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2018嘉定区高考英语二模2018.4II.GrammarandVocabularySectionAStephenHawking:Science’sBrightestStarHisfamilyreleasedastatementintheearlyhoursofWednesdaymorningconfirminghisdeathathishomeinCambridge.Hawking’schildren,Lucy,RobertandTim,saidinastatement:“Wearedeeplysaddenedthatourbelovedfatherpassedawaytoday.Hewasagreatscientistandanextraordinaryman(21)______workandlegacywillliveonformanyyears.”Forfellowscientistsandlovedones,itwasHawking’sintuitionandwickedsenseofhumor(22)______markedhimoutasmuchasthefierceintellectthat,coupledwithhisillness,cametosymbolize(23)______unboundedpossibilitiesofthehumanmind.HawkingwasdriventoWagner,butnotthebottle,whenhe(24)______(diagnose)withmotorneuronediseasein1963attheageof21.Doctorsexpectedhim(25)______(live)foronlytwomoreyears.ButHawkinghadaformofthediseasethatprogressedmoreslowlythanusual.Hesurvivedformorethanhalfacentury.Hawkingonceestimatedheworkedonly1,000hoursduringhisthreeundergraduateyearsatOxford.Inhisfinals,hecameclose(26)______afirst-andsecond-classdegree.(27)______(convince)thathewasseenasadifficultstudent,hetoldhisexaminersthatiftheygavehimafirsthewouldmovetoCambridgetopursuehisphD.Awardasecondandhethreatenedtostay.Theyoptedforafirst.Thosewholiveintheshadowofdeathareoftenthosewholivemost.ForHawking,theearlydiagnosisofhisterminaldisease,and(28)______(witness)thedeathfromleukemiaofaboyheknewinhospital,arousedafreshsenseofpurpose.“(29)______therewasacloudhangingovermyfuture,Ifound,tomysurprise,thatIwasenjoyinglifeinthepresentmorethanbefore.Ibegantomakeprogresswithmyresearch,”heoncesaid.Takinguphiscareerinearnest,hedeclared:“Mygoalissimple.Itisacompleteunderstandingoftheuniverse,whyitis(30)______itisandwhyitexistsatall.”SectionBA.analysisB.usuallyC.assuresD.poursE.developmentF.necessaryG.cloudyH.absentI.cultivateJ.allowK.extremelyHeiskindlyTheothereveningatadancingclubayoungmanintroducedmetoMr.andMrs.F.ScottFitzgerald,andScottseemedtohavechangedalotfromthefirsttimeImethimatPrinceton,whenhewasaneagerundergraduatetryinghisbestto__31__himselfintoagreatauthor.Heisstilltryinghardtobeagreatauthor.Heisatworknowonanovelwhichhiswife__32__meisfarbetterthanThisSideofParadise,butlikemostofouryoungernovelistshefindsit__33__toproduceacertainnumberofshortstoriestomakethewheelsgoaround.ThatTheVegetable,hisplay,didnotreceiveaManhattanpresentationseemstohavedisappointedratherthandiscouragedhim.Heisstill__34__light-hearted.Ihavealwaysconsideredhimthemostbrilliantofouryoungernovelists.Notoneofthemcantoughhisstyle,northesuperbqualityofhissatire(讽刺).Hehasyettoputtheminanovelwithcarefulnessofconceptionand__35__ofcharacter.Hecanbecomealmostanykindofwriterthathispeculiarlyrestlesscharacterwill__36__.BorninSt.Paul,heattendedPrinceton,servedintheArmy,wrotehisfirstnovelinatrainingcamp,achievedfameandfortune,marriedaSoutherngirl,hasachildandlivesinNewYork.Atheart,heisoneofthekindliestoftheyoungerwriters.ArtistrymeansagreatdealtoF.ScottFizgerald,andintohisownbestworkhe__37__greatefforts.Hedemandsthisintheworkofothers,andwhenhedoesnotfindithecriticizeswithpassionateearnestness.Ihaveknownhim,afterreadingayoungfellow-novelist’sbook,totakewhatmusthavebeenhoursoftimetowritehimalengthy,careful__38__.Justwhathewillwriteinthefutureremains__39__.Withafirmerreputationthanthatoftheotheryoungpeople,heyetseemstometohaveachievedratherlessthanRobertNathanandrathermorethanStephenVincentBenet,CyrilHume.Hiscomingnovelshouldmeanadefinitepredictionforfuturework.Itistobehopedthatfromitwillbe__40__theseeminglyunavoidablemoderngirls.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionAStandardsforSchools:DevelopingOrganizationalAccountability(绩效)Qualityteachingdependsonnotjustteacher’sknowledgeandskillsbutontheenvironmentinwhichtheywork.Schoolsneedtoofferacoherentcurriculumfocusedonhigher-orderthinkingandperformanceacrosssubjectareasandgrades,timeforteacherstowork__41__withstudentstoaccomplishchallenginggoals,opportunitiesforteacherstoplanwithandlearnfromoneanother,andregularoccasionstoevaluatetheoutcomesoftheir__42__.Ifschoolsaretobecomemoreresponsible,theymust,likeotherprofessionalorganizations,makeevaluationandassessmentpartoftheireverydaylives.Justashospitalshavestandingcommitteesofstaffthatmeetregularlytolookatevaluationdataanddiscussthe__43__ofeachaspectoftheirwork–apracticereinforcedbytheiraccreditation(评定)requirements,-schoolsmusthaveregularoccasionstoexaminetheirpracticeandeffectiveness.AsRichardRothsteinandcolleaguesdescribeinGradingEducation:GettingAccountabilityRight,school-levelaccountabilitycanbesupportedbyschool__44__,likethosecommoninmanyothernations,inwhichtrainedexpertsevaluateschoolsbyspendingseveraldaysvisitingclassrooms,__45__samplesofstudentwork,andinterviewingstudentsabouttheirunderstandingandtheirexperiences,__46__lookingatobjectivedatasuchastestscores,graduationrates,andsoon.Insomecases,principalsaccompanytheinspectorsintoclassroomsandareaskedfortheirownevaluationsofthelessons.Inthisway,theinspectorsareabletomake__47__abouttheinstructionalandsupervisorycompetence(能力)forprincipals.Asdescribedearlier,inspectorsmayalsoplayarolei