2019年上海市松江区高考英语一模试卷.doc

2019 年上海市松江区高考英语一模试卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection A （10 分）Directions： In Section A， you will hear tenshort conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation， a question willbe 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 onyour paper， and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1（1 分）A A busB A computer C A telescopeD An elevator 2（1 分）A Salesman and customerB Boss and secretaryC Husband and wife D Interviewer and interviewee 3（1 分）A Stamp collecting B ReadingC Painting D Photography4（1 分）A He lost a button at work B He thinks he damaged the womans calculator C He doesnt know where he put the calculator D Hes not sure how to solve a maths problem 5（1 分）A At 6 ：45B At 7 ：15C At 7 ：45D At 8 ：156（1 分）A Borrow the books from the woman B Go to buy the books in the shop C Go to his grandpa for some books 第 1 页（共 46 页）D Search for the books on the Internet 7（1 分）A Buying chairs B Preparing for a party C Arranging the place for a contest D Taking part in a contest 8（1 分）A She works in a very nice restaurant B The restaurant food made her ill C Her job involves a lot of business dinners D She feels tired when preparing meals at home9（1 分）A Amy didnt seem to be nervous during her speech B Amy needs more training in making public speeches C The man didnt think highly of Amys presentation D The man can hardly understand Amys presentation 10（1 分）A In FranceB In China C In Italy D In Japan11（4.5 分）（1）A A notice was put in a window seat B Some of the seats were not occupiedC There was a window seat unoccupied D The plane was not very crowded （2）A Mr Jackson was the last passenger to get on board the planeB Mr Jackson was surprised to see the notice on the seatC Mr Jackson sat next to the soldierD The plane Mr Jackson took was heavily loaded with luggage （3）A The notice was put on the seat by the soldier B The soldier was waiting for his girlfriend C The girl was the last passenger who got on the plane D The seat by the window was kept for the last passenger 12（4.5 分）（1）A Beijing was the most polluted city 第 2 页（共 46 页）B The air quality index reading for Xian reached 500 C The AQI for Xingtai in Hebei Province was 491 D Emergency measures against air pollution have not been taken （2）A About 100 cities B About 50 cities C About 500 cities D About 20 cities （3）A Limiting government vehicle use B Putting off all construction C Asking polluters to apologize for their action D Reducing the emissions from power companies 13（6 分）（1）A In a studioB In a clothing store C At a beach resortD At a fashion show （2）A To live there permanently B To stay there for half a year C To find a better job to support herself D To sell leather goods for a British company （3）A Designing fashion items for several companies B Modeling for a world famous Italian company C Working as an employee for Ferragamo D Serving as a sales agent for Burberry（4）A It has seen a steady decline in its profitsB It has become much more competitive C It has lost many customers to foreign competitors D It has attracted a lot of more designers from abroad II. Grammar and VocabularySection A （10 分）Directions：After reading the passage below，fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blankswith a given word ， fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word ； for the other第 3 页（共 46 页）blanks， use one word that best fits each blank.14（10 分）Marvel and Disney Remember Stan LeeToday， Marvel Comics and The Walt Disney Company pause and reflect with greatsadness on the passing of Marvel Chairman Emeritus ， Stan Lee With a heavy heart ， weshare our deepest condolences（哀悼）（1） his daughter and brother， and we honorand remember the creator， voice and champion of Marvel Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created A super hero in his ownright to Marvel fans around the world ， Stan had the power to inspire， to entertain， and toconnect Nothing but his heart （2） exceed the scale of his imagination said BobIger， Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company Stan Lee loved the （3） （write） word from an early age ， and wanted to craftstories like those in his favorite books and films ， which he consumed greedily From asimple upbringing in Manhattan ， young Stanley worked his way through a series of jobs （4）he found himself an assistant at a comic book publishing company Timely Comics Marvel fans found a friend in Stan Lee He introduced the famous Stans Soapbox tospeak directly to his readers， （5） （reach） a personal level rarely seen in comicsof the day Always pushing for new ways of creating comics ， Stan also started the Marvelmethod of plotting and art ，creating some of （6） （fantastic）stories in the industryto this day An entire generation of young readers expanded and strengthened theirvocabulary and knowledge through Stans stories Roy Thomas，（7） succeeded Lee as editorinchief at Marvel ， had visitedLee two days before （8） death to discuss the upcoming book The Stan Lee Story ，and stated I think he was ready to go But he was still talking about doing more cameos （配角）（9） he had the energy for it and didnt have to travel ，Stan was always up（10）（do） something moreMarvel and the entire Walt Disney Company salute the life and career of Stan Lee andoffer their undying gratitude for his unmatchable accomplishments within their halls Everytime you open a Marvel comic ， Stan will be there Section B （10 分）Directions： Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.