2020届上海市闵行区高三英语二模试卷及答案(2020.05)

1、闵行区2019学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试英试卷考生注意工1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分14。分.匕本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分,所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写C非战择题） 在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分*3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名.1. Llsier】liig CuniprehensluhSec Hun ADirwdui： In Section At you will hear ten short coftve/yutions between two speakers, Al the end of 'each cofn crsaiiont a question

2、 will be asked about whai was said. The conversations and the queslit/ns will be spoken only once, AJier you hear a cunversiiliu/i and flic qucsliou abotft itt read the faur pvsstMc answers on your paper, and decide which one is the besf answer io the 小心j uh have heard.L A, A cook B. A dentist.2. A.

3、 She'd like to have the windows open.C. The air is heavily polluted.3. A. Art attraction.C. Furniture quality.4. A. She appreciates the inan effbil.C. She is annoyed with the man.5, A. TheV can't fit into the machine. JC . They have not been delivered yet.(x A. 1 he long waiting time.C. The

4、mistakes in her telephone bill.7. A. Its quality, B. Its price,S. A. lAalk in the countryside*C. Go shopping,% A. He's going to visit a photo studio.D. He's on the way io ihe theater,C* A surgeon D. A technician.Lk She likes to liave the air conditioner on.E. The window s are already open.氏

5、Painting skills.D, Room decoration.B. She does enjoy spicy food.D. She doesn't like the food the man prepared.B/l hev were sent to the wrong address.D. Tliey were fbuixl to be of the wrong type.B. I lie broken down computerD. rhe bad telephone scn icc.C. Its material D. Its appearance.B* Do seme

6、 exercise*D. Wash some dresses,B. He,s just had hi s picture taken.D. He's just returned from a job incenlew.第15页共14页10. A. He doesn't want Jenny to get into【rouble.B, He doesn,t agree wiih (he woman's remark+C, He thinks Jenny's woritload loo heavy C college4D I ic believes most col

7、lege students arc running wild.Section BDirecduns: In Seciiun B. you w iH hear /m l» short passuus uttd one lotrer cutivcrsauun, und you will be asked several questions on each of the passages anef the cunversuiion. The and ihe conversation will be tvad twice, but the questions wi be spoken onl

8、y unce.When you hear a question, read the four possible tinswrs on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have hcudQuSliuus 11 though 13 are based uh Ihe fvUluwingIL A+ Attend expert growers' leciures. B. Visit truii-luving families.C Plam fruit trees in an

9、orchard (果园， D. Taste many kinds of apples.12+ ?+ Ei is a new aricty.C. It is rarely seen now.13. A. To show hou- to grow apples.C. To help people select apples.B, Il is the best variety fbr earing quality D. It needs perfect soil to grow.R. To introduce an apple festival.D, Tb active T more people

10、to visit B ri tain.Questions 14 through 16 are babcd un the fulluuinji14. A, Lack of sleep could lead io health problems.B. Lack of sleep affects aduhs more Than children.C Sleep prohlcms arc one of the leading causes of obesity.D. The amount of sleep people need changes with age,15. A. Less sleep i

11、s needed when they enter adolescent stageB. Ideally, tilts need uimht hours of sleep a mht.C. They may have difficulty falling asleep before 11:00 pm.D. They often wake up al midnight due to biological changes,16. A. The amouni of sleep and academic perform a ncc.B. A comparison of different time ro

12、 start school.C. Students7 sleeping time and social behaviorD. A beneticial change of school starting tune.Questions 17 through 20 arc based on the following conversation, 17. A. Extreme sports, C. Human's potential1 & A. They like tn stay isolated.C, They want to know their potential19. A*

13、Objective. B. Negative.20. A. It s interesting and challenging.C, It enables people to face fears.B. City Hfc.D. Danger and safety.B. They prefer danger 1o safety .D, Lhey 曲re bored witli the traditional onesC Positive- D. NeutraLB. It is dangerous and needs no skills.D. It only stinmlates individua

14、lisriL11- Graniruar and voc3buhrvSccrloii AnireftioiiJ/cr reading the passage be law, fill 相 the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammaticaHy correct For the blanks with a gnei wordt fiU in each blank n ith the proper fnnn of the given "力汨:*?尸 the other blanks, use one woni thar best fi

15、ts each blank.A Brief History of ChopsticksWe've discussed the story of ihe knife and fork. but there's unothtfr 5ct utensils (器皿) used by billions of people around the world and ii has a iruly ancient past The Chinese have been using chopsticks since at least 12Ot) B.C., and by A.D. 500 the

16、 chopsticks (21)(sweep) the Asian conlinent from Vietnam I。Japan. From their humblebeginnings (22)cooking utensils to puperArupped bumbuo sets al the sushi counter, there more to chopsticks than meets the eye.Chm:slides (23)(develop) jbvut 5.000 years ago in China, The 24 >(eai ly)versions were p

17、robably twigs used to get food from cooking pots+ XVhen resources became scarce( around 400 BC, crafty chefs figured out (25)to conserve fiicl by curring food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. This new tnethod of cooking made it unnecessary to have knives at the dinner table a practic

