上海市晋元高级中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题.docx
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上海市晋元高级中学学年高二上学期期中英语试题
上海市晋元高级中学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,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
NothingwouldhavemademehappierthanknowingtheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasawardedthe2022WinterOlympicGamestoBeijingatits128thsessioninKualaLumpuronFriday.
Fourteenyearsago,IwasinMoscowcoveringtheIOC's112thsessioninMoscow,1.IwitnessedBeijing'ssuccessfulbidforthe2008SummerOlympicGames.Sevenyearslater,Icoveredthe2008OlympicGamesasanaccreditedjournalist.
Indeed,Beijinggotafacelift,inmanyaspects,asthe2008Games'host.Asitbecomesthefirstcityever2.(host)boththeSummerandWinterOlympics,Icouldn'thelpwondering3.toexpectfromtheGamesthistime?
Hereismywishlist:
Permanentblueskies
Effortstocurbpollutionsaheadofthe2008GamesdramaticallyimprovedtheairqualityinBeijing,atleastforawhile.Istillrememberhowcleartheskywasduringthe2008ParalympicGamesthatopenedtwoweeksaftertheOlympicGames4.(end).Sadly,pollutioncontinuedtohauntBeijingafterwards,5.alargeextentneutralizingthe2008efforts.
Onceagain,expectationsarehigh6.stagingtheWinterOlympicGameswillpushBeijingtoreducepollutionandimprovetheairqualitymoresincerelyandeffectively.
SucheffortswillnotonlybemadeinBeijingbutinneighboringHebeiprovinceandTianjinmunicipalityaswell,7.suggestedbyadevelopmentactionplantointegratethethreeplaces.Hopefully,blueskieswillbecomearegularfeatureevenaftertheGames.
Bettertransportation
AlthoughBeijingisthehostcityofthe2022WinterGames,ChonglicountyofZhangjiakouinHebeiwillhostsomeofthesnowevents.Iwasthereonceacoupleofyearsagoforskiing,andIhadtospend10longhoursonacongestedwindingroadinthemountainsonmywaybackbecausethehighwaywasclosedafterheavysnow.
Thenightmarishexperiencestoppedmefrommaking8.attempttogoskiinginChongli,9.IbelieveboastedthebestfacilitiesforwintersportsinNorthChinaatthattime.Itisapleasuretolearnthatahigh-speedrailwaylinkingBeijingandZhangjiakouisintheworks,10.(shorten)thetraveltimefromanaverage4hoursto50minutes.
二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
Whenitcomestofoodcoloring,whyshouldwehavetoprovejustexactlyhowandwhythesubstancecausesanegativeeffectonthepeoplewhoconsumeitbeforewecan11.it?
Ifthiswereanecessaryormeaningfulfoodingredient(材料)inanyway,sure,thatwouldbeareasonablestandard.Butfoodcoloringhasnonutritionalvalue.Whyarewe12.it?
Mostlikelybecauseithelpscompaniessellproducts.Prettyfoodpaysoffbecauseaesthetics(美学)infooddoes13..Wehavereliedon14.cues(暗示)forthousandsofyearstohelpusdeterminewhatisedible,nutritious,andsafetoeat.Manhasadaptedtoappreciatingnaturalcolors,includingavarityofgreen,red,pink,orange,yellow,andpurpleproduce.Colors15.thatfoodisripe(成熟的)orthatitcontainshealthycompounds.Becauseofthat16.background,colorismoneyforfoodmanufacturers.Childrenareespeciallyattractedtoavarietyofbright,vibrantcolorsandsuccumbto(屈从于)targetedmarketing.
Foodaestheticscanalsoaffecthowwelookattaste.Inonestudy,whensubjectsweregivensugarwaterindifferent17.ofred,theyreportedthatthedeepreddrinkstastedsweeterthanthelightredones.We’vebeenprogrammedtoexpectedcertainthingsfromcertaincolors.Anotherstudyshowedpeoplehadahardertime18.drinkflavorswhenthedrinksdidnothavetheexpectedcolors.Weexpectedwhatnaturehastaughtus,andeventhoughourfoodsystemhaschangeddramaticallyinthepastseveraldecades,ourexpectationshaveyetto19.up.Foodcompaniescaninsteadusethisknowledgeto20.usandmaketheirprocessedproductsappearmoredelicious.
三、完形填空
Justastravelerstakingroadtripstodaymayneedtotakeabreakforfoodatarestareaalongthehighway,settlerstraversingtheAmericanWestbytraininthemid-1800softenfound12themselvesinneedof21.However,food22onraillineswasgenerallyofterriblequality.Toseizethechanceofsatisfyingthedemandforgoodfood,FredHarvey,anEnglish-bornentrepreneurdecidedtoopenhisownrestaurantbusinesstoserve23customers.Beginninginthe1870s,heopeneddozensofrestaurantsinrailstationsanddiningcars.TheseHarveyHouses,whichcomposedthefirstrestaurant24intheUnitedStates,wereuniqueforitshighstandardsofserviceandquality.Themenuwas25afterthoseoffinerestaurants,sothefoodwasleaguesbeyondtheterriblefaretravelerswere26toreceivingintransit(在途中).
