1高三英语上学期期中测试B卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Japan’sSeniorsDiscoverNewWaytoStayYoung:CompetitiveVideo-gamingSixty-six-year-oldAtsukoOyamasharesagoal____1____(hold)bymanypeopleahalf-centuryyounger.Shewantstoget100killsinthefirst-personshootervideo-game“ApexLegends.”E-sportspromoterswhohaveseenJapan____2____(fall)behindpowerhousessuchastheU.S.invideo-gamecompetitionsthinktheseniormarket____3____bethewaytocatchup.Andiftheover-65setfeelsalittlemoreenergizedafterwinningoverafewrivalwarriors,somuchthebetter.Japanistheworld’soldestnation,anditseffortstoboostthesizeofitsyoungerpopulationhavebeenmostlyunsuccessful.Itis,however,attheforefrontofinitiatives____4____(keep)oldpeoplethinkingyounger.Ms.Oyama,____5____playernameisMama,triedoutfortheteamknownastheMatagiSnipersafterherdaughtersawanadaskingforplayers.Shenowpracticesacoupleofhoursadayathome,sometimesgoingtoacupuncture(针灸)totakecareofhertiredneck.TheMatagiSnipers,namedforatraditionalgroupofbearhuntersinnorthernJapan,____6____(practice)sinceSeptemberattheirhomebaseinnorthernAkitaprefecture.____7____anaverageageof68,the14-personteamhopeseventuallytocompeteinprofessionaltournamentsinfirst-personshootertitlessuchas“ApexLegends,”fromElectronicArtsInc.,andEpicGamesInc.’s“Fortnite.”BeforetheycangunforprizemoneyormonetizeYouTubepageviews,theyneedtoheedtheguidanceofcoachYoshito“Lemon”Suda,28.Somemembers,tohissurprise,didn’tknow____8____touseacomputer,letaloneplayavideo-game.“Forthefirstmonth,itwasmorelikeagatheringofsomegoodfriends,”Mr.Sudasaid.“Ihadtogivethemapeptalkandtellthem,‘You’renothereforthat.You’regoingtobeprofessional.’”Thememberstookittoheart,hesaid,andnowheseessomeonlineplayingatmidnight.Mr.Sudabeginseachpracticesessionwithalecture.Afterthelecture,itwastimetoplay.Masashi“K”Shinoda,69,washavingahardtime____9____(sense)thepresenceofenemies.CoachLemonmotivateshisteambytellingthemageisanadvantage.“Thereisahugedifferenceinsocialexperiencebetweenpeoplewhohavelivedonly20yearsversus60years,”hesaid.Youngerplayerstendtobemoreviolent____10____olderplayerscancommunicatebetterandleanonteamwork.【答案】1.held2.fall/falling3.might/may/could/can4.tokeep5.whose6.havebeenpracticing7.With/At8.how9.sensing10.while【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了日本老年人发现了保持年轻的新方法：竞争性视频游戏。【1题详解】2考查非谓语动词。句意：66岁的AtsukoOyama和许多比他年轻半个世纪的人有着相同的目标。设空处在句中作非谓语，和句子的逻辑主语goal之间是逻辑被动关系，应用动词的过去分词的形式作后置定语。故填held。【2题详解】考查非谓语动词作补语。句意：看到日本在电子游戏竞赛中落后于美国等强国的电子竞技推广者认为，老年市场可能是追赶之路。设空处在句中为非谓语，固定短语seesbdo/doingsth看见某人做过或者正在做某事，省略to的不定式或者现在分词作宾补。故填fall或者falling。【3题详解】考查情态动词。句意见上题解析。设空处表示“可能”应为might或者may或者could或者can。故填might或者may或者could或者can。【4题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，它是让老年人保持年轻思维的前沿举措。设空处在句中为非谓语动词作表语，表示目的，应用动词不定式的形式。故填tokeep。【5题详解】考查定语从句。句意：大山女士的玩家名叫Mama，在...