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1、2024学年第一学期敬业中学高三阶段检测英语试卷I. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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
2、 word that best fits each blank. S & As plan to fight theftThe S&A Supermarket is the only place where residents in Boise can go shopping. Its also the most frequently _1_ (visit) shop for local police. In the first six months of 2016 14% of the citys reports originated there, most for shopping (商店货
3、物扒窃) a figure that would be even higher if S&A called the police for every minor theft. _2_ (ease) that burden and reduce shopping losses, S&A is starting to do police work. Earlier this summer, 90 employees _3_ (hire) to guard its doors and check receipts. As part of a program called Justice, they
4、will work with existing employees to manage some small crimes internally. If an employee catches a thief _4_ name is not in the police database that is, a first-time offender that person will get a choice: pay to take an online course about the consequences of their actions, or face charges. This id
5、ea, according to S & A, is to educate lawbreakers _5_ involving the police. But the efforts _6_ (raise) concerns. For one, its unclear _7_ the online courses are as helpful as they seem. It is because one of the administrative organizations is being accused of both overcharging and falsely _8_ (send
6、) so-called shoplifters to prison. And _9_ there are extra staff members, S & A will remain difficult to secure because of its size and accessibility, especially during late-night hours, when fewer employees are working. Still, there are signs _10_ the program could work. The local police department
7、 says the program reduced police calls to the store by 40.5% from last October through July. But something truly transformational will likely take years and more police runs in the meantime.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box.
8、Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. committed B. compared C. contact D. delegation E. destructive F. humble G. negotiate H. respelled I. similar J. superiors K. witnessedSome Very “American” Words Come from ChineseMany of the Chinese words that are now
9、 part of English were borrowed long ago. Some are from Cantonese (广东话) . The English word kowtow is a verb that means to agree too easily to do what someone else wants you to do, or to obey someone with power in a way that seems _11_ . It comes from the Cantonese word kau tau, which refers to the ac
10、t of kneeling and lowering ones head as a sign of respect to _12_ . In 1793, Britains King sent Lord George Macartney and other tradesmen to China to _13_ a trade agreement. The Chinese asked them to kowtow to the emperor. Lord Macartney refused for his _14_ to do more than bend their knees. Soon af
11、ter, the English word “Kowtow” was born. Another borrowed word that came about through _15_ between two nations is gung- ho. In English, the word gung- ho is an adjective that means extremely excited about doing something. The Chinese characters “gng” and “h” together mean “work together, cooperate”
12、. The original term gngy hzush means Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. Evans Carlson of the United States Marine Corps observed these cooperatives while in China. He was impressed, saying “. all the soldiers _16_ themselves to one idea and worked together to put that idea over.” He then began using t
13、he term gung- ho in the Marine Corps to try to create the same spirit he had _17_ . In English, a typhoon is a very powerful and _18_ storm that occurs around the China Sea and in the South Pacific. According to the Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories, the first typhoons reported in the Engli
14、sh language were in India and were called “touffons”. Later, when English ships encountered violent storms in the China Sea, Englishmcn. learned the Cantonese word taifung, which means “great wind.” It is a coincidence that the word is _19_ to tourifon. The modern form of the word typhoon was influe
15、nced by the Cantonese but _20_ to make it appear more Greek.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. When 17-year-old Quattro Musser hangs out with friends, they dont drink beer or drive around with their dates. _21_ , they stick to activities such as rock-climbing or talking about books. They are in good company, according to a new study showing that teenagers are increasingly dela
