2020届高三英语二模汇编——语法填空
1、2020黄浦二模
Directions: After reading the passage 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,u one word that best fits each blank.
Lego wants your old Legos back
If you have a box of old Lego bricks sitting unud in a garage, Lego now wants them back. In a new program, consumers in the U.S. can dump old bricks in a box, print a free shipping label, and nd them off to Give Back Box, a social enterpri (21) __________ will clean the toys and repackage them for Teach for America and the Boys and Girls Club of Boston.
“The classic Lego brick is made from a tough material (22) __________ (call) ABS, and the toys can be played with for decades without breaking. It’s already fairly common, of cour, that Legos (23) __________ (hand) down from one child to another.” says Tim Brooks, vice president of corporate responsibility at Lego Group.
The company looked for a partner that could process the ud toys while (24) __________ (maintain) Lego’s standard of quality. “We want to make sure that all kids are getting a great experience,” he says. “You shouldn’t get a really inferior experience (25) __________ the bricks are donated.” If the program goes well, Brooks says, it (26) __________ expand.
He es it (27) __________ one version of the circular economy, a system of keeping materials in u – and argues that the toys themlves illustrate the idea of the circular economy. “You can build a rocket and then you can take (28) __________ apart and build a ship, or a car, or a hou, or (29) __________ you like,” Brooks says. As toys are reud, that’s another circular system. “We intend (30) __________ (show) that great quality toys like Lego can be ud in lots of repeating circles – ud, reud, donated, ud, reud, donated.”
【答案】21. that / which22. called23. are handed24. maintaining25. although / becau
26. may / might27. as28. it / that29. whatever30. to show
【难度】中等
2、2020普陀二模
Messages from the Deep
You might consider writing a note, putting it in a bottle, and throwing it into the ocean. People (21) __________ (do) that for centuries, for the and all kinds of reasons. Some messages have made remarkable journeys in bottles through the ages, like the current titleholder for the world’s oldest afaring note. This one was dropped from a German ship into the Indian Ocean in June 1886, only (22) __________ (discover) in 2018 by a woman walking with a friend on a remote beach in Western Australia.
When the note dried, the woman discovered that the message contained the day when it was written, the exact place (23) __________ which it was nt, and who wrote it. (24) __________ it turns out, the bottle was dropped by the captain of a German ship who was investigating ocean and trade routes. He wanted to e where the bottle would end up, so the note asked (25) __________ was reading it to contact the nearest German officials.
Amazingly, rearchers were able to identify the note (26) __________ they found the captain’s original journal from 1886. One of the entries mentioned a drift bottle (27) __________ (throw) overboard on the very same date, from the exact same site as detailed in the note, and even the handwriting matched!
But the captain wasn’t the first person interested in finding out where a bottled message might end up. In fact, the first known message in a bottle (28) __________ (launch) with the same intention. Around 310 BCE, the
Greek philosopher Theophrastus dropped veral aled bottles into the Aegean Sea, (29) __________ (hope) to prove that the Mediterranean Sea was connected to the Atlantic Ocean. But (30) __________ is uncertain whether the bottles he dropped ever made their way to the Atlantic.
【答案】21 have been doing /have done22. to be discovered 23 from/ at 24. As 25. whoever
26. when/as/since/becau/after27. being thrown/ thrown/had been thrown/was thrown
28. was launched29. hoping30. it
【难度】中等
3、2020徐汇二模
Discovering a Lost Brother
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Kieron Graham always knew he had an elder brother named Vincent. His adoption papers, (21) _______ (sign) when he was three months old, listed a brother named Vincent but no last name. Though Kieron spent years thinking about Vincent, he could never track him down.
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That changed in December 2017, when Kieron’s adoptive parents gave him an DNA test as a Christmas gift. When his results came back, he was surprid (22) _______ (find) he had a lot of DNA matches for relatives who had also taken the test. Most were distant connections, but one match was so strong that it (23) _______ (label) “clo family.” His name was Vincent Ghant. Kieron looked for him on Facebook and soon made a possible connection.
When they connected, it was (24) _______ _______ they had known each other their whole lives. As they talked, the brothers realized they lived about 20 minutes from each other. (25) _______(surprisingly), they attended the same university and majored and minored in the same subjects.
Vincent was nine when Kieron was born and remembers caring for his baby brother. But times were tough, and Shawn, who worked 15-plus hours a day as a nur, decided that (26) _______(place) Kieron for adoption would give him the best chance to succeed.
“She was very emotional about that time, to the point (27) _______ it was hard for her to put into words anything about what happened,” Vincent says.
Now the brothers had the chance to make up for lost time. They decided to meet at a local tea shop that week. One of Vincent’s concerns was that Kieron (28) _______ hate his birth family for placing him for adoption. He was relieved Kieron didn’t, and (29) _______ he’d grown up in a loving family. After that first meeting, the brothers played football together and celebrated Christmas with their families. “We’ll keep growing our relationship (30) _______ it’s time to leave this planet,” says Vincent. That shouldn’t be hard. As Kieron says, “We’ve got years and years to catch up on.”
