上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二上学期
期中英语试题
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一、用单词的适当形式完成短文
1. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A new study finds that getting seven to nine hours of sleep per night may help you tame (驯服) your sweet tooth.
Researchers at King’s College London recruited “short
sleepers” — people 【小题1】routinely sleep less than seven hours per night. The participants were trained 【小题2】(extend) their sleep time in many ways, such as cutting back on caffeine, reducing screen time and 【小题3】 (stick) to a regular bedtime each night. With the training, the short sleepers began to sleep about one hour more per night. And here’s the interesting thing: They also changed their diets — without 【小题4】(ask).
“We found that these people also reduced their intake of added sugars by about 10 grams per day,” explains one of the study’s authors. That’s about 40 calories’ worth of sugar, 【小题5】 is not a huge change. But 【小题6】time, a small, daily decline in sugary foods can make a difference.
The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Its findings serve up more evidence 【小题7】our sleep can influence our eating habits and waistlines.
A study published in 2013 also found that just five days of 【小题8】(shorten) sleep can lead to weight gain. In that study, people 【小题9】(allow) to sleep for just five hours for a five-day period. They gained, on average, almost two pounds.
And as reported, the timing of meals can also influence 【小题10】our bodies respond to all the calories we eat. For instance, a study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that people who ate their main meal early in the day were more successful
at losing weight, compared with people who ate a heavy, late-night meal.
二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
2. Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. sponsor B. athletic C. fulfill D. presented E. consciousness F. isolated G. accepted H. enduring I. embarrassment J. competing K. programs Life isn’t easy for families of children with special needs. Faced with responsibility of a family member requiring extra attention and care, many families feel lonely, 【小题1】 and hopeless. In many cases, the families feel a sense of 【小题2】
because their children are not “perfect”. But Taiwan Sunshine wants to change that.
Founded in 2009, Taiwan Sunshine believes that all children have characteristic value, and by supporting the families who care for children with special needs, it can change the【小题3】
understanding. In doing so, it hopes to help these children become useful members of society.
The Taipei-based, non-profit organization seeks to 【小题4】
these goals in three ways. First, it offers in-school programs, often centered on events like Christmas. Second, it develops conferences for use in schools, churches and other organizations. These
conferences raise【小题5】 of the issues that families with special-needs children face and encourage organizations to develop programs to support these families. Third, Taiwan Sunshine works with other groups to put together and 【小题6】 the “I Am a Hero Games.” During the games, children compete in different 【小题7】
activities, such as the ball throw and running race. When children aren’t 【小题8】, they enjoy other activities, such as playing with dogs from a local therapy program. Each game includes a prize-awarding ceremony in which all the children are formally【小题9】 with medals to celebrate their accomplishments.
Through【小题10】 like the Hero Games, Taiwan Sunshine is working hard to meet the needs of families with special-needs children.
三、完形填空
3. Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add classes, not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago a small study advanced the _____________ that listening to Mozart’s Sonata could boost mental functioning. It was not long _____________
trademarked “Mozart effect” products appealed to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to the famous universities like Harvard and Yale. Georgia’s governor even
___________ giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette. The ___________ for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the _____________ study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years,
___________, scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, as opposed to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based “brain fitness” game ___________ in a while. Advanced monitoring ___________ have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have found that music ___________ can produce profound and lasting changes that ____________ the general ability to learn. These results should ____________ public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.
Studies have shown ______________ instrument training from an early age can help the brain to ______________ sounds better, making it ____________ to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics. The musically experienced are better able to ________________ a biology lesson despite the noise in the
classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming at a subordinate (下属). They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking. 【小题1】 A．notice
B．note C．idea D．impression
上海市金山区金山中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中英语试题
