2020届上海嘉定区高三英语二模试卷

1、嘉定区2019学年高三第二次质量调研测试英语试卷（满分140分 考试时间120分钟）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A （10 分）Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken

2、only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper,B. Teacher and student.D. Guest and waitress.and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Customer and salesperson.C. Boss and secretary.2. A. The program

3、was not interesting enough.C. She had to meet her students.3. A. Help the man with his essay.C. Wait until the man finishes his essay.4. A. Practice her presentation in front of him.C. Try not to think about her audience.5. A. Writing a term paper.C. Reading a magazine.6. A. He doesn ' t like th

4、e way Americans speak.B. She didn t want to listen to the programD. The students questipotnhsekrebusy.B. Memorize her lines by herself.D. Ask Sue to help her.B. Find out who her audience will be.D. Watch him make his presentation.B. Studying for a history test.D. Shopping for running shoes.B. He spe

5、aks English as if he were a native speaker.C. He doesn t mind speaking English with an accent.D. His English is still poor after ten years in America.7. A. The box office is closed today.C. He doesn t want to go to the concert.8. A. He received a good evaluation.B. He enjoyed a wonderful performance

6、.C. He s getting along well with his supervisor.D. He gave a good performance in the evaluation.9. A. The library is closed on weekends.C. He wasn t allowed to check out the book.10. A. He can ' t hear Tom clearlC. Tom doesn t speak directly.B. The tickets have been sold out.D. It s too late to

7、buy the morning paper.B. He had no idea where the book was.D. He didn t get the book he needed.B. Tom s speech is too deep.D. Tom doesn t talk about the proposal.Section B （15 分）Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you

8、will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation 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 through 13 are

9、 based on the following passage.11. A. He wrote the Superman stories.B. He was the best American journalist.C. He was the boss of many newspapers.D. He won prizes for press photography.12. A. It stood up for the common people.B. It made public the wrongdoing of officials.C. It established a famous p

10、rize for journalism.D. It probably provided a model for the Daily Planet .13. A. Model newspaper.B. Excellence in journalism.C. Best school of journalism in America.D. Impressive public opinions.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. The fondness for the Ambassador.B. The lon

11、g history of the Ambassador.C. The brilliant functions of the Ambassador.D. The stop of the production of the Ambassador.15. A. Low demand and lack of money.B. High price and strong competition.C. Lack of buyers and poor economy.D. Few changes and less competitiveness.16. A. Because the car can oper

12、ate with ease.B. Because the car has a strong steel body.C. Because the car has a very long history.D. Because the car can be fixed at a low cost.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Whether high-quality students can explain concepts clearly.B. Whether schools shoul

13、d adopt gifted education programs.C. Whether regular students can benefit from gifted ones.D. Whether parents can do something for the smart kids.18. A. They will feel superior to their peers.B. They will focus on assisting their teachers.C. They will get motivated and reach their full potential.D.

14、They will lose the chance to tutor their struggling peers.19. A. Gifted education programs are beneficial to some schools here.B. Both slower and advanced learners should receive special education.C. Regular classes discourage bright students' motivation due to boredom.D. Gifted programs rob ave

15、rage students of the chance to learn from bright ones.20. A. He has prejudice against regular students.B. He has preference for bright students.C. He is enthusiastic about gifted programs.D. He lacks understanding of gifted students.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10 分)Directions: After reading

16、 the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. 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.Long-term low self-esteem can cause depressionLow

17、self-esteem makes us feel bad about ourselves. But did you know that over time it also can cause the development of serious mental conditions such as depression?Self-esteem is, very simply, the set of feelings you have about yourself. It' s developed by yourthoughts, feelings, and relationships.

18、 (21) self-knowledge, which refers to how much you know about yourself, self-esteem is formed around whether you like yourself or not. Depression is much more than justfeeling sad. It drains your energy and makes everyday activities difficult.Doctors use low self-esteem as one possible symptom (22)

19、they diagnose the mental conditionof major depressive disorder. They dont nec(23)anly carelow self-esteem causes the depressionor vice versa. However, personality researchers have long wondered about the chicken-and-egg problem of self-esteem and depression. Certainly, if you dislike yourself, you(2

20、4) ll be moae likelydepress).On the other hand, if you' re depressed, you ' ll be more likely to feel bad about youwfiyrhnat (25)(employ) to explore the highly related concepts of self-esteem and depression is through continuous research, (26)people are followed up over time.A study on depre

