上海市宝山区某中学高一英语上学期第一次月考试题牛津上海版.doc

1、上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高一英语上学期第一次月考试题牛津上海版Listening Comprehension (20) Section ADirections: 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 o

2、nce. 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. 15 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 50 minutes D. 30 minutes.2. A. Policeman and driver. B. Policeman and thief.C. Teache

3、r and pupil. D. Director and actress.3. A. In a factory. B. In a shopping mall. C. At an airport D. In a restaurant.4. A. The seventh anniversary. B. The eighth anniversary C. The ninth anniversary. D. The eleventh anniversary.5. A. Harry is still seriously ill. B. Harry has almost recovered.C. Harr

4、y feels the same as before. D. Harry is still troubled by illness.6. A. The man hates physics very much. B. The man is selfish. He doesnt like to help others.C. Physics is the favorite subject of the woman.D. The man will help the woman with physics.7. A. They plan to make the meeting room into a re

5、ading room. B. The man agrees with the woman about the plan. C. The man disagrees with the woman about the plan. D. The man is afraid there will be no meeting room at all.8. A. They are crossing the street when the red light is on. B. There are no traffic lights at all. C. One of the two persons is

6、blind. D. Both of them are very careful.9. A. Christina. B. The man. C. Both Christina and the man. D. Nobody.10. A. Some students at the back cannot hear the professor. B. The professor has changed his reading assignment. C. Some of the students are not on the professors list. D. The professor has

7、brought extra of his assignment.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on

8、 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. It was crying. B. It was dying. C. It was sitting. D. It was sleeping.12. A. To have a rest. B. To save her baby. C. To protect herself. D. To pr

9、event the nightmare.13. A. It was a message to the babys father. B. It had already been sent out when found.C. The mother hoped that her baby could survive.D. The mother wouldnt like the message to be found.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Students call their teacher

10、s Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on.B. Students discuss their ideas with their teachers.C. Students have to take many exams.D. Teachers dress formally.15. A. Swimming pools. B. Fast food restaurants.C. Tennis courts. D. Basketball courts.16. A. Teaching methods. B. Teaching styles. C. College fa

11、cilities. D. University dinning rooms.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your ans

12、wer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Talking about HometownLocation: about 100 _17_ from the seaPopulation: about _18_Many buildings: about _19_years oldMain industry: _20_Weather: cold in winterII. Grammar and Vocab

13、ularySection A （10）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The memory of the holiday spent in Europe with her husband will _ all through her life.A. stayB. liveC. leaveD. impress26. We

14、re conducting a nationwide survey of peoples reading habits. Would you have five minutes _ a few questions? A. answeringB. to answerC. to have answeredD. having answered27. Ive already told you that Im going to buy a new iPad, _.A. how much does it costB. however much it costsC. no matter how it cos

15、tsD. however does it cost much28. I stayed up late doing my homework yesterday, so I had trouble _ up early this morning.A. getB. gettingC. gotD. to get29. Tony is a quiet boy and he is accustomed _ at meals, which is always appreciated.A. not to talkB. to not talkC. to not talkingD. not to talking3

16、0. Most probably it will be another 7 hours _ you can have next meal, so each of you must have your stomach full.A. since B. when C. after D. before31. John is not a man to count on, and it is very likely that the work _ by the time he arrives here.A. is finished B. has finished C. will finish D. wi

17、ll have been finished32. The experienced teachers try their best _ the younger ones _experience.A. to helpgetting B. helpgetC. to helpto get D. helpingget33. The businessperson wanted to sell his goods fast: _, he chose his partner with great care. A. and B. otherwise C. however D. therefore34. She

18、is not going to buy the sofa because it _ too much room in the living room. A. takes away B. takes on C. takes down D. takes upSection B (9)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. ess

19、entialB. endangeredC. goingD. performanceE. crisesF. supposedG. consequenceH. materialI. exposedJ. involvesAs the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the 41 from morning till night, it is hard to sl

20、ow down. But relaxation is 42 for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as often 43 to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress get

21、s out of control that it can lead to poor 44 and ill health. The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime 45 for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual d

22、ifficulties. When 46 to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive (远古的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The 47 we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little t

23、he stress, it 48 the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 49 . Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it. III. Reading ComprehensionSection

24、 A (15)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.We all laugh. We all hurt. We all make mistakes. We all dream, thats life. Its a journey. Please follow these rules t

25、o make the journey of your life a journey of joy! 50 positive through the cold season could be your best 51 against getting ill, new study findings suggest.In an experiment that 52 healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a 53 sunny characteristic were less likel

26、y to 54 ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help 55 the common cold and other illnesses.Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness increasing immune(免疫的) function and subjective as in h

27、appy people being less 56 by a scratchy throat or runny nose. “People with a positive emotional style may have different immune 57 to the virus,” explained the lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may 58 their illness as b

28、eing less severe.”Cohen and his colleagues had found in a 59 study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional tendency itself had the effect.For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults with complete standard measures

29、of personality tendency, health-consciousness and emotional “style”. Those who 60 be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, 61 those who were often unhappy, tense and unfriendly had a negative style. The researchers gave them drops through their noses 62 ei

30、ther a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the 63 reported on any aches, pains, sneezing they had, while the researchers collected 64 data, like daily mucus(黏液) production. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes(鼻部的不适), happy people we

31、re less likely to develop a cold.50. A. LivingB. StayingC. PullingD. Surviving51. A. safeguardB. opportunityC. cautionD. defense52. A. excludedB. exploredC. exposedD. escaped53. A. generallyB. commonlyC. frequentlyD. perfectly54. A. changeB. fallC. turnD. remain55. A. keepB. avoidC. denyD. remove56.

32、 A. sufferedB. troubledC. disturbedD. hinted57. A. functionB. abilityC. responseD. action58. A. thinkB. relateC. interpretD. translate59. A. formalB. currentC. previousD. precious60. A. tended toB. opposed toC. used toD. stuck to61. A. whileB. howeverC. whats moreD. therefore62. A. implyingB. matchi

33、ngC. containingD. occupying63. A. patientsB. adultsC. volunteersD. researchers64. A. objectiveB. impressive C. positiveD. effectiveSection B (18)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices ma

34、rked A, B,C or D. Choose the one that suits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)What I like to advise people is to find out what it is that makes them happy. What do you love to do? If you truly love what you do just go ahead and try to make a living by doing

35、 it. People will throw money at you to do it. But you will always have to work hard at it. I have to draw every single day of my life. I have to draw about 20 ideas. My advice is to put aside a certain amount of time every day and make you draw or whatever, especially when you dont feel like it. Onl

36、y in this way will you be able to perfect your talent.The first step you take is to go to your local library and ask for the publications issued in the current years. When you get these publications, try to find the names of the top people concerned and their presidents. After you find these, write

37、down their names and addresses. Keep this list and update it every year. Next thing you want to do is to create at least 40 cartoons. Get a grid（格子） from one of the strips in the newspapers, enlarge it to whatever size you wish and draw inside this grid. Now take the best 20 of your ideas and make t

38、hem into finished pieces. To do this, you would want to copy them in ink because if you were a professional cartoonist, that was what you should do. Now you can reduce the size of the finished cartoons to fit onto a regular comics page. By comparing yours with the others already in print, it gives y

39、ou a good idea of clarity to your cartoon.The next step is to write letters to presidents of the publication. In the letters, explain who you think would read your work, or in other words, what group do you think you would target. After you complete these, send all of your information enclosed with

40、letters in the appropriate envelope.Now as soon as you send out these letters, start to create a brand new strip with all new characters. Dont get married to one idea because if your idea gets turned down then you will give up. And always remember. If you receive a rejection from any of them, keep i

41、n mind that you are working on something better. You will be working on something new and more exciting and the rejection letter will not have any impact. With this in mind65. What is the advice from the writer in the first paragraph when you want to succeed in your life?A. Stop doing anything until

42、 you find something quite suitable for your future career.B. Put aside a certain amount of time every day to consider how to make a living.C. Make a living by something that you truly like to do as your profession and work hard at it.D. Perfect your talent only by drawing some cartoons.66. The purpo

43、se of writing a letter to the president was to _.A. get some money to support the later careerB. enclose the information on how to become cartoonists with the letterC. focus his attention on the workD. explain who would be the readers of the work67. The underlined phrase “get married to one idea” in

44、 the last paragraph probably refers to _.A. having a strong desire to get marriedB. fixing all attention on one ideaC. marrying someone is a good ideasD. refusing one idea to get married (B) Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places t

45、hat are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a co

46、untry keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer. On the oth