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2020-2021
学年七宝中学高三第一学期英语
10
月月考卷


I. Listening Comprehension (
略
)

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20
分
)

Section A


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.

Challenging
work
that
requires
lots
of
analytical
thinking
,
planning
and
other
managerial
skills
might help your brain stay sharp (21) ________ you age, a study published Wednesday in the
journal Neurology suggests.

Researchers from the University of Leipzig in Germany gathered more than 1, 000 retired
workers who were over age 75 and
had
the volunteers’
memory and thinking skills(have sth done)

(22) ________ (assess) through
a battery of(
一连串的
)
tests. Then, for eight years, the scientists
asked the same group to come back to the lab every 18 months (23) _________ (take) the same sorts
of tests.

Those who (24) _________ (hold)
mentally stimulating
,
demanding
jobs before retirement
tended to do the best on the tests. And they tended to lose cognitive (
认知
) function (25) _________
a much slower rate than those with the least mentally challenging jobs. The results
held true
even
after the scientists
accounted for(
了解
/
查明
)
the participants’ overall
health status
.

“This works just like physical exercise,” says Francisca Then, who led the study. “After a
long run, you may feel like you’re in pain, you may feel tired. But it makes you fit. After a long day
at work — sure, you will feel tired, (26) _________ it can help your brain stay healthy.” It’s not just
corporate jobs, or even paid work (27) _________ can help keep your brain fit, Then points out. A
waiter’ s job, for example, (28) _________ (require) multitasking, teamwork and decision-making
could be just as
stimulating
as any high-level office work. And “running a family household requires
high- level planning and coordinating (
协调
),” she says. “You (29) _______ ________organize the
activities of the children and take care of the bills and groceries.”

Of course, our brains can
decline
as we grow older for lots of reasons — including other
environmental influences or genetic factors. Still, continuing to challenge (30) _________ mentally
and keeping your mind busy can only help.

21. as 22. assessed 23. to take 24. had held 25. at

26. but 27. that 28. requiring 29. have to 30. yourself


Section B (10
分
)

Directions:
Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
Note that there is one word more than you need.

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A. essence
F. highlights
K. prioritize

When most of us recall our school sporting days, we tend to remember the friendships that
were
forge
d
(
伪造
)
, the occasional personal ___31___and the far more frequent moments when our
skill levels didn't quite match our idols'. However, not all of the present generation of schoolchildren
may be able to
look back on
their sporting experiences with such fondness. There are growing fears,
within independent schools
in particular
, that moves towards professional standards and a focus on
winning may disagree with the ___32___ of school sports.

The problem is, perhaps unsurprisingly,
more
prevalent
in boys' sport, and especially so in
rugby, where independent schools still provide
the bulk of (
大部分
)
future England
internationals.
(
国际体育比赛选手
)
At the same time, there has been a
surge (
激增
)
in the number of schools
offering scholarships to ___33___rugby players, driven
by a desire
to widen access, but also, on
occasion,
by a(n)
___34___that success on the playing field may be a potential marketing tool. One
director of rugby at a top-performing school in the South-East reports that his star under-16 player
was poached (
挖走
) by a rival school which offered him a full scholarship. ‘We weren’t prepared to
enter into
a bidding war
over a 15-year-old kid,’ he says rather
pitifully
.
(
可怜地
)

Chris
Morgan,
director
of
sport
at
Tonbridge,
is
a
critic
of
these
shifts
towards
becoming
superstar sports schools, “An increasing number of schools seem to be using sports scholarships as
part of their business model,” he says. “They place rugby above other sports as it seems to be more
___35___ in parents’ decision-making over which school they want to send their children to.”

As a result, some of Morgan's
counterparts
at other independent schools feel under pressure to
focus on winning rather than___36___ enjoyment. “If everything you put on your website is about
which teams won, it is easy to see how coaches, boys and parents can think that results are the most
important
barometer(
晴雨表
)
of success.”

