上海市上海中学2020-2021学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题
Nine times out of ten, students complain to their Physical Education teachers about being out in the hot sun, running around for no reason. Perhaps in lower level education, children see it as a17．of escaping the classroom, but as they grow older, it’s simply looked upon as a huge waste of time and energy.
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7．Learning is a natural pleasure, inborn and instinctive,of the essential pleasures of the human race.
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13．There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home ______all the greatest virtues of human society are created， strengthened， and maintained.
上海市上海中学2020-2021学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题
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上海市上海中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
上海中学2020学年第一学期期终考试英语试题Ⅰ．Listening ComprehensionSection 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．Enjoying the sunset．B．Having an afternoon talk．C．Taking a picture．D．Fixing their hair．2．A．6:00 pm．B．8:00 pm．C．4:00 pm．D．10:00 pm．3．A．The class has kept the party a secret from Peter．B．Peter is organizing a party for the retiring teacher．C．Peter is surprised to learn of the party for him．D．The teacher will come to Peter's birthday party．4．A．He didn't watch much of those old comedies．B．He watched only those comedies by famous directors．C．TV comedies have not improved much since the 1980s．D．New comedies are not as entertaining as those in the 1980s．5．A．On a bus．B．In a clinic．C．On a ship．D．On a plane．6．A．The woman possesses a natural talent for art．B．He hasn't acquired the skills in abstract painting．C．Abstract painting is a piece of cake for him．D．He doesn't like abstract painting．7．A．Get his shower fixed．B．Ask to be moved to another building．C．Take a shower at the gym．D．Fetch some hot water from the gym．8．A．Meet the woman at the library．B．Continue to read．C．Enjoy a cup of coffee．D．Attend his lecture class．9．A．Most plants grow better in direct sunlight．B．The woman can help the man take care of the plants．C．The man has watered the plants too frequently．D．The plants should be placed in a shady spot．10．A．Speak to her professor about the condition of the lecture hall．B．Organize a team of students to clean the lecture hall．C．Find out who has been making the mess．D．Discuss with her professor how to solve the problem．Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several short passage(s) and longer conversation(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the passage(s) and the conversation(s)．The passage(s) and conversation(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage．11．A．Perseverance brings hope．B．Practice makes perfect．C．A clear conscience laughs at false accusations．D．Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today．12．A．The thief．B．The dog．C．The little boy．D．The candle．13．A．Stick to your dream and success will follow．B．Masters can be anywhere．C．The only thing we have to fear is fear itself．D．Knowledge is power．Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage．14．A．Reading literature opens one's mind．B．Reading literature enhances one's power of imagination．C．Reading literature improves one's ability of decision-making．D．Reading literature helps cultivate a sharp mind．15．A．An impulsive actress in a film．B．An imaginative reader of a novel．C．A psychologist in a fictional story．D．A character in a famous novel．16．A．A negative attitude towards problems and difficulties．B．A keen perception of others' thoughts and behavior．C．A closed mental condition in frustration and anxiety．D．A leap to conclusion without much discussion．Question 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation．17．A．Their company．B．Their colleague．C．A party．D．Their boss．18．A．Mexican food．B．Star Wars souvenirs．C．A movie poster．D．Star War books．19．A．The party will take place when Frank has a business lunch with his client．B．The party will be held in the company canteen．C．Frank will not know the party in advance．D．Frank will show his appreciation of the company at the party．20．A．He will give a performance．B．He will give Frank a memorable gift．C．He will praise Frank on behalf of the company．D．He will deliver a speech on loyalty and work efficiency．Ⅱ．Grammar and vocabularySection A1. Scientists estimate it may be five or ten months ______________ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients．A. sinceB. afterC. beforeD. when【答案】C2. There is not the remotest possibility of anyone calling on me, and it is unbelievable that I ______________ call on anyone else．A. canB. mightC. shouldD. must【答案】C3. The proposal Father made this morning did sound feasible ______________ every member of the family______________ one-third of his or her income in case of emergency．A. which, set asideB. that, set asideC. which, sets asideD. that, sets aside【答案】B4. He hardly ______________ apologize for any inconvenience caused, since we know it's not his fault．A. don't need toB. needsC. needD. needn't【答案】C5. In the coming year, we'll see events postponed from 2020, sporting and arts events now ______________ right on top of one another, and new, entirely digital versions of previously face-to-face affairs．A. schedulingB. scheduledC. to scheduleD. having been scheduled 【答案】B6. The current population of the plant ______________ fit into the state of Taxes, if Taxes were settled as thickly as New York City．A. couldB. canC. willD. should【答案】A7. Patients' medical notes went missing two days ago and nobody ______________ them since．A. has seenB. had seenC. sawD. would see【答案】A8. I'm sure he is keeping something back．I'd rather he ______________ me the truth．A. tellsB. toldC. has toldD. had told【答案】B9. A couple of people voiced objections ______________ the patient, as it might cost more than expected．A. to operate onB. to the doctor's operating onC. for the doctor to operate onD. operating on【答案】B10. He's such a remarkable tennis player ______________ seems to get the credit he deserves．A. thatB. asC. whichD. whom【答案】B11. Left to itself, the place ______________ into a prosperous civilized community．A. was to growB. were to growC. should have grownD. would have grown【答案】D12. ---You ought to have come to the party．We had a wonderful time!---______________, but I had to work overtime, so I guess I left before you got there．A. So ought IB. So I oughtC. So I haveD. So I did【答案】D13. Nowhere else ______________ than in the high-tech industries．A. more software is being developedB. is more software being developedC. is being developed more softwareD. being developed more software【答案】B14. A train ______________ by, shaking the walls of the row houses．A. rocketedB. routedC. slippedD. sailed【答案】A15. Since he became famous, he has been regularly______________ with demands for signed photographs from admirers．A. identifiedB. puncturedC. bombardedD. spoiled【答案】C16. Thanks to promising digital connectivity and support for industrial startups, the rise, the first in ten months amid the raging pandemic, ______________ the downward slide in the unemployment rate．A. revealedB. reflectedC. reversedD. revolutionized【答案】C17. In the dim light, the candle on the table threw a huge dancing ______________ against the wall．A. reflectionB. impressionC. shadeD. shadow【答案】D18. In some sense, years of economic recession remained an evil that ______________ the whole national economy．A. droveB. touchedC. stressedD. sheltered【答案】B19. Don't go jumping to conclusions; it would seem ______________ to do more research before we wrap up the project．A. conclusiveB. competentC. sensibleD. sensitive【答案】C20. If a caller claiming to be a colleague asks you for personal data, dial the number on this card to ______________ the statements．A. check outB. check withC. check inD. check off【答案】ASection 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.Physicians Aren’t Immune to Suicide and DepressionMedicine is a tough profession. It’s both tremendously rewarding and terribly demanding. Physicians are at the front lines of humanity,along with nurses, therapists and more. But being at the front lines can be risky: In a study, nearly 50 percent of doctors reporting that they were burned out. _______21_______ physicians, who are on call 24/7, have it the worst, followed closely by physicians working in other demanding subspecialties.Studies about phys ician burnout are important but they typically don’t reflect this group’s high risk for even more dire mental health outcomes. Past research has also shown that physicians have a higher risk for suicide compared with other professions, _______22_______ in the top ten of risky professions. And a recent Lancet study notes that _______23_______, one physician dies from suicide every day in the U.S.Suicidal tendencies _______24_______ the whole community. Health care systems respond with wellness meetings and other interventions but trainees still report feeling uncared for. In fact, several trainees privately tell me that they have to report fewer hours than they actually work.Research studies _______25_______similar concerns to those I’ve heard. They repo rt that workplace factors contribute to physician suicide “including a large workload, competitiveness of training programs, pressure of patient and service demands and the risk of _______26_______ injury if physicians are forced to work in ways that conflict with their ethics and values.”This new analysis is a major _______27_______ for understanding and appropriately responding to the mental health crisis today. Instead of _______28_______ on the past, the alarm has now been sounded: Greater attention must be paid to physician well-being. We want physicians to be safe and well, but we also need to help patients by_______29_______ good health practices. Fortunately, preventive measures are already underway. Soon, we will hopefully be able to better ________30________ part of what is missing in the current conversation about physician mental health.【答案】21. AB22. BD23. E24. C25. BC26. A27. AD28. D29. AE30. ACⅢ．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．Trackers on IceJust because a scientist puts a GPS tracking collar on a wild polar bear does not mean the animal will obligingly keep it on．_______31_______, these huge collars are purposefully loose．If one becomes annoying, a bear can_______32_______ it．But scientists have now found a way to use _______33_______ from the discarded（丢弃的）devices．"These dropped collars _______34_______ would have been considered garbage data," says Natasha Klappstein, a polar bear researcher at the University of Alberta．She and her colleagues instead used_______35_______ from such collars, left on sea ice in Canada's Hudson Bay, to track the ice itself．For their study, published in June in The Cryosphere, the researchers identified twenty collars that transmitted movement data in line with ice drift rather than polar bear _______36_______ between 2005 and 2015．The resulting records of how melting ice typically drifts in Hudson Bay are unique．There are no easily _______37_______ on-the-ground sensors, and satellite observations often cannot accurately capture the motion of small ice sheets．The team _______38_______ the discarded collars' movements with widely used ice-drift modeling data from the U.S．National Snow and Ice Data Center（NSIDC）．Collar data indicated that the NSIDC model underestimates the speed at which ice moves around in Hudson Bay-as well as the overall _______39_______ of drift．Over the course of several months, the model could drift away from an ice sheet's location by a few hundred kilometers, the researchers say．This means the bears may be working harder,when moving against the direction of the ice, than scientists had ________40________: "Since we're underestimating the speed of drift, we're likely underestimating the energetic effort of polar bears," says Natasha Klappstein．The research reveals ________41________ insight into how highly mobile ice moves．As melting increases in the coming years, such ice will likely become more ________42________ farther north, in the central Artic．Scientists had known NSIDC data could underestimate drift speeds, but "any timewe can find a data ________43________, it is a good thing．"Plus, such data could improve predictions about how oil spills or other pollutants may ________44________ in seas．littered with drifting ice, says Walt Meier, a senior NSIDC research scientist, who was not involved in the study．The findings may even ________45________ future NSIDC models: "It's a really nice data set," Meier says．"And certainly one we'll take under consideration．"31. A. In fact B. In a way C. In addition D. In the end32. A. destroy B. remove C. resist D. reject33. A. scratches B. senses C. samples D. signals34. A. particularly B. relevantly C. intentionally D. potentially35. A. estimates B. subjects C. measurements D. patents36. A. behavior B. habitat C. manner D. motion37. A. flexible B. favorable C. accessible D. changeable38. A. overloaded B. compared C. exchanged D. traced39. A. extent B. damage C. trend D. limit40. A. agreed B. promised C. proved D. assumed41. A. valueless B. superior C. entire D. timely42. A. evident B. unique C. common D. realistic43. A. gap B. scan C. boom D. fit44. A. rise B. spread C. recover D. settle45.A. reverse B. resemble C. influence D. motivate 【答案】31. A 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D41. D 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. CⅣ．Reading ComprehensionSection 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 read．