2017年上海市闵行区高考英语二模试卷
II. Grammar and Vocabulary SectionA
1. One steamy July afternoon in central Arkansas．I was working on my home office．My trusty printer was busy producing an important report （21）________it simply stopped．After fifteen minutes of trying to repair，I decided to buy a new printer．Upon my return，my heart froze to see my house on fire．
（22）________having spent much of my life writing，I was speechless when facing this situation．I was lost for adequate words （23）________ （describe ） the sick，sinking feeling of seeing my home，business，and belongings going up in flames along with photographs and memories （24）________（collect）over a lifetime．But the panic that filled my shocked heart in that awful moment was for the nine cats that shared my home after （25）________（rescue） from situations of ill﹣treatment and abandonment．Responding to an early security﹣system warning，the amazing firefighters arrived immediately，（26）________the chemical smoke had already caused deaths．I examined and kissed each cat goodbye，extremely grateful that they had passed gently，without injuries or burns．
Only animal lovers really understand the unbelievable impact （27）________the loss of one beloved four﹣legged family member can have on your heart，mind and soul．The loss of so many dearly loved creatures sent me in great sorrow．
After staying with a friend of mine for a couple of weeks，I was relocated to a furnished apartment．One evening，about a month after moving in，I （28）________（occupy ） in writing a mystery novel，and at that time a"meow"sounded from outside the apartment door．Was it my mind playing tricks again？"More than once I had heard，seen or felt the brush of one of my departed funny roommates．The meow grew louder and more repetitive．Curious，I opened the door．
Sitting on the doorstep was a kitten with a black coat and alert eyes．A neighbor （29）
________（walk） by picked him up and began petting him．When I remarked how cute her kitten was，she explained that it had been born under a bridge and looked around for food．This kitty﹣loving neighbor was quick to offer an extra litter box if I was interested in giving him a home．My immediate reaction was"that's all I need!"without hesitation she put the cute kitten down．I thanked her and closed the door，determined to just let him stay （30）________home could be found．
Section B Directions：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox．Eachwordcanbeusedonly
once．Notetha tthereisonewordmorethanyouneed
2. A．contrast B．unknown C．trapped D．responsibility E．willingness
F．external G．sense H．cease I．encounter J．indecisive K．passive
There are two basic ways see growth：one as a product，the other as a process．People have generally viewed personal growth as a（n）________result or product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a promotion the students whose grades improve，the foreigner who learns a new language﹣all these are examples of people who
have measurable results to show for their efforts．
By________﹣the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine，since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself，but rather the attitude and feelings people have，their caution or courage，as we________new experiences and unexpected obstacles．In this process，the journey never really ends．There are always new ways to experience the world，new ideas to try，new challenges to accept．
In order to grow，to travel new roads，people need to have a________to take risks．And we are supposed to be ready to face the________，and to accept the possibility that we may"fail"at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow．Do we perceive ourselves as quick an curious？If so，then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we're________and shy？Then our________of shyness can cause us to hesitate，to move slowly，and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe．Do we think we're slow to adapt to change to change or that we're not smart
恰的拼音和组词语enough to cope with a new challenge？If so，then we are likely to take a more________ role or not try at all．
These feelings of insecurity and self﹣doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．We will________to grow，if we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts，and if we protect ourselves too much．We become________inside a shell of our own making．
Reading Comprehension SectionA
3. To Apologize or Not to Apologize
Why difficult?
When we do wrong to someone we know, even not（1）_______, we are generally expected to apologize so as to improve the situation．But when we're acting as leaders, the circumstance are（2）_______．The act of apology is carried out not merely at the level of the （3）_______but also at the level of the institution．It is a performance in which every word or expression（4）_______, as they become part of the public record．Refusing to apologize can be smart, or it can be stupid．So, readiness to apologize can be seen as a sign of strong character or as a sign of weakness．
Why now?
The question of whether leaders should apologize publicly has never been more（5）
_______．During the last decade or so, the United States in particular has developed an apology culture﹣﹣apologies of all kinds and for all sorts of wrongdoings are made far more （6）_______than before．More newspaper writers have written about the growing importance of（7）_______﹣apologies．Meanwhile, more and more articles, advice colums, and radio and television programs have similarly dealt with the subject of（8）
_______apologies．Although they are not carried out in the public places, we can't neglect the importance of this performance．
Why（9）_______?
