2022上海奉贤区致远高级中学高二下学期期中在线教学评估英语试题含解析

致远高中2021学年第二学期高二英语期中卷

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 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. At a laundry.   B. At a furniture shop.  C. At a restaurant.   D. At a bus station.

2. A. A hairdresser.   B. A waitress.    C. A police officer.   D. An insurance agent.

3. A. The concert has already been canceled.    B. She needs to check first.

C No ticket is available for next Sunday.    D. She is fully occupied next Sunday.

4. A. At 20:25.    B. At 22:25.    C. At 16:25.    D. At 18:25.

5. A. David should invest more in stocks.    B. It’s unwise to make such an investment.

C. It’s better for him to take out his savings.    D. David has the last say in decision-making.

6. A. To a bank.   B. To Macao.    C. To a travel agency.  D. To a gymnasium.

7. A. The advisor has already approved the man’s class schedule.

B. The man should make an appointment to see his advisor.

C. The advisor must sign the document before leaving.

D. The man should change his course schedule.

8. A. She noticed that the students didn’t do their homework.

B. She didn’t teach any class today.

C. She usually assigns homework.

D. She usually talks quietly.

9. A. His house can accommodate a meeting of the entire committee.

B The woman should find out when the meeting starts.

C. The meeting should be held at the library.

D. A smaller committee should be formed.

10. A. She needs to decide on a method soon.  B. She doesn’t have time to collect the data.

C. She prefers to wait until after the election.   D. She’ll send out the questionnaire in a month.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Running round the world.     B. Becoming an extraordinary actor.

C. Being selected as a professional runner.   D. Setting off on a 5,000 km run every day.

12. A. He doesn’t have the intention to make friends. B. He doesn’t have enough proper training.

C. He doesn’t have necessary equipment.   D. He doesn’t have an assistant,

13. A. Baker could run 60 kilometres a day.   B. Baker was a born long-distance runner.

C. Baker had problems dealing with animals.  D. Baker should think twice before starting to run.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. They represent international significance.  B. They need keep up with air travel growth.

C. They are symbols of a city’s development.  D. They are designed by well-known architects.

15.A. Notice of fights’ delay.      B. Luxurious departure halls.

C. Road and rail connections.      D. Nearby shopping areas.

16. A. Aircraft are noisier than before.    B. Aircraft are getting larger in size.

C. Aircraft need much space to land and take off.  D. Aircraft need regular examination with engines.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17.A. The woman’s career development.   B. The woman’s contributions as an editor.

C. What the woman thinks of being an editor.  D. What has inspired the woman to work for magazines.

18. A. The weekly column she wrote.    B. The wishes of her family.

C. The books she read then.      D. Her schoolmates and teachers.

19.A. Its owners agreed with her philosophy.   B. It enabled her to realise her own dream.

C. It started to make a profit before she resigned.  D. Its sales volume increased while she was working there.

20. A. She puts her preference before readers’.  B. She prints famous people’s photos on its cover.

C. She draws readers’ attention with serious pieces. D. She gives is articles a wonderful opening line.

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A(20)

Directions: Read the following passage. 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.

Every weekend, after hiking in the Saneum Healing Forest east of Seoul, the firefighters sip tea and enjoy an arm massage. The aim of the program is ____1____ (offer) “forest healing”; the firefighters all have certain types of stress disorder.

Saneum is one of three official healing forests in South Korea, which offer a range of programs from meditation to woodcraft to camping. Soon there will be 34 more. South Koreans, many of whom suffer from work stress, digital addiction, and intense academic pressures, ____2____ (welcome) the medicalization of nature with great enthusiasm. In fact, the government is investing a hundred million dollars ____3____ a healing complex next to Sobaeksan National park.

There is increasing evidence ____4____ being outside in a pleasant natural environment is good for us. But what is frustrating is that fewer and fewer of us actually enjoy nature regularly. According to Lisa Nisbet, a psychology professor at Canada’s Trent University, evidence for the benefits of nature is pouring at a time ____5____ we are most disconnected from it. The pressures of modern life lead to long hours spent working indoors. Digital addiction and strong academic pressure add to the problem. In America, visits to parks have been declining since the dawn of email, and so ____6____ visits to the backyard. Research indicates that only about 10 percent of American teens spend time outside every day.

