2018年上海市徐汇区高考英语二模试卷

1、2018年上海市徐汇区高考英语二模试卷I. Listening Comprehension1()AWorried and frightenedBRelaxed and happyCQuite embarrassedDDeeply ashamed2()ABill has never used a calculator BBill can work better without a calculatorCBill is working with a calculator DBill needs a calculator for this work3()ATo cut his jeans short

2、BTo go on a dietCTo wear fitted clothesDTo buy a pair of jeans4()系统找不到该试题5()APut her report on his deskBRead some papers he recommendedCMail her report to the publisherDImprove some parts of her paper6()AMake some coffeeBMeet the woman at the libraryCContinue to readDGo out with some friends7()AThe

3、man should buy a different meal ticket every month BBuying themeal ticket wont save the man any moneyCIt is better for the man to pay for each meal separately DThe price of a meal mayvary from month to month8()AShes upset that she missed the television program BShe doesntthink the television program

4、 was funnyCShe doesnt like talking about television programsDShe watched the television program at a friends house9()AHe doubts the womans wordsBHe hasnt read the novel yetCHe enjoyed reading the novel a lotDHe is not interested in the novel at all10（）AThe talks havent started yetBThey have come to

5、a general agreementCThe talks havent achieved muchDThe talks broke down and went no further11（）（1）AThey learn singing and dancingBThey attend outdoor music festivalsCThey work on the farm for charityDThey volunteer to work for others（2）AOn the beachBIn a parkCOn a farmDIn a stadium（3）AIt is run on a

6、 profit-making basisBIt has achieved growing successCFans can have free lunch thereDOnly superstars are invited to perform12（）（1）AThe number of refugees is increasing sharplyBMost refugees cannot get necessary servicesCMany refugee children cannot receive educationDMore children cannot afford to go

7、to university（2）ANo host nations want to change education systemsBIt is impossible to find so many extra teachersCParents cant afford to send their kids to schoolDThe refugee population grows but theres not enough money（3）AThe necessity of educationBThe prohibition of child laborCThe victims of arme

8、d conflictsDThe living conditions of the poor13（）（1）AIt has started a week-long promotion campaignBIt has just launched its annual anniversary salesCIt offers regular weekend sales all the year roundDIt specializes in the sale of mens suits（2）APrice reductions for its frequent customersBGift cards f

9、or customers with any purchasesCFree delivery of purchases for senior customersDPrice adjustments within seven days of purchase（3）AMail a gift card to herBAllow her to buy on creditCCredit it to her accountDGive her cash directly（4）AIt has already been sold outB.It will be sent to the woma n by mail

10、C.It is n ot available for the mome ntD.It is one of the items on sale.Grammar and Vocabulary Secti on A Directi ons:After read ing the passage below,fill in the bla nks to make the passage cohere nt and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form

11、of the givenword；for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.14.()Traveling Frog Stimulates ReflectionA free mobile game about a traveli ng frog has become a hit in Chi na,(1)being available only in Japa neseCalled Tabikaeru:Travel Frog,the main character of the game is a frog that g

12、oes on adve ntures aroundJapa n.Players collect clovers(四叶草)that grow inthe frogs garden(2)they can use them to buy supplies for the frogsjour neys.In tur n, the frog sends players souve nirs and sn apshots from itstravels.Users cannot con trol whe n the frog chooses to go on its adve nturesWhile n

13、ews of the games appeal among mobile pho ne users on the mainland was first reported on by localmedia outlets last week,its popularity has nt decreased inany way since:Travel Frog on Mon day was still ran ked first on a list of the most(3)(download)games from Apples app store in China.It is beingwid

14、ely discussed on social media,(4)users post photos of their frogsadventures.Behi nd the craze is Japa nese game developer Hit-Poi nt,which was previously best-known for creating the popular cat-collecting game Neko Atsume.Even though(5)is difficult to pinpoint what has drive n in terest among mainla

15、nd users in TravelFrog,local media outlets reported that the games slow nature was part of its charm.The game was popular as it tapped the trend among younger generations in China to search out Zen-likeactivities,China Daily said,(6)(add)thatthose users were take n with its Buddha-style gameplay.But

