2021-2022学年上海市杨浦区高三（下）期中英语试卷

第1页（共1页）2021-2022学年上海市杨浦区高三（下）期中英语试卷I.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.1．TheLife﹣GiversoftheDesert：OasesthroughouttheWorldOases（绿洲）havehadastronginfluenceonthedevelopmentofsocietyindesertregions.Aspectsoftradeaswellasmilitaryandpoliticalpowerhaveallbeenimpactedbyoases.Merchantshavereliedonthesefertilezones（1）（get）accesstovitalwater，food，andothersuppliesontheirjourneys.Historically，theBahariyaOasis，（2）（locate）370kilometersfromCairo，isremarkable.Duringtheancienttime，thiswaterreservewasanagriculturalcenter.Morerecently，tourismhasbroughtimportantincometotheregion，which（3）（stretch）morethan2，000squarekilometers.It'snotsurprising（4）fascinatedhistoryloversarebythearea'shistoryandgeographicalfeatures.Inrecentyears，morethan100goldenmummies（5）（discover）aspartofatombsystem，whichradarhasshowntoincludemorethan10，000mummies.Thisamazingdiscoverywasmadein1996，（6）adonkeyfellintoaholeandtheanimal'sownersawthefaceofashiny，golden﹣coloredmummyinside.Themummiesarenearanothersignificantpieceofhistory：theTempleofAlexandertheGreat.Visitorstotheregioncanalsoseetombs（7）（cut）outofhugerocks.（8）datingbackto2500yearsago，thetombswereinsuchconditionascouldbedeterminedtobelongtoawealthyfamily.Intermsofphysicalfeatures，BahariyaisknownforitshotandcoldspringsandCrystalMountain，whichisnotreallyamountainbutratherlargemassesofvarioustypesofcrystals.Sittinginsharpcontrasttothetough，dryconditionsthatsurround（9），oasesareremarkable.Theyexist（10）delicateyetcrucialecosystems，providingsignificantagricultural，tourism，andlife﹣givingbenefitstotheregions.2．A.stimulationB.scaredC.practiceD.frustratingE.wanderingF.trustedG.readilyH.respondI.simplyJ.stuffK.gratefulTheBenefitsofBoredomHowdidyoufeelonthelastdayoftheterm？Perhapsyouwereexcitedforanupcomingholiday，or（1）becausemorninglie﹣inswerenowpossible.Whateveryoufelt，youprobablyweren'tbored.Astheweeksrollon，though，boredomhasawayofcatchingyouup.As（2）asthismightfeel，itcanactuallybegoodforyoutobebored.Whathappenswhenyouarebored？Whenyoufeelbored，yourbrainis（3）strugglingtofindsomethingtoactivateitsnerves.Ifitcan'tfind（4），forexample，bywatchingtelevision，yourmindwilllookinwards.That'swhenyoudaydreamoryoufindyourmind"（5）".Scientistshavefoundthatdaydreaminggivesyourbrainthespacetosolveproblems.Itcanalsostirimagination，ideasandcreativity.Isboredomgoodforyou？SandiMann，whowroteabookcalledTheScienceofBoredom，believesthateveryoneshouldacceptboredom（6）.Accordingtoherresearch，"Peoplewhoareboredaremorecreative."Mannalsosaysthatacceptingboredommeansyou'relesslikelytobecomebored，"becausethemorenewandexcitingthingsweexperience，themorewewant，sowebecomelessacceptingoftheboring（7）."Whatifboredommakesyourestless？Learninghowtoacceptand（8）toboredomisimportant.Manypeoplefindboredomtobeanuncomfortablefeeling.That'sOK﹣with（9），youcanlearnto"sitwith"thatfeelingandtouseittofindfunandmeaningfulactivitiestodo.There'salsoadifferencebetweenfeelingboredfromtimetotimeandfeelingindifferentoruninterestedinthingsoveralongperiod.Ifthathappens，talktoa（0）adultwhowillbeabletohelpyou.II.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.3．