So what are some of the benefits of nature that Nisbet refers to? ____7____ (surround) by nature has one obvious effect: the more time we spend in nature, the ____8____ (stressful) we become. This has been shown to lower blood pressure, heart rates, and levels of the stress hormone, as well as reduce feelings of fear or anger. But studies also indicate that spending time in nature can do more than provide an ____9____ (improve) sense of well-being; it can lower rates of heart disease and diabetes. That is probably ____10____ we evolved in nature and have been adapted to the natural environment.

Section B(20)

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.

King Arthur is the figure at the heart of the Arthurian legends. He is said to be the son of Uther Pendragon and Igraine of Cornwall. Arthur is near ____11____in Celtic stories. In early Latin records, he is ____12____as a military leader. In later romance, he is described as a king and emperor.

One of the questions occupying those interested in King Arthur is whether or not he is a ____13____figure. The debate has spread since the Renaissance, when Arthur’s authenticity was vigorously ____14____, partly because the Tudor kings traced their ancestry to Arthur and use that connection as a ____15____for their rule. Modern scholars have generally assumed that there was some actual person at the heart of the legends, though not of course a king with a band of knights in shining armor—though O. J. Padel in ‘The Nature of Arthur’ argues that historical ____16____ that we attach to Arthur can be associated with a figure who was not historical to start with.

If there is a historical basis to the character, it is clear that he would have gained fame as a warrior ____17____ the Germanic invaders of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. Since there is no ____18____ evidence for or against Arthur’s historicity, the debate will continue. But what cannot be denied is the ____19____ of the figure of Arthur on literature, art, music, and society from the Middle Ages to the present. Though there have been numerous historical novels that try to put Arthur into a sixth century setting, it is the legendary figure of the late Middle Ages who has been ____20____ everyone’s imagination.

III. Reading comprehension

Section A (30)

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.

Crowdfunding (众筹) campaigns to help people with cancer pay for ineffective alternative treatments are becoming more common. They often come with six-figure targets to meet the cost of debatable therapies. ____21____, headlines are almost guaranteed.

The BMJ (British Medical Journal) reports ____22____ over this, based on information I gathered working for the charity Good Thinking. By sorting fundraising sites like JustGiving and GoFundMe, I identified appeals from people in the UK who sought money for unproven or disproven treatments, finding 400 in the past three years. Those have raised £7 million, the money destined for ____23____clinics.

Although the treatments, such as extreme diets, aren’t backed by scientific evidence, people who are desperate and vulnerable are often ____24____by remarkable testimonials(证明书) provided by the clinics themselves. However, for those who see such stories in the media, and who care about following good scientific evidence, the natural reaction is to try to ____25____people from possible physical, emotional and financial harm.

____26____ these appeals isn’t easy. People with cancer often view these therapies as ____27____, and their supporters don’t want to consider that their efforts to help may cause harm.

However, journalists must review the role they play in promoting the ____28____. Their influence is powerful. As I sorted through appeals and the heartbreaking stories of desperately ill people, I was ____29____ by just how many cited success stories they had read in newspapers as their reason for trusting questionable treatments.

Most concerning of all were the frequent cases where someone had died—sometimes just months after eye-catching ____30____of their treatment. While the uplifting story of a community helping fund someone’s “cure” is attractive, the subsequent reality when that hope proves fruitless seems far less ____31____.

This leaves the public with a ____32____ view of the effectiveness of such treatments, and serves as an advertising tool for clinics which, under UK law, wouldn’t be able to directly promote their therapies.

If journalists wish to avoid promoting ineffective treatments, they would do well to view such stories not just as human-interest ones, but as ____33____ and health stories. This means ____34____the evidence behind treatments, seeking expert opinion on their efficacy, and choosing not to run stories that fail such a careful examination.

