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2021年第二学期格致中学第一次测验高二年级英语试卷

(A)

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56-58（A）DDB

复旦附中2022届高二下英语衔接练习

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MappingAntarctica

Antarcticawasonthemaplongbeforeanyoneeverlaideyesonit.Nearly2,400yearsago,ancientGreek

philosopherssuchasAristotlebelievedthatagreatcontinentmustexistatthebottomoftheworld.Theythought

itwasneededtobalanceoutthecontinentsatthetopoftheworld.Inthe1500s,mapmakersoftenincludeda

fancifulcontinenttheyreferredtoasTerraIncognita(Latinfor"unknownland,,)atthebottomoftheirmaps.But

itwasnotuntilthe1800s—afterexplorershadsightedandsetfootonAntarctica-thatmapmakersgotdowntothe

businessofreallymappingthecontinent,whichisone-and-a-halftimesthesizeoftheU.S..

Whilethecoastlinecouldbemappedbyshipssailingaroundthecontinent,ittookairplanes—andlater,

satellites—tochartAntarctica'svastinterior.Thatjobcontinuestoday.Anditisajobthatcanstillrequirea

mapmaker,orcartographer,toputonbootsandheadoutintothewild.

ColeKelleherisfamiliarwiththat.HeisacartographerwiththePolarGeospatialCenter(PGC),whichis

basedattheUniversityofMinnesotaandhasastaffatMcMurdoStation.PGCteamedupwithGoogletousethe

company'sTrekkertechnologytocaptureimagesofAntarcticafortheInternetgiant'spopularfeature,StreetView.

ATrekkercamera,whichisthesizeofabasketball,issetabouttwofeetaboveabackpack.Thecamerarecords

imagesinalldirections.tcItweighsabout50pounds.Iwasoutfortwoandahalfdays,hiking10to12hourseach

day,“saysKelleher.Itwashardwork,butreallyanincredibleexperience.^^AccordingtoKelleherthereareplans

tousethetechnologytocreateeducationalappsformuseums.

ThePGCstaffatMcMurdoStationprovideshighlyspecializedmapmakingservicesfortheU.S.Antarctic

Program.Foroneproject,Kelleherusedsatelliteimagestomaphugecracksintheice.Thathelpedateamof

researchersknowwhethertheycouldsafelyapproachtheirfieldcamponsnowmobiles.Anotherrecentproject

wastohelprecoveragiant,high-techhelium(氯气)balloonusedtocarryscientificinstrumentshighintothe

atmosphere.TheseballoonsarelaunchedinAntarcticabecausethereisnodangerthattheywillhurtanyonewhen

theyfallbackdowntoEarth.Usingsatelliteimages,Kelleherandcolleaguescreatedmapsofwheretheballoon

couldbefound.

AntarcticamaynolongerbeTerraIncognita,butitstillholdscountlessmysteries.Cartographersandthe

mapstheymakewillcontinuetobeessentialinhelpingscientistsunlockthosesecrets.

26.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatAntarcticwasonthemapinthe1500swhen

A.mapmakersknewitwasmuchlargerthantheU.S.

B.AristotlenamedthecontinentTerraIncognita

C.noonehadeverseenorbeentothecontinent

D.itwassuchaninterestingcontinentaswasoftenreferredto

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itneedsmuchworkforthemapmakerstoheadoutintothewild.

B.Theinteriorcanonlybemappedbyplanesandsatellites.

C.ItisrelativelyeasytomapAntarctica'scoastlinebyship.

D.Antarcticisavastbutstillmysteriouscontinent.

28.ThePolarGeospatialCenter(PGC)workswithGoogleinitially.

A.tocaptureimagesofAntarcticaforStreetView

B.totestthecompany'sTrekkertechnology

C.tocreateeducationalappsformuseums

D.tohikeforanincredibleexperience

29.Thefourthparagraphmainlytalksabout.

