewhatD.Despitethefactthat28.I________theresinceIwasn’taskedto,butIdid.A.needn’thavegoneB.didn’tneedtogoC.couldn’thavegoneD.couldn’tgo29.Hewassoabsorbedinhisworkthatnotasound________.A.didshedaretomakeB.daredshetomakeC.shediddaremakeD.shedaredmake30.Ifeltit’sanhonor________toattendtheopeningceremonyofthenewcompany.A.toinviteB.ofbeinginvitedC.tobeinvitedD.havinginvited31.Theboyfeltquitehappybecausehewascloserto________theansweronhisown.A.havefoundB.findC.findingD.havingfound32.Ithoughtherbrotherniceandhonest________Imethim.A.forthefirsttimeB.thefirsttimeC.everytimewhenD.bythetimewhen33.Heissofamiliarwiththecity.Hemusthavebeenhere,________?A.hasn’theB.haven’theC.didn’theD.wasn’the34.Theyoungman,upon________,deniedhavingstolentheoldwoman’shandbagonthebus.A.beingquestionedB.questionedC.havingbeenquestionedD.questioning35.Theroomisinaterriblemess.It________cleaned.A.can’thavebeenB.shouldn’thavebeenC.mustn’thavebeenD.wouldn’thavebeen36.Itisnotgoodmannersto________inthecorner;saywhateveritisoutloud.A.manageB.whisperC.stareD.gesture37.Farmingworkshopwillbeofferedonceperweek.Gardenerwillassistresidentstoestablishthefarmlandandteach________skills.A.estimationB.devotionC.cultivationD.elimination38.Youradviceis_________tome.A.greatuseB.greatusefulC.ofgreatuseD.usefully39.Youcanbeofgreathelpbyjustaddingpictures,orhelpingto________thelanguage.A.touchB.polishC.colorD.uncover40.Thefirmhasovercomeitsresistance________newtechnology.10\nA.inB.atC.toD.on41.Afamouspoliticianwill________usonthesubjectofwarandpeacethisafternoon.A.rewardB.addressC.spreadD.deliver42.Thepolicearetryingtofindoutthe________ofthemankilledintheaccident.A.identityB.crimesC.relativityD.evidence43.Ifyourchilddidcompleteadifficulttask,________himwithaSundaytriporaballgamewithDad.A.awardB.accompanyC.rewardD.satisfy44.Shehas_______someamazingschemestodoubleherincome.A.comedownwithB.cometoC.comeoutwithD.comeupwithSectionB(9%)A.temporarilyB.cornerC.reducedD.depressedAB.chancesAC.freshAD.providesBC.routineBD.turnCD.riseIfapersonhaslostajob,thefirstfeelingisoftenoneofshock.Aswellasthelossofincome,manypeoplefindthewhole__45__oftheirlifeisdisordered,theircontactwithotherpeople__46__,theirambitionsstopped__47__andtheiridentityasaworkerremoved.Atfirsttheremaybegoodfeelingstoo––anewandbetterjobisjustaroundthe__48__––it’snicetobeabletolieinbedinthemorningorspendmoretimewiththechildrenandhavemoretimetothink.But,unlessabetterjobdoes__49__up,the__50__arethedaysstartgettinglongerandtimebecomeshardertofill.Manypeoplepassthroughperiodsofdifficultyinsleepingandeating.Theyareeasilyannoyedandoftenfeel__51__,isolatedandlonely.Despitealltheseproblems,though,unemploymentcanbeachancefora__52__start.Thosewhohavelosttheirjobcandiscoverthatit__53__anopportunitytorethinkwhattheywantfromlifeandhowbesttheycangetit.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(15%)Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:anever-endingfloodofwords.In__54__ajoboradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend__55__canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusarepoorreaders.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading__56__atanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency（不足）__57__intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—word.Takenindividually,wordshavelittlemeaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.__58__,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingto__59__wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencyto10\nlookbackover__60__youhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich__61__downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyasonereads.Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledaccelerator,whichmovesabar(orcurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate__62__thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto“stretch”him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,__63__word-by-wordreading,regressionandsubvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirst__64__issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,__65__yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefoundtheirreadingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.__66__CharlceAu,abusinessmanager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute__67__thetraining,nowitisanexcellent1378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan__68__alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.54.A.applyingB.doingC.offeringD.getting55.A.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedly56.A.trainingB.habitsC.situationsD.custom57.A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves58.A.FortunatelyB.InfactC.LogicallyD.Unfortunately59.A.reuseB.rereadC.rewriteD.recite60.