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2025届复旦大学附属复兴中学高三三模英语试卷
I.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.
A Better Life
Even though we are living in an age where growing old is thought of as an inevitable misery,this
doctor has been changing the game for seniors over the last 25 years.
It all started in 1991 when the Harvard-educated physician (1)
(transfer)from
working in a stressful emergency room to being the medical director of a nursing home in upstate
New York.The depressing and regimented(严格管制的)environment got him thinking on what(2)
exactly improve the residents'conditions.
(3)
animals in nursing homes were illegal at the time,Dr.Bill Thomas took a
chance.
(4)
(base)on a hunch ()he brought in two dogs,four cats,hens,rabbits,100 birds,a
multitude of plants,a flower garden,and a vegetable patch.
The change was dramatic.There was a 50%drop in medical prescriptions along with a dramatic
decrease in death rates,but most importantly,the residents were simply (5)(happy)
Dr.Thomas's approach,named the Eden Alternative,has driven nursing homes (6)
(allow)a more autonomous and creative living space for their elderly.It erases the belief that
growing old means growing useless.He encourages residents to think of their age as an enriching
new phase of life rather than the end of it.
Thomas,now (7)speaker and author of several books,also created small,
independently-run residences with their own bedrooms and bathrooms,and he has been preaching a
singular message(8)getting old is not a bad thing.
"Within six weeks,they had to send a truck around to pick up all the wheelchairs,"Thomas told
the Washington Post."You know why most people in nursing homes use wheelchairs Because the
buildings are so big."
The 56-year-old doctor's methods have been adopted in Australia,Japan,Canada,and America
(9)
enormous success.Last year he published Second Wind:Navigating the Passage to a
Slower,Deeper,and More Connected Life,a guide on how to shift our perspectives on aging and
growth.
He is currently traveling through North America,(10)
(perform)with his guitar and
his enthusiasm on his Age of Disruption Tour.
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