2018-2019学年曹杨二中高二下英语期中Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10’)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill 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 of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A twist of fateWhen Tamara Rabi met Adriana Scott at a local McDonald’s restaurant, their lives changed forever. “I didn’t know what to say (21)______ ‘hi’. I was just so shocked -- it was like seeing myself,” says Adriana. They were both students at neighbouring universities in Long Island, New York, and they had grown up only 30 kilometres apart. They shared a birthday, they were exactly the same height and both loved hip hop. But the most important thing (22) ______ was shared between them was the same Mexican mother. Both girls grew up knowing that their mother (23)______ (give) them up for adoption when they were born, but they had no idea (24)______ they had a twin sister. Then, Justin Lattore, a friend of Adriana’s, went to Tamara’s twentieth birthday party. When he walked in and saw Tamara, hardly (25)______ he believe his eyes. “I was just shocked -- she looked so much like Adriana,” says Justin. Then it got clear -- they had to be sisters. In fact, Tamara had already noticed that strangers on her university campus often smiled and said hello, clearly (26)________ (mistake) her for someone else.Following the birthday, Justin put the two girls in touch and they arranged the McDonald’s meeting by email. “(27)________ she came towards me, she was walking like me, talking like me,” says Tamara. “We have the same mannerisms, the same interests and got the same grades at school,” adds Adriana. The girl even discovered that as children they had often had the same nightmare of a really loud noise (28)________ (follow) by a very quiet one. They had another sad factor in common. (29)________ of their adoptive fathers had died a few years before they met.N ow the twins are finishing their studies, and they meet often. “I feel she’s my sister, but our relationship right now is more like friends,” says Tamara. She’s optimistic and excited that their futures will be together. “We will always have each other. We don’t have any other brothers and sisters -- we are sure (30)________ (grow) old together!”Section B (10’)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlyImagine working for an employer who, aware that you’re probably not sleeping enough at night, allows you to down tools and nap as part of your regular work ___31___ -- and not just forty winks at your desk, but a restorative snooze in a quiet room.These are some of the measures being used by a growing number of companies in Japan tocounter an epidemic of sleeplessness that costs its economy a(n) ___32___ $ 138 bn a year.Tech startups have been quickest to ___33___the “sleep debt” among irritable and unproductive employees. Last year, Nextbeat, an TT service provider, went as far as setting up two “strategic sleeping rooms” -- one for men, the other for women -- at its headquarters in Tokyo. The aroma-infused rooms ___34___ devices that block out background noise, allowing workers to stretch out on sofas for a(n) ___35___ nap. Mobile phones, tablets and laptops are banned.“Napping can do as much to improve someone’s ___36___as a balanced diet and exercise,” Emiko Sumikawa, a member of the Nextbeat board, told Kyodo news agency.Nextbeat also asks employees to leave work by 9 pm and to avoid doing excessive overtime, which has been ___37___ for a rising rate of death from overwork.Japanese workers have more reason than most to submit to （服从）the ___38___ for a daytime snooze, whether at work or during long commutes.A survey conducted using fitness trackers in 28 countries found that Japanese men and women sleep, on average, just 6 hours and 35 minutes a night -- 45 minutes less than the international average -- making them the most sleep-deprived of all. Estonians, Canadians, Belgians, Austrians, as well as the Dutch and French, all get a comparatively decent night’s sleep, according to the survey.The government has also come to appreciate the ___39___ of a well-rested workforce, with the health ministry recommending that all working-age people take a nap of up to 30 minutes in the early afternoon -- advice ___40___ embraced by some of the country’s politicians.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15’)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.Placebos（安慰剂）Prove PowerfulM any doctors know the story of “Mr. Wright”. In 1957 he was diagnosed with cancer, and given only days to live. He had tumours（肿瘤）the size of oranges. He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication, Krebiozen, that was ___41___ against cancer, and he begged the doctor to give it to him. His physician, Dr Phillip West, finally agreed. After Mr. Wright had been given an injection on a Friday afternoon, the ___42___doctor found his patient out of his “death bed”, joking with the nurses the following Monday. “The tumours”, the doctor wrote later, “had ___43___ like snow balls on a hot stove.”Two months later, Wright read medical reports that the medication was fake. His condition immediately got worse again. “Don’t ___44____ what you read in papers,” the doctor told Wright. Then he injected him with what he said was “a new super-refined double strength” version of the drug. ___45___, there was no drug, just a mix of salt and water, but again it worked. Wright was the picture of health for another two months until he read an official report saying that Krebiozen was ___46___. He died two days later.This story has been ___47___ by doctors for a long time, dismissed as one of those strange tales that medicine cannot explain. The idea that a pat ient’s ___48____ can make a fatal disease go away has been thought of as too strange. But now scientists are discovering that the placebo effect is more powerful than anyone had ever thought. They are also beginning to discover how such miraculous results are ___49___. Through new techniques of brain