上海市紫竹园中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

上海市紫竹院中学2023-2024学年 高二英语第二学期期中考试试卷 （满分 150 分，答题时间：130 分钟，答案一律写在答题纸上） II. Vocabulary Section A (20’) *(A) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used only once. Note that there is two words more than you need. A. absence B. applaud C. compose D. controversial E. originality F. professional G. recognition H. sensation I. square J. sustenance K. symbol L. tailor 21. The idea of teaching has always seemed both honorable and horrible to me(too much work, too little money, no _____. 22. American people emphasize efficiency, competition and _____ while Chinese people give priority to careful planning and encourage close cooperation and altruistic dedication among team members. 23. Teachers imagine they will improve outcomes if they _____ their presentation to each student. 24. I was so confused that I could hardly _____ my thoughts. 25. The discovery caused a _____, people associate the sea eel with live animals, but also did not express any doubt. 26. However, these disorders often remain throughout life due to neglect or _____ of specific kind of treatment. 27. “The armed forces’ performance has been outstanding and I _____ their commitment, courage and professionalism,” he said. 28. Silk quickly grew into a _____ of status, and originally, only the royalty were entitled to have clothes made of silk. 29. Scientists have known for a while when a body becomes starved for_____, cells start eating bits and pieces of themselves. 30. As a result, most of us end up choosing _____ excellence over personal achievement, and often we lose ourselves in the process. *(B) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used only once. Note that there is two words more than you need. A. arise B. grasp C. heritage D. imposition E. interpretation F. landscape G. minority H. peculiarity I. relevant L. subsistence K. restored J. resist 31. The great oral works transmitted a shared cultural _____, held in common not on bookshelves, but in brains. 32. Knowing as much _____ information as possible can help us avoid making arbitrary decisions. 33. The _____ of military rule also robbed local leaders of opportunities to participate in local government, so social development was stunted and the seeds of disaffection sown. 34. It seems that the recent electoral shocks have shaken the European political _____. 35. To avoid all that, farmers often retreat into _____ farming or look for alternative livelihoods. 36. One method which can be adopted to curb the problems which _____ out of unemployment among youths involves the providing of relief. 37. Working with native speakers can help us get a good _____ of the language. 38. Following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, France’s Bourbon monarchy was _____, which was the first fragile step in a diminished state’s return to the family of European nations. 39. There is a wide range of things ... ...