学年上海新世纪版高二下学期英语期末复习练习 含答案.docx

1、学年上海新世纪版高二下学期英语期末复习练习 含答案20202021学年第二学期高二英语期末复习练习 （上海新世纪版） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: 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 give

2、n word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.In order to present the best presentation and eliminate room for error, you need to keep in mind certain guidelines. Here are some of my ideas for presenting quality presentations that demand genuine attention_(21) your listeners.P

3、icking out a topic is the hard part. It has to be interesting, impactful and unique, _(22) it is crucial to choose something you care about rather than randomly select one. Ask yourself if it covers angersis it informative? Will it keep my listeners hooked? Will it create an air of boredom? Will I b

4、e able to get all my facts and research done? Is it appealing to me, but not to them?There is nothing more annoying than having someone blabber on about a topic he/she 23 (not do) extensive research on. It is obvious from the way they speak, how monotonous their tones sound and how robotic their mov

5、ement and gestures are. So dont be that someone. Take the effort 24 (learn) as much as you can. Make it matter to you, and remember 25 it can impact your listeners, and enlighten(启发) them on things they didnt know about at all.No one is perfect, and there are bound to be mistakes or circumstances 26

6、 you didnt count on and couldnt avoid. You 27 stutter(结巴) with a word, mix up slides, or forget some important sheets of your presentation and so on. Straighten up. Crack a minor joke in your defense. In other words, improvise(即兴表演) and dont beat yourself up about it or else your presentation will e

7、nd in disaster. Dont let it ruin the rest of it, and finish the presentation as planned, so that people think more of how well it ended. The 28 (good) thing about presenting a topic is eye contact. 29 you are able to say it by heart, and not by looking at a piece of paper you will have mastered the

8、most effective presentation technique. Memorize your lines, and points, and only glance at your notes occasionally if you think you may forget something. In end if, you think that you are well prepared to answer questions, then by all means invite 30 .Section BDirections: Complete the following pass

9、age by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Notes that there is one word more than you need.A. address B. efficiency C. benefits D. estimated E. readily F. feature G. reluctantly H. duties I. urge J. blamed K. undisturbedJapanese firms encourage daytime naps Imagine working f

10、or an employer who, aware that youre probably not sleeping enough at night, allows you to down tools and nap as part of your regular work _31_ - and not just forty winks at your desk, but a restorative snooze in a quiet room. These are some of the measures being used by a growing number of companies

11、 in Japan to counter an epidemic of sleeplessness that costs its economy a(n) _32_ $ 138 bn a year.Tech startups have been quickest to _33_the “sleep debt” among irritable and unproductive employees. Last year, Nextbeat, an TT service provider, went as far as setting up two “strategic sleeping rooms

12、” - one for men, the other for women - at its headquarters in Tokyo. The aroma-infused rooms _34_ devices that block out background noise, allowing workers to stretch out on sofas for a(n) _35_ nap. Mobile phones, tablets and laptops are banned. “Napping can do as much to improve someones _36_as a b

13、alanced diet and exercise,” Emiko Sumikawa, a member of the Nextbeat board, told Kyodo news agency. Nextbeat also asks employees to leave work by 9 pm and to avoid doing excessive overtime, which has been _37_ for a rising rate of death from overwork. Japanese workers have more reason than most to s

14、ubmit to （服从）the _38_ for a daytime snooze, whether at work or during long commutes. A survey conducted using fitness trackers in 28 countries found that Japanese men and women sleep, on average, just 6 hours and 35 minutes a night - 45 minutes less than the international average - making them the m

15、ost sleep-deprived of all. Estonians, Canadians, Belgians, Austrians, as well as the Dutch and French, all get a comparatively decent nights sleep, according to the survey. The government has also come to appreciate the _39_ of a well-rested workforce, with the health ministry recommending that all

16、working-age people take a nap of up to 30 minutes in the early afternoon - advice _40_ embraced by some of the countrys politicians.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the

17、 word or phrase that best fits the context. Its no secret that as a population, Americans have been getting heavier, but researchers now say that our weight problem may be worse than we thought.In a study published in the journal PLOS One, lead author Dr. Eric Braverman says that our current measure

18、 of obesity - body mass index, or BMI - significantly (41) _ the number of people, especially women, who are obese.Braverman and his co-author, Dr. Nirav Shah, studied 1,400 men and women, comparing their BMI measurement to their percentage of body fat, as measured by a dual-energy X-ray absorptiome

19、try (DEXA) scan. While BMI is a simple ratio of a persons height and weight, the DEXA scan- which is normally used to measure body density (密度) - can (42) _ between bone, fat and muscle mass.Based on BMI, about one-third of Americans are considered obese, but when other methods of measuring obesity

20、are used, that number may be (43) _ to 60% according to Braverman.Physicians have complained for years that BMI is a(n) (44) _ measure of healthy weight. Extremely muscular people, (45) _ , may weigh “too much” for their height, since dense muscle mass weighs more than fat, thus qualifying as obese

21、even if their bodies contain very little fat. Yet its not extra weight itself, but excess fat that (46) _ health problems.“People arent being diagnosed as obese, so theyre not being told about their risk of disease or being given (47) _ on how to improve their health,” Braverman said. Data show that

22、 people who start to (48) _ pounds are more likely to continue getting heavier, increasing their risk for a number of diseases.So why is BMI still being used, if its not (49) _? For now, its the best and easiest way for physicians to measure a persons healthy weight while taking into account his or

23、her general body (50) _. DEXA scans are far too expensive to be used as a (51) _ measure during doctors visits. BMI isnt perfect, but many experts say its the best they have.Still, as results like Bravermans continue to (52) _, it may be time to consider other ways of tracking weight, and (53) _, bo

24、dy fat. “Its important to point out the (54) _ of the BMI,” Dr.Richard Bergman, director of Cedars Sinais Obesity and Diabetes Research Institute in Los Angeles said. “Its a poor measure of (55) _, and we do need better measures.”41、A. predicts B. underestimates C. increases D. reduces42、A. compare

25、B. recognize C. identify D. distinguish43、A. closer B. related C. devoted D. key44、A. important B. imperfect C. incredible D. uncertain45、A. for example B. in contrast C. in addition D. without doubt46、A. arises from B. owes to C. leads to D. goes through 47、A. views B. orders C. instruction D. focu

26、s48、A.keep up B. put on C. set aside D. break away49、A. right B. recognizable C. popular D. precise50、A. structure B. well-being C. function D. weight51、A. special B. routine C. scientific D. decisive52、A. fill in B. run out C. go down D. build up53、A. in particular B. on occasion C. after all D. in

27、 all54、A. mistakes B. failure C. inferiority D. weakness55、A. health B. body C. fatness D. diseasesSection BDirections: 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

28、one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)You either have it or you dont a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?Scientists

29、 say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it

30、, we lose it. “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people shou1d

31、be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such