2016年上海市建平中学高三上英语期中试卷

—1—建平2016年秋高三期中（完卷时间：120分钟满分：150分）II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Afriendofmine,inresponsetoaconversationwewerehavingabouttheinjusticesoflife,askedmethequestion,Whosaidlifewasgoingtobefair,orthatitwasevenmeanttobefair?Herquestionwasagoodone.ItremindedmeofsomethingI21(teach)asayoungster:lifeisn'tfair.Oneofthemistakesmanyofusmakeisthatwefeelsorryforourselves,orforothers,22(think)thatlifeshouldbefair,orthatsomedayitwillbe.It'snotanditwon'tbe.Oneofthenicethingsaboutacceptingthefactthatlifeisn'tfairis23itkeepsusfromfeelingsorryforourselvesbyencouragingustodo24_________wecanwithwhatwehave.Acceptingthisfactalsokeeps25_____fromfeelingsorryforothersbecauseweareremindedthateveryoneisdealtadifferenthand；everyonehasuniquestrengthsandproblemsintheprocessofgrowingup,facingtherealityandmakingdecisions；andeveryonehasthosetimes26________theyfeelwoundedunfairlytreated.Thefactthatlifeisn'tfairdoesn'tmeanweshouldn'tdoeverything27ourpowertoimproveourownlivesortheworldasawhole.Onthecontrary,itsuggeststhatweshould.Whenwedon'trecognizeoradmitthatlifeisn'tfair,wetendtofeelpityforothersandforourselves,aself-defeatingemotionthatdoesnothingexcept28________(make)everyonefeelworse.Whenwedorecognizethatlifeisn'tfair,however,wefeelsympathyforothersandforourselves.Andsympathyisaheartfeltemotionthat29________(deliver)lovingkindnesstoeveryoneittouches.Thenexttimeyoufindyourself30______(absorb)ininjusticesoftheworld,tryremindingyourselfofthisverybasicfact.Youmaybesurprisedthatitcanmakeyououtofself-pityandintohelpfulaction.答案21wastaught22thinking23that24theverybest25us26that27.in28tomake29delivers30beingabsorbedSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.markedB.advocateC.persuasiveD.focusedE.distinctF.absenceG.progressiveH.comparativelyI.partlyJ.postponingK.risingTwentyyearsagotherewasadebateaboutwhethertherewerespecific“Asianvalues.”Mostattention___31__onthedoubtfulclaimsthatdemocracywasnotamongthem.Butamoreinteresting,iflessnoticed,argumentwasthat—2—traditionalfamilyvalueswerestronginAsiathaninAmericaandEurope,andthatthis_32____accountedforAsia’seconomicsuccess.InthewordsofLeeKuanYew,formerprimeministerofSingaporeandakeen_33____ofAsiavalues,theChinesefamilyencouraged“scholarshipandhardworkandthriftanddeferment(推迟)ofpresentenjoymentforfutureagain.”Onthefaceofithisclaimstillappears__34_____.InmostofAsia,marriageiswidespreadandillegitimacy(私生)almostunknown.Incontrast,halfofmarriagesinsomewesterncountriesendindivorce,andhalfofallchildrenarebornoutsidewedlock.TherecentriotsacrossBritain,whoseoriginmanybelieveliesina__35__ofeitherparentalguidanceorfilial(子女的)respect,seemtounderlineaprofounddifferencebetweenEastandWest.YetmarriageischangingfastinEast,South-eastandSouthAsia,eventhougheachregionhasdifferenttraditions.Thechangesare36______fromthosethattookplaceintheWestinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Divorce,though_37___insomecountries,remains___38___rare.What’shappeninginAsiaisaflightfrommarriage.Marriageratesarefallingpartlybecausepeopleare_39____gettingmarried.Marriageageshaverisenallovertheworld,buttheincreaseisparticularly__40___inAsia.Peopletherenowmarryevenlaterthantheydointhewest.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ThetermcyberspacewascoinedbyWilliamGibson,asciencefictionwriterinhis1982,andexpandedonitacoupleofyearslaterinanovelNeuromancer.His______creationturnedouttoberemarkablyprescient(有先见之明).Cyberspacehasbecomeshorthandforthecomputingdevices,networks,fiber-opticcables,andwirelesslinksthatbringtheinternettobillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.The_____madebythesetechnologieshavebroughttremendousbenefitstoeveryonewhousesthewebto_____humanity’scollectivestoreofknowledgeeveryday.Butthereisadarkersidetothisextraordinaryinvention.Data_____arebecomingeverbiggerandmorecommon.Lastyearover800mrecordswerelost,mainlythroughattacks.Amongthemostprominentrecent_____hasbeenTarget,whoseexecutivestooddownfromhisjobinMay,afewmonthsafterthegiantretailer_____thatonlineintrudershadstolenmillionsofdigitalrecordsaboutitscustomers,includingcredit-anddebit-cardsdetails.Thepotentialdamage,though,extendswellbeyondsuch_____intrusion.Wider_____havebeenraisedbytherealizationofagrowingnumbersofcyber-warriorsbeingrecruitedbycountriesthatseecyberspaceasanewterritoryofwarfare.America’spresident,BarackObama,saidinaWhiteHousepressreleasethatcyber-threats“______oneofthegravestnational-securitydangers”thecountryisfacing.Securingcyberspaceishardbecausethearchitectureoftheinternetwasdesignedtopromoteconnectivity,not____.Itsfoundersfocusedongettingittoworkanddidnot______threatsbecausethenetworkwasattachedtoAmerica’smilitary.Ashackers___