上海市七宝中学高二上学期周测8英语试题 含答案
周测8A 10’Sweaty hands, stomach pains and confused looks are common in high school seniors who are going to study abroad when they have their first college interview. But, truth be told, most interviews go very well, and students walk away __1__( please) with the way they have expressed who they are and what they’re looking for in a college.Now, here __2__(come) the problem – how do you prepare for the college interview? Here are some tips.Make a good first impression. Yo u can’t go wrong if you dress __3__a business meeting.Do your homework. Research the college, not just on its website but also on college blogs and sites with student reviews.Be comfortable showing off a little. Talk more about __4__ you have achieved your goals and __5__(little ) about the awards you have received. Be prepared to share why you feel the college is a good match for you.Practice __6__(answer) questions with a family member. Write up questions you think you’ll be asked, such as: What are your greatest strengths? What are your favorite subjects and why? Why are you interested in attending this college?More challenging questions could be: What three adjectives would your friends use to describe you? If you had a day to do whatever you wanted, what would you do?Prepare questions to ask each interviewer based on your research. Don’t ask questions that you can easily find the answers to on your own. __7__(Suggest) questions: Is it possible to be __8__ exchange student two or more times, perhaps once in the summer and once during the academic year ? How does the advising system work?And don’t forget to leave a good impression when you exit. Thank the interviewer and other staff members in the admissions office and send them a thank-you note.Do: Come __9__(prepare), be yourself, be on time and be polite.Don’t: be passive or rude; complain; chew gum.Final don’t: Don’t worry. __10__ you commit one of the “don’t” things above, the interview will most likely not hurt your admissions chances.1._________2. _________3. __________4. ___________5. ___________6. __________7. _________8. __________9. __________ 10. __________B 10’The 58-year-old filmmaker has his own special ideas. His iconic movies ___11__ ____Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in Wonderland, are unusual and dark. “The sense of the outsider __12__ (find) in all of Burton’s work. It was this environment __13__ led to the imaginativeness that would later become his trademark,” The Washington Post noted. “In Burton it started a world of dark daydreams and bright nightmares --–a world that we __14__ see in his films.”“There’s always a theme of someone __15__ really, really weird or someone very, very ordinary __16__ is in an unfamiliar situation with strange characters,” said British actress Ella Purnell, who __17__ (play) a girl as light as air who has to wear heavy shoes __18__( keep) herself from floating away in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.But nowadays, “peculiar” __19__( become) more normal, and Burton thinks it’s one of the reasons for the popularity of superhero movies. “That’s __20__ I liked about Batman: He was justa weird personality with some problems,” he said.11. _________ 12. __________ 13. __________ 14. _________ 15. __________16. _________ 17. __________ 18. __________ 19. _________ 20. __________C 10’For years, Sally Chopping, a speech coach for the US training company Acting for Business, had feared the day she would draw a blank during a presentation. Then one day during a 45-minute speech, it happened - she forgot what she was going to say.To help her get back on track, Chopping asked the audience to look at the handout and tell her what topic was up next. At the end of her presentation, audience members gave her top marks for__21___.“What that taught me is the audience doesn’t care if yo u mess up, and what they care about is what you are going to do about it,” Chopping said. “My nervousness went away when I concentrated not on myself, but instead just ___22___, ‘How is my speech going to help the audience?’ Once you do that, it gets rid o f the fear. Every single step of the way, ask yourself, ‘What’s in it for them?”Be preparedDoug Carter is the founder of Canada-based presentation skills training company Presentations Etc. When possible, he gets to the location of his presentation the day before to make sure all the electronic aids work. He wants to ensure the screen, lighting and inputs all work properly. “Most of the time it works, but the one time it doesn’t, you’re in big trouble,” he said.In addition, __23___ an exit plan before you present. Having a point from which you know you can ___24___ your main idea helps when approaching the end of your given time, or if you are given an __25___ five-minute warning.Engage the audienceWhether you are giving a one-on-one talk or a speech i n front of 400 people, think “storytelling”. Stories are ___26___ because they combine data and information with emotion. The way to a person’s head is through their heart.Stories paint even the most complex of topics in a new light and can show something new and ___27___ the message. Sometimes all it takes is a few seconds to connect an audience member with a story, according to Eric English, a communication lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh in the US.Moreover , English also notes that the hardest thing for people to do is say nothing, although it can be an ___28___ tool. If you’ve got something people should read, ___29___ and let them read it.“One thing that shocks people back into attention is to leave an almost ___30___ long pause,” he said. “They’ve been used to hearing this voice and all of the suddenly it’s, ‘Oh, no, what did I miss?’ That brings them back to the speaker.”D 12’At the end of every year, Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better,smarter and – in some cases –a little more fun”, according to the magazine’s website.This year’s picks __31___ inventions in many fields, from sweet potatoes that save children’s lives in Africa to car tires that move in every direction. Here we have ___32__ three objects from daily life that could be a part of your life in the near future.The levitating lightbulbThis special lightbulb was invented by US artist and scientist Simon Morris. He got the idea of making a lightbulb float from hoverboards (悬浮滑板), which he used to __33___having as a kid. But the floating is not the most amazing part. It was done ___34___ by putting magnets (磁铁) in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base. The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets does the job.What’s new h ere is a technology called induction (电磁感应). It allows the lightbulb to get ___35___ from the base even when they are not in contact.Shoes that tie themselvesThey’re not what you think – shoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie them. Instead, the new shoes have small motors that control their laces. When you step in them, your feet will hit a sensor in the shoes and the __36___ will automatically tighten the laces. There are also two buttons on the side of the shoe to tighten and loosen them so you can __37___the laces by yourself. But the shoes weren’t just designed for ___38___ people’s needs. They could actually give athletes an ___39___ during competition. They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.The no-touch thermometerTaking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer in your armpits and staying still for minutes. It may be easy for you, but it’s an impossible task for little kids.Now, using infrared technology, scientists have invented t hermometers that take the body’s temperature without making contact with the body. Users can simply put the thermometer 2.5 centimeters from a patient’s forehead and press the button, and it can get the ___40___ in two seconds.Not making contact with the body also means ___41__ processes, since patients don’t have to ___42___ whether someone else has used the thermometer before.31 A. talk about B. cover C. deal with D. report32. A picked B. found C. used D. made33.A think of B. suggest C. dream of D exposure to34. A. additionally B. finally C. accidently D. simply35. A. power B. heat C. magnet D. induction36. A. sensor B. button C. motor D. finger37. A control B. use C. make D invent38 A. disabled B. busy C working D. lazy39. A. encouragement B. advantage C. approve D. arm40. A. words B. answer C. writing D. reading41. A. cleaner B. more useful C. easier D. happier42 A. notice B. worry about C. think about D. get to knowE 8’Nowadays there are a lot of trips and hints that claim milk is not good for us. So some parents stop buying it and start giving their kids fresh juice instead of milk. However, here are some of the main reasons why your child should drink a glass of milk each day.• Milk is essential for nerve and brain development.Ask any pediatrician （儿科医生）and they will tell you that regardless of age any child need to drink milk for a proper nerve and brain development. _____________1_________ While I can advise you to give your kinds whole milk, you should consult your child’s doctor to know exactly what to buy, because every child has different needs and health issues.• Milk helps build healthy, strong bones.When it comes to your child’s bones, three factors determine strong bones: physical activity, genetics and calcium. Milk is rich in calcium. ___________2________ And milk is a good source of vitamin D that helps the body absorb calcium.• Milk is good for your child’s dental health.Drinking milk daily keeps your child’s teeth healthy and strong. Due to its high nutrient content milk helps protect the surface against acidic substances and reduce the risk of decayed teeth. Many moms claim that their kids drink fewer sugary drinks when they drink milk. _________3_________• It helps boost your child’s energ y level.It sounds ridiculous, but some kids need an energy boost every now and then. Apart from nutrients mentioned above, milk also contains protein, vitamin A along with some B vitamins, which are all good for the little body. __________4__________As a parent, you can’t neglect your child’s health. Consult your doctor to find out how much milk your child needs and make sure your little one meets his or her servings of dairy for the day. Does your child like milk?1 pleased2 comes3 for4 how5 less6 answering7 suggested8 an9 prepared 10 Unless11 such as 12 is found 13 that 14 can 15either16 who 17 plays 18 to keep 19 has become 20 what21.D 22.AB 23.AC 24.BD 25.CD 26. C 27. B 28.ABC 29.BC 30. AD 31—35 BACDA 36—40 CADBD ABC F A D。
上海市七宝中学2017-2018学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题含答案精品
上海市七宝中学2017-2018学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题含答案精品七宝中学2017-2018学年第一学期高二摸底试卷（118分）II. Grammar and Vocabulary（30）Section ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)The Greek myths are almost a myth themselves.The great dramatists Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides drew on the myths, (1)________ did the Romans after them. Since then, poets, painters, sculptors, novelists —and later on, filmmakers and even comic strip authors —(2)________(find) inspiration in them. Remember film Troy (2004) starring Brad Pitt? That movie remade The Iliad, Homer's e t of the Trojan Wars.Greek myths came from oral stories. In the beginning, people told these tales to (3)________ ________. They didn't read them in books or watch them in the theater. It seems that (4)________ we write, paint or make films -or simply just enjoy these products —the Greek myths have a special resonance.The names and the stories (5)_________ be old, but the myths continue to be relevant. We can still be moved by beauty, like the story of Paris when he stole the gorgeous Helen away from her husband in Troy.We feel pain in our hearts (6)________ we remember our family and friends back home. We can therefore readily understand Odysseus—”(7)________(separate) from his wife and sonfor a decade — and his desperation to get home.The everyday life of western culture (8)________(mark) by the Greek myths in all sortsof ways. Just look up into the night sky —names of the stars and constellations you see come fromGreek characters.In English, we say someone who makes money easily has "the Midas touch". But often,character from Greek mythology, who turns (9)________ he touches into gold. Even theproducts we buy in supermarkets have names (10)________ (inspire) by the Greeks.【答案】(1)as (2)have found (3)each other (4)whether (5)may (6)when (7)separated (8)is marked (9)anything/whatever (10)inspired【分析】(1)首先可以判断该句是定语从句，而且从句缺主语，根据句义可知该句填关系代词as，表示“正如”。
