上海市虹口区2019年高一第一学期期末统考卷

上海市虹口区2019年高一第一学期期末统考卷

虹口区2019学年度第一学期期终学生学习能力诊断测试

高一英语试卷2020.01

II. Grammar and Vocabulary 20%

Section A

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.

News From The World of Medicine

SHORT ON SLEEP? DON'T FORGET TO DRINK WATER

In a Pennsylvania State University study involving more than 20,000 participants, people

who said they got only six hours of sleep regularly ran a greater risk of

dehydration（脱水）

than (18)_______ who got eight hours. The reason might lie with a hormone（荷尔

蒙）called

vasopressin, (19)_______ helps control the body's fluid levels. It's let out in larger quantities

later in the sleep cycle, (20)_______ people getting less shut-eye might not have the best

amount of it. If you know you're short on slumber, (21)_______ (make) a point of drinking

water.

TEN-MINUTE CANCER TEST

Australian researchers have developed a test (22)_______ can discover cancer cells in ten minutes with 90 percent accuracy. Healthy DNA and cancer DNA, it turns out, stick to

metal surfaces differently. When cancer DNA (23)_______ (add) to water mixed with

gold

nanoparticles（纳米颗粒）, the water remains its rosy color, when healthy DNA is added, the

water turns blue. (24)_______ the test is cheap and simple, it could be used at your primary

care physician's office, with follow-up if necessary.

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EXERCISE PREVENTS FALLSEach year, at least a third of people (25)_______ the age of 65 fall downwards. Research

found that there's one factor related to notably reduced risk: exercise. People who took part in

Tai Chi fell 19 percent (26)_______ (often), while those who did balance and functional

exercises, such as step-ups, chair rises, or standing on one leg, fell 24 percent less often. Most

useful of all was (27)_______ (combine) different types of exercise, including lifting weights

and balance exercises.

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

A. preserve

B. strict

C. founded

D. professionals

E. launched

G. objects F. share H. carry I. connected J. national K. concerns

The Floating School internet electricity lack a of and isolated a can Life on the islands feel bit due to

connectiveity.Although some of the islands have primary schools, most young people must travel to

the larger islands or to the mainland to attend high school. Schools on the islands follow the

. They don't teach subjects such as maritime skills, swimming

curriculum(28)_______ （课程）students' curriculum the isn't always (29)_______ with so traditions, local or fishing and