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松江二中2020學(xué)年度高一英語第二學(xué)期階段性診斷試卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbe

usedonce.Notethethereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.devotedB.intentionC.isolatedD.justifyE.manualF.leisure

G.litteredH.markI.memorialJ.mercyK.extinct

21.Howcanyouyourrudeandfoolishbehaviorattheparttheotherday?

22.KobeBryantcertainlymadehisontheteamwhilehewaswithLakers.

23.Thechurchserviceisatothosekilledintheanti-terrorismwar.

24.Theywerelostatseawithoutfuelorsupplies,completelyattheofmothernature.

25.Mr.GogowenttotheclassroomonSundayeveningforasurpriseinspection,onlytofindthe

classroomwithusedtissues,emptybottlesandtextbooks.Whatamess!

26.Someexamopponentscomplainthatthecurrentexamsystemmaycausesometeachersto

cheat,butweshouldn'tignorethatthemajorityofteachersaretotheirjobs.

27.Mostpeoplechoosetoliveincommunitiessteadofinremoteareasbythemselves.

28.Highschoolstudentsdon'thavetheluxuryofuntiltheyareadmittedtouniversities.

29.PremierLiKeqiangbroughtapairofZhuhuan,anearlyspeciesinChina,toJapan

asastategift.

30.InChina,mostyoungpeoplearepoisonedbythenotionthatdoingajobisboth

humiliatingandunpromising.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.promoteB.boastC.unfulfilledD.basicsE.requiredF.specialized

G.routineH.reversedI.significantlyJ.rangeK.moderate

GetinShapeintheNewYear

Practicaltipsfbrkeepingthatresolution-evenifyou'veneversucceededbefore.

Youknowwhy“getinshape“topsthelistofmostpopularresolutionsyearafteryear?

Becauseitalsotopsthelistofmost_31—resolutions.Indefenseoffailedexerciserseverywhere,

partoftheproblemisthatgettinginshapefeelsmorefrustratingthanever,becauseofsomany

—32—gadgets,drinks,andexpertsoutthereallegedly（據(jù)稱）designedtohelp.Ratherthan

overwhelmyouwithtechnicaltips,thisguidegoesbackto_33_byansweringsensible

questionsabouthowtomakeanexerciseprogramworkforyou.Lookingformarathoningadvice?

Youwon'tfindithere.Thisisaboutlearningtojustputonefootinfrontoftheother-allyear

long.

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HowmuchexercisetoIreallyneedtodo?

About20minutesaday,or2.5hoursaweek,of_34_physicalactivity（orabouthalfthat

timeforvigorousactivity）,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.Andnogymis_35—.

Onestudyofmorethan130,000peoplefoundthatdoinghouseholdchoressuchasvacuumingand

gardeningwasenoughtoreducetheriskofdeathbyupto30percent,aslongasyoudoatleast

2.5hours'worthperweek.Thisistruewhetheryouspreadyourexercisethroughouttheweekor

cramitallintooneday,accordingtoastudyofmorethan63,000adultsintheUnitedKingdom.

Isintenseexercisebetter?

Yes.Pushingthebodyoutofitscomfortzoneforcesittoadapt.Thehighertheintensity,the

greatertheadaptation,withbenefitsforyourlungs,heart,andcirculation.Ina2017study,Mayo

Clinicresearchersfoundthathigh-intensityintervaltrainingreduced,andevensometimes_36—,

theeffectsofoldageonmitochondria（線粒體）,theenergypowerhousesinsidecells.What's

more,high-intensitytraininghelps_37—yourmetabolicrate,whichmeansyouburnmore

energyevenatrest.Thatsaid,justtoincludesomeelementofvigorousexerciseintoamoderate

—38—-whetherfaster-pacedwalking,somehills,orafewstairs-willdeliverbenefits.

Doesstretchinghelp?

Alittlebit.Dynamicstretching,inwhichyoumoveyourlimbstoincreasethe_39—of

motion（asyoudoinawalkinglunge（弓步下蹲），forexample）,slightlyreducestheriskofsome

injuriestomuscles,ligaments（韌帶），andtendons（腱）.Ontheotherhand,staticstretching（such

asacalfstretch）mayactuallyreduceexerciseperformance,accordingtoLyndaNortonof

FlindersUniversity,whohelpedconductareviewofstudiesontheimpactofstretching."Static

stretchinghasbeenshowntoinhibitmaximumstrengthandpower,whichareimportantfor

explosiveactivitieslikejumpingandspringing,shesays.Also,a2011reviewof12studiesfound

thatregardlessofwhetheryoudoitbeforeorafterexercise,stretchingdoesn't_40_reduce

musclesoreness...

SectionC

Directions:Choosetherightanswertofillintheblanks.

41.reallymattersmuchwhetheryouattendhisbirthdaypartyornot,sopleasetellme

yourdecisionassoonaspossible.

A.ThatB.ThisC.WhatD.It

42.Yearsago,beliefbecamegeneralgrangeandmilkshouldneverbedrunkatthe

samemeal.

A.thatB.sothatC.andthatD.nowthat

43.not,heleftonlyhisstomachwithapieceofcloth.

A.Feeling;coveredB.Tofeel;covering

C.Havingfelt;tocoverD.Feeling;beingcovered

44.byhungerandtiredness,thefishermendidnotgettothecoastuntilmidnight.

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A.WearingoutB.WornoutC.BeingwornoutD.Towearout

45.Inanhour,wecantraveltoplaceswouldhavetakenourancestorsdaystoreach.

A.whereB.whatC.inwhichD.that

46.When,thepowerstationwillsupplypowertonine-tenthsofthecity'shome.

A.iscompletedB.beingcompletedC.havingcompletedD.completed

47.HewasabornsailorandIcan'trememberanyoccasionhehadanysortofaccident

withtheboat.

A.whenB.whereC.atwhichD.why

48.GoingtoSongjiangNo.2HighSchoolmeansdoinganyunnecessarythings,even

one'shobbies.

A.togiveupB.givingupC.givenupD.togivingup

49.tomorrow,theshipthatweboughtfromJapanwillsetsailasplannedinordertotest

itsreliability.

A.HowevertheweatherislikeB.Howeveristheweatherlike

C.WhateveristheweatherlikeD.Whatevertheweatherislike

50.tosunlightfortoolongdoesharmtopeople'sskin.

A.ExposedB.ExposingC.BeingexposedD.Toexpose

III.Cloze

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

CouldtheIntemetbetotallyfreeandshoulditbe?ShouldtheInternetberegulated?The

recentdisorderintheArabworld_51—byadisputed（有爭議的）videodamagingtheimageof

Prophet（先知）MuhammadshowsthattheUnitedStates,whichisbusy_52_globalIntemet

freedomhaspaidahugepricewiththelivesofitsdiplomats.

Inan_53_Intemetworld,cheating,violenceorrumorscanbringseriousconsequences.

Lastmonth,inIndia,the"largestdemocracy^^,rumorsofethnicviolencespreadlikeavirusacross

thecountry,sendingabout300,000peoplefleeingfromsouthtonortheastofthecountry.Social

mediaandtextmessagingplayedacrucialrolein_54—theflowofrumors.Theimagesand

videosshowingtheanti-Muslimattacksthathadn'thappenedatallcreated_55_amongthe

peopleandcausedgreatchaos.Manyothercountriesacrosstheworldareperiodicallysuffering

from“rumors“spreadbytheInternetandsocialmedia.

TheUS-ledWestalwayspromotesInternetfreedomand_56_anyregulationas

investigation,butitshouldthinktwiceifitcalculatestheheavypricethathasbeenandhastobe

paidforthefreeInternet.Moreover,—57—theInternetintheWestappearstobefree,withno

obvious_58—andnolimitedsites,isn'tthestructureofthemainpagesalreadyhand-controlled,

withselectedpressagenciesand_59_occupyingclearlydominating（主導(dǎo)的）positions?

