上海市进才中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

上海市进才中学2023学年第二学期期中考试

高一英语试卷

Ⅱ．GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA（1*10=10）

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Justaspeoplehavealteredtheirskin’scolortoindicatewealthandbeauty,sohaveculturesaroundtheglobemarkedtheirskintoshowculturalidentityorcommunitystatus.Tattooing（纹身）,forexample,hasbeencarriedoutforthousandsofyears.Leadersinplaces21（include）ancientEgypt,Britain,andPeruworetattoostomarktheirstatusorbravery.Today,amongtheMaoripeopleofNewZealand,full-facialtattoosarestillused22（identify）thewearerasamemberofacertainfamily.

InJapan,tattooinghadbeenpracticedforalongtime23itwasoutlawedinthe19thcentury.Despitethefactthattherearenolawsagainstittoday,tattoosarestillstronglyassociatedwithcriminals-particularlytheyakuzaknownfortheirfull-bodytattoos.Thecomplexdesignofayakuzamember’stattooincludessymbolsofcharacterqualities24thewearerwantstohave.Theprocessofgettingafull-bodytattooisbothslowandpainfuland25cantaketwoyearsormoretocomplete.

Insomecultures,scarring-amarkingwhich26（cause）bycuttingorburningtheskin—isapractice,usuallyamongpeoplewhohavedarkerskinonwhichatattoowouldbedifficulttosee.FormanymeninWestAfrica,scarringisaceremonyofpassage-27actsymbolizingthatamalehasmaturedfromachildintoanadult.InAustralia,amongsomenativepeople,cuts28（make）ontheskinofbothmenandwomenshowthattheyreachtheageof16or17.29these,theyweretraditionallynotpermittedtotrade,singceremonialsongs,orparticipateinotheractivities.

Notallskinmarkingsarepermanent,though.Incount