上海市复旦大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二下学期3月考试英语试题

2020-2021学年复旦附中高二下英语3月考试

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (30) 

Section A

21. After all the delays, we were anxious to __________lost time.

1. make off    B. make for     C. make up for  D. make into

22. Garcia was gaining on her opponent throughout the race, but only _________her at the very end.

1. overlooked  B. overcame    C. overflew   D. overtook

23. My first __________was to go straight to Henry and tell him my news, but on reflection I thought better of it.

A. impulse      B. bait     C. bounce   D. distinction             

24. The ship rocked violently as a wave took it from a(n) _____________angle.

A. unexpected  B. bare     C. commanding  D. faint

25. Feminists point out that many textbooks ________ still portray women in stereotyped ways and often texts fail to include any discussion of women’s history at all.

1. in use   B. in place    C. in motion   D. in charge

26. In recent years there has been a________ decline in such vulnerable British institutions as afternoon tea and the Sunday roast. 

1. decisive   B. spirited    C. noticeable  D. commanding

27. When it comes to the speed of response, a small firm can ____________ a big company.

1. outnumber   B. outgrow    C. outlive   D. outdo

28. “Even when people do things for you and give you things that you don't actually want, you must always remember that it's the thought that counts.” In which of the following sentences does “count” share the same meaning with the one in the example?

1. There'll be eight for dinner, counting ourselves.
2. I count myself fortunate to have had such a good education.
3. I've had three jobs in the last five years, but one of them was unpaid, so it doesn't count. 
4. With our busy lives today, we have less and less time for what really counts.

29.                                                                           There is no doubt _________ the temperature goes down, metal __________.

A. that…contacts             B. whether…contrasts 

C. that when…contracts      D. when…contracts

30. For his seventieth birthday, he attempted to __________ a friend from elementary school

named Bobby Hunsicker, whom he hadn’t seen in sixty years.

1. knock down  B. track down   C. cut down   D. cool down

31. The hostess ________from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.

1. wandered   B. strode    C. limped   D. crawled

32. We shouldn’t just __________things without getting all the facts.

1.                                                                                                                                                contract         B. slam  C. assume   D. motion

33. The very mention of Susie made his whole face___________.

1. light up   B. spring up    C. build up   D. bring up

34. They ________ with their guests in their spacious room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors _________ onto a veranda.

A. seated…open           B. are seating...opened             

C. are seated…opening      D. seated themselves…opened

35. Helping others is a habit, _______ you can learn even at an early age.

A. it              B. that             C. what         D. one

36. Surprisingly, Susan's beautiful hair reached below her knees and made_________ almost an overcoat for her.

A. them          B. her            C. itself       D. herself

37. You think he’s talking nonsense, but I believe there is __________ in his words.

A. something      B. anything        C. nothing         D. everything

38. Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with _________ of their parents.

A. those           B. that               C. the ones         D. these

39. He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found _________ of them again.

A. neither           B. either              C. each            D. all

40. Being a parent is not easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with _________ extra stress.

A. it              B. them             C. one             D. him

 

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.

Bright Future for Girls

Worldwide, 130 million girls are out of school. At the United Nations two years ago, leaders promised to ensure every girl receives 12 years of education by 2030, but contributions from donor countries have declined. Some days are hard—but I refuse to believe the world will always be as it is; _____41______ is happening.

At the Malala Fund, we are investing in educators in developing countries. These _____42______ understand the challenges girls face in their communities—child marriage, poverty, conflicts and wars—and are best _____43______ to develop solutions. In Afghanistan, they are _____44______ female teachers to work in rural schools. In Nigeria, they are running clubs to help girls resist family _____45______ to drop out and marry as young as 13 years old. In Lebanon, they are developing e-learning programs to teach STEM skills to Syrian refugee girls. I believe we can see every girl in school in my lifetime.

I believe in girls like Najlaa, who are leading the fight for themselves and their sisters. I believe in the millions of people who support our _____46______. Earliest this year, someone asked me, “After everything you’ve been _____47______ and everything you’ve seen, how do you keep yourself from being hopeless?” After talking for a moment about all the things to be grateful for in my own life, I said, “I think it’s _____48______ to be hopeless. If you are hopeless, you waste your _____49______ and your future.” If we want a brighter future—for them and for ourselves—we must _____50______

in girls today.

 

III. Reading Comprehension (35)

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.

The teenage years of an individual is marked by evaluating one’s values, experiencing a shift in outlooks, and a tendency to act rebellious. It can also be a time when someone becomes extremely (51) ________ to negative influences, and is drawn towards dangerous situations. On the other hand, for parents, the period of their children’s adolescence means regularly worrying about their safety and formation as a citizen. Thus, a method of (52) ________ teenagers’ security is needed, and curfews are often seen as such a measure, since they have proved their (53) ________. At the same time, certain peculiarities exist about establishing curfews for children.

The issue of teenage curfews is widely debated in the United States, where this method is still rather (54) ________, and in European democracies, where this measure is yet not so widely used. The first and foremost reason for establishing curfews is children’s security. (55) ________ curfews require teenagers under 17 years to stay out of streets starting from 11 p.m. or midnight. This is believed to protect them from crimes committed after nightfall, as well as from breaking the law, and there exists serious evidence (56) ________ this belief. For example, when New Orleans enabled a dusk-till-dawn curfew in 1994, the rates of juvenile crime were reported to fall more than 20 percent. Even more impressive (57) ________ were recorded in Dallas, which reported a 30-percent decrease in violent juvenile crime, and a 21-percent decrease in the overall rates of crimes committed by young people (The New York Times).

On the other hand, curfews can be seen as a preventive measure that rob young people of their rights, (58) ________ their freedom. This opinion is (59) ________ supported by the fact that curfew violations and the respective charges are among the most often committed juvenile crimes in the United States. (60) ________, there were reports claiming that police arrested more non-white teenagers for curfew violations. All this can cause a teenager to believe they have crossed a psychological line dividing them as criminals; thus, such teenagers may start to see themselves as outlaws, which can (61) ________ committing more serious crimes than a curfew offense.

What is important for a parent to remember when establishing a curfew for their children is that a teenager’s misjudged view of certain (62) ________ may cause them to misbehave in some other way; this is proved by research conducted by the University of Minnesota, according to which teens tend to protest against what they see as (63) ________. Considering this, parents should (64) _______ the authoritarian style of establishing curfews; instead, they should have a conversation with their teenager