2019-2020学年 上海市位育中学高二上英语10月月考英语试卷

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the sentences or passages below, fill in the blanks to make the sentences or passages coherent and grammatically correct.

Fries are often seen as an unhealthy accompaniment（附加物）to our favorite foods. But (21) _______ father and son in Belgium won’t hear a word said (22) _______ the humble chip -- they’ve created the world’s first museum dedicated to fries.

The friet-museum in Bruges offers chip lovers an educational insight into one of Belgium’s national specialties. it introduces the history of the potato, (23) _______ originated in Peru, and the Belgian production of fries.

The museum, opened by Eddy van Belle and his son Cidric, is located in the oldest building in Bruges. “Over the years, fries (24) _______ (know) worldwide and enjoyed by adults and children in almost all countries,” Eddy said. “We are so proud that they actually originate from Belgium. This is (25) _______ it is absolutely necessary that the first museum for fries should be opened in Belgium.”

Potatoes, chips and the various condiments（佐料）which can (26) _______ (enjoy) with them are celebrated in the museum. The building is spread over two floors. All of the rooms are painted a nice chip-colored yellow and the museum shows off a range of exhibits including ancient potato cutters and a video which shows the process of (27) _______ (make) potato chips. And there are various kinds of chips on the menu in the museum’s restaurant.

The van Belies are not the only food enthusiasts in the world (28) _______ (pay) respect to their favorite food by opening up a museum. A Florida man, Harry Sperl, turned his home (29) _______ a museum dedicated to hamburgers. “Hamburger Harry” (30) _______ (fill) his home with 1,000 souvenirs based on his favorite food that took around 23 years to collect.

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Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. approach

B. consumes

C. misguided

D. indication

E. means

F. alters

G. enormously

H. committing

I. reputations

J. concerning

K. constantly

IN 1811, a reverend（牧师）of the Church of England stationed（安置）in India wrote

a letter to Britain describing a cruel ritual he had witnessed in the city of Puri. During this ritual, an

(31) _______ large and heavy cart was rolled through the streets loaded with the wooden idol（神像）of the god Jagannath. Devotees（信徒）of the god would sometimes throw themselves before the cart to be crushed and killed beneath its weight. In the reverend’s letter, the name of the god was spelled “juggernaut,” which is the form of the word we know today. The term is now used to describe a “huge, powerful and overwhelming force or institution.”

The last twenty years has seen the birth of a new technological juggernaut with the (32) _______ of the internet, one that holds huge significance for questions (33) _______ privacy as well as control over our very identities.

For most people today, attending to social media (34) _______ a good deal of their time. They feed it each day as if it were a living organism. They check it (35) _______ to see if they get likes, comments and replies, which shows them that their devotion is being well rewarded. In today’s society, we have the (36) _______ notion that media is free and that what we do with it, especially when it concerns our private lives, belongs to us. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

Take for instance FaceApp, an app that (37) _______ your face to give you the appearance of being elderly, has become so popular recently that even the Avengers got in on the act. While fun, notice that it is free to download. This is a clear (38) _______ of two possibilities: The developer earns revenue（收益）from either advertising or user-created content, i.e.the developer owns your

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