1、语法和词汇专题 上海市宝山区 2020 届高考英语二模试题 II. Section A Directions: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
2、 fits each blank. As entrepreneurs（创业者） , we had a vision, we realized it, and now we (21) (run) our own companies. But the dream can damage our “work-life balance.” When the success of the company rests on your shoulders, youve always got an excuse to put (22) else on hold. What Ive learned (23) (f
3、ace) the demands of start-up company and a young family over the past couple of decades is that sometimes the best way to solve the work-life balance problem is to think small. Make a handful of lifestyle corrections (24) , individually, may not sound all that exciting, but taken together can preven
4、t you from getting too tried. Heres my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion: Work from home one day a week Few thing give you a more grounded, in-control feeling than getting things done in your own space and at your own pace. Instead of leaving the office (25) (clear) my head over a
5、 Starbucks coffee, I can fold the laundry, and cut back on evening housework. Not to mention, working is pajamas is one of lifes (26) (underestimate) pleasures. Pencil in time for exercise It really bothered me (27) with the demands of company and family, my tennis game was going down the drain. Tha
6、t may sound unimportant, but it wasnt to me, (28) it was a meaningful part of my life outside of work. To get some balance back in my life, I rearranged my schedule. Two mornings a week, I woke up an hour (29) (early) to work out with a tennis coach. If sports arent your thing, try yoga or that hobb
7、y that you always loved but let go of after starting your business. Learn something new, outside the office It can draining to always be the person whos supposed to have the answers as a business leader. Its surprisingly liberating to be an on the other side, (30) (absorb) knowledge without the pres
8、sure to perform or to always be right. 21. are running 22. everything 23. facing 24. that 25. to clear 26. underestimated 27. that 28. because 29. earlier 30. absorbing 上海市宝山区 2019 届高三英语二模试题 . Grammar and Vocabulary Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage c
9、oherent 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. Curiosity is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers _1_ tons of questions. People keep
10、reading or watching _2_ they want to find out what happens. But curiosity also provides many practical benefits. Learning is easiest if you have a genuine desire for knowledge. Curiosity can create that desire when you have a question. Many of history greatest discoveries _3_ （make） by curious peopl
11、e. People wondered _4_ processes worked or how certain tasks could be done more effectively. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world and have useful technology _5_ （help）them. Even if you dont plan to be an inventor of researcher, curiosity can still help you in the class
12、room. If you develop the joy of learning, classes will become more fun. And youll excel because you will be fully engaged in the process of learning. Even if youre no longer a student, curiosity will make you better _6_（inform）and thus a more capable worker. What do you do if youre not already curio
13、us? Fortunately, curiosity is a skill that can be improved. If you act like youre curious, youll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic the _7_（interesting）it becomes. As you learn about a topic, gather information from as many sources as possible. Read a var
14、iety of books, watch or listen to lectures and ask questions. Dont always get your information from the same source. Instead, learn to appreciate facts that different people know and the different opinions _8_ they express. Ask a lot of questions, Remember, everyone knows _9_ that you dont. Find out
15、 what that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person happy by letting them show off their knowledge. In the classroom or out of it, _10_（develop）curiosity is sure to be worthwhile. 【答案】1. to 2. because 3. were made 4. how 5. to help 6. informed 7. more interestin
16、g 8. that/which 9. something 10. developing 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了好奇心的作用以及如何培养好奇心。 【1 题详解】 考查介词。句意：孩子们以想要得到无数问题的答案而闻名。名词 answer 和介词 to 搭配， 表示“的答案”，是固定搭配。故该空填 to。 【2 题详解】 考查连词。因为人们想弄清楚发生了什么事，所以他们不断地读书或看电视。该空引导原因 状语从句，故填连词 because。 【3 题详解】 考查语态， 时态和主谓一致。 该空在句中作谓语， 根据 make discoveries 结构， 主语 discoveries 和
