上海市同济大学第一附属中学2019-2020学年高二下学期月考英语试题

上海市同济大学第一附属中学2019-2020学年高二下学期月考英语试题

上海市同济大学第一附属中学2019-2020学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary ‎ Section A 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 from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. ‎ We can always bear voices comparing the education systems in China and the US. It’s true that there exist a lot of differences, but this cannot be an excuse (21) ________ having a passive attitude toward studying in China. ‎ When I came back from the US last year and (22) ________ (continue) my senior high school education in China, I sensed many great differences. I thought that school in China was too hard, and that we didn’t do enough fun exercise (23) ________ (run) around playground together. I was not patient enough and I couldn’t help but cry to my mum. In short, I could not face the changes and the pressure. ‎ My mum had a long talk with me. After that, I realized that (24) ________ high school life in China is harder, it can give us more. The pressure helps us learn the true meaning of competition before we step into society, which gives us a (25) ________ (determine) heart and teaches us to step forward no matter what the reality is. It’s like climbing a mountain, (26) ________ might make you dizzy and nervous, but the top is always there waiting for you (27) ________ ________ ________ you are strong enough to take one more step. ‎ Meanwhile, (28) ________easy life is not always good for us. Even some of my American Friends call (29) ________ “lazy Americans”, because the school in the US is not always easy. When they go to college, they also need to work very hard. We complain mainly because we can’t see the whole picture. ‎ Sometimes we just simply listen to other’s words without thinking about (30) ________ they are true. We can’t always complain. Instead, we all need to understand that success takes efforts and tears. ‎ Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. ‎ A. available B. contact C. public D. announced E. growing F. range ‎ G. include H. separately I. leader J. especially K. appearing ‎ Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but __31__ number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the __32__. Recent additions in the United States __33__ projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley. ‎ Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are __34__ at the Apple iTunes store. ‎ The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early __35__ with its Open Course Ware project, first __36__ in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1.800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These __37__ from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide __38__ with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners. ‎ Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of __39__ online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is __40__ popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering. ‎ Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension ‎ IV. Cloze.‎ Direction: For each blank in the following passage there are four words marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrases that best fits the context.‎ What is a vegan? What is veganism?‎ Veganism is a type of vegetarian diet that ____41___meat, eggs, dairy products and all other animal-derived ingredients. Many vegans also do not eat foods that are ___42___using animal products, such as refined white sugar and some wines.‎ Vegan ___43___either a person who follows this was of eating, or the diet itself. That is, the word vegan can be an adjective used to describe a food item, as in, “ This curry is vegan”, or, it can be used as a noun, as in, “Vegans like cookie, too.”‎ Although there is some ___44___ as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet, if you are cooking for other vegans, it is best to be cautious and __45__ these foods. Most vegans __46__ the definition of veganism to go beyond just food and will also avoid the use of all personal and household products tested on animals, and avoid __47__ and using all animal-derived non-food products, such as leather, fur and wool. ‎ What do vegans eat?‎ This is perhaps the most common question about veganism. A vegan diet includes grains, beans, legumes, vegetables and __48__ or the nearly infinite number of foods made by combing them. ‎ ‎__49__, many vegan versions of familiar foods are available, so you can eat vegan hot dogs, ice cream, cheese and vegan mayonnaise along with the more familiar veggie burgers. Many foods are __50__ veganism, such as soy milk and tofu, but many non-vegans also enjoy tofu, and you certainly do not have to like tofu in order to eat vegan. ‎ Vegans also eat many of the same common and __51__ every day foods such as a green salad, spaghetti, and chips and salsa which just about everyone eats. __52__, a vegetarian burrito（玉米煎饼）without cheese or sour cream would be vegan, a vegetarian Thai curry made from coconut milk is vegan, pasta with tomato sauce non-meat and non-diary sauce is vegan, and most breads are vegan. ‎ How can I become vegan?