届上海市宝山区高考二模英语试题原卷版.docx

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届上海市宝山区高考二模英语试题原卷版

2020届上海市宝山区高考二模

英语试题

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Asentrepreneurs（创业者）,wehadavision,werealizedit,andnowwe___1___（run）ourowncompanies.Butthedreamcandamageour“work-lifebalance.”

Whenthesuccessofthecompanyrestsonyourshoulders,you’vealwaysgotanexcusetoput___2___elseonhold.

WhatI’velearned___3___（face）thedemandsofstart-upcompanyandayoungfamilyoverthepastcoupleofdecadesisthatsometimesthebestwaytosolvethework-lifebalanceproblemistothinksmall.Makeahandfuloflifestylecorrections___4___,individually,maynotsoundallthatexciting,buttakentogethercanpreventyoufromgettingtootried.

Here’smylistoflifehacksthatwillhelppreventexhaustion:

Workfromhomeonedayaweek

Fewthinggiveyouamoregrounded,in-controlfeelingthangettingthingsdoneinyourownspaceandatyourownpace.Insteadofleavingtheoffice___5___（clear）myheadoveraStarbuckscoffee,Icanfoldthelaundry,andcutbackoneveninghousework.

Nottomention,workinginpajamasisoneoflife’s___6___（underestimate）pleasures.

Pencilintimeforexercise

Ireallybotheredme___7___withthedemandsofcompanyandfamily,mytennisgamewasgoingdownthedrain.Thatmaysoundunimportant,butitwasn’ttome,___8___itwasameaningfulpartofmylifeoutsideofwork.Togetsomebalancebackinmylife,Irearrangedmyschedule.Twomorningsaweek,Iwokeupanhour____9____（early）toworkoutwithatenniscoach.Ifsportsaren’tyourthing,tryyogaorthathobbythatyoualwayslovedbutletgoofafterstartingyourbusiness.

Learnsomethingnew,outsidetheoffice

Itcandrainingtoalwaysbethepersonwho’ssupposedtohavetheanswersasabusinessleader.It’ssurprisinglyliberatingtobeontheotherside

_____10_____（absorb）knowledgewithoutthepressuretoperformortoalwaysberight.

SectionB

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

WhileIwasjumpingrope,myphonetookafalltothehardwoodfloorwhichcreatedmultiplecracksonmyscreen.However,themusickept___11___,soallaswell-orsoIthought.

Thirtyminuteslater,Icouldseeonlyone-tenthofmyscreenwhiletherestwaspitch-black.Thenextmorning,Idecidednottogotothephonestorefor24hours,Ifelta（n）___12___senseofcalmthatday,whichledtomynotgoingforoneweek.Oneweekendedupbecoming60dayswithoutmysmart-phone.

Herearethree___13___Inoticedandwhyyoumaywanttoconsiderasmart-phonedetox（戒除期）yourself:

You’llbecomebored

WhileinlineataStarbucks,Inoticedhoweveryindividualhadtheirheaddown,eyesfixedontheirsmart-phone.Withnothingtodistractmyselfwithduringthewaitingperiod,Ibecamebored,andmymind___14___throughallsortsoftopics.

Boredomis___15___somethingweavoidatallcosts.However,boredomistheperfectwaytomakea（n）___16___onabusinessideaorproject.Whenyouenterastateofboredom,ouallowyourmindtorelaxandescapefromtherealitiesoftodaytotheinfinite___17___oftomorrow.

You’llbeabletodramaticallyreduceyour“work”hours

Astudyfoundthatadultsages18to33___18___theirsmart-phones85timesaday,oronceevery10minutes.

AsIlearnedduringmyexperiment,placingsomedistancebetweenmyselfandmydevicehelpedmefallintodeepworkmoreeasily.

Bynothavingmysmart-phone,mydistractiontimewentdownandthusmyhoursofworkwerespentmoreefficientlyandeffectively.Onnumerousoccasions,Ifoundmyself____19____whattodowiththeafternoonsinceIhadalreadycompletedmyhigh-impacttasksfortheday.

Yourmentalwell-beingwillreceiveaboost（提高）

Obviously,withoutacellphone,Iexperiencedalackof___20___newsandcomments.Whilethathelpedcauseadramaticboostinmymentalwell-being,thebiggestreasonforitwastrulyconnectingtopeople.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Asachild,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?

Ifyouwerelikemostchildren,youprobablyletyourimaginationrun___21___.Maybeyoudreamedofflyingintospaceorbeingafamouschef.Thenperhapsovertheyears,yourdreamsbecamemore___22___Oryoumighthavegivenuponsomealtogether.

Ifthat’sthecase,thentoday’sthedayforyou.January13thisMakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay.Ifyou’vebeen___23___fulfillingyourdreams,thisisthedaytomakeafreshstart.

