上海市七宝中学2018-2019年高二上期中试卷英语试题
2018-2019学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二第一学期期中卷Ⅱ. Grammar (10)Directions: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 words: 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; marry) 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 that 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 doubtless 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 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!Ⅲ. Vocabulary (20)Directions:Complete the following passages by using the words in the box… Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.What’s the point of reading if we all forget what we read sooner or later? Being a liberal arts (文科) teacher, more often than not, I will find myself confronted with this sort of question. And knowing that I am not in a good position to (31) ________ this question which can be simple and hard at the same time, I always quote what William Johnson Cory has written in a letter in which he articulates (清晰表达) the purpose of education. From my perspective, his words can also be taken as a (32) ________ argument for reading. The full quotation goes: “At school you are (33) ________ not so much in acquiring knowledge as in making mental efforts under criticism. A certain amount of knowledge you can indeed with average faculties acquire so as to retain; nor need you (34) ________ the hours you spent on much that is forgotten, for the (35) ________ of lost knowledge at least protects you from many illusions. But you go to a great school not so much for knowledge as for arts and habits: for the habit of attention, for the art of entering (36) ________ into another person’s thoughts, for the habit of submitting to censure (批判) and refutation (反驳), for the art if indicating assent (附议) or dissent (异议) in gradated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy, for the art of working out what is possible in a given time, for taste, for discrimination, for mental courage, and for mental soberness (清醒).”Besides, even though we eventually forget most of what we read, there can still be (37) ________ in the moments of reading a particular book in a particular place. What I remember most about Hemingway’s short-story (38) ________ Men Without Women is the persistent cough I had due to a heavy cold, which at that time did give me a strong feeling that I would also like to die for my beloved.So the purpose of reading is not to memorize (39) ________ everything we read but to keep reading. After all, if there are no (40) ________ opinions on the idea that we are what we eat then we are also what we read.(B)You are my Solskjaer,My Ole SolskjaerYou make me happy when skies are grey.You’ll never know dear.How much I love you.Please don’t take my Solskjaer away.You are my SolskjaerMy only SolskjaerYou make my happy when skies are greyCoz when it’s pouring you just keep scoringPlease don’t take our Solskjaer awayThe above song is (41) ________ from Jimmie Davis’ You Are My Sunshine by Manchester United (曼联) fans to express their overwhelming love towards Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (索尔斯克亚), their favourite striker—Babyface Killer. Although the fans never want to bid (42) ________ to their beloved Ole, every journey always has an end, no matter how wonderful it is.Finally, the story of Ole as a United player ended. On 28 August 2007 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (43) ________ called time on his united playing career-eleven years and three days after it began with a goalscoring debut.On the field, the Norwegian became a perfect (44) ________ of United’s never-say-die spirit in their most successful decade, often scoring late goals when points or trophies looked to have been lost. But off the field, he finally had to admit one defeat—in his battle with his (45) ________ knee injury.On retiring, ole said, “I would like to thank the manager, the coaching and medical staff and most of all the supporters. The supporters have been fantastic ad were a real (46) ________ to me when I was out injuried. And their tremendous support will always be in my heart. I feel proud to have (47) ________ United for 11 years and have some very special memories.”Ole’s many career (48) ________ include his four goals in 12 minutes as a substitute at Nottingham forest in United’s recrod away win (8-1). But surely the most special memory of all would be the Champions League final in 1999 when he best (49) ________ his ability to seize the whisker of a chance. His injury-time-toe-poke past Bayern Munich keeper Oliver Kahn (卡恩) completed United’s Treble (三冠王) and (50) ________ himself an irreplaceable place in Reds history.Ⅳ. Cloze (15)Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It did take me quite a while to start noticing Dr. Yuval Noah Harari’s well-received book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (人类简史). I bought the book after I heard Dou Wentao (a renowned TV hose) mention it on his podcast, and to be frank, I read the first chapter with little (51) ________. But it turned out to be the best book I read in 2017.While I was immediately (52) ________ the book kept evolving as I read it. The book began with a brief introduction of the lives and activities of the earliest proto-humans (原始人)---Neanderthals (尼安德特人), Homoerectus (直立人) and early Homo Sapiens (智人)---and then (53) ________ an examination of why it was theHomo sapiens, after hundreds of thousands of years of surviving but pretty much existing in the middle of the food chain, (54) ________ rocketed to the top of it without ant significant genetic changes, conquered multiple climates, and eventually domesticated the world around them from farm animals to crops. And Harari includes an interesting but fairly (55) ________ argument about the true nature of our relationship to our most necessary crop---wheat.Think for a moment about the (56) ________ Revolution from the viewpoint of wheat. Ten thousand years ago wheat was just a wild grass, one of many, confined to a small range in the Middle East. All of a sudden, within just a few short millennia, it was growing everywhere.So how did this grass turn from insignificant to ubiquitous (到处存在的)? Wheat did it by manipulating (操纵) Homo sapiens to its advantage. This ape had been living a fairly comfortable life (57) ________ and gathering until about 10,000 years ago, but then began to (58) ________ more and more effort in cultivating wheat. Then, humans in many parts of the world were doing little from dawn to dusk (59) ________ taking care of wheat plants.However, the body of Homo sapiens had not evolved for cultivating wheat. Therefore human spines, knees, necks and arches paid the price. Moreover, the new agricultural tasks demanded so much time that people were forced to settle (60) ________ next to their wheat fields. This completely changed their way of life. We did not (61) ________ wheat. It’s the other way around. One of the most important and sustained ideas running through the book is that what ultimately (62) ________ Homo sapiens from all other creatures---other mammals, other apes, and even other “humans”like Neanderthals---was not our opposable thumbs or some other (63) ________ standards, but instead it was our ability to generate (生成), believe in and act upon what Yuval Noah Narari calls “myths” or “(64) ________” (essentially ideas and cultural institutions), particularly on a large scale and collective basis, which eventually transformed us from creatures that lived in small, loosely-organized groups (the typical feature of most apes) to our modern status.Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a fascinating ambitious and difficult-to-summarize book that is also just highly (65) ________. So as senior high school students, you won’t experience too much difficulty following the author’s train of thoughts. And I strongly recommend you to indulge (纵情于) yourself in this well-written book.Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s mind-blowing book:Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind51. A. attention B. evaluation C. illustration D. expectation52. A. fascinated B. confused C. distracted D. uninterested53. A. turned to B. gave away C. prepared for D. went after54. A. naturally B. randomly C. suddenly D. hardly55. A. annoying B. touching C. embarrassing D. depressing56. A. Industrial B. Agricultural C. Cultural D. Political57. A. planting B. hunting C. trading D. wondering58. A. spare B. resist C. invest D. demand59. A. regardless of B. contrary to C. together with D. other than60. A. permanently B. delightfully C. temporarily D. instantly61. A. consume B. grow C. domesticate D. harvest62. A. distinguished B. disqualified C. discouraged D. dissatisfied63. A. intellectual B. physical C. psychological D. moral64. A. poems B. reports C. documents D. fictions65. A. complex B. overrated C. readable D. appreciatedⅤ. Reading comprehension (32)Section A (24)Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Are you the peace-loving type or the ambitious go-getter? Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like one of those silly tests you see on Wechat, but I have to admit that it is exactly co rrect for me. Here’s how it works.Look at your three middle fingers of your hand. Is your index finger longer than your ring finger? Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? Or are the two of the same length? Find the situation that best matches your hand and see if what follows is an accurate description of your personality.●Longer ring finger: The Sweet TalkerIf your ring finger is longer than your index finger, research shows that you’re likely a charming type, and you can probably talk yourself out of any situation. Others often find this personality type irresistible and will go to great lengths to help you. You’re more likely to take risks, and you’re good at problem-solving. People in this category make great engineers, soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers.●Longer index finger: The (Over) Confident OneIf your index finger is longer than your ring finger, chances are you are full of confidence—possibly even tothe point of being over-confident and proud. You are not necessarily introverted (内向的), but you do enjoy time to yourself, especially when you’re trying to complete a project. You are a dream pursuer who can make things happen, but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in a relationship. You are also probably happy with what you have, but you’re always wishing for more.●Index and ring finger are of the same length: The PeacemakerIf your index finger and ring finger are roughly of the same length, you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships. You are well-organized, faithful and sympathetic. But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving, you also have a hot-tempered side that can appear unexpectedly when you’re pushed too far. You will try your hardest to avoid a fight.How well do these descriptions match your personality? I was surprised at the accuracy in my case, but I’m not going to tell you which one it was!66. Which of the following hand could be an engineer’s hand?67. We can learn from the passage that the author ________.A. is very charming and helpfulB. always tries hard to avoid a fightC. often takes silly tests on FacebookD. thinks the descriptions suit him well68. What does the passage intend to tell us?A. How accurate the description of the test is.B. The length of fingers can reveal personality.C. Why your fingers are not of the same length.D. Personality is determined by your finger length.69. Where can you probably find the text?A. A popular magazine.B. An official report.C. A public advertisement.D. A biology textbook.(B)In a time when too much emphasis has been attached to utilitarianism (功力主义), it doesn’t come as a surprise to me that we people no longer believe in poetry. Utility is now often the standard of what one should devote his or her time and energy to and what he or she shouldn’t, but don’t get me wrong. I am not saying or stating that one should not consider utility at all when making crucial decisions. On the contrary, everyone should take it into account. Medicine, law, business and engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance and love, these are what we stay alive for.My dad once told me that “life is suffering,”, which now I think is probably a unanimous (无异议的) opinion among most people. With a tough life inevitably comes a tough language---and that is what poetry is and why poetry is needed. It offers people a way to talk about the difficult-to-describe things in life, like death, suffering, profound joy and transformation. So whenever I hear someone say that poetry is not a must, or it’s an option, or it’s only for the educated middle classed, I suspect that he or she must have had things pretty easy.But how can people live without poetry when poetry is nothing but a ceaseless flow of genuine human emotions? /unlike what the academics may tell you, my suggestion about bring poetry into your lives is that don’t analyze it and don’t ask others to analyze it. Don’t deconstruct it or try to make meaning of it. Just find the poems that wake you up, that make you feel as if you’ve submerged (沉浸) yourself in a mineral hot spring or an ice bath. Find the poems that make you feel almost irrational joy or sadness. Find the poems that make you want to roll around in them or paint their colors all over your bedroom ceiling. Those are the poems you want to play with. Find the poems that communicate with the deepest parts your being and welcome them in.If finding others’ poems no longer satisfies you, compose your own! You don’t have yo be a poet to compose poetry. After all, poetry is not a luxury only for members desire or genuine willingness to vent feelings. It’s about searching for the real meaning of life and also about giving meaning to life. Just like Walt Whitman’s “O Me! O Life!”, a poem that ends by speaking directly to its readers: “the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse,” poetry is about everyone. And now I want to ask you the mother of all inspirational questions; “What will your verse be?”Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s book:Why Be Happy When You Could be normal?70. The author thinks that poetry is very important for human beings because it ________.A. has nothing to do with the shared belief in utilityB. symbolizes a status as an educated middle classC. offers a medium for describing hard experiencesD. reveals a fundamental truth that life isn’t all roses71. To appreciate poetry by academic standards, one should first ________.A. deconstruct and making meaning of itB. enjoy a mineral hot spring or an ice bathC. paint it over his or her bedroom ceilingD. get consumed by irrational joy or sadness72. The author quoted Walt Whitman’s poem “O Me! O Life!” to emphasize that ________.A. only a true poet can write poemsB. no poem can appeal to everyoneC. life feels just like a powerful playD. every human is entitled to poetry73. The best title for the text may be ________.A. Composing PoetryB. Poetry for LifeC. The Art of poetryD. Analyzing poetry(C)A scene from China’s biggest soap opera last year, Ode to Joy Season 2, has triggered much discussion on whether virginity is still a prized asset for women in “modern” China. In the scene, Qiu Yingying, a young but naive character, holds a dinner party to introduce her boyfriend to her friends, but the evening turns dramatic after her neighbour accidentally exposes her past relationship. Her boyfriend, Ying Qin, storms off, furious, expressing his thought that having sex before marriage is a moral spot for a woman.However controversial the show is, it does reveal a universal phenomenon that sex education in China is often relatively backward and of minor significance. Parents very rarely share information about sex with children. What almost all parents do, however, is to warn their children, especially daughters not to have any dates before they graduate from university, fearing that they get hurt or become pregnant. There are stories of biology teachers skipping details of the reproductive system in class and ask students to learn it by themselves. Chinese communities also traditionally expect virginity before marriage.Ren Yi, a student from East China Normal University, said it was perfectly reasonable for a boyfriend who was a virgin himself to require his girlfriend to be so. The only problem, she said, was if it was a double standard and the man expected virginity from a woman but not himself.The issue was also being discussed by her university classmates in WeChat. Someone questioned why there wasn’t gender equality when it came to virginity, but another said she couldn’t accept Ying Qin’s comment on women who had sex before marriage.While some still concentrate on virginity itself, others have shifted the focus of this debate.Zhu Pingping, a Shanghai-based English teacher, commented that even debating the topic was old-fashioned in the 21st Century. She thought it was “disgusting” for the show to make an issue of it in modern cities, women are more independent and liberated, she said.Her husband, Shen Peng, also a teacher, added that not everyone will and can advance with the times as he or she ages and some even want to restore the so-called traditional Chinese virtues of being a woman (女德), which from his perspective has long been used as a means to oppress women both physically and mentally throughout the history.