【答案】21. find 23. was labeled/labelled24. as if/though 25. More surprisingly
26. placing27. where28. might29. that30. until/till
【难度】中等
4、2020杨浦二模
A Taste of War—Foods That Were Created During War
The saying “an army marches on its stomach” tells the importance of giving soldiers tasty, nutritious foods. In some cas, foods that (21) ________ (create) for soldiers or during times of war became popular in homes as well.
Today, Fanta is a famous soda, but its beginnings were humble. The soft drink was invented in Germany to take the place of Coca Cola. When World War II began, the Coca-Cola Company’s German branch (22) ________ no longer receive the syrup（糖浆）ud to produce the soft drink from the United States. Thus, it created a new drink to satisfy the market and called it Fanta, short for “fantastic” (23) ________German.
The beginnings of war-time foods in Asia are interesting, too. (24) ________ curry（咖喱）had already
existed in India, it was introduced into Japan via Britain for the purpo of restoring sailors’ health. As the story goes, the Japane navy initially promid unlimited amounts of white rice, (25) ________ was considered a high-status food in Japan, as a way to attract newcomers. The problem was that white rice lacked the vital vitamin B1, and thousands of sailors fell ill after eating rice alone. (26) ________ (obrve) the British navy’s standard meal of curry, which contained vitamin B1-rich
meat and flour, the Japane navy began to rve its sailors the same. The curry was so tasty that it soon (27) ________ (spread) across Japan.
The Korean War gave birth to budae jigae, or “army stew” in Korean. It was first made in US military bas near Seoul, using (28) ________ ingredients were available, since food was scarce. The tasty stew typically (29) ________ (consist) of some kind of precooked meat such as ham, American chee and instant noodles soon caught on.
Many foods were invented at times of conflict to keep soldiers healthy. Fortunately, some of tho foods still exist to keep (30) ________ happy and satisfied.
【答案】21. had been created/were created 22. could 23. in 24. Although/Though/While 25. which 26. Obrving/ Having obrved 27. spread/was spread 28. what(ever) 29. consisting 30. everyone/us 【难度】中等
5、2020崇明二模
Sneakers (运动鞋) Made from Old Chewing Gum
Dutch fashion and shoe label Explicit Wear is hoping to solve one of life’s sticky situations—the anno
yance of stepping in waste chewing gum on the pavement—while helping to keep Amsterdam’s city streets clean. The brand has partnered with local marketing organization Iamsterdam and sustainability firm Gumdrop (21)_____ (create) a limited edition sneaker for adults made from recycled gum collected from the city’s pavements.
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Chewing gum caus an incredibly rious ecological problem, (22)_____ it is made from plastics that do not biodegrade (生物降解). It’s also the cond (23)_____ (common) form of roadside litter, after cigarette ends. An incredible 3.3 million pounds of gum are incorrectly thrown away on the sidewalks each year, (24)_____ (cost) the city millions of dollars to clean up. Gumdrop plans to collect waste gum from the streets of Amsterdam, clean them, and turn them into Gum-Tec, the material that forms the ba of the shoe.
The waste gum will be put to good u to make stylish kicks, (25)_____ will also rai awareness for the anti-littering cau. (26)_____ (price) at around $332, the shoes will come into the market sometime next month.
Available for preorder now, the new Gumshoe sneakers—offered in both a bubblegum pink and a black/red colorway—(27)_____ (feature) long-lasting rubber outsoles(鞋子外底) shaped from recyclable compounds produced by Gumdrop, 20 percent of which are made from gum.
Nearly 2.2 pounds of gum (28)_____ (u) in every four pairs of shoes. A map of Amsterdam is made into the bottom of the soles to remind people of the littering problem. Even better, the sneakers actually still smell like bubblegum, (29)_____ the annoying stickiness. Just as good as any sneaker with a rubber sole, the Gumshoes help get chewing gum off our streets and keep the dangerously non-biodegradable substance out of our eco-system.
To help spread their sustainability message, (30)_____ Gumshoe’s creators are hoping to do is to expand their project to other major cities around the world.
【答案】21. to create 22. becau / as / since23. most common / commonest24. costing
25. which26. Priced27. feature28. is ud29. without30. what
【难度】中等
6、2020长宁二模
The family who eats together
What’s the price of a family meal? For many families in the world’s wealthiest countries, the answer s
eems to be, ‘too much’. For instance, in the United States, (21) ______ is often a trendtter in such things, the majority
of families report eating a single meal together fewer than five days a week.In fact, the frequency of shared meals (22) ______ (decrea) in American families by 33 per cent over the last twenty years. The meals (23) ______ have shortened too: from an average of 90 minutes to just 12 minutes.
So perhaps we’re better off asking ourlves (24) ______ the cost of not eating together is. Once again, we could turn to the figures. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has found that 15-year-olds who reported not regularly (25) ______ (share) family meals were twice as likely to be abnt from school. In Europe, rearch has suggested that children who don’t eat dinner with their parents at least twice a week face a 40 per cent higher risk of fatness. Another study, (26) ______ (conduct) by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abu (滥用) at Columbia University, found that kids who eat dinner with their parents five or more times a week are (27) ______ (likely) to have problems with drugs and alcohol.
