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闵行文绮中学2018学年第一学期高一期中试卷I.ListeningComprehension(略)II.GrammarandVocabulary(20分)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Marsfascinatespeopleallaroundtheworld.TheRedPlanet21(study)byastronomersandscientistsforhundredsofyears.PerhapsitisMars’similaritytoEarththatgetspeoplesoexcited.Thesurfaceoftheplanetiscoveredbyfeatures22areveryfamiliartohumaneyes:volcanoes,valleysandhugedeserts.LikeEarth,Marsalsohasicecapsandthepoles.23isexpected,allthesesimilaritieshaveencouragedabeliefin“Martians”.Intheearlytwentiethcentury,somepeopleevenclaimedthatwewerebeingwatchedbyaliens,andthattheyplannedtoinvadeordestroyEarth.BythetimethefirstmissionsreachedMarsinthe1970s,hundredsofbooksandfilms24(produce)describingtheworld25thealienslived.Totheexcitementofscientistsandthepublic,robotvehiclesweresenttoexplorethesurfaceoftheplanet.People26(hold)theirbreathandwaitedtoseethefirstimagesofanalienworld.Thepicturestherobotsentbackwere27(disappoint).Theyshowedabarren,emptylandscape.MostpeoplewereconvincedthatMarsmustbeadeadplanet,andthatanylifethereendedmillionsofyearsago.However,mankindhasnotgivenuponMars.NASAhasrecentlyannouncedthatplansaremadetosendamannedmissiontoMarsbytheyear2035.OtherspaceprogrammesinEuropeandAsiaalsowanttoexploretheplanetfurther,28(hope)tolearnmoreabouttheUniverseandthefutureofEarth.Somepeople29areagainsttheMarsprogramme.Theyclaimthatahugeamountofmoneyisgoingtobewastedonthemission,moneythatcouldbespentonprojectsclosertohome,likehousingandfeedingpeople.Inreply,spacescientistsstressthatthebenefitsofstudyingMars30(make)clearerinthefuture.Infiftyyears,moreofEarth’snaturalresourceswillbeusedupordestroyed.ThestudyofMarscouldprovidevitalcluesabouthowtoensureabetterfutureforourownplanet.SectionBDirections:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A．loweringB．conditionsC．warningD．neverE．effectivenessF．frequentlyG．sensitiveH.alternativeI．mixingJ.additionK.keyNotsofarinthedistantpast，astudyonwaterpollutionfoundthatcommon，everydaymakeupproductsbeingwasheddownthedrainwasendingupinwellanddrinkingwater．Nowastudyhasfoundthatpeoplepollutethemselves．Manyofthepollutantsarelinkedtocancerandotherserioushealth31___．What'sthe32causeofthispollution？Commonhouseholditemsappeartobeusedmorebywomenthanmen．Theseincludemakeup，hairsprayandcommercial，chemically-madeperfumeswhichareperfumesthatare33___advertisedashavingsomesortofbeneficialeffectonthebodyandareevensuggestedasareplacementfornaturalessentialoils．Studiesonthe34offragranceoilsandhealthbenefitshavebeenuncertain，somethingneglectedtobementioned．Ifthechemicalscenthascancer-causingproperties，itmaynotmakesensetotryanduseitforhelpingyousleepor35___yourbloodpressure．Manufacturersarguethattheriskisnon-existentasthelevelsofchemicalsfoundinthetestsweresosmall．However，withover60chemicalsbeingfound，manyofwhichwerenon-existentbeforetheturnofthecentury，researchersmakenotethatthesechemicalsmaybeenoughtocauseproblems．Sincetheproductsmentionedareoftenusedbywomen，itleavesonetowonderifconditions，36___heardofbeforetheturnofthecentury，arelinkedtoman-madechemicals?Perfumesinparticular，havebeenlinkedtoasthma（哮喘）andother37___reactions．Somegroupsareaskingthegovernmenttoordermanufacturerstoplace38___labelsoneachbottle．Essentialoilsandrealfragranceoilsprovideawonderful39___tocommercialfragrances．Theyalsohaveotherpropertiesandeffectsonthebodywhichhavebeenscientificallyproven.In40，youcanactuallyformulateyourownscentquiteeasily!Therearemanybooksonperfumepropertiesandtheuseofessentialoils，somequitein-depthandothersratherfun．Nowadaystherearealsomanycompaniesmakingperfumesfrompureessentialoils．III.ReadingComprehension(45分）SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordofphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.TheBeautyofanAbstractPaintingTheartofabstractpaintingbeganaverylongtimeago.Artistsbeganthisartseveralhundredyearsago.(41),youhaveprobablyseensomeofthemorefamousabstractpaintingsbefore.YoumayrecallafamousabstractpaintingcreatedbyVanGogh.Picassoalsohadapaintingortwoaswell.Modiglianiisalsoknownforhisabstractpaintingwork.Becauseoftheseartists,andmanyothers,thiskindofpaintinghasgained(42)inthemodernworld.Nowwhat(43)isanabstractpainting?Anabstractpaintingis(44)inmanyways.Firstofall,anabstractpaintingdoesnotshow(45)liketraditionalpaintings.Inthebeginning,mostartwasshowingarealistic(46)ofsomeoneorsomething.(47)anabstractpaintingdoesnotdothis.Thedefinitionofanabstractpaintingisthatanabstractpaintingdoesnotshowobjectsinthe(48)world.Rather,anabstractpaintingusescolorsandshapesinanon-representingand(49)manner.Itcanbeofanyone,anything,orjustnothingatall.Youcaneasilyseethiswhenyoulookatanabstractpainting.Anabstractpaintinghasbold,bright,andvivid(50).Anabstractpaintingalsohasmanybiometricshapesthatareusedwiththeboldcolorst