TheInternethashelpedfightinjustice,-60_corruption（腐敗）inplacessofarapartas

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Indonesia,IndiaandLatinAmerica.ButtheInternetcouldbeextremely_61—aswell.Various

racistorseparatistorganizationsareusingtheirInternetsitestofanpassing.Thosewhoare

spreadinghatearefrequentlyusingtheInternetastheirtool.Therefore,nocountrycan_82—to

maketheInternetabsolutelyfree.

Thequestionishowtokeepfreeflowofinformation_63—whileprotectingchildrenfrom

unhealthyworks,commoncitizensfromevilrumorsandcountriesfromunfairanddamaging

propaganda（宣傳）attacks.Andwhosetsthelimits?

The_64_isthattherewillneverbeaperfectsystem.Everycountrywillhavetodevelop

itsownsystem,basedonitsculture,socialsurroundingsandthedegreeofdangerit'sfacing.In

themeantime,itwouldbeusefultorealizethattheWestis_65—theonetobethevanguard（先

鋒）ofobjectivityandfreeflowofinformation.

51.A.ledB.causedC.damagedD.attacked

52.A.helpingB.processingC.promotingD.improving

53.A.unaffectedB.unregulatedC.unalarmedD.undetected

54.A.slowingdownB.turningoverC.speedingupD.holdingback

55.A.angerB.shockC.confusionD.panic

56.A.supportsB.followsC.opposesD.dislike

57.A.asifB.evenifC.sothatD.inthat

58.A.interruptionB.interferenceC.defenseD.preference

59.A.programsB.substancesC.channelsD.sources

60.A.uncoverB.strikeC.preventD.avoid

61.A.beneficialB.usefulC.sensitiveD.destructive

62.A.refuseB.affordC.failD.attempt

63.A.unpollutedB.unskilledC.unoccupiedD.uninterrupted

64.A.importanceB.conclusionC.descriptionD.possibility

65.A.definitelyB.hardlyC.virtuallyD.invisibly

IV.Readingcomprehension

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（B）

WhoisbehindwiseGEEK?It'soneofthemostcommonquestionswereceive.Weareateam

ofresearchers,writersandeditorsprovidingshort,clearandconciseanswerstocommon

questions.Currently,thereareover200activecontributors;youcanreadsomeoftheirprofiles（檔

案）below.

CatherinehasbeeninvolvedwithBronwynbeganworkingfbrwiseGEEK

wiseGEEKsincethebeginningof2006.asaneditor,andthoughshecontinuestowrite

Currently,shemainlymanagesourwritersandandedit,shealsoputshernaturalcuriosityto

editorsanddealswithvisitorsabouttheirworkbythinkingofnewarticletopics.

commentsandquestions.Bronwynlovesquestionsnearlyasmuchasshe

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politicalsciencefromtheUniversityofInadditiontowritingthequestionsand

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filledwithworkingforwiseGEEK,shecanalsofewforwiseGEEK,including,isOw/

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JohnnyistheexpertbehindthescenesatCarolynjoinedwiseGEEKasapart-time

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(C)

ThecurrentEbola(埃博拉病毒)outbreakinwesternandcentralAfricahasinfectedatleast

3,069people,including1,552dead,makingitthelargestoutbreakinhistory.Ebolaisadeadly

virus-about60percentofpeopleinfectedwithithavedied.

HowisEboladoingitsharm?

WhenapersonbecomesinfectedwithEbola,thevirusdamagesthebody'simmune(免疫的)

cells,whichdefendagainstinfection,saidaresearcheratLancasterUniversity.Butifaperson's

immunesystemanstanduptothisattack,thenheismorelikelytosurvivethedisease.

Thepatientsthatsurviveitbestarethosewhodon'tgetsuchabaddisadvantageinimmune

system.Butifthebodyisn'tabletogetridofthisattack,thentheimmunesystembecomesless

abletoregulateitself.Thismeanstheimmunesystemismorelikelytorunoutofcontrol,leading

toadropinbloodpressure,multi-organfailureandeventuallydeath.

