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2016.42016.4高二下期中试卷（浦东）第第7页共1页2015高二英语试卷Grammar12%Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks.useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Oneday,whenMr.Pottswasoutoftheroom,hiscolleaguesexaminedthehatverycarefully.Thentheywenttoanearbyshopandboughtanotherhatexactlylikeit,butquiteabitlarger.Whentheyreturnedtotheoffice,Mr.Pottswasstillout,sotheyexchangedthenewhatfortheoldone.Attheendoftheafternoon,Mr.Pottsgotuptoleave.Whenheputhishatonhishead.however,it(11) downoverhiseyes.Afterhelefttheoffice,everyoneroaredwithlaughter.Thenextday,toeveryone'ssurprise.Mr.Pottsturnedupwithhishatinitsnormalposition.Hiscolleagues(12) (puzzle)bythis,andwhileMr.Pottswasouttheystudiedthehatcarefully.TheyfoundthatMr.Pottshadfixedsomepiecesofnewspaperroundtheinsideofthehattoreduceitsdiameterandmakeit(13)_ _(small)ThenextdaytheydecidedtotakeMr.Potts'soldhatfromthecupboard_theyhadconcealedit.Theyitsmallerinthesameway,andreplacedthenewhatwiththeoldone.Attheendoftheday.Mr.Pottsgotuptoleaveasusual.(15)_heputhishatonthistime.however,itstuckrightontopofhishead.Again,everyoneroaredwithlaughterwhenhelefttheoffice.Mr.Potts'scolleagueschangedthehatseveryday.Theresultwasthatonalternatedaysheworethebighatandthenthesmallone.Intheend,thebelief(16)anillnesswasmakinghisheadchangesizefromdaytodayledMr.Pottstogotoadoctor.'Nonsense'.saidthedoctor.'Thereisnosuchdisease'.(B)Americansmovearoundquiteoftenandlearntodevelopfriendshipseasilyandquickly.AboutoneoutofeveryfiveAmericanfamiliesmoveseveryyear.Peoplemovetonewplacesbecausetheybeginnewjobs.attenddistantcolleges,getmarried,havechildrenorsimplywantachangeintheirlives.asaresultof(17)_.peopleformandendfriendshipsquickly.Relationships(18)_(base)onacommonactivitymaystoporendwhentheactivityends.Studentsmightmeetinclassesandremainfriendsforthedurationofthecourseandthenstopseeingafterthefinalexamination.Thesameholdstrueforneighbourswhoaretheclosestoffriendsuntilonemovesaway.Inthesefriendships,shareddailyexperiencesformthefoundationfortherelationship.Long-Iastingfriendshipsdevelopwhenindividualshavesimilarinterestsandacommonoutlook(20) _life.Thehighrateofmobilityinthecanexplainagreatdealaboutshort-tennfriendships.Friendshipandfriendlinessdonotmeanthesamething.FriendlinesscharacterizesmuchofAmericandailyinteractionbutisnotalwaysanindicationoffriendship.Strangersmaysharelifehistorieswithoutanywishtosetuparelationship.Instantfriendshipsarecharacterizedbytheappearanceoftwopeople(21)(become)closebut.inreality,thereisnostringconnectionbetweenthem.Twopeople(22)_(say)hellotoeachotherafterbeingintroducedforthefirsttimedonotalwaysmeanthattheyhaveastrongwishtodevelopafriendship.Manypeoplefrequentlysmileorsay"Haveaniceday"or"See youlater",orevengiveaninvitationaspartofaculturalpatternofpoliteness.Suchexpressionsdonotalwayssuggestanofferofcontinuedfriendship.Vocabulary 8%Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.voice B.pointC.abandonD.lossE.occursF.accessed G.shrinkingH.difference I.mattersTheEndofaMediumTheIndependent,anewspaperthatshookupBritain'sjournalisminthel980sbeforefallingonhardtimes.hasannouncedthatitwillstopprintingandinsteadpublishonlyonline.ItsfinalprinteditionwillcomeonMarch26.Maybeweshouldallfeelsadaboutthenews,butperhapswealsoneedtogetusedtothatFeeling.forsoonerorlater.allpaperswillgo.Indeed,formostpeopleunder25.thenewspaperisalreadyextinct.Fewofthemseetheofbuyingapapercopyeverymorning.Sowhatarewelosing?Whatdifferencedoesitmakewhenonenationalpaperor.finally.allourpapers_printandappearonlyonline?Tostartwith,andimportantly,it