2020 届高三英语一模 16 区（15 份）语法新题型汇编
01. 黄浦区
Asleep on a plane: a case for window seats
I 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 before takeoff and awakened upon the impact of landing, not having
realized we had even left the ground. So when (22) __________ (book) my flights, I always choose the window seat
whenever possible. This allows me to lean my sleepy head against the wall of the plane for a bit (23) __________ (much)
comfort.
Some (24) __________ argue that the aisle (走廊) seat is superior for the leg space and the ability to get off swiftly
and eye the snack cart. But in reality, we’re all getting our drinks and snacks (25) __________ seconds. Also, I find that
if a person knows he’s in a window seat, he’ll choose to use the bathroom before boarding so that he (26) __________
(not need) to disturb his neighbor, which is just considerate. And he’ll seize the opportunity to get up when another
seatmate gets up so that the seatmate needn’t (27) __________ (bother) more than once.
As a photographer and visually oriented person, the window seat gives me the best 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 my departing city or country (29) __________ (shrink) into the distance, and the butterflies in my
stomach when I see the horizon of my destination come into view. And those feelings of adventure and excitement are
(30) __________ keep me coming back, flight after flight, to my window seat.
21. when / where 22. booking 23. more 24. may / do 25. within / in 26. won’t need
27. be bothered 28. even though 29. shrink / shrinking 30. what02. 宝山区
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 each second Sunday in
May (23) _____ (dedicate) to thanking the nation’s mothers. He also ordered all government buildings (24) _____
(display) the national flag on that day. According to President Wilson, this was done “as a public expression of... love ...
for the mothers of our country”.
Before long, people in other countries (25) _____ (begin) asking for a similar holiday to celebrate their mothers.
Mexico celebrated its first official Mother’s Day on May 10, 1922. May 10th became their annual holiday because the
country preferred a fixed date to (26) _____ that changed.
Other countries are happy to share the day with the United States. Some on the list 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) moms out 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 to their children. Moms sacrifice time,
sleep and often their own dreams. Moms try to provide 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 not honor them? There’s no need to wait
for a national holiday, though. Every day is a great opportunity to tell our mothers (30) _____ they mean to us.
21. when 22. earlier 23. would be dedicated 24. to display 25. began
26. one 27. taking 28. on which/so that 29. loving 30. what 03. 崇明区
A 14-year-old Girl Built an App to Help Alzheimer’s Patients (老年痴呆症患者)
For many teenagers, their lives typically might circle around schoolwork and spending time with friends. Not so for
Emma Yang. Though the Hong Kong-born girl is only 14, she (21)_____ (create) her own mobile app for Alzheimer’s
patients already.
The Timeless app, which Yang spent two years (22)_____ (develop), comes with several important features. It is an
artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition system in the app (23)_____ helps Alzheimer’s patients identify people
in photos and remember who they are. It also allows photos (24)_____ (group) by individuals as well as provides a
picture-based phone book, which enables a user to tap 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 started forgetting 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 was well-prepared to undertake, (27)_____ venture capitalists didn’t take her work seriously. Yang
started a crowdfunding campaign in March last year to support her Timeless app project. That effort raised more than
US$10,000.
At present, Yang works with an international team that includes a designer in California and a developer in
Cologne, Germany. The chief technology officer of Kairos, the AI company (28)_____ technology is used in the
Timeless app, is now Yang’s adviser.
Yang urged other young, ambitious people to believe in (29)_____ because the teenagers of today will be tomorrow’s
leaders. “Technology has been able to make kids put their ideas into action,” she said. “(30)_____ _____ _____ you get
out there and put yourself out there, tell people about your idea and find out who’s on board and can get behind it, you’ll
eventually find that team of people.”
21. has created 22. developing 23. that 24. to be grouped 25. where
26. connected 27. but 28. whose 29. themselves 30. As long as04. 松江区
Climbing the world’s highest mountain could not have been further from Xia Boyu’s mind as a 25-year-old in 1974,
when he played for the provincial soccer team in Qinghai. But when the Chinese Mountaineering Association announced
it was looking 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 started climbing the 8,848-metre mountain in
January 1975. However, Xia suffered such severe frostbite ( 冻 伤 ) after lending a teammate his sleeping bag (22)
_________ he later 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 and even climb mountains. It made him determined to challenge (24) _________
to climb Mount Qomolangma again.
