2018-2019学年上海市交大附中高一上英语期中

上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年度第一学期

高一英语期中试卷

I. Listening comprehension

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

21.--Could you please translate this sentence for me? I think it’s in French.

--Sorry. I ________ evening lesson for one year and I almost forget the language.

A. had taken

B. was taking

C. have taken

D. took

22.It ________ many years before Michelangelo ________ painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

A. was…finished

B. was…had finished

C. had been…had finished

D. is…finished

23.Why are you here! It’s snowing so heavily outside! You ________ in person, and a phone call would have been enough.

A. don’t need to come

B. couldn’t have come

C. might not have come

D. needn’t have come

24.You have to think of a way if you are not socially active, because you have no alternative but ________ the working environment.

A. be fit in

B. to fit in

C. fitting in

D. fit in

25.He was very sensitive to any change, so he was sure someone ________ his room.

A. would have entered

B. might have entered

C. can have entered

D. must have entered

26.The financial crisis emerged in January this year and ________ in strength ever since.

A. had grown

B. grew

C. has been growing

D. grows

27.The young man who is ________ can’t even imagine a bit about what happened ________ of the last century.

A. in the 20s…in the 80s

B. in his 20s…in 80s

C. in his 20s…in the 80s

D. in the 20s…in 80s

28.The phone is ringing! ________ it be your teacher Shawn? He was looking for you the whole morning since you’ve got so many Fails!

A. Can

B. Would

C. May

D. Will

29.I prefer to have those advanced machines ________ rather than let them ________ by the enemies!

A. destroyed…used

B. to be destroyed…be used

C. destroyed…be used

D. to be destroyed…used

30.If customers think the services are worthwhile, I do believe many of them ________ accept and pay for them.

A. had better

B. may well

C. may as well

D. may

31.I remembered ________ myself what to do the next day, but I still forgot ________ any of them.

A. telling…doing

B. to tell…doing

C. to tell…to do

D. telling…to do

32.With ________ mistakes, ________ is no wonder that the man got laid off only after working for several months.

A. such many…there

B. many such…it

C. such many…it

D. many such…there

33.Never step back! Courage is all ________ takes to conquer that seemingly impossible mission.

A. what

B. that

C. one

D. it

34.“The population ________ issue is severe in USA, but the country has never had more kids, and participation in high school sports has never been higher,” said a professor ________ around 50.

A. aging…aging

B. aged…aged

C. aging…aged

D. aged…aging

35.For all of the diligent students here, I give you my promise: Work hard, and you ________ be rewarded!

A. can

B. need

C. shall

D. could

36.--Can I have a talk with Johnson?

--Oops! He ________ for only ten minutes.

A. was away

B. has been away

C. has left

D. left

37.As a result, he became ________ looking upward ________ he received a letter during that period, he had to hold it over his head to read it.

A. used to…when

B. so used to…that

C. so used to…as when

D. so used to…that when

38.If approved by the States Assembly, the law will ________ on 1 July 2013.

A. come into being

B. come into effect

C. put into effect

D. take into effect

39.Few people are as successful as Harrison ________ his age, and to be honest, he looks very young ________ his age.

A. of…at

B. by…for

C. at…for

D. in…at

40.Since the terrorist attacks, foreigners have had to ________ considerably more troubles to enter this country.

A. go though

B. pull through

C. get through

D. break through

41.The introduction ________ the book roughly talks about whether the introduction ________ independent taxation does good to local finances or not.

A. to…to

B. of…to

C. to…of

D. of…in

42.In Dai minority villages, countrymen ________ guests in their bamboo homes with hot and sour dishes, together with ice-cold beer that cools you a lot.

A. receive

B. prepare

C. handle

D. prefer

43.His ________ were published during the last decade, one of which talks about the child laborers’ miserable life in a local ________.

A. work…work

B. works…works

C. work…works

D. works…work

44.“We owe it to our children to be honest about the world and to provide them with material written ________ for them,” a young educator said.

A. specially

B. peculiarly

C. specifically

D. uniquely

45.Lying on his back on the cold floor in this ________ house, he suddenly started to feel sorry for himself, ________.

A. lonely…bursting into crying

B. alone…bursting our crying

C. alone…bursting out tears

D. lone…bursting into tears

46.But the local authorities say it is not clear how quickly services will be ________ to normal.

A. stored

B. recovered

C. restored

D. discovered

47.And although my stories are ________, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about

the way people and animals feel and think and act.

A. imaginary

B. imaginative

C. imaginable

D. imaging

48.She ________ at the author’s great novels and so she became an admirer of him.

