1、 1 / 22 2020 上海浦东高三二模试卷上海浦东高三二模试卷 英英 语语 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: 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 on
2、ce. 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. At the butchers B. In a restaurant. C. On the farm. D. In a supermarket. 2. A. Boss and secretary. B. Operator and cal
3、ler. C. Librarian and student. D. Customer and repairman 3. A. He must attend a class. B. He must meet his teacher. C. He must finish his homework. D. He must go out with his roommate. 4. A. Its not as good as it was. B. Its better than it used to be. C. Its better than people expect D. Its even wor
4、se than people say. 5. A. The woman has a practical goal. B. The woman can surely live a long life. C. The woman has taken the right steps to stay healthy. D. The woman should give up cheeseburgers to live longer. 6. A. An attractive hut. B. A sunny day. C. raincoat. D. A lovely hat 7. A. Hes not go
5、ing to cook his own dinner B. He plans to do the same as his brother. C. He loves the dinner his brother cooks. D. He wants to take on his own responsibility. 8. A. Applying to Harvard will be fun B. He is confident of getting into Harvard C. He has no choice but to apply to Harvard. D The woman can
6、 get the man into Harvard 9.A. The woman is teaching the man how to cook. B. There is nothing the man can do to cook the dish. C. The cookbook contains difficult instructions to follow. D. The man is good at following what is said in the cookbook. 2 / 22 10. A. The woman is too busy to go to the din
7、ner. B. The woman will definitely go to the dinner. C. The woman will probably decline the invitation. D. The woman is asking about the time for the dinner. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on ea
8、ch of them. 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 follow
9、ing passage. 11. A. Boston Cooking School B. Toll House Inn. C. A chocolate company. D. Nestles branch 12. A. Mix smashed chocolate with other ingredients and baked it. B. Cover the surface of the cookies with melted chocolate. C. Spread butter on semi-sweet chocolate desserts. D. Shape melted choco
10、late into thick pieces. 13. A. She kept it as a secret. B. She sold it to Nestle. C. She applied for a patent D. She shared it publicly. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. They support various living creatures. B.They reduce greenhouse gas emissions. C.They bring abou
11、t huge economic benefits. D.They protect the coast against melting ice. 15. A. Australia B. Canada. C. America. D. China. 16. A. Tourism will face strong decline B. Beach losses are causing climate change C. Half of the worlds sandy beaches could disappear. D. Beaches play an important part in the e
12、cosystem 3 / 22 Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. London. B. Barcelona. C. Madrid. D. Iceland 18. A. She was scheduled to meet more customers in other cities. B. Her ship was delayed by the wind blowing southwards. C. Clouds of volcano ash threatened passengers
13、health. D. Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled. 19. A. She tried various means of transport except the coach. B. She had a tough journey back home with many transfers. C. She enjoyed the lovely scenery in various cities in Spain. D. She managed to book a ticket with the British airli
14、ne at last. 20. A. He paid little attention to the news media. B. He didnt care about meaningless pastimes. C. He was out of employment for too long. D. He was too busy to make preparations for it. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks t
15、o 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. Green Spring Renews Lifes Promise For me, two of the loveliest words in the English langua
16、ge are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper, I dont recall (21) _ I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came (22) _ (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the
17、 midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.” After those words (23) _ (read) again a dozen times, suddenly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn. 4 / 22
18、I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green that I (24) _ almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and t
19、he only green to be seen was neon（霓虹灯）. But the next morning, to my surprise, I (25) _ (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard. (26) _ my absence, all sorts of things had leafed and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing th
20、e Giants play the As in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses. Sometimes we need the chance (27) _ (remind) that were still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just (28) _ you think you will ne
21、ver smile again, life comes back.” Life persists, and so do (29) _ in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and the passing of a loved one; in the words we leave behind and the hearts of those (30) _ will remember us. Spring reminds us that were alive forever. Section B
22、 Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need. A. affordable B. cultural C. driving D. influence E. materialism F. outward-looking G. resulted H. shaped I. sharing
23、J. shift K. specialized Curiosity and Globalization are Driving a New Approach to Travel Todays political climate and negative headlines seem to point towards a more inward-looking global population - minds narrowing, borders going up. But with more people living and working overseas and becoming ex
24、posed to influences from different cultures, many of us are seeking a(n) _31_, connected world. According to the recently published study from Culture Trip, 60% of people in the US and UK say that their outlook on life is shaped by the _32_ from different cultures. As a society, we not only want to
25、discover and experience other cultures, we want to learn from them, too. This is one of the many positive side effects of globalization. At the same time, the economic landscape of the last decade has resulted in a shift in values away from _33_, with younger generations 5 / 22 more interested in co
26、llecting experiences than possessions. Welcome to the “new culture economy”. The collision（碰撞）of two trends - globalization and the experience economy - has _34_ a new attitude to travel, with cultural curiosity at its heart. This is the “new culture economy”. The phenomenon is having a powerful imp