AI﹣basedConservationEffortsWhenanendangeredseabirdhitsapowerline，itmakesasound"verymuchlikethelasersoundfromStarWars，"saysconservation（野生动物保护）biologistMarcTravers.Heshould（1）ashisteamfromtheEndangeredSeabirdRecoveryProjectrecordedthousandsofhoursofaudiotodetermineifpowerlinesaffectedlocalseabirds.Traverswastryingtohelpestablishhow（2）birdswerekilledbypowerlinesontheislandofKauaiinHawaiiin2011.Histeamrecorded600hoursofaudioandsenttherecordingstoConservationMetrics，acompanythatassistsconservationeffortswithAIresources.ConservationMetricsusedaprogramto"listen"totherecordingsand（3）thesoundsthatsignifiedbirdelectrocutions（触电身亡）.Theresultwas（4），asthenumberofbirdelectrocutionswasinthethousands.Armedwith（5）thatpowerlineswerekillingasignificantnumberofbirds，theteamworkedwiththelocalutilityservicetoreducebirddeaths.（6），humanshavebeenpoorguardiansoftheplanet.Humanshavealteredasmuchas97percentoflandecosystems.Keypopulationsof（7）animalshavedroppedasmuchas68percentsince1970.The（8）inbiodiversityaroundtheworldhascreatedadepressingsituation.Conservationefforts（9）keyresourcestheyneedtohaverealimpacts.（10），humansnowhaveAI﹣basedtoolsthatcanhelp.AIcanquicklyandaccurately（11）largeamountsofdatacreatedbyobservationsinthefield.ThenotherprogramssuchasPAWS（ProtectionAssistantforWildlifeSecurity）canhelpanalyzethedataandsuggestthemost（12）waystofocusconservationefforts.Inlargenationalparksandwildlifereserves，poachers（偷猎者）areadangerforanimalsbothbigandsmall.Someanimalsareworthalotofmoneyontheblackmarket.Parkguardsareleftwithanimpossibletaskbecausethereistoomuchlandto（13）.ButthePAWSprogramallowsguardstofocustheirefforts.PAWShasevenpredictedthe（14）oftrapsinareasnotyetpatrolled（巡逻）byrangers!Westillfacemanychallengesto（15）thelossofwildlife，butAI﹣poweredprogramspromisetobeapowerfulconservationtool.（1）A.assumeB.knowC.hopeD.lead（2）A.frequentlyB.directlyC.violentlyD.rarely（3）A.imitateB.locateC.countD.present（4）A.puzzlingB.demandingC.disturbingD.uplifting（5）A.justiceB.proofC.imageD.wisdom（6）A.IntheoryB.BydefinitionC.OnthecontraryD.Bymanymeasures（7）A.monitoredB.enclosedC.requestedD.overlooked（8）A.declineB.expansionC.climbD.quality（9）A.supplyB.renewC.lackD.invent（10）A.ObviouslyB.FortunatelyC.InterestinglyD.Initially（11）A.giveawayB.sortthroughC.getoverD.makeup（12）A.exclusiveB.delicateC.effectiveD.special（13）A.conveyB.markC.coverD.hide（14）A.emergenceB.movementC.evolutionD.existence（15）A.recoverB.reverseC.removeD.revealSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.4．ThemenglancedaroundthelivingroomwhichHanahadtakengreatpainstodecorateproperly.Anewfloweredruglayonthefloor，andfreshwhitecurtainsthatKikuhadhelpedHanasewhungatthewindows.Thefirsttightbudsofthefloweringpeachintheiryardhadbeguntobloom，andknowingtherewouldbecallers，Hanahadarrangedabunchonthetable."We'llcomerighttothepoint，"atallred﹣headedmansaidwithoutbotheringtositdown."There'vebeensomecomplaintsfromtheneighbourhoodabouthavingJapaneseonthisblock，"Tarocaughthisbreath."Isee.Canyoutellmewhoitwasthatcomplained？""Justsomeoftheneighbours.""Whatisitthatwehavedonetooffendthem？""Well，nothingspecific."Tarolookedateachofthemeninturnandtriedtokeephisvoicesteady."Gentlemen，"hebegan."MywifeandIlookedmany，manymonthstofindahomewherewemightraiseourdaughter.Whentheownersaidtherewouldbenoobjectiontoourmovinginhere，wetrustedhim.Itwasadreamcometrueforus.Wehavealreadyspentmuchtimeandmoneytomakethishouseourhome.Andnow，youwouldaskustoleave？"