21、ssion, conducted by University of Basel researchers Julia Sowislo and Ulrich Orth, (27) (contrast) the competing directions of self-esteem to depression vs depression to self-esteem. The findings have revealed that over time low self-esteem is a risk factor for depression, regardless of who is teste

22、d and how. The study indicates that low self-esteem causes depression (28)not vice versa.Therefore, if a person has low self- esteem, there(2对 a (great) risk of developing depression.This is a very important discovery because it shows that (30) (improve) a person ' s -sesfeem can make him or her

23、 feel better.Section B (10 分)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.A. exposedB. interactingC. implementD. deliberatelyE. vision F. balanceG. essentiallyH. ex

24、tremeI. evolutionJ. engagedK. impactingPut down the phone and live in the momentHave you ever unintentionally left your phone at home and wondered how you would get through the day?Baylor College of Medicine ' s Dr. Jin Han explains why this might be a sign that you need to put down your phone m

25、ore often.“Therenas been a(n) 31 in technology as our phones have gone from just regular cell phonesto smart phones that allow you to multitask all with one device , “ said Han, assistant professor at Baylor." Y(your phone now to receive emails, to text and chat and to access social media platf

26、orms 32 your phonemay be your connection to your social life .”Although they offer many advantages, Han cautions that using your smart devices can be harmful if you use them too much. For example, using your smart phone while driving, or even walking, can cause serious accidents. Also, staring at yo

27、ur screen for too long can be harmful to your 33.Being 34 too long to your phone also can impact the quality of your relationships, he said. If youare on your phone constantly and not 35 with those around you, it can take away from your relationshipswith your family and friends. In addition, if you

28、are using your phone too much in front your children, then they will likely follow your lead and use their own smart devices rather than 36 with you.“Inthe end, the question is how you balance using your phone while not negatively 37 your health. " Han said. " Anything that you are doing t

29、o the 38 is not healthy anymore. Wih going to bealmost impossible not to use this technology, we have to create a behavior that is healthy.”To help 39 the time you spend on your phone, Han offered the following tips: Limit the time spent on your phone: Set up certain times that you allow yourself to

30、 be on the phone. Do not use your phone at night: Being on your phone late into the night can make it harder for you to fall asleep and wake up the next day. Restricting your phone use at night can help you 40 a healthy sleep behavior.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A （15 分）Directions: For each bl

31、ank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The scent of coffee appears to enhance performance in mathDrinking coffee has benefits.41the physical improvement, coffee may reduce our risk of he

32、artadaptive testdisease. Coffee may even help us live longer. Now, research also reveals that the scent （气味）of coffee may help people perform better on the analytical portion of the Graduate Management Aptitude Test, or GMA T, a computer43 the hidden force42 by many business schools.The work, led by

33、 famous professor Adriana Madzharov, not only of scent and the cognitive （认知）improvement it may provide on analytical tasks, but also the expectation that students will perform better on those tasks. Madzharov, with his colleagues, recently published their findings.44, " says Madzharov."It

34、 ' s not just that theffee-like scent helped people perform better on analytical tasks, which was already“But they also thought they would do better, and we demonstrated that this expectation was at least partly 45 their improved performance.46, smelling a coffee-like scent, which has no caffein

35、e in it, has an effect similar to that of drinking coffee, suggesting a placebo （安慰齐U） effect of coffee scent.Madzharov ' seam tested 100 undergraduate business students, divided into two groups, with GMAT algebra questions. One group took the test in the 47 of a coffee-like scent, while a contr

36、ol group took the same test but in an unscented room. They found that the group in the coffee-smelling room scored significantly higher on the test.Madzharov ' s team wanted to know more. Could the first group' s performance in quick thinking be explain part, by an expectation that a coffee

37、scent would increase 48 and consequently improve performance?The team designed a follow-up survey, conducted among more than 200 new participants, quizzing them on 49 about various scents and their effects on human performance. Participants believed that they would feel more alert and energetic in t

38、he presence of a coffee scent, in contrast with a flower scent or no scent; and that 50 to coffee scent would increase their performance on mental tasks. The results suggest that 51about performance can be explained by beliefs that coffee scent alone makes people more alert and energetic.Madzharov i

39、s now looking to explore whether coffee-like scents can have a（n） 52 placebo effect onother types of performance, such as verbal reasoning. She also says that the finding - that coffee-like scent actsas a placebo for analytical reasoning performance has many practical _ “Sense of smelling is one of

