2017-2018华师大一附高一下期中试卷.docxVIP

第 PAGE Page 8 页/共 NUMPAGES Pages 8 页 华师大一附2017学年度第二学期高一期中试卷 II. Grammar and vocabulary 26% Section A 16% Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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. (A) Spring is in the air, so it is time that we should go outside. Here are the three plants (1) can decorate your home. Why not grow common white jasmine? You can raise it (2) either a bush or a vine. Jasmine vines produce (3) (many) flowers than jasmine bushes, (4) they need a frame to grow on. If you grow them on a frame over a path, the path will soon have a cover of white, sweet-smelling flowers. Jasmine is not just for tea. Of course, (5) you like blossoms, you may choose the Yulan magnolia. These trees can grow to be over 12 metres tall. In early spring, they are covered with white blossoms. With the blossoms (6) (fall) off, green leaves cover the trees all summer. In autumn, these leaves change to red and orange, making the ground (7) (litter) with color. The Yulan magnolia is ideal for cool, moist climates. If you have no idea what to grow, you can plant a golden ball cactus. You can keep it in your house or plant it outside where it can grow to be more than 60 centimetres tall. Much (8) it prefers the sun, it tolerates temperatures of below zero degrees centigrade. (B) The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a man with a gun, but a man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 25 years, over 200 incidents are reported (9) (cause) by electromagnetic interference(电磁干扰). Despite the unclear source of this interference，experts have found out that portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and mobile telephones are (10) (blame). RTCA, an organization whi