2019届杨浦区高考英语二模
2019届杨浦区高考英语二模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.My head was so full of digital noise (21) _______ it felt like my brain was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still.So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here’s how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a child (22) _______ (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules. Then I decided that I (23) _______ (read) for an hour or two at a time (24) _______ distraction each day. It was something I hadn’t done in years and it was scary (25) _______ difficul t it was.In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the(26) _______ (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge(27) _______ (reach ) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family’s devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep refl ection.For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times (28) _______ I ordinarily would reach for my phone.I read on the tram, at the park, in red at night and on lunch breaks.(29) _______ (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be(30) _______.III. Directions: 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. intentionsB. featureC. invitingD. conservationE. entertainingF. matchedG. confusedH. fascinationI. survive J. defining K. evaluateThe odds are high that you’ve seen a beauty pageant（选美比赛）or two in your life. They are among the most attended and viewed events in the world. Despite numerous different opinions, beauty pageants continue to not only 31 but also become more popular.Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are known as the Big Four beauty pageants, and all of them continue to this day. These competitions 32 young women on their physical attractiveness, of course, but they also are judged on their personality, intelligence, talent, and responses to interview-based questions. The eventual winners receive prizes including cash, scholarships, clothes, beauty queen crowns, and of course, the title of the event for one year.All these awards do not come cheap for the young ladies. They have duties to fulfill while holding their titles. Beauty queens often appear at functions to raise social awareness about environmental and social issues such as nature 33 , racial or gender discrimination, and disease prevention. By projecting the image of a well-educated, respectable character 34 with a successful personality,every beauty pageant winner is seen as a role model, and not just for young girls alone.Some beauty contests 35 men rather than women. Similar to their feminine counterparts, men enter Mister Global, Mister International, and Mister World for their looks, style, and talent. These contests should not be 36 with the Mister Universe contest, which is an annual bodybuilding competition.There are other strange and 37 pageants all over the world that celebrate everything from being old to being pregnant.Beauty contests, whether organized with noble 38 or just for fun, have attracted criticism since they were first held. Some critics object to the focus on physical beauty, especially emphasis on a certain stature and body shape. Further, they point out that some participants will actually have themselves through dieting or plastic surgery to achieve the perfect appearance. Despite these complaints, beauty may be only skin deep, but 39 it and competing for the glory of being the fairest of them all holds a timeless and universal 40____.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.China and India Dominate the Greening of EarthOver the last two decades, the Earth has seen an increase in foliage（植物）around the planet, measured in average leaf area per year on plants and trees. Data from NASA satellites shows that China and India –two ___41___ economies with the world’s biggest populations – are ___42___ the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from ___43___ tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.Researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area ___44___ to the entire Amazon rainforest. The study was also published in the journal Nature Sustainability on February 11. It revealed that at least 25 percent of the global foliage ___45___ this century came in China.“China and India ___46___ one-third of the greening, but contain only nice percent of the planet’s land area covered in vegetation,” said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. “That is a surprising finding, considering the general idea of land degradation（退化）in populous countries from ___47____.”China’s ____48____ contribution to the global greening trend came in large part from programs to conserve and expand forest, accounting for about 42 percent of the greening contribution. These programs were developed in an effort to ____49____ the effects of air pollution, soil erosion and climate change.Another 32 percent of the greening change in China, and 82 percent in India, resulted from intensive ___50___ of food crops. The land area used to grow crops in China and India has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet both countries have greatly increased annual total green leaf area and food production in order to ___51___ large populations.Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center, saw a(n) ___52___ message in the new findings. “ One people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it,” he said.” In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realized it, and today things have improved. Humans are ___53___ resilient（复原快的，适应力强的）. That’s what we see in the satellite data.”___54___, the researchers rang bells as well. They pointed out that the gain in global greenness did not ___55___ make up for the loss of natural vegetation in tropical regions like Brazil and Indonesia.41. A. emerging B. declining C. stimulating D. intruding42. A. imposing B. contributing C. leading D. creating43. A. fertile B. extreme C. harmonious D. ambitious44. A. distant B. equivalent C. relevant D. resistant45. A. expansion B. substitution C. innovation D. correction46. A. account for B. take in C. stand for D. consist of47. A. over-reaction B. over-exploitationC. over- generationD. over-explanation48. A.considerate B. tremendous C. magnificent D.irregular49. A. forbid B. investigate C. boost D. reduce50. A. cultivation B. demand C. destruction D. supply51. A. cut B. employ C. feed D. treat52. A. secret B. brief C. urgent D. positive53. A. continuously B. incredibly C. initially D. obviously54. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore55. A. necessarily B. generally C. fortunately D. thoroughlySection 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)The Life-changing Antique Navajo BlanketA California man and his family went from rags to riches after discovering that the blanket given to him by his grandmother was worth a small fortune. Loren Krylzer was living in a small hut and barely getting by on his disability payments. One day, he happened to be watching Antiques Roadshow on TV when he learned that the forgotten old blanket in his closet might be valuable. The Krytzer family heirloom（传家宝）turned out to be an antique（古老的）Novajo weaving from the 19th century that fetched US $1.5 million at auction（拍卖会）。
2019上海杨浦区英语二模试卷答案
2019上海杨浦区英语二模试卷答案杨浦区2018学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研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. M: Please put your bags on the scale. OK…here is your boarding pass and baggage tag.W: Thank you. The boarding time is 9:30, isn't it?Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?(B)2. W: Good morning. Altogether four items were damaged during the shipping from overseasback here to Australia. First of all my TV. It’s a large one … very expensive.M: Sorry, our insurance doesn’t cover electrical problems.Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? (B)3. W: Professor, would you please give some feedback on our group’s proposal?M: Yes, I’ve made a few notes on the proposal about things which could have been better sequenced.Q: What does the professor think of the proposal? (A)4. W: The computer course is too difficult for me to manage.I think I’m coping well withstatistics, and I’m never bored by it.M: I found computer modeling fascinating. I have no problem following what’s being taught.Q: What’s the woman’s strength? (C)5. W: Sir, I’m quite interested in the Sunshade Apartments, which are on a mountainside andprovide barbecue facilities. It’s ￡490 with two sharing. Does it mean ￡245 each?M: I’m afraid not! Each person has to pay that amount and there must be at least two in an apartment.Q: How much should be paid if the woman and her husband stay there for one night? (D) 6. M: Excuse me, do you have this red sweater in medium?W: Sorry, but our Smith Street store has one. Would you like me to have it sent here? It would take three days to get here.Q: What are the two speakers talking about? (A)7. M: I'm tired of tofu. I don't know why I decided to live witha vegetarian.W: Don't call me a vegetarian. I don't avoid all meat. I eat fish and chicken sometimes!Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (B)8. M: This is a great convenience store. You can buy so many things here!W: But you pay for the convenience. Things are expensive here. Supermarkets are cheaper.Q: What does the woman mean? (D)9. M: Mum, do you know where my primary school uniforms are?W: They are around here, but finding them will be likelooking for a needle in a haystack.Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (B)10. W: The overhead power lines are a great concern of this neighborhood. They are very old anda lot of people we spoke to asked if something could be done about them.M: Well, I’m happy to tell you that the power company has agreed to move the power lines underground. I think that will really improve the look of the area, as well as being safe.Q: Why are people worried about the overhead power lines?(C)Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the 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.A scarf knitted by a German woman to document her frustrations with frequent train delays has sold for 7,550 euros on eBay.The "rail delay scarf" drew widespread attention when Sara Weber, a journalist, posted a photo of it on Twitter earlier this month. Her mother, who took a train ride to work every day in Munich area was frustrated at the company's persistent delays and decided to start detailing her daily travel troubles by translating the delays into a wool scarf. Each evening in 2018, she would knit two new lines to represent how long she was delayed.The scarf is color-coded: gray meant her delay was less than five minutes, pink signified delays of between five and thirty minutes, while red meant she was delayed for more than thirty minutes or was delayed both directions.The scarf was about 1.5 meters long and represented many Germans’ frustrations with train delays, despite their country's reputation for efficiency and punctuality.After it became a hit, Weber and her mother decided to auction the scarf off to raise money for a charity that provides assistance for the homeless.Questions:11. Why did Sara’s mother knit the scarf? (C)12. What do every two pink lines on the scarf mean? (B)13. Why did the scarf draw widespread attention in Germany?(D)Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.NASA has a new job listing, and it's no joke. The US space agency is looking for a "joker" to join their planned mission to Mars.A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. On average, Mars is 225 million kilometers away from Earth. A trip there would take around eight months in a small spacecraft. "When you're living with others in a closed space for a long period of time, such as on a mission to Mars, problems are likely to occur," Jeffrey Johnson, a scientist at the University of Florida, told the Guardian.This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. "These are people that have the ability to pull everyone together," Johnson said.In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren't alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then wecan focus on our jobs instead of just worrying.There are other examples of team "clowns". One example is the journey to the South Pole led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in 1911. It was a difficult journey, full of danger. Adolf Lindstrom, a cook at Amundsen's team, was a "clown". He made people laugh through the whole journey. Amundsen later wrote that Lindstrom was the most valuable member of the team.But if you're hoping that your favorite TV comedian will fly to Mars, that probably won't happen."Being funny won't be enough to land somebody the job," Johnson said. "They also need to be an excellent scientist and engineer." Besides, they must be in top physical condition. Questions:14. What is NASA's new job listing? (A)15. What can we learn about the journey to Mars? (B)16. What can be concluded from the case of Lindstrom? (C)Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.W: Hey, David! Do you want to come to lunch with me? I want pizza.M: Thanks, Sandy, but I'll pass. I brought my lunch from home.W: Really? I guess home-cooked meals can be healthier and more economical. But cooking just for myself is more work and more expensive.M: You can cook extra and bring the leftovers for lunch.W: I'm not really a fan of leftovers.M: They still taste pretty good the next day -- sometimes even better! Whatever I cook never goes to waste.W: I hate wa sting food. That’s why I always eat out and only order an amount I can finish at one sitting.M: You must be kidding. Controlling the portion size of your meal is almost impossible at a restaurant. They often give you huge amounts!W: Not where I eat. I can eat everything on my plate. And I save time and money.M: Eating out isn't cheaper than buying your own groceries. And you spend a lot of time waiting while someone prepares your meal.W: That's fine with me. I can use that waiting time to read or answer emails, so I save time. AndI don't have to do any preparation or cleanup.M: Dirty dishes are my least favorite part of cooking. So my wife and kids do the dishes.W: As a single person, I don't have that luxury. Also, it's no fun to eat at home by myself.M: Then make dinner and invite friends over. In my house, eating meals together is precious family time. We talk about our day.W: Sounds like an excellent way to spend quality time with others. That's why I like to make plans to eat out with friends.M: On occasion I enjoy going to a restaurant with my friends.I get to order something that I can't make at home. It's a nice treat.W: Well, let's have lunch another day.M: OK, and I'll invite you to eat with my family someday soon.W: Thanks, I'd love to!Questions:17. Which of the following is not the reason for the woman’s always eating out? (C)18. How does the woman avoid wasting food? (C)19. What does the woman usually do when the food is being prepared? (B)20. What can we learn about the man? (A)21. that 22. behaving 23. would read 24. without 25. how 26. calmer27. to reach 28. when 29. Having renewed 30. ourselves31-40 I K D F B G E A J H41-55 A C D B A A B B D A C D B C A56-59 D B A C60-62 B B D63-66 A C B D67-70 D F A B71. Sleep experts are trying to explain why people can nap without missing the stop. Besides fixed sleep pattern and the ability to recognize station names, people don’t become fully awake before they reach the destination. While naps relieve stress and are relaxing, experts warn of possibility of missing the stop if the nap is longer than 20 minutes.72. Out of my expectation, storage boxes make it so easy to keep things organized.73. As an adult, you should assume the responsibility of fulfilling your promise once you havesigned an agreement.74. The more engaged students are in the group discussion, the more confident they will be ofcompleting the following demanding task.75. Regardless of the intentions, praise has a positive effect on the students, enabling them tomake greater efforts and face future challenges with more confidence.。
2019-2020学年上海市杨浦实验学校高三英语二模试卷及答案解析
