2020届上海市虹口区高三英语一模试卷(附答案)

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虹口 区

2019

学年第一学期期终学生学习能力诊断测试

高三英语

试卷

2019.12

Ⅱ. Grammar 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.

Innovations that will change the classroom

American schools are going high - tech. Many symbols we still associate with classrooms

and learning, like chalkboards, pens, notebooks - even classrooms (21) _______ --- are quickly

becoming outdated.

As

this

week

marks

The

Huffington

Post’s

10th

anniversary,

we’ll

take

a

look

at

some

products that (22) _______ (introduce) to classroom in the past decade and have the potential to

change the educational landscape in the years (23) _______ (come).

1. Remote Learning

Some schools are cutting down on snow days, thanks to technology. Rather than giving kids

the day off (24) _______ weather conditions are too dangerous for commuting, these schools are

asking students to follow classroom lessons online.

Although kids (25) _______ (hope) for a snow day may not particularly appreciate these

advancements in digital learning, online lessons allow these kids to complete their coursework and

still interact with peers. Some students with medical conditions (26) _______ “go” to school via

video conferencing or even with the help of robots enabled with video chat that they can control

remotely.

2. eBooks

Discovery Education has been replacing traditional textbooks with original “techbooks” for

six years. These “techbooks” can also be switched to Spanish or French, Kinney said, (27) _______

allows some parents who don’t speak English to help their kids with their homework.

3. Educational Games

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In- class gaming options have evolved to include more educational options. GlassLab creates

educational

games

that

are

now

being

used

in

more

than

6,000

classrooms

across

the

country.

Teachers get real-time updates on students’ progress as well as suggestions on (28) _______ subjects

they need to spend more time perfecting.

The Internet and other digital tools have some drawbacks. They’re often distracting, (29)

_______

most

developments

have

exciting

implications

for

the

future.

Over

the

last

10

years,

technological

innovations

have

made

education

more

interactive,

immediate

and

(30)

_______

(personalize), -- and have shown us the potential for more accessible and effective classrooms.

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. pleasurable

B. alteration

C. likelihood

D. fortunately

E. thickening

F. immediate

G. physically

H. temporary

I. shortness

J. normalize

K. weakened

How do Cigarettes Affect the Body?

Cigarettes aren’t good for us. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us? Let’s look at what

happens as their ingredients make their way through our bodies, and how we benefit (31) _______

when we finally give up smoking.

Inside the airways and lungs, smoke increases the (32) _______ of infections as well as

long - lasting diseases. It does this by damaging the tiny hair - like tissues which keep the airways

clean. That’s one of the reasons smoking can lead to oxygen loss and (33) _______ of breath.

Within about 10 seconds, the bloodstream carries a stimulant called nicotine to the brain,

creating the (34) _______ sensations which make smoking highly addictive. Nicotine and other

chemicals from the cigarette, at the same time, cause tightness of blood tubes, restricting blood flow.

These effects on blood tubes lead to (35) _______ of blood tube walls, increasing the possibility of

heart attacks and strokes.

Many of the chemicals inside cigarettes can activate dangerous (36) _______ in the body’s

DNA that make cancers form. In fact, about one of every three cancer deaths in the United States is

caused by smoking. And it’s not just lung cancer. Smoking can cause cancer in multiple tissues and

organs, as well as damaged eyesight and (37) _______ bones. It makes it harder for women to get

pregnant. And in men, it can cause long-term damages of body functions.

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But for those who quit smoking, there’s a huge positive upside with almost (38) _______

and long-lasting physical benefits. A day after ceasing, heart attack risk begins to decrease as blood

pressure and heart rates (39) _______. Lungs become healthier after about one month, with less

coughing. After ten years, the chances of developing fatal lung cancer go down by 50%, probably

because the body’s ability to repair DNA is once again restored.

There’s

no

point

pretending

this

is

all

easy

to

achieve.

Quitting

can

lead

to

anxiety

and

depression. But fortunately, such effects are usually (40) _______. Advice and support groups and

moderate intensity exercise also help smokers stay cigarette - free. That’s good news, since quitting

puts you and your body on the path back to health.

Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension

Section A

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 or phrase that best fits the context.

Inc. is checking out of China’s fiercely competitive domestic e-commerce market. The

company told sellers on Thursday that it would no longer __41__ its third - party online marketplace

or provide seller services on its Chinese website, . ___42___,domestic companies will no longer be

able to sell products to Chinese consumers on its e-commerce platform.

The

decision

marks

an

end

to

a

long

___43___

by America’s

e-commerce

giants

in

the

Chinese market. The firms entered the Chinese market with great attention in the early 2000s, only

to ___44___ in the face of competition from China’s faster - moving Internet giants.

Amazon has been in talks to ___45___ its e-commerce business for goods imported into

China with a Chinese competitor, NetEase Inc.’s Kaola, in a stock - for - stock transaction

（交易）

,

according to a person familiar with the matter. That would remove the Amazon name from ___46___

e-commerce in China. Neither company would confirm the progress or details of those ___47___,

nor would they say if they are continuing.