A. wondered

B. surprised

C. shocked

D. amazed

Section B

(A)

A. literary

B. satisfy

C. mentally

D. shape AB. comprehend

AC. appreciation AD. means BC. physically BD. strive

CD. identify ABC. acquire

The Sculptor Speaks

Appreciation of sculpture depends upon the ability to respond to form in three dimensions(维度). That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts; certainly it is more difficult than the arts which involve __49__ of flat forms, shape in only two dimensions. Many more people are ‘form-blind’ than color-blind. Children learning to see, first distinguishes only two-dimensional shape; it cannot judge distances, depths. Later, for their personal safety and practical needs, they have to develop partly by __50__ of touch, the ability to judge roughly three-dimensional distances. But after they __51__ the requirements of practical necessity, most people go no further. Though they may __52__ considerable accuracy in the perception(知觉，感知) of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to __53__ form in its full spatial existence.

This is what the sculptor must do. He must __54__ continually to think of, and use, form in its full spatial completeness. He gets the solid shape, as it were, inside his head-he thinks of it, whatever its size, as if he were holding it completely in the hollow of his hand. He __55__ visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like, he will have to __56__ himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; and he realizes its volume, as the space that the shape displaces in the air.

And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as __57__, not as description or reminiscence(回忆，联想). He must, for example, see an egg as a simple single solid shape, quite apart from its significance as food, or from the __58__ idea that it will become a bird. And so with

solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone. From these he can go on to appreciate more complex forms of combinations of several forms.

(B)

A. expert

B. introduced

C. character

D. separation AB. established

AC. variety AD. admired BC. complexity BD. fascinated CD. originals

ABC. regarded

Classical Roman drama

Following the expansion of the Roman Republic into several Greek territories between 270-240 BC, Rome encountered Greek drama. From the later years of the republic and by means of the Roman Empire, theatre spread west across Europe and reached England; Roman theatre was more varied, extensive and sophisticated than that of any culture before it.

While Greek drama continued to be performed throughout the Roman period, the year 240 BC marks the beginning of regular Roman drama. From the beginning of the empire, however, interest in full-length drama declined in favor of a broader __59__ of theatrical entertainments. The first important works of Roman literature were the tragedies and comedies that Livius Andronicus wrote from 240 BC. Five years later, Gnaeus Naevius also began to write drama. No plays from either writer have survived. Andronicus was most appreciated for his tragedies and Naevius for his comedies; their successors(继任者) tended to be __60__ at one or the other, which led to a(n) __61__ of the subsequent development of each type of drama.

By the beginning of the 2nd century BC, drama was firmly __62__ in Rome and an association of writers had been formed. The Roman comedies that have survived are all “fabula palliate” (comedies based on Greek subjects) and come from two dramatists: Plautus and Terence. In re-working the Greek __63__, the Roman comic dramatists abolished the role of the chorus(合唱) in dividing the drama into episodes and __64__ musical accompaniment to its dialogue. The action of all scenes is set in the street and its complications often follow from eavesdropping(偷听).

Plautus, the more popular of the two, wrote between 205 and 184 BC and twenty of his comedies survive; people __65__ him for the wisdom of his dialogue and his use of various poetic meters. All of the six comedies that Terence wrote between 166 and 160 BC have survived; the __66__ of his plots, in which he often combined several Greek stories, was sometimes criticized, but his double-plots enabled a sophisticated presentation of contrasting human behavior. No early Roman tragedy survives, though it was highly __67__ in its day; historians know of three early tragedians—Quintus Ennius, Marcus Pacuvius, and Lucius Accius.

From the time of the empire, the work of two tragedians survives—one is an unknown author, while the other is the philosopher Seneca. Nine of Seneca’s tragedies survive, all of which are tragedies from Greek stories. Historians do not know who wrote the only extant example of the fabula praetexta (tragedies based on Roman subjects), Octavia, but in former times it was mistakenly attributed to Seneca due to his appearance as a(n) __68__ in the tragedy.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

War Peace, epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as “Voyna i mir” in 1865-69. This overall study of early 19th-century Russian society noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, __69__ as one of the world’s greatest novels. It has been widely __70__ for the stage, film, and television. Among the most notable film versions is that directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, which won an Academy Award in 1968.

War and Peace is primarily __71__ with the histories of five aristocratic(贵族的) families--__72__ the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs--the members of which are portrayed __73__ a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. Tolstoy uses their individual stories to portray Russia on the edge of a disastrous conflict with Napoleon’s France. Events swiftly move the central characters toward this inevitable war. No other writer is better than Tolstoy in the scale of his epic vision, which shows the mood of whole cities, the movement of armies, and the sense of coming __74__ of the entire society. Moreover, the interconnected nature of the personal and the political is __75__ explored. As Tolstoy examines his characters’ emotional reactions to the rapidly changing circumstances in which they find themselves, he uses them to represent Russian society’s responses to the demands of both war and peace.

