2018届黄浦区高考英语二模试卷和参考答案

黄浦区2017学年度第二学期期终教学质量监控测试高三英语试卷2018.04考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂（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.答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上，在答題纸反面清楚地填写姓名。第I卷（共100分）ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.InafruitstoreB.InagymC.AtarestaurantD.AtawatchshopA.4:30B.5:00C.5:10D.5:15A.BossandsecretaryB.NurseandpatientC.SalesmanandcustomerD.TeacherandstudentA.TheticketsaremoreexpensiveB.TheticketstoldonlinearecheaperC.ItisdifficulttogetticketsonthespotD.It‘sbettertobuytickoefftlsineA.HewantstobeamusicianinthefutureHeshowsmoreinterestinEnglishlearningHedisplaysgreatmusictalentintheexhibitionD.Hedoesn‘tmakeenougheffortsinEnglishlearningA.HewantstogetsomesleepB.HeneedstimetowriteapaperC.HehasaliteratureclasstoattendD.HeistroubledbyhissleepproblemA.ItlooksoldB.ItlooksnewC.Itdoesn‘tneedpaintingD.Itdoesn‘trunwellA.ExtremelydullB.HardtounderstandC.LackingagoodstoryD.NotworthseeingtwiceA.PlanhisbudgetcarefullyB.BuyagiftforhismotherC.AsksomeoneelseforadviceD.GivehermoreinformationA.Shedidn‘tliketellingjokesB.Shewenttoschoolafter9a.m.C.ShemaynothavegonetoschooltodayD.ShemayhavebeenlateforschoolSectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingdialogueA.HefoundhisTVwasbrokenB.HemissedagoodTVC.HefeltboredwiththeTVprogramD.HelosthismealticketsinthecafeteriaA.HelostfiftydollarsB.HistimewaswastedHisbrainwasnve‘rytactivDe.HewatchedjustoneprogramA.PartofthebrainisnotinusePartofthebrainbecomesmorepassiveIttakeslongertoprocessvisualinformationD.ItprocessescomplexinformationlessactivelyQuestions14through17arebasedonthefollowingdialogueA.FromthenewspaperB.FromherclassmateFromherfriendsD.FromthemanA.PlantmoretreesintheschoolyardD.BuildaparkinglotforstudentsA.AttendameetingB.AttendC.VisitherfriendsA.PlantmoretreesintheschoolyardD.BuildaparkinglotforstudentsA.AttendameetingB.AttendC.VisitherfriendsD.GotoA.LendherpentothemanC.SupportthestudentsactionunionB.OrganizeapicniconThursdayD.ProtectthenaturalbeautyoncampusaclasstheparkinglotB.GototheadministrationD.GiveoutthehandoutsQuestions18through20arebasedonthefollowingdialogueA.TherearenumerouslanguagesintheexistenceB.MostpubliclanguagesareessentiallyvagueC.PeoplediffergreatlyintheirabilitytocommunicateD.BiggapsexistbetweenprivateandpubliclanguagesA.ItisasignofhumanintelligenceB.ItimproveswithconstantpracticeC.ItissomethingwearebornwithD.ItvariesfrompersontopersonA.HowvariouslanguagesarerelatedtoeachotherHowchildrenlearntouselanguageinparticularwaysC.HowprivatelanguagesaredevelopedfrompubliconesHowpeopleofdifferentagescreatetheirownlanguagesII.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.WildlifesecretsofNigeria'slastwildernessResearchersfromChesterZoo,workingwiththeNigeriaNationalParkService,surveyedover1,000squarekilometresofthenationalpark.Known（21）itsmountainrainforests,savannahwoodlandsandrollinggrasslands,itishometosomeofWestAfrica'smostendangeredanimals.Thecameras（22）（spot）someanimalsthathaveneverbeenrecordedbeforeintheareaandothers,likechimps,（23）arerarelyseen.StuartNixon,theAfricaFieldProgrammeCo-ordinatoratChesterZoo,saidconfirmationofthelocationsofchimpswasanimportantdiscovery."Gashaka'sbeenregardedformanyyearsas（24）（have）thebiggestpopulationofthisNigeria-Cameroonchimp,whichistherarestchimpsubspecies,"hesaid."Weconsideritthemostimportantpopulation-that'sreally（25）weneedtocountitandseewhatthestatusofthechimpisrightnow-thatwillultimatelyaffectwhatweknowaboutthissubspecieselsewhere."Thechimp（26）（endanger）acrossitsrangeinCameroonandNigeria.Itstotalpopulationisdowntofewerthan9,000individuals,ofwhichabout1,000arethought（27）（live）tolivewithinthebordersofthenationalpark."It'sanincredibletooltousethesecameratrapsandtorevealthatthispark-whichisa（28）（forget）forgottenwilderness,really,forNigeria-stillhasareallyimportantreservoirofimportantspeciesforNigeriaandAfricaingeneral,"saidStuartNixon.ChesterZooisfundingguardsfortherangersandprovidingtraininginwildlifeonitoringandprotection."Thisworkishelpinguslearnmoreaboutthesecretsofoneofourlastwildernessareasandwemustcontinuetoworktogethertoensure（29）survivalforfuturegenerations."