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2020上海浦东高三英语二模试卷

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

GreenSpringRenewsLife'sPromise

Forme,twooftheloveliestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare"Lifepersists^^.Icameacross

themyearsagoasacollegefreshman,sittinginthelibraryonabeautifulspringday,bored,working

onahistorypaper,Idon'trecall(21)Iwasresearchinginto.Outofnowhere,thosetwo

wordscame(22)(dance)offthepageinaquotebyGandhi,"Inthemidstofdeathlife

persists,inthemidstofuntruthtruthpersists,inthemidstofdarknesslightpersists.^^

Afterthosewords(23)(read)againadozentimes,suddenlyIwasnolongerbored.

Outsideinthesunshine,Ikickedoffmyshoesanddancedbarefootacrossaspring-greenlawn.

Ilovespring.Andthisyear,Iwasespeciallyhungrytoseeit.FlyinghomelastweekendtoLas

Vegas,after10daysinCalifornia,IlookeddownonhillsthatweresogreenthatI(24)

almosttastethem.WhenIapproachedVegas,thegreenturnedadulldesertbrown.Welandedafter

sunset,andtheonlygreentobeseenwasneon(霓虹灯).

Butthenextmorning,tomysurprise,I(25)(awake)tofindsignsofspringallover

myyard.(26)myabsence,allsortsofthingshadleafedandbloomed.Threedayslater,

IdrovetoArizonatovisitafriendandgetyetanothertasteofspringseeingtheGiantsplaytheA's

inspringtraining.Thedriveacrossthedesertwascompletelygreat,avarietyofwildflowersand

bloomingcactuses.

Sometimesweneedthechance(27)(remind)thatwe'restillalive.Aftermy

husbanddied,afriendsentmeacardwhichread:"Just(28)youthinkyouwillnever

smileagain,lifecomesback.”

Lifepersists,andsodo(29)inthegreenofspringandthedeadofwinter,inthe

birthofachildandthepassingofalovedone;inthewordsweleavebehindandtheheartsofthose

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(30)willrememberus.Springremindsusthatwe9realiveforever.

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.

Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

A.affordableB.culturalC.drivingD.influenceE.materialism

F.outward-lookingG.resultedH.shapedI.sharingJ.shiftK.specialized

CuriosityandGlobalizationareDrivingaNewApproachtoTravel

Today'spoliticalclimateandnegativeheadlinesseemtopointtowardsamoreinward-looking

globalpopulation-mindsnarrowing,bordersgoingup.Butwithmorepeoplelivingandworking

overseasandbecomingexposedtoinfluencesfromdifferentcultures,manyofusareseekinga(n)

_31_,connectedworld.

AccordingtotherecentlypublishedstudyfromCultureTrip,60%ofpeopleintheUSandUK

saythattheiroutlookonlifeisshapedbythe_32_fromdifferentcultures.Asasociety,wenot

onlywanttodiscoverandexperienceothercultures,wewanttolearnfromthem,too.Thisisone

ofthemanypositivesideeffectsofglobalization.Atthesametime,theeconomiclandscapeofthe

lastdecadehasresultedinashiftinvaluesawayfrom_33_,withyoungergenerationsmore

interestedincollectingexperiencesthanpossessions.

Welcometothe“newcultureeconomy”.

Thecollision(碰撞)oftwotrends-globalizationandtheexperienceeconomy-has_34_

anewattitudetotravel,withculturalcuriosityatitsheart.Thisisthe“newcultureeconomy^^.The

phenomenonishavingapowerfulimpactonpeople'sinteractionsanddefinitionsof_35_

exploration,andpresentsanincrediblecommercialopportunity.

Whileglobalizationisusuallytalkedaboutinthecontextofthe_36_oftradeandcapital

betweencountries,weshouldn'tforgetthatthe_37_forcebehinditallitpeople.Education,travel,

exposuretoothercustomsandgeographiesandtheculturalintegration(融合)arethemore

influentialsocialeffectsofglobalization.Peopleareincreasinglylivingorworkingincountries

otherthantheonesinwhichtheywerebom-morethanhalfofrespondentsfromthestudyhave

friendslivingoverseas,allofwhichhas_38_inmoreinteractionwithglobalcultures.