A.satelliteimageswhichareusedtomaphugecracksintheice

B.ahigh-techheliumballoonforcarryingscientificinstruments

C.howtosafelyapproachtheresearchers5fieldcampandtheballoon

D.thespecializedmapmakingservicesprovidedbythePGCstaff

26-29CBAD

上海交通大学附属中学2020・2021学年度第二学期高二英语摸底考试卷

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TherehavebeenmanygreatviolinistsbutnonecouldholdacandletoKuznetsov,amiraculousyoung

Russian.Onhisemergencewhilestillinhisteens,hisplayingwasfilledwithtimelesswisdombeyondhisyears;

henowholdsthestagewithimmenseauthority.Soitcomesnosurprisethatheisabouttoaddanewstringtohis

bow.WhenheperformswiththeEnglishChamberOrchestra,itwillbeasbothsoloist（独奏者）andconductor.

"It'ssomethingI'veoftenthoughtabout,hesays.

Othermusicianswhohavetradedtheboworpianoforthebaton（才旨4军棒）havefailed;thetransitionisnot

easy,ofwhichheisaware.nThemostcrucialthingisthehumanchemistrybetweenconductorandplayers.You

mustavoidatallcostsbeinganoutsider,asthoughsayingtotheorchestra?YoumakeyourmusicwhileIimagine

mine.

Heisquiterelaxedaboutnotyethavinghisownhand-language-everyconductorisdifferent.Kuznetsov

believestheconnectionbetweennotesisnotjustphysical,butalsospiritual.Spiritualityis,forKuznetsov,the

conductor'skeycharacteristic."Anditshouldideallybeexpressedthroughbeautyofmovement,hesays.Some

conductorsthrowthemselvesabout,othershardlymoveamuscle.WherewillKuznetsovfitonthatscale?”We

mustwaitandsee,1'hesays.

Kuznetsovhimselfmovedstraightasanarrowtowardhisgoal.Hisfatherwasanoboist（又义簧管演奏者）and

hismotherconductedachoir,butattheageoffour,youngLeonidsettledontheviolin.nTheviolinislocatedat

thefrontoftheorchestra.ItseemedverydesirabletositthereandshowHegavehisfirstconcertattheageoffive.

“WhenIwentonstage,Ibowedsodeeplyandsolongthattheaudiencelaughed—butIknewthatthiswaswhat

greatartistsalwaysdid.Ifeltitwasanhonourfortheaudiencetolistentome."Hisprogrammethatdayincluded

Paganinivariations,nwhichwereveryeasyforme”.

Whatishisviewnowoftherecordingshemadeatthatage?UIdidn*thavethetechniqueIhavenowbut

acrosstheyearstheintuitionhasnotchanged.IstillfeeleverytimeIgoonstageasthoughI'mnewborn."

Kuznetsovcautiouslypaceshisowndevelopment.Hedidn'tgivehisfirstperformanceofBeethoven'sViolin

Concertountilhefeltreadyforit,andhe'llletBach*sworksstayinhismindforsomeyears.

OneofKuznetsov*sadmirerswonderswhetherheisindangerofnothangingonto“thefearlessnessofyouth”.

OntheevidenceofKuznetsov'sbravelyassurednewinterpretationoftheBrahmsConcerto,whichheplaysona

newCDrelease,Edsaythathisfearlessnessisinnodangeryet.

61.Kuznetsovthinksismostimportantinconducting.

A.theplayers*recognitionoftheconductor

B.theunderstandingbetweentheconductorandtheorchestra

C.whethertheconductorhascooperatedwiththeplayersbefore

D.theconductorsandtheorchestra'sknowledgeofthecomposition

62.WhatcanbelearnedaboutKuznetsovfromthepassage?

A.Heisn'tasenthusiasticasbeforeabouttheviolin.

B.Hewasconfidentwhilegivinghisfirstconcert.

C.Hedidn'tstarttoplaytheviolinuntilfive.

D.HeplanstogiveBach'sworksatryfirst.

63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.It'seasyforpianoorviolinplayerstobecomeconductors.

B.Violinplayersareusuallythosewholiketoshowoffinanorchestra.

