西南位育中学

2018-2019年西南位育中学高二下期中考试卷

lary(16’)

Directions:xcanonlybe

atthereisnonewordmorethanyouneed.

(A)

o

’savery________forthechampionshipatthehighestlevel.

nesareoftencookedovera(n)________heat.

ivateschoolisthelatest________ofcutsinpublicspending.

nerallybelievedthateveryonewill________acompletetransformationwhenhe

becomesanadult.

ackwaxpectedbutits________cameasashock.

evidencewillfurther________theirargument.

(B)

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Asonechoral(合唱队的)teacherjoyfullyputsit,singingiscoolagain.

AtHarlingenHighSchoolinTexas,agroupofteenswhosing,danceandplaymusical

instrumentson_____27_____andincostumearepartofashowchoircalled“BroadwayBound”.

Theyareoneofthefirsthighschoolshowchoirsto_____28_____SoutheastTexas,andalready

issoundlikeafamiliar

storyline?

Their_____29_____comesfromFox’shitcomedyGlee(快乐)aboutagroupofteenagersina

queGonzalez,17-year-oldnioratHarlingen,sayssheand

veralstudentsweresoconcernedwiththeshowthatthey_____30_____tobringGleetolife.

“Alotofkidsdon’treallyknowwheretheirtalentisneeded,”saysGonzales,whoplansto

_____31_____intheaterincollege.“Gleeisacombinationofeverything:tdesigning,band

singing,’swherepeoplecanreallyfindaplacetobelong.”Ithasbeen

dubbedthe“Gleeeffect”.Showchoirs—singing-and-dancingtraditionthat_____32_____in

theMidwestdecadesagoaregainingpopularityathighschoolsacrossthecountryasaresultof

theshow,____33____interestinthemusicalgroupsgiveshopetoarts

educato

foundthatmusic-themedshowssuchasGlee____34____newinterestinschoolmusicprograms

veyof1,800studentsfound31percentmore

studentswantedtoparticipateinschoolmusic,activities.

AtKetteringFairmontHighSchoolinOhio,thesamestatewheretheshowGleeist,Brody

McDonald,directorofchoirs,saysshowchoirhasbeenanintegral(必须)partofthehighschool

the____35____fromthemusicalprogramoutweighhecost."I've

enkidsthatwereshy,butattheendofthejourney,theyare____36____people,"hesays,"They

aremuchmoreopenandcommunicative."

gComprehension(15'+24')

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasmarked

A,B,eachblankwiththewordorphrathatbestfitsthecontext.

Mappingthehumangenome(基因组)opensaneweraformedicalscience--andcausfresh

____37____regardingpotentialdiscrimination.

Newgeneticrearchmaymakeitpossibleto___38_____anindividual'slifetimeriskof

cancer,sworrythatthisinformationcouldbeudto

discriminateinhiring,promotionsor___39_____

Employersandinsurerscouldsavemillionsofdollarsiftheycouldupredictivegeneticsto

identify____40____andthenrejectworkersorpolicyapplicantswhoarelikelytodevelop

chronic(慢性的)dia.____41____,geneticdiscriminationcouldjointhelistofother

discrimination:racial,ethnic,ageandxual.

Geneticdiscriminationisdrawingattentionthisweekbecauofthepublicationofthefirst

sions,virtuallyidentical,werecompleted

___42_____(aninternationalpublicconsortium(财团)rnal

NatureispublishingtheworkofthepublicconsortiumandthejournalScienceispublishingthe

quencebyCeleraGenomics,acompanyinMaryland.

Fearofsuchdiscriminationisalreadyaffectinghowpeopleviewthemedicalrevolution

___43_____/CNNpollfoundthat75percentofthe1218

Americaan

80percentwantedtheirinformationtobe___44___fromthegovernment.

TheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionfileditsfirstlawsuit___45___genetic

ctCourtfortheNorthernDistrictofIowa.

BurlingtonNorthernSantaRailroadwaschargedinthesuitwithconductinggenetictesting

___46___toneworkerwas___47___withdismissalunlesshe

agreedtothetest,theagencycharges.

