上海市鲁迅中学2021-2022学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

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上海市鲁迅中学 2021 学年第二学期高一英语期中考试

考试卷

（满分 100 分，考试时间 60 分钟）

I. Grammar and vocabulary （25 分）

Section A (每题 1.5 分）

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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, use one word that best fits each blank.

Life Doesn’t Just Happen to Us

Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough

Success depends mainly on our view

of ourselves and of the events in our lives.

When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no way of

knowing that his life was to change completely. The class experiment that day was to show ____1____heating a

container of water would bring air bubbling to the surface. Somehow, the container the teacher gave Wilson

____2____(heat) mistakenly held something more volatile(易挥发

的

) than water. When Wilson heated it, the

container exploded, ____3____(leave) Wilson blinded in both eyes.

When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents attempted to find a way to deal with

the disaster that ____4____(happen) to their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident ____5____a disaster. He

learned braille(盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did

well as a student but also became an ____6____(accomplish) public speaker.

Later, he worked in Africa,____7____many people suffered from blindness for lack of proper treatment. For

him, it was one thing to accept his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue when it

____8____be fixed so easily. Wilson did his best to prevent the preventable ____9____ tens of millions in Africa

and Asia could recover their sight.

Wilson received several international awards for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a vision.

He proved that it’s not what happens to us _____10_____determines our lives- it’s what we make of what happens.

Section B (每题 1分）

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. honors B. inspiring C. cultural D. awoke

E. promoting F. success G. distinguished H. similar

I. considered J. normally K. incredibly

Sports Icons(偶像) Who Lead a Change

China’s sports industry has entered a new era when the superstars themselves become the absolute focus of

public attention. Compared with the gold medals and____11____the Chinese team has received, sports stars play

the role of____12____people and improving the status of their sports in China. The following is an overview of

those stars who once were, currently are or in the future will become milestones to change China’s sports

demographics(统计数据).

Yao Ming: China’s Ambassador(大使)

Standing at 2.29 meters, Yao Ming used basketball to become one of the mainstream____13____ambassadors

in modern China. He first played for his hometown Shanghai Sharks team in the CBA where he became a CBA

champion ad Finals MVP in 2002. Soon afterwards, Yao was chosen by the Houston Rockets as the top overall pick

in 2002. Over an eight-year span with the Rockets, Yao became an eight-time NBA All-Star. Besides

his____14____in the CBA and the NBA, Yao was also a big reason for China’s continued dominance in the Asia

basketball scene and their constant presence at world-level competitions. To this day, Yao remains one of China’s

most____15____sports and cultural icons.

Liu Xiang: A Great Breakthrough

China’s world champion hurdler, Liu Xiang____16____the nation’s long-sleeping interest in track and field

events after he became the first man to ever win a men’s track and field event for China. Before Liu won a gold

medal in the men’s 110m hurdle race at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and set a world record two years later,

Chinese people had never shown such a strong interest in track and field events. Liu has become a significant

player in China’s track and field events and the craze that has followed him is____17____to Yao Ming’s influence

on China’s basketball. Both athletes prove how powerful a super sports star can be on____18____the development

of a sport in China.

Li Na: New Image of China’s Tennis

Being the first Asian to win the singles title of a Grand Slam tournament, Li Na opened the door to tennis in

China and even Asia. Her victory at the French Open 2011 was like a fairy tale and she has since

been____19____as a national sports hero equal to Yao Ming and Liu Xiang. A record-breaking 116 million viewers

from China tuned in to watch Li become the French Open champion, marking the start of a women’s tennis boom

in a country_____20_____left out of the tennis conversation.

III. Reading Comprehension (58 分）

Section A (每题 2分）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,

B, C and D. Filling in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Today’s youth seem content to take the easy route and enjoy the ride of life. When____21____ situations arise,

they often pull a long face and ____22____. How you live your teen years will have a profound influence on the

rest of your life. You must learn to use your ____23____ wisely.

You may not see it now, ____24____ developing leadership characteristics at a young age is very important.

____25____ we get older, it becomes harder to overcome bad habits and replace them with good ones.

Possessing leadership qualities is essential, both in this life and in the world to come. There are certain qualities that

one needs to develop in order to become a leader: justice, judgment, dependability, initiative, decisiveness, tact,

integrity, enthusiasm, poise, unselfishness, courage, knowledge and loyalty. You may recognize these as good

qualities to have, without realizing how they apply to leadership. The more these qualities are part of your nature,

the more ____26____ and enjoyable your life will be. All of these are qualities that one must possess to one degree

or another.

____27____ popular opinion, leadership is something that is learned. No one is born a leader. We are all

capable of ____28____ the leadership qualities mentioned above - some just choose not to. Of course, not everyone

can be the “top dog”,____29____ all the time. However, everyone does have the capacity to lead in some way - but

_____30_____ is required! Understand that learning is a fact of life-learning to ride a bike, learning to drive,

learning to type, learning mathematics, etc. All of these activities _____31_____ action. While we are born with

many different abilities, if we do not _____32_____ and develop them, those abilities will never come to fruition.

Youth is an excellent time to start developing leadership characteristics. _____33_____ the time to study each

one in detail. Put them into practice as you interact with other people. Determine which areas you are weak in,

striving to always improve. Observe the leaders, and how they handle situations and carry themselves. Also, study

the lives of great leaders.

The results will _____34_____ you in this life — and _____35_____ !

21. A. comfortable B. enjoyable C. tough D. convenient

22. A. complain B. laugh C. shout D. regret

23. A. intelligence B. challenge C. degree D. time

24. A. for B. while C. but D. since

25. A. Before B. After C. Though D. As

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