上海市静安区2019届高三二模考试英语试题

1、静安区2018学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研英语学科试卷考生注意：1 .考试时间120分钟，试卷满分 140分。2 .本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3 .务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation, a

2、 question will be asked about what was said. Theconversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aconversation and the question about it. read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. Because the gas

3、station is waiting for the fuel price adjustment.B. Because there ' s no gas left at the gas station right now.C. Because the gas station is checking and repairing the equipment now.D. Because the quality of the gas in the station is terrible.【答案】C【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。2.A. 5 dollars

4、B. 6 dollarsC. 7 dollarsD. 11dollars【答案】B【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。3.A. The new movie didn t perform well in sales.B. The new movie was positively reviewed by critics.C. The new movie was successful in sales and reputation.D. The new movie wasn t welcomed by the critics.【答案】D【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解

5、析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。4.A. They will be home on time.B. Her mother is in an area with poor signal reception.C. She can t connect her mother through the mobile phone now.D. She has to notify her mother that someone is dead.【答案】C【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。5.A. The neighborhood suffers a power failu

6、re.B. Their neighbor broke their light bulb.C. There's something wrong with their light bulb.D. It's black outside the window.【答案】C【解析】【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。6.A. He lost the way to the ice cream counter.B. He doesn't know which taste to choose.C. He loses words to describe the taste of the ice

7、cream.D. He enjoys selling ice cream.【答案】B【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。7.A. She doesn t get on well with John.B. John lied about absence from school.C. John was too ill to receive them at home.D. She didn t go to school herself.【答案】B【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。8.A. At an electronic applia

8、nce shop.B. At a drugstoreC. At a laundry.D. At a furniture shop.【答案】C【解析】【分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。9.A. Invite a friend to take the wedding photographing job.B. Pay for photographing for her wedding.C. Save the budget of wedding.D. Avoid taking too many photos for her wedding.【答案】B【解析】【分析】此题为听力

9、题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。10.A. The candidate has devotion for the job.B. The candidate is not good at giving speeches.C. The candidate is out of touch with the woman.D. The candidate is not qualified for the job.【答案】D【解析】分析】此题为听力题，解析略。【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。and you will be aspassages and theonly once. When yand

10、 decide whichhe best answer you have heard.Questions are basing passage.Directions:Inhear two short passages and one longer conversation,Section B ach of the passages and the conversation. The be read twice, but the questions will be spoken tion, read the four possible answers on your paper11. A. 12

11、%.B. 27%.C. 30%.D. 60%.15.12.A. Because their bodies are not strong enough for regular exercises.B. Because their doctors prevent them from doing too many exercises.C. Because they spend greater time doing activities requiring little energy.D. Because they still keep working at older ages.13.A. Beca

12、use it brings enjoyment to the old.B. Because it makes life colorful.C. Because it makes the old move more.D. Because it saves money for the old.【答案】11. A 12. C 13. C【解析】此题为听力题，解析略。【 11 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【 12 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【 13 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。Questions are based on the following passage.14.A. The high

13、 unemployment rate in the country.B. The comfortable working environment.C. The potential high income from the work.D. The possibility to contact bosses and senior managers.A. Dealing with commitments.B. Managing the Internet surfing.C. Managing bosses' schedules.D. Communicating with other empl

14、oyees.16.A. They give male applicants fair chances for the PA jobs.B. They tend to provide male PAS with high salaries.C. They give male Pas more work to manage.D. They prefer to assign male PAS for male bosses.【答案】14. C 15. B 16. A【解析】此题为听力题，解析略。【 14题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【 15 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【 16 题详解】此题 听力

15、题，解析略。Questions are based on the following passage.17.A. Information about the features of the car.B. Message about the prices of the car.C. A larger discount than what dealers offerD. Comments about the car from other customers.18.A. Good service from professional staff.B. Trial driving by the buye

16、r.C. Additional insurance benefits from dealers.D. Driving license from the government.19.A. It manufactures advanced electric cars.B. It cooperates well with car dealers.C. Its online website offers comprehensive car information.D. It can deliver cars to customers after online purchase.20.A. It pro

17、vides more car information than new cars.B. It is sold cheaper with less sales cost.C. Used cars are generally sold at less than 2000 dollars.D. Used car market is bigger than new car market.【答案】17. C 18. B 19. D 20. B【解析】此题为听力题，解析略。【 17 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【 18 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。【 19 题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。20 题详解】

18、此题为听力题，解析略。II. Grammar and VocabularySection A 10%Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passagecoherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in eachblank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that

19、 best fits each blank.When Jennifer Lawrence tripped on her way to accept her best actress Oscar oneyear, her pink princess-like Dior dress 21(capture) in all its glory. Theunscripted moment became hot topic throughout social media.That bonus air-time for a single dress at one of the worlds global e

