2021年上海市奉贤区中考二模英语试卷(Word含答案,无听力)
2021年上海市奉贤区中考二模英语试卷2021.4Part 2 Vocabulary and GrammarⅡ. Choose the best answer.21. French enjoy spending holidays in the countryside and seaside.A. AB. AnC. TheD. /22. I’ve been to New York and Chicago, but I don’t like city very much.A. bothB. eitherC. everyD. neither23. complains when you listen to music with headphones. You really should get one pair.A. SomeoneB. AnyoneC. EveryoneD. No one24. I had a headache on the train so I took some and fell asleep.A. noteB. photoC. medicineD. pills25. You should try to visit my hometown. One of beaches in the country is there.A. popularB. more popularC. most popularD. the most popular26. They’re trying to build positive school climates where students feel to speak.A. saveB. safeC. safelyD. safety27. The jacket is made plastic and it can check your blood pressure.A. ofB. byC. up ofD. for28. my messages when I heard a strange noise outside the window.A. checkedB. am checkingC. was checkingD. would check29. One young man next to me on the plane was very nervous. He before.A. doesn’t flowB. didn’t flowC. ha sn’t flownD. ha dn’t flown30. People come from all over to our village to .A. enjoyB. be enjoyedC. are enjoyedD. enjoyed31. I like your story. I’m confused by the ending. Can you explain it?A. andB. orC. soD. but32. The government should consider free parking facilities near metro and bus stations.A. provideB. to provideC. providingD. to providing33. Don’t miss the markets in Cairo, Egypt’s capital city. You buy almost anything there.A. canB. shouldC. mustD. need34. Everyone had to be at the beach an hour earlier, there was plenty of time to check in.A. so thatB. althoughC. unlessD. because35. My parents have warned me my bike on busy main roads. It’s too dangerous. A.not ride B. not to ride C. not riding D. to not rideⅢ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can Array only be used once.（A）A. solutionB. reducesC. productsD. adultE. releasesThe secret to protecting our environment might just be hidden in your teacher’s coffee cup! Whether it’s a awake-up cup or an afternoon cup in a coffee shop, at times it seems that the 36 world runs on coffee! This creates a lot of waste. After they’ve been used to make the coffee, the grounds often get thrown away. As it rots （腐烂），it 37 a greenhouse gas.Two Scottish businessmen think they have a 38 . Their company is developing a way to recycle this waste into an oil which could replace palm oil. Palm oil is used in many different foods and 39 . It’s made from the fruit of palm trees and is thought to be efficient. This means that it’s quite easy tomake a lot of palm oil quickly.36.37.38.39.（B）A. roomB. includeC. responsibleD. for the time beingE. sooner orlaterHowever, many people believe it is 40 for the deforestation of the rainforest, as large areas are being burnt to create 41 for these palm trees. This is destroying the habitat of many endangered animals, such as the orangutans and tigers.The two businessmen hope 42 they will be able to collect waste coffee grounds from cafes and restaurants and extract the oil from them to use instead of palm oil. The business could even win a prize! It’s been put forward as part of a competition for business ideas to improve the world. Other ideas competing for the prize 43 a plan to make plastic biodegradable（可生物降解的）and new technology to help care for bees.40.41.42.43.Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.44. We advertised for a a journalist in the school paper and got several .（reply）45. These energy sources are the key to a cleaner and future.（green）46. We asked a local to come and show her work to the students.（art）47. The campers are so that they may cause a fire.（care）48. A business without a customer will surely die.（satisfying）49. We toured the city by instead of traveling with a guide.（we）50. The manager of the restaurant has trained the waitress to correctly at table.（service）51. Their advice is listened to, but in fact, very little notice is taken of it.（polite）Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required.52. I have never thought of staying in a floating hotel.（改为一般疑问句）you thought of staying in a floating hotel?53. I kept in touch with my new friends by chatting on my computer.（对划线部分提问）you keep in touch with your new friends?54. He went to Auckland and visited his cousins.（保持句意基本不变）He went to Auckland and paid a his cousins.55. In the past, we didn’t see as many bridges as we do today.（保持句意基本不变）In the past, we saw bridges we do today.56. The firemen put out the fire before it got serious.（改为被动语态）The fire out before it got serious.57.“Did you do any shopping after lunch, Susan?”asked Pansy.（改为间接引语）Pansy asked Susan she done any shopping after lunch.58. where, you get storybooks, can, to, tell me（连词成句）Part 3 Reading and WritingⅥ. Reading comprehension.Without water, plants would die. Do you know how water gets from the roots of a plant to the rest of the plant?our bodies.59. The type of the text is .A. a reviewB. an advertisementC. a menuD. an instruction60. What best fits the blank?A. FormB. ScheduleC. StepsD. Tips61. What do you observe when the celery stick is cut into cross sections?A. The inside of the celery stick is empty.B. The water in the glass has disappeared.C. The celery stick has become bigger.D. All the cross sections have become red.62.“Blood”in the bodies is compared to“”in the plant.A. waterB. the leavesC. the stemD. the root63. In the experiment, why is red food colour added to the water?A. It makes the celery stick look nicer.B. The water’s path in a plant can be seen.C. The plant needs food colour to survive.D. It helps the plant to transport the water.64. The experiment aims to show .A. how to colour a stick of celeryB. that plants would die without waterC. how water travels through a plantD. that science experiments are fun to doB. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.My name is Evelyn Garrido, and I’m from the Philippines. Next month I’m going to go abroa d. I’ve never been to another country before. I’m going to go to the U.S. as an exchange student. I’m going to live with a host family in a small town in Minnesota, in the north of the U.S.I started planning and preparing for my trip last year. There was a lot to do! I did some 65 student exchange programs, and then I applied. I also applied for a passport and got a student visa. After that, I attended courses at the weekends about rules, how to survive, etc. My older sister Lucia studied abroad two years ago, so she helped me plan my trip and showed me how to 66 my flight online.I feel excited, and a little scared. Sometimes I say,“Lucia, I’ll probably be 67 .”She says,“You’re not alone. We’ll have video chats with you every day. And you’ll definitely meet new friends soon.”My host family — the Jenses — sent me an email with information about the 68 in Minnesota. Winters are cold! I emailed them and said,“I don’t have any warm clothes!”They told me,“We’ll give you some of our warm clothes!”I bought a good guidebook online. The information about cultural differences is really helpful. People will probably be very 69 me because I’m from a different country. They’ll probably ask me,“Do you eat hamburgers in the Philippines?”（“Yes.”）“Is it cold in the Phillippines?”（“Never.”）I’ll try to answer cheerfully! As an exchange student, I’ll learn a lot about Americans and their culture. Lucia says I’ll also learn about myself. And since I will be away from home for a long time, I’ll definitely learn to be more 70 . I hope so and I’m really looking forward to my trip!65. A. training for B. research into C. projects on D. surveys about66. A. book B. catch C. delay D. board67. A. busy B. sick C. lonely D. disappointed68. A. weather B. diet C. clothes D. sightseeing69. A. afraid of B. thankful to C. angry with D. interested in70. A. patient B. creative C. independent D. confidentC. Fill in the blanks with the proper words.Read the comments about changes in the future. How much do you agree with them?ability to connect to others.There won’t be any paper books in the future. They might disappear c if you want to readbe less space, so we’llOur house might be s in the future. If theremessage to the police or call for an ambulance. Our house might also control the heating and theDriverless cars are a new thing at the moment, but I think in the future it will be common to haveD. Answer the questions.Sally woke with a sudden movement. She heard strange sounds; she could smell smoke. The room was full of smoke. She coughed. What was happening? Her bedroom door opened with a bang and her mother ran in, her face white.“Ge t up Sally, we have to go! Get dressed now!”Her mother disappeared back into the house.Sally jumped from her bed and opened the window. Screams and cries came from the streets below. Sally watchedpeople throw their things into carts, horses threading the ground, keen to leave.“Hey, wha t’s happening?”Sally yelled.“Fire!”her neighbour shouted back.“Coming from Pudding Lane! Get out now Sally! No one is safe!”Sally pulled her window shut and got changed as quickly as she could. Downstairs, she found her father, motherand sister jamming their things into a handcart. They watched people trying to put out the big fire with leather buckets full of water. It didn’t seem to make any difference, as theSally noticed, as the tripped over candlesticks, burnt pans and odd bits of furniture that people had droppedin the streets.The grocer’s boy, Tom Winter, saw Sally and said, “Some people are going to St. Paul’s Cathedral to stay safe. Made of stone. W on’t burn like wood.” Sally nodded, but followed her parents down the dark street.They walked and walked. Finally, they arrived at Moorfields. It was a wide-open space with no buildings to burn. They were safe.78. Sally’s house was on fire, wasn’t it?79. Why did Sally cough?80. Where did the fire start?81. How were people trying to put out the fire?82. Why did Sally’s family go to Moorfields?83. What changes do you think were made to the buildings after the fire?VIII. Writing (作文）(共20 分）84. Write at least 60 words on the given “has changed me”. (以改变了我为题写一篇不少于60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格。
上海市奉贤区2021届高三二模英语试题(含答案解析)
奉贤区高考英语质量抽查试卷（满分：140分 考试时间：120分钟）1.Listening Comprehension Section A 奉贤二模听力音频双击图标打开收听・mp3Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of eachconversation, 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.A. In a drugstore ・ B ・ In a cosmetics shop ・ C. At a stationery store ・ D. At a supermarket.C ・ She always stays up late caring for her baby.D. She benefits from the babysitter to some extent.9. A. The man feels like taking a walk in the park.B. The man knows everylhing about the woman.C ・ The man is overconfident about his examination.D. The man asks Google to help with his mathematics.10. A. He is making a chocolate cake ・B. He is ordering a cake as a present ・ C ・ He is celebrating Valentine's Day.D. He is writing a card to his girlfriend.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage orconversation, you will be asked several questions. 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 and2021.42. A. Lecturer and student. C ・ Secretary and boss ・3.A. $150.B. $200. 4.A. Serious.B. Disappointed. 5. A. She was very nervous ・C. She has heart disease ・6. A. Learn coding with heriPad.C. Update the system of her iPad ・7. A. It is popular with customers ・C ・ Tlie seats there are uncomfortable.8.A. She thinks of her baby as a blessing ・B. She is qualified to be a good babysitter. B. Salesperson and customer.D. Mechanic and driver. C. $250. D.$300. C. Impatient. D. Excited. B. She missed a speech ・ D. She hosted the TV programs. B. Change the way to unlock her iPad. D. Note down the code of her iPad ・ B. There arc more than enough seats. D. It provides customers with reading materials.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. Because they have true blue eyes ・B ・ Because they look true blue underwater C. Because they have true blue underbellies ・D. Because they look true blue on the surface.12. A. By giving out yellowish light.B. By changing the color of their backs ・C ・ By emitting a series of pulses and sounds ・ D. By traveling through the ocean at 20 miles an hour.13. A. When they are angry, they let out the loudest noise.B. They are highly intelligent animals without social life ・C. An ordinary-sized whale weiglis as much as an elephan 仁D. They rely on excellent hearing to communicate and navigate.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The introduction of the freshmen^ week.B. The advice on university life to the freshmen.C ・ The introduction of a university and its courses.D. The process of university ficshman registration.15. A. To receive a warm welcome ・B ・ To get timetables sorted out.C. To help new students make new friends.D. To familiarize new students with their courses ・16. A. Students will be quite busy after the freshmen's week.B. S tilde nt Life Card offers discounts at all shops and fastfood chains ・C ・ Students 9 registration time will probably depend on their arrival day.D. Students should collect all the books required during the freshmen^ week.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He goes to too many parties. B. He drinks too much beer with fi iends.C ・ He hangs out with his friends too much.D ・ He is too busy with schoolwork to do exercise. 1 & A. Because she can get a reward from the gym ・B. Because she thinks the man should lose weight.C ・ Because it will motivate the man to do exercise.D. Because it will motivate her to go there regularly.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 olhef ・ blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.19・ A. It has a private bathroom. C. It has a fancy restaurant.20. A.Yoga.C. Running machines ・B. It is popular among girls.D. It is newly opened this year. B ・ Rowing machines ・ D. Stationary exercise bikes.Landslide Injures at least 10 in Norwegian Town of AskA landslide (山体滑坡)has smashed into a residential area near the Norwegian capital at midnight on Dec. 30, iiijuring at least 10 people, leaving 21 unaccounted for and 21 _______________________________________ (destroy) several homes, authorities said. About 700 people have been brought to safety for fear of further landslides ・The landslide cut across a road, leaving a deep gap that cars 22 _________________________ not pass・ Video footage showed dramatic scenes including one house tailing into the gap. Photographs showed at least eight destroyed homes・Rescue workers continued to search the area for children and adults 23 ________________________ (believe) to have been caught in mud and debris (废墟)，police said. "We're still looking for survivors," police spokesman Roger Pctterscn told a news confcrcncc.Pettersen said there were no reports of missing people, but officials could not rule out the possibility 24 __________________ t here might be survivors in collapsed buildings・ He said 21 people registered as livingin (he area are unaccounted for.One of the injured was seriously hurt, while nine had 25 (light) injuries. Weather atthe time was reported to be challenging, with snowstorm sweeping the village of Ask, 26 __________________________ about 5,000 people inhabited.Norway's King Harald said the landslide had made a deep impression on him. °My thoughts are with all those who are affected, injured or have lost their homes and those who now live in fear and uncertainty of 27 damage the disaster has caused/* he said in a statement released by theroyal palace.The area in which Ask 28 ____________________ (locate) is known to have a lot of quick clay, which canchange from solid to liquid form. Previous landslides have been reported in the region.Helicopters continued to circle over the area as night fell, 29 _________________ (lower) rescuers towardsthe debris of collapsed houses・'There could be people trapped ・・・ but at the same time we can" be sure 30 _____________________ it is the new yearns holiday, which means people could be elsewhere/* Ema Solberg, the Norwegian Prime Minister, told reporters after visiting the si(e.