上海市靜安區2020屆高三英語二模試題

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I.Listening

ComprehensionSectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendcfeachconversation,aquestionwi11beaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Atabookstore.B.Atalibrary.C.Atanartgallery.D.Atatravel

agency.

2.A.ThemanisallowedtopayhisregistrationfeesuntilFriday.

B.IfthemanpaysonFriday,hewillpayalatefee.

C.Themanwillnotbefinedfornotpayingontime.

D.ThemanisallowedtopayafterFridayforgoodreasons.

3.A.Shereaditfromcovertocover.B.Shereaditselectively.

C.Shereaditchapterbychapter.D.Shefinishedreadingitovernight.

4.A.Shefeltverysorry.B.Shefeltabit

annoyed.

C.Shefeltshocked.D.Shefeltveryexcited.

5.A.Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.

B.Themanboughtafurnishedapartment.

C.ThefurnitureatthemarketisonsaleeverySunday.

D.Thesecondhandfurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.

6.A.Hefeelsguilty.B.Hefeelsshameful.

C.Heisshameless.D.Heissensitivetooutsidecriticism.

7.A.Hewasinhospitalforalongtime.

B.Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.

C.Hewasseriouslyinjuredinamineexplosion.

D.Hewasseverelyfinedforspeeding.

8.A.Tonywentskiingycslciday.B.Tonydidn,IhavemuchwoikLodj.

C.Tonydoesn'tlikewatchingsports.D.Tonylikeswatchingsports

better.

9.A.Theyneedmorepeopletohelpthem.B.Theyneedsomefinancialsupport.

C.Shehastoleavssoon.D.Theideaisimpractical.

10.A.Janewasluckyenoughnottobecaughtintherain.

B.Janewascaughtintherainbecauseshewalkedhome.

C.Janehadtowalkbackhomeinspiteofthoheavyrain.

D.ItwasraininghardwhenJanecamebackonfoot.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelonger

conversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassages

andthelongerconversation.Thepassagesandthelongerconversationwillbe

readtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichone

wouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Stayingongumtreesalldaylong,B.Havingadailydietofgum

leaves.

C.Lookingforfoodinanextensivearea,I).Storingitsleafydietina

largetube.

12.A.Becauseitlivesonlyinwetland,B.Becauseitsbodygetsslightly

wet.

C.Becauseitsucksitsmother*smilk.I).Becauseitrarelydrinkswater.

13.A.Itleavesitsmotherhalfayearafterbirth.

B.Ithasbeencarriedonitsmother*sbacksinceitsbirth.

C.ItistendedinitsmotherJspouch(育兒袋)andthencarriedonherback.

D.Itstaysinitsmother*spouchforayearafterbirth.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Sellitatalocalshop.B.Refusethemarriagegift.

C.Justkeepitforlateruse.D.Exchangeitforsomethinguseful.

15.A.Becausehehopestohaveasmanyasthreechildren.

B.Becausehehastomakeafortuneforhiswife'sfamily.

C.Becausehehasnoothergiftstoexchangeatmarriage.

D.Becauseitisanecessarypartatamarriageceremony.

16.A.Whattheimportanceofbrideserviceis.

B.Howmarriagecustomsvaryindifferentcultures.

C.WhataweddingceremonyislikeintheUSA.

D.Howweexpressgoodwishestonewcouples.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Frenchfoodwasthehealthiestfoodintheworld.

B.Frenchfoodwassupposedtobethebestintheworld.

C.FrenchfoodwasnobetterthanBritishfood.

D.Frenchfoodwasdelicious.

18.A.Bycar.B.Bycoach.C.Bytrain.D.Byship.

19.A.Uncookedbacon(培根)andeggs.B.Fishandchips.

C.AbigFrenchbreakfast.D.DeliciousEnglishbreakfast.

20.A.Theman'sparentsarebothteachers.B.ThemanisfromBritain.

C.ThemanhasbeentoFrancemanytimes.I).ThemanlikesFrenchfoodvery

much.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethe

passagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,

fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

TheShopWhereIt?sOKtoReDifferent

WhenAngelaMakeyknewherautistic(患自閉癥的)sonAdamwantedtoopen

acomicshop,shelaughedoutloud.Sheknewhe'dbeenkeenoncomicssince

childhood.Buthowwouldhedealwithcustomersandsuppliersandallthe

otherjobs(21)arenecessary

forrunningabusiness?

