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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2019-2020学年上海市崇明区高三英语一模试卷(考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 questio

2、ns will be spoken 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. A housewife. B. A fashion model.C.A shirt designer. D.A shop assistant.2.A. In a bank. B. In

3、 a school. C.Ina travel agency. D.In a stock exchange.3.A. Its not good enough. B. Its none of the womans business,C. Its not true. D. Its out of expectation.4.A. He decided to try a new barbershop. B. The woman mistook him for another guy.C. A different person cut his hair this time. D. Another fri

4、end also commented on his hair.5.A. The tipping rule in America. B.Important aspects in American culture.C. The general tax rate in America. D.Tips on understanding American culture.6.A. She doesnt know where it is. B.Shes angry with the man for forgetting it.C. Shed like the man to return it tomorr

5、ow. D. She didnt realize the man had borrowed it.7.A. Book a hotel on the campus. B.Reserve a hotel a little far away.C. Call the local hotels again a few days later. D.Ask her parents to come at a different weekend.8.A. She took a history class last term. B.She doesnt trust the mail.C. She didnt l

6、like her geography professor.D.She wont take any history classes.9.A. She doesnt think it will snow. B. The meeting place has been changed.C. The meeting has been canceled.D. She MI be too tired to walk to the meeting.10. A. He is not an experienced skier at all.B.He has never been to Central Mounta

7、in.C. He doesnt plan to go skiing during spring breaks.D. lie doesnt recommend going to Central Mountain.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be

8、 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 you have heard.Questions11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. The history of movie-popcorn relation

9、ship.B. The reasons for moviegoers loving popcorn.C.The functions of popcorn in movie-watching.D.The special smell of popcorn in movie theaters.12.A. It was considered an unhealthy food. B. It could lower the movie ticket prices.C. It was unpopular with theater owners. D. It could spoil the luxuriou

10、s atmosphere.13.A. The higher reputation of popcorn. B. The increase of popcorn prices.C. The rise of less luxurious theaters. D. The improvement of popcorn smell.Questions14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. Pearsons plan to publish electronic books in the U.S. college market.B.Pe

11、arsons publishing history and its future in the U.S. college market.C. The reasons for the drop of Pearson sales in the U.S. college market.D. The reaction of the U.S. college market to Pearsons digital publishing.15.A. Parts of Pearson have been sold. B.Pearson has been trying to save money.C. Some

12、 employees have left Pearson. D.Pearsons new textbooks have been costly.16.A. Their publishing time is more predictable.B. They are more adaptable than its printed ones.C. They will be updated more timely.D.1 heir extra learning tools will be free.Questions 17through 20 are based on the following co

13、nversation.17.A. Opening social media accounts. B. Posting personal photos online.C. Interacting with online followers. D. Finding friendships on social media.18.A. Essential. B. Impolite. C. Comfortable. D. Unwise.19. A. Urging people to make nice comments.B. Encouraging people to become volunteers

14、.C.Providing people with job opportunities.D. Helping people establish life-lasting friendships.20.A. The man is cautious about sharing online.B. The man is ignorant of online opportunities.C. The woman thinks it safer to hide the identity online.D. The woman loves sharing secrets with online friend

15、s. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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 eac

16、h blank.A 14-year-old Girl Built an App to Help Alzheimers patients (老年痴呆症患者）For many teenagers, their lives typically might circle around schoolwork and spending time with friends. Not so for Emma Yang. Though the Hong Kong-born girl is only 14, she (21)_(create) her own mobile app for Alzheimers p

17、atients already.The Timeless app, which Yang spent two years (22)_(develop), comes with several important features. It is an artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition system in the app (23)_helps Alzheimers patients identify people in photos and remember who they are. It also allows photos

18、(24)_(group)by individuals as well as provides a picture-based phone book, which enables a user to tap on photos to call or text a person.The inspiration to develop an app that would help Alzheimers patients connect with their loved ones came to Yang at the age of 12, when her grandmother started fo

19、rgetting things like (25)_she lived and Yangs birthday.“I wanted to create something to help people like my grandmother stay (26)_(connect)with her family,” Yang said. It was a task she was well-prepared to undertake,(27)_venture capitalists didnt take her work seriously. Yang started a crowd findin

20、g campaign in March last year to support her 37/we/es app project. That effort raised more than $10,000.At present Yang works with an international team that includes a designer in California and a developer in Cologne, Germany. The chief technology officer of Kairos, the AI company (28)_ technology

21、 is used in the Timeless app, is now Yangs adviser.Yang urged other young, ambitious people to believe in (29)_because the teenagers of today will be tomorrows leaders. “Technology has been able to make kids put their ideas into action， she said “(30) _ _ _yon get out there and put yourself out ther

22、e, tell people about your idea and find out whos onboard and can get behind it，youll eventually find that team of people.”Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more th

23、an you need.A. drew B. allowed C. result D. transformed E. physical F. discoveredG. effort H. figure I. respect J. fundamental K. mutualStephen Hawking:The Extraordinary Scientist Who Changed Our Understanding of PhysicsThere arent very many scientists who achieved rock star status. Stephen Hawking

24、was definitely one of them.Hawking was a theoretical physicist whose early work on black holes _31_ how scientists think about the nature of the universe. Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist from Arizona State University and a friend and colleague of Hawkings, says that at a young age. Hawking