Whatarethecommonsymptomsofthedisease?

Fever.Headache.Jointandmuscleaches.Weakness.Diarrhea.Vomiting.Stomachpain.Lack

ofappetite.Chills.Rash.Rednessintheeyes.Hiccups.Cough.Sorethroat.ChestpainDifficult

breathingorswallowing.Bleedinginsideandoutsideofthebody.

HowtopreventthespreadofEbola?

Ebolacanbespreadprimarilyviadirectcontactwithpatients,specificallythebloodand

fluidsofaninfectedpatient.

Weshouldavoidcontactwithinfectedpatientsandobjectssuchasclothing,bedding,and

needlessusedbythem.Avoidareaswhereinfectionshavebeenreported.Fornow,thediseasehas

onlybeenconfirmedincentralandWestAfrica,fourcasesinAmericaandEurope.Avoideating

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wild-caughtbushmeat.Researchershavesuspectedthatthediseasecametohuman\viaanimals,

probablythroughthemeatofprimates（靈長類）.Ifyou'reinanareawherethediseasehasbeen

reported,avoidpurchasing,eating,orhandlingwildgametostayonthesafeside.

Wearprotectivemedicalclothingifyou'rearoundinfectedpatients.Extremecautionis

necessary.Hospitalworkersmustusemasks,gloves,goggles,andgowns,whichneededtobe

wornatalltimesifyou'rearoundinfectedpatients.

HowDoPeopleSurviveEbola?

Doctorsdon'tknowforcertainwhowillsurviveEbola,andthereisnospecifictreatmentor

cureforthedisease.Althoughintheminority,somepeopledorecoverfrominfection.

Oursuggestionsinclude:

Maintainyourelectrolytes（電金華質(zhì)）andbodyliquid.Sportsdrinkscanbeused.Monitoryour

bloodpressureandcontrolitifnecessary.Droppingbloodpressuremaybeaserioussignof

infection.Breatheinanoxygen-richenvironment.Quicklyaddressanysymptomsofinfection.Be

honestaboutwhenandwhereyou'refeelingpain.

73.Ebolacausesthedeathofahumanbeingby.

A.attackinghimwithhighfeverB.regulatinghisimmunesystem

C.damaginghisimmunecellsD.harmingallhisorgansdirectly

74.WhatisNOTmentionedasthesymptomofEbola?

A.Feverandchills.B.Swallowingdifficulty

C.Lossofblood.D.Highbloodpressure.

75.InordernottobeinfectedbyEbola,weshould.

A.havetheclothingoftheinfectedcleanedB.avoideatingwildanimalslikemonkeys

C.nottraveltoAfrica,AmericaorEuropeD.stayathomewithoutgoinganywhere

76.Itistruethat.

A.acertainnumberofpeoplesurviveEbolaB.humanhasfoundaspecificcureforEbola

C.oxygencansaveinfectedpeople'slivesD.lowbloodpressureissurelycausedbyEbola

（D）

Threehundredmillionpeoplenowgettheirwaterfromtheseaoffromsomegroundwater

thatistoosaltytodrink.That'sdoublethenumberadecadeagoDesalination（脫鹽）tookoffin

the1970sintheMiddleEastandhassincespreadto150countries.Withinthenextsixyearsnew

desalinationplantsmayaddasmuchas13billiongallonsadaytotheglobalwatersupply,the

equivalentofanotherColoradoRiver.Thereasonfortheboomissimple:Apopulationsgrowand

agricultureandindustryexpand,freshwater-especiallycleanfreshwater-isgettingscarcer.

