高二英語(yǔ)上試卷

裔二上名松信及

卷一

高二上學(xué)期期末模擬卷

I.GrammarandVocabulary（20分）

SectionA（10分）

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Onanotherwiseordinaryafternooninmid-December,theHakatatoTokyoexpresspulledintoNegoyaanda

thousandpassengerswereordered___1___thetrain.Theburningsmellandunusualsoundturnedouttobecracks

inthechassis（底盤(pán)）.

ItwasthefirsttimethattheShinkansen（新干線），thecountry'ssymbolofindustrialpowerand44madein

Japan^engineeringquality,___2___（give）waytoanofficiallycalled64seriousincident”.Onceuponatime,the

crackswouldhavebeenunthinkable;thenation一___1theoutsideworld-haslongbeenconditionedto

thinkofJapanesemanufacturingasperfect.Butaftersufferingasuccessionofdifferentscandals.Japan'sproblem

isthatimperfectionisfarlessunthinkablethanit___2be.

ThebullettrainbreakdownmarksthepeakofmonthsofpublicadmissionsbysomeofJapan'sgreatestnames一

includingNissanMotor.Subaru,TorayIndustries,KobeSteelandMitsubishiMaterials——___5___theyhaveeither

beencheatingonqualitytestsorfakingdocuments___6___（sell）productsofalowerqualitythanstated.Foran

industrialeconomythathasbuiltitsglobalfameonitsreputationforquality,thesearenerve-rackingtimes.

NoonethoughtthatJapanesecompanieswerebasicallymorehonestthantheircompetitorsaroundtheworld,

saysoneformerToshibaexecutive,___7___therewasanassumptionbothinsideandoutsideJapanthateveryone

onthefactoryfloorwasdevotedtotheperfectionofmonozukuri.___8___craftsmanshipthatrepresentswhatis

arguablytheproudestJapanesecorporateboasts.4€Thatassumptionis___9___hastakentheheaviestbeating,,9he

said.

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WhenHiroyaKawasaki,thechiefexecutiveofKobeSteel,firstconfessedthatthecompanyhadbeentakingpart

indatafalsification（偽造）___0___（data）backtothe1970s,hisstatementwasalmostapocalyptic（預(yù)示災(zāi)難

的）.“Trustinourcompanyhasfallentozero,“hesaid.

SectionB（10分）

Directions:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.sufficientB.denselyC.encounteredD.exposedE.function

F.comfortG.respondH.activateI.extensivelyJ.boostK.stored

DidyoupileonthepoundsthisChristmas?Atleastyoucantakesome___11___inthefactthatnotallfatis

bad.Evidenceinmiceandmonkeyssuggestsitisimportantforstoringessentialimmunecellsandmayeven

___12___theireffectivenessatfightinginfection.

YasmineBelkaidattheUSNationalInstitutesofHealthandherteamhavefoundthatatypeofimmunecell-

calledamemoryT-cell-seemstobe___13___inthebodyfatofmice.Thesecellslearntofightinfection.Once

___14___toapathogen（2田菌）,theymountastrongerresponsethenexttimetheyencounterit.

Whentheresearchersinfectedmincewithparasites（寄生蟲(chóng)）orbacteria,theyfoundthatmemoryT-cells

clustered（聚集）___15___intheanimaPsbodyfat.Testsshowedthatthesecellsseemedtobemoreeffective

thanthosestoredinotherorgans,forexamplebybeingbetteratreplicatingandatreleasinginfection-fighting

chemicals.

Afterexposingthemicetothesamepathogensagain,thememoryT-cellsintheirfatwerethefastestto

―16—.

Bclkaid'steamfoundthatmonkeysalsohaveplentyofmemoryT-cellsintheirbodyfat,andthattheecells

workedbetterthanthosefromotherorgans.€€Itmeansthatfattissueisnotonlyareservoirformemorycells,but

thosememorycellshaveenhanced___17___JsaysBelkaid."Thetissueislikeamagicpotionthatcanoptimally

―18—theT-cells.”

Inafurtherexperiment,theteamtookbodyfatfrommicethathadbeenexposedtoapathogen,andimplanted

itinmicethathadneverbeeninfectedwithit.Whenthesemicewerethenexposedtothebacteriaorparasite,the

memorycellsinthedonatedfatkickedintogear,givingthemasmuchprotectionasiftheyhad___19___the

pathogenbefore.t4Itis___20___toprovidegoodprotectionagainstaninfection,saysBelkaid.

