2021-2022學(xué)年上海市張堰中學(xué)高二（上）雙周英語(yǔ)試卷（二）

I. Listening ComprehensionSection A （10%）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.Los Angeles.
  B.Washington.
  C.California.
  D.Miami.
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• 2．A.Waiter.
  B.Car dealer.
  C.Mechanic.
  D.Accountant.
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• 3．A.Its low tuition.
  B.Its location.
  C.The great teachers.
  D.The friendly students.
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• 4．A.They are going hiking.
  B.They are going swimming.
  C.They are going shopping.
  D.They are going diving.
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• 5．A.Go to the office.
  B.Keep calling.
  C.Try online booking.
  D.See a doctor.
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• 6．A.Tom was not allowed to watch television.
  B.Tom bought an expensive watch.
  C.Tom likes watching television actually.
  D.Tom should watch more television.
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• 7．A.He wrote it last semester.
  B.He never does assignments early.
  C.He'll finish it in a few minutes.
  D.He isn't going to write it.
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• 8．A.Because he has walked a long distance.
  B.Because he was tired out.
  C.Because he is all wet.
  D.Because he is careless.
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• 9．A.Take a taxi to the man's apartment.
  B.Search the Internet for transport information.
  C.Deliver something to the man's apartment.
  D.Look up some information about the man.
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• 10．A.The man is applying for a rental house.
  B.The man enjoys talking with the owner.
  C.The woman helped the man apply for a house.
  D.The woman is the assistant of the owner.
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Section B （15%）Directions： In Section B， you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages. After each conversation or passage， you will be asked several questions. The conversation and 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.

• 11．Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following conversation.
  （1）A.They never want their children to eat.
  B.It may be unhealthy but it's convenient.
  C.They always prefer fast food whenever it is.
  D.It brings a lot of good memory to the children.
  （2）A.It has giant golden arches for children to play in.
  B.It has the largest number of chain stores.
  C.It enjoys the highest honor in the U.S.
  D.It offers the children toys with their meals.
  （3）A.Fast food has caused hundreds of diseases in the U.S.
  B.Most of Americans are suffering from obesity caused by fast food.
  C.It is urgent for parents to improve their children's diet.
  D.Without fast food，children can't live happy，long lives.
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• 12．Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
  （1）A.The gender of the injured.
  B.The severity of injury.
  C.The kind of injury.
  D.The age of the injured.
  （2）A.Do you have any pain？
  B.Where are you from？
  C.How were you injured？
  D.What did you eat last？
  （3）A.Make the injured calm down and wait.
  B.Ask for help to move the injured indoors.
  C.Keep calling the 911 to tell the location.
  D.Rescue the injured by your own experience.
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• 13．Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.
  （1）A.She finds it dull to learn English.
  B.She finds she needs to remember many things.
  C.She doesn't have a good memory.
  D.She does not know how to use her time.
  （2）A.Understanding helps people remember longer.
  B.Understanding helps people remember faster.
  C.Understanding leads to a complete memory.
  D.Understanding adds fun to remembering.
  （3）A.Find out the background information.
  B.Figure out the basic structure.
  C.Set apart the facts with opinions.
  D.Link up the similar information.
  （4）A.Show the things with the hands.
  B.Describe the things in words.
  C.Imagine the things in one's mind.
  D.Draw the things on the paper.
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Section B （22%）Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

• 38．In an industry with low margins （利潤(rùn)） where the traditional wisdom is led by Walmart，the key to success is lowering operating costs．A big part of those costs are in labor，so it is no surprise that the retail industry has been a leader in using more part-time workers to keep labor costs down，holding the line on wages，not training，and with few exceptions，seeing employees as a cost to be minimized．There is no doubt that these businesses fight for every dollar of margin．Unlike trend-leading hi-tech companies which spend a lot of money on employees to get them innovated，retail industry can spend very limited money on their employees．
     What researchers found was that companies were often staffing their stores far too low，and that many stores tended to perform better with higher staffing levels and were more profitable．Let's let that sink in for a minute．The stores were making more money （with all other things being equal） when they spent more on employees．
     They also found that retailers didn't do a very good job when staffing levels are just the actual demand in those stores．In fact，they set staffing levels identically across stores，even when the needs of the stores varied considerably．The average store did not appear to be understaffed，but there were enough that were understaffed and effect on overall company profitability was substantial．
     Interestingly，the same researchers persuaded the retail chain to run an experiment with them and slightly raise staffing levels to the amount that their analysis of historical data suggests would be ideal．Yes，labor costs obviously jumped when they did that，but so did profits．In retail，labor is a small percentage of costs-the biggest part is the cost of the products they sell．So，the net effect was an increase in profits of ＄7.4 million across 168 stores on an annual basis．
     What can we learn from this？One question worth thinking of is：How can traditional retail industry survive the increasingly severe market？Especially now with the growth of online retail，the one thing stores still have going for them is one to one customer contact with salespeople．If retailers cut that down to almost nothing，then they have effectively eliminated their competitive advantage against online stores．
  
