上海市七宝中学2019届高三三模英语试题

2019年七宝中高三下英语三模

Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Directions： Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word. fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

Sales of classic Russian novels are going through the roof, according to Moscow's biggest bookstore-and it's all thanks to the World Cup. Russian businesses across the 11 host cities have observed a boost thanks to the two million visitors the tournament has brought to Russia, according to the government.

“The most sought-after writer among the tourists appears 21 （be） Mikhail Bulgakov.” the director of the bookseller Nadezhda Mikhailova told state news agency RIA Novosti. “In June. sales of his books published in foreign languages grew 22 30 percent compared with previous months. 23 （popular） of all of his works is the novel The Master and Margarita 《主人和玛格瑞塔》，especially the English-language edition. The book is also sought-after in Spanish, German and Italian.”

The Soviet-era masterpiece is as renowned for its plot and storytelling as it is for the anti-establishment history of its publication and the tragedy of its author. Bulgakov finished writing his mystical piece of satire， 24 centers on Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union in 1940，shortly before his death. 25 Moscow's censorship （审查制度） which Bulgakov suffered greatly from, the book remained officially unpublished 26 Stalin died in 1966. Since then, the novel 27 （evolve） from an underground masterpiece to a widely commended literary classic.

Sales of Pushkin's works in foreign languages have doubled over the course of the World Cup. according to Mikhailova 28 （write） entirely in verse （韵文）, the Romantic peet's novel Eugene Onegin 《尤金·奥涅金》is very popular with foreigners. Other works 29 （experience） a boom in popularity are the lengthy 19th century classics Anna Karenina and The Idiot, by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky respectively. and Boris Pasternak's controversial 20th century romance. Doctor Zhivago.

Much like The Master and Margarita, Pasternak's book did not receive permission for 30 （publish） by Soviet authorities, but thanks to smugglers in Italy and the CIA, the book made it to the printing presses in Europe. Russian copies then covertly （秘密地） arrived back to Pasternak's homeland.

Section B

Directions： Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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