20、vents is priceless for the likes of Dior, one of the 22(influential) fashion housesin the luxury marketplace.Success on the red carpet can earn exposure and profits for luxury brands for years 23 (come). The red carpet, which will be televised live before Academy Award ceremony, presents a great opp

21、ortunity for a designer to reach an audience that expands 24 the fashion setting. The Lawrence dress received about 40 million mentions on various social media.One way of estimating the monetary benefits of having a standout dress on the red carpet is to compare how much a brand would otherwise spen

22、d on commercial advertising during the same time.25 Lawrence had only 75 seconds of solo camera time for her Oscar acceptance speech, Dior had to pay more than $4 million for a commercial spot of the same duration on similar occasions. And this didn't include the time 26 (devote) to Lawrence and

23、 her dress on the pre-showtelevised red carpet. Lawrence, 23, had an advertising contract with Dior.27 the group ' s deal with Lawrence affected its sales was clearly statedinits annual financial report. That year, the group clothing section' s profits28 (total) 165 million euros, up 26 perc

24、ent from the previous year.Heston, the founder of a publicity firm,29 success stories includeintroducing Jimmy Choo shoes and designer Saab to Hollywood, believes that the Oscar red carpet is today dominated by established luxury brands. Finding it much more difficult to compete with big brand names

25、 to dress super stars on big events, many young designers turn to 30 (bet) on promising rising stars, expecting anovernight success if the young stars rise to sudden fame.【答案】21. was captured22. most influential23. to come24. beyond 25. Although26. devoted27. How 28. totaled29. whose 30. betting【解析】

26、本文是一篇时尚类短文阅读。文章主要介绍一些奢侈品牌为了提高自己的知名度和影响力，与走红地毯的大牌明星合作，而一些年轻设计师则把堵住压在有前途的新星身上，希望这些新星声名鹊起之后自己也一夜成名。【 21 题详解】考查谓语动词。主语dress 与 capture 之间为被动关系，故用被动语态，根据文章可知用过去时态。句意：她那件像公主一样的粉红色迪奥礼服尽显光彩。故填was captured 。【 22 题详解】考查形容词最高级。one of 句型中的形容词用最高级形式。句意：在奢侈品市场上，最具影响力的时装公司之一。故填most influential 。【 23 题详解】考查非谓语动词。不定式

27、作定语，表示动作未发生。for years to come 未来几年。句意：红毯上的成功可以为奢侈品牌赢得未来几年的曝光率和利润。故填to come 。【 24 题详解】考查介词。介词beyond表示“超出之外”。句意：奥斯卡颁奖典礼前的红毯将进行现场直播，这为设计师们提供了一个很好的机会，可以接触到时尚圈之外的观众。故填beyond。【 25 题详解】考查状语从句连词。句意：尽管劳伦斯只有75 秒的个人镜头时间来发表奥斯卡获奖感言，迪奥却不得不花费400 多万美元在类似的场合拍下同样时长的广告。从句有 only ， 主句中 had to表不得不，所以前后句之间为让步关系。故填Although

28、 。【 26 题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意： 这还不包括劳伦斯和她的礼服亮相电视红毯的时间。短语 be devotedto 作定语，被动结构，故用过去分词。故填devoted 。【 27 题详解】考查主语从句连词。句意：该集团与劳伦斯的交易如何影响其销售额，在其年度财务报告中有明确说明。此处指这次交易如何影响销售，故用连词how。【28题详解】考查谓语动词。句意：那一年，集团服装部门的利润总计1.65亿欧元，比前一年增长26%根据全文可知，动词 total用过去时态，主动语态，表示“利润总计为"。故填 totaled 。【29题详解】考查定语从句关系代词。句意：赫斯顿是一家公关公司的

29、创始人，他的成功故事包括把周仰 杰(Jimmy Choo)的鞋子和设计师萨博(Saab)介绍给好莱坞。句中先行词为Heston ,在非限定性定语从句中作名词success的定语，故用 whose。【30题详解】考查非谓语动词动名词。前面的turn to 的to是介词，后面接动名词形式。bet on sth. 主动结构。句意：许多年轻的设计师把赌注押在有前途的新星身上，希望这些新星声名鹊起之 后自己也一夜成名。故填 betting 。Section B.Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. E

30、ach word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. involve B. strateeically C. delicate D. shame E. weaknesses E sensitivityG. superior H. occasional L encounter J. clues K. collapseFor several decades, various types of artificial intelligence kept shocking the world.

