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2021-2022学年度上海市曹杨第二中学高二年级第二学期期中考试英语试卷I.GrammarandVocabularySectionA(20’)(1)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillint

heblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherb

lanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankTheVaccineHunterMartyVerela59-year-oldkidneytransplantrecipientinOhio,shoul

dhavebeennearthetopofthelisttoreceiveaCOVID-19vaccine.Yet____1____millionsofothers,hewasn’thavinganyluckschedulinganappointment.Martyandhiswife,

NancyVerel,wouldsitwithcomputersontheirlapstryingforhours____2____(book)anappointmentondifferentsites,allof____3____were

slowandconvoluted(复杂的).“Ifeelhopeless,”Nancysays.ThenNancyheardaboutMarlaZwinggi,a40-year-oldmomofthreefromaClevelandsuburb_

___4____wasspendinguptotenhoursadayonlinetryingtosecureappointmentsforvulnerableindividuals.SoNancymessagedZwinggionFa

cebook:Canyouhelp?Twenty-fiveminuteslater,ZwinggirespondedbyaskingforMarty’slegalname,dateofbirth,andotherinformation.NineminutesafterthatZ

winggireportedback—Martyhadanappointmenttogetthevaccine.Zwinggi’svaccinehuntingstartedonFebruary1when

shelearnedthatherparentswereunabletogetappointments____5____.Shehatedthattheyhadtowait.____6____(click)aroundonvaccineregistrat

ionsites,Zwinggi,whohashelpedherhusbanddevelopwebsites,discoveredjust____7____difficultitwastobookanappointment.“Itwa

sliketryingtogetaWorldSeriesticket,”shesays.Sheappliedstrategiesthatwebinsidersarefamiliarwith(keepingmultiplebrowsersopenref

reshingsitesevery20seconds,erasingcookies)andaddedafewofherspecialskills.“I’mtenacious(坚决的).Idrinkalotofcoffee,andI’mafasttyper,”shesays.S

oonenough,Zwinggihadsecuredappointmentsforbothofherparents.“Ifeltlikearockstar,”shesays.Zwinggidecidedthathelpingotherswouldbeherwayofgivingb

ack.“Ifeelobligedtowillusoutofthispandemic.”shesays.OnFebruary10.sheloggedontoFacebooktoletpeopleknowthatshe____8____(assist)withbo

okings.ByMarch2she____9____(secure)appointmentsfor400people—____10____lovingactthat,madeNancyconclude,“Marlaissomes

ortofCOVIDangel.”(2)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallyc

orrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachbl

ankBehaviourcontractsforteenagersTheconflictbetweenyouandyoursonordaughterisaproblemandmaybeit’stimeyou____11____(th

ink)aboutsettingupa“homerulescontract”Thisisanideathat’sbeingusedmoreandmoreoften.especiallyinfamilieswithrebelliousteenagechildren.Wei

nterviewedDrAmyBarker,apsychologist,whoisinfavouroftheidea.Whatisahomerulescontract?DrBarker:It’saformalagreementabout

therulesofbehaviorthatteenagers____12____(expect)tofollowathome.Ishouldstateclearlywhattherulesare,whatprivile

gestheteenswillgetiftheyobeytherulesandwhatpunishmentswillfollowiftheydon’t.Thecontractissignedbyeveryone____13____(involve),ju

stlikealegaldocument.Who____14____writethecontract?DrBarker:Alltheadultswhohaveaparentalroleshouldbeengage

d.It'simportantthattheyallagreeandsticktotherulesthemselves.Atthesametime,theteenagersshouldalsocontributetheirideas.____15____theytakepartinmakingt

herules,they’llbemorelikelytofollowthem.Thefinalcontractshouldbetheresultofdiscussion,____16____(respect)everyone’spointofview,andallthepeoplewhoh

avesignedshouldgetacopy.Whataretheadvantagesofacontract?DrBarker:Itmakesitverycleartoteenswhattheyareanda

ren’tallowed____17____(do),andtheycanseewhattheconsequencesoftheiractionswillbe.Sotheylearntocontroltheirbe

