2023年第一学期南汇一中期中试卷

高三年级　 英语学科

〔考试时间120分钟，总分150分〕

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)

Section A

Directions：After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

    A drug has stopped brain deterioration in Alzheimer’s〔早老性痴呆病〕, patients for the first time, scientists announced yesterday.

    Mental decline was stopped for 18 months in some patients, in results described as (21)_____________(strong) sign yet that an effective treatment for the disease is near. Researchers said that the drug — (22)____________(take) as a table border="1"t twice a day — could soon become the first medicine given to Alzheimer’s patients to keep the disease at bay for as long as possible.

  The final-stage trial had at first appeared (23)____________(be) a failure as the drug did not work in patients who were taking other dementia〔痴呆，精神错乱〕medicines. (24)_____________, among the 15 percent of 891 patients not taking other medicines, the drug appeared to have remarkable effects.

   These patients say no drop-off in their reasoning and memory skills over 18 months, nor in their ability to carry out everyday tasks.

   (25)____________key areas of their brain shrank a third less than other patients in the trial, researchers told the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto.

   “There is a pattern of disease modification here,〞 Serge Gauthier, of McGill University, (26)___________presented the results, said. “This is the first time it(27)_____________(happen) in our field that a drug reduces the rate of brain atrophy(萎缩〕.〞

   At present patients are prescribed drugs such as donepezil, which help to control symptoms for a time but do not stop worsening damage to the brain.

   Doctor Gauthier said it was a surprise (28) _____________other dementia drugs appeared to cancel out the effects of the new drug, called LMTX or LMTM, but (29)_____________(add) that just as cancer patients were given some medicine initially and then switched (30)__________  ___________ those stopped working, so Alzheimer’s patients could be given LMTX as a first-choice drug.

  “ I’m excited about the promise of LMTX.〞 he said.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

  Preschool is getting a lot of attention these days. President Obama and mayors across the country are touting〔标榜〕preschool as an important investment in the economy.

  As policymakers ___31____ the costs and benefits of “preschool for all,〞 they’re trying to figure out what actually works in the classroom.

  School officials say the system of intensive coaching is a key to classroom success. Boston uses coaches for teachers as part of its larger ___32___ for preschool quality. The district has installed a strict ___33____and requires teachers to get masters degrees.

  Academics have known for some time that quality ___34____, but much of the research has focused on small-scale programs. The Boston program is different.

   Last year, a Harvard University study found big ___35____ in math and vocabulary in Boston after the program, where the preschool system spans 68 schools.

   “That you can develop high quality across 68 schools was not obvious,〞 says Harvard economist and education professor Richard Murnane, who was not___36____in the study. “We can do better in preparing poor children for school, and it can be done at considerable___37____.〞

   But not everyone is sold. Some preschool research shows academic gains disappearing by third grade. Critics say a program without staying power is hardly worth a big public ___38____.

   “So we just don’t know about Boston, whether the ___39____effects that are talked about at the end of the pre-K year are going to be there at the end of first grade, second grade or third grade,〞 Whitehurst says. “Without knowing that, it’s hard to make a decision about whether this is a great program that ought to be ___40___in other places.〞

  But policymakers around the country aren’t waiting for a long-term study. They’re coming to Boston to see the preschool program up close.

III. Reading Comprehension (45%)

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

We have been putting smart women on the couch for 40 years without making full use of their talent. Today the portion of top jobs that go to women is still __41__low. Why aren’t more women running things in America? It isn’t for lack of ambition or qualifications. The real__42__to getting more women to the top is the difficult issue of time commitment: Today’s top jobs in major organizations.__43__ 60 plus hours of work a week. Isn’t it too much?

But for businesses and reformers are serious about making their companies__44__for the large number of American talented women, here are three ways to handle it.

Re-think time. We can break away from the belief that high-level work can be done only by people who work extra time. Maybe working time can be __45__ by setting the right amount of work that needs to get done. Senior roles should actually be easier to adapt in this way because highly paid people have the desire to give up some __46__ in order to work less.

Availability matters. It’s important to differ between availability and absolute time commitment. Many professional women would __47__ agree to check e-mail seven days a week and come to office.__48__, for intense project—so long as over the course of a year, the time devoted to work is more__49__.Managers need to know that 24/7 availability is not the same thing as a 24/7 workload.

Quality is the goal, not quantity. Leaders need to create a __50__in which talented people are judged not by the quantity of their work, but by the quality of their __51__. One who works 20 hours a week and who delivers exceptional results on a pro rata〔摊派〕basis should be qualified for __52__ and viewed as a top performer.

“Devotion〞 may help talented women who can live with the way that top jobs require today— and if that’s their __53__, give more power to them. But only a small percentage of women will choose this route. Until the rest of us get serious about __54__the present way that work gets done in American corporations, we can only complain about the __55__of it all while changing almost nothing.

21. A.shockingly       B.possibl