上海市长征中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(详解版)

上海市长征中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷本题每空1分，共10分。1★★★Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheArtofBloomingLateMozartstruggledduringhisteensandearlytwenties.Thoughalreadyaproductivecomposer,hehadtoworkasanorganist（风琴手）tomakeendsmeet.Underpaidbyhisfrustratinglyaveragework,hefelta1(burn)desiretodevotemoretimeandenergytohisart.Soafteraperiodofdoubtanddeliberation,that'sexactlywhathedid.Hequithisjob,setupshopinViennaandsettleddownto2turnedouttobethemostcreativeperiodofhislife.Ifyouaspiretodomorepersonallyfulfillingwork—say,3(found)astart-uporturnahobbyintoafull-fledged（完全成熟的）career—draftingaplanofactioncanbeslightlydiscouraging.Evenso,afewnewly-releasedbookssuggestthatit'sentirelypossibletodeveloptheclarityofpurposetocreateyourownversionofMozart'sDonGiovanni.InAristotle'sWay,theclassicistEdithHalldescribesthean