Tarodarednotstopbeforehefinishedallhewantedtosay："Ishouldliketomeetthoseneighbourswhoobjecttous，"hesaid."Isitanyofyougentlemen？"Themenlookeduncomfortable."We'rejustheretorepresentthem.""Thenpleaseinvitethemtocometalktome.Iftheycantellmewhywearen'tdesirableorwhywedonotdeservetheirrespect，Ishallconsidertheirrequest.IamtheproprietorofTakedaDryGoodsandGrocersonSeventhStreetandIwouldbehappytohavethemvisitmyshopaswell."Themenglanceduneasilyatoneanotherandhadnothingmoretosay.（1）Themainpurposeofthegentlemen'svisitwasto.A.arrangeameetingforTarototalkwiththeangryneighboursB.makeTaroawareofthecomplaintsaboutthefamily'sdecorationsC.tellTarothathisfamilywasnotwelcomeintheneighbourhoodD.extendtheirwelcometothefamilytosettleintheneighbourhood（2）Theunderlinedword"proprietor"isclosestinmeaningto.A.ownerB.newcomerC.customerD.caller（3）WhichdescriptionbestreflectsTaro'scharacter？A.Hewaseagertoavoidconflicts.B.Hewasbravetodefendhisrights.C.Hewasoffensiveanddisrespectful.D.Hewasconsiderateofothers'feelings.（4）Whatsocialproblemisrevealedinthestory？A.Unsafeneighbourhood.B.IllegalImmigration.C.Housingshortage.D.Racialprejudice.5．Footballstarinspirespoetrypupils.RioFerdinandisoneofthePremierLeague'sgreatesteverplayers.HemadehisfirstappearanceintheLeagueforWestHaminthe1995﹣96seasonandbythetimeheretiredfromthe2014﹣15season，hehadwonthePremierLeaguetitlesixtimeswithManchesterUnited.FerdinandwaseagertobeajudgeinthePremierLeagueWritingStarscompetition，wherechildrencanhandintheirownpoemonthethemeofdiversity.Ferdinanddecidedtodropinonhisoldschool，CamelotPrimaryinPeckham，London，andanswersomequestions.AreyouexcitedtobeajudgeforthePremierLeagueWritingStarspoetrycompetition？"I'mveryexcitedbecauseyougetthechancetoseewhatthekidsareuptonowandhowthekidsthink.It'sreallyimportantforpeopletoexpressthemselvesthroughwords.Ican'twaittoreadallofthepoems."Whenyouwereatschool，whatsubjectdidyoulikethemost？"Ilikedrama，PEandEnglish.Theseweremythreestrongestsubjectsatschool."Whatwasyourfavouritebookatschool？"Asakid，myfavouritebookwasTheTwitsbyRoaldDahl."ThePremierLeagueWritingStarscompetitionasksustocelebratethewaysinwhichwearebeautifullydifferentandwonderfullythesame.Whyisthisanimportanttheme？"Itisanimportantthemebecauseitistrue.I'vebeentomanypartsoftheworldandeveryoneissimilarinthewaytheyare.Everywhereyougo，therearealotofdifferentpeopleintheworld，butweareverymuchthesameinmanyways."COMPETITIONWhynotwriteyourownpoemonthethemeofdiversityforthePremierWritingStarscompetition？Lastyear，morethan25，000childrenentered.Youcouldevenwritearaporsonglyrics.YourclasscouldwinapoetryworkshopandhavethePremierLeaguetrophyvisityourprimaryschool!RioFerdinand'sfellowjudgesincludepoetJosephCoelho，musicianOllyMursandwriterLaurenChild.Therewillbetwonationalwinnersandtenregionalwinnersfrombothkeystage1（fivetosevenyearsold）andkeystage2（sevento11yearsold）.TheclosingdateisFriday13May，sogetyourteachertoregisteronPLPrimarySthisweek!（1）Toenterthecompetition，anapplicantmust.A.beundertheageofsevenB.handinapoemthisweekC.writeaboutthethemeofdiversityD.registeronFriday13May（2）WhatcanbelearnedaboutRioFerdinand？