上海市部分学校2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编：选词填空

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2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编

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上海市奉贤中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

Section B

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

In most democracies today, people expect women to vote. Women are just as able to make decisions about their ___11___ leaders as men. But 200 years ago, most people didn't think so.

As late as the middle of the 19 century only men voted in most Western countries. A few countries or states let women vote in local elections. But women voting was far from ____12____. At that time, people believed that women belonged in the home. That meant they should not get involved with public life.

But women in Europe, North America and New Zealand began ___13___ this situation. They believed that they should have a(n) ___14___ in their government's leaders. In 1792 an English novelist named Mary Wollstonecraft ___15___that women should be able to vote, In the United States, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were important figures. They met while campaigning to put a(n) ___16___ to slavery. In the process, they decided that women also should have more ___17___.

Yet despite the ___18___ of these women neither Great Britain nor the United States was the first country to let women vote. That honor goes to New Zealand, which changed their law on September 19, 1893. This was because of women like Kate Shepherd. She led a group that presented petitions(请愿书) to their parliament three years in a row. Shepherd is now honored on New Zealand's s10 bill.

New Zealand was followed by Australia in 1902 and Finland in 19 zero six. By this time, some U.S. states and territories allowed women to vote. But the country as a whole didn't give women the right until after World War I.

In many countries, the right to hold political office came along with the right to vote. And women have ___19___ that right. In many countries, women have even held their country's highest office. All of that is due to the efforts of women who fought for a(n) ___20___ voice

上海市致远高级中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末教学评估英语试题

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

E-Scooters

Over the past two years, electric scooters have become ever-present in many of Europe and America's biggest cities. Britain is the last major western European country to hold out against the___11___. E-scooters are not allowed on public roads, though people do ride them on cycle Lanes and pavements ___12___. But where they are permitted， e-scooter sharing companies

set up in large numbers. To their  ___13___, e-scooters are revolutionary: the "iPhone Of urban transport". To their critics, they are dangerous, anti-social and very annoying.

As with a dock less(无桩) bike，scooters are fitted with GPS trackers and wireless  ___14___Customers download an app and scan a QR code on the scooter to unlock it. They are then ___15___a small amount. Bird, which launched its e-scooter in Santa Monica, California in September 2017 charges $l plus 15 cents per minute, on average, in the US-to travel where they want to go, at a maximum speed of around 15mph. At night, the scooters are rounded up, charged and returned to ____16____.

E-Scooters have the potential to solve some of the worlds biggest transport problems. Most cities are already dangerously polluted and heavily congested, and it is simply not a(n) ____17____to put more cars and taxis on the streets. Scooters are efficient; one kilowatt hour of energy carries on average a car ___18___by petrol less than a mile, and an e-scooter 80 miles.

Scooters are clean, cheap, and they require little new infrastructure. For a country like car dependent America, they could be genuinely ___19___ roughly 60% of US journeys are under six miles, and most of the time drivers ride alone. Even in European cities, which ______20______ have good public transport systems, they are very useful for travelling the"final mile". According to Bird, 40% of taxi-riding journeys in London are under two miles, so e-scooters could help take a lot of cars off the streets.

上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试卷

Section B  Vocabulary (1*20=20)  (41--60) 

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)

Most people get sweaty palms just staring at El Capitan, a breathtaking rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California. Alex Honnold’s stayed dry. And this June, he managed to climb the 900-meter vertical wall, pulling on edges barely big enough for ___41___.

Honnold could not ___42___ any slips. That's because he carried nothing other than a bag of gymnasts’ chalk, to keep his fingers free of moisture. There was no rope to ___43___ him if he fell. After a four-hour ___44___ of power and precision, the 31-year-old safely challenged himself.

El Capitan had been climbed ___45___ before, including by Honnold, but never in the way he has. In 2011, an American TV show about his earlier “free solos” drew seventeen million viewers. In climbing, “free” means using nothing but rocks for support. “Solo” means free of protection. It is the sport at its ___46___. In Yosemite, the birthplace of American climbing, Hannold has reached its peak. Praise from fellow climbers was ___47___ only by relief at his safe return.

