2023届上海市长宁区高三下学期二模英语试卷（含解析）

2023届上海市长宁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. Swimmers enjoy cold swims Many people enjoy swimming in icy cold water. An open-air swimming pool, ___1___ (know) as a lido, in Bedfordshire, England, proved very popular this winter. The Woburn Lido is usually open from May to September, but this year it stayed open to swimmers throughout the autumn and winter months too. ___2___ the lockdown for England was announced on 4 January, outdoor pools were allowed to remain open. “Demand has taken us by surprise,” said Murray Heining, a volunteer at the Woburn Lido. Over Christmas and New Year, the lido had to offer extra openings to keep up with the demand from swimmers. Cold-water swimming ___3___ (grow) in popularity in the UK over the past few years. A survey found that 7.5 million people in England had swum in outdoor pools, as well as lakes, rivers and the sea, in 2018. In some areas, such as the river Wharfe in Yorkshire, this new trend has made environmental groups think more about ___4___ the water is cleared of pollution and clean enough for bathers. Some people make it a regular practice; ___5___ just enjoy a refreshing dip on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day. Every year around the UK, people ___6___ (photograph) plunging into icy water, often in fancy dress, and the recent festive period was no exception, ___7___ freezing temperatures. The Outdoor Swimming Society classifies temperatures below 6°C as “Baltic” and from 6-11°C as “freezing”. They advise people to get in the water gradually, so as ___8___ (not shock) the body. Likewise, they recommend warming up gradually, and not ___9___ (rush) the process by leaping into a hot bath when you get out. Instead, they suggest layering up and drinking something warm. It wasn’t just the water that was cold—many people experienced a white Christmas; snow fell in several counties including Yorkshire and Suffolk. Paul Davies, the UK Met Office’s chief meteorologist, a scientist ____10____ job is to study the weather, said the forecast indicates “the likelihood of the cold conditions experienced recently continuing through January”. 二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文 Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．alternatives B．assess C． courageous D．demonstrate E. dynamic F. generates G. inconsiderately H. potential I. regulators J. significant K. unreservedly Trust in your scientific instincts and never stop moving forwardI’ve studied biology, biochemistry, math, and computer science, and received my Ph.D．from Cambridge University. ... ...