16、 not every one is thrilled about Travel Frog.In a post on social mediaplatform Weibo last week,the state-ru n Peoples Daily suggested that people(7)aim to en rich themselves and avoid being a lon ely frog-raisi ng youth.As an indication of the popularity of the Travel Frog,Apple has already had tore

17、move from its store an app that appeared to be the Chin ese vers ion of the orig inal,the South ChinaMorning Post reported.That vers ion of the game,which(8)(create)by a developer called Song Yang,charged users 30 yuan($4.74)to dow nl oad the game.On Mon day,ano ther free-to-dow nl oad app available

18、 on the app storeclaimed it offered strategies and guides in Chin ese that players could adopt(9) (improve)gameplay.While Hit-Po int has not resp on ded to in quiries aboutdevelop versi ons of the game in other lan guages or notEn glish update for Neko Atsume in 2015Secti onB Directi onsCompletethef

19、ollowi ngpassagebyusi ngthewordsi nthebox.Eachwordca non lybeused on ce.Notet hatthereis onewordmoretha nyoun eed.15.() Before scienee became professionalized in the 19th century,(1)n aturalists were collect ing in formati on and help ing us un dersta nd the n atural world.A 2009 study foundthat nea

20、rly 50% of UK(2)feed wild birds.TheNational Trust has more than 5 million members,and 60,000 active volunteershelp ing to protect the cou ntryside as well as historic(3).Now,withour en vir onment arguably un der greater threat tha n ever and species decli ning at a(n)(4)rate,volunteers are once agai

21、n at the forefront of efforts tolimit the damage.Volu nteers and en thusiasts can be powerful drivers for big cha nges.On the Isle ofMan, more than 8,000 people(nearly 10% of the population)are involved inregular weeke nd beach clea ns.At one rece nt eve nt,123 volu nteers tur ned up andremoved 183

22、bags of litter in just a couple of hours.Thanks to(5)suchas this,the island status with the Galopagos,Yellowstone in the US,Uluru inAustralia,and hun dreds of other sites.Recreati onal divers are mak ing a real differe nee un derwater too.They mon itor thespread of(6)species,and record how n ative s

23、pecies resp ond.Diversalso(7)levels of mari ne litter and other huma n impacts.Volu nteerdivers have played an important role in collecting information about marine conservation zones.Volunteershave also made a vital contribution to thecon servati on of bask ing sharks.The work of a citize n scie ne

24、e Bask ing SharkProject in the 1980s and 90s was(8)in gett ing these sharks on theprotected species list in the UK,while satellite tagging(9)the firstrecorded tran satla ntic cross ing by a bask ing shark.Volu nteers and en thusiasts can be powerful drivers for big cha nges.No one canknow better,or

25、care more about,our most special places tha n the people who live in them and give up theirfree time to look after them.As a group of divers and(10)residents who lived on the shores of the bay,they took theircampaig n on to n ati onal and in ter nati onal stages and con ti nue to in spire people who

26、 might otherwise feelpowerless whe n faced with threats to the places that matter to them.,the compa ny did put out anA.alarmi ng B.properties C.revealed D.in vasive E.rescueF.instrumental G.households H.document I.concerned J.amateurK.in itiativesRead in gComprehe nsion Sectio nA Directi ons:Foreac

27、hblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA, B,Can dD.Filli neachbla nkwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecon text.16.(Deliberate practice refers to a special type of practice that is purposeful and systematic.(1)regular practice might in clude min dlessrepetiti ons,deliberate practi

28、ce requires focused atte nti on and is con ducted withthe specific goal of improv ing(2).The greatest(3)of deliberate practice is to remain focused.In thebeg inning,show ing up is the most importa nt thing.But after a while we begi n tocarelessly(4)small errors and miss daily opportu nities forimpro

29、vement.This is because the natural tendency of the human brain is to(5)repeated behaviors into automatic habits. (6),when you first learned totie your shoes you had to think carefully about each step of the process.Today,after many repetiti ons,your bra in can perform this seque nee(7).Themore we re

