2019年上海市崇明区高考英语一模试卷.doc

1、2019 年上海市崇明区高考英语一模试卷Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections ：In Section A， you will hear ten shortconversations between two speakers. At the end ofeach conversation， a question will beasked about what was said. The conversations and the questionswill be spoken only once.After you hear a conversat

2、ion and the question about it ， read the four possibleanswers onyour paper， and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1（1.5 分）A In a charity shop B In a laundryC In a dormitory D In a clothing store 2（1.5 分）A 114B 86C 14D 433（1.5 分）A A librarian A secretaryC A reporter D

3、 An accountant 4（1.5 分）A Purchase some ingredientsB Give the man instructions for the soup C Check to see if the soup is readyD Write down the directions to the supermarket 5（1.5 分）A Chocolate is his favourite flavor B Theres no more chocolate pudding left C He doesnt want any chocolate pudding D He

4、s already tasted the chocolate pudding6（1.5 分）A She hasnt called the travel agency yetB She doesnt know when her semester endsC The man may have to reschedule his trip 第 1 页（共 42 页）D The man should take his vacation somewhere else7（1.5 分）A Get a ticket from his sister B Help his sister out of her co

5、nflict C Go to the concert with his sister D Get a schedule of future performances 8（1.5 分）A Meet his advisor B Track his adviserC Adjust his course scheduleD Follow his course schedule as advised9（1.5 分）A He has already paid his landlord for next years rent B Hes decided how hes going to spend the

6、prize money C He doesnt know how much his rent is going to increase D Hes already planning to enter for next years essay contest10（1.5 分）A The man can use her electronic dictionary B The man should buy a new paper dictionary C She can show the man how to use the dictionaryD She will work more effici

7、ently with his dictionary 11（4.5 分）（1）A Napping may help prevent seniors memory lossB Sleep is good for us both mentally and physically C Many Americans do not want to admit they take a nap D Taking naps is very common in other parts of the world （2）A They are afraid of becoming lazy B They dont thi

8、nk napping is common C They are too energetic to need a napD They dont want to be considered weak （3）A Napping is not as effective for people with sleep disorders B Napping cafes have been quite common in American cities C Resting in the middle of the work day may cost a lot of moneyD Many Americans

9、 are changing their offices into napping rooms12（4.5 分）（1）A A recent survey on unfriendly neighbours 第 2 页（共 42 页）B A growth in complaints about neighbours C The increasing noises made by neighboursD Different views on relations between neighbours （2）A Selfish attitudes B High immigration C More cro

10、wded space D Unwillingness to socialize （3）A We ought to understand the instances betterB Explanations for the instances have increasedC Its easier to make complaints on TV channels D The problem can be viewed from another angle 13（6 分）（1）A The place to buy soapB The plans to survive on the campusC

11、The way to use drying machines D The steps to wash clothes with machines（2）A It can promote bacteria growth B It can produce dirt in the clothes C It can be a waste of water and soapD It can leave bubbles in the machine（3）A Excited B ShockedC DisappointedD Embarrassed（4）A The womans mother seldom do

12、es things for her B American kids become independent even before ten C The man and the woman are from different countries D In the eye of the mans mother ， independence is importantII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections ：After reading the passage below， fill inthe blanks to make the passage c

13、oherent andgrammatically correct. For the blanks with agiven word，fill in each blank with the proper form of thegiven word ；for the other blanks ，第 3 页（共 42 页）use one word that best fits each blank.14（15 分）Electric Bike Ban in New York Hurts Food Delivery WorkersA ban on electric bieycles in New Yor

14、k City is hurting delivery workers who depend onthem to earn a living Many of the workers are immigrants Electric bicycles ， or e bikes， look like regular bicycles ， but they have electric powered motors to assist riders in moving the bike forward Most e bikes reach speeds ofabout 32 kilometers an h

15、our ， but some can go much （1） （fast）（2） it is legal to own e bikes in New York City ， it is not legal to operatethem Officials there consider the dangerous use of e bikes on streets and sidewalks as thereason （3） the ban Last year， the city announced severe measures （4）（mean） to hold ebike riders a