It’simportanttodreambecausedreamscangiveusthe___24___tosucceedinlife.Dreamsinspireandmotivateus.Thegreatthingaboutdreamsisthatthere’sno___25___toaccomplishthemrightaway.Theymighttakeafewyearsortheymighttakealifetimeto___26___.Theimportantthingisthatyou’re___27___workingtowardyourdream.Andthebestwaytodothatisbysettinggoals.

Whatisthe___28___betweenadreamandagoal?

It’sbeensaidthatdreamsarethefinaldestination;goalsarethestopsalongtheway.

Dreamscanbevery___29___.Butthestepsyoutaketoreachthemshouldbevery____30____.Yourdreamsstatewhatyouwant,butgoalsexplainhowyou’llgetthere.Thatmakesgoalsetinganecessarystepin____31____yourdreams.

Manysuccessfulpeoplehavespokenaboutdreams.FormerU.S.SecretaryofStateColinPowellstressedthe____32____ofworkingforourdreams.“Adreamdoesn’tbecomerealitythroughmagic:

ittakessweat,____33____andhardwork.“AuthorLesBrownremindedusthatdreamshaveno_____34_____limit.Youarenevertoooldtosetanothergoalortodreamanewdream.

Ifyou’vebeendreamingaboutdoingsomethingforyears,starttoday.Writedownyodream,and____35____yourgoals.Thenyou’llbeonyourwaytomakingyourdreamscometrue.

21.A.fastB.highC.wellD.wild.

22.A.colorfulB.amazingC.realisticD.attractive

23.A.puttingoffB.takingoffC.gettingoffD.payingoff

24.A.opportunityB.directionC.energyD.access

25.A.pressureB.doubtC.senseD.need

26.A.seekB.achieveC.explainD.design

27.A.reallyB.almostC.alwaysD.hardly

28

A.conceptB.similarityC.comparisonD.difference

29.A.unrealB.generalC.changeableD.flexible

30.A.specificB.abstractC.commonD.complicated

31.A.imagingB.avoidingC.reachingD.believing

32.A.processB.benefitC.consequenceD.importance

33.A.bloodB.determinationC.intelligenceD.loyalty

34.A.ageB.extraC.spaceD.normal

35.A.transferB.convertC.establishD.devote

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyourhavejustread.

（A）

In2008,someone,orperhapsagroupofpeople,usingthenameSatoshiNakamotopublishedapapertoanonlinegroupthatdiscussedcryptography（密码使用法）.Thatpaperdescribedaprocessthatwouldusecryptographytocreateasecureelectroniccashsystem,nowknownasacryptocurrency（加密货币）.Persontopersonpaymentcouldbemadeonlineusingasharednetworkofcomputersinsteadofabankorotherfinancialinstitution.Eachdealcouldhappenveryquickly.Thesharednetworkofcomputerswouldalsoserveasthemeanstoprovethosedealssafely.Gettingridoftheneedforacentralizedbankingsystemwouldopenupthepossibilityforanyonetobecomepartofthedigitaleconomy.

Today,therearewelloverathousanddifferentcryptocurrencies.MostarestilltryingtobefeasibleglobalpaymentsystemlikeBitcoin.Theyareheldbackbyproblemsaffectingtheentirecryptocurrencyindustry.

Oneissueisweaksecurityoncryptocurrencywebsiteswhereuserseitherstoretheirelectroniccashinvirtual“wallets”orexchangeonekindofelectroniccashforanother.Inrecentyears,cleverthieveshavebrokenintomanyofthesewebsitesandstolenelectroniccash.Thewebsitesarestrugglingtoprotecttheirusersfromsuchthefts.

Anotherproblemisthelargenumberoffakecryptocurrenciesthatareadvertisedontheinternet.Theadvertisementsinviteinternetuserstovisitwebsitesofferingnewcryptocurrencies.Manyvisitorsarepersuadedbythewebsitestobuytheircryptocurrenciesusingactualmoney.Later,thewebistesdisappearalongwiththevictims’money.Inresponsetothisproblem,companieslikeFacebookandGooglearelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertisingontheirwebsites.

36.WhatdoesthearticleexplainaboutSatoshiNakamoto?

A.Satoshi’sbackgroundininternationalbakingandinvestment.

B.Satoshi’sgravedoubtsaboutthetruevalueofcryptocurrencies.

C.Satoshi’sclosepartnershipwithsuspiciousfinancialinstitutions.

D.Satoshi’scontributiontothedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomy.

37.Accordingtothisarticle,whatistrueaboutnumerouscryptocurrencywebistes?

A.Theyandtheirusershavebeenrobbed.

B.They’verevealedtheidentitiesoftheirusers.

C.Theyrewardtheiruserswithcollprizes.

D.Theyarrangerecreationaleventsforusers.

38.Whatdoesthearticleindicateaboutthecryptocurrencyindustry?

A.It’shadtolayofflotsofworkers.

B.It’scelebratingaprofitableyear.

C.It’sfacingsomeserious