2020届上海市浦东新区高考二模英语试卷(B卷)

2020届上海市浦东新区高考二模英语试卷（B卷）一、句子翻译1．相对而言，一个国家继续融入全球金融体系对其发展大有裨益。

（engage）(汉译英)二、完形填空Smaller, Greener, BetterDuring my 15 years as an administrator, I was a no﹣show at scientific conferences. Before that, my go﹣to conferences included Metals in Biology in Ventura, California. This past January, I went back to Ventura after a 15﹣year 5．_____. A lot of things struck me about how things have changed and how some things have stayed the same. One thing that is increasingly on people's minds is the future of scientific meetings.What has stayed 6．_____ is that a conference of that style, with 200 scientists from around the world, is a vital form for scientific exchange. The participants ranged from graduate students to the pioneers in the field of bioinorganic chemistry. It was interesting to see how far a lot of the science has come. Some fields still have great 7．_____: Even though we know much more about the structures, we still wonder how the O﹣O bond forms in photosystem II(光合体系II).One thing that has started to change 8．_____ is the increasing number of women and people of color among conference speakers and participants. We are 9．_____ close to solving the equity(公平) problems in science or science meetings, but the change in the 10．_____ and atmosphere of meetings overall after 15 years is encouraging. This trend should continue, and more members should have speaking roles to showcase their science, and maybe small meetings could also require that a few talks be given by postdocs and early career faculty.When it comes to big meetings, the interchange among scientists11．_____ is still essential. But it's time for the scientific community to engage in frank talk about the12．_____ of meetings on the climate. Some conferences have been supporting digital poster sessions to 13．_____ waste, but thousands of folks flying to these meetings is the real problem to focus on. It's time to think creatively about how to reduce the carbon footprint of meetings while 14．_____ even improving﹣their value.What if we broke the large meetings into smaller, concurrent(同时发生的) ones at 15．_____ sites where people could gather, sharing the drive or taking the train? Despite the big draw of large meetings, unless you're inthe front rows of the big ballrooms where these are held, you're watching the speaker on a screen from the back or even in an overflow room. But in a concurrent sites model, 16．_____ conferences could be spread across different sites. This approach would lower the cost of 17．_____ conferences and thereby potentially increase the number and diversity of attendees. A group of graduate students piling into a 18．_____ is much more democratic than having to decide who gets to fly.Scientific conferences are vital to scientists' collaboration. Continuing to improve them in terms of equity for both the participants and the climate is something we can't stop 19．_____ to do. I volunteer to drive the first van. 5．A．pause B．persistence C．research D．administration 6．A．unbelievable B．unusual C．unreasonable D．unchanged 7．A．breakthroughs B．mysteries C．theories D．pioneers8．A．to the contrary B．in the long run C．for the better D．beyond control 9．A．somewhat B．rather C．further D．nowhere10．A．composition B．style C．interaction D．management11．A．on the Internet B．on the surface C．in person D．in particular 12．A．importance B．focus C．findings D．impact13．A．end up with B．cut down on C．give publicity to D．lay emphasis on 14．A．presenting B．documenting C．preserving D．processing15．A．academic B．regional C．significant D．environmental16．A．major B．interactive C．professional D．different17．A．televising B．attending C．conducting D．hosting18．A．ballroom B．playground C．van D．plane19．A．neglecting B．proposing C．discouraging D．striving三、阅读理解As consumers, especially young ones, become more eco-conscious, services are popping up to reduce wastefulness in the flower industry, extending the life of old bouquets（花束）that were previously thrown away the day after a big event.Considering that the floral（花的）gifting market is expected to reach﹩16 billion in revenue by 2023, buying from eco﹣friendly businesses can have a huge impact. According to one estimate, the roughly 100 million roses grown for a typical Valentine's Day in the U. S. produce about 9,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.“When you realize wha t the supply chain looks like and the number of hands that touch these flowers. and then they're only appreciated for a couple of hours, it's kind of disgusting when you think about the amount of resources that go into it,” says Jennifer Grove, founder of New York City﹣based flower service Repeat Roses.While working as a wedding designer and corporate planner, Grove often oversaw the design of floral arrangements, only to see those creations thrown away within a few hours. In 2014 she founded Repeat Roses to make it easier for luxury clients to donate used bouquets. Like a traditional floral service, the company sells high﹣end floral decorations for weddings or social events, but it then recycles or composts（堆肥）them.If a customer chooses the unique repurposing（改变用途）service, a Repeat Roses team can remove the arrangements from the event and then restyle the flowers into smaller bouquets to donate to hospitals, nursing homes and family shelters. If there's a charity that holds a special place in a customer's heart, the team will ensure the blooms are sent there. “It's a logistics business, and we're trying to make sure we are strategic in where we play matchmaker,” Grove says. When the charities are finished with the flowers, Repeat Roses also picks them bac k up and composts them. The altruism isn't free﹣prices start at ﹩1,750 for the removal and repurposing service to account for the transportation and labor costs. If you're not willing to spend that much, the company will still compost the flowers from your event instead of sending them to a landfill.Through these two methods, Repeat Roses estimates it has diverted more than 98 tons of waste from landfills and delivered almost 53,000 floral arrangements to people in need. Although Repeat Roses is a for﹣profit business, the flower repurposing itself is a tax write﹣off for the client. As the fair market value of a client's donated flowers is what's used for the charitable tax credit and is eligible for deduction, Repeat Roses ensures that the beneficiary sends you an acknowledgement letter including details of your donation.20．Jennifer Grove founded Repeat Roses in order to do the following except .A．avoid the waste of flowersB．reduce the pollution to the environmentC．earn money by selling used flowersD．help some customers do charity work21．The underlined word “altruism” in Paragraph 5 refers to.A．the company’s composting the flowersB．the customers’ donating flowers to people in needC．the reception of the donation by the people in needD．the transportation of the flowers to a landfill22．What benefit does a customer who has donated flowers get？A．To get a discount when buying flowers.B．To feel fulfilled because of donation.C．To get a tax reduction.D．To receive a letter of compliment.23．The passage is mainly intended to introduce .A．a creative way of making moneyB．a green trend of waste utilizationC．a way to cut the emission of carbon dioxideD．a company devoted to charityCoronavirus: What is “flattening the curve” and will it work?In epidemiology, the idea of slowing a virus' spread so that fewer people need to seek treatment at any given time is known as "flattening the curve". It explains why so many countries are implementing "social distancing" guidelines﹣including a "shelter in place" order that affects 6.7 million people in Northern California, even though COVID﹣19 outbreaks there might not yet seem severe.Here's what you need to know about the curve, and why we want to flatten it.What is the curve?The "curve" researchers are talking about refers to the projected number of people who will contract COVID﹣19 over a period of time. （To be clear，this is not a hard prediction of how many people will definitely be infected, but a theoretical number that's used to model the virus' spread. ）Here's what one looks like:The curve takes on different shapes, depending on the virus's infection rate. It could be a steep curve，in which the virus spreads exponentially （that is, case counts keep doubling at a consistent rate）, and the total number of cases skyrockets to its peak within a few weeks. Infection curves with a steep rise also have a steep fall;after the virus infects pretty much everyone who can be infected, case numbers begin to drop exponentially, too.The faster the infection curve rises, the quicker the local health care system gets overloaded beyond its capacity to treat people. As we're seeing in Italy, more and more new patients may be forced to go without ICU beds, and more and more hospitals may run out of the basic supplies they need to respond to the outbreak.A flatter curve, on the other hand, assumes the same number of people ultimately get infected, but over a longer period of time. A slower infection rate means a less stressed health care system, fewer hospital visits on any given day and fewer sick people being turned away.How do we flatten the curve?As there is currently no vaccine or specific medication to treat COVID﹣19, the only way to flatten the curve is through collective action. Some governments have recommended that all citizens wash their hands frequently, self﹣isolate when they're sick or suspect they might be，and start “social distancing” right away. 24．According to the passage, which of the following about the curve is TRUE?A．The curve has different shapes depending on the types of pandemic.B．The curve with a flatter rise has a flatter fall as well.C．The steep curve suggests local health system might maintain its capacity.D．The curve here shows the number of people who've been cured.25．Why is it important to flatten the curve?A．The time for the infection will be shorter.B．People can develop immunity to the virus.C．The health care system can handle the infected people.D．Vaccines can be developed to stop the spread of the virus.26．What is the way mentioned in the passage to flatten the curve?A．Putting local health care system under stress.B．Paying more frequent visits to local hospitals.C．Giving people effective medication or vaccine.D．Practicing social distancing as soon as possible.Malaysia has long wished to join the ranks of developed countries. Admission to the OECD, often referred to as the "rich countries' club", would be a formal recognition. But how close is Malaysia to the OECD level of development？Judging from its economic development, the answer is "close". In 2019, Malaysia's per﹣capita GDP was estimated at about 12,200,notfarbehindthe13,530 average of the six least wealthy OECD members, according to World Bank data. Per﹣capita GDP is a very narrow gauge of development, though. Another good measure is the human development index, or HDI, which takes into account life expectancy, health, quality of life and education. In 2019, Malaysia's HDI put it 61st of 189 countries. Within Asia, only three countries rank higher: Singapore at9th, Japan at 19th and Korea at 22nd. So Malaysia has made good progress.However, the service sector provides a more comprehensive assessment. The service sector, as opposed to agriculture or manufacturing, tends to be the largest and most important in any developed economy. Here you find the best﹣paid, most highly skilled jobs. Services reflect the quality of a country's workers. And since a large part of the service sector is linked to consumers, it also measures consumer-sector development. An innovative, sophisticated service sector with a strong supply of skilled labor and steady demand from its customers is a meaningful measure of a country's development.So how is Malaysia's services sector? On the supply side, Malaysia boasts one of the best﹣educated populations in emerging Asia. However, educational quality is far from satisfactory. According to the OECD's latest Program for International Student Assessment(PISA), Malaysian students of equivalent education levels perform only about 85% as well as their OECD peers in reading, 88% in math and 84% in science. It's better on the demand side, where private consumption has survived slowing global trade and rising economic uncertainty. In the first half of 2019, private consumption grew by 7.7% year on year-not far off 2018's 8% growth-despite falling investment and slowing export growth.To go forward, Malaysia needs to make labor productivity and growth in consumption mutually reinforcing. To boost labor productivity, it needs to improve both the quality of workers and their market mobility. A more productive labor force will translate into higher household incomes, which will further stimulate private consumption. More consumption will encourage greater investment in services. And stronger investment, especially in startups, will make services a more powerful engine of employment growth.Increasing investment in services would come with a bonus: quickening the evolution of Malaysia's digital economy. This is the new frontier(前线) for Malaysia's service sector. Getting there will prepare Malaysia for the prime time.27．The underlined word "gauge" in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to .A．the distance between two placesB．an instrument for finding the size, quantity, etc. of somethingC．a fact or event that can be used to judge somethingD．something missing that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory28．To evaluate a country's economic growth, the service sector offers a more complete evaluation because . A．it shows how well labor force and consumer﹣sector developB．developed countries depend entirely on services to prosperC．it includes jobs that require both basic and advanced skillsD．growth in agriculture and manufacturing underlines the service sector29．Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage？A．According to PISA, Malaysian students score higher in reading than science.B．Higher family incomes will help to increase labor productivity.C．Slower global economy didn't affect Malaysia's private consumption that much.D．Investment in services is likely to create more job opportunities.30．What can be the best title for this passage？A．The Definition and Role of a Developed CountryB．Developing Economy Is the Key to Joining OECDC．Malaysia Has to Further Develop Its ServicesD．People in Malaysia Need Better Education四、书面表达31.以下片段选自某位名人给美国高中生毕业生的网上毕业演讲。

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上海市浦东新区高三二模试题英语

浦东新区2021学年度第二学期教学质量检测高三英语试卷考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

