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1、华东师范大学二附中2020年第一学期期中试卷II Grammar (26%)Section ADirections: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct, (write the answers on the answer sheet) 16%(A)The s

2、hadowy room was lined with shelves bearing hundreds of glass jars _25_ slimy bits of animals and plants were suspended in variously colored potions. In one comer_26_(stand) the cupboard full of ingredients that Snape had once accused Harrynot without reason-_27_ robbing. Harrys attention_ (draw) tow

3、ards the desk，however, where a shallow stone basin engraved with runes and symbols lay in _29_pool of candlelight. Harry recognized it at once -it was Dumbledores Pensieve, _30_(wonder)what on earth it was doing there, _31_Snapes cold voice came out of the shadows.“Shut the door behind you, Potter.”

4、Harry did _32_ he was told, with the horrible feeling that he was imprisoning himself.In which where stood of was drawn a wondering when asB)As people age, their world often becomes smaller. They move from houses to small apartments, which often makes feel _33_(secure). They give up _34_(drive). The

5、ir social worlds_35_(shrink) as friends pass away. Many suffer from isolation, particularly if family members live far away. The U.S. Market for “advanced remote patient monitoring” _36 _includes not just video conferencing, but also the ability_37_ (monitor) patient care remotely and link to electr

6、onic medical records, grew from $8,9 billion in 2020 to $10.6 billion in 2020，according to a March report by Kalorama Information. The report found that the aging of the population, increasing health care costs, dwindling health care, resources, advancing technologies and the_38_(prove) cost effecti

7、veness of patient monitoring all fueled the markets growth“Some of our facilities the VideoCare system to remind seniors that theres an ice cream social, or to ask _39_they want fish or chicken for dinner, said Treseot. “We can manage s wide range of scenarios for caregivers, families and profession

8、als. We are combining automation and remote care _40_ personal interaction.More secure driving are shinking which to monitor proved whether withSection BDirections: 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 y

9、ou need.A. average B. arrival C. charge D. ranging E. approaching F. currentG. emergency H. figure I. properly J. financially K. sensePlanning for a child is a financial mind- bender because there are so many unknowns, _41_ from the babys health to future needs and interests that the child might dev

10、elop later in life. A trip to the_ 42 _room or proclivity of a kid toward an expensive hobby can sink a couple that had been _43_ independent before having kids,It costs the_44_ middle-income family $234,900 to raise a kid from birth to age 18 in_45_dollars, says the U.S. Department of Apiculture. T

11、hats up 23 percent from What a family spent to raise a kid in 1960, adjusting for inflation.Financial planners urge couples_46_thisstage of their lives to reconsider lifestyle. One of the first decisions couples must make is how they are going to reconfigure their lives and schedules to accommodate

12、the new _47_. The first big decision to force the issue is whether both parents will return to work or if one will stay home to provide care. Prospective parents should look at their expenses and how much they earn based on one and two incomes, and try to _48_ out which option makes the most_49_ . B

13、e careful! Some parents dont realize that most day care centers and schools close earlier than work hours and _50_ extra for extended-hour care.DGJAFEBHKCIII. Reading ComprehensionSection AIn 1867 the United States faced the task of rebuilding after the destruction of the devil War, so it looked wes

14、tward for the raw materials needed to fuel industrial growth. Geological surveys and mapping journeys were set forth to explore this_51 _territory. These groups, in turn, hired mapmakers, scientist, cooks, drivers, and doctors. They also hired painters and photographers as part of the teams. Painter

15、s needed few supplies, making it relatively easy for them to travel in. the wilderness, _52_ photographers were not so lucky; they had to transport a fully stocked darkroom on the _53_Until the late 1870s, most_54 _used the difficult Wet-collodion process. The first step was to wash a clean sheet of

16、 glass with a sticky mixture of collodion and chemicals. (collodion or 6-gun-cotton was a recent medical discovery used to cover wounds because the viscous (粘性的)solution turned into a protective film when dry.) After it was washed, the plate went into another bath(冲洗液) that the picture was_55_ getti

17、ng darker. Finally, the glass negative (底片) was washed clean with fresh water. 56 _ a photograph from the negative had to wait until the photographer went back to the studio. The _57_ of the negative depended on the size of the camera. Some negatives could be as large as 20 by 24 inches.Imagine the

18、_58_of taking photographs in the 1860s and 1870s in the remote western wilderness! Photographers went over rocky mountains and through rushing rivers. They were _59_in the terrible desert heat, With cameras, sheets of glass, and vats of chemicals. Bad weather, equipment failures, and accidents were

19、frequent problems. They persevered, but success in creating a negative did not_60_ the production of a photograph; plates still had to be _61_transported back to the studio before the image could be printed on paper. A photographer could carry 120 pounds over many miles to _62 a magnificent view onl

20、y to have the easily broken plate_63_ in transportation._64_ once photographers were successful, the results were superb arid much admired. Photographs were put on exhibition, and people bought albums filled with pictures by Timothy OSullivan, Carleton Watkins, and William. Henry Jackson, Jackson ph

