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华东师范大学第二附属中学2021-2022学年高二第二学期3月份阶段检测试卷英语试题(考试时间：120分钟卷面满分：140分)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecide-whichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1A.Shedoesn’tworkhardinmaths.B.Sheisinferiortohiminmaths.C.Shedidn’tdowellinthistest.D.Sheisgoodatmaths.2.A.Thelibrarywillbeclosedlaterthisafternoon.B.Thecomputersinthelibraryarenotworking.C.Themanneedshiscomputerallafternoon.D.Thewomanhaslenthercomputertosomebody.3.A.Goingtotheoperaistime-consuming.B.Thereisnotimelefttoorderoperatickets.C.Shewouldliketogowiththemantotheopera.D.Shewillhelpthemanpayfortheoperatickets.4.A.Worththeprice.B.Expensive.C.Mysterious.D.Goodforhealth.5.A.11:00a.m.B.12:00p.m.C.1:00p.m.D.3:00p.m.6.A.Thewomanshouldchangeherlivingarrangement.B.Thewomanwillhavetocallherroommate.C.Thewomanshouldnotspendsomuchtimeonthephone.D.Thewomandoesnotcleanherapartmentoftenenough.7.A.Shealsothinksthelecturewasinteresting.
B.Shewastootiredtoenjoythelecture.C.Shemissedthelecturethismorning.D.Shedidnotfinishthereadingbeforethelecture.8.A.Herworkexperience.B.Thecoursesshehastaken.C.Herknowledgeofthegraduateschool.D.Thedescriptionofheracademicperformance.9.A.Thewomandoesnotliketodrinkcoffeeintheafternoon.B.Itwasnotthewoman’scoatthatthemanspilledthecoffeeon.C.Thewomanjusthadhercoatcleaned.D.Thewomanisnotangrywiththeman.10.A.Shehopestogetintoartschool.B.Sheisworkingasacommercialartist.C.Shehastalentsotherthandrawing.D.Shecannotdecideuponacareer.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Whatacountrydoestopromotepunctuality.B.HowbusinessinEcuadorhavebeendeveloping.C.Whatpeoplefromdifferentareasthinkofpunctuality.D.HowEcuadorrespondstoCitizens’Participation’sappeal.12.A.Ithascausedmanypubliceventstobecancelled.B.Itismorecommonamonggovernmentofficials.C.ItisatraditionwithalonghistoryinEcuador.D.IthascostEcuadormuchmoneyeveryyear.13.A.Theyworkhardtoprotestagainstit.
B.Theyareinfavorofit.C.Theyholdmeetingstodiscussit.D.Theywaitandseewhatwillhappen.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Whywomenneedmoregossipthanman.B.Howwoman’sconversationsaredifferentfrommen’s.C.Whatresearchfindsabouttopicspreferredbymanandwomen.D.Whethermencanconcentrateononemattermoreeasilythanwomen.15.A.Health,B.Politics.C.Education.D.Football.16.A.Womenusuallysticktoonesubjectwhiletalkingwitheachother.B.Menareoftengoodatdealingwithseveralmattersinameeting.CMen’stalktendstocoveronlyasmallrangeofsubjects.D.Women’sconversationsaremeanttoexchangeopinions.Questions17through20arebasedonthefallowingpassage.17.A.Herhusbandworksthere.B.ShecanspeakArabic.C.Itisabeautifulcity.D.Sheneedsarest.18.A.Shehasbeentravelingaroundthecity.BShehasbeenteachingchildrenEnglish.C.Shehasbeenlearningdrawingandpainting.D.ShehasbeenlookingforanArabicteacher.19.A.Grammar.B.Reading.C.Writing.D.Pronunciation.20.A.Sheisgenerousandfriendly.B.ShelovesArabicmusic.C.SheunderstandsEnglishculture.D.Sheisgoodatdancing.III.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand
