2018-2019学年上海中学高三上英语摸底考
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上海中学高三英语练习II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.OfthemanyfactorsthatcontributetopoorperformanceonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT,nervesandexhaustion,surprisingly,(21______notrankveryhigh.Infact,accordingtoanewpaperpublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology,alittleanxiety–nottomentionfatigue–mightactuallybeaverygoodthing.ThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorsPhillipAckermanandRuthKanfer.Theyrecruited239collegefreshmen,each(22______(agreetotakethreedifferentversionsoftheSATreasoningtest(23______(giveonthreeconsecutiveSaturdaymornings.Thetestswouldtakethree-and-a-halfhours,four-and-a-halfhoursandfive-and-a-half-hours,andwouldbeadministeredinarandomordertoeachofthestudents.(24______(boostthestresslevelinthestudents–whohadalreadytakentheSATinthepastandgottenintocollege–AckermanandKanferofferedacashbonustoanyvolunteerswho(25______(beattheirhigh-schoolscore.(26______thetestbeganoneachofthethreeSaturdays,thestudentsfilledoutaquestionnairethataskedthemabouttheirfatiguelevel,moodandconfidence.Theycompletedthequestionnaireagainatabreakinthemiddleofthetestandoncemoreattheend.Together,alloftheseprovidedasortoffeverchartofthestudents’energyandanxiety(27______theexperience.Whentheresearchersscoredtheresults,itcameasnosurprisethatvolunteers’fatigueandstressrosesteadily(28______thetestgotlonger.(29______wasunexpectedwastheircorrespondingperformance:asthelengthofthetestincreased,so(30______thestudents’scores.Theaveragescoreonthethree-and-a-half-hourtestwas1209outof1600.Onthefour-and-a-half-hourversionitwas1222;onthefive-and-a-half-hourtestitwas1237.SectionBDirection:Completethefollowingpassagesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.(AA.qualifyingAB.undeniableB.difficultAC.memoryC.distantD.disappointmentE.crashAD.scoringAE.sourBC.makeBD.workGermanyCrashesOutofWorldCupGermanybecamethelatestdefendingchampiontocrashoutoftheWorldCupatthefirsthurdle,partofatrendbutdefinitelynotpartoftheplanwhenGermanyarrivedhere.Asmooth-running___31___machinewhenitwontheCupin2014,Germanynowappearsinneedofareformafterlosing,2-0,toSouthKoreahereonWednesdayandsayinggoodbyetoRussiaaboutthreeweeksearlierthanmanyexpected.IthasbeentheearliestexitforaGermanteamattheWorldCupsince1938,whichseemsevenmore___32___whenyouconsiderHitlerwasthenthecountry’sleaderandonly15teams第1页
participated.WithstarslikeKroos,MesutÖzilandMatsHummels,Germanywoneverymatchin___33___forthisWorldCup,thefirstGermanteamtodoso.Butitcouldnoteven___34___itoutofthegroupphaseinRussia.ThereseemstobeaWorldCupcurseat___35___.Sincethe1998edition,thedefendingchampionhasbeeneliminatedinthegroupphaseonfouroccasions:Francein2002,Italyin2010,Spainin2014andnowGermany.Butthisteam’searlyexitwasstilla(n___36___shock,andJoachimLöw,theGermancoachsince2006,usedthatsameword—“schock,”inhisownlanguage—todescribetheexperienceonWednesday.“The___37___ofbeingeliminatedisjusthuge,”saidLöw,whoaddedthatthe 