2018届杨浦高三英语二模答案
2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷和参考答案
2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷一.Listening Comprehension(听力理解)(共30分)1.(6分)Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到地内容,选出相应地图片)二.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到地对话和问题,选出最恰当地答案)(8分)2.(1分)A.Cola.k.C.Tea.D.Coffee.3.(1分)A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.After school.D.Two hours.4.(1分)A.He has a headache.B.He has a heart attack.C.He has a stomachache.D.He has a high fever.5.(1分)A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.D.By underground.6.(1分)A.He doesn't like the color.B.He wants a cheaper one.C.It's of poor quality.D.It's the wrong size.7.(1分)A.At the office.B.At the cafe.C.At the classroom.D.At somewhere quiet.8.(1分)A.A fashion designer.B.A travel agent.C.A shop assistant.D.A private pilot.9.(1分) A.The boy is going to go to the sports center this evening.B.The boy won't do the science homework this evening,C.Linda is going to watch the basketball match with the boy.D.It won5t take a long time to get to the sports centre.10.(6分)Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判!列句子是否符合你听到地对话内容,符合地用叩,表示,不符合地用T'表示)15.There are four different age groups that play water polo(水球).16.The under16s train on Mondays and Thursdays.17.Water polo matches are played on Saturdays mornings.18.You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under16s.19.To join the club,you need to bring a photo and a form.20.Tyrone is phoning for some information about the water polo club.11.(10分)Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)21.Jungle Fever is an based on a TV documentary.22.The young man in the film Swim goes to the to take lessons.23.If you want to enter the competition,just and answer ten questions.24.This time the program is offering as a prize.25.The prize will be given out by the second week.二.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当地答案)(共20,分)12.(1分)Which of the following words is pronounced as/fens/?()A.fansB.fenceC.faceD.fax13.(1分)Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?()A.horribleB.IpseC.fondD.lock14.(1分)The park was full of people who were enjoying in the sunshine.()A.theyB.themC.theirD.themselves15.(1分)The young couple haven't bought any fortheir new house.()A.tableB.windowmpD.furniture16.(1 分)Could you do me favour-would you feed my dog this weekend?()A.aB.anC.theD./17.(1分)Hawaii and California have a lot of earthquakes.()A.NeitherB.BothC.EitherD.Not only18.(1分)Last weekend I met a foreigner in the street and showed him the way English.()A.withB.onC.inD.by19.(1分)A right fashionable scarf,necklace,belt etc.can add varietysimple clothes.()A.forB.byC.withD.to20.(1分)We don't get many customers on Mondays-Saturday is ourday.()A.busyB.busierC.busiestD.the busiest21.(1分)More schools in the area have agreed the National Walkout Plan.()A.to supportB.supportingC.supportD.supported22.(1分)It was so frightening.I could feel you with fear.()A.shakingB.to shakeC.shakenD.to shaking23.(1分)honest boy Tom is!He found a bag fill of cash and immediately returned it.()A.WhatB.What aC.What anD.How24.(1分)Our English teacher looks younger with her new hairstyle,don't you think?()A.muchB.soC.veryD.too25.(1分)In most countries cigarettes to anyone under18.()A.don't sellB.are not soldC.didn't sellD.were not sold26.(1分)we change the way we travel,we will have serious environmental problems.()A.AlthoughB.UnlessC.BecauseD.Until27.(1分)Simon the piano for ages when he gave his first concert.()A.has playedB.is playingC.had playedD.will play28.(1分)In my job I wear a uniform.I don't mind because it's quite smart.()A.have toB.ought toC.canD.may29.(1分)-are you having a party?-It's my fourteenth birthday,and I want to celebrate it.()A.WhenB.How oldC.WhatD.Why30.(1分)-Let's go out for dinner tonight.A.Friday will be fine for me too.B.Yes,the food was very good.C.Sorry,but I cannot make it today.D.I don't,I prefer football.31.(1分)-I'm interested in paintings of wild animals.-----------.()A.I'm afraid I don't like that idea.B.So do I.Do you have any other hobbies?C.That's amazing.I love old paintings too.D.We have some famous paintings of tigers.三.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each word or phrase can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格.每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次)(共8分)32.(4分)A.itemsB.exitsC.degreeD.grew upE.as well asEarly LifeStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January8,1942.He(46) in a highly educated family.Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname"Einstein."He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn't have a math(47)at the time so he chose physics and chemistry instead.Stephen found college coursework to be very easy.He enjoyed being a member of the schools boat club(48)classical music.In October 1962he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall.It was at this time that his illness started to show up.His speech became unclear and he became very clumsy,often dropping(49)or falling for no reason.However,he finished his PhD and wrote about black holes in his graduation paper.33.(4分)A.averageB.includingC.publicD.publishedE.copiesA Brief History of TimeStephen enjoyed writing books.In1988he(50)A Brief History in Time.This book covered modem subjects on cosmology such as the big bang and black holes in terms that could be understood by the(51)reader.The book became very popular selling millions of(52)and remaining on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for four years.He had since written many more books(53)A Briefer History in Time,On the Shoulders of Giants, and The Universe in a Nutshell.四.Compete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词地适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)(共8分)34.(1分)The lift was stuck on the floor,(five)35.(1分)have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,(ferry)36.(1分)He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at.(he)37.(1分)The students will learn from experience about the.of planning,(important)38.(1分)Several long-awaited movies will finally in the theatres this month,(arrival)39.(1分)Pushing kids so hard from such an early age is likely to have some results(harm)40.(1分)The flowers are arranged in a classic basket(beautiful)41.(1分)You must keep to the rules even if you think they're.(fair)五.Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求,改写下列句子.似・67题每空格限填一词.68题注意句首大写)(共14分)'42.(2分)I have never learned to fly kites.(改为一般疑问句)you.learned to fly kites?43.(2分)Thomas Edison invented thn electric light bulb in1879.(就划线部分提问)Thomas Edison invent in1879?44.(2分)She was late for the meeting because her car stopped working in the road.(保持句意基本不变)She was late for the meeting because her car in the road.45.(2分)A self-driving car killed a woman as she walked her bicycle across a street.(改为被动语态)A woman by a self-driving car as she walked her bicycle across a street.46.(2分)My sister can sing better than I do.(保持句意基本不变)I can't sing so my sister does.47.(2分)Mum asked,"Why are you wearing Linda's clothes?"(改为宾语从句)Mum asked me why wearing Linda's clothes.48.(2分)was,speak,so angry,he,my father,could hardly,that(连词成句)六.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)(共50分)49.(12分)Choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当地答案)Cruises are becoming more and more popular,with around20million passengers per year now enjoying holidays on board luxury(奢侈地)ships.More people see a cruise as the perfect way to sit back and do nothing,and enjoy time off work.But what is the effect on the environment of this trend?Although it usually takes less energy for a vehicle to move through water than over land,cruise ships are often massive,with the biggest ones carrying up to6, OOOpassengers.Moving such large vehicles requires huge engines which bum as much as300,OOOlitres of fuel a day.One scientist has calculated that cruise ships create as much pollution as 5million cars going over the same distance.Because they are out at sea,they also burn dirtier fuel that isn't allowed on land.Unfortunately,no government has control over the amount of air pollution out at sea.Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish,and cruise ships aren't usually good at recycling.Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured directly into the sea-as much per day as from a small town.Waste food fromrestaurants isn't put into the sea,but still causes problems when brought back to the land.Cruise ships also cause difficulties in the cities where they stop.Popular destinations can get five or six ships per day,with thousands of tourists at a time.Good for restaurants?No.Restaurant owners complain that the visitors look around for a few hours and then return to their ship to eat.What's more,the crowds can put off other tourists,who complain that the streets are too busy. Some towns have banned(禁止)cruise ships or put a limit on the number that can stop at the same time.People who care about the environment worry that as the cruise industry continues to grow,so too will the issues for our planet.69.The underlined word"trend"is closest in meaning to.A.problemB.eventC.decisionD.change70.The biggest cruise can hold about passengers.A.20,000,000B.6,000C.300,000D.5,000,00071.Cruise ships cause a lot of air pollution because.A.they carry large numbers of cars and passengers as wellB.it takes more energy to move through water than over landC.they use types of fuel that are not allowed on landD.their engines are not as powerful as those of other vehicles72.How is waste water dealt with on cruise ships?A.It's brought into a town.B.It's properly recycled.C.It's thrown away at sea.D.It's stored in the ships.73.Why are cruise ship passengers not popular in some cities?A.They don't spend money on meals.B.They fill up the restaurants and make noise.C.They complain when the city is too crowded.D.They are sometimes rude to other tourists.74.The purpose of the passage is to.A.introduce a new way of travellingB.encourage people to try cruise shipsC.advise governments to ban cruise shipsD.explain some problems cruise ships cause七.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当地单词或词语完成短文)(12分)50.(12分)It happened one spring morning.I woke up and went downstairs.My mum asked me if I wanted some orange juice."Yes,thanks,"I replied,but my voice had changed!It sounded very deep.I was quite(75),and so was the dog!But my mum just smiled and said,"Oh, that's just your voice breaking."Breaking?That did not sound good!So at school that day,I asked my biology teacher what was happening,"Don't worry.It's(76)common!"she said."Sound is made by the mouth as the air is(77)out through the voice box,which is in the neck.As you grow older,the voice box grows larger and thicker.When you are a teenager, there can be a(78)"But my sister is older than me,and her voice is still the same,'I said,a little (79)"The change is bigger in boys,so you notice it more.Girls,voices only change a little,so it is hard to tell the(80)iiNow1like my new voice.But the dog still is not sure!75. A.excited B.embarrassed C.surprised D.satisfied76. A.especially B.probably C.hardly pletely77. A.pushed B.turned c.taken D.picked78・A・common B.sudden change c.similar D.slow mistake experience process79. A.angry B.confused C.calm D.frightened80. A.truth B.reason C.secret D.difference八.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文地空格内填入适当地词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)(14分)51.(14分)Today we're going to school by bus as usual.We normally leave home at8a.m.,but we're leaving(81)e because we're testing some new devices for this month's report.All these devices are useful when you're travelling.So,what have we got?-First up is the Briefskate.It's made of wood,so it looks like a normal skateboard, but you can open the top.Inside there's(82)s for books and a mobile or an iPad.In my opinion,it's useful and fun,but Tina and I can't skate,so we can't test it...The(83)n device is the UE Boom2.It's a small speaker with a really big sound!It's about the size of a can of drink,so you carry it with you easily and enjoy listening to your music.It's powerful enough to(84)f a large room with music,so you can have a party wherever you are!And the battery lasts for fifteen hours.Taking selfies(自拍)is fun,but sometimes you'd like your selfie stick to be just a little bit longer.Well,the Nixie is the perfect device for you!It's a camera that flies! You(85)w it on your arm like a watch,so it's easy to carry.When you're (86)r to take a photo,you let it go and it flies up into the air.It knowswhere you are and it can follow you to take some awesome photos.It then comes back down,you catch it and put it back on your aim.Simple!The Nixie isn't(87)a to buy yet,but you can put your name on the list to get one as soon as they're on sale.九.Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)(12分)52.(12分)How to be a safe and smart SEARCHERSeveral keywords will help to find better e more than one keyword when you are doing a search.If you want to find out about seagulls,for example,search for ibird seagulT Qand not just"seagull"because seagull mightalso be the name of just about anything else,from a hotel to a documentary film. Exact references can help you find what you're looking for.If you are looking for an -'seagulls are very clever'^Qexact phrase or sentence, e.g.m--------------z———,it between quotation marks("")and only exact matches will be shown.This istype useful when you want to find something you've already seen but lost.Avoid common words like'a'or'the,in a search.These aren't always helpful and are usually unnecessary.Remove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol(-).For example, !seagull-hotel-film|Qwould leave out all references to hotels and films.・Make sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly.The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results-especially when the mistyped word exists.'Have a filter(过滤、程序).It's a good idea to filter your searches,especially when you are searching for pictures.Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system.There are lots of filtering software options available.Experiment with different search engines until you find the one that's best for you.Some search engines personalise the results.So check out the option of using a search engine that doesn't do this and you will get different results.Reliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet.Always ask yourself,"Is this reliable?"Don't make the mistake of believing everything you see.Some websites are unreliable and some information is false.Check your information on other websites before accepting it.88.This is an article written for adults,isn't it?89.If you want to find out about peaches,what keywords may help you find better results?_________90.How can we get exact matches when we are looking for an exact phrase?91.What can be filled in the blank?92.What is especially important for picture searches?93.Write three DON'Ts about safe and smart search.Don't.Don't.Don't_________+.Writing(作文)(共20分)53.(20分)In60to120words,write a review about a hotel you stayed at.(根据所给提示针对你曾经住过地宾馆,写一篇60-120个词地评论,标点符号不占格)IIn your review,you may include:-the name of the hotel-the price-what you liked about it what you didn't like about it-where you got the information about it-your recommendation(推荐)(注意:短文中不得出现考生真实地姓名、校名及其他相关信息否则不予评分.)2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析一.Listening Comprehension(听力理解)(共30分)1.(6分)Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到地内容,选出相应地图片)1.略2.略3.略4.略5.略6.略【分析】略【解答】略二.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到地对话和问题,选出最恰当地答案)(8分)2.(1分)A.Cola.k.C.Tea.D.Coffee.【分析】略【解答】略3.(1分)A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.After school.D.Two hours.【分析】略【解答】略4.(1分)A.He has a headache.B.He has a heart attack.C.He has a stomachache.D.He has a high fever.【分析】略【解答】略5.(1分)A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.D.By underground.【分析】略【解答】略6.(1分)A.He doesn't like the color.B.He wants a cheaper one.C.It's of poor quality.D.It's the wrong size.【分析】略【解答】略7.(1分)A.At the office.B.At the cafe.C.At the classroom.D.At somewhere quiet.【分析】略【解答】略8.(1分)A.A fashion designer.B.A travel agent.C.A shop assistant.D.A private pilot.【分析】略【解答】略9.(1分) A.The boy is going to go to the sports center this evening.B.The boy won't do the science homework this evening,C.Linda is going to watch the basketball match with the boy.D.It won5t take a long time to get to the sports centre.【分析】略【解答】略10.(6分)Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判!列句子是否符合你听到地对话内容,符合地用表示,不符合地用坪“表示)15.There are four different age groups that play water polo(水球).16.The under16s train on Mondays and Thursdays.17.Water polo matches are played on Saturdays mornings.18.You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under16s.19.To join the club,you need to bring a photo and a form.20.Tyrone is phoning for some information about the water polo club.【分析】略【解答】略11.(10分)Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)21.Jungle Fever is an略based on a TV documentary.22.The young man in the film Swim goes to the略to take lessons.23.If you want to enter the competition,山st略and answer ten questions.24.This time the program is offering略as a prize.25.The prize will be given out by the second week略.【分析】略【解答】略二.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当地答案)(共20,分)12.(1分)Which of the following words is pronounced as/fens/?()A.fansB.fenceC.faceD.fax【分析】下面哪个单词发音是/fens/?【解答]fanstfaenz],迷;fence[fens]栅栏;face[feis]脸;faxtfaeks]传真;根据要求下面哪一个单词发音是[fens];故选:B.13.(1分)Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?()A.horribleB.loseC.fondD.lock【分析】下面单词下划线部分发音哪个不一样?【解答】考查语音.A.horribleE'horabl].B.Iose[lu: z]. C.fond[fond]. D.Iock[bk].A,C,D选项划线部分发/。
2018届上海市各区高三英语二模试题汇编:阅读理解A篇(带答案已经校对)
Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)William Herschel was born on November 15th, 1738 in Hanover in a family of musicians. In 1757, he fled to England and began earning a living as an organist and later composer and conductor. In 1772, he convinced his sister Caroline to join him as a singer. In their spare time the brother-sister team became occupied in astronomy. William died at his home in Slough, near Windsor on August 25th,1822, and Caroline on September 1st,1848.Herschel’s first major discoveries were to show that Mars and Jupiter exhibit axialrotation (绕轴自转). Herschel struck fame in 1781, when on March 13th, he discovered the planet Uranus (天王星) while engaged in work aimed at determining stellar parallax (恒星视差). This being the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous. Adopting a historically proven strategy, Herschel named the new planet Georgium Sidum, in honor of the then ruling English king George III. The trick worked once again, as King George III gave William and Caroline the titles of ―The King’s Astronomer‖ and ―Assistant to the King’s Astronomer‖, an honor which came with a life’s pension for both. In 1782 they moved to Bath, and shortly thereafter to S lough, and from this point on William and Caroline could devote themselves entirely to astronomy. The Herschels went on to discover two moons of Uranus in 1787.While Caroline became increasingly occupied with the search for comets at which she was quite s uccessful, William became for a time interested in the Sun. Inspired by Wilson’s 1774 work, he put forth the theory of sunspot, an opinion that continued to exist well into the nineteenth century. In 1800, he became interested in the solar spectrum (太阳光谱), and uncovered the first evidence for solar energy output outside of the visible spectrum, in what is now known as the infrared(红外线). In 1801, he published two papers that effectively started the field of solar influences on Earth’s weather.56.Herschel made himself known to the world mainly by __________.A. discovering the planet UranusB. determining stellar parallaxC. discovering two moons of UranusD. uncovering the evidence for the infrared57. It can be inferred from the passage that George III __________.A. liked science and technologyB. liked Herschel’s naming of the new planetC. was interested in astronomyD. gave Herschel a lot of useful suggestions58. What do we know about Caroline from the passage?A. She was successful in music.B. She was titled ―The King’s Astronomer‖.C. She died later than her brother.D. She published two papers.59. This passage mainly tells readers .A. some information about Herschel and his sisterB. how Herschel and his sister discovered the planet UranusC. Herschel and Caroline got along well with each otherD. Herschel and Caroline’s major scientific publicationsKeys: 56-59: A B C ASection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)The cold northern wind here in the streets of Petersburg strengthens my nerves and fills me with delight. I cannot think of the Pole as cold and empty;in my imagination it is a region of beauty and delight. Who knows what strange landscapes and creatures we may find there. I shall satisfy my curiosity with the sight of an unknown part of the world-and walk where no man has before.Thinking of it, I feel the same joy a child feels when he sails his little boat on a voyage ofdiscovery up his native river.This voyage was the favorite dream of my early years. My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. Uncle Thomas's library contained only books about exploration, which I read day and night. Finally my thoughts comes to the idea of making a voyage of discovery.Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage. I can, even now, remember the hour when I committed myself to this great enterprise. I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep. I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day. Then, at nights, I studied mathematics, the theory of medicine,and sciences of practical importance for a seagoing adventurer. Twice I took jobs as an officer on a Greenland whaling ship. I felt a little proud when my captain asked me to remain with the ship, so valuable did he consider my services. And now, do I not deserve to achieve some great task? My life might have been passed in ease and comfort, but I preferred glory to every pleasure that wealth placed in my path.56.What does the author think of the Pole?A.It reminds him of his childhood.B. It must be a region full of surprises.C. It would fulfil his dream to be an adventurer.D. It's too cold a destination with almost nothing.57. To realize his childhood dream, the author got _______.A. physically prepared by experiencing great sufferingB. spiritually prepared by gaining captain's recognitionC. academically prepared by reading books on explorationD. financially prepared by serving on a whale hunting ship.58. According to the passage, the author is definitely a person full of _______.A. curiosityB. fancyC. perseveranceD.prideKeys:56-58: CACSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.(A)In 1982, I had responsibility for Stephen Hawking’s third academic book for the Press, Superspace and Supergravity. This was a messy collection of papers from a technical workshop on how to devise a new theory of gravity. While that book was in production, I suggested he try something easier: a popular book about the nature of the Universe, suitable for the general market.Stephen hesitated over my suggestion. He already had an international reputation as a brilliant theoretical physicist working on rotating black holes and theories of gravity. And he had concerns about financial matters: importantly, it was impossible for him to obtain any form of life insurance to protect his family in the event of his death or becoming totally dependent on nursing care. So, he took precious time out from his research to prepare the rough draft of a book.At the time, several bestselling physics authors had already published non-technical books on the early Universe and black holes. Stephen decided to write a more personal approach, by explaining his own research in cosmology and quantum theory.One afternoon, in the 1980s, he invited me to take a look at the first draft, but first he wanted to discuss cash. He told me he had spent considerable time away from his research, and that he expected advances and royalties(定金和版税) to be large. When I pressed him on the market that he foresaw, he insisted that it be on sale, up front, at all airport bookshops in the UK and the US. I told that was a tough call for a university press. Then I thumbed the typescript. To my dismay, the text was far too technical for a general reader.A few weeks later he showed me a revision, much improved. Eventually, he decided to place it with a mass market publisher rather than a university press. Bantam published A Brief History of Time in March 1988. Sales took off like a rocket, and it ranked as a bestseller for at least five years. The book’s impact on the popularization of science has been incalculable.56. What suggestion did the writer give to Stephen Hawking?A. Simplifying Superspace and Supergravity.B. Formulating a new theory of gravity.C. Writing a popular book on the nature of the universe.D. Revising a book based on a new theory.57. Which of the following was Stephen Hawking most concerned about?A. Financial returns.B. Other competitors.C. Publishing houses.D. His family’s life insurance.58. The underlined word ―thumbed‖ is closest in meaning to _______.A. praisedB. typedC. confirmedD. browsed59. The greatest contribution of the book A Brief History of Time lies in _______.A. bringing him overnight fame in the scientific worldB. keeping up the living standard of his familyC. making popular science available to the general publicD. creating the rocketing sales of a technical bookKeys:56-59 CADCSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)Warning from ExpertsA growing amount of human- made orbital debris(太空轨道残骸)---from rocket stages and out-of-date satellites---- is circling the Earth. Scientists say the orbital debris, better known as space junk, poses an increasing threat to space activities. ―This is a growing environmental problem,‖said Nicholas Johnson, the chief scientist and program manager for orbital debris at NASA(美国航空航天局) in Houston, Texas.Johnson and his team have developed a computer model capable of simulating past and future amounts of space junk. The model predicts that even without future rocket or satellite launches, the amount of debris in low orbit around Earth will steady through 2055, after which it will increase. While current efforts have focused on limiting future space junk, these scientists say removing large pieces of old space junk will soon be necessary.Since the first launch of satellite in 1957, humans have been generating space junk. The U.S. Space Surveillance Network is currently tracking over 13,000 human-made objects larger than tencentimeters in diameter orbiting the Earth. ―Of the 13,000 objects, over 40 percent came from breakups of both spacecraft and rocket bodies,‖ Johnson said. In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of smaller objects in space. These include everything from pieces of plastic to bits of paint. Much of this smaller junk has come from exploding rocket stages. Stages are sections of a rocket that have their own fuel or engines.These objects travel at speeds over 35,000 kilometers an hour. At such high speed, even small junk can tear holes in a spacecraft or disable a satellite by causing electrical shorts that result from clouds of superheated gas.Johnson believes it may be time to think about how to remove junk from space. Previous proposals range from sending up spacecrafts to grab junk and bring it down to using lasers to slow an objects orbit to cause it to fall back to Earth more quickly. Given current technology, those proposals appear neither technically nor economically practical, ―Space j unk is like any environmental problem,‖ Johnson admits. ―I t’s growing. If you don’t deal with it now, it will only become worse, and the solutions in the future are going to be even more costly.‖56. What is this passage mainly talking about?A. Advanced technology is used to remove space junk.B. NASA is responsible for the environmental problem.C. Cleaning up the space junk is greatly needed.D. Human activities generate much orbital debris.57. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Rocket launches produce more debris than satellite launches.B. Space junk is endangering human beings' space activities.C.It's necessary to clean up the large pieces of old space junk.D. Even a tiny piece of space junk can destroy a spacecraft58. What does John think of the previous proposals to grab space junk and bring it down to the earth?A. Reasonable.B. Unbelievable.C. Reliable.D. Impractical.Keys:56-58 CADSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)Have you ever had the experience of talking to someoneand you think they are lying?Well, you are not alone. We’veall had that feeling. But did you know that there are severalthings 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 their body. When people are lying they tend not to move their arms, hands or legs very far from their body. They don’t want to take up very much space because they don’t want to be no ticed. Sometimes a person who is lying will not look you in the eyes. Other times people wholie try to look at you in a strong way because they want to convince you they are tellingthe truth.Liars also use deflection. For example, if you ask a liar the question ―Did you steal Fatima’s bag?‖, they may answer with something like ―Fatima is my friend. Why would Ido that?‖ In this situation the person is telling the truth, but they are also not answeringthe question. They are trying to deflect your attention. Liars may also give too many details. They may try to over-explain things. They do this because they want to convinceyou of what they are saying.Often when a person is lying, they do not want to continue talking about their lie. Ifyou think someone is lying, quickly change the subject. If the person is lying, they will appear more comfortable because they are not talking about their lie any longer. A little later, change the subject back to what you were talking about before. If the person seems uncomfortable again, they may be lying.It’s very hard for a liar to avoid filling silence created by you. He or she wants you to believe the lies being woven; silence gives no feedback on whether or not you’ve boughtthe story. If you’re a good listener, you’ll already be avoiding interruptions, which initself is a great technique to let the story unfold.Just because a person is showing these behaviors, it does not mean they are lying.They might be shy or nervous. But, if you think someone is lying, you might want to usesome of these techniques. Hopefully, you won’t need to very often.56. By saying ―Liars also use deflection‖, the writer means that liars may __________.A. tell great storiesB. change tone of voiceC. ask a question in replyD. avoid direct answers57. According to the passage, a person could be lying if he or she ____________.A. offers more information than necessaryB. appears to be shy or nervousC. changes the subject of the conversationD. speaks very fast and vaguely58. Whichof the following can be learned from the passage?A. Liars always try to avoid direct eye contact when they tell lies.B. We can make people lie by changing the subject in a conversation.C. Liars are often expansive in hand and arm movements while talking.D. We make liars uncomfortable by giving no feedback in a conversation.59. The passage mainly talks about __________.A. who deceives usB. why people tell liesC. how to detect liesD. what to do with liarsKeys:56-59 DADCSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AIf a diver surfaces too quickly, he may suffer the bends. Nitrogen(氦)dissolved in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure. The consequence, if the bubbles accumulate(累积) In a joint,, is sharp pain and a bent body—thus the name. If the bubbles form in his lungs or his brain, the consequence can be death.Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression (减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales, for example. And so, long ago, did ichthyosaurs(鱼龙).That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones. If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply. This kills the cells in the bone, and consequently weakens it, sometimes to the point of collapse. Fossil bones that have caved in on themselves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends.Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past. What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years. To this end, he and his colleagues traveled the world's natural-history museums, looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.When he started, he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils, reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression. Instead, he was astonished to discover the opposite. More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died, but not a single Triassic specimen(标本)showed evidence of that sort of injury.If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means, they clearly did so quickly-and, most strangely, they lost it afterwards. But that is not what Dr. Rothschild thinks happened. He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change.Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator (掠食性动物) such as a large shark. One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles, both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches. Triassic oceans, by contrast, were mercifully shark and crocodile-free. In the Triassic, then, ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain. In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, they were prey (猎物)as well as predator—and often had to make a speedy exit as a result.56. Which of the following is a typical symptom of the bends?A. A twisted bodyB. A gradual decrease in blood supply.C. A sudden release of nitrogen in blood.D. A drop in blood pressure57. The purpose of Rothschild's study is to see___.A. how often ichthyosaurs caught the bendsB. how ichthyosaurs adapted to decompressionC. why ichthyosaurs bent their bodiesD. when ichthyosaurs broke their bones58. Rothschild's finding stated in Paragraph 4_____.A. confirmed his assumptionB. speeded up his research processC. disagreed with his assumptionD. changed his research objectives59. Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs_______.A. failed to evolve an anti-decompression meansB. gradually developed measures against the bendsC. died out because of large sharks and crocodilesD. evolved an anti-decompression means but soon lost itKeys: 56-59 ABCASection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AOne Friday morning, before Michael was leaving for work he told his wife that he had finally determined to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Michael felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown. What if Mr.Duncan refused to grant his request? Michael had worked so hard in the last 18 months and brought some great benefits to Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. Of course, he deserved a wage increase.The thought of walking into Mr. Duncan's office left Michael weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever- frugal (一惯节省的) Rowland Duncan agreed to give Michael a raise!Michael arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state limits-to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Cassie, had prepared a delicate mealincluding his favourite dishes. Immediately he thought someone from the office had tipped her off!Next to his plate Michael found a beautiful lettered note. It was from his wife. It read: "Congratulations, my love! I knew you'd get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!" He read it and stopped to think about how sensitive and caring Cassie was.After dinner, Michael was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Cassie's pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase."Suddenly tears swelled in Michael's eyes. Total acceptance! Cassie's support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.56. What was Michaels plan that Friday?A. To find a job with the Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency.B. To ask for a wage increase from his boss.C. To celebrate his success.D. To ask his boss to come for dinner.57. On his way back home, Michael______.A. felt weak in the kneesB. was punished by the traffic policemanC. was too anxious to share the news with his wifeD. couldn't wait to enjoy a meal58. Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE?A. Michael was afraid that his request would lead to a disaster.B. Michael had worked very hard and done his part for the company.C. Michael's boss agreed to his request.D. One of Michael's colleagues had told his wife the good news.59. According to the passage, which of the following can best describe Michael's wife, Cassie?A. Passionate, thoughtful and talented.B. Considerate, generous and reliable.C. Decisive, optimistic and energetic.D. Caring, tolerant and supportive.Keys: 56-59 BCDDSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.(A)Last October, I was on a diving holid ay in the Philippines with with seven other advanced divers. I dived off the boat, slowly sinking to about 20m.After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine, and I felt deep, powerful vibrations(震动), as if a big boat with a propeller was passing overhead. The dive instructor's eyes were wide with confusion too. We both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef(礁石). The situation felt sinister.Then we were enveloped by clouds of white sand that mushroomed up around us, Could it be an underwater bomb? A giant turtle raced past us and into the deep; they are normally slow movers, so this was very weird behaviour. The vibration became so intense that I could feel it in my bones, and the sound turned into a deafening roar. Suddenly, a few meters below us, breaks began forming and the sand was sucked down. That's when I realized it was an earthquake. The noise was the sound of the Earth splintering open and grinding against itself.The instructor and I held hands and looked into each other's eyes; I felt comforted by his presence. I was numb(麻木的)for terror but clear-headed. My body went on high alert, ready to react. But I have no power over whatever this is. The only option is to stay very still and let it do whatever it's going to do.It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which is not sensible as situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending. Soon we saw other divers.The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes and when they stopped I heard the swoosh of sand falling over the seabed. We all held hands before resurfacing to avoid decompression sickness, which can be fatal. When up,It was a huge relief to see all the divers and we all shared incredulous looksbefore pulling out our breathing apparatus and shouting, "What was that?"Back on the boat, we rushed to check the news and discovered we had witnessed a huge earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. It released more energy than 30 Hiroshima bombs, though it seemed that we were not at at the epicentre(震中). I was high and felt lucky surprisingly not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening.56. How did the author realize that they met with an earthquake?A. By feeling the violent shake under the sea.B. By witnessing a normally-slow turtle quickly moving by.C. By seeing the seafloor crack.D. By checking the news and be informed of the event.57. Why didn’t the author rise to the surface before the vibration stopped?A. Because the instructor gestured him not to rise.B. Because he was numb in body.C. Because he could sense the unclear water situation.D. Because he tried to avoid unexpected danger above.58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. At the beginning of the event, a big boat passed by causing big vibration.B. All the divers used the reef as the protection against the violent vibration.C. I felt relieved as the instructor was experience in handling situations like this.D. Powerless to fight nature, I was tame when under the water.59. Why did the author feel fortunate on the boat?A. Because he was not at the epicenter of the earthquake.B. Because he finally survived a huge earthquake.C. Because he could witness a rare natural phenomenon.D. Because he didn’t suffer from decompression sickness.Keys: 56-59 CCDCSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)In the world of higher education in the United States, competition seems more common than schools working together. Every college and university competes for students, as well as the best teachers and money for research programs.But one thing almost every school has in common is the difficulty they face in serving low-income students. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that low-income college students are less likely to complete their study programs than other students.It was only natural that the leaders of Michigan State University and ten other universities discussed this issue when they met in 2014. The 11 schools are spread across the United Sates and serve different populations and needs. But their leaders all saw improving graduation rates for all students as the biggest problem facing American higher education.So the group created an organization called the University Innovation Alliance or UIA for sharing information related to this problem. Its main goal is to get 68,000 more students at the member schools to graduate by 2025, with at least half of those studentsbeing low-income. The 11 schools now say their number of graduates has increased by over 7,200 in just three years. This includes an almost 25 percent increase in the number of low-income graduates.How were they able to make this happen? It began with each university looking at its own situation and finding out what it had been doing right and what it had been doing wrong.For example, before joining the UIA, academic advising at Michigan State mostly involved reacting to problems students faced after the problems had already arisen. Then school officials heard about a computer program that fellow UIA member Georgia State University was using. This computer program follows decisions students make about their classes and the progress they are making in their studies. It then sends academic advisors messages whenever a student shows signs that they are making mistakes or facingdifficulties. Hat way the advisors can try to help students before the problems become too serious. Michigan State began using the computer program and it has meant a world of difference.Michigan States has not only received useful。
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杨浦区2017学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研英语学科试卷2018. 4I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. On the playground. B. In a department store.C. In the school building.D. In a stadium.2. A. $518. B. $580.C. $614.D. $640.3. A. Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense.B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.C. Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideas.D. He shares the woman's views on social welfare.4. A. New ways to charge phones.B. The spread of false information.C. Interesting videos on WeChat.D. How people enlarge their circle of friends.5. A. The weather report is far from the truth.B. The heat continues to the end of the week.C. He will hang out at the end of the week.D. He 's relieved to have gone through the hot days.6. A. See the Hollywood movie.B. Skip the beginning of the movie.C. Go to sleep early.D. Watch the movie advertisement.7. A. The woman has been chatting with her parents for a long time.B. There is something wrong with her parents' telephone.C. It's very likely that the phone is not properly hung up.D. Her parents are busy talking on the phone for 30 minutes.8. A. A big sports centre is opened to the public.B. A swimming pool has already been completed.C. More facilities will be finished ahead of time.D. It has the most impressive building for miles around.9. A. His words are not so reliable.B. He is well prepared for the test.C. He is well-informed and knows everything.D. He knows a lot about the school arrangement.10. A. They are raising money for their club.B. They will go on to call more people.C. They will finish working today.D. They're glad to contribute money.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 conversation. 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 following passage.11. A. They can remind themselves to make full use of time.B. They can keep time when they are writing a novel.C. They should pay by the minute when they leave.D. They can get a clock as a gift for buying the coffee.12. A. Customers should wash their own dishes for there is no waitress.B. The relaxed atmosphere attracts like-minded people to socialize there.C. Customers can bring their own snacks because no food is served there.D. Wi-Fi is unavailable because face-to-face communication is encouraged there.13. A. It has proved to be popular in both Britain and Russia.B. The pilot shop in London is not as successful as expected.C. It’s not well-received in Britain because it costs more.D. It takes time to see whether British people like it or not.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Teach students how to avoid errors in writing.B. Correct test papers on Chinese language course.C. Help foreigners to learn Chinese characters.D. Correct mistakes in students’ speeches.15. A. It should be connected with a laser printer.B. Essays of different styles should be stored in itC. The paper text should be changed into digital text.D. Character recognition system should be installed in it.16. A. It cannot work as efficiently and accurately as a real teacher.B. It cannot appreciate the content and the beauty of language.C. It cannot use different symbols to mark different mistakes.D. Its Chinese linguistic data system is not big and complete.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The post is really funny. B. They enjoy bullying (欺负) Bill.C. They all get along well with Bill.D. They often give likes to friend’s post.18. A. He pushed Bill down the stairs. B. He made fun of the man last year.C. He made negative comments on the post.D. He once hurt the man’s feeling seriously.19. A. Lead to quarrels and isolation.B. Seek revenge and behave violently.C. Improve endurance and interpersonal skills.D. Affect academic performance and emotional health.20. A. Delete his post as soon as possible. B. Apologize to Bill for his hurtful post.C. Convince Bill of his well-meant action.D. Stop posting anything about Bill for a while.II. Grammar and vocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.When it comes to innovative countries, we always think of places like the US, the UK and Germany. However, Israel is also a global leader (21) ______ innovation.According to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, Israel is the second (22) ______ (innovative) nation in the world, just after Switzerland.Many of us (23) ______ not be aware, but technologies developed in Israel have changed our lives. For example, antivirus software (24) ______ protects our computers was first developed in Israel in the 1970s, according to The Telegraph. In addition, features on our mobile phones such as voicemail and SMS were also developed in Israel.So it comes as no surprise that Israel plans to use its innovative strength (25) ______ (power) the cooperation with China in the Belt and Road Initiative. (26) ______ ______ ______ Israel is needed, it will spare no effort to contribute to the project, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to China in March, according to Xinhua News Agency.Many Israeli environmental technology companies have already set up facilities in Shandong province, (27) ______ (bring) Israeli techniques to many areas such as recycling water for agricultural use, reported the Times of Israel.(28) ______ (found) on very dry land, Israel had been worried about water for a very long time. However, in recent years, the quality and quantity of water in Israel (29) ______ (improve), with the help of techniques that turn Mediterranean seawater and wastewater into usable water.In fact, such innovations have led to more and more Chinese students (30) ______ (seek) quality higher education in Israle. “When Chinese students who study here go back home, they wi ll be in positions to influence China-Israel relationships in the future,” Emma Afterman, manager of Israel-China Academic Relations at the Council for Higher Education, told the Jerusalem Post.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. NoteA study, which came out this year, looked at yearly surveys of 8th, 10th and 12th graders in the U.S. between 1991-2016, and __35__ markers of psychological well-being, such as self-esteem, life satisfaction and happiness. It found that such well-being suddenly decreased after 2012 –just at the time that the use of smartphone and social media __36__. There was a direct correlation between the amount of time spent on electronics and unhappiness. Happiness was highest among kids who participated in sports, followed by in-person socializing and __37__ services. The lowest? Online computer games –the abuse of which has recently been __38__ a recognized mental health disorder by the World Health Organization – and social media.Early this year, big players formerly of tech companies such as Google and Facebook created the Center for Humane Technology and, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, __39__ a full media and advertising attack on the very industry they had a hand in building. Their initiative, the Truth about Tech, is pouring millions of dollars into a(n) __40__ to warn parents, teachers and students that the technology they use is in fact engineered to addict them.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be? This is usually just a theoretical question. The idea of suddenly taking the form of your neighbor, a celebrity or even your dog is fun to think about, but seemingly impossible to ___41___.Yet a few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin of another person, thanks to an unusual virtual reality device. “The first seconds are just overwhelming,” says Rikke Frances Wahl, a woman who ___42___ became a man. “It feels mysteriou s. You start to feel more and more comfortable in it, and you start to really get the ___43___ of how it would be if it were your body.”Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping(替换) experiment at the Be Another lab, a project developed by a group of artists based in Barcelona. She ___44___ her new body using a machine called The Machine to be Another. The set-up is relatively simple. Both users put on a virtual reality headset with a camera installed to the top of it. The video from each camera is piped to the other person, so what you see is the exact view of your___45___. If she moves her arm, you see it. If you move your arm, she sees it. To get used to seeing another person’s body without actually having contro l of it, participants start by moving their arms and legs very slowly, so that the other can follow along. ___46___, this kind of slow, synchronized (同步) movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as though they were living in another person’s body. “It was so natural,” Wahl says, laughing, “and at the same time it was so unnatural.”Interestingly, using such technology ___47___to alter people’s behaviour afterwards –potentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be ___48___ in fighting implicit racism (隐性种族歧视). Researchers at the University of Barcelona gave people a questionnaire called the Implicit Association Test, which measures the strength of people’s associations.Another study showed that using the so-called “rubber hand illusion(错觉)” can have the same __49__. When that rubber hand is a colour unlike their skin, participants ___50___lower on tests for implicit racism than when they watched a hand of the same skin colour.The idea is that once you’ve “put yourself in another’s shoes” you’re less likely to think ___51___ of them, because your brain has ___52___ the feeling of being that person.Wahl says that she’d jump at the chance to swap bodies with someone again. “I would really, really ___53___ it to everyone, everyone should try this thing,” she says. “We all have different feelings and points of views about things,” says Pointeau, “and it’s really strongly related to our ___54___ experience. With this kind of experience we can ___55___empathy – the action of understanding, but also maybe help people better understandthemselves too.”41. A. execute B. excuse C. explore D. exhibit42. A. contemporarily B. permanently C. temporarily D. secretly43. A. passion B. fantasy C. familiarity D. energy44. A. inherited B. altered C. endured D. acquired45. A. reflection B. partner C. colleague D. image46. A. Consciously B. Constantly C. Eventually D. Equivalently47. A. requires B. prefers C. promises D. volunteers48. A. progressive B. informative C. realistic D. effective49. A. impact B. instruction C. initiative D. intention50. A. analyzed B. scored C. predicted D. valued51. A. highly B. ill C. straight D. fairly52. A. expressed B. mixed C. internalized D. deleted53. A. connect B. advertise C. register D. recommend54. A. bodily B. sensitive C. mental D. initial55. A. endure B. promote C. honor D. identifySection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)A British hospital director told me he was hunting for staff to replace the foreign doctors and nurses leaving because of Brexit (脱欧). He hadn’t found many qualified Britons queuing to replace them.In an age when the “war for talent” i s a global business trend, the UK is fighting a war against talent. But if I were a Brexiter, I’d say: Brexit should be the prompt for Britain to finally start training enough of its own talent. If UK wants to avoid economic decline, it will need to train far more of its own nurses, construction workers, architects, etc. For a country whose policy has always been not to educate the working class, that would be a reversal of history.Before Brexit, high-skilled immigrants staffed world-class British sectors such as the City of London and the creative economy. In healthcare, the UK developed a brilliant way: let a poor country like Romania fund a nurse’s education, then underpay her to look after sick Brits. Low-skilled immigrants eager to work all hours for little money gave the UK cafes and corner shops that seldom closed. Low-skilled Britons could have done these jobs, but mostly didn’t.The coming wave of British talent is largely immigrant too: the kids who have made London’s state schools the UK’s best, plus the offspring of Russian, Chinese and other foreign elites(精英)who fill private schools. Many of these would love to stay and make the UK richer.But Brexiters want to cut immigration. The obvious solution: equip working-class Brits to do jobs from nursing to banking. Jonathan Portes, economics professor at King’s College London said: “The problem of UK vocational education has been known for at least a century. We’ve always neglected it.” In fact, in August the UK removed the state bursary(助学金)for people training to be nurses, midwives and speech therapists. Students now have to fund courses themselves, then earn a low salary for a lifetime.If Britain doesn’t upskill its workers fast, it will lose skilled jobs. It will continue to have the world’s best universities per capita only if it can find enough Britons to replace foreign academics who leave the UK. Much the same applies to finance or design. Meanwhile, low-skilled foreign fruit pickers have already melted away since the pound plunged. With few Britons queuing to replace them, much of this year’s produce rotted in the fields.So the likely post-Brexit outcome is a UK that cannot keep itself in the style to which it has become accustomed. The war against talent will probably leave Britain lo oking a bit more like today’s English seaside towns, or most of the country in the 1970s: culturally homogeneous(同种类的), relatively poor and under-serviced.56. The UK is fighting a war against talent because ______.A. skilled immigrants leave the country after BrexitB. it doesn’t have enough fund to train its own citizensC. too many qualified Britons are queuing for creative jobsD. it is trying a different approach to attracting talent57. Which is FALSE about the situation in the UK before Brexit?A. Hospitals employed many immigrant nurses.B. Much attention was paid to the nurse training.C. Many Brits were unwilling to do low-paid jobs.D. Immigrant elites could find creative and decent jobs.58. What can we learn from the passage?A. Most well-educated immigrants had no plan to stay in the UK.B. The government now gives nurses-to-be some financial support.C. A lot of fruits rotted in the fields for the lack of skilled fruit pickers.D. The outflow of talent only existed in the field of education and healthcare.59. According to the writer, the post-Brexit Britain is likely to ______.A. be as rich and powerful as it used to beB. be as convenient as it was before BrexitC. be different in style but the same in essenceD. go backward in economy and social service(B)••••••••••••••••••••••••••••60. The four drones (无人机) are listed in order of ______.A. popularityB. salesC. priceD. size61. If you want to share what you shoot on WeChat within the shortest time, ______ is recommended.A. DJI Mavic Pro 4K Foldable Camera DroneB. DJI Spark Alpine WhiteC. DJI Phantom 4 4K Camera DroneD. ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone62. Among the four types, ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone has a unique feature that ______.A. its maximum speed is the highestB. users can pilot it just by moving fingersC. it can be controlled by a smartphoneD. it takes up the least space when folded(C)It’s almost spring, the time of year when the change in seasons could lead to some pretty fascinating cloud activity in the sky. NASA and the GLOBE Program are inviting you to take part in a citizen science cloud observation challenge. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process.From March 15 through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of the other data entry options (for trained GLOBE members). Challenge participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist in a video posted on the GLOBE Program’s website and on social media.“The GLOBE Program is offering this challenge to show people how important it is to NASA to have citizen scientist observations: observations from the ground up,” said Marilé Colón Robles, lead for the GLOBE Cl ouds team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “We’re going from winter to spring, so the types of storms will change, which will also change the types of clouds.”Researchers use, and value, this citizen science cloud data because it helps to validate data from Earth-observing instruments. Scientists at Langley work with a set of six instruments known as the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES).Even though CERES’ instruments use advanced technology, it is not always easy for researchers to positively identify all types of clouds in their images. For example, it can be difficult to differ thin, wispy cirrus clouds (细小的卷云) from snow since both are cold and bright; even more so when cirrus clouds are above a surface with patchy snow (片状雪)or snow cover. One solution to this problem is to look at satellite images from a particular area and compare them to data submitted by citizen scientists on the ground.“Looking at what an observer recorded as clouds and looking at their surface observations really helps us better understand the images that were matched from the satellite,” said Colón Robles.You don’t have to be a cloud-gazing professional to participate. For those who want to be part of the challenge but don’t have a lot of experience identifying clouds, Colón Robles offers the following advice: “Just go outside.” The more clouds you observe, she said, the more comfortable you’ll be collecting data.63. Why do researchers launch the cloud observation challenge?A. The GLOBE Program is badly short of hands.B. The technology CERES uses is not that advanced.C. Scientists can compare data from different instruments.D. Cirrus clouds are difficult to identify when with snow cover.64. The underlined word “validate” is closest in meaning to ______.A.createB. cancelC. countD. confirm65. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Citizen observers can only submit their data by means of an app.B. Observers submitting the most observations can get a special prize.C. Observations from the ground are not as valuable as satellite images.D. The data collected by citizen scientists will be posted on social media.66. Which is the best title for the passage?A. NASA Employs New members.B. Cloud Activities Bring a New Challenge.C. Citizens Gain Experience through Observation.D. Professionals Teach You to Observe Clouds.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A new report by the World Bank shows that the effects of climate change could force 140 million people to move within their countries by 2050.The report looked at three developing regions of the world—sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. __________67__________Climate migrants are people who are forced to move within their country because of water scarcity, crop failure, rising sea levels and storm surges due to climate change.__________68__________ It is important to help people make good decisions about whether to stay where they are or move to new locations where they are less vulnerable.The report noted that the effects of climate change will often force people to move from rural areas suffering from droughts or crop failures to cities where there are different opportunities. __________69__________“Without the right planning and support, people migrating from rural areas int o cities could be facing new and even more dangerous risks,” said Kanta Kumari Rigaud, the report’s team lead. “__________70__________” Rigaud added.The report recommends key actions to help prevent wide-scale climate migration: cutting global greenhouse gas emissions; improving development planning at the local level for climate migration; and investing in data to better understand climate migration trends in each country. The report notes that any rise in climate migration willbe in addition to millions of other migrants within countries, moving for economic, social, political or other reasons.IV. Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It is universally true that all parents in the world love their children. However, as parents’ views of life vary, they show their love in different ways.The monarch type of parents are intolerant and self-centered. They lay down regulations in the family for their children to observe. Furthermore, they insist that their children should act upon them without question. With a firm belief in their own philosophy of life, they have little respect for others’ opinions, least of all, their children’s. The sentence they say most frequently to their children is, “ you should do this.”Contrary to the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents revolve around their children all the time. They are soft, good-natured, and easy-going. They never deny their children any wish, and cheerfully run to buy anything their children ask for. They are happy so long as their children are content. With the sincere belief that love means sacrifice, they are ready to give up anything for their childre n’s sake. With their children at the center of their lives, they always ask, “What else can we do for you?”The friend-type parents, as the term implies, treat their children as friends. They are generous and wise. Like good friends, they discuss with thei r children the latest news, share their children’s interests, and listen attentively to their children’s expression of emotion, whether it is anger, fear, joy or sorrow. They have a close relationship with their children while sticking to their principled stand. They discuss problems with their children rather than provide ready solution. They respect their children as their equals. They often say: “Let’s put out heads together and see what we can do.”There is no doubt that children welcome the third type of parents, for a free, friendly, and sympathetic atmosphere at home is most favorable to the development of youngsters both in body and in mind. All parents should re-examine and change some of their ways of showing their love if they want their children to grow up happily and healthily.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 据报道数以百计的消防员正在参加营救行动。
