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.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.2A.exploringB.recognizingC.visionaryD.specializedE.referenceF.generatedK.distinguishingG.relativeH.equivalentI.tracedJ.functioningNobelPrizeAwardedtoSvantePaaboforDiscoveriesinEvolutionTheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewasawardedMondaytoSweden-borngeneticistSvantePaabo,___11___himfordiscoveriesrelatedtothegenomesofextincthumangroupsthatshedlightonthegeneticcharacteristicsuniquetopresent-dayhumans.ThecommitteesaidDr.Paabo,whosefatherwasalsoaNobellaureate,overcamechallengesinrecoveringandanalyzingancientDNAtosequencethegenomeoftheNeanderthal(尼安德特人).Healsodiscoveredapreviouslyunknownhuman___12___,calledtheDenisova.Sequencingthegenomesofextincthominins--agroupingofhumansthatincludespresent-daypeople,orHomosapiens,aswellascloserelativessuchasNeanderthalswhodiedoutmillenniaago--providedacrucial___13___pointforscientistsinunderstandingthegeneticdivergence(趋...