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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. Figure skating.B. Snowboarding. C. Speed skating. D. Freestyle skiing.2. A. Customer and shop assistant. B. Waiter and customer.C. Boss and employee.D. Doctor and patient.3. A. In a fitness club.B. At the stationery.C. At the airport.D. In a grocery store.4. A. $50,000. B. $40,000. C. $41,000.D. $11,000.5. A. Silver.B. Pale. C. Dark. D. Brown.6. A. Indifferent.B. Supportive.C. Objective. D. Disapproving.7. A. Take moderate exercise. B. Increase coffee intake.C. Eat organic food.D. Go to bed early.8. A. Traffic burden. B. Disease control. C. Pay conflicts. D. Labor shortage.9. A. The woman received a resume just now.B. The woman will be promoted next month.C. The woman should handle the problem soon.D. The woman demands a pay rise in the resume.10.A. The man fell from the chair.B. The man was shocked at the news.C. The couple were very changeable.D. The couple tied two ropes with a knot.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possibleanswers 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 make profit for the family.B. To contact the family member in prison.C. To browse different websites.D. To teach children programming skills.12.A. Her taking in 10,000 women in her organization.B. Her contribution in helping many prisoned people.C. Her ability in coding and running a programming business.D. Her decisiveness in braving challenges and helpingwomen.13. A. JayJay’spersonalexperiencesandcontribution.B. ThefamilyinfluenceonJay Jay’spersonality.C. Thegoalandexpansionof Photo Patch.D. Requirementsofthe V oices of Change.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.By readingsomebestsellers. B. By challenging the authorities.C. By making friends with celebrities.D. By frequentingsomelocalpubs.15.A.A teacher speaking via a microphone.B. A child telling his nursery lifehonestly.C. An employeeforfearofoffendingothers.D. An actor performing a comedy skillfully.16.A. True thoughts are likely to attract people.B. Charms always come from strange things.C. Unconfident people can’t be interesting.D. People tend to believe what they hear.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. A program host.B. A bank manager.C. A finance consultant.D. A professor of economics.18. A. They help pay off your debts. B. They can improve your fitness.C. They are essentialforhouseselling.D. They may influence your job offers.19. A. People avoiding using credit.B. Graduates from famous universities.C. People always applying for credit cards.D. People with a positive and long credit history.20. A. How to get good credit scores.B. How to apply for a credit card.C. How to improve financial well-being.D. How to find a job in finance management. 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.Wintry Scenes from a Swedish WonderlandI always give the same advice to ambitious photographers: Wherever home is, that’s where you should begin. Having lived and worked everywhere but in Sweden for most of my life, I was terrible at following it myself. For me, Sweden has always been a place to relax and spend time with family. I’ve never explored it in the same way I’ve explored destinations like Zambia (21)______ now.With all of my foreign trips (22)______(cancel) this year, I decided to travel north from my home near Stockholm. What began as a two-week trip quickly turned into journeys (23)______, both starting and finishing in midwinter, lasted the entire year.Climate change doesn’t have any impact on the length of our daylight. And yet,(24)______(lie) on the back staring up at the magical light show of the aurora borealis(北极光),I hardly minded the lack of daylight. Instead, (25)______caught my attention was the fascinating beauty of the white, frozen landscapes and the endless shades of blue.But Johan Stenevad, my host at Lapland Guesthouse, showed me (26)______ else. One day, on a snowmobile path lined with tall trees on both sides, he turned off his engine and asked me what I saw. “Trees,” I answered. “A forest.”He shook his head. “Not a forest, just a plantation. Soon, this is what (27)______(leave).” he said. For over half a century now, the ancient forests that once seemed endless continue (28)______(cut) down. The Sami that live mainly in the northern areas (29)______(face) an existential crisis. Their lives and culture are closely linked to the ancient forests and the reindeer (驯鹿)there. The slow growing lichen(地衣)and mushrooms upon which the reindeer depend for survival are not found in plantations. So, the death of one (30)______ mean the death of the other, and an uncertain future for an entire people.We are not visitors in nature and it’s essential for our own survival as well as that of the natural world.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.It is evening, near freezing. The city is practically empty. Fog ___31___ the Pittsburgh Railroad Station. A young engineer walks the platform, his brain occupied with a problem that has obsessed him for months. And then it ___32___ him—the Archimedean lightning bolt(闪电) of inspiration. The answer is literally all around him: It’s the fog itself!The young man’s name is Willis Haviland Carrier. On that foggy night in 1902, he hit uponthe theory that became the ___33___ for modern air-conditioning technology.Carrier graduated from university as a mechanical engineer in June 1901. A month later, he began working for the Buffalo Forge Company, a firm that produced heating and exhaust systems___34___. The summer of 1901 was ___35___ hot. A printing company became frustrated with varying humidity(湿度) levels when trying to print in color. The same paper had to be printed four times in four colors, and if the humidity changed between print runs, the paper would slightly expand or ___36___. Even a millimeter’s misalignment(错位) looked awful.Early the following year, the printing company ___37___ Buffalo Forge, asking it to devise a system to control humidity in the air as well as the temperature. The firm turned to the 25-year-old Carrier.By the early 1850s, two ___38___ in cooling had been achieved: a French engineer designed the first absorption refrigerator; and an American physician was ___39___ a patent for a machine to make ice. From then on, the challenge would lie in controlling humidity instead of lowering temperature.Carrier’s partial solution involved circulating cold water and then balancing their temperature with the rate of air flow. It was at the Pittsburgh Railroad Station that the solution came to him. Few other inventors have had such an impact on modern life and yet remained so little-known. Air conditioning, in a sense, has become ___40___. And for most of us, the simple ability to cool our homes amid the summer’s heat is more than enough reason to be grateful for Carrier’s fogbound moment of genius.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.TikTok, a social media app dedicated to short-form videos, has emerged as a major firer of food trends—from mushroom coffee and pancake cereal to cloud bread and feta pasta. But another trend, the #whatieatinaday trend, is dominating TikTok,which is nearing 9 billion ___41___.Even though #whatieatinaday posts may be ___42___ to serve as healthy inspiration for others, there’s a growing feeling that these video diaries of daily eats will likely do more harm than good—especially among young girls or people with a history of disordered eating.The ___43___ message these posts send is that if you eat like them, then you can eventually look like them. Yet what someone else eats in a day doesn’t mean it’s right for you, since these “___44___” videos are not a completely accurate representation of what someone typically eats.Often the overly stylized (程式化) meals do not___45___ a nutritionally adequate diet. The posts are ___46___the illusion (幻想) of an ideal day of eating, along with an ideal body size.Younger audiences, especially girls and young women, internalize the message that they must eat like these creators to achieve and maintain not only health, but also social ___47___. The biggest harm with this trend is that it normalizes disordered or ___48___ eating behaviors.This could prevent someone struggling with an eating disorder from ___49___ support or treatment.Even if the #whatieatinaday posts are displaying a ___50___ day of eating, the subtext message of “eat like me, and you will look like me” is harmful because people will not necessarily achieve the same body size as the ___51___ even if they copied their day of eating bite for bite.___52___, what might be a healthy, adequateday of satisfying meals for one person may be inadequate and unsatisfying to another. Even worse, someone looking at these posts may conclude that they need to be eating half as much to ___53___.People making these videos are overwhelmingly thin, young, able-bodied and white. There is a complete lack of body ___54___. And this encourages harmful comparisons to unrealistic body standards that are ___55___ to the vast majority of people. Therefore, those of us from marginalized communities are once again unable to see positive representations of our varyingbodies, foods and cultural representation in these harmful posts.”41. A. views B. statements C. analyses D. identities42. A. emphasized B. simplified C. requested D. intended43. A. moral B. scientific C. potential D. instant44. A. modern B. staged C. educational D. labelled45. A. prioritize B. commercialize C. recognize D. exchange46. A. promoting B. representing C. spoiling D. perfecting47. A. welfare B. equality C. desirability D. justice48.A. individual B. instinctive C. restrictive D. changeable49. A. attracting B. seeking C. losing D. offering50. A. fixed B. balanced C. relaxing D. demanding51. A. reader B. advertiser C. browser D. poster52. A. Therefore B. Finally C. Additionally D. Meanwhile53. A. lose weight B. share interests C. assume burden D. make contributions54. A. language B. diversity C. warmth D. response55. A. available B. predictable C. inadequate D. unachievable Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Mattel is honoring frontline workers with Barbie dolls modeled on real-life doctors and nurses. Among them is a doll version of Amy O’Sullivan. She’s a nurse at the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. That’s in Brooklyn, New York. O’Sullivan appeared on the cover of TIME last year. The doll has hand-painted tattoos(纹身), silver hair, and colorful socks like those O’Sullivan wears to work every day.O’Sullivan was touched by these details. “I used to get a hard time from the administrators about my tattoos and my hair and my pants being rolled up,” she says. “But I didn’t want to be like anyone else… I had no role models when I was growing up. This, I think, shows kids it’s okay to be different. It encourages them to be themselves.”There are five other dolls in the program. One is modeled on Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz, from Las Vegas, Nevada, who fights racial prejudice against Asian-American physicians. Another is for Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, from Canada, who is fighting racism in the healthcare system. Next is Sarah Gilbert, a professor in the United Kingdom who helped develop a new medication. There’s a doll for Dr. Jaqueline Goés de Jesus, a researcher who led work around the COVID-19 variant (变异) in Brazil. And there is Dr. Kirby White, from Australia. She developed reusable personal protective equipment, or PPE, for doctors.Each woman was presented with her own one-of-a-kind doll. The honoring dolls are not for sale, but Mattel announced it will donate $5 for every doctor or nurse Barbie sold at Target Corporation. Mattel launched the campaign last year to give back to communities in need. “This fall, admittedly, we thought we would be further along in the pandemic(大流行),” Lisa McKnight says. She’s a senior vice president at Mattel and the global brand manager for Barbie. “But it is important to honor these amazing medical workers across the globe as we continue to face a difficult time.”56. Which of the following is true of O’Sullivan?A. She loves dressing up as a doll.B. She had a hard time financially.C. She sees growing up differently as OK.D. She tried to cover up her hand-painted tattoos.57. What do the five other dolls have in common?A. They are modeled on the medical workers from the same continent.B. They are designed in support of doctors striving for racial equality.C. They are manufactured to honor frontline workers with doctor degrees.D. They are presented to females who’ve contributed to the medical field.58. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____________.A. Mattel is probably the name of a frontline medical workerB. China’s outstanding doctors may receive dolls modeled on themC. you can get the honoring dolls for free as long as you donate $5D. communities in need have made agreatcontribution to the campaign59. What is probably the best title of the passage?A. TIME’s Person of the YearB. Thank You Everyday HeroesC. Barbie dolls make a comebackD. Mattel Honors Frontline Workers(B)Cooking with WHOLEFOODS a picture of health Integrating wholefoods into your diet by making healthy exchanges is an easy way to increase your intake of beneficial nutrients. See below for suggestions to add extra wholefoods to your meals and a quick guide of how to start using them as your go-to ingredients!Health Almond Meal makes a nutritious, gluten-free (无谷蛋白的) alternative to regular flour in baking. Almond meal is anexcellent source of fibre and vitamin E.ALMOND MEAL CAN BE USED:•To thicken soups.•As a nutritious addition when baking your favouritegluten-free cookies!•As a flour alternative for those following a specific diet.Health Chia Seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. They are aplant based source of protein and an excellent source of fibre.CHIA SEEDS CAN BE:•Spread on salads, oats or breakfasts.•Used to make a healthy pudding by wetting them in yourfavourite fruit juice, coconut milk or coconut water.Health Organic Hulled Hemp Seeds are an exceptionallynutritious food! They are a source of vitamin E and rich inomega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. They also contain quality plantbased protein.3 WAYS TO USE HEMP SEEDS：•Spread over yoghurt, cereals or blend in smoothies (冰沙).•Hemp seeds can also be added to homemade sauce and baking.Organic Flaxseed Meal is rich in fibre and healthy fats.TO ADD FLAXSEED MEALS TO YOUR DIET:•Combine with almond meal and use to cover fish or meat withcrumbs (食物碎屑).•Add to banana bread, pancakes, or baking to increase yourintake of fibre and omega-3 essential fatty acids.60. Which of the following wholefoods suits your fruit flavored pudding best?A. Almond meal.B. Chia seeds.C. Hemp seeds.D. Flaxseed meal.61.According to the passage, which of the following descriptions is correct?A. Almond meal—Fat-free mixtureB. Chia Seeds—Multi-colored nutrientC. Hulled hemp seeds—Flour substituteD. Flaxseed meal—Almond meal mate62. Where is the above advertisement most probably found?A. What Doctors Don’t Tell YouB.Railway DigestC. Where Health Meets ChemistryD. Recipe Weekly(C)If you know someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you’re aware of how quickly they can step up from mild annoyance to outbursts of anger.However, Sonya Varma, a professor from York University, wondered, do people with BPD have problems in all aspects of this process? Could they have an as-yet-undiscovered set of emotional strengths?According to new research by Varma and her colleagues, emotion regulation involves both the internal reactions of the body and the conscious efforts people make to label those bodily feelings. This labeling process, they maintain, could make all the difference when it comes to settling back down and putting the mind back at rest.To tease apart these features of emotion regulation, Varma designed an experimental situation in which they put participants into an “emotion induction (引导)” treatment. Participants read a story that was intended to cause a negative emotion such as a hit-and-run car accident or the death of your dog. The sample included 29 participants with diagnosed BPD who were age-and sex-matched with healthy controls, and they ranged in age from 18 to 60.To examine the effect of labeling, Varma asked their participants to type their current emotional states into a computer, choosing from a set they saw on the screen. They could use the same word multiple times if they wished.If indeed people with BPD have difficulty labeling their emotions, then this fault should have been reflected in their ability to return to baseline(起点) after the negative emotion induction. However, the findings surprisingly ran counter to the research team’s expectations: People with BPD were equal to the control participants in the negativity of their expressed emotion, the intensity of that emotion, and even the words they used to describe their emotions. Although using a wider range of words following the emotion induction helped to bring about greater physiological control for all participants, there were no differences between groups in this effect.Given its role in helping restore physiological peace, it appears that regardless of whether someone has BPD or not, it can be beneficial to learn to label your emotions. When you’re starting down the pathway of experiencing a negative emotion, you can benefit by applying an accurate label to that emotion as opposed to holding it back or calling it something else. This canpotentially prevent engagement in destructive behaviors that may function to downregulate emotion such as self-harm.To sum up, this new information about BPD can offer hope that at least one key element of the emotion regulation process appears to function effectively. Building on this strength could very well provide a new and unexplored pathway for their satisfaction.63. According to paragraph 1 and 2, people with BPD ____________.A. may be good at labeling bodily feelingsB. may lose their temper easily and suddenlyC. encounter problems in every aspect of their lifeD. have emotional strengths like emotion regulation64. The underlined phrase “tease apart” (Para 3, Line 1) is closestin meaning to ____________.A. identifyB. combineC. emphasizeD. dominate65. What can be inferred from Varma’s experiment?A. Negative emotions affect the ability to reflect.B. Healthy controls excel at regulating their mental state.C. Rich expressions contribute to psychological stability.D. People with BPD met the research team’s expectations.66. What is the passage mainly about?A. A new pathway of regulating emotions.B. A method of consciously labeling emotions.C. An unexpected strength of people with BPD.D. An involuntary reaction to people with BPD.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.The water is cool against my skin, the silence absolute, and as I hover(盘旋)over the remains at the bottom of the sea, I feel peaceful, thankful, a sense of coming home.Go underwater with me, and you’ll see about 30 other divers, paired in sets of two. They calmly float in place, despite strong currents off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, sketching images of coral-covered artifacts or taking measurements. (67)____________________ We are members of Diving With a Purpose, a group that trains divers to find and conserve(保存) historical and cultural artifacts buried deep in the waters.(68)____________________ Since its founding, DWP has trained some 500 divers to help archaeologists and historians search for and document such ships.(69)____________________ During the voyages from shores to shores, and inside the ships, we can find clues to a history little discussed, to stories that have been lost in the depths.We can begin to assemble long-lost threads that help us better understand our obligation to the past and to each other.However, the wrecks are hard to find. Ships from the past were primarily made of wood, and they have disintegrated over time and been absorbed by the sea. Searchers today use equipment such as side-scan sonars(声呐) to detect unnatural, manufactured materials in dark water. (70)___________________So we must be intentional about how we are documenting, to ensure that we’re not disturbing the wreck or ocean creatures.The sandy ocean floor covers and reveals as it fancies. What may be seen today may not be seen tomorrow. A proper expedition with historians and archaeologists can take years. But it is important to take as long as is needed to look.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.71.Does Zoom exhaust you?During the COVID-19 pandemic, as social distancing has kept people apart physically, more people are logging on to popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends. And as a result, virtual meetings, or “zooming”, have skyrocketed. However, communication professor Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab(VHIL) examined the psychological consequences of spending hours per day on these platforms, warning that those video calls are likely tiring you out.In a normal meeting, people will variously be looking at the speaker, taking notes, or looking elsewhere. But on Zoom calls, everyone is looking at everyone, all the time. A listener is treated nonverbally like a speaker, so even if you don’t speak once in a meeting, you are still looking at faces staring at you. The amount of eye contact is dramatically increased. “Social anxiety of public speaking is one of the biggest fears that exist in our population,” Bailenson said. “When you’re standing up there and everybody’s staring at you, that’s a stressful experience.”Most video platforms show a square of what you look like on camera during a chat, which is unnatural. Bailenson said, “In the real world, if somebody was following you around with a mirror constantly so that you were seeing yourself in a mirror while you were talking to people, making decisions, giving feedback, etc., that would just be crazy.” He cited studies showing that when you see a reflection of yourself, you are more critical of yourself and there will be negative emotional consequences.Moreover, video chats dramatically reduce our usual mobility.In-person and audio phone conversations allow humans to walk around and move. But with videoconferencing, most cameras have a set field of view, meaning a person has to generally stay in the same spot. Movement is limited in ways that are not natural. “There’s a growing research now that sayswhen people are moving, they’re performing better cognitively,” Bailenson said.V. TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 这段灵感来自于宋代名画的舞蹈火遍大江南北。