“Teaching students knowledge about sex doesn’t mean we encourage them to eat the forbidden fruit. Actually, it is just the opposite, because only when sex---like other aspects of lives---is dealt with frankly and appropriately in the educational process can the healthy growth of children raised in it be truly encouraged,” he said.74. Which one of the following might be Wrong according to the first two paragraphs?A. The TV series Ode to Joy Season 2 has brought female virginity to attention.B. Qiu Yingying’s relationship has been buried with her previous romance revealed.C. Parents and teachers tend to avoid answering questions about sex from children.D. Sex education in China has weighed strongly in the current educational system.75. It can be learned from the three interviewees’ opinions that ________.A. a double standard encouraged in attitudes towards virginity is allowedB. the topic on virginity is still worth public discussion in the present dayC. keeping pace with the times is not necessarily a natural outcome of ageD. teaching students sex is likely to lead them to have sex at an early age76. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to advocate sex educationB. Historical evidence of female oppressionC. Professional comments on the showD. Examples to illustrate the virginity issue77. The author’s purpose for writing this article is to ________.A. introduce a popular TV dramaB. explain a universal phenomenonC. criticize the current educationD. arouse people’s food for thoughtSection B (8)Directions:In the article, 4 sentences have been removed. Choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There are TWO which do not fit in any of the gaps.(D)The Museum of InnocenceLove and Madness in IstanbulIt’ s all an elaborate (详尽的) and precisely constructed lie: a museum built to tell the story of a self-referential book created around the contents of the soon-to-finish museum. A tale of love and loss, but mainly madness, which is entirely fictional but in which the very real author plays a central narrative role. It is the Museum of Innocence.The story focuses on the character of Kemal (凯末尔) and his love for a beautiful shop girl and distant cousin Fusun (芙颂). Kemal’s story is one of lust, obsession and eventual ruin. Were the character real. I expect that most of us would distance ourselves from him in the same way that Istanbul’s high society do in the novel. (78) ________. And this is especially the case when one reads through Kemal’s story of madness and presents himself or herself in the collection of objects that represent Kemal’s love and loss.The museum follows the narrative of the book precisely presenting 83 displays that each reflects one of the book’s 83 chapters to accompany the storyline (79) ________. In this case, as in many, the items that we accumulate in our lives are the reminders to help us recall those memories.(80) ________. Mounted on the ground floor is a display of 4,213 cigarette stubs, each noted with a time or date or comments speaking to the very moment it touched her hands, her lips, and so became a part of her story.Though it’s hard to match the visual appeal of that first display, representing chapter 68 of the book, thecombination of sights and sounds throughout the three-story museum evokes (换起) the story in a way that reading alone couldn’t hope to do. (81) ________. You could surely visit the museum without having read the book or give it a read with no intention to visit the museum but, frankly, you shouldn’t pick up a copy a month or two before a trip to Istanbul, and give yourself the pleasure of experiencing the story twice in different forms.If, like Kemal, you find yourself longing for some tangible physical reminder of the experience? Not to worry, there’s a well-stocked gift shop full of small souvenirs and Orhan Pamuk’s other works.Ⅵ. Translation (18分)Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 您什么时间方面来取一下您的体检报告? (convenient)83. 一个合格的大学生应当有着良好的英语运用能力。
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2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
Ⅱ. Grammar and V ocabularySection ADirections: 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 from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Movie Review: The Wandering EarthIn the near future, the sun is dying, leaving the freezing planet on the edge of destruction. __21__ is left of humanity is huddled in underground cities created with an eye-catching combination of steam-punk（蒸汽朋克）, brutalist（野兽派的）, and futurist influences by the production designer. The United Earth ?Government, __22__ is never seen and represented only by a French voice, has decided the only solution is to propel the planet to another galaxy 4.2 light years away. __23__ depends on 10,000 giant rocket thrusters being kept alight for the 2,500 - year journey. Liu Peiqiang, a widowed astronaut played with appropriate solemnity by “Wolf Warrior” series superstar Wu Jing, is sent to a space station and tasked with navigating Earth’s path through the solar system, leaving behind young so Liu Qi and father - in - law Han Zi’ang. Seventeen years later, Liu’s still in orbit, while Liu Qi (Qu Chuxiao) has become an angry young man and self-proclaimed genius who blames his mother’s early death __24__ his absent father. On the very day when his dad is due to finish stint and return home, Liu Qi and adopted teenage sister Duoduo sneak away to see the frozen surface for the first time. As they __25__ (take) in the spectacular sights of ice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the gravitational pull of Jupiter. __26__ a miracle occurs in the next 37 hours, it will be Goodbye Earth.......‘The Wandering Earth’ Chinese commercial cinema reaches a significant landmark with its first-ever sci-fi megahit. Director Frant Gwo’s adaptation of the 2000 novella by Liu Cixin is no genre classic, but its furious pace, spectacular visuals, and fanciful plot deliver decent escapist entertainment. After accumulating an astronomical $640 million - plus domestically - plus a tidy $5 million on limited North American screens - since Feb. 5, this display of capability from China’s commercial film sector was snapped up by Netflix for future release on the streaming giant’s platform. A hyperactive mixture of doomsday films ranging from ‘50s classic. “When Worlds Collide” to Micheal Bay’s bombastic “Armageddon” and, ___27___ (notably), lshiro Honda’s 1962Japanese space opera “Gorath,” “The Wandering Earth” is perhaps most striking for its lack of nationalism and propaganda（宣传）. Soft diplomacy, at most, is the order of the day. Politicians, bureaucrats（官僚）, and army commanders are nowhere __28__ (see). There’s barely a Chinese flag in sight, nor any chest - beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership. Instead, what is presented is a traditional tale of nations and people __29__ (pull) together to save the planet, with heavy does of guilt, sacrifice, and redemption from the human characters. With global conflict and division so prevalent today, it’s no wonder than these messages of hope and unity __30__ strike an emotional chord in many viewers, create positive word-of-mouth, and make the film much more accessible for international audiences.Ⅱ. V ocabularyDirections: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.(A)Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens a lways make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit __31__ into the hand?Now something like a tablet - shaped but fold-able phone is about to become __32__. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones. Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X __33__. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their __34__ screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the __35__ of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.The technology could __36__ other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modern cities, they wil help us to __37__ available space.In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the __38__ for the smart-phone of tomorrow”. “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were __39__. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may __40__ the majority of people.But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”(B)Why Cold Weather Causes So Many Flight Cancellation?Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, __41__ jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around - 50 degrees Celsius.In fact, planes __42__ in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.When a __43__ polar vortex（极地涡旋）struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start __44__, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the __45__ process.Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter - inch - thick layer of ice on a plane candisrupt the way air flows over its wings.Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft __46__.That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that __47__, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a s pecial hot water / glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of __48__. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours - long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes （坑洞）and other __49__, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their __50__ flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road condi tions, leads to half - empty planes.In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.Ⅱ. ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, Cand D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Working on holidays has always presented something of a class divide. From the 1870s through the 1920s, middle - and- upper - class Americans often lived with “the help” -- mostly women of color whose job was to cook and clean and care for others, day and night. While shows like Dowton Abbey seek to give __51__ to servants, they also sanitize（粉饰）what was a cruel, back-breaking existence. It was common for a housemaid’s day to begin well before the family rose and extend until after they __52__ for the evening. They did so seven days a week; working more than 80 hours a week - more than the 65 hours most factory workers worked at the time. While we often imagine that these women were young and single, Evelyn Nakano Gleen’s research on such care providers has shown that over 30% of them were married, many with children. As they worked very hard for families not __53__, they left their children, parents, siblings and husbands behind. Thanksgiving or Christmas was no doubt one of the hardest times of the year, and their own families felt their __54__.The labor movement was __55__ to changing this sorry state of affairs. Unions raised wages, lowered hours, instituted worker protections, guaranteed a minimum wage and __56__ holidays off for workers. T hose who did have to work on national holidays were guaranteed overtime pay. When unions were strong, such benefits even __57__ to non-unionized workers.But as unions have __58__, part-time work has increased. And this has meant lower wages and greater __59__. Working at $ 11 an hour for 25 hours a week means making $ 14,300 a year. For most retail workers, that’s one of the better jobs that are available. And __60__, it’s a job without health insurance, or a retirement plan, with constant scheduling changes that make it hard to take additional __61__. Most of these workers wish they could work more, but employers would rather hire other part-timers. So when the boss says, “Can you work Thanksgiving?” workers have no real choice but to be __62__.”Today, working on holidays carries no guarantee of extra pay, and not working can mean losing one’s job. Some workers are __63__; Walmart employees have planned over 1,000 Black Friday strikes because of unchanging wages and health care premiums（保险费）that will soon triple. Americans have a choice of helping these workers regain the __64__, or walking past them in order to shop more. And that is the irony to the trend of stores opening on Thanksgiving. On the same day that we give thanks for all we have, why must we also rush out to buy more? Observers might say,“It’s just the logic of the market!” But the logic of the market is not some mystical process. It is the result of the __65__ that we make.51. A. rise B. power C. life D. pleasure52. A. retired B. retreated C. relaxed D. rebelled53. A. in their favor B. of their own C. to their pleasure D. at their convenience54. A. exhaustion B. disappointment C. reluctance D. absence55. A. central B. subject C. sensitive D. beneficial56. A. provided B. secured C. organized D. arranged57. A. stuck B. occurred C. appealed D. extended58. A. rose B. declined C. survived D. defended59. A. uncertainty B. devotion C. trouble D. influence60. A. therefore B. also C. instead D. still61. A. business B. suggestion C. employment D. welfare62. A. sincere B. determined C. offensive D. willing63. A. taking over B. fighting back C. giving up D. looking forward64. A. protections B. identities C. salaries D. promotions65. A. efforts B. contributions C. decisions D. achievementsⅡ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A) We made a choice ...Will you support it today? Our journalism now reaches record numbers around the world and more than a million people have supported our reporting. We continue to face financial challenges but, unlike many news organisation, we haven’t put up a pay-wall. We want our journalism to remain accessible to all, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.This is The Guardian’s model for open, independent journalism: free for those who can’t afford it, supported by those who can. Readers’ support powers our work, safeguarding our essential editorial independence. This means the responsibility of protecting independent journalism is shared,enabling us all to feel empowered to bring about real change in the world. Your support gives Guardian journalists the time, space and freedom to report with tenacity and rigour, to shed light where others won’t. It emboldens us to challenge authority and question the status quo. And by keeping all of our journalism free and open to all, we can foster inclusivity, diversity, make space for debate, inspire conversation - so more people have access to accurate information with integrity at its heart.Guardian journalism is rooted in facts with a progressive perspective on the world. We are editorially independent, meaning we set our own agenda. Our Journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners, politicians or shareholders. No one steers our opinion. At a time when there are so few sources of information you can really trust, this is vital as it enables us to give a voice to those less heard, challenge the powerful and hold them to account. Your support means we can keep investigating and exploring the critical issues of our time.Our model allows people to support us in a way that works for them. Every time a reader like you makes a contribution to The Guardian, no matter how big or small, it goes directly into funding our journalism. But we need to build on this support for the years ahead.Support The Guardian from as little as $1 - and it only takes a minute. Thank you.66. The following descriptions of The Guardian are true EXCEPT _______.A. Some readers may find it difficult to afford it if The Guardian puts up a paywall.B. It strives to ensure journalism independence, free from financial or political influence.C. It intends to give a voice to those disadvantaged and challenge the powerful.D. It tries its best to be editorially dependent, taking shareholders’ opinions into account.67. Which of the following might The Guardian do in the daily operation?A. It requires those who can afford it to pay for the subscription and spares those who can’t.B. It helps protect the legal rights of certain victim by challenging someone in authority.C. It stops looking into something if all the other media have made the same conclusion.D. It receives some donation and then uses it to finance the journalists’ further education.68. The underlined word “inclusivity” may mean that The Guardian’s reports _________.A. show no discrimination against anybody or anythingB. cover something that it considers quite worthy of concernC. focus a lot on whether some information