上海市嘉定区封浜高中2017年第二学期高一英语期中考试.doc

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 嘉定区封浜高中2017学年第二学期高一期中考试 满分：100分 时间：90分钟第I卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection A ( 10分)Directions: After reading the passage 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.Where is spring? It is everywhere ,not just in parks and school playground. Spring can also __17___(find) in the arts. The connection between spring ,poems and songs is ancient and deep.It is not difficult to see why. For thousands of years, the__18___(come)of spring has been a moment of hope for human beings.After the winter,__19___it seems that nature has died, the birds begin to grow and Earth are born again. This is not only__20___beautiful thing for people ,but also vital.We have depended ___21___ the natural world for good for all human history,whether it has been captured,gathered or grown. So spring has been a natural time __22___(give)thanks and celebrate.Written ,spoken and sung words help us to do that. There is a long tradition of spring literature in English.One of the__23__(famous) examples is Geoffrey Chaucer‘s The Canterbury Tales, __24___(write) in the 14th century.The stories begin with a memorable picture of spring . Sprig poems often have a romantic theme . In Scottish poet Robert Burns’1793 poem Oh Were My Love You Lilac（丁香花） ,he imagines his beloved is a lilac__25___he is a bird.He says he would shelter beneath(在下面) her but cry when the lilac was torn（摧残） by strong winds! Spring has inspired so many different kinds of poems__26___it’s difficult to sum them up. The overall feeling, though, is one of anticipation(期待). Nature is reborn ,so perhaps we too can live new lives.Section B （10分）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