Also,studentdebtandunaflbrd-ablehousinghavecreateda(n)_39_inspendingpatterns,

andsoanewsetofvalueshasemergedinwhichexperiencesmattermorethanownership.Travelis

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absolutelynecessarytomostpeople'slives-infact,nearlyhalfofallrespondentscutdownontheir

dailyexpensessotheycansavemoneytotravelmore.For"generationrent^^inparticular,nomatter

howexpensiveanexperienceoratrip,itisstillmore_40_thanahouse.

ULReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Communication,OneMajorPartoftheScientificMethod

Scientistsmayfeelittheirdutytosharetheirguesses,methods,andfindingswiththerestof

thescientificcommunity.Thissharingservestwo_41_.First,itsupportsthebasicdealof

skepticism（'怀疑论）bymakingitpossibleforotherstosay,“Oh,yeah?Letmecheckthat."Ittells

otherswheretoseewhatthescientistsaw,andwhattechniquesandtoolstouse.Second,itgetsthe

wordoutsothatotherscanusewhathasbeendiscovered.Thisisessentialbecausescienceisa（n）

_42_efforts.Peoplewhoworkthousandsofmilesapartbuildwithanduponeachother's

discoveries.

Thecommunicationofsciencebeginswith"peerreview”,aprocessof_43_anauthor's

scholarlywork,researchorideastotheinspectionofotherexperts.Ittypicallyhasthreestages.The

firstoccurswhenascientistsseeksfunding-fromgovernmentagencies,foundations,orother

_44_—tocarryoutaresearchprogram.Heorshemustprepareareportdescribingtheintended

work,layingoutbackground,hypotheses（假设）,plannedexperiments,expectedresults,andeven

the_45_impactsonotherfields.Committeesofotherscientiststhen_46_thereporttosee

whetherthescientistknowshisorherarea,hasthenecessaryabilities,andisrealisticinhisorher

plans.

Oncethescientisthastheneeded_47_,hasdonethework,andhaswrittenareportofthe

results,thatreportswillgotoascientificjournal.Beforepublishingthereport,thejournaPseditors

willshowittootherworkersinthesameor_48_fieldsandaskwhethertheworkwasdone

adequately,theconclusionarejustified,andthereportshouldbepublished.

Thethirdstageofpeerreviewhappensarepublication,whenthebroaderscientificcommunity

getstoseeand_49_thework.

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Thisthree-stagequality-controlprocesscan,ofcourse,befaulty.Anyscientistwith

independentwealthcan_50_thefirststagequiteeasilybutsuchscientistsaremuch,muchrarer

todaythantheywereacenturyorsoago.Thosewhoremainaretheobjectofenvy._51_,itis

fairtosaythattheyarenotdisapprovedaswerethosewhoavoidthelattertwostagesofthe“peer

review”mechanismsbyusingpressconferences.

Ontheotherhand,itiscertainlypossibleforthestandardpeerreviewmechanismsto_52_.

Bytheirnature,thesemechanismsaremorelikelyto_53_ideasthatarenotdifferentfromwhat

thereviewersthinktheyalreadyknow.Yettheun-traditionalorunconventionalideasarenot_54

wrong,asAlfredWegenerprovedwhenhetriedtogain_55_fortheideaofcontinentaldriftin

theearlytwentiethcentury.Itwasnotuntilthe1960sthatmostgeologistsacceptedhisideasas

genuineinsights.

