2020崇明高三英語二模試卷

1、崇明區(qū) 2020 屆第二次高考模擬考試試卷英語考試時(shí)間 120 分鐘，滿分 140分。請將答案填寫在答題紙上 )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 questions will be

2、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.高三英語 共12頁 第5頁1. A. A physicist. B. An operator.2. A.In a college. B.In a bank.3. A. Go home.B. Go travelling

3、.4. A. Leave the exhibition.C. See more of the exhibition.5. A. The time to close student accounts.C. The limits on student loans.6. A. The woman is better at writing reports.C. The woman should have told him earlier.7. A. The man seldom eats in the cafeteria.C. The spring roll contains more vegetab

4、les.8. A. She warned the man previously.C. The man should have got up earlier.9. A. Only take morning classes.C. Get used to skipping lunch.10. A. The data need to be collected soon.C. A surgeon. D. A psychologist.C. In a property agency. D.In an accounting office.C. Help in a lab.D. Help in a trave

5、l agency.B. Ignore what the man says.D. Help the man understand art.B. The application procedures of student accounts.D. The application deadline of student loans.B. He is unqualified to write the report.D. He should have made last-minute preparations.B. The woman prefers canned vegetables.D. The ca

6、feteria usually uses canned vegetables.B. She thinks the chemistry class is difficult.D. The man needs to be more attentive in class.B. Make time for lunch in her schedule.D. Change her schedule after she has lunch.B. The questions haven 't been designed yet.C. The man will help the woman interv

7、iew people.D. The woman hasn 't decided on the theme of the paper.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will heartwo short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and theconversation will be read twice, but the questions will b

8、e 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Charging its visitors.C. Restricting its access.12. A. To help hotels ea

9、rn more.C. To support some services.13. A. Transport companies disapprove of it.B. Meeting its overnight tourists ' requirements.D. Monitoring individuals arriving in private cars.B. To prevent visitors staying overnight.D. To add a tax on services.B. Venice is accessible in all directions.C. Th

10、e fee is too high for most tourists. D. It may make tourism less aggressive.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To earn more e-sports scholarships.C. To attract a greater range of gamers.15. A. The general education.C. Lack of appropriate e-games.16. A. The choice of ga

11、mes.C. The wealth of players.B. To arouse girls ' interest in STEM.D. To provide college opportunities for girls.B. Low reputation of role models.D. The assumption that girls aren ' t fit.B. The gender of playersD. The competition environment.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the followin

12、g conversation.17. A. The way to pay for vacations.C. The budget limit of a vacation.18. A. By car.B. By ship.19. A. It can change his view on budgeting. C. It offers a chance to read more books.20. A. The man is afraid to take a plane.B. The time to spend vacations.D. The choice of holiday destinat

13、ions.C. By train. D. By plane.B. It is fun to enjoy the scenery on the way.D. It is joyful to listen to music while driving.B. The man prefers a debt-free holiday.C. The woman earns more than the man. D. The woman uses her credit card at will.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After read

14、ing 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.Sneakers( 運(yùn)動鞋 ) Made from Old Chewing GumDutch f

15、ashion and shoe label Explicit Wear is hoping to solve one of life' s stickyt hseitu ationsannoyance of stepping in waste chewing gum on the pavement while helping to keep Amsterdam ' s city streets clean. The brand has partnered with local marketing organization Iamsterdam and sustainabilit

16、y firm Gumdrop (21)(create) a limitededition sneaker for adults made from recycledgum collected from the city' s pavements.Chewing gum causes an incredibly serious ecological problem,(22) it is made from plasticsthat do not biodegrade (生物降解 ). It 'asls o the second (23)(common) form of roads

17、ide litter,after cigarette ends.An incredible 3.3 million pounds of gum are incorrectly thrown away on the sidewalks each year, (24) (cost) the city millions of dollars to clean up.Gumdrop plans to collect高三英語 共12頁 第2頁waste gum from the streets of Amsterdam, clean them, and turn them into Gum-Tec, t

18、he material that forms the base of the shoe.The waste gum will be put to good use to make stylish kicks, (25) will also raise awarenessfor the anti-littering cause. (26) (price) at around $332, the shoes will come into the marketsometime next month.Available for preorder now, the new Gumshoe sneaker

19、s offered in both a bubblegum pink and a black/red colorway (27) (feature)long-lasting rubber outsoles ( 鞋 子 外 底 )shaped fromrecyclable compoundsproduced by Gumdrop, 20 percent of which are made from gum.Nearly 2.2 pounds of gum (28) (use) in every four pairs of shoes. A map of Amsterdam ismade into

