2015上海市十三校第一次联考英语试题及答案(2)

II. Grammar and Vocabulary   
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)
Sports is both my work and life
Among various events organized by our company, the marathon impresses me most. The most unforgettable scene happened in my first year of work, (25) ______ I witnessed a silver-haired man in his 80s walk slowly toward the finishing line accompanied by two nurses. It was at that moment (26) ______ I was deeply moved. I realized (27) ______ marathon spirit stands for --- perseverance, willpower, self-proving and self-breakthrough. 
I took part in the Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington DC this year. It was my first half marathon. (28) ______ ______ I passed over the bridge, runners from the opposite direction gave me high fives with an unspoken understanding, allowing me to forget fatigue and regain energy instantly.
    There were many times when I wanted to quit. But runners around me, as well as the spectators along the road, always encouraged me. In the last 500 meters, (29) ______ (feel) sick in the stomach because of the cold wind, I slowed my pace and intended to walk. A woman shouted at me: "Hey, you are almost there. Come on girl! You're doing a great job." What amazing power (30) ______ words had! I started to run again. And finally I made it.
Running is flesh-and-blood and not just mechanical movements. Thus, I can’t help but (31) ______ (become) more considerate about runners when organizing races. I wish to create a far (32) ______ (favorable) running environment, offer better services and help them achieve the results they expect, happily, conveniently and comfortably.

(B)
Photo hacking: sex crime
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, one of dozens of actresses, models and celebrities whose images have been posted online, spoke about the photo hacking scandal for the first time on Tuesday, saying it is a crime and sexual violation.
    In an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Lawrence, 24, said she was frightened after the photos was released last month and worried about the impact it would have (33) ______ her career.
"Just because I'm an actress and public figure, does not mean that I asked for this." Lawrence, (34)______ won a best actress Academy Award, told the magazine. The star said she considered (35)______ (write) an apology but had been in a loving, four-year relationship and realized she had nothing to say sorry for.
"It's not a scandal," she said. "It's a sexual violation. The law needs to be changed, (36) ______ it?"
    Lawrence had been dating British actor Nicholas Hoult but the couple are reported (37) ______ (split up) last summer.
    Photos of Lawrence, model Kate Upton, actress Kirsten Dunst and other women had apparently been hacked from individual iCloud accounts and were uploaded to the image-sharing forum 4chan.
    The FBI said it was aware of the release of the photos and (38) ______ (address) the matter. Apple Inc admitted that certain celebrity accounts (39) ______ (offend), but the company said none of the cases (40)______ (investigate) were due to any breach (违反) in Apple's systems including iCloud or Find My iPhone.
    The iCloud system lets users store photos and other content and to access it from any Apple device.


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

A. encouraged    B. emotionally   C. excuse    D. represent    E. awareness  F. tempting      G. challenging    H. opportunities   I. moral     J. especially    K. vary

    
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often
   41    to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be    42    to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning   43   , he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents    44    greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be    45    
strict in money matters. Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed    46    the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.
    As regards the development of    47    standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and    48    it the next day is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practise what they