16、nd restaurant that employ the riders responsible Ebike operators can now be fined $500 for breaking the ban The police （5）also seize the bikesMany of New Yorks delivery workers are Chinese immigrants in their 50s and60sTheir job requires them to work quickly and for long hours （6） （earn）enoughmoney

17、to live on Delivery worker Deging Lian said it is important to perform quality work （7）their job also depends on tips He added that when delivery workers are too slow ， somepeople refuse to pay for the food ， which makes the workers supervisors angry Ligiang Liu is an e bike delivery worker and spok

18、esperson for the New York DeliveryWorkers Union He says（8） （catch） breaking the ban and having the bike seizedwould cause costly delays for workers Do Lee is with the Biking Public Project ， （9） provides assistance to bicyclerelated workers in New York City He says the citys ban on e bikes is unfair

19、ly targetinglow paid workers who largely come from the citys Latino and Asian communities He doesnot accept the argument （10） ebikes present a danger to citizens However ，many New Yorkers are quick to blame e bike riders for not being safe Section BDirections： After reading the passage below， fill i

20、n each blank with a properword given in the box.Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more第 4 页（共 42 页）than you need.15（3 分）A overate B precious C rate D researchersE impression F previous G presentedH interpret I goers J revealed K consumerPeople Think Meals Taste Better If T

21、hey Are ExpensiveIt is said that theres no such thing as a free lunch， but even if you manage to bag abargain meal， it will not taste as good as a more expensive meal ， according to scientistsA new study has found that restaurant （1） who pay more for their meals thinkthe food is tastier than if it i

22、s offered for a smaller price The experts think that people tend toassociate cost with quality and this changes their （2） of how food tastes Scientists at Cornell University in New York studied the eating habits of 139 peopleenjoying an Italian buffer （ 自助餐） in a restaurantThe price of the food was

23、set by the （3）at either 4 or 8 for the allyoucaneat meal Customers were asked to （4）how good the food tasted， the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names The experiment （5） that the people who paid 8 for the food enjoyed theirmeal 11 percent more than those who ate the cheaper buffet Inte

24、restingly those that paid forthe 4 buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they（6） However ，the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity offood in total ， according to the study （7） at the Experimental Biology meeting thisweekBrian Wansink ， a

25、professor of （8） behaviour at the university ， said： Wewere fascinated to find that pricing has little impact on how much one eats ， but a huge impacton how you （9） the experience He thinks that people enjoyed their food more asthey associated cost with quality and that small changes to a restaurant

26、 can change how tastypeople find their meals In a（n）（10） study， scientists from the university showed that people whoeat in dim lighting consume 175 less calories （卡路里） than people who eat in brightly litareas第 5 页（共 42 页）III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections ：For each blank in the following

27、 passagethere are four words or phrases marked A ， B， Cand D. Fill in each blank with the word orphrase that best fits the context.16（15 分）How Climate Change Affects Airline FlightsHot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in theSouthwest this summer This flight

28、disturbing （1） is a warning sign Climatechange is projected to have farreaching （2） including sea level riseflooding cities and shifting weather patterns causing long term declines in agriculturalproduction And there is evidence that it is beginning to affect the takeoff performance ofcommercial air

29、craft with potential effects on airline （3） National and global transportation systems and the economic activity they support havebeerdesigned for the climate in which it all developed In the aviation （航空） industry ，airports and aircraft are designed for the weather conditions experienced （ 4 ）Becau

30、se the climate is changing even fundamental elements like airports and key economicparts like air transportation may need to be （5）As scientists focused on the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on humansociety and natural ecosystems around the world ， our research has quantified how extr

31、emeheat associated with our warming climate may affect （6） around the world Wevefound that major airports from New York to Dubai to Bangkok will see more fre quent takeoffweight （7） in the coming decades due to increasingly common hot temperatures ，which can help reduce the aircrafts weight so as to

