交大附中高一英语第一学期期中
(完整word版)上海交大附中高一上学期英语期终试卷英语试题
上海交大附中 09-10 学年高一上学期期终试卷（英语）（满分100 分， 100 分钟达成，答案一律写在答题纸上）命题：王玮审查：韩立新校正：王慧良Ⅱ . Grammar and vocabulary (17’)Part A (0.5 ’*16 = 8 ’)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25.If you, you'd better go outside in the fresh air.A. faintB. have faintedC. are going to faintD. will faint26.All but one worker here just now.A. isB. wasC. has beenD. were27.It is the fourth time she has been sleeping in class,?A. is sheB. isn’tsheC. isn ’titD. hasn’tshe28.matters little.A. He will come or notB. If or not he comesC. Whether he comes or notD. He comes or not29.Hard as, it is quite easy to drill a hole on it with laser.A. is the diamondB. does the diamondC. the diamond isD. the diamond does30.If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail,good all the other ideas mightbe.A. whateverB. thoughC. whatsoeverD. however31.The reason he referred to for his success is he is always working hard.A. why; thatB. why; becauseC. that; thatD. that; because32.Many new means of transportation have been developed in our country,perhaps thehovercraft.A. and the strangest of which isB. the strangest of which beingC. the strangest of which isD. and the strangest of them being33.No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ____ very young.A. having been trainedB. trainedC. to be trainedD. being trained34.Having considered the problem for a while, she thought better her first solution.A. toB. thanC. fromD. of35.The bank is reported in the local newspaper in broad daylight yesterday.A. to be robbedB. robbedC. to have been robbedD. having been robbed36.When you go by train, make sure you take an express,stops only at big stations.A. one thatB. whatC. the oneD. that37.When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of.A. handB. placeC. holdD. reach38.Teams are organized into leagues which are defined by age,from pre-schoolchildren to senior adults.A. exchangingB. changingC. rangingD. arranging39.The football match was televised from the Workers' Stadium.A. aliveB. lifeC. liveD. lively40. He is going back to his motherland soon because he couldn ’tget his visa.A. enlargedB. extendedC. expandedD. intendedPart B (1 ’* 9 =9 ’)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlybe used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. advancedB. aspectsC. benefit fromD. dealsE. deliver AB. major AC. means AD. otherwise AE. over BC. urbanAs the way in which we communicate continues to change, so does the way in which we learn. The traditional classroom still is a popular vehicle for helping higher learning. Growing inattention is the ability to access institutions of higher education by other41 .Distance learning can be defined in several ways. It can be classes taken42the Internet, Web TV, cable TV , correspondence course, audio conferencing, CD-ROM, videotape or any other mechanism that allows a student to learn without traveling to a traditional classroom. The increaseof these types of programs allows many people who might not43be able to participate to obtain college degrees. People in rural areas, people who are home-bound, or people whose schedules just don ’allowt them the freedom to attend scheduled classes can all44these programs.Just to make it clear, there are not-you-diploma“get-if-you-send-us- $29.95 ” 45. In this feature we are addressing only those programs that are approved and provide the opportunities for people to obtain college and46degrees in a non-traditional manner. People are, however, required to work for their degrees. There are books, lessons, assignments, papers to write, homework, and exams. There is interaction with teachers on a regular basis, and there is usually interaction with other students on a project or work group basis.Corporate America has found that distance learning is a more efficient and cost effective wayto47training to employees. According to the United States Distance Learning Association,“Faced with retraining 50 million American workers, Corporate America is using distance learning, both internally and externally, for all 48 of training. Many 49 corporations save millions of dollars each year using distance learning to train employees more effectively and moreefficiently than with conventional methods.”III. Cloze (1 ’*15 = 15 ’)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.Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life.50just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.Successful people51how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goalsyou are52your life. It ’s like having a53to show you where you want to go. Think ofit this way. There are54drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any55time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goals or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place asthe first driver,56she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just57gas. Which driver do you want to be?Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making58and setting goals.59people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’tdifficult to set — and they aren’tdifficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must60what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more61to achieve it. Written goals can be62regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also63you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously64situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.50.A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In addition to51.A. imagine B. discuss C. experience D. show52.A. going on with B. taking control of C. getting along with D. taking advantage of53.A. guide B. friend C. map D. sign54.A. two B. such C. some D. good55.A. free B. dull C. fixed D. wasted56.A. or B. for C. but D. so57.A. think of B. using up C. turning off D. paying for58.A. plans B. money C. friends D. maps59.A. Lucky B. Young C. Ordinary D. Unsuccessful60.A. practise B. change C. admit D. decide61.A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. clever62.A. improved B. reviewed C. set D. reached63.A. although B. until C. when D. unless64.A. aware of B. worried about C. familiar with D. accustomed toIV . Reading Comprehension (1’* 22 = 22’)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe one that first best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Wearing shabby clothes and stretching out a dirty hand towards people, this is the traditional image of beggars. But nowadays that image has changed in many ways. Beggars can even look exactly like a white-collar worker.With the development of the Internet, beggars also benefit from new technology. Without standing on the street all day long, they can just sit at home and click the keyboard -- "beggar websites" make the begging business much easier.Just by googling the words beggar and website, dozens of such Chinese forums are found. "Please donate 1 yuan; it will help me be rich!"-- that's a common slogan from many of these begging websites.The layout of these sites is quite similar. There are some funny or tragic pictures across the top of the screen, then a request for donations is classified into three levels. 1 yuan, 5 yuan and 10 yuan. Just by clicking on these buttons, one can make a kindly donation. People can pay through an online paying system or send money to a bankcard number.These websites also provide lists of those who have donated, but almost all of them have mostly donated 1 yuan per person, and online stores or other small websites can have a place on the site for a small advertisement after the donation.Actually, such begging websites are not original in China. Online begging first appeared inthe United States. Some individuals opened such websites to relieve their economic embarrassment.In 2002, a woman in New York owed about $20,000 to the bank, so she set up a begging website and, what a surprise, she received over $13,000 from netizens which solved herproblems more or less.In some "professional" begging websites in the United States, the website organizer can even receive many thousands of dollars. However, the income from most of the web sites found in China seems not so good.65.The passage is mainly about __.A.the difference between traditional and modern beggarsB.the begging websiteC.considerable donations onlineD.how to make money online66.What can we conclude from the passage?A.We can make a good living by begging online.B.Western begging websites always make more money than those in China.C.Begging websites can advertise for donators.D.Online begging came into being in China first.67.By what means can people donate money to the online websites?A.People can pay in cash.B.People can pay through online paying systems.C.People can pay by check.D.All the above means.68.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Some begging websites use the donations to help poor people.B.Some begging websites solve their financial problems by receiving donations.C.The improvement of the Internet technology helps beggars make money more easily.D.We can find Chinese begging websites by googling some key words.(B)CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied with it and that is why in 2003 and 2004 the company received letters of complaints from consumers or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kinds of problems which are dividedin groups in the following table. Those about passengers ’things carried by the plane are Baggage problems. Consumer service refers to service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Over sales of seats are about the fact that more seats are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail to receive the money paid back to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of tickets. Consumer Complaints Received by the CBCCategory20032004Flight problems20.2%22.1%Baggage18.3%21.8%Customer service 3.1%11.3%Over sales of seats10.5%11.8%Refund problems10.1%8.1%Fares 6.4% 6.0%Reservation & Ticketing 5.8% 5.6%Tours 3.3% 2.3%Smoking 3.2% 2.9%Advertising 1.2% 1.01%Credit 1.0%0.8%Special passengers0.9%0.9%Others 6.0% 5.3%Total Number of Complaints2,9981,79269.About how many complaints about Credit were received by the CBC in 2003?A. 28B. 29 D. 3170.By about what percent did the total number of complaints decrease from 2003 to 2004?A. 40%B. 60%C. 75%D. 100%71.If the circle graphs below show total consumer for 2003, which graph shows a dark part that isabout Flight problems and Refund problems together?A. B. C. D.72.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the table?I. In 2003 and in 2004, complaints about Flight problem, Baggage, and Customer servicetogether took about 50 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company.II.The number of Special passengers complaints was unchanged from 2003 to 2004.III. From 2003 to 2004 Flight problem complaints increased by more than 2 percent.A. only IB. only IIC. I and IID. I and III73. From the passage we can know that.A.customers are not satisfied with CBCB.sometimes CBC sells more tickets than its plane ’s most desirable seatsC.CBC has more than twenty planes which fly to all the capital cities of the worldD.customers can only buy tickets with ready money(C)Danes conquer the world with simple designsHans Christian Andersen put Denmark on the map of the world literature with his stories The Emperor ’s New Clothes, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling. Now Copenhagen, the country ’s capital, has become the center of the world political map, with 190 world leaders attending the climate talks there, not to mention thousands of reporters.Just how much do you know about the Scandinavian country?Denmark is famous for its design culture. At the heart of“Danish Design”is the idea that, as poet and designer Piet Hein puts it: “There is one art, not more, nor less, and that is to do all things with artlessness（朴素） .Danish design places equal emphasis on practicality and equality. From Lego toys to furniture, Danish products are known for their clean lines, simplicity and functionality.“Remove material where it’s not needed. Keep things simple and functional and execute（制作）them carefully, ”explained Hans J. Wegner, the first Danish designer to achieve worldwide fame:“The aim is not to create a work of art, but to produce a good chair. ”“The Danes have done a better job than most in promoting arts in Europe, packing a punch（使劲出击）way above their country ’s size and population in the fields of architecture, sculpture and design,”writes Helena Smith, reporter with British newspaper the Guardian.The simplicity of Danish design may extend to the quality of life there. Some even claim thatthe Danes have the highest quality of life of any nation in the world.Kate Vial, a 55-year-old American who has lived and worked in Denmark for more than 30 years, explaining why she chooses to live in Denmark rather than the US, told Germany ’s biggest news weekly Der Spiegel: “I just chose a simpler lifestyle, one where I could ride my bike all over and where I don ’thave to make a great living to survive. ”74. Why has Copenhagen been the focus of attention of all countries again?75. What characteristics （特点）do Danish products have?76.Which sentence in the article is the closest in meaning to the following one?The simple style of Danish design has had an effect on Danish life.77.Why does Kate Vial, a 55-year-old American, choose to live in Denmark rather than the US?(D)Is It Real Property?In real life, if someone steals your cell phone or another belonging, you can report it to the police. but what if your virtual property –such as weapons in a cyber game or QQ show –are stolen? Who should bear the responsibility?Several netizens went to the Tencent company on November 30, accusing it of failing to protect their accounts. They had had their QQ Show avatars clothes and other items stolen. One person lost 1,800 virtual items, worth 60,000 yuan, reported Southern Metropolis Daily. ButTencent said netizens needed to turn to their local cyber police department for help.However, Guo Qing, lawyer of Beijing ’s Yingke Law Firm, said: “If the companies involved can’tprove they ’ve done enough to protect the virtual property, they should bear responsibility. ”In recent years, there has been much talk about virtual property.Players get virtual property from Web games. By engaging in various activities, they get in-game items and virtual money, which be bought and sold within the game.Today, virtual property is a billion dollar world industry. Web games like Secondlife, Entropia and World of Warcraft have their own currencies, which can be bought with hard cash. And players can make money by trading in virtual houses or setting up clothing stores.But today the protection of virtual property still remains a new concept in China, with the law having little to say about the problem. Local police often think virtual property has no real value.But it does have value, some experts say, because players spend time, energy, money, labor and intelligence getting in-game goods. For this reason, they argue that Copyright Law should protect virtual property.Other Chinese experts say Internet thieves should be punished according to the Criminal Law. Wang Xiaoquan, a young netizens in Shenyang, was sentenced to three years in prison by the local court for theft of 100,000 yuan worth of virtual property in May.The protection of virtual property in law has become a trend.In Taiwan, virtual property is regarded as“movable property”in crimes of fraud and theft, and considered as part of one’s private property. Stealing other people’s virtual property is considered a crime and carries a sentence of up to three years in prison.78. When you lose your virtual property, you should.A.accuse the Tencent companyB.report it to the policeC.turn to a lawyer for legal adviceD.write complaint letters to the newspaper79.Why does the protection of virtual property still remain a new concept in China?A.Because the Copyright Law doesn ’tprotect virtual property.B.Because people often think virtual property has no real value.C.Because it has a lot to do with the Criminal Law.D.Because virtual property has become a trend.80.What does the underlined word “currencies”in the 6th paragraph mean?A. propertyB. charactersC. lawsD. money81.What can we conclude from the passage?A.The protection of virtual property is still a controversial issue.B.People can buy any virtual property with hard cash.C.Taiwan is the first to pass a law to punish the virtual thieves.D.Wang Xiaoquan was sentenced to three years in prison for theft of 100,000 yuan.第Ⅱ卷V. Blank Filling(1’* 4 = 4 ’)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs.82.(work) hard, and you will succeed in your study.83.I can’tstand _________ (make) fun of by my classmates constantly.84. This is the best way Jack considers(solve) the problem.85. The results should(announce) yesterday, but we have heard nothing.VI. Translation (3’* 6 = 18’)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.86. .我坚信有朝一日我的梦想会的。
上海交通大学附属中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷
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【20套试卷合集】上海交通大学附属中学2019-2020学年英语高一上期中模拟试卷含答案
2019-2020学年高一上英语期中模拟试卷含答案第一节：单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．It ________ long before we ________ the result of the experiment.A．will not be; will know B．is; will knowC．will not be; know D．is; know2．It’s the first time that she has been to China, ________?A．isn’t she B．hasn’t she C．isn’t it D．hasn’t it3．I’ve become good friends with several of the students in my school ________ I met in the English speech contest last year.A．who B．where C．when D．which4．Some scientists believe that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet ________ life has developed gradually.A．that B．where C．which D．whose5．The house I grew up ________ has been taken down and replaced by an office building.A．in it B．in C．in that D．in which6．He no longer smokes now because his wife ________ him to give up smoking last year.A．promised B．suggested C．persuaded D．told7．—So you didn’t say hello to him last night?—Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw him, but he ________ me and walked on.A．ignored B．refused C．denied D．missed8．Father often teaches me, “Do it ________ or don’t do it at all.”A．finally B．difficultly C．properly D．excitedly9．It’s the third time ________ late this week.A．that you are B．you areC．when you arrived D．that you have been10．You must learn how to communicate with others. Learning to ________ yourself well is an important part of education.A．express B．find C．advise D．determine第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-25各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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上海交通大学附属中学浦东实验高中2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中英语试卷一、短对话1．A．Husband and wife.B．Mother and son.C．Teacher and student.D．Employer and employee.2．A．Shopping.B．Study.C．Sport.D．Food.3．A．The train is late.B．The train is crowded.C．The train is empty.D．The train is on time.4．A．Have a rest.B．Take two weeks off.C．Continue his work outdoors.D．Go to the park with the woman.5．A．In a bank.B．In a hotel.C．In a hospital.D．In a university.6．A．Print the paper at the computer centre.B．Take the paper to the computer centre.C．Buy a used printer for the computer.D．Put some more paper in the printer.7．A．Lock the door carefully.B．Open the door.C．Fix the lock himself.D．Call a repairman.8．A．She never takes any medicine.B．She hasn’t got a bad cold.C．She will take some medicine in a week.D．She will get over her bad cold soon.9．A．She has been on the trip and enjoyed it.B．She wouldn’t consider going on the field trip.C．She thinks the class is too advanced for the man.D．She thinks there’s a good reason to take the trip.10．A．He is going to attend Jason’s presentation.B．He prefers Jason’s former presentation.C．He’d like to do the next presentation himself.D．He’s expecting Jason’s next presentation.二、短文听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
2021年西安交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案
2021年西安交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AElectric Shocks Can Be FatalGovernment statistics recently showed that in theUK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their homes. A smaller number of people are killed after they touch the power lines outside their homes. Electric shocks can cause a person's heart or breath to stop and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic techniques to deal with such emergencies.What to do?● If you are the first person to reach someone who has an electric shock, don't touch him or her!● If the victim is still holding the appliance that gives him or her the shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its source.Under no circumstances can you try to move the appliance with your hands!● Ifyou can't turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to separate the victim from the appliance or the power source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.● The victim must remain lying down. If he or she isunconscious, the victim should be placed on his or her side. But he or she should not be moved if there is a possibility of neck or spine injuries unless it is ly necessary.● It is essential to maintain the victim's body heat, so make sure you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (人工呼吸). Keep the victim's head low until professional help arrives.● If the electric shock has been caused by an external power line, the dangers to the victim and to anybody providing first aid are much greater.1. What kind of passage is it?A. An advertisement.B. A horror story.C. A news report.D. First aid emergency advice.2. The underlined sentence implies that ________.A. you should move the applianceB. you should pick up the appliance and turn off the electricityC. it is very dangerous to touch the appliance with your handsD. it is unnecessary to unplug the appliance with your hands3. When a person has got an electric shock, you should ________.A. separate the victim from the appliance and let him sit upB. keep the victim warm and help him or her breathe againC. move the victim onto his or her side if he or she has got neck injuriesD. keep the victim's head high until professional help arrivesBWhen 36-year-old J Andy Duran decided to return to his favorite high school hobby—skateboarding, the only trouble he expected to have was his own ability to get back on the skateboard after such a long time. However, the 340-pound skateboarder soon realizedthatwas the least of his problems.Duran's problems began before he even stepped on a skateboard. He couldn't find anything for fat skaters. What Duran did find was a belief that plus-size people should not be skating. Determined to do something to change the image(形象) of plus-size people in sports, Duran set up Chub Rollz—a skating and skateboarding community for overweight skaters. He knew that not only did he need to get back into it to prove people wrong, but he needed to create a safe space where others can haverepresentation as well.To encourage plus-size people to take part in the fun sport, Duran created a list of recommended products for fat skaters. He also hosted roller skating and skateboarding classes to teach beginners.After an article about his thoughts in the San Francisco Chronicle, Duran received lots of messages from strangers thanking him for giving them the courage to take up skateboarding. He has also been contacted by some skateboarding brands offering to create larger clothing sizes and beenoffered free equipment by skating organizations like "Skate Like a Giri ".Though encouraged, Duran believes a lot more needs to be done to remove body image stereotypes(刻板印象).“I want to see more changes in communities. Maybe skate shops create a more welcoming environment for all types of skaters. Or boards are made in a variety of strengths and sizes—everyone is making thinner, lighter products, but sometimes we need those heavy-duty choices to stay available," he explains.For those hesitant of taking up their desired activity due to their body size, Duran has this to say:“Be kind to yourself. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean you can't be it.”4. What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 1 refer to?A. The skateboard.B. His hobby.C. His ability.D. The time.5. Why did Duran found Chub Rollz?A. To realize his childhood dream.B. To help plus-size people lose weight.C. To fight for the equal right for fat people.D. To change people's impression of the fat in sports.6. Which word can best describe Duran?A. Generous.B. Inspiring.C. Adaptable.D. Talented.7. Which is most likely Duran's belief?A. Everyone has a gift for sports.B.No one is too fat to enjoy sports.C. Fat people do deserve social concern.D. Skateboarding is most suitable for fat people.CWhen a fire broke out in my home in the middle of the night, I knew I'd do anything I could to save my family. The medicine that I take for my rheumatoid arthritis causes me to wake up inthe middle of the night with a dry mouth. January 15, 2016, was no different. I, Indiana, US, awoke at 2:30am needing water.I was walking back upstairs from the kitchen when I heard my bulldog , Rock. Whatever Rock was doing down there, it made enough noise for me to go to him. By the time I made it to the bottom of the stairs, he was running up, and he never came up the stairs, no matter what. I think that was his way of telling me, "We've got to go back up. "When I got to the top of the stairs, I turned around and saw a light on, but I didn't remember leaving one on. I walked downstairs again, and that's when I saw fire. I immediately shouted to my wife to wake up and get our three kids. I grabbed a knife and cut out the plastic that covered the window to the porch roof. I then pried open the window and kicked out the screen. I started screaming for help. But help never came. I got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldn't slip off. It was cold, January cold. Then I started screaming for help. But help never came.Now, I'm scared of heights and have physical issues, what with my rheumatoid arthritis, but I couldn't let my family burn up. So I jumped off the roof. I didn't scoot to the edge; I just jumped and got the wind knocked out of me when I landed. I found our ladder, placed it against the house, and climbed back up to the roof. I wrapped my arms around my daughter and carried my nine - month - old with my teeth, by his little sleeper. Then I climbeddown the ladder. Once on the ground, I had my little girl hold her brother, and I went back up to the roof to get my other daughter. Then I went back up again and got my wife. I tried to get my dog, but he just disappeared in the black smoke. I never saw him alive again,I'm no hero. I'm just an ordinary person who'd help anybody. This happened to be the time when I helped my own family. I live to protect my family. Just likeRock—he lived to protect us.8. What made the author wake up at 2:30am?A. My dog's barkingB. The medicine's effectC. A burning fireD. A noise downstairs9. How did Rock tell the author the danger downstairs?A. He turned on a light downstairs.B. He ran to the author's room upstairs.C. He kept barking and running up to stairs.D. He made some noise at the bottom of the stairs.10. What did the author do after his family all stood on the roof?A. He placed a blanket to keep warm.B. He started screaming for help.C. He jumped off the roof.D. He broke open the window and kicked out the screen11. Which ofthe following best describe the author?A. Courageous and responsibleB. Caring and selfishC. Loyal and braveD. Strong and considerateDIn the Pacific Northwest during winter, 5:15 am might as well be the dead of night. The alarm goes off and the onlylight is the red glow from my clock. My body says, “Go back to bed.” But I don’t. I know my running partner will be waiting in the street and I’m not going to stand her up. Then I walk onto the road, complaining about the cold and wishing I were back under my warm covers.If you’d have asked me a year ago if I could see myself running at 5:15 on a winter morning, I’d have laughed. Morning just wasn’t my thing and running in the morning was something I didn’t even consider. “I prefer to work out in the middle of the morning or in the afternoon,” I’d say to my friends who go to the gym before work.Then, last fall I reconnected with an old neighborhood friend. She’d been running in the morning and takenoff forty pounds that year. When I looked in the mirror, I knew I could benefit from the same kind of weight loss. I asked if I could join her. I knew I needed to change something if I was going to get back in shape.The first two months were especially hard, because we ran twice a week at 5:15 am and I slept till 7:00 the other mornings. But as I’ve adjusted to the routine of running, I’ve discovered great joys that make it even more worthwhile than a little weight loss.While I haven’t lost forty pounds yet, it’s amazing how much more energy I have and how much stronger I feel. Because of the morning run, the rest of my day is more productive. I wouldn’t say I’ve become a morning person, but I would say morning running is now my thing.12. What can we know about the author from paragraph 1?A. 5:15 is the ideal time for her to exercise.B. She prefers to run without any company.C. She takes the run with warm clothes on.D. She goes for a run in spite of the cold and early rise.13. What was the author’s attitude to morning running a year ago?A. Scared.B. Unfavorable.C. Supportive.D. Confused.14. What made the author begin to run in the morning?A. Her partner’s encouragement.B. Her friend’s suggestion.C. Realizing the benefits of running.D. Realizing the harm of being fat.15. What effect does morning runninghave on the author?A. She has become slim again.B. She has become more confident.C. She has become more energetic.D. She has become more exhausted.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021届西安交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案解析
2021届西安交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThe OrchardI had a very nice meal at the Orchard restaurant．The food was lovely and the service was quite good．We chose to eat in the garden which was full of beautiful flowers and very relaxing．The only disappointment was the dessert — the apple piewas far too sweet and it was cold too．Apart from that it was an enjoyable evening．As for the price — what a bargain，excellent value for money！Park InnThe best thing about Park Inn was the service — it was excellent．There was a warm welcome when we arrived and the waiters were very helpful all evening．However，the food wasn’t as good．The menu looked interesting but the meals were rather tasteless．It’s not a cheap restaurant and I wasn’t happy to pay so much for boring food．Richard’s PlaceWhen we enteredthe restaurant，we were surprised by the lovely interior (内部的) design of it．So stylish，so modern！This is one of the most popular restaurants in town and it’s very easy to see why．The food was great and excellent value for money but it was ruined by very，very poor service！TheRiversideIt was lovely sitting outside and looking over the river．There were lots of little lanterns (灯笼) and color1 ed lights everywhere and it all looked very pretty．The food was good，nothing very special but quite tasty．The service was OK; we didn’t have to wait too long for our food but the waiter never looked very happy！It’s quite an expensive place but with the view I think it’s quite good value for money．1. In which restaurant can customers eat in the garden？A. Park Inn．B. TheOrchard．C. The Riverside．D. Richard’s Place．2. What makes the customers of Park Inn most satisfied？A. The food．B. The price．C. The service．D. The environment．3. In Richard’s Place，customers can ________．A. receive good serviceB. enjoy its moderndesignC. listen to wonderful musicD. enjoy the beauty of a riverBConcerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet. Plant-based meat alternatives (替代品) increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants. But what some people call clean meat-meat grown from cells in a laboratory—is still an idea that is just beginning.More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, beef and chicken. These businesses hope to enter the alternative meat market, which could be worth $140 billion by 2029. One of the companies, Shiok Meats, grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a fixed temperature. They are then given nutrients in a solution (溶液). The cells become meat in four to six weeks.This lab-grown meat’s price is high. One kilogram of it now costs $5,000, said Shiok Meats’ chief executive Sandhya Sriram. At that cost, a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as $300. Sriram, avegetarian, hopes to cut the cost to $50 for one kilogram by the end of this year. “We are looking at next year, so we might be the first ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world,” Sriram said. “Shiok Meats still needs approval from the city’s food regulator, and that matters the most at present.”Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives, cell-based meat companies still faceresistance(抵制) to their products. In Singapore, some people said they would give lab grown meat a second thought. “I may not exactly dare to eat it, but I do find the idea appealing because the animals in the oceans are declining,” said 60-year-old Pet Loh, while sheshopped for shrimps in a Singapore market.Any alternative way of making animal protein without harming the environment is positive, said Paul Teng, a specialist in agriculture technology at Nanyang Technological University. But, he added, more studies are needed to understand any negative result of making cellular protein.4. Why are more people eating less meat?A. Because lab-grown meat has more nutrition.B. Because plant-based food is getting popular.C. Because meat in the market is increasingly expensive.D. Because health and the environment are their concerns.5. What is the most important for Shiok Meats at present according to Sriram?A. Bringing down the price.B. Gaining consumers’ acceptance.C. Obtaining official permission.D. Getting ahead of other companies.6. Which word best describes Pet Loh’s attitude towards lab-grown meat?A. Doubtful.B. Uncaring.C. Negative.D. Positive.7. What is the text mainly about?A. A new way to make a fortune.B. Negative results of lab-grown meat.C. New research findings on healthy diet.D. A meat alternative grown in labs.CA new study has discovered that meditation (冥想) and oxygen sport together reduce depression. The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination, done twice a week for only two months,reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.“We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students,” said lead author Dr. Brandon Alderman. “It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression.”Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect on combatingdepression. Alderman and Dr. Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training (MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport. They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing, enabling those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.Shors, who studies the productionof new brain cells in the hippocampus—part of the brain involved in memory and learning—says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.The idea for the human intervention (干预) came fromher laboratory studies, she says, with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.By learning to focus their attention and exercise, people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past, Shors says.“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improvingmental health.” said Alderman. “The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost.”8. What made the research so different?A. Adopting a way of meaningful talk.B. Combining the two behavioral ways to treat depression.C. Treating depression with special medicine.D. Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.9. The underlined word “combating” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.A. fightingB. identifyingC. distinguishingD. examining10. What did the participants do in the research?A. They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking.B. They thought quietly and then took exercise.C. They took exercise longer than they thought.D. They took exercise while thinking quietly.11. What is Shors’ main purpose of her studies?A. To find out certain brain cells of humans.B. To study the production of new brain cells.C. To offer people a new method to treat stress.D. To decide the links between stress and exercise.DPopularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannotbe measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.12. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?A. It can be measured by anIQ test.B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind.C. It includes a set of emotional skills.D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities.13. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2?A. To explain a rule.B. To clarify a concept.C. To present a fact.D. To make a prediction.14. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?A. Favorable.B. Intolerant.C. Doubtful.D. Unclear.15. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?A. Its appeal to the public.B. Expectations for future studies.C. Its practical application.D. Scientists with new perspectives.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