上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 Word版含答案
2020学年度七宝中学第一学期高二上10月月考I. Listening Comprehension (30’)Section A1. A. Use a ladder to help her reach the cup. B. See a doctor about her shoulder.C. Put the cup on a lower shelf.D. Buy a new cupboard.2. A. He has already called Harry. B. Harry knows most of the facts.C. He needs to talk to Harry soon.D. Harry doesn’t have a telephone.3. A. The new doctor lacks experience.B. She disagrees with what the man said.C. The man had better talk with the patients first.D. Patients usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.4. A. Take the man to the station. B. Look after the man’s things.C. Find out when the next bus leaves.D. Show the man the way to the station.5. A. He was good at fixing up bookshelves. B. He helped James build up the furniture.C. James helped him arrange the furniture.D. James helped him with some of the work.6. A. It’s difficult to take photographs indoors. B. The photo album is in the living room.C. Mary has lost the photo album.D. Mary is a good photographer.7. A. The job’s short hours make it impossible for her to refuse.B. The job is turning into an excellent opportunity for her.C. She’s looking forward to meeting her new colleagues.D. She refused the position because of the low salary.8. A. He had to do what is necessary in order to learn.B. He doesn’t have to memorize all the vocabulary.C. He knows the whole vocabulary list already.D. He cannot learn much by just memorizing.9. A. It’s not the one he likes. B. He needs a smaller shirt.C. It doesn’t fit him very well.D. He hasn’t had time to try it on yet.10. A. The line for concert tickets is too busy. B. He’s too busy to go to the concert.C. Carl knows the concert is at eight.D. He hasn’t been able to reach Carl.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. In the 19th century. B. In about 1800s. C. In the 18th century. D. In about 2400 BC.12. A. The language used. B. The targeted readers.C. The reputation.D. The length.13. A. The evolution of self-study books. B. The importance of self-study books.C. The difference among self-study books.D. The famous writers of self-study books. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The reasons railroad regulations in the U.S.A were changed.B. The safety record of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.C. The financing of railroad construction in the U.S.A.D. The evolution of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.15. A. Safety problems with railroad tracks. B. The growth of the automotive industry.C. The use of oversized freight containers.D. The high cost of meeting various regulations.16. A. It causes less air pollution than other means of transport.B. Its competitors are less considerate of customers.C. It creates great personal fortunes for investors.D. Its business is kept in a traditional way.Section C Longer ConversationsQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. To earn money for her tuition. B. To make her dream come true.C. To make preparations for her future job.D. To ensure that she has time for acting work.18. A. Serious. B. Funny. C. Experienced. D. Demanding.19. A. It involves many theories. B. He must get an advanced camera.C. He hasn’t learned physics before.D. It occupies much of his spare time.20. A. He is more willing to do something. B. He has stopped working late.C. He can go to sleep early.D. He feels more relaxed.II. Grammar (20’)(A) Wasting Food is Still a Big ProblemChina is famous for its delicious food, and there are so many different dishes to try here. But many of us take this granted and throw away the extra food we don’t eat.According to a report released by the United Nations, there were 815 million undernourished people in the world in 2018, more than one in every 10 on Earth. Yet, 1.3 billion tons of food 1) ____________ (waste) annually around the world, which is about one-third of all food produced each year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.To get 2)_____________ better understanding of different countries’ food waste problems, the E conomist intelligence Unit recently surveyed 34 nations according to their food system sustainability.According to the report, 3) ___________ was released this month, France topped the list of food sustainability, followed by Japan and Germany.The performance of these countries is largely related to their policies to deal with food waste. For example, France was the first country 4)____________(pass) laws to ban food waste. In France, it’s illegal for supermarkets to throw away unsold food, and French restaurants 5)_______ provide doggy bags for people’s leftovers.Germany is trying to deal with the problem by reforming expiration dates. “We found in our study that many people believed they should throw away products 6) _______ _______ _______ the “best before’ date has expired,” Martin Kranert, chair of Stuttgart University’s waste management department, told Deutsche Welle. “This is not at all case, and such a persisting lack of knowledge is the first thing 7) __________ has to change.”Some countries are still lagging behind when it comes to 8) ___________ (prevent) food waste, however. For example, the Untied Arab Emirates wastes the most food, with each of its citizens 9) ____________ (throw) away about 1,000 kilograms every year on average.China has been working hard to reduce food waste. In early 2013, the country’s Clean Your Plate Campaign was Launched, urging people not to waste anything on their plate.“10) ____________ consumers are more conscious of the amount of food waste they generate and everyone plays a role in minimizing their personal food waste, then we can do better as a community,” said Joyce Chan from the Foodlink Foundation, a Hong Kong charity dedicated to reducing food waste.(B)The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for a year has raised concerns over a 11)______________(reduce) marketing period for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but analysts believe the impact will be limited.The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 12)__________sponsorship revenue has exceeded $3.1 billion, has been rescheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 13)_____________(shorten) the Olympic marketing period for the Beijing Winter Olympics ---14)_____________(hold) in February 2022 --- by a year.Ren Hai, a professor at the Olympic Research Center of the Beijing Sports University, claimed on Tuesday, "There will of course be an impact, but I think the impact will be limited, as the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics are different in terms of sports and disciplines," Ren said. "Historically, the two different Olympics15)____________(host) very close together." Ren was referring to the period from 1924 to 1992,16)___________ both the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year.He Wenyi, executive director of the China Institute for Sports Value, Peking University, said the reason 17)__________ the limited impact on Winter Olympics marketing is that China has relatively few winter sports stars. China has won 224 gold medals in the Summer Olympics since 1980, compared with only 13 champions in the Winter Games. The last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saw China 18)___________(bag) only one gold medal, in short track speed skating. Summer Olympics sports are widely popular in China while winter sports are yet to enjoy the same kind of popularity, though the country has vowed to get 300 million people to participate in winter sports by the year 2022."But the promotional events of Beijing 2022 are unlikely 19)___________(affect), as the novel coronavirus epidemic is under control in China," He Wenyi said, adding the virus spread might lead to a change in 20)_________ sports sponsorship is done worldwide.III. Vocabulary(A)boost to the country’s economy. However, the influx has proved difficult for some host cities to fully ____22____ visitors.In the city of Samara, where England will play Sweden on Saturday in a quarterfinal match, water pressure is decreasing due to a(n) ____23____ in customers. In response, the city utility company has offered an unusual solution to mitigate(缓解) the low pressure. The proposal by the city’s water system authorities was ____24_____ in a simple statement. “Save water, take showers in pairs,” the company said, accompanying its ______25_____ with a smiley face.The Moscow Times reported the water authorities have increased output in recent days to compensate for the visitors, but the utility company is still trying to ____26_____ residents about the strains placed on the water service. Rather than trying to change the habits of visitors, the water service has asked locals to alter their daily _____27____.“Thousands of the city’s visitors, who also consume water, are ____28_____ to the increase,” the utility company, Samarskiye Kommunalniye Systemy, wrote in a press release on Wednesday.The city has also experienced a heat wave that has increased the _____29_____ for water during the tournament. The Associated Press reported said that medical staff distributed water to fans traveling to last month’s game between Russia and Uruguay via public transit.Utility issues also arose when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The host nation seemed unable to provide the infrastructure needed to host athletes, fans, reporters and others who attended thetournament. Journalists who visited the city to report on the games ____30______ discolored and brown water coming out of faucets.(B)as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to ___31___ an epidemic of crimes. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A significant ___32___ is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.Accountability isn’t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together --- honesty, kindness, and so on --- accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law --- and, ultimately, no society.My job as a police officer is to ___33___ accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to oblige themselves to do so. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people’s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Fortunately there are still communities --- smaller towns, usually --- where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare: “In this family certain things are not ___34___ --- they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are ___35___. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you ___36___ him.The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in ___37___. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with ___38___ guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home.I don’t believe it. Many others in equally ___39___ circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless ___40___ where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it..IV. Cloze test (30’)(A)The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it ___41___ our kids.Al Gore famously ___42___ how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely flood Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, even though the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, ___43___ that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that. When ___44___ with these exaggerations, some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on handling climate change.This ___45___ is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying excessively about global warming means that we worry less about other things, where we could do so much more good. We focus, ___46___, on global warming's impact on malaria (疟疾)----which will put slightly more people at ___47___in 100 years - instead of dealing with the half a billion people ___48___ from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more effective than carbon reduction would be. Exaggeration also wears out the public's ___49___ to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed owing to global warming, people wonder, why do anything? A record 54% of American voters now believe the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. A ___50___ of people now believe – incorrectly – that global warming is not even caused by humans.But the ___51___ cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes – particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post cited nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal ___52___ from global warming.The newspaper also reported that parents are ___53___ effective outlets for their eight-year-olds' concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that, ___54___ to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half- century, to about 22,000. ___55___ the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bears will not become extinct.41. A. exhausts B. depresses C. terrifies D. exploits42. A. dismissed B. demonstrated C. deposited D. described43. A. measuring B. justifying C. estimating D. advocating44. A. faced B. identified C. equipped D. entitled45. A. announcement B. argument C. interaction D. dialogue46. A. for example B. in addition C. by contrast D. in short47. A. peace B. leisure C. ease D. risk48. A. suffering B. evolving C. developing D. prohibiting49. A. ability B. endurance C. willingness D. preference50. A. mixture B. majority C. quantity D. crowd51. A. smallest B. worst C. fewest D. least52. A. separation B. reservation C. isolation D. extinction53. A. turning out B. taking over C. searching for D. pulling through54. A. sensitive B. contrary C. related D. accustomed55. A. Despite B. Besides C. Without D. Except(B)Residents of urban areas often make use of public transportation on their way to school or the office. But when their final ___56___ isn’t near a bus stop or subway station, those folks have a problem. Transportationexperts often ___57___ to this as the “last mile” problem —finding a way to close the gap between public transportation stops and one’s destination.With the last mile problem in mind, the makers of the URB-E ___58___ a compact electric vehicle that weighs around 13 kilograms. Unlike bikes, w hich often don’t fit on crowded buses or trains, the URB-E collapses into a form ___59___ to carry-on luggage. And since the URB-E can be carried ___60___ anywhere, it’s not as vulnerable to thieves as bikes are.Depending on usage, the URB-E can travel for 32 kilometers on a single ___61___, reaching a top speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Although there are other vehicles attempting to ___62___ the last mile issue, the URB-E ___63___ for its ease of use, portability and affordable price. For the price of a nice laptop, you could have an URB-E to drive to the office.The URB-E is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes in two basic models: the URB-E Commuter and the URB-E GP. The main ___64___ between the two is that the Commuter model has two rear wheels while the GP has only one. That means the Commuter offers greater stability, as ___65___ to the GP’s ability to make sharper turns like a bicycle.Both models come with accessories ___66___ LED front and rear lights and a shock-absorbing seat. They also ___67___ a smartphone holder and USB charging port right on the steering column. In fact, smartphones play a big role in the URB-E app to do things like monitor battery charge or control the lights. ___68___ accessories include a cup holder and a folding luggage shelf.At this year’s international Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, tech website The Verge awarded the URB-E with its “Best Personal Transportation” award. Singing the URB-E’s ___69___, Verge editor Ben Popper said, “The URB-E felt like the kind of vehicle an enlightened citizen of 2030 would own.” So why wait that long, when the URB-E is ___70___ for order now?56.A. purpose B. destination C. transportation D. vehicle57.A. refer B. accustom C. attach D. stick58 A.discovered B. introduced C. designed D. manufactured59 A.convenient B. efficient C. objective D. similar60 A.constantly B. eventually C. mainly D. practically61 A.charge B. tourism C. competition D. distance62 A.cover B. develop C. address D. conquer63 A.breaks away B. stands out C. invests in D. perseveres in64 A.difference B. characteristic C. shortcoming D. advantage65 A.familiar B. strange C. important D. opposed66 A.as a result of B. such as C. in all D. in addition to67 A.install B. explore C. feature D. equip68 A.Optional B. Critical C. Essential D. Unique69 A.influences B. contributions C. praises D. achievements70 A.accessible B. flexible C. fascinating D. availableV. Reading Comprehension (30’)(A)After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range.However, even on Kauai, Hawaii’s ‘Garden Island’, complete escape wasn’t all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to complete another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Café signaled with promises of instant email.I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Café. I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and dominated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organiser, no laptop. And definitely, no email.Y es, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, permanently. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like to be without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices.Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metres from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda (阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.71. Why did the writer come to Kauai?A. To get away from the modern technology.B. To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Café.C. To write reports on technological development.D. To find whether there is an alternative to email.72. What can we learn about the writer?A. He wrote articles about resorts around the world.B. He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing.C. He was eager to work in his backyard.D. He spent much time working online.73. The word “outraged” (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to “_____”.A. relievedB. shockedC. amusedD. offended74. The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to ____.A. argue against his friends’ doubt of KauaiB. propose a possible destination of his tripC. highlight the beauty of the beach of KauaiD. show Kauai produced a relaxing atmosphere(B)Villa d’Este, Tivoli (Italy)—Official Site Useful InformationCall Center 199766166Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups, instructional visits.Bookings from abroad:email: villadestetivoli@ fax: 039 0412770747 telephone: 039 0412719036Visiting Hours:Opening 8.30 - closed one hour before sunset.The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument.The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours.The Fontana della Civetta functions daily, from 10.00 am, every two hours.Ticket Prices:(from May 17 to October 20, 2015)Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): € 11.Reduced ticket: € 7.These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20th of October, 2015 (From the 22nd of October, 2015)Full ticket: € 8 Reduced ticket € 4These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa.The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of state schools (upon presentation of identity documents).School Visits:Reservations are required. The management of Villa d’Este, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students, has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour. Should any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of Reservation cost: €1,00.Notices:Certain areas of the villa may be closed for restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office. Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo).75. How can a visiting Chinese professor of architecture in Rome make a booking?A. By dialing 199766166.B. By writing an email to villadestetivoli@.C. By calling 039 0412719036.D. By sending a fax to 039 041277074776. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see _____ first, if you arrive at 10.25 am.A. the exhibition inside the villaB. the Organ FountainC. the gardensD. the Fontana della Civetta77. Why are reservations essential for school visits?A. Reservations are more economical.B. Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument.C. Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one for the Villa.D. Reservation fees can help preserve the site.(C)When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exi t in the usual vague excuse, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kinds of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious ofletting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn Ferry, senior partner Dennis Carey: “I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has no t instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana when the business became part of PepsiCo (PEP) a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willemstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter. “The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”78. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being _______.A. arrogant.B. frank.C. self-centered.D. impulsive.79. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives’ quitting may be encouraged by _______.A. their expectation of better financial statusB. their need to reflect on their private lifeC. their strained relations with the boardsD. their pursuit of new career goals80. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.A. top performers used to cling to their postsB. loyalty of top performers is getting out-datedC. top performers care more about reputationsD. it’s safer to stick to the traditional rules81. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. CEOs; Where to Go?B. CEOs: All the Way Up?C. Top Managers Jump without a NetD. The Only Way Out for Top Performers(D)probably new job titles, but the core job roles have been around for a while. Traditionally, anyone who analyzed data would be called a “data analyst” and anyone who created backend platforms to support data analysis would be a “Business intelligence (BI) Developer”. ______82_______Here’s an overview of the roles of the Data Analyst, BI Developer, Data Scientist and Data Engineer.Data Analysts are experienced data professionals in their organization who can question and process data, provide reports, summarize and visualize data. They have a strong understanding of how to influence existing tools and methods to solve a problem. _____83_____. However, they are not expected to deal with analyzing big data, nor are they typically expected to have the mathematical or research background to develop new algorithms for specific problems.Skills: Data Analysts need to have a baseline understanding of some core skills: statistics, data munging, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, Tools: Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SPSS Modeler, SAS, SAS Miner, SQL, Microsoft Access, Tableau, SSAS.______84_____. And then they collect requirements, design, and build BI and reporting solutions for the company. They have to design, develop and support new and existing data warehouses, ETL packages, dashboards and analytical reports.Additionally, they work with databases, both relational and multidimensional, and should have great SQL development skills to integrate data from different resources. They use all of these skills to meet the enterprise-wide self-service needs. BI Developers are typically not expected to perform data analyses.Data Engineers are the data professionals who prepare the “big data” infrastructure to be analyzed by Data Scientists. _____85______. Then, they write complex queries on that, make sure it is easily accessible, works smoothly, and their goal is optimizing（优化）the performance of their company’s big data ecosystem.They might also run some ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) on top of big datasets and create big data warehouses that can be used for reporting or analysis by data scientists.。
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For most of us, the purpose of the holidays is(25) _____ (bring)peace, love, and goodwill towards all. Yet, for many, the holiday season often means stress, fatigue极度疲劳，疲乏，劳累, pressure, disappointment and loneliness.
