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2015年3月十三校联考高三英语试卷2015.03听力（略）II.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ALatinstudycanhelpChineselearnEnglishIn1988,IwentandstartedtolearnMandarininTaiwan.AtfirstitwasjustthemysteriousEasternculture25.________attractedme,butafterIreadonConfucianismandTaoism,IwasamazedbyChinesephilosophy.In1994,IwasrecommendedbyafriendtostudywithrenownedphilosopherTangYijieatPekingUniversityasadoctoralstudent,26.__________(focus)ontheintroductionandthespreadofChristianityinChina.[来源:学科网]Learningancientlanguagesenablesus27.__________(communicate)withancientwisemen.WhenIfirstreadTheAnalectsofConfuciusinChinesebylookingupthedictionarywordbyword,IfeltlikeIwastalkingtothemwholivedsome2,500yearsago,anditgavemetremendousjoy.Nowadays,ChinesearecrazyaboutlearningEnglish,28.________manydon’tknowthatEnglishhasbeeninfluencedbyLatininmanyways,andifonewantstounderstandWesternculture,onehastolearnLatin.SoIalwayswonder29.__________theChinesearesocontentwithsuperficialunderstandinginsteadofseekingtherootsofthelanguage.Iusedtohaveadreamofbuildingalanguageschool30._____________(dedicate)toWesternclassicallanguages,31.___________nowstillseemsunrealistic,butIhaveopenedupcoursesinRenminUniversityandBeijingNormalUniversity,andonweekendsIdopublicteachingattheXishikucathedral(大教堂)andPostWavepublishingcompany,somydreamisbeingpartiallyrealized.Besidesteaching,IusemysparetimewritingbooksonclassicsstudiesandI32.___________(publish)morethan30titlessofar.Iseemystudentsasmychildren,andwanttogivethemmybest.BModifiedfoodexaminedStudiesongeneticmodification(GM)33.______________(mention)sixtimesintheannualNo.1CentralDocument.Thisyear’sdocumentisthefirsttopropose34.__________(spread)scientificknowledgerelatedtotheuseofgeneticmodification.Thisisaworthymoveinthattheauthoritiesappeartohavedecidedtobreak35.____________longsilenceaboutGMtechnology,saysQingChuaninanarticleinRednet.cn.Fortoolong,opinionsongeneticallymodifiedcropsinChinahavebeendivided.AdvocatesofGMaccuseopponents36.___________fearmongering(兜售)，whileopponentswitheitherhavingbeenboughtoverbyforeignseedcompanies,orignoringthreatstopublichealthornationalfoodsecurity.Thegovernmentalauthoritieshavebeensponsoringstudiesforyearsbut37.________havenottalkedmuchabouttheunauthorizedcommercializationofresearchachievementsexposedbysomereports.Occasionally,governmentofficialshavecomplainedaboutthepublic’signoranceand“demonization”(妖魔化)ofGMtechnologies.Yetfewofthemsucceededinreassuringaworriedpublicwith38._______________(convincing)explanations.GMtechnologies,GMfoodinparticular,havebeenunpopularthusfarnotbecausethey’vebeenprovenunsafe,butmostlybecauseauthorities39.___________nothavebeenunnecessarilyquiet,saysQing.Thepublicdeservestoknow40._______________isbeingdoneandwhy,andsuchknowledgewillcontributetotheirunderstandingoftheissue.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.astonishingB.processingC.ensureD.blameE.virtuallyF.routinelyG.occursH.consequencesI.admittedJ.decentK.estimatedAsmanysitdowntoenjoyplentifulholidaymealsthisseason,it’salsoagoodtimetonotethegrowingproblemoffoodwaste.AccordingtotheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)oftheUnitedNations,itis41._____________thatone-thirdoffoodproducedforhumanconsumptionworldwideannuallyislostorwasted.Theeconomicandenvironmentalimplicationsoffoodlossandwasteare42.____.Morethanaquarteroftheworld’sagriculturallandisbeingworkedtogrowfoodthatnobodyeats.What’sthedifferencebetweenfoodlossandfoodwaste?Wastehappenstowardthebackendofthefoodchain,attheretailandconsumerlevel.Loss,ontheotherhand,mostly43._______atthefrontofthefoodchain—duringproduction,post-harvest,and44._____—andit’smorecommoninthedevelopingworld,whichtendstolackthebasetodeliverallofitsfood,in45.______shape,toconsumers.Indevelopednations,extreme-efficientfarmingpractices,plentyofrefrigeration,andfirst-ratetransportationandstorage46._______thatmostofthefoodtheygrowmakesittotheretaillevel.Butthingsgorapidlysouthfromthere.Storemanagers47.______over-order,forfearofrunningoutofaparticularproduct.TheBritishsupermarketchainTesco,forexample,48.______throwingoutnearly50,000tonsoffoodwithintheirUKstoresduringthelatestfinancialyear.Consumersarealsoto49.______.Weoftenordertoomuchfoodinrestaurantswithouttakingleftovershome.Weoverbuywhenthereisadiscountforinvitinglypackagedfood.Whenwestorefood,manyofustake“useby”datesliterally,andwesufferno50.______fordumpingeatablefoodintoabin.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Doyouoftenfeeltriedinthemorningeventhoughyou’vebeeninbedforsevenoreighthoursthenightbefore?Likemanypeople,youarenotsleepingasmuchasyouthinkyouare._51_,yoursleepefficiencyisnotthat