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上海市复兴高级中学2015学年第二学期期中考试
高一年级英语试卷
I. Listening Comprehension
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 conversation and the question 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. Waitress and customer. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Teacher and student. D. Mother and son.
2. A. At 5:00. B. At 5: 15. C. At 5:30. D. At 7:00.
3. A. In a bookstore. B. In Professor Smith’s office.
C. In a language lab. D. In a restaurant.
4. A. The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.
B. Her brother can find an apartment for the man.
C. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.
D. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.
5. A. A company. B. An employee. C. A program. D. A university.
6. A. He was pleased to get the medal. B. He used to be a firefighter.
C. He was accused of causing a fire. D. He was very courageous.
7. A. Plan her budget carefully. B. Buy a gift for her Granny.
C. Give him more information. D. Ask someone else for suggestions.
8. A. The tickets sold online are at half price.
B. It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.
C. It’s not easy to buy the tickets on the spot.
D. The tickets are more expensive than expected.
9. A. The girl can use his calculator.
B. He did fine because he had no calculator.
C. The high-tech stuff isn’t a must for study.
D. The girl can have either a calculator or a laptop computer.
10. A. The woman emptied the litter bin.
B. The man placed the socks on the bed.
C. The man regrets being absent-minded.
D. The woman saved the man some trouble.
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, 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. They are low in fat.
B. They are only for hungry teenagers.
C. They are made by expensive ingredients.
D. They can be bought in many local stores.
12. A. Baking powder. B. Flour. C. Sugar. D. Salt.
13. A. Instant cookies. B. Cookies for teenagers.
C. Chocolate chip cookies. D. Fattening cookies.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. English education. B. Indian education.
C. Japanese education. D. Spanish education.
15. A. He enjoys telling them stories about his life.
B. He distracts them from playing video games.
C. He points out the wildlife and plants along the way.
D. He teaches them how to survive in emergency situation.
16. A. Have a family hike every year to relax them.
B. Enroll kids into schools early to help them learn better.
C. Tell kids interesting stories so they will be creative.
D. Talk with kids about problems so they learn how to solve them.

Section C: Longer Conversations
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
The Suggestions Box
The first suggestion:
Change morning tea break to __17__.
The second suggestion:
Reducing the __18__ of the printer.
The third suggestion:
Adopting __19__ working hours.
The attitude of the man:
He __20__ with the Managing Director about the third suggestion.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
What has happened to the woman’s car?
There’s something wrong with the __21__.
How much did the mechanic charge the woman?
He said he would call her with __22__ later on.
What does the man warn the woman?
Not to be __23__ by mechanics.
What does the man offer the woman?
He offers the woman __24__.

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

II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.
(A)
A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children's books to five different libraries in the county 25_________ (release) from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000. The publisher said. “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just 26________ not let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr. Banish has a story to tell. We plan 27______ (publish) his story.”
When 28_________ (ask) why he didn’t return the books, Mr. Banish said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, 29________ I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.” 
He continued, “Books are people, too, 30________ company is of great value. A book is also a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some flesh air.”
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves 31________ ________ they could meet new friends. My books were happy books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the libraries, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them 32________ (call) me. I need to rescue them.”
(B)
Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads, there, lived a little beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived 33________ simple life in the pond with few disturbances.
Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. 34_______ knew when this happened, their friend was dead, 35_________ (go) forever.
Then one day one little water beetle felt a strong urge to climb up that stem. However, he 36___________ (determine) not to leave forever. He would come back and tell his friend 37_________ he found at the top.
When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired that he decided he should take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he 38__________ (turn) into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly 39________ broad wings and slender body designed for flying.
Then he remembered his beetle friends and wanted to go back to explain to them he was now 40__________ (alive) than ever before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But he now couldn’t. He understood their time would come too, so he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!

Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. cruel
B. worsen
C. magnificently
D. still
E. reflection
F. origin
G. petals
H. attempted
I. suffer
J. charmed
K. separately

