【正文】 unfit to go there. D. His classmates are reluctant to go that far. 19. A. It is a bit tough to get to. B. It has small tents for rent. C. It offers seasonal discount. D. Its natural scenery is beautiful. 20. A. Relaxed. B. Puzzled. C. Excited. D. Worried.II. Grammar and vocabulary Section ADirections: 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。所有答題必須涂（選擇題）或?qū)懀ǚ沁x擇題）在答題紙上，做在試卷上一律不得分。楊浦區(qū)2020學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期高三模擬質(zhì)量調(diào)研 高三年級英語學(xué)科試卷 2021. 4考生注意：1. 考試時間120分鐘，試卷滿分140分。2. 本次考試設(shè)試卷和答題紙兩部分。3. 務(wù)必在答題紙上填寫準(zhǔn)考證號和姓名，并將核對后的條形碼貼在指定位置上。 for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Understanding the ClosenessCommunication Bias（偏見）Most of us assume that we municate better with our friends and loved ones than we do with strangers. However, it is often the case that the closer we are to (21) _________, the less likely we are to listen carefully to them. This phenomenon is called closenessmunication bias, and it has been known to affect personal relationships.The reason (22) _________ many people unconsciously “tune out” their family members or close friends is that they think they already know what the other person (23) ________ (say). It’s similar to the way in which you might not notice signs, landmarks, or scenery on a path you have travelled down numerous times.Researchers have repeatedly demonstrated closenessmunication bias in experiments. In one such study, subjects were paired up in a room with friends or spouses, (24) _________ (follow) by being paired up with plete strangers. Researchers then asked the subjects to interpret (25) ________ their friends and spouses were saying to them. In the majority of cases, (26) _________ most subjects assumed they would better understand those they were close to, they actually understood them no better than strangers. In some cases, they understood their close friends and spouses even less.Another study showed that people are more likely to share their most worrisome troubles with people they were (27) ________ (close) to rather than with their spouses or close friends. By sharing secrets with strangers, people are able to avoid (28) ________ (judge) and prevent creating unnecessary conflict within their close relationships.Unfortunately, the closenessmunication bias is a reality that most people live (29) ________ whether they know it or not. Not only (30) _________ this prevent people from listening to those they love, but it also means their loved ones aren39。 accessories such as key rings。 shoes。 and electronics and wallets. They then observed, from the video recordings, how often victims (51) ________ to bargain with the thief for the return of property belonging to different classes, and (52) ________ classified objects into low value (the first two classes on the list), medium value (the second two) and high value (the third two).They found that monkeys do have a good sense of what they are doing — (53) ________, adults and subadults do. These animals have a preference for stealing highvalue items, and will often hold out either for more rewards, or for better ones, if they are in possession of such items. But this is something that they have to learn how to do as they grow up. Young ones make no such (54) ________, and subadults are less good at doing so than adults.In monkeys, as in people, guile（狡猾）is not a trick that is inborn. It has to be (55) ________.41. A. warning B. robbing C. reminding D. clearing42. A. deposit B. dish C. offer D. prey43. A. assign B. assist C. assure D. assess44. A. particular B. principal C. peculiar D. progressive45. A. impacts B. details C. attacks D. motions46. A. precise B. scientific C. optional D. relative47. A. in spite of B. in honor of C. with regard to D. on behalf of48. A. preferences B. potentials C. performances D. predictions49. A. individual B. independent C. collective D. cooperative50. A. identified B. valued C. exchanged D. rewarded51. A. refused B. managed C. bothered D. happened52. A. instead B. otherwise C. thus D. meanwhile53. A. in practice B. at least C. in all D. at length54. A. differences B. distinctions C. distributions D. demands55. A. acquired B. reversed C. managed D. informedSection B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)“Uncle Chuchu, look!” Uncle Chuchu turns to where Preet is pointing. She quickly eats up the chips on his plate. He always falls for this trick！Chuchu is the pet name Preet has given him. Uncle Chuchu is the kindest person in Preet’s world. He is also her best friend. One day, Preet sees Uncle Chuchu scoop （抓起）handfuls of candies from a jar and drop them from his bedroom window. She watches in amazement as he ducks under the windowsill, trying hard not to laugh.Cries of delight float up from the street! At the end of the lane is a school. When the lunch bell rings, Uncle Chuchu secretly drops candies down to the school children as they pass under his window.After lunch, Uncle Chuchu walks back to his office with his briefcase. When he passes the children playing, he doesn’t look at them. So, the children never guess that the hand that sends them candies every day belongs to this thin, solemn man!But one day, Uncle Chuchu has a terrible pain in his stomach. As he’s taken to the hospital, he presses Preet’s hand one last time...Now, Preet sits in Uncle Chuchu’s empty room. His yoga mat is on the floor. She remembers that long ago one day when she had walked in and found