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2021年上海杨浦区控江中学高三月考试卷（含答案） 2021年上海市杨浦区控江中学高三月考考试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary (26’) Section A Directions: 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 fits each blank. (16’) (A) It is a particularly useful time for America to reflect on those who 25_____ (sacrifice) so much for our freedom. When I first 26____ (speak) at West Point in 2021, we still had more than 100,000 troops in Iraq. We ____27___(prepare)to surge in Afghanistan. Our counterterrorism efforts 28____ (focus) on al-Qaida’s core leadership -- those who had carried out the 9/11 attacks. And our nation was just beginning a long climb out of the worst economic crisis. Four and a half years later, as you graduate, the landscape has changed. We 29____(remove)our troops from Iraq. We are winding down our war in Afghanistan. Al-Qaida’s leadership on the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been decimated, and Osama bin Laden is no more. Meanwhile, our economy30_____( remain) the most dynamic on Earth, our businesses the most innovative. Each year, we grow more energy independent. But the world 31____(change)with accelerating speed. This presents opportunity, but also new dangers. It will be your generation’s task to respond to this new world. The question we face, the question each of you will face, is not whether America__32___ (lead) but how we will lead, not just to secure our peace and prosperity but also extend peace and prosperity around the globe. (B) Many kinds of music can stir the imagination and produce strong feeling. For some people, romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky enhance feelings of love and sympathy. Religious and spiritual music ___33___ help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have a unique