徐汇区2016-2017学年度高三年级第一学期质量监控英语试题 -.doc

徐汇区2016学年度第一学期高三年级质量监控 2016．12 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. Please mind the silence Despite being used by 1.34 billion people each year, traveling on the Tube in London can actually be quite lonely. An unwritten rule encouraging silence, mixed with classic British reserve, means that (21) ____________ ___________you’re packed into an enclosed space with hundreds of other people, the morning commute (上下班）can leave you feeling somewhat isolated. One London resident, however, is trying to change this. “You get on the Tube here and ifs completely silent and ifs weird, says Jonathan Dunne, 42, an American living in London, who has, ironically, started (22) ____________worldwide dialogue after giving out badges (黴章）with the slogan “Tube chat?” last month, encouraging commuters in London to get talking to one another. “I handed out 500 badges during rush hour in a city of 8 million, expecting many refusals and most of them (23) ___________ (throw) away, but after about 24 hours it completely snowballed,” he says. Dunne and his “Tube chat” campaign (24) ___________ (feature) in media across the world ever since, seeing TV interviews in Sweden, Brazil and the UK, as well as countless website, newspaper and magazine appearances. Although Dunne says he’s received mostly positive feedback, not everyone agrees with his sentiment. Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a campaign of (25) ___________ own, handing out 500 badges with the words “Don’t even think about it” on them. “I (26) ___________ hardly stand the idea of having to talk to strangers on the Tube on my way to work,” he told the BBC. Michael Robinson, 24, a student from London, agrees. “Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet so