语法和词汇专题
上海市宝山区 2020 届高考英语二模试题
II.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.
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 excuse to
put (22) else on hold.
What I’ve learned (23) (face) the demands of 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 tried.
Here’s my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion:
Work from home one day a week
Few thing 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 eveninghousework.
Not to mention, working is pajamas is one of life’s (26) (underestimate) pleasures.
Pencil in time for exercise
It really botheredme (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 coach. 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 draining to always be the person who’s supposed to have the answers as a business
leader. It’s surprisingly liberating to be an on the other side, (30) (absorb) knowledge
without the pressure to perform or to always beright.
21. are running 22. everything 23. facing 24. that 25. to clear
26. underestimated 27. that 28. because 29. earlier 30. absorbing
上海市宝山区 2019 届高三英语二模试题
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
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.
Curiosity is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers ____1____ tons
of questions. People keep reading or watching ____2____ they want to find out what happens. But
curiosity also provides many practical benefits.
Learning is easiest if you have a genuine desire for knowledge. Curiosity can create that
desire when you have a question.
Many of history greatest discoveries ____3____（make）by curious people. People wondered
____4____ processes worked or how certain tasks could be done more effectively. Thanks to their
curiosity, people now know far more about the world and have useful technology ____5____
（help）them.
Even if you don’t plan to be an inventor of researcher, curiosity can still help you in the
classroom. If you develop the joy of learning, classes will become more fun. And you’ll excel
because you will be fully engaged in the process of learning. Even if you’re no longer a student,
curiosity will make you better ____6____（inform）and thus a more capable worker.
What do you do if you’re not already curious? Fortunately, curiosity is a skill that can be
improved. If you act like you’re curious, you’ll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the
more you learn about a topic the ____7____（interesting）it becomes.
As you learn about a topic, gather information from as many sources as possible. Read a
variety of books, watch or listen to lectures and ask questions. Don’t always get your information
from the same source. Instead, learn to appreciate facts that different people know and the
different opinions ____8____ they express.
Ask a lot of questions, Remember, everyone knows ____9____ that you don’t. Find out what
that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person happy by letting
them show off their knowledge.
In the classroom or out of it, ____10____（develop）curiosity is sure to be worthwhile.
【答案】1. to 2. because
3. were made
4. how 5. to help
6. informed
7. more interesting
8. that/which
9. something
10. developing
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了好奇心的作用以及如何培养好奇心。
【1 题详解】
考查介词。句意：孩子们以想要得到无数问题的答案而闻名。名词 answer 和介词 to 搭配，
表示“……的答案”，是固定搭配。故该空填 to。
【2 题详解】
考查连词。因为人们想弄清楚发生了什么事，所以他们不断地读书或看电视。该空引导原因
状语从句，故填连词 because。
【3 题详解】
考查语态，时态和主谓一致。该空在句中作谓语，根据 make discoveries 结构，主语 discoveries
和 make 之间是被动关系，故该句应用被动语态。根据下句中的“wondered”可知，该句叙述
的是发生在过去的情况，应该用一般过去时态。主语为复数 discoveries，根据主谓一致原则，
该空应填 were made。
【4 题详解】
考查名词性从句。句意：人们想知道过程是如何起作用的，或者某些任务是如何更有效地完
成的。该空引导 wonder 的宾语从句，且根据句意，该空表示“如何”，故应用 how 引导该从
句，故填 how。
【5 题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：由于他们的好奇心，人们现在对这个世界了解得更多了，并且有了
有用的技术来分析他们。____5____（help）them 作定语，修饰 useful technology. have sth.
后面常接动词不定式作定语，故填 to help。
【6 题详解】
考查非谓语动词。即使你不再是一名学生，好奇心也会让你更好地了解情况，从而成为一名
更有能力的工作人员。该题考查 make+宾语+宾语补足语结构，inform 意为“通知，告知”，
宾语 you 和 inform 之间是被动关系，故该空应用过去分词作宾语补足语。故填 informed。
informed 还可以看作是形容词，意为“了解情况的”。
【7 题详解】
考查形容词比较级。该题考查“the +比较级，the+比较级”结构，该空作系动词 become 的表
语，故应用形容词的比较级，故填 more interesting。
【8 题详解】
考查定语从句。“_____ they express”是定语从句，修饰 the different opinions，引导词在从句
中作 express 的宾语，指物，故应用关系代词 which/that 引导该从句。故填 which/that。
【9 题详解】
考查不定代词。句意：记住，每个人都知道一些你不知道的东西。该空作 know 的宾语，且
表示“某些东西”，故应填不定代词 something。
【10 题详解】
考查动名词。“_____ curiosity”是主语，作主语，一般用动名词，故填 developing。
上海市宝山区 2018 届高三下学期教学质量检测（二模）英语试题
Ⅱ. 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.
How Much of the Jetsons’ World Has Become a Reality?
For most of our readers, The Jetsons may be an unfamiliar name. However, for many
American born in or before the 1980s, it is a name we fondly remember. The Jetsons was a
popular cartoon that featured a family living in an advanced world ___21___ people settle in
houses built in the sky, work only three days a week and drive flying cars that resemble flying
saucers. While sky-high houses and three-day workweeks don’t appear to be on the horizon, other
visions of the future ___22___（turn）into practical realities.
Flying cars have been on the minds of scientists and inventors for decades. They are part of a
typical imaging of the future fast-paced and luxurious, ___23___（allow）us to speed through the
skies. As ___24___（see）in The Sky’s No longer the Limit, this flight of fancy may soon be a
reality in Dubai. Aiming ___25___（become）the world’s most advanced city, Dubai is currently
testing the first-ever flying taxi.
___26___ money still exists in its current cash-based form in The Jetsons, people today are
looking toward a world where even cash is out-of-date. Bitcoin is a type of digital money that has
taken the world by storm. Since its introduction, the money’s price ___27___（increase）to rates as
high as US$ 19,000. This, however, may not predict well for the future of digital currency, as
experts warn that Bitcoin is a bubble and ___28___ crash soon. It’s possible that some dreams of
the future may still be ___29___ ______ our reach.
Other more probable technologies already exist, for example, future flying eye hospitals in A
Hospital with Wings, unusual-engineered folding paper in Clever Folding and the population of
endangered corals（珊瑚）in Lab-Bred Coral to the Rescue, etc. All these show ___30___ humans
are already capable of. So, what else could the future have in store for us?
21. where 22. have been /are/ being turned 23. allowing 24. seen
25. to become 26. While/ Though /Although 27. has increased 28. may/ might/ should
29.within 30.to
上海市宝山区 2017 届高三 4 月期中教学质量监控（二模）英语试题
Section A
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage
coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of
the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make
sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
Surviving Art Tradition
Native American Indians expressed themselves through their artwork, which is
carved onto totem（图腾）poles. Many people hold the belief (21) __________all
Native American Indian tribes （部落）carve 的 totem poles, but this is far from the
truth . Carving totem poles was a tradition among many tribes , especially those that
lived along the Pacific coast (22)____________forest grew. However , those Native
American Indians who lived in the south west and the plains , and Indians , but
(23)_________(few) trees to carve than Pacific tribes.
The height of totem poles can vary considerably . Long ago totem poles (24)
___________(find) to stand around 12m tall . Today , Native American Indian artists
continue to care trees, but some totem poles are short and are used in homes as
decoration .(25) _____________is not surprising that a genuine pole will cost more
than $1500 per meter because traditionally carved totem involve a great deal of work ,
craftsmanship and time to produce.
The raising of a totem pole is an important celebration among the India tribe . A
hole is dug for the pole to stand in . The pole is carried to the site in a ceremony which
other hundreds of people attend. Ropes are used (26)__________(raise) the pole into
place. Singing and dancing to drums accompanies the pole raising . Often poles are
raised in this way (27) ___________the carving begins . Carvers do their jobs then on
the site.
Many people believe that totem poles are religious symbols , but this idea is
false. Instead of (28) __________(act) as religious symbols , carvings represent the
tribal nation and convey the tribes’ history . The story of a totem pole is frequently
passed down from generation to generation . Having the story documented this way
helps keep this tradition (29) __________(recognize) in our history . These days ,
many totem poles no longer exist (30) _______ __________ decay and rot. However ,
there are still some tribes that continue to practice this ancient are form , and these
totem poles are still being enjoyed by collections of tribal art.
21. that 22. where 23. fewer 24. were found 25. It
26. to raise 27. before 28. acting 29. recognized 30. because of
上海市（长宁、宝山、嘉定、青浦）四区 2016 届高三 4 月质量调研测试（二模）英语试题
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages 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, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
About dancing bears
Young bears are captured in the wild, separated from their mothers, and taught by a trainer to
become dancing bears in conditions of unimaginable cruelty.
The young animals are forced on to sheets of really hot metal and, (25) ______ (escape) the
pain, the bears alternate lifting up one paw (爪子) and then another while music is played. The
process is repeated again and again (26) ______ the animals automatically begin to raise their
paws – to “dance” – in fear of the pain, even when there are no metal sheets.
As the bears get older, the trainers keep them under control by imposing pain. They do this
by putting rings through the bears’ highly sensitive noses and jaws. The pitiful truth is (27)
______ they are not put to sleep for this painful process. Chains (28) ______ (attach) to the rings
so the trainers can control the animals, (29) ______ weigh up to 350 kilograms, with only a slight
pull on the chains.
The bears’ nails are cut several times a year and their teeth broken or removed in order that
they cannot get their trainers (30) ______ (injure). The bears also suffer with an inadequate diet
usually (31) ______ (consist) of white bread, sugar and cheap fruit juices. All these cause the
bears serious physical health problems (32) ______ ______ many of them display strange
behavior such as swaying (摇摆) and pacing as they cannot follow natural behavioral patterns and
instincts.
(B)
The Power of Good
It was Mother’s Day morning last year and I was shopping at our local supermarket with my
five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we realised that only minutes (33) ______ (early)
an elderly woman had fallen and hurt (34) ______ badly. She was embarrassed and clearly in
shock. Fortunately, her husband was with her and many people had stopped to help out. Walking
towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about (35) ______ had happened to the elderly
couple. He said to me, “(36) ______ (fall) over in front of everyone isn’t much fun.”
Near the entrance of the supermarket, a charity group had set up a stall selling flowers.
Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I
was amazed that he would have this sweet idea, so I asked the flower seller if I (37) _____ buy a
flower for the elderly lady because my son wanted to give it to her to cheer her up. “Just take it,”
she replied. “I can’t take your money for such wonderful gesture.”
By then a nurse (38) ______ (arrive), and was attending to the woman. As we walked up to
her, Tenyson became frightened by all the blood and medical equipment. Instead I gave (39)
______ flower to the woman’s husband. The old man thanked us both, then bent down and gave it
to his wife, telling her who it was (40) ______. Despite being badly hurt and shaken, the old lady
looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
25. to escape 26. until/ before 27. that 28. are attached
29. which 30. injured 31. consisting 32. so that
33. earlier 34. herself 35. what 36. Falling
37. could 38. had arrived 39. the 40. from
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