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Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. She was a British girl.
B. The hospitals inQatarwere full at that time.
C. She was the daughter of a doctor inLondon.
C. He used drifting ships to check his map.
D. He drew maps of currents and checked them.
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Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry messages across the ocean.
15. A. US ships were longer than British ones.
B. British ships could sail the Atlantic than US ones.
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上海市七宝中学2015-2016学年度高二第一学期开学摸底考试英语（满分：120分考试时间：100分钟）2015.08I. Listening Comprehension 24%Section A short conversations 10’1. A. At home . B. On a bus. C. In a taxi. D. On a plane.2. A. A journalist. B. An official. C. An engineer. D. A cashier.3. A. 15 minutes. B. 90 minutes. C. 120 minutes. D. 105 minutes.4. A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and clerk.D. Doctor and nurse.5. A. The man isn’t sure whether he’ll go to the party.B. The man just returned from a visit to the Andersons.C. The man may not be able to give the woman a ride.D. The man will get his car back on Friday.6. A. He hasn’t had a chance to meet Kathy yet.B. Kathy had already told him the news.C. He didn’t know that Kathy was being moved.D. His new office will be located in New York.7. A. The style is more important than the color.B. The green dress doesn’t fit as well as the blue one.C. The woman should buy a dress instead of a suit.D. The woman looks better in blue.8. A. Few students meet Professor Johnson’s requirementsB. Few students understand Professor Johnson’s lecture.C. Many students have dropped Professor Johnson’s class.D. Many students find Professor Johnson’s lecture boring.9. A. The man will take the camera to be repaired.B. The woman will take a picture of the man.C. The woman will show the man how to use the camera.D. The woman will borrow the man’s camera.10. A. He can’t get a room at the hotel.B. He didn’t get the type of room he wanted.C. He expected the room to be more expensive.D. He thought he had already made a reservation.Section B 6%Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Many cars were turned upside down as a result of the flood.B. Peter’s hometown was located in the mountains.C. There were many large stones on the roads after the flood.D. Tractors and lorries were busy carrying food to the flooded area.12. A. How people fought against a natural disaster.B. Help was rushed to the flood-stricken city.C. A big flood struck Peter’s hometown.D. Many people died in a serious flood.13. A. The big flood occurred in July.B. Over 2500 people lost their homes.C. More than 100 people died in the flood.D. The victims of the flooded area were carried to safety by helicopters.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because she was so tired that she collapsed.B. Because she liked snacks so much that she took it almost every day.C. Because the fast food she often took caused her to become weaker and weaker.D. Because she wanted to be given blood transfusions.15. A. When people are so busy, they will skip their meals. They usually have takeaways or snacks instead.B. The speaker regrets to have taken too much fast food, she advises others not to follow her example.C. The speaker prefers quick snacks to home-cooked meals.D. The speaker had intended to cook something nourishing.16. A. Have a wonderful time! B. Enjoy your good health!C. Have a satisfying meal!D. Thank you for your meal!Section C (8%) Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO more than ONE word for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)______(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.A new book claims that (26)______ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you consume.A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent more likely to order dessert.Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (27)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you may feel, the (28)______( easy ) it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast, seeing the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (29)______ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time (30)______ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.Section B Choices31. John Nash, a mathematical genius, recently passed _____ at the age of 86. His life story was adapted______ the movie A Beautiful Mind in 2001.A. by; toB. away; intoC. away; toD. over; from32. Denmark has moved one step closer _______the world’s first cashless society, The Independent rep orted. As of next year, businesses such as clothing retailers , restaurants and petrol stations can refuse_______ cash payments.A. to becoming; takingB. to become; to takeC. to become; takingD. to becoming; to take33. A small change in the average family can have a big impact on society. That’s_____ the government keeps track of changes in Chinese families.A. whatB. howC. whyD. because34. __________ on the undergraduate courses of the University of New South Wales in Australia, Chinese students_________ to earn 600 to 660 out of 750 on the gaokao.A. To be accepted; requireB. Being accepted; are requiredC. To be accepted; are requiredD. Accepted; have required35. Beijing’s annoying smog seems ______ the city’s appeal to tourists. It’s also more difficult to attract high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially ____ with children.A. to hurt; the onesB. to have hurt; thoseC. to have hurt; thatD. to be hurting; one36. A review in 2012 by Costas Karageorghis, a sport psychologist at Brunel University in London found there was ―evidence to suggest that carefully selected music ______ give physical and psychological benefits during high-intensity (高强度的) exercise‖.。
上海市闵行区七宝中学2023年高二上册9月摸底考英语题免费试卷
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.【1】winning multiple awards and being the most searchedpared with AIDS, Tuberculosis can be cured effectively【3】Which of the following is best defines the word “upshot” (Para 5)?A.Outcome.B.Uphold.C.Achievement.D.Project.【4】Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the message the passage tries to convey?A.Forgive and forget.B.Forgotten, but not gone.C.When the wound is healed, the pain is forgotten.D.Every dog is brave at his own door.【答案】【1】D【2】D【3】A【4】B【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了结核病卷土重来的两个原因——被人们忽视以及它和艾滋病间的关系（抗艾滋病药物会使结核病恶化）。
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七宝中学高二年级第一学期英语期末试卷
七宝中学高二年级第一学期英语期末试卷I. Listening Comprehension （15%）1. A. 15 minutes B. 90 minutes C. 120 minutes D. 105minutes2. A. Doctor and patient B. Shop owner and customerC. Secretary and bossD. Fashion model and designer3. A. A teacher B. An official C. An engineer D. A chef4. A. She doesn’t agree with the man. B. She is good at finding a place to stay.C. She could hardly find the truth.D. She had no travel experience in Britain.5. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 56. A. Few students meet Prof. Johnson’s requirements.B. Few students understand Prof. Johnson’s lectures.C. Many students have dropped Prof. Johnson’s class.D. Many students find Prof. Johnson’s lectures boring.7. A. The Computer Room B. New YorkC. The Business CenterD. The Service Centre8. A. The style is more important than the color.B. The green jacket doesn’t fit as well as the blue one.C. The man should buy a jacket instead of a suit.D. The man looks better in blue.9. A. She has difficulty understanding the book.B. She cannot get access to the designated book.C. She has proved to be a better reader than the man.D. She cannot finish the task before the deadline.10. A. The woman isn’t sure whether she’ll go to the party.B. The woman just returned from a visit to the Andersons.C. The woman may not be able to give the man a ride.D. The woman will get her car back on Friday.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. He learned it in a special school. B. He had a lot of practice in his spare time.C. He got it through constant watching.D. He was once caught by a signalman.12. A. In Kansas City B. At Fillan C. At Omar D. At Missouri13. A. Angry B. Excited C. Frightened D. SurprisedQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. State your problem to the head waiter. B. Demand a discount on the dishes ordered.C. Ask to see the manager politely but firmly.D. Ask the name of the person serving you.15. A. Your problem may not be understood correctly.B. You don’t know if you are complaining at the right time.C. Your complaint may not reach the person in charge.D. You can’t tell how the person on the line is reacting.16. A. Demand an immediate response. B. Provide all the details.C. Fix the problem.D. Stick to the point.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form with ONE WORD only for each blank.(请把本题答案写在主观题答题纸上!!!)II. Grammar (请把本题答案写在主观题答题纸上!!!)Section A 8%Directions: Read the following two passages. 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.AOne of the first questions young children ask is “Why?” It is human nature to want to find out __21__ things are the way they are. You can find out “Why” by turning the question into a hypothesis (假设) for 22 experiment.For example, suppose you have been trying to grow tomato plants, but insects keep destroying them. Someone tells you that 23 (put) large strips of colored cloth around the plants will keep insects away. Your question might be “Do certain colors of cloth kee p insects away?” Then you’d begin your experiment. The 24 step would be to place different-colored strips of cloth around all of the plants except one. Then, at regular intervals, you would observe and record and note 25 the plant had any insect damage or not.This experiment may prove that the answer to your question is “No, it is not different-colored strips of cloth that keep away insects.” Or you 26 find that answer is “Yes, certain insects are kept away by blue cloth, but not yellow clo th.” ...... whatever you have found, you are well on your way to understanding how you can use scientific thinking 27 (solve) a problem in your own life.BA time capsule buried by Apple founder Steve Jobs 20 years ago 28 (discover) recently after it was left buried for an extra ten years because its location was long forgotten.In1983, Steve Jobs, as a young tech innovator, was attending an international design conference in Aspen. During the conference, he and the group 29 (decide) to bury a time capsule as a stunt. The time capsule was filled with a diverse collection of goods, ranging from the new apple mouse at that time to a six-pack of beer for the people 30 discovered it.The time capsule was meant to be dug up 20 years later. however, there was a problem with that plan as everyone __31__ (involve) forgot the place where it was buried.The final discovery happened at the hands of the crew from the National Geographic Channel’s program called Diggers. The discovery was well documented and even the experts had problems __32__ (find) this particular treasure. __33 their preparations and clear idea of where the tube was, it still took them two hours to dig it up by using heavy machinery. To the technology industry, the finding of the time capsule appears to be a big accomplishment.The 34 interesting object in the time capsule would likely be the Lisa Mouse, which was placed in the tube by the hands of 28-year-old Jobs. The Lisa Mouse, which Jobs