金山区金山区 2014-2015 学年第一学期期末试卷学年第一学期期末试卷英语I、听力（略）、听力（略） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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. ( A )Most of time black and white appears as opposites. White means light and purity. Black is darkness and evil. But not always. Sometimes the words are used differently. White hats and black hats represent the traditional meaning of the words. The hats are the symbols of the “good guys” and the “bad guys” in American western movies. Now the tradition of white hats and black hats is no longer a part of movie making. _25_you still hear the expression when people talk about good guys and bad guys. A black sheep is a person _26_ does things that are not accepted, the violate tradition. A black sheep is rejected_27_ he brings shame to his group. A family may have a member who _28_(think)of as a black sheep, a person who is not welcome at family gatherings. Black _29_ (use) in some expressions is described as good things. Being “in the black” for example is a good situation for anyone. It is a business expression that means a company is earning money. When someone says his business is “in the red”, he means it is losing money. White usually means something good. A “white color” job, for example, is the kind of job many people seek. It is a job where you work at a desk, using your brain _30_ _your muscles Sometimes white is used in an expression that is not good. Whitewash is such_31_expression. At first whitewash meant to paint over something with a white paint to make_32_look better. But now “whitewash” has a different meaning: to hide or cover up mistakes or failures. ( B )I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember _33_my mother told me as if it were yesterday: “Kernel, I dont want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.“AIDS wasnt something we talked about in my country when I _34_ (grow) up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition got _35_.(bad) My fathers other children lived far away, so it fell to me to took after him. We _36_ not afford all the necessary medicine for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldnt even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class _37_ (feel) completely lost, the teachers words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage. I did not share my burden with anyone. I had seen people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside _38_ _ he was too weak to feed himself. I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared_39_he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a womanat the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky _40_(find) someone who cared. She saved my life. I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didnt want to call attention to AIDS. I do.Section B 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. workload B. describe C. pressure D. say E. gap F. engaged G. well-rounded H. increasingly I. temporarily J. stuff K. headingInstead of enjoying the final days of summer by hanging out at the pool or the mall, many students ate reading and writing cramming (填鸭式) to complete assignments before _41_ back to school. Summer homework has _42_ become a popular tool used by teachers to bridge the _43_ between the end of one school year and the start of another. But some parents worry that the _44_ is making summer fun slip away. “I dont know what good this really does,” said Sheryl, a parent of twin 13-year old girls. “Life isnt always about a test. I think its important for children to be children, to be _45_.” Sheryl said her daughters spent weeks in summer camps and away on vacation before they had a chance to start their summer assignments. “Basically I have the summer reading hanging over my head when Id like to do other _46 ,” said her daughter. She said she enjoyed reading “The Color of Water” by James McBri