闸北区高三年级第一学期英语学科期末练习卷（2014.1）
(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
(A)
Roald Dahl, the famous children’s book writer, was born to Harold and Sofie Dahl on 13 September 1916. He was named (25)______ the explorer, Roald Amundsen, their national hero in Norway of that time.
In 1920, when Dahl was four, his father died at the age of fifty seven. Instead of (26)______(move) back to Norway to live with her relatives, his mother decided to remain in Britain. It had been her husband’s wish to have their children (27)______(educate) in the best school in the world.
At the age of eight, Dahl and four of his friends (28)______(beat) by the headmaster after playing a practical joke on a candy store owner. Throughout his childhood, Dahl was sent to several boarding schools. He wrote to his mother almost every day （29）______ ______homesickness. On (30) ______ day when she died, he realized that she had saved every single one of his letters.
Young Dahl used to dream of inventing a chocolate bar （31）______ would win the praise of the owner of the chocolate company, Cadbury. This later became the inspiration for the (32) ______(hot) of all his books -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was the book that finally brought him world fame.
(B)
To many Singaporeans, Mr. Lee Kong Chian is a familiar name. Popularly known as the “Rubber and Pineapple King”, he was a person who had donated generously to the society by pouring his wealth into charity work. Knowing (33)______ education means to a person, he devoted a lot of energy and money to (34)______(build) schools. He was particularly concerned with the less fortunate as he could relate himself to them.
Although Lee’s father knew Lee (35)______ receive education, his father wasn’t able to afford to send him to school. However, his father’s friends helped him pay for his education. Having left school as an honour student, he went to work in the field of rubber and pineapple (36)______ he set up his own business later. Thanks to the golden timing then, he had hardly got familiar with the dealings in the field (37)_____ he enjoyed great success. His wealth rose rapidly and before long he became a millionaire.
(38)______ wealthy he was, he never forgot his humble beginnings and was always ready (39)______(help). Since 1952 till today, the Lee Foundation which he founded (40)______(donate) three hundred million dollars to various causes with no conditions attached. His generosity has provided relief to the poor of all races.
Section B A complicated B. suitable C. understand D. regularly E. instant F. access G. divide H. normally I. obtain J. symbols K. refer
Among the note-taking forms in today’s US schools, the Cornell method is widely recommended. Providing a form for concentrating and organizing notes, the Cornell method sets up a system to direct students to ___41___ the paper into two columns. The note-taking column, which is usually on the right, is twice the size of the key word column on the left. The student should leave five to seven lines blank, at the bottom of the page.
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Notes from a lecture or teaching occupy the note-taking column which ___42___ contain the main ideas of the textbook or lecture. Most ___43___ ideas and long sentences are avoided while ___44___ or abbreviations（缩写） are preferred instead. To assist with future reviews, ___45___thoughts or questions should be noted down as soon as possible so that the students may ___46___ to these points for reflection or further research. The key-word column is a(n) ___47___ place to note down these ideas. These ideas may later turn into potential research results as students are always encouraged to reflect on the notes ___48___ or go deep into the questions further.
Within 24 hours after the note-taking, the student must revise and then produce a short summary in the bottom space. Such move helps him to ___49___ the topic better. When preparing for a test, the student has ___50___ to a brief but detailed record of the previous classes.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
In today’s American society, high school dropout has day by day grown into a big problem threatening social and economic stability, as many cases of family ___51___ or even tragedies, caused by youth dropout are grabbing headlines in media. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or equivalent ___52___ such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Although students who drop out come from various backgrounds, several ___53___ facts can be noticed. National data show that students from low-income, black or single-parent families are much more likely to drop out of school than their fellow students. ___54___ performance is also playing a role. Students receiving poor grades which, in turn, leads to __55___ self-recognition, are sure to be on the high-risk list of dropping out.
In recent years, advances in technology have ___56___ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. As high school completion has become a(n) ___57___ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time in today’s job market. On average, dropouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they ___58___ find jobs. Employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working at unskilled jobs or at ___59___ service occupations offering little opportunity for upward mobility.
Considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major steps to keep students at school. To make school attendance compulsory(强制的) looks like an effective measure. ___60___, many people fear that it will not go far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause ___61___ from the students. Others including President Obama, focus their dropout prevention efforts on a program to ___62___ class size, replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities where poor students can get ___63___ instruction from experienced teachers. Combined with frequent home visits by teachers, which definitely ___64___ families to participate in prevention efforts, the program is reported to take effect and the nationwide school attendance is ___65___.
51.A. objections 52. A. opportunities 53. A. common 54. A. Financial 55. A. separate 56. A. fueled 57. A. unbearable 58.A. eventually 59.A. long-lasting
B. conflicts B. lengths B. strange B. Communicative B. negative B. changed B. joint B. attentively
C. establishments C terms C. possible C. Academic C. significant C. challenged C. single C. readily B. hard-working
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D. happiness D. qualifications D. positive D. Social D. standard D. supposed D. basic D. generally
C. low-paying
B. However B. attention B. evaluate B. popularized B. encourage B. setting up
D. public-recognizing C. Otherwise C. welcome C. narrow C. materialized C. corner C. picking up
D. Therefore D. study D. complete D. socialized D. sponsor D. finishing up
60. A. Furthermore 61. A. opposition 62. A. maintain 63. A. individualized 64. A. spare 65.A. calling up
Section B
(A)
It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: \most of them are swindlers.\
I wasn't prepared for a reply, but with no hesitation, he followed me and said, \hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!\
The incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn’t been a real beggar. On a freezing cold night, no less, I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.
Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to reason my failure to help by supposing government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.
Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, a local charity service kitchen, feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean's? Plant a row for Bean's. It’s clean and simple.
