（英语试卷）上海市普陀区2025届高三下学期二模试题（解析版）.docx

上海市普陀区 2025届 高三下学期二模 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. Nature Lover? It May Be Written in Your Genes Our love of the natural world is partially baked into our genes, a study by researchers from the University of Queensland and the National University of Singapore suggests. Using data collected by TwinsUK, the most detailed and extensive twin study ever ____1____ (carry) out, the team compared the genetic heritability of two types of trait — how strongly a person feels connected to nature, and the amount of time ____2____ they spend in nature — in more than 1,000 sets of twins. They found that identical twins, who share almost all of their genes, were more similar to each other than fraternal twins, who share around half of their genes, ____3____ their appreciation of nature. This genetic influence ____4____ (observe) in between 34 per cent for frequency of garden visits and 44 per cent for public nature space visits, they said. “We were truly surprised by ____5____ we uncovered,” said study co-author Prof Richard Fuller of the University of Queensland. “This means there may be inborn genetic differences among people’s psychological connection with nature and how they experience ____6____ . Our results help to explain why some people have a stronger desire than others ____7____ (be) in nature.” Previous studies have shown that, ____8____ people are raised and live in an urban or rural environment, it influences how strongly they want to be among nature or seek out outdoor experiences. However, this is a novel study ____9____ (involve) the suggestion that genetics plays a role in how strongly we feel a connection to nature. As more and more people