2017-2018上海市上海中学高一上学期周练英语试题

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考试时间90分钟）第I卷（共73分）I. Listening Comprehension 20%Section A 10%Directions: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. Repairing the radio. B. Listening to the broadcastC. Chatting with friends.D. Playing cards.2. A. In a hospital. B. At a bank.C. In a restaurant.D. At a post office.3. A. One was probably sold out. B. One was not interesting.C. One was too old.D. One was too expensive.4. A. Teacher and student. B. Customer and boss.C. Doctor and patient.D. Husband and wife.5. A. About 7:15. B. About 7:30. C. About 7:45. D. About 8:00.6. A. It’s excellent. B. It is not much better than others.C. It isn’t great.D. It is the greatest.7. A. The man should learn to slow down. B. The man is always late.C. They should slow down.D. They aren’t going to be on time.8. A. Liz is on business tour. B. Ted takes Liz for a holiday.C. Ted is gone for a holiday.D. Ted usually gives Liz a ride.9. A. She will type it next time.B. She would rather work on it.C. It took her an entire week to type it.D. She isn't quite satisfied with it.10. A. The woman really doesn’t know.B. The w eather won’t affect the result of the game.C. The team will lose the game.D. The team will be defeated because of the weather.Section B 10%Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked two or three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To prepare to leave. B. To look out of the window.C. To pack a suitcase.D. To watch the TV news.12. A. Clothes. B. Diary.C. Pets.D. Wedding photos.13. A. Sunny. B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.D. Windy.Questions 14 through 15 are based on the following passage.14. A. Even your friend can’t buy alcohol for you in England.B. The traffic in England keeps to the left.C. Dropping litter in the street is not allowed.D. Anyon e under 16 years of age mustn’t buy cigarettes or tobacco.15. A. To prepare people for international travel.B. To carry out the laws of different kinds.C. To give advice to travels to England.D. To tell people the punishment for breaking laws.II. Grammar and Vocabulary 19%Section A 10%Directions:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Steel, concrete（混凝土）and glass are common materials in any skyscrapers. But more high buildings are now using wood. In the last four years, Australia, Norway, England and Canada (16)______ (build) wooden skyscrapers. The latest one is in Sweden, (17) ______ new, 19-storey wooden hotel called “Sida vid Sida” (side by side).Why are wooden skyscrapers chosen ahead of concrete (18) ______?Wood (19) ______ (use) in many Chinese buildings for thousands of years, but is it strong enough for skyscrapers?“There are a whole bunch of new materials made out of wood (20) ______ are structurally able to build big buildings,” material expert Dr. Michael Ramage told CNN.Architects（建筑师）use woven（编制的）wood to make sure it is. They put layers of wood across one another coated with special glue (21) ______ (create) a very strong material.Wood also lasts a long time and doesn’t rot（腐烂的）(22) ______ it is well looked after. Many examples can be found, one of (23) ______ is the rooftops of Beijing’s Forbidden City.Ramage also said bamboo (24) ______ be cut in special ways to make it far (25) ______ (strong).Section B 9%Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.It is not unusual for us to gather with our nearest and dearest on the weekends. But do you know that holidays, much like relationships, can be “made, (26) ______ and broken” through conversations? Deborag Tannen, a Georgetown University linguistics（语言学）professor, believes so. She offers suggestions to improve communication at the holiday table and beyond. Let’s take a look.A round dining table is best for (27) ______ a lively conversation because everyone faces one another.Avoid (28) ______ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular table, even though it is the traditional place of honor. Elderly people may feel lonely there because they will be (29) ______ to hear or keep up with a conversation.Women prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. Men might look around at other things. “Guys may be more relaxed keeping staring on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be (30) ______, though.”Be (31) ______ that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different sense of tone, rhythm, timing and how long of a pause is normal in a conversation. Pay attention to people who seem left out. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a chance to join in. If you feel you aren’t getting a chance tospeak, try pushing yourself to start talking before it seems natural or (32) ______.Some families find that gatherings go more (33) ______ if they participate in an outdoor activity. Going to a park for a walk may be more (34) ______ than sitting around chatting.III. Reading Comprehension 34%Section A 10%Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.How many of you drink Cola? Nearly everybody. Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink but as a cure for headache back in the late 1800’s? John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many months trying to find a 35 for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixing and heating different mixtures of oils and flavors（香料）36 he found one that seemed to work well. Pamberton bottled the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as a concentrated（浓缩的）syrup（糖浆）that the customer had to 37 with water before drinking. The invention of Cola came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a headache and 38 a bottle of cola syrup. He wanted to take it 39 . So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. The clerk, 40 walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, 41 mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, 42 how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mixture and it grew in 43 . Today this kind of Cola is sold in most countries around the world. And although they no longer 44 the ingredients to kill headache, they are still very refreshing.35. A. reason B. mixture C. source D. remedy36. A. as B. until C. after D. since37. A. fill B. mix C. eat D. milk38. A. left for B. accounted for C. applied for D. asked for39. A. right away B. for nothing C. sooner or later D. back home40. A. in addition to B. instead of C. except for D. as well as41. A. admitted B. preferred C. suggested D. enjoyed42. A. told B. proved C. remarked D. wondered43. A. surprise B. popularity C. confusion D. history44. A. support B. provide C. ensure D. containSection B 16%Directions: Read the following 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)Another person’s ent husiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet t he fellow who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she l ooked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm.”That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s care er could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, anda college president.45. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?A. His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members, too.B. Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm.C. Other fam ily members’ enthusiasm has great effects on his stepmother.D. There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did.46. According to the author, ______ before his stepmother came into his life.A. his father had been away from home for a long timeB. people had noticed his intelligenceC. he knew how to release his enthusiasm properlyD. he was considered a rude boy with wild behaviors47. The author’s stepmother did all the following EXCEPT ______.A. giving some writing lessons to him at homeB. moving the family into the centre of the countyC. planning the future for each family memberD. praising him from the bottom of her heart48. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?A. Enthusiasm, a Source of AuthorityB. Enthusiasm, a Gift from my FatherC. Enthusiasm, a Trend in FamiliesD. Enthusiasm, a Power for Success(B)Family fights are never pleasant. Whether you are dealing with a loud sister or a stubborn mom or dad, the situation can be bad. At least that’s what we have learne d to expect.What if it could be different? What if family fights and conflicts could be turned into opportunities to become closer? What if problems could be solved with everyone walking away feeling more deeply cared for and loved?Family fighting is, on one level, about power. Someone is telling someone else what to do. In a short moment, emotions can be brought out and the fight is on. You can go down that old road or you can try something different.In any fight, you have a need to be listened to and understood. People raise their voices and shout at each other because they’re not being listened to. It’s totally unconscious. You want your mom or dad to listen and understand. But you always seems to forget the person you’re fighting with has the same nee d to be listened to. So if you can put aside your need for a few minutes, the situation will change quickly. Give the other person some time to express his or her feelings, and you will earn your turn to be listened to.And while you are listening, you have to listen for the right information. The best way to do this in emotional situations is to forget most of the words because many people can’t express what they are feeling with words alone, especially when they are upset.But if the situation starts to get out of hand, it would be wise to just calm down and leave the problem until later because many fights happen at the wrong time. The situation will die down quickly, usually in less than 30 seconds. You can either move on to problem solving or reach an agreement to work on it at a better time.This way, everyone will feel respected and listened to, even when there is conflict. Emotions will be understood and respected, and it will bring your family closer together.49. From the first 3 paragraphs, we can conclude that ______.A. people had better avoid family fights.B. family members fight to control each otherC. family fights can be changed into something positiveD. when family members fight, it’s worse as they know each other’s weakness50. In the aut hor’s opinion, the key to dealing with family fights is to ______.A. satisfy the need to be listened to firstB. make sure that you’re the first to be listened toC. pay no attention to what others say in emotional situationsD. stop quarrelling when you feel you are giving orders51. When the situation gets out of control, it’s best to ______.A. wait for a suitable moment to speakB. let the other person express their feelingsC. work on a written agreement firstD. move on to problem solving52. The main purpose of this article is to ______.A. tell readers that family fights are not that badB. teach reader how to listen in family fightsC. remind readers to show respect in family fightsD. give advice on dealing with family fightsSection C8%Directions: Choose from the sentences A-F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.It should be easy for you to recognize faces of your family and friends. But can you remember faces that you’ve only seen once? You might think it is very difficult.53 . They are the so-called “super recognizers”, who can remember at least 80 percent of the faces they’ve seen.54 . But studies shows that at least one person in every 50 is a super recognizer, reported the Daily Mail.Bournemouth University in the UK recently carried out research trying to find whether super recognizers have a different way to process faces. They have found that when these people look at faces, they spend more time looking at the person’s nose. 55 . Their super ability is limited to only to recognizing faces.Another important finding is that there are subtypes（子类型）of super recognition. Some super recognizers never forget faces. But for some, if you present a pair of faces to them at the same time, they can quickly decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people.These subtypes of super recognition could be applied to many areas of life. 56 . Super recognizers could help match faces in CCTV footage（闭路电视镜头）. They could also help police spot bad guys or even missing people in crowds.第II卷（共27分）I. Translation 12% (2+3+3+4)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 经常锻炼，你会受益匪浅的。

