上海各区高三英语一模卷汇编阅读B篇学生版.docx

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上海各区高三英语一模卷汇编阅读B篇学生版

2021年上海各区高三英语一模卷汇编——阅读B篇

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

One【宝山一模】

（B）

Everlookatyourto-dolistandwanttorunandhide?

Metoo.Butlifeismorethanworkinghardtofinishtasks,collapsingintobed,judgingthepast24hoursandoursuccessbyhowmuchwe'vemanagedtotickoff.

Sohere’showtogetstuffdoneandenjoyyourselfatthesametime.

2.Addsomeaction

Insteadofwritingplainremindersdownasmemoryurges,like“Dentist”and“Report,”addsomeverbsandresult-basedbenefits,like“Bookdentistandgetteethsparklywhite!

”or“Completereportandletoutyourbreath.”Imaginethegoodfeelingattachedtoeachagendaitemandletitfuelyou.

3.Trustthere’stime

Haveyouevernoticedwhenyou’reinarush,youmakemistakes?

Likewhenyou’relateforwork:

Youcan’tfindyourjeans,youhurtyourtoeonthebedbyaccidentandyoumisplaceyourphoneasyouheaddowntheelevator.

Whenweoperatefromaplaceofcalm,stuffhappensfaster.Wefindwhatweneed.Wedon’tburnthetoast.

Itcanbeassimpleassittingupinbed,takingtendeepbreathswhenyouwakeupandsettingasimpleintentionfortheday（notreachingstraightforInstagramandemail）.

4.Askyourselfthis

Howareyouspendingyourdays,yourlife?

Areyouhavingenoughfun?

Canyourgot-to-dolistbeaget-to-dolistwithsomegoodmoodsdancingonthepageandanairof“Igottime!

”attachedtoit?

Yes,itprobablycan.Now,what’sfirst?

60.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewithabout“yourto-dolist”?

A.Choosewonderfuldinneringredientsandgotoajobeachday.

B.Change“Dentist”into“Bookdentistandgetteethsparklywhite!

”

C.Remindyourselfyouhaveplentyoftimetodealwithdailyroutines.

D.Keepaskingyourselfquestionswiththeairof“Igottime!

”

61.Itcanbeconcludedthatthekeytogettingstuffdoneandenjoyingyourselfatthesametimeis

.

A.astateofmindB.aget-to-dolist.

C.amemoryurgeD.aplaceofcalm

62.What’sthewritingpurposeofthispassage?

A.Tofindoutwhattodofirsteveryday.

B.Toimaginethegoodfeelingoftasks.

C.Toexplaintheimportanceoflifestyle.

D.Todiscoverhowtoenjoydailylife.

Two【黄浦一模】

（B）

Canalshavetobebuiltonalevel,otherwisethewaterdrainsoutofthemandthecanalbecomesuseless.Thiswasthegreatproblemfacingtheearlycanalbuilders,andtheyovercameitindifferentways.TheearlyengineerslikeJamesBrindleysimplyfollowedtheoutlinesofthecountrysideandkepttheircanalsleveleventhoughitoftenmeantchoosingveryroundaboutroutes.

Laterengineers,suchasThomasTelford,developedanewtechniqueknownas‘cutandfill’inwhichtheyfixedalevelthroughveryaccuratesurveying.Thisallowedthemtofillinthehollowsonaroutewiththeexactamountofsoiltheytookfromthehigherground.Bythismethod,verydirectroutescouldbetaken,whichcutdownthetimeofajourneyveryconsiderably.AgoodexampleofthistypeofcanalisTelford’sLiverpoolandBirminghamJunctionCanal,whichhebeganin1826toprovideadirectroutefromtheMidlandstotheRiverMersey.

Itwasseldompossibletobuildacompletelylevelcanal,ofcourse,whichevermethodwasused,andmostcanalswereprovidedwithlocksinwhichbargeswereraisedorloweredtonewlevels.Ifyoulookatthediagramontheright,youcanseeabargebeingraisedinalockbymeansofwaterwhichwasallowedintothelockbasin,orpound,fromtheupperlevelofthecanal.Whenabargehadtobelowered,waterwasallowedoutofthepoundintothelowerlevelofthecanal.

60.Brindley’scanalswerelessefficient,mostlikelybecause.

