2019年度上海普陀区高考英语一模试卷.doc

2019年上海市普陀区高考英语一模试卷I. Listening Comprehension （略）II. Grammar and vocabularySection A 10%1（10分）The Best Book Ive Ever Read Frankly， I have read nearly all of the great works of literature， but no book has ever impressed me as deeply or directly （1） Joel Steins Man Made： A Stupid Quest for Masendinity Havent we all， on some level， been Jewish boys in New Jersey in （2） 1970s with only female friends， an EasyBake oven and a strong preference for show tunes？ Havent we all had a panic attack （3） learning were going to have a son， since that means were going to have to figure out how to throw footballs， watch other people throw footballs and decide （4） to be happy or sad about the results of football throwing？ Havent we all then tried to correct our lack of maleness by becoming a man， fighting fires with firefighters， （5） （drive） a Lamborghini and doing three days of Army training camp？ I know I have The only parts I didnt fully enjoy were （26） in which the author suffered horribly After just three hours of training camp， he fainted weakly into the arms of a soldier The film rights to Man Made have already been sold to Fox， and I hope it gets （27） （turn） into a movie with George Clooney playing the Stein role， since they remind me so much of each other （8） this is only Steins first book， I would already consider him as someone like David Sedaris， Dave Barry， James Thurber， Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln I （9） （recommend） Man Made not just to all my friends and family but also to strangers on Twitter over and over again My one fear is （10） after this great achievement， Stein will lose his ability to be a cruel critic of our shallow timesII. Grammar and VocabularySection A （10分）Directions： After reading the passage below， fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.2（10分）A generated B furniture C fame D resulting E suggestionsF developed G eventually H completed I fixed J commercial K softlyThe Father of JD Printing About twenty years ago， the surgeons at the Wilford Hull medical center working to separate a pair of conjoined（连体的） twins thought that only one would be able to walk after the operation After a model of the girls bone structure was （1） using 3D printing， however， they found a shared upper leg bone to be bigger than expected and split it successfully， （2） in both twins being able to walk Now eighty and still working as chief technology officer of 3D Systems Chuck Hull is enjoying some minor （3） 31 years after he first printed a small black eyewash cup using a new method of manufacturing known as 3D printing At the time， he was working for a company that used UV light to put thin layers of plastic coats on tabletops and （4） He had an idea that if he could place thousands of thin layers of plastic on top of each other and then cut their shape using light， he would be able to form three dimensional objects After a year， he （5） a system where light was shone into a bottle of photopolymer a material which changes from liquid to plasticlike solid when light shines on it and traces the shape of one level of the object Subsequent layers are then printed until it is （6） After patenting the invention， he set up 3D Systems， （7） getting 6m （3.5m） from a Canadian investor The first （8） product came out in 1988and proved a hit among car manufacturers， in the aerospace sector and for companies designing medical equipment The possibilities appear endless from homeprinted food and medicine to （9） that pictures of objects be able to be taken in shops and then recreated using plans downloaded from the Internet Although deliberate in his responses， there is one moment when the （10） spoken Chuck Hull tells of his surprise about what exactly his creation was capable of achievingIII. 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.3（15分）Words to Turn a Conversation Around Its not what you say， but its how you say it isnt it？ According to a language expert， we may have this wrong "We are pushed and pulled around by language far more than we （1） ，" says Elizabeth Stoke， professor of social interaction at Loughborough University Stoke and her colleagues have （2） thousands of hours of recorded conversations， from customer services to mediation（调解） hotlines and police crisis （3） They discovered that certain words or phrases have the power to change the course of a conversation Some of these words are surprising， and （4） what weve been taught to believe For example， in a study of conversations between doctors and patients， evidence showed that doctors who （5） options rather than recommended best solutions， got a better response， despite the suggestion from hospital guidelines to talk about the best interests of the patient But， from conversation experts such as Stoke to FBI negotiators and communication coaches， were learning which words are likely to （6） or persuade us Stoke found that people who had already responded （7） when asked if they would like to attend mediation seemed to change their minds when the mediator used the phrase "Would you be willing to come for a meeting？" "As soon as the word willing was used， people would say： Oh， yes， definitelythey would actually （8） the sentence to agree" Stoke found it had the same effect in different settings： with businesstobusiness cold callers； with doctors trying to （9） people to go to a weightloss class She also looked at phrases such as "Would you like to" and "Would you be interested in" "Sometimes they （10） ， but willing was the one that got people to agree more rapidly and with more enthusiasm" "Hello is a really important word that can change the （11） of a conversation，" Stoke says "Its about how you respond to people who are what we call first movers people who say something really （12） ，" "It might be the work colleagues who are extremely angry to your desk with a complaint or the neighbor who （13） rude words about parking as youre putting out the bins" "What do you do with that person？ Rather than respond in the same manner， saying something nice， such as a very bright Hello!