A.Herosetofameforthepoemshewrotebackatschool.B.HeoncedroppedoutofCamelotPrimaryinPeckham.C.Hehasbeenanorganizerofthecompetitionsince2015.D.Heisdelightedtobethejudgeinthecompetition.（3）Thepurposeoftheposteristo.A.promotethepopularityofthecompetitionB.introducetheassociationofPremierLeagueC.motivatechildrentodosportsintheirsparetimeD.bridgethegapbetweensportsandliterature6．Wildanimalsareequippedwithavarietyoftechniquestoavoidbecominglunchforabiggeranimal，alsoknownasapredator（捕食者）innature.Themostwell﹣knownmethodsincludetheclassicfightandflightaswellasfreeze.Ateamofresearcherswonderedwhetherclosenesstopeoplemightimpactthosesurvivalstrategies."Weoftenseethatanimalsaremoretolerantaroundusinurbanareas，butwedon'treallyknowwhy."saysevolutionarybiologistDanBlumstein."Isitindividualplasticity，meaningindividualschangetheirfearofusandthatleadstotolerance？Orcantherebeanevolutionaryfactorinvolved？"Tofindout，Blumsteinandhiscolleaguescombinedinformationfrom173studiesofover100species，includingmammals，birds，fishandevenmollusks.Itturnsoutthatregardlessofevolutionaryancestry，theanimalsreactinasimilarwaytolifeamonghumans：theylosetheiranti﹣predatorcharacteristics.Thatpatternisespeciallypronouncedforplant﹣eatinganimalsandforsocialspecies.Thisbehavioralchangeisperhapsunsurprisingwhenit'sintentional，theresultofdomesticationorcontrolledbreeding.Butitturnsoutthaturbanizationaloneresultsinasimilarchange，thougharoundthreetimesmoreslowly.Themainpointis：we'reessentiallydomesticatinganimalsbyurbanization.We'reselectingforthesamesortsofcharacteristicsthatwewouldifwewereactuallytryingtodomesticatethem.Iftheurbanizationprocesshelpsanimalsbetterco﹣existwithpeople，itcouldbetotheirbenefit.Butifitmakesthemmoredefenselesstotheirnonhumanpredators，itcouldbearealproblem.Eitherway，theseresultsmeanthatcitylivinghasenoughofaninfluenceonwildanimalsthatevolutionaryprocesseskickin.Thosereductionsinanti﹣predatorcharacteristicsbecomeencodedintheirgenes.We'rechangingthepopulationgeneticsonewayoranother.Whattheresearchersnowwonderiswhetherthemerepresenceoftouristsinlessurbanizedareascancausesimilarchangesinwildanimals.Ifso，seriousquestionsexistfortheideaofethical，welfare﹣orientedeco﹣tourism.Ifwewishtohelpanimalskeeptheiranti﹣predatordefenses，theresearcherssay，wemighthavetointentionallyexposeanimalstopredators.It'sjustyetoneotherwaythatwe'rechangingtheworldaroundus.（1）TheresearchledbyBlumsteinisaimedat.A.determininghowanimals'survivalisimpactedbyindividualplasticityB.studyinghowlivingamonghumansaffectsanimals'survivalstrategiesC.comparingtheeffectivenessofdifferentsurvivaltechniquesD.findingoutwhichevolutionaryfactorimpactsanimals'survivalmethods（2）Whichofthefollowingpracticesmaycontributetoanimalslosinganti﹣predatorcharacteristics？A.Controlledbreedingofanimals.B.Banningtheoperationofeco﹣tourism.C.Plannedselectionoffavorablegenes.D.Eliminatingdomestication.（3）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisBlumsteinlikelytoagreewith？A.UrbanizationhasmadewildanimalsmorealertB.Urbanizationhasbroughtconcretebenefitstoanimals.C.Citylivinghasledtoanimals'geneticvariations.D.Citylivinghashelpedtopreserveanimalspecies.