2019-2020学年上海市杨浦实验学校高三英语二模试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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AOvernight French ToastWhat You’ll Need•16-ounce loaf of French bread•5 eggs•1 1 /2 cups milk•1/2 cup half-and-half•1/3 cup maple syrup（枫糖浆）•1/2 teaspoon salt•foil（锡箔纸）•2 tablespoons melted butter（for topping）•2 tablespoons maple syrup（for topping）What to Do•With an adult’s help, cut the bread into 1-inch slices.•Place the eggs, milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, and salt into a large bowl. Stir（揽拌）the mixture until blended（混合均匀）.•Place the sliced bread into a baking dish. Pour the mixtureover the bread and press the slices into it. Cover the dish with foil and refrigerate overnight.•Remove the dish from the refrigerator at least one hour before baking. Ask an adult for help to preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake the French toast for 35 minutes or until golden brown.•For the topping, combine the melted butter and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Pour it over the French toast before serving.1.How much salt will you need to make a French toast?A.1/3 cup.B.1/2 teaspoon.C.2 tablespoons.D.16 ounces.2.How will you use foil?A.Place the sliced breadB.Cover the dish.C.Remove the dish.D.Eat the French toast.3.Who is the passage written for?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Cooks.D.Kids.BMy first week working in a restaurant, one of the servers said something that stuck with me: Everyone should work in a restaurant for at least a year. At the time, I didn't get it, but I took the advice to heart and worked in restaurants on and off for the next eight years. Before realizing it, I mastered many important skills, one of which is communication skill.When I was little, I was so shy that I used to hide behind my mom whenever someone spoke to me. And when I first started in restaurants, I had two personalities: Restaurant Lizzy and Home Lizzy. It was easier to pretend to be a different person while at work, since it was so different from who I actually was. But gradually, the skills I learned working in restaurants helped Home Lizzy come out of her shell in the real world.When you work in a restaurant, you don't have the luxury of hiding behind your parents to avoid talking to people. I'm still 110% an introvert, but restaurant work helped me communicate. Working in a restaurant not only helped me speak clearly, deliberately and directly but also taught me how to talk about almost everything. Some guests don't want their servers to interact too much with them, and that's fine. But some sit at the bar simply to chat with you. You learn how to judge your guests' level of interest in communicating with you, and how to exit a conversation at the appropriate time.My restaurant work is something that I'm most proud of and I know I wouldn't be the person I am today without those eight years of experience. If you're still on the fence about working in a restaurant for that long, start with one year. I doubt that you'll look back.4. What did the writer think of the server's words?A. Impressive.B. Ridiculous.C. Amusing.D. Logical.5. What do we infer from Paragraph 2?A. The writer tried different jobs.B. The writer became more sociable.C. The writer used an invented name.D. The writer had a hard time at work.6. Which of the following best describes the writer's restaurant work?A. Boring.B. Relaxing.C. Worthwhile.D. Unchallenging.7. What message does the writer try to convey in this passage?A. A strong-willed soul can reach his goal.B. Things are difficult before they are easy.C. Communication skills advance your career.D. Restaurantwork helps to achieve a better self.CJohn Montefiore's path to graduation from theUniversityofTorontowas a little unusual. He recently completed his bachelor's degree(学士学位) which he started in1995.Montefiore left university in 1996 and tried to tell himself that a degree wasn't necessary for personal success. But it remained unfinished businessuntil he made the decision to return in 2018 at the age 42. At that time, his job development stalled, so he made up his mind to go back to school in order to improve himself and work well in future.The second time around, Montefiore never missed a class and always sat in the front row. He found many courses invaluable and he received the Award of Excellence twice. He found support services played an important role in his successful return. He said, “I hadn't written a paper for years, so I found the college writing centre to be of great use. Before I handed in a paper, they would give me feedback, which was really great. The university has so much built in to help students succeed and I'm so thankful for that.” But he also met difficulties this time. As a student much older than others, he found it harder to make friends with classmates.However, no matter what had happened before, he finally got his bachelor's degree. He said, “After all these years, I had thought it wouldn't mean anything, but it means a lot. I totally understand the value of education now. It's not necessarily the value that other people see in it, but the value it gives me as a person, for my confidence and my self-esteem. It also helps me prepare well before I re-enter the workplace.”8. Why was Montefiore's graduation unusual?A. He had achieved personal success before.B. He understood the importance of a degree.C. He finished his degree at a much older age.D. He began his university study at a young age.9. What does the underlined word "stalled" in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Stopped.B. Started.C. Survived.D. Succeeded.10. What can we learn about Montefiore from the third paragraph?A. He got good grades very easily.B. He took his study seriously this timeC. He was thankful for his classmates' helpD. He had difficulty using support services.11. What did Montefiore learn from his experience?A. Confidence is important in one's life.B. Others' opinions on education matter a lot.C. Higher education is a must for personal success.D. Education makes one feel better about himself.DExperts are warning about the risks of extremely picky(挑剔的)eating after a teenager living on a diet of chips and crisps developed lasting sight loss. Eye doctors inBristolcared for the 17-year-old after his sight had gone to the point of blindness. Tests showed he had serious vitamin deficiency(缺乏). Dr. Denize Atan, who treated him at the hospital, said, “His diet was basically a portion of chips from the local fish and chip shop every day. He also used to snack on crisps and sometimes white bread and ham, and not really any fruit and vegetables.”The teenager saw his doctor at the age of 14 because he had been feeling tired and unwell. At that time he suffered from vitamin B12 deficiency, but he did not stick with the treatment or improve his poor diet. Three years later, he was taken to theBristolEyeHospitalbecause of progressive sight loss.He was not overweight or underweight, but he had lost minerals from his bones, which was really quite shocking for a boy of his age. In terms of his sight loss, he met the standards of being blind. “He had blind spots right in the middle of his sight,” said Dr Denize Atan, “That means he can’t drive and would find it reallyarduousto read, watch TV or recognize faces.”Dr Denize Atan said that parents should learn about the harm that can be caused by picky eating, and turn to experts for help. For those who are concerned , she advised, “It’s best not to be anxious about picky eating , and instead calmly introduce one or two new foods with every meal.” She said multivitamin tablets can supplement(补充) a diet, but cannot take the place of eating healthily. “It’s much better to take in vitamins through a varied and balanced diet,” she said, adding that too manycertain vitamins , including vitamin A, can be harmful ,“so you don’t want to overdo it.”12. What does Dr Denize Atan imply in paragraph 1?A. The diet of the boy is not balanced.B. Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins.C. Picky eating is common among teenagers.D. The cause of the boy’s disease is unknown.13. Why did the boy go to see his doctor at the age of 14?A. To improve his poor diet.B. To get some help to lose weight.C. To be treated for his discomfort.D. To slow down his progressive sight loss.14. What does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Important.B. Easy.C. Necessary.D. Difficult.15. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. Reasons why the boy is seriously ill.B.Suggestions for the boy’s family to care for him.C. Advice for parents worried about picky eating.D. Waysof taking in enough vitamins and minerals.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学年上海市杨浦实验学校高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案
2019-2020学年上海市杨浦实验学校高三英语第二次联考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ASheffieldLincoln College of EnglishClasses for foreign students at all levels.3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course.Open all year.Small class (at most 12 students).Library, language laboratory and listening center.Accommodation (住宿)with selected families.25 minutes from London.Course fees for English for one year are￡1,380 with reduction for shorter periods of study.1.This passage is probably taken from _______.A.an advertisementB.a noticeC.a posterD.a piece of news2.Who will be accepted by this college?A.Both foreign and native students.B.Only foreign beginners and the advanced.C.Foreign students from beginners to the advanced.D.Only foreign students advanced.3.While you stay there, who will take care of you?A.Your parents.B.Your classmates.C.The school where you study.D.The family you have chosen.BIf our kids don’t fall, they don’t learn to get up. I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school. I’m the oldest of four children, and no doubt she’d had a long day with the other kids and it’d slipped her mind. After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to myhouse, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my mom’s face that she’d forgotten me.Later that night, my dad told me I no longer had a ride to school the next day. I figured my mom would still take me, but when the morning came, she refused. It was midterm, and as a straight-A student ready to start college applications, being late wasn’t an option (选择). In my mind, missing these tests would have been the end of my academic career. I begged my mom. I told her she was ruining my future and everything I’d worked for. But sheheld her ground, and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests.My mom didn’t rescue me from failure. She let me suffer from it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn. Now, as a mom myself, I’ve realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. It’s how we self-educate to learn what’s right and respectable, and what’s not. It’s how we become responsible and enthusiastic. Falling down makes us better because we learn how to get up.4. What is one of the reasons that the author got angry that day?A. She was tired.B. She failed in a test.C. She was late for school.D. She had to walk home by herself.5. How does the author feel about her childhood experience?A. Terrible.B. Meaningful.C. Embarrassing.D. Colorful.6. The underlined phrase “held her ground” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.A. gave in to meB. said yes to meC. stayed in the placeD. kept to her idea7. What is the best title for the text?A. My Way of GrowingB. The Value of FailureC. My Love for MotherD. Failure in My LifeCJack was 11 months old in the spring of 2015 when his parents, Erika and Christopher, recognized his development was not progressing as it should. The feeling was familiar to the couple. Just a few months earlier, Jack’s brother Chase, who is 16 months older, had been diagnosed with autism(自闭症) after he did not reach motion and language standards as expected.Jack’s behaviors were similarly delayed, and his parents moved quickly to seek help. Today, Jack is 5 — he celebrated his birthday on May 13 — and he can speak in full sentences and read. After two years at a preschool that specializes in services for children with developmental disabilities, he will start kindergarten intheSmithtownschool district in September. “Our family’s experience is a good example of the power and effectiveness of early intervention. The services our boys have received made all the difference,” the parents said.According to scientists, autism can be detected at 18 months or younger, and by age 2 a diagnosis can be considered “very reliable.” The parents said they were happy with Chase’s success at the learning center, but still had concerns for Jack because he was not speaking. Developing social and communication skills can be among the greatest challenge for individuals with autism, even if they are able to say a few words early on. “We didn’t know if he was ever going to talk,” Erika said. “That was my biggest fear. We just didn’t know.”Looking ahead, the parents are cautiously optimistic about Jack’s next educational move. He doesn’t handle change well, they said, and he likes to know his routine. Still, they expressed confidence that his time at the learning center has given him the skills he needs to be successful.8. How did Jack’s parents know he suffered from autism?A. They found the baby clever.B. They judged by their experience.C. They found he didn’t develop.D. They checked on him in the hospital.9. What did the parents think of the early intervention?A. It made no difference to the babies.B. It benefitted the babies greatly.C. It got their babies more disabled.D. It helped their babies speak fluently.10. What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. Autism can be confirmed at 18 months old.B. Jack’s parents were confident about his motor skills.C. Chase’s parents were doubtful about his developmentD. Jack’s parents worried about his language skills most.11. What is the text mainly talking about?A. Autism can be curedif parents take actions early.B. Parents should be confident about their children’s future.C. Early intervention in autism could improve children’s life.D. Communication skills should be developed as early as possible.DWhen I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived atHeathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don't worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that's what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I'd given it up.When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I've traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch theskaters. Weaving（穿梭）among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded（滑）up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caughta few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”12. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?A. He felt disappointed.B. He gave up his hobby.C. He liked the weather there.D. He had disagreements with his family.13. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?A. Be careful!B. Well done!C. No way!D. Don't worry!14. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?A. To join the skateboarding.B. To make new friends.C. To learn more tricks.D. To relive his childhood days15. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A. Children should learn a second language.B. Sport is necessary for children's health.C. Children need a sense of belongingD. Seeing the world is a must for children.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上海杨浦区高三二模英语及答案
2019上海杨浦区⾼三⼆模英语及答案2018学年第⼆学期杨浦区教学质量检测⾼三英语试卷2019.4考⽣注意:1.考试时间120分钟,试卷满分140分。
