上海市浦东新区2023-2024学年高二上学期英语开学摸底

上海省浦东新区2023-2024学年高二上学期英语开学摸底 一、Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passag es 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. Despite the popularity of dieting and exercising, more people are bigger than they used to be. The US is the 　1． 　 (overweight) country in the world. But 　2． 　 many people's surprise, China ranks second, with 46 million obese (肥胖的) adults and 300 million overweight. So why are so many Chinese getting overweight According to The Wall Street Journal, China's weight has grown with its economy. With incomes growing, families 　3． 　 afford to eat a lot more food —especially fatty foods like meat. From 1980 to 2013, the average Chinese's meat consumption 　4． 　 (increase) from 12.7kg to 60kg per year. Unhealthy lifestyles also contribute to China's obesity problems. Many Chinese families are eating more deep-fried and junk food while exercising little. It is also likely 　5． 　 the family planning policy has created a land of little emperors, 　6． 　 are spoiled by their parents and not asked to do any labor at home, commented The Wall Street Journal. The trend could lead to big problems, as obesity can have severe health consequences. According to the World Health Organization, around 2,8 million adults die each year 　7． 　obesity-related diseases such as diabetes(糖尿病), heart diseases and cancer. 　8． 　 (encourage) exercise among Chinese, the government is working to increase the nation'public sporting areas to 1.5 square meters per capita by 2015, Xinhua reported. It is also considering adding PE to the national college entrance examination. 【答案】1．most overweight；2．to；3．can；4．increased；5．that；6．who；7．because of；8．To encourage 【知识点】说明文；新闻报道类；社会现象类 The illegal ivory trade (象牙贸易) has been a major problem in Africa for decades. Poachers (偷猎者) and hunters have killed hundreds of thousands of elephants to obtain this precious material. Now the areas in which they do it are taking action. The International Union for Conservation (保护) of Nature (IUCN）announced on Dec 3 that key states 　9． 　 poaching takes place have made a promise to stop the ivory trade and protect Africa's elephants. Recently, top officials and experts from 30 states met to discuss how to protect Africa elephants. The conference,　10． 　 (organize) by the IUCN and the government of Botswana, was held in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city. In 　11． 　1980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killed for ivory. The ivory　12． 　 (use) to make jewelry and other items. This continued until 1989,　13． 　 the convention (大会) on International Trade in Species voted to ban all trade in ivory. Then, elephants'population slowly began to increase. Ac ... ...