上海市曹杨二中学年高二下学期期中英语试题.docx
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上海市曹杨二中学年高二下学期期中英语试题
上海市曹杨二中2020-2021学年高二下学期期中英语试题
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一、用单词的适当形式完成短文
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Atwistoffate
WhenTamaraRabimetAdrianaScottatalocalMcDonald’srestaurant,theirliveschangedforever.“Ididn’tknowwhattosay1.‘hi’.Iwasjustsoshocked--itwaslikeseeingmyself,”saysAdriana.TheywerebothstudentsatneighbouringuniversitiesinLongIsland,NewYork,andtheyhadgrownuponly30kilometresapart.Theysharedabirthday,theywereexactlythesameheightandbothlovedhiphop.Butthemostimportantthing2.wassharedbetweenthemwasthesameMexicanmother.Bothgirlsgrewupknowingthattheirmother3.(give)themupforadoptionwhentheywereborn,buttheyhadnoidea4.theyhadatwinsister.Then,JustinLattore,afriendofAdriana’s,wenttoTamara’stwentiethbirthdayparty.WhenhewalkedinandsawTamara,hardly5.hebelievehiseyes.“Iwasjustshocked--shelookedsomuchlikeAdriana,”saysJustin.Thenitgotclear--theyhadtobesisters.Infact,Tamarahadalreadynoticedthatstrangersonheruniversitycampusoftensmiledandsaidhello,clearly6.(mistake)herforsomeoneelse.
Followingthebirthday,JustinputthetwogirlsintouchandtheyarrangedtheMcDonald’smeetingbyemail.“7.shecametowardsme,shewaswalkinglikeme,talkinglikeme,”saysTamara.“Wehavethesamemannerisms,thesameinterestsandgotthesamegradesatschool,”addsAdriana.Thegirlevendiscoveredthataschildrentheyhadoftenhadthesamenightmareofareallyloudnoise8.(follow)byaveryquietone.Theyhadanothersadfactoracommon.9.oftheiradoptivefathershaddiedafewyearsbeforetheymet.
Nowthetwinsarefinishingtheirstudies,andtheymeetoften.“Ifeelshe’smysister,butourrelationshiprightnowismorelikefriends,”saysTamara.She’soptimisticandexcitedthattheirfutureswillbetogether.“Wewillalwayshaveeachother.Wedon’thaveanyotherbrothersandsisters--wearesure10.(grow)oldtogether!
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二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
Japanesefirmsencouragedaytimenaps
Imagineworkingforanemployerwho,awarethatyou’reprobablynotsleepingenoughatnight,allowsyoutodowntoolsandnapaspartofyourregularwork11.--andnotjustfortywinksatyourdesk,butarestorativesnoozeinaquietroom.
ThesearesomeofthemeasuresbeingusedbyagrowingnumberofcompaniesinJapantocounteranepidemicofsleeplessnessthatcostsitseconomya(n)12.$138bnayear.
Techstartupshavebeenquickestto13.the“sleepdebt”amongirritableandunproductiveemployees.Lastyear,Nextbeat,anTTserviceprovider,wentasfarassettinguptwo“strategicsleepingrooms”--oneformen,theotherforwomen--atitsheadquartersinTokyo.Thearoma-infusedrooms14.devicesthatblockoutbackgroundnoise,allowingworkerstostretchoutonsofasfora(n)15.nap.Mobilephones,tabletsandlaptopsarebanned.
“Nappingcandoasmuchtoimprovesomeone’s16.asabalanceddietandexercise,”EmikoSumikawa,amemberoftheNextbeatboard,toldKyodonewsagency.
Nextbeatalsoasksemployeestoleaveworkby9pmandtoavoiddoingexcessiveovertime,whichhasbeen17.forarisingrateofdeathfromoverwork.
Japaneseworkershavemorereasonthanmosttosubmitto(服从)the18.foradaytimesnooze,whetheratworkorduringlongcommutes.
Asurveyconductedusingfitnesstrackersin28countriesfoundthatJapanesemenandwomensleep,onaverage,just6hoursand35minutesanight--45minuteslessthantheinternationalaverage--makingthemthemostsleep-deprivedofall.Estonians,Canadians,Belgians,Austrians,aswellastheDutchandFrench,allgetacomparativelydecentnight’ssleep,accordingtothesurvey.
Thegovernmenthasalsocometoappreciatethe19.ofawell-restedworkforce,withthehealthministryrecommendingthatallworking-agepeopletakeanapofupto30minutesintheearlyafternoon--advice20.embracedbysomeofthecountry’spoliticians.
三、完形填空
Placebos(安慰剂)ProvePowerful
Manydoctorsknowthestoryof“Mr.Wright”.In1957hewasdiagnosedwithcancer,andgivenonlydaystolive.Hehadtumours(肿瘤)thesizeoforanges.Heheardthatscientistshaddiscoveredanewmedication,Krebiozen,thatwas21againstcancer,andhebeggedthedoctortogiveittohim.Hisphysician,DrPhillipWest,finallyagreed.AfterMr.WrighthadbeengivenaninjectiononaFridayafternoon,the22doctorfoundhispatientoutofhis“deathbed”,jokingwiththenursesthefollowingMonday.“Thetumours”,thedoctorwrotelater,“had23likesnowballsonahotstove.”