“Thethingaboutwateris,yougottahaveit,“saysTomPankratz,editoroftheWaterDesalination

Report,atradepublication.^Desalinationisnotacheapwaytogetwater,butsometimesit'sthe

onlywaythereisM

Andit'smuchcheaperthanitwastwodecadesago.Thefirstdesalinationmethod-andstill

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themostcommon,especiallyinoil-richcountriesalongthePersianGulf-wasdistillation（蒸播

法）.Heatseawateruntilitturnstosteam,leavingitssaltbehind,thencondense（濃縮）it.The

currentsateoftheart,forexample,atplantsthatopenedrecentlyinTampaBay,Florida,andPerth,

Australia,isreverseosmosis（滲透）,inwhichwaterisforcedthroughamembrane（薄膜）that

catchesthesalt.Pumpingseawatertopressuresofmorethanathousandpoundspersquareinch

takelessenergythanboilingit-butitisstillexpensive.

Researchersarenowworkingonatleastthreenewtechnologiesthatcouldcuttheenergy

requiredevenfurther.Noneofthethreewillbeasolutionforalltheworld'sthirstforwater.

Desalinationinevitablyleavesbehindlayersofconcentratedsalt,whichcanharmtheenvironment

andeventhewatersupplyitself.Theconcentratedsaltdischargedfromtheplantsisespecially

trickytogetridofatinlanddesalinationplants,andthey5realsoraisingthesaltlevelinpartsof

theshallowPersianGulf.Thesaltierthewatergets,themoreexpensiveitbecomestodesalinate.

What'smore,noneofthenewtechnologiesseemsimpleandcheapenoughtooffermuch

hopetotheworld'spoor,saysgeologistFaroukEl-BazofBostonUniversity.Herecentlyattended

adesalination-industryconferencelookingforwaystobringfreshwatertothewar-tornSudanese

regionofDarfur."Iaskedtheengineers,'Whatifyouareinatinyvillageof3,000,andthewater

isahundredfeetundergroundandverysalty,andthereisnoelectricity?El-Bazsays."Their

mouthsjustdropped.^^

77.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistheequivalentofanotherColoradoRiver?

A.Thincreasedfreshwatertobeproduceddailybynewdesalinationplants.

B.Dailydesalinatedseawaterorgroundwaterproducedbynewdesalinationplants.

C.Thetotalamountoffreshwaterproduceddailybytheworld'sdesalinationplants.

D.Thetotalamountoffreshwatertobeproduceddailybytheworld'sdesalinationplants.

78.Asfordesalinationtechnology,reverseosmosisissuperiortodistillationinthattheformer

A.hasproducedfreshwaterinhigherquality

B.hasreduceddesalinationcosts

C.hascausedlessharmtotheenvironment

D.hasbeenappliedaroundtheworld

79.Whatconsequenceswillresultfromoverdesalination?

A.theworldwillbecomemorethirsty.B.Groundwaterwillbecomesaltier.

C.TheenvironmentwillbedamagedD.Morecountrieswillrelyonseawater.

80.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Newtechnologiesshouldbeadaptedtonewsituations.

B.Newtechnologiesarenotavailabletothepoorworld.

C.Underdevelopedregionsareinneedoffreshwater.

D.Underdevelopedregionsareexpectedtogetcheapfreshwater.

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(E)

A.Italsomeansacceptingtheresponsibilitiesthataccompanytheserights.

B.ButmanyCanadianyouthbelievethatalllawsbasedonagesshouldbeeliminated.

C.Votingisanotherrightthatmarksthepassageintoadulthoodformanyyoungpeople.

D.Whetherthegovernmentshouldallowitscitizensthegreatestamountoffreedompossible

remainsaproblem.

E.InmanypartsofNorthAmerica,sixteenisalsotheagewhenonecanobtainadriver'slicense;

inEngland,itisseventeen.

F.Noteveryonewouldagreethatitisagoodideatogivealloftheserightsandtheresponsibilities

topeoplewhentheyaretooyoung.

Indifferentcountriesaroundtheworld,peoplebecome“adults“atdifferentages.Beingan

adultmeanshavingtherighttodocertainthingssuchasvote,getmarried,orgetalicensetodrive.

________81________

Inmanycountries,sixteenoreighteenistheageatwhichapersonbecomesaadult.Young

menandwomenatthisagecangetapart-timejob,an