‎ So you have decided to become vegan. But now what? Some people easily go from eating meat to vegan right away, while others struggle with their new __53__, or choose to go to vegetarian first and then __54__ omit（去除）eggs and dairy. There is no right or wrong way to do it, but you may ‎ want to learn about what’s worked for other people. However, you do it, keep your __55__ in mind and remember why you are choosing to adopt a vegan diet. ‎ ‎41. A. excludes B. includes C. involves D. favors ‎ ‎42. A. enjoyed B. consumed C. processed D. frozen ‎ ‎43. A. protests against B. refers to C. consists of D. searches for ‎ ‎44. A. analysis B. reason C. debate D. comment ‎ ‎45. A. cook B. choose C. test D. avoid ‎ ‎46. A. extend B. apply C. restrict D. offer ‎ ‎47. A. controlling B. purchasing C. distributing D. producing ‎ ‎48. A. eggs B. cheeses C. hot-dogs D. fruits ‎ ‎49. A. Otherwise B. Because C. Besides D. Thus ‎ ‎50. A. separated from B. ignored by C. associated with D. limited to ‎ ‎51. A. cheap B. familiar C. delicious D. healthy ‎ ‎52. A. As a result B. For example C. In a sense D. In particular ‎ ‎53. A. belief B. mission C. commitment D. trend ‎ ‎54. A. slowly B. easily C. essentially D. normally ‎ ‎55. A. goal B. request C. responsibility D. expense ‎ Section B Directions: Read the following three passage. 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)‎ It is one of the greatest mysteries of nature. In case you haven’t noticed, all living things follow very definite, individual rhythms, all as regular as a clock, but what makes them regular?‎ Though many scientists maintain that these rhythms are the result of some outside force like gravity or radiation or both, the results of most scientific researches agree with other scientists who believe that each living thing has its own built-in biological “time clock.”‎ Take the mystery of migration for example. Scientists can’t really explain why many species of birds migrate in the autumn even though the temperature is still summery. The birds just seem to ‎ snub the comfortable weather that they are having. When a certain time comes, they travel south by the thousand. In spring time, they migrate northwards when though there probably is snow still covering the ground when they finally arrive. Something said “go”, and they did. ‎ Animals that hibernate are obeying individual time clock, too. When thier clock indicates the time to take a winter’s nap, they do, and nothing can stop them. At a certain time in the spring, they wake up and come out regardless of the weather outside. ‎ Plants appear to have yearly rhythms, such as the sprouting（发芽）of seeds, and they also have daily rhythms. Notice sometimes that plants raise their leaves in daylight and lower them at night. ‎ If you live along the California coast, you can easily observe a demonstration of this mysterious clock functioning regularly. There, from February to September, the highest tides occur exactly every fourteen and four-fifths days, and during these high tides, but at no other time, small silvery fish called grunions surf-ride a wave to the beach. There the female deposits her eggs in the sand and the male, fertilitze them; then both hitch a wave-ride back to the sea. Exactly fourteen and four-fifths days later, never before or after, the tiny eggs hatch, and the high tide carries the new habies out to sea. ‎ ‎56. According to the passage, the mysterious thythms result from ________. ‎ A. the influence of gravity on living species ‎ B. the effect of radiation on living species ‎ C. the influence of a mysterious outer force on living species ‎ D. the internal mechanism inside the living species ‎ ‎57. The underlined word “snub” in the third paragraph probably means ________. ‎ A. fight B. ignore C. symbolize D. criticize ‎ ‎58. Which of the following statments is NOT TRUE?‎ A. Hibernating animals are obeying an internal time clock. ‎ B. The positioning of the leaves of some plants is due to the daily rhythms. ‎ C. The internal clock functioning is demonstrated in the reproducing habits of grunions. ‎ D. The yearly hibemation is more because of the weather influence than the biological functioning. ‎ ‎59. The passage is mainly about ________. ‎ A. the rhythms of life B. the reasons of mysterious hibermation ‎ C. strange behaviors of species D. the timing for different events in the world of species ‎ ‎(C)‎ Recently, a case of lifeboat ethics occurred. On Aug. 4, Graham and Sheryl Anley, while boating off the coast of South Africa, hit a rock. As the boat threatened to sink, the husband got off, but his wife was trapped in the boat. Instead of freeing his wife and getting her to shore, Graham grabbed Rosie, their pet dog. With Rosie safe and sound, Graham returned for Sheryl. All are doing fine. ‎ It’s great story, but it doesn’t strike me as especially newsworthy. News is supposed to be about something fairly unique, and recent research suggests that, in the right circumstances, lots of people also would have grabbed their Rosie first. ‎ We have strange relationships with our pets. We look after our pets with great love and better health care than billions of people receive. We speak to pets with the same high-pitched voices that we use for babies.As an extreme example of our feelings about pets, the Nazis had strict laws that guaranteed the kind treatment of the pets of Jews being shipped to death camps. ‎ A recent paper by George Regents University demonstrates this human involvement with pets to an astonishing extent. Participants in the study were told a situation in which a bus is out o control, bearing down on a dog and a human. Which do you save? With responses from more than 500 people, the answer was that it depended: What kind of human and what kind of dog?