imagery, it can be shown that athought, a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the ___50___. Scientists are learning that some body reactions are not caused by information coming into the brain from the outside world, but by what the brain ___51___ to happen next.Placebos are “lies that ___52___,” said Dr Anne Harrington, a historian of science at Harvard University. “The word placebo is Latin for “I shall please” (or I shall make you happy) and it is typically a treatment that a doctor gives to ___53___ patients to please them,” she said. “It looks like medication, but has no healing ingredients whatsoever.” Nowadays, doctors have much more powerful medicines to fight disease. But these treatments have not diminished（减弱）the power of the placebo, quite the ___54___. Maybe when scientists fully understand how placebos work, the powerful healing effects of the human ___55___will be used more systematically!41.A. vague B. unique C. effective D. impossible42.A. astonished B. disappointed C. exhausted D. experienced43.A. expanded B. melted C. accumulated D. moved44.A. take down B. look for C. make out D. care about45.A. Actually B. Morcover C. Meanwhile D. Consequently46.A. beneficial B. popular C. worthless D. available47.A. studied B. ignored C. invented D. spread48.A. struggles B. promises C. rights D. beliefs49.A. achieved B. neglected C. emphasized D. mixed50.A. brain B. doctor C. body D. process51.A. advises B. expects C. instructs D. forbids52.A. heal B. hurt C. exist D. fade53.A. optimistic B. careful C. peculiar D. anxious54.A. point B. opposite C. time D. adventure55.A. relation B. strength C. being D. mindSection B (22’)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is following 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.( A )A Lesson Goes ViralAt the end of 2014, Tulsa, Oklahoma, sixth-grade teacher Melissa Bour received a friend request on Facebook from one of her students. She didn’t accept the request, but a quick browse through the girl’s friends list revealed the names of dozens of k ids from her classroom. Many of the students’ Facebook pages were completely public, meaning even strangers could search through the kids’ personal photos and messages.“I saw middle fingers, students dressed inappropriately, and extremely offensive language,” Melissa says. “It was disturbing.” When she brought up her discovery in class, the students thought is was nothing. So she created a post of her own.With a bright green Sharpie, she wrote on a piece of paper in all caps, “Dear Facebook: M y 12-year-old students think it is ‘no big deal’ that they are posting pictures of themselves... Pleasehelp me... [show them] how quickly their images can get around.” She put a picture of the letter on her Facebook page and asked people to share it.In hours, it was shared 108,000 times across dozens of states and four countries. She deleted it after eight hours, but it continued to spread. “I wanted to show them that it’s on the Internet forever,” she says.As she explained the results of he r experiment in class, the students’ “eyes got bigger and bigger,” she says. “It scared a few of them into deleting their pages completely,” she says. Others have removed inappropriate posts and used privacy settings to manage their pages.Her intent ion wasn’t to scare them off social media but to push them to be mindful of what they post. Melissa says, “I tell them, ‘just because everyone else is sharing doesn’t mean you have to.’”56.What did Melissa Bour find about her students’ Fackbook pages?A.They were not accessible to strangers.B.They contained improper messages.C.They appealed a lot to the public.D.They revealed nothing about the students.57.Why did Melissa put a picture of the letter on her Fackbook page?A.To prove the potential threat caused by sharing something online.B.To help students learn how to post something on Facebook.C.To turn to the public for tips on proper use of Fackbook.D.To scare her students off all social media.58.After Melissa told her students about the results of her experiment, they_______.A.ignored her warnings completelyB.began to share something meaningfulC.took no notice of what others postedD.realized the danger of social media59.What is the passage mainly about?A.How a teacher became popular with her unique post.B.How the students kept themselves away from social media.C.How a teacher raised students’ awareness of Internet security.D.How the students fought against their addiction to online games.( B )As much as we may want to protect children from all the terrible, horrible and very bad things in life, too often we don’t get a choice. These four new kids’ books serve as guides for a variety of difficulties and as important reminders that we have a choice in how we react to such trails. These stories introduce young readers to relatable characters who are processing and recovering from hardships and sorrows. Each book, in its own way, offers a guide for young readers who are facing their own struggles. Together, they teach a lesson for us all in resilience （还原能力）and hope.A. creative processesB. lovable charactersC. painful remindersD. difficult experiences61.Suppose you have just moved from Asia to America and your kids have trouble getting along with others at school, which of the following books are you going to pick for your children?A.The Secret Horses Of Briar HillB.Goodbye DaysC.Stef Soto, Taco QueenD.Why Can’t Grandma Remember My Name?62.The author writes this passage to ______.A.share some new parental skills with parentsB.teach kids how to write some dramatic storiesC.start a discussion on the topics of the new booksD.introduce some newly published books for kids( C )Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact on people’s mental well-being, a study has suggested. UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect, unlike pay rises or promotions, which only provided a short-term boost.Co-author Mathew White, from the University of Exeter, UK, explained that the study showed