41.A.purposesB.dutiesC.interestsD.needs

42.A.innovativeB.prospectiveC.cooperativeD.plain

43.A.accustomingB.addictingc.restrictingD.subjecting

44.A.projectsB.sourcesc.unionsD.departments

45.A.strongerB.morelimitedc.moredramaticbroader

46.A.LookupB.gooverc.longforD..callfor

47.A.fundsB.fieldsc.impactsD.experiments

48.A.differentB.chosenc.relatedD.academic

49.A.substituteB.createc.judgeD.undertake

50.A.reachB.markc.holdD.skip

51.A.SimilarlyB.Contrarilyc.SurelyD.Therefore

52.A.failB.functionc.evolveD.work

53.A.conveyB.overlookc.rejectD.approve

54.A.necessarilyB.particularlyc.dramaticallyD.terribly

55.A.confidenceB.acceptancec.strengthD.weight

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

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onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)ToBeaDeafDJ

IwasbominEnglandwithperfecthearing.In1990,whenIwasfive,myfamilymovedtothe

UnitedStates.Istartedgettingearinfectionseverythreemonthsorso.Wedidn'thavehealth

insuranceatthetime,andwhenIgotathirdinfection,myparentscouldn'taffordthetreatment.I

wentdeafinmyrightearandwasleftwith50percenthearinginmyleft.Overtime,myremaining

hearingdroppedto20percent,whereitistoday.MydoctorspredictedthatIwouldbethoroughly

deafbynow,soIthinkI'mdoingprettywell.

Therewasalwaysmusiconinmyhouseinmychildhood.IlovedlisteningtoMetallica,Led

Zeppelin,MichaelJackson.MydadwasaDJ,soheplayeddisco,folk,rock,andmusicfromother

countries.Formy18thbirthday,mydadaskedmetodeejayattherestaurantbeowned.Afterdoing

thatforafewweeks,Iwashooded.Idesiredtolearnmore.Ie-mailedDJShiftee,adistinguished

NewYorkCityDJ,whenIwas25:"Iknowyoulikeachallenge.Howaboutteachingadeafperson

todeejay?''Hewrotebackthenextday;"Challengeaccepted.^^Hetutoredmetwiceaweekfortwo

years,helpingmedevelopcorrecttechnique.Ipracticedfourhoursaday.

NowwhenI'mperforming,musclememorytakesover.WhenIstarted,Iwouldn'ttelltheclub

managersthatIwasdeaf.Iwouldjustshowup,introducemyself,andstartplayingmusic.Atthe

endofthenight,someonewouldsay,“Oh,here'sthecheck.^^AndI'dsay,"What?Oh,Ican'thear.,,

Theywerealwayssoastonished.SometimesIwouldbringdoctor'snotesbecausetheywouldn't

believeme.ItwasreassurancethattheyweregivingmeopportunitiestoperformbecauseIwas

brilliant,nooutofsympathy.Eventuallypeoplestartedcallingme“thatdeafDJ,^^andthename

stuck.

Whatfascinatesmeaboutdeejayingisthecreativity.Iusesoftwarethatturnsthemusicinto

linesofcoloronacomputerscreen.Tmvisuallyhearingthemusic.Thenexttimeyougodancing,

coveryourears,andyou,llstartseeingthatyou'reabletohearthemusicinadifferentway.Music

isnotallabouthearing.Ipayallsortsofget-togethersnow,fromcollegepartiestocorporateevents.

Ialsogotoelementaryschoolsforthedeafandtalktothestudentsaboutmotivationandbelieving

inthemselves.Tmbigontalkingtotheparents.Itellthem,“Myadvicetoyouisletyourkidschase

theirdreams.TmadeafDJ,sowhynot?”

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56.Whichofthefollowingmightresultintheauthor'shearingloss?

A.Monthlyearinfection.B.MovingtotheU.S.

C.FamilyfinancialhardshipD.Thedoctors'prediction.

57.HowdidDJShifteehelptheauthorduringhisyouth?

A.Hetaughthimcorrectskills.B.HediscoveredhistalentforDJ.

C.Heplayedattherestaurantforhim.D.Hecultivatedhistasteforforeignmusic.

58.TheunderlinedexpressioninParagraph3"thenamestuck“probablymeansthat.

A.theauthorwasinlowspiritsB.theauthorimpressedpeopledeeply

C.theaudiencefeltdisappointedbytheplayer

D.theaudiencelookeddownupontheplayer

59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthorlovesdeejayingbecause.

A.workingasaDJinvolvesinnovation

B.musichelpshimtoseetheworldvirtually

C.hemotivatesthekidstorealizetheirdream

D.hedesirestochallengesomethingimpossible

(B)

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ChangingtheGame

OnawarmSeptembereveninginLondon,TheArchclimbingwall,justsouthoftheRiver

Thames,ispacked.Scoresofpeoplewanderaroundonthethickcrashpads,chatting,waitingtheir

turnandofferingtheoddshoutofencouragementtothoseclingingontothecolourfulclimbing

walls.

Rockclimbingwasonceclassifiedasan"extremesport".ButindoorcentreslikeTheArch,

whichofferclimbingwithouttheneedforrocks,arebringingitintothemainstream.TheBritish

MountaineeringCouncilestimatesthereareatleast248publicclimbingwallsinBritain,anumber

thathasrisenby30%since2010.In2020thesport'sgoverningbodiesarehopingtoseeaneven

biggerincreaseininterest.Alongwithskateboarding,surfingandkarate(空手道),rockclimbing

willbemakingitsfirstappearanceasanOlympicsportatthesummergamesinTokyo.

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)isfrankabouttheambitiontoappealtoayounger

crowdwhomaybelessfamiliarwithlonger-standingsportssuchasathleticsandweightlifting.The

crowdattheArchisexactlywhattheIOChasinmind:mostlyyoungprofessionallettingoffsteam

afterwork,whoseeclimbingasamoreengaginganssociablealternativetojoggingonrunning

machinesorpumpingironinagym.Betweenthem,thenewsportswillmeananother18eventsand

474athletesattheTokyogames.

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Officially,allfoursportsaredelightedwiththeirnewstatus.Butwiththeexceptionofkarate,

allofthemhavecounter-cultural,anti-establishmentroots.Somestarshavewonderedwhether

acceptingtheOlympictorchmeansgoingagainsttheirbeliefs.OwenWright,afamoussurfer,has

saidthatsurfingismoreartformthansport,andthereforenotsuitableforthegames-thoughhe

hassincegonebackonhisword,andhopestorepresentAustraliainTokyo.

AdamOndra,aCzechwhoisoneoftheworld'sclimbers,saidhemightsteerclearofthe

gamesbecauseofthefbnnat.TheeventualOlympicchampionwillhavetomasterallthethree

disciplinesincludingbouldering(climbingwithoutarope,lowtotheground,withafbcusonhard,

gymnasticmoves),leadclimbing(ropedclimbingupatallwallofincreasingdifficulty)andspeed

climbing.Boulderingandleadclimbingfeaturenewroutesineachstageofacompetition,inan

efforttoimitatethevarietyofrealrock.Butspeedclimbingtakesplaceonastandard,unvarying

course.Becauseofthis,saidMr.Ondra,"speedisakindofartificialdiscipline...andthisisagainst

thesoulofclimbing.^^

Skateboarders,alsonotablyrebellious,canbestrikinglyyoung.SkyBrownissettobecome

Britain'syoungestOlympianandhassettleddowntotraining.BythetimeoftheTokyogames,she

willhaveturned12.

63.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutrockclimbing?

A.ItoriginatedinTheArch,asportscentreontheRiverThames.

B.Ithasevolvedfromamainstreamsportintoanextremesport.

C.Spectator'sencouragementcontributestoitsrapidexpansion.

D.Theincreaseinclimbingwallsreflectsagrowinginterestinit.

64.IOCintroducedrockclimbingintotheOlympicsinorderto

A.familiarizetheglobalpopulationwiththenewsport

B.attractyoungpeoplewholackinterestintraditionalsports

C.enabletheyoungtoletofftheirenergyafterwork

D.challengethedominantstatusoftraditionalsports

65.Whatcanyouinferfromthestarathletes'responsesaccordingtothepassage?

A.SurfersareexpectedtostrikeabalancebetweenartandsportintheOlympics.

B.Rockclimbersmustbeself-disciplinediftheyaretowinthechampionship.

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C.Adambelievesthatthesoulofclimbingconsistsinitsharmonywithnature.