2017-2018学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高一（上）期中英语试卷Ⅱ. Grammar（20’）1．（10分）Dashrath Manjhi was from village Gehlour in Gays District，one of the poorest districts of the western Indian．Poor and illiterate，he worked as farm labour on fields that （21）（lie）on the other side of the hill．The villagers had to climb up the hill with its narrow and difficult pass（22）（buy）even the smallest thing．Passing around it took hours．One day，Manjhi's wife slipped on the hill and had her ankle （23）（break）as she was bringing him lunch．Angrily，Manjhi decided to cut the hill down to the size．（24）（lack）money，he sold off his goats to buy a hammar，chisel and rope．He even shifted his hut closer to the hill （25）he could work day and night．Manjhi （26）（call）a madman，but he didn't care．He was unstoppable．Manjhi started his work more than 40 years ago．As time （27）（pass），the villagers noticed the hill was a bit more climber﹣friendly．It was no longer so steep．Manjhi's hammer and chisel had seen to it that a flat stretch had made its appearance．By the early 1980s，a three﹣kilometre road（28）（make）out of the rock，（29）was wide enough for even vehicles to pass through．A 50﹣kilometer journey to （30）（near）block headquarters of Wazirganj had now shrunk to a 10﹣kilometre journey! 2．（10分）Why do American struggle with watching their weight（31）the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin？Now a research by Cornell University suggests （32）life style and decisions about eating may affect weight．Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full．However，Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over．According to Dr．Joseph Mercola，a health expert，the French see eating as（33）important part of their life style．They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table，but Americans see eating as something（34）（squeeze）between the other daily activities．Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full．So they keep eating long（35）the French would have stopped．In addition，he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week．TheFrench，instead，tend to shop daily，walking to small shops and farmers'markets （36）they have a choice of fresh fruits，vegetables，and eggs as well as high﹣quality meats for each meal．After a visit to the United States，Mireille Guiliano，author of French Women Don't Get Fat，（37）（decide）to write about the importance of knowing when to stop （38）suggesting how to avoid food．Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym．In spite of all these differences，evidence shows that recent life style changes （39）affect French eating habits．Today the rate of obesity﹣or extreme overweight﹣among adults is only 6%．However，as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions，the obesity rate among French children（40）（reach）17%﹣and is growing．Ⅲ. Vocabulary（20’）A. materialsAD. differenceB. particularlyC. lackingD. formedCD. instantAB. actuallyAC. restABC. evidenceBC. gluedBD. posted3．（10分）Directions：Complete the passage with the words given in the table．Each word can be used only once．There is an extra one that you will find no use for．The selfie（自拍）stick has been become one of the most popular tools of the year，but not everyone is willing to fork out for one．Resourceful photo fans have now taken to Twitter to show （41）of their own home﹣made devices﹣﹣and with hilarious results．It seems the gadgets，which hold smartphones at arm's length，can be made with a range of （42）from rulers and badminton racquets to baguettes．One user（43）sections of salami（香肠）together to create the pole，and（44）a T﹣shape with more salami and toothpicks to create a shelf for the phone to （45）on．While perfect for home use，the sausage selfie stick might not make it past security if you're heading abroad．Another user came up with a（n）（46）solution to the problem and cut a notch in a stick of bread，and put the phone in place，before holding the baguette in place to take the snap．And it's not just the kids who are skilled at it．Older generations have proved to be （47）resourceful with the game．A Twitter user（48）an image of his uncle using a garden stick to snap a photograph，in which he peers up into the lens．The only thing（49）in these creative homemade selfie sticks is the button to（50）take the picture!4．（10分）A．attraction B．benefit C．enthusiastically BC．treasured D．command AB．satisfy AC．undoubtedlyAD．approval ABC．considerable BD．viewed CD．developedPublic image doesn't make money directly，nor is it anything visible．However，excellent publicimage is such an important thing that it is（51）desired by every company，enterprise，institution，etc．Public image refers to how a company is （52）by its customers，suppliers，and stockholders （股东），by the financial community，by the communities where it operates，and by federal and local governments．Public image is controllable to（53）extent，just as the product，price，place，and promotional efforts are．A firm's public image plays a vital role in the （54）of the firm and its products toemployees，customers，and to such outsiders as stockholders，suppliers，creditors （贷款方），government officials，as well as different special groups．With some things it is impossible to（55）all the different publics：for example，a new highly automated plant may meet the（56）of creditors and stockholders．However，it will （57）find resistance from employees who see their jobs threatened．On the other hand，high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval，while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon．A firm's public image，if it is good，should be （58）．It is a valuable strength thatusually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics．If a firm has （59） a quality image，this is not easily imitated by competitors．Such an image may enable a firm to（60）higher prices，to win the best distributors and dealers，to attract the best employees，to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs．It should also allow the firm's stock to achieve higher price﹣earnings ratio （比例）than other firms in the same industry with such a good reputation and public image．Ⅳ. Cloze（30’）5．（20分）Sooner or later，almost everyone who travels by air﹣from occasional passengers to （61）pilots﹣is affected by jet lag（时差）．One research study reported that as many as 94percent of all long﹣distance fliers experience some form of jet lag．Crossing multiple time zones tends to disrupt（扰乱）your physical rhythms，（62）your natural 24﹣hour"body clock"which regulates your waking and sleeping hours and keeps you aligned（一致）with your（63）．Symptoms of jet lag may include fatigue，insomnia，disorientation swollen hands and light﹣headedness．The symptoms of jet leg feel especially （64）if you fly from west to east，because it is more difficult for your body to adjust to"losing time"when you journey east than to"（65）time"when you fly from east to west．And the more time zones you cross during your flight，the more jet lag you're likely to experience．There are many tips to Help Avoid Jet Lag：1．Adjust your bedtime by a hour a day，a few days before your trip．Change your sleep pattern to match the（66）you will keep at your destination．This will help you avoid jet lag during your trip．2．Resetting your watch at the beginning of your flight may help you （67）more quickly to the time zone you will be visiting．3．Drink plenty of water before，during and after your flight．The air on planes is extremely dry，and some experts believe that dehydration is a（n）（68）cause of jet lag．Virtually everyone agrees that dehydration can make jet lag worse．4．Avoid drinking alcohol anything with caffeine during your flight．（That includes many soft drinks as well as coffee or tea．）Both alcohol and caffeine （69）dehydration．5．Sleep on the plane if it is nighttime at your destination．Use earplugs，headphones，eye masks or other sleep aids to help（70）noise and light，and a travel pillow to make yourself（71）so you can sleep．6．Stay （72）during your flight if it is daytime at your destination．Read，talk with other passengers，watch the movie，or walk the aisles to avoid sleeping at the wrong time．7．Eat lightly but strategically．Some people（73）various"jet lag diets，"but I've never found one that was worth the trouble．Still，it makes sense to eat foods that support your needs and can help you avoid（74）"jet lag"conditions．Remember that high﹣protein meals are likely to keep you awake，foods high in carbohydrates （75）sleep，and fatty foods may make you feel sluggish．61．A．leading B．paid C．professional D．sick62．A．confusing B．producing C．explaining D．realizing63．A．background B．temperature C．mood D．environment64．A．strong B．normal C．indifferent D．painful65．A．adding B．evaluating C．gaining D．producing66．A．style B．condition C．schedule D．plan67．A．react B．adjust C．relate D．respond68．A．medical B．leading C．ordinary D．increasing69．A．manage B．contain C．increase D．cure70．A．move B．block C．decrease D．balance71．A．sleepy B．satisfied C．tired D．comfortable72．A．healthy B．awake C．silent D．active73．A．follow B．fear C．avoid D．change74．A．stressful B．additional C．similar D．unnecessary75．A．disturb B．produce C．prevent D．promote 6．（20分）Roots，it seems，are everywhere﹣﹣﹣ranging from microbots to gigantic models．The mechanical march is gaining steam．Up to the present time，robots have mostly been used by automakers（汽车制造商）andsemiconducto（r半导体）firms to produce goods in large numbers．（76），cheap，powerful cameras，advanced sensors and other electronics now form the basis of robotics projects．"It sounds like Star Wars，but it's （77），"said Bill Vass，CEO of Liquid Robotics．"A perfect storm of technology is occurring"for robotics，he said，ticking off the convergence（汇集）of technologies such as GPS，advances in wireless communications，open﹣source software andnew ARM processors on smartphones．It's hard to （78）the commercial potential for robotics，as the technology is in its infancy and，once ready，the bots could do just about anything．What's certain，though，is that bots will be everywhere in all shapes and sizes for the following．（79）use．Factory robots are now working together with people because of cheaper and more advanced sensor technology．Japan's Kawada Industries and other companies are developing clever robots （80）of assembling smartphone and working safely close to people．Kawada's NextAge bot，which could pass for the robot character WALL﹣E in the animated film of the same name，is one such model．These more （81）tools for repetitive tasks could cut （82）costs of consumer﹣electronic products makers，and free up humans for other jobs．Military use．Within 10years，teams of unmanned planes will swarm enemy sites like killer bees，launching missiles（导弹）and avoiding detection with complicated jamming devices （干扰设备）．Self﹣programmed submarines（潜水艇）will （83）dolphins to detect and disarm mines（水雷）．The application of mechanized weaponry is key to the military's transformation from heavyground forces to smaller human units armed with robotic （84）．Research．Liquid Robotics makes a surfboard﹣shape device for （85）data underwater，such as ocean depth，fish density populations and weather forecasting．The device would be sold to（86）．Wave Glider is its first marine robot．"It operates in environments where you don't want to send people，"Vass said．"Our bots go out in 35﹣foot waves and 100﹣mph winds．"Robots are becoming （87）as there are more and more senior citizens and working couples look for help while at work．Toyota and Honda are building robo﹣servants to help Japan's （88）population．Experts expect dog﹣walking bots and driverless cars in the new future．"Robots will be bigger than the PC in 10 to 20 years，but it will be linked to your computingdevice either in the cloud or on your person，"said Paul Berberian，CEO of Orbotix，which makes Sphero，a robot ball（89）by smartphones．Like others in the industry，Berberian foresees（90）toy robots for the mass market first，followed by more costlylarger devices．76．A．Therefore B．However C．Then D．Otherwise77．A．exciting B．worrying C．coming D．scaring78．A．estimate B．establish C．imagine D．treasure79．A．Industrial B．Commercial C．Electrical D．Academic80．A．fond B．capable C．experienced D．tired81．A．expensive B．efficient C．advanced D．energetic82．A．labor B．service C．maintenance D．technology83．A，assist B．allow C．remind D．replace84．A．programs B．peers C．weapons D．objects85．A．computing B．downloading C．storing D．collecting86．A．manufacturers B．journalists C．detectives D．researchers87．A．sensible B．impressive C．popular D．considerable 88．A．aging B．growing C．essential D．decreasing89．A．designed B．applied C．estimated D．controlled90．A．dependable B．affordable C．responsible D．sociableⅤ. Reading Comprehension（30’）7．（8分）The big online bookseller Amazon recently announced that less than four years after introducing e﹣books to its catalog，it's now selling more electronic versions of its book titles than printed ones．And this past April，Encyclopedia Britannica（不列颠百科全书），the world's oldest and largest maker of encyclopedias announced it would no longer publish a print edition．Last week，the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a survey about the use of e﹣books in libraries．It found that 12percent of Americans aged 16and older who read e﹣books say they had borrowed at least one from a library within the past year．But the survey found that the broader public，including 58percent of those who have library cards and 53percent of people who own electronic book readers，are not aware that they can find and check out e﹣books from public libraries，even though three﹣quarters of the librariesoffer that service．Pew Internet Project director Lee Rainie noted that e﹣book borrowing is becoming more popular at the same time that publishers﹣who are selling plenty of e﹣books and fewer hard﹣copy editions﹣﹣﹣are worried that free e﹣book check﹣outs at the library will hurt sales．In February，for instance，the big publisher Penguin Books stopped supplying new e﹣books and audio books to libraries．Penguin just reached an agreement to resume supplying one big library system in New York City，but not until six months after they are released．That way，those who want the latest books will have to buy them．So things are a little unclear in the library world when it comes to electronic books．More and more readers want them，but publishers are giving the libraries a hard time about offering them．Demand's not the problem．Supply may soon be．91．What do 53 percent of e﹣book readers fail to find？A．Most libraries offer e﹣book service．B．They can borrow at least one free e﹣book．C．Borrowing e﹣books needs to deposit some money beforehand．D．They do not need another library card to borrow e﹣books．92．The publishers worry about the free e﹣book check﹣out at the library，for it will．A．change the reader's shopping habitB．affect the e﹣book salesC．reduce the supply of audio booksD．hurt sales of hard﹣cover editions93．What will the publisher Penguin Books do according to its agreement with New York City？A．Resume supplying new e﹣books．B．Supply e﹣books half a year after their release．C．Offer discounted new e﹣books．D．Stop offering the original service．94．What does the author believe according to the passage？A．Books sales will go from bad to worse．B．The publishers will lose more money．C．The book demand and supply will return to normal．D．E﹣book supply can be a problem later on．8．（6分）Welcome to Our FestivalDec 7th，2016Story Show in Oheron Adults8：00pm﹣10：00pmJoin in us for an evening of true，personal stories about science．Come to the only show where you can hear people﹣scientists，not﹣scientists，and half﹣scientists﹣tell funny and touching stories about the role of science in their lives．Cost：﹩10Make Your Own iPhone Case through Toysinbox 3D PrintingFamilies & Teens & Adults10：00 am﹣12：30 pmIn this workshop，you will learn to design and 3D print your iPhone case．First，you will learn how to use a 3D printer．Next，you will design a 3D model for your iPhone case that will havea lovely pattern and your name．Once you create the model，you will print it out on our 3Dprinters．A 3D printing worker will guide you through this process step﹣by﹣step．Come and enjoy this fun and unique learning experience!Cost：﹩35DIY Underwater Vehicle Design in MIT Museum Teens2：00pm﹣5：00pmDive into the world of ocean engineering by designing and building an underwater vehicle!Test your vehicle in large tanks on the Museum's floor．Show off your engineering creations and share your design process with Museum visitors．Cost：$15，Ages 12Animal Kingdom for Young Ones in Museum of Science，BostonFamilies9：30am﹣2：00pmJoin us for a day of hands﹣on science fun designed especially for pre﹣schoolers!Activities include the Museum's popular﹣Live Animal Story Time shows and a talk about baby animals and book﹣signing by children's book authors．Drop in on special live animal visits and activitiesin the exhibition halls，as well as design challenges and lab activities﹣all created with your young scientist in mind!Cost：Free，Ages Pre﹣kindergarten﹣Age 895．If you are interested in underwater engineering，you will probably attend．A．Story ShowB．DIY Underwater Vehicle DesignC．Make your Own iPhone CaseD．Animal Kingdom for Young Ones96．Animal Kingdom for Young Ones is designed for．A．adultsB．children of all agesC．kids under 8 years oldD．children aged 12 and older97．What is the subject of the festival？A．SportsB．ScienceC．LiteratureD．Education．9．（8分）Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind．According to recent polls，sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy．Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness．It is not predictable，nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy．The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings．A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness．Though both maycontribute，they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs．The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle﹣income group or even those with very low incomes．People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school，and this is perhaps mainly because they have more opportunities to controltheir lives．Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education．Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain．Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness．Those who have good relationship with other family members are happier than those who live alone．Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factors．It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have，and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level wherever where it stands at a given time．Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods，but are not necessarily happier adults．The best formula （准则）for happiness is to be able to develop AQ （Adversity Quotient that can be of great benefit when running into trouble），to have a personal involvement and commitment，and to develop self﹣confidence and self﹣esteem．98．It can be inferred from the passage that．A．happiness is neither predictable nor apparentB．a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happyC．the rich are not likely to be happier than the middle﹣income groupD．happiness is not necessarily connected to one's situation in society99．According to the article，happiness is greatly dependent upon．A．a happy childhood in which one can do whatever he likesB．great wealth with which one can buy anythingC．a feeling that conditions are becoming for the betterD．a college degree that can help one achieve great success100．The letters AQ in the last paragraph most probably mean．A．ambition to defeat others in a severe competitionB．ability to overcome difficulty and get out of embarrassing situationC．methods of solving difficult problems and challenges in lifeD．attitudes towards severe competition especially in trouble101．The best title of this passage may be．A．What Does Happiness Consist inB．Happiness and UnhappinessC．Different Kinds of HappinessD．Causes of Happiness and Unhappiness．10．（10分）A．Central planning may be one way of running such an economy．B．In a modern world，production and consumption deals are following natural and free patterns．C．In a traditional society，production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition．D．In the modern market economy，goods and services are bought or sold for money．AB．Buying goods from other peer units is a compulsive measure of business．AC．It is possible to buy goods from other economic units or sell goods to them．Directions：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．There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact（互动）with one another．Three basic ways may be described as the market system，the administered system，and the traditional system．In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace．（102）In a market，transactions（交易）may take place through barter or money exchange．In a barter economy，real goods such as automobiles，shoes，and rice are traded against each other．Obviously，finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sail﹣boat may not always be an easy task．Hence，the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably．（103）An alternative to the market system is administrative（行政的）control by some agency over all transactions．This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced，exchanged，and consumed by each economic unit．（104）The central plan，drawn up by the government，shows the amounts of each goods produced by the various firms and shared among different households for consumption．This is an example of complete planning of production，consumption，and exchange for the whole economy．（105）Every person's place within the economic system is fixed by fatherhood ormotherhood，religion，and custom．Transactions take place on the basis of tradition，too．Ⅵ. Translation（20’）11．（4分）学会反思考试中的错误是考高分的关键．（reflect）．12．（4分）网络的迅猛发展使我们能接触到更多的学习资源．（access）．13．（4分）缺乏经验使他失去了申请总经理一职的机会．（rob）．14．（4分）这个保存完好的历史建筑被认为是中国古代文化的一个很好的例子．（preserve）．15．（2分）他的沟通方式令那位资深面试官印象深刻，并使他最终被那所世界名校录取．（admit）．2017-2018学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高一（上）期中英语试卷参考答案与试题解析Ⅱ. Grammar（20’）1．（10分）Dashrath Manjhi was from village Gehlour in Gays District，one of the poorest districts of the western Indian．Poor and illiterate，he worked as farm labour on fields that （21）lay（lie）on the other side of the hill．The villagers had to climb up the hill with its narrow and difficult pass（22）to buy（buy）even the smallest thing．Passing around it took hours．One day，Manjhi's wife slipped on the hill and had her ankle （23）broken（break）as she was bringing him lunch．Angrily，Manjhi decided to cut the hill down to the size．（24）lacking（lack）money，he sold off his goats to buy a hammar，chisel and rope．He even shifted his hut closer to the hill （25）so that he could work day and night．Manjhi （26）was called（call）a madman，but he didn't care．He was unstoppable．Manjhi started his work more than 40 years ago．As time （27）passed（pass），the villagers noticed the hill was a bit more climber﹣friendly．It was no longer so steep．Manjhi's hammer and chisel had seen to it that a flat stretch had made its appearance．By the early 1980s，a three﹣kilometre road（28）had been made（make）out of the rock，（29）which was wide enough for even vehicles to pass through．A 50﹣kilometer journey to （30）the nearest（near）block headquarters of Wazirganj had now shrunk toa 10﹣kilometre journey!【分析】本文讲述Dashrath Manjhi来自印度西部最贫穷的村．他既贫穷又没有文化，但是，曼吉40多年前开始工作．凿出了一条山路以方便人们．后来人们有铺设了一条共机动车辆走的路．【解答】21．lay ，考查时态，描述过去的事情，所以用一般过去时态，lie"位于"过去式为lay．22．to buy ，考查不定式，作目的状语用不定式．23．broken ，考查固定搭配，have sth done遭遇某事，指她的脚踝断了．24．lacking ，考查现在分词，句子主语和lack之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语．25．so that ，考查状语从句，用so that"以便，为了"引导目的状语从句．26．was called ，考查语态，句子主语和call之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态．27．passed ，考查时态，描述过去的事情，所以用一般过去时态．28．had been made ，考查时态语态，句子主语和make之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态，By the early 1980s和过去完成时态连用．29．which ，考查非限制性定语从句，先行词为物，在非限制性定语从句中作主语，所以用which引导．30．the nearest，考查形容词最高级，表示"最近的"，所以用最高级，形容词最高级前面加the．【点评】本题主要考查了用单词或短语的适当形式填空．做本题的关键是在理解短文的基础上，灵活运用所学的基础知识．本题考到的知识点有：固定的短语，词类的转换，名词的复数形式，副词以及祈使句的用法等．因此，这就需要在平时的学习中，牢固掌握各语言点及一些语法知识．2．（10分）Why do American struggle with watching their weight（31）while the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin？Now a research by Cornell University suggests （32）how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight．Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full．However，Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over．According to Dr．Joseph Mercola，a health expert，the French see eating as（33）an important part of their life style．They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table，but Americans see eating as something（34）to be squeezed（squeeze）between the other daily activities．Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full．So they keep eating long（35）after the French would have stopped．In addition，he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week．The French，instead，tend to shop daily，walking to small shops and farmers'markets （36）where they have a choice of fresh fruits，vegetables，and eggs as well as high﹣quality meats for each meal．After a visit to the United States，Mireille Guiliano，author of French Women Don't Get Fat，（37）decided（decide）to write about the importance of knowing when to stop （38）rather than suggesting how to avoid food．Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goesto the gym．In spite of all these differences，evidence shows that recent life style changes （39）may affect French eating habits．Today the rate of obesity﹣or extreme overweight﹣among adults is only 6%．However，as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions，the obesity rate among French children（40）has reached（reach）17%﹣and is growing．【分析】主要介绍了美国和法国的生活方式的不同，以及他们的生活方式与肥胖之间的关系．作者以为什么美国人在与肥胖作斗争而法国人享受着美食且保持身材苗条引出话题，并展开讨论．【解答】31．while，考查连词，表示对比"然而"，所以用while连接两个并列句．32．how，考查宾语从句，从句中表示"如何"，所以用how引导宾语从句．33．an，考查冠词，泛指一种，所以用不定冠词，important是以元音开头的，所以用an．34．to be squeezed ，考查不定式，something后跟不定式作后置定语，和squeeze之间是被动关系，所以用不定式的被动语态．35．after，考查连词，表示"在…之后"，所以用after引导时间状语从句．36．where ，考查定语从句，先行词为地点名词，在定语从句中作地点状语，所以用where 引导．37．decided ，考查时态，描述过去的事情，所以用一般过去时态．38．rather than ，考查固定搭配，表示"而不是"，用rather连接两个动名词．39．may ，考查情态动词，表示推测，语气不够肯定，所以用may，用于肯定句．40．has reached，考查时态，指截止到今天的事情，所以用现在完成时态．【点评】本题主要考查了用单词或短语的适当形式填空．做本题的关键是在理解短文的基础上，灵活运用所学的基础知识．本题考到的知识点有：固定的短语，词类的转换，名词的复数形式，副词以及祈使句的用法等．因此，这就需要在平时的学习中，牢固掌握各语言点及一些语法知识．Ⅲ. Vocabulary（20’）A. materialsAD. differenceB. particularlyC. lackingD. formedCD. instantAB. actuallyAC. restABC. evidenceBC. gluedBD. posted3．（10分）Directions：Complete the passage with the words given in the table．Each word can be used only once．There is an extra one that you will find no use for．。

