上海市奉贤区2019届高三英语二模试题(含解析)
2019届上海市奉贤区高三二模英语试题（解析版）
2019届上海市奉贤区⾼三⼆模英语试题（解析版）2019届上海市奉贤区⾼三⼆模英语试题考⽣注意1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(⾮选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上⼀律不得分3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上，在答题纸反⾯清楚地填写姓名。
Ⅰ. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. At an airport.B. In an office.C. At a police station.D. Ata travel agency. 【答案】A【解析】【分析】W: Thanks for meeting me. Mr. Hawker.M: Nice to see you. Do we need to stop at the baggage claim area?Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?【详解】此题为听⼒题，解析略。
2019上海奉贤区英语二模试卷
2018学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（201904）考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3.答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上，在答題纸反面清楚地填写姓名。
I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At an airport. B. In an office. C. At a police station. D. At a travel agency.2. A. Down jackets are now on sale.B. She can’t wa it for the winter to arrive.C. It’s hard to know how severe the winter will be.D. She needs a warm jacket.3. A. Learning to drive. B. Buying the insurance.C. Buying a car.D. Taking a plane.4. A. E ric won’t eat vegetable without meat. B. Eric likes both vegetable and meat.C. Some meat will solve Eric’s problem.D. Eric is short of vegetable.5. A. He is invasive B. He is heroic.C. He is life-threatening.D. He is awkward.6. A. Reviews of the comedy are negative. B. The reaction to the comedy is varied.C. The review of the newspaper is one-sided.D. Media are prejudiced against the comedy.7. A. Deliver the package in person.B. Pick up the package at the post office.C. Ask to have the package delivered to his home.D. Find out the opening hours of the post office.8. A. It hasn’t been graded. B. It received a low grade.C. The committee is discussing it.D. The woman hasn’t handed it in.9. A. He has been to Seattle many times. B. He has chaired a lot of conferences.C. He holds a high position in his company.D. He lived in Seattle for many years.10. A. It is too late for the man to go to the theatre.B. People have already been standing in line for two hours.C. The man must wait for two hours to buy the ticket.D. The man can buy a special ticket before the drama starts.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They are gardeners. B. They sell vegetables.C. They run a guesthouse.D. They are scientists.12. A. Five hours. B. Eight hours.C. Twelve hours.D. Fourteen hours.13. A. They have deeper roots. B. They don’t need sunshine.C. They have wider leaves.D. They have bigger flowers.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. It is produced in small quantities. B. It is sold at a lower price.C. It is served mainly in McDonald’s.D. It is grown from cows alone.15. A. The land and the water system have been polluted seriously.B. Not enough meat has been produced to meet people’s needs.C. Much land has been used up for animals and their food.D. It has consumed fewer and fewer natural resources.16. A. Steaks and hamburgers. B. Animal rights.C. The food crisis in the future.D. Lab-grown meat.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He is an Englishman living in Sweden.B. He prefers hot weather to cold weather.C. He visits London nearly every winter.D. He likes Sweden better than England.18. A. The long night. B. The bad weather.C. The gloomy winter.D.The cold houses.19. A. Delightful. B. Refreshing. C. Painful. D.Depressing.20. A. They work hard and play hard.B. They often stay up late reading.C. They like to go camping in summer.D. They try to earn more and spend more.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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.How to Make the Most of Y our Lunch HourShould you grab a bite at your desk or eat with your colleagues? That depends on what’s on your agenda for the rest of the day.Lunch hours (21) ______ (get) shorter and shorter and even disappearing in some parts of today’s working world. With fewer employees (22) _______(ask) to accomplish more in a day, many Americans treat lunch not as a break but as just another task to squeeze into an already over-booked day.But do quick meals at the desk actually improve productivity over more leisurely meals?The researchers only studied 32 employees, so the findings are debatable. But when they assigned one group to eat at their desks and another to dine with a colleague at a restaurant, they found those who ate lunch together showed a decline (23) _______their performance on tests thatmeasured concentration, memory and the ability to catch errors and read emotions in facial expressions following lunch than before lunch. Both groups ate the same meals, but those who ate alone were only given 20 minutes to consume their food, (24) _______the paired participants were allowed one hour in the restaurant. Those who ate alone did not have as large a drop in their cognitive processing as those who ate in the restaurant.What was responsible for the change? There were too many variables at play to determine which had the strongest influence on cognitive control-- was it the companionship, or was it the restaurant environment (25) _______other diners were present, music was played and the meal was served by wait staff, or was it the longer time to enjoy the meal?(26) _______ factor was responsible, the group that took a restaurant lunch break came back more relaxed, say the authors, and that likely affected their cognitive sharpness. Sharing a meal outside the office with a friend appears to have a (27) ______ (calm) effect, and while it reduces intellectual skills, it may develop social harmony and teamwork, which (28) _______be an important feature of some work tasks.But don’t feel sorry for the lone lunchers. It turns out (29) ______since they were able to maintain their cognitive skills following the meal, they might be in a better position (30) ______ (think) creatively for projects that require more innovative solutions or approaches.Section BDirection: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Genes That Make You SmarterThe contributions genes make to intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the idea most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpower the genetic legacy（遗产）we are born with and may have (31)______ for education.“People assume the genetic influence goes down with age because the environmental differences between people pile up in life,”says Robert Plomin.“What we found was quite (32) ______ and goes in the other direction.”Previous studies have shown variations in intelligence are (33) ______ due to genetics. To find out whether this genetic contribution varies with age, Plomin’s team gathered data from six separate studies carried out in 4 countries, (34) ______a total of 11000 pairs of twins. The researchers tested twins on reasoning, arithmetics etc. to measure a quantity called “G”. Each study also included both identical twins, with the same genes, and fraternal twins（异卵双生）, sharing about half their genes, making it possible to (35)______ the contributions of genes and environment to their G scores.Plomin’s team calculated in childhood, genes account for about 41 percent of the variation in intelligence. In adolescence, this rose to 55 percent; by young adolescence, it was 66 percent.No one (36) ______knows why the influence from genes should increase with age, but Plomin suggests that as children get older, they become better at handling their environment tosuit t heir genetic needs, and says “kids with high G will use their environment to develop their cognitive ability and choose friends who are like-minded. Children with (37) ______to low G may choose less challenging pastimes and activities, further emphasizing their genetic legacy.”Is there any way to interfere with the pattern? Perhaps. “The evidence of strong heritability （遗传可能性）doesn’t mean that there is nothing you can do about it,”says Susanne Jaeggi, “from our own work, the ones that started off with low er IQ scores had higher (38)______after training.”Plomin suggests genetic differences may be more emphasized if all children share an identical curriculum instead of it being (39) ______to children’s natural abilities.“My tendency would be to give every one a good education, but put more effort into the lower end,” he says.Intelligence researchers Paul Thompson agrees: “It shows that educators need to (40)______ kids towards things drawing out their natural talents.”III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirection: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Open data-sharers are still in the minority in many fields. Although many researchers broadly agree that public access to raw data would promote science, most are (41) ______to post the results of their own labours online.Some communities have agreed to share online-geneticists, for example, post DNA sequences at the GenBank repository（库）, and astronomers are accustomed to (42) ______ images of galaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed some 500 million objects -- but these remain the (43)______, not the rule. Historically, scientists have (44) ______sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work; until recently, good databases did not exist; grant funders were not pushing for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on standards for formatting data; and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data.But the (45) ______ are disappearing in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make their data (46) ______. Last year, the Royal Society in London said in its report that scientists need to “(47) ______ a research culture where data is viewed as private preserve”. Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information, and the scientific community is recognizing that data can now be shared online in ways that were not possible before. To match the growing demand, services are springing up to make it easier to publish research products (48)_______ and enable other researchers to discover and cite (引用) them.Although calls to share data often concentrate on the (49) ______ advantages of sharing, the practice is not purely beneficial to others. Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits, including more connections with colleagues, improved (50) ______ and increased citations. The most successful sharers -- those whose data are downloaded and cited the most often -- get noticed, and their work gets used. (51) ______, one of the most popular data sets on multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world; it has been (52) ______ 5,700 times. Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate-change researchers wanting to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass, to foresters looking forinformation on different grades of' trees. “I’d much prefer to have my data used by the (53) ______ number of people to ask their own questions,” she says. “It’s important to allow readers and reviewers to see exactly how you arrive at your results. Publishing data and code allows your science to be (54) ______.”Even people whose data are less popular can benefit. By making the effort to organize and label files so others can understand them, scientists can become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding (55) ______ later on.41. A. restricted B. reluctant C. desperate D. generous42. A. accessing B. processing C. analyzing D. identifying43. A. assumption B. mystery C. exception D. phenomenon44. A. longed for B. appealed to C. focused on D. objected to45. A. symptoms B. barriers C. advantages D. consequences46. A. controllable B. unique C. reliable D. public47. A. shift away from B. end up with C. give rise to D. build up48. A. secretly B. digitally C. ethically D. fairly49. A. material B. individual C. moral D. economic50. A. visibility B. awareness C. condition D. confidence51. A. On the contrary B. As a result C. For example D. After all52. A. downloaded B. updated C. optimized D. addressed53. A. moderate B. maximum C. average D. estimated54. A. reversible B. profitable C. reproducible D. recognizable55. A. crisis B. confusion C. risk D. conflictSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t know enough to really care. My older b rother and I lived with Mom in a humble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys knew at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. “You boys are going to read two books every week,”she said. “And you’re going to write a report on what you read.”We complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house ot her than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were regardless of how unwilling or even angry we were: “I’ll drive you to the library.”So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her car on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.It didn’t dawn on me at the time, b ut the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet refuge from my other world.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can’t believe my life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in her car for that drive to the library.56. We can learn from the beginning of the passage that ______.A. the author and his brother had done well in schoolB. the author had been very concerned about his school workC. the author had spent much time watching TV after schoolD. the author had realized how important schooling was57. According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe the author’s mother?A. Tolerant and decisive.B. Aggressive and open-minded.C. Determined and farsighted.D. Persistent and literate.58. The underlined word “peevish” in the passage can be replaced by ______.A. naughtyB. bad-temperedC. patientD. obedient59. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.A. he could constantly review the plots in the booksB. he could visualize what he read in his mindC. he could get many rewards from his motherD. he realized that books offered him new experience(B)NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (PG)Age 10+Sparkling book adaptation has great characters, some scares.“Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” is based on a classic 1930 Nancy Drew mystery book and is aimed at teens and young teens. Although the story involves a politically motivated kidnapping and a supposedly haunted house, the scariest moment is during what turns out to be a dream sequence. Positive messages include courage and teamwork, and strong role models (mostly female) are at the center of the action. (89 minutes)WONDER PARK (PG)Age 8+Imaginative but intense adventure deals with worry and fear.