上海杨浦区高三二模英语及答案.docx

1、上海杨浦区高三二模英语及答案2018学年第二学期杨浦区教学质量检测高三英语试卷2019.4考生注意: 1.考试时间120分钟,试卷满分140分。 2.本考试设试卷 和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一.律不得分。 3.答题前， 务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上，在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。I. Listening Comprehension（略）II. GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in th

2、e 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. My head was so full of digital noise (21)_ it felt like my brain Was about to e

3、xplode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still. So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the pl

4、ace that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain. My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but heres how I did it. Firstly,I decided to treat my mind like

5、 a child (22)_ (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules.Then I decided that I (23)_(read) for an hour or two at a time (24)_ distraction each day.It was something I hadnt done in years and it was scary (25)_ difficult it was. In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we p

6、ractice spending time away from our electronic devices, the(26)_ (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge (27)_(reach ) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Qu

7、iet, how investing in a safe to lock away her familys devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection. For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times (28)_ I ordinaril

8、y would reach for my phone. I read on the tram, at the park, in red at night and on lunch breaks. (29)_ (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfi

9、sh. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be(30)_. 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. A. intentionsB. featureC. invitingD. conservationE. entertainingF. matche

10、dG. confusedH. fascinationI. surviveJ. definingK. evaluate The odds are high that you ve seen a beauty pageant (选美比赛) or two in your life. They are among the most attended and viewed events in the world. Despite numerous different opinions, beauty pageants continue to not only (31)_ but also become

11、more popular. Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth are known as the Big Four beauty pageants, and all- of them continue to this day. These competitions (32)_ young women on their physical attractiveness of course, but they also are judged on their personality, intelligence, t

12、alent, and responses to interview-based questions. The eventual winners receive prizes including cash, scholarships,clothes, beauty queen crowns, and of course, the title of the event for one year. All these awards do not come cheap for the young ladies. They have duties to fulfill while holding the

13、ir titles. Beauty queens often appear at functions to raise social awareness about environmental and social issues such as nature (33)_ racial or gender discrimination, and disease prevention. By projecting the image of a well-educated. respectable character. (34)_ with a successful personality, eve

14、ry beauty pageant winner is seen as a role model, and not just for young girls alone. Some beauty contests (35)_ men rather than women. Similar to their feminine counterparts, men enter Mister Global, Mister International, and Mister World for their looks, style, and talent. These contests should no

15、t be (36)_ with the Mister Universe contest, which is an annual bodybuilding competition. There are other strange and (37)_ pageants all over the world that ,celebrate everything from being old to being pregnant. Beauty contests, whether organized with noble (38)_ or just for fun, have attracted cri

16、ticism since they were first held. Some critics object to the focus on physical beauty, especially emphasis on a certain stature and body shape. Further, they point out that some participants will actually have themselves through dieting or plastic surgery to achieve the perfect appearance. Despite

17、these complaints, beauty maybe only skin deep, but (39)_ it and competing for the glory of being the fairest of them all holds a timeless and universal (40)_.II Reading ComprehensionSection A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, c and D.Fil

18、l in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.China and India Dominate the Greening of Earth Over the last two decades, the Earth has seen an increase in foliage(植物) around the planet,measured in average leaf area per year on plants and trees. Data from NASA satellites shows tha

19、t China and India- - two (41)_ economies with the worlds biggest populations - are (42)_ the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from (43)_ tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries. Researchers from Boston University found that global green leaf a

20、rea has increased by five percent since the early 2000s, an area. (44)_ to the entire Amazon rainforest. The study was also published in the journal Nature Sustainability on February 11. It revealed that at least 25 percent of the global foliage (45)_ this century came in China. China and India (46)

21、_ one-third of the greening, but contain only nice percent of the planets land area covered in vegetation, said lead author Chi Chen of Boston University. That is a surprising finding, considering the general idea of land degradation(退化) in populous countries from (47)_. Chinas (48)_ contribution to

22、 the global greening trend came in large part from programs to conserve and expand forest, accounting for about 42 percent of the greening contribution. These programs were developed in an effort to (49)_ the effects of air pollution, -soil erosion and climate change. Another 32 percent of the green

23、ing change in China, and 82 percent in India, resulted from intensive. (50)_ of food crops. The land area used to grow crops in China and India has not changed much since the early 2000s. Yet both countries have greatly increased annual total green leaf area and food production in order to (51)_ lar

24、ge populations. Rama Nemani, a research scientist at NASAs Ames Research Center, saw a(n) (52)_ message in the new findings. - One people realize there is a problem, they tend to fix it, he said. In the 1970s and 80s in India and China, the situation around vegetation loss was not good. In the 1990s

25、, people realized it,and today things have improved. Humans are (53)_ resilient (复原快的，适应能力强的).Thats what we see in the satellite data. (54)_ the researchers rang bells as well They pointed out that the gain in global greenness did not (55)_ make up for the loss of natural vegetation in tropical regi

26、ons like Brazil and Indonesia.41.A. emerging B. decliningC. stimulatingD. intruding42.A. imposingB. contributingC. leadingD. creating43.A. fertileB. extremeC. harmoniousD. ambitious44.A. distantB. equivalentC. relevantD. resistant45.A. expansionB. substitution C. innovation D. correction46.A. accoun

27、t forB. take inC. stand for D. consist of47.A. over-reactionB. over-exploitationC. over- generationD. over-explanation48.A.considerateB. tremendous C. magnificentD. irregular49.A. forbid B. investigateC. boostD. reduce50.A. cultivationB. demandC. destruction D. supply51.A. cutB. employC. feedD. trea

28、t52.A. secret B. brief C. urgent D. positive53.A. continuouslyB. incrediblyC. initiallyD. obviously54.A. MoreoverB. MeanwhileC. HoweverD. Therefor55.A. necessarilyB. generallyC. fortunatelyD. thoroughlySection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questi

29、ons 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 Life-changing Antique Navajo Blanket A California man and his family went from rags to riches after d

30、iscovering that the blanket given to him by his grandmother was worth a small fortune. Loren Krylzer was living in a small hut and barely getting by on his disability payments. One day, he happened to be watching Antiques Roadshow on TV when he learned that the forgotten old blanket in his closet mi

31、ght be valuable. The Krytzer family heirloom (传家宝) turned out to be an antique (古老的) Novajo weaving from the 19t century that fetched US $1.5 million at auction (拍卖会). Krytzer s blanket was prized for much more than its antiquity. Among Native American tribes, The Navajo are recognized as the most skillful weavers of blankets and rugs. The weaving style is characterized by vivid, varied patterns and exceptional durability. From shearing the, sheep,