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杨浦区2017学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研英语学科试卷2018.4Ⅰ. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. On the playground. B. In a department store.C. In the school building.D. In a stadium.2. A. $518. B. $580.C. $614.D. $640.3. A. Mr. Johnson’s ideas are nonsense.B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson’s views.C. Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideas.D. He shares the woman’s views on social welfare.4. A. New ways to charge phones.B. The spread of false information.C. Interesting videos on WeChat.D. How people enlarge their circle of friends.5. A. The weather report is far from the truth.B. The heat continues to the end of the week.C. He will hang out at the end of the week.D. He’s relieved to have gone through the hot days.6. A. See the Hollywood movie.B. Skip the beginning of the movie.C. Go to sleep early.D. Watch the movie advertisement.7. A. The woman has been chatting with her parents for a long time.B. There is something wrong with her parents’ telephone.C. It’s very likely that the phone is not properly hung up.D. Her parents are busy talking on the phone for 30 minutes.8. A. A big sports centre is opened to the public.B. A swimming pool has already been completed.C. More facilities will be finished ahead of time.D. It has the most impressive building for miles around.9. A. His words are not so reliable.B. He is well prepared for the test.C. He is well-informed and knows everything.D. He knows a lot about the school arrangement.10. A. They are raising money for their club.B. They will go on to call more people.C. They will finish working today.D. They’re glad to contribute money.Directions: 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 conversation. 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They can remind themselves to make full use of time.B. They can keep time when they are writing a novel.C. They should pay by the minute when they leave.D. They can get a clock as a gift for buying the coffee.12. A. Customers should wash their own dishes for there is no waitress.B. The relaxed atmosphere attracts like-minded people to socialize there.C. Customers can bring their own snacks because no food is served there.D. Wi-Fi is unavailable because face-to-face communication is encouraged there.13. A. It has proved to be popular in both Britain and Russia.B. The pilot shop in London is not as successful as expected.C. It’s not well-received in Britain because it costs more.D. It takes time to see whether British people like it or not.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Teach students how to avoid errors in writing.B. Correct test papers on Chinese language course.C. Help foreigners to learn Chinese characters.D. Correct mistakes in students’ speeches.15. A. It should be connected with a laser printer.B. Essays of different styles should be stored in it.C. The paper text should be changed into digital text.D. Character recognition system should be installed in it.16. A. It cannot work as efficiently and accurately as a real teacher.B. It cannot appreciate the content and the beauty of language.C. It cannot use different symbols to mark different mistakes.D. Its Chinese linguistic data system is not big and complete.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The post is really funny.B. They enjoy bullying(欺负)Bill.C. They all get along well with Bill.D. They often g ive likes to friend’s post.18. A. He pushed Bill down the stairs.B. He made fun of the man last year.C. He made negative comments on the post.D. He once hurt the man’s feeling seriously.19. A. Lead to quarrels and isolation.B. Seek revenge and behave violently.C. Improve endurance and interpersonal skills.D. Affect academic performance and emotional health.20. A. Delete his post as soon as possible.B. Apologize to Bill for his hurtful post.C. Convince Bill of his well-meant action.D. Stop posting anything about Bill for a while.II. Grammar and vocabularySection AWhen it comes to innovative countries, we always think of places like the US, the UK and Germany. However, Israel is also a global leader (21)______ innovation.According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, Israel is the second (22)______ (innovative) nation in the world, just after Switzerland.Many of us (23)______ not be aware, but technologies developed in Israel have changed our lives. For example, antivirus software (24)______ protects our computers was first developed in Israel in the 1970s, according to The Telegraph. In addition, features on our mobile phones such as voicemail and SMS were also developed in Israel.So it comes as no surprise that Israel plans to use its innovative strength (25)______ (power) the cooperation with China in the Belt and Road Initiative. (26)______ ______ ______ Israel is needed, it will spare no effort to contribute to the project, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to China in March, according to Xinhua News Agency.Many Israeli environmental technology companies have already set up facilities in Shandong province, (27)______ (bring) Israeli techniques to many areas such as recycling water for agricultural use, reported the Times of Israel.(28)______ (found) on very dry land, Israel had been worried about water for a very long time. However, in recent years, the quality and quantity of water in Israel (29)______ (improve), with the help of techniques that turn Mediterranean seawater and wastewater into usable water.In fact, such innovations have led to more and more Chinese students (30)______ (seek) quality higher education in Israel. “When Chinese students who study here go back home, they will be in positions to influence China-Israel relationships in the future,” Emma Afterman, manager of Israel-China Academic Relations at the Council for Higher Education, told the Jerusalem Post.Parents have been concerned about their kids’ us e of technology since the dawn of technology – or at least since the invention of the transistor radio in the 1950s. Today, technology is everywhere, and kids are growing up __31__ to their smartphones, tablets and laptops in ways that ‘50s moms and dads c ould never have dreamed of. Parental concern has grown along with this tech __32__. But now, even those in the industry are wondering if technology has taken a truly __33__ hold on all of us – and especially children.No less than Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, wrote an editorial in the Washington Post last summer expressing regret for the Pandora’s Box she and her husband helped open. “I spent my career in technology. I wasn’t prepared for its effect on my kids,” she wrote. “Phones a nd apps aren’t good or bad by themselves, but for adolescents who don’t yet have the emotional tools to deal with life’s complication and __34__, they can add to the difficulties of growing up.”A study, which came out this year, looked at yearly surveys of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders in the U.S. between 1991-2016, and __35__ markers of psychological well-being, such as self-esteem, life satisfaction and happiness. It found that such well-being suddenly decreased after 2012 – just at the time that the use of smartphone and social media __36__. There was a direct correlation between the amount oftime spent on electronics and unhappiness. Happiness was highest among kids who participated in sports, followed by in-person socializing and __37__ services. The lowest? Online computer games – the abuse of which has recently been __38__ a recognized mental health disorder by the World Health Organization – and social media.Early this year, big players formerly of tech companies such as Google and Facebook created the Center for Humane Technology and, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, __39__ a full media and advertising attack on the very industry they had a hand in building. Their initiative, the Truth about Tech, is pouring millions of dollars into a(n) __40__ to warn parents, teachers and students that the technology they use is in fact engineered to addict them.III. Reading ComprehensionSection AIf you could be anybody in the world, who would it be? This is usually just a theoretical question. The idea of suddenly taking the form of your neighbor, a celebrity or even your dog is fun to think about, but seemingly impossible to __41__.Yet a few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin of another person, thanks to an unusual virtual reality device. “The first seconds are just overwhelming,” says Rikke Frances Wahl, a woman who __42__ became a man. “It feels mysterious. You start to feel more and more comfortable in it, and you start to really get th e __43__ of how it would be if it were your body.”Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping(替换) experiment at the Be Another lab, a project developed by a group of artists based in Barcelona. She __44__ her new body using a machine called The Machine to be Another. The set-up is relatively simple. Both users put on a virtual reality headset with a camera installed to the top of it. The video from each camera is piped to the other person, so what you see is the exact view of your __45__. If she moves her arm, you see it. If you move your arm, she sees it. To get used to seeing another person’s body without actually having control of it, participants start by moving their arms and legs very slowly, so that the other can follow along. __46__, this kind of slow, synchronized(同步) movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as though they were living in another person’s body. “It was so natural,” Wahl says, laughing, “and at the same time it was so unnatural.”Interestingly, using such technology __47__ to alter people’s behaviour afterwards – potentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be __48__ in fighting implicit racism(隐性种族歧视). Researchers at the University of Barcelona gave people a questionnaire called the Implicit Association Test, which measures the strength of people’s associations between.Another study showed that using the so-called “rubber hand illusion(错觉)” can have the same __49__. When that rubber hand is a colour unlike their skin, participants __50__ lower on tests for implicit racism than when they watched a hand of the same skin colour.The idea is that once you’ve “put yourself in another’s shoes” you’re less likely to think __51__ of them, because your brain has __52__ the feeling of being that person.Wahl says that she’d jump at the chance to swap bodies with someone again. “I would really, really __53__ it to everyone, everyone should try this thing,” she says. “We all have different feelings and points of views about things,” says Pointeau, “and it’s really strongly related to our __54__ experience. With this kind of experience we can __55__ empathy –the action of understanding, but also maybe help people better understand themselves too.”41. A. execute B. excuse C. explore D. exhibit42. A. contemporarily B. permanently C. temporarily D. secretly43. A. passion B. fantasy C. familiarity D. energy44. A. inherited B. altered C. endured D. acquired45. A. reflection B. partner C. colleague D. image46. A. Consciously B. Constantly C. Eventually D. Equivalently47. A. requires B. prefers C. promises D. volunteers48. A. progressive B. informative C. realistic D. intention49. A. impact B. instruction C. initiative D. intention50. A. analyzed B. scored C. predicted D. valued51. A. highly B. ill C. straight D. fairly52. A. expressed B. mixed C. internalized D. deleted53. A. connect B. advertise C. register D. recommend54. A. bodily B. sensitive C. mental D. initial55. A. endure B. promote C. honor D. identifySection B(A)A British hospital director told me he was hunting for staff to replace the foreign doctors and nurses leaving because of Brexit(脱欧). He hadn’t found many qualified Britons queuing to replace them.In an age when the “war for talent” is a global business trend, the UK is fighting a war against talent. But if I were a Brexiter, I’d say: Brexit should be the prompt for Britain to finally start training enough of its own talent. If UK wants to avoid economic decline, it will need to train far more of its own nurses, construction workers, architects, etc. For a country whose policy has always been not to educate the working class, that would be a reversal of history.Before Brexit, high-skilled immigrants staffed world-class British sectors such as the City of London and the creative economy. In healthcare, the UK developed a brilliant way: let a poor country like Romania fund a nurse’s education, then underpay her to look after sick Brits. Low-skilled immigrants eager to work all hours for little money gave the UK cafes and corner shops that seldom closed. Low-skilled Britons could have done these jobs, but mostly didn’t.The co ming wave of British talent is largely immigrant too: the kids who have made London’s state schools the UK’s best, plus the offspring of Russian, Chinese and other foreign elites(精英) who fill private schools. Many of these would love to stay and make the UK richer.But Brexiters want to cut immigration. The obvious solution: equip working-class Brits to do jobs from nursing to banking. Jonathan Portes, economics professor at King’s College said: “The problem of UK vocational education has been known for at least a century. We’ve always neglected it.” In fact, in August the UK removed the state bursary(助学金) for people training to be nurses, midwives and speech therapists. Students now have to fund courses themselves, then earn a low salary for a lifetime.I f Britain doesn’t upskill its workers fast, it will lose skilled jobs. It will continue to have the world’s best universities per capita only if it can find enough Britons to replace foreign academics who leave the UK. Much the same applies to finance or design. Meanwhile, low-skilled foreign fruit pickers have already melted away since the pound plunged. With few Britons queuing to replace them, much of this year’s produce rotted in the fields.So the likely post-Brexit outcome is a UK that cannot keep itself in the style to which it has become accustomed. The war against talent will probably leave Britain looking a bit more like today’s English seaside towns, or most of the country in the 1970s: culturally homogeneous(同种类的), relatively poor and under-serviced.56. The UK is fighting a war against talent because ______.A. skilled immigrants leave the country after BrexitB. it doesn’t have enough fund to train its own citizensC. too many qualified Britons are queuing for creative jobsD. it is trying a different approach to attracting talent57. Which is FALSE about the situation in the UK before Brexit?A. Hospital employed many immigrant nurses.B. Much attention was paid to the nurse training.C. Many Brits were unwilling to do low-paid jobs.D. Immigrant elites could find creative and decent jobs.58. What can we learn from the passage?A. Most well-educated immigrants had no plan to stay in the UK.B. The government now gives nurses-to-be some financial support.C. A lot of fruits rotted in the fields for the lack of skilled fruit pickers.D. The outflow of talent only existed in the field of education and healthcare.59. According to the writer, the post-Brexit Britain is likely to ______.A. be as rich and powerful as it used to beB. be as convenient as it was before BrexitC. be different in style but the same in essenceD. go backward in economy and social serviceFreethisThe DJI Mavic Pro folds down as small as a bottle ofyouNew OcuSync transmission system offers up to 7km offeaturessensorDJI Spark Alopine White with Extra Battery &ANDmovingRecord ultra-stable Full HD footage and 12MP stillsMeasures approximately the same size as can of popD14.3cmFreeActiveavoidstabilityProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone WithIt folds away small enough to fit into your backpackTap a button to take off. Tap a button to land. It’s thatyouryourhone60. The four drones(无人机) are listed in order of ______.A. popularityB. discountC. priceD. size61. If you want to share what you shoot on WeChat within the shortest time, _______ is recommended.A. DJI Mavic Pro 4K Foldable Camera DroneB. DJI Spark Alpine WhiteC. DJI Phantom 4 4K Camera DroneD. ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone62. Among the four types, ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone has a unique feature that ______.A. its maximum speed is the highestB. users can pilot it just by moving fingersC. it can be controlled by smartphoneD. it takes up the least space when folded(C)It’s almost spring, the time of year when the change in seasons could lead to some pretty fascinating cloud activity in the sky. NASA and the GLOBE Program are inviting you to take part in a citizen science cloud observation challenge. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education program that provide students and the public with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process.From March 15 through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of the other data entry options (for trained GLOBE members). Challenge participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist in a video posted on the GLOBE Program’s website and on social media.“The GLOBE Program is offeri ng this challenge to show people how important it is to NASA to have citizen scientist observations: observations from the ground up,” said Marile Colon Robles, lead for the GLOBE Clouds team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “We’re g oing from winter to spring, so the types of storms will change, which will also change the types of clouds.”Researchers use, and value, this citizen science cloud data because it helps to validate data from Earth-observing instruments. Scientists at Langley work with a set of six instruments known as the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES).Even though CERES’ instruments use advanced technology, it is not always easy for researchers to positively identify all types of clouds in their images. For example, it can be difficult to differ thin, wispy cirrus clouds(细小的卷云) from snow since both are cold and bright; even more so when cirrus clouds are above a surface with patchy snow(片状雪) or snow cover. One solution to this problem is to look at satellite images from a particular area and compare them to data submitted by citizen scientists on the ground.“Looking at what an observer recorded as clouds and looking at their suface observations really helps us better understand the images that were matched from the satellite,” said Colon Robles.You don’t have to be a cloud-gazing professional to participate. For those who want to be part of the challenge but don’t have a lot of experience identifying clouds, Colon Robles offers the following advice: “Just go outside.” The more clouds you observe, she said, the more comfortable you’ll be collecting data.63. Why do researchers launch the cloud observation challenge?A. The GLOBE Program is badly short of hands.B. The technology CERES uses is not that advanced.C. Scientists can compare data from different instruments.D. Cirrus clouds are difficult to identify when with snow cover.64. The underlined word “validate” is closest in meaning to ______.A. createB. cancelC. countD. confirm65. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Citizen observers can only submit their data by means of an app.B. Observers submitting the most observations can get a special prize.C. Observations from the ground are not as valuable as satellite images.D. The data collected by citizen scientists will be posted on social media.66. Which is the best title for the passage?A. NASA Employs New members.B. Cloud Activities Bring a New Challenge.C. Citizens Gain Experience through Observation.D. Professionals Teach You to Observe Clouds.A new report by the World Bank shows that the effects of climate change could force 140 million people to move within their countries by 2050.The report looked at three developing regions of the world –sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia andLatin America. ___67___Climate migrants are people who are forced to move within their country because of water scarcity, crop failure, rising sea levels and storm surges due to climate change.___68___ It is important to help people make good decisions about whether to stay where they are or move to new locations where they are less vulnerable.The report noted that the effects of climate change will often force people to move from rural areas suffering from droughts or crop failures to cities where there are different opportunities. ___69___ “Without the right planning and support, people migrating from rural areas into cities could be facing could be facing new and even more dangerous risks,” said Kanta Kumari Rigaud, the report’s team lead.“___70___” Rigaud added.The report recommends key actions to help prevent wide-scale climate migration: cutting global greenhouse gas emissions; improving development planning at the local level for climate migration; and investing in data to better understand climate migration trends in each country. The report notes that any rise in climate migration will be in addition to millions of other migrants within countries, moving for economic, social, political or other reasons.Ⅳ. Summary WritingIt is universally true that all parents in the world love their children. However, as parents' views of life vary, they show their love in different ways.The monarch type of parents are intolerant and self-centered. They lay down regulations in the family for their children to observe. Furthermore,they insist that their children should act upon them without question. With a firm belief in their own philosophy of life, they have litter respect for others’ opinions, least of all, their children's. The sentence they say most frequently to their childre n is, “you should do this.”Contrary to the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents revolve around their children all thetime. They are soft, good-nature, and easy-going. They never deny their children any wish, and cheerfully run to buy anything their children ask for. They are happy so tong as their children are content. With the sincere belief that love means sacrifice, they are ready to give up anything for their children's sake. With their children at the center of their lives, they always ask, “What else can we do for you?”The friends-type parents, as the term implies, treat their children as friends. They are generous and wise. Like good friends, they discuss with their children the latest news, share their children's interests, and listen attentively to their children's expression of emotion, whether it is anger, fear, joy or sorrow. They have a close relationship with their children while sticking to their principled stand. They discuss problems with their children rather than provide ready solution. They respect their children as their equals. They often say: “Let's put our heads together and see what we can do.”There is no doubt that children welcome the third type of parents, for a free, friendly, and sympathetic atmosphere at home is most favorable to the development of youngsters both in body and in mind. All parents should re-examine and change some of their ways of showing their love if they want their children to grow up happily and healthily.Ⅴ. Translation72. 据报道数以百计的消防员正在参加营救行动。
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II. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Nook’s arrival, Good or Bad?Booklovers, most of them, will tell you (21)______ a pleasure it is to lend a favorite read to a friend – the novel you stayed up all night to get to the end of; the travel book that made you feel (22)____ ____ you yourself were on a train ride through India. For a while it seemed that e-book users were to be denied this pleasure of lending to friends. You could buy a book or magazine for your reading device, but you couldn’t lend it out.But now, with the Nook, the US book chain Barnes and Noble’s response to Amazon’s Kindle, electronic readers will be able to have their latest literary enthusiasm (23)_____ (press) on their friends, just like readers of physical books can. You simply email the book from your Nook and your friend can read it for two weeks, (24)______ (use) any device with the Barnes & Noble e-book reader software. It’s a big improvement from previous e-book readers.The Nook offers other features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. The difference is (25)______ on the lower part of the device there’s a color touch screen, (26)______ allows you to browse through a book or magazine, but goes black when you’re not using it so that you save power.(27)______ exciting thing about the Nook is that it offers Wi-Fi, arguably a big advance on previous e-book readers. Customers in the United States can use the Internet connection (28)______ (read) whole e-books at Barnes and Noble’s hundreds of bookstores for free. None of Ba rnes and Noble’s competitors can come close to this.But the Nook, ironically, (29)______ (turn out) to be a money-loser for Barnes and Noble, or at least a job-loser for Barnes and Noble’s employees. According to Marian Maneker at The Big Money Website, (30)______ the Nook is successful it might take sales from the company’s bookstores, eventually forcing their closure and the loss of thousands of jobs.KEYS:21. what 22. as if/though 23. pressed 24. using 25. that 26. which 27. Another 28. to read 29. has turned out (turns out) 30. ifⅡ. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Wildlife secrets of Nigeria's last wildernessResearchers from Chester Zoo, working with the Nigeria National Park Service, surveyed over 1,000 square kilometres of the national park. Known (21)__ __ its mountain rainforests, savannah woodlands and rolling grasslands, it is home to some of West Africa's most endangered animals.The cameras (22) (spot) some animals that have never been recorded before in the area and others, like chimps, (23) are rarely seen. Stuart Nixon, the Africa Field Programme Co-ordinator at Chester Zoo, said confirmation of the locations of chimps was an important discovery." Gashaka's been regarded for many years as (24)_____ (have) the biggest population of this Nigeria-Cameroon chimp, which is the rarest chimp subspecies," he said." We consider it the most important population - that's really (25)_______we need to count it and see what the status of the chimp is right now - that will ultimately affect what we know about this subspecies elsewhere."The chimp (26)_______(endanger) across its range in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its total population is down to fewer than 9,000 individuals, of which about 1,000 are thought (27)________(live) to live within the borders of the national park. "It's an incredible tool to use these camera traps and to reveal that this park - which is a (28)______(forget)forgotten wilderness, really, for Nigeria - still has a really important reservoir of important species for Nigeria and Africa in general," said Stuart Nixon.Chester Zoo is funding guards for the rangers and providing training in wildlife monitoring and protection. "This work is helping us learn more about the secrets of one of our last wilderness areas and we must continue to work together to ensure (29)________survival for future generations. "(30)_________ all this beauty were lost it would be a terrible tragedy for all."Keys:21 for 22. spotted 23. which 24. having 25. why 26. is endangered 27. to live 28. forgotten 29. its 30. IfII. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into the London Zoo that a wild puma (21)_______ (spot) forty miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts decided to investigate.The hunt (22)_______ the puma began in a small village where a woman (23)_______ (pick) blackberries saw “a large cat” only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being (24)________ it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at (25)_______ place twenty miles away in the evening. (26)_______ it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Several people complained of “cat-like noises” at night and a businessman on a (27)_______ (fish) trip saw the puma up a tree.The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, (28)_______ where had it come from?As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one (29)_______ have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing (30)_______(think) a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.KEYS:21. had been spotted 22. for 23. picking 24. unless 25. another26. Wherever 27. fishing 28. but 29. must 30. to thinkⅡ. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.A Great FriendshipThomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? They worked together and started to further American Revolution and later to shape the official new plan of the government.(21)_______ (develop) a close friendship, which lasted for 50 years. There were(22)_______ (share) purposes and a common end on both sides. Four and a half months(23)_______ he died, when he was ill and worried about his family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison's reply remind us that friends are friends till death."The friendship which (24)________ (exist)between us for half a century, the harmony of our political principles an pursuits have been sources of constant happiness to me through that long period. it's also been a great comfort to me (25)_______ (believe)that you are engaged in vindicating(证实)to the younger generation the course that we've pursued for preserving to them. If ever the earth has noticed a system of administration conducted with (26)_______ single and keen eye to the general interest and happiness of those committed to, it must be the system protected by truth, to (27)_______ our lives have been devoted. To myself, you have been a great supporter throughout life. Take care of me when dead and be assured that I should leave with you my last affections.”A week later, Madison replied.“You cannot look back (28)_______ the long period of our private friendship and political harmony with more affecting recollections than I do. (29)_______ they are a source of pleasure to you, they are the same to me. We cannot be deprived(失去)of the happy consciousness of the puredevotion to the public good and I have confidence (30)_______ sufficient evidence will find its way to another generation to ensure, after we are gone, whatever of justice may be withheld while we are here.”Keys:21. developing 22. shared 23. before 24. has existed 25. to believe26. a 27. which 28. to/on 29.If 30. thatII. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Traveling Frog Stimulates ReflectionA free mobile game about a traveling frog has become a hit in China, (21)________ being available only in Japanese.Called “Tabikaeru: Travel Frog”, the main character of the game is a frog that goes on adventures around Japan. Players collect clovers(四叶草) that grow in the frog’s garden (22)________ ________ they can use them to buy supplies for the frog’s journeys. In turn, the frog sends players souvenirs and snapshots from its travels. Users cannot control when the frog chooses to go on its adventures.While news of the game’s appeal among mobile phone users on the mainland was first reported on by local media outlets last week, its popularity hasn’t decreased in any way since: “Travel Frog” on Monday was still ranked first on a list of the most (23)__________(download)g ames from Apple’s app store in China. It is being widely discussed on social media,(24)__________ users post photos of their frogs’ adventures.Behind the craze is Japanese game developer Hit-Point, which was previously best-known for creating the popular cat-collecting game “Neko Atsume”. Even though (25)__________ is difficult to pinpoint what has driven interest among mainland users in “Travel Frog”, local mediaoutlets reported that the game’s 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-like’ activities”, China Daily said, (26)_________(add) that those users were taken with its “Buddha-style gameplay”.But not everyone is thrilled about “Travel Frog”. In a post on social media platform Weibo last week, the state-run People’s Daily suggested that peopl e (27)__________ aim to enrich themselves and “avoid being a lonely frog-raising youth”.As an indication of the popularity of the “Travel Frog”, Apple has already had to remove from its store an app that appeared to be the Chinese version of the original, the South China Morning Post reported. That version of the game, which (28)__________(create) by a developer called Song Yang, charged users 30 yuan ($4.74) to download the game. On Monday, another free-to-download app available on the app store claimed it offered strategies and guides in Chinese that players could adopt (29)___________(improve) gameplay.While Hit-Point has not responded to inquiries about (30)_________ it intends to develop versions of the game in other languages or not, the company did put out an English update for “Neko Atsume” in 2015.KEYS:21. despite 22. so that 23. downloaded 24. where 25. it25. adding 27. should 28. was created 29. to improve 30. whetherII. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Aunt Jane is now well over seventy, but she is still a great cinema-goer. The cinema in our town closed down years ago and sometimes she has to travel twenty miles or more to see a good film. And once a month at least she goes up to London to see (21)________ (late) foreign films.Of course she could see most of these films on television, but the idea does not attract her. "It isn't the same," she says. "For one thing, the screen's too small. Besides, I like going to the cinema!"However, one thing which has always puzzled us is that (22)________ Aunt Jane has lots of friends and enjoys company, she always goes to the cinema alone. We discovered the reason for this only recently-from Mother. "It may surprise you to lean that Aunt Jane wanted to be an actress when she was young, "she told us. "She used to wait outside film studios all day, just (23)__________ (appear)in crowd scenes. Your aunt has probably appeared in dozens of films. Sometimes she did not even know the name of the film they(24)__________ (make). Therefore, she couldn't go to see(25)__________ in the film at the cinema!"All the time, of course, she was looking for a small part in a film. Her big chance came (26)_________ they started to make a film in our town. Jane managed to meet the director at a party and he offered her (27)__________ role as a shopkeeper. It really was a very small part, but it was an important moment for Jane. Before the great event, she rehearsed for days. In fact, she turned the sitting-room into a shop! We all had to help, going to and out of the shop (28)__________ she could remember her words perfectly And(29)__________ the actual day she was marvelous. Jane thought that this was the beginning of her film career!"Unfortunately, in the end, they did not include the shop scene in the film. But nobody told Jane! When the film first appeared in London, she took all her friends to see it. And of course she wasn't in it! It was a terrible blow! She stopped (30)_________ (go)to film studios and gave up the idea of becoming an actress. She still loves the cinema, as you all know, but from that day she has always gone alone!"Keys:21 the latest 22. though 23. to appear 24. were making 25 herself26. when 27. a 28. until 29. on 30. goingII. Grammar and VocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Time to End LonelinessUS author Henry Rollins once wrote: "Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. Indeed, in the eyes of artists, loneliness never seems to go out of style. There are paintings that portray loneliness, songs that (21)_______ (inspire) by loneliness, and many works of literature that center around this theme.In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves, however, loneliness is far from romantic. Instead, it's a "giant evil" that's become a serious problem in the country.On Jan 17, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as the country’s very first "Minister for Loneliness". Her job is (22)______ (deal) with the loneliness that the country's been feeling—a problem which, according to UK government research, is affecting more than 9 million people in the country, and (23)______be more harmful to one's physical and mental health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day.Back in 2014, the UK was given the title of the "loneliness capital of Europe" by The Telegraph. A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were (24)______ (likely) to get to know their neighbors or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries.But this doesn't mean it is the problem (25)_____ (affect) Britons only. In fact, were all suffering from loneliness now more than ever, in spite of most of the world now being linked to the internet, (26)______ has enabled us to be more connected than ever.(27)________ we need, according to Kim Leadbetter, sister of the late UK politician Jo Cox, is to have "proper human connections"."Our lives nowadays are so busy. We spend the vast majority of our time on our phones, on our laptops. (28)_______ _______ _______ busy we are, we need to press pause on that and actually sit down and speak to human beings," Leadbetter said at an event last year.But the first steps toward (29)_______ (fight) this problem are to accept its existence and not be ashamed or frightened by it. After all, (30)______ loneliness, many beautiful paintings, songs, and literary works wouldn't even exist. Whether it is "evil" or not, being lonely is simply part ofthe experience of being human.Keys:21 are inspired 22. to deal 23. can/may 24. less likely 25 affecting26. which 27. what 28. No matter how 29. fighting 30. withoutII. Grammar and vocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason why a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break – they get (21)_______ (wire) into our brains."Why are bad habits stronger? You're fighting against the power of an immediate reward," says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and an authority on the brain's pleasure pathway."We all as creatures are hard-wired that way, to give greater value to an immediate reward as opposed to (22)________ is delayed," Volkow says.How this bit of happiness turns into a habit involves a pleasure-sensing chemical named dopamine. It causes the brain (23)_______ (pursue) that reward again and again strengthening the connection each time – especially when it gets the right cue from your environment.People tend to overestimate their ability to resist temptations around them, thus (24)________ (destroy) attempts to shed bad habits. Even scientists who recognize it (25)_______ show weakness. "I know popcorns are not healthy. But every time I go to the cinema, I have to eat it," Volkow says. "It's fascinating."A movement to pay people for behavior changes may exploit that connection, as some companies offer employees outright payments or insurance rebates for adopting better habits.(26)______ well paying for behavior plays out, researchers say there are still some steps thatmay help fight your brain's hold (27)_______ newly-established habits:Repeat, repeat, repeat the new behavior –the same routine at the same time of day. You decide to exercise. Doing it at the same time of the morning, rather than fitting it in casually, (28)_______(make) the striatum(终脑皮层) recognize the habit, "if you don't keep doing it, you will feel frustrated.Exercise itself raises dopamine levels, so eventually your brain will get a feel-good hit (29)_______ your muscles protest。
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1. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. On the playground B. In a department storeC. In the school buildingD. In a stadium2. A. $518 B. $580 C. $614 D. $6403. A. Mr. Johnson’s ideas are nonsenseB. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson’s viewsC. Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideasD. He shares the woman’s views on social welfare4. A. New ways to charge phones B. The spread of false informationC. Interesting videos on WeChatD. How people enlarge their circle of friends5. A. The weather report is far from the truthB. The heat continues to the end of the weekC. He will hang out at the end of the weekD. He’s relieved to have gone through the hot days6. A. See the Hollywood movie B. Skip the beginning of the movieC. Go to sleep earlyD. Watch the movie advertisement7. A. The woman has been chatting with her parents for a long timeB. There is something wrong with her parents’ telephoneC. It’s very likely that the phone is not properly hung upD. Her parents are busy talking on the phone for 30 minutes8. A. A big sports centre is opened to the publicB. A swimming pool has already been completedC. More facilities will be finished ahead of timeD. It has facilities will be finished ahead of time9. A. His words are not so reliable B. He is well prepared for the testC. He is well-informed and knows everythingD. He knows a lot about the school arrangement10. A. They are raising money for their club B. They will go on to call more peopleC. They will finish working todayD. They’re glad to contribute moneySection 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 conversation. 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 following passage.11. A. They can remind themselves to make full use of timeB. They can keep time when they are writing a novelC. They should pay by the minute when they leaveD. They can get a clock as a gift for buying the coffee12. A. Customers should wash their own dishes for there is no waitressB. The relaxed atmosphere attracts like-minded people to socialize thereC. Customers can bring their own snacks because no food is served thereD. Wi-Fi is unavailable because face-to-face communication is encouraged there13. A. It has proved to be popular in both Britain and RussiaB. The pilot shop in London is not as successful as expectedC. It’s not well-received in Britain because it costs moreD. It takes time to see whether British people like it or notQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Teach students how to avoid errors in writingB. Correct test papers on Chinese language courseC. Help foreigners to learn Chinese charactersD. Correct mistakes in students’ speeches15. A. It should be connected with a laser printerB. Essays of different styles should be stored in itC. The paper text should be changed into digital nextD. Character recognition system should be installed in it16. A. It cannot work as efficiently and accurately as a real teacherB. It cannot appreciate the content and the beauty of languageC. It cannot use different symbols to mark different mistakesC. Its Chinese linguistic data system is not big and completeQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. The post is really funny. B. They enjoy bullying Bill.C. They all get along well with Bill.D. They often give likes to friend’s post18. A. He pushed Bill down the stairs.B. He made fun of the man last yearC. He made negative comments on the postD. He once hurt the man’s feeling seriously.19. A. Lead to quarrels and isolationB. Seek revenge and behave violentlyC. Improve endurance and interpersonal skillsD. Affect academic performance and emotional health20. A. Delete his post as soon as possibleB. Apologize to Bill for his hurtful postC. Convince Bill of his well-meant actionD. Stop posting anything about Bill for a whileII. Grammar and vocabularySection 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.When it comes to innovative countries, we always think of places like the US, the UK and Germany. However, Israel is also a global leader(21)__________innovation.According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, Israel is the second (22)________(innovative) nation in the world, just after Switzerland.Many of us (23)_____not be aware, but technologies developed in Israel have changed our lives. For example, antivirus software (24)________protects our computers was first developed in Israel inthe 1970s, according to The Telegraph. In addition, features on our mobile phones such as voicemail and SMS were also developed in Israel.So it comes as no surprise that Israel plans to use its innovative strength (25)______(power) the cooperation with China in the Belt and Road Initiative. (26)_______ ______ ______ Israel is needed, it will spare no effort to contribute to the project, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyabu during his visit to China in March, according to Xinhua News Agency.Many Israeli environmental technology companies have already set up facilities in Shandong province, (27)_____(bring) Israeli techniques to many areas such as recycling water for agricultural use, reported the Times of Israel.(28)______(found) on very dry land, Israel had been worried about water for a very long time. However, in recent years, the quality and quantity of water in Israel(29)______(improve), with the help of techniques that turn Mediterranean seawater and wastewater into usable water.In fact, such innovations have led to more and more Chinese students(30)_____(seek) quality higher education in Israle. “When Chinese students who study here go back home, they will be inpositions to influence China-Israel relationships in the future,” Emma Afterman, manager of Israel-China Academic Relations at the Council for Higher Education, told the Jerusalem Post.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.technology since the dawn of technology—or at least since the invention of the transistor radio in the 1950s. today, technology is everywhere, and kids are growing up___31___to their smartphones, tablets and laptops in ways that 50s moms and dads could never have dreamed of. Parental concern has grown along with this tech__32___. But now, even those in the industry are wondering if technology has taken a truly__33___hold on all of us ---and especially children.No less than Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gats,wrote an editorial in the Washington Post last summer expressing regret for the Pandora’s Box she and her husband helped open. “I spent my career in technology. I wasn’t prepared for its effect on my kids.”She wrote. “Phones and apps aren’t good or bad by themselves, but for adolescents who don’t’ yet have the emotional tools to deal with life’s complication and _-34__, they can add to the difficulties of growing up.”A study, which came out this year, looked at yearly surveys of 8th, 10th and 12th graders in the U. S. between 1991-2016, and __35___markers of psychological well-being, such as self-esteem, life satisfaction and happiness. It found that such well-being suddenly decreased after 2012-just at the tie that the use of smarphone and social media__36__. There was a direct correlation between the amount of time spent on electronics and unhappiness. Happiness was highest among kids who participated in sports, followed by in-person socializing and ___37__services. The lowest? Online computer games—the abuse of which has recently been __38___a recognized mental health disorder by the World Health Organization—and social media.Early this year, big players formerly of tech companies such as Google and Facebook created the Center for Humane Technologyand, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, __39___a full media and advertising attack on the very industry they had a hand in building. Their initiative, the Truth about Tech, is pouring millions of dollars into a(n)__40__to warn parents, teachers and students that the technology they use is in fact engineered to addict them.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be? This is usually just a theoretical question. The idea of suddenly taking the form of your neighbor, a celebrity or even your dog is fun to think about, but seemingly impossible to __41___.Yet a few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin of another person, thanks to an unusual virtual reality device. “The first seconds are just overwhelming,” says Rikke Fances Wahl, a woman who__42___became a man. “It feels mysterious. You start to feel more and more comfortable in it, and you start to really get the__43___of how it would be if it were your body.”Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping(替换)experiment at the Be Another lab, a project developed by a group of artists based in Barcelona. She __44___her new body using a machine called The Machine to be Another. The set-up is relatively simple. Both users put on a virtual reality headset with a camera installed to the top of it. The video from each camera is piped to the other person, so what you see is the exact view of your __45___. If she moves her arm, you see it. If you move you arm, she sees it. To get used to seeing another person’s body without actually having control of it, participants start by moving their arms and legs very slowly, so that the other can follow along. __46__, this kind of slow, synchronized(同步)movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as though they were living in another person’s body. “It was so natural,” Wahl says, laughing, “and at the same time it was so unnatural.”Interestingly, using such technology__47__to alter people’s behaviour afterwards—potentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be__48___in fighting implicit racism(隐性种族歧视). Researchers at the University of Barcelona gave people aquestionnaire called the Implicit Association Test, which measures the strength of people’s associations.Another study showed that using the so-called “rubber hand illusion(错觉)” can have the same__49___. When that rubber hand is a colour unlike their skin, participants __50___lower on tests for implicit racism than when they watched a hand of the same skin colour.The idea is that once you’ve “put yourself in another’s shoes”you’re less likely to think __51___of them, because your brain has __52__the feeling of being that person.Wahl says that she’d jump at the chance to swap bodies with someone again. “I would really, really __53___it to everyone, everyone should try this thing,”she says. “We all have different feelings and points of views about things,” says Pointeau, “and it’s really strongly related to our __54___experience. With this kind of experience we can __55__empathy—the action of understanding, but also maybe help people better understand themselves too.”41. A. execute B. excuse C. explore D. exhibit42. A. contemporarily B. permanently C. temporarily D. secretly43. A. passion B. fantasy C. familiarity D. energy44. A. inherited B. altered C. endured D. acquired45. A. reflection B. partner C. colleague D. image46. A. Consciously B. Constantly C. EventuallyD. Equivalently47. A. requires B. prefers C. promises D. volunteers48. A. progressive B. informative C. realisticD. effective49. A. impact B. instruction C. initiativeD. intention50. A. analyzed B. scored C. predicted D. valued51. A. highly B. ill C. straight D. fairly52. A. expressed B. mixed C. internalizedD. deleted53. A. connect B. advertise C. register D.recommend54. A. bodily B. sensitive C. mental D. initial55. A. endure B. promote C. honor D. identifySection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices 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)A British hospital director told me he was hunting for staff to replace the foreign doctors and nurses leaving because of Brexit(脱欧). He hadn’t found many qualified Britons queuing to replace them.In an age when the “war for talent” is a global business trend, the UK is fighting a war against talent. But if I were a Brexiter, I’d say: Brexit Should be the prompt for Britain to finally start training enough of its own talent. If UK wants to avoid economic decline, it will need to train far more of its own nurses, construction workers,architects, etc. For a country whose policy has always been not to educate the working class, that would be a reversal of history.Before Brexit, high-skilled immigrants staffed world-class British sectors such as the City of London and the creative economy. In healthcare, the UK developed a brilliant way: let a poor country like Romania fund a nurse’s education, then underpay her to look after sick Brits. Low-skilled immigrants eager to work all hours for little money gave the UK cafes and corner shops that seldom closed. Low-skilled Britons could have done these jobs, but mostly didn’t. The coming wave of British talent is largely immigrant too: the kids who have made London’s state schools the UK’s best, plus the offspring of Russian, Chinese and other foreign elites(精英)who fill private schools. Many of these would love to stay and make the UK richer.But Brexiters want to cut immigration. The obvious solution: equip working-class Brits to do jobs from nursing to banking. Jonathan Portes, economics professor at King’s College London said: “The problem of UK vocational education has been known for at least a century. We’ve always neglected it.”In fact, in August the UK removed the state bursary(助学金)for people training to be nurses, midwives and speech therapists. Students now have to fund coursesthemselves, then earn a low salary for a lifetime.If Britain doesn’t upskill its workers fast, it will lose skilled jobs. It will continue to have the world’s best universities per capita only if it can find enough Britons to replace foreign academics who leave the UK. Much the same applies to finance or design. Meanwhile, low-skilled foreign fruit pickers have already melted away since the pound plunged. With few Britons queuing to replace them, much of this year’s produce rotted in the fields. So the likely post-Brexit outcome is a UK that cannot keep itself in the style to which it has become accustomed. The war against talent will probably leave Britain looking a bit more like today’s English seaside towns, or most of the country in the 1970s: culturally homogeneous(同种类的), relatively poor and under-serviced.55. The UK is fighting a war against talent because______.A. skilled immigrants leave the country after BrexitB. it doesn’t have enough fund to train its own citizensC. too many qualified Britons are queuing for creative jobsD. it is trying a different approach to attracting talent56. Which is FALSE about the situation in the UK before Brexit?A. Hospitals employed many immigrant nurses.B. Much attention was paid to the nurse training.C. Many Brits were unwilling to do low-paid jobsD. Immigrant elites could find creative and decent jobs58. What can we learn from the passage?A. Most well-educated immigrants had no plan to stay in the UKB. The government now gives nurses-to-be some financial supportC. A lot of fruits rotted in the fields for the lack of skilled fruit pickers.D. The outflow of talent only existed in the field of education and healthcare59. According to the writer, the post-Brexit Britain is likely to______A. be as rich and powerful as it used to beB. be as convenient as it was before BrexitC. be different in style but the same in essenceD. go backward in economy and social service.B60. The four drones(无人机)are listed in order of ________.A. popularityB. salesC. priceD. size61. If you want to share what you shoot on WeChat within the shortesttime, _____is recommended.A. DJI Mavic Pro 4K Foldable Camera DroneB. DJI Spark Alpine WhiteC. DJI Phantom 4 4K Camera DroneD. ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone62. Among the four type, ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Dronehas a unique feature that ________.A. its maximum speed is the highestB. users can pilot it just by moving fingersC. it can be controlled by a smartphoneD. it takes up the least space when foldedCIt’s almost spring, the time of year when the change in seasons could lead to some pretty fascinating cloud activity in the sky. NASA and the GLOBE Program are inviting you to take part in a citizen science cloud observation challenge. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process.From March 15 through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of the other data entry options (for trained GLOBE members). Challenge participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist in a video posted on the GLOBEProgram’s website and on social media.“The GLOBE Program is offering this challenge to show people how important it is to NASA to have citizen scientist observations: observations from the ground up,” said Marile Colon Robles, lead for the GLOBE Clouds team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “We’re going from winter to spring, so the types of storms will change, which will also change the types of clouds.Researchers use, and value, this citizen science cloud data because it helps to validate data from Earth-observing instruments. Scientists at Langley work with a set of six instruments known as the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System(CERES)Even though CERES’ instruments use advanced technology, it is not always easy for researchers to positively identify all types of clouds in their images. For example, it can be difficult to differ thin, wispy cirrus clouds(细小的卷云)from snow since both are cold and bright; even more so when cirrus clouds are above a surface with patchy snow(片状雪)or snow cover. One solution to this problem is to look at satellite images from a particular area and compare them to data submitted by citizen scientists on the ground.“Looking at what an observer recorded as clouds and looking at their surface observations really helps us better understand the imagesthat were matched from the satellite,” said Colon Robles.You don’t have to be a cloud-gazing professional to participate. For those who want to be part of the challenge but don’t have a lot of experience identifying clouds, Colon Robles offers the following advice: “Just go outside.”The more clouds you observe, she said, the more comfortable you’ll be collecting data.63. Why do researchers launch the cloud observation challenge?A. The GLOBE Program is badly short of hands.B. The technology CERES uses is not that advancedC. Scientists can compare data from different instruments.D. Cirrus clouds are difficult to identify when with snow cover64. The underlined word “validate”is closest in meaning to _________.A. createB. cancelC. countD. confirm65. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Citizen observers can only submit their data by means of an appB. Observers submitting the most observations can get a special prizeC. Observations from the ground are not as valuable as satellite imagesD. The data collected by citizen scientists will be posted on social media66. Which is the best title for the passage?A. NASA Employs New membersB. Cloud Activities Bring a New ChallengeC. Citizens Gain Experience through ObservationD. Professionals Teach You to Observe CloudsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.change could force 140 million people to move within their countries by 2050.The report looked at three developing regions of the world-sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. __67___.Climate migrants are people who are forced to move within their country because of water scarcity, crop failure, rising sea levels and storm surges due to climate change.__68____It is important to help people make good decisions about whether to stay where they are or move to new locations where they are less vulnerable.The report noted that the effects of climate change will often force people to move from rural areas suffering from droughts or crop failures to cities where there are different opportunities. ___69____ “Without the right planning and support, people migrating from rural areas into cities could be facing new and even more dangerous risks,”said Kanta Jumari Rigaud, the report’s team lead.“________70____” Rigaud added.The report recommends key actions to help prevent wide-scale climate migration: cutting global greenhouse gas emissions; improving development planning at the local level for climate migration; and investing in data to better understand climate migration trends in each country. The report notes that any rise in climate migration will be in addition to millions of other migrants within countries, moving for economic, social, political or other reasons.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It is universally true that all parents in the world love their children. However, as parents’ views of life vary, they show their love in different ways.The monarch type of parents are intolerant and self-centered. They lay down regulations in the family for their children to observe. Furthermore, they insist that their children should act upon them without question. With a frim belief in their own philosophy of life,they have little respect for others’opinions, least of all, their children’s. the sentence they say most frequently to their children is, “you should do this.”Contrary to the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents revolve around their children all the time. They are soft, good-natured, and easy-going. They never deny their children any wish, and cheerfully run to buy anything their children ask for. They are happy so long as their children are content. With the sincere belief that love means sacrifice, they are ready to give up anything or their children’s sake. With their children at the center of their lives, they always ask, “What else can we do for you?”The friend-type parents, as the term implies, treat their children as friends. They are generous and wise. Like good friends ,they discuss with their children the latest news, share their children’s interests, and listen attentively to their children’s expression of emotion, whether it is anger, fear, joy or sorrow. They have a close relationship with their children while sticking to their principled stand. They discuss problems with their children rather than provide ready solution. They respect their children as their equals. They often say: “Let’s put out heads together and see what we can do”There is o doubt that children welcome the third type of parents,for a free, friendly, and sympathetic atmosphere at home is most favorable to the development of youngsters both in body and in mind. All parents should re-examine and change some of their ways of showing their love if they want their children to grow up happily and healthily.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.据报道数以百计的消防员正在参加营救行动。
2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷含答案
