1、 1/16 2020 上海金山高三英语二模 I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At theend of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversationsand the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversa
2、tion and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to thequestion you have heard.1.A.In a hospital.B.In a school.C.In a kindergarten.D.In a tourist office.2.A.Improving her cooking skills.B.Tasting the food made by Tom.C.Having a picni
3、c.D.Showcasing her talents to Tom.3.A.Supportive.B.Hesitant.C.Indifferent.D.Disapproving.4.A.In January.B.Until winter vacation.C.During Christmas season.D.Right now.5.A.The foundation of the theatre.B.A change to the theatre.C.The removal of the seats.D.The figure of the audience.6.A.It can help to
4、 find the patients easilyB.It can record patients conditions.C.It gives patients medical advice.D.It makes records available to doctors and nurses.7.A.He doesnt want to draw.B.He prefers to make the labor division himself.2/16 C.He is good at drawing.D.He is happy because he doesnt have to draw.8.A.
5、The key to the womans success.B.The changes on the market.C.The management of the womans company.D.The feeling of being a manager.9.A.To paint the doors.B.To paint the ceiling.C.To continue his job.D.To take the job home10.A.Because she is accustomed to the food there.B.Because the food is better th
6、ere than at the school dining hall.C.Because it is a quiet place.D.Because they cant go to the school dining hall.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear several passages and longer conversations,aftereach passage or conversation,you will be asked several questions.The passages and theconvers
7、ations will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the followingpassage.11.A.Factors determining intelligence
8、.B.A story of identical twins.C.The importance of intelligence.D.How to get a higher IQ.12.A.Because only one could enter college.B.Because they were abandoned by their parents.C.Because their parents died when they were only babies.3/16 D.Because the psychologists did an experiment researching huma
9、n intelligence.13.A.John got a better education than his identical brother.Peter.B.Children growing up in wealthy families are smarter.C.Environment is important to the development of ones intelligence.D.An isolated community has more educational opportunities.Questions 14 through 16 are based on th
10、e followingpassage.14.A.Unwrapping a new album.B.Having a newly-bought car.C.Entering a newly-purchased house.D.Having access to an online account.15.A.It is nice to share the account on Amazon.B.The sharing economy makes full use of cars.C.Consumers consider ownership more important than access.D.T
11、he sharing economy makes clear relationship between consumers and products.16.A.The sharing economy develops car manufacturing.B.It is good for environment to increase the usage of goods.C.The sharing economy reshapes the market and benefits people.D.In the sharing economy,companies bridge the gap b
12、etween people and resources.Questions 17 and 18 are based on the followingconversation.17.A.Products.B.Locations.C.Coffee making techniques.D.Staff quality.18.A.She made a questionnaire.B.She talked with customers.C.She wrote a handbook for the employeesD.She applied for a job at Starbucks.19.A.Cust
13、omers are especially concerned about the service of a cafe.4/16 B.The more expensive the coffee beans and milk,the better the coffee is.C.Customers want more varieties of coffee.D.Customers rely on the brand image when they are making choices.20.A.Because the manual will be the latest version.B.Beca
14、use it will tell customers detailed product information.C.Because it includes important policies and procedures.D.Because employees enjoy reading it.II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.