Xia set himself a demanding schedule, (25) _________ (wake) at 5 a.m. to train 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
undergo another 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 another attempt at scaling the world’s highest
mountain. Sadly, his team arrived at Qomolangma 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 on Qomolongma in December 2017, but it
didn’t last long after a protest (28) _________ a disabled support group. That allowed Xia, at the age of 69, (29)
_________ (climb) to the top on May 14, 2018. The feeling, however, was not (30) _________ he had imagined it would
be. “I had thought when I finally reached the summit, I would shout it to the world. I would do all these poses for photos.
But when the moment arrived, I just felt calm,” Xia said.
21. could 22. that 23. invited 24. himself 25. waking
26. was diagnosed 27. that / which 28. from 29. to climb 30. how / what 05. 虹口区
Innovations that will change the classrooms
American schools are going high-tech. Many symbols we still associate with classrooms and learning, like
chalkboards, pens, notebooks — even classrooms (21) ______ — are quickly becoming outdated.
As this week marks The Huffington Post’s 10th anniversary, we’lltake a look at some products that (22) ______
(introduce) to classrooms in the past decade and have the potential to change the educational landscape in the years (23)
______ (come).
1. Remote Learning
Some schools are cutting down on snow days, thanks to technology. Rather than giving kids the day off (24)
______ weather conditions are too dangerous for commuting, these schools are asking students to follow classroom
lessons online.
Although kids (25) ______ (hope) for a snow day may not particularly appreciate these advancements in digital
learning, online lessons allow these kids to complete their coursework and still interact with peers. Some students with
medical conditions (26) ______ “go” to school via video conferencing or even with the help of robots enabledwith video
chat that they can control remotely.
2. eBooks
Discovery Education has been replacing traditional textbooks with original “techbooks” for six years. These
“techbooks” can also be switched to Spanish or French, Kinney said, (27) ______ allows some parents who don’t speak
English to help their kids with their homework.
3. Educational Games
In-class gaming options have evolved to include more educational options. GlassLabcreates educational games that
are now being used in more than 6,000 classrooms across the country. Teachers get real-time updates on students’
progress as well as suggestions on (28) ______ subjects they need to spend more time perfecting.
The Internet and other digital tools have some drawbacks. They’re often distracting, (29) ______ most developments
have exciting implications for the future. Over the last 10 years, technological innovations have made education more
interactive, immediate and (30) ______ (personalize), — and have shown us the potential for more accessible and
effective classrooms.
21. themselves 22. have been introduced 23. to come 24. when / if
25. hoping 26. can 27. which 28. what /the 29. but 30. personalized06. 徐汇区
Once upon a time ...
Once upon a time there lived in Germany two brothers. At school they met a wise man who led them to a treasure
— a library of old books with tales more fascinating than any they had ever heard. (21) _________(inspire), the brothers
began collecting their own stories, listening to the folktales people told them. Soon they produced their own treasure — a
book of fairy tales that would charm millions in faraway lands for generations (22) ________(come).
The brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, named their story collection Children’s and Household Tales and
published it in Germany in 1812. The collection (23)________(translate) into more than 160 languages up to now. The
stories and their characters continue to feature in virtually every media: theatre, opera, comic books, movies, paintings,
rock music, advertising and fashion.
Such fame would have shocked the modest Grimms. During their lifetimes the collection (24)________(sell) few
copies in Germany. The early editions were not even aimed at children. They had no illustrations, and scholarly
footnotes took up almost as much space as the tales (25) __________. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm began their work at a
time (26)__________ Germany had been occupied by the French under Napoleon. The new rulers restricted local
culture. As young scholars, the brothers Grimm began to work on the fairy tale collection in order to save the endangered
oral storytelling tradition of Germany.
