上海市上海中学届高三上学期周练英语试题二 含答Word格式.docx
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Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;
fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Agreatdealofattention
(1)_________(pay)todaytotheso-calleddigitaldivide--thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandtheinfopooratpresent.Andthatdividedoesexisttoday.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwentyyearsago.Whatwas
(2)_______(visible)then,however,werethenew,positiveforcesthatworkagainstthedigitaldivide.Therearereasonstobeoptimistic.
Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.(3)______theInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess-afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomersthereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanet(4)_______(net)together.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrow(5)____________widenintheyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternet(6)______wellbethemostpowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe'
veeverhad.
Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn'
ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty.AndtheInternetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithasenormouspotential.
(7)_________(take)advantageofthistool,someimpoverishedcountrieswillhavetogetovertheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment.Countries(8)________stillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasionoftheirsovereigntymightwellstudythehistoryofinfrastructure(thebasicstructuralfoundationsofasociety)intheUnitedStates.WhentheUnitedStatesbuilt(9)________industrialinfrastructure,itdidn'
thavethecapitaltodoso.Andthatis(10)_______America'
sSecondWaveinfrastructure-includingroads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon-werebuiltwithforeigninvestment.
1.isbeingpaid2.lessvisible3.As4.willbenetted5.ratherthan
6.may7.Totake8.that9.its10.why
III.Vocabulary(10’)
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Donotethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.A.sympathy
B.B.heartfelt
C.C.valued
D.D.terms
E.E.serve
F.F.compliment
G.distraction
H.thirsted
I.I.obligation
J.devoted
K.affection
I’ma50-somethingmale,thefatheroftwomostlygrowngirls.I’mhappytosaythatbothmyparentsarestillkicking.I’mongood1withmybrothersandsistersmostofthetime.Iamblessedwithgoodfriendsandotherrelations,andtendtogetonwellwithmyco-workers.Iamfortunateinsomanyways,butfeellikeIconsistentlydisappointeveryoneIknow.
Icannot,forthelifeofme,giveagenuine2.Itsimplydoesn’tcomenaturally.WhenItry,andIdo,inordertomaintainalltherelationships,itfeelsforced,moreamatterof3thanagiftthatmightputwindinthesailsofsomeoneItrulycarefor.Ifeelstronglythatgivingshouldspringfromjoy,oratleastfroma4desiretoseetherecipientenlivenedbyit.WhenIhavenothingtoofferinresponsetoajobwelldone,everyoneloses.IfeellikeI’vetwistedtheemotionalandsocialdevelopmentofmychildren,alienated(疏远)anynumberofperfectlywonderfullovers,andgenerallykepttheworldatarm’slength.
Afteryearsofpsychotherapyandtheobsessive(强迫症)self-examinationcommontomygeneration,IbelieveIknowwherethismeannessofspiritcomesfrom.Sixkidsintotal,ataverytenderage,therewerefiveyounger,cuterkidsstandingbetweenmeandtheobjectofour5.Mamawasdrivento6,toputitmildly,bythedemandsplacedonher,butitwasthe1950sandshesetaselflessandhardyexample.Ihadcomplete7forherdifficultsituation,evenatthetime.Thefactremains,however,that,asayoungchild,IneededmorethanIgot.I8formymother’sattention.Ineededtoknowthatshe9measmorethanherhelper,herstronglittleman.Iclearlyrecall,attheripeoldageof7,comingtotheconclusionthatIwouldnevergetit."
That’sOK,"
Ireckoned,"
Icangetbywithoutit"
."
it"
beingherlove.
Youcanimaginethesiblingrivalryinabigfamily.EventuallyItookhaveninthewrittenwordtogetawayfromit.ButevenbeforeIlearnedtoread,Ihadrealizedthatgivinganysignofapprovalorencouragementtomybrothersandsisterscouldonly10toincreasethegulfbetweenmeandmymom.Doesthatmakesense?
Icanrationalizeotherwise,ofcourse,andnowwe’reall"
onebighappyfamily"
butthedamageisdone.lwanttobegraci