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. outdatedB. polish C・ stmggling D. historicallyE. exchange F・ promotional G. stylized H. floodsI. witnesses J. interchangeably K. decliningWhy Dutch Officials Want You to Forget the Country of HollandThe Dutch nation has long been dealing with its identity crisis・ For decades, the government used “Holland" and 44the Netherlands" 31 _______________ to describe the country known for its iconic canals, tulip(才卩金香)fields and windmills. But starting from Jan. 1〉all official government communications and32 __________ materials will use the Netherlands as its name.The government has been working on a campaign that might 33 ___________________ the country's image in theface of growing international competition for the past 18 months, said Ingrid de Beer, the head of the public diplomacy section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Our international image faces some challenges," she said. Research showed that many people do not know of the Netherlands or have 34 c oncepts of the country・ Young people, particularly those in countries farther away, arcunfamiliar with the country.The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of 12 provinces, two of which 一Noord (North) Holland and Zuid (South) Holland — make up Holland・ Amsterdam, which 35 about 19 million travellers annually, and Keukeiihof, one of the world's largest flower gardens and a popular attraction, are both in the Holland region.The countrj^s tourism board, 36 _____________ to handle millions of tourists, stopped promoting its mostfamous attractions in favor of trying to encourage travellers to go to lesser-known destinations, according to a 2019 report. By 2030, the report predicted, the Netherlands could see 37 ________________________________ of up to 42 million tourists — an enormous number for a country of 17 million・The region of Holland has 38 ______________ contributed the most to the country's economy and wealth,resulting in its name commonly being used to indicate the entire country・But not anymore, the Dutch government insists. u We are fully aware that internationally, a strong image of the Netherlands contributes to achieving political objectives, promoting trade, attracting talent, investment and tourists and encouraging cultural and scientific 39 Ms・ de Beer said・Part of the campaign includes an updated logo, a “NL” 40to look like an orange tulip, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The logo replaces the "Holland tulip/' which was created by the tourism board 25 years ago and used to promote the country.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.As consumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste. This is expected to go up (o 2.2 billion by 2025・ The developed countries are —41— for 44% of waste, and in the U.S. alone, the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month・Traditional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no interest in _42_ the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue (营收)they would get from selling new goods. 43 一, more and more businesses are thinking about how to reduce consumer waste. This is _44_ driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals. Also, both consumers and companies becoming more aware of the need to protect our environment is another force that contributes.When choosing what products to buy and which brands to buy from, more and more consumers are looking into sustainability, which is —45_ just price and performance they were concerned about in the past・ In a survey of 54 of the world's leading brands, almost all of them reported that consumers are showing increasing care about environmental lifestyles. At the same time, surveys on consumers in the U.S. and the U.K. show that they also care about _46_ energy use and reducing waste._47_, consumers control what happens to a product. But some companies arc starting to realize that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when _48_ something seems like the easiest and most convenient option.Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched _49_ programs. They want to make their customers interested in _50_ their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the landfill. By offering services to help expand the longevity of their products, they're promising quality and _51_ to consumers, and receiving the _52_ gains for being environmentally fiiendly and socially responsible・Enonnous opportunities also _53— e-wasle. It is estimated that in 2014 the world produced some 42 million metric tons of e-waste (discarded electrical and electronic equipment and its parts) with North America and Europe accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tons _54_. The materials from e-waste include iron, copper, gold, silver, and aluminum-matcrials that could be reused, resold, recovered, or recycled・ Together, the value of these metals is estimated to be about $52 billion・ Electronics giants like BestBuy and Samsung have provided e-waste _55_ programs over the past few years, which aim to refurbish (畚1 新)old electronic components and parts into new products.41. A. forgivable B. accountable C. tolerable D. remarkable42. A. altering B. 1 engthening C・ obeying D. upsetting43. A. Therefore B. Somehow C. Yet D. Otherwise44. A. partly B. barely C. precisely D. exclusively45. A. bridged with B. subjected to C・ opposed to D. associated with46. A. minimizing B. maintaining C. stimulating D. deserting47. A. On the contrary B. Above all C・ For example D. In most cases48. A. modifying B. wrecking C・ dumping D. restoring49. A. sustainable B. compulsory C. economic D. educational50. A. insuring B・ substituting C・ concealing D. preserving51 ・ A. accessibility B. productivity C. affordability D. durability52. A. profitable B. emotional C. predictable D. reputational53. A. lie in B. stand for C・ consist of D. result in54. A. respectively B. dramatically C. evenly D. thoroughly55. A. take-back B, give-away C. clean-up D・ cut-downSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or luijinished statements ・For each of them there are four choices marked A9B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Not long after Tony Berlin began working at the state driver's license facility in Niles in 1985, he noticed that some 【ruck drivers who should have failed their exams mysteriously passed them・ For six years, starting in 1992, he collected evidence to show why: He believed truck drivers were bribing state workers to get licenses・ In another turn of the screw, the workers were using those bribes to buy tickets to the then secretary of state George Ryanns fundraisers, including for his successful bid for governor. Berlin tried to expose the corruption (腐败)一he went to the FBI and the upper ranks of the secretary ofstated office — but was repeatedly met with indifference ・ Then he began to suspect that (he truck driver in a 1994 accident that killed six children, all from the same £amily, got his license through the scheme. In a moment that changed everything, Berlin reached out to the Reverend Scott Willis, the children^ father.It was his call to Willis that connected the crash to what would become known as the licenses-for-bribes scandal (丑闻)・"Berlin's the one who started it all," says the Willises 9 lawyer. A few months after that phone call, the U.S. attorney's office initiated Operation Safe Road, an ongoing federal investigation that by the end of November had disclosed 34 oflenses.The investigation ultimately netted 75 offenses, including that of Dean Bauer, Ryan's inspector general. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to obstructing (妨"寻)justice and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. But the biggest catch was Ryan himself, who was sentenced in 2006 to six and a half years lor fraud and blackmailing. As for Berlin, he continued to work at state license facilities, in Streator and Pontiac, choosing to stay out of the public eye.56. What initially caused Tony Berlin to investigate the liccnscs-fbr-bribcs scandal?A. Truck drivers 5 bribing state workers ・B. Truck drivers 5 licenses being granted too freely.C ・ His working at the state driver's license facility ・D. The truck driver's killing six children in a 1994 accident.57. According to Tony Berlin, the bribes ultimately ran into ・A. buying driving licensesB. George Ryan's fundraising C ・ covering the loss of the Willises D ・ supporting the federal investigation5& Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tony's calling Willis was a turning point in the whole bribing case ・B. Tony Berlin became a household name after the exposure of the scandal.C ・ the FBI failed to take serious action the first time Berlin asked for investigation.D. George Ryan, the biggest criminal behind the scene, was sentenced to years in jail.59. According to the passage, which of the following can best describe Tony Berlin?A. Perseverant, dutiful and fame-thirsty ・B. Strong-willed, cooperative and sociable.C. Responsible, aggressive and merciless ・D. Determined, right-minded and courageous.(B) (Anytime, Advance. Off-Peak and Season Tickets) © Trawl atquUter tknea We understand that in light of the latest government CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL ADVICE, your travel plans will be changing ・ To reflect this, some terms & conditions for refunding tickets or changing journeys are different to usual.REFUNDSNational Railhanck covering60.Passengers are entitled to their money back on __________ ・A. Anytime tickets completely free of chargeB・ Off-Peak tickets with no restrictionsC.Advance tickets for their train not runningD.Super Off-Peaks that went invalid for half a year61. A Season ticket holds more refundable value only when _____________ .A.train companies refuse to calculate the value that is left on itB.you formally apply to cease using the ticket and hand it backC・ you use the Season Ticket Refund Calculator on the website高三英语试题第7页（共11页〉D. the proof is given that you were unable to travel due to illness62.We can learn from the passage that __________ ・A.Advance tickets purchased after Jan・ 4th can also be rescheduledB.passengers with a fixed timetable are advised to buy Anytime ticketsC・ safer approaches to refund have been introduced to limit physical con tactD. service from another train company is not available if your train get cancelled(C)The urgency and importance of Covid-19 over the past year have driven almost everything else from most leaders, minds. But since the vaccine is kicking in, Britain's government is once again beginning to think about the things that will matter later. Next week, it is expected to publish a "plan for growth^ to boost productivity, with innovation at its centre・The world may be on the point of a technological boom with life sciences, at which Britain excels. Innovation is crucial to productivity, but on this front Britairfs performance has lagged behind its competitors' in recent years. Its low spending on Research and Development (R&D) argues for a boost. Those who attributed the financial failure in the 1970s to the insufficiency of research fluids may regard this as a threat to economic growth・ Promoting innovation can quickly turn into an exercise in picking winners 一or, as is more often the case, losers・A second danger is that policy agendas get mixed up. The government has promised to “level up M poorer areas of the country, so deprived towns are campaigning for more money for their universities. But trying to boost innovation by sending money to weak institutions is likely to make our leading universities lose their advantages, thus producing average ideas that could have been remarkable. Britain's research-funding system has always been elitist (精英主义的)・It should stay that way.The government's first move in boosting innovation was the anno uncement of a plan for an Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). ARIAt purpose is to fimd high-risk, high-reward research・ But money is not all that matters ・ The successful translation of life science research into treatments during the pandemic suggests some inexpensive measures that can also make a difference.One is to speed up governmental processes. The rapidity with which Britain5s medical regulator moved during the pandemic is one reason why the vaccine rollout is racing through the population. Urgency is not unique to pandemics. Getting things done quickly can make an investment worthwhile and determine where a businessman chooses as a base・Another useful measure the government should use is its unique ability to overcome barriers・ At the beginning of the pandemic, Covid-19 researchers were unable to gain access to different strands of health service data・ The government cased restrictions on existing data and allowed researchers to ask people who had tested positive for Covid-19 to join trials. Both were cmcial to the effort・A last principle is the value of connections between the government and the private sector. Kate Bingham, a venture capitalist who led the vaccine-purchase effort, understood how to deal with drug companies・ Many of the civil servants working with her had commercial experience・ The govemmenfs closeness to business during the pandemic has been criticized・ But without it, the vaccine effort would not have succeeded.Innovation took human beings from caves to computers. Good education, a welcoming immigrationpolicy and a friendly business environment will do most to tend it. But a few sensible principles can help keep the flame burning・63.What does the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Investing insufficient money in innovation・ B・ Promoting innovation in technology.C.Applying science results to practical uses.D. Distributing funds to weak institutions.64.Whafs the possible consequence of the British governmenf s attempt to 4l level up" poorer areas?A.Britain's research-funding system will remain elitist.B.Weak institutions are more likely to produce remarkable results・C.Tlie outstanding universities will be unable to exhibit remarkable ideas.D.Both poor and rich areas in the country will develop in a balanced way.65.What can be inferred fiom the three principles put forward by the writer?A. A businessman is more willing to set up business where governments show higli efficiency・B.The administrative abilities are so unique to the government that they actually yield little fruit. C・The government ceased the cooperation with private sectors for the criticism they had receivcd.D.The rollout of the vaccine was made possible mainly because the public responded quickly・66.Whafs the best title of the passage?A.How Govcrnrncnts Fuel the Sparks of InnovationB.Why the Brits Struggle in the Tech RaceC・ How Governments Benefit from InnovationD. What People Gain with the Light of TechnologySection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box. Each sentence can only be used once・Noti that there are two sentences more than you need.