上海市2018-2019学年曹杨二中高二下学期5月份月考英语卷（PDF版 无听力试题）

第 1 页 / 共 7 页 2018-2019 学年曹杨二中高二下五月月考卷 Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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. Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. His works 21 (enjoy) unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius by the twentieth century. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was imprisoned for debt. 22 his lack of formal education, he wrote 15 novels, hundreds of short stories, lectured and performed extensively, and campaigned vigorously 23 children’s rights, education, and other social reforms. In David Copperfield -- the novel he described as his “favorite child” -- Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his 24 (enduringly) popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. Originally published in serial form, David Copperfield is the first of Dickens’s novels 25 (write) entirely in the first person. 26 (convert) his autobiographical impulse into fiction allowed Dickens to explore uncomfortable truths about his life. David Copperfield’s time at the warehouse, his schooling at Salem House, and his relationship with Dora all have their bases in Dickens’s own life. The story centers around a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the Murdstone, his formidable aunt Betsey Trotwood, the humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep and frivolous, enchanting Dora. In this masterpiece of Charles Dickens, we can not only tell the living condition of British people in the 19th century, but we can also look deep inside the human nature, 28 was always the hot spot of the long history. In this story, David Copperfield experienced both the dark and bright sight of the society at the same time -- he got cheated, tortured, but there were always some kind hearts helping him out. After reading the novel, you might make a conclusion that one must stick to principle 29 lead a real life. Maybe you can also learn something from Copperfield -- be kind, be true to 30 and to life. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. motivation B. necessarily C. drained D. accomplish E. exclusively F. transitioning G. imbalance H. isolated I. overwhelming J. ranging K. erase Stress is often viewed as a(n) 31 negative sensation: Work deadlines pile up, family drama takes its toll, busy schedules wear us thin and we end up 32 . Stress occurs when someone feels a(n) 33 between a challenge and the resources they have to deal with i ... ...