上海高考英语完形填空系列训练二.docx

1、上海高考英语完形填空系列训练二高考完形填空专项训练二（1004）（1） pdxq11Much time and effort has been devoted to researching the mental health benefits of flexible work environments, but can the ability to leave work early to watch your sons soccer game, or arrive at the office a bit later in the morning in order to 50 some pers

2、onal matters, have broader physical health benefits 51 making you feel a bit less tired?According to new research published in the Cochrane Librarys Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, it seems so. In a review of 10 previous studies examining the health effects of flexible work conditions for m

3、ore than 16,000 people, 52 from the U.K.s Durham University and University of Newcastle, as well as the University of Montreal, found that flexible work schedules when employees can 53 their starting times, for example were associated with improvements in a persons overall health. And, perhaps unsur

4、prisingly, in all of the studies included in the review, researchers found no evidence for 54 effects of more flexible work schedules.This initial analysis was intended to throw light on the potential health benefits of flexible work options, which are increasingly 55 throughout Scandinavia, and hav

5、e recently gained some ground in the U.K. 56 , last April, the British government 57 a policy that allowed parents of children ages six and under to request flexible work arrangements to include parents of children ages 16 and younger. In the U.S., the phenomenon is a bit slower to catch on. Yet, th

6、e economic slowdown of recent years may have contributed to 58 in workplace flexibility as companies 59 to reward employees with bonuses(奖金) or raises may 60 other forms of compensation(补偿), Reuters reported early last year.Previous research too, of course, has indicated the benefits of flexible wor

7、k environments toward positive mental health outcomes. And while these latest findings are promising, the researchers stress that more study is vital to understanding the detailed 61 between flexible work and improved health outcomes. To truly 62 the benefits of flexible working conditions, the rese

8、archers say, additional study analyzing health outcomes among a wide 63 of workers from high-ranking executives to hourly employees is 64 , which helps to gain a deeper understanding of the issue, and to shape future workplace policy.50. A. see to B. keep to C. point to D. look to51. A. across B. be

9、sides C. before D. over52. A. officials B. employers C. executives D. researchers53. A. spend B. devote C. shift D. cancel54. A. changeable B. positive C. considerable D. negative55. A. popular B. interesting C. adaptable D. multiple56. A. In particular B. As a result C. For example D. In return57.

10、A. extended B. adopted C. made D. implemented58. A. decrease B. beginning C. freedom D. growth59. A. willing B. unable C. determined D. ready60. A. turn to B. set aside C. help out D. get across61. A. difference B. relationship C. progress D. movement62. A. grasp B. follow C. fight D. apply63. A. va

11、riety B. change C. range D. gap64. A. critical B. possible C. feasible D. demanding（2）sjdfzDirections: 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.Nothing seems more inevitable tha

12、n aging and death - not even taxes. Every plant, animal and person you have ever seen will _50_ die. But some recent research suggests that aging as we know it may not be inevitable. Indeed, as our _51_ of it grows, aging can be seen not as an unchangeable reality from which there is no escape, but

13、as the product of biological processes that we may be able to _52_ someday. We already know that some animals do not seem to age. Many cold-water ocean fish and some amphibians (两栖动物) never _53_ a fixed size; they continue to grow bigger, to be able to reproduce and to live until something kills the

14、m. What these _54_ seem to be telling us is that something in their genes - and possibly in ours - controls the _55_ of aging, and that aging is not the fate of every living thing. _56_ the history of life on earth, one of the most common difficulties that animals ( and their cells) have faced has b

15、een a lack of food. About 70 years ago, scientists discovered that when animals are forced to live on 30 to 40 percent fewer calories ( 卡路里 ) than they would _57_ eat, something unusual happens: they become _58_ to most age-related diseases - cancer, heart disease, diabetes (糖尿病) - and live 30 to 50

16、 percent longer. Restricting calories _59_ aging. But what are the _60_ genes that preserve vitality( 生命力 ) and starve off diseases? About 15 years ago, armed with powerful new molecular-research techniques, a few scientists began to _61_ these genetic phenomena. They have discovered that a gene cal

17、led Sir2 - which is present in all animals, including humans - is _62_ for the health benefits of calorie restriction, perhaps by repairing our DNA. But if we had to restrict our calorie intake by 30 to 40 percent, would it be of any _63_ use? Few of us would be capable of restricting our diets so s

18、everely that we were constantly _64_ : whether or not it made life longer, it would surely make life feel longer.50. A. suddenly B. eventually C. separately D. unexpectedly51. A. desire B. feeling C. dream D. understanding52. A. develop B. design C. control D. solve53. A. reach B. acquire C. need D.