， socializes that other person a little bit" Use it when you want to resist getting into a （14） "You have to be careful not to sound too passiveaggressive，" Stoke says， "but just one friendly word in a bright tone can delete the （15） of the conversation"（1）A suggestB realizeC implyD emphasize（2）A analyzedB addressedC simplifiedD discovered（3）A instructionsB revolutionsC associationsD negotiations（4）A get intoB turn awayC go againstD insist on（5）A pointedB inspiredC motivatedD listed（6）A comfortB defendC supportD protect（7）A activelyB positivelyC negativelyD passively（8）A finishB rejectC refuseD interrupt（9）A persuadeB stimulateC forceD tempt（10）A interactedB workedC respondedD initiated（11）A approachB courseC evolutionD pattern（12）A impracticalB unimaginativeC criticalD illogical（13）A keeps backB answers forC agrees onD launches into（14）A conflictB disasterC strikeD damage（15）A challengeB debateC worryD silenceSection 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 that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.4（8分）Last summer， birdwatchers confirmed the discovery of a new species of bird in Cambodia was not an event of particular biological significance， but it was striking for one reason in part This species of bird was discovered not in an unspoiled rain forest but within the limits Cambodias capital， Phnom Penh a city the size of Philadelphia What the researchers found was surprising in cities The mediumsized city in the state about 110 species of birds， over 95 percent of which would have been growing there urbanization Ecologically speaking， cities are different， concrete buildings Rather， each unique bioprofile a kind of ecological fingerprint that is against the idea of an environment dead zone Of course， its also true that in the world of birds and plants， as in human society， there is such a thing as worldwidethe cityinhabitants who feel equally at home in San Francisco， Milan and Beijing Four birds occur in more than 80 percent of the cities studied， and 11 plants occurred in more than 90 percent of the cities On the plant side， those are seemingly spread by European settlement In the air， its the usual suspects： the rock pigeon and many other birds"They have become completely adapted to urban life，"Katti says"Thats not much of surprise But they dont actually dominate as much as we think they do"Those speciesoccurring in the cities across the globerepresent only a small part of a citys natural varieties Not all cities are equal protectors of native animals and plants， though One of the biggest predictors for a citys biodiversity is its urban design Territory as varied as backyards and street trees can lay important roles in greening a city In fact， the amouht of green space is a stronger predictor of the density of biodiversity than a citys size A metropolis with a sizable network of parks can contain more species per square mile than a much smaller city In a world where architecture， food， language， fashion and commerce are increasingly globalized， a citys native animals and plants can be a kind of identity There may be neighborhoods in London and Paris that resemble Singapore or Hong Kong Cities are becoming similar， but their natural environments stand completely apart（1）According to the passage， what do you think of Phnom Penh， Cambodias capital？ A It is full of various rare plants and animalsB Its birds population is larger than that of San FranciscoC Its as big as Philadelphia in terms of areaD It is on an equal footing with Beijing and Milan（2）Which of the following statements is NOT the same as the authors idea？ A From a biological point new changes happen every dayB From an environmental point the daily changes arent obvious enoughC Each city has different characteristics in terms of ecological developmentD Different species of creatures are born in different cities（3）Some plants are found in many cities in the world， which seems to be a result of A natural selectionB globalizationC urban developmentD colonization（4）Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？ A What Surprising Cities! The Mediumsized City Has Various Species of Birds!B The Power of Plants and Animals! The Charm of All the Cities!C The Cities Are Concrete Jungles! Never Think about Them the Same Way Again!D More Species Per Square Mile! The Amount of Green Space Is a Stronger Predictor!5（6分）Please Choose Cloud Services may be unsure， or you do not know where to begin Trying every Cloud service would take a lot of time and work But， the website Reviewscom might help One valuable feature is the protection of digital files， including photos， videos， documents， music and more If the worst happens and your computer crashes， or gets lost or damaged， your files can still found in the Cloud Cloud services let you access your files from almost anywhere No need to worry about a file stored on your computer when you are away from your desk If you have an Internet connection， you can open your files from any computer， or from a phone， when they are stored using a Cloud service Using a Cloud service makes sharing files easier If you send documents to a group using emails， you may then wonder which version everyone is working with When sharing files using a Cloud service， everyone will see the same document and the latest version The first thing to consider is the amount of storage space you need Check how much space you are currently using on your computer and mobile devices If your computer or phone is filled with photos and you have little free space， you may want to move your photos to the Cloud Some Cloud services are free But， if you need a lot of space， you will probably need one that costs money Even if everyone you have ever met is a Windows user， you still probably want a Cloud service that works with many platforms You might become friends with an Android user or start a job with a company that computers on Apple!（1）Which of the following is true according to the passage？ A GoogleDrive users can obtain 100GB for freeB Most Cloud services can send files to both the Cloud and the local computerC Its hard to transfer your file when you turn on the computer if it is stored in the CloudD Never worry about finding your files in the Clouds if the computer system crashes（2）What will you have to do if you need more space to store more files in the Cloud？ A To use your own Cloud servicesB To share Cloud space with othersC To spend money buying spaceD To buy the latest version of the service（3）How can consumers find the Cloud service that suits them best？ A By learning more information about the space occupied by filesB By comparing Clouds function， storage， available space and pricesC By sending files to a group of people via email inquiring about the Cloud serviceD By making friends with Android users who use Apple computers6（8分）Is Paperless Office Really Paperless？ A rising economy increased paper sales by 6 yo 7 percent each year in the early to mid1990s， and the convenience of desktop printing allowed office workers to indulge anything and everything In 2004， Ms Dunn， a communications supplies director， said that plain white office paper would see less than a 4percent growth rate， a primary reason for which is that some 47 percent of the workforce entered the job market after computers had already been introduced to offices For office innovators， the dream of paperless office is an example of hightech arrogance（傲慢） Todays office service is overwhelmed By more newspapers than ever before After decades of development， the Am