上海市南洋模范中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2022学年第一学期南模中学高二年级

英语学科线上期末考试

(本次考试时间120分钟，满分140分)

I. Listening Comprehension (25%)

Section A

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 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. The parcel was put somewhere around the street corner.

B. She seldom receives parcels.

C. The parcel doesn’t belong to her.

D. She made a mistake by buying a wrong parcel.

2. A. The steakhouse is perfect for everyone.

B. The food in the steakhouse is not satisfactory.

C. The woman has been to the steakhouse twice.

D. The food in the steakhouse is too expensive.

3. A. The man has a stomach disease.

B. Inappropriate eating habit has made the man uncomfortable.

C. The man should eat nothing for dinner.

D The man should have a thorough body check.

4. A. She didn’t sleep well this morning.  B. Her son didn’t catch the school bus.

C. She drives the school bus.    D. She is always late for work.

5. A. Father and daughter.     B. Teacher and headmaster.

C. Gardener and employer.     D. Waiter and customer.

6. A. She can memorize Mr. Cannes’s phone number.

B. She barely knows Mr. Cannes.

C. Mr. Cannes is beyond reach right now.

D. She will try various ways to get touch with Mr. Cannes.

7. A. She doesn’t hear the noise.

B. The noise is caused by a neighbour’s house decoration.

C. They should thank Mr. James for the notification.

D. There is a fight on the 11th floor of the building.

8. A. Some restaurants don’t request tips.

B. The service they’ve got isn’t worth the tip the restaurant requests.

C. They have refused to pay the tip.

D. The food of the restaurant is expensive.

9. A. Their gas bill is roughly steady every month.

B. This month’s gas bill hasn’t arrived yet.

C. The number on the gas bill is wrong.

D. The gas bill will get even higher in winter.

10. A. Her necklace is not expensive at all.

B. Someone will return the necklace sometime later.

C. Calling the police is not a good idea.

D. She has given the necklace to the man.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Because they wanted to produce cheap coffee.

B. Because they couldn’t bear the taste of ordinary coffee.

C. Because they didn’t want coffee to damage their teeth.

D. Because they wanted to have coffee with stronger flavor.

12. A. By only using coffee beans and water. B. By avoiding artificial flavors and sugar.

C. By physical processing.     D. By adding some materials.

13. A. Because drinkers’ reviews vary.   B. Because it’s only available in the U.K.

C. Because it is expensive.     D. Because there are too many online orders.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. It solved all psychological problems.

B. It lacked attention on what was good about life.

C. It ignored research into treating mental illnesses.

D. It was developing too slowly.

15. A. It was confused with positive thinking. B. It’s still not a science yet.

C. It ignores individual diversity.    D. It doesn’t present enough findings.

16. The origin and facts of positive psychology.

A. The advantages of positive psychology.

B. People’s opinions about positive psychology.

C. The special cases in positive psychology.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Dating back to 6000 years ago.  B. Featuring Greek and Roman civilization.

C. Focusing on the light of the old time. D. Displaying gardens of different times.

18. A. Charge too much for admission. B. Not pay enough attention to modern art.

C. Exhibit art works of poor quality.  D. Deal with criticisms badly.

19. A. Avoid taking kids to the Met.

B. Book a tour guide service.

C. Visit the galleries near to the entrance.

D. Select interesting galleries online in advance.

20. A. All the people pay 25 dollars.  B. Local people can decide how much to pay.

C. Foreign visitors can pay zero.   D. Students must pay half price.

II. Grammar (30%)

Section A Multiple Choice

1. We should take into account students’ suggestion that the school library ______ more books on popular science.

A. provide B. provided C. providing D. provides

2. She said she would have sent a car for me ________ that I was arriving today.

A. if it didn’t slip her mind