• A. Though China's drive is led by government, it is cultivating homegrown tech giants to leap ahead of * the US.I I j B. Private investment in the Al sector has been expanding 62 percent a year on average for the pas* four years. 1China's Entering a New Era of AlThey have beaten us at chess and co-written a Europop album with human beings・ Now computers are taking a step into a very human territory: the reading comprehension test, a headache ofschoolchildren eveiywhere・ Alibaba on Monday said its artificial outperformed mortals（凡人）in a global reading comprehension・Luo Si, chef scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba's research department, the Institute of Data Science of Technologies, called the machines' victory "a milestone M・ 67 _______________________________ Some of these uses are already being handled by chatbots giobally.In the test administered last week, companies subjected their artificial intelligence systems to questions from the Stanford Question Answering Dataset, which assessed reading comprehension. 68 In top place were Microsoft, the US software giant, and Alibaba, the Chinese tech groupthat began with commerce and is — like its peers at home and abroad 一investing more funds into Al.69 _____________ Baidu made an early bet on Al, and is leading its rivals in autonomous driving, someof which was on show at Customer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Tencent, which boasts of 1 billion monthly active users on its social media WeChat app, and Alibaba have adopted Al in operations such as customizing news and ads, and are investing in new fields.China aims to make use of its vast treasures of data, collected from its 1.4 billion population including 730 million who are online, and deep pockets to overtake the US in creating a $150 billion industry that is seen as the next industrial revolution. Excitedly, Al is already being applied in many fields from driverless cars to text analysis・ 70 The most asked ones include "Where's my package?'： especially on Alibaba's Single Day shopping festival.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・What You Will Need to Live to 100A new approach to retirement preparation known as "longevity planning^ has been on the rise for years, with the global population of centenarians（百岁老人）steadily growing. In about 40 years, the number of people 100 and older will be six times as high as it is now. What, as you may wonder, enhances longevity? While a previous study underlined the link between longevity and higher education, having a degree doesn't necessarily guarantee you a longer life. Actually, the growth in the 100-plus age group arc more likely to result fi om a combination of improved lifestyle factors.Genetic, as new research has revealed, is a force that cannot go ignored・ Dr・ Peris of medicine and geriatrics at Boston University points out that longevity is not distributed equally. Being blessed with the certain genetic component that extend your life span is like winning the lottery. Only one in 5000 is lucky enough to possess the magical power that help make it to the century mark. Rare as it may appear, the genetic component is a factor in 40 percent to 50 percent of people who make it to 100 and 70 percent for those reaching 106・Deliberate mental, social and physical activities during retirement also matter・That means continuing to learn new things, staying involved in the community and working to some degree・ Activity is critically important, said Mitch Anthony, a consultant in Rochester, who trains financial planners in life planning・ People tend to do best when they remain socially and mentally vibrantThe research continues to uncover that despite their struggle to identity how they improve longevity, most of the researchers agree that purpose and meaning throughout life provide people with better 高三英语试题第10页（共11页）高三英语试题第11页（共11页）chances to live longer. These factors may offer a mental and possibly physical shelter from stressful events hi life. Having purpose in life may motivate reframing strcssfiil situations to deal with them more productively, thereby facilitating recovery from stress and disorder.V.TranslationDirections: Translate the Jollowing sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets・1.爱运动的人不大可能有睡眠障碍.(likely)2.这位外科医生还没来得及好好休息就立即投入到下一场手术中.(before)3.这个时期的文学作品反映出我国人民在面临民族危机时不屈不挠的楕神.(mirror)4.那位作家把书房看作是私人领域和精神家园，在那里，他可以坐拥书藉•之乐，将尘世烦恼抛诸脑后.(leave)VI.Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假设你是明启中学的李华，你的好友王磊为了考入理想的大学，每天挑灯夜战，分秒必争，不仅忽视了体育锻炼，甚至连三餐也随意敷衍.请你给他写一封电子邮件，表达你的担忧，提出合理建议并说明理由.。
2024上海市奉贤区中考初三二模英语试题及答案
2023学年第二学期九年级英语练习(2024.04)(完卷时间90分钟,满分140分)考生注意：1.本场考试时间90分钟，试卷共8页，满分140分，答题纸共2页。
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Part1Listening(第一部分听力)I.Listening Comprehension(听力理解)(本大题共20题,共25分)Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)(5分)1. 2. 3. 4. 5.B.Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to each question your hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(5分)6. A.The World Sports. B.The Animal World.C.The World News.D.Around the World.7. A.Go to a concert. B.Watch a football game.C.Stay at home.D.Visit Peace Park.8. A.In a shop. B.On the playground.C.At a restaurant.D.In a hospital.9. A.Surprised. B.Worried. C.Moved. D.Upset.10.A.24. B.30. C.54. D.58. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(5分)11.The professor handed out question papers with only a black dot in the center.12.The students were asked to write about what they saw on their papers.13.The students focused on describing the white part of the paper,not the black dot.14.The professor graded the students'answers based on their descriptions of the black dot.15.The professor wanted to tell his students that they should not waste time thinking about the negative things in their lives.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,用听到的单词完成下列句子。
2021届上海市奉贤区高三英语二模试卷及答案
2021 奉贤区高三英语二模试卷（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 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 answers to the question you have heard.1.A. In a drugstore. B. in a cosmetics shop.C. At a stationery store.D. At a supermarket.2.A. Lecturer and student. B. Salesperson and customer.C. Secretary and boss.D. Mechanic and driver.3. A. $150. B. $200. C. $250. D. 5300.4. A. Serious. B. Disappointed. C. Impatient. D. Excited.5. A. She was very nervous. B. She missed a speech.C. She has heart disease.D. She hosted the TV programs.6. A. Learn coding with her iPad. B. Change the way to unlock her iPad.C. Update the system of her iPad.D. Note down the code of her iPad.7. A. It is popular with customers. B. There are more than enough scats.C. The seats there are uncomfortable.D. It provides customers with reading materials.8. A. She thinks of her baby as a blessing. B. She is qualified to be a good babysitter.C. She always stays up late caring for herbaby.D. She benefits from the babysitter to some extent.9. A. The man feels like taking a walk in the park.B. The man knows everything about the woman.C. The man is overconfident about his examination.D. The man asks Google to help with his mathematics.10. A. He is making a chocolate cake. B. He is ordering a cake as a present.C. He is celebrating Valentine's Day.D. He is writing a cardio his girlfriend.Section BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages undone longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them The passages and conversation will be read twice. but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer Io question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Because they have true blue eyes.C. Because they have true blue underbellies.12. A. By giving out yellowish light.C. By emitting a series of pulses and sounds.B. Because they look true blue underwater.D. Because they look true blue on the surface.B. By changing the color of their backs.D. By traveling through the ocean at 20 miles an hour. 第 1 页共 15 页13.A. When they are angry, they let out the loudest noise. B.They are highly intelligent animals without social life. C. Anordinary-sized whale weighs as much as an elephant.D. They rely on excellent hearing to communicate and navigate.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. The introduction of the freshmen's week. B. The advice on university life to the freshmen. C.The introduction of a university and its courses D. The process of university freshman registration.15.A. To receive a warm welcome. B. To gel timetables sorted outC. To help new students make new friends.D. To familiarize new students with their courses.16.A. Students will be quite busy a Her the freshmen's week.B. Student Life Card offers discounts at all shops and fast food chains.C. Students' registration time will probably depend on their arrival day.D. Students should collect all the books required during the fteshmen5s week.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He goes Io too many parties. B. He drinks loo much beer with friends.C. He hangs out with his friends too much.D. He is too busy with schoolwork to do exercise.18.A. Because she can get a reward from (he gym. B. Because she thinks the man should lose weight. C. Because it will motivate the man to do exercise. D. Because it will motivate her to go there regularly.19.A. It has a private bathroom. B. It is popular among girls.C. It has a fancy restaurant.D. It is newly opened this year.20.A. Yoga. B. Rowing machines. C. Running machines. D. Stationary exercise bikes.II. Grammar and VocabularyDirections: After reading the passage below. Jill 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.Landslide Injures at least 10 in Norwegian Town of AskA landslide (人体滑坡)has smashed into a residential area near the Norwegian capital at midnight on Dec. 30. injuring at least 10 people, leaving 21 unaccounted for and (21)(destroy)several homes, authorities said.About 700 people have been brought to safely for fear of further landslides.The landslide cut across a road, leaving a deep gap that cars (22)not pass. Video footage showed dramatic scenes including one house falling into the gap. Photographs showed at least eight destroyed homes.Rescue workers continued to search the area for children and adults (23) (believe) to have been caught in mud and debris (废墟）, police said. "We're still looking for survivors? police spokesman Roger Pettersen told a news conference.第 2 页共 15 页Pettersen said there were no reports of missing people, but officials could not rule out the possibility (24) there might be survivors in collapsed buildings. He said 21 people registered as living in the area arc unaccounted for.One of the injured was seriously hurt, while nine had (25)(light) injuries. Weather at the time was reported to be challenging, with snowstorm sweeping the village of Ask, (26) about5,000people inhabited.Norway's King Harald said the landslide had made a deep impression on him. "My thoughts are with all those who are affected, injured or have lost their homes and chose who now live in fear and uncertainty of (27) damage the disaster has caused,” he said in a statement released by the royal palace.The area in which Ask (28)(locate) is known to have a lot of quick clay, which can change from solid to liquid from. Previous landslides have been reported in the region.Helicopters continued to circle over the area as night fell (29)(lower) rescuers towards the debris of collapsed houses."There could be people trapped ... but at the same time we can't be sure (30)it is the new year’s holiday, which means people could be elsewhere,” Ema Solberg, the Norwegian Prime Minister, told reporters after visiting the site.Section BDirection: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you needA. outdatedB. polishC. strugglingD. historicallyE. exchangeF. promotionalG. stylized H. floods I. witnesses J. interchangeably K. decliningWhy Dutch Officials Want You to Forget the Country of Holland The Dutch nation has long been dealing with its identity crisis. For decades, the government used “Holland” and “the Netherlands'' 31to describe the country known for its iconic canals,tulip (郁金香)fields and windmills.Rut starting from Jan, I, all official government communications and 32 materials will use the Netherlands as its name.The government has been working on a campaign that might 33 the country's image in the face of growing international competition for the past 18 months, said Ingrid de Beer, the head of the public diplomacy section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Our international image faces some challenges," she said. Research showed that many people do not know of the Netherlands or have 34 concepts of the country. Young people, particularly those in countries farther away, are unfamiliar with the country.The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of 12 provinces, two of which — Noord (North) Holland and Zuid (South) Holland make up Holland. Amsterdam, which 35 about )9 million travelers annually, and Keukenhof, one of the world's largest flower gardens and a popular attraction, are both in the Holland region. The country's tourism board, 36 to handle millions of tourists, stopped promoting its most famous第 3 页共 15 页attractions in favor of trying to encourage travelers to go to lesser-known destinations, according to a 2019 report. By 2030. the report predicted, the Netherlands could see 37 of up to 42 million tourists - an enormous number for a country of 17 million.The region of Holland has 38 contributed the most to the country's economy and wealth, resulting inits name commonly being used to indicate the entire country.But not anymore, the Dutch government insists. "We are fully aware that internationally, a strong image of the Netherlands contributes to achieving political objectives, promoting trade, attracting talent, investmentand tourists and encouraging cultural and scientific 39,"Ms. de Beer said.Part of the campaign includes an updated logo, a "NL" 40to look like an orange-tulip, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The logo replaces the “Holland tulip/ which was created by the tourism board 25 years ago and used to promote the country.III.ReadingComprehension 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.As consumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion ions of solid waste. This is expected to go up to 2.2 billion by 2025. The developed countries are 41 for 44% of waste, and in the U.S. alone, the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month.Traditional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no interest in 42the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue ( 营收 )they would get from selling new goods. 43, more and more businesses are thinking about how to reduce consumer waste. This is 44driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals. Also, both consumers and companies becoming more aware of the need to protect our environment is another force that contributes.When choosing what products to buy and which brands to buy from, more and more consumers are looking into sustainability, which is 45just price and performance they were concerned about in the past.In a survey of 54 of the world's leading brands, almost all of (hem reported that consumers are showing increasing care about environmental lifestyles. At the same time, surveys on consumers in the U.S. and the U.K. show that they also care about 46 energy use and reducing waste.47. consumers control what happens to a product. But some companies are starting to realize that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when 48 something seems like the easiest and most convenient option.Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched 49 programs, They want io make their customers interested in 50their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the landfill. By offering services to help expand the longevity of their products, they're promising quality and __ 51 to consumers, and receiving the 52 gains for being environmentally friendly and socially responsible.Enormous opportunities also 53e-waste. Il is estimated that in 2014 the world produced some 42第 4 页共 15 页million metric tons of e-waste (discarded electrical and electronic equipment and its parts) with North America and Europe accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tons 54 . The materials from e-waste include iron, copper,gold, silver, and aluminum-materials that could be reused, resold, recovered, or recycled. Together, the value of these metals is estimated to be about $52 billion. Electronics giants like BestBuy and Samsung have provided e-waste 55 programs over the past few years, which aim to refurbish ( 翻新 )old electronic components and parts into new products.41.A. forgivable B. accountable C. tolerable D. remarkable42.A. altering B. lengthening C. obeying D. upsetting43.A. Therefore B. Somehow C. Yet D. Otherwise44.A. partly B. barely C. precisely D. exclusively45.A. bridged with B. subjected to C. opposed to D. associated with46.A. minimizing B. maintaining C. stimulating D. deserting47.A. On the contrary B. Above all C. For example D. In most cases48.A. modifying B. wrecking C. dumping D. restoring49.A. sustainable B. compulsory C. economic D. educational50.A. insuring B. substituting C. concealing D. preserving51.A. accessibility B. productivity C. affordability D. durability52.A. profitable B. emotional C. predictable D. reputational53.A. lie in B. stand for C. consist of D. result in54.A. respectively B. dramatically C. evenly D. thoroughly55.A. take-back. B. give-away C. clean-up D. cut-downSection 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)Not lon g after Tony Berlin began working at the state driver’s license facility in Niles in 1985, he noticed that some truck drivers who should have failed their exams mysteriously passed them. For six years, starting in 1992. he collected evidence to show why: He believed truck drivers were bribing state workers to get licenses. In another turn of the screw, the workers were using those bribes lo buy tickets to the then secretary of state George Ryan's fundraisers, including lor his successful bid for governor. Berlin tried to expose the corruption (腐败)-he went to the FBI and the upper ranks of the secretary of state's office - but was repeatedly met with indifference. Then he began to suspect that the truck driver in a 1994 accident that killed six children, all from the same family, got his license through the scheme. In a moment that changed everything, Berlin reached out to the Reverend Scott Willis, the children's father.第 5 页共 15 页It was his call to Willis that connected the crash to what would become known as the licenses — for —bribes scandal (丑闻），"Berlin's the one who started it says the Willises’ lawyer. A few months after that phone call, the U.S. attorney's office initiated Operation Safe Road, an ongoing federal investigation that by the end of November had disclosed 34 offenses.The investigation ultimately netted 75 offenses, including that of Dean Bauer, Ryan's inspector general. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to obstructing (妨碍)justice and was sentenced to 12 months in. prison. Bui the biggest catch was Ryan himself, who was sentenced in 2006 to six and a half years tor fraud and blackmailing. As for Berlin, he continued to work al stale license facilities, in Streator and Pontiac, choosing (o slay out of the public eye.56.What initially caused Tony Berlin to investigate the licenses — for — bribes scandal?A. Truck drivers, bribing slate workers.B. Truck drivers, licenses being granted too freely.C.His working at the state driver's license facility.D. The truck driver's killing six children in a 1994 accident.57.According to Tony Berlin, the bribes ultimately ran into.A. buying driving licensesB. George Ryan's fundraisingC. covering the loss of the WillisesD. supporting the federal investigation58.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tony's calling Willis was a turning point in the whole bribing case.B. Tony Berlin became a household name after the exposure of the scandal.C. the FBI failed to take serious action the first time Berlin asked for investigation.D.George Ryan, the biggest criminal behind the scene, was sentenced to years in jail.59.According to the passage, which of the following can best describe Tony Berlin?A. Perseverant, dutiful and tame-thirsty.B. Strong-willed, cooperative and sociable.C. Responsible, aggressive and merciless.D. Determined, right-minded and courageous.(B)We understand that in light of the latest government CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL ADVICE, your travel plans will be changing. To reflect this, some terms & conditions for refunding tickets or changing journeys are different to usual.Refunds on Unused Tickets for Travel•You can apply for refunds up to four weeks from the last day that the ticket was valid.•Unused Anytime, Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets can be refunded and a service fee applies.第 6 页共 15 页Advance tickets are not refundable. 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For more information, including if you require a refund due to sickness that prevented you from using a Season Ticket see the link here,•Customers can still claim refunds remotely online, minimizing contact between customers and staffs keeping everyone safer. Please see your retailer's website for details.Travelling on Another Train Company's Service•In areas where there is cancellation, train companies may agree acceptance of tickets routed via another company For more details, please contact your rail service provider.60. Passengers are entitled to their money back on.A. Anytime tickets completely free of chargeB. Oil-Peak tickets with no restrictionsC. Advance tickets for their train not runningD. Super Off-Peaks that went invalid for half a year61. A Season ticket holds more refundable value only when . A.train companies refuse to calculate the value that is left on it B.you formally apply to cease using the ticket and hand it back C.you use the Season Ticket Refund Calculator on the website D.the proof is given that you were unable to travel due to illness62. We can learn from the passage that.第 7 页共 15 页A. Advance tickets purchased after Jan. 4th can also be rescheduledB. passengers with a fixed timetable are advised to buy Anytime ticketsC. safer approaches to refund have been introduced to limit physical contactD. service from another train company is not available if your train get cancelled(C)The urgency and importance of Covid-19 over (he past year have driven almost everything else from most leaders5 minds. But since the vaccine is kicking in, Britain's government is once again beginning to think about the things that will matter later. Next week, it is expected to publish a 'plan for growth“ to boost productivity, with innovation at its centre.The world may be on the point of a technological boom with life sciences, at which Britain excels. Innovation is crucial to productivity, but on this front Britain's performance has lagged behind its competitors' in recent years. Its low spending on Research and Development (R&D) argues for a boost Those who attributed the financial failure in the 1970s to the insufficiency of research funds may regard this as a threat to economic growth. Promoting innovation can quickly (um into an exercise in picking winners - or, as is more often the case, losers.A second danger is that policy agendas get mixed up. The government has promised to "level up” poorer areas of the country, so deprived towns arc campaigning for more money for their universities. But trying to boost innovation by sending money to weak institutions is likely to make our leading universities lose their advantages, thus producing average ideas that could have been remarkable. Britain's research-funding system has always been elitist(精英主义的). It should stay that way.The government's first move in boosting innovation was the announcement of a plan for an Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). ARlA's purpose is to fund high-risk, high-reward research. But money is not all that mailers. The successful translation of life science research into treatments during the pandemic suggests some inexpensive measures that can also make a difference.One is to speed up governmental processes. The rapidity with which Britain's medical regulator moved during the pandemic is one reason why the vaccine rollout is racing through the population. Urgency is not unique lo pandemics. Getting things done quickly can make an investment worthwhile and determine where a businessman chooses as a base.Another useful measure the government should use is its unique ability to overcome barriers. At the beginning of the pandemic. Covid-19 researchers were unable to gain access to different strands of health service data. The government eased restrictions on existing data and allowed researchers (o ask people who had tested positive tor Covid-19 to join trials. Both were crucial to the effort.A last principle is the value of connections between the government and the private sector. Kate Bingham, a venture capitalist who led the vaccine-purchase effort, understood how to deal with drug companies. Many of the civil servants working with her had commercial experience. The governments closeness to business during the pandemic has been criticized. But without it, the vaccine effort would not have succeeded.Innovation took human beings from caves to computers. Good education, a welcoming immigration第 8 页共 15 页policy and a friendly business environment will do most to tend it. But a tew sensible principles can help keep the flame burning.63. What docs the underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Investing insufficient money in innovation.B. Promoting innovation in technology.C. Applying science results to practical uses.D. Distributing funds to weak institutions.64.What's the possible consequence of the British government's attempt to "level up'' poorer areas?A. Britain's research-funding system will remain elitist.B. Weak institutions are more likely to produce remarkable results.C. The outstanding universities will be unable to exhibit remarkable ideas.D.Both poor and rich areas in the country will develop in a balanced way.65.What can be inferred from the three principles put forward by the writer?A. A businessman is more willing to set up business where governments show high efficiency.B. The administrative abilities are so unique to the government that they actually yield little fruit.C. The government ceased the cooperation with private sectors for the criticism they had received.D. The rollout of (he vaccine was made possible mainly because the public responded quickly.66. What's the best title of the passage?A. How Governments Fuel the Sparks of InnovationB. Why the Brits Struggle in the Tech RaceC. How Governments Benefit from InnovationD. What People Gain with the Light of TechnologySection CDirections: After reading the passage below, choose the best answers from the six statements according to what you have just mid.A. Though China s drive is led by government, it is cultivating homegrown tech giants to leap ahead of the US.B. Private investment in the Al sector has been expanding 62 percent a year on average for the past four years.C. The technology has many applications, from customer service to museum tutorials to medical inquiries.D. The computers' answers to the questions were compared against average human responses and ranked.E. For example, this technology has already been used to answer general questions on e-commerce platforms.F. Like all utilities, Al will be boring, even as it transforms the Internet, the global economy, and civilization.China's Entering a New Era of AlThey have beaten us at chess and co-written a Europop album with human beings. Now computers are taking a step into a very human territory: the reading comprehension test, a headache of schoolchildren everywhere. Alibaba on Monday said its artificial outperformed mortals（凡人）in a global reading comprehension.第 9 页共 15 页Luo Si, chef scientist of natural language processing at Alibaba's research department, the Institute of Data Science of Technologies, called the machines' victory “a milestone”. 67 Some of these uses are already being handled by chatbots globally.In the test administered last week, companies subjected their artificial intelligence systems to questions from the Stanford Question Answering Dataset, which assessed reading comprehension. 68 In top place wereMicrosoft, the US software giant, and Alibaba, the Chinese tech group that began with e-commerce and is - like its peers at home and abroad investing more funds into Al.69Baidu made an early bet on Al. and is leading its rivals in autonomous driving, some of which was on show at Customer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Tencent, which boasts of I billion monthly active users on its social media WeChat app, and Alibaba have adopted Al in operations such as customizing news and ads, and are investing in new fields.China aims to make use of its vast treasures of data, collected from its 1.4 billion population including 730 million who are online, and deep pockets to overtake the US in creating a SI50 billion industry that is seen as the next industrial revolution. Excitedly, Al is already being applied in many fields from driverless cars to text analysis. _ 70 The most asked ones include "Where's my package?" , especially on Alibaba's Single Day shopping festival.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.What You Will Need to Live to 100A new ap proach to retirement preparation known as “longevity planning'' has been on the rise for years, with the global population of centenarians (B1 岁老人)steadily growing. In about 40 years, the number of people 100 and older will be six times as high as it is now. What, as you may wonder, enhances longevity? While a previous study underlined the link between longevity and higher education, having a degree doesn't necessarily guarantee you a longer lite. Actually, the growth in the 100-plus age group are more likely to result from a combination of improved lifestyle factors.Genetic, as new research has revealed, is a force that cannot go ignored. Dr. Peris of medicine and geriatrics at Boston University points out that longevity is not distributed equally. Being blessed with the certain genetic component that extend your life span is like winning the lottery. Only one in 5000 is lucky enough to possess the magical power that help make it to the century mark. Rare as it may appear, the genetic component is a factor in 40 percent to 50 percent of people who make it to 100 and 70 percent for those reaching 106.Deliberate mental, social and physical activities during retirement also matter. That means continuing to learn new things, staying involved in the community and working to some degree. Activity is critically important, said Mitch Anthony, a consultant in Rochester, who trains financial planners in lite planning.第 10 页共 15 页。
