上海市鲁迅中学2021学年第二学期高一英语期中考试考试卷（满分100分，考试时间60分钟）2022.4I.Grammar and vocabulary（25分）Section A(每题1.5分）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.Life Doesn’t Just Happen to UsBeing good at something and having a passion for it are not enough.Success depends mainly on our view of ourselves and of the events in our lives.When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in1931,he had no way of knowing that his life was to change completely.The class experiment that day was to show1heating a container of water would bring air bubbling to the surface.Somehow,the container the teacher gave Wilson2(heat)mistakenly held something more volatile(易挥发的)than water.When Wilson heated it,the container exploded,3(leave)Wilson blinded in both eyes.When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later,his parents attempted to find a way to deal with the disaster that4(happen)to their lives.But Wilson did not regard the accident5a disaster.He learned braille(盲文)quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind.There,he not only did well as a student but also became an6(accomplish)public speaker.Later,he worked in Africa,7many people suffered from blindness for lack of proper treatment.For him,it was one thing to accept his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue when it8be fixed so easily.Wilson did his best to prevent the preventable9tens of millions in Africa and Asia could recover their sight.Wilson received several international awards for his great contributions.He lost his sight but found a vision.He proved that it’s not what happens to us10determines our lives—it’s what we make of what happens.Section B(每题1分）Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that thereSports Icons(偶像)Who Lead a ChangeChina’s sports industry has entered a new era when the superstars themselves become the absolute focus of public pared with the gold medals and____11__the Chinese team has received,sports stars play the role of___12__people and improving the status of their sports in China.The following is an overview of those stars who once were,currently are or in the future will become milestones to change China’s sports demographics(统计数据).Yao Ming:China’s Ambassador(大使)Standing at2.29meters,Yao Ming used basketball to become one of the mainstream____13___ambassadors in modern China.He first played for his hometown Shanghai Sharks team in the CBA where he became a CBA champion ad Finals MVP in2002.Soon afterwards,Yao was chosen by the Houston Rockets as the top overall pick in2002.Over an eight-year span with the Rockets,Yao became an eight-time NBA All-Star.Besides his____14___in the CBA and the NBA,Yao was also a big reason for China’s continued dominance in the Asia basketball scene and their constant presence at world-level competitions.To this day,Yao remains one of China’s most____15___sports and cultural icons.Liu Xiang:A Great BreakthroughChina’s world champion hurdler,Liu Xiang____16__the nation’s long-sleeping interest in track and field events after he became the first man to ever win a men’s track and field event for China.Before Liu won a gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdle race at the Athens2004Olympic Games and set a world record two years later,Chinese people had never shown such a strong interest in track and field events.Liu has become a significant player in China’s track and field events and the craze that has followed him is____17___to Yao Ming’s influence on China’s basketball.Both athletes prove how powerful a super sports star can be on____18____the development of a sport in China.Li Na:New Image of China’s TennisBeing the first Asian to win the singles title of a Grand Slam tournament,Li Na opened the door to tennis in China and even Asia.Her victory at the French Open2011was like a fairy tale and she has since been____19___as a national sports hero equal to Yao Ming and Liu Xiang.A record-breaking116million viewers from China tuned in to watch Li become the French Open champion,marking the start of a women’s tennis boom in a country_____20____left out of the tennis conversation.III.Reading Comprehension(58分）Section A(每题2分）Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Filling ineach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Today’s youth seem content to take the easy route and enjoy the ride of life.When(21)______situations arise,they often pull a long face and(22)_______.How you live your teen years will have a profound influence on the rest of your life. You must learn to use your(23)_______wisely.You may not see it now,(24)_______developing leadership characteristics at a young age is very important.(25)_______we get older,it becomes harder to overcome bad habits and replace them with good ones.Possessing leadership qualities is essential,both in this life and in the world to come.There are certain qualities that one needs to develop in order to become a leader:justice,judgment,dependability,initiative,decisiveness,tact,integrity,enthusiasm, poise,unselfishness,courage,knowledge and loyalty.You may recognize these as good qualities to have,without realizing how they apply to leadership.The more these qualities are part of your nature,the more(26)_______and enjoyable your life will be.All of these are qualities that one must possess to one degree or another.