上海市金山中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（附解析）

上海市金山中学2017学年度第一学期高二年级期末考试英语学科（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷 (共110分)I. Listening Comprehension（25分）Section A (10×1=10分)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. In a hospital B. In a schoolC. In a kindergarten D. In a tourist office2. A. Improving her cooking skills B. Tasting the food made by TomC. Having a picnic D. Showcasing her talents to Tom3. A. Supportive B. neutralC. favourable D. Disapproving4. A. In January B. Until winter vacationC. During Christmas season D. Right now5. A. The foundation of the theatre B. A change to the theatreC. The removal of the seats D. The figure of the audience6. A. It can help to find the patients easilyB. It can record patients conditionsC. It gives patients medical serviceD. It makes records available to doctors and nurses7. A. He doesnt want to drawB. He prefers to make the labor division himselfC. He is good at drawingD. He is happy because he doesnt have to draw.8. A. The key to the womans success B. The changes on the marketC. The management of the womans company D. The feeling of being a manager9. A. To paint the doors B. To paint the ceilingC. To continue his job D. To take the job home10. A. Because she is accustomed to the food thereB. Because the food is better there than at the school dining hallC. Because it is a quiet place.D. Because they cant go to the school dining hallSection B(10×1.5=15分)Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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. One who runs to the fourth base directlyB. One who hits the ball and runs to each base in orderC. One who hits the ball and fails to touch all the basesD. One who hits the ball over the wall that surrounds the playing field12. A. Because he was the greatest hitter in baseball historyB. Because he touched all the basesC. Because the team he was playing for was famousD. Because they wanted to know when he would set a new record13. A. To introduce an expressionB. To explain baseball rulesC. To describe a baseball gameD. To tell the story of a baseball playerQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. In the early 19th century B. In the mid-19th centuryC. In the early 21st century D. In the late 21st century15. A. Because it is waiting for a large number of visitorsB. Because it is being decoratedC. Because it is expecting donations from artistsD. Because it is now well recognized by the public16. A. It is a permanent exhibitionB. It has drawn peoples attentionC. It presents objects from all the continentsD. It helps people to comprehend the social messages behind the art betterQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The bigger one on the second floor B. The smaller one in the basementC. The bigger one in the basement D. The smaller one on the second floor18. A. The woman has to pay 200 dollarsB. The woman has to pay 400 dollars as depositC. The woman has to pay in cashD. The deposit is not returnable19. A. Parking B. Kitchen C. Microphone D. Locked cabinet20. A. Entry charges B. Cabinet code C. Charity site D. Arrival timeII. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10×2=20分)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Special Days Around the WorldTeachers Day_1_ people in many countries celebrate World Teachers Day on 5th October, in Argentina it is on 11th September the anniversary of the death of former president, Domin