上海市嘉定区2018届高三下学期教学质量调研(二模)英语试题(无听力).doc

1、2018嘉定区高考英语二模2018.4II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section AStephen Hawking: Science s Brightest StarHis family released a statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning confirming his death at his home in Cambridge.Hawking children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, said in a statement: Weare deeply saddened tha

2、t our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man (21)work and legacy will live on for many years.”For fellow scienti sts and loved ones, it was Hawking sntuition and wicked sense of humor (22)marked him out as much as the fierce intellect that, coupled with h

3、is illness, came to symbolize (23)unbounded possibilities of the human mind.Hawking was driven to Wagner, but not the bottle, when he (24) (diagnose) with motor neurone disease in 1963 at the age of 21. Doctors expected him (25)(live) for only two more years. But Hawking had a form of the disease th

4、at progressed more slowly than usual. He survived for more than half a century.Hawking once estimated he worked only 1,000 hours during his three undergraduate years at Oxford.In his finals, he came close (26)a first- and second-class degree. (27)(convince) that he was seen as a difficult student, h

5、e told his examiners that if they gave him a first he would move to Cambridge to pursue his phD. Award a second and he threatened to stay. They opted for a first.Those who live in the shadow of death are often those who live most. For Hawking, the early diagnosis of his terminal disease, and (28)(wi

6、tness) the death from leukemia of a boy he knew in hospital, aroused a fresh sense of purpose. (29)there was a cloud hanging over my future, I found,to my surprise, that I was enjoying life in the present more than before. I began to make progress with my research, he once said. Taking up his career

7、 in earnest, he declared: My goal is simple. It is a cunderstanding of the universe, why it is (30)Section Bit is and why it exists at all.”A. analysisB. usuallyC. assuresD. poursE. developmentF. necessaryG. cloudyH. absentI. cultivateJ. allowK. extremelyHe is kindlyThe other evening at a dancing cl

8、ub a young man introduced me to Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Scott seemed to have changed a lot from the first time I met him at Princeton, when he was an eager undergraduate trying his best to _31_ himself into a great author. He is still trying hard to be a great author. He is at work now

9、 on a novel which his wife _32_ me is far better than This Side of Paradise, but like most of our younger novelists he finds it _33_ to produce a certain number of short stories to make the wheels go around. That The Vegetable, his play, did not receive a Manhattan presentation seems to have disappo

10、inted rather than discouraged him. He is still _34_ light-hearted.I have always considered him the most brilliant of our younger novelists. Not one of them can tough his style, nor the superb quality of his satire( 讽刺).He has yet to put them in a novel with carefulness ofconception and _35_ of chara

11、cter. He can become almost any kind of writer that his peculiarly restless character will _36_.Born in St. Paul, he attended Princeton, served in the Army, wrote his first novel in a training camp, achieved fame and fortune, married a Southern girl, has a child and lives in New York. At heart, he is

12、 one of the kindliest of the younger writers. Artistry means a great deal to F. Scott Fizgerald, and into his own best work he _37_ great efforts. He demands this in the work of others, and when he does not find it he criticizes with passionate earnestness. I have known him, after reading a young fe

13、llow- novelist s book, to take what must have been hours of time to write him a lengthy, careful _38_.Just what he will write in the future remains _39_. With a firmer reputation than that of the other young people, he yet seems to me to have achieved rather less than Robert Nathan and rather more t

14、han Stephen Vincent Benet, Cyril Hume. His coming novel should mean a definite prediction for future work. It is to be hoped that from it will be _40_ the seemingly unavoidable modern girls.III. Reading Comprehension Section AStandards for Schools: Developing Organizational Accountability（绩效）Quality

15、 teaching depends on not just teacher s knowledge and skills but on the environment in whichthey work. Schools need to offer a coherent curriculum focused on higher-order thinking and performance across subject areas and grades, time for teachers to work _41_ with students to accomplish challenging

16、goals, opportunities for teachers to plan with and learn from one another, and regular occasions to evaluate the outcomes of their _42_.If schools are to become more responsible, they must, like other professional organizations, make evaluation and assessment part of their everyday lives. Just as ho

17、spitals have standing committees of staff that meet regularly to look at evaluation data and discuss the _43_ of each aspect of their work - a practice reinforced by their accreditation（评定）requirements, - schools must have regular occasions to examine their practice and effectiveness.As Richard Roth

18、stein and colleagues describe in Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right, school-level accountability can be supported by school _44_, like those common in many other nations, in which trained experts evaluate schools by spending several days visiting classrooms, _45_ samples of student work