We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. Folks would fax me or call when they took something in. It’s food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.
In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America(GWAA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry, which brought the program to national attention.
As more and more people participated, new variations cropped up. Many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program. Donations poured in. It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.
66. The underlined word “swindlers” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. policemen B. writers C. cheaters D. beggars
67. Why did the author think he assumed the worst of a fellow human being?
A. Because he didn’t show fair respect to a beggar treating him badly. B. Because he could have helped a hungry man but he passed by. C. Because he believed that no people begged because of real hunger. D. Because he thought that charity work was the government’s duty. A. He set up a local kitchen to help the poor.
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68. How did the author make up for what he had done?
B. He planted a row of vegetables for charity. C. He called on people to donate money to the Bean’s. D. He initiated the idea of Plant a row for Bean’s.
A. The beggar gave up the first time he was turned down by the author. B. The author invented the program inspired by the Anchorage Daily News. C. GWAA expanded the program concept and made it nationwide in 1995. D. The program was later taken over by some seeding companies.
(B)
69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
Our magazine is presenting to you the top five i-phone(the best seller of Apple Company) applications for more fun on hiking(徒步旅行) or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travellers. 1. GPS Kit by Garafa – Get un-lost (for $10)
What it does: Download before you leave or use your phone’s data connection to view maps from Google (satellite, landscape, cycling, and street), or Bing (shaded relief, street, or image). Record your movements, drop notes or photo makers on previously–downloaded Google Earth.
2. Photosynth by Microsoft – Perfect the view (for free!)
What it does: Make interactive 360?x360? panoramas(全景) to your own taste. It saves the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images. Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos, you can have pretty simple, fast panoramas!
3. Soundcloud by Soundcloud – Share the sounds (for free!)
What it does: Basic sound recorder with on-board editing (cutting) capabilities. Upload your recordings to the internet, share on social networks and listen to and follow others! It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the internet. You can upload all the sounds as “non-shared’ files so you can download them to your computer for continued storage and editing. In addition, with this function, you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame. There is a growing community of users, including Paul Salopek who is walking around the world. 4. Postagram by Sincerely – Send moments (App is free!/$1 per card)
What it does: The app allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone. Even photos pop out from the card for sweet fridge posting! There aren’t many post offices out in the mountains, so this can be critical to send a gift home. And even if there are post offices where you are traveling, sometimes it’s easier, cheaper, and more fun to send your own DIY messages home.
5. Planets by Q Continuum – Love the night sky (for free!)
What it does: With automatic location detection, this basic App offers 2D maps and 3D maps of the sky for identifying planets and stars, gives you the rise/set visibility information for the sun and planets, and even has a few facts and visualizations of the moon and planets. Don’t forget to download it into your i-phone.
70. Through which application can you receive greetings from a faraway place instantly?
A. GPS Kit B. Photosynth C. Postagram D. Planets
71. Soundcloud protects your privacy by ______.
A. uploading your recordings to internet through password B. allowing you for continuous editing and storage as you like C. providing option to upload sounds accessible to only yourself
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D. defending you through dirty laundries shared online A. You don’t have to upload data online to make use of GPS Kit. B. E-postcards are free of charge once you have downloaded Postagram. C. Paul Salopek is the person who first put forward the idea of soundcloud. D. All five applications are already available in the i-phone when you buy the phone. A. National Geographic. C. World Weatherlink.
B. Homemade Groceries. D. Space Exploration.
72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
73. Which of the websites does this passage most probably appear?
(C)
Is growth good for biodiversity(生物多样性)? To answer the question, it is critical to define what we mean by growth. Is growth gross domestic product (GDP), the \value of all the finished goods within a country's borders\measure that is over 70 years old. Actually GDP demonstrates negative implications for biodiversity, as this \measures only money inflows while far more important is the balance sheet, which shows properties and debts. As biodiversity delivers no cash, it has no place in GDP system, but biodiversity provides the asset side of the balance sheet, such as forests, rivers, wetlands and animals—the list goes on.
It is argued that growth is good for biodiversity in the long run as there is an environmental Kuznets curve where environmental conditions get worse in the early stages of modern economic growth, but improve once a growth level has been reached. According to some people, once GDP has been high, more resources are to invest in conservation, and new technologies are used to protect the nature. They said people would have more interest in protecting the environment, and some of the forests started to return and many pollutants were almost eliminated. Standing in America today it might appear that the environmental Kuznets curve works.
At first sight there appears to be a logic. Today the US GDP is increasing while many precious species populations are also recovering? Such conditions, according to some people, can be explained by greater efficiency in cars or more efficient agricultural production. But in fact, the majority of the negative impacts have simply been exported. The high-polluting industries have been outsourced to developing nations. Therefore the bitterest punishments are largely felt beyond the borders while we Americans are enjoying high GDP and selfish biodiversity at the same time. This can be seen in the WWF annual Report, where species population trends are increasing by 7% in high-income countries and declining in middle- and low-income countries by 31% and 60% respectively.
It is self-evident that growth, as currently defined, has a major negative impact upon biodiversity. What needs to change is the definition of growth from a GDP-essential concept to a balance-sheet approach. Organisations and world community should work on creating new vision or reform that will help ensure a real balance between an improving standard of human life and a thriving biodiverse landscape.
74. According to the passage, the author’s opinion toward GDP is that GDP______.
A. has nothing to do with biodiversity as it serves as an economic ruler B. shouldn't have ignored biodiversity as it does good to balance sheet C. is out-dated as it leaves out productions outside a country’s borders D. is a useful economic indicator as it honestly follows the Kuznets curve
75. The environmental Kuznets curve is seemingly working because ______.
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上海市闸北区2014届高三上学期期末考试英语试题（WORD版，有答案）