（30）allthisbeautywerelostitwouldbeaterribletragedyforall."SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.NotethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneedapproachB.architecturalC.capturedD.complicatedE.defensiveF.definedG.extensionH.housesI.reflectJ.shadesK.statusWhyIndia'sPinkCity'isaPhotographer'sHeavenThecityofJaipurisoneofIndia'swonders.It31someofthecountry'smostdecorativeroyalpalaces-elegantstructuresdesignedhundredsofyearsagothatstillattractvisitorstoday.Largelybuiltinthe1700s,Jaipurissurroundedbyacitywallandseveral32castles.Consideredasacommercialcenter,itwasaheadofitstimeduetotheuseofgridiron（网格状）cityplanning.Aromanticdustypinktype-whichhas33thecitysince1876,afteritwaspaintedpinktowelcomeQueenVictoria'shusband,PrinceAlbert-givesJaipurits34asthe"PinkCity".This35beautyiswhatfirstbroughtHongKong-basedphotographersVictorChengandSamanthaWongtoJaipur.Walkinginglassskyscrapersforcentury-oldroyalpalacesandhistoriccastles,thepair-whohave130,000Instagramfollowersbetweenthem-saidthattheimagesthey36inJaipurreceivedalotofresponseonline."Alotofourfollowershadn'tseenthissideofIndia,sowe'rehappywewereabletoshowthissideofthecountry."Chengsaid.Forthephotographers,oneofthecity'smostfascinatingfeaturesisthelightpinkcoloringofitsbuildings.“Thefirstgateyouseewhenyouenterarepink,“saidWang“Onceyou‘rethrough,everythingaroundyouvariesindifferent37ofthecolor--frombrightpinkstoreddishbrowns."Thebuildingisa(n)38oftheCityPalace,anditswindowsallowedroyalwomentoobservestreetlifewithoutappearinginpublic.OneofCheng'smoststrikingphotosshowsastraightfrontofthebuildinganditshundredsofwindows.Thebuilding'slivelycoloringalsopushedChengtotakeadifferent39toeditingthanwithimagesofothercities."Itoneddownmyusualeditingprocessbecausethepinkwassobrightinreality,"hesaid,"Iwantedthephotosto40theactualcolorIwasseeingmyselfandtomaintainitstone."ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Concernsabouttheharmcausedby“toomuch"screentime-particularlywhenitisspentonsocialmedia一arewidespread.Butworkingoutwhata“healthy"41mightbeisfarfromeasy.Somenegativeexperiencesonsocialmedia一like42howyourappearancecomparestoothers一doaffectsomechildren.However,thisdoesnotmeanthattechnologyusein43isharmfulanditisdifficulttomakeclaimsabouthowitwillaffectdifferentpeople.ConsiderthepicturepaintedbyaUNICEFreviewofexistingresearchintotheeffectsofdigitaltechnologyonchildren's44comforts,includinghappiness,mentalhealthandsociallife.Ratherthanstatingthatsocialmediawasharmful,itsuggestedamore45effect.TheUNICEFreporthighlighteda2017studythatexamined120,000UK15-year-olds.Amongthoseteenagerswhowerethelightestusers,itwasfoundthatincreasingthetimespentusingtechnologywaslinkedto46comfort—possiblybecauseitwasimportantforkeepingupfriendships.47,amongtheheaviestusersoftechnology,anyincreaseintimewaslinkedtolowerlevelsofcomfort.Overall,theUNICEFstudysuggestedthatsomescreentimecouldbegoodforchildren‘smentalhealth.Abroaderlookatevidenceprovidedbysomeotherhighqualitystudiesagainsuggeststhestoryisnot48.Anearlystudyin2013lookedathowthetelevisionandvideogamehabitsof11,000UKfive-year-oldsaffectedthemtwoyearslater.Itisoneoffewstudiesactually49theeffectsoftechnologyovertime.Itsuggestedthat,comparedwithchildrenwhowatchedonehouroftelevisionorlessonaweekday,asmallincreaseinconductproblemswasseenamongthosewhowatchedmorethanthreehourseachday.Playingelectronicgames,however,wasnotseenasleadingtoagreater50offriendshiporemotionalproblems.Sohowmuchtimeshouldourchildrenspendlookingatscreens?Itisdifficulttobe51asdifferentpeoplespendtimeonlineinsuchdifferentways.Ausefulcomparisonmightbewithsugar.Broadlyspeaking,people52thattoomuchsugarcanbebadforyourhealth.Buttheeffectitmighthavecandependonmanyfactors,fromthetypeofsugartothepersonandtheamount.Wewouldnot53trustanyonewhoclaimstopredicthowsomeoneisaffectedbyconsumingonegramofsugar.Thesamecouldbesaidfor54usage:theoutcomesdependonsomanyfactorsthatonlyvery55predictionsarepossible.

