杨浦五角场新王牌补习班英语选词填空及答案

Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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, use one word that best fits each blank.

My Life on an Island (宝山)

We live on the island of Hale. Ifs about four kilometers long and two kilometers wide at its broadest point, and it‘s joined to the mainland by a causeway (21)__________ (call) Stand—a narrow road built across the mouth of the river (22)__________ separates us from the rest of the country. Most of the time you wouldn‘t know we‘re on an island because the river mouth between us and the mainland is just a vast stretch of tall grasses and brown mud. But when there‘s a high tide and the water rises a half meter or so above the road and nothing can pass (23)__________ the tide goes out again a few hours later, then you know it‘s an island.

We were on our way back (24)__________ the mainland. My old brother, Dominic, had just finished his first year at university in a town 150 km away. Dominic‘s train was due in at five and he‘d asked for a lift back from the station. Now, Dad normally hates being disturbed when he (25)__________ (write) (which is just about all the time), and he also hates having to go anywhere, but despite the typical sighs and moans –why can‘t he get a taxi? What‘s wrong with the bus?—I could tell by the flash in the eyes that he was really looking forward to (26)__________ (see) Dominic.

So, anyway, Dad and I had driven to the mainland and picked up Dominic from the station. He had been talking non-stop from the moment he‘d got in the car. University this, university that, writers, books, parties, people, money…I didn‘t like the way he spoke and waved his hands around (27)__________ __________he was some kind of scholar or something. It was embarrassing. It made me feel uncomfortable—that kind of discomfort you feel when someone you like, someone close to you, suddenly starts acting like a complete idiot. And I didn‘t like the way he was ignoring me, either. For all the attention I was getting I (28)__________ as well not have been there. I felt a stranger in my own car.

We were about halfway across when I saw a boy. My first thought was how odd it was (29)__________ (see) someone walking on the Stand. You don‘t often see people walking around here. As we drew (30)__________ (close), he became clearer. He was actually a young man rather than a boy. It‘s hard to explain…

Suspended Coffee （崇明）

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How about buying a cup of coffee for someone you‘ll never meet?

The idea, begun in Naples, Italy, and called ―Suspended Coffee‖ — i.e., a customer pays for acoffee and ―banks‖it for someone (21)_____________ (fortunate) — has become an international internetsensation(轰动) with coffee shops in Europe and North America (22)______________(participate) in themovement. The Facebook page alone has more than 28,000 ―likes‖.

The tradition of ―suspended coffee‖ is a long-standing tradition in Italy (23)_______ increased inpopularity after the Second World War. Recently the practice was starting to take hold in other European countries (24)__________(hit) hard economically.

Homegrown Hamilton, a coffee chain of Canada, has decided to join the effort. ―It‘s a fantasticinitiative (25)__________we decided to help out. We had been doing it pretty much anyway, just not undera banner. During the winter, we were giving away coffee or soup to the homeless,‖ said manager MikePattison, ―Staff members are always close to the coffeehouse‘ front door, and (26)____________they seesomeone walking by who looks like they want, a coffee but can‘t afford it, they approach that person. If the offer (27)____________(accept), they provide the coffee.‖

However, not everyone supports the idea.

In a posting on the website, Consumerist, columnist Laura Northrup raises (28)_______number ofobjections, including that coffee isn‘t nutritious food for people who are hungry and (29)___________theaction could result in ―greedy people‖ taking advantage of others‘ kindness. He says people (30) __________consider other ways to help.

Prepare to Succeed（奉贤）

People are always thinking about success. It is usually in their brains as they go about their

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daily routines (21)_______(look) for something better. This thought isn't one (22)________ brings youcloser, however, because thinking, dreaming or wishing just doesn't get it done.

One of the most important parts of personal or professional success is preparation. You may ask, ―Why is preparation necessary?\

The easiest answer to this question is to say that (23)__________ you are not ready to moveforward, then you may just as well keep doing what you have always done.

Success doesn‘t come easy. There are no shortcuts. Success requires you to be prepared to sacrifice leisure time, or time spent watching television or going out with your friends, at every opportunity.Success means you are prepared to do (24)_________it takes to constantly move the yardsticksforward day after day.