32、 lower its required takeoff speed There is obvious evidence that extreme events such as heat waves and coastal flooding arehappening with greater frequency and intensity than just a few decades ago And if we （8）to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly in the next few decades ， the frequency

33、andintensity or these extremes is projected to increase dramatically The（9） on aviation may be widespread Many airports are built near sea level ，puttingthem at risk of more frequent （10） as oceans rise The frequency and intensity ofviolent air movement may increase in some regions due to strengthen

34、ing high altitude （高海第 6 页（共 42 页）拔的） winds Stronger winds would force airlines and pilots to change flight lengths and routings ，potentially increasing fuel （11） Many departments of the economy， including the aviation industry ， have yet toseriously （12） the effects of climate change The sooner， th

35、e better：Both airportconstruction and aircraft design take decades ， and have （13） effects Todaysnewest planes may well be flying in 40 or 50 years， and their （14） are beingdesigned now The earlier climate impacts are understood and appreciated， the moreeffective and less costly adaptations can be T

36、hose adaptations may even include innovativeways to dramatically reduce climate altering emissions across the aviation industry ， whichwould help reduce the problem while also （15） it（1）A scheme B heat C shift D mess（2）A contributions B confusion C feedbacks D consequences（3）A pilots B reservations

37、C costs D accidents（4）A historically B enormously C fundamentally D domestically（5）A retested B implemented C prospected D reengineered（6）A travels B developments C flights D communications（7）A disorders B gains C bans D restrictions（8）A happen B fail C aim D promise（9）A taxes B effects C viewpoints

38、 D comments（10）A flooding B rotting C repairing D transferring（11）A standard B efficiency C distribution D consumption（12）A consider B avoid C maximize D demonstrate（13）A greater B different C lasting D direct（14）A airports B products C contracts D replacements（15）A sneezing at B responding to D rec

39、overing from C resulting inSection BDirections： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several第 7 页（共 42 页）questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ， B，C and D. Choose the onethat fits best according to the information given in the p

40、assage youhave just read.17（8 分）Flu is killing us The usual response to the annual flu is not enough to fight against therisks we currently face ， let alone prepare us for an even deadlier widespread flu that mostexperts agree will come in the future Yes， we have an annual vaccine （疫苗）， andeveryone

41、qualified should get it without question The reality ， however， is that less thanhalf Americans get the flu vaccines And the flu vaccines we have are only 60% effective inthe best years and 10% effective in the worst years We urgently need a much more effectiveflu vaccine In the US alone， seasonal f

42、lu can cause up to 36million infections ， threequartersof a million hospitalizations and 56 ，000 deaths We are not investing the resources needed toprotect ourselves， our loved ones and our communitiesWhy not？ We havent been hit by a truly destructive widespread disease in a longtime So as individua

43、ls， we let down our guard as our leaders quietly defund and destaff theservices we need to protect usThe risk of continued foot dragging is huge In a severe widespread disease， theUS health care system could be defeated in just weeks Millions of people would beinfected by the virus ， and would die i

44、n the weeks and months following the initial outbreak The cost of preventing epidemics （流行病） is roughly a tenth of what it costs to copewith themwhen they hit In 2012 ， a call was issued for an annual billion dollarUScommitment to the development of a universal flu vaccine Six years later，the search

45、for a universal vaccine remains seriously underfunded The simple reason lies in our collective satisfaction As soon as headlines about the fluare going to hospitals are emptied of flu patients ， and school and workplace absence ratesdecline， we go back to business as usualLeading scientists and publ

46、ic health officials have the capability to keep us much saferfrom flu They need your quick and decisive support to succeed Your action today may be amatter of life and death for you and your loved ones第 8 页（共 42 页）（1）The problem of the current flu vaccines is that A they are not available every yearB most Americans are not allowed to get themC not everyone is qualified for themD many people still catch flu after getting them（2）What does the author mean by continued foot dragging in Paragraph 4 ？A Hospitals cannot meet the needs of patients during flu outbreaks B The leaders co