D.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.Whenthebosscomplainedabouttheslowprogressoftheproject,she________toyoupersonally,buttotheDepartmentasawhole.A.hasn’treferredB.wasn’treferringC.hadn’treferredD.wouldn’trefer2.Hopefullyin2030wewillnolongerbee-mailingeachother,forwe________communicationtoolsbythen.A.havedevelopedB.haddevelopedC.willhavedevelopedD.developed3.He’sbeeninformedthathe________forthescholarshipbecauseofhisacademicbackground.A.hasn’tqualifiedB.hadn’tqualifiedC.doesn’tqualifyD.wasn’tqualifying4.Lynn________Florencebyplanewhich________at8:30nextmorning.A.isleavingfor;willleaveB.isleavingfor;leavesC.willleavefor;willleaveD.leavesfor;leaves5.Iwassenttotheworksitelastmonthtoseehowthedevelopmentplan______inthepasttwoyears.A.hadbeencarriedoutB.wouldbecarriedoutC.isbeingcarriedoutD.havebeencarriedout6.ThepublicationofGreatExpectations,which______bothwidelyreviewedandhighlypraised,strengthenedDickens’sstatusasaleadingnovelist.A.havebeenB.wereC.wasD.willbe7.Theproducersofthetalkshowdeniedthatthejokewastoooffensive,insistingthattheymerely________toaddaslighttouchofhumor.A.weremeantB.hadmeantC.havemeantD.hadbeenmeant8.Byhiringregionalmusicianstoplayincommonareassuchaslobbiesandwaitingrooms,theCenStageArtsinHealthprogram______anenvironmentofmusicallovercampusforthepastfiveyears.A.iscreatingB.wasabouttocreateC.hasbeencreatingD.willbecreating9.Thecountry________itsborderswhenawaveofrefugees________in,whichputaseverestrainonitssocialwelfaresystem.A.scarcelyopened;floodedB.hadscarcelyopened;hadflooded
C.scarcelyopened;hadfloodedD.hadscarcelyopened;flooded10.Bynextyear,drywasteburningandwetwastetreatmentratesinShanghai______toreach27,800tonsaday,around80%ofthecity’stotalgarbage.A.areexpectedB.willhavebeenexpectedC.haveexpectedD.areexpectingSectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblanks‘withagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.OnJanuary10,Ugandareopenedschoolsafterthelongestclosureintheworld____11____thecoronaviruspandemic.Formoststudents,itwastheirfirsttimebackintheclassroominnearlytwoyears.Whenthebuildingsfirstshuttered,theMinistryofEducationbroadcastlessonsonTVandradiostations,andsomeschoolshandedoutprintedmaterials.Butthisdidnotlastforlackoffunding.Sothe____12____(estimate)15millionchildrenaffectedbythisclosureputtheirstudiesonhold.Uganda’sNationalPlanningAuthorityinAugust2021projectedthat4.5millionofthemwilllikelynotreturntoschool.Thereasonsforthedropoutsaremanifold.Theteenpregnancyraterosesignificantly.Andmanypoorchildreninurbanandruralareas____13____(force)tostartworkingtohelpsupporttheirfamilies.，“Theyturnedchildrenintolaborersandthatwasaloss,especiallyforafamilythathasreliedforalmosttwoyearsonchildlabor,”saysMunirSafieldin,theUNICEFUgandarepresentative.Plus,inaneconomypinchedbythepandemic,manyfamiliescannotcurrentlyaffordthefees,____14____startatabout$135pertermforhighschool,andothercosts(includingacademicmaterialsanduniforms).Childrenwhoareabletoreturnschoolhavebeenpromotedonegradelevel,adecisionmadebytheMinistryofEducationtoguaranteespotsfornewly____15____(enter)students.Butmanyfamiliesandexpertsareconcerned.MaryGorettiNakabugo,theexecutivedirectorofUwezoUganda,anonprofitorganizationworking____16____(promote)equitablequalityeducation,arguesthatevenbeforetheclosure,manyofUganda’syoungerstudentshadnotyetacquiredbasicfundamentals,suchasreadingandunderstandingatext.