2020上海崇明高三英语一模试卷附答案
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1. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: 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 questions 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.
D. A shop assistant.
C. A shirt designer.
2. A.In a bank. B. In a school.
C. Ina travel agency.
D. In a stock exchange.
3. A.It's not good enough.
B.It’s none of the woman’s business,
C. It’s not true.
D.It's out of expectation.
4. A. He decided to try a new barbershop.
B.The woman mistook him for another guy.
C. A different personcut his hair this time.
D. Anotherfriend also commented on his hair.
5. A.The tipping rule in America.
B. Importantaspects in American culture.
C. The general tax ratein America.
D. Tips onunderstanding American culture.
6. A.She doesn’t know where it is.
B. She'sangry with the man for forgetting it.
C. She'd like the man toreturn it tomorrow.
D. She didn'trealize 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 hotelsagain a few days later.
come at a different weekend.
D. Ask her parents to
8. A.She took a history class last term.
B. Shedoesn’t trust the mail.
C. She didn’t l like hergeography professor.
D. She won^ take any history classes.
9. A.She doesn’t think it will snow.
B.Themeeting place has been changed.
C. The meeting has beencanceled.
D.She MI be too tired to walk tothe meeting.
10. A.He is not an experienced skier at all.
A.He is not an experienced skier at all.
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B. He has never been to Central Mountain.
C. He doesn't plan to go skiing during springbreaks.
D. lie doesn’t recommendgoing to Central Mountain.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you willhear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be askedseveral questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will beread twice, but the questions will be spoken only
once. When you hear aquestion, read
the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one isthe best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A.The history of movie-popcorn relationship.
B. The reasons for moviegoers loving popcorn.
C. The functions of popcorn in movie-watching.
D. The special smell of popcorn in movietheaters.
A. It was considered an unhealthy food.
12. A. It was considered an unhealthy food.
B.It could lower the movie ticket prices.
C. It was unpopular withtheater owners.
D. It could spoil theluxurious atmosphere.
13. A.The higher reputation of popcorn.
A.The higher reputation of popcorn.
B.The increase of popcorn prices.
C. The rise of lessluxurious theaters.
D. The improvementof popcorn smell.
Questions14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
A.Pearson's plan to publish electronic books in the U.S. college market.
14. A.Pearson's plan to publish electronic books in the U.S. college market.
B. Pearson's publishing history and its futurein the U.S. college market.
C. The reasons for the drop of Pearson^ salesin the U.S. college market.
D. The reaction of the U.S. college market toPearson’s digital publishing.
15. A.Parts of Pearson have been sold.
A.Parts of Pearson have been sold.
B. Pearsonhas been trying to save money.
C. Some employees haveleft Pearson.
D. Pearson’s newtextbooks have been costly.
A.Their publishing time is more predictable.
16. A.Their publishing time is more predictable.
ones.
B. They are moreadaptable than its printed
C. They will be updatedmore timely.
D. 1 heir extra learning tools will be free.
Questions 17through 20 are based on the following conversation.
A.Opening social media accounts.
B. Postingpersonal photos online.
15. A.Opening social media accounts.B. Postingpersonal photos online.
C. Interacting with onlinefollowers.
D. Finding friendships onsocial media.
B. Impolite.
A.Essential.
16. A.Essential.
D. Unwise.
C. Comfortable.
A.Urging people to make nice comments.
17. A.Urging people to make nice comments.
B. Encouraging people tobecome volunteers.
C. Providing people with job opportunities.
D. Helping peopleestablish life-lasting friendships.
A.The man is cautious about sharing online.
18. A.The man is cautious about sharing online.
B. The man is ignorant ofonline opportunities.
C. The woman thinks itsafer to hide the identity online.
D. The woman loves sharing secrets with onlinefriends.
Ⅱ. Grammarand Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading thepassage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent andgrammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blankwith the
proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word thatbest fits each blank.
A 14-year-old Girl Builtan App to Help Alzheimer’s patients (
老年痴呆症患者）Formany teenagers, their lives typically might circle around schoolwork andspending time with friends. Not so for Emma Yang. Though the Hong Kong-borngirl is only 14, she (21)________(create) her own mobile app for Alzheimer’s patientsalready.
TheTimeless app, which Yang spent two years (22)________(develop), comes withseveral important features. It is an artificial intelligence-powered facialrecognition system in the app (23)________helps Alzheimer’s patients identifypeople in photos and remember who they are. It also allows photos (24)________(group)by individuals as well as provides a picture-based phone book, which enables auser to tap on photos to call or text a person.
Theinspiration to develop an app that would help Alzheimer’s patients connect withtheir loved ones came to Yang at the age of 12, when her grandmother startedforgetting things like (25)________she lived and Yang's birthday.
“Iwanted to create something to help people like my grandmother stay
-prepared to (26)________(connect)with her family,” Yang said. It was a task she was well
undertake,(27)________venture capitalists didn’t tak e her work seriously. Yang started acrowd finding campaign in March last year to support her 37/we/es^ app project.That
上海高考时间2020effort raised more than $10,000.