Atthattime,Adamwaslookingforajob.Hehadadegreeinphilosophyand

hadlearnedtoliveindependently,buttheredidn*tseemtobeanysuitable

jobsforhim.Thefamily(22)

(hope)heandhisyoungerbrotherGuy,alsowithautism,couldfind

workthatmatchedtheirstrengths:reliability,punctualityandattentionto

detail.Buttherewerenoavailableopportunities.

Sothe“laughable”comicshopideabegantogrowonAngela.Eventually,

sheusedhersavingstobuyashopinCambridgeshire,andsevenyears

agoNicheComics(23)_______________________________________________________

(bear).

Likemanyautisticpeople,Adamlovescomicsfortheirworldofrichdetail

andvisualexpression.HedevelopedaninterestinMarvelcomicheroescnTV

(24)hewassevenyearsold."Theyarea

reminder(25)it'sOKnottobelikeeveryoneelse,0

Adamsaid.He'snow30,andcomicsandtheirheroesarestillpartofhislife.

Inthecomicshop,thebrotherssharetheirencyclopedic(淵博的)knowledge

ofcomicswith

customers.Thebrothersactasguidesinthisuniverse,(26)___(introduce)

customerstonewcomics.

Theshopattractsmanyautisticcustomers.Andbeingautistic(27)___turns

outtobeabighelpforthebrotherstodealwithcustomers.Theyaregood

at(28)(spot)

thecustomers,needsandfeelings.Maybeit'sthetoneofthevoice,the

motionofahand—smalldetailsthatmostpeoplewonJtpickupon—thatI

mighthaveinsight(深亥U理解)into,“saysGuy.Ofcourse,themajorityof

customerswhocometotheshoparenotautistic.Nowthebrothersgetasteady

streamofcustomerswhoare,bothmaleandfemale,(29)young

childrentoretiredpeople.Oncetheshophadestablisheditself,the

brothersalsobeganreaching

outtopeoplewithautismbeyondtheshop.

Sevenyearson,Angelaisgladshetooktheriskofhelpinghersons(30)

_______________________________________________________________________(creat

e)theirdreamshop."Thisshophasasoul,“themothersaysproudly.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Each

wordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.banB.relevantC.pressureD.jointly

E.F.maintainsG.addressesH.independently

channels

J.platformK.consumption

I.major

NewE-CommerceLawTakesEffect

China*snewe-commcrcelaw,whichwaspassedlastAugust,tookeffecton

January1.ThelawcomesamidtherapiddevelopmentofChinaintotheworld,s

largeste-commercemarket.

Thelawaimstoregulatethemarketandcreateasound(31)

environment.Itcoverstherequirementfor

registrationandlicensingofe-commerceoperators,taxation,electronic

payment,etc.Italso(32)___otherimportantaspectsofe-commerce,

includingfalseadvertising,consumerprotection,dataprotection,intellectual

propertyandcybersecurity.

Thenewlawwillapplytothreetypesofoperators.These

includee-commerce(33)

operatorslikeTaobao,third-partymerchantswhosellgoodsand

servicesone-commerceplatforms,andonlinevendors(供應商)whodo

businessviaothernetwork(34)

,suchassocialmediasites.11meansthatmerchantswhosei1goods

throughnon-traditionale-commerceplatforms,suchasWeChat,wi11fal1under

thenewlaw.Thesesellerswillnowneedtofinishtheirbusinessregistration

andpay(35)taxes.

Thelawwillmakealle-commerceplatformoperators(36)responsible

withthemerchantsforsellinganyfakeorknock-offgoodsontheirwebsites.

Beforethelawtookeffect,individualmerchantsweresolelyresponsiblewhen

caughtsellingliable(負有償付責任的)goods.

Theimplementationofthelawmaybring(37)_ononlineretail(零售)

companiesandmerchantssellinggoodsthroughsccialmediasites.Manyprivate

shoppingagents(knownasdaigou)areconsideringwhethertocontinuethe

serviceunderthenewpolicysinceitwi11increasethemanagementcostand

leadtoariseintheproductprice.