“Thisisthetimeforustorethinkourcurriculum,ourteachingandlearning,____17____studentswhoareunpreparedforclasseswillonlyendupeven____18____(far)behind.”KusemererwaJonathanHenry,ateenagerlivinginKamwokya,oneofthelargestslumsinthecapitalofKampala,hadjuststartedhighschoolandmadenewfriends____19____thelockdownstarted.“Wewereusedto
theshortschoolbreaksbutthiswastoolong.Atfirst,allIwoulddoissitathomeandsleep;,hesays.Fortunately,hisdad’sfinancialhelpcombinedwithhispersonalsavingsallowedJonathantoopenafruitandvegetablestall.”Beforethelockdown,Ineverknewhowtofendfor____20____,butnowIdon’tevenneedtoaskformoneytobuyclothes.“Still,Jonathanlongedtogetbacktoclass.”Thedayadatewasannouncedforustoresumeschool,Iwashedmyuniforms,bagsandpolishedmyshoes,that’showexcitedIwastogetback.”SectionCDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.implicationsB.pieceC.survivalD.revolutionE.varyingF.climaticG.stretchingH.delicatelyI.migrateJ.merelyK.shiftsClimateChangeWhenglobalwarmingfinallycame,itcameaggressively.Insomeregions,temperaturesroseseveraldegreesinlessthanacentury.Sealevelsshotupnearly40feet,floodingcoastalsettlementsandforcingpeopleto_____21_____inland.DesertsspreadthroughouttheworldasvegetationshiftedgreatlyinNorthAmerica,EuropeandAsia.Afterdrivingmanyoftheanimalsaroundthemtonearextinction,peoplewereforcedtoabandontheiroldwayoflifeforanew_____22_____strategythatresultedinwidespreadstarvationanddisease.AsenvironmentalistsmeetinRiodeJaneirothisweektothinkcarefullyabouttheglobalclimateofthefuture,earthscientistsareinthemiddleofa(n)_____23_____inunderstandinghowclimatehaschangedinthepastandhowthosechangeshavetransformedhumanexistence.Researchershavebegunto_____24_____togetheraninspiringpictureofthepowerfulgeologicalandastronomicalforcestochangetheplanet’senvironmentfromhottocold,wettodryandbackagainoveratimeperiod_____25_____backhundredsofmillionsofyears.Mostimportantly,scientistsarebeginningtorealizethatthe_____26_____changeshavehadamajorimpactontheevolutionofthehumanspecies.Newresearchnowsuggeststhatclimate_____27_____playedakeyroleinnearlyeverysignificantturningpointinhumanevolution.Indeed,thehumanhistoryhasnotbeen_____28_____touchedbyglobalclimatechange.Somescientistsargueithasinsomeinstancesbeendrivenbyit.Thenewresearchhasfar-reaching_____29_____fortheenvironmentsummitinRio.Amongotherthings,thefindingsdemonstratethatdramaticclimatechangeisnothingnewforplanetEarth.Thepleasantglobalenvironmentthathasexistedoverthepast10,000yearsisamerebrightspotinamuchlargerpatternofwidely_____30_____climateovertheages.Infeet,thepatternofclimatechangeinthepastrevealsthatEarth’sclimatewillalmostcertainlygothroughdramaticchangesinthefutureevenwithouttheinfluenceofhumanactivity.
