海淀区2020-2021学年第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题及答案

1/14北京市海淀区2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语2021.04第二部分:知识运用(共两节,25分)第一节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空,在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。ASevenyearsago,StevelosthisbeloveddogWolfgang.Inmemoryofit,hebegantoadoptdogswhohadbeenintheirlastfewyears.He21(shoose)torescuetheseseniordogsbecausetheyotherwisewouldn'thavehadahome.When22(ask)howhecouldbeartoadoptseniordog,Steveanswered,“Theseabandonedanimalsneedlove,andtheyalsohavealotoflovetogive,23isjustoneofthethingsthesedogswishyouknew.”BFormanyyears,researchers24(try)tofindoutthemagicofreading.AccordingtoanarticleinScientificAmerican,researchershavefoundevidencethatliteraryfictionimprovesareader’sabilitytounderstand25othersarethinkingabout.And26articlefurtherarguesthatliteraryfictioncanteachusvaluesaboutsocialbehavior,suchastheimportanceofunderstandingthosewhoaredifferentfromourselves.Theresultsofthisstudysuggestpeoplewholovereadingcan27(well)putthemselvesinsomeoneelse’sshoes.CAteamofinternational28(scientist)announcedthattheydiscove