Atpresent Yang works with an international team that includes a designer inCalifornia and a developer in Cologne, Germany. The chief technology officer ofKairos, the AI company (28)________ technology is used in the Timeless app, is nowYang’s adviser.
Yangurged other young, ambitious people to believe in (29)________because theteenagers of today will be tom orrow’s leaders. “Technology has been able tomake kids
________ ________ _______yon get out
put their ideas into action，’’ she said “(30) ________
thereand put yourself out there, tell people about your idea and find out who’s onboard and can get behind it，you’ll eventually findthat team of people.”
Section B
Directions: After reading thepassage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Eachword can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. drew
B. allowed
C. result
D. transformed
E.
E. physical
F. discovered
H. figure I. respect
G. effort
K. mutual
K.
J. fundamental
Stephen Hawking: The ExtraordinaryScientist Who Changed Our Understanding of Physics
Therearen’t very many scientists who achieved rock star status. Stephen Hawking wasdefinitely one of them.
Hawkingwas a theoretical physicist whose early work on black holes __31__ howscientists think about the nature of the universe. Lawrence Krauss, athe oretical physicist from Arizona State University and a friend and colleagueof Hawking's, says that at a young age. Hawking __32__ something “trulyremarkable”. Krauss says before Hawking， physicists thought thatthe large gravity of a black hole __33__ everything in and nothing couldescape. But by combining
quantum mechanics (量子力学）and the theory ofrelativity, Hawking showed something and changed everything about the way wethink
cists about gravity. Krauss says Hawking pointed out a(n) __34__ problem in theway physi understand our world一a problem that Krausssays has yet to be resolved.
Buthis fame wasn’t just a(n) __35__ of his research. Hawking, who had a raredisease that made it impossible for him to move or speak, was also a popularpublic____36____ and best-selling author. When he came to scientificconferences，the audience focused theirattention on him. And it wasn’t just the scientists but the general public aswell who showed great __37__ for him. His popular book about his work, A BriefHistory of Time, was a best-seller. But he agreed that that book was probablythe least-read, most-bought
book ever. This showed Hawking's sense of humor.
Thatsense of humor, along with his fame, __38__ Hawking to appear on The Simpsonsseveral times as well as on a number of other popular shows.
Towardthe end of his life, Hawking’s disease left him almost（瘫痪的）.Itlook an enormous __
39__ for Hawking to communicate, using the tiny movements hecould make to control a computer. It’s tempting to say that Hawking achievedhis fame in spite of his
__40__ challenges.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the followingpassage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in eachblank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Whatdid we do to deserve cats and dogs? Not only are they super cute and make ussmile on a daily basis, scientists from Washington State University have nowproved that touching our favourite__41__ friendsgently for just ten minutes is an effective way to reduce stress levels.
Infindings published in A ERA Open —an open access journal published by theAmerican Educational Research Association —last month, scientists showed thatthe general __42__ of students improves quickly, with even those who are highlystressed
s howing ''significant” reduction in cortisol levels — a chemicalproduced by our bodies in limes of stress.
Manyuniversities have adopted "Pet Your Stress Away" programs wherestudents can __43__ cats or dogs and it appears to be showing bothpsychological and physiological benefits now.
Theresearch, conducted by Washington State University (WSU), shows that petsimprove students' moods, and their __44__ as stress-relieving physiologicalbenefits.
“Just 10 minutes can have a significant __45__,” said Patricia Pen dry,an associate professor in WSU's Department of Human Development.
Thisis the first study that has demonstrated reductions in students' cortisollevels
during a __46__ intervention (介入).
Theteam chose 249 college students and put them into tour random groups
andcompared the effects of different __47__ to animals. The first group wereprovided 10 minutes of actual interaction with dogs and cats. The second groupwaited in line
while __48__ o thers petting the animals. The third groupwatched a slide-show of the others petting the animals. The third groupwatched 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. Salivarycortisol __50__ were collected from each participant starting from the
momentthey woke up in the morning. There was significantly less cortisol in thesaliva of students who had __51__ interaction with the pets.
Manyuniversities have started these __52__ where students can interact with cats
ordogs to help 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 thisexposure would help students reduce their stress in a less __54__ way. And itdid, which is __55__because the reductionof stress chemicals may, over time, have significant benefits for physical andmenial health.”
41. A. new B. furry C.close
D. personal 42. A. endurance B.awareness
C. education
D. well-being
43. A. glance at B. focus on
C. interact with
D. escape from
44. A. presence B. performance
C . intelligence
C. intelligence
D.perseverance 45. A. potential B. problem
B. problem C. chance D. impact
46. A. real-life B.part-time
C. first-rate
D. high-quality
47. A. responses B.exposures
C. contributions
D. approaches
48. A. keeping B.preventing
C. observing
D. catching
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