2021-2022学年吴淞中学高三上英语期中考.docxVIP

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. These days it seems that everywhere you turn you hear stories about how people are psychologically falling apart. On an individual level, I feet it. My late thirties brought about the worst clinical depression I have ever faced. But there is a real crisis (21) _________ (affect) both men and women in our society - a cultural crisis. We inhabit a cultural landscape that (22) _________ (strip) of meaningful life markers. Of course many rites of passage（人生重大仪式）endure to this day in the modern world -- Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceaneras, Seijin-no-hi, to name but a few. Some might argue that we just need to embrace the ones we have. But thats not going to work. For one, our world bears very little resemblance to the world (23) _________ gave rise to these traditional rites. Besides, today we live on average much longer lives than we did (24) _________ these traditions were first established. Were not the same people as we were when we developed these tires. It only makes sense, therefore, for us (27) _________ (develop) new ones. This is (26) _________ my essay starts to run by. I dont know how to do that. Does one crowd-source a ceremony? Does one outsource it to an unusually creative event planning firm -- possibly with the help of a philosopher, or a science fiction author? In an inspiring 2017 TEDx lecture, tech CEO Ron Fritz tells the story of (27) _________ he and his family created entirely new coming-of-age rituals for their own children. It involves all the traditional components: involvement of (28) _________ (extend) family and friends, a physical endurance part, a learning-from-an-elder part, and solitary contemplation, I felt immediately jealous, as