Butthenewlawdoesnotaimto(38)_smalltomediumsizedonline

retailer.Instead,ithelpslaythelegalfoundationforthegrowthofthee-

conunercebusinessindustry,(39)

orderinthemarketandfurtherpromotesitsgrowth.

Besides,thelawwillhelpcleanupChina,sreputationasa(40)

_____________________________________________________________________sourceoffake

orknock-offgoods.Inthelongterm,consumersvillbenefitfromit.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethat

bestfitsthecontext.

HowSavingWildlifeBenefitsHumans

It'snosecretthatwe'velostanoverwhelmingnumberofspecieswithin

thatlastfourdecades.Thesespecieshaveallbut_41_duetooverpopulation,

deforestation,consumerculture,climatechange,animalexploitation,andother

harmingsources—allbroughtaboutbymankind.

Oneofthefirstgreatrulesofterrestrial（陸地的）biologyis“nospecies

isforever.M_42_,

thisrapidlossofspeciestodayisestimatedtobebetween1,000and10,000

timeshigherthanthenaturalextinctionrate.Asincreasinglyaccepted

theorieshaveargued,vearenowinthemidstofthesixthgreat_43_.

TheEarthconsistsofplants,animals,water,land,theatmosphere,and

humans.Biodiversity（生物多樣性）_44thehealthoftheplanetandhasa

greatimpactonallourlives.Reducedbiodiversitymeansafuturewherefood

suppliesarevulnerable（易受攻擊的）topestsanddisease,andfreshwateris

inshortsupply.Tfbiodiversity___45___impactsour1ivesinsuchbigways,

thenourconservation（環保）effortsdon,tjustbenefittheenvironment,they

benefitus,too.

Oneconvincingbenefitthatcomesfromwildlifeconservationeffortsisthat

itensuresfood

46_.Wildlifeconservationpromotesagriculturalbiodiversity,whichplays

animportantroleinbuildingasecureandhealthyfoodsystem.When

agriculturalbiodiversityis_47_andlandisclearedforagriculture,

extensivehabitatlosstakesplace,aswellasundocumentedlossofspeciesand

massivesoilerosion（侵蝕）.

Anotherbenefitthatcomesfromwi]dlifeconservationisthatthese_48

protecthuman

health.ConservationInternationalreportsthat“morethan50percentof

modernmedicinesandmorethan90percentoftraditionalmedicinescomefrom

wildplantsandanimals.w_49_,aworldthatpromoteshealthyecosystems

andbiodiversityprovidescrucialbuffers（緩沖）betweendiseaseandhumans.A

numberofstudieshave50reduceddiversityamongmammal（哺乳動物）

speciesandoveralldecreasesinbiodiversitytoanincreaseinthetransmission

（傳播）ofanimal-borndiseasestohumans.

Perhapsthemostconvincingbenefitthatcomesfromwildlifeconservation

isthatitprovidesuswith_51_,whetheritbeeconomicallyorsocially.

Increasingbiodiversityandhealthyecosystemsimproveagricultural

productivity,therebyallowingfarmstobecomemore__52__.Healthyecosystems

thatarchometouniquespecics_53_touristsfromaroundtheworld,whichhelps

thelocaleconomyandinvitesinanewfusionofinvestment.

Ourunsustainable,unconscious,self-interestedrelationshipwiththe

environmenthasledusintoanextremelydestructibleworld.Ifwedonottake

actionand___54changingourways,weareatriskoflosingmorevitaland

55_ecosystemsandbiodiversity,oratleastunti1thesixthgreatextinction

claimsonefinalspecies:ourown.

