上海市松江二中2021-2022学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 II. Grammar and vocabulary Section A Directions: Fill in the blanks. 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 Venturing Pilot Charles Lindberg born in December Michigan was raised on a farm in Minnesota, where his father (21) _____(elect) to the U.S. Congress in 1907. From then on, he spent his boyhood alternatively in Washington D.C. and Little Falls, Minnesota. (22)_____ Lindbergh exhibited exceptional mechanical talent, in 1921, he was admitted to the University of Wisconsin to study engineering. (23)_____(seek) more challenges, he left university before graduation and became a pilot, who performed exciting flight show at country fairs and public assemblies. This unusual and dangerous undertaking paid off so greatly in the sense that it allowed him to gain all-round experience in flying. He was particularly delighted in (24)_____he called “wing-walking” and parachute jumping. (25)_____(train) in air service for a year, Lindberg completed his program at the Brooks and Kelly airfields at the top of his class. He was offered a job in Robertson Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis in Missouri where he kept his job (26)_____1927, running the routes between St Louis and Chicago. During this period, he set out to win the Raymond B, Orteig prize of $25,000 to be awarded to the first pilot (27)_____(fly) nonstop from New York to Paris. He knew this ambitious flight (28)_____(change) his life. On board the greatest adventure of his time, Lindberg left Roosevelt Airport at 5:52 a.m. on May 20, 1927 and landed at Le Bourget Field at 5:24 p.m. the next day. Fearing that he would be unknown when he arrived, Lindberg carried letters of introduction to the officials in Paris, but when his plane came to a stop, he found himself (29)_____(crowd) with welcoming people. He was decorated in France, Great Britain, and Belgium. President Coolidge sent a specially designated cruiser, the Memphis to bring him back. His accomplishments in flying brought (30)_____ more medals and awards that had ever been received than any other person in private life. Section B Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. advanced B. concerns C. governance D. data E. determined F. track G. identify H. precautions I. Leading J. technological K. transform The Rise of the Smart City The information revolution is changing the way cities are run and the lives of its residents. Cities have a long way to go before they can be considered geniuses. But they're getting smart pretty fast. In just the past few years，mayors and other officials in cities across the country have begun to draw on 31. _____about income，traffic, fires，illness，parking tickets and more－to handle many of the prob ... ...
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