Asurveyof2,133employersthisyearbytheAmericanManagementAssociationfoundthat

spertsbelieve

theonly___48___topotentialdiscriminationisanewfederallawthatspecificallybansit.

WritingthisweekinthejournalScience,ds,andTomDaschle,say

theybothfavor___49___banninggeneticdiscrimination."Withoutadequate___50___genetic

revolutioncouldmeanonestepforwardforscienceandtwosteps___51___forcivilrights,"they

write."Misusinggeneticinformationcouldcreateanewunderclass:thegeneticallyless

fortunate."

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SectionB

Directions:ssageisfollowedbyveralquestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B,the

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Howafewmembersoftheanimalkingdomhandlethetransitiontoadulthood

Africanelephants

Thebeautifulbeasts

comecloto

mimicking(模仿)

teenagers'rebellion

Calvesspendadecade

withtheirmothersin

female-dominated

groups,whereladies

stay,butadolescent

boysleavemomfor

their20s,theyoften

downsizetosmaller

malecliques(小团体).

Orangutans(长营狼)

Slowmetabolisms

allowtheprimatesto

survivefoodshortages

-timeswhenweather

makesripefruitscarce.

Butenergyefficiency

comesatacost;growth

andmaturationtake

tanmamas

nurtheiryoung

longerthanmanywild

creaturedoes.

Orcas

Killerwhalesjointheir

mother'sfamilial(家旅

的)

forever-bondemsto

increaapup'schance

ofsurvival;ifitsmom

dies,ayoungmale

(under30)isthreetimes

morelikelytodiethana

peerwhomotheris

deathof

thowithoutmoms

deathof

thowithoutmoms

20YEARSAdulthoodDeath8YEARSALWAYS

Humans

Whydowetakesolong

togrowup?Ourbig

brainsneedupto25

yearstomature-a

periodofelasticitythat

mightmakeusmore

dy

ofteensandyoung

adultsfoundthatyouths

Harpals

Aharpal's

"childhood”lastsjust

'ssole

purpoduringthat

briefperiodofspoiling

istoconstantlynur,

gainingafifthofits

birthweightin

blubber(鲸脂)every

Wolfspiders

Everyparentknowsthat

tiredtoddlersloveto

hitchapiggybackride.

Thewolfspidertiesall

heryougins(40or50,

backatonce,carrying

thebrood(一文幼崽)

untiltheyarecapableof

outperformedtheirolder

cohorts（人群）intasks

requiringexplorationand

adaptation.

’splump---it

swellsfrom25to80

pounds---itslidesofftheice

andtakesonthea.

luckily,sheonlyhastopullthem

alongforafewdays.

18YEARS12DAYSAFEWDAYS

ingtothepassage,whichanimalsshoulderthebiggestresponsibilityinnurturingtheir

young?

iders.

rangutanmamasnurtheiryounglongerthananyotherwildcreaturedoes?

efoodischangedintoenergyrapidlyinyoungorangutans’body.

eyoungorangutansarepickyaboutfoodandonlyeatspecificfruits.

eittakesalongtimeforyoungorangutanstobecomematureandstrong.

eyoungorangutansvaluebrotherhoodanddonotfollowtheirmothers’instructions.

fthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

nelephantshavesimilarpubertyproblemsjustashumansdo.

alsarementallyandphysicallydevelopedafteronly12days.

eexpectancyofyoungorcaswithamumisthreetimeslongerthanthowithoutamum.

idersdonotneedtotakecareoftheirbabiessincetheyarebornintofullspider-hood.

nwelearnfromthentence“Butluckilysheonlyhastopullthemforonlyafew

days”?

rownwolfspiderswillcometotakecareofthebabies.

dlersaretooheavyforparentstohitchapiggybackride.

idersareabletoliveontheirownafterashortperiodoftime.

iderscanmakefulluofspider-hoodbeforetheyleavetheirparents.

(B)

Thedays,youngpeopleinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriesarespeakingastrange

language,especiallywhencommunicatingonsocialmedia.

LookatthewordschonbyTheWashingtonPost:“DavidBowie’sdeathistotestradge”

and“WhenCookiehuggedJamalitmademetotemosh.”Orthisntence:“BAE,letmeknow

ifyoustayintonight.”

