2017-2018學年上海市第一學期金山中學期中考試高三英語(解析版)

1、2017 年度第一學期金山中學期中考試 高三英語II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. Forthe blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one

2、 word thatbest fits each blank.(Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house in Bethesda, Md. No cardor note came with it.)I don t remember ever slamming my door (21)_ anger at her and shouting, “ You just donunderstand! ” Because she did understan

3、d.One month before my high-school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief toabandonment, fear and over-whelming anger that my dad was missing some of (22)(important) events in my life. Ibecame completely uninterested in my upcominggraduation, the senior-class play

4、 and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, (23) not hear of my skippingany of those things.The day before my father died, my mother and I ( 24)_ (go) shopping for a prom dress. We dfound a spectacular one, with yards of dotted Swiss in red, white and blue. (25)_ made mefeel like Sc

5、arlett O Hara, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I forgot the dress.My mother didn The day before the prom, I found that dress - in the right size - draped majestically over the living roomsofa. It (26)_ (present) to me beautifully, artistically,lovingly. I didn t care if I had a new d

6、ress or not. But my mother did. She wantedcheilrdren tofeel (27)_(love) and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense (28)_ therewas magic in the world and beauty in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her childre n to see (29)muchlike the garde nia_ -lovely, strong and pe

7、rfect -with an aura ofmagic and perhaps a bit of mystery.My mother died ten days after I was married, I was 22. That was the year the gardenias stopped(30)_ (come).【答案】21. in 22. the most important 23. would 24. had gone 25. It26. was presented 27. loved 28. that 29. themselves 30. coming【答案解析】：21.

8、in in anger 憤怒、生氣22. the most important 生中最重要的事情23. would 過去時，表推測24. had gone 父親我去世為過去時，此前應(yīng)用過去完成時25. It 指代前文中的裙子26. was presented 被呈現(xiàn)要用過去時27. loved 被愛28. that 同位語從句29. themselves 做賓語，指代他們自己30. comi ng stop doi ng 停止正在干的事Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the bo

9、x. Each word can only be used on ce. Note thatthere is one word more tha n you n eed.A. boast B. underrepresented C. shared D. participation E. pursuit F. launchedG. con firmedH. femaleI. barriers J. agreeme nts K. adva ncingGender equality has powerful potential to improve the economy, security and

10、 the overall well-be ing of a populati on.If the world closed the gen der gap in workforce (31)_ , global Gross Domestic Productwould in crease by 28 trillio n dollars by 2025. ThatIssues Catheri ne Russell in a recent speech. She also no ted thatwith less gen der in equality are more secure, and pe

11、ace (32)_last Ion ger whe n wome n are at the n egotiati ngtable.Non etheless, no country in the world can (33)_ that it has achieved full gen der equality.“ Around the world, women are vastly (34)in politics and the workforce, particularly in leadershippositions and other high-paying jobs,said Amba

12、ssador Russell. At the same time,women make up the majority of the poor.Ive heard people say that poverty has a (35)_face,s aboutaand almost half of the worlds current debt,” said-OtS-aAgeblosSloral Women sstudies have found that countriesand that makes sense when you consider that women control jus

13、t one- fifth of global wealth, AmbassadorRussell.World leaders are beginning to recognize that everyone benefits from (36)_ genderequality, she said. This is why gender equality is part of U.S. foreign policy. A key part of U.S. efforts focus oneducating and empowering girls. In the past 18 months,

14、the United States (37)its global strategy toempower adolescent girls, as well as Let Girls Learn, which is aPresidential initiative that focuses on educating girls.We are also working with numerous countries to remove (38)_ that keep women frominheriting or owning property, entering the formal job m

15、arket or accessing banking services.“ Gender equality sometimes looks like an impossible taska (39)_ without an end,said Ambassador Russell.“ But.we can make progress, and that progress is worth making. Littleby little, discussion by discussion, step by step, we can improve the lives of women and girls, men and boys allaround the world. And in doing so, we can reach our (40)_ goals of peace,prosperit