19、, and interviewing students about their understanding and their experiences, _46_ looking at objective data such as test scores, graduation rates, and so on. In some cases, principals accompany the inspectors into classrooms and are asked for their own evaluations of the lessons. In this way, the in

20、spectors are able to make _47_ about the instructional and supervisory competence（能力）for principals. As described earlier, inspectors may also play a role in ensuring the _48_ and comparability of school-based assessments （as in England and A ustralia）, as well as school s internal assessment and ev

21、aluation process（as in Hong Kong）.In most countries inspection systems, schools are rated on the quality of instruction and other services and supports, as well as students _49_ andnpaowressange of aspects, including and goingbeyond academic subject areas, such as extra-curricular, personal and soci

22、al _50_, the acquisition of workplace skills and the _51_ to which students are encouraged to adopt safe practices and a _52_ lifestyle. Schools are rated as to whether they pass inspection, need modest improvements, or require serious intervention（介入）,and they receive extensive feedback on what the

23、 inspectors both saw and _53_. Reports are publicly posted. Schools requiring intervention are then given more expert _54_ and support, and are placed on a more frequent schedule of visits. Those that persistently fail to pass may beplaced under local government control and could be _55_ if they are

24、 not improved.41. A. occasionallyB. closelyC. strictlyD. peacefully42. A. challengesB. competenceC. curriculumD. practices43. A. effectivenessB. faultsC. progressD. requirements44. A. instructionB. protectionC. inspectionD. consideration45. A. takingB. improvingC. examiningD. copying46. A. as far as

25、B. rather thanC. other thanD. as well as47. A. judgmentsB. decisionsC. inquiriesD. suggestions48. A. quantityB. qualityC. instructionD. support49. A. educationB. performanceC. attentionD. interest50. A. responsibilityB. structureC. resourcesD. benefits51. A. frequencyB. consistenceC. satisfactionD.

26、extent52. A. comparableB. healthyC. differentD. unique53. A. appreciatedB. criticizedC. recommendedD. rewarded54. A. attentionB. programsC. evaluationD. explanations55. A. set downB. put downC. closed downD. pulled downSection B(A)Eye Scan Technology Comes to SchoolsABC News: Parents who want to pic

27、k up their kids at school in one New Jersey district now can submit to iris(虹膜)scans, as the technology that helps keep our nation s airports and hotels safe beginmake its way further into American lives.When picking up a child, the adult provides a driver s license and then submits to an eye scan.

28、If the iris image camera recognizes his or her eyes, the door clicks open.The Freehold Borough School District launched this high-tech security system on Monday with funding from the Department of Justice as part of a study on the system s effectiveneAs many as four adults can be authorized to pick

29、up each child in the district, but in order to be authorized to come into school, they will be asked to register with the district iris srecognition security and visitor management system. At this point, the NewJersey program is not a must.If someone tries to slip in behind an authorized person, the

30、 system causes an alarm and red flashing lights in the front office. The entire process takes just seconds.This kind of technology is already at work in airports around the country like Orlando InternationalAirport, where the program has been in operation since July. It has 12,000 subscribers who pa

31、y $79.95 for the convenience of submitting to iris scans rather than going through lengthy security checks.An iris scan is said to be more accurate than a fingerprint because it records 240 unique details far more than the seven to twenty-four details that are analyzed in fingerprints. The chances o

32、f being misidentified by an iris scan are about one in 1.2 million and just one in 1.44 trillion if you scan both eyes.Phil Meara, the Freehold District official, said that although it was expensive, the program would help schools across the country move into a new frontier in child protection. This

33、is all part of a larger emphasis, here in New Jersey, on school safety, he said. We chose this school because we were loofor a typical slightly urban school to launch the system.”Meara applied for a $369,000 grant on behalf of the school district and had the eye scanners installed in two grammar sch

34、ools and one middle school. So far, 300 of the nearly 1,500 individuals available to pick up a student from school have registered for the eye scan system.56. Why does the Freehold Borough School District adopt the eye scan security system?A. To ensure the school safety and efficiency of picking up

35、children.B. To encourage more students to register in New Jersey urban schools.C. To test the effectiveness of school security and management system.D. To collect the information of the children and their beloved parents.57. What makes the eye san system more accurate than the fingerprint system?A.