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浦东新区2019 学年度第二学期高中教学质量检测试题高三英语2020.05I.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. At the butcher's. B. In a restaurant. C. On the farm. D. In a supermarket.2. A. Boss and secretary. B. Operator and caller.C. Librarian and student.D. Customer and repairman.3. A. He must attend a class. B. He must meet his teacher.C. He must finish his homework.D. He must go out with his roommate.4. A. It’s not as good as it was. B. It’s better than it used to be.C. It’s better than people expect.D. It’s even worse than people say.5. A. The woman has a practical goal.B.The woman can surely live a long life.C.The woman has taken the right steps to stay healthy.D.The woman should give up cheeseburgers to live longer.6. A. An attractive hut. B. A sunny day. C. raincoat. D. A lovely hat.7. A. He's not going to cook his own dinner. B. He plans to do the same as his brother.C. He loves the dinner his brother cooks.D. He wants to take on his own responsibility.8. A. Applying to Harvard will be fun. B. He is confident of getting into Harvard.C. He has no choice but to apply to Harvard.D. The woman can get the man into Harvard.9. A. The woman is teaching the man how to cook.B.There is nothing the man can do to cook the dish.C.The cookbook contains difficult instructions to follow.D.The man is good at following what is said in the cookbook.10. A. The woman is too busy to go to the dinner.B.The woman will definitely go to the dinner.C.The woman will probably decline the invitation.D.The woman is asking about the time for the dinner.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. Boston Cooking School. B. Toll House Inn.C. A chocolate company.D. Nestle's branch.12. A. Mix smashed chocolate with other ingredients and baked it.B.Cover the surface of the cookies with melted chocolate.C.Spread butter on semi-sweet chocolate desserts.D.Shape melted chocolate into thick pieces.13. A. She kept it as a secret. B. She sold it to Nestle.C. She applied for a patent.D. She shared it publicly.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They support various living creatures. B.They reduce greenhouse gas emissions.C.They bring about huge economic benefits.D.They protect the coast against melting ice.15. A. Australia. B. Canada. C. America. D. China.16. A. Tourism will face strong decline.B.Beach losses are causing climate change.C.Half of the world's sandy beaches could disappear.D.Beaches play an important part in the ecosystem.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. London. B. Barcelona. C. Madrid. D. Iceland.18. A. She was scheduled to meet more customers in other cities.B.Her ship was delayed by the wind blowing southwards.C.Clouds of volcano ash threatened passengers’ health.D.Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled.19. A. She tried various means of transport except the coach.B.She had a tough journey back home with many transfers.C.She enjoyed the lovely scenery in various cities in Spain.D.She managed to book a ticket with the British airline at last.20. A. He paid little attention to the news media.B.He didn’t care about meaningless pastimes.C.He was out of employment for too long.D.He was too busy to make preparations for it.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.Green Spring Renews Life’s PromiseFor me, two of the loveliest words in th e English language are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper, I don’t recall (21) what I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came (22) dancing (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”After those words (23) were read (read) again a dozen times, suddenly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn.I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green that I (24) could almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and the only green to be seen was neon（霓虹灯）.But the next morning, to my surprise, I (25) was awake (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard. (26)With my absence, all sorts of things had leafed and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing the Giants play the A’s in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses.Sometimes we need the chance (27) to remind (remind) that we’re still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just (28) you think you will never smile again, life comes back.”Life persists, and so do (29) we in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and the passing of a loved one; in the words we leave behind and the hearts of those (30) who will remember us. Spring reminds us that we’re alive forever.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.Curiosity and Globalization are Driving a New Approach to TravelToday’s political climate and negative headlines seem to point towards a more inward-looking global population —minds narrowing, borders going up. But with more people living and working overseas and becoming exposed to influences from different cultures, many of us are seeking a(n) 31 , connected world.According to the recently published study from Culture Trip, 60% of people in the US and UK say that their outlook on life is shaped by the 32 from different cultures. As a society, we not only want to discover and experience other cultures, we want to learn from them, too. This is one of the many positive side effects of globalization. At the same time, the economic landscape of the last decade has resulted in a shift in values away from 33 , with younger generations more interested in collecting experiences than possessions.Welcome to the “new culture economy”.The collision（碰撞）of two trends — globalization and the experience economy — has 34 a new attitude to travel, with cultural curiosity at its heart. This is the “new culture economy”. The phenomenon is having a powerful impact on people’s interactions and definitions of 35 exploration, and presents an incredible commercial opportunity.While globalization is usually talked about in the context of the 36 of trade and capital between countries, we shouldn’t forget that the37 force behind it all it people. Education, travel, exposure to other customs and geographies and the cultural integration ( 融合)are the more influential social effects of globalization. People are increasingly living or working in countries other than the ones in which they were born - more than half of respondents from the study have friends living overseas, all of which has 38 in more interaction with global cultures.Also, student debt and unaffordable housing have created a(n) 39 in spending patterns, and so a new set of values has emerged in which experiences matter more than ownership. Travel is absolutely necessary to most people’s lives - in fact, nearly half of all respondents cut down on their daily expenses so they can save money to travel more. For “generation rent” in particular, no matter how expensive an experience or a trip, it is still more 40 than a house.III.Reading Comprehension Section 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.Communication, One Major Part of the Scientific MethodScientists may feel it their duty to share their guesses, methods, and findings with the rest of the scientific community .This sharing serves two 41 . First, it supports the basic deal of skepticism （怀疑论）by making it possible for others to say, “Oh, yeah? Let me check that.” It tells others where to see what the scientist saw, and what techniques and tools to use. Second, it gets the word out so that others can use what has been discovered. This is essential because science is a(n) 42 efforts. People who work thousands of miles apart build with and upon each other’s discoveries.The communication of science begins with “peer review”, a process of43 an author’s scholarly work, research or ideas to the inspection of other experts. It typically has three stages. The first occurs when a scientists seeks funding —— from government agencies, foundations, or other 44 —— to carry out a research program. He or she must prepare a report describing the intended work,laying out background,hypothese（s假设）,planned experiments, expected results, and even the 45 impacts on other fields. Committees of other scientists then 46 the report to see whether the scientist knows his or her area, has the necessary abilities, and is realistic in his or her plans.Once the scientist has the needed 47 , has done the work, and has written a report of the results, that reportswill go to a scientific journal. Before publishing the report, the journal’s editors will show it to other workers in the same or 48 fields and ask whether the work was done adequately, the conclusion are justified, and the report should be published.The third stage of peer review happens are publication, when the broader scientific community gets to see and49 the work.This three-stage quality-control process can, of course, be faulty. Any scientist with independent wealth can50 the first stage quite easily but such scientists are much, much rarer today than they were a century or so ago. Those who remain are the object of envy. 51 , it is fair to say that they are not disapproved as were those who avoid the latter two stages of the “peer review” mechanisms by using press conferences.On the other hand, it is certainly possible for the standard peer review mechanisms to 52 . By their nature, these mechanisms are more likely to 53 ideas that are not different from what the reviewers think they already know. Yet the un-traditional or unconventional ideas are not 54 wrong, as Alfred Wegener proved when he tried to gain 55 for the idea of continental drift in the early twentieth century. It was not until the 1960s that most geologists accepted his ideas as genuine insights.41. A. purposes B. duties C. interests D. needs42. A. innovative B. prospective C. cooperative D. plain43. A. accustoming B. addicting C. restricting D. subjecting44. A. projects B. sources C. unions D. departments45. A. stronger B. more limited C. more dramatic D. broader46. A. look up B. go over C. long for D. call for47. A. funds B. fields C. impacts D. experiments48. A. different B. chosen C. related D. academic49. A. substitute B. create C. judge D. undertake50. A. reach B. mark C. hold D. skip51. A. Similarly B. Contrarily C. Surely D. Therefore52. A. fail B. function C. evolve D. work53. A. convey B. overlook C. reject D. approve54. A. necessarily B. particularly C. dramatically D. terribly55. A. confidence B. acceptance C. strength D. weightSection BDirections: Read the following three passage. 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 read.(A)To Be a Deaf DJI was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990, when I was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didn’t have h ealth insurance at the time, and when I got a third infection, my parents couldn’t afford the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50 percent hearing in my left. Over time, my remaining hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today. My doctors predicted that I would be thoroughly deaf by now, so I think I’m doing pretty well.There was always music on in my house in my childhood. I loved listening to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson. My dad was a DJ, so he played disco, folk, rock, and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant be owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was hooded. I desired to learn more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee, a distinguished New York City DJ, when I was 25: “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day; “Challenge accepted.” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a day.Now when I’m performing, muscle memory takes over. When I started, I wouldn’t tell the club managers that I was deaf. I would just show up, introduce myself, and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so astonished. Sometimes I would bring doctor’s notes because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassurance that they were giving me opportunities to perform because I was brilliant, no out of sympathy. Eventually peopl e started calling me “that deaf DJ,” and the name stuck.What fascinates me about deejaying is the creativity. I use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. I’m visually hearing the music. The next time you go dancing, cover your ears, and you’ll start seeing that you’re able to hear the music in a different way. Music is not all about hearing. I pay all sorts of get-togethers now, from college parties to corporate events. I also go to elementary schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and believing in themselves. I’m big on talking to the parents. I tell them, “My advice to you is let your kids chase their dreams. I’m a deaf DJ, so why not?”56.Which of the following might result in the author’s hearing l oss?A. Monthly ear infection.B. Moving to the U. S.C. Family financial hardshipD. The doctors’ prediction.57.How did DJ Shiftee help the author during his youth?A. He taught him correct skills.B. He discovered his talent for DJ.C. He played at the restaurant for him.D. He cultivated his taste for foreign music.58.The underlined expression in Paragraph 3 “the name stuck” probably means that .A. the author was in low spiritsB. the author impressed people deeplyC. the audience felt disappointed by the playerD. the audience looked down upon the player59.We can conclude from the passage that the author loves deejaying because .A.working as a DJ involves innovationB. music helps him to see the world virtuallyC. he motivates the kids to realize their dreamD. he desires to challenge something impossibleFREE HomeschoolingIf you are reading this page you are looking into homeschooling. YAHOO! So proud of you for taking the road less traveled for your kids. It may not always be easy, but it is rewarding!123 Homeschool 4 Me is here to help you on your journey! 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Scores of people wander around on the thick crash pads, chatting, waiting their turn and offering the odd shout of encouragement to those clinging on to the colourful climbing walls.Rock climbing was once classified as an “extreme sport”. But indoor centres like The Arch, which offer c limbing without the need for rocks, are bringing it into the mainstream. The British Mountaineering Council estimates there are at least 248 public climbing walls in Britain, a number that has risen by 30% since 2010. In 2020 the sport’s governing bodies are hoping to see an even bigger increase in interest.Along with skateboarding,surfing and karate（空手道）,rock climbing will be making its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the summer games in Tokyo.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is frank about the ambition to appeal to a younger crowd who may be less familiar with longer-standing sports such as athletics and weightlifting. The crowd at the Arch is exactly what the IOC has in mind: mostly young professional letting off steam after work, who see climbing as a more engaging ans sociable alternative to jogging on running machines or pumping iron in a gym. Between them, the new sports will mean another 18 events and 474 athletes at the Tokyo games.Officially, all four sports are delighted with their new status. But with the exception of karate, all of them have counter-cultural, anti-establishment roots. Some stars have wondered whether accepting the Olympic torch means going against their beliefs. Owen Wright, a famous surfer, has said that surfing is more art form than sport, and therefore not suitable for the games — though he has since gone back on his word, and hopes to represent Australia in Tokyo.Adam Ondra, a Czech who is one of the world’s climbers, said he might steer clear of the gam es because of the format. The eventual Olympic champion will have to master all the three disciplines including bouldering (climbing without a rope, low to the ground, with a focus on hard, gymnastic moves), lead climbing (roped climbing up a tall wall of increasing difficulty) and speed climbing. Bouldering and lead climbing feature new routes in each stage of a competition, in an effort to imitate the variety of real rock. But speed climbing takes place on a standard, unvarying course. Because of this, said Mr. Ondra, “speed is a kind of artificial discipline ... and this is against the soul of climbing.”Skateboarders, also notably rebellious, can be strikingly young. Sky Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest Olympian and has settled down to training. By the time of the Tokyo games, she will have turned 12.63.Which of the following statements is true about rock climbing？A.It originated in The Arch, a sports centre on the River Thames.B.It has evolved from a mainstream sport into an extreme sport.C.Spectator’s encouragement contributes to its rapid expansion.D.The increase in climbing walls reflects a growing interest in it.64.IOC introduced rock climbing into the Olympics in order to .A.familiarize the global population with the new sportB.attract young people who lack interest in traditional sportsC.enable the young to let off their energy after workD.challenge the dominant status of traditional sports65.What can you infer from the star athletes’ responses according to the passage?A.Surfers are expected to strike a balance between art and sport in the Olympics.B.Rock climbers must be self-disciplined if they are to win the championship.C.Adam believes that the soul of climbing consists in its harmony with nature.D.Strikingly young skateboarders have an advantage over other opponents.66.What is the passage mainly about?A.With the addition of new Olympics sports, stars are divided on whether to participate.B.Rock climbing, skateboard, surfing and karate are accepted as Olympics sports.C.Extreme sports athletes rebel against traditions while training for the Olympics.D.The appeal of a new sport event consists is changing for format of this game.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence canbe used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.It all goes back to each country’s distinct cultural heritage.B.American stories are rooted in realism; even our fantasies are rooted in realism.C.Both boys are characterized by their unique roles, thus breathing life into the fancy stories.D.Meanwhile, the United States, also a major player in children’s classics, deals much less in magic.E.Britain’s time-honored countryside, with ancient castles and restful farms, lends itself to fairy-tale i nvention.F.B oth orphans took over the world of children’s literature, but their stories unfold in noticeable different ways.How the British and American Tell Children’s StoriesIf Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious situation would emerge: In a literary competition for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard（巫师) in-training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, bothered by cheats, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a magic stick, the other takes to a raft（筏）to right a social wrong. 67The small island of Great Britain is an unque stionably powerhouse of children’s bestsellers: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Significantly, all are fantasies. 68 Stories like The Call of the Wild. Charlotte’s Web, Little Women, and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer are more notable for their realistic portraits of day-to-day life in the towns and farmlands on the growing frontier. If British children gathered in the dim light of the kitchen fireplace to hear stories about magic swords and talking bears, American children sat at their mother’s knee listening tales with moral messages about a world where life was hard, obedience emphasized, and Christian morality valued. Each style has its virtues, but the British approach undoubtedly creates the kinds of stories that appeal to the furthest reaches of children’s imagination.69 For one, the British have always been in touch with their pagan （异教徒的）folk traditions and stories, says Maria Tatar, a Harvard professor of children’s literature. After all, the country’s very origin story is about a young king tutored by a wizard. Legends have always been accepted as history, from Merlin to Macbeth. “Even as the British were digging into these magical worlds, Americans, much more realistic, always viewed their soil as something to exploit,” says Tatar.American write fantasies too, but nothing like the British, says Jerry Griswold, a San Diego State University professor of children’s literature. He said, “ 70 ” To prove it, he mentioned Dorothy, the heroine of Wizard of Oz （绿野仙踪）who unmasks the great and powerful Wizard as a cheat. Meanwhile, American fantasies differ in another way: They usually end with a moral lesson learned — for example, in Oz, Dorothy’s journey ends with the realization: “There’s no place like home.”IV.S ummary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.71.Britain’s Buses are Getting EmptierIn Britain, buses account for more public - transport trips than trains, tubes and trams put together. People love them, in theory: one poll by Transport Focus, a consumer group, found that 74% of young people think they are a good way of getting around and 85% believe it is important for a place to have a good bus service. There is just one problem. In practice, Britions are taking buses less and less.Why are London buses emptier? One thing that has cha nged is young people’s behavior. The young are heavy bus users when they travel. But, increasingly, they do not travel. According to Transport for London, the average 17 - to 24-year-old took 2.3 transport trips per day in the year 2011- 12 but only 1.7 in 2018 - 19. The National Travel Survey confirms that no group has cut back harder on travel since the early 2000s than teenagers. Young people are more diligent these days, and stay in school for longer. They can do the things that young people love to do on their phones, without going out.The other big bus users are the poor and the old, especially outside London, but both are turning away from buses to cars. Lower lending standards have made cars easier to acquire; a fuel-tax freeze and fuel-saving engines make them cheaper to run. Cars are ever more comfortable and easier to operate, with parking-assist technology and lane-drifting alerts to help starters. Outside London, the average free bus pass was used 90 times in the year 2010-11 but only 74 times in 2018-19, according to the Department for Transport.Finally there is the gig economy (零工经济). Online shopping and Uber probably substitute of bus trips as well as private car journeys. And they put new vehicles on the roads, which slows everything down. The number of light-goods vehicles in London has risen by 28% since 2012. Tony Travers of the London School of Economics points out that bus speeds have fallen slightly in the capital, even though private cars have almost been cleared up from the city center. The average London bus now travels at 9.3 miles per hour. Just as people become less inclined to run after buses, they are becoming easier to catch.。

2020届高三二模英语试题(含答案)

