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1、word徐汇区2017学年高三第二学期学习能力诊断卷II. Grammar and VocabularySection ATraveling Frog Stimulates ReflectionA free mobile game about a traveling frog has bee a hit in China, (21)_ being available only in Japanese. Called “Tabikaeru: Travel Frog, the main character of the game is a frog that goes on adventures
2、around Japan. Players collect clovers(四叶草) that grow in the frogs garden (22)_ _ they can use them to buy supplies for the frogs journeys. In turn, the frog sends players souvenirs and snapshots from its travels. Users cannot control when the frog chooses to go on its adventures.While news of the ga
3、mes appeal among mobile phone users on the mainland was first reported on by local media outlets last week, its popularity hasnt decreased in any way since: “Travel Frog on Monday was still ranked first on a list of the most (23)_(download) games from Apples app store in China. It is being widely di
4、scussed on social media, (24)_ users post photos of their frogs adventures.Behind the craze is Japanese game developer Hit-Point, which was previously best-known for creating the popular cat-collecting game “Neko Atsume. Even though (25)_ is difficult to pinpoint what has driven interest among mainl
5、and users in “Travel Frog, local media outlets reported that the games slow nature was part of its charm. The game was popular as it “tapped the trend among younger generations in China to search out Zen-like activities, China Daily said, (26)_(add) that those users were taken with its “Buddha-style
6、 gameplay.But not everyone is thrilled about “Travel Frog. In a post on social media platform Weibo last week, the state-run Peoples Daily suggested that people (27)_ aim to enrich themselves and “avoid being a lonely frog-raising youth.As an indication of the popularity of the “Travel Frog, Apple h
7、as already had to remove from its store an app that appeared to be the Chinese version of the original, the South China Morning Post reported. That version of the game, which (28)_(create) by a developer called Song Yang, charged users 30 yuan ($4.74) to download the game. On Monday, another free-to
8、-download app available on the app store claimed it offered strategies and guides in Chinese that players could adopt (29)_(improve) gameplay. While Hit-Point has not responded to inquiries about (30)_ it intends to develop versions of the game in other languages or not, the pany did put out an Engl
9、ish update for “Neko Atsume in 2015. Section BDirections: plete 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 need. A. alarming B. properties C. revealed D. invasive E. rescue F. instrumental G. households H. document
10、I. concerned J. amateur K. initiativesBefore science became professionalized in the 19th century, _(31)_ naturalists were collecting information and helping us understand the natural world. A 2009 study found that nearly 50% of UK _(32)_ feed wild birds. The National Trust has more than 5 million me
11、mbers, and 60,000 active volunteers helping to protect the countryside as well as historic _(33)_. Now, with our environment arguably under greater threat than ever and species declining at a(n) _(34)_ rate, volunteers are once again at the forefront of efforts to limit the damage.Volunteers and ent
12、husiasts can be powerful drivers for big changes. On the Isle of Man, more than 8,000 people (nearly 10% of the population) are involved in regular weekend beach cleans. At one recent event, 123 volunteers turned up and removed 183 bags of litter in just a couple of hours. Thanks to _(35)_ such as t
13、his, the island shares Unesco biosphere reserve status with the Galpagos, Yellowstone in the US, Uluru in Australia, and hundreds of other sites.Recreational divers are making a real difference underwater too. They monitor the spread of _(36)_ species, and record how native species respond. Divers a
14、lso _(37)_ levels of marine litter and other human impacts. Volunteer divers have played an important role in collecting information about marine conservation zones. Volunteers have also made a vital contribution to the conservation of basking sharks. The work of a citizen science Basking Shark Proj
15、ect in the 1980s and 90s was _(38)_ in getting these sharks on the protected species list in the UK, while satellite tagging _(39)_ the first recorded transatlantic crossing by a basking shark.Volunteers and enthusiasts can be powerful drivers for big changes. No one can know better, or care more about, our most special places than the people who live in them and give up their free time to look after them. As a group of divers and _(40)_ residents who lived on the shores of the bay, they took their campaign on to national and international stages and continue to inspire people who might othe
