金山中学2020学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题人：庄胥彦 审核人：杨晓丽）
第I卷 （共 95 分）
I. Listening Comprehension Part A （10分）
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. He is a make-up artist. B. He is a film maker. C. He is a TV show host. D. He is a cameraman. 2. A. At 4:00 pm.
B. At 5:00 pm.
C. At 6:00 pm. D. At 7:00 pm.
3. A. They are expensive. C. They are too small.
B. They are valuable.
D. They are too far away.
4. A. She couldn’t afford the movie.
B. She had no time to watch the movie.
C. She prefers staying at home to watching the film. D. She didn’t like the movie. 5. A. The staff don’t like weekends.
B. They don’t serve steak.
C. The staff are all very busy. D. All steaks are sold out. 6. A. Fridays and Saturdays. B. Tuesdays and Fridays. C. Thursdays and Fridays. 7. A. She had a holiday lately. C. She invited her cousin to her place. 8. A. To make an appointment.
D. Tuesdays through Fridays.
B. She went to Vietnam with her cousin. D. She asked the way to Belgium. B. To ask someone to repair her car. D. To cancel the appointment.
D. Disappointing.
C. To tell the doctor she’ll be late. 9. A. Interesting.
B. Better than she expected. C. Boring.
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10. A. Catch a train.
B. Go shopping
C. See the man off.
Part B （15分）
D. Enjoy the rain drop.
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages 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 13are based on the following passage 11. A. Because of its creative programs.
B. Because of its location. C. Because of its good services. D. Because of its time length. 12. A. Exciting classes. B. Stage performances. C. Wonderful meals.
D. Great support for improving campers’ skills. 13. A. From 6 am to 9 pm.
C. From 9 am to 2 pm.
B. From 9 am to 11 pm. D. From 8 am to 7 pm.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. One day.
B. Two days.
C. Three days.
D. Four days.
15. A. Taking a bus. C. Hiring a taxi.
B. Walking to the hotel.
D. Driving there without a permit. B. Business and advertising. D. Global economics.
16. A. Intellectual investment. C. Exhibition industry
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To take a picture.
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B. To change the camera.
D. To buy a present for his daughter. B. Blue. D. Pink.
B. At least a month. D. Until next weekend.
C. To charge the battery. 18. A. Black. C. Orange.
19. A. About 7 days.
C. Around two weeks.
20. A. Return the camera. B. Paint the camera himself. C. Wait for further notice. D. Video the birthday party.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A (10×2=20分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
A new study finds that getting seven to nine hours of sleep per night may help you tame (驯服) your sweet tooth.
Researchers at King’s College London recruited “short sleepers” — people 21. _____________routinely sleep less than seven hours per night. The participants were trained 22. _____________(extend) their sleep time in many ways, such as cutting back on caffeine, reducing screen time and 23._________ (stick) to a regular bedtime each night.
With the training, the short sleepers began to sleep about one hour more per night. And here’s the interesting thing: They also changed their diets — without 24. __________________(ask).
“We found that these people also reduced their intake of added sugars by about 10 grams per day,” explains one of the study’s authors. That’s about 40 calories’ worth of sugar, 25. _________ is not a huge change. But 26. _______________time, a small, daily decline in sugary foods can make a difference.
The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Its findings serve up more evidence 27. ____________our sleep can influence our eating habits and waistlines.
A study published in 2013 also found that just five days of 28.____________(shorten) sleep can lead to weight gain. In that study, people 29. ____________(allow) to sleep for just five hours for a five-day period. They gained, on average, almost two pounds.
And as reported, the timing of meals can also influence 30._______________our bodies respond to all the calories we eat. For instance, a study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that people who ate their main meal early in the day were more successful at losing
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上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 含答案