(A)Each year, backed up by a growing anti-consumerist movement, people are using the holiday season to callon us all to shop less.Driven by concerns about resource exhaustion, over recent years environmentalists have increasingly turned their sights on our “consumer culture”. Groups such as The Story of Stuff and Buy Nothing New Day are growing as a movement that increasingly blames all our ills on our desire to shop.We clearly have a growing resource problem. The produces we make, buy, and use are often linked to the destruction of our waterways, biodiversity, climate and the land on which millions of people live. But to blame these issues on Christmas shoppers is misguided, and puts us in the old trap of blaming individuals for what is a systematic problem.While we complain about environmental destruction over Christmas, environmentalists often forget what the holiday season actually means for many people. For most, Christmas isn’t an add-on to an already heavy shopping year. In fact, it is likely the only time of year many have the opportunity to spend on friends and family, or even just to buy the necessities needed for modern life.This is particularly, true for Boxing Day, often the target of the strongest derision(嘲弄) by anti-consumerists. While we may laugh at the queues in front of the shops, for many, those sales provide the one chance to buy items they’ve needed all year. As Leigh Phillips argues, “this is one of the few times of the year that peop le can even hope to afford such ‘luxuries’, the Christmas presents their kids are asking for, or just an appliance that works.”Indeed, the richest 7% of people are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly harmful when you take into account that those shopping on Boxing Day are only a small part of our consumption “problem” anyway. Why are environmentalists attacking these individuals, while ignoring such people as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has his own￡1.5bn yacht with a missile defence system? Anyway,anti-consumerism has become a movement of wealthy people talking down to the working class about their life choices, while ignoring the real cause of our environmental problems. It is no wonder one is changing their behaviours—or that environmental destruction continues without any reduction in intensity.46. It is indicated in the 1st paragraph that during the holiday season, many consumers .A. ignore resource problemsB. are fascinated with presentsC. are encouraged to spend lessD. show great interest in the movement.47. It can be inferred from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the environmentalist movement .A. has targeted the wrong personsB. has achieved its intended purposesC. has taken environment-friendly measuresD. has benefited both consumers and producers48. The example of Roman Abramovich is used to show environmentalists’ .A. madness about life choicesB. discontent with rich lifestyleC. ignorance about the real causeD. disrespect for holiday shoppers49. It can be concluded from the text that telling people not to shop at Christmas is .A. anything less than a responsibilityB. nothing more than a biasC. indicative of environmental awarenessD. unacceptable to ordinary people【答案】46. C 47. A 48. C 49. B(B)This is What a REAL Silver Dollar Looks LikeIf you trust in the yen, the euro,and the dollar...stop reading.Because this is a story aboutthe sliver coin EVERYBODY wants.You read the headlines.You know that troubled economic times have put global currency on a rollercoaster(过山车) ride.But millions have found a smarter way to build longterm value with highgrade collectable silver.And right now, those people are lining up to secure some of the last2012 U．S.Mint Silver Eagles, America's Newest Silver Eagle Dollars. Today, you can graduate to the front of that line.Buy now and you can own these brilliant uncirculated Silver Dollars for only $38.95!You Can't Afford to LoseWhy are we releasing(发行) this silver dollar for such a remarkable price? 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Keep this to yourself.Because the more people who know about this offer, the worse it is for you.Demand for Silver Eagles in 2011 broke records.Experts predict that 2012 Silver Eagles may break them all over again.Due to rapid changes in the price of silver, prices may be higher or lower and are subject to(受……影响) change without notice.Supplies are limited.Call immediately to add these Silver Eagles to your holdings before it's too late.Offer Limited to 40 per household2012 American Silver Eagle CoinYour cost 14 Coins $38.95 each＋s/h59 Coins $38.45 each＋s/h1019 Coins $37.95 each＋s/h2040 Coins $37.45 each＋s/hNote：$10 s/h(shipping and handling) for each purchaseFor fastest service, call tollfree 24 hours a day18882017143New York Mint14101 Southcross Drive W．，Dept.ASE17704Burnsville, Minnesota 5533750. What is stressed in the ad?A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.D. Demand for the coin is bound to break records.51. If you buy six 2012 U．S.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ________.A. $230.7B. $233.7C. $240.7D. $243.752. The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ________.A. shopping onlineB. making a phone callC. lining up in front of the storesD. writing to the company【答案】50. A 51. C 52. B(C)Dr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world's energy future．It's a dramatic endorsement（支持）for a technology most people think about only when their smartphone goes dark．But Sadoway isn't alone in boasting about energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner,more efficient, and more equitable energy future．Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world．Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling a tipping point forforward-looking technologies such as electric cars and rooftop solar propels．The ubiquitous（无所不在的）battery has already come a long way, of course．For better or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first．lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world．Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next．Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else．The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also our cars, homes, and even whole communities．In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power．Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first light bulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries．Today, energy storage is a $33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year．By the end of the decade, it's expected to be worth over 50 billion dollars and generate 160 gigawatt-hours, enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology．Even utility companies, which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting．Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet．Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question: how to make power portable．To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replaces the weekly trip to the gas station．A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too．What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy on site?No one knows which——if any——battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remainsclear．The future of energy is in how we store it．53. What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage?A. It involves the application of sophisticated technology．B. It is the direction energy development should follow．C. It will prove to be a profitable business．D. It is a technology benefiting everyone．54. What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used?A. Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular．B. The globalization process will speed up．C. Communications will take more diverse forms．D. The world will undergo revolutionary changes．55. In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to _______________．A. find digital devices simply indispensableB. communicate primarily by mobile phoneC. light their homes with stored solar energyD. distribute power with wires and wooden poles56. What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid?A. It might become a thing of the past．B. It might turn out to be a "prosumer"．C. It will be easier to operate and maintain．D. It will have to be completely transformed．【答案】53. B 54. D 55. C 56. ASection CDirections: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with the sentence that best fits thecontext．Each sentence can only be used once．Note that there are two sentences more than you need．Twilight of the BrandsIt's a truism of business-book thinking that a company's brand is its "most important asset," more valuable than technology or patents or manufacturing prowess．But brands have never been more fragile．The reason is simple: consumers are supremely well informed and far more likely to investigate the real value of products than to rely on logos．Absolute Value, a new book by Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen shows that, historically, the rise of brands was a response to an information-poor environment．_______57_______ If a car was made by G.M, or a ketchup by Heinz, you assumed that it was pretty good．It was hard to figure out if a new product from an unfamiliar company was reliable or not, so brand loyalty was a way of reducing risk．Today, consumers can read much research about whatever they want to buy．This started back with Consumer Reports, which did objective studies of products．_______58_______ It has given ordinary consumers easy access to expert reviews, user reviews, and detailed product data, in an array of categories．A recent study found that eighty per cent of consumers look at online reviews before making major purchases, and a host of studies have logged the strong influence those reviews have on the decisions peoplemake．_______59_______ An undesirable product can become a laughingstock（笑柄）in a matter of hours．In the old days, you might buy a Sony television set because you'd owned one before, or because you trusted the brand．Today, such considerations matter much less than reviews on Amazon and Engadget and CNET. As Simonson said, "each product how has to prove itself on its own．"It's been argued that in a world where consumers are overwhelmed with information, the information will actually make brands more valuable．Indeed, the role a brand plays in people's lives has become all the more important, But information overload is largely a myth．_______60_______ And this has made customer loyalty pretty much a thing of the past．Only twenty-five per cent of American respondents in a recent study said that brand loyalty affected how they shopped．A. But what really weakened the power of brands is the Internet．B. For consumers this is ideal: heightened competition has raised quality and held down prices．C. When consumers had to rely on advertisements and their past experience with a company, brands served as aguarantee for quality．D. A large quantity of consumers fail to get a great deal of information efficiently and effectively．E. The rise of social media has sped up the trend to an astonishing degree．F. Most consumers figure out how to find what they're looking for without spending huge amounts of time online．【答案】57. C 58. A 59. E 60. FⅣ. Grammar and VocabularyDirections: 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．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 Word版含答案
2020学年度七宝中学第一学期高二上10月月考I. Listening Comprehension (30’)Section A1. A. Use a ladder to help her reach the cup. B. See a doctor about her shoulder.C. Put the cup on a lower shelf.D. Buy a new cupboard.2. A. He has already called Harry. B. Harry knows most of the facts.C. He needs to talk to Harry soon.D. Harry doesn’t have a telephone.3. A. The new doctor lacks experience.B. She disagrees with what the man said.C. The man had better talk with the patients first.D. Patients usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.4. A. Take the man to the station. B. Look after the man’s things.C. Find out when the next bus leaves.D. Show the man the way to the station.5. A. He was good at fixing up bookshelves. B. He helped James build up the furniture.C. James helped him arrange the furniture.D. James helped him with some of the work.6. A. It’s difficult to take photographs indoors. B. The photo album is in the living room.C. Mary has lost the photo album.D. Mary is a good photographer.7. A. The job’s short hours make it impossible for her to refuse.B. The job is turning into an excellent opportunity for her.C. She’s looking forward to meeting her new colleagues.D. She refused the position because of the low salary.8. A. He had to do what is necessary in order to learn.B. He doesn’t have to memorize all the vocabulary.C. He knows the whole vocabulary list already.D. He cannot learn much by just memorizing.9. A. It’s not the one he likes. B. He needs a smaller shirt.C. It doesn’t fit him very well.D. He hasn’t had time to try it on yet.10. A. The line for concert tickets is too busy. B. He’s too busy to go to the concert.C. Carl knows the concert is at eight.D. He hasn’t been able to reach Carl.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. In the 19th century. B. In about 1800s. C. In the 18th century. D. In about 2400 BC.12. A. The language used. B. The targeted readers.C. The reputation.D. The length.13. A. The evolution of self-study books. B. The importance of self-study books.C. The difference among self-study books.D. The famous writers of self-study books. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The reasons railroad regulations in the U.S.A were changed.B. The safety record of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.C. The financing of railroad construction in the U.S.A.D. The evolution of the railroad industry in the U.S.A.15. A. Safety problems with railroad tracks. B. The growth of the automotive industry.C. The use of oversized freight containers.D. The high cost of meeting various regulations.16. A. It causes less air pollution than other means of transport.B. Its competitors are less considerate of customers.C. It creates great personal fortunes for investors.D. Its business is kept in a traditional way.Section C Longer ConversationsQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. To earn money for her tuition. B. To make her dream come true.C. To make preparations for her future job.D. To ensure that she has time for acting work.18. A. Serious. B. Funny. C. Experienced. D. Demanding.19. A. It involves many theories. B. He must get an advanced camera.C. He hasn’t learned physics before.D. It occupies much of his spare time.20. A. He is more willing to do something. B. He has stopped working late.C. He can go to sleep early.D. He feels more relaxed.II. Grammar (20’)(A) Wasting Food is Still a Big ProblemChina is famous for its delicious food, and there are so many different dishes to try here. But many of us take this granted and throw away the extra food we don’t eat.According to a report released by the United Nations, there were 815 million undernourished people in the world in 2018, more than one in every 10 on Earth. Yet, 1.3 billion tons of food 1) ____________ (waste) annually around the world, which is about one-third of all food produced each year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.To get 2)_____________ better understanding of different countries’ food waste problems, the E conomist intelligence Unit recently surveyed 34 nations according to their food system sustainability.According to the report, 3) ___________ was released this month, France topped the list of food sustainability, followed by Japan and Germany.The performance of these countries is largely related to their policies to deal with food waste. For example, France was the first country 4)____________(pass) laws to ban food waste. In France, it’s illegal for supermarkets to throw away unsold food, and French restaurants 5)_______ provide doggy bags for people’s leftovers.Germany is trying to deal with the problem by reforming expiration dates. “We found in our study that many people believed they should throw away products 6) _______ _______ _______ the “best before’ date has expired,” Martin Kranert, chair of Stuttgart University’s waste management department, told Deutsche Welle. “This is not at all case, and such a persisting lack of knowledge is the first thing 7) __________ has to change.”Some countries are still lagging behind when it comes to 8) ___________ (prevent) food waste, however. For example, the Untied Arab Emirates wastes the most food, with each of its citizens 9) ____________ (throw) away about 1,000 kilograms every year on average.China has been working hard to reduce food waste. In early 2013, the country’s Clean Your Plate Campaign was Launched, urging people not to waste anything on their plate.“10) ____________ consumers are more conscious of the amount of food waste they generate and everyone plays a role in minimizing their personal food waste, then we can do better as a community,” said Joyce Chan from the Foodlink Foundation, a Hong Kong charity dedicated to reducing food waste.(B)The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for a year has raised concerns over a 11)______________(reduce) marketing period for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but analysts believe the impact will be limited.The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 12)__________sponsorship revenue has exceeded $3.1 billion, has been rescheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 13)_____________(shorten) the Olympic marketing period for the Beijing Winter Olympics ---14)_____________(hold) in February 2022 --- by a year.Ren Hai, a professor at the Olympic Research Center of the Beijing Sports University, claimed on Tuesday, "There will of course be an impact, but I think the impact will be limited, as the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics are different in terms of sports and disciplines," Ren said. "Historically, the two different Olympics15)____________(host) very close together." Ren was referring to the period from 1924 to 1992,16)___________ both the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year.He Wenyi, executive director of the China Institute for Sports Value, Peking University, said the reason 17)__________ the limited impact on Winter Olympics marketing is that China has relatively few winter sports stars. China has won 224 gold medals in the Summer Olympics since 1980, compared with only 13 champions in the Winter Games. The last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, saw China 18)___________(bag) only one gold medal, in short track speed skating. Summer Olympics sports are widely popular in China while winter sports are yet to enjoy the same kind of popularity, though the country has vowed to get 300 million people to participate in winter sports by the year 2022."But the promotional events of Beijing 2022 are unlikely 19)___________(affect), as the novel coronavirus epidemic is under control in China," He Wenyi said, adding the virus spread might lead to a change in 20)_________ sports sponsorship is done worldwide.III. Vocabulary(A)boost to the country’s economy. However, the influx has proved difficult for some host cities to fully ____22____ visitors.In the city of Samara, where England will play Sweden on Saturday in a quarterfinal match, water pressure is decreasing due to a(n) ____23____ in customers. In response, the city utility company has offered an unusual solution to mitigate(缓解) the low pressure. The proposal by the city’s water system authorities was ____24_____ in a simple statement. “Save water, take showers in pairs,” the company said, accompanying its ______25_____ with a smiley face.The Moscow Times reported the water authorities have increased output in recent days to compensate for the visitors, but the utility company is still trying to ____26_____ residents about the strains placed on the water service. Rather than trying to change the habits of visitors, the water service has asked locals to alter their daily _____27____.“Thousands of the city’s visitors, who also consume water, are ____28_____ to the increase,” the utility company, Samarskiye Kommunalniye Systemy, wrote in a press release on Wednesday.The city has also experienced a heat wave that has increased the _____29_____ for water during the tournament. The Associated Press reported said that medical staff distributed water to fans traveling to last month’s game between Russia and Uruguay via public transit.Utility issues also arose when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The host nation seemed unable to provide the infrastructure needed to host athletes, fans, reporters and others who attended thetournament. Journalists who visited the city to report on the games ____30______ discolored and brown water coming out of faucets.(B)as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to ___31___ an epidemic of crimes. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A significant ___32___ is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.Accountability isn’t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together --- honesty, kindness, and so on --- accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law --- and, ultimately, no society.My job as a police officer is to ___33___ accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to oblige themselves to do so. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people’s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Fortunately there are still communities --- smaller towns, usually --- where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare: “In this family certain things are not ___34___ --- they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are ___35___. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you ___36___ him.The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in ___37___. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with ___38___ guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home.I don’t believe it. Many others in equally ___39___ circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless ___40___ where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it..IV. Cloze test (30’)(A)The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it ___41___ our kids.Al Gore famously ___42___ how a sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely flood Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, even though the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, ___43___ that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that. When ___44___ with these exaggerations, some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on handling climate change.This ___45___ is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying excessively about global warming means that we worry less about other things, where we could do so much more good. We focus, ___46___, on global warming's impact on malaria (疟疾)----which will put slightly more people at ___47___in 100 years - instead of dealing with the half a billion people ___48___ from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more effective than carbon reduction would be. Exaggeration also wears out the public's ___49___ to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed owing to global warming, people wonder, why do anything? A record 54% of American voters now believe the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. A ___50___ of people now believe – incorrectly – that global warming is not even caused by humans.But the ___51___ cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes – particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post cited nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal ___52___ from global warming.The newspaper also reported that parents are ___53___ effective outlets for their eight-year-olds' concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that, ___54___ to common belief, the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half- century, to about 22,000. ___55___ the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bears will not become extinct.41. A. exhausts B. depresses C. terrifies D. exploits42. A. dismissed B. demonstrated C. deposited D. described43. A. measuring B. justifying C. estimating D. advocating44. A. faced B. identified C. equipped D. entitled45. A. announcement B. argument C. interaction D. dialogue46. A. for example B. in addition C. by contrast D. in short47. A. peace B. leisure C. ease D. risk48. A. suffering B. evolving C. developing D. prohibiting49. A. ability B. endurance C. willingness D. preference50. A. mixture B. majority C. quantity D. crowd51. A. smallest B. worst C. fewest D. least52. A. separation B. reservation C. isolation D. extinction53. A. turning out B. taking over C. searching for D. pulling through54. A. sensitive B. contrary C. related D. accustomed55. A. Despite B. Besides C. Without D. Except(B)Residents of urban areas often make use of public transportation on their way to school or the office. But when their final ___56___ isn’t near a bus stop or subway station, those folks have a problem. Transportationexperts often ___57___ to this as the “last mile” problem —finding a way to close the gap between public transportation stops and one’s destination.With the last mile problem in mind, the makers of the URB-E ___58___ a compact electric vehicle that weighs around 13 kilograms. Unlike bikes, w hich often don’t fit on crowded buses or trains, the URB-E collapses into a form ___59___ to carry-on luggage. And since the URB-E can be carried ___60___ anywhere, it’s not as vulnerable to thieves as bikes are.Depending on usage, the URB-E can travel for 32 kilometers on a single ___61___, reaching a top speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Although there are other vehicles attempting to ___62___ the last mile issue, the URB-E ___63___ for its ease of use, portability and affordable price. For the price of a nice laptop, you could have an URB-E to drive to the office.The URB-E is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes in two basic models: the URB-E Commuter and the URB-E GP. The main ___64___ between the two is that the Commuter model has two rear wheels while the GP has only one. That means the Commuter offers greater stability, as ___65___ to the GP’s ability to make sharper turns like a bicycle.Both models come with accessories ___66___ LED front and rear lights and a shock-absorbing seat. They also ___67___ a smartphone holder and USB charging port right on the steering column. In fact, smartphones play a big role in the URB-E app to do things like monitor battery charge or control the lights. ___68___ accessories include a cup holder and a folding luggage shelf.At this year’s international Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, tech website The Verge awarded the URB-E with its “Best Personal Transportation” award. Singing the URB-E’s ___69___, Verge editor Ben Popper said, “The URB-E felt like the kind of vehicle an enlightened citizen of 2030 would own.” So why wait that long, when the URB-E is ___70___ for order now?56.A. purpose B. destination C. transportation D. vehicle57.A. refer B. accustom C. attach D. stick58 A.discovered B. introduced C. designed D. manufactured59 A.convenient B. efficient C. objective D. similar60 A.constantly B. eventually C. mainly D. practically61 A.charge B. tourism C. competition D. distance62 A.cover B. develop C. address D. conquer63 A.breaks away B. stands out C. invests in D. perseveres in64 A.difference B. characteristic C. shortcoming D. advantage65 A.familiar B. strange C. important D. opposed66 A.as a result of B. such as C. in all D. in addition to67 A.install B. explore C. feature D. equip68 A.Optional B. Critical C. Essential D. Unique69 A.influences B. contributions C. praises D. achievements70 A.accessible B. flexible C. fascinating D. availableV. Reading Comprehension (30’)(A)After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range.However, even on Kauai, Hawaii’s ‘Garden Island’, complete escape wasn’t all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to complete another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Café signaled with promises of instant email.I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Café. I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and dominated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organiser, no laptop. And definitely, no email.Y es, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, permanently. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like to be without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices.Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metres from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda (阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.71. Why did the writer come to Kauai?A. To get away from the modern technology.B. To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Café.C. To write reports on technological development.D. To find whether there is an alternative to email.72. What can we learn about the writer?A. He wrote articles about resorts around the world.B. He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing.C. He was eager to work in his backyard.D. He spent much time working online.73. The word “outraged” (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to “_____”.A. relievedB. shockedC. amusedD. offended74. The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to ____.A. argue against his friends’ doubt of KauaiB. propose a possible destination of his tripC. highlight the beauty of the beach of KauaiD. show Kauai produced a relaxing atmosphere(B)Villa d’Este, Tivoli (Italy)—Official Site Useful InformationCall Center 199766166Number to dial from all of Italy for pre-sales and reservations for: tickets, guided tours, school groups, instructional visits.Bookings from abroad:email: villadestetivoli@ fax: 039 0412770747 telephone: 039 0412719036Visiting Hours:Opening 8.30 - closed one hour before sunset.The ticket office closes one hour before the closing of the monument.The hydraulic organ of the Organ Fountain is active daily, from 10.30 am, every two hours.The Fontana della Civetta functions daily, from 10.00 am, every two hours.Ticket Prices:(from May 17 to October 20, 2015)Full ticket (exhibition + villa and gardens, not divisible): € 11.Reduced ticket: € 7.These prices will be valid during the daytime openings of the Villa until the closure of the exhibition, due on the 20th of October, 2015 (From the 22nd of October, 2015)Full ticket: € 8 Reduced ticket € 4These fares may vary in conjunction with exhibitions set inside the Villa.The right to purchase reduced price tickets belongs to all citizens of the European Union between the ages of 18 and 24 as well as permanent teachers of state schools (upon presentation of identity documents).School Visits:Reservations are required. The management of Villa d’Este, in the aim of preserving the monument and better distributing the flow of students, has limited the number of students allowed into the Villa to 100 students per hour. Should any school group arrive at the Villa without having made a reservation, it will be admitted to the Villa according to space availability at a particular time and asked to wait until such space becomes available. Right of Reservation cost: €1,00.Notices:Certain areas of the villa may be closed for restoration: for information inquire at the ticket office. Please pay particular attention to the areas marked with signs indicating danger (in Italian: pericolo).75. How can a visiting Chinese professor of architecture in Rome make a booking?A. By dialing 199766166.B. By writing an email to villadestetivoli@.C. By calling 039 0412719036.D. By sending a fax to 039 041277074776. The receptionist at the ticket office may recommend you to see _____ first, if you arrive at 10.25 am.A. the exhibition inside the villaB. the Organ FountainC. the gardensD. the Fontana della Civetta77. Why are reservations essential for school visits?A. Reservations are more economical.B. Reservations enable as many students as possible to visit the monument.C. Reservations ensure a pleasant visit for students and a manageable one for the Villa.D. Reservation fees can help preserve the site.(C)When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exi t in the usual vague excuse, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says. Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kinds of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And McGee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious ofletting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says Korn Ferry, senior partner Dennis Carey: “I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has no t instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana when the business became part of PepsiCo (PEP) a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a year before she became head of a tiny internet-based commodities exchange. Robert Willemstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. “The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter. “The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”78. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being _______.A. arrogant.B. frank.C. self-centered.D. impulsive.79. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives’ quitting may be encouraged by _______.A. their expectation of better financial statusB. their need to reflect on their private lifeC. their strained relations with the boardsD. their pursuit of new career goals80. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.A. top performers used to cling to their postsB. loyalty of top performers is getting out-datedC. top performers care more about reputationsD. it’s safer to stick to the traditional rules81. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. CEOs; Where to Go?B. CEOs: All the Way Up?C. Top Managers Jump without a NetD. The Only Way Out for Top Performers(D)probably new job titles, but the core job roles have been around for a while. Traditionally, anyone who analyzed data would be called a “data analyst” and anyone who created backend platforms to support data analysis would be a “Business intelligence (BI) Developer”. ______82_______Here’s an overview of the roles of the Data Analyst, BI Developer, Data Scientist and Data Engineer.Data Analysts are experienced data professionals in their organization who can question and process data, provide reports, summarize and visualize data. They have a strong understanding of how to influence existing tools and methods to solve a problem. _____83_____. However, they are not expected to deal with analyzing big data, nor are they typically expected to have the mathematical or research background to develop new algorithms for specific problems.Skills: Data Analysts need to have a baseline understanding of some core skills: statistics, data munging, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, Tools: Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SPSS Modeler, SAS, SAS Miner, SQL, Microsoft Access, Tableau, SSAS.______84_____. And then they collect requirements, design, and build BI and reporting solutions for the company. They have to design, develop and support new and existing data warehouses, ETL packages, dashboards and analytical reports.Additionally, they work with databases, both relational and multidimensional, and should have great SQL development skills to integrate data from different resources. They use all of these skills to meet the enterprise-wide self-service needs. BI Developers are typically not expected to perform data analyses.Data Engineers are the data professionals who prepare the “big data” infrastructure to be analyzed by Data Scientists. _____85______. Then, they write complex queries on that, make sure it is easily accessible, works smoothly, and their goal is optimizing（优化）the performance of their company’s big data ecosystem.They might also run some ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) on top of big datasets and create big data warehouses that can be used for reporting or analysis by data scientists.。
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期返校考试题
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期返校考试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用合乎要求的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用合乎要求的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
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。
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。
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. How does the woman feel?A. Regretful.B. Joyful.C. Satisfied.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Some class notes.B. A newspaper.C. An essay.3. What will the man have to do next Monday?A. Attend a party.B. Take an exam.C. Write an essay.4. What are the speakers doing?A. plaining.B. Praising the waiter.C. Saying thanks.5. What does the man mean?A. He may find someone to help the woman.B. He knows Baltimore very well.C. He can give little useful information.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面5段对话或独白。
高二英语上学期开学考试试卷(全国版)
2020-2021 学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷（全国卷）（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
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。
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 do we know about John?A. He had an accident.B. He works in the hospital.C. He suffered from a headache.2. Why is the man late?A. He overslept.B. He lost his car key.C. He had no alarm clocks.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Health.B. Education.C. Environment.4. How old is the girl?A. 6 years old.B. 9 years old.C. 15 years old.5. What’s the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Former classmates.C. Workmates.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
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Ⅱ.Grammar and vocabularySection AMost of us are used to_1_(see) traffic lights above eye level.Whether we are driving,biking,or walking,traffic signals help us know when to stop and when_2_is safe to proceed.Crossing signs that flash "WALK" and "DON'T WALK" are_3_(place) at intersections to tell pedestrians when it is safe to cross a busy intersection on foot and prevent pedestrians from_4_(strike) by motorists.Pedestrians may become impatient and attempt to cross against the light if they have to wait too long for a WALK sign._5_,some signals do now allow enough time for pedestrians to cross an intersection safely.The prevalence of people talking on cells phones is posing_6_new distraction however.Pedestrians who are talking on the phone or sending text messages are typically staring at their phones rather than looking for traffic signals.They are often too_7_(distract),leading to an increase in pedestrian texting accidents.The connection between cellphone use and pedestrian accidents is clear._8_(combat) the problem,two cities in Germany are trying an innovative approach: installing traffic lights in the ground.The German city of Augsburg installed traffic lights in the sidewalk_9_face up at pedestrians to create a whole new level of attention.New Jersey lawmakers have even proposed legislation that would ban distracted walking,_10_(fine) those who use their cellphones while walking $50.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.desperationB.authoritiesC.diligentlyD.confusionE.enrolledF.violentlyG.financial H.conclusion I.devoted J.graduation K.healthSeventeen years ago,when I was in military college,I was known as "the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech".I worried so_11_that I often became ill.In_12_,I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird,professor of business administration.The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my_13_and happiness than all the rest of the four years I spent in college."Jim,"he said,"you ought to sit down and face the facts.If you_14_half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them,you wouldn't have any worries."I figured that I had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject.But now I changed my attitude.I said to myself,"If the college_15_demand that I pass my physics examination before I obtain a degree,who am I to question their wisdom?"So I_16_for physics again.This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was,I studied_17_.I solved my_18_worries by taking on some additional jobs,such as selling punch at the college dances,and by borrowing money from my father,which I paid back soon after_19_.As I look back at it now,I can see that my problem was one of_20_,a lack of willingness to find the causes of my worry and face them realistically.