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学年上海市闵行区华二紫竹高三下学期英语周练卷S
2020-2021学年上海市交大附中闵行区华二紫竹
高三下学期英语4月周练15
I.ListeningComprehension(略)
II.GrammarandVocabulary(20分)
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
AmericanswokeuptoanotherdayofuncertaintySaturdayafteranightoffiresandoutrageoverthedeathofGeorgeFloydwhileinpolicecustody.Angerboiledoverinmorethanadozencities.InMinneapolis,wheretheofficer(21)(see)onvideowithhiskneeonFloyd’sneckwasarrestedhoursearlier,someprotesterskneltunderabridgeandprayed,whileotherstossedrocksatofficers(22)firedrubberbulletsinreturn.
“Ifyoutellmesomethingbetterformetodo-ifyoucantellmeawaythatwecouldchangetheworld(23)makingnoiselikethat,thenI’llgetoutofthestreets,”MaxBailey.22,saidattheprotestsinDenver.
(24)protesterscalledoutsimilarchantsforjustice,thedemonstrationsplayedoutdifferentlyineachcity.InMinneapolis,theepicenterofthedemonstrations,armedpoliceofficersandmorethan350troopsweredeployedtocontrolthesituation.InAtlanta,adayofprotestsbegampeacefullybutturnedviolent(25)acrowdsetfiretoapolicecarandsmashedthewindowsofadefacedCNNCenter.“(26)IseehappeningonthestreetsofAtlantaisnotAtlanta.Thisisnotaprotest.ThisisnotinthespiritofMartinLutherKing,Jr.Thisischaos,”AtlantaMayorKeishaLanceBottomssaid.
ThebailforDerekChauvin,theformerofficerchargedwiththird-degreemurderandsecond-degreemanslaughterFriday,wassetat$500,000.Outragegrewafteravideoemerged(27)(show)CauvinkneelingonFloyd‘sneck.Floyd,46,wasunarmedandcriedoutthathecouldn’tbreathe.Floyd’sfamilyisupsetabouttheprosecution.“We(28)(expect)afirst-degreemurdercharge.Andwewanttoseetheotherofficersarrested,”Theysaidinastatement.
Apreliminaryautopsy(验尸官)saidhecombinedeffectsofFloyd(29)(restrict),potentialintoxicantsinhissystemandunderlyinghealthissues,includingheartdisease,contributedtohisdeath.CNNChiefMedicalCorrespondentSanjayGuptacriticizedthatanofficer(30)havestartedCPR(心肺复苏)afteroneofthemtoldtheothershecouldn’tfindapulse.
SectionB(20分)
Directions:
Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.tendencyB.efficientlyC.deliverD.evolveE.exposingF.imagine
G.continuouslyH.complicationI.comparisonJ.stimulateK.intentions
TheLimitationsofDigitalTechnologyintheFightagainsttheVirus
Digitaltechnologycanhelpandhashelpedusinthefightagainstthenovelcoronavirus.Butascoverageandunderstandablepublicinterest-andconcern-abouttheoutbreakhasintensified,itseemswisefirsttolookathowtheeventis(41)______someoftechnology’slimitationsbothinandofitselfandhowweinterpretwhatitcandoforus.
Threethemesemerge.
Technologyisnotimmediate.Thereisa(n)(42)_______tobelievethattherecentrapidadvancesinprocessingpower,algorithmic(运算法则的)development,machinelearningandartificialintelligencecannow(43)______almostinstantanswerstoeverything.ThedigitallandscapehaschangedmassivelysincetheSARSoutbreakin2003.Butwhilewemaybeabledothingsmore(44)_______,somethingsstilltaketimeandthatisparticularlytrueofavirus.Thereisno‘onesizefitsall’hereand,indeed,therearerealdangersinbelievingthatoneanalyticalstrategyanditsparticularusecanbeapplieduniversally.
Second,asvirusesspreadand(45)_______sodothedatasetsaroundthem.Wearenotdealingwithasituationofsimple‘garbagein,garbageout’butratheronewherenewinformationisemergingdailyandthereisthefurther(46)______thatthereweredelaysinearlyreportingoftheoutbreak.Thatmeansheresultseventhewisestmedicalexpertscanproducearealsogoingtochange.Also,asyoumight(47)_______,theirmethodologies(方法论)vary.
Third,alotofdataisbeingplacedintothedigitalarea,acrosssocialmedia,specialistsitesandelsewhere.Here,the(48)________with17yearsagoisespeciallygreat.Butthe(48)________behindvariouspostingsaremany.Anyonemightbeabletoaccessthedataviaawebbrowser-anditsfreeavailabilityislaudable(值得称赞的)-butitsintendedaudiencescanbeverydifferent.Insomecases,expertsarelookingtoinformthepublicbutinotherstheyarelookingtocontributetoand(50)_______thedebatetakingplaceamongthemselves.Thesegoalsarelaudableandnecessary,buttheydonotalwayscoexistharmoniously.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
OnMarch16thIlefttheofficesofTheEconomisttoheadhome.ThatwasthelastdaywhenalleditorialstaffassembledinourLondonoffice.And,atthetimeofwriting,nodateforareturntotheofficeisin(41)______.