18、e that also matched the non-vinlent teachings of Canfieiifs (孔子工(26)expressed in nnc of his numerous quotations: “The hunui'ablc and upiiglit tnan keeps well away from both the ski ittv/ /louse (再宰场)and the kitchen. And he allows no knives on his luble/* As a veetarimL ConlUd心 buliev<xl that

19、knives' shaip points 诱发)violence. 27(kill) The happy, contented mood Ihat eaters should be in during meals. Thanks in pail to liis leachings diupstick. use quickly became widespread throughout Aslll.Different cukures adopted different chopstick styles. Perhaps in a nod to Confuciusi Chinese chop

20、sticks featured a blunt rather than pointed end. In Japan, chopsticks were 8 inches long for men and 7 inches long lor women. In 1S7S the Japanese became (he first (28)(create) the dispoblc sci7 lypically made of hamhoo or woc>d. Wealthy diners could eat with ivory, jade, coral or brass versions,

21、 while the most privileged used silver sets. It was believed that ihe silver would turn black (29) it came into contact with poisoned ibod.1 lirouhwut history. vIujjjslicksenjoyed a syi)ibiuLi; luhliuiisliip willi anulheL basicfbud of AsiuJi cuisine: rice. Al liiL giante, you'd ihiiik diul rice

22、uuldn i nrnki; ihe cul, but in Asia most rice is of the short- or medium-grain variety. 1 he starches (淀 粉质 食品)in these rice create a cooked product that is stick and clumpy, unlike the ilully ajid distincl grains of Western long-rain rice, (30)chuptlicks come together li> lifi sleaniing bundles

23、of sticky rice, it's a match made in heaven.SectionDirections: Fil! in each blank with a ptr)per chosen fmn the box. Each wai-d can he used only ancc. Note that there is one word Hiatv than you nee J.A. labelR. bearsC. burdenedD. illustratesE. implementF. guaranteedG. presentedH. hitL eniry工 nai

24、ionulizedK. groundThe *Pcnny Black* the first postage stamp issued in Britain and, more impommly. the first postage stamp issued anywhere, 31 the image of Queen Vicroria. but the first British postal service did not originate in Victorian England. In 1680f William Dockwra started a public sewice tha

25、t 32 the quick delivery of a letter anywhere inLondon. His system was quickly 33 with Dotkwiu in charge. Il was far (rom u perfed system. 34 with sct?mingly improper charges that made i( unreasonably expensive to send d leiten WTorse slilL recipients ere expccltxl lo pay. As you might iniugine. this

26、 35 some problems eillier people weren't home or llat-out refused to pay. The sysleni just didn't w<jrk, bul it remained in place ibr lai lou lung.Abcul 50 years Later, to do better, Rowland Hill argued ibr putting an end to the postal charges and replacing them with a sing及 national rate

27、 of one penny, which would be paid by the seirdcr,When tlie post office ignored Hill飞 ideas, lie sdf-publislied his essay and it quickly gained 36 among the public. Hill was Ihen ordered by Postmaster Gejierl Lord Lichfield to discuss postal reform and. during their subsequent meeting, the two men c

28、onceived of a gluey 37 that could be applied to envelopes to indicate pa5meiit. rhough it had gained support with the public who longed for an aflbndable way to connect with distant friends and family officials still weren t convinced, hankfiilly. Hill was fer from alone in his passion for reform<

29、; lie eventually earned enough support from other Jike-minded individuEils to convince Parliament to 38 his system.In 1839, Hill held a competition to design all (he necessary postal facility The winning stamp 39 describing the young Queen s profile came from one William Wyan, who based the design o

30、n a medal he crcaicd to celebrate her first visit t。London.The "Penny 圉ack" stamp went on saIc on May I, J *40 It was an inuncdiatc 40 . Suddenly, the country seemed a lot smaller. The Penny Black s design was so well received that ii remained in use fnr 砧rry years.111. Reading Comprehensi

31、onSection ADirections: For each blank in fhe Jolfowin pussae liiere are Jour wanfs or phrases marked At B. C utid D. Fill in each blank whh the word or phrase ihul best Jits I he coiuexi.The term *'st ay cation" means vacations that you take 力home cr near your home rather than traveling to

32、another place. It is closely connected with less pollution, saving money and not coniributing to the ovewhelming disorder that takes place in some of the worlds most touristic areas.The ton匚印I of slaycation was bom at the time oi the 2008 niarkcl 41 in th<? United Stares Because of it, many house

33、holds were fnrced m 42 their expenses and consequently limit cheir vacation budget. The shonage cf money co travel abrnad is at The crigin of why many people started to (re) discover Their mosi 43 surroundings*At (he same time, awareness of the 44 impacts of tourism, especially on what concerns ihe

34、inipact uftiajispuriatnjih stated to increase tuu. And so djd Ihc peiuepliun tliul suine of the niain cities abroad) are uicreasiiigly uTerluadtd with people uilh places suvh as Barctlonu, Venice, or the Seychelles pEunning an 45 a lourisl cap,Staycarion appears ike a great solution for rhe 4b above