上海中学高三英语周练II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: A fter reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexand er Graham Bells-but what about the__26__________( famous) inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper ? Shouldn't we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so. In fact, McLean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter _27_________ she's devel oped a course on the topic. In addition to l earning "who"invented "what", however, McLean also likes her stud ents to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to McLean, When stud ents learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give _28______________ a try.So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the id ea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was col d and stormy, but And erson still wanted to see the sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see _29___________ the snow covering the windshield, she found herself _30__________ why there couldn't be a builtin device for cleaning the wind ow. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicl e that would control 31__________ arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan's traffic light. It's equally impossible to picture a worl d without Katherine J. Bl odgett's innovation that makes glass invisible. _32_____________ you picture life without clear wind ows and eyeglasses?(B)There are a few things in life more irritating: you are mid conversation with a friend, and sudd enly she bursts out laughing,33_________(make) you think you’ve mad e a brilliant j oke. But then she says, “Sorry, I wasn’t laughing at you. I just saw something really fun on a micro blog.” Now the whol e worl d is beginning to lose patience with this phenomenon known as phubbing: snubbing others in a social setting __34___________checking your phone.In fact, phubbing is just one symptom of our increasing depend ence on mobile phones and the Internet which is replacing normal social interaction. According to a recent pollcarried out by a Sunday newspaper in Britain, a third of Britons__35_______(survey) admitted to being phubbers and more than a quarter said they would answer their phones in the middle of a face to face conversation.36_____________pointing or picking your nose, phubbing is also widely considered rud e behavior in public places. Lately , a Stop Phubbing campaign group has started in Australia and at least five __37___________have sprung up in its wake __38___________anger and discontent at the lack of manners grow.The campaign’s creator , Alex Haigh,23, from Melbourne, said :“A group of friends and I __39__________(chat) the other day when someone raised ho annoying being ignored by peopl e on mobil es was.” He has created a website __40_________companies can d ownload posters to discourage phubbing and even placards for weddings.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.Recently the Department of Planning of New York _41________ a report which laid bare a full scal e of the city. In 1970, 18 percent of the city's population was foreign-born. By 1995, the figure had 42______ to 33 percent, and another 20 percent were the US-born offspring of immigrants. So immigrants and their children now form. a (n)_43_____ of the city's population.Who are these New Yorkers? Why d o they come here? Where are they from? OK, time to drop the "they". I'm one of the them. The last question at least is easy to answer: we come from everywhere. In the list of the top 20 44________ nations of those sending immigrants to New York between 1990 and 1994 are six countries in Asia, five in the Caribbean, four' in Latin America, three in Europe, plus Israel and former Soviet Union. And when we immigrants got here we 45_______up our sleeves. “If you are not ready to work when you get to New York,” says a friend of mine , “you’d better hit the road.”The mayor of New York once said, "Immigration has__46_________ the unique character and drive the economic engine of New York City." He believes that immigrants are at the heart of what makes Now York great. In Europe, by contrast, it is much more common to hear politicians worry about the loss of "_47________" that immigration brings to their societies. In the quarter century' since 1970, the United States__48_______ about 12.5 million legal immigrants, and has absorbed them into its social structures with an ease beyond the imagination of other nations. Since these immigrants are__49___________l and hard-working, they will help America to make a(n) _50_______ start in the next century.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the foll owing 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.Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But, __51__, words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often __52__ the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business -- __53__ that the customer remains a customer.__54__ to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every year. In constantly changing __55__, this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the __56__ implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big __57__ in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to __58__ increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and __59__ never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in __60__ profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).The logic behind cultivating customer __61__ is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to __62__ them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits. __63__ customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price __64__, and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it __65__ for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.51..A. in particular B. in reality C. at least D. first of all52. A. emphasize B. doubt C. overlook D. believe53. A. Denying B. ensuring C. arguing D. proving54. A. Moving B. Hoping C. Starting D. Failing55..A. markets B. tastes C. prices D. expenses56. A. culture B. social C. financial D. economical57. A. promise B. plan C. mistake D. difference58 .A. cost B. opportunity C. profit D. budget59. A.as a result B. on the whole C. in conclusion D. on the contrary60. A. huge B. potential C. extra D. reasonable61. A. beliefs B. loyalty C. habits D. interest62. A. altering B. understanding C. keeping D. Attracting63. A. Assumed B. Respected C. Established D. Unexpected64. A. agreeable B. flexible C. friendly D. sensitive65. A. unfair B. difficult C. essential D. convenientSection 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,D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)If you are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you are a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.There are many reasons for this, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke, but perhaps more importantly, men d on't go to the doctor."Men aren't seeing d octors as often as they should," says Dr. Gullotta, "This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike."Gullotta says a healthy man shoul d visit the d octor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed d oing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from ling cancer,”he says , “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, bu t it woul d have prolonged his life.”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group."A lot of men think they are invincible (不可战胜的)" Gullotta says "They only come in when a friend drops d ead on the golf course and they think 'Geez, if it coul d happen tohim, …'"Then there is the ostrich (鸵鸟) approach, "Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know," says Dr. Ross Cartmill."Most men get their cars serviced more often than they service their bodies," Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men coul d be addressed by preventive check-ups.Regular check-ups for men woul d inevitably (不可避免地) place stress on the public purse. Cartmill says. "But prevention is cheaper in the l ong run than having to treat the diseases. Besid es, the ultimate cost is far greater. It’s called premature d eath"66.Why d oes the author congratulate his mal e readers at the beginning of the passage?A. They are more likely to suffer diseases today.B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.C. They have lived long enough to red this article.D. They are sure to enjoy a l onger and happier life.67.Which of the foll owing best completes the sentence "Geez, if it could happen to him,…" in paragraph8?A. it coul d happen to me, too.B. I shoul d avoid playing golfC. I should consider myself lucky.D. it would be a big misfortune.68What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by "the ostrich approach" in paragraph 9?A .casual attitude towards one's health conditions.B. A new treatment for certain psychol ogical probl ems.C. Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.D. Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear.69.What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?A. They may increase public expenses.B. They will save money in the long run.C. They may cause psychol ogical stress on men.D. They will enable men to live as long as women.(B)Doctors have been advising us for years to "use it or lose it": that is, to stay as intellectually active as possibl e into our waning years in order to avoid dementia. But the latest research shows that brain training comes at a price.In a study of 1,157 men and women age 65 or ol der, researchers led by Dr. Robert Wilson at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who remained intellectually stimulated —by playing cards or other games, reading or visiting museums —were diagnosed with dementia later than those who were not as cognitively active. But once dementia set in, the group who participated in mentally stimulating activities experienced a much more rapid cognitive decline. Over the 12-year study, for each additional point they gained on a measure of cognitive activity, the intellectually stimulated group experienced a 52% greater decline in cognitive impairment, after being diagnosed with dementia.“Brain activity is not stopping the und erlying neurobiol ogy of d ementia, but for a while, it seems to be effective in delaying the ad ditional appearance of symptoms," says Wilson. "But the benefit of delaying the initial symptoms comes at the cost of more rapid progression of dementia once it makes its appearance."While brain exercises can help the brain continue to function d espite the accumulating biological changes und erlying dementia and Alzheimer's, at some point, says Wilson, the scales tip — that activity can no longer compensate for the growing volume of deteriorating alterations in the brain. "At that point, the patient is pretty much at the mercy of the pathol ogy," he says. And that's why, once the symptoms of dementia become obvious, those who were able to push off their diagnosis are likely to be at a more advanced stage of disease.The findings, published Wednesday in Neurol ogy, should not discourage people from remaining cognitively active, says Dr. William Thies, chief medical officer of the Alzheimer's Association, and in fact raises interesting questions about how we as a society shoul d approach age-related brain changes. Surveys consistently show that most of us woul d prefer to remain as functionally intact as possibl e and experience a short period of physical or mental disability before d eath. Gradual cognitive decline, which is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, is challenging for patients, their caregivers and society, as the health costs of chronic care continue to climb. But the current study suggests that more people may be able to telescope their mental d ecline into a shorter and more concentrated time period. "I think the results suggested by this paper are something that peopl e would regard as positive," he says. "And this is the sort of study we really need if we are ever going to understand how to manage all aspects of d ementia as a society."70. The word “dementia” can be best replaced by _______________________________.A. mental diseaseB. brain damageC. cognitive declineD. Biological changes71. The sentence underlined suggests that when the brain exercises can no longer compensate for the worsening alterations in the brain, __________.A. the volume of the worsening alterations in brain determines the seriousness of the diseaseB. the patient no l onger needs to d o brain exercises and has to be taken care of by the d octorsC. the d octors can only treat the patient based on his pathol ogical conditionsD. the accumulating biol ogical changes underlying dementia can’t be ignored by the patient72. According to Dr. William Thies, the findings shoul d be viewed as__________.A. discouragingB. interestingC. challengingD. positive73. What can we infer from the passage?A. Brain training is very expensive for those who want to stay cognitively active.B. The costs of taking care of an Alzheimer’s patient continue to go up.C. Those who d o brain exercises will definitely suffer from d ementia at last.D. We need more studies to understand how to manage dementia as a society.(C)The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896,began as contests between individuals, rather than among nations , with the hope of promoting world peace through sportsmanship . In the beginning ,the games were open only to amateurs. An amateur is a person whose involvement in an activity--from sports to science or the arts--is purely for pleasure . Amateurs , whatever their contributions to a field, expect to receive no form of compensation; professional ,in contrast ,perform their work in ord er to earn a living.From the perspective of many athletes, however , the Olympic playing filed has been far from level. Restricting the Olympic to amateurs has preclud ed (排除）the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. Countries have always d esired to send their best athletes , not their wealthiest ones, to the Olympic Games.A sl ender and imprecise line separates what we call “financial support” from “earning money.” Do athletes “earn money” if they are reimbursed（补偿）for travel expenses? What if they are paid for time l ost at work or if they accept free clothing from a manufacturer or if they teach sports for a living? The runner Eric Lid dell was the son of poor missionaries; in 1924 the British Olympic Committee financed his trip to the Olympics, where he won a gol d and a bronze medal. Coll ege scholarships and support from the United States Olympic Committee mad e it possibl e for American track stars Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph and speed skater Dan Jansen to train and compete. When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.In 1971 the International Olympic Committee(IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete. In 1986 the IOC allowed professional athletes into the games.There are those who regret the disappearance of amateurism from the Olympic Games. For them the games l ost something special when they became just another way for athletes to earn money. Others say that the designation of amateurism was always questionable; theyargue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an“amateur”will continue for a l ong time.74. One might infer that _______________________.A. devel oping Olympic-level skills in athletes is costlyB. professional athletes are mostly interested in financial rewardsC. amateurs does not expect to earn money at the sport that is playedD. amateurs athletes have a better attitud e than professionals d o75. The statement“the playing field has been far from level”means that__________.A. the ground the athletes played on was in bad conditionB. the poorer players were given some advantagesC. the rules did not work the same way for everyoneD. amateurs were inferior to the professionals in many ways76. The financial support given to athletes by the Soviet government can best be compared to ________________.A. a gift received on a special occasion, such as a birthdayB. money received from a winning lottery ticketC. an all owance paid to a childD. Money from charity organization77. One can conclude that the Olympic Organizing Committee _________________.A. has hel d firm to its original vision of the Olympic gamesB. has struggled with the definition of amateur over the yearsC. regards itself as an organization for professional athl etes onlyD. did nothing but stop all owing communists to participateSection DDirections: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words."Severe fatigue(疲乏), very weak. I could hardly walk d own the bl ock," says Wendy Moro. Why, she wondered, then, Wendy and her d octor begin to suspect her plate. "A few times a week I was having fish, whether it was once or four times," says Wendy. "What kind of fish? Swordfish, tuna and sea bass, the highest mercury- content fish sold in the commercial market," says Dr. Jane Hightower.Mercury(汞) enters the ocean with commercial pollution. It works its way up the food chain, and apparently into some of the most popular fish on the market. Wendy's doctor, Dr. Jane Hightower, was so suspicious that she began testing her Bay Area patients. All consumed large amounts offish, and an overwhelming majority tested high for mercury in their systems."I was seeing hair loss, fatigue, muscle ache, headache, feeling just an ill feeling."Hightower said.The symptoms began to clear up when Hightower cut the amount of fish in their diets. "It was so obvious, but the problem was still unknown to the public," she said. "I even wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine."(A tambourine is a small one-sided drum with metal disks around its rim.) Her published findings drew national attention. But despite her study, there is still fierce debate over how much fish is safe to eat, and how much mercury consumers are actually eating. So we decid ed to do our own test.According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the safe l evel of mercury intake for a 120-pound woman like Wendy is a little over 38 micrograms per week. On average, a single serving of tuna purchased here in the Bay Area contained more mercury than the EPA recommends a woman of Wendy's size eat for an entire week. Sea bass had nearly twice that level, and swordfish nearly six times the EPA's safe mercury intake for a week, in a single serving.Whil e there is little scientific data on how the body reacts to high levels of mercury, it has been linked to symptoms ranging from muscle pain to hair loss, birth defects, and muscle fatigue And, as in our testing, the evidence is mounting that the larger the fish, the more the exposure.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81. The popular fish on the market obtain mercury through and .82. When Dr. Hightower "wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine", she meant to .83. What did Dr. Hightower do with the information she discovered?_________________________________________________________________________84. What should people do according to the test done by the EPA?__________________________________________________________________________第II卷I. TranslationDirections :Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.务必放弃这种不切实际的想法，否则你将一事无成。

2017学年奉贤区调研测试高一英语试卷II．Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the blanks. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.I set out to help clean up the beach after a violent storm a year ago. The sight I saw was heartbreaking. The broken houses seemed (1) _____ (cry) quietly. I couldn't describe (2)______ I felt. But something special among the debris (废墟) turned my day around.I joined a club to clean up the beach after the storm last November. As I removed the debris from the beach, I noticed (3)____ object with shiny buttons in the wet sand. It was a jacket, and I was excited since Halloween was coming and I thought I (4)______ (found) a great costume. After picking it up, I was able to see that the jacket was from West Point (西点军校), the United States Military Academy, and it had the name “DeGavre” (5)_____（write）inside. I realized the jacket might be important to someone. I decided to find the jacket's owner and return (6)_____.I called the West Point Museum, considering that (7)____ the family couldn't be found, the jacket should go there. The museum connected me with Kim McDermott, Director of Communications for the Academy's Association of Graduates. Kim soon ensured that the jacket had belonged to Chester Braddock DeGavre, (8) ____ was a 1933 graduate and a war hero, but passed away in 1993.I sent Kim a photo of the jacket and she posted it to the West Point Association of Graduates Facebook Page, asking (9)____ anyone could help us find the family. In less than two hours, someone had found and called the hero's wife, Teresa. Soon I started to receive personal messages from members of the DeGavre family, their friends and others who were touched by the story and they found me on Facebook.(10)_____(find) Chester DeGavre's jacket and connecting to his family with the help of Facebook have been so meaningful to me. I've formed a bond with amazing people I might have never met.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. necessityB. exhaustingC. speciallyD. importantE. especiallyF. promisingG. forbidden H. targeting I. listed J. savings K preferenceFrom 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 12-year-old Zhao Di spent all of Saturday in a private tutoring center studying Chinese, math and English. It was the busiest, most (1) ______ day in his week. In his class, almost everyone takes tutoring classes outside school on weekends.For Chinese parents, private tutoring is not just a supplement(添加物) to school classes, but a （2）______. More than 87 percent of Chinese parents consider private tutoring programs (3) ______ for their children, according to the report by the Chinese Society of Education in 2016.In China, people believe that if their children can go to key schools, they can have a (4) _______future. Many believe that parents' (5)_______ for famous schools has contributed to a boom(繁荣) in tutoring organizations.Junior middle school entrance examinations are (6) ______ by the Chinese education authorities, but the policy has not been fully carried out, (7) _______ by some famous private schools.However Tests for top middle schools sometimes go far beyond the primary school curriculum(大纲), so students have no choice but to take extra classes outside school.Chinese parents are spending more of their (8) ______ on tutoring schools, too. The huge demand has helped tutoring companies develop in China. The market value for tutoring organizations (9) _______primary and middle school students exceeds 800 billion yuan, according to the report.In 2003, with 100,000 yuan in funds, Zhang founded the Xue'ersi International Education Group. In October 2010, just seven years later, it was (10)____ on the New York Stock Exchange. Now the group has become one of the largest tutorial organizations in China with over 20,000 employees.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.Instant noodles were once Chinese favorite convenience food, but their sales had (1)_____ greatly in recent years. Reported Xinhua news agency. “(2) _____ and delicious, instant noodles were so popular when I was a child, says Geng, who is in her thirties. "But now I cannot even (3)_______ the last time I had them." She told Xinhua.Instant noodles were invented in Japan in the 1950s, (4)______ quickly throughout Asia, Europe and the rest of the world. They developed quickly in China in the 1980s and 1990s, In 2013, sales of instant noodles on the Chinese mainland surpassed more than 46.2 billion packets, according to the World Instant Noodles Association.(5) _____, by 2016 sales had dropped to just 38.5 billion packets and instant noodle companies are feeling the pinch.A combination of (6) ______ lead to the drop First, China’s (7)______ population decreased for the first time in about 30 years in 2015. Skills and capital obtained in cities also help migrant workers start their own businesses in their home town. What’s more, Chinese trains and stations have (8) ________quickly. The growth of China’s high-speed railway networks turns out to be (9)______ enemy of the instant noodles industry. Finally, the (10) ______ of food delivery has also played a role in the decline of the instant noodle industry. Food delivery gives consumers (11) ______ to quick meals of more different tastes, Geng told Xinhua. The decline of instant noodle sales shows a (12) _____ in China’s consumption patterns, says Zhao Ping with the Academy of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. "Consumers are more interested in (13) _____ of life than just filling their stomach, these days." The instant noodle industry is trying to (14) ____ its lost glory through developing more flavors. It is also upgrading products in a bid a change people’s understanding of instant noodles as a "low-end" product. But unlike cooking a packet of instant noodle, that is something that will not happen (15) _____.1. A. declined B. recovered C. increased D. consumed2. A. expensive B. cheap C. unusual D. strange3. A. overlook B. prove C. memorize D. recall4. A. spreading B. sharing C. introducing D. testing5. A. furthermore B. however C. therefore D. otherwise6. A. factors B. means C. ideas D. explanations7. A. retired B. senior C. remote D. migrant8. A. enlarge B. developed C. managed D. increased9. A. active B. unexpected C. natural D. reliable10. A. rise B. choice C. drop D. profit11. A. value B. chance C. access D. guidance12. A. shift B. style C. condition D. shape13. A. quality B. quantity C. attitude D. effect14. A. repair B. review C. remember D. regain15. A. on time B. in time C. in an instant D. ahead of timeSection 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.AA report released at the Guangdong Youth Cybersecurity Forum couple of months ago said, A government survey of more than 6,200 families in Guangdong Province found 23 percent of Children aged 3 to 6 spend at least30 minutes online every day.More than 60 percent of 7-year-olds have downloaded games to their smartphones or tablets At the age of 12, about 88 percent of children use QQ messenger and 10 percent use Wechat"Children use the Internet for similar reasons as adults, such as adults, such as learning, shopping and social interaction," said Su Wenying, a child protection officer with the China Office at the United Nations children's FundHowever, she added that there are legitimate concerns that children's development may be affected if they spend too much time onlineIn December 2006, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League published a report that said more than 2 million Chinese children and teenagers were addicted to the Internet and online gaming. "It is a severe social problem that could threaten the nation's future, " it saidA year later, authorities asked Chinese game developers to add the first version of an anti-addiction system to their games, said Wang Xi, a senior software engineer for an IT firm in BeijingIn general, he said, anti-addiction systems can be broadly divided into two categories: hard and soft. Hard systems force players offline or stop them from logging in during a certain period, such as the online gaming curfew in South Korea that stops teenager players from logging In between midnight and 6 am, Wang said.Soft systems do not restrict access, but discourage players from gaming for long periods of time by diminishing loot drops or progression, he added.“Both of these systems are inherently flawed because children can easily bypass them by registering using adult IDS, or spending extra time or money to get their favorite item or character faster. "he said.Experts and tech engineers say systems designed to curb Chinese young people's obsession with online gaming require cooperation between children and their parents to be effective.1. Which one is not the reason why children use the Internet according to the passage?A Learning a skill.B. Buying a bookC. Developing an anti-addiction systemD. Chatting on social media2. What can we learn from the passage?A. Teenager players are banned from logging in without parents' permissionB. Teenager players must register their real names in online gamesC Teenager players are discouraged from gaming for long periods of time.D. There are regulations on the import of online games.3. The underlined word "flawed" in the 9th paragraph probably means”_____”A having weaknessesB having advantagesC having functions.D having gifts4. What are the experts and tech engineers concerned about in the last paragraph?A, Cooperation needed to curb game addictionB. Disadvantages of game addictionC. 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It has to be washed carefully by hand.If you are a person who likes eco-friendly items then you can have a salt shaker made of bambooIt has a solid construction which makes it ideal for kitchen setting.So if you are interested in buying a salt shaker for your table, you can choose one from above and order it1. If you prefer salt powder, you may choose______A. a wooden salt shakerB. a bamboo salt shakerC a ceramic salt shakerD. a hand painted salt shaker2. According to the passage, ceramic salt shakers are different in________.A shapes B. designs C colours D: sizes3. The passage is intended to______A promote different salt shakersB tell how to choose salt shakersC, describe the advantages of salt shakersD. persuade people to give salt shakers to friends（C）Are we getting more stupid? According to Gerald Crabtree, a scientist at Stanford University in the US, we areYou may not want to hear this, but Crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2,000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. “If an average Greek form 1,000 BC were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us.” Crabtree told The Guardian.At the heart of Crabtree’s thinking is a simple idea. In the past, intelligence was critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. The difference ofbeing smart or stupid is often life or death. However , after the spread of agriculture , when our ancestors began to live in dense farming communities , the need to keep their intelligence in peak condition gradually reduced.This is not hard to understand. Most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going-you need the pressure form your teachers to finish your homework, the pressure of looking pretty prompts you to lose weight when summer comes. And the same is also true of our intelligence-if we think less, we become less smart.These mutations(变异)are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3,000 years. The other evidence that Crabtree holds is in our genes. He found that among the2,000 to 5,000 genes that we have that determine human intelligence, there are two or mutations in each of us.However, Crabtree’s theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities, but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. For example, spearing a tiger doesn’t necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. Moreover, the power of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays.“You wouldn’t get Stephen Hawking 2,000 years ago . He just wouldn’t exist,” Thomas Hills of the University of Warwick, UK, told Live Science. “But now we have people of his intellectual capability doing things and making insights that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation.”1. What is Crabtree’s recent finding according to the article?A. The Greeks form 1,000 BC were the smartest in human history.B. We nowadays have better surviving abilities than our ancient ancestors did.C. Mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence.D. Humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming.2.According to Crabtree ,ancient humans_______.A. had much more genes that determine human intelligenceB. were forced to be smart due to natural selection pressuresC. relied more on group intelligence than individual intelligenceD. developed a diverse intelligence to adapt to the tough realities3.Some argue that Crabtree’s theory is false because they think_______.A. people today are under much more pressure than early humansB. it’s ridiculous to compare a hunter’s and a poet’s intelligenceC. modern education is far more advanced than ancient educationD. human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past4.What is Thomas Hills’ attitude toward Crabtree’s theory?A. SupportiveB. UnfavorableC. WarnedD. ConfusedSection C (4%)Directions: Read the following passage. 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. We should also try to sleep well the night before.B. It’s as if the brain is keeping its most important memories.C. The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.D. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping , they get sick.E. “Sleep is the price we pay for learning,” says Giulio Tononi , who developed the idea.F. Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month 1 .One idea is that sleep help us memories. That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning. We know that ,while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing(加强)connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear.Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元)in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories to form the next day.2 .Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 3 The synapses(神经元的突破)in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 percent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping.If Tononi’s theory is right ,it would explain why ,when we miss a night’s ,we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information-our brains may have smaller room for new experience.Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner .The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size 4 .“You keep what matters,” Tononi says.第二卷（共26分）1.Blank filling(6%)Directions: Complete the following sentences with proper forms of the phrases in the box. Each phrase can only be used ONCE.（6%）（NOTE: There is one more than need）lead to cover take the place of remainspring up speak highly of go through1.In the last two decades, many skyscrapers _______ in PuDong.2.Many people think it possible for computer-made comics _______ hand-drawn ones.3.After _______ a distance of some 3200 kilometer. Bobbie turned up at the family house six months later.4.The human mind will never give way to the computer, and comic strips _______ a special means of expressing human feelings.5.Norman Rockwell was a famous American illustrator and cover artist, whose works_______ .6.Some of the narrow roads _______ churches are still there, taking people back to London’s old days.II. Translation (10%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given.(3+3+4)1.伦敦作为雾都为人们所知的日子一去不复返了。

