上海市徐汇区上海中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期中考试英语题

上海中学2024学年第二学期期中考试 英语试题 高一______班 学号______ 姓名______ 成绩______ I. Listening Comprehension 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 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 restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a pub. D. In a coffee shop. 2. A. He suggests eating out. B. He doesn’t like the talk show. C. He enjoys making dinner. D. He prefers to have ready-made food. 3. A. Writing an application letter. B. Searching for information. C. Having an online interview. D. Learning high-tech knowledge. 4. A. Checking the business hours. B. Making a complaint. C. Requiring fees for a repair. D. Changing an item. 5. A. Its color. B. Its material. C. Its style. D. Its brand. 6. A. Noise in a waiting room. B. Facilities in a hotel. C. Services in a restaurant. D. Environment in a cinema. 7. A. The TV isn’t worth repairing. B. John should give priority to his study. C. She can get the TV to work again. D. Someone should help John. 8. A. He prefers to do something else. B. He is the last person to offer help. C. He is quite late for the dinner party. D. He will do anything to help. 9. A. The man’s speech was persuasive. B. The woman misunderstood Philip’s topic. C. The woman was puzzled by the speech. D. The man failed to win the speech contest. 10. A. She is keen on abstract paintings. B. She isn’t able to appreciate the paintings. C. She doesn’t like art history class. D. She has a better taste of art than the man. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three 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. Peter Evans. B. Jim Carson. C. Gio Santos. D. Kiren Nadar. 12. A. Frightened. B. Excited. C. Desperate. D. Quiet. 13. A. He won the grand prize of the year. B. He takes pictures of endangered animals. C. He shots images of common creatures. D. He loves to observe animal behaviors. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Convenience. B. Flexibility. C. Light weight. D. Security. 15. A. A picture of the thief. B. A text message. C. The track of the thief. D. A voice message. 16. A. Distance alarm. B. GPS tracking. C. Digital payment. D. Power supply. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. He found the best budget hotel ever. B. He ended up at an unexpected destination. C. He was led to another hotel. D. It took him long to find the booked hotel. 18. A. Background information isn’t necessary. B. Information should be more vividly written. C. Travelers don’t read the information carefully. D. Information should be revised more often. 19 A. Because it allows him to save time and expense. B. Because he can get free advice from the local people. C. Because it helps him discover some unusual things to do. D. Because he can meet more travelers and share experiences. 20. A. The limitation of guidebooks. B. The importance of guidebook usage. C. How to choose a right guidebook. D. The real value of traveling. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Multiple Choice Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Now that Jennifer couldn’t attend the meeting,______ her place? A. who do you suggest that take B. who do you suggest take C. whom do you suggest should take D. who you suggest that takes 2. He had been working hard before the exam______ he got full marks. A. in order that B. although C. so that D. therefore 3. It was ______ she won the Academy Award for Best Actress ______ signaled the realization of all her long-held dreams. A. the moment when; that B. the moment which; that C. the moment; that D. the moment that; which 4. It might be years ______ we ______a cure for Huntington’s disease, which is an inherited disorder. A. before; make it possible B. before; make possible C. until; make it possible D. when; make possible 5. It was not so much the opportunities she got ______ the way that she seized and made the most of them ______ made her succeed. A. but; that B. as; that C. nor; which D. like; which 6. He realized he hadn’t studied enough and started cramming ______ the exam. A. not since long B. long before not C. since not long D. not long before 7. The race ______ when one of the runners ______ . A. had hardly begun; fell B. didn’t hardly begin; had fallen C. hardly began; fell D. hardly had begun; had fallen 8. The reason ________ he didn’t attend the meeting was not ________ he was too busy with other tasks but ________ he had completely forgotten about it. A. why; /; that B. that; /; because C. why; that; that D. why; because; because 9. There were ______ few people ______ came to his concert ______ he felt really disappointed. A. such; who; which B. such; that; that C. so; who; that D. so; that; which 