6.10 _静安区2015学年高一期末统考试卷-牛津教材.doc

II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21.Either your parents or your elder brother _ to attend the meeting tomorrow.A. are B. isC. are goingD. have22.As China is moving into a modern economy, many aspects of society _ great changes, including the traditional view of employment.A. are experiencingB. had experiencedC. would experienceD. experiences23.The London Eye opened in 2000 and _ to be temporary. However, it is now the UKs most popular attraction.A. was originally intended B. originally intended C. was originally intending D. had originally intended24. The teachers are so boring. I have never attended a _ tutorial center before.A. bad B. worstC. worse D. better25.They will learn _waterways were important for travel and trade all over the world in the 1800s.A. whose B. why C. when D. where26.In summertime, it is often more exciting in the sun than inside the house, but outdoor fun also comes with some risks,_?A. is itB. isnt itC. doesnt itD. does it27._ full advantage of the resources your position gives you and you will accomplish far more than you are capable of. A. Take B. Taking C. To take D. Taken28.The crises we meet today are sometimes extreme, but _, we need to meet them with courage and wisdom.A. how they are seriousB. how serious they are C. however serious they are D. however they are seriousSection BDirections: 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.In Dubai, Health Is Wealth IndeedDubai (迪拜) has got a new plan to encourage its residents to keep fit and healthy. Those who adopt healthy steps (29) _ eating salads, walking a couple of kilometers every day or choosing a sugar-free snack will be rewarded with (30) _ free gym membership, movie tickets or even shopping vouchers (购物券), the Dubai Health Authority said.The new reward system is named “Isahd,” (31) _ means happiness in Arabic. It will be launched in March at the latest. The system will be open to (32 ) _. Residents will have an online account (33) _ their reward points will accumulate(累积) when they eat healthily or exercise. Fitness apps and other technology will be used (34) _ (measure) participation and rewards. “If someone uses the gym three times a week, for example, the data from the gym that is registered in this program will let us know how healthy the user has been and how many points he (35) _ receive,” says Dr. Haidar al-Yousuf, head of health funding at Dubai Health Authority.Rising obesity rates (肥胖率) have been causing concern in the United Arab Emirates (阿拉伯联合酋长国). One recent study found that more than 60 % of the adult population was over- weight.Dubai has tried many different ways to improve the populations heath, including (36)_ (reward) people with gold when they have lost weight. Earlier this year, one major bank announced that it would offer higher interest rates for those who exercise, with the account linked to an pedometer (计步器) app.Section CDirections: 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. relationsB. blessedC. presentlyD. creativityE. dramaticF. graduateG. almost H. leadingI. terriblyJ. agents K. artisticHow wonderful it would be to have just one _37_ talent - to be able to draw or dance - but to have two? That seems _38_ unfair. However, it appears that American author Paul Harding has been _39_ with two gifts. Following on a career as a rock musician, Harding is now the winner of the USs most significant book award. The 43-year-old won the 2010 Pulitzer fiction prize for his first novel Tinkers. The book is narrated (叙述) by an elderly man thinking back to his childhood and his _40_ with his watchmaker father, soon to become _41_ ill.Few people, including Harding himself, expected the award. Six years ago, Harding was just another _42_ of the Lowa Writers Workshop. He sent copies of the manuscript (原稿) to a handful of _43_ and editors in New York.Soon after, “the rejection letters started to roll in,” writes New York Times. It is for this reason that the newspaper called his success “the most _44_ literary (文学的) Cinderella story of recent memory.”However, twenty years back, Harding was a drummer in a rock band named Cold Water Flat. He recorded two albums and toured in the US and Europe with the group. While the band fell apart, he started writing Tinkers.In an interview with , the website of the US _45_ bookstores, he said, “in terms of music and writing, the differences between playing drums in a rock band and sitting at a desk pecking away at a laptop are mostly superficial (表面的).”Although one is really noisy and public and the other is private and quiet, he believes “the idea of _46_, or precipitating (突然陷入) experience into art, is the same sort of thing.”III. Reading ComprehensionSection A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and _47_ an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the _48_ that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Although we are _49_ to passive learning, its not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers. _50_, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us _51_ to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and gossip. Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesnt _52_ it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, _53_, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message, word for word, as he or she hears it. Then the two _54_ statements are compared. Typically, the _55_ message has changed. Thats what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen _56_. And many enjoy adding their own _57_ touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping (打上标记) it with their own _58_ style. Yet those who hear it think they know. This process is also found among scholars and authors: A _59_ of opinion by one writer may be restated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to _60_ the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the _61_ he placed upon those facts.47.A. acceptingB. holdingC. provingD. conveying48. A. setB. kindC. seriesD. school49. A. accustomedB. devotedC. fastenedD. exposed 50. A. SadlyB. UncomfortablyC. UnfortunatelyD. Inevitably51. A. tryB. manageC. neglectD. tend52.A. hideB. showC. mailD. quit53. A. in publicB. in realityC. in turnD. in return54.A. spokenB. writtenC. passedD. released55.A. originalB. falseC. lastD. true56. A. perfectlyB. imperfectlyC. totallyD. attentively57. A. favoriteB. thinkableC. creativeD. progressive58. A. privateB. individualC. partialD. personal59. A. judgmentB. definitionC. statementD. complaint60. A. admitB. questionC. acceptD. reveal61. A. interpretationB. regulationC. announcementD. guaranteeSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. ( A )When he was at the height of his powers, people loved to laugh at his personal life. But its only the talent and music of Michael Jackson that matter after his death.He died on June 25 at the age of 50, having spent more than 40 of his years in the public eye. Known as the “King of Pop”, hes still one of the most important figures in the history of music. People remember Jackson for his singing, his talent at writing songs, and his unequalled dance moves. His achievements made him one of the biggest cultural phenomena of all time.Jackson entered the music world as a cute boy in the family band the Jackson 5. He started his own career in the late 1970s. The album Thriller, which came out in 1982, was his greatest success.Tommy Mottola, a former head of Sony Music, told the New York Times that Jackson was “the cornerstone to the entire music business.” He bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and pop music and made it into a global culture. Jackson also broke MTVs color barrier and became the first black artist to be shown on MTVs young channel.The hit song Billie Jean inspired Jacksons well-known dance move, the moonwalk. That is the most copied dance move of modern times. Jackson moved like he was made of rubber. His amazing dancing ability allowed him to change from a stiff robot to a ripple like an ocean wave.Jackson also used his songs to call for world peace and love among humans. He was listed in the Guinness book as the holder of the world record for giving money to the largest number of charitable (慈善的) organizations.Yet his global fame came at a price. “Success definitely brings on loneliness,” Jackson once said. “People think youre lucky that you have everything, but thats not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff.”62.The passage is _.A. a masterpiece of Michael JacksonB. a report about the death of Michael JacksonC. a story about how Michael Jackson became the “King of Pop”D. an introduction to the great singer Michael Jackson63.All the following words can be used to replace the word “bridged” ( line 2, paragraph 4 ) EXCEPT_. A. closedB. narrowedC. reducedD. left64.Jackson was best known for _.A. his personal life B. his death at an early ageC. his talent at music and dance D. his hunger for the basic stuff65. Which statement about Michael Jackson is NOT true? A. He laid a foundation for the entire music business.B. He became the first black artist appearing on TV. C. He created the most popular dance move of modem times. D. He called for love among humans with his songs.( B )In February, the University of Southern California received a verbal commitment (口头承诺) from David Sills, a 13-year-old quarterback (四分卫), to play football for the school in 2015. The seventh grader from Bear Delaware, is one of the youngest athletes ever to be offered a college sports scholarship.David and his family say that now he wont have to spend time deciding where to play college ball. Instead, he can focus on school and on improving his skills on the field. Critics argue David is too young to make such a decision, even with parental help. Whats your opinion?NO!Bob Butler, 10, West Brookfield, MassachusettsIn my opinion, middle school students should not be offered college sports scholarships. These kids are too young. Middle school kids should be worried about what they are learning in class, not about where they will go to play ball in college. Thirteen-year-olds are just starting to think about their future. If they are given college scholarships, they will just focus on improving their sports skills and not on education. They might not want to pay attention in class anymore. This type of commitment would force kids to grow up too fast!YES!Libby Hartley, 12, Frewsburg, New YorkColleges should be allowed to offer sports scholarships to middle schoolers. But first, the students should have a grade average of 85% or higher in order to qualify. They should also be required to keep up their grades through middle school and high school if they want to keep the scholarships. That way, the athletes would have to work hard in school and not just on the field. Also, if the students do not make it in sports, having good grades will allow them to have different career choices to fall back on.66.Davids family support him to accept the scholarship and think _.A. its an honor for him to get such a scholarshipB. hell certainly become a famous football starC. it will urge him to study and drill more activelyD. a seventh grader is old enough to make a big decision67.According to Bob Butler, _.A. a middle schooler shouldnt spend much time on sportsB. a 13-year-old is too young to decide on his future careerC. an athletic scholarship will weaken the boys efforts at studyD. such commitment may prevent boy from enjoying his childhood68.Libby Hartley suggests that sports scholarships should _.A. be given on the basis of a ones study performanceB. be cancelled if the students dont make it in sportsC. not be offered until one graduates from middle schoolD. be awarded to those who can pass their academic exams69.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Debate: Athletic ScholarshipB. Suggestion: Ways of Combining Sports with StudyC. Opinions: Both Study and Sports Are EssentialD. Discussion: Most Important Task for Middle Schoolers( C )Most people, when they travel to space, would like to stay in orbit for a few days or more. And this stands to reason, if youre paying $20,000 for your trip to orbit! So in order for tourism to reach its full potential, theres going to be a need for orbital accommodation - or space hotels. What would a space hotel actually be like to visit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotel - private rooms, meals, bars. But theyll also offer two unique experiences: impressive views of Earth and space and the endless entertainment of living in zero gravity - including sports and other activities that make use of this.The hotels themselves will vary greatly - from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date. Its actually surprising that as later as 1997, very few designs for space hotels were published. This is mainly because those who might be expected to design them havent expected launch costs to come down far enough to make them possible.Lots of people whove been to space have described vividly what its like to live in zero gravity. There are obviously all sort of possibilities for dancing, gymnastics, and zero-G sports. Luckily, you dont need to sleep much living in zero gravity, so youll have plenty of time for relaxing by hanging out in a ba