The achievement marks the latest in a series of milestones for sport climbing（竞技攀岩）. In 2015, two other Americans Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson, established a route up the Dawn Wall, El Capitan’s ___48___ part, after years of attempts. They made the front page of the New York Times and got congratulations from Barack Obama for the achievement. Last year, sport climbing was ___49___ accepted into the Olympic program for Tokyo 2020.

These have strengthened climbing’s position in the sporting circle in America and elsewhere. Google has invited Jorgeson to give a motivational talk to its employees. Climbing gyms have appeared around the globe over the past decade, making the event safer and more ___50___ to ordinary people. The gyms have been particularly popular among youngsters, who pay more attention to experiences than to belongings.

(B)

SAO PAULO, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Media representatives from the BRICS countries discussed the development of new media technologies and adopted an action plan to promote cooperation at the fourth BRICS Media Forum here on Thursday.

The forum, which was held on Oct. 30-31, gathered nearly 100 representatives from 55   ___51___ media organizations of the group's member countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. With the theme of "Strengthening Media Cooperation in Building the BRICS Community with a Shared Future," the forum, jointly organized by China's Xinhua News Agency and Brazil's CMA Group, is aimed at deepening media  ___52___ and pragmatic cooperation among the BRICS countries.

Chen Peijie, China's consul general in Sao Paulo, said in her opening ceremony speech that the achievements of BRICS cooperation and the bloc's international influence cannot be separated from the media's efforts.

As the BRICS cooperation __53___ its second "golden decade," media cooperation will be crucial, she said. He Ping, editor-in-chief of Xinhua News Agency, said in a keynote speech at the event that the world is undergoing profound changes  ___54___ in a century, and the BRICS countries need more than ever to take on global responsibilities.

As chroniclers of history, the BRICS media are  ___55___ the important task of promoting cooperation and face a rare opportunity to work hand in hand for progress, He said. He proposed four  ___56___ to strengthen the cooperation of the BRICS media. He suggested the BRICS media ___57___the bloc's development, and actively reflecting economic, cultural, social and environmental achievements made by the BRICS countries. He then called for telling stories of people-to-people exchanges. He also proposed  ___58___a digital media that keeps pace with the times and jointly promote the development and application of new technologies. Moreover, He called for ___59___the areas of exchanges and mutual assistance. He said the BRICS media need to expand cooperation in news reporting, professional training, personnel training, financial information services and think tank exchanges.

Jose Sanchez, co-chairman of the forum and president of financial information provider CMA Group, said in his speech that the media of the BRICS countries should ___60___ raise their voices to promote a more fair international public opinion landscape.

上海市复旦大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

Section B

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

By 2010 the gaming industry had generated about $20 billion in revenue. Today’s estimates put the value of the global games market at over seven times that.

Behind the dramatic ___42___ is an industry that has shifted away from a console（游戏机）and title-based business to an ecosystem ___43___ by the expansion of digitization and socialization of entertainment. It’s a transition that has not only changed how games are made but has also expanded the consumer base and ___44___ how users interact with games.

While YouTube had already tapped into consumer demand for games-related content through video on demand, Twitch provided an entire platform ___45___ to livestreaming, particularly games livestreaming. Then the interactivity offered by Twitch gave way to the arrival of superstar content creators and streamers. They effectively served as another means for content distribution, and one that let creators directly ___46___ with and build their audience.

    Now many publishers are willing to ___47___ the live-streamers, content creators and ultimately the online distribution of games in a way that other entertainment industries have not. And that has helped grow the e-sports industry, which is contributing to the longevity of games.

    Meanwhile, there is an ever-deepening ___48___ between gaming and popular culture. For example, Fortnite stream, the most-watched stream on record in 2018, was a turning point for the gaming world that encouraged it to merge with other entertainment industries.