17、make 之间是被动关系，故该句应用被动语态。根据下句中的“wondered”可知，该句叙述 的是发生在过去的情况， 应该用一般过去时态。 主语为复数 discoveries， 根据主谓一致原则， 该空应填 were made。 【4 题详解】 考查名词性从句。句意：人们想知道过程是如何起作用的，或者某些任务是如何更有效地完 成的。该空引导 wonder 的宾语从句，且根据句意，该空表示“如何”，故应用 how 引导该从 句，故填 how。 【5 题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：由于他们的好奇心，人们现在对这个世界了解得更多了，并且有了 有用的技术来分析他们。_5_（help）them 作定语
18、，修饰 useful technology. have sth. 后面常接动词不定式作定语，故填 to help。 【6 题详解】 考查非谓语动词。即使你不再是一名学生，好奇心也会让你更好地了解情况，从而成为一名 更有能力的工作人员。该题考查 make+宾语+宾语补足语结构，inform 意为“通知，告知”， 宾语 you 和 inform 之间是被动关系，故该空应用过去分词作宾语补足语。故填 informed。 informed 还可以看作是形容词，意为“了解情况的”。 【7 题详解】 考查形容词比较级。该题考查“the +比较级，the+比较级”结构，该空作系动词 become 的表 语，
19、故应用形容词的比较级，故填 more interesting。 【8 题详解】 考查定语从句。“_ they express”是定语从句，修饰 the different opinions，引导词在从句 中作 express 的宾语，指物，故应用关系代词 which/that 引导该从句。故填 which/that。 【9 题详解】 考查不定代词。句意：记住，每个人都知道一些你不知道的东西。该空作 know 的宾语，且 表示“某些东西”，故应填不定代词 something。 【10 题详解】 考查动名词。“_ curiosity”是主语，作主语，一般用动名词，故填 developing。 上海
20、市宝山区 2018 届高三下学期教学质量检测（二模）英语试题 . Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: 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,
21、 use one word that best fits each blank. How Much of the Jetsons World Has Become a Reality? For most of our readers, The Jetsons may be an unfamiliar name. However, for many American born in or before the 1980s, it is a name we fondly remember. The Jetsons was a popular cartoon that featured a fami
22、ly living in an advanced world _21_ people settle in houses built in the sky, work only three days a week and drive flying cars that resemble flying saucers. While sky-high houses and three-day workweeks dont appear to be on the horizon, other visions of the future _22_（turn）into practical realities
23、. Flying cars have been on the minds of scientists and inventors for decades. They are part of a typical imaging of the future fast-paced and luxurious, _23_（allow）us to speed through the skies. As _24_（see）in The Skys No longer the Limit, this flight of fancy may soon be a reality in Dubai. Aiming
24、_25_（become）the worlds most advanced city, Dubai is currently testing the first-ever flying taxi. _26_ money still exists in its current cash-based form in The Jetsons, people today are looking toward a world where even cash is out-of-date. Bitcoin is a type of digital money that has taken the world
25、 by storm. Since its introduction, the moneys price _27_ （increase） to rates as high as US$ 19,000. This, however, may not predict well for the future of digital currency, as experts warn that Bitcoin is a bubble and _28_ crash soon. Its possible that some dreams of the future may still be _29_ _ ou
26、r reach. Other more probable technologies already exist, for example, future flying eye hospitals in A Hospital with Wings, unusual-engineered folding paper in Clever Folding and the population of endangered corals（珊瑚）in Lab-Bred Coral to the Rescue, etc. All these show _30_ humans are already capab
27、le of. So, what else could the future have in store for us? 21. where 22. have been /are/ being turned 23. allowing 24. seen 25. to become 26. While/ Though /Although 27. has increased 28. may/ might/ should 29.within 30.to 上海市宝山区 2017 届高三 4 月期中教学质量监控（二模）英语试题 Section A Directions: Read the following
28、 two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. Surviving Art Tradition N
29、ative American Indians expressed themselves through their artwork, which is carved onto totem（图腾）poles. Many people hold the belief (21) _all Native American Indian tribes （部落）carve 的 totem poles, but this is far from the truth . Carving totem poles was a tradition among many tribes , especially tho
30、se that lived along the Pacific coast (22)_forest grew. However , those Native American Indians who lived in the south west and the plains , and Indians , but (23)_(few) trees to carve than Pacific tribes. The height of totem poles can vary considerably . Long ago totem poles (24) _(find) to stand a
31、round 12m tall . Today , Native American Indian artists continue to care trees, but some totem poles are short and are used in homes as decoration .(25) _is not surprising that a genuine pole will cost more than $1500 per meter because traditionally carved totem involve a great deal of work , crafts