haviour.Forparents,thecontractstrengthenstheirauthorityandhelpsthemtobefairandreliable.Whatareasshouldbecoveredinacontract?DrBarker:Thatdepends.You

can’tmakerulesforeverything,soyouhavetodecidewhat'smostimportantand____18____themainproblemslie.Commontopics

includethehours____19____teenagersoughttobehome,thespendingmoneytheyreceive,thehouseworktheyneedtodoathomeandt

heiruseofphonesornetworkingsites.Forolderteens,rulesaboutdrivingacarmayalsobeimportant.Docontractssolvealltheproblems?DrBarker:No.ofcoursenot!Ther

ewillalwaysbeconflictsanddisagreements____20____peopleinafamily.Butacontractthateveryonerespectscanhelptokeepthepeace.Sectio

nB(20)(1)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethan

youneed.A.significantB.collectionC.safeD.controversyE.toleranceF.majorityG.restoredH.colonizedI.diverseJ.negot

iatedK.sharedWhenwevisitmuseums,weseeculturalartifacts-fromeverydayhouseholditemstopreciouscarvingsandstatues,thatgiveusglimpsesintothe

____21____culturesandcommunitiesfromaroundtheworld.However,____22____surroundstheseartifactsandwhetherornot

countriesshouldreturnthesepiecesofcultureiftheywerestolenorforcefullytakenduringcolonization.Bythe18thand19thcenturies,Europ

eancountriessuchasBritain,FranceandtheNetherlandshad____23____manyAfricanandAsiancountries.Duringthei

rrule,theyeitherseizedartifactsortookthemasspoilsofwars,andbroughtthemtotheirowncountrieswheretheyarenowdisplayedinmuse

ums.In2017,theGovernmentofBenininWestAfrica____24____withtheBritishMuseuminLondontoreturntheirrenownedBeninBronzes,a____25____ofthousa

ndsofmetalsculpturesandplaques,whichwerepreviouslyhungintheroyalpalaceoftheKingdomofBenin.Thedebateregardingthisissuetookaturnin2018whenu

nderPresidentEmmanuelMacronareportwasreleasedthatdirectedthatallheritageobjectsbroughttoFrenchmuseums(withoutthepermissionoftheiroriginalcountries)b

e____26____.Withtheofficialreleaseofthisreport.museumsallacrossEuropebeganreconsideringtheirpreviouspoliciesoncolonialtreasures.Thosewhoproposereturn

ingtheseobjectstotheiroriginalhomesarguethatwithtechnologyenablingvirtualmuseumtours,returningtheseartifactstotheirhomelanddoesnottakeawa

ytheopportunitytolearnaboutthem.Furthermore,thecountryoforiginwillreceivea____27____partoftheirheritageback,andtheseartifactswillbegi

venachancetobetrulyappreciatedunderproperhistoricalcontext.Thoseagainsttherestorationclaimthatcultureisa____28____treasureandthear

tifactsareinfact“culturalambassadors”thatpromote____29____andunderstandingTheybelievethatwhilestealingthemwaswrong,histo

ryisfullof“good”and“bad”actors.Moreover,theyfeelthatkeepingtheculturalobjectsinthecurrentmuseumshavekeptmillionsofartifacts____30____f

romdisfigurationanddamage.(2)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethany

ouneed.A.handfulB.relievedC.contributorD.subsistenceE.knowledgeF.academicallyG.relevanceH.additionalI.

deniedJ.inevitablyK.prosperousTherearealotoffactorsthatstopchildrenfromgettinganeducation.Forexample,ifacountryisatwarorgo

ingthroughaperiodofpoliticalproblems,schoolattendancewill____31____drop.Insuchcircumstances,childrenoften

getcaughtupintheirnation’sconflict.Currently,about300,000childrenintheworldarechildsoldiers.Economicfa

ctorsarealsoakey____32____tolowschoolattendance.AccordingtoUNESCOfigures,215millionchildrenarealreadyworkingandtheirincomesareoftene

ssentialfortheirfamilies.Inthedevelopingworld,it’smuchmorelikelythatgirlsare____33____agoodeducation.Sometim

esculturalandreligiousfactorsmayprohibitgirlsfromgoingtoschool.Butmoreoftenthannot,thereasonsareeconomic.Adultmaleshavemoreopportunitiestoear

nmoneyiftheyhaveaneducation.Consequently,forpoorfamilies,itmakesmoresensetosendtheirboystoschool.Itisreasonabletoaskwhat___

