精品解析：上海市闵行区七宝中学2021届高三上学期10月月考英语试题

2020-2021学年上海市闵行区七宝中学 高三英语上学期10月月考试卷 I. Listening Comprehension(略) II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Challenging work that requires lots of analytical thinking, planning and other managerial skills might help your brain stay sharp ____1____ you age, a study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology suggests. Researchers from the University of Leipzig in Germany gathered more than 1, 000 retired workers who were over age 75 and had the volunteers’ memory and thinking skills ____2____(assess)through a battery of tests. Then, for eight years, the scientists asked the same group to come back to the lab every 18 months _____3_____(take) the same sorts of tests. Those who _____4_____(hold) mentally stimulating, demanding jobs before retirement tended to do the best on the tests. And they tended to lose cognitive(认知) function _____5_____ a much slower rate than those with the least mentally challenging jobs. The results held true even after the scientists accounted for the participants’ overall health status. “This works just like physical exercise,” says Francisca Then, who led the study. “After a long run, you may feel like you’re in pain, you may feel tired. But it makes you fit. After a long day at work — sure, you will feel tired, _____6_____it can help your brain stay healthy. ” It’s not just corporate jobs, or even paid work___7___can help keep your brain fit, Then points out. A waiter’ s job, for example, _____8_____( require) multitasking, teamwork and decision-making could be just as stimulating as any high-level office work. And “running a family household requires high-level planning and coordinating（协调）,” she says. “You _____9