2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷一. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共30 分)1.(6.00分)Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)1.2.3.4.5.6.二. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分)2.(1.00分)A.Cola.B.Milk.C.Tea.D.Coffee.3.(1.00分)A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.After school.D.Two hours.4.(1.00分)A.He has a headache.B.He has a heart attack.C.He has a stomachache.D.He has a high fever.5.(1.00分)A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.D.By underground.6.(1.00分)A.He doesn't like the color.B.He wants a cheaper one.C.It's of poor quality.D.It's the wrong size.7.(1.00分)A.At the office.B.At the cafe.C.At the classroom.D.At somewhere quiet.8.(1.00分)A.A fashion designer.B.A travel agent.C.A shop assistant.D.A private pilot.9.(1.00分)A.The boy is going to go to the sports center this evening.B.The boy won't do the science homework this evening,C.Linda is going to watch the basketball match with the boy.D.It won5t take a long time to get to the sports centre.10.(6.00分)Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判! 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示)15.There are four different age groups that play water polo(水球).16.The under 16s train on Mondays and Thursdays.17.Water polo matches are played on Saturdays mornings.18.You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 16s.19.To join the club,you need to bring a photo and a form.20.Tyrone is phoning for some information about the water polo club.11.(10.00分)Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)21.Jungle Fever is an based on a TV documentary.22.The young man in the film Swim goes to the to take lessons.23.If you want to enter the competition,just and answer ten questions.24.This time the program is offering as a prize.25.The prize will be given out by the second week.二. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(共20,分)12.(1.00分)Which of the following words is pronounced as /fens/?()A.fans B.fence C.face D.fax13.(1.00分)Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?()A.horrible B.lose C.fond D.lock14.(1.00分)The park was full of people who were enjoying________ in the sunshine.()A.they B.them C.their D.themselves15.(1.00分)The young couple haven't bought any_______ for their new house.()A.table B.window C.lamp D.furniture16.(1.00分)Could you do me________ favour ﹣would you feed my dog this weekend?()A.a B.an C.the D./17.(1.00分)________ Hawaii and California have a lot of earthquakes.()A.Neither B.Both C.Either D.Not only18.(1.00分)Last weekend I met a foreigner in the street and showed him the way________ English.()A.with B.on C.in D.by19.(1.00分)A right fashionable scarf,necklace,belt etc.can add variety________ simple clothes.()A.for B.by C.with D.to20.(1.00分)We don't get many customers on Mondays ﹣Saturday is our________ day.()A.busy B.busier C.busiest D.the busiest21.(1.00分)More schools in the area have agreed________ the National Walkout Plan.()A.to support B.supporting C.support D.supported22.(1.00分)It was so frightening.I could feel you________ with fear.()A.shaking B.to shake C.shaken D.to shaking23.(1.00分)________ honest boy Tom is! He found a bag fill of cash and immediately returned it.()A.What B.What a C.What an D.How24.(1.00分)Our English teacher looks________ younger with her new hairstyle,don't you think?()A.much B.so C.very D.too25.(1.00分)In most countries cigarettes________ to anyone under 18.()A.don't sell B.are not soldC.didn't sell D.were not sold26.(1.00分)________ we change the way we travel,we will have serious environmental problems.()A.Although B.Unless C.Because D.Until27.(1.00分)Simon________ the piano for ages when he gave his first concert.()A.has played B.is playing C.had played D.will play28.(1.00分)In my job I________ wear a uniform.I don't mind because it's quite smart.()A.have to B.ought to C.can D.may29.(1.00分)﹣________are you having a party?﹣It's my fourteenth birthday,and I want to celebrate it.()A.When B.How old C.What D.Why30.(1.00分)﹣Let's go out for dinner tonight.﹣________.()A.Friday will be fine for me too.B.Yes,the food was very good.C.Sorry,but I cannot make it today.D.I don't,I prefer football.31.(1.00分)﹣I'm interested in paintings of wild animals.﹣﹣﹣________.()A.I'm afraid I don't like that idea.B.So do I.Do you have any other hobbies?C.That's amazing.I love old paintings too.D.We have some famous paintings of tigers.三. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格.每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次)(共8分)32.(4.00分)Early LifeStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8,1942.He(46)in a highly educated family.Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname "Einstein." He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn't have a math(47)at the time so he chose physics and chemistry instead.Stephen found college coursework to be very easy.He enjoyed being a member of the schools boat club (48)classical music.In October 1962he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall.It was at this time that his illness started to show up.His speech became unclear and he became very clumsy,often dropping(49)or falling for no reason.However,he finished his PhD and wrote about black holes in his graduation paper.33.(4.00分)A Brief History of TimeStephen enjoyed writing books.In 1988he (50) A Brief History in Time.This book covered modem subjects on cosmology such as the big bang and black holes in terms that could be understood by the(51)reader.The book became very popular selling millions of (52)and remaining on theLondon Sunday Times best﹣seller list for four years.He had since written many more books(53) A Briefer History in Time,On the Shoulders of Giants,and The Universe in a Nutshell.四. Compete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)(共8分)34.(1.00分)The lift was stuck on the floor,(five)35.(1.00分)have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,(ferry)36.(1.00分)He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at.(he)37.(1.00分)The students will learn from experience about the.of planning,(important)38.(1.00分)Several long﹣awaited movies will finally in the theatres this month,(arrival)39.(1.00分)Pushing kids so hard from such an early age is likely to have some results (harm)40.(1.00分)The flowers are arranged in a classic basket (beautiful)41.(1.00分)You must keep to the rules even if you think they're.(fair)五. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求,改写下列句子.似-67题每空格限填一词.68题注意句首大写)(共14分)’42.(2.00分)I have never learned to fly kites.(改为一般疑问句)you.learned to fly kites?43.(2.00分)Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879.(就划线部分提问)Thomas Edison invent in 1879?44.(2.00分)She was late for the meeting because her car stopped working in the road.(保持句意基本不变)She was late for the meeting because her car in the road.45.(2.00分)A self﹣driving car killed a woman as she walked her bicycle across a street.(改为被动语态)A woman by a self﹣driving car as she walked her bicycle across a street.46.(2.00分)My sister can sing better than I do.(保持句意基本不变)I can't sing so my sister does.47.(2.00分)Mum asked,"Why are you wearing Linda's clothes?"(改为宾语从句)Mum asked me why wearing Linda's clothes.48.(2.00分)was,speak,so angry,he,my father,could hardly,that (连词成句)六. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)(共50 分)49.(12.00分)Choose the best answer (根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案)Cruises are becoming more and more popular,with around 20million passengers per year now enjoying holidays on board luxury (奢侈的)ships.More people see a cruise as the perfect way to sit back and do nothing,and enjoy time off work.But what is the effect on the environment of this trend?Although it usually takes less energy for a vehicle to move through water than over land,cruise ships are often massive,with the biggest ones carrying up to 6,000passengers.Moving such large vehicles requires huge engines which bum as much as 300,000litres of fuel a day.One scientist has calculated that cruise ships create as much pollution as 5million cars going over the same distance.Because they are out at sea,they also burn dirtier fuel that isn't allowed on land.Unfortunately,no government has control over the amount of air pollution out at sea.Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish,and cruise ships aren't usually good at recycling.Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured directly into the sea ﹣as much per day as from a small town.Waste food from restaurants isn't put into the sea,but still causes problems when brought back to the land.Cruise ships also cause difficulties in the cities where they stop.Popular destinations can get five or six ships per day,with thousands of tourists at a time.Good for restaurants?No.Restaurant owners complain that the visitorslook around for a few hours and then return to their ship to eat.What's more,the crowds can put off other tourists,who complain that the streets are too busy.Some towns have banned (禁止)cruise ships or put a limit on the number that can stop at the same time.People who care about the environment worry that as the cruise industry continues to grow,so too will the issues for our planet.69.The underlined word "trend" is closest in meaning to.A.problemB.eventC.decisionD.change70.The biggest cruise can hold about passengers.A.20,000,000B.6,000C.300,000D.5,000,00071.Cruise ships cause a lot of air pollution because.A.they carry large numbers of cars and passengers as wellB.it takes more energy to move through water than over landC.they use types of fuel that are not allowed on landD.their engines are not as powerful as those of other vehicles72.How is waste water dealt with on cruise ships?A.It's brought into a town.B.It's properly recycled.C.It's thrown away at sea.D.It's stored in the ships.73.Why are cruise ship passengers not popular in some cities?A.They don't spend money on meals.B.They fill up the restaurants and make noise.C.They complain when the city is too crowded.D.They are sometimes rude to other tourists.74.The purpose of the passage is to.A.introduce a new way of travellingB.encourage people to try cruise shipsC.advise governments to ban cruise shipsD.explain some problems cruise ships cause七.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)50.(12.00分)It happened one spring morning.I woke up and went downstairs.My mum asked me if I wanted some orange juice."Yes,thanks," I replied,but my voice had changed! It sounded very deep.I was quite (75),and so was the dog! But my mum just smiled and said,"Oh,that's just your voice breaking."Breaking?That did not sound good! So at school that day,I asked my biology teacher what was happening,"Don't worry.It's(76)common!" she said."Sound is made by the mouth as the air is (77)out through the voice box,which is in the neck.As you grow older,the voice box grows larger and thicker.When you are a teenager,there can be a(78)"But my sister is older than me,and her voice is still the same,' I said,a little (79)."The change is bigger in boys,so you notice it more.Girls,voices only change a little,so it is hard to tell the (80)."Now I like my new voice.But the dog still is not sure!75.A.excited B.embarrassed C.surprised D.satisfied 76.A.especially B.probably C.hardly D.completely 77.A.pushed B.turned C.taken D.picked 78.A.common B.sudden change C.similar D.slowmistake experience process 79.A.angry B.confused C.calm D.frightened 80.A.truth B.reason C.secret D.difference八.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)(14分)51.(14.00分)Today we're going to school by bus as usual.We normally leave home at 8a.m.,but we're leaving (81)e because we're testing some new devices for this month's report.All these devices are useful when you're travelling.So,what have we got?﹣First up is the Briefskate.It's made of wood,so it looks like a normal skateboard,but you can open the top.Inside there's (82)s for books and a mobile or an iPad.In my opinion,it's useful and fun,but Tina and I can't skate,so we can't test it…The (83)n device is the UE Boom 2.It's a small speaker with a really big sound! It's about the size of a can of drink,so you carry it with you easily and enjoy listening to your music.It's powerful enough to (84)f a large room with music,so you can have a party wherever you are! And the battery lasts for fifteen hours.Taking selfies (自拍)is fun,but sometimes you'd like your selfie stick to be just a little bit longer.Well,the Nixie is the perfect device for you! It's a camera that flies! You (85)w it on your arm like a watch,so it's easy to carry.When you're (86)r to take a photo,you let it go and it flies up into the air.It knows where you are and it can follow you to take some awesome photos.It then comes back down,you catch it and put it back on your aim.Simple! The Nixie isn't (87)a to buy yet,but you can put your name on the list to get one as soon as they're on sale.九. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)(12分)52.(12.00分)How to be a safe and smart SEARCHERSeveral keywords will help to find better results.Use more than one keyword when you are doing a search.If you want to find out about seagulls,for example,search for and not just "seagull" ﹣because seagull might also be the name of just about anything else,from a hotel to a documentary film.Exact references can help you find what you're looking for.If you are looking for anexact phrase or sentence,e.g.,type it between quotation marks ("")and only exact matches will be shown.This is useful when you want to find something you've already seen but lost.Avoid common words like "a"or "the",in a search.These aren't always helpful and are usually unnecessary.Remove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol (﹣).For example,would leave out all references to hotels and films..Make sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly.The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results ﹣especially when the mistyped word exists.Have a filter (过滤、程序).It's a good idea to filter your searches,especially when you are searching for pictures.Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system.There are lots of filtering software options available.Experiment with different search engines until you find the one that's best for you.Some search engines personalise the results.So check out the option of using a search engine that doesn't do this and you will get different results.Reliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet.Always ask yourself,"Is this reliable?" Don't make the mistake of believing everything you see.Some websites are unreliable and some information is false.Check your information on other websites before accepting it.88.This is an article written for adults,isn't it?89.If you want to find out about peaches,what keywords may help you find better results?90.How can we get exact matches when we are looking for an exact phrase?91.What can be filled in the blank?92.What is especially important for picture searches?93.Write three DON'Ts about safe and smart search.Don't.Don't.Don't十. Writing (作文)(共20 分)53.(20.00分)In 60to 120words,write a review about a hotel you stayed at.(根据所给提示针对你曾经住过的宾馆,写一篇60﹣120个词的评论,标点符号不占格)'In your review,you may include:﹣the name of the hotel﹣the price﹣what you liked about it what you didn't like about it﹣where you got the information about it ﹣your recommendation (推荐)(注意:短文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、校名及其他相关信息否则不予评分.)2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析一. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共30 分)1.(6.00分)Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)1.略2.略3.略4.略5.略6.略【分析】略【解答】略二. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分)2.(1.00分)A.Cola.B.Milk.C.Tea.D.Coffee.【分析】略【解答】略3.(1.00分)A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.After school.D.Two hours.【分析】略【解答】略4.(1.00分)A.He has a headache.B.He has a heart attack.C.He has a stomachache.D.He has a high fever.【分析】略【解答】略5.(1.00分)A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.D.By underground.【分析】略【解答】略6.(1.00分)A.He doesn't like the color.B.He wants a cheaper one.C.It's of poor quality.D.It's the wrong size.【分析】略【解答】略7.(1.00分)A.At the office.B.At the cafe.C.At the classroom.D.At somewhere quiet.【分析】略【解答】略8.(1.00分)A.A fashion designer.B.A travel agent.C.A shop assistant.D.A private pilot.【分析】略【解答】略9.(1.00分)A.The boy is going to go to the sports center this evening.B.The boy won't do the science homework this evening,C.Linda is going to watch the basketball match with the boy.D.It won5t take a long time to get to the sports centre.【分析】略【解答】略10.(6.00分)Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判! 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示)15.There are four different age groups that play water polo(水球).16.The under 16s train on Mondays and Thursdays.17.Water polo matches are played on Saturdays mornings.18.You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 16s.19.To join the club,you need to bring a photo and a form.20.Tyrone is phoning for some information about the water polo club.【分析】略【解答】略11.(10.00分)Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)21.Jungle Fever is an略based on a TV documentary.22.The young man in the film Swim goes to the略to take lessons.23.If you want to enter the competition,just略and answer ten questions.24.This time the program is offering略as a prize.25.The prize will be given out by the second week略.【分析】略【解答】略二. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(共20,分)12.(1.00分)Which of the following words is pronounced as /fens/?()A.fans B.fence C.face D.fax【分析】下面哪个单词发音是/fens/?【解答】fans[fænz],迷;fence[fens]栅栏;face [feis]脸;fax[fæks]传真;根据要求下面哪一个单词发音是[fens];故选:B.13.(1.00分)Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?()A.horrible B.lose C.fond D.lock【分析】下面单词下划线部分发音哪个不一样?【解答】考查语音.A.horrible[ˈhɔrəbl].B.lose[lu:z].C.fond[fɒnd].D.lock[lɔk].A,C,D选项划线部分发/ɔ/.B选项划线部分发/u:/.因此划线部分发音不同的一项是B.故选:B.14.(1.00分)The park was full of people who were enjoying________ in the sunshine.()A.they B.them C.their D.themselves【分析】公园里满是在阳光下玩得高兴的人.【解答】你此考查反身代词,they 他们;人称代词主格,在句首作主语;them 是人称代词宾格,做代词或介词的宾语;their他们的,形容词性物主代词,放于名词前做定语,表示所属关系;themselves他们自己,反身代词;此题中enjoyoneself 是固定用法,玩得高兴,再根据前面people 以及were 可知是复数,故应该用反身代词themselves.故选:D.15.(1.00分)The young couple haven't bought any_______ for their new house.()A.table B.window C.lamp D.furniture【分析】这对年轻的夫妇还没有给他们的新家置办一点家具.【解答】table 桌子,可数名词;window窗户,可数名词;lamp ,可数名词;furniture家具,不可数名词,集体名词.根据此题空前面any 后应该加可数名词复数或不可数名词,A,B,C 都是可数的名词,没有用复数,排除.故选:D.16.(1.00分)Could you do me________ favour ﹣would you feed my dog this weekend?()A.a B.an C.the D./【分析】你能帮我一个忙吗?这个周末你能为我喂狗吗?【解答】此题考查不定冠词用法,a 、an 都表示一个,a用于辅音音素开头的单词前,an用于元音音素开头的单词前,此题中帮某人一个忙是do sb a favour ,favour是以辅音音素开头的单词,故用a;故选:A.17.(1.00分)________ Hawaii and California have a lot of earthquakes.()A.Neither B.Both C.Either D.Not only【分析】夏威夷和加利福尼亚都有很多地震.【解答】neither 两个都不;both 两个都;either两个中的一个;not only…but also 不但..而且;句中have可知主语是复数形式,Hawaii and California是两个地方,故用both.故选:B.18.(1.00分)Last weekend I met a foreigner in the street and showed him theway________ English.()A.with B.on C.in D.by【分析】上周末我在街上遇到一个外国人,我用英语向他指引了道路.【解答】by 通过某种方式,被..;with 伴随,带有,和某人;in在..里面;后面加颜色,表示穿某个同颜色的衣服;用某种语言;on在..上面;此题用英语是固定用法in English.故选:C.19.(1.00分)A right fashionable scarf,necklace,belt etc.can add variety________ simple clothes.()A.for B.by C.with D.to【分析】款式新颖的围巾、项链、腰带等,可为简单的衣服增添花样.【解答】for为了;by 通过某种方式,被..;with 伴随,带有,和某人;to 表方向;此题考查固定用法,增添是add to,句意是增添了普通衣服的花样.故选:D.20.(1.00分)We don't get many customers on Mondays ﹣Saturday is our________ day.()A.busy B.busier C.busiest D.the busiest【分析】我们周一没有顾客,周六是我们最忙的一天.【解答】结合语境推断句意是"我们周一没有顾客,周六是我们最忙的一天." ,根据句意判断此处用形容词最高级,形容词最高级前有物主代词时,省略定冠词the.故选:C.21.(1.00分)More schools in the area have agreed________ the National Walkout Plan.()A.to support B.supporting C.support D.supported【分析】该地区的更多学校已经同意支持全国罢工计划.【解答】根据More schools in the area have agreed________ the National Walkout Plan.可知这里考查agree to do sth表示同意做某事.故选:A.22.(1.00分)It was so frightening.I could feel you________ with fear.()A.shaking B.to shake C.shaken D.to shaking【分析】太可怕了.我能感觉到你害怕得发抖.【解答】根据It was so frightening.I could feel you________ with fear.可知句子考查feel sb doing sth表示感觉某人正在做某事.故选:A.23.(1.00分)________ honest boy Tom is! He found a bag fill of cash and immediately returned it.()A.What B.What a C.What an D.How【分析】汤姆是个多么诚实的孩子啊!他发现一袋装满现金的袋子并立即归还.【解答】根据﹣﹣honest boy Tom is! 可知这是一个感叹句,修饰的中心词是一个可数名词boy,前面被形容词honest修饰,故用what,因honest是以元音音素开头的单词,故前面加冠词an.故选:C.24.(1.00分)Our English teacher looks________ younger with her new hairstyle,don't you think?()A.much B.so C.very D.too【分析】我们的英语老师换了新发型,看起来年轻多了,你不觉得吗?【解答】此题考查much 修饰形容词比较级;so 如此;very非常,too太;这几个词都只能修饰形容词原级;much可以修饰形容词比较级,表示一种程度;look 是系动词,后面加形容词yonger ,根据语境表达"年轻多了",应该用much修饰形容词比较级.故选:A.25.(1.00分)In most countries cigarettes________ to anyone under 18.()A.don't sell B.are not soldC.didn't sell D.were not sold【分析】在大多数国家,香烟不卖给18岁以下的任何人.【解答】首先根据语境推测句意是"在大多数国家,香烟不卖给18岁以下的任何人.",句子表述的是一般性的事实,所以用一般现在时,主语是动作的承受者,所以用被动语态,一般现在时被动语态的构成是:主语+am/is/are+动词的过去分词,否定句在am/is/are后面直接加not.故选:B.26.(1.00分)________ we change the way we travel,we will have serious environmental problems.()A.Although B.Unless C.Because D.Until【分析】除非我们改变我们出行的方式,否则我们将会面对严重的环境问题.【解答】本题考查的是从属连词的辨析.根据语境推测句意是"除非我们改变我们出行的方式,否则我们将会面对严重的环境问题."从句意来看,这里需要一个表假设的连词,说明后句是表假设的条件状语从句,结合选项,unless可以引导一个表假设的条件状语从句,意为"除非",相当于if not.althoug"虽然",because"因为",until"直到"都不符合句意.故选:B.27.(1.00分)Simon________ the piano for ages when he gave his first concert.()A.has played B.is playing C.had played D.will play【分析】西蒙在举办第一次音乐会之前已经弹钢琴好几年了.【解答】结合语境推测句意是"西蒙在举办第一次音乐会之前已经弹钢琴好几年了.",根据时间状语for ages when he gave his first concert判断主句动作发生在过去的过去,所以用过去完成时,构成是:had+动词的过去分词.故选:C.28.(1.00分)In my job I________ wear a uniform.I don't mind because it's quite smart.()A.have to B.ought to C.can D.may【分析】在我的工作中,我必须穿制服.我不介意,因为它很整齐.【解答】考查情态动词.A不得不、必须.B应该.C能.D可能.结合语境"在我的工作中,我__穿制服.我不介意,因为它很整齐.".可知,应该是"必须、不得不".故选:A.29.(1.00分)﹣________are you having a party?﹣It's my fourteenth birthday,and I want to celebrate it.()A.When B.How old C.What D.Why【分析】你为什么要开个聚会?我过十四岁生日.我想庆祝一下.【解答】when什么时间;how old多大年龄了;what 什么;why为什么;根据句意答语我过十四岁生日.我想庆祝一下.回答的是原因,可知提问为什么开聚会.故选:D.30.(1.00分)﹣Let's go out for dinner tonight.﹣________.()A.Friday will be fine for me too.B.Yes,the food was very good.C.Sorry,but I cannot make it today.D.I don't,I prefer football.【分析】今晚让我们一起出去吃饭吧.对不起,恐怕今天我不能去.【解答】A选项的意思是周五对我来说也合适;B选项意为:是的食物很好;C 选项的意思是抱歉,恐怕今天我不能去;D选项的意思是我不,我更喜欢足球.此题中根据上一句今晚让我们出去吃饭吧.可知选项C比较合适.故选:C.31.(1.00分)﹣I'm interested in paintings of wild animals.﹣﹣﹣________.()A.I'm afraid I don't like that idea.B.So do I.Do you have any other hobbies?C.That's amazing.I love old paintings too.D.We have some famous paintings of tigers.【分析】我对画野生动物很感兴趣.我也是,你还有其他爱好吗?【解答】A选项意思是恐怕我不喜欢那个观点;B选项意思是我也是,你还有其他爱好吗?C选项意思是那太令人惊奇了,我也喜欢古老的画;D选项意思我们有很多关于老虎的名画.此题根据上一句意思"我对画野生动物很感兴趣."选项B 比较合适.故选:B.三. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格.每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次)(共8分)32.(4.00分)Early LifeStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8,1942.He(46)D in a highly educated family.Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname "Einstein." He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn't have a math(47)C at the time so he chose physics and chemistry instead.Stephen found college coursework to be very easy.He enjoyed being a member of the schools boat club (48)E classical music.In October 1962he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall.It was at this time that his illness started to show up.His speech became unclear and he became very clumsy,often dropping(49)A or falling for no reason.However,he finished his PhD and wrote about black holes in his graduation paper.【分析】这是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要介绍英国著名物理学家史蒂芬•霍金的早起生活.他1942年1月8日出生在英国的牛津.在大学里他表现优异,后来他得病了.但是这并没有阻止他继续学习,忍受着病痛的折磨,他完成了博士学位,并写了关于黑洞的文章.【解答】46.D.考查动词短语.句意"他在一个受过高等教育的家庭__.".根据上一句Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8,1942.史蒂芬•霍金1942年1月8日出生在英国的牛津.及所给单词,可知,应该是"成长".选D.47.C.考查名词.句意"他想在大学学习数学,但牛津当时没有数学__,所以他选择了物理和化学.".根据所给单词,可知,大学,应该是"学位".选C.48.E.考查搭配.句意"他喜欢成为学校船俱乐部一员___古典音乐的一员.".根据所给单词,可知,应该是as well as除…之外(也、还).选E.49.A.考查名词.句意"经常毫无理由掉__或摔跤.".根据所给单词.可知,他生病了.应该是掉"物品".填名词items.选A.33.(4.00分)A Brief History of TimeStephen enjoyed writing books.In 1988he (50)D A Brief History in Time.This book covered modem subjects on cosmology such as the big bang and black holes in terms that could be understood by the(51)A reader.The book became very popular selling millions of (52)E and remaining on the London Sunday Times best﹣seller list for four years.He had since written many more books(53)B A Briefer History in Time,On the Shoulders of Giants,and The Universe in a Nutshell.【分析】这是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要介绍史蒂芬喜欢写书.1988年,他出版了一本时间简史.这本书涵盖了宇宙学方面的现代学科.这本书变得非常畅销.之后他又出版了很多受欢迎的书.【解答】50.D.考查动词.句意"1988年,他__了一篇简史.".根据上一句Stephen enjoyed writing books史蒂芬喜欢写书.及所给单词,可知,应该是"出版".一般过去时态,用publish的过去式published.故选:D.51.A.考查名词.句意"黑洞的术语可以被__读者理解".根据下一句The book became very popular这本书很受欢迎.及所给单词,可知,应该是"普通的".修饰名词.用形容词average.故选:A.52.E.考查名词.句意"这本书很畅销,卖了数百万___.".根据所给单词,可知,应该是"副本".millions of copies数百万册.故选:E.53.B.考查动名词.句意"此后他写了许多书,___时间简史…".根据所给单词,可知,应该是"包含".这里用动名词including做宾补.选B.四. Compete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)(共8分)34.(1.00分)The lift was stuck on the fifth floor,(five)【分析】电梯被卡在五楼上.【解答】根据The lift was stuck on the﹣﹣floor,(five)可知这里表示几楼用序数词.故填fifth.35.(1.00分)Ferries have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,(ferry)【分析】西北威尔士大雪过后渡船被取消了.【解答】根据﹣﹣have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,可知这里have是复数形式,前面主语是复数形式.故填Ferries.36.(1.00分)He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at him.(he)【分析】他有一种可怕的感觉,每个人都在嘲笑他.【解答】根据He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at﹣﹣.(he)可知这里at是一个介词,后面跟宾格形式.故填him.37.(1.00分)The students will learn from experience about the.importance of planning,(important)【分析】学生将从规划的重要性中吸取经验.【解答】根据The students will learn from experience about the﹣﹣of planning,(important)可知放在the和of之间用名词形式.故填importance.。
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2018届上海市杨浦区高考英语模拟试卷题目II .Grammar and VocabularySection AI was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in __21__ 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing.The woman looked down, ___22___(shake)her head and said:“Not so good.”My husband just lost his job and my son is up to his oldtricks again. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to get through the holidays.”Then she gave the cashier food stamps.My heart ached. I wanted to help but didn’t know how.(23)______I offer to pay for her groceries or ask for her husband’s resume?As I walked into the parking lot, I saw the women___(24)(return)her shopping cart. I remembered something in mypurse(25)________I thought could help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better.My heart pounded as I approached the woman.“Excuse me,”I said, my voice trembling a bit.“I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’regoing through a really hard time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”I handed her the small card from my purse.When the woman read the card’s only two wo rds, she began to cry. And through her tears, she said:“You have no idea(26)_______ this means to me.”I was a little startled by her reply.(27)________(not do)anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of reaction I might receive. All left for me (28)_______(say)was:“Oh. Would it be OK to give you a hug?”(29)________we embraced, I walked back to my car --and began to cry, too.The words on the card?“You Matter.”A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card(30)____ encouragement for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter card and started sharing them.Section BA. technologyB. contemporaryC. stretchedD. hiddenE. recognizedF. discoveryG. updatedH. extensiveI. countlessJ. estimatedK. definitionMost of us learn at primary school that there are seven continents, but the next generation of kids may be adding one more to that list.According to a recent paper published in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group of researchers,“Zealandia” is a new continent that’s ___31___ beneath the ocean.Zealandia is ___32___ to be five million sq km. Most of this massive area is covered by water, but its highest mountains already have their own name:New Zealand.The small country is the only part of Zealandia that isn’t underwater, but the paper’s authors want the huge landmass to be___33___ worldwide as its own continent.“The scientific va lue of classifying Zealandia as a continent is much more than just an extra name on a list,”the researchers wrotein their paper.Scientists discovered Zealandia all the way back in 1995, then started ___34___ research on the area using underwater and satellite mapping ___35___. After completing their work, they were finally able to write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.But who decides on what is a continent and what isn’t? There is, in fact, no official organization that does. Some countries’ schools teach that there are six or even five continents. This changes depending on where in the world school is.Due to their __36__ as a “continuous expanse of land”,some classify Europe and Asia as the same continent -- known as Eurasia. Schools in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe teach this.And to make things even more confusing, France and Greece, aswell as other countries, classify North America and South America as simply America.This argument over how land is defined has even ___37___ into outer space. In 201X, the International AstronomicalUnion(IAU)decided that Pluto was no longer a planet, 76 years afterits ___38___ in 1930. Experts argued that it no longer met the requirements needed to be called a planet alongside the eight othersin our solar system. It was therefore renamed a “dwarf planet(矮行星)”,meaning that ___39___ books, models and museum exhibits all over the world had to be ___40___.But will the world take the same notice of Zealandia? The bestway to tell is to keep an eye on our textbooks.Ⅲ.Reading ComprehensionSection AGood news for awkward teenagers around the world. As time goes by, you could ___41___ up like a completely different person.This comes from the longest running personality study ever___42__ by scientist. According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the UK, our personality changes so much from youth toold age that most people’s personalities in older age are barely___43___ compared to their younger selves.The researchers analyzed results from a study in 1947, which gathered 1,208 teenagers in Scotland aged 14 and asked their teachers to ___44___ their personalities based on six traits(特征) .Now, more than six decades later, the University of Edinburghteam has managed to contact 635 of the ___45___ students, and 174 agreed to have their personalities tested once more.At an average age of 76.7 years old, the group were asked to___46___ themselves on the same six personality traits, then pick a close friend or family member to do the same.By ___47___ the then-and-now test results, the researchers found that there is hardly any relationship between traits people had as teenagers and those in their older years.It was “as if the second tests had bee n given to ___48___ people,”the study’s researchers wrote in their report, which was published in journal Psychology and Aging.The results were a surprise because research in the past found personality ___49___ in people tested from childhood to middle-age, and from middle-age to older age.As the team explained, our personality appears stable over short intervals -- ___50___ so throughout adulthood. ___51___, the longer the interval between two tests of personality, the ___52___ the relationship between the two tends to be.It’s clear that more studies are needed to find out what’sgoing on here. But it could be the first ___53___ that it’s not just our cells that are being ___54___ throughout life – the way we think, feel and behave might no be as ___55___ as we once thought.41. A. hold B. wake C. end D. cheer42. A. carried out B. applied to C. participated in D. made up43. A. incredible B. accessible C. changeable D. recognizable44. A. assemble B. assess C. assume D. access45. A. alternative B. individual C. original D. separate46. A. score B. rate C. comment D. remark47. A. comparing B. reviewing C. presenting D. observing48. A. young B. similar C. amateur D. different49. A. combination B. stability C. transformation D. flexibility50. A. increasingly B. strangely C. subsequently D. obviously51. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise52. A. stronger B. closer C. further D. weaker53. A. option B. sign C. symptom D. cause54. A. replaced B. exposed C. divided D. cultivated55. A. stuck in mud B. buried in sand C. lost in thought D. setin stoneSection B(A)One way people are responding to food safety concerns is by growing their own food. However, not everyone lives on property with enough space for a private plot. One solution is community gardens, which have become popular worldwide, numbering 18,000 in North America alone. In addition to providing low-cost, delicious food, these public spaces offer cities a range of other benefits.Community gardens are located in a town or city and tended bylocal residents. Often, the land is on a vacant lot owned by the city. The site is divided into manageable plots, which may be tended by individuals or by the garden’s members collectively. Since th e landis usually publicly owned, the cost for gardeners to lease it is minimal. In fact, New York City, which is home to more than 750 community gardens tended by more than 20,000 members, charges people just $1 a year to lease a plot. Other costs involve soil, tools, seeds, fencing , and so on. However, because they’re shared by many people, individual gardeners pay very little.A community garden can quickly pay off, in terms of deliciousfruits and vegetables, in addition to beautiful flowers. Excess produce can be sold for a profit at farmers markets. But a garden’s benefit don’t stop there. They also beautify cities, foster strong relationships among residents, and lower an area’s crime rate.Award-winning spaces like London’s Culpeper Community Gar den even attract tourists. Beautiful and affordable, community gardens areoften described as oases in crowded cities.56. Community gardens are designed for those who ___.A. are concerned about food safetyB. live in a house with a private plotC. can’t afford to buy organic foodD. don’t have their own property57. New York City _____.A. is owned by 20,000 individual gardenersB. charges residents a lot to lease tools and fencingC. contains more than 750 community gardensD. is tended by professional gardeners and local residents58. What’s the benefit of community gardens?A. People can enjoy safe and delicious vegetables and animal meat.B. Residents are more familiar and related with each other.C. The neighborhood is becoming safer but of lower taste.D. People can make some profits from the visiting tourists.59. The underlined word“oases”is closest in meaning to ____.A. cultural and art centersB. popular platforms for exchangesC. peaceful and safe landsD. commercial and prosperous places(B)African SafariEssential information you need to know before booking your African Safari in Southern Africa – These tips will enhance the experience that you haveThings to Consider Before Booking an African Safari1) Book in AdvanceAfrican Safaris are now hugely popular and good safari camps often get booked out more than a year in advance, especially during the high season from July through to October. Show more…2) Choosing which game parkDifferent parks have different topography and weather patterns –this greatly affects animal movements at different times of the year. If you want to target certain species of animals, then some parks are better than others for certain species. Show more…3)Choosing which lodge or safari campA typical safari camp has between 10 and 20 beds, it is an intimate safari experience and very personalized. However, there are also hotels in some places, either inside or just outside a national park, which can sleep anyt hing up to 300 people. Show more…4)GuidingThe quality, experience and knowledge of the game at any Safari camp is almost the most important factor to consider. Good guides can transform your experience from ordinary to exceptional. Show more…5)Wh at’s the Best Time of Year to go on SafariUnderstandably as the seasons change so does the safari experience. It is highly advisable to find out the best time of year for the safari area that you are intending to visit. Prices will change dramatically between the high and the low season, so good deals are to be had in the low season but it is important to know the difference, as your experience will be vastly different. Show more…6)The PriceGoing on safari is not cheap whichever way you do it , but the price range can be enormous. Unfortunately, safaris in most cases are a case of “you pay for what you get”,Show more…7)Fly-in safari or notUsing small charter planes is sometimes an absolute necessity for camps in remote areas, where road transfers are just not practical or viable. These flights can increase the overall cost of the safari substantially but generally they are woth it and allow you the flexibility to visit a variety of safari camps in different locations. Show more…8)Use an AgentAs you can see from all the information and options detailed above, there is great deal to understand and unless you go on safari several times a year it is impossible to know all this stuff. Show more…CONTACT US NOW TO HELP PLAN YOUR SAFARIWe are qualified travel agents who know this area intimately!Click on the below buttons for some fantastic safari ideas60. Which is a determining factor in choosing a Safari camp?A. Means of transport.B. Accommodation.C. Weather patterns.D. Game guides.61. John is planning to have an African Safari in August 2018. He should book it in ______.A. July 2018B. January 2018C. July 201XD. October 201X62. Which of the following is FALSE about African Safari?A. You can have a good price but same experience if you travel in low season.B. If you visit different camps in remote areas, flights may be unavoidable.C. The more money you pay, the better experience you’ll get.D. Not all the parks have the same species of animals.(C)A busy brain can mean a hungry body. We often seek food after focused mental activity, like preparing for an exam. Researchersthink that heavy bouts of thinking drain energy from the brain, whose capacity to store fuel is very limited.So the brain, sensing that it may soon require more calories(卡路里)to keep going, apparently stimulates bodily hunger, and even though there has been little in the way of physical movement bodily hunger, and even though there has been little in the way of physical movement or calorie consumption, we eat. This process may partly account for the weight gain so commonly seen in college students.Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and another institution recently experimented with exercise to counter such immoderately post - - study food consumption.Gary Hunter, an exercise physiologist at U.A.B., oversaw the study. Hunter notes that tough activity both increases the amount of blood sugar and lactate(乳酸盐)—circulating in the blood and increases blood flow to the head. Because the brain uses sugar and lactate as fuel, researchers wondered if the increased flow of fuel-rich blood during exercise could feed an exhausted brain and reduce the urge to overeat.Thirty - - eight healthy college students were invited toU.A.B.’s exercise lab to report what their favorite pizza was. At a later date, the volunteers returned and spent 20 minutes dealing with selections from college and graduate - - school entrance exams. Next, half the students sat quietly for 15 minutes, before being given pizza. The rest of the volunteers spent those 15 minutes doing intervals on a treadmill: two minutes of hard running followed by about one minute of walking, repeated five times. Hunter says, that should stimulate the release of sugar and lactate into the bloodstream. These students were then allowed to gorge on pizza, too. But by and large, they did not overeat. In fact, the non-exercisers, however, consumed about 100 calories more.The study has limitations, of course. We only looked at lunch. Hunter says;the researchers do not know if the runners consumed extracalories at dinner. They also cannot tell whether other types of exercise would have the same effect as running, although Hunter says they suspect that if an activity causes someone to break into a sweat, it should also increase blood sugar and lactate, feeding the brainand weakening hunger’s call.63. According to the passage, ______ may cause many college students to overeat and gain weight.A. a lot of energy-consuming mental activitiesB. numerous physical movements or calorie burningC. failure to resist the temptation of delicious foodD. bodily hunger caused by physical growth64. The underlined word“counter”is closest in meaning to _____.A. stimulateB. maximizeC. balanceD. prevent65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Running is more beneficial than walking.B. Sweating in exercise can make people hungrier.C. The amount of blood sugar and lactate can affect people’s appetite.D. When the brain feels exhausted, people tend to do exercise for relaxation.66. Which of the following statements is FALSE?A. Mental activities can make people feel hungry.B. Physical exercise can make people refreshed and stay hungry.C. Sugar and lactate can help energize and restore people’s brain.D. It’s uncertain what types of exercise can effectively feedthe brain.Section CDirections : Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below . each sentence can be used only once. Notethat there are two more sentences than you need.A. When something comes from within you ,you always try your best to analyze it in a scientific way .B. Psychologists call this private speech ----language that is spoken loud but directed at yourselfC. So words to the self , spoken silently or loud , are so much more than just chatterD. We keep the private speech we use as children inside ------but we never truly put away the out=loud version .E. According to he well-known saying , talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.F. Self-talk is efficient because when we are vocal about our thoughts , it makes a larger impact on our brain.Self-talk helps us allTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful . If you’ve ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake orpracticing a speech , you’ll know the social problems it cancause.________67__________But there’s no need for embarrassment . Talking to ourselves , whether out loud or silently in our heads, is valuable . Far from being a sign of insanity , self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do , manage our activities and control our emotions.For example , take a trip to any preschool and watch a small girl playing with her toys . You are very likely to hear her talking to herself : offering herself directions and talking about her problems. ________________68_______________We do a lot of it when we are young.As children ,according to the Russian Psychologist Lev Vygotsky , we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others. As we growolder , we keep this system inside.Psychological experiments have shown that this so-called inner speech can improve our performance in tasks like telling what otherpeople are thinking . Our words give us an interesting view of our actions . One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we talk to ourselves in the second person : as “you” rather than “I”_____________69___________________If you want proof , turn to a sports channel . You’re sure to see an athlete shouting at himself or herself .Talking to ourselves seems to be a very good way of solving problems and working through ideas. Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different place , just like a regular dialogue , and might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity.Both kinds of self-talk -----silent and out loud ----seem to bring many different benefits to ourthinking ._____________70_______-Summary WritingDirections ; Read the following passage . Summarize in more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated . Use your own words as far as possible.For thousands of years , people have sailed across the oceans to trade , explore and transport goods . However , not every shiparrives at its port of destination . Weather ,war , navigation mistakes and bad luck have caused many ships to sink to the bottom of the ocean. These shipwrecks , which are estimated to number more than three million , have long fascinated us . In addition to being historically important , they sometimes contain great riches.Historical research is a key motivator for shipwreck hunters . Ships carrying documents and artifact can teach us about ancient civilizations and important events . For instance , in 1997 the Pandora , which sank in 791, was discovered off the coast ofAustralia . The findings from the ship helped us understand the events surrounding the famous mutiny (暴动) on another ship ----- the Bounty . Another important discovery off the US coast in 1996 is widely believed to be the Queen Ann’s Revenge , the flagship of the private Blackbeard.Profit is another motive for shipwreck exploration ,as companies use advanced sonar , robots and retrieval equipment to find treasure ships . One such firm is Odyssey Marine Exploration . The company has found hundreds of ships , including , in 201X , a Spanish sailingship containing 500,000 silver coins. The ship , which sank 200 years ago in the Atlantic Ocean , carried a treasure estimated to be worth $500 million . Soon after the discovery , a long legal battle over ownership rights took place between the company and the Spanish government . Cases like these are part of an ongoing debate about protecting historically important ships from treasure hunters.TranslationDirections ; Translate the following sentences intoEnglish ,using the words given in the brackets.1,新颁布的禁烟令得到了广大市民的支持。
2018年上海市杨浦区高考英语二模试卷
2018年上海市杨浦区高考英语二模试卷Listening Comprehension1.(★)A. On the playgroundB. In a department storeC. In the school buildingD. In a stadium2.(★)A.﹩518 B.﹩580 C.﹩614 D.﹩6403.(★)A. Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsenseB. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's viewsC. Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideasD. He shares the woman's views on social welfare4.(★)A. New ways to charge phonesB. The spread of false informationC. Interesting videos on WeChatD. How people enlarge their circle of friends5.(★)A. The weather report is far from the truthB. The heat continues to the end of the weekC. He will hang out at the end of the weekD. He's relieved to have gone through the hot days6.(★★)A. See the Hollywood movieB. Skip the beginning of the movieC. Go to sleep earlyD. Watch the movie advertisement7.(★★★)A. The woman has been chatting with her parents for a long time B. There is something wrong with her parents' telephoneC. It's very likely that the phone is not properly hung upD. Her parents are busy talking on the phone for 30 minutes8.(★★★)A. A big sports centre is opened to the publicB. A swimming pool has already been completedC. More facilities will be finished ahead of timeD. It has facilities will be finished ahead of time9.(★★)A. His words are not so reliableB. He is well prepared for the testC. He is well-informed and knows everythingD. He knows a lot about the school arrangement10.(★★★)A. They are raising money for their clubB. They will go on to call more peopleC. They will finish working todayD. They're glad to contribute money11.(★★★)(1)A. They can remind themselves to make full use of time B. They can keep time when they are writing a novelC. They should pay by the minute when they leaveD. They can get a clock as a gift for buying the coffee(2)A. Customers should wash their own dishes for there is no waitressB. The relaxed atmosphere attracts like-minded people to socialize thereC. Customers can bring their own snacks because no food is served thereD. Wi-Fi is unavailable because face-to-face communication is encouraged there (3)A. It has proved to be popular in both Britain and RussiaB. The pilot shop in London is not as successful as expectedC. It's not well-received in Britain because it costs moreD. It takes time to see whether British people like it or not12.(★★★)(1)A. Teach students how to avoid errors in writingB. Correct test papers on Chinese language courseC. Help foreigners to learn Chinese charactersD. Correct mistakes in students' speeches(2)A. It should be connected with a laser printerB. Essays of different styles should be stored in itC. The paper text should be changed into digital nextD. Character recognition system should be installed in it(3)A. It cannot work as efficiently and accurately as a real teacherB. It cannot appreciate the content and the beauty of languageC. It cannot use different symbols to mark different mistakesC. Its Chinese linguistic data system is not big and complete13.(★★★)(1)A. The post is really funny.B. They enjoy bullying(欺负)Bill.C. They all get along well with Bill.D. They often give likes to friend's post(2)A. He pushed Bill down the stairs.B. He made fun of the man last yearC. He made negative comments on the postD. He once hurt the man's feeling seriously.(3)A. Lead to quarrels and isolationB. Seek revenge and behave violentlyC. Improve endurance and interpersonal skillsD. Affect academic performance and emotional health(4)A. Delete his post as soon as possibleB. Apologize to Bill for his hurtful postC. Convince Bill of his well-meant actionD. Stop posting anything about Bill for a whileGrammar and vocabulary Section A Directions: 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 blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.14.(★★★)When it comes to innovative countries, we always think of placeslike the US, the UK and Germany. However, Israel is also a global leader(1)innovation.According to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017,Israel is the second (2)(innovative) nation in the world, just after Switzerland.Many of us (3) not be aware, but technologies developed in Israel have changed our lives. For example, antivirus software (4) protects our computers was first developed in Israel in the 1970s, according to The Telegraph. In addition, features on our mobile phones such as voicemail and SMS were also developed in Israel.So it comes as no surprise that Israel plans to use its innovative strength (5)(power) the cooperation with China in the Belt and Road Initiative.(6)Israel is needed, it will spare no effort to contribute to the project, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyabu during his visit to China in March,according to Xinhua News Agency.Many Israeli environmental technology companies have already set up facilities in Shandong province,(7)(bring) Israeli techniques to many areas such as recycling water for agricultural use, reported the Times of Israel.(8)(found) on very dry land, Israel had been worried about water for a very long time. However, in recent years, the quality and quantity of water in Israel(9)(improve), with the help of techniques that turn Mediterranean seawater and wastewater into usable water.In fact, such innovations have led to more and more Chinese students(10)(seek) quality higher education in Israle. "When Chinese students who study here go back home, they will be in positions to influence China-Israel relationships in the future," Emma Afterman, manager of Israel-China Academic Relations at the Council for Higher Education, told the Jerusalem Post.Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.15.(★★) Parents have been concerned about their kids' use of technology since the dawn of technology-or at least since the invention of the transistor radio in the 1950s.Today, technology is everywhere, and kids are growing up (1)to their smartphones, tablets and laptops in ways that '50s moms and dads could never have dreamed of. Parental concern has grown along with this tech(2). But now, even those in the industry are wondering if technology has taken a truly (3) hold on all of us ---and especially children.No less than Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gats, wrote aneditorial in the Washington Post last summer expressing regret for the Pandora's Box she and her husband helped open. "I spent my career in technology. I wasn't prepared for its effect on my kids." She wrote. "Phones and apps aren't good or bad by themselves, but for adolescents who don't' yet have the emotional tools to deal with life's complication and (4), they can add to the difficulties of growing up."A study, which came out this year, looked at yearly surveys of 8th, 10th and12th graders in the U. S.between 1991-2016, and (5) markers of psychological well-being, such as self-esteem, life satisfaction and happiness. It found that such well-being suddenly decreased after 2012-just at the tie that the use of smarphone and social media (6). There was a direct correlation between the amount of time spent on electronics andunhappiness. Happiness was highest among kids who participated in sports,followed by in-person socializing and (7) services. The lowest? Online computer games-the abuse of which has recently been (8) a recognized mental health disorder by the World Health Organization-and social media.Early this year, big players formerly of tech companies such as Google and Facebook created the Center for Humane Technology and, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media,(9) a full media and advertising attack on the very industry they had a hand in building. Their initiative, the Truth about Tech, is pouring millions of dollars into a(n)(10) to warn parents, teachers and students that the technology they use is in fact engineered to addict them.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.16.(★★★)If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be? This is usually just a theoretical question. The idea of suddenly taking the form of your neighbor, a celebrity or even your dog is fun to think about, but seemingly impossible to (1).Yet a few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin ofanother person, thanks to an unusual virtual reality device. "The first seconds are just overwhelming," says Rikke Fances Wahl, a woman who (2) became a man. "It feels mysterious. You start to feel more and more comfortable in it,and you start to really get the (3) of how it would be if it were your body."Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping(替换)experiment at the Be Another lab, a project developed by a groupof artists based in Barcelona. She (4) her new body using a machinecalled The Machine to be Another. The set-up is relatively simple. Both users put on a virtual reality headset with a camera installed to the top of it. The video from each camera is piped to the other person, so what you see is the exact viewof your (5). If she moves her arm, you see it. If you move you arm,she sees it. To get used to seeing another person's body without actually having control of it, participants start by moving their arms and legs very slowly, so that the other can follow along.(6), this kind of slow, synchronized (同步)movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as though they were living in another person's body. "It was so natural," Wahl says, laughing,"and at the same time it was so unnatural."Interestingly, using such technology (7) to alter people's behaviour afterwards-potentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be (8) in fighting implicit racism(隐性种族歧视). Researchers at the University of Barcelona gave people a questionnaire called the Implicit Association Test, which measures the strength of people's associations.Another study showed that using the so-called "rubber hand illusion(错觉)" can have the same (9). When that rubber hand is a colour unlike their skin,participants (10) lower on tests for implicit racism than when they watched a hand of the same skin colour.The idea is that once you've "put yourself in another's shoes" you're less likelyto think (11) of them, because your brain has (12) the feelingof being that person.Wahl says that she'd jump at the chance to swap bodies with someone again. "Iwould really, really (13) it to everyone, everyone should try this thing," she says. "We all have different feelings and points of views about things," says Pointeau, "and it's really strongly related to our (14)experience. With this kind of experience we can (15) empathy-the actionof understanding, but also maybe help people better understand themselves too."(1)A. execute B. excuse C. explore D. exhibit(2)A. contemporarily B. permanently C. temporarily D. secretly(3)A. passion B. fantasy C. familiarity D. energy(4)A. inherited B. altered C. endured D. acquired(5)A. reflection B. partner C. colleague D. image(6)A. Consciously B. Constantly C. Eventually D. Equivalently(7)A. requires B. prefers C. promises D. volunteers(8)A. progressive B. informative C. realistic D. effective(9)A. impact B. instruction C. initiative D. intention(10)A. analyzed B. scored C. predicted D. valued(11)A. highly B. ill C. straight D. fairly(12)A. expressed B. mixed C. internalized D. deleted(13)A. connect B. advertise C. register D. recommend(14)A. bodily B. sensitive C. mental D. initial(15)A. endure B. promote C. honor D. identifySection B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.17.(★★)A British hospital director told me he was hunting for staff to replace the foreign doctors and nurses leaving because of Brexit(脱欧). He hadn't found many qualified Britons queuing to replace them.In an age when the "war for talent" is a global business trend, the UK is fighting a war against talent. But if I were a Brexiter, I'd say: Brexit Should be the prompt for Britain to finally start training enough of its own talent. If UK wants to avoid economic decline, it will need to train far more of its own nurses,construction workers, architects, etc. For a country whose policy has always been not to educate the working class, that would be a reversal of history.Before Brexit, high-skilled immigrants staffed world-class British sectors such as the City of London and the creative economy. In healthcare, the UK developed a brilliant way: let a poor country like Romania fund a nurse's education, then underpay her to look after sick Brits. Low-skilled immigrants eager to work all hours for little money gave the UK cafes and corner shops that seldom closed. Low-skilled Britons could have done these jobs, but mostly didn't.The coming wave of British talent is largely immigrant too: the kids who have made London's state schools the UK's best, plus the offspring of Russian, Chinese and other foreign elites(精英)who fill private schools. Many of these would love to stay and make the UK richer.But Brexiters want to cut immigration. The obvious solution: equip working-classBrits to do jobs from nursing to banking. Jonathan Portes, economics professor at King's College London said: "The problem of UK vocational education has been known for at least a century. We've always neglected it." In fact, in August the UK removed the state bursary(助学金)for people training to be nurses, midwives and speech therapists. Students now have to fund courses themselves, then earn a low salary for a lifetime.If Britain doesn't upskill its workers fast, it will lose skilled jobs. It will continue to have the world's best universities per capita only if it can find enough Britons to replace foreign academics who leave the UK. Much the same applies to finance or design. Meanwhile, low-skilled foreign fruit pickers have already melted away since the pound plunged. With few Britons queuing to replace them, much of this year's produce rotted in the fields. So the likely post-Brexit outcome is a UK that cannot keep itself in the style to which it has become accustomed. The war against talent will probably leave Britain looking a bit more like today's English seaside towns, or most of the country in the 1970s:culturally homogeneous(同种类的), relatively poor and under-serviced.(1)The UK is fighting a war against talent because .A. skilled immigrants leave the country after BrexitB. it doesn't have enough fund to train its own citizensC. too many qualified Britons are queuing for creative jobsD. it is trying a different approach to attracting talent(2)Which is FALSE about the situation in the UK before Brexit?A. Hospitals employed many immigrant nurses.B. Much attention was paid to the nurse training.C. Many Brits were unwilling to do low-paid jobsD. Immigrant elites could find creative and decent jobs(3)What can we learn from the passage?A. Most well-educated immigrants had no plan to stay in the UKB. The government now gives nurses-to-be some financial supportC. A lot of fruits rotted in the fields for the lack of skilled fruit pickers.D. The outflow of talent only existed in the field of education and healthcare (4)According to the writer, the post-Brexit Britain is likely toA. be as rich and powerful as it used to beB. be as convenient as it was before BrexitC. be different in style but the same in essenceD. go backward in economy and social service.18.(★★)(1)The four drones(无人机)are listed in order of .A. popularityB. salesC. priceD. size(2)If you want to share what you shoot on WeChat within the shortest time,is recommended.A. DJI Mavic Pro 4K Foldable Camera DroneB. DJI Spark Alpine WhiteC. DJI Phantom 4 4K Camera DroneD. ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone(3)Among the four type, ProFlight Maverick Folding Camera Drone has a unique feature that .A. its maximum speed is the highestB. users can pilot it just by moving fingersC. it can be controlled by a smartphoneD. it takes up the least space when folded19.(★★)It's almost spring, the time of year when the change in seasons could lead to some pretty fascinating cloud activity in the sky. NASA and the GLOBE Program are inviting you to take part in a citizen science cloud observation challenge. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education programthat provides students and the public with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process.From March 15through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to10cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of the other data entry options (for trained GLOBE members). Challenge participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist in a video posted on the GLOBE Program's website and on social media."The GLOBE Program is offering this challenge to show people how important it is to NASA to have citizen scientist observations: observations from the ground up," said Marile Colon Robles, lead for the GLOBE Clouds team at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. "We're going from winter to spring, so the types of storms will change, which will also change the types of clouds.Researchers use, and value, this citizen science cloud data because it helps to [validate] data from Earth-observing instruments. Scientists at Langley work with a set of six instruments known as the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES)Even though CERES' instruments use advanced technology, it is not always easy for researchers to positively identify all types of clouds in their images. For example, it can be difficult to differ thin, wispy cirrus clouds(细小的卷云)from snow since both are cold and bright; even more so when cirrus clouds are above a surface with patchy snow(片状雪)or snow cover. One solution to this problem is to look at satellite images from a particular area and compare them to data submitted by citizen scientists on the ground."Looking at what an observer recorded as clouds and looking at their surface observations really helps us better understand the images that were matched from the satellite," said Colon Robles.You don't have to be a cloud-gazing professional to participate. For those who want to be part of the challenge but don't have a lot of experience identifying clouds, Colon Robles offers the following advice: "Just go outside." The more clouds you observe, she said, the more comfortable you'll be collecting data.(1)Why do researchers launch the cloud observation challenge?A. The GLOBE Program is badly short of hands.B. The technology CERES uses is not that advancedC. Scientists can compare data from different instruments.D. Cirrus clouds are difficult to identify when with snow cover(2)The underlined word "validate" is closest in meaning to .A. create B. cancel C. count D. confirm(3)Which of the following is TRUE?A. Citizen observers can only submit their data by means of an appB. Observers submitting the most observations can get a special prizeC. Observations from the ground are not as valuable as satellite imagesD. The data collected by citizen scientists will be posted on social media(4)Which is the best title for the passage?A. NASA Employs New membersB. Cloud Activities Bring a New ChallengeC. Citizens Gain Experience through ObservationD. Professionals Teach You to Observe CloudsSection C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.20.(★★) A new report by the World Bank shows that the effects of climate change could force 140 million people to move within their countries by 2050.The report looked at three developing regions of the world-sub-Saharan Africa,South Asia and Latin America.(1).Climate migrants are people who are forced to move within their country because of water scarcity, crop failure, rising sea levels and storm surges due to climate change.(2) It is important to help people make good decisions about whether to stay where they are or move to new locations where they are less vulnerable.The report noted that the effects of climate change will often force people to move from rural areas suffering from droughts or crop failures to cities where there are different opportunities.(3) "Without the right planning and support,people migrating from rural areas into cities could be facing new and even more dangerous risks," said Kanta Jumari Rigaud, the report's team lead. " (4)" Rigaud added.The report recommends key actions to help prevent wide-scale climate migration:cutting global greenhouse gas emissions; improving development planning at the local level for climate migration; and investing in data to better understand climate migration trends in each country. The report notes that any rise in climate migration will be in addition to millions of other migrants within countries, moving for economic, social, political or other reasons.Summary Writing21.(★★★)Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It is universally true that all parents in the world love theirchildren. However, as parents' views of life vary, they show their love in different ways.The monarch type of parents are intolerant and self-centered. They lay down regulations in the family for their children to observe. Furthermore, they insist that their children should act upon them without question. With a frim belief in their own philosophy of life, they have little respect for others' opinions,least of all, their children's. the sentence they say most frequently to their children is, "you should do this."Contrary to the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents revolve around their children all the time. They are soft, good-natured, and easy-going. They never deny their children any wish, and cheerfully run to buy anything their children ask for. They are happy so long as their children are content. With the sincere belief that love means sacrifice, they are ready to give up anything or their children's sake. With their children at the center of their lives, they always ask, "What else can we do for you?"The friend-type parents, as the term implies, treat their children as friends. They are generous and wise. Like good friends ,they discuss with their children the latest news, share their children's interests, and listenattentively to their children's expression of emotion, whether it is anger, fear,joy or sorrow. They have a close relationship with their children while stickingto their principled stand. They discuss problems with their children rather than provide ready solution. They respect their children as their equals. They often say: "Let's put out heads together and see what we can do".There is o doubt that children welcome the third type of parents, for a free,friendly, and sympathetic atmosphere at home is most favorable to the developmentof youngsters both in body and in mind. All parents should re-examine and change some of their ways of showing their love if they want their children to grow up happily and healthily.Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, usingthe words given in the brackets.22.(★★★)据报道数以百计的消防员正在参加营救行动.(Hundreds)23.(★★★★)这位伟大的科学家以他杰出的学术成就,坚强的意志和乐观的态度著称于世.(known)24.(★★★★)贸易战是一场不符合任何一方利益的争斗,只会导致严重后果和负面影响.(serve)25.(★★★)当脸书首席执行官(CEO)为泄露其用户个人信息而道歉的时候,信息安全再一次成为公众热议的话题.(apologize)Guided Writing26.(★★)Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.请根据图内容,结合生活实例,谈谈你的看法.。
