上海市浦东新区2020-2021学年高一上学期英语期中联考试卷

Rainforests (cut) and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.

Great changes (take place) in Shanghai in the last few years.

Did you predict that so many students (volunteer) for the Clean Your Plate campaign?

Finally, the thief handed everything he had stolen to the police.

The residents, homes had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.

The book has been well-received since it (come) on the market in 2019.

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 word that best fits each blank.

Time capsule is a container  (store) some objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future. But what was inside a 132-year-old time capsule? Just follow us to learn more.

A 132-year-old time capsule was found in Utah. It was first buried in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1887, after  (put) together by a school committee. When that school was pulled down in 1959, the time capsule was uncovered. Inside there was kind of a little bit of everything: photographs, a student autograph book, and newspapers.  the folded newspapers appeared to be in good condition, it was not possible to tell the dates. There were even small items like a button, ribbons and a pebble. "The capsule tells the story of early education in Utah, but it also goes  (deep), in showing the ways people want   and their work to be remembered. I think that's what time capsules are about. Those who buried the time capsule thought it  show their real life to people one day. It's a way of keeping the memory of  they felt really matters." said Alan Barnett, the local government archivist who led the public unveiling.

The news (report) throughout Utah now, and we will keep you updated.

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.

Have you experienced culture shock? Culture shock refers to the anxiety when a person moves to an new environment. This term shows the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing which behavior is appropriate.

The feeling of culture shock can set in after the first few weeks of arriving in a new country. It is a part of adjusting to new food, customs, language, people and activities. A person with culture shock may to experience headaches or stomachaches, easily tired, loneliness, hopelessness, distrust of, painful homesickness, insomnia, or a desire to sleep too much or too little. They are the  symptoms of culture shock.

Culture shock can be as the physical and emotional discomfort one suffers when living in another country or place different from his or her place of . Usually, the way we lived before is not or considered normal in the new country. Everything is a challenge, like not speaking the language or using telephones.

Learning the symptoms and knowing ahead of time of how to prepare yourself and how to deal with culture shock can make it a lot easier to overcome.

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.

Door-to-door food delivery service has become increasingly popular in cities due to the fast development of e-commerce and the fast-paced life in China. As food delivery is extremely 1 in China, it creates large amounts of waste due to the plastic containers, bags, and chopsticks that come with each order. This in turn has 2 great environmental concerns for the waste packaging materials. We have therefore estimated and predicted the volume of food delivery packaging waste in China. The results show that the total amount of packaging waste 3 from 0.2 million metric tons in 2015 to 1.5 million metric tons in 2017.

Over packaging is also a concern. The food delivery packaging is not the 4, the better. Instead, it is the more environmental friendly, the better. Therefore, it is high time that regulations were 5 to stop restaurants and companies from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping. Also, smart policy suggestions should be provided to 6 the pressing issues, particularly using the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle environmental friendly practices.

As the largest city in China, Shanghai has an important role in innovating and contributing to a global solution to the problem of waste. With over 24 million people living in Shanghai, materials sustainability, particularly that of plastics, is a great issue. 7, delivery companies like Saucepan have begun to 8 the plastic usage of the food delivery in Shanghai by using biodegradable(可降解的) packaging in the delivery process. 9, it encourages consumers to both recycle their plastic bags and stay in the business by rewarding customers for every 10 used bags that they return to the company.

The more delivery services that promote sustainability(可持续性), the more suppliers will see that there is a market for environmentally-friendly products. The food delivery service plays a role in the creation of waste in China, and innovating in this specific context can make a big 10 in the new plastics economy.

Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

The first two years of Stuart Singer's retirement were pure play, killing time in the New York City by bike and visiting museums and art galleries.

"At some point, I realised I should do more than this," said Mr Singer, a former high school teacher.

Now Mr Singer, 74, and his wife Madine, 69, are involved in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme. Mr Singer volunteers with the Community Health Advocates Programme, which started in 2010. The programme helps consumers to know better about the health insurance coverage(医疗保险). And it helps them to find access to low-cost or free care. Mr Singer's main task is to answer phones for the Community Health Advocates' helpline.

"There are lots of calls from different people who need medical care, but they can't get it because their insurance company won't pay for it," he said. "And you got to go through doctors, and get the papers filled out. But when you get it done, yeah, it feels good."

The helpline helps about 250 callers each week and has saved consumers $12.1 million since it began. Mr Singer comes in once a week, helping 10 callers every shift. In total, he estimates he has saved New Yorkers $443,000.

Despite the challenges, the work is a joy, not drudgery for Mr Singer, which inspired his wife to sign up for volunteer training after she retired in late 2014 as vice president of the Insurance Information Institute. It put her fear of retirement at ease.

Mrs Singer trained with the Advocacy, Counseling and Entitlement Services Project before being placed with the Actor's Fund, a national human services organization for performing arts and entertainment professionals founded in 1882. "It just seems so unfair that these people have trouble finding housing," said Mrs Singer. Since she started in early 2015, Mrs Singer has had more than 270 appointments with clients, from ticket takers to screenwriters to dancers. "Having someone help them really means a lot to them," Mrs Singer said.

Much of her work is helping clients who are applying for affordable housing sort through a variety of income sources they receive. "It keeps the mind going," Mrs Singer said. "It keeps the social life going, and I'm doing something."