The theme of war, __76__, is not so important as the story of family life, which __77__ Tolstoy’s optimistic belief in the life-affirming(积极向上的) pattern of human existence. The heroine, Natasha Rostova, __78__, reaches her greatest fulfillment through her marriage to Pierre Bezukhov and through motherhood. The novel also sets forth a theory of history, concluding that there is a __79__ of free choice; all is ruled by an inevitable historical determinism(决定论).

War and Peace is one of those few texts – James Joyce’s Ulysses is another – that are atoo often read as some kind of __80__ test, only to be either abandoned halfway or displayed as a victory, never to be touched again. It is indeed very long, but it is a novel that is truly worth close attention and re-reading. Like the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky, whose life and thoughts were greatly __81__ by Tolstoy, once you enter into his Russia, you will not want to leave: and in this __82__, the length of the text becomes a virtue, since there is simply more of it to read. Tolstoy may be unjustly famed for his ability to talk off the point, but to sacrifice the unity of the full novel for a short version of the text is to __83__ the reading experience.

69. A. comes out B. bursts out C. stands out D. wipes out

70. A. adopted B. adapted C. adjusted D. applied

71. A. concerned B. regarded C. connected D. combined

72. A. peculiarly B. commonly C. usually D. particularly

73. A. against B. for C. on D. among

74. A. delight B. treatment C. suffering D. relief

75. A. comfortably B. masterfully C. correctly D. admirably

76. A. therefore B. furthermore C. however D. otherwise

77. A. equals B. handles C. involves D. measures

78. A. in particular B. for example C. in consequence D. as a result

79. A. minimum B. generosity C. maximum D. decision

80. A. performance B. standardized C. endurance D. academic

81. A. infected B. affected C. touched D. influenced

82. A. meaning B. mind C. spirit D. sense

83. A. benefit B. damage C. follow D. reward

Section B

(A)

Michelangelo (1475-1564) is known as one of the greatest painters and sculptors in history. As a key figure of the High Renaissance, he is specifically celebrated for his ambitious approach to scale and his expertise on anatomy(解刨). While all of his masterworks convey his undeniable talent, his world-famous fresco(湿壁画) on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel stands above the rest.

Painted for the pope, the composition depicts a range of religious iconography(象征手法) in Michelangelo’s distinctive style, making it one of the most cherished masterpieces in the world.

The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel named after Pope Sixtus IV, who oversaw its restoration in the late 15th century. Historically, the chapel has had various important functions. Today, it still possesses its religious role, as it serves as the site where the next pope is elected.

What the Sistine Chapel is most well-known for, however, is its ceiling. Painted by Florentine fine artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni between 1508 and 1512, the complex and colorful fresco is celebrated for its realistic figures, vast size, and innovative process.

By the early 16th century, Michelangelo were a respected artist known throughout Italy. He was particularly praised for his ability—both in painting and sculpture—figures with lifelike anatomical features, as evident in his famous David statue from 1504. Given the artist’s reputation, it is no surprise that Pope Julius ordered him to decorate the ceiling of Sistine Chapel, whose walls were already decorated with frescoes by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino, and other famed artists.

While the pope’s plans for the ceiling was centered around a depiction of the 12 apostles(门徒), Michelangelo had bigger plans: he would paint several scenes in Bible featuring over 300 figures.

Like many other Italian Renaissance painters, he used a fresco technique, meaning he applied washes of paint to wet plaster(石灰泥). In order to create an illusion of depth, Michelangelo would remove some of the wet medium prior to painting. This method ended in visible “outlines” around his figures—a detail considered characteristic of the artist. As plaster dries quickly, Michelangelo worked in sections, applying planes of fresh plaster each day.

Today, the Sistine Chapel remains both a popular tourist destination and highly religious site. Roughly 25,000 people view the spectacular ceiling each day, proving the lasting legacy of one of Michelangelo’s most well-known works and of the striking art of the High Renaissance.

84.From paragraph 1, we know that Michelangelo ________.

A. had a good knowledge of building

B. had a particularly ambitious life goal

C. was expert at sculpting

D. stood above the chapel while painting

85.Fresco painted by Michelangelo stands out for the following characteristics EXCEPT that _______.

A. its production procedures are creative

B. the figures shown in the fresco are lifelike

C. it is large in size painted in black and white

D. it shows a number of scenes in the Bible

86.In making the fresco, Michelangelo would _______.