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I.Listening Comprehension（略）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.My head was so full of digital noise (21)________ it felt like my brain Was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still. So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain. My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here's how I did it. Firstly,I decided to treat my mind like a child (22)________ (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules.Then I decided that I (23)________(read) for an hour or two at a time (24)________ distraction each day.It was something I hadn't done in years and it was scary (25)________ difficult it was.In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the(26)________ (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge (27)________(reach ) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family's devices for long periods had opened up a space for deepreflection.For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times (28)________ I ordinarily would reach for my phone. I read on the tram, at the park, in red at night and on lunch breaks.(29)________ (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be(30)________.Section BDirections: 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. intentionsB. featureC. invitingD. conservationE. entertainingF. matchedG. confusedH. fascinationI. survive J. defining K. evaluateThe odds are high that you ve seen a beauty pageant (选美⽐赛) or two in your life. They are among the most attended and viewed events in the world. Despite numerous different opinions, beauty pageants continue to not only (31)________ but also become more popular.Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are known as the Big Four beauty pageants, and all- of them continue to this day. These competitions (32)________ young women on their physical attractiveness of course, but they also are judged on their personality, intelligence, talent, and responses to interview-based questions. The eventual winners receive prizes including cash, scholarships,clothes, beauty queen crowns, and of course, the title of the event for one year. All these awards do not come cheap for the young ladies. They have duties to fulfill while holding their titles. Beauty queens often appear at functions to raise social awareness about environmental and social issues such as nature (33)________ racial or gender discrimination, and disease prevention. By projecting the image of a well-educated. respectable character.(34)________ with a successful personality, every beauty pageant winner is seen as a role model, and not just for young girls alone.Some beauty contests (35)________ men rather than women. Similar to their feminine counterparts, men enter Mister Global, Mister International, and Mister World for their looks, style, and talent. These contests should not be (36)________ with the Mister Universe contest, which is an annual bodybuilding competition.There are other strange and (37)________ pageants all over the worldthat ,celebrate everything from being old to being pregnant.Beauty contests, whether organized with noble (38)________ or just for fun, have attracted criticism since they were first held. Some critics object to the focus on physical beauty, especially emphasis on a certain stature and body shape. Further, they point out that some participants will actually have themselves through dieting or plastic surgery to achieve the perfect appearance. Despite these complaints, beauty maybe only skin deep, but (39)________ it and competing for the glory of being the fairest of them all holds a timeless and universal (40)________.II Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: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.China and India Dominate the Greening of EarthOver the last two decades, the Earth has seen an increase in foliage(植物) around the planet,measured in average leaf area per year on plants and trees. Data from NASA satellites shows that China and India- - two (41)________ economies with the world's biggest populations - are (42)_________ the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from(43)________ tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.Researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area.(44)________ to the entire Amazon rainforest. The study was also published in the journal Nature Sustainability on February 11. It revealed that at least 25 percent of the global foliage (45)________ this century came in China.China and India (46)________ one-third of the greening, but contain only nice percent 'of the planet's land area covered in vegetation," said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. That is a surprising finding, considering the general idea of land degradation(退化) in populous countries from (47)________."China's (48)________ contribution to the global greening trend came in large part from programs to conserve and expand forest, accounting for about 42 percent of the greening contribution. These programs were developed in an effort to(49)________ the effects of air pollution, -soil erosion and climate change.Another 32 percent of the greening change in China, and 82 percent in India, resulted from intensive. (50)________ of food crops. The land area used to grow crops in China and India has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet both countrieshave greatly increased annual total greenleaf area and food production in order to (51)________ large populations. Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, saw a(n) (52)________ message in the new findings. - One people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it," he said. In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realized it,and today things have improved. Humans are (53)________ resilient (复原快的，适应能⼒强的).That's what we see in the satellite data."(54)________ the researchers rang bells as well They pointed out that the gain in global greenness did not (55)________ make up for the loss of natural vegetation in tropical regions like Brazil and Indonesia. 41.A. emergingB. decliningC. stimulatingD. intruding42.A. imposingB. contributingC. leadingD. creating43.A. fertileB. extremeC. harmoniousD. ambitious44.A. distantB. equivalentC. relevantD. resistant45.A. expansionB. substitutionC. innovationD. correction 46.A. account forB. take inC. stand forD. consist of47 . A.over-reaction B.over-exploitati onC. over-generationD.over-explanatio n48.A.considerateB. tremendousC. magnificentD. irregular 49 .A. forbidB. investigateC. boostD. reduce50 . A. cultivationB. demandC. destructionD. supply51.A. cutB. employC. feedD. treat52.A. secretB. briefC. urgentD. positive53 . A.continuouslyB. incrediblyC. initiallyD. obviously54.A. MoreoverB. MeanwhileC. HoweverD. Therefor55 . A.necessarilyB. generallyC. fortunatelyD. thoroughlySection 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)The Life-changing Antique Navajo BlanketA California man and his family went from rags to riches after discovering that the blanket given to him by his grandmother was worth a small fortune. Loren Krylzer was living in a small hut and barely getting by on his disability payments. One day, he happened to be watching Antiques Roadshow on TV when he learned that the forgotten old blanket in his closet might be valuable. The Krytzer family heirloom (传家宝) turned out to be an antique (古⽼的) Novajo weaving from the 19t century that fetched US $1.5 million at auction (拍卖会).Krytzer s blanket was prized for much more than its antiquity. Among Native American tribes, The Navajo are recognized as the most skillful weavers of blankets and rugs. The weaving style is characterized by vivid, varied patterns and exceptional durability. From shearing the, sheep, spinning,preparing, and dyeing the wool to the actual weaving process, it takes around 345 hours to create one blanket.Women traditionally wove Navajo blankets while men built the weaving devices. To this day, Navajo people still make high quality blankets and rugs to sell. They believe that, since only God is perfect, their creations should have some. imperfection. Another Navajo belief is that their souls are sewn into every weaving, so they intentionally include a hidden loose thread into each piece. This ensures that is isn't too perfect. and their souls can still escape into the afterlife.The Krylzers also had a loose thread on their road to riches that allowed them to escape the trap of financial ruin, In an unfortunate twist, the family's life-changing windfall (意外之财) came with a huge tax bill from the government and a lot 'of imploring relatives. After taking 'a family vacation in Mexico,buying a new sports car 'and a couple of real estate purchases, Krytzer lost his disability payments and now get big bills for property taxes and insurance instead. Ironically, the family decided to relocate to a less expensive state to save money.56. How did the Krytzer family go from rage to riches?A. A family member purchased a winning lottery ticket.B. Loren was invited to have an interview on a TV show.C. Loren's disability payments were unexpectedly increased.D. Loren auctioned off a blanket his grandmother gave him.57. A loose thread woven in a Navajo blanket indicates that ________A. God's creation is also imperfectB. people can exit from horrible situationsC. its owner is sure to have an everlasting lifeD. the blanket is really made by hand58. Why did the family finally decide to move to another state?A. To reduce the cost of living.B. To be hidden from their relatives.C. To change for a better environmentD. To apply for disability payments again.59. According to the article, which of the following statement is TRUE?A Navajo blankets have nice patterns but don't last long.B. Loren Krytzer made millions of dollars from disability.C. Weaving a blanket involves many processes and skills.'D. Loren's life went from bad to worse because of the windfall.(B)Recyclable items are waste materials that can be processed to make new products. The recycled materials go through an intense process of separating the materials and converting into reusable products. At Waste Control, we offer a suite of on-site and ff-site recycling services to meet the needs of our. residential and business customers.ON-SITE RECYCLING SERVICESAt the Waste Control facility, we have Drop-off Recycling and Buy-back Recycling Centers. The drop-off recycling center is a free service and is located next to the Transfer Station Building entrance. The Buy-Back Recycling Center is located on the north end of the facility and is for customers wishing to be reimbursed(报销，偿还) for their recyclable materials at current market rates.OFF-SITE RECYCLING SERVICESWe also offer many o-site recycling services to meet your needs. We maintain free drop-off recycling sites throughout the community for common recyclable materials and residential waste oil and antifeeze.Wealso offer of-site residential roadside recycling and business recycling services.HOURS & DIRECTIONSWaste Transfer Station, Drop -off Recycling Center, & Buy-back Recycling Center:**7:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. --7 days a weekBusiness Office:**8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. --- Monday through FridayHoliday Hours:**The Business Office is closed on all major .holidays ( New Year's Day. July 4th, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).**The Transfer Station is open for self-hauled waste, drop-off recycling. and buy-back recycling for limited hours during holidays. The facility is closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and July 4th=if it falls on a weekend. The facility closes at 12 noon on Memorial Day, Labor Day,Thanksgiving, and July 4h if it falls on a weekday. The facility is open on all other holidays.**Waste collection and roadside recycling services are uninterrupted' during holidays, except forChristmas Day and New Years Day. If Christmas Day or New Year's Day fall on a weekday. There will be no pickup on the holiday and all garbage and recycling services will be moved one day forward from your regularly scheduled pickup for the remainder of the week.For example, if Christmas falls on a Wednesday, customers with regularly scheduled Wednesday service will be picked up on Thursday. Customers with regularly scheduled Thursday service will be picked up on Friday. Customers with regularly scheduled Friday service will be picked up on Saturday. Monday and Tuesday fall prior to the holiday and will be picked up as regularly scheduled.60. If you wish to be paid back for the recyclable items, you should ________.A. check the current market rates firstB. take them to the Waste Control facilityC. put them into the roadside recycling sitesD. separate them from waste oil and antifeeze61. If Christmas Day falls on Tuesday, customers with regularly scheduled Tuesday service will be picked upon_______.A. off-site services are not offered to collect business recyclable materials.B. Waste Transfer Station is open on July 4" morning if it falls on a weekend.C. The drop- off recycling center is far away from the buy-back recycling center.D. There is no need for residents to pay for dropping off recyclablematerials.62. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. f-site services are not offered to collect business recyclable materials.B. Waste Transfer Station is open on July 4h morning if it falls on a weekend.C.The drop-off recycling center is far away from the buy-back recycling center.D. There is no need for residents to pay for dropping off recyclable materials.(C)No one knows what the future will look like. New technology and climate change might make the world more different than we can possibly imagine. So we had better keep an open mind and hope for the best.We have no idea what the job market will look like in 2050. It is generally agreed that machine learning and robotics will change almost every line of work from producing yogurt to teaching yoga. However,there are conflicting views about the nature of the change and its urgency. Some believe that within a mere decade or two, billions of people will become economically redundant (多余的) . Others maintain that even in the long run automation will keep creating new jobs and greater prosperity for all.So are we on an edge of a terrifying sudden change, or are such forecasts yet another example of ill-founded Luddite hysteria (勒德分⼦的歇斯底⾥) ? It is hard to say. Fears that automation will create massive unemployment go back to the nineteenth century, and so far they have never materialized. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, for every job lost to a machine at least one new job was created,and the average standard of living has increased dramatically.Yet there are good reasons to think that this time it is different, and that machine learning will be a real game changer. Humans have two types of abilities- physical and cognitive (认知的). In the past,machines competed with humans mainly in raw physical abilities_ while humans still had a great advantage over machines in cognition. Hence as manual jobs in agriculture and industry were automated,new service jobs emerged that required the kind of cognitive skills only humans possessed: learning, analysing, communicating and above all understanding human emotions. However, AI is now beginning to outperform humans in more and more of these skills, including in the understanding of human emotions.We don't know of any third field of activity- -beyond the physical and the cognitive -where humans will always maintain a secure advantage. It is crucial to realize that the AI revolution is not just about computers getting faster and smarter. It is fueled by breakthroughs in the life sciences and the social sciences as well. The better we understand the。
2019届上海市各区高三英语二模试卷题型分类专题汇编--语法填空--老师版(纯净word带答案已校对终结版)
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.The Best Way of Losing WeightForget what the skinny movie stars and the TV adverts say - losing weight is hard work.(21)______ you do it through exercise, diet, or a bit of both, it’s extremely challenging to lose those pounds and then to keep them off. Sometimes it can involve (22)_______ (change) huge parts of your day-to-day life and it can mean breaking decades-old habits.But it turns out there’s one little thing you (23)_______ do to help you achieve your goal and it’s got nothing to do with food or exercise. The experts at Weight Wat chers did research which shows many of their members were more successful and (24)_______ (discouraged) when they shared regular updates on their new healthy lifestyle online. They found people who shared a diary of their daily lives with friends and followers were stimulated and inspired by positive feedback (25)______ they lost some pounds and kept them off.More than 50 per cent of people said the support of a weight loss community was crucial when it came (26)______ changing their eating habits and 53 per cent shared photos of their meals on social media. With this knowledge under their belts, Weight Watchers (27)______ (launch) a series of short films lately which show people recording their daily weight loss journey.One of the members who shared her journey was Danielle Duggins, and her video shows her enjoying a range of healthy meals and a few treats, while (28)______ (play) with her children.The company’s marketing director Claudia Nicholls said: “The support of a community has always proved to be an effective way of forming and sustaining healthy habits, but there has never been an easier or more affordable way (29)______ (tap) into the power of the crowd for support and inspiration with the explosion of online communities. Weight Watchers owns a social community for members, Connect, (30)______ sees over 14,000 daily posts in the UK alone, and provides our members with instant access to a community of people who are on similar journeys to them.Keys: 21. Whether 22. changing 23. can 24. less discouraged 25. that26. to 27. has launched 28. playing 29. to tap 30. whichⅡ. 