（4）Theanimalrescuecenterspottedaninjuredfoxayearagoandhassincenurseditbacktohealth.Beforereleasingitbacktothewild，thecentershouldprobably.A.exposethefoxtotheurbanenvironmentrepeatedlyB.trainthefoxtoco﹣existwiththelessaggressivepredatorsC.intentionallygetthefoxaccustomedtothepresenceofhumansD.purposefullyadaptthefoxtopredatorrelatedenvironmentSectionCDirections：Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.7．A.MoreandmoreEuropeansarenowchoosingtotravelbylandorseawheneverpossible.B.However，airlinesinEuropealsohavewarnedoftheharmfuleffectsoftheflightshamingmovement.C.Inaddition，travelersaremorelikelytodiscoverinterestingnewrestaurantsandhotels，andgetachancetointeractwiththelocals.D.Anewanti﹣flyingmovementknownas"flightshaming"isgivingEarth﹣lovingtravelersawayofshakingofftheirguiltwhilestillexperiencingthejoysofdomesticandinternationaltravel.E.It'sawayofrevisitingholidaytravelplan，includingyouraccommodationswhileprotectingtheenvironment.F.Otherlocalcelebrities，includingenvironmentaliconGretaThunberg，followedsuit.FlightShaming：#stayonthegroundFortheenvironmentallyconscious，boardingaflightcanbeasourceofmildstressorguilt，consideringthelargeamountsofcarbonfootprintthatcomeswithit.（1）Flightshaming，orflygskam，isamovementthatoriginatedinSwedenin2017.Backthen，singerStaffanLindbergdeclaredhisintentiontogiveupflyingtoandfromhisconcertsinfavoroftravelbytrain，bus，car，orboat.（2）Beforelong，asubstantialportionofthegeneralpublichadhappilyjumpedonboard.Thefollowingyear，thehashtag#jagstannarpamarken﹣whichtranslatesas#stayonthegroundstartedgainingpopularityontheInternet，andby2019，annualairtravelinSwedenhadfallenby5%.Although"shame"hasarelativelynegativemeaningassociatedwithit，theoveralloutcomeoftheflightshamingmovementhasbeenundeniablypositive.NolongerrestrictedtoSwedenalone，thetrendhasspreadthroughoutEurope.（3）Besides，themovementislessaboutshamingotherpeopleoutofflyingthanitisaboutchangingone'sowntravelhabitsforthebenefitsoftheEarth.Aninterestingsideeffectoftheflightshamingmovementisthatthosewhoobserveitoftenrediscoverthenoveltyofslow，purposefultravel.Whentravelingbyland，onecantakeinthevarietyofsights，sounds，andsmellsalongtheway.（4）Withoutdoubt，travelerswillingtotakeonthechallengeofflygskamhavetheopportunitytoexperiencelocalcultureinwaysthatpassengersflyingthousandsofmilesabovecouldonlydreamof.III.SummaryWriting8．Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ANewWaveofMigrationAstheseaextendssteadilyinlandincountriessuchasBangladeshandasdecreasingrainsputalreadymarginalfarmlandoutofplayinEthiopiaandotherplaces，awaveofmigrationcausedbythechangingclimateistakingshapeonthehorizon.Butmost"climatemigrants"willnotbeheadingabroadtostartnewlives；insteadtheywillsettleelsewhereintheirhomecountries.Areportreleasedthisweekdeclaresthatifnothingisdonetocontrolglobalwarmingandfactormigrationintodevelopmentplanning，bymid﹣centurythisinternalpopulationshiftcouldinvolvemorethan140millionpeopleinthreeregionsexamined：sub﹣SaharanAfrica，southAsiaandLatinAmerica."Climatechangeisalreadyadriverofinternalmigration，anditwillbecomemoresointhefuture，"saysJohnRoome，seniordirectorofClimatechangeatTheWorldBankGroup.Thepotentialforsuchanincreaseinareaconsistingof55percentofthedevelopingworld'spopulationraisesquestionsofenvironmentaljusticebecausethosewhohavecontributedtheleasttoglobalwarmingareforcedtoshouldermoreoftheburden.ItisnecessaryfordevelopedcountriesliketheU.S.tostepup，