上海上海中学高一上学期周练英语试题集团标准化办公室：[VV986T-J682P28-JP266L8-68PNN]上海中学2017-2018学年第学期高一英语试题Choice21.The impact__________ high technology draws worldwide attention.A.onB.toC.ofD.in22.________________,the more expansive gestures you should employ when youdeliver a speech.A.The more audience there isB.The more the audience areC.As much audience as there isD.The larger the audience is23.John is really an independent boy and he tries his best to settle everyproblem_______.A.of his ownB.by his own C,for his own D.on his own24.The queen,__________ an old woman, made a poisonous apple and came tothe cottage to tempt Snow White to eat it.A,dressed in B.who was dressing like C.dressed like D.who had clotheson as25.It is reported that __________schools in the west of China are improvingtheir study environment.A.a great many ofB.the large number ofB..a great amount of D.a large number of26.Do you really mean_________a basketball player? Do you know thattraining to be a basketball player means_____________at least eight hoursevery day?A.being,practicingB.to be,practicingC.to be,to practiceD.being,topractice27.Balancing the workload of a _________job alongside a course of study can be difficult, so there is an increasing tendency for people to give up work and go back to school.A.demandingB.rewardingC.leadingD.outstanding28. I couldn’t re sist having another piece of cake ____________I was supposed to be on a diet and lose weight.A.untilB.wheneverC.asD.even if29. Your children will not follow your advice to ____________business management as his major if you ___________.A.take up,force him toB.take up,force himC.take on,force him toD.take on,force him30.The students of class 8____________a farewell party for their retired class teacher from then on.A.made a great decision to holdingB.made up their mind to holdC.were determined to holdD.decide to hold31.The machine is easy to___________，___________is shown in the pictures.A.operate on, whichB.be operated, whichC.be operated on, asD.operate, as32.Mary’s talent for music and acting led her into a(n)_________on the stage.A.workB.professionC.occupationD.career33.Although the old man insisted he ___________all right,his children all insisted he______________to hospital at once.A.was,would be sentB.was, be sentC.be,would be sentD.be,be sent34.It was the financial scandal that he was involved___________pushed him to give up his political career.A.that B，in what C.in that D. in whichans are parts of our body,____________a special function to perform.A.each of them has B,each has C.every of which has D.each of which has36.A;It will be the first time that I _____________the subject.B;Don’t worry.It will be a little difficult the first time you_________it.A.have taught,teachB.teach,have taughtC.will teach,will teachD.have taught,will teach37.Slipping off the bicycle an getting hurt,Jack asked a pass-by whether there was a drugstore around________he could buy the medicine for his broken knee,A.whereB.whenC.whichD.that38.I have a house,________ the southA.that window opensB.of which the window opens toC.whose window open toD.the windows of which opens39.E-mail is a convenient, highly informal medium for conveying message among people __________well satisfies human needs.A.what B,who C.that D.for which40.According to a report recently released by the US National Research Council,the amount of space junk flowing in Earth’s orbit has reached a critical lever_________future space mission may become too dangerous to fly.A.thatB.whereC.whose D of which41.Marco Polo,who was a great Italian traveler, traveled all the way to China,_________was then called Cathy.A.whereB.whichC.whenD.what42.He arrived in New York in 1986,____________some time later, he became a writer.A.whenB.whereC.thatD.which43.It was almost midnight_________the ceremony was over.A.thatB.sinceC.when D,till44.Jenny smiled________her mother did when she was Jenny’s age.A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which45._________did you use to do________you don’t do now?A.46._______glitters is not gold not all those__________wander are lost.A.What,whoB.All that,whoC.All,thatD.What,that47.Sparking Lake in Jiuzhaigou is so beautiful a place_________people can memorize forever even it no longer exists in real life.A.thatB.whichC.asD.what48.I sent invitation to 100people to the party,__________turned up.A.of whom only a thirdB.only 30 of theseC.almost all of themD.and none of them49.There is no difficulty___________we can overcome.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.but50.Could you lend me a knife________?A.which to open the canB.with which to open a canC.with which I opened the canD.with which I can use to open a canVocabularyComplete 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.Prederic Mishikn, who’s been a professor at Columbia Business School for almost 30 years, is good at solving problems and expressing ideas. Whether he’s sending in front of a lecture hall or engaged in a ____51______ conversion, his hands are always waving and pointing. When he was in_____52_______school,one of his professors was so annoyed bythis____53_____gesturing that he made the young economist sit on his hands whenever he visited the professor’s office.I t turns out, however, that Mishikn’s professor had it exactly wrong. Gesture doesn’t prevent but ____54_____clear thought and speech.Research______55____that the movements we make with our hands when wetalk_______56_____a kind of second language, adding information that is____57_______from our words. It is learning’s_____58_______code;Gestures reveals what we know. It also reveals what we don’t know. What’s more, the agreement(or______59_______of agreement)between what our voices say and how our hands move offers a ___60________to our readiness to learn.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:?For each blank in the following passage there are fourwords?or?phrases?marked A,?B,?C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the?context.One of the big excuses for not learning languages in Britain is that when you try them out abroad, the person you are speaking to responds in__61__ English, making you feel about two feet tall—or should that be 36 cm?English people are known for their reluctance to accept changes leading to closer union with us European partners. __62__ according to organizations promoting English business, ____63_____language learning is concerned, that simply doesn’t __53__ in that 21st?century.Trade Section UK aims to help British companies trading overseas. Its chief executive, Sir David Wright, says: “Language __64__ are good for business, good for jobs and help people in their career. Although many people may speak English __65__, they will usually negotiate in their own language. If we are to compete on an equal basis, it’s decisive that business ______66____ the challenge and uses languages more effectively.”The Council of Europe __67__ language learning as an important tool to improve communication and mutual understanding between individuals. The Center for Information on Language Teaching says that being able to speak __68__ language is a “basic life skill” and that the “language deficit in the UK has become an urgent economic, __69__ and political question.”The department for Education and Skills wants to __70__ teaching of modern foreign languages (MFT) at an earlier stage in the future. Primary school children will get greater __71__?to foreign language learning. Currently, about 20 percent of primary schools offer MFL teaching. The Department wants to increase this __72__ by 2012 every child has an entitlement to study a language at primary school.Education and Skills secretary Estelle Morris is very __73__ about more primary schools taking up the __74__ challenge. Children are just so much more responsive___75_____an earlier age.61. A. broken B. perfect C. natural D. simple62. A. And B. But C. So D. Besides63. A. whose B. where C. which D. that64. A. technology B. Learners C. skills D. teachers65. A. at home B. in school C aboard D. Overseas66. A. takes up B. takes off C. takes over D. takes in67. A. finds B. thinks C. regards D. believes68. A. native B. local C. another D. certain69. A. physical B. mental C. spiritual D. social70. A. permit B. encourage C. demand D. challenge71. A. admission B. access C. chance D. approach72. A. in that B. that C. now that D. so that73. A. worried B. concerned C. positive D. negative74. A. language B. business C. competition D. learning75. A. to B. on C. at D. ofReading comprehension(A)I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act ofwill.A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks great on you."Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me." We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.Last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression." What's the matter?" I asked her."Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress, "do you know something I don't?""What do you mean?"" Well...that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago...our doctor (i)he tell you something about me?Tom, you've been so good to me...am I dying?"It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing."No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just starting to live."76. In the first paragraph, "No ifs, ands or buts" probably means ____.A. UnnecessarilyB. unconditionallyC. impossiblyD. unexpectedly77. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _____.A. she looked lovely in her new clothesB. she was seriously illC. he was determined to be a good husbandD. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street78.By saying "I'm just starting to live", Tom means that _____.A. he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wifeB. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to changeC. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of lifeD. he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband(B)As I was thinking about language learning the other day, the image of baking bread came into my mind．I compared some of the exercises and drills that we put ourselves through in order to learn a language to the various ingredients (原料) that go into baking a loaf of fresh bread．Real language learning takes place in human relationships．No one sits down and eats a cup of flour, even if he is hungry and in a hurry．You don' t become bilingual (双语的) by learning lists of vocabulary．You don' tbecome a speaker of a language by memorizing grammatical rules．You become bilingual by entering a community that uses that other language as its basic means of communication．I am not suggesting that we can make bread without ingredients．Flour is necessary, as are yeast (酵母), salt, water and other ingredients．Vocabulary is part of any language and will have to be learned．Grammatical rules exist in every language and cannot be ignored．But merely combining the appropriate ingredients in the recommended proportions does not result in bread．At best, you only end up with a ball of dough (面团)．In order to get bread, you have to apply heat to the dough．And in language learning, that heat comes from the community．Anyone who has learned a second language has experienced that heat．It creeps up your neck when you ask the babysitter “Have you already been eaten?” when you meant to say, ‘‘Have you already eaten?” When you try to sa y something quite innocent and the whole room bursts into laughter, you are experiencing the heat that turns raw dough into good bread．Remember the old saying, “If you can' t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"．This is where language learning often breaks down because we find the heat uncomfortable and we stop the baking process．In other words, we can' t stand the heat, so we get out of the kitchen．However, the language learner who stays in the kitchen－in the heat－until the combined ingredients are thoroughly transformed will enjoy the richness of a quality loaf of bread. He is glad that he did not "get out of the kitchen” at the important moment when the oven seemed too hot.The dedicated language learner knows that becoming bilingual cannot be achieved without the heat.79.According to the author, you can possibly become a speaker of a language by ________．A．bearing millions of words and expressions in your mindB．using the language to communicate with those around youC．Knowing verb conjugations and grammatical rulesD．saying something innocent to be laughed at by others80.'What’s the purpose of illustration of the example-you ask the babysitter,"Have you already been eaten?"When you meant to say,"Have you already eaten?"?A. To verify that you are sure to make some mistakes when you enter a community.B.To show that you should combine the ingredients in the recommended proportions.C. To prove that you may experience"heat"from the community in language learning.D. To indicate that being bilingual calls for your courage, confidence and perseverance.81.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the necessity of baking bread and learning language?A．Excellent Skills．B．Various ingredients．C．Appropriate proportions．D．Uncomfortable heat．(C)Like most people, I’ve long understood that I’ll be judged by my occupation, that my profession is used by people to see how talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suppose they’d never say or do to the people they know. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away,then called me back with his finger a minute later, saying angrily that he was ready to order and asking where I’d been.I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon（勤杂工） by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior（低等的）treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked--- politely and formally.I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from a person in advertising department with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately clear. Perhaps it was because of money, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to be the restaurant industry.It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry exists to meet others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose job is to serve them.82.The author was disappointed to find that_____________？A. one’s position is used to measure one’s intelligence.B. Talented people like her should fail to get a respectable jobC. one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person.D. professionals tend to look down upon manual workers.83. What does the author intend to say by the example in Paragraph 2？A. Waiting tables is a hard job.B. Some customers are difficult to deal with.C. The man making a phone call is absent-minded.D. Some customers show no respect to those who serve them.84.What does the author imply by saying"... Many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant (Lines 3-4, Para. 7)?A. Those who cater to others' needs are destined to be looked down upon.B. Those working in the service industry shouldn't be heated as servants.C. Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.D. The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as 4. server nowadays.85. The author says one day she’ll take her customers to dinner in order to _______.A. see what kind of person they areB. experience the feeling of being servedC. shoe her generosity towards people inferior to herD.arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life(D)In 1784, five years before he became president of the United States, George Washington, 52, was nearly toothless. So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw—having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. But recently, many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation. They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence madeavailable in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings. And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. More significantly, they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong—andyet most did little to fight it.More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered bythe culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part ofthe political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was "like having a large bank account," says Wiencek, authorof An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. 'The southern states would not have signed the Constitutionwithout protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen's political lives depended on slavery. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803; the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still, Jefferson freed Hemings' children—though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believethat all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition ofhis relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.86. In Paragraph 1,George Washington's dental surgery is mentionedto__________A．show the poor medical practice in the past.B．demonstrate the great cruelty of slavery in his days.C．stress the important role of slaves in the entire U.S. history. D．reveal an unknown aspect of his life and introduce the topic87.We may infer from the second paragraph that_____________.A. DNA technology has been widely applied to history research.B. In its early day. s the U. S. was confronted with delicate situations.C. historians deliberately made up some stories of Jefferson's life.D.Political compromises are easily found throughout the U. S. history.88. What do we learn about Thomas Jefferson?A. His political view changed his attitude towards slavery.B. His status as a father made him free the child slaves.C. His attitude towards slavery was complex.D. His affair with a slave ruined his reputation.89.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Some founding fathers benefited politically from slavery.B. Slaves in the old days did not have the right to vote.C. Slave owners usually had large savings accounts.D. Washington decided to free slaves due to moral considerations. Translation1.社会上，年轻人赶时髦，穿时尚衣服是常有的事。

