. 金山区2016学年第一学期高二年级期中考试英 语 试 卷（时间120分钟，满分150） 2016.11第卷（共70分）. Grammar and vocabulary（16%）Section A（8%）Directions: After reading the passages 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.The stories you didnt know about Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali, the boxing legend, died on Friday night at 74, after a long battle with Parkinsons disease. (12) people remembered about him is his influence inside and outside of the boxing ring. Youll hear a lot of crazy stories about him, but here are some of our favourites:In 1969, Ali was reportedly drowning in debt. He made pocket change (13) touring colleges to discuss the war, and, as Playbill points out, he starred in the Broadway musical ”Buck White”. Ali sang nearly every song in the musical, (14) (play) a black lecturer addressing a meeting organized by a black political group. But he (15) never return to the stage after he came back to the boxing ring.Cassius Clay (Ali) was just 12 years old in 1954 when he got ready to “whup” the boy (16) stole his bicycle. But a local cop warned him that hed need to learn to box first. At just 89 pounds, Clay had his first fight - and his first win. By 1964, he was the heavy weight champion of the world. No word on (17) he got his bike back.In 1990, Ali met with Iraqi dictator(独裁者)Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on a “goodwill tour” to negotiate the release of 15 Americans. Ali (18) (criticize), taking intense unfavourable criticism from the then-President George H.W. Bush and The New York Times, both of whom expressed concerns that he was fueling a propaganda (宣传) machine. (19) running out of medication for his severe disease and waiting more than a week to talk to Hussein, Ali was able to bring all 15 Americans home.Section B（8%）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. wondersB. reconstructC. puzzledD. reflectAB. tradersAC. ruinAD. stockedBC. demandingBD. observable Alexandria was a city by the ocean and its commercial life depended on commerce and fishing. However, the coast around Alexandria was flat and it was _20_ for the sailors to find their way to it. To overcome this problem, the ruler of the city decided to build a lighthouse to guide _21_ and fishermen to the city during day and night. The total height of the lighthouse was about 120 metres. It took ancient Egyptians 40 years to build the giant lighthouse on the island of Pharos. During the day, the lighthouse used a great mirror to _22_ sunlight. The light from the mirror might have been _23_ for 50 kilometres. At night, a fire burned brightly inside the light room. Several earthquakes struck Alexandria, during which the Pharos was damaged. By 1349, the lighthouse had fallen into _24_ and it was impossible to enter it. There was little reason to _25_ the lighthouse, because the sea around the lighthouse had long been _26_ with sand and ships could not sail into Alexandrias harbours. In 1480, another Egyptian ruler made his decision to build a fort (要塞) on the original site of the Pharos. The people in Egypt built a new building out of the fallen lighthouses stone and marble, and with that, one of the worlds ancient _27_ disappeared.KEYS: BC AB D BD AC B AD A Reading Comprehension（27%）Section A（15%）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. It was only the other day when I asked myself the rather epistemological question: Is college really necessary?The first of many _28_ to modern-day college is the astronomical cost. Since 1980, American college tuition has risen about 75.7%. Is education this expensive even worth it? It immediately prevents low-income, _29_ families from considering college. Additionally, these high costs have transformed college. Rather than being a haven for truth-seeking and self-discovery, college is a(n) 30 .I have no doubt that many of us, including myself, were too scared to admit the truth: students are merely customers.By no means am I declaring college invalid 31 . College in its most natural form is a magnificent idea. Its a place that helps develop thought, deep discussions, questioning of societal ideals and norms, and more. Today, however, fierce competition, 32 executives who are leaders and contributors of various colleges that are more concerned with wealth than the genuine advancement of the college, and money have 33 the very idea of college in America.Competition