40、our most powerful senses,developers, retail space managers and others, can use scents to help53, including several for business."says Madzharov.“Employers, architects54 employees 'or occupants 'of g reaahntsrest andexperience with their environment. It41. A. In contrast toB. Contrary to

41、C. In addition toD. Equivalent to42. A. acquiredB. requiredC. justifiedD. inquired43. A. distributesB. stimulatesC. dominatesD. highlights44. A. encouragingB. imposingC. conflictingD. challenging45. A. characterized byB. called forC. responsible forD. typical of46. A. In shortB. By comparisonC. In p

42、articularD. After all47. A. lackB. shiftC. withdrawalD. presence48. A. comprehensionB. alertnessC. conscienceD. context49. A. evidenceB. definitionC. symptomD. belief50. A. adaptationB. commitmentC. exposureD. alternative51. A. implicationB. expectationC. indicationD. illustration52. A. similarB. co

43、ncreteC. modifiedD. estimated53. A. simplificationsB. descriptionsC. resignationsD. applications54. A. enhance55. A. negotiationB. evaluateB. priorityC. exploitC. potentialD. prospectD. strategySection B （22 分）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questio

44、ns 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 read.（A）People generally see themselves through achievements. In doing that, they end up caring more about their im

45、age than the reality of who they actually are. Rather than their work doing the talking, they end up defining themselves by external markers that they hope will earn them respect.The problem with this is that it encourages both themselves and other people to judge their worth based on some relativel

46、y unimportant measure. For example, one day, their educational diploma may overshadow what they actually learned. Therefore, a better way to know a person, I think, is to ask a different set of questions: What motivates them? What makes them ache? What do they long for?It ' s in this spirithat I

47、 want to publicly share my values. They are the compass （罗盘）that guides my life. The kindest and most sincere thing I can do is to see, recognize, and understand another person before I make judgments. From there, I can learn to treat others appropriately, depending on the context, learning from my

48、mistakes with time and experience. It 'just a reminder that life is hard for all of us, while at the same time accepting that it ' s important we are all also held accountable for our actions.I have learned that we are all deeply self-interested. I hope to be self-aware enough to check out o

49、f the power and status games. That means I ' m not competing with anyone for a shiny object; I' d rather competeIt ' s about becoming so uniquely different that it would be an insult for me to measure myself against someone else. I believe if I do the work to be internally free from the

50、pull of the power and status games, then I can add value to others based on my unique knowledge and experience.If this resonates with （与共鸣）you, I invite you to join me on this journey in understanding and relatingto this complex world. It ' as wonderful mystery, and I think together we can bette

51、r define it?not just personally, but also collectively.56. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?A. The external markers are better ways to know a person.B. People generally judge others' worth by what they have achieved.C. The author is someone who is keen on power games.D. L

52、earning from mistakes is the first step of treating others kindly.57. What does the underlined word overshadow " probably mean?A. be relatively similar toB. cause something to be stronger thanC. make something less importantD. block off light from something58. What of the following might the au

53、thor agree with?A. Life is hard, so we shouldn' t criticize others when they are not responsible.B. One should overcome self-interest in order to judge others objectively.C. Everyone is unique, so showing off uniqueness is an insult to others.D. One should see and understand another person using

54、 a real compass.59. Why does the author write the article?A. To promote harmonious living.B. To ask people not to judge others.C. To call on readers to learn his values.D. To share his values of understanding the world.（B）The roost heipfuk scientific,Kid+r 沿 mi， science Fairprcfject planner Known to

55、 KidsThe ElementaryScience Fair planning GuideModel or Display &ad Choice for the Science Fair!There are two types of science projects: Models and Experiments. Here is the difference between the two:A McadL Dis口layCollection:Shows how something works in tfie real wortdT but doesn/t really M曳 any

56、thing.Examples of display or caUection projects can be； uThe Solar System "p L'Types of Dinosaurs* *My Coin Coltection.Examples of models might be: "How a Tornado Forms* orwHow an Electric Motor Works".Which laundry detergeor works best?ExperimentGreat Choice for the science fair!

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58、ll you have an experiment if you are testing something several times and dinging a vanable （t ；M） to see what vvill happen.Even though you can learn a lot from building a model or display, we recommend that you do an experiment! Why? Well, they are fun, they are more interesting and most of all, they take you through the SCIENTIFIC METHOD, which is the way real scientists investigate in real science labs. Besides that, the scientific method is what