浦东新区2024学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测高三英语试卷(考试时间：105分钟满分：115分)I.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ThepowerofthepenNumerousstudieshighlightthepsychologicalbenefitsofwriting.Forexample,researchersfoundthatparticipantswhoengagedinasix-weekprogramofexpressivewritingimprovedtheirmentaltoughness.Inanotherstudy,researchersanalyzedbrainscanstoseehowwritingaboutnegativeeventsaffectedthewaysuchevents____1____(process)andhandled.Theyconcludedthatexpressivewritingmightbeaneffectivetooltoaddressnegativeemotionsand____2____writingaboutapastfailurecouldimprovelearning.Lastyear,brainresearchersdemonstratedthatwritingbyhand____3____typingwithakeyboardpromotedmorecomplexbrainconnectivity,whichwascrucialformemoryformation.Thesefindingssuggestthattheprocessofwritingallowsyou____4____(clarify)thoughtsand“internalize”them,thusincreasingthebenefits.Tocultivatethehabitofwriting,trythetwotips.Writetopeopleyoulove.Whenyouwritewithyouraudienceinmind,yourelatetothem.Mostimportantly,yousharesomethingpreciouswithlovedones.Thinkofhowyoufeltthelasttimesomeoneyoucaredabout____5____(take)timetowriteyouaheartfeltmessage.Youcanevenusethisasanopportunitytosaverelationshipsthatneed____6____(heal)orjusttogetanextrasmileoutofsomeone.Writeappreciationnotesatwork.WhenDougConanttookoverasCEOatCampbell’s,hetransformedthecompanyculturefromunpleasanttoaward-winning.“Mostculturesdon’tdoagoodjobofcelebratingcontributions,soImade____7____apracticetowritethank-younotestoouremployees.”Conantsaid,“Over10years,itamountedtomorethan30,000notes,____8____wehadonly20,000employees.WhereverI’dgointheworld,you’dfindmyhandwrittennotes____9____(display)onemployees’bulletinboards(公告栏).”Intoday’sdigitalworld_____10_____mostcommunicationiselectronic,writingheartfeltthank-younotesenhancesemotionalintelligenceandstrengthensrelationships.Itmakesyourworkplaceorhomebetter.【答案】1.wereprocessed2.that3.insteadof##ratherthan4.toclarify5.took6.healing##tobehealed7.it8.though##although9displayed10.where【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了写作的力量，包括写作对心理的益处、对大脑的影响，以及培养写作习惯的方法。【1题详解】考查时态和语态。句意：在另一项研究中，研究人员分析了脑部扫描，以了解写下负面事件如何影响此类事件被处理和应对的方式。“suchevents”是定语从句的主语，与“process”是被动关系，即事件被处理，根据上下文时态为一般过去时，故填wereprocessed。【2题详解】考查宾语从句。句意：他们得出结论，表达性写作可能是处理负面情绪的有效工具，并且写下过去的失败可以促进学习。前文“that”引导的第一个宾语从句是“expressivewritingmightbeaneffectivetooltoaddressnegativeemotions”，第二个宾语从句，从句结构和句意完整，连接词为that。故填that。【3题详解】考查介词短语。句意：去年，大脑研究人员证明，手写而不是用键盘打字能促进更复杂的大脑连接，这对记忆形成至关重要。这里是在对比手写和打字对大脑连接的不同作用，强调手写的优势，所以用“insteadof”或“ratherthan”连接，故填insteadof/ratherthan。【4题详解】考查不定式。句意：这些发现表明，写作的过程能让你理清思绪并将其“内化”，从而增加益处。“allowsb.todosth.”允许某人做某事。故填toclarify。【5题详解】考查时态。句意：想想上次你在乎的人花时间给你写了一封真心的信时你是什么感受。thelasttime引导的时间状语从句，描述过去的动作，所以用一般过去时。故填took。【6题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：你甚至可以利用这个机会来挽救需要修复的关系，或者只是让某人开心一下。need作实义动词时，且物做主语时，后面接动词的-ing形式或不定式的被动形式，表示“需要被……”。故填healing/tobehealed。【7题详解】考查形式宾语。句意：康纳特说：“大多数公司文化在表彰贡献方面做得不好，所以我把给员工写感谢信作为一种惯例”“makeitapracticetodosth.”是固定结构，“it”作形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的“towritethank-younotestoouremployees”。故填it。【8题详解】考查连词。句意：在10多年的时间里，（感谢信）总数超过了3万封，尽管我们只有2万名员工。“though”或“although”引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管，虽然”，在这里连接两个有转折关系的句子。故填though/although。【9题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：无论我走到世界哪里，你都会发现我手写的便条被展示在员工的公告栏上。myhandwrittennotes与display为被动关系，用过去分词作宾语补足语。故填displayed。【10题详解】考查定语从句。句意：在当今大多数交流都是电子形式的数字世界里，写衷心的感谢信能提高情商并加强人际关系。修饰先行词“digitalworld”，在从句中作地点状语，表示“在这个数字世界里”。用关系副词where。故填where。SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.beneficialB.buildingC.cloudyD.disturbingE.fixF.mismatchG.originatedH.perceptionI.readiesJ.sharpenedK.supervisesHowtoprosperinanuncertainworldInanageofrapidchange,ourinstinctivedesireforcertaintymaybeblindingustoitspsychologicalcosts.Humansnaturallyneedanswersandtypicallyfinduncertaintyemotionally____11____.It’seasytofeelanxietyforthefutureandseecertaintyasalighthouseinadarkeningtime.Butawaveofnewscientificdiscoveriesrevealsthatlearningtoleanintouncertaintyintimesofrapidchangeisapromising____12____tomentaldistress,notaroyalroadtoanxiety,asmanyofusassume.Agrowingbodyofevidenceandarangeofnewinterventionssuggestthatskillfullymanaginguncertaintyinthefaceofwhat’s____13____,neworunexpectedisaneffectivetreatmentforanxiety.Researchersfurtherobserveitisalikelypathwayto____14____toughness.Toleratingandevendelightinginuncertaintydoesn’tmerelyhelpustoacceptlife’sunpredictability;italso____15____ustolearnandadapt.Eachday,thebrainuses____16____mentalmodelsabouthowtheworldworks,whichareusedtoprocessashiftingenvironment.Whenwemeetsomethingunexpected,aneural(神经的)“predictionerror”signalsa____17____betweenwhatweassumedwouldoccurandwhatoursensestellus.Yetouruneasysenseofnotknowingstimulatesahostof____18____neuralchanges,includingheightenedattention,boostedworkingmemoryandsensitivitytonewinformation.Thebrainispreparingtoupdateour____19____oftheworld.Uncertaintyoffersthe“opportunityf