2016-2017学年上海市七宝中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题

1、七宝中学高二下学期期末试卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblankuseonewordthatbestfitseachblank.You21thinkyourEnglishskillsare

2、good,butdoyouknowwhataknowledgenavigatoris?Howabouta:replenishmentcontroller”?Dontworryifyoudontunderstandwhatthesetwojobtitlesare-22wouldmostnativeEnglishspeakers.Butthanksto23UKcompany,weknowthatthesetitlesfromtwojobadvertsmean“teacher”and“shelfstacker(货架整理员)”ThePlainEnglishCampaign(PEC)24(woke)si

3、nce1979toridtheUKofover-complicatedlanguage.ItsaimistomakeEnglishasclearaspossibleformembersofthepublic.Itrewritesandeditsdocuments,suchasgovermentapplicationformsorjobadvertisments,25(make)themunderstandable.ResearchcarriedoutlastyearbyBusinessintheCommunity,aUKcharity,evenfoundthattwothirdof16-to-

4、24-year-oldsareputoffapplyingforjobs26theydontunderstandtheirdescriptions.27“Jargon(专业术语)isdescribingisveryimportant.Itshouldbearticulated(表达)veryclearly,”SteveJenner,PECspokesperson,toldtheBBC.AccordingtotheGuardian,someof28(unusual)workplacejarjonincludes“blue-skythinking-meaningopen-mindedplannin

5、g-touchbaseoffline-meaningtomeetandtalk29person-and“dontletthegrassgrowtoolong-whichisanotherwayofaskingsomeonetoworkfaster.Butitsnotjustdocumentsandworkplacelanguage30thePECtargets.Everyyear,itnominatespublicfinguresforits“FootinMouthaward.Toputonesmouthisaphrasethatmeanstosaysomethingfoolish.Forth

6、elasttwoyears,USpresidentDonaldTrumphasfeaturesonthelist.“Trumpisnotoriously(极度地)generouswhenitcomestoprovidingmemorablenonsense,thePECwroteonitswebsite.“HeseemedtosaysomethingdafteveryfewdaysduringhiscampaignfofrtheRepublicationPresidentialcandidacy.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyu

7、singthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.AB.AC.marksinspirationthirstB.stoleC.shapingD.heavilyBC.BD.CD.AD.hittouchingimaginativereportedlyABC.curisityYoumaystillrememberthe“EightMinutesofTokyo”intheclosingceremonyoftheRioOlympicslastAugust.EveniftheTokyo

8、Gameswasntgoingtobehereforanotherfouryears,theperformanceofthenewhostsuccessfully31theshow（大出风头）withitsfamousanimatedcharacters-Doraemon,HelloKittyandSuperMario.Itwasawisechoicesincethereisprobablynothingthatshouts“Japan”moreloudlythanthecountrysanimation,knownas“Japanimation”.Andthisyear32the100tha

9、nniversaryoftheveryfirstJapanesecartoon,madein1917.Inthepastcentury,thewildimaginationofJapaneseanimatorscontinuedtofeedour33.Monsters,fairies,robotsandmagicfeatureoftenintheirwork.Ithasalsobeeninspiringfilmindustriesinotherpartsoftheworld.The34storyofDisneysTheLionKing（1994）,forexample,actuallycome

10、sfromJapansKimbatheWhiteLion（森林大帝，1965）.Andthe1999Hollywood35film,TheMatrix,wasalsoinfluencedbythe1989JapanesemangaGhostintheShell（攻壳机动队）.“Ilovehisfilms.Istudyhisfilms.IwatchhisfilmswhenImlookingfor37，”JohnLasseter,directorofPixarsToyStory,oncesaidaboutfamousJapaneseanimatorHayaoMiyazaki.Andour38for

11、thisimaginaryworldisonlygrowing.Attheendoflastyear,forexample,thestoryofJapanesecartoonPokemon（宠物小精灵，1997-）wasbroughttolifewiththehelpofaugmentedreality（AR增强现实）technology.PeopleinmanycountriesareoftenseensearchingforPokemoninreallifelocationsthroughthescreensoftheirphones.Theyplayitontheirwaytoschoo

12、l,towork,andduringholidayoutings.AlthoughPokemonbeganasavideogameayearbeforethecartooncameout,peopleshouldgivetheanimationa“Thanks”forbringingittoawideraudience.Besidesbeingasourceofentertainment,Japaneseanimationisalsoa39forceofourdailylives.Forexample,wearingglassesusedtobeconsideredasuncoolandgee