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if61.A.scalesB.cutsC.slowsD.measures62.A.thenB.asC.beyondD.than63.A.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicating64.A.meaningB.comprehensionC.gistD.regression65.A.butB.norC.orD.for66.A.LookatB.TakeC.MakeD.Consider67.A.forB.inC.afterD.before68.A.masterB.gooverC.presentD.getthroughSectionB(12%)(A)PenelopeLeach,afamousBritishpsychologistoncesaid:“Lovingachildisaroundbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive.”Hercleverremarkaboutparent-childrelationshipprovestobetrueofmyblooded10\nfamily.Bornin1928andastheyoungestof5children,Ilearnedtoshareeverythingwithmybrothersandsistersincludingmyparents’love.Raising5childrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents’relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Aftersomeyears,anamazingwomanenteredintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons,oneofthemstillathome.Underherinfluence,webecamea“fixedfamily”andagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.Shehasalwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Fatherandourstepmothersharedlifeovertwenty-fiveyearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,aquestioncameup.It’saboutmymother,Daddy’sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.IwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmotherwhenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttoMotherattendingDaddy’sfuneral.Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,“Ofcoursenot,Honey.She’sthemotherofmychildren.”69.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents’divorce?A.Thewrongdoingsofthechildren.B.Thedifficultiesfromkeepingabigfamilyinahardperiodoftime.C.Herfather’sdisloyaltytothefamily.D.Thepoorrelationshipbetweenherfatherandthechildren.70.Accordingtothepassage,herfatherbecameclosertohisownchildrenlaterbecauseof______.A.hisimprovedfinancialconditionB.hisincreasedageC.thegoodeffectofhissecondwifeD.hisownchildren’scontinuousefforts71.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthisstory?A.HappinessiseasytofindinfixedfamiliesB.Loveisblind.C.Lovegivesbirthtolove.D．Divorcesareveryharmfultoyoungchildren.(B)Today’scareerassumptionisthatyoucangetalotofdevelopment,challengeandjobsatisfactionandnotnecessarilybeinamanagementrole.Managingothersisalwaysatoughtask,butinthepastthatstresswasbalancedbyhopesforcareermobilityandfinancialrewards.Alongwithasizablepayraise,peoplechosenasmanagerswouldbeginanearlyautomaticclimbupthecareerladdertosuccessfulexecutiveprivatebenefits:companycars,clubmemberships,plusthekeytotheexecutivewashroom.Butintoday’sglobalandmorecompetitiveshowground,amanagersitsinaninsecure(不稳定的)chair.Morecompanieshasbeguntotakelessmanagementastheycometoviewtheirorganizationsascollectionsoftalentsratherthanhierarchies(等级).Therearefarfewerstepsformanagerstoclimb.Also,managerialjobsdemandmorehoursandheadachesthaneverbeforebutofferslim,ifanyfinancialpaybacks10\nandperks.Nowmanagersmustmanagemanypeoplewhoarespreadoverdifferentlocations,evenoverdifferentcontinents.Theymustmanageacrossfunctionswith,say,design,financeandmarketing.Inmanycompanies,whenthemostpraisedpeopleinbusinessarethoselaunchingsomethingnew,managementseemslikeaninvisible,thanklessrole.Employersarelookingforpeoplewhocandothings,notforpeoplewhomakeotherpeopledothings.Moreoveritmaynotpaytobeamanager,atleastnotthewayitoncedid.Ms.Chmielewskisays,“Theemotionalrewardscanbegreat,andthereweretimeswhenIenjoyedmanagement.Buta10-to-11-hourdayandoneweekenddayamonthisthenorm(标准)”.Withmorepeoplecautiousofjoiningmanagement,arecompaniesbeinghurtorworryingaboutdevelopingfutureleaders?Notmanyare.Whileemployershavefiredalotofmanagers,theybelievemanymorecandidateslingeronatmanycompanies.“Anotherreasonwhycompaniesaren’tshortofmanagers,”arguesRobertKelley,abusinessprofessor,“isthatsomanyworkerstodayareself-managed,eitherindividuallyorviateams,theydon’tneedamanager.”72.Bywritingthepassage,thewriterseemsto_____.A.explainreasonsforfiringmanagersB.advisepeoplenottobecomemanagersC.expressdissatisfactionofsomemanagersD.encouragemanagerstobemorecompetitive73.Comparedwithpast,themanagingjobtodayismore_____.A.demandingB.rewardingC.questionableD.acceptable74.TheauthormentionswhatMsChmielewskisaystoreflectthat_____.A.themanagers’lowworkingefficiencymakesthemlesspaidB.thegainofbeingamanagerisnotassatisfactoryasbeforeC.sheenjoysgreatemotionalrewardsofbeingamanagernowD.shemissesthepastenjoymentofbeingamanager75.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Moreandmorepeopleareeagertobecomemanagers.B.Therewillbemoremanagerstobeemployedinthefuture.C.Employersthinkiteasyforthemtofindmanagersinthefuture.D.Teamworkmakesitpossibleforcompaniesnottohiremoremanagers.