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1、2020年上海市宝山区高考英语二模试卷II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section 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

2、 that best fits each blank. 1()As entrepreneurs（创业者），we had a vision， we realized it， and now we （1） are running （run）our own companies But the dream can damage our work-life balance When the success of the company rests on your shoulders， youve always got an excuse to put （2） everything else on hol

3、d What Ive learned （3） facing （face） the demands of start-up company and a young family over the past couple of decades is that sometimes the best way to solve the work-life balance problem is to think small Make a handful of lifestyle corrections （4） that ， individually， may not sound all that exci

4、ting， but taken together can prevent you from getting too tried Heres my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion： Work from home one day a week Few thing give you a more grounded， in-control feeling than getting things done in your own space and at your own pace Instead of leaving the o

5、ffice （5） to clear （clear） my head over a Starbucks coffee， I can fold the laundry， and cut back on evening housework Not to mention， working is pajamas is one of lifes （6） underestimated （underestimate） pleasures Pencil in time for exercise It really bothered me （7） that with the demands of company

6、 and family， my tennis game was going down the drain That may sound unimportant， but it wasnt to me，（8） because it was a meaningful part of my life outside of work To get some balance back in my life， I rearranged my schedule Two mornings a week， I woke up an hour （9） earlier （early） to work out wit

7、h a tennis coach If sports arent your thing， try yoga or that hobby that you always loved but let go of after starting your business Learn something new， outside the office It can draining to always be the person whos supposed to have the answers as a business leader Its surprisingly liberating to b

8、e an on the other side，（10） absorbing （absorb） knowledge without the pressure to perform or to always be right Section BDirections： After reading the passage below， fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need

9、.A. wanderedB. wonderingC. benefitsD. breakthroughE. potentiallyF. playingG. checkedH. unfamiliarI. negativeJ. typicallyK. possibilities 2()A wandered B wondering C benefits D breakthrough E potentially F playing G checked H unfamiliar I negative J typically K possibilities While I was jumping rope，

10、 my phone took a fall to the hardwood floor which created multiple cracks on my screen However， the music kept（1） F ， so all as well - or so I thought Thirty minutes later， I could see only one-tenth of my screen while the rest was pitch-black The next morning， I decided not to go to the phone store

11、 for 24 hours， I felt a（n）（2） H sense of calm that day， which led to my not going for one week One week ended up becoming 60 days without my smart-phone Here are three（3） C I noticed and why you may want to consider a smart-phone detox（戒除期）yourself： Youll become bored While in line at a Starbucks， I

12、 noticed how every individual had their head down， eyes fixed on their smart-phone With nothing to distract myself with during the waiting period， I became bored， and my mind（4） A through all sorts of topics Boredom is （5） J something we avoid at all costs However， boredom is the perfect way to make

13、 a（n）（6） D on a business idea or project When you enter a state of boredom， you allow your mind to relax and escape from the realities of today to the infinite（7） K of tomorrow Youll be able to dramatically reduce your work hours A study found that adults ages 18 to 33（8） G their smart-phones 85 tim

14、es a day， or once every 10 minutes As I learned during my experiment， placing some distance between myself and my device helped me fall into deep work more easily By not having my smart-phone， my distraction time went down and thus my hours of work were spent more efficiently and effectively On nume

15、rous occasions， I found myself（9） B what to do with the afternoon since I had already completed my high-impact tasks for the day Your mental well-being will receive a boost（提高） Obviously， without a cellphone， I experienced a lack of（10） I news and comments While that helped cause a dramatic boost in

16、 my mental well-being， the biggest reason for it was truly connecting to people III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections： 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()As a c

17、hild， what did you want to be when you grew up？ If you were like most children， you probably let your imagination run （1） D Maybe you dreamed of flying into space or being a famous chef Then perhaps over the years， your dreams became more （2） C Or you might have given up on some altogether If thats

18、the case， then todays the day for you January 13th is Make Your Dreams Come True Day If youve been（3） A fulfilling your dreams， this is the day to make a fresh start Its important to dream because dreams can give us the （4） C to succeed in life Dreams inspire and motivate us The great thing about dr

19、eams is that theres no（5） A to accomplish them right away They might take a few years or they might take a lifetime to（6） B The important thing is that youre（7） C working toward your dream And the best way to do that is by setting goals What is the （8） D between a dream and a goal？ Its been said tha

20、t dreams are the final destination； goals are the stops along the way Dreams can be very （9） B But the steps you take to reach them should be very（10） A Your dreams state what you want， but goals explain how youll get there That makes goal seting a necessary step in（11） C your dreams Many successful

21、 people have spoken about dreams Former U S Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed the（12） D of working for our dreams A dream doesnt become reality through magic： it takes sweat，（13） B and hard work Author Les Brown reminded us that dreams have no（14） A limit You are never too old to set another

22、goal or to dream a new dream If youve been dreaming about doing something for years， start today Write down your dream， and（15） C your goals Then youll be on your way to making your dreams come true （1）A fastB highC wellD wild（2）A colorfulB amazingC realisticD attractive（3）A putting offB taking offC

23、 getting offD paying off（4）A opportunityB directionC energyD access（5）A pressureB doubtC senseD need（6）A seekB achieveC explainD design（7）A reallyB almostC alwaysD hardly（8）A conceptB similarityC comparisonD difference（9）A unrealB generalC changeableD flexible（10）A specificB abstractC commonD compli

