2017-2018学年第一学期高二摸底试卷（118分）
II. Grammar and Vocabulary（30） Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.
(A)
The Greek myths are almost a myth themselves.
The great dramatists Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides drew on the myths, (1)________ did the Romans after them. Since then, poets, painters, sculptors, novelists — and later on, filmmakers and even comic strip authors — (2)________(find) inspiration in them. Remember film Troy (2004) starring Brad Pitt? That movie remade The Iliad, Homer's e t of the Trojan Wars.
Greek myths came from oral stories. In the beginning, people told these tales to (3)________ ________. They didn't read them in books or watch them in the theater. It seems that (4)________ we write, paint or make films -or simply just enjoy these products —the Greek myths have a special resonance.
The names and the stories (5)_________ be old, but the myths continue to be relevant. We can still be moved by beauty, like the story of Paris when he stole the gorgeous Helen away from her husband in Troy.
We feel pain in our hearts (6)________ we remember our family and friends back home. We can therefore readily understand Odysseus—”(7)________(separate) from his wife and son for a decade — and his desperation to get home.
The everyday life of western culture (8)________(mark) by the Greek myths in all sorts of ways. Just look up into the night sky — names of the stars and constellations you see come from Greek characters.
In English, we say someone who makes money easily has \Midas touch\But often,character from Greek mythology, who turns (9)________ he touches into gold. Even the products we buy in supermarkets have names (10)________ (inspire) by the Greeks.
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【答案】(1)as (2)have found (3)each other (4)whether (5)may (6)when (7)separated (8)is marked (9)anything/whatever (10)inspired 【分析】
(1) 首先可以判断该句是定语从句，而且从句缺主语，根据句义可知该句填关系代词as，表示“正如”。
(2) 首先可以判断该空考察的是动词的谓语动词形式，根据前面现在完成时的时间标志since then可知该空填have found。
(3) 根据句式tell sth. to sb.可知该空缺宾语，由前后文句义可知该空填代词each other。 (4) 首先可以判断该句是主语从句，后面从句不缺主要成分而且有关键词or，所以根据句义可知该空填whether，“无论我们是读书、绘画或者制作电影—或者只是欣赏这些作品，都可以与希腊神话产生独特的共鸣。” (5) 表可能，填may。
(6) 首先可以判断该空考察连接词，根据句义可知：当我们想起家里的亲人和朋友，我们就会感到心痛，所以填when。
(7) 该空考察动词的非谓语形式，根据句义填separated，表状态。
(8) 首先可以判断该空考察谓语动词形式，根据被动语态标志by和后文时态可知，该空填is marked。
(9) 首先可以判断该句是宾语从句，而且从句缺宾语，所以填what。 (10) 该空考察动词的非谓语形式，根据by可知填过去分词形式inspired。
(B)
Vast deserts, magic carpets, and the legend of Aladdin's lamp. For most Chinese people, Saudi Arabia is a faraway land (1)________ (exist) only in bedtime stories.
However, connections between the two countries (2)________(date) back to ancient times.The economic and cultural ties between the Tang Dynasty and the Arabian empire reached their height in the 9th century. Paper-making workshops thrived in (3)________ is now Saudi Arabia while Arabian knowledge of math, astronomy and medicine spread to the Middle Kingdom.
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These exchanges, (4)________(record) by Arabian merchants sailing along the ancient Maritime Silk Road, became material for folk tales (5)________ ________the One Thousand and One Nights stories.
Fast forward a millennium, the relationship between a modern Saudi Arabia and a progressive China (6)________(enter) a new era, thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries (7)________(respond) positively to the Belt and Road initiative. In terms of strategic location, Saudi Arabia serves as the central hub (8)________(connect) three continents — Asia, Africa and Europe — and has been an important part of the initiative.
In fact, (9)________ they built diplomatic ties in 1990, the two countries have seen a sound development of partnerships. In 2015, China became Saudi Arabia's largest trade partner, while Saudi Arabia has been China's biggest crude oil supplier and largest trade partner in West Asia and Africa for years. (10)________ the economic gains, citizens in both countries also benefit from cultural and academic exchanges.
