2023-2024学年高二上学期英语语法填空期末复习模拟练习二

高二上学期英语语法填空期末复习模拟练习二 第一篇 Shyness is avoiding human contact, often because of a feeling of not being as good as others and fear of taking risks. Shyness is a force ____1_____ prevents us from realizing our potential and ____2____ (enjoy) the company of other people. Shyness is often associated ____3____ low emotional control and high negative emotions. On the basis of research that he ____4____ (do) for the past six years, Dr. Zimbardo estimates that about 40 percent of all Americans, around 84 million people, consider ____5____ (they) shy. They include not only ordinary people but also a number of ____6____ (celebrity) who define themselves as shy. Research shows that a quarter of the people who are shy as adults were not shy as children. Shyness makes it difficult ____7____ (meet) new people and make friends. It prevents ____8____ individual from expressing opinions and values. With authorities such as a boss or a teacher, the shy are less likely to stand up for their rights or express ____9____ (reason) criticism. They’re more likely just to obey and to be ____10____ (unwilling) cooperative. 第二篇 Dogs can cry tears of joy when they see their owners after a long period of absence, researchers have said. The study, ____1____ (base) on the behaviour of 22 dogs, looked at the reactions of dogs reunited with their owners ____2____ with other people they knew. To test their theory, academics places pieces of paper under the eyes of the dogs during normal interaction with their owners and a minute before they were reunited with them after hours of ____3____ (separate). They discovered when the dogs saw their owners, it was the only time they shed tears. There was not ____4____ same level of increased tear production when the dogs were reunited with the people they were familiar ____5____, but were not their owners. To see whether the tears ____6____ (link) to their emotions, the researchers applied a solution containing oxytocin, a hormone (激素) ____7____ in human someti