2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷

2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．(★★★★★)A．Supermarket．

B．Tailor'sshop．

C．Departmentstore．

D．Conveniencestore．2．(★★★★★)A．200pounds．

B．600pounds．

C．300pounds．

D．700pounds．3．(★★★★★)A．Calltheticketofficelater．

B．Ordertheticketsonline．

C．NottobuytheticketontheInternet．

D．Ordertheticketswhenit'snotbusy．4．(★★★★★)A．Borrowingmoneyfromabusinesscompany．

B．Lendingsomemoneytoastudent．

C．Askingforsomefinancialaid．

D．Readingstudents'application．5．(★★★★★)A．Thebedistoblameforhisnotfallingasleep．

B．Hecanfallasleepifhestopsdrinking．

C．Hecandrinkmoretofallasleepeasily．

D．Drinkingisgoodforsleeping．6．(★★★★★)A．Heissatisfiedwiththecontent．

B．Hefeelssorryforit．

C．Hethinksitisvalueless．

D．Hethinksitisvaluable．2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第1页。7．(★★★★★)A．ProfessorSmithspokeGreekwhenheexplainedthemathsproblem．

B．Thewomanstilldidn'tunderstandthemathsproblem．

C．Unfortunately，shedidn'thearProfessorSmith'sexplanation．

D．ProfessorSmithdidn'texplaintheproblemclearly．2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第1页。8．(★★★★★)A．Collectpapersfortheman．

B．Dothetypingonceagain．

C．Checkthepaperfortypingerrors．

D．Readthewholenewspaper．9．(★★★★★)A．Proceedinhisownway．

B．Sticktotheoriginalplan．

C．Negotiatewithhiscolleague．

D．Trytochangehiscolleague'smind．10．(★★★★★)A．Hisprojectprovedtobeunsuccessful．

B．Hewasunabletogetsufficientmoney．

C．Lackoflandpreventedhissuccess．

D．Hewassuccessfulwithhisproject．

SectionBDirections：InSectionB，youwillhearseverallongerconversation（s）andshortpassage（s），andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversation（s）andthepassage（s）.Theconversation（s）andthepassage（s）willbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11．(★★★★★)（1）A．Toguideandhelpchildren'splay．

B．Togivechildrenanopportunitytoplay．

C．Tomakechildrenexcited．

D．Tokeepchildrencompany．

（2）A．Itdeterminesthestandardachildcanreach．

B．Itisthehappiestperiodduringone'slife．

C．Itisthemostimportanttimetoshapeone'scharacter．

D．Itisthebesttimeforchildrentolearnnewthings．

（3）A．Therelationshipbetweenplayandlearning．

B．Thewaytohelpchildrendevelopbothphysicallyandmentally．

C．Theimportanceofchildren'splay．

D．Differentstagesofchildren'sdevelopment．2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第2页。12．(★★★★★)（1）A．Ittendstowandertowardsunpleasantexperiences．

B．Itwandersforalmosthalfoftheirwakingtime．

C．Ithastroubleconcentratingafterabraininjury．

D．Ittendstobeaffectedbytheirnegativefeelings．

（2）A．Tofindhowhappinessrelatestodaydreaming．

B．Toobservehowone'smindaffectsone'sbehavior．

C．Toseewhydaydreamingimpactswhatoneisdoing．

D．Tostudytherelationbetweenhealthanddaydreaming．

（3）A．Participantswithcleargoalsinmindoutperformedthosewithoutcleargoals．

B．Thedifferenceinperformancebetweenthetwogroupswasinsignificant．

C．Non-daydreamersweremoreconfusedontheirtasksthandaydreamers．

D．Daydreamersdidbetterthannon-daydreamersintaskperformance．2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第2页。13．(★★★★★)（1）A．Theiraveragelifespanwaslessthan50years．