    The truth is that gaming has transformed and gone beyond its initial ___49___. Gaming plays a role of an intersection between tech, entertainment, media and now sports. All of these factors, along with technological developments behind gaming—which have driven the exploration into ___50___ computing, augmented reality as well as virtual reality and brought about the rise of mobile games—mean that the next games will have differing success criteria that are often ___51___ as the space rapidly evolves.

But one thing is for sure: Gaming is bigger than ever, and it’s just at the point of something greater.

2020-2021学年上海市市西中学高二期末试卷

Section B (10)

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.

Today's children are exhausted, and not just because one in three kids is not getting sufficient sleep. Sleep deprivation in kids (who require at least nine hours a night, depending on age) has been found to            decrease academic achievement, lower intelligence test scores, slow physical growth, and           moodiness and irritability. While the argument for protecting our children’s sleep time is compelling, there is another kind of rest that is equally              and equally beneficial to our children’s academic, emotional, and creative lives: daydreaming.

 Not all mental downtime(停工休息期) is alike, of course. Downtime spent playing a video game or watching a television show may have its             , but the kind of downtime I am talking about is different. I’m talking about the kind of mind-wandering that happens when the brain is free of              and allowed to get rid of the worries of the day. Television, video games, and other electronic             prevent this kind of mental wandering because they interrupt the flow of thoughts and memories that              the foundation of positive, productive daydreaming.                                

There is, however, another way of looking at mind wandering. For the individual, mind wandering offers the possibility of very real, personal reward, some immediate, some more             . These rewards include self- awareness,               memory consolidation, future planning, simulating the perspective of another person, evaluating the implications of self and others’ emotional reactions, moral reasoning,.

 In other words, daydreaming only appears lazy from the outside, but viewed from the inside-or from the perspective of a psychologist, such as Kaufman, or a neuroscientist, such as Mary Helen Immordino-Yang-a complicated and extremely            neurological process is taking place. Viewed from the inside, our children are exploring the only space where they truly have autonomy: their own minds.

答案：

上海市奉贤中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题

【答案】11. D    12. A   

13. F    14. G   

15. I    16. E   

17. K    18. C   

19. H    20. J

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了两年百年前，女性为争取自己的选举权所做的一系列努力和付出。

【11题详解】

根据上文people expect women to vote人们希望女人能够投票选举，女人可以像男人一样能够决定他们被选举的领导。故选D。

【12题详解】

根据后文“At that time, people believed that women belonged in the home.”可知那时的人们认为女人就应该待在家里，故可知女性选举“还远远没有普及”。短语far from common“没有普及”，故选A。

【13题详解】

根据上文But women in Europe, North America and New Zealand began…可知在欧洲、北美和新西兰的女性开始“反抗；抗议”这种局面，故选F。

【14题详解】

反抗的原因是他们认为他们在政府里应该有发言权。短语have a say“有发言权”，故选G。

【15题详解】

句意：1792年，一位名叫玛丽·沃斯通克拉夫特的英国小说家主张妇女应该有选举权。本空应填动词，表示“主张；认为”，故选I。

【16题详解】

句意：他们在为废除奴隶制而进行的竞选活动中相遇。短语put an end to“结束；终止”，故选E。

【17题详解】

句意：在这个过程中，他们决定妇女也应该有更多的权利。本空缺少名词做宾语，且根据上下文应选K。

【18题详解】

句意：然而，尽管有这些妇女的努力，英国和美国都不是第一个允许妇女投票的国家。根据上下文可知，女性为取得选举权作出了很多“努力”，故选C。

【19题详解】

句意：在许多国家，担任政治职务的权利与投票权同时出现。女性已经行使了这一权利。本空缺少谓语动词，且与后文rights搭配，意思为“行使权利”，故选H。

【20题详解】

句意：所有这一切都归功于为争取平等发言权而奋斗的妇女们的努力。争取选举权的本质是女性为争取平等的发言权，故选形容词equal，选J。

上海市致远高级中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末教学评估英语试题

【答案】11. K    12. A   

13. J    14. G   

15. B    16. I   

17. C    18. F   

19. E    20. D

【解析】

【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主题是：电动滑板车在许多欧美国的大的城市里盛行以及人们对电动滑板车在路上行驶的看法。