named after his daughter, was one of the first commercial computer 35 which were sold publicly, making it a rarity at that time. 36__ the shape of mouse has changed over the past three decades, the internal components of mouse have remained largely the same.Section B 9%本大题从41题开始填涂客观答题卡!!!The usage of electronic devices in the classroom has been debated for over a decade. For many, computers and mobile devices are the__41__ of education, for others they are out to __42__ our students’ minds.At Fortune Kindergarten we take a cautious__43__ way. Although we don’t see electronic gadgets as a “cure all,” we believe that they can be highly__44__ tools in certain contexts. Fortune Kindergarten puts great emphasis on communication, not only as a tool to teach both English and Chinese language, but also as a __45__ with which students can __46__ important values, such as empathy (the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems) and cooperation.We make sure our usage of electronic gadgets never takes the center stage. In some classes, teachers will use tablets or smart phones hooked to TV screens to display theme-related visuals. Others play __47__ music, videos or news clippings.These resources are always presented and used as a stimulus rather than the main activity itself.We use a variety of websites and educational games, often at the school library, to__48__ the students’hand eye coordination as well as early math concepts, Mandarin literacy or English reading and phonics. Programs such as Google Earth or Street View have often been used to__49__ themes related to geography or culture.At Fortune Kindergarten we use gadgets to assist with different aspects of learning, but the main gadgets we rely on is the human mind.III. Cloze（15%）The Rapid Advance of Artificial IntelligenceThanks to visionary and hard-working scientists and engineers. We now live in a world where cars drive themselves and machines recognize people and “understand” their emotions. Only a few years ago such technologies might have seemed as magical, __50__ with the rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI), they are turning into __51__.It has been two years since Watson, the AI program created by IBM, beat two of the world’s best Jeopardy (美国老牌智力问答节目《危险边缘》) players. Watson __52__ roughly 200 million pages of information and is able to understand __53__ language queries and answer questions. The computer maker had initially planned to test Watson as an expert adviser to doctors as its encyclopedic knowledge of medical conditions could aid a human expert in diagnosing illnesses.In May, __54__, IBM went a significant step further by announcing a general-purpose version of its software, the “IBM Watson Engagement Advisor.” The idea is to make the company’s question-answering system __55__ in a wide range of call center, technical support and telephone sales applications. The company says that as many as 61 percent of all telephone support calls __56__ fail because human support-center employees are unable to give people correct or complete information. Besides helping human operators, Watson will also be used in a “self-s ervice” mode, in which customers can__57__ directly with the program by typing questions in a Web browser or by speaking to a speech recognition program.Creating cars that drive themselves is another field of interest heavily __58__ artificial intelligence. As automakers General Motors and Nissan have said they will introduce __59__ autonomous cars by the end of the decade, a small Israeli tech company called Mobileye has made considerable __60__. Computer scientist Amnon Shashua, who founded Mobileye, has modified his Audi A7 by adding a video camera and AI software, __61__ the car to drive the 65 kilometers between the Israeli cities of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv without his having to__62__ the steering wheel.__63__computing has also come a long way. Child-sized robot Rubi, __64__, plays with children at a preschool in California. It listens to them, speaks to them and understands their facial expressions. Its creator, Professor Javier Movellan, is now working on computers that can interact with humans, including holding conversations. Computers that understand our deepest emotions hold the promise of a world full of brilliant machines.50. A. but B. and C. so D. therefore51. A. facts B. practice C. realities D. intelligence52. A. takes in B. turns over C. sees to D. has access to53. A. computer B. natural C. artificial D. bilingual54. A. however B. anyhow C. moreover D. somewhat55. A. compatible B. available C. approachable D. affordable56. A. particularly B. scarcely C. currently D. generally57. A. interact B. link C. meet D. associate58. A. appealing for B. dealing with C. relying on D. calling on59. A. confidently B. specially C. sufficiently D. completely60. A. production B. progress C. procedure D. program61. A. enriching B. assisting C. causing D. enabling62. A. touch B. use C. move D. fix63. A. Reasonable B. Smart C. Emotional D. Artificial64. A. in fact B. for example C. in a word D. on the wholeIV. Reading Comprehension （24%）AIt was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything.I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour; walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.65. Why did the author follow her son?A. Because there might be danger.B. Because her son was doing a good deed.C. Because she was curious.D. Because she intended to help.66. What Billy did mainly showed that he was _____.A. caringB. naiveC. imaginativeD. aggressive67. Which is the correct order of the development of the story?①The author was moved to tears.②Billy fed the water to the baby deer.③Billy walked towards the large deer.④It began to rain.⑤The author followed Billy into the woods.A. ③②⑤①④B：④①②③⑤ C. ⑤③②①④ D. ⑤②①③④68. At the end of the story, the author might experience different feelings EXCEPT THAT_____A. Billy was a pride.B. God was touched by Billy's activity.C. it was worthwhile to have given birth to Billy.D. the rain should have dropped earlier.BNext stop: planet MarsFL Y me to the moon? That’s not far enough. On September 14, NASA released designs for asuper rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). This time the final destination will be Mars.The SLS is a huge, liquid-fuelled rocket. If it is fully developed, it will be the most powerful rocket ever built. Its lift capability will be much bigger than that of the space shuttle or Saturn 5, the rocket that sent the Apollo missions to the moon.NASA is planning to launch its first unmanned test flight in 2017. It is hoped that the first crew will fly in 2021 and astronauts will make it to a nearby asteroid in 2025. NASA hopes to send the rocket and astronauts to Mars from the asteroid by the 2030s, according to the Associated Press (AP).NASA used liquid rockets to send Apollo, Gemini and Mercury into space, but later changed to solid rockets boosters because they were cheaper. Tragically, however, a booster flaw caused the space shuttle Challenger to crash in 1986. The new project plans to return to liquid fuel.According to AP, the rockets will at first be able to carry 77 to 110 tons of payload. Eventually they will be able to carry 143 tons into space, maybe even as many as 165 tons, NASA officials said. By comparison, the Saturn 5 booster could lift 130 tons and the space shuttle just 27 tons.However, unlike reusable shuttles, these powerful rockets are mostly one use only. New ones have to be built for every launch. This will be very costly.NASA estimates that it will cost about $3 billion per year, or $18 billion until the first test flight in 2017. NASA hopes to make money by allowing private companies to send astronauts to the International Space Station like giant taxi services, so that the program can be “sustainable”.“This is perhaps the biggest thing for space exploration in decades,” said Senator Bill Nelson, a former astronaut. “The goal is to fly humans s afely beyond low-Earth orbit and deep into outer space where we cannot only survive, but one day also live.”69. What is the outstanding feature of the SLS?A. It’s equipped with an advanced control system.B. It’s the first unmanned space shuttle in the world.C. It’s the only vehicle that can fly astronauts to the moon.D. It can send a lot more goods and passengers into space.A. the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it moveB. a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfectC. computer machinery and equipment, as opposed to the programsD. the sets of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job71. NASA plans to use liquid fuel in the new project because _____ than solid rockets boosters.A. it is much saferB. it is less costlyC. it can last longerD. it is more eco-friendly72. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. the SLS program is planning to make reusable rocketsB. NASA will use SLS as a space taxi between the Earth and MarsC. the goal of the SLS program is to enable humans to live on the moonD. the US government may not have provided enough money for the SLS programCLiving in a world of fast-moving technology, I am used to instant reactions. With the InternetI can receive and send information, communicate with friends and buy various items all instantly by the click of a mouse. This is what technology has done to me. It saves time and is convenient.While this technology does make it more convenient to receive information, sometimes I wonder if all this is too convenient.We take advantage of the speed so much that if the Internet is not working or the fax machine is not sending properly, our world seems to shut down. In fact, technology can often make us lazy.I cannot possibly spend the time mailing a letter in the post office. “Fax it. Email it,” the world cries.This speed of communication has caused us to be so impatient that we have grown apart from each other. Does anyone else think it is scary that a person does not need to even leave his or her bedroom to have full contact with anyone in the world?In that way, I guess technology benefits those who cannot leave their household for one reason or another. However, I think that it decreases our value of face-to- face human contact as a whole.The world has become even more impatient than I have. Sometimes, when I am too busy to check my e-mail or have no access, I miss out important information and events that have already taken place without my knowledge. Sadly, this idea is becoming truth.While technology is an essential part of our society, it should be less emphasized as the only way in which to communicate efficiency. Instead, accuracy should be more important, for although the Internet and fax machine are faster, they do not always promise accurate information in sending, Also, with the Internet, valuable information, such as credit card information, can fall into the wrong hands without being noticed.While completely giving up these communication devices is not feasible, society needs to be more patient with the inefficiencies of human —made inventions and of course with human connections.73. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. High--technology equipment makes communication easier and faster.B. Living in a world of fast — moving technology can make people lazy and impatient.C. The Internet and fax machine have enabled everyone to work indoors.D. Modern communication devices can work efficiently, but not always indoors.74. When the author says “sometimes I wonder if all this is too convenient” in the secondparagraph, he emphasizes the point that _____________.A. he can do everything instantly and he is used to instant reactionB. the speed of communication has caused people to grow apart from each otherC. he sometimes missed out important information when he’s too busy to check his emailD. people should not depend on these technical devices because they are not always reliable75. In writing the passage, the author wants to _______________.A. ask people to give up high-technological facilities altogetherB. encourage people to take an appropriate attitude toward new technologyC. put importance on the value of face-to-face human contact as a wholeD. persuade people to be more patient with human connections76.Which of the following would you choose as the title of this passage?A. Technology, a Two-edged SwordB. Fast-moving Technology and the Impatient WorldC. Advantages of Modern Communication DevicesD. Demons of Modern Communication DevicesDWhen it comes to making a good career in the business world, being honest and getting along well with colleagues gives a person a solid competitive advantage, claims a new research.Dr. Bohlmann has found that project managers can expect better performance by far from the members of their team if treating them with honesty, kindness, and respect. According to another study , the cross-functional product development teams, can achieve a great quality and better cost benefits from socializing and interacting with individuals who work for their suppliers.The first, Dr. Bohlmann’s study analyzed cross-functional product development teams, which combine together engineers, researchers and business personnel. The point to involve people with various backgrounds was to show that there was a focus on finance, marketing, and also on a design and functionality, right from the start of the product-development process. In addition to all this, this diversity also helped to make communication more effective in order to ensure that all members of the team were socializing and cooperating, and not just working at cross-purposes.As a result, it indicated that "interactional fairness awareness" indeed had an effect on ahad been treated well and respected, showed a great increase in their commitment to the success of the project they had been working on in cooperation with other team members, and, in particular, when they realized their project manager or supervisor to be a kind, nice and honest guy.According to Dr. Bohlmann, the increase in such commitment is very essential and important because it could improve performance that would result in the achievement of team goals. And if Bohlmann's study comes to the conclusion that nice and honest guys are the first to finish, the second research by Dr. Rob Handfleld shows us that cooperating and socializing well with others can give a team, and even a company an edge, when it comes to product development.77.According to the passage, being a successful project manager, you should havethe qualities such as _____.79. What effect can the commitment mentioned by Dr. Bohlmann have on our work?80.What will the author most possibly go on talking in paragraph 6?Translation:1.设计逼真的机器人不久就要面市。
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、用单词的适当形式完成短文Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Swimming way to successWhat does it take to graduate from a university? Many 1．say all you have to do is take classes and pass the exams. Well, it requires more than it if you’re a student at Tsinghua University.Starting this September, freshmen at the university will have to take swimming courses. If they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university course, th ey won’t receive their degree 2．they can pass the test successfully, according to an announcement by Tsinghua University president Qiu Yong.Exceptions 3．(allow) for students with certain physical or mental conditions, if proved by medical staff.Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, explained 4．the university is linking swimming ability with degrees.“As a requisite(必要的) survival skill, swimming is beneficial for students in the long run, since swimming is helpful in impr oving students’ endurance and is 5．(harmful) to joints(关节) and muscles as a water sport,” he told China Daily.Viewing the ability 6．(swim) as a must for students is not something new to this university - it was also a requirement in the early 20th century.It was later dropped 7．a rising number of students and a lack of facilities. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students.However, the announcement has caused a heated debate.Some welcomed the new rule, saying it’s a necessary skill that can save lives. “Swimming is a fundamental(基本的) skill. It’s a way to stay healthy and is lifesaving in emergency situations. I believe making 8．mandatory(强制的) is necessary,” Yuan Jiax iang, a junior inTsinghua’s Department of Civil Engineering, told China Daily.However, some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. “It’s not reasonable to require people to be able to swim for them to graduate,” Zheng Xiaoyu, a high school stud ent from the Middle School Affiliated to Northern Jiaotong University, told China Daily. “For a lot of people who grew up in inland cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult.”In fact, Chinese universities are not the only education organizations 9．encourage their students to swim. A few colleges in the United States - including Cornell, Columbia and MIT - offer swim classes to students. “Anything 10．(prevent) people from dying needlessly is a valuable skill,” Fred DeBruyn, director of aqu atics(水上运动) at Cornell, told The New York Times.二、选用适当得单词或短语补全句子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.If you can’t seem to catch enough Z’s during the week, you’re not alone. But bad things happen to your body when you’re sleep-deprived, not least of which is weight gain. Well, here’s some good news: Sleeping in on the weekend to make up for sleep lost during the week is 11．with lower body mass index (BMI), according to a study published in the Oxford University Press journal Sleep.The researchers, a collaboration of scientists based in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Republic of Korean, sought to determin e if what they refer to as “catch-up sleep”12．body mass index (BMI) in the general population. To do so, they conducted face-to-face interviews of a random sampling of 2,156 adults, comparing their sleep habits with their BMI scores. The 932 participants who slept in –“catch-up sleepers” (people who sleep longer on the weekend than on weekdays by approximately two hours) had a(n)13．lower BMI than the other subjects. What’s more, every additional hour of catch-up sleep was linked with a decrease in BMI.As to why sleeping in on weekends can lead to weight loss, one of the study co-authors, Robert Thomas, MD, MMSc, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston,14．Reader’s Digest of the “substantial(大量的) experimental and epidemiological(流行病学的) data thatshort sleep contributes to weight gain.” He notes, “our best 15．as researchers are that there are balances to be kept, and the body can adjust and 16．within reason. Catch-up sleep allows the basic balance to be maintained.”Although the study showed significant differences in BMI with the 17．of two or more hours of catch-up sleep, Dr. Thomas points out that there are “substantial individual differences,” such that the benefit we get from those extra hours will vary 18．on how much sleep each of us generally needs. “To determine your optional sleep, you can track the time spent sleeping on nights when there is no need to wake up to an alarm,” suggests Liza Baker, a health coach at Simply Health Coaching. That tells you about how many hours of sleep your body likes to get, since it 19．greatly across the population, from just 4 to 5 hours to 9 to 10 hours.So can you actually lost weight by sleeping in on the weekend? Only if you’re paying off a sleep 20．from the week, according to the result of this study. It helps if you’re also eating less, Dr. Thomas adds.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.Go hi-tech this holidayIf you’ve been searching for a reason to pick up that latest gadget, then what better time than Christmas? There’s no shortage of innovative, forward-thinking and futuristic products on the market today, as technology takes center stage on many people’s festive wish lists. Here, we offer a festive gadget(小玩意)21．that will help you take a closer look at three of tech’s hottest categories.Virtual realityVRProbably the most exciting tech development of recent times, virtual reality (VR) has arrived, with enough options 22．to the consumer who’s searching for an extra dose ofhigh-tech fun this Christmas. The cheapest way to get a high-end VR experience comes courtesy of Sony. Its PlaySt ation VR doesn’t require a tricked-out PC or expensive phone - it works with the Playstation 4 console and comes with a few great games in its library. There aresome accessories you can purchase to 23．the experience, but if you’ve already got a PS4 you can enter the world of VR for just $400 (2780 yuan). 2016 has been the year of VR and as such many 24．to Sony’s creation exist. High-end offerings like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, as well as mobile options like Samsung’s Gear VR, will get your head in th e game.Wireless headphones25．ease of use with the ability to move freely around your home, gym or workplace, wireless headphones just make sense. And there are plenty of viable(可行的) options to 26．any budget. The Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones are definitely worth a test drive, though. The full-size, around-ear Bluetooth headphones 27．active noise cancellation and double as a headset for making phone calls. They’ve even earned the Editor’s Choice award at and can be snapped up for less than $400 online. Beats has worked its way firmly into the market and its Studio Wireless headphones are a popular choice, especially as you can now find them much cheaper than their 28．$379 asking price by searching around online.Digital camerasWhile your phone is a worthy sidekick, there’s no 29．for a real camera when it comes to taking the perfect picture. And these days you can get quality specifications in a package that’s almost as small as your smartphone. The sleek design of the Fujifilm X70, $699 (4,850 yuan), makes it the perfect companion, or you could go retro with the Olympus PEN-F ($1,200) that offers old school looks alongside cutting edge technology. Domestically, it’s worth checking out Xiaomi’s mirrorless Yi M1 for a more 30．option. With a high-end 20-megapixel sensor and the ability to host multiple lenses, it’s available from just 2,199 yuan.三、完形填空Truth be told, a life-changing college experience doesn’t begin or end with a high GPA or great university tour. And although parents and teachers alike work diligently to prep their students with the cutting-edge classes and impressive transcripts, they’r e 31 one vital skill: emotional intelligence.A poll of 1,502 first-year college students in the U.S. found that a majority of them wish they had received more 32 preparation for college. Emotional preparedness is 33 “the ability to take care of oneself, adapt to new environments, 34 negative emotions or behavior and build positive relationship,” according to the survey.