41.A.amountB.comparison41.A.amountB.comparison42.A.accountingforB.boastingof43.A.generalB.particular44.A.domesticB.material45.A.complexB.dramatic46.A.improvedB.maximum47.A.AsaruleB.Incontrast48.A.convincingB.definite49.A.estimatingB.experiencing50.A.connectionB.power51.A.balancedB.independent52.A.agreeB.forget53.A.equallyB.readily54.A.emotiontherapyB.socialmedia55.A.confidentB.optimisticC.privateD.publicC.physicalD.psychologicalC.harmlessD.predictableC.relativeD.smallC.OnthewholeD.WorsestillC.probableD.trueC.reducingD.tracingC.promotionD.riskC.preciseD.subjectiveC.objectD.rememberC.reluctantlyD.weaklyC.experienceD.mediumC.commentingonD.worryingaboutC.TVbroadcastingD.videogameC.roughD.wildSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)ThecoldnorthernwindhereinthestreetsofPetersburgstrengthensmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.IcannotthinkofthePoleascoldandempty;inmyimaginationitisaregionofbeautyanddelight.Whoknowswhatstrangelandscapesandcreatureswemayfindthere.Ishallsatisfymycuriositywiththesightofanunknownpartoftheworld-andwalkwherenomanhasbefore.Thinkingofit,Ifeelthesamejoyachildfeelswhenhesailshislittleboatonavoyageofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.Thisvoyagewasthefavoritedreamofmyearlyyears.Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.UncleThomas'slibrarycontainedonlybooksaboutexploration,whichIreaddayandnight.Finallymythoughtscomestotheideaofmakingavoyageofdiscovery.SixyearshavepassedsinceIdecidedonthepresentvoyage.Ican,evennow,rememberthehourwhenIcommittedmyselftothisgreatenterprise.Ibeganbymakingmybodyusedtohardship.IwentonwhalehuntingvoyagestotheNorthSea;Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,hunger,thirst,andlackofsleep.Ioftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailorsduringtheday.Then,atnights,Istudiedmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,andsciencesofpracticalimportanceforaseagoingadventurer.TwiceItookjobsasanofficeronaGreenlandwhalingship.Ifeltalittleproudwhenmycaptainaskedmetoremainwiththeship,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.Andnow,doInotdeservetoachievesomegreattask?Mylifemighthavebeenpassedineaseandcomfort,butIpreferredglorytoeverypleasurethatwealthplacedinmypath.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthePole?A.Itremindshimofhischildhood.Itmustbearegionfullofsurprises.Itwouldfulfilhisdreamtobeanadventurer.It'stoocoldadestinationwithalmostnothing.Torealizehischildhooddream,theauthorgot.physicallypreparedbyexperiencinggreatsufferingspirituallypreparedbygainingcaptain'srecognitionacademicallypreparedbyreadingbooksonexplorationD.financiallypreparedbyservingonawhalehuntingship.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorisdefinitelyapersonfullof.curiosityB.fancyC.perseveranceD.pride（B）SubjectArt&Design,Craft&Creative,BeautyDeliverymethodOnlineStudylevelProfessionaldevelopment,Short.AccreditedRefFACE-GUARDPrice£30,was£299.usecode:GUARD90FacePaintingAcademyDiplomaStartacareerinFacePaintingorsimplylearnforfun.Doyouhavealoveforentertainingpeople?Areyouartisticandwanttoimpresspeoplewithanewskill?