15、For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.A ban on distracted walkingYou cant walk down the street without passing so-called“smart-phone zombies（僵尸）.”They are too absorbed in their screen(21)
16、_(watch)where they are going.Almost four in ten people admit having suffered a technology-related small accident(22)_ they pay more attention to their electronic device than to the pavement.Now the city of Honolulu,Hawaii,has decided its time to take immediate action and make it illegal to cross the
17、 road while using a mobile phone.Those(23)_(catch)using phones,tablets or other electronic devices at crossing points could face a fine of up to$100.Honolulu is the first major U.S.city to ban(24)_ is called“distracted walking.”It comes after a study found there(25)_(be)more than 11,000 injuries in
18、the United States resulting from phone-related distraction while walking in the past few years.To explain the decision,mayor Kirk Caldwell said,“We hold the unfortunate honor of being a major city(26)_ more pedestrians are hit in crosswalks than almost any other city in the country.”Under the fine s
19、ystems.(27)_ breaks this law for the first time will get a fine of$15 to$35.People breaking the law for a second or third time will get a$99 fine.The law,which is called the Distracted Walking Law,does permit an exception.Pedestrians 5/16 (28)_ use such devices in the street to call emergency servic
20、es and rescue workers,such as firefighters and police officers.If you still want to text while walking,you could avoid(29)_(fine)in Honolulu by using a voice-controlled digital assistant such as Siri or Google Assistant.Or you could just wait(30)_ you are again,safely,off the street.Section BDirecti
21、ons:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.parental B.balance C.declined D.deposit E.downloaded F.engaging G.financial H.immediately I.listing J.deliberately K.purchasesGiving kids allowances in the s
22、mart-phoneAllowances are a constant.No matter how much technology interferes with the parent-child relationship,kids still want money and parents still want to impart（赋予）a basic work ethic.But putting stickers on chore（日常事务）charts and dropping coins in piggy banks dont cut it with the smart-phone ge
23、neration.Parents in search of more _31_ ways to teach children the value of money are turning to allowance-tracking apps,where kids can see their _32_ rise and fall in real time.Bonnie Koon,a mother of three in Crawfordville,Fla.,used to post a calendar on her refrigerator _33_ her kids chores,to th
24、e embarrassment of her 16-year-old twins.After seeing a Facebook ad for the app Green-light,she _34_ it.Green-light links to parents bank accounts so that the payout can be seamless.Parents can encourage saving by paying interest on the money that isnt spent _35_-interest out of the parents own pock
25、ets,of course.Its the first taste of _36_ freedom for many kids,and its set in a relatively safe environment.Parents can determine spending limits and choose the retailers（零售商）where a child can make _37_.If a child attempts to buy something at an unapproved store or to spend more than the limit,the
26、transaction（交易）is _38_ and parents get a notification.And if a kid loses the card,parents can immediately cancel it from the app.One of Ms.Koons twins.Brenna,works part time at a restaurant.Shes putting half of her pay 6/16 check into a car-insurance savings fund she set up in the app,whit the goal
27、of saving$450 by July.With each _39_,the app gives Brenna a progress update.Some parents might worry that relying on apps to get kids to do chores only encourages them to be on their phones more.But parents who have chosen this approach argue that they are meeting their kids where they are and that
28、it takes the _40_ nagging（唠叨）out of the equation.The real-time look at their accounts makes the concepts of saving and spending more tangible than reviewing a bank statement.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,
29、B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.If you like to take a walk in the woods in the United States or you prefer to decorate a tree at Christmas,you should know that climate change is making both of those activities a lot more _41_.Looking at two _42_ and ec
30、onomically important species-the Douglas fir and the Ponderosa pine-scientists found that fires and drought _43_ by climate change make new growth difficult,especially in low-elevation forests,according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Some forests i