Hisrestaurantswereimmediately27,butHarveywasnotcontenttofollowconventionalbusiness28.Althoughwomendidnottraditionallyworkinrestaurantsinthenineteenthcentury,Harveydecidedtotry29womenaswaitstaff.In1883,heplacedanadvertisementseeking30,well-mannered,articulateyoungwomenbetweentheagesof18and30.31totheadvertisementwasoverwhelming,eventremendous,andHarveysoon32themaleserversathisrestaurantswithwomen.Thosewhowerehiredas"HarveyGirls"joinedanelitegroupofworkers,whowereexpectedtocompletea30-daytrainingprogramandfollowastrict33ofrulesforconductandcurfews.Intheworkplace,thewomendonnedidenticalblack-and-whiteuniformsandcarriedouttheirdutieswithprecision.Notonlyweresuchregulationsmeanttoensurethe34ofthebusinessandthesafetyoftheworkers,buttheyalsohelpedtoraisepeople`sgenerallylowopinionoftherestaurantindustry.35theservers`work,thepositionpaidquitewellforthetime:
$17.50amonth,plustips,meals,roomandboard,laundryservice,andtravelexpenses.
21.A.relaxationB.refreshmentC.amusementD.treatment
22.A.availableB.accessibleC.approachableD.respectable
23.A.regularB.valuedC.bigD.rail
24.A.chainB.storeC.serviceD.series
25.A.modeledB.namedC.lookedD.taken
26.A.relatedB.accustomedC.objectedD.equal
27.A.failingB.successfulC.all-roundD.time-honored
28.A.actB.managementC.practicesD.tradition
29.A.employingB.regardingC.treatingD.lookingon
30.A.educatedB.awkwardC.charmingD.experienced
31.A.LimitationB.EqualityC.ResponseD.Devotion
32.A.substitutedB.gavewaytoC.connectedD.replaced
33.A.secretB.numberC.codeD.concept
34.A.effectB.affectionC.influenceD.efficiency
35.A.InresponsetoB.InreturntoC.InregardtoD.Inrelationto
四、阅读选择
GettingReadyforYoga
Feelingtired?
Undertoomuchstress?
Well,youmaywanttotryYoga(瑜珈).It’swhatmoreandmorepeoplehavebeenturningtoreleasethetroubleofmodernlife.PracticallyunheardofintheWestuntil50yearsago,Yogahasbecomeoneofthemostpopularhealthtrendsaroundtheworld,includingChina.IfyousearchforYogaonlineinChinese,lotsofpagesaretheretosee,mostofwhicharemainpagesofYogaclubs.Inordertokeepfitandloseweight,manygirlsspendmorethan1000yuantakingpartinYogaclasseseverymonth.
However,areyoureallyreadyforit?
Thereareseveralthingsyouneedtoknowbeforeyoureallytakeit.
First,donotforceyourbodytoomuch.Yogahasmanydifficultposes.Theyarebeautifulandworthboastingifyoucouldfinishthem.ButifyouforceyourselftodoasexactlyasanexperiencedYogateacherdoes,youmayhurtyourbody,insteadofstrengtheningit.DoyourememberyouoriginalpurposeforplayingYoga?
Itisself-building,notcompeting.
Second,dosomeresearchabouttheYogaclassthatyouaretoregistering.YogaisnewinChinaandtherearenotsomanycertificatedwell-trainedYogateachers.SomenotwellorganizedclubsjustfindsomeonelearnalittleYogaandcertificatethem.Butbeaware,anon-eligibleteachermightwronglyguideyouandyoucouldnotbenefitfromtheclassesmuchexceptthattheyforceyoutoexerciseyourbodyabit.Consideringaboutthelargeamountofmoneyyouinvestinit,it’sworthandreasonabletomakesuretheteachersintheclubarequalifiedbeforeyoujoin.
Third,itwouldbebettertolearnsomethingaboutnutritionwhenyoupracticeYoga.Intheverybeginning,YogawaspartoftheVedas,bibleofthetraditionalIndianphilosophy.Soitcouldberegardedasakindoflifestyle.Whenyouhavedecidedtocareforyourbody,whynotfeeditproperly?
Infact,goodclubshavetheirownnutritionists.
Anyhow,makesureyouarereadybeforeyouact.Thetrendmaychangequickly,butyoucanbenefitfrompracticingyogaanyway.
36.Theunderlinedword”non-eligible”inthe4thparagraphmostprobablymeans________.
A.unqualifiedB.inexperienced
C.unrespectableD.unpopular
37.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sadvice?
A.GetsomeknowledgeaboutVedaswhenpracticingyoga.
B.Whatyouwanttoachieveindoingyogaistocompete.
C.Choosewhateveryogaclubyoulike.
D.Don’tblindlyfollowthetrendsinyoga.
38.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticleisto______.
A.tellpeoplewaystorelaxundertoomuchstress.
B.offersomesuggestionstothosewhowanttotakeyogaclasses.
C.explaintopeoplethebenefitsoftakingyogaclasses.
D.informpeopleofwhatkindofyogaclubstheyshouldturnto.
39.Fromtheadviceofferedbytheauthor,wecanconcludethat_______.
A.itiseasyforyoutoaccomplishtheposesinyoga.
B.researchisneededafteryouregisterfortheyogaclass.
C.yogahassomethingtodowithc
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