A.hewasnotagoodcanalengineer

B.thetechniquesandskillsavailableatthetimewereuseless

C.hiscanalswerebuilttokeepthewaterdrainsout

D.theyhadtoomanyroundaboutroutes

61.Accordingtothispassage,whywasthe‘cutandfill’techniquedesigned?

A.Theoutlinesofthelandcouldnotbefolloweddirectly.

B.Itcouldmaketravellingdistancesshorterandsavejourneytime.

C.Newsurveyingtechniqueshadbeeninventedsuccessfully.

D.ThedistancebetweentheMidlandsandRiverMerseyisgreat.

62.Locksareneededincanalsto.

A.helpboatstotravelinbothdirections

B.keepwaterlevelschangingallthetime

C.allowlargeshipstotravelincanals

D.transferboatsacrossdifferingwaterlevels

Three【崇明一模】

（B）

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60.TVVOICEPROAIRisaimedat.

A.TVdesigners

B.peoplewithhearingdifficulty

C.hearingspecialists

D.wearersofdigitalhearingaids

61.Accordingtotheadvertisement,TVVOICEPROAIRenablesthewearerto.

A.enjoyTVevenover35feetfromhis/herhouse

B.improvehis/herhearingabilityindailylife

C.listentoTVclearlyatwhatevervolume

D.watchmoreTVprograms

62.WhatcanbelearnedaboutTVVOICEPROAIRfromtheadvertisement?

A.Youcangetarefundwithin30daysifdissatisfiedwithit.

B.Youneedtopay$50foritsshippingifyoubuyitin2021.

C.YoucangetadiscountaslongasyouuseGiftVoucherCode.

D.Youneedtoplaceaspecialorderforitifyouhaveseverehearingloss.

Four【徐汇一模】

（B）

PeopleclimbingMountEverestaretwotimesaslikelytoreachthetopandlesslikelytodieontheclimbthan20yearsago,anewstudyfinds.Everest,highintheHimalayans,isthetallestmountainabovesealevelonEarth.Itreaches8,848metersintothesky.

Between2006and2019,aroundtwothirdsofclimbersweresuccessfulintheirattempttoreachthetop.Inthe15yearsbeforethat,onlyaboutone-thirdwentallthewaytothetop.

ThenumberofattemptstoreachthetopofEveresthasrisensharplyovertheyears,leadingtoa300percentincreaseinovercrowding.In2019,955climberstriedtoreachthemountaintop.Only222peopledidsoin2000.

ThestudynotedthatonasingledayinMayoflastyear,396climbershadgatheredatthenarrowpathjustbelowthetop.Thearea,knownasthe“deathzone,”issonarrowthatonlyasmallnumberofclimberscanpassthrough,onedirectlybehindanother.

NineclimbersdiedonEverestinMay2019.ItwasthedeadliestEverestclimbingseasonsince2015whenanearthquakekilledatleast18peopleonthemountain.

Apictureofclimberswaitingtheirturntogoupanddownthroughthedeathzonebecamefamousasitwassharedonline.Yetresearcherssaythecrowdswerenotthemainreasonforthedeathslastyear.“Surprisinglycrowdinghasnoevidenteffectonsuccessordeath”ofEverestclimbers,thestudy

said.

However,overcrowdingdoesmaketheclimbmoredangerous.

“Ifcrowdingslowsclimbers（asisexpected）,thisincreasestheirexposuretotheelements,which

shouldincreaseriskofanaccidentorillness,”saidRaymondB.Huey,leadwriterofthereport.

Anunexpectedstorm,earthquake,orlandslidecouldbedisastrous,hetoldReutersbyemail.

Climbershaveexpressedconcernthatwasgivinganyonewillingtopaythegovernment$11,000permissiontoclimbEverest.Nepalplanstochangeitspolicytorequireclimberstouseguides,andmeetphysicalfitnessandexperiencequalifications,saidtourismdepartmentofficialMiraAcharya.

Nepaltemporarilycloseditsmountainstoclimbersbecauseofthecoronavirushealthcrisis.Nowtheyareopenagain.However,AcharyanotedthatflightsintoandwithinNepalhavenotrestarted.

Morethan6,000peoplehaveclimbedMountEverestsince1953,whenNewZealanderEdmundHillaryandSherpaTenzingNorgaybecamethefirstclimbersknowntoreachthetop.Atleast311climbershavediedtrying.

59.Supposing900peopletookpartintheclimbingMountEverestbetween1990and2005,howmanyofthemreachedthe