学年松江二中高三上英语期中.docx

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学年松江二中高三上英语期中

松江二中2018学年第一学期髙三年级期中英语试卷（完卷时间：

120分钟满分：

140分）2018年11月第I卷（共100分）

I.ListeningComprehension（略）

II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

TwoAmericaneconomists,WilliamNordhausandPaulRomer,havebeenjointlyawardedthe2018NobelEconomicsPrize.Theyconstructed"greengrowth”modelsthatshowhowclimatechangeandtechnologicalinnovationcanbeintegratedwitheconomicgrowth.Theirmodelshaveshapedpolicyaroundtheworldprofoundly.

（21）（work）independently,theyhaveaddressed“someofourtime'smostbasicandpressingquestionsabouthowwecreatelong-termsustainedandsustainablegrowth,"theRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciences（瑞典皇家科学院）saidinastatement.Thetwomen,itcontinued,had“significantlybroadenedthescopeofeconomicanalysisbyconstructingmodelsthatexplain

（22）themarketeconomyinteractswithnatureandknowledge.”

Nordhaus,77,hasbeenapioneerofenvironmentaleconomicssincethe1970s.HeisalongtimeprofessorofeconomicsatYaleUniversity.He（23）（recognize）forhisworkinapplyingeconomicanalysistoclimatechangeforecastslongago.

Inthemid-1990s,Nordhausbecamethefirstpersontocreateamodelthatdescribestheglobalinteraction（24）theeconomyandtheclimate.Themodeldrawsonthefieldsofchemistry,physicsandeconomicsandisusedtoexplorethepossibleeffectsofclimatepolicies.Healsocameupwiththeideaofcarbontaxationasaway（25）（cut）downongreenhousegasemissions.CarbontaxationiswidespreadthroughoutEuropeandworkisunderwayinseveralotherregionstoadoptit.TheUnitedStates-thesecond（26）（large）emitterofgreenhousegasesintheworld-hasyettoputitintoeffect.

Theco-winnerRomer,aformerseniorvicepresidentoftheWorldBank,nowworksas（27）

economicsprofessoratNewYorkUniversity.HesaidhewashonoredtobenamedalongsideNordhaus,（28）whoseworkpavedthewayforhisown.The62-year-oldwasknownformodeling,methodsforlong-termeconomicgrowth.Hismostinfluentialwork,（29）

（publish）in1990,hasgeneratedvastamountsofnewresearchintotheregulationsandpoliciesthatencouragenewideasandlong-termprosperity.Romerwasconfidentthattheworldcouldreducegreenhousegasemissionsandstillimprovestandardsoflivinginthefuture.“We（30）

absolutelymakegreatprogressinprotectingtheenvironment,andwithoutgivinguponthechancetosustaingrowth,”hesaid.

SectionB（15%）

A.academicB.leisureC.virtualD.considerationE.arguablyF.release

G.centersH.guideI.captureJ.reluctantlyK.operations

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

NowChineseplayerscanexperienceforthemselveswhatit'sliketobeaChineseparentinanewvideogame.Sinceits31onSeptember29th,ChineseParentshaspeakedatNo.2ongamingplatformSteamsbestsellerlist,temporarilyexceedingbig-budgetcompetitorslikePlayerUnknown'sBattlegrounds.SteamusershaveawardedChineseParentsanimpressiveaveragescoreof9outof10.All_32canbecompletedwithasinglemouseclick.

DevelopedbyBeijing-basedstudio10Moyuwan,thegamegivesplayersthechancetohave

33babyboys,raisethemtoadulthood,andseethattheyfindgoodcareersandpartners.（Theoptiontohavegirlsisstillbeingdeveloped.）Themaintaskofthegame34oneducation,oneofthechiefpreoccupations（令人全祌贯注的事物）ofreal-lifeChineseparents.Toachievethebestpossibleoutcome,playershaveto35theire-kidsallthewayuptotheNationalCollegeEntranceExamination.

However,in36ofthegrowingconcernoverteenagementalhealthinChina,playersarealsoencouragedtogivetheire-kidssufficienttimefor37activitiessuchasbasketballandvideogamingtohelpthemleadbalancedlives.Inrecentyears,therehavebeenreportsofChinesestudentskillingthemselvesduetohigh38_pressures.