In a written statement, Amazon said it remained ___48___ to China through its global stores,

Kindle businesses and web services. Amazon China’s president would leave to take on another role

within the company, the company said. The China consumer - business team will report ___49___

to the company’s global team.

When Amazon first entered China in 2004 with the ___50____ of , it was the largest online

seller for books, music and video there. Most Chinese consumers were using cash - on - delivery as

their to form of ___51___. Today, Amazon China chiefly caters to customers looking for imported

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international goods such as cosmetics and milk powder and is a(n) ___52___ player in the booming

Chinese e-commerce market.

Amazon China commanded just 6% of gross market volume in the niche

（细分的）

cross -

border e-commerce market in the fourth quarter of 2018, versus NetEase Kaola’s 25% ___53___

and the 32% held by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall International

Chinese consumers are becoming more fascinated with ___54___ brands. In 2011, 85% of

Chinese consumers said they would always buy a foreign brand over a domestic one. By 2016, 60%

of

respondents

said

they

preferred

domestic

over

foreign

brands.

Shaun

Rein,

China

Market

research’s founder, said American e-commerce giants ___55___ obstacles in China because they

didn’t offered the products or user experience that consumers were looking for.

41. A. assist

B. expand

C. operate

C. For example

D. tailor

42. A. As a result

B. By contrast

43. A. criticism

B. negotiation

44. A. interact

B. withdraw

45. A. associate

B. combine

D. In addition

D. resolution

C. struggle

C. split

D. survive

C. exchange

D. supply

46. A. time - consuming

B. long - suffering

C. ever - lasting

D.

consumer

-

facing

47. A. talks

B. businesses

instructions

48. A. related

B. accustomed

49. A. automatically

B. directly

50. A. breakdown

B. improvement

51. A. refund

B. payment

52. A. complicated

B. critical

53. A. share

B. budget

54. A. foreign

B. luxurious

55. A. dealt with

B. forgot about

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C. competitions

D.

C. exposed

C. regularly

D. committed

D. secretly

C. purchase

D. participation

C. sponsorship

C. original

C. volume

C. domestic

C. got through

D. trade

D. insignificant

D. maximum

D. fashionable

D. came across

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Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. English 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)

People worry that developments in Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., will bring about a point

in history when A. I. overtakes human intelligence, leading to an unimaginable revolution in human

affairs. Or they wonder whether instead of our controlling artificial intelligence, it will control us.

The situation may not arise for hundreds of years to come, but this doesn’t mean we have

nothing to worry about. On the contrary, The A. I. products that now exist are improving faster than

most people realize and promise to fundamentally transform our world, not always for the better.

They are only tools, not a competing form of intelligence. But they will reshape what work means

and how wealth is created.

Unlike the Industrial Revolution and the Computer Revolution, the A. I. revolution is not

taking certain jobs and replacing them with other jobs. Instead, it is believed to cause a wide - scale

elimination of jobs -- mostly lower - paying jobs, but some higher - paying ones, too.

This transformation will result in enormous profits for the companies that develop A.I., as

well as for the companies that adopt it. We are thus facing two developments that do not sit easily

together; enormous wealth concentrated in relatively few hands and enormous numbers of people

out of work. What is to be done?

Part of the answer will involve educating or retraining people in tasks A.I. tools aren’t good

at. Artificial intelligence is poorly suited for jobs involving creativity, planning and “cross - field”

thinking. But these skills are typically required by high - paying jobs that may be hard to retrain

displaced workers to do. More promising are lower - paying jobs involving the “people skills” that

A.I. lacks: social workers, barmen, doormen -- professions requiring human interaction. But how

many barmen does a society really need?

The solution to the problem of mass unemployment will involve “service jobs of love.”

These are jobs that A. I. cannot do, that society needs and that give people a sense of purpose.

Examples

include

accompanying

an

older

person

to

visit

a

doctor,

helping

at

an

orphanage

and

serving as a sponsor at charity organization. The volunteer service jobs of today, in other words,

may turn into the real jobs of the future.

Other

volunteer

jobs

may

be

higher

-

paying

and

professional,

such

as

compassionate

medial service providers. In all cases, people will be able to choose to work fewer hours than they

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do now.

56. In what aspect is the A. I. revolution different from the Industrial or the Computer revolution?

A. The A.I. revolution will finally become one beyond human’s control.

B. A. I. is believed to lead to a point in history when it takes over human intelligence.

C. Higher - paying jobs will take the place of lower-paying ones in the A.I. revolution.

D. It may bring about mass unemployment to matter how much employees are paid.

57. The underlined word “promising” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. promotional

B. demanding

C. guaranteed

D. potential

58. What does the author suggest in the face of the A.I. revolution?

A. It is sensible to encourage people to take volunteer jobs.

B. People should be instructed to do less demanding jobs.

C. The problem of job loss can be solved by creating lower-paying jobs.

D. Jobs requiring knowledge in different fields are suitable for displaced workers.

59. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?

A. The A.I. Revolution Creates New Job Opportunities.

B. Challenges the A. I. Revolution Brings to Job Market.

C. A Double - edged Sword: the A.I. Revolution.

D. Interrelationship between A.I. and Unemployment.

(B)

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