_34____educationhasforchildrenandtheirfamiliesinpoverty-strickencountries.Forpeoplelivinginremotecommunitieswhobringuptheirchildr

eninharshconditionsandoftenrelyon____35____farmingtosurvive,educationmaynotseemimportant.However,thisisnottrue.Ed

ucationisvitaltopeoplewholiveinlow-incomecountrieswherethereareonlyamere____36____ofemploymentopportunities.Inthenextfewdecades,jobsintechn

ologyandcommunications,whichrequireliteracyandnumeracyskills.willreplacemanualjobsmoreandmore.Expertsestimatethatevery____37____yearofeducationw

illincreasetheincomeofapersoninalow-incomecountryby10percent.Itisimportantthatgovernmentsaroundtheworldtakeac

tionandtherearealotofthingstheycando.Forexample,more____38____countriescancancelorreducelow-incomecountriesdebt

.If____39____fromdebt,low-incomecountriescanspendmoremoneyoneducation.Policymakersinthesecountriescanalsomakeadifferencebyinvestingreso

urcesineducation,inthe_____40_____thathavingawell-educatedpopulationisawayofimprovingacountry’seconomy.II.ReadingComprehensionSecti

onA(15’)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B.CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorp

hrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whocomesfirst?Achild’splaceinthefamilybirthordermayplayaroleinthetypeofoccupationsthatwillinteresthimor

herasanadult.newresearchsuggests.Intworelatedstudiesresearchersfoundthatonlychildren—andtoacertainextent

first-bornchildren-weremoreinterestedinintellectualcareersthanlater-bornchildren.____41____later-bornchildrenweremoreintereste

dinbothartisticandoutdoor-relatedcareers.Theseresults____42____theoriesthatsayourplaceinfamilybirthorderwillinfluenceourpersonality,saidFrederickT

.L.Leong,co-authorofthestudyandprofessorofpsychologyatOhioUniversity.“Parents____43____placedifferentdemandsandhave

differentexpectationsofchildrendependingontheirbirthorder.”“Forexample,parentsmaybeextremely____44____ofonlychildrenandworryabouttheir

physicalsafety.Thatmaybewhyonlychildrenaremorelikelytoshowinterestinacademicpursuitsratherthanphysicalor____45____act

ivities.Anonlychildwilltendtogetmoretimeandattentionfromtheirparentsthanchildrenwithsistersorbrothers.Thiswilloftenmakethemf

eelspecialbutthe____46____isthattheymaysufferfromjealousyandlonelinesswhenfriendsdiscusstheirbrothersandsi

stersandfamilylife.”Thefirst-bornisanonlychilduntilthesecondchildcomesalong—transformingthemfrombeingth

ecentreofattention,tothen____47____thecareofparents.Parentswillalsoexpectthemtoberesponsibleand“setanexample”.The____48____frombeingthefocusofafamily

maybequiteashockandsoshapethefirst-born’soutlookonlife.____49____first-bornsmaytrytogetbacktheirparents’atten

tionandapprovalbyachievingsuccessintheircareers.Itis____50____thatfirst-bornsaresignificantlymoreoftenfoundaspoliticalleade

rsthananyotherbirth-orderposition.Beingtheyoungestinthefamilycansometimesbea(n)____51____experienceespeciallyifthechildwantstobetakenseriously

andtreatedlikeanadult.Thelast-bornismorelikelythantheotherbirth-orderpositionstotakeupdangeroussports