I’m certain no journalist would want their work to be used as a recruitment tool for therapists whose treatments offer nothing but heartbreak and false hope, yet until reports of miraculous cancer cures in questionable clinics are approached with an appropriate level of skepticism(怀疑), I fear such places will continue to ____35____.

21. A. On the other hand B. In addition C. By contrast D. As a result

22. A. attitudes B. stands C. concerns D. prospects

23. A. private B. foreign C. local D. illegal

24. A. tempted B. questioned C. awakened D. frightened

25. A. prohibit B. protect C. discourage D. distract

26. A. Launching B. Issuing C. Questioning D. Considering

27. A. reference B. interference C. hope D. implication

28. A. appeals B. awareness C. resources D. sales

29. A. persuaded B. alarmed C. moved D. encouraged

30. A. coverage B. details C. timing D. course

31. A. newsworthy B. time-worthy C. effort-worthy D. praise-worthy

32. A. general B. moderate C. extreme D. twisted

33. A. survival B. nutrition C. science D. emotion

34. A. classifying B. examining C. revising D. enriching

35. A. contract B. decay C. bother D. flourish

Section B (22)

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)

The Daffodil Lesson

It was a bleak rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Caronlyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come see something at the top of the mountain.

So here I was, reluctantly making the two-hour journey through fog that hung like veils. By the time I was how thick it was near the summit. I’d gone too far to turn back. Nothing could be worth this, I thought as I inched along the dangerous highway.

“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts,” I announced when I arrived.

“But I need you to drive me to the garage to pick up my car” Caronlyn said. “Could we at least do that?”

“How far is it I asked.

“About three minutes”, she said I’ll drive--I’m used to it

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her anxiously. "I thought you said three minutes."

She grinned. “This is a detour（绕道）”

Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens towards over us. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind.

Then we turned a corner and stooped-and I gasped in amazement.

From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres across folds and valleys, were rivers of daffodils in radiant bloom. A profusion(大量) of color-from the palest ivory to the deepest lemon to the most vivid salmon-blazed like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. At the center there was a waterfall of purple flowers. Here and there were coral-colored tulips. Western bluebirds frolicked（嬉戏）over the heads of the daffodils, their tawny breasts and sapphire wings like a flutter of jewels.

A riot of question filled my mind. Who created such beauty?Why?How?

As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a sign that read: “Answers to the Question I Know You Are Asking.”

The first answer was “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.: The second was:” One at a Time,” The third:” Started in 1958.”

As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had been, I could scarcely speak. “She changed the world,” I finally said, “one bulb at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”

The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a vision and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?”

Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said.

“Better yet, start today.”

36. The passage is mainly about         .

A. a successful gardener B. an inspiring gardening lesson

C. a worthwhile travelling experience D. an unexpected countryside scenery

37. The author gasped in amazement because        .

A. the road twisted and turned along the mountain

B. the fog crowning the mountain lifted eventually

C. the owner of the filed came to answer her questions

D. the vast stretch of daffodil field took her breath away

38. What can be inferred from the story?

A. The beautiful daffodil field was all along the road.

B. The author and her daughter planned the journey well.

C. The owner of the field spent a lot of time working in the field.

D. The author planned to work in the daffodil field the next day.

39. What lesson did the author learn from this trip?

A. East or west, home is best. B. It is never too old to learn.

C. Birds of a feather flock together. D. Rome is not built in a day.

(B)

40. The restaurant owners influence the customers’ choices through ________.

A. fast-paced music in the restaurant B. color pictures on the menu

C. colorful decorations on the wall D. elaborate menus for the customers

41. According to the passage, which name can best promote the sales of the dish?

A. Best Chicken Burger……. $13.94 B. Bourbon-Barbecued Beef Brisket ……$14.94

C. Route 66 Banana Split…..$13.99 D. Dove Chocolate Smoothies .……$9.99

42. Where can you probably find this article?

A. A general-interest magazine. B. A linguistic scholarly journal.

C. A menu from a restaurant. D. A guidebook on cooking.

(C)

If a girl in a poor country goes to school, she will probably have a more comfortable life than if she stays at home. She will be less likely to marry while still a child, and therefore less likely to die in childbirth. So, not surprisingly, there is an Indian charity that tries to get girls into school and ensure they learn something, and there are Western philanthropists willing to pay for its work. What is noteworthy is how they have gone about this transaction.