“Survey data indicate that college readiness requires far more than just a solid academic foundation – a findg that seems 35 conventional higher education preparation, said John MacPhee, Executive Director of the Jed Foundation, which co-sponsored the survey. “It is clear that emotional preparedness should be better 36 the work that high school communities are doing to guide students through the transition into college.”Data show that college students 37 far more than their academics – and their stress can take a serious toll(代价) on their 38 in school. Forty percent of survey participants felt pressure to pay for college expenses, followed by 30 percent who said their biggest 39 was to make new friends. 40 , keeping in touch with family and friends not at their college (28 percent) and being independent (16 percent) also weighed heavily on college studnets’ shoulders.All of these 41 had a negative impact inside and outside of the classroom. Students who felt less emotionally prepared for college were more likely to have a lower grade point average, regularly 42 drugs and/or alcohol, and rate their overall college experience as terrible or poor.“As high school seniors start applying to college around this time of year, parents and people 43 in their lives can play an important role in helping children build confidence and life skills, said Marisa Giarnella-Porco, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jordan Porco Foundation, a survey co-sponsor. “It is important to 44 them to choose a college that best fits their needs first and foremost – not only in a(n) 45 sense, but also relative to emotional needs.”Thankfully, whether your child is packing up for school this fall or still in diapers, it’s never too late (or too early!) to begin prepping them for university life. Here’s wha t parents should do to help their college-bound kid, starting now.31．A．mastering B．employing C．forgetting D．preparing 32．A．emotional B．careful C．comprehensive D．active 33．A．compared with B．applied to C．adjusted to D．defined as 34．A．arouse B．control C．display D．hide 35．A．short of B．strict with C．contrary to D．proud of 36．A．reminded of B．combined with C．focused on D．devoted to 37．A．depend on B．worry about C．refer to D．respond to 38．A．performances B．grades C．subjects D．requirements39．A．mistake B．decision C．event D．challenge 40．A．Otherwise B．Thus C．Besides D．However 41．A．pressures B．benefits C．behaviors D．thoughts 42．A．market B．ban C．consume D．produce 43．A．aggressive B．influential C．mysterious D．modest 44．A．support B．guide C．warn D．command 45．A．good B．keen C．academic D．delicate四、阅读选择El Nifio, a Spanish term for “the Christ child”, was named by South American fisherman who noticed that the global weather pattern, which happens every two to seven years, reduced the amount of fishes caught around Christmas. El Nifio sees warm water, collected over several years in the western Pacific, flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken, or sometimes the other way round.The weather effects both good and bad, are felt in many places. Rich countries gain more from powerful Nifio, on balance, than they lose. A study found that a strong Nifio in 1997 helped American’s economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvest, farmers in the Midwest gained from extra rain. The total rise in agricultural in rich countries in growth than the fall in poor ones.But in Indonesia extremely dry forests are in flames. A multi-year drought (干旱）in south-east Brazil is becoming worse. Though heavy rains brought about by El Nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.The most recent powerful Nino, in 1997-98, killed around 21,000 people and caused damage worth $36 billion around the globe. But such Ninos come with months of warning, and so much is known about how they happen that governments can prepare. According to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), however, just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance, rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards. This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.Simple improvements to infrastructure (基础设施）can reduce the spread of disease. Better sewers (下水道）make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach. Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food andmedicine after floods. According to a paper in 2011 by Mr Hsiang and co-authors, civil conflict is related to El N ino’s harmful effects—and the poorer the country, the stronger the link. Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people. Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to El Nino, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.46．What can we learn about El Nino in Paragraph 1?A．It is named after a South American fisherman.B．It takes place almost every year all over the world.C．It forces fishermen to stop catching fish around Christmas.D．It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.47．What may El Ninos bring about to the countries affected?A．Agricultural harvests in rich countries fall.B．Droughts become more harmful than floods.C．Rich countries’ gains are greater than their losses.D．Poor countries suffer less from droughts economically.48．The data provided by ODI in Paragraph 4 suggest that_________.A．more investment should go to risk reductionB．governments of poor countries need more aidC．victims of El Nino deserve more compensationD．recovery and reconstruction should come first49．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A．To introduce El Nino and its origin.B．To explain the consequences of El Nino.C．To show ways of fighting against El Nino.D．To urge people to prepare for El Nino.Inspiring young minds!TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of children's publishing，bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month．Sounds too good to be true？Take a look online-evidence shows that thousands of teachers and parents know a good thing when they see it and recommend TOKNOW to their friends．Happy Birthday All Year!What could be more fun than a gift that keeps coming through the letterbox every month？The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day．SUBSCRIBE NOWAnnual SubscriptionEurope £55 Rest of World £65Annual Subscription with Gift PackIncludes a Mammoth Map，a Passport Puzzle Booklet，and SubscriptionEurope £60 Rest of World £70Refund Policy-the subscription can be cancelled within 28days and you can get your money back．50．Why is TOKNOW a special magazine？______A．It entertains young parents．B．It provides serious advertisements．C．It publishes popular science fictions．D．It combines fun with complex concepts．51．What does TOKNOW offer its readers？______A．Online courses．B．Articles on new topics．C．Lectures on a balanced life．D．Reports on scientific discoveries．52．How much should you pay if you make a 12-month subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China？______A．£55．B．£60．C．£65．D．£70．53．Subscribers of TOKNOW would get ______ ．A．free birthday presentsB．full refund within 28 daysC．membership of the TOKNOW clubD．chances to meet the experts in personSuppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g. “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g. “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attentionshou ld be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differe nces in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive correlation(正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity....Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.54．People volunteer mainly out of __________.A．academic requirements B．social expectationsC．financial rewards D．internal needs55．What can we learn from the Florida study?A．Follow-up studies should last for one year.B．Volunteers should get mentally prepared.C．Strategy training is a must in research. D．Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.56．What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work? A．Individual differences in role identity. B．Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.C．Role identity as a volunteer.D．Practical advice from researchers. 57．What is the best title of the passage?A．How to Get People to Volunteer B．How to Study Volunteer Behaviors C．How to Keep Volunteers’ Interest D．How to Organize Volunteer ActivitiesAsk most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they’ll say, “Success.” The dream of individual opportunity has been home in American since Europeans discovered a “new world” in the Western Hemisphere. Early immigrants like Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land. His glowing descriptions of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginations of many European readers: in Letters from an American Farmer (1782) he wrote. “We are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered(无拘无束的) and unrestrained, be cause each person works for himself… We have no princes, for whom we toil(干苦力活), starve, and bleed: we are the most perfect society now existing in the world.” The promise of a land where “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” drew poor immigrants from Europe and fueled national expansion into the western territories.Our national mythology(神化) is full of illustration of the American success story. There’s Benjamin Franklin, the very model of the self-educated, self-made man, who rose from modest origins to become a well-known scientist, philosopher, and statesman. In the nineteenth century, Horatio Alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became American’s best-selling author with rags-to-riches tales. The notion of success haunts us: we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to “make a fortune in real estate with no money down,” and “dressing for success.” The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today i t’s as important to be “successful” in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business.But dreams easily turn into nightmares. Every American who hopes to “make it” also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. Under pressure of the myth, we become indulged in status symbols: we try to live in the “right” neighborhoods, wear the “right” clothes, eat the “right” foods. These sy mbols of distinction assure us and others that we believe strongly in the fundamental equality of all, yet strive as hard as we can to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens.58．By saying “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” (Line 10, Para. 1), the author means .A．the more diligent one is, the bigger his returnsB．laborious work ensures the growth of an industryC．a man’s business should be developed step by stepD．a company’s success depends on its employees’ hard work59．The characters described in Horatio Alger’s novels are people who . A．succeed in real estate investmentB．earned enormous fortunes by chancesC．became wealthy after starting life very poorD．became famous despite their modest origins60．It can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph that . A．business success often contributes to a successful marriageB．Americans wish to succeed in every aspect of lifeC．good personal relationships lead to business successD．successful business people provide good care for their children61．What is the conflict of American culture according to the author?A．The American road to success is full of nightmares.B．