C.ThewriterthinkshighlyofKuznetsov'sperformanceasaconductor.

D.Kuznetsovhasn'tdecidedwhichconductor'shand-languagetofollow.

64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Aviolinist'sunderstandingofmusic.

B.Kuznetsov'seffortsthathaveledtohissuccess.

C.Aviolinist'snewattemptsinhismusicalambitions.

D.Kuznetsov'sinsightintohowtechniquesmatterinperformance.

61-64BBCC

2020-2021学年上海市市西中学高二期末试卷

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Haveyouevernoticedthatlessonstendtorepeatthemselves?Doesitseemasifyoumamedordatedthe

samepersonseveraltimesindifferentbodieswithdifferentnames?Haveyourunintothesametypeofbossover

andoveragain?Ifyoudon'tdealwellwithauthorityfiguresathome,thenyouwillhaveanopportunitytodeal

withthemoutintheworld.Youwillcontinuallydrawintoyourlifepeoplewhoneedtoenforceauthority,andyou

willstrugglewiththemuntilyoulearnthelessonofobedience(服从).

Youwillcontinuallyattractthesamelessonintoyourlife.Youwillalsodrawtoyouteacherstoteachyou

thatlessonuntilyougetitright.Youmaytrytoavoidthesituation,buttheywilleventuallycatchupwithyou.

Theonlywayyoucanfreeyourselfofdifficultpatternsandissuesyoutendtorepeatisbyshiftingyour

perspectivesothatyoucanrecognizethepatternsandlearnthelessonsthattheyoffer.Tofacethesechallenges

meansyouneedtoacceptthefactthatsomethingwithinyoukeepsdrawingyoutothesamekindofpersonor

issue,thoughthatsituationorrelationshipmaybeverypainful.

Thechallenge,therefore,istoidentifyandreleasethepatternsthatyouarerepeating.Thisisnoeasytask,

sinceitmeansyouhavetochange,andchangeisnotalwayseasy.Stayingjustasyouaremaynothelpyou

advancespiritually,butitcertainlyiscomfortableinisfamiliarity.

Risingtothechallengeofidentifyingandreleasingyourpatternsforcesyoutoadmitthatthewayyouhave

beendoingthingsisn'tworking.Thegoodnewsisthatbyidentifyingandreleasingthepattern,youactuallylearn

howtochange.Inordertofacilitateyourprocessofchange,youwillneedtolearnthelessonsofwillingnessand

patience.Onceyoumasterthese,youwillmostlikelyfindthechallengeofidentifyingandreleasingyourpatterns

farlessintimidating.

52.Thewordsnlessonstendtorepeatthemselves'*(Para.1)probablymeanthat

A.youtendtomarryanddatethesameperson

B.therearethesameauthorityfigureshomeandabroad

C.youtendtorunintothesameproblemsinyourlife

D.therearemanydifficultpatternsandissuesinyourlife

53.Youcouldstopattractingthesamelessonintoyourlifewhenyou.

A.tryyourbesttoavoidthosesituations

B.recognizethepatternsandlearnthelessonsthattheyoffer

C.getthecouragetofacethosechallenges

D.changeyourattitudestowardlife

54.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheideaofstayingjustasyouareis.

A.intimidatingB.disapprovingC.supportiveD.cautious

55.Theauthorthinksthatwillingnessandpatience.

A.makeyourchangebecomeeasier

B.helpyoutoidentifyyouroldpatterns

C.challengeyouwithdifficultpatterns

D.arouseyourinnerdesiretochange

CBBA

上海曹杨二中2020学年高二下期中考试英语试卷

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

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HaveyoueverheardofNollywood?NollywoodisthenameoftheNigerianfilmindustry:Nigeriaisoneof

thelargestfilmindustriesintheworldbasedonthequantityoffilmsproduced,placingthemrightbelowIndia's

BollywoodandaboveUSA'sHollywood!