III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.What’sthepurposeofphilosophy?AlfredNorthWhiteheadcharacterizeditasaseriesoffootnotestoPlato.Onthesurface,wedon’tseemtohave_____31_____muchinthetwoandahalfmillenniasincePlatowrotehisdialogues.Today’sphilosophersstillstrugglewithmanyofthesameissuesthatexercisedtheGreeks.Comparedwithphilosophy,sciencehasbeenonelong_____32_____storysinceittookitsmodemforminthe17thcentury.Ithasuncoveredtheworkingsofnatureandbroughtuntoldbenefitstohumanity._____33_____,notallphilosophersaretroubledbythiscontrast.Forsome,theworthofphilosophyliesintheprocess,nottheproduct.AccordingtoSocrates’statement—“Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving?”—theyholdthat_____34_____onthehumanstatementisvaluableinitself.OtherstaketheirleadfromMarx—“Thephilosophershaveonlyinterpretedtheworld—andviewphilosophyasanengineofpoliticalchange,whosepurposeisnottoreflectreality,buttochangeit.Evenso,themajorityofcontemporaryphilosophersprobablystillthinkofphilosophyasaroutetothe_____35_____.Accordingtothe“spin-off”theoryofphilosophicalprogress,allnewsciences_____36_____asbranchesofphilosophy,andonlybecomeestablishedasseparatedisciplinesoncephilosophyhasgrantedthemtheessentialintellectualmeanstosurviveontheirown.Then,itis_____37_____tosupposethelackofprogressinphilosophy.Wheneverphilosophydoesmakeprogress,itcreatesanewsubject,whichthennolongercountsaspartofphilosophy.That’s_____38_____itsprogressismaskedbytheconstantrenamingofitsintellectualfruits.Philosophyhasn’tlefteverythingtootheruniversitydepartments,andstill_____39_____plentyofitsownquestionstoexerciseitsownstudents.The_____40_____isthatitdoesn’tseemtohaveanydefiniteanswers.Whenitcomestotopicslikemorality,knowledge,freewill,consciousnessandsoon,thelecturersstill_____41_____arangeofoptionsthathavebeenaroundforalongtime.Nodoubtsomeofthe_____42_____betweenphilosophyandscienceresultfromthedifferentmethodsofinvestigationthattheyemploy.Wherephilosophyreliesonanalysisandargument,scienceisdevotedtodata.Itis_____43_____doubtedthatphilosophersdisagreemorethanscientists.Butargumentshaveloopholes(漏洞).Sothereisalwaysplentyofroomforphilosopherstotakeissuewitheachother,wherescientistsbycontrasthaveto_____44_____whattheyaretold.Perhapsthereismoreprogressinphilosophythanatfirstappears,evenapartfromthespin-offdisciplines.Judgingfromitsappearances,itmaylookasifnothingiseversettled.Butbehindthem,philosophyisbynomeans
incapableof_____45_____.31.A.progressedB.possessedC.addressedD.oppressed32.A.horrorB.lifeC.caseD.success33.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Moreover34.A.reflectionB.basisC.relianceD.evaluation35.A.equalityB.truthC.destinationD.peace36.A.serveB.struggleC.startD.develop37.A.naturalB.possibleC.difficultD.wrong38.A.howB.whenC.whyD.where39.A.reservesB.explainsC.analyzesD.comprehends40.A.solutionB.differenceC.troubleD.impression41.A.debateB.exploreC.preserveD.pursue42.A.agreementsB.distinctionsC.optionsD.relations43.A.generallyB.franklyC.privatelyD.scarcely44.A.establishB.checkC.acceptD.present45.A.sufferingB.peakingC.advancingD.signalingSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying—firstitwasyourphone,thenyourcar,andnowyoucanbossaroundyourappliances.Childrenarelikelytogrowupthinkingeverythingisalive,oratleastinteractive.OneappdevelopertoldTheWashingtonthathissonstartedtalkingtocupmats.Butevenwithoutchattydevices,researchsuggeststhatundercertaincircumstances,peoplepersonifyeverydayproducts.Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecausewe’relonely.Inoneexperiment,peoplewhoreportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattributefreewillandconsciousnesstovariousdevices.Inturn,feelingbeingrelatedtoobjectscanreduceloneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimethey’dbeenexcludedsocially,theymadeitupbyexaggeratingtheirnumberoffriendsonsocialmedia-unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.Thephoneapparentlystoodinforrealfriends.
Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudyfoundthatthreeinfourrespondentsshoutedattheircomputerandthemoretheircomputergavethemproblems,themorelikelytheyweretoreportthatithad“itsownbeliefsanddesires”.Whenwepersonifyproducts,theybecomehardertocastoff.Afterbeingaskedtoevaluatetheircar’spersonality,peoplewerelesslikelytosaytheyintendedtoreplaceitsoon.Andpersonifyingobjectsisassociatedwithatendencytohoard.Sohowdopeopleassigncharacteristicstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,widefacesareassociatedwithdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatcheswithwidefacesasmoredominantlookingthannarrow-facedonesandpreferredthem.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgrillesthatwereupturnedlikesmilesandheadlightslikenarrowedeyessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthesefeaturesasincreasingacar’sfriendlinessandaggressiveness,respectively.It’slittlewondersomanycompaniesusemascotstobringbrandstolife.Aclassificationof1,151brandcharactersfoundsymbolsthatwerehumanorhumanliketobewidespread:Peopleweremostpopular,accountingfor21percentofmascots,followedbybirds,domesticatedanimals,wildanimals,andvariousplants.Personifyingproductsandbrandscanbackfire,however.Whenacoffeemakerwaspersonifiedinanad(“IamAroma”versusjust“Aroma”),men,butnotwomen,feltbetrayedbyincreasesinitsprice.Nowthatspeech-enabledcoffeemakersareonthemarket,maybethemachinescansweet-talktheirwaybackintomen’shearts.46.WhywouldthesonofanappdeveloperinParagraph1trytotalktocupmats?A.Becauseherecognizeseverythingasbeinginteractive.B.Becausehebelievesthecupmatshavetalkedtohim,C.BecausehewantstorepeattheexperiencewithAlexa.D.Becausehehasstronginterestsinmakingconversation.47.Peoplearemostlikelytopersonifythingswhen______.A.theylackreallifefriendsandarenotabletomakeanyB.theyfindithardtounderstandotherpeoplearoundthemC.theyfeellonelyandareawareofadesireforinteractionD.theybecomeextremelyangrywithacertainproduct48.Whichofthefollowingistrueregardingtheresultofpersonifyingproducts?A.Dominant-lookingcarssellbestbecausewefindthemfriendlier.B.Wefindithardertogetridofthethingsthatweoncepersonified.C.Productswithcertainfeaturesaremorelikelytobepersonified.
D.Weprefergood-lookingproductsandaremorelikelytobuythem.49.Whichofthefollowingcanprobablymakethemostpopularbrandmascotaccordingtothepassage?A.Agood-lookingdog.B.Sunflowers.C.HelloKitty,D.SuperMarioBrothers.(B)TheElMaestrazgomountainregionofAragonisoneofSpain’smostunder-populatedareas.ThereinthetinyvillageofAguaviva,MarceloMartinezandGildaMazzeo,35-year-oldtransplantsfromBuenosAires,havebeenlearningtoembracetheiradoptedhome.“It’snotasisolatedasitlooks,”saysMartinez,pointingoutthatthenearesttownis“only”30minutesaway.Mazzeolessconvinced,butevensheisfilledwithemotionassherecallshowkindlyherchildrenweretreatedwhenthefamilyfirstarrived.