31、n four regions in California,Colorado,the Northern Rockies and the southwestern part of the United States have crossed“a(n)_44_ climate tipping（转折）point for post-fire tree generation,”the study says.Climate conditions over the past 20 years have _45_ changes that would have taken decades or even cen
32、turies to _46_ across broad regions of the country.This is leading to the sudden _47_ of trees and making these lands increasingly unsuitable for tree regeneration.“Climate changes is _48_ our forests now,not just in some distant future.Maybe in areas where there are really _49_ seed sources,there c
33、ould be some trees,but it is becoming really hard to get these trees back due to climate change,”said study co-author Kim Davis.The problem probably wont get any better,as climate change is making intense wildfires much more _50_.Western foresters say there used to be a fire season.But devastating a
34、nd 7/16 _51_ fires have become a reality all year long.In 2018,fire cost California more than$9.05 billion,according to the USA insurance commissioner,the deadliest and most destructive wildfires season in the _52_ history.A higher number of fires and low seed availability means a high probability t
35、hat these trees in these regions wont come back,Davis said.This study _53_ on the driest and hottest areas of the Western forests,but researchers will next try to focus on how much will be impacted._54_,there are some things people can do to ease some of this problem.Forest management plans that red
36、uce high-severity burns can help.Increasingly,forest managers are considering allowing some fires to burn under more moderate conditions,Davis said,Forest _55_.41.A.convenient B.difficult C.encouraging D.frustrating 42.A.ecologically B.apparently C.physically D.financially 43.A.destroyed B.worsened
37、C.extended D.established 44.A.necessary B.enormous C.critical D.invisible 45.A.accelerated B.delayed C.eliminated D.strengthened 46.A.transform B.spread C.preserve D.escape 47.A.extinction B.decline C.tragedy D.increase 48.A.sustaining B.abandoning C.facilitating D.endangering 49.A.sufficient B.limi
38、ted C.moderate D.approximate 50.occasional B.common C.essential D.temporary 51.A.astonishing B.hopeless C.costly D.irreversible 52.A.world B.state C.human D.forest 53.A.concentrated B.depended C.insisted D.commented 54.A.As a result B.For example C.In fact D.Whats more 55.A.savers B.managers C.resea
39、rchers D.advocates Section BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just rea
40、d.8/16 (A)EU members states have agreed to ban a toxic substance widely found in clothing because it poses an“acceptable risk”to the environment.Countries voted in favor of extending existing restrictions on nonylphenol ethoxylates(NPE)to imports to clothing and other textile products.The measure is
41、 intended to protect species in water.Use of NPE in textile manufature in Europe was banned over 10 years ago but the substance is still released into the water environment through imported textiles being washed.NPE degrades in the environment into substances including nonylphenol(NP),which accumula
42、tes in the bodies of fish and disturbs their hormones,harming fertility,growth and sexual development.NPE is used in textile manufacture as a cleaning and dyeing agent.The EU decision notes that several studies have found NPE to be present in textile items.A 2011 study by Greenpeace found NPE in two
43、-thirds of clothes tested,including items sold by big-name brads such as Adidas,H&M,Lacoste,and Ralph Lauren.The NGO(Non-Governmental Organizations)argued that although concentrations of NPE found in the clothes were low,the chemicals existence in the environment posed a risk.The new ban on textiles
44、 containing NPE in concentrations equal to or greater than 0.01%will enter into force five years after it is adopted by the European Commission,which is likely to happen in September.In comments submitted to ECHA(European Chemicals Agency),clothing and textile firms have warned that obeying the rest
45、riction will be difficult because NPE ubiquitous in the supply chain and has numerous uses.The new restriction will not apply to second-hand goods or recycled textiles because it is assumed that these will already have been washed several times so they contain negligible（微不足道的）amounts of NPE.EU coun
46、tries must eliminate pollution of water bodies by NP as it is a priority substance under the Water Framework Directive.A 2013 study by the UK environment agency warned that emissions from textiles could prevent progress towards this objective.It found 29%of imported cotton underwear contained NPE,wh
47、ich was released during the first two washes by the consumer.9/16 56.The 2011 study by Greenpeace found _.A.29%of imported cotton underwear contained NPEB.NPE had limited effects on aquatic speciesC.NPE was widely present in textile products D.clothes of good quality had no concentrations of NPE57.W