19、 display54. A. objects B. samples C. items D. creatures55. A. nature B. system C. pace D. condition56. A. Through B. Throughout C. Beyond D. Across57. A. rarely B. occasionally C. normally D. mainly58. A. resistant B. similar C. essential D. accessible59. A. quickens B. slows C. avoids D. overcomes6

20、0. A. horrible B. extra C. specific D. original61. A. investigate B. illustrate C. record D. prove62. A. famous B. generous C. responsible D. convenient63. A. fashionable B. practical C. immediate D. daily64. A. happy B. depressed C. hungry, D. scared（3）nhzxDirections： For each blank in the followin

21、g passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextFor most of us, success in school has very little to do with actual learningThe most important thing you have to master is how to play the grade games 50 you think out

22、your own strategies for getting high marks, everything opens up to youYou may be 51 to a well-known college or win scholarship, not to mention gaining the admiration of your teachers and parentsBut not everyone does well in testsAt times, it can almost turn into a funny game of hit and 52 Some stude

23、nts havent mastered the 53 of test taking, some fear under pressure or need more time or another way to 54 what they knowBeing a school 55 means learning things out of the school systemThen you have to work things to your 56 Lots of students are already doing it without 57 itGetting high grades also

24、 58 on knowing each teachers characterFor example, I once had to take 59 , so one day in 60 classes I talked to the teacher I had wanted toI told him how Id heard what a really good teacher he was, and how disappointed I was that Id have to graduate 61 having been in his class I liedIt 62 （I had cou

25、nted on the chemistry teacher being human, and he accepted）I wasnt proud of myself for what I didBut I considered it 63 of the grade game were pushed into 64 to aim at going to the best schools50ABefore BUnless COnce DWhile51Apermitted Ballowed Cagreed Dadmitted52Amiss Blost Cstrike Dblow53Agame Bar

26、t Cinterest Dresult54Aspeak Btell Ctalk Dexpress55Amaster Bhouse Cfailure Dsuccess56Apoints Bideas Cadvantage Dfreedom57Aremembering Brealizing Cteaching Dunderstanding58Abases Bdepends Ccalls Dtakes59Aplace Barms Cclasses Dchemistry60Abetween Bamong Cafter Dbefore61Aafter Bbefore Cwithout Dfrom62Aw

27、orked Beffected Cmattered Ddid63Aone Bnone Cpart Dmember64Ataking Bplaying Cmaking Denjoying(4) bsymDirections: 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.In New York, we are very

28、 busy going from one place to another. On the way, _50_ you meet a tiny, cardboard-skinned robot who is _51_ its way down the streets, asking for help. Would you do it a(n) _52_?Tweenbots are _53_ robots. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a(n) _54_displayed on a flag, a

29、nd rely on passers-by they _55_ to read this flag and to aim them at the right direction to _56_ their goal.Considering the fact that they are easily harmed and the possibility that _57_ would be interested in helping a lost little robot, at the beginning I _58_ that the Tweenbots were more likely t

30、o struggle and die in the city than to get to their destination. I set out on the first test with a video camera hidden in my purse and walked far enough away so that I would not be observed. The results were _59_.Over the following months, assisted only by _60_, the Tweenbots were successful in rolling from their starting points to their faraway destinations. Every time a robot got _61_by obstacles on the road, some passer-by would always rescue it and send it towards its goal. The Tweenbots were _62_ lost or damaged.In this test the Tweenbots were _63_ primarily b