.Thismaybea(n)____52____ofthelast-born’srebelliousness-aresultofbeingfedupwithalwaysbeingbossedaboutbyeve

ryoneelseinthefamily.Middlechildren,however,havedifferent____53____.“Middle-childsyndrome”canmeanfeeling____54____betweentwoother“moreimportant”peo

ple—anolderbrotherorsisterwhogetsalltherightsandistreatedlikeanadultandayoungeronewhogetsalltheprivilegesa

ndistreatedlikeaspoiltchild.Middle-bornshavetolearntogetonwitholderandyoungerchildrenandthismaycontributetothe

mbecominggoodnegotiators—ofallthebirth-orderpositionstheyaremostskillfulat____55____bothauthorityfiguresandthoseholdinginf

eriorpositions41.A.InadditionB.IncontrastC.TobefrankD.Tosumup42.A.fitintoB.turnoverC.leadtoD.serveas43.A.sen

siblyB.initiallyC.typicallyD.patiently44.A.confidentB.demandingC.ashamedD.protective45A.outdoorB.unknownC.socialD.relaxing46.

A.differenceB.purposeC.disadvantageD.benefit47.A.sharingB.keepingC.gainingD.wasting48.A.feedbackB.preventionC.reliefD.change49.A.Howeve

rB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Otherwise50.A.confusingB.worthwhileC.trueD.fine51.A.excitingB.frustratingC.commonD.invaluable52.A.honourB.rewardC.riskD

.sign53.A.achievementsB.advantagesC.hobbiesD.issues54.A.sandwichedB.connectedC.distinguishedD.stimulated55.A.working

outB.dependingonC.dealingwithD.lookingafterSectionB(20)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseve

ralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.BCandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformat

iongiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Theterm“folksong”hasbeencurrentforoverahundredyears,butthereisstillago

oddealofdisagreementastowhatitactuallymeans.ThedefinitionprovidedbytheInternationalFolkMusicCouncilstatesthatfolkmu

sicisthemusicofordinarypeoplewhichispassedonfrompersontopersonbybeinglistenedtoratherthanlearnedfromtheprintedpage.Otherfactorsthathelpsh

apeafolksonginclude:continuity(manyperformancesoveranumberofyears);variation(changesinwordsandmelodieseitherthroughartisticinterpretati

onorfailureofmemory);andselection(theacceptanceofasongbythecommunityinwhichitevolves).Whensongshavebeensubjectedtot

heseprocessestheiroriginisusuallyimpossibletotrace.Forinstance,ifafarmlaborerweretomakeupasongandsingittoaco

upleoffriendswholikeitandmemorizeit,possiblywhenthefriendscometosingitthemselvesoneofthemmightforgetsomeofthewordsandmak

eupnewonestofillthegap,whiletheother,perhapsmoreartisticmightaddafewdecorativetouchestothetuneandimproveacoupleoflinesoftext.Ifthishappe

nedafewtimestherewouldbemanydifferentversions,thesong’soriginalcomposer.wouldbeforgotten,andthesongwouldbecomecommonproperty.Thisconstantreshaping

andre-creationistheessenceoffolkmusic.Consequently,modernpopularsongsandotherpublishedmusic,eventhoughwidelysungbypeopl

ewhoarenotprofessionalmusicians,arenotconsideredfolkmusic.Themusicandwordshavebeensetbyaprintedorrecordedsource,limitingscopeforfurtherartisticc

reation.Thesesongs’originscannotbecoveredandthereforetheybelongprimarilytothecomposerandnottoacommunity.Theidealsituationforthecreationoffolk

musicisanisolatedruralcommunity.Insuchasettingfolksongsanddanceshaveaspecialpurposeateverystageinaper

son'slife,fromchildhoodtodeath.Epic(史诗)talesofheroicdeeds,seasonalsongsrelatingtocalendarevents,andoccup

ationalsongsarealsolikelytobesung.56.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheterm“folksong”issupportedbythepassage

?ATheInternationalFolkMusicCouncilinventedit.B.Ithasbeenusedforseveralcenturies.C.Thereisdisagreementaboutitsmeaning.D.Itisconsider

edtobeoutofdate.57.Theauthormentionsthatpublishedmusicisnotconsideredtobefolkmusicbecause________.A.thes

ongsaregenerallyperformedbyprofessionalsingersB.thesongsattractonlytheyoungpeopleinacommunityC.theoriginalcomposercanbeeasilyidentifiedD.thec

omposerswritethemusicinruralcommunities58.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThestandardsoftheInternationalFolkMu

sicCouncil.B.Themescommonlyfoundinfolkmusic.CInfluencesoffolkmusiconpopularmusic.D.Elementsthatdefinefolkmusic

