精品解析：上海市浦东新区2023-2024学年高三上学期期中联考英语试题

2023学年第一学期高三英语期中质量检测 （完卷时间：120分钟 满分：140分） Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary 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. Shampoo-do we really need to use it? Buying shampoo can be overwhelming-there are so many brands to choose from, across a huge range of prices. Some brands promise to repair and nourish our hair,___1___others promise to strengthen and add volume. But is any of these claims true? Do we even need shampoo at all? Since long before shampoo___2___ (invent)-some say in India-our bodies have been producing sebum, an oil-like substance. Sebum stops our skin ___3___ (get) dry, manages the health of our scalp and makes our hair shiny. But it also collects dirt, and, if___4___ (leave) untouched for too long, sebum can cause our hair to become greasy. There are no disadvantages from a health perspective to letting our hair be greasy, says Eleanore Richardson, Trichologist at Fulham Scalp and Hair Clinic, but many people choose to wash their hair ___5___ a regular basis for aesthetic reasons. And so we reach for the shampoo bottle. Shampoos contain a group of chemicals called surfactants. They grab the dirt and grease from the surface of our hair, meaning when we rinse away the shampoo, we also wash away the grease and dirt. But,___6___ Laura Waters, a professor of Pharmaceutical Analysis, points out, some surfactants work too well and take the natural oils out of the hair as well. Though more expensive shampoos may contain___7___(harsh) surfactants, the type of shampoo doesn’t really matter. “It’s on our hair very briefly and gets washed away”. It’s the conditioners and styling products that we use after the shampoo that make a bigger difference to the texture and feel of our hair. Naturally, the