虹口区2016年度高三英语二模.docx

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GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

(A)

“Time,”saystheproverb,“ismoney”.Thismeansthateverymomentwell-spentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.

Ifourtime(25) (employ)usefully,itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoas toenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Letthose,

(26) thinknothingofwastingtime,rememberthis.

Ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshocked(27) wethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.

Butweoftencarenothingaboutthelossofanhourorofaday,(28) (forget)thatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Ourlifeisabriefperiodmeasuringsomeseventyoreightyyearsinall.Soadayoranhour(29) (waste)isthereforesomuchlifelost.

Butnearlyonethirdofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someinwatchingoverthesick-bedsofour(30) (near)relatives;someinmakingjourneysonlandandvoyagesbysea.

Nowifalltheseyearsweretobedecreasedfromthetermoverwhichourlifeextends,weshallfindabouttwentyorthirtyyearsatourdisposal(处置)foractivework.(31) remembersthiscanneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.

Theprecioushoursofchildhoodandyouth,ifproperlyused,(32) (supply)uswithincalculableadvantages.Ifweallowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,weshallneverbeabletomakeupfortheloss.

(B)

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