【11题详解】

考查名词。句意：英国是最后一个抵抗侵略的西欧大国。分析句子可知，空格处为hold out against的宾语且空前有定冠词the，空格处应填名词invasion “侵略”，符合句意。故选K项。

【12题详解】

考查副词。句意：电动滑板车不允许在公共道路上行驶，不过人们还是会在自行车道上和人行道上骑电动滑板车。分析句子可知，空格处应为句子的修饰成分，副词regardless，意为“不顾后果地；不加理会；不管怎样，无论如何”，修饰句子，作状语，符合句意。故选A项。

【13题详解】

考查名词。句意：对他们的拥护者来说，电动滑板车是革命性的:“城市交通的iPhone”。对他们的批评者来说，他们是危险的，反社会的，非常烦人。根据前面形容性物主代词their可知，空格处应填名词champions “冠军；拥护者；战士”， To their champions“对他们的拥护者来说”与后面To their critics“对他们的批评者来说”，形成对比符合句意。故选J项。

【14题详解】

考查名词。句意：就像一辆无桩的自行车一样，电动滑板车都配有GPS追踪器和无线连接。根据前面形容词wireless“无线的”和下文“Customers download an app and scan a QR code ”可知，空格处应填名词connectivity “连通，连接”。故选G项。

【15题详解】

考查动词。句意：然后他们会被收取少量费用。分析句子可知，空格处应填谓语动词的过去分词形式构成被动语态，根据前文扫码解锁及下文平均收费为1美元外加每分钟15美分可知，动词charge“收费；要价”符合语境，此处用其过去分词形式。故选B项。

【16题详解】

考查名词。句意：到了晚上，电动滑板车就会被聚集起来，充电，然后恢复人气。分析句子可知，空格处为to的宾语，空格处应填名词popularity “人气；受欢迎；普及；流行；名气”，符合句意。故选I项。

【17题详解】

考查名词。句意：大多数城市已经受到严重污染和严重拥堵，在街上投放更多的汽车和出租车是不可能的。分析句子可知，空格前文是a(n)，空格处应填名词option “选项；选择权；买卖的特权”，符合句意。故选C项。

【18题详解】

考查动词。句意：电动滑板车是有效的；一千瓦小时的能量平均能使一辆汽油驱动的汽车行驶不到一英里，而一辆电动滑板车行驶80英里。分析句子可知，空格处应填谓语动词的过去分词形式作定语修饰car，power“激励；供以动力；使…有力量”为动词，一辆汽油驱动的汽车符合句意。故选F项。

【19题详解】

考查形容词。句意：对于一个像美国这样依赖汽车的国家，他们可能会真正改变我们大约60%的在6英里以下的行程，而且大多数时间司机都是独自驾车。分析句子可知，空格处应填形容词作表语，transformative“变化的，变形的；有改革能力的；改变的”为形容词，符合句意。故选E项。

【20题详解】

考查副词。句意：即使是在大多数拥有良好公共交通系统的欧洲城市，它们对于“最后一英里”的旅行也非常有用。分析句子可知，空格处应为句子的修饰成分，副词mostly，意为“大多数地” ，修饰谓语动词，作状语，符合句意。故选D项。

【点睛】做选词填空题重在对全文句意的整体把握和句子成分的分析。

上海市七宝中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试卷

(vocabulary A) 41—50  C D F G H    E I J A B

(vocabulary B) 51—60  I A K B J     D H C F E

上海市复旦大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

42—51  H E I C G   F B D A K

2020-2021学年上海市市西中学高二期末试卷

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