届上海虹口区高考英语二模word版不含答案.docx

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Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

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

TheYearinaWordorTwoCananybodydescribeayearwithonlyoneword?

EachDecember,theOxfordEnglishDictionary（OED）nominates（提名）awordtodescribetheveryyear（21）________hasjustpassed.

2020wasaveryunusualyearthatwasreallyworthy（22）________（describe）withtwo

words.TwooftheobviouswordstheOEDsuggestedwere“pandemic（疫情）”and“lockdown”,duetomostofhumanactivitiesacrosstheglobe（23）________（bring）toastopbythe

life-threateningdisease.Businesseshavebeenclosedandpeoplehavehadtostayintheirhomesforweeksorevenmonthsonend.

（24）________Iwouldliketonominate“cooperation”and“hope”asmywordsoftheyearbecauseitissupposedtobedescribedinamorepositiveand（25）________（helpless）way,becausetherewasagreatdealofcooperationbetweencountriesandinternationalhealthorganizations.ChinatookaleadingroleinthiseffortbysendingmasksandprotectiveclothingtoCanada,theUnitedStatesandEurope,（26）________________________tocountriesintheMiddleEastandAfrica.Withoutthiscooperation,thepandemic,bad（27）________ithasbeen,couldhavebeenmuchworse.

Andthatbringsmetomysecondword:

hope.Wearebeginningtoseethelightattheendofthetunnel,and,withalittle“hope”,wewillgettoseetheworldbegintoreturntonormal.

Foryoungpeople,itwasthefirsttimethatthey（28）________（experience）somethingbig,aworrythattheysharedwiththeirfamilies,friendsandneighbors,andasuffering（29）________

（endure）atthismomentandtobeendurednextfewweeks.Andtheyalsolearnedthat“hope”-thebeliefthat（30）________youwillseetomorrowwillbebetterthantoday-isattheheartofeveryhumanbeing.

With“cooperation”and“hope,”2021shouldmakeforawonderfulyear.

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.mobility

B.concerning

C.joblessness

D.upcoming

E.unemployed

F.automated

G.deliberately

H.inequality

I.quotedJ.assumed

K.significantly

WillaRobotReallyTakeYourJob?

Itisoneofthemostwidelyquoteddataofrecentyears.Noreportorconferencepresentationonthefutureofworkiscompletewithoutit.Ithasbeenpointedtoasevidenceofa（n）__31__jobs

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disasterbythink-tanksandgovernmentagencies.Thefindingthat47percentofAmericanjobsareathighriskofbeing__32__bythemid2030scomesfromapaperwrittenbytwoOxfordacademics,CarlBenediktFreyandMichaelOsborne.Ithassincebeen__33__inmorethan4,000otheracademicarticles.Suchmisunderstandingsreflectthepolarized（两极分化的）debate__34__thenatureofautomationandthefutureofjobs.

Atoneextremearethenegativists.Theywarnofmasstechnological__35__justaroundthecorner.Oneadvocateofthisposition,MartinFord,haswrittentwobest-sellingbooksonthedangersofunemploymentcausedbyautomation.Heworriesthatmiddle-classjobswilldisappear,economic__36__willcease,andtherichestpeopleinacountrycould“shutthemselvesawayingatedcommunities,perhapsguardedbyself-directedmilitaryrobotsanddrones.”The__37__masseswillliveonauniversalbasicincome.

Atthepositiveendofthedebate,classicaleconomistsarguethatinthepast,newtechnologyhasalwaysendedupcreatingmorejobsthanithasdestroyed.Itwasseveraldecadesbeforeindustrializationledto__38__higherwagesforBritishworkersintheearly1800s.Whileautomationislikelytoincrease__39__intheshortrunbypushingsomepeopleintolower-paidjobs,iteventuallyincreasestheoverallsizeoftheeconomicpie.

Freyisoften__40__tobeinthefirstcamp.Hispapersimplywantedtopointoutthat47percentofthecurrentjobsinAmericaweremorelikelytobeaffectedbyautomation.Itgotmoreattentionthantheywouldeverhaveexpected.Inpart,thisisbecausefearsells,particularlywhenitisstirredupbyamisunderstanding.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

IsTapWaterSafetoDrink?

Tapwaterisnotwithoutitsproblems.Morerecently,theMichiganCityofFlinthasbeenstrugglingwithhighlead（铅）levelsinitsdrinkingwater.Overtheyearspeoplehavewitnessedmajor__41__ofgroundwaterpollutionleadingtounhealthytapwater.

ThenonprofitEnvironmentWorkingGroup（EWG）detectedsome260pollutantsinpublicwatersuppliesin42statesandfaultedtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）for__42__toestablishstandardsonsomanyofthepollutants--fromindustry,agriculture,andurbanrivers-thatdoendupinourwater.