makesno(25)totheyoungerreaderswhoembraced(接受)printandwho.astimepasses.willcometoruntheworld.Theyfeelabouttheprintnewspaperthesamewaytheydoaboutthehorse-drawncarriage.Fortherestofus.therewillbesome(26)becauseaprintpapercanstillcarrypowerandinfluence.ltsfrontpagechallengesus.itsflowof pagesworksuponourthinking,anditsleadingarticlesleadus.Now.withouttheprinteditionofTheIndependent,a(n)(27)thatisdistinctive (独特的) islesslikelytobeheard.Thatisbothsadandbadforusgenerally.Butitisobviousthatinthenewworld.wherewearealmostpermanentlyonlineandalmostpermanentlyincommunication.thediversityofopinionisgrowing.not(28) .Wemaysometimescomplainabouttheofnews(29)online.buttheInternethasasmuchpowertodeliveragreatvarietyofmessagesandideastous.andtothepeoplewhowillruntheworldnext.So.aswefeelsadabouttheprintedIndependent.weareprobablyatamilestone.Thisisthedeathofanunwantedmedium.Itiswhatjournalistsfindoutandwrite.andareabletotelltheirreaders.thatreally(30)andweshouldnotwasteourenergyweepingoveradeadtechnology.Cloze 12%Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Studieshaveshownthatcolorshaveanimpactonourvisualperception.emotions.cultures,andevenlanguages.Thestudyofcolorsandtheirimpactonusiscalledcolorgenics色彩心理).Believeitornot,colorscanfooluswhenitcomestoourvisualperception (感知) .Toprovethis,agroupofresearchersastudyinaworkplace.Theyfirstplacedinaroomheavyboxesandlightboxesthatwerepaintedwhiteandblackrespectively.Later,severalworkerswereaskedtodeterminewhichboxesweighedless.Surprisingly.mostoftheworkerschosetheboxesthatwerepaintedwhite-thatis,theheavyones.Accordingtotheresearchers.thisisbecauselightcolorstendtomakeobjects"look"32inweight. 33_visualperception,ouremotionsareofteninfluencedbycolors.Forexample,pinkisacolorofcalmness.Ifyouaretryingto34_anargument.youmightwanttowearpink.Violetandbluearecomfortingcolors,andsoisgreen.That'swhy,tokeeppatients35 .Thecolorscommonlyseeninoperatingroomsarevioletandblue.Colorsarealso_36_ andhavedifferentsymbolicmeaningsincountriesaroundtheworld.Japanese. for example, hand out white envelopes filled with money for theJapanese New Year.In 37 .whiteisthecolorof'death.Asaresult.it38 forfunerals.notfestivals.ThecolorsymbolizingprosperityandgoodfortuneinChinaisactuallyred.That'swhyredenvelopes,insteadofwhiteones.aregivenoutfortheChineseNewYear.Colorshave39_onlanguages,too.Forinstance.inEnglish,ifsomeoneisveryangry,wesaythatperson"seesred"or"tumsredwithanger".Ifwearedepressed.wecouldsaythatwehavethe"blues".Inaddition."blueMonday"isacommonexpressionforthereluctanceand 40 thatwemayexperienceonMondays,especiallyafteraweekendof 41 andfun.Althoughweoften 42 colorsforgranted.theirinfluenceandpowerareeverywhereinourlives.Thankstocolorgenics,wearenowbeginningtounderstandjustwhatcolorscandoandhowmuchtheymattertoallofus.31.A.conductedB.foundC.assignedD.defined32.A.heavierB.greaterC.lighterD.darker33.A.ThankstoB. InadditiontoC.WithregardtoD. Intermsof34.A.makeB.settleC.decideD.improve35.A.calmB.healthyC.activeD.warm36.A.extremelyB.culturallyC.nationallyD.widely37.A.howeverB.thusC.thereforeD.moreover38.A.genuineB.appropriateC.attractiveD.natural39.A.burdenB.viewC.impactD.study40.A.disapprovalB.tirednessC.modestyD.action41.A.burdenB.dislikeC.relaxationD.conscience42.A.takeB.regardC.treatD.thinkReadingComprehension SectionA 18%Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)"Comein,Kim.Haveaseat,please,"saidBillWilliams,themanager.ThiswasKim'sfirstexperiencewithanassessment.Afteronlysixmonthshewasdueforaraiseifthisassessmentwassatisfactory."Kim",beganBillWilliams."Iamverypleasedwiththequalityofyourwork.Ihavenothingbutpraiseforyourdevotionandyourhardwork.Myonlyconcernisthatyouarenotactiveenoughinputtingforwardyoursuggestions.""But",repliedKim,"Ihavealwayscompletedeveryassignmentyouhavegivenme.Mr.Williams.""Iknowthat.Kim.Andplease,callmeBill.ButwhatIexpectisforyoutothinkindependentlyandintroducenewideas.lneedmoreinputfromyou-morefeedbackonhowthingsaregoing.Idon'tneeda'yesman'.Younevertellmewhatyouthink.Youjustsmileasthougheverythingisfine.""But",saidKim."Ifeelthatsinceyouaremysuperior,itwouldbePresumptuousofmetotellyouwhattodo.""I'mnotaskingyoutotellmewhattodo,butwhatyouthinkwecoulddo.Tomakesuggestions.IemployedyoubecauseIrespectyourexperienceinthisfield,butyouarenotcommunicatingyourthoughtstome.""Yes.Isee.I'mnotaccustomedtothis,butIwilltrytodoasyousay_Bill.""Good.then.Iexpecttohearmorefromyouatstaffmeetingsoratanyothertimeyouwanttodiscussanideawithme.""Yes.ofcourse.Thankyou,Mr.Will...Bill."Kimisthesortofemployeewho_cannotfinishhisworkontime B.isnotdevotedtothejobC.laughstoomuchoverwork D.doesnotspeakouthisownideasTheunderlinedword"presumptuous"inthemiddleofthepassageisclosestinmeaningtofullofrespect B.lackinginexperienceC.tooconfidentandrude D.tooshyandquietFromthepassage,wecanlearnthatKimhasbeeninvitedtotakechargeofthestaffmeetingsKimislikelytohaveahighersalaryifhecanpasstheassessmentthemanagerappreciatesthosewhojustdowhathetellsthemtodothemanagerispleasedwithKim'shardworkandhissuggestions(B)Hi,everybody!Welcometoournewly-openedRichard'sCinemaBookstore!Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.AreyouChinesefilmfans?OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero.andFlowersofShanghai.DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthel890stothebeginningofthe2lstcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:studentsandteachers,specialistsandsoon.MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia (百科全书) ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably_theauthorof25NewTakesatouristinthecinemabookstoreareaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinemathemanagerofthecinemabookstoreWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'sFrenchfilms.Thepurposeofthespeakeris_tosatisfythecustomers'varioustastestokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstoretoofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstarstotakethereadersintofilmproducers(C)ProfessorBarryWellmanoftheUniversityofTorontoinCanadahasinventedatermtodescribetheway