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上海市学年上海中学高三英语十月周练七含答案
2019-2020学年上海中学高三英语十月周练
Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Thecancerwardatmylocalhospitalhasbecomeanadoptedhome.Icanmaneuverthehallwaystoradiotherapywithmyeyes__21__(glue)toaphone;Iknowwhichseattooccupyinthespecialistwaitingareatocatchtheoncologist’seyeastheyemergefromtheirdens;andIrememberthatonlytheground-floorcafeteriastocksthefruit–flavoredwaterthatquellsthenumbnessinmymother’smouthafterachemotherapysession.
__22__thistenuous(缥缈的,脆弱的)acceptanceofthenewnormalthatsicknessbrings,whatrarelyfeelsfamiliararetherelationshipswiththepeopleentrustedtoalleviateyoursuffering--__23__inchargeofdeliveringtheworstnewsofyourlife:
thedoctors.
Whichbegsthequestion,howwouldyouwantthenewsofyourmortality__24__(deliver)?
Mymotherwasdiagnosedwithbreastcancertwiceinthespanofthreeyears.Likemostwomen,she’snostrangertopain:
andgrowingupinthethroesofpoliticalupheavalandlater__25__(immigrate)toaforeigncountrywithnolanguageorculturalknowledge,sheispoweredbystruggleandwearstraumalikeasecondskin.Butcancerwasanewbeast.
Sowhentheoncologistcalledusinandproceededtodispassionatelyplowthroughthetreatmentplan--surgery,
debilitatingsideeffectsandoddsofrecurrence,mymother’sfearwaspalpable.Itriedmybesttovoiceconcerns:
whatwillthedrugsdotoherbody?
Whywasallthishappening?
Ourquestionweremetwithdefensivewords__26____26__tosay,it’scancer,haven’tyouheard?
Heseemedtoviewherquestionsasdirectchallengestohisexpertise.Theoncologist__27__notunderstandwhymymotherfailedtograspthedetailsofhiswell-rehearsedmonologue,onehe__28__(give)hundredsoftimesbefore:
Moreover,hewasdisappointedthatshehadn’tacceptedherfate.Shewasbeing“difficult”.WhileItranslatedthesegrievances,hetookapersonalcall,andglancedfuriouslyathiswatch.Wehadoverstayedourwelcome,theobligatory15minutesperpatient.Thatwashowlongittooktodelivertheworstnewsofmymother’slifeand__29__itwasgoingtocosther.
Mymother’sstoryisnotunique.Numerousglobalstudieshaveexploredtheharmfuleffectsofcorrosivedoctor-patientrelationships,includingthechallengesfacedbythosewithlanguageandculturalbarriers,manyof__30__,unlikemymother,don’thavelovedonehelpingtoaskthepertinentquestions,whodon’thavepeoplefightingforthem.
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.coinerB.amountC.catch
D.employed E.considerable
F. distributed G.frequently H.association
I.definitely J.adapt K. expressiveness
Whatreallyareproverbs,wheredotheycomefrom,howarethey__31__andwhatfunctiondotheyhaveinmodernsociety?
Thosearequestionthatareoftenaskedwhenpeoplereflectonthewisdomexpressedintheseshortstatements.
Theyappearsosimpleandobviouswhenheard,readorused,yetthey__32__toveryeffectivemodesofcommunicationininterpersonalrelationships,inpoliticaldiscourse,inthemassmedia,inliteraryworks,inadvertisementsandincartoons.Obviouslypeopleneedsuchtraditionalsoundbytestoaddmetaphorical(隐喻性的)__33__totheirutterancesandwritings.Thishasbeentruesinceantiquity,andthereisabsolutelynoneedtofeartheextinctionofproverbsasourlivesbecomeevermorecomplex.
Inmanyways,proverbsarenotsodifferentfromshortquotationsthathavegaineda/an__34__currencyofusage.Thebiggestdifferenceis,ofcoursethattheoriginatorofafamousquotationisalmostalwaysknown,whilethe__35__ofmostproverbsislostinanonymity.Butonethingbothverbalexpressions__36__haveincommonisthattheybothstartwithanindividualwhoformulatesmemorablestatementsthat__37__onamongpeople.
Quotationsareoftencitedtogetherwithnamingthepersonwhocameupwithit,whileproverbsare__38__withoutsuchspecificreferences.However,proverbsare__39__surroundedbysuchgeneralintroductoryremarksas“astheproverbsays,”“asmygrandmotherusedtosay”,or“astheoldtruthsays”toaddcredencetothetraditionalbitofwisdomcontainedintheproverb.
