2023老高考旧教材英语高考第二轮专题复习题组练(二)Passage1(2022江西南昌三模)Everymonth,andsometimestwiceamonthifthereisaBlueMoon,afullmoongracesourskies.Februarytendstobethe1.(cold)monthintheUK,soitmaycomeasnosurprise2.thismonth’sfullmooniscalledtheSnowMoonbecauseoftheheavysnowfallthattypicallyhappensduringthemonth.ThenamecomesfromtheOldFarmer’sAlmanac,whichisareferencebook3.(contain)weatherforecasts,plantingcharts,astronomicaldataandmore.TheearlyexplorerofNorthAmerica4.(write)thatitwouldbecalledtheSnowMoonbecause“moresnow5.(common)fallsduringthismonththananyotherinthewinter”.Historically,themoonswereused6.(track)theseasons,andthenamescamefromNativeAmericansourcesthatwerepasseddownthroughgenerations.AccordingtoAlmanac,thereareseveralotheralternativenamesforFebruary’smoonthathavehistoricalconnectionstoanimals.BaldEagleMoon,BearMoon,andevenRaccoonMoon7.(include).Somebeliefssaythatthemoonphaseisparalleltoyouremotions.Thismeans,whenthemoonis8.thetopofbrightness,itwillbringoutthedeepestfeelingsinyou.9.theworldoutsideiscold,youcanfeelthe10.(warm)withinbylightingyourinnerfire.Passage2(2022山东日照高三一模)Whydoducksswiminarow?Thisphenomenonissocommon1.it’sbecomeanexpression.Butwhat’sthesciencebehindgettingyourducksinarow?Researchershavefoundtheanswer—ducklingssaveenergyby2.(surf)theirmom’swaves.Ifyouhaveeverbeentoapond,you’velikelyseenagroupofducklingsswimmingbehindtheirparentsin3.neatline.Whyaretheyswimminginthatformation?Well,4.turnsoutthatthere’sananswertothiscutespringphenomenon.Astudy5.(publish)earlierthisyearrevealsthatducklingssaveenergybystayinginlinebehindtheirmother,wheretheycanridethewavescreatedinherwake.The6.(measure)ofducklingmetabolism(新陈代谢)showsthesefeatheryfowlssaveenergybyswimmingbehindaleader.Navalarchitect,ZhimingYuan7.(create)computersimulationsofamotherduck’swakethreemonthsago.Hefoundthatifaducklingiscruisinginjusttherightspots,itcangeta8.(help)assist.Wavedragresistsayoungduckling’spaddling,wastingsomepreciousenergy.Toouramazement,aducklingswimmingbehi