Whatonearthdotheymean?Well,“totes”isashortformof“totally.”Similarly,“tradge”

means“tragic”and“emosh”means“emotional.”Itemsthat,formillennials(千禧一代),trying

inthisformisnotonlytime-savingbutfashionable.

Asyoucane,muchmillennialslangisformedbyso-called“totesing”---thesystematic

ndmighthavestartedwith“totally”becoming“totes,”butithas

nowspreadtomanyotherEnglishwords.

Theoriginsofothermillennialslangaremorecomplexthan“totesing.”“BAE”forexample,

eanexpressionofclonesswith

one’sromanticpartneror,like“sweetheart,”

popsingerPharrelludthewordinhiswork,“bae”becamemainstream.

SomepeoplemightthinkmillennialslanglowersthevalueoftheEnglishlanguage,but

MelbourneUniversitylinguistRoyBillingtondoesn’swhenpeopleareableto

ualanguageinacreativeway,theyshowthattheyknowthelanguageruleswellenoughtou

erlinguists,LaurenSpradlinandTaylorJohns,sharethesameview.

Theyanalyzedhundredsofexamplesoftotes-speakanddiscoveredtotesinghascomplexroots.

Itisn’tsimplyanadultversionofbabytalk,noracleverwaytominimizeyourwordcount.

Rather,itisahighlyorganizedsystemthatreliesonaspeaker’smasteryofEnglishpronunciation.

Itisaboutsounds,followssoundsystemofEnglishandhasstrictrules.

oungpeoplelikeusinge-slang?

ee-slangistime-consuming.

ee-slangisinfashion.

ee-slangiscomplex.

ee-slangisinorder.

’stheauthor’spurpoofmentioning“BAE”inParagraph5?

ortthattotesingisnobabytalk.

yzetheusageofmillennialslang.

rmpeopleofhowitbecamemainstream.

ainthecomplexoriginsofmillennialslang.

tatementmayRoyBillingtonagreewith?

ngisaloolyorganizedsystem.

nialslanglowerthevalueofEnglish.

’ssimplyacleverwaytoreducethewordcount.

-speakrequiresagoodcommandofEnglish.

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.E-slangCatcgesonAmongYouth

stsDisapproveofTotesing

nialSlangTakestheLead

hhasGreatlyChanged

SectionC

Directions:ntencecan

attherearetwomorentencesthanyouneed.

C

ywaytosolvetheinequalitieswouldbetopasslawsthatguaranteeequalopportunity

ineducationforallcitizens.

panyisdonatingthebroadcastfeedto174ruralclassroomsasapublicrvice.

ionallive-streamingisgrowinginChinaasthemediumexpandsbeyondpurelysocial

rules.

stoattractteacherstomovetoremoteareas,largelyspeaking,ldompayoff.

areonlypartofthelist.

nomymakessurethatchildrenfromanybackgroundwouldbeinterestedinthe

broadcast.

eed’Orsay（奥赛博物馆）eumof

GermanHistoricalMuuminBerlin.

____60____

Childrenfrommorethan180,000Chinehouholdscannowgoonavirtualtouroften

-hourdailybroadcastscombineinterestinganimations,clips

fromprenters’recenttripstothemuumsandlivecommentary(现场报道)fromChine

ilieachpaidAhaSchool,aneducationstart-up(初创企业)

thatproducedtheshows,15yuantowatch.____61____.

“Thechildrenheredon’thaveaccesstoanymuums,letalonefamousones,”saidMa

Xiaoyan,ateacherinSichuan.“Formanyofthem,evengoingtotheclosttownidifficult

becautheirfamiliesdon’thavemoneyfortravel.”

Educationexpertssaytheprojecthighlightshowlive-streaming(在线直播),atechnology

thatisalreadyverypopularonsocialmediaplatform,couldhelpimprovelong-distanceeducation.

InChina,t

mple,manyschoolshavereceivednewlibraries,

internetconnectionsandelectronicwhiteboards.

