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上海市金山区金山中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题

上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题

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一、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword,fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Stress:

GoodorBad?

Stressusedtobeanalmostunknownword,butnowthatweareusedtotalkingaboutit,Ihavefoundthatpeoplearebeginningtogetstressedaboutbeingstressed.

Inrecentyears,stress1．（regard）asacauseofawholerangeofmedicalproblems,fromhighbloodpressuretomentalillness.Butlikesomanyotherthings,itisonlytoomuchstress2．doesyouharm.Itistimeyou3．（consider）thatiftherewerenostressinyourlife,youwouldachievealittle.Ifyouarestuckathomewithnostress,thenyourlevelofperformancewillbelow.Uptoacertainpoint,themorestressyouareunder,the4．（good）yourperformancewillbe.Beyondacertainpoint,though,furtherstresswillonlyleadtoexhaustion,illnessandfinallyabreakdown.Youcantellwhenyouareoverthetopandonthedownwardslope,byaskingyourself5．numberofquestions.Doyou,forinstance,feelthattoomuchisbeingexpectedofyou,andyetfind6．impossibletosayno?

Doyoufindyourselfgettingimpatientor7．（annoy）withpeopleoverunimportantthings?

...Iftheanswertoallthosequestionsisyes,youhadbetter8．（control）yourstress,asyouprobablyareundermorestressthanisgoodforyou.

Tosomeextentyoucancontroltheamountofstressinyourlife.Doctorshaveworkedoutachartshowinghowmuchstressisinvolved9．variousevents.Gettingmarriedis50,pregnancy40,movinghouse20,Christmas12,etc.Ifthetotalstressinyourlifeisover150,youaretwiceaslikely10．（get）ill.

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Inasociety,suchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,whichhasmanynational,religiousandculturaldifferences,people11．valueindividualism--thedifferencesamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthe12．thatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdonotmemorizeinformation.Instead,theywork13．andfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.

InmostAsiasocieties,onthecontrary,thepeoplehavethesamelanguage,historyandculture.Perhapsforthisreason,theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheOrient14．society’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina,JapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Intheclassroom,theteaching15．areoftenveryformal.Theteacherlectures,andthestudentslisten.Thereisnotmuchdiscussion.Instead,thestudentsreciterulesorinformationthathavememorized.

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestobothofthese16．ofeducation.Forexample,oneadvantagetothesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremathandsciencethanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficult,butit17．studentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Memorizationisan18．learningmethodinJapaneseschools,yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationtheyhavememorized.

TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerica,ontheotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvalues19．ideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschool,theyhaven’t20．asmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.

三、完形填空

Justasthestockmarketrisesandfallsinresponsetowhatpeoplearewillingtoputtheirmoneybehind,wehaveinsideourselvesaninnereconomythatrisesandfallsinresponsetoourbeliefsaboutwhatispossible.Sometimesthedegreetowhichwearewillingto21ourbeliefsystemsdeterminesthesuccessofourinnereconomy.Forexample,imaginethatyourfamilyoforiginhadabeliefthatmusicaltalentwasnotsomethingthey22Asamemberofthatgroup,youwouldlikely23thatsamebeliefaboutyourself.Asaresult,evenifyouhadagreatdesiretocreatemusic,youmightbe24toreallygetbehindyourself.Becauseyoumightfearthatyour25wouldnotpayoff.Evenifyouhadthecouragetofollowyourpassion,yourinnerbeliefthatyouarenotborn26wouldprobablystopyourtrying.Andthatwouldbeamajor27toinvestyourenergyinyourdream.

Ontheotherhand,beliefisn’tanything28Ifyoufoundawayto29thatnegativebelief,agreatfloodofenergywouldpourforth,greatlyincreasingthepossibilityofyoursuccess.Howmuchenergywearewillingtoinvestinthevariousideasanddreamsislikethemoneypeopleare,orarenot,willingtoinvestinthevariousproductsavailablefortradeonthestockmarket.Andinbothcases,30playsakeyroleindetermininghowwillingwearetogetbehindsomething.Onewaytoopenupthepossibilityforgreatersuccessinourinnereconomiesistounderstandthatbeliefisnotthereliable31wesometimesthink.Thereareothermorereliablethingsofsuccessthatwecanputour32in,suchaspassion,feeling,andsense.Someofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsinthestockmarketaretheonesthatgoagainstthegrain,trustingtheirsenseoverthe33opinionheldbyordinarypeopleaboutwhatwillwork.

