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上海嘉定二中高二上学期英语第一次抽考不含听力
上海嘉定二中高二上学期英语第一次抽考(不含听力)
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Directions:
After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically
correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other
blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
A powerful ocean storm has killed at least 11 people and forced the closure of one of Japan’s busiest airports.
Typhoon Jebi struck Japan’s western island of Shikoku on Tuesday. With continuous winds of 160 kilometers
an hour, it was ___21___ storm to hit Japan since 1993.
Boats rescued about 3,000 people who ___22___〔not leave〕Kansai International Airport. The airport is built
on a man-made island in Osaka Bay.
Passengers ___23___ were trapped in the airport overnight said there was no electricity, food or wireless service.
The island was cut off when a large ship crashed into and badly damaged a bridge between the airport and the
mainland.
Runways at the airport were largely underwater after the storm struck Tuesday. Officials say they do not know
___24___ the airport will reopen.
Kansai is ___25___ important airport for visitors to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. It also is a center for the
transportation of computer chips, electronics and other exports.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that about 470 people ___26___〔hurt〕in the storm.
Kansai Electric Power Company said that more than 400,000 people were without electricity.
Businesses with factories in the area include Daihatsu Motor Company, Panasonic and drink-maker Kirin. The
factories closed ___27___ ______ the storm but ___28___〔expect〕to re-open on Wednesday.
The powerful typhoon comes after heavy rains caused floods in central and western Japan in July. More than
200 people were killed. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ___29___〔criticize〕for his government’s reaction
to the floods. The Japanese leader cancelled a ___30___〔plan〕trip to Kyushu to deal with the typhoon.
Section B
Directions:
Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note
that there is one word more than you need.
A. unexpectedlyB. seasonsC. dangerousD. failuresE. strangeF. impassable
G. endangerH. reasonsI. operatorsJ. keepK. completely
There are a number of environmental features that can be found only in Bermuda Triangle. Because of these
characteristics, the triangle is one of the most ___31___ areas in the Atlantic Ocean.
The weather in the triangle is ___32___ changeable and extremely dangerous; its sudden changes often
___33___ the lives of sailors.
The triangle is well known for unexpected storms, hurricanes that are out of ___34___, and other unnatural
events. Many people feel that this unnatural weather can explain most of the ___35___ happenings which have
occurred there.
Because of the many violent storms, the triangle is often ___36___.
Many ships leave land and disappear ___37___; the USS Cyclops, for example, lost in 1918. Some ships carried
goods such as coal, oil, mahogany, and military supplies, while other ships carried only passengers.
Engine ___38___ might explain the disappearance of old ships, but investigators must look for other
explanations when a new ship disappears.
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When a ship is reported missing, searchers rush to the area to look for evidence which might explain the
disappearance.
One author tries to explain the disappearances of the ships by regarding them as caused by natural events or
human error.
Another author believes that intelligences from another world are ___39___ for the disappearances. He says that
these extraterrestrial beings have a zoo where they ___40___ all the missing seamen.
Many people agree that natural causes cannot explain the strange events in the triangle.〝It just isn’t natural for
a ship to completely disappear like this. It’s strange, no matter how you try to explain it,〞declared the seamen.
Section C
Directions:
Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
41. –Has your father finished writing his report yet?
–I don’t know, but he ____ it this morning.
A. wroteB. has writtenC. had writtenD. was writing
42. ___on the computers, and you ____ informed of the news worldwide right away.
A. Turn…will beB. Turning…areC. To turn…willD. Having turned…are
43. Rather than read the science fiction alone in the classroom, he preferred ___ the performance put on by the
American student’s choir.
A. watchingB. watchC. having watchedD. to watch
44. Venus Fly-Trap has two special levels and ____ leaf has several hairs in the middle.
A. anyB. eitherC. bothD. none
45. –What would you do if it ____ tomorrow?
–We have to carry it on, since we’ve got everything ready.
A. rainB. rainsC. will rainD. is raining
46. A good story-teller must be able to hold his listeners’ curiosity ____ he reaches the end of the story.
A. whenB. unlessC. afterD. until
47. Don’t waste time _____ too many TV programs. You’d better spend more time on your English study.
A. watchB. to watchC. watchingD. to be watched
48. What he told us sounds ____.
A. wellB. wonderfullyC. interestedD. nice
49. Vampire Diary〔吸血鬼日记〕is a TV series about ___ vampires. Surprisingly, ___ TV viewers love it.
A. frightening; interestedB. frightened; interesting
C. frightening; interestingD. frightened; interested
50. Rod is determined to get a seat for the musical The Cats Meow ____ it means standing in a queue all night.
A. as ifB. even ifC. ifD. only if
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:
For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill
in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a Post-it note stuck to my monitor〔显
示器〕. It read, 〝Don’t ___51___ your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night.—
Mom.〞 I ___52___ the note into the wastebasket. 〝Why do they care?
〞 I thought. 〝They’re never here anyway.〞
Right after high school started, I almost ___53___ contact with my parents. With all their business trips, they
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asked the neighbors to watch over me. Of course, the neighbors didn’t do such a(n) ___54___ job, as they had kids
of their own to worry about. The only means of ___55___ between me and my parents was through Post-it notes.
After spending about eight hours away from home, I usually came home to find the house ___56___ empty. It
made me sad. I would come home from school to be welcomed by ___57___, to talk to no one and to be watched
over by my neighbors. That was when I started joining more clubs and staying after school more often ___58___ I
didn’t have to feel so lonely. Luckily, at school, my friends were there for me. They were all there to give me
a ___59___ or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt ___60___ when I was at school. Yet, something was still
___61___— my parents.
Now I realize that nobody can ___62___ my parents. I wish that they would be there at home, ___63___ me to
come back from school. There are too many things my parents don’t know about me. I wish that they actually had
an ___64___ to understand me. I want them to understand that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I ___65___
them.
51. A. go throughB. depend onC. put upD. turn on
52. A. showedB. threwC. ledD. pulled
53. A. lostB. builtC. wantedD. regained
54. A. freeB. easyC. carelessD. good
55. A. communicationB. behaviorC. changeD. love
56. A. suddenlyB. almostC. completelyD. necessarily
57. A. everybodyB. anybodyC. somebodyD. nobody
58. A. thoughB. ifC. orD. so
59. A. handB. wishC. suggestionD. reason
60. A. friendlyB. noisyC. usefulD. great
61. A. disappointingB. missingC. hatefulD. possible
62. A. look forward toB. think highly of
C. take the place ofD. look down upon
63. A. referring toB. turning toC. looking atD. waiting for
64. A. excuseB. chanceC. taskD. place
65. A. supportB. followC. hateD. need
Section B
Directions:
Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according
to the information given in the passage you have just read.
〔A〕
Though cell-phones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may make users less socially minded,
which is found by a recent study from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Marketing professors Anastasiya Pocheptsova and Rosellina Ferraro, with graduate student, Ajay T. Abraham,
conducted a series of experiments on test groups of cellphone users. The findings appear in their working paper,
The Effect of Mobile Phone Use on Prosocial Behavior. Prosocial behavior, as is defined in their report, is action
intended to benefit other people or society as a whole.
The researchers found that after a short period of cellphone use the subjects were less willing to volunteer for a
community service activity, compared to the control group〔对照组〕. The cellphone users were also less persistent
in solving word problems even though they knew their answers would contribute to a monetary〔货币的〕donation
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to charity.
The study involved separate sets of college student subjects — both men and women and generally in their early
20s.〝We would expect similar effects with people from other age groups,〞said Ferraro.〝Considering the popularity
of cellphones, it does have the potential to have wide