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17学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案

上海市七宝中学2017年高二第二学期期中英语考试卷

II.Grammar

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfromofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Therewasatimewhenthebeliefthatteachersshouldbehighly-respectedandteachingisanobleprofessionprevailed（盛行）.AndthatwasexactlythedangerousillusionIusedtohave（21）Iactuallybecameateacher.Nowadays,asfarasIamconcerned,beingaresponsibleteachertoalargedegreemeans（22）（clear）upthemessleftbyhisorherstudentsonaregularbasis.

Takemypersonalexperienceasanexample.Foryears,mystudents（23）（neverfail）toamazemewiththeirmagnificentabilitiestoescalate（使……逐步升级）trivialmattersintodisastrouschaos.Ofcourse,thatisnotsomething（24）（boast）about,butIhavetosaysofartheyhavedoneatremendousjob.Therefore,notevenasinglesecondcanItakemyeyesawayfromthembecauseoncetheyareoutofsight,theyareoutofcontrol（25）suddenlytheyweretransformedfromreasonablehumanbeingsintorestlessmonkeysbymagicalspells.

Besides,itisincreasinglyhardformetounderstandmystudents（26）theconstanteffortsImake.

Conversationswithmystudentsusuallyendinoneofthreeways:

Studentsdon’trespondtoanyattemptsmadetoestablishrealcommunication,（27）say.

Theyreplywithlip-service,inthattheywillstarttobehavethemselves,but（28）resultsfromthis.

Theyblameothersfortheirfaultsandtakesnoresponsibilitiesfortheirownbehaviors.So,withallthosesaid,itisnotsurprisingthatinChinaithasbecome（29）（challenging）forgovernmentstopersuadepeopletojointheteachingprofession.Partofthereasonforthismaybetheintensepressurethatcomesfromfeelingpowerlesstocontrolthechildrenfor（30）theyareresponsible.

III.Vocabulary

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

（A）

A.conventionalB.contributionC.recordD.meanAB.featuredAC.burst

AD.deliveredBC.securingBD.rarelyCD.tuitionABC.potentially

Ithastakenhimlong,buteventuallyhedidit–at31,WayneRooneybecamethealltime（31）____goalscorerforManchesterUnited,surpassingSirBobbyCharlton.250goalsin546matchesat175minutespergoalratioisno（32）____achievement.AndyetwithRooney,thereisalwaysafeelingthathecouldhavedonemore.

Rooneyleftsuchanunforgettableimpressionwhenhefirst（33）____ontothescenethatweoftentendtoundervaluehisgradualtransformationintoacompleteforward.Weoftenfailtoacknowledgewhatatremendousteamplayerheis.Rooneyisoneplayerwhohasalways（34）____whenitmatteredmost.Heisahero.Maybe,aflawedone.

UnderSirAlexFerguson,Unitedmadeitahabitofwinninglate.OldTraffordbecamethecentralcathedralofEuropethattaughttheartofscoringlateand（35）____victories.Andmostofthetime,Rooney（36）____asthemainmantoexecutethekillingjobtoperfection.Hescored101goalsforUnitedafterthe60thminute,ofwhich55goalshavecomeinthefinal15minutes.30ofthosehavecomeaswinners.

TheEnglandcaptain（37）____couldhaveaddedmoregoalstohistallyhadheplayedasaleadingstrikerthroughouthiscareerforUnited.Ferguson,whosignedhimfromEvertonin2004,feltthatRooneycouldservetheclubinabetterwaythanbybeinga（38）____striker.Itisunderhisexpert（39）____thatRooneybecameamoreaccomplishedforward.Intheprocessofhistransformation,helostpaceandcuttingedge,buthisoveralldevelopmenttookanewheight.

Heisahero.Maybe,aflawedone.Afterall,Rooneyhasbeenagreatservantfortheclub.Andheshouldberememberedforhisgreat（40）____toUnited’ssuccess.

（B）

A.adequacyB.disciplineC.missedD.challengeAB.accessibleAC.employ

AD.persuasiveBC.ironicallyBD.unrealisticallyCD.profoundABC.eliminating

Whetherwe’rebuyingapairofrunningshoes,readingacertainbook,orevenselectingalifepartner,everydaydecisions--fromtheordinaryandtypicallyunexcitingtothe（41）______challengesofbalancingcareer,family,andindividualneeds--havebecomeincreasinglycomplicatedduetotheoverwhelming（42）______ofchoicewithwhichwearepresented.

Weassumethatmorechoicesshouldmeanbetteroptionsandgreatersatisfaction.But（43）______theconsiderableamountofchoicecausespeopletobecomehelplessanddissatisfied.Sobewareofchoiceoverload.Beyondacertainnumberofchoices,thelawofdiminishingmarginalutility（边际效应）beginstotakeeffects.Choicesoverloadcanmakeyou（44）______thedecisionsyoumakebeforeyouevenmakethem,itcansetyouupfor（45）______highexpectations,anditcanmakeyoublameyourselfforanyandallfailures.

