2020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)（精品）

1、12020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)虹口区 2019 学年度第二学期学生学习能力诊断测试 高三英语 试卷考生注意：1. 考试时间 120 分钟，试卷满分 140 分。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律 不得分。3. 答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上，在答題纸反面清楚地 填写姓名。I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations be

2、tween two speakers. At the end of each conversation, aquestion will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answe

3、r to the question you have heard.1. A. To ask for leave. B. To cancel a flight.C. To make an apology. D. To put off a meeting.2. A. Hell come over and make a phone call. B. Hell go for a job interview.C. Hell make an advertisement. D. Hell find the position in the newspaper.3. A. The handle cant be

4、replaced. B. Theres no handle for thesuitcase.C. The suitcase is not worth fixing. D. The suitcase can be fixed in time.4. A. Worthwhile. B. Meaningful. C. Incredible. D. Exciting.5. A. They are both to blame. B. They are difficult to please.C. They used to be good friends. D. They can manage to get

5、 along.6. A. The man can read in the library without a library card.B. The man has to leave before he gets a library card.C. The woman will lend the man her library card.D. A library card is a must for everyone there.7. A. He will give up learning French grammar.B. He finds it difficult to learn Fre

6、nch grammar.C. Learning French is as easy as learning English.D. He feels learning French difficult but rewarding.8. A. Both of them will watch the gametogether.B. The woman feels lucky to have got a ticket.C. The man can get the ticket at its original price.D. The woman doesnt like watching the gam

7、e on TV.9. A. The woman will make the lines shorter.B. The man hopes to change his role in the play.C. The man lacks self-confidence in playing the part.D. The woman will try to help the man remember the lines.10. A. Artificial lighting will do harm to people.B. The man should spend more time outdoo

8、rs.C. People work longer hours with artificial lighting.D. Working long makes people confuse day with night.22020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the c

9、onversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the

10、following passage.11. A. Some workers talk to the boss directly.B. Workers in all companies get a fixed pay rise every year.C. All workers get a pay rise or a bonus for achieving a goal.D. Part of the workers get a pay increase as a reward for their effort.12. A. It is a common practice.B. If you do

11、nt ask, you dont get.C. It shows your loyalty to the company.D. What you expect stands for the boss ambition.13. A. Talking to your Human Resources department.B. Asking for flexible working hours.C. Offering more reasons for it.D. Negotiating another sum.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the foll

12、owingpassage.14. A. Both polar regions are floating on a rock surface.B. Both polar regions are surrounded by freshwater ice.C. The conditions in the Antarctic are better than that ofArctic.D. There are more marine species in the Arctic than in the Antarctic.15. A. Plants. B. Land. C. Temperature. D

13、. Water.16. A. There are more similarities than differences in both polar regions.B. The Arctic and Antarctic are geologically and biologically different.C. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are not suitable for animals to survive.D. The difference of both polar regions leads to the diversity on our pla

14、net.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He is most likely to have tragic illness and take risks.B. He will probably feel discouraged and ruin his life.C. He will no longer adapt to difficult job situations.D. He will never achieve great success in work.18. A. Hope

15、is the sense that everything has a powerful sign.B. Hope is a measurable advantage in various aspects of life.C. Hope is what sets intelligence and academic achievements apart.D. Different levels of hope can indicate peoples future success or failure.19. A. Because they have greater ambitions to str

16、ive for.B. Because they are usually with higher intelligence.C. Because they have bigger academic achievements.D. Because they have better grade points in high school.20. A. Believe they have the will and know how to achieve their goals.B. Reset their goals according to their performances.C. Believe

17、 everything will turn out all right.D. Measure their hope levels frequently.II. Grammar and Vocabulary32020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)Section 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

18、blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.How Can You Look Your Best in Photos?Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and felt embarrassed by what you saw? Actually, its really all (21)_ (tie) to how we respond to the camera. With th

19、e following tips, youre sure to look your best.No. 1 Study Photos of YourselfThe first step is simple: learn from the past. You need to know how you look in photos before you can improve. Gather some old pictures together, (22) _ they make you ashamed a little. Now look over how your body is placed

20、in the pictures and think for a while. (23) (analyze) all these old photos, you can find a fewnatural poses you can use in the future.No. 2 Practice in Front of a MirrorNow that what works for you in photos (24) _(figure) out, start using what youve learned from your old pictures, practicing in fron