35、 mentioned. It is a great way of spending joy fill vacations while helping ones 斗了 and rhe environment 4S , staying close to home eliminates the budget for accommodEinon and transport.Apart from the financial 49 gained by leaving behind expensive plane tickets or by not booking hotel rooms that aren

36、't cheap, staycation also hs Ihc benefit of keeping liartnful50 in the ground. Cars, bouts, and planes me tiul ( or are less) used; 5 j , other means of transport such as public transport, bicycles, electric scooters or just walking are favored* This allows people's carbon footprints not ro

37、42 eis much as they would if long distances had been traveled.A staycation is a fbnn 口f alternative tourism that is fully in line with the slow tourism trend. Slow tourism invites you to liv# in the 53 moment It encourages you to take- your time, discover nrby landscapes, reconnect and spunmore time

38、 uuiduors in Jiatur with the people you enjoy. There are nv fully-booked days* and (here ia nu 54 le go fruin one activity(o anocherjusi to stay busy all (he dmc.Given the multiple 55 of local tourism, you no longer have a reason to be embarrassed at the coffee machine at work when you arc asked whe

39、re you arc going on vacation this year.4LA. val ueR. sek：lQrC, crisisD, shares42.A. restrictB. bearC. avoidD. meet43.A. chccrtijlB. immediateC. pollutedD. attractive44,A. limitedB. financialC. culturalD, cnviranmcntiil45.A. introducingB. stoppingC, postponingD. raising4n.A. challengesB. assessmentsC

40、tasksD applications4工Ah voyageB. mindC. pocketD hometown4&A. In additionB. For exampleC. In factD. On the contrary49.A. servicesB. adviceC, resourcesD, savings50.A. emissionsB. exposureC. vehiclesD, strategies51.A. thereforeB. insleadC, howeverD. muicscr52.A. lastB. fallC. iiitreastiD.change53.A

41、. hisioricB. presetHC. cmiirulD. climatic54,A. goodB. harmC. blameD. rush5、A. advantagesB. challengesC. plarfbrmsD, rhemesSection BDirections: Read the fiyflowing three passages. Each passage is fallowed by several questions or unfinished state men is. For each of them the)v are four choices marked

42、Af B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best accojing 2 thi nation ivcti in the passage you have fust reatL(A)Brooke Martin* golden ref ri ever (金毛猎犬) Kayla haled being left alone or $fpa/ah?d, Sht would howl, pa“, and the* on things, Brooke learned ihai other people had Uie same problem with their

43、peh. She wondertd, "What if you tould talk I。ywui dvg if you were gone?'*Working with her fulher in Lheir aruge, (lie 16-car-uld uume up with sevenil ideast Finally, she invemed a device that allowed pci owners to video chai with iheir pets! She calk the device iCPooch. "The dog doesn&

44、#39;t have (o answer the call/' explains Brooke, *'11 comes up immediately on the screen on their end.【t飞 a two-way audio and video-you can sec and hear each other. T, With a click of a button you can even scud the dog a treat!Her invention has earned her 日 spot competing against nine other

45、finalists in a young scientist competition fbr middle-school stiidcnls. I hcsc finalists, selected based on their short video prescntatiotis. ate working with rtierihtrs over the summer before heading to the final eoinpctition in St, Paul, Minn.After Martin's video pur her among the 10 finalists

46、 in the Discovery Education 3X1 Young Scientist Challenge, she was paired with Dclony Langer-Anderson, a product development scienLisi in 3M s cunsumer heullii care diisicn. tLI just lead her down he product developnienl path/' Langer-Anderson told Live Science. This path includes guidance on ho

47、*- to test the potential product, which combines a video chat device that answers immediately on the dog's end with a dog treat device the qwiwi can reniotcly acti aK,ltDnc thing I have rhought about a lot is, what happens if the device is on the finer what if your dog knacks it over, or scratch

48、es the scrccnQ,* Manin said. She and Langer-Andersen discussed this, and Manin is now testing maierials at a local dog shelter by taping them to the dug house floors to see h。, well they withstand sharp leeih and claws.The finalists create models Lhey can test, with Ibe guidance tiuni a mentor, l li

49、eir projects include a fuel cell thal tiansfbnns cut grass in（u elettricily and an app that rewards drivers loi not Texting or calling. Lanizcr-Anderscin 二lies to help the studctits work throijh :he scientific method, testing their hypothesis （假i殳），in a determined way, the kids den t get buried in d

50、ata/' she said.56. Wiich of th匕（bilewing would be Ilie best title of Lhc passage?A. "iCPooch" wins in a young suieiiList competition.B. A 16-year-old gid invents a device for dog hunger.C. A man-made device lets people chat with their pets.D. A kid-invented device calm dogs' sepamt

51、ion anxictvr57. "iCPooch" calms pel dogs by.A* allowing video chatB, making dogs sleepC answering the callD, giving dogs food58. What is the probable meaning of the undedined word menfars"' *A. competitorsB. 口号sktantsC. instructorsD一 companions59. Whai do the inventions ofihe fina

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