2023上海二模各区完型汇编

宝山区

Surviving    Art   Tradition

Native American Indians expressed themselves through their artwork, which is carved onto totem〔图腾〕poles. Many people hold the belief (21) __________all Native American Indian tribes 〔部落〕carve的totem poles, but this is far from the truth . Carving totem poles was a tradition among many tribes , especially those that lived along the Pacific coast (22)____________forest grew. However , those Native American Indians who lived in the south west and the plains , and  Indians , but (23)_________(few) trees to carve than Pacific tribes.

The height of totem poles can vary considerably . Long ago totem poles (24) ___________(find) to stand around 12m tall . Today , Native American Indian artists continue to care trees, but some totem poles are short and are used in homes as decoration .(25) _____________is not surprising that a genuine pole will cost more than $1500 per meter because traditionally carved totem involve a great deal of work , craftsmanship and time to produce.

The raising of a totem pole is an important celebration among the India tribe . A hole is dug for the pole to stand in . The pole is carried to the site in a ceremony which other hundreds of people attend. Ropes are used (26)__________(raise) the pole into place. Singing and dancing to drums accompanies the pole raising . Often poles are raised in this way (27) ___________the carving begins . Carvers do their jobs then on the site.

Many people believe that totem poles are religious symbols , but this idea is false. Instead of (28) __________(act) as religious symbols , carvings represent the tribal nation and convey the tribes’ history . The story of a totem pole is frequently passed down from generation to generation . Having the story documented this way helps keep this tradition (29) __________(recognize) in our history . These days , many totem poles no longer exist (30) _______ __________ decay and rot. However , there are still some tribes that continue to practice this ancient are form , and these totem poles are still being enjoyed by collections of tribal art.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

21. that     22. where      23. fewer       24. were found  25. It

26. to raise  27. before   28. acting   29. recognized    30. because of

崇明区

Delivering Food by Drone

A Singapore restaurant plans to use drones (遥控飞机) to transport food and drinks from the kitchen to a wait station near customers’ table border="1"s.

Infinium Robotics, the Singapore company that’s developing the drones for restaurant chain Timbre, has spent the past two weeks testing the technology at the restaurant before it opens each night

  21   business and hopes to have it in place by the end of the year.

But how does the drone know where to hover (盘旋)? What if someone bumps into the drone or is standing in its way? “There’s no chance at all   22   it will hit anything,〞 says Infinium Robotics chief executive Junyang Woon.

The drones automatically charge while   23   (wait) in the kitchen.   24   the chef puts an order on the drone, he hits a button on a keypad and the drone automatically flies to one of two wait stations. Sense-and-avoid technology   25   (build) into the drone won’t allow it to land at the wait station if anything is in its way. The drones are equipped with sonar (声纳系统) and an infrared sensor (红外线传感器), too.

A waiter then removes the food or drink from the drone and hits a button   26   sends it back to the kitchen. The drones, weighing a little over five pounds,   27   carry just over four pounds of food. Infinium Robotics is working on a model that will carry twice as   28   (much) food.

“Its job is to help the waiters to reduce some of their boring tasks, 〞 Woon said. “If they let the robots   29   (do) the job, they can concentrate on interacting with customers to bring about higher customer satisfaction and dining experience.〞

Since it drew recent media attention, Woon   30   (hear) from resorts and restaurants in 10 countries, including the United States.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary〔共20分。每题1分。〕

21. for   22. that   23. waiting  24. After   25. built

26. that/which  27. can   28. much   29. do   30. has heard

                              闵行区

One steamy July afternoon in central Arkansas . I was working on an important project  in my home office . My trusty printer was busy producing an important report (21)__________it simply stopped . After fifteen minutes of trying to repair , I decided to buy a new printer . Upon my return , my heart froze to see my house on fire .

(22)_________having spent much of my life writing , I was speechless when facing this situation . I was lost for adequate words (23)_________(describe ) the sick , sinking feeling of seeing my home , business , and belongings going up in flames along with photographs and memories (24)___________(collect) over a lifetime . But the panic that filled my shocked heart in that awful moment was for the nine cats that shared my home after (25)_________(rescue) from situations of ill-treatment and abandonment .

Responding to an early security –system warning , the amazing firefighters arrived immediately , (26)__________the chemical smoke had already caused deaths . I examined and kissed each cat goodbye , extremely grateful that they had passed gently , without injuries or burns .

Only animal lovers really understand the unbelievable impact (27)________the loss of one beloved four-legged f