上海市大同中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 含答案

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II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage 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. use one word that best fits each blank.
A glimpse at the “private, hidden face” of Albert Einstein, including the celebrated scientist's thoughts on
everything from his fears 21 his best work was behind him to his beloved younger sister, Maja.
The collection, which includes a previously unknown photograph of Einstein as a five-year-old and the only 22
（survive）letter written by Einstein to his father, comes from the archive（档案）of Maja Winterler-Einstein and
her husband Paul Winteler. A mix of letters. postcards and photographs, many of 23 have not previously been
published, range in date from 1897 to 1951.
“What is remarkable about them comes from the fact that he had this incredibly close relationship with his sister.
It's quite clear that 24 he's writing to her, there's no role-playing at all.” said Thomas Venning at Christie's. which
will auction （拍卖）the letters soon. “He was very conscious of what 25 （expect）of him after he became
famous, and you don't get any of that in letters to his sister. He says some things that I've never seen him say anywhere
else. and I've catalogued many hundreds of his letters.”
In 1924, nine years after he completed the general theory of relativity in 1915. Einstein would write to Maja that
“scientifically I haven't achieved much recently-the brain gradually goes oft （停止） 26 age, though that is not
so unpleasant. It also means that you're not so answerable for your later years.” Ten years later, he would write to her:
“I am happy in my work, 27 in this and in other matters I am starting to feel that the brilliance of younger years is
past.”
Venning said he had not seen Einstein 28 （admit）this anywhere else. “It's not him 29 （play）a role: you
can see that thought going through his head, which is true-if Einstein had died in 1916, his fiundamental legacy would
have been complete. He carried on working for another 40 years without making any other great breakthrough, so it's
just an extraordinary moment which we get because of 30 close their relationship was. He didn't have to reassure
（使安心）her,” he said.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that
there is one word more than you need.
A. threatened B. enthusiastically C. charge D. viewed E. command F. satisfy G. undoubtedly H.
approval I. favorable J. treasured K. considerable
Public image doesn't make money directly. nor is it anything visible. However, excellent public image is such an
important thing that it is 31 desired by every company, enterprise, institution, etc. Public image refers to how a
company is 32 by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the communities where
it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable to 33 extent. just as the product,
price, place, and promotional efforts are.
A firm's public image plays a vital role in the attraction of the firm and its products to employees, customers, and
to such outsiders as stockholders, supplies, creditors （货款方）, government officials, as well as different special
groups. With some things it is impossible to 34 all the different publics: for example, a new highly automated plant
may meet the 35 of creditors and stockholders. However, it will 36 find resistance from employees who see their
jobs 37 . On the other hand, high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval,
while low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.
A firm's public image, if it is good, should be 38 . It is a valuable strength that usually is built up over a long
and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has developed a quality image, this is not easily imitated by
competitors. Such as image may enable a firm to 39 higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to attract
the best employees, to expect the most favorable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also
allow the firm's stock to 40 higher price-earnings ratio（比例）than other firms in the same industry with such a
good reputation and public image.
Ⅲ. Cloze test:
Directions: For each blank in the following passage，there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in
each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Nothing seems more inevitable than aging and death-not even taxes. Every plant, animal and person you have
ever seen will 41 die. But some recent research suggests that aging as we know it may not be inevitable. Indeed, as
our 42 of it grows, aging can be seen not as an unchangeable reality from which there is no escape, but as the
product of biological processes that we may be able to 43 someday.
We already know that some animals do not seem to age. Many cold-water ocean fish and some amphibians（两
栖动物）never 44 a fixed size: they continue to grow bigger, to be able to reproduce and to live until something
kills them. What these creatures seem to be telling us is that something in their 45 —and possibly in ours——
controls the pace of aging, 46 that aging is not the fate of every living thing.
Throughout the history of life on earth, one of the most common difficulties that animals and their cells ） have
faced has been a lack of food. About 70 years ago, scientists discovered that when animals are forced to live on 30 to
40 percent fewer calories than they would 47 eat, something unusual happens; they become 48 to most age-
related diseases --cancer, heart disease, diabetes —and live 30-50 percent longer. Restricting calories 49 aging. But
what are the 50 genes that preserve vitality and starve off diseases?
About 15 years ago, armed with powerful new molecular-research technique, a few scientists began to 51 these
genetic phenomena. They have discovered that a gene called Sir2—which is present in all animals, including humans
—is 52 for the health benefits of calorie restriction perhaps by repairing our DNA. But if we had to restrict our
calorie intake 53 30 to 40 percent would it be of any practical use? Few of us would be capable of restricting our
diets so severely that we were constantly 54 . Whether or not it made life longer, it would surely make life 55
longer
41. A. suddenly B. eventually C. gradually D. unexpectedly
42. A. desire B. feeling C. fear D. understanding
43. A. develop B. design C. control D. solve
44. A. reach B. acquire C. need D. display
45. A. brains B. environment C. growth D. genes
46. A. but B. or C. and D. nor
47. A. rarely B. occasionally C. normally D. mainly
48. A. resistant B. similar C. essential D. accessible
49. A. quickens B. slows C. avoids D. overcomes
50. A. available B. extra C. specific D. original
51. A. investigate B. generous C. record D. prove
52. A. famous B. to C. responsible D. convenient
53. A. on B. depressed C. in D. by
54. A. disappointed B. feel C. starved D. scared
55. A. look B. extra C. live D. become
IV. Reading Comprehension:
Directions: Read the following two passage. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.
For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the
information given in the passage you have just read
（A）
Zelda Fitzgerald, as is revealed by numerous personal books and letters, wore many labels in her life. She was
“the original flapper girl” and “the spirit of the Jazz Age.” Married to the celebrated writer F. Scott Fitzgerald
（author of The Gireat Giatsby）, she was by turns his muse and the woman who ruined his life. In her later years she
was “Crazy Zelda”.
Accurate as all these descriptions may be, they do not tell the whole story. Bon in Montgomery, Alabama, she
was noted for her beauty and high spirits in dancing. In July 1918, at a country club dance. Fitzgerald was hooked
immediately by the beautiful and charming 18-year-old Zelda who out-shined （使逊色）other beauties with her
distinguished ballet. A light affection evolved into a lengthy long-distance pursuit of weekly letters, with Fitzgerald
aware of her uncommitted dating of other men. He courted her after his discharge from the Army in February 1919,
but Zelda had doubts. Her fiance wasn't rich and there was no guarantee he'd ever be famous. His short stories didn't
sell. His apartment was a dump. Zelda gave back the ring. Hoping to fix the “no money” part of his problem.
Fitzgerald quit the job and started to rewrite novels for success and money so that he could win back his girl. Finally.
he made it! On March 20, 1920, his novel This Side of Paradise got published and Zelda agreed to marry him.
However, their marriage was troubled by wild drinking, fighting, infidelity（不忠实）and bitter recriminations.
Emest Hemingway, whom Zelda disliked, blamed her for Scot's declining iterary output, though she has also been
portrayed as the victim of an overbearing husbano Actually. Zelda was also creative, pursuing both dancing and
writing. Some scholars have portrayed Zelda as a creative talent ignored by the patriarchal （男权的）society of the
day. Her inspiration was even drawn by her husband in literary creation-Scott used their relationship as material in his
novels, even borrowing episodes from Zelda's diary and applying them into his fictional writings. She detested （讨
厌）her husband's practice: “Mr. Fitzgerald-I believe that is how he spells his name-seems to believe that plagiarism
begins at home.” To seek an artistic identity of her own value, as she put it “I wish I could write a beautiful book to
break those hearts that are soon to cease to exist.”
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