48、hats the possible meaning of the underlined part“is ubiquitous”is Paragraph 7?A.is legally protected B.is not easy to be found C.seems to be every where D.is uncommon 58.What can we learn from the text?A.The original ban on use of NPE was very effective.B.Recycled textile contain less NPE.C.The new
49、ban on imports of textile has come into force.D.The UK environment agency is optimistic about the new ban.59.Which section of the website does the text come from?A.lifestyle B.technology.C.Business.D.Environment.(B)LettersComments on the March Issue40 Smart Ways to Save at the Supermarket Your cauti
50、on not to fall for fake sales reminded me of when I was a stock boy at my neighborhood grocery in the 1950s.One time,we got a delivery of off-band vegetables.I priced them at ten cents a can.I dont think we sold more than six cans-until I put up sign that said“Special:Nine for$1.”I set them out Thur
51、sday evening,and by noon on Saturday they were gone.Trapped Inside a Glacier Reading about John Alls experience on Mount Himlung was very inspiring to me.A man with 15 broken bones and bleeding internally being able to climb up a 70-foot wall of ice and survive for 18 hours at 20,000 feet is somethi
52、ng that I would have though to be impossible.I am 16 years old and a lifelong reader.Out of all the great content in Readers Digest,stories like his are the ones I enjoy the most.10/16 Edward Deckerd,Perrywille,MissouriSam Kieffer,Richardson,Texas Bills Last,Best Gift Track Grants article resonated（
53、与产生共鸣）deeply with me.Twelve years ago,my husband,Don,was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.As his caregiver,I,too,learned to appreciate the people and things around me and not to sweat the small stuff,and in the long run,I became a much better person.Don also gave me his last,best gift of love an
54、d peace.Antia Lawrence,San Diego,California Dishes Professional Chefs Cook in the MicrowaveMicrowaving live lobsters in inhumane and cruel.Because lobsters feel pain,Switzerland has recently outlawed the practice of boiling them live.A similar law was passed in Italy,where it is now illegal to put l
55、obsters on ice before cooking them.I hope you provide an update to your story promoting humane practices instead of cruel and violent ones.Janet Toole,Phoenixville,Pennsylavnia60.How did Antia Lawrence react to her husbands diagnosis?A.She felt very painful.B.She gained some life lessons.C.She paid
56、more attention to her own health.D.She showed deep sympathy for her husband.61.According to Sam Kieffers letter,what can be learn about John All?A.He is an expert in mountaineering B.He wrote the article entitled Trapped Inside a Glacier.C.Not all people could survive in the same situation as he did
57、.D.His story is the best one that Sam Kieffer has ever read in Readers Digest.62.Who is likely to disagree with what is said in the commented article?A.Edward Deckerd.B.Antia Lawrence.C.Sam Kieffer.D.Janet Toole(C)What makes us love some things and hate others?We know that sometimes even the tiniest
58、 change can result in a huge difference in how we perceive something,so is there any rhyme or reason to our tastes and preferences?Here are three factors which play a role.11/16 1.Conforming to expectation In London a few years ago,two talented rappers called Silibil N Brains took to the stage to pe
59、rform at a music industry show for unsigned bands.They were an instant hit.Their outrageous West Coast-American style,brilliant rap lyrics and couldnt-care-less attitude had the music industrys talent spotters falling over themselves to sign the pair.In a short space of time,Silibil N Brains had a d
60、eal with a top management company,a contract with a major record label and an advance of$70,000-and they hadnt even made a record.Before long,they were on tour with Eminem and out partying with Madonna.They were living the dream.But two years ago the same two rappers were laughed off stage by the sa
61、me talent spotters for singing the same sons.So what was the difference?Amazingly,it was their accent.You see,Silibil N Brains werent,in fact,from West Coast U.S.A.at all.They were from Dundee in Scotland.During the first audition they had used their Scottish accents when rapping and it had not gone
62、 down well.“They just laughed at us,”recalled Brains.“We were heartbroken.We went back to Scotland with our tail between our legs”.The lesson for them was that to succeed,you have to conform to expectations and at that time everyone expected rappers to be American.2.The benefit of hindsightSome peop
