2017学年静安区高二英语下期中统考试卷(附答案)

静安区2016学年第二学期教学质量检测高二英语二式卷2017.4考生注意：1．考试时间105分钟，试卷满分100分。2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷(第1-11页)和第II卷(第12页)，全卷共l2页。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。4．答题纸涂号及答题与试卷题号一致。第I卷(共75分)I.ListeningComprehension(略)II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Thedaysofelderlywomencookinghugemealsonholidaysandknittingthemselvesslowlyintoseniorlifearegone.EntertheRedHatSociety--agroupdedicatedtothenewconcept(17)________oldladiesshouldhavefun.“Mygrandmothersdid(18)_____butkeephouseandserveeverybody.Theywereprogrammedtodothat,”saidEmilyCornette,founderofachapterofthe7-year-oldRedHatSociety.Thegrouphaschaptersinall50U.S.statesand25countries.Whilemenhavelongspenttheirretirementfishing,womenalwaysseemtobecomeinvisibleasthey(19)______(age).Butthegenerationnowturning50isthebabyboomers,andthesamepeoplewhorejectedtheirparents’wayofbeingyoungarenowmakinganewwayofgrowingold.Withabitofdisposableincomeand(20)______(good)healthcomparedwiththepastgenerationformostelderlyintothemix,theRedHatSocietystartstolookalmostinevitable.“Thisissomethingjustforme,”Cornettesaid.Shekeptaneagleeyeoutforguestswithemptycupsorplatesthatneeded(21)______(refill).Therearen’tanyrules,really.Wearedoing(22)_____can’tbeimaginedbyold-timewomen.Wearejustlookingforfun.”AccordingtoitsfounderCooper,she(23)______(inspire)whenshesawapoembyJennyJosephthatbegins:“WhenIamanoldwoman,Ishallwearpurplewitharedhatwhichdoesn’tgo.”Coopergaveherfriendacopyofthepoem,alongwitharedhat,(24)_____servedasthesymboloftheorganization.Soonotherwomenwantedredhats,andthey(25)_____(attract)thousandsofparticipantssincethen.“Thepointofthisisthatwewomencouldhavefunforourselvesinsteadofdoingthingsjustforothers,”Coopersaidinatelephoneinterview.“Weareformingalittlesociety(26)_____wecanfeelrelaxedanddelightedalongwithourpeers.”SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.attachedB.similarC.exposureD.improvementE.humbleF.matchesG.reflectedH.unknownI.sceneJ.themesK.puzzledJuly18,2017marksthe200thanniversaryofthedeathofJaneAusten,oneofthebest-knownwritersinEnglishliterature.Herlegacyofsocialacclaimandimpressivewithaveensuredherplaceinliteraryhistory,andeventoday,modemreadersarestill27bythehugeinformationandconceptshernovelshavedelivered.ButdoyouknowthatJane’sworkwassortofdrawnfromherownlife?ManyoftheplacesandpeopleinJane’sworkare28tothoseinherreallife.Janemovedaspartofsociety,andherwriting29someimpressivewit,cleverlyteasingtheupperclassbywhichJanewassurrounded.Followingherfather’sdeath,JaneandhermotherfacedafinancialdifficultymuchlikethatoftheDashwoodwomeninSenseandSensibilitywhohavetolivea30life.JanespentagooddealoftimeinthetownofBath,whichisthe31ofbothNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion---althoughPersuasionportraysthetowninamorenegativelight.Sheevenusedthenamesoffamilyandfriendsinherwriting---hermother,CassandraLeigh,wasrelatedtotheWilloughbysandtheWentworths,bothupperclassfamiliesinYorkshire.CassandraLeighwasthoughttohave“marrieddown”whenshe32herselftoJane’sfather,clergymanGeorgeAusten.BrothersFrancisandCharleswerebothofficersintheRoyalNavy,andfrequentlywrotelettershome.Janeusedsomeoftheirstoriestoproduce33inPersuasionandMansfieldPark.BrotherEdwardhadbeenadoptedbywealthycousins,andlaterinheritedtheirestates,soJanetraveledfrequentlytovisithisstatelyhomesatChawtonandGodmershamPark.Sometimesstayingformonthsatatime,Janewasquiteasocialbutterfly,andwasabletousethis34totheupperclasstoproducethebackdropsofhernovels.AlthoughJane’scharactersalmostallhavehappy-ever-afterlove35intheend,Janeherselfnevermarried.InDecember1802,attheageof27,shewasbrieflyengaged--andbybriefly,we’retalkingaboutforasingleday.JaneandsisterCassandrawerevisitinglong-timefriendsatManydownPark,andthefriends’brother,HarrisBigg-Wither,somefiveyearsyoungerthanJane,andbyallaccounts“veryplaininpersonality”,askedforJane’shandinmarriage.Harriswasonlyherbetrothedforabout24hours.Theverynextday,forreasons36toanyoneelse,Janechangedhermind,andsheandCassandraleftManydown,ratherthanstayinahousewithapainfulex.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thecourseoftruelovemayrunmoresmoothlyinfuture--mobilephoneserviceshavebecomeinvolvedinthechallengeofmodemdating.OnthesamedaythatBritain’sbiggestdatingagencylaunchedaremote-viewingserviceofpotentialmatesfromthe37ofone’sownhandset,anotherservicepromisestodoyourdirtyworkandgetridofunwantedadmirers.Technologyappearstobe38old-fashionedchemistryandconversationoverdinner:lovelesssingletonscannowpickupandletgoofpotentialpartnerswithoutsomuchasasorryheartor39silence.Fortoday’shi-techlovers,videoclipswillworkas40forformalintroductionsenablingsinglemenandwomentofindpotentiallove