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Ⅰ卷（共70分）.GrammarandvocabularyⅡ（16%）SectionA（8%）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Thestoriesyoudidn’tknowaboutMuhammadAliMuhammadAli,theboxinglegend,diedonFridaynightat74,afteralongbattlewithParkinson’sdisease.(12)peoplerememberedabouthimishisinfluenceinsideandoutsideoftheboxingring.You’llhearalotofcrazystoriesabouthim,butherearesomeofourfavourites:In1969,Aliwasreportedlydrowningindebt.Hemadepocketchange(13)touringcollegestodiscussthewar,and,asPlaybillpointsout,hestarredintheBroadwaymusical”BuckWhite”.Alisangnearlyeverysonginthemusical,(14)(play)ablacklectureraddressingameetingorganizedbyablackpoliticalgroup.Buthe(15)neverreturntothestageafterhecamebacktotheboxingring.CassiusClay(Ali)wasjust12yearsoldin1954whenhegotreadyto“whup”theboy(16)stolehisbicycle.Butalocalcopwarnedhimthathe’dneedtolearntoboxfirst.Atjust89pounds,Clayhadhisfirstfight----andhisfirstwin.By1964,hewastheheavyweightchampionoftheworld.Nowordon(17)hegothisbikeback.In1990,AlimetwithIraqidictator(独裁者)SaddamHusseininBaghdadona“goodwilltour”tonegotiatethereleaseof15Americans.Ali(18)(criticize),takingintenseunfavourablecriticismfromthethen-PresidentGeorgeH.W.BushandTheNewYorkTimes,bothofwhomexpressedconcernsthathewasfuelingapropaganda(宣传)machine.(19)runningoutofmedicationforhisseverediseaseandwaitingmorethanaweektotalktoHussein,Aliwasabletobringall15Americanshome.SectionB（8%）Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.wondersB.reconstructC.puzzledD.reflectAB.tradersAC.ruinAD.stockedBC.demandingBD.observableAlexandriawasacitybytheoceananditscommerciallifedependedoncommerceandfishing.However,thecoastaroundAlexandriawasflatanditwas___20___forthesailorstofindtheirwaytoit.Toovercomethisproblem,therulerofthecitydecidedtobuildalighthousetoguide___21___and1fishermentothecityduringdayandnight.Thetotalheightofthelighthousewasabout120metres.IttookancientEgyptians40yearstobuildthegiantlighthouseontheislandofPharos.Duringtheday,thelighthouseusedagreatmirrorto___22___sunlight.Thelightfromthemirrormighthavebeen___23___for50kilometres.Atnight,afireburnedbrightlyinsidethelightroom.SeveralearthquakesstruckAlexandria,duringwhichthePharoswasdamaged.By1349,thelighthousehadfalleninto___24___anditwasimpossibletoenterit.Therewaslittlereasonto___25___thelighthouse,becausetheseaaroundthelighthousehadlongbeen___26___withsandandshipscouldnotsailintoAlexandria’sharbours.In1480,anotherEgyptianrulermadehisdecisiontobuildafort(要塞)ontheoriginalsiteofthePharos.ThepeopleinEgyptbuiltanewbuildingoutofthefallenlighthouse’sstoneandmarble,andwiththat,oneoftheworld’sancient___27___disappeared.KEYS:BCABDBDACBADAReadingComprehension（27%）SectionA（15%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ItwasonlytheotherdaywhenIaskedmyselftheratherepistemologicalquestion:Iscollegereallynecessary?Thefirstofmany__28___tomodern-daycollegeistheastronomicalcost.Since1980,Americancolleg...
