上海市奉贤中学2020-2021学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

上海市奉贤中学2020-2021学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题学校_________ 班级__________ 姓名__________ 学号__________一、用单词的适当形式完成短文1. Directions: After reading the passage 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 or two words thatbest fit each blank.Back in 2013, the legendary Japanese animator and director Hayao Miyazaki formally announced he would retire and make no more feature-length films 【小题1】(follow) the completion of The Wind Rises. Well, it turns out that you can’t keep a n Oscar-winning artist away from all 【小题2】 he loves. Miyazaki has revealed in a documentary 【小题3】 (air) on Japanese TV that he is now coming out ofretirement to make a new animated feature.【小题4】 the documentary, Miyazaki said that he was dissatisfied with the 12-minute CGI-animated film Boro the Caterpillar（《毛毛虫菠萝》）he was currently working on and would like to expand it into a feature-length film instead. The film could take up to four years to make, which means Miyazaki would be around 80 years old by the timeit【小题5】(complete). If he sticks to his ideal timetable, it would be finished before the Tokyo Olympic Games.Little is known about Boro the Caterpillar, other than 【小题6】Miyazaki describes the film as “a story of a tiny, hairy caterpillar, so tiny that it 【小题7】 be easily squished（压坏）between your fingers.” And he has been working on the story for about two decades. The 12-minute Boro the Caterpillar will not be completed for about another year and 【小题8】 (screen) exclusively at the Ghibli Museum, a museum showcasing the work of Studio Ghibli co-founded by Miyazaki.【小题9】he hasn’t received a green light for the new film,Miyazaki is seen starting work on animation for the project. He plans to create storyboards（剧情梗概系列图）for about 100 cuts of footage. “I think it’s still better 【小题10】 (die) when you are doing something than dying when you are doing nothing,” he said. This isMiyazaki—if he wants to make a film, it’s going to get done undoubtedly. There’s no way anyone would turn down another amazing piece of art from the legendary animator.二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文2. 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.The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【小题1】relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internetand business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【小题2】.” They say they areworking longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【小题3】 supporting.The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【小题4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【小题5】.If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest toenclose a vast 【小题6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, ismore caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【小题7】 of all resources.And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【小题8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【小题9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【小题10】 human being.三、完形填空3. The expression, "everybody's doing it," is very much at the center of the concept of peer pressure. It is a social influence applied on an individual in order to get that person to act or believe in a(n) ___ way as a larger group. This influence can be negative or positive, and can exist in both large and small groups. People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly ___that some part of their self-respect comes from the approval of others. This instinct explains why the approval of peers, and the fear of____, is such a powerful force in many people's lives. This instinct drives people to dress one way at home and another way at work, or to answer a simple “fine" when a stranger asks "how are you?" even ifit is not necessarily true. There is a(n) _____aspect to this: it helps society to function efficiently, and encourages a general level of self-discipline that ___day-to-day interaction between people.For certain individuals, seeking social acceptance is so important that it becomes a(n) ___: in order to satisfy the desire, they may go so far as to ___their sense of right and wrong. Teens and young adults may feel forced to use drugs, or join gangs that ____criminal behavior. Mature adults may sometimes feel ___ to cover up illegal activity at the company where they work, or end up in debt because they are unable to hold back the desire to buy a house or car that they can't afford in an effort to ___ the peers.However, peer pressure is not always negative. A student whosefriends are good at ___may be urged to work harder and get good grades. Players on a sports team may feel driven to play harder in order to help the team win. This type of ___can also get a friend off drugs, or to help an adult take up a good habit or drop a bad one. Although peer pressure is sometimes quite obvious, it can also be so ___that a person may not even notice that it is affecting his or her behavior. For this reason, when making important decisions, simply going with a(n) ___is risky. Instead, people should seriously consider why they feel drawn to taking a particular action, andwhether the real ____ is simply that everyone else is doing the same thing.【小题1】A．traditional B．similar C．peculiar D．opposite 【小题2】A．understandable B．believable C．acceptable D．surprising 【小题3】A．disapproval B．failure C．absence D．independence 【小题4】A．uncertain B．practical C．impossible D．vague【小题5】A．promotes B．prevents C．simplifies D．increases 【小题6】A．challenge B．inspiration C．promise D．addiction 【小题7】A．recognize B．abandon C．decrease D．define【小题8】A．avoid B．encourage C．decline D．punish【小题9】A．pressured B．respected C．delighted D．regretted【小题10】A．catch sightofB．stay awayfromC．make fun ofD．keep upwith【小题11】A．competitions B．interaction C．academics D．adaptation 【小题12】A．knowledge B．interest C．assistance D．influence 【小题13】A．abstract B．ridiculous C．subtle D．reasonable 【小题14】A．consciousness B．motivation C．instinct D．encouragement 【小题15】A．motivation B．danger C．support D．