13、ky（书呆子气的），butafterthe1981TVanimationArale（阿拉蕾），inwhichthereisaheavily-nearsighted（高度近视的）girlwithwingsandmagicpowers,glassessoonbecamefashionable.Andthelanguageweuse-thewordmeng（萌），tonameone-isalso40fromJapaneseanimation.Butinterestingly,withalltheimaginationthatissoadmiredbymodernfans,itwouldstillbe

14、hardforJapaneseanimatorsin1917tobelievethatthetwo-dimensionalworldsthattheywerecreatingatthetimewouldhavesuchabiginfluenceintodaysthree-dimensionalworld.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorp

15、hrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ReadingtomeisallaboutpersonalgrowthG.rowththroughreadingcantakemany41.Itcancomefromseeingtheworldthroughtheeyesofsomeoneelse,thranewtruthorreconnectingwithatruthlong42.Itcanevencomefromanuncontainedguffaw（狂笑）whilereadingahumorouspassage.Growththroughreadingisnotaboutreach

16、ingacertainlevelorreadingsomanyminutesaday.Itis43notaboutfindingonetypeofreaingmaterialmorevalidthananother.Itsaboutmakingsomethingsuchan44partofyourlifethatyoudontfeeltheneedtoquantitywhatyouredoing.Youshouldreadbecauseyouwantto,notbecauseyouhaveto.Atarecentworkshopitwasarguedthat,asadults,weoftenm

17、akethemistakeof45childrentodothingswedontdoourselves.Beforechastising（punishing）yourchildforwatchingvideosorplayinggames,askyourselfhowyouuseyoursparetime.Asadultsweneedtoleadbyexample.Whenwasthelasttimeyou46that500classicinsteadofcheckingsocialmediaorwatchingtelevision?Ifsomethingisntgoodenoughtoey

18、ouor47yourtime,thenwhywouldyoulikeyourchildrentofeel48Wealsotendtoforgetthatthejourneycanoftenbemoreilluminating49thattheactualgoal.Thisisdefinatelythe50withreading.Iamnottalkingaboutthejourneythattakesplacewithinthepagesofabook.Iamtalkingaboutthepersonaljourneythatispossiblewhenachildfindssomething

19、that51theirinterest,latchesontoit-andinsodoingdiscoveriesnewworldstheyneverknewexisted.Theownershipindiscoveringandexploringonesowninterestsismagical.Whatdoesit53ifachildisreadingbooksthatare“tooeasyor“belowtheirlevel”ifitstillbringthemjoy?Whyisthatabadthing?Yes,stagnation（停止，滞止）canhampergrowth,buta

20、sadultsthatiswherewecan53andhelp.Itisourdutytohelp54ourchildrenshorizonsbyknowingwhatexcitesanddrivesthemandthenpresentingthemwithnewandexcitingliteraryoptionswithinthatcontext.Whateveryourchildlikestoread-ifitis“WarandPeace,magazines,comics,onlinearticles,videogamedirectionsorthebackofacerealboxtak

21、etaht,encourageitandbuildonitbyintroducingnew55.Donottakeawayachildsjoy.Withoutjoy,readingisnolongerreading.Itswork.41.A.measuresB.stepsC.formsD.terms42.A.forgottenB.aceptedC.identifiedD.ignored43.A.necessarilyB.slightlyC.potentiallyD.definitely44.A.integralB.unusualC.necessaryD.vital45.A.hopingB.ex

22、citingC.demandingD.having46.A.setupB.lookedupC.pickedupD.turnedup47.A.deserveB.worthyC.requireD.worth48.A.equallyB.speciallyC.similaryD.differently49.A.rewardingB.excitingC.diasppointingD.appealing50.A.situationB.caseC.illustrationD.union51.A.raisesB.leadsC.sparksD.arises52.A.matterB.meanC.accountD.