30、peat a task the more min dless it becomes.Min dless activity is the(8)of deliberate practice.The dan ger ofpractic ing the same thi ng aga in and aga in is that progress becomes(9).Too ofte n , we thi nk we are gett ing better simply because we aregai ning experie nee.In(10),we are merely rei nforci

31、 ng(加强)ourcurre nt habits - not improv ing them.Claimi ng that improveme nt requires atte nti on and effort sou nds logical eno ugh.But what doesdeliberate practice actually look like in the real world?The first effective feedback system is(11).This holds true for thenumber of pages we read,the numb

32、er of pushups we do,the number of sales calls we make,and any othertask that is importa nt to us.It is only throughmeasureme nt that we have any(12)of whether we are getti ng better orworse.The sec ond effective feedback system is coach ing.One con siste nt findingacross discipli nes is that coaches

33、 are often esse ntial for(13)deliberate practice.In many cases,it is n early impossible to both perform a task and measure your progressat the same time.Good coaches can track yourprogress,find small ways to improve,and hold you(14)to deliveringyour best effort each day.Deliberate practice is not a

34、comfortable activity.It requires susta inedeffort and concen trati on, but if you can man age to maintain your focus and(15),then the promise of deliberate practice is quite tempting:to getthe most out of what youve got.(1)A.Si neeB.WhetherC.WhileD.As(2)A-aware nessB.performa neeC.enjo yme ntD.in te

35、lligenee(3)A-equivale ntB.ambiti onC.challe ngeD.appeal(4)A. overlookB.in sertC.detectD.impleme nt（5）AtransportBtranslateCtransplantDtransform（6）AFor example BOn the contraryCAs a resultDOn the otherhand（7）AcarelesslyBaccuratelyCinstantlyDautomatically（8）AoutcomeBenemyCsourceDsubstitute（9）Adistracte

36、dBimposedCassumedDnoted（10）ArealityBdespairCcontrastDreturn（11）AencouragementBcomplimentCmeasurementDmanagement（12）AmotivationBproofCtroubleDconcern（13）AresistingBeliminatingCdefiningDsustaining（14）AaccountableBopposedCaddictedDparallel（15）AexistenceBcommitmentCdignityDperspectiveSectionB Directions

37、Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejus tread.17（）Have you ever had the experience of talking to someone and you thinkthey

38、are lying？Well，you are not aloneWeve all had that feelingBut didyou know that there are several things you can look for to see if you are being lied to？Sometimes you can tell if a person is lying by observing what they do with theirbodyWhen people are lying they tend not to move their arms，hands or

39、legs veryfar from their bodyThey dont want to take up very much space because they dontwant to be noticedSometimes a person who is lying will not look you in theeyesOther times people who lie try to look at you in a strong way because theywant to convince you they are telling the truthLiars also use

40、 deflectionFor example，if you ask a liar the question Did yousteal Fatimas bag？，they may answer with something like Fatima is myfriendWhy would I do that？ In this situation the person is telling the truthbut they are also not answering the questionThey are trying to deflect yourattentionLiars may al

41、so give too many detailsThey may try to over-explainthingsThey do this because they want to convince you of what they are sayingOften whe n a pers on is lying,they do not want to con ti nue talk ing about theirlie.If you think some one is lying,quickly cha nge the subject.If the pers on islying,they

42、 will appear more comfortable because they are not talking about theirlie any lon ger.A little later,cha nge the subject back to what you were talki ngabout before.If the pers on seems un comfortable aga in, they may be lyi ngIts very hard for a liar to avoid filli ng sile nee created by you.He or s

43、he wantsyou to believe the lies being wove n;sile nee gives no feedback on whether or notyouve bought the story.If youre a good liste ner,youll already be avoid ingin terrupti ons,which in itself is a great tech ni que to let the story un fold.Just because a pers on is show ing these behaviors,it do

44、es not mean they arelying.They might be shy or n ervous.But,if you think some one is lying,youmight want to use some of these tech ni ques.Hopefully,you wont n eed to veryofte n.(1)By saying Liars also use deflection, the writer means that liarsmay.A.tell great storiesB.cha nge tone of voiceC.ask a

45、questi on in replyD.avoid direct an swers(2)According to the passage,a person could be lying if he or sheA.offers more in formatio n tha n n ecessaryB.appears to be shy or n ervousC.cha nges the subject of the con versati onD.speaks very fast and vaguely(3)Which of the following can be learned from