II.ReadingComprehension（25分）

SectionA（15分）

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordofphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

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Ecologyisacomplicatedthing.Giventhefactsthatelephantdamageoftenkillstreesandbushfiresoftenkill

trees,itwouldbe21toassumethatacombinationofthetwowouldmakethingsworse.Contrarytothis

assumption,22astherecently-publishedresearchbyBenjaminWigleyshows,ifatreehasalreadybeen

damaged,firecan23helptomakethingsbetter.

Onecommonwayinwhichelephantsharmtreesisbystripping（剝）themoftheirbark（樹(shù)皮）.DrWigley,who

didindeedstartfromtheobvious24,setofftofindouthowmuchworsebushfireswouldmaketheeffectsof

thisbarkstripping.Toservethispurpose,hesetupastudyintheKrugerNationalPark.Since1952,theKrugerhas

beenthesiteofexperimentsinwhichplotsoflandhavebeenburned25,tounderstandtheeffectsoffireon

plainecology.Intheseexperiments,DrWigleylookedattreesinthreedifferentzones,inoneofwhich,thetrees

wereburnedeveryyear;inthesecond,theywereburnedeveryotheryear,whilethethirdzone,bycontrast,was

actively26fire.Tokeepthingsconsistent,helookedatthefateofthesametreespecies,themarula（馬魯拉樹(shù)）,

inallthreezones.Hepickedmarulasbecausetheyareparticular27ofelephantactivity.Theirfruitaredelicious,

andprizedbyelephantsandpeoplealike.Butelephantsalsoseemtoenjoyeatingtheirbark.InJuly2016heand

hiscolleaguesidentified20marulasineveryzoneandusedspecialtoolsto28fromeachofthemacircular

sectionofbark5cmindiameter.Havingimposedthisdamage,they29thewoundsoverthecourseofthe

followingtwoyears,toseewhatwouldhappen.Totheir30,theydiscoveredthatthewoundsoftreesinfire

zonesrecoveredfarbetterthanthoseoftreesthathadseennofiresatall.Woundedtreesintheannualburnzonere-

grew98%oftheirlost31duringthetwoyearsofthestudy.Thoselivinginthebiennial（兩年一次的）burnzone

re-grew92%ofit.Butthoseinthezonewherefireswere32re-grewonly72%.

Theresearchersalsofoundsomethingelsewhentheyweremeasuringthetrees'wounds:ants.Tenofthe20

treesinthefire-preventionzonedevelopedantcoloniesintheirwounds.Theantsinquestionwereaspeciesthatis

knowntodamagetreesandissupposedto33tissuehealing.Bycontrast,onlyfivetreesinthebiennialburnzone

andthreeintheannualzonedevelopedants'nestsintheirwounds.Itlooks,therefore,asifbushfiresaretreating

trees'woundsbykillingantsthatmight34colonizeanddamagethem.Thoughsuchfiresaresurelyharmfulto

healthytrees,itseems,inanexampleoftwonegativesmakingapositive,asiftheyareactually35tosickones.

21.A.difficultB.reasonableC.necessaryD.awful

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22.A.howeverB.thereforeC.furthermoreD.somehow

23.A.uniquelyB.barelyC.actuallyD.merely

24.A.phenomenonB.evidenceC.imaginationD.assumption

25.A.equallyB.regularlyC.severelyD.purposely

26.A.burntwithB.protectedfromC.coveredbyD.exposedto

27.A.participantsB.partnersC.victimsD.friends

28.A.markB.removeC.hitD.measure

29.A.regulatedB.checkedC.healedD.monitored

30.A.disappointmentB.surpriseCjoyD.relief

31.A.vitalityB.heightC.barkD.strength

32.A.controlledB.preventedC.startedD.boosted

33.A.disturbB.promoteC.impactD.quicken

34.A.thereforeB.neverthelessC.thenD.otherwise

35.A.beneficialB.unbelievableC.effectiveD.cruel

SectionB(22分)

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Standinginlineisapain.Atthepostoffice.Attheboxoffice.Atarestaurant.ButonBlackFriday,it'san

experience.

