精品解析：上海市建平中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中英语试卷

2023-2024学年建平中学高三上期中考 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. Several years ago, a co-worker invited me over for a classic social tradition: a game night. I don’t like board games. When I’m hanging out with others, I much prefer the free flow of conversation _____1_____ the structure of competition. _____2_____ someone starts explaining the game rules, my brain tends to involuntarily tune out, a defense mechanism against unwanted and useless information. So obviously, eager to make new friends. I told my co-work I was in. The evening was disappointing. An alarmingly complex game was first explained and then repeated, upon my request. I _____3_____ (assure) that I’d “get it after a couple of rounds,” which never happened. I was so bad that I was ruining everyone eles’s experience with my unpredictable plays and constant need _____4_____ (remind) of what was happening. _____5_____ these people kindly became my friends anyway, I was never invited back to another game night. “We just know you’re not really a game person, ” one of them later told me, eyes _____6_____ (slide) sideward. Not being a game person nowadays can make one feel like an exception. Board games, which in 2021 were a $13. 4 billion global market, are surging in popularity. There are people who love socializing through games in every town, _____7_____ makes my resistance to them feel unacceptable. Maybe, I thought, I was missing _____8_____ about the social value of games. Games can reveal people’s core qualities: how they react when they’re stressed, how they cooperate in a team, or how they behave when they win or lose. However, I still have a general sense _____9_____ they’re a silly way to pass time. When I think abo