10. ______, the new themed area in the Disney Resort will offer guests an even more magical experience. A. When completed B. When being completed C. When is completed D. After is completed 11. ______ breaks the law should be punished. A. No matter who B. Who C. Anyone D. Whoever 12. Last month, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, from ______ effects the people there are still suffering. A. which B. what C. whose D. that 13. He discovered that he had left his umbrella ______ he had lunch. A. wherever B. in the place C. in the place which D. where 14. According to the researchers, ______ who participated in the survey about their favorite hobbies, as many as 80% said that reading was their top choice. A. those B. of those C. of whose D. which 15. The book, which offers profound insights into human nature, is ______. A. worth to be read B. worthwhile reading C. worth being read D. worthy of being read 16. The interviewer’s question put Tom on the ______, who had no idea how to answer it and just stood there, looking embarrassed. A. draw B. crowd C. spot D. scene 17. A riot (骚动) ______ in the city center after the football match due to some fans’ violent behavior. A. broke up B. broke down C. broke out D. broke through 18. Qantas Airways Ltd., not known for usually offering big discounts, had to ______ ticket prices to attract more passengers because of the gloomy economic climate. A. groan B. grab C. slide D. slice 19. In the final minutes of the game, Tom aimed carefully at the hoop, ________ the ball with confidence, and scored the decisive goal for his team. A. shot B. hustled C. dribbled D. crushed 20. After a short delay, the referee blew the whistle to ______ the second half. A. break through B. settle down C. kick off D. turn over 21. Winning an Olympic gold medal is the ______ dream for every athlete. A. conclusive B. ultimate C. convincing D. curable Section B Vocabulary 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. traditions B. migrant C. moderate D. rank E. hospitality AB. influential AC. recognized AD. key AE. passed BC. serve BD. celebrations Have You Tried these Traditional Foods Recognized by UNESCO? In 2003, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list was established to protect and preserve a range of social practices, from craftsmanship to festive events — and of course, food practices. Many culinary delights have achieved UNESCO status, including the Neapolitan pizza of Italy and the baguette of France. But which other delicacies and food ____22____ have made the list? Ceviche A combination of raw fish marinated (腌) in lime and locally grown produce is the ____23____ to making ceviche, a famed Peruvian dish. A recent addition to the UNESCO list, ceviche was inducted (正式加入) in 2023, where it was ____24____ for the specialist practices and knowledge needed to prepare the delicacy. These culinary techniques are typically shared within families and have been ____25____ down for generations. Hawker culture in Singapore Hawker culture is a term used to describe the community of vendors who cook and sell meals across Singapore. Hawker centres ____26____ as the nation’s community dining rooms, and the cuisine varies from Chinese, Indian to Malay specialties. The centres are celebrated for attracting a wealth of hungry customers from a diverse range of social backgrounds. The practice can be traced back to the 1800s, from the early ____27____ population who sold quick, affordable meals from makeshift stalls. These stalls could be found in town squares, parks and street pavements. The tradition has evolved significantly over the years and is still ____28____ across the region. In 2016, a hawker stall called Hawker Chan in Singapore became the cheapest Michelin-star restaurant in the world. The Mediterranean diet Praised for its emphasis on plant-based foods and healthy fats, the Mediterranean diet originated in the food cultures of ancient civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Basin. The diet commonly includes foods such as whole grains, legumes, fish, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables as well as olive oil. It also includes a(n) ____29____ amount of dairy and limited consumption of meat and saturated (饱和的) fat, like butter. The diet was inducted by UNESCO in 2013 and is celebrated for its social values, such as ____30____, neighborliness and creativity. It is also attributed with bringing communities together in cultural spaces, festivals and ____31____. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Cloze 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. In a Different League Walk into any room in India with a screen from now until the end of May and you will find yourself watching the Indian Premier League (IPL), a wildly popular cricket tournament that is by some measures the world’s most profitable sports league after America’s National Football League. It is obvious that Indians are ____32____ about cricket. Yet the success of IPL has had the unlikely effect of driving a booming of domestic leagues in other sports, too. Over the past decade leagues modelled on IPL have ____33____in hockey, tennis, badminton, football and handball, along with native games such as kho kho and kabaddi. Some, notably kabaddi, have even been commercially successful. A cricket-mad country is ____34____. Cricket took 87% of what was spent on sports advertising and sponsorship last year. But that was down from 88% in 2021. “The pie for non-cricket sport is going to ____35____,” says Divyanshu Singh of JSW Sports. As in any other ____36____, not all ventures will succeed. Some leagues have already ____37____.____38____ , leagues tend to succeed only in team sports. It is hard to build up loyalty for artificial teams in player-driven sports such as tennis and badminton. Yet the problem lies in a range of internal factors. Any new league must also be well governed and offer its backers a ____39____ chance of getting their investment back. That means setting sensible ____40____ on player salaries, keeping costs down and investing in high production standards. To attract viewers, it must offer the very best talent in that particular sport. With global sports available on television and streaming, the difference in quality between,______41______, Indian and American basketball leagues is apparent. Viewers accustomed to global sports are ______42______ by amateurish production. Kabaddi’s success can in part be ______43______ the league offering the highest quality of play available in that sport. Yet the most important factor in sustaining the sports boom is one where progress remains slow. Though Indian viewers are happy to watch sports, rates of physical activity are ______44______. A recent survey found that while 57% of respondents described themselves as fans of cricket, only 31% had actually played the game in the previous year. Rates for other sports are even lower. Three-quarters of Indian adolescents are physically ______45______, according to the World Health Organization. “The younger generation has never played these sports,” says Jinisha Sharma of Capri Sports. “How do you keep finding ______46______ talent for the future?” 32. A. concerned B. critical C. crazy D. curious 33. A. transformed B. reunited C. crashed D. emerged 34. A. bouncing B. diversifying C. globalizing D. hustling 35. A. grow B. shrink C. drop D. crack 36. A. neighborhood B. boom C. country D. industry 37. A. thrived B. bent C. collapsed D. progressed 38. A. Thus B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Consequently 39. A. remote B. fair C. slight D. minimal 40. A. targets B. goals C. caps D. floors 41. A. for example B. in short C. in general D. in addition 42. A. settled down B. cracked down on C. signed in D. turned off 43. A. overshadowed by B. surrounded with C. credited to D. confused with 44. A. steady B. impressive C. rising D. low 45. A. weak B. energetic C. inactive D. tough 46. A. fitter B. stronger C. newer D. better Section B Directions: Read passage A, B, and C. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） Physicist Albert-László Barabási recently published a book—The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success—laying out his and his colleagues’ research into the nature of success with a simple equation. The degree of success for a given product, scientific paper, artwork, or other venture, represented by “S,” is broken down into two components: the essentially random quality of the underlying idea, symbolized by “r,” and the ability of the creator behind the project to actually bring ideas in a given field to fruition, which Barabási calls the “Q-factor.” With that framework in mind, success is the product of the random initial idea and the Q-factor of the creator: S= Qr. As an example of the importance of both components of the success formula, Barabási points out that Steve Jobs—someone with an undoubtedly high Q-factor in the field of designing consumer electronics—had a list of unsuccessful products to his name as well. Barabási wrote, “Think AppleLisa, NeXT, the G-4Cube, MobileMe. Never heard of them? They’re among Jobs’s many failures. If an idea has a small r value, no matter how high the Q, the product will be cheapened.” Of course, Barabási also noted that a strong combination of a capable, high-Q-factor creator with a really good initial idea could enhance each other and create extremely successful