【优质】上海市嘉定区2019届高三二模英语试卷

1、2018学年度嘉定区高三年级第二次质量调研英语试卷（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, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At a hotel.C. At an airport.2. A. Customer and travel agent.C. Customer and shop assistant.3. A. Travel agenc

3、y.C. A job opportunity.4. A. Join the club himself.C. Attend the next club meeting.5. A. Sending an e-mail.C. Working in an office.6. A. He is sorry for the woman ' s absence.B. He is worried about their trip expense.C. He suggests the woman bring her daughter.D. He suggests the woman visit the

4、university.7. A. The man can change his room later.C. The hotel ' s business is now very good.8. A. She ' s flying to Hong Kong.C. She ' s going to buy an airplane ticket.B. At a travel agency.D. At a police station.B. Guide and tourist.D. Trainer and trainee.B. Tour news.D. Sales strate

5、gies.B. Persuade the member not to quit.D. Look for someone to fill the position.B. Talking on the phone.D. Doing spelling practice.B. She has no spare room for a change.D. She ' s busy with her business right now.8. She ' s going to say goodbyeBill.D. She ' s leaving for Hong Kong with

6、Bill.9. A. Youngsters don ' t really know what fashion is.B. People should care more about their appearance.C. It ' s not sensible to go after brandme clothing.D. Styles change more quickly than necessary nowadays.10. A. The woman dreams of becoming a critic someday.B. The woman is confident

7、 in the sales of her ments on the show.C. The man doubts that the w oman' s paintings will sell well.D. The man is concerned about criticsSection B （15 分）Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be

8、 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 youhave heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based o

9、n the following passage.11. A. They use types of fuel that are not allowed on land.B. It takes more energy to move through water than over land.C. Their engines are not as powerful as those of other vehicles.D. They carry large numbers of passengers and vehicles as well.12. A. They are sometimes rud

10、e to other tourists.B. They don't have meals in local restaurants.C. They fill up the restaurants and make noise.D. They complain when the city is too crowded.13. A. A new way of travelling.B. Reasons to ban cruise ships.C. Measures against pollution.D. Problems caused by cruise ships.Questions

11、14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To use an app to order meals.B. To know how to use a GPS signal.C. To communicate with the robot properly.D. To pay extra money for the delivery.15. A. It can move on its two feet at a very fast speed.B. It can identify the customers through it

12、s cameras.C. 3G technology enables it to fin d the customers ' houses.D. It was built by a European online take-away food company.16. A. The relationship between human and robot. B. The creative ways to use a robot.C. The world ' s newest invention and technology. D. A self-driving food-deli

13、very robot.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The approach to getting good scores.B. The effectiveness of cramming.C. The impact of a good night' s sleep orCa The. better way to prepare for a test.18. A. Join the woman in her study.B. Memorize everything on hi

14、s notes.C. Entertain himself and have fun.D. Skip lunch and hurry to the cinema.19. A. Organize a study group and quiz herself.B. Get involved in the revision without rest.C. Review the materials earnestly as scheduled.D. Focus on the chapters assigned by the teacher.20. A. Hardworking and focused.B

15、. Energetic but easily distracted.C. Score-oriented and efficient.D. Ambitious but readily discouraged.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10 分)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word,

16、fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Eat healthier without quitting sugarNot long ago, fat was regarded as the evil for a healthy diet. Before that it was salt. Now the sugar-free diet (21)(explode) onto the health sc

17、ene and seems to have topped many people ' s list of New Year ' s resolutions.Sugar-free diets encourage people to avoid sweeteners such as honey, soft drinks and some fruits. Some also recommend (22)(restrict) dairy products. The diets note ' s advocatethat excessive sugar consumption m

18、ay increase the risk of heart disease and some cancers. So many sugar-free followers avoid milk, yoghurt and cheese (23)the assumption that these products contain sugars.It ' tsue we are swallowing too much of the sweet stuff, with the average American consuming around 20 teaspoons of (24)(add)

19、sugar a day. But you don' t need (25)(quit) sugar for healthy eating. Quitting sugar is unlikely to improve your health any more than cutting down on over-processed foods and eating more vegetables.Research shows dieting is not effective over the long term and can lead to greater weight gain ove

20、r time. The brain interprets dieting and restriction as hunger, (26) causes the storage of fat. Besides, the sugar-free diet is confusing and imposes a set of rules that (27) (make) up without scientific evidence. Such a restrictive diet can create food fear or an unhealthy relationship with food. P

21、eople who worry about food are more likely to diet. This may be (28)they are worried about their weight, or about the impact certain nutrients have on their health.Through series of experiments, (29)the researchers are certain about is that you can eat plenty of plants, enjoy whole grains and beans.