But tho numbers, impressive (28) ______ they em, may be beside the point. After all, having a meal together is more than just a preventive measure (29) ______ future misfortune. The primary cost of the family meal is also the very thing that makes it important: time.
The time spent together over food leads to all the positive outcomes that are measured in the studies. That time spent together has less noticeable—but no less real—effects too. So often, (30) ______ is at the family meal that the family as such—the family as an organic unit with shared memories and feelings and ambitions—is made.【答案】21. which22. has decread23. themlves24. what25. sharing
26. conducted27. less likely28. as / though29. against30. it
【难度】偏难
7、2020松江二模
磁盘损坏
After graduation, Susan was asked to become the executive director of the Floating Hospital. She hesitated at first, as it was a demanding job and she wondered whether she could handle it. But on cond thoughts, she agreed to take the job. (21) _______ this job turned out rewarding, she soon got tired of it. (22) _______ (at) at her desk one day, she wanted to go down to the New School for Social Rearch all of a sudden. Since she always believed instinct was an advantage she (23) _______ trust, she decided to have a go.
Without any plan,she titled the cour ‘Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway’. Susan was nervous as she faced the first ssion of the twelve-week cour. The two hours went on smoothly, but she then (24) _______ (challenge) with a new fear, for she didn’t know what to prent the next week. But surprisingly, every week she found she had more to say. Her confidence level growing, she realized she had equipped (25) _______ so much over the years about getting over fear and her students were drinking it up. At the end of the cour, they were amazed at (26) _______ shifting their thinking really changed their lives.
Susan eventually decided to write a book bad on the cour she had taught. She faced many obstacles. And after (27) _______ (reject) by four agents and various publishers, she unwillingly put the proposal in a drawer.
One day after three years of writing, she went through the drawer (28) _______ she held her much-rejected book proposal. Picking it up, she had a sharp n that she held something in her hands many people needed to read. She t out with much determination, therefore, (29) _______ (find) a publisher who believed in her book the same way she did. This time, she succeeded. She succeeded beyond her wildest dreams.
2022国家线She was so happy that she followed her heart and never gave up overcoming fears which stood (30) _______ her way.
【答案】21. While / Though / Although 22. Seated 23. could / should 24. was challenged 25. herlf
26. how 27. being rejected 28. where 29. to find 30. in
【难度】中等
8、2020宝山二模
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, you've always got an excu to put (22) _____ el on hold.
What I've learned (23) _____ (face) the demands of a 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 prevent you from getting too tired.
Here's my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion:
●Work from home one day a week
Few things 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 Starbucks coffee, I can fold the laundry, and cut back on evening houwork.
Not to mention, working in pajamas is one of life's (26) _____(underestimate) pleasures.
●Pencil in time for exerci
It really bothered me (27) _____ with the demands of company and family, my tennis game was going down the drain. That may sound unimportant, but it wasn't 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 coac
h. If sports aren't your thing, try yoga or that hobby that you always loved but let go of after starting your business.
●Learn something new, outside the office
It can be draining to always be the person who's suppod to have the answers as a business leader. It's surprisingly liberating to be on the other side, (30) _____ (absorb) knowledge without the pressure to perform or to always be right.
【答案】21. are running22.everything/anything 23.facing 24.that/ clear
26.underestimated27.that 28.becau/as/since 29.earlier 30.absorbing
【难度】中等
9、2020奉贤二模
Plants Scream in the Face of Stress
For the first time, rearchers appear to have evidence that like animals, tho plants deprived of wa
ter or (21) ______(force) to endure bodily harm can let out their pain. The study, (22) ______ has yet to be published in a scientific Journal, adds another dimension to scientists (23) ______ (grow) understanding of how plants detect and interact with their surroundings.
In recent years, it has become very clear that plants are more nsitive than rearchers (24) ______ (think). They respond when touched by incts and turn toward sources of light. “Plants are not just robotic stimulus-respon devices,” said Frantik Baluska of the University of Bonn in Germany. “They’re living organisms which have their own problems.”计生工作总结
Actually making their suffering hearable, however, is another matter entirely. (25) ______ (test) that possibility, a team led by Itzhak Khait, a plant scientist at Tel Aviv University in Israel, placed microphones capable of detecting ultrasonic frequencies (超声波频率) four inches from tomato and tobacco plants. The rearcher then either stopped watering them or cut their stems.兔子英文
Measuring in the range of 20 to 150 kilohertz (千赫), the rearchers found that even happy, healthy plants made the occasional noi. But when cut, tobacco plants emitted (26) ______ average of 15 sounds within an hour of being cut, (27) ______ tomato plants produced 25 sounds.我也很想他
(28) ______ rearchers aren't yet sure how plants produce the sounds, Khait and his colleagues
propod one possibility in their paper (29) ______ as water travels through the plants' tubes, air bubbles will form and explode, producing small vibrations.