(27)_______popular opinion,leadership is something that is learned.No one is born a leader.We are all capable of(28)_______the leadership qualities mentioned above—some just choose not to.Of course,not everyone can be the “top dog”,(29)_______all the time.However,everyone does have the capacity to lead in some way—but(30)_______is required!Understand that learning is a fact of life—learning to ride a bike,learning to drive,learning to type,learning mathematics,etc.All of these activities(31)_______action.While we are born with many different abilities,if we do not (32)_______and develop them,those abilities will never come to fruition.Youth is an excellent time to start developing leadership characteristics.(33)_______the time to study each one in detail.Put them into practice as you interact with other people.Determine which areas you are weak in,striving to always improve.Observe the leaders,and how they handle situations and carry themselves.Also,study the lives of great leaders. The results will(34)_______you in this life—and(35)_______!fortable B.enjoyable C.tough D.convenientplain ugh C.shout D.regret23.A.intelligence B.challenge C.degree D.time24.A.for B.while C.but D.since25.A.Before B.After C.Though D.As26.A.efficient B.effective C.productive D.sufficient27.A.In spite of B.Contrary to C.As for D.Regardless of28.A.demanding B.carrying C.expecting D.exhibiting29.A.let alone B.depend on C.start off D.get together30.A.action B.perseverance C.intelligence D.patience31.A.cause B.require C.profit D.set32A.increase B.export C.recall D.exploit33.A.Spend B.Pay C.Take D.Consume34A.charge B.encourage C.serve D.entitle35A.out B.off C.away D.beyondSection B（每题2分）Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)To take the apple as forbidden fruit is the most unlikely story the Christians(基督徒)have ever cooked up.For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil.So when Columbus brought the tomato back from South America,a land mistakenly considered to be Eden,everyone jumped to the obvious conclusion.Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden,the tomato was shut out of the door of Europeans.What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake,a plant that was thought to have come from Hell.What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits.Though the tomato and the mandrake were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit,the general population considered them one and the same,too terrible to touch.Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato,and until the early1700s most of the Western people continued to drag their feet.In the1880s,the daughter of a well-known plant expert wrote that the most interesting part of an afternoon tea at her father’s house had been the“introduction of this wonderful new fruit—or is it a vegetable?”As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an“evil fruit”.But in the end tomatoes carried the day.The hero of the tomato was an American named Robert Johnson,and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in1820,people journeyed for hundreds of miles to watch him drop dead.“What are you afraid of?”he shouted.“I’ll show you fools that these things are good to eat!”Then he bit into the tomato.Some people fainted.But he survived and,according to a local story set up a tomato-canning factory.36.The tomato was shut out of the door of early Europeans mainly because__________.A.it made Christians evilB.it was the apple of EdenC.it came from a forbidden landD.it was religiously unacceptable37.What is the main reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato publicly?A.To make himself a hero.B.To remove people’s fear of the tomato.C.To speed up the popularity of the tomato.D.To persuade people to buy products from his factory.38.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To challenge people’s fixed concepts of the tomato.B.To give an explanation to people’s dislike of the tomato.C.To present the change of people’s attitudes to the tomato.D.To show the process of freeing the tomato from religious influence.(B)What’s better than a video game that your kids can play over and over again?A membership to one of the many exciting places in Seattle that your kids visit over and over again(for a year at least).Click to join us and read on for our top picks.Woodland Park ZooThe Park Zoo was the most highly sought after membership by families in the Seattle area,and for good reason:there’s something for everyone!In addition to the hundreds of animals found throughout the92acres,there are plenty of outdoor spaces to run around(including playgrounds).Tel:206-5428-2500Online:Annual Membership:$69/Flexible Guest Adult;$49/Named Adult;$19/Child;Under2FreePoint Defiance ZooPoint Defiance Zoo is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest spread out over29acres.Your kids will enjoy getting up close and personal to the live sharks,riding a camel and exploring the interactive Kids’Zone. Tel:253-591-5337Online:Annual Membership:$124/Household;$105/Two adults;$24/ChildSeattle AquariumThe Aquarium is particularly great for any budding environmentalists in your family who want to learn more about conservation