A. create outlines around the figures in it

B. apply all the fresh plaster in the beginning

C. remove some paint from the wet plaster

D. avoid making an illusion of depth

87.Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The Sistine Chapel, named after Pope Sixtus IV, was built up in the late 15th century.

B. The ceiling had partly been painted by other artists before Michelangelo started.

C. It was at the age of 33 that Michelangelo finished the seemingly impossible task.

D. The chapel maintained its religious function apart from being a scenic spot.

(B)

Italy has produced many brilliant minds who have made their mark on art history. During the Renaissance(文艺复兴), the Italian city-states were at the center of an incredible flowering of visual culture that would not only influence generations onward but would also redefine what it meant to be an artist. Painters and sculptors came to be seen not only as craftsmen, but also men of learning who could express something deeply personal. Then came the drama and intensity of the Baroque artists. Modern times brought more change, some artists explored deeply into their medium while others turned to political and social issues. All along the way, there were standout personalities who illuminated the concerns of their time. Check out some of the most interesting figures in Italian art.

Leonardo da Vinci

Much has been said about this true Renaissance man, who was not only a painter but a mathematician, scientist, engineer, inventor, architect and much, much more. His endless curiosity and imagination led him to dream up machines that were far ahead of his time, study anatomy(解刨学) in brand-new ways and, of course, create paintings and drawings that would impress people for many centuries. In his paintings, there is an overwhelming sense of the mystery of existence – the mystery that he sought to chase and understand.

Michelangelo Buonarotti

In many ways, Michelangelo defined what it means to be an artist. Though he’s known for his paintings, he considered himself first and foremost a sculptor. Born and raised in a little town, he grew up to be a master of anatomy. He used the straining and twisting muscles of the human body to express his powerful vision of the world. His design of the Laurentian Library pioneered Mannerist architecture.

Giovanni Bellini

Bellini was the Venetian of the Renaissance who took the medium of oil painting to a new expressive capacity. He was the pioneer of a technique where the colors were gradually built up in thin, translucent(半透明) layers. The end result is glossy, rich and shining like no other. In his paintings, you’ll find a kind of peaceful silence, lighted by gorgeous colors that seem to be lit from within.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia is one of the great boundary-breaking painters of the Baroque era. Female artists of her time were confined to still life paintings and portraits, because it was considered improper for women to paint from the nude figure. But Artemisia wouldn’t let that stop her. At just 17, she broke taboos with her painting of Susanna and the Elders, in which she proudly displays a full-frontal nude(裸体) in the center of the frame. She was raped two years later by another painter and experienced physical sufferings during the investigation of the trial, but her struggles only fueled her artistic production as she turned out painting after painting of strong, defiant women.

88.Which of the following group is the common point of the works of the artists mentioned above?

A. Pioneer and original

B. Conservative but pioneer

C. Powerful and beautiful

D. Mysterious but direct

89.What does “defiant” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A. admirable

B. challenging

C. disrespectful

D. obedient

90.Which one of the following statement is FALSE according to the passage?

A. Giovanni was expert at making use of colors and was also a leader in artistic expression.

B. As a master of anatomy, Michelangelo handled human bodies very well in his works.

C. Despite their amazing sculptures, sculptors were seen as craftsman during the Renaissance.

D. Leonardo da Vinci was curious and imaginative enough to stand ahead of his times.

(C)

“I’ve never met a human worth cloning,” says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from his lab at Texas A&M University. “It’s a stupid endeavor.” That’s an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone as 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeed, though they have cloned two cows and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy this spring — or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of man’s best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.

Westhusin’s experience with cloning animals leaves him upset by all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Missy project, he and the A&M team has failed over and over again. The wastage of eggs and the many fetuses（胎）may be acceptable when you’re dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. “Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous,” he says.

Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin’s phone has been ringing with people calling in hopes of duplicating their cats and dogs, cattle and horses. “A lot of people want to clone pets, especially if the price is right,” says Westhusin. Cost is no obstacle for Missy’s mysterious billionaire owner; he’s put up $3.7 million so far to fund A&M’s research.

Contrary to some media reports, Missy is not dead. The owner wants a twin to carry on Missy’s fine qualities after she does die. The prototype is, by all accounts, athletic, good-natured and super-smart. Missy’s master does not expect an exact copy of her. He knows her clone may not have her temperament. In a statement of purpose, Missy’s owner and the A&M team say they are “both looking forward to studying the ways that her clones differ from Missy.”

Besides cloning a great dog, the project may contribute insight into the old question of nature vs. nurture. It could also lead to the cloning of special rescue dogs and many endangered animals.