achievement四、阅读选择4. Jack London, one of America’s major writers ofadventure tales, was born in California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing.London loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hourseducating himself at the Oakland, California, public library. He attended college at the University of California at Berkeley, but he stayed for only six months. He thought Berkeley was “not lively enough” and wanted to do something more exciting.London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their problems first hand. He worked asa sailor, farmer, factory employee, railroad worker, and gold prospector, to name just a few of his many jobs.London grew up near the waterfront in Oakland. He loved the water. When he was fifteen years old, he bought a small sailboat called a sloop. Later he sailed to Japan on a schooner, which is a much larger sailing boat. Like many people of the time, London caught theKlondike Gold Rush Fever. In 1897, he headed for Al aska. He didn’tfind gold, but he discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his vivid imagination. London entertained the miners with story after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful stories.London resolved to live a full, exciting life. He once said, “I would rather be a superb meteor(流星), every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once London determined that he was going to be a writer, nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many people also considered him to be the best writer. White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories and are about surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjoy Jack London’s energy and his talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels.【小题1】Why was Jack London able to write on many topics?A．He pushed himself to reach goals.B．He had a variety of experiences and jobs.C．He was drawn to the Klondike Gold Rush.D．He was the best-selling and highest-paid author.【小题2】What prevented Jack London from finishing college?A．That he was hired to sail to Japan.B．That he traveled to Alaska in 1897.C．That he spent much of his time writing.D．That he was not interested in college life enough.【小题3】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph indicates that Jack London______.A．is expert at universe.B．aims high and strive to succeed.C．is excited about life if the wildness.D．face a choice between life and death.【小题4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A．To support the statement that London was the “best writer?. B．To describe life during the klondike Gold Rush.C．To provide information on Jack ‘s life.D．To identify books written by Jack London.5. USING YOUR GOLDEN ARROW MULTIPURPOSE CALCULATOR TO DETERMINE THE DATE AND TIME AT YOUR LOCATION AS WELL AS LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE SEETING THE DATE AND TIME FOR YOUR LOCATIONUse the TIME ZONE chart below to locate code that correspondswith the time zone in which you live. Select the major city that shares your time zone. Press the code that corresponds to that city (e.g. ,if you live in Washington ,Oregon California, or Nevada, all of which are located in the Pacific time zone, you would choose Los Angeles and press the corresponding code which is the 1 key).1. Press TIME twice. The two digits representing hours will begin to flash.2. Depress and hold the ▲or▼ key until the desired hour flashes. Then release.3. Press SET. The two digits representing minutes will begin to flash.4. Depress and hold the ▲or▼ key until the desired minute fleshes. Then release.5. Press SET. The two digits representing seconds will begin to flash.6. Depress and hold the ▲or▼ key until 00 flashes. The release.7. Press SET. To set the year, month, and day press DATE three times. Then repeat steps 2 through 7.NOTE: At this point, hour ,minutes and seconds will change to year, month, and day.DETERMINAING DATE AND TIME FOR THE WORLD’S16 TIME ZONES1.PRESS ZONE TWICE.2. Use the TIME ZONE chart below to locate the code that corresponds to the time zone for which you desire the date and time. Press that code (e.g., press = to determine the date and time in Hong Kong). The selected date and time will alternately display for 10 seconds and then return automatically to your home date and time.CODE CITY TIME0 Honolulu -101 Los Angeles -82 Denver -73 Chicago -64 New York -55 Rio deJaneiro-36 London 07 Paris +1CODE CITY TIME8 Cairo +29 Moscow +3+ Karachi +5- Bangkok +7= Hong Kong +8* Tokyo +9/ Sydney +10# Wellington +12【小题1】This article serves to explain how to ________.A．press the or keys to adjust timeB．determine the time zone around the worldC．set global locations to find Pacific time zoneD．use the calculator to display time, date and location【小题2】If you are at a net meeting in London at 9 a.m., what time is it for your colleagues in Japan?A．9 p.m.. B．6 p.m.. C．11 a.m.. D．8 a.m..【小题3】What sequence of steps would you follow to check the time in Moscow?A．Press ZONE twice. Press 9.B．Press ZONE twice. Press+3.C．Press ZONE twice. Press 9.Press+3.D．Press ZONE twice. Press 9 three times.6. Progressives often support diversity missions as a pathto equality and a way to level the playing field. But all too often such policies are an insincere form of virtue-signaling that benefits only the most privileged and does little to help average people.A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, to ensure "gender equality" on boards and commissions, provide a case in point.Haddad and Lewis are concerned that more than half the state-government board are less than 40 percent female. In order to ensure that elite women have more such opportunities, they have proposed imposing government quotas（配额）. If the bills become law, state boards and commissions will be required to set aside 50 percent of board seats for women by 2022.The bills are similar to a measure recently adopted in California, which last year became the first state to require gender quotas for private companies. In signing the measure, California Governor Jerry Brown admitted that the law, which clearly classifies people on the basis of sex, is probably unconstitutional.The US Supreme Court frowns on sex-based classifications unless they are designed to address an "important" policy interest. Because the California law applies to all boards, even where there is no history of prior discrimination, courts are likely to rule that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of "equal protection".But are such government mandates even necessary? Female participation on corporate boards may not currently mirror the percentage of women in the general population, but so what?The number of women on corporate boards has been steadily increasing without government interference. According to a study by Catalyst, between 2010 and 2015 the share of women on the boards of global corporations increased by 54 percent.Requiring companies to make gender the primary qualification for board membership will inevitably lead to less experienced private sector boards. That is exactly what happened when Norway adopted a nationwide corporate gender quota.Writing in The New Republic, Alice Lee notes that increasing the number of opportunities for board membership without increasing the pool of qualified women to serve on such boards has led to a "golden skirt "phenomenon, where the same elite women occupy multiple seats on a variety of boards.Next time somebody pushes corporate quotas as a way to promote gender equity, remember that such policies are largely self-serving measures that make their sponsors feel good but do little to help average women.