第 4 页（共 46 页）Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.15（10 分）Ainterpret Bencounter Csubjective Dratings EpreviouslyF belief G bubbles H preciously I illustrates J complimentsK siteThe ability of the herd mentality （从众心理） to increase peoples chances of liking orbelieving something may help explain a wide variety of phenomena Aral （A managerialeconomist at the Massachusetts institute of technology ）says，from housing （1） togold prices and from political polls to restaurant reviews ， the （2） that other peoplelike something has a powerful ability to make people like it themselves The new study （3） how simple it would be for companies to control reviews oftheir products by simply adding a few positive （4） of their own early reviews in theprocess， Aral addsIt found that effects were strongest when stories were about politics ， business andcultures than for fun or lifestyle pieces In situations where there are more（5） newsreviews， you have to be a little more cautious about interpreting likes and dislikes Think twice before you trust， how many likes something has， he adds Thatssomething you have to （6） with a grain of salt （持怀疑态度） And its a situationmany online users （7） on a daily basisAral recently went onYelp com to review a restaurant with a plan to give it three out offive stars， but when he got to the （8） ， he was shown how other people describethe same place and those reviews include someone with five stars Seeing those positivereviews made him think twice about his own （9） average opinionA woman （10） how great it is ， how great her great prices are and how thelemon sauce is so great， he says Maybe its not such a good idea to say some rating rightbefore you make your own III. Reading ComprehensionSection A （15 分）Directions： For each blank in the followingpassage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D. Fill in each blank with theword or phrase that best fits the context.16（15 分）Whether its from an awful breakup or a painful life event ，some memories can returnrepeatedly to our mind for the entire lives But， what if science can （1） your bad第 5 页（共 46 页）memories so that you can start all over again ？ As is known to all ， memory is an incrediblycomplex （2） While scientists used to believe it was like a filing cabinet andparticular memories were stored in different sections of the brain ， we now know this is（3） In fact， each memory is a brain wide process If you end up remembering something ，its because the cells in your brain are being fired ，（4） new connections and links andliterally rebuild the circuitry of your mind And this change is partially （5） byproteins in the brain So what if the proteins arent available ？Simply put ， memories cant be made Seriously， scientists have tested this by givinganimals drugs that prevent these proteins from forming （6） ， the animals have norecollection of the things that took place shortly after the drug was taken From this research，scientists actually found a way to target long term memories for （7） You see，every single time you remember a memory ， your brain is once again firing and rewiring In fact，each time you reflect on a memory ，you are physically changing that memory inyour mind And each time the memory is changed a little ， it reflects your （8）thoughts Remembering， to a great extent， is an act of （9） and imagination ，which means that the more you reflect on old memories， the less accurate they willbecome And scientists have actually quantified this change After 9/11 ， hundreds of people were asked about their memories of the dreadful day Ayear later，37% of the details had changed By 2004 ，nearly 50% of the details had changedor gone （10） And because memories are formed and rebuilt every time ， if youadminister （服药） the proteinpreventing drug while recalling a memory ，the memory canbe （11） removedTo test this， scientists took lab rats and played sound for them ， shortly followed by anelectric shock（12） doing this for many times ， the rats quickly learned that if theyheard the sound， a shock was soon to follow Therefore， they would stress up and freezeevery time they heard it Months later， these rats would still （13） thenoise However ， if they administered the drug first ， the rats would lose the memory of thesound， and simply continue on They had lost their memory of that specific noise To be sure that the drug wasnt just causing largescale brain damage， scientists第 6 页（共 46 页）repeated these experiments with various tones this time Both sounds would warn for a shockand （14） the rats would fear both But if they administered the drug and playedonly one of the sounds，the mice would only forget that one tone ，while still remaining （15）of the other Over time scientists have discovered specific drugs to target particular proteinsacross different parts of the brain （1）A refresh B forget C control D erase（2）A range B process C idea D structure（3）A incorrect B evident C partial D complex（4）A eliminating B decreasing C bringing D building（5）A inspired B stopped C identified D perfected（6）A By contrast B On the contrary C As a result D For example（7）A evaluation B estimation C deletion D production（8）A terrified B critical C current D former（9）A repetition B creation C function D reproduction（10）A uncontrolled B complicated C valuable D missing（11）A repeatedly B effectively C hardly D consistently（12）A Before B Until C After D While（13）A turn to B respond to C adapt to D return to（14）A surprisingly B especially C eventually D similarly（15）A suspicious B careful C painful D fearfulSection B （22 分）Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followedby several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A ， B， C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given inthe passage you have just read.17（8 分）Who would win in a fight ， a lion or a tiger ？ Well， if size has anything to do withthe matter ， the tiger would win Thats because tigers are the largest of all catspecies Tigers are not only large ， they are also fast They can sprint as fast as 40miles per第 7 页（共 46 页）hour for short distances and leap as far as 30feet horizontally You might not think that suchlarge， fast， and fierce creatures need help to survive ， but they doIt is estimated that at the start of the 20th century ， there were over 100，000 tigers livingin the wild By the turn of the century ， the number of tigers outside of captivity dwindled tojust over 3 ，000 Interestingly ， the most serious threats that tigers face come from a muchsmaller species，one with an average weight of around 140lbs That species is Homo sapiens，better known as humans Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways： hunting anddestroying habitat Tigers are hunted for many reasons People have long valued the famous stripedskins Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world ， tiger pelts areworth around 10，000 on the black market Though the fur would be incentive enough formost poachers， other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny Some people in Chinaand other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties TraditionalChinese medicine calls for the use of tiger bones ， amongst other parts， in some prescriptions Tigers have also been hunted as game In other words ， people hunted tigers solely forthe thrill and achievement of killing them Such killings took place in large scale during the19th and early 20th centuries， when an English hunter might claim to kill over a hundredtigers in their hunting career Though this practice is much less popular today than it was inthe past， it has not ceased entirelyHumans have done considerable damage to the worlds tiger population through hunting ，but perhaps more damage has been caused through the destruction of habitat Tigers onceranged widely across Asia ， all the way from Turkey to the eastern coast of Russia But overthe past 100 years， tigers have lost 93% of their historic range Instead of spanning all theway across Asia， the tiger population is now isolated in small pockets in southern andsoutheastern Asia This is because humans have drastically changed theenvironmentsHumans have built towns and cities Road and transit systems were created toconnect these towns and cities To feed the people living in these areas ， forests and fieldshave been cleared to create farmlandA major obstacle to preserving tigers is the enormous amount of territory that each tigerrequires Each wild tiger demands between 200 and 300 square miles Tigers are also both第 8 页（共 46 页）territorial and solitary animals This means that they are protective of the areas that they claimand they generally do not share with other tigers Because tigers need so much territory ， it isreally difficult for conservationists to acquire enough land to support a large population oftigers（1）Which of the following is NOT a reason in the article explaining why tigers are hunted ？A Because tiger skins are worth a lot of money B Because tiger parts are used as medicines in some culturesC Because some tigers attack local villages D Because tigers are hunted for enjoyment by some people （2）The underlined word incentive in the third paragraph probably means A attractiveB innovativeC alternativeD respective（3）Which best explains why tigers have lost so much of their habitat according to the text ？A Because tigers are under threat from other animals B Because tiger skins are extremely valuable C Because the environment has been changedD Because tigers need so much space to survive（4）Which of the following best describes the authors main purpose in writing this article ？A To provide readers with interesting information about the lifestyles of tigers B To persuade readers to help the worlds tiger population and to offer ways to help C To entertain readers with stories about how tigers hunt and are hunted D To explain to readers why the worlds tiger population is endangered 18（6 分）Learning English Video Project1 Encounters in the UK （17 minutes）第 9 页（共 46 页）Watch | CommentsEncounters in the UK is the first film in this documentary mini series It tells the story offour girls from different countries who travel to Cambridge in England to study English andstay with local families in what is called a homestay arrangement For the four girls thehomestay arrangement is a positive experience As one of the homestay hosts explains： Itsgoing to be a great experience， not only in terms of learning English ， but in learning aboutlife Watch with Subtitles | Watch without Subtitles | Comments2 Insights from China （18 minutes）Watch | CommentsNever say dieBased in the busy， cosmopolitan city of Shanghai ， Daniel Emmersons latest film Insightsfrom China takes us inside the worlds of English language learning and teaching and the airline第 10 页（共 46 页）industry in China Insights from China focuses largely on the staff and management of aChinese airline company that has recently committed to learning English Spring Airlines isthe first low cost airline in China Watch with Subtitles | Watch without Subtitles | Comments3 Stories from Morocco （16 minutes）Watch | CommentsSet in Casablanca， Morocco ， this film features footage and interviews focusing on keyquestions such as Why are peopl