However, Westhusin is cautious about his work. He knows that even if he gets a dog pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems~ “Why would you ever want to clone humans,” Westhusin asks, “when we’re not even close to getting it worked out in animals yet?”

91.By cloning Missy, Mark Westhusin and A&M team attempt to ________.

A. figure out the possibility of human cloning

B. find out the differences between Missy and its clone

C. study why the prototype, Missy, is so athletic and smart

D. show their love for lovely Missy since it has passed away

92.It can be seen from the passage that dog cloning _________.

A. was conducted long before the sheep cloning

B. has gained an unexpected cold response from the society

C. has posed a great financial challenge to Westhusin

D. can generate an enormous wealth of economic returns

93.What is Westhusin’s attitude towards what he is doing?

A. Careful

B. Optimistic

C. Passive

D. Indifferent

94.What can be learned from the passage?

A. Current cloning techniques have proved quite adequate for human cloning.

B. The outcome of Westhusin’s dog cloning project remains uncertain.

C. Dangerous as it is, cloning is an incredibly efficient method.

D. Westhusin thought it an interesting attempt to clone human beings.

第II卷

I. Blank Filling

1.Along the way you can’t help but ________ (stop) to hike to a waterfall or take landscape shots.

2.Ignoring these mistakes may lead them ________ (suffer) the biggest disaster ever.

3.The students seemed ________ (expect) the professor to talk just like others, but the discovery that his speech was very interesting delighted them.

4.Do not have those children too young ________ (take) too much pressure.

5.Francis Chichester arrived in Australia on 12 December, and he received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who ________ (fly) there to meet him.

6.The ship ________ (measure) 70 meters long and 14 meters wide, with the capacity to hold 120 containers.

7.When I talked with my dad on the phone, he sounded weak, but by the time we ________ (hang) up, his voice was full of life.

8.The boss is wise enough to keep those who are able ________ (motivate) through all these rewards and punishments.

II. Translation

Section A

1.________________________ (come 这里的雕塑有三种不同的大小) and people can choose whichever they like.

2.Often, how to give basic first aid ________________________ (mean 是生死攸关的).

3.Though the plans sound ridiculous, most of our department managers think they ________________________ (worthy 值得考虑一下)

4.The word “handicapped” ________________________ (被认为是不尊重人的) because it implies that a person is helpless.

5.After Alice’s father passed away, she finally came to understand ________________________ (她父亲的一生是多么的孤独).

6.In the past decade, his successful operas ________________________ (吸引了许多观众).

7.________________________ (这位建筑师充分利用了这些材料) and finally he was able to construct a new station building in Bridgnorth and restore the existing 1862 building.

8.After years of pains and sufferings, standing on the winner’s podium, he ________________________ (喜极而泣).

Section B

1.这栋大楼里有一家装配了高级音响系统的剧院。(equip)

2.他们上周不可能见过这位雕塑家，因为他昨晚才出院。(can)

3.任何普通人都难以想象米开朗基罗(Michelangelo)在那四年艰苦的工作中经历了什么。(find)

4.这位艺术家的影响力巨大，吸引了大批来自海内外的华人前去参加他的个人展览。(so…)

参考答案

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

21-25 DADAB 26-30 CCACB 31-35DBDCC 36-40 BDBCA 41-45 CABAD 46-48 CAD

Section B

(A)

49. AC 50. AD 51. B 52. ABC 53. AB 54. BD 55.C 56. CD 57. D 58. A

(B)

59. AC 60. A 61. D 62.AB 63. CD 64. B 65. AD 66. BC 67. ABC 68. C

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

69. C 70. B 71. A 72. D 73. A

74. C 75. B 76. C 77. C 78. B

79. A 80. C 81. D 82. D 83. B

Section B

(A)84. C 85. C 86. A 87. D

(B)88. A 89. B 90. C

(C)91.B 92. D 93. A 94. B

第II卷

I. Blank Filling

1. stop

2. to suffer

3. to have expected

4. take

5. had flown

6. measures

7. hung

8. motivated

II. Translation

Section A

1. Sculptures come in three different sizes

2. means the difference between life and death.

3. are worthy of being considered

4. is regarded as disrespected

5. How lonely her father's life had been.

6. have attracted many audiences.

7. The architect made full use of these materials

8. cried with joy

Section B

1. There is an opera equipped with an advanced sound system in the building.

2. They couldn't have seen the sculptor for he was released from the hospital last night.

3. Any ordinary man will find it hard to imagine what Michelangelo went through in the four hard work.

4. The artist’s influence was so great that he attracted a large number of Chinese from home and abroad to attend his personal exhibition.