上海市格致中学20162017年黄浦校区高三上英语月考

第1页/共13页格致中学高三开学考2016.9II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.AnaccidentinabicycleraceintheUnitedStateseightyearsagoalertedJamesChangtotheimportanceofsportsmedicine.Oneofhisridingcompanions(21)______(injure)severelyintheaccident.Fromthenon,Chang,45,aChinese-AmericanwhowasborninAnhuiprovince,begantolaunchbusinessrelatingtophysicalsafetyandmedicalassistance,particularlyinsport.So(22)______hetookupmarathonrunningtwoyearsagohewasshockedtoseefrequentinjuries,manyofthemavoidable.“IalwaysheardpeopletalkingaboutpeopleinmarathonsinChinadyingsuddenly,”hesays,addingthatonereasonwhymanyofthesedeathshappenis(23)______thereisalotofignoranceinChinaaboutwhatmarathonrunninginvolves.ManyamateurrunnersinChinawhoarehighlycompetitivegetcarriedawayandrunatapacethatisfarinexcessof(24)______theycanexpecttheirbodytotake,andevenignoreclearsignalssuchaspain,Changsays.AsChinesehaveplacedmoreemphasisonleadinghealthylife-stylesinrecentyears,marathonandotherlong-distancerunning(25)______(become)ahighlypopularsportacrossthecountryquickly.Morethan50ChinaAthleticAssociation-sanctionedurbanmarathonswereheldinthecountrylastyear,and39races（26）______(involve)morethan750,000runnerswereheldtheyearbefore.However,long-distancerunningisaseriousbusinessthat（27）______exactaheavyphysicaltollonrunners.“Marathoncarries(28)______(high)risksofinjurythanotherformsofsport,”Housays,addingthatthekeytoavoidinginjuryistostrengthenthebodythroughregularexerciseandtobeawareofone’sownphysicalcondition.上海新高考资料与信息速递免费发布QQ983035978微信公众号第2页/共13页Althoughsomechronicinjuriesarehard(29)______(avoid),evenforhighlyexperiencedrunners,cramp,faintingandshockcaneasilybeprevented(30)______runnersbetterunderstandthesport,hesays.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.travelsB.interactionC.presidentialD.disagreementsE.releasedF.patrioticG.scheduledH.humanityI.demonstratingJ.encounteredK.involvingWiththepublicationofthenewmemoir（abookbysomeoneimportantandfamousinwhichtheywriteabouttheirlifeandexperiences），HardChoices,formerU.S.SecretaryofStateHillaryRodhamClintonhaskickedoffabooktourthatcouldpreviewa___31___run.Thetourbeganinthefriendliestpossiblesetting:abook-signingeventataBarnes&nobleinManhattan’sUnionSquare.Around1,000people–somehadsleptonthesidewalkthenightbefore—cheeredasClintonarrivedabout20minutesbehindscheduleanddeliveredbriefremarkswitha(n)___32___tone.Thenearly700-pagebook,___33___onJune10,was“writtenforanybodywhowantstothinkabout,andlearnabout,whatishappeningintheworldtoday—whyAmericanmatters,andwhytheworldmatterstoAmerica，”saidtheformerfirstladyandNewYorksenator.“Andwehavealotofhardchoicesaheadofusinourcountrytomakeitasbraveandasstrongasitshouldbe.Andwehavealotofhardchoicestocontinuetoleadtheworldandsolveproblemsthataffectusandtherestof___34__”.第3页/共13页Inthebook,Clintonframestheforeignpolicysituations___35__duringhertenure（theperiodoftimewhensomeonehasanimportantjob）asaseriesofhardchoices,especiallythose___36__themiddleeast,Afghanistan,PakistanandRussia,whilerecountingsome___37__withintheObamaadministration.Shealsodelvesintosomepersonalaspectsofherlife,includingherdaughterChelseaClinton’swedding,andoffersglimpseofpersonalinteractionswithcitizensofothercountriesduringher___38__assecretary.Thebooktourwas___39__totakeClintontoChicago,Philadelphia,Washington,TorontoandAustin.Herfastpaceandintensemediaattentionresembledahybridofcelebritybooktourandcampaignkickoff.Duringa(n)___40__withsome1,000studentsatarecenteventatArizonastateuniversity,forinstance,shehintedthatshewasconsideringrunningforpresidencyin2016becauseshewas“verymuchconcerned”aboutthedirectionthattheU.S.wasgoing.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.ThefamousAmericaninventorThomasAlvaEdisononceclaimedthatgeniuswasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration(汗水).Now,itseems,thereisscientificevidenceto__41__hisclaim.TheideathatgeniusessuchasShakespeare,Mozart,andPicassopossessedcertaininborntalentsisafalsebelief,accordingtoastudybyaBritishpsychologistandhiscolleagues.Afterexaminingoutstandingperformanceintheartsandsports,theseresearchersconcludedthat__42__isdeterminedbyopportunity,encouragement,training,motivation,self-confidence,and—mostimportantofall—__43__.Evenpeoplewhowerenotthoughttobe44__withanyspecialtalentcould,afterhavingreceivedtraining,reachlevels__45__consideredattainable(可获得的)onlybygiftedindividuals.‘Talentisafalsebelief,anditistimethatpeoplegotridofit,”theysaid.Thistheory—adramatic__46__withtraditionalbeliefs—hasbeen__47__byacademicsworldwide.Infact,studiesofaccomplishedartistsandmathematicians,andtop第4页/共13页tennisplayersandswimmers,havereportedfewe