D.Strikinglyyoungskateboardershaveanadvantageoverotheropponents.

66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.WiththeadditionofnewOlympicssports,starsaredividedonwhethertoparticipate.

B.Rockclimbing,skateboard,surfingandkarateareacceptedasOlympicssports.

C.ExtremesportsathletesrebelagainsttraditionswhiletrainingfortheOlympics.

D.Theappealofanewsporteventconsistsischangingforfonnatofthisgame.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Itallgoesbacktoeachcountry'sdistinctculturalheritage.

B.Americanstoriesarerootedinrealism;evenourfantasiesarerootedinrealism.

C.Bothboysarecharacterizedbytheiruniqueroles,thusbreathinglifeintothefancystories.

D.Meanwhile,theUnitedStates,alsoamajorplayerinchildren'sclassics,dealsmuchlessinmagic.

E.Britain'stime-honoredcountryside,withancientcastlesandrestfulfanns,lendsitselftofairy-tale

invention.

F.Bothorphanstookovertheworldofchildren'sliterature,buttheirstoriesunfoldinnoticeable

differentways.

HowtheBritishandAmericanTellChildren'sStories

IfHarryPotterandHuckleberryFinnwereeachtorepresentBritishversusAmericanchildren's

literature,acurioussituationwouldemerge:Inaliterarycompetitionfortheheartsandmindsof

children,oneisawizard（巫师）-in-trainingataboardingschoolintheScottishHighlands,while

theotherisabarefootboydriftingdowntheMississippi,botheredbycheats,slavehunters,and

thieves.Onedefeatsevilwithamagicstick,theothertakestoaraft（筏）torightasocialwrong.

______67_______

ThesmallislandofGreatBritainisanunquestionablypowerhouseofchildren'sbestsellers:

AliceinWonderland,HarryPotter,andTheLion,theWitch,andtheWardrobe.Significantly,all

arefantasies.68StorieslikeTheCalloftheWild.Charlotte'sWeb,LittleWomen,

andtheAdventuresofTomSawyeraremorenotablefortheirrealisticportraitsofday-to-daylifein

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thetownsandfarmlandsonthegrowingfrontier.IfBritishchildrengatheredinthedimlightofthe

kitchenfireplacetohearstoriesaboutmagicswordsandtalkingbears,Americanchildrensatattheir

mother'skneelisteningtaleswithmoralmessagesaboutaworldwherelifewashard,obedience

emphasized,andChristianmoralityvalued.Eachstylehasitsvirtues,buttheBritishapproach

undoubtedlycreatesthekindsofstoriesthatappealtothefurthestreachesofchildren'simagination.

69Forone,theBritishhavealwaysbeenintouchwiththeir教徒的）

folktraditionsandstories,saysMariaTatar,aHarvardprofessorofchildren'sliterature.Afterall,

thecountry'sveryoriginstoryisaboutayoungkingtutoredbyawizard.Legendshavealwaysbeen

acceptedashistory,fromMerlintoMacbeth."EvenastheBritishwerediggingintothesemagical

worlds,Americans,muchmorerealistic,alwaysviewedtheirsoilassomethingtoexploit/'says

Tatar.

Americanwritefantasiestoo,butnothingliketheBritish,saysJerryGriswold,aSanDiego

StateUniversityprofessorofchildren'sliterature.Hesaid,“70"Toproveit,he

mentionedDorothy,theheroineofWizardofOz（绿野仙踪）whounmasksthegreatandpowerful

Wizardasacheat.Meanwhile,Americanfantasiesditlerinanotherway:Theyusuallyendwitha

morallessonlearned-forexample,inOz,Dorothy'sjourneyendswiththerealization:"There'sno

placelikehome.^^

IVSummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

71.

Britain'sBusesareGettingEmptier

InBritain,busesaccountformorepublic-transporttripsthantrains,tubesandtramsput

together.Peoplelovethem,intheory:onepollbyTransportFocus,aconsumergroup,foundthat

74%ofyoungpeoplethinktheyareagoodwayofgettingaroundand85%believeitisimportant

foraplacetohaveagoodbusservice