【小题1】The author believes that the bills sponsored by Lewis and Haddad will __________.A．help little to reduce gender bias.B．pose a threat to the state government.C．raise women's position in politics.D．greatly broaden career options.【小题2】The author mentions the study by Catalyst to illustrate__________.A．the harm from absolute board decision.B．the importance of constitutional guarantees.C．the pressure on women in global corporations.D．the needlessness of government interventions.【小题3】Norway's adoption of a nationwide corporate gender quota has led to __________.A．the underestimation of elite women's roleB．the objection to female participation on boards.C．the entry of unqualified candidates into the board.D．the growing tension between labor and management.【小题4】Which of the following can be inferred from the text? A．Women's need in employment should be considered.B．Feasibility should be a prime concern in policy making. C．Everyone should try hard to promote social justice.D．Major social issues should be the focus of the government.五、六选四7. Many people go through life's usual phases of ups and downs，which are common and normal stages in life, but when yourself-esteem is low, you may need to know how to boost your self-esteem, since it can lead to problems you may not have thought of.Self-esteem is the measurement or the value of how a person knows his worth and its effects are life-changing and dramatic, since it makes up a person’s attitude and outlook towards life. 【小题1】But when self-esteem is low, you can either sulk and be sad or be afraid to try out new things or take risks and chances with yourlove-life, career, relationships and self-improvement.Faced with tough decisions in life, the more self-esteem one has, the better. It is for that person to make sound decisions, even inthe face of peer pressure or stress at work and at home. Let us tryto look into some of the common and best practices which have been tried and tested to help boost self-esteem.Always compliment yourself daily, especially by trying to lookfor specific tasks you did well for that day and congratulateyourself for it. 【小题2】 List down all things you are good atdoing and achieving, be it a talent, skill, sport or building upother people.Appreciation of one’s physical appearance and bearing can alsobe your source of self-esteem, be it the size and shape of your body, your overall physical structure or unique features. Your body can be your source of pride and will help you understand how you would like others to see you, or work on your physical appearance to boost self-morale and satisfaction.Sometimes when you tend to see things in a different light or perspective from others, don’t focus too much on making sure that what you think will cause things to change.【小题3】When you have good self-esteem you will realize that what you did was right and was made under your own food judgment, sound principles and concepts based on your personal outlook and attitude towards life.Do not let negative feedback affect you. Of course, one cannothelp but feel bad about negative comments or reactions, but you haveto consider that these are tests against your character and personality. 【小题4】 So try to look at yourself and see, and ifyou feel less important or are not satisfied with how you see andlook at things, then think about ways on how to boost your self-esteem. You’ll thank yourself for it.A．It is you yourself not anybody else that can correct your Self-esteem.B．Simply put, self-esteem is the fuel that makes you feel importantor loved by others.C．More often times it will not, but don’t let that cloud your perception about yourself.D．Now that we’ve covered those aspects of self-esteem, let’s turn to some of the other factors that need to be considered.E．It will give you a regular motivation to work harder and better to improve yourself and develop your sense of maturity as a person. F．When your self-esteem is high, you are less likely to be affected by these situations.六、概要写作8. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.The Zeigarnik EffectHave you ever found yourself thinking about a partially finished project for school or work when you were trying to focus on other things? Or perhaps you wondered what would happen next in your favorite TV show or film series. If you have, you’ve experienced the Zeigarnik effect. You tend to remember unfinished tasks better than finished tasks. Knowledge of the Zeigarnik effect can be put into use in everyday life.The effect is especially well suited for helping overcome procrastination or delaying an action to a later time. We often put off big tasks that seem overwhelming. However, the Zeigarnik effect suggests that the key to overcoming procrastination is to just get started. The first step could be something small and seemingly insignificant. In fact, it’s probably best if it’s something fairly easy.The Zeigarnik effect can be useful for students who are studying for an exam. The effect tells us that breaking up study periods can actually improve recall. So instead of cramming for an exam all in one sitting, breaks should be scheduled in which the student focuses on something else. This will cause intrusive（侵入的）thoughts, enabling students to rehearse and consolidate the information that must be remembered, leading to better recall when they take the exam.The Zeigarnik effect also points to reasons why people may experience mental health problems. If an individual leaves important tasks incomplete, the intrusive thoughts that result can lead to stress, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and emotional distress. Conversely, completing a task can give an individual a sense of accomplishment and lead to a feeling of closure that can improve psychological well - being.The Zeigarnik effect can actually be used to positively impact your work productivity.七、汉译英（整句）9. 庆祝活动分散了公众对政府所面临的问题的注意力。