2019-2020学年复旦附中高三上第一次月考试卷

2019-2020学年复旦附中高三上第一次月考试卷

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.

Some people sit outside for hours without getting bitten by mosquitoes, but it always seems like you (21) ________ (bite) alive within minutes of stepping outdoors.

(22) ________ this is you, you’re not alone. According to Smithsonian Magazine, around 20 percent of people in the world are especially tasty to mosquitoes. What about these people making mosquitoes’ mouths water?

A popular myth claims that mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, but the fact is that they simply can’t tell what your blood type is from a faraway place. Jonathon Day, a professor of medical entomology（昆虫学）at the University of Florida in the US, told NBC it’s not complicated. “The two most important reasons a mosquito (23) ________ (attract) to you have to do with sight and smell.”

Mosquitoes are especially active in the late afternoon. While flying along, they use their sense of smell to find possible targets. They find victims by smelling the carbon dioxide (CO2) breathed out my humans and animals. That’s (24) ________ you commonly find them in crowded streets and parks.

Joop van Loon, an entomologist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, told Live Science, “Mosquitoes start orienting (25) ________ to carbon dioxide and keep flying upwind (26) ________ they sense higher concentrations.”

As a result, people who simply exhale more of the gas over time - generally, larger people - (27) ________ (show) to attract more mosquitoes than others. “This is why kids don’t get bitten as much ... as adults,” US professor Ted Rosen told Science Alert.

This love for CO2 can also put pregnant women at (28) ________ (increase) risk for mosquito bites, as they tend to exhale 21 percent more CO2 than people of the same age and size who aren’t pregnant.

In addition to carbon dioxide, the color of the clothes you wear also plays a role in attracting mosquitoes.

According to Live Science, mosquitoes can lock (29) ________ targets from up to 50 meters away. At this distance, what we wear has huge effect. Due to their vision, people wearing dark colors are more likely to become targets.

(30) ________ (sting) by mosquitoes is annoying, but don’t worry. Some simple tips can help ward them off. Scientists recommend that we use insect repellent and wear light-colored clothing.

Section B

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

The U. S. dollar was supposed to be at the end of its rope. Kicking the bucket. A dying symbol of a dying empire. Well, maybe not. The dollar continues to __31__ gloom-and-doom predictions. After a swoon last year, the dollar is again enjoying a major ___32___. The U. S. dollar index, which measures the dollar’s value against other major currencies, is just off an eight-month high.

The main reason behind the dollar’s recovery is actually no real surprise at all. There is no ___33___ able to replace the dollar as the world’s No. 1 currency. What makes currencies so fascinating is that their perceived value is always relative to other currencies. Sure, the U. S. budget deficit（赤字）is ___34___, the government’s debt is increasing, and Wall Street is still repairing itself. But the dollar remains the prettiest of a flick of ugly ducklings. Is any other major industrialized economy ___35___ better off than the U. S. ?Not really. Just about the ___36___ developed world is suffering with the same problems. That’s why when investors get nervous, they still rush to the good old dollar. The dollar wins because no one else is really in the game.

The euro has been exposed as a ___37___. Only a few month ago, economists tryly