.(B)Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdofthepeoplesaystressimpactstheirphysicalor

mentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheada

chesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechange

stonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,..whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsoco

mmonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglave

nder（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太阳穴）whenaheadachestarts.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮质醇）canmakeithardertoconcentr

ate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepressionsaysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.

Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal—oldha

irfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime—butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowha

t’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoClinic.org.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhair

follicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.59.Ifyou’r

estressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat.A.youkeepgettingheadachesB.youalwayshaveaco

ldC.yourhairisfallingoutD.yourbrainfeelsconfused60.Whichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?A.Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.B.Wai

tinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.C.Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.D.Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.61.Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverours

tressaccordingtothepassage?A.Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.B.Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfollicles.C.Ourhairstartsgrowingag

ain.D.Aseriousheadachestarts.(C)Bettergradesmightbefoundontheplayground.Anewstudyofelementary-agechildrenshows

thatthosewhowerenotpartofanafter-schoolexerciseprogramtendedtopackonaparticulartypeofbodyfatthatcanhavedeleteriousimpactsonbrainhealthandth

inking.Butpreventionandtreatmentcouldbeassimpleasplayingmoregamesoftag(捉迷藏，捉人游戏).Mostchildrendonotmeetthefederalhealthguidelinesforexercise,whic

hcallforatleastanhourofitadayforanyoneundertheageof18.Physicalinactivitycanresultinweightgainespeciallyaroundthemidsection-includingvisceral(内脏的)f

at,atypeoftissuedeepinsidetheabdomen(腹部)thatisknowntoincreaseinflammation(炎症)throughoutthebody.Itisalsolinkedtoheightenedrisksfordiabete

sandcardiovascularcomplications(并发症)eveninchildren,andmaycontributetodecliningbrainfunction.Obeseadultsoftenperformworsethanpeo

pleofnormalweightontestsofthinkingskills.Butlittlehasbeenknownaboutvisceralfatandbrainhealthinchildren.Forasoon-to-be-publishedstudy,researc

hersfromNortheasternUniversityinBostonandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaiontrackedhundredsof8-to-10-year-oldchildreninanine-mo

nthafter-schoolexerciseprograminUrbana.Everyday,onegroupofchildrenplayedtagandotheractivegamesforabout70min

utes.Thesubjectsinacontrolgroupcontinuedwiththeirnormallives,withthepromisethattheycouldjointheprogramthefollowingyear

.Allthechildrencompletedtestsoffitness,bodycompositionandcognitiveskillsatthestartandendoftheprogram.Therese

archersdidnotaskthechildrentochangetheirdiets.Afterthetrialtheexercisingchildrenwhowereobeseatthestudy’sons

ethadlessvisceralfatrelativetotheirstartingweight,eveniftheyremainedoverweight.Theyalsoshowedsignificantimprovementsintheirscoreson

acomputerizedtestthatmeasureshowwellchildrenpayattention,processinformationandavoidbeingimpulsive.Notablyasimilareffectwasobservedinchildrenwhosew

eightwasnormalatthestart.Acrosstheboardthemorevisceralfatachildshedduringtheninemonthsofplay,thebetterheorsheperformedonthetest.Thechildreninthecontr

olgroup,incontrasthadgenerallyaddedtotheirvisceralfat;thiswasparticularlytrueamongthosewhowerealreadyobese.Theygainedo

naverage,fourtimesasmuchvisceralfatasthenormal-weightchildreninthecontrolgroup,andalsodidnotperformaswellonthesubsequenttest.LaurenRaine,apo

stdoctoralresearcheratNortheasternUniversitywhoconductedthestudywithCharlesHillmanandothers,saysthatthetrialwasde

signedtostudyaerobicfitnessandchildren’sabilitytothinknottherelationofabdominalflabtoinflammation.Butareductioninoverallinflammationverylikelyplaysar

olebecauseitisthoughttobeunhealthyforthebrain.Morebroadly,Rainesaysthestudysuggeststhatgettingchildrentorunaroundw

on’tjustenhancetheirbodies-itmightalsoimprovetheirreportcards.62.Whatdoestheword“deleterious”inParagraphOneprobablymean?

