【优质】上海市静安区2019届高三二模英语试卷

静安区

2018

学年 度第二学期高三模拟质量调研

英语学科试卷

2019. 5

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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 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. Because the gas station is waiting for the fuel price adjustment.

B. Because there’s no gas left at the gas station right now.

C. Because the gas station is checking and repairing the equipment now.

D. Because the quality of the gas in the station is terrible.

2. A. 5 dollars

B. 6 dollars

C. 7 dollars

D. 11 dollars

3. A. The new movie didn’t perform well in sales.

B The new movie was positively reviewed by critics.

C. The new movie was successful in sales and reputation.

D. The new movie wasn’t welcomed by the critics.

4. A. They will be home on time.

B. Her mother is in an area with poor signal reception.

C. She can’t connect her

mother through the mobile phone now.

D. She has to notify her mother that someone is dead.

5. A. The neighborhood suffers a power failure.

B. Their neighbor broke their light bulb.

C. There's something wrong with their light bulb.

D It's black outside the window.

6. A. He lost the way to the ice cream counter.

B. He doesn't know which taste to choose.

C. He loses words to describe the taste of the ice cream.

D. He enjoys selling ice cream.

7. A. She doesn’t get on well with John.

B. John lied about absence from school.

C. John was too ill to receive them at home.

D. She didn’t go to school herself.

8. A. At an electronic appliance shop.

B. At a drugstore

C. At a laundry.

D. At a furniture shop.

9. A. Invite a friend to take the wedding photographing job.

B. Pay for photographing for her wedding.

C. Save the budget of wedding.

D. Avoid taking too many photos for her wedding.

10. A. The candidate has devotion for the job.

B The candidate is not good at giving speeches.

C The candidate is out of touch with the woman.

D. The candidate is not qualified for the job.

Section B

Directions:

In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you

will

be

asked

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 you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

l1. A.12%.

B.27%.

C.30%.

D.60%.

12. A. Because their bodies are not strong enough for regular exercises.

B. Because their doctors prevent them from doing too many exercises.

C. Because they spend greater time doing activities requiring little energy.

D. Because they still keep working at older ages.

13. A. Because it brings enjoyment to the old.

B. Because it makes life colorful.

C. Because it makes the old move more.

D. Because it saves money for the old.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage

14. A. The high unemployment rate in the country.

B. The comfortable working environment.

C. The potential high income from the work.

D. The possibility to contact bosses and senior managers.

15. A. Dealing with commitments.

B. Managing the Internet surfing.

C. Managing bosses' schedules.

D. Communicating with other employees.

16. A. They give male applicants fair chances for the PA jobs.

B. They tend to provide male PAS with high salaries.

C. They give male Pas more work to manage.

D. They prefer to assign male PAS for male bosses.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. Information about the features of the car.

B. Message about the prices of the car.

C. A larger discount than what dealers offer.

D. Comments about the car from other customers.

18. A. Good service from professional staff.

B. Trial driving by the buyer.

C. Additional insurance benefits from dealers.

D. Driving license from the government.

19. A. It manufactures advanced electric cars.

B. It cooperates well with car dealers.

C. Its online website offers comprehensive car information.

D. It can deliver cars to customers after online purchase.

20. A. It provides more car information than new cars.

B. It is sold cheaper with less sales cost.

C. Used cars are generally sold at less than 2000 dollars.

D. Used car market is bigger than new car market.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A 10%

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.

When Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her way to accept her best actress Oscar one year, her

pink princess-like Dior dress (21)

_________

(capture) in all its glory. The unscripted moment

became hot topic throughout social media.

That bonus air-time for a single dress at one of the worlds global events is priceless for the

likes of Dior, one of the (22)

_________

(influential) fashion houses in the luxury marketplace.

Success on the red carpet can earn exposure and profits for luxury brands for years (23)

_________

(come). The red carpet, which will be televised live before Academy Award ceremony,

presents a great opportunity for a designer to reach an audience that expands (24)

_________the

fashion setting. The Lawrence dress received about 40 million mentions on various social media.

One way of estimating the monetary benefits of having a standout dress on the red carpet is

to compare how much a brand would otherwise spend on commercial advertising during the same

time. (25)

_________

Lawrence had only 75 seconds of solo camera time for her Oscar acceptance

speech, Dior had to pay more than $$4 million for a commercial spot of the same duration on

similar occasions. And this didn't include the time (26)

_________

(devote) to Lawrence and her

dress on the pre-show televised red carpet. Lawrence, 23, had an advertising contract with Dior.

(27)

_________

the group’s deal with Lawrence affected its sales was clearly stated in its annual

financial report. That year, the group clothing section’s profits (28)

_________

(total)165 million

euros, up 26 percent from the previous year.

Heston, the founder of a publicity firm, (29)

_________

success stories include introducing

Jimmy Choo shoes and designer Saab to Hollywood, believes that the Oscar red carpet is today

dominated by established luxury brands. Finding it much more difficult to compete with big brand

names to dress super stars on big events, many young designers turn to (30)

_________

(bet) on

promising rising stars, expecting an overnight success if the young stars rise to sudden fame.