36、Processing the data of the authorized people faster.B. Identifying the data of the adults to pick up children.C. Submitting the data of the authorized people conveniently.D. Providing far more unique details of the authorized ones.58. How does Phil Meara help to protect the safety of children?A. By

37、asking people to register with the security system.B. By applying for grant to install eye scanners in schools.C. By asking the department of justice to fund this program.D. By turning to Orlando International Airport for help.59. The eye scan system can be best described as.A. safe and cheapB. port

38、able and usefulC. smart and accurateD. popular and helpful(B)Senior Manager Major Gift Fundraising & Special ProjectsBlind Veterans UK is the national charity helping blind ex-service men and women lead independent and fulfilling lives. We offer blind veterans access to the highest quality of servic

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40、ort from HNWIs. The special projects aspect of the role relates to annual activities that offer an opportunity to develop relationships with the target audience.6fQQOPermanentg/ London囱 Closing date is 11:59 PM on 19 March 2018We are looking for an experienced individual with a sound track record in

41、 the following areas: Identifying prospects with the capacity and tendency to support Developing and implementing cultivation and marketing strategies Managing a document of current as well as prospective major donorsPlanning and driving peer to peer fundraisingOrganizing promotion eventsDelivering

42、against a personal target and team targetsThe successful candidate will also have some people management experience and an expert in major gift fundraising processes will be considered as priority.In return for your talent, we offer competitive conditions of service and a conducive environment. To a

43、pply, please send your up to date CV and Supporting Statement of not more than 500 words to Recruitment.L.uk, outlining how your skills and experience meet the person specification.Interview date: Week starting from 26 March 2018Please note only applicants who submit a CV with a s

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45、me to try again if a suitable post comes up. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.60. The passage is mainly written to.A. invite people to join the fundraising eventsB. seek the right person to be Senior ManagerC. inform the blind veterans of money serviceD.

46、attract the interest of potential donors61. According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?A. The application fails if one isn t informed before 26 March.B. The application should include a lengthy personal statement.C. All the applicants will receive an invitation before intervi

47、ew.D. The applicants should send his application when he is free.62. What experience is most likely to help a candidate stand out?A. People management experience.B. Annul activities experience.C. Peer to peer fundraising experience.D. Large-scale fundraising experience.(C)As businesses and governmen

48、ts have struggled to understand the so-called millennials born between roughly 1980 and 2000one frequent conclusion has been that they have a unique love of cities. A deep-seated preference for night life and subways, the thinking goes, has driven the prosperity of urban cores across the U.S. over t

49、he last decade-plus.But there ;mounting evidence that millennials love of cities was only a passing fling(放纵). Millennials don t love cities any more than previous generations.The latest argument comes from Dowell Myers, an urban planning professor at USC. As they age, says Myers, millennials presen

50、ce in cities, will“be evaporating through our fingers, if we donplans now. That s because millennials preference for cities will fade afatheesstantd become more established in their careers.It about more than aging, though. Demographer William Frey has been arguing for years that millennials have be

51、come stuck in cities by the 2008 downturn and the following slow recovery, with poorjob prospects and declining wages making it harder for them to afford to buy homes in suburbia.Myers, too, says observers have confused young people s presence in cities with a preference for cities.Survey data shows

52、 that more millennials would like to be living in the suburbs than actually are. But thenormal career and family cycles moving young people from cities into suburban houses have become, inMyers wordsa plugged up drain.”But unemployment has finally returned to healthy lows (though participation rates

53、 and wages are still largely depressing), which Myers says should finally increase mobility for millennials.Other trends among millennials, supposedly matters of lifestyle preference, have already turned out to have been driven mostly by economics. What was once considered their broad preference for

54、 public transit may have always been a now-reversing inability to afford cars. Even decades-long trends towards marrying later have been stressed as today s young people struggle f(abfliiancial stInvestors are already taking the idea that millennials will return to old behavior patterns seriously, p

55、utting more money into auto manufacturers and developers. But urban lifestyles, up to and including trendy bars, aren t just modern they re a part of what powers a city s economic engines, bringiitogether to explore new ideas, create companies, and build careers.From the 1960s to the 1990s, we saw t

56、hat suburbanization also means an economic and social hollowing out for cities. Now tha t the economic restrictions are coming off today s young city residents,cities that want to stay vibrant have to figure out how to convince them and their growing families to stick around.63. Over the last decade

57、, what is thought to have ensured the prosperity of the city?A. Fast economic development.B. Around-the-clock club services.C. Convenient public transport.D. Well-established careers.64. Why are Millennials about to leave city?A. It is too expensive for them to buy apartment in cities.B. They find i

58、t difficult for to seek a good job in cities.C. It is easier to get married moving to the suburban.D. They are more confident with their economic situation.65. What does the author mean quoting Myer a plugged up drain” (para 5)?A. Millennials are reluctant to leave attractive cities.B. Millennials are stopped from moving to the suburbs.C. Millennials are unwilling to be cut o