B．Itwasverycommonforthemtohave12children．

C．Theyretiredfromworkmuchearlierthantoday．

D．Theywerequiteoptimisticabouttheirfuture．

（2）A．Getreadyforecologicalchanges．

B．Adapttothenewenvironment．

C．Learntousenewtechnology．

D．Explorewaystostayyoung．

（3）A．Whenallwomengoouttowork．

B．Whenfamilyplanningisenforced．

C．Whenaworldgovernmentissetup．

D．Whenallpeoplebecomewealthier．

（4）A．Eliminatepovertyandinjustice．

B．Migratetootherplanets．

C．Controltheenvironment．

D．Findinexhaustibleresources．

II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.14．(★★)PlantsScreamintheFaceofStress2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第3页。Forthefirsttime，researchersappeartohaveevidencethatlikeanimals，thoseplantsdeprivedofwateror（1）forced（force）toendurebodilyharmcanletouttheirpain．Thestudy，（2）whichhasyettobepublishedinascientificJournal，addsanotherdimensiontoscientists（3）growing（grow）understandingofhowplantsdetectandinteractwiththeirsurroundings．

Inrecentyears，ithasbecomeveryclearthatplantsaremoresensitivethanresearchers（4）thought（think）．Theyrespondwhentouchedbyinsectsandturntowardsourcesoflight．"Plantsarenotjustroboticstimulus-responsedevices，"saidFrantisekBaluskaoftheUniversityofBonninGermany．"They'relivingorganismswhichhavetheirownproblems．"

Actuallymakingtheirsufferinghearable，however，isanothermatterentirely．（5）Totest（test）thatpossibility，ateamledbyItzhakKhait，aplantscientistatTelAvivUniversityinIsrael，placedmicrophonescapableofdetectingultrasonicfrequencies（超声波频率）fourinchesfromtomatoandtobaccoplants．Theresearchertheneitherstoppedwateringthemorcuttheirstems．

Measuringintherangeof20to150kilohertz（千赫），theresearchersfoundthatevenhappy，healthyplantsmadetheoccasionalnoise．Butwhencut，tobaccoplantsemitted（6）anaverageof15soundswithinanhourofbeingcut，（7）whiletomatoplantsproduced25sounds．

（8）Althought/Though/whileresearchersaren'tyetsurehowplantsproducethesesounds，Khaitandhiscolleaguesproposedonepossibilityintheirpaper（9）thataswatertravelsthroughtheplants'tubes，airbubbleswillformandexplode，producingsmallvibrations．

Allthis"screaming"causedbystresswasn'tinarangedetectablebyhumanears．Butorganismsthatcanhearultrasonicfrequencies--likemice，batsorperhapsotherplants--（10）canpossiblyheartheplantscriesfromasfarawayas15feet．2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第3页。

SectionBDirections：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15．(★★★)A．essentiallyB．roundC．stuckD．spiritsE．encouragingF．desperately

G．strengthsH．frustratingI．spillingJ．collectiveK．sealedItaliansfind"MomentsofJoyinthisMomentofAnxiety"

2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第4页。Itstartedwiththenationalanthem．Thencamethepianochords，trumpetblasts，violinserenades（小夜曲）andeventheclangingofpotsandpans--allofit（1）Ifrompeople'shomes，outofwindowsandfrombalconies，andresoundingacrossrooftops．

Finally，onSaturdayafternoon，anationwide（2）BofapplausebrokeoutforthedoctorsonthemedicalfrontlinesfightingthespreadofEurope'sworstcoronavirusoutbreak．

Italiansremain（3）Aunderhousearrestasthenation，theEuropeanfrontintheglobalfightagainstthecoronavirus，hasorderedextraordinaryrestrictionsontheirmovementtopreventinfection．

Butthemusicandnoiseeruptingoverthestreets，frompeople（4）Cintheirhomes，reflectsthespirit，resilienceandhumorofanationfacingitsworstnationalemergencysincetheSecondWorldWar．

Totheextentthatthisisavirusthattriespeople'ssouls，ithasalsodemonstratedthe（5）Gofthosenationalcharacters．