results: “Think of the iPhone—a fantastic idea with brilliant execution, resulting in the product that defined Jobs’s legacy.” One perhaps surprising result Barabási found was that a given individual’s Q-factor in a particular field tended to stay more or less constant over time. That is, a creator’s ability to take advantage of good ideas in their field neither improved with experience nor declined with age. That presents a double-edged sword to anyone trying to find success in their career. On the one hand, repeated struggles in a particular field could suggest an underlying lack of talent in that field. Barabási wrote, “if our Q-factor doesn’t work well with our job, we should consider if we’ve pinned our hopes on the wrong career path.” On the other hand, the relative constancy of a Q-factor in a given field means that one’s best work can happen at any point in their career. Barabási gave the example of the physicist John Fenn, who after a long and fairly low-impact scientific career developed a revolutionary technique for measuring the masses of large molecules at the age of 67. Fenn would later go on to win the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his late-career work. Barabási’s research suggests that a good way to succeed is to find what you are good at and then keep trying new things in that field. “The key to long-term success from a creator’s perspective is straightforward: let the qualities that give you your Q-factor do their job by giving them a chance to deliver success over and over,” he wrote. 47. According to the formula, which of the following is NOT a factor in achieving long-term success? A. A brilliant and talented idea. B. A proper price for the products. C. The ability to put the idea into practice. D. Perseverance in trying new things. 48. Why are AppleLisa, NeXT, the G-4 Cube and MobileMe not as successful as iPhone? A. Because Jobs lacked talent when working on these products. B. Because the ideas behind them were not of high quality. C. Because they were not developed by Jobs. D. Because they were not Jobs’s legacies. 49. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. Barabási worked out the formula based on his research in cooperation with his colleagues. B. A good idea plays a significant role in the ultimate success of a product or artwork. C. If you have a low Q-factor, you may have a try at changing your career path. D. The physicist John Fenn didn’t make much scientific impact because of his old age. 50. What is the main idea Barabási wants to convey in his book? A. The key to success lies in finding what you are good at and sticking with it. B. A person’s ability remains more or less constant over his or her lifetime. C. Success in a person’s career presents a double-edged sword. D. You need to give yourself chances to deliver success over and over again. （B） The Ivory Towers of Ice-cream What is the most popular thing in the world? Music, guessed Donald Trump. No, replied his interviewer, Ali G; it is ice-cream. The problem, however, is that ice-cream drips. The solution, said the British comedian, is to sell “ice-cream gloves” to stop people’s hands getting sticky. The Donald somehow kept a straight face. Carpigiani, an Italian firm that makes ice-cream machines, has a better business plan. Avoiding gloves, it is going into education. Its home market is SATURATED. Italy already boasts 37,000 makers making gelatos — handmade Italian ice-creams. Since there are only so many scoops of ice-creams one nation can eat, exports are now 80% of Carpigiani’s business. Unfortunately, most foreigners have no idea how to make a proper gelato. So Carpigiani has set up Gelato University to teach them. In well-lit classrooms and shiny kitchens in Anzola dell’ Emilia, near Bologna, where Carpigiani has its factory, students from Russia, Belgium, Colombia, Morocco, Japan, Britain and Turkey are learning the secrets of selecting the perfect ingredients and freezing them. Lawrence Fama, a retired chemical engineer, hopes to set up an ice-cream shop in his home city of San Francisco. Corrado Barberis, an Italian economist, aims to take the real deal to Lille in northern France. Most teaching is done abroad: Gelato University also holds courses in countries such as America, Australia and China. Andrea Cocchi, Carpigiani’s managing director, sees the best growth prospects in Asia and South America. A week’s basic course in Anzola dell’ Emilia costs students €900 ($1,200). There is a sweetener, however: a €900 voucher for Carpigiani machines. For Gelat o University is not just about making the world a cooler place. It is also a marketing tool, and a rather cost-effective one at that. The fees cover the running costs, and more than 15% of students end up buying equipment. In the past three years student numbers have more than tripled, to about 6,700. Over the same period, Carpigiani’s sales have risen from €93 million to €113 million (roughly 8,000 machines). Sometimes the soft sell works. 