22、 Fruit is your friend, not your enemy. Most people could probably eat a little less sugar, a little (30)(often), but you don ' t have to quit it for good to be healthy.Section B (10 分)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word c

23、an be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.A. picturingB. separatedC. varyD. celebrationE. complicatedF. vastG. roughlyH. mythicalI. delicatelyJ. stressK. distinguishingThe United Nations series of “ languagedays “are designed to promote the use of the six official language

24、s of the UN as well as to celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity (语言多样性 ). Chinese Language Day is the 20th April. It' s a time chosethto Chinese 31 ofGuyu (古语)，which honours Cangjiethe four-eyed 32 figure who is traditionally understood to have created Chinese characters in the time of the

25、 Yellow Emperor, 5000 years ago.Mandarin (普通话)is the most-spoken language in the world, with over 1.5 billion speakers. When most people think of “ Chinese it ,s Mandarin that they are 33. But MandarinChinese is far from the only variant of the Chinese languageor the only language spoken in China. I

26、n fact, there are a great number of Chinese languages. Remember this is a country which is both very large and very, very old. Different regions are within the 34 expanse ofterritory, that is, China can be 35 not only by great distances but also by broadlygeographical features such as mountain range

27、s.It is hard to guess how many dialects actually exist. In general, dialects can be36classified into one of the seven large groups: Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min, Wu, Xiang, and Yue (Cantonese). Each language group contains a large number of dialects.Understanding the situation is 37

28、 by the fact that, while many Chinese people in different geographical areas of the country may not understand each other when they speak their regional dialect, they may share the same written language even if their pronunciation of different characters within that language may 38A 39 feature acros

29、s all Chinese languages is tone. For instance, Mandarin has four tones and Cantonese has six tones. Tone, in terms of language, is the pitch （音高）in which syllables （音节）in words are spoken. In Chinese, different words 40 different keys. Some words even have pitch variations in one single syllable.III

30、. Reading ComprehensionSection A （15 分）Directions: For each blank 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.When Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel Prize for her research on economic governance in 200

31、9, it was the first （and so far, the only） time a woman won a Nobel for Economics. That prize has _41_ for nearly 50 years. We don' do a great job of recognizing women' scontributions to science and innovation. My colleagues and I wondered: Is one of the reasons why women are more likely to

32、_42_ science than men because they don ' t receive the same recognition?To understand how _43_ shapes women ' s motivation to remain in science, we first had to get a good measure of the motivations. We sought to first study a highly visible_44_, prizes,because large prizes tend to be unders

33、tood and appreciated by the broader public, and they also influence those who make decisions about scientific _45_ and other financial support.Our study focused on prizes in the biomedical sciences. If we' regoing to find _46_ anywhere in science, it would be in this field. Women have entered bi

34、omedicine in equal numbers to men since the early 2000s. _47_ this, of all Nobels awarded to women, a full two-thirds have been for biomedical research. Our _48_ was simple: we documented all biomedical research prizes we could find over the past five decades. We also considered the financial awards

35、 and importance associated with the prizes, as indicators of their _49_. Then we measured the percentage of prizes won by women and the association between gender and prize quality.Our initial results highlighted overall_50_ news: the proportion of biomedical prizes awarded to women has risen steadi

36、ly. But when we looked at the association between gender and quality of prizes awarded, we observed a major difference: on average, women scientists win prizes associated with less money and importance than men do. Importantly, our further research suggests that there_5s nothat the quality or value