Bominaround1992,Nollywoodistheyoungestcomparedwiththeothertwo“woods"，andusesnewforms

offinancingandproduction.Nowit'sinadulthood,andbiggerproductionshavebecomemoreregular.However,

thiswasnotalwaysthecase.AlthoughmovietheaterswererareinNigeriaduringearlierperiod,originalstories

werenot.Despitelackoffundsandexperience,self-madedirectorsbegantousecommercialvideocamerasto

shoottheirmoviesandsoldthemforhomeviewing.Eventhoughthisresultedinmovieswithlowproduction

value,theoriginalstoriesinstantlymadethemahit.Today,thefilmindustryisthelargestemployerafter

agricultureandmakesup5%ofNigeria'sGDP.

Nigeriaisabigplayerintheindustryanditisconstantlyimprovingitscraft,takingonnewchallenges.

Nollywoodisknownmainlyforitscomediesanddramas,butweareincreasinglyseeinghorrormoviesand

musicals.

Althoughsometimesheavilycriticizedforlowproductionvalues,Nollywoodcontinuestogrowfans

worldwide.Nigerianmoviesnowmakeup11%ofNigeria'snon-oilexports!Theaveragemovieisproducedin

7-10daysonabudgetbetween£7,000-12,000(Hollywood'saverageisaround£60millionpermoviewith

oneyearproductiontime).Thisischanging,however,asmorefilmmakersarereceivingpropertrainingandare

aimingtomakefilmsuptotheinternationalstandard.

56.WhatistheadvantageofNollywood?

A.Commercialsupport.B.Originalstories.

C.Dominantcomedies.D.Fastproduction.

57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“woods”isNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bollywoodproducesmorefilmsthantheothertwo“woods”.

B.Nollywoodisknownastheyoungestamongthethree“woods”.

C.Hollywood7sbudgetfbranaveragemovieismuchlessthanNollywood's.

D.IttakesmuchlesstimetoproduceaNollywoodfilmthanaHollywoodone.

58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.Nollywood'scontributiontoNigeria'sGDPissecondonlytoagriculture

B.Nollywoodmakesfewercomediesanddramasthanhorrormoviesandmusicals

CmoviesmadebyNollywoodoccupymorethan11%ofNigeria,sexportindustry

D.morefilmmakersinNollywoodareattemptingtoimprovethequalityofitsfilms

59.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.filmsworthenjoyinginNigeria.B.majordifferencesamongthe"woods”.

C.promisingfutureofNollywood.D.featuresandchangesofNollywood.

56-59BCDD

2020-2021学年金山区张堰中学高二下学期期中英语试卷

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Math,TaughtlikeFootball

Growingupjthoughtmathclasswassomethingtobeendured,notenjoyed.Idislikedmemorizingformulas

andtakingtests,allforthedullgoalofgettingagoodgrade.Butmyproblemwasn'twithmathitself.Infact,!

spentcountlesshoursasachilddoinglogicandmathpuzzlesonmyown,andasateenager,whenatopicseemed

particularlyinteresting,!wouldgotothelibraryandreadmoreaboutit.

Byhighschool,noneofmyteachersquestionedmymathematicaltalent,butnoneofthemreallyencouraged

it,either.NoonetoldmethatIcouldbecomeaprofessionalmathematician.WhatIwantedtodothenwastoplay

collegefootball.MyambitionwastogetanathleticscholarshiptoattendaBigTenschool.

Thechancesofthathappeningwereverylow.Inhighschool,!wasjustanabove-averageathleteandmy

highschoolwasnota''feeder^schoolforcollegesportsprograms.

Thatdidn'tstopmefromdreaming,though.Anditdidn'tstopmycoachesfomencouragingmetobelieveI

couldreachmygoal,andpreparingandpushingmetoworkforit.Theymadevideotapesofmyperformances

andsentthemtocollegecoachesaroundthecountry.Itdidn'tmatterthatldidn'tinitiallyattractmuchinterestfrom

thebigschools.Mycoacheskeptpickingupthephone,andkeptconvincingmetotrytoprovemyself.Inthe

encl,aBigTenschool,Pennstate,didoffermeascholarship.