41.A.changedB.existedC.disappearedD.evolved

42.A.FurthermoreB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

43.A.extinctionB.destructionC.evolutionD.

immigration

44.A.threatensB.localizesC.strengthensD.endangers

45.A.infrequentlyB.potentiallyC.regioncillyD.directly

46.A.managementB.inspectionC.developmentD.security

47.A.identifiedB.cultivatedC.exploitedI）,valued

48.A.initiativesB.consequencesC.intentionsI）.

contributions

49.A.InadditionB.AfterallC.InparticularD.By

contrast

50.A.adaptedB.turnedC.adjustedD.1inked

51.A.protectionsB.opportunitiesC.servicesD.nutrients

52.A.stcindardB.welcomeC.scarceD.profitable

53.A.discourageB.attractC.forbidI）,cxainly.cn

54.A.feellikeB.keeponC.setaboutD.examly.cn

55.A.irreplaceableB.unpredictableC.unlimitedD.examly.cn

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Tea,themosttypicalofEnglishdrinks,isarelativelatecomertoBritish

shores.Althoughthecustomofdrinkingteadatesbacktothethirdmillennium

（一千年）BCinChina,itwasnotuntilthemid-17thcenturythatthedrink

firstappearedinEngland.ItwasthePortugueseandDutchtraderswhofirst

importedteatoEurope,reachingtheContinentbythewayofVenicearound1560,

withregularshipmentsby1610.

Curiously,itwastheLondoncoffeehousesthatwereresponsiblefor

introducingteatoEngland.Oneofthefirstcoffeehousemerchantstooffer

teawasThomasGarway.Hesoldbothliquidanddryteatothepublicasearly

as1657.Threeyearslaterheissuedabroadsheetadvertisingteaat￡6to￡10

perpound,touting（兜售）itsvirtuesatMmakingthebodyactiveandlusty

（健壯的）“，andpreservingperfecthealthuntilextremeoldage”.

Teagainedpopularityquicklyinthecoffeehouses,andby1700over500

coffeehousessoldit.Thisdistressedthepubowners,asteacuttheirsales

ofbeer,anditwasbadnowsforthegovernment,whodependeduponasteady

streamofrevenue（稅收）fromtaxesonliquorsales.By1750teahadbecomethe

favoureddrinkofBritain,slowerclasses.

A1676acttaxedteaandrequiredcoffeehouseoperatorstoapplyfora

license.Thiswasjustthestartofgovernmentattemptstocontrol,oratleast,

toprofitfromthepopularityofteainBritain.Bythemid-18thcenturythe

dutyonteahadreachedaridiculous119percent.Thisheavy

taxationhadtheeffectofcreatingawholenewindustry-teasmuggling(走

私).ShipsfromHollandandScandinaviabroughtteatotheBritishcoast,then

stoodoffshorewhilesmugglersmetthemandunloadedthepreciouscargoin

smallvessels.Thesmugglers,oftenlocalfishermen,secretlymovedthetea

inlandthroughundergroundpassagesandhiddenpathstospecialhidingplaces.

Oneofthebesthidingplaceswasinthelocalchurch!

Evensmuggledteawasexpensive,however,andthereforeextremely

profitable,somanysmugglersbegantoadulterate(摻假)theteawithother

substances,suchaswillowandsloeleaves.Usedtealeaveswerealsoredried

andaddedtofreshleaves.

Finally,in1784WilliamPitttheYoungerintroducedtheCommutationAct,

whichdroppedthetaxonteafrom119%to12.5%,effectivelyendingsmuggling.

Adulterationremainedaproblem,though,untiltheFoodandDrugActof1875

broughtinseverepunishmentforthepractice.

56.Accordingtothepassage,teadrinking.

A.isthefavoritepastimeoftheDutch

B.isanimportantBritishtradition

C.waswell-receivedbythePortuguesecenturiesago

D.couldbefoundeverywhereintheworldin1560

57.Whomightbeannoyedbythepopularityofthetea?

A.Coffeehouseowners.B.Winesellers.C.Britain,s

lowerclasses.D.Smugglers.

58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutteasmugglingisTRUE?

A.Churchesprovidedconvenienceforsmuggling.

B.Fishermenandfarmerscontributedalottoteaindustry.

C.Undergroundpassagesandboatswereidealhidingplacesfortea.

D.Thegovernmentencouragedteasmugglingfortaxesontea.

59.ilowwasthoorderofthetoamarketfinallyrestoredinBritain?

A.Bypassinganactrelatedtoataxrise.

B.Byimposingmildpunishment.

C.Bypunishingthosewhosoldfaketea.

D.Bymixingredriedusedleaveswithfreshtealeaves.

