2020-2021學(xué)年嘉定二中高一上英語一次月考

77/8II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.1.TheGooseheadguidetolifeAshleyPowersmotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetregularly,butshe(21)notfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,"IfIhadmyownwebsite,I'dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers."So,whenAshleywassixteen,shelaunchedherownwebsite,calledGoosehead.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessit(22)(be),butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.Afterafewyears,thewebsiteclosedwon.ThenAshley,wholivesinLosAngeles,(23)(ask)towriteabookcalledTheGooseheadGuidetoLife.Thebookisabout(24)todesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.ItbeginswithasectioncalledAllAboutAshley,(25)Ashleytellsreaderswhatit'slike(26)(be)thebossofacompanywhenyou'reonlysixteen-notalwayseasy!"Iwassohappy.Butitwascrazyinalotofways.Igotverystressed.Imean.Iwasonlysixteen-Ididn'tevenhaveacar!Ifyouweresixteenandyouhadyourowncompany,you'dbestressedtoo!"Inherbook,Ashleytalksabouttheproblemsfacingteenagerstoday,andabouttheimportanceoffriendship,butalsoaboutbeingindependent."Learntoloveyourfriendsbutnotrelyonthem.Ididthatby(27)(create)Gooseheadonmyown."AshleysaysthatTheGooseheadGuideoLifeisnotabookofteenageadvice."Itisn'tabookthat'sgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Ihopeyoucanworkthatoutfor(28),”shesays.“Ijustwanttoprovidealittleinspirationtoteenagers.Maybe(29)readingmystory,you'lllaunchyourownwebsite.Butperhapsyou'vegotabetteridea?Well,ifIwereyou,I'djustdoit,(30)itis.Maybeitwon'twork-butmaybeitwill!"2.RescueaRaccoon(浣熊)Adisorientedfive-month-oldraccoonhurriesacrossabusyroadinGreenbrae,California.Somehowtheanimalandhermonhavebecomeseparated,andnowthe(31)(frighten)babyhasnoideawhattodo.Suddenlyacarapproaches.Unabletoseetheanimal,thedriveraccidentallyrunsoverherhindleg.Theraccoonfallstothegroundwhereshelieshelpless.Othermotorists,whosawtheaccident,pullovertocheckontheinjuredanimal.OneconcernedwitnessisMarcoBerger,(32)worksforanearbywildlifehospitalcalledWildCare.BergercallsanearbybranchoftheMarianHumaneSociety,anorganizationthat,amongotherthings,transportsinjuredwildlifetocarecenters.About10minuteslater,rescueofficersarriveonthescene.Theyuseanettoliftupthelittleraccoon,thenloadherintoananimalambulanceand(33)(rush)hertoWildCare.Atthehospital,headveterinarytechnicianNatSmithgivestheraccoonacheckup.AnX-rayofherlegrevealsthatthethighboneiscompletelybroken.Ifthebone(34)(notrepair),she'llneverbeabletorun,climb,orsearchforfoodinthewild.Thegoodnewsisthattheleg(35)befixedwithsurgery.Almostimmediatelyafter(36)(wake)upfromthesurgery,theraccoonshowssignsofimprovement."Withinadayshe'sabletowalkonherleg,"Smithsays.Aweekandahalflater,theraccoonhasbecomesoactivethatWildCarestaffdecidetomovetheanimaltoa12-foot-by-12-footoutdoorenclosure(37)treesforhertoclimb.Withintwomonths,theyoungraccoonisready(38)(release).Afteronefinalcheckup,she'sloadedintoapetcarrieranddriventoaforestedareanear(39)shewasfound.(40)thecarrierdoorisopened,theraccoonrunsintothewoods."She'sreadytotakeonthewild,"saysSmith.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.availablehealthyF.InvestigatorsK.worldwideB.caregiversG.limitC.explainH.pushD.generationsE.I.requestedJ.sharedResearcherssayAmericanchildrennoweatanaverageofthreesnacksadaybetweenmeals.Astudyfoundthatthosesnacksadduptoalmostone-thirdofallthedailycalorieseatenbychildren.Andthoseextracaloriescouldhelp__41__theriseinoverweightchildrenintheUnitedStates.ThestudywasdoneattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.Theresearchersstudiedthedietsofthirty-onethousandchildrenagestwotoeighteenoverathirty-yearperiod.Theyfoundthatsnackinghasincreasedsincethenineteenseventies.Andwhatkindsofsnackshaveincreasedthemost?Salty,high-fatfoodslikechips.Thestudyalsofoundgreatersnackingoncake,cookiesandothertreatsthatpast__42__mighthavesavedforafterdinner.ThestudyisinthejournalHealthAffairs.NutritionprofessorBarryPopkinwasoneofthelead__43__.Hesaysparentsshould__44__snackstooneadayforchildrenagesixandolder.Healsoadvisesparentsand__45__toprovidehealthysnackslikefruitsandvegetablesProfessorPopkinsaysAmericanschoolsalsoneedtoimprovetheirnutrition.Forexample,schoolsmayhavevendingmachines(自動(dòng)售販機(jī))thatofferwhatmanypeoplewouldconsiderjunkfood.Therehasbeena(n)__46__forschoolstooffermorehealthfulsnacksandlunchchoicesandfewersugarydrinks.EarlierthismonthCoca-colasaiditwouldstopsellingsugarydrinksinAmericanschoolsunlessparents__47__them.ItscompetitorsatPepsijustannouncedthattheywillstopsalesofsugareddrinkstoschools__48__.America'stoppublichealthofficerwantstoseemorechangeslikethis.SurgeonGeneralReginaBenjaminrecentlyspoketolawmakersaboutmakinghealthyfoodsmore__49__."Thereisagrowingagreementthatweasanationneedtorecreateourcommunitiesandenvironmentswhere__50__choicesareeasychoicesandaffordablechoices."III.ReadingComprehensionsSectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,BCandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspendmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnot__51__anyonewhohasbeenthdoggyparlorS客廳）wherelovedpetsrest.Itispossiblethat:Americansareuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway,buttheinformationwehavesuggestthattheEnglish,too,are__52__totheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfoodoratleast,are__53__lessnutrition.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritipublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,__54（獸醫(yī)tennahMsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeel__55__aboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soitis__56__formetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindthepopularityofBritishpets__57__.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridothemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofrabies-adiseasewiknowncure-thathasmadetheEnglishgovernmentimposestrict__58__onanimalscomingintotheUnitedKingdom.WhentheSpanishgovernmentrecently__59__anumberofstraydogsasprotectionagainstthesamethreat,Englishtouristsimmediatelywroteletterstothenewspapers__60__about'massmurder'.Anotherproblemissthe___61__ofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe"sweetlthing"hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton"Rover"or"Bonzo".Thentheyjust__62__it.Thisbringsmetomylastpoint.Pets,whichrunfree,areoftennot__63__atall.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone'spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.__64__,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotour__65__wrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyview,it'stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.51.A.alertB.surpriseC.disappointD.interest52.A.kindB.politeC.subjectD.available53.A.seldomB.farC.frequentlyD.totally54.A.inspiteofB.regardlessofC.nottomentionD.ratherthan55.A.angryB.patientC.mentionD.unsatisfied56.A.usualB.importantC.concernedD.essential57.A.inevitableB.understandableC.ridiculousD.common58.A.ordersB.punishmentsC.unacceptableD.restriction59.A.curedB.destroyedC.treatmentsD.drove60.A.inquiringB.caringC.enclosedD.complaining61.A.thoughtlessnesBs.hesitationC.worryingD.kindness62.A.isolateB.scoldC.abandonD.bind63.A.funnyB.sweetC.desertD.loving64.A.NeverthelessB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile65.A.mindB.behaviorC.loveD.prioritySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtwopassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)18-year-oldKaylaPerkinsexplainswhatisinherbedroom,"IthrowsomethingonthefloorandIknowrightwhereitis."However,herparents,SteveandDeborahPerkins,ofMcKinney,Texas,haven'tcaughton.EvenKaylaadmitsthat,attheworst,herroomisamess.Mostfamiliesatsomepointhaveatleastonechildwhoseroomlookslikealandfill(垃圾堆).Themesscandisturbthewholehousehold.Dirtyclothespileup;dirtydishesgetlostinthemessandsmellbad;homeworkislost;andvaluablethingsareruined.Someparentsletitgo,believingthatabedroomisprivatespaceforchildrentomanageastheywish.Otherslecturetheirchildren,offerrewardsforcleaning,orpunishthemwhentheydon't.Whatdoesn'twork,parentingexpertssay,isconstantlectures,verbal(口頭的，言語的)threatsorgettingveryangry.Mrs.PerkingsaystheypickedupalltheclothesonKayla'sfloorandhidthem.Theycleanedeverythingup.WhenKaylacamebacktoabarebedroom,therewasscreamingandshouting,"HowcanIlivewithoutmyclothes?"Mrs.PerkinsaskedKaylatoearnherclothesbackbydoinghousework.Thesedays,shekeepsherroomclean.Humourcanhelp,too.Forexample,sinceJessica,the14-year-olddaughterwasn'tbotheredbythedirtyclothesalloverherfloor,thewholefamilystartedusingherroomasaplacetostoredirtyclothes.Herattitudechangedafterherfamilydidthat.Bythetimeshegaveinandcleanedupherroomafewdayslater,evenshewaslaughing.Parentingexpert,JimFay,alsorecommendsthatparentsfirstaskchildreninanicewaytocleanupandagreeonareasonabletimelimit.Childrenoftenbehavebetterifyoutreattheminthewayyouwouldwanttobetreatedbyyourbossatwork--withrespectandhighexpectation.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?HowtoMakeChildrenCleanupTheirBedroomsWaystoCorrectChildren'sBadHabits.EncourageChildrentoShareMoreHousework.TipsonCleaninguptheRoom.Accordingtotheexperts,whenchildren'sroomlookslikealandfill,parentsatfirstshouldletchildrenhavetheirownprivatespace.lecturetheirchildrenandgiveverbalthreats.setanexampleandofferrewardsforcleaning.asktheminanicewayandsetareasonabletimelimit.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?Playinghide-and-seekcanhelpchildrenchangetheirattitude.Parentsdifferovertheirchildren'sbedroomcleaning.Childrenoftenbehavebetterifparentstreatthemlikebosses.Mostchildrenfeeluncomfortablewhentheirroomsaretooclean.(B)MEGHANYOUNGisaprofessionalInstagramstar.Shegetspaidtoclimbbeautifulmountains,photographtheirglittering（閃閃發(fā)光的）summitsandpostaboutheradventurestoherfans.YounggraduatedfromSeattleUniversity'sschoolofLawin2015.Butshedecidedshedidn'twanttobecomealawyer.Herparentswereshockedbythedecision."TheywereworriedaboutwhatIwasgoingtodo,"Youngsays."HowwasIgoingtofindcareerstability?"Butherlegalskillshaven'tgonetowaste.Oncecompaniesexpressaninterestinworkingwithher,there'sthetoughtaskofnegotiatingtheterms（條款）ofthedeal.Andtheworkisstillunfinishedevenaftershe'sdonetakethephotos.WhenYoungreturnsfromheradventures,shecarefullyeditstheimagesandwritescaptionstogoalongwiththem.Oncethepostsarepublic,,businessessometimesdon'tpayontime.That'swhensheneedstofollowup.Herleastfavoriteproblemiswhenshediscoversthatacompanyhasusedherphotosinawaythatviolatesthetermsofthecontract.Thatusuallyleadstotime-consumingemailexchanges.Socialmediainfluencingisnotaseffortlessasitseems.Thestressitcreatesevenhasitsownname:creatorburnout（精疲力竭）.Youngusedtoobsessivelycheckherpost'sperformance,whichshesayswill"driveyoucrazy",soshestopped.Butifshedoesn'treply,peoplewillstopcommenting.Withoutthatengagementonherposts,brandswon'twanttokeeppayingher.Therefore,shehadtoacceptthefactthatshe'llbetethered（拴?。﹖oherphoneaslongasshe'sinthislineofwork.Beyondtheday-to-dayheadachesofacareeronline,socialmedia'sinherent（固有的）uncertainlyalsoposesproblemsforcreators.TherearetimeswhenYoungisstaringatthecalendarwithoutanotherprojectintheworks.Inthelongterm,itcanberiskytofocusacareeronasingleplatform,orevenonsocialmediaitself.YetYoungsaysit'sallbeenworthit,becausethesponsorshipallowhertospendmuchofherlifeinthemountains.Heridealdaystartswithunzippinghertentatdawnsoshecantakepicturesofthesunrisereflectingonsnowysummitsaroundher.Fewjobsintheworldwouldallowhertodothatsoconsistently（一貫地）.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?ThemainworkinvolvedinbeinganInstagraminfluencer.ThedifficultiesthateveryInstagramstarwillmeet.Howtodealwithdishonestcompanies.HowMeghanYoung'slegalskillshelpherwork.Accordingtothearticle,allofthefollowingareproblemswithbeingasocialmediainfluencerEXCEPT.therearealotoftoughtaskswhendealingwithsponsors.theworkofphoto-takingandimage-editingisdifficulttohandle.itisstressfultocheckone'sphoneandtointeractwithfansallthetime.theincomeisunstableandthecareerprospectsareuncertain.Accordingtothearticle,whatisMeghanYoung'sattitudetowardhercareerasafull-timeinfluencer?Bored.B.Worried.C.SatisfiedD.Confident.