2017-2018学年上海市七宝中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2017-2018学年七宝中学高二下学期期末试卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

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Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

You 21 think your English skills are good, but do you know what a \navigator\is? How about a :replenishment controller”?

Don't worry if you don't understand what these two job titles are- 22 would most native English speakers. But thanks to 23 UK company, we know that these titles from two job adverts mean “teacher” and “shelf stacker（货架整理员）”

The Plain English Campaign(PEC) 24 (woke) since 1979 to rid the UK of over-complicated language. It’s aim is to make English as clear as possible for members of the public. It rewrites and edits documents, such as goverment application forms or job advertisments, 25 (make) them understandable.

Research carried out last year by Business in the Community, a UK charity, even found that two third of 16-to-24-year-olds are put off applying for jobs 26 they don’t understand their descriptions.

27 “Jargon（专业术语）is describing is very important. It should be articulated（表达）very clearly,” Steve Jenner,PEC spokesperson,told the BBC.

According to the Guardian, some of 28 (unusual) workplace jarjon includes “blue-sky thinking”-meaning open-minded planning-”touch base offline”-meaning to meet and talk 29 person-and “don’t let the grass grow too long”-which is another way of asking someone to work faster.

But it’s not just documents and workplace language 30 the PEC targets. Every year, it nominates public fingures for it’s “Foot in Mouth award”. To put one’s mouth is a phrase that means to say something foolish. For the last two years, US president Donald Trump has features on the list.

“Trump is notoriously（极度地） generous when it comes to providing memorable nonsense,” the PEC wrote on its website. “He seemed to say something daft every few days during his campaign fofr the Republication Presidential candidacy.”

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. thirst AD. hit You may still remember the “Eight Minutes of Tokyo” in the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics last August. Even if the Tokyo Games wasn’t going to be here for another four years, the performance of the new host successfully 31 the show (大出风头) with its famous animated characters – Doraemon, Hello Kitty and Super Mario.

It was a wise choice since there is probably nothing that shouts “Japan” more loudly than the country’s animation, known as “Japanimation”. And this year 32 the 100th anniversary of the very first Japanese cartoon, made in 1917.

In the past century, the wild imagination of Japanese animators continued to feed our 33 . Monsters, fairies, robots and magic feature often in their work. It has also been inspiring film industries in other parts of the world. The 34 story of Disney’s The Lion King (1994), for example, actually comes from Japan’s Kimba the White Lion (《森林大帝》，1965). And the 1999 Hollywood 35 film, The Matrix, was also 36 influenced by the 1989 Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell (《攻壳机动队》).

“I love his films. I study his films. I watch his films when I’m looking for 37 ,” John Lasseter, director of Pixar’s Toy Story, once said about famous Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.And our 38 for this imaginary world is only growing.

B. stole BC. touching C. shaping BD. imaginative D. heavily CD. reportedly AB. inspiration AC.marks ABC. curisity

At the end of last year, for example, the story of Japanese cartoon Pokemon (《宠物小精灵》，1997-) was brought to life with the help of augmented reality (AR，增强现实) technology. People in many countries are often seen searching for Pokemon in real life locations through the screens of their phones. They play it on their way to school, to work, and during holiday outings. Although Pokemon began as a video game a year before the cartoon came out, people should give the animation a “Thanks” for bringing it to a wider audience.

Besides being a source of entertainment, Japanese animation is also a 39 force of our daily lives. For example, wearing glasses used to be considered as uncool and geeky (书呆子气的), but after the 1981 TV animation Arale (《阿拉蕾》), in which there is a heavily-nearsighted (高度近视的) girl with wings and magic powers, glasses soon became fashionable. And the language we use – the word meng (萌), to name one – is also 40 from Japanese animation.

But interestingly, with all the imagination that is so admired by modern fans, it would still be hard for Japanese animators in 1917 to believe that the two-dimensional worlds that they were creating at the time would have such a big influence in today’s three-dimensional world.

III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: 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 word or phrase that best fits the context.

Reading to me is all about personal growth. Growth through reading can take many 41 .It can come from seeing the world through the eyes of someone else, thra new truth or reconnecting with a truth long 42 . It can even come from an uncontained guffaw（狂笑）while reading a humorous passage. Growth through reading is not about reaching a certain level or reading so many minutes a day. It is 43 not about finding one type of reaing material more valid than another. It’s about making something such an 44 part of your life that you don’t feel the need to quantity what you’re doing. You should read because you want to, not because you have to.

At a recent workshop it was argued that, as adults, we often make the mistake of 45 children to do things we don’t do ourselves. Before chastising

(punishing) your child for watching videos or playing games, ask yourself how you use your spare time. As adults we need to lead by example. When was the last time you 46 that 500-page classic instead of checking social media or watching television? If something isn’t good enough toe you or 47 your time, then why would you like your children to feel 48 ?

We also tend to forget that the journey can often be more illuminating 49 that the actual goal.This is definately the 50 with reading. I am not talking about the journey that takes place within the pages of a book. I am talking about the personal journey that is possible when a child finds something that 51 their interest, latches onto it-and in so doing discoveries new worlds they never knew existed. The ownership in discovering and exploring one’s own interests is magical.

What does it 53 if a child is reading books that are “too easy” or “below their level” if it still bring them joy? Why is that a bad thing? Yes, stagnation（停止，滞止）can hamper growth, but as adults that is where we can 53 and help. It is our duty to help 54 our children’s horizon’s by knowing what excites and drives them and then presenting them with new and exciting literary options within that context. Whatever your child likes to read-if it is “War and Peace,” magazines, comics, online articles, video game directions or th eback of a cereal box---take taht, encourage it and build on it by introducing new 55 . Do not take away a child’s joy.Without joy, reading is no longer reading. It’s work. 41.A.measures B.steps C.forms D.terms 42.A.forgotten B.acepted C.identified D.ignored 43.A.necessarily B.slightly C.potentially D.definitely 44.A.integral B.unusual C.necessary D.vital 45.A.hoping B.exciting C.demanding D.having 46.A.set up B.looked up C.picked up D.turned up 47.A.deserve B.worthy C.require D.worth

48.A.equally B.specially C.similary D.differently

49.A.rewarding B.exciting C.diasppointing D.appealing 50.A.situation B.case C.illustration D.union 51.A.raises B.leads C.sparks D.arises 52.A.matter B.mean C.account D.offer 53.A.set in B.step in C.take in D.look in

54.A.stretch B.broaden C.extend D.enlarge

55.A.competitions B.disciplines C.approaches D.challenges

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）

Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE.

Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July. The jury(陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. It was, said the Judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming. When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking.

Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just don’t tell my mother.”

“It happened over three years ago,” Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just don’t tell my mother,” said Fee numbly(麻木地). “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”

Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee, pack your things. We’ll go to see him.”

She half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I can't go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well—his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, it’s what he wants. We’ve got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us?”

Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee’s face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his