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.Is Hothouse Earth Avoidable?Nearly 50 years ago, the Club of Rome’s report “Limits to Growth” warned that if economic growth continued fast without regard for the environment, the world could face ecological and economic collapse in the twenty-first century. Yet that is essentially (21)______ has happened. As new research for the Club of Rome shows —and the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states —the world (22)______ well be headed towards disaster.Many wrongly (23)______(interpret) the “Limits to Growth” as an attack on u ncontrolled economic expansion. In fact, the report argued that (24)______ the unlimited-growth pathway was chosen, it would require complementary policies (including funding) (25)______ (preserve) the planet’s limited life-support systems.This argument (26)______ (ignore). Instead, the world has continued to pursue fast growth, without regard for the environmental consequences. This has enabled us to make enormous progress in reducing poverty, increasing longevity, and increasing wealth. (27)______ it has come at a high cost to the formation of the society and the restoration of the planet.As scientists have conclusively shown, in the last decade, we have entered a new geological era, the Anthropocene, in which human activity — in particular, economic activity — has been the dominant factor (28)______(influence) Earth’s climate and environment. In the Anthropocene, our planet’s life-support system is changing faster than ever.Climate change now represents a clear and present danger. If our planet becomes just 2°C warmer than pre-industrial temperatures, we may be placed irreversibly on the path toward“Hothouse Earth” — a situation (29)______ temperatures are many degrees warmer than today, sea levels are considerably higher, and extreme weather events are (30)______(common) — and more destructive — than ever.Keys:21. what 22. may/might 23. interpreted 24. if 25. to preserve 26. has been ignored 27. But 28. influencing 29. where 30. more common/commonerSection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.Meet Alexa, Your Digital RoommateWho is Alexa? She is a digital assistant that is part of the voice-activated Echo Dot “smart speaker” produced by Amazon. This year Saint Loui s University in Missouri has placed one of the speakers in every dorm room (21) _______ its campus. Students can ask the virtual assistant anything from “When are the football teams playing?” to “What’s the square root of 1440?”SLU student Brendan McGuir e said: “Instead of searching on the Internet while I (22) _______ (tap) away at my computer, I can just ask Alexa: Hey Alexa, ask SLU what’s the molecular（分子的）weight of water? And I can have the answer without (23) _______(interrupt) my process.” That’s e xactly (24) _______ school officials had in mind when they decided to provide the smart speakers free of charge for students.“The students we attract (25)_______ (drive) to achieve success in and out of the classroom,” David Hakanson, SLU’s vice president, said. “Every minute we can save our students from having to search for the information online is another minute (26) _______ (commit) to their education.’Saint Louis University is the first in the U.S. (27) _______ (include) an Echo Dot smart speaker in every campus living space. Other colleges have also found ways to offer the technologyto students. This year Northeastern University in Boston installed 60 speakers in public places (28) _______ _______ _______ students could get answers to common questions.At Arizona State University, engineering students living in the brand-new residence hall have the option of adding an Amazon Echo Dot to their rooms. “Our focus is putting this technology into the hands of our students in a way (29) _______ will build an ecosystem. (30) _______ supports voice technologies throughout the ASU campus,” said Heredia, a director at ASU. Keys:21. on 22. am tapping 23. interrupting 24. what 25. are driven26. committed 27. to include 28. in order that 29. that/which 30. ItII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.To any soldierI served as a second lieutenant(少尉) in a war thirty years ago. Married for only a year and a half, I missed my wife and baby daughter a lot. In the years before cell phones and Wi-Fi, we had limited opportunities (21) _______(communicate) with loved ones.One night while sitting by myself, I investigated the “Any Soldier” mailbox, a cardboard box with letters and packages from Americans. I chose one shoebox-size package. Inside I found about 20 greeting cards (22) _______ children. At the bottom was a letter written by their teacher (23) _______ (explain) how her kids had put the box together and how they supported our efforts in the war. Truly touched at that moment by this gesture, I decided to write a letter of gratitude. I thanked the teacher for (24) _______ her children had done---its impact on my patriotism, my morale, and, (25) _______ (significantly), my uplifted faith. For security reasons, I was able to sign only my name.Around 2013, I received a Facebook friend request from a woman with (26) _______ Ireplied that (27) _______ we were friends, I could not accept her request. “Are you Second Lieutenant Bartholomew?” I replied that I had been at one time.“Dear sir,” she wrote. “We have never met, but thirty years ago I was a second-grade teacher at a school in Ohio and our classroom sent a car package (28) _______ (address) to ‘Any Service Member.’ The thank-you letter you composed was framed and it (29) _______ (post) on the wall of the school for more than 20 years. I wanted to again thank you for your service to our country. We never spoke again, but this gracious teacher strengthened my belief in doing what my mother always taught me: Write thank-you notes---(30) _______ never know how many people your kindness can touch.Keys: 21. to communicate 22. from 23. explaining 24. what 25. (the) most significantly 26. whom 27. unless 28. addressed 29. has been posted/ was posted 30. youII. 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.The biggest house of cards, the longest tongue, and of course, the tallest man: these are among the thousands of records logged in the famous Guinness Book of Records. Created in 1955 after a debate (21) _______ (concern) Europe's fastest game bird, (22) _______ began as a marketing tool sold to pub landlords (23) _______ (promote) Guinness, an Irish drink, became the bestselling copyright title of all time (a category that excludes books such as the Bible and the Koran). In time, the book would sell 120 million copies in over 100 countries— quite a leap from its humble beginnings.In its early years, the book set its sights on (24) _______ (satisfy) man's inborn curiosity about the natural world around him. Its two principal fact finders, twins Norris and Ross McWhirter, moved wildly around the globe to collect facts. It was their task to find and document aspects of life that can be sensed or observed, things that can be quantified or measured. But notjust any things. They were only interested in superlatives: the biggest and the best. It was during this period (25) _______ some of the remarkable Guinness Records were documented, answering such questions as "What is the brightest star?" and "What is the biggest spider?"Once aware of the public's thirst for such knowledge, the book's authors began to branch out to cover increasingly doubtful, little-known facts. They started documenting human achievements as well. A forerunner for reality television, the Guinness Book gave people (26) _______ chance to become famous for accomplishing odd, often pointless tasks. Records were set in 1955 for consuming 24 raw eggs in 14 minutes and in 1981 for the fastest solving of a Rubik's Cube (which took a mere 38 seconds). In 1979 a man yodeled（用真假嗓音交替唱）non-stop for ten and a quarter hours.In its latest appearance, the book has found a new home on the internet. No longer (27) _______ (restrict) to the limits of physical paper, the Guinness World Records website contains seemingly innumerable facts concerning such topics as the most powerful combustion（燃烧）engine, or the world's longest train. What is striking, however, is that such facts are found sharing a page with the record of the heaviest train to be pulled (28) _______ a beard.Originating as a simple bar book, the Guinness Book of Records (29) _______ (evolve) over decades to provide insight into the full range of modern life. And although one may be (30) _______ (likely) now to learn about the widest human mouth than the highest number of casualties in a single battle of the Civil War, the Guinness World Records website offers a telling glimpse into the future of fact-finding and record-recording.Keys:21. concerning 22. what 23. to promote 24. satisfying 25. that26. a 27. restricted 28. with 29. has evolved 30. more likelyⅡ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.Rhiannon Lambert, who treats about 180 clients a year with various kinds of eating disorders, says the number of those caused by “clean eating” (21) ______ (double) in the past three yea rs. “They develop particular habits, or won’t eat food when walking, because they think that food can only be eaten when they (22) ______ (seat),” she said.Clean eating is promoted by some food bloggers, who are increasingly thought by a number of medical experts to be having a bad influence on young people today. “Young people lose this and cannot afford the lifestyle needed to follow it,” Lambert said. Health bloggers (23)______ not have enough knowledge but offer dangerous advice. These people are now role models (24) ______ word will inspire young people. I have clients who think they have to be a strict vegetarian to be successful. The extreme form of this is known as orthorexia nervosa (健康食品强迫症).Ursula Philpot, a dietitian at the British Dietetic Ass ociation, said, “It is difficult to blame them completely. If it weren’t the bloggers, then it could be (25) ______ else. Orthorexia affects more girls than boys, although boys are much more affected than girls.” Philpot said, “At the top of most people’s lists of bad foods includes gluten(麸质) and dairy. (26) ______ you talk to young people more, you will find some of them worry all day about eating a biscuit.”The condition starts out as an attempt (27) ______ (eat) more healthily, but those who experienc e it fully focus on food quality and purity. “There may be several reasons for someone to take up clean eating,” Philpot said. “Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses and their causes are complex. Research is telling us that they may be more biologically based than we thought, (28) ______ social and environmental factors also play a part in their development.”Deanne Jade, the founder of the National Centre for Eating Disorders, said, “A lot of young people don’t think they need treatment and there a re too many messages in the media. What worries me is that a lot of people (29) ______ (promote) these ideas have no knowledge of nutrition. I don’t know what the solution is, but in many cases, getting people to recover from an eating disorder means (30) ______ (get) them to relax their ideas about clean eating.”Keys:21. has doubled 22. are seated 23. may / might 24. whose 25. someone 26. When / If 27. to eat 28. but/ although / though 29. promoting 30. gettingII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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 Your Lunch HourShould you grab a bite at your desk or eat with yo ur 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 that 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 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 reducesintellectual 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.Keys:21.are getting 22. asked 23. in 24. while 25.where 26.Whichever/Whatever 27.calming 28. can/may 29. that 30.to thinkII. 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.When Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her way to accept her best actress Oscar one year, her pink princess-like Dior dress (21) _________ (capture) in all its glory. The unscripted moment became hot topic throughout social media.That bonus air-time for a single dress at one of the worlds global events is priceless for the likes of Dior, one of the (22) _________ (influential) fashion houses in the luxury marketplace.Success on the red carpet can earn exposure and profits for luxury brands for years (23) _________(come). The red carpet, which will be televised live before Academy Award ceremony, presents a great opportunity for a designer to reach an audience that expands (24) _________the fashion setting. The Lawrence dress received about 40 million mentions on various social media.One way of estimating the monetary benefits of having a standout dress on the red carpet is to compare how much a brand would otherwise spend on commercial advertising during the same time. (25) _________Lawrence had only 75 seconds of solo camera time for her Oscar acceptance speech, Dior had to pay more than $4 million for a commercial spot of the same duration on similar occasions. And this didn't include the time (26) _________ (devote) to Lawrence and herdress on the pre-show televised red carpet. Lawrence, 23, had an advertising contract with Dior.(27) _________the group’s deal with Lawrence affected its sales was clearly stated in its annual financial report. That year, the group clothing section’s profits (28) _________(total)165 million euros, up 26 percent from the previous year.Heston, the founder of a publicity firm, (29) _________success stories include introducing Jimmy Choo shoes and designer Saab to Hollywood, believes that the Oscar red carpet is today dominated by established luxury brands. Finding it much more difficult to compete with big brand names to dress super stars on big events, many young designers turn to (30) _________(bet) on promising rising stars, expecting an overnight success if the young stars rise to sudden fame.Keys:21 was captured 22 most influential 23 to come 24. beyond 25 Although26 devoted 27 How 28 totaled 29 whose 30 bettingII. 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.New “Star Wars” Attractions Set to Open at Disney Theme Parks in 2019 The galaxy (银河系) that seems so far, far away just got a little closer.On Tuesday, Disney announced “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge”, a highly (21)_______ (expect) themed land under construction, would open in summer 2019 at California’s Disneyland and in late fall 2019 at Florida’s Disney World.(22)_______the announcement was made, officials had only said the new land would open soon.No specific date (23)_______(announce) for the Disneyland opening. But if past summer openings are any indication, “Galaxy’s Edge” is expected to open in late June.The additions will be Disney’s (24)(big) “single-themed land expansion” ever,according to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Each will be an expansive 14 acres (英亩). A copy of the Millennium Falcon spaceship, (25) guests will be able to pilot, will be a key attraction.Galaxy’s Edge will immerse(使沉浸于) visitors in the Star Wars universe, (26)_______ (transport) them to a never-before-seen Star Wars planet—a remote trading port largely ignored by warring people and one of the last stops before wild space. This planet is (27)_______ Star Wars characters and their stories will come to life. It will feature two major attractions: (28)________ allowing guests to pilot the Millennium Falcon and the other dropping riders into the middle of a battle. The most advanced video techniques are expected to power each attraction.Even as Galaxy’s Edge (29)_______ (approach), Disneyland is making changes, both large and small, in advance. Recent projects have shifted queues for “Dumbo the Flying Elephant” and “It’s a Small World”. These are the efforts to improve traffic flows near the attractions. Similar changes have been made in Adventureland (30)________ (ease) congestion points. Work has started on a new luxury resort in Downtown Disney. Officials have closed Rainforest Café, ESPN Zone and AMC Theaters to make room.Keys:21. expected 22. Until/Before 23. was announced 24. biggest 25. which 26. transporting 27. where 28. one 29. approaches/is approaching 30. to easeII. 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.Going out to Sun Peaks for FunW e went looking for some family ski fun, not too far from greater V ancouver, and we found it and more at Sun Peaks resort, (21) (locate) just 20 minutes outside of Kamloops. Pulling into the village, you feel like you’ve come along a mountainside wonderland (22)_______ two hills. Right away you feel at peace in the mountains.Sun Peaks has two mountains for skiing and boarding, with lots of lift and capacity (23)_______(get) you around. Most accommodations throughout the village are ski-in/ ski-out, so you can park your car once and walk or ski (24)_______ you need to go. Morrisey is on one side, and Todd Mountain on the other, connected by trails and a covered bridge, with skiable ground second in Canada only to Whistler. There is (25)_______for everyone, from snow flying saucer and snowmobile, to mini golf and jungle live CS. During the two days of skiing on the holiday, we never met more than five minutes of lineup, and many times we (26)_______ (run) ourselves with fresh powder.Tubing is right there at the bottom of the main ski hill, perfect for parents who want to have some drinks at Bottoms Bar & Grill (27)_______ the kids keep the fun going into the evening. The village is small and quite, so the kids (28)_______have a lot of freedom to run around and play.Bring your skates! There is an NHL-sized outdoor rink (溜冰场), just a 10 minute walk from the main village. Skate rentals are available, and you can join a game of drop-in hockey, or enjoy a family skate during one of the open ice times (29)________ go well into the evening, under the stars. Check with guest services to see if the rink is open, since it is weather dependent.In the summertime at Sun Peaks, the chairlifts switch up to accommodate mountain bikes and hikers. Downhill biking trails create adventure for those (30)_______ (look) for excitement, and the golf course at Sun Peaks provides hours of great scenic links.Keys:21. located 22. between 23. to get 24. where 25. something26. ran 27. while 28. can 29. that/which 30. lookingII. 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.Time to Learn How to SortWhatever we don’t want ---- no matter whether it’s eggshells,newspapers, soda cans or old socks ---- it’s all garbage. And garbage goes to the garbage bin. There seems to be (21) _______wrong with that. But do you really know how to throw away garbage properly?China (22) _______ (promote) garbage sorting for over a decade, but for the majority of the public the concept hasn’t sunk-in. Shenzhen issued a new regulation. It says residents will be fined up to 100 yuan and organizations 1,000 yuan for not sorting rubbish(23) _______specific groups.“It’s evident that the government is determined to push this forward,” said Zhang Ning, a program officer (24) _______(serve) in a Beijing-based public welfare organization. “But I’m afraid the regulation will prove to be counter-productive because garbage sorting has never been achieved by merely imposing severe punishments.”A recent survey found that 49.5 percent of the respondents said they still don’t know how to sort garbage, (25) _______45.5percent just can’t be bothered to do it.“Lots of citizens(26) _______(co nfuse)about what’s recyclable and what’s general waste. For example, it’s scarcely known that tissue is non-recyclable because it’s too moisture-prone and usually too polluted(27) _____ (recycle).” said Zhang, a representative.According to Zhang, 70 perc ent of garbage is a“(28) _______(misplace)resource”. For instance, a ton of test steel can be refined into 0.9 tons of usable steel, and a ton of kitchen waste is able to produce 0.3 tons of organic fertilizer.But all of this is based on the condition(29) _______the garbage is categorized properly. And the behavior of households(30) _______the sorting process initially starts ---- is the key. Garbage sorting is a chain effect. Misconduct at the very beginning will make all the following efforts go in vain.Garbage sorting is a complex issue and takes patience. So next time when you throw away what is called “garbage”, do it in the right way.Keys21.nothing 22. has promoted/ has been promoting 23. into 24. serving25. while 26. are confused 27. to be recycled 28. misplaced 29. that 30. where。
