上海市交通大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2021屆高三9月周考英語(yǔ)試題II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.JoaquinPhoenixtookhomethebest-actorOscaronSundaynightforhisrolein"Joker".Inthefollowinglengthyandwide-rangingspeech,theactor,45tackledissuesofequalityandnaturepreservation."I'mfullofsomuchgratituderightnow.AndIdonotfeelelevatedaboveanyofmyfellownominees（被提名者）oranyoneinthisroom(21)________wesharethesamelove,theloveoffilm.ButIthinkthegreatestgiftit'sgivenme,andmanyofusinthisroom.(22)________(be)theopportunitytouseourvoiceforthevoiceless.Andthisformofexpressionhasgivenmethemostextraordinarylife.Idon'tknowwhatI'dbe(23)________it.I'vebeenthinkingalotaboutsomeofthe(24)________(distress)issuesthatwearefacingcollectively.Ithinkattimeswe'remade(25)________(feel),thatwechampiondifferentcauses.Butforme,Iseecommonality.Ithink,(26)________we'retalkingaboutgenderinequalityorracismoranimalrights,we'retalkingaboutthefightagainstinjustice.We'retalkingaboutthefightagainstthebeliefthatonenation,onerace,oronegenderoronespecieshastherighttodominate,controlandexploit(27)________withoutpunishment.Ithinkthatwe'vebecomeverydisconnectedfromthenaturalworld,and(28)________we'reguiltyofisaself-centeredworldviewthatwe'rethecenteroftheuniverse.AndIthinkwefeartheideaofpersonalchangebecausewethinkthatwehavetosacrificesomething,buthumanbeings,atourbest,aresoinventiveandcreativeandoriginal.AndIthinkthatwhenweuseloveandcompassionasourguidingprinciples,wecancreate,andimplementsystemsofchange(29)________arebeneficialtoallemotionalbeingsandtotheenvironment.Now,Ihavebeen,Ihavebeenavillaininmylife.I'vebeenselfish.I'vebeencruelattimes,hardtoworkwith,andI'mgratefulthatI(30)________(give)asecondchancebecauseofthemanyofyouinthisroom.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.attentionB.coinedC.blessedD.stimulatedE.marvelousF.costG.miracleH.concentrationI.intenseJ.pointK.referredArtoccursinmanyforms:music,dance,painting,architecture,sculpture,cinema,andliterature,amongothers.Worksofartcanmakepeoplefeelmoved,eventothe31.________oftears.InthecaseofStendhalsyndrome（綜合癥狀）,however,thisfeelingisso32.________thatapersoncanexperiencearapidheartbeat,dizziness,sweating,orfainting.Itmayevenrequirehospitalization.IntheItaliancityofFlorence,numerousvisitorsviewingthe33.________Renaissancearttherehaveexperiencedthisandhaverequiredmedical34.________.Thoughnotprofessionallyrecognized,thiscondition--now35.________toasStendhalsyndrome-doesexist.Whilegreatartisfoundineverycivilization,Florencehasbeenespecially36.________.Asmallcitywithahistoricalcenter,itisinternationallyadmiredforitsamazing37.________ofRenaissanceart.Florenceinthe15thand16thcenturiesattractedthetalentofmanygeniuses:artists,scientists,andauthorswerewelcomedhere.SomeofthegreatestWesternworksofartcanbefoundinFlorence,suchasthestatueofDavidbyMichelangelo,TheBirthofVenusbyBotticelli,andthefrescoes（壁畫）byGiottointheBasilicaofSantaCroce.Inaddition,LeonardodaVincileftworkshere.GalileoGalileiandNiccoloMachiavelliareburiedhere.ThesyndromeisnamedafterStendhal,aFrenchauthorwhovisitedFlorencein1817.Hedescribedhisexperienceofbeingfascinatedbythehistoricandartisticpowerofthecityinoneofhisbooks.ThoughthetermStendhalsyndromewasnot38.________until1979byItalianpsychiatristGraziellaMagherini,theillnesshadalreadyhadalonghistory.Patientsusuallyrecoverwithindaysoftheirattackswithoutany39.________drugotherthanrestandquiet.Forthem,the40.