上海东华大学附属奉贤致远中学2026-2027学年高二第一学期英语期中试卷

东华大学附属奉贤致远中学2026学年第一学期期中教学评估

高二英语

考试时间 120分钟　　满分150分

命题：彭悦乐　　审题：陆怡娜 洪卫 顾军

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 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. The man's poem is worth

B. The man shouldn't give Cathy the poem.

C. The man should give Cathy money rather than a poem.

D. The man should sell the poem at

2. A. Because he disliked his old flat.

B. Because he wanted a big place.

C. Because he hated his neighbours' disturbance.

D. Because he wanted to know new neighbours.

3. A. 15 minutes.　 B. 25 minutes.　 C. 35 minutes.　 D. 45 minutes.

4. A. In a restaurant.　 B. In a hotel.　 C. At the airport.　 D. In the supermarket.

5. A. A news report.　 B. A passer-by's death.

C. A car accident.　 D. A drunk driver's harm.

6. A. Boss and employee.　 B. Interviewer and interviewee.

C. Husband and wife.　 D. Lawyer and client.

7. A. The woman can't drive.　 B. The man finds it easy to learn driving.

C. The woman seldom goes out.　 D. The man likes public transportation.

8. A. Cows and pigs.　 B. Ducks and bees.

C. Chickens and cows.　 D. Chickens and pigs.

9. A. Because he didn't need a job.　 B. Because he wasn't satisfied with the salary.

C. Because he was turned down by the manager.　 D. Because he disliked the working hours.

10. A. Few students take it.　 B. Nobody can pass it.

C. Most students don't finish it.　 D. Most students find it difficult.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and two longer conversations. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passage and conversations 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. Because the manager asked him to do so.

B. Because the elderly were respected in his hometown culture.

C. Because the couple wanted him to do so.

D. Because he wanted more pay.

12. A. He lost his job in the restaurant.　 B. He made friends with the couple.

C. He no longer respected the elderly.　 D. He changed his way with older people.

13. A. The more the speaker explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

C. From this experience, the speaker learned more about American culture.

D. The speaker wanted to show his feelings through words after this experience.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. The popularity of travel guidebooks.

B. The decline of travel guidebooks.

C. The close connection between guidebooks and travellers.

D. Travel guidebooks' ability to make money.

15. A. Social network.　 B. Travel guidebooks.

C. Friends from travel business.　 D. Geography teachers.

16. A. Its high price.　 B. Its lack of individuality.

C. Its unreal introduction.　 D. Its outdated information.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. In the newspaper.　 B. At the campus housing office.

C. On the college pamphlet.　 D. In the neighbourhood.

18. A. Math.　 B. Music.　 C. Computer.　 D. English.

19. A. It must be in a good location.　 B. It must have a kitchen.

C. It should guarantee her privacy.　 D. It doesn't cost much to rent.

20. A. Betty will share the house with Jeff.

B. Betty is not easy to live with.

C. Jeff is the owner of the house.

D. Betty and Jeff are both studying in the same college.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A (10分)

Directions: After reading the passage below, 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.

The Story Behind Sherlock Holmes

Every year, thousands of people visit one of the world's most famous addresses: 221B Baker Street, London. It is famous ___21___ being the place where the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes lived in the well-known stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

A lot of people are so fascinated with the stories ___22___ they forget Sherlock Holmes wasn't a real person and therefore didn't ever actually live at the address. In fact, there was no house there when Conan Doyle wrote the stories. So, since Sherlock Holmes was a made-up character, why do so many people think of him like a real person?

It is often said that the character Sherlock Holmes ___23___ (base) on a real person named Benjamin Bell, a forensic surgeon (法医) for ___24___ Conan Doyle worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.