Itisremarkablehowquicklywehaveadapted.Thenewspaperhasbeenwritten,editedandproducedfromcouchesandkitchentables.JanuaryandFebruaryseemlikeanancientera-theBC(beforecoronavirus)tothenewAD(after(42)______).
Theshiftmay(43)______greatworkplacetransformationsinthe19thand20thcenturies,andithasbeenamuchmoresuddentransitionthanoccurredwithfactories,enabledbyadvancedeconomiesthatrevolvearoundservicesinsteadofmanufacturing.Backinthe1970s,whenBritainadoptedathree-dayweek(tocombataminers'strike),therewerepowercutsandTVstationshadtoclosedownearly.Thispandemichasnotturnedthelights(44)______.
Notonlythat,ithasmaderemoteworkseembothnormalandacceptable.Inthepastemployeeswhostayedhomehadtoovercomethe(45)______.thattheywerebunkingof(偷懒).Nowthosewhoinsistonbeingattheofficesoundself-important.
Thingsare(46)______,ofcourse.Videocallslackthespontaneityofanormalmeeting;nooff-the-cuff(即兴的)remarkstolightenthemood.Distancemakesitdifficulttogeneratecamaraderie.Creativityisprobablyhardertofoster.Expertssaynewideascomefromweaklinksinnetworks-i.e.,peopleyoumeetoccasionally.Such(47)______collisions’havebecomerarer.
Yet(48)______officeswillnotdisappear,itishardtoimaginethatworkinglifewillreturntoBCways.Formorethanacenturyworkershavestuffedthemselvesontocrowdedtrainsandbusestogetintotheoffice.Forthepasttwomonthstheyhavenothadtocommute.(49)______,fortheirpart,havemaintainedexpensiveofficesincitycentersbecausetheyneededtogatherstaffinoneplace.Therentisonlypartofthecost;therearethecleaning,lighting,printers,cateringandsecurity(50)______.
AnotheraspectoftheADeramaybethedisappearanceofthefive-dayworkingweek.Evenbeforethepandemicmanyworkersbecameusedtotakingphonecallsoransweringemailsattheweekend.IntheADerathe(51)______betweenhomeandworkinglife,ausefulwayof
relievingstress,willbeevenhardertosustain.
Infutureemployeesmayworkandtakebreakswhentheyplease,withthecompanyvideocalltheonlyfixture.The(52)______,however,isthattherhythmoflifehasbeendisruptedandnew
(53)______areneeded.Lookingfurtherout,theADeramaybringotherchanges.Somemaydecidetoliveinsmalltownswherehousingcostsarelower,sincetheyhavenoneedtocommute.Menwillhave(54)______excusestoskipcleaningorchildcareiftheyarenotdisappearingtotheoffice.Inasense,thisisa(n)(55)______tonormal:
untilthe19thcenturymostpeopleworkedatorclosetotheirhomes.Butsocialhistoriansmaystillregard2020asthestartofanewage.
41.A.doubtB.sightC.mindD.hope
42.A.domesticationB.transitionC.isolationD.pandemic
43.A.affectB.shapeC.arouseD.rival
44.A.onB.offC.overD.down
45.A.suspicionB.difficultyC.prejudiceD.disadvantage
46.A.advancingB.reversingC.interferingD.missing
47.A.remoteB.intenseC.casualD.novel
48.A.nowthatB.incaseC.eventhoughD.aslongas
49.A.CommutersB.LegislatorsC.ExecutivesD.Employers
50.A.indemandB.beyondreachC.insupplyD.ontop
51.A.relationshipB.barrierC.connectionD.conflict
52.A.downsideB.upsideC.outputD.outlook
53.A.perspectivesB.routinesC.regulationsD.equivalents
54.A.betterB.harderC.moreD.fewer
55.A.accessB.progressC.returnD.contrast
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
NovisittothebeautifulcityofParis,FranceiscompletewithoutavisittotheNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)。
Thecathedral,builtfrom1163to1345,isoneoftheworld'sbestexamplesofancientarchitecture.ItliesinthecenterofParis,alongtheSeineRiver.FrenchwriterVictorHugouseditasthesettingofhisfamousstoryTheHunchbackofNotre-Dame.Unfortunately,onApril15,2019,theoldcathedralwascoveredinabigflame.
Theinitialfirealertsoundedat6:
20pmlocaltimeChurchofficialsquicklyevacuated(疏散)thetouristsinside.Asitturnedout,theymadetherightdecisionwhenthesecondalarmofftwenty-threeminuteslaterat6:
43pm,theflameswere
visible.Thousandsofwentpassers-bywatchedinhorror