(C)Psychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards,fromwarmpraisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,whostudytherelationbetweenactionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardscanimproveperformanceatworkandschool.Cognitiveresearchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,maintainthatrewardsoftendestroycreativitybyencouragingdependenceonapprovalandgiftsfromothers.Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,especiallyamongeducators.Butthe10\ncarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardssparkscreativityingrade-schoolchildren,suggestingthatproperlypresentedinducements（诱因）indeedaidinventiveness,accordingtoastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.“Ifkidsknowthey’reworkingforarewardandcanfocusonarelativelychallengingtask,theyshowthemostcreativity,”saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark,“Butit’seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsforpoorperformanceorcreatingtoomuchanticipationforrewards.”Ateacherwhocontinuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohandsouthighgradesforordinaryachievementendsupwithuninspiredstudents,Eisenbergerholds.Asanexampleofthelatterpoint,henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestore（恢复）failinggrades.Inearliergrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,inwhichstudentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedreward,showspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.76.Psychologistsaredivided（有分歧）withregardtotheirattitudestoward____.A.thechoicebetweenspiritualencouragementandmonetaryrewardsB.theappropriateamountofmonetaryrewardsforstudents’creativityC.thestudyofrelationshipbetweenactionsandtheirconsequencesD.theeffectsofexternalrewardsonstudents'performance77.Whatistheviewheldbymanyeducatorsconcerningexternalrewardsforstudents?A.Theyapproveofexternalrewards.B.Theyavoidtalkingaboutthem.C.Theyhavedoubtsaboutexternalrewards.D.Theybelieveexternalrewardscanmotivatesmallchildren,butnotcollegestudents.78.Accordingtotheresultofthestudymentionedinthepassage,whatshouldeducatorsdotostimulatemotivationandcreativity?A.Giverewardsforperformanceswhichdeservethem.B.Alwayspromiserewards.C.Assigntaskswhicharenotverychallenging.D.Bemorelenient（仁慈的）tostudentswhenmistakesaremade.79.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmajoruniversitiesaretryingtotightentheirgradingstandardsbecausetheybelieve____.A.rewardingpoorperformancemaykillthecreativityofstudents’B.punishmentismoreeffectivethanrewardingC.failinguninspiredstudentshelpsimprovetheiroverallacademicstandardsD.discouragingthestudentsanticipationforeasyrewardsismatterofurgency10\nSectionC(5%)You’vepreparedforthismomentformonths.You’vewritten,memorizedandpracticedyourspeech.Allthat’sleftnowisdeliveringit.Butasyouwalktothefrontoftheroom,yousuddenlybecomeverynervous.Theaudienceisstaringatyouinsilence.Yourhandsbegintosweat.Youreyesstarttotwitch.Yourbreathingbecomesmorerapid.Andworstofall,yourmindgoesblank.Soundfamiliar?Givingaspeechcanbescary.Butitdoesn’thavetoamiserableexperience.Thecontentofyourspeechisimportantbecauseitexpressesyourideasandopinions.Beginbycreatingamemorableintroduction.Dothisbyaskingaquestion,tellingabriefstory,statingafactorrepeatingafamousquote.Thiswillgrabyouraudience’sattentionrightatthebeginning.Next,focusonwritingthebodyofthespeech.Thebodyofyourspeechconsistsofyourmainpoints.Itisthelongestpartofyourspeechandoftencontainsthreepoints.Supportyourpointsandideasinthissectionwithfacts.Finally,completethecontentofyourspeechwithaconclusion.Brieflyrepeatyourmainpointsintheconclusion.Then,prepareyourdelivery.Ninetypercentofcommunicationisnonverbal.Therefore,howyoulookandbehaveinfrontofyouraudienceiscritical.Payattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Standstraightwithyourlegsshoulder-widthapart.Moveyourhandsinanaturalmannerasyouspeak.Payattentiontoyourfacialexpressions.Makeeyecontactandsmileatyouraudience.Payattentiontoyourvoice.Controlthepitchofyourvoiceaswellasthepaceofyourwords.Speakclearlyandnaturally.You’rereadytogo!Nowtakeadeepbreath,andspeakwithconfidence!(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.)81.Usuallyaspeechconsistsof.82.Listthreewaystoattractaudience’sattentionatthebeginning..83.Inthispassage,thewriterfocusesonhowtopreparetheofaspeech.84.Howyoulookandbehavebeforetheaudienceiscriticalbecause.85.Howshouldyoustandwhilegivingapublicspeech?.IV.Translation(15%)86.认真对待你说过的每一句话。(take…seriously)10\n86.虽然他是个学生，但他通过做兼职工作谋生。(as)87.他坚信他的努力将会有助于消除地球上的饥饿。(contribute)88.获得医生资格后，他开始致力于新药物的研究。(qualify,devote)89.那个可怜的老妇人一看到那个年轻人就把他误认为自己的儿子。(Hardly…when,mistake)Key:10