Aswouldbeexpected,somequotationsmightwellbecomeproverbs,agoodexamplebeingTheodoreRoosevelt’s1901statement“Speaksoftlyandcarryabigstick.”TherearesomeAmericanspeakersandwriterswhowill“quote”thispieceofadvicealwaysreferringtoRoosevelt,whileothershavelongforgottenthis__40__,citingitwasananonymousfolkproverb.AnotherexamplewouldbeCalvinCoolidge’s“ThechiefbusinessoftheAmericanpeopleisbusiness”from1925,whichhaslongbecomeproverbialintheslightlyalteredformof“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”
Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
OnToronto’sEasternwaterfront,anewdigitalcityisbeingbuiltbySidewalkLabs--afirmownedbyGoogle’sparentAlphabet.
Ithopestheprojectwillbecomeamodelfor21st-Century__41__.However,thedealhasbeencontroversial,__42__oneofthebiggestevertie-upsbetweenacityandalargecorporation.Andthat,__43__withthefactthatcorporation__44__isoneofthelargesttechfirmsintheworld,iscausingsome__45__.
SidewalkLabspromisestotransformthedisusedwaterfrontareaintoabustlingmini__46__,onebuilt“fromtheinternetup,”althoughthereisnotimetableforwhenthecitywillactuallybebuilt.Thefirmhassomepretty__47__ideasforthecity,includingself-drivingcars,re-imaginingofbuildingsandweathercontrol.DanDoctoroff,thecompany’sheadandformerdeputymayorofNewYork,claimedtheprojectwas“aboutcreatinghealthier,safer,moreconvenientandmorefunlives.”“Wewantthistobeamodelforwhaturbanlifecanbeinthe21stCentury,”hesaid.
Theareawillhaveplentyofsensorscollectingdata--fromtraffic,noiseandairquality--and__48__theperformanceoftheelectricgridandwastecollection.Andthathas__49__someinthecity,including.Toronto’sdeputymayorDenzilMinnan-Wong,toquestionexactlywhatSidewalkhopestoachieve.“Whatdatawillbegatheredandwhatisitgoingtobeusedfor?
ThesearerealandprescientissuesforthecityofToronto,”heremarked.SidewalkLabsrespondedthatthesensorswillnotbeusedtomonitorandcollectinformationoncitizens,but__50__itwillbeusedtoallowgovernmentstobeflexibleabouthowneighborhoodsareused.
Mr.Minnan-Wongisalsoconcernedthatthefirmhasnotbeenveryopenwithit’sowndata.“Sidewalktalksaboutopendata,butfromtheverystarttheonethingthattheyarenotmaking__51__istheiragreementwithWaterfrontToronto.”WaterfrontTorontoistheorganization__52__revitalizetheareaaroundthecity’sharbor.__53__Sidewalk’sdealwiththeorganizationwill__54__a12-acresite,butitisbelieveditwishestoexpandthistothewholearea,whichat325acreswillrepresentahugeland-grab.“Eventheideaofwhatlandwearetalkingabout,evensomethingas__55__asthatisunclear,”saidMr.Minnan-Wong.“Isthisareal-estateplayorisitatechnologyproject?
Wejustdon’tknow.”
41.A.productivismB.industrialismC.internationalismD.urbanism
42.A.portrayingB.representingC.concealingD.regulating
43.A.constrictedB.competingC.coupledD.comparing
44.A.inreturnB.inquestionC.underconstruction
D.undercontrol
45.A.uneaseB.aggression C.delight D.disturbance
46.A.grid B.metropolis C.community D.territory
47.A.capable B.sensible C.radical D.rational
48.A.demonstrating B.evaluating
C.manipulating D.monitoring
49.A.affected B.enlightened C.discouraged D.led
50.A.fairly B.as C.rather D.yet
51.A.public B.sense C.believe D.up
52.A.assignedto B.distributedto
C.broughtaboutto D.respondedto
53.A.Additionally B.Comparatively
C.Initially D.Consequently
54.A.build B.cover C.maintain D.possess
55.A.visual B.rough
C.fundamental D.theoretical
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Mime(哑剧)opensupanewworldtothebeholder,butitdoessoinsidiously(隐匿地),notbypurposelyinjectingpointsofinterestinthemannerofatourguide.Audiencesarenotunlikevisitorstoaforeignlandwhodiscoverthatthemodes,manners,andthoughtsofitsinhabitantsarenotmeaninglessoddities,butaresensibleincontext.
IrememberoncewhenanaudienceseemedperplexedatwhatIwasdoing.Atfirst,Itriedtogainamoreimmediateresponsebyusingslightexaggerations.Isoonrealizedthattheseactionshadnothingtodowiththeaudience’sunderstandingofthecharacter.WhatIhadbelievedtobeafailureoftheaudiencetorespondinthemannerIexpected