21、t of the mirror. Work on your favorites and youll be able to mentally pick out a pose in the future (25) _ a mirror.One thing that goes great with a nice pose is a matching smile, so try out several smiles until you find one thatfits. You should consider (26) whether a closed or an open-mouthed smil

22、e looks better.No. 3 Say “Money”Were used to saying “Cheese,” but this only creates a fake smile. Abandon the cheese and try out the word“Money” instead. The ending ey is the very sound (27) that_ forces the corners of your mouth upward andcreates a fold around your eyes. The result is a more natura

23、l, realistic smile. Another great trick to prevent a too- wide smile (28) _ (happen) is placing your tongue on the back of your front teeth.No. 4 Choose the Right LightingGetting some sunny photos on a bright day makes you look good in pictures. But in reality, the sun can oftencreate unpleasant sha

24、dows that are (29) _ attractive.butStanding right under an indoor light will have the same effect as the sun, which is also worthy (30) _ (mention), so try a source of natural light instead, such as a window.And if you know any other tips, share them with us!42020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)Section BDirections

25、: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note thatthere is one word more than you need.A. highlightsG. respectivelyB. scaleH. exhibitsC. behavioralI. preventiveD. professionalJ. monitoringE. anxietyK. mindfullyF. scoringAn Effective Approach to De

26、pressive DisorderNo one can be happy and cheerful forever. So its important they see a mental-health 31 who can provideeffective options for treatment when someone has clinical depression known as the state of feeling very sad, anxious andwithout hope. But theres also a condition known as subthresho

27、ld depression in which someone 32 some symptomsof depressive disorder, but not enough for a clinical diagnosis.Its estimated that between 10% and 24% of the population has this kind of mild depression at some point in theirlives. And for those people, a new study suggests that practicing thinking 33

28、 in silence may help improve theirmood and reduce their risk of developing depression. The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, 34 yetanother reason why deep thinking may be good for both physical and mental health.The study included 231 Chinese adults with subthreshold depression, mea

29、ning their 35 between five and nineout of a total of 27 points on a standard depression 36 . Half received mindfulness training two hours a week foreight weeks, while the other half continued to receive their usual medical care.During the mindfulness training, participants were instructed on setting

30、 short- and long-term goals; 37 theiractivity and mood; planning out their activities; and body scanning. They were asked to practice them at home at leastsix days a week.These techniques combine traditional deep thinking with 38 activation, a type of therapy that uses an “outside in”approach to hel

31、p people change the way they act and aims to increase rewarding experiences in their lives. It has beenshown to be effective for moderate to severe depression in other studies, and the researchers wanted to know if it wouldwork as a 39 measure as well.At the end of those eight weeks, the group that

32、received mindfulness training reported a significant decrease indepression and 40 symptoms compared to the group that did not. And no participants had developed clinical depression.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases

33、marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.For years, life went something like this: Wed grow up in one place, head off tocollege, then find a city to live in for a few years to pursue a job or higher educationThe end goal was to find somewhere to 41

34、for the long trip, buy a house, make afew friends, start a family, and begin the whole 42 all over again.But a new model for living is emerging: Some people are increasingly choosing52020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as43as everymonth.Just ask Al

35、ex Chatzielefteriou, who has had a front-row seat watching this evolution 44 and believes in the huge impact it is making or will make on the industry concerned. Six years ago, he 45 a startup which is now called Blueground that rents out beautifully-designed,46apartments for a month at a time, at r

36、ates that are cheaper than hotels. Today, the company has 3,00047in six U.S. cities, along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Alexs native Athens, and a staff of 400.The company just 48 $50 million in Series B funding, bringing its total investment to $78 million, to continue its rapid49. It h

37、opes to have 50,000 estates in 50 cities over the next three years, and the goal is to make each one feel unique and comfortable, rather than50 , like what you might find in a traditional hotel.Alex first came up with the idea for Blueground while he was working as a management consultant for McKins

38、ey. “The51of choice for consultants is the hotel,” he says. “I had to spend five years in a hotel room,52in twelve different cities. I loved seeing the world, but I didnt love feeling like I didnt have a home.” As he spoke to his friends and coworkers, he realized that many people buried themselves

39、in 53 due to this drifting lifestyle that meant living out of a suitcase in the same few non-descript hotel chains that all began to mix together rather than in the “home” full of their own memories.54, Alex found that hotels arent a particularly cost-effective solution for companies, either.55, McK