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?MeghanYoung'sdecisiontobeafull-timeinfluencerwassupportedbyherparents.IthappensfrequentlythatMeghanYoungdoesn'tgetpaidontime.ItisimpossibleforInstagraminfluencerstoputdowntheirphones.Inordertoincreasetheirinfluence,creatorshavetokeepagoodrelationshipwithfans.（C）Aboutthetimethatschoolsandothersquitereasonablybecameinterestedinseeingtoitthatallchildren,whatevertheirbackground,werefairlytreated,intelligencetestingbecameunpopular.Somethoughtitwasunfairtominoritychildren.Throughthepastfewdecadessuchtestinghasgoneoutoffashionandmanycommunitieshaveindeedforbiddenit.However,paradoxically（自相矛盾的），justrecentlyagroupofblackparentsfiledtolawsuit（訴訟）inCaliforniaclaimingthatthestate'sbanonIQtestingdiscriminates（歧視）againsttheirchildrenbydenyingthemtheopportunitytotakethetest.（Theybelievecorrectly,thatIQtestsareavalidmethodofevaluating（評(píng)估）childrenforspecialeducationclasses.）Thejudge,therefore,reversed,atleastpartiallyhisoriginaldecision.Andsotheargumentgoesonandon.Doesisbenefitorharmchildrenfromminoritygroupstohavetheirintelligencetested?Wehavealwaysbeenonthesideofpermitting,evenpromotingsuchtesting.Ifachildofanycolororgroupisdoingpoorlyinschoolitseemstousveryimportanttoknowwhetheritisbecauseheorsheisoflowintelligence,orwhethersomeotherfactoristhecause.Whatschoolandfamilycandotoimprovepoorperformanceisinfluencedbyitscause.Itisnotdiscriminativetoevaluateeitherachild'sphysicalconditionorhisintellectuallevel.Unfortunately,intellectuallevelseemstobeasensitivesubject,andwhatthelawallowsustodovariesfromtimetotime.Thesamefluctuation（起伏）backandforthoccursinareasotherthanintelligence.Thirtyyearsorsoago,forinstance,whitefamilieswereencouragedtoadoptblackchildren.Itwasconsidereddiscriminativenottodoso.Andthenthestylechangedandthiscross-racialadoptingbecamegenerallyunpopular,andsocialagenciesfeltthatblackchildrenshouldgotoblackfamiliesonly.Itishardtosaywhatarethebestprocedures.Butsurelygoodwillonthepartofallofusisneeded.Astointelligence,inouropinion,themoveweknowaboutanychild'sintellectuallevel,thebetterforthechildinquestions.Whydidtheintelligencetestbecomeunpopularinthepastfewdecades?Itsvaliditywaschallengedbymanycommunities.Itwasconsiderdiscriminativeagainstminoritychildren.Itmetwithstrongoppositionfromthemajorityofblackparents.Itrobbedtheblackchildrenoftheirrightstoagoodeducation.Theauthorbelievesthatintelligencetesting.mayeaseracialdiscriminationintheUnitedSates.canencourageblackchildrentokeepupwithwhitechildren.mayseriouslyworsenracialdiscriminationintheUnitedSates.canhelpblackparentsmakedecisionsabouttheirchildren'seducation.Theauthor'sopinionofchildadoptionseemstobethat.nodefiniterulescanbeprescribed.whitefamiliesshouldadoptblackchildren.adoptionshouldbebasedonIQtestresults.cross-racialadoptionistobeadvocated.Celligencetestingalsoappliestonon-academicareas.Americanopinioncanshiftwhenitcomestosensitiveissues.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Butatthetime,manypeoplewerehesitanttousetheseappsregularly.Location-sharingappsalsomakecoordinating（協(xié)調(diào)）moreconvenient.Thiswouldhavebeenaterrifyingconceptbeforesmart-phonetechnology.Evenifpeoplehaven'tbeeninanemergencysituation,manyusethemjustincase.Someteens,however,areunlesswiththeirparents'useoflocation-sharingapps.Butthistechnologyisusedmuchmoreofteninnone-mergencysituations.Oneafternoonthreeyearsago,ChelseyVancefromTennesseedecidedtogoforawalkaftertakingsomeibuprofen（布洛芬）.Shedidn'tknowthenthatshewasallergic（過敏的）tothepainkiller.Abouthalfwaydownthetrail,shefeltlikeshewasgoingtofaint（昏倒）.Vancesentherroommateherlocationandaskedtheroommatetocomepickherup.Shesoonlostconsciousness（意識(shí)）.KnowingVance'sexactlocation,theroommatewasabletofindherquicklyandtocallanambulance.Vancecreditsthelocation-sharingserviceasthereasonshe'salivetoday.Vance'sstoryisatypicalexampleofthemostobviouspurposesoflocationsharing