27、act on peoples interactions and definitions of _35_ exploration, and presents an incredible commercial opportunity. While globalization is usually talked about in the context of the _36_ of trade and capital between countries, we shouldnt forget that the _37_ force behind it all it people. Education
28、, travel, exposure to other customs and geographies and the cultural integration （融合） are the more influential social effects of globalization. People are increasingly living or working in countries other than the ones in which they were born - more than half of respondents from the study have frien
29、ds living overseas, all of which has _38_ in more interaction with global cultures. Also, student debt and unafford-able housing have created a(n) _39_ in spending patterns, and so a new set of values has emerged in which experiences matter more than ownership. Travel is absolutely necessary to most
30、 peoples lives - in fact, nearly half of all respondents cut down on their daily expenses so they can save money to travel more. For “generation rent” in particular, no matter how expensive an experience or a trip, it is still more _40_ than a house. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions:
31、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. Communication, One Major Part of the Scientific Method Scientists may feel it their duty to share their guesses, methods, and findings
32、with the rest of the scientific community. This sharing serves two _41_. First, it supports the basic deal of skepticism （怀疑论） by making it possible for others to say, “Oh, yeah? Let me check that.” It tells others where to see what the scientist saw, and what techniques and tools to use. Second, it
33、 gets the word out so that others can use what has been discovered. This is essential because science is a(n) _42_ efforts. People who work thousands of miles apart build with and upon each others discoveries. 6 / 22 The communication of science begins with “peer review”, a process of _43_ an author
34、s scholarly work, research or ideas to the inspection of other experts. It typically has three stages. The first occurs when a scientists seeks funding - from government agencies, foundations, or other _44_ - to carry out a research program. He or she must prepare a report describing the intended wo
35、rk, laying out background, hypotheses （假设） , planned experiments, expected results, and even the _45_ impacts on other fields. Committees of other scientists then _46_ the report to see whether the scientist knows his or her area, has the necessary abilities, and is realistic in his or her plans. On
36、ce the scientist has the needed _47_, has done the work, and has written a report of the results, that reports will go to a scientific journal. Before publishing the report, the journals editors will show it to other workers in the same or _48_ fields and ask whether the work was done adequately, th
37、e conclusion are justified, and the report should be published. The third stage of peer review happens are publication, when the broader scientific community gets to see and _49_ the work. This three-stage quality-control process can, of course, be faulty. Any scientist with independent wealth can _
38、50_ the first stage quite easily but such scientists are much, much rarer today than they were a century or so ago. Those who remain are the object of envy. _51_ , it is fair to say that they are not disapproved as were those who avoid the latter two stages of the “peer review” mechanisms by using p
39、ress conferences. On the other hand, it is certainly possible for the standard peer review mechanisms to _52_. By their nature, these mechanisms are more likely to _53_ ideas that are not different from what the reviewers think they already know. Yet the un-traditional or unconventional ideas are no
40、t _54_ wrong, as Alfred Wegener proved when he tried to gain _55_ for the idea of continental drift in the early twentieth century. It was not until the 1960s that most geologists accepted his ideas as genuine insights. 41. A. purposes B. duties C. interests D. needs 42. A. innovative B. prospective
41、 C. cooperative D. plain 43. A. accustoming B. addicting C. restricting D. subjecting 44. A. projects B. sources C. unions D. departments 7 / 22 45. A. stronger B. more limited C. more dramatic broader 46. A. Look up B. go over C. long for D call for 47. A. funds B. fields C. impacts D. experiments
42、48. A. different B. chosen C. related D. academic 49. A. substitute B. create C. judge D. undertake 50. A. reach B. mark C. hold D. skip 51. A. Similarly B. Contrarily C. Surely D. Therefore 52. A. fail B. function C. evolve D. work 53. A. convey B. overlook C. reject D. approve 54. A. necessarily B
43、. particularly C. dramatically D. terribly 55. A. confidence B. acceptance C. strength D. weight Section B Directions: Read the following three passage. 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 on
44、e that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read. (A) To Be a Deaf DJ I was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990, when I was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didnt have health insurance
45、at the time, and when I got a third infection, my parents couldnt afford the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50 percent hearing in my left. Over time, my remaining hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today. My doctors predicted that I would be thoroughly deaf by now,
46、so I think Im doing pretty well. There was always music on in my house in my childhood. I loved listening to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson. My dad was a DJ, so he played disco, folk, rock, and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant be
47、 owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was hooded. I desired to learn more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee, a distinguished New York City DJ, when I was 25: “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day; “Challenge accepted.” He tutored me twice a
48、week for two years, helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a day. 8 / 22 Now when Im performing, muscle memory takes over. When I started, I wouldnt tell the club managers that I was deaf. I would just show up, introduce myself, and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, heres the check.” And Id say, “What? Oh, I cant hear.” They were always so astonished. Sometimes I would bring doctors notes because they wouldnt believe me. It was reassurance that they were giving me opportunities to perform because I was brilliant, no ou