(27)_______ the brothers implied that they were just keeping records of tales, Wilhelm continued to polish and
reshape the stories up to the final edition of 1857. In an effort to make them more acceptable to children and their
parents, he stressed the moral of each tale and emphasized gender roles. To this day, parents still read them to their
children because they approve of the lessons in the stories: keep your promises, don’t talk to strangers, work hard, obey
your parents.
Yet (28)_______ all Wilhelm’s additions, the most important part of these stories was left untouched. The cruel
treatment of children and the violent punishments handed out to the stories’ bad guys are too much for some parents.
So what accounts for their popularity? Some have suggested that it is (29)_______ the characters are always
striving for happiness. But the truth probably lies in their origin. Grimms’ tales were born out of a storytelling tradition
without boundaries (界限) of age or culture. The brothers’ skill was to translate these into a universal style of writing
that seems to mirror (30)_______ moods or interests we bring to our reading of them. And so it was that the Grimms’
fairy tales lived happily ever after.
21. Inspired 22. to come 23. has been translated 24. sold 25. themselves
26. when 27. Though/Although/While 28. despite 29. because 30. what/whatever07. 嘉定区
This is where my kids grew up
For years now, I’ve been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband
and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is more than just a building. In the front
room, there’s a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines. Every growth stage
(21)__________(mark) in pencils, with each child’s name and the date.
Of all the objects and all the memories, it’s this one thing in a home that’s
(22)__________(hard) to leave behind. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their
progress. Friends I know have visited their previous home only (23)__________(discover) their wall of heights has been
freshly painted over. Over the years, I’ve talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved,
(24)______ ______ the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing. So one day, while I was at
work, my children decided to do (25)__________ about it.
They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer (26)__________ work is about capturing the beautiful
things in life. She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, (27)__________(take) photos of the
hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints, and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph
(28)__________ we had experienced in all those years. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image,
(29)__________(transform) them into a beautiful history of my family.
Three weeks later, my children’s wonderful gift made its way to me — (30)__________ life-size photo of the pencil
lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.
21. is marked 22. the hardest 23. to discover 24. even though/ even if
25. something 26. whose 27. took 28. what 29. transforming 30. a 08. 青浦区
Mako sharks get new protections
At the global wildlife trade meeting in Geneva, countries have decided to protect the endangered mako shark from
trade. GENEVA made the proposal (21) ______ more protections should be taken for both shortfin and longfin mako
sharks and was adopted today after a 102-40 vote at the global wildlife trade summit. The vote still needs to be finalized
at the full meeting at the end, when all appendix (附录) change proposals passed in committee are officially adopted.
The proposal, debated at this year’s CITES Conference, lists mako sharks under Appendix II, meaning that they
can’t be traded (22) ______ it can be shown that fishing wouldn’t threaten their chances for survival. Conservationists
say this was the world’s last chance to prevent mako shark populations from collapsing.
(23) ______ (list) mako sharks on CITES Appendix II is great news for shark conservation. More than 50 of the 183
CITES members signed on as supporters of the proposal brought forth by Mexico. Nonetheless, conservationists feared
that opposition from a few countries with fairly large mako fishing industries—primarily the United States, Canada, and
Japan—(24) ______ tip the scale. Japan opposed the measure during the debates, and the United States announced
afterward it (25) ______ (vote) no.
In the past, the U.S. and others have supported listing other shark species under CITES, but not so in this case, (26)
______ commercial interests. For a lot of these countries, they were happy to list shark species when it was ones they
weren’t so heavily involved in fishing. Suddenly, when they’re being asked to be responsible, rather than asking other
people to be responsible, they’re (27) ______ (little) keen to take it on board.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which determines the conservation status of species claims
that both species of mako sharks to be endangered, saying an (28) ______ (estimate) 50 to 79 percent population decline
over three generations, or about 75 years. They (29) ______ (target) for their fins (鳍), used in shark fin soup—a dish in
Asian countries, that’s often served at weddings as a sign of respect for guests. Their meat is more edible compared to
(30) ______ of other sharks, which is often acidic and is usually sold as a byproduct of the fin trade for “pennies on the
dollar”.