上海上海中学高一上学期周练英语试题集团标准化办公室：[VV986T-J682P28-JP266L8-68PNN]上海中学2017-2018学年第学期高一英语试题Choice21.The impact__________ high technology draws worldwide attention.A.onB.toC.ofD.in22.________________,the more expansive gestures you should employ when youdeliver a speech.A.The more audience there isB.The more the audience areC.As much audience as there isD.The larger the audience is23.John is really an independent boy and he tries his best to settle everyproblem_______.A.of his ownB.by his own C,for his own D.on his own24.The queen,__________ an old woman, made a poisonous apple and came tothe cottage to tempt Snow White to eat it.A,dressed in B.who was dressing like C.dressed like D.who had clotheson as25.It is reported that __________schools in the west of China are improvingtheir study environment.A.a great many ofB.the large number ofB..a great amount of D.a large number of26.Do you really mean_________a basketball player? Do you know thattraining to be a basketball player means_____________at least eight hoursevery day?A.being,practicingB.to be,practicingC.to be,to practiceD.being,topractice27.Balancing the workload of a _________job alongside a course of study can be difficult, so there is an increasing tendency for people to give up work and go back to school.A.demandingB.rewardingC.leadingD.outstanding28. I couldn’t re sist having another piece of cake ____________I was supposed to be on a diet and lose weight.A.untilB.wheneverC.asD.even if29. Your children will not follow your advice to ____________business management as his major if you ___________.A.take up,force him toB.take up,force himC.take on,force him toD.take on,force him30.The students of class 8____________a farewell party for their retired class teacher from then on.A.made a great decision to holdingB.made up their mind to holdC.were determined to holdD.decide to hold31.The machine is easy to___________，___________is shown in the pictures.A.operate on, whichB.be operated, whichC.be operated on, asD.operate, as32.Mary’s talent for music and acting led her into a(n)_________on the stage.A.workB.professionC.occupationD.career33.Although the old man insisted he ___________all right,his children all insisted he______________to hospital at once.A.was,would be sentB.was, be sentC.be,would be sentD.be,be sent34.It was the financial scandal that he was involved___________pushed him to give up his political career.A.that B，in what C.in that D. in whichans are parts of our body,____________a special function to perform.A.each of them has B,each has C.every of which has D.each of which has36.A;It will be the first time that I _____________the subject.B;Don’t worry.It will be a little difficult the first time you_________it.A.have taught,teachB.teach,have taughtC.will teach,will teachD.have taught,will teach37.Slipping off the bicycle an getting hurt,Jack asked a pass-by whether there was a drugstore around________he could buy the medicine for his broken knee,A.whereB.whenC.whichD.that38.I have a house,________ the southA.that window opensB.of which the window opens toC.whose window open toD.the windows of which opens39.E-mail is a convenient, highly informal medium for conveying message among people __________well satisfies human needs.A.what B,who C.that D.for which40.According to a report recently released by the US National Research Council,the amount of space junk flowing in Earth’s orbit has reached a critical lever_________future space mission may become too dangerous to fly.A.thatB.whereC.whose D of which41.Marco Polo,who was a great Italian traveler, traveled all the way to China,_________was then called Cathy.A.whereB.whichC.whenD.what42.He arrived in New York in 1986,____________some time later, he became a writer.A.whenB.whereC.thatD.which43.It was almost midnight_________the ceremony was over.A.thatB.sinceC.when D,till44.Jenny smiled________her mother did when she was Jenny’s age.A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which45._________did you use to do________you don’t do now?A.46._______glitters is not gold not all those__________wander are lost.A.What,whoB.All that,whoC.All,thatD.What,that47.Sparking Lake in Jiuzhaigou is so beautiful a place_________people can memorize forever even it no longer exists in real life.A.thatB.whichC.asD.what48.I sent invitation to 100people to the party,__________turned up.A.of whom only a thirdB.only 30 of theseC.almost all of themD.and none of them49.There is no difficulty___________we can overcome.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.but50.Could you lend me a knife________A.which to open the canB.with which to open a canC.with which I opened the canD.with which I can use to open a canVocabularyComplete 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.Prederic Mishikn, who’s been a professor at Columbia Business School for almost 30 years, is good at solving problems and expressing ideas. Whether he’s sending in front of a lecture hall or engaged in a ____51______ conversion, his hands are always waving and pointing. When he was in_____52_______school,one of his professors was so annoyed bythis____53_____gesturing that he made the young economist sit on his hands whenever he visited the professor’s office.It t urns out, however, that Mishikn’s professor had it exactly wrong. Gesture doesn’t prevent but ____54_____clear thought and speech.Research______55____that the movements we make with our hands when wetalk_______56_____a kind of second language, adding information that is____57_______from our words. It is learning’s_____58_______code;Gestures reveals what we know. It also reveals what we don’t know. What’s more, the agreement(or______59_______of agreement)between what our voices say and how our hands move offers a ___60________to our readiness to learn.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four wordsorphrasesmarked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits thecontext.One of the big excuses for not learning languages in Britain is that when you try them out abroad, the person you are speaking to responds in__61__ English, making you feel about two feet tall—or should that be 36 cm?English people are known for their reluctance to accept changes leading to closer union with us European partners. __62__ according to organizations promoting English business, ____63_____language learning is concerned, that simply doesn’t __53__ in that 21st century.Trade Section UK aims to help British companies trading overseas. Its chief executive, Sir David Wright, says: “Language __64__ are good for business, good for jobs and help people in their career. Although many people may speak English __65__, they will usually negotiate in their own language. If we are to compete on an equal basis, it’s decisive that business ______66____ the challenge and uses languages more effectively.”The Council of Europe __67__ language learning as an important tool to improve communication and mutual understanding between individuals. The Center for Information on Language Teaching says that being able to speak __68__ language is a “basic life skill” and that the “language deficit in the UK has become an urgent economic, __69__ and political question.”The department for Education and Skills wants to __70__ teaching of modern foreign languages (MFT) at an earlier stage in the future. Primary school children will get greater __71__to foreign language learning. Currently, about 20 percent of primary schools offer MFL teaching. The Department wants to increase this __72__ by 2012 every child has an entitlement to study a language at primary school.Education and Skills secretary Estelle Morris is very __73__ about more primary schools taking up the __74__ challenge. Children are just so much more responsive___75_____an earlier age.61. A. broken B. perfect C. natural D. simple62. A. And B. But C. So D. Besides63. A. whose B. where C. which D. that64. A. technology B. Learners C. skills D. teachers65. A. at home B. in school C aboard D. Overseas66. A. takes up B. takes off C. takes over D. takes in67. A. finds B. thinks C. regards D. believes68. A. native B. local C. another D. certain69. A. physical B. mental C. spiritual D. social70. A. permit B. encourage C. demand D. challenge71. A. admission B. access C. chance D. approach72. A. in that B. that C. now that D. so that73. A. worried B. concerned C. positive D. negative74. A. language B. business C. competition D. learning75. A. to B. on C. at D. ofReading comprehension(A)I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act ofwill.A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks great on you."Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me." We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.Last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression." What's the matter" I asked her."Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress, "do you know something I don't""What do you mean"" Well...that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago...our doctor (i)he tell you something about meTom, you've been so good to me...am I dying"It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing."No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just starting to live."76. In the first paragraph, "No ifs, ands or buts" probably means ____.A. UnnecessarilyB. unconditionallyC. impossiblyD. unexpectedly77. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _____.A. she looked lovely in her new clothesB. she was seriously illC. he was determined to be a good husbandD. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street78.By saying "I'm just starting to live", Tom means that _____.A. he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wifeB. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to changeC. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of lifeD. he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband(B)As I was thinking about language learning the other day, the image of baking bread came into my mind．I compared some of the exercises and drills that we put ourselves through in order to learn a language to the various ingredients (原料) that go into baking a loaf of fresh bread．Real language learning takes place in human relationships．No one sits down and eats a cup of flour, even if he is hungry and in a hurry．You don' t become bilingual (双语的) by learning lists of vocabulary．You don' tbecome a speaker of a language by memorizing grammatical rules．You become bilingual by entering a community that uses that other language as its basic means of communication．I am not suggesting that we can make bread without ingredients．Flour is necessary, as are yeast (酵母), salt, water and other ingredients．Vocabulary is part of any language and will have to be learned．Grammatical rules exist in every language and cannot be ignored．But merely combining the appropriate ingredients in the recommended proportions does not result in bread．At best, you only end up with a ball of dough (面团)．In order to get bread, you have to apply heat to the dough．And in language learning, that heat comes from the community．Anyone who has learned a second language has experienced that heat．It creeps up your neck when you ask the babysitter “Have you already been eaten” when you meant to say, ‘‘Have you already eaten” When you try to say something quite innocent and the whole room bursts into laughter, you are experiencing the heat that turns raw dough into good bread．Remember the old saying, “If you can' t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"．This is where language learning often breaks down because we find the heat uncomfortable and we stop the baking process．In other words, we can' t stand the heat, so we get out of the kitchen．However, the language learner who stays in the kitchen－in the heat－until the combined ingredients are thoroughly transformed will enjoy the richness of a quality loaf of bread. He is glad that he did not "get out of the kitchen” at the important moment when the oven seemed too hot.The dedicated language learner knows that becoming bilingual cannot be achieved without the heat.79.According to the author, you can possibly become a speaker of a language by ________．A．bearing millions of words and expressions in your mindB．using the language to communicate with those around youC．Knowing verb conjugations and grammatical rulesD．saying something innocent to be laughed at by others80.'What’s the purpose of illustration of the example-you ask the babysitter,"Have you already been eaten"When you meant to say,"Have you already eaten"A. To verify that you are sure to make some mistakes when you enter a community.B.To show that you should combine the ingredients in the recommended proportions.C. To prove that you may experience"heat"from the community in language learning.D. To indicate that being bilingual calls for your courage, confidence and perseverance.81.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the necessity of baking bread and learning language?A．Excellent Skills．B．Various ingredients．C．Appropriate proportions．D．Uncomfortable heat．(C)Like most people, I’ve long understood that I’ll be judged by my occupation, that my profession is used by people to see how talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suppose they’d never say or do to the people they know. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away,then called me back with his finger a minute later, saying angrily that he was ready to order and asking where I’d been.I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon（勤杂工） by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior（低等的）treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked--- politely and formally.I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from a person in advertising department with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately clear. Perhaps it was because of money, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to be the restaurant industry.It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry exists to meet others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose job is to serve them.82.The author was disappointed to find that_____________83.A. one’s position is used to measure one’s intelligence.B. Talented people like her should fail to get a respectable jobC. one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person.D. professionals tend to look down upon manual workers.83. What does the author intend to say by the example in Paragraph 2A. Waiting tables is a hard job.B. Some customers are difficult to deal with.C. The man making a phone call is absent-minded.D. Some customers show no respect to those who serve them.84.What does the author imply by saying"... Many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant (Lines 3-4, Para. 7)A. Those who cater to others' needs are destined to be looked down upon.B. Those working in the service industry shouldn't be heated as servants.C. Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.D. The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as 4. server nowadays.85. The author says one day she’ll take her customers to dinner in order to _______.A. see what kind of person they areB. experience the feeling of being servedC. shoe her generosity towards people inferior to herD.arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life(D)In 1784, five years before he became president of the United States, George Washington, 52, was nearly toothless. So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw—having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. But recently, many historianshave begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of thefounding generation. They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings. And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. More significantly, they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong—andyet most did little to fight it.More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered bythe culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part ofthe political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was "like having a large bank account," says Wiencek, authorof An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. 'The southern states would not have signed the Constitutionwithout protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen's political lives depended on slavery. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803; the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still, Jefferson freed Hemings' children—though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believethat all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.86. In Paragraph 1,George Washington's dental surgery is mentionedto__________A．show the poor medical practice in the past.B．demonstrate the great cruelty of slavery in his days.C．stress the important role of slaves in the entire U.S. history. D．reveal an unknown aspect of his life and introduce the topic87.We may infer from the second paragraph that_____________.A. DNA technology has been widely applied to history research.B. In its early day. s the U. S. was confronted with delicate situations.C. historians deliberately made up some stories of Jefferson's life.D.Political compromises are easily found throughout the U. S. history.88. What do we learn about Thomas Jefferson?A. His political view changed his attitude towards slavery.B. His status as a father made him free the child slaves.C. His attitude towards slavery was complex.D. His affair with a slave ruined his reputation.89.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Some founding fathers benefited politically from slavery.B. Slaves in the old days did not have the right to vote.C. Slave owners usually had large savings accounts.D. Washington decided to free slaves due to moral considerations. Translation1.社会上，年轻人赶时髦，穿时尚衣服是常有的事。

