上海市七宝中学2017学年高二第二学期英语开学摸底考
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, u one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
Maybe the Man of Steel has such a great body (1)________ ________ all that flying and leaping onto tall buildings with a single bound. At least that's the promi of a new piece of exerci equipment (2)________(combine) a core workout with the virtual reality experience of flying through the air like Superman. It will be offered by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), a nonprofit organization (3)________(dedicate) to youth d
evelopment and healthy living.
Urs put on virtual reality goggles and then lie down on a metal frame that moves forward and back and rolls from side to side depending on how you shift your weight.
In "Flight" mode, you're traveling over a landscape of mountains, glaciers and narrow ravines(山涧). Tilt down on the platform, and you virtually dive no first toward the ground. (4)________(roll) to the right, and you're flying over a bend in a ravine. (5)________ experience modes are available too. In "Deep", you're underwater, scuba diving past shipwrecks while chasing a creatures. In "Gravity", you dive from outer space and land on an aircraft carrier while falling past helicopters and drones, which you have to shoot down.
【答案】1.becau of/due to/owing to 2.combining 3.delicated 4.roll 5.other
【解析】bitter
1. 考察介词用法。首先后面是名词，判断用介词；然后根据前后句义可知：或许钢铁侠有
如此好的一个身躯是因为他轻轻一跃就可以飞起并跳进高楼，所以填表原因的介词becau of/due to/owing to。
2. 考察动词非谓语用法。因为句子已经有谓语动词，所以该空只能填非谓语动词形式，动词combine跟逻辑主语equipment是主动关系，所以填combining。
3. 考察非谓语动词用法。be dedicated to 致力于，分词作后置定语。
4. 考察谓语动词用法。该句是祈使句，所以填原形roll。
5. veterans day考察代词用法。前面已经讲了一个“Flight”模式，后文讲的是另外两种模式，所以根据句义填：other其他的。
(B)
From the very beginning, Lego created a perfect world when it issued its "minifigures" in 1978, (1)________ every figure had a smiley face and bright yellow skin. "Race --- as well as gender and other differences --- (2)________(era) via the creation of a uniforml
梦想照进现实y bright-yellow-skinned world where minifigures (3)________ not be distinguished or looked down upon bad on the color of their skin.
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(4)________ things started to get complicated in 1999, when Lego produced a Star Wars themed t. Fans noticed that there wasn't a Lando Calrissian minifigure, played by Billy Dee Williams, an African-American actor. Then in 2003, Lego fixed the problem (5)________ introducing a t of minifigures of NBA basketball players. The black players were made in brown plastic and the white players were in peach-colored plastic.
Cook admits that on one level, it's silly to wonder about the race of the plastic minifigures. "But at another level," he writes, "the questions are important, (6)________ they help us understand how Lego's attempt to create a racially neutral, all-yellow-skinned world finally (7)________(fail), and more importantly, they remind us that race --- both in the world of Lego minifigures and in the real world we live in --- (8)________(depend) on context, customs, convention and attitudes."
【答案】1.where 2.was erad 3.could 4.But 5.by 6.as/becau 7.failed/fails 8.d
epends
【解析】
1. 考察连词用法。首先判断该句是定语从句，然后从句不缺主要成分，所以填关系副词where，表地点。
2. 考察谓语动词用法。首先该空是谓语动词，然后根据前文可判断时态为过去时。根据句义：种族、性别和其他的一些区别通过创造出统一的黄皮肤世界而被抹去。所以填was erad。
3. 考察情态动词用法。首先可以根据该空后面是动词原形判断出该空填情态动词，然后根据句义：迷你人型无法被区分或歧视基于他们的肤色，填could可以。
4. none什么意思考察逻辑连词用法。上文讲的是乐高迷你人型的好处，而该句讲事情变得复杂起来，所以是转折，填but。
5. 考察介词用法。根据句义可知，填by 通过。
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6. 考察逻辑连词用法。根据句义：这些问题很重要，因为他们帮助我们理解了乐高是如何尝试创造一个没有种族区分的世界。所以填as/becau，因为。
7. try to remember考察谓语动词用法。首先判断该空是谓语动词形式，然后主语是Lego's attempt，抽象名词作主语谓语动词用单数（或者填过去式），所以填failed/fails。
8. 考察动词用法。首先判断该空是谓语动词形式，然后主语是race，所以填动词单数形式depends。
(C)
If you like to buy imported products, here is a piece of good news. China has cut import tariffs(进口税) on 187 consumer goods. Goods (1)________(benefit) from the cut range from food and health supplements to clothes and recreational products.
萧百佑The move is thought to be part of an effort to encourage people (2)________(buy) more at home. This can help China transform its economy to a consumption-driven one. Also, the cuts (3)________(mean) to sign& to the world that China is opening up its economy.
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Doug Lippoldt, an economist at HSBC, says the cuts in the import tariffs are positive. In China, there is a huge demand for foreign brands. People think imported products are safer and are of higher quality. Now, with the reduction on import tariffs, the domestic market, (4)________ a few retailer giants ud to dominate, has to become more competitive. This, in the long run, will bring great benefit to consumers and the Chine economy.