Here is just one quote, from Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, that expresses what preparation is (25)___________ : \is ratherthe vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.‖ This quote can (26)____________(interpret) to mean that you may have strength or confidenceto start on your way right now to movetoward your final goal. However, it is also critical that committed action each day (27) ___________ (build) to help you keep going when obstacles arise or when you just don't feel like you have the interest or energy to stay (28)___________(focus).

Preparation also means that you have a plan or a goal that shows you what steps or actions to take, when to lake them and what to do if issues, obstacles or (29)________life issues get in the way.

(30)_________bottom line is actually quite clear: You arc either willing, able and committed toachieve what you want, or you are simply dreaming or wishing that success find you.

选词填空（宝山）

Directions: Fill in 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. resistant B. concentrating C. recognition D. resembling E. essential F. distinctG. revealed H. approachI. appreciate J. creativity K. viewed In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on developing stronger science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum(课程) and programs, as these disciplines are widely ___31___ as the means to help innovation and support national economies.

This trend reflects a shift in how school disciplines are being looked at; schools are ___32___ on subjects that have traditionally been isolated from each other —science, mathematics, and art—in favor of deeper, interdisciplinary learning. K-12 education leaders are pioneering new methods for combining the arts with STEM activities, ___33___the ways in which subjects naturally connect in the real world. While this new movement is being discussed almost clearly and directly in an education context, its roots are planted across nearly every industry. In many ways, technology is the connective tissue. Similarly, engineering new transportation technologies requires artful design. The growing ___34___ of the important unions between different skills is paving the way for STEAM in schools.

Some doubts of this movement have dismissed the ___35___ as a mere fashion driven by artists who are concerned their profession is losing critical support in an increasingly technology-focused society. However, the Hilburn Academy argues that STEAM is not just a contemporary program of learning, but an important life philosophy—___36___ for higher education and career success. Schools should provide students plentiful opportunities to ___37___ the complexities and complicated layers that include content knowledge. Early examples of STEAM learning include teaching students how mathematical concepts such as geometry(几何学) are rooted in artworks.

While the rise of STEAM learning is relatively new, there are already figures that prove that the integration of these seemingly ___38___ disciplines is supporting student performance at school. A study conducted by the University of Florida ___39___ that students who are engaged in music class do better in math. For example, female high school students enrolled in a music appreciation class scored 42 points higher on the math section of their SATs. Formal experience with the arts is proven to cultivate innovative thinking, adaptability, and other problem-solving skills that are necessary for mastering STEM abilities. In other words, ___40___is a pioneer for students to understand, use, and apply technologies in new ways.

崇明

A. available B. psychological C. timely D. estimates E. distract F. express G. inaccurate H. trend I. therapist J. address K. recall 4 / 19

Smart Phone Application Tracks Mental Health

Military service is obviously rough on a service member‘s mental health. According to some 31_________, 30 percent of service members develop some type of mental health issue within four monthsof returning home after leaving the army.

The military is spending more money than ever to 32_________mental health issues within the ranks, and their latest attempt is a smart phone application called the T2 MoodTracker application, which helps service members keep track of their mental health after leaving the army. The app works like a high-tech diary, allowing users to 33_________ emotions and behaviors that result from therapy, medication, daily experiences or changes happening at work or in the home. The smart phone app isn‘t supposed to be a pocket 34 ____, though. It serves more as an extremely accurate and 35_________record of a service member‘s mental health.

Perry Bosmajian is a psychologist with the National Center for TeleHealth and Technology, where this smart phone app was created. He says this smart phone app will produce much more accurate results on the36_________conditions of service members who have returned home. ―Therapists and physicians often have to rely on patient 37_________when trying to gather information about symptoms over the previous weeks or months,‖ Bosmajian said. ―Research has shown that information collected after the fact, especially about mood, tends to be 38____. The best record of an experience is when it‘s recorded at the time and place it happens.‖

The app specifically tracks anxiety, depression, general well-being, life stress, post-traumatic (受伤后的）stress and brain injury. The daily expressions add up over time to produce a(n) 39_______ that can be observed by physicians and therapists.

The app has been downloaded more than 5,000 times since it became 40_______ on the Android Market a year ago. Users of iPhones can also have access to the app some time next year.

奉贤 A.communicating B.reflection C.implied I.interrupted K.thoughtful F.value G .agreement H.sharing I.gap J.possibleK.conflicts The meaning of silence varies among cultural group. Silence may be __31____, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show

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