24、cated（11）A imagingB avoidingC reachingD believing（12）A processB benefitC consequenceD importance（13）A bloodB determinationC intelligenceD loyalty（14）A ageB extraC spaceD normal（15）A transferB convertC establishD devoteSection BDirections： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed b

25、y 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 your have just read. 4()In 2008， someone， or perhaps a group of people， using the name Satoshi Nakamoto publishe

26、d a paper to an online group that discussed cryptography（密码使用法） That paper described a process that would use cryptography to create a secure electronic cash system， now known as a cryptocurrency（加密货币） Person to person payment could be made online using a shared network of computers instead of a ban

27、k or other financial institution Each deal could happen very quickly The shared network of computers would also serve as the means to prove those deals safely Getting rid of the need for a centralized banking system would open up the possibility for anyone to become part of the digital economy Today

28、， there are well over a thousand different cryptocurrencies Most are still trying to be feasible global payment system like Bitcoin They are held back by problems affecting the entire cryptocurrency industry One issue is weak security on cryptocurrency websites where users either store their electro

29、nic cash in virtual wallets or exchange one kind of electronic cash for another In recent years， clever thieves have broken into many of these websites and stolen electronic cash The websites are struggling to protect their users from such thefts Another problem is the large number of fake cryptocur

30、rencies that are advertised on the internet The advertisements invite internet users to visit websites offering new cryptocurrencies Many visitors are persuaded by the websites to buy their cryptocurrencies using actual money Later， the webistes disappear along with the victims money In response to

31、this problem， companies like Facebook and Google are limiting cryptocurrency advertising on their websites （1）What does the article explain about Satoshi Nakamoto？ D ASatoshis background in international baking and investment BSatoshis grave doubts about the true value of cryptocurrencies CSatoshis

32、close partnership with suspicious financial institutions DSatoshis contribution to the development of the digital economy （2）According to this article， what is true about numerous cryptocurrency webistes？ A AThey and their users have been robbed BTheyve revealed the identities of their users CThey r

33、eward their users with coll prizes DThey arrange recreational events for users （3）What does the article indicate about the cryptocurrency industry？ C AIts had to lay off lots of workers BIts celebrating a profitable year CIts facing some serious challenges DIts set a very high moral standard （4）Acco

34、rding to this article， why are Facebook and Google limiting cryptocurrency advertising？ D AFew cryptocurrencies need to be marketed BTheyve created their own cryptocurrency CThey didnt listen to cryptocurrency fans DToo many cryptocurrecies arent real 5()Changing the world might seem like an unreali

35、stic goal When faced with huge problems such as air pollution or energy shortages， where do you start？ Taoyuan-based Gogoro believes you start with a scooter （1）Compared with other electric scooters， the Smart-scooter B Acan recharge itself in Gostations in mega-cities Bonly needs to change batterie

36、s in Gostations Cwouldnt need to be recharged at all in life Dcan be recharged by its users in Gostations （2）Gogoro scooters are popular and revolutionary mainly because C Atheir colors are chosen by a famous color designer Btheir colors are different from those of others Cit is a good way for peopl

37、e to consume energy Dit an help us solve the problem of energy short （3）What can we conclude from the passage？ A AThe more mega-cities there are， the more GoStations may appear BGoStations will soon entirely take the place of traditional stations CPeople need not go to GoStations especially during p

38、eak hours DMore mega-cities will appear throughout the world in the future Proof of conceptIn 2015， Gogoro broke onto the scene by releasing an electric scooter called the Smart-scooter Unlike most electric scooters This one wouldnt need to plugged in to recharge Instead， users would stop by GoStati

39、ons to exchange drained batteries for fully charged onesGogoro was taking a risk If people were not happy with the system of changing batteries the whole project could fail They didnt need to worry， though Only one year later Gogoro sold their 10，000th Smart-scooter!Setting the barFast forward to 20

40、19 and the release of the Series 3 Smart-scooter Gogoro scooters are as popular and revolutionary as ever Their bright colors are chosen by Beatrice Santiccioli， a famous color designer who helped shape major brands like Apple， Nike and Swatch In addition to the scooters bright colors， plenty of coo

41、l accessories（配件）are available so ou can make your scooter your own But most important of all， Gogoro continues to pave the way toward a future of responsible energy consumptionLooking forwardMultiple cities and countries have committed to making their transportation all-electric in the coming years

42、， and Gogoro is helping make the possible Ordered a package？ Companies like DHL and Taiwan Post now have fleets of Smart-scooters to make deliveries Need a ride？ Unlock a Gogoro in Beilin， Paris or Madrid， thanks to scooter sharing servicesThe Smart-scooters is definitely ingenious， but theres more

43、At Gogoro， I think the essential thing is that we want to change how people use energy And the Smart-scooters is only the beginning says Horace Luke， Gogoro co-founder and CEO This is where the GoStation comes inTomorrows energyGostations are AI - equipped They track battery health to maximize each

44、batterys life They recharge batteries during off-peak hours to reduce strain on the citys power grid（输电网） But they also learn when users usually visit and prioritize supplying charged batteries at those times The fact of the matter is， cities are only getting bigger There are already dozens of mega-

45、cities（特大城市） in the world， and there will only be more in the future Gogoros dream is the transformation of mega-cities into smart cities， where power is plentiful and responbsible They hope to be a big part of that transformation 6()With so many investments required of us to succeed - time， resourc

46、es， talents， responsibilities， even finances for our retirement - its easy to lose sight of the most difficult investment of all to commit to： ourselves Getting to the point where youre ready to start upgrading to you 2.0 isnt easy But it doesnt mean dropping the ball everywhere else Its not about omissions， but admiss