Despitetheseseemingly__43__statistics,theNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil（NRDC）,whichhasalsoconductedaseriesof__44__testsonmunicipal（市政的）watersuppliesaswellasbottledwater,says,“Intheshortterm,ifyouareanadultwithnospecialhealth__45__,andyouarenotpregnant,thenyouandrinkmostcities’tapwaterwithouthavingtoworry,”Thisisbecausemostofthepollutantsinpublicwatersuppliesexistatsuchsmallconcentrationsthatmost

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peoplewouldhaveto__46__verylargequantitiesforhealthproblemstooccur.

__47__,lookatyourwaterbottlescarefully.It’scommonforthemtolistthesourceas“municipal”,whichmeansyoupaidforwhat__48__isbottledtapwater.

“Pregnantwomen,youngchildren,theelderly,peoplewithchronicillnessesandthosewithweakenedimmunesystemscanbevulnerable（脆弱的）totherisksposedbypollutedwater,”NRDCdoes__49__,however.Thegroupsuggeststhatanyonewhomaybeatriskobtainacopyoftheircity’sannualwaterqualityreportandreviewitwiththeir__50__.

Asforbottledwater,25to30percentofitcomesstraightfrommunicipaltapwatersystems,despitetheprettynature__51__onthebottlesthatimplyotherwise.Someofthatwatergoesthroughadditionalfiltering（过滤）,butsomedoesnot.What’smore,bottledwaterisrequiredtobe__52__lessfrequentlythantapwaterforbacteriaandchemicalpollutants,andU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationbottledwaterrulesallowforsomepollutionbyE.coli（大肠杆菌）,__53__toEPAtapwaterrulesthatprohibitanysuchpollution.

Also,NRDCfoundthatthereareno__54__forbottledwatertobedisinfectedortestedforparasites（寄生虫）,unlikemorestrictEPArulesregulatingtapwater.Thisleavesthepossibility__55__,saysNRDC,thatsomebottledwatermaypresentsimilarhealththreatstothosewithweakenedimmunesystems.

41.

A.cases

B.patterns

C.models

D.modes

42.

A.managing

B.failing

C.competing

D.skipping

43.

A.endless

B.appealing

C.alarming

D.meaningless

44.

A.expansive

B.expensive

C.aggressive

D.extensive

45.

A.motivations

B.focuses

C.conditions

D.proportions

46.

A.turnin

B.giveaway

C.takeup

D.takein

47.

A.Tostartwith

B.Afterall

C.Inaddition

D.Onthewhole

48.

A.necessarily

B.essentially

C.accordingly

D.dramatically

49.

A.recommend

B.caution

C.justify

D.urge

50.

A.supervisor

B.secretary

C.authority

D.physician

51.

A.scenes

B.brands

C.data

D.prints

52.

A.questioned

B.produced

C.tested

D.advertised

53.

A.contrary

B.similar

C.relative

D.parallel

54.

A.requirements

B.suggestions

C.permission

D.approvals

55.

A.real

B.minor

C.uncertain

D.open

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

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Eachgeneration-fromBabyBoomerstoGenerationXtoMillennials-hasitsownsetofvaluesandcharacteristics.Butonethingcommontoallgenerationsisthattheyaresufferingfromstress.InarecentpollbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation（APA）,allagegroupsnowreporthigherlevelsofstressthaninthepast.BabyBoomers（thosebornroughlybetween1946and1964,andwhoarenowmovingintotheirretirementyears）saidthattheyarestressedaboutearningandhealthissues.GenXers（bornroughlybetween1965and1980）areconcernedaboutwork,incomeandjobstability.However,Millennials（bornroughlybetween1981and2004）areturningouttobethemoststressed-outofallthegenerations.Pollresultsindicatethatstresslevelsfortheseyoungerrespondentsaresignificantlyaboveaverage.Sowhat’sworryingtheMillennials?

Millennialsarethefirstgenerationtogrowupwithcomputersinthehomeandtheclassroom.Duetotheriseofmoderntechnologyandsocialmedia,theyareconstantlyshoweredwithinformation.Overtime,thisinformationoverloadcanbecometoomuchtohandleandcanresultinstress,whichinturncancauseseriousphysical,psychological,andemotionalproblems.Anothercontributingfactor.accordingtoauthorMichaelD.Hais,isthatmanyMillennialshavelivedshelteredlivesduetooverprotectiveparents.Theseyoungadultslackproblem-solvingskillsandmaystrugglewithfearoffailureoncetheyleavehome.Makingmattersworse,the2008economicsdepressionoccurredwhenmanyMillennialsweregraduatingfromhighschoolorcollege.Th