The Story of Narcissus（水仙花）
Once upon a time there was a very good-looking boy named Narcissus. Many women loved him but he turned them away. One day, Narcissus hunted in the woods and found a hidden pool of water. The pool had a smooth surface. No men ever disturbed its waters - no goats or cattle, no birds or fallen leaves. Only the sun danced on the __41__ pond.
Tired from hunting and eager to quench (解渴) his thirst, Narcissus lay on his stomach and leaned over the water. But when he looked at the glassy surface, he saw someone staring back at him.
Narcissus was __42__. Gazing up at him from the pool were eyes like twin stars, with hair as golden as the sun and cheeks as smooth as ivory. But when he leaned down and tried to kiss the perfect lips, he kissed only water. When he __43__ to reach this vision of beauty, he found no one there.
“What love could be more __44__ than this?” he cried. “When my lips kiss the beloved, they touch only water! When I reach for my beloved, I hold only water! Why do I have to __45__?”
Narcissus began to weep. When he wiped (擦) away his tears, the person in the water also wiped away tears. “Oh, no,” sobbed (抽泣) Narcissus. “I see the truth now; it is myself I weep for! I desire for my own __46__!”
Day after day, Narcissus stared at the water. His health began to __47__ from grief (悲伤), until one sad morning, he felt himself dying. “Good-bye, my love!” he shouted.
Then Narcissus took his last breath.
After he died, the fairies (妖精) in the water and the woods searched for his body. But all they found was a __48__ beautiful flower beside the hidden pool. The flower had white __49__ and a yellow center, and this was the __50__ of Narcissus.

III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Ride-sharing is popular in Europe. On a recent Friday evening, Vincent Accart drove his car to a busy station in Paris to __51__ three strangers for a three-and-a-half-hour drive to Rennes, another French city. It had all been arranged __52__, by the web.
For more than a year, Mr. Accart has been making the weekly commute to Paris. To pay the cost of __53__ and tolls (通行费) for a round trip, he __54__ the other seats in his car by using a French website that arranges __55__ rides.
The increase of ride-sharing services is one of the __56__ of the European economic crisis, as people seek to cut their costs on __57__. Workers making daily trips to and from the office, students heading home for the weekend and even vacationers chasing the sun are turning __58__ vehicles into the newest form of public transportation.
Two European companies, BlaBlaCar, based in Paris, and C, based in Munich, have become global leaders in the industry due to the __59__ of ride-sharing services. The two sites work in __60__ ways. Registered drivers in both companies offer seats at prices of their choosing and the companies __61__ these prices to prevent drivers from making profits on the trips and __62__ pay for tickets online.
Jerome Lefloch, who was traveling to Rennes with Mr. Accart to visit friends for the weekend, said he enjoyed the social __63__ that could emerge from sitting with strangers for a few hours. “It’s cheaper than the train and more __64__, too, because you can talk to the other people in the __65__,” he said.

51. A. pick out B. pick up C. put on D. put in
52. A. considerably B. ordinarily C. beforehand D. steadily
53. A. labor B. material C. time D. fuel
54. A. abandons B. occupies C. fills D. buys
55. A. smart B. economic C. shared D. cooperated
56. A. positive outcomes B. side effects
C. negative outbreaks D. sudden emergencies
57. A. travel B. food C. clothes D. activities
58. A. private B. efficient C. personal D. fashionable
59. A. length B. overflow C. overtaking D. growth
60. A. profitable B. swift C. common D. similar
61. A. raise B. lower C. limit D. indicate
62. A. drivers B. passengers C. managers D. companies
63. A. affair B. interaction C. development D. movement
64. A. boring B. effective C. comfortable D. pleasant
65. A. way B. train C. car D. environment

Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
To the cheering of taxi drivers and the honking of horns, the comedian and actor Eddie Izzard ran into London yesterday to complete his 43rd marathon in 52 days. In total he had covered 1,100 miles. His 43 marathons were in aid of the charity Sports Relief, which raises money for the poor all over the world. So far Izzard has raised more than £200,000.
Fighting blisters (水泡) that have caused the nails on his smaller toes to fall off, he ran up The Mall and into Trafalgar Square, where he had started 7.5 weeks ago. In finishing he proved what many thought was an impossible task: that a 47-year-old comedian with no sporting experience could do something a top athlete might find difficult.
After only six weeks’ training he started out on a journey that would take him to every corner of the British Isles. “The first three weeks were the hardest,” he said. The non-stop pressure on his body made him unable to sleep at night and he would wake exhausted with “blisters on top of blisters”.
But the people he met along the way cheered him up. “People stopped their cars and cheered. They gave me money and food.” More than 500,000 people “followed” the comedian, in a different sense, on Twitter. Running into London he looked lean and muscular. “Everyone says my legs look very good but I thought they looked quite good beforehand,” he said.
Simon Blease, 51, a sports doctor and mountain runner who has been following his progress, was waiting on Tower Bridge. “I didn’t think he could do it,” he said. “Like a lot of people I thought he would have a good try, but his body would break do