is accurate enoughD. involve an appeal for support from readers all over the world(B) The Railroad BuildersThe Central Pacific Railroad is the first transcontinental railroad in North America, honored by BBC as one of the seven miracles after Industrial Revolution. It had made a great contribution to the US’s economy, but it couldn’t be completed without Chinese labors’ hard work. In order to build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported from China. They had to bear the brunt of the work, deal with the dreadful environment and endure with littler pay. What challenges did they meet? And how did they cope with them?Join us in The Railroad Builders to find the answers!The first Transcontinental Railroad (known ori ginally as the “Pacific Railroad” and later as the “Overland Route”) was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869. By linking with the existing railway network of the Eastern United States, the road thus connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States by rail for the first time. It was one of the crowning achievements in the crossing of plains and high mountains westward by the Union Pacific and eastward by the Central Pacific.Part 1The first transcontinental r ailroad at the timeis the most ambitious engineering project everattempted in the United States. When workstarted on the most challenging Westernsection, Chinese labors were brought in, andbefore long they became brunt of the work. Butwhat did so many Chinese nationals do with theUS in mid-19 Century?on the first transcontinental railroad of theUnited States. To the delight of the newemployers, they proved to be excellentworkers. But the Sierra Nevada would be a testof their hardness and reaolve. How did theChine se labors cope with the dreadful rain andunfamiliar freezing weather?69. Which of the following is NOT true about the Central Pacific Railroad?A. It was built by more than one railroad company working together.B. It was constructed by Chinese labors solely.C. It is an engineering marvel recognized even today.D. It was completed with blood, sweat and tears.70. Which of the following expressions is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “bear the brunt”?A. handle the difficultyB. deserve the creditC. suffer the main partD. come under attack71. It can be inferred from the article that _________.A. Before the construction of Pacific Railroad began, there was no railroad in America.B. Pacific Railroad was intended to realize President Lincoln’s dream after he died.C. The Chinese labors earned a lot by building Pacific Railroad at the cost of their health and even lives.D. It took people much longer to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in America before 1869.72. This article may well be from the official website of _________.A. a television channelB. a railroad companyC. BBC documentariesD. a journal on rail building(C)Imagine you went to a restaurant with a date; had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time you go there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with, “Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is over there in the seat you sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?” Then you find out that your burger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on a diet that doesn’t include burgers. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equivalent of the Internet. The Net’s ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormous amount of data on you - some of which you may not want them to have.Are you aware that almost every time you access a website you get a “cookie”? Unforunately, it’s not the Mrs. Reid’s type. A cookie on the Internet is a computer code sent by the site to your computer - usually without your knowledge. During the entire period of time that you are at the site, the cookie is collecting information about your interaction, including where you visit, how long you stay there, how frequently you return to certain pages, and even your electronic address. Fill out a survey to collect free information or samples, and marketers know even more about you - like your name, address, and any other information you provide. While this may sound scary enough, cookies aren’t even the latest in technology. A new system called I-librarian Alexa - named for the legendary third century B. C. library in Alexandria, Egypt - does even more. While cookies track what you are doing at one site, Alexa collects data on all your Web activity, such as which sites you visit next, how long you stay there, whether you click on ads, etc. All this information is available to markets, who use it to market more effectively to you. Not only do you not get paid for providing the information, you probably don’t even know that you are giving it.73. In the restaurant story, the author may most probably think the waiter or waitress to be _________.A. considerateB. well-mannere dC. annoyingD. incredible74. The author makes up the restaurant story in order to ____________.A. show the good service offered in some Web restaurants .B. criticize some restaurants for too considerate serviceC. show the Internet’s ability to collect data on youD. prove the great power of the Internet75. What can be learned about “Alexa” from the second paragraph?A. Alexa is named after an ancient hero in EgyptB. Alexa is installed in librariesC. Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you.D. Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookies.76. Which of the following words can best reflect the authors’ attitude to cookies and Alexa?A. Critical.B. Suspicious.C. Objective.D. Optimistic.(D)Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker. Most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages.To Begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decided, they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure interlligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedomfrom exhausting work. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of those earth - shaking importance they are firmly persuaded.Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely t hat it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor, he is likely to find far more pleasure in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes beara ble if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in one’s own circle.77. What is the author’s opinion about work?A. Work can keep people busy as if t hey were poor.B. Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life.C. Work is very tiresome, especially when too excessive.D. Work can at least give relief from boredom.78. The reason why the more intelligent rich men still work hard is that _______.A. they want to overcome boredomB. they want to earn more in case they meet with business failure.C. they do not have any sensations in lifeD. they have to pay the price of their freedom from hard work79. In the author’s opinion, what is the last product of civilization?A. To make wise use of leisure.B. To be free from hard work.C. To keep oneself busy with trifles.D. To work to some extent.80. As is put by the author, most of the work that most people have to do is __________.A. delightful but time consumingB. exceedingly dull and always painfulC. not worth doing and bearable at allD. not interesting but rewardingSection BDirections: In the article, 4 sentences have been removed. Choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There’re 2 which do not fit in any of the gaps.A. So it seems somehow fitting that we are now thinking of reviving them.B. One of the major challenges is to obtain enough high-quality DNA from an extinct species to conduct an experiment.C. Whether it is feasible to revive an extinct species, one thing is for sure; it will be very long before we see the outcome.D. At this point no one really suggests bringing back dinosaurs, but there are a number of serious proposals to revive extinct s pecies.AB. People question whether it would be ethical to revive one of na ture’s creatures for such a purpose.AC. Scientists have proposed reviving an extinct species through a combination of biology and technology.In the 1993 film Jurassic park, several species of dinosaurs have been brought back to life using DNA millions of years old. The dinosaurs are placed in an animal theme park as a tourist attraction. However, when a group of scientists arrives for a visit, the dinosaurs escape and attack them. After many scary encounters, only a few of the visitors remain alive.The story is of course fiction, but it reflects recent advances in genetic engineering which are getting ever closer to reality. _____81_____. The animals on this possible comeback list include the woolly mammoth, an elephant - like creature that wandered the plains of Siberia; the moa, a giant flightless bird from New Zealand; the thylacine, a dog-like hunter also known as the Tasmanian tiger because of the dark stripes down its back; and the bucardo, a mountain goat from Spain.These animals had very little in common and in most cases lived eras apart. The woolly mamoth, for example, died many thousands of years ago while the bucardo became extinct only。
2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(7)
2018-2019学年度第一学期高二级部期中考试英语试题注意事项本试卷分Ⅰ卷(选择题)和Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分1.考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号，座位号、班级用黑色签字笔填写在答题卡上。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
第Ⅰ卷 (共100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）。
听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. Where will the man wait for the woman ?A. At Grand Hotel.B. At Energy Building.C. At Green Park.2. When will the speakers meet?A. On Wednesday.B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.3. What does the the man want to do?A. Get a guide.B. Hire a boat.C. Buy a guidebook.4. What is the man looking for?A. A letter.B. A file.C. A notebook.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. The woman’s hairstyle.B. The woman’s dog.C. The woman’s clothes.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. When will the speakers’ flight take off?A. At 6:30.B. At 5:30.C. At 4:30.7. How will the speakers get to the airport?A.By bus.B. By subway.C. By taxi.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
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2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the two speakers doing?A. Working.B. Having a drink.C. Running.2. What is the man worried about?A. The exam.B. His teacher.C. The paper.3. How long will the man stay in France?A. Five weeks.B. Two days.C. Three days.4. What was wrong with Jack?A. He had a fever.B. He was late for work.C. He was in hospital.5. Why was the man late for work?A. He was in an accident.B. He couldn’t get his car going.C. His car was being repaired.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Beautiful subways in the world.B. The woman’s travel ex periences.C. Public transportation in Shanghai.7. When did the woman go to Shanghai?A. Two days ago.B. Last month.C. Last week.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
上海市七宝中学2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案-45d5
2018高三英语期中考试满分：150分I. Listening Comprehension (30%) Section A In Sec on A, you will hear ten short conversa ons between two speakers. At the end Directions: I n Sec on A, you will hear ten short conversa ons between two speakers. At the end of each conversa on, a ques on will be asked about what was said. The conversa ons and the ques ons will be spoken only once. A er you hear a conversa on and the ques on about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the ques on you have heard. 1. A. 2. B. 7. C. 5. D. 10. 2. A. At the airport. B. In a bookstore. C. In a classroom. D. In the hospital. 3. A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife. D. Waiter and customer. 4. A. A policeman. B. A lawyer. C. A sales manager. D. A coach. 5. A. Indifferent. B. Happy. C. Sa sfied. D. Disappointed. 6. A. An ancient city. B. The woman’s home.C. Local customs. D. Various sightseeing. 7. A. The man couldn’t leave a parcel here.B. Some personal informa on is required. C. The details of the parcel are needed. D. The privacy of the owner is guaranteed. 8. A. She is not available tonight. B. She’s looking forward to the next party.C. She doesn’t think it’s wise to hold a party.D. She is sorry for not being able to a end. 9. A. Room number. B. Date of reserva on. C. Name of the booker. D. Phone number. 10. A. Taking the doctor’s advice completely.B. Drinking a li le every day. C. Trying to overcome his shortcomings. D. providing service for the needed ones. Section BDirections: In Sec on B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to ques ons on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the ques ons will be spoken only once. When you hear a ques on, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the ques on you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Different colors. B. A lot of pockets. C. Large capacity. D. Environment-friendly. 12. A. 10 kg. B. 8 kg. C. 6 kg. D. 5 kg. 13. A. To compare the difference of having a right backpack and owing an improper one. B. To give people, especially the young some informa on about backpack trends. C. To introduce the stylish backpacks of this year and try to persuade the young to buy. D. To call for the young to change their habits of pu ng too much in the bags. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. Because they want to relax. B. Because they have a lot of leisure me. C. Because they hope to meet an ar st. D. Because they want to find something valuable. 15. A. They are red of the luxurious but not prac cal goods. B. They want to add some value to their collec on. C. They appreciate the real cra s of the old workmen. D. They consider the price of the used goods is reasonable. 16. A. Popularity of second-hand books. B. Real ar st works in the past. C. A real bargain in local bookstores. D. A new fashion about second-hand goods. Section CDirections: In Sec on C, you will hear a longer conversa on. The conversa on will be read twice. A er you hear the conversa on, you are required to answer the following ques ons.17. Where is the tallest redwood tree found? A. In Muir Woods. B. In San Francisco. C. North in California. D. Near Los Angeles. 18. Why do many tourists visit Muir Woods rather than other redwood forests? A. It has the tallest and oldest redwood trees. B. It has no admission fee. C. It has a good view of the coast. D. It is near San Francisco. 19. What is the oldest documented age for a coastal redwood tree? A. Less than 200 years. B. Around 400 years. C. Around 800 years. D. More than 2000 years. 20. What has mostly led to the redwood trees’ survival?A. Resistance bark and damp climate. B. Coastal isola on. C. Cool weather. D. Few visitors. II. Grammar and vocabulary (20%)Section A。
