2020 高三第一次月考 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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. Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, it’s a necessary condition for many worthwhile things such as child care or friendships. On the other hand, ___1___ (put) your faith in the wrong place often carries a high price. Then, why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. ___2___ people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that produces pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instruction that leads sheep to flock together for safety and promote humans ___3___(connect) with one another. Swiss Scientists have found that exposure ___4___ this hormone puts us in a trusting mood: In a study researchers sprayed oxytocin (催产素) into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly ___5___(high) amounts of money to strangers than were their counterparts ___6___inhaled something else. Lucky for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that ___7___ protect us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate between a credible person and a dishonest ___8___. Sixty toddlers were each introduced to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “What’s in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow!” Each subject was then invited to look inside. Half of them found a toy; the other half discovered the container was empty-and realized the tester ___9___(fool) them. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were willing to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. In contrast, only five of the 30 children ____10____(pair) with the “inflexible” tester participated in a follow-up activity. 【答案】1. putting 2. When/If 3. to connect 4. to 5. higher 6. who 7. may/can 8. one 9. had fooled 10. paired 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章解释了为什么人们要信任别人，是因为感觉很好。研究发现当人们信任个人或机构时，他们的大脑会释放催产素，这是一种产生愉悦感的激素，从而促使人类相互联系起来。 【1题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：另一方面，把你的信任放在错误的地方往往会付出高昂的代价。本句为动名词做主语，故填putting。 【2题详解】 考查连接词。句意：当/如果人们信任一个人或一个机构时，他们的大脑会释放催产素。本句可作时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”，故填When；或条件状语从句，表示“如果”，填If。 【3题详解】 考查非谓语动词。固定搭配promote to do“促使做某事”，后跟不定式，故填to connect。 【4题详解】 考查介词。句意：瑞士科学家发现，接触这种激素会让我们产生信任感。短语exposure to“接触”后跟介词to，故填to。 【5题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：与吸入其他物质的受试者相比，这些受试者愿意借给陌生人的钱 ... ...
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