ThefirstspotoutsidesomeBestBuystoresisusuallyclaimedweeksbeforeBlackFriday,oftenbyapersonin

atent.ShoppersatWalmartwillprintoutmapsofthestore,withcirclesaroundtheirprimarytargets.Someone,

somewhere,willtrytocutinlineataTarget,arousingtheangerofthepeoplewhoplayeditfair.

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Atriskarebothbargainsandbraggingrights,turningwhatwouldotherwisebeamiserableexperienceintoan

adventure.

“ThesequeuesarequitedifferentthantheusualannoyingonesweencounterdaytodayattheA.T.M.orinthe

subway「saidRichardLarson,aprofessoratM.I.T.whohasspentyearsstudyinglinebehavior.

ProfessorLarson,whosenicknameinacademiccirclesisDr.Queue,saidhewouldneverwaitinalineon

BlackFridayhimself.Thelines,hesaid,are^onceayear,they'reexciting.They'rethekindyoumighttellyour

grandchildrenabout.”

Linestestpatience,personalspaceandprinciplesoffairnessandrationality,especiallyonBlackFriday,when

thecrowdscanbeoverwhelming.Still,thepromiseofaonce-a-yearscoredrawsshopperstoqueuesthatstart

beforesunrise-orinsomecases,thenightbefore.

J.JeffreyInman,aveteranofBlackFridaylinesandpresidentoftheSocietyforConsumerPsychology,said

thatmanyfamiliestreatthehourslongexperienceasabondingritualandacherishedtradition.

"It'snotsomethingunimportant,vsaidMr.Inman,whoisalsoaprofessorofmarketingattheUniversityof

Pittsburgh.44Andthere'sthislayerofcompetitiontoit,withpeopleedgingforward,becausethereareonlysomany

ofthosebigscreenTVsinsidethedoor.^^

Peoplemayactuallygravitatetowardlongerlines,sotheycanfeelagreatersenseofaccomplishmentonce

theyfinallymakeapurchase.ProfessorLarsonsaid,“Eveniftheydon'tknowwhatthelineisfor,theyreasonthat

whatever9sattheendofitmustbefantasticallyvaluable.^^

36.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.peopleinTargetaremostlikelytocutinline

B.shopswillhandoutstoremapstoshoppers

C.shoppersdislikequeuingwellinadvance

D.queuingforBlackFridayiscommon

37.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisJ.JeffreyInmanmostlikelytoagreewith?

A.Shoppersstandinlinetoenjoythepleasureofbargainingwithsalespeople.

B.Peoplefeellikewinningiftheygetsomethingafterqueuingforsometime.

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C.StandinginlineonBlackFridayisnotanexcitingexperienceforsomepeople.

D.Grandchildrenlikehearinggrandparentstalkingabouttheirexperienceofqueuing.

38.Thephrasectgravitatetowad'isclosestinmeaningto.

A.turnablindeyetoB.beattractedby

C.pickupbargainsinD.becheatedby

39.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhyStandinLineonBlackFriday?

B.Fairness:KeytoConsumerPsychology

C.StandinginLineIsaPain,SaysProfessors

D.BlackFridayisGettingIncreasinglyValuable

(B)

GETTINGAGRANT

Whopays?

Thelocaleducationauthority(LEA)fortheareainwhichthestudentisliving.

Whocangetthismoney?

Anyonewhogetsaplaceonafirstdegreecourse,althoughastudentwhohasalreadyattendeda

courseofadvancedfurthereducationmaynot.StudentsmustalsohavebeenresidentintheUK

foratleastthreeyears,whichcanexcludesomestudentsfromoverseas.

SPECIALCASES

Ifastudenthasworkedbeforegoingtocollege?

Astudentwhois26ormorebeforethecoursestartsandwhohasworkedforatleastthreeofthe

previoussixyearswillgetextramoney-￡155ayearif26,increasingtoamaximumof￡615at

29ormore.

Ifastudentishandicapped?

LEAswillgiveupto￡500tohelpmeetextraexpenses-suchasbuyingataperecorderforablind

student,extraheatingorspecialfood.

Banking?

Mostofthebigbanksofferspecialservicestostudentswhoopenaccounts(inthehopethatthey

willstaywiththebankwhentheybecomerichofficials).Astudentwon'tusuallyhavetopay

bankchargesaslongastheaccountstaysincredit.Somebanksallowstudentstooverdrawby

￡100orso,andstilldon'tmakecharges(thoughtheydochargeinterest).

