上海市杨浦区高考二模英语试题.docx

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上海市杨浦区高考二模英语试题

2018年上海市杨浦区高考二模英语试题

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一、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Directions:

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

Whenitcomestoinnovativecountries,wealwaysthinkofplacesliketheUS,theUKandGermany.However,Israelisalsoagloballeader1．innovation.

AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum’sGlobalCompetitivenessReport2016-2017,Israelisthesecond2．（innovative）nationintheworld,justafterSwitzerland.

Manyofus3．notbeaware,buttechnologiesdevelopedinIsraelhavechangedourlives.Forexample,antivirussoftware4．protectsourcomputerswasfirstdevelopedinIsraelinthe1970s,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Inaddition,featuresonourmobilephonessuchasvoicemailandSMSwerealsodevelopedinIsrael.

SoitcomesasnosurprisethatIsraelplanstouseitsinnovativestrength5．（power）thecooperationwithChinaintheBeltandRoadInitiative.6．Israelisneeded,itwillsparenoefforttocontributetotheproject,saidIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyabuduringhisvisittoChinainMarch,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.

ManyIsraelienvironmentaltechnologycompanieshavealreadysetupfacilitiesinShandongprovince,7．（bring）Israelitechniquestomanyareassuchasrecyclingwaterforagriculturaluse,reportedtheTimesofIsrael.

8．（found）onverydryland,Israelhadbeenworriedaboutwaterforaverylongtime.However,inrecentyears,thequalityandquantityofwaterinIsrael9．（improve）,withthehelpoftechniquesthatturnMediterraneanseawaterandwastewaterintousablewater.

Infact,suchinnovationshaveledtomoreandmoreChinesestudents10．（seek）qualityhighereducationinIsrale.“WhenChinesestudentswhostudyheregobackhome,theywillbeinpositionstoinfluenceChina-Israelrelationshipsinthefuture,”EmmaAfterman,managerofIsrael-ChinaAcademicRelationsattheCouncilforHigherEducation,toldtheJerusalemPost.

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Parentshavebeenconcernedabouttheirkids’useoftechnologysincethedawnoftechnology—oratleastsincetheinventionofthetransistorradiointhe1950s.Today,technologyiseverywhere,andkidsaregrowingup11．totheirsmartphones,tabletsandlaptopsinwaysthat50smomsanddadscouldneverhavedreamedof.Parentalconcernhasgrownalongwiththistech12．.Butnow,eventhoseintheindustryarewonderingiftechnologyhastakenatruly13．holdonallofus---andespeciallychildren.

NolessthanMelindaGates,wifeofMicrosoftfounderBillGats,wroteaneditorialintheWashingtonPostlastsummerexpressingregretforthePandora’sBoxsheandherhusbandhelpedopen.“Ispentmycareerintechnology.Iwasn’tpreparedforitseffectonmykids.”Shewrote.“Phonesandappsaren’tgoodorbadbythemselves,butforadolescentswhodon’tyethavetheemotionaltoolstodealwithlife’scomplicationand14．,theycanaddtothedifficultiesofgrowingup.”

Astudy,whichcameoutthisyear,lookedatyearlysurveysof8th,10thand12thgradersintheU.S.between1991-2016,and15．markersofpsychologicalwell-being,suchasself-esteem,lifesatisfactionandhappiness.Itfoundthatsuchwell-beingsuddenlydecreasedafter2012-justatthetiethattheuseofsmartphoneandsocialmedia16．.Therewasadirectcorrelationbetweentheamountoftimespentonelectronicsandunhappiness.Happinesswashighestamongkidswhoparticipatedinsports,followedbyin-personsocializingand17．services.Thelowest?

Onlinecomputergames—theabuseofwhichhasrecentlybeen18．arecognizedmentalhealthdisorderbytheWorldHealthOrganization—andsocialmedia.

Earlythisyear,bigplayersformerlyoftechcompaniessuchasGoogleandFacebookcreatedtheCenterforHumaneTechnologyand,inpartnershipwiththenonprofitorganizationCommonSenseMedia,19．afullmediaandadvertisingattackontheveryindustrytheyhadahandinbuilding.Theirinitiative,theTruthaboutTech,ispouringmillionsofdollarsintoa（n）20．towarnparents,teachersandstudentsthatthetechnologytheyuseisinfactengineeredtoaddictthem.

三、完形填空

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworld,whowoulditbe?

Thisisusuallyjustatheoreticalquestion.Theideaofsuddenlytakingtheformofyourneighbor,acelebrityorevenyourdogisfuntothinkabout,butseeminglyimpossibleto21.

Yetafewpeoplehaveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherperson,thankstoanunusualvirtualrealitydevice.“Thefirstsecondsarejustoverwhelming,”saysRikkeFancesWahl,awomanwho22becameaman.“Itfeelsmysterious.Youstarttofeelmoreandmorecomfortableinit,andyoustarttoreallygetthe23ofhowitwouldbeifitwereyourbody.”