2021学年奉贤区英语二模答案
2021学年奉贤区英语二模答案2021学年奉贤区第二学期初三调研测试英语录音材料及参考答案Part 1A.1. Many students took part in the English reading contest last month and Tom got the first prize.(F)2. The Smiths are from Beijing and they are visiting Huangpu River by ferry. (D )3. Mary is a good girl and she always tidies up her own schoolbag by herself. (G )4. Mr. Zhang is praising his daughter because she has written a good composition. ( E )5. Jack’s father is a policeman and he always tells his son some interesting stories. ( B )6.Yesterday there was a wonderful basketball match between Class Five and Class Eight. ( C ) B.7. M: What’s your new English teacher like?W: He has black hair and brown eyes. He’s very tall. Q: What colour is the new English teacher’s hair? A8. M: Mary, take an umbrella with you. It’s raining outside. W: What strange weather! It was sunny this morning. Q: How is the weather now? D9. M: What do you think of the dishes?W: Delicious! I think we will come again next week. Q: Where does the dialogue probably take place? C10. M: Shall we go to the museum by bus or by underground?W: It’s not far away from here. Why not walk there on such a nice day? M: Ok. Let’s go.Q: How will they go to the museum? B 11. M: What are you going to dothis weekend?W: I’m going to see my grandparents. What about you?M: I won’t go out. I’ll stay at home and go over my lessons. The final examination is coming. Q: What is the boy going to do this weekend? D 12. M: Shall we go out for a picnic this Sunday, Betty? W: Great. Simon! Let’s ask Tom to go with us. M: OK. I’ll call him.Q: How many people will go for the picnic? C 13. M: Do you know why Lucy was absent yesterday? W: I was told she was ill in hospital.M: Sorry to hear that. Shall we go to see her after school? Q: Why didn’t Lucy go to school yesterday? B 14. M: What’s the time, Lisa? W: It’s 11o’clock.M: Oh, time for lunch. Are you ready to go?W: Sorry. I haven’t finished my homework yet. I think I’ll have to stay here for another tenminutes.Q: What time will Lisa go for lunch? C15. M : Look! Here’s a new type of camera. Will you buy one? W: How much is it? M: 6,000 yuan.W: It sounds like a waste of money. I don’t go out for sight seeing very often. Q: What does the woman mean? D16. M：Good afternoon, madam. Can I help you?W：Well, I seem to have lost my handbag. I’m leaving for London tonight. M：Oh, I’m sorry. Could you tell me what it looks like? W：It’s a small brown bag, made of plastic. M：Fine. Have you got anything inside?W：Well, my passport and plane ticket, and some money. M：Don’t worry. We’ll try to find it as soon as possible. Q：Who are the speakers? A C.A mother and her daughter lived in a village. Every night, the mother would lock the door with three locks, because she was afraid that a thief might come in. As time went by, the daughter became tired of her boring life there, and dreamed to go to the city to see the outside world. One day, she left home without telling her mother. “Forget me, Mum.” She thought.But the outside world wasn’t as goo d as she thought .Eight years later, she came back home with a tired body and mind.When she got home, it was dark. She knocked at the door, but nobody answered. Surprisingly, she found the door was unlocked. She came in and saw her mother was lying in her bed, sleeping. Tears ran down her face. Hearing the cry of her daughter, the mother woke up. They hugged and cried. Later, the daughter asked, “Mum, why didn’t you lock the door?” “I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to get in when you came back” Mum an swered.17.F 18.F 19.T 20.F 21. T 22.F 23. T D.Dear Lily,My hometown is very small. Only a few hundred people live here. It has a river with an old stone bridge across it. There is a church and a school. They are next to each other. People usually go to church on Sunday. There are three teachers and thirty students in the school. On Main Street there is a hotel, a supermarket, a gas station, a bakery, a butcher’s shop and a book store.We don’t have a hospital or a police station, but we have a doctor and a police officer. They live on opposite side of the river.We don’t have a movie theater, but we can rent videos at the supermarket. If we want to go to a movie, we have to go to the next town. It is a 30-minute bus drive away. The bus stop is outside my house. I usually go to the movies with my mum every Saturday. Best wishes and please write soon.Alice1. stone2. thirty3. hotel4. live5. videos6. Saturday7. AlicePart 2II. 31.A 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.B 36.D 37.B 38.B 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.A 43.C 44.A 45.D 46.B 47.C 48.B 49.C 50.AIII. 51. H 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. F 56. G 57. E 58.CIV. 59. mice 60. third 61. changeable 62. citizen 63. meaning 64.solve 65. unusual66. carefullyV. 67. Did, do 68. took, to 69. How often 70. instead of 71. was invited 72. too…to73. when wouldPart 3A. 74. D 75.C 76. C 77. D 78. A 79. CB. 80. A 81. C 82. B 83. B 84. C 85. BC. 86. probably/possibly 87. everything 88. like 89. impossible 90. accept 91. shy92. habits D．93. I will /should stay with them (when I go into the forest .) 94. No, I can’t / mustn’t.95. I should keep on shouting or whistling always three times together. 96. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. 97. I can make a little house by myself.98. (I think )The most important thing is to stay in one place. VII.Nowadays many students say they are too busy with their study and they don’t have time to help their parents with the housework. I don’t think they are t rue, that’s all excuses.In my opinion, doing some housework such as washing our own clothes and making the bed is our own responsibility. It can also make us independent. We can’t depend on others all our life. Sharing the housework is helpful for usto set up good relationship with our parents. I think trying to do some housework can keep us healthy and strong, some hard housework can be regarded as a kind of physical exercise. And we can take care of ourselves better when we grow up.On weekdays, I often help my parents clean my bed rooms every morning and wash dishes after supper. At weekends, washing clothes and mopping the floor is my duty. And I also help my parents carry something heavy from the supermarket.As the saying goes’ One can't make a big success without being self reliant’, so I think that students should often share the housework in our daily life.感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。
2021届上海市奉贤中学高三英语二模试卷及答案
2021届上海市奉贤中学高三英语二模试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ATry one of these amazing destinations on your next vacation.MallorcaOn the popular Spanish island of Mallorca, farmhouse inns focus more on providing isolation and quietness than offering hands-on farming experiences. With millions of visitors staying on the beaches of Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands each summer, a little bit of isolation is a good thing for aloneness-seeking travelers. Mainly located in the hills of inland Mallorca, these inns range from rustic century-old farmhouses to luxury(奢侈的) villas with spas and swimming pools.HawaiiPeople who don't want to dig out their passport but still want their farm adventure can head to the island of Hawaii. The 50th state talks much about the well-developed farm tourism industry that can hold people with different interests. Agritourism choices range from visiting coffee plantations(种植园) in the Big Island's Kona region to exploring the plantations on Maui to staying on farms on the easily reachable island of Oahu. CaliforniaCalifornia is one ofthe best places in the U. S. to enjoy a farm-stay, thanks to the diversity of crops and farms. Small family farms and large farms offer a more hands-on approach to agritourism. Many of them teach small-scale farming techniques and even offer strategies for organic growing. The University of California system, one of the largest state-run higher education systems in the U.S., has a small-farm program that helps growers create agritourism businesses.Philippine IslandsWith diverse conditions on different islands, the Philippine Islands are ideal places for visiting multiple agritourism sites or focusing on one product. Tourists can visit a huge pineapple plantation for a taste of large-scale agriculture, or they could focus on smaller operations such as bee farms, and even small plantations that specialize in growing tropical produce such as dragon fruit.1. What kind of people will choose to go to Mallorca?A. Those who prefer peace of mind.B. Those who like lying on the beach.C. Those who enjoy the luxury of tourism.D. Those who want to experience farming.2. What can people do on the Philippine Islands?A. Live in farmhouses.B. Visit plantations.C. Learn farming techniques.D Take part in a farm program.3. What are the four places in the text famous for?A. Locations.B. Environments.C. Local products.D. Tourism features.BTeens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better healthas adults, according to research published by an American research center.“This research suggests that improving students' relationships with teachers could have positive and long-lasting effects beyond just academic success," said Jinho Kim, a professor atKoreaUniversityand author of the study."Itcould also bring about healthimplicationsin the long run.”Previous research has suggested that teens' social relationships might be linked to health outcomes in adulthood. However, it is not clear whether the link between teen relationships and lifetime health is causal（因果的）-it could be that other factors, such as different family backgrounds, might contribute to both relationship problems in adolescence and to poor health in adulthood. Also, most research has focused on teens' relationships with their peers（同龄人）, rather than on their relationships with teachers.To explore those questions further, Kim analyzed data on nearly 20,000 participants from the Add Health study, a national study in theU.S.that followed participants from seventh grade into early adulthood. The participant pool included more than 3,400 pairs of siblings（兄弟姐妹）. As teens, participants answered questions, like “How often have you had trouble getting along with other students and your teachers?" As adults, participants were asked about their physical and mental health.Kim found that participants who had reported better relationships with both their peers and teachers inmiddle and high school also reported better physical and mental health in their mid-20s. However, when he controlled for family background by looking at pairs of siblings together, only the link between good teacher relationships and adult health remained significant.The results suggest teacher relationships are more important than previously realized and that schools should invest in training teachers on how to build warm and supportive relationships with their students. "This is not something that most teachers receive much training in," Kim said, “but it should be.”4. What does the underlined word “implications" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Recipes.B. Habits.C. Benefits.D. Risks.5. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. Poor health in adolescence.B. Limitations of the previous research.C. Teens' relationships with their peers.D. Factors affecting health in adulthood.6. What does Kim's research show?A. Good adult health depends on teens' good teachers.B. Good family background promises long-term adult health.C. Healthy peer relationships leads to students' academic success.D. Positive student-teacher relationship helps students' adult health.7. Where does this text probably come from?A. A health magazine.B. A medical report.C. A term paper.D. A family survey.CAlex Wong, a junior atMarkKeppelHigh SchoolinAlhambra,California, is working hard on his application to a top college. His resume shows off his nearly straight A’s in difficult classes, experience at a summer program atStanfordUniversity, Eagle Scout project and time on the soccer team as well as the school choir. But his steady progress stopped unexpectedly this year. Aiming to open access to college-level Advanced Placement (大学预科) courses, his schoolbegan using a computer-based lottery to give out spaces. Alex got shut out of all three of the courses he requested.The new system caused anger among families whose children failed to get into AP courses, which many consider important to develop advanced skills, improve grade-point averages and allow students to earn collegecredit, saving them and their families tuition dollars. Students and parents wrote to administrators to complain, circulated a petition (请愿) and launched a Facebook group for trading classes. “I’M DESPERATE! I’LL GIVE YOU FREE FOOD,” one student, Kirk Hum, posted on the 210-member AP Flea Market Facebook group.AP classes have long been held dear by the most talented and ambitious students.But now they are seen as positive for all students who are willing to push themselves – and schools are increasingly viewing access to them as a basic educational right. But this change has brought challenges.Miracle Vitangcol, a junior atDowntownMagnetsHigh Schoolwith average grades and test scores, is failing her AP US history class. She said she can’t handle the rapid pace and volume of material she needs to remember. But she said she intends to stick it out because the class is teaching her to manage her time, take good notes and work hard. “I’m struggling to adjust,” she said. “But I keep telling myself: ‘It’s OK. You can do it. Just push yourself’.”Some critics worry that the open-access movement is pushing too many unprepared students into AP classes, as shown by higher exam failure rates over the last decade. They also fear that open enrollment (录取) policies are encouraging teachers to weaken courses and give out high grades to students who don’t deserve them. “While expanding access is generally a good thing, we need to make sure we’re not watering down the experience for the high achievers,” said Michael Petrilli, executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington-based educational policy organization.8. The purpose of the new AP courses system at Alex Wong’s school is to ______.A. make sure all students get access to the AP courses they desire.B. ensure that students have a fair chance to get access to AP courses.C. improve the academic performance of students in AP courses.D. separate high achievers from average students through the new courses.9. According to the article, the AP Flea Market Facebook group is a place where ______.A. students’ parents send their complaints to school administrators.B. students share tips about saving money for college.C. students offer items to trade for the AP courses they need.D. students can find support and guidance on their AP study.10. Which of the following statements would Michael Petrilli agree with?A. Opening AP courses to all students is a bad idea.B. School administrators should maintain high academic standards for AP courses.C. High schools should stop charging students for taking AP courses.D. Access to AP courses is necessary for students applying for top American colleges.11. The author used Miracle Vitangcol’s example to show that ______.A. students need to remember too much in their AP courses.B.AP courses pose a big challenge to unprepared students.C. the secret to success in AP courses is to keep pushing yourself.D. average students don’t deserve their places in AP courses.DRain is vital to life on Earth. However, rain isn’t just made of water anymore—it’s partly made of plastic.Millions of tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are wandering around Earth’s atmosphere and traveling across entire continents according to a study published in one journal on April 12.Microplastics are plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter and come from a number of sources. Plastic bags and bottles released into the environment break down into smaller and smaller bits. Some microplastics are produced deliberately to provide abrasion(研磨)in products, such as toothpaste and cleansers. Another major source is your washing machine. When you wash clothing, tiny microfibers get washed away with the wastewater. Even though the water is treated by a wastewater plant, the microplastics remain,and they are released into the sea.Plastic rain may remind people of acid rain, but the former is far more widespread and harder to deal with. The tiny particles, too small to be seen with the naked eye, are collected by the wind from the ground. They are so light that they stay in the air to be blown around the globe. As they climb into the atmosphere, they are thought to act as nuclei (核心) around which water vapor (水蒸气) combines to form clouds. Some of the dust falls back to land in dry conditions, while the rest comes down as rain.Microplastics have been found everywhere you can imagine. From fish and frogs to mice and mosquitoes, their bodies have been found on average to contain 40 pieces of microplastic. As the top of the food chain, humans are exposed to microplastics, too. “We live on a ball inside a bubble,” microplastic researcher Steve Allen said. “There are no borders, there are no edges. It rains on the land and then gets blown back up into the air again to move somewhere else. There’s no stopping it once it’s out.”12. What do we know about microplastics?A. They have a diameter of over 5 millimeters.B. They have become a threat to humans.C. They are light and can be easily dealt with.D. They cause acid rain and plastic rain.13. