2021-2022學(xué)年上海市虹口區(qū)魯迅中學(xué)高一（下）期中英語試卷

I. Grammar and vocabulary （25分）Section A （每題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.

• 1． 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（易揮發(fā)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.
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Section B （每題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.

• 2．

  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（1）

  the Chinese team has received，sports stars play the role of（2）

  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（統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)）.
     Yao Ming：China's Ambassador（大使）
     Standing at 2.29 meters，Yao Ming used basketball to become one of the mainstream（3）

  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（4）

  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（5）

  sports and cultural icons.
     Liu Xiang：A Great Breakthrough
     China's world champion hurdler，Liu Xiang（6）

  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 110 m 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（7）

  to Yao Ming's influence on China's basketball.Both athletes prove how powerful a super sports star can be on（8）

  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（9）

  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（10）

  left out of the tennis conversation.
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III. Reading Comprehension （58分）Section A （每題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.

• 3．Today's youth seem content to take the easy route and enjoy the ride of life.When（1）

  situations arise，they often pull a long face and（2）

  .How you live your teen years will have a profound influence on the rest of your life.You must learn to use your（3）

  wisely.
     You may not see it now，（4）

  developing leadership characteristics at a young age is very important.（5）

  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（6）

  and enjoyable your life will be.All of these are qualities that one must possess to one degree or another.
  （7）

  popular opinion，leadership is something that is learned.No one is born a leader.We are all capable of（8）

  the leadership qualities mentioned above - some just choose not to.Of course，not everyone can be the "top dog"，（9）

  all the time.However，everyone does have the capacity to lead in some way - but（10）

  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（11）

  action.While we are born with many different abilities，if we do not（12）

  and develop them，those abilities will never come to fruition.
      Youth is an excellent time to start developing leadership characteristics.（13）

  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（14）

  you in this life — and（15）

  !
  
  

  （1）	A．comfortable	B．enjoyable	C．tough	D．convenient
  （2）	A．complain	B．laugh	C．shout	D．regret
  （3）	A．intelligence	B．challenge	C．degree	D．time
  （4）	A．for	B．while	C．but	D．since
  （5）	A．Before	B．After	C．Though	D．As
  （6）	A．efficient	B．effective	C．productive	D．sufficient
  （7）	A．In spite of	B．Contrary to	C．As for	D．Regardless of
  （8）	A．demanding	B．carrying	C．expecting	D．exhibiting
  （9）	A．let alone	B．depend on	C．start off	D．get together
  （10）	A．a(chǎn)ction	B．perseverance	C．intelligence	D．patience
  （11）	A．cause	B．require	C．profit	D．set
  （12）	A．increase	B．export	C．recall	D．exploit
  （13）	A．Spend	B．Pay	C．Take	D．Consume
  （14）	A．charge	B．encourage	C．serve	D．entitle
  （15）	A．out	B．off	C．a(chǎn)way	D．beyond
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IV. Translation （17分）Directions： Translate the following sentences into English， using the words given in the brackets.Translation：4+4+4+5

• 10．即使面對負(fù)面評論，她依然執(zhí)著地追尋武術(shù)夢。（faced）（漢譯英）
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.5

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• 11．正因為他大學(xué)時上了書法課，他才設(shè)計出漂亮的字體。（It）（漢譯英）
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