31、Robots could 31 people in highly competitive games and then quicklydestroyed their human competitors.AI long ago mastered chess, the Chinese board game Go and even the Rubik's cube, which it managed to solve in just 0.38 second.Now machines have a new game that will allow them to 32 humans: Jeng

32、a,the popular game in which players 33 remove pieces from an increasinglyunstable tower of 54 blocks, placing each one on top untilthe entirestructure would34.A newly released video from MIT shows a robot developed by the school ' s engineers playing the game with surprising accuracy. The machin

33、e is equipped with a soft gripper( 夹子),a force-sensing wrist and an external camera, allowing the robot to detect the tower ' s 35 the way a human might doUnlike in purely recognitive tasks or games such as chess or Go, playing the game of Jenga also requires mastery of physical acts such as pus

34、hing, pulling, placing, and arranging pieces. It must 36 interactive physical operation, where youhave to touch the tower to learn how and when to move blocks.Imitating it is rather difficult, so the robot has to learn in the real world, by working with the real Jenga tower. Recently, a relevant res

35、earch was published in the journal Science Robotics . Researchers say the robot demonstrates that machines can learn how to perform certain tasks through actual touching instead of relying heavily on visual 37 . That physical 38 is significant, researcherssay, because it provides furtherproof thatro

36、bots can be used to perform 39 tasks, such as separating recyclable objects from landfill trash and assembling consumer products.In a cellphone assembly line, the felling of any component is coming from forceand touch rather than vision. To become an accomplished Jenga player, the robot didnot requi

37、re as much repetitive practice as you might imagine. Hoping to avoidreconstructing a Jenga tower thousands of times, researchers developed a method that allowed the robot to be trained on about 300 games. Researchers say the robot hasalready begun facing off against humans, who remain 40 playersfor

38、now.【答案】31. I. 32. D33. B 34. K35. E 36. A37. J 38. F39. C 40. G【解析】本文是一篇科技类短文阅读。人工智能的发展一直震惊着世界，研究人员现已开发新的机器 人，可以通过实际训练来学习如何执行任务。【31题详解】考查动词。句意：机器人可以在竞争激烈的游戏中遇到人类，然后迅速消灭人类对手。动词 encounter遇到，could后面选动词原形。故选 I。【32题详解】考查动词。句意：现在，机器有了一个新游戏，它们可以使人类羞愧。动词shame 使羞愧，allow sb to do sth. 允许某人做某事，故此处填动词原形。故选D。【

39、33 题详解】考查副词。句意：玩家从一个由54 块积木组成的越来越不稳定的塔上战略性地移走棋子，把每一块积木放在塔顶，直到整个结构倒塌。副词strategically 战略上，修饰动词用副词，选项只有一个副词，句意适当。故选B。【 34 题详解】考查动词。句意：玩家从一个由54 块积木组成的越来越不稳定的塔上战略性地移走棋子，把每一块积木放在塔顶，直到整个结构倒塌。动词collapse 倒塌， would 后面选动词原形。故选K。【 35 题详解】考查名词。句意：允许机器人探测塔的薄弱之处。名词weaknesses 薄弱，用名词作宾语，故选E。【 36 题详解】考查动词。句意：层层叠游戏要涉及

40、人机互动。动词involve 涉及， must 后面用动词原形。故选A。【 37 题详解】考查名词。句意：研究人员说，机器人证明，机器可以通过实际的触摸来学习如何执行某些任务，而不是严重依赖视觉线索。名词clues 线索，形容词visual 后接名词。故选J。【 38 题详解】考查名词。句意：物理的敏感性很重要。名词sensitivity 敏感，作主语，而且是单数。故选F。【 39 题详解】考查形容词。句意：机器人可用于执行精细的任务。后面有例子，例如从垃圾填埋场的垃圾中分离可回收的物品，以及组装消费品，这些是精细的任务。形容词delicate 精细的，修饰名词 tasks 。故选C。【 40

41、 题详解】superior 更胜一筹的，修考查形容词。句意：机器人开始挑战目前更胜一筹的人类。形容词饰名词 players 。故选G。III. Reading ComprehensionSection A（15 分）Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrasesmarked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word of phrase that best fits the context.From the nation

42、9;s earliest days, farming has held a crucial place in the American economy and culture. Farmers play an important role in any society,of course, sincethey feed people. But farming has been particularly 41 in the United Stateswith intensified attention from civilians and government as well.Early in

43、the nation's life, farmers were seen as exemplifying economic 42 such as hard work, perseverance, and self-sufficiency. Moreover, many Americans, particularly immigrants who may have never held any land in the country, found that owning a farm was the 43 to enter the American economic system. Th

44、ey wereimmediately playing a part in the country ' s economy.The American farmer has generally been quite successful at producing food. Indeed, sometimes his success has created his biggest problem: the agricultural sector has suffered periodic explosions of overproduction that have 44 prices. W