32、manship and time to produce. The raising of a totem pole is an important celebration among the India tribe . A hole is dug for the pole to stand in . The pole is carried to the site in a ceremony which other hundreds of people attend. Ropes are used (26)_(raise) the pole into place. Singing and danc
33、ing to drums accompanies the pole raising . Often poles are raised in this way (27) _the carving begins . Carvers do their jobs then on the site. Many people believe that totem poles are religious symbols , but this idea is false. Instead of (28) _(act) as religious symbols , carvings represent the
34、tribal nation and convey the tribes history . The story of a totem pole is frequently passed down from generation to generation . Having the story documented this way helps keep this tradition (29) _(recognize) in our history . These days , many totem poles no longer exist (30) _ _ decay and rot. Ho
35、wever , there are still some tribes that continue to practice this ancient are form , and these totem poles are still being enjoyed by collections of tribal art. 21. that 22. where 23. fewer 24. were found 25. It 26. to raise 27. before 28. acting 29. recognized 30. because of 上海市（长宁、宝山、嘉定、青浦）四区 201
36、6 届高三 4 月质量调研测试（二模）英语试题 Section A Directions: After reading the passages 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 e
37、ach blank. (A) About dancing bears Young bears are captured in the wild, separated from their mothers, and taught by a trainer to become dancing bears in conditions of unimaginable cruelty. The young animals are forced on to sheets of really hot metal and, (25) _ (escape) the pain, the bears alterna
38、te lifting up one paw (爪子) and then another while music is played. The process is repeated again and again (26) _ the animals automatically begin to raise their paws to “dance” in fear of the pain, even when there are no metal sheets. As the bears get older, the trainers keep them under control by i
39、mposing pain. They do this by putting rings through the bears highly sensitive noses and jaws. The pitiful truth is (27) _ they are not put to sleep for this painful process. Chains (28) _ (attach) to the rings so the trainers can control the animals, (29) _ weigh up to 350 kilograms, with only a sl
40、ight pull on the chains. The bears nails are cut several times a year and their teeth broken or removed in order that they cannot get their trainers (30) _ (injure). The bears also suffer with an inadequate diet usually (31) _ (consist) of white bread, sugar and cheap fruit juices. All these cause t
41、he bears serious physical health problems (32) _ _ many of them display strange behavior such as swaying (摇摆) and pacing as they cannot follow natural behavioral patterns and instincts. (B) The Power of Good It was Mothers Day morning last year and I was shopping at our local supermarket with my fiv
42、e-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we realised that only minutes (33) _ (early) an elderly woman had fallen and hurt (34) _ badly. She was embarrassed and clearly in shock. Fortunately, her husband was with her and many people had stopped to help out. Walking towards the scene, Tenyson bec
43、ame very upset about (35) _ had happened to the elderly couple. He said to me, “(36) _ (fall) over in front of everyone isnt much fun.” Near the entrance of the supermarket, a charity group had set up a stall selling flowers. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her
44、feel better,” he said. I was amazed that he would have this sweet idea, so I asked the flower seller if I (37) _ buy a flower for the elderly lady because my son wanted to give it to her to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I cant take your money for such wonderful gesture.” By then a nurs
45、e (38) _ (arrive), and was attending to the woman. As we walked up to her, Tenyson became frightened by all the blood and medical equipment. Instead I gave (39) _ flower to the womans husband. The old man thanked us both, then bent down and gave it to his wife, telling her who it was (40) _. Despite
46、 being badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile. 25. to escape 26. until/ before 27. that 28. are attached 29. which 30. injured 31. consisting 32. so that 33. earlier 34. herself 35. what 36. Falling 37. could 38. had arrived 39. the 40. from
