【高考必备】上海市延 安 中学高三上学期周测六英语试题word版含答案.doc

PAGE 延安中学周测（六） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (A) One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. As she ___25___ (ask) me to play chess with her, I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I ___26___ hurry my moves, because she needed to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I knew she had strict sleeping habits, ___27___ I thought she ought to be able to give up some of this strictness. I said to her, “What fun it is! Why not stay up late for once.” We played on for ___28___ fifteen minutes, during which time she looked anxious. Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied, “___29___ you want to play it well, you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we continued until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted ___30___(beat). Clearly, I had made a mistake. I had started the evening wanting to have a happy time with my daughter but had allowed my intention to win to become more important than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire ___31___ (win) served me well. As a parent, I realized that it got in my way. So I had to change. (B) While income worry is rather a common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons ___32___explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome” (空巢综合征) In order to seek ___33___ (good) chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, ___34___ (leave) their