37、of women-led research is any lower thanthat of men, as measured by citations （弓I用）per article, productivity, or width of research topics studied. _52_, women are catching up in terms of number of prizes won, but still fall significantly behind in regard to the importance and monetary awards associat

38、ed with the prizes.The bottom line: while on the surface it may appear that the gender gap has somewhat_53_ when it comes to science prizes, great injustice is hidden just below. The problem likely _54_ beyond the borders of science. In business, for example, prizes and funding for new technologyand

39、 innovation may followfemale entrepreneurs, again_55_ by research. This is something worthexamining in greatera similar pattern, helping to explain the phenomenon observed fordepth.41. A. remainedB. awardedC. existedD. established42. A. leaveB. doubtC. questionD. suspect43. A. contributionB. recogni

40、tionC. resolutionD. promotion44. A. indicatorB. substanceC. confirmationD. compliment45. A. experimentsB. innovationC. studyD. grants46. A. gender equalityB. research prospectsC. innovation patternsD. government control47. A. In line withB. Contrary toC. Compared withD. In case of48. A. conceptB. ou

41、tcomeC. requirementD. approach49. A. improvementB. qualityC. accomplishmentD. reputation50. A. vagueB.suddenC.goodD. fundamental51. A. descriptionB. evidenceC. documentD. comparison52. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Nevertheless53. A. highlightedB. eliminatedC. strengthenedD. narrowed54. A. domi

42、natesB. extendsC. overtakesD. justifies55. A. turned outB. taken onC. backed upD. held upSection B （22 分）Directions: 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

43、 that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）“The history of the world is but the biography （传记）of great men, “ argued Thomas Carlyle, the advocate of what has come to be known as the“Great Man Theory of History. " This theorysuggests that the broader

44、movements and outline of history all go back to the leadership of great individuals who had unique influence on their times. Whether or not Carlyle heory proves trues t is debatable, but that certain individuals cast long shadows is not.As one who is entrusted with a leadership position, I find it p

45、rofitable to read of others who have led. Wherever you find me, you' ll likely find a good biographWearb this the case?First, I find good biographies fascinating. I' ll occasionally read a novel, but I' ve nevdrawn to fiction. I have found myself unable to sleep while in the struggle of

46、the Battle of Britain in William Manchester The Last Lion . For me, not to read biographies would rob me of pleasure in my life.Second, I find good biographies informative. A good biographer tells not only the story of a person, but also of their times. Reading a good biography is like wandering thr

47、ough an intellectual shopping mall. The first store is what drew you there, but you will be pleasantly surprised along the way at what other items grab your attention. You' lfind no better account of the BritishEmpire at its peak than the opening chapters of Manchester VisSons of Glory , volume

48、one of his The Last Lion . Strictly speaking, a biography is but a slice of history.Third, I find good biographies relaxing. Winston Churchill once noted a man who works with his hands should have a hobby that engages his mind, and a man who works with his mind should have a hobby that engages his h

49、ands. Another way to apply Churchill sasing is to combine technical, pen-in-hand vocational reading with leisurely biographical reading. Indeed, few things are more relaxing to me than winding down the evening and entering into another world.This is why I love reading good biographies, and why I pit

50、y the person who neglects them. Don' t be counted among their number.56. What is implied in the first paragraph?A. Th e author finds Carlyle ' s theory undebatable.B. Carlyle believes great men alone cannot create history.C. It is debatable whether one should read great men biographies. '

51、; sD. The author agrees that history is greatly influenced by certain men.57. What does the underlined phrase other iteMs" in the third paragraph refer to?A. good biographiesB. stories of certain timesC. the volumes of The Last LionD. the chapters of the British Empire58. Which of the following

52、 statements is TRUE?A. The author considers biographical reading enjoyable.B. The author can travel to another world in the evening.C. The author has fought many battles during his lifetime.D. The author profits commercially by reading biographies.59. What is the author ' urpmainip writing the a

53、rticle?A. To analyze the benefits of vocational reading.B. To introduce to readers his unique reading strategies.C. To present great men's history through biography reading.D. To recommend biography reading through his own experiences.(B)一ATaT International Day Pass0International travel tiosUse

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