25、_32_ something “truly remarkable”. Krauss says before Hawking，physicists thought that the large gravity of a black hole _33_ everything in and nothing could escape. But by combining quantum mechanics (量子力学）and the theory of relativity, Hawking showed something and changed everything about the way we

26、 think about gravity. Krauss says Hawking pointed out a(n) _34_ problem in the way physicists understand our world一a problem that Krauss says has yet to be resolved.But his fame wasnt just a(n) _35_ of his research. Hawking, who had a rare disease that made it impossible for him to move or speak, wa

27、s also a popularpublic_36_ and best-selling author. When he came to scientific conferences，the audience focused their attention on him. And it wasnt just the scientists but the general public as well who showed great _37_ for him. His popular book about his work, A Brief History of Time, was a best-

28、seller. But he agreed that that book was probably the least-read, most-bought book ever. This showed Hawkings sense of humor.That sense of humor, along with his fame, _38_ Hawking to appear on The Simpsons several times as well as on a number of other popular shows.Toward the end of his life, Hawkin

29、gs disease left him almost（瘫痪的）.It look an enormous _39_ for Hawking to communicate, using the tiny movements he could make to control a computer. Its tempting to say that Hawking achieved his fame in spite of his _40_ challenges. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the follo

30、wing 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.What did we do to deserve cats and dogs? Not only are they super cute and make us smile on a daily basis, scientists from Washington State University have now prov

31、ed that touching our favourite_41_ friends gently for just ten minutes is an effective way to reduce stress levels.In findings published in AERA Open an open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association last month, scientists showed that the general _42_ of students impr

32、oves quickly, with even those who are highly-stressed showing significant” reduction in cortisol levels a chemical produced by our bodies in times of stress.Many universities have adopted Pet Your Stress Away programs where students can _43_ cats or dogs and it appears to be showing both psychologic

33、al and physiological benefits now.The research, conducted by Washington State University (WSU), shows that pets improve students moods, and their _44_ as stress-relieving physiological benefits. “Just 10 minutes can have a significant _45_,” said Patricia Pendry, an associate professor in WSUs Depar

34、tment of Human Development. This is the first study that has demonstrated reductions in students cortisol levels during a _46_ intervention (介入).The team chose 249 college students and put them into tour random groups and compared the effects of different _47_ to animals. The first group were provid

35、ed 10 minutes of actual interaction with dogs and cats. The second group waited in line while _48_ others petting the animals. The third group watched a slide-show of the same animals, while the fourth group had to _49_and was told they would be allowed to sec the animals after 10 minutes.Salivary c

36、ortisol _50_ were collected from each participant starting from the moment they woke up in the morning. There was significantly less cortisol in the saliva of students who had _51_ interaction with the pets.Many universities have started these _52_ where students can interact with cats or dogs to he

37、lp relieve the pressures of higher education. “We already knew that students enjoy interacting with animals, and that it helps them experience more_53 _ emotions,” Dr. Pendry said. “What we wanted to learn was whether this exposure would help students reduce their stress in a less _54_ way. And it d

38、id, which is _55_because the reduction of stress chemicals may, over time, have significant benefits for physical and mental health.”41.A. newB. furry C. closeD. personal42.A. enduranceB. awareness C. educationD. well-being43.A. glance atB. focus onC. interact withD. escape from44.A. presenceB. perf

39、ormanceC. intelligenceD. perseverance45.A. potentialB. problemC. chanceD. impact46.A. real-lifeB. part-timeC. contributionsD. high-quality47.A. responsesB. exposuresC. contributionsD. approaches48.A. keepingB. preventingC. observingD. catching49.A. swearB. waitC. superviseD. appreciate50.A. samplesB

40、. levelsC. injectionsD. tips51.A. littleB. harmoniousC. informalD. direct52.A. campaignsB. programs C. researchesD. majors53.A. complexB. intenseC. familiarD. positive54.A. subjectiveB. risky C. mysteriousD. effective55.A. demandingB.challenging C. excitingD. disappointing Section BDirections: Read

41、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.(A)Every year，the Palace of Fine Arts

42、 Theatre in San Francisco fills up with dance lovers. They come to take in experimental works of art that all have one thing in commonhip hop. This weekend the San-Francisco International Hip Hop Dance-Fest celebrates 20 years of presenting electrifying hip hop performances.Each Dance-Fest has diver

43、sity (多样化）of style and group size, and a balance of local and out-of-town companies. From Vietnam to Brazil to Uganda to the Czech Republic, the festival has drawn impressive international talent.After a long process, only the most exceptional companies are flown in for Dance-Fest. In fact, outstand

44、ing technical dance skills are only a basic standard that the festival organizers are looking for. They look for much moregroups or artists that think outside the box. Artists that use hip hop in a theatrical way or to address social issues are sure to stand out. For instance, the 2010 performance T

45、ables and Chairs” served to underline the negative effects of alcoholism on society.It would be terribly irresponsible not to mention the founder, Micaya，in any introduction to Dance-Fest. A popular hip hop dance instructor, Micaya began producing high energy dance shows in the heart of San Francisc

46、o in 1993.Students of all ages and backgrounds love her classes so much that a San-Francisco newspaper once described her as “Best Dance Instructor”.However，Micaya was concerned about the then dubious reputation of hip hop. She made it her goal to get hip hop the same recognition and respect as other dance forms. In 1999 she started Dance-Fest. It was the first festival of its kind to honor the creativity o