【真卷】2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷含参考答案
2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷一. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共30 分)1.(6.00分)Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)1.2.3.4.5.6.二. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分)2.(1.00分)A.Cola.B.Milk.C.Tea.D.Coffee.3.(1.00分)A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.After school.D.Two hours.4.(1.00分)A.He has a headache.B.He has a heart attack.C.He has a stomachache.D.He has a high fever.5.(1.00分)A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.D.By underground.6.(1.00分)A.He doesn't like the color.B.He wants a cheaper one.C.It's of poor quality.D.It's the wrong size.7.(1.00分)A.At the office.B.At the cafe.C.At the classroom.D.At somewhere quiet.8.(1.00分)A.A fashion designer.B.A travel agent.C.A shop assistant.D.A private pilot.9.(1.00分)A.The boy is going to go to the sports center this evening.B.The boy won't do the science homework this evening,C.Linda is going to watch the basketball match with the boy.D.It won5t take a long time to get to the sports centre.10.(6.00分)Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判! 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示)15.There are four different age groups that play water polo(水球).16.The under 16s train on Mondays and Thursdays.17.Water polo matches are played on Saturdays mornings.18.You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 16s.19.To join the club,you need to bring a photo and a form.20.Tyrone is phoning for some information about the water polo club.11.(10.00分)Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)21.Jungle Fever is an based on a TV documentary.22.The young man in the film Swim goes to the to take lessons.23.If you want to enter the competition,just and answer ten questions.24.This time the program is offering as a prize.25.The prize will be given out by the second week.二. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(共20,分)12.(1.00分)Which of the following words is pronounced as /fens/?()A.fans B.fence C.face D.fax13.(1.00分)Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?()A.horrible B.lose C.fond D.lock14.(1.00分)The park was full of people who were enjoying________ in the sunshine.()A.they B.them C.their D.themselves15.(1.00分)The young couple haven't bought any_______ for their new house.()A.table B.window C.lamp D.furniture16.(1.00分)Could you do me________ favour ﹣would you feed my dog this weekend?()A.a B.an C.the D./17.(1.00分)________ Hawaii and California have a lot of earthquakes.()A.Neither B.Both C.Either D.Not only18.(1.00分)Last weekend I met a foreigner in the street and showed him the way________ English.()A.with B.on C.in D.by19.(1.00分)A right fashionable scarf,necklace,belt etc.can add variety________ simple clothes.()A.for B.by C.with D.to20.(1.00分)We don't get many customers on Mondays ﹣Saturday isour________ day.()A.busy B.busier C.busiest D.the busiest21.(1.00分)More schools in the area have agreed________ the National Walkout Plan.()A.to support B.supporting C.support D.supported22.(1.00分)It was so frightening.I could feel you________ with fear.()A.shaking B.to shake C.shaken D.to shaking23.(1.00分)________ honest boy Tom is! He found a bag fill of cash and immediately returned it.()A.What B.What a C.What an D.How24.(1.00分)Our English teacher looks________ younger with her new hairstyle,don't you think?()A.much B.so C.very D.too25.(1.00分)In most countries cigarettes________ to anyone under 18.()A.don't sell B.are not soldC.didn't sell D.were not sold26.(1.00分)________ we change the way we travel,we will have serious environmental problems.()A.Although B.Unless C.Because D.Until27.(1.00分)Simon________ the piano for ages when he gave his first concert.()A.has played B.is playing C.had played D.will play28.(1.00分)In my job I________ wear a uniform.I don't mind because it's quite smart.()A.have to B.ought to C.can D.may29.(1.00分)﹣________are you having a party?﹣It's my fourteenth birthday,and I want to celebrate it.()A.When B.How old C.What D.Why30.(1.00分)﹣Let's go out for dinner tonight.﹣________.()A.Friday will be fine for me too.B.Yes,the food was very good.C.Sorry,but I cannot make it today.D.I don't,I prefer football.31.(1.00分)﹣I'm interested in paintings of wild animals.﹣﹣﹣________.()A.I'm afraid I don't like that idea.B.So do I.Do you have any other hobbies?C.That's amazing.I love old paintings too.D.We have some famous paintings of tigers.三. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格.每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次)(共8分)32.(4.00分)Early LifeStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8,1942.He(46)in a highly educated family.Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname "Einstein." He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn't have a math(47)at the time so he chose physics and chemistry instead.Stephen found college coursework to be very easy.He enjoyed being a member of the schools boat club (48)classical music.In October 1962he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall.It was at this time that his illness started to show up.His speech became unclear and he became very clumsy,often dropping(49)or falling for no reason.However,he finished his PhD and wrote about black holes in his graduation paper.33.(4.00分)A Brief History of TimeStephen enjoyed writing books.In 1988he (50) A Brief History in Time.This book covered modem subjects on cosmology such as the big bang andblack holes in terms that could be understood by the(51)reader.The book became very popular selling millions of (52)and remaining on the London Sunday Times best﹣seller list for four years.He had since written many more books(53) A Briefer History in Time,On the Shoulders of Giants,and The Universe in a Nutshell.四. Compete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)(共8分)34.(1.00分)The lift was stuck on the floor,(five)35.(1.00分)have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,(ferry)36.(1.00分)He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at.(he)37.(1.00分)The students will learn from experience about the.of planning,(important)38.(1.00分)Several long﹣awaited movies will finally in the theatres this month,(arrival)39.(1.00分)Pushing kids so hard from such an early age is likely to have some results (harm)40.(1.00分)The flowers are arranged in a classic basket (beautiful)41.(1.00分)You must keep to the rules even if you think they're.(fair)五. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求,改写下列句子.似-67题每空格限填一词.68题注意句首大写)(共14分)’42.(2.00分)I have never learned to fly kites.(改为一般疑问句)you.learned to fly kites?43.(2.00分)Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879.(就划线部分提问)Thomas Edison invent in 1879?44.(2.00分)She was late for the meeting because her car stopped working in the road.(保持句意基本不变)She was late for the meeting because her car in the road.45.(2.00分)A self﹣driving car killed a woman as she walked her bicycle across a street.(改为被动语态)A woman by a self﹣driving car as she walked her bicycle across a street.46.(2.00分)My sister can sing better than I do.(保持句意基本不变)I can't sing so my sister does.47.(2.00分)Mum asked,"Why are you wearing Linda's clothes?"(改为宾语从句)Mum asked me why wearing Linda's clothes.48.(2.00分)was,speak,so angry,he,my father,could hardly,that (连词成句)六. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)(共50 分)49.(12.00分)Choose the best answer (根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案)Cruises are becoming more and more popular,with around 20million passengers per year now enjoying holidays on board luxury (奢侈的)ships.More people see a cruise as the perfect way to sit back and do nothing,and enjoy time off work.But what is the effect on the environment of this trend?Although it usually takes less energy for a vehicle to move through water than over land,cruise ships are often massive,with the biggest ones carrying up to 6,000passengers.Moving such large vehicles requires huge engines which bum as much as 300,000litres of fuel a day.One scientist has calculated that cruise ships create as much pollution as 5million cars going over the same distance.Because they are out at sea,they also burn dirtier fuel that isn't allowed on land.Unfortunately,no government has control over the amount of air pollution out at sea.Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish,and cruise ships aren't usually good at recycling.Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured directly into the sea ﹣as much per day as from a small town.Waste food from restaurants isn't put into the sea,but still causes problems when brought back to the land.Cruise ships also cause difficulties in the cities where they stop.Populardestinations can get five or six ships per day,with thousands of tourists at a time.Good for restaurants?No.Restaurant owners complain that the visitors look around for a few hours and then return to their ship to eat.What's more,the crowds can put off other tourists,who complain that the streets are too busy.Some towns have banned (禁止)cruise ships or put a limit on the number that can stop at the same time.People who care about the environment worry that as the cruise industry continues to grow,so too will the issues for our planet.69.The underlined word "trend" is closest in meaning to.A.problemB.eventC.decisionD.change70.The biggest cruise can hold about passengers.A.20,000,000B.6,000C.300,000D.5,000,00071.Cruise ships cause a lot of air pollution because.A.they carry large numbers of cars and passengers as wellB.it takes more energy to move through water than over landC.they use types of fuel that are not allowed on landD.their engines are not as powerful as those of other vehicles72.How is waste water dealt with on cruise ships?A.It's brought into a town.B.It's properly recycled.C.It's thrown away at sea.D.It's stored in the ships.73.Why are cruise ship passengers not popular in some cities?A.They don't spend money on meals.B.They fill up the restaurants and make noise.C.They complain when the city is too crowded.D.They are sometimes rude to other tourists.74.The purpose of the passage is to.A.introduce a new way of travellingB.encourage people to try cruise shipsC.advise governments to ban cruise shipsD.explain some problems cruise ships cause七.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)50.(12.00分)It happened one spring morning.I woke up and went downstairs.My mum asked me if I wanted some orange juice."Yes,thanks," I replied,but my voice had changed! It sounded very deep.I was quite (75),and so was the dog! But my mum just smiled and said,"Oh,that's just your voice breaking."Breaking?That did not sound good! So at school that day,I asked my biology teacher what was happening,"Don't worry.It's(76)common!" she said."Sound is made by the mouth as the air is (77)out through the voice box,which is in the neck.As you grow older,the voice box grows larger and thicker.When you are a teenager,there can be a(78)"But my sister is older than me,and her voice is still the same,' I said,a little (79)."The change is bigger in boys,so you notice it more.Girls,voices only change a little,so it is hard to tell the (80)."Now I like my new voice.But the dog still is not sure!75.A.excited B.embarrassed C.surprised D.satisfied 76.A.especially B.probably C.hardly D.completely77.A.pushed B.turned C.taken D.picked78.A.common mistake B.sudden change C.similarexperienceD.slowprocess79.A.angry B.confused C.calm D.frightened 80.A.truth B.reason C.secret D.difference八.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)(14分)51.(14.00分)Today we're going to school by bus as usual.We normally leave home at 8a.m.,but we're leaving (81)e because we're testing some new devices for this month's report.All these devices are useful when you're travelling.So,what have we got?﹣First up is the Briefskate.It's made of wood,so it looks like a normal skateboard,but you can open the top.Inside there's (82)s for books and a mobile or an iPad.In my opinion,it's useful and fun,but Tina and I can't skate,so we can't test it…The (83)n device is the UE Boom 2.It's a small speaker with a really big sound! It's about the size of a can of drink,so you carry it with you easily and enjoy listening to your music.It's powerful enough to (84)f a large room with music,so you can have a party wherever you are! And the battery lasts for fifteen hours.Taking selfies (自拍)is fun,but sometimes you'd like your selfie stick to be just a little bit longer.Well,the Nixie is the perfect device for you! It's a camera that flies! You (85)w it on your arm like a watch,so it's easy to carry.When you're (86)r to take a photo,you let it go and it flies up into the air.It knows where you are and it can follow you to take some awesome photos.It then comes back down,you catch it and put it back on your aim.Simple! The Nixie isn't (87)a to buy yet,but you can put your name on the list to get one as soon as they're on sale.九. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)(12分)52.(12.00分)How to be a safe and smart SEARCHERSeveral keywords will help to find better results.Use more than one keyword when you are doing a search.If you want to find out about seagulls,for example,search for and not just "seagull" ﹣because seagull might also be the name of just about anything else,from a hotel to a documentary film.Exact references can help you find what you're looking for.If you are looking for anexact phrase or sentence,e.g.,type it between quotation marks ("")and only exact matches will be shown.This is useful when you want to find something you've already seen but lost.Avoid common words like "a"or "the",in a search.These aren't always helpful and are usually unnecessary.Remove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol (﹣).For example,would leave out all references to hotels and films..Make sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly.The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results ﹣especially when the mistyped word exists.Have a filter (过滤、程序).It's a good idea to filter your searches,especially when you are searching for pictures.Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system.There are lots of filtering software options available.Experiment with different search engines until you find the one that's best for you.Some search engines personalise the results.So check out the option of using a search engine that doesn't do this and you will get different results.Reliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet.Always ask yourself,"Is this reliable?" Don't make the mistake of believing everything you see.Some websites are unreliable and some information is false.Check your information on other websites before accepting it.88.This is an article written for adults,isn't it?89.If you want to find out about peaches,what keywords may help you find better results?90.How can we get exact matches when we are looking for an exact phrase?91.What can be filled in the blank?92.What is especially important for picture searches?93.Write three DON'Ts about safe and smart search.Don't.Don't.Don't十. Writing (作文)(共20 分)53.(20.00分)In 60to 120words,write a review about a hotel you stayed at.(根据所给提示针对你曾经住过的宾馆,写一篇60﹣120个词的评论,标点符号不占格)'In your review,you may include:﹣the name of the hotel﹣the price﹣what you liked about it what you didn't like about it﹣where you got the information about it ﹣your recommendation (推荐)(注意:短文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、校名及其他相关信息否则不予评分.)2018年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析一. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共30 分)1.(6.00分)Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)1.略2.略3.略4.略5.略6.略【分析】略【解答】略二. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分)2.(1.00分)A.Cola.B.Milk.C.Tea.D.Coffee.【分析】略【解答】略3.(1.00分)A.Every day.B.Once a week.C.After school.D.Two hours.【分析】略【解答】略4.(1.00分)A.He has a headache.B.He has a heart attack.C.He has a stomachache.D.He has a high fever.【分析】略【解答】略5.(1.00分)A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.D.By underground.【分析】略【解答】略6.(1.00分)A.He doesn't like the color.B.He wants a cheaper one.C.It's of poor quality.D.It's the wrong size.【分析】略【解答】略7.(1.00分)A.At the office.B.At the cafe.C.At the classroom.D.At somewhere quiet.【分析】略【解答】略8.(1.00分)A.A fashion designer.B.A travel agent.C.A shop assistant.D.A private pilot.【分析】略【解答】略9.(1.00分)A.The boy is going to go to the sports center this evening.B.The boy won't do the science homework this evening,C.Linda is going to watch the basketball match with the boy.D.It won5t take a long time to get to the sports centre.【分析】略【解答】略10.(6.00分)Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判! 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示)15.There are four different age groups that play water polo(水球).16.The under 16s train on Mondays and Thursdays.17.Water polo matches are played on Saturdays mornings.18.You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 16s.19.To join the club,you need to bring a photo and a form.20.Tyrone is phoning for some information about the water polo club.【分析】略【解答】略11.(10.00分)Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)21.Jungle Fever is an略based on a TV documentary.22.The young man in the film Swim goes to the略to take lessons.23.If you want to enter the competition,just略and answer ten questions.24.This time the program is offering略as a prize.25.The prize will be given out by the second week略.【分析】略【解答】略二. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(共20,分)12.(1.00分)Which of the following words is pronounced as /fens/?()A.fans B.fence C.face D.fax【分析】下面哪个单词发音是/fens/?【解答】fans[fænz],迷;fence[fens]栅栏;face [feis]脸;fax[fæks]传真;根据要求下面哪一个单词发音是[fens];故选:B.13.(1.00分)Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?()A.horrible B.lose C.fond D.lock【分析】下面单词下划线部分发音哪个不一样?【解答】考查语音.A.horrible[ˈhɔrəbl].B.lose[lu:z].C.fond[fɒnd].D.lock[lɔk].A,C,D选项划线部分发/ɔ/.B选项划线部分发/u:/.因此划线部分发音不同的一项是B.故选:B.14.(1.00分)The park was full of people who were enjoying________ in the sunshine.()A.they B.them C.their D.themselves【分析】公园里满是在阳光下玩得高兴的人.【解答】你此考查反身代词,they 他们;人称代词主格,在句首作主语;them 是人称代词宾格,做代词或介词的宾语;their他们的,形容词性物主代词,放于名词前做定语,表示所属关系;themselves他们自己,反身代词;此题中enjoyoneself 是固定用法,玩得高兴,再根据前面people 以及were 可知是复数,故应该用反身代词themselves.故选:D.15.(1.00分)The young couple haven't bought any_______ for their new house.()A.table B.window C.lamp D.furniture【分析】这对年轻的夫妇还没有给他们的新家置办一点家具.【解答】table 桌子,可数名词;window窗户,可数名词;lamp ,可数名词;furniture家具,不可数名词,集体名词.根据此题空前面any 后应该加可数名词复数或不可数名词,A,B,C 都是可数的名词,没有用复数,排除.故选:D.16.(1.00分)Could you do me________ favour ﹣would you feed my dog this weekend?()A.a B.an C.the D./【分析】你能帮我一个忙吗?这个周末你能为我喂狗吗?【解答】此题考查不定冠词用法,a 、an 都表示一个,a用于辅音音素开头的单词前,an用于元音音素开头的单词前,此题中帮某人一个忙是do sb a favour ,favour是以辅音音素开头的单词,故用a;故选:A.17.(1.00分)________ Hawaii and California have a lot of earthquakes.()A.Neither B.Both C.Either D.Not only【分析】夏威夷和加利福尼亚都有很多地震.【解答】neither 两个都不;both 两个都;either两个中的一个;not only…but also 不但..而且;句中have可知主语是复数形式,Hawaii and California是两个地方,故用both.故选:B.18.(1.00分)Last weekend I met a foreigner in the street and showed him theway________ English.()A.with B.on C.in D.by【分析】上周末我在街上遇到一个外国人,我用英语向他指引了道路.【解答】by 通过某种方式,被..;with 伴随,带有,和某人;in在..里面;后面加颜色,表示穿某个同颜色的衣服;用某种语言;on在..上面;此题用英语是固定用法in English.故选:C.19.(1.00分)A right fashionable scarf,necklace,belt etc.can add variety________ simple clothes.()A.for B.by C.with D.to【分析】款式新颖的围巾、项链、腰带等,可为简单的衣服增添花样.【解答】for为了;by 通过某种方式,被..;with 伴随,带有,和某人;to 表方向;此题考查固定用法,增添是add to,句意是增添了普通衣服的花样.故选:D.20.(1.00分)We don't get many customers on Mondays ﹣Saturday is our________ day.()A.busy B.busier C.busiest D.the busiest【分析】我们周一没有顾客,周六是我们最忙的一天.【解答】结合语境推断句意是"我们周一没有顾客,周六是我们最忙的一天." ,根据句意判断此处用形容词最高级,形容词最高级前有物主代词时,省略定冠词the.故选:C.21.(1.00分)More schools in the area have agreed________ the National Walkout Plan.()A.to support B.supporting C.support D.supported【分析】该地区的更多学校已经同意支持全国罢工计划.【解答】根据More schools in the area have agreed________ the National Walkout Plan.可知这里考查agree to do sth表示同意做某事.故选:A.22.(1.00分)It was so frightening.I could feel you________ with fear.()A.shaking B.to shake C.shaken D.to shaking【分析】太可怕了.我能感觉到你害怕得发抖.【解答】根据It was so frightening.I could feel you________ with fear.可知句子考查feel sb doing sth表示感觉某人正在做某事.故选:A.23.(1.00分)________ honest boy Tom is! He found a bag fill of cash and immediately returned it.()A.What B.What a C.What an D.How【分析】汤姆是个多么诚实的孩子啊!他发现一袋装满现金的袋子并立即归还.【解答】根据﹣﹣honest boy Tom is! 可知这是一个感叹句,修饰的中心词是一个可数名词boy,前面被形容词honest修饰,故用what,因honest是以元音音素开头的单词,故前面加冠词an.故选:C.24.(1.00分)Our English teacher looks________ younger with her new hairstyle,don't you think?()A.much B.so C.very D.too【分析】我们的英语老师换了新发型,看起来年轻多了,你不觉得吗?【解答】此题考查much 修饰形容词比较级;so 如此;very非常,too太;这几个词都只能修饰形容词原级;much可以修饰形容词比较级,表示一种程度;look 是系动词,后面加形容词yonger ,根据语境表达"年轻多了",应该用much修饰形容词比较级.故选:A.25.(1.00分)In most countries cigarettes________ to anyone under 18.()A.don't sell B.are not soldC.didn't sell D.were not sold【分析】在大多数国家,香烟不卖给18岁以下的任何人.【解答】首先根据语境推测句意是"在大多数国家,香烟不卖给18岁以下的任何人.",句子表述的是一般性的事实,所以用一般现在时,主语是动作的承受者,所以用被动语态,一般现在时被动语态的构成是:主语+am/is/are+动词的过去分词,否定句在am/is/are后面直接加not.故选:B.26.(1.00分)________ we change the way we travel,we will have serious environmental problems.()A.Although B.Unless C.Because D.Until【分析】除非我们改变我们出行的方式,否则我们将会面对严重的环境问题.【解答】本题考查的是从属连词的辨析.根据语境推测句意是"除非我们改变我们出行的方式,否则我们将会面对严重的环境问题."从句意来看,这里需要一个表假设的连词,说明后句是表假设的条件状语从句,结合选项,unless可以引导一个表假设的条件状语从句,意为"除非",相当于if not.althoug"虽然",because"因为",until"直到"都不符合句意.故选:B.27.(1.00分)Simon________ the piano for ages when he gave his first concert.()A.has played B.is playing C.had played D.will play【分析】西蒙在举办第一次音乐会之前已经弹钢琴好几年了.【解答】结合语境推测句意是"西蒙在举办第一次音乐会之前已经弹钢琴好几年了.",根据时间状语for ages when he gave his first concert判断主句动作发生在过去的过去,所以用过去完成时,构成是:had+动词的过去分词.故选:C.28.(1.00分)In my job I________ wear a uniform.I don't mind because it's quite smart.()A.have to B.ought to C.can D.may【分析】在我的工作中,我必须穿制服.我不介意,因为它很整齐.【解答】考查情态动词.A不得不、必须.B应该.C能.D可能.结合语境"在我的工作中,我__穿制服.我不介意,因为它很整齐.".可知,应该是"必须、不得不".故选:A.29.(1.00分)﹣________are you having a party?﹣It's my fourteenth birthday,and I want to celebrate it.()A.When B.How old C.What D.Why【分析】你为什么要开个聚会?我过十四岁生日.我想庆祝一下.【解答】when什么时间;how old多大年龄了;what 什么;why为什么;根据句意答语我过十四岁生日.我想庆祝一下.回答的是原因,可知提问为什么开聚会.故选:D.30.(1.00分)﹣Let's go out for dinner tonight.﹣________.()A.Friday will be fine for me too.B.Yes,the food was very good.C.Sorry,but I cannot make it today.D.I don't,I prefer football.【分析】今晚让我们一起出去吃饭吧.对不起,恐怕今天我不能去.【解答】A选项的意思是周五对我来说也合适;B选项意为:是的食物很好;C 选项的意思是抱歉,恐怕今天我不能去;D选项的意思是我不,我更喜欢足球.此题中根据上一句今晚让我们出去吃饭吧.可知选项C比较合适.故选:C.31.(1.00分)﹣I'm interested in paintings of wild animals.﹣﹣﹣________.()A.I'm afraid I don't like that idea.B.So do I.Do you have any other hobbies?C.That's amazing.I love old paintings too.D.We have some famous paintings of tigers.【分析】我对画野生动物很感兴趣.我也是,你还有其他爱好吗?【解答】A选项意思是恐怕我不喜欢那个观点;B选项意思是我也是,你还有其他爱好吗?C选项意思是那太令人惊奇了,我也喜欢古老的画;D选项意思我们有很多关于老虎的名画.此题根据上一句意思"我对画野生动物很感兴趣."选项B 比较合适.故选:B.三. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格.每空格限填一词,每词或词组只能填一次)(共8分)32.(4.00分)Early LifeStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8,1942.He(46)D in a highly educated family.Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname "Einstein." He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn't have a math(47)C at the time so he chose physics and chemistry instead.Stephen found college coursework to be very easy.He enjoyed being a member of the schools boat club (48)E classical music.In October 1962he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall.It was at this time that his illness started to show up.His speech became unclear and he became very clumsy,often dropping(49)A or falling for no reason.However,he finished his PhD and wrote about black holes in his graduation paper.【分析】这是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要介绍英国著名物理学家史蒂芬•霍金的早起生活.他1942年1月8日出生在英国的牛津.在大学里他表现优异,后来他得病了.但是这并没有阻止他继续学习,忍受着病痛的折磨,他完成了博士学位,并写了关于黑洞的文章.【解答】46.D.考查动词短语.句意"他在一个受过高等教育的家庭__.".根据上一句Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8,1942.史蒂芬•霍金1942年1月8日出生在英国的牛津.及所给单词,可知,应该是"成长".选D.47.C.考查名词.句意"他想在大学学习数学,但牛津当时没有数学__,所以他选择了物理和化学.".根据所给单词,可知,大学,应该是"学位".选C.48.E.考查搭配.句意"他喜欢成为学校船俱乐部一员___古典音乐的一员.".根据所给单词,可知,应该是as well as除…之外(也、还).选E.49.A.考查名词.句意"经常毫无理由掉__或摔跤.".根据所给单词.可知,他生病了.应该是掉"物品".填名词items.选A.33.(4.00分)A Brief History of TimeStephen enjoyed writing books.In 1988he (50)D A Brief History in Time.This book covered modem subjects on cosmology such as the big bang and black holes in terms that could be understood by the(51)A reader.The book became very popular selling millions of (52)E and remaining on the London Sunday Times best﹣seller list for four years.He had since written many more books(53)B A Briefer History in Time,On the Shoulders of Giants,and The Universe in a Nutshell.【分析】这是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要介绍史蒂芬喜欢写书.1988年,他出版了一本时间简史.这本书涵盖了宇宙学方面的现代学科.这本书变得非常畅销.之后他又出版了很多受欢迎的书.【解答】50.D.考查动词.句意"1988年,他__了一篇简史.".根据上一句Stephen enjoyed writing books史蒂芬喜欢写书.及所给单词,可知,应该是"出版".一般过去时态,用publish的过去式published.故选:D.51.A.考查名词.句意"黑洞的术语可以被__读者理解".根据下一句The book became very popular这本书很受欢迎.及所给单词,可知,应该是"普通的".修饰名词.用形容词average.故选:A.52.E.考查名词.句意"这本书很畅销,卖了数百万___.".根据所给单词,可知,应该是"副本".millions of copies数百万册.故选:E.53.B.考查动名词.句意"此后他写了许多书,___时间简史…".根据所给单词,可知,应该是"包含".这里用动名词including做宾补.选B.四. Compete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)(共8分)34.(1.00分)The lift was stuck on the fifth floor,(five)【分析】电梯被卡在五楼上.【解答】根据The lift was stuck on the﹣﹣floor,(five)可知这里表示几楼用序数词.故填fifth.35.(1.00分)Ferries have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,(ferry)【分析】西北威尔士大雪过后渡船被取消了.【解答】根据﹣﹣have been cancelled after heavy snowfall in Northwest Wales,可知这里have是复数形式,前面主语是复数形式.故填Ferries.36.(1.00分)He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at him.(he)【分析】他有一种可怕的感觉,每个人都在嘲笑他.【解答】根据He had an awful feeling that everyone was laughing at﹣﹣.(he)可知这里at是一个介词,后面跟宾格形式.故填him.37.(1.00分)The students will learn from experience about the.importance of planning,(important)【分析】学生将从规划的重要性中吸取经验.【解答】根据The students will learn from experience about the﹣﹣of planning,(important)可知放在the和of之间用名词形式.故填importance.。
上海市杨浦区2018届高三下学期等级考模拟质量调研(二模)英语
杨浦区2017学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研英语学科试卷考生注意:1.考试时间120分钟,试卷满分140分。
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I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speaers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be ased about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoen only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. On the playground. B. In a department store.C. In the school building.D. In a stadium.2. A. $518. B. $580.C. $614.D. $640.3. A. Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense.B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.C. Mr. Johnson is good at epressing his ideas.D. He shares the woman's views on social welfare.4. A. New ways to charge phones.B. The spread of false information.C. Interesting videos on WeChat.D. How people enlarge their circle of friends.5. A. The weather report is far from the truth.B. The heat continues to the end of the wee.C. He will hang out at the end of the wee.D. He 's relieved to have gone through the hot days.6. A. See the Hollywood movie.B. Sip the beginning of the movie.C. Go to sleep early.D. Watch the movie advertisement.7. A. The woman has been chatting with her parents for a long time.B. There is something wrong with her parents' telephone.C. It's very liely that the phone is not properly hung up.D. Her parents are busy taling on the phone for 30 minutes.8. A. A big sports centre is opened to the public.B. A swimming pool has already been completed.C. More facilities will be finished ahead of time.D. It has the most impressive building for miles around.9. A. His words are not so reliable.B. He is well prepared for the test.C. He is well-informed and nows everything.D. He nows a lot about the school arrangement.10. A. They are raising money for their club.B. They will go on to call more people.C. They will finish woring today.D. They're glad to contribute money.Section BDirections In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be ased several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoen 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 following passage.11. A. They can remind themselves to mae full use of time.B. They can eep time when they are writing a novel.C. They should pay by the minute when they leave.D. They can get a cloc as a gift for buying the coffee.12. A. Customers should wash their own dishes for there is no waitress.B. The relaed atmosphere attracts lie-minded people to socialie there.C. Customers can bring their own snacs because no food is served there.D. Wi-Fi is unavailable because face-to-face communication is encouraged there.13. A. It has proved to be popular in both Britain and Russia.B. The pilot shop in London is not as successful as epected.C. It’s not well-received in Britain because it costs more.D. It taes time to see whether British people lie it or not.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Teach students how to avoid errors in writing.B. Correct test papers on Chinese language course.C. Help foreigners to learn Chinese characters.D. Correct mistaes in students’ speeches.15. A. It should be connected with a laser printer.B. Essays of different styles should be stored in itC. The paper tet should be changed into digital tet.D. Character recognition system should be installed in it.16. A. It cannot wor as efficiently and accurately as a real teacher.B. It cannot appreciate the content and the beauty of language.C. It cannot use different symbols to mar different mistaes.D. Its Chinese linguistic data system is not big and complete.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The post is really funny.B. They enjoy bullying (欺负) Bill.C. They all get along well with Bill.D. They often give lies to friend’s post.18. A. He pushed Bill down the stairs.B. He made fun of the man last year.C. He made negative comments on the post.D. He once hurt the man’s feeling seriously.19. A. Lead to quarrels and isolation.B. See revenge and behave violently.C. Improve endurance and interpersonal sills.D. Affect academic performance and emotional health.20. A. Delete his post as soon as possible.B. Apologie to Bill for his hurtful post.C. Convince Bill of his well-meant action.D. Stop posting anything about Bill for a while.II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections After reading the passage below, fill in the blans to mae the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blans with a given word, fill in each blan with the proper form of the given word; for the other blans, use one word that best fits each blan.When it comes to innovative countries, we always thin of places lie the US, the U and Germany. However, Israel is also a global leader (21) ______ innovation.According to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, Israel is the second (22) ______ (innovative) nation in the world, just after Switerland.Many of us (23) ______ not be aware, but technologies developed in Israel have changed our lives. For eample, antivirus software (24) ______ protects our computers was first developed in Israel in the 1970s, according to The Telegraph. In addition, features on our mobile phones such as voicemail and SMS were also developed in Israel.So it comes as no surprise that Israel plans to use its innovative strength (25) ______ (power) the cooperation with China in the Belt and Road Initiative. (26) ______ ______ ______ Israel is needed, it will spare no effort to contribute to the project, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to China in March, according to inhua News Agency.Many Israeli environmental technology companies have already set up facilities in Shandong province, (27) ______ (bring) Israeli techniques to many areas such as recyclingwater for agricultural use, reported the Times of Israel.