高级中学名校试题
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上海市浦东新区2025届高三下学期二模(期中)
英语试卷
I.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Thepowerofthepen
Numerousstudieshighlightthepsychologicalbenefitsofwriting.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,“Over10y