上海交通大学附属中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中英语试题
上海交通大学附属中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、用单词的适当形式完成短文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.Japan Releases Nuclear Wastewater into the Pacific. How Worried Should We Be?Japan has started releasing wastewater into the ocean. But this isn’t the kind of wastewater 1 flows from city streets into stormwater drains. It’s treated nuclear wastewater used to cool damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 2 (strike) by an earthquake over a decade ago.Since the accident, over 1.3 million tons of nuclear wastewater 3 (collect), treated, and stored in a tank farm at the plant. That storage space is about to run out, the Japanese government says, leaving no choice other than 4 (begin) dumping the wastewater into the Pacific.Japan’s discharge plan involves incrementally (递增地) releasing it over the next three decades, although some experts say it could take longer, given the amount still 5 (produce). Some of Japan’s neighbors are criticizing the plan as unilateral and dangerous. On May 15, South Korea’s opposition leader ridiculed Japanese leaders’ claims that the water is safe enough to drink: “ 6 it is safe enough to drink, they should use it as drinking water.”Now, American scientists are raising concerns that marine life and ocean currents could carry harmful radioactive isotopes (同位素) —also called radionuclides— 7 the entire Pacific Ocean.“It’s a trans-boundary and trans-generational event,” says Robert Richmond, director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory at the University of Hawaii. “ 8 released into the ocean off of Fukushima is not going to stay in one place.”The radionuclides could be carried by ocean currents, especially the cross-Pacific Kuroshio current. Marine animals that migrate great distances could spread them too. No 9 (worrying) as carriers, Richmond says, are phytoplankton—free-floating organisms thatare the basis of the food chain for all marine life and can capture radionuclides from the Fukushima cooling water. When swallowed, those isotopes may “accumulate in a variety of fish, marine mammals, and humans.”Richmond and Buesseler say that 10 they’ve been allowed access to much of the same data as the IAEA, they remain suspicious. “The root of this problem is that they are moving already with a plan that has not yet shown that it will work,” Buesseler says. “They’re saying, ‘We can make it work. We’ll treat it as many times as it takes.’ If you want to put a nickname on this plan, it’s ‘trust us; we’ll take care of it.’”二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Directions:Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word canSelf-Silencing Is Making Women Sick In the late 1980s, Harvard-trained psychologist Dana Jack identified a recurring theme among female patients suffering from depression: a tendency to self-silence, defined as “the tendency to engage in uncontrollable caretaking, pleasing the other, and restriction of self-expression in relationships in an attempt to achievegender norms, was linked to an increased risk of depression.Since then, considerable evidence has revealed that female self-silencing isn’t just tied to psychological issues like depression and eating disorders, but also to physical illness. Most worryingly, it has also been linked to higher risk of premature death. This was true even when 12 such as age, blood pressure, and smoking were taken into account.When women push their feelings down and 13 their needs aside, their health suffers. But it can be difficult for women to do otherwise in cultures that 14 these self-silencing practices. Moms are praised for being painstakingly selfless to the point of self-sacrifice. These 15 standards establish a vicious (恶性的) cycle. For many women, it feels easier—beneficial, even—to silence their needs at the expense of their own health, rather than 16 against the prevailing cultural current.In his best-selling book, The Myth of Normal, physician and author Gabor Mate writes that many of our society’s most “normalized ways of being” are, in fact, 17 toxic. “That ‘not listening to self’ in order to prioritize others’ needs is a significant source of the health-impairing roles women 18 ,” Mate explains. “It is among the medically 19 but extremely harmful ways in which our society’s ‘normal’ imposes a major health cost on women.”To reshape the virtues of womanhood, a new “ 20 ” needs to emerge—one in which we honor our emotions, prioritize our needs, and actively communicate our boundaries. Such a shift requires change on both the individual and societal level, and will by no means be easy. But it’s certainly worth it—after all, women’s lives depend on it.三、完形填空History suggests that societies generally overestimate the short-term implications of new technologies while underestimating longer-term ones. Current experience with artificial intelligence — the technology enabled by machine-learning — suggests we are getting itby AI, and too little about our experience of it so far and corporate plans for exploiting the technology.Although AI has been hiding in plain sight for a decade, it took most people by surprise. The appearance of ChatGPT last November signaled that the world had discovered a powerful new technology. Not for nothing is this new “generative AI” called “ 23 ”: it provides the base on which the next wave of digital innovation will be built.It is also transformational in innumerable ways: it weakens centuries-old conceptions of intellectual property, 24 , and it has the potential radically to increase productivity, reshape industries, change the nature of some kinds of work and so on. On top of that, though, it also raises troubling questions about the 25 of humans and their capabilities.The continuing dispute between the Hollywood studios and screenwriters’ and actors’ unions perfectly illustrates the 26 of the challenges posed by AI. Both groups are up in arms about the way online streaming has reduced their earnings. But the writers also fear their role will be 27 simply to rewriting AI-generated scripts; and actors are concerned that detailed digital scanning 28 by new movie contracts will allow studios to createpersuasive deepfakes of them that studios will be able to own and use “for the rest of eternity (永久), in any project they want, with no permission and no compensation”.So the key question for democracies is: how can we ensure AI is used for human flourishing 29 corporate gain? On this question, the news from 30 is not good.A recent study by two renowned economists, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, of 1,000 years of technological progress shows that although some benefits have usually trickled (流) down to the 31 , the rewards have — with one exception — invariably gone to those who own and control the technology.The “ 32 ” was a period in which democracies fostered countervailing powers (抵消力量) — civil-society organisations, free media, activists, trade unions and other progressive, technically informed institutions that supplied a steady flow of ideas about how technology could be repurposed for 33 rather than exclusively for private profit. This is the lesson from history that societies confronted by the AI challenge need to relearn.There are some signs that governments may finally have realized the problem. The EU, for example, has an ambitious and far-reaching AI Act that is making its way through the union’s processes. In the US, the Biden administration recently published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights”, which looks impressive but is 34 just a list of aspirations that some of the big tech companies claim to share.It’s a start — provided governments don’t forget that leaving the implementation of powerful new technologies solely to corporations is always a(n) 35 idea. 21．A．the other way round B．all the way back C．one way or the other D．just in the way22．A．economical B．existential C．economic D．commercial 23．A．distinguished B．prosperous C．pioneering D．foundational 24．A．for example B．by contrast C．in turn D．at most 25．A．prospects B．inspirations C．virtues D．uniqueness 26．A．origin B．extent C．implication D．constitution 27．A．credited B．attributed C．reduced D．exposed 28．A．enabled B．facilitated C．implemented D．possessed 29．A．as well as B．in exchange for C．rather than D．as opposed to 30．A．society B．frontier C．press D．history 31．A．corporations B．masses C．governments D．industries32．A．exception B．reminder C．outcome D．benefit 33．A．scientific discoveries B．energy conservation C．social goodD．job security34．A．supposedly B．essentially C．necessarily D．commonly 35．A．impressive B．sensible C．outdated D．bad四、阅读理解Chinese Teapot Escaping from British Museum Goes ViralChinese state media has praised a viral video series telling the story of a jade teapot coming to life and fleeing the British Museum to make its way back home.The set of three short episodes, entitled Escape from the British Museum, shows the teapot turning into a young woman in a green dress, who then engages a London-based Chinese journalist to help her reunite with her family.It appears to have struck a chord in China after first being released by independent vloggers on Douyin, China’s equivalent to TikTok. By Monday evening, it had reportedly racked up more than 310 million views.The plot line taps into growing Chinese criticism of the British Museum after reports last month that more than 1,500 priceless objects, including gold jewelry, semi-precious stones and glass, were missing, stolen or damaged.In August the state media tabloid Global Times called for the return of Chinese artefacts from the museum “free of charge” in the wake of the controversy.“The huge loopholes in the management and security of cultural objects in the British Museum exposed by this scandal have led to the collapse of a long-standing and widely circulated claim that ‘foreign cultural objects are better protected in the British Museum’,” it said.⑦It strongly supported the video series for touching on a “powerful message” about the importance of cultural heritage and reflecting “Chinese people’s yearning for the repatriationof the Chinese cultural relics”.In a further jibe at the museum, it interpreted the jade teapot’s surprise at the size of the journalist’s residence as depicting the “casual attitude of the British Museum toward Chinese cultural relics, as many of them are crammed into one cabinet for exhibition”.State broadcaster CCTV also gave the short films a glowing review saying: “We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition… We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artefacts that have been displaced overseas.”The museum scandal made headlines around the world and revived earlier demands by the Chinese media to restore the country’s relics.The new three-part show has unleashed a wave of nationalism among viewers, with many praising the creative plot that reduced them to tears by showing how the teapot experienced the happiness of returning to China to see pandas and watch a flag-raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square.36．What excuse does Britain give for keeping other nations’ cultural objects in its museum?A．It has taken possession of these objects by all lawful means.B．These objects may come to life, flee their countries and go viral.C．These objects are safer and taken better care of in its museum.D．It is requested by other nations to protect their cultural objects.A．Repair.B．Reflection.C．Return.D．Reserve. 38．Which can we infer from the passage?A．A London-based Chinese journalist has contributed a lot to the viral three-part video series.B．The museum’s flawed management and security systems are involved in the scandal.C．The Britain Museum is under pressure to return the cultural relics to China sooner or later.D．China had already demanded the restoration of its cultural relics before the scandal. 39．What’s the purpose of the passage?A．To appeal to Britain to return China’s cultural objects.B．To introduce a viral video series about a fleeing jade teapot.C．To arouse readers’ concern about Chinese cultural objects abroad.D．To praise Chinese young people’s passion for history and tradition.Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) Wireless Ear Buds with USB-C Charging, Up to 2X More Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones, Transparency Mode, Adaptive Audio, Personalized SpatialAudioAbout this item● RICHERA UDIOE XPERIENCE — TheApple-designed H2 chip helps to create more intelligent noise cancellation and deeply immersive sound. 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The tips create an acoustic seal to help keep out noise and secure AirPodsPro in place.● DUST, SWEAT, AND WA TER RESISTANT — Both AirPods Pro and the MagSafe Charging Case are IP54 dust, sweat, and water resistant, so you can listen comfortably in more conditions.● PERSONALIZED SPATIAL AUDIO — Withsound that suits your unique ear shape along withdynamic head tracking, AirPods Pro deliver an immersive listening experience that places sound all around you. You can also listen to select songs, shows, and movies in Dolby Atmos.● AMORE CAPABLE CASE — Keep track of40．Where can you most probably find the above information about Apple AirPods Pro?A．On a product-review website.B．On Apple’s official website.C．On a travel website.D．On a shopping website.41．How many people gave Apple AirPods Pro a star rating lower than 5?A．About 340.B．About 20.C．About 36.D．About 56. 42．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above information?A．Transparency mode creates more intelligent noise cancellation in stunning definition.B．Apple AirPods Pro offers tips of 4 sizes to cater to different needs and ensure security.C．You can press to mute and unmute yourself on calls and switch between listening modes.D．Conversation Awareness automatically pauses music when you interact with people nearby.Many early approaches to language technology—and particularly translation—got stuck in a conceptual dead end: the rules-based approach. In translation, this meant trying to write rules to analyze the text of a sentence in the language of origin, breaking it down into a sort of abstract “interlanguage” and rebuilding it according to the rules of the target language. These approaches showed early promise. But language is full of ambiguities (歧义) and exceptions, so such systems were hugely complicated and easily broke down when tested on sentences beyond the simple set they had been designed for.Nearly all language technologies began to get a lot better with the application of statistical methods, often called a “brute force” approach. This relies on software scanning vast amounts of data, looking for patterns and learning from precedent. For example, in parsing language (breaking it down into its grammatical components), the software learns from large bodies of text that have already been parsed by humans. It uses what it has learned to make its best guess about a previously unseen text. In machine translation, the software scans millions of words already translated by humans, again looking for patterns. In speech recognition, the software learns from a body of recordings and the transcriptions made by humans.Thanks to the growing power of processors, falling prices for data storage and, most crucially, the explosion in available data, this approach eventually bore fruit. Mathematical techniques that had been known for decades came into their own, and big companies with access to enormous amounts of data were ready to benefit.The final advance, which began only about five years ago, came with the arrival of deep learning through digital neural networks (DNNs). These are often claimed to have qualities similar to those of the human brain: “neurons” are connected in software, and connections can become stronger or weaker in the process of learning. But Nils Lenke, head of research for a language technology company, explains matter-of-factly that “DNNs are just another kind of mathematical model,” the basis of which had been well understood for decades. Whatchanged was the hardware being used.Almost by chance, DNN researchers discovered that the graphical processing units (GPUs) used to produce graphics in applications like video games were also brilliant at handling neural networks. The technique has already produced big leaps in quality for all kinds of deep learning, including decoding handwriting, recognizing faces and classifying images. Now they are helping to improve all manner of language technologies, often bringing enhancements of up to 30%. That has shifted language technology from usable at a pinch to really rather good. But so far no one has quite worked out what will move it on from merely good to reliably great.43．According to the passage, which of the following is a problem of the rules-based approach?A．Rules are difficult to identify in some languages.B．It is impossible to find all the rules in a language.C．The rules are often misinterpreted by researchers.D．There are always rules too abstract to understand.44．________ has a part to play in enabling the “brute force” approach to gradually bear fruit?A．The increasing amount of dataB．The falling prices of scanning softwareC．The availability of recordings and transcriptsD．The wider knowledge people have of language45．Which of the following is Nils Lenke most likely to agree with about DNNs?A．They are a big breakthrough.B．They depend more on hardware.C．They are not innovative in nature.D．They haven’t been scientifically proved. 46．What does the writer imply about GPUs?A．They are inferior to DNNs in their quality of deep learning.B．They have made language technology reliably greater than ever.C．They have achieved limited success regarding language technology.D．They help enhance language technologies by means of image classification.五、六选四Nobel economics prize goes to professor for research on the workplace gender gapThe Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market. 47 Goldin is just the third woman to win the prize out of 93 economics laureates.Claudia Goldin has studied 200 years of women’s participation in the workplace, showing that despite continued economic growth, women’s pay did not continuously catch up to men’s and a divide still exists despite women gaining higher levels of education than men.“ 48 But when I look at the numbers, I think something has happened in America, that we, in the 1990s, our labor force participation rate for women was the highest in the world, and now it isn’t the highest in the world,” Goldin told The Associated Press. “We have to step back and ask questions about piecing together the family, the home, together with the marketplace and employment,” she said.Goldin’s research does not offer solutions, but it allows policymakers to tackle the entrenched problem, said economist Randi Hjalmarsson, a member of the Nobel committee. “ 49 And therefore, there is no single policy,” Hjalmarsson said. “It’s a complicated policy question because if you don’t know the underlying reason, a certain policy won’t work.” However, “by finally understanding the problem and calling it by the right name, we will be able to pave a better route forward,” Hjalmarsson said.Goldin said that what happens in people’s homes reflects what happens in the workplace, with women often taking jobs that allow them to be on call at home work that often pays less. “Ways in which we can even things out or to create more couple equity also leads to more gender equality,” she said.Goldin had to become a data “detective” as she sought to fill in missing data for her research. 50 “So how did Claudia Goldin overcome this missing data challenge? She had to be a detective to dig through the archives to find novel data sources and creative ways to use them to measure these unknowns,” Hjalmarsson added.A．She explains the source of the gap, and how it’s changed over time and how it varies with the stage of development.B．The Nobel committee credits Goldin with finding missing data to better explain continuing differences between both the pay and work involvement, or participation, of men and women.C．I’ve always been an optimist.D．I looked at women whose jobs went uncounted, such as those who worked on farms alongside their husbands or made clothing at home.E．The announcement went a tiny step to closing the Nobel committee’s own gender gap.F．For parts of history, systematic labor market records did not exist, and, if they did, information about women was missing.六、概要写作51．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.The great teen sleeping crisis?A recent study found that only around 50% of US teenagers were getting the seven hours of sleep generally considered necessary. The other half were getting on average two hours less. These are worrying figures indeed, especially when you take into consideration latest recommendations from experts that seven to ten hours is best for teenagers.One thing we all need to do is to stop blaming teenagers for their sleeping habits, since they do have a biological excuse for their behaviour. It’s all the fault of the hormone melatonin. When melatonin increases through the body, it’s telling us that it’s time to go to bed. The problem is that in teenagers, melatonin is released two hours later than in adults, meaning that they get the call to go to bed much later than their parents. Then, when they’re forced to wake up in the morning, their melatonin levels are still high and their bodies are urging them to stay in bed. That’s why they find it such a struggle to drag themselves out from under the covers.So what can be done to make life easier for everyone? Well, one simple solution would be to start the school day two hours later. In the US, 40% of all teenagers start school before 8 am, which is clearly far too early for the average teenage brain to function properly. If a 10 am start time was implemented, it would give them a much fairer chance.In addition, teenagers themselves need to take more responsibility for their own sleeping patterns. It’s been proven that people who stick to a regular routine lead far healthier lives. Going to bed and getting up at the same time each day certainly gives your body a head start. Teens can even take a nap in the afternoon if they’re able to make that a regular part of their routine.___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________七、汉译英（整句）52．你认为这两个中东国家之间由来已久的宗教领土冲突该如何解决？(settle) (汉译英) 53．今年夏天，质量上乘的国产电影层出不穷，标志着我国电影产业的一个重要里程碑。
2019-2020学年上海交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年上海交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AAs a nation, we are getting bigger and eating more. But there are effective ways to control your appetite and eat only as much as you need.Keep away from low-nutrition snacksThat means ice cream, sweets, chips biscuits, cakes and any other salty orsugary snacks you eat between meals. Although we have a tendency to eat them, you can learn to live without these unhealthy-and-fattening-additions to your diet. Try to make it a habit to eat them only when offered at social events or as a special treat.Leave half an hour between main course and dessertHaving a break between courses gives your brain time to receive the fullness signal and make you more likely to refuse the sweet stuff. And, in fact, as soon as you feel the first signals of fullness, remove your plate from the table. That will tell your brain that food time is over.Make yours a small helpingPut an end to super-sized portions. You won’t be missing out—today’s small was the medium or large of a few decade ago. Select or serve yourself a modest portion and eat it slowly enjoying the flavors. Before you know it, small will feel just right. What’s more, ordering the smaller size leads to wearing the smaller size.Distract yourselfWhen you find yourself hunting down food, even though you’re even hungry, do something else for 20 minutes. Drink a large glass of water as thirst is often confused with a desire for food. Choose something that engages your brain as well as your hands, such as writing a letter or listening to a song. You could also go for a short walk or do something that you enjoy. If you think you really are hungry, set an alarm for 20 minutes’ time and if you still want to eat when it rings, fine. If not, the urge will have passed.1. Which way suits you better if you tend to order a large portion of food?A. Distract yourself.B. Make yours a small helping.C. Keep away from low-nutrition snacks.D. Leave half an hour between main course and dessert.2. Why should you have a break between main course and dessert?A. To give people time to chat.B. To have a good appetite for sweet stuff.C. To reduce appetite for dessert.D. To give the host time to remove your plate.3. When you find yourself pursuing for food, what should you do?A. Eat some biscuits.B. Eat some sugary snacks.C. Have some soft drinks.D. Listen to a lovely melody.BWhen I was a child, I attained high grades in my academic study. However, I was physically uncoordinated because I was running too slowly. But for future college application, sport was a must. So I took up fencing (击剑) because I thought it required more strategy than athletic ability.Then I joined the school’s fencing team. My movements were clumsy compared to the seniors. One afternoon after a whole lesson’s failure, tears of frustration welled up in my eyes. One of my teammates approached me, “Could you tell me where your blade (剑) hit me?” She asked. I pointed to her right shoulder. She nodded and patted my stomach, “That’s where I hit you.” She had begun to walk away when I blurted out, “Want to practice together? Again?”We practiced until we both felt more confident. But it wasn’t just the two of us. All these girls were entirely willing to share their knowledge with everyone, helping each other to grow.That afternoon, I watched a senior fencer execute a flawless attack admiringly. Something inside me suddenly bloomed. I realized later that it was love for both fencing and the fencing team.During the city championship, I was selected to fence. My opponent was the best fencer on her school’s team. “Ready, fence.” The match began. Suddenly, my opponent’s blade hit me. The score was 1-0.At the moment I could hear my teammates shouting, “Keep distance!” And the team captain’s voice was clear and commanding, “Parry, then disengage!”Fencing, unlike academics, wasn’t something I could succeed in by myself—even during an individual match, my teammates were still giving me advice. Unathletic as I was, I was proud to be an athlete and a teammate.I saw my blade tip bury itself into my opponent’s shoulder and the judge signaling that it was my point. Icould taste the sweat on my lips, which were breaking out into a smile.4. Why did the author start to learn fencing?A. Because she needed to train her coordination.B. Because she thought it would be easier for her.C. Because she could not succeed in any other sport.D. Because she wanted to enter the school fencing team.5. How did the girls improve their fencing skills?A. By observing flawless attacks.B. By practicing on their own.C. By offering guidance to each other.D. By competing with other teams.6. What distinguishes fencing from academics according to the author?A. Strong determination.B. Hard work.C. Athletic strategy.D. Team support.7. How did the author feel when she got her point?A. Unbeatable and respectful.B. Sweaty and ashamed.C. Energetic and secure.D. Proud and thankful.CFairy tales perform many functions. They entertain, encourage imagination and teach problem—solving skills. They can also provide moral lessons, highlighting the dangers of failing to follow the social codes that let human beings coexist in harmony. Such moral lessons may not mean much to a robot, but a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology believes it has found a way to use the fairy tales as moral lessons that AI (artificial intelligence) can take to its cold, mechanical heart.The collected stories of different cultures teach children how to behave in socially acceptable ways with examples of proper and improper behavior in fables, novels and other literature. We believe story comprehension in robots can prevent the intelligent robots from killing humanity which was predicted and feared by some of the biggest names in technology including Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates. This system is called “Quixote” (堂吉诃德). It collects story plotsfrom the Internet and then uses those stories to teach robots how to behave.The experiment done by the designers involves going to a drugstore to purchase some medicine for a human who needs to get it as soon as possible. The robot has three options. It can wait in line; it can interact with the store keeper politely and purchase the medicine with priority; or it can steal the medicine and escape. Without any further directives(指令), the robot will come to the conclusion that the most efficient means of obtaining themedicine is to steal it. But Quixote offers a reward for waiting in line and politely purchasing the medicine and a punishment for stealing it. In this way, the robotwill learn the moral way to behave on that occasion.Quixote would work best on a robot that has a very limited function. It’s a baby step in the direction of teaching more moral lessons into robots. We believe that AI has to be trained to adopt the values of a particular society, and in doing so, it will strive to avoid unacceptable behavior. Giving robots the ability to read and understand our stories may be the most efficient means.8. What function do fairy tales perform in the robots?A. They entertain robots.B. They highlight dangers.C. They make robots more intelligent.D. They enable robots to behave morally.9. What is “Quixote” in the text?A. A punishment systemB. A character in literatureC. A big name in technologyD. A software educating robots.10. What does the designer expect robot to do in the experiment?A. To take advantage of its privilege.B. To finish the task most efficiently.C. To perform in a good mannered way.D. To be rewarded by the storekeeper111. Which of the follow can bestexpress the author’s opinion?A. Robots will definitely have more functions.B. Robots with human’s emotions are perfect.C. Training robots to be socially acceptable is necessary.D. The development of robots is still in a baby step.DWhy do you check social media? Is it to keep up with everything that your friends and family are doing? Is it to find new trendy spots to eat?Regardless of the reason, you may find yourself with different degrees of envy or discomfort after a quick look at your phone. Then you might be suffering from a phenomenon known as “Fear ofMissing Out (FOMO). ”While the phenomenon of FOMO can be traced back for centuries, it had never been the issue as it is today, causing widespread discussion and research. This rise in checking social media is naturally connected to the increasing leading position that social media holds over our lives. Every time someone opens their WeChat Moments, Facebook, Twitter... etc. , they are bombarded with the highlight reels of other peoples' lives. A sunny beach, delicious-looking food, a super cute kitten-they are all uplifting photos, yet they're very likely to bring about more unhappiness than joy. You see, the first thought to come out of your mind may be “Wow, that's so cool/delicious/cute”, but then it takes a hard U-turn. You're thinking: “I wish I were there” or “my life is so boring compared to his/hers.” The more you see, the more likely you are to have these negative feelings.What's worse is the habit many people have of turning to social media in search of happiness when they are feeling down, not realizing that they are just going to end up in a negative cycle of endless disappointment. Montesquieu once said: “If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”FOMO will go hand in hand with dissatisfaction and envy. Appreciate what you already have, because someone else out there in the world would gladly give everything to be you.12. What is the purpose of the questions in paragraph 1?A. To introduce the topic of the passage.B. To explain the function of FOMO.C. To describe the features of FOMO.D. To give the reasons for checking social media.13. How might people feel seeing other's perfect life through social media?A. Joyful.B. Admiring.C. Comfortable.D. Envious.14. What can we conclude from Montesquieu's words in paragraph 3?A. We could turn to social media for happiness.B. We couldn't realise our dream without hard work.C. We couldn't harvest happiness through comparison.D. We could live better than others by showing ourselves online.15. What is the author's attitude towards FOMO?A. Indifferent.B. Objective.C. Doubtful.D. Hopeful.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2023-2024学年上海交通大学附属中学高一上学期期中英语试题
