上海市七宝中学高二上学期周测9英语试题 含答案

周测9

Part I. Grammar 2’x 20

A

Taking a walk in the school field, you run into athletes 1)_________( stretch ) their legs to warm up. Chances are 2) ________ you are in the middle of the annual Volleyball Month on our campus.

Famous for its professional men’s volleyball team, which is widely thought to be second to none in the whole of Sichuan province, Chengdu No 7 High School really cares 3)_______ keeping its students active. Volleyball, which is considered our school’s signature sport, has always enjoyed a high level of popularity. There was a lot of excitement when the event began.

Every class has to take part in the volleyball games, picking out two male teams and two female teams. My team this year was the first team. It played in the first and third sessions , 4)________ the second team, usually not as good as the other one, played in the second session.

Newly introduced at the beginning of Senior 2, not much was expected 5)_______our class’s teams. Our female team ended up in a group 6)_______ included teams with great potential. All of us felt uneasy. Faced with the team from class six, which was thought to be 7) _________ (likely ) winner, we had to fight a tough battle . But, hard 8) ________ we tried, we couldn’t win.

However, we didn’t lose heart. Instead, we put ourselves back together. On the second day, we won two matches 2-0.

9)_______ ______ our teamwork, we succeeded in the fourth match as well. Everybody fought with all of their strength and energy during the game. It was at that moment that I realized it is important to appreciate your teammates, but it is equally important to learn to cheer for the other team.

During the competition, I remembered 10) _______had happened the year before. When I was told that I had only been chosen as a substitute for the first team, my pride made me say no and join the second team. After Volleyball Month last fall, I got enthusiastic about volleyball and wanted to improve my ability enough to play for the first team. I joined the school volleyball team, which gave us professional training. I’m aware that I was not born good at it, but I have spent a lot of time working on my skills with great energy.

Finally, I made the first team this year.

B

For you, the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April 11)________ be no more than just another holiday – the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students much more than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms.

But the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recognized the importance of the 24 solar terms. This ancient system that Chinese people have used to keep track of the time of year 12)________ ( add ) to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Nov 30.

To be fair, the terms do sound old; they were invented thousands of years ago to offer weather information for agricultural activities. But the truth is that they still have an influence on our lives today, 13)_______ ______ we don’t realize it most of the time.

For starters, y ou may have heard your mom say: “The sanfu days are almost over. The heat won’t be here for long.” The sanfu days are a period of time that falls in summer, somewhere 14) ________ Minor Heat (in July) and Autumn Equinox (in September). The coldest days, or the sanjiu days, are similar. They cover the 27 days 15)_________ (follow) Winter Solstice. And 16) ______ this year’s Winter Solstice (Dec 21) hasn’t arrived, you need to prepare yourself for even colder days that are yet to come.

In some places, solar t erms guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural events and healthy living tips. For example, people from northern China are 17)_______ the habit of eating dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice. And on Start of Autumn, some treat 18)________ to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao But 19）______ ______ ______ differently people celebrate the 24 solar terms, they have been here for a long time and could last forever.

According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, unlike many other examples of intangible cultural heritage –Peking Opera and Chinese Zhusuan (knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus), for example – the solar terms are neither regional (地域的) nor a type of art or skill. Instead, the system is a philosophy of time, 20)_______ applies to everything. And this means they are unlikely to die out.