Agrowingbodyofresearchshowsthatstudentsareaffectedbymorethanjustthequalityofalessonplan.

Theyalsorespondothepassionoftheirteachersandtheengagementoftheirpeers,andtheyseekasenseof

purpose.Theybenefitfromspedificinstructions,constantfeedbackandacultureofearningthatencourages

resilienceinthefaceoffailure.

UntilIgottocollege,!didn'treallyknowwhatmathematicswas.1stillthoughtofitasproblemsetsand

laboriouscomputations.Thenoneday,oneofmyprofessorshandedmeabookandsuggestedthatIthinkabouta

particularproblem.Itwasn'teasy,butitwasfascinating.

Myprofessorkeptgivingmeproblems,andIkeptpursuingthem.Beforelong,hewasintroducingmeto

problemsthathadneverbeensolvedbeforeandurgingmetofindnewtechniquestohelpcrackthem.

IamnowaPh.D.candidateinmathematicsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,andIhave

publishedseveralpapersinmathematicaljournals.IstillfeelthatchildlikeexcitementeverytimeIcompletea

proof.IwishI'dknownthiswaspossiblewhenIwasakid.

56.Whydidthewriterthinkmathclassinschaolwas"somethingtobeendurednbefbreenteringcollege?

A.Becausehewasn'tinterestedinmath.

B.Becausehismathteachersdidn'tcaretopushhim.

C.Becausehewastoosmartandtalentedformathclass.

D.Becausehewastraininghardforanathleticscholarship.

57.Accordingtothewriter,studentsareaffectedbythefollowingthingsfomteachersorcoaches

EXCEPT.

A.passionB.constantfeedback.C.asenseofpurposeD.specificinstructions

58.Wecanconcludethatafterenteringcollege,thewriter.

A.wasbusylookingforproblemsetstocrack

B.begantorealizewhatmathematicsreallyis

C.metwithlaboriouscomputationsinhisstudies

D.studiedonhisownjustashewasinhighschool

59.Whatdoes"this"inthelastsentencemean?

A.Feelingthechildrenexcitement.

B.Differentmathematicalresearch.

C.Generatingcuriosityandcreativity.

D.Beingaprofessionalmathematician.

56—59BCBD

2020-2021学年上海市金山中学高二下学期期中英语试卷

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Foranyonewhothinksofthemselvesasaleader-oraneffectivemanageroftheircareer-acceptinga

degreeoffearwhenfacedwithhigh-stakesdecisionsmaybenecessary.ThereseHuston,authorofanewbook

aboutdecision-making,urgesthosewhosuffertoenjoyit.Tellyourselfthisisn'tanxiety,thisisexcitement,she

says.Researchshowsthatfacingtheseworkplacedifficultieswithrelish（享受）isbetterthantryingtobecalm.

Forcingyourselftothinkaboutahigh-pressuresituationasanexcitingchallengeenablesyoutoscreenoutthe

negativejudgmentsofothersandfocus.

Ifyou'renotseeingthreatseverywhere,thenyou'Hmakebetterdecisions,saysMsHuston,acognitive

psychologistwhoadvisescompaniesonhowtoimprovetheirdecision-making.InHowWomenDecide,which

containsadviceforeveryone,shedrawsonresearchfromAlisonWoodBrooksofHarvardBusinessSchool,who

foundthattryingtocalmdowncanbecounterproductive.Studyingperformanceanxiety,MsWoodBrooks

discoveredthatreassessingstressasexcitementcanboostresults.Andthestressbroughtonbyadilemmaneeds

tobetackled,forthesakeofmakinggoodandbalanceddecisions.

MsHustonrecommendsexploringotheroptionswhenfacingachoiceratherthanobsessingaboutayes

versusno-abinarychoicewithrisksattachedpilesonthepressure.Youshouldpauseandintroduceanother

alternative.Therefore,astosuchquestionsas'ShouldItakethisjobornot?','orstaywhereIambutaskforanew

role?'MsHustonmaintainsthatdecisionsbasedonasimpletwo-waychoiceturnedouttobemoreproblematic

halfofthetime.