‎ Everyone would save a brother, grandparent or close friend rather than a strange dog. But when people considered their own dog VS people less connected with them -- a distant cousin or a hometown stranger -- votes a favor of saving the dog came rolling in. And an astonishing 40% of respondents, including 46% of women, voted to save their dog over a foreign tourist. ‎ What does a finding like this mean? First, it is that your odds aren’t so good if you find yourself in another country with a bus bearing down on you and a cute dog. But it also points to something deeper: our unprecedented attitude toward animals, which got its start with the birth of kind - hearted societies in the 19th century. ‎ We prison people who abuse animals, put ourselves in harm’s way in boats between whales an whalers and show sympathy to Bambi and his mother. We can extend sympathy to an animal and ‎ feel its pain like no other species. But let’s not be too proud of ourselves. As this study and too much of our history show, we’re pretty selective about how we extend our kindness to other human beings. ‎ ‎63. Which of the following is true according to the article?‎ A. The story of the Anleys and their dog was too unique to be newsworthy. ‎ B. Most people surveyed choose to save their own dog rather than a human. ‎ C. It wa in the 19th century that human beings started to love their pets. ‎ D. Human beings are more and more concerned with animals nowadays. ‎ ‎64. What is the function of the first of paragraph?‎ A. To create a relaxing mood for readers. B. To present the theme of this essay straightly. ‎ C. To lead in the main topic of this essay. D. To raise problems that will be solved later. ‎ ‎65. The author mentions Nazi laws in the third paragraph ________. ‎ A. to show how cruel the Nazis’ were to the Jews B. as an example to persuade people not to love pets ‎ C. to illustrate the strange relationship between human and pets ‎ D. as an example to display the kindness of the Nazis ‎ ‎66. What does the author mainly argue for?‎ A. Pets are of great significance to us human beings. ‎ B. We should rethink about out attitude towards animals and mankind. ‎ C. It is kind of human beings to extend kindness to animals. ‎ D. We should be selective when showing attitude toward other human beings. ‎ Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. ‎ A. During past millennia, craftspeople have created numerous exquisite figurines, which have had tremendous aesthetic value. ‎ B. For millennia, the figurines have brought happiness to countless Chinese families. ‎ C. However, given the rapid industrial and technological development during the past several decades, clay figurines have been produced in a great number of molds with more complicated ‎ designs. ‎ D. As a resule, the popularity of the art from has increased, both at home and abroad. ‎ E. So far, Fengxiang’s clay figurines have been displayed in various cultural activities held in more than 30 countries, including France, Germany and the United States. ‎ F. Making clay figurines involves several complcated procedures, including processing the new materials, designing the artworks, creating molds, and shaping, baking and painting. ‎ Turning clay into art Many residents bought clay figurines in the past, especially during festivals or holidays, as they believed the items would bring good fortune, ward off evil spirits and prevent calamities _____67_____‎ Multiple skills, such as paper-cutting, embroidering, carving and New Year’s painting, are used to make the figurines. Local craftspeople use strong colors (such as bright red, light yellow and green) to create figurines, to convey people’s blessings for happiness and good luck, and to embody their desire to enjoy the good life. The artworks, characterized by vivid images depicted in an exaggerated way, have attracted countless people from both home and abroad _______68________ Moreover, as the unique art form embodies Fengxiang’s aesthetic, literary and artistic ideologies, the figurines have high historical and cultural value. ‎ ‎_____69_____ There are two ways to produce clay figurines; first, the mold-making method, during which the artists creates the figurines, such as the God of Longevity and the God of Wealth, from clay set in molds. The second technique is the hand-kneading method, during which the artist kneads clay into the shapes of different animals, such as the Chinese zodiac (the 12 animals, which represent the 12 Earthly Branches, to symbolize the years is which people are born) and scenes depicted in operas and stories. ‎ Past generations of craftpeople did their best to pass on the craft to younger generations. _______70________ That has negatively affected the development of the handmade items. In 2006, China added the craft of making Fengxiang’s clay figurines to the list of the country’s intangible cultural heritage. ‎ 第II卷 I. Translation ‎ Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. ‎ ‎1. 但愿化妆品广告商们没做过任何虚假承诺。(If only)‎ ‎2. 老艺术家坚称那副杰作值得享有如此美誉。(deserve)‎ ‎3. 鉴于你由衷的自我批评，我本不该挑剔你的说话方式。(view)‎ ‎4. 只有证明旗下产品是安全的，这家公司才会繁荣发展，从而革新整个产业。(Only if)‎ Ⅵ. Guided Writing ‎ Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. ‎ KEYS:for；continued; running; though; determined; which; as long as ; an; themselves; whether ‎31-40:ECGAI DFBKJ ‎ ‎41-55:ACBCD ABDCC BBCAA ‎ ‎56-59 DBDA 63-66:DCCB 67-70:BAFC