2016-2017学年上海市浦东新区华东师大二附中高二(下)期末英语试卷

第1页（共38页）2016-2017学年上海市浦东新区华东师大二附中高二（下）期末英语试卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagesbelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect．Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfiseachblank．1．TheDanishtermhygge，pronouncedhoo﹣gah，wasshortlistedasawordoftheyearbyboththeCollinsandOxforddictionarieslastmonth．What（17）（refer）toashyggeisaDanishlifestylecrazethat'sbecomesomethingofaninternationalsensationoflate．Itisanideathatcanroughlybedescribedasafeelingofcomfortandsatisfaction，（18）enjoyingallthegodthingsandpeopleinyourlife．ItisalsooftenconnectedtobetheideathatDanishpeoplearethehappiestpeopleintheworld．Indeed，（19）itsharshwintersthathaveupto17hoursofdarknessaday，DenmarktookthetopspotontheUnitedNation'sWorldHappinessReportin2012，2013and2016．Momentsofhyggecanbe（20）：buyingflower，eatingicecream，makingacupofcoffee，havingdinnerwithyourfamily，buildingsandcastleswithfriends，puttingtechnologytoonesideorwatchingadogasleepatyourfeet．Hyggeistheabsenceofanythingannoyingoremotionaloverpowering，Itisaboutthesimple，smallpleasuresthatmakelifegreat，（21）perhapssometimespassusby，USauthorEmilyRobertsontoldtheTelegraphnewspaper．spendingtimewithfamilyand（22）（love）onesiscentraltohygge，asisbeingfullyfocusedonwhatyou'redoing，BritishauthorCharlotteAbrahamsexplainedinherbookHygge：ACelebrationofSimplePleasure，LivingtheDanishWay．Toappreciatehyggeisalsotoappreciatedowntime．第2页（共38页）whenyousitonthesofawithacupoftea（23）（watch）TV，don'tfeelbadthatyouarenotdoinganything，Charlottewrote．Youaredoingsomething：youarehygge﹣ing．TaiHojerKlan，theVisitDenmarkwebsite'sonlinemanager，agreedthatwhilehyggemostlymeanssharing，togethernessandtakingtimeout，and（24）youwanttohyggebyyourself，getsomecandy，getsomecandlesgoingandyoucandefinitelyhavethat，hetoldtheMashable．whatIloveabouthyggeisthatitdoesn'tdemandanythingfromyou，nor（25）itwantyoutogiveanythinguportrytoohard，AbrahamstoldTheTelegraph．It'sincrediblygenerousofspirit，andthisis（26）isattractingpeople．2．A．criticismsB．proposingC．ownershipD．reachingE．potentialF．promoteG．contextH．closedI．riskJ．initialK．lovingBrazil，acountryhometoabundantnaturalandculturaltreasuries，nowhasatourismproblem．TheMinistryofTourismsaysonly6.6millionforeignersvisitedBraillastyear．ThatisabouthalfthenumberthatgotothesmallislandstateofSingapore．ViniciusLummertsisthepresidentofBrazil'stourismboard，Embratur．Hesays，Thehighestgapbetween（27）intourismintheworldandwhat'sbeenrealizedsofarisinBrazil．Thegovernmentisnow（28）measuresaimedatnearlydoublingthenumberforeignvisitorstoBrazilinthenextfiveyears．Thegovernmentplanincludesalawtopermit100percentforeign（29）ofairlines．Thegoalistoincreasethenumberofflightroutesndlowerthecostoftravel．ThegovernmentalsowillpermitctizensoftheUnitedStates，Canada，JapanandAustraliatoapplyforvisasonline，insteadofataconsulate，ordiplomaticoffice．Thegovernmenthopeslesscostlyairtravelandaneasiervisaprocesswilldealwithsome（30）aboutBrazilfromtourist．Butsometourismprofessionalssaysthegovernmentdoesnotyethaveaclearplan第3页（共38页）topersuadepeopletocometoBrazil．TheyaddthatBrazilisnotdoingagoodjob（31）modernglobaltravelerswhoresearchtripsandmakereservationsonline．Lummertssaysthegovernment'sinvestmentplanwillhelp（32）Braziltoothercountries．Butheaddsthatthenationisstillstruggingtoovercomemanyyearsofisolation．HesaysBrazilremainsoneofthemost（33）economiesamonglargedevelopingnations．Brazilhasotherproblems，too．Ithasoneofthehighestmurderratesintheworld．AndthediseaseZikawhichiscarriedbymosquitoandhasbeenlinkedtobirthdefectsisalsoa（34）．ButBrazilbusinessownerssaytheseissuesmustbeputin（35）．EmmanuelRengadeisahotelowner．Hesaystouristsarenotlikelytovisitareaswheremostofthecrimehappens．Andtheysay，discussionsaboutBrazil'sproblemsignoretheonethingtouristslikebestaboutBrazil/Surveyshowtouristslovethepeople，whoareknownforbeingcarefreeandwelcoming．PaulineFrommerisanothertourismprofessional．ShesaysthatanybodywhogoestoBrazilcomesback（36）it．ReadingComprehension3．Thebusinessis（37）．Andisbooming．Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily（38）before，duringandaftertherecession．Duringaperiodofstagnating（停滞的）wagesacrossthelabormarket，thelanguage﹣serviceindustrywithits50000jobsisa（39）spotinthejobsoutlook．LillianClementiisaFrenchtranslatorworkingincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington，Massachusettsandisroutinelyontightdeadlinestohandintranslatedmaterial．Theriskscanebehuge，saidClementi，There‘satonsof（40）pressure．Insomecases，a（n）（41）translationorinterpretationisalsovital．Ifauser'sguideformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell，itcouldleadto（42）第4页（共38页）duringanemergency．Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterwospeakwithcommunitymembers．Anychangeoftoneorcontextcouldputlives（43）．Translators'andinterpreters'immunitytothenation'seconomicdownturnalso（44）thegrowingdemandforpeoplewhocanspeakseverallanguagesinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy，expertsaid．Goodtranslatorwho（45）aparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanreallym