【全国百强校】上海市建平中学、交通大学附属中学2017届高三上学期周练英语试题

2016-2017学年建平中学联合交大附中高三周练

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A (10%)

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

The world’s (1)__________(famous)heart surgeon, the Egyptian Professor, Sir Magdi Yacoub, has transplanted more hearts than anyone else. To the countless people whose lives he has transformed and saved, he is a hero. Professor Yacoub (2)_____________(inspire) in his work by his father, who was a general surgeon.

Now 66 years old, professor Yacoub still retains his energy and extraordinary enthusiasm for his career. For 43 years, he has dealt with desperate patients(3)__________combination pf poor diet, inactive lifestyle and stress overload have caused them to ask for his help.(4)_________ ___________all these experiences, he is very aware of the role of good nutrition and regular exercise in maintaining good health. He eats very well and swims early each morning.

Professor Yacoub’s life is always hectic(狂热的). (5)____________a donor heart has suddenly been found, then an operation has to take place quickly. He works long hours; he says there are no regular hours for a heart surgeon, as the surgery _________take place when it needs to be carried out.

For relaxation, professor Yacoub enjoys (7)___________(garden) even grows orchids, One dream of his is to go to the Amazon one day(8)________(see) the rare plants there. He is patron of the Chain of Hope charity, which aims to take medical expense to the developing world. Specialist teams give their time free and travel all over the world to places such as Mozambique and Jamaica to train local surgeons in techniques that

(9)________ (save) lives .This charity also brings needy children to the West

(10)___________necessary heart surgery.

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.

(A)

Valuable By-Products of Space Research

Research that went into d eveloping the highly specialized technol ogy for space travel has resulted in many unexpected 21 applications back on earth. Out of the engineering that produced rocket motor, space suits, and other necessities of space flight came by products that no one had anticipated. Equipment and 22 designed for use in medicine, industry, and the home, these valuabl e by products of space research, call ed spin offs, have improved the quality of life on earth in many ways.

Some of the best-known exampl es of spin-offs from space research are found in hospitals and d octors' offices. One such exampl e is the sight switch, which was originally d evel oped to all ow astronauts to control their spacecraft without using their hands. It is now used by 23 peopl e to operate d evices using eye movements.

Doctors have also benefited from the technol ogy required to make electronic instruments small enough and durabl e enough for trips into space. From this technol ogy have come hearing aids the size of an aspirin and television cameras small enough to be 24 to a surgeon's head to give medical stud ents a close-up view of an operation.

Biotelemetry, which was d evel oped to 25 the physical signs of astronauts by checking their temperature, brain-wave activity, breathing rate, and heartbeat, offers d octors a new means of monitoring hospital patients. Biosensors attached to the body send data by wire or radio. This information is displayed on 26 for doctors to analyze.

One of the most valuabl e 27 of aerospace technol ogy to industry is a management technique call ed the systems approach. With the aid of computers, this technique brings together all the elements of a compl ex project, including peopl e, money, and materials, to assure that everything is compl eted at the optimum time. It has been applied to a variety of situations 28 to space exploration. Among them are cancer research, hospital d esign, city planning, crime d etection, pollution control, buil ding construction, and transportation.

The experience gained from d evel oping NASA spacesuits was applied to the process of d esigning clothing for use in other 29 . Firefighters now have lighter and special fire bl ocking materials that are more 30 to cracking and burning. Spacers used for cushioning in moon boots were adapted for use in athl etic shoes that are d esigned to reduce fatigue and injury.

(B)