20、 the bottom of the soles to remind people of the littering problem. Even better, the sneakers actually still smell like bubblegum, (29) the annoying stickiness.Just as good as any sneaker witha rubber sole, the Gumshoes help get chewing gum off our streets and keep the dangerously non-biodegradable

21、substance out of our eco-system.To help spread their sustainability message, (30) Gumshoe' s creators are hoping to do is toexpand their project to other major cities around the world.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Ea

22、ch word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. documentaryB. categorizeC. senseD. claimedE. ridF. outlookG. balloonedH. formerI. determinedJ. romanticK. driveFormer W orld 'Fsa ttest Man Finds LoveHe was once the world 'fsa ttest man weighing in at anincredi

23、ble980 pounds and consuming 20,000 calories (卡路里 ) a day.But it seems that after losing 672 pounds following asurgery, it 's notjust Paul Mason ' s health that has a more promising3 1 his weight loss may have also promoted his love life.Mr. Mason has only known his new girlfriend Rebecca for

24、 a month and the pair are yet to meet, but already the 52-year old has 32 that Rebecca is the love of his life.The pair met online last month when Rebecca saw a television 33 about Mr. Mason' se xtreme fatness the result of overeating when a previous relationship ended.She was so touched by his

25、situation as to get in touch, keen to help Mr. Mason get the NHS (National Health Service) to pay for a second operation to34 him of layers of extra skin.Mr. Mason said: “ She didn ' t reallyo ft hainykt hing 35 at the beginning . It wasn ' t until the second conversation that I realised the

26、re was more there than just friends. She felt the same and brought up the idea of us being boyfriend and girlfriend.”Mr. Mason says that he doesn 'gto for looks and finds Rebecca ' s 36 attitude particularly attractive. “ It is her personality, he3r7 and passion that has made me fall for her

27、. We share thesame ideas and interests and she has made me look at life in a new way.For a long time I couldn really see light at the end of the tunnel, but since Rebecca' s been in my life I've got a who3l8e newof worth and excitement. ”Mr. Mason 39 to his incredible size by eating ten time

28、s the amount needed by a normal man due to a compulsive eating disorder. As his weight rose sharply he was left unable to stand or walk before finally becoming bed-ridden and being looked after full time by carers.Firefighters had to knock down the front wall of his 40 home so they could use a fork

29、lift truck to lift him out and put him into an ambulance when he needed an operation in 2002.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, CandD. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the conte

30、xt.High school students who take music courses score significantly better on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology.School administrators needing to cut budgets often look first to music courses, becau

31、se the general belief is that students who devote time to music rather than math, science and English, will41 inthose disciplines.“Ourr esearch proved this belief 42 and found the more the students engage with music, the better they do in those subjects,(”Un isvaeirds iUtyB oCf British Columbia) edu

32、cation professorand the study 's principal investigator, Peter Gouzouasis.“ nTehde tsot updlaeyn tas mwhusoi cleaal rinstrument in elementary and43 playing in high school not only score significantly higher, butwere about one academic year ahead of their non-music peers with regard to their Engl

33、ish, mathematics and science skills, as measured by their exam grades,44 their socioeconomic background, race,previous learning in mathematics and English, and gender.”Gouzouasis and his team 45 data from all students in public schools in British Columbia who finished Grade 12 between 2012 and 2015.

34、 The data 46 , made up of more than 112,000 students, included those who completed at least one standardized exam for math, science and English. Students who studied at least one instrumental music course in the regular curriculum counted as students 47 music.The researchers found the 48 relationshi

35、ps between music education and academic achievement were more pronounced for those who took instrumental music rather than vocal (發(fā)聲的 ) music. The findings suggest skills learned in instrumental music49 very broadly to the studentslearning in school.“ Learning to play a musical instrument and playin

36、g in a band is very50 , ” said the study 'sco-investigator Martin Guhn, an assis tant professor in UBC's school of population and public health.“As tudent has to learn to read musical notes, develop eye-hand-mind coordination （協(xié)調(diào) ）, develop keen listening skills, develop51 skills for playing

37、 in a band and develop discipline to practice.All those learning experiences, and more, play a role in52 the learner co'gnsitive capacities （認(rèn)知能力 ）, executive functions, and motivation to learn in school. ”The researchers hope that their findings will be brought to the 53 of students, parents, t