InChina，patriotictruckdriversriskedinfectiontobring（6）FneededfoodtothepeopleofWuhan，theepicenteroftheoutbreak．InIran，videosshowdoctorsinfullcombatdressandmasksdancingtokeep（7）Dup．AndinItaly，thegesturesofgratitudeandmusicringoutabovethecountry'semptystreets，whilesocialmediafeedsfillwith（8）E，sentimentalandhumorouswebvideos．

Imagesofnursescollapsedfromexhaustionortheirfacesbruised（使受瘀伤）fromtightly（9）Kmaskshavealsospreadacrossthewebinrecentdays．Parentspostedpicturesofunicornsandrainbowsdrawnbyyoungchildrenwiththetitle"ItwillallbeOK．"

"We'reItalians，andlovingsingingispartofourculture，"saidGiorgioAlbertini，51，anarchaeologyprofessorwhoclappedfromhisapartmentbalconyintheuniversitydistrictofMilan，callingitaway"tofeelacommunity，andtohavethe（10）Jgrief．"2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第4页。

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第5页。16．(★★★★)Makingchoicesishard．ThatwouldbewhyresearcherMoranCerfhas（1）Ditfromhislife．Asarule，healwayschoosesthesecondmenuitematarestaurant．

Thisis（2）Dbyhisresearchinneuroeconomics（神经经济学）（asomewhatnew，divisivefield）atNorthwesternUniversity．AsBusinessInsiderdescribes，Cerfhasextendedhisideas--whichdrawonsomecontroversialideasinpsychology，includingegodepletionout--intoapieceofadvicethat，to（3）Bhappiness，peopleshouldbuildalifethatrequires（4）Cdecisionsbysurroundingthemselveswithpeoplewhopossesstraitstheyprefer．

Onaninstinctivelevel，Cerf'sidea（5）C：Manychoicespeoplemakearetheproductofsocialpressuresandtheinputsof（6）Bpeoplearoundthem．OneexampleCerffurnishesisthat，（7）Cconsistentlyorderingthesecondmenuitem，heneverpickswheretoeat．Rather，he（8）Chisdecisiontohisdiningpartner--whichfriendheplanstoeatwith，probablyonehetrusts--andalwaysletsthempick．

Whileit's（9）Bwhat，ifany，scientificprinciplesunderliethosepiecesofadvice，thereisnoshortageofresearchshowingthatchoicescansometimesfeelmore（10）Athanliberating．AnexamplefromQuantapoits（假设）：IfyouhaveaclearloveofSnickers（士力架），choosingthatoveranAlmondJoy（杏仁巧克力）oraMilkyWay（牛奶巧克力）shouldbea（11）B．And，asanexperimentconductedbyneuroscientistPaulGlimcheratNYUshows，mostofthetimeitis，（12）Dyouintroducemorechoices．Whentheparticipantswereofferedthreecandybars（Snickers，MilkyWay，andAlmondJoy）theyhadnoproblempickingtheirfavorite，butwhentheyweregiventheoptionofoneamong20，includingSnickers，theywouldsometimesdriftawayfromtheir（13）A．Whenthechoicesweretakenawayinlatertrials，theparticipantswouldwonderwhatcausedthemtomakesuchabaddecision．

AsQuantadetails，accordingtoamodelcalled"divisivenormalization（分裂归一化）"，whichhasgainedsomepopularity，thewaythebrainencodeschoiceshasalottodowithhowitvaluesallitsoptions．So，ifyouhavetwothingsthatareclearly（14）C，brainareasinvolvedindecision-makingfireinapatternthatmakesthedecisionclear．Whenthechoicesarecomparable，thebraindoesitsbesttofocusonthedistinctionsbetweenthetwo，butmorechoices（15）Athatabilityout．

2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第5页。（1）A．relievedB．releasedC．eliminatedD．liberated（2）A．influencedB．inheritedC．implementedD．informed（3）A．maximizeB．balanceC．cherishD．seek（4）A．saferB．fewerC．betterD．sounder（5）A．standsoutB．comesintoforceC．makessenseD．playsapart（6）A．distinguishedB．trustedC．authorizedD．honored（7）A．inadditiontoB．insteadofC．inspiteofD．regardlessof（8）A．conveysB．relatesC．submitsD．limits（9）A．evidentB．unclearC．criticalD．inevitable（10）A．confusingB．inspiringC．worryingD．appealing（11）A．stressorB．no-brainerC．challengeD．headache（12）A．afterB．beforeC．whenD．until（13）A．preferenceB．struggleC．statusD．direction（14）A．impressiveB．insignificantC．uniqueD．distinct（15）A．crowdB．figureC．sortD．put

SectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第6页。17．(★★★)Onespringday，oncetheflowershavebeguntoopen，abeewillhover（盘旋）andzipthroughyouryardanddive-bombyourpicnictable．Whileyou'rethinkingaboutavoidinganattack，thatbeeisfocusedonsomethingelseentirely：me．

Ahoneybeehasaboutsixweekstolive．Today，likemostdays，hertaskistoflyasmanyasthreemilesfromhome，stickherlong，straw-liketongueintoahundredorsoflowers．Whenthebeehashadherfill，she'llflyhome．Therethebeewilldepositwhatshehasgotintothemouthofoneofherco-workers，whowillrelayittoanother，andsoonforabout20minutes，untilthemixtureisreadytobeplacedintothecomb．Thensheandher50，000orsomateswillhoverinthedarkallnighteverynight，flappingtheirwingstocreatehot，breezyconditionstoremovethewaterfromthemixture．Severalsunriseslater，theywillsealmeoffinagoldencellofbeeswax．Inherlifetime，ourbeemayvisit4，000flowers，andyetwillproduceonlyone-twelfthofateaspoonofme．

TheaverageAmericanconsumesnearlyapoundandahalfofmeeveryyear，intea，ontoast，andbeyond．IfIdosaysomyself，Iamatimelesstreasure．Literally--Inevergobad．

Unfortunately，mygoodhealthisnotguaranteed．Theproblemliesinthegrowthofindustrialagricultureandtheuseofpestcontrolchemicals，aswellaschangesinweatherpatterns，allofwhichreducethenumberofflowersbeeshavetovisit．I'dappreciateyourlettingyourowngardengrowjustalittlewild．Myfuturedependsonallofusfosteringspringandsummerswildflowers，thushelpingthebees，whogivesomuch--toyou，tome--withouteveraskingforanythinginreturn．

（1）Whatdoes"me"refertointhepassage？D

A．Theflower．

B．Thebee．

C．Water．

D．Honey．

（2）Whatisthe2ndparagraphmainlyabout？B

A．Bees'specialtalent．

B．Bees'hardwork．

C．Bees'livingenvironment．

D．Bees'socialbehavior．

（3）Whichoneofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？B

A．Abeewillalwaysprioritizeattackingpicniclovers．

B．Before"me"issealedoffinbeeswax，thedryingprocesscantakeafewnights．

C．ThelifeworkofabeesatisfiestheaveragedemandofanAmericanconsumerannually．

D．Beesaremorelikelytovisitthosedeliberatelypest-controlledgardens．

（4）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？A

A．Toappealforhelpforhoneybees．

B．Totalkaboutthehistoryofatreasure．

C．Toputforwardtechniquesforgardeners．

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D．giveawaymoviecardstoreadersforfree2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第8页。2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第9页。19．(★★★)ArareholehasopenedupintheozonelayerabovetheArctic，inwhatscientistssayistheresultofunusuallylowtemperaturesintheatmosphereabovethenorthpole．

Thehole，whichhasbeentrackedfromspaceandthegroundoverthepastfewdays，hasreachedrecorddimensions，butisnotexpectedtoposeanydangertohumansunlessitmovesfurthersouth．Ifitextendsfurthersouthoverpopulatedareas，suchassouthernGreenland，peoplewouldbeatincreasedriskofsunburn．However，oncurrenttrendstheholeisexpectedtodisappearaltogetherinafewweeks．

Lowtemperaturesinthenorthernpolarregionsledtoanunusualstablepolarvortex（极地漩涡），andthepresenceofozone-destroyingchemicalssuchaschlorine（氯）intheatmosphere-fromhumanactivities-causedtheholetoform．