On July 13th the Brookings Institution, a think-tank, presents the results of the world's first large development-impact bond, which paid for girls' education in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.

In this novel way of funding charitable work, a financial institution gives money to a charity, which tries to achieve various specified outcomes.

If a neutral arbiter rules that it has succeeded, a donor or philanthropist repays the investor, plus a bonus. If it fails, the investor loses some or all of its money. This is more convoluted than the usual way of funding charitable projects, in which a donor gives money to a charity, which spends it according to a pre-agreed plan. The donor tries to ensure the money is not wasted by keeping track of inputs-the number of solar panels installed or vaccinations given, say. Often, no one knows whether the intervention did much good.

In this case, the more complicated approach did achieve something. Educate Girls, the charity, identified 837 out-of-school girls aged 7-14 in the villages where it was active, and enrolled 768 of them. By using volunteers to teach both boys and girls in village schools for a few hours a week, it managed to raise test scores substantially relative to a control group.

So the investor, UBS Optimus Foundation, will be repaid by the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. For Safeena Husain, who runs Educate Girls, the process was satisfying as the results.

Instead of having to send tedious reports to a donor about how she was spending money, she concentrated on solving problems. Educate Girls found, for example, that many pupils could not do long division because they did not understand the concept of place value. So its workers gave additional classes. ID insight，the independent assessor, found that the main boost to children test stones came in the third year of the programmer, when Educate Girls hit its stride. It would be good if development -impact bonds teach donors to focus on outcomes.

Creating the development-impact bond was also complicated and time-consuming. Staff from several organisations spent months pinning down what Educate Girls would aim to achieve, how progress would be measured and what would be repaid. Outside experts were drafted in. The randomised controlled trial that IDinsight used to assess the teaching was, like many such trials, neither simple nor cheap. More development-impact bonds are now under way or under discussion, some involving big donors like the World Bank, USAID and DfID (America's and Britain's aid agencies). But they will probably remain infrequent oddities in the aid landscape.

43. The author writes this passage in order to __________.

A urge the public to be aware of the need to help

B. attract more investors to newly-started researchers

C. Introduce a different approach to helping the poor

D. explain the reason for the popularity of a new project.

44. Which of the following statements about the new practice of charity is TRUE?

A. It favors results over process

B. The donor keep tracks of inputs

C. A neutral assessor will be paid

D. The money is spent based on a pre-agreed plan.

45. Concerning the development-impact bond, what can be inferred from the passage?

A. It will be popular in the near future

B. It has achieved great success in India

C. It is very effective since it saves time and trouble

D. It is very costly to carry out the development -impact bond

46. What is the attitude of the author towards the development -impact bond？

A. Doubtful B. Neutral

C. Positive D. Negative

Section C (8)

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

To Wear or Not to Wear

After a strict head teacher in the U.K. sent 80 students home for uniform violations, the Guardian held a discussion about whether wearing school uniforms makes a difference.

School uniform is very important. It does improve my concentration, because it reminds me that  I’m at school to learn. But I’m not sure if that’s because I’m used to wearing uniform and associate my own  clothes  with free time._______47_______If everyone is wearing the same clothes, it’s impossible to make fun of other people’s clothing. I don’t think this ignores a child’s need to express themselves.       

-- David Hershman, a student at Stafford grammar school

___48___Students should start school with no uniform. As they progress through the school, they start wearing it. I always think children need to be proud of their school, and uniform is important for that. So, make them earn it! If they let the school down, they shouldn’t be allowed to wear it. Look at the Marines（海军陆战队） they can’t wait to get that beret（贝雷帽）.

--Tim Francis, a former teacher

I have had experience of teaching in both uniform and non-uniform schools. I can definitely see the benefits of students wearing uniform. Uniform can be important in creating a sense of school identity and community. It is often a source of collective pride for students._____49_____Teaching students how to express themselves with confidence, rather than the length of their tie, should be the priority.

