2021-2022學(xué)年上海市靜安區(qū)高二（上）期中英語(yǔ)試卷

Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections： After reading the passage 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.

• 1．Many people enjoy travelling through wild and deserted landscapes，but few expect to end up in a genuine survival situation.The unexpected occasionally （1）

  （happen），however，so you should be prepared.Imagine finding （2）

  in the middle of a wilderness with a broken-down jeep and hardly any food and water.What should your priorities be？Should you stay with your vehicle and hope （3）

  （rescue）？Or should you search for civilization and risk getting even more lost？Should you spend time searching for water or food first？Or should you postpone worrying about food and water （4）

  you have managed to find or build a shelter？If you are not sure，keep reading -- this article could save your life!
      Priority 1 Shelter
      Do not put off （5）

  （make） a shelter -- it should be your first priority.Try enlarging an existing，natural shelter，such as a hole in the ground below a（n） （6）

  （fall） tree.If you happen to be near a rocky coast，build a shelter and cover it with wood from the beach.If you are on the move，stop to build your shelter while it is still light.
      Priority 2 Water
      If you fail to find water，you will only survive for about three days （whereas you can survive for weeks without food）.If there is no rain，try walking through vegetation early in the morning to collect moisture in clothing.Avoid drinking water （7）

  looks or smells bad.
      Priority 3 Fire
      Fire has many uses.It makes food more appetizing.If you can't face eating raw worms，boil them in water to make a nourishing soup!Fire protects （8）

  dangerous animals，since many will not dare to approach it.And you can also use it for signaling to rescuers （9）

  they give up looking for you!
      Priority 4 Food
      It is quite easy to get food in the wild，if you know where to look.Many survival books suggest eating a small amount of unknown plants to test （10）

  they are poisonous.However，we do not recommend doing this，since some plants are so poisonous that even a very small amount can cause serious health problems.
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VocabularyDirections： Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

• 2．

  A.associated B.dominant C.frequent D.implications E.inferiority F.interpreted G.physically H.predicted I.potentially J.seconds K.vitality

  Most people do not realize that dreams take up about 25% of the night's sleep，and each dream period lasts from five to 20 minutes.These is no doubt that dreams play an important role in our lives.If they can be correctly（1）

  -- and that is a big "if" -- we can come to understand ourselves better.Here，we look at three common dreams and what they（2）

  symbolize.
     Dream 1：I can see their laughing faces.laughing at me.But they aren't as smart.If they were，they'd be up here flying with me!
     This dream has both positive and negative（3）

  .On the positive side，the dream may express a strong desire to travel and get away from everyday routine.It may also symbolize a powerful desire to achieve.On the other hand，this dream can mean the person has a problem or is afraid of something and they wish to escape.The dream could represent a（n）（4）

  complex，which the dreamer attempts to escape from by literally and（5）

  putting themselves up above others.
     Dream 2：I'm moving fast now，but it's still behind me.Doesn't matter how fast I go，I still can't escape.
     Although this is a traditional symbol of health and（6）

  like the first one，it too can suggest the dreamer is trying to escape from danger.Usually，fear is the（7）

  emotion.By running hard，the dreamer can possibly escape the threat.However，they can also stop moving.This makes the fear even more terrifying.One possible interpretation suggests that the person is under pressure in their everyday life.
     Dream 3：I'm sweating and my heart is beating.I'm trapped，trapped in my own bed.
     This symbol is（8）

  with fear and embarrassment：suddenly the dreamer loses all power of movement.They try hard to move their arms and legs，but they simply cannot.Frozen in a terrifying situation with no escape，they become more and more terrified as the（9）

  go by.Another（10）

  context for this dream is failing to do something in public，often something that you are normally very good at，such as your job.Not only is this extremely embarrassing，but it also shows a deep-seated fear of losing a job and a livelihood.
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ClozeDirections： 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.

• 3．A hundred years ago，the largest city in the world was London，with a population of 6.5 million.Today it is beaten by Tokyo.With barely a quarter the population of London a century ago，the Tokyo metropolitan area has since（1）

  to 34 million，promoting it to first place in the global city league table.Tokyo's phenomenal growth is largely due to a single factor：migration from the countryside to the city.
     This（2）

  migration can now be seen in scores of cities around the globe.And it has brought us to a crucial moment in human history.In 1990，most people lived in the countryside，with a little over 10 percent of the world's population living in（3）

  .From next year，the UN Population Division predicts that for the first time in history，more people will live in cities than in the country，and the biggest growth will be in "mega-cities，" with populations over 10 million.
     The（4）

  of mega-cities -- there are now 20 in total -- has brought with it huge environmental and social problems.Cities occupy just two percent of the land surface of the Earth but consume three-quarters of the resources that are used up each year.Their residents are making ruinous（5）

  on soils and water supplies for food and on forests for wood and paper.
  （6）

  the world's population to the countryside isn't an option.Dividing up the planet into plots of land on which we could all survive self-sufficiently would create its own natural disasters，not to mention being highly unlikely to ever（7）

  .If we are to protect what is left of nature，and meet the demand to improve the quality of living for the world's developing nations，a new form of city living is the only option.（8）

  ，governments，planners，architects，and engineers are beginning to wake up to this idea，and are dreaming up new ways to green the mega-cities.Their approaches（9）

  two main principles：recycle whatever possible and remove as many cars as possible.So as well as developing energy-efficient buildings，emphasis is being placed on increasing the use of（10）

  and redesigning how cities are organized to integrate work and living areas into a single neighborhood，rather than（11）

  cities into residential，commercial，and industrial zones.
     Planners and architects now agree that to improve the social and environmental condition of cities the top（12）

  is to cut car use.They say zero-emission cars running on electricity or burning hydrogen are not（13）

  .What is needed is a wholesale rethink of how new cities are laid out - and how existing ones expand --- to（14）

  the need for cars in the first place.One way of achieving this is to build cities with multiple centers where people live（15）

  their work in high-rise blocks that are also near public transport hubs.In parts of the world this is already taking place.
  
  

  （1）	A．a(chǎn)dded	B．mushroomed	C．responded	D．a(chǎn)dapted
  （2）	A．out-of-date	B．rural-to-urban	C．close-to-bottom	D．on-the-site
  （3）	A．cities	B．migration	C．poverty	D．communities
  （4）	A．increase	B．a(chǎn)dvantage	C．management	D．distribution
  （5）	A．criticism	B．comments	C．demands	D．impressions
  （6）	A．Promoting	B．Relating	C．Returning	D．Introducing
  （7）	A．disappear	B．decrease	C．exist	D．occur
  （8）	A．Generally	B．Naturally	C．Previously	D．Fortunately
  （9）	A．rely on	B．set aside	C．result in	D．look into
  （10）	A．self-driving cars	B．public transport	C．green buildings	D．eco-friendly packaging
  （11）	A．changing	B．a(chǎn)rranging	C．separating	D．forcing
  （12）	A．concern	B．secret	C．reform	D．priority
  （13）	A．enough	B．possible	C．common	D．scarce
  （14）	A．emphasize	B．minimize	C．neglect	D．consider
  （15）	A．eagerly for	B．far from	C．close to	D．ignorantly of
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ReadingDirections： Read the following two passage. 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.

• 4．It's not always easy for wealthy people to decide who （or what） to leave their money to when they die and quite a few of them make some very unusual choices.
      Due to her vast wealth，New York hotelier Leona Heimsley was able to leave ＄12 m to her dog，Trouble.The money for the dog's welfare was left in the hands of Leona's brother，Alvin Rosenthal.He also inherited money from his sister，but amazingly he received ＄2 m less than the dog!Leona isn't an exception.According to the Mail Online newspaper，there are roughly 1.5 million people in the UK along who plan to leave money to their pets.However，there are other extremely rich people who have very different ideas about who they should leave their money to.
     Bill Gates，co-founder of Microsoft，is rumoured to be worth over ＄54 b and he's decided to leave the vast majority of this fortune to charitable causes.Of course，like most other parents，he could have chosen to leave his money to his children，but he hasn't.When talking about his children's inheritance he said， "It will be a minuscule portion of my wealth.It will mean they have to find their own way.They will be given an unbelievable education and that will be paid for.And certainly anything related to health issues we will take care of.But in terms of their income，they will have to pick a job they like and go to work.
      Anita Roddick （1942-2007），founder of The Body Shop，also decided that she didn't need to leave her money to her two daughters because they would be fine without it.She felt there were too many people in the world who had nothing and who needed this money far more than they did.She once told reporters that she was enjoying her money because whenever she wanted to，she could give away millions of pounds to human rights and environmental groups.Her fortune was said to be somewhere in the region of ＄50 m.Some people thought she should have left at least some of that money to her children — she needn't have given it all away.But that's just what she did. "I told my kids they would not inherit one penny，" she said，and to their great credit Anita's daughters supported their mother's decision.Many people would have reacted very differently.
  