________ofviewingthepowerandbeautyofFlorenceisabrieftriptoahospital.III.ReadingComprehensionsSectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ThisisWhyYouShouldHaveYourOwnPersonalCommunicationStyleThepeoplewhoaregoodcommunicatorsalsohaveintellectualand__41__intelligence,saysJackModzelewski,authorofTalkisChief:Leadership,Communication,andCredibilityinaHigh-StakesWorld."They'reveryin__42__withothers,whetherthey'retalkingtooneperson,asmallgroup,oranaudienceofmany."Learninggoodcommunicationskillsisn't__43__enoughinmanybusinessschools,andpeoplewhoarepromotedtohighlevels,suchasCEO,areoftensurprisedhowmuchthey'reneeded,saysModzelewski,"Youcanrelyonotherpeopletohelp,butattheendoftheday,youhavetoownyourwordsandyourcommunicationstyle,"hesays."Anythingyousaybecomesamatterof__44__.Wordsdonotgoaway."Beingabettercommunicatormeansputtingyouraudiencefirst."Dialogueneedstoshareavision,andpeoplewhoaregoodleadersarethinkingaboutitallthetime."Oneofthechallengesisthatthedigitalworldhasadded__45__tocommunication."Everywordandnuance（細(xì)微差別）hasthepotentialformisinterpretation,"saysModzelewski.Thisisachallengeinanagewhereemployeesandothervotershaveimmediate__46__tosomuchpublicinformationandcommentaryabouttheirorganizations,industries,andleaders.Anothercommunicationchallengeisaddressing__47__generations-talkingtoasmanyasfouragegroupsinonecompanyororganization,saysModzelewski."Leadersneedtobemindfulofthedifferentwaysthatpeopleofdifferentgenerationstodayreceive,process,andshareinformation,"hesays.__48__,therearesimplestepsyoucantaketobecomeabettercommunicator,andthefirstistobegenuine."Don'ttryto__49__apersonthatyou'renot,"saysModzelewski,"Youcanlearnfromotherswhohaveastrong,effectivestyle,butattheendoftheday,youhavetoworkwithyourownpersonality."Anothergoldenruleistonotbeafraidtofeelunnecessary."Youmayhavetorepeatyourmessageoveragaintomakeitstickandmakeit__50__."saysModzelewski.__51__theprofessionaltermsandgettotheheartofthematter,makingsureyou'reveryclearinyourstyle."Ifyouwalkawayandsomeonedidn'tgetwhatyou'resaying,youfailed."hesays."__52__yourmessagetoreachabroadaudience,anddon'ttalkoverpeople'sheads."Usestorytellingasatoolforcreatingyourcommunicationstyle."Whenpeoplehearstories,theylistenmore__53__thantheydotofactsandanalytics,"saysModzelewski."Thiscomesdowntocreatingaculturewherepeopletellstoriesaboutgoodlessonsandbadlessons,andleaderssetthattone."What'smostimportantforleadersandcommunicationistrustand__54__."Makesurethatyouhavearoleinthenarrativeoftheorganizationandthatyou'renotoutsourcingtomarketingdepartments,"saysModzelewski."Thecleareryouare,whetherit'sininformalormoreformalcommunication,thebetter__55__peoplehaveofunderstandingyou."41.A.publicB.sensibleC.emotionalD.various42.A.contactB.tuneC.comparisonD.agreement43.A.urgedB.restrictedC.emphasizedD.developed44.A.recordB.assumptionC.copyD.substitution45.A.simplicityB.flexibilityC.diversityD.complexity46.A.responseB.accessC.alternativeD.option47.A.flexibleB.singleC.multipleD.unique48.A.FortunatelyB.InitiallyC.FavorablyD.Accordingly49.A.inspireB.commandC.imitateD.supervise50.A.recognizableB.profitableC.visibleD.memorable51.A.SkipB.SeekC.EmployD.Update52.A.InnovateB.SimplifyC.PromoteD.Transform53.A.fairlyB.patientlyC.attentivelyD.thoroughly54.A.authorityB.feasibilityC.superiorityD.credibility55.A.masteryB.chanceC.qualityD.rangeSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtwopassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)LastJuly,AngelaPeters,36,rolledherwheelchairintoanailsalonlocatedattheWalmartshoppingcenterinBurton,Michigan,withtheideaofpaintinghernails.ButPeters,whohascerebralpalsy（腦癱）,wasturnedaway.Thesalon(whichisnotownedbyWalmart),shesays,toldherthattheywereafraiditwouldbetoodifficulttoproperlydothejobgiventhatherhandsshook.WhatwasmeanttobeadayofbeautyblissforPetersnowadisappointment.WatchingtheinteractionfromafewfeetawaywasaWalmartcashierabouttogoonherbreak.EbonyHarris,40,recognizedPetersasaWalmartregular.NowwhatsherecognizedinPeterswasakindredspirit."She'sjustlikeyou,me,mydaughter,anybody."HarristoldABCNews,"Shewantstolookpretty.Sowhycan'tshe?"HarrisapproachedPeters."Doyouwantmedoyournails?"sheasked.AsmilespreadacrossPeters'face."Yeah!"Havingfoundatablefortwo,HarrisgentlytookPeter'shandintohersandcarefullybeganpaintinghernails."IwasalittlenervousandwasshakingbecauseIdidn'twanttomesshernailsup,"Harrisadmitted."Itoldhershe'sablessingtoanybody,notjustme.ShemakesmelookatlifeandappreciateitmuchmorethanIhave."WatchingitallwithamazementandadmirationwasSubwayemployeeTasiaSmith.WhatstruckhermostwastheeaseandgentlenessdisplayedbyHarrisasshepaintedPeters'nails,allthewhilechattingasiftheywereoldfriends.SmithwassotakenbythescenethatshewroteaboutitonFacebook."Theyweresopatientwithher,"shewrote."ThankstotheWalmartworkerformakingthisbeautifulgirl'sday!"Peters,whorunsapoetrywebsite,harborsnobitternesstowardthenailsalonthatturnedheraway."Whenpeopledouswrong,wemustforgive,"PeterswroteonFacebook."Ijustwanttoeducatepeoplethatthosewithdifferentchallenges,likebeinginawheelchair,canhaveourownbusinessandgetournailsdonelikeanyoneelse."56.WhywasPetersdeclinedwhenshewantedtohavehernailspainted?A.Sheinsistedonsittinginawheelchair.B.Shewasnotaregularcustomerofthesalon.C.Herhandsshookinvoluntarilyduetodisability.D.Therewasnoneedforhertohavenailspainted.57.Itcanbeinferredfrom"akindredspirit"inParagraph2that_________.A.Peterswasinhighspiritsjustlikeothersaroundher.B.Peterswasapproachedwithspecialattentionandcare.C.Peterswasmoretolerantofthedenialthannormalpeople.D.Peterswasnodifferentfromthepeoplearoundher.58.InParagraph4,HarrisreferredtoAngelaPetersas"ablessing"because_________.A.Petersdeservedtobehappyandbetreatedkindly.B.Harriswasremindedwhysheshouldbegrateful.C.Harrisfeltobligedtoofferherahandonavoluntarybasis.D.Petersgothernailsdonedespitethepreviousrejection.59.WhatmaywellbeAngelaPeters'guidingprincipleinlife?A.Beautyisabouthavingaprettymind,aprettysoul,aswellasprettypoetry.B.Forgiveotherswhohavewrongedus,andwearelikelytoenjoyourlifemore.C.Beinggratefulisawaytosingforourlifewhichcomesjustfromourloveandhope.D.Lifeisamirrorandwillreflectbacktothethinkerwhathethinksintoit.(B)Guaranteed!Thefasterwaytolearnalanguage.Finally,wehaveadifferentapproachthathasmillionsofpeopleimpressed.Usingtheaward-winningDynamicImmersionmethod,ourinteractivesoftwareteacheswithouttranslation,memorizationorgrammardrills.Combiningthousandsofreal-lifeimagesandthevoicesofnativespeakersinastep-by-stepimmersionprocess,ourprogramssuccessfullycopytheexperienceoflearningyourfirstlanguage.Guaranteedtoteachfasterandeasierthananyotherlanguageproductoryourmoneyback.Noquestionsasked.ChineseVietnameseRussianIndonesiaKoreanHebrewDanishEnglishSpanishHindiPortugueseWelshGreekDutchStep-by-stepImmersioninstructioninallkeylanguageskills:Listening-Conductedbynativespeakerstodevelopyourunderstandingofthespokenlanguage.Reading-Exercisewhichdevelopyourreadingskillsbylinkingwrittenlanguagetoreal-lifeobjects,actionsandideas.Speaking-Speech-recognitionprogramwhichcomparesyourvoicetothenativespeakers'.Writing-Dictationexerciseswhichevaluateyourspelling,syntaxandpunctuation.Eachfullyinteractivecourseincludes:CD-ROMwith20activitiesineachlessonPreviews,comprehensiveexercisesandexamplesforeachlesson.Automatedtutorialsthatassesswhereyouneedextrahelp.CurriculumtextandUser'sGuideSave20%Level1CD-ROM-------------------$139Level2CD-ROM------------------$159Level1&2Normally229Now$206.10Calltodayorbuyonlinefora20%discountTheRoseStone.co/wds016Call1800-6310-1389Usepromotionalcodewds016whenordering.Allmajorcreditcardsaccepted.60.WhichofthefollowingistheadvantageoftheDynamicImmersionmethod?A.Itencouragesactivememorizationofwords.B.Itprovidesextensivedrillsongrammaritems.C.Itallowstheusertoacquirealanguageinashortertime.D.Itteachesbytranslatingtheforeignlanguageintoyournativelanguage.61.Inordertoknowone'sprogress,onehasto_________.A.call1800-6310-1389toconsulttheteacherB.getfeedbackfromtheautomatedtutorialsC.completeallthe20activitiesineachlessonD.compareone'svoicewiththenativespeaker's62.Whichofthefollowingskillsintheprogramhasmoretodowiththelearner'slifeexperience?A.ListeningB.ReadingC.SpeakingD.Writing(C)FinancialregulationsinBritainhaveimposedaratherunusualruleonthebossesofbigbanks.Staringnextyear,anyguaranteedbonus（獎(jiǎng)金）oftopexecutivescouldbedelayed10yearsiftheirbanksareunderinvestigationforwrongdoing.Themainpurposeofthis"clawback"ruleistoholdbankersresponsibleforharmfulrisk-takingandtorestorepublictrustinfinancialinstitution.Yetofficialsalsohopeforamuchlargerbenefit:morelong-termdecision-makingnotonlybybanksbutalsobyallcorporations,tobuildastrongereconomyforfuturegenerations."Short-termism"orthedesireforquickprofits,hasworsenedinpubliclytradedcompanies,saystheBankofEngland'stopeconomist,AndrewHaldane.Hequotesagiantofclassicaleconomies,AlfredMarshall,indescribingthisfinancialimpatienceasactinglike"Childrenwhopickthestrawberriesouttotheirpuddingtoeatthematonce"ratherthanputtingthemasidetobeeatenlast.TheaveragetimeforholdingastockinboththeUnitedStatesandBritain,henotes,hasdroppedfromsevenyearstosevenmonthsinrecentdecades.Transient（短期的）investors,whodemandhighquarterlyprofitsfromcompanies,canholdbackafirm'seffortstoinvestinlong-termresearchortobuildupcustomerloyalty.Thishasbeencalled"quarterlycapitalism".Inaddition,newdigitaltechnologieshaveallowedmorerapidtradingofequities（股票）,quickeruseofinformation,andthusshortensattentionspansinfinancialmarkets."Thereseemstobeanadvantageofshort-termthinkingattheexpenseoflong-terminvesting,"saidCommissionerDanielGallagheroftheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissioninspeechthisweek.IntheUS,theSarbanes-OxleyActof2002haspushedmostpubliccompaniestodelayperformancebonusesforseniorexecutivesbyaboutayear,slightlyhelpingreduce"short-termism."InitslatestsurveyofCEOpay,TheWallStreetJournalfindsthat"asubstantialpart"ofexecutivepayisnowtiedtoperformance.Muchmorecouldbedonetoencourage"long-termism,"suchaschangesinthetaxcodeandquickerdisclosure（披露）ofstockacquisitions.InFrance,shareholderswhoholdontoacompanyinvestmentforatleasttwoyearscansometimesearnmorevotingrightsinacompany.Withincompanies,therightcompensationdesigncanprovidemotivationforexecutivestothinkbeyondtheirowntimeatthecompanyandonbehalfofallshareholders.Britain'snewruleisaremindertobankersthatsocietyhasaninterestintheirperformance,notjustfortheshorttermbutforthelongterm.63.AccordingtoParagraph1,onereasonforimposingthenewruleisthe_________.A.enhancebanker'ssenseofresponsibilityB.helpcorporationsachievelargerprofitsC.buildanewsystemoffinancialregulationD.guaranteethebonusesoftopexecutives64.Itisarguedthattheinfluenceoftransientinvestmentonpubliccompaniescanbe_________.A.indirectB.negativeC.favorableD.temporary65.TheUSandFranceexamplesinparagraph5and6areusedtoillustrate_________.A.theobstaclestopreventing"short-termism".B.thesignificanceoflong-termthinking.C.theapproachestopromoting"long-termism"D.thepopularityofshort-termthinking.66.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FailureofQuarterlyCapitalismB.PatienceasaCorporateVirtueC.DecisivenessRequiredofTopExecutivesD.FrustrationofRisk-takingBankersSectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Filline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