【答案】(1)existing (2)date (3)what (4)recorded (5)such as (6)has entered (7)to respond (8)connecting (9)since (10)Besides 【分析】
(1) 该空考察动词的非谓语形式，表主动（exist无被动语态），所以填existing。
(2) 该空考察动词的谓语动词形式，因为主语为复数，根据后面时态和短语date back to“追溯到”可知填一般现在式date。
(3) 首先可以判断该句是宾语从句，而且从句缺主语，所以填what。
(4) 考察动词非谓语形式，后面有by，表被动，所以填过去分词形式recorded。 (5) 根据句义可知填such as，表举例。
(6) 考察动词的时态语态，根据句义：一千年后，现代沙特阿拉伯和发展中的中国之间的关系已经进入到一个新纪元，所以填has entered。
(7) 根据句式be the first to do sth.，可知该空填to respond。
(8) 该空考察动词非谓语形式，“连接三大洲”，表主动，所以填connecting。
(9) 首先可以判断该句是时间状语从句，后面是完成时，根据句义可知：自从1990年他们建立了外交联系，两国的关系一直健康发展。所以该空填since。
(10) 因为后面是短语，首先可以判断该空填介词，根据句义可知该空填besides，除了。
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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. subject B. equal C. monitoring D. fitness AB. proposes AC. motivate AD. debate BC. spread BD. experimenting CD. pushes ABC. results A new analysis of the running habits of over a million people showed that exercise is contagious — though this depends on who's spreading it.
For the study, two scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used (1)________ tracker data to study the running habits of around 1.1 million people, who have around 3.4 million social network connections. Over five years, the (2)________ ran a collective 350 million kilometers, and their runs were posted online for their friends to see.
The researchers found an additional kilometer run by friends influences an individual to run an additional 0.3 kilometers. An additional kilometer per minute run by friends (3)________ a person to run an additional 0.3 kilometers per minute faster than usual. And if those friends run an extra 10 minutes, that person is likely to run about three minutes longer than they would have. The influencing effect is strongest on the same day (4)________ are posted and appears to diminish with time, the authors wrote.
The findings suggested that a runner's peers did influence him or her to run more, but not all users exerted (5)________ influence on their buddies. Individuals were more likely to be encouraged by less active peers than by more active ones.
\comparisons may provide an explanation for these results,\the study's authors wrote.This theory, they added, \that we self-evaluate by comparing ourselves to others.\
But do we make comparisons to peers performing better than us, or to those performing worse? That's been a subject of (7)________, the researchers said.
Comparisons to those ahead of us may (8)________ our own self-improvement, while comparisons to those behind us may create competitive behavior to protect one's superiority.
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The findings show how effective (9)________ these real-time networks may be to help scientists design different methods to minimize the impact of social ills and maximize the (10)________ of social benefits.
【答案】(1)D (2)A (3)CD (4)ABC (5)B (6)AB (7)AD (8)AC (9)C (10)BC 【分析】
(1) 根据句义可知：两名来自麻省理工学院的科学家利用健身追踪器数据来研究大约110万人的跑步习惯，所以该空填D.fitness，健身。
(2) 首先可以判断该空填名词，根据句义可知：被实验者共跑了35亿千米，所以填A.subject，实验对象。
(3) 首先可以判断该空填动词单数，所以缩小范围在AB，CD和ABC之间，然后根据句义可知填CD.pushes，促使改变。
(4) 首先可以判断该空填名词，根据句义：这个影响在结果公布出来的当天最强烈，所以填ABC.results，结果。
(5) 首先可以判断该空填形容词，根据句义：并不是对所有的使用者身体产生同样的影响，所以填B.equal，相同的。
(6) 首先可以判断该空填动词单数，根据句义可知填AB.proposes，提出（观点或看法）。 (7) 首先可以判断该空填名词，根据句义：研究者说，这仍是一个讨论的主题，所以填AD.debate，辩论、讨论。
(8) 首先可以判断该空填动词原形，根据句义：跟那些超过我们的人比较可能会激发我们自我提升，所以填AC.motivate，刺激、激发。
(9) 首先可以判断该空填一个动名词作主语，根据句义：结果展示了实时监测这些网络可能对科学家设计不同方法有怎样有效的作用，所以填C.monitoring，监测。
(10) 首先可以判断该空填名词，根据句义：把社会效益的传播最大化，所以填BC.spread，传播。
III. Reading Comprehension Section A（30）
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