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2018-2019学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二第一学期期中卷Ⅱ.Grammar (10）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 words;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; marry) 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 that 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 doubtless 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 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!III. Vocabulary(20)Directions:Complete the following passages by using the words in the box.. Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.What’s the point of reading if we all forget what we read sooner or later? Being a liberal arts(文科) teacher, more often than not, I will find myself confronted with this sort of question. And knowing that I am not in a good position to (31)_________ this question which can be simple and hard at the same time, I always quote what William Johnson Cory has written in a letter in which he articulates(清晰表达) the purpose of education. From my perspective, his words can also be taken as a (32)_______ argument for reading. The full quotation goes:“At school you are (33)________ not so much in acquiring knowledge as in making mental efforts under criticism.A certain amount of knowledge you can indeed with average faculties acquire so as to retain; nor need you(34)_________ the hours you spent on much that is forgotten, for the (35)_________ of lost knowledge at least protects you from many illusions. But you go to a great school not so much for knowledge as for arts and habits; for the habit of attention, for the art of entering (36)_________ into another person’s thoughts, for the habit of submitting to censure(批判) and refutation(反驳), for the art if indicating assent(附议) or dissent(异议) in gradated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy, for the art of working out what is possible in a given time, for taste, for discrimination, for mental courage, and for mental soberness(清醒).”Besides, even though we eventually forget most of what we read, there can still be (37)_________ in the moments of reading a particular book in a particular place. What I remember most about Hemingway’s short-story(38)________ Men Without Women is the persistent cough I had due to a heavy cold, which at that time did give mea strong feeling that I would also like to die for my beloved.So the purpose of reading is not to memorize (39)_________ everything we read but to keep reading. After all, if there are no (40)________ opinions on the idea that we are what we eat, then we are also what we read.（B）You are my Solskjaer,My Ole SolskjaerYou make me happy when skies are grey.You’ll never know dear,How much I love you.Please don’t take my Solskjaer away.You are my SolskjaerMy only SolskjaerYou make my happy when skies are greyCoz when it’s pouring you just keep scoringPlease don’t take our Solskjaer awayThe above song is (41)_________ from Jimmie Davis’ You Are My Sunshine by Manchester United(曼联) fans to express their overwhelming love towards Ole Gunnar Solskjaer(索尔斯克亚), their favourite striker - Babyface Killer. Although the fans never want to bid (42)__________ to their beloved Ole, every journey always has an end, no matter how wonderful it is.Finally, the story of Ole as a United player ended. On 28 August 2007 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (43)__________ called time on his United playing career - eleven years and three days after it began with a goalscoring debut.On the field, the Norwegian became a perfect (44)_______ of United’s never-say-die spirit in their most successful decade, often scoring late goals when points or trophies looked to have been lost. But off the field, he finally had to admit one defeat - in his battle with his (45)________ knee injury.On retiring, Ole said,” I would like to thank the manager, the coaching and medical staff and most of all the supporters. The supporters have been fantastic ad were a real (46)_________ to me when I was out injuried. And their tremendous support will always be in my heart. I feel proud to have (47)________ United for 11 years and havesome very special memories.”Ole’s many career (48)________ include his four goals in 12 minutes as a substitute at Nottingham Forest in United’s recrod away win(8-1). But surely the most special memory of all would be the Champions League final in 1999 when he best (49)________ his ability to seize the whisker of a chance. His injury-time-toe-poke past Bayern Munich keeper Oliver Kahn(卡恩) completed United’s Treble(三冠王）and (50)__________ himself an irreplaceable place in Reds history.IV.Cloze (15)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It did take me quite a while to start noticing Dr. Yuval Noah Harari’s well-received book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind(人类简史). I bought the book after I heard Dou Wentao (a renowned TV hose) mention it on his podcast, and to be frank, I read the first chapter with little (51)______. But it turned out to be the best book I read in 2017.While I was immediately (52)________, the book kept evolving as I read it. The book began with a brief introduction of the lives and activities of the earliest proto-humans(原始人) --- Neanderthals(尼安德特人), Homo erectus(直立人) and early Homo Sapiens(智人) --- and then (53)_______ an examination of why it was the Homo sapiens, after hundreds of thousands of years of surviving but pretty much existing in the middle of the food chain, (54)________ rocketed to the top of it without ant significant genetic changes, conquered multiple climates, and eventually domesticated the world around them, from farm animals to crops. And Harari includes an interesting but fairly (55)_______ argument about the true nature of our relationship to our most necessary crop ---wheat.Think for a moment about the (56)_______ Revolution from the viewpoint of wheat. Ten thousand years ago wheat was just a wild grass, one of many, confined to a small range in the Middle East. All of a sudden, within just a few short millennia, it was growing everywhere.So how did this grass turn from insignificant to ubiquitous(到处存在的)? Wheat did it by manipulating(操纵) Homo sapiens to its advantage. This ape had been living a fairly comfortable life (57)______ and gathering until about 10,000 years ago, but then began to (58)_________ more and more effort in cultivating wheat. Then, humans in many parts of the world were doing little from dawn to dusk (59)_______ taking care of wheat plants.However, the body of Homo sapiens had not evolved for cultivating wheat. Therefore human spines, knees, necks and arches paid the price. Moreover, the new agricultural tasks demanded so much time that people were forced tosettle (60)_______ next to their wheat fields. This completely changed their way of life. We did not (61)_______ wheat. It’s the other way around. One of the most important and sustained ideas running through the book is that what ultimately (62)______ Homo sapiens from all other creatures --- other mammals, other apes, and even other “humans” like Neanderthals ---was not our opposable thumbs or some other (63)________ standards, but instead it was our ability to generate(生成), believe in and act upon what Yuval Noah Narari calls “myths” or “(64)________” (essentially ideas and cultural institutions), particularly on a large scale and collective basis, which eventually transformed us from creatures that lived in small, loosely-organized groups (the typical feature of most apes) to our modern status.Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a fascinating, ambitious and difficult-to-summarize book that is also just highly (65)_______. So as senior high school students, you won’t experience too much difficulty following the author’s train of thoughts. And I strongly recommend you to indulge(纵情于) yourself in this well-written book.Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s mind-blowing book:Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind51.A. attention B. evaluation C. illustration D. expectation52.A. fascinated B. confused C. distracted D. uninterested53.A. turned to B. gave away C. prepared for D. went after54.A. naturally B. randomly C. suddenly D. hardly55.A. annoying B. touching C. embarrassing D. depressing56.A. Industrial B. Agricultural C. Cultural D. Political57.A. planting B. hunting C. trading D. wondering58.A. spare B. resist C. invest D. demand59.A. regardless of B. contrary to C. together with D. other than60.A. permanently B. delightfully C. temporarily D. instantly61.A. consume B. grow C. domesticate D. harvest62.A. distinguished B. disqualified C. discouraged D. dissatisfied63.A. intellectual B. physical C. psychological D. moral64.A. poems B. reports C. documents D. fictions65.A. complex B. overrated C. readable D. appreciatedV.Reading Comprehension (32)Section A (24）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Are you the peace-loving type or the ambitious go-getter? Your finger length might be a clue．Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like one of those silly tests you see on Wechat, but I have to admit that it is exactly correct for me. Here's how it works.Look at your three middle fingers of your hand．Is your index finger longer than your ring finger？Is your ring finger longer than your index finger？Or are the two of the same length？Find the situation that best matches your hand and see if what follows is an accurate description of your personality．●Longer ring finger：The Sweet TalkerIf your ring finger is longer than your index finger，research shows that you're likely a charming type，and you can probably talk yourself out of any situation．Others often find this personality type irresistible and will go to great lengths to help you．You're more likely to take risks，and you're good at problem-solving．People in this category make great engineers，soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers．●Longer index finger：The （Over）Confident OneIf your index finger is longer than your ring finger，chances are you are full of confidence-possibly even to the point of being over-confident and proud．You are not necessarily introverted（内向的），but you do enjoy Lime to yourself，especially when you're trying to complete a project．You are a dream pursuer who can make things happen，but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in a relationship．You are also probably happy with what you have，but you're always wishing for more．●Index and ring finger finger of the same length：The PeacemakerIf your index finger and ring finger are roughly of the same length，you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships．You are well-organized，faithful and sympathetic．But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving，you also have a hot-tempered side that can appear unexpectedly when you're pushed too far．You will try your hardest to avoid a fight．How well do these descriptions match your personality？I was surprised at the accuracy in my case，but I'm not going to tell you which one it was!66．Which of the following hand could be an engineer's hand？67．We can learn from the passage that the author_______．A．is very charming and helpfulB．always tries hard to avoid a fightC．often takes silly tests on FacebookD．thinks the descriptions suit him well68．What does the passage intend to tell us？A．How accurate the description of the test is．B．The length of fingers can reveal personality．C．Why your fingers are not of the same length．D．Personality is determined by your finger length．69．Where can you probably find the text？A．A popular magazine．B．An official report．C．A public advertisement．D．A biology textbook．(B)In a time when too much emphasis has been attached to utilitarianism(功力主义), it doesn’t come as a surprise to me that we people no longer believe in poetry. Utility is now often the standard of what one should devote his or her time and energy to and what he or she shouldn’t. but don’t get me wrong. I am not saying or stating that one should not consider utility at all when making crucial decisions. On the contrary, everyone should take it into account. Medicine, law, business and engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance and love, these are what we stay alive for.My dad once told me that “life is suffering”, which now I think is probably a unanimous(无异议的) opinion amongmost people. With a tough life inevitably comes a tough language --- and that is what poetry is and why poetry is needed. It offers people a way to talk about the difficult-to-describe things in life, like death, suffering, profound joy and transformation. So whenever I hear someone say that poetry is not a must, or it’s an option, or it’s only for the educated middle classed, I suspect that he or she must have had things pretty easy.But how can people live without poetry when poetry is nothing but a ceaseless flow of genuine human emotions?/ unlike what the academics may tell you, my suggestion about bring poetry into your lives is that don’t analyze it and don’t ask others to analyze it. Don’t deconstruct it or try to make meaning of it. Just find the poems that wake you up, that make you feel as if you’ve submerged(沉浸) yourself in a mineral hot spring or an ice bath. Find the poems that make you feel almost irrational joy or sadness. Find the poems that make you want to roll around in them or paint their colors all over your bedroom ceiling. Those are the poems you want to play with. Find the poems that communicate with the deepest parts your being and welcome them in.If finding others’ poems no longer satisfies you, compose your own! You don’t have yo be a poet to compose poetry. After all, poetry is not a luxury only for members desire or genuine willingness to vent feelings. It’s about searching for the real meaning of life and also about giving meaning to life. Just like Walt Whitman’s “O Me! O Life!”, a poem that ends by speaking directly to its readers:” the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse,” poetry is about everyone. And now I want to ask you the mother of all inspirational questions:” What will your verse be?”Inspired by Jeanette Winterson’s book:Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?70.The author thinks that poetry is very important for human beings because it _______.A.has nothing to do with the shared belief in utilityB.symbolizes a status as an educated middle classC.offers a medium for describing hard experiencesD.reveals a fundamental truth that life isn’t all roses71.To appreciate poetry by academic standards, one should first _______.A.deconstruct and making meaning of itB.enjoy a mineral hot spring or an ice bathC.paint it over his or her bedroom ceilingD.get consumed by irrational joy or sadness72.The author quoted Walt Whitman’s poem “O Me! O Life!” to emphasize that ______.A.only a true poet can write poemsB.no poem can appeal to everyoneC.life feels just like a powerful playD.every human is entitled to poetry73.The best title for the text may be ______.posing PoetryB.Poetry for LifeC.The Art of PoetryD.Analyzing Poetry（C）A scene from China’s biggest soap opera last year, Ode to Joy Season 2, has triggered much discussion on whether virginity is still a prized asset for women in “modern” China. In the scene, Qiu Yingying, a young but naive character, holds a dinner party to introduce her boyfriend to her friends, but the evening turns dramatic after her neighbour accidentally exposes her past relationship. Her boyfriend, Ying Qin, storms off, furious, expressing his thought that having sex before marriage is a moral spot for a woman.However controversial the show is, it does reveal a universal phenomenon that sex education in China is often relatively backward and of minor significance. Parents very rarely share information about sex with children. What almost all parents do, however, is to warn their children, especially daughters not to have any dates before they graduate from university, fearing that they get hurt or become pregnant. There are stories of biology teachers skipping details of the reproductive system in class and ask students to learn it by themselves. Chinese communities also traditionally expect virginity before marriage.Ren Yi, a student from East China Normal University, said it was perfectly reasonable for a boyfriend who was a virgin himself to require his girlfriend to be so. The only problem, she said, was if it was a double standard and the man expected virginity from a woman but not himself.The issue was also being discussed by her university classmates in WeChat. Someone questioned why there wasn’t gender equality when it came to virginity, but another said she couldn’t accept Ying Qin’s comment on women who had sex before marriage.While some still concentrate on virginity itself, others have shifted the focus of this debate.Zhu Pingping, a Shanghai-based English teacher, commented that even debating the topic was old-fashioned in the 21st Century. She thought it was “disgusting” for the show to make an issue of it. In modern cities, women are more independent and liberated, she said.Her husband, Shen Peng, also a teacher, added that not everyone will and can advance with the times as he or she ages, and some even want to restore the so-called traditional Chinese virtues of being a woman(女德), which from his perspective has long been used as a means to oppress women both physically and mentally throughout thehistory.“Teaching students knowledge about sex doesn’t mean we encourage them to eat the forbidden fruit. Actually, it is just the opposite, because only when sex --- like other aspects of lives ---is dealt with frankly and appropriately in the educational process can the healthy growth of children raised in it be truly encouraged,” he saiD.74.Which one of the following might be WRONG according to the first two paragraphs?A. The TV series Ode to Joy Season 2 has brought female virginity to attention.B. Qiu Yingying’s relationship has been buried with her previous romance revealeD.C. Parents and teachers tend to avoid answering questions about sex from children.D. Sex education in China has weighed strongly in the current educational system.75.It can be learned from the three interviewees’ opinions that ______>A. a double standard encouraged in attitudes towards virginity is allowedB. the topic on virginity is still worth public discussion in the present dayC. keeping pace with the times is not necessarily a natural outcome of ageD. teaching students sex is likely to lead them to have sex at an early age.76.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to advocate sex educationB. Historical evidence of female oppressionC. Professional comments on the showD. Examples to illustrate the virginity issue77.The author’s purpose for writing this article is to ______.A. introduce a popular TV dramaB. explain a universal phenomenonC. criticize the current educationD. arouse people’s food for thoughtSection B (8)Directions: In the article, 4 sentences have been removed. Choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There are TWO which do not fit in any of the gaps.（D）The Museum of InnocenceLove and Madness in IstanbulIt’s all an elaborate(详尽的) and precisely constructed lie: a museum built to tell the story of a self-referential book created around the contents of the soon-to-finish museum. A tale of love and loss, but mainly madness, which is entirely fictional but in which the very real author plays a central narrative role. It is the Museum of Innocence. The story focuses on the character of Kemal(凯末尔) and his love for a beautiful shop girl and distant cousin Fusun(芙颂). Kemal’s story is one of lust, obsession, and eventual ruin. Were the character real, I expect that most of us would distance ourselves from him in the same way that Istanbul’s high society do in the novel. (78)_________. And this is especially the case when one reads through Kemal’s story of madness and presents himself or herself in the collection of objects that represent Kemal’s love and loss.The museum follows the narrative of the book precisely presenting 83 displays that each reflects one of the book’s 83 chapters to accompany the storyline. (79)__________. In this case, as in many, the items that we accumulate in our lives are the reminders to help us recall those memories.(80)__________. Mounted on the ground floor is a display of 4,213 cigarette stubs, each of them smoked by Fusun and each noted with a time or date or comments speaking to the very moment it touched her hands, her lips, and so became a part of her story.Though it’s hard to match the visual appeal of that first display, representing chapter 68 of the book, the combination of sights and sounds throughout the three-story museum evokes(换起) the story in a way that reading alone couldn’t hope to do. (81)___________. You could surely visit the museum without having read the book or give it a read with no intention to visit the museum but, frankly, you shouldn’t. pick up a copy a month or two before a trip to Istanbul, and give yourself the pleasure of experiencing the story twice in different forms.If, like Kemal, you find yourself longing for some tangible physical reminder of the experience? Not to worry, there’s a well-stocked gift shop full of small souvenirs and Orhan Pamuk’s other works.VI. Translation（18分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82.您什么时间方面来取一下您的体检报告？（convenient）83.一个合格的大学生应当有着良好的英语运用能力。