  （1）The writer mentions 1.5 million people in the UK （paragraph 1）to show that

  .
  A．the population of the UK is smaller than other countries'
  B．pets in the UK are luckier than those in other places
  C．what Leona Helmsley did was not a rare case
  D．rich people have different ideas about money
  （2）The word "minuscule" （paragraph 3）is closest in meaning to

  .
  A．important
  B．unusual
  C．huge
  D．tiny
  （3）Bill Gates and Anita Rod-dick are similar in

  .
  A．the way they deal with their money
  B．what their children think of them
  C．the idea they have of the world
  D．how they made a fortune
  （4）The best title of the passage might be

  .
  A．Money for children
  B．Rich but not generous
  C．You can't take it with you
  D．Wealthy people，strange hobbies
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• 5．

  Posting 1.I haven't got any formal qualifications -- Will this stop me getting a good job？ I've been doing the same job for ten years，but it's going nowhere.I'm bored and poorly paid，and the managers who are assigning jobs to me to do are much younger than me. I want to get a better job，but I won't be able to，because I haven't got a degree.It seems really unfair. Annie	Replay A Not yet，no.Ask if they can give you some management training all firms should provide this if possible.Perhaps you're not ready for your new responsibilities yet.But give your new job a chance first.And don't worry about what your colleagues think!Good luck! Keith
  Posting 2 My boss is always making me work over time. My job involves controlling budgets and making decisions，and the work is challenging and enjoyable.We get on very well in the office and outside.The problem is that I'm in the office almost every day，because my manager is always asking us to come in at weekends.I don't want to say no，but the problem is that I hardly have any free time.Any advice？ Hassan	Reply B Hello I think you need to be more positive.If you don't Pt apply，how will you know if they want you or not？If you don't have lots of exams you've done on your resume，write about all the skills you have instead. Noreen
  Posting 3 I was promoted and became a manager last year.To be honest，it's not really 'me' to be assigning jobs to other people or interviewing job candidates.I'm not very good at making decisions or solving problems.I got on really well with my workmates before，but they're not so friendly towards me now.What should I do just resign？ Javier	Reply C Hi .Have you looked at your contract to see how many hours you should actually work？There must be something about your hours there.Also，if you say yes all the time，people probably think you're happy to do all the work. Wildboy99

  （1）Which of the following might be the best title of Posting 3？

  
  A．I don't think I've got the right management skills.
  B．I don't see any chance of further promotion.
  C．I can't get along well with my colleagues.
  D．I can't resign at the very moment.
  （2）The names that fit the blanks in Reply A，Reply B and Reply C，respectively，are

  .
  A．Annie，Hassan，Javier
  B．Hassan，Javier，Annie
  C．Hassan，Annie，Javier
  D．Javier，Annie，Hassan
  （3）The posts and replies are most likely to be found on the website of

  .
  A．Jobinterviewadvice.com
  B．jobproblems.com
  C．Jobvacanciesonline.com
  D．Joboutlook.jye.ai
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Section C： 中譯英

• 16．我們班定了個(gè)規(guī)矩，誰(shuí)上學(xué)遲到誰(shuí)放學(xué)后掃地、倒垃圾。（rule）
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• 17．正是通過(guò)與當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)緊密合作，政府近十年來(lái)成功地減少了塑料廢棄物對(duì)于土壤的環(huán)境影響。（It ...，impact）
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