Several coaches feel that their efforts to ___37___players’ enjoyment over results are at risk of
being
undermine
d
(
破坏
)
by the
temptation
to see sport as an
extension
of academic
league tables.
(
排名表
)

One director of rugby told me that whenever they lose a game, his headmaster calls a meeting
on
the
Monday
morning
in
which
he
demands
an
explanation
for
the
defeat.
“The
head
can't
understand that sport isn't just about winning,” he says.

So, with increasingly professional set-ups and a seeming ___38___with winning at all costs,
has school sport lost its innocence?

Certainly not, says Kevin Knibbs, Headmaster of Hampton School in South West London, and
Chair
of
the
Headmasters'
and
Headmistresses'
Conference
(HMC)
Sports
Sub- Committee
“Independent schools understand that sport is hugely beneficial to young people. While there have
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B. amateur
G. maximizing

C. influential
H. overwhelmingly

D. balanced
I. talented

E. recognition
J. obsession

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been substantial
(
大量的
/
实质的
)
improvements in the standard of sports facilities, coaching, and
performance in independent schools over the past decade, this is___39___ with, an emphasis on
safety, wellbeing and general fitness. Together these things have had a(n) ___40___ positive impact
on young people’s experiences of sport in HMC schools,” he says. “Pupils are free to enjoy playing
a wide range of sports with their friends without facing
undue(
过分的
/
过度的
)
pressure or needing
to follow an
over-intensive
training regime
(
训练体制
)
, Knibbs continue.


31-35. FAIEC


36-40. GKJDH


III. Reading Comprehension (45
分）

Section A

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 of phrase that best fits the context.





Biodiversity
is a concept that's commonly
reference
d
(
参考
)
, yet regularly misunderstood. The
complex (41) ________ not only
refer
s
to
the unbelievable variety of life on Earth, but to how
everything from genes to entire ecosystems
interact
to make the planet
habitable
. The bad news:
science shows that biodiversity is (42) ________ worldwide at a faster
rate than at any time in
human history. That’s obviously
devastating
for everything in nature---including us.





“If biodiversity disappears, so do people,” says Dr. Stephen Woodley, field ecologist and bio-
diversity expert with the International Union for
Conservation
of Nature. “We are part of the (43)
________ and we do not exist without it.”





Preventing such a
catastrophe
, says Woodley, begins with understanding why biodiversity is
declining, and then taking action to (44) ________
course
.
(
路线
/
方向
)





“
The two greatest (45) ________ of biodiversity loss are habitat loss, primarily on land, and
overexploitation,
primarily
in
the
ocean,”
Woodley
says.
He
explains
that
we
can
solve
these
problems
by
permanently
(46)
________
more
lands
and
oceans
and
managing
them
for
their
conservation values.





That's the
mission
of the global Campaign for Nature, a
partnership(
合伙企业
)
of the Wyss
Foundation and the National Geographic Society. Instead of simply protecting 30 percent of the
Earth, the (47) ________ also encourages nations,
in full partnership with
local communities, to
focus
on
the
right
30
percent.
Those
areas,
says
Woodley,
(48)
________
the
most
important
biodiversity, such as endangered species and ecosystems and rare species and ecosystems.

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The campaign also recognizes the importance of (49) ________ local rights. Local peoples
manage or hold tenure (
保有权
) over lands that support about 80 percent of the world's biodiversity,
making it (50) ________ for these communities to be full partners in developing and
implement
ing
strategies.





(51)
________,
protecting
the
health
of
key
biodiversity
areas
is
vital
for
tackl
ing
climate
change,
says
National
Geographic
Explorer-in-Residence
Dr.
Enric
Sala.
Pair
ing
(
结
合
)

the
international Paris Agreement to
combat
climate change, Sala's paper
assert
s
(
断言
)
, “would (52)
________
catastrophic
(
灾
难
性
的
)
climate
change,
conserve
species
,
and
secure
essential
ecosystem services.”