Why do we apologize? Why do we ever put ourselves in situations likely to be
difficult, embarrassing, and even risky? Leaders who apologize publicly could be an easy target for（10）_______．They are expected to appear strong and capable．And whether they make public statements of any kind, their individual and institutional reputations are in danger．Clearly, then, leaders should not apologize often．For a leader to express apology, there needs to be a strong（11）_______．Leaders will publicly apologize if and when they think the costs of doing so are lower than the costs of not doing so
临床医学类Why refuse?
Why is it that leaders so often try every means to（12）_______apologies, even when a public apology seems to be in order? Their reasons can be individual or institutional．Because leaders are public figures, their apologies are likely to be personally uncomfortable and even（13）_______risk
y．Apologies can be signals for admitting mistakes and mistakes can be an indication of job insecurity．Leaders may also be afraid that（14）_______of a mistake will damage or destroy the organization for which they are responsible．There can be good reasons for hanging tough （硬撑）in tough situation, as we shall see, but it is a high﹣risk（15）_______．
（1）
A immediately
B intentionally
C occasionally
D accidentally
（2）
A simple
B ridiculous
C abnormal
D different
（3）
A individual
B company
C family
D society
（4）
A conflicts
B matters
C appeals
D deceives
（5）
A urgent
B risky
C boring
D simple
（6）
A interestedly
B patiently
C frequently
D hopefully
（7）
A faithful
B reliable
C confusing
D public
（8）
A sincere
B acceptable
C private
D positive
（9）
A bother
B reduce
零首付房产C regret
D ignore
异界玄幻小说（10）
A promotion
B criticism
C appreciation
横斑鹦鹉D identification
（11）
A personally
B will
C reason
D desire
（12）
A attempt
B involve
C commit
D avoid
（13）
A politically
B professionally
C academically
D physically
（14）
A avoidance
B admission
C involvement
D elimination
（15）
A fulfillment
B statement
C occupation
D strategy
Section Btcl电视质量怎么样
4. If your in﹣box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands, you might have a hard time believing the news: e﹣mail is on the decline．
At first blush, that might seem to be the case．The incoming generation, after all, doesn't do e﹣mail．Oh, they might have an account．They use it only as we would a fax machine: as a means to communicate with old﹣school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign﹣up requirements of Web sites．They rarely check it, though．
Today's instant electronic memos﹣such as texting and Facebook and Twitter
messages﹣are more direct, more concentrated, more efficient．They go without the salutation and the signoff; we already know the"to"and'; from．"Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason: more signal, less noise and less time．This trend is further evidence that store﹣and﹣forward systems such as e﹣mail and voicemail are outdated．Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later, I can now send you an unobtrusive, easily﹣consumed message that you can read﹣and respond to﹣on the go．
The decline of e﹣mail corresponds neatly to the dawn of the mobile era．Instantaneous （及时）written messages are different．These are neatly tailored to fit in just about any time: before a movie, in a taxi, waiting for lunch．And because these notes are invariably brief, they're a natural for smart phone typing．With these formats, you also have control over who can correspond with you, which you usually don't in e﹣mail．And especially on Facebook, instant messaging can take
on the character of a chat room, where several people can talk at once．
Does this mean e﹣mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history? Not necessarily．E ﹣mail still has certain advantages．On the other hand, tweets and texts feel ________﹣you read them, then they're gone, into an endless string, e﹣mail still feels like something you have and that you can file, search and return to later．It's easy to imagine that it will
continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications: agreements, important news, longer explanations．
So, e﹣mail won't go away completely．Remember, we've been through a transition like this not so long ago: when e﹣mail was on the rise, people said that postal mail was dead．That's not how it works．Postal mail found its smaller niche, and so will e﹣mail．Technology rarely replaces an instit
ution completely; it just adds new avenues．
（1）What would the incoming generation like to do with their e﹣mail accounts？________ A Contact close friends． B Send long messages． C Fill in some
forms． D Communicate with their colleagues．
（2）Which of the following is mainly discussed in the paragraph 3and 4？________
A The possible reasons behind the decline of e﹣mail．
B The likes and dislikes of the young generation．
C The rapid development of e﹣communication
channels． D Evidence about the uncertain future of easily﹣consumed messages．
（3）What does the underlined word"ephemeral"in paragraph 5mean？________
A Automatically﹣sending．
B Randomly﹣written．
C Hardly﹣recognized．
D Shortly﹣appearing．
（4）According to the passage，which of the following statements is true？________
A It's too early to determine the decline of e﹣mail．
B E﹣mail has reasons to exist on its own advantage．
C E﹣mail，just like postal mail has come to its end．
D We should feel sorry for the decline of e﹣mail．
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