51. The word SATURATED in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. wet B. freezing C. delicious D. full 52. If you sign up for Gelato University, you can do the following things EXCEPT ______. A. have an idea of how to select perfect ingredients B. solve the dripping problem of ice-creams C. learn how to freeze materials necessary for making a gelato D. get a price reduction when buying the company’s machines 53. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Gelato University is set up by Carpigiani to sell ice-cream gloves. B. Lawrence Fama and Corrado Barberis are teachers at Gelato University. C. Gelato University tackles climate change by making the world a cooler place. D. Gelato University helps Carpigiani sell equipment and gain attention. （C） “I’m living my childhood dream,” Djokovic told fans on court as he received the US Open trophy from a former rival, Andy Roddick. “I had the dream to become the best player in the world and win Wimbledon.” He’s won a lot more than just one Wimbledon, and Roddick’s presence was a reminder: Djokovic who won his first major at the Australian Open in 2008-has entered into another tennis era as the player to beat, with rivals like Roger Federer now retired and injuries challenging the careers of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. He owes his continued success to constant self-reflection around his goals. “One of the biggest lessons I have learned probably mentally throughout my career is that even if you find a formula that works it’s not a guarantee,” he said. “And actually most likely it’s not going to work the next year. You need to reinvent, yourself, because everyone else does. As a 36-year-old competing with 20-year-olds, I probably have to do it more than I have ever done it in order to keep my body in shape, in order to be able to recover so that I can perform on the highest level consistently.” He showed as much again in the last few weeks, bouncing back from his Wimbledon loss to Carlos Alcaraz to beat the Spaniard (who, indeed, is 20 years old) in the Cincinnati final. Alcaraz was stopped by Medvedev in the US Open semis, but Djokovic is aware of the pressure to keep up-and try and stay ahead. “I focus on what I need to do and how I get myself in the best state so that I can win the biggest trophies in our sport,” he said. “That’s what I care about.” It was two years ago that Medvedev discontinued a different history-in-the-making moment for Djokovic as Novak went for the calendar Grand Slam — sweeping all four majors in one year. But that 2021 final loss provided lessons for Djokovic that he applied this past week: Block out all the noise. “I really did my best in the last 48 hours not to allow the importance of the moment and what’s on the line get to my head, because two years ago that’s what happened, and I underperformed, and I wasn’t able to be at my best, and I was outplayed,” he recalled. And he has no plans of slowing down. “I’m going to keep going,” he said. “I feel good in my own body. I still feel I have the support of my environment, of my team, of my family. These are the moments and these are the kind of emotions that I motivate myself with every single day when I’m not playing a tournament,” he added. “Yeah, occasionally I’m asking myself, ‘Why do I need this still at this stage after all I have done?’ ‘How long do I want to keep going?’ I do have these questions in my head, of course. But knowing that I play at such a high level still and I win the biggest tournaments in this sport... I don’t want to leave this sport if I’m still at the top, if I’m still playing the way I’m playing.” Djokovic takes to the court again this week (12-17 September), suiting up for Team Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in Valencia, Spain. 54. Which of the following is TRUE about Djokovic? A. He is going to challenge Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray soon. B. He was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the Cincinnati final. C. He lost when playing for the Grand Slam in 2021. D. He is playing with so much pressure to keep on that he wants to retire. 55. What motivates Djokovic to continue playing professional tennis? A. Finding a formula that works for all tennis players. B. Proving that he’s better than young players today. C. Challenging his rivals — Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. D. Feeling physically good and having emotional support. 