高三英语试卷（2020.05）(满分140分，考试时间120分钟)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 Supermarket. B. Tailors shop. C. Department store. D. Convenience store.2. A. 200 pound. B. 600 pounds. C. 300 pounds. D. 700 pounds.3. A. Call the ticket office later. B. Order the tickets onlineC. Not to buy the ticket on the Internet.D. Order the tickets when it's not busy.4.A. Borrowing money from a business company. B Lending some money to a student.C. Asking for some financial aid. D Reading students’ application.5. A. The bed is to blame for his not falling asleep. B. He can fall asleep if he stops drinking.C. He can drink more to fall asleep easily.D. Drinking is good for sleeping.6. A. He is satisfied with the content. B. He feels sorry for it.C. He thinks it is valueless.D. He thinks it is valuable.7. A Professor Smith spoke Greek when he explained the maths problem.B. The woman still didn’t understand the maths problem.C. Unfortunately, she didn’t hear Professor Smiths explanation.D. Professor Smith didn't explain the problem clearly.8. A. Collect papers for the man. B. Do the typing once again.C. Check the paper for typing errors.D. Read the whole newspaper.9.A. Proceed in his own way. B. Stick to the original plan.C. Negotiate with his colleague.D. Try to change his colleagues mind.10. A. His project proved to be unsuccessful. B. He was unable to get sufficient money.C. Lack of land prevented his success.D. He was successful with his project.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s)and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s)and the passage(s). The conversation(s)and the passage (s) will beread 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following talk.11. A. To guide and help children's play. B. To give children an opportunity to play.C. To make children excited. D To keep children company.12. A. It determines the standard a child can reach.B. It is the happiest period during one's life.C. It is the most important time to shape one’s character.D. It is the best time for children to learn new thing.13. A. The relationship between play and learning.B. The way to help children develop both physically and mentally.C. The importance of children’s play.D. Different stages of children’s development.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It tends to wander towards unpleasant experiences.B. It wanders for almost half of their waking time.C. It has trouble concentrating after a brain injuryD. It tends to be affected by their negative feelings.15. A. To find how happiness relates to daydreaming.B. To observe how one’s mind affects one’s behavior.C. To see why daydreaming impacts what one is doing.D. To study the relation between health and daydreaming.16. A. Participants with clear goals in mind outperformed those without clear goals.B. The difference in performance between the two groups was insignificant.C. Non-daydreamers were more confused on their tasks than daydreamers.D. Daydreamers did better than non-daydreamers in task performance.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Their average lifespan was less than 50 years.B. It was very common for them to have 12 children.C. They retired from work much earlier than today.D. They were quite optimistic about their future.18. A. Get ready for ecological changes.B. Adapt to the new environment.C. Learn to use new technology.D. Explore ways to stay young.19. A. When all women go out to work.B. When family planning is enforced.C. When a world government is set up.D. When all people become wealthier.20. A. Eliminate poverty and injustice.B. Migrate to other planets.C. Control the environment.D. Find inexhaustible resources.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.Plants Scream in the Face of StressFor the first time, researchers appear to have evidence that like animals, those plants deprived of water or (21)__________(force)to endure bodily harm can let out their pain. The study. (22)_________ has yet to be published in a scientific Journal, adds another dimension to scientists(23)________ (grow)understanding of how plants detect and interact with their surroundings.In recent years, it has become very clear that plants are more sensitive than researchers (24)_________ (think). They respond when touched by insects and turn toward sources of light. “Plants are not just robotic stimulus-response devices,” said Frantisek Baluska of the University of Bonn in Germany. “They’re living organisms which have their own problems.”Actually making their suffering hearable, however, is another matter entirely.(25)________(test) that possibility, a team led by Itzhak Khait, a plant scientist at Tel Aviv University in Israel, placed microphones capable of detecting ultrasonic frequencies(超声波频率) four inches from tomato and tobacco plants. The researcher then either stopped watering them or cut their stems.Measuring in the range of 20 to 150 kilohertz (千赫) the researchers found that even happy healthy plants madethe occasional noise. But when cut, tobacco plants emitted (26)_________average of 15 sounds within an hour of being cut, (27)_________tomato plants produced 25 sounds.(28)_______researchers aren’t yet sure how plants produce these sounds, Khait and his colleagues proposed one possibility in their paper (29)____________as water travels through the plants' tubes, air bubbles will form and explode, producing small vibrations.All this “screaming” caused by stress wasn’t in a range detectable by human ears. But organisms that can hear ultrasonic frequencies like mice, bats or perhaps other plants (30)________possibly hear the plants cries from as far away as 15 feet.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.Italians find “Moments of Joy in this Moment of Anxiety”It started with the national anthem. Then came the piano chords, trumpet blasts, violin serenades(小夜曲) and even the clanging of pots and pans--all of it (31)_________from people’s homes, out of windows and from balconies, and resounding across rooftops.Finally, on Saturday afternoon, a nationwide (32)__________of applause broke out for the doctors on the medical front lines fighting the spread of Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak.Italians remain (33)_________under house arrest as the nation, the European front in the global fight against the coronavirus, has ordered extraordinary restrictions on their movement to prevent infection.But the music and noise erupting over the streets, from people (34)_________in their homes, reflects the spirit, resilience and humor of a nation facing its worst national emergency since the Second World War.To the extent that this is a virus that tries people' s souls, it has also demonstrated the (35)__________of those national characters.In China, patriotic truck drivers risked infection to bring(36)_________needed food to the people of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak. In Iran, videos show doctors in full combat dress and masks dancing to keep (37)_______up. And in Italy, the gestures of gratitude and music ring out above the country’s empty streets, while social media feeds fill with (38)___________, sentimental and humorous web videos.Images of nurses collapsed from exhaustion or their faces bruised(使受瘀伤) from tightly(39)________maskshave also spread across the web in recent days. Parents posted pictures of unicorns and rainbows drawn by young children with the title “It will all be OK.”“We’re Italians, and loving singing is part of our culture,” said Giorgio Albertini, 51, an archaeology professor who clapped from his apartment balcony in the university district of Milan, calling it a way “to feel a community, and to have the (40)_________grief.”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.Making choices is hard. That would be why researcher Moran Cerf has (41)_________it from his life. As a rule, he always chooses the second menu item at a restaurant.This is (42)___________by his research in neuroeconomics(神经经济学)( a somewhat new, divisive field) at Northwestern University. As Business Insider describes, Cerf has extended his ideas which draw on some controversial ideas in psychology, including ego depletion out into a piece of advice that, to (43)_________happiness, people should "build a life that requires (44)________decisions by surrounding themselves with people who possess traits they prefer.On an instinctive level, Cerf’s idea (45)_____________: Many choices people make are the product of social pressures and the inputs of (46)___________people around them. One example Cerf furnishes is that, (47)________consistently ordering the second menu item. he never picks where to eat. Rather, he (48)________his decision to his dining partner which friend he plans to eat with, probably one he trusts and always lets them pick.While it's (49)__________what, if any, scientific principles underlie those pieces of advice, there is no shortage of research showing that choices can sometimes feel more(50)_______than liberating. An example from Quanta poits (假设): If you have a clear love of Snickers(士力架), choosing that over an Almond Joy(杏仁巧克力) or a Milky Way(牛奶巧克力) should be a(51)________. And, as an experiment conducted by neuroscientist Paul Glimcher at NYU shows, most of the time it is, (52)_________you introduce more choices. When the participants were offered three candy bars (Snickers, Milky Way, and Almond Joy) they had no problem picking their favorite, but when they were given the option of one among 20, including Snickers, they would sometimes drift away from their (53)_____. When the choices were taken away in later trials. the participants would wonder what caused them to make such a bad decision.As Quanta details, according to a model called" 'divisive normalization(分裂归一化), which has gained some popularity, the way the brain encodes choices has a lot to do with how it values all its options. So, if you have twothings that are clearly (54)___________, brain areas involved in decision-making fire in a pattern that makes the decision clear. When the choices are comparable. the brain does its best to focus on the distinctions between the two, but more choices (55)_________ that ability out.41. A. relieved B. released C. eliminated D. liberated42. A. influenced B. inherited C. implemented D. informed43. A. maximize B. balance C. cherish D. seek44. A safer B. fewer C. better D. sounder45. A. stands out B comes into force C makes sense D. play a part46. A. distinguished B. trusted C. authorized D. honored47. A. in addition to B. instead of C. in spite of D. regardless of48. A. conveys B. relates C. submits D. limitsA. evidentB. unclearC. criticalD. inevitable50. A. confusing B. Inspiring C. worrying D. appealing51. A. stressor B. no-brainer C. challenge D. headache52. A. after B. before C. when D. until53. A. preference B. struggle C. status D. directionA. impressiveB. insignificantC. uniqueD. distinct55. A. crowd B. figure C. sort D. putSection 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)One spring day, once the flowers have begun to open, a bee will hover (盘旋)and zip through your yard and dive-bomb your picnic table. While you're thinking about avoiding an attack, that bee is focused on something else entirely: me.A honeybee has about six weeks to live. Today, like most days, her task is to fly as many as three miles from home. stick her long. straw like tongue into a hundred or so flowers. When the bee has had her fill. she’ll fly home. There the bee will deposit what she has got into the mouth of one of her co-workers, who will relay it to another, and so on for about 20 minutes, until the mixture is ready to be placed into the comb. Then she and her 50.000 or so mates will hover in the dark all night every night, flapping their wings to create hot, breezy conditions to remove the waterfrom the mixture. Several sunrises later, they will seal me off in a golden cell of beeswax. In her lifetime, our bee may visit 4,000 flowers, and yet will produce only one-twelfth a tea spoon of me.The average American consumes nearly a pound and a half of me every year, in tea, on toast, and beyond. If I do say so myself, I am a timeless treasure. Literally I never go bad.Unfortunately, my good health is not guaranteed. The problem lies in the growth of industrial agriculture and the use of pest control chemicals, as well as changes in weather patterns, all of which reduce the number of flowers bees have to visit. I’d appreciate your letting your own garden grow just a little wild. My future depends on all of us fostering spring and summers wild flowers, thus helping the bees, who give so much to you, to me without ever asking for anything in return.56. What does “me” refer to in the passage?A. The flower.B. The bee.C. Water. D Honey.57. What is the 2nd paragraph mainly about?A. Bees’ special talent.B. Bees’ hard work.C. Bees’ living environment.D. Bees’ social behavior.58. Which one of the following is true according to the passage?A. A bee will always prioritize attacking picnic lovers.B. Before “me” is sealed off in beeswax, the drying process can take a few nights.C. The lifework of a bee satisfies the average demand of an American consumer annually.D. Bees are more likely to visit those deliberately pest-controlled gardens59. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To appeal for help for honeybees.B. To talk about the history of a treasure.C. To put forward techniques for gardeners.D. To argue against the control of chemicals.(B)Get Your Unlimited Card at Cineworld CinemasEnjoy Unlimited FilmsWatch all the films you want at any Cineworld for just one monthly price.Being an Unlimited card holder gives you access to all the 2D films you canhandle for one monthly price. Watch what you want, when you want as manytimes as you want. Plus, save money when watching films in 3D and others.After you've been with us for more than I year we'll upgrade you to a Premium Card and you' ll get into 3D films completely free too! Start enjoying today by using a temporary pass while you wait for your card to arrive in the post.Save On Snacks And DrinksGet 10% off all in-cinema food and drink. Plus get 10% off atCineworld Starbucks licensed stores. First year card holders get 10%o off,whilst Premium card holders get 25% off Cineworld's in-cinema food anddrinks including, all drinks, popcorn, nachos, hotdogs, ice cream, pick nmix and much more. Plus all card holders get 10% discounts at Cineworld Starbucks licensed stores. All you need to do is show your card at the counter and your discount will be applied.Recommend A FriendUnlimited members can get free months of membership when theyrecommend Unlimited to their friends!Recommend Unlimited to your friends and well give you free monthsof membership to say thank you. For every friend that signs up using yourunique Recommend a Friend code you will both receive one month’s free membership once they have been an active Unlimited member for 90 days. The free month will be automatically added to the end of your current subscription. You can earn a maximum of 12 Free Months with your Recommend a Friend code, so recommend Unlimited to 12 friends and you could get a full year of free Unlimited cinema!60. The cinema names its membership card “Unlimited” because__________.A. one can have the benefits for good upon joining the membership.B. Cineworld members can enjoy as many 2D and 3D films as they like for free.C. it frees a member from any regular payment to the movie tickets at Cineworld.D. card holders can share limitless discounts and offers with friends and relatives.61. Which of the statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. The benefits above are not available until the card is delivered.B. Premium card holders can have 25%o off at a licensed Starbucks.C. Whoever persuades 6 friends into Unlimited can enjoy a half year of free membership.D. A second year of investment is worthwhile if you are a cinema goer.62. This passage is probably written to____________.A. secure the loyalty of potential customers.B. introduce the latest movies and discounts.C promote the popularity of Cineworld cinemas.D. give away movie cards to readers for free.(C)A rare hole has opened up in the ozone layer above the Arctic, in what scientists say is the result of unusually low temperatures in the atmosphere above the north pole.The hole, which has been tracked from space and the ground over the past few days, has reached record dimensions, but is not expected to pose any danger to humans unless it moves further south. If it extends further south overpopulated areas, such as southern Greenland, people would be at increased risk of sunburn. However, on current trends the hole is expected to disappear altogether in a few weeks.Low temperatures in the northern polar regions led to an unusual stable polar vortex(极地漩涡) and the presence of ozone-destroying chemicals such as chlorine(氯)in the atmosphere-from human activities caused the hole to form.“The hole is principally a geophysical curiosity.” said Vincent-Henri Peuch, director of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. “We monitored unusual dynamic(动态的)conditions, which drive the process of chemical depletion of ozone. Those dynamics allowed for lower temperatures and a more stable vortex than usual over the Arctic, which then triggered the formation of polar stratospheric(平流层的)clouds and the catalytic(催化的) destruction of ozone.”The hole is not related to the Covid-19 shutdowns that have dramatically cut air pollution and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. It is also too early to say whether the unusually stable Arctic polar vortex conditions are linked with the climate crisis, or part of normal stratospheric weather variability.Peuch said there were no direct implications for the climate crisis. Temperatures in the region are already increasing, slowing the depletion of ozone, and the hole will start to recover as polar air mixes with ozone rich air from lower latitudes. The last time similar conditions were observed was in spring 2011.While a hole over the Arctic is a rare event, the much larger hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has been a major cause for concern for more than four decades. The production of ozone depleting chemicals has been dramatically reduced, under the1987 Montreal Protocol(蒙特利尔协议), but some sources appear still to be functioning in 2018unauthorized emissions were detected from some areas.New sources of ozone depleting chemicals were not a factor in the hole observed in the Arctic, said Peuch. “However, this is a reminder that one should not take the Montreal Protocol measures for granted and that observations from the ground and from satellites are central to avoid a situation where the ozone destroying chemical level in the stratosphere could increase again.”63. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “depletion”?A. replacement.B. consumption.C. increase.D. production.64. According to the passage, scientists are concerned about the hole because____________.A. it is expected to be a threat to the mankind.B. the new hole is caused by air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.C. it may encourage further scientific research and environmental awareness.D. it wars us of an oncoming climate crisis.65. What can be learned from the last two paragraphs?A. The hole over the Arctic shares the same causes as the one over the Antarctic.B. Human activities are highly responsible for producing ozone-destroying chemicals.C. The Montreal Protocol has successfully prevented new emissions.D. Some new illegal emissions are to blame for the hole over the Arctic.66. The best title for the passage is probably_________.A. Record-size Hole Opens in Ozone Layer above the Arctic.B Actions Urgently Needed for a New Hole in Ozone Layer.C Environmental Disaster and International Cooperation.D. How a Hole in Ozone Affects our Life on Earth.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.People like to post their selfies(自拍照)on social media. To know more about it, scientists at Syracuse University in New York recently did a research and came up with some surprising findings.People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behaviors connected to narcissism, the researchers said. (67)_________Makana Chock, a professor from Syracuse University. said because social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives, it is a good place for people to “work towards satisfying their own vanity.” Those “likes” under their Facebook selfies make them feel good.(68)_________Some people feel “peer pressure” to post selfies and some follow the popular belief that if there is no picture of an event or experience. it did not really happen. “Anyway, it shouldn’t be seen as negative. People get sense of satisfaction especially when they get likes. And it does no harm,” Chock said.Other findings from the study include: There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. (69)_______Chock said posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips and special events, our parents and grandparents used cameras instead of phones to take photos. They would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. You probably commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. They were happy to hear your comments. (70)__________On social media, however, people can decide not to look at photos even if they click “like”.TV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage, Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It's natural to feel the need to control something when everything around you feels out of control, and you feel helpless. When a friend of mine first heard about the coronavirus outbreak. she got down on her hand. and knees and cleaned her kitchen floor. She told me, “My floor wasn’t even dirty, but doing something constructive made me feel in control and that I was holding on to my power, despite the desperate circumstances.”Your most powerful weapon against uncertainty is your perspective because nobody and no situation can take that from you unless you give it away. Your perspective can victimize or empower you. When you look for the upside in a downside situation and figure out what you can control and what you can't, it's easier to accept whatever is beyond your control.高三英语调研测试（试卷参考答案）I Listening ComprehensionSection A1-5 BDBCB6-10 CBCCDSection B11-13 AAC14-16 BAD17-20 ACDCII. Grammar and V ocabularySection A21. forced22 which23. growing 24. thought25. To test27. while28. Although/While/Thou29. that30 could/canSection B31-40 IBACG FDEKJIII Reading ComprehensionSection A41-55 CDABC BADBA BDADASection B56-59 DBBA60-62CDA63-66 BCBASection C67-70 CBFDTV. Summary WritingFor reference:Strengthening or retrieving a sense of control is a natural demand. First, good perspective is of the greatest help, for evaluating the situation properly brings a clearer picture. Second, kind behaviors during tough times can secure you a sense of control as well. Third, actions and thoughts of positivity also help as they may create hope and optimism.It's essential to feel you can control something in a crisis or emergency. Positive perspective is the most important, since it will ensure you confidence and power to pull through the difficult situation. Then doing small good deeds can free you from worry temporarily by helping others. Lastly. take some positive action to arouse the hope within you.V. Translation72. Never before have we been so eager/keen to go to school as we are now.73. Why not do something you love but don’t have time to do since you can only stay at home?74. In Europe many coffee houses which serve as ideal places for social interaction have to close their stores to respond to the public health crisis.75. It turns out that when our country is facing difficulties, every Chinese, whether at home or abroad is willing to make contributions to their motherland.。

2020届英语高三二模试卷word版及答案

高三英语模拟试卷（二）英语试卷第I卷（选择题，共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —I’d like to take a holiday in August, Mr. Yang.— ___________ We'll be busy then. You'll have to make it another time.A. It's up to you.B. It's out of the question.C. It doesn't matter.D. By all means.2. My computer ___________ start this morning. There must have been something wrong with it.A. shouldn'tB. wouldn'tC. needn'tD. mustn't3. The professor could tell by the _______________ look in Maria's eyes that she didn't understand asingle word of his lecture.A. coldB. emptyC. innocent D・ blank4. It is by no means clear __________ the local government will do with the buildings of poor quality.A. whatB. howC. whetherD. which5. Alice spent an afternoon helping her grandfather to ____________ the stamps which he had collectedfor years.A. make outB. watch outC. sort outD. put out6. Delete the short message at once! Many a man ____________ by such tricks up to now.A. are cheatedB is cheated' C. have been cheatedD. has been cheated7. There is a belief that the robots will take the place of human beings one day.—_______ After all, they don't have their own thinking.A. Don't mention it.B. It depends.C. I don't think so.D. I have no idea.8. The cooling wind swept through our bedroom windows, ___________ air conditioning unnecessary.A. madeB. to makeC. being madeD. making9. Most passengers like sitting in the front of a bus to have a better view. What's more, they believe it's lesslikely that _____________________ will happen.A. car-accidentB. car-sicknessC. car-troubleD. car-crash10. Much disappointed as he is _________ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.A. to have failedB. to failC. having failedD. failing11 .---What do you think of the jacket and the hat I wear today?—I don't think this jacket _________ you and that your hat ________ this jacket perfectly.A. suits; fitsB. meets; fitsC. matches; suitsD. fits; matches12. 5G has faster data transmission, lower delay and stronger mobility ______________ the conventional4G.A. in charge ofB. in defense ofC. in contrast toD. in proportion to .13. Although he did not do it ________ , he definitely had some responsibility.A. instantlyB. deliberatelyC. accidentallyD. casually14. Tom is so independent that he never asks his parents' opinion __________ he wants their support.A. sinceB. onceC. unlessD. after15. We have entered into an age _______ dreams have the best chance of coming true.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. when第二节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2020上海市浦东新区高中英语二模(含答案)