63、le are simply ahead of their time.Its common knowledge that Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime-the other 900 or so were unknown and unloved until after his death.Monets paintings.at least in his early career,was considered incomplete and ugly by critics at the time,while Vermeer
64、,the painter of Girl With a Pearl Earring,even had to use his mother-in-law as a guarantor when he borrowed money-so unable was he to sell any of his work!Now that public taste has caught up with these artists,more or less anything they touched has an astronomical price tag attached to it.Perhaps th
65、e reason is that it just takes a while to get used to something-after all,not all beauty is obvious at first sight.3.A reassuring price tagIn a world where the range of products on offer can be completely bewildering,we often look to price as an indication of quality.We may think we prefer the expen
66、sive wine to the cheap one,but we may simply be influenced by the price tag.Even professionals can make the mistake.A researcher from the University of Bordeaux in France took an average bottle of red wine and poured it into two empty bottles,on with an expensive label and the other with a cheap one
67、.Then he invited 12/16 57 wine“experts”to taste the wine.Forty of them recommended the wine from the expensive bottle,describing it as“agreeable”,“complex”,“balanced”and“rounded.”while the same wine from the expensive bottle,describing it as“agreeable”,“complex”,“balanced”and“rounded,”while the same
68、 wine from the cheap bottle was described as“weak”and“flat”,with only 12 of the experts recommending it.The study made the researcher unpopular with the French wine tasters,but he did prove that price has a significant impact on taste.63.Which of the following statements about Silibil N Brains is tr
69、ue?A.Talent spotters fell in love with them at first sight.B.They are from the West Coast of AmericaC.Their success was attributed to behaving and sounding like American rappers.D.They were friends with famous stars like Madonna even before they succeeded.64.The underlined phrases“with our tail betw
70、een our legs”indicates that _.A.their first audition proved a failure B.they felt proud of their performance C.they learned a valuable lesson D.being humble might contribute to their future success 65.We an infer from the second factor that _.A.some artists are better known when they are alive than
71、when they are deadB.public taste usually falls behind famous artists C.beauty at first sight lasts much longerD.Monets paintings are priceless because of their incompleteness 66.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.A price tag always fails to indicate the quality of a product.B.A price tag is
72、 less likely to confuse customers than the packaging.C.Low price will make the wine unpopular with tasters D.A price tag will cloud a persons judgement of something.Section CDirections:Read the following.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.N
73、ote that there are two more sentences than you need.13/16 A.Between August and April,they sought food in low elevations（海拔）on Chinas Qinling Mountains.B.Scientists think the research show that pandas are very clever.C.Pandas eat bamboo all day long except when they are sleeping or playing.D.The gene
74、 for their“umami taste receptors”became inactive.E.They fed on them until they went back down the mountain and started eating Bashania fargesii leaves again.F.Scientists have conducted many studies on pandas eating habits.Are Bamboo-Eating Pandas Really Herbivores?On the outside,giant pandas look li
75、ke herbivores（食草动物）.They spend nearly all of their waking hours eating bamboo.But on the inside,theyre built like carnivores（食肉动物）.About half of the calories they eat come from protein,according to a new study.The ancestor of giant pandas were omnivorous（杂食的）.They are both animals and plants,and had
76、 the digestive system and gut bacteria to metabolize（使发生新陈代谢）them.They had“umami taste receptors,”to appreciate the flavors of meat.However,about 2.4 million years ago,things began to change._67_ Their jaw and teeth evolved to help them crush bamboo,and their wrist bone became capable of grasping th
77、e stalks（杆）of their favorite plant.Scientists think pandas switched to eating bamboo partly because they didnt have to fight with other animals to get it.Bamboo is high in fiber but has a low concentration of nutrients,so pandas have to eat 20 to 40 pounds of the plant every day just to get by.David
78、 Raubenheimer,a nutritional ecologist at the University of Sydney,and his colleagues put GPS trackers on two giant pandas and followed their movement throughout the year.They discovered that the pandas followed the protein._68_ At the start of the cycle,they ate Bashania fargesii leaves until they g
79、ot the chance to feast on young shoots,which contained more protein.14/16 The more the shoots grew,the more their protein was diluted（冲淡）by fiber.That caused the pandas to move to higher ground,where Fargesia qinlingensis grew.First,they ate the shoots,but these,too,went from being protein-rich to f
80、iber-rich as they grew.The panda responded by switching to the leaves._69_ The researchers found that about half of the calories the pandas ate were in the form of protein._70_“They can know exactly where to go,and when to go,so they can get the most of the nutrients that their ecosystem can provide
81、,”said Silvia Pineda-Munoz,who was not involved in the study.The work also shows that classifying an animals as herbivore or carnivore is more complex than one might sassume.“Its not whether youre eating plants but what of the plants youre eating,”said Pineda-Munoz.IV.Summary Writing Directions:Read
82、 the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible.71.Herbal MedicineHerbal medicine,which has been used for medicinal purposes,is the use of plants to treat diseases.Many herbalists use the entire plant,f
83、rom the flowers,stems,leaves,and roots,in the form of everything from teas to pills.These plants contain natural,chemical things that can treat the body for a variety of diseases,such as allergies,asthma,rheumatoid arthritis,migraine,chronic fatigue,and cancer,among others.Nowadays an increasing num
84、ber of people prefer to adopt these plants to treat their diseases because,compared with chemical medicine,herbal medicine has its own advantages.Herbal medicine and remedies are more effective than chemical medicine for certain diseases.The chemical medicine given by a chemist could have certain ne
85、gative side effects.However,many of the herbal medicine and remedies to not have negative side effects.If any,they are softer than chemical medicine.Obesity is the cause of many of the health problems.Herbal medicine can help weight loss more effectively and improve overall health.However,the cure u
86、sing herbal medicine and supplements would take some time,and therefore people are supposed to possess enough patience.Worse still,herbal medicine contains a variety of 15/16 ingredients and people have to be sure that their body agrees with the ingredients and that it is not allergic（过敏）.A point wo
87、rth mentioning here is that herbal remedies and medicine for certain illnesses may have negative side effects.These side effects may not be shown at once,but would take months or even years.In the early stages,if the herbal medicine is not agreeing with you,it is wise to stop using it.When used corr
88、ectly and directed by doctors,herbs can help treat a variety of disease.But keep in mind that the herbal medicine industry is not regulated,so herbal products are often misleading and may contain additives that are not listed on the label.Some herbs may cause allergic reactions or interact with othe
89、r drugs,and some are poisonous if used improperly or at high doses.Taking herbs on your own increases your risk.V.Translation Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.一闻到这种蛋糕的味道我就总会想起童年。(associate)73.我们不能想当然地认为我们永远不会面对危险生命的紧急情况。(grant)74.尽管这些
90、产品价格昂贵，但它们经久耐用，永不过时。(as)75.让许多孩子感到烦恼的是家长们似乎没有充分意识到保护隐私的重要性，总喜欢在社交媒体上发布孩子的照片。(bother)VI.Guided Writing Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.76.假设你是明启中学高三学生王磊，你经常阅读的英语报刊正在征集读者对于“学生最应该学会什么”的不同意见。你对此话题很感兴趣，写一篇文章表达你的观点，内容包括：1.你认为学生最
91、应该学会什么？2.结合自身情况谈谈你这么认为的里有。16/16 （文中不要涉及你的真实姓名或学校）参考答案：21.to watch 22.because 23.caught 24.what 25.had been 26.where 27.whoever 28.can/may 29.being fined 30.until 31-40 FBIEH GKCDA41-55 BABCA BBDAB CBACB56-59 CCBD 60-62 BCD 63-66 CABD67-70 DAEBIV.Summary 71.Herbal medicine,abstracted from entire plan
92、ts in various forms,is a way to treat some disease.It has more advantages over chemical medicine owing to its better effectiveness and milder side effects.However,herbal medicine also has disadvantages like time-consuming recovery,possible recovery,possible allergy.Therefore,it is advisable for us t
93、o use herbs cautiously in case of potentially risky consequences.72.I always associate the smell of the cake with my childhood.73.We cant take it for granted that we will never face life-threatening emergencies.74.Expensive as these products are,they last long and never go out of style.75.What bothers many children is that their parents seem not to be fully aware of the importance of protecting privacy and always like to post their childrens photos on social media.