“Theygaveusfood,clothes,bicycles,everything.”Forthepasttwoyears,Aguavivahasbeenthecenterofalittle-knownplantorepopulateSpain’sremotevillageswithfamiliesfromLatinAmerica.Settlersareattractedwithprepaidflights,jobs,andhousing—aticketoutofthepovertythathasspreadmuchoftheircontinent.LuisBricio,Aguaviva’smayorandfounderoftheAssociationofSpanishTownsAgainstDepopulation,describeshisventureasanefforttosaveplacesthatwouldotherwise“disappear.”Sincethe1950s,reducingbirthratesandmigrationtocitieshaveleftSpainwithmorethan2,000ghosttowns.Manymorevillagesarepopulatedonlybyhandfulsofpeopleintheir80s.EnterArgentina,acountrystrugglingwithanunemploymentrateof12%.Inopinionpolls,one-thirdofitscitizenshavesaidtheywouldleaveiftheycould.Already,expertsestimate,asmanyas15,000ArgentineshavemovedtoSpaininthepastyear,nearlydoublingthenumberalreadythere.Justlastweek,Spainchangeditslawstoallowmothers—notjustfathers—topassonnationality,doublingthenumbereligible(有资格的)tobecomeSpanishcitizenstomorethan720,000.InTeruelprovince,whereAguavivalies,thepopulationisnowaround40%ofwhatitwasin1900.“Therewereonlytwowaystochangethesituation,”saysBricio.“Eitherforcepeopletohavemorebabiesorbringinyoungpeoplefromoutside.WethoughtLatinAmericanswouldintegraterapidly.Theyhadthelanguage,thecommonhistory.”BricioplacedaclassifiedadvertisementinanArgentinepaperandmadeanannouncementonaBuenosAiresradiostation,targetingcouplesunder40withatleasttwochildren.Bythetimehearrivedtogivehispresentation,therewerealready6,000peoplewaitingtotalktohim.“Argentina,therewasverylittlechanceofwork.”saysSilviaHernandez,33,whorecentlymovedtoTeruelwithherfamily.“Thelifeourchildrenhavehere,theycouldneverhavehadinArgentina.”Bricio’sassociationhasnowplaced106adultsand142childreninSpanishvillages—112oftheminAguaviva.
Twoyearsago,theprovincewassodesperatethatitstagedaprotestinMadridundertheslogan“DoesExist”.Morerecently,anationalpaperranahappierheadline:“FirstbabyborninTeruelvillagein30years.”50.WhenMarceloMartinezandGildaMazzeomovedtoAguaviva,they________.A.feltdisappointedwithwhattheysawB.livedinatown30minutesawayC.receivedhelpfromlocalsD.failedtofindanyjob51.Thelittle-knownplan(inparagraph2)wasintendedto________.A.havemorepeopletoliveinsomealmostdesertedtownsB.findoutwhytherearesomanyghosttownsinSpainCcalculatehowmanyplacesaredisappearingD.preventtownspeoplemigratingtocities52.WhatcanbelearnedfromthepassageaboutArgentinaandSpain?A.Bothoftheirpopulationsareincreasing.B.TheircitizenscancommunicateinSpanish.C.Theyarebothstrugglingformoreemployment.D.NeitherofthemappealtootherLatinAmericans.53.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheLandofOpportunityB.NewLife,NewChallengeC.TeruelSufferedintheLast30YearsD.LuisBricio,anAdventurerinForeignAffairsSectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.PioneersofthePacificNooneissurehowtheydiditorevenwhytheydidit,butover3,000yearsagopeoplesailedintotheenormousemptinessofthePacificOceaninsimplecanoes.Withinafewcenturies,thesepeoplenowknownastheLapita—hadmigratedfromPapuaNewGuineatotheislandofTonga,atleast2,000milestotheeast.______54______Andtheydiscoveredandtheninhabiteddozensoftropicalislandsneverbeforeseenbyhumaneyes:Vanuatu,NewCaledonia,Fiji,Samoa.______55______AlthoughtheirvoyagebeganinthenorthernislandsofPapuaNewGuinea,theirlanguagecamefromTaiwan,andtheirstyleofpotterydecorationprobablyhaditsrootsinthenorthernPhilippines.Sowho