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40.Thephrase“agrant“inthefirstlinemostprobablymeans.

A.bankinterestB.acreditcardC.aneducationfeeD.financialaid

41.All-year-oldnursewishestoqualifyasadoctoratauniversity.Shehasworkedsinceshewas25.Howmuch

extramoneywillshegetayear?

A.None.B.￡155.C.￡615.D.￡515.

42.Abigbankoffersanewstudentspecialservicesbecause.

A.theyneedstudentaccountsbadly

B.theychargestudentsextrainterest

C.theyknowhecangetmoneyregularly

D.theyhopehe'llbeapotentialcustomer

(C)

Scienceisnotasetofunquestionableresultsbutawayofunderstandingtheworldaroundus.Itsrealworkis

slow.Thescientificmethod,asmanyofuslearnedinschool,isagradualprocessthatbeginswithapuiposeor

problemorquestiontobeanswered.Itincludesalistofmaterials,aproceduretofollow,asetofobservationsto

makeandfinallyconclusionstoreach.Inmedicinewhenanewdrugisproposedthatmightcureorcontrola

disease,itisfirsttestedonalargerandomgroupofpeopleandtheirreactionsarethencomparedwiththoseof

anotherrandomgroupnotgiventhedrug.Allreactionsinbothgroupsarecarefullyrecordedandcomparedandthe

drugisevaluated.Allofthistakestimeandpatience.

It'stheresultofcoursethatmakesthebestnews—nottheyearsofquietworkthatcharacterizethebulkof

scientificinquiry.Afteranexperimentisconcludedoranobservationismade,theresultcontinuestobeexamined

critically.Whenitissubmittedforpublicationitgoestoagroupofthescientisfscolleagueswhoreviewthework.

Einsteinwasrightwhenhesaid:"Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright；asingleexperimentcan

atanytimeprovemewrong.”

InAugust1996,NASAannouncedthediscoveryinAntarcticaofameteorite(流星)fromMarsthatmight

containevidenceofancientlifeonanotherworld.AsPresidentClintonsaidthatday'thepossibilitythatlifeexisted

onMarsbillionsofyearsagowaspotentiallyoneofthegreatdiscoveriesofourtime.

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Aftertheexcitementworedownandinitialpaperswerepublished,otherresearchersbeganlookingatsamples

fromthesamemeteorite.Someconcludedthatthe"evidenceoflife^^wasmostlycontaminationfromAntarcticice

orthattherewasnothingorganicatallintherock.Wasthisafailureofscienceassomenewsreportstrumpeted?

No!Itwasagoodexampleofthescientificmethodworkingthewayitissupposedto.Scientistsspendyearson

researchannouncetheirfindingsandthesefindingsareexaminedbyotherscientists.That'showwelearn.Like

climbingamountainwestruggleupthreefeetandfallbacktwo.It'saprocessfilledwithdisappointmentsand

reversesbutsomehowwekeepmovingahead.

43.Publicationofascientificfindingsignifies.

A.achallengetofellowscientiststoproveitwrong

B.theendofaprocess

C.thebeginningofanewscientificinquiry

D.thesoundnessoftheresult

44.Einstein,swordsareusedtoshowthathethought.

A.experimentshaveprovedhimright

B.scientistsdonotneedsomanyexperiments

C.oneexperimentisnotenoughtoprovehimwrong.

D.scientificideasareneverfreefromchallenge

45.NASA'sannouncementofthediscoveryofevidenceofancientlifeonMarsshows.

A.thewayhumanbeingslearnaboutnature

B.thefailureofthescientificmethod

C.thefruitlessnessofhumansearchforlifeonanotherworld

D.theexcitementbroughtbyscientificfindings

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthemediaisinterestedin.

A.theprocessofscientificresearch

B.theresultsofscientificresearch

C.thescientistswhodotheresearch

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D.theeffectsofscientificresearchonhumanlife

SectionC(8分)

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Inalistrankingcountriesbythehappinessoftheircitizens,itputtropicalFiji50placesbelowfreezing

Iceland.

B.Danishpeoplearen'tassuspiciousasmanyothernations.

C.Thestreetsweepercanholdhisheaduphighasheproudlydoeshisjob.

