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2016高三英语模拟考试II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Oncejustasciencefictionidea,VRhasnowbecomemoreaccessiblethanever.(25)_________(wear)apairofVRgogglesconnectedtoyourcomputerandyoucanexperiencealotofthingswithoutsteppingoutoftheroom.Fromclimbing(26)_________(high)mountainintheworldtoflyingaspacecraft,thethingsyoucanexperiencewithVRarelimitless.Thisnew'reality'isstartingtotakeoverChina.TheReportonChineseVRUsers'BehaviorwasreleasedonMarch18duringthe12thTFCGlobalMobileGameConference&IntelligentEntertainmentExpoheldinBeijing.Thereportisbasedonasurveyof5,626people,(27)_________(age)between15and39,fromacrossthecountry.Itshowsthatupto68.5percentofpeoplehaveheardoforareinterestedinVRproducts.Butsurprisingly,itisn'tnewtechnologythathasmadeVRsopopular.'VRhasbeen(28)_________formanyyears,butitwillstickthistimebecausethere'senoughcomputerpowerandthepricewilljustkeepgoingdown,'ToddRichmond,aVRgroupmemberwiththeInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineersintheUS,toldUSAToday.VR(29)_________(expect)tochangevariousdifferentfields.Forexample,VRcouldbeusedtotrainpilotsandminersbeforetheyhadtoactuallyrisktheirlivesinhighlydangerousworkingenvironments,ortotreatpatientswithacrophobia(恐高症）bymakingthemthinktheywerestandingontopofahighbuilding.'Ifyouhaveperfectvirtualreality,(30)_________you'llbeabletosimulateeverythingthatahumancanexperienceorimagineexperiencing,it'shardtoimaginewhereyougofromthere,'PalmerLuckey,23inventoroftheOculusVRgoggles,toldNPR.Butthetechnologyisstillfarfromperfect.Usersreportexperiencingmotionsickness,headachesandotherdiscomfortwhilewearingVRgoggles.Also,(31)_________moreandmoretoolsarefloodingthemarket,thesoftwarethatrunsVRgamesandsimulatorshasyettocatchupwithallthenewadvancements.Itcouldtake(32)_________whileforVRtobewidelyaccepted.Wheneverynewtechnologyisfirstintroduced,thetechnology(33)_________isthedrivingforce.Butforittoreallyblendintopeople'slives,meetingbasicandpracticalneedsshouldbethemainaim.(B)Ithasbecomethetalkofthetown:AstrangerallegedlyattackedawomaninaBeijinghotelatnightonApril3.Themanissaidtohaveclutchedherbytheneckandattemptedtodragherintotheelevator.Lodgerspassedby,butnoonetriedtointerveneuntilonewomandid.Heractionsarebelievedto(34)_________(save)thevictimfromwhateverwasgoingtohappentoher.Theincidenthaspushedtherisksofsolotravelingintothespotlight.OnlineforumslikeSinaWeibo(35)_________(flood)withadviceforhowwomen(36)_________protectthemselveswhentheyfindthemselvesalone.ThiscaseremindedmanyofthemurderofSaraiSierra,a33-year-oldNewYorkwoman.AhomelessmankilledherwhileshewastravelingaloneinTurkeyin2013.Afterthetragedy,somenetizensblamedSierraforherownmurder.Onecomment(37)_________(read),'Asinglewomantravelingaloneisrisky.Inaforeigncountry,itisdownrightfoolish',anothercommenterwrote,'Awomanhasnobusinesstravelingalone.'Thoughgenderdoesplayintotheratesandkindsofattacksatravelermightbesubjecttowomenandmenneedtobeequallywaryofpotentialrisks.Lastsummer,a19-year-oldAmericanmanallegedlyfoundhimself(38)_________(lock)insidehisAirbnbrentalinMadrid,Spain.That'swhenhishosttriedtosexuallyassaulthim,theteensaid.(39)_________genderyouare,it'salwaysimportanttostayalertandnevertakeanychances.LuoChenyu,22,isaseniorstudentatYunnanUniversity.ShewenttoThailandlastyearonacampusexchangeprogram.Onenight,shesaidsheandafriendwerewalkingonthestreetinBangkokwhentheyhadthefeelingamanwastailingthem.Theypickeduptheirpaceandwalkedintoanearbygrocerystore.Justastheyexpected,themanfollowedthemintothestoreandlingeredforafewmomentsbuteventuallyleftwithoutbuyinganything.Luoandherfriendfeltluckythatthesituationdidnotescalate.Shealsosaidherself-defensetraininghelpedherfeelmoreprepared.'Idoalittlekarate.(40)_________I'mnotskilledenoughtodefeattheattacker,ImightstillearnsometimesoIcouldgetaway,'shesaid.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.criticismB.discourageC.shiftsD.instituteAB.industryAC.establishAD.creditBC.standardsBD.accommodateCD.leavesABC.demonstrateAlthoughHenryFord'snameiscloselyassociatedwiththeconceptofmassproduction,heshouldreceiveequal(41)__________forintroducinglaborpracticesasearlyas1913thatwouldbeconsideredadvancedevenbytoday's(42)__________.Safetymeasureswereimproved,andtheworkdaywasreducedtoeighthours,comparedwiththeten-ortwelve-hourdaycommonatthetime.Inorderto(43)__________theshorterworkday,theentirefactorywasconvertedfromtwotothree(44)__________.Inaddition,sick(45)__________aswellasimprovedmedicalcareforthoseinjuredonthejobwereinstituted.TheFordMotorCompanywasoneofthefirstfactoriestodevelopatechnicalschooltotrainspecializedskilledlaborersandanEnglishlanguageschoolforimmigrants.Someeffortswereevenmadetohirethehandicappedandprovidejobsforformerconvicts.Themostwidelyacclaimedinnovationwasthefive-dolla