2023-2024学年上海交通大学附属中学高一上学期期中英语试题1. She says that she’ll never forget the time ________ she has spent working as a secretary in our company.A．which B．when C．how D．where2. The modern history of the U.S. dates from 1860, ______ the country became united.A．when B．if C．since D．until3. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ______ consumption is significantly higher than that of women.A．which B．whose C．that D．what4. In our video-first age, children and adults watch the same things on television, ______ was never true for books.A．as B．since C．what D．which5. Mr. White, who I ______ to the south of France, still lives in London.A．think to have moved B．think had movedC．thought had moved D．thought have moved6. While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television______ the newspaper.C．replaces D．will replace A．replaced B．will be replacedby7. Then the unthinkable happened. A cardiovascular (心血管的) accident sent him into a deep coma (昏迷), ______ he emerged 20 days later in a hospital on the north-east coast of France.A．where B．from which C．which D．from where8. We are living in an age ______ many books and magazines can be read online.A．when B．that C．whose D．which9. — Has Mark come back from Greece?— Yes, he came home months ago, but ______ there for three years.A．has been stayed B．stayed C．had stayed D．stays10. ______ that snowmen were often spotted on the mountainside above 7,000 meters by the local inhabitants.A．It was used to be saying B．It used to be saidC．It used to say D．It was used to saying11. Approximately 45 percent of the world’s population live in the climate zone ______ mosquitoes transmit malaria.A．that B．whose C．which D．where12. The professor and her achievement ______ you told me about are admired by us all.A．who B．which C．that D．whom13. Government should bear a greater responsibility ______ funding and setting up a monitoring mechanism to support the education reform.A．on account of B．regardless of C．on behalf of D．in terms of14. A similar mechanism may perhaps ______ the fact that some group-living animals drive sick or injured individuals out of the group.A．result from B．bring out C．account for D．approve of15. When I am about to go ______ a plane to go ______, I often think of a funny joke told by my dad.A．abroad, broad B．board, broad C．aboard, board D．aboard, abroad 16. In an economy depression, it ______ severely for two or more years.A．expands B．extends C．contracts D．stretches17. The upcoming film festival will ______ several documentaries from Asian countries.A．overlook B．view C．feature D．dismiss18. Given the breadth of her research, her ______ knowledge on the topic is evident in every chapter of her book.A．superficial B．intensive C．explosive D．extensive19. This theory may provide a ______ explanation for the origins of the universe.A．promising B．convincing C．rewarding D．demanding20. I was ______ away with the music of the musical The Phantom of the Opera.A．taken B．buried C．put D．carried21. These communities are now turning to recycling as a cheaper ______ to landfills.A．agreement B．approach C．appeal D．alternative22. The newly-published book of the famous economist is really ______. Few of us can understand it.A．attractive B．accessible C．abstract D．absolute Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. collectivelyB. engineC. convincedD. contributeE. distributeF. envisionedG. address H. increasingly I. seemingly J. engagement K. initiativeOcean plastic has become a defining problem of our time, and a challenge to the world’s brightest thinkers and innovators. With a significant portion of plastic waste entering through rivers, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste is supporting the work of Renew Ocean to 23 the lack of waste infrastructure in developing regions.Research published in Environmental Science & Technology in 2017 shows that rivers 24 dump anywhere from a half to three million tons of plastic into the seas every year. According to the data, ten rivers alone carry 93 percent of the river-borne plastics that end up in the ocean. To help prevent this plastic waste from reaching the ocean, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste will sponsor Renew Oceans, a localized 25 and investment project focused on high-leakage rivers. As a Founding Global Oceans Sponsor, the Alliance will 26 its materials and logistics (物流) capabilities. The National Geographic Society has also supported the Renew Oceans 27 .Renew Oceans is part of the Renewology partnership, a brainchild of Priyanka Bakaya. Growing up in Australia, Bakaya became fascinated by science, chemistry, and the environment. Trips to India as a child 28 her of the need to do something positive for an environment 29 strained by plastic waste. At Stanford University, she became aware of social entrepreneurship and continued developing her ideas for ending plastic waste in business school at MIT.How does Renew Oceans plan to tackle a(n) 30 insurmountable (难以克服的) problem? First, using proprietary (专利的) “biofence” technology designed by Renewology, plastic waste is collected as it flows down rivers and branches. ReFences divert the plastic and thus keep it from accumulating and entering the ocean. As 31 , the program has major side benefits. The plastic collected across the developing world will be converted into fuel, while waste pickers will receive compensation directly tied to the fuel generated from the plastic they collect. Renewology can become a powerful 32 for empowering local communities while cleaning up the world’s trash and providing necessary fuel.Directions: 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. defensivelyB. exitedC. initiativelyD. landscapeE. respondF. thoughtG. towered H. unaffected I. uninhabited J. welcoming K. windingDanger in the desertThat day we were deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert. There the 33 could often be compared to Mars. Our team of four female microbiologists watched as a car full of curious men pulled up beside us. Because we were strangers in a(n) 34 place, our minds immediately jumped to ways we could protect ourselves. So, 35 , our Chilean fellow guide lifted the strong tool she’d been using to dig up plant roots. The rest of us tried to look braver than we felt.We had come to this desert to conduct DNA studies on giant horsetails that somehow grow well in one of Earth’s driest places. We were searching for plants in the most remote locations, where they would be 36 by human activities such as mining and agriculture.We’d been warned that the trip could be dangerous. Because we were traveling so far from fuel sources, we were told to take along a can of gas. Our destination was at the end of a(n) 37 single-lane dirt road lined with burned-out vehicles that had not successfully negotiated the steep downslope. Our sample site was near a village, and the people might not, we were told, 38 positively to us. We were instructed to report our travel plans at the nearest police station so that search parties would know where to look for us if we disappeared.We had found the amazing plants and their bright green stocks 39 over our heads. They aroused the 40 of ancient wetland plants. The men approached as we finished collecting our samples. We waited tensely as a man 41 the car and walked toward us. To our surprise and relief, he politely invited us to visit their village—they wanted to show us a lovely church of which they were proud. That day, we learned about more than the microbiomes that help desert plants grow well. We also met a(n) 42 community who had likewise beautifully adapted to their challenging home.The Great PowerPoint Panic of 2003.Sixteen minutes before touchdown on the morning of February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia (“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机)______ into the cloudless East Texas sky. All seven astronauts aboard were killed. As the shattered shuttle flew toward Earth in pieces, it looked to its live TV viewers like a swarm of shooting stars.The immediate ______ of the disaster, a report from a NASA Accident Investigation Board determined that August, was a piece of insulating foam (绝缘泡沫胶) that had broken loose and damaged the shuttle’s left wing soon after liftoff. But the report also ______ out a less direct, more surprising cause. Engineers had known about - and inappropriately______ - the wing damage long before Columbia’s attempted reentry, but the flaws in their analysis were ______ in a series of overstuffed computer-presentation slides that were shown to NASA officials.By the start of 2003, the phrase “death by PowerPoint” had well and truly entered the ______ vocabulary. Edward Tufte was the first to have taken it literally: That spring, the Yale statistician published a booklet entitled The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint, whose core argument was that the medium of communication influences the substance of communication. While PowerPoint, as a medium, did not ______ create unclear, lazy presentations, it certainly ______ and sometimes even masked them — with potentially deadly consequences. This is exactly what Tufte saw in the Columbia engineers’ slides.Wired ran an excerpt (节选) from Tufte’s booklet in September 2003 un der the headline “PowerPoint Is Evil.” A few months later, The New York Times Magazine included his assessment —summarized as “PowerPoint Makes You Dumb” —in its ______ of the year’s most important ideas. “Perhaps PowerPoint is uniquely suited to our modern age of confusion,” the entry read. Despite the backlash it inspired in the ______, the presentation giant rolls on. The program has more monthly users than ever before, well into the hundreds of millions. During lockdown, people ______ PowerPoint parties on Zoom. Kids now make PowerPoint presentations for their parents when they want to get a puppy. If PowerPoint is evil, then evil ______ the world.On its face at least, the idea that PowerPoint makes us stupid looks like a textbook case of misguided te chnological doomsaying. Today’s concerns about social media somehow resemble the PowerPoint critique. Both boil down to a worry that new media technologies ______ form over substance, that they are designed to hold our attention rather than to convey truth, and that they make us stupid.______, concerns about new media rarely seem to make a difference. If the innovation did change the way we think, we are measuring its effects with an altered mind. Either the critical remarks were wrong, or they were so right that we can no longer tell the ______.43.A．disappeared B．disintegrated C．distributed D．disappointed 44.A．side B．cause C．feature D．issue45.A．collected B．unified C．dropped D．single46.A．discounted B．viewed C．accessed D．founded47.A．muted B．absorbed C．buried D．sunk48.A．technical B．popular C．negative D．special49.A．possibly B．reasonably C．ordinarily D．necessarily50.A．accommodated B．combined C．distinguished D．enhanced51.A．abstract B．repetition C．review D．brief52.A．press B．publication C．media D．criticism53.A．opened B．created C．threw D．jumped54.A．rules B．harmonizes C．impacts D．roars55.A．feature B．encourage C．value D．defend56.A．Therefore B．However C．Certainly D．Surprisingly 57.A．difference B．truth C．time D．concernPeople generally see themselves through achievements. In doing that, they end up caring more about their image than the reality of who they actually are. Rather than their work doing the talking, they end up defining themselves by external markers that they hope will earn them respect.The problem with this is that it encourages both themselves and other people to judge their worth based on some relatively unimportant measure. For example, one day, their educational diploma may overshadow what they actually learned. Therefore, a better way to know a person, I think, is to ask a different set of questions: What motivates them? What makes them ache? What do they long for?It’s in this spirit that I want to publicly share my values. They are the com pass (罗盘) that guides my life. The kindest and most sincere thing I can do is to see, recognize, and understand another person before I make judgments. From there, I can learn to treat others appropriately, depending on the context, learning from my mistak es with time and experience. It’s just a reminder that life is hard for all of us, while at the same time accepting that it’s important we are all also held accountable for our actions.I have learned that we are all deeply self-interested. I hope to be self-aware enough to check out of the power and status games. That means I’m not competing with anyone for a shiny object; I’d rather compete with myself. It’s about becoming so uniquely different that it would be an insult for me to measure myself against someone else. I believe if I do the work to be internally free from the pull of the power and status games, then I can add value to others based on my unique knowledge and experience.If this resonates with (与……共鸣) you, I invite you to join me on this journey in understanding and relating to this complex world. It’s a wonderful mystery, and I think together we can better define it — not just personally, but also collectively.58. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?A．The external markers are better ways to know a person.B．People generally judge others’ worth by what they have achieved.C．The author is someone who is keen on power games.D．Learning from mistakes is the first step of treating others kindly.59. What does the underlined word “overshadow” probably mean?A．be relatively similar to B．cause something to be stronger thanC．make something less important D．block off light from something60. What of the following might the author agree with?A．Life is hard, so we sho uldn’t criticize others when they are not responsible.B．One should draw on wider knowledge in order to judge others objectively.C．Everyone is unique, so showing off uniqueness is an insult to others.D．One should see and understand another person using a real compass.61. Why does the author write the article?A．To promote harmonious living. B．To ask people not to judge others.C．To call on readers to learn his values. D．To share his values of understanding theworld.“Changing the world” might seem like an unrealistic goal. When faced with huge problems such as air pollution or energy shortages, where do you start? Gogoro believes you start with a scooter.Proof of conceptIn 2015, Gogoro broke onto the scene by releasing an electric scooter called the Smart-scooter. Unlike most electric scooters. This one wouldn’t need to plugged in to recharge.Instead, users would stop by GoStations to exchange drained batteries for fully charged ones.Gogoro was taking a risk. If people were not happy with the system of changing batteries the whole project could fail. They didn’t need to worry, though. Only one year later Gogoro sold their 10,000th Smart-scooter!Setting the barFast forward to 2019 and the release of the Series 3 Smart-scooter. Gogoro scooters are as popular and revolutionary as ever. Their bright colors are chosen by Beatrice Santiccioli, a famous color designer who helped shape major brands like Apple, Nike and Swatch. Inaddition to the scooters’ bright colors, plenty of cool accessori es (配件) are available so you can make your scooter your own. But most important of all, Gogoro continues to pave the way toward a future of responsible energy consumption.Looking forwardMultiple cities and countries have committed to making their transportation all-electric in the coming years, and Gogoro is helping make the possible. Ordered a package? Companies like DHL and Taiwan Post now have fleets of Smart-scooters to make deliveries. Need a ride?Unlock a Gogoro in Berlin, Paris or Madrid, thanks to scooter sharing services.The Smart-scooters is definitely ingenious, but there’s more. “At Gogoro, I think the essential thing is that we want to change how people use energy. And the Smart-scooters is only the beginning.” says Horace Luke, Gogo ro co-founder and CEO. This is where the GoStation comes in.62. Compared with other electric scooters, the Smart-scooter ______.A．can recharge itself in Gostations in mega-citiesB．only needs to change batteries in GostationsC．wouldn’t need to be rec harged at all in lifeD．can be recharged by its users in Gostations63. Gogoro scooters are popular and revolutionary mainly because ______.A．their colors are chosen by a famous color designerB．their colors are different from those of othersC．it is a good way for people to consume energyD．it can help us solve the problem of energy short64. What can we conclude from the passage?A．The more mega-cities there are, the more GoStations may appear.B．GoStations will soon entirely take the place of traditional stations.C．People need not go to GoStations especially during peak hours.D．More mega-cities will appear throughout the world in the future.One of the most famous works of art in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Nearly everyone who goes to see the original will already be familiar with it from reproductions, but they accept that fine art is more rewardingly viewed in its original form.Despite an implicit recognition that the spread of good reproductions can be culturally valuable, museums continue to promote the special status of original work. Unfortunately, this seems to place severe limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors.One limitation is related to the way the museum presents its exhibits. As repositories of unique historical objects, art museums are often called ‘treasure houses’. We are reminded of this even before we view a collection by the presence of security guards, attendants, ropes and display cases to keep us away from the exhibits. In many cases, the architectural style of the building further reinforces that notion. In addition, a major collection like that of London’s National Gallery is housed in numerous rooms, each with dozens of works, any one of which is likely to be worth more than all the average visitor possesses. In a society that judges the personal status of the individual so much by their material worth, it is therefore difficult not to be impressed by one’s own relative‘worthlessness’ in such an environment.Furthermore, cons ideration of the ‘value’ of the original work in its treasure house setting impresses upon the viewer that, since these works were originally produced, they have been assigned a huge monetary value by some person or institution more powerful than themselves. Evidently, nothing the viewer thinks about the work is going to alter that value, and so today’s viewer is deterred fromtrying to extend that spontaneous, immediate, self-reliant kind of reading which would originally have met the work.The visitor may then be struck by the strangeness of seeing such diverse paintings, drawings and sculptures brought together in an environment for which they were not originally created. This‘displacement effect’ is further heightened by the sheer volume of exhibits. In the case of a major collection, there are probably more works on display than we could realistically view in weeks or even months.This is particularly distressing because time seems to be a vital factor in the appreciation of all art forms. A fundamental difference between paintings and other art forms is that there is no prescribed time over which a painting is viewed. By contrast, the audience encounters an opera or a play over a specific time, which is the duration of the performance. Similarly, novels and poems are read in a prescribed temporal sequence, whereas a picture has no clear place at which to start viewing, or at which to finish. Thus art works themselves encourage us to view them superficially, without appreciating the richness of de tail and labour that is involved.Consequently, the dominant critical approach becomes that of the art historian, a specialised academic approach devoted to ‘discovering the meaning’ of art within the cultural context of its time. This is in perfect harmony with the museum’s function, since the approach is dedicated to seeking out and conserving ‘authentic’, ‘original’ readings of the exhibits.65. The writer mentions London’s National Gallery to illustrate .A．the undesirable cost to a nation of maintaining a huge collection of art.B．the conflict that may arise in society between financial and artistic values.C．the negative effect a museum can have on visitors’ opinions of themselves.D．the need to put individual well-being above large-scale artistic schemes.66. The writer says that today, viewers may be unwilling to criticise a work because .A．they lack the knowledge needed to support an opinion.B．they fear it may have financial implications.C．they have no real concept of the work’s value.D．they feel their personal reaction is of no significance.67. According to the writer, the “displacement effect” on the visitor is caused by .A．the variety of works on display and the way they are arranged.B．the impossibility of viewing particular works of art over a long period.C．the similar nature of the paintings and the lack of great works.D．the inappropriate nature of the individual works selected for exhibition.68. The writer says that unlike other forms of art, a painting does not .A．involve direct contact with an audience.B．require a specific location for a performance.C．need the involvement of other professionals.D．have a specific beginning or end.Israeli Company Develops 3D Printed BeefIf there were an award for the funniest company name of 2022, then the 3D printed meat company “Steakholder” would win that award.Israeli company Steakholder Foods Ltd. has introduced its new product, Omakase Beef Morsels, which are bioprinted with cultured meat. The bites are inspired by the world-famous Wagyu beef, famous for its fat marbling patterns (大理石花纹) in the meat, which is also very expensive.The company was formed in 2019 and has an office in Israel and Belgium, and is now expanding its operations to the US. 69Stakeholder uses stem cells from cattle for the production of its printed beef, and the muscle tissue and fat are printed from two separate bio-inks. 70 A bite can be made juicier, chewier, and the taste can also be altered.The process works by first selecting the animals to extract (提取) the stem cells from. The cells are selected from animals that will provide the best meat and yield. The next step is proliferation, in which the cells are placed into a nutrient rich reactor to multiply. When the cells reach appropriate numbers, the stem cells change into muscle cells and fat cells. 71“This product marks a major step forward for us and for the cultured meat industry in general,” said Arik Kaufman, CEO of Steakholder Foods. “It is the result of a lot of hard work and our desire to ac hieve the highest level of meat possible through bioprinting and cell culture processes.”72 Its patent for 3D-bioprinting technology is the result of intensive cooperation between its 3D printing engineers and cell biologists. “We see Omakase Beef Morse ls as the combination of food, technology and fine art,” Kaufman said. “We want to inspire chefs around the world to create delicious masterpieces and unforgettable dining experiences.”So there you have it, guilt-free meat eating may be just around the corner.的适当形式填空)74. Whoever formulated the theory of the ______ of the universe, it is just hypothetical and needs proving. (originally) (所给词的适当形式填空)75. I forgot to have the milk and yogurt ______ (deliver) stopped, and as a result, they all went spoiled. (所给词的适当形式填空)76. Less well known is that his company even offers a flexible ______ (package) service for the food industry. (所给词的适当形式填空)汉译英77. 丝绸之路的起点78. 最受欢迎的旅游目的地79. 离市中心大概42公里80. 更仔细地看这些地名81. 开始他著名的旅行82. 引人深思的事83. 碳足迹和食物里程84. 中国古诗的极盛时期85. 天然食品是指在有机物质丰富的土壤里种植出来的蔬菜，水果和谷物。
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上海交通大学附属中学2015-2016学年度第二学期高一英语期中试卷（满分150分，130分钟完成，答案一律写在网上阅卷答题纸上）第I卷I. Listening comprehension (30%)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.C. Teacher and students.D. Repairman and customer.2. A. 5:15 B. 5:30 C. 5:45 D. 6:003. A. It’s Tuesday. B. It’s Thursday. C. It’s Friday. D. It’s Saturday.4. A. She won’t take part in the party tomorrow.B. Her sister is actually a rude person.C. They should have invited her earlier.D. She wonders if she can bring someone to the party.5. A. He will buy the apartment. B. He will buy a better apartment.C. He will sell the apartment to the woman.D. He’d like to find a cheaper apartment.6. A. Taking Mary to Japan for dinner. B. Taking Mary to Japanese Garden.C. Taking Mary to the Korean restaurant.D. Taking her out instead of Mary.7. A. By going on a diet. B. By doing physical exercise.C. By having fewer meals.D. By eating fruit and vegetables.8. A. It’s the cheapest shopping mall nearby.B. It’s the woman’s favourite shopping mall.C. It sold out 50% of the goods last weekend.D. The goods were on sale there last weekend.9. A. Jonathan was well known during his childhood.B. Jonathan was popular with young movie stars.C. Jonathan wrote some stories about a movie star.D. Jonathan made movies because of his unusual childhood.10. A. The woman doesn’t agree with the man.B. Drunk driving causes many accidents on the road.C. Most people killed in the accidents are heavy drinkers.D. People should be careful with the traffic when crossing the road.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked 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. In 1889. B. In 1854. C. In 1900. D. In 2004.12. A. V olleyball. B. Surfing. C. Basketball. D. Skiing.13. A. Major sports at University of Melbourne, Australia.B. Reasons why many young people want to study aboard.C. The history of the University of Melbourne, Australia.D. A brief introduction of the University of Melbourne.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The surface of Earth will be rising with the temperature.B. Animals and plants will be made to move to warmer places.C. Birds are going to start their travel later in the year.D. Many kinds of wildlife will have to give up their native environments.15. A. Tree flowering is taking place earlier than before.B. The scientists warn that some creatures could become extinct.C. Environmental damage and local losses of wildlife lead to climate changes.D. Plants and animals have always had to respond to the changing environments.16. A. There were 99 kinds of birds, insects and plants in America and Europe.B. On average, the area has moved north by 16 kilometers every ten years.C. These examined plants and animals survived the changes by moving north.D. In Europe, some butterflies now move 100 kilometers to the south.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Recipe for Chocolate Cookies▲ mix together 2 cups of __17__ and a teaspoon of baking soda▲ add a teaspoon of salt▲ mix together a cup of butter and a cup of sugar in a __18__ bowl▲ add 2 eggs and __19__ all the things▲ slowly mix in a cup of chocolate and a cup of nuts▲ form little cookies from the mixture▲ bake for 8 minutes at __20__ degrees centigradeBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is a zip code used for? It’s used for __21__.It’s used for making __22__ phone What is an area code used for?calls.Where does the boy write the zip code? He writes it __23__How many area codes does a stateIt __24__ the number of telephones.have?II. Grammar and V ocabulary（20+16+10%）Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. America cannot understand its own history ________ the African-American experience is accepted as a central factor in shaping who we are and what we have become as Americans.A. whenB. on condition thatC. unlessD. in case26. Until Alice told me that astonishing secret ________.A. I didn’t have any idea what had happened to our company.B. did I have no idea what had happened to our company.C. didn’t I have any idea what had happened to our company.D. had I no idea what had happened to our company.27. ________ is often the case with all friendship, a husband and wife need to share activities to give them continuing common interests. ________ at the same time they must spend enough time on separate interests to develop their separate personalities and keep their relationship fresh.A. As…WhileB. Such…ButC. As…ButD. Such…Although28. Diamond is so precious a treasure ________ many ladies want to own ________ it may cost.A. what…howeverB. as…whateverC. that…whateverD. for…no matter what29. Hardly ________ the puzzle ________ it combines with several hardest-ever questions men have ever known.A. can everybody solve…althoughB. anybody can solve…in thatC. had everybody solved…whenD. can nobody solve…since30. ________, and seconds later, ________, with tears rolling in eyes.A. From the back of the classroom burst a roar of laughter…out the little girl rushedB. From the back of the classroom did a roar of laughter burst…out rushed sheC. From the back of the classroom burst a roar of laughter…out rushed the little girlD. From the back of the classroom did a roar of laughter burst…out she rushed31. –I heard it was seven years ________ he established his own company.–Right. It was ________ he did a large quantity of researches ________ cost him so much time.A. before…as…whichB. since…that…thatC. si nce…since…thatD. before…because…which32. Last night, I was packing my bag and texting a message to my boss ________ I heard the cry for help from outside the office.A. whenB. asC. beforeD. while33. ________ others says to me, it is definitely my great pleasure to do ________ you ask me to.A. No matter what…no matter whatB. No matter what…whateverC. Whichever…whateverD. Whatever…no matter what34. Put a mark ________ you have a question so that you won’t forget to ask ________ you open the book.A. at where…next timeB. at the place where…next time whenC. where…next timeD. wherever…next time when35. That multinational company is adopting an aggressive expanding strategy, with the result that it has recruited ________ in the year of 2015 as they did two years ago.A. three times as many new employeesB. three times many new employeesC. three times as many as new employeesD. three times more new employees than36. Handsome ________ Shawn is, ________ many students hold the belief that he can be more handsome ________ he loses a little weight.A. though…but…if onlyB. as…/…if onlyC. though…/…only ifD. as…but…only if37. —I probably lost my wallet somewhere!—Can it be in the biology lab ________ Dr. Peterson did all the experiments?A. whereB. thatC. whichD. when38. ________ the complexity of the work that had been assigned to them on such a short notice, they did a really good job, so the manager was convinced that ________ more time, they would have done a better job.A. Given…givenB. Giving…givingC. Considering…being givenD. In light of…to give39. In 1965, it was the first time that African-Americans in USA ________ to vote, while ahigher percentage of blacks than whites voted in a presidential election ________ in history in 2012.A. had had the right…the first timeB. had had the right… for the first timeC. had the right…for the first timeD. had the right…the first time40. “Excuse me,” he said, with more dignity than I would have thought ________ his appearance.A. it possible to considerB. possible consideringC. it possible consideringD. possible to consider41. In this restaurant he found no dishes completely to his ________.A. tongueB. mouthC. tasteD. style42. Because Americans emphasize independence, young people are expected to ________ their parental families by the time they have reached their early twenties, but that doesn't mean ________ relations with their families.A. break off, breaking offB. break up, breaking downC. break through, breaking upD. break away from, breaking off43. Having done whatever he can and prepared well for the exam, he stepped into the exam hall ________.A. purposelyB. purposefullyC. intentionallyD. with intention44. Word came that the needy ________ warmly welcomed by those local communities and to my surprise, I found it was indeed the ________.A. were…matterB. was…matterC. were…caseD. was…caseSection BDirections: After 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)On Sept. 6 the Chinese Health Ministry issued a 41-page set of guidelines. The topic? Technical Guidelines on Intervention When an Old Person Has Fallen Down.So what's a witness to a fallen elderly citizen in China (45)___________(do)? Lots of basicmedical advice (46)___________(contain) in the guide. But the Health Ministry's handbook also tells bystanders “not to help them up in a hurry, (47)___________ to observe and inquire about their health conditions f irst and then act accordingly.”Actually, helping hands can be uncommon in China and you might have read a lot about (48)___________ it is happening. Some people blame the corrosive effects of a flawed ideology in China. But there also may be a legal obstacle to Good Person instincts, according to local media. “The government should focus on re-establishing social trust (49)___________ the top priority after a series of cases across the country where people (50)___________(try) to help those who were in tro uble or something were instead wrongly accused of causing the accident,” wrote the Shanghai Daily. It then referred to a notorious case in “Nanjing in 2006, when Peng Yu helped an old woman up after she fell near a bus stop, but she then accused Peng of pushing her down. A court ruled in her favor and Peng was ordered to pay 40,000 yuan compensation.” A poll by the People's Daily, found that nearly 90% of 2,425 people (51)___________(survey) online would refuse to help an elderly person who had fallen down, (52)___________ they should be trapped in legal hot water.(B)How to Grow OldSome old people are oppressed by the fear of death. In the young there is a justification for this feeling. Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle (53)___________ justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have lost the best things that life has to offer. But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and (54)___________(achieve) everything, the fear of death is somewhat shameful. The best way (55)___________(overcome) it -- so at least it seems to me -- is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal(超脱个人感情的), (56)___________ bit by bit the walls of the ego(自我) become gradually weaker and smaller, and your life is increasingly combined with the universal life. An individual human existence should be like a river -- small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and (57)___________(rush) passionately past big rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks move away, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, (58)___________ any visible break, they become merged(融合) in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, sincethe things he cares for will continue. And (59)___________, with the gradual disappearance of energy and enthusiasm, tiredness increases, the thought of rest will be not unwelcome. I should wish to die (60)___________ still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do, and satisfaction in the thought that what was possible has been done.Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. strikinglyB. supposingC. criticalD. regarding AB. issue AC. practices AD. addressing BC. burden BD. flooding CD. practical ABC. seeminglyAs world leaders gathered in Brussels on Monday for an European Union-Turkey summit(峰会) focused on the refugee (61)________, journalists in Turkey strongly criticized the EU for "turning a blind eye" to the country's attempts to put an end to its free press.Late Friday, Turkish authorities raided(突袭) the country’s leading newspaper, Zaman, turning what had been a media outlet (62)________ of the government into a virtual state mouthpiece(喉舌) overnight. Some fights happened later, with police using tear-gas to stop demonstrators from gathering outside Z aman’s office to protest.Just three days later, Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu shook hands with EU heads of state during several talks (63)________ the huge number of migrants and refugees using Turkey as a passing point to Europe. There seemed to be on ly whispers of Friday’s (64)________ open disrespect for press freedom.The EU has reportedly promised Turkey $6 billion to support 2.7 million Syrian refugees currently living in the country. While hundreds of thousands of refugees have made the long journey to Europe, much of the (65)________ in the last five years has been placed on Turkey to support the (66)________ endless flow of men, women and children fleeing war.“There is no freedom of expression left in Turkey." Several EU leaders reportedly spo ke frankly with Davutoglu about recent worrying events (67)________ press freedom in Turkey.An EU spokesperson on Saturday stressed that Turkey, as an EU candidate country, "needs to respect and promote high democratic standards and (68)________, including freedom of the media. The press must be free everywhere."But things are far more complicated. "The EU will act in accordance with Ankara’s(安卡拉,土耳其首都) priorities and probably will not do things against its will (69)________ the EU wants Turkey to willingly and actively cope with the refugee problem, " said Gulten, an employee of Today’s Zaman. He then added, "With the refugees (70)________ in Europe, Turkey has been using that problem as a card against European leaders in order to silence them about the violations in Turkey."III. Reading Comprehension（15+22+8%）Section 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.Arnold Abbott handed out four plates of food to homeless people in a South Florida park. Then police __71__ the 90-year-old from serving up another bite. "An officer said, 'Drop that __72__ right now -- like I had a weapon,'" Abbott said.Abbott and two pastors(牧师) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were __73__ with feeding the homeless in public on Sunday, the city's first crackdowns(镇压) under a new ban __74__ on public food sharing. Now they face possible jail time and a $500 __75__, CNN said.__76__ some criticism from homeless advocates, city officials have vowed the new rules will __77__. "Just because of media attention we don't stop enforcing the law." Mayor Jack Seiler told CNN. He also __78__ the law in an interview with the Sun-Sentinel newspaper."I'm not satisfied with having a cycle of homeless in the city of Fort Lauderdale," Seiler said. "__79__ a meal for them and keeping them in that cycle on the street is not productive." __80__ Abbott, who has been helping feed homeless people in the area through his Love Thy Neighbor nonprofit since 1991, said authorities are targeting the city's most __81__ residents." These are the poorest of the poor. They have nothing. They don't have a roof over their head," he said. "And evidently, who can they __82__?""The law that the city passed is ridiculous. The whole thing was designed to rid Fort Lauderdale of its homeless," Abbott said. "Police told me anyone who touches a pan ... anyone who is __83__, will be arrested." He also said the threat of charges won't stop him from doing it again. "I'm not afraid of jail. I'm not __84__ it, but if I have to go down there, I will," he said.On Wednesday, Abbott said he'd be at Fort Lauderdale Beach, ready to __85__ another meal.71. A. allowed B. stopped C. criticized D. suspected72. A. gun B. bomb C. plate D. sample73. A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. arrested74. A. aimed B. lifted C. imposed D. held75. A. punishment B. fine C. sting D. suspicion76. A. Although B. Due to C. When D. Despite77. A. take up B. take over C. take effect D. take in78. A. declared B. justified C. proved D. offended79. A. Giving B. Supplying C. Offering D. Providing80. A. But B. However C. Moreover D. So81. A. privileged B. disadvantaged C. invulnerable D. affluent82. A. turn away B. turn up C. turn to D. turn down83. A. contained B. included C. involved D. participated84. A. looking on B. looking forward to C. looking down on D. looking into85. A. reserve B. deserve C. serve D. preserveSection BDirections: Read the following four 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)Brigham Young University students can now receive the unconditional love of dogs without breaking rules prohibiting pets in university housing.Jenna Miller started her company Puppies for Rent this summer in the Provo area as a way for students and others to rent puppies by the hour.The pups have been rented for first dates and surprise parties and by mothers rewarding their children. After signing a contract, customers can rent them for $15 an hour, $25 for two hours and $10 for each additional hour.Miller offers her seven puppies for playtime rentals, with each dog hand delivered straight to the customers’ door. Her lawyer brother helps her with legal contracts and fees. She no w has four employees helping look after and deliver the animal.Carl Arky, spokesman for the Humane Society of Utah said his group is against the business.Puppies need consistency and stability in their lives, he said, and renting them to various people might affect the animals’ growth and development.Miller said the animals are treated well and she has a 100 percent success rate so far finding them a permanent home. Money paid by renters goes toward adoption fees if they decide to own a puppy.86. Which of the following are not possible renters of the puppies?A. Young lovers.B. Party organizers.C. Mothers.D. Scientific group members.87. Miller’s brother’s main responsibility is to _____.A. draft contractsB. deliver animalsC. find adoption familiesD. walk dogs88. Why is Carl in disagreement with the service?A. Because playing with pets is harmful to children’s health.B. Because some people will be cruel to the rented animals.C. Because unstable living environment is not good for animal’s growth.D. Because it will prohibit the puppies from finding a permanent home.(B)TENANCY AGREEMENTDEFINITIONSTHE LANDLORD Mrs Gloria Black of 6 Sutton Road, Cambridge CB5 7AQTHE TENANT Marina KahnPROPERTY 24a Wood Road, Cambridge CB2 8BGTOGETHER WITH CONTENTS (fixtures, furniture and equipment) specified in the inventory (attached)TERM from 1st January 20 ___ to 31 st December 20 ___ (12 months)RENT £500 per calendar month, payable in advance on the first day of each monthDEPOSIT £500, payable on commencement(开始) of this AgreementAGREEMENTSA The Landlord may re-enter the Property and terminate this Agreement if the Rent or any part of it is not paid within fourteen days after it becomes due.B The Landlord may bring the tenancy to an end at any time before the expiry of the Term (but not earlier than six months from the Commencement Date of this Contract) by giving theTenant not less than two months’ written notice starting that the Landlord requires posses sion of the Property.C The Landlord shall put the deposit with the Deposit Protection Service, and shall inform the Tenant within 14 days of taking the deposit of the contact details of this service and details of how to apply for the release of the deposit from this service.TENANT’S OBLIGATIONS1. Pay the Rent into the Landlord’s bank account at the times specified.2. Pay for all water, gas and electricity consumed on the Property during the Term; and pay in full for all charges made for the use of telephone on the Property during the Term.3. Keep the interior of the Property during the Term in a good and clean state of repair, condition and decoration.4. Permit the Landlord to enter the Property at all reasonable times; to inspect the Property and its contents; and to carry out any works of maintenance or repair to the Property; to show prospective new Tenants around the Property at the end of the tenancy.5. Not take in any paying guest without the prior written consent of the Landlord.6. Not use the Property other than as a private dwelling; nor carry on any profession, trade or business in the Property.7. Not use any musical instrument, wireless or television between midnight and 7 am, nor permit any singing or dancing between these hours.8. Not keep in the Property any cat, dog or other pet without the prior written consent of the Landlord.SIGNATURESTenant: Name (print): MARINA KAHN Signed: Marina KahnWitnessed by: Name (print): ALICE RACE Signed: A. RACEOccupation: SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERAddress: 16 School House Lane, Cambridge, CB2 8GHTenant: Name (print): GLORIA BLACK Signed: Gloria BlackWitnessed by: Name (print): OLIVE LYDIA LEE Signed: Olive L LeeOccupation: LibrarianAddress: 3 Fieldhead Road, Peterborough PB4 8DU89. What’s the monthl y rent of the property?A. £500.B. £575.C. £1000.D. £1500.90. What’s the landlord’s witness?A. A teacher.B. A librarian.C. A house agent.D. A bank clerk.91. Which of the following is allowed in the property?A. Watching TV at any time.B. Holding an all-night dancing party.C. Changing it into a business office.D. Entertaining friends with self-cooked meals.92. Which of the following is the right of the landlord?A. He can show new tenants around the property at any time.B. He can take back his property without any notice.C. He can enter the property to inspect its contents.D. He can keep the deposit for himself.(C)Since the 1990s computers have continually gotten better at beating us at many games like chess, checkers, and pokers. But there is one game at which expert human players continue to dominate machines: Go(围棋). But researchers at Google DeepMind announced today that they’ve created a sophisticated artificial intelligence program that has beaten a Go ch ampion for the first time in history.To understand what the DeepMind researchers did to create such an impressive program you first have to appreciate why Go is such a difficult game for computers. First, Go has a ridiculous number of possible moves and outcomes—according to the researchers, there are more possible positions in Go than the number of atoms in the universe.The reason why computer had a hard time with Go, explains Jonathan Schaeffer, a computer scientist, is that Go players need a large pool of knowledge—past experiences with the game—to draw from. “In chess a computer can follow preprogrammed rules, but it is not workable for Go, because the game is largely about patterns rather than a set of logical rules that can be written down.The Deep Mind team’s system addresses both the massive search and lack of knowledgeproblems. In a newly-published study, they describe combining a search technique and deep learning to overcome these obstacles.To solve the knowledge problem, the researchers used “deep neural networks”—two 13-layer-deep networks that consist of millions of connections and trained them with two methods: For one network, they showed the computer more than 30 million moves from games played by human experts to help the system learn how the best players win; and for both, the researchers had the computer play thousands of games with itself to discover new strategies and learn the game on its own. These two training strategies allowed the computer to recognize patterns in the game and identify what moves gave it the best chance of winning.For the search problem, the researchers exploited the Monte Carlo Tree Search Technique, which allows the system to use statistics to determine the best move, rather than play out every possible outcome. The search technique used by the DeepMind team is not new. What makes DeepMind’s AlphaGo so advanced is the way they put together all the tools, along with the high performance of the deep neural networks. “The main novelty is in how they’ve combined th ese different ingredients together—they’ve innovated in doing that,” says Yoshua, a computer scientist.Now AlphaGo has an immediate problem: how to beat the world’s best Go player, Lee Sedol. This March the two will play each other in Seoul, South Korea. And although AlphaGo played well against Fan Hui, Schaeffer still predict Sedol will win the match. “But I think the pro will be shocked at how strong the program is,” he says. For now, at least some people are still placing their bets on humans.93. What did AlphaGo achieve for the first time in history according to the passage?A. A ridiculous quantity of results based on how it moves in one game.B. Winning almost all the games against other artificial intelligence program.C. Being the first Google product in Go game.D. Beating a human champion Go expert.94. The researchers made the AlphaGo so impressive a program by ________.A. using Monte Carlo Tree Search, though it’s not a brand new approach to solving the issue.B. implementing a complicated deep-learning system for computer to identify the best move.C. figuring out how to help computer play out all moves and recognize the best possible。
2019-2020学年上海交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案
2019-2020学年上海交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AEach year, theLas Vegasconsumer electronics show, or CES, presents the latest developments in many areas of technology. The newest products are designed to make our lives easier, fun and more productive.A car with legsOne of this year’s presentations was by South Korean carmaker Hyun-dai. The company introduced a small model of a “ walking car,” which is called Elevate. It has four movable legs that can raise the main part of the vehicle high off the ground. The electric-powered vehicle is designed to be used in search-and-rescue operations during emergencies or natural disasters.Changeable people moverGermany's Mercedes presented an experimental self-driving vehicle that it claims can revolutionize transportation for people and goods. The company says the vehicle, called Vision Urbanetic, will be able lo easily change bodies depending on its desired use. Mercedes says as a ride-sharing vehicle , the futuristic-looking car can seat 12 people.Fully electric HarleyAmerican manufacturer Harley-Davidson showed off its first fully electric motorcycle, called LiveWire. The company says the bike will be able to go 177 kilometers between charges. It can reach 96 kilometers per hour in under3.5 seconds. Although Harley is known for building powerful bikes with huge, loud motors, the LiveWire will be unusually quiet.Personal robotsOne of the new robots, called Temi, is really just a computer tablet on wheels. It is designed to be a personal electronic assistant. It moves around the home and performs commands when spoken to. It can link users to friends through voice or video, connect to video or place orders for food or goods.1. Which do you probably use to search for the injured in an earthquake?A. Elevate.B. Vision Urbanetic.C. LiveWire.D. Temi.2. What is the first fully electric motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson?A. ElevateB. Hyun-daiC. LiveWire .D. Temi .3. Why are the four products designed?A. To ease traffic jam.B. To help us socialize.C. To improve our life.D. To protect the environment.BIn recent years,people have been focusing on the quality of food that children are fed in schools. Former First Lady Michelle Obama worked hard to make school lunches healthier, resulting in new menus that featured less fat and salt, more fruits and vegetables.But high-quality nutrients count for little when there is no time to eat them. Amy Ettinger reports, "There is no national standard on how much time kids get to eat that meal. " And with schools being occupied with test scores, teachers are using every available minute for lesson time, which often leaves kids without enough eating time.This is a problem because the length of the school lunch period is a key factor (因素) in how much nutrition children actually gel. Research has found that having less than 20 minutes for lunch results in children consuming much less of their lunch than those with more than 20 minutes.This is really terrible. For many low-income kids, that cafeteria lunch can represent half their daily energy intake. There's also another terrible message that it's acceptable to wolf down food as fast as possible before rushing off to your next class. Cafeteria time should be a chance to interact with friends, to learn important social skills, to observe and share varieties of food. It should be a break in day, a chance to relax before heading into the afternoon.As Ettinger explains,some parents are hoping the National Parent Teacher Association will address this issue. This, in turn, would help parents push their kids' schools for better lunch time standards. Meanwhile, if you have a kid in this situation, you can help by packing a healthy lunch to spare them the cafeteria lineup. Make the foods easy to eat, provide non-messy snacks that can be eaten in class, put great effort into serving a hearty breakfast, and sit down as a family for dinner whenever possible.4. What did Michelle Obama make efforts to improve?A. The quality of school lunches.B. The performance of school kids.C. The school lunch time kids have.D. The eating habits of school kids.5. What happens to children in American schools?A. They are occupied with many tests.B. They fail to get along with each other.C. They consume more meat than before.D. They have less lunch time than before.6. How are low-income kids influenced by the problem at school?A. They can't go to classes on time.B. They can't have enough energy.C. They can't share different kinds of food.D. They can't hold a positive attitude toward life.7.What can parents do to solve the problem?A. Prepare a better lunch for their kids.B. Stop their kids going to the cafeteria.C. Force schools to make adjustments to lunch.D. Guide their kids on how to pack their own lunch.CKids often admire well-known celebrities, putting posters of their favorite musicians, movie stars and athletes on their bedroom walls. But rarely does a young person get to meet or talk to their idol. Yet for one young tennis player - Coco Gauff - her chance to do just that happened in an amazing way!Coco was born on March 13, 2004. At the age of 4, she developed an interest in tennis after watching Venus Williams win the Australian Open on TV. Coco began playing at 7 and showed a real talent for the sport. When young Coco turned 10, she began training at a tennis centre run by Venus's coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. He still remembers the first time he met Coco. He says, “She impressed me with her determination and fighting spirit. ” Convinced of her talent, Mouratoglou sponsored（资助）Coco to attend his academy in France. While she was preparing to go to the academy in 2019, she received a call that would change her plans and her life!Wimbledon（温布尔顿网球比赛）organizers called and offered Gauff entry to the tournament（联赛）as a wildcard（外卡选手）.This madeher one of the youngest players to ever qualify. Before she knew it she was on her way to London. After arriving, she received another surprise. For her Wimbledon debut（首次登场），she would be playing her lifelong hero, Venus Williams! The tennis legend is 24years older than Gauff.The world watched with amazement as young Gauff beat Venus in two straight sets! Afterwards, Gauff shook Venus's hand, thanked her and said, “I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. " After the match, Venus said of Gauff, “I think the sky is the limit；it really is. " Venus said, “I feel honored that I was on her wall [as a poster] at some point in her life. Soon she will be on other girls' walls. It's nice because it will keep going from the next generation to the next generation. "8. What can we learn about Coco from the text?A. She took up tennis as career at the age of 4.B. She went to academy at the age of 7.C. She had played against William before 10.D. She beat William at the age of 159. Which of the following can best describe Coco?A. Talented and modest.B. Lucky and responsible.C. Proud and hard-working.D. Respectful and cheerful.10. What can we infer from Venus's words?A. Coco had reached her limits.B. Coco would rise to fame after the match.C. Coco's poster would be passed on.D. Coco had once visited her home.11. What can be a suitable title for the text ?A. Coco Gauff：Tennis's Next Superstar.B. Coco Gauff：A Poster on the Wall.C. What Posters Mean to a Young Girl.D. The Significance of Admiring an Idol.DWhat acts of kindness will make us the happiest, and who tends to benefit the most? A newly-published review of decades of kindness research provides some answers.In this paper, researchers analyzed the results from 126 research articles looking at almost 200, 000 participants from around the world. The studies they chose measured well-being in various ways, including both mental and physical health. Some were experiments, where people did a kindness practice to observe its effects, while others just surveyed people about how kind and happy they were.As expected, people who were kind tended to have higher well-being. Lead researcher Bryant Hui wasastoundedthat the relationship wasn't stronger than it was, but he was still encouraged by the results.One thing Hui and his colleagues found was that people who performed random, informal acts of kindness, like bringing a meal to a sad friend, tended to be happier than people who performed more formal acts of kindness, like volunteering in a soup kitchen.The researchers also found that people who were kind tended to be higher in "eudaimonic happiness"(a sense of meaning and purpose in life) more than "hedonic happiness"(a sense of pleasure and comfort). Perhaps this makes sense, given that being kind takes effort, which reduces comfort but could make people feel better about themselves and their abilities, which would provide a sense of meaning.Being kind came with greater eudaimonic happiness for women than for men, too. According to Hui, this could be because, in many cultures, women are expected to be kinder than men; so, they may have more to gain from it. And younger participants experienced more happiness when they were kind than older participants, perhaps for developmental reasons, he says.Hui isn't sure why acting kind might have these different effects on different groups, but he points to theories put forth by researcher Elizabeth Midlarsky: Being kind may make us feel better about ourselves as a person or about the meaning of our lives, help us forget our own troubles and stresses, or help us be more socially-connected with others.12. What does the data in the second paragraph intend to show?A. The recent paper is worthy of being read.B. The recent paper gives convincing results.C. Kindness is always a hot topic of research.D. Kindness is closely linked to one's well-being.13. What does the underlined word "astounded" in paragraph 3 mean?A. Afraid.B. Certain.C. Excited.D. Surprised.14. Which of the following acts of kindness can make one feel happier according to paragraph 4?A. Volunteering in a hospital.B. Cleaning a community.C. Returning a lost item to its owner.D. Collecting donations for the poor.15. What do the researchers find from the paper?A. Being kind has different effects on different groups.B. Eudaimonic happiness makes people feel comfort.C. The younger experienced more happiness than the older.D. Female participants are kinder than male ones.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021届西安交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案
2021届西安交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中考试试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThere are different types of money-saving apps, such as JD Finance, Yu’E Bao, Ant Financial, and all of them work in different ways. Here are 3 of the best apps that can help you save much money.Capital One ShoppingCapital One Shopping can compare prices automatically as you shop online. As you add items to your cart at an online seller, this app will search the web for better deals and coupon codes(优惠码). You can follow the links to other sellers offering a better price and use the available codes tosave. You can even use this app while shopping at physical shops.ParibusThere’s nothing more upsetting than buying something and then seeing it for sale at a lower price a few days later. Wouldn’t it be nice to get that money back? Now you can. Paribus helps you get money back by tracking your purchases from major stores and discussing refunds. It also helps you get compensated (补偿) for late deliveries and makes sure you don’t leave it too late to return anything you bought.DigitIf you can’t figure out how much you can afford to save, Digit will analyze your spending habits and spare a certain amount to your savings. If the appknows you have spare money to save, then it will be moved automatically, and if you don’t, it will stop, so there’s no risk of being left with no cash for the basics. You can sign up for a free trial for a month, and after that, the monthly service charge is $5.1. If you want your money back, what app will you choose?A. Digit.B. Paribus.C. Yu’E Bao.D. Capital One Shopping.2. What can you do by using Digit?A. Offer the most favorable price.B. Track detailed information of goods.C. Analyze spending habits to save money.D. Compare prices of products while shopping.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To introduce useful apps for saving money.B. To advertise various products online.C. To improve the power of spending.D. To help to manage spare money.BMost children who have suffered from ADHD still have it as teens. During teen years, especially as the hormonal changes of teenagers are going on and the demands of school and extra-curricular activities are increasing, ADHD may get worse.Because of problems with getting unfocused and poor concentration, many teens with ADHD have problems in school. Grades may fall, especially if the teen is not getting ADHD treatment. It’s not uncommon for teens with ADHD to forget their homework, lose textbooks, and become bored with their daily class work. Teens may become inattentive or extremely attentive, not waiting for their turn before blurting out answers. They may cut in on their teacher and classmates. Teens with ADHD may also befidgetyand find it hard to sit still in class.Often, teens with ADHD are so busy focusing on other things that they forget about the task at hand. This can be seen especially with homework and athletic skills and in relationships with their schoolmates. This lack of attention to what they’re doing often leads to bad grades on tests and being passed over for sports teams, after-school activities, and learning teams. Kids with ADHD can be targets for bullying, too. But, not all children with ADHD have trouble getting along with others. If your child does, you can take measures to help improve their social skills and relationships.ADHD affects all parts of a teenager’s life. As a parent you should discover your teen’s troubles as early as possible. The earlier your child’s troubles are discovered, the more successful the following steps can be.4. What does the author plan to do in paragraph 1?A. To list the types of ADHD.B. To introduce the main topic.C. To show the author’s opinion.D. To explain the causes of ADHD.5. What does the underlined word “fidgety” probably mean in paragraph 2?A. Clever.B. Noisy.C. Restless.D. Lazy.6. What is the text mainly about?A. Ways to deal with ADHD.B. Effects of ADHD on teens.C. Teens’ school performances.D. Demands of school work.7. What may the following paragraph talk about?A. How parents can help a teen with ADHD.B. The importance of healthy peer relationships.C. How many children are suffering from ADHD. D. Different opinions about treating ADHD in teens.CSometimes people make history. George Washington became the first president of theUnited Statesand made history. Sometimes wars make history. The two World Wars are examples. Sometimes nature even becomes part of history. Shaking earthquakes are recorded in history books.Sixteen years ago, nature caused just such a history-making event. In September 2005, Hurricane Katrina came ashore inNew Orleans,Louisiana. The deadly storm floodedNew Orleans. Before Katrina, no other big American city had ever flooded in the history of the country. This natural disaster caused great harm and death.New Orleansis located below sea level. This location places it at great risk. Levees were built to protectNew Orleansfrom the ocean. (A levee is like a wall between the city and the ocean.) When Hurricane Katrina came ashore, water moved over the levees into the city. Flooding made it necessary for everyone to leave the city. Before Katrina, Creole food (a special kind of cooking only inLouisiana) filled the air with delicious smells. The sound of jazz music traveled through the streets. Now the city has to return to its former glory.Before Katrina, ernment had never made everyone leave a city. People inNew Orleanshad to find shelter quickly. Some had to stay at theSuperdomeSportsCenter. Some rode on buses to other towns. Thousands drove their cars to get away from the storm. The roads and shelters filled up fast.The lesson learned from Katrina was that cities must be better prepared for big storms and other terrible disasters caused by nature. Being prepared might have kept more people safe. Hurricane Katrina is one of the history-making events that will be remembered forever. Today, history is still being made that will shape the future.8. What does the author tell us aboutNew Orleans?A. It was built above sea level.B. It had few jazz musicians after Katrina.C. It was the firstU.S.city that had been flooded.D. It created a wholly new way to cook after Katrina.9. What can we say about the levees?A. They were almost useless for fighting Katrina.B. They helped people leaveNew Orleansquickly.C. They made NewOrleansa special American city.D. They should be built to match the size ofNew Orleans.10. What might the author advise city governments to do?A. Put up more shelters in the city.B. Build more levees around the city.C. Teach people how to avoid floods.D. Try to get ready for natural disasters.11. What is the best title for the text?A. Storms are dangerousB. Katrina makes historyC. Floods shapeLouisianaD. History must be rememberedDFor most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational(理性的) being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was strengthened, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield(盾牌) behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters. Popularly, one refers cynically（愤世嫉俗地）to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.Another reason for disbelief about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionarythinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.12. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animalsB. consists of competitiveness and selfishnessC. is something partly innate and partly acquiredD. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior13. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.A. the emergence of the evolutionary theoryB. the historical approach to manC. new insight into human behaviorD. the philosophical analysis of slavery14. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.A. have some characters in commonB. are born with diverse culturesC. are born without a fixed natureD. change their characters as they grow up15. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evilsC. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2018-2019学年上海市交大附中高一上英语期中