56. What is Djokovic’s next scheduled competition? A. Wimbledon. B. Australian Open. C. Davis Cup Finals Group Stage. D. US Open. 57. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Djokovic Lives His Childhood Dream. B. Djokovic Reinvents Himself. C Djokovic Wins Wimbledon. D. Djokovic Finds a Formula for Tennis. Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. How to Cope with Emotional Eating If you empty the fridge when you’re stressed or upset, that’s called emotional eating. Emotional eating affects most people from time to time. But regularly letting your feelings guide your food intake can affect your health. Sadness, boredom, and other negative feelings can drive emotional eating. Emotional eating includes eating a whole container of ice-cream after a breakup. Or eating up a bag of potato chips when you’re home alone on a Saturday night. ____58____ Many people overeat at joyous events, such as parties and weddings. Eating more food than your body needs can have dangerous results. People who eat for emotional reasons often gain too much weight. This puts them at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, and cancer. Eating too much has emotional consequences as well. ____59____ Here are some tips for you to stop emotional eating episodes and break the cycle: Learn to recognize hunger. Next time you reach for a snack, ask yourself what’s driving it. If you are truly hungry, you’ll notice physical symptoms, such as an empty stomach. ____60____ If you don’t have those signs, you probably don’t need to eat right then. Find other interests. Finding an activity that you enjoy can increase self-confidence, which is often poor in emotional eaters. Examples might be yoga, playing a musical instrument, volunteering, or painting. ____61____ If that’s so, then a new interest can fill your hours and make you less likely to look to food for emotional satisfaction. A. Emotional eating results from certain feelings, such as anger or sadness. B. Other less obvious hunger cues include a bad temper and trouble focusing. C. But happy events can cause emotional eating, too. D. You may find that your eating is driven by boredom. E. These include feeling guilty or embarrassed afterward. F. However, boredom can lead to emotional eating as well. IV. Productive Grammar Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. The Path to Achieving Success Success is a destination that many people strive to reach, but the journey to it is rarely straightforward.____62____ some may seem to achieve success effortlessly, the truth is that for most, it involves overcoming numerous hurdles. Whether it is in the form of academic challenges, career setbacks, or personal struggles, persistence, patience, and adaptability are required along the path to achieving success. One of the first obstacles ____63____ stand in the way is self-doubt. When you’re starting a new project or embarking on a new career, you may wonder if you’re capable of achieving your goals. However, it is important to remember that doubt is a natural part of the process. ____64____ you keep moving forward, you can gradually build confidence. Success, after all, is not determined by how many times you fall, but by how many times you get back up. Additionally, success is not always achieved in a linear(线性的)fashion. Many individuals find themselves ____65____(face)unexpected challenges, such as economic hardships or personal crises.____66____ it is the loss of a job or a health setback, these experiences can feel like major roadblocks. However, this is precisely when resilience is built.____67____ who can adapt to new circumstances and continue to push forward often find that their setbacks eventually lead them to new opportunities. Success also requires learning from mistakes. We may fail many times — in our studies or careers — and the process of failing many times ____68____ we achieve the ultimate success can be frustrating. However, success is not solely about avoiding failure; it is about ____69____ you respond to it. By analyzing your mistakes and seeking ways to improve, you gradually pave the way for future achievements. In conclusion, the road to success is full of twists and turns, but it is the ability to navigate these challenges____70____ determines whether one will finally reach their goals._____71_____ setbacks you encounter, staying focused and learning from each experience ensures that success is waiting for you at the end of the tunnel. V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 这位知识渊博的批评家详细说明了小说家如何能让读者与角色产生共鸣。（identify）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 73. 市长刚一听说北京将举办2022年冬奥会，就激动地大哭起来。（no sooner）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 74. 