中学高三周考II.Grammar and vocabularySection A 10%Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to makethe passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with agiven 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.There seems never 21 (be) a civilization without toys, but when andhow they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to givechildren something to do.In the ancient world, as is today, most boys 22 (play)with some kinds of toys and most girls with others. In societies 23social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after theactivities of their fathers and girls 24 (prepare),even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adultworld.25 is remarkable about the history of toys is not somuch how they changed over the centuries but how much they haveremained the same. The changes have been mostly 26 craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology.It is the universality (普遍性) of toys with regard to their developmentin all parts of theworld and their persistence to the present 27 is amazing. InEgypt, America,China, Japan and among the Arctic (北极的) people, generally the same kindsof toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life28toys imitate their surroundings. Nearly every civilization had dolls,little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.Because toys 29 be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the cart to the automobile is a direct line of ways up. The progress from a rattle (拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to 30 used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness (独创性). Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can beused only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.repeatedly and forwhich we are willing if necessary to pay a price. Common addictions involvealcohol cigarettes food drugs gambling etc. This article discussesthe concepts which can be31 in coping with addictive behavior.32 minor addictions such as watching too much television or lying in bed on weekend mornings are often not even considered addictions because the price paid for engaging in them is nothigh. On the other hand we tend to use the term “addict” to describe theperson who at least in the eyes of others continues to be addicted in abehavior long after it has become 33 that the substantialprice being paid was not worth the benefit.The individual who has lost career house family and friends because ofcocaine (可卡因) usebut is 34 to consider stopping is an unfortunate example.Negative addictions range from those with very minor negative consequences to those as serious as the cocaine addict just mentioned withmuch 35 in between. Although it is not 36 true that a negative addiction grows stronger over time yet a constantlevel of addictive behavior (e.g. overspending $ 200 a week ) can leadto an increasing level of negative consequences.You may be 37 to learn that addictions can also be considered positive. Positive addictions are those in which the benefits outweigh theprice. A common example would be the habit of regular exercise. The priceof membership in a gym the time involved and any clothing expense is outweighed by the benefits of better health energy self-confidence and appearance. As with negative addictions positive addictions may not getstronger over time and there is a broad 38 of how muchbenefit is actually obtained.What is common to both positive and negative addictions is the urgeto engage in the addictive behavior and the satisfaction that is 39 when the urge is acted upon. The urge is a state of 40 and expectation that is experienced uncomfortably as a desire for the substance or activity. Because we experience relief when the urge is actedupon there is an increased likelihood that we will act on the urge again.III.Readingcomprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words orphrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrasethat best fits the context.The importance of liking people is the subject of an article in theHarvard Business.Review，which has carried out an experiment to find outwho we'd rather work with. Hardly surprisingly, the people we want mostas our workmates are both: 41 at their job anddelightful human beings. And the people we want least are both unpleasantand useless. More interestingly, the autors found that, given the choicebetween working with lovable folls and comptent jerks (性情古怪的人), weirresistibly choose the 42 . Anyway, who likes those who 43or hurt other people? We might insist that competence matters more, butour 44 shows we stay close to the people we like, sharing information with them.What companies should 45 do is get people to like eachother more. The trickhere is apparently to make sure that stuffs come across each other as oftenas possible during day. They also should be sent on bonding courses andso on to encourage friendliness and46 displeasure.47 , more outdoor-activity weekends and shared coffee machinesinspire no confidence at all. The 48 is that people either like eachother or they don’t. You can’t force it. Possibly you can make officesfridendlier by tolerating a lot of chat, but there is a49 cost to that. In my experience, the question of lovable foolagainst competent jerk may not be the right one. The two are interrelated:we tend not to like our workmates when they are completely 50 . I wasonce quite friendly with a woman whom I later worked with. I found her tobe so 51 bad at her job that I lost respect for her and ended up notreally liking her at all. Then is there anything that companies should bedoing about it?By far the most effective strategy would be to hire people who areall pretty much the same, given that 52 is one of the main determinants of whether we like each other. Ithink this is a pretty good ides, but no one 53 recommend this anymore withoutoffending the diversity lobby group (游说团体). There is only one acceptable view on this subject: teams of similar people are bad because they stop creativity. This may be true, though I have never seen any conclusive proof of it.Not only do we like similar people, we like people who like us. So if companies want to54 more liking, they should encourage a culture where we are all nice to each other. The55 is that this needs to be done with some skill.41.A. strange B. brilliant C. surprised D. absent-minded42.A. former B. latter C. majority D. minority43.A. hate B. fear C. doubt D. annoy44.A. thought B. behavior C. expression D. appearance45.A. further B. nevertheless C. therefore D. instead46.A. break down B. talk to C. pick out D. hold out47.A. besides B. Furthermore C. However D. Hence48.A. impression B. reality C. practice D. custom49.A. investment B. production C. operation D.productivity50.A. valueless B. disabled C. hopeless D. careless51.A. outstandingly B. inevitably C. hopefully D.forgetfully52.A. appearance B. effectiveness C. distinction D.similarity53.A. need B. dare C. must D. should54.A. create B. discover C. promote D. place55.A. strategy B. standard C. hope D. troubleSection 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.AAs a father of four, I’m concerned about how to lead my children to be good young men and women in such a turbulent time. I have studied philosophy, mysticism, and religion my entire life. They provide great lessons in responsibility and growth. However, I also recognize that, at least at this point in their lives, my children are not terribly interested in such subjects. While I was reflecting on this, I was reminded of a line in a song I had heard recently. It goes: “If you had only one chance to say something, what would it be?”That night, I found my tow oldest kids lounging on the couch watching a TV show that featured violence, cursing and even some “adult scenes”. I quietly sat on a chair next to them. I saw my boy straighten up, and my girl pretended to ignore me. I didn’t make any usual comments about the pointlessness of such programs. I didn’t even roll my eyes, although this took some effort. I simply asked:Can you tell me how this will make you a batter person?Without a word, I got up and left the room. About ten minutes later,to my surprise, the children were in their rooms doing their homework and the television was silent. Remarkable. This philosophy can change the way we live our lives. For example, whenever I feel angry and get the urge to lash out, I ask myself: “How does this acting or feeling the way I do right now make me a better person?” I began to realize that rarely did mythoughts or actions resultin self-improvement, so I made conscious effort to change my mindset and behavior.We all want to be better fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. Better workers, better leaders, better lovers...... this list goes on. Sometimes succeeding in these roles can be tough. But one question aligns us with all those duties we possess to society and ourselves: “Is this making me a better person?”Whatever I said, it worked. My daughter has begun watching nature programs instead of violent TV shows, and she decided to go to school to become a counselor. My son told me he wants to be a police officer. I’ve since thrown away all those parenting magazines and books I’ve collected over the years because I made more progress with a single question than I did with hundreds of pages of “experts” advice.56.When the writer found his kids watching inappropriate TV programs that night, he appeared .A .calm B. indifferent C. critical D.anxious57.How can this philosophy change the waywe live our lives?A.By calming ourselves down when we are angryB.By raising a question about our current action and feelingC.By helping us realize our need for self-improvementD.By providing us with new mindset and behavior58.Why did the writer throw away his parenting magazines and books?A.Because his kids had grown out of themB.Because they didn’t offer him any help.C.Because that single question was more usefulD.Because the expert advice was too muchto follow 59.The wrote this passage toA.convince teenagers of the downsides to watching TVB.introduce a life philosophy by telling a parenting storyrm the readers of how he helped hid kids set good goalsD.call on other other parents to trust themselves instead of experts.BWhen the people you know run more, you run more. And now there'sdata to prove it.A new study published today in Nature Communications of the daily-recorded exercise patterns of more than one million runners over five years shows that exercise is socially contagious. Your knowledge of what your friends are doing can and will motivate you to do more. The work marks a watershed moment in the use of detailed fitness tracking data to understand health behavior and causal behavior change."Knowing the running behaviors of your friends as shared on social networks can cause you to run farther, faster, and longer," said MIT Sloan Professor Sinan Aral, an author of "Exercise contagion in a global social network."Aral and colleague Christos Nicolaides, a postdoctoral fellow at MIT Sloan, used a data set that recorded the geographic location, social network ties, and daily running patterns of more than one million people who ran 359 million combined kilometers (223 million miles) and logged those runs digitally in a global social network of runners over five years. The data contain the daily distance, duration, pace, and calories burnedby the runners, recorded by digital fitness tracking devices. The results, said Aral, revealed "strong contagion effects.""On the same day, on average, an additional kilometer run by friends can inspire someone to run an additional three-tenths of a kilometer andan additional ten minutes run by friends can inspire someone to run three minutes longer," the authors wrote.Historically, in the context of exercise, a debate exists about whether we make upward comparisons to those performing better than ourselves or downward comparisons to those performing worse than ourselves. Comparisons to those ahead of us may motivate our own self-improvement, while comparisons to those behind us may create "competitive behavior to protect one's superiority." According to Aral, there is evidence for both trajectories in the study, but comparisons to those better than us are more powerful.Gender matters too. The contagion is most pronounced among men, with men influencing other men to run farther and faster. In this regard, men may be more competitive and, specifically, more competitive with each other. Influence among same sex pairs is strong while influence among mixed sex pairs is weaker. Both men and women influence men.However, only women influence women who have reported, in earlier studies, being more influenced by self-regulation and individual planning than by their peers.60.The word “contagious” in paragraph 2 most probably meansA.infectiousB. communicativeC. motivatedD.available61.J ack and Tom both are friends and like running. They post their runs every day on social media. According to the research, if one day Jack ran for an hour and a half and Tom an hour, them how long would Tom most probably run the next day?A.30 minutesB.63minutesC.69minutesD.90minutes62.Which runner tends to get the most powerfulinfluence?A.A man making upward comparisons to his female friends.B.A man making upward comparisons to his male friends.C.A competitive women making comparisons to her peersD.A self-regulated woman who prefer individual planningCThe study of psychology is facing a crisis. The Research Excellence Framework (the Ref) has led to a research culture which is holding back attempts to stabilize psychology in particular, and science in general. The Ref encourages universities to push for groundbreaking innovative, and exciting research in the form of 4* papers, but it does not reward theefforts of those who replicate studies.The point of replicating a study is to test whether a statistically significant result will appear again if the experiments is repeated. Of course, a similar result may not appear –casting into questions the validity of the results from the first experiment.Last year, the Open Science Collaboration attempted to replicate 100 studies from highly ranked psychological journalists. While 97% of the original studies had a statistically significant result, just 36% of the replications had the same outcome. Equally worrying: when an effect did appear, it was often much smaller than previously thought.Recent data calls into question some widely influential findings inpsychological science. These problems are not confined to psychology however – many findings published in scientific literature may actually be false.Science is supposed to be self-correcting and reproducibility is a cornerstone of the scientific method. Yet, we simply aren’t invested in replicating findings. We all want to be good researchers and understand more about how the world works. So why are we so reluctant to check our conclusions are valid?Because no incentive is provided by the system we carry out our research in. In the UK,the Ref ranks the published works of researchers according to their originality (how innovative is the research?), significance (does it have practical or commercial importance?),and rigour (is the research technically right?). Outputs are then awarded one to four stars. 4* papers are considered world-leading. The cumulative total of 3* and 4* papers determines research funding allocation and has aknock-on effect on institutional position in league tables(排名表) and therefore attractiveness to students. Obviously, the more publications the better.Worrying, many academics admit to engaging in at least one questionableresearch practice in order to achieve publication. Examples of this include: coming up with a theory after data is collected, stoppingcollecting data when an effect appears in case it disappears later, or only reporting the significant effects from collected data. Others simplyfabricate data–Dutch psychologist Diederik Stapel shockingly falsified data from more than 50 studies.The Ref completely harms our efforts to produce a reliable body of knowledge. Why? The focus on originality –publications exploring new areas of research using new paradigms,and avoiding testing well-established theories – is the exact opposite of what science needs to be doing to solve the troubling replication crisis. According to Ref standards, replicating an already published piece of work is simply uninteresting.With the next Ref submission just four years away, many researchers are effectively faced with a choice: be a good scientist, or be a successful academic who gets funding and a promotion.63.What crisis the study of psychology facing?A.The Ref has led to a revolution in not only psychology but also science.B.The universities are encouraged to generate more groundbreakingresearch.C.The Ref tends to set up a different standard for replications ofstudies.D.The Ref’s indifference to replications of studies has led to worryingeffects.64.The Ref’s focus on originality has brought about .A.a reliable body ofknowledgeB.publications exploring new areasC.tests of well-established theoriesD.uninteresting replications of studies65.We can infer from the passage that the Ref .A.is a system for assessing the quality of research in UK universitiesB.provides UK researchers with funding and job opportunitiesC.recognizes researchers’ work and adds to their attractiveness tostudentsD.is planning to change its standard before the next Ref submission66.What does the writer mean by saying “be a good scientist”?A.Contribute to the solution to the replication crisis.B.Reform the standards that have been set up by the Ref.C.Give up possible funding and promotion given by universities.D.Avoid using false research practices to test old theories.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. 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 parents’ refusal to admit these changes when the child knows themto be true makes impossible.B.Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parentsthemselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up toa realistic evaluation.C.They may even make some unpleasant remark’s about the friends’ parents,and think of them as disloyalty.D.Today we tend to go to the other extreme, but on the whole this is ahealthier attitude both for the child and the parent.E.What the child cannot forgive is the parent’s refusal to admit thesecharges if the child knows them to be true.67F.They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some unpleasant remarksabout the friends’ parents.Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur (诋毁) on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enoughto let the teenagers see that they are annoyed. 67 Such a loss of dignity and a kind of childish behavior on the part of the adults deeply shocks the teenager, and makes them decide that in future they will nottalk to their parents about the place or people they visit. Before very long the parents will be complaining that the child is so secretive and never tells them anything, but they seldom realize that they have brought this on themselves.Disillusionment(醒悟) with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable.68 Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if theyrealized how muchbelief their children usually have in their character and correctness, and how much this faith means to a child. If parents were prepared for this teen-aged reaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by offending and resisting it. The teenagers, with his passion for sincerity, always respects a parent who admits that he is wrong, or ignorant, or even that he has been unfair or unjust. 69Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating（伪装） behind anunreasoning authoritarian attitude; in fact they did nothing of the kind, but children were then too frightened to let them know how they really felt.70 It is always wiser and safer to face up to reality, however painful it may be at the moment.IV.TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.71. 新任的总统因军事危机而忧心忡忡。

2018学年上外高一weekly 10.25Ⅱ. Choice:15%17.Up ______when the country declared war on its neighboring country.A. the oil price wentB. Went the oil pricesC .did the oil prices go D. would the oil prices go18.The dying patient, with all his family_____ around him, ______still in bed ,his mouth occasionally moving a little bit ,as if to say something.A. gathering, lainB. gathering, layC.to gather, laidD. gathered ,laid19.Darigton never regretted ______to attend the party, for she did not like it at all.A. not to be invitedB. being not invitedC. having not be invitedD. not having be invited20.My motto is quite simple; the quest _____ knowledge _____all times.A.to, inB.to, atC. for, at.D. for, in21.This semester, the courses William has taken are History , Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, among_____ Mathematics _____the most important.122.I can’t seem to find my wallet anywhere in my car. ______it be somewhere in the house?A. MayB. MustC. CanD. Should23.Do tell her everything! She appears _____all the truth.A. having been toldB.to have been toldC.to have told.D. having known24.It’s important that a teacher _____the personality of each of his/her students, trying to avoid conflict.A. must get to knowB. knows wellC. should get to knowD. needs to know25.In the center of the picture are two castles, one of which is_____, if not larger than, the other.A. twice as large asB. twice as largeC.as twice largeD.as twice large as26.United Kingdom, once ______the most powerful country in the world, decline d soon after World War I .A. as beingB. having beenC. /D. was227._____I need right now is a GPS machine, one _____can show me the direction s and guide me to the airport in the shortest time possible.A. All what, that.B. All what, whichC. What,/.D. All what, that28.There should be little doubt of it____ difficulty arises, we should keep working and shall finally overcome it.A. which whenB. that whatC. that whenD. whether that29.A growing problems has emerged involved in the popularity of private cars ____road conditions need _____.A. whether ,to improveB.in which, improvingC. that, to be improvedD. which, to be improved30.T o inspire a lasting love of reading, many parents are trying to motivate their children to read ____books ____when they were young.A. such, as they found much pleasure inB. such, that they found much pleasure inC. those, which they found much pleasureD. the same, that they found much pleasure31.I always bear the statement “Familiarity breeds contempt “”in mind ____ it3comes to ____relationships with others.A.as... build upB. while...set upC. when...,establishingD. that...establishing32.The pilot realized With alarm yet he had got himself into a dangerous situation _____ he was likely to lose control of the plane.A. whereB.at whichC. of whichD.when33.Washing machines made by China have won ____Worldwide attention and the Haier has become household name.A. a, theB./,theC./ ,a D .the ,a34.The country has already sent up three Unmanned is spacecrafts,_____ was launched at the end of last month.A. the most recentB. the most recent of whichC .the most recent of them D. of which it35.The problem with much mobile technology is _____it’s not really designed to be used ____you are actually mobile.A. that, thatB./,whenC. that, whileD. when, that36.T oday’s fishing vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. That means a higher proportion of _____is in the sea is4being caught.A. whatB. thatC. whichD.it37.Frank is working late again. This is the first time this week he’s had to study late,____?A. isn’t heB. hasn’t itC. hasn’t heD. isn’t it38.The police were seeking more information to find out _____ it was ____ killed the rich merchant.A. that, whoB. that, whatC. who, thatD. whom, that39.____ the convenience brought by the popularity of private cars can’t be denied, the problems such as waste of energy, air pollution and traffic jams are thought provoking.A. DespiteB. WhenC.AsD. Though40._____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.A. Being encouragedB. EncouragingC. EncouragedD. Having encouraged41.China is planning reform to its personal income tax system,____ certain expenditures ____ when taxable income is calculated.5A. allowed, to be taken awayB. allowing, to be taken awayC. allowed, to take awayD. allowing, being taken away42. Wh ere should consider the students’ suggestions _____The school library _____More books on popular science.A. that, providesB. which, provideC. whether, providesD. that ,provide43. The fatally wounded spider was unconscious but still ____ when taken to the hospital.A. liveB. livelyC. livingD. alive44. Although the main characters in her latest novel are so true to life, all of them are _____ .A. imaginativeB. imaginaryC. imaginableD. imaginating45. It’s relaxing for locals to walk along the river after a busy day , breathing fresh air and watching a great many ____ light reflected on the water.A. twinklingB. sparkingC. flashingD. shining646. China recently tightened its waters controls near Huangyan Island _____Chinese fishing boats ____in the South China Sea.A. preventing, to be attackedB. prevented, being attackedC.to prevent, being attackedD.to prevent, attackingⅢClozeMost people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 47 it. Creativity isn’t always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 48 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.Making connections. This technique involves taking 49 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words6with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 51 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.NO limits! Imagine that normal lim itations don’t exist. You have as much time /space78 / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 52 . If your goal is to learn to ski, 53 , you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 54 this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 55 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want ？ Why can’t she get it？ What changes must she make to get what she wants ？ If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 56 . The best fishermen think like fish!( )47. A. put up with ( )48. A. skillfully ( )49. A. familiar ( )50. A. presented ( )51. A. ideas ( )52. A. possibilities ( )53. A. in fact ( )54. A. devote ( )55. A. private B. catch up with B. routinely B. unrelated B. marked B. ambitions B. limitations B. in particular B. adapt B. global C. make use of C. vividly C. creative C. lit C. achievement C. tendency C. as a whole C. lead C. different D. keep track ofD. deeplyD. imaginativeD. associatedD. techniqueD. practiceD. for instanceD. keepD. characters.( )56. A. positions B. dreams C. images D. directionsⅣReading:16%(A)For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People, both in Japan and in America, dream of seeing this beautiful island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Their dreams always include the sunset over the ocean. The sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea, and it drops .so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow(霞光) that lights the skies and shines in the quiet water.People often have a quiet, peaceful time while walking along the beach. The first strangers to these islands centuries ago were who came from Tahiti in canoes(独木舟) .Now no matter where the people come from, they really want to see the original(原始的) beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.57. The most magic thing on the beautiful islands is ______ .A. the tropical plantsB. a leisurely walk along the beachC. the sunset9D. the quiet water58.______ doesn’t belong to “the original beauty of Hawaii.A.White sand beaches .B. Waving palm trees.B.Tall hotels. D. The Diamond Head Mountain.59.The last paragraph suggests _____.A. the scenery nowadays is totally different from the original beauty.B. it is not quite easy to see the original beauty, because some of the scenery is almost hidden by tall hotels.C. it is easy to see the original beauty ,but only by taking jet planes.D. it is difficult to see the original beauty ,for things have completely changed in the last 25 years.60.The best topic of the passage is _____.A. Islands.B. A Magic Name.C. Travelling in Hawaii.D. Hawaii, the Dramatic Beauty.(B)Trees should only be pruned (修剪) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily10than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches, which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air.One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease , but it is a wound that will heal (愈合). Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible. It is important to make the area, which has been pruned, smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter , for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference (妨碍) from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly .61.Pruning should be done to _____.A．make the tree grow taller.11B．improve the shape of the tree.C．get rid of the small branches .D．make the small branches thicker.62．Trees become unhealthy if the gardener__________.A．allows too many branches to grow in the middleB. does not protect them from the windC. forces them to grow too quickly.D．damages some of the small side branches63.Why is a special material painted on the tree?A．To make a wound smooth.B．To prevent disease entering a wound.C．to cover a rough surface.D．To help a wound to dry.64．What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?A．To give practical instruction for pruning a tree.B．To give a general description of pruning.12C．To explain how trees develop disease.D．To discuss different methods of pruning.(C)Examinations have a longer history in China than in any other country, yet it is today an issue around in which controversy flourishes. At each stage of their school lives children are faced with exams: exams to enter junior middle school, senior middle school, vocational school, colleges and universities. As a result of having constantly to think of these hurdles facing them children find themselves under constant pressure, unable to take time off from studying exam-oriented subjects to relax with friends or to develop other interests. Within school the concentration on exam success leads to the neglect of courses which are not central to the examinations and a method of teaching and learning which emphasizes training the ability to do well in tests but neglects developing the ability to think creatively.Despite such criticisms the examination system still has its defenders. Without it, they argue, how can we test students’ abilities and evaluate the effectiveness of teachers and schools They believe that they provide the only objective way of selecting students and reduce the exercise of unfair back-door practices to gain advantage for children on the basis of influence or corruption. Examinations are also felt to offer the impetus to students to master their subject in a way in which they otherwise might not. "While too much anxiety can be a bad thing, a little anxiety can stimulate students to learn better than if left without any test to pass," says Li Jie, a leading advocate of the value of testing. "I can remember things now which give me great pleasure which I doubt I would have learned at the time if I had not13had to do so for the examinations.\65.Which of the following statements about emminations in China is correct?A.People can make money out of examination.B.Only students of today have to take examination.C.Students have to learn more about history than about any other subjects.D.People have different opinions concerning the value of examinations.66. What is a possible result if students pay too much attention to examinations？[A] Students neglect those exam-oriented subjects.[B] Students are unable to relax with friends or to develop other interests.[C] Teachers neglect the training of the students' ability to do well in tests.[D] Students only pay attention to the development of their ability to think creatively.67. Which of the following has NOT been mentioned as the advantage of examinations？[A] Examinations are the only objective way of selecting students.[B] Examinations are the only objective way to eliminate the problem of corruption.[C] Examinations can tell us that too much anxiety can be a bad thing.14[D] Examinations can better stimulate students to study.68 Which of the following is an acceptable summary of the organization of this passage？[A] Discussing a problem in education. [B] Refuting (反驳)a long held opinion.[C] Persuading people to believe an idea. [D] Presenting a controversial issue and arguments from both sides.(D)The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending phone call“made”by US President George W．Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Of course, neither of them could really do that for you－you would just ”borrow” their voices. AT&T labs will start selling speech software that, it says, is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices of long-dead famous people back to life.The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person's voice to say things that the person never actually said.Possible customers for the software, which is priced at the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that reads digital files aloud, makers of automated voices devices．The advances raise several15problems．Who, for example owns the rights to a famous person's voice? (Some experts even believe that new contracts will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.)And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(假冒), would the synthesized(合成的)voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they knew?Even Mr. Fruchterman, one of AT&T lab's possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology right bring. “Just like you can't trust a photograph any more,” he said, “You won't be able to trust a voice either.”69. With the help of the speech software, it is most possible ________.A. to improve a famous person's speechB. to say what you want in another's voiceC. to make a speech much more easilyD. to help you to find a better job70. If the speech software is widely used, ________.A. people would no longer believe each otherB. it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person16C. no radio or TV broadcasters would be neededD. recording a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court71. According to the passage, you can infer that ________.A. the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the marketB. the government will forbid the sale of the software in the marketC. it's hard to decide whether software will enjoy popularityD. the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish(4) The passage mainly wants to ________.A. introduce a new softwareB. explain the advantage of a new inventionC. advertise a new kind of productD. describe the future market of a new productKEYS:17-21 BBDCB 22-26 CBCAC 27-31 DCCAC 32-36 ACBCA 37-41 DCCCB 42-46 DDBACKeys:1747-51 CBBAA 52-56 ADDCDKEYS:57-60 CCBDB 61-64 BBAC 65-68 DBCA 69-72 BCAB18。