NorthAmericansinteractthesedays.Thetermis"networkedindividualism".Thisconceptisnoteasytounderstandbecausethewordsseemtohaveoppositemeanings.Howcanwebeindividualsandbenetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.HereiswhatProfessorWellmanmeans.BeforetheinventionoftheInternetande-mail,oursocialnetworksincludedliveinteractionswithrelatives,neighbors,andfriends.Someoftheinteractionwasbyphone,butitwasstillvoicetovoice,persontoperson,inrealtime.ArecentresearchstudybythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectshowedthatforalotofpeople,electronicinteractionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedthisperson-to-personinteraction.However,alotofpeopleinterviewedforthePewstudysaythat'sagoodthing.Why?Inthepast,manypeoplewereworriedthattheInternetisolatedusandcausedustospendtoomuchtimeintheimaginaryworldofthecomputer.ButthePewstudydiscoveredthattheoppositeistrue.TheInternetconnectsuswithmorerealpeoplethanexpected-helpfulpeoplewhocangiveadviceoncareers,medicalproblems,raisingchildren,andchoosingaschoolorcollege.About60millionAmericanstoldPewthattheInternetplaysanimportantroleinhelpingthem makemajordecisions.Thankstothecomputer,weareabletobealoneandtogetherwithotherpeople-atthesametime!Theunderlinedphrase"networkedindividualism"probablymeansthatbyusingcomputerspeople_sticktotheirownwaysnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayhavetherightsandfreedomtodothingsoftheirowninterestdothingsintheirownwaysandexpressopinionsdifferentfromotherpeopleareabletokeeptothemselvesbutatthesametimereachouttootherpeopleItcanbeinferredfromthePewstudythat_peoplehavebeenseparatedfromeachotherbyusingcomputerstheInternetmakespeoplewastealotoftimeandfeelverylonelytheInternethasbecomeatoolforanewkindofsocialcommunicationalotofpeopleregardtheperson-to-personcommunicationasagoodthingWhichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.We-NotAloneontheInternet B.We-CommunicatingontheInternetC.We-AloneTogetherontheInternet D.We-IntheImaginaryWorldoftheInternetSectionB ShortAnswersDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.CookingwasonceregardedasanessentialpartofeducationinEngland-evenifitwasmainlyaimedatgirls.Inrecentdecadescookinghasprogressivelybecomeanunimportantactivityinschools.Inmanycasestheschoolsthemselveshavegivenupcookingmealsinkitchensonthecampus.Buttherisinglevelofobesityhasledtoarethinkaboutthefoodthatchildrenaregiven andtheskillstheyshouldbetaught.EdBallsistheministerinchargeofschools."WhatIwantisforyoungpeopletobetaughthowtodobasic,simplerecipeslikeatomatosauce,asimplecurry,astir-fry-whichtheycanusethenathomeandintheirlaterlife,experimentwith,discoverthejoyoffood,havinggotthebasicsundercontrol."ThenewlessonsareduetostartinSeptemberbutsomeschoolswithoutkitchenswillbegivenalongertimetoadapt.Thereisalsolikelytobeashortageofteacherswiththerightskills.sincethetrendhasbeentoteachfoodtechnologyratherthanpracticalcooking.Alsothecompulsorylessonsforhands-oncookingwillonlybeonehouraweekforoneterm.Butthewell-knowncookerywriter,PruLeith,believesitwillbeworthit."Ifwe'ddonethisthirtyyearsagowemightnothavethecrisiswe'vegotnowaboutobesityandlackofknowledgeaboutfood.Everychildshouldknowhowtocook.notjustsothatthey'llbehealthy,butbecauseit'salifeskillwhichisarealpleasureandwedenychildrenthatpleasure.TherenewedinterestincookingisprimarilyaresponsetothelevelofobesityinBritainwhichisamongthehighestinEurope,andaccordingtogovernmentfigureshalfofallBritonswillbeobesein25yearsifcurrenttrendsarenotreversed.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.)ThoughrecentlycookingisbecomingincreasinglyunimportantinEngland,itused