2020-2021学年上海市静安区高二(下)期末英语试卷.docx
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1、2020-2021学年上海市静安区高二(下)期末英语试卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, All in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,仔 11 in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use
2、 one word that best fits each blank.1.Common HeroismIn a few short weeks, the world lost not one but two literary giants.Louis Cha, better known as Jin Yong, passed away on Oct.30, and Stan Lee (1)(leave) this world on Nov. 12.While the two worked on opposite sides of the world and generally had dif
3、ferent fan bases, they each pass on a legacy (遗产)that will continue to influence generations to come.Over 60 years ago, both Stan and Louis began their writing careers.Stan worked on comic books, creating many individuals (2)special abilities.You may know them as Marvel superheroes.Meanwhile, Louis
4、wrote wuxia novels, (3) (combine) ancient Chinese philosophies, history and martial arts.They were completely different from each other - in story, setting, and styles, etc. - - but there was one thing that their characters shared, an ideal.Perhaps (4) (good) way to describe it would be by something
5、 Stan Lee said: Another definition of a hero is someone who is concerned about other peoples well - being, and will go out of his or her way to help them, (5)there is no chance of a reward.That person is indeed, without a doubt, a real superhero.nThere is a reason (6) so many of us wanted to grow up
6、 to be firefighters or police officers instead of lawyers or bankers.We wanted to be heroes.Sure, only some of us become firefighters or police officers, but the idea stays with us.This central philosophy of heroism as described above by Stan Lee (7) (represent) by the likes of his own Captain Ameri
7、ca and Louis Cha*s Guo Jing.We simply interpret it and bring it into our everyday lives.When someone is being bullied (欺负),you choose to stand up for them because that*s (8) Guo Jing would have done.When a stranger looks like he needs help, you ask (9) , What would Captain America do? ” And you act.
8、D.Diseases Can Be Prevented by Smart BandagesSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.7.A.Newspapers have not yet tarted to shut down in large
9、 numbers, but it is only a matter of time.B.The same internet that has eased access to information is enabling the spreading of false and incomplete information.C.Newspapers dont present the whole picture either, but they take us a little closer.D.But today, if you want political commentary you may
10、go to a blog instead.E.Since the dawn of mass media, newspapers, radio and television have all been used to inform and educate the public.F.That*s why we must rely on trustworthy intermediaries to tell us and interpret what happened.Why We Still Need NewspapersIf you needed information about the pas
11、t, you went to the library.If you needed information about the present or the future, you looked to the newspaper.lt offers everything you need to know - news, analysis, commentary (实况转播) and practical knowledge.(1) Movie times? The theater website.Jobs? Linkedln.Restaurant reviews? Yelp.Science bre
12、akthroughs? G.Travel recommendations? Trip - .If you want information on companies, politicians, sports teams, events, etc., you go straight to the source - websites - and skip the intermediary (中介),the newspaper.The information age, which made us richer in knowledge, is now making us poorer. (2) In
13、 the past, the technical and visual quality of online material was a reliable indicator for determining legitimacy (合法性).Most people were not taken in by emails from nwealthy Nigerian princesn thanks to their extremely bad grammar and spelling.During the last presidential election, however, Russian
14、Facebook posts and Twitter blogs may have been sophisticated (复杂巧妙的)enough to affect quite a few Americans.Unfortunately, its going to get worse.Emerging technology can alter photographs and video without leaving obvious signs.In the future, fact and forgery (伪造)will be more indistinguishable. (3) W
15、hile some bloggers provide thoughtful, factually accurate commentary, it is just that, commentary.Good commentary is useful, but it is not news.Similarly, websites operated by industries, think - banks, universities, governments, businesses and community groups, even when 100 percent factual, are se
16、lective in their content and biased(倾向性的)to ward their own interests.Though valuable, their content presents the whole picture.(4) The breadth and depth of the news coverage guided by professional standards that limit bias, however imperfectly, ensure readers are exposed to information that they are
17、 not looking for or expect to see.We human beings dont really want to see the whole picture most of the time because we are motivated to seek information that we believe.IV. Summary Writing8. Directions: Read the following three passages.Summarize the main idea and the main point (s) of the passage
18、in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible.TeamworkHuman are social animals.Cooperation is thought to be a key component of human nature.Working together allowed our early ancestors to survive; some experts assume that it even gave us an evolutionary advantage over other species
19、of early humans who later died out.Cooperation allows humans to solve problems that individuals, acting alone, could not solve.Raising children or keeping a clean household, for example, requires cooperation and a fair division of the workload.The same applies in almost any workplace, where good tea
20、mwork is necessary for goals to be met and customers to be satisfied.Effective teamwork increases efficiency because more people are sharing the load.It also boosts morale (士气),and reduces the risk that a project will be held up if one team member is absent or unable to contribute.However, working t
21、ogether doesnt always work.For some teams, it may be due topersonality conflicts - two people who both prefer to take charge, for instance, may struggle to cooperate.For other people, being on a team may actually promote laziness; since others are contributing, they may feel less pressure to do thei
22、r share.Teamwork comes naturally to humans as a whole, but that doesnt always mean its easy for individuals to work with others.Research has found that certain qualities are consistent predictors of a strong team.These include good communication - including ensuring that every member is given a chan
23、ce to speak - and a trait known as social sensitivity, n or members ability to understand each others thoughts and feelings and respectfully engage in disagreements.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.9 .“中国梦”对于中国年轻一代而言指的是什么
24、呢? (refer) 10 .建议在低温下做这项实验。(It) 11 .得知天间一号(Tianwen - 1)成功着陆火星的消息,人们欣喜若狂。(wild) 12 .只有减轻学业负担,确保每天至少一小时户外活动,才能有效提升儿童的视力健康。 (Only) 2020.2021学年上海市静安区高二(下)期末英语试卷参考答案与试题解析II. Grammar and VocabuIarySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, All in the blanks to make the passages coherent and gra
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