D.Peoplehavenicethingsintheirhouses,butthey'renotmadaboutshoppingspending

E.NotaccordingtoarecentstudybytheUniversityofLeicester.

F.Yes,peoplearemostsatisfiediftheylivecomfortablyneartheseawithagrandview.

Whatismoreimportantisthesenseofsocietyandit'snosurprisetheDanesareveryusedto

socializing.Wheredoyouthinktheworld'shappiestpeoplelive?Somewherehotwithsandybeaches?Acountry

withatraditionofthefinefoodandculture?(47)Inalistrankingcountriesbythehappinessoftheir

citizens,itputtropicalFiji50placesbelowfreezingIceland,whileCanadawasfaraboveFranceandItaly.Andthe

happiestpeopleonEarth?Those5.5millionpeoplewhocallDenmarktheirhome.

Surprised?Wellyou'llbemoresurprisedwhenyouhearthattheDanespaysomeofthehighesttaxesinthe

world.MostDanesareusedtoseeingbetween50-70%oftheirsalarygoingtothegovernment!Sowhatisthesecret

oftheirsuccess?

Let'sstartwithallthattaxtheypay.TheDanishgovernmentprovidesitspeoplewithoneofthefinest

educationandhealthsystemsintheworld.ltspendsmoreonchildrenandelderlypeopleperthananyothercountry.

Andthere?sanotheradvantagetothosehightaxes.Becausearefusecollector'sfinalsalaryisnotthatmuch

lessthansomeonewhoworksinabank.forexample,Danesdon'tchoosetheircareersbasedonmoneyorstatusas

peopleinothercountriesdo.There'saphilosophyinDenmarkknownas"Antelope",whichtranslatesas"you'reno

betterthananybodyelse."(48)Butworkersinothercountriesarenotusedtolookingatlifeinthisway.

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Moneydoesn'tseemasimportantinDenmark.lthasbeencalleda“postconsumerist”

society.(49).Whatismoreimportantisthesenseofsocietyandit'snosurprisethatDanesarevery

usedtosocializing92%ofDanesbelongtosomekindofsocialclubandtheseclubsareevenpaidfbrbythe

government.

(50)Theyalsoshowanamazingamountoftrustineachotherandtheirgovernment.Youcansee

signsofthisalloverthecountry.You'llfindvegetablestallswithnoassistant.Youtakewhatyouwantandleavethe

moneyinabasket.PerhapsleavetheirbikeinpramsoutsidethesupermarketwhiletheydotheshoppingandDanes

don'tneedtolocktheirbikesupwhentheyleavethemtogointoashop.Perhapsthebikeisagoodsymbolfbr

Denmark.TheDanescanaffordcarsbuttheychoosebikes-simple,economical,non-pollutingmachinesthatshow

nostatusandhelpkeeppeoplefit.

III.SummaryWriting(10分)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomore

than60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Cryptocurrency(加密貨幣)

Makingpaymentsonlineisveryeasythesedaysifyouhaveacreditcardorabankcardthatusedapayment

network.Sendingmoneyonlinetoafriend,youhavetouseapaymentservicelikeGooglePayorPayPal,ormake

abanktransfer.However,thereisusuallyasignificantdelaybeforethereceivercanusethemoney,andtransfers

canhavesizeablefees.

In2008,agroupofpeoplepublishedapaperdescribingaprocessthatwouldusecrypto-graph(密碼學(xué))to

createasecureelectroniccashsystem,knownasacryptocurrency.Person-to-personpaymentscouldbemade

onlineusingasharednetworkofcomputersinsteadofabankorotherfinancialorganization.Eachtransaction

couldhappenveryquickly.Thesharednetworkofcomputerswouldalsoserveasthemeanstoconfirmthose

transactionssafely.Gettingridoftheneedforacentralizedbankingsystemwouldopenupthepossibilityfor

anyonetobecomepartofthedigitaleconomy.

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Today,thereareoverathousanddifferentcryptocurrencies.Mostarestilltryingtobevalidglobalpayment

systemslikeBitcoin.Theyareheldbackbyproblemsaffectingtheentirecryptocurrencyindustry.Oneissueis

weaksecurityoncryptocurrencywebsiteswhereuserseitherstoretheirelectroniccash.Thewebsitesarestruggling

toprotecttheirusersfromsuchthefts.