Inhisbeautifully-reasonedbookTheParadoxofChoice,BarrySchwartzexplainswhytoomuchofagoodthinghasprovenharmfultoourpsychologicalandemotionalwell-being.Thecasehemakesforacorrelationbetweenouremotionalstateandwhathecallsthe“thetyranny（暴政）ofchoice”isfairly（46）______.Schwartzillustrateswellhowourchoiceshaveexpanded,howourdemandsforperfectionhaveincreasedandhowwesufferasaresult---fromregretandfeelingsofaskingformore.Hemakesthecounter-intuitivecasethat（47）______choicescangreatlyreducethestress,anxiety,andbusynessofourlives.In（48）______,engaginglanguage,heofferspracticalstepsforhowtolimitchoicestoamanageablenumber,havethe（49）______tofocusontheimportantonesandignoretherest.Andifyoucan（50）______thoseapproaches,ultimatelyyouwillderivegreatersatisfactionfromthechoicesyoudomake.

QuotedandrevisedfromthebookTheParadoxofChoicewrittenbyBarrySchwartz

Ⅳ.Cloze（15’）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.

Personally,IamnotafanofVRtechnologyandIbelievethatthedevelopmentofVRisverymuchlikelytobetheendofhumanitysinceVirtualRealitycaneasilycauseusto__51___ourmoralcompass.

Theotherday,mywifeandIweretalkingabout__52___inmarriageandIsuddenlyhadasoberingthoughtthatVRwouldsoonerorlaterchangehowweviewrelationshipentirely.Ofcourse,Icouldbewrong.ButwhenIaskedmylifewhetherhavingan__53___inVirtualRealityshouldbeconsideredascheatingtoo,quite__54___tomyexpectation,shedidn'tlaughedatmeasusual,sayingsomeclicheslike,“it'sonlyasoftwareprogramorit'snotevenreal”.Instead,she__55___theconversationandwaslostinthought.

Peoplealwaystendtobelievetheycanenjoytheconvenienceofonlinetechnologywithoutbeinginfluencedbyits__56___.However,whathappensincyberspacedoesn't__57___stayincyberspace.TheemotionsandfeelingsofintimatecontactfeltinVRareverylikelyto__58___areal-worldmeetingorevenareal-lifesex.Therefore,ifapartnerisbeing“__59___”online,theemotionalconsequencesandimpactontheexistingrelationshipsareclear.AddtothistheprospectforphysicalcontactinimmersiveVRviasensorydevicessuchassomeremotely-controlledsexualaidsandyouhavearecipefora100%__60___relationship.

So,areweaboutto__61___therulesoffaithfulnessitself?

Butwhatcountsascheatingforonepersonmaynotbeforanother.Afterall__62___,everyindividual’sfreedomofchoiceinlove,relationshipandmarriage.

Aforme,eventhoughtIdon'tknowhowto__63___arelationshipwithanavatargirlfriendorboyfriendwhentryingtoexplainittoothers,i'mstillfullyawareofthedevastatingconsequencesitmaycauseandthefactthattheboundarybetweenVRandrealityisgettingblurry.Ifpeoplearegettingtheirneedsforaffection,intimacy,__64___andsexfromsomewhereelse,Ithinkit'scheating.

Afterall,whileitmayappeartobe__65___andexcitingatfirstsight,aVRaffairmayalsobeaPandora’box.Onceopened,ourrelationshipsmayneverbethesameagain.

51.A.uncoverB.erodeC.enhanceD.check

52.A.loyaltyB.happinessC.dissatisfactionD.responsibility

53.A.intentionB.obsessionC.appetiteD.affair

54.A.similarB.familiarC.relativeD.country

55.A.brokeoffB.tookoverC.struckupD.engagedin

56.A.breakthroughsB.variationsC.drawbacksD.applications

57.A.easilyB.necessarilyC.hardlyD.randomly

58.A.comeoffB.translateintoC.resultfromD.attachto

59.A.unfaithfulB.aggressiveC.abnormalD.sentimental

60.A.harmoniousB.maritalC.disastrousD.permanent

61.A.violateB.imposeC.observeD.redefine

62.A.datesbacktoB.comesdowntoC.steersawayfromD.getsholdof

63.A.destroyB.strengthenC.termD.appreciate

64.A.tutorshipB.companionshipC.ownershipD.entrepreneurship

65.A.appealingB.rewardingC.astonishingD.demanding

SectionB32%

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

ChineseEmoji（表情符号）CirclestheGlobal

“Funny”,amade-in-Chinaemoji,seemstohaverecentlymovedbeyondjustChina.Now,itismorethananemoji–itisaculturalexpansion.

>Reachingglobalmarkets

A seriesof“funny”emoji-basedbolsters（抱枕）haveattractedtheattentionofJapanesecustomersthroughAmazonJapan,anonlineshoppingcentre.

Even