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1、上海杨浦区2017届高三一模英语试卷 2016.12.23II. Grammar and VocabularySection AIn two days , it will be Christmas, children all over world (21) _(look) forward to this day for weeks. People celebrate Christmas with food, decorations, music and more. But for many people , gift-giving is the most exciting part of th
2、e holiday.I have fond memories of Christmas shopping with my family as a child. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping my parents gifts a secret. It was hard to buy gifts right.(22)_their noses without them seeing. Everyone placed(23)_(wrap) gifts under the Christmas tree until Christmas morning, (24)_w
3、e opened them. Picking a great gift require (25)_(know) the person youre giving it to. You need to know the persons tastes and find something the person doesnt already have. This can be quite a big challenge . Often its wise to provide a receipt (26)_ _the person needs to exchange the gift.The best
4、gifts are personal . Many Americans dont feel money constitutes a good gift(27)_it doesnt require any thought. They prefer something chosen just for the person. If the gift is a high-quality homemade gift, thats even better.Gift-giving reflects the reason(28)_ people celebrate Christmas. Christians
5、in particular remember the birth of Jesus. When he was born, wise men traveled many miles to visit him, (29)_(bring) expensive gifts. But the greatest gift wasnt from the wise man, but from God-the baby Jesus. God gave this gift because everyone needed it. We needed God to forgive our bad actions so
6、 that we (30)_ live forever with him. So on Christmas we give presents to imitate Gods action of giving the perfect gift.Section BDirections: Fill 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.A. dominance B. lifts
7、C. divided D. assumes E. urged F. military G. suspend H. guidance I. violently J. claimed K. illegallyDonald Trump _31_ his place as the United States 45th president after crossing the 270 electoral vote threshold(门槛) on November 9. The 70-year-old Republican will take over from Barack Obama, a two-
8、term president to occupy with White House.The rise of Trump , a celebrity businessman with no previous experience in the _32_ or elected office, surprised nearly everyone in politics. Trumps victory over Clinton will end eight years of Democratic _33_of the White House. He will govern with Congress
9、fully under Republican control and lead a country deeply _34_ by his campaign against Clinton. Given the numerous Republicans who never backed him , Trump will have to face divisions within his own party, too.As he claimed victory, Trump _35_ Americans to “ come together as one united people.” “I pl
10、edge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans ,” he said in his victory speech . Striking a gentle tone, Trump continued that he would teach out to a few of those who had chosen not to support him for _36_and help so that “ we can work together and unify our great coun
11、try.”As president, Trumps governing agenda remains unclear. The president elect has promised to bring changes to the United States. He said he would build a wall along the U.S-Mexio border to stop immigrants from coming into the country_37_._38_ immigration from countries with ties to terrorist grou
12、ps, and bargain with foreign governments such as those of Russia and China. Trump has also promised to prioritize the economic growth that creates jobs and _39_incomes for all Americans.Trump is a wild card, many voters said, but he definitely has a chance to be a successful president as long as he
13、recognizes the responsibilities he _40_and follows through on his promises.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Security guard
14、, truck driver, salespersonyear after year, these jobs appear on lists of the unhappiest careers. Although many factors can make a job _41_ -unusual hours, low pay, no chance for advancementthese three jobs _42_ for another reason: a lack of small talk.Psychologists have long said that connecting wi
15、th others is central to our well-being, but just how much conversation we require is under _43_. In one study, researchers overheard undergraduates for four days and then _44_ each conversations either “small talk” (“What do you have there? Pop corn? Yummy!”) or “serious” (“Did they break up soon after?”). They found that the second type is connected with happinessthe happiest students had roughly twice as many “serious” talks as the unhappiest ones. Small talk, meanwhile, _45_ only ten percent of their conversation, versus almost 30 per
