2024学年高三第二学期奉贤区练习卷

英语试题

考生注意：

1.考试时间105分钟，试卷满分115分。

2.本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

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I.GrammarandVocabularySectionA(10分)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank

MiddleEast’sDarkSkyHubs

SaraSamivividlyrecallsthefirsttimeshetrulysawthestars.The38-year-oldphotographerandtravelguide____1____(search)foraspotinSaudiArabia—amassivecliffoverlookingavastdesert—whensheunexpectedlyfoundherselfunderanamazingnightsky.“Therewasablanketofstarsrightaboveme,“Samireminisces.”I____2____seethousandsofthemstretchingendlessly.Itwasabreathtakingsight.”

Eversincethatnight,SaudiArabiahasbecomehertopstargazingdestination.SamihastravelednumeroustimesfromherhomeinBahrain,asmallislandnation____3____(connect)toSaudiArabiabya15-milecauseway.Sheseeksoutplaceswithundisturbeddarkness,farfromtownsandcities,____4____shecanseetheMilkyWay.Itwasliterallyinthemiddleofadesert:therewasanabandonedvillagewithbrokenhouses.____5____theatmospherewasfrighteningandfilledwithanunsettlingstillness,theskywasstunninglybeautiful.

InNovemberlastyear,anothernaturereserve,neartheancientoasiscityofAlUla,____6____(name)thefirst-everDarkSkyParkintheMiddleEast.SaudiArabiajoined21othercountriesonitslistofcertifiedDarkSkyPlaces,withtheUSandNewZealand____7____(top)thelist.

“Partofthe2,334squarekilometerreserve’scommitmenttothepreservationofthenightskyinvolvescarefullightingdesign,suchasensuring____8____,ifpossible,lightsareequippedwithshadestominimizelightpollution.Specifically,theseshadesaredesign