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.

A. involve

B. strategically

C. delicate

D. shame

E. weaknesses

F. sensitivity

G. superior

H. occasional

I. encounter

J. clues

K. collapse

For several decades, various types of artificial intelligence kept shocking the world. Robots

could (31) _________ people in highly competitive games and then quickly destroyed their human

competitors.

AI long ago mastered chess, the Chinese board game Go and even the Rubik's cube, which it

managed to solve in just 0.38 second.

Now machines have a new game that will allow them to (32) _________ humans: Jenga, the

popular game in which players (33) _________remove pieces from an increasingly unstable tower

of 54 blocks, placing each one on top until the entire structure would (34) _________.

A newly released video from MIT shows a robot developed by the school's engineers playing

the

game

with

surprising

accuracy.

The

machine

is

equipped

with

a

soft

gripper(

夹子

),

a

force-

sensing

wrist

and

an

external

camera,

allowing

the

robot

to

detect

the

tower’s

(35)

_________ the way a human might do

Unlike in purely recognitive tasks or games such as chess or Go, playing the game of Jenga

also requires mastery of physical acts such as pushing, pulling, placing, and arranging pieces. It

must (36) _________ interactive physical operation, where you have to touch the tower to learn

how and when to move blocks.

Imitating it is rather difficult, so the robot has to learn in the real world, by working with the

real

Jenga

tower.

Recently,

a

relevant

research

was

published

in

the

journal

Science

Robotics.

Researchers

say

the

robot

demonstrates

that

machines

can

learn

how

to

perform

certain

tasks

through

actual

touching

instead

of

relying

heavily

on

visual

(37)

________.

That

physical

(38)

_________ is significant, researchers say, because it provides further proof that robots can be used

to

perform

(39)

_________

tasks,

such

as

separating

recyclable

objects

from

landfill

trash

and

assembling consumer products.

In a cellphone assembly line, the felling of any component is coming from force and touch

rather than vision. To become an accomplished Jenga player, the robot did not require as much

repetitive practice as you might imagine. Hoping to avoid reconstructing a Jenga tower thousands

of times, researchers developed a method that allowed the robot to be trained on about 300 games.

Researchers

say

the

robot

has

already

begun

facing

off

against

humans,

who

remain

(40)

_________ players

—

for now.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

（

15

分）

Directions:

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 of phrase that best fits the context.

From the nation's earliest days, farming has held a crucial place in the American economy

and culture. Farmers play an important role in any society, of course, since they feed people. But

farming

has

been

particularly

(41)

______

in

the

United

States

with

intensified

attention

from

civilians and government as well.

Early in the nation's life, farmers were seen as exemplifying economic (42) ______ such as

hard

work,

perseverance,

and

self-sufficiency.

Moreover,

many

Americans,

particularly

immigrants who may have never held any land in the country, found that owning a farm was the

(43) ______ to enter the American economic system. They were immediately playing a part in the

country’s economy.

The

American

farmer

has

generally

been

quite

successful

at

producing

food.

Indeed,

sometimes

his

success

has

created

his

biggest

problem:

the

agricultural

sector

has

suffered

periodic explosions of overproduction that have (44) ______ prices. When the government have to

step in and (45) ______ the worst of these events.

American farmers owe their ability to produce large yields to a number of factors. For one

thing, they work under (46) ______ natural conditions. The American Midwest has some of the

richest

soil

in

the

world.

Rainfall

is

(47)

______

over

most

areas

of

the

country;

rivers

and

underground water permit extensive irrigation where it is not.

Increasing

use

of

high- quality

(48)

______

labor

also

have

contributed

to

the

success

of

American

agriculture.

It

is

not

unusual

to

see

today's

farmers

(49)

______

plows or

harvesters.

One

farmer

can

manage

large

lands

of

farms.

Fertilizers

and

pesticides

are

commonly

used

although some environmentalists (50) ______ it. Computers track farm operations, and even (51)

______ technology is utilized to find the best places to plant and fertilize crops. US agriculture is

among the most advanced in the world.

Farmers

still

fight

with

forces

beyond

their

control,

(52)

______.

Despite

its

generally

benign

weather,

North

America

also

experiences

frequent

floods

and

droughts.

Changes

in

the

weather give agriculture its own economic cycles, often (53) ______ the general economy. When

negative factors hit farmers, calls for government assistance are particularly intense. In the 1930s,

for

instance,

bad

weather,

and

the

Great

Depression

combined

topush

farms

over

the

edge

into

a(n) (54) ______ situation. The government responded with (55) ______ agricultural reforms --

most

notably,

a

system

of

price

supports,

whose

significance

toward

the

large- scale

campaign

lasted for many years.

