（时间：90分钟 满分：100分）第I卷 I. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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. At 5:00 p.m.. B. At 5:30 p.m.. C. At 6:00 p.m.. D. At 6:30 p.m..2. A. A secretary. B. A student. C. A journalist. D. A fireman.3. A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. At home.D. In a park.4. A. Strawberry pie. B. Sandwich. C. Toast. D. Butter.5. A. The woman.B. The woman’s sister Mary.C. Mary’s husband.D. The family cook.6. A. He means that the weather is not suitable for photo-taking.B. He means that the woman doesn’t need to buy a camera today.C. He doesn’t cares about the weather very much.D. He doesn’t like the weather.7. A. The man’s sister.B. The man’s aunt.C. The woman herself.D. Nobody.8. A. Only a dictionary.B. Nothing at all.C. All but a dictionary.D. Anything but a dictionary.9. A. Read an article on political science.B. Present a different theory to the class.C. Read more than one article.D. Choose a different article to read.10.A. Travel.B. Stay with her.C. Have a break.D. Play tennis.Section B PassagesDirections: 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 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. By boat.B. By bike.C. By car.D. By train.12.A. Its school and libraries.B. Its yearly motor race.C. Its universities and medical schools.D. Its Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.13.A. Because they are painted every year.B. Because the Indiana people keep them clean.C. Because they are made of special stone.D. Because there is little pollution from factories.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Attacking.B. Defensive.C. Total.D. Half.15.A. The front.B. The back.C. The middle field and the front.D. The middle field and the back.16.A. Dutch teams play most beautifully in the world.B. Dutch teams own the best individual players in the world.C. Holland is the birthplace of the total football. D. Holland aims not to lose rather than not to win.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.What does the man want?A newspaper and ___17___.How much are they?___18___.What does the evening paper cost?It’s ___19___.Where does the conversation most probably take place?At a ___20___.II. Grammar and Vocabulary. Section A (15%) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. Canadian writer Alice Munro, who is called the “master of the contemporary short story,” ___21___(award) the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Munro is the first Canadian writer and the 13th woman in the world ___22___ (receive) the prestigious award.The prize committee compared ___23___ 82-year-old author to Chekhov, the 19th century Russian who is considered one of the ___24___( great) short story writers in history, for her warmth, insight and compassion, and for capturing a wide range of lives and personalities without passing judgment on her characters.?___25___ the prestigious award was announced, the Nobel committee said that they were not able to contact Munro and ___26___(leave) a phone message to tell her the good news. But The Canadian Press contacted her, and she was quoted as saying the award was “quite wonderful” and she was “terribly surprised.” “I knew I was in the running, but I never thought I ___27___ win,” she said. “I am amazed and very grateful. I am particularly happy ___28___ winning this award will please so many Canadians and bring more attention ___29___ Canadian writing.”Munro is mostly known as a short story writer and she brings as much depth, wisdom and precision to every story ___30___ most novelists bring to a lifetime of novels. Munro ___31___ (publish) many collections such as "Who Do You Think You Are?", "The Moons of Jupiter", "Runaway", "The View from Castle Rock" and "Too Much Happiness". To read Munro is to learn ___32___ that you never thought of before. Her writing has brought her numerous awards, ___33___ (include) the 2009 Man Booker International Prize and three Governor General’s Literary Awards, Canada’s highest literary honor.Munro is praised for her good storytelling, which is characterized by clarity and psychological realism. Her stories are often set in small town environments, ___34___ the struggle for a socially acceptable existence often results in tense relationships and moral conflicts--problems ___35___(come) from generational differences and colliding life ambitions.Section 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. influence B. devoted C. mentally D. circumstance E. affected F. overall G. financially H. decision I. positive J. striveHappiness, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is based on luck or good fortune. Joy on the other hand, is described as a vivid emotion of pleasure. Thus, happiness depends on ___36___; joy, on our emotional well-being.If you know joyful people, you will probably notice common traits among them. Joyful people are often healthy, both physically and ___37___; they value strong ___38___ relationships, and they don’t allow the extremes of life -- sudden highs or sudden lows -- to ___39___ them too much. Joyful people lead a more stable life. But these abilities do not just arrive; they have to be worked at.Teaching ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can do to enhance our ___40___ health. However, it is important to understand that joy is an emotion that arises from within us and is not ___41___ by the things that happen to us. Instead of looking for external things to provide happiness in our lives, we must ___42___ to find the joy within. We must educate ourselves about joy and work to enhance it in our lives. One way to start is to make a ___43___ to wake up every morning and find joy in our lives. Think about a special person or a ___44___ pet. It is our choice to be joyful or fearful. Let’s take the time to train ourselves to be joyful -- our lives will be both happier and healthier for it.III. Reading Comprehension Section A (10%)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 phrases that best fits the context.There is an English saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying ___45___. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effect it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can ___46 ___ people’s health. Tests were ___47___ to study the effects of laughte上海市宝山区吴淞中学2013-2014学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题
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