上海2018-2019年高二英语上学期期中测试卷解析版
2018-2019年高二上学期期中测试卷II.Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: 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.Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, 21 _____(wheel)to the Park.Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman 22_____ had few kind words for her students and made them workharder than all the other teachers combined.Then Ms. Yates started to speak:"I can't tell you 23 ___ pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, 24 ____I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. 25______ I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination."Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:" It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and 26_____would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you 27_____（choose）path.""There is no greater comfort for an educator than 28____(see) the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart."There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. Tee clapping turned into cheering, then into a 29____ （deafen）roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers,bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all 30____ _____ the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.21. 【参考答案】was wheeled【考察内容】谓语动词【试题解析】22.【参考答案】who【考察内容】连词【试题解析】定语从句，指人，缺主语用who23.【参考答案】how【考察内容】连词【试题解析】宾语从句，how＋adj24.【参考答案】but【考察内容】连词【试题解析】表示转折25.【参考答案】although【考察内容】连词【试题解析】表示转折26.【参考答案】others【考察内容】代词【试题解析】缺主语，跟前面的some搭配27.【参考答案】chosen【考察内容】非谓语动词【试题解析】过去分词做定语。
上海市七宝中学2019届高三上学期期中考试英语试题
七宝中学2018届高三第一学期期中考试试题(满分150分)I. Listening Comprehension (30%)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. A. A basketball player. B. A laundry worker. C. A window washer. D. A rock climber.2. A. T o a stationery shop. B. T o a gymnasium. C. T o a paint store. D. T o a news stand.3. A. 15 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. An hour. D. An hour and a quarter.4. A. 6$. B. 16$. C. 30$. D. 60$.5. A. Looking for a timetable. B. Buying some furniture. C. Reserving a table. D. Window shopping.6. A. Egyptian. B. Greek. C. German. D. American.7. A. The man blamed the woman for being careless. B. The man misunderstood the woman’s apology.C. The woman offered to pay for the man’s coffee.D. The woman made the man’s jacket dirty with coffee.8. A. Dangerous. B. Brave. C. Rude. D. Modest.9. A. A job. B. A reader. C. A book. D. An author.10. A. More sleep can get the man back onto the right track.B. Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.C. The man should spend more time outdoors.D. People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked to questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. Whenyou hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. One case. B. Two cases. C. Three cases. D. Four cases.12. A. They fled the scene in a white car. B. They ran off into a lane.C. They ran along the Seventh Ave.D. They left by the front entrance.13. A. A safe. B. Cash. C. A bike. D. A metal pole.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 50 million. B. 57 million. C. 120 million. D. 128 million15. A. For financial aid. B. For accurate policy making.C. For economic growth.D. For knowing the level of education.16. A. Some people are unwilling to be recorded.B. Most developing countries lack civil registration systems.C. All the developing countries have no registration system.D. The civil registration is accused by the public.17. A. Helping the developing countries. B. Establishing a partnership with the WHO.C. Improving people’s health.D. Keeping correct records of births and deaths.Qestions 18 through 20 are based on the following conversation.18. A. In a student dormitory. B. In a homestay family.B. In a quiet hotel room. D. In a lonely house.19. A. High expense. B. Noisy environment.C. Safety concern.D. Difficult transportation.20. A. He will be supported by a fund. B. His family can support him.C. He has saved some money.D. He can do part-time jobs.II. Grammar and vocabulary (20%)Section ADirections: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 from of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Best News Ever: Researchers Confirm Chocolate Is Good for Y our Brain Sure, chocolate is a delicious treat, and it’s a staple of some of our favorite desserts. But it’s not exactly a health food, so it should be enjoyed in moderation—right?Well, it turns out that ____21____(eat) chocolate might actually have a pretty significant health benefit. According to recent research ____22____(conduct) by five scientists in Italy, compounds found in chocolate, called flavanols (黄烷醇), can help boost cognitive (认知的) performance. Y es, chocolate’s good for your brain.The scientists, studying at the Universities of Rome and L’Aquila, ____23____(record) research from 10 different studies. The studies assessed people’s performance on cognitive tests before and after eating cocoa or chocolate. The results were telling: in 9 out of the 10 studies, there was a noticeable improvement ____24____ the subjects had eaten the chocolate. The scientists found improvements in “general cognition, attention, processing speed, and working memory.” Sounds pretty good to us!And that’s not all. In subjects, especially women, who performed the tests while sleep-deprived, the flavanols helped “counteract” the negative effects of the sleep deprivation. And there’s even more good news. ____25____(take) daily over periods ranging from five days to three months, chocolate can produce noticeable long-term improvements in cognition. Older adults, ___26_____ memories were already declining, saw an especially significant improvement.All chocolate has flavanols, since they occur naturally in cocoa. However, dark chocolate lovers, are happier, ____27____ it has more flavanols than any other type of chocolate. In fact, the scientists ____28____ have claimed that, after doing this research, they’ve started eating dark chocolate every day! Here are some other health benefits of eating dark chocolate. Now, we’re not saying that you ____29____ start eating chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—it’s still high in sugar and low in nutrients. But next time you find yourself yawning after a sleepless night, snack on some chocolate and let the flavanols work their magic. Go ahead, ____30____ take advantage of chocolate’s newfound brainpower with these delicious recipes.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. deliveredB. alertC. documentedD. arising AB. temporary AC. recommendationAD. accommodate BC. demand BD. increase CD. contributing ABC. PracticesThe throngs of tourists flooding Russian cities for the World Cup are expected to provide a(n) ____31____ boost to the country’s economy. However, the influx has proved difficult for some host cities to fully ____32____ 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) ____33____ 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 ____34_____ in a simple statement. “Save water, take showers in pairs,” the company said, accompanying its ______35_____ with a smiley faceThe 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 ____36_____ 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 _____37____. “Thousands of the city’s visitors, who also consume water, are ____38_____ to the increase,” the utility company, Samarskiye Kommunalniye Systemy, wrote in a press release on Wednesday.Recommended Slideshows The city has also experienced a heat wave that has increased the _____39_____ 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 the tournament. Journalists who visited the city to report on the games ____40______ discolored and brown water coming out of faucets(龙头).III. Reading Comprehension (45%)Section ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.How Facebook Programmed Our RelativesThree years ago, on his birthday, a law professor watched his e-mail inbox as usual. But it was filled with Facebook notifications( 通告 ) ____41_____ that friends had posted messages on his wall. The messages made him sad. The blocked inbox was ____42_____, but what really upset him was having disclosed his birth date to Facebook in the first place. It’s not necessary for social networking to comply with (遵守) privacy laws, as some people ___43_____ believe. He hadn't paid much attention when he signed up—as with most electronic contracts, there was no room for negotiation about terms. He ____44_____ Facebook’s instructions, entered the data and clicked a button.A few days later, the law professor decided to change the birth date on his Facebook profile to ____45_____ the same situation next year. But when the fake date rolled around, his inbox again was flooded with Facebook notifications. Two of the messages were from close relatives, one of whom he had spoken with on the phone on his actual birthday!How could she not realize that the date was ____46_____? Our hypothesis (假设): she'd been programmed!That law professor was one of us, and it confirmed his ____47___ that most people respond ____48____ to Facebook’s prompts (提示 ) to provide information or contact a friend without really thinking much about it. That's because digital networked technologies are engineering humans to behave like simple stimulus-response machines.Social media plays a tremendous role in modern life. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have become the primary ways of keeping in touch with friends, family, classmates and colleagues. To date, ____49_____, researchers have not fully explored the degree to which these platforms are literally programming human responses. Social media platforms encode a range of social ____50_____: Facebook notifies us when it is time to wish our friends a happy birthday; LinkedIn prompts us to congratulate contacts on their work anniversaries. As a result, social interactions are often _____51____ to the click of a button.Facebook may increase the number of people to whom we wish a happy birthday with a few clicks of a button; it's not as if we remember the birth dates of that high school classmate or distant cousin. But if it becomes _____52____ behavior, is it even meaningful? As for people who aren't on Facebook or don't post their birth dates publicly, the ___53____ they exercise over their data comes at a cost: they don't receive scores of well-wishes from far-flung contacts. ____54_____, it's still nice to be thought of, even if just once a year.Digital platforms are _____55____ what it means to be human, and we can't rely on the platforms to police or research themselves. In the meantime, when your birthday rolls around, enjoy the warm feelings from friends sending their regards— but remember that they don't know when your birthday really is any more than you do theirs.41. A. requiring B. recognizing C. indicating D. summarizing42. A. annoying B. embarrassing C. frustrating D. exciting43. A. hardly B. passionately C. mistakenly D. slowly44. A. lacked B. suspended C. obeyed D. offered45. A. accept B. avoid C. analyze D. arrange46. A. significant B. definite C. correct D. fake47. A. doubt B. appointment C. statement D. plan48. A. cautiously B. positively C. automatically D. aggressively49. A. thus B. however C. moreover D. otherwise50. A. reforms B. problems C. issues D. behaviors51. A. adapted B. reduced C. committed D. admitted52. A. suspected B. accepted C. programmed D. horrified53. A. control B. judgements C. influence D. skills54. A. In return B. In addition C. For example D. After all55. A. enriching B. examining C. shaping D. RetainingSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AMeasles (麻疹), which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine (疫苗). But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuseto take that risk selfishly make others suffer.Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out (决定不参加) of what are supposed to berequired vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption （豁免), sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine. Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions? Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.56．The first two paragraphs suggest that ____________.A．a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trendB．the outbreak of measles attracts the public attentionC．anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasonsD．information about measles spreads quickly57．Herd immunity works well when ____________.A．exemptions are allowed B．several vaccines are used togetherC．the whole neighborhood is involved in D．new regulations are added to the state laws 58．What is the main reason for the comeback of measles?A．The overuse of vaccine. B．The lack of medical care.C．The features of measles itself. D．The vaccine opt-outs of some people.59．What is the purpose of the passage?A．T o introduce the idea of exemption. B．T o discuss methods to cure measles.C．To stress the importance of vaccination. D．T o appeal for equal rights in medical treatment.BSuppose you’re in a rush, feeling tired, not paying attention to your screen, and you send an email that could get youin trouble.Realisation will probably set in seconds after you’ve clicked “send”. Y ou freeze in horrors and burn with shame.What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.Clicking “send” too soonDon’t waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored.Writing the wrong timeThe sooner you notice, the better. Respond quickly and briefly, apologizing for your mistake. Keep the tone measured: don’t handle it too lightly, as people can be offended, especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding oftheir culture(i.e. incorrect ordering of Chinese names).Clicking “reply all” unintentionallyY ou accidentally reveal(透露)to entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner,or what holiday you’d like to take. In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted apology to explainyour awkwardness. But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone starts hitting “reply all” to join in a longand unpleasant conversation. In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down. Sending an offensive message to its subjectThe most awkward email mistake is usually committed in anger. Y ou write an unkind message about someone, intending to send it to a friend, but accidentally send it to the person you’re discussing. In that case, ask to speak inperson as soon as possible and say sorry. Explain your frustrations calmly and sensibly—see it as an opportunity to clearup any difficulties you may have with this person.60. If you have written the wrong name in an email, it is best to ________.A. apologise in a serious mannerB. tell the receiver to ignore the errorC. learn to write the name correctlyD. send a short notice to everyone61. What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all” email?A. Try offering other choices.B. Avoid further involvement.C. Meet other staff members.D. Make a light-hearted apology.62. What is the passage mainly about?A. Defining email errors.B. Reducing email mistakes.C. Handling email accidents.D. Improving email writing.CDiscoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the resultof dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold ( 霉) on a piece ofcheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years beforehe made his discovery. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of tough trial and error. Innovation is likesoccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.The point is that the players who score most are the ones who take most shots at the goal—and so it goes with innovation in any field of activity. The prime difference between innovation and others is one of approach. Everybodygets ideas, but innovators work consciously on theirs, and they follow them through until they prove practicable orotherwise. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities.“Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there’s no particular goodness in doing things the way they have always been done.” Wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority. This accounts for our reaction to seemingly simpleinnovations like plastic garbage bags and suitcases on wheels that make life more convenient: “How come nobodythought of that before?”The creative approach begins with the proposal that nothing be as it appears. Innovators will not accept that there is only one way to do anything. Faced with getting from A to B, the average person will automatically set out on thebest-known and apparently simplest route. The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in thelong run and are sure to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends. Highly creative individualsreally do march to a different drummer.63. What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraph?A. An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.B. A person who has had no education.C. A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.D. A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.64. According to the author, what differs innovators from non-innovators?A. The way they present their findings.B. The way they deal with problems.C. The intelligence they possess.D. The variety of ideas they have.65.The phrase “march to a different drummer” (the last line of the passage) suggests that highly creative individuals are _____.A. unwilling to follow common ways of doing thingsB. diligent in pursuing their goalsC. concerned about the advance of societyD. devoted to the progress of science66.The most suitable title for this passage might be _____.A. The Relation Between Creation and DiligenceB. T o Be a Creative Expert in the Study of Human CreativityC. What Are So Special about Creative IndividualsD. Discoveries and InnovationSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. So if they’re not building by imitation or carrying out instructions, how is this knowledge getting passed around?B. Crafting tool is a kind of culture, which can be passed down from generation to generation by crows.C. However, the crows only got treats when they popped in a paper “coin” of a certain size.D. These birds, native to the islands of New Caledonia east of Australia, are known for their ability to craft tools.AB. Seeing this in action is important because it supports the idea that New Caledonian crows are capable of building — at least when it comes to crafting tools.AC. Jelbert and her team then gave the crows paper to let them cut into proper size.There’s no denying crows are smart. They can remember where food has been hidden, recognize faces and craft tools. And, according to a new paper in Scientific Reports, some crows can even make those tools from memory. This skillmay point to these clever corvids having a sort of culture of their own.Researchers, led by Sarah Jelbert at the University of Cambridge, worked specifically with New Caledonian crows. __________67__________ But experts haven’t been able to make sure where the crows pick up their skills. A bird inone area can construct the same tool as another bird miles away — but there’s no evidence bird one watched bird twobuild the gadget in order to copy it. And New Caledonian crows don’t really have a language, either.__________68__________ Jelbert and her team had a hunch(预感) that it was because the birds were building based on the memory of tools they’d seen.To test this, the group trained eight crows to place pieces of paper into a pseudo-vending machine (really just a wooden box) to get a treat. _________69___________ Once they learned which sizes were rewarded, Jelbert and herteam then gave the feathered participants large cards; the birds could fashion these into the coin sizes they’d picked upon earlier. Importantly, the crows didn’t get any sort of template(模板) when they were working with the big cards. Andthe birds snipped them into pieces that were similar in size to the coins they’d learned would get them treats.Given the lack of a template to copy, it seems the crows were able to construct mental images of the coins and use it to replicate a tool. ___________70_________ These birds can see something and not just build it from memory, butpotentially make improvements in their designs. “Most importantly,” the authors say in the study, “an improvement madeby a crow during its lifetime could become part of the template learnt by subsequent generations, leading to an increasein tool complexity over time.” And this progression is a key component of cultural progression.Jelbert and her team recognize there’s still work to be done to see if their hypothesis is solid, like testing how long the crows can remember their mental images of the tools.第 II 卷I．Summary (15%)Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passageand how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Are your children getting on your last nerve? Did a coworker’s comment rub you the wrong way? There’s no needto plug the steam coming out of your ears. In fact, science now gives you full permission to release those emotions; youmight actually be happier for it. If that seems counterintuitive(违反直觉的), hear us out. A new study suggests thatpeople tend to be happier if they can feel and express emotions as they want. That goes for unpleasant emotions likeanger and hatred, too.An international team of researchers recruited 2,300 university students from the United States, Brazil, China, Germany, Ghana, Israel, Poland, and Singapore. They then asked the participants to tell them which emotions theydesired and which ones they actually felt, and then compared those responses to how the participants rated their overallhappiness or life satisfaction.The results showed an interesting trend. While participants wanted to experience more pleasant emotions, they reported higher life satisfaction if the emotions they experienced matched those they desired. More surprising still, 11percent of people wanted to feel less of positive emotions, such as love and empathy, and 10 percent of people wanted tofeel more negative emotions, such as hatred and anger.At first glance, these results might seem confusing. But there’s a simple explanation, according to the study’s authors. Happiness is “more than simply feeling pleasure and avoiding pain,” they write. It is also learning to releasenegative emotions when you feel them, instead of ignoring them or bottling them up.“If you feel emotions you want to feel, even if they’re unpleasant, then you’re better off,” lead researcher Dr Maya Tamir from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem told the BBC News website.II．Translation (15%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 他刚一坐下，服务员就给他上茶了。
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Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularyDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammaticallycorrect. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the otherblanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Movie review: The Wandering earthIn the near future, the sun is dying, leaving the freezing planet on the edge of destruction.21is left ofhumanity is huddled in underground cities created with an eye-catching combination of steam-punk ( 蒸汽朋克 ),brutalist (野兽派的 ), and futurist influences by the production designer. The United Earth? Government, 22 is neverseen and represented only by a French voice, has decided the only solution is to propel the planet toanother galaxy 4.2 light years away. 23 depends on 10,000 giant rocket thrusters being kept alight for the2,500-year journey. Liu Peiqiang, a widowed astronaut played with appropriate solemnity by “ WolfWarrior series”superstar Wu Jing, is sent to a space station and tasked with navigating Earth ’paths through the solar system,leaving behind young so Liu Qi and father-in- law Han Zi ’ angeventeen.S years later, Liu ’ s still in orbit, while LiuQi (Qu Chuxiao) has become an angry young man and self- proclaimed genius who blames his mother ’ s early death 24 his absent father. On the very day when his dad is due to finish stint and return home, Liu Qi and adoptedteenage sister Duoduo sneak away to see the frozen surface for the first time. As they 25 (take) in the spectacular sights of ice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the sights ofice-covered Beijing, a major rocket thruster malfunction sends Earth into the gravitational pull of Jupiter. 26a miracle occurs in the next 37 hours, it will be Goodbye Earth.‘ TheWandering Earth ’Chinese commercial cinema reaches a significant landmark with its first-ever sci-fimegahit. Director Frant Gwo ’ s adaptation of the 2000 novella by Liu Cixingenreisno classic, but its furious pace, spectacular visuals, and fanciful plot deliver decent escapist entertainment. After accumulating an astronomical$640 million- plus domestically-plus a tidy $5 million on limited North American screens-since Feb. 5, this displayof capability from China ’ s commercial film sector was snapped up by Netflix for future release on the streaminggiant ’ s platform. A hyperactivemixture of doomsday films ranging from ‘ 50s“ WhenWorldsclassic. Collide to”Micheal Bays bombastic “ Armageddon ”and, 27 (notably), Ishiro Honda’ s1962 Japanese space opera“ Gorath ” , “ The Wandering Earthisperhaps”most striking for its lack of nationalism and propaganda ( 宣传 ). Soft diplomacy, at most, is the order of the day. Politicians, bureaucrats (官僚 ), and army commanders are nowhere28(see). There’ s barelyChinese flag in sight, nor any chest- beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership.Instead, a Chinese flag in sight, nor any chest-beating about Chinese ingenuity and leadership. Instead, what ispresented is a traditional tale of nations and people29(pull) together to save the planet, with heavy does ofguilt, sacrifice, and redemption from the human characters. With global conflict and division so prevalent today, itno wonder than these messages of hope and unity30strike an emotional chord in many viewers, createpositive word-of-mouth, and make the film much more accessible for international audiences.Ⅲ. VocabularyDirections: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Notethat there is one word more than you need.(A)A. maximizeB. adaptationC. bendableD. respectivelyAB. combination AC. available AD. discourage BC. neatlyBD. foundation CD. faulty ABC. transformTablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without abag. Wouldn’ t it begreat if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit31into the hand?Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become32. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China ’Huaweis both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X33. Mobile phone use has entered the “ fold-able future” , The Verge .noted The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their34 screens,give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they ’ re “ the35of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device .”The technology could36other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like37 posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us toavailable space.In a keynote address, Samsung ’ s senior vice president of mobile product marketing,Denison,Justin called thefold-able screen “ the 38 for the smart- phone of tomorrow. “”It ’ s a balankcanvas for us to do something beautiful together,”. he saidSo is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012,nine out of every to OLED screens produced were39. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price ofHuawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’ sthatpricemay40the majority of people.But if the fold- able device isn’ t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt thatiscomingit.Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “ Feware debating if fold -able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart- phones; the only question is when and by whom.”(B)A. typicallyB. sufferC. connectingD. commercialAB imperfections AC. particularly AD. refueling BC. issuesBD. excel CD. plunging ABC. nastyWhy Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airportsan estimated $3 billion. But it not the freezing’s cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all,41 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.In fact, planes42in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn ’ t what ’ s going on up there. It ’ s what ’ s happening. on the ground When a43polar vortex ( 极地涡旋 ) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 44, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the45process.Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there ’ s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering tothe aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 46 .That ’ Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.He says that47, these planes are “ de-iced ”- but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes tode-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn ” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 48 . In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews canremove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other49, whichmakes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affectvisibility to the point where officials have to decide it ’ s not safe. to fly at allBut if ice and snow aren ’the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it ’u s ually another factor:people.Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’ s made to do.Humansthat are not made tobe outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremelycold.Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’ Harein Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not asmuch gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 50flights, and that, along with passengers who can ’maket it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads tohalf-empty planes.In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you canstill blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.Ⅳ. ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill ineach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Working on holidays has always presented something of a class divide. From the 1870s through the 1920s,middle-and-upper-class Americans often lived with “ the help mostly”— women of color whose job was to cook andclean and care for others, day and night. While shows like Dowton Abbey seek to give 51 to servants, theyalso sanitize (掩盖 ) what was a cruel, back- breaking existence. It was common for a housemaid ’ s day to begin w before the family rose and extend until after they 52 for the evening. They did so seven days a week:working more than 80 hours a week - more than the 65 hours most factory workers worked at the time. While weoften imagine that these women were young and single, Evelyn Nakano Gleen research on such’s care providershas shown that over 30% of them were married many with children. As they worked very hard for families not53 , they left their children, parents, siblings and husbands behind. Thanksgiving or Christmas was no doubt oneof the hardest times of the year, and their own families felt their 54 .The labor movement was 55 to changing this sorry state of affairs. Unions raised wages, loweredhours, instituted worker protections, guaranteed a minimum wage and 56 holidays off for workers. Thosewho did have to work on national holidays were guaranteed overtime pay. When unions were strong, such benefitseven 57 to non-unionized workers.But as unions have 58 , part-time work h as increased. And this has meant lower wages and greater59 . Working at $11 an hour for 25 hours a week means making 14,300 a year. For most retail workers, that ’ s one of the better jobs that are available. And 60 , it ’ s a withoutjob health insurance, or a retirement plan,with constant scheduling changes that make it hard to take additional 61 . Most of these workers wish theycould work more, but employers would rather hire other part-timers. So when the boss says, “ Canyou work Thanksgiving? workers”have no real choice but to be 62 .Today, working on holidays carries no guarantee of extra pay, and not working can mean losing one job’s.Some workers are 63 ; Walmart employees have planned over 1,000 Black Friday strikes because of unchanging wages and health care premiums ( 保险费 ) that will soon triple. Americans have a choice of helpingthese workers regain the64, or walking past them in order to shop more. And that is the irony to the trendof stores opening on Thanksgiving. On the same day that we give thanks for all we have, why must we also rushout to buy more? Observers might say, “ It ’ s just the logic of the market! ” But the logic of the market is not mystical process. It is the result of the 65 that we make.51. A. rise B. power C. life D. pleasure52. A. retired B. retreated C. relaxed D. rebelled53. A. in their favor B. of their own C. to their pleasure D. at their convenience54. A. exhaustion B. disappointment C. reluctance D. absence55. A. central B. subject C. sensitive D. beneficial56. A. provided B. secured C. organized D. arranged57. A. stuck B. occurred C. appealed D. extended58. A. rose B. declined C. survived D. defended59. A. uncertainty B. devotion C. trouble D. influence60. A. therefore B. also C. instead D. still61. A. business B. suggestion C. employment D. welfare62. A. sincere B. determined C. offensive D. willing63. A. taking over B. fighting back C. giving up D. looking forward64. A. protection B. identities C. salaries D. promotions65. A. efforts B. contributions C. decisions D. achievementsⅤ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill ineach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A) We made a choice⋯Will you support it today? Our journalism now reaches record numbers around the world and more than amillion people have supported our reporting. We continue to face financial challenges but, unlike many newsorganisation, we haven ’ t put up-w a llpay.We want our journalism to remain accessible to all, regardless of wherethey live or what they can afford.This is The Guardians model for open, independent journalism: free for those who can afford it, supported by ’t those who can. Readers’ support powers our work, safeguardingessentialou editorial independence. This meansthe responsibility of protecting independent journalism is shared, enabling us all to feel empowered to bring about realchange in the world. Your support gives Guardian journalists the time, space and freedom to report withtenacity and rigour, to shed light where others won’ t. It emboldens us to challenge authority and statusquestion thequo. And by keeping all of our journalism free and open to all, we can foster inclusivity; diversity, make space fordebate, inspire conversation-so more people have access to accurate information with integrity at its heart.Guardian journalism is rooted in facts with a progressive perspective on the world. We are editoriallyindependent, meaning we set our own agenda. Our Journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced bybillionaire owners, politicians or shareholders. No one steers our opinion. At a time when there are so few sources ofinformation you can really trust, this is vital as it enables us to give a voice to those less heard, challenge thepowerful and hold them to account. Your support means we can keep investigating and exploring the criticalissues of our time.Our model allows people to support us in a way that works for them. Every time a reader like you makes acontribution to The Guardian, no matter how big or small, it goes directly into funding our journalism. But we needto build on this support for the years ahead.Support The Guardian from as little as SI- and it only takes a minute. Thank you.66. The following descriptions of The Guardian are true EXCEPT ________.A. Some readers may find it difficult to afford it if The Guardian puts up a paywall.B. It strives to ensure journalism independence, tree from financial or political influence.C. It intends to give a voice to those disadvantaged and challenge the powerful.D. It tries its best to be editorially dependent, taking shareholders . ’opinions into account67. Which of the following might The Guardian do in the daily operation?’ t.A. It r equires those who can afford it to pay for the subscription and spares those who canB. It helps protect the legal rights of certain victim by challenging someone in authority.C. It stops looking into something if all the other media have made the same conclusion.D. It receives some donation and then uses it to finance the journalists . ’further education68. The underlined word “ inclusivity may”mean that The Guardian ’ s reports .A. show no discrimination against anybody or anythingB. cover something that it considers quite worthy of concernC. focus a lot on whether some information is accurate enoughD involve an appeal for support from readers all over the world(B) The Railroad BuildersThe Central Pacific Railroad is the first transcontinental railroad in North America, honored by BBC as one of’ t the seven miracles after Industrial Revolution. It had made a great contribution to the US’ s economy but it couldnbe completed without Chinese labors hard work. In order to build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported fromChina. They had to bear the brunt of the build the railroad, a lot of workers were imported from China. They had tobear the brunt of the work, deal with the dreadful environment and endure with littler pay. What challenges did theymeet? And how did they cope with them?Join us in the railroad builders to find the answers!The first Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the “ PacificRailroad ”and later as the “ OverlandRoute ”was) a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869. By linking with theexisting railway network of the Eastern United States, the road thus connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of theUnited States by rail for the first time. It was one of the crowning achievements in the crossing of plains and highmountains westward by the Union Pacific and eastward by the Central Pacific.Watch EpisodesPart 1 Part 2The first transcontinental railroad at the time is the most President Lincoln had a dream that one day a railroadambitious engineering project ever attempted in the would cross the United States from coast to coast. AsUnited States. When work started on the most the construction of the first transcontinental railroad got challenging Western section. Chinese labors were underway in the mid-19 Century, large numbers ofbrought in, and before long they became brunt of the Chinese labors headed to the US. But would it be thework. But what did so many Chinese nationals do with land of fortune they dreamed off? What really awaitedthe US in mid-19 Century? them at the end of the long and often difficult voyagefrom China?上海市七宝中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试题Part 3 Part 4The first group of Chinese labor began to work on the It was the coldest winter ever known in the American first transcontinental railroad of the United States. To West and thousands of labors from China foundthe delight of the new employers, they proved to be themselves having to endure the unfamiliar snow and excellent workers. But the Sierra Nevada would be a freezing cold. And yet they managed to build something test of their hardness and resolve. How did the Chinese that 150 years later is still regarded as an engineering labors cope with the dreadful rain and unfamiliar marvel. What help did they get from the powerful and freezing weather? highly dangerous explosive?Part 5 Part 6The Summit Tunnel through Sierra Nevada, every inch Paid less, and yet bearing the brunt of the work, the of it was built at the cost of the blood of even the lives Chinese labors building the Central Pacific Railroad of Chinese labors. And yet in return, the Chinese labors demanded more money. How did the company respond? faced discrimination. The rewards they received were In Sierra Nevada, they broke through rock and endured pitiful. How did they respond and what did the Central harshest winter in their memory. Now in Utah, what Pacific Railroad Company do to address their fresh challenges awaited them? How did they finally grievances? earn the gratitude?69.Which of the following is Not true about the Central Pacific Railroad? A.It was built by more than one railroad company working together.B. It was constructed by Chinese labors solely.C. It is an engineering marvel recognized even today.D. It was completed with blood, sweat and tears.70. Which of the following expressions is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“ bear thebrunt”?A. handle the difficultyB. deserve the creditC. suffer the main partD.come under attack71. It can be inferred from the article that ________.A. Before the construction of Pacific Railroad began, there was no railroad in AmericaB. Pacific Railroad was intended to realize President Lincoln’ s dream after he diedC. The Chinese labors earned a lot by building Pacific Railroad at the cost of their health and evenD. It took people much longer to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in America before1869 72. This article may well be from the official website of ________.A. a television channel B a railroad company上海市七宝中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试题C. BBC documentariesD. a journal on rail building(C)Imagine you went to a restaurant with a date: had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time yougo there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with,“ Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is overthere in the seat you sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?Then”you find out that yourburger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on adiet that doesn’ t includeburgrs. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equivalent of the Internet. TheNet ’s ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormousamount of data on you — some of which you may not want them to have.Are you aware that almost every time you access a website you get a “,cookieit’s not”?theUnfoM r stunately. Reid ’ s type. A cookie on the Internet is a computer code sent by the site to your computer — usually without your knowledge. During the entire period of time that you are at the site, the cookie is collecting information about your interaction, including where you visit, how long you stay there, how frequently you return to certain pages, andeven your electronic address. Fill out a survey to collect free information or samples and marketers know evenmore about you— like your name, address, and any other information you provide. While this may sound scary enough, cookies aren ’event the lat est in technology. A new system called I-librarian Alexa — named for the legendary third century B.C. library in Alexandria, Egypt- does even more. While cookies track what you are doing atone site, Alexa collects data on all your Web activity, such as which sites you visit next, how long you stay there,whether you click on ads, etc. All this information is available to markets, who use it to market more effectively toyou. Not only do you not get paid for providing the information, you probably don know that you’art e vengivingit.73. In the restaurant story, the author may most probably think the waiter or waitress to be ________.A. considerateB. well-manneredC. annoyingD. incredible74.The author makes up the restaurant story in order to ________.A. show the good service offered in some Web restaurantsB. criticize some restaurants for too considerate serviceC. show the Internet s ability to collect data on youD. prove the great power of the Internet75. What can be learned about from“Alexathesecond” paragraph?A. Alexa is named after an ancient hero in Egypt.B. Alexa is installed in libraries.上海市七宝中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期中英语试题C. Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you.D. Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookies.76. Which of the following words can best reflect the authors attitude to’cookies and Alexa?A. Critical.B. Suspicious.C. Objective.D. Optimistic.(D)Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tediumup to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker most of thework that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages.To Begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decided, they are troubled by the feeling that somethingelse would have been pleasanter. To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Moreover the exercise of choice is in itself tiresome. Except to people with unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each hour of the day, provided theorders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from exhausting work. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa, or by flying round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerabletrifles of those earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded.Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, as a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he has nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair hisvigor he is likely to find far more pleasure in his free time than an idle man could possibly find.The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives chances of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the naturalone to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extracomforts that a higher income can acquire. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in ones own circle.77. What is the author’ s opinion about work?A. Work can keep people busy as if they were poor.B. Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life.C. Work is very tiresome, especially when too excessive.D. Work can at least give relief from boredom78.The reason why the more intelligent rich men still work hard is that ________.A. they want to overcome boredomB. they want to earn more in case they meet with business failureC. they do not have any sensations in lifeD. they have to pay the price of their freedom from hard work79. In the author ’ s opinion, what is the last product of civilization?A. To make wise use of leisure.B. To be free from hard workC. To keep oneself busy with trifles.D. To work to some extent80. As is put by the author, most of the work that most people have to do is ________.A delightful but time consuming B. exceedingly dull and always painfulC not worth doing and bearable at all D. not interesting but rewardingSection BDirections: In the article, 4 sentences have been removed choose the most suitable ones from the list A-AC to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There’ re 2 which do not fit in anyps. of the gaA. So it seems somehow fitting that we are now thinking of reviving them.B. One of the major challenges is to obtain enough high-quality DNA from an extinct species to conduct an experiment.C. Whether it is feasible to revive an extinct species, one thing is for sure; it will be very long before we see the outcome.D. At this point no one really suggests bringing back dinosaurs, but there are a number of serious proposals to revive extinct species.AB. People question whether it would be ethical to re vive one of nature’ s creatures forpurposesucha.AC. Scientists have proposed reviving an extinct species through a combination of biology and technology.In the 1993 film Jurassic park, several species of dinosaurs have been brought back to life using DNA millions。