saysMariaCristinaGarcia，aprofessorofAmericanStudiesatCornellUniversity.Developedcountriescanhelpbybothworkingtolimitgreenhousegasemissionsandfundingeffortstohelpdevelopingnationsplanforclimatemigrationchallenges.Thestudyofclimatemigrationisstillrelativelynew，andprojectionsofjusthowmanypeoplemightbedrivenfromtheirhomesastheworldwarmsarehardtopindown.Somepeoplewillneedtomigratedespiteanymeasuresthatmightbetaken﹣but"thisdoesn'thavetobeacrisis"Roomesays.Properlymanagedmigrationcouldevenbringmoreeconomicopportunitiestosomepoorcommunities.Butplanningneedstostartnow.IV.TranslationDirections：TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish，usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.9．在等待测试结果的时候，居民们都如坐针毡。（seem）10．再怎么强调保持社交距离的重要性也不为过。（distance）11．入侵物种所造成的经济与环境损失真是超乎人们的想象。（imagination）12．看见线上课堂里的老师摇身一变成了社区志愿者，这位女孩情不自禁地向她比心。（transform）V.GuidedWriting13．Directions：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120﹣150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你是明启中学的学生李明。学生会将要举办英语演讲比赛，正在征求学生意见。请你根据下表中的比赛方案，向学生会写封邮件，指明需要改善的地方并提出改进建议与理由。英语演讲比赛主题MyDream时长2分钟提交方式发送视频到电子邮箱speechcontest@126.com评奖方式校园网上师生投票评奖参赛截止日期本月底前

2021-2022学年上海市杨浦区高三（下）期中英语试卷参考答案与试题解析I.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.1．TheLife﹣GiversoftheDesert：OasesthroughouttheWorldOases（绿洲）havehadastronginfluenceonthedevelopmentofsocietyindesertregions.Aspectsoftradeaswellasmilitaryandpoliticalpowerhaveallbeenimpactedbyoases.Merchantshavereliedonthesefertilezones（1）toget（get）accesstovitalwater，food，andothersuppliesontheirjourneys.Historically，theBahariyaOasis，（2）located（locate）370kilometersfromCairo，isremarkable.Duringtheancienttime，thiswaterreservewasanagriculturalcenter.Morerecently，tourismhasbroughtimportantincometotheregion，which（3）stretches（stretch）morethan2，000squarekilometers.It'snotsurprising（4）howfascinatedhistoryloversarebythearea'shistoryandgeographicalfeatures.Inrecentyears，morethan100goldenmummies（5）havebeendiscovered/werediscovered（discover）aspartofatombsystem，whichradarhasshowntoincludemorethan10，000mummies.Thisamazingdiscoverywasmadein1996，（6）whenadonkeyfellintoaholeandtheanimal'sownersawthefaceofashiny，golden﹣coloredmummyinside.Themummiesarenearanothersignificantpieceofhistory：theTempleofAlexandertheGreat.Visitorstotheregioncanalsoseetombs（7）cut（cut）outofhugerocks.（8）Though/Althoughdatingbackto2500yearsago，thetombswereinsuchconditionascouldbedeterminedtobelongtoawealthyfamily.Intermsofphysicalfeatures，BahariyaisknownforitshotandcoldspringsandCrystalMountain，whichisnotreallyamountainbutratherlargemassesofvarioustypesofcrystals.Sittinginsharpcontrasttothetough，dryconditionsthatsurround（9）them，oasesareremarkable.Theyexist（10）asdelicateyetcrucialecosystems，providingsignificantagricultural，tourism，andlife﹣givingbenefitstotheregions.【分析】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了巴哈里亚绿洲。【解答】（1）toget.考查动词不定式。句意：商人们在旅途中依靠这些肥沃的地区来获得重要的水、食物和其他补给。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查动词不定式做目的状语，relyonsb./sth.todo…是固定搭配，表示"依赖…做某事"的意思。故填toget。（2）located.考查过去分词。句意：从历史上看，距开罗370公里的巴哈里亚绿洲非常壮观。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查过去分词做后置定语，修饰前面的名词theBahariyaOasis，是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动的意思。