2019-2020学年上海市杨浦高级中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析
2019-2020学年上海市杨浦高级中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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AWashingtonDCBusToursDC Highlights TourThis is their base tour. It begins at 10 am daily and lasts for 5 hours. This part-bus, part-walking tour includes guided stops in theUS. All of their tours include a driver as well as a tour guide, and yourtour guide will get off the bus and give you walking tours of each stop, while your bus and driver wait for you. Capitol Building, the White House, Washington Monument as well as the Lincoln and MLK Memorials and the Vietnam War and Korean War Veterans Memorials.$54—Adult I $44—Child (3—12)Discover DC TourIf you want pretty much to explore every famous monument and landmark in DC and take a 1 -hour cruise on thePotomac River, then consider the Discover DC Tour. This 6-hour tour will take you to all locations (景点) listed on their DC Highlights Tour as well as the World WarⅡMemorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.TIP: If you are planning on visiting NYC, you will get 30% off the Discover NYC Tour (normally $100) if you buy it at the same time as your Discover DC Tour.$74—Adult I $54—Child (3—12)VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCCity TourThis 8-hour tour is actually the Discover DC Tour above with a VIP add-on at the beginning and the end. You * 11 meet your guide early for reserved (预留)tickets to tour inside the US Capitol Building. The 45 -minute tour and film have reserved tickets so you don't have to worry about it being sold out. After your day of sightseeing, you 'll be dropped off at the National Archives, again with reserved time tickets so you don't have to worry about waiting in line.$125 for Adults and ChildrenSkyview Changeable Bus TourOn this changeable mini bus, you get to experience a guided tour with panoramic views (全景)without theglare of a window in the photos! A guided bus tour takes you not only through all locations listed on the DC Highlights Tour, but also Old Town Alexandria andNationalHarbor.$69—Adult I $59—Child (3—12)Time: 9 am—4 pm1. What's special about the DC Highlights Tour?A. It uses mini buses.B. It has the fewest locations.C. It has the most tour guides.D. It provides reserved tickets.2. How much should a man pay if he buys the Discover DC Tour and the Discover NYC Tour at the same time?A. $128.B. $174.C. $104.D. $144.3. Which tour lasts the longest?A. DC Highlights Tour.B. Discover DC Tour.C. VIP ExclusiveWashingtonDCCity Tour.D. Skyview Changeable Bus Tour.BUntil quarantine (隔离期) ends, we are left picturing what sport we might do: working out at the gym, playing on a competitive sports team, swimming, biking, or rock climbing. However, we don’t often think of martial arts as possible activities; instead, we rule it out because we think it’s dangerous, uncommon, and even, impossible. Martial arts aren’t considered a sport, right?Well, here’s some good news: you’re wrong! Martial arts aren’t much more common than people think, and you can start learning at any age. Practicing martial arts is a great way to keep in shape, both physically and mentally. They’re much less boring and much lessarduoussport than they’re usually described as in movies, so do not worry that they need a lot of effort.Martial arts generally require you to focus on the position and movement of every one of your legs and arms, sometimes even your breathing too. Think about it: when you leave the gym, your mental state has improved and you are much calmer. This is because you’ve only paid attention to one activity. It is a great way to clear your head. Andpracticing it can help you learn to stay more focused, which is the greatest advantage of martial arts training.Martial arts also improve your coordination (协调性), and greatly improve your posture (姿势). I have personally seen students go from slouching (没精打采) to walking tall with their shoulders back in just a couple of months.There are many styles and countless kinds of martial arts. Whichever one you like better, know that all of them are good choices.4. What can we know about martial arts from the first two paragraphs?A. They often have people hurt.B. They are difficult to practice.C. People have a wrong view on it.D. People practice them more often.5. What does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Interesting.B. Difficult.C. Friendly.D. Exciting.6. What is the biggest benefit of practicing martial arts?A. Adjusting the breath.B. Enjoying one’s free time.C. Correcting the movement.D. Keeping one’s attention.7. What does the writer think of martial arts?A. They are notsports.B. They attracted many teenagers.C. They are beneficial and helpful.D. They were invented to protect others.CByteDance（字节跳动）Group’s TikTok, an overseas version of Chinese short video sharing app Douyin, faces an existential crisis in the United States, as murmurs of a “crackdown”（强制取缔）from the White House forced the Chinese company toengage in talks on selling its US business to Microsoft.TikTok is the fastest-growing registered global mobile internet app, with more than 100 million users, and its rapid growth, especially in the US, is seen as a threat to Facebook. The US government has long viewed globally competitive Chinese high-tech companies including Huawei as a threat and done whatever it could to crack down on（打击）them in the name of “national security”.The US government has not introduced any specific policy against TikTok only threatened it through a number of unclear statements.According to the latest media reports, Microsoft is prepared to press ahead withthe negotiations to take over TikTok’s US operations and complete the negotiations by Sept 15, following talks between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and US President Donald Trump.This means that TikTok will have to hand its fate over to some unpredictable power, and even have to sell its assets without the option of setting a price.The US government has failed to find a reasonable legal excuse to deal with TikTok. All private data of TikTok’s US users are stored in the US and are unlikely to be transferred. Considering the US government is trying to dealwith TikTok in a political way, TikTok should consider incorporating（合并）the dispute into the US legal process to assert（坚持）its legal rights and interests.TiKTok’s core value lies in its unique algorithms,a product of artificial intelligence that represents the expertise of Chinese engineers and programmers with high-value intellectual property.The US government’s move, which has forced ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company, is similar to a forced technology transfer and an example of the US’ openseizureof Chinese intellectual property.If ByteDance sells TikTok to a US company for “security reasons", that would set a dangerous precedent, motivating other countries where TikTok operates to follow the US administration's example and cause a chain reaction.ByteDance is a young Chinese private company that cannot deal with a political game played by the US. But as a Chinese company that has gone global, ByteDance has reasons to take up legal means to defend its legal rights. The Chinese government can also consider examining whether the technology transfer in the deal violates China’s law and harms the country’s national interests.8. What is the most valuable as for TikTok?A. Its global popularity.B. Its artificial intelligence.C. Its registered global mobile internet app.D. Its private data of TikTok’s worldwide users.9. Why does the American government force the Chinese company to hand over TikTok’s US operations to a US company?A. Out of so-called political reasons.B. Out of so-called debt reasons.C. Out of so-called technical reasons.D. Out of so-called security reasons.10. What does the underlined word “seizure”probably mean in Para. 8?A. An untrue spoken statement about someone.B. The use of legal authority to take sth from sb.C. The crime of stealing sth from a person or place.D. The act of trying to hurt somebody using physical violence.11. What can be the best title for the news report?A. TikTok must defend its rights legallyB. TikTok is seen as a threat to FacebookC. ByteDance has to sell TikTok to a US companyD. ByteDance agrees to transfer technologyDSam, I say to myself as I start across the bridge, you must stop these thoughts and start thinking about what to do now that you have lost your falcon, Frightful.Life, my friend Ban do once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller. I have a problem. I have to provide my younger sister Alice and myself with meat. Fish, nuts, and vegetables are good and necessary, but they don't provide enough fuel for the hard physical work we do. Although we have venison now, I can't always count on getting it. So far this year, our venison has been only road kill from in front of Mrs Strawberry's farm.I decide to take the longest way home, down the flood plain of the West Branch of Delaware to Spillkill, my own name for a fast stream that cascades down the south face of the mountain range I'm on. I need time to think. Perhaps Alice and I should be like the early Eskimos. We should walk, camp and hunt, and when the seasons change, walk on to new food sources. But I love my tree and my mountaintop.Another solution would be to become farmers, like the people of the Iroquois Confederacy who once lived here. They settled in villages and planted corm and squash, bush beans and berries. We already grow groundnuts in the damp soil and squash in the poor land. But the Iroquois also hunted game. I can't do that anymore.I'm back where I started from.Slowly I climb the Spillkill. As I hop from rock to rock beneath shady basswoods and hemlocks, I hear the cry of the red-tailed hawk who nests on the mountain crest. I am reminded of Frightful and my heart aches. I can almost hear her call my name, Cree, Cree, Cree, Car-ree.Maybe I can get her back if I beg the man who is in charge of the peregrines at the university. “But it's the law,” he would say. I could write to the president of the United States and ask him to make an exception of Alice and me. That won't work. The president swore to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States when he took office.I climb on. I must stop thinking about the impossible and solve the problem of what to do now. I must find a new way to provide for us. Frightful is going to be in good hands at the university, and she will have young.I smile at the thought of little Frightfuls and lift my reluctant feet.When I am far above the river, I take off my clothes and moccasins and bathe in a deep, clear pool until I am refreshed and thinking more clearly. Climbing up the bank, I dress and sit down. I breathe deeply of the mountainair and try to solve my problem more realistically.12. What does this excerpt main describe?A. Delicate mental activities.B. Unique story environment.C. Everchanging story events.D. Complicated character relationship.13. What is Sam's first worry?A. How to get back quicklyB. How to get enough venison.C. How to ensure the safety of Frightful.D. How to provide meat for Alice and himself.14. What do we know about Frightful?A. He left Sam and Alice due to lack of food.B. He helped Sam hunt before being taken away.C. He is living with the red-tailed hawk happily.D. He has given birth to babies in the university.15. Which of the following can best describe Sam?A. Humorous.B. Aggressive.C. Responsible.D. Unrealistic.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。
上海市2019届杨浦区高考英语二模试卷及答案
杨浦区2018学年第二学期期中髙三英语学科教学质量监控试卷(时间120分钟，分值140分）2019年4月9日考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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第1卷（共100分）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 the department store. B. At the airport.C. At the hospital.D. At the hotel.2. A. Tourist guide and traveler. B. Insurance agent and applicant.C. Electrician and customer.D. Receptionist and guest.3. A. It should be re-ordered in some parts.B.It ought to include more information.C.It needs a content page to make it complete.D.It should add some notes to introduce the background.4. A. Computer modeling. B. Business management.C. Statistics.D. Board design.5. A. £24$. B. £490C. £735.D. £9806. A. The way to buy a sweater out of stock.B.The delayed delivery of a parcel.C.The refund policy of the store.D.The proper size of a sweater.7. A. The man doesn't know why the woman likes tofu so much.B.The man's eating habit is quite different from the woman's.C.The woman has decided not to be a vegetarian.D.The woman usually avoids any kind of animal meat.8. A. It's more convenient to pay in the supermarkets.B.Convenience stores do not bring convenience at all.C.Many goods are not available in the convenience stores.D.Customers pay more for the same goods in convenience stores.9. A. The man is looking for a needle in his uniform.B.The woman thinks it difficult to find the uniforms.C.The woman doesn't know the location of the school.D.The man implies his uniforms are hidden in a haystack(干草垛).10. A. They used to be buried underground.B.They can't represent the look of the area.C.They are hidden danger in the neighborhood.D.They have historical values and should be protected.Section BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the 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. To raise money for a local charity.B.To kill time when waiting for the train.C.To record the details of theD.To prove her knitting skills and efficiency.12. A. A less than five minutes' delay,B. A delay of five to thirty minutes.C. A delay for more than thirty minutes.D.Two delays to and from work.13. A. The Germany Woman was too unlucky and deserved Sympathy.B. A hand-made scarf could be sold at such a high price on eBay.C.Its owner donated so much money to help the homeless people.D.It was a creative idea and represented many people's frustration.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A funny engineer.B. A skillful cook.C. A popular comedian.D. A talented clown.15. A. It takes about 225 days to reach the destination.B.Astronauts feel stressed and worried in a small space.C.Astronauts have to pull each other to keep their balance.D.Mechanical problems are more likely to occur in a spacecraft.16. A. What explorers eat on their journey is of crucial importance.B. An amateur can play a more important role than a professional.C.Humorous people can keep the group together in difficult situations.D. A mission to Mars is more difficult than a journey to the South Pole.