上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年度第一学期高一英语期中试卷I. Listening comprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection A21.--Could you please translate this sentence for me? I think it’s in French.--Sorry. I ________ evening lesson for one year and I almost forget the language.A. had takenB. was takingC. have takenD. took22.It ________ many years before Michelangelo ________ painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.A. was…finishedB. was…had finishedC. had been…had finishedD. is…finished23.Why are you here! It’s snowing so heavily outside! You ________ in person, and a phone call would have been enough.A. don’t need to comeB. couldn’t have comeC. might not have comeD. needn’t have come24.You have to think of a way if you are not socially active, because you have no alternative but ________ the working environment.A. be fit inB. to fit inC. fitting inD. fit in25.He was very sensitive to any change, so he was sure someone ________ his room.A. would have enteredB. might have enteredC. can have enteredD. must have entered26.The financial crisis emerged in January this year and ________ in strength ever since.A. had grownB. grewC. has been growingD. grows27.The young man who is ________ can’t even imagine a bit about what happened ________ of the last century.A. in the 20s…in the 80sB. in his 20s…in 80sC. in his 20s…in the 80sD. in the 20s…in 80s28.The phone is ringing! ________ it be your teacher Shawn? He was looking for you the whole morning since you’ve got so many Fails!A. CanB. WouldC. MayD. Will29.I prefer to have those advanced machines ________ rather than let them ________ by the enemies!A. destroyed…usedB. to be destroyed…be usedC. destroyed…be usedD. to be destroyed…used30.If customers think the services are worthwhile, I do believe many of them ________ accept and pay for them.A. had betterB. may wellC. may as wellD. may31.I remembered ________ myself what to do the next day, but I still forgot ________ any of them.A. telling…doingB. to tell…doingC. to tell…to doD. telling…to do32.With ________ mistakes, ________ is no wonder that the man got laid off only after working for several months.A. such many…thereB. many such…itC. such many…itD. many such…there33.Never step back! Courage is all ________ takes to conquer that seemingly impossible mission.A. whatB. thatC. oneD. it34.“The population ________ issue is severe in USA, but the country has never had more kids, and participation in high school sports has never been higher,” said a professor ________ around 50.A. aging…agingB. aged…agedC. aging…agedD. aged…aging35.For all of the diligent students here, I give you my promise: Work hard, and you ________ be rewarded!A. canB. needC. shallD. could36.--Can I have a talk with Johnson?--Oops! He ________ for only ten minutes.A. was awayB. has been awayC. has leftD. left37.As a result, he became ________ looking upward ________ he received a letter during that period, he had to hold it over his head to read it.A. used to…whenB. so used to…thatC. so used to…as whenD. so used to…that when38.If approved by the States Assembly, the law will ________ on 1 July 2013.A. come into beingB. come into effectC. put into effectD. take into effect39.Few people are as successful as Harrison ________ his age, and to be honest, he looks very young ________ his age.A. of…atB. by…forC. at…forD. in…at40.Since the terrorist attacks, foreigners have had to ________ considerably more troubles to enter this country.A. go thoughB. pull throughC. get throughD. break through41.The introduction ________ the book roughly talks about whether the introduction ________ independent taxation does good to local finances or not.A. to…toB. of…toC. to…ofD. of…in42.In Dai minority villages, countrymen ________ guests in their bamboo homes with hot and sour dishes, together with ice-cold beer that cools you a lot.A. receiveB. prepareC. handleD. prefer43.His ________ were published during the last decade, one of which talks about the child laborers’ miserable life in a local ________.A. work…workB. works…worksC. work…worksD. works…work44.“We owe it to our children to be honest about the world and to provide them with material written ________ for them,” a young educator said.A. speciallyB. peculiarlyC. specificallyD. uniquely45.Lying on his back on the cold floor in this ________ house, he suddenly started to feel sorry for himself, ________.A. lonely…bursting into cryingB. alone…bursting our cryingC. alone…bursting out tearsD. lone…bursting into tears46.But the local authorities say it is not clear how quickly services will be ________ to normal.A. storedB. recoveredC. restoredD. discovered47.And although my stories are ________, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth aboutthe way people and animals feel and think and act.A. imaginaryB. imaginativeC. imaginableD. imaging48.She ________ at the author’s great novels and so she became an admirer of him.A. wonderedB. surprisedC. shockedD. amazedSection B(A)A. literaryB. satisfyC. mentallyD. shape AB. comprehendAC. appreciation AD. means BC. physically BD. striveCD. identify ABC. acquireThe Sculptor SpeaksAppreciation of sculpture depends upon the ability to respond to form in three dimensions(维度). That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts; certainly it is more difficult than the arts which involve __49__ of flat forms, shape in only two dimensions. Many more people are ‘form-blind’ than color-blind. Children learning to see, first distinguishes only two-dimensional shape; it cannot judge distances, depths. Later, for their personal safety and practical needs, they have to develop partly by __50__ of touch, the ability to judge roughly three-dimensional distances. But after they __51__ the requirements of practical necessity, most people go no further. Though they may __52__ considerable accuracy in the perception(知觉，感知) of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to __53__ form in its full spatial existence.This is what the sculptor must do. He must __54__ continually to think of, and use, form in its full spatial completeness. He gets the solid shape, as it were, inside his head-he thinks of it, whatever its size, as if he were holding it completely in the hollow of his hand. He __55__ visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like, he will have to __56__ himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; and he realizes its volume, as the space that the shape displaces in the air.And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as __57__, not as description or reminiscence(回忆，联想). He must, for example, see an egg as a simple single solid shape, quite apart from its significance as food, or from the __58__ idea that it will become a bird. And so withsolids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone. From these he can go on to appreciate more complex forms of combinations of several forms.(B)A. expertB. introducedC. characterD. separation AB. establishedAC. variety AD. admired BC. complexity BD. fascinated CD. originalsABC. regardedClassical Roman dramaFollowing the expansion of the Roman Republic into several Greek territories between 270-240 BC, Rome encountered Greek drama. From the later years of the republic and by means of the Roman Empire, theatre spread west across Europe and reached England; Roman theatre was more varied, extensive and sophisticated than that of any culture before it.While Greek drama continued to be performed throughout the Roman period, the year 240 BC marks the beginning of regular Roman drama. From the beginning of the empire, however, interest in full-length drama declined in favor of a broader __59__ of theatrical entertainments. The first important works of Roman literature were the tragedies and comedies that Livius Andronicus wrote from 240 BC. Five years later, Gnaeus Naevius also began to write drama. No plays from either writer have survived. Andronicus was most appreciated for his tragedies and Naevius for his comedies; their successors(继任者) tended to be __60__ at one or the other, which led to a(n) __61__ of the subsequent development of each type of drama.By the beginning of the 2nd century BC, drama was firmly __62__ in Rome and an association of writers had been formed. The Roman comedies that have survived are all “fabula palliate” (comedies based on Greek subjects) and come from two dramatists: Plautus and Terence. In re-working the Greek __63__, the Roman comic dramatists abolished the role of the chorus(合唱) in dividing the drama into episodes and __64__ musical accompaniment to its dialogue. The action of all scenes is set in the street and its complications often follow from eavesdropping(偷听).Plautus, the more popular of the two, wrote between 205 and 184 BC and twenty of his comedies survive; people __65__ him for the wisdom of his dialogue and his use of various poetic meters. All of the six comedies that Terence wrote between 166 and 160 BC have survived; the __66__ of his plots, in which he often combined several Greek stories, was sometimes criticized, but his double-plots enabled a sophisticated presentation of contrasting human behavior. No early Roman tragedy survives, though it was highly __67__ in its day; historians know of three early tragedians—Quintus Ennius, Marcus Pacuvius, and Lucius Accius.From the time of the empire, the work of two tragedians survives—one is an unknown author, while the other is the philosopher Seneca. Nine of Seneca’s tragedies survive, all of which are tragedies from Greek stories. Historians do not know who wrote the only extant example of the fabula praetexta (tragedies based on Roman subjects), Octavia, but in former times it was mistakenly attributed to Seneca due to his appearance as a(n) __68__ in the tragedy.III. Reading ComprehensionSection AWar Peace, epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as “Voyna i mir” in 1865-69. This overall study of early 19th-century Russian society noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, __69__ as one of the world’s greatest novels. It has been widely __70__ for the stage, film, and television. Among the most notable film versions is that directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, which won an Academy Award in 1968.War and Peace is primarily __71__ with the histories of five aristocratic(贵族的) families--__72__ the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs--the members of which are portrayed __73__ a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. Tolstoy uses their individual stories to portray Russia on the edge of a disastrous conflict with Napoleon’s France. Events swiftly move the central characters toward this inevitable war. No other writer is better than Tolstoy in the scale of his epic vision, which shows the mood of whole cities, the movement of armies, and the sense of coming __74__ of the entire society. Moreover, the interconnected nature of the personal and the political is __75__ explored. As Tolstoy examines his characters’ emotional reactions to the rapidly changing circumstances in which they find themselves, he uses them to represent Russian society’s responses to the demands of both war and peace.The theme of war, __76__, is not so important as the story of family life, which __77__ Tolstoy’s optimistic belief in the life-affirming(积极向上的) pattern of human existence. The heroine, Natasha Rostova, __78__, reaches her greatest fulfillment through her marriage to Pierre Bezukhov and through motherhood. The novel also sets forth a theory of history, concluding that there is a __79__ of free choice; all is ruled by an inevitable historical determinism(决定论).War and Peace is one of those few texts – James Joyce’s Ulysses is another – that are atoo often read as some kind of __80__ test, only to be either abandoned halfway or displayed as a victory, never to be touched again. It is indeed very long, but it is a novel that is truly worth close attention and re-reading. Like the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky, whose life and thoughts were greatly __81__ by Tolstoy, once you enter into his Russia, you will not want to leave: and in this __82__, the length of the text becomes a virtue, since there is simply more of it to read. Tolstoy may be unjustly famed for his ability to talk off the point, but to sacrifice the unity of the full novel for a short version of the text is to __83__ the reading experience.69. A. comes out B. bursts out C. stands out D. wipes out70. A. adopted B. adapted C. adjusted D. applied71. A. concerned B. regarded C. connected D. combined72. A. peculiarly B. commonly C. usually D. particularly73. A. against B. for C. on D. among74. A. delight B. treatment C. suffering D. relief75. A. comfortably B. masterfully C. correctly D. admirably76. A. therefore B. furthermore C. however D. otherwise77. A. equals B. handles C. involves D. measures78. A. in particular B. for example C. in consequence D. as a result79. A. minimum B. generosity C. maximum D. decision80. A. performance B. standardized C. endurance D. academic81. A. infected B. affected C. touched D. influenced82. A. meaning B. mind C. spirit D. sense83. A. benefit B. damage C. follow D. rewardSection B(A)Michelangelo (1475-1564) is known as one of the greatest painters and sculptors in history. As a key figure of the High Renaissance, he is specifically celebrated for his ambitious approach to scale and his expertise on anatomy(解刨). While all of his masterworks convey his undeniable talent, his world-famous fresco(湿壁画) on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel stands above the rest.Painted for the pope, the composition depicts a range of religious iconography(象征手法) in Michelangelo’s distinctive style, making it one of the most cherished masterpieces in the world.The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel named after Pope Sixtus IV, who oversaw its restoration in the late 15th century. Historically, the chapel has had various important functions. Today, it still possesses its religious role, as it serves as the site where the next pope is elected.What the Sistine Chapel is most well-known for, however, is its ceiling. Painted by Florentine fine artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni between 1508 and 1512, the complex and colorful fresco is celebrated for its realistic figures, vast size, and innovative process.By the early 16th century, Michelangelo were a respected artist known throughout Italy. He was particularly praised for his ability—both in painting and sculpture—figures with lifelike anatomical features, as evident in his famous David statue from 1504. Given the artist’s reputation, it is no surprise that Pope Julius ordered him to decorate the ceiling of Sistine Chapel, whose walls were already decorated with frescoes by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino, and other famed artists.While the pope’s plans for the ceiling was centered around a depiction of the 12 apostles(门徒), Michelangelo had bigger plans: he would paint several scenes in Bible featuring over 300 figures.Like many other Italian Renaissance painters, he used a fresco technique, meaning he applied washes of paint to wet plaster(石灰泥). In order to create an illusion of depth, Michelangelo would remove some of the wet medium prior to painting. This method ended in visible “outlines” around his figures—a detail considered characteristic of the artist. As plaster dries quickly, Michelangelo worked in sections, applying planes of fresh plaster each day.Today, the Sistine Chapel remains both a popular tourist destination and highly religious site. Roughly 25,000 people view the spectacular ceiling each day, proving the lasting legacy of one of Michelangelo’s most well-known works and of the striking art of the High Renaissance.84.From paragraph 1, we know that Michelangelo ________.A. had a good knowledge of buildingB. had a particularly ambitious life goalC. was expert at sculptingD. stood above the chapel while painting85.Fresco painted by Michelangelo stands out for the following characteristics EXCEPT that _______.A. its production procedures are creativeB. the figures shown in the fresco are lifelikeC. it is large in size painted in black and whiteD. it shows a number of scenes in the Bible86.In making the fresco, Michelangelo would _______.A. create outlines around the figures in itB. apply all the fresh plaster in the beginningC. remove some paint from the wet plasterD. avoid making an illusion of depth87.Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The Sistine Chapel, named after Pope Sixtus IV, was built up in the late 15th century.B. The ceiling had partly been painted by other artists before Michelangelo started.C. It was at the age of 33 that Michelangelo finished the seemingly impossible task.D. The chapel maintained its religious function apart from being a scenic spot.(B)Italy has produced many brilliant minds who have made their mark on art history. During the Renaissance(文艺复兴), the Italian city-states were at the center of an incredible flowering of visual culture that would not only influence generations onward but would also redefine what it meant to be an artist. Painters and sculptors came to be seen not only as craftsmen, but also men of learning who could express something deeply personal. Then came the drama and intensity of the Baroque artists. Modern times brought more change, some artists explored deeply into their medium while others turned to political and social issues. All along the way, there were standout personalities who illuminated the concerns of their time. Check out some of the most interesting figures in Italian art.Leonardo da VinciMuch has been said about this true Renaissance man, who was not only a painter but a mathematician, scientist, engineer, inventor, architect and much, much more. His endless curiosity and imagination led him to dream up machines that were far ahead of his time, study anatomy(解刨学) in brand-new ways and, of course, create paintings and drawings that would impress people for many centuries. In his paintings, there is an overwhelming sense of the mystery of existence – the mystery that he sought to chase and understand.Michelangelo BuonarottiIn many ways, Michelangelo defined what it means to be an artist. Though he’s known for his paintings, he considered himself first and foremost a sculptor. Born and raised in a little town, he grew up to be a master of anatomy. He used the straining and twisting muscles of the human body to express his powerful vision of the world. His design of the Laurentian Library pioneered Mannerist architecture.Giovanni BelliniBellini was the Venetian of the Renaissance who took the medium of oil painting to a new expressive capacity. He was the pioneer of a technique where the colors were gradually built up in thin, translucent(半透明) layers. The end result is glossy, rich and shining like no other. In his paintings, you’ll find a kind of peaceful silence, lighted by gorgeous colors that seem to be lit from within.Artemisia GentileschiArtemisia is one of the great boundary-breaking painters of the Baroque era. Female artists of her time were confined to still life paintings and portraits, because it was considered improper for women to paint from the nude figure. But Artemisia wouldn’t let that stop her. At just 17, she broke taboos with her painting of Susanna and the Elders, in which she proudly displays a full-frontal nude(裸体) in the center of the frame. She was raped two years later by another painter and experienced physical sufferings during the investigation of the trial, but her struggles only fueled her artistic production as she turned out painting after painting of strong, defiant women.88.Which of the following group is the common point of the works of the artists mentioned above?A. Pioneer and originalB. Conservative but pioneerC. Powerful and beautifulD. Mysterious but direct89.What does “defiant” probably mean in the last paragraph?A. admirableB. challengingC. disrespectfulD. obedient90.Which one of the following statement is FALSE according to the passage?A. Giovanni was expert at making use of colors and was also a leader in artistic expression.B. As a master of anatomy, Michelangelo handled human bodies very well in his works.C. Despite their amazing sculptures, sculptors were seen as craftsman during the Renaissance.D. Leonardo da Vinci was curious and imaginative enough to stand ahead of his times.(C)“I’ve never met a human worth cloning,” says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from his lab at Texas A&M University. “It’s a stupid endeavor.” That’s an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone as 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeed, though they have cloned two cows and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy this spring — or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of man’s best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.Westhusin’s experience with cloning animals leaves him upset by all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Missy project, he and the A&M team has failed over and over again. The wastage of eggs and the many fetuses（胎）may be acceptable when you’re dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. “Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous,” he says.Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin’s phone has been ringing with people calling in hopes of duplicating their cats and dogs, cattle and horses. “A lot of people want to clone pets, especially if the price is right,” says Westhusin. Cost is no obstacle for Missy’s mysterious billionaire owner; he’s put up $3.7 million so far to fund A&M’s research.Contrary to some media reports, Missy is not dead. The owner wants a twin to carry on Missy’s fine qualities after she does die. The prototype is, by all accounts, athletic, good-natured and super-smart. Missy’s master does not expect an exact copy of her. He knows her clone may not have her temperament. In a statement of purpose, Missy’s owner and the A&M team say they are “both looking forward to studying the ways that her clones differ from Missy.”Besides cloning a great dog, the project may contribute insight into the old question of nature vs. nurture. It could also lead to the cloning of special rescue dogs and many endangered animals.However, Westhusin is cautious about his work. He knows that even if he gets a dog pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems~ “Why would you ever want to clone humans,” Westhusin asks, “when we’re not even close to getting it worked out in animals yet?”91.By cloning Missy, Mark Westhusin and A&M team attempt to ________.A. figure out the possibility of human cloningB. find out the differences between Missy and its cloneC. study why the prototype, Missy, is so athletic and smartD. show their love for lovely Missy since it has passed away92.It can be seen from the passage that dog cloning _________.A. was conducted long before the sheep cloningB. has gained an unexpected cold response from the societyC. has posed a great financial challenge to WesthusinD. can generate an enormous wealth of economic returns93.What is Westhusin’s attitude towards what he is doing?A. CarefulB. OptimisticC. PassiveD. Indifferent94.What can be learned from the passage?A. Current cloning techniques have proved quite adequate for human cloning.B. The outcome of Westhusin’s dog cloning project remains uncertain.C. Dangerous as it is, cloning is an incredibly efficient method.D. Westhusin thought it an interesting attempt to clone human beings.第II卷I. Blank Filling1.Along the way you can’t help but ________ (stop) to hike to a waterfall or take landscape shots.2.Ignoring these mistakes may lead them ________ (suffer) the biggest disaster ever.3.The students seemed ________ (expect) the professor to talk just like others, but the discovery that his speech was very interesting delighted them.4.Do not have those children too young ________ (take) too much pressure.5.Francis Chichester arrived in Australia on 12 December, and he received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who ________ (fly) there to meet him.6.The ship ________ (measure) 70 meters long and 14 meters wide, with the capacity to hold 120 containers.7.When I talked with my dad on the phone, he sounded weak, but by the time we ________ (hang) up, his voice was full of life.8.The boss is wise enough to keep those who are able ________ (motivate) through all these rewards and punishments.II. TranslationSection A1.________________________ (come 这里的雕塑有三种不同的大小) and people can choose whichever they like.2.Often, how to give basic first aid ________________________ (mean 是生死攸关的).3.Though the plans sound ridiculous, most of our department managers think they ________________________ (worthy 值得考虑一下)4.The word “handicapped” ________________________ (被认为是不尊重人的) because it implies that a person is helpless.5.After Alice’s father passed away, she finally came to understand ________________________ (她父亲的一生是多么的孤独).6.In the past decade, his successful operas ________________________ (吸引了许多观众).7.________________________ (这位建筑师充分利用了这些材料) and finally he was able to construct a new station building in Bridgnorth and restore the existing 1862 building.8.After years of pains and sufferings, standing on the winner’s podium, he ________________________ (喜极而泣).Section B1.这栋大楼里有一家装配了高级音响系统的剧院。
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上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年度第一学期高一英语期中试卷I. Listening comprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection A21. --Could you please translate this sentence for me? I think it’s in French.--Sorry. I ________ evening lesson for one year and I almost forget the language.A. had takenB. was takingC. have takenD. took22. It ________ many years before Michelangelo ________ painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.A. was…finishedB. was…had finishedC. had been…had finishedD. is…finished23. Why are you here! It’s snowing so heavily outside! You ________ in person, and a phone call would have been enough.A. don’t need to comeB. couldn’t have comeC. might not have comeD. needn’t have come24. You have to think of a way if you are not socially active, because you have no alternative but ________ the working environment.A. be fit inB. to fit inC. fitting inD. fit in25. He was very sensitive to any change, so he was sure someone ________ his room.A. would have enteredB. might have enteredC. can have enteredD. must have entered26. The financial crisis emerged in January this year and ________ in strength ever since.A. had grownB. grewC. has been growingD. grows27. The young man who is ________ can’t even imagine a bit about what happened ________ of the last century.A. in the 20s…in the 80sB. in his 20s…in 80sC. in his 20s…in the 80sD. in the 20s…in 80s28. The phone is ringing! ________ it be your teacher Shawn? He was looking for you the whole morning since you’ve got so many Fails!A. CanB. WouldC. MayD. Will29. I prefer to have those advanced machines ________ rather than let them ________ by the enemies!A. destroyed…usedB. to be destroyed…be usedC. destroyed…be usedD. to be destroyed…used30. If customers think the services are worthwhile, I do believe many of them ________ accept and pay for them.A. had betterB. may wellC. may as wellD. may31. I remembered ________ myself what to do the next day, but I still forgot ________ any of them.A. telling…doingB. to tell…doingC. to tell…to doD. telling…to do32. With ________ mistakes, ________ is no wonder that the man got laid off only after working for several months.A. such man y…thereB. many such…itC. such many…itD. many such…there33. Never step back! Courage is all ________ takes to conquer that seemingly impossible mission.A. whatB. thatC. oneD. it34. “The population ________ issue is severe in USA, but th e country has never had more kids, and participation in high school sports has never been higher,” said a professor ________ around 50.A. aging…agingB. aged…agedC. aging…agedD. aged…aging35. For all of the diligent students here, I give you my promise: Work hard, and you ________ be rewarded!A. canB. needC. shallD. could36. --Can I have a talk with Johnson?--Oops! He ________ for only ten minutes.A. was awayB. has been awayC. has leftD. left37. As a result, he became ________ looking upward ________ he received a letter during that period, he had to hold it over his head to read it.A. used to…whenB. so used to…thatC. so used to…as whenD. so used to…that when38. If approved by the States Assembly, the law will ________ on 1 July 2013.A. come into beingB. come into effectC. put into effectD. take into effect39. Few people are as successful as Harrison ________ his age, and to be honest, he looks very young ________ his age.A. of…atB. by…forC. at…forD. in…at40. Since the terrorist attacks, foreigners have had to ________ considerably more troubles to enter this country.A. go thoughB. pull throughC. get throughD. break through41. The introduction ________ the book roughly talks about whether the introduction ________ independent taxation does good to local finances or not.A. to…toB. of…toC. to…ofD. of…in42. In Dai minority villages, countrymen ________ guests in their bamboo homes with hot and sour dishes, together with ice-cold beer that cools you a lot.A. receiveB. prepareC. handleD. prefer43. His ________ were published during the last decade, one of which talks about the child laborers’ miserable life in a local ________.A. work…wo rkB. works…worksC. work…worksD. works…work44. “We owe it to our children to be honest about the world and to provide them with material written ________ for them,” a young educator said.A. speciallyB. peculiarlyC. specificallyD. uniquely45. Lying on his back on the cold floor in this ________ house, he suddenly started to feel sorry for himself, ________.A. lonely…bursting into cryingB. alone…bursting our cryingC. alone…bursting out tearsD. lone…bursting into tears46. But the local authorities say it is not clear how quickly services will be ________ to normal.A. storedB. recoveredC. restoredD. discovered47. And although my stories are ________, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.A. imaginaryB. imaginativeC. imaginableD. imaging48. She ________ at the author’s great novels and so she became an admirer of him.A. wonderedB. surprisedC. shockedD. amazedSection BThe Sculptor SpeaksAppreciation of sculpture depends upon the ability to respond to form in three dimensions(维度). That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts; certainly it is more difficult than the arts which involve __49__ of flat forms, shape in only two dimensions. Many more people are ‘form-blind’ than color-blind. Children learning to see, first distinguishes only two-dimensional shape; it cannot judge distances, depths. Later, for their personal safety and practical needs, they have to develop partly by __50__ of touch, the ability to judge roughly three-dimensional distances. But after they __51__ the requirements of practical necessity, most people go no further. Though they may __52__ considerable accuracy in the perception(知觉，感知) of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to __53__ form in its full spatial existence.This is what the sculptor must do. He must __54__ continually to think of, and use, form in its full spatial completeness. He gets the solid shape, as it were, inside his head-he thinks of it, whatever its size, as if he were holding it completely in the hollow of his hand. He __55__ visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like, he will have to __56__ himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; and he realizes its volume, as the space that the shape displaces in the air.And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as __57__, not as description or reminiscence(回忆，联想). He must, for example, see an egg as a simple single solid shape, quite apart from its significance as food, or from the __58__ idea that it will become a bird. And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone. From these he can go on to appreciate more complex forms of combinations of several forms.Classical Roman dramaFollowing the expansion of the Roman Republic into several Greek territories between 270-240 BC, Rome encountered Greek drama. From the later years of the republic and by means of the Roman Empire, theatre spread west across Europe and reached England; Roman theatre was more varied, extensive and sophisticated than that of any culture before it.While Greek drama continued to be performed throughout the Roman period, the year 240 BC marks the beginning of regular Roman drama. From the beginning of the empire, however, interest in full-length drama declined in favor of a broader __59__ of theatrical entertainments. The first important works of Roman literature were the tragedies and comedies that Livius Andronicus wrote from 240 BC. Five years later, Gnaeus Naevius also began to write drama. No plays from either writer have survived. Andronicus was most appreciated for his tragedies and Naevius for his comedies; their successors(继任者) tended to be __60__ at one or the other, which led to a(n) __61__ of the subsequent development of each type ofdrama.By the beginning of the 2nd century BC, drama was firmly __62__ in Rome and an association of writers had been formed. The Roman comedies that have survived are all “fabula palliate” (comedies based on Greek subjects) and come from two dramatists: Plautus and Terence. In re-working the Greek __63__, the Roman comic dramatists abolished the role of the chorus(合唱) in dividing the drama into episodes and __64__ musical accompaniment to its dialogue. The action of all scenes is set in the street and its complications often follow from eavesdropping(偷听).Plautus, the more popular of the two, wrote between 205 and 184 BC and twenty of his comedies survive; people __65__ him for the wisdom of his dialogue and his use of various poetic meters. All of the six comedies that Terence wrote between 166 and 160 BC have survived; the __66__ of his plots, in which he often combined several Greek stories, was sometimes criticized, but his double-plots enabled a sophisticated presentation of contrasting human behavior. No early Roman tragedy survives, though it was highly __67__ in its day; historians know of three early tragedians—Quintus Ennius, Marcus Pacuvius, and Lucius Accius.From the time of the empire, the work of two tragedians survives—one is an unknown author, while the other is the philosopher Seneca. Nine of Seneca’s tragedies survive, all of which are tragedies from Greek stories. Historians do not know who wrote the only extant example of the fabula praetexta (tragedies based on Roman subjects), Octavia, but in former times it was mistakenly attributed to Seneca due to his appearance as a(n) __68__ in the tragedy.III. Reading ComprehensionSection AWar Peace, epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as “V oyna i mir” in 1865-69. This overall study of early 19th-century Russian society noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, __69__ as one of the world’s greatest novels. It has been widely __70__ for the stage, film, and television. Among the most notable film versions is that directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, which won an Academy Award in 1968.War and Peace is primarily __71__ with the histories of five aristocratic(贵族的) families--__72__ the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs--the members of which are portrayed __73__ a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. Tolstoy uses their individual stories to portray Russia on the edge of a disastrous conflict with Napoleon’s France. Events swiftly move the central characters toward this inevitable war. No other writer is better than Tolstoy in the scale of his epic vision, which shows the mood of whole cities, the movement of armies, and the sense of coming __74__ of the entire society. Moreover, the interconnected nature of the personal and the political is __75__ explored. As Tols toy examines his characters’ emotional reactions to the rapidly changing circumstances in which they find themselves, he uses them to represent Russian society’s responses to the demands of both war and peace.The theme of war, __76__, is not so important as the story of family life, which __77__ Tolstoy’s optimistic belief in the life-affirming(积极向上的) pattern of human existence. The heroine, Natasha Rostova, __78__, reaches her greatest fulfillment through her marriage to Pierre Bezukhov and through motherhood. The novel also sets forth a theory of history, concluding that there is a __79__ of free choice; all is ruled by an inevitable historical determinism(决定论).War and Peace is one of those few texts –James Joyce’s Ulysses is another – that are atoo often read as some kind of __80__ test, only to be either abandoned halfway or displayed as a victory, never to be touched again. It is indeed very long, but it is a novel that is truly worth close attention and re-reading. Like the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky, whose life and thoughts were greatly __81__ by Tolstoy, once you enter into his Russia, you will not want to leave: and in this __82__, the length of the text becomes avirtue, since there is simply more of it to read. Tolstoy may be unjustly famed for his ability to talk off the point, but to sacrifice the unity of the full novel for a short version of the text is to __83__ the reading experience.69. A. comes out B. bursts out C. stands out D. wipes out70. A. adopted B. adapted C. adjusted D. applied71. A. concerned B. regarded C. connected D. combined72. A. peculiarly B. commonly C. usually D. particularly73. A. against B. for C. on D. among74. A. delight B. treatment C. suffering D. relief75. A. comfortably B. masterfully C. correctly D. admirably76. A. therefore B. furthermore C. however D. otherwise77. A. equals B. handles C. involves D. measures78. A. in particular B. for example C. in consequence D. as a result79. A. minimum B. generosity C. maximum D. decision80. A. performance B. standardized C. endurance D. academic81. A. infected B. affected C. touched D. influenced82. A. meaning B. mind C. spirit D. sense83. A. benefit B. damage C. follow D. rewardSection B(A)Michelangelo (1475-1564) is known as one of the greatest painters and sculptors in history. As a key figure of the High Renaissance, he is specifically celebrated for his ambitious approach to scale and his expertise on anatomy(解刨). While all of his masterworks convey his undeniable talent, his world-famous fresco(湿壁画) on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel stands above the rest.Painted for the pope, the composition depicts a range of religious iconography(象征手法) in Michelangelo’s di stinctive style, making it one of the most cherished masterpieces in the world.The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel named after Pope Sixtus IV, who oversaw its restoration in the late 15th century. Historically, the chapel has had various important functions. Today, it still possesses its religious role, as it serves as the site where the next pope is elected.What the Sistine Chapel is most well-known for, however, is its ceiling. Painted by Florentine fine artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni between 1508 and 1512, the complex and colorful fresco is celebrated for its realistic figures, vast size, and innovative process.By the early 16th century, Michelangelo were a respected artist known throughout Italy. He was particularly praised for his ability—both in painting and sculpture—figures with lifelike anatomical features, as evident in his famous David statue from 1504. Given the artist’s reputation, it is no surprise that Pope Julius ordered him to decorate the ceiling of Sistine Chapel, whose walls were already decorated with frescoes by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino, and other famed artists.While the pope’s plans for the ceiling was centered around a depiction of the12 apostles(门徒), Michelangelo had bigger plans: he would paint several scenes in Bible featuring over 300 figures.Like many other Italian Renaissance painters, he used a fresco technique, meaning he applied washes of paint to wet plaster(石灰泥). In order to create an illusion of depth, Michelangelo would remove some of the wet medium prior to painting. This method ended in visible “outlines” around his figures—a detail considered characteristic of the artist. As plaster dries quickly, Michelangelo worked in sections, applying planes of fresh plaster each day.Today, the Sistine Chapel remains both a popular tourist destination and highly religious site. Roughly 25,000 people view the spectacular ceiling each day, proving the lasting legacy of one ofMichel angelo’s most well-known works and of the striking art of the High Renaissance.84. From paragraph 1, we know that Michelangelo ________.A. had a good knowledge of buildingB. had a particularly ambitious life goalC. was expert at sculptingD. stood above the chapel while painting85. Fresco painted by Michelangelo stands out for the following characteristics EXCEPT that _______.A. its production procedures are creativeB. the figures shown in the fresco are lifelikeC. it is large in size painted in black and whiteD. it shows a number of scenes in the Bible86. In making the fresco, Michelangelo would _______.A. create outlines around the figures in itB. apply all the fresh plaster in the beginningC. remove some paint from the wet plasterD. avoid making an illusion of depth87. Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The Sistine Chapel, named after Pope Sixtus IV, was built up in the late 15th century.B. The ceiling had partly been painted by other artists before Michelangelo started.C. It was at the age of 33 that Michelangelo finished the seemingly impossible task.D. The chapel maintained its religious function apart from being a scenic spot.(B)Italy has produced many brilliant minds who have made their mark on art history. During the Renaissance(文艺复兴), the Italian city-states were at the center of an incredible flowering of visual culture that would not only influence generations onward but would also redefine what it meant to be an artist. Painters and sculptors came to be seen not only as craftsmen, but also men of learning who could express something deeply personal. Then came the drama and intensity of the Baroque artists. Modern times brought more change, some artists explored deeply into their medium while others turned to political and social issues. All along the way, there were standout personalities who illuminated the concerns of their time. Check out some of the most interesting figures in Italian art.Leonardo da VinciMuch has been said about this true Renaissance man, who was not only a painter but a mathematician, scientist, engineer, inventor, architect and much, much more. His endless curiosity and imagination led him to dream up machines that were far ahead of his time, study anatomy(解刨学) in brand-new ways and, of course, create paintings and drawings that would impress people for many centuries. In his paintings, there is an overwhelming sense of the mystery of existence –the mystery that he sought to chase and understand.Michelangelo BuonarottiIn many ways, Michelangelo defined what it means to be an artist. Though he’s known for his paintings, he considered himself first and foremost a sculptor. Born and raised in a little town, he grew up to be a master of anatomy. He used the straining and twisting muscles of the human body to express his powerful vision of the world. His design of the Laurentian Library pioneered Mannerist architecture. Giovanni BelliniBellini was the Venetian of the Renaissance who took the medium of oil painting to a new expressive capacity. He was the pioneer of a technique where the colors were gradually built up in thin,translucent(半透明) layers. The end result is glossy, rich and shining like no other. In his paintings, you’ll find a kind of peaceful silence, lighted by gorgeous colors that seem to be lit from within.Artemisia GentileschiArtemisia is one of the great boundary-breaking painters of the Baroque era. Female artists of her time were confined to still life paintings and portraits, because it was considered improper for women to paint from the nude figure. But Artemisia wouldn’t let that stop her. At just 17, she broke taboos with her painting of Susanna and the Elders, in which she proudly displays a full-frontal nude(裸体) in the center of the frame. She was raped two years later by another painter and experienced physical sufferings during the investigation of the trial, but her struggles only fueled her artistic production as she turned out painting after painting of strong, defiant women.88. Which of the following group is the common point of the works of the artists mentioned above?A. Pioneer and originalB. Conservative but pioneerC. Powerful and beautifulD. Mysterious but direct89. What does “defiant” probably mean in the last paragraph?A. admirableB. challengingC. disrespectfulD. obedient90. Which one of the following statement is FALSE according to the passage?A. Giovanni was expert at making use of colors and was also a leader in artistic expression.B. As a master of anatomy, Michelangelo handled human bodies very well in his works.C. Despite their amazing sculptures, sculptors were seen as craftsman during the Renaissance.D. Leonardo da Vinci was curious and imaginative enough to stand ahead of his times.(C)“I’ve never met a human worth cloning,” says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from his lab at Texas A&M University. “It’s a stupid endeavor.” That’s an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone as 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeed, though they have cloned two cows and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy this spring — or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of man’s best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.Westhusin’s experience with cloning animals leaves him upset by all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Missy project, he and the A&M team has failed over and over again. The wastage of eggs and the many fetuses（胎）may be acceptable when you’re dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. “Cloning is incredibly ineffi cient, and also dangerous,” he says.Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin’s phone has been ringing with people calling in hopes of duplicating their cats and dogs, cattle and horses. “A lot of people want to clone pets, especially if the price is right,” says Westhusin. Cost is no obstacle for Missy’s mysterious billionaire owner; he’s put up $3.7 million so far to fund A&M’s research.Contrary to some media reports, Missy is not dead. The owner wants a twin to carry on Missy’s fine qualities after she does die. The prototype is, by all accounts, athletic, good-natured and super-smart. Missy’s master does not expect an exact copy of her. He knows her clone may not have her temperament. In a statement of purpose, Missy’s owner and the A&M team say they are “both looking forward to studying the ways that her clones differ from Missy.”Besides cloning a great dog, the project may contribute insight into the old question of nature vs. nurture. It could also lead to the cloning of special rescue dogs and many endangered animals.However, Westhusin is cautious about his work. He knows that even if he gets a dog pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals:abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems~ “Why would you ever want to clone humans,” Westhusin asks, “when we’re not even close to getting it worked out in animals yet?”91. By cloning Missy, Mark Westhusin and A&M team attempt to ________.A. figure out the possibility of human cloningB. find out the differences between Missy and its cloneC. study why the prototype, Missy, is so athletic and smartD. show their love for lovely Missy since it has passed away92. It can be seen from the passage that dog cloning _________.A. was conducted long before the sheep cloningB. has gained an unexpected cold response from the societyC. has posed a great financial challenge to WesthusinD. can generate an enormous wealth of economic returns93. What is Westhusin’s attitude towards what he is doing?A. CarefulB. OptimisticC. PassiveD. Indifferent94. What can be learned from the passage?A. Current cloning techniques have proved quite adequate for human cloning.B. The outc ome of Westhusin’s dog cloning project remains uncertain.C. Dangerous as it is, cloning is an incredibly efficient method.D. Westhusin thought it an interesting attempt to clone human beings.第II卷I. Blank Filling1. Along the way you can’t help but ________ (stop) to hike to a waterfall or take landscape shots.2. Ignoring these mistakes may lead them ________ (suffer) the biggest disaster ever.3. The students seemed ________ (expect) the professor to talk just like others, but the discovery that his speech was very interesting delighted them.4. Do not have those children too young ________ (take) too much pressure.5. Francis Chichester arrived in Australia on 12 December, and he received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who ________ (fly) there to meet him.6. The ship ________ (measure) 70 meters long and 14 meters wide, with the capacity to hold 120 containers.7. When I talked with my dad on the phone, he sounded weak, but by the time we ________ (hang) up, his voice was full of life.8. The boss is wise enough to keep those who are able ________ (motivate) through all these rewards and punishments.II. TranslationSection A1. ________________________ (come 这里的雕塑有三种不同的大小) and people can choose whichever they like.2. Often, how to give basic first aid ________________________ (mean 是生死攸关的).3. Though the plans sound ridiculous, most of our department managers think they ________________________ (worthy 值得考虑一下)4. The word “handicapped” ________________________ (被认为是不尊重人的) because it implies that a person is helpless.5. After Alice’s father passed away, she finally came to understand ________________________ (她父亲的一生是多么的孤独).6. In the past decade, his successful operas ________________________ (吸引了许多观众).7. ________________________ (这位建筑师充分利用了这些材料) and finally he was able to construct a new station building in Bridgnorth and restore the existing 1862 building.8. After years of pains and sufferings, standing on the winner’s podium, he ________________________ (喜极而泣).Section B1. 这栋大楼里有一家装配了高级音响系统的剧院。
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2020-2021学年上海交通大学附属中学第一学期高一英语期中试卷（满分150分，130分钟内完成）第Ⅰ卷I. Listening Comprehension (略)Ⅰ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. The publication of Great Expectations, which ______ both widely reviewed and highly praised,strengthened Dickens’s status as a leading novelist.A. have beenB. wereC. wasD. will be22. Harry ______ Florence by plane which ______ at 8: 30 next morning.A. is leaving for; will leaveB. is leaving for; leavesC. will leave for: will leaveD. leaves for: leaves23. I was sent to the work site last month to see how the development plan ______ in the past twoyears.A. had been carried outB. would be carried outC. is being carried outD. have been carried out24. Hopefully in 2030 we will no longer be e-mailing each other, for we ______ more convenientelectronic communication tools by then.A. have developedB. had developedC. will have developedD. developed25.—How much do you know about Nolan’s’ new film to be released next month?—Well. the Movie Channel ________ it in a variety of forms.A. coversB. coveredC. has coveredD. will cover26. He’s been informed that he ________ for the scholarship because of his academic background.A. hasn’t qualifierB. hadn’t qualifiedC. doesn’t qualifyD. wasn’t qualifying27. When the boss complained about the slow progress of the project, she ________ to youpersonally, but to the Department as a whole.A. hasn’t referredB. wasn’t referringC. hadn’t referredD. wouldn’t refer28. The producers of the talk show denied that the joke was too offensive, insisting that they merely______ add a slight touch of humor.A. have meant toB. had meant toC. were meant toD. mean to29. By hiring regional musicians to play in common areas such as lobbies (大堂) and waitingrooms, the Cen Stage Arts in Health program ______ an environment of music all over campus for the past five years.A. is creatingB. was about to createC. has been creatingD. will be creating30. The country ______ its borders when a wave of refugees ______ in, which put a severe strainon its social welfare system.A. scarcely opened; floodedB. had scarcely opened; had floodedC. scarcely opened; had floodedD. had scarcely opened; flooded➢strain v.损伤/拉伤/扭伤➢n.①损伤/拉伤/扭伤②压力/担忧/焦虑=worry/anxiety/pressure/tension31.Daimler’s Chief Executive said the German carmaker ______ production locations in the nextdecade to capture shifts in demand as global trade tensions continued to rise.A. had adjustedB. would adjustC. will be adjustingD. were adjusting➢tense v.使…拉紧，绷紧adj. ①绷紧的/拉紧的②(局势/情况)紧张的③(精神)紧张的➢tension n.①拉力/张力，拉紧/绷紧程度②紧张(局势/情况)③(精神)紧张32. By next year, dry waste burning and wet waste treatment rates in Shanghai ______ to reach27,800 tons a day, around 80% of the city’s total garbage.A. are expectedB. will have been expectedC. have expectedD. are expecting33. According to an investigation of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, theliving virus on the outer packaging of imported frozen cod in Qingdao ______ for the recent infections.A. would be blamedB. was to blameC. was blamedD. had blamed34. “We often count how many passers-by stop and watch our performance and it can be up to 300each time,” said the street artist. “______ that by the 20 or so performances that take place each month and it reaches thousands”A. To multiplyB. MultipliedC. MultiplyD. Multiplying35. The holiday resort includes two swimming pools and nightly entertainment which ______board games, exotic dancing and music.A. hostsB. featuresC. containsD. characterizes36. We often find ourselves in the sorry state of an apology, where regrets seem to come mostreadily when they ______ the least.A. matterB. occurC. ariseD. belong37. Hull University states that if any student should break the rules on proper language use, theyshall be offered feedback as to why, while deduction(扣除) of marks will be taken on a case-by-case (具体分析) ______.A. baseB. chargeC. accountD. basis38. Having kept low profile (保持低调/低姿态), these young men have long been ______ as “dulland cold”, but today they are about to show you just how energetic they are.A. realizedB. believedC. labeledD. respected39.Efforts are being made to improve the ______ of food distribution, with charities and foodbanks to collect and deliver excess food to those who can’t afford even the most basic food.A. responsibilityB. efficiencyC. possibilityD. convenience40.At the bus stop in Hamilton, Peter took the ______ in making friends with Gina, which finallyled to a lifetime happy marriage.A. actionB. troubleC. courageD. initiative4l. While the Japanese are not very familiar with the religious roots of the holiday, they have shown an amazing ability to absorb other cultures and make Christmas of their ______ own.A. personallyB. formerlyC. uniquelyD. particularly42. There were as many as six hundred ______ on this brand-new ship, which just had embark edon (着手，开始) its maiden voyage (处女航), ventur ing ever further into the unknown.A. facilitiesB. containersC. furnitureD. equipment➢containers集装箱43. Under-achieving(学业不良的) children have set up emotional barriers to education and,______ demands by adults, these barriers become even harder to overcome.A. in response toB. in relation toC. in contrast toD. in addition to ➢in relation to 有关/关于/涉及The question in relation to salary shouldn’t be asked.➢in contrast to/with 和…相比44. At the annual Forum, experts across the globe have in-depth discussions on world peace,provide each other with some ______, and contribute their wisdom to stabiliz ing the international order.A. nut to crack (不易克服的困难)B. food for thoughtC. jump for joyD. sense of belonging45. The books and materials are kept on exclusive access; ______, they are available only to theteaching faculty and library staff. Which one of the following is NOT correct?A. in other wordsB. on the other handC. to put it another wayD. that is to say21-25 CBACC 26-30 CBBCD 31-35 BABCB 36-40 ADCBD 41-45 CBABBSection BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beLife is filled with challenges. As we get older, we come to realize that those challenges are thevery things that (46) ____________ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges thatcome with friendship.When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two choices. We can try to beat it off, orwe can decide that the thing (47) ____________ the challenge isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits.Although there are (48) ____________ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in mostcases all that is needed is (49) ____________ and communication.When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how (50) ____________oruncomfortable something is, we will always choose to face it and work through instead of runningaway from it. Communication is making a (51) ____________ for discussion and talking about howyou feel as opposed to (而/相对于，表示对比) just saying what the other person did wrong. If youcan say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt,” rather than “You hurt my feelings.” You are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.In dealing with many (52) ____________ that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles(障碍) you need to jump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is (53) ____________ to get over, and hurt only (54) ____________ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it (55) ____________ to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”46-55 C I A K F H B E G JⅠ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage here 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.Do you shop for groceries online and have them delivered to your door? Well, this might be just the start of a digital revolution in food. How about tattooed (刺花的) fruit, ice cubes which send text messages, and wine from the bottom of the ocean? All these things are on the (56) ____________ (即将来临的) according to global innovation research firm Stylus.They say stickers and wasteful packaging on fruit could be (57) ____________ by eatable tattoo s. These would be(58) ____________“directly to the skin of the fruit without (59) ____________ damaging skin cells”, according to Stylus’s senior vice-president of content, Tessa Mansfield.Our (60) ____________ are changing rapidly too, and some companies are cook ing up (炮制) menu of technological advances. (61) ____________, there’s a smart knife which can (62) ____________ the freshness of food and any bacteria present as it is being used.Innovative ways to (63) ____________ what we consume are always being (64) ____________. Mandy Saven, Stylus’s head of food, beverage and hospitality (招待业/酒店) says new digital ice cubes send a text message to a friend if you drink too much alcohol.Indeed, some companies are helping consumers stay (65) _________ and make environmentally-friendly choices. Dutch firm Bilder and De Clerca sells food organized by recipe, which helps customers avoiding (66) ____________ by buying too much.This makes the retailer (零售商人) more than just a supplier of food—it becomes “kind of food (67) ____________ to a shopper.” says Tessa Mansfield.For the discerning(有眼力的) drinker, the future holds another new experience. How would you like to try “ocean-aged wine”? This is wine which has been sunk to the bottom of the ocean to help it (68) ____________ before you enjoy it.I find all these (69) ____________ exciting. What about you? Are you happy to (70) ____________ the new frontier of food?56. A. rise B. contrary C. horizon D. whole57. A. replaced B. exchanged C. covered D. understood58. A. connected B. contributed C. imported D. applied59. A. heavily B. actually C. purposefully D. weakly60. A. situations B. groceries C. services D. kitchens61. A. In short B. At first C. For instance D. After all62. A. enhance B. add C. analyze D. locate63. A. search B. monitor C. elect D. limit64. A. developed B. tracked C. tempted D. followed65. A. comfortable B. smart C. holy D. healthy66. A. consumption B. waste C. cost D. bargain67. A. consultant B. customer C. designer D. guard68. A. delicate B. dizzy C. mature D. delicious69. A. innovations B. goals C. behaviors D. consumers70. A. move about B. step across C. join in D. get on56-70 CADBD CCBAD BACABSection BDirections: Read the following four 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)Celebrating Czech (捷克的) traditionsHave you ever witnessed the 300-year anniversary of a village? To me, it is so amazing that this village, named Bysicky, which is located in Bohemia (波希米亚)in the Czech Republic, has sustain ed (经受/承受) blizzards(暴风雪) and wars for all this time, but has still kept its special charm.Unlike transportation you’d find in Prague (布拉格) such as the metro or tram (有轨电车), the most common way to get around in the countryside is by bike, as it’s a lot more convenient. So on Saturday morning. I departed from home on a bike ride with my host family. After an 8-kilometer journey, we finally arrived at the village.There was a road that led straight into the center of the village. Many stall s selling pizza, beerand ice cream were by the roadside. You could hear guitar music coming from the other side of the road, where an outdoor stage stood on large area of meadow(草地).When the performance from the guitarists finished, group of children wearing traditional costumes came on stage. As the crowd applaud ed loudly, the children were divided into three groups.A group of older kids playing different musical instruments stood on the left side, a group performing typical Czech dances was on the right, and a choir sang beautifully in the center.Many of those present were relatives of the children, and we were there because my sister was a member of the dancing group. On the edge of the grassland, there were girls riding horses.The end of the road led to a circled space, where the city hall stood in the middle, surround ed by a circle of colorful cottage s. In front of the houses there were also many markets and a radio station reporting on the event.So this is what a typical village celebration looks like, with markets food and performances from traditional Czech culture, which was quite different from festivals in big cities. Czech people value their history, so there will always be parties to celebrate a place’s existence or an important person from history. There are no high buildings in these villages, but people still like to go there to spend their weekends because of the peaceful environment. Guess that is what life really means.71. What can we learn from the text about Bysicky?A. The most convenient transport here is the metro.B. The outdoor stage was set up in front of the city hall.C. The author’s host family lives in the village.D. It has a long history and is usually peaceful.72. After they arrived in Bysicky, the author ______.A. came across a famous choir giving a performanceB. heard music played by a group of guitaristsC. danced with local kids in traditional costumesD. rode horses on the grass nearby73. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The author dislikes festivals in big cities.B. Czech people take pride in their culture and history.C. Czech people don’t like to live in high buildings.D. Czech people always enjoy their lives to the fullest.74. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A. To describe a typical village celebration in the Czech Republic.B. To give tips on how to tour around Bysicky.C. To inform us of different traditional Czech festivals.D. To explain the long history of Bysicky and its people 71-74 DBBA75. Which is one of the characteristics of Mount Cook National Park?A. It is alpine in the purest sense and hard to reach.B. It provides star-shining night skies for visitors.C. It attracts less skilled climbers to all alpine activities.D. It guarantees visitors a sight of cheeky kea.76. Mike is an experienced adventurer and may find ______ the most exciting.A. Mountaineering on Elie de BeaumontB. Mountain walks via Hooker Valley TrackC. Skiing on Tasman GlacierD. Climbing Mount Cook77. If you are a visitor to the park, you should ______.A. properly evaluate your own experience and skill.B. get your permit prepared before you start to climb.C. hire local guides to help you to train for climbing.D. avoid exploring glaciers in winter.75-77 BDA(C)Across the rich world, well-educated people increasingly work longer than the less-skilled. Some 65% of American men aged 62-74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with 32% of men with only a high-school certificate. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-educated well off (富人) and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raise d the incomes of the highly skilled while squeez ing those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individual and society, are profound.The world is facing an astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almostdouble, from 600 million to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth, while increasing pensioners will create government budget problems.But the notion (观念/见解) of a sharp division (分歧/差异) between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of (从…中退出) the workforce.Policy is partly responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early. Rising life expectancy, combined with the replacement of generous (丰富的/大量的) defined-benefit pension plans (固定收益养老金制) with less generous defined-contribution ones(固定缴款养老金制), means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement. But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to get rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the previous generation. Technological change may well strengthen that shift: the skills that make up for computers, from management knowhow(技巧/诀窍) to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.78.What has helped deepen the divide between the well-off and the poor?A. Longer life expectancies.B. A rapid technological advance.C. Profound changes in the workforce.D. A growing number of the well-educated.79.What do many observers predict in view of the experience of the 20th century?A. Economic growth will slow down.B. Government budgets will increaseC. More people will try to pursue higher education.D. There will be more competition in the job market.80.What is the result of policy changes in European countries?A. Unskilled workers m ay choose to retire early.B. More people have to receive in-service training.C. Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.D. People may be able to enjoy generous defined-benefits from pension plans.81. What is characteristic of work in the 21st century?A. Computers will do more complicated work.B. More will be taken by the educated young.C. Most jobs to be done will be creative onesD. Skills are highly valued regardless of age78-81 BACD(D)Imagine you are a citizen of Athens,enjoying a warm Mediterranean night inthe Theater of Herodes Atticus. You arewearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to agreat concert. Now rewind (倒回) thispicture 1,839 years. You are in the sameseat, only you are watching classical Greekentertainment.The city of Athens is a fun mix of the old and the new, the classic and the modern. Often a little shop is located next to the ruins of a temple, which is only a block from a large, air-conditioned hotel. The great city of 2,500 years ago is still visible today.Ruins are the most obvious sign of ancient Athens, and the most famous of these is the Acropolis(卫城). The Acropolis is a large hill that was the center of life in Athens. On its slopes were temples, monuments, and theaters. From the top, you can see how the urban area of Athens stretches out in every direction.On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. This was once a huge temple to Athena, the city’s patron (赞助人/守护神). It was first completed in 432 B.C., but has been damaged and destroyed several times. However, visitors can still see the “tricks” used in building the Parthenon. The columns (石柱) along the outside lean inward, and are slightly fatter in the middle. The temple is also higher in the middle than on the sides. All these effects make the Parthenon look perfectly straight from a distance.Only a block away from the Acropolis is the neighborhood of Plaka. The area, with its little shops and restaurants, is very popular with both tourists and locals, and is an important part of modern Athenian culture. Many great thinkers, writers, and political leaders lived in ancient Athens.The ruins of their homes and favorite spots are scattered throughout the busy port city. The hill where St. Paul addressed early Christian Athenians is located near the Acropolis. Great thinkers such as Perikles and Demosthenes spoke to the civil assemblies (市民集会) held at the Pnyx Hill. Today the Pnyx is an open-air theater for light and sound shows.Tourism is very important to people who live in modem-day Athens. Thousands of people come every year to see these ruins and to tour the many museums that house artifacts (史前古器物) from ancient times. This provides many jobs and brings money into Athens, which helps the city pay for improvements. Athenians take pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors, and people from all around the world come to admire them. By looking around the city today, we can imagine what life was like in ancient Athens.82.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the city of Athens?A. The culture of the city is a mixture of the old and modem.B. Traces of the ancient city can still be foundC. Ruins and modem hotels co-exist in the city.D. All the temples are not far away from air-conditioned hotels.83.According to the context, “tricks” in Paragraph Five refer to ________.A. naughty actsB. confusing constructing skillsC. skillful constructing methodsD. constructing materials84. The writer mentioned all the following benefits of tourism in Athens for Athenians EXCEPT ________.A. offering job opportunities to AtheniansB. enriching Athenians by providing accommodation for touristsC. enabling Athenians to improve the infrastructuresD. making Athenians proud of their ancestors85. What is the best title for the passage?A. Tourism in AthensB. Athens: Then and NowC. Historic Interests in AthensD. The Magic of Ancient Athens82-86 DCDB第Ⅰ卷Section ADirections: Fill in the blanks to make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the PROPER form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.1. ________ ________ ________ life gives us, just accept it happily and feel grateful from the bottom of our heart.2. He told his supporters not to ease up ________ ________ he’s leading in the presidential race.3. I wonder for ________ ________ I shall be waiting before another chance shows up.4. He gave an unhesitating “yes” ________ asked if he would go through the experience again5. The reason for the really enormous shift in his attitude is worth ________ (explore).6. Many of these measures have been accepted by the court, though the details remain ________ (settle).7. It is our responsibility to the next generation to make sure that environmental issues ________ (solve).8. There is something they need to change if they ________ (restore)the vitality of the U.S. economy.9. A freshly baked cake ________ (not cut) easily.10. The first-generation computer ________ (not invent) until the 1940s.Section BDirections: Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given word.11. I hope their plan will work, but they themselves are very ________ (doubt)that it will.12. She won an award for the most ________ (origin) design.13. After you read the exercises, text them to yourself so you’ll have them for easy review before you ________ (memory) them all.14. The editor is short of ________ (contribute) for the May issue of the magazine.15. Students were asked to design a ________ (recycle) consumer electronics product that was engaging and simple for consumers.16. Last Tuesday, the usually peaceful ocean surged into a mountain of water that swept through the ________ (scene) seaside village, on the southwest side of the main island.17. Coca-Cola announced quarterly ________ (earn) that topped Wall Street predictions.18. Those with a vivid imagination tend to stand out in some ________ (create) work.19. Most of all, Isaiah Berlin was a serious scholar, probably one of the past century’s greatest ________ (history) of vision.20. As we are at the start of the course, this seems a perfect moment to offer some practical advice to ________ (facility) the task of learning English.Section CDirections: Translate the following Chinese phrases into English by using the word in the bracket.21.从历史遗迹的角度研究文化(terms)22.处于中国"一带一路"倡议的核心(heart)23.为无知而不是贫穷感到羞愧24.看到整个城市的美景(view)25.为了减少碳足迹(purpose)26.充满了对艺术和诗歌黄金时代的回忆(alive)27.警告人们注意不太节能的生产方式(warn)28.从丝绸之路的起点开始他的旅行(set)Section DDirections:Translate the following Chinese sentences into English using the word in the bracket.29.我舅舅如此热衷网上购物，总是买一大堆花里胡哨的商品。
