精品解析：上海市大同中学2022-2023学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

2022-2023学年上海市大同中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷 II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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. Japan’s Seniors Discover New Way to Stay Young: Competitive Video-gaming Sixty-six-year-old Atsuko Oyama shares a goal ____1____(hold) by many people a half-century younger. She wants to get 100 kills in the first-person shooter video-game “Apex Legends.” E-sports promoters who have seen Japan ____2____(fall) behind powerhouses such as the U. S. in video-game competitions think the senior market ____3____ be the way to catch up. And if the over-65 set feels a little more energized after winning over a few rival warriors, so much the better. Japan is the world’s oldest nation, and its efforts to boost the size of its younger population have been mostly unsuccessful. It is, however, at the forefront of initiatives ____4____ (keep) old people thinking younger. Ms. Oyama, ____5____ player name is Mama, tried out for the team known as the Matagi Snipers after her daughter saw an ad asking for players. She now practices a couple of hours a day at home, sometimes going to acupuncture(针灸)to take care of her tired neck. The Matagi Snipers, named for a traditional group of bear hunters in northern Japan, ____6____ (practice) since September at their home base in northern Akita prefecture. ____7____ an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.” Before they can gun for prize money or monetize YouTube page views, they need to heed the guidance of coach Yoshito “Lemon” Suda, 28. Some members, to his surprise, didn’t know ____8____ to use a computer, let alone play a video