(28) ______ (found) on very dry land, Israel had been worried about water for a very long time. However, in recent years, the quality and quantity of water in Israel (29) ______ (improve), with the help of techniques that turn Mediterranean seawater and wastewater into usable water.In fact, such innovations have led to more and more Chinese students (30) ______ (see) quality higher education in Israle. “When Chinese students who study here go bac home, they will be in positions to influence China-Israel relationships in the future,” Emma Afterman, manager of Israel-China Academic Relations at the Council for Higher Education, told the Jerusalem Post.Section BDirections Fill in each blan with a proper word chosen from the bo. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Parents have been concerned about their ids' use of technology since the dawn of technology –or at least since the invention of the transistor radio in the 1950s. Today, technology is everywhere, and ids are growing up __31__ to their smartphones, tablets and laptops in ways that '50s moms and dads could never have dreamed of. Parental concern has grown along with this tech __32__. But now, even those in the industry are wondering if technology has taen a truly __33__ hold on all of us – and especially children.No less than Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, wrote an editorial in the Washington Post last summer epressing regret for the Pandora's Bo she and her husband helped open. "I spent my career in technology. I wasn't prepared for its effect on my ids," she wrote. "Phones and apps aren't good or bad by themselves, but for adolescents who don't yet have the emotional tools to deal with life's complication and __34__, they can add to the difficulties of growing up."A study, which came out this year, looed at yearly surveys of 8th, 10th and 12th graders in the U.S. between 1991-2016, and __35__ marers of psychological well-being, such as self-esteem, life satisfaction and happiness. It found that such well-being suddenly decreased after 2012 – just at the time that the use of smartphone and social media __36__. There was a direct correlation between the amount of time spent on electronics and unhappiness. Happiness was highest among ids who participated in sports, followed by in-person socialiing and __37__ services. The lowest? Online computer games – the abuse of which has recently been __38__ a recognied mental health disorder by the World Health Organiation – and social media.Early this year, big players formerly of tech companies such as Google and Faceboo created the Center for Humane Technology and, in partnership with the nonprofit organiation Common Sense Media, __39__ a full media and advertising attac on the very industry theyhad a hand in building. Their initiative, the Truth about Tech, is pouring millions of dollars into a(n) __40__ to warn parents, teachers and students that the technology they use is in fact engineered to addict them.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections For each blan in the following passage there are four words or phrases mared A, B, C and D. Fill in each blan with the word or phrase that best fits the contet.If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be? This is usually just a theoretical question. The idea of suddenly taing the form of your neighbor, a celebrity or even your dog is fun to thin about, but seemingly impossible to ___41___.Yet a few people have eperienced what it might be lie to step into the sin of another person, thans to an unusual virtual reality device. “The first seconds are just overwhelming,” says Rie Frances Wahl, a woman who ___42___ became a man. “It feels mysterious. You start to feel more and more comfortable in it, and you start to really get the ___43___ of how it would be if it were your body.”Wahl, an actress, model and artist, was one of the participants in a body swapping(替换) eperiment at the Be Another lab, a project developed by a group of artists based in Barcelona. She ___44___ her new body using a machine called The Machine to be Another. The set-up is relatively simple. Both users put on a virtual reality headset with a camera installed to the top of it. The video from each camera is piped to the other person, so what you see is the eact view of your___45___. If she moves her arm, you see it. If you move your arm, she sees it. To get used to seeing another person’s body witho ut actually having control of it, participants start by moving their arms and legs very slowly, so that the other can follow along. ___46___, this ind of slow, synchronied (同步) movement becomes comfortable, and participants really start to feel as though t hey were living in another person’s body. “It was so natural,” Wahl says, laughing, “and at the same time it was so unnatural.”Interestingly, using such technology ___47___to alter people’s behaviour afterwards –potentially for the better. Studies have shown that virtual reality can be ___48___ in fighting implicit racism (隐性种族歧视). Researchers at the University of Barcelona gave people a questionnaire called the Implicit Association Test, which measures the strength of people’s associations.Another study showed that using the so-called “rubber hand illusion(错觉)” can have the same __49__. When that rubber hand is a colour unlie their sin, participants ___50___ lower on tests for implicit racism than when they watched a hand of the same sin colour.T he idea is that once you’ve “put yourself in another’s shoes” you’re less liely to thin ___51___ of them, because your brain has ___52___ the feeling of being that person.Wahl says that she’d jump at the chance to swap bodies with someone again. “I woul d really, really ___53___ it to everyone, everyone should try this thing,” she says. “We all have different feelings and points of views about things,” says Pointeau, “and it’s really strongly related to our ___54___ eperience. With this ind of eperience we can ___55___empathy –the action of understanding, but also maybe help people better understand themselves too.”41. A. eecute B. ecuse C. eplore D. ehibit42. A. contemporarily B. permanently C. temporarily D. secretly43. A. passion B. fantasy C. familiarity D. energy44. A. inherited B. altered C. endured D. acquired45. A. reflection B. partner C. colleague D. image46. A. Consciously B. Constantly C. Eventually D. Equivalently47. A. requires B. prefers C. promises D. volunteers48. A. progressive B. informative C. realistic D. effective49. A. impact B. instruction C. initiative D. intention50. A. analyed B. scored C. predicted D. valued51. A. highly B. ill C. straight D. fairly52. A. epressed B. mied C. internalied D. deleted53. A. connect B. advertise C. register D. recommend54. A. bodily B. sensitive C. mental D. initial55. A. endure B. promote C. honor D. identifySection BDirections Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices mared A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)A British hospital director told me he was hunting for staff to replace the foreign doctors and nurses leaving because of Breit(脱欧). He hadn’t found many qualified Britons queuing to replace them.In an age when the “war for talent” is a global business trend, the U is fighting a war against talent. But if I were a Breiter, I’d say Breit should be the prompt for Britain to finally start training enough of its own talent. If U wants to avoid economic decline, it will need to train far more of its own nurses, construction worers, architects, etc. For a country whose policy has always been not to educate the woring class, that would be a reversal of history.Before Breit, high-silled immigrants staffed world-class British sectors such as the City of London and the creative economy. In healthcare, the U developed a brilliant way let a poor country lie Romania fund a nurse’s education, then underpay her to loo after sic Brits. Low-silled immigrants eager to wor all hours for little money gave the U cafes and corner shops that seldom closed. Low-silled Britons could have done these jobs, but mostly didn’t.The coming wave of British talent is largely immigrant too the ids who have made London’s state schools the U’s best, plus the offsp ring of Russian, Chinese and other foreign elites(精英)who fill private schools. Many of these would love to stay and mae the U richer.But Breiters want to cut immigration. The obvious solution equip woring-class Brits to do jobs from nursing to baning. J onathan Portes, economics professor at ing’s College London said “The problem of U vocational education has been nown for at least a century. We’ve always neglected it.” In fact, in August the U removed the state bursary(助学金)for peopletraining to be nurses, midwives and speech therapists. Students now have to fund courses themselves, then earn a low salary for a lifetime.If Britain doesn’t upsill its worers fast, it will lose silled jobs. It will continue to have the world’s best universities per capita only if it can find enough Britons to replace foreign academics who leave the U. Much the same applies to finance or design. Meanwhile, low-silled foreign fruit picers have already melted away since the pound plunged. With few Britons queuing to replace t hem, much of this year’s produce rotted in the fields.So the liely post-Breit outcome is a U that cannot eep itself in the style to which it has become accustomed. The war against talent will probably leave Britain looing a bit more lie today’s English s easide towns, or most of the country in the 1970s culturally homogeneous (同种类的), relatively poor and under-serviced.56. The U is fighting a war against talent because ______.A. silled immigrants leave the country after BreitB. it doesn’t have enoug h fund to train its own citiensC. too many qualified Britons are queuing for creative jobsD. it is trying a different approach to attracting talent57. Which is FALSE about the situation in the U before Breit?A. Hospitals employed many immigrant nurses.B. Much attention was paid to the nurse training.C. Many Brits were unwilling to do low-paid jobs.D. Immigrant elites could find creative and decent jobs.58. What can we learn from the passage?A. Most well-educated immigrants had no plan to stay in the U.B. The government now gives nurses-to-be some financial support.C. A lot of fruits rotted in the fields for the lac of silled fruit picers.D. The outflow of talent only eisted in the field of education and healthcare.59. 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Among the four types, ProFlight Maveric Folding Camera Drone has a unique feature that______.A. its maimum speed is the highestB. users can pilot it just by moving fingersC. it can be controlled by a smartphoneD. it taes up the least space when folded(C)It’s almost spring, the time of year when the change in seasons could lead to some pretty fascinating cloud activity in the sy. NASA and the GLOBE Program are inviting you to tae part in a citien science cloud observation challenge. The GLOBE Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process.From March 15 through April 15, citien scientists of all ages can mae up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of the other data entry options (for trained GLOBE members). 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For eample, it can be difficult to differ thin, wispy cirrus clouds (细小的卷云) from snow since both are cold and bright; even more so when cirrus clouds are above a surface with patchy snow (片状雪)or snow cover. One solution to this problem is to loo at satellite images from a particular area and compare them to data submitted by citien scientists on the ground.“Looing at what an observer recorded as clouds and looing at their surface ob servations really helps us better understand the images that were matched from the satellite,” said Colón Robles.You don’t have to be a cloud-gaing professional to participate. For those who want to be part of the challenge but don’t have a lot of eper ience identifying clouds, Colón Robles offers the following advice “Just go outside.” The more clouds you observe, she said, the more comfortable you’ll be collecting data.63. Why do researchers launch the cloud observation challenge?A. The GLOBE Program is badly short of hands.B. The technology CERES uses is not that advanced.C. Scientists can compare data from different instruments.D. Cirrus clouds are difficult to identify when with snow cover.64. The underlined word “validate” is closest in meaning to ______.A.createB. cancelC. countD. confirm65. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Citien observers can only submit their data by means of an app.B. Observers submitting the most observations can get a special prie.C. Observations from the ground are not as valuable as satellite images.D. The data collected by citien scientists will be posted on social media.66. Which is the best title for the passage?A. NASA Employs New members.B. Cloud Activities Bring a New Challenge.C. Citiens Gain Eperience through Observation.D. Professionals Teach You to Observe Clouds.Section CDirections Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blan with a proper sentence given in the bo. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A new report by the World Ban shows that the effects of climate change could force 140 million people to move within their countries by 2050.The report looed at three developing regions of the world—sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. __________67__________Climate migrants are people who are forced to move within their country because of water scarcity, crop failure, rising sea levels and storm surges due to climate change.__________68__________ It is important to help people mae good decisions about whether to stay where they are or move to new locations where they are less vulnerable.The report noted that the effects of climate change will often force people to move from rural areas suffering from droughts or crop failures to cities where there are different opportunities. __________69__________ “Without the right planning and support, people migrating from rural areas into citi es could be facing new and even more dangerous riss,” said anta umari Rigaud, the report’s team lead. “__________70__________” Rigaud added.The report recommends ey actions to help prevent wide-scale climate migration cutting global greenhouse gas emissions; improving development planning at the local level for climate migration; and investing in data to better understand climate migration trends in each country. The report notes that any rise in climate migration will be in addition to millions of other migrants within countries, moving for economic, social, political or other reasons.IV. Summary WritingDirections Read the following passage. Summarie the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It is universally true that all parents in the world love their children. However, as parents’ views of life vary, they show their love in different ways.The monarch type of parents are intolerant and self-centered. They lay down regulations in the family for their children to observe. Furthermore, they insist that their children should act upon them without question. With a firm belief in their own philosophy of life, they havelittle respect for others’ opinions, least of all, their children’s. The sentence they say most frequently to their children is, “ you should do this.”Contrary to the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents revolve around their children all the time. They are soft, good-natured, and easy-going. They never deny their children any wish, and cheerfully run to buy anything their children as for. They are happy so long as their children are content. With the sincere belief that love means sacrifice, they are ready to give up anything for their children’s sae. Wi th their children at the center of their lives, they always as, “What else can we do for you?”The friend-type parents, as the term implies, treat their children as friends. They are generous and wise. Lie good friends, they discuss with their children the latest news, share their children’s interests, and listen attentively to their children’s epression of emotion, whether it is anger, fear, joy or sorrow. They have a close relationship with their children while sticing to their principled stand. They discuss problems with their children rather than provide ready solution. They respect their children as their equals. They often say “Let’s put out heads together and see what we can do.”There is no doubt that children welcome the third type of parents, for a free, friendly, and sympathetic atmosphere at home is most favorable to the development of youngsters both in body and in mind. All parents should re-eamine and change some of their ways of showing their love if they want their children to grow up happily and healthily.V. TranslationDirections Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the bracets.72. 据报道数以百计的消防员正在参加营救行动。
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杨浦区2017学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. M: Excuse me, I'm looking for a volleyball. Where can I find sporting goods?W: Sporting goods is on the second floor, right next to the lift.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? (B)2. W: It might be difficult to find a house of that size in the central area. And what's your upper limit for the rent?M: We'd like something around $580 a month, but we could go up to $640 if we have to. But we can't go beyond that.Q: How much will the man pay at most? (D)3. W: I don’t agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social we lfare. He seems to suggest that the poor are robbing the rich.M: He could have used better words to express his idea. But I’ve found what he said makes a lot of sense.Q: What does the man mean? (B)4. W: Have you seen the video on WeChat? How ridiculous it is to believe that you can charge a phone with anonion!M: My mom is such kind of person. If she finds something interesting, she shares it with her friends without checking the facts.Q: What are they talking about? (B)5. W: These summer days are getting to be hotter than I can take.M: Hang in there. According to the weather report we should have some relief by the end of the week.Q: What does the man mean? (B)6. M: I'm really exhausted, Mary. But I don't want to miss the Hollywood movie.W: If I were you, I'd skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway I've heard it's not as exciting as advertised.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? (C)7.W: I have been trying to call my parents for half an hour, but the line is always busy. They must be having a chat with others on the phone.M: Nobody else could have been talking with them on the phone for so long. They must have hung up the phone improperly.Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (C)8. W: Well, there is a big scheme to improve the district, and it'll soon have the best facilities for miles around.M: There's a big sports centre under construction, which will be very impressive when it's finished. In fact, the swimming pool's already opened ahead of schedule.Q: What can we learn about the district? (B)9. W: Pam said the psychologist test would be postponed till next month.M: Ellen, you should know better than to take Pam's words for anything.Q: What does the man imply about Pam? (A)10. M: I'm glad when our club decides to raise money for the children's hospital, most of the people we phonedseemed happy to contribute.W: Yes. Now that we've gone through all the numbers on our list, I guess we can call it a day.Q: What can we learn about the two speakers? (C)Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and passage(s) 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 following passage.What's the attraction of coffee shops? It's been said that JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books sitting in one in Edinburgh. But if you're spending all day buying one expensive coffee after another and haven't sold your first novel yet, the costs can really add up.For those who work outside of a traditional office or just want to take time out, there's a new alternative in London: a pay-per-minute café. You'll be given a clock when you come in to keep time. When you leave, you return the item and pay the bill. The cost of hanging out, eating, working and meeting new people in the place is 3p per minute - or £1.80 an hour. The shop's owner, Ivan Meetin, says: "Everything is free, except the time you spend there".Customers help themselves to coffee and cookies. They can also bring their own food to eat while accessing the Internet through W-Fi.The new coffee shop's atmosphere is relaxed. Meetin believes his coffee shop is a bit like "social media", but with a face. Like-minded people go there to socialize. Some feel so much at home that they wash the dishes.The concept of coffee shops, where you pay for the time and not for the cup, has proved popular in Russia. Only time will tell if the British will warm to the idea.Questions:11. Why is every customer given a clock in the new style café? (C)12. What can we learn about Meetin’s coffee shop? (B)13. How is the new concept of coffee shop? (D)Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.A university in east China's Zhejiang Province has introduced artificial intelligence (AI) to correct the test papers on the Chinese language course for its students."It takes only 40 seconds for the AI to correct a Chinese essay," said a Chinese language professor at Zhejiang International Studies University.Eleven overseas students from six countries including Russia, Republic of Korea and Zambia sat the final exam. Using different symbols, the AI corrector accurately marked for various errors, including missing characters, incorrect selection and word order.The AI corrector was developed by Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, which said its accuracy rate neared or was even beyond its human counterparts.According to the developers, after converting the papers into digital texts with the help of character recognition technology, the AI, which had "learned" hundreds of thousands of Chinese linguistic data systems, was able to identify grammatical mistakes and mark them.However, "it can only find language mistakes, and is unable to appreciate an essay in terms of vocabulary, sentence pattern or writing style," said Zhang Lu, a language professor at Renmin University.Questions:14. What’s the usage of the AI corrector? (B)15. What should be done before AI corrector starts working? (C)16. What’s the limitation of AI corrector? (B)Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.M: Hey, Paul, look at how many people liked and commented on my funny post about Bill.W: That post isn’t funny! It’s just plain mean.M: Of course it’s funny! If it weren’t funny, why would so many people have liked it?W: A lot of students enjoy bullying Bill, so of course they go along when you do it.M: My post doesn’t bully Bill! It’s just a harmless little joke.W: Bill didn’t seem to think it was harmless. Did you see how upset he was when he checked his phone after class?M: Bill is just too sensitive. He needs to learn how to take a joke. The things I say aren’t bad compared to what other kids do. Did you see Sam push Bill halfway down the stairs this morning?W: Yeah, that was bad, but that doesn’t excuse the mean things you say. Continual bullying can feel even worse than a single mean action.M: Look. This is just the way kids at our school treat each other. Do you remember the way Sam made fun of me last year? I learned to live with it, and so can Bill.W: Yes, but I’m sure you still remember how much that whole thing hurt. Why would you want to make someone else go through the same thing?M: Do you really think my post hurt Bill that much?W: Maybe not by itself, but the constant bullying is certainly hurting him. This sort of thing can affect people’s grades and their emotional health.M: I’m still not totally convinced that what I posted about Bill was that bad. But maybe I won’t post anything else about him this week.Questions:17. According to the woman, why did so many people like the man’s post about Bill? (B)18. Which of the following has nothing to do with Sam? (C)19. What does the woman think might be the result of constant bullying? (D)20. What will the man probably do after the conversation? (D)答案:I. Listening1-10 BDBBB CCBAC 11-13 CBD 14-16 BCB 17-20 BCDDII. Grammar and Vocabulary21. in 22. most innovative 23. may/might 24. that/which 25. to power 26. As long as 27. bringing 28. Founded 29. have improved/ have been improved 30. seeking31-40 K E A G B D H F J IIII. ReadingSection A41-- 55 ACBDB CCDAB BCD ABSection B56-59 A B C D 60-62 A B C 63-66 C D B BSection C67-70 F B D AIV. Summary writingParents are generally classified into three different types. The monarch-type parents are self-centered and dominant, so they usually force their opinions on children. The servant-type parents are child-centered, willing to devote everything to meeting children’s demands unconditionally. The friend-type parents are democratic and wise, who accompany their children through effective communication and joint work. Children favor the last type.Parenting differs depending on parent’s different views of life. T he Monarch-type parents don’t respect their children and force regulations upon them. The servant-type parents willingly sacrifice everything to satisfy children’s needs and wishes. The friend-type parents, the most welcomed type, are democratic and friendly while sticking to their principles. A re-examination of parenting is necessary for children’s healthy growth.V. Translation72. Hundreds of firemen are reported to be taking part in the rescue operation.73. The great scientist is known to the world for his outstanding academic achievements, strongwill and optimistic attitude.74. A trade war is a fight/conflict that serves the interests of none, and will only lead to seriousconsequence and negative impact./ A trade war, which serves the interests of none, will only lead to……/ A trade war, a fight that serves the interest of none will only lead to…75. When the Facebook CEO apologized for revealing the personal information of its users,information security again became a hot topic of public debate/a hot issue among the public.WritingAs is apparently known in the picture above, a man experiences different stages on his way to managing one thing. We can see that he undergoes unwillingness, confusion, hard work in his process of succeeding in doing a certain thing. The picture really sets us thinking. It follows that in the course of realizing our goal, we need to make sustained efforts.Just take my personal experience for example. I used to be a shy person and timid to communicate with strangers. As time went on, I found that l was a bit isolated from people surrounded me. Initially, I got a little depressed and found it more difficult to have a communication. I denied myself. Then l turned to my parents forhelp. They patiently guided me to be open-minded and exposed me to some social activities. I overcome my worries and fight once and again. Later on, l was surprised to find that l became more confident and easygoing. I realized the happiness the communication brought and made acquaintances with different kinds of people. I made it.It was through sustained efforts that I was able to become an easygoing person and gain true friendships. (250 words score 22)As is depicted in the drawing, success advents as one’s willingness and confidence moves u p along the ladder. The thought-provoking image rings especially true to me. Vivid memories come flooding back to the days when I was learning ballet.My parents sent me to a ballet trainer when I was five. Initially, I was totally reluctant and contradicted with all the training, pondering that learning such girly staff was an offence for me as a boy and could deprive me of the opportunity to interact with my peers. However, after I watched a ballet performance on the television, I was completely captivated by the essence of ballet –the perfect blend of strength and beauty. I gradually accepted the training while still wondering whether I could make it, since ballet has a high demand for one’s resilience. So I kept stretching my body every day and trained very hard. Eventually, I could handle sophisticated movements like self-rotation with ease.From the experience, it dawns on me that only with willingness will one strive for his goal, make endeavors for it, and zero in one hundred percent in it, and only with confidence can one conquer those seemingly insurmountable obstacles and swipe the thorns lying in the road leading to ultimate success. I firmly believe that taking hold of willingness and confidence, we will surely not only survive but also thrive in our pursuit of success and become rosy in the rocky path of life. After all, life is not a series of coincidences but a series of consequences. (320 words score 22)As is vividly depicted in the picture people go through a complex progress when achieving certain goals. Their attitudes change from self-denying to tentativeness and then to cheerfulness and confidence. Actually, life is a circular and we approach success step by step.The story of Elson Murk, CEO of Tesla and Space X is really aspiring. He experienced loss of failures in retrieving rockets and was once stuck in the period of being skeptical of himself. However, his tough mind and passion enable him to step out of the shadow and to pursue his dream. With his again-and-again trying, his efforts finally bore fruits. His rocket industry now becomes a giant globally.Challenges and disappointment are unavailable on our way to success. Nevertheless, we still hold the power to decide what we are going to do. As long as we don't lose faith and are willing to try, we can break the obstacles in our minds and walk sure-footedly toward our goals.Nobody can achieve success in one night without luck. Success is by no means an accident. We have to go through each phase bravely and eventually embrace its sweetness of success. (233 words 21 scores)Life is like an ocean, only people with strong mind can reach the other side, when we meet with difficulties that we think we can’t conquer it, don’t be afraid of failure. Just do it, and them success becomes available.At first, we may be pessimistic about the things which are hard to complete. Just like my poor physics, I was fed up with the difficult problems and believed firmly that I wouldn’t do it and I couldn’t do it, but I remembered that Meng Ke said, ‘If the God wants to put great responsibility on you, he will make you suffer from hardship, and then you will be able to do what you couldn’t do.Then I adjust my attitude. ‘What will happen if I try solving some physics problems?’ I asked myself. That might be an interesting challenge. Some faint will of working out the problems came into my mind. So I asked myteacher about the problems. He told me patiently how I should so with the problems. When I was puzzled about whether I should give up, he said, ‘Don’t hesitate. Just do it!’So I tried my best to solve the problems. I never left my problems to tomorrow. Gradually, I was not afraid of them. Instead, I even enjoy myself when dealing with physics problems now. When I got full mark in a physics test, I knew that something had changed in my life.In fact, I experienced the process of growth. My attitude towards physics changed from lack of confidence to being will to have a try, and then to sparing no effort to solve problems. Finally I was completely confident. Then I knew that life is like an ocean, only people with strong mind can reach the other side. When meeting with difficulties, just do it without hesitation. (304 words, 21 scores)。