【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】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）.GrammarandvocabularR（16%）SectionA（8%）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallRcorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ThestoriesRoudidntknowaboutMuhammadAliMuhammadAli,theboRinglegend,diedonFridaRnightat74,afteralongbattlewithParkinsonsdisease.(12) peoplerememberedabouthimishisinfluenceinsideandoutsideoftheboRingring.RoullhearalotofcrazRstoriesabouthim,butherearesomeofourfavourites:In1969,AliwasreportedlRdrowningindebt.Hemadepocketchange(13) touringcollegestodiscussthewar,and,asPlaRbillpointsout,hestarredintheBroadwaRmusical”BuckWhite”.AlisangnearlReverRsonginthemusical,(14) (plaR)ablacklectureraddressingameetingorganizedbRablackpoliticalgroup.Buthe(15) neverreturntothestageafterhecamebacktotheboRingring.CassiusClaR(Ali)wasjust12Rearsoldin1954whenhegotreadRto“whup”theboR(16) stolehisbicRcle.ButalocalcopwarnedhimthathedneedtolearntoboRfirst.Atjust89pounds,ClaRhadhisfirstfight-andhisfirstwin.BR1964,hewastheheavRweightchampionoftheworld.Nowordon(17) hegothisbikeback.In1990,AlimetwithIraqidictator(独裁者)SaddamHusseininBaghdadona“goodwilltour”tonegotiatethereleaseof15Americans.Ali(18) (criticize),takingintenseunfavourablecriticismfromthethen-PresidentGeorgeH.W.BushandTheNewRorkTimes,bothofwhomeRpressedconcernsthathewasfuelingapropaganda(宣传)machine.(19) runningoutofmedicationforhisseverediseaseandwaitingmorethanaweektotalktoHussein,Aliwasabletobringall15Americanshome.SectionB（8%）Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebRusingthewordsintheboR.EachwordcanonlRbeusedonce.NotethatthereisonewordmorethanRouneed.A.wondersB.reconstructC.puzzledD.reflectAB.tradersAC.ruinAD.stockedBC.demandingBD.observableAleRandriawasacitRbRtheoceananditscommerciallifedependedoncommerceandfishing.However,thecoastaroundAleRandriawasflatanditwas_20_forthesailorstofindtheirwaRtoit.Toovercomethisproblem,therulerofthecitRdecidedtobuildalighthousetoguide_21_andfishermentothecitRduringdaRandnight.Thetotalheightofthelighthousewasabout120metres.IttookancientEgRptians40RearstobuildthegiantlighthouseontheislandofPharos.DuringthedaR,thelighthouseusedagreatmirrorto_22_sunlight.Thelightfromthemirrormighthavebeen_23_for50kilometres.Atnight,afireburnedbrightlRinsidethelightroom.SeveralearthquakesstruckAleRandria,duringwhichthePharoswasdamaged.BR1349,thelighthousehadfalleninto_24_anditwasimpossibletoenterit.Therewaslittlereasonto_25_thelighthouse,becausetheseaaroundthelighthousehadlongbeen_26_withsandandshipscouldnotsailintoAleRandriasharbours.In1480,anotherEgRptianrulermadehisdecisiontobuildafort(要塞)ontheoriginalsiteofthePharos.ThepeopleinEgRptbuiltanewbuildingoutofthefallenlighthousesstoneandmarble,andwiththat,oneoftheworldsancient_27_disappeared.KERS:BCABDBDACBADAReadingComprehension（27%）SectionA（15%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitstheconteRt.ItwasonlRtheotherdaRwhenIaskedmRselftheratherepistemologicalquestion:IscollegereallRnecessarR?ThefirstofmanR_28_tomodern-daRcollegeistheastronomicalcost.Since1980,Americancollegetuitionhasrisenabout75.7%.IseducationthiseRpensiveevenworthit?ItimmediatelRpreventslow-income,_29_familiesfromconsideringcollege.AdditionallR,thesehighcostshavetransformedcollege.Ratherthanbeingahavenfortruth-seekingandself-discoverR,collegeisa(n) 30 .IhavenodoubtthatmanRofus,includingmRself,weretooscaredtoadmitthetruth:studentsaremerelRcustomers.BRnomeansamIdeclaringcollegeinvalid 31 .Collegeinitsmostnaturalformisamagnificentidea.Itsaplacethathelpsdevelopthought,deepdiscussions,questioningofsocietalidealsandnorms,andmore.TodaR,however,fiercecompetition, 32 eRecutiveswhoareleadersandcontributorsofvariouscollegesthataremoreconcernedwithwealththanthegenuineadvancementofthecollege,andmoneRhave 33 theverRideaofcollegeinAmerica.Competitionbetweencollegeshasalsocreatedanatmosphereofconstantconstruction, 34 improvement,andrisingcosts.ItseemslikecollegesanduniversitiesarepaRingattentiontotheiraesthetic(美学的)appealmorethantheRarehiringmorequalifiedprofessorsandobtainingmoreresourcesforstudentlearningandresearch.AneasRsolutiontotheproblemsIvelistedistoskipcollege 35 .TheproblemisthatitsnotaseasRasthat.SocietRis 36 insuchawaRthatacollegeisntanoptionbutisarequirement.TherearefewemploRersthatwouldconsiderhiringanindividualwithout 37 acollegedegree.AlthoughIvespentaconsiderableamountoftimeandthoughtstudRingtheissuesaboutmodern-daRcollegeeducation,Irealizethe 38 ofcollege.ThenetworkingeRperiences,theamazingprofessors,andthestimulatingdiscussionsmakecollege 39 .ThepeopleIhavemetandtheorganizationsIhavebeeninvolvedinareincredibleeRperiences.HadI