上海市浦东新区2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（本试卷满分100分。

考试时间90分钟）第I卷（共73分）I. Listening Comprehension 20%Section A 10%Directions: 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. Repairing the radio. B. Listening to the broadcastC. Chatting with friends.D. Playing cards.2. A. In a hospital. B. At a bank.C. In a restaurant.D. At a post office.3. A. One was probably sold out. B. One was not interesting.C. One was too old.D. One was too expensive.4. A. Teacher and student. B. Customer and boss.C. Doctor and patient.D. Husband and wife.5. A. About 7:15. B. About 7:30. C. About 7:45. D. About 8:00.6. A. It’s excellent. B. It is not much better than others.C. It isn’t great.D. It is the greatest.7. A. The man should learn to slow down. B. The man is always late.C. They should slow down.D. They aren’t going to be on time.8. A. Liz is on business tour. B. Ted takes Liz for a holiday.C. Ted is gone for a holiday.D. Ted usually gives Liz a ride.9. A. She will type it next time.B. She would rather work on it.C. It took her an entire week to type it.D. She isn't quite satisfied with it.10. A. The woman really doesn’t know.B. The weather won’t affect the result of the game.C. The team will lose the game.D. The team will be defeated because of the weather.Section B 10%Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked two or three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To prepare to leave. B. To look out of the window.C. To pack a suitcase.D. To watch the TV news.12. A. Clothes. B. Diary.C. Pets.D. Wedding photos.13. A. Sunny. B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.D. Windy.Questions 14 through 15 are based on the following passage.14. A. Even your friend can’t buy alcohol for you in England.B. The traffic in England keeps to the left.C. Dropping litter in the street is not allowed.D. Anyone under 16 years of age mustn’t buy cigarettes or tobacco.15. A. To prepare people for international travel.B. To carry out the laws of different kinds.C. To give advice to travels to England.D. To tell people the punishment for breaking laws.II. Grammar and Vocabulary 19%Section A 10%Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Steel, concrete（混凝土）and glass are common materials in any skyscrapers. But more highbuildings are now using wood. In the last four years, Australia, Norway, England and Canada (16)______ (build) wooden skyscrapers. The latest one is in Sweden, (17) ______ new, 19-storey wooden hotel called “Sida vid Sida” (side by side).Why are wooden skyscrapers chosen ahead of concrete (18) ______?Wood (19) ______ (use) in many Chinese buildings for thousands of years, but is it strong enough for skyscrapers?“There are a whole bunch of new materials made out of wood (20) ______ are structurally able to build big buildings,” material expert Dr. Michael Ramage told CNN.Architects（建筑师）use woven（编制的）wood to make sure it is. They put layers of wood across one another coated with special glue (21) ______ (create) a very strong material.Wood also lasts a long time and doesn’t rot（腐烂的）(22) ______ it is well looked after. Many examples can be found, one of (23) ______ is the rooftops of Beijing’s Forbidden City.Ramage also said bamboo (24) ______ be cut in special ways to make it far (25) ______ (strong).Section B 9%Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.It is not unusual for us to gather with our nearest and dearest on the weekends. But do you know that holidays, much like relationships, can be “made, (26) ______ and broken” through conversations? Deborag Tannen, a Georgetown University linguistics（语言学）professor, believes so. She offers suggestions to improve communication at the holiday table and beyond. Let’s take a look.A round dining table is best for (27) ______ a lively conversation because everyone faces one another.Avoid (28) ______ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular table, even though it is the traditional place of honor. Elderly people may feel lonely there because they will be (29) ______ to hear or keep up with a conversation.Women prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. Men might look aroundat other thi ngs. “Guys may be more relaxed keeping staring on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be (30) ______, though.”Be (31) ______ that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different sense of tone, rhythm, timing and how long of a pause is normal in a conversation. Pay attention to people who seem left out. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a chance to join in. If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start talking before it seems natural or (32) ______.Some families find that gatherings go more (33) ______ if they participate in an outdoor activity. Going to a park for a walk may be more (34) ______ than sitting around chatting.III. Reading Comprehension 34%Section A 10%Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.How many of you drink Cola? Nearly everybody. Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink but as a cure for headache back in the late 1800’s? John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many months trying to find a 35 for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixing and heating different mixtures of oils and flavors（香料）36 he found one that seemed to work well. Pamberton bottled the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as a concentrated（浓缩的）syrup（糖浆）that the customer had to 37 with water before drinking. The invention of Cola came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a headache and 38 a bottle of cola syrup. He wanted to take it 39 . So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. The clerk, 40 walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, 41 mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, 42 how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mixture and it grew in 43 . Today this kind of Cola is sold in most countries around the world. And although they no longer 44 the ingredients to kill headache, they are still very refreshing.35. A. reason B. mixture C. source D. remedy36. A. as B. until C. after D. since37. A. fill B. mix C. eat D. milk38. A. left for B. accounted for C. applied for D. asked for39. A. right away B. for nothing C. sooner or later D. back home40. A. in addition to B. instead of C. except for D. as well as41. A. admitted B. preferred C. suggested D. enjoyed42. A. told B. proved C. remarked D. wondered43. A. surprise B. popularity C. confusion D. history44. A. support B. provide C. ensure D. containSection B 16%Directions:Read the following 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)Another person’s enthusias m（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fel low who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm.”That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career cou ld be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brotherand stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.45. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?A. His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members, too.B. Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm.C. Other family me mbers’ enthusiasm has great effects on his stepmother.D. There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did.46. According to the author, ______ before his stepmother came into his life.A. his father had been away from home for a long timeB. people had noticed his intelligenceC. he knew how to release his enthusiasm properlyD. he was considered a rude boy with wild behaviors47. The author’s stepmother did all the following EXCEPT ______.A. giving some writing lessons to him at homeB. moving the family into the centre of the countyC. planning the future for each family memberD. praising him from the bottom of her heart48. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?A. Enthusiasm, a Source of AuthorityB. Enthusiasm, a Gift from my FatherC. Enthusiasm, a Trend in FamiliesD. Enthusiasm, a Power for Success(B)Family fights are never pleasant. Whether you are dealing with a loud sister or a stubborn mom or dad, the situation can be bad. At least that’s what we have learned to e xpect.What if it could be different? What if family fights and conflicts could be turned into opportunities to become closer? What if problems could be solved with everyone walking away feeling more deeply cared for and loved?Family fighting is, on one level, about power. Someone is telling someone else what to do. In a short moment, emotions can be brought out and the fight is on. You can go down that old road or you can try something different.In any fight, you have a need to be listened to and understood. People raise their voices and shout at each other because they’re not being listened to. It’s totally unconscious. You want your mom or dad to listen and understand. But you always seems to forget the person you’re fighting with has the same need to be listened to. So if you can put aside your need for a few minutes, the situation will change quickly. Give the other person some time to express his or her feelings, and you will earn your turn to be listened to.And while you are listening, you have to listen for the right information. The best way to do this in emotional situations is to forget most of the words because many people can’t express what they are feeling with words alone, especially when they are upset.But if the situation starts to get out of hand, it would be wise to just calm down and leave the problem until later because many fights happen at the wrong time. The situation will die down quickly, usually in less than 30 seconds. You can either move on to problem solving or reach an agreement to work on it at a better time.This way, everyone will feel respected and listened to, even when there is conflict. Emotions will be understood and respected, and it will bring your family closer together.49. From the first 3 paragraphs, we can conclude that ______.A. people had better avoid family fights.B. family members fight to control each otherC. family fights can be changed into something positiveD. when family members fight, it’s worse as they know each other’s weakness50. In the author’s opinion, the key to dealing with family fights is to ______.A. satisfy the need to be listened to firstB. make sure that you’re the first to be listened toC. pay no attention to what others say in emotional situationsD. stop quarrelling when you feel you are giving orders51. When the situation gets out of control, it’s best to ______.A. wait for a suitable moment to speakB. let the other person express their feelingsC. work on a written agreement firstD. move on to problem solving52. The main purpose of this article is to ______.A. tell readers that family fights are not that badB. teach reader how to listen in family fightsC. remind readers to show respect in family fightsD. give advice on dealing with family fightsSection C 8%Directions:Choose from the sentences A-F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.It should be easy for you to recognize faces of your family and friends. But can you remember faces that you’ve only seen once? You might think it is very difficult.53 . They are the so-called “super recognizers”, who can remember at least 80 percent of the faces they’ve seen.54 . But studies shows that at least one person in every 50 is a super recognizer, reported the Daily Mail.Bournemouth University in the UK recently carried out research trying to find whether super recognizers have a different way to process faces. They have found that when these people look at faces, they spend more time looking at the person’s nose. 55 . Their super ability is limited to only to recognizing faces.Another important finding is that there are subtypes（子类型）of super recognition. Some super recognizers never forget faces. But for some, if you present a pair of faces to them at the same time, they can quickly decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people.These subtypes of super recognition could be applied to many areas of life. 56 . Super recognizers could help match faces in CCTV footage（闭路电视镜头）. They could also help police spot bad guys or even missing people in crowds.第II卷（共27分）I. Translation 12% (2+3+3+4)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 经常锻炼，你会受益匪浅的。

