上海高考英语题型训练: 语法填空2019-2020学年高三第一学期期末质量抽查(2020年一模)Ⅱ. Grammar and V ocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passagecoherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in eachblank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word thatbest fits each blank.松江Climbing the world’s highest mountain could not have been further from Xia-year-old in 1974, when the played for the provincial soccer teamBoyu’s mind as a 25in Qinghai. But when the Chinese Mountaineering Association announced it waslooking for climbers to join an upcoming journey, Xia put in an application so that he(21) ________ at least get a free health check - up.After just a few months of training, Xia and his fellow climbers startedclimbing the 8,848 - metre mountain in January 1975. However, Xia suffered suchsevere frostbite(冻伤)after lending a teammate his sleeping bag (22) ________ herlater lost both of his feet.Three years later, a foreign expert (23) ________ (invite) to assess Xia’s condition concluded that with artificial legs, Xia would be able to walk again andeven climb mountains. It made him determined to challenge (24) ________ to climbMount Qomolangma again.Xia set himself a demanding schedule, (25) ________ (wake) at 5 a.m. totrain for five or six hours. Unfortunately, Xia suffered another major setback in 1996,when he (26) ________ (diagnose) with lymphoma(淋巴瘤). He had to undergoanother round of amputation(截肢), losing part of his legs.It was not until 2014 that he was able to organize a team to make anotherattempt at scaling the world’s highest mountain. Sadly, his team arrived atQomolangma Base Camp, only to be informed that all journeys had been stopped,following an avalanche(雪崩)(27) ________ had killed 16 people.The Nepalese government announced a ban on double - amputee climbers onafter a protest (28) ________Qomolongma in December 2017, but it didn’t last longa disabled support group. That allowed Xia, at the age of 69, (29) ________ (climb) tothe top on May 14, 2018. The feeling, however, was not (30) ________ he hade summit, I wouldimagined it would be. “I had thought when I finally reached thshout it to the world. I would do all these poses for photos. But when the momentarrived, I just felt clam.” Xia said.黄浦Asleep on a plane: a case for window seatsI love to sleep on planes, and I have an unusual ability to sleep well on them.There have even been one or two occasions (21) ________ I have fallen asleep beforetakeoff and awakened upon the impact of landing, not having realized we had evenleft the ground. So when (22) ________ (book) my flights, I always choose thewindow seat whenever possible. This allows me to lean my sleepy head against thewall of the plane for a bit (23) ________ (much) comfort.(走廊)seat is superior for the leg space Some (24)________ argue that the aisleand the ability to get off swiftly and eye the snack cart. But in reality, we’re our drinks and snacks (25) ________ seconds. Also, I find that if a person knows hethe bathroom before boarding so that he (26)in a window seat, he’ll choose to use________ (not need) to disturb his neighbor, which is just considerate. And he’the opportunity to get up when another seatmate gets up so that the seatmate needn(27) ________ (bother) more than once.As a photographer and visually oriented person, the window seat gives me thebest views of cottony clouds, or a great sunset, or golden sunrise, etc. Most of all, (28)________ ________ I’ve been flying for years, I still get pleasure of seeing mydeparting city or country (29) ________ (shrink) into the distance, and the butterfliesin my stomach when I see the horizon of my destination come into view. And thosefeelings of adventure and excitement are (30) ________ keep me coming back , flightafter flight, to my window seat.崇明老年痴呆症患者)A 14-year-old Girl Built an App to Help Alzheimer’s patients (For many teenagers, their lives typically might circle around schoolwork andspending time with friends. Not so for Emma Yang. Though the Hong Kong-born girlis only 14, she (21)________(create) her own mobile app for Alzheimer’s patients already.The Timeless app, which Yang spent two years (22)________(develop), comeswith several important features. It is an artificial intelligence-powered facialrecognition system in the app (23)________helps Alzheimer’s patients identify peoplein photos and remember who they are. It also allows photos (24)________(group) byindividuals as well as provides a picture-based phone book, which enables a user totap on photos to call or text a person.The inspiration to develop an app that would help Alzheimer’s patients connect with their loved ones came to Yang at the age of 12, when her grandmother startedforgetting things like (25)________she lived and Yang's birthday.“I wanted to create something to help people like my grandmother stay(26)________(connect) with her family,” Yang said. It was a task she waswell-prepared to undertake, (27)________venture capitalists didn’t take her work seriously. Yang started a crowd finding campaign in March last year to support her37/we/es^ app project. That effort raised more than $10,000.At present Yang works with an international team that includes a designer inCalifornia and a developer in Cologne, Germany. The chief technology officer ofKairos, the AI company (28)________ technology is used in the Timeless app, is nowYang’s adviser.Yang urged other young, ambitious people to believe in (29)________becauseTechnology has been able to makethe teenagers of today will be tomorrow’s leaders. “________ ________ _______yonkids put their ideas into action,’’ she said “(30)get out there and put yourself out there, tell people about your idea and find out whoon board and can get behind it,you’ll eventually find that team of people.”宝山This weekend many families in America will celebrate Mother’s Day. The event dates back to May 9, 1914, (21)_______America’s President Wilson established the official holiday. Some people had begun campaigning for the holiday a few years (22)______(early). Finally in 1914, the president made it official. He declared that eachsecond Sunday in May (23) _______ (dedicate) to thanking the nation’s mothers. He also ordered all government buildings (24)_______(display) the national flag on thatday. According to President Wilson, this was done “as a public expressionof …love …for the mothers of our country.”Before long, people in other countries (25)_______(begin) asking for a similarholiday to celebrate their mothers. Mexico celebrat ed its first official Mother’s Day on May 10, 1922. May 10th became their annual holiday because the country preferred afixed date to (26)_______that changed.Other countries are happy to share the day with the United States. Some on thelist include Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan and Turkey.Oddly enough, the U.S. Congress rejected a Mother’s Day resolution at first. Today, though, Mother’s Day is a highly popular holiday. It’s also very successful commercially. Along with giving cards, candy and flowers, (27)_______(take) momsout for brunch is a very popular gesture. America’s National Restaurant Association says Mother’s Day is the year’s most popular day for eating out.But why do we honor our mothers? Many moms lovingly dedicate their lives totheir children. Moms sacrifice time, sleep and often their own dreams. Moms try toprovide a strong foundation (28)_______children can build their lives. With(29)_______(love) care, mothers guide their children toward adulthood.When we consider everything our mothers have done for us, how can we nothonor them? There’s no need to wait for a national holiday, though. Every day is agreat opportunity to tell our mothers (30)_______they mean to us.答案:松江21. could 22. that 23. invited 24. himself 25. waking 26.was diagnosed 27. that / which 28. from 29. to climb 30. how / what黄浦21. when/ where 22. booking 23. more 24. may/do 25. within/in26. won’t need 27. be bothered 28. even though 29. shrink/ shri nking 30. what崇明21. has created 22. developing 23. that 24. to be grouped25. where26. connected 27. but 28. whose 29. themselves 30. As long as宝山21. when 22. earlier 23. would be dedicated 24. to display 25. began26. one 27. taking 28. on which/ so that 29. loving 30. what。