上海中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析.docx

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上海中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

2020年上海中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

TheInternethasrevolutionizedourlivestosuchanextent（程度）thatformostpeople,theglobalnetworkhasbecomemorethanjustatoolbutratheranimportantaidineverydaylife.MoreandmorepeoplegoonlineaswirelessnetworkshavebroughttheInternetcloserandcloser:

it’sonourmobilephones,inourcarsandTVsets,inhospitalsurgeryroomsandinfishingboatsthatbattlethewavesoftheAtlantic.

Andthisrevolutionhasbroughtalongwithitanewwayofshopping.Bothbigandsmall,e-businesswebsiteshavefloodedtheInternetbythehundredsofthousands.Anythingyoucanbuyfromabrickandmortarstore（实体店）youcanalsobuyonline:

fromfoodandclothestotoys,nomatterwhatyou’relookingfor,you’reboundtofindtherightonlinestorewithjustafewclicksofthemouse.YoucanusetheInternettofindnewsuppliers,postbuyingrequestsorsearchforproductsandservices.

Thisrevolutionhasaffectedbrickandmortarbusinessownersgreatly.Andwhatwastheirreaction?

They’veopenedonlinestorestogohandinhandwiththeirconventionalbusiness.

Butdothebigplayershavereasonstobeafraid?

Arewegoingtostartseeingghostly,desertedWalmarts（沃尔玛）acrossthecountry?

Probablynotinthenearfuturebutthedaywillcomewhenmostpeoplewilljuststopshoppingofflineanymore.AtriptoWalmartwastestime,burnsgas.

Therecentadvancementsinmobiletechnologyandtheintroductionofmobilephoneswithenhanced（提高的）webcapabilitieshaveevenmadesomepeopleordertheirgrocerieswhentheygetoutfromworkandhavethemdeliveredattheirdoorstepbythetimetheygethome.Andas“Timeismoney”,thispracticeislifesavingforpeoplewhoworktwojobs.

Technologywillcontinuetoadvanceande-businesswillfollowcloselyinitsfootsteps.Everythingwillbecomeeasierandlesstimeconsuming,leavingusmoretimetoenjoythethingsthatreallymatterinlife:

theoneswelove,ourfriendsandhobbies.

1.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thepopularityofmobilephones.

B.ThegreatinfluenceoftheInternet.

C.TheimportanceoftheInternet.

D.Thefunctionoftheglobalnetwork.

2.Inresponsetothethreatofonlinebusiness,thebrick-and-mortarstoreowners________.

A.havestoppedtheirtraditionalbusiness

B.havestartedtheirdislikeoftheInternet

C.haveestablishedtheirownwebsite

D.haveopenedtheironlinestores

3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ANewWayofShopping.

B.TheInternetRevolution.

C.WhatistheReactiontoOnlineShopping?

D.IsOnlineShoppingtheFutureofE-business?

B

IwasinthesecondyearofmyPh.D.programwhenacolleagueaskedwhatIwoulddoifIhadanextrahoureveryday.Withoutmuchconsideration,IsaidIwoulduseittohelpothers.Thequestionkeptcomingtomymind.Likemanygraduatestudents,Iwasoverwhelmed（难以承受的）withresearch,teaching,coursework,andsomeattemptatapersonallife.Still,Iaskedmyself,"DoIreallyneeda25thhourtohelpotherpeople-ordoIneedtomakebetteruseofthe24hoursIhave?

"

Ineededsomethingtohelpmereturntomyoldself.Afterthatconversationwithmycolleague,Igoogled（谷歌搜索）“volunteeropportunitiesnearme”.Alocalorganizationthatdrivespeopletostoresorappointmentswaslookingforvolunteers.Havinggrownupinaruralvillagewhereeveryoneknewoneanotherandmygrandparentswerealwayscloseby,IthoughtservingseniorcitizensinmynewhometownmightbejustwhatIneeded.

Ashorttimelater,Istartedtovolunteerforanorganizationthatprovidestransportationforseniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilities.Tomysurprise,addingthisactivitytomybusylifewasjustwhatIneededtocalmtheconfusionIwasfeelingasafirst-generationinternationalgraduatestudent.

Istartedtovolunteerabout3hourseveryweekend,thetimeIotherwisewouldhavewastedoversleepingorscrolling（滚屏）throughsocialmedia.Sharingstorieswithmyriderswasmuchmorerewarding.Whattheytoldmeabouttheirliveshelpedmerealizethatineverycorneroftheworld,humansareconnectedwiththelanguageofemotions.Andseeinghoweagermyridersweretospendtimeoutandaboutinspiredmetothinkabouthowtospendmytime,whichusedtoslipaway.Mypreviouslyoverwhelmingschedulebegantofeelmanageable.

I'mproudofwhoIhavebecome,andIcontinuetoreflectonhowI'musingthemostvaluablethinginlife:

mytime.

4.WhydidtheauthoraskhimselfthequestioninParagraph1?

A.Hewantedtoreturntonormallife.

B.Hewasbusybutwantedtohelpothers.

C.Hecouldn'tbeartoomuchschoolwork.

D.Hecouldn'tanswerhiscolleague'squestion.

5.Howdidtheauthorfindthevolunteerjob?

A.Acolleaguerecommendedit.B.Alocalorganizationofferedit.

C.Hegotitfromhisgrandparents.D.HegotitbysurfingontheInternet.