weretheLapita?DidtheycomefromasinglepointinAsiaorfromseveraldifferentplaces?Now,archaeologistsMatthewSpriggsandStuartBedfordoftheAustralianNationalUniversityareworkingtoanswerthequestions.ALapitacemeteryontheislandoffateinthePacificnationofVanuatuhasrevealedinformationaboutLapitacustoms,andDNAfromtheancientbonesmayhelptoanswerquestionsabouttheLapitapeople.“Thisrepresentsthebestopportunitywe’vehadyet,”saysSpriggs,tofindoutwhotheLapitaactuallywere,wheretheycamefrom,andwhotheirclosestdescendantsaretoday.”______56______AthollAnderson,professorofprehistoryattheAustralianNationalUniversity,suggeststhatElNino,thesamewarmingofoceanwaterthataffectsthePacifictoday,mayhavehelped.Climatedataobtainedfromslow-growingcoralsaroundthePacificaridfromlake-bedsedimentsintheAndesofSou&AmericaindicateaseriesofunusuallyfrequentElNinoaroundthetimeoftheLapitaexpansion.Byreversingtheregulareast-to-westflowofthetradewindsforweeksatatime,thesesuperElNinomighthavecarriedtheLapitasailorsonlong,unplannedvoyagesfaroverthehorizon.______57______Theirdescendantshaveinhabitedtheregionforthousandsofyears,andwhynot?They’relivinginanislandparadisethatmanyofusonlydreamabout.A.Howevertheyarrivedontheislands,theLapitacametostay.B.Butevenifthearchaeologistscananswerthesequestions,westillwon’tknowhowtheLapitasailedsofareastagainstthetradewinds,whichnormallyblowfromeasttowest.C.ArchaeologistshavelongbeenwonderingaboutthereasonwhytheLapitalefttheirhomeforabrand-newworld.D.TheyexploredmillionsofsquaremilesofthePacific.E.Therefore,theLapitagaveussomenewperspectivetounderstandthePacific.F.ThereismuchwedonotknowabouttheLapita.第II卷I.SpellingDirections:Writeoutthewordsaccordingtotherelevantdefinitions.Thefirstletterisgiventoyou.58.r_____(ofrules,methods,etc,)verystrictanddifficulttochange59.c_____thesubjectsthatareincludedinacourseofstudyortaughtinaschool,college,etc.60.g_____aperson’sunderstandingofasubjectorofdifficultfacts61.i_____asiscertaintohappen62.T_____closelyconnectedwiththesubjectyouarediscussingorthesituationyouarethinkingabout63.n_____(ofrivers,etc.)wideanddeepenoughforshipsandboatstosailon
64.w_____alargeareaoflandthathasneverbeendevelopedorusedforgrowingcropsbecauseitisdifficulttolivethere65.i_____theactofanarmyenteringanothercountrybyforceinordertotakecontrolofit66.c_____n.大灾难67.f_____adj.肥沃的68.e_____-n.短途旅行69.i_____adj.臭名昭著的70.e_____n.流行病71.a_____adv.匿名地;不具体地II.RecitationDirections:Fillineachblankwithamissingwordaccordingtothetext.Thebenefitsofadegreearenotobvioustopeoplewholiveonthisremoteisland.Familieshavea______72______lifestyle,huntingwalruses,whalesandotherseaanimalsinthespring,andgatheringberriesinthesummer.Thelargestemployeristheschoolsystem;______73______,thereareonlyahandfulofjobsinfishing,oilandtheairlinesthatconnecttheislandtothemainland.Thereisn’tmuchdemandforanythingelseandmorethanaquarterofadultsare______74______.Todaytwovillagesremainwithapopulationofjust1,400.Peoplethereareusedtothe______75______landscapeandclimate—inthesummer,fieldsofgrassyfrozenground______76______fromsnow-cappedmountainrangestothestonyshorelines,butinthewinterthesundisappears,thereisalotofsnow,andpolarbearsarriveonicefloes.Leavingtheislandisnotanoption,asaticketonabushplanecosts$400,aweek’searningsformanyislanders.Thesenseof______