Twomonthslater,Wrightreadmedicalreportsthatthemedicationwasfake.Hisconditionimmediatelygotworseagain.“Don’t24whatyoureadinpapers,”thedoctortoldWright.Thenheinjectedhimwithwhathesaidwas“anewsuper-refineddoublestrength”versionofthedrug.25,therewasnodrug,justamixofsaltandwater,butagainitworked.WrightwasthepictureofhealthforanothertwomonthsuntilhereadanofficialreportsayingthatKrebiozenwas26.Hediedtwodayslater.
Thisstoryhasbeen27bydoctorsforalongtime,dismissedasoneofthosestrangetalesthatmedicinecannotexplain.Theideathatapatient’s28canmakeafataldiseasegoawayhasbeenthoughtofastoostrange.Butnowscientistsarediscoveringthattheplaceboeffectismorepowerfulthananyonehadeverthought.Theyarealsobeginningtodiscoverhowsuchmiraculousresultsare29.Throughnewtechniquesofbrainimagery,itcanbeshownthatathought,abelieforadesirecancausechemicalprocessesinthebrainwhichcanhavepowerfuleffectsonthe30.Scientistsarelearningthatsomebodyreactionsarenotcausedbyinformationcomingintothebrainfromtheoutsideworld,butbywhatthebrain31tohappennext.
Placebosare“liesthat32,”saidDrAnneHarrington,ahistorianofscienceatHarvardUniversity.“ThewordplaceboisLatinfor“Ishallplease”(orIshallmakeyouhappy)anditistypicallyatreatmentthatadoctorgivesto33patientstopleasethem,”shesaid.“Itlookslikemedication,buthasnohealingingredientswhatsoever.”Nowadays,doctorshavemuchmorepowerfulmedicinestofightdisease.Butthesetreatmentshavenotdiminished(减弱)thepoweroftheplacebo,quitethe34.Maybewhenscientistsfullyunderstandhowplaceboswork,thepowerfulhealingeffectsofthehuman35willbeusedmoresystematically!
21.A.vagueB.uniqueC.effectiveD.impossible
22.A.astonishedB.disappointedC.exhaustedD.experienced
23.A.expandedB.meltedC.accumulatedD.moved
24.A.takedownB.lookforC.makeoutD.careabout
25.A.ActuallyB.MoreoverC.MeanwhileD.Consequently
26.A.beneficialB.popularC.worthlessD.available
27.A.studiedB.ignoredC.inventedD.spread
28.A.strugglesB.promisesC.rightsD.beliefs
29.A.achievedB.neglectedC.emphasizedD.mixed
30.A.brainB.doctorC.bodyD.process
31.A.advisesB.expectsC.instructsD.forbids
32.A.healB.hurtC.existD.fade
33.A.optimisticB.carefulC.peculiarD.anxious
34.A.pointB.oppositeC.timeD.adventure
35.A.relationB.strengthC.beingD.mind
四、阅读选择
ALessonGoesViral
Attheendof2014,Tulsa,Oklahoma,sixth-gradeteacherMelissaBourreceivedafriendrequestonFacebookfromoneofherstudents.Shedidn’taccepttherequest,butaquickbrowsethroughthegirl’sfriendslistrevealedthenamesofdozensofkidsfromherclassroom.Manyofthestudents’Facebookpageswerecompletelypublic,meaningevenstrangerscouldsearchthroughthekids’personalphotosandmessages.
“Isawmiddlefingers,studentsdressedinappropriately,andextremelyoffensivelanguage,”Melissasays.“Itwasdisturbing.”Whenshebroughtupherdiscoveryinclass,thestudentsthoughtiswasnothing.Soshecreatedapostofherown.
WithabrightgreenSharpie,shewroteonapieceofpaperinallcaps,“DearFacebook:
My12-year-oldstudentsthinkitis‘nobigdeal’thattheyarepostingpicturesofthemselves...Pleasehelpme...[showthem]howquicklytheirimagescangetaround.”SheputapictureoftheletteronherFacebookpageandaskedpeopletoshareit.
Inhours,itwasshared108,000timesacrossdozensofstatesandfourcountries.Shedeleteditaftereighthours,butitcontinuedtospread.“Iwantedtoshowthemthatit’sontheInternetforever,”shesays.
Assheexplainedtheresultsofherexperimentinclass,thestudents’“eyesgotbiggerandbigger,”shesays.“Itscaredafewofthemintodeletingtheirpagescompletely,”shesays.Othershaveremovedinappropriatepostsandusedprivacysettingstomanagetheirpages.
Herintentionwasn’ttoscarethemoffsocialmediabuttopushthemtobemindfulofwhattheypost.Melissasays,“Itellthem,‘justbecauseeveryoneelseissharingdoesn’tmeanyouhaveto.’”
36.WhatdidMelissaBourfindaboutherstudents’Fackbookpages?
A.Theywerenotaccessibletostrangers.
B.Theycontainedimpropermessages.
C.Theyappealedalottothepublic.
D.Theyrevealednothingaboutthestudents.
37.WhydidMelissaputapictureoftheletteronherFackbookpage?
A.Toprovethepotentialthreatcausedbysharingsomethingonline.
B.TohelpstudentslearnhowtopostsomethingonFacebook.
C.ToturntothepublicfortipsonproperuseofFackbook.
D.Toscareherstudentsoffallsocialmedia.
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