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上海杨浦区2021届高三一模英语试卷 2021.12.23 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
In two days , it will be Christmas, children all over world (21) ________(look) forward to this day for weeks. People celebrate Christmas with food, decorations, music and more. But for many people , gift-giving is the most exciting part of the holiday.
I have fond memories of Christmas shopping with my family as a child. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping my parents? gifts a secret. It was hard to buy gifts
right.(22)______their noses without them seeing. Everyone
placed(23)__________(wrap) gifts under the Christmas tree until Christmas morning, (24)________we opened them.
Picking a great gift require (25)________(know) the person you?re giving it to. You need to know the person?s tastes and find something the person doesn?t already have. This can be quite a big challenge . Often it?s wise to
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provide a receipt (26)______ _________the person needs to exchange the gift.
The best gifts are personal . Many Americans don?t feel money constitutes a good gift(27)_______it doesn?t require any thought. They prefer something chosen just for the person. If the gift is a high-quality homemade gift, that?s even better.
Gift-giving reflects the reason(28)______ people celebrate Christmas.
Christians in particular remember the birth of Jesus. When he was born, wise men traveled many miles to visit him, (29)________(bring) expensive gifts. But the greatest gift wasn?t from the wise man, but from God-----the baby Jesus. God gave this gift because everyone needed it. We needed God to forgive our bad actions so that we (30)______ live forever with him. So on Christmas we give presents to imitate God?s action of giving the perfect gift.
Section B
Directions: Fill each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. dominance B. lifts C. divided D. assumes E. urged F. military G. suspend H. guidance I. violently J. claimed K. illegally
Donald Trump ___31___ his place as the United States 45th president after crossing the 270 electoral vote threshold(门槛) on November 9. The 70-year-old Republican will take over from Barack Obama, a two-term president to occupy with White House.
The rise of Trump , a celebrity businessman with no previous experience in the
___32___ or elected office, surprised nearly everyone in politics. Trump?s victory over Clinton will end eight years of Democratic ___33___of the White House. He will govern with Congress fully under Republican control and lead a country deeply ___34__ by his caign against Clinton. Given the numerous Republicans who never backed him , Trump will have to face divisions within his own party, too.
As he claimed victory, Trump ___35___ Americans to “ e together as one united people.” “I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans ,” he said in his victory speech . Striking a
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gentle tone, Trump continued that he would teach out to a few of those who had chosen not to support him for ___36___and help so that “ we can work together and unify our great country.”
As president, Trump?s governing agenda remains unclear. The president elect has promised to bring changes to the United States. He said he would build a wall along the U.S-Mexio border to stop immigrants from ing into the
country___37___.___38___ immigration from countries with ties to terrorist groups, and bargain with foreign governments such as those of Russia and China. Trump has also promised to prioritize the economic growth that creates jobs and ___39___ines for all Americans.
Trump is a wild card, many voters said, but he definitely has a chance to be a successful president as long as he recognizes the responsibilities he ___40__and follows through on his promises.
III. Reading prehension Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.
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Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Security guard, truck driver, salesperson—year after year, these jobs appear on lists of the unhappiest careers. Although many factors can make a job ___41___ --unusual hours, low pay, no chance for advancement—these three jobs ___42___ for another reason: a lack of small talk.
Psychologists have long said that connecting with others is central to our well-being, but just how much conversation we require is under ___43___. In one study, researchers overheard undergraduates for four days and then ___44___ each conversations either “small talk” (“What do you have there? Pop corn? Yummy!”) or “serious” (“Did they break up soon after?”). They found that the second type is connected with happiness—the happiest students had roughly twice as many “serious” talks as the unhappiest ones. Small talk, meanwhile, ___45___ only ten percent of their
conversation, versus almost 30 percent of conversation among the unhappiest students.
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However, don?t just consider small talk ___46___ yet. Scientists believe that small talk could promote bonding. Chatting with strangers could ___47___ our morning. In a series of experiments, psychologists found that those who chatted with other train passengers reported a more pleasant journey than those who didn?t.
Small talk can also help us feel connecter to our ___48___. People who smiled at,
made eye contact with and ___49___ spoke with their Starbucks baristas （咖啡师）
reported a greater sense of ___50___ than those who rushed through the transaction（交易）. ___51___, when volunteers broke the silence of the art gallery to chat with gallery-goers, the visitors felt happier and more connected to the exhibit than those who were not ___52___.
Of course, some of us are better than others at turning small talk into something bigger. In one study, people who were rated “less curious” by researchers had trouble getting a conversation ___53___ on their own. People who were considered “curious”, meanwhile, needed no help ___54___ conversations about ordinary things like favorite holidays into friendly exchanges. A “curious
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mindset,” the researchers concluded, can lead to “positive social ___55___.”
Therefore, go ahead—small talk needn?t be idle, and nosiness isn?t all bad.
41. A. rewarding
B. depressing C. exhausting D. challenging 42. A. stand out
B. turn up C. give off D. put forward 43. A. negotiation B. construction C. investigation D. examination 44. A. divided
B. entitled C. imposed D. cataloged 45. A. figured out B. made up
C. look over D. added to 46. A. worthless
B. essential C. boring D. ridiculous 47. A. occupy B. satisfy C. brighten D. spoil 48. A. emotions B. heart C. customers D. surroundings 49. A. purposefully B. briefly
C. continuously D. generally 50. A. responsibility B. security
C. belonging D. achievement 51. Consequently B. Oppositely C. Unexpectedly D. Similarly 52. A. approached B. attached
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C. addressed D. attended 53. A. breaking
B. pausing C. rolling D. stopping 54. A. evolving B. substituting C. adapting D. transforming 55. A. interaction B. standard
C. impact D. involvement Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Dear Alcohol,
You?ve been around forever, I can remember all the pain you?ve caused me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father?s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He?s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went
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spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn?t the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My
friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen pletely. “I?m so
embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit. “I?m sorry,” they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This won?t happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two
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blocks away from the dance studio. She didn?t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it?s all your fault.
I wish you?d walk out of my life forever. I don?t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you?ve caused. Sure, you?ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you?ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring（引诱）in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely, Anonymous
56. What did alcohol do to the author?s father? A. It took his life away one night. B. It helped to get rid of his problems.
C. It pushed him to hurt others when driving. D. It got him seriously injured in a car accident.
57. The underlined words “were intrigued by” in paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to ______.
A. were familiar with B. were curious about C. were disappointed at D. were fed up with
58. Which of the statements is TRUE about the author?s neighbor or his sister? A. He drove to pickup his drunken sister.
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B. His sister was to blame for the car accident. C. He crashed into a car from the other direction.
D. His sister was too scared to look at the scene of the accident.
59. What is the tone of the article? A. Humorous B. Doubtful C. indifferent D. Critical
(B)
60. The total capacity for the public forum on nee and joint pain is ______ people.
A. 5 B. 20 C. 50 D. 100
61. Mr Li, a marathon runner, has an irreparable slip disc（椎间盘突出）.Which hospital should he go to if he does not want to undergo any operation? A. Mt Elizabeth Hospital B. Gleneagles Hospital
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