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutdoingacourseinfacepaintingsoyoucanearnfantasticmoney?Ifsothenwiththiscourseyoucouldbecomeaqualifiedfacepainterjustlikehundredsofotherpeoplewhohavetakenourcourses.Foraone-offfee一（次性付款）,youcanstudyonlineandcompletethediplomainabout28hours.Thecomprehensivesyllabus（教学大纲）issupportedby16instructionalvideossoyoucanlearnallthedesignswithease,andyouwilllearnawiderangeofdesignsincludingdog,rabbitandspiderman.With14modulestocover,youcanbecomeanaccomplishedfacepainter.Yourqualificationwillberecognizedandcanbecheckedforvaliditybyallofyourfutureclientstoo!TakeastepintherightdirectionandgetyourFacePaintingAcademyDiplomatoday.£30,was£299,usecode:GUARD90Module1YourIntroductiontoBecomingaFacePainterModule2TheEquipmentandMaterialsYouWillNeedforFacePaintingModule3Health&SafetyandRiskAssessmentsModule4Starting/RunningYourOwnBusinessModule5PricingandCostsModule6MarketingYourBusiness&SocialMediaModule7TheDo'sandDon'tsandWhattoDoIfYourBusinessDoesn'tGoWellModule8HowtodoaDog/CatFacePaintDesignModule9HowtodoaButterfly/DolphinFacePaintDesignModule10HowtodoaMonkey/FrogFacePaintDesignModule11HowtodoaRabbit/SwanFacePaintDesignModule12HowtodoaTiger/DinosaurFacePaintDesignModule13HowtodoaSpiderman/BatmanFacePaintDesignModule14HowtodoaMinnieMouse/PrincessFacePaintDesignThecourseisintendedmainlyforthose.keenonshowingoffnewskillsB.eagertogetanacademydiplomainterestedinlearningfacepaintingD.equippedwithauniquetasteforartYoucansave£ifsigningupforthecoursenow.30B.269C.299D.329WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthecourse?Itispresentedbothonlineandoffline.Itprovidesnotonlylessonsonbusiness.Thediplomacanbeobtainedinoneday.Someclientswillbeinvitedtoexamineyourqualification.Inwhichmoduleareyoulikelytolearnhowtoadvertiseyourbusiness?Module4.B.Module6.C.Module7.D.Module10.(C)AllacrossAmerica,studentsareanxiouslyfinishingtheir"WhatIWantToBe.."collegeapplicationessays,advisedtofocusonSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics)byexpertsandparentswhoinsistthat'stheonlywaytobecomeworkforceready.Buttworecentstudiesofworkplacesuccesscontradictthetraditionalwisdomabout"hardskills".Googleoriginallysetitshiringsystemstosortforcomputersciencestudentswithtopgradesfromtopscienceuniversities.In2013,Googledecidedtotestitshiringtheorybyquicklydealingwithlargeamountshiring,firing,andpromotiondatacollectedsincethecompany'sestablishment.ProjectOxygenshockedeveryonebyconcludingthat,amongtheeightmostimportantqualitiesofGoogle'stopemployees,STEMcapabilitycomesindeadlast.TheseventopcharacteristicsofsuccessatGoogleareallsoftskills:beingagoodcoach;communicatingandlisteningwell;possessingcomprehensionintoothers,beingsupportiveofone'scolleagues;beingagoodcriticalthinkerandproblemsolver,andbeingabletomakeconnectionsacrosscomplexideas.ThosecharacteristicssoundmorelikewhatonegainsasanEnglishortheatermajorthanasaprogrammer.CoulditbethattopGoogleemployeesweresucceedingdespitetheirtechnicaltraining,notbecauseofit?Afterbringinginmoreexpertstodiveevendeeperintothedata,thecompanyenlargeditsprevioushiringpracticestoincludehumanitiesmajors,artists,andeventheMBAs(MasterofBusinessAdministration).ProjectAristotle,astudyreleasedbyGooglethispastspring,furthersupportstheimportanceofsoftskillseveninhigh-techenvironments.ProjectAristotleanalyzesdataoninventiveandproductiveteams.GoogletakesprideinitsA-teams,assembledwithtopscientists,eachwiththemostspecializedknowledgeandabletothrowdownonecreativeideaafteranother.Itsdataanalysisrevealed,however,thatthecompany'smostimportantandproductivenewideascomefromB-teamscomprisedofemployeeswhodon'talwayshavetobethesmartestpeopleintheroom.ProjectAristotleshowsthatthebestteamsatGoogleexhibitarangeofsoftskills:equality,generosity,curiositytowardtheideasofyourteammates,understanding,andemotionalintelligence.Andtoppingthelist:emotionalsafety.Tosucceed,eachandeveryteammembermustfeelconfidentspeakingupandmakingmistakes.Theymustknowtheyarebeingheard.STEMskillsarevitaltotheworldweliveintoday,buttechnologyalone,asSteveJobsfamouslyinsisted,isnotenough.Wedesperatelyneedthosewhoareeducatedtothehuman,cultural,andsocialaswellasthecomputational.Theunderlinedword:“contradict"mostprobablymeans““.A.addtoB.backupC.bringaboutD.conflictwithGoogleconductedthestudiesofworkplacesuccessinorderto.determinewhatmakesaworkplace-readystudentcheckwhetheritshiringsystemservesthepurposeprovesoftskillsaremoreimportantthanhardonesimpressitscompetitorswiththeemployees‘excellenceWhatcanbeinferredfromProjectAristotle?Emotionalsafetyenablespeopletoexpressthemselvesfreely.Listeningandhearinghelpsdevelopproblem-solvingabilities.Learningfrommistakesdoesn‘tnecessarilymeanimprovement.Thosewithoutspecializedknowledgecanalsomakeinventions.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?STEMskillsoursocietyneedsforbettereducationTheprincipalfocusstudentshaveonapplicationessaysThesurprisingthingGooglelearnedaboutitsemployeesThesoftskillsGoogleprogrammerslackforcareergrowthSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Thesensorsonafullyself-drivingcarrequirespecialcare.Ordu?awouldn'trevealexactlyhowthey'rewashlinOgthevehicles.Themostadvancedcarsontheplanetrequireanold-fashionedhandwashing.Meanwhile,somecompanies,suchasCruise,arebuildingsensorcleaningequipmentintotheirvehicles.Therearearangeofproblemswithputtingaself-drivingvehiclethroughatraditionalcarwash,expertssay.Aself-drivingvehicle'sexternalneedstobecleanedevenmorefrequentlythanatypicalcarbecausethesensorsmustremainfreeofobstacles.Carwasheshavebeenautomatedfordecades,butcompaniesdevelopingfullyautonomousvehiclesmustrelyonahumantouchtokeeptheircarsandtrucksinworkingcondition.6Forexample,soapresidueorwaterspotscouldeffectively"blind"anautonomouscar.Atraditionalcarwash'sheavybrushescouldjarthevehicle'ssensors,disruptingtheircalibrationandaccuracy.Evenworse,sensors,whichcancostover$100,000,couldbebroken.68Dirt,deadbugs,birddroppingsorwaterspotscanimpactthevehicle'sabilitytodrivesafely.Avis,whichhasyearsofexperiencemanaginglargefleetsofrentalcars,hasbeentaskedwithcleaningandrefuelingtheself-drivingvanfleetofWaymo,theself-drivingarmofGoogle'sparentcompany.AvismodifiedthreeofitsbranchesinthePhoenixareatotendtotheChryslerPacificavans."Therearespecialprocessesthatdefinitelyrequirealotmorecareandfocus,andyouhavetoclean[thevans]quiteoften,"Butotherself-drivingcarcompaniessuchasToyota,Aptiv,Drive.AIandUberdescribedtoCNNthattheyusemicrofiberclothsalongwithrubbingalcohol,waterorglasscleanerformanualcleanings.Thisshouldalleviatesomeneedformanualcleaning.Butbecauseautonomousvehiclescanhavedozensofsensors,SeevaCEODianeLansingerdoesn'timagineproductslikethiswillbeabletocleaneverycamera,radarorLIDAR,alasersensorthatmostexpertsseeasessentialforself-drivingvehicles.IV．SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Inoneofmyearliestmemories,I‘mdrawing.Idon'trememberwhatthepictureissupposedtobe,butIrememberthemistake.Mymarkerslips,anunintentionallineappearsandmyliptrembles.Thepicturehaslongsincedisappeared.Butthatfeelingofdeepfrustration,evenshame,stayswithme.That‘sthethingaboutperfectionism,acruciallyself-defeatingwaytomovethroughtheworld.Itmakesyoubetteratyourcareerandrelationshipsandlifeingeneral.