无论公司现在正经历怎样的艰难时光，都应该首先考虑整合新技术以提高竞争力。（tough）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 上海中学2024学年第二学期期中考试 英语试题 高一______班 学号______ 姓名______ 成绩______ I. Listening Comprehension 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 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 restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a pub. D. In a coffee shop. 2. A. He suggests eating out. B. He doesn’t like the talk show. C. He enjoys making dinner. D. He prefers to have ready-made food. 3. A. Writing an application letter. B. Searching for information. C. Having an online interview. D. Learning high-tech knowledge. 4. A. Checking the business hours. B. Making a complaint. C. Requiring fees for a repair. D. Changing an item. 5. A. Its color. B. Its material. C. Its style. D. Its brand. 6. A. Noise in a waiting room. B. Facilities in a hotel. C. Services in a restaurant. D. Environment in a cinema. 7 A. The TV isn’t worth repairing. B. John should give priority to his study. C. She can get the TV to work again. D. Someone should help John. 8. A. He prefers to do something else. B. He is the last person to offer help. C. He is quite late for the dinner party. D. He will do anything to help. 9. A. The man’s speech was persuasive. B. The woman misunderstood Philip’s topic. C. The woman was puzzled by the speech. D. The man failed to win the speech contest. 10. A. She is keen on abstract paintings. B. She isn’t able to appreciate the paintings. C. She doesn’t like art history class. D. She has a better taste of art than the man. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three 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. Peter Evans. B. Jim Carson. C. Gio Santos. D. Kiren Nadar. 12. A. Frightened. B. Excited. C. Desperate. D. Quiet. 13. A. He won the grand prize of the year. B. He takes pictures of endangered animals. C. He shots images of common creatures. D. He loves to observe animal behaviors. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Convenience. B. Flexibility. C. Light weight. D. Security. 15. A. A picture of the thief. B. A text message. C. The track of the thief. D. A voice message. 16. A. Distance alarm. B. GPS tracking. C. Digital payment. D. Power supply. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. He found the best budget hotel ever. B. He ended up at an unexpected destination. C. He was led to another hotel. D. It took him long to find the booked hotel. 18. A. Background information isn’t necessary. B. Information should be more vividly written. C. Travelers don’t read the information carefully. D. Information should be revised more often. 19. A. Because it allows him to save time and expense. B. Because he can get free advice from the local people. C. Because it helps him discover some unusual things to do. D. Because he can meet more travelers and share experiences. 20. A. The limitation of guidebooks. B. The importance of guidebook usage. C. How to choose a right guidebook. D. The real value of traveling. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Multiple Choice Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 【1题答案】 【答案】B 【2题答案】 【答案】C 【3题答案】 【答案】C 【4题答案】 【答案】B 【5题答案】 【答案】B 【6题答案】 【答案】D 【7题答案】 【答案】A 【8题答案】 【答案】C 【9题答案】 【答案】C 【10题答案】 【答案】A 【11题答案】 【答案】D 【12题答案】 【答案】C 【13题答案】 【答案】D 【14题答案】 【答案】B 【15题答案】 【答案】D 【16题答案】 【答案】C 【17题答案】 【答案】C 【18题答案】 【答案】D 【19题答案】 【答案】A 【20题答案】 【答案】C 【21题答案】 【答案】B Section B Vocabulary 【22~31题答案】 【答案】22. A 23. AD 24. AC 25. AE 26. BC 27. B 28. AB 29. C 30. E 31. BD III. Reading Comprehension Section A Cloze 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. 【32~46题答案】 【答案】32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. C 41. A 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. D Section B Directions: Read passage A, B, and C. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） 【47~50题答案】 【答案】47. B 48. B 49. D 50. A （B） 【51~53题答案】 【答案】51. D 52. B 53. D （C） 【54~57题答案】 【答案】54. C 55. D 56. C 57. B Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【58~61题答案】 【答案】58. C 59. E 60. B 61. D IV. Productive Grammar 【62~71题答案】 【答案】62. While##Though##Although 63. that 64. As long as##As long as 65. facing 66. Whether 67. Those 68. before 69. how 70. that 71. Whatever V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【72题答案】 【答案】The knowledgeable critic elaborated on how novelists could make readers identify with the characters. 【73题答案】 【答案】No sooner had the mayor heard that Beijing would host the 2022 Winter Olympics than he burst into tears with excitement. 【74题答案】 【答案】However tough a time the company is having now, it should first consider integrating new technologies to improve its competitiveness. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $