上海市华二附中2018届高三上期中英语试卷

第 1 页 / 共 10 页  上海市华二附中高三英语期中考试高三英语II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.OnpaperaloneyouwouldneverguessthatIgrewuppoorandhungry.Theseyearsmy(21)__________(recent)annualsalarywasover$700,000.IamaTrumanNationalSecurityFellowandatermmemberattheCouncilonForeignRelations.Mypublisherhasjustreleasedmylatestbookseriesonquantitativefinanceinworldwidedistribution.(22)__________ofitfeelslikeenough.Ifeel(23)____________________Iamwired(极度紧张的)forapermanentstateoffightorflight,waitingfortheothershoetodrop,orthemetaphoricalweekwhenIdon’teat.I’vechosennottohavechildren,partlybecause—(24)__________anysuccess—Istilldon’tfeelIhaveasafetynet.IhaveahugeminimumcheckingaccountbalanceinmindbeforeIwouldeverconsiderhavingchildren.Ifyouknewmepersonally,you(25)_________getglimpsesofstress,self-doubt,anxiety,anddepression.Inmychildhood,Ispentalotofmytime(26)__________ponderingbasicquestions.Wherewillmynextmealcomefrom?WillIhaveelectricitytomorrow?I(27)__________(acquaint)withtheembarrassmentofmymomtryingtohideourfoodstampsatthegrocerystorecheckout.Irememberpanicsettinginasearlyasage8,attheprospectofaperpetualuncertaintyabouteverythinginlife,fromfoodtoclothestoeducation.IknewthatthelifeIwaslivingcouldn’tbenormal.Ijustwasn’tsure(28)__________itwasthatwrongwiththetinymicrocosmIwasborninto.AsanadultIthoughtI’dfiguredthatout.I’dalwaysthoughtmyupbringinghadmademewaryandcautious,ina“lessonslearned”kindofway.Overthepastdecades,though,thatnarrative(29)__________(evolve).We’velearnedthatthestresses(30)__________(associate)withpovertyhavethepotentialtochangeourbiologyinwayswehadn’timagined.Itcanreducethesurfaceareaofyourbrain,shortenyourtelomeresandlifespan,increaseyourchancesofobesity,andmakeyoumorelikelytotakeoutsizedrisks.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeuseonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.magnetB.scheduledC.idealD.forwardE.touringF.envisioned第 2 页 / 共 10 页  G.architectureH.dramaticI.physicalJ.tentativelyK.headquartersDreamWorksAnimationBringingBroadwaytoShanghaiDreamWorksAnimationchiefJeffreyKatzenberg’squesttobuildwhathehopeswillbeChina’sanswertoNewYork’sBroadwayhastakenabigstep____31_____.Constructionworkershavebegunworkonthefoundationofa13-leveltowerthatwillbethenew_____32____ofOrientalDreamWorksandlinkedtoalarge,X-shapedIMAXcinemacomplexviaapathway___33_____asanextendedredcarpet.Thewaterfrontdevelopmentis____34___toopeninlate2017onachoiceparcelsouthofShanghai’shistoricBunddistrict.TheOrientalDreamWorksmoviestudiowillhaveroomfor500-plusanimators,upfromthecompany’scurrent250employees,andwillbeatthe____35____heartofthecomplex.Situatedonthegroundsofashutteredcementfactory,thecomplexwillhavefivemajorlive-performancevenueswith8,500seatsintotal,includinga3,000-seatfacilityhousesinadomewherecementwasoncemixed.Inadditiontohostinginternationaltouringproductionsofmusicalsanddramas,theDreamCenterisvisualizedasa_____36____forpop,rockandjazzconcerts;sportingeventssuchasmixedmaterialartsandmotorbikeracing;fashionshowsandawardsceremonies;andconferences,artfairsand_____37____exhibitions.PlanningisalsounderwayforaLegoDiscoveryCenterandanattraction___38______calledtheKungFuPandaExperience.ThecomplexisdesignedbyNewYork____39_____filmKohnPedersenFox.Associates,whichisbehindthemassiveHudsonYardsredevelopmentprojectonManhattan’sWestSide.TheIMAXtheater,meanwhile,willhaveeighttoninescreensandpresumablybethe____40___venuetohostpremiersofproductionsfromOrientalDreamWorks-----thoughitwon’tbereadyintimeforthestudio’sfirsteffort,“KungFuPanda3”,scheduledforreleaseinJanuary.III.ReadingComprehension(45%)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.WhenNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrinreturnedfromthemoon,theircargoincludednearlyfiftypoundsofrockandsoil,whichwerepackedinanaluminumboxwithsealsdesignedtomaintainthe____41_____surface’slow-pressureenvironment.ButbackatJohnsonSpaceCenter,inHouston,scientistsdiscoveredthatthesealshadbeen___42_____—bymoondust.Lunardustisfine,likeapowder,____43____itcutslikeglass.It’sformedwhenmeteoroidscrashonthemoon’ssurface,heatingrocksanddirt____44____themtofineparticles.Sincethere’snowindorwatertosmooth_____45___edges,thetinygrainsaresharpandjagged,andclingtonearlyeverything.“Theinvasive____46____oflunardustrepresentsamorechallengingengineeringdesignissue,aswellasa____47____issueforsettlers,thandoesradiation,”wroteHarrison(Jack)Schmitt,an第 3 页 / 共 10 页  Apollo17astronaut,inhis2006book,“ReturntotheMoon.”Thedustsulliedspacesuitsandateawaylayersofmoonboots.Overthe___48_____ofsixApollomissions,notonerockbox___49_____itsvacuumseal.Dustfollowedtheastronautsbackintotheirships,too.AccordingtoSchmitt,itsmelledlikegunpowderandmadebreathingdifficult.Nooneknowspreciselywhatthe