(B)

Thesearepagespastedonacollegebulletirboard.Itlistspart-timejob

,vacanciesoncampusthissemester.

BilingualSecretaryWanted

OurInternationalExchangeDepartmentrequiresonepart-timebilingualsecretaryfbrour

office.He/ShemustbenativeMandarinwithexcellentEnglishcompetence(bederwith

Japanese).Weaskfor8hoursaweek(fromMondaytoSaturday),andworkingscheduleis

beonsitefrom3pmto5pm.Attractivesalaryandgoodbenefitspackage,

includingchancestoexchangetoforeigncountries,areofferedtojuniorand

senioryearstudentswithexcellentsecretarialskills,theabilityto

communiCcite,anoutgoingpersonalityandastrongsenseofresponsibility.

Pleasehandinapplicationswithphoto,andemailtouniied@,or

call400-800-100duringofficehourstogetfurtherinformation.

InternationalExchange

Department

AdvancedMathTeachingAssistantsinNeed

TheMathematicsDepartmentislookingfortwoAdvancedMathteaching

assistants.Thejobismainlytohelpfreshmenstudentstodealwithnath

assignmentsandprojects,aswellaspreparethemforfinalexamsinWeek16.

Wehopethoseapplyingforthepositioncouldmeetthefollowing

requirements.First,it'snecessaryfortheapplicantstobeskilledatmath.

Second,he/sheshouldhaveatleast2Asinmath-relatedcourseswithGPAno

lessthan4.0.Third,thejobasksforexcellenceinbothprofessionalskills

andpatience.

Forthosewhoarcinterestedintheposition,pleasesendyourr6sum§to

unimd@gmai1.combeforeSeptember15th.

Dr.Jessica

SmithMathematics

Part-timeJobn

宜.Department

Recruitment

TechnologySupportDepartmentlacksseveralassistantstoworkatitshelp

desk.

Contents:Acustomerservicejob-answeringquestions,helpingpeople

solvetheircomputerproblems,providingbasicteachingtonewusers,etc.

Requirement:theAdvancedComputerTestcertificate;goodinterpersonal

skiIls;enthusiasm.

Workhours:from5a.m.to2a.m.

earlymornings(6a.m.-9a.m.):2

personsmornings(9a.m.-12

a.m.)：1person

afternoons(12p.m.-6p.m.):(full)

evenings(6p.m.-11p.m.):(full)

latenights:~~(11p.m.-2a.m.):

2personsweekends:3persons

Ifyouareinterested,pleasecometoLukingLibrary2F(EastSide)Room

213andfilltheforms.Aninterviewwillbearrangedafterwards.New

positionforthenextsemesterwillbereleasedinDecember.

Mr.Luke

JohnsonTechnologySupport

Department

www.examly.cn

60.Ifyougetthepositionasasecretary,you_.

A.havetoassistinEnglishcorner

B.haveatightscheduleduringtheweek

C.havethechancetobeanexchangestudentinforeign

universitiesanytimeduringuniversity

D.mustbeanativeEnglishspeakerwhocanspeakfluentChinese

61.WhyaretheresomanyjobvacanciesinTechnologySupportDepartment?

A.Becausetheinterviewischallenging.

B.Becauseapplicantshavetofi11incomplicatedforms.

C.Becauseapplicantshavetoworkirregularhours.

D.BecausetheAdvancedComputerTestcertificateistoodifficulttoobtain.

62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtotheadvertisenonts?

A.Theadvertisementscanbefoundontheschoolwebsite.

B.Cal1forfurtherinformationofmathteachingassistantsbeforeSeptember

15th.

C.MorejobvacanciesintheMathematicsDepartmentwillbeavailablein

December.

D.TheInternationalExchangeDepartmentneedsacommunicativeandresponsible

secretary.

(C)

ChinahaslongbeentippedtobethenextSiliconValley,butnowthe

financesandsupportareinplacetomakeithappen.

Thereisagrowingconsensus(共識)thatwhi1eSi1iconVaileyisnot

abouttodisappear

anytimesoon,itsnextbiggestrivalisalreadyonthevergeofburstingontothe

internationalscene

-notintheUS,