2023届上海市奉贤区高三下学期二模英语试卷（含解析，无听力部分）

2023届上海市奉贤区高三下学期二模英语试卷 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、用单词的适当形式完成短文 Directions: 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 one word that best fits each blank. Are exclamation marks necessary ! Punctuation is so important in writing that it is one of the first things you learn in school. It is a universal code with different marks to help with the meaning of ____1____ is being written. As is known to us, it ____2____ indicate the end of a sentence, a question or — in the exclamation mark’s case — a strong emotion. Without an exclamation mark in the correct place, a warning road sign might read, “Children please drive slowly” ____3____ ____4____ “Children! Please drive slowly”. An exclamation mark is a valid form of punctuation ____5____ origin can be traced back to a 14th century Italian scholar. The exclamation mark informs the reader that there are strong feelings in the words. Although it is up to the reader ____6____ (grasp) exactly what that emotion is, it’s a useful signal. Also, exclamation marks on road signs help to keep people safe. As punctuation expert Philip Cowell writes, “There’s a meaningful difference between ‘duck’ and ‘duck!’” Of course, using them too much ____7____ (make) exclamation marks lose their purpose but that doesn’t mean they are useless. However, ____8____ matters how punctuation is used. Some writers argue that exclamation marks are never truly necessary. Famous author Terry Pratchett writes that someone who uses multiple exclamation marks is likely to wear “underpants on his head”. Perhaps this is because they seem shouty and forced, ____9____ (give) away a writer’s need to tell the reader how to read a sentence. It’s _____10_____ (good) to leave them out and let the reader react to the words on their own terms. A good writer can create emotions with just words and sentences, _____11_____ that’s fear, wonder or joy. Exclamation marks make the writer seem desperate and can be tiring to read. One writer described them as “the cockroach of the punctuation world”, meaning they are everywhere, and they are pests. 二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文 Directions: Fill in 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．manually B．alternative C．approaches D．trained E. promise F. sorting G. categories H. advanced I. potentially J. equivalent K. anticipating Will AI be the first to discover ET or alien life From the hills of West Virginia to the flats of rural Australia, some of the world’s largest telescopes are listening for signals from distant alien civilizations. The search for extraterrestrial(地球外的) intelligence, known as SETI, is an effort to find signals that might have come from ... ...