"Theholeisprincipallyageophysicalcuriosity，"saidVincent-HenriPeuch，directoroftheCopernicusAtmosphereMonitoringService．"Wemonitoredunusualdynamic（动态的）conditions，whichdrivetheprocessofchemical[depletion]ofozone．ThosedynamicsallowedforlowertemperaturesandamorestablevortexthanusualovertheArctic，whichthentriggeredtheformationofpolarstratospheric（平流层的）cloudsandthecatalytic（催化的）destructionofozone．"

TheholeisnotrelatedtotheCovid-19shutdownsthathavedramaticallycutairpollutionandreducedgreenhousegasemissions．ItisalsotooearlytosaywhethertheunusuallystableArcticpolarvortexconditionsarelinkedwiththeclimatecrisis，orpartofnormalstratosphericweathervariability．

Peuchsaidtherewerenodirectimplicationsfortheclimatecrisis．Temperaturesintheregionarealreadyincreasing，slowingthedepletionofozone，andtheholewillstarttorecoveraspolarairmixeswithozone-richairfromlowerlatitudes．Thelasttimesimilarconditionswereobservedwasinspring2011．

WhileaholeovertheArcticisarareevent，themuchlargerholeintheozonelayerovertheAntarctichasbeenamajorcauseforconcernformorethanfourdecades．Theproductionofozone-depletingchemicalshasbeendramaticallyreduced，underthe1987MontrealProtocol（蒙特利尔协议），butsomesourcesappearstilltobefunctioning--in2018，unauthorizedemissionsweredetectedfromsomeareas．

Newsourcesofozone-depletingchemicalswerenotafactorintheholeobservedintheArctic，saidPeuch．"However，thisisareminderthatoneshouldnottaketheMontrealProtocolmeasuresforgranted，andthatobservationsfromthegroundandfromsatellitesarecentraltoavoidasituationwheretheozone-destroyingchemicallevelinthestratospherecouldincreaseagain．"

（1）Whatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedword"depletion"？B

A．replacement

B．consumption

C．increase

D．production

（2）Accordingtothepassage，scientistsareconcernedabouttheholebecauseC．

A．itisexpectedtobeathreattothemankind

B．thenewholeiscausedbyairpollutionandgreenhousegasemissions

C．itmayencouragefurtherscientificresearchandenvironmentalawareness

D．itwarnsusofanoncomingclimatecrisis

（3）Whatcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphs？B

A．TheholeovertheArcticsharesthesamecausesastheoneovertheAntarctic．

B．Humanactivitiesarehighlyresponsibleforproducingozone-destroyingchemicals．

C．TheMontrealProtocolhassuccessfullypreventednewemissions．

D．SomenewillegalemissionsaretoblamefortheholeovertheArctic．

（4）ThebesttitleforthepassageisprobablyA．

A．Record-sizeHoleOpensinOzoneLayerabovetheArctic

B．ActionsUrgentlyNeededforaNewHoleinOzoneLayer

C．EnvironmentalDisasterandInternationalCooperation

D．HowaHoleinOzoneAffectsourLifeonEarth2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第9页。

SectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.2020年上海市奉贤区高考英语二模试卷全文共12页，当前为第10页。20．(★★★)Peopleliketoposttheirselfies（自拍照）onsocialmedia．Toknowmoreaboutit，scientistsatSyracuseUniversityinNewYorkrecentlydidaresearchandcameupwithsomesurprisingfindings．

Peoplewhopostselfiesanduseeditingsoftwaretomakethemselveslookbettershowbehaviorsconnectedtonarcissism，theresearcherssaid．（1）CMakanaChock，aprofessorfromSyracuseUniversity，saidbecausesocialmediaismostlyusedbypeopletoshareunimportantinformationabouttheirlives，itisagoodplaceforpeopleto"worktowardssatisfyingtheirownvanity．"Those"likes"undertheirFacebookselfiesmakethemfeelgood．

（2）BSomepeoplefeel"peerpressure"topostselfiesandsomefollowthepopularbeliefthatifthereisnopictureofaneventorex