23、offer53.A.setinB.stepinC.takeinD.lookin54.A.stretchB.broadenC.extendD.enlarge55.A.competitionsB.disciplinesC.approachesD.challengesSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheo

24、nethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）EveryonegatheredaroundandPaddyreadoutloud,slowly,histonegrowingsadderandsadder.Thelittleheadlinesaid:BOXERRECEIVESLIFFSENTENCE.FrankCleary,aged26,professionalboxer,wastodayfoundguiltyofthemurderofAlbertGumming,aged32,laborer,

25、lastJuly.Thejury（陪审团）reacheditsdecisionafteronlytenminutes,recommendingthemostseverepunishmenttothecourt.Itwas,saidtheJudge,asimplecase.CummingandClearyhadquarreledviolentlyattheHarbourHotelonJuly23rdandpolicesawClearykickingattheheadoftheunconsciousGumming.Whenarrested,Clearywasdrunkbutclear-thinki

26、ng.Clearywassentencedtolifeimprisonmentwithhardlabour.Askedifhehadanythingtosay,Clearyanswered,“Justdonttellmymother.”“Ithappenedoverthreeyearsago,”Paddysaidhelplessly.Nooneansweredhimormoved,fornooneknewwhattodo.“Justdonttellmymother,saidFeenumbly（麻木地）.“Andnoonedid!Oh,God!Mypoor,poorFrank!Paddywipe

27、dthetearsfromhisfaceandsaid.“Fee,packyourthings.Wellgotoseehim.Shehalf-rosebeforesinkingback,hereyesinhersmallwhitefacestaredasifdead.“Icantgo,shesaidwithoutahintofpain,yetmakingeveryonefeelthatthepainwasthere.“Itwouldkillhimtoseeme.Iknowhimsowellhispride,hisambition.Lethimbeartheshamealone,itswhath

28、ewants.Wevegottohelphimkeephissecret.Whatgoodwillitdohimtoseeus?Paddywasstillweeping,notforFrank,butforthelifewhichhadgonefromFeesface,forthedyinginhereyes.Frankhadalwaysbroughtbitternessandmisfortune,alwaysstoodbetweenFeeandhimself.Hewasthecauseofherwithdrawalfromhisheartandtheheartsofhischildren.E

29、verytimeitlookedasiftheremightbehappinessforFee,Franktookitaway.ButPaddysloveforherwasasdeepandimpossibletowipeoutasherswasforFrank.Sohesaid,“Well,Fee,wewontgo.Butwemustmakesureheistakencareof.HowaboutifIwritetoFatherJonesandaskhimtolookoutforFrank?”Therewasnoexcitementintheeyes,butafaintpinkstolein

30、tohercheeks.“Yes,Paddy,dothat.OnlymakesureheknowsnottotellFrankwefoundout.PerhapsitwouldeaseFranktothinkforcertainthatwedontknow.”Paddycriedbecausehethought.FrankdidkillsomeoneanddeservedthepunishmentFrankshouldhavetoldFeewhathadhappenedwhathadhappenedtoFrankwaskillingFeeFrankhadalwaysbeenamanofbadm

31、oralcharacterTheunderlinedsentence“ShehalFrosebeforesinkingbackinParagraph6showsthat.Feewassoheart-brokenthatshecouldhardlystandupFeedidntwanttoupsetPaddybyvisitingFrankFeecouldntleaveherfamilytogotoseeFrankFeestruggledbetweenwantingtoseeFrankandrespectinghiswishWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Theju

32、ryandthejudgeagreedontheBoxersSentenceofLifeImprisonment.ThepolicefoundGummingunconscious,heavilystruckbyFrank.ThefamilydidntfindoutwhathadhappenedtoFrankuntil3yearslater.Frankdidntwanthisfamilytoknowthesentencetohim,mostprobablyoutofhispride.WhatisFrankandPaddysprobablerelationshipwithFee?FrankisFe

33、essonandPaddyisFeesbrother.FrankisFeessonandPaddyisFeeshusband.C.FrankisFeesbrotherandPaddyisFeeslover.D.FrankisFeesloverandPaddyisFeeshusband.（B）ShakespearesGlobeTheatreandExhibitionTourOverviewShakespearesGlobeExhibitionistheworldslargestexhibitiondevotedtoShakespeare.Locatedbeneaththereconstructe

34、dGlobeTheatreonLondonsBankside,theexhibitionexplorestheremarkablestoryoftheGlobe,andbringsShakespearesworldtolifeusingarangeofinteractivedisplaysandlivedemonstrations.HighlightsTourthereconstructedGlobeTheatreandseehowplayswerestagedinShakespearesdayAll-dayaccesstotheinteractiveGlobeExhibitionActors

35、,recordingsandinteractivedisplaysbringShakespearesworldtolifeScheduleApril23toOctober99:00amto5:00pm.OnMonday,toursrunallday.TuesdaytoSaturday,lasttourdepartsat12:30pmandat11:30amonSundayduetoperformancestakingplaceonthesedays.October10toMarch3110:00amto5:00pm.Importantnote:Rehearsals（排练）willalsotak