“Wonder Park” is an animated adventure about an imaginative girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski), who’s spent years dreaming up a magical amusement park named Wonderland with her mom (Jennifer Garner). You can expect plenty of action (including explosions and peril), as well as the looming presence of worry and sadness, since June is dealing with the fact that her mom has a serious illness. The film celebrates imagination, curiosity and perseverance, and it underlines the importance of not letting fear stop you from being yourself and doing what you love. (93 minutes)CAPTIVE STATE (PG-13)Age 14+Dark, disconnected but smart alien invasion movie.“Captive State” is an alien-invasion movie set in a future Chicago. Some humans try to cooperate with the conquering aliens, while others try to rebel; there’s a very complex plan at the heart of the story. Violence is the biggest issue: Humans are killed, both vaporized by aliens and shot by guns. There are explosions, blood splatters, gory surgeries, gross alien effects, cyanide pills and lots of chaos and stress. The movie is more about its own big ideas than about characters or emotions, but it’s smart enough that it should please most teen and adult sci-fi fans. John Goodman and Vera Farmiga co-star. (109 minutes)FIVE FEET APART (PG-13)Age 13+Strong acting saves predictable, sentimental love story.“Five Feet Apart” is based on the best-selling YA novel about Will (Cole Sprouse) and Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), two hospitalized 17-year-olds with cystic fibrosis (囊胞性纤维症) who fall in love. The story promotes treasuring those closest to you and has themes of perseverance and empathy. (115 minutes)60. If you are hooked on science fictions, which movie will you prefer according to the passage?A. WONDER PARK.B. NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE.C. FIVE FEET APART.D. CAPTIVE STATE.61. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. It’s appropriate to watch the film “Captive State” with a younger sister aged 5.B. The movie “Wonder Park” can teach you to be brave enough to face fear.C. You are advised to watch “Five Feet Apart” if you are free for one and half hours.D. “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” is adapted from a best-selling novel.62. After reading the passage, we can______.A. know about the background of the film productionB. learn about the popularity of these filmsC. gain a thorough understanding of the filmsD. have the best option for the film we want(C)The company that revolutionized the delivery of information now aims to do the same with electricity. Technology powerhouse Google today announced it would spend “tens of millions” of dollars next year in research and development and investments in an effort to drive down the cost of large-scale renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal. Not only will Google be hiring engineers and energy experts for its new initiative, known as RE<C (renewable energy at less cost than coal), but it also will make investments in new companies--starting with those that focus on solar-thermal technology, enhanced geothermal, and high-altitude wind power. “Cheap renewable energy is not only critical for the environment but also vital for economic development in many places where there is limited affordable energy of any kind,” said Sergey Brin, Google co-founder and president of technology, in a prepared statement.Coal supplies 40 percent of the world’s electricity and more than half of U.S. power, and if current trends continue, it is expected to grab an ever increasing share because it is a plentiful and cheap fuel for big consumers like the United States and Russia. But coal is also the worst fuel in its production of the global warming gas carbon dioxide. Google co-founder Larry Page said the company's goal is to produce one gigawatt （十亿瓦特）of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal within “years, not decades.” Google says that’s enough electricity to power a city the size of San Francisco (about 330,000 households).Google, located in Mountain View, Calif., said it was initially working with two other California companies. They are eSolar, of Pasadena, which is specializing in solar-thermal power, using large fields of mirrors to concentrate sunlight and generate steam to run utility-scale electric turbines（涡轮）, and Makani of Alameda, which is developing wind energy technology that takes advantage of the much stronger and more reliable currents available at high altitudes.Google did not specify how much money it was putting into its projects with these companies but said they both had “promising scalable energy technologies.” This portion of the initiative will be funded through the company’s philanthropic arm, , which is not a traditional charity but can make equity（股票）investments in companies. Brin and Page have pledged（抵押）1 percent of Google’s equity and profits toward efforts including climate change and global poverty.The RE<C program is the latest of a series of steps Google has taken on climate change. The company says it is on track in its goal to be carbon neutral in the near future.63. Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the coal?A. It is a kind of controversial fuel given its large quantity and its harm to the environment.B. It is a plentiful and cheap fuel that will surely earn more market share.C. It will be totally replaced by the renewable energy in years because it produces the worst gas--carbon dioxide.D. It is supported by some enthusiastic countries like U.S. and Russia which rely heavily on the coal.64. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. has made some crucial decisions in expanding the companyB. has focused on exploiting alternatives to traditional energyC. is a charity organization committed to funding the projects benefiting mankind is an environmental organization that specializes in promoting green fuel65. What can NOT be learned about the RE<C Programme?A. It will come true in a few years with the efforts made.B. It is a programme of environmental protection.C. It is one of the measures taken to neutralize carbon.D. It will be realized through investment in solar and wind energy companies.66. The best title of this passage is______.A. Google’s RE<C ProgrammeB. Google, the Energy RevolutionaryC. Google, the Environmental ProtectorD. Google’s Renewable Energy ProjectSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Venice CarnivalThe annual Venice Carnival is in full swing, with thousands of revelers (狂欢者) gathering the city's canals and squares in elaborate costumes and extraordinary masks. (67) ______The Carnevale di Venezia is thought to date back to the 11th century, making it one of the world ’s oldest. Carnivals are held in many Catholic countries, such as Spain and Brazil,wherethey serve as a last chance to eat, drink and be merry before the deprivations of Lent, the 40 days of fasting（斋戒）that precede Easter.It is thought that the masks allowed Venetians to hide their identities, allowing the poor to mix with the wealthy, breaking strict social order, even if only for a brief and controlled period.(68) ______ The theme of Carnival 2019 is “Tutta colpa della Luna,”or “Blame the moon,”marking a half-century since man first walked on the satellite.To prevent overcrowding, authorities have installed turnstiles at the entrances to the historic St. Marks’Square, closing it off to new visitors once 23,000 revelers have entered. Costumed revelers are also searched as they enter the square.Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. (69)______ The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Although most visitors stick to the traditional Carnival costumes of baroque gowns and bejeweled masks for women and black capes and threatening masks for men, more and more people are opting for their own unique interpretations.Some visitors use Carnival as an opportunity to show off a fantastic creation they've always dreamed of wearing. It doesn't have to be Venetian. (70) ______ At Carnival, everybody is free to be who--or what--they want to be. Perhaps a different gender-- or even species. That's the joy of the mask--nobody knows who or what the person wearing it was before Carnival.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.71. Gardening can have many positive effects on your physical and mental health. Whether you’re growing fruit and veggies, flowers or succulents, getting your green thumb on can have a surprising number of health benefits for you and your family.Depending on the size of your garden, maintaining it can be a great way to be physically active. This could be as tough as mowing the lawn, or as gentle as getting a good stretch and practice stabilizing yourself while kneeling, sitting or reaching. In fact, gardening is a recommended activity as it can encourage the use of many motor skills, improve endurance and strength and keep you moving.These days, we can buy pretty much any fruit and vegetable we want from the supermarket, at any time of year. But gardening enables us to eat seasonally, which has important benefits for our bodies. For example, asparagus and apricots grow in spring and summer, while Brussels sprouts get going in winter. Eating seasonally can keep healthy eating exciting by encouraging you to try new recipes using in-season produce. You will also get a wider variety of different coloured produce, providing nutritious vitamins and minerals in your diet throughout the year as the produce you eat changes with the seasons.Gardening is also a great way to relax, providing opportunities to still the mind and get away from the busyness of everyday life. There is even evidence to suggest that gardening can help ease symptoms of mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. Whether you’re gardening by yourself, or getting the whole f amily involved, it’s a great way to spend some time outdoors, away from screens and to-do lists, and engage with nature. From repetitive tasks like weeding that provide opportunities for meditation, to practising patience while waiting for plants to grow, gardening is a great exercise for your mind as well as your body.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.这项新颁布的规定仅适用于一些突发情况。
2019上海奉贤区高三二模英语及答案
2018学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷(201904)I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. At an airport.B. In an office,C. At a police station.D, At a travel agency.2. A. Down jackets are now on sale,B. She can't wait for the winter to arrive.C. It's hard to know how severe the winter will beD. She needs a warm jacket.3. A. Learning to drive.B. Buying the insurance.C. Buying a carD. Taking a plane,4. A. Erie won't eat vegetable without meatB. Eric likes both vegetable and meatC. Some meat will solve Eric's problemD. Eric is short of vegetable.5. A. He is invasiveB. He is heroicC. He is life-threateningD He is awkward6. A. Reviews of the comedy are negative.B. The reaction to the comedy is varied.C. The review of the newspaper is one sided.D. Media are prejudiced against the comedy.7. A. Deliver the package in person.B. Pick up the package at the post officeC.Ask to have the package delivered to his homeD. Find out the opening hours of the post office8. A. It hasn’t been graded.B. It received a low grade.C. The committee is discussing itD. The woman hasn't handed it in.9. A. He has been to Seattle many tines.B. He has chaired a lot of conferences.C. He holds a high position in his company.D. He lived in Seattle for many years.10. A. It is too late for the man to go to the theatre.B. People have already been standing in line for two hours.C. The man must wait for two hours to buy the ticket.D. The man can buy a special ticket before the drama starts.Section BDirections: In Scion B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have beard.Questions I1 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They are gardeners.B. They sell vegetables.C. They run a guesthouse:D. They are scientists.12. A. Five hours.B. Eight hours.C. Twelve hours.D. Fourteen hours.13. A. They have deeper roots.B They don't need sunshineC. They have wider leaves.D.'They have bigger flowers.Questions 14 through l6 are based on the following news.14. A. It is produced in small quantities.B. It is sold at a lower priceC. It is served mainly in McDonald's.D. It is grown from cows alone,15. A. The land and the water system have been polluted seriously.B. Not enough meat has been produced to meet people's needsC. Much land has been used up for animals and their food.D. It has consumed fewer and fewer natural resources16. A. Steaks and hamburgersB. Animal rights.C. The food crisis in the future.D. Lab-grown meat.Questions 17 through 20 are based o0 the following conversation17. A. He is an Englishman living in Sweden.B. He prefers hot weather to cold weatherC. He visits London nearly every winter.D. He likes Sweden better than England.18. A. The long nightB. The bad weather.C. The gloomy winterD. The cold houses19. A. Delightful. B. Refreshing. C. Painful D. Frustrating20. A. They work hard and play hard,B. They often stay up late reading.C. They like to go comping in summerD. They try to earn more and spend more,II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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.How to Make the Most of Y our Lunch HourShould you grab a bite at your desk or eat with your coll That depends on what's on your agenda for the rest of the day.Lunch hours (21)________(get) shorter and shorter and even disappearing in some parts of today's working world. With fewer employees (22)________ (ask) to accomplish more in a day,many Americans treat lunch not as a break but as just another task to squeeze into an already over-booked day.But do quick meals at the desk actually improve productivity over more leisurely meals?The researchers only studied 32 employees, so the findings are debatable. But when they assigned one group to eat at their desks and another to dine with a colleague at a restaurant, they found those who ate lunch together showed a decline (23)________ their performance on tests hat measured concentration, memory and the ability to catch errors and read emotions in facial expressions following lunch than before lunch. Both groups ate the same meals, but those who ate their food alone were only given 20 minutes to consume their food, (24)________ the paired participants were allowed one hour in the restaurant. Those who ate alone did not have as large a drop in their cognitive processing as those who ate in the restaurant.What was responsible for the change? There were too many variables at play to determine which had the strongest influence on cognitive control--was it the companionship or the restaurant environment (25)________ other dinners were present, music was played and the meal was served by wait staff, or was it the longer time to enjoy the meal?