21. that 22. unless 23. Listing 24. could/would 25. had voted
26. with/for 27. less 28. estimated 29. are targeted 30. that09. 杨浦区
Killer Rabbits
You’d never think of rabbits as dreadful, destructive creatures, would you? Rabbits are cute and loveable.
However, Australians discovered (21) ________ harm these cute creatures can do the hard way.
Rabbits were introduced to Australia in 1788 as food animals. By 1827, they were running around large estates,
and in 1859, disaster struck. A man released 12 wild rabbits onto his property for hunting and he (22) ________ have
thought that was harmless fun. But Australia has no predators（捕食者）(23) ________(adapt) to killing rabbits and
none of the diseases that kept their populations (24) ________ control in Europe. The loose rabbits bred like, well,
rabbits, and began to take over the countryside. Within a few decades, there were millions. By 1950, there were 600
million rabbits in Australia.
Six hundred million hungry rabbits could do real harm. They caused more damage than any other species
introduced to the continent. They ate native plant species (25) ________ they disappeared. They competed for food and
shelter with native animals. They caused the extinction or endangerment of numerous plant and animal species. And they
were a nightmare for cattle and sheep farmers, (26) _________ animals couldn't get enough grass to eat and starved.
The rabbits did some good, of course. They provided food for poor families. They supported fur industries. But
their impact on the environment and major livestock economy was too negative (27) ________ (ignore). People tried
trapping them. They even built a huge wall against them. But (28) ________ (effective) weapon was a virus.
(29) _________ (test) multiple times, the deadly myxoma virus was released on Australia's rabbits in 1950. The virus
had been developed very carefully to affect only rabbits. Nearly 100 percent of the rabbits who caught the disease (30)
________ (die). Populations fell. It was a huge success. Cattle and sheep farming recovered gradually, and threatened
plants were better protected. Eventually, rabbits became resistant to the virus.
21. what 22. must 23. adapted 24. under 25. until 26. whose 27. to be ignored 28. the most effective 29.
Having been tested 30. died10. 长宁、金山区
A Grateful Patient
I took a job as a receptionist for a vet (兽医) almost five decades ago. As an enthusiastic animal lover, I accepted the
position on the condition (21) ______ I wouldn’t have to assist with any wounded animals. I didn’t have the courage (22)
______ (watch) any creature in pain.
At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day (23) ______ a young man ran up to us holding a
severely injured Doberman puppy (杜宾幼犬) in his arms and begging us to save his life. The four-month-old puppy had
been hit by a car.
The doctor and I ran back into the operating room. The only place (24) ______ the skin was still attached to his
poor little body was around one shoulder. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, (25) ______ (sew) him
back together again. That was the easy part. The puppy had broken multiple bones, including his back. (26) ______
______ he survived the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again.
The day forever changed my life. I became the vet’s assistant in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give
that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy. Weeks went by until one day he finally recovered.
Fast-forward about a year. I walked into the clinic’s (27) ______ (crowd) waiting room and called the name of the
next client. Suddenly, a huge Doberman ran toward me. I found (28) ______ pinned against the wall with this
magnificent dog standing on his back legs, his front paws (爪子) on my shoulders, washing my face with plentiful and
joyful kisses!
I still tear up in amazement (29) ______ the display of love and gratitude the dog had for me that day all those years ago.
I went on to be a vet technician for 14 years, and since retirement, I have volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter. In all
the time that has passed and all the experiences I have had, I’ve never met a dog who didn’t know that it (30) ______
(rescue) in one way or another.
21. that 22 to watch 23. when 24. where 25. sewing 26. Even if/ Even though
27. crowded 28. myself 29.at 30 had been rescued11. 浦东新区
A New Hero is Here to Save the Day
It’s thought that when a hero like Batman is blessed with great power, he or she must endure loneliness and
suffering as a result. The Flash (闪电侠), however, makes a fun, lightning-quick and optimistic superhero. After the wild
success of TV series Arrow, a TV network launched The Flash, (21)______________ (show) the image of this
Superhero, who was only a supporting character in Arrow.