41. A valued

B. accessed

C. implemented

D. illustrated

42. A. regulations

B. virtues

C. obligations

D. requirements

43. A. shortcut

B. implication

C. reward

D. substitute

44. A. maintained

B. margined

C. depressed

D. refunded

45. A. take over

B. cover up for

C. come up with

D. smooth out

46. A. varied

B. favorable

C. extreme

D. visible

47. A. moderate

B. predictable

C. timely

D. acid

48 A. labor

B. investment

C. chemical

D. landscape

49. A. complicated

B. flexible

C. accessible

D. executive

50. A. criticize

B. recall

C. evaluate

D. identify

51. A. medical

B. mobile

C. space

D. process

52. A. for example

B. in all

C. however

D. additionally

53. A. subject to

B. unrelated to

C. reduced to

D. applied to

54. A. vague

B. desperate

C.

isolated

D. feasible

55. A.

struggling

B.

traditional

C. sweeping

D. permanent

Section B

（

24

分）

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.

(A)

After some blood tests, Dr Stubs stood before me, a tall man, but short on personality and

sporting

a

cold

expression.

You

have

systemic

lupus.

he

said

matter-of- factly.

continued,

immune disease and ….” I remember

certain details but mostly I remember

him

talking

about

children.

“Children

are

no

harm.

But

childbirth

would

jumpstart

additional

symptoms that could be life threatening. You already have two kids

anyway.”

As I got up to leave, shaken and drained, he sai

d his parting words, “I would discourage any

further research. There is no cure and nothing can prevent its progression.”

Still, I did research lupus and its symptoms tiredness and joint pain-were both consistent with

what I was experiencing. And eventually some major organs could be affected, causing shutdown

and possibly death.

I

studied

and

found

out

that

echinacea

had

a

record

in

making

immune

system

stronger.

I

decided

that

along

with

the

plant

I

would

strengthen

my

mindset

by

immersing

myself

in

my

family with my one-year-old son and three-year-old daughter.

After another visit, I decided never to go back to Dr. Stubs. How could one endure repeatedly

hear

desperately

words

coming

from

an

emotionless

mouth

even

though

they

were

truth?

The

years

passed.

When

I

would

feel

tired

and

achy

I

pulled

support

from

my

children

and

their

laughter.

Finally, after eight years, I went to Dr. Kirstein who was recommended by a friend. She stood

there holding my hand and looking into my eyes warmly

ittle

Instantly my defenses were down. Before I knew it, she had me running on and on about my

children,

my

husband,

my

life

and

dreams.

I

told

her

about

all

the

meaningful

activities

I

was

involved in, those things I might have never done without the disease.

After several follow-up tests, and greater research into my family history, Dr. Kirsteincame to

conclusive answer. I did not have systemic lupus. There must be something wrong with the initial

tests 8 years before.

I didn't know whether I should jump for joy or scream because I had been living the last eight

years in fear of a fatal disease. But then I realized that I had been living every day, not so much in

fear, but happiness Even day was a gift and I knew it.

56. Dr. Strubs warned the author against having more children because _____.

A. The process of giving birth put her life in danger.

B. Taking care of children will gradually worsen her disease.

C. Her disease will threaten the health of her children.

D. She already has enough children.

57. why did the author stop seeing doctor Strubs after two visits? .

A. Because she not qualified to treat her disease.

B. Because he recommended ein to her.

C. Because his cold attitude upset the author.

D. Because she suspected his diagnosis about her disease.

58. How did the author deal with the disease?

A. She calmly waited for major organs to shut down.

B. she took effective medicine regularly to fight the disease.

C. She turned to Dr. Kirstein to get cure for the disease

D. She tried to strengthen immune system and drew strength from family.

59. Why did the author think every day in the past 8 years was a gift?

A. Because systemic lupus was no longer a deadly disease.

B. Because she made every day valuable in spite of disease

C Because she received a gift every day from her family

D Because she only occasionally felt pain and tiredness.

(B)

While

faking

and

fierce

looks

are

among

animals

great

defenses,

many

species

know

that

everyone runs from a big stink(

臭气

)too.

Vulture(

秃鸳

)

Vultures, are street sweepers that feast on the rotting flesh of dead animals, which benefits us

by ridding our highways and landscapes of animal bodies and the bacteria they might carry. When

vultures

feel

threatened

they

vomit,

and

the

smell

of

vomited-on

dead

bodies

puts

of

most

predators. Throwing up allows the vulture to fly away more quickly-and the vomit can hurt the

aggressor's eyes and face.

Opossum(

负鼠

)

In

some

ways

opossums

have

it

easy.

In

order

to

become

“dead

they

don’t

have

to

fax

anyone

a

death

certificate.

They

just

lie

there

with

their

tongues

hanging

out

with

the

smell

of

dead flesh, sometimes for hours, effectively convincing potential predators they can find a much

fresher

meal

elsewhere.

Even

if

they

keep

getting

attacked,

they

won't

move

any

more

than

a

human statue until the threat has passed.

Hoatzin(

磨雉

)

Hold your nose and meet the hoatzin, a bird of distinctions, not the least of which is that it

smells like fresh cow shit. The animal mostly eats leaves and it's the only bird known to digest by

fermentation, like a cow. This process is what causes its smell and has earned it the nickname the

“stink bird