77______isstrong.Whenawhaleiskilled,thehousesandschoolemptyaseveryoneracestothebeachtotakeashareofthemeat.III.PhrasesDirections:Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthephrasesgiveninthebox.Notethateachphrasecanbeonlyusedonceandtherearetwophrasesmorethanyouneed.besafefrombecaughtinbelongtodropoutofgobeyondimpose...on...befarfrom78.Time,sopersonalyet_____noone,iswhatofeternalthematicvaluetomenofletters.79.HelaughsintoHenry’smouth,instantly_____hisowndramaticmentalportraitofthetwoofthempaintedin
oils,youngiconsoftheirnations,shiningwetinthelamplight.80.Hardlysurprisingly,giventhesizeofthemarket,mostofthesetextshavenever_____theirfirsteditions.81.Hisheadwascutoff,buriedonTowerHillfacingFranceinthebeliefthatsolongasitremainedthere,Britain_____invasion.82.TheGermanAthleticsFederationhasrecommendedthatafour-yearban_____doubleworldsprintchampionKatrinKrabbeforfailingadrugstest.IVTranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrakes.83.教育不应局限于要求学生掌握书本知识，还要指导他们应对与实际生活相关的难题。(restrict)(汉译英)84.大多数职业女性都陷入这样的困境，她们无力承担失业风险，只得依靠父母来帮助照顾孩子。(rely)(汉译英)85.老年人的一个常见习惯就是囤积大量生活必需品以备不时之需，一部分原因是他们总是觉得某些不可控的事情即将发生。(horizon)(汉译英)VSummaryWriting86.Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.CommonCharacteristicsofFolktalesMostofusknowsomeveryoldfolktales.Peoplesharedthesestoriesorallyforyearsbeforewritingthemdown.Sincepeopletoldstoriesinsteadofwritingthem,thestorieschangedinbetweenplacesandwitheachstoryteller.Eachnewstorytellermadechangestothestoriesbasedonhisowntraditionsandculture.Forexample,manycultureshavestoriesliketheraventaleabouthowpeoplegotlight.Inthesetales,though,themaincharacterisanothertypeofanimal.Next,thecharactersinfolktalesaresimilar.Theyareusuallyordinarycharacterswhodoextraordinarythings.Theyusuallyhaveonlyoneortwostrongcharacteristics.Forinstance,thechiefintheRavenstoryisselfishandnotverysmart.ButRavenisverygenerous―ewantstohelppeople.Andhe’sverycleverashefindsawaytogetthelight.Inaddition,oftenthecharactersinfolktalesarenotpeoplebutanimalswithhumanqualities.Theytalk,makeplans,andhavestrongemotions.SmallanimalssuchasthepopularspiderandturtleplaythisroleinWestAfricanstories.Insummary,thecharactersoffolktalesaresimplebutoftencleverinachievingtheirgoals.Finally,theplot,orwhathappensinthefolktale,isusuallyexciting.Mostfolktalesbeginwithanexpressionlike“alongtimeago”andthenmoveveryquicklyintothestory,whichstartswithaproblem.Forinstance,astrong,badcharacteroftengivesaweakercharacterataskandpromisessomethingifhecompletesthetask.Theweaker
characteroftenusesclevertricks,specialskills,ormagictocompletethetask.Intheendofafolktale,thegoodcharactersusuallywinandthebadcharacterslose.Inconclusion,theplotofafolktaleisinteresting.So,insummary,weknowthatthetraditionoffolktalesisveryold.Theyaretoldallovertheworld,buttheyshareseveralofthesamefeatures,assaidabove.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________VI.GuidedWriting87.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是明启中学学生王磊，最近正在进行一项有关“人际关系”的研究，经过问卷调查，结果如下表所示：对象每天聊天的时间(平均)同学2小时家长10分钟老师30分钟________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________听力答案:I-5DCABD6-10ABACC11-13ADB14-16BDC17-20ACDB