  （1）In the first paragraph，Walmart is mentioned to indicate that

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  A．Walmart is suffering a low return on investments
  B．Walmart is followed by companies in controlling costs
  C．Walmart well balances investments and profits
  D．Walmart should considerably cut costs on its employees
  （2）According to the passage，which of the following is true about retail industry？

  
  A．It focuses on lowering costs of employees．
  B．It intends to over staff employees in the stores．
  C．It attempts to maintain high income for the employees．
  D．It invents a large sum of money on staff training．
  （3）What can we learn from the researchers' experiment？

  
  A．It's acceptable to have equal staffing levels across stores．
  B．Understaffing helps the stores to operate profitably．
  C．Profitability has nothing to do with staffing．
  D．A little over the standard staffing proved to be profitable．
  （4）Which of the following would the author probably agree with？

  
  A．For retail industry，cutting product costs is the priority．
  B．Online retail industry should staff more precisely to be competitive．
  C．Investment on employees is potentially profitable for retail industry．
  D．Staffing control is an effective way for retail industry to make profits．
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Section C （8%）Directions： Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

• 39．Most of us would like to have a bright， "white" smile-filled with teeth that would make a Hollywood actor proud．Studies show that up to 52 percent of people are dissatisfied with the color of their teeth．（1）

  Globally，rows of pearl-white teeth shine out from magazines and cinema screens．
     It is hardly surprising，then，that we tend to think that white teeth are not only attractive but also healthy．However，new studies have revealed that pearly teeth don't always mean great oral health．
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  It can be based on our genes and ages．As you get older，your teeth often become yellower as the enamel（牙釉質(zhì)）-the hard white outer layer of teeth-begins to wear away．Eating，drinking，smoking and taking certain medications might also discolor your teeth．These stains don't actually indicate a problem with dental health．You can have pearl-white teeth and still have cavities（齲齒的洞）．Likewise，you can have perfectly healthy teeth that are yellowish or even brownish．（3）

  
     There is even one type of stain that some researchers believe might protect against tooth decay．This is the "black stain" which you sometimes see along teeth at the edges of the gum line（牙齦線）．It can look like a series of dark dots．While the cause of the black stain has been in debate for more than a century，some studies have found that children with the stain are less likely to have tooth decay．It's thought that some microbes in the stain might be somehow protective．
     So what if you still want pearl-white teeth，regardless of what they say about your health？There is a wide range of products you can use．Some kinds of toothpaste promise a whitening effect．Most of them contain substances that rub stains off your teeth．Others add some blueish substances to your yellowish teeth，resulting in a bright white color． （4）

  
     Of course，unless you continue using the product or receiving the whitening treatment，the whiteness will only last for as long as you avoid the foods and drinks that cause the stains in the first place．But now you know that even without that Hollywood white smile，it doesn't mean you don't have healthy teeth．
  
  A．Many of the experiments on tooth color have been conducted in laboratory test tubes，rather than in the mouths of living people．
  B．In countries such as the United States，tooth whitening is one of the most commonly requested dental treatments．
  C．The color of our teeth is influenced by a number of factors．
  D．It is no surprise that the red wine leaves the strongest stains．
  E．There are also professional whitening treatments，but whitening can cause temporary sensitivity in some people's teeth or gums．
  F．Of course，in some cases，discoloration can indicate decay or other diseases，so it is worth getting stains checked out by a dentist．
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