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A. Waysto deal with microplastics.B. The wide use of microplastics.C. Where microplastics come from.D. How microplastics pollute water.14. What does Steve Allen want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. No place can be safe from microplastic pollution.B. The atmosphere possesses the ability to self-cleanse.C. Countries should work together to fight pollution.D. Wind causes microplastics to move somewhere else.15. The main purpose of the article is to________.A. call on people to use fewer plastic productsB. warn people of the danger of microplasticsC. introduce the sources and effects of microplasticsD. make a comparison between acid rain and plastic rain第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021届上海奉贤实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案
2021届上海奉贤实验中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AAshish, the 48-year-old surgeon encourages others to do the same through Bloodline, a nonprofit association he founded in 2017. Besides this, he donates blood regularly.According to Ashish, who has been a doctor at a United Family Healthcare hospital in Shanghai since 2007, Bloodline is aimed at creating a blood bank that can help the community as well as individuals with rare blood types who face an urgent need for blood.“My father, a doctor who specialized in treating chest infections, only charged those who could afford the medical treatment. For those who couldn’t pay, he never mentioned money and instead gave them the drugs for free.” he says.During his growing up years, Ashish was also exposed to social services, helping collect food and money for a local children’s hospital.Ashish first donated blood when he was 18. After arriving in China in 2003, Ashish learned mandarin at Fudan University in Shanghai before becoming a graduate student in general surgery at Shanghai Huashan Hospital. Here, he continued participating in blood donation drives as his way of giving back to society. In 2011, he became a volunteer at the Shanghai Blood Center where he helped raise public awareness about blood donations.The idea of setting up an online community for this cause came in 2013 as he believed that there should be a group of expats who get together voluntarily to work with patients and organize regular gatherings to raise public awareness. In 2017, this community was officially registered as Bloodline.“Our organization currently has a presence in 14 cities, including Beijing, Dalian, and Guangzhou. It’s often a small group of people in each city but they can help a great deal.” says Ashish, who holds the roles of ambassador and director of the foreign volunteers group at the Shanghai Blood Center.Ashish has also emphasize the importance of raising awareness of their causes in children, noting that people from the younger generations are more receptive to the idea of donating blood. Bloodline is currently planning to launch a junior club within the organization where youth will get to tour blood donation centers, witness how the blood is dealt, who the end users are, and the difference that they can make to the lives of those in need of blood.“We come from different countries and have different skin color1 s, but the blood streaming through ourbodies is the same. When there is a need to roll up sleeves and save lives, we will step forward bravely.” he says.1. The goal of Bloodline is to ________.A. set up a blood bank that can help the communityB. raise money for the charityC. assist children in local hospitalsD. help poor people reduce their financial burden2. What can we infer about Ashish through the whole passage? He ________.A. benefited from blood donation himselfB. got his medical degree in FuDan UniversityC. got the idea of founding Bloodline from his fatherD. helped collect food and money for a local children’s hospital3. What message does the passage convey to us?A. Giving is receivingB. Hard work leads to success.C. One needs to return the favor.D. Love is without boundaries.BBill Gates on how to fight future pandemicsWHEN HISTORIANS write the book on the covid-19 pandemic, what we've lived through so far will probably take up only the first third or so.The bulk of the story will be what happens next.I believe that humanity will beat this pandemic, but only when most of the population is vaccinated(接种疫苗）.Until then, life will not return to normal.As the pandemic slows in developed nations,itwill accelerate in developing ones.Their experience,however,will be worse.In poorer countries,where fewer jobs can be done remotely,distancing measures won't work as well.The virus will spread quickly,and health systems won't be able to care for the infected.Wealthy nations can help.But people in rich and poor places alike will be safe only once we have an effective medical solution for this virus,which means a vaccine.My hope is that,by the second half of 2021,facilities around the world will be manufacturing a vaccine.If that's the case,it will be a history-making achievement: the fastest humankind has ever gone from recognizing a new disease to immunizing（免疫）against it.Apart from this progress in vaccines,two other big medical breakthroughs will emerge from thepandemic.One will be in the field of diagnostics.The next time a novel virus crops up,people will probably be able to test for it at home.Researchers could have such a test ready within a few months of identifying a new disease.The third breakthrough will be in antiviral drugs.We haven't been as effective at developing drugs to fight viruses as we have those to fight bacteria.But that will Researchers will develop large diverse libraries of antivirals,which they'll be able to scan trough and quickly find effective treatments for novel viruses.All three technologies will prepare us for the next pandemic by allowing us to intervene(干预）early when the number of cases is still very low.Our progress won't be in science alone.It will also be in our ability to make sure everyone benefits from that science.In the years after 2021,I think we'll learn from the years after 1945. With the end of the Second World War, leaders built international institutions like the UN to prevent more conflicts.After covid-19, leaders will prepare institutions to prevent the next pandemic.These will be a mix of national,regional and global organizations.I expect they will participate in regular"germ games”in the same way as armed forces take part in War games.These will keep us ready for the next time a novel virus jumps from bats or birds to humans.I hope wealthy nations include poorer ones in these preparations,especially by devoting more foreign aid to building up their primary health-care systems.This pandemic has shown us that viruses don't obey border laws and that we are all connected biologically by a network of microscopic germs,whether we like it or not.The best analogy(类比）for today might be November 10th 1942.Britainhad just won its first land victory of the war,and Winston Churchill declared in a speech: “This is not the end.It is not even the beginning of the end.But it is,perhaps,the end of the beginning.”4. What are the three technologies that will prepare us for the next pandemic?①manufacturing a vaccine fast②diagnosing a virus at home③developing antiviral drugs④allowing us to intervene earlyA. ①②③B. ①②④C. ①③④D. ②③④5. As far as poorer countries areconcerned,which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?A. pandemic disease is more likely to begin in poorer countriesB. Working from home can work well in poorer countries.C. Health systems are sufficient to care for the infected in poorer countries.D. Virus will cross borders if poorer countries fail to contain it.6. Why is the Second World War mentioned in Para.8?A. The fight against the COVID-19 is similar to the Second World War.B. People are suffering just as they were in the Second World War.C. We should cooperate globally just as we did after the Second World War.D. Countries are fighting each other like in the Second World War.7. What is the tone of this passage?A. pessimisticB. optimisticC. neutralD. indifferentCPreparations for the Tokyo Olympics have suffered another challenge after a survey found that 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled,less than three months before the Games are scheduled to open.Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other regions until the end of May as it struggles to control a fast increase in COVID-19 cases caused by new, more catching variants（变异体）with medical staff warning that health services in some areas are on the edge of breaking down.The Olympics, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic, are set to open on 23 July, with the International Olympic Committee（IOC）and organizers insisting that measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of athletes and other visitors, as well as a nervous Japanese public.The survey, conducted between 7 and 9 May by the conservative Yomiuri Shimbun, showed 60% wanted the Games cancelled as opposed to 39% who said they should be held. “Postponement” — an option abandoned by the IOC — was not offered as a choice.Of those who said the Olympics should go ahead, 23% said they should take place without audience. Foreign audience have been banned but a final decision on native attendance will be made in June.Another poll conducted at the weekend by TBS News found 65% wanted the Games cancelled or postponed again, with 37% voting to give up the event altogether and 28% calling for another delay. A similar poll in April conducted by Kyodo news agency found 70% wanted the Olympics cancelled or postponed.The IOC's vice president, John Coates, said that while Japanese sentiment about the Games “was a concern”, he could foresee no situation under which the sporting events would not go ahead.8. How many Japanese wish the Olympics would not be held in Tokyo according to the survey?A. 60%.B. 28%.C. 37%.D. 70%.9. What should be put into consideration if the Olympics open?A. The economic crisis.B. The urban transport.C. The safety of athletes.D. The health condition of citizens.10. What is some people's attitude towards foreign spectators in Paragraph 5?A. Welcome.B. Unfriendly.C. Cold.D. Unsupported.11. What can we conclude from John Coates'words?A. The Olympics will be stopped this year.B. The Olympics will be put off.C. The Olympics will be held normally.D. The Olympics will take place in other place.DGrowing up as kids we are told to share our toys and notto be selfish. We also live in an age when discussing our feelings is encouraged. But when does it all become too much? With new crazes trending all the time, such as dance challenges and wearing a carpet as a dress, the question is: when can sharing become oversharing on social media?“Oversharing” has become associated with social media, but it isn'texclusiveto this platform. Imagine you head to a party and meet x k w someone. Within five minutes they have revealed private details about their life. While some of us may try to escape these people, according to marriage advisor Carolyn Cole, this form of oversharing could come from a strong desire to connect with someone. But how does this translate to social media?Dr. Christopher Hand, a lecturer in cyberpsychology (网络心理学），says the more details people disclose, the less sympathy we express when things go wrong. It seems that searching for sympathy by oversharing is generally considered as negative rather than the cry for help it could really be.However, Dr. Hand's research also seems to suggest that the more we post on a platform, the more socially attractive we become-provided that the posts that we bang out are positive. Even back in 2015, Gwendolyn Seidman PhD said that we should avoid complaining and being negative online. We should also avoid showing off, especially about our love lives. It makes sense-if your date is going “that well", would you really have time to share a photo with text?So, how can you know if you are oversharing? Well, why not ask your friends in real life. They would probablybe happy to tell you if your posts about your breakfast or your complaints about your lack of money really are too much.12. What does the underlined word “exclusive" in paragraph 2 mean?A. Unique.B. Similar.C. Relevant.D. Fundamental.13. Why do some people prefer oversharing at parties?A. To draw others' attention.B. To satisfy others' curiosity.C. To remove negative feelings.D. To develop good relationships.14. Which of the following may Dr. Hand agree with?A. Sharing more details online can attract more sympathy.B. Oversharing negative experiences is equal to crying for help.C. Sharing negative posts can't help one become socially attractive.D. Oversharing isn't likely to happen online when things go wrong.15. According to the text, what should be avoided for online sharing?A. Reflecting on past bad manners.B. Showing a great many expensive goods.C. Writing a recipe for a balanced breakfast.D. Recording unforgettable moments with friends.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021年上海市浦东新区初三中考二模英语试卷(解析版)
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：和做饭相比，我叔叔更喜欢看烹饪节目，不是吗？
考查反意疑问句。反意疑问句的结构是：前肯定后否定，前否定后肯定。陈述部分是肯定，疑问部分用否定，排除A和C选项。疑问部分的助动词要与陈述部分保持一致，perfers是动词的三单形式，助动词用does，故选B。
考查一般过去时被动语态。“robots”与动词“build”之间是被动关系，且根据“but now”可知，前一句描述的是过去的事情，用一般过去时被动语态was/were done的结构，故选A。
10.Nowadays, teachers ought to consider ________ more time on teaching research.