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七宝中学高二上英语期中考试II. GrammarDirections: 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 from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.There was a time when the belief that teachers should be highly-respected and teaching is a noble profession prevailed（盛行）. And that was exactly the dangerous illusion I used to have (21) I actually became a teacher. Nowadays, as far as I am concerned, being a responsible teacher to a large degree means (22) (clear) up the mess left by his or her students on a regular basis.Take my personal experience as an example. For years, my students (23) (never fail) to amaze me with their magnificent abilities to escalate（使……逐步升级）trivial matters into disastrous chaos. Of course, that is not something (24) (boast) about, but I have to say so far they have done a tremendous job. Therefore, not even a single second can I take my eyes away from them because once they are out of sight, they are out of control (25) suddenly they were transformed from reasonable human beings into restless monkeys by magical spells.Besides, it is increasingly hard for me to understand my students (26) the constant efforts I make.Conversations with my students usually end in one of three ways:Students don’t respond to any attempts made to establish real communication, (27) say.They reply with lip-service, in that they will start to behave themselves, but (28) results from this.They blame others for their faults and takes no responsibilities for their own behaviors. So, with all those said, it is not surprising that in China it has become (29) (challenging) for governments to persuade people to join the teaching profession. Part of the reason for this may be the intense pressure that comes from feeling powerless to control the children for (30) they are responsible.III. VocabularyDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.It has taken him long, but eventually he did it – at 31, Wayne Rooney became the all time (31)____goa lscorer for Manchester United, surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton. 250 goals in 546 matches at 175 minutes per goal ratio is no (32)____ achievement. And yet with Rooney, there is always a feeling that he could have done more.Rooney left such an unforgettable impression when he first (33) ____on to the scene that we often tend to undervalue his gradual transformation into a complete forward. We often fail to acknowledge what a tremendous team player he is. Rooney is one player who has always (34)____ when it mattered most. He is a hero. Maybe, a flawed one.Under Sir Alex Ferguson, United made it a habit of winning late. Old Trafford became the central cathedral of Europe that taught the art of scoring late and (35)____ victories. And most of the time, Rooney(36)____as the main man to execute the killing job to perfection. He scored 101 goals for United after the 60th minute, of which 55 goals have come in the final 15 minutes. 30 of those have come as winners.The England captain(37)____ could have added more goals to his tally had he played as a leading striker throughout his career for United. Ferguson, who signed him from Everton in 2004, felt that Rooney could serve the club in a better way than by being a (38)____ striker. It is under his expert (39)____ that Rooney became amore accomplished forward. In the process of his transformation, he lost pace and cutting edge, but his overall development took a new height.He is a hero. Maybe, a flawed one. After all, Rooney has been a great servant for the club. And he should be remembered for his great (40)____ to United’s success.(B)Whether we’re buying a pair of running shoes, reading a certain book, or even selecting a life partner , everyday decisions--from the ordinary and typically unexciting to the (41)______challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs--have become increasingly complicated due to the overwhelming(42)______of choice with which we are presented.We assume that more choices should mean better options and greater satisfaction. But (43)______the considerable amount of choice causes people to become helpless and dissatisfied. So beware of choice overload. Beyond a certain number of choices, the law of diminishing marginal utility(边际效应) begins to take effects. Choices overload can make you (44)______ the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for (45)______high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures.In his beautifully-reasoned book The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains why too much of a good thing has proven harmful to our psychological and emotional well-being. The case he makes for a correlation between our emotional state and what he calls the “the tyranny(暴政) of choice” is fairly(46)______. Schwartz illustrates well how our choices have expanded, how our demands for perfection have increased and how we suffer as a result---from regret and feelings of asking for more. He makes the counter-intuitive case that(47)______choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. In (48)______, engaging language, he offers practical steps for how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the (49)______ to focus on the important ones and ignore the rest. And if you can(50)______those approaches, ultimately you will derive greater satisfaction from the choices you do make.Quoted and revised from the book The Paradox of Choice written by Barry Schwartz41-50 CD, A, BC, D, BD, AD, ABC, AB, B, ACⅣ.Cloze(15’)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context.Personally, I am not a fan of VR technology and I believe that the development of VR is very much likely tobe the end of humanity since Virtual Reality can easily cause us to__51___ our moral compass.The other day, my wife and I were talking about__52___ in marriage and I suddenly had a sobering thought that VR would sooner or later change how we view relationship entirely. Of course, I could be wrong.But when I asked my life whether having an __53___ in Virtual Reality should be considered as cheating too, quite__54___ to my expectation ,she didn't laughed at me as usual ,saying some cliches like, “it's only a software program or it's not even real”.Instead, she__55___the conversation and was lost in thought.People always tend to believe they can enjoy the convenience of online technology without being influenced by its__56___. However, what happens in cyberspace doesn't__57___stay in cyberspace. The emotions and feelings of intimate contact felt in VR are very likely to__58___a real-world meeting or even a real-life sex.Therefore, if a partner is being “__59___” online, the emotional consequences and impact on the existing relationships are clear. Add to this the prospect for physical contact in immersive VR via sensory devices such as some remotely-controlled sexual aids and you have a recipe for a 100%__60___ relationship.So ,are we about to__61___the rules of faithfulness itself ? But what counts as cheating for one person may not be for another. After all__62___ , every individual’s freedom of choice in love, relationship and marriage.A for me, even thought I don't know how to __63___a relationship with an avatar girlfriend or boyfriend when trying to explain it to others, I’m still fully aware of the devastating consequences it may cause and the fact that the boundary between VR and reality is getting blurry. If people are getting their needs for affection, intimacy,__64___ and sex from somewhere else, I think it's cheating.After all ,while it may appear to be __65___and exciting at first sight ,a VR affair may also be a Pandora’ box. Once opened ,our relationships may never be the same again.51. A. uncover B. erode C. enhance D. check52. A. loyalty B. happiness C. dis satisfaction D. responsibility53. A. intention B. obsession C. appetite D. affair54. A. similar B. familiar C. relative D. country55. A. broke off B. took over C. struck up D. engaged in56. A. breakthroughs B. variations C. drawbacks D. applications57. A. easily B. necessarily C. hardly D. randomly58. A. come off B. translate into C. result from D. attach to59. A. unfaithful B. aggressive C. abnormal D. sentimental60. A. harmonious B. marital C. disastrous D. permanent61. A .violate B. impose C. observe D. redefine62. A. dates back to B. comes down to C. steers away from D. gets hold of63. A. destroy B. strengthen C. term D. appreciate64. A. tutorship B. companionship C. ownership D. entrepreneurship65. A. appealing B. rewarding C. astonishing D. demandingSection B 32%Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Chinese Emoji(表情符号) Circles the Global“Funny”, a made-in-China emoji, seems to have recently moved beyond just China. Now, it is more than an emoji – it is a cultural expansion.> Reaching global marketsA series of “funny” emoji-based bolsters(抱枕) have attracted the attention of Japanese customers through Amazon Japan, an online shopping centre.Even if one bolster is more than three times as expensive as in China – it doesn’t kill their desires to buy it.OneJapanese customer Miki said,“They are just so cute and I bought three bolsters at one time for my family. And every time I see them, my mood just brightens suddenly.”> Addition to domestic social mediaCompared with Japanese people’s impressions of the “funny” emoji, Chinese netizens prefer to use the emoji to tease one another on social media.One commonly seen online comment is: “We strongly suggest stopping the usage of the emoji. Because every time other people send me the emoji, I feel very uncomfortable and consider myself as a fool.”Regarded as the most popular emoji, the “funny” emoji has received much attention since its release in 2013.In fact, the “funny” emoji is the updated version of its original one; “funny” has a smiley mouth, two eyebrows and naughty look. All these characteristics present users a sense of irony.> In everyday use abroadIt is not the first time the Chinese emoji takes the world stage. Earlier this year, one emoji from the Chinese basketball celebrity Yao Ming has been spread through the Middle East region. In a city in southern Egypt, Yao’s smiling emoji has emerged frequently in local traffic signs to remind people the road ahead is one-way. Many locals do not know Yao Ming but are familiar with his emoji and nickname “Chinese Funny Face”.As a new online language, emojis have become an necessary part of people’s daily life, helping people express their views in a more vivid and precise fashion. Also, it can help foreigners learn about Chinese culture But how to properly use “the fifth innovation in China” without hurting others and how to turn them into commercial advantages still need answers.66.Why do the bolsters attract a Japanese customer named Miki’ attention?A.They are unreasonably expensive.B.They help Brighten the mood.C.They help reach an agreement.D.They are helpful to express desire.67.According to the passage, which of the following is the latest “funny” emoji?68.Emojis are so popular worldwide mainly because people use them to _____.A.express their views more vividly.B.Present their sense of Irony.C.Imply very complicated meanings properly.D.Tease one another on social media purposely(B)The Diet Zone: A Dangerous PlaceDiet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm uspsychologically and physically.Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrient. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.69. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ________.A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potentialB. people have difficulty in choosing diet productsC. so-called diet products are misleading peopleD. people are fed up with various diet products70. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.A. try out a variety of diet foodsB. hesitate before they enjoy diet foodsC. pay attention to their own eating habitsD. watch their weight rather than their diet71. In paragraph 3, “gains come without pains” probably means______.A. losing weight is effortlessB. it costs a lot to lose weightC. diet products bring no painD. diet products are free from calories72.Which of the following shows the structure of the passageCP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点)C: Conclusion（C）Personality is to a large extent inherent-A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the win at all costs moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: Rejoice, we conquer！By far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into B's. The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A- type stock. B's are important and should be encouraged.73.According to the passage,A-type individuals are usually________.（A）impatient（B）considerate（C）aggressive（D）agreeable74.The author is strongly opposed to the practice of examinations at schools because________.（A）the pressure is too great on the students（B）some students are bound to fail（C）failure rates are too high（D）the results of examinations are doubtful75.The selection of medical professionals is currently based on________.（A）candidates'sensitivity（B）academic achievements（C）competitive spirit（D）surer values76.From the passage we can draw the conclusion that________.（A）the personality of a child is well established at birth（B）family influence dominates the shaping of one's characteristics（C）the development of one's personality is due to multiple factors（D）B-type characteristics can find no place in a competitive society（D）If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending onwhom you are addressing, the problems will be different.If you are talking to a group of teachers, you may refer to the peculiar bahaviors of their students; alternatively if you are addressing students, you may want to comment on their peculiar teachers.Here is an example, which I overheard of a students' conversation that works perfectly because the audience all shared the same view of their English teachers. In the traffic court of Shanghai, a young lady was brought before a judge to answer for a ticket given to her for driving through a red light. She explained to his honor that she was a high school English teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case so she could get to the school on time. A wild gleam came into the judge’s eyes. “You’re an English teacher, oh?” he said. “Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition, I’ve waited years to have an English teacher in this court.” “Now sit down at the table and write I will not drive through red lights.” “500 times!”If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and it'll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairman's notorious bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustn't attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system.If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural. Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff(即兴的)remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark.Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on a familiar quote "If at first you don't succeed, give up" or a play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor.77.To make your humor work, you should ________.A．ignore the differences among audienceB．make fun of the peculiarly-behaved people.C．show great sympathy for your audience.D．address different issues to different people.78.The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of students, they all ________.A．punish students with repetitive tasksB．pay attention to traffic regulationsC．value the importance of being on timeD．enjoy popularity among judges79. It can be inferred from the text that public services ________.A．have benefited many people.B．are the focus of public attention.C．are an inappropriate subject for humor.D．have often been the laughing stock.80.To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ________.A．with detailed explanations B．as casually as possible.C．in exaggerated statement.D．without a targeted audience81.The best title for the text may be ________.A．Use Humor Effectively.B．Various Kinds of Humor.C．Add Humor to Speech.D．Different Humor Strategies.Section B: (8)Direction: in the article, 4 sentences have been removed. Chose the most suitable ones from the list A---AC to fit into the numbered gaps. There are TWO which do not fit in any of the gaps;your English workbook. Recite the whole passage of the Peacock Flies to the Southeast, and don’t forget to fill in the missing chemical symbols on the worksheet.Sound like a list of your homework for the next few nights--- or maybe even just for tonight (82)____ It’s your teachers’ way of evaluating how much you understand what’s going on in class. It helps strengthen important concepts.(83)_______ It’s inviting to start with the easy things to get them out of the way. However, you will have the most energy and focus when you begin, so it’s best to us this mental power on the subjects that are most challenging which without a doubt should be English. Later, when you are more tired, you can focus on the simpler things like maths. If you get stuck on a problem, try to figure it out as well as you can-- but don’t spend too much time on it because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night. Most people’s attention spans aren’t very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people. (84)_______.Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time. Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack---there’s nothing worse than having a completed assignment that you can’t find the next morning or that gets ruined by a careless brother or sister.(85)_______ Now you’re free to hang out.VI. Translation (20’)1.人们很少会考虑到过分沉迷于外貌所可能引起的危险。