21、otographs of Yellowistones natural wonders, along with the paintings of fellow Thomas Moran, even helped_65_ Congress to preserve thousands of acres of this land in 1872 as the nations first national park.51. A. unfamiliar B. dependent C. dangerous D. overseas52. A. although B. when C. while D. wher

22、e53. A. mountain B. journey C. map D. plate54. A. natural B. creative C. lucky D. difficult55. A. stopped from B. used to C. applied for D. based on56. A. Publishing B. Printing C. Farming D. Enlarging57. A. shape B. color C. value D. size58. A. interest B. challenge C. depression D. pain59. A. with

23、drawn B. protested C. baked D. injured60. A. increase B. develop C. guarantee D. promote61. A. efficiently B. safely C. easily D. privately62. A. reflect B. capture C. share D. hold63. A. destroyed B. cleaned C. stolen D. restored64. A. Altogether B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise65. A. persuade B.

24、 recommend C. command D. allow51-55 ACBDA 5660BDBCC 61-65 BBACASection B“The words environment is surprisingly healthy. Discuss.” If that were an examination topic, most students would tear it apart, offering a long list of complaints: from local smog (烟雾) to global climate change, from the felling

25、(砍伐) of forests to the extinction of species. The list would largely be accurate, the concern legitimate. Yet the students who should be given the highest marks would actually be those who agreed with the statement. The surprise is how good things are, not how bad.After all, the worlds population ha

26、s more than tripled during this century, and world output has risen hugely, so you would expect the earth itself to have been affected. Indeed, if people lived, consumed and produced things in the same way as they did in 1900 (or 1950, or indeed 1980), the world by now would be a pretty disgusting p

27、lace: smelly, dirty, toxic and dangerous.But they dont. The reasons why they dont, and why the environment has not been ruined, have to do with prices, technological innovation, social change and government regulation in response to popular pressure. That is why todays environmental problems in the

28、poor countries ought, in principle, to be solvable.Raw materials have not run out, and show no sign of doing so. Logically, one day they must: the planet is a finite place. Yet it is also very big, and man is very ingenious. What has happened is that every time a material seems to be running short,

29、the price has risen and, in response, people have looked for new sources of supply, tried to find ways to use less of the material, or looked for a new substitute. For this reason prices for energy and for minerals have fallen in real terms during the century. The same is true for food. Prices fluct

30、uate, in response to harvests, natural disasters and political instability; and when they rise, it takes some time before new sources of supply become available. But they always do, assisted by new farming and crop technology. The long- term trend has been downwards.It is where prices and markets do

31、 not operate properly that this benign (良性的) trend begins to stumble, and the genuine problems arise. Markets cannot always keep the environment healthy. If no one owns the resource concerned, no one has an interest in conserving it or fostering it: fish is the best example of this.66. According to

32、the author, most students _.A) believe the worlds environment is in an undesirable conditionB) agree that the environment of the world is not as bad as it is thought to beC) get high marks for their good knowledge of the worlds environmentD) appear somewhat unconcerned about the state of the worlds

33、environment67. The huge increase in world production and population _.A) has made the world a worse place to live inB) has had a positive influence on the environmentC) has not significantly affected the environmentD) has made the world a dangerous place to live in68. One of the reasons why the long

34、-term trend of prices has been downwards is that _.A) technological innovation can promote social stabilityB) political instability will cause consumption to dropC) new farming and crop technology can lead to overproductionD) new sources are always becoming available69. Fish resources are diminishin

35、g because _.A) no new substitutes can be found in large quantitiesB) they are not owned by any particular entityC) improper methods of fishing have ruined the fishing groundsD) water pollution is extremely seriousACDB(B)No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late D

36、uchess（公爵夫人）Of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the be

37、tteror worsepart of my life. Being rich wouldnt be bad either, but that wont happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not re

38、pellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating, and excessive eating is one of Christianitys seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high moral

39、s, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fator even only somewhat overweightis bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.Our obsession(迷恋) with thinness is also fueled by health co

40、ncerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with

41、excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problemtoo much fat and a lack of fiberthan a weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bon

42、es and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who get(or already are)thin think they are automatically he

43、althy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vainglory(虚荣)。70In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that _A) the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueB) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneC) being thin is v

44、iewed as a much desired qualityD) religious people are not necessarily virtuous71. Swept by the prevailing trend, the author _.A) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeB) could still prevent herself from going off the trackC) had to seek help from rich distant relativesD) had to wear h

45、ighly fashionable clothes72.The author criticizes womens obsession with thinness _.A)from an economic and educational perspectiveB)from sociological and medical points of viewC)from a historical and religious standpointD)in the light of moral principles73.Whats the authors advice to women who are ab

46、sorbed in the idea of thinness?A)They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.B)They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.C)They should gain weight to look healthy.D)They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.CABA(C)Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairm

47、an without a single earned university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of the business worlds favorite academic title: the MBA (Master of Business Administration).The MBA, a 20th-century product, always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed (贪婪) on the tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature.But even with the recession apparently cutting into the hiring of busi