Ⅲ.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 new research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than once thought.If animals do have intelligence,how do scientists measure it?Before defining animals' intelligence,scientists defined what is not intelligence.Instinct is not intelligence.It is a skill _21_into an animal's brain by its genetic heritage（基因遗传）. Tricks can be learned by repetition,but no real thinking is_22_.Cuing,in which animals learn to do or not to do certain things by following outside signals,does not demonstrate intelligence.Scientists believe that insight,the ability to use tools,and communication using human language are all_23_measures of the mental ability of animals.When judging animal intelligence,scientists look for insight,which they define as a flash of sudden understanding.When a young gorilla（大猩猩）could not reach fruit from a tree,she noticed crates（木板箱）on the lawn near the tree.She_24_the crates into a pyramid,then climbed on them to reach her_25_.The gorilla's insight allowed her to solve a new problem without trial and error.The ability to use tools is also an important sign of intelligence.Crows（乌鸦）use sticks to pry（撬开）peanuts out of cracks.The crow_26_intelligence by showing it has learned what a stick can do._27_,otter（水獭）use rocks to crack open crab shells in order to get at the meat.Many animals have learned to communicate using human language.One chimp can recognize and correctly use more than 220_28_symbols on a keyboard.These symbols_29_human words.An amazing parrot can_30_five objects of two different types.He can understand the difference between the number,color,and kind of object.The ability to_31_is a basic thinking skill.In addition,he seems to use language to express his needs and_32_.When ill and taken to the animal hospital for his first overnight stay,this parrot turned to go."Come here!"he cried to a scientist who works with him."I love you.I'm sorry.Wanna go back?"The research on animal intelligence raises important questions.If animals are smarter than_33_thought,would that change the way humans interact with them?Would animals still be used for food,clothing,or_34_ experimentation?Finding the answer to these tough questions makes a difficult_35_even for a large-brained, problem-solving species like our own.21.A.developed B.admitted C.programmed D.injected22.A.inherited B.involved C.instructed D.intended23.A.realistic B.unusual C.accurate D.effective24.A.piled B.assembled C.supported D.divided25.A.potential B.reward C.standard D.top26.A.explores B.expands C.explains D.exhibits27.A.Likewise B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise28.A.magical B.flexible C.abstract D.permanent29.A.substitute for B.stand for C.appeal to D.carry out30.A.foresee B.determine bine D.distinguish31.A.classify B.justify C.qualify D.simplify32.A.satisfaction B.emotions C.gratitude D.beliefs33.A.objectively B.professionally C.previously D.scientifically34.A.electrical B.physical C.medical D.logical35.A.decision B.translation C.choice D.puzzleSection BDirections: Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by 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)In most people's opinion,the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken.However, one tiger,which lives in an English zoo,turned out to be more cowardly（胆小的）than his keepers could ever have imagined.Tanvir,a two-year-old Bengal tiger,got stuck at the top of a new 5m-high activity tower in the zoo,after climbing it for the first time.The wooden tower had been designed to provide mental exercise for Tanvir by testing his ability of dealing with troublesome situations,but after climbing it in just a few seconds,he lost his courage when it came to coming back down.Tanvir went on to spend nearly two days at the top of the tower trying to collect the courage to attempt to get down.A spokesperson for the zoo said that several days before Tanvir had taken half an hour to get down a lower tower only 1.5m high,and the taller tower had clearly been too much challenging for him."Every time he got to the edge,he looked out,put a paw over,and thought,‘no,I cannot make it!"’laughed Samantha Cordrey,Tanvir's keeper.In the end Tanvir's hunger defeated his fear,and after almost 48 hours he made his way down.Burying himself in a big meal just like a hungry pig,Tanvir seemed to forget such a shameful experience for a while.It appears that his experience would not be the worst in Tanvir's life if he continued to act like a chicken.It is not known whether he will take courage to go back up his exercise tower again.The whole episode（插曲）only serves to show the difficulties faced by zoo staff in creating environments that will improve animals' living ability in enclosed space.36.When speaking of Tanvir's shameful experience,Samantha Cordrey might feel it was .A.funnyB.surprisingC.excitingD.unbelievable37.What made Tanvir get down the Sm-high activity tower at last?A.The coldness of the weather.B.The direction from his keepers.C.The sufferings of being hungry.D.The fear of being alone.38.Why does the author say "this experience would not be the worst in Tanvir's life if..."(Paragraph 6)?A.Because Tanvir's keepers will design more difficult exercise for him.B.Because Tanvir is so cowardly that he has little courage to meet greater challenges.C.Because Tanvir's bad health will bring him much trouble in practice.D.Because Tanvir is always careless and often causes trouble by accident.39.The zoo designed the 5m-high activity tower to .A.make Tanvir become braveB.improve Tanvir's performance skillsC.let tourists watch Tanvir betterD.improve Tanvir's living ability(B)It is difficult to give a description of American laws concerning alcohol because they vary from state to state and city to city.The following,though,may be noted.Some towns,even state are totally is sold at all except that they allow the sale of very weak (3.2 percent alcohol) beer,known as "three- two" beer.Some places do not allow the sale of alcohol on Sundays,even in shops—you may find a bar locked over the alcohol shelves.You can see it but not buy it! Other places permit alcohol to be sold on Sunday afternoons and evenings,but not on Sunday mornings.(Note that this means sales have to stop at midnight on Saturday.)In many parts of America,you are not allowed to drink alcohol in a public place.That is,you may not sit in a parlor walk along a street drinking beer,and you cannot even take a nice bottle of wine on your picnic.In some places,people can be seen taking drinks in public places from cans wrapped in brown-paper bags.These are not cans of Coca- Cola.And in many states you are not allowed to drink alcohol while driving,or even have an opened alcohol container in the car.Some bars have a license（执照）only for beer and wine.Others are also allowed to sell spirits（烈性酒）and thus,as Americans say,"mixed drinks".Many bars have a period known as "happy hour",often longer than an hour,when they sell drinks at lower-than- usual prices.This is usually around 5 p.m.and may be only on certain days of the week.Legal drinking age varies from place to place but is generally between 18 to 21.Some places permit the consumption（消费）of beer at 18 but spirits only at 21.Others permit the consumption only of "three-two" beer from 18 to 21.(Young people therefore often drive from one place to another with more liberal drinking laws.)In any case, in some parts of the USA young people are allowed to vote,marry,raise children,keep full-time jobs,be tried in courts as adults,join the army and even buy guns—but NOT have a glass of beer.In some places people aged between 18 to 21 are allowed to go into bars but not allowed to drink.Another even more interesting aspect of American drinking-age laws is that in some places people below legal drinking age are not even allowed to sell alcohol.40.If people are seen drinking in public from brown-paper bags,it is for sure that they are______.A.very thirstyB.not having spritsC.not having Coca-ColaD.having Coca-Cola41."happy hour" in many bars refers to______.A.certain days of the week when people are happyB.a certain time usually around 7 pm in a barC.an hour during which people feel happyD.a period of time when some bars sell drinks at lower than usual prices43.Which of the following is a part of American drinking-age laws? A.In some parts of the USA,young people can buy guns and have a glass of beer.B.Legal drinking age is 21.C.In some places people below legal drinking age are not allowed to marry.D.Legal drinking age varies from state to state.(C)Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states.They wanted to buy lottery tickets.The tickets cost only $0.9 each.But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million.That was the second largest lottery jackpot（积累奖金）in history.More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing.Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80.The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million.But that little chance certainly didn't affect ticket sales.In the last few days before the drawing,tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action.Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people.It allows them to dream about wealth they'll probably never have.But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling.Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets.There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets.Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to some from new taxes.The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens.But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice（恶习）,under the name of social progress.No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not,you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.44.The main idea of the passage is that______. .A.lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys themB.playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock marketC.a lot of people buy lottery tickets ,but lotteries cause disagreementD.lotteries are just legalized vice45.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Politicians like lotteries because they don't have to pay extra tax.B.The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress.C.Some critics don't like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them.D.People love the lottery because it is a stock market.46.In just one hour in the last few days,the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling______.A.$1.62 millionB.$90millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million47.People who are addicted to playing lotteries should______.A.join a clubB.save every centC.win the PennsylvaniaD.kick the habitSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.The products which contain real fruit are popular with people.B.Even products advertised as more natural often contained no fruit.C.They found that about 60 percent of them didn't contain any fruit at all.D.If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring,they are likely to do so.E.It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products.F.Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all.Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored（水果味道的）contain no fruit at all,while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit,according to a study carried by the British Food Commission."Shoppers need to check the labels（标签）before buying drinks,though sometimes the actual content can be non-existent,"said Food Commission spokesperson Lan Tokelove."Food production is highly competitive._48_.It will increase profits,and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked."Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits,meats and vegetables,or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors.Researchers analyzed the contents of28strawberry-flavored products sold in stores._49_.Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries,five of them contained less than one percent real fruit.In addition,each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar._50_.Let's take jam as an example.Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors,or sweeteners,but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should be listed on the packaging.Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought.Under current UK law,Food packages do no not have to distinguish be tween natural and artificial flavoring.“Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packed with pictures of strawberries is misleading._51_.Unfortunately,it is also legal and widespread,"Takeover said. IV.Dictation.1.acquire2.conceal3.considerable4.evident5.prospect6.portrait7.居民8.灭亡的9.社交的10.毫无疑问的是11.满足某人的需求12.从疾病中恢复13.认为……是理所当然的V.Translation.1.在考试中作弊的同学应受严峻惩处。
2020-2021学年上海中学高二(上)期末英语试卷(附答案详解)