故填located。（3）stretches.考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：最近，旅游业给这个面积超过2000平方公里的地区带来了重要的收入。分析句子可知，这句话描述的现在的事实，所以谓语要用一般现在时，主语是theregion，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填stretches。（4）how.考查主语从句。句意：历史爱好者对这个地区的历史和地理特征如此着迷也就不足为奇了。分析句子结构可知，it是形式主语，（4）fascinatedhistoryloversarebythearea'shistoryandgeographicalfeatures是真正的主语，这是主语从句结构；分析主从句意思可知，上下文需要副词how修饰形容词fascinated，表示"如何"的意思。故填how。（5）havebeendiscovered/werediscovered.考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：近年来，超过100具金黄色的木乃伊作为陵墓系统的一部分被发现，雷达显示其中包括超过10000具木乃伊。根据句子结构可知，Inrecentyears做时间状语，所以句子谓语要用现在完成时；分析句子意思可知，主语复数名词morethan100goldenmummies和动词discover是被动的关系，所以要用被动，助动词用have。分析句子意思，这句话可以理解为过去的事实，所以谓语也可以用一般过去时的被动结构，be动词用were。故填havebeendiscovered/werediscovered。（6）when.考查非限制性定语从句。句意：这个惊人的发现发生在1996年，当时一头驴子掉进了一个洞里，它的主人看到了里面一个金色发亮的木乃伊的脸。根据句子结构可知，这里考查非限制性定语从句，先行词是1996，在从句中做时间状语。故填when。（7）cut.考查过去分词。句意：来到这个地区的游客还可以看到从巨大的岩石中挖出来的坟墓。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里考查过去分词做后置定语，和前面被修饰的名词tombs是逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动的意思。故填cut。（8）Though/Although.考查让步状语从句的连词。句意：虽然是2500年前的墓穴，但是这些墓葬的状况仍然可以确定是属于一个富裕的家庭。根据句子结构和意思可知，逗号前后是转折的关系。故填Though/Although。（9）them.考查代词。句意：绿洲与周围艰苦干燥的环境形成鲜明对比，绿洲非同寻常。根据句子结构可知，thatsurround是定语从句结构，先行词是conditions，在从句中做主语，所以及物动词surround缺少宾语，根据句意可知，宾语应该是指oases，是复数名词，所以用代词them代替。故填them。（10）as.考查介词。句意：它们作为微妙而关键的生态系统存在，为这些地区提供了重要的农业、旅游和生命利益。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里考查介词，表示"作为"的意思。故填as。【点评】做本题的关键是在理解短文的基础上，灵活运用所学的基础知识。本类型的题目常考到的知识点有：固定的短语，词类的转换，名词的复数形式，副词以及祈使句的用法等。因此，这就需要在平时的学习中，牢固掌握各语言点及一些语法知识。2．A.stimulationB.scaredC.practiceD.frustratingE.wanderingF.trustedG.readilyH.respondI.simplyJ.stuffK.gratefulTheBenefitsofBoredomHowdidyoufeelonthelastdayoftheterm？Perhapsyouwereexcitedforanupcomingholiday，or（1）Kbecausemorninglie﹣inswerenowpossible.Whateveryoufelt，youprobablyweren'tbored.Astheweeksrollon，though，boredomhasawayofcatchingyouup.As（2）Dasthismightfeel，itcanactuallybegoodforyoutobebored.Whathappenswhenyouarebored？Whenyoufeelbored，yourbrainis（3）Gstrugglingtofindsomethingtoactivateitsnerves.Ifitcan'tfind（4）A，forexample，bywatchingtelevision，yourmindwilllookinwards.That'swhenyoudaydreamoryoufindyourmind"（5）E".Scientistshavefoundthatdaydreaminggivesyourbrainthespacetosolveproblems.Itcanalsostirimagination，ideasandcreativity.Isboredomgoodforyou？SandiMann，whowroteabookcalledTheScienceofBoredom，believesthateveryoneshouldacceptboredom（6）I.Accordingtoherresearch，"Peoplewhoareboredaremorecreative."Mannalsosaysthatacceptingboredommeansyou'relesslikelytobecomebored，"becausethemorenewandexcitingthingsweexperience，themorewewant，sowebecomelessacceptingoftheboring（7）J."Whatifboredommakesyourestless？Learninghowtoacceptand（8）Htoboredomisimportant.Manypeoplefindboredomtobeanuncomfortablefeeling.That'sOK﹣with（9）C，youcanlearnto"sitwith"thatfeelingandtouseittofindfunandmeaningfulactivitiestodo.There'salsoadifferencebetweenfeelingboredfromtimetotimeandfeelingindifferentoruninterestedinthingsoveralongperiod.Ifthathappens，talktoa（0）Fadultwhowillbeabletohelpyou.【分析】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述无聊的好处。【解答】（1）K.考查形容词。句意：也许你会因为即将到来的假期感到兴奋，或者因为早上睡懒觉变得可能了而感激。分析句子可知，空格处为形容词，和前面的excited并列做表语，grateful"感激的"