黄浦区 2019 学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试
英语试卷
（完卷时间： 120 分钟
满分： 140 分）
2019 年 12 月
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
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.
Asleep on a plane: a case for window seats
I love to sleep on planes, and I have an unusual ability to sleep well on them. There have
even been one or two occasions (21) I have fallen asleep before takeoff and awakened
upon the impact of landing, not having realized we had even left the ground. So when (22) (book) my flights, I always choose the window seat whenever possible. This allows me to lean my sleepy head against the wall of the plane for a bit (23) Some (24) (much) comfort. argue that the aisle（走廊）seat is superior for the leg space and the
ability to get off swiftly and eye the snack cart. But in reality, we’re all getting our drinks and snacks (25) seconds. Also, I find that if a person knows he’s in a window seat, he’ll choose to
(not need) to disturb his neighbor, which
use the bathroom before boarding so that he (26) is just considerate. And he’ll seize the opportunity to get up when another seatmate gets up so that the seatmate needn’t (27) (bother) more than once.
As a photographer and visually oriented person, the window seat gives me the best views
of cottony clouds, or a great sunset, or golden sunrise, etc. Most of all, (28)
I’ve been flying for years, I still get pleasure of seeing my departing city or country (29) (shrink) into the distance, and the butterflies in my stomach when I see the horizon of my destination come into view. And those feelings of adventure and excitement are (30) back , flight after flight, to my window seat.
keep me coming
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Section B
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 need.
A. access B. arise C. attachment D. definitely E. partner F. potential G. shape H. stimulated I. subconsciously J. traditional K. unbanked Beyond Mobile Money: The Future of Asia’s FinTech
Mobile money has been the hottest part in financial technology for the last few years. But FinTech is more than just how people store money and transact（交易）-- the space is much more horizontal, short cutting how we create, share, and protect value.
The latest product of FinTech companies to 31 in Asia Pacific illustrates the many ways the space can help consumers beyond just their mobile wallet. It is important for all businesspersons to be aware of these trends, as their success opens up all sorts of possibilities for companies to 32 with them. And, on a much deeper level, new FinTechs may 33 consumer expectations in even other tech industries.
The Smart-phone Emerges a Credit - Scoring Standard
With close to half a billion 34 consumers in Southeast Asia alone, there is an entire
industry of FinTechs devoted to finding ways to accurately determine their credit - worthiness to give them 35 to finance. Unfortunately, since they don’t have bank accounts, such FinTechs cannot rely on 36 financial information or credit card payments. One credit scoring source emerging as a new standard in the field is smart-phone-based
credit scoring. It has 37 broad global support, including from the likes of the World-Bank. In one of its reports, the Asian Development Bank even stated that mobile data was a key to financial 38 , as it could improve customer recording, and, in turn, get an access to credit.
AI Combines with the Wisdom of the Crowd
The most common slogan in today’s tech headlines is the “artificial intelligence.” Readers
are fascinated with how AI has the 39 to transform every consumer and enterprise（ 企 业 ） industry. While such focus is appropriate that AI will 40 change the world, it leaves out a crucial element that will go hand - in - hand with its rise: the wisdom of the crowd.
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Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: 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.
Endangered languages can be found throughout the world. Many languages now have
fewer than 100 or even fewer than 10 speakers. The crisis is not limited to remote regions of the world. When Europeans first arrived in North America, 312 different languages were 41 , of which 123 are now known to be extinct. Of the 42 languages, most speakers are grandparents and great - grandparents.
Different researchers offer different definitions of “endangered”. The system of 43
used by the Catalogue of Endangered Languages evaluates languages in four areas: the 44 of all the speakers, how often the language is conveyed to the next 45 , the rate at which it is losing speakers and the 46 in which it is used. Based on this data, languages are ranked on a six - point scale from “safe” to “severely endangered.” The midpoint, “endangered” refers to language with between 100 and 1,000 speakers who represent about half of the language’s community or ethnic group. The language is spoken only by some parents, of whom very few teach it to their children. It is 47 used at home and is not taught in schools or used for government business. Languages become endangered due to a number of 48 factors including globalization,
economics, technology, education policy, and changes in 49 attitudes. As the forces of globalization make the world more interconnected, previously 50 language communities come under pressure to participate in a larger economy, which means learning the area’s majority language. 51 , local schools often begin to teach the majority language instead of the local tongue. Local languages also 52 as communities adopt mobile phones and computers most of which run on software that has been translated into only a handful of languages. This trend 53 as these devices connect users to the Internet. At this point, many communities undergo a cultural 54 in which parents no longer value the language enough to teach it to their children.
Initiatives to 55 endangered languages have become more numerous in recent years.
These efforts tend to focus on two main areas: the documentation of endangered languages, and efforts to increase the use of endangered languages among younger speakers and in the community at large.
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