AinevitableB.vigilantC.harmfulD.beneficial63.ItcanbeinferredfromtheresearchconductedbyresearchersfromNortheasternUni

versityinBostonandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaignthat________.A.gamesmayhelpreducevisceralfatinchildrenandthusimprovetheirbrainpo

werB.obesitycontributestodecliningbrainfunctioninchildrenC.childrenhavefewerweight-relatedhealthandmedicalproblemst

hanadultsD.obesechildrenhavetroublestayingfocusedandpayingattention64.AccordingtoLaurenRaine,themainfocusofthestudyis________.A.

tofindtherelationshipsbetweenphysicalactivityandhealthinchildrenB.todiscovertherelationshipsbetweenobesityandhealt

hproblemsinchildrenC.tounderstandandassesstherisksofobesityinyoungchildreninschoolD.tounderstandhowgamesaffectchildrenintermsofacademicperforman

ces65.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.VisceralFatAndSugar-HeavyDietHarmsYourBrainB.LosingFat,GainingBrainPo

wer,onthePlaygroundC.ThisIsWhatWeightLossDoesToYourBrain.D.WhychildrenShouldn’tSitStillUndertheAgeofEi

ghteenIII.SummaryWriting(10’)66.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemaini

deaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.EnglishintheThirdMillenniumTwothousandyearsagoEnglishdidnotexist.

Athousandyearsagoitwasalanguageusedbylessthantwomillionpeople.Nowitisthemostinfluentiallanguageintheworldspokenbymorethanabillionpeopleonthepla

net,astheirfirstsecondorthirdlanguage.Englishcurrentlydominatesscience,business,themassmediaandpopular

culture.Forexample,80%ofemailsontheInternetareinEnglish.ButwherewillEnglishbeattheendofthethirdmillennium?

OneviewisthatEnglishisgoingtobecomeevenmoreimportantasagloballanguagedominatingtheworld’stradeandmediawhilemostot

herlanguageswillbecomelocalizedorjustdieout.Atpresentoverhalftheworld’s6500languagesareindangerofextinction.An

otherviewisthatEnglishisalreadybreakingup,asLatindidintoseverallanguages.Therearealreadydictionariesofthe'NewEnglishes’suchasAustralianEngli

shfullofwordsthataBritishEnglishspeakerwouldnotrecognize.Hopefully,neitherofthesethingswillhappen.AlthoughdifferentvarietiesofEnglishwi

llcontinuetodeveloparoundtheworld,standardEnglishwillsurviveforinternationalcommunication.Inaddition,thefrighteningprospectofacultu

rallyuniformworldtotallydominatedbyonelanguageisimpossible.Already,otherlanguagesarefightingbackagainsttheirongripofEnglishontheNet.Governmen

tsaroundtheworldarealsostartingtoprotectsmallerlanguagesandrecognizetheimportanceofculturalandlinguisticdiversity.Englishwillprobablystayincon

trolforalongtime,atleastwhiletheUSAremainsthetopsuperpower,butitdefinitelywon’tbecometheonlylanguageintheworld_

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_____________________________________IV.Translation(15’---3',3’,4',5')Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEn

glish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.67.我原以为我是个滑雪高手，可比起你的技术来未免相形见绌。(shade)（汉译英）68.他总把妻子的付出视为理所当然，这一直是他家庭矛盾的导火索。(grant)（汉译英）69.

新出台的举措旨在恢复公众对就业前景的信心。(intend)（汉译英）70.即使房子已经没有空间了，很多老年人仍非常抵触扔旧物，因为那些东西对他们来说有巨大的情感价值。(resistant)（汉译英）获得更多资源请扫码加入享学资源网微信公众号www.xiangxue100.com