2020上海市浦东新区高中英语二模(含答案)第二学期期终教学质量监测高三英语试卷第 I 卷 (共100分)I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and vocabularySection APumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into the London Zoo that a wild puma (21)_______ (spot) forty miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts decided to investigate.The hunt (22)_______ the puma began in a small village where a woman (23)_______ (pick) blackberries saw “a large cat” only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being (24)________ it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at (25)_______ place twenty miles away in the evening. (26)_______ it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Several peopl e complained of “cat-like noises” at night and a businessman on a (27)_______ (fish) trip saw the puma up a tree.The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, (28)_______ where had it come from?As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one (29)_______ have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing (30)_______(think) a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.A multicultural person is someone who is deeply convinced that all cultures are equally good, enjoys learning the rich variety of cultures in the world, and most likely has been exposed to more than one culture in his or her lifetime.You cannot motivate anyone, especially someone of another culture, until that person has accepted you. A multilingual salesperson can explain the advantages of a product in other languages, but a multicultural salesperson can motivate foreigners to buy it. That’s a(an) (31)________ difference.No one likes foreigners who are arrogant(自大的) about their own culture. The trouble is, most people are arrogantly monocultural without being aware of it and even those who are can’t hide it. Foreigners sense monocultural arrogance at once and set up their own cultural barriers, which may effectively (32)_______ any attempt by the monocultural person to motivate them.Multiculturalism is a(an) (33)_______ that has been neglected too often in hiring managers for international positions. Even if your company is not a multinational one, chances are you’re in touch with foreign customers or manufacturers. Do you have the right employee to build up the (34)_______?For 20-odd years, I’ve run an executive-search firm from Brussels. When clients ask us to find the right person for a new pan-European sales or management position, I start by asking them to (35)_______ the qualifications their ideal candidate would have. Most often they list the same qualities they would want for a domestic position, but with the (36)_______ requirement that thenew manager be fluent enough in English, German and French to cope with faxes and email. It sometimes takes me hours to persuade clients that the linguistic(语言的) abilities they see as crucial are not enough.Of course, it’s far more difficult to (37)_______ candidates’ multiculturalism than it is to check their language skills --- but it’s also a far more important (38)_______ to success. I remember a company that asked me to check out a salesman they were planning to send to Mexico. He’d studied Spanish, and had grown up in New York City --- the most (39)_______ diverse place in America. But when I interviewed him, he turned out to have no concept of the great pride Mexicans took in their culture, and moreover he was (40)_______ about Mexican restaurants and markets being dirty and unsafe. I rejected him --- just as Mexican buyers would have if he’d been selected for the job.III. Reading ComprehensionSection AHailing from Sweden, “plogging” is a fitness craze that sees participants pick up plastic litter while jogging - adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport.Plogging appears to have started around 2016, but is now going global, due to increasing awareness and (41)_______ over plastic levels in the ocean.The appeal of plogging is its (42)_______-- all you need is running gear and a bin bag, and the feeling of getting fit while supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats(蹲) to pick up junk and carrying (43)_______ to jogging, we can assume the health benefits are increased.Running and good causes have always gone (44)_______ - just think of all the fundraising marathon runners do. But there couldn’t be a more on-trend way of keeping fit than plogging.Anything that’s getting people out in nature and connec ting (45)_______ with their environment is a good thing, says Lizzie Carr, an environmentalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationwide campaign to (46)_______ our inland waterways of plastic pollution. “There’s been a real (47)_______ in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Planet highlighting how disastrous the crisis is,” she says.We need to keep momentum high and the pressure up, and empower people through (48)_______ like plogging and Plastic Patrol.The Plastic Patrol app allows users to (49)_______ plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items, photographing them and (50)_______ to the app, giving us a better knowledge of what sorts of plastic and which brands are being thrown out. “I’d urge all ploggers to get involved,” adds Carr.Plogging isn’t the first fitness trend to combine running with a good cause. Here are some of our favourites:Good GymIts idea is simple: go for a run, visit an elderly person, have a chat and some tea, and run back.(51)_______ among the elderly is a growing problem in the UK. With over 10,000 runs so far,(52)_______, Good Gym is finding a solution.Guide RunningGuide runners volunteer their time to helping blind people get (53)_______. By linking themselves together, the (54)_______ - impaired individual can feel safe while both work up a sweat.(55) _______ for the HomelessStart-up Stuart Delivery and the Church Housing Trust collaborated last year in bringing clothing and healthy food to the homeless. Deliveries are mostly made by bike, so those who deliver keep fit while helping rough sleepers(无家可归者).41. A. satisfaction B. hesitation C. fear D. control42. A. complexity B. simplicity C. instrument D. expense43. A. substance B. responsibility C. value D. weight44. A. one on one B. head to toe C. hand in hand D. on and off45. A. positively B. neutrally C. objectively D. fairly46. A. accuse B. rid C. assure D. rob47. A. shift B. interest C. aid D. delight48. A. motives B. performances C. exercises D. initiatives49. A. eliminate B. map C. seek D. degrade50. A. leading B. devoting C. ending D. uploading51. A. Disappointment B. Tiredness C. Sickness D. Loneliness52. A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. instead53. A. excited B. ready C. active D. smart54. A. visually B. audibly C. visibly D. sensibly55. A. Running B. Plogging C. Driving D. CyclingSection B(A)In 1982, I had responsibility for Stephen Hawking’s third academic book for the Press, Superspace and Supergravity. This was a messy collection of papers from a technical workshop on how to devise a new theory of gravity. While that book was in production, I suggested he try something easier: a popular book about the nature of the Universe, suitable for the general market.Stephen hesitated over my suggestion. He already had an international reputation as a brilliant theoretical physicist working on rotating black holes and theories of gravity. And he had concerns about financial matters: importantly, it was impossible for him to obtain any form of life insurance to protect his family in the event of his death or becoming totally dependent on nursing care. So, he took precious time out from his research to prepare the rough draft of a book.At the time, several bestselling physics authors had already published non-technical books on the early Universe and black holes. Stephen decided to write a more personal approach, by explaining his own research in cosmology and quantum theory.One afternoon, in the 1980s, he invited me to take a look at the first draft, but first he wanted to discuss cash. He told me he had spent considerable time away from his research, and that he expected advances and royalties(定金和版税) to be large. When I pressed him on the market that he foresaw, he insisted that it be on sale, up front, at all airport bookshops in the UK and the US. I told that was a tough call for a university press. Then I thumbed the typescript. To my dismay, the text was far too technical for a general reader.A few weeks later he showed me a revision, much improved. Eventually, he decided to place it with a mass market publisher rather than a university press. Bantam published A Brief History of Time in March 1988. Sales took off like a rocket, and it ranked as a bestseller for at least five years. The book’s impact on the popularization of science has been incalculable.56. What suggestion did the writer give to Stephen Hawking?A. Simplifying Superspace and Supergravity.B. Formulating a new theory of gravity.C. Writing a popular book on the nature of the universe.D. Revising a book based on a new theory.57. Which of the following was Stephen Hawking most concerned about?A. Financial returns.B. Other competitors.C. Publishing houses.D. His family’slife insurance.58. The underlined word “thumbed” is closest in meaning to _______.A. praisedB. typedC. confirmedD. browsed59. The greatest contribution of the book A Brief History of Time lies in_______.A. bringing him overnight fame in the scientific worldB. keeping up the living standard of his familyC. making popular science available to the general publicD. creating the rocketing sales of a technical book(B)Conventional wisdom may tell you that a master’s degree from Harvard Business School in the US is the key to a Fortune 500 job, while the same degree from theWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US, means a possiblecareer on Wall Street.It seems that the graduate school you go to somewhat decides yourfuture. And a recent New York Times article reveals the correlationbetween MBA（Master of Business Administration）graduates at certainUS schools and career prospects.To work at AmazonRoss School of Business（University of Michigan）Amazon regularly hires more MBAs from top 10 business schools than big Wall Street firms. And a large chunk of American’s employees are from Ross. Graduate Peter Faricy, vice president of Amazon Marketplace, says th e reason behind this is that Ross’s curriculum-related offerings, a problem-solving course for instance, are particularly well suited to Amazon.To work at McKinsey&CompanyKellogg School of Management（Northwestern）For an MBA, landing a job at Mckinsey is like trying to get into a competitive business school over again. However, Kellogg graduates perform well in the fierce competition. The school’s MBAs are in demand at elite consulting firms, which hired 35 percent of Kellogg graduates last year, a higher percentage than at Harvard（23 percent）and Stanford（16 percent）.To work at AppleFuqua School of Business（Duke）Silicon Valley hasn’t always welcomed MBAs. However, two of Apple’s top 10 executives come from Fuqua. Apple has hired 32 Fuqua graduates over the pass five years, and provided 42 internships for Duke students.To start your own companyHarvard Business SchoolThe extensive resources Harvard has devoted to its entrepreneurial offerings in recent years are starting to show real results. By many accounts, it has surpassed Stanford as the top entrepreneurial hot-bed in the US.60. Which university offers students a course on various approaches to difficulties at work?A. Kellogg School of Management.B. Ross School of Business.C. Harvard Business School.D. Fuqua School of Business.61. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Consulting companies favor MBA students from Kellogg.B. Stanford produces the greatest number of business leaders.C. To work at Apple, MBA graduates have an advantage.D. Wall Street employs more MBAs from top 10 than Amazon.62. If you want to work in the area of hi-tech electronic products, you may choose to study in _____.A. Wharton SchoolB. Kellogg School of ManagementC. Ross School of BusinessD. Fuqua School of Business(C)“Two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark left St. Louis to explore the new lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase,”George W. Bush said, announcing his desire for a program to send men and women to Mars. “Th ey made that journey in the spirit of discovery. America has ventured forth into space for the same reasons.”Yet there are vital differences between Lewis and Clark’s expedition and a Mars mission. First, they were headed to a place where hundreds of thousands of people were already living. Second, they were certain to discover places and things of immediate value to the new nation. Third, their venture cost next to nothing by today’s standards. A Mars mission may be the single most expensive non-wartime undertaking in U.S. history.Appealing as the thought of travel to Mars is, it does not mean the journey makes sense, even considering the human calling to explore. And Mars as a destination for people makes absolutely no sense with current technology.Pres ent system for getting from Earth’s surface to low-Earth orbit are so fantastically expensive that merely launching the 1,000 tons or so of spacecraft and equipment a Mars mission would require could be accomplished only by cutting health-care benefits, education spending, or other important programs --- or by raising taxes. Absent some remarkable discovery, astronauts, geologists, and biologists once on Mars could do little more than analyze rocks and feel awestruck （敬畏的）staring into the sky of another world. Yet rocks can be analyzed by automated probes without risk to human life, and at a tiny fraction of the cost of sending people.It is interesting to note that when President Bush unveiled his proposal, he listed these recent major achievements of space exploration pictures of evidence of water on Mars, discovery of more than 100 planets outside our solar system, and study of the soil of Mars. All theseaccomplishments came from automated probes or automated space telescopes. Bush’s proposal, which calls for“reprogramming”some of NASA’s present budget into the Mars effort, might actually lead to a reduction in such unmanned science --- the one aspect of space exploration that’s working really well.Rather than spend hundreds of billions of dollars to hurl tons toward Mars using current technology, why not take a decade or two or however much time is required researching new launch systems and advanced propulsion（推进力）? If new launch systems could put weight into orbit affordably, and advanced propulsion could speed up that long, slow transit to Mars, the dream of stepping onto the red planet might become reality. Mars will still be there when the technology is ready.63. What do Lewis and Clark’s expedition and a Mars mission have in common?A. Instant value.B. Human inhabitance.C. Venture cost.D. Exploring spirit.64. Bush’s proposal is challenged for the following reasons except that ______.A. its expenditure is too huge for the government to afford.B. American people’s well-being will suffer a lot if it is implementedC. great achievements have already been made in Mars exploration in AmericaD. unmanned Mars exploration sounds more practical and economical for the moment65. Which cannot be concluded from the passage?A. Going to Mars using current technology is quite unrealistic.B. A Mars mission will in turn promote the development of unmanned program.C. Bush’s proposal is based on three recent great achievements of space exploration.D. The achievements in place exploration show how well unmanned science has developed.66. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Risky as it is, a Mars mission helps to retain America’s position as a technological leader.B. A Mars mission is so costly that it may lead to an economic disaster in America.C. Someday people may go to Mars but not until it makes technological sense.D. A Mars mission is unnecessary since the scientists once there won’t make great discoveries.Section CDirections：Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Retro GamingThere’s no doubt that in today’s digital world, computer games are extremely sophisticated and capable of creating virtual reality experiences that were unimaginable only a few years ago. So I am interested to see that the simplistic games that I grew up with, are making a revival. But Why?In the 1970s, the original place to play a computer game was at an arcade. Here, you and yourmates could try out the new big names in games such as Space Invaders and Pacman. ___67___ And because of the technology involved, the gaming machines were too big to fit into your house.But in the 1980s and 90s, gaming arrived in our homes and people like me were addicted. The sound of beeping became a familiar sound emanating from bedrooms across the land! Names such as Tetris, Sonic and Street Fighter became popular language in the playground – and now they are being talked about – and played – again. One of the reasons is the low cost. The BBC spoke to gamer, Gemma Wood, who says that: ___68___ I understand that a lot of hard work has gone into the design etc., but how can anyone justify £50 to £60 for a game that you might not even enjoy?___69___ The graphics on old games may not compare with the detail and definition of modern games but they are fun and easy to use by children and adults alike. And of course, nostalgia plays its part. Some people want to relive their childhood while for others, it is a chance to show their children the computer games they grew up with.Technology journalist, KG Orphanides, says "it's important to recognize how well-designed many of those classic games are... the developers had so little space to work with – your average Sega Mega Drive or SNES cartridge had a maximum capacity of just 4mb–and limited graphics and sound capabilities. This compares to an average capacity of 40G in today's games. ___70___ This craze for using retro hardware and grabbing an old joystick is certainly catching on. And to persuade those of us who are not sure about downgrading the gaming experience, manufacturers such as Nintendo, are bringing back some of their older consoles in new style casing.Ⅳ. 71. Summary WritingDirections：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Every time there is a mass shooting, the debate surrounding guns tends to flare up in America. The abuse of guns has been a serious problem in the US all along, but why doesn’t the US government just dismiss owning guns privately?The right to own a gun and defend oneself is central to American society. As early as the 1600s, when the first Europeans set foot on the continent of North America, they had to face a lot of dangers. They could only rely on themselves. Therefore, guns played a significant role in self-defense. Guns were also important in America’s Independent War and the Civil War.Secondly, the American founding fathers believed that gun ownership was necessary for a truly free country. If the government distrusts the people and disarms them, then that government no longer represents the people. The Second Amendment to the US Constitution specifies that the American people cannot be deprived of the“right to keep and bear arms.”So the sale and purchase of firearms are legal in the United States according to law.The importance of guns is also derived from the role of hunting in American culture. In the nation’s early years, hunting was essential for food and shelter. Today, guns are a vital part of hunting, which remains very popular as both a sport and a way of life in many parts of the country. People spend time with friends, sharing the pleasure that the sport brings.For those reasons, when critics say guns mean violence, they miss a large part of the picture, and they misrepresent the complex nature of America’s diverse gun culture. Most people who own guns privately, are actually part of the gun culture. They have rational and thoughtful reasons to own and use guns.Ⅴ. TranslationDirections：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 我们常常忍不住秒回刚收到的信息。

2020届上海各区高三二模英语试卷中译英汇编

2020届上海各区高三二模英语试卷中译英汇编2020年上海市各区高三年级第二学期高考模拟试卷（二模）英语试卷选编（中译英部分）目录宝山区 (1)崇明区 (2)奉贤区 (2)虹口区 (2)金山区 (3)闵行区 (3)浦东新区 (3)徐汇区 (4)嘉定区 (4)声明：本材料仅供教师备课、考生复习之用，相关版权归著作权人所有。

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(as)4.生命重于泰山，疫情就是命令，防控就是责任。

(issue)1.We are not afraid of winds and rains, or any kind of difficulties.2.Putting on a face mask is an effective way to keep virus from spreading.3.Time and tide wait for no one as time and history are both on the side of hard workers.4.Life is of great importance. When a terrible disease / an epidemic breaks out, a command is issued. It is ourresponsibility to prevent and control it/ the disease.崇明区1.孩子的每一点进步对父母来说都很重要。

(mean)2.在某种程度上，这种新措施有可能缓解这个城市的交通堵塞。

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英语_2020届上海市浦东新区高考二模英语试卷(B卷)含答案