38、eachers and administrative decision-makers in education, as many school districts over the years have emphasized mathematics and literacy54 other areas of learning, particularly music. “ However,the amusing aspect is that 55 education can be the very thing that improves all-around academic achieveme

39、nt, ” said Gouzouasis.41. A. overbalanceB. underperformC. overworkD. underplay42. A. fantasticB. strategicC. embarrassingD. wrong43. A. resistedB. delayedC. desertedD. continued44. A. thanks toB. in contrast toC. regardless ofD. by means of45. A. examinedB. publishedC. storedD. exchanged46. A. repor

40、tB. sampleC. analysisD. center47. A. takingB. composingC. sharingD. performing48. A. casualB. symbolicC. predictiveD. changeable49. A. transferB. declineC. attachD. limit50. A. attractiveB. distinctC. independentD. demanding51. A. lifeB. literacyC. teamD. survival52. A. alteringB. enhancingC. distra

41、ctingD. labeling53. A. attentionB. questionC. edgeD. glory54. A. in terms ofB. as a result ofC. in case ofD. at the cost of55. A. healthB. musicC. scienceD. schoolSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each

42、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）A growing number of American states are requiring schools to teach students “ mediali teracy ” skills. California is the latest state to pass suc

43、h a requirement. Media literacy, also known as news literacy, is the ability to use critical thinking skills to recognize differences between real and “fake ” news.The new law requires California's Department of Education to provide materials related to medialiteracy on its website. Its goal is

44、to give students a set of effective tools to “ enablet hem to make informed decisions”.The media literacy efforts were based on a Stanford University study from 2016. It found that 80 percent of U.S. middle school students failed to recognize an advertisement that looked like a real news story. The

45、researchers also found that high school students had trouble telling the difference between a real and a fake news website.The study called for more efforts to help students recognize false information on the internet. It said that young people also need the skills to find out where news stories com

46、e from, and to be able to judge the trustworthiness of sources and writers.Carolyn Edy is a professor of communication at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. She said she has seen a clear change in her students ' abilities to judge news sources. Edy said that when students used to re

47、ad printed newspapers, it was easier for them to recognize fact from opinion. Now, it 's necessary to teach students how to fully examine websites.One of Edy 's goals is to teachu dsetnts how to research the news organizations responsible for the stories they are reading. One way to do this

48、is for students to ask a series of questions. One example is, “What is the overall mission of the organization?”Edy said young people also need to judge whether news organizations identify any possible conflicts of interest. Another question to ask is, “ Whatd o they do when they get a story wrong?

49、” Responsible and trustworthy news organizations issue corrections if something is falsely reported, she said.Edy added that one good thing to come out of the rise of misinformation and fake news is that it has made many people seek out good reporting.56. The new law passed in California mainly aims

50、 at .A. helping students identify fake newsB. improving stu dents ' critical thinking skillsC. offering students real informationD. enabling students to make quick decisions57. Why does the author mention the Stanford University study?A. To present the details of the law.B. To provide a set of t

51、ools for the law.C. To show the reason behind the law.D. To indicate the efforts based on the law.58. Which is a way suggested by Carolyn Edy for students to judgethe trustworthiness of a news organization?A. Identifying the conflicts of interest in it.B. Correcting its falsely reported news stories

52、.C. Learning about its background information.D. Asking a series of questions about its news.59. The passage mainly tells us that media literacy .A. can contribute to the rise of good news reportingB. is becoming much more important with the law passedC. can improve American students u'nd erstan

53、ding of newsD. is increasingly recognized as essential for students in the US高三英語 共12頁第9頁(B)PAssionArts FestivalPAssionArts Festival this year will run from 6 July to 25 August, bringing community arts to 250,000 residents across Singapore. The festival theme, “ OurH ome, Our HeARTs” , invites resid

54、ents to use arts to express our love for our community and for Singapore.Our aim is to bring residents together to experience and appreciate creativity. Look forward to over 500 arts activities and programmes, including visual art displays and performing arts co-created by residents and artists. The

55、 following are some of them.ARTS PARTY TELOK BLANGAHTIME: 14 July (9:00 AM 12:00 AM)PLACE: TalokBlangah MallArt can happen in so many ways and for so many people and that is what Arts Party TelokBlangah will show you this July!For example, you can participate in the large oil painting activity to co

56、mplete a huge oil painting art. Or carry art in your pocket anytime and anywhere by creating your own matchbox art. We' re also bