上海电力大英1期中考试题.docx

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上海电力大英1期中考试题

2011/2012年第一学期期中考试（一级）

PartIListeningComprehension（1*10）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.

A）

Itisclosed.

B）

9A.M.to5P.M.

C）

12noonto9P.M.

D）

9A.M.to12noon.

2.

A）

Shemustwalkfivemiles.

C）

Shemustwalkfiveorsixblocks.

B）

Shemustwalktothecorner.

D）

Shemustwalkthreeblocks.

3.

A）

Themanhastraveledalot.

B）

Thewifelikestolistentoherman’sstory.

C）

Themanistoobusytotastehisfamilylife.

D）

Keepingupwiththetimesistheirphilosophy.

4.

A）

Therealizationofexpectations.

B）

Thepossibilityofreachingtheexpectations.

C）

Theabilitytohandletheboat.

D）

Thestressfromparents.

5.

A）

MorningandinBritain.

C）

NightandinRome.

B）

MorningandinJapan.

D）

NightandinBritain.

6.

A）

6:

00p.m.

B）

8:

00p.m.

C）

9:

00p.m.

D）

Itisdelayed.

7.

A）

Hedoesn’thaveanymoneytobuythelamp.

B）

Hehasalotofmoneytobuythelamp.

C）

Ifhelendshermoney,shewillbuythelamp.

D）

Ifshelendshimmoney,hecanbuythelamp.

8.

A）

Sunday.

B）

Thursday.

C）

Saturday.

D）

Friday.

9.

A）

Atadoctor’s.

B）

Atabank.

C）

Atastore.

D）

Atalibrary.

10.

A）

Byplane.

B）

Byship.

C）

Bycoach.

D）

Bytrain.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Thereareapproximately30millionleft-handedpeopleintheUnitedStates,andseveralhundredmillionmorearoundtheworld.Mostright-handedpeoplehaveneverevenconsideredthe（11）___________thattheremaybeanyseriousissues（12）_________left-handers.Evenamongalloftheseleft-handedpeople,therearemanydifferent（13）________aboutwhattheseissuesareandwhichissuesmightbemostimportanttothem.

Therearemanythingsthatright-handedpeopletakefor（14）_______thatarequitedifficultforleft-handers.Theseincludemanybasic（15）______likelearningtowrite,learningtousescissorsandotherhand（16）_____andutensils,andlearningvariouscraftsandother（17）__________.Sometimes（18）________________________________________________________________,andothertimestheyareconfusedbyinstructorsandinstructionsgearedtowardteachingright-handers.Forsomeleft-handedpeople（19）________________________________________________________________.Forotherleft-handers（20）______________________________________________________________________________________________.

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（0.5*30）

Directions:

Thereare30incompletesentencesit:

thispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Decidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarktheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

21）Aseasonticket____theholdertomakeasmanyjourneysashewisheswithinthestatedperiodoftime.

A）entitlesB）grantsC）titlesD）promises

22）TheoldNewEnglandvillageshavechangedrelativelylittle___agasstationinrecentdecades.

A）exceptupB）inadditiontoC）exceptforD）besides

23）TheFrenchpianistwhohadbeenpraisedveryhighly_____tobeagreatdisappointment.

A）turnedupB）turnedinC）turnedoutD）turneddown

24）Oursondoesn'tknowwhatto_____attheuniversity.Hecan'tmakeuphismindabouthisfuture.

A）takeinB）takeupC）takeoverD）takeafter

25）Itisessentialthathe_____inextracurricularactivities.

A）participateB）participatesC）willparticipateD）shallparticipate

26）Yououghttopostpone__hereuntilnextweek,sincetheaudiencearesoenthusiastic）

A）leaveB）leftC）toleaveD）leaving

27）Thewriter’schoiceofwardsissimplyamatterof__style.

A）personalB）privateC）personnelD）individual

28）Hetookgreat____topleasehisboss.

A）painB）effortC）painsD）efforts

29）Thesearethebasicrulesofgrammar,whichyoushouldlearn___.

A）bymemoryB）byheartC）inmindD）forgood

30）Irelyonyouremindme__Jackforthebooksheboughtme.

A）ofpayingB）ofbeingpaidC）topayD）tobepaid

31）Inhisspeechhe___tothegreathelptheclubreceivedfromsupporters.

A）referredB）mentionedC）commentedD）remarked

32）Ifyoususpectthattheillnessmightbeseriousyoushouldnot______goingtothedoctor.

A）putoffB）holdbackC）putasideD）holdup

33）Becauseadegreefromagooduniversityisthemeanstoabetterjob,educationisoneofthemost______areasinJapaneselife）

A）sophisticatedB）competitiveC）considerateD）superficial

34）Hehasproved_____forthejob,andweareafraidthathe’llhavetoleavethiscompany.

A）insufficientB）unableC）deficientD）unsatisfactory

35）Alovemarriage,however,doesnotnecessarily_______muchsharingofinterestsandresponsibilities.

A）takeoverB）resultinC）holdonD）keepto

36）He_____tohiscustomersandhalvedtheprice.

A）leakedB）drewC）quotedD）yielded

37）He’swatchingTV?

He’s_______tobecleaninghisroom.

A）knownB）supposedC）regardedD）considered

38）Theoldcoupledecidedto_____aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreeoftheirown.

A）adaptB）bringC）receiveDadopt

39）Thegovernmentistryingtodosomethingto______betterunderstandingbetweenthetwocountries.

A）raiseB）promoteC）heightenD）increase

40）Thesoldierwas_____ofrunningawaywhentheenemyattacked.

A）scoldedB）chargedC）accusedD）punished

41）Itisquitenecessaryforaqualifiedteachertohavegoodmannersand_______knowledge.

A）extensiveB）expansiveC）intensiveD）expensive

42）Tryonwasextremelyangry,butcool-headedenoughto______stormingintotheboss’soffice.

A）preventB）prohibitC）turnD）avoid

43）Theauthorofthereportiswell_____withtheprobleminthehospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.

A）informedB）acquaintedC）enlightenedD）acknowledged

44）Tom’sparentsreturnedtofindhim______agooseoveranopenfireinthebackyard.

A.roastingB.burningC.bakingD.toasting

45）Theoil-tankerisrunning________.

A.tothebestofitsabilityB.ofgreatcapacity

C.tocapacityD.atfullcapacity

46）Phyllis_______influenzawhenshewasinNewYork.

A.cameoutwithB.camedownwith

C.cameupwithD.cametotermswith

47）Thecaptivewas______inadungeon.

A.restrictedB.confinedC.controlledD.restrained

48）Hewassoangrythathejustcouldn’t______fromtellingthemwhathethought.

A.holdoffB.holdonC.holdbackD.holdup

49.Somepeopleliketoownabigcarasasymbolof________.

A.statusB.statueC.stateD.stature

50.We_______Edison’ssuccesstohisintelligenceandhardwork.

A.subjectB.attributeCoweD.refer

PARTIIIReadingComprehension（2*20）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）

andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageA

　　Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.

　　First.Let'stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.

　　Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe"meeting"influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedontherun.Itisnolonger"seeyouthereat8",but"textmearound8andwe'llseewhereweallare".

　　Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,"insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging",twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:

the"talkers"andthe"texters"-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice.

　　Theyfoundthatthemobilephone'sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresentaself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.

　　Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage.Therearetwoki