高级中学名校试卷

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上海市普陀区2025届高三下学期二模

英语试卷

I.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

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

NatureLover?ItMayBeWritteninYourGenes

Ourloveofthenaturalworldispartiallybakedintoourgenes,astudybyresearchersfromtheUniversityofQueenslandandtheNationalUniversityofSingaporesuggests.

UsingdatacollectedbyTwinsUK,themostdetailedandextensivetwinstudyever____1____(carry)out,theteamcomparedthegeneticheritabilityoftwotypesoftrait—howstronglyapersonfeelsconnectedtonature,andtheamountoftime____2____theyspendinnature—inmorethan1,000setsoftwins.

Theyfoundthatidenticaltwins,whosharealmostalloftheirgenes,weremoresimilartoeachotherthanfraternaltwins,whosharearoundhalfoftheirgenes,____3____theirappreciationofnature.

Thisgeneticinfluence____4____(observe)inbetween34percentforfrequencyofgardenvisitsand44percentforpublicnaturespacevisits,theysaid.

“Weweretrulysurprisedby____5____weuncovered,”saidstudyco-authorProfRichardFulleroftheUniversityofQueensland.“Thismeanstheremaybeinborngeneticdifferencesamongpeople’spsychologicalconnectionwithnatureandhowtheyexperience____6____.Ourresultshelptoexplainwhysomepeoplehaveastrongerdesirethanothers____7____(be)innature.”

Previousstudieshaveshownthat,____8____peopleareraisedandliveinanurbanorruralenvironment,itinfluenceshowstronglytheywanttobeamongnatureorseekoutoutdoorexperiences.However,thisisanovelstudy____9____(involve)thesuggestionthatgeneticsplaysaroleinhowstronglywefeelaconnectiontonature.

Asmoreandmorepeoplelivinginurban