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following Conversation.17. A. Cooking involves too much work.B.Cooking a small amount costs more.C.Eating leftovers is unhealthy.D.She doesn't like wasting food.18. A. Leave extra food in the fridge. B. Share foodC. Order a small amount of meal.D. Control her appetite.19. A. Wash dishes. B. Answer e-mails.C. Chat with friends.D. Buy the groceries.20. A. He enjoys the precious time of eating meals together at home.B.He considers eating delicious leftovers in the office as a luxury.C.He doesn't like washing dishes and leaves it to the last minute.D.He never goes to the restaurant as he's very good at cooking.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.My head was so full of digital noise (21) _______ it felt like my brain was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still.So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here’s how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a child (22) _______ (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules. Then I decided that I (23) _______ (read) for an hour or two at a time (24) _______ distraction each day. It was something I hadn’t done in years and it was scary (25) _______ difficult it was.In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the(26) _______ (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge(27) _______ (reach ) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family’s devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection.For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times (28) _______ I ordinarily would reach for my phone.I read on the tram, at the park, in red at night and on lunch breaks.(29) _______ (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be(30) _______.Section BIII. Directions: 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. intentionsB. featureC. invitingD. conservationE. entertainingF. matchedG. confusedH. fascinationI. survive J. defining K. evaluateThe odds are high that you’ve seen a beauty pageant（选美比赛）or two in your life. They are among the most attended and viewed events in the world. Despite numerous different opinions, beauty pageants continue to not only 31 but also become more popular.Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are known as the Big Four beauty pageants, and all of them continue to this day. These competitions 32 young women on their physical attractiveness, of course, but they also are judged on their personality, intelligence, talent, and responses to interview-based questions. The eventual winners receive prizes including cash, scholarships, clothes, beauty queen crowns, and of course, the title of the event for one year.All these awards do not come cheap for the young ladies. They have duties to fulfill while holding their titles. Beauty queens often appear at functions to raise social awareness about environmental and socialissues such as nature 33 , racial or gender discrimination, and disease prevention. By projecting the image of a well-educated, respectable character 34 with a successful personality, every beauty pageant winner is seen as a role model, and not just for young girls alone.Some beauty contests 35 men rather than women. Similar to their feminine counterparts, men enter Mister Global, Mister International, and Mister World for their looks, style, and talent. These contests should not be 36 with the Mister Universe contest, which is an annual bodybuilding competition.There are other strange and 37 pageants all over the world that celebrate everything from being old to being pregnant.Beauty contests, whether organized with noble 38 or just for fun, have attracted criticism since they were first held. Some critics object to the focus on physical beauty, especially emphasis on a certain stature and body shape. Further, they point out that some participants will actually have themselves through dieting or plastic surgery to achieve the perfect appearance. Despite these complaints, beauty may be only skin deep, but 39 it and competing for the glory of being the fairest of them all holds a timeless and universal 40____.Ⅱ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.China and India Dominate the Greening of EarthOver the last two decades, the Earth has seen an increase in foliage（植物）around the planet, measured in average leaf area per year on plants and trees. Data from NASA satellites shows that China and India – two ___41___ economies with the world’s biggest populations – are ___42___ the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from ___43___ tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.Researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area ___44___ to the entire Amazon rainforest. The study was also published in the journal Nature Sustainability on February 11. It revealed that at least 25 percent of the global foliage ___45___ this century came in China.“China and India ___46___ one-third of the greening, but contain only nice percent of the planet’s land area covered in vegetation,” said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. “That is a surprising finding, considering the general idea of land degradation（退化）in populous countries from ___47____.”China’s ____48____ contribution to the global greening trend came in large part from programs to conserve and expand forest, accounting for about 42 percent of the greening contribution. These programs were developed in an effort to ____49____ the effects of air pollution, soil erosion and climate change.Another 32 percent of the greening change in China, and 82 percent in India, resulted from intensive ___50___ of food crops. The land area used to grow crops in China and India has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet both countries have greatly increased annual total green leaf area and food production in order to ___51___ large populations.Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center, saw a(n) ___52___ message in the new findings. “ One people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it,” he said.” In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realized it, and today things have improved. Humans are ___53___ resilient（复原快的，适应力强的）. That’s what we see in the satellite data.”___54___, the researchers rang bells as well. They pointed out that the gain in global greenness did not ___55___ make up for the loss of natural vegetation in tropical regions like Brazil and Indonesia.41. A. emerging B. declining C. stimulating D. intruding42. A. imposing B. contributing C. leading D. creating43. A. fertile B. extreme C. harmonious D. ambitious44. A. distant B. equivalent C. relevant D. resistant45. A. expansion B. substitution C. innovation D. correction46. A. account for B. take in C. stand for D. consist of47. A. over-reaction B. over-exploitationC. over- generationD. over-explanation48. A.considerate B. tremendous C. magnificent D.irregular49. A. forbid B. investigate C. boost D. reduce50. A. cultivation B. demand C. destruction D. supply51. A. cut B. employ C. feed D. treat52. A. secret B. brief C. urgent D. positive53. A. continuously B. incredibly C. initially D. obviously54. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore55. A. necessarily B. generally C. fortunately D. thoroughlySection 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)The Life-changing Antique Navajo BlanketA California man and his family went from rags to riches after discovering that the blanket given to him by his grandmother was worth a small fortune. Loren Krylzer was living in a small hut and barely getting by on his disability payments. One day, he happened to be watching Antiques Roadshow on TV when he learned that the forgotten old blanket in his closet might be valuable. The Krytzer family heirloom （传家宝）turned out to be an antique（古老的）Novajo weaving from the 19th century that fetched US $1.5 million at auction（拍卖会）。
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IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.What comes first: the optimism or the good health?Optimism, defined as the general expectation that the future will be favorable, could provide ways to improve health, some researchers believe. But scientists remain unsure if optimism goes ahead of health improvements, or vice versa.A recent study suggests that most people can’t help but to think optimistically. This study was conducted by Ed O’Brien, a social psychologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The findings suggest that people have a natural tendency to think positively about their future.Participants were asked to create a list of imaginary personal experiences that would make them happy or unhappy over the course of the next year. They then ranked how difficult it was to plan that list and how happy they believed they would be in the future overall. The easier it was for people to think of positive future experiences, the happier they imagined they would be. However, there was no relationship between easily developing negative future experiences and expecting to be unhappy as a result.O’Brien concluded that people seem to discount the possibility that future negative events will make them happy overall, suggesting that optimism might come more naturally. “We’re not as used to thinking about the future in terms of things that are going to go wrong.” O’Brien’s study is one of many to find that people are consistently optimistic about their future, predicting pleasant experiences and discounting unpleasant ones. If optimism may lead to better health and people generally tend to think optimistically, what does this mean for the connection between mental and physical health? “If we can make sure that optimism comes before healthy states, we might be able to involve and improve people’s optimism,” Boehm explained. However, it’s difficult to determine what comes first: the optimism or the good health.Keys:Despite the claim that optimism benefits fitness, scientists are uncertain. O’Brien’s study indicates it’s human nature to expect a promising future. For instance, those with positive futureplans were more likely to achieve happiness, yet those having/with negative ones didn’t expect unhappiness. Above all, optimism may not necessarily precede good healthIV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.DesertificationDesertification is one of the world’s most alarming processes of environmental degradation （退化）. The issue is often unclear, however, by a common misperception: that it’s a “natural” problem of advancing deserts in faraway developing countries. In fact, desertification is about land degradation: the loss of the land’s biological productivity, caused by man-made factors and climate change.Each year, desertification and drought cause an estimated $42 billion in lost agricultural production. The risks of desertification are sufficient and clear. It contributes to food insecurity, hunger and poverty, and can give rise to social, economic and political tensions that can cause conflicts, further poverty and land degradation. The great urgency of this challenge led the United Nations General Assembly to state 2006 to be the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD). It is a strong reminder of the urgent need to address the far-reaching implications of this problem. United Nations General Secretary recently summarizes in this way: “I look forward to working with Governments, civil society, the private section, international organizations and others to focus attention on this crucial issue, and to reverse the trend of desertification and set the world o n a safer, more sustainable path of development.”The IYDD also presents a golden opportunity to get the message across strongly and effectively that desertification is a global problem which we ignore at our risk. It is important to recognize that dry-lands are home to some of the most magnificent ecosystems of this world. These unique natural habitats have been home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations. They stand like open-air museums, bearing witness to bygone eras. The Year will therefore also c elebrate the delicate beauty and unique inheritance of the world’s deserts.Keys:Desertification means land degradation due to man-made causes and climate change. It may cause problems like conflicts, poverty and land degradation. So 2006 was stated to be IYDD as a reminder of the serious problem and call for joint efforts to develop the world sustainably. The IYDD also reminds us of the risk, the beauty and civilization/inheritance of the deserts.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Loneliness PeaksFor years America has been talking about obesity, but a new study points to a more serious health issue: isolation and loneliness.Being connected to others socially is widely considered a fundamental human need --- crucial to both well-being and survival. Extreme examples show infants who lack human contact in care fail to grow and often die. Indeed, social isolation has been used as a form of punishment. According to Julianne Holt-Lunstad, the lead author of the study, an increasing portion of the U.S. population now population now experiences isolation regularly. Over 42 million adults above age 45 in the U.S. are estimated to be suffering from chronic（长期的）loneliness.The study of 340 adults between the ages of 27 and 101 living in San Diego identified three key age ranges when people felt the loneliest. Participants who had the highest levels of loneliness were in their late-20s, mid-50s and late-80s. While it may come as a surprise that people in their late-20s suffered from loneliness, a larger survey shows they actually may suffer the hardest.With an increasing number of people working from home, watching television, getting into an addiction to electronic devices, it has become too easy to be alone, even if that’s not a person’s intention. Modern day conveniences like having anything we want delivered make it possible to never need to leave the house. So, not surprisingly, those with frequent social contact usually feel less lonely than those with few social ties.Mounting evidence suggests social isolation and loneliness significantly impact our health,and even shorten our lives, just like obesity. This study isn’t the first time loneliness has been flagged as an emerging health issue. Therefore, reducing both isolation and loneliness is important for quality of life and well-being.Keys:Socializing with people is believed to be the key to happiness, but more people are suffering from loneliness/isolation. According to a study, loneliness peaks in three age stages. Lack of social contact caused by modern lifestyles/convenience makes people feel lonely. As loneliness affects health seriously, it’s necessary to try to reduce it.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Holding Parents Responsible—An Unfair PunishmentThe rise in teen crime suggests that some parents are failing at their parental tasks. To correct the problem, lawmakers in some states require parents to serve jail time. They hope that this punishment will motivate parents to take their responsibilities seriously.Despite public support for parental responsibility laws, many people think that the laws are unfair. They suggest that parents should not be punished for the criminal acts of their children, unless it can be shown there is a related fault on the parents’ part. For example, if young teenagers are arrested for drinking alcohol supplied by parents, then parents should be held responsible because they helped the teenagers break the law. People who oppose parental responsibility laws also believe that punishing parents is unlikely to create a change in the kids’behavior. These people argue that parents may not be at fault. The children of good parents can fall in with the wrong kids and get into trouble, they say. Worse yet, if mom is in jail, there may be no one at all to control her kid. That lack of control may then lead to more crime.The unfortunate fact is that jailing a mom or dad punishes the rest of the family. The jailed parent cannot work to help feed the family or pay the rent. A parent who is sent to jail for the crimes of a teenager may also be fired from a job for missing too much work. Furthermore, littleevidence exists to support the idea that the threat of punishment improves a parents’ability to control a teenager. The problem is that some teens cannot be controlled by their parents, even if the parents try hard to control them. These struggling parents are not ignoring their parental responsibilities. Opponents of parental responsibility laws say that parents who are in this situation need help, not a jail sentence.Keys:Arguments about parental responsibility laws arise in states. Firstly, it’s unfair to punish those parents without fault in their children’s crimes. Moreover, jailing parents may cause more crime and punish other family members as they couldn’t control their kids or support families. Finally, threatening to punish parents of uncontrollable children means nothing to their parental ability.