Wahl,anactress,modelandartist,wasoneoftheparticipantsinabodyswapping（替换）experimentattheBeAnotherlab,aprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelona.She24hernewbodyusingamachinecalledTheMachinetobeAnother.Theset-upisrelativelysimple.Bothusersputonavirtualrealityheadsetwithacamerainstalledtothetopofit.Thevideofromeachcameraispipedtotheotherperson,sowhatyouseeistheexactviewofyour25.Ifshemovesherarm,youseeit.Ifyoumoveyouarm,sheseesit.Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson’sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofit,participantsstartbymovingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowly,sothattheothercanfollowalong.26,thiskindofslow,synchronized（同步）movementbecomescomfortable,andparticipantsreallystarttofeelmovementbecomescomfortable,andparticipantsreallystarttofeelasthoughtheywerelivinginanotherperson’sbody.“Itwassonatural,”Wahlsays,laughing,“andatthesametimeitwassounnatural.”

Interestingly,usingsuchtechnology27toalterpeople’sbehaviourafterwards—potentiallyforthebetter.Studieshaveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbe28infightingimplicitracism（隐性种族歧视）.ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavepeopleaquestionnairecalledtheImplicitAssociationTest,whichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople’sassociations.

Anotherstudyshowedthatusingtheso-called“rubberhandillusion（错觉）”canhavethesame29.Whenthatrubberhandisacolourunliketheirskin,participants30lowerontestsforimplicitracismthanwhentheywatchedahandofthesameskincolour.

Theideaisthatonceyou’ve“putyourselfinanother’sshoes”you’relesslikelytothink31ofthem,becauseyourbrainhas32thefeelingofbeingthatperson.

Wahlsaysthatshe’djumpatthechancetoswapbodieswithsomeoneagain.“Iwouldreally,really33ittoeveryone,everyoneshouldtrythisthing,”shesays.“Weallhavedifferentfeelingsandpointsofviewsaboutthings,”saysPointeau,“andit’sreallystronglyrelatedtoour34experience.Withthiskindofexperiencewecan35empathy—theactionofunderstanding,butalsomaybehelppeoplebetterunderstandthemselvestoo.”

21．A．executeB．excuseC．exploreD．exhibit

22．A．contemporarilyB．permanentlyC．temporarilyD．secretly

23．A．passionB．fantasyC．familiarityD．energy

24．A．inheritedB．alteredC．enduredD．acquired

25．A．reflectionB．partnerC．colleagueD．image

26．A．ConsciouslyB．ConstantlyC．EventuallyD．Equivalently

27．A．requiresB．prefersC．promisesD．volunteers

28．A．progressiveB．informativeC．realisticD．effective

29．A．impactB．instructionC．initiativeD．intention

30．A．analyzedB．scoredC．predictedD．valued

31．A．highlyB．illC．straightD．fairly

32．A．expressedB．mixedC．internalizedD．deleted

33．A．connectB．advertiseC．registerD．recommend

34．A．bodilyB．sensitiveC．mentalD．initial

35．A．endureB．promoteC．honorD．identify

四、阅读选择

ABritishhospitaldirectortoldmehewashuntingforstafftoreplacetheforeigndoctorsandnursesleavingbecauseofBrexit（脱欧）.Hehadn’tfoundmanyqualifiedBritonsqueuingtoreplacethem.

Inanagewhenthe“warfortalent”isaglobalbusinesstrend,theUKisfightingawaragainsttalent.ButifIwereaBrexiter,I’dsay:

BrexitShouldbethepromptforBritaintofinallystarttrainingenoughofitsowntalent.IfUKwantstoavoideconomicdecline,itwillneedtotrainfarmoreofitsownnurses,constructionworkers,architects,etc.Foracountrywhosepolicyhasalwaysbeennottoeducatetheworkingclass,thatwouldbeareversalofhistory.

BeforeBrexit,high-skilledimmigrantsstaffedworld-classBritishsectorssuchastheCityofLondonandthecreativeeconomy.Inhealthcare,theUKdevelopedabrilliantway:

letapoorcountrylikeRomaniafundanurse’seducation,thenunderpayhertolookaftersickBrits.Low-skilledimmigrantseagertoworkallhoursforlittlemoneygavetheUKcafesandcornershopsthatseldomclosed.Low-skilledBritonscouldhavedonethesejobs,butmostlydidn’t.

ThecomingwaveofBritishtalentislargelyimmigranttoo:

thekidswhohavemadeLondon’sstateschoolstheUK’sbest,plustheoffspringofRussian,Chineseandotherforeignelites（精英）whofillprivateschools.ManyofthesewouldlovetostayandmaketheUKricher.

ButBrexiterswanttocutimmigration.Theobvioussolution:

equipworking-classBritstodojobsfromnursingtobanking.JonathanPortes,economicsprofessoratKing’sCollegeLondonsaid:

“TheproblemofUKvocationaleducationhasbeenknownforatleastacentury.We’vealwaysneglectedit.”Infact,inAugusttheUKremovedthestatebursary（助学金）forpeopletrainingt