8.The parents ________ how to educate their children well in the next room when I passed by.
A.will discussB.have discussedC.are discussingD.were discussing
1.Molly noticed that there was ________ unusual box in her garden.
A.aB.anC.theD./
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：莫莉注意到她的花园里有一个不寻常的盒子。
考查冠词辨析。此处表示“一个不寻常的盒子”，表泛指，且unusual是以元音音素开头的单词，用不定冠词an修饰，故选B。
12.Children under 120cm tall ________ pay full fare for the exhibition.
2021年上海市奉贤区中考英语二模试卷
2021年上海市奉贤区中考英语二模试卷试题数：36，总分：1151.（单选题，1分）Here comes spring, it's time for students to go on______outing to enjoy the nature.（）A.theB.anC.aD./2.（单选题，1分）Although the Internet makes______life more convenient, it sometimes causes troubles.（）A.weC.ourD.ours3.（单选题，1分）Look! The children are having so much______playing hide and seek.（）A.jokeB.funC.knowledgeD.skill4.（单选题，1分）Michael has read______ grammar books, but I am sorry to say that he has learned______from them.（）A.few, a littleB.a few, littleC.few, littleD.a few, a little5.（单选题，1分）Don't worry. The nurse is______to take care of the sick baby. （）A.enough carefullyB.enough carefulC.carefully enoughD.careful enough6.（单选题，1分）The group leader is thinking of different ways to make the party far______.（）A.excitingB.excitedC.more excited7.（单选题，1分）The 15th underground line is coming to Fengxian,_______it will be easier for us to travel around.（）A.asB.orC.butD.so8.（单选题，1分）_______you put your heart into the book, you won't understand it clearly. （）A.UnlessB.UntilC.BecauseD.Before9.（单选题，1分）Betty can't join us in the card game. She______the classroom. （）A.has cleanedB.was cleaningC.had cleanedD.is cleaning10.（单选题，1分）My dad promised on his birthday that he_______smoking in the near future.（）A.will give upB.would give upC.gave upD.had given up11.（单选题，1分）The students_______to take part in the Shanghai Youth Science Ideas and Practice Challenge. （）A.are encouragingB.are encouragedC.have encouragedD.will encourage12.（单选题，1分）Miss Guo is very strict with her students. She doesn't letthem______computer games on weekdays.（）A.to playB.playingC.playD.plays13.（单选题，1分）People are advised to avoid______their eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.（）A.touchB.touchedC.touchingD.to touch14.（单选题，1分）Tom was in such a hurry this morning that he_______his history book at home.（）A.forgotB.putC.leftD.found15.（单选题，1分）Could you tell me______？（）A.when he has gone to BeijingB.how long he has been in BeijingC.which hotel did he stay in BeijingD.when will he come back from Beijing16.（问答题，8分）He handed out the papers with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to（1）___ the page to begin the test. Everyone was amazed to find there were no questions printed on the paper but a black spot in the（2）___ of the page.Seeing the expression on everyone's face, Professor White said," I want you to write what you see here." The（3）___ students got started. After ten minutes, the professor took all the answer sheets and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them（4）___ the black spot, trying to explain is position in the middle of the paper, etc.something to think about." said Professor White."No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone paid attention to the black spot.""The same thing happens in our lives," the professor（6）___ "Life is a gift. We always have reasons to（7）___ ， from our friends around us to the miracles we see every day. However, we always see the dark spots, the health problems that bother us, a broken relationship with a family member, etc. The dark spots are very small, but they are the ones that pollute our（8）___ .Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life, Enjoy each moment that life gives you!"17.（问答题，1分）It was so windy that many___ fell on the ground. （leaf）18.（问答题，1分）All the family members gathered together to celebrate Grandma's___ birthday.（ninety）19.（问答题，1分）If you had chosen to tell the___ at first, you would not be in trouble now. （true）20.（问答题，1分）The___ are taken good care of in the nursing house by the patient nurses. （able）21.（问答题，1分）Food waste is one of the biggest___ problems nowadays. （society）22.（问答题，1分）"Take a deep___ and say 'ah'"， the doctor said to me. （breathe）23.（问答题，1分）Computers can be used to___ railways, and fly airplanes and spaceships. （operation）24.（问答题，1分）My sister has been___ since she entered the university. She has made allthe important decisions by herself. （depend）25.（填空题，2分）Jialin became friends with her young mom after she returned to 1981.（改成一般疑问句）___ Jialin ___ friends with her young mom after she returned to 1981？26.（填空题，2分）The government will carry out the new policy in a year. （对划线部分提问）___ ___ will the government carry out the new policy？27.（填空题，2分）The electric fan could hardly blow away the terrible smell in the hall. （改为反意疑问句）The electric fan could hardly blow away the terrible smell in the hall, ___ ___ ？28.（填空题，2分）The police have got useful information from the old man. （改为感叹句）___ ___ information the police have got from the old man!29.（填空题，2分）Our teacher asked David to solve the maths problem himself! （保持句意基本不变）Our teacher asked David to___ ___ the maths problem himself.30.（填空题，2分）We mustn't take off our masks when we are in public places. （改成被动语态）Our masks mustn't___ ___ off when we are in public places.31.（问答题，2分）how to, nobody, deal with, knew, at that time, the problem （连词成句）___32.（填空题，12分）Saint Mary's School LibraryThe Library has a photocopier for staff and student use.Costs are：5 pence for A4 sheet10 pence for A3 sheet（1）We can know from the passage it is ___ about Saint Mary's School Library. A）an advertisementB）a piece of newsC）an introductionD）a short story（2）The library is open to students and teachers ___ .A） every dayB） only at weekendsC） eight hours a dayD） after school（3）___ are NOT provided by Saint Mary's School Library.A） Books and magazinesB） Videos and CDsC） NewspapersD） Online resources（4）Unlike the students,teachers can borrow ___ books at most.A）2B）3C）6D）20（5）Sign ___ may NOT be the rule of Saint Mary's School Library.（6）We can conclude that this library is ___ .A） in need of money because the use of a photocopier is not free of chargeB） traditional because there are no signs of modern technology to support learningC） helpful because it encourages students and teachers to make good use of itD） strict with the students because they have to obey many unreasonable rules33.（填空题，12分）Smart phones and e-readers have become more common in recent years.Some people worry that the days of paper books will be gone.But surveys have shown that traditional books are still（1）___ among readers.Research company Nielsen found that in the UK，sales of e-books are（2）___ while sales of paper books are rising.More surprisingly,it's young people who are buying the most physical books.Another survey of university students from the United States.Slovakia（斯洛伐克），Japan and Germany also showed that 92 percent of them（3）___ paper books.The most popular reason given was："I like to hold the products." It's is true that paper books bring a very different reading（4）___ .Slovakian students said that they liked the smell of paper books.Other students said that they get a sense of accomplishment（成就）when they finish reading a paper book and they enjoy seeing it on the bookshelf.Paper books can also be very（5）___ objects （物品） to lovers of reading.Many people like to sign their names on the inside cover.It's as if readers of paper books make friends with them. This "friendship" people develop with books isn't 'just sentimental （情感上的）.Research has shown that readers remember more information reading from paper books than e-books.People also more easily（6）___ headaches or sore eyes while reading e-books.It seems that paper books,which have been in production since the 15th century,still have an attraction.（1）A.familiar B popular C.interesting fortable （2）A.falling B.climbing C.happening D.beginning （3）A.predicted B.preferred C.protected D.prevented （4）A.excuse B.experiment C.exercise D.experience （5）A.creative B.personal mon D.relaxing （6）e up with B.keep up with C.end up with D.get along with 34.（问答题，14分）The "Double Eleven" Shopping Festival is one of the largest shopping festivals in China.Last year,the festival went on for eleven days.Alibaba alone saw 498.2 billion yuan in trade.Many people believe such large shopping festivals can help them （1）s ___ lots of money.After all,many stores do discount （打折） their goods.But if you take a second look at the salesprices,you'll find that many of them end in "9"or ".99".In our everyday lives,we （2）r ___ say, "Just give me 5.99 minutes," It's not common to say, "Just give me 59 minutes," either.We are more likely to say,"Just give me 6 minutes" and"Just give me 60 minutes." Why do stores prefer the other way round？The strategy （策略） is based on the（3）f ___ that we read from left to right.On a price tag,the number on the far left impresses us the most.So,even though 5.99 yuan is very （4）c ___ to 6 yuan,it's the"5" that impresses us.A product that sells for 5.99 yuan just seems like a better deal than a similar one that sells for 6 yuan.In a 2016 study,Hibett,a professor of marketing asked a clothing company to（5）r ___ the price of one of the dresses from ＄34 to ＄39.He and his colleagues all thought fewer people would buy the dress.The result,however, （6）s ___ them.Demand （需求） increased by a third.Increasing the price from＄34 to ＄44 made no difference at all.So be （7）c ___ with prices that end in"9" or ".99".They may make you spend more money!35.（问答题，12分）Do you or your family know an elderly person who may feel lonely？Perhaps you have a grandparent who doesn't live nearby and who might not see many people. It's thought that there could be more than a million lonely older people in the UK who often feel sad. This might be because they live alone, or they might be in a care home and haven't got family or friends who visit.Simply writing a letter can help to cheer them up. It's an easy thing to do but can make a big impact （影响）. Being able to write an interesting letter is also a good skill because a lot of modern communication is written and sent by digital（电子的） messaging and email.Everyday things that you do, such as what you learned a school, sporing achievements or places you visit, might seem ordinary to you but an older person would be happy to read about them in a letter. It could make them think back to when they were young and did similar things. The person may also want to write back to you.Professor Smith, aged 67， set up a group called Silver Robin,which has helped children from six schools in Oxford to begin writing letters to older people. "It's a lovely thing to do and connects different generations. Loneliness is not a nice thing and if a young person's letter puts a smile on someone's face, then that's wonderful.Where do I start ？Ask your parents if there's an elderly relative orfamily friend you can write to and they can help you get started. Your teacher may like to makecontact with a local elderly care home so that your class can begin writing letters.How else can I help ？There are other ways to help elderly people feelless lonely. For example, knowing the date of their birthday means you can send a card.Saying hello and being nice to people in your street, checking on them with your family or knocking on their door sometimes just to see how they are can make a difference.（2）What can help to cheer lonely older people up？___（3）Why would older people be happy to read about your everyday things in a letter？___ （4）What does Professor think of writing letters to older people？___（5）What may your teacher like to do so that your class can begin writing letters？___（6）There are other ways to help elderly people feel less lonely. Please share one of your ideas andexplain why it is helpful.___36.（问答题，20分）Write at least 60 words on the given situation （根据以下情景写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）王老师是你们学校的一名退休教师。
【2022年上海市初中二模英语卷】2022年上海市奉贤区初中毕业生学业模拟考试试卷九年级英语及答案