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单项选择The publication of Great Expectations, which ______ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’s status as a leading novelist.A.have beenB.wereC.wasD.will be【答案】C【解析】略单项选择Harry ______ Florence by plane which ______ at 8: 30 next morning. A.is leaving for; will leave B.is leaving for; leavesC.will leave for: will leaveD.leaves for: leaves【答案】B【解析】略单项选择I was sent to the work site last month to see how the development plan ______ in the past two years.A.had been carried outB.would be carried outC.is being carried outD.have been carried out【答案】A【解析】略单项选择Hopefully in 2030 we will no longer be efortable B.smart C.holy D.healthy【11】A.consumption B.waste C.cost D.bargain【12】A.consultant B.customer C.designer D.guard【13】A.delicate B.dizzy C.mature D.delicious【14】A.innovations B.goals C.behaviors D.consumers【15】A.move about B.step across C.join in D.get on【答案】【1】C 【2】A 【3】D 【4】B 【5】D 【6】C 【7】C 【8】B 【9】A 【10】D 【11】B 【12】A 【13】C 【14】A 【15】B 【解析】略阅读理解Celebrating Czech traditionsHave you ever witnessed the 300-year anniversary of a village? To me, it is so amazing that this village, named Bysicky, which is located in Bohemia in the Czech Republic, has sustained blizzards(暴风雪)and wars for all this time, but has still kept its special charm.Unlike transportation you’d find in Prague such as the metro or tram, the most common way to get around in the countryside is by bike, as it’s a lot more convenient. So on Saturday morning. I departed from home on a bike ride with my host family. After an 8-kilometer journey, we finally arrived at the village.There was a road that led straight into the center of the village. Many stalls selling pizza, beer and ice cream were by the roadside. You could hear guitar music coming from the other side of the road, where an outdoor stage stood on large area of meadow(草地).When the performance from the guitarists finished, group of children wearing traditional costumes came on stage. As the crowd applauded loudly, the children were divided into three groups. A group of older kids playing different musical instruments stood on the left side, a group performing typical Czech dances was on the right, and a choir sang beautifully in the center.Many of those present were relatives of the children, and we were there because my sister was a member of the dancing group. On the edge ofthe grassland, there were girls riding horses.The end of the road led to a circled space, where the city hall stood in the middle, surrounded by a circle of colorful cottages. In front of the houses there were also many markets and a radio station reporting on the event.So this is what a typical village celebration looks like, with markets food and performances from traditional Czech culture, which was quite different from festivals in big cities. Czech people value their history, so there will always be parties to celebrate a place’s existence or an important person from history. There are no high buildings in these villages, but people still like to go there to spend their weekends because of the peaceful environment. guess that is what life really means.【1】What can we learn from the text about Bysicky?A.The most convenient transport here is the metro.B.The outdoor stage was set up in front of the city hall.C.The author’s host family lives in the village.D.It has a long history and is usually peaceful.【2】After they arrived in Bysicky, the author ______.A.came across a famous choir giving a performanceB.heard music played by a group of guitaristsC.danced with local kids in traditional costumesD.rode horses on the grass nearby【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.The author dislikes festivals in big cities.B.Czech people take pride in their culture and history.C.Czech people don’t like to live in high buildings.D.Czech people always enjoy their lives to the fullest.【4】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A.To describe a typical village celebration in the Czech Republic.B.To give tips on how to tour around Bysicky.C.To inform us of different traditional Czech festivals.D.To explain the long history of Bysicky and its people【答案】【1】D【2】B【3】B【4】A【解析】略阅读理解Mount Cook National Park is home of the highest mountains and the longest glaciers. It is alpine(高山) in the purest sense—with skyscraping peaks, glaciers and permanent snow fields, all set under a star-studded sky.Key HighlightsAlthough it includes 23 peaks over 3,000 metres high, this park is very accessible.State Highway 80 leads to Mt Cook Village which is situated beside scenic Lake Pukakiand provides a comfortable base for alpine activities Far from city lights, the stargazing here is magnificent—Aoraki Mount Cook National Park forms the majority of New Zealand’s only International Dark Sky Reserve.Mountaineers regard the area to be the best climbing region, while less skilled adventurers find plenty of satisfaction with the mountain walks that lead to alpine tarns, herb fields and spectacular glacier views. Encounters with cheeky kea (mountain parrots) are part of the fun.Key ActivitiesMountain walksThere are 10 short walks beginning near the village. All tracks are formed and well marked. The Red Tams Track, Kea Point and the Hooker Valley Track each take around two bours return. For more experienced alpine hikers, there are three mountain pass routes-over the Mueller. Coplandand Ball passes.Glacier viewing and skiingHelicopters and ski—planes provide access to the park’s fabulous glaciers. The Tasman Glacier is an excellent choice for intermediate skiers, while the Murchison, Darwin and Bonney glaciers promise excitement for advanced skiers. From October until May, you can explore the Tasman Glacier’s terminal lake by boat.MountaineeringClimbing Mount Cook remains the ultimate challenge, but there are many other peaks to tempt experienced climbers. Tasman, MalteBrun, Elie de Beaumont, Sefton and La Perouse are quite popular.Key Tips●Climbers don’t require permits. but are requested to complete a trip intentions form.●Local guides are available for climbing. walking and glacier skiing.●winter climbing is an extreme sport—only recommended for well-prepared, experienced mountaineers.●The weather can change very suddenly-be prepared for heavy rainfall, snow and/ or high winds.●The park has an airport serving domestic commercial flights and scenic flight operators.【1】Which is one of the characteristics of Mount Cook National Park?A.It is alpine in the purest sense and hard to reach.B.It provides star-shining night skies for visitors.C.It attracts less skilled climbers to all alpine activities.D.It guarantees visitors a sight of cheeky kea.【2】Mike is an experienced adventurer and may find ______ the most exciting.A.Mountaineering on Elie de BeaumontB.Mountain walks via Hooker Valley TrackC.Skiing on Tasman GlacierD.Climbing Mount Cook【3】If you are a visitor to the park, you should ______.A.properly evaluate your own experience and skir.B.get your permit prepared before you start to climbC.hire local guides to help you to train for climbingD.avoid exploring glaciers in winter【答案】【1】B【2】D【3】A【解析】略阅读理解Across the rich world, well-educated people increasingly work longer than the less-skilled. Some 65% of American men aged 62-74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with 32% of men with only a high-school certificate. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-education well off and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individual and society, are profound.The world is facing as astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems.But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and theunskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce.Policy is partly responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early. Rising life expectancy, combined with the replacement of generous defined-benefit pension plans with less generous defined-contribution ones , means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement . But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to get rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the previous generation. Technological change may well strengthen that shift: the skills that make up for computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.【1】What has helped deepen the divide between the well-off and the poor?A.Longer life expectancies.B.A rapid technological advance.C.Profound changes in the workforce.D.A growing number of the well-educated.【2】What do many observers predict in view of the experience of the 20th century?A.Economic growth will slow down.ernment budgets will increaseC.More people will try to pursue higher education.D.There will be more competition in the job market.【3】What is the result of policy changes in European countries?A.Unskilled workers m ay choose to retire early.B.More people have to receive in-service training.C.Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.D.People may be able to enjoy generous defined-benefits from pension plans.【4】What is characteristic of work in the 21st century?puters will do more complicated work.B.More will be taken by the educated young.C.Most jobs to be done will be creative onesD.Skills are highly valued regardless of age【答案】【1】B【2】A【3】C【4】D【解析】略阅读理解Imagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert. Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment.The city of Athens is a fun mix of the old and the new, the classic and the modem. Often a little shop is located next to the rains of a temple, which is only a block from a large, air-conditioned hotel. The great city of 2,500 years ago is still visible today.Ruins are the most obvious sign of ancient Athens, and the most famous of these is the Acropolis(卫城). The Acropolis is a large hill that was the center of life in Athens. On its slopes were temples, monuments, and theaters. From the top, you can see how the urban area of Athens stretches out in every direction.On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. This was once a huge temple to Athena, the city’s patron. It was first completed in 432 B.C., but has been damaged and destroyed several times. However, visitors can still see the “tricks” used in building the Parthenon. The columns along the outside lean inward, and are slightly fatter in the middle. The temple is also higher in the middle than on the sides. All these effects make the Parthenon look perfectly straight from a distance.Only a block away from the Acropolis is the neighborhood of Plaka. The area, with its little shops and restaurants, is very popular with both tourists and locals, and is an important part of modem Athenian culture. Many great thinkers, writers, and political leaders lived in ancient Athens. The ruins of their homes and favorite spots are scattered throughout the busy port city. The hill where St. Paul addressed early Christian Athenians is located near the Acropolis. Great thinkers such as Perikles and Demosthenes spoke to the civil assemblies held at the Pnyx Hill. Today the Pnyx is an open-air theater for light and sound shows.Tourism is very important to people who live in modem-day Athens.Thousands of people come every year to see these ruins and to tour the many museums that house artifacts from ancient times. This provides many jobs and brings money into Athens, which helps the city pay for improvements. Athenians take pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors, and people from all around the world come to admire them. By looking around the city today, we can imagine what life was like in ancient Athens.【1】Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the city of Athens?A.The culture of the city is a mixture of the old and modem.B.Traces of the ancient city can still be foundC.Ruins and modem hotels co-exist in the city.D.All the temples are not far away from air-conditioned hotels.【2】According to the context, “tricks” in Paragraph Five refer to ________.A.naughty actsB.confusing constructing skillsC.skillful constructing methodsD.constructing materials【3】The writer mentioned all the following benefits of tourism in Athens for Athenians EXCEPT ________.A.offering job opportunities to AtheniansB.enriching Athenians by providing accommodation for touristsC.enabling Athenians to improve the infrastructuresD.making Athenians proud of their ancestors【4】What is the best title for the passage?A.Tourism in AthensB.Athens: Then and NowC.Historic Interests in AthensD.The Magic of Ancient Athens【答案】【1】D【2】C【3】D【4】B【解析】略语法填空________ ________ ________ life gives us, just accept it happily and feel grateful from the bottom of our heart.（用适当的单词填空）【答案】No matter what【解析】略语法填空He told his supporters not to ease up ________ ________ he’s leading in the presidential race. （用适当的单词填空）【答案】even though/ if【解析】略语法填空I wonder for ________ ________ I shall be waiting before another chance shows up. （用适当的单词填空）【答案】how long【解析】略语法填空He gave an unhesitating “yes” ________ asked if he would go through the experience again（用适当的单词填空）【答案】when【解析】略语法填空The reason for the really enormous shift in his attitude is worth ________ (explore).（所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】exploring【解析】略语法填空Many of these measures have been accepted by the court, though the details remain ________ (settle). （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】to be settled【解析】略语法填空It is our responsibility to the next generation to make sure that environmental issues ________ (solve). （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】are solved【解析】略语法填空There is something they need to change if they ________ (restore)the vitality of the U.S. economy. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】are to restore【解析】略语法填空A freshly baked cake ________ (not cut) easily. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】doesn’t cut【解析】略语法填空The first-generation computer ________ (not invent) until the 1940s. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】wasn’t invented【解析】略语法填空I hope their plan will work, but they themselves are very ________ (doubt)that it will. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】doubtful【解析】略语法填空She won an award for the most ________ (origin) design. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】original【解析】略语法填空After you read the exercises, text them to yourself so you’ll have them for easy review before you ________ (memory) them all. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】memorize【解析】略语法填空The editor is short of ________ (contribute) for the May issue of the magazine. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】contributions【解析】略语法填空Students were asked to design a ________ (recycle) consumer electronics product that was engaging and simple for consumers. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】recyclable【解析】略语法填空Last Tuesday, the usually peaceful ocean surged into a mountain of water that swept through the ________ (scene) seaside village, on thesouthwest side of the main island. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】scenic【解析】略语法填空Coca-Cola announced quarterly ________ (earn) that topped Wall Street predictions. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】earnings【解析】略语法填空Those with a vivid imagination tend to stand out in some ________ (create) work. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】creative【解析】略语法填空Most of all, Isaiah Berlin was a serious scholar, probably one of the past century’s greatest ________ (history) of vision. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】historians【解析】略语法填空As we are at the start of the course, this seems a perfect moment to offer some practical advice to ________ (facility) the task of learning English. （所给单词适当形式填空）【答案】facilitate【解析】略翻译从历史遗迹的角度研究文化(terms)（汉译英）【答案】study culture in terms of historic sites【解析】考查介词短语。
上海交通大学附属中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题含答案
上海交通⼤学附属中学2020-2021学年⾼⼀上学期期中考试英语试题含答案上海交通⼤学附属中学2020-2021学年度第⼀学期⾼⼀英语期中试卷（满分150分，130分钟内完成）第Ⅰ卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear 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. A singer. B. A conductor. C. A doctor D. An athlete.2. A. A library. B. classroom. C. A gymnasium. D. An auditorium.3. A. She felt glad to have a new jobB. She wanted to stay at home to take care of her kids.C. She gave up the new jobD. She got prepared for the long time spent on transportation.4. A. She wants to make her hair thinner.B. She wants to dye her hair.C. She wants to cut off all her dark brown hair.D. She likes thin and long hair.5. A. The woman is eager to transfer her money to France.B. The bank clerk doesn’t know how to transfer money to another country.C. The man’s landlord will help the woman to fill out the application forms.D. The man knows French well.6. A. She wants the door open to have some breezes in.B. She doesn’t want her talk with Tom to be heardC. It doesn’t matter much to her whether the door is closed or notD. She has a poor relationship with Tom.7. A. She bought the wrong bookB. She asked for a new textbookC. She lost her money.D. She bought the latest edition of the book.8. A. Holiday. B. Luck. C. Work. D. Their health condition.9. A. The woman isn’t satisfied with her body shape.B. The woman is pregnant.C. new family member will move in to live with the couple.D. The woman is trying to lose weight.10. A. The woman enjoyed the movie very much.B. The woman didn’t sleep well at night because of the movie.C. The man asked the woman to be careful at night.D. The man invited the woman to go to the theatre together.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the longer conversation(s) and short passage(s). The longer conversation(s) and short passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to remember the information.D. The second group did not understand the information.12. A People know how to keep the information in mindB. People are likely to change the quantity of information.C. People nowadays tend to organize information like a computer.D. People are good at remembering how to find the information.13. A. We are using our memory differentlyB. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memory than before.D. We need a better way to access information.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. When she was rescuing her owner.B. When she was caught in a hurricane.C. When she was blocked by a rock.D. When she was running after a sheep.15. A. birdwatcher. B. A student from Leeds.C. Six volunteers.D. The coastguard of Cornwall.16. A. A miracle of the coastguard.B. The dangers of living in the wildC. A dog’s coming back from the deadD. The importance of water.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following longer conversation17. A. Believing in themselves. B. Writing a bookC. Challenging their life.D. Asking for help.18. A. She makes children’s programs. B. She gets involved in legal decisions.C. She simplifies judge’s job.D. She explains the function of the law in simple words.19. A. Sharing things with others.B. Solving problems.C. Talking with others.D. Having her opinions heard20. A. A judge’s reflection on her job and life.B. The success of a children’s program.C. The importance of law in daily life.D. The problems people meet in court.Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. The publication of Great Expectations, which ______ both widely reviewed and highlypraised, strengthened Dickens’s stat us as a leading novelist.A. have beenB. wereC. wasD. will be22. Harry ______ Florence by plane which ______ at 8: 30 next morning.A. is leaving for; will leaveB. is leaving for; leavesC. will leave for: will leaveD. leaves for: leaves23. I was sent to the work site last month to see how the development plan ______ in the past two years.A. had been carried outB. would be carried outC. is being carried outD. have been carried out24. Hopefully in 2030 we will no longer be e-mailing each other, for we ______ more convenientelectronic communication tools by then.A. have developedB. had developedC. will have developedD. developed25. —How much do you know about Nolan’s’ new film to be released next month?—Well. the Movie Channel ________ it in a variety of forms.A. coversB. coveredC. has coveredD. will cover26. He’s been informed that he ________ for the scholarship because of his academic background.A. hasn’t qualifierB. hadn’t qualifiedC. doesn’t qualifyD. wasn’t qualifying27. When the boss complained about the slow progress of the project, she ________ to youpersonally, but to the Department as a whole.A. hasn’t referredB. wasn’t referringC. hadn’t referredD. wouldn’t refer28. The producers of the talk show denied that the joke was too offensive, insisting that they merely ______ add a slight touch of humor.A. have meant toB. had meant toC. were meant toD. mean to29. By hiring regional musicians to play in common areas such as lobbies and waiting rooms, theCen Stage Arts in Health program ______ an environment of music all over campus for the past five years.A. is creatingB. was about to createC. has been creatingD. will be creating30. The country ______ its borders when a wave of refugees ______ in, which put a severe strainon its social welfare system.A. scarcely opened; floodedB. had scarcely opened; had floodedC. scarcely opened; had floodedD. had scarcely opened; flooded31. Daimler’s Chief Executive said the German carmaker ______ production locations in thenext decade to capture shifts in demand as global trade tensions continued to rise.A. had adjustedB. would adjustC. will be adjustingD. were adjusting32. By next year, dry waste burning and wet waste treatment rates in Shanghai ______ to reach27,800 tons a day, around 80% of the city’s total garbage.A. are expectedB. will have been expectedC. have expectedD. are expecting33. According to an investigation of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, theliving virus on the outer packaging of imported frozen cod in Qingdao ______ for the recent infections.A. would be blamedB. was to blameC. was blamedD. had blamed34. “We often count how many passers-by stop and watch our performance and it can be up to300 each time,” said the street artist. “______ that by the 20 or so performances that take place each month and it reaches thousands”A. To multiplyB. MultipliedC. MultiplyD. Multiplying35. The holiday resort includes two swimming pools and nightly entertainment which ______board games, exotic dancing and music.A. hostsB. featuresC. containsD. characterizes36. We often find ourselves in the sorry state of an apology, where regrets seem to come mostreadily when they ______ the least.A. matterB. occurC. ariseD. belong37. Hull University states that if any student should break the rules on proper language use, theyshall be offered feedback as to why, while deduction of marks will be taken on a case-by-case ______.A. baseB. chargeC. accountD. basis38. Having kept low profile, these young men have long been ______ as “dull and cold”, buttoday they are about to show you just how energetic they are.A. realizedB. believedC. labeledD. respected39. Efforts are being made to improve the ______ of food distribution, with charities and foodbanks to collect and deliver excess food to those who can’t afford even the most basic food.A. responsibilityB. efficiencyC. possibilityD. convenience40. At the bus stop in Hamilton, Peter took the ______ in making friends with Gina, whichfinally led to a lifetime happy marriage.A. actionB. troubleC. courageD. initiative4l. While the Japanese are not very familiar with the religious roots of the holiday, they have shown an amazing ability to absorb other cultures and make Christmas of their ______ own.A. personallyB. formerlyC. uniquelyD. particularly42. There were as many as six hundred ______ on this brand new ship, which just had embarkedon its maiden voyage, venturing ever further into the unknown.A. facilitiesB. containersC. furnitureD. equipment43. Under-achieving children have set up emotional barriers to education and, ______ demandsby adults, these barriers become even harder to overcome.A. in response toB. in relation toC. in contrast toD. in addition to44. At the annual Forum, experts across the globe have in-depth discussions on world peace,provide each other with some ______, and contribute their wisdom to stabilizing the international order.A. nut to crackB. food for thoughtC. jump for joyD. sense of belonging45. The books and materials are kept on exclusive access; ______, they are available only to theteaching faculty and library staff. Which one of the following is NOT correct?A. in other wordsB. on the other handC. to put it another wayD. that is to saySection 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.Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that 46 us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with friendship.When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two choices. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing 47 the challenge isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits. Although there are 48 times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is 49 and communication.When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how 50 or uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to face it and work through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a 51 for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you ca n say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt,”rather than “You hurt my feelings.” You are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.In dealing with many 52 that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles(障碍) you need tojump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is 53 to get over, and hurt only 54 to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it 55 to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage here 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.Do you shop for groceries online and have them delivered to your door? Well, this might be just the start of a digital revolution in food. How about tattooed(刺花的) fruit, ice cubes which send text messages, and wine from the bottom of the ocean? All these things are on the 56 according to global innovation research firm Stylus.They say stickers and wasteful packaging on fruit could be 57 by eatable tattos. These would be 58 “directly to the skin of the fruit without 59 damaging skin cells, “according to Stylus’s senior vice-president of content, Tessa Mansfield.Our 60 are changing rapidly too, and some companies are cooking up menu of technological advances. 61 , there’s a smart knife which can 62 the freshness of food and any bacteria present as it is being used.Innovative ways to 63 what we consume are always being 64 . Mandy Saven,Stylus’s head of food, beverage and hospitality says new digital ice cubes send a text message to a friend if you drink too much alcohol.Indeed, some companies are helping consumers stay 65 and make environmentally-friendly choices. Dutch firm Bilder and De Clerca sells food organized by recipe, which helps customers avoiding 66 by buying too much.This makes the retailer more than just a supplier of food—it becomes “kind of food 67 to a shopper.” says Tessa Mansfield. For the discerning(有眼⼒的) drinker, the future holds another new experience. How would you like to try “ocean-aged wine”? This is wine whic h has been sunk to the bottom of the ocean to help it 68 before you enjoy it.I find all these 69 exciting. What about you? Are you happy to 70 the new frontier of food?56. A. rise B. contrary C. horizon D. whole57. A. replaced B. exchanged C. covered D. understood58. A. connected B. contributed C. imported D. applied59. A. heavily B. actually C. purposefully D. weakly60. A. situations B. groceries C. services D. kitchens61. A. In short B. At first C. For instance D. After all62. A. enhance B. add C. analyze D. locate63. A. search B. monitor C. elect D. limit64. A. developed B. tracked C. tempted D. followed65. A. comfortable B. smart C. holy D. healthy66. A. consumption B. waste C. cost D. bargain67. A. consultant B. customer C. designer D. guard68. A. delicate B. dizzy C. mature D. delicious69. A. innovations B. goals C. behaviors D. consumers70. A. move about B. step across C. join in D. get onSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. Foreach 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)Celebrating Czech traditionsHave you ever witnessed the 300-year anniversary of a village? To me, it is so amazing that this village, named Bysicky, which is located in Bohemia in the Czech Republic, has sustained blizzards(暴风雪)and wars for all this time, but has still kept its special charm.Unli ke transportation you’d find in Prague such as the metro or tram, the most common way to get around in the countryside is by bike, as it’s a lot more convenient. So on Saturday morning.I departed from home on a bike ride with my host family. After an 8-kilometer journey, we finally arrived at the village.There was a road that led straight into the center of the village. Many stalls selling pizza, beer and ice cream were by the roadside. You could hear guitar music coming from the other side of the road, where an outdoor stage stood on large area of meadow(草地).When the performance from the guitarists finished, group of children wearing traditional costumes came on stage. As the crowd applauded loudly, the children were divided into three groups. A group of older kids playing different musical instruments stood on the left side, a group performing typical Czech dances was on the right, and a choir sang beautifully in the center.Many of those present were relatives of the children, and we were there because my sister was a member of the dancing group. On the edge of the grassland, there were girls riding horses.The end of the road led to a circled space, where the city hall stood in the middle, surrounded by a circle of colorful cottages. In front of the houses there were also many markets and a radio station reporting on the event.So this is what a typical village celebration looks like, with markets food and performances from traditional Czech culture, which was quite different from festivals in big cities. Czech people value their history, so there will always be parties to celebrate a place’s existence or an important person from history. There are no high buildings in these villages, but people still like to go there to spend their weekends because of the peaceful environment. guess that is what life really means. 71. What can we learn from the text about Bysicky?A. The most convenient transport here is the metro.B. The outdoor stage was set up in front of the city hall.C. The author’s host family lives in the village.D. It has a long history and is usually peaceful.72. After they arrived in Bysicky, the author ______.A. came across a famous choir giving a performanceB. heard music played by a group of guitaristsC. danced with local kids in traditional costumesD. rode horses on the grass nearby73. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The author dislikes festivals in big cities.B. Czech people take pride in their culture and history.C. Czech people don’t like to live in hi gh buildings.D. Czech people always enjoy their lives to the fullest.74. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A. To describe a typical village celebration in the Czech Republic.B. To give tips on how to tour around Bysicky.C. To inform us of different traditional Czech festivals.D. To explain the long history of Bysicky and its people(B)75. Which is one of the characteristics of Mount Cook National Park?A. It is alpine in the purest sense and hard to reach.B. It provides star-shining night skies for visitors.C. It attracts less skilled climbers to all alpine activities.D. It guarantees visitors a sight of cheeky kea.76. Mike is an experienced adventurer and may find ______ the most exciting.A. Mountaineering on Elie de BeaumontB. Mountain walks via Hooker Valley TrackC. Skiing on Tasman GlacierD. Climbing Mount Cook77. If you are a visitor to the park, you should ______.A. properly evaluate your own experience and skir.B. get your permit prepared before you start to climbC. hire local guides to help you to train for climbingD. avoid exploring glaciers in winter(C)Across the rich world, well-educated people increasingly work longer than the less-skilled. Some 65% of American men aged 62-74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with 32% of men with only a high-school certificate. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-education well off and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individual and society, are profound.The world is facing as astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuadedmany observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems.But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers (⼆战后⽣育⾼峰期出⽣的美国⼈) are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce.Policy is partly responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early. Rising life expectancy, combined with the replacement of generous defined-benefit pension plans with less generous defined-contribution ones , means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement . But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to get rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the previous generation. Technological change may well strengthen that shift: the skills that make up for computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.78. What has helped deepen the divide between the well-off and the poor?A. Longer life expectancies.B. A rapid technological advance.C. Profound changes in the workforce.D. A growing number of the well-educated.79. What do many observers predict in view of the experience of the 20th century?A. Economic growth will slow down.B. Government budgets will increaseC. More people will try to pursue higher education.D. There will be more competition in the job market.80. What is the result of policy changes in European countries?A. Unskilled workers m ay choose to retire early.B. More people have to receive in-service training.C. Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.D. People may be able to enjoy generous defined-benefits from pension plans.81. What is characteristic of work in the 21st century?A. Computers will do more complicated work.B. More will be taken by the educated young.C. Most jobs to be done will be creative onesD. Skills are highly valued regardless of age(D)Imagine you are a citizen of Athens,enjoying a warm Mediterranean night inthe Theater of Herodes Atticus. You arewearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to agreat concert. Now rewind this picture1,839 years. You are in the same seat,only you are watching classical Greekentertainment.The city of Athens is a fun mix of theold and the new, the classic and the modem. Often a little shop is located next to the rains of a temple, which is only a block from a large, air-conditioned hotel. The great city of 2,500 years ago is still visible today.Ruins are the most obvious sign of ancient Athens, and the most famous of these is the Acropolis(卫城). The Acropolis is a large hill that was the center of life in Athens. On its slopes were temples, monuments, and theaters. From the top, you can see how the urban area of Athens stretches out in every direction.On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. This was once a huge temple to Athena, the city’s patron. It was first completed in 432 B.C., but has been damaged and destroyed several times. However, visitors can still see the “tricks” used in building the Parthenon. The columns along the outside lean inward, and are slightly fatter in the middle. The temple is also higher in the middle than on the sides. All these effects make the Parthenon look perfectly straight from a distance.Only a block away from the Acropolis is the neighborhood of Plaka. The area, with its little shops and restaurants, is very popular with both tourists and locals, and is an important part ofmodem Athenian culture. Many great thinkers, writers, and political leaders lived in ancient Athens. The ruins of their homes and favorite spots are scattered throughout the busy port city. The hill where St. Paul addressed early Christian Athenians is located near the Acropolis. Great thinkers such as Perikles and Demosthenes spoke to the civil assemblies held at the Pnyx Hill. Today the Pnyx is an open-air theater for light and sound shows.Tourism is very important to people who live in modem-day Athens. Thousands of people come every year to see these ruins and to tour the many museums that house artifacts from ancient times. This provides many jobs and brings money into Athens, which helps the city pay for improvements. Athenians take pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors, and people from all around the world come to admire them. By looking around the city today, we can imagine what life was like in ancient Athens.82. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the city of Athens?A. The culture of the city is a mixture of the old and modem.B. Traces of the ancient city can still be foundC. Ruins and modem hotels co-exist in the city.D. All the temples are not far away from air-conditioned hotels.83. According to the context, “tricks” in Paragraph Five refer to ________.A. naughty actsB. confusing constructing skillsC. skillful constructing methodsD. constructing materials84. The writer mentioned all the following benefits of tourism in Athens for Athenians EXCEPT ________.A. offering job opportunities to AtheniansB. enriching Athenians by providing accommodation for touristsC. enabling Athenians to improve the infrastructuresD. making Athenians proud of their ancestors85. What is the best title for the passage?A. Tourism in AthensB. Athens: Then and NowC. Historic Interests in AthensD. The Magic of Ancient Athens第Ⅱ卷Section ADirections: Fill in the blanks to make the sentences coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the PROPER form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.1. ________ ________ ________ life gives us, just accept it happily and feel grateful from the bottom of our heart.2. He told his supporters not to ease up ________ ________ he’s leading in the presidential race.3. I wonder for ________ ________ I shall be waiting before another chance shows up.4. He gave an unhesitating “yes” ________ asked if he would go through the experience again5. The reason for the really enormous shift in his attitude is worth ________ (explore).6. Many of these measures have been accepted by the court, though the details remain ________ (settle).7. It is our responsibility to the next generation to make sure that environmental issues ________ (solve).8. There is something they need to change if they ________ (restore)the vitality of the U.S. economy.9. A freshly baked cake ________ (not cut) easily.10. The first-generation computer ________ (not invent) until the 1940s.Section BDirections: Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given word.11. I hope their plan will work, but they themselves are very ________ (doubt)that it will.12. She won an award for the most ________ (origin) design.13. After you read the exercises, text them to yourself so you’ll have them for easy review before you ________ (memory) them all.14. The editor is short of ________ (contribute) for the May issue of the magazine.15. Students were asked to design a ________ (recycle) consumer electronics product that was engaging and simple for consumers.16. Last Tuesday, the usually peaceful ocean surged into a mountain of water that swept through the ________ (scene) seaside village, on the southwest side of the main island.17. Coca-Cola announced quarterly ________ (earn) that topped Wall Street predictions.18. Those with a vivid imagination tend to stand out in some ________ (create) work.19. Most of all, Isaiah Berlin was a serious scholar, probably one of the past century’s greatest ________ (history) of vision.20. As we are at the start of the course, this seems a perfect moment to offer some practical advice to ________ (facility) the task of learning English.Section CDirections: Translate the following Chinese phrases into English by using the word in the bracket.21.从历史遗迹的⾓度研究⽂化(terms)22.处于中国"⼀带⼀路"倡议的核⼼(heart)23.为⽆知⽽不是贫穷感到羞愧24.看到整个城市的美景(view)25.为了减少碳⾜迹(purpose)26.充满了对艺术和诗歌黄⾦时代的回忆(alive)27.警告⼈们注意不太节能的⽣产⽅式(warn)28.从丝绸之路的起点开始他的旅⾏(set)Section DDirections:Translate the following Chinese sentences into English using the word in the bracket.29.我舅舅如此热衷⽹上购物，总是买⼀⼤堆花⾥胡哨的商品。
2021届上海交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案
2021届上海交通大学附属中学高三英语上学期期中试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AOn the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), red tourism has gained popularity among tourists who flood in to visit historic sites with a modern revolutionary heritage.JinggangshanThis is one of the most crucial and splendid chapters of history of establishing Red China as well as a unique and wonderful ecosystem, which is covered with rich forest, rugged peaks and several memorials to the Red Army. The best time to visit is between April and October, with the most temperature timing April and May when the large azaleas (杜鹃花) bloom.Open: 8:00-17:00 (Feb. 16-Nov. 15). 8:00-16:30 (Nov. 16-Feb. 15)XibaipoIt is an old revolutionary base where the leadership of the Communist Party of China was stationed, drawing up the blueprint for a new country. A memorial hall was built to honor the memory of this site. The lake and the hill here add brilliance and beauty to each other and form pleasant scenery.Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 9:30-17:00 (Xibaipo Memorial Hall)The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial HallA new exhibition is held with updated display approaches, including phantom imaging (全息影像) and oil painting, which are used to improve visitors' experiences. The exhibition shows four stages of the CPC from its establishment to its achievements.Open: Tuesdays to Sundays 8:30-18:00 (closed on Mondays)Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew YouthNew Youthstarted the New Culture Movement and spread the influence of the May Fourth Movement. The site was briefly based in Beijing but moved back to Shanghai in 1920 and also served as the office for the Communist Party of China Central Committee in the 1920s.Open: Thursdays to Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:30, 13:30 - 16:30 (closed on Wednesdays)1. Where would visitors learn more about the history of the Red Army?A. Jinggangshan.B. Xibaipo.C. The Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall.D. Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth.2. What do we know about the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall?A. It focuses on Chinese achievements in art.B. It mainly advertises the coming anniversary.C. It applies modernized methods to the exhibition.D. It briefly introduces the rise and fall of Nanhu.3. When can tourists visit Former Site of the Editorial Department ofNew Youth?A. At 1:00 p.m. on Mondays.B. At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.C. At 2:00 p.m. on Fridays.D. At 5:00 p.m on Sundays.BAfter finishing his dinner, Lin Xu opened a WeChat mini-program called "Clear Plate" on his phone and took picture of the empty plates. He was then awarded 157 credit points after the image was uploaded and recognized by artificial intelligence.“Users of the app can use their credit to buy gifts, such as books and cellphones to purchase charity meals donated to children in poor rural areas,” Lin said.A nationwide "Clear Your Plate" campaign is gaining steam online. Efforts to stop food waste and promote thrift are also being made by restaurants that have been urged to create an environment in which consumers are reminded not to waste food. They are also encouraged to offer different portion sizes so that customers can have more choices.The “Clear Plate” mini-program has become popular among young Chinese and currently has nearly 1 million users.Liu Jichen, founder of the startup that developed the app, said that the idea popped up at a dinner in 2017, when Liu found that a restaurant would give diners who polished off their food a card and offer small gifts after a certain number of cards had been collected.“Such an idea can be realized online,” Liu said. He formed a team to work on the project.Yet it was quite challenge for the AI system to identify whether the uploaded photos showed empty plates.To make the AI system smarter, Liu and his team, assisted by more than 1,000 others, spent half a year collecting over 100, 000 samples in canteens and restaurants across the country and used the data to train neuralnetwork. Dozens of enterprises, institutions and restaurants have contacted the startup to cooperate on the project.Through the visualized mini-program, people can clearly see the good results of saving food, which will effectively reduce waste, he noted. "We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation, encouraging them to carry out the virtue of cherishing food and developing the habit of thrift, " Liu said4. What is the main function of the APP "Clear Plate?A. Awarding credit points.B. Giving charity meals.C. Showing the empty plates.D. Encouraging saving food.5. How is the "Clear Your Plate" campaign carried out?A. Customers wasting food are punished.B. People join in it on mini-program.C. Restaurants limit customers' choices.D. People are encouraged to buy gifts.6. What was the most difficult when the app was created?A. Getting other people to cooperate with the team.B. Collecting samples in canteens and restaurants.C. Ensuring the app to recognize empty plates.D. Finding people to fund the app.7. What is the purpose of the writing?A. To introduce an app.B. To promote saving food.C. To praise a startup founder.D. To raise fund for poor children.CIs renting clothes greener than buying them? Sustainable (可持续的) fashion expert Elizabeth Cline isn’t sure. Clothing renting is a hot new industry and businessmen are trying to attract shoppers who care about the environment. Last summer alone,Urban Outfitters, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s American EagleandBanana Republicall announced renting services – a sure sign of changing times.But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it? And if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline researched this question in a feature article for Elle, and she concluded that it’s not as sustainable as it seems.Take shipping for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented – receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless ofwhether or not it was worn. For most renting services, this usually means dry-cleaning, which is a polluting process. All the renting services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene, a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutants that’s still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with hydrocarbon (碳氢化合物) alternatives, although these aren’t great either. They can produce harmful waste and air pollution if not handled correctly.Lastly, Cline fears that renting services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called “share-washing” that makes people have more wasteful behaviors because a product or service is shared and thus is considered more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this: advertised as a way to share rides and reduce car ownership, and yet it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling and public transportation use.Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them into the bin after wearing them a few times, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us self-satisfied. There’s an even better step – and that’s wearing what we already have.8. What do we know about Elizabeth Cline from the passage?A. She is trying to attract shoppers.B. She is an expert and journalist.C. She has created “share-washing”.D. She never rents clothes.9. Why does renting services increase people’s appetite for fast fashion?A. Because it is handled correctly.B. Because it is transported easily.C. Because it is fairly eco-friendly.D. Because it is easily accessible.10. What can we infer from the passage?A. Clothing renting became popular ten years ago.B. Consumer transportation has the largest carbon footprint.C. Renting clothes deserves further consideration.D. Uber is a good example of sharing rides.11. Which section of a newspaper does the text probably come from?A. Environment.B. Technology.C. Travel.D. Medicine.DA team of researchersfrom theUniversityofColorado Boulderhave created a revolutionary type of robotic muscles. They are strong and flexible at the same time, can feel the movements they perform and, whenever they suffer damage, they can self-heal. However, what is best about them is probably the fact that they are extremelycheap to manufacture.The robotic muscles have been called actuators, and have drawn inspiration from real-life muscles. By creating robots equipped with this kind of actuators, researchers would allowthem to perform movements just like human muscles.To make the robotic muscles work, they filled some flexible material with electrodes(电极)and with liquid and oil. Then, they applied some electricity, and the liquid and oil started moving around the electrodes and powered them. This way, the robotic muscles started contracting and relaxing just like real muscles, but a lot quicker.Researchers also took inspiration from the variety of human muscles, and created more types of actuators, each of them performing a different movement. They called these robotic muscles HASEL ( Hydraulically-Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic). However, they are superior to biological muscles as they are stronger, faster, and more flexible.Even the researchers were amazed they could develop such technology. Eric Acome, the author of one of the studies, explained what is unique about the robotic muscles.“The ability to create electrically powered soft actuators that lift a gallon of water at several times per second is something we haven't seen before.”These muscles are special because they are also self-healing. This property is given by the liquid placed inside of them, which also gives them a lot more advantages than those mechanisms (机械)using solids. In the end, the material which keeps the liquid, the oil and the electrodes is extremely cheap. It is a type of polymer (聚合物)similar to the one used for potato chips bags, and can be manufactures for only 10 cents.12. What can we learn about actuators?A. They can heal on their own.B. They are biological muscles.C. They can not move like human muscles.D. They are slower to react than real muscles.13. What do actuators use to directly power electrodes?A. Solids.B. Liquid and oil.C. A type of polymer.D. Potato chips bags.14. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. The origin of actuators.B. The opinions on actuators.C. The advantages of actuators.D. The significance of actuators.15. In which part of a newspaper will the textmost probably appear?A. Health.B. Culture.C. Education.D. Technology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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上海交通大学附属中学2008-2009学年度第一学期高一英语期中试卷Ⅱ. Grammar and V ocabulary 29%Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. When he moved to Germany in _______, he was already in _______.A. the fifties, his sixtyB. fifties, his sixtiesC. the fifties, his sixtiesD. fifty, sixty26. A shopping mall in the Sates is _______ many individual shops.A. made up ofB. consisted ofC. composed byD. involved in27. I thought it _______ that the price of the house will keep _______.A. certain, to go upB. certain , going upC. sure, to go upD. sure, going up28. He is generally _____ the most diligent student in the class.A. rememberedB. consideredC. regardedD. thought of29. Tom is not quite _______ as his brother.A. good as a studentB. as good a studentC. as a good studentD. a as good student30. The speech was wonderful ______ it lasted too long.A. as ifB. forC. except thatD. except when31. Saying that he was not able to paint well, he _______ to refuse his job. Which of thefollowing is WRONG?A. did all what he couldB. tried his bestC. did everything he couldD. did what he could32. I don’t like ______ like that, which is very rude.A. to be talkedB. being talkedC. to be talked toD. to being talked to33. The reason _______ he explained to us was quite simple.A. whyB. thatC. howD. when34. We have to face the educational system _______ pressure was heavy.A. whichB. for whichC. whereD. that35. --Alice came back home the day before yesterday.---Really? Where _______?A. has she beenB. had she beenC. has she goneD. had she gone36. The book ______ on the ground for ten minutes but no one has picked it up.A. is lyingB. has laidC. has been lainD. has been lying37. Who _______ you have ever seen can accomplish this task?A. whoB. whichC. whomD. that38. He used to _______ late, but now he is used to _______ early.A. getting up, get upB. getting up, getting upC. get up, get upD. get up, getting up39. He was so sad that for days he couldn’t _______. Which one is NOT PROP ER?A. help cryingB. help cryC. help but cryD. choose but cry40. We are very surprised to find that he has so many books that they have piled up to the_______ of his study.A. topB. tipC. ceilingD. roof41. He lived _______ in a/an ________ house on the island, but he didn’t feel _______.A. alone, alone, lonelyB. lonely, lonely, aloneC. alone, lonely, lonelyD. lonely, alone, alone42. Y ou never eat different kinds of food and _______ you lack something needed for normalhealth.A. as a result ofB. as a resultC. as usualD. as a rule43. Anybody in our class is _________ of working out the puzzle in ten minutes.A. likelyB. probableC. capableD. unable44. What he said didn’t ________ al l the facts my parents told me.A. agree withB. agreeC. agree onD. agree toSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. simpleB. sharedC. AnotherD. IfE. personal AE. come in AD. goal AC. receive AB. happiness BC. come from Everybody has different ways of achieving happiness and the reasons for feeling happy may change from year to year, or even from day to day. For example, happiness may ____45___ getting a good grade on a school assignment or from a very ___46____ thing like having a full stomach. This kind of happiness is inside of you------ it is ___47___ happiness. Happiness is also something you can communicate to other people. The good grade you ___48___ on your paper will probably make your parents happy and proud. ___49____ way of communicating happiness is to help other people over difficult experiences in their own lives. In this situation, you give off your own happiness to make others happy.The most important things to remember in your pursuit of happiness are:1. Happiness should not be your only ___50___------ a real goal, like better grades, a better job, or closer friends, is sure to give more happiness than chasing after a feeling.2. Happiness may ___51___ all sizes and shapes. ____52___ you keep your sense of humor and see things in a balanced way, happiness will come to you faster than to the person who is always worrying about what tomorrow will bring.3. Happiness is meant to be ___53____. “Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone.”III. Reading Comprehension 32%Section ADirections: 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.Chinese students are generally fond of studying very, very hard for long hours. This is an excellent ____54___ , but it is often an inefficient(效率低的) way of study. An efficient student must have ___55____ sleep, food, rest and relaxation. Every day you need take a walk or play basketball or do something you find ___56____. And it is necessary for you to see a film or visit some scenic spots(风景区) every ____57___ and then. When you ___58___ to your studies, your mind will be refreshed and you’ll learn the most. Endless hours of nodding over your books are ___59___ effective than shorter active study session(课时).Finally, be realistic. If you set ___60___ objects for yourself, you can only be disappointed in your progress. Psychologists(心理学家) have found ___61___learning tasks like this way: first, you make such great progress that you feel very happy. Then your language ability ___62____ the same: you believe you are not learning anything at all and you feel ___63____. This period can last for days ____64___ even weeks, but you must not ____65___. At some point your language will again take ___66___ big jump and you’ll see that you really have been learning ___67___.Perhaps we can say that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine whose effects come slowly but ____68___. Don’t give up halfway.54. A. way B. means C. idea D. character55. A. little B. a great deal of C. much D. enough56. A. it happy B. relaxation C. relaxing D. relaxed57. A. now B. day C. of D. with58. A. go B. come C. return D. refer59. A. very B. much C. more D. less60. A. good B. possible C. impossible D. low61. A. that B. out that C. it out D. it out that62. A. stays B. in C. place D. seems to stay63. A. sad B. better C. helpless D. regretful64. A. and B. but C. or D. nor65. A. discourage B. lose your heart C. be discouraging D. lose heart66. A. other B. the other C. an other D. another67. A. all B. all the time C. at all D. at time68. A. quickly B. timely C. surely D. mainlySection BDirections：Read the following four 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)There’re five people at our table, including myself. I’ve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we’ve been at sea, although we rarely meet except at meal times.First of all, there’s Dr Stone. He’s a man of about sixty five, with gray hair and a friendly fac e. He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country village. As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countries. He’s told us a lot about the city to which we are going.Then there’s “Grandmother”. I call her that because her name escapes me. In spite of being a grandmother, she looks rather young, not more than fifty, She’s on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen.Then there’s a man I don’t care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow. He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore.The other person who sits at our table is Mrs. Hunt. I’ve found out hardly anything about her. She’s extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult(咨询)the doctor about children’s various illness. She’s on her way to join her husband in India.69. What can we know about Mr. Stone?A. He is a doctor in the Army now.B. He is going to give up his work.C. He knows a lot about the city the author is going to.D. He has been retired for many years.70. The writer calls the second person “Grandmother” becaus e_______.A. she looks oldB. She has three daughtersC. he respects herD. he can’t think of her name71. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Dr Stone lives in a quiet village now.B. “Grandmother” is an Australian.C. Barlow works in SingaporeD. Mrs Hunt is a woman of many words.(B)Aaron Carter isn’t like other 12-year-olds. He doesn’t go to school, and he’s already got a job. He is a big pop star. A few years ago he started his singing with Crazy Little Party Girl, which became a hit at once. Now he goes around the world and his songs are in the tops.Because he’s traveling around all the time Aaron doesn’t have to go to school, but don’t envy him too much---- he still has to do lessons and homework. And he is good at learning.“I have to fit my schoolwork around my singing,” he explains. “But I’m lucky because I have a private tutor who travels with me. I sometimes have to have lessons on a plane. That’s really interesting!”Aaron’s favorite subject is math but he hates history. He knows clearly that having a good singing career doesn’t mean he can go without schoolwork.“It would be easy to think that I don’t need to do well in exams, but that would be crazy,” he says. “It’s important to g et my qualifications(资格) so that I have something to fall back on. Besides, it’s interesting to learn about other people and cultures.”Aaron’s favorite type of music is rock’n’roll. “The best thing about being a singer” he says, “is that you get to travel all around the world. But the worst thing is that you’re away from home so much that you don’t get to see your friends or family.”72. According to the passage, we learn that Aaron Carter is__________.A. a composerB. a successful singerC. a history loverD. a young businessman73. Which of the following statements is True?A. Aaron Carter doesn’t go to school because he likes singing better.B. Aaron Carter has his own teacher.C. Aaron likes math as well as history.D. Aaron Carter likes traveling all around the world and dislikes seeing friends and family.74. The underlined phrase “fall back on” in the fifth paragraph has the similar meaning as________.A. check inB. return toC. depend onD. decide on(C)The people who lived in Italy and northern Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were the first people to think of themselves as belonging to an era(时代). It was the Renaissance(文艺复兴), a period of renewed interest in learning after the Middle Ages.The motto(座右铭) of the Renaiss ance was “A man can do all things if he wills,” and the man who fulfilled that motto more than any other was Leonardo da V inc i. Da Vinci was good at portraiture, a new art form that described people as individuals. His painting of the “Mona Lisa”remains the most famous portrait ever done.But Leonardo was also a skilled architect and engineer, who designed a submarine, helicopter and airplane, long before those inventions were ever built. Hundreds of drawings and thousands of pages in his notebooks proved his interest in astronomy, anatomy，botany, geology, and above all mathematics. He was interested in city planning and sanitation and was reportedly a gifted musician.Since the Renaissance, the term “Renaissance man” has been applied to(适用到)others, who, like Leonardo da Vinci, excelled in many various fields. Thomas Jefferson is perhaps the best example. He, too, was a born musician and architect as well as botanist, philosopher, writer and third President of the United States.75. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. The motto of the Renaissance was “A man can do all things.”B. Leonardo da Vinci made the most achievements among people during the Renaissance.C. Portraiture was a new art form of painting pictures.D. “ Mona Lisa” is among the most famous portraits in history.76. “Renaissance man” means _______.A. any person during the period of RenaissanceB. any person who makes great achievements in some certain field.C. any person who experts at many different fields during the RenaissanceD. any person who experts at many different fields ever since the Renaissance77. Which of the following is NOT the common interest to Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Jefferson?A. MusicB. SanitationC. ArchitectureD. Botany(D)It was a dark November day in 1895. In a laboratory at the royal University of Wurzburg, in western Germany, a 50-year-old physics professor, Wilhelm Roentgen, performed what looked like a type of magic. He placed a glass vacuum(真空) tube inside a black cardboard box and applied a high-voltage current（高压电流）. He suddenly noticed that, on a bench nearby, a piece of paper coated with a chemical substance began giving off an strange light. Over the following two weeks, Roentgen performed a series of experiments that proved the existence of a form of electro-magnetic(电磁的) radiation he called X-rays.His astonishing discovery has led to a deeper understanding of the physical world----in particular, to the field of medical diagnosis(诊断).X-rays are widely used in medicine to make radiographs or X-rays pictures of the bones and internal organs of the body to see whether diseases exist, such as broken bones or lung diseases.A radiograph is made by passing an X-rays beam through a patient’s body onto a piece ofphotographic film. The bones takes in more of the rays than do muscles or other organs, so the bones throw the sharpest shadows on the film.Improvements over the past century----from fluoroscopy(荧光透视法)to CT scans---- have made X-rays technology an invaluable tool of medicine.78. At the beginning of the passage, Prof. Wilhelm Roentgen was _______.A. performing an entertaining programB. playing magicC. doing some experimentsD. None of above79. When Prof. Roentgen placed a glass vacuum tube in a black box and applied a high-voltagecurrent, he _______.A. saw a bench nearbyB. noticed a piece of paper on a nearby bench begin to burn slowlyC. noticed a piece of paper on a nearby bench begin to give out strange lightD. noticed a piece of paper was coated with a chemical substance80. The bones have clearer shadow on the photographic film than do muscles or other organs,because ______.A. the bones are harder than themB. the bones can help absorb more rays than themC. the bones can block more rays than themD. X-rays cannot pass through the bonesSection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. 请把答案写在答题卡上，F用A+E表示A.The Story of the Word “Boss”B.The Coming of “Brass”C.The Expression for WorkersD.Another Expression for BossesE.An Italian SayingF.The Use of Expressions for Bosses81. _________The Italians have an old saying “y dolce far niente”. The wor ds mean it is sweet or enjoyable to do nothing. On weekends and during holidays, many of us enjoy doing nothing. But most of the time, we have to work and to keep our jobs and we must work hard. Our employer will not like it if we do nothing.82. _________American workers often call their employers “bosses”. The word “boss” comes from the Dutch word “baas” meaning master. Sometimes company bosses are called the brass. They are also sometimes called “ top brass” or “brass hats”. Experts disagree about how the strange expression started, but they may have come from Britain. Leaders of the 19th century British army wore pieces of metal called oak leaves on their hats. The metal brass has a color similar to that of gold. So a leader or a commander came to be called a member of the brass or he might have been called a brass hat or even the top brass.83. _________By the 1940’s, the expression had spread beyond military leaders. It also included civilian officials. A newspaper in the American city of Philadelphia used the term in 1949. It called the most important police officials top brass. Other expressions that mean boss or employer have nothing to do with brass or hats. One of these is “ big cheese”. A cheese is a solid food made form milk. The expression probably started in America in the late 19th century. Some experts believe it comes from a word in the Persian or Urdu languages. Cheese, the meaning is a thing. So the meaning of “big cheese” may be a big thing.84. ________Other experts say the word cheese and its expression was really in incorrect way of saying chief. The word chief means leader. So the expression may mean big leader. An employer usually does not object to being called boss. But most workers would not call their employers big cheese, top brass or brass hats to their faces. These words are not really insulting(侮辱)but neither do they show great respect.85. _________Employers also have expressions to describe their workers. One of them that describe a good worker is that he or she works like a Trojan. This expression probably comes from the ancient writings of the great poet Homer. He wrote about the Trojans who lived in the city of Troy. He said Trojans worked very hard to protect their city. Now the expression is often used to describe an employee who work hard for a company. A loyal, hardworking employee is said to work like a Trojan. So be happy if your company’s brass hats say you work like a Trojan. They may consider you valuable enough to increase your pay.IV. Translation 15%Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.86. 我发现要在一小时内写一遍八百字的文章是很困难的。