46、the passage?A.Liars always try to avoid direct eye con tact whe n they tell liesB.We can make people lie by changing the subject in a conversationC.Liars are ofte n expa nsive in hand and arm moveme nts while talki ngD.We make liars un comfortable by givi ng no feedback in a con versati on(4)The pas

47、sage mainly talks about.A.who deceives usB.why people tell liesC.how to detect liesD- what to do with liars18.()(1)What is discussed in the first letter?A.How to ask questi ons in a polite way.B.How to resp ond to a false charge.C- How to make a correcti on at work.D.How to han dle rude mass emails

48、at work.(2)According to Greg,expressing your dissatisfaction with your present job in an in terview would be thesame as.A.talk ing about your family issues in publicB.complaining about your prior partner on a first dateC.dem on strati ng your qualificati ons to your new bossD.bragg ing about your ex

49、perie nee to your part ner(3)It can be inferred that go to greg mainly offers advice on peoplesA.career choicesB.social relati on shipsC.worki ng problemsD.health problemsmail to blame other people got aproblem with some one phone ortake it outside not a fist fightgeez).resp ond,e-mail is usually in

50、 effective for resolv ing conflict.Have acon versati on with the sen der and expla in why his orher approach isnt the best and what you recomme ndLetter 2January 14,2018 | 9:24 pmIts the start of a new year and Ibelieve its time for a cha nge.Whatsthe best way to expla in to a prospective employer t

51、hat you are in n eed ofsometh ing new without seem ing flighty and without compla ining about your curre nt employer?The new year is as good a time as any to take stock，but not the only reason for making a changeAt least，More On:go to greg Is omitting jobs from aresume lying?How can men and wome n w

52、ork bettertogether?How will can cer treatme nt affect my sonsresume?What to do if you dra nk too much at thecompa ny holiday partyLetter 1January 28,2018 | 3:31pmI work for an e-commerce Website.If one of ourmercha ndisers has a questi on or wants to make acorrecti on , they e-mail the en tire depar

53、tme nt.In my opinion ,this is rude and unn ecessary.It seemsto me that mass e-mail is appropriate for good or neutral n ews,rather tha n making a correction.Do you agree?Moreover,if you were the recipie nt of the correcti on, howwould you resp ond?The only people who should be in cluded in ane-mail

54、are those who n eed to know or resp ond.Includ ing every one is rude and un professi onal aswell as annoying to recipie nts.Its not like we donthave en ough in our in box already.I dont agreethat e-mail is only for good or neutral news,however.Sometimes youn eed to alert people or create a record of

55、 bad news.But no one should use e-If youve,pick up the(for a coffeeAs for how tothats not what you communicate to a prospective employerYour reason for looking for a new job is lessimportant to your new employer than why you want to work thereNeeding a change might be the catalyst（催化剂） ，but the job

56、search is like dating，and you wouldnt ask someone out and explain youre just boredin your current relationship，right？At least I hope not，otherwise youre likely to be as lonely as Barry Manilowsounds when he sings Its Just Another New Years Eve19（）Earlier this year a series of papers in The Lancet re

57、ported that 85percent of the$265 billion spent each year on medical research is wasted because too often absolutely nothinghappens after initial results of a study are publishedNo follow-up investigations to replicate（复制）orexpand on adiscoveryNo one uses the findings to build new technologiesThe pro

58、blem is not just what happens after publication - scientists often have trouble choosing the right questionsand properly designing studies to answer themToo many studies test too few subjects to arrive at firmconclusionsResearchers publish reports on hundreds of treatments for diseases that work in

59、animal modelsbut not in humansDrug companies find themselvesunable to reproduce promising drug targets published by the best academic institutionsThe growingrecognition that something has gone wrong in the laboratory has led to calls for，as one might guess，moreresearch on research -attempts to find

60、rules to ensure that peer-reviewed studies are，in fact，validIt will take a concerted effort by scientists and other stakeholders to fix this problemWe can do so by exploringways to make scientific investigation more reliable and efficientThese may includecollaborative team science，studyregistration，