2020届上海市浦东新区高考二模英语试卷（B卷）一、用单词的适当形式完成短文1.Florence Nightingale and the Year of NurseThe World Health Organization has made 2020 as the "Year of the Nurse"， marking 200 years since the birth of Florence Nightingale， who established the principles of modern nursing and hospital sanitation（卫生设备）． If she should drop in on a hospital today，Nightingale would be thrilled （1）________ （witness） the progress in nursing since her day﹣and how it is ready to change in the years to come．In 1860， Nightingale founded the first nursing school at a hospital in London，（2）________ she wrote some 200 books and papers． She was one of the first women that （3）________ （admit） to the Royal Statistical Society， for her pioneering work in statistical infographics． While （4）________（tend） to British soldiers in the Crimean War， she made the case for hospital sanitation using a variation of the pie chart， entitled "Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East"， to show that more soldiers died from infections than from injuries． She drew up the chart to "affect through the eyes （5）________ we may fail to convey to the brains of the public through their word﹣proof ears"． In what became known as a Coxcomb diagram， each slice of the pie has the same angular width（角宽） and an area representing the amount in a given category （such as number of dead men）．Many， if not most， people today think nurses merely acquire a （6）________ （comprehensive） set of skills on the ward than doctors， much like it was back in Nightingale's time． In fact， nurses have university degrees and there are doctorate﹣level studies in nursing． Like doctors， nurses （7）________ （specialize） in a wide range of clinical disciplines， such as Accident & Emergency．（8）________ is the pace of innovation in nursing that some issues of American Nurse Today， a monthly journal， run more than 70 pages．（9）________ diagnostic systems and surgical robots advance， nursing may be the only aspect of the health﹣care profession in which machines will not replace human beings． Even though nursing is shaped by medical science and technology， as it has been since Nightingale's time， its healing powers remain （10）________ （root） in empathy and a human touch．二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文2.With fresh investments and improved standard of education in the Information and Communications Technology （ICT） sector， Nigeria's economy can witness a major turnaround．This was the view of the Huawei Technologies， which stressed that more emphasis on education from the basic level and opportunities for the youths to （1）_______ ICT will keep the country moving．Managing Director， Frank Li， said， "As a foreign investor， my greatest fear in the ICT sector is not the devaluation or the scarcity of dollar but it's the uncertainties that （2）_______ the economy． However ICT has （3）_______ potentials in developing Nigeria's GDP．"According to him， during the recession（衰退） period， many foreign investors had the fear of shutting down and moving out of Nigeria， "but with increase in international oil price， Nigeria is gradually experiencing more economic fortunes in （4）_______ reserves，which have restored the confidence of foreign investors to invest in Nigeria，" Li added．The Huawei MD noted that the company has great （5）_______ in meeting the demands of over 90 million Internet users in Nigeria and also reaching over 200 communities， which house about 40 million people in rural areas， who still don't have access to basic telecommunication service．Li further noted that the company has been （6）_______ the government with the aim of creating more jobs． He however advised the central bank of Nigeria to have a stable currency policy that will attract foreign investors and encourage private sector participation．Speaking on the company's plan for 2018， Frank Li added "we are looking at expanding our offices in Nigeria and increasing our workforce which will be （7）_______ Nigerians in 2018．"From his perspective， a former Director﹣General of Nigeria Television Authority，Vincent Maduka， said the ICT sector holds huge （8）_______ for the country． As such，he called for joint efforts in （9）_______ the various untapped potential in the sector．Lambiase， who recommended that consistent government policies， strong private sector，long term efficient programme will help ICT （10）_______ its contribution to GDP if government provides a more enabling environment through liberalisation of key ICT sub﹣sectors such as broadband as well as other sectors like managed services， software， and even blockchain， to create more competition and attract foreign direct investment．三、完形填空3. Smaller, Greener, BetterDuring my 15 years as an administrator, I was a no﹣show at scientific conferences. Before that, my go﹣to conferences included Metals in Biology in Ventura, California. This past January, I went back to Ventura after a 15﹣year _______. A lot of things struck me about how things have changed and how some things have stayed the same. One thing that is increasingly on people's minds is the future of scientific meetings.What has stayed _______ is that a conference of that style, with 200 scientists from around the world, is a vital form for scientific exchange. The participants ranged from graduate students to the pioneers in the field of bioinorganic chemistry. It was interesting to see how far a lot of the science has come. Some fields still have great _______: Even though we know much more about the structures, we still wonder how the O﹣O bond forms in photosystemII(光合体系II).One thing that has started to change _______ is the increasing number of women and people of color among conference speakers and participants. We are _______ close to solving the equity(公平) problems in science or science meetings, but the change in the _______ and atmosphere of meetings overall after 15 years is encouraging. This trend should continue, and more members should have speaking roles to showcase their science, and maybe small meetings could also require that a few talks be given by postdocs and early career faculty.When it comes to big meetings, the interchange among scientists _______ is still essential. But it's time for the scientific community to engage in frank talk about the _______ of meetings on the climate. Some conferences have been supporting digital poster sessions to _______ waste, but thousands of folks flying to these meetings is the real problem to focus on. It's time to think creatively about how to reduce the carbon footprint of meetings while________ ﹣even improving﹣their value.What if we broke the large meetings into smaller, concurrent(同时发生的) ones at ________ sites where people could gather, sharing the drive or taking the train? Despite the big draw of large meetings, unless you're in the front rows of the big ballrooms where these are held, you're watching the speaker on a screen from the back or even in an overflow room. But in a concurrent sites model,________ conferences could be spread across different sites. This approach would lower the cost of ________ conferences and thereby potentially increase the number and diversity of attendees. A group of graduate students piling into a ________ is much more democratic than having to decide who gets to fly.Scientific conferences are vital to scientists' collaboration. Continuing to improve them in terms of equity for both the participants and the climate is something we can't stop ________ to do. I volunteer to drive the first van.（1）A pauseB persistenceC researchD administration（2）A unbelievableB unusualC unreasonableD unchanged（3）A breakthroughsB mysteriesC theoriesD pioneers（4）A to the contraryB in the long runC for the betterD beyond control（5）A somewhatB ratherC furtherD nowhere（6）A compositionB styleC interactionD management（7）A on the InternetB on the surfaceC in personD in particular（8）A importanceB focusC findingsD impact（9）A end up withB cut down onC give publicity toD lay emphasis on（10）A presentingB documentingC preservingD processing（11）A academicB regionalC significantD environmental（12）A majorB interactiveC professionalD different（13）A televisingB attendingC conductingD hosting（14）A ballroomB playgroundC vanD plane（15）A neglectingB proposingC discouragingD striving四、阅读选择4. As consumers, especially young ones, become more eco﹣conscious, services are popping up to reduce wastefulness in the flower industry, extending the life of old bouquets （花束） that were previously thrown away the day after a big event．Considering that the floral（花的）gifting market is expected to reach ﹩16 billion in revenue by 2023, buying from eco﹣friendly businesses can have a huge impact． According to one estimate, the roughly 100 million roses grown for a typical Valentine's Day in the U．S． produce about 9, 000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions．"When you realize what the supply chain looks like and the number of hands that touch these flowers, and then they're only appreciated for a couple of hours, it's kind of disgusting when you think about the amount of resources that go into it, " says Jennifer Grove, founder of New York City﹣based flower service Repeat Roses．While working as a wedding designer and corporate planner, Grove often oversaw the design of floral arrangements, only to see those creations thrown away within a few hours． In 2014 she founded Repeat Roses to make it easier for luxury clients to donate used bouquets． Like a traditional floral service, the company sells high﹣end floral decorations for weddings or social events, but it then recycles or composts（堆肥） them．If a customer chooses the unique repurposing（为…改变用途） service, a Repeat Roses team can remove the arrangements from the event and then restyle the flowers into smallerbouquets to donate to hospitals, nursing homes and family shelters． If there's a charity that holds a special place in a customer's heart, the team will ensure the blooms are sent there． "It's a logistics business, and we're trying to make sure we are strategic in where we play matchmaker, " Grove says． When the charities are finished with the flowers, Repeat Roses also picks them back up and composts them． The ________ isn't free﹣prices start at ﹩1, 750 for the removal and repurposing service to account for the transportation and labor costs． If you're not willing to spend that much, the company will still compost the flowers from your event instead of sending them to a landfill．Through these two methods, Repeat Roses estimates it has diverted more than 98 tons of waste from landfills and delivered almost 53, 000 floral arrangements to people in need． Although Repeat Roses is a for﹣profit business, the flower repurposing itself is a tax write﹣off for the client． As the fair market value of a client's donated flowers is what's used for the charitable tax credit and is eligible for deduction, Repeat Roses ensures that the beneficiary sends you an acknowledgement letter including details of your donation．（1）Jennifer Grove founded Repeat Roses in order to do the following except________．A avoid the waste of flowersB reduce the pollution to the environmentC earn money by selling used flowersD help some customers do charity work．（2）The underlined word "altruism" in Paragraph 5 refers to________．A the company's composting the flowersB the customers' donating flowers to people in needC the reception of the donation by the people in needD the transportation of the flowers to a landfill．（3）What benefit does a customer who has donated flowers get？________A To get a discount when buying flowers．B To feel fulfilled because of donation．C To get a tax reduction．D To receive a letter of compliment．．（4）The passage is mainly intended to introduce________．A a creative way of making moneyB a green trend of waste utilizationC a way to cut the emission of carbon dioxideD a company devoted to charity．5. Coronavirus: What is "flattening the curve" and will it work?In epidemiology, the idea of slowing a virus' spread so that fewer people need to seek treatment at any given time is known as "flattening the curve"． It explains why so many countries are implementing "social distancing" guidelines﹣including a "shelter in place" order that affects 6.7 million people in Northern California, even though COVID﹣19 outbreaks there might not yet seem severe．Here's what you need to know about the curve, and why we want to flatten it．What is the curve?The "curve" researchers are talking about refers to the projected number of people who will contract COVID﹣19 over a period of time．（To be clear, this is not a hard prediction of how many people will definitely be infected, but a theoretical number that's used to model the virus' spread．） Here's what one looks like:The curve takes on different shapes, depending on the virus's infection rate． It could be a steep curve, in which the virus spreads exponentially （that is, case counts keep doubling at a consistent rate）, and the total number of cases skyrockets to its peak within a few weeks． Infection curves with a steep rise also have a steep fall; after the virus infects pretty much everyone who can be infected, case numbers begin to drop exponentially, too．The faster the infection curve rises, the quicker the local health care system gets overloaded beyond its capacity to treat people． As we're seeing in Italy, more and more new patients may be forced to go without ICU beds, and more and more hospitals may run out of the basic supplies they need to respond to the outbreak．A flatter curve, on the other hand, assumes the same number of people ultimately get infected, but over a longer period of time． A slower infection rate means a less stressed health care system, fewer hospital visits on any given day and fewer sick people being turned away．How do we flatten the curve?As there is currently no vaccine or specific medication to treat COVID﹣19, the only way to flatten the curve is through collective action． Some governments have recommended that all citizens wash their hands frequently, self﹣isolate when they're sick or suspect they might be, and start "social distancing" right away．（1）According to the passage， which of the following about the curve is TRUE？________ A The curve has different shapes depending on the types of pandemic． B The curve with a flatter rise has a flatter fall as well． C The steep curve suggests local health system might maintain its capacity． D The curve here shows the number of people who've been cured．．（2）Why is it important to flatten the curve？________A The time for the infection will be shorter．B People can develop immunity to the virus．C The health care system can handle the infected people．D Vaccines can be developed to stop the spread of the virus．．（3）What is the way mentioned in the passage to flatten the curve？________A Putting local health care system under stress．B Paying more frequent visits to local hospitals．C Giving people effective medication or vaccine．D Practicing social distancing as soon as possible．6. Malaysia has long wished to join the ranks of developed countries． Admission to the OECD, often referred to as the "rich countries' club", would be a formal recognition． But how close is Malaysia to the OECD level of development?Judging from its economic development, the answer is "close"． In 2019, Malaysia's per﹣capita GDP was estimated at about 12, 200, notfarbehindthe13, 530 average of the six least wealthy OECD members, according to World Bank data． Per﹣capita GDP is a very narrow ________ of development, though． Another good measure is the human development index, or HDI, which takes into account life expectancy, health, quality of life and education． In 2019, Malaysia's HDI put it 61st of 189 countries． Within Asia, only three countries rank higher: Singapore at 9th, Japan at 19th and Korea at 22nd． So Malaysia has made good progress．However, the service sector provides a more comprehensive assessment． The service sector, as opposed to agriculture or manufacturing, tends to be the largest and most important in any developed economy． Here you find the best﹣paid, most highly skilled jobs． Services reflect the quality of a country's workers． And since a large part of the service sector is linked to consumers, it also measures consumer﹣sector development． An innovative, sophisticated service sector with a strong supply of skilled labor and steady demand from its customers is a meaningful measure of a country's development．So how is Malaysia's services sector? On the supply side, Malaysia boasts one of the best﹣educated populations in emerging Asia． However, educational quality is far from satisfactory． According to the OECD's latest Program for International Student Assessment （PISA）, Malaysian students of equivalent education levels perform only about 85% as well as their OECD peers in reading, 88% in math and 84% in science． It's better on the demand side, where private consumption has survived slowing global trade and rising economic uncertainty． In the first half of 2019, private consumption grew by 7.7% year on year﹣not far off 2018's 8% growth﹣despite falling investment and slowing export growth． To go forward, Malaysia needs to make labor productivity and growth in consumption mutually reinforcing（加强）． To boost labor productivity, it needs to improve both the quality of workers and their market mobility． A more productive labor force will translate into higher household incomes, which will further stimulate private consumption． More consumption will encourage greater investment in services． And strongerinvestment, especially in startups, will make services a more powerful engine of employment growth．Increasing investment in services would come with a bonus: quickening the evolution of Malaysia's digital economy． This is the new frontier（前线） for Malaysia's service sector． Getting there will prepare Malaysia for the prime time．（1）The underlined word "gauge" in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to________．A the distance between two placesB an instrument for finding the size， quantity，etc． of somethingC a fact or event that can be used to judgesomething D something missing that prevents it from being complete or satisfactory．（2）To evaluate a country's economic growth， the service sector offers a more complete evaluation because________．A it shows how well labor force and consumer﹣sector developB developed countries depend entirely on services to prosperC it includes jobs that require both basic and advanced skillsD growth in agriculture and manufacturing underlines the service sector．（3）Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage？________A According to PISA， Malaysian students score higher in reading thanscience． B Higher family incomes will help to increase laborproductivity． C Slower global economy didn't affect Malaysia's private consumption that much． D Investment in services is likely to create more job opportunities．．（4）What can be the best title for this passage？________A The Definition and Role of a Developed CountryB Developing Economy Is the Key to Joining OECDC Malaysia Has to Further Develop Its ServicesD People in Malaysia Need Better Education．五、六选四7.The next time you find yourself negotiating a promotion or job offer， it might pay to look past the job title and explore the specific responsibilities that will be yours alone．That's the conclusion of a new research paper from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor， Nathan Wilmers， who examined the question of why salaries often differ between people with the same job titles in the same organization．（1）________ Wilmers found that even within roles with the same job title， employees who managed to claim specific job tasks unique to the organization typically had an advantage inpay． Workers who possessed these specific skills and responsibilities， which Wilmers referred to as "job turf"， typically earned 5% more than colleagues with the same job description， even when controlling for past experience， education and gender．（2）________Wilmer findings on job turf echo a conclusion．（3）________ Power within an organisation is often less a function of what's granted from higher﹣ups （job titles， seniority） than of an employee's ability to successfully navigate the organisation's social networks． In other words， the ability to build relationships with colleagues who might be willing to mentor you， train you and eventually share or delegate key tasks has enormous value．（4）________ In Wilmers' research， the most reliable predictor of an employee's job turf was their work period of time at the organisation． The longer you stick around an organisation， the more likely you are to gain job turf． This could be because managers become more likely to assign these workers turf， or because higher tenure workers get abetter understanding of how the organisation works and are thereby more effective at establishing turf．六、概要写作8. For much of the 20th century, milk was a simple part of daily life in the U．S, as farmers raised cows, milkmen delivered bottles and children drank it at school． But those days are fading．America has fallen out of love with drinking milk, as lower﹣calorie options have increased and people are replacing water bottles with milk cartons． Americans each drink an estimated 146 lb of fluid milk in 2018, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service． That may sound like a lot, but it's down by 26% just since 2000．The downturn has been tough on dairy processors like Borden and Dean, which buy fresh milk from farms and use techniques like pasteurization （巴氏杀菌） to create a consumer ﹣safe drink with a longer shelf life． For the past five years, thanks to technology that increased milk production, fresh﹣milk prices were relatively low, which meant processors could still earn some money even despite the decreasing demand． But prices began going up again last year, squeezing the processors' already tight profits． "Declining sales in a thin ﹣profit business is not a good recipe for success, " says Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin．Milk processors are also facing competition from big retailers, which have set up their own processing plants． In 2018, Walmart opened a milk﹣processing plant in Indiana to serve hundreds of stores in the Midwest, taking away approximately 95 million gal of milk﹣processing business from Dean Foods．On the other end of the supply chain, dairy farms are facing trouble of their own． The low prices left small farmers struggling across the industry． The number of farm bankruptcies（破产） in 2019 was up by 4% from the previous year． "We're trying our best to hang on, " says Mary Rieckmann, a dairy farmer in Wisconsin whose family has turned to GoFundMe to keep their century﹣old farm running．（1）What's the main idea of the passage？________A Why some dairy farmers turn to GoFundMe．B Why America's milk industry get into much trouble．C Why Americans consume less milk than before．D Why big retailers set up their own processing plants．．（2）It can be inferred from the passage that________．A an American consumes 146 lb fluid milk every yearB technology in milk industry improves the productionC Walmart is probably not a target customer of Dean Foods nowD 2019 witnessed 4% more farm bankruptcies than the previous year．（3）In which section of a newspaper may the passage appear？________A HealthB TechnologyC LifeD Economy．七、汉译英9. 相对而言，一个国家继续融入全球金融体系对其发展大有裨益．（engage）________10. 面临不景气的市场，一些餐馆想法设法利用网络服务以减少亏损．（means）________11. 这种低成本的电池不仅充电更快，而且能让电动汽车续航能力更强．（Not only…）________12. 这所学校鼓励学生深入研究一个话题并强调与其他学生合作，从而培养当下职场上雇主们所青睐的技能．（so as to）________八、开放性作文13. Directions： Write an English composition in 120﹣150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese．以下片段选自某位名人给美国高中生毕业生的网上毕业演讲．请结合你生活中的例子，谈谈你对这段话的理解．"If we're going to get through these difficult times； if we're going to create a world where everybody has the opportunity to find a job， and afford college； if we're going to save the environment and defeat future pandemics， then we're going to have to do it together． So be alive to one another's struggles． Stand up for one another's rights． Leave behind all the old ways of thinking that divide us ﹣ sexism， racial prejudice， status， greed ﹣ and set the world on a different path．"2020届上海市浦东新区高考二模英语试卷（B卷）答案1. to witness,where,were admitted,tending,what,more comprehensive,arespecialized,It,As,rooted2. D,C,B,E,I,J,K,H,F,A3. ADBCDBCDBCADBCD4. CBCB5. BCD6. CABC7. D,F,B,E8. BCD9. Relatively speaking，engaging in the global financial system will benefit a country greatly．10. Facedwiththedepressedmarket，somerestaurantshavetriedeverymeanstocutlossesbytakingadvantageoftheInternetservice 11. Not only does the low﹣cost battery recharge more quickly， but it can also help electric vehicles to operate for longer distance．12. The school encourages students to dig deep into a topic and lays emphasis on cooperating with other students，so as to develop skills that current employers favor．13. The quote from the speech provides an insight on the various difficulties that we human now face together．（对这句话的理解）Problems for one group of people may not be of concern for another group． Examples of this including sexism， racism and economic status． However， it is essential for everyone of us to stand up for each other， because collective effort from all parties is what makes the difference． The recent coronavirus situation in China can best illustrate this． When facing the deadly disease， many peopleleft behind their prejudices and fought with the medical staff together．【高分句型一】Citizens tried to follow instructions and offered help to others during the epidemic． It is hard to imagine what the situation will be like if we failed to face this challenge as a whole．【高分句型二】（给出理由）In short， I agree with the quote and I hope that we can work through difficult times together．（总结）。

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C. To get counselors to work in the placement office.
D. To convince local organizations to hire college students.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Do you have some magic tablets? I have an exam to pass tomorrow.
M: In such an emergency, you need injections.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A. The woman is now working in a kindergarten.
B. The man will soon start a business of his own.
C. The man would like to be a high school teacher.
【答案】A
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【原文】M: This old typewriter has been sitting on the spare desk all semester. It’s just gathering dust from what I can see.
W: We’d better ask someone to get rid of it so that we can use this space.
3. 答案必须全部涂写在答题卡(纸)上。如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