Consideringmorethantwooptionsresultedinamorepositiveverdict（i平孚J）onthedecisionayearorso

later.MsHustonadvisespractisingtheartofgeneratingmorethanoneoptionineverydaychoiceswhenyouare

calmandrelaxed.Makeitahabit,shesuggests,becausewhenyouarestressed,youusuallywanttomovequickly

from*WhatamIgoingtodo?'to'AtleastI'mdoingsomething1.

56.MsHustonbelievesthat

A.acceptingfeartosomeextentisnecessarywhenleadersaremakingdecisions

B.keepingcoolisbetterthanfeelinganxiouswhenmakingdecisions

C.negativejudgmentsarehelpfulwhenleadersaremakingdecisions

0.reassessingstressasexcitementcanboostresults

57.Inparagraph1,theunderlinedphrase“screenout“probablymeans

A.accept

B.reflect

C.eliminate

0.broadcast

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Supposeyoubelievethreatsareeverywhere,you'llmakebetterdecisions.

B.It'sbettertoremaincalmdownwhenyouarefacedwithobstacles.

C,Facingachoice,youshouldstickto"yes"or"no^^questions.

D.It'sadvisedtoavoidasimpletwo-waychoicewhenmakingdecisions.

59.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Threatsareeverywhere.

B.Staycalmwhenmakingdecisions.

C.Enjoyitwhenfacinghighpressure.

D.Makeitaruletoconsidermorethantwooptions.

【答案】56-59ACDC

上海交通大学附属中学2020・2021学年度第二学期高二英语三月考试卷

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TwohoursfromthetallbuildingsofPhiladelphialivesomeoftheworld'slargestbears.Theyareinnorthern

Pennsylvania'sPoconoMountains,ahometheysharewithanabundance(丰富)ofotherwildlife.

Thestreams,lakes,grasslands,mountainandforeststhatmakethePoconosanidealplaceforblackbears

havealsoattractedmorepeopletotheregion.Openspacesarethreatenedbyplansforhousingestatesand

importanthabitatsareendangeredbyhighwayconstruction.ToprotectthePocono'snaturalbeautyfrom

irresponsibledevelopment,theNatureConservancynamedtheareaoneofAmerica's"LastGreatPlaces”.

Operatingoutofacentury-oldschoolhouseinthevillageofLongPond,BudCook,thepresidentofthe

Conservancy,isworkingwithlocalpeopleandbusinessleaderstobalanceeconomicgrowthwithenvironmental

protection.ByformingpartnershipswithpeoplelikeFrancisAltemose,theConservancyhasbeenabletoprotect

morethan14,000acresofenvironmentallyimportantlandinthearea.

Altemose'sfamilyhasfarmedinthePoconoareafbrgenerations.Twoyearsago,Francisworkedwiththe

localbranchoftheNatureConservancytoincludehisfarminacountyfarmlandprotectionprogram.Asaresult,

hisfamily'slandcanbeprotectedfromdevelopmentandtheAltemoseswillbebetterabletoprovideasecure

financialfuturefortheir7-year-oldgrandson.

CookattributestheConservancy^successinthePoconostohavingalocalpresenceandacommitmentto

workingwithlocalresidents.

“Thekeytoprotectingtheseremarkablelandsisconnectingwiththelocalcommunity,Cooksaid.“The

peoplewholivehererespecttheland.Theyvaluequietforests,clearstreamsandabundantwildlife.Theyare

eagertohelpwithconservationeffbrts.^^

FormoreinformationonhowyoucanhelptheNatureConservancyprotectthePoconosandtheworld's

other44LastGreatPlaces,pleasecall1-888-5646864orvisitusontheWorldWideWebat.

41.ThepurposeinnamingthePoconosasoneofAmerica's"LastGreatPlaces"isto.

A.gainsupportfromthelocalcommunity

B.protectitfromirresponsibledevel