上海师范大学外国语中学2021届高三上学期期中英语试题 WORD版含解析.doc

上外附中2020学年度第一学期期中考试卷高三英语II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)SectionA(10%每小题1分)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwithproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.KazuoIshigurohasanumberofstringstohisbow,orratherbisguitar___1___62-year-oldisworldfamousasawriteroffiction,buthisearlydreamwastobeagreatsingerandsongwriter.HisfriendandformerpublisherRobertMcCrumrecallshim___2___(turn)upatthepublishinghouseFaberandFaberwithabunchofhisstoriesinonehandandeguitaroverhisshoulder.Itwashisstories___3___earnedhimthegreathonor.Ashisnameindicates,IshigurocomesfromaJapanesebackground,althoughhecametoBritainfromJapanattheageof5andisaBritaincitizenwhowritesinEnglish.He___4___(educate)attheUniversityofEastAnglia,aschoolthathasbecomeknownfortrainingwriters.Ishiguro'swritingishighlyrestrained.Hischaractersareoftenreluctanttoexpressthemselves,exceptinakindofcode.ThiscertainlygiveshiswritingaqualityincommonwiththatofJaneAusten,anauthortowhomheisoftencompared.ThebestexampleofthisishisnovelTheRemainsoftheDay,___5___(adapt)laterintoasuccessfulfilmwiththesamename.ThecentralcharacterofthebookisabutlercalledStevens.HeisanextremelyloyalservanttoanEnglishlord,andisacharacter___6___somemightcallrepressed(压抑的).Heisnotwillingtoconfesshisfeelingstoanyone___7___hemissesouton(错失)affectionandlove.ThestoryistoldbyStevensandhisstyleisaspoliteandunrevealingashisbehavior.Ofcoursewe___8___readbetweenthelinestouncoverthe“real”story,whichisn’tquitetheonethebutleristelling.Stevensfindsitchallenging___9___(communicate),andcommunicationisoftenathemeinIshiguro’snovels.Inhisauthor’ssenseoftheworld,thereisagapbetweenourfeelingsandourabilitytocommunicate____10____.TheNobelCommitteeemphasizedthisthemewhenittalkedaboutcommunicateIshiguro’swork.Thewriterhas,thecommitteeclaimed,“innovelsofgreatemotionalforce...uncoveredtheabyss(深渊)beneathourillusory(虚幻的)senseofconnectionwiththeworld.”【答案】1.The