40、insey sometimes paid $10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month, which was far more expensive than local rents.Is this new living model something that will really take off? Or is it just another flash in the pan? Lets wait and see.41. A. move out42. A. style43. A. rarely44. A. unfol

41、d45. A. completed46. A. fully-furnished47. A. landmarks48. A. deposited49. A. distribution50. A. casual51. A. attendance52. A. wandering53. A. threat54. A. Moreover55. A. In a senseB. settle downB. rhythmB. frequentlyB. recoverB. involvedB. poorly-equippedB. vacanciesB. reservedB. expansionB. specia

42、lB. residenceB. touringB. guiltB. NeverthelessB. In his caseC. look aroundC. cycleC. occasionallyC. improveC. launchedC. ideally-suitedC. propertiesC. grantedC. combinationC. normalC. destinationC. observingC. dangerC. BrieflyC. On the sceneD. show upD. trendD. unusuallyD. shrinkD. overtookD. newly-

43、decoratedD. terminalsD. obtainedD. stimulationD. irregularD. accommodationD. exploringD. frustrationD. ConsequentlyD. On this occasionSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choice

44、s 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)Weve all heard the stories of an actors struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Sh

45、elby, the star of “A Dogs Way Home,” has a hard -luck tale thatcould top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.Shelbys big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County, Tennessee. O

46、ut on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. “I knelt down and just said, Oh, come here, baby, ” said Buhler. “She was so scared, but shecame right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck.” The pair headed to t

47、he county animal shelter, where the staff62020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)began calling the new resident Baby Girl.Buhler and others didnt know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to play Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa An

48、n Miller. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spott ed Baby Girls adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat-out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to

49、 respond to simple commands. After assessment, she adopted Baby Girl from the shelter, renamed her Shelby and took her to California for training. Miller and Shelby trained for just over three months before filming began. Then they were together each day on the set.Most of the films reviews have pra

50、ised Shelbys performance. Variety made the comments “an amazing dog, perfect performance!”Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently and needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. “Shes exactly the same,” Buhler s

51、aid.56. Why does the author mention an actors struggle before a career breakthrough at the verybeginning?A. To make a sharp contrast between an actors struggle and a dogs struggle.B. To introduce a dogs similar but even more striking experiences.C. To attract readers attention by giving dramatic exa

52、mples.D. To clearly point out the main idea of the passage.57. What finally helped Baby Girl get the big role in the film?A. Her adoption picture. B. Her flat-out smiling.C. Her personality and ability. D. Her miserable experiences.58. By saying “Shes is exactly the same” in the last paragraph, Buhl

53、erprobably means.A. the dog returned to the piles of trash where she found itB. it took quite a lot of trouble for the dog to change her own fateC. shes really excited to see the dog she helped live such a happy lifeD. the dramatic change of the dogs life hasnt changed her inner quality59. What do y

54、ou think may serve as the best title of the passage?A. The Success of “A DogsWay Home” . B. From a Landfill Puppy to a Movie Star.C. The Trainer and Her Star Dog. D. Shelbys Hard-luck Story.(B)Tips for Taking Online ClassesIf youre considering taking online college courses, the tips and advice below

55、 can help you address their unique challenges to get the most value out of your online program.1. Hold yourself accountableWithout professors actively reminding you, its up to you to make sure youve set aside enough time to complete assigned work. If youre having trouble holding yourself accountable

56、, pair up with a fellow classmate. By being organized and self-aware, you can get the most from your online class.2. Practice time management.The flexibility to create your own schedule is often one of the biggest appeals of taking online classes. But that freedom can also be detrimental if you do n

57、ot have solid time management skills. Without them, you might find yourself cramming before classes or handing in poor-quality assignments.Make note of major assignments. Mark them on a calendar you check regularly so you know what workload is coming in the weeks ahead.72020届上海虹口区高三英语二模(含答案)Create a

58、 weekly schedule that you follow, designating certain hours each week to reading, watching lectures, completing assignments, studying, and participating in forums.When working on your assignments, try time-blocking, distributing yourself a certain amount of time for each task before moving on to the

59、 next one and setting a timer to keep you accountable.3. Eliminate distractionsRegardless of where you choose to work, consider turning your cell phone off to avoid losing focus every time a text message or notification pops up. And if youre still having trouble resisting the temptation to check you

60、r email or surf the web, try downloading a website blocker. Using applications like Cold Turkey and Freedom can help eliminate distractions by blocking the apps or websites that tend to compete for your attention, such as Facebook andTwitter.Online classes are an excellent option to help you earn th