Status symbols are not a real indicator of a person’s wealth.C．The American Dream is nothing but an empty dream.D．What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.五、六选四Directions: complete the following passage by using the sentenced given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.It is a common experience for many: You make donations to others, such as unfortunate people in disaster-stricken areas, and you are appreciated. 62．A billionaire couple has recently made one of the biggest charitable donations to a university in China’s history. Chen Tianqiao and Chrissy Luo, co-founders of China’s Shanda Group, donated $115 million (799 million yuan) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to help advanced brain research. The coup le’s donation will be spent building a neuroscience(神经科学) institute, with the aim of deepening the understanding of how the brain works, according to a statement from Caltech. Chen has been interested in brain research for a long time.However, this huge donation has caused heated discussions among Chinese scholars andinternet users alike.Many criticized them for choosing to give money to a foreign university rather than Chinese institutes for brain research, which are developing fast and are on track to catch up with the US in just a few years. 63．Others, however, support the couple’s choice for brain research. They believe Caltech is a more rational choice compared to Chinese research institutions. 64．In addition, the results of the research benefit not only the American people, but also the rest of the world.A similar controversy started two years ago when Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, along with his wife Zhang Xin, donated $15 million to Harvard University to help disadvantaged Chinese students.Many believe that China is still behind in the management and use of donated money, and that as a result, Chinese philanthropists(慈善家) are looking abroad. 65．In comparison, Western countries like the US, which have a long history of donating money, havewell-developed systems that use the donations efficiently.“To get more donations, Chinese universities should be bolder and more honest… they need self-reflection, rather than jealousy,” commented Xinhua.A．Rao Yi, a biologist and professor at Peking University, even said the donation was a “typical mistake”.B．Some previously planned to donate to a Chinese university, but this didn’t happen after the university refused to give them a report on the planned use of the money.C．It can shape the industries of the future such as artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality.D．However, donations can also draw criticism.E.They can also provide full access for donors who want to trace the use of the money.F.It has a long history and has taken a leading position in biology and neuroscience studies, therefore producing more efficient results.六、概要写作66．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.How to Improve Your English PronunciationAccurate pronunciation is an important part of learning English, or any language for thatmatter. The way your speech sounds can have a big impact on whether or not people understand what you are saying and their initial impression of you. There are no shortcuts to perfect pronunciation; there are, however, some ways you can practice more effectively and improve your skills faster.It’s often difficult to hear pronunciation errors in your own speech because you are concentrating on actually communicating rather than the sound you are making. If you can’t hear your pronunciation problems, it’s tough to correct them. Try recording your speech with your smartphone or PC and making a note of specific areas you need to improve on.Moreover, many English learners think that speaking fluently means they need to speak fast. This is wrong. Speaking too fast reinforces bad habits and makes the speaker sound nervous and indecisive. Speaking slowly will give you time to breathe properly and think about what you want to say next.Pronunciation is a physical skill. You’re teaching your mouth a new way to move and using different muscles. Focus on difficult sounds each day. Having trouble with “th”? Put your tongue be tween your teeth (don’t bite down) and blow air out of your mouth. Feel the air move over the top of your tongue. Another method worth a try is learning popular English songs. Singing helps you relax and just get those words out, as well as helping your rhythm and intonation (语调). Because you don’t need to concentrate on constructing sentences for yourself, you can concentrate on making your pronunciation sound great!___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________七、根据所给汉语意思完成句子Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.67．中国是一个历史悠久的大国，很多名胜值得一游。
2020-2021学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二上学期9月摸底考英语试题(解析版)
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期9月摸底考英语试题I.Grammar (25’)Section ASection A (15’)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.___1___ winning multiple awards and being the most searched-for book on Goodreads during its debut year, this young adult novel ___2___ (challenge)and banned in school libraries and curricular___3___ drug use and offensive language.『答案』1. Despite 2. was challenged 3. because of/due to『解析』这是一篇说明文。
本篇小短文讲述了这部年轻的成人小说受到挑战的原因。
『1题详解』考查介词。
句意：尽管在出版的第一年就获得了多个奖项，并成为Goodreads网站上搜索次数最多的书籍，这部年轻的成人小说还是受到了挑战，并因为使用了毒品和攻击性语言而被学校图书馆和课程禁止。
根据空后动名词winning和句子结构可知，空处需用介词，根据空后句意可知，despite尽管，引导让步状语，符合题意，句首单词，首字母需大写。
2018-2019学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二上学期英语期中考试卷(含解析)
2018-2019学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二上学期英语期中考试卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.As a man who has already stepped into the tomb of love, I always have a feeling that it is my obligation to warn those guys who (21)________(not; many) so far or are about to do that of the danger involved in marriage. Those simple-minded men can easily get (22)________ "killed", if they don't know what comes with marriage.Since I am a quick learner, it didn't take me long to find out (23)________ a man needs to do to survive a marriage. Here are the 7 golden principles, which I would like to call "Marriage Survival Tips for Man". Ready to take notes?No. 1: Anything (24)________(request) by your wife should be doubtlessly taken as your priority in your to-do list. Whether it is to mop the floor or babysit your son, do it immediately and do it for your life, idiot! Because the more times she has to ask you to do that, the (25)________(patient) she will be.No. 2: Caution! Do not argue with your wife! (26)________ reasonable you think you are, you will always end up saying sorry to her. Trust me. As a man, the last thing you want to do is to get into an argument with a woman. Women are not supposed (27)________(reason) with. They are not designed that way.(Pardon me for being such a male chauvinist(直男炎). Deep down, I totally support feminism.) So unless you want to start a full-scale war you can never win, otherwise apologize to her the moment you two make eye contact.No. 3: Always give positive feedbacks (28)________ ________ any questions raised by her. For example, if she wants to buy a pair of high-heels or a fancy coat, say yes! Of course, always saying yes will cost you a fortune but at least it can save your life! And (29)________ ________ ________ you are alive, money does grow on trees! But when the questions are related to her weight, stay with a simple life-saving rule: for God's sake, she is not even a little bit fat! Calling her fat would be viewed as a horrible crime, which deserves a death sentence!No. 4: Sorry man! I can't make this up anymore. Her Majesty (30)________(call) me again. I have to go now! Pray for me!【答案】21. haven’t been married 22. themselves 23. what 24. requested 25. less patient26. However 27. to be reasoned 28. regardless of 29. as long as 30. is calling【解析】21. so far用现在完成时22. get sb. done，表示主语他们自己，所以用反身代词23. what引导宾语从句24. 非谓语作后置定语25. 形容词作三级变化，根据句意，妻子要求丈夫做事情的次数越多表示她越不耐烦26. however+adj.+主+谓27. 词组be supposed to do, be reasoned with 讲理28. regardless of不管，句意：不管妻子提出任何问题，你都要给予积极回应。
2020-2021学年上海市七宝中学高二上学期期末英语试题(解析版)
上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题I. Listening Comprehension (25分)Section ADirections: 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. What’s the man’s feeling?A. Impatient.B. Confused.C. Sincere.D. Comfortable.『答案』A『原文』M: The train should have been here two hours ago. How much longer are we going to wait?W: Until it comes, Jimmy. We don’t have much choice.2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel.C. In a café.D. In a snack bar.『答案』B『原文』M: What time do you start serving breakfast, please?W: At seven in the dining-room. But you can get it earlier in your room if you wish.3. What is the major field of the two speakers?A. American literature.B. Elementary education.C. Children’s literature.D. Art history.『答案』B『原文』M: Hi, Helen, what do you think of this class in children’s literature?W: It is pretty good. I didn’t know that you also major in elementary education.4. What does the woman imply?A. She will continue her work on vacation.B. Papers piled while she was on vacation.C. She has too much work to do.D. She has made her vacation plans.『答案』C『原文』M: I’m afraid you’ve been working too hard. You should take a vacation.W: Tell that to the pile of papers on my desk!5. What does the woman mean?A. The man can only make a local call.B. The man can’t use her telephone.C. The man can call any person in the world.D. The man can be her guest at any time.『答案』A『原文』M: Hi, Mag. May I use your telephone?W: Yes. Be my guest as long as it’s a local call.6. Why did Mark refuse to take the job?A. Because the working hours were not suitable.B. Because the job was quite difficult.C. Because he had to do a lot of travelling.D. Because the job was not well paid.『答案』D『原文』W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency?M: Yeah, the hours were convenient but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.7. What does the man have to do now?A. Finish checking his reference.B. Complete the research.C. Put the material in order.D. Finish typing the paper.『答案』C『原文』W: How are you getting along with your research paper?M: I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, so I haven’t begun the paper yet.8. What does the man mean?A. He’ll ask Steve to go to the beach with them.B. He wants to make sure the weather is clear.C. He doesn’t know if they can have a room.D. He isn’t sure whether there will be space for Steve.『答案』D『原文』W: Steve asked if he could take a ride with us to the beach.M: Well, I will see whether or not we’ll have room. It’s still not clear.9. What are the speakers’ family probably going to do?A. Go on a trip.B. Take a long sail.C. Run a restaurant.D. Prepare a meal.『答案』A『原文』M: Our children are waiting downstairs. Let’s hurry.W: Wait a minute. We’ll take some food with us. They don’t like the meal served on the train.10. How did the woman read the book?A. She only read the contents of the book.B. She didn’t omit a single detail.C. She scanned the whole book.D. She read only some chapters of the book.『答案』D『原文』M: Have you finished reading the book you borrowed from the library?W: Oh, I didn’t read exactly the way you did. I just read some chapters which interested me most. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the question will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。