AnotherproblemisthelargenumberoffalsecryptocurrenciesadvertisedontheInternet.Theadvertisements

inviteInternetuserstovisitwebsitesofferingnewcryptocurrencies.Manyvisitorsarepersuadedtobuytheir

cryptocurrenciesusingactualmoney.Later,thewebsitesdisappearalongwiththevictims'money.Inresponseto

thisproblem,companieslikeFacebookandGooglearelimitingcryptocuiTencyadvertisingontheirwebsites.

IV.Translation(15分)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

51.沒(méi)過(guò)多久，失主就來(lái)認(rèn)領(lǐng)他的行李了。(claim)

52.MOOC越來(lái)越流行，但學(xué)習(xí)者需要自律才能有所收獲。(take)

53.各國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人不僅就氣候變化達(dá)成了共識(shí)，還強(qiáng)調(diào)了經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化、技術(shù)進(jìn)步的重要性。(Notonly)

54.網(wǎng)站上的報(bào)道引起了公眾對(duì)弱勢(shì)群體的關(guān)心，但真正重要的是怎樣才能阻止這樣的悲劇再次上演。

(matter)

V.GuidedWriting(25分)

Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositioninaround100wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

當(dāng)今社會(huì)，人們?cè)絹?lái)越注重對(duì)時(shí)尚的追求，一時(shí)間，“學(xué)生是否有必要穿校服”這一話題引發(fā)熱議。

作為一名高中生，請(qǐng)你就“中學(xué)生是否有必要穿校服”談?wù)勀愕目捶?/p>

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卷二

上海外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高二年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試試卷

IIChoice:15%

17.Thatnaughtyboyobservesmanytimesinavideoeverydaythedifferencebetweenthegamesheplays

andthegamesaroundhimplay.

A.whoB.whichC.thatD.those

18.Mr.Timsonispunctualforeverything.Howithavebeenthathewaslatefortheopeningceremony?

A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.must

19.Australiahasofferedtosendasmallteamofpolicetohelpinvestigatetheattack?included

identifyingvictimsandassistingfamiliestogetoverisnowoneoftheworld'sbiggesttragedies.

A.which,thatB.which,whatC.who,whichD.who,what

20._shopperswithahugevarietyofchoicesforeveryshoppingexperiencedistinguishesonlineshopping

fromotherformsofpurchase.

A.ProvidedB.ProvidingC.BeingprovidedD.Havingprovided

21.toliveinanEnglish-speakingcountrythatIdeterminedtolearnEnglishwell.

A.sodifficultIfeltB.sodifficultIfeltit

C.SodifficultdidIfeelD.SodifficultdidIfeelit

22.you'vegotthekeys,legally,youwon'tberegardedastheownerofthehouseuntilyouhaveyour

ownershipcertificateinhand.

A.WhenB.SinceC.AfterD.Eventhough

23.Humanoranimalstohavecommunicablediseaseswillbedetainedtheyareprovedfreeof

infection.

A.suspecting,untilB.havingbeensuspected,when

C.suspected,untilD.beingsuspected,when

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24.Someirresponsiblesocialmediahavebeenreportingfakenews,whichisseenasanextremely

intentiontoprovokepeople'shatredagainstthegovernment.

A.frailB.sinisterC.powerlessD.vulnerable

25.Tobehonest,Iwasnotbotheredbytheloudnessofthetrumpetplayerbyhislackoftalent.

A.asB.thanC.somuchasD.ratherthan

26.Ifsnotuntilrecentlytherearesomanydifferentkindsofhearingdefects.

A.havethescientistsdiscoveredB.thatscientistshavediscovered

27.Manyofthedomesticelectricdeviceswhichareadvertisedasthemodernwomantendtohavethe

oppositeeffect.

A.liberateB.toliberateC.liberatingD.liberated

28.Becauseoftheeconomicslump,thereareonlyattheresortasbefore.

A.two-thirdasmanytouristsB.one-thirdasmanytourists

C.two-fifthsfewertouristsD.touristsasone-thirdmany

29.Theteacheralwaystellsusthateveryminutemustbemadefullusefortheexams.

A.ofrevisingB.ofreviseC.torevisingD.oftorevise

30.Inyourshoes,Itheonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunityeventhoughtherehadbeendifficulties.

A.didn'twasteB.wouldn't