专题01 语法填空 -学易金卷：2023年高考英语二模试题分项汇编（上海专用）

专题01：语法填空 -2023年高考英语二模试题分项汇编（原题版） （2023·上海静安·统考二模）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. Ever got to grips with a problem? Picked up a new skill? Grasped a difficult concept? The language of learning is full of references to parts of the body outside the brain. Perhaps that’s because these phrases hint at ____1____ deeper. Since the beginning of this century, researchers have been working on the mechanism of learning. They are discovering that learning is easier, quicker with the body movements ____2____(involve). According to many, the effect could be huge ____3____ it’s gesturing with the arms or moving around a room. Can these insights enhance teaching and learning? And should it inform the way technology ____4____(employ) in the classroom? In some ways, the idea that the body can aid learning should come ____5____ no surprise. Consider that many of us probably began to understand basic arithmetic by counting on our fingers ____6____ we learned to count in our head. A theory called embodied cognition suggests that what goes on in our minds comes from our actions and interactions with the world around us. It means that ____7____(encourage) children to think and learn in a purely abstract way might actually make lessons harder for them to understand and remember. Science backs up the idea that actions really might speak louder than words in the classroom. Even at the subconscious level, we appreciate the communicative value of our body language. There is evidence that teachers, ____8____ in various cases use arms and hand movements in lessons, achieve better teaching results. In light of this, it’s tempting to conclude that teachers, and their students, had better jump up and down, or wave their arms about like windmills during les