Otheraspectsofthegame39familiarelementsofChineseculture:

braggingaboutkids'achievementstorelatives;goingtogreatlengthstopreserve"face",refusingredenvelopesduringLunarNewYearbeforeeventuallypretendingto40acceptthegifts.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whenauthoringhisepitaph（墓志铭），ThomasJeffersonomittedhistwotermsasthe

nation’sthirdpresidentyetincluded“FatheroftheUniversityofVirginia.”TheFoundingFatherspentthelastyearsofhislifenotin41butinsteadpursuingoneofhismosttreasuredmissions:

itwascreatingtheUniversityofVirginia.Asmastermindoftheuniversity’sarchitectureandcurriculum,Jeffersonassuredthatwhatheleftbehindwas42.

Jeffersonpersonallydesignedandoversawthe43ofwhathewouldregardasan“academicvillage.”Atthefrontandcenterofatree-linedlawnarea,Jefferson44positionedtheRotunda,aroundbrickbuildingfeaturingclassicalGreekcolumnsinfront.ThedomedtopoftheRotundacontainedalibrarystockedwith7,000books45byJeffersonhimself,whiletheareabeneathincludedtwofloorsofclassrooms.Atthattime,suchnoticeable

placementoftheRotundawasamarked46fromotheruniversities’designs,whichgenerallyfeaturedchapels（小教堂）forthetrainingofclergy（牧师）.

47useofthegrassyareainfrontoftheRotunda,Jeffersonaddedtentwo-storyhousesforteachers’housingandconnectedthemtostudentdormitorieswithcolonnades,column-linedcoveredwalkways.Tokeepteachers48whiletheyweretalkingheated,Jeffersonincludeddininghallsinhisdesign,referringtothemas“hotels.”

Inthespiritofhisnewnation,Jeffersonintroducedthenotionofwhatwenowcallelectives.Insteadofastrictlydictatedcurriculum,studentscould49fromtenacademicdisciplines.Thesedisciplinesweresubjectareasthat50fromancientandmodernlanguagestocertainbranchesofscience.（Notoneto51theslightestdetail,JeffersonshowcasedthetencategoriesbyplacingacarefullychosenRomansymboloneachofthetenhouses.）Tosupportthe

52componentsoftheuniversity’scurriculum,Jeffersonincludedabotanicalgarden,anexperimentalfarm,andanobservatory.

Althoughhedidn’tlivetoseethefullcompletionoftheuniversity’sconstruction,or53thegraduationofthefirstseniorclass,Jeffersonensuredthattheuniversity,whichwouldlaterbenamedaWorldHeritagesite,54freechoiceinclasses,respectforclassicalroutes,andcuriosityaboutthesciences.

Thoseprinciplesareforeverrememberedinthelastpartofhisepitaph,which,if55differently,couldeasilyhaveread“academicvisionaryforallAmericans.”

41.A.company

B.school

C.government

D.library

42.A.deliberate

B.sound

C.previous

D.casual

43.A.construction

B.decoration

C.evolution

D.launch

44.A.frequently

B.accidentally

C.emotionally

D.strategically

45.A.edited

B.written

C.chosen

D.copied

46.A.absence

B.departure

C.prevention

D.relief

47.A.Maximizing

B.Denying

C.Protecting

D.Losing

48.A.turnedto

B.heldup

C.lookedto

D.fueledup

49.A.select

B.differ

C.hear

D.keep

50.A.dated

B.ranged

C.resulted

D.borrowed

51.A.overlook

B.notice

C.hide

D.explore

52.A.mathematics

B.language

C.science

D.history

53.A.less

B.ever

C.else

D.even

54.A.encouraged

B.reformed

C.damaged

D.evaluated

55.A.enclosed

B.stated

C.substituted

D.resisted

SectionB（22%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknowtheriskofdementia（痴呆）increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn5tworry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaandage-relatedmemoryloss.

Afterage50,it5squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenamesofpeople,placesandthingquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrighamandWoman’sHospitalinBoston.

Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,especiallyareasinthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryandplanning.Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetweendifferentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanbereducedasbloodvesselsnarrow.

Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,isnothingtoworryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon’trememberevenseeingit,that’sfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.

Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,that’s“aredflagthatsomethingmoreseriousmaybeinvolved.”Forgettinghowtooperateafamiliarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothehouseofafriendyou’vevisitedmanytimesbeforecanalsobesignsofsomethinggoingwrong.

Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn’tpanic.Therearemanythingsthatcancauseconfusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblemsliketemporarystoppageofDefenseagainstmemorylossistotrytopreventitbybuildingupyourbrain’scognitive（认知的）reserve,Daffnersays.

“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthat