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1、崇明县2016届第一次高考模拟考试试卷英 语 （考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）第卷 (共103分) II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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 th
2、e given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Fable of the HedgehogIt was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died (25)_ cold was the biggest enemy for the animals living in the forest. Many animals tried their best to get warm.The hedgehogs(刺猬), (26)_(realize) the
3、situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but they forgot one important fact (27)_ when they got together to warm each other, the quills(刚毛) of each one wounded their closest companions.After a while, they began to bleed, and they (28)_ no lon
4、ger bear the pain. They had no other good ideas, so they decided to distance (29)_ one from the other. Under the cold circumstance, they began to die, alone and frozen. Day after day, more and more hedgehogs died in this cold winter. So they had to make (30)_ choice: either accept the quills of thei
5、r companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds (31)_ (cause) by the close relationship with their companions to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.The best relationsh
6、ip is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire other peoples good qualities. (B)Facebooks Safety Check Lets Users Know about Friends after Paris Terror AttacksFacebook managed to put its vast number of us
7、er data to good use after Fridays tragic terror attacks in Paris: the social network customized(定制) its safety check feature to let users know (32)_ their friends and loved ones in Paris are safe.Users in the area (33)_(alert) by Facebooks mobile apps, asking them about their safety, and offering to
8、 check on any of their friends. The app also sends out alerts to anyone who has friends in Paris, (34)_ Facebooks website lets anyone check on the status and whereabouts(行踪) of their friends as well.It is probably the first time that most people (35)_(see) Facebooks safety check today, but the compa
9、ny actually launched it in response to the Nepal earthquake (36)_ (early) this year. At the time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote: “When disasters happen, people need (37)_ (know) their loved ones are safe. At moments like this, (38)_(be) able to connect really matters.”Facebook wasnt the only te
10、chnology company to reach out directly to its users in Paris after the terror attacks. AirBnB sent its customers in Paris an email (39)_ advised them to stay in place and follow the directions from local authorities. Paris-based Twitter users took initiative into their own hands and quickly establis
11、hed a tag #PorteOuverte, which translates to “open door” to open up their homes (40)_ temporary shelters to others caught up in the attacks.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you ne
12、ed.A. shrunkB. lazinessC. limitedD.squeezedE. gravity F. literaryG. meltingH. elementI. targetedJ. futureK. time-consuming As further proof that you can now 3D-print anything, a company called Natural Machines has introduced a 3D printer for food.The “Foodini”, as its called, isnt too different from
13、 a regular 3D printer, but instead of printing with plastics, it prints eatable ingredients 41 out of steel capsules (容器): “Its the same technology,” says Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, “but with plastics theres just one 42 point, while with food it has different temperatures and co
14、nsistencies (粘稠度). Also, 43 works a little bit against us, as food doesnt hold the shape as well as plastic.”At the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin, the Barcelona-based startup is showing off the machine, which it says is the only one of its kind capable of printing a wide range of dishes
15、.“In fact, this is a mini food manufacturing plant 44 down to the size of an oven,” Kucsma said, pointing out that at least in the initial stage the printer will be 45 mostly at professional kitchen users, with a consumer version to follow.In principle, the Foodini sounds like the final 46 aid: press a button to print your food. But Natural Machines is quick to point out that its designed to take care only of the difficult and 47 parts of food preparation that discourage people from cooking at home, and that it promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing.Ne
