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1、 12017 届高三徐汇区高三英语一模2016.12II. Grammar and vocabulary Section ADirections: 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
2、 one word that best fits each blank.Please mind the silenceDespite being used by 1.34 billion people each year, traveling on the Tube in London can actually be quite lonely. An unwritten rule encouraging silence, mixed with classic British reserve,means that (21)_ _ youre packed into an enclosed spa
3、ce with hundreds of other people,the morning commute (上下班) can leave you feeling somewhat isolated.One London resident, however, is trying to change this.“You get on the Tube here and ifs completely silent and ifs weird, says Jonathan Dunne, 42, an American living in London, who has, ironically, sta
4、rted (22)_ worldwide dialogue after giving out badges (徽章) with the slogan “Tube chat?” last month, encouraging commuters in London to get talking to one another. “I handed out 500 badges during rush hour in a city of 8 million, expecting many refusals and most of them (23) _ (throw) away, but after
5、 about 24 hours it completely snowballed,” he says.Dunne and his “Tube chat” campaign (24) _(feature) in media across the world ever since, seeing TV interviews in Sweden, Brazil and the UK, as well as countless website, newspaper and magazine appearances. Although Dunne says hes received mostly pos
6、itive feedback, not everyone agrees with his sentiment. Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a campaign of (25) _ own, handing out 500 badges with the words Dont even think about it” on them.“I (26) _ hardly stand the idea of having to talk to strangers on the Tube on my way to work,” he told the BB
7、C. Michael Robinson, 24, a student from London, agrees. “Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet some people get on their journeys to and (27) _work. It doesnt need to be spoiled by people coming up and chatting to you,” he says. While London has its seemingly antisocial set of regulations to
8、follow, not everywhere lacks a sense of community.Does Dunne hope that some of this community spirit (28) _(mirror) in the UK following his campaign? “People assume that I just walk up and talk to strangers, (29) _ I dont, but its been a great way to meet people you would never have normally spoken
9、to,” he says.“On Monday, Oct 10, the curator (馆长) of the London Transport Museum had me over for tea.”So if you ever end up (30) _ (use) public transport in the West, why not say hello to the person next to you? Just make sure to check for a badge first.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a
10、 proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. overtook B. promising C. likelihood D. ridiculous E. shared F. controlledG beliefs H. reasonable I. trend J. tracked K. demonstrated 2The rise in stories describing events that never
11、happened, often involving fake people in fake places, has led to Facebook and Googles (31) _ to deal with them. But are we really so easy to fool? According to several studies, the answer is yes: even the most obvious fake news starts to become believable if its (32)_ enough times.In the months runn
12、ing up to the US election there was a surge(大浪) in fake news. According to an analysis by Craig Silverman, a journalist, during this time the top 20 fake stories in circulation (33)_ the top 20 stories from 19 mainstream publishers.Paul Horner, a creative publisher of fake news, has said he believes
13、 Donald Trump was elected because of him. “My sites were picked up by Trump supporters all the time His followers dont fact-check anything theyll post everything, believe anything,” he told the Washington Post.Silverman previously (34)_ rumours circulating online in 2014 and found that shares and so
14、cial interactions around fake news articles dwarfed (使 .相形见绌) those of the articles that exposed them. According to Silverman, fake news stories are engineered to appeal to peoples hopes and fears, and arent (35)_ by reality, which gives them the edge in creating shareable content.You might think yo
15、ure immune to falling for these lies, but a wealth of research disagrees. Back in the 1940s, researchers found that “the more a rumour is told, the more (36)_ it sounds”. They suggested this means that a rumour born out of mild suspicion can, by gaining currency, shift public thinking and opinion.Th
16、is false impression of truth was (37)_ practically in 1977 when researchers in the US quizzed college students on the actuality of statements that they were told may be true or false. The researchers found that simply repeating the statements at a later date was enough to increase the (38)_ of the students believing them.Last year, Lisa Fazio at Vanderbilt