高一年级周练一I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection AThe Good and the Bad of Rain and CloudsThis week we’ll explore some useful expressions about rain and clouds in American English. Some are very common. For example, you may have heard of the expression “raining cats and dogs”. We use it when it (21)_________ (rain) very, very hard. In other words, when it is pouring!Thus, we have another useful expression about he avy rain: “(22)________ it rains, it pours!” This means that when something bad happens, other bad things usually happen at the same time. We often use this saying after someone describes a lot of bad things, one (23)________ the other.If a person is under a cloud, they (24)________ (think) to have done something bad or dishonorable.A person (25)_________ even be under a certain type of cloud. If you are living under a cloud of suspicion(嫌疑), for example, other people believe that you have done something wrong.However, if you add a few extra words to the phrase the meaning changes greatly. If I am living under (26)________ dark cloud, it means I (27)_________ (depress) and sad all the time. We can make this phrase even (28)_________ (descriptive) by say ing “living under the dark cloud of depression” or “living under the dark cloud of poverty.” So, there are different types of dark clouds you can live under.(29)________ even when people are living under a dark cloud, there is hope. There is always hope. And (30)________ brings us to the last expression: Every cloud has a silver lining. A silver lining on a cloud shows that the sun is behind it. This expression means there is always something hopeful in even the most difficult or unhappy situation.Section B(A)31. He walked away without a backward _______.32. The meeting should be chaired by the most ________ person present.33. He made a number of rude _______ about the crippled teacher.34. The girl _______ me of her father when she speaks.35. The company is being actively _______ as a potential partner.36. It _______ only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.37. What worries our parents most is that, they think, we are generally _______ in self-discipline.38. I am ________ happy to take you to the concert.39. Despite his cries, no one came to his _______.40. He was eager to ________ his ideas to the group.Wherever we go in summer, mosquitoes seem to follow us. Why do they have an extraordinaryability to __41__ us far away and fly straight at our unprotected skin? According to a team from the Californian Institute of Technology, the blood-sucking insects find us by smelling first.To test their hypothesis(假设), the team conducted a number of experiments with female mosquitoes in a wind tunnel to see which __42__ made the mosquitoes respond best. They __43__ a high concentration(浓度) of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas into the wind to mimic the exhaled (呼出的) breath of people.Then the team placed a dark object on the floor of the wind tunnel. At first, the mosquitoes showed no __44__ in it at all. However, the moment CO2was poured into the tunnel, they changed their behavior quite dramatically and were __45__ to the little object.This suggests to the researchers that female mosquitoes search for food in a rather simple way. They only start paying __46__ when their nose tells them there might be a person nearby. Hence, the mosquitoes don’t need to waste their time __47__ all the visual objects like rocks and plants.The research findings make sense to Matt DeGennaro, a scientist at Florida International University. He is working to create genetic (基因的) changes that __48__ the mosquito’s sense of smell. Matt says, “We can use that knowledge to design a new perfume that could block the mosquito’s __49__ us or could trigger (触发) certain receptors that signal __50__ to the mosquito and cause them to stay away.” One day, people may have a fighting chance against the little biting insect.III. Reading comprehensionSection AWe’ve heard it before –we’ve heard it one the news, from teachers, from parents –children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will __51__ with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early __52__. In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules(日程表) are as __53__ as those of an adult’s.I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in positions in which I was working with adults.I have had to learn to think and __54__ like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting(反思)on the __55__ eighteen years--thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what __56__ I have yet to achieve.We are expected to work hard, get excellent __57__, be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do in life. The list goes on and on. But the __58__ is clear: We live in a society today that is __59__ our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy--free. We are expected to __60__ the strict school rules and to excelin everything we do.I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they __61__ me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a __62__ lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote(遥远的) site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had gone back to his house. We were talking about the __63__ he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I __64__ my basketball hoop(篮圈).” Then he threw a basketball to me.I hadn’t touched a basketball in five years.We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time __65__ like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have fun once in a while.51. A. talk B. disagree C. satisfy D. discuss52. A. age B. stage C. year D. grade53. A. certain B. busy C. careful D. perfect54. A. study B. speak C. work D. act55. A. last B. other C. rest D. coming56. A. purposes B. success C. goals D. jobs57. A. textbooks B. grades C. teachers D. schools58. A. information B. message C. notice D. idea59. A. ruining B. correcting C. envying D. shortening60. A. make B. accept C. learn D. follow61. A. inspired B. amazed C. affected D. surprised62. A. valuable B. serious C. small D. useless63. A. furniture B. improvements C. equipment D. arrangements64. A. moved B. fixed C. sold D. broke65. A. laughing B. shouting C. running D. shootingSection B(A)Before I came to live here, I spent a lot of time at Wuthering Heights. My mother looked after Hindley Earnshaw, Hareton’s father. Hindley and I were the same age. His sister Catherine was eight years younger than us. One day old Mr. Earnshaw went to Liverpool on business. He was away for three days and when he came back he brought a child with him. The child wasn’t very old, about Catherine’s age, but he was dirty and dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛). They called him “Heathcliff”. Not long after that, Mrs. Earnshaw died and the three children were left without a mother.Catherine and Heathcliff became close friends but Hindley always hated him. I must say, I didn’t like him much either. He was a strange child. He never complained or cried when Hindley hit him. Old Mr. Earnshaw was furious(狂怒的) when he discovered that his son was persecuting(迫害) the boy. Heathcliff was definitely his favourite.I often wondered why Mr. Earnshaw admired him. Heathcliff never showed any signs of affection for the old man or any signs of gratitude either. But the old man’s love gave him power over Hindley.As Mr. Earnshaw got older and weaker, he became bad-tempered. Hindley often made him angry by saying nasty things about Heathcliff. Once or twice the old man lifted his stick to hit his son but he was too weak to do it. Then he shook with rage(盛怒). In the end the local curate(助理牧师) advised him to send Hindley away to school. Mr. Earnshaw agreed but he was sad to see his son on leave.“Maybe we’ll have some peace now,” I thought.Catherine was a very pretty girl with thick dark curls(卷发) and dark eyes and a passionate nature. She talked, sang and laughed from the moment she got up to the moment she went to bed. She liked to play the mistress(女主人) of the house, giving Hindley, Heathcliff and me orders. When t he boys didn’t obey her, she hit them. But I never let her hit me. She was very fond of Heathcliff—too fond. The worst punishment we could invent for her was to keep them separate.Then one October evening Mr. Earnshaw died quietly in his chair. Both Catherine and Heathcliff were very upset. They cried and cried. I didn’t have time to comfort them because I had to go to the village to get the doctor. When I came back I went straight to their room. It was after mid-night but they weren’t asleep. They we re comforting each other by describing all the beautiful things in heaven. Tears ran down my face as I listened to them.66. Which of the following statements about Heathcliff is NOT true?A. He was dirty and wearing shabby clothes when first brought to Wuthering Heights.B. He was about eight years younger than Hindley.C. He got angry and fought back when Hindley bullied him.D. He was Mr. Earnshaw’s favorite child and Catherine’s close friend.67. From the story, we can learn that ________.A. Catherine was the mistress of Wuthering Heights who always lost her temper.B. Heathcliff was not a grateful child at that time.C. The most severe penalty for Catherine was to separate her from Heathcliff.D. The author seemed sad to see Hindley sent away to school.(B)Priceless collections spanning (横跨) 11,000 years went up in flames as a massive fire swallowed Brazils National Museum. About 90 percent of the 20 million items may have been destroyed.The fire broke out after the museum had closed on September 2. It began at around 7:30 p.m. local time. Several hours later, firefighters were still working to put out the fire.There were no reports of injuries, but the loss to Brazililan science, history and culture was incalculable(不可估量的). The museum, which turned 200 years old in June, was founded a few years before the country itself. It is the oldest scientific institution in Brazil and has large natural history and anthropology(人类学) collections.The museum was home to Egyptian and Graeco-Roman(受希腊和罗马影响的) artifacts(具有史学价值的手工艺品), and fossils. One of the most famous collections is known as Luzia, the skull and bones of a 25-year-old woman who died more than 11,000 year ago. They are the oldest remains ever discovered in the Americas. The largest meteori te ever found in Brazil is also housed in the museum. “Very little will be left.” said a museum official.Inadequate fire protection systems appear to be key factors behind the tragedy. The museum had no sprinkler system. The two hydrants nearest to the m useum weren’t working, delaying efforts to stop the fire.Luiz Duarte, the museum’s vice-director, said politicians were to blame for failing to support the museum. In recent years, the Brazilian government has spent billions on the Olympics and major construction projects, but has cut spending on culture and education. Researchers working at the museum even had to raise funds to pay for cleaning services.For many years the museum fought with different administrations to get funds. It had just closed a d eal with the Brazilian government’s development bank, for funds that included a fire-prevention project.Angry crowds gathered outside the museum after the fire, calling for President Michel Temer’s resignation. The country has struggled with an economic recession and political instability since 2014. The museum blaze has become a symbol to Brazilians frustrated by their government.68. Which of the following collections did belong to Brazil’s National Museum?A. the oldest remains of human ever found in the worldB. century-long artifacts from Egyptian and Graeco-Roman cultureC. the largest meteorite ever discoveredD. The double-headed serpent69. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the public asked for the President’s resignation?A. Brazil has undergone economic downturn ever since 2014.B. Brazilian government has spent a lot of money to host the Olympics and other world events.C. Brazilian government has been unstable for a couple of years.D. Brazilian people have become disappointed with their government.70. Which one of the following titles suit the passage best?A. The biggest fire ever experienced by BrazilB. Brazil government is to blame.C. What causes the big fire in Brazil?D. Massive fire destroys cultural treasures(C)Mapping Your WorldDifferent forms of maps are appearing. They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting, from the official to the unusual. Meanwhile, hi-tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the world.Here are two of our favorites:Green MapsGreen Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local ers add information with a set of icons (图标) , making it easy to read any map, whatever the nationalities of those who produce it.At present there are over five hundred map projects being developed in 54 countries. Green Maps’advertised idea is “think global, map local”. It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of information of a place, ranging from community gardens to goodplaces of birdwatching.Green Maps is not specifically intended for travelers.Not all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with the producers through the Green Maps website.Map MashupsMany people use online maps developed by Google, but not many know about the mashups of them.Working in a similar way to Green Maps, Map Mashups allows people to add icons of their own toexisting maps to express a certain topic.The mashups is so called because it combines all the knowledge you could ever need.It ranges from the extremely useful, such as where all the World Heritage Sites are, to the most bizarre (古怪的), such as where America’s drunkest cities are.With the mashups added to the basic Google Maps, a multilayered (多层的) map can be created.71. According to the passage, which of the following is a characteristic of Green Maps?A. Aiming at environmental protection.B. Introducing local attractions with icons.C. Offering advice to independent travelers.D. Collecting icons worldwide for local maps.72. Which of the following icons is most probably NOT used in Green Maps?73. What do Green Maps and Map Mashups have in common?A. They are created by local people.B. They are environmentally friendly.C. Users can edit maps on the Internet.D. Users need to communicate with producers.IV. Translation74. 上周我向Lucy寻求帮助时，她毫不犹豫地答应了。

2017-2018学年上海市浦东新区高一上学期期末考试英语卷（本试卷满分100分。

考试时间90分钟）第I卷（共73分）I. Listening Comprehension 20%Section A 10%Directions: 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. Repairing the radio. B. Listening to the broadcastC. Chatting with friends.D. Playing cards.2. A. In a hospital. B. At a bank.C. In a restaurant.D. At a post office.3. A. One was probably sold out. B. One was not interesting.C. One was too old.D. One was too expensive.4. A. Teacher and student. B. Customer and boss.C. Doctor and patient.D. Husband and wife.5. A. About 7:15. B. About 7:30. C. About 7:45. D. About 8:00.6. A. It’s excellent. B. It is not much better than others.C. It isn’t great.D. It is the greatest.7. A. The man should learn to slow down. B. The man is always late.C. They should slow down.D. They aren’t going to be on time.8. A. Liz is on business tour. B. Ted takes Liz for a holiday.C. Ted is gone for a holiday.D. Ted usually gives Liz a ride.9. A. She will type it next time.B. She would rather work on it.C. It took her an entire week to type it.D. She isn't quite satisfied with it.10. A. The wo man really doesn’t know.B. The weather won’t affect the result of the game.C. The team will lose the game.D. The team will be defeated because of the weather.Section B 10%Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked two or three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To prepare to leave. B. To look out of the window.C. To pack a suitcase.D. To watch the TV news.12. A. Clothes. B. Diary.C. Pets.D. Wedding photos.13. A. Sunny. B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.D. Windy.Questions 14 through 15 are based on the following passage.14. A. Even your friend can’t buy alcohol for you in England.B. The traffic in England keeps to the left.C. Dropping litter in the street is not allowed.D. Anyone under 16 years of age mustn’t buy cigarettes or tobacco.15. A. To prepare people for international travel.B. To carry out the laws of different kinds.C. To give advice to travels to England.D. To tell people the punishment for breaking laws.II. Grammar and Vocabulary 19%Section A 10%Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent andgrammatically 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.Steel, concrete（混凝土）and glass are common materials in any skyscrapers. But more high buildings are now using wood. In the last four years, Australia, Norway, England and Canada (16)______ (build) wooden skyscrapers. The latest one is in Sweden, (17) ______ new, 19-storey wooden hotel called “Sida vid Sida” (side by side).Why are wooden skyscrapers chosen ahead of concrete (18) ______?Wood (19) ______ (use) in many Chinese buildings for thousands of years, but is it strong enough for skyscrapers?“There are a whole bunch of new materials made out of wood (20) ______ are structurally able to build big buildings,” material expert Dr. Michael Ramage told CNN.Architects（建筑师）use woven（编制的）wood to make sure it is. They put layers of wood across one another coated with special glue (21) ______ (create) a very strong material.Wood also lasts a long time and doesn’t rot（腐烂的）(22) ______ it is well looked after. Many examples can be found, one of (23) ______ is the rooftops of Beijing’s Forbidden City.Ramage also said bamboo (24) ______ be cut in special ways to make it far (25) ______ (strong).Section B 9%Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.It is not unusual for us to gather with our nearest and dearest on the weekends. But do you know that holidays, much like relationships, can be “made, (26) ______ and broken” through conversations? Deborag Tannen, a Georgetown University linguistics（语言学）professor, believes so. She offers sugg estions to improve communication at the holiday table and beyond. Let’s take a look.A round dining table is best for (27) ______ a lively conversation because everyone faces one another.Avoid (28) ______ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular table, even though it is thetraditional place of honor. Elderly people may feel lonely there because they will be (29) ______ to hear or keep up with a conversation.Women prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. Men might look around at oth er things. “Guys may be more relaxed keeping staring on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be (30) ______, though.”Be (31) ______ that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different sense of tone, rhythm, timing and how long of a pause is normal in a conversation. Pay attention to people who seem left out. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a chance to join in. If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start talking before it seems natural or (32) ______.Some families find that gatherings go more (33) ______ if they participate in an outdoor activity. Going to a park for a walk may be more (34) ______ than sitting around chatting.III. Reading Comprehension 34%Section A 10%Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.How many of you drink Cola? Nearly everybody. Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink but as a cure for headache back in the late 1800’s? John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many months trying to find a 35 for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixing and heating different mixtures of oils and flavors（香料）36 he found one that seemed to work well. Pamberton bottled the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as a concentrated（浓缩的）syrup（糖浆）that the customer had to37 with water before drinking. The invention of Cola came about quite by accident. One day,a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a headache and 38 a bottle of cola syrup. He wanted to take it 39 . So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. The clerk, 40 walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, 41 mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, 42 how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mixture and it grew in 43 . Today this kind of Cola is sold in most countries around the world. And although they no longer 44 the ingredients to kill headache, they are still very refreshing.35. A. reason B. mixture C. source D. remedy36. A. as B. until C. after D. since37. A. fill B. mix C. eat D. milk38. A. left for B. accounted for C. applied for D. asked for39. A. right away B. for nothing C. sooner or later D. back home40. A. in addition to B. instead of C. except for D. as well as41. A. admitted B. preferred C. suggested D. enjoyed42. A. told B. proved C. remarked D. wondered43. A. surprise B. popularity C. confusion D. history44. A. support B. provide C. ensure D. containSection B 16%Directions:Read the following 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)Another person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fell ow who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked a t my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm.”That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that shebelieved that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.45. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?A. His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members, too.B. Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm.C. Other family mem bers’ enthusiasm has great effects on his stepmother.D. There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did.46. According to the author, ______ before his stepmother came into his life.A. his father had been away from home for a long timeB. people had noticed his intelligenceC. he knew how to release his enthusiasm properlyD. he was considered a rude boy with wild behaviors47. The author’s stepmother did all the following EXCEPT ______.A. giving some writing lessons to him at homeB. moving the family into the centre of the countyC. planning the future for each family memberD. praising him from the bottom of her heart48. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?A. Enthusiasm, a Source of AuthorityB. Enthusiasm, a Gift from my FatherC. Enthusiasm, a Trend in FamiliesD. Enthusiasm, a Power for Success(B)Family fights are never pleasant. Whether you are dealing with a loud sister or a stubborn mom or dad, the situation can be bad. At least that’s what we have learned to ex pect.What if it could be different? What if family fights and conflicts could be turned into opportunities to become closer? What if problems could be solved with everyone walking awayfeeling more deeply cared for and loved?Family fighting is, on one level, about power. Someone is telling someone else what to do. In a short moment, emotions can be brought out and the fight is on. You can go down that old road or you can try something different.In any fight, you have a need to be listened to and understood. People raise their voices and shout at each other because they’re not being listened to. It’s totally unconscious. You want your mom or dad to listen and understand. But you always seems to forget the person you’re fighting with has the same need to be listened to. So if you can put aside your need for a few minutes, the situation will change quickly. Give the other person some time to express his or her feelings, and you will earn your turn to be listened to.And while you are listening, you have to listen for the right information. The best way to do this in emotional situations is to forget most of the words because many people can’t express what they are feeling with words alone, especially when they are upset.But if the situation starts to get out of hand, it would be wise to just calm down and leave the problem until later because many fights happen at the wrong time. The situation will die down quickly, usually in less than 30 seconds. You can either move on to problem solving or reach an agreement to work on it at a better time.This way, everyone will feel respected and listened to, even when there is conflict. Emotions will be understood and respected, and it will bring your family closer together.49. From the first 3 paragraphs, we can conclude that ______.A. people had better avoid family fights.B. family members fight to control each otherC. family fights can be changed into something positiveD. when family members fight, it’s worse as they know each other’s weakness50. In the author’s o pinion, the key to dealing with family fights is to ______.A. satisfy the need to be listened to firstB. make sure that you’re the first to be listened toC. pay no attention to what others say in emotional situationsD. stop quarrelling when you feel you are giving orders51. When the situation gets out of control, it’s best to ______.A. wait for a suitable moment to speakB. let the other person express their feelingsC. work on a written agreement firstD. move on to problem solving52. The main purpose of this article is to ______.A. tell readers that family fights are not that badB. teach reader how to listen in family fightsC. remind readers to show respect in family fightsD. give advice on dealing with family fightsSection C8%Directions:Choose from the sentences A-F to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.It should be easy for you to recognize faces of your family and friends. But can you remember faces that you’ve only seen once? You might think it is very difficult.53 . They are the so-called “super recognizers”, who can remember at least 80 percent of the faces they’ve seen.54 . But studies shows that at least one person in every 50 is a super recognizer, reported the Daily Mail.Bournemouth University in the UK recently carried out research trying to find whether super recognizers have a different way to process faces. They have found that when these people look at faces, they spend more time looking at the person’s nose. 55 . Their super ability is limited to only to recognizing faces.Another important finding is that there are subtypes（子类型）of super recognition. Some super recognizers never forget faces. But for some, if you present a pair of faces to them at thesame time, they can quickly decide whether the faces are of the same person or two different people.These subtypes of super recognition could be applied to many areas of life. 56 . Super recognizers could help match faces in CCTV footage（闭路电视镜头）. They could also help police spot bad guys or even missing people in crowds.第II卷（共27分）I. Translation 12% (2+3+3+4)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 经常锻炼，你会受益匪浅的。

2017学年第一学期期末质量检测高二英语试卷Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10%)Directions：Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given words. For the other blanks. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.In two days, it will be Christmas, children all over world(1)_____(look)forward to this day for weeks. People celebrate Christmas with food, decorations, music and more. But for many people , gift-giving is the most exciting part of the holiday.I have fond memories of Christmas shopping with my family as a child. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping my parents’ gifts a secret. It was hard to buy gifts right(2)____their noses without them seeing. Everyone placed(3)_____(wrap) gifts under the Christmas tree until Christmas morning,(4)______we opened them.Picking a great gift require (5)______(know) the person you’re giving it to. You need to know the person’s tastes and find something the person doesn’t already have. This can be quite a big challenge . Often it’s wise to provide a receipt (6)______ _________the person needs to exchange the gift.1The best gifts are personal . Many Americans don’t feel money constitutes a good gift(7)_______it doesn’t require any thought. They prefer something chosen just for the person. If the gift is a high-quality homemade gift, that’s even better.Gift-giving reflects the reason(8)______ people celebrate Christmas. Christians in particular remember the birth of Jesus. When he was born, wise men traveled many miles to visit him,(9)________(bring) expensive gifts. Bu t the greatest gift wasn’t from the wise man, but from God-----the baby Jesus. God gave this gift because everyone needed it. We needed God to forgive our bad actions so that we (10)______ live forever with him. So on Christmas we give presents to imitate God’s action of giving the perfect gift..【题型】语法填空【年份】2017年【难度】中等1.【解析】考查的是谓语时态和语态，根据关键词for weeks及句意可知这几周孩子们一直在期待圣诞节的到来，故填look的现在进行时have been looking.2 【解析】考查的是介词，3.【解析】考查的是时态语态中的非谓语，根据句意，礼物是被包装好的，故填过去分词wrapped做定语。

上海中学2017—2018学年第一学期高一英语试题Choice21.The impact__________high technology draws worldwide attention.A.onB.to C。

of D.in22.________________,the more expansive gestures you should employ when you deliver a speech.A.The more audience there isB.The more the audience areC.As much audience as there isD.The larger the audience is23.John is really an independent boy and he tries his best to settle every problem_______.A.of his own B。

by his own C,for his own D。

on his own24.The queen，__________an old woman，made a poisonous apple and came to the cottage to tempt Snow White to eat it.A，dressed in B.who was dressing like C。

dressed like D。

who had clothes on as25.It is reported that __________schools in the west of China are improving their study environment。

A.a great many of B。

the large number ofB. C.a great amount of D.a large number of26.Do you really mean_________a basketball player？Do you know that training to be a basketball player means_____________at least eight hours every day?A。