people living in greener urban areas were displaying fewer signs of depression or anxiety. “There could be a number of reason s,” he said, “for example,people do many things to make themselves happier: they strive of promotion or pay rises, or they get married. But the trouble with those things is that with those things is that within six months to a year, people are back to their original baseline levels of well-being. So, these things are not sustainable; they don’t make ushappy in the long term. We found that for some lottery winners who had won more than ￡500,000 the positive effect was definitely there, but after six months to a year, they were back to the baseline.”Dr. White said his team wanted to see whether living in greener urban areas had a lasting positive effect on people’s sense of well-being or whether the effect also disappeared after a period of time. To do this, the team used data from the British Household Panel Survey compiled by the University of Essex.Explaining what the data revealed, he said: “What you see is that even after three years, mental health is still better, which is unlike many other things that we think wil l make us happy.” He observed that people living in green spaces were less stressed, and less stressed people made more sensible decisions and communicated better.With a growing body of evidence establishing a link between urban green spaces and a positive impact on human well-being, Dr. White said, “There’s growing interest among public policy officials, but the trouble is who funds it. What we really need at a policy level is to decide where the money will come from to help support good quality loc al green spaces.”63.According to one study, what do green spaces do to people?A.Improve their work efficiency.B.Add to their sustained happiness.C.Help them build a positive attitude towards life.D.Lessen their concerns about material well-being.64.What does Dr. White try to find out about living in a greener urban area?A.How it affects different people.B.How strong its positive effect is.C.How long its positive effect lasts.D.How it benefits people physically.65.What did Dr. White’s research reveal about people living in a green environment?A.Their stress was more apparent than real.B.Their decisions required less deliberation.C.Their memories were greatly strengthened.D.Their communication with others improved.66.According to Dr. White, what should the government do to build more green spaces in cities?A.Find financial support.B.Improve urban planning.C.Involve local residents in the effort.D.Raise public awareness of the issue.Section C (8’)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Pandas are one of the world’s most fascinating vegetarians. They have a meat eater’s digestive system, yet almost rely on bamboo -- all day, every day. ___67____To understand how pandas live on such a diet, researchers tracked pandas in the Qinling Mountains and observed what they ate for six years. The team also analyzed the panda diet in depth by measuring the amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and calcium -- the three most essential nutrients for mammals（哺乳动物）-- in the plant they are.“There is strong evidence that animals try their best to meet their nutritional needs,” a researcher said. “In areas with only one eatable plant, animals may try to eat different parts of the same food.”___68____ The two bamboo species in Qinling, wood bamboo and arrow bamboo, grow at different elevations and sprout（发芽）at different times of the year.In spring, pandas feed on young wood bamboo shoots, which are rich in nitrogen and phosphorous. ___69___ However, both species’ shoots have low calc ium levels, pushing pandas to eat young arrow bamboo leaves which are rich in calcium in mid-July.However, bamboo leaves fall heavily in winter, and their nutrient levels drop. ___70___.Records from Qinling show that among 25 cases of dead or ill pandas over the past 37 years, more than half occurred in March and April, right after the hardships of winter.Ⅳ. Summary Writing (10’)Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Where Arts Should Get Its Funding?Few people would contest the value of arts in a civilized society. Great art enriches people’s lives by providing pleasure, stimulation and an escape from the pres sure of everyday life. However, it is also true that many of the arts, such as classical music, the ballet, and the visual arts have always attracted a minority audience. The question is whether the arts should be publicly funded, or whether it is the consumers who should pay.It is my view that the government should subsidize the arts, for a number of reasons. First of all, without subsidies, many artists would undoubtedly be unable to survive financially. Government grants can enable them to work with artistic freedom, while if they worked independently or relied on private subsidies they might be subject to market pressures and the need to make a profit. Secondly, the arts contribute to a nation’s cultural heritage and can create a sense of social identity. They can also play an important role in education, community regeneration and even crime prevention. However, the main argument for public funding of the arts is not social usefulness, but rather because they are important for their own sake.Of course, there are those who argue that public money would be better spent on meeting the needs of the poorer members of society, rather than catering for the interests of an elite. However, I believe that a healthy society is one in which art and creativity are valued alongsidethese basic needs. Indeed, a civilized society ought to make the arts accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or income.In conclusion, the arts should be funded across a broad range of activities, for example, by supporting community or school theatre projects, or bringling sculptures and art installations to public places.Ⅴ. Translation (20’)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.这部电影没有评论中说的那么有趣。