(26)________ factor was responsible, the group that took a restaurant lunch break came back more relaxed, say the authors, and that likely affected their cognitive sharpness. Sharing a meal outside the office with a fiend appears to have a (27)________ (calm) effect, and while it reduces intellectual skills, it may develop social harmony and teamwork, which (28) ________ be an important feature of some work tasks."But don't feel sorry for the lone hunger. It turns out (29)________ since they were able to maintain their cognitive skills following the meal, they might be in a better position (30)________ (think) creatively for projects that require more innovative solutions or approaches. Section BDirection: Fill in each blank with, a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. involvingB. distinguishC. adapted F. gainsG. partially H. amazing D. tailored E. mediumI. definitely J. steer K. implicationsGenes That Make You SmarterThe contributions genes make to intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the idea most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpower the genetic legacy (财产) we are born with and may have (31)________ for education"“People assume the genetic influence goes down with age because the environmental differences between people pile up in life," says Robert Pl omin. “What we found was quite (32)________and goes in the other dire ction.”Previous studies have shown variations in intelligence are (33)________ due to genetics. To find out whether this genetic contribution varies with age, Plomin's team gathered data from six separate studies carried out in 4 countries, (34)________ a total of 1100 pairs of twins. 'The researchers tested twins on reasoning, arithmetics etc. to measure a quantity called "G". Each study also included both identical twins, with the same genes, and fraternal twins(异卵双生), sharing about half their genes, making it possible to (35)________ the contributions of genes and environment to their G scores.Plomin's team calculated in childhood, genes account for about 41 percent of the variations in intelligence. In adolescence, this rose to 55 percent;, by young adolescence, it was 66 percentNO one (36)________ knows why the influence from genes should increase with age, but Plomin suggests that as children get older, they become better at handling their environment to suit their genetic needs, and says “kids with with high G will use their environment to develop cognitive ability and choose friends who are like-minded. Children with (37)________ to low G may choose less challenging pastimes and activities, further emphasizing their genetic legacy.Is there any way to interfere with the pattern? Perhaps. The evidence of strong heritability (遗传可能性) doesn’t mean that there is nothi ng you can do about it." says SusanneJaeggi, “f rom our own work, the ones that started off with lower IQ scores had higher (38)________ training. Plomin suggests genetic differences may be more emphasized if all children share an identical curriculum instead of it being (39)________ to children's natural abilities. My tendency would be to give everyone a good education, but put more effort into the lower end." he says. Intelligence researchers Paul Thompson agrees: It shows. that educators need to (40)________ ads towards things drawing out their natural talents.Ш. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirection: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Open data-sharers are still in the minority in many fields. Although many re searchers broadly agree thatpub1icaccess to raw data would promote science, most are (41)________ to post the results of their own labours online.Some communities have agreed to share online-geneticists, for ex ample, post DNA sequences at the GenBank repository (库). and astronomers are accustomed to (42)________ images of galaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed some 500 million objects-but these remain the (43)________ not the rule. Historically, scientists have (44)________ sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work, until recently, good databases did not exist: grant funders were not pushing for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on standards for formatting data, and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data.But the (45)________ are disappearing in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make their data (46)________.Last year, the Royal Society in London said in its report that scientists need to. (47)________ a research culture where data is viewed as private preserve". Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information. and the scientific community is recognizing that data can now be shared online in ways that were not possible before. To match the growing demand, services are springing up to make it easier to publish research products (48)________ and enable other researchers to discover and cite (引用) them.Although calls to share data often concentrate on the (49)________ advantages of sharing, the practice is not purely beneficial to others. Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits including more connections with colleagues. improved (50)________ and increased citations. The most successful sharers- those whose data are downloaded and cited the most often-getnoticed, and their work gets used. (51)________ one of the most popular data sets on multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world: it has been (52)________ 5700 times. Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate -change researchers wanting to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass, to foresters looking for in formation on different grades of trees. I’d much prefer to have my date used by the (53)________ number of people to as their own questions," she says.It's important to allow readers and reviewers to see exactly how you arrive at your results. Publishing data and code allows your science to be (54)________.Even people whose data are less popular can benefit. By making the effort to organize and 1abel files so others can understand them, scientists can become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding (55)________later on.41. A. restricted B. reluctant C. desperate D. generous42. A. accessing B. processing C. analyzing D. identifying43. A. assumption B. mystery C. exception D. phenomenon44. A. longed for B. appealed to C. focused on D. objected to45. A. symptoms B. barriers C. advantages D. consequences46. A. controllable B. unique C. reliable D. public47. A. shift away from B. end up with C. give rise to D. build up48. A. secret B. digitally C. ethically D. fairly49. A. materia1 B. individual C. moral D. economic50. A. visibility B. awareness C. condition D. confidence51. A. On the contrary B.As a result C. For example D. After all52. A. downloaded B. updated C. optimized D. addressed53. A. moderate B maximum C. average D. estimated54. A. reversible B. profitable C. reproducible D. recognizable55. A. crisís B. confusion C. risk D. conflict Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AIt was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks ín school were miserable and, the thing was, 1 didn't know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a humble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped of the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves, . You boys are going to read two books every week, " she said. " And you're going to write a report on what you read."We complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn't have any books in the house other than Mom s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: " I'll drive you to the library.'So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this virtue visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet sanctuary form my other world.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can’t believe my life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detr oit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began the day Mom switched off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.56. We can learn from the beginning of the passages that ________.A the author and his brother had done well in schoolB. the author had been very concerned about bis school workC. the author had spent much time watching TV after schoolD. the author had realized how important school was57.According to the passage which of the following words can best describe the author's mother?A. Tolerant and decisive.B. aggressive and open-minded.C. Determined and farsighted.D. Persistent and literate.58. The underlined word "peevish" in the passage can be replaced by________.A. naughtyB. bad-temperedC. patientD. obedient59. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.A. he could constantly review the plots in the booksB. he could visualize what he read in bis mindC. he could get many rewards from his motherD. he realized that books offered him new experienceBNANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (PG)Age 10+Sparkling book adaptation has great characters, some scares.Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase" is based on a classic 1930 Naney Drew mystery book and is aimed at tens and young ten. Although the story involves politically motivated kidnapping and a supposedly haunted house, the scariest moment is during what turns out to be a model dream sequence. Positive messages include courage and teamwork, and strong role (mostly female) are at the center of the action (89 minutes)WONDER PARK (PG)Age 8+Imaginative but intense adventure deals with worry and fear"Wonder Park" is in animated adventure about an imaginative girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski), who’s spent years dreaming up a magical amusement park named Wonderland with her mom (Jennifer Granner). You can expect plenty of actions (including explosions and perils), as well as the looming presence of worry and sadness, since June is dealing with the fact that her mom has a serious illness. The film celebrates imagination, curiosity and perseverance, and it underlines the importance not letting fear stop you from being yourself and doing what you love. (93 minutes)CAPTIVE STATE (PG- 13)Age 14+Dark, disconnected but smart alien invasion movie"Captive State" is an alien-invasion movie set in a future Chicago. Some humans try to cooperate with the conquering aliens, while others try to rebel; there's a very complex plan at the heat of the story. Violence is the biggest issue: Humans are killed both vaporized by aliens and shot by guns. There are explosions, blood splatters gory surgeries, gross alien effects, cyanide pills and lots of chaos and stress, The movie is more about its own big ideas than about characters or emotions, but it's smart enough that it should please most teen and adult sci-fîfans. John Goodman and Vera Farmiga co-star. (109 minutes)FIVE FEET APART (PG-13)Age 13+Strong acting saves predictable, sentimental love storyFive Feet Apart" is based on the best selling YA novel, about Will (Cole Sprouse) and Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), two hospitalized 17-year-olds with cystic fibrosis (囊胞性纤维症) fall in love, The story promotes treasuring those closest to you and has themes of perseverance and empathy. (115 minutes)60. If you are hooked on science fictions, which movie will you prefer according to the passage?A. WONDER PARKB. NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE.C. FIVE FEET APART.D. CAPTIVE STA TE.61 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. It’s appropriate to watch the fil m “Captive State” w ith a younger sister aged 5.B. The movie "Wonder Park" can teach you to be brave enough to face fearC. It's advisable of you to watch "Five Feet Apart" if you are free for one and half hoursD. “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Stai rcase” is adapted from a best-selling novel.62 After reading the passage, we can________.A. know about the background of the film productionB. learn about the popularity of these filmsC. gain a thorough understanding of the filmsD. have the best option for the film we wantCThe company that revolutionized the delivery of information now aims to do the samewith electricity. Technology powerhouse Google today announced it would spend "tens of millions" of dollars next year in research and development and investments in an effort to drive down the cost of large-scale renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal. Not only will Google be hiring engineers and energy experts for its new initiative, known as RE<C (renewable energy at less cost than coal), but it also will make investments in fledgling companies—starting with those that focus on solar-thermal technology, enhanced geothermal, and high-altitude wind power. "Cheap renewable energy is not only critical for the environment but also vital for economic development in many places where there is limited affordable energy of any kind," said Sergey Brin, Google co-founder and president of technology, in a prepared statement.Coal supplies 40 percent of the world's electricity and more than half of U.S. power, and if current trends continue, it is expected to grab an ever increasing share because it is a plentiful and cheap fuel for big consumers like the United States and Russia. But coal is also the worst fuel in its production of the global warming gas carbon dioxide. Google co-founder Larry Page said the company's goal is to produce one gigawatt(十亿瓦特) of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal within "years, not decades." Google says that's enough electricity to power a city the size of San Francisco (about 330,000 households) .Google, located in Mountain View, Calif., said it was initially working with two other California companies. They are eSolar, of Pasadena, which is specializing in solar-thermal power, using large fields of mirrors to concentrate sunlight and generate steam to run utility-scale electric turbines (涡轮), and Makani of Alameda, which is developing wind energy technology that takes advantage of the much stronger and more reliable currents available at high altitudes.Google did not specify how much money it was putting into its projects with these companies but said they bot h had “promising scal able energy technology”. This portion of the initiative will be funded through the company's' philanthropic arm, , which is not a traditional chanty but can make equity (股票) investments in companies Brin and Page have pledged (抵押) 1 percent of Google's equity and profits toward efforts including climate change and global poverty.The RE<C program is the least of a series of steps Google has taken on climate change. The company say it is on track in its goal to be carbon neural in the near future.63. Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the coal?A. It is a kind of controversial fuel given its large quantity and its harm to the environmentB. It is plentiful and cheap fuel hat will surely earn more market share.C. It will be totally replaced by the renewable energy in years because it produces the worstgas-carbon dioxide,D. It is supported by some enthusiastic countries like US and Russia which rely heavily on thecoal64. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.A. has made some crucial decisions in expanding the companyB. has focused on exploiting alternatives to traditional energyC. Google. org is a charity organization committed to funding the projects benefiting mankindD. is an environmental organization that specializes in promoting green fuel65. What can Not be learned about the RE<C Programme?A It will come true in a few years with the efforts made.B. It is a programme of environmental protectionC. It is one of the measures taken to neutralize carbonD. It will be realized through investments in solar and, wind energy companies.66. The best title of this passage is ________.A. Google's RE<C ProgrammeB. Google, the Energy RevolutionaryC. Google, the Environmental ProtectorD. Google's Renewable Energy ProjectSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Venice CarnivalThe annual Venice Carnival is in full swing, with thousands of revelers (狂欢者) gathering the city's canals and squares in elaborate costumes and extraordinary masks.(67)____________The Carnevale di Venezia is thought to date back to the 11th century, making it one of the world’s oldest. Carnivals are held in many Catholic countries, such as Spain and Brazil, where they serve as a last chance to eat, drink and be merry before the deprivations of Lent, the 40 days of fasting（斋戒）that precede Easter.It is thought that the masks allowed Venetians to hide their identities, allowing the poor to mix with the wealthy, breaking strict social order, even if only for a brief and controlled period.(68) ___________ The theme of Carnival 2019 is “Tutta colpa della Luna,”or “Blame the moon,” marking a half-century since man first walked on the satellite.To prevent overcrowding, authorities have installed turnstiles at the entrances to the historic St. Marks’ Square, closing it off to new visitors once 23,000 revelers have entered. Costumed revelers are also searched as they enter the square.Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. (69)___________ The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Although most visitors stick to the traditional Carnival costumes of baroque gowns and bejeweled masks for women and black capes and threatening masks for men, more and more people are opting for their own unique interpretations.Some visitors use Carnival as an opportunity to show off a fantastic creation they've always dreamed of wearing. It doesn't have to be Venetian. (70) ____________ At Carnival, everybody is free to be who--or what--they want to be. Perhaps a different gender-- or even species. That's the joy of the mask--nobody knows who or what the person wearing it was before Carnival.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following pas Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible71. Gardening can have many positive effects on your physical and mental health. Whether you’re growing fruit and veggies, flowers or succulents, getting your green thumb on can have a surprising number of health benefits for you and your family.Depending on the size of your garden, maintaining it can be a great way to be physically active. This could be as tough as mowing the lawn, or as gentle as getting a good stretch and practice stabilizing yourself while kneeling, sitting or reaching. In fact, gardening is a recommended activity as it can encourage the use of many motor skills, improve endurance and strength and keep you moving.These days, we can buy pretty much any fruit and vegetable we want from the supermarket, at any time of year. But gardening enables us to eat seasonally, which has important benefits for our bodies. For example, asparagus and apricots grow in spring and summer, while Brussels sprouts get going in winter. Eating seasonally can keep healthy eating exciting by encouraging you to try new recipes using in-season produce. You will also get a wider variety of different coloured produce, providing nutritious vitamins and minerals in your diet throughout the。
2019-2020学年上海奉贤区光明学校高三英语二模试题及答案
2019-2020学年上海奉贤区光明学校高三英语二模试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ATop Music Festivals in 2021CoachellaSelling out fast every year, the Indio desert becomes a fashionable place where the coolest bands are watched by trendy people and celebrities. Near the top of everyone's bucket list of festivals, Coachella is a constant source of annual expectation and a hotbed for musical discussion.When &. where: April 9-11 &. 16-18, 2021; IndioUltra Music FestivalSeen as the ultimate gathering for electronic music fans across the nation and globe, the streets of Miami turn into a and bumping party with popular DJs playing what will be the sounds of summer.When & where: March 26-28, 2021; MiamiSouth By South WestRegarded as the ultimate trend-setter and launcher of careers, SXSW is an annual showcase of music, films and interactive highlights enjoyed through performances, showcases, talks, screenings and more. Virtually taking over the city of Austin, everyone in the world of music from fans to media flock here to discover the next big thing.When &, where: March 16-20, 2021; AustinThe Governors Ball Music FestivalAnother event which proves the music loving potential of Randall's Island Park is Governors Ball, an exciting and infectious mix of rock, hip-hop, electronic, pop and folk. Providing a variety of music and food tastes, whether you look to kick back and relax or dance to the beats, Governors Ball has what you want.When & where: June 11-14, 2021; New York1.Which music festival lasts the most days?A.CoachellaB.Ultra Music Festival.C.South By South WestD.The Governors Ball Music Festival.2.What is special about Ultra Music Festival?A.It's held in a park.B.It features electronic musicC.It's a gathering of popular DJs.D.It's the most popular in the country.3.Which city could you go if you love both music and movies?A.Indio.B.Miami.C.AustinD.New York.BIn a world simultaneously on fire and underwater thanks to climate change, scientists have announced some good news: Several important tuna (金枪鱼) species have stepped back from the edge of extinction.The unexpectedly fast recovery speaks to the success of efforts over the past decade to end overfishing. But tuna are not the only species scientists are discussing at the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, which is organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Researchers caution that many other marine species remainimperiled. For instance, more than a third of the world's sharks remain threatened with extinction due to overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change.“I think the good news is that sustainable fisheries are possible,” says Beth Polidoro, a marine biologist at Arizona State University. “We can eat fish in a proper way and without driving the population to the point where it is on the road to collapse or extinction."At the same time, she warned that the changes in status should not be an reason to catch as many fish as we want.The IUCN, which ranks the world's most endangered species on its Red List of Threatened Species and is backed by 16,000 experts across the globe, also announced at the meeting that some animals are moving in the other direction, onto the Red List. One notable example is the Komodo dragon, an island-living lizard at particular risk from climate change.For the better part of two decades, Polidoro has been part of a specialist group tasked with assessing the statuses of more than 60 species of tuna and billfishes for the IUCN.Her team announced its first comprehensive findings in 2011, mentioning that a number of commercially fished tuna species were dangerously close to disappearing.According to the new data, the Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), once listed as endangered, now qualifies for a status of least concern. As does the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga), which were both considered near-threatened the last time they were assessed.4. What does the underlined word “imperiled” in paragraph 2 mean?A. EndangeredB. ConservedC. ExtinctD. Safe5. What can we infer from Polidoro's words?A. Too many fish are being eaten by human beings.B. Eating fish does not necessarily lead to its extinction.C. Fish species are on the edge of dying out if no action is taken.D. The situation of underwater species are changing for the better.6. Which of following statement is true according to the passage?A. Some Tuna species are wiped out by overfishing.B. Tuna are ranked as the world's most endangered species.C. Climate change poses a threat to most species in water and on land.D. Three tuna species have been saved from extinction according to the data.7. What's the main idea of the passage?A. Some tuna species are reported endangered recently.B. IUCN has helped saved a great many marine species.C. Improvement has been made in saving marine species.D. Great efforts should be made to conserve species underwater.CThe relationship between humans and the Amazon Rainforest has not always been a harmonious one. However, recent research suggests that the native peoples ofthe Putumayo region helped to protect the rainforest, leaving it unchanged for 5,000 years. Perhaps humans’ coexisting with nature is possible after all.The study, published in PNAS, looked at soil samples in the Putumayo region of the Amazon in Peru to find how humans influenced the land. The researchers found that the trees still growing in the region today have been growing there for the last 5,000 years — evidence that the area has not been home to cities and farmland in that time. Traces of charcoal(木炭) found in the, soil, however, indicate that people did live there; they just did so in a way that had minimum influence on their environment.To come to these conclusions the team dug a 0.6-0.9 meter deep column into the ground, taking samples of soilfrom different heights along the column. Back in the lab, samples were carbon- dated to determine their age and then sorted under a microscope to look for microscopic mineral particles, known as phytoliths (植硅体). Phytoliths are essential evidence of plants— they remained in the soil thousands of years after the plant died. So researchers can use them to tell which plants have grown in an area in the past.Over 5,000 years’ worth of samples, no species loss was detected. These findings suggest that contrary tocommon belief, the Amazon is not untouched by humans, but rather has been protected by them for thousands of years. The management of the rainforest by native peoples appears to have been vital in preserving its biodiversity and will continue to be important in the fight to prevent it from acollapse.As Nigel Pitman, a co-author on the paper, said: “Since this particular forest is still being protected by native peoples, I hope this study reminds us all how important it is to support their work.”8. How did native peoples deal with the rainforest in the region of Putumayo?A. They always destroyed the rainforest.B. They had a side effect on the rainforest.C. They never lived in the area of the forest.D. They had been in harmony with the forest.9. What did the researchers try to find in the Amazon forest in Peru?A. The diversity of the plants in the rainforest.B. The evidence of human influence on the forest.C. The nutrition of the soil samples in the rainforest.D. The survival age of growing trees in the rainforest.10. What does the underlined word “collapse” mean in Paragraph 4?A. Sudden decrease.B. Bad management.C. Poor preservation.D. Over development.11. What can be inferred from Nigel Pitman's words?A. Native peoples should protectthe rainforest.B. We should help protect the Amazon Rainforest.C. More science research should be done on rainforest.D We should make good use of the Amazon Rainforest.DIsraeli Paintings—Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named "Flock of Sheep" from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum On show are 550 colourful oil paintings of sheep heads.His works have been on show inthe Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years.Time: 9: 00 a.m.—4: 00 p.m., November 26—December 20.Place: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing.Tel: 6401-2252Russian Ballet—The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets—"Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker"—at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre. Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers. Most of their performances are classical.Time: 7: 15 p.m., December 5 and 6 ("Swan Lake"); 7: 15 p.m., December 7 ("The Nutcracker")Place: Beizhan Theatre, Xiwai Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing.Tel: 6605-3388Folk Concert—The Central Conservatory of Music will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng.On the programme are many popular folks such as "Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower", "Celebrating Harvest", "Deep and Lasting Friendship", "Golden Snake Dances Wildly" and "Children's Holiday".Time: 7: 30 p.m., November 25.Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District, Beijing.Tel: 6605-581212.If a child is very fond of dancing, his parents should take him to ________.A.China National Art MuseumB.Beizhan TheatreC.Beijing Concert HallD.1 Wusi Dajie13.Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________.A.deerB.birdsC.sheepD.flowers14.