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2019-2020学年上海市浦东新区高三二模英语试卷（精校Word版含答案）2020.05I. 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.At the butcher's. B. In a restaurant. C. On the farm. D. In a supermarket.2. A. Boss and secretary. B. Operator and caller.C. Librarian and student.D. Customer and repairman.3. A. He must attend a class. B. He must meet his teacher.C. He must finish his homework.D. He must go out with his roommate.4. A. It’s not as good as it was. B. It’s better than it used to be.C. It’s better than people expect.D. It’s even worse than people say.5. A. The woman has a practical goal.B. The woman can surely live a long life.C. The woman has taken the right steps to stay healthy.D. The woman should give up cheeseburgers to live longer.6. A. An attractive hut. B. A sunny day. C. raincoat. D. A lovely hat.7. A. He's not going to cook his own dinner. B. He plans to do the same as his brother.C. He loves the dinner his brother cooks.D. He wants to take on his own responsibility.8. A. Applying to Harvard will be fun. B. He is confident of getting into Harvard.C. He has no choice but to apply to Harvard.D. The woman can get the man into Harvard.9. A. The woman is teaching the man how to cook.B. There is nothing the man can do to cook the dish.C. The cookbook contains difficult instructions to follow.D. The man is good at following what is said in the cookbook.10. A. The woman is too busy to go to the dinner.B. The woman will definitely go to the dinner.C. The woman will probably decline the invitation.D. The woman is asking about the time for the dinner.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. Boston Cooking School. B. Toll House Inn.C. A chocolate company.D. Nestle's branch.12. A. Mix smashed chocolate with other ingredients and baked it.B. Cover the surface of the cookies with melted chocolate.C. Spread butter on semi-sweet chocolate desserts.D. Shape melted chocolate into thick pieces.13. A. She kept it as a secret. B. She sold it to Nestle.C. She applied for a patent.D. She shared it publicly.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They support various living creatures. B.They reduce greenhouse gas emissions.C.They bring about huge economic benefits.D.They protect the coast against melting ice.15. A. Australia. B. Canada. C. America. D. China.16. A. Tourism will face strong decline.B. Beach losses are causing climate change.C. Half of the world's sandy beaches could disappear.D. Beaches play an important part in the ecosystem.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. London. B. Barcelona. C. Madrid. D. Iceland.18. A. She was scheduled to meet more customers in other cities.B. Her ship was delayed by the wind blowing southwards.C. Clouds of volcano ash threatened passengers’ health.D. V olcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled.19. A. She tried various means of transport except the coach.B. She had a tough journey back home with many transfers.C. She enjoyed the lovely scenery in various cities in Spain.D. She managed to book a ticket with the British airline at last.20. A. He paid little attention to the news media.B. He didn’t care about meaningless pastimes.C. He was out of employment for too long.D. He was too busy to make preparations for it.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.Green Spring Renews Life’s PromiseFor me, two of the loveliest words in the English language are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper, I don’t recall (21)_______ I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came (22)_______ (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”After those words (23)_______ (read) again a dozen times, suddenly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn.I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green that I (24)_______ almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and the only green to be seen was neon（霓虹灯）.But the next morning, to my surprise, I (25)_______ (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard.(26)_______ my absence, all sorts of things had leafed and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing the Giants play the A’s in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses.Sometimes we need the chance (27)_______ (remind) that we’re still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just (28)_______ you think you will never smile again, life comes back.”Life persists, and so do (29)_______ in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and thepassing of a loved one; in the words we leave behind and the hearts of those (30)_______ will remember us. Spring reminds us that we’re alive forever.【答案】21.what 22.dancing 23. had been read24.could 25.awoke26. In/During 27. to be reminded28.when 29.we 30.whoSection BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.Curiosity and Globalization are Driving a New Approach to Travel Today’s political climate and negative headlines seem to point towards a more inward-looking global population — minds narrowing, borders going up. But with more people living and working overseas and becoming exposed to influences from different cultures, many of us are seeking a(n)(31)__________, connected world.According to the recently published study from Culture Trip, 60% of people in the US and UK say that their outlook on life is shaped by the (32)________ from different cultures. As a society, we not only want to discover and experience other cultures, we want to learn from them, too. This is one of the many positive side effects of globalization. At the same time, the economic landscape of the last decade has resulted in a shift in values away from (33)________, with younger generations more interested in collecting experiences than possessions.Welcome to the “new culture economy”.The collision（碰撞）of two trends — globalization and the experience economy — has (34)________ a new attitude to travel, with cultural curiosity at its heart. This is the “new culture economy”. The phenomenon is having a powerful impact on people’s interactions and definitions of(35) _________ exploration, and presents an incredible commercial opportunity.While globalization is usually talked about in the context of the(36) ________of trade and capital between countries, we shouldn’t forget that the(37) ________ force behind it all it people. Education, travel, exposure to other customs and geographies and the cultural integration (融合)are the more influential social effects of globalization. People are increasingly living or working in countries other than the ones in which they were born - more than half of respondents from the study have friends living overseas, all of which has (38)____________ in more interaction with global cultures.Also, student debt and unaffordable housing have created a(n) (39)__________ in spending patterns, and so a newset of values has emerged in which experiences matter more than ownership. Travel is absolutely necessary to most people’s lives - in fact, nearly half of all respondents cut down on their daily expenses so they can save money to travel more. For “generation rent” in particular, no matter how expensive an experience or a trip, it is still more (40)________than a house.【答案】31-35 FDEHB 36-40 ICGJAIII.Reading Comprehension Section 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.Communication, One Major Part of the Scientific MethodScientists may feel it their duty to share their guesses, methods, and findings with the rest of the scientific community .This sharing serves two (41)_________. First, it supports the basic deal of skepticism（怀疑论）by making it possible for others to say, “Oh, yeah? Let me check that.” It tells others where to see what the scientist saw, and what techniques and tools to use. Second, it gets the word out so that others can use what has been discovered. This is essential because science is a(n)(42)__________ efforts. People who work thousands of miles apart build with and upon each other’s discoveries.The communication of science begins with “peer review”, a process of (43)________ an author’s scholarly work, research or ideas to the inspection of other experts. It typically has three stages. The first occurs when a scientists seeks funding —— from government agencies, foundations, or other(44)________ —— to carry out a research program. He or she must prepare a report describing the intended work, laying out background, hypotheses（假设）, planned experiments, expected results, and even the(45)_________impacts on other fields. Committees of other scientists then (46)________ the report to see whether the scientist knows his or her area, has the necessary abilities, and is realistic in his or her plans.Once the scientist has the needed (47)__________, has done the work, and has written a report of the results, that reports will go to a scientific journal. Before publishing the report, the journal’s editors will show it to other workers in the same or (48)___________ fields and ask whether the work was done adequately, the conclusion are justified, and the report should be published.The third stage of peer review happens are publication, when the broader scientific community gets to see and (49)________ the work.This three-stage quality-control process can, of course, be faulty. Any scientist with independent wealth can (50)__________the first stage quite easily but such scientists are much, much rarer today than they were a century or so ago. Those who remain are the object of envy. (51)_________, it is fair to say that they are not disapproved as were those who avoid the latter two stages of the “peer review” mechanisms by using press conferences.On the other hand, it is certainly possible for the standard peer review mechanisms to (52)________. By their nature, these mechanisms are more likely to(53)_________ideas that are not different from what the reviewers think they already know. Yet the un-traditional or unconventional ideas are not(54)_________wrong, as Alfred Wegener proved when he tried to gain (55)_______for the idea of continental drift in the early twentieth century. It was not until the 1960s that most geologists accepted his ideas as genuine insights.41. A. purposes B. duties C. interests D. needs42. A. innovative B. prospective C. cooperative D. plain43. A. accustoming B. addicting C. restricting D. subjecting44. A. projects B. sources C. unions D. departments45. A. stronger B. more limited C. more dramatic D. broader46. A. look up B. go over C. long for D. call for47. A. funds B. fields C. impacts D. experiments48. A. different B. chosen C. related D. academic49. A. substitute B. create C. judge D. undertake50. A. reach B. mark C. hold D. skip51. A. Similarly B. Contrarily C. Surely D. Therefore52. A. fail B. function C. evolve D. work53. A. convey B. overlook C. reject D. approve54. A. necessarily B. particularly C. dramatically D. terribly55. A. confidence B. acceptance C. strength D. weight【答案】41-45 ACDBD 46-50 BACCD 51-55 CADABSection BDirections: Read the following three passage. 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 read.(A)To Be a Deaf DJI was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990, when I was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didn’t have health insurance at the time, and when I got a third infection, my parents couldn’t afford the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50 percent hearing inmy left. Over time, my remaining hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today. My doctors predicted that I would be thoroughly deaf by now, so I think I’m doing pretty well.There was always music on in my house in my childhood. I loved listening to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson. My dad was a DJ, so he played disco, folk, rock, and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant be owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was hooded. I desired to learn more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee, a distinguished New York City DJ, when I was 25: “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day; “Challenge accepted.” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a day.Now when I’m performing, muscle memory takes over. When I started, I wouldn’t tell the club managers that I was deaf. I would just show up, introduce myself, and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so astonished. Sometimes I would bring doctor’s notes because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassurance that they were giving me opportunities to perform because I was brilliant, no out of sympathy. Eventually people started calling me “that deaf DJ,” and the name stuck.What fascinates me about deejaying is the creativity. I use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. I’m visually hearing the music. The next time you go dancing, cover your ears, and you’ll start seeing that you’re able to hear the music in a different way. Music is not all about hearing. I pay all sorts of get-togethers now, from college parties to corporate events. I also go to elementary schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and believing in themselves. I’m big on talking to the parents. I tell them, “My advice to you is let your kids chase their dreams. I’m a deaf DJ, so why not?”56.Which of the following might result in the author’s hearing loss?A.Monthly ear infection.B. Moving to the U. S.C. Family financial hardshipD. The doctors’ prediction.57.How did DJ Shiftee help the author during his youth?A.He taught him correct skills.B. He discovered his talent for DJ.C. He played at the restaurant for him.D. He cultivated his taste for foreign music.58.The underlined expression in Paragraph 3 “the name stuck” probably means that ________.A.the author was in low spiritsB. the author impressed people deeplyC. the audience felt disappointed by the playerD. the audience looked down upon the player59.We can conclude from the passage that the author loves deejaying because ________.A. working as a DJ involves innovationB. music helps him to see the world virtuallyC. he motivates the kids to realize their dreamD. he desires to challenge something impossible【答案】56-59 CABA(B)FREE HomeschoolingIf you are reading this page you are looking into homeschooling. YAHOO! So proud of you for taking the road less traveled for your kids. It may not always be easy, but it isrewarding! 123 Home-school4Me is here to help you on your journey! 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This site is filled with thousands of creative ideas and 1,000,000+ FREE educational print-ables to make learning fun!60.According to the above material, 123Homeschool4Me is probably _________.A.a websiteB.a counselorC.a magazineD. an advertisement61.Which of the following might be a reason for parents to choose homeschooling?A.Restoring the child’s faith.B. Getting social in the home-schoolC. Challenging the road less traveled.D. Tailoring the courses to kids’ needs.62.123Homeschool4Me is likely to be quite appealing to the readers due to _________.A. simplified lesson plans and fun activitiesB. interesting games and affordable worksheetsC. free teaching resources and practical suggestionsD. detailed curriculum plans and free homeschooling【答案】60.A 61.D 62.C(C)Changing the GameOn a warm September evening in London, The Arch climbing wall, just south of the River Thames, is packed. Scores of people wander around on the thick crash pads, chatting, waiting their turn and offering the odd shout of encouragement to those clinging on to the colourful climbing walls.Rock climbing was once classified as an “extreme sport”. But indoor centres like The Arch, which offer climbing without the need for rocks, are bringing it into the mainstream. The British Mountaineering Council estimates there are at least 248 public climbing walls in Britain, a number that has risen by 30% since 2010. In 2020 the sport’s governing bodies are hoping to see an even bigger increase in interest. Along with skateboarding, surfing and karate（空手道）, rock climbing will be making its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the summer games in Tokyo.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is frank about the ambition to appeal to a younger crowd who may be less familiar with longer-standing sports such as athletics and weightlifting. The crowd at the Arch is exactly what the IOC has in mind: mostly young professional letting off steam after work, who see climbing as a more engaging ans sociable alternative to jogging on running machines or pumping iron in a gym. Between them, the new sports will mean another 18 events and 474 athletes at the Tokyo games.Officially, all four sports are delighted with their new status. But with the exception of karate, all of them have counter-cultural, anti-establishment roots. Some stars have wondered whether accepting the Olympic torch means going against their beliefs. Owen Wright, a famous surfer, has said that surfing is more art form than sport, and therefore not suitable for the games — though he has since gone back on his word, and hopes to represent Australia in Tokyo.Adam Ondra, a Czech who is one of the world’s climbers, said he might steer clear of the games because of the format. The eventual Olympic champion will have to master all the three disciplines including bouldering (climbing without a rope, low to the ground, with a focus on hard, gymnastic moves), lead climbing (roped climbing up a tall wall of increasing difficulty) and speed climbing. Bouldering and lead climbing feature new routes in each stage of a competition, in an effort to imitate the variety of real rock. But speed climbing takes place on a standard, unvarying course. Because of this, said Mr. Ondra, “speed is a kind of artificial discipline ... and this is against the soul of climbing.”Skateboarders, also notably rebellious, can be strikingly young. Sky Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest Olympian and has settled down to training. By the time of the Tokyo games, she will have turned 12.63.Which of the following statements is true about rock climbing?A. It originated in The Arch, a sports centre on the River Thames.B. It has evolved from a mainstream sport into an extreme sport.C. Spectator’s encouragement contributes to its rapid expansion.D. The increase in climbing walls reflects a growing interest in it.64.IOC introduced rock climbing into the Olympics in order to _____.A. familiarize the global population with the new sportB. attract young people who lack interest in traditional sportsC. enable the young to let off their energy after workD. challenge the dominant status of traditional sports65.What can you infer from the star athletes’ responses according to the passage?A. Surfers are expected to strike a balance between art and sport in the Olympics.B. Rock climbers must be self-disciplined if they are to win the championship.C. Adam believes that the soul of climbing consists in its harmony with nature.D. Strikingly young skateboarders have an advantage over other opponents.66.What is the passage mainly about?A.With the addition of new Olympics sports, stars are divided on whether to participate.B. Rock climbing, skateboard, surfing and karate are accepted as Olympics sports.C. Extreme sports athletes rebel against traditions while training for the Olympics.D. The appeal of a new sport event consists is changing for format of this game.【答案】63.D 64.B 65.C 66.ASection CDirections:Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.How the British and American Tell Children’s StoriesIf Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious situation would emerge: In a literary competition for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard（巫师) in-training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, bothered by cheats, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a magic stick, the other takes to a raft（筏）to right a social wrong. (67)__________The small island of Great Britain is an unquestionably powerhouse of children’s bestsellers: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Significantly, all are fantasies. (68)___________Stories like The Call of the Wild. Charlotte’s Web, Little Women, and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer are more notable for their realistic portraits of day-to-day life in the towns and farmlands on the growing frontier. If British children gathered in the dim light of the kitchen fireplace to hear stories about magic swords and talking bears, American children sat at their mother’s knee listening tales with moral messages about a world where life was hard, obedience emphasized, and Christian morality valued. Each style has its virtues, but the British approach undoubtedly creates the kinds of stories that appeal to the furthest reaches of children’s imagination.(69)_________For one, the British have always been in touch with their pagan（异教徒的）folk traditions and stories, says Maria Tatar, a Harvard professor of children’s literature. After all, the country’s very origin story is about a young king tutored by a wizard. Legends have always been accepted as history, from Merlin to Macbeth. “Even as the British were digging into these magical worlds, Americans, much more realistic, always viewed their soil as something to exploit,” says Tatar.American write fantasies too, but nothing like the British, says Jerry Griswold, a San Diego State University professor of children’s literature. He said, “(70)__________” To prove it, he mentioned Dorothy, the heroine of Wizard of Oz（绿野仙踪）who unmasks the great and powerful Wizard as a cheat. Meanwhile, American fantasies differ in another way: They usually end with a moral lesson learned — for example, in Oz, Dorothy’s journey ends with the realization: “There’s no place like home.”【答案】67 F, 68D, 69 A, 70 BIV.Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.71.Britain’s Buses are Getting EmptierIn Britain, buses account for more public - transport trips than trains, tubes and trams put together. People love them, in theory: one poll by Transport Focus, a consumer group, found that 74% of young people think they are a good way of getting around and 85% believe it is important for a place to have a good bus service. There is just one problem. In practice, Britions are taking buses less and less.Why are London buses emptier? One thing that has changed is young people’s behavior. The young are heavy bus users when they travel. But, increasingly, they do not travel. According to Transport for London, the average 17 - to 24-year-old took 2.3 transport trips per day in the year 2011- 12 but only 1.7 in 2018 - 19. The National Travel Survey confirms that no group has cut back harder on travel since the early 2000s than teenagers. Young people are more diligent these days, and stay in school for longer. They can do the things that young people love to do on their phones, without going out.The other big bus users are the poor and the old, especially outside London, but both are turning away from buses to cars. Lower lending standards have made cars easier to acquire; a fuel-tax freeze and fuel-saving engines make them cheaper to run. Cars are ever more comfortable and easier to operate, with parking-assist technology and lane-drifting alerts to help starters. Outside London, the average free bus pass was used 90 times in the year 2010-11 but only 74 times in 2018-19, according to the Department for Transport.Finally there is the gig economy (零工经济). Online shopping and Uber probably substitute of bus trips as well as private car journeys. And they put new vehicles on the roads, which slows everything down. The number of light-goods vehicles in London has risen by 28% since 2012. Tony Travers of the London School of Economics points out that bus speeds have fallen slightly in the capital, even though private cars have almost been cleared up from the city center. The average London bus now travels at 9.3 miles per hour. Just as people become less inclined to run after buses, they are becoming easier to catch.【答案】In Britain,buses are the most popular transportation，but nowadays they are becoming emptier.The first reason is that most people taking buses are the young and they don’t travel much because of the phones.Secondly,the poor and old are turning to cars because they are much easier to access.Finally,people don’t need buses much owing to the Internet.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.该论文声称,独处能够让我们更好地进行自我反思。