36、eplacethroughouttheTheatreSeason.PleasenotethataccesstotheGlobeTheatremayberestrictedandtheremaybeoccasionswhentheGlobetoursareunabletorun.WhentheGlobetoursarenotavailable,RoseorBanksidetourscanbeofferedinstead.AdditionalinfoInclusions:EntrancefeeandalldayaccesstoExhibitionGuidedtourofShakespearesGl

37、obeTheatre（maximum50people）Exclusions（不包含项目）：HotelpickupanddropoffFoodanddrinks,unlessspecifiedPricingClickthelinkbelowtocheckpricing&availabilityonyourpreferredtraveldate.Ourpricingisconstantlyupdatedtoensureyoualwaysreceivethelowestpricepossible-we100%guaranteeit.TheatreShakespearesGlobeTheatre$22

38、.34TourExhibitionandTourandExhibitionTheatreShakespearesGlobeTheatre$62.89TourandTourandExhibitionplusAfternoonAfternoonTeaTeaat3:00pmintheSwanBrasserieorBar.60.Thepassagecanbefound.AinanewspaperBinamagazineContheInternetDinaguidebook61.InthisShakespearesGlobeTheatreTour,wecan.AvisittheoriginalGlobe

39、TheatreBenjoyaBritishafternoonteaforfreeCexperienceShakespearesworldinaninteractivewayDvisittheexhibitionintheGlobeTheatreWhatistrueaboutthetouraccordingtothepassage?ARehearsalsmayaffectthetour.BThepricingremainsthesame.CPerformancestakeplacethroughouttheyear.DTheopeninghoursarethesameinMayandinNove

40、mber.（C）Sincequittingcanstartfeelingssuchasguiltandshame,weoftendoeverythingpossibletoavoidit,“Weretaughtfromourearliestdaysthatifyouquitsomething,itmeansyoureafailure,saysthepsychologistWillMeek.He,however,suggestsweviewquittingdifferently.Quittingislikedecidingtorearrangearoom:youvegrowncomfortabl

41、ewiththestatus,anditcanbehardtopicturetheendresultorevenseewhychangeisnecessary.Andyet,therestheupsettingfeelingthatyourenolongerentirelysatisfiedwithyourcurrentcircumstances,eprhapseventhatyouvestoppedmakingprogress.Whileitsnotoutofthequestionforfeelingsofregrettosurfaceafteramajorrefit,leavingapos

42、ition,projectorsituationcanrevealexcitingpossibilities,makingyoufeelinspiredandrenewed.Quitting,oftenhappensinsituationswherewereunhappy,fearfulorhavedeterminedwehavenootherchoice,factorsthatcanhaveilleffectsonourhealth.Perhapsyoufindyourworkunfulfilling,oryouvejumpedintoanewrelationshipbeforeyourer

43、eady-and,asaresult,youreoperatingunderintensepressure.“Ifstressisenduringandnotmanagedwell,itcanstarttotakeatoll,”saysMeek.AccordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,long-term,ongoingstresscanincreasetheriskforhighbloodpressureandheartattacksowalkingawayfromwhateveriscausingitcandeliversignifica

44、ntphysicalandemotionalhealthbenefits.“Weoftenseeareductioninthestresshormonecortisol（应激激素皮质醇）”，whichcanlowerbloodpressureandmayevendecreasetheheartrate,”saysDrAlexLickerman,aGPandexpertondevelopingmentaladaptability.Leavingsituationsthatfailtobringyoujoycanleaveyouwithsufficienttimetoexplorewhereyou

45、rheartistrulyleadingyou.Inastudythatwaspublishedin1999,thenHarvardUniversityprofessorHerminaIbarralookedathowbankerstrieddifferentrolesthatrequirednewskillsets-someonewhospentalotoftimedealingwithcomputers,forinstance,wasaskedtotakeonpersonalinteractions.Subjects(研究对象)wereespeciallydrawntoactingouta

46、versionoftheirfutureselvesthroughimitationstrategies-anapproachtheycomparedtotryingondifferentclothes.MarkFranklin,thepresidentofCareerCycles,suggestsasimilarapproachasawaytofigureoutwhatyourtruedesiresmightbeinyourpost-quittinglifeandforeseeyourfutureself.“Pretendtobeacertainkindofperson,orgoandmee