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The folk concert will last three days.B.The ballet "The Nutcracker" will be put on once.C.The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month.D.China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District.15.If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec. 8, you can ________.A.go to the folk concertB.visit the Art MuseumC.watch the balletD.none of the above第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019-2020学年上海市奉贤中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年上海市奉贤中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AReturns & Refund Guarantee（保证；保证书）The “Returns & Refund Guarantee” is a promise provided by sellers for every item they sell on DHgate. com. When you receive an item that was bought and paid for on our site, and you find it is not as described or isof low quality, you can contact the seller to resolve these problems. DHgate will offer additional assistance if the seller is not cooperative.Scope（范围）The following points should not be included in the “Returns & Refund Guarantee”：▲The seller didn't make any promise.▲The seller can provide evidence to prove the items are as described.▲You didn't contact the seller within the promised time.▲You have released the payment to the seller before asking DHgate for help.Sellers are able to set up the following promises：Returning items for any reasonBuyers can return items for a refund within a specific date which has been set up by sellers, such as 3 days, and 7 days from the day when the items are received. The items' receiving date is the date that is indicated on the shipping carrier's official website. Buyers should prepay any return shipping cost, which will be given back to the buyers after the seller receives the items as long as the items are returned in the same exact condition as when they were delivered.Returns or Refunds accepted if the product has quality issuesBuyers can return the items for a refund when they are not as described or possess quality issues by communicating directly with the seller. The seller is responsible for the return shipping cost.Buyers can get a refund and keep the items when the items are not as described or possess quality issues by negotiating directly with sellers.1.Who can get additional assistance from DHgate in the guarantee?A.The buyers in physical stores.B.The buyers on DHgate. com.C.The sellers on DHgate. com.D.Both the buyers and the sellers.2.Which situation is within the scope of the guarantee?A.The seller didn't make any promise.B.The buyer has paid the seller in advance.C.The buyer asked for help within the promised time.D.The seller proves that there is nothing wrong with the item.3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.Not all the sellers make promises.B.DHgate sometimes will pay the buyers.C.Sellers should prepay return shipping cost.D.The buyer can't keep the items after getting a refund.BLosing your ability to think and remember is pretty frightening. We know the risk of dementia (痴呆症) increases with age. But if you have memory slips you probably needn’t worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.After age 50, it’s quite common to have trouble remembering the namesof people, places and things quickly, says Dr. Kirk Daffner of Brigham and Women’s Hospital inBoston.The brain ages just like the rest of the body. Certain parts become smaller, especially areas in the brain that are important to learning, memory and planning. Changes in brain cells can affect communication between different regions of the brain. And blood flow can be reduced as blood vessels narrow.Forgetting the name of an actor in a favorite movie, for example, is nothing to worry about. But if you forget the plot of the movie or don’t remember even seeing it, that’s far more concerning, Daffner says.When you forget entire experiences, he says, that’s “a red flag that something more serious may be involved”. Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven, or forgetting how to drive to the house of a friend you’ve visited many times before can also be signs of something going wrongBut even then, Daffner says, people shouldn’t panic. There are many things that can cause confusion andmemory loss, including health problems like temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, high blood pressure, or depression, as well as medications (药物) like antidepressants.You don’t have to figure this out on your own. Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory. And the best defense against memory loss is totry to prevent it by building up your brain’s cognitive(认知的) reserve, Daffner says.“Read books, go to movies, take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think in novel ways, ” he says. In other words, keep your brain busy and working. And also get physically active, because exercise is a known brain booster4. Why does the author say that one needn’t be concerned about memory slips?A. Not all of them are related to one’s age.B. Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.C. They occur only among certain groups of people.D. They are quite common among fifty-year-old people.5. Which memory-related symptom should people take seriouslyA. Totally forgetting how to do one’s daily routines.B. Inability to recall details of one’s life experiencesC. Failure to remember the names of movies or actorsD. Occasionally confusing the addresses of one’s friends.6. What should people do when signs of serious memory loss show up?A. Check the brain’s cognitive reserve.B. Stop medications affecting memory.C. Turn to a professional for assistance.D. Exercise to improve their well-being7. What is Dr. Daffner’s advice forfight against memory loss?A. Having regular physical and mental checkups.B. Taking medicine that helps boost one’s brain.C. Engaging in known memory repair activities.D. Staying active both physically and mentallyCDear Jack,I remember the moment— it truly hit me that your autism (自闭症) lasted forever. I had already mentally planned our trips up north with the boys. I was going to spend endless hours playing baseball with you— like Grandpa did with me.When we said goodbye to kindergarten I knew it was real. I spent some time being sad. Now you are 8. Youstill have no words. We have never had one of those father-son moments I pictured when you were a baby. But I'm learning that's OK. I still have unbelievable things to offer as your dad, even if they weren't the things I originally expected.You have taught me to be patient. You have taught me that it's OK to be different and to be sad when life doesn't go as planned. You have taught me that it is OK to talk about those feelings and fight for what is right. Stand up and say this is wrong, and encourage others to stand up for you and say the same.My job on this earth is to create a world for you and other kids like you. Be the voice you don't have, and build the kind of community which I want to see you grow up in. I used to shy away from contacting people with disabilities or just not consider them. Before you were born, I was so caught up in my own world that I probably wouldn't have even noticed. Now, I see things differently. I notice. You did that for me. And hope my example will do that for others.Your mom and I have spent 8 years trying to find your voice. And honestly, we don't know if we ever will. I promise you I will spend my life keeping you safe and making this world better for you.8. To whom is the text written?A. The author's son.B. The author's wife.C. The author's father.D. The author's friend.9. What can be learned about the author?A. He's at a loss what to do to help Jack.B. He's to blame for Jack s present condition.C. He has changed his attitude to the disabled.D. He hasn't accepted the reality up to now.10. How does the author sound in the text?A. Sympathetic.B. Caring.C. Regretful.D. Indifferent.11. In which section of a magazine may this text appear?A. Science.B. Entertainment.C. Sports.D. Relationship.DYu Chenrui, 29, is a maker of automata (机关人偶) in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Automata are built to look like humans or animals and give the illusion (错觉) of being able to move on their own, “The art form amazes me,becauseit combines various skills, from storytelling to mechanics, and the pieces are built with a sense of humor,” Yu says. His creations have caught the attention of well-known artists and his fancy pieces of art have attracted collectors worldwide.Interested in handcrafts as a boy, Yu first encountered automata designed by Japanese artist Kazuaki at an exhibition in 2015 when he studied at the Communication University of China inBeijing. “It was like meeting a like-minded friend, ” Yu says, recalling the moment. As an art and design major, he began to learn the craft by himself and, with the support of his tutor, he kept studying and examining automata in school.When he graduated in 2016, Yu landed a job at an advertising agency inBeijing. He stayed on at the company for three years because, at that time, he was not sure that he could make a living out of his hobby. While working as a designer Yu kept exploring and advancing his skills in wood carving and mechanics. Eventually, despite the job’s good salary, it was not enough to make up for not following his true passion. Finally, in 2018, Yu quit his job and returned toChengduto open his automata workshop.To keep himself occupied while running his workshop, he planted blueberries, raspberries and cherries. He watered, weeded and added fertilizer (肥料) every day. “Daily routines helped me calm down and inspire my creativity, which resulted in an automaton called To Observe the Autumn,” Yu says.Over time, Yu’s reputation grew and his business flourished (兴旺). Many of Yu’s creations are built with a dash of wisdom, a sprinkle of humor and are inspired by observations of real life. Yu knows that there are many more creative ideas waiting to be expressed. “It feels quite good to be fully devoted to automata creation and I am still searching for myself.”12. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. Yu is equipped with various skills.B. Yu is a person full of sense of humor.C. Yu is now gaining recognition worldwide.D. Yu is following the latest trend in handcraft.13. Why did Yu quit his job inBeijing?A. He couldn't make a living out of it.B. He wanted to pursue his own dream.C. He missed his family inChengdu.D. He thought he had a lot experience.14. According to Yu, what contributes to his creativity as an automata artist?A. The fruits he grows.B. Success of his business.C. His devotion to the job.D. Observation from daily life.15. Which of the following can best describe Yu’s story?A. There is no end to learning.B. Great hopes make great man.C. Actions speak louder than words.D. Experience is the mother of wisdom.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019上海奉贤区高三二模英语及答案
2018学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷(201904)I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the endof each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, readthe four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. At an airport.B. In an office,C. At a police station.D, At a travel agency.2. A. Down jackets are now on sale,B. She can't wait for the winter to arrive.C. It's hard to know how severe the winter will beD. She needs a warm jacket.3. A. Learning to drive.B. Buying the insurance.C. Buying a carD. Taking a plane,4. A. Erie won't eat vegetable without meatB. Eric likes both vegetable and meatC. Some meat will solve Eric's problemD. Eric is short of vegetable.5. A. He is invasiveB. He is heroicC. He is life-threateningD He is awkward6. A. Reviews of the comedy are negative.B. The reaction to the comedy is varied.C. The review of the newspaper is one sided.D. Media are prejudiced against the comedy.7. A. Deliver the package in person.B. Pick up the package at the post officeC.Ask to have the package delivered to his homeD. Find out the opening hours of the post office8. A. It hasn’t been graded.B. It received a low grade.C. The committee is discussing itD. The woman hasn't handed it in.9. A. He has been to Seattle many tines.B. He has chaired a lot of conferences.C. He holds a high position in his company.D. He lived in Seattle for many years.10. A. It is too late for the man to go to the theatre.B. People have already been standing in line for two hours.C. The man must wait for two hours to buy the ticket.D. The man can buy a special ticket before the drama starts.Section BDirections: In Scion B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, andyou will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have beard.Questions I1 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They are gardeners.B. They sell vegetables.C. They run a guesthouse:D. They are scientists.12. A. Five hours.B. Eight hours.C. Twelve hours.D. Fourteen hours.13. A. They have deeper roots.B They don't need sunshineC. They have wider leaves.D.'They have bigger flowers.Questions 14 through l6 are based on the following news.14. A. It is produced in small quantities.B. It is sold at a lower priceC. It is served mainly in McDonald's.D. It is grown from cows alone,15. A. The land and the water system have been polluted seriously.B. Not enough meat has been produced to meet people's needsC. Much land has been used up for animals and their food.D. It has consumed fewer and fewer natural resources16. A. Steaks and hamburgersB. Animal rights.C. The food crisis in the future.D. Lab-grown meat.Questions 17 through 20 are based o0 the following conversation17. A. He is an Englishman living in Sweden.B. He prefers hot weather to cold weatherC. He visits London nearly every winter.D. He likes Sweden better than England.18. A. The long nightB. The bad weather.C. The gloomy winterD. The cold houses19. A. Delightful. B. Refreshing. C. Painful D. Frustrating20. A. They work hard and play hard,B. They often stay up late reading.C. They like to go comping in summerD. They try to earn more and spend more,II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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 ofthe given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.How to Make the Most of Y our Lunch HourShould you grab a bite at your desk or eat with your coll That depends on what's on your agenda for the rest of the day.Lunch hours (21)________(get) shorter and shorter and even disappearing in some parts of today's working world. With fewer employees (22)________ (ask) to accomplish more in a day,many Americans treat lunch not as a break but as just another task to squeeze into an already over-booked day.But do quick meals at the desk actually improve productivity over more leisurely meals?The researchers only studied 32 employees, so the findings are debatable. But when they assigned one group to eat at their desks and another to dine with a colleague at a restaurant, they found those who ate lunch together showed a decline (23)________ their performance on tests hat measured concentration, memory and the ability to catch errors and read emotions in facial expressions following lunch than before lunch. Both groups ate the same meals, but those who ate their food alone were only given 20 minutes to consume their food, (24)________ the paired participants were allowed one hour in the restaurant. Those who ate alone did not have as large a drop in their cognitive processing as those who ate in the restaurant.What was responsible for the change? There were too many variables at play to determine which had the strongest influence on cognitive control--was it the companionship or the restaurant environment (25)________ other dinners were present, music was played and the meal was served by wait staff, or was it the longer time to enjoy the meal?