“Biodiversity is stability,” says Sala. “Trees, wetlands, grasslands, peat bogs(
泥炭沼泽
), salt
marshes (
盐沼
), healthy ocean ecosystems, mangroves(
红树林
), and plants (53) ________ much of
the carbon pollution humans put into the atmosphere. Yet, right now, less than half of the planet is
in its natural state, which isn't enough.” Bottom line: Nature needs us to act-now. “Moving to Mars
is not a(n) (54) ________,” Sala adds. “The only conditions for our life and for the
prosperity
of
human society are here on Earth...we are (55) ________ protecting it.”

41.A. argument








B. term












C. structure
















D. problem

42.A. altering









B. developing







C. stabilizing















D. worsening

43.A. ecosystem







B. threat











C. cycle



















D. procedure

44.A. affect











B. change










C. reverse

















D. continue

45.A. aspects










B. causes










C. consequences












D. occasions

46.A. acquiring








B. protecting








C. exploiting















D. possessing

47.A. management





B. announcement





C. campaign















D. competition

48.
A. consume








B. destroy











C. lose



















D. contain

49.A. denying









B. enjoying










C. ignoring















D. respecting

50.A. essential








B. simple












C. temporary














D. profitable

51.A. Besides









B. However










C. Thus


















D. Otherwise

52.A. witness









B. detect













C. confirm
















D. avoid

53.A. measure








B. absorb













C. survive
















D. prevent

54.A. mission








B. decision












C. option

















D. exploration

55.A. worried about



B. confident in









C. responsible for










D. good at

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41-45 BDACB



46-50 BCDDA



51-55 ADBCC


Section B

Directions:

Read the following three passages. 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)
The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I
stepped off ship in New York Harbor in 1949. I was a nine-year-old war refugee. who had lost his
mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis,
had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.
I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told
to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.”
The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my
immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence
of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.
A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience
with
lazy
bones.
She
drilled
us
in
grammar,
assigned
stories
for
us
to
read
and
discuss,
and
eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece
gave me a new perspective on my war- torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts
inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration,
during my next twenty-five years, I became a journalist by profession.
Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after
her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of
potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and
charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.
Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I
wouldn’t have become a reporter. She was the catalyst that sent me into journalism and indirectly
caused all the good things that came after.

56. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph Two most probably mean?

A. Hobbies and clubs did not interest the author.

B. The author turned a deaf ear to joining clubs.
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C. Hobbies and clubs were inaccessible to immigrants like the author.

D. The author had no idea what hobbies and clubs were all about.

57. Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?

A. Stepping on the American soil for the first time.

B. Her mother’s miserable death.


C. Being exposed to Greek literary works.

D. Following the prettiest girl in his class.

58. It can be inferred from Paragraph Four that_____________.

A. Miss Hurd’s contribution was recognized across the nation


B. Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd’s teaching style


C. The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally fired

D. Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students

59. The passage is mainly concerned with_____________.

A. how the author became a journalist

B. the importance of inspiration in one’s life


C. the teacher who shaped the author’s life


D. factors contributing to a successful career

56-59. ACBC


(B)
HOW TO GET THERE
BA and Royal Jordanian airlines fly direct between
London Heathrow and Jordan’s
capital city
Amman (from ?
435; rj. com). Flight time is five hours.

HOW TO GET AROUND
Jordan is a joyfully easy country to travel around, in part due to its small size. You could drive from
top to bottom in little over five hours if you wanted to. The national bus company has services
between the main towns, and limited options to Petra and the Dead Sea. For full flexibility, you're
better off hiring a car-roads are in good condition, and other drivers tend to be less manic (not stand
up to free use of the car horn) compared to other countries in the Middle East. The traffic in Amman
makes it frustrating, and nerve-wracking, to navigate, so pick up and drop off your car at the airport,
a little outside of the city. The usual suspects have offices there (wee
k’s hire from ?235; hertz. jo).

HOW LONG TO SPEND
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