高一上学期期中考试英语试卷含答案(上海市)

1 高一上学期期中考试试卷含答案

Vocabulary

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. surprisingly B. focuses C. clues D. leadership AB. helpful AC. recognized

AD. attentiveness CD. considered BC. non-verbal BD. fully ABC. behaviors

Body language refers to various forms of non-verbal communication, which in a person may reveal（透露）clues as to some unspoken intention or feeling through their physical behaviors. These ___21___ can include

gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Body language can also vary（不同）depending on the culture.

There are a set of commonly ___22___ gestures but many are influenced by our social settings. Although this

article ___23___ on interpretations（解释） of human body language, also animals use body language as a

communication mechanism（机制）. Body language is typically subconscious（潜意识的）behavior, and is therefore

___24___ to be different from sign language, which is a___25___ conscious（有意识的）and intentional（故意的）act of communication.

Body language may provide ___26___ as to the attitude or state of mind of a person. For example, it may

indicate aggression, ___27___, boredom, a relaxed state, pleasure and amusement. However, the value of body

language in recognizing cheat has been called into question.

Body language is very important to communication and relationships. It is relevant（相关的）to management

and ___28___ in business and also in places where it can be observed by many people. It can also be relevant to

some outside of the workplace. It is commonly ___29___ in dating, in family settings, and parenting. Although

body language is ___30___ or non-spoken, it can reveal much about your feelings and meaning to others and how

others reveal their feelings toward you. Body language signals happen on both a conscious and subconscious level.

Reading Comprehension

Section A

Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another.

___31___, we are given to believe, is a right. ___32___ for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor

countries, choice is a luxury（奢侈）, something wonderful but ___33___ to get, not a right. And for those who think

they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion（错觉）, a false idea created

by ___34___ and advertisers hoping to sell their products.

The ___35___ choice gives birth to anxiety（焦虑）in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot 2 is not exactly ___36___. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of ___37___ in many

people, ending in the shopper ___38___ up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really

wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not

really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either ___39___ or trusted into the hands of the professionals,

lifestyle instructors, or advisors.

It is ___40___ just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of

products come on the ___41___. Advances in design and production help ___42___ the process. ___43___ also

need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded（说服）to replace them within a short time. The

typical example is computers, which are almost ___44___ once they are bought. This indeed makes ___45___ a

problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no

anxiety.

31. A. Choice B. Effect C. Work D. Effort

32. A. Because B. So C. But D. Therefore

33. A. easy B. interesting C. hard D. important

34. A. families B. companies C. parents D. lawyers

35. A. limited B. endless C. final D. starting

36. A. simple B. complex C. hard D. difficult

37. A. power B. effectiveness C. disorder D. powerlessness

38. A. giving B. cheering C. catching D. making

39. A. done B. talked C. avoided D. welcome

40. A. market B. usually C. neither D. not

41. A. market B. country C. nation D. school

42. A. slow B. quicken C. stop D. forbid

43. A. Products B. Bags C. Society D. Life

44. A. brand-new B. long-lasting C. down-to-earth D. out-of-date

45. A. work B. joy C. selection D. sales

Section B 3 Directions：For each blank in the following passages 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.