Inthesameway,wecanlearntotrustourheart’sdesiresandoursensetoguideus,

34anybeliefsthatstandinthewayofourabilitytofullyinvestinourselves.Aswetakeoutenergyfromlimitingideasaboutwhatispossible,we35theresourcesthathavethepowertomakeourinnereconomyprosper.

21．A．simplifyB．challengeC．eliminateD．maintain

22．A．possessedB．trustedC．objectedD．missed

23．A．rejectB．preserveC．denyD．share

24．A．willingB．sorryC．reluctantD．ready

25．A．successB．knowledgeC．professionD．investment

26．A．devotedB．talentedC．concernedD．interested

27．A．obstacleB．excuseC．chanceD．principle

28．A．importantB．fixedC．changeableD．stimulating

29．A．enhanceB．reserveC．releaseD．follow

30．A．energyB．hobbyC．expenseD．belief

31．A．guideB．abilityC．goalD．policy

32．A．aimB．faithC．taskD．dream

33．A．unacceptableB．strangeC．unbelievableD．common

34．A．questioningB．understandingC．interpretingD．believing

35．A．sticktoB．leadtoC．freeupD．leaveout

四、阅读选择

Today,wetellaboutapopulargraduatedegreeknownastheMBA．ThelettersrepresentthewordsMasterofBusinessAdministration.

MBAstudentslearntodealwithallkindsofbusinesssituation.Theylearntosolvebusinessproblems.Theydevelopskillsneededbymanydifferentkindsofcompanies.

AllMBAprogramsteachstudentsaboutsubjectsincludingeconomics,thestructureoforganizations,finance,marketingandpolicy.Studentsthendomorestudyinareasthatinterestthem.ItusuallytakestwoyearstogetanMBAdegreeifyouattendschoolfull-time.Manyprogramspermitstudentstotakeclasseswhiletheywork.Theseprogramstakelongertocomplete.

BusinessisoneofthemostpopularareasofstudyforforeignstudentsintheUnitedStates.TobeadmittedtoanMBAprograms,foreignstudentsmustshowaclearunderstandingofEnglishbytakingTOFERLtest.AllstudentsmustalsotaketheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest（GMAT）.Thescoresonthistestareusedbymorethan1,500graduateprogramsthroughouttheworld.

StudyingforanMBAcanbecostly.TheprogramattheUniversityofVirginia,forexample,costsmorethan$22,000ayear.Thatcostdoesnotincludehousingandfoot.ForeignstudentscangetfinancialaidforMBAstudiesafterthefirstyear.TheDardenSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofVirginiatodayhas120foreignstudentsstudyingforanMBAdegree.

TogetinformationaboutstudyingforanMBA,usethecomputerandgotoawebsitecalledMBAExplorer.TheInternetaddressiswww.gmat.org.AnotherwayistogotoameetingoftheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil.ThesemeetingarecalledMBAForums.Theyareheldindifferentcitiesinseveralareastheworld.AttheMBAForums,representativesofbusinesscollegesexplaintheirprogramsandanswerquestionsfrompeopleinterestedinstudyingbusiness.

36．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedintheMBAprogram?

A．Thestructureoforganization.

B．Policy.

C．Economics.

D．Mathematics.

37．MBAForumsare________.

A．heldindifferentcitiesinAmerica

B．tohelpMBAstudentstolearntodealwithallpersonalproblems

C．themeetingofthePost-graduateManagementAdministrationCouncil

D．themeetingwhererepresentativesofbusinesscollegescanexplaintheirprograms

38．StudyingforanMBAdegree,allthestudents_______.

A．cangetfinancialaidforMBAstudiesforthefirstyear

B．cangetadegreeafteroneyearofstudy

C．developskillsneededbymanydifferentkindsofcompanies

D．whostudyattheUniversityofVirginiamustpaynomorethan$22,000ayearexcludinghousingandfood.

39．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．MBAstandsforMasterofBusinessAdministration.

B．TogetanMBAdegree,youshouldusuallyspendtwoyearsinattendingschoolfull-time.

C．EconomicsisthemostpopularareaofstudyintheUnitedStates.

D．AllstudentsapplyingforanMBAprogrammusttaketheGMAT.

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