学年度静安区高三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷.docx

静安区2014学年第一学期期末教学质量检测高三年级英语试卷（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages 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.There are 101 excuse for not writing or calling the media when you see unfair, biased or inaccurate news coverage:”I don’t know enough”;”I’m busy”;”My computer crashed.”__________ (communicate) with journalists makes a difference. It does not have to be perfect; not all letters to journalists need to be for publication. Even (26)__________ one-sentence, handwritten note to a reporter (27)__________ be helpful. If you take the time to type a substantive letter, send copies of it or two or three places within the media outlet—perhaps to the reporter, his or her editor, as well as to the letter-to-the-editor department.If media outlets get letters from a dozen people (28)__________ (raise) the same issue, they will most likely publish one or two of them. So even if your letter (29)__________ (not get) into print, it may help another one with a similar point of view get published. Surveys of newspaper readers show that the letters page is among the most closely read parts of the paper. It’s also the page policy-makers look to as a barometer of public opinion.__________ you write to journalists, be factual, not rhetorical（带修辞色彩的）. Do not personally attack them; that’s more likely to convince them that they’re in the right. Address them in the language that most journalists (31)__________ (train) to understand. Call on them to be responsible, professional, balanced and inclusive of diverse sources and viewpoints.Letters (32)__________ are intended for publication should usually be drafted more carefully.(B)Westminster Abbey, the gothic church, stands in the heart of modern London overlooking the River Thames and Houses