45、hen thegovernment have to step in and 45 the worst of these events.American farmers owe their ability to produce large yields to a number of factors. For one thing, they work under 46natural conditions. The American Midwest hassome of the richest soil in the world. Rainfall is 47 over most areas of

46、thecountry; rivers and underground water permit extensive irrigation where it is not.Increasing use of high-quality 48 also have contributed to the success ofAmerican agriculture. It is not unusual to see today's farmers 49 plows orharvesters. One farmer can manage large lands of farms. Fertiliz

47、ers and pesticides are commonly used although some environmentalists 50 it. Computers trackfarm operations, and even 51 technology is utilized to find the best placesto plant and fertilize crops. US agriculture is among the most advanced in the world.Farmers still fight with forces beyond their cont

48、rol,52. Despite its generally benign weather, North America also experiences frequent floods and droughts.Changes in the weather give agriculture its own economic cycles, often 53the general economy. When negative factors hit farmers, calls for government assistance are particularly intense. In the

49、1930s, for instance, bad weather, and the Great Depression combined to push farms over the edge into a(n)54 situation. The government responded with 55 agricultural reforms - mostnotably, a system of price supports, whose significance toward the large-scale campaign lasted for many years.41. A. valu

50、edB. accessedC. implementedD.illustrated42. A. regulationsB. virtuesC. obligationsD.requirements43. A. shortcutB. implicationC. rewardD.substitute44. A. maintainedB. marginedC. depressedD. refunded45. A. take overB. cover up forC. come up withD. smoothout46. A. variedB. favorableC. extremeD. visible

51、47. A. moderateB. predictableC. timelyD. acid48. A. laborB. investmentC. chemicalD.landscape49. A. complicatedB. flexibleC. accessibleD.executive50. A. criticizeB. recallC. evaluateD. identify51. A. medicalB. mobileC.spaceD. process52. A. for exampleB. in allC. howeverD.additionally53. A. subject to

52、B. unrelated toC. reduced toD. appliedto54. A. vagueB. desperateC. isolatedD. feasible55. A. strugglingB. traditionalC. sweepingD.permanent【答案】41. A 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. A 49.A 50. A 51. C 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍农业在美国经济和文化中占据着至关重要的地位，以及在20 世纪 30 年代由于恶劣的天气和经济

53、危机，美国政府对农业进行的全面改革。【 41 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. valued 重视； B. accessed 进入； C. implemented 实施； D. illustrated说明。但农业在美国受到了特别重视。选A。【 42 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. regulations 规则； B. virtues 美德； C. obligations 义务； D.requirements 要求。在这个国家的早期，农民被视为努力工作、坚持不懈和自给自足等经济美德的典范。故选B。【 43 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. shortcut 捷径； B. implication 牵连

54、； C. reward 报酬； D. substitute代用品。许多美国人，尤其是那些可能从未在自己国家拥有任何土地的移民，发现拥有农场是进入美国经济体系的捷径。故选A。【 44 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. maintained 维持；B. margined为付保证金；C. depressed降低；D. refunded 偿还。根据上文“the agricultural industry has suffered”可知，农业部门遭受了周期性的生产过剩的爆发，从而压低了价格。故选C。【 45 题详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。A. take over 接管； B. cover up for 包

55、庇； C. come up with 提出；D. smooth out 缓解；消除。政府不得不介入并平息这些最糟糕的事件。故选D。【 46 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A. varied 各种各样； B. favorable 良好的；C. extreme 极端的；D. visible 可见的。农民在良好的自然环境下工作。故选B。【 47 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A. moderate 适当的；B. predictable 可预测的；C. timely 及时的；A。D. acid 酸的。全国大部分地区降雨量适中。故选 【 48 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. labor 劳动力； B. in

56、vestment 投资； C. chemical 化学物； D. landscape风景。越来越多地使用高质量的劳动力也为美国农业的成功做出了贡献。故选A。【 49 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A. complicated 复杂的；B. flexible 灵活的；C. accessible 可得到的； D. executive 行政的。今天的农民使用复杂的犁或收割机并不罕见。故选A。【 50 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. criticize 指责； B. recall 召回； C. evaluate 评估； D. identify鉴定。化肥和杀虫剂被广泛使用，尽管一些环保主义者指责它。故选A。【 51 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. medical 体格检查；B. mobile 活动物体；C. space 空间； D. process过程。 计算机跟踪农场运作，甚至利用空间技术来寻找种植和给作物施肥的最佳地点。故选C。【 52 题详解】考查副词及短语词义辨析。A. for example 例如； B. in all 总而言之；C. however 然