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Should some books be banned from school libraries?Are there Harry Potter books in your school library? Many kids all over the world are reading J. K. Rowling's books in school. But some parents think their children shouldn't be able to find those and other books in school libraries. Should school libraries keep books that some parents don't approve of? Should they take those books off the shelves? All over the country, schools are wrestling with those questions.It’s true that some hold their argument that some books should be banned fro m school libraries! "We need certain limits," said one student in Denver, Colorado. He said some books have no place in school libraries. Many people believe that books that contain violence or bad words shouldn't be in schools. Some people want the Harry Potter books removed because they contain talk about wizards and magic.Most parents know what's good for kids. They have a right to decide which books should or should not be in school libraries.Books should meet certain standards before they are put in schools. Is this a good book for kids to read? Is it full of violence? Does it contain bad words or ideas kids shouldn't learn about? If a book is not good for all kids, it should not be in a school library. Most parents don't have time to find out everything their kids read. They should be able to trust schools to do that for them.On the other hand, some believe that books should not be banned from school libraries! "Parents should decide what their own kids read," said Natalie Nicol, of Denver, Colorado. But other parents shouldn't make that choice for them. Many experts say that it's the parents' job, not the school's job, to check out what their kids are reading. If they don't like a book, they should not let their kids read it.Why should a few parents stop kids from reading stories like the Harry Potter series? Kids should be able to check out books their parents think are OK to read. Many schools let kids borrow certain books if they have a signed paper from a parent. That works fine. A parent doesn't sign the paper if he or she doesn't want the child to read the book. Other kids can read the books if they have permission.Some books are not OK for all kids to read. But if more adults were careful about what their own kids read, they wouldn't have to ban books from the library.Keys:Schools are troubled by the problem whether certain books should be banned from their libraries. Some argue that those books with violence or bad words in should be banned and certain standards in judging books is essential. Others believe that it is paren ts’ responsibility, instead of schools’, to decide whether their kids are permitted to read certain books or not.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Are you working with your computer routinely either as a office employee or a game lover? Are your eyes dry, watery, blurry, seeing double or sensitive to light? If your answer is a “yes”, you are likely one of many people today who suffer from digital eyestrain, also called computer-vision syndrome. What on earth is this syndrome coming from? What can we do to deal with this problem?Eyestrain is often related to the amount of exposure to screens, the distance from eyes to screens and the use of multiple screens simultaneously. However, studies have also shown that the blue light produced by digital devices today reaches further into the eyes than other kinds of light. This light actually assists attention during the day but can result in interrupted sleep patterns at night.Years of scientific researches indicate that eyestrain isn’t necessarily an unavoidable problem for those who deal with computer work in the daily base. There are ways you can adopt which can overcome the problem considerably. To begin with, your computer screen should be high-resolution(高分辨率), at least 50 centimeters wide diagonally and may require a screen filter to decrease reflections. Also, be aware that “computer glasses”, which cut down glare and blue light，are available.Besides, to reduce your risk for computer-vision syndrome, take frequent breaks during your computer workday. Many workers take only two 15-minute breaks from their computer throughout their day. According to a recent study, eyestrain are significantly reduced when computer workers take four additional five-minute “mini-breaks” throughout their workday.Finally, many of us fall into bad habits while using digital screens, which only worsen the effects of eyestrain. While viewing digital screens, many people blink (眨眼) one third less often than they usually do. Place a reminder on your computer to “blink” so that your eyes don’t dry out.Keys:Digital eyestrain is related to the amount of exposure to screens and the distance of the eyes to the screens. Scientists suggest we should use high-resolution screens and try to decrease reflections. Moreover, besides longer breaks, we should take more additional mini-breaks. Finally, remind ourselves to blink as much as possible to prevent our eyes from drying out.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.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 family 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.Keys:Gardening may bring positive benefits to your fitness physically and mentally. It keeps you physically active, because it involves using motor skills and improves endurance and strength.Besides，gardening helps you to eat seasonally, through which you can maintain healthy eating and get adequate nutrition. Also, i t’s a great way to calm your mind and ease your daily stress.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Peter woke up one morning with all the usual signs of a nasty cold: severe headache and blocked nose. Then he did what almost everyone does on a day like this. He got up and went to work. Such is the state of what the human resources industry has come to call presenteeism.Many experts claim that presenteeism is now a bigger problem in the UK than absenteeism and could even help explain the country’s weak productivity growth. A growing number of companies are realizing presenteeism and doing something about it. This generally takes the form of programmes full of once unimaginable sweets: cheap gym membership, veggie salads in the canteen, stand-up desks and the odd massage. of course, there’s nothing against lunchtime dentistry or free workout. They do more good than harm. But such welfares alone won't do much to stop people from presenteeism.The chief reasons why people soldier on have nothing to do with how fit they are. They work for leaner, more stressed companies where dismissals are common. This makes some people worried that they will be targeted in the next round of job cut if they have taken a lot of time off. Others worry about troubling stretched colleagues with more work in their absence. How annoying it is to be faced with cold faces when you return to office after two days' rest at home.There is not much to be said for "silly things" like ping-pong tables and office bean bags. The key to dealing with presenteeism lies in training managers to be better at spotting swifly when employees are under too much stress or ill, and dealing with the situation sensibly---putting the sick employee to sick leave although he is reluctant. Of course, work has to be done to eliminate employee's concern about his job prospect thereof.Keys:Presenteeism, going to work when ill, though common in the UK, harms productivity. Theresponsive staff benefits companies offer are of no avail to solve the problem. The real reasons lie in sick employees’ fear of potential layoff and concern about additi onal workload on colleagues.The solution depends on management’s timely detection of presenteeism and strategic compulsory leave mechanism.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Fujian Puppetry (木偶剧) in Need of Urgent Safeguarding As one of the contributions of Chinese performing art to the world’s cultural heritage (遗产), Fujian puppetry has a long history. It has developed a set of characteristic techniques of performance and puppet making, as well as plays and music.No final conclusions have yet been reached on the origins and evolution of Chinese puppetry. Dating from Shang dynasty, pottery figurines (陶俑) used as burial objects have been discovered at the Yin Ruins. In a Western Han tomb at Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan Province, a number of wooden figurines have been unearthed. These were a great improvement on those from previous dynasties in terms of craftsmanship, variety and modeling. Over time, figurines as burial objects evolved into puppets for entertainment on festive occasions.Chinese puppetry further developed during the Ming and Qing dynasties, with a bunch of schools spreading across the country. Puppet shows from various places had their own characteristics in terms of figure modeling.In the past few decades, many traditional forms of art have seen a decline in popularity. In particular, Fujian puppetry finds itself in hot water. The number of young people learning puppetry has decreased due to socioeconomic changes to their lifestyles. The long period of training required to master the complicated performing techniques has also been a factor in the fall.In response, concerned communities, groups and bearers laid down the 2008-2020 Strategy for the Training of Coming Generations of Fujian Puppetry Practitioners. The key objectives are to safeguard the promotion of Fujian Puppetry and to increase its sustainability throughprofessional training to cultivate a new generation of puppetry practitioners; creation of teaching materials; construction of training institutes and exhibition halls; regional and international cooperation; and artistic exchange.In 2012, the strategy was added to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices by the UNESCO. With great efforts made by practitioners, local people and education institutions, Fujian Puppetry can expect a brighter future.Keys:Fujian puppetry, a performing art, is a cultural heritage with a long history that may have originated from burial objects. However, it has become less popular these decades because of fewer young learners and the difficulty in mastering its techniques. Luckily, some people and organizations have realized its value and are making joint efforts to save it, including UNESCO.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.China’s National TreasurePandas are in danger of extinction at present, with only 1,900 remaining in the world. The scientific name of the giant panda is actually called the cat bear, the number of which is very scarce. It is one of the most precious animals in the world and belongs to the protected animals at the national level. Its body color is black and white. Giant pandas are unique to China, very cute. The existing major habitats are in the surrounding mountainous areas such as Sichuan and Shanxi in China. The giant panda has a very powerful function; digesting bamboo. We all know that bamboo is mainly cellulose （纤维素）, and most animals can’t digest it except giant pandas.Th e giant panda’s hometown is in the mountains southwest of China, green bamboos and springs everywhere. Therefore, the giant panda’s main food consists of bamboo and spring water.Giant pandas are often referred to as living fossils. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, it was the peak period of giant pandas. This is of great scientific value for studying and protectingbiodiversity and environmental changes on the earth. Long, long ago, the climate of the earth became colder and colder, many ice cubes formed on the earth; plants could not grow, and many animals were frozen or starved to death. The giant panda alone survived in the deep valleys of the mountains and became a treasure of the animal world. The giant panda still retains the characteristics of ancient animals. Therefore, the giant panda is not only popular with adults and children in terms of appearance, but also becomes a living fossil for biologists to study ancient creatures.The status of giant pandas has been politicized. Giant pandas can be seen in almost all the major countries in the world. The giant panda has become a witness of friendship between China and foreign countries. For decades, wherever the giant panda goes, a panda whirlwind will blow.With its charmed figure and natural cuteness, the Chinese giant panda attracts numerous fans around the world, and at the same time plays the role of friendship ambassador in China’s foreign exchanges, becoming one of the most famous symbols in China.Keys:The reasons why giants pandas become national treasures are as follows. First, giant pandas are scarce, becoming the most valuable animals in the world. Second, giant pandas are living fossils with important scientific value in studying and protecting biodiversity and environmental changes on the earth. Finally, giant pandas have become a symbol of friendship between China and foreign people.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Unfair ComparisonsThanks to social media, the distance between friends is smaller than ever. But does that make us happier? Not necessarily. A recent study has found spending too much time comparing your life with the seemingly perfect lives of your friends on social media can result in depressive symptoms.We’ve all done it ---- browsing through our WeC hat friends’updates while feeling that green-eyed monster holding its head in our minds: Are their homes bigger and more tasteful? Are their vacations more expensive and exciting? Are their careers more successful and rewarding?Comparison is the thief of joy. The more time you spend on social media, the more likely it is for you to feel depressive symptoms, according to a new study out of University of Houston.The study, led by Mai-Ly Steers, examines the potential impact online social comparison can have on a person’s mental health.“The underlying mechanism is social comparison,”Steer s said.“The reason why you feel these feelings is that you tend to socially compare yourself with your friends.”This social comparison theory was popularized by US psychologist Leon Festinger in the 1950s. According to an article in The Atlantic, Festinger argued that people have born tendencies to track their progress and measure their self-worth by comparing themselves with other people. That social comparison leads to feelings of insignificance and insecurity. Research has since found that making social comparisons, especially upward comparisons(to people we think above us for whatever reason), are associated with negative health outcomes like depressive symptoms and decreased self-esteem.“You can’t really control the strong desire to compare because you never know what your friends are going to post. In addition, most of our friends tend to post about the good things that occur in their lives, while leaving out the bad. If we’re comparing ourselves with our friends’‘sharable highlights’, this may lead us to think their lives are better than they actually are, and thus make us feel worse about our own lives.”So if you are the jealous type, maybe think about signing off of your WeChat for a while. Your well-being may depend on it.KeysSocial media can cause depressive symptoms, because people are likely to compare with their friends. It can result in insignificant and insecure feelings about themselves, since they cannot resist their own desire to compare with their friends about their good things. Therefore, people should stay away from the WeChat for a while.。
2019年度上海杨浦区高考英语二模（带规范标准答案）