efforts that affect the waters in the Pacific Northwest.Tel:206-386-4300Online:Annual Membership:$189/Family Plus(2adults,5children,1guest);$149/Family(2adults,5children)Museum of FlightThe Museum is the perfect indoor place to free your kids to dream big about the wide world.With all sorts of planes that you can see,touch and climb inside,this museum fulfills your flight dream.Tel:206-764-5700Online:Annual Membership:$100/Family;$75/Two Adults39.What do these places have in common?A.They are all in Seattle.B.Kids can see animals there.C.They all have outdoor activities.D.Members can get free admission.40.Which place is favored by aircraft lovers?A.Woodland Park Zoo.B.Point Defiance Zoo.C.Seattle Aquarium.D.Museum of Flight.41.How much does it cost for a family to visit Point Defiance Zoo?A.$117.B.$124.C.$129.D.$148.(C)In recent years,3D printers have mostly been used to create small,specialized items.This includes parts for automobiles,airplanes and medical devices.Many consumer products can also be3D printed as well,from clothes to foods. Now,an increasing number of startup(新创办的)companies are using3D printing to build entire homes.Since the technology is still developing,not many have yet been built.However,the top companies plan to greatly increase production in the coming years.The startup company Icon,based in Austin,Texas,made news in2018by completing the first permitted3D printed home in the U.S.At the time,it said the home had been built in just a day.Since then,the company says it has been developing new technologies in robotics,software and manufacturing materials.It designed its own3D printer and said the robot-powered machine could create structures up to185square meters.The printing process uses a cement-based mixture that Icon says is stronger and saves more money than traditional building materials.To date,Icon has completed243D printed homes in the U.S.and Mexico.Among them was a community of3D printed homes in a poor neighborhood in Mexico.The company has also completed a series of structures for homeless people in Austin.And it says it plans to open America's first housing development of3D printed homes this summer.A New York company,SQ4D,also uses3D printing technology to build homes.In February,the company showed off a130-square-meter model home to demonstrate(证明)its printer's abilities.SQ4D plans to sell its homes starting at $299,000.The company has even started listing the homes on the Internet selling site Zillow.Kirk Andersen is SQ4D's director of operations.He told Reuters the3D printer will permit buyers to easily create their own home design,room by room.While3D printing as a home building method is just getting started,Andersen said others in the construction industry need to get prepared for big changes.“This is the beginning.This is just scratching the surface,”he said.42.What can we learn about3D printing technology from Paragraph1?A.It needs to be perfected.B.It enjoys the highest status.C.It is being used for building homes.D.It helps produce some large and unique items.43.What feature do3D printed homes have when compared with traditional building methods?A.They're more comfortable.B.They're more environment-friendly.C.They're more complex.D.They're less expensive.44.What is Andersen's attitude to the future of3D printing as a home building way?A.Concerned.B.Favorable.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.45.What is the main idea of the text?A.The development of smart homes.B.The importance of3D printers.C.3D printing in building homes.D.Construction industry's future.Section C（每题2分）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.A.It is true that the settlers'journey was extremely difficult.B.Many parents also had to carry their small childrenC.Many of them lost their home.D.They hoped they could make more money.E.There were also a lot of accidents.F.So they left and went to find farmland in the west.In the19th century,millions of Europeans went to the USA because they wanted to find a better life.Many of them couldn't find work in cities like New York.(46)_______The people,called settlers,traveled west through the mountains on the Oregon Trait.Some of these people hoped to find gold in California.The journey sometimes took more than one year.There are a lot of films,called Westerners,about the settlers on the trail.In most of the film,we see the Native Americans(American Indians)attacking the settlers,and the“Indians"killing many white people.But the truth is that the Native Americans were not the biggest problem for the settlers.In fact,most of them were very helpful to the settlers.(47).Many of them walked3,200kilometers,the whole length of the trail.They had wagons,but the wagons were often too full,so people could not travel in them.(48)___________The people were very poor and many did not even have shoes--they walked the whole trail barefoot,in extremely,cold temperature.More than50,000people,including many women and children,died on the trail.A lot of people died of illnesses like cholera,because the drinking water wasn't clean.(49)_________Many people died under the wheels of wagons,or from accidental gunshots.IV.Translation（17分）Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.Translation：4+4+4+550.使他感到欣慰的是考试延期了。