6.Whatmadetheauthorfeelhisvolunteerjobwasworthdoing?

A.Communicatingwithhisriders.B.Improvinghislanguagelearning.

C.Meetinghisgrandparentsoften.D.Realizinghispreviousdream.

7.Howdidvolunteeringinfluencetheauthor?

A.Ithelpedhimbecomeconfidentandefficient.

B.Hefoundagoodwaytoliveafreeandquietlife.

C.HerealizedhehadwastedtoomuchtimepursuinghisPh.D.

D.Itinspiredhimtosparemoretimetoaccompanyhisgrandparents.

C

Inordertodevelopthepandemic-strickeneconomy,Chinarecoveredthestreetvendors（商贩）inanewnation-widemethodknownas“streetstalleconomy'',allowingresidentstosetupopen-airshopsonthesidewalksorotheravailablepublicspaces.

StreetvendorswereonceanimportantpartofChina'seconomyandurbanlandscape.However,sinceChina'seconomytookoffinthelastdecade,streetvendorshavegraduallydisappearedfromthestreetsandmanyofthemopenedshopsoftheirown.

Fastforwardtotoday,streetvendorshavecomeintooursightagainaftercitiessuchasChengduandYantaisucceededincreatinghundredsofthousandsofjobsbygivingstreetstallspermissiontooperate.China'stechindustrywasquicktojumponthestreetvendortrend,withtechgiantsincludingAlibaba,Tencent,MeituanandJD.comflockingtodishoutcheaploans,offersupportandpaymentsolutionstomillionsofownersofnewlyestablishedsmallbusinesses.

AntFinancial,Alibaba'sfintecharm,promiseditsmobilewalletappAlipaywillgiveinterest-freeloansto30millionvendors,and70billionRMBofinterest-freecreditlinetoconsumerstomakepurchaseseverywhere,includingstreetvendors.

JD.comprovided50billionRMBworthofqualitygoodsforstreetvendors,andprovidedeachoneofthemwithamaximum100,000RMBinterest-freeloantostockup.

Tencent'sWeChatannouncedtoofferpaymentsolutions,marketingsupportsandeventrainingforupto50millionstreetvendors,withtheendgoalofdigitallytransformingthemtoincreasetheirincome.

GuangzhoucitypartneredwithWeChatthismonthtoholdalivestreamingshoppingfestivaltoimprovesalesoflocalproduce.Inattemptstopromotevariouslivestreamingplatforms,manytechCEOsalsomadetheirownlivestreamede-commercedebuts（首次亮相）sellinggoodscomingfromalloverthecountry.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“dishout"inParagraph3mean?

A.turndown.B.providewith.

C.payoff.D.applyfor.

9.ComparedwithJD.comandTencent,whatuniquemeasuredidAntFinancialtake?

A.Itprovidesinterest-freeloansforvendors.

B.Itoffersinterest-freecreditlinetocustomers.

C.Itprovidesqualitygoodsforstreetvendors.

D.Itoffersmarketingsupporttobusinessmen.

10.What'sthepurposeofthecooperationbetweenWeChatandGuangzhoucity?

A.Tovolunteertotrainstreetvendors.

B.Togiveawayfreegoodstothepoor.

C.Topromotetodevelopthelocaleconomy.

D.TohelpCEOsmaketheirownstreamingplatforms.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ChengduandYantaiSucceededinCreatingJobOpportunities

B."StreetVendorEconomy”GreatlyIncreasesPeople'sIncome

C.TheWholeNationAreInvolvedinaNewEconomyModel

D.China'sMajorTechCompaniesAreHelpingWith"StreetVendorEconomy”

D

IwasinthesecondyearofmyPh.D.programwhenacolleagueaskedwhatIwoulddoifIhadanextrahoureveryday.Withoutmuchconsideration,IsaidIwoulduseittohelpothers.Thequestionkeptcomingtomymind.Likemanygraduatestudents,Iwasoverwhelmed（难以承受的）withresearch,teaching,coursework,andsomeattemptatapersonallife.Still,Iaskedmyself,"DoIreallyneeda25thhourtohelpotherpeople-ordoIneedtomakebetteruseofthe24hoursIhave?

"

Ineededsomethingtohelpmereturntomyoldself.Afterthatconversationwithmycolleague,Igoogled（谷歌搜索）“volunteeropportunitiesnearme”.Alocalorganizationthatdrivespeopletostoresorappointmentswaslookingforvolunteers.Havinggrownupinaruralvillagewhereeveryoneknewoneanotherandmygrandparentswerealwayscloseby,IthoughtservingseniorcitizensinmynewhometownmightbejustwhatIneeded.

Ashorttimelater,Istartedtovolunteerforanorganizationthatprovidestransportationforseniorcitizensandpeoplewithdisabilities.Tomysurprise,addingthisactivitytomybusylifewasjustwhatIneededtocalmtheconfusionIwasfeelingasafirst-generationinternationalgraduatestudent.

Istartedtovolunteerabout3hourseveryweekend,thetimeIotherwisewouldhavewastedoversleepingorscrolling（滚屏）throughsocialmedia.Sharingstorieswithmyriderswasmuchmorerewarding.Whattheytoldmeabouttheirliveshelpedmerealizethatineverycorneroftheworld,humansareconnectedwiththelanguageofemotions.Ands