2019年度上海杨浦区⾼考英语⼆模（带规范标准答案）2019届杨浦区⾼考英语⼆模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.My head was so full of digital noise (21) _______ it felt like my brain was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still.So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here’s how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a child (22)_______ (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules. Then I decided that I (23) _______ (read) for an hour or two at a time (24) _______ distraction each day. It was something I hadn’t done in years and it was scary (25) _______ difficu lt it was. In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the(26) _______ (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge(27) _______ (reach ) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family’s devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep ref lection.For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times (28) _______ I ordinarily would reach for my phone.I read on the tram, at the park, in red at night and on lunch breaks.(29) _______ (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be(30) _______.III. Directions: 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. intentionsB. featureC. invitingD. conservationE. entertainingF. matchedG. confusedH. fascinationI. survive J. defining K. evaluateThe odds are high that you’ve seen a beauty pageant（选美⽐赛）or two in your life. They are among the most attended and viewed events in the world. Despite numerous different opinions, beauty pageants continue to not only 31 but also become more popular.Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are known as the Big Four beauty pageants, and all of them continue to this day. These competitions 32 young women on their physical attractiveness, of course, but they also are judgedon their personality, intelligence, talent, and responses to interview-based questions. The eventual winners receive prizes including cash, scholarships, clothes, beauty queen crowns, and of course, the title of the event for one year.All these awards do not come cheap for the young ladies. They have duties to fulfill while holding their titles. Beauty queens often appear at functions to raise social awareness about environmental and social issues such as nature 33 , racial or gender discrimination, and disease prevention. By projecting the image of a well-educated, respectable character 34 with a successful personality,every beauty pageant winner is seen as a role model, and not just for young girls alone.Some beauty contests 35 men rather than women. Similar to their feminine counterparts, men enter Mister Global, Mister International, and Mister World for their looks, style, and talent. These contests should not be 36 with the Mister Universe contest, which is an annual bodybuilding competition.There are other strange and 37 pageants all over the world that celebrate everything from being old to being pregnant. Beauty contests, whether organized with noble 38 or just for fun, have attracted criticism since they were first held. Some critics object to the focus on physical beauty, especially emphasis on a certain stature and body shape. Further, they point out that some participants will actually have themselves through dieting or plastic surgery to achieve the perfect appearance. Despite these complaints, beauty may be only skin deep, but 39 it and competing for the glory of being the fairest of them all holds a timeless and universal 40____.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.China and India Dominate the Greening of EarthOver the last two decades, the Earth has seen an increase in foliage（植物）around the planet, measured in average leaf area per year on plants and trees. Data from NASA satellites shows that China and India –two ___41___ economies with the world’s biggest populations – are ___42___ the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from ___43___ tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.Researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area ___44___ to the entire Amazon rainforest. The study was also published in the journal Nature Sustainability on February 11. It revealed that at least 25 percent of the global foliage ___45___ this century came in China.“China and India ___46___ one-third of the greening, but contain only nice percent of the planet’s land area covered in vegetatio n,” said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. “That is a surprising finding, considering the general idea of land degradation（退化）in populous countries from ___47____.”China’s ____48____ contribution to the global greening trend came in large par t from programs to conserve and expand forest, accounting for about 42 percent of the greening contribution. These programs were developed in an effort to____49____ the effects of air pollution, soil erosion and climate change.Another 32 percent of the greening change in China, and 82 percent in India, resulted from intensive ___50___ of food crops. The land area used to grow crops in China and India has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet both countries have greatly increased annual total green leaf area and food production in order to ___51___ large populations.Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center, saw a(n) ___52___ message in the new findings. “One people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it,” he said.” In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realized it, and today things have improved. Humans are___53___ resilient（复原快的，适应⼒强的）. That’s what we see in the satellite data.”___54___, the researchers rang bells as well. They pointed out that the gain in global greenness did not ___55___ make up for the loss of natural vegetation in tropical regions like Brazil and Indonesia.41. A. emerging B. declining C. stimulating D. intruding42. A. imposing B. contributing C. leading D. creating43. A. fertile B. extreme C. harmonious D. ambitious44. A. distant B. equivalent C. relevant D. resistant45. A. expansion B. substitution C. innovation D. correction46. A. account for B. take in C. stand for D. consist of47. A. over-reaction B. over-exploitationC. over- generationD. over-explanation48. A.considerate B. tremendous C. magnificent D.irregular49. A. forbid B. investigate C. boost D. reduce50. A. cultivation B. demand C. destruction D. supply51. A. cut B. employ C. feed D. treat52. A. secret B. brief C. urgent D. positive53. A. continuously B. incredibly C. initially D. obviously54. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore55. A. necessarily B. generally C. fortunately D. thoroughlySection 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)The Life-changing Antique Navajo BlanketA California man and his family went from rags to riches after discovering that the blanket given to him by his grandmother was worth a small fortune. Loren Krylzer was living in a small hut and barely getting by on his disability payments. One day, he happened to be watching Antiques Roadshow on TV when he learned that the forgotten old blanket in his closet might be valuable. The Krytzer family heirloom（传家宝）turned out to be an antique（古⽼的）Novajo weaving from the 19th century that fetched US $1.5 million at auction（拍卖会）。
2019届上海市杨浦区高考英语二模
杨浦区2018学年第二学期期中髙三英语学科教学质量监控试卷(时间120分钟，分值140分）2019.4.9 考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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第1卷（共100分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it. read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At the department store. B. At the airport.C. At the hospital.D. At the hotel.2. A. Tourist guide and traveler. B. Insurance agent and applicant.C. Electrician and customer.D. Receptionist and guest.3. A. It should be re-ordered in some parts.B. It ought to include more information.C. It needs a content page to make it complete.D. It should add some notes to introduce the background.4. A. Computer modeling. B. Business management.C. Statistics.D. Board design.5. A. £24$. B. £490C. £735.D. £9806. A. The way to buy a sweater out of stock.B. The delayed delivery of a parcel.C. The refund policy of the store.D. The proper size of a sweater.7. A. The man doesn't know why the woman likes tofu so much.B. The man's eating habit is quite different from the woman's.C. The woman has decided not to be a vegetarian.D. The woman usually avoids any kind of animal meat.8. A. It's more convenient to pay in the supermarkets.B. Convenience stores do not bring convenience at all.C. Many goods are not available in the convenience stores.D. Customers pay more for the same goods in convenience stores.9. A. The man is looking for a needle in his uniform.B. The woman thinks it difficult to find the uniforms.C. The woman doesn't know the location of the school.D. The man implies his uniforms are hidden in a haystack(干草垛).10. A. They used to be buried underground.B. They can't represent the look of the area.C. They are hidden danger in the neighborhood.D. They have historical values and should be protected.Section BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the 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. To raise money for a local charity.B. To kill time when waiting for the train.C. To record the details of theD. To prove her knitting skills and efficiency.12. A. A less than five minutes' delay,B. A delay of five to thirty minutes.C. A delay for more than thirty minutes.D. Two delays to and from work.13. A. The Germany Woman was too unlucky and deserved Sympathy.B. A hand-made scarf could be sold at such a high price on eBay.C. Its owner donated so much money to help the homeless people.D. It was a creative idea and represented many people's frustration.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A funny engineer.B. A skillful cook.C. A popular comedian.D. A talented clown.15. A. It takes about 225 days to reach the destination.B. Astronauts feel stressed and worried in a small space.C. Astronauts have to pull each other to keep their balance.D. Mechanical problems are more likely to occur in a spacecraft.16. A. What explorers eat on their journey is of crucial importance.B. An amateur can play a more important role than a professional.C. Humorous people can keep the group together in difficult situations.D. A mission to Mars is more difficult than a journey to the South Pole.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following Conversation.17. A. Cooking involves too much work.B. Cooking a small amount costs more.C. Eating leftovers is unhealthy.D. She doesn't like wasting food.18. A. Leave extra food in the fridge. B. Share foodC. Order a small amount of meal.D. Control her appetite.19. A. Wash dishes. B. Answer e-mails.C. Chat with friends.D. Buy the groceries.20. A. He enjoys the precious time of eating meals together at home.B. He considers eating delicious leftovers in the office as a luxury.C. He doesn't like washing dishes and leaves it to the last minute.D. He never goes to the restaurant as he's very good at cooking.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.My head was so full of digital noise (21) _______ it felt like my brain was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still.So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here’s how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a child (22) _______ (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules. Then I decided that I (23) _______ (read) for an hour or two at a time (24) _______ distraction each day. It was something I h adn’t done in years and it was scary (25) _______ difficult it was.In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the(26) _______ (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge(27) _______ (reach ) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family’s de vices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection.For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times (28) _______ I ordinarily would reach for my phone.I read on the tram, at the park, in red at night and on lunch breaks.(29) _______ (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be(30) _______.Section BIII. Directions: 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. intentionsB. featureC. invitingD. conservationE. entertainingF. matchedG. confusedH. fascinationI. survive J. defining K. evaluateThe odds are high that you’ve seen a beauty pageant（选美比赛）or two in your life. They are among the most attended and viewed events in the world. Despite numerous different opinions, beauty pageants continue to not only 31 but also become more popular.Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are known as the Big Four beauty pageants, and all of them continue to this day. These competitions 32 young women on their physical attractiveness, of course, but they also are judged on their personality, intelligence, talent, and responses to interview-based questions. The eventual winners receive prizes including cash, scholarships, clothes, beauty queen crowns, and of course, the title of the event for one year.All these awards do not come cheap for the young ladies. They have duties to fulfill while holdingtheir titles. Beauty queens often appear at functions to raise social awareness about environmental and social issues such as nature 33 , racial or gender discrimination, and disease prevention. By projecting the image of a well-educated, respectable character 34 with a successful personality, every beauty pageant winner is seen as a role model, and not just for young girls alone.Some beauty contests 35 men rather than women. Similar to their feminine counterparts, men enter Mister Global, Mister International, and Mister World for their looks, style, and talent. These contests should not be 36 with the Mister Universe contest, which is an annual bodybuilding competition.There are other strange and 37 pageants all over the world that celebrate everything from being old to being pregnant.Beauty contests, whether organized with noble 38 or just for fun, have attracted criticism since they were first held. Some critics object to the focus on physical beauty, especially emphasis on a certain stature and body shape. Further, they point out that some participants will actually have themselves through dieting or plastic surgery to achieve the perfect appearance. Despite these complaints, beauty may be only skin deep, but 39 it and competing for the glory of being the fairest of them all holds a timeless and universal 40____.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.China and India Dominate the Greening of EarthOver the last two decades, the Earth has seen an increase in foliage（植物）around the planet, measured in average leaf area per year on plants and trees. Data from NASA satellites shows that China and India –two ___41___ economies with the world’s biggest populations – are ___42___ the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from ___43___ tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.Researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf area has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area ___44___ to the entire Amazon rainforest. The study was also published in the journal Nature Sustainability on February 11. It revealed that at least 25 percent of the global foliage ___45___ this century came in China.“China and India ___46___ one-third o f the greening, but contain only nice percent of the planet’s land area covered in vegetation,” said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. “That is a surprising finding, considering the general idea of land degradation（退化）in populous countries from ___47____.”China’s ____48____ contribution to the global greening trend came in large part from programs to conserve and expand forest, accounting for about 42 percent of the greening contribution. These programs were developed in an effort to ____49____ the effects of air pollution, soil erosion and climate change.Another 32 percent of the greening change in China, and 82 percent in India, resulted from intensive ___50___ of food crops. The land area used to grow crops in China and India has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet both countries have greatly increased annual total green leaf area and food production in order to ___51___ large populations.Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center, saw a(n) ___52___ mess age in the new findings. “ One people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it,” he said.” In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s, people realized it, and today things have improved. Humans are ___53___ resilient（复原快的，适应力强的）. That’s what we see in the satellite data.”___54___, the researchers rang bells as well. They pointed out that the gain in global greenness did not___55___ make up for the loss of natural vegetation in tropical regions like Brazil and Indonesia.41. A. emerging B. declining C. stimulating D. intruding42. A. imposing B. contributing C. leading D. creating43. A. fertile B. extreme C. harmonious D. ambitious44. A. distant B. equivalent C. relevant D. resistant45. A. expansion B. substitution C. innovation D. correction46. A. account for B. take in C. stand for D. consist of47. A. over-reaction B. over-exploitationC. over- generationD. over-explanation48. A.considerate B. tremendous C. magnificent D.irregular49. A. forbid B. investigate C. boost D. reduce50. A. cultivation B. demand C. destruction D. supply51. A. cut B. employ C. feed D. treat52. A. secret B. brief C. urgent D. positive53. A. continuously B. incredibly C. initially D. obviously54. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore55. A. necessarily B. generally C. fortunately D. thoroughlySection 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)The Life-changing Antique Navajo BlanketA California man and his family went from rags to riches after discovering that the blanket given to him by his grandmother was worth a small fortune. Loren Krylzer was living in a small hut and barely getting by on his disability payments. One day, he happened to be watching Antiques Roadshow on TV when he learned that the forgotten old blanket in his closet might be valuable. The Krytzer family heirloom（传家宝）turned out to be an antique（古老的）Novajo weaving from the 19th century that fetched US $1.5 million at auction（拍卖会）。