Like Spiderman, who gained the ability to make webs and climb walls after he (22)______________ (bite) by a
spider, Barry Allen in The Flash was shocked into superhero-status by accident. A strike from a lightning put Allen into
a nine-month unconscious state, and when he emerged, he found himself (23) ______________ (equip) with super
speed.
Naturally, Allen slips on a colorful suit and becomes the Flash, a hero (24) ______________ extreme speed to fight
super-powered bad guys. But the Flash also has other purposes, namely finding out the truth behind his mother’s death
and his father’s unjust imprisonment.
In line with superhero series standards, The Flash features action and eye-popping special effects. There’s nothing
terribly innovative here, but (25)_______________ we do get is a unique superhero with a more unusual personality.
(26)______________ ______________ Allen has gone through unpleasant childhood experience, in this show he grows
into a superhero (27) ______________ powers include optimism. He’s got a group of scientists that not only save his
life, but also provide him with emotional support and the tools necessary (28) ______________ (fight) crime.
A big surprise for me was that The Flash cast Prison Break star Wentworth Miller as a bad character, who uses a
gun that (29)______________ turn anything into ice. US shows began their entrance into the Chinese market with
Friends, but Prison Break pushed interest in US TV series to a new height largely thanks to Miller’s wonderful acting.
Now Miller’s back to act in The Flash. (30) ______________ is a nice surprise that this new show serves as a platform
for Prison Break fans to revisit their old favorite, although this time around he’s an antagonist (反派角色).
21. showing 22. was bitten/had been bitten 23. equipped 24. with
25. what 26. Even though/if 27. whose 28. to fight29. can 30. It12. 静安区
How Do Avalanches Happen
If you’re ever skiing in the mountains, you’ll want to be aware of avalanches. An avalanche is a sudden flow of
snow down a slope, such as a mountain. The amount of snow in an avalanche (21) ____________ (vary) based on many
things, but it can be such a huge amount that it can bury the bottom of a slope in dozens of feet of snow.
Avalanches (22) ____________ be caused by natural things. For example, new snow or rain can cause built-up
snow to loosen and fall down the side of a mountain. Artificial triggers (诱发因素) can also cause avalanches. For
example, snowmobiles, skiers, and explosives (23) ____________ (know) to lead to avalanches.
Avalanches usually occur during the winter and spring, (24) ____________ snowfall is greatest. As they are
dangerous to any living beings in their path, avalanches have destroyed forests, roads, railroads and even entire towns.
Warning signs exist that allow experts to predict — and often prevent — avalanches from (25) ____________
(occur). When over a foot of fresh snow falls, experts know to be on the lookout for avalanches. Explosives can be used
in places (26) ____________ massive snow buildups to trigger much smaller avalanches that don’t pose a danger to
persons or property.
When deadly avalanches do occur, the moving snow can quickly reach over 80 miles per hour. Skiers caught in
such avalanches can be buried under dozens of feet of snow. (27) ____________ it’s possible to dig out of such
avalanches, not all are able to escape.
If you get tossed about by an avalanche and find yourself (28) ____________ (bury) under many feet of snow, you
might not have a true sense of which way is up and which way is down. Some avalanche victims have tried to dig their
way out, only to find that they were upside down and digging (29) ____________ farther under the snow rather than to
the top!
Experts suggest that people caught in an avalanche try to dig around you (30) ____________ (create) a space for air, so
you can breathe more easily. Then, do your best to figure out which way is up and dig in that direction to reach the
surface and signal rescuers.
21. will vary / varies 22. can 23. have been known /are known
24. when 25. occurring 26. with
27. While/Though/Although 28. buried 29. themselves 30. to create13. 闵行区
Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for
her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s “me” time. And (21)________ more
Americans, she’s not alone.
A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half (53%) have breakfast alone and
nearly half (46%) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime (22)________ we eating together, 74%, according to
statistics from the report.
“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, (23)________(look) up from her book.
Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often
(24)________(work) through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on
(25)________ shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.
Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit
and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis (26)________ he wants to
have a little interaction. “I reflect on (27)________ my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “It’s a
chance for self-reflection. You return to work (28)________(refresh) and with a plan.”