Butmanyruralteachershavemovedtourbanareas.____62____.Tofurthersolve

inequalitiesintheeducationsystem,educatorsinChinecitieshavebeenexperimentingwith

munistYouthLeague,for

example,hastupafreeaccountonWeChatthatlivestreamslessonsinChine,Englishand

Mathematicstostudents.

AfewurbanschoolsinChinahavealsobegunsharingtheirlessonswithruralschools

hprojectsoftenfallflatinruralclassrooms,inpartbecau

sheng,the

directorofthevirtualmuumsprojectforAhaSchool,saidtheproblemwasperhapsnotthat

electroniclessonfeeds(传输)d,it’sthatfeweducatorshadfigured

outhowtomakethelessonsinteresting.

Forthemuumproject,signgraphics,

traveltothetenmuums,commentonartworksandscienceexhibitions,andmakeallthe

materialintoatwo-hourdailybroadcast.____63____.

“Everychildisauniqueflower,”saidPan.

第二卷

2018学年高二第二学期英语期中考试附加卷

lechoices(10")

1.---Wouldyouhelptomovetothiscommunitythisweekend?

---________.Iamfree.

'’snoquestion

hequestion

anttoleaveeverythingtoyourwifeinyourwillorwouldyoulikeanyoneel

________?

ion

ey’entioned

ything________ismissingfromthedocumentis________theclientinformedmeof

theotherday.

,,,whatDthat,which

gressmembers________carriedoutoneofthepresident'sproposals,buttheydidn’t.

n''thave

comestotheglobalizationofAl,nowherethaninJapan________theapplicationmore

evident.

een

echildcouldnotunderstandwas________hehaddonehishomeworkhismother

wouldgivehimsomemore.

en

7.________noknowingwhatmayhappenafterourgraduationfromtheuniversity.

chedforthelight________fromthestoneceiling.

spokenEnglishimprove,________yourwrittenEnglish.

es

ttheinventorofthesaying"________haste,________speed",butheisdefinitelythe

stimedoinganything.

,,,,less

lary(10’)

ularly

Lastmonth,LiuGuoliang,a________tabletennisplayerandcoach,andcurrentChairman

oftheChineTableTennisAssociation,announcedapointsystemto__12__theperfor-mance

mthatscoresbelowacertainpointthreshold

(起始点)willbeconsideredafailure,causingthecoachestobedemoted(降职)andhavetheir

salaries___13__er,Liuhimlfpromidtogiveuphintiresalaryaschairman

shouldanyteamfail.

ThiscomesnotlongafterLiu’s15-monthabncefromtheChinetabletennis

scene,ditionallyChine

___14___sporthasenincreasinglybetterresultsfornon—Chineathletesat

threatoflosinggoldmedalsatthe2020Tokyo

Olympicstoanothernationhascertainlybroughtabouta____15___ofdesperation.

Liu’roachmightbeconsideredsimilartothe

ChinetaleofXiangYuorderinghissoldierstosinktheirboatsandbreaktheircookingpots

beforefightingtheQin,resultingintheChineidiom“pofuchenzhou(破釜沉舟)

Butisitnecessary?

Tobehonest,Ithinkitalldependsontheindividual.I’msuremostofyouhaveheardofthe

“carrotvsstick”method,inwhichanindividualisgiveneitherarewardorapunishment

ople____16___bettertorewards,

’sca,hehas____17___issuedhimlfan

ultimatum(最后通牒).It’whattheplayersandcoachesontheChine

r,certain___18___maycallforextreme

measures,Nowifthereisonethingwhichneedsthissortof____19___,thatis---you’ve

probablyguesdit---climatechange.

Iwon’tgetintothedetails,beenawareofthe

problemsandthesolutionsforatleastthepasttenyears,withthemorerecentstudies

suggestingagoalnottoallowtheglobalaveragetemperaturetoclimbmorethan1.5’C

angYu’ssoldiers,wehave

crosdtheriverandsunkallourboats,onlysomepots___20___buteachoneislikean

enormousleadweight(铅锤)edtogo,orelwewillbefacing

conquencesfargreaterthanlosingasalary.

答案：

答案：32.B

34AD35CD36BC

37-41BDBCA42-46BDACA47-51BCCAD

56-59BDDA

Keys:60E61B62A63AC

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