47、totherswhoaredoingwhatyouwanttodo,”hesays.“Tryiton,seehowitfeelsanddecideifitsagoodfitforyou.”Itmaynotfeellikeitatthetime,butjustmovingonfromasituationthatsnotquiterightcanhelpyougetbackontrack.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatquittingmaybrimusfeelingsofbeingTOC o 1-5 h zboth.guiltyandashamedB.stupi

48、dandenthusiastictroubledandhopefulD.inspiredanddeterminedThephrase“takeatoll”(paragraph3)canbebestreplacedby“”.developmentaladaptabilityB.bringaboutchangesC.keepupthepressureD.haveabadeffectAnapproachsuggestedbyMarkFranklinsimilartotryingondifferentclothesisfor.helpingpeoplefindwhattrulysuitstheminc

49、areertellingcapableemployeesfrominadequateonestrainingemployeestoacquiredifferentworkingskillsprovidingpeoplewithopportunitiestohavearoleplayItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.quittingisatrackthatonlythetimidwillchoosetofollowpersonalinteractioncanbeamustforreducingemotionalpressurementaladaptabilit

50、ycanbeimprovedbythestresshormonecortisolknowingwhentostopiswiseandmaymakedreamshappenSectionCWhataccountsforthiscultureofgenerosity?Thisbeliefiscentraltothenationalcharacter.Howcanasenseofgenerositybecultivated?Americansgenerosityisrootedinselflessbehavior.AB.Americasphilanthropicnatureisnotrestrict

51、edtotherich.AC.TheformalpracticeofphilanthropytracesitsorigintoaFoundingFather.CharityHumanitysmostkindandgenerousdesireisatimelessandborderlessvirtue,datingatleasttothedawnofreligiousteaching.Philanthropy（慈善行为）asweunderstandittoday,however,isadistinctlyAmericanphenomenon,inseparablefromthenationtha

52、tshapedit.FromcolonialleaderstomodernbillionaireslikeBuffett,GatesandZuckerberg,thetraditionofgivingiswovenintothenationalDNA.BenjaminFranklin,aniconofindividualindustryandfrugality（节俭）eveninhisownday,understoodthatwiththeprivilegeofdoingwellcamethepriceofdoinggood.Whenhediedin1790,Franklinthoughtto

53、futuregenerations,leavingintrusttwogiftsof1,000Ib.ofsterlingsilveronetothecityofBoston,theothertoPhiladelphia.Accordingtohisinstruction,aportionofthemoneycouldnotbeusedfor200years.WhileFranklinsgiftslayinwait,thetraditionheestablishedevolvedalongsidetheyoungnation.Oftenfarlessfamedmenandwomenhavepla

54、yedacriticalroleinphilanthropysevolution.OneofmypersonalheroesisJuliusRosenwald,whohelpedconstructmorethan5,300schoolsacrossthesegregated（种族隔离）SouthandopenedclassroomdoorstoagenerationofAfrican-Americanstudents.Theanswerisnotjusttobenefitothers.Taxreduction,forone,encouragestherichpeopletogive.Andph

55、ilanthropyhaslonghelpedimprovethepublicimageofeveryonefromimmoralcapitaliststothenewtechelite.Moretroubling,however,arethefoundationalproblemsthatmakephilanthropysonecessary.Justbeforehisdeath,Dr.MartinLutherKingJr.wrote,“Philanthropyispraise-worthy,butitmustnotcausethephilanthropisttooverlookthecir

56、cumstancesofeconomicinjusticewhichmakephilanthropynecessary.”Franklinsgiftsrepresentabroaderprinciple.Weareguardiansofapublictrust,evenifourcapitalcamefromprivateenterprise,andourmostimportantobligationisensuringthatthesystemworksmoreequallyandmorejustlyformorepeople.70.Americasgreateststrengthisnot

57、thefactofperfection,butrathertheactofperfecting.W.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavesailedacrosstheoceanstotrade,exploreandtransportgoods.However,notev

58、eryshiparrivesatitsportofdestination.Weather,war,navigationmistakesandbadluckhavecausedmanyshipstosinktothebottomoftheocean.Theseshipwrecks,whichareestimatedtonumbermorethanthreemillion,havelongfascinatedus.Inadditiontobeinghistoricallyimportant,theysometimescontaingreatriches.Historicalresearchisakeymotivatorforshipwreckhunters.Shipscarryingdocumentsandartifactcanteachusaboutancientcivilizationsandimportantevents.Forinstance,in1997thePandora,whichsankin791,wasdiscoveredoffthecoastofAustralia.Thefindingsfromtheshiphelpedusunderstandtheeventssurr