2021-2022学年上海市奉贤区第二学期初三英语练习卷(2022.06)(完卷时间90分钟，满分140分)考生注意：本卷有7大题，共84小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part1Listening(第一部分听力)I.Listening Comprehension（听力理解）：（共25分）A.Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共5分)1._________2._________3._________4._________5._________B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共5分）6.A.7:00. B.7:30. C.8:00. D.8:30.7.A.Sam. B.Mary. C.James. D.Jane.8.A.On foot. B.By bus. C.By taxi. D.By bike.9.A.In a restaurant. B.In a hotel.C.In a coffee bar.D.On a plane.10.A.She doesn’t know where the lift is.B.She has no time to wait for the lift.C.She is afraid to take the lift.D.She prefers to walk upstairs.C.Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（共5分）11.Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden(上海辰山植物园)has nearly16,000 different kinds of plants.12.The Quarry Garden(矿坑花园)will make you think of traditional Chinese ink paintings.13.The tree houses and suspension bridges(吊桥)in the Children's Garden can guide them through all kinds of plants.14.In the Blind’s Garden,the designers specially planted many fragrant and differently shaped plants.15.The passage introduces four special themed areas in Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden.D.Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks(根据你听到的内容，完成下列短文，每空格限填一词):(共10分)16.Sue still reads comic books every day,though he is already in his_______ _______.17.Sue thinks his life would have been______________without comic books.18.The pictures and word balloons in the comic books were______________to Sue.19.When Sue was a kid,comic books were too great for him to______________.20.In Sue’s view,comics are not the______________to get kids reading.Part2Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法)II.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)(共15分)21.We should give_______disabled a helping hand when they need help.A.aB.anC.theD./22.Nowadays,we have to keep in touch_______each other online.A.intoB.withC.toD.on23.We study Chinese,English,maths and some_______subjects.A.the otherB.the othersC.othersD.other24.There is_______milk in the fridge.Would you like to buy some?A.a fewB.fewC.a littleD.little25.The baby felt_______while his mother held him in her arms.A.safeB.safelyC.safetyD.save26.Ben promised to drive_______after the accident.A.carefullyB.more carefullyC.carefulD.more careful27.Could you tell me_______my letter will be received by my friend?A.how oftenB.how soonC.how farD.how long28.Zhao Xintong won the UK Championship on Dec6,2021._______he bring homea world championship?Let’s wait for some good news from him.A.CanB.MustC.ShouldD.Need29.She is considering_______an Environment Day in the class.A.to organizeanizeanizinganizes30.My Chinese dream is to make our country stronger and let people_______the fruits of development in a way.A.to shareB.shareC.sharedD.sharing31.Alice_______in the tea house with her best friend this time yesterday.A.relaxedB.had relaxedC.has relaxedD.was relaxing32.By the age of15,Su Yiming_______to train on the national team.A.beganB.has begunC.will beginD.had begun33._______Shang Lin graduated from the Beijing Film Academy(北京电影学院), she became a soldier of the PLA Rocket Force(中国人民解放军火箭军)to chase her “camo-green”dream.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.AsD.But34.“There is only one ticket for the match.you your brother can go to see it.”Mum said to me sadly.A.Both,andB.Neither,norC.Not only,but alsoD.Either,or35._______terrible it is that the price of oil has risen to over$100!A.What aB.WhatC.HowD.How aplete the following passages with the words in the box.Each can only be used once(将下列单词填入空格。
2021届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试卷及答案
2021届上海市奉贤区实验中学高三英语二模试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIt's time to put your two-wheeler to good use on these fun bike paths — each varying in distance and difficulty. Just choose one fit for you.• Paulinskill Valley TrailCheck out Paulinskill Valley Trail, filled with forests, wetlands, and small townsalong this 25- mile route. While the trail is mostly flat, you can do a quick ride. You're likely to catch sight of beautiful birds, considering more than 100 species find a home in the land near the path. Check out the trail in the fall - prime time for pretty sights.•AlaHele MakalaeOn theislandofKaui, you'll find a bike path with lots of beachy views that'll leave you feeling accomplished yet calm. The name translates to “The Path that Goes By Coast,” and, as you might guess, the seven-mile path hugs the shoreline. Start early enough and you'll witness an incredible sunrise to make it even more amazing,• TheCheaha RouteThis ride covers up to 126 miles, with steep climbs and extreme downhills along the way. So prepare for a thrilling ride - one that’s not necessarily for the inexperienced or those looking for an easy, casual ride. Along the route, you'll pedal through five towns. The journey is worth it, though, because you get some of the most scenic views in the state.• The Whitefish TrailFamous for its countless route options, whether you’re a new biker looking for smooth tracks or you have more experience and want to play around on rocky, more technical land, this bike path brings in lots of visitors. The 43-mile route offers beautiful green scenery. Around every comer, you’ll see a new jaw-dropping landscape, from glassy lakes to green mountains.1. When is the best time to visit Paulinskill Valley Trail?A. In Autumn.B. All year round.C. On early mornings.D. On sunny days.2. Which route is not fit for someone new to cycling?A. The Whitefish Trail.B. Ala Hele Makalae.C. Paulinskill Valley Trail.D. TheCheaha Route.3. What's the common feature of the four routes?A. They are full of challenges.B. Various route options are offered.C. They have beautiful scenery.D. Different species can be found there.BHappiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions."The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness inU. S.teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.4. Which method did Twenge's team use for the study?A. Calculating students' happiness.B. Asking students certain questions.C. Analyzing data from a survey.D. Doing experiments on screen time.5. How does the author develop the finding of the study in paragraph 3?A. By making a comparison.B. By giving an example.C. By making an argument.D. By introducing a concept.6. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A To draw a conclusion from the study.B. To offer some advice to the readers.C. To prove social activities' importance.D. To support the researchers' finding.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Quitting Phones Equals HappinessB. Screen Time Should Be BannedC. Teens' Lives Have Changed SharplyD. Screen-addicted Teens Are UnhappierCWhat will future schools look like in 100 years? Imagine future schools in which students are totally engaged in a class. They are concentrating on working together to solve real-world problems. They are self-driven and are coming up withamazing ideas on the spot. They are concerned with each other’s well-being as part of a team. Their concerns reach far beyond the classroom to others all over the globe.The school of the future will be an amazing melting pot of different peoples coming together to solve real-world problems.Will they even be called “schools” in the future?The teacher-student relationship is changing. Teachers are acting more as helpers rather than keepers of all knowledge. Students are driving their own education to the path that they feel best fits them. In the future, employers may not be as concerned with a diploma. They’ll look more at cases and examples of how students contribute to solving real-world problems. They’ll want to know how well they work in a team.What will problem-solving look like in the future?Information from the Internet is accessible everywhere and at unimaginable speeds. Kids are connected to news around the world in real time. Imagine someone could put out a request to the global community to helpsolve an issue in their own community! Classes can adopt an issue and work with other classes around the world in real time to create solutions.What will information look like in the future?It’s already everywhere. Users can get flooded by the constant flow of information. The need to understand what is true and what is not is important. The flipped classroom (翻转课堂) has already completely changed lecture-based lessons. It presents interesting content to students before they even come to class. They can access the Internet as many times as they want to review the lessons.8. What is the key message of the first paragraph?A. The things students will do in the future school.B. The situation where students will be in the future.C. The attention students will pay to in the classroom.D. The methods students will use to study in the classroom.9. What will be thought highly of when students solve real-world problems?A. Respect.B. Patience.C. Teamwork.D. Concern.10. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Teachers encourage students to develop leadership.B Students are really relaxed with their heavy study.C. The employers value students’ diplomas most.D. Students have the right to choose the most suitable lessons.11. What’s the purpose of the flipped classroom?A. To help students to improve the problem-solving ability.B. To provide the lessons for students to study before or after class.C. To help students to keep in contact with the outside world.D. To help students to understand the most difficult content.DBe it from the mouths of foreigners who have lived here for a few years or from stories on travel websites, one of the most common qualities that people list about Shanghai is the infectious energy that courses through the city.For some, this energy is defined by the way of life—Shanghai is a city that never sleeps. In the day, the streets arc always bustling with people from all over the world. After all, the city has long been China’s most cosmopolitancity, having been the epicenter of trade and cultural exchange between Chinese and foreigners since the city was forced to open its door to the world in 1843 after the First Opium War (1840-42).Shanghai’s ubiquitous delivery people can be found on the roads even past midnight, rushing from point to point on their trusty electric scooters to satiate the hunger of night owls. Even before the break of dawn, pensioners can be found gathering in parks, ready to kick start their day with a tai chi session.For others, this energy is generated from the friction between the contrasts the city has. Indeed, it does not take long for one to realize that Shanghai's charmlies in it being a binary of old and new.Here, charming neoclassical architecture and art deco structures stand alongside modem buildings with shimmering glass and metal facades, rustic (质朴的)lane houses and shikumen buildings. Humble mom-and-pop shops that look stuck in time can often be found right next tohipdining venues or industrial-chic fashion stores selling designer apparel.One of the best places to get an overview of these surreal contrasts is none other than the tallest building in the city — the Shanghai Tower in Lujiazui. Measuring a dizzying 632 meters in height, this architectural marvel boasts having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure. It also comes with the world's fastest elevators which would get you from the bottom to the top at 20.5 meters per second.On the other side of the Huangpu River is where you would find the Bund, which is home to magnificent neoclassical buildings. The Bund is to Shanghai what Times Square is to New York or what the Champs-61ysees is to Paris. A trip to Shanghai would not be complete without exploring this iconic waterfront promenade.Autumn is the best time to experience Shanghai on foot, not merely because the weather is conducive for walking, but because this is when the roads and sidewalks in many areas are blanketed with a layer of color1 ful fallen leaves.12. Why is the example of delivery man mentioned?A. To make a contrast with pensioners’ biological clock.B. To illustrate the vibrant energy of modern Shanghai.C. To highlight the diligence and consideration of delivery man.D. To feature the courier delivery service in full swing.13. Which of the following is TRUE about the contrast of Shanghai?A. The contrast mainly arises from the First Opium War.B. The design of the Shanghai Tower stands for a contrast.C. A marked contrast is shown in the use of building materials.D. The dishes served in mom-and-pop shops represent the outdated flavor.14. The underlined word “hip” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to________.A. photographicB. modestC. peculiarD. stylish15. Which of the following will be most probably discussed following the last paragraph?A. Stunning views of the Shanghai skyline.B. The best places to view the seasonal spectacle.C. The walking path thathugs the Huangpu River.D. Must-try dishes and food items typical of Shanghai.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。