2020届上海市宝山区高三二模考试英语试题 Word版含解析

2020届上海市宝山区高考二模

英语试题

II.Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: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; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

As entrepreneurs（创业者）, we had a vision, we realized it, and now we ___1___(run) our own companies. But the dream can damage our “work-life balance.”

When the success of the company rests on your shoulders, you’ve always got an excuse to put ___2___else on hold.

What I’ve learned ___3___ (face) the demands of start-up company and a young family over the past couple of decades is that sometimes the best way to solve the work-life balance problem is to think small. Make a handful of lifestyle corrections ___4___, individually, may not sound all that exciting, but taken together can prevent you from getting too tried.

Here’s my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion:

Work from home one day a week.

Few thing give you a more grounded, in-control feeling than getting things done in your own space and at your own pace. Instead of leaving the office ___5___ (clear) my head over a Starbucks coffee, I can fold the laundry, and cut back on evening housework.

Not to mention, working in pajamas is one of life’s ___6___ (underestimate) pleasures.

Pencil in time for exercise

I really bothered me ___7___with the demands of company and family, my tennis game was going down the drain. That may sound unimportant, but it wasn’t to me,___8___ it was a meaningful part of my life outside of work. To get some balance back in my life, I rearranged my schedule. Two mornings a week, I woke up an hour____9____(early) to work out with a tennis coach. If sports aren’t your thing, try yoga or that hobby that you always loved but let go of after starting your business.

Learn something new, outside the office

It can draining to always be the person who’s supposed to have the answers as a business leader. It’s surprisingly liberating to be on the other side,_____10_____ (absorb) knowledge without the pressure to perform or to always be right.

【答案】1. are running

2. everything

3. facing 4. that

5. to clear