--Enayah Byramjee, an educational development director

In a perfect world, school uniform would not exist. Children would express their personalities through their clothes at school, just as they do at home. School wouldn’t impress on pupils the need to wear skirts to a certain length. We don’t live in a perfect world, however.___50___

My house is often filled with uniform-wearing girls. The best thing about uniform, for me as a parent, is the simplicity.

--Joanna Moorhead, a mother of four

A. Uniform has to be seen as something that is earned.

B School uniform is also a great tool to prevent bullying.

C. Some students complain that school uniform is monotonous.

D. In my experience, uniform helps schools maintain authority.

E. However, a school should not rely heavily on uniform regulation.

F. Learning to fit in is one of the things being at school that teaches our children.

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Grammar and Vocabulary(10)

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Children’s Fine Motor Skills

Using a fork to eat, zipping up a sweatshirt and turning a doorknob are all things most people do without thinking, but children spend their early years developing and refining these abilities. They are known as fine motor skills,  ____51____  the small muscles of the hands with adequate strength, dexterity (灵巧) and coordination (协调) to grasp and control objects are used. It is firmly believed ____52____ later, fine motor skills do help children to succeed in school.  ____53____ are also important in day-to-day life.

 ____54____ (watch) a baby use their uncoordinated arms and legs might be adorable, but these early reactions are practice for the fine motor skills they’ll eventually develop. ____55____ Stephanie Reich, a professor of the University of California, toddlers need to increase the coordination of fine movements in the preschool years. As children grow older, these fine motor skills will improve and become more complex. For example, a 4-year-old may hold a crayon with their fist, using their whole hand to draw. But five-year-olds can start using a pencil between the first and middle fingers and thumb, ____56____ adults can.

The elementary school years and beyond see  ____57____ (advanced) fine motor skills, such as when children learn to tie shoes between 5 and 6 years old. At about age 7, improved performance can be amazingly witnessed. However, every child develops at their own pace. If a single milestone, such as using eating utensils (餐具), ____58____ (delay), it isn’t necessarily cause for concern.

In fact, when working on fine motor skills in the classroom, short lessons provide the most benefit for learning. Play-based learning is also one of the strategies that are preferred. Teachers may also use hand - eye coordination - the ability of a child’s eyes ____59____ (control) their hands and fingers - to work with children to improve fine motor skills. Using computers, especially a keyboard and mouse, also ____60____ (help) younger children with fine motor skills.

Section B(10)

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

18th Century Grand Tour of Europe

The Grand Tour began in the 16th century and gained popularity during the 17 th century. Privileged（有特权的）young European graduates ____61____ a trend where they traveled across the continent in search of art and cultural experiences upon their graduation. This practice, which grew to be ____62____ popular, became known as the Grand Tour. Specialty guidebooks, tour guides, and other aspects of the tourist industry were developed during this time to meet the needs of wealthy 20-something male and female travelers as they explored the European continent.

These young, classically - educated Tourists were rich enough to fund multiple years abroad for themselves and they took full advantage of this. They carried letters of ____63____ and introduction with them as they departed from southern England to communicate with and learn from people they met in other countries. Some Tourists ____64____ to continue their education and broaden their horizons while abroad, some were just after fun and ____65____ travels, but most desired a combination of both.

A typical journey through Europe was long and ____66____ with many stops along the way. London was commonly used as a starting point and the Tour was usually kicked off with a difficult trip across the English Channel. Crossing the wide channel was and is not easy. 17th – and - 18th - century Tourists risked sea-sickness, illness, and even shipwreck on this first ____67____ of travel.

Grand Tourists were ____68____ interested in visiting cities that were considered centers of culture at the time, so Paris, Rome, and Venice were not to be missed. The average Grand Tourist traveled from city to city, usually spending weeks in smaller cities and months in the three ____69____ ones.

The vast majority of Tourists took part in similar activities during their exploration with art at the center of it all. Once a Tourist arrived at a destination, he would look for ____70____ and settle in for anywhere from weeks to months, even years. Though certainly not an overly trying experience for most, the Grand Tour presented a unique set of challenges for travelers to overcome.

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