金山区2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷电子教案.docxVIP

1 PAGE 金山区2016学年第一学期高二年级期中考试 英 语 试 卷 （时间120分钟，满分150） 2016.11 第Ⅰ卷（共70分） Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary（16%） Section A（8%） 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. The stories you didn’t know about Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali, the boxing legend, died on Friday night at 74, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. (12) people remembered about him is his influence inside and outside of the boxing ring. You’ll hear a lot of crazy stories about him, but here are some of our favourites: In 1969, Ali was reportedly drowning in debt. He made pocket change (13) touring colleges to discuss the war, and, as Playbill points out, he starred in the Broadway musical ”Buck White”. Ali sang nearly every song in the musical, (14) (play) a black lecturer addressing a meeting organized by a black political group. But he (15) never return to the stage after he came back to the boxing ring. Cassius Clay (Ali) was just 12 years old in 1954 when he got ready to “whup” the boy (16) stole his bicycle. But a local cop warned him that he’d need to learn to box first. At just 89 pounds, Clay had his first fight and his first win. By 1964, he was the heavy weight champion of the world. No word on (17) he got his bike back. In 1990, Ali met with Iraqi dictator(独裁者)Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on a “goodwill tour” to negotiate the release of 15 Americans. Ali (18) (criticize), taking intense unfavourable criticism from the then-President George H.W. Bush and The New York Times, both of whom expressed concerns that he was fueling a propaganda (宣传) machine. (19) running out of medication for his severe disease and waiting more than a week to talk to Hussein, Ali was able to bring all 15 Americans