(26)________ factor was responsible, the group that took a restaurant lunch break came back more relaxed, say the authors, and that likely affected their cognitive sharpness. Sharing a meal outside the office with a fiend appears to have a (27)________ (calm) effect, and while it reduces intellectual skills, it may develop social harmony and teamwork, which (28) ________ bean important feature of some work tasks."But don't feel sorry for the lone hunger. It turns out (29)________ since they were ableto maintain their cognitive skills following the meal, they might be in a better position (30)________ (think) creatively for projects that require more innovative solutions or approaches. Section BDirection: Fill in each blank with, a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be usedonly once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. involvingB. distinguishC. adapted F. gainsG. partially H. amazing D. tailored E. mediumI. definitely J. steer K. implicationsGenes That Make You SmarterThe contributions genes make to intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the idea most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpowerthe genetic legacy (财产) we are born with and may have (31)________ for education"“People assume the genetic influence goes down with age because the environmental differences between people pile up in life," says Robert Plomin. “What w e found was quite (32)________and goes in the other dire ction.”Previous studies have shown variations in intelligence are (33)________ due to genetics. To find out whether this genetic contribution varies with age, Plomin's team gathered data from six separate studies carried out in 4 countries, (34)________ a total of 1100 pairs of twins. 'The researchers tested twins on reasoning, arithmetics etc. to measure a quantity called "G". Each study also included both identical twins, with the same genes, and fraternal twins(异卵双生), sharing about half their genes, making it possible to (35)________ the contributions of genes and environment to their G scores.Plomin's team calculated in childhood, genes account for about 41 percent of the variations in intelligence. In adolescence, this rose to 55 percent;, by young adolescence, it was 66 percentNO one (36)________ knows why the influence from genes should increase with age,but Plomin suggests that as children get older, they become better at handling their environment to suit their genetic needs, and says “kids with with high G will use their environment to develop cognitive ability and choose friends who are like-minded. Children with (37)________ to low Gmay choose less challenging pastimes and activities, further emphasizing their genetic legacy.Is there any way to interfere with the pattern? Perhaps. The evidence of strong heritability (遗传可能性) doesn’t mean that there is nothi n g you can do about it." says Susanner om our own work, the ones that started off with lower IQ scores had higher Jaeggi, “ｆ(38)________ training. Plomin suggests genetic differences may be more emphasized if all children share an identical curriculum instead of it being (39)________ to children's natural abilities. My tendency would be to give everyone a good education, but put more effort into thelower end." he says. Intelligence researchers Paul Thompson agrees: It shows. that educators need to (40)________ ads towards things drawing out their natural talents.Ш. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirection: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Open data-sharers are still in the minority in many fields. Although many re searchers broadly agree thatpub1icaccess to raw data would promote science, most are (41)________ to post the results of their own labours online.Some communities have agreed to share online-geneticists, for ex ample, post DNA sequences at the GenBank repository (库). and astronomers are accustomed to (42)________ images of galaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed some 500 million objects-but these remain the (43)________ not the rule. Historically, scientists have (44)________ sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work, until recently, good databases did not exist: grant funders were not pushing for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on standards for formatting data, and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data.But the (45)________ are disappearing in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make their data (46)________.Last year, the Royal Society in London said in its report that scientists need to. (47)________ a research culture where data is viewed as private preserve". Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information. and the scientific community is recognizing that data can now be shared online in ways that were not possible before. To match the growing demand, services are springing up to make it easier to publish research products (48)________ and enable other researchers to discover and cite (引用) them.Although calls to share data often concentrate on the (49)________ advantages of sharing, the practice is not purely beneficial to others. Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits including more connections with colleagues. improved (50)________ and increased citations. The most successful sharers- those whose data are downloaded and cited the most often-getnoticed, and their work gets used. (51)________ one of the most popular data setson multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world: it has been (52)________ 5700 times. Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate -change researchers wanting to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass, to foresters looking for in formation on different grades of trees. I’d much prefer to have my date used by the (53)________ number of people to as their own questions," she says.It's important to allow readers and reviewers to see exactly how you arrive at your results. Publishing data and code allows your science to be (54)________.Even people whose data are less popular can benefit. By making the effort to organize and 1abel files so others can understand them, scientists can become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding (55)________later on.41. A. restricted B. reluctant C. desperate D. generous42. A. accessing B. processing C. analyzing D. identifying43. A. assumption B. mystery C. exception D. phenomenon44. A. longed for B. appealed to C. focused on D. objected to45. A. symptoms B. barriers C. advantages D. consequences46. A. controllable B. unique C. reliable D. public47. A. shift away from B. end up with C. give rise to D. build up48. A. secret B. digitally C. ethically D. fairly49. A. materia1 B. individual C. moral D. economic50. A. visibility B. awareness C. condition D. confidence51. A. On the contrary B.As a result C. For example D. After all52. A. downloaded B. updated C. optimized D. addressed53. A. moderate B maximum C. average D. estimated54. A. reversible B. profitable C. reproducible D. recognizable55. A. crisís B. confusion C. risk D. conflictSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AIt was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks ín school were miserable and, thething was, 1 didn't know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in ahumble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother hadonly been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boysknow at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So shecame home one day, snapped of the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going tomake something of themselves, . You boys are going to read two books every week, " she said. "And you're going to write a report on what you read."We complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn't have any books in the houseother than Mom s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: " I'll driveyou to the library.'So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobileon their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing throughthem.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. Forthe first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me sofar away from my surroundings as did this virtue visit to a cold stream in a forest and theseanimals building a home.It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watchingTV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to themagain and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quietsanctuary form my other world.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can’t believemy life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detr oit public school to this position,which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began the day Mom switched off the TV set and put us inher Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.56. We can learn from the beginning of the passages that ________.A the author and his brother had done well in schoolB. the author had been very concerned about bis school workC. the author had spent much time watching TV after schoolD. the author had realized how important school was57.According to the passage which of the following words can best describe the author's mother?A. Tolerant and decisive.B. aggressive and open-minded.C. Determined and farsighted.D. Persistent and literate.58. The underlined word "peevish" in the passage can be replaced by________.A. naughtyB. bad-temperedC. patientD. obedient59. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.A. he could constantly review the plots in the booksB. he could visualize what he read in bis mindC. he could get many rewards from his motherD. he realized that books offered him new experienceBNANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (PG)Age 10+Sparkling book adaptation has great characters, some scares.Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase" is based on a classic 1930 Naney Drew mystery book and is aimed at tens and young ten. Although the story involves politically motivated kidnapping and a supposedly haunted house, the scariest moment is during what turns out to be a model dream sequence. Positive messages include courage and teamwork, and strong role (mostly female) are at the center of the action (89 minutes)WONDER PARK (PG)Age 8+Imaginative but intense adventure deals with worry and fear"Wonder Park" is in animated adventure about an imaginative girl named June (voicedby Brianna Denski), who’s spent years dreaming up a magical amusement park named Wonderland with her mom (Jennifer Granner). You can expect plenty of actions (including explosions and perils), as well as the looming presence of worry and sadness, since June is dealing with the fact that her mom has a serious illness. The film celebrates imagination, curiosity and perseverance, and it underlines the importance not letting fear stop you from being yourself and doing what you love. (93 minutes)CAPTIVE STATE (PG- 13)Age 14+Dark, disconnected but smart alien invasion movie"Captive State" is an alien-invasion movie set in a future Chicago. Some humans try to cooperate with the conquering aliens, while others try to rebel; there's a very complex plan at the heat of the story. Violence is the biggest issue: Humans are killed both vaporized by aliens andshot by guns. There are explosions, blood splatters gory surgeries, gross alien effects, cyanide pills and lots of chaos and stress, The movie is more about its own big ideas than about characters or emotions, but it's smart enough that it should please most teen and adult sci-f?fans. John Goodman and Vera Farmiga co-star. (109 minutes)FIVE FEET APART (PG-13)Age 13+Strong acting saves predictable, sentimental love storyFive Feet Apart" is based on the best selling YA novel, about Will (Cole Sprouse) and Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), two hospitalized 17-year-olds with cystic fibrosis (囊胞性纤维症) fall in love, The story promotes treasuring those closest to you and has themes of perseveranceand empathy. (115 minutes)60. If you are hooked on science fictions, which movie will you prefer according to the passage?A. WONDER PARKB. NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE.C. FIVE FEET APART.D. CAPTIVE STA TE.61 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. It’s appropriate to watch the fil m “Captive State” w i th a younger sister aged 5.B. The movie "Wonder Park" can teach you to be brave enough to face fearC. It's advisable of you to watch "Five Feet Apart" if you are free for one and half hoursis adapted from a best-selling novel.D. “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” 62 After reading the passage, we can________.A. know about the background of the film productionB. learn about the popularity of these filmsC. gain a thorough understanding of the filmsD. have the best option for the film we wantCThe company that revolutionized the delivery of information now aims to do the samewith electricity. Technology powerhouse Google today announced it would spend "tens of millions" of dollars next year in research and development and investments in an effort to drivedown the cost of large-scale renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal. Not only will Googlebe hiring engineers and energy experts for its new initiative, known as RE<C (renewable energy at less cost than coal), but it also will make investments in fledgling companies—starting with those that focus on solar-thermal technology, enhanced geothermal, and high-altitude wind power. "Cheap renewable energy is not only critical for the environment but also vital for economic development in many places where there is limited affordable energy of any kind," said Sergey Brin, Google co-founder and president of technology, in a prepared statement.Coal supplies 40 percent of the world's electricity and more than half of U.S. power, andif current trends continue, it is expected to grab an ever increasing share because it is a plentifuland cheap fuel for big consumers like the United States and Russia. But coal is also the worst fuelin its production of the global warming gas carbon dioxide. Google co-founder Larry Page said the company's goal is to produce one gigawatt(十亿瓦特) of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal within "years, not decades." Google says that's enough electricity to power a city the size of San Francisco (about 330,000 households) .Google, located in Mountain View, Calif., said it was initially working with two other California companies. They are eSolar, of Pasadena, which is specializing in solar-thermal power, using large fields of mirrors to concentrate sunlight and generate steam to run utility-scale electric turbines (涡轮), and Makani of Alameda, which is developing wind energy technology that takes advantage of the much stronger and more reliable currents available at high altitudes.Google did not specify how much money it was putting into its projects with these companies but said they bot h had “promising s calable energy technology”. This portion of the initiative will be funded through the company's' philanthropic arm, , which is not a traditional chanty but can make equity (股票) investments in companies Brin and Page have pledged (抵押) 1 percent of Google's equity and profits toward efforts including climate changeand global poverty.The RE<C program is the least of a series of steps Google has taken on climate change. The company say it is on track in its goal to be carbon neural in the near future.63. Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the coal?A. It is a kind of controversial fuel given its large quantity and its harm to the environmentB. It is plentiful and cheap fuel hat will surely earn more market share.C. It will be totally replaced by the renewable energy in years because it produces the worstgas-carbon dioxide,D. It is supported by some enthusiastic countries like US and Russia which rely heavily on thecoal64. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.A. has made some crucial decisions in expanding the companyB. has focused on exploiting alternatives to traditional energyC. Google. org is a charity organization committed to funding the projects benefiting mankindD. is an environmental organization that specializes in promoting green fuel65. What can Not be learned about the RE<C Programme?A It will come true in a few years with the efforts made.B. It is a programme of environmental protectionC. It is one of the measures taken to neutralize carbonD. It will be realized through investments in solar and, wind energy companies.66. The best title of this passage is ________.A. Google's RE<C ProgrammeB. Google, the Energy RevolutionaryC. Google, the Environmental ProtectorD. Google's Renewable Energy ProjectSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. This year's Carnival festivals kicked off' on February 16 and go on until March 5.B. During the 18 days of Carnival, the city fills with thousands of tourists from across Italy andaround the world.C. Parts of Venice are well known for the beauty of their settings, their architecture and artwork.D. The Italian government decided to bring back the history and culture of Venice by seeking touse the traditional Carnival.E. It doesn't have to be traditional.F. Carnival virtually disappeared when Napoleon's troops brought an end to the V enetian Republicin 1797.Venice CarnivalThe annual Venice Carnival is in full swing, with thousands of revelers (狂欢者)gathering the city's canals and squares in elaborate costumes and extraordinary masks.(67)____________The Carnevale di Venezia is thought to date back to the 11th century, making it one ofthe world’s oldest. Carnivals are held in many Catholic countries, such as Spain and Brazil, wherethey serve as a last chance to eat, drink and be merry before the deprivations of Lent, the 40 daysof fasting（斋戒）that precede Easter.It is thought that the masks allowed Venetians to hide their identities, allowing the poorto mix with the wealthy, breaking strict social order, even if only for a brief and controlled period.(68) ___________ The theme of Carnival 2019 is “Tutta colpa della Luna,”or “Blame the moon, marking a half-century since man first walked on the satellite.To prevent overcrowding, authorities have installed turnstiles at the entrances to theSquare, closing it off to new visitors once 23,000 revelers have entered.historic St. Marks’ Costumed revelers are also searched as they enter the square.Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals andlinked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosedbay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. (69)___________ The lagoonand a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Although most visitors stick to the traditional Carnival costumes of baroque gowns andbejeweled masks for women and black capes and threatening masks for men, more and morepeople are opting for their own unique interpretations.Some visitors use Carnival as an opportunity to show off a fantastic creation they'vealways dreamed of wearing. It doesn't have to be Venetian. (70) ____________ At Carnival,everybody is free to be who--or what--they want to be. Perhaps a different gender-- or evenspecies. That's the joy of the mask--nobody knows who or what the person wearing it was beforeCarnival.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following pas Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passagein no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible71. Gardening can have many positive effects on your physical and mental health. Whetheryou’re growing fruit and veggies, flowers or succulents, getting your green thumb on can have asurprising number of health benefits for you and your family.Depending on the size of your garden, maintaining it can be a great way to be physicallyactive. This could be as tough as mowing the lawn, or as gentle as getting a good stretch andpractice stabilizing yourself while kneeling, sitting or reaching. In fact, gardening is arecommended activity as it can encourage the use of many motor skills, improve endurance andstrength and keep you moving.These days, we can buy pretty much any fruit and vegetable we want from thesupermarket, at any time of year. But gardening enables us to eat seasonally, which has importantbenefits for our bodies. For example, asparagus and apricots grow in spring and summer, whileBrussels sprouts get going in winter. Eating seasonally can keep healthy eating exciting byencouraging you to try new recipes using in-season produce. You will also get a wider variety ofdifferent coloured produce, providing nutritious vitamins and minerals in your diet throughout the。
2019-2020学年上海格致中学奉贤校区高三英语二模试卷及答案
2019-2020学年上海格致中学奉贤校区高三英语二模试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AConsumer Electronics Show (CES) is a global stage where the world’s next-generation inventions are introduced towards the marketplace, and lots of companies are participating. Here are several of the amazing inventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.August Wi-Fi Smart LockIt's an intelligent door lock to protect your home, and it works on Wi-Fi. The lock doesn’t require any additional hardware to attach to it and can be used with the existing door lock. The owner can remotely access the door from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends. It keeps statistics and records of your door’s “lock”, “unlock”, and who have visited.Motion PillowIt’s a pillow developed for anyone who has a snoring (打鼾) problem. The solution box detects, records, and analyses the sleeping person’s snoring patterns. By changing the internal airbag’s pressure, it fixes the position of the sleeping person’s neck and head gently to improve his breathing. Three layers of noise-reducing material minimize the user’s sleeping disturbance.Ao AirIt’s a high-tech face-covering wearable air purifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose. The purifier pulls air inside through a filtration (过滤) process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device. It’s designed in such a way that it can clean more than 98 % of PM2.5 through filtration.Transparent HoodThe company Continental showed off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Award. It’s a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blind spots from the driving seat. Four cameras take surrounding pictures so that the driver can see the real-time blind spots and prevent even parking damage too.1.Who is the text mainly intended for?A.The general public.B.The science lovers.C.The electronic companies.D.The college students.2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?A.It’s intended for all those who can’t sleep well.B.It can help sleepers breathe smoothly.C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.3.What can we infer from the text?A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.B.Ao Air produces fresh air for its users.C.Motion Pillow reduces material to minimize sleeping disturbance.D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.BBrain cells work to actively forget memories during a specific period of sleep. When we sleep our brains clear out the memories we’ve made while we’re awake, deciding what to keep and what to get rid of. Forgetting is an active process, explained the authors of the study published in the journal Science. But less is known about this process during the different periods of sleep.They found that during the rapid eye movement (REM ) sleep period — or active sleep when we are thought to dream — special nerve cells appear to actively contribute to forgetting. What are known as melanin-concentrating hormone-producing (MCH) neurons (神经元) sit in the hypothalamus (下丘脑): a part of the brain which helps with a range of functions such as sleep, appetite and emotions. Past research has suggested these cells help to control REM sleep patterns: activating the MCH neurons increasing time spentin this period, while preventingthemreducing changes into this period.The scientists looked at MCH cells in mice, and found 52.8 percent were active during REM sleep, compared with 35 percent when the mice were awake. Study co-author Thomas Kilduff, director of the Center for Neuroscience at SRI International, told Newsweek the team was surprised to find that mice performed better on learning and memory tasks when the MCH cells were prevented. “This result suggests that activation of the MCH neurons may affect memory — that is, MCH neurons may facilitate forgetting,” Kilduff explained.When asked what motivated the study, Kilduff said, “We hope the work could deepen our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding the neural basis of learning and memory is a huge area of neuroscience research because of its effects on our everyday lives, as well as diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to this work, no one suspected that MCH neurons had anything to do with forgetting,” said Kilduff.4. What can we infer from paragraph 1?A. Forgetting is a passive process.B. The forgetting process is known to us.C. Some memories are forgotten while we are awake.D. Certain memories are removed while we are asleep.5. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. REM sleep patterns.B. Past researches.C. MCH neurons.D. A range of functions.6. Why did Kilduff’s team conduct the research?A. To publish the study in the journal Science.B. To know more about Alzheimer’s disease.C. To contribute to human’s forgetting.D. To explore our everyday lives.7. What can we know about MCH?A. MCH cells takes control of REM sleep patterns .B. MCH neurons may disturb memory consolidation.C. MCH neurons have nothing to do with forgetting.D. MCH cells help mice performing better on learning.COn the night of September 19, 1961, Betty Hill and her husband Barney were driving home through the White Mountains from Niagara Falls. They were travelling on anearly deserted two-lane highway when Betty noticed a steady light in the sky that was getting bigger and brighter.She thought it was a planet or a star. Barney, stimulated at her excitement, said it was probably just a wandering aeroplane. Whatever it was, it appeared to be following them.They stopped their car for a closer look. What they said happened next, changed their lives. The flying object was noiseless. It appeared to be spinning. It was as big as a jet but shaped like a pancake.So formed the tale of Betty Hill, a New Hampshire social worker who, with Barney, a postal worker, claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, who were from outer space, on a moonlit night about 60 years ago.After reluctantly going public with her experience, Hill, who died of cancer at her New Hampshire home, aged 85, became a celebrity on the UFO circuit and was known as the “first lady of UFOs”.Intriguingly, at the time of the incident, the Hills remembered nothing except that they had spied a strange object in the sky. Later, troubled by nightmares and other stress-related pains, the couple underwenthypnosis(催眠) where the full story came out with the aid of Boston psychiatrist Benjamin Simon, an expert in medical hypnosis.On their night of contact the Hills arrived homeat 5 a.m., unable to account for two lost hours. They were also confused by the odd marks on their telescopes, deep signs on the tops of Barney’s best shoes, Betty’s torn dress and strange circular markings on their car that made the needle of a compass jump wildly.After seeing them for six months, the psychiatrist concluded the Hills’ lost memory about the hours they lost on that night in 1961 “appeared to involve an amazing experience on the part of both of the Hills”. Whether the experience had been fantasy or reality, Simon could not say, but he said he was convinced they had not been lying. He guessed that it had been a kind of shared dream.Reports of aliens capturing humans and taking them aboard oddly shaped spacecraft were “comparatively rare” before 1975. After a movie, “The UFO Incident”, about the Hills came out, however, such stories increased.8. When they saw the strange object in the sky, Barney and Betty Hill ______________.A. were astonished at its strange flight and noiseB. regarded it as just a wandering car following themC. realized immediately what the danger it might causeD. showed curiosity in discovering what it really was9. The word “Intriguingly” in paragraph 6 most probably means “______________”.A. RidiculouslyB. TemporarilyC. RemarkablyD. Mysteriously10. The Hills later sought the help of a psychiatrist because ______________.A. they had lots of secrets in their lives after the strange experienceB. their lives were greatly disturbed by the unexpected experienceC. they wanted to share their unforgettable experience with the expertD. they hoped to forget completely what had happened to them11. This article was written in order to ______________.A. describe an unusual event to the readersB. convince readers of the existence of UFOsC. record how people were caught by aliensD. warn people of the dangers the UFOs causeDVolunteer DayWhat better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time? Come to Volunteer Day and choose which activity you’d like to join for the day. See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.Volunteer Day schedule:7:30am.: Meet at the Community (社区) Center for juice and bagels.8:00—8:30 a.m.: Choose which activity you’d like to help with for the day.8:30 a.m.: Board the bus to your activity site.9:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.: Work as a volunteer.3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Center.See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.A list of volunteer activities:Paint houses: Do you enjoy making art? If so, this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you! Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes, Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old homes; outside or in. Happy Homes also provides painters to create beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community centers.Plant flowers: Do you enjoy being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities for people who love to be outdoors. Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks; help lay paths at Cave Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!Read to children: Do you enjoy working with young children? Do you like books? Love and Learning is an organization that provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children four to six years old, or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.Play with animals: Do you love animals? Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned. Play with puppies, snuggle with cats, or hand-feed rabbits.12. At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites?A. 7:30 a.m..B. 8:00 a.m.C. 8:30 a.m.D. 9:00 a.m.13. An outdoor lover probably takes part in ______.A. Plant flowersB. Paint housesC. Read to childrenD. Play with animals14. What do Lovely Friends volunteers do?A. Read books to children.B. Spend time with animals.C. Help plant bushes in parks.D. Pick up garbage along the river.15. The purpose of the passage is to _________.A. educate childrenB. attract volunteersC. comfort the elderlyD. encourage the disabled第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019-2020学年上海奉贤实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年上海奉贤实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ALocated inLos Angeles,UniversityofSouthern Californiais in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.♦Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafeThe Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.♦Blue Light Phone LocationsTheUniversity Parkhas multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.♦Trojans AlertTrojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.1. What do blue light phones do for students?A. Guide students through campus.B. Alert students to crime activities.C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.D. Connect them with the safety department.2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?A. With blue light phones.B. Via text message or email.C. Through mobile safe app.D. By calling all USC members.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To encourage students to fight crime.B. To introduce USC’s safety department.C. To provide safety services for USC students.D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.B“We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds... Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I am convinced that humans need to leave Earth.” These are the words of the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, spoken at a science festival inNorwayin 2017, a year before his death.Hawking was not alone in this view. Many experts feel that the only way for humanity to last far into the future is to colonize other planets. That way, if an asteroid, a terrible disease, nuclear war, or some other disaster strikes Earth, civilization as we know it would still have a chance. Mars is one of the most tempting destinations. NASA, theUnited Arab Emirates, the private company SpaceX, and the organization Mars One all have plans to send humans there. “Either we spread Earth to other planets, or we risk going extinct, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said at a conference in 2013.But not everyone agrees that colonizing Mars or any other planet is such a great plan. The most common argument against going is that it’s just too expensive or dangerous. It will take huge amounts of money and other resources just to get people there, let alone set up a place for them to live. It’s not even clear if humans could survive on Mars. One of the biggest dangers there is deadly radiation that bombards the planet.Maybe all the time and money people would pour into a Mars mission would be better spent on more urgent projects here on Earth, like dealing with poverty or climate change. Some experts argue that handling a problem like an asteroid strike or disease outbreak while staying here on Earth would be much easier and less expensive than surviving on a new planet.In addition, moving to a new planet could harm or destroy anything that already lives there. Mars seemsuninhabited, but it could possibly host microbial life. Human visitors may destroy this life or permanently change or damage the Martian environment. Some feel that’s too much of a risk to take.What do you think? Should humans colonize outer space or stay home?4. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Many experts insist that humans should take the risk.B. Mars is the most attractive destinations for human beings.C. Hawking firmly believes the only way to save humans is moving to Mars.D. All the other experts don’t agree with Hawking’s idea.5. Why do some experts disagree with the plan to colonize Mars?A. It will cost much more money to settle on Mars than on Earth.B. It is too long a distance from the Earth to the Mars.C. Human visitors will bring diseases to Martian environment.D. The deadly radiation that bombards the planet is the biggest danger.6. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?A. To raise people’s awareness of protecting the environment.B. To present different opinions on whether to move to the Mars.C. To arouse readers’ reflection on whether to colonize outer space.D. To inspire people to deal with the environmental problems.7. In which section of a magazine is the passage most likely from?A. Fiction.B. Current affairs.C. Social Studies.D. Science.CCanadaIs Our NeighbourCanada and the United States are neighbours.They are on the same land.They share the same long boundary(国界).These two nations are similar in many ways.Canada buys many goods from the United States.Cars and clothes are two examples.The United States also buys goods from Canada.Much of the paper used in the United States comes from Canada.Some of the oilweuse comes from Canada,too.Americans travel toCanadaon holiday.And Canadians often visit the United States.It is easy for the people of one country to go to the other country.Canadians read about the United States in newspapers and magazines.Many Americans watch Canadian baseball and hockey (曲棍球)matches on Sundays.However,there are important differences between theUnited Statesand Canada.The United States has more people.Because the population is smaller,there are more open places in Canada.There is much unused land.This is another important difference.8.Canadabuys from theUnited States.A.oil and paperB.nothingC.many thingsD.everything9.In the first paragraph “we” means ________.A.CanadiansB.AmericansC.ChineseD.students10.The people in theUnited Stateslike Canadian ________.A.baseballB.basketballC.newspapersD.oil11.Which of the following statements is WRONG?A.Canada has less people than theUSA.B.Canada has not used all the land.C.Canada is connected withAmerica.D.Canadians don’t like hockey.DIn the world of Chinese archaeology(考古学), a sign of a dig's importance is the sight of Zhou Mingsheng at work. A field technician who has worked at archaeological sites all aroundChina. Master Zhou iscredited with the gentlest touch in his profession. Born into a farming family, he is a “national-level craftsman” with a talent for using simple tools to get relics(遗物) that wouldcrumblein other hands, says his current boss, Wang Xu, director of an archaeological site at Shuanghuaishu, a Neolithic(新石器时代的) settlement near the Yellow River in the central province of Henan.It is not beauty that attracts visitors to Shuanghuaishu. At 5,300 years old, the settlement is the work of a culture too simple to have left behind many buried treasures. The single most precious find, to date, is a finger-length sculpture of a silkworm. Nor is the setting lovely: an area surrounded by deafening insects, between a highway and two power stations. Rather, the site's importance is historical. For since the birth of Chinese archaeology in the 1920s, it has been inseparable from claims thatChinahas the oldest unbroken civilisation on Earth.Leading archaeologists say that the site has the right combination of location, age and distinctive culturalelements to be the capital of an early Chinese kingdom. That would make it a bridge betweenChina's written history and the era of the Yellow Emperor, who is said to rule over these central plains almost 5,000 years ago, though many foreign scholars doubt his existence. Chinese media call the site proof ofChina's 5,000 years of history.Foreigners complain about a lack of written records, Mr. Wang notes. Perhaps they are missing symbols that will one day be understood, for instance in patterned pottery. Outsiders “can't keep using Western standards to apply to Chinese ruins,” he argues.12. What does the underlined word “crumble” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Break.B. Start.C. Wait.D. Shine.13. Why does Shuanghuaishu attract visitors?A. It has appealing scenery.B. It has various precious treasures.C. It is of great historical significance.D. It is easily accessible.14. What is Mr. Wang's attitude towards foreigners’ view?A. Unconcern.B. Disapproving.C. Supportive.D. Not mentioned.15. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Chinese history amazes the world.B. Chinese archaeology catches on.C. China follows its tradition.D.Chinadigs its past.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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题卡上填涂姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号。
4、不能提前交卷离场
按照规定，在考试结束前，不允许考生交卷离场。
如考生确因患病等原因无法坚持到考
试结束，由监考老师报告主考，由主考根据情况按有关规定处理。
5、不要把文具带出考场
考试结束，停止答题，把试卷整理好。
然后将答题卡放在最上面，接着是试卷、草稿纸。
不得把答题卡、试卷、草稿纸带出考场，试卷全部收齐后才能离场。
请把文具整理好，放在
座次标签旁以便后面考试使用，不得把文具带走。
6、外语听力有试听环
外语考试14:40入场完毕，听力采用CD播放。
14：50开始听力试听，试听结束时，会有“试听到此结束”的提示。
听力部分考试结束时，将会有“听力部分到此结束”的提示。
听力部分结束后，考生可以开始做其他部分试题。
上海市奉贤区2019届高三英语二模试题（含解析）
考生注意
1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分
2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分
3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上，在
答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The
conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide
which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.
A. At an airport.
B. In an office.
C. At a police station.
D. Ata travel agency.
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
W: Thanks for meeting me. Mr. Hawker.
M: Nice to see you. Do we need to stop at the baggage claim area?
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
2.
A. Down jackets are now on sale.
B. She can’t wait for the winter to arrive.
C. It’s hard to know how severe the winter will be.
D. She needs a warm jacket.
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
M: The forecast says there will be a severe winter. Are you prepared?
W: Hardly. I’m waiting for the next sale to get a down jacket.
Q: What does the woman imply?
【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
3.
A. Learning to drive.
B. Buying the insurance.
C. Buying a car.
D. Taking a plane.
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
W: Take a seat inside and see how you feel. So will you take the Porsche then, sir? M: Let me check first. The engine, wheel and the rear mirror. Yes, and I want to buy the insurance, too.
Q: What is the man probably doing?
【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
4.
A. Eric won’t eat vegetable without meat.
B. Eric likes both vegetable and meat.
C. Some meat will solve Eric’s problem.
D. Eric is short of vegetable.
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
M: Eric’s problem is that he doesn’t cat enough vegetable.
W: Yeah, he refuses to eat vegetable unless there is some meat.
O: What does the woman mean?
【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
5.
A. He is invasive.
B. He is heroic.
C. He is life-threatening.
D. He is awkward.
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
M: Victor is really something, He nearly got killed when he tried to rescue a drowning boy yesterday.
W: Well, so far as I know, that was not the first dangerous situation he was in for
others.
Q: What kind of person is Victor according to the conversation?
【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
6.
A. Reviews of the comedy are negative.
B. The reaction to the comedy is varied.
C. The review of the newspaper is one-sided.
D. Media are prejudiced against the comedy.
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
M: I hear that the newspaper gave that comedy a terrible review.
W: It depends on which newspaper you read.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。