That freedom (29)________(choose) is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people
may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep
us company at the table. “It doesn’t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie
Demeritt, (30)________ company provided the statistics for the report.
21. like 22. are 23. looking 24. works 25. the
26. if/when 27. how 28. refreshed 29. to choose 30. whose14. 普陀区
Surprise! A New Penguin
A team of scientists in New Zealand recently came across the remains of a previously unknown species of
penguin—by mistake. The discovery of the Waitaha penguin species, which has been extinct for 500 years, is exciting
news for the scientific community (21) _______ it gives new insight into how past extinction events can help shape the
present environment.
The researchers uncovered the Waitaha penguin remains while studying New Zealand’s rare yellow-eyed penguin.
The team wanted to investigate the effects (22) _______ humans have had on the now endangered species. They studied
centuries-old bones from (23) _______ they thought were yellow-eyed penguins and compared them with the bones of
modern yellow-eyed penguins. Surprisingly, some of the bones were older than (24) _______ (expect). Even more
shockingly, the DNA in the bones indicated that they did not belong to yellow-eyed penguins. The scientists concluded
that these very old bones (25) ________ have belonged to a previously unknown species, which they named the Waitaha
penguin.
By studying the bones, scientists further concluded that the Waitaha penguin was once native (26) ________ New
Zealand. But after the settlement of humans on the island country, its population (27) ________ (wipe) out.
Based on the ages of the bones of both penguin species, the team discovered a gap in time between the
disappearance of the Waitaha and the arrival of the yellow-eyed penguin. The time gap indicates that the extinction of
the Waitaha penguin created the opportunity for the yellow-eyed penguin population (28) ________ (migrate) to New
Zealand.
(29) _________ yellow-eyed penguins thrived （兴盛） in New Zealand for many years, that species now also
faces extinction. The yellow-eyed penguin today is considered one of the world’s (30) ________ (rare) species of
penguin, with an estimated population of 7,000 that is now the focus of an extensive conservation effort in New Zealand.
21. because/since/as 22. that/ which 23. what 24. (had been) expected 25. must
26. to 27. was wiped 28. to migrate 29. Though/ Although/While 30. rarest15. 奉贤区
Ancient Myth -- A Hit With Modern Audiences
This summer’s surprise hit at movie theaters across China was the re-telling of the ancient myth of Nezha. The
animated film (21)_______ (take) in over four billion yuan at the box office and become one of the country’s most
successful films ever. It proved that China could produce animated films comparable to (22)_______ produced in
Hollywood and Japan.
The film, directed by Yang Yu, was a massive undertaking (任务) from start to finish. He spent two years writing
the script (剧本) and three more years making a film which required the efforts of 1,600 animators. But for Yang, it was
a way to prove to himself that he (23)________ change his fate and inspire others to change their fate as well.
“I used to suffer from a lot of prejudice after changing my career,” said Yang, “Since then I have thought about
making an animated film to encourage young people to persist in their dreams.”
(24)________ (convey) the message that “your fate is in your own hands,” Yang made some changes to the original
myth. Nezha was born a devil (恶魔), (25)_________ (fate) to cause mischief (恶作剧), but he decided to overcome his
fate and to save the people of his hometown from being destroyed by Ao Bing, the third son of the Dragon King.
(26)______ the ancient myth being very clear about the differences between the good and the bad guys, in Yang’s
film, all of the characters are treated with empathy, and even the “bad” people are also victims of their fate,
(27)_______ , actually, have the potential to change and become good.
Over the years, I have come across a few students labeled as “devils.” Although some misbehaved simply
(28)________ they were not mature enough, others were trouble-making and uncooperative when they were in a bad
mood. Those students needed to know they were not doomed to be bad. As they grew up, they would have the power to
change their circumstances.
If you have seen Nezha, you know (29)_______ a terrific, entertaining film it is. But an important lesson is also
conveyed in the film (30)_______ we should not judge ourselves or others too harshly, so as not to allow those negative
judgments to control our fate.
21. has taken 22. those 23.could 24.To convey 25. fated
26. Despite 27. who 28. because 29. what 30. that
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