2020届上海市浦东新区高三二模英语试卷

2020上海浦东高三英语二模试卷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. At the butcher's B. In a restaurant. C. On the farm. D. In a supermarket.2. A. Boss and secretary. B. Operator and caller.C. Librarian and student.D. Customer and repairman3. A. He must attend a class. B. He must meet his teacher.C. He must finish his homework.D. He must go out with his roommate.4. A. It's not as good as it was. B. It's better than it used to be.C. It's better than people expectD. It's even worse than people say.5. A. The woman has a practical goal.B. The woman can surely live a long life.C. The woman has taken the right steps to stay healthy.D. The woman should give up cheeseburgers to live longer.6. A. An attractive hut. B. A sunny day. C. raincoat. D. A lovely hat7. A. He's not going to cook his own dinner B. He plans to do the same as his brother.C. He loves the dinner his brother cooks.D. He wants to take on his own responsibility.8. A. Applying to Harvard will be fun B. He is confident of getting into HarvardC. He has no choice but to apply to Harvard. D The woman can get the man into Harvard9.A. The woman is teaching the man how to cook.B. There is nothing the man can do to cook the dish.C. The cookbook contains difficult instructions to follow.D. The man is good at following what is said in the cookbook.10. A. The woman is too busy to go to the dinner.B. The woman will definitely go to the dinner.C. The woman will probably decline the invitation.D. The woman is asking about the time for the dinner.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 them. 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Boston Cooking School B. Toll House Inn.C. A chocolate company.D. Nestle's branch12. A. Mix smashed chocolate with other ingredients and baked it.B. Cover the surface of the cookies with melted chocolate.C. Spread butter on semi-sweet chocolate desserts.D. Shape melted chocolate into thick pieces.13. A. She kept it as a secret. B. She sold it to Nestle.C. She applied for a patentD. She shared it publicly.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They support various living creatures. B.They reduce greenhouse gas emissions.C.They bring about huge economic benefits.D.They protect the coast against melting ice.15. A. Australia B. Canada. C. America. D. China.16. A. Tourism will face strong declineB. Beach losses are causing climate changeC. Half of the world's sandy beaches could disappear.D. Beaches play an important part in the ecosystemQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. London. B. Barcelona. C. Madrid. D. Iceland18. A. She was scheduled to meet more customers in other cities.B. Her ship was delayed by the wind blowing southwards.C. Clouds of volcano ash threatened passengers' health.D. Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled.19. A. She tried various means of transport except the coach.B. She had a tough journey back home with many transfers.C. She enjoyed the lovely scenery in various cities in Spain.D. She managed to book a ticket with the British airline at last.20. A. He paid little attention to the news media.B. He didn't care about meaningless pastimes.C. He was out of employment for too long.D. He was too busy to make preparations for it.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.Green Spring Renews Life’s PromiseFor me, two of the loveliest words in the English language are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper, I don’t recall (21) _________ I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came (22) _________ (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”After those words (23) _________ (read) again a dozen times, suddenly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn.I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green that I (24) _________almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and the only green to be seen was neon（霓虹灯）.But the next morning, to my surprise, I (25) _________ (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard. (26) _________ my absence, all sorts of things had leafed and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing the Giants play the A’s in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses.Sometimes we need the chance (27) _________ (remind) that we’re still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just (28) _________ you think you will never smile again, life comes back.”Life persists, and so do (29) _________ in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and the passing of a loved one; in the words we leave behind and the hearts of those (30) _________ will remember us. Spring reminds us that we’re alive forever.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.Curiosity and Globalization are Driving a New Approach to Travel Today’s political climate and negative headlines seem to point towards a more inward-looking global population - minds narrowing, borders going up. But with more people living and working overseas and becoming exposed to influences from different cultures, many of us are seeking a(n) __31__, connected world.According to the recently published study from Culture Trip, 60% of people in the US and UK say that their outlook on life is shaped by the __32__ from different cultures. As a society, we not only want to discover and experience other cultures, we want to learn from them, too. This is one of the many positive side effects of globalization. At the same time, the economic landscape of the last decade has resulted in a shift in values away from __33__, with younger generations more interested in collecting experiences than possessions.Welcome to the “new culture economy”.The collision（碰撞）of two trends - globalization and the experience economy - has __34__ a new attitude to travel, with cultural curiosity at its heart. This is the “new culture economy”. The phenomenon is having a powerful impact on people’s interactions and definitions of __35__ exploration, and presents an incredible commercial opportunity.While globalization is usually talked about in the context of the __36__ of trade and capital between countries, we shouldn’t forget that the __37__ force behind it all it people. Education, travel, exposure to other customs and geographies and the cultural integration（融合）are the more influential social effects of globalization. People are increasingly living or working in countries other than the ones in which they were born - more than half of respondents from the study have friends living overseas, all of which has __38__ in more interaction with global cultures.Also, student debt and unafford-able housing have created a(n) __39__ in spending patterns, and so a new set of values has emerged in which experiences matter more than ownership. Travel is absolutely necessary to most people’s lives - in fact, nearly half of all respondents cut down on their daily expenses so they can save money to travel more. For “generation rent” in particular, no matter how expensive an experience or a trip, it is still more __40__ than a house.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.Communication, One Major Part of the Scientific Method Scientists may feel it their duty to share their guesses, methods, and findings with the rest of the scientific community. This sharing serves two __41__. First, it supports the basic deal of skepticism（怀疑论）by making it possible for others to say, “Oh, yeah? Let me check that.” It tells others where to see what the scientist saw, and what techniques and tools to use. Second, it gets the word out so that others can use what has been discovered. This is essential because science is a(n) __42__ efforts. People who work thousands of miles apart build with and upon each other’s discoveries.The communication of science begins with “peer review”, a process of __43__ an author’s scholarly work, research or ideas to the inspection of other experts. It typically has three stages. Thefirst occurs when a scientists seeks funding - from government agencies, foundations, or other __44__ -- to carry out a research program. He or she must prepare a report describing the intended work, laying out background, hypotheses（假设）, planned experiments, expected results, and even the __45__ impacts on other fields. Committees of other scientists then __46__ the report to see whether the scientist knows his or her area, has the necessary abilities, and is realistic in his or her plans.Once the scientist has the needed __47__, has done the work, and has written a report of the results, that reports will go to a scientific journal. Before publishing the report, the journal’s editors will show it to other workers in the same or __48__ fields and ask whether the work was done adequately, the conclusion are justified, and the report should be published.The third stage of peer review happens are publication, when the broader scientific community gets to see and __49__ the work.This three-stage quality-control process can, of course, be faulty. Any scientist with independent wealth can __50__ the first stage quite easily but such scientists are much, much rarer today than they were a century or so ago. Those who remain are the object of envy. __51__ , it is fair to say that they are not disapproved as were those who avoid the latter two stages of the “peer review” mechanisms by using press conferences.On the other hand, it is certainly possible for the standard peer review mechanisms to __52__. By their nature, these mechanisms are more likely to __53__ ideas that are not different from what the reviewers think they already know. Yet the un-traditional or unconventional ideas are not __54__ wrong, as Alfred Wegener proved when he tried to gain __55__ for the idea of continental drift in the early twentieth century. It was not until the 1960s that most geologists accepted his ideas as genuine insights.41. A. purposes B. duties C. interests D. needs42. A. innovative B. prospective C. cooperative D. plain43. A. accustoming B. addicting C. restricting D. subjecting44. A. projects B. sources C. unions D. departments45. A. stronger B. more limited C. more dramatic broader46. A. Look up B. go over C. long for D.. call for47. A. funds B. fields C. impacts D. experiments48. A. different B. chosen C. related D. academic49. A. substitute B. create C. judge D. undertake50. A. reach B. mark C. hold D. skip51. A. Similarly B. Contrarily C. Surely D. Therefore52. A. fail B. function C. evolve D. work53. A. convey B. overlook C. reject D. approve54. A. necessarily B. particularly C. dramatically D. terribly55. A. confidence B. acceptance C. strength D. weightSection BDirections: Read the following three passage. 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 read.(A) To Be a Deaf DJI was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990, when I was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didn’t have health insurance at the time, and when I got a third infection, my parents couldn’t afford the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50 percent hearing in my left. Over time, my remaining hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today. My doctors predicted that I would be thoroughly deaf by now, so I think I’m doing pretty well.There was always music on in my house in my childhood. I loved listening to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson. My dad was a DJ, so he played disco, folk, rock, and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant be owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was hooded. I desired to learn more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee, a distinguished New York City DJ, when I was 25: “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day; “Challenge accepted.” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a day.Now when I’m performing, muscle memory takes over. When I started, I wouldn’t tell the club managers that I was deaf. I would just show up, introduce myself, and start playing music. At theend of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so astonished. Sometimes I would bring doctor’s notes because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassurance that they were giving me opportunities to perform because I was brilliant, no out of sympathy. Eventually people started calling me “that deaf DJ,” and the name stuck.What fascinates me about deejaying is the creativity. I use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. I’m visually hearing the music. The next time you go dancing, cover your ears, and you’ll start seeing that you’re able to hear the music in a different way. Music is not all about hearing. I pay all sorts of get-togethers now, from college parties to corporate events.I also go to elementary schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and believing in themselves. I’m big on talking to the parents. I tell them, “My advice to you is let your kids chase their dreams. I’m a deaf DJ, so why not?”56. Which of the following might result in the author’s hearing loss?A. Monthly ear infection.B. Moving to the U. S.C. Family financial hardshipD. The doctors’ prediction.57. How did DJ Shiftee help the author during his youth?A. He taught him correct skills.B. He discovered his talent for DJ.C. He played at the restaurant for him.D. He cultivated his taste for foreign music.58. The underlined expression in Paragraph 3 “the name stuck” probably means that _________.A. the author was in low spiritsB. the author impressed people deeplyC. the audience felt disappointed by the playerD. the audience looked down upon the player59. We can conclude from the passage that the author loves deejaying because _________.A. working as a DJ involves innovationB. music helps him to see the world virtuallyC. he motivates the kids to realize their dreamD. he desires to challenge something impossible(B)FREE HomeschoolingIf you are reading this page you are looking into homeschooling. Y AHOO! So proud of you for taking the road less traveled for your kids. It may not always be easy, but it is rewarding! 123 Home-school4Me is here to help you on your journey! We’ve got lots of tips, resources, and over a million pages of FREE Home-school worksheets, games and lesson plans to help you provide a solid, fun, and affordable education for your kids!Let me walk you through some homeschooling basics and how 123Homeschool4Me can help you home-school!Why HomeschoolingFor some it is a better education, impact of being socialized at school, passing on your faith, spending more time with your kids, helping your child with a special need, making learning fun, or any number of other reasons. Keep reminding yourself WHY you choose to home-school and make that your primary focus.How to Home-school●Decided to Home-school after much careful research and thought●25 Reasons Why We Love Homeschooling●Find out the legal requirements to home-school in your state -- every state has differentrequirements that you must follow to home-school legally - Homeschooling Laws in your State●Follow any and all legal requirements to home-school legally (see above)●Pick a curriculum - you have tons of choices to fit your family and children●How to Choose a Home-school Curriculum●Our Curriculum Choices●Plan your school year - with any state regulations in mind, pick when your school will startend, take breaks, what days of the week you will meet and for how long, and what pace you need to go through your curriculum to finish in a year.●Use these Free Home-school Forms to organize your year●How to Home-school in 15 Hours a Week●Don’t Home-school alone!Just becuase you aren’t sending your kids to public or privateschool doesn’t mean they won’t be with others from outside your family.●Getting Social in Your Home-school●Start teaching your child - Your taught your child how to use the bathroom and put on theirshoes. You can do this! Just dive in!Okay, so that was super simplified, I know! But really that is all you need to start with.Make sure to read the links above for more information on each point.How to Start HomeschoolingMake Home-school FUN and Affordable! This is comes in! Mom leaves little time to think of fun, creative educational activities that make concepts stick. Plus the cost to buy cool games and additional worksheets for every little skill can be unacceptable!We’ve got you covered! This site is filled with thousands of creative ideas and 1,000,000+ FREE educational print-ables to make learning fun!60. According to the above material, 123Homeschool4Me is probably _________.A. a websiteB. a counselorC. a magazineD. an advertisement61. Which of the following might be a reason for parents to choose homeschooling?A. Restoring the child’s faith.B. Getting social in the home-schoolC. Challenging the road less traveled.D. Tailoring the courses to kids’ needs.62. 123Homeschool4Me is likely to be quite appealing to the readers due to _________.A. simplified lesson plans and fun activitiesB. interesting games and affordable worksheetsC. free teaching resources and practical suggestionsD. detailed curriculum plans and free homeschooling(C)Changing the GameOn a warm September evening in London, The Arch climbing wall, just south of the River Thames, is packed. Scores of people wander around on the thick crash pads, chatting, waiting their turn and offering the odd shout of encouragement to those clinging on to the colourful climbingwalls.Rock climbing was once classified as an “extreme sport”. But indoor centres like The Arch, which offer climbing without the need for rocks, are bringing it into the mainstream. The British Mountaineering Council estimates there are at least 248 public climbing walls in Britain, a number that has risen by 30% since 2010. In 2020 the sport’s governing bodies are hoping to see an even bigger increase in interest. Along with skateboarding, surfing and karate（空手道）, rock climbing will be making its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the summer games in Tokyo.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is frank about the ambition to appeal to a younger crowd who may be less familiar with longer-standing sports such as athletics and weightlifting. The crowd at the Arch is exactly what the IOC has in mind: mostly young professional letting off steam after work, who see climbing as a more engaging ans sociable alternative to jogging on running machines or pumping iron in a gym. Between them, the new sports will mean another 18 events and 474 athletes at the Tokyo games.Officially, all four sports are delighted with their new status. But with the exception of karate, all of them have counter-cultural, anti-establishment roots. Some stars have wondered whether accepting the Olympic torch means going against their beliefs. Owen Wright, a famous surfer, has said that surfing is more art form than sport, and therefore not suitable for the games - though he has since gone back on his word, and hopes to represent Australia in Tokyo.Adam Ondra, a Czech who is one of the world’s climbers, said he might steer clear of the games because of the format. The eventual Olympic champion will have to master all the three disciplines including bouldering (climbing without a rope, low to the ground, with a focus on hard, gymnastic moves), lead climbing (roped climbing up a tall wall of increasing difficulty) and speed climbing. Bouldering and lead climbing feature new routes in each stage of a competition, in an effort to imitate the variety of real rock. But speed climbing takes place on a standard, unvarying course. Because of this, said Mr. Ondra, “speed is a kind of artificial discipline ... and this is against the soul of climbing.”Skateboarders, also notably rebellious, can be strikingly young. Sky Brown is set to become Britain’s youngest Olympian and has settled down to training. By the time of the Tokyo games, she will have turned 12.63. Which of the following statements is true about rock climbing？A. It originated in The Arch, a sports centre on the River Thames.B. It has evolved from a mainstream sport into an extreme sport.C. Spectator’s encouragement contributes to its rapid expansion.D. The increase in climbing walls reflects a growing interest in it.64. IOC introduced rock climbing into the Olympics in order to _________A. familiarize the global population with the new sportB. attract young people who lack interest in traditional sportsC. enable the young to let off their energy after workD. challenge the dominant status of traditional sports65. What can you infer from the star athletes’ responses according to the passage?A. Surfers are expected to strike a balance between art and sport in the Olympics.B. Rock climbers must be self-disciplined if they are to win the championship.C. Adam believes that the soul of climbing consists in its harmony with nature.D. Strikingly young skateboarders have an advantage over other opponents.66. What is the passage mainly about?A. With the addition of new Olympics sports, stars are divided on whether to participate.B. Rock climbing, skateboard, surfing and karate are accepted as Olympics sports.C. Extreme sports athletes rebel against traditions while training for the Olympics.D. The appeal of a new sport event consists is changing for format of this game.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.How the British and American Tell Children’s StoriesIf Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious situation would emerge : In a literary competition for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard（巫师）- in - training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, bothered by cheats, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a magic stick, the other takes to a raft（筏）to right a social wrong. ______67_______The small island of Great Britain is an unquestionably powerhouse of children’s bestsellers: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Significantly, all are fantasies. ______68_______ Stories like The Call of the Wild. Charlotte’s Web, Little Women, and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer are more notable for their realistic portraits of day-to-day life in the towns and farmlands on the growing frontier. If British children gathered in the dim light of the kitchen fireplace to hear stories about magic swords and talking bears, American children sat at their mother’s knee listening tales with moral messages about a world where life was hard, obedience emphasized, and Christian morality valued. Each style has its virtues, but the British approach undoubtedly creates the kinds of stories that appeal to the furthest reaches of children’s imagination.______69______ For one, the British have always been in touch with their pagan（异教徒的）folk traditions and stories, says Maria Tatar, a Harvard professor of children’s literature. After all, the country’s very origin story is about a young king tutored by a wizard. Legends have always been accepted as history, from Merlin to Macbeth. “Even as the British were digging into these magical worlds, Americans, much more realistic, always viewed their soil as something to exploit,” says Tatar.American write fantasies too, but nothing like the British, says Jerry Griswold, a San Diego State University professor of children’s literature. He said, “______70______” To prove it, he mentioned Dorothy, the heroine of Wizard of Oz（绿野仙踪）who unmasks the great and powerful Wizard as a cheat. Meanwhile, American fantasies differ in another way: They usually end with a moral lesson learned - for example, in Oz, Dorothy’s journey ends with the realization: “There’s noplace like home.”IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.71.Britain’s Buses are Getting EmptierIn Britain, buses account for more public - transport trips than trains, tubes and trams put together. People love them, in theory: one poll by Transport Focus, a consumer group, found that 74% of young people think they are a good way of getting around and 85% believe it is important for a place to have a good bus service. There is just one problem. In practice, Britions are taking buses less and less.Why are London buses emptier? One thing that has changed is young people’s behavior. The young are heavy bus users when they travel. But, increasingly, they do not travel. According to Transport for London, the average 17 - to 24-year-old took 2.3 transport trips per day in the year 2011- 12 but only 1.7 in 2018 - 19. The National Travel Survey confirms that no group has cut back harder on travel since the early 2000s than teenagers. Young people are more diligent these days, and stay in school for longer. They can do the things that young people love to do on their phones, without going out.The other big bus users are the poor and the old, especially outside London, but both are turning away from buses to cars. Lower lending standards have made cars easier to acquire; a fuel-tax freeze and fuel - saving engines make them cheaper to run. Cars are ever more comfortable and easier to operate, with parking-assist technology and lane-drifting alerts to help starters. Outside London, the average free bus pass was used 90 times in the year 2010-11 but only 74 times in 2018-19, according to the Department for Transport.Finally there is the gig economy（零工经济）. Online shopping and Uber probably substitute of bus trips as well as private car journeys. And they put new vehicles on the roads, which slows everything down. The number of light-goods vehicles in London has risen by 28% since 2012. Tony Travers of the London School of Economics points out that bus speeds have fallen slightly in the capital, even though private cars have almost been cleared up from the city center. The average。

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