2020-2021学年上海中学高二（上）期末英语试卷1.Scientists say it may be five years ______ it is possible to test this mdelcine on humanpatients.（）A. sinceB. untilC. beforeD. when2.There is not the remotest possibility of anyone calling on me, and it is unbelievable that I____________ call on anyone else.（）A. canB. mightC. shouldD. must3.The proposal Father made this morning did sound feasible ______________ everymember of the family ______________ one-third of his or her income in case ofemergency.（）A. which, set asideB. that, set asideC. which, sets asideD. that, sets aside4.He hardly ______________ apologize for any inconvenience caused, since we know it'snot his fault.（）A. don't need toB. needsC. needD. needn't5.In the coming year, we'll see events postponed from 2020，sporting and arts events now_____________ right on top of one another, and new, entirely digital versions ofpreviously face-to-face affairs.（）A. schedulingB. scheduledC. to scheduleD. having been scheduled6.The current population of the plant ______________ fit into the state of Taxes, if Taxeswere settled as thickly as New York City.（）A. couldB. canC. willD. should7.Patients' medical notes went missing two days ago and nobody ______________ themsince.（）A. has seenB. had seenC. sawD. would see8.I'm sure he is keeping something back.I'd rather he ______________ me the truth.（）A. tellsB. toldC. has toldD. had told9. A couple of people voiced objections ______________ the patient, as it might cost morethan expected.（）A. to operate onB. to the doctor's operating onC. for the doctor to operate onD. operating on10.He's such a remarkable tennis player ______________ seems to get the credit he deserves.（）A. thatB. asC. whichD. whom11.Left to itself, the place ______________ into a prosperous civilized community.（）A. was to growB. were to growC. should have grownD. would have grown12.---You ought to have come to the party.We had a wonderful time!---______________，but I had to work overtime, so I guess I left before you got there.（）A. So ought IB. So I oughtC. So I haveD. So I did13.Nowhere else ______________ than in the high-tech industries.（）A. more software is being developedB. is more software being developedC. is being developed more softwareD. being developed more software14. A train ______________ by, shaking the walls of the row houses.（）A. rocketedB. routedC. slippedD. sailed15.Since he became famous, he has been regularly ______________ with demands forsigned photographs from admirers.（）A. identifiedB. puncturedC. bombardedD. spoiled16.Thanks to promising digital connectivity and support for industrial startups,the rise,thefirst in ten months amid the raging pandemic, ______________ the downward slide in the unemployment rate.（）A. revealedB. reflectedC. reversedD. revolutionized17.In the dim light, the candle on the table threw a huge dancing ______________ against thewall.（）A. reflectionB. impressionC. shadeD. shadow18.In some sense, years of economic recession remained an evil that ______________ thewhole national economy.（）A. droveB. touchedC. stressedD. sheltered19.Don't go jumping to conclusions；it would seem ______________ to do more researchbefore we wrap up the project.（）A. conclusiveB. competentC. sensibleD. sensitive20.If a caller claiming to be a colleague asks you for personal data, dial the number on thiscard to ______________ the statements.（）A. check outB. check withC. check inD. check offPhysicians Aren't Immune to Suicide and Depression Medicine is a tough profession. It's both tremendously rewarding and terribly demanding. Physicians are at the front lines of humanity, along with nurses, therapists and more. But being at the front lines can be risky：In a study, nearly 50 percent of doctors reporting that they were burned out.（1）______ physicians, who are on call 24/7，have it the worst, followed closely by physiciansworking in other demanding subspecialties.Studies about physician burnout are important but they typically don't reflect this group's high risk for even more dire mental health outcomes. Past research has also shown that physicians have a higher risk for suicide compared with other professions,（2）______ in the top ten of risky professions. And a recent Lancet study notes that（3）______ ，one physician dies from suicide every day in the U.S.Suicidal tendencies（4）______ the whole community. Health care systems respond with wellness meetings and other interventions but trainees still report feeling uncared for. In fact, several trainees privately tell me that they have to report fewer hours than theyactually work.Research studies（5）______ similar concerns to those I've heard. They report thatworkplace factors contribute to physician suicide "including a large workload,competitiveness of training programs, pressure of patient and service demands and therisk of（6）______ injury if physicians are forced to work in ways that conflict with their ethics and values."This new analysis is a major（7）______ for understanding and appropriately responding to the mental health crisis today. Instead of（8）______ on the past, the alarm has nowbeen sounded：Greater attention must be paid to physician well-being. We wantphysicians to be safe and well, but we also need to help patients by （9）______ good health practices. Fortunately, preventive measures are already underway. Soon, we will hopefully be able to better（10）______ part of what is missing in the current conversation about physician mental health.Trackers on Ice Just because a scientist puts a GPS tracking collar on a wild polar bear does not mean the animal will obligingly keep it on.（1）______ ，these huge collars are purposefully loose.If one becomes annoying,a bear can（2）______ it.But scientists have now found a way to use（3）______ from the discarded（丢弃的）devices."These dropped collars（4）______ would have been considered garbage data," says Natasha Klappstein,a polar bear researcher at the University of Alberta.She and her colleagues instead used（5）______ from such collars, left on sea ice in Canada's Hudson Bay, to track the ice itself.For their study, published in June in The Cryosphere, the researchers identified twenty collars that transmitted movement data in line with ice drift rather than polar bear（6）______ between 2005 and 2015.The resulting records of how melting ice typically drifts in Hudson Bay are unique.There are no easily（7）______ on-the-ground sensors, and satellite observations often cannot accurately capture the motion of small ice sheets.The team（8）______ the discarded collars' movements with widely used ice-drift modeling data from the U.S.National Snow and Ice Data Center（NSIDC）.Collar data indicated that the NSIDC model underestimates the speed at which ice moves around in Hudson Bay-as well as the overall（9）______ of drift.Over the course of several months, the model could drift away from an ice sheet's location by a few hundred kilometers, the researchers say.This means the bears may be working harder,when moving against the direction of the ice, than scientists had（10）______ ："Since we're underestimating the speed of drift, we're likely underestimating the energetic effort of polar bears," says Natasha Klappstein.The research reveals（11）______ insight into how highly mobile ice moves.As melting increases in the coming years, such ice will likely become more（12）______ farther north, in the central Artic.Scientists had known NSIDC data could underestimate drift speeds, but "any time we can find a data（13）______ ，it is a good thing."Plus, such data could improve predictions about how oil spills or other pollutants may（14）______ in seas littered with drifting ice, says Walt Meier, a senior NSIDC research scientist,who was not involved in the study.The findings may even（15）______ future NSIDC models："It's a really nice data set," Meier says."And certainly one we'll take under consideration."21. A. In fact B. In a way C. In addition D. In the end22. A. destroy B. remove C. resist D. reject23. A. scratches B. senses C. samples D. signals24. A. particularly B. relevantly C. intentionally D. potentially25. A. estimates B. subjects C. measurements D. patents26. A. behavior B. habitat C. manner D. motion27. A. flexible B. favorable C. accessible D. changeable28. A. overloaded B. compared C. exchanged D. traced29. A. extent B. damage C. trend D. limit30. A. agreed B. promised C. proved D. assumed31. A. valueless B. superior C. entire D. timely32. A. evident B. unique C. common D. realistic33. A. gap B. scan C. boom D. fit34. A. rise B. spread C. recover D. settle35. A. reverse B. resemble C. influence D. motivateWEach year, backed up by a growing anti-consumerist movement, people are using the holiday season to call on us all to shop less.Driven by concerns about resource exhaustion, over recent years environmentalists have increasingly turned their sights on our "consumer culture". Groups such as The Story of Stuff and Buy Nothing New Day are growing as a movement that increasingly blames all our ills on our desire to shop.We clearly have a growing resource problem. The produces we make, buy, and use are often linked to the destruction of our waterways, biodiversity, climate and the land on which millions of people live. But to blame these issues on Christmas shoppers is misguided, and puts us in the old trap of blaming individuals for what is a systematic problem.While we complain about environmental destruction over Christmas, environmentalists often forget what the holiday season actually means for many people. For most, Christmas isn't an add-on to an already heavy shopping year. In fact, it is likely the only time of year many have the opportunity to spend on friends and family, or even just to buy the necessities needed formodern life.This is particularly, true for Boxing Day, often the target of the strongest derision（嘲弄）by anti-consumerists. While we may laugh at the queues in front of the shops, for many, those sales provide the one chance to buy items they've needed all year. As Leigh Phillips argues, "this is one of the few times of the year that people can even hope to afford such 'luxuries'，the Christmas presents their kids are asking for, or just an appliance that works."Indeed, the richest 7% of people are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly harmful when you take into account that those shopping on Boxing Day are only a small part of our consumption "problem" anyway. Why are environmentalists attacking these individuals, while ignoring such people as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has his own ￡1.5bn yacht with a missile defence system？Anyway, anti-consumerism has become a movement of wealthy people talking down to the working class about their life choices, while ignoring the real cause of our environmental problems. It is no wonder one is changing their behaviours-or that environmental destruction continues without any reduction in intensity.36.It is indicated in the 1st paragraph that during the holiday season, many consumers______ .A. ignore resource problemsB. are fascinated with presentsC. are encouraged to spend lessD. show great interest in the movement.37.It can be inferred from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the environmentalist movement ______ .A. has targeted the wrong personsB. has achieved its intended purposesC. has taken environment-friendly measuresD. has benefited both consumers and producers38.The example of Roman Abramovich is used to show environmentalists' ______ .A. madness about life choicesB. discontent with rich lifestyleC. ignorance about the real causeD. disrespect for holiday shoppers39.It can be concluded from the text that telling people not to shop at Christmas is ______ .A. anything less than a responsibilityB. nothing more than a biasC. indicative of environmental awarenessD. unacceptable to ordinary peopleXThis is What a REAL Silver Dollar Looks Like If you trust in the yen, the euro,and the dollar…stop reading.Because this is a story about the sliver coin EVERYBODY wants.You read the headlines.You know that troubled economic times have put global currency on a rollercoaster（过山车）ride.But millions have found a smarter way to build long-term value with high-grade collectable silver.And right now, those people are lining up to secure some of the last 2012 U.S.Mint Silver Eagles,America's Newest Silver Eagle Dollars. Today, you can graduate to the front of that line.Buy now and you can own these brilliant uncirculated Silver Dollars for only ＄38.95!You Can't Afford to LoseWhy are we releasing（发行）this silver dollar for such a remarkable price？Because we want to introduce you to what hundreds of thousands of smart collectors and satisfied customers have known since 1984-New York Mint is the place to find the world's finest high-grade coins.That's why we're offering you this Brilliant Uncirculated 2012 U.S. Silver Eagle for as little as ＄37.45（plus s/h）.Timing is EverythingOur advice？Keep this to yourself.Because the more people who know about this offer, the worse it is for you.Demand for Silver Eagles in 2011 broke records.Experts predict that 2012 Silver Eagles may break them all over again.Due to rapid changes in the price of silver, prices may be higher or lower and are subject to（受……影响）change without notice.Supplies are limited.Call immediately to add these Silver Eagles to your holdings before it's too late. Offer Limited to 40 per household2012 American Silver Eagle CoinYour cost 1-4 Coins ＄38.95 each+s/h5-9 Coins ＄38.45 each+s/h10-19 Coins ＄37.95 each+s/h20-40 Coins ＄37.45 each+s/hNote：＄10 s/h（shipping and handling）for each purchaseFor fastest service, call toll-free 24 hours a day1-888-201-7143New York Mint14101 Southcross Drive W.，Dept.ASE177-04Burnsville, Minnesota 5533740.What is stressed in the ad？______A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting.B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.D. Demand for the coin is bound to break records.41.If you buy six 2012 U.S.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ______ .A. ＄230.7B. ＄233.7C. ＄240.7D. ＄243.742.The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ______ .A. shopping onlineB. making a phone callC. lining up in front of the storesD. writing to the companyYDr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world's energy future.It's a dramatic endorsement（支持）for a technology most people think about only when their smartphone goes dark.But Sadoway isn't alone in boasting about energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future. Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change theworld.Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling a tipping point for forward-looking technologies such as electric cars and rooftop solar propels.The ubiquitous（无所不在的）battery has already come a long way, of course.For better or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first.lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world.Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next.Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also our cars, homes, and even whole communities.In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power.Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first light bulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries. Today, energy storage is a ＄33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100gigawatt-hours of electricity per year.By the end of the decade,it's expected to be worth over 50 billion dollars and generate 160 gigawatt-hours,enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology.Even utility companies, which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting.Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet.Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question：how to make power portable.To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replaces the weekly trip to the gas station.A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too.What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy on site？No one knows which--if any--battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remains clear.The future of energy is in how we store it.43.What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage？______A. It involves the application of sophisticated technology.B. It is the direction energy development should follow.C. It will prove to be a profitable business.D. It is a technology benefiting everyone.44.What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used？______A. Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular.B. The globalization process will speed up.C. Communications will take more diverse forms.D. The world will undergo revolutionary changes.45.In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to ______ .A. find digital devices simply indispensableB. communicate primarily by mobile phoneC. light their homes with stored solar energyD. distribute power with wires and wooden poles46.What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid？______A. It might become a thing of the past.B. It might turn out to be a "prosumer".C. It will be easier to operate and maintain.D. It will have to be completely transformed.Twilight of the Brands It's a truism of business-book thinking that a company's brand is its "most important asset," more valuable than technology or patents or manufacturing prowess.But brands have never been more fragile.The reason is simple：consumers are supremely well informed and far more likely to investigate the real value of products than to rely on logos.Absolute Value, a new book by Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen showsthat,historically,the rise of brands was a response to an information-poor environment.（1）______ If a car was made by G.M，or a ketchup by Heinz, you assumed that it was pretty good.It was hard to figure out if a new product from an unfamiliar company was reliable or not, so brand loyalty was a way of reducing risk.Today, consumers can read much research about whatever they want to buy.This started back with Consumer Reports,which did objective studies of products.（2）______ It has given ordinary consumers easy access to expert reviews, user reviews, and detailed product data, in an array of categories.A recent study found that eighty per cent of consumers look at online reviews before makingmajor purchases, and a host of studies have logged the strong influence those reviews have on the decisions people make.（3）______ An undesirable product can become a laughingstock （笑柄）in a matter of hours.In the old days, you might buy a Sony television set because you'd owned one before,or because you trusted the brand.Today, such considerations matter much less than reviews on Amazon and Engadget and CNET. As Simonson said, "each product how has to prove itself on its own."It's been argued that in a world where consumers are overwhelmed with information,the information will actually make brands more valuable.Indeed,the role a brand plays in people's lives has become all the more important. But information overload is largely a myth.（4）______ And this has made customer loyalty pretty much a thing of the past.Only twenty-five per cent of American respondents in a recent study said that brand loyalty affected how they shopped.A. But what really weakened the power of brands is the Internet.B. For consumers this is ideal：heightened competition has raised quality and held down prices.C. When consumers had to rely on advertisements and their past experience with a company, brands served as a guarantee for quality.D. A large quantity of consumers fail to get a great deal of information efficiently and effectively.E. The rise of social media has sped up the trend to an astonishing degree.F. Most consumers figure out how to find what they're looking for without spending huge amounts of time online.47. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F48. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F49. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F50. A. A B. B C. C D. D E.E F. F51.Can advertising support a free Internet？The supporters of an open, democratic Internet,funded mainly by advertising, are facing some big questions about how their vision willunfold.A freely accessible digital world,（1）______ websites and social networks are open to all, is the dream of many.But critics wonder if this is desirable or even possible.Brands（2）______ （shift）a huge proportion of their marketing budgets into online advertising in recent years.But while many campaigns hit the spot, others（3）______ be annoying, intrusive and irrelevant.To discuss the future of online advertising,the Guardian teamed up with advertisingtechnology provider AppNexus to run a roundtable discussion.The discussion wasconducted under the Chatham House Rule,where comments were made on condition that they were not attributed to the speakers,（4）______ （encourage）a free-flowing discussion.A key point of argument in the discussion was（5）______ the Internet should befunded.One participant was passionate about the ad-funded model："It is a wonderful tool for accessing information, for consuming information and for the distribution of brands."But another thought that the quality of content on the Internet inevitably suffers "（6）______ you have other resources to fund it." There are fears that ad revenue is insufficient to pay for all the content that is needed for the web."Generally speaking, the ad-funded model puts a downward pressure on the quality of content."The discussion returned to the question：will advertising continue as the main source of funding for the web,（7）______ （fuel）its growth？Digital advertising faces some serious challenges if it is to keep the web free-one of which is concerns over the ethics of tracking people's online behavior（8）______ their permission.The success of online ad campaigns is determined by the data that brands can access about Internet users.How old are they？What are their interests？Are they male or female, single or with children？Much of this data will be collected from cookies（9）______ （download）on to users' computers.Cookie data allows web publishers to track users' online journeys and observe the actions they take on different websites.They can then sift through（筛选）data to identify（10）______ （appropriate）places to run the ads.52.到底是什么让这位住院医生成为医术精湛的外科医生？（it）（汉译英）______53.这位名人如此注重健康，人们不禁惊叹于他的自律。
2020-2021学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题
2020-2021学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题（时间：120分钟总分：150分）第一部分阅读理解：总计40分第一节（包括4个阅读理解，共15个小题，每小题2分，共计30分）AAirport ExpressWith the Airport Express, you are never far from town. There is a train every 10 minutes, ready to rush you between the airport and Hong Kong Station in the heart of the shopping and commercial district in about 24 minutes. Or travel to the AsiaWorld-Expo in just 1 minute from the airport.Airport Express service hoursMon.-Fri.: 5:50am to 1:15amSat.-Sun.: 5:00am to 2:00amTicketsThere are three types of ticket for travelling to and from the Airport: Single Journey, Round Trip and Same Day Return. Single Journey Ticket and Same Day Return Ticket are valid on day of issue. Round Trip Ticket is valid for 30 days from day of issue. You can also use the Octopus Card for the Airport Express. (The Octopus Card is an electronic store-value ticket and it can be used on most public transport. The fare will be deducted from the stored value each time, so you do not have to carry heavy coins. The card is valid for three years after value has been added.)Travel tips●Children under 3 travel for free.●Passengers travelling on the Airport Express are now able to write email and doonline searches with Wi-Fi service.For more information about Airport Express, please visit or call 00852-21818888.1. What is good about the Octopus Card?A. It saves money for its users.B. It is sold in every store.C. Its validity isunlimited. D. It avoids its users carrying coins.2. What can you know about Airport Express?A. Hong Kong Station is just 1 minute distance from the airport.B. Passengers can surf the Internet on the Airport Express.C. Children are free of charge for tickets.D. Single Journey Ticket is acceptable for 30 days.3. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To provide suggestions about the Airport Express.B. To promote the Octopus Card.C. To inform readers of the Airport Express service.D. To introduce the Airport Express schedule.BI was lucky enough to have a chance to study in the United States as an international student from Ukraine when I was fourteen years old. I went to a wonderful school, West Seattle High School, for my freshman year.I remember my first day at that school as if it were yesterday. I was very nervous, and I could feel my heartbeat on the tips of my toes. My main fear was that I would not be able to express myself due to the language barrier. I was trying to have as little communication as I possibly could. And I almost succeeded, until we had to introduce ourselves in front of the class.And the moment the word “international” flew out of my mouth, I was surrounded by thirty people who were asking questions one after another. I remember some of the questions were “Where is Ukraine? Is it a kingdom?” “Do you have McDonald’s? Does it taste the same?” and “Say something in your language”. It turned out to be the opposite of less communication, but it was so much fun.During the first three months, I certainly experienced a bit of cultural shock. I think Americans are the nicest people I have ever met in my entire life. They always smile and say, “Hi, how are you?”One day, I noticed the students looking at me suspiciously. Finally, my classmate came up to my locker and whispered, “Is that true that you are a princess and that you came to study here so that nobody would recognize you?" At one point, I even had an image of myself wearing a gown (长袍) and waving at the crowd. What? People do have a wild imagination!During my study abroad experience, I saw a totally new world, experienced great culture, met a lot of incredible people and improved my language. This trip inspired me to learn foreign languages. That is one of the reasons why I speak five different languages today.4. Why was the author afraid on the first day of school?A. Because she was eager to talk with others.B. Because she could not communicate with others well.C. Because she couldn’t learn a new language without a teacher’s help.D. Because she was not good at the subjects in this school.5. What happened when the word “international” flew out of the author’s mouth?A. .Her classmates tried to know less about the author’s hometown.B. Her classmates played a joke on her.C. Her classmates were eager to make friends with her.D. Her classmates showed interest in her country6. The underlined word “suspiciously” in the fifth paragraph means _______.A. surprisinglyB.doubtfully C. angrily D. thankfully7. What can we learn from the text?A. The author was a princess from Ukraine.B. The author couldn’t adapt to the school environment later.C. The author got lots of benefits through studying abroad.D. The author always told her classmates about her cultural background.CSometimes people call each other “scared-cat”. But have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense and there are changes in the chemicals i n its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn’t realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will protect itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared by other feelings, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always clever to express your feelings freely.Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep f eelings of anger, sadness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel disturbed badly inside. It can actually be bad for your health. It isn’t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all fee lings need to be expressed.Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just go away. It’s as if you bought some bananas and put them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them. but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard,chances are that you’d see little fruit flies flying all over them. They are bad.You can try to treat feelings as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don’t exist, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’l l have to deal with them, just like those bananas.8. When people and animals are aroused by fear, _______.A. they feel very regretful immediatelyB. They may get ready to attack or run awayC. Their hearts beat either faster or slowerD.Their muscles get neither tense nor relaxed9. Why do human beings get into trouble according to the passage?A. They are usually not as alert as animals.B. They sometimes can’t control their feelings.C. They always do something wrong to other people.D. They don’t pay attention to their physical changes.10. What can we infer from the passage?A. Holding in your feelings may lead to unpleasant results.B. Bananas stay fresh longer when they are in a cupboard.C. Feeling will gradually disappear when you hold them in.D. It’s good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside.11. What’s the purpose of this passage?A. To help us deal with feelings in a wise and proper wayB. To give us some advice on how to express our feelings.C. To tell us that people’s feelings ar e like bananas in a cupboard.D. To prove that it isn’t always wise to express our feelings freely.DCompanies that have invested heavily in big data want to know how to make smart investments that will distinguish them from the competition and enable the best possible return before making the decision to go all in. In the past, not all enterprises’ big dataplans went as planned. These failures are not usually published, but the big data failure rate is unusually high.According to Gartner, only 15% of businesses make it past the experimental stage of these projects. Our fear, as leaders of technology companies, is that with so much attention surrounding AI, the pressure is on for us to apply the technology without first setting clear business goals and understanding the differences between AI and ML (machine learning) and how they should be applied, thus risking falling behind the many decision-makers who are adopting the technology.It’s easy to get caught up in the great expectations of artificial intel ligence as it’s promoted, including breakthroughs like deep learning, but those who want to make an outsized influence should instead focus on good old-fashioned machine learning —or “cheap learning”.The distinction is simple: Cheap learning is about using basic machine learning techniques on straightforward data sets in different parts of a company to produce a large number of small, gradual improvements. Deep learning, on the other hand, is a specific part of machine learning. Deep learning is a collection of advanced machine learning approaches that make business decisions based on highly complex data sets possible.For tasks of analyzing raw data, such as images and voice recordings, deep learning is best. But when it comes to working on simplified, st ructured types of data, we’ve found cheap machine learning will do the trick. When you consider that the majority of data flowing through enterprises fall into this second category, it’s clear which tool makes the most sense.12. What do we know about investment in big data from the first paragraph?A. It’s risky.B. It’s safe.C. It’s secret.D. It’s fruitful.13. Which of the following adds to the pressure on the leading technology companies?A. Understanding AI and ML.B. Wasting too much time on AI.C. Falling behind other companies.D. Acting with unclear business goals.14. What should companies with ambitions concentrate on?A. A strong influence.B. Big breakthroughs.C. Cheap learning.D. Deep learning.15. What is the main idea of the passage?panies should invest in big data.B. Knowing the difference bewteen AI and ML matters.C.Deeping learning or cheap learning depends on the nature of tasks.D. Deep learning is always better than cheap learning.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题[1]
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
David Beckham was born in 1975 in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was in football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for schools of Essex and also for his county team.In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.21.Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?A. successB. interestC. prizeD. skill22.The unusually surprising way that he scored goals .A. helped him to gain many prizes for EssexB. kept him playing for Leeds UnitedC. offered him the chance to join the national teamD. made him popular and famous23.Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?a. Beckham played his first football league gameb. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills awardc. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup teamd. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training campe. Beckham played for the schools of EssexA. e, d, a, c, bB. b, e, d, a, cC. e, b, a, d,c D. b, d, e, c, a24.The passage mainly talks about .A. how Beckham became a successful football playerB. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goalsC. when Beckham became famous all over BritainD. why Beckham could win in football league gamesBIf you ever visit an English village, make sure to look out for morris dancing. Undoubtedly one of the strangest traditions of English culture, morris dancing is a form of folk dancing that dates back to the 15th century. If you ever get the opportunely, you really have to see it.Men and women wearing old-fashioned, shabby clothing dance in the streets of towns and villages across the country during the holiday periods. Women wear long, frilly(有褶皱边的) skirts and men wear short trousers with bells attached to them. They dance to traditional folk music which is often played on traditional musical instruments.Some groups carry heavy black sticks which they beat against each other while they dance. Other groups wave handkerchiefs in the air while they perform. The dances are usually performed near a pub so that when it’s over, the dancers and audience can sing some traditional folk songs over a pint of beer. The celebrations will often continue long into the night, by which point most people are too drunk to think about performing again.Morris dancing is a great English tradition but it’s facing a big crisis. Asthe years go by, fewer and fewer young people are joining morris dancing groups. The dancers are getting older and older and eventually, if nothing is done to change this trends, the tradition will die out within the next few decades.If you’ve ever had the fortune to see morris dancing, you may understand why teenagers aren’t rushing to sign up. Putting it to the point, it’s not exactly the coolest thing for an 18-year-old to be doing. Why dress up in bells and funny costumes when you could be going clubbing? Or playing sport? Or doing anything else?However, it would be a great shame to lose such a fun and lively part of England’s history and culture. It’s important to look after some traditions and customs especially when it’s something as harmless and happy as morris dancing. So here’s a toast to the next generation of would-be morris dancers! Let’s hope they don’t leave it too late.25.What is the passage mainly about?A. The origins of morris dancingB. The popularity of morris dancingC. The protection of morris dancingD. The introduction of morris dancing26.What to we know about morris dancers?A. They dance in pubs late into the nightB. They sing folk music while they danceC. They wear long dresses with bells attachedD. They perform with sticks or handkerchiefs27.What is the present situation of morris dancing?A. It is losing appeal among young peopleB. It is keeping pace with people’s demandC. It is witnessing great changes in historyD. It is being criticized by modern people28.What does the author think about morris dancing?A. It help stay healthyB. It is fun for teenagersC. It deserves mole attentionD. It is too old-fashionedCDogs Don’t Tell Jokes-By Louis SacharTwelve-year-old Gary Booneknows he was born to be aedian. He never stops joking, regardless of the fact that nobody laughs much and his classmates think he is stupid. Therefore he had no real friends at school. Due to being laughed at by his classmates, Gary Boone thought winning the school talent show would be his dream of proving himself to be a real edian, but on the big night his dream went wrong with funny results.Winners Never Quit-By Mia HammMia Hamm, American soccerchampion, tells atrue-to-life inspiring story of learning that winning and losing aren't as important as being part of a team. More than anyone, soccer superstar Mia Hamm knows the value of teamwork. She shares this lesson, paired with energetic pictures by Carol Thompson, and this story is perfect for soccer kids and their soccer moms.Shackleton’s IncredibleVoyage-By Alfred LansingThe astonishing adventure ofpolar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time t magazine put it, "defined heroism". To write the authoritative story, Lansing consulted with ten of the surviving members and gained access to diaries and personal accounts by eight others. The book has a first-hand account, expanded with maps and illustrations especially for this edition.The Alchemist-By Paulo CoelhoThe Alchemist, by PauloCoelho, continues to changethe lives of its readers forever. It tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andulusian shepherd-boy(牧童) who desires to travel in search of treasure. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts and above all, following our dreams.29.From Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, we know the main character .A. is a writer for Time magazineB. is a survival of one polar explorationC. has left a lot of diaries and accountsD. has formed a close friendship with Alfred Lansing30.If you want to know more about teamwork, you can read .A. Dogs Don't Tell JokesB. Shackleton’sIncredible VoyageC. Winners Never QuitD. The Alchemist31.What do we know about The Alchemist?A. It has an everlasting influence on its readersB. It gives people magical power over their dreamsC. It tells a story of how to find treasuresD. It is mainly about the wisdom of listening to othersDOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own puter. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.putersYou can use your own puter to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook puters; your can also use library puters, which contain the most monly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep yourphone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.32.The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to .A. read in a quiet placeB. have group discussionsC. take fortable seatsD. get their puters fixed33.Library puters on the ground floor .A. help students with their field experimentsB. contain software necessary for schoolworkC. are for those who want to access the wi-fiD. are mostly used for filling out application forms34.What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. A group must consist of 8 peopleB. Three-hour use per day is the minimumC. One should first register at the universityD. Applicants must mark the room on the map35.A student can rent a locker in the library if he .A. can afford the rental feeB. attends certain coursesC. has nowhere to put his booksD. has earned the required credits第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020-2021学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二上学期9月摸底考英语试题(解析版)
上海市闵行区七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期9月摸底考英语试题I.Grammar (25’)Section ASection A (15’)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.___1___ winning multiple awards and being the most searched-for book on Goodreads during its debut year, this young adult novel ___2___ (challenge)and banned in school libraries and curricular___3___ drug use and offensive language.『答案』1. Despite 2. was challenged 3. because of/due to『解析』这是一篇说明文。
本篇小短文讲述了这部年轻的成人小说受到挑战的原因。
『1题详解』考查介词。
句意：尽管在出版的第一年就获得了多个奖项，并成为Goodreads网站上搜索次数最多的书籍，这部年轻的成人小说还是受到了挑战，并因为使用了毒品和攻击性语言而被学校图书馆和课程禁止。
根据空后动名词winning和句子结构可知，空处需用介词，根据空后句意可知，despite尽管，引导让步状语，符合题意，句首单词，首字母需大写。
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题 (III)[1]
2020-2021学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题 (III)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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What are the speakers talking about?A. A photo.B. A camera.C. A drawing.2. What is the woman probably doing?A. Buying fruits.B. Cleaning her house.C. Looking for a shop.3. What does the man plan to do during the summer holiday?A. Save some money.B. Finish his work.C. Go on a trip.4. What sport does the man like best?A. Swimming. B Skating. C Tennis.5. Why can’t the woman go t o the party?A. She is sick.B. She is tired.C. She is busy.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. Who are in the photo?A. The woman’s friends.B. The woman's colleagues.C. The woman's family.7. What does John do?A. A teacher.B. A doctor.C. A student.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman think of her last job?A. Boring.B. Low-paid.C. Difficult.9. What does the woman like best about her new job?A. Money. B Training. C Travel time.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。