上海市闵行区2018-2019学年高一下学期英语期末试卷(教师版+学生版)

2019年上海市闵行区高一下学期英语期末试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary  Section A 1.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 blank, use one word that best fits each blank.     It's interesting when you think about how Japan is a nation (1)_______ appreciates the virtues of silence and good manners, and yet when it comes to eating noodles, Japanese people can be (2)_______ (loud) in the world.     According to lifestyle website grapee.jp, slurping when eating noodles (3)_______ (encourage) in Japanese culture. It's believed that taking air into your mouth (4)_______ enhance the flavor of the noodles, and that is helps cool down the noodles. It's also considered to be a way to show appreciation for the dish. Sometimes, just making the noise alone seems to make the noodles more enjoyable.     It wasn't until a new expression- "noodle harassment" — came out last year on social media (5)_______ Japanese people started to realize that the slurping noise is making some foreign visitors uncomfortable.     (6)_______ a response, Japanese instant noodle maker Nissin introduced a so- called noise- canceling fork last month. The fork, which looks like an electric toothbrush, is connected wirelessly to a smart phone. When the person using the fork start to slurp, the fork sends a signal to the person's phone, (7)_______ (make) it play a sound to mask the slurping noise.     But is it really necessary? Dining traditions do vary. (8)_______ is considered to be proper table manners in one country is likely to be seen as rude in another. In India, people eat with their hands (9)_______ they think in this way they build a connection with the food. However, people who are used to eating with forks might find it uncomfortable to get their hands (10)_______ (cover) in oil and bits of food. But this eating method is part of