上海市复兴高级中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中测试英语试题

复兴高级中学2021-2022学年高一第一学期期中测试卷        2021.11

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, foll 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 form. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

THE EAGLE

This is the kind of story you need when it seems like the world is out of control

Freedom and Jeff

Freedom and I have been together 10 years this summer. She came in as a baby in 2011 with two (21)       ( break) wings, thin and dirty. We made the decision to give her a chance at life, so I took her to the vet's office. From then on, I was always around her. We had her in a huge dog carrier with the top off, and it was loaded up with shredded newspaper for her to lay in. I used to sit and talk to her, urging her to live, to fight and she would lay there looking at me with those big brown eyes. We also had to tube feed her for weeks. This went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she still couldn't stand. It got to the point (22)          where the decision was made to euthanize(安乐死) her if she couldn't stand in a week.

She was going to be put down that Friday, and I was supposed to come in on that Thursday afternoon. I didn't want to go to the center that Thursday, (23)         I couldn't bear the thought of her being euthanized, but I went anyway and when I walked in everyone was grinning from ear to ear. I went immediately back to her cage; and there she was, standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle. She was ready to live. I was just about in tears by then. That was a very good day. We knew she could never fly, so the director asked me to glove train her.

In the spring of 2013, I was diagnosed (24)                 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma(淋巴瘤). I had stage 3, which is not good, so I wound up doing eight months of chemo(化疗). Lost the hair- the whole bit. I missed a lot of work. (25)          I felt good enough, I would go to Sarvey and take Freedom out for walks. Freedom would also come to me in my dreams and help me fight the cancer. This happened time and time again.

Fast forward to November 2013, I went in for my last checkup. I was told that if the cancer was not all gone after eight

rounds of chemo, then my last option was (26)            stem cell transplant. I went in Monday, and 1 was told that all the cancer was gone. Amazing!

So the first thing I did was (27)          (get) up to Sarvey and take the big girl out for a walk. It was misty and cold. I went to her flight, and we went out front to the top of the hill. I hadn’t said a word to Freedom, but somehow she

knew. She looked at me and wrapped both her wings around me to where I could feel them (28)          (press) in on my back, and she touched my nose with her mouth and (29)         (stare) into my eyes, and we just stood there like that for I didn't know how long. That was a magic moment. We (30)          (be) soulmates since she came in. This is a very special bird.

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.

To Binge or Not to Binge?(要不要熬夜追剧?)

What are your plans for this weekend? In addition to completing homework, you may take time to catch up with friends, visit your grandparents and maybe even catch up on your    31   TV series. If you've downloaded or streamed  the show, you may settle into your favorite fictional world by binge-watching several episodes or even an entire season.

You probably feel that most of your days are spent “binge-studying”, so why pet reward yourself by    32    into another reality for a little while? What's the harm, right? Well, according to researchers, binge-watching, defined as watching at least 2.3 episodes in one sitting, may be more than a    33    escape.

Do you frequently spend hours in the evenings and on weekends completely absorbed in the fictional lives of TV characters? All of those hours of    34    could be turning you into an unhealthy couch potato. Studies have shown that  side effects such as fatigue and obesity could be in your future.

In addition to physical health concerns, there could also be mental and emotional impacts, such as     35    feelings of loneliness sadness and depression. Some people may use watching TV as a means of escape from such feelings, but that is likely to make the problem worse in the long run.

Of course, if you're sitting around for hours with your eyes     36     to a screen, there is another obvious concern --you're missing out on lots of other important stuff! You may be missing time with friends and family, missing out on other activities that you enjoy,     37    out on school responsibilities, and possibly even missing meals and losing sleep.

When this starts happening, you know you have a problem.

Don't get me wrong. TV is an entertaining and sometimes    38    activity. It can even help you improve your English (or other languages) and help you learn about other cultures.

The reality is, with more and more TV series now    39    for streaming, there is nothing but our own willpower to stop us from binging. So when you sit down to watch a show, decide in advance to     40     the number of episodes you'll watch. Besides, it's always better when good things last longer.

III. Reading Comprehension (45%)

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.

Having a year-round comfortable climate and being close to several European countries, many thought that Paris was the perfect location for Europe's first Disneyland. But   41    speaking. Paris was probably the least logical choice. This is because France is known for its   42    of smirking (得意地笑) at anything American - an attitude called“anti-Americanism”

  43   this, Disney opened a park in Paris anyway

Opening in 1992, this year    44    its 29th anniversary. So how has it managed to     45    for so long in a country that some thought may not welcome it?

According to NPR,“America poses (提出) a danger to everything the French    46    highly”For example, France is famous for its fancy cuisine and people there usually spend a long time over meals. But the US’ fast food - hotdogs and hamburgers, to name two -    47    a completely different dining style. And in the film industry, while French culture values high-art films, Hollywood’s fast-food-style film productions may seem of     48    taste in the eyes of the French.

“In the land of Louis XIV' s real Castle of Versailles ... why do we need the    49    one of Sleeping Beauty?” is the     50    of many French people toward the US theme park, according to The Baltimore Sun newspaper.

There used to be doubt over whether the Disney magic would    51    in France. But this doubt has been

  52    unnecessary now that the park has been standing for 25 years. And according to The Telegraph, Disneyland Paris was visited by nearly 15 million people last year, half of whom were French.

France is changing. Slowly,“its way of life is beginning to resemble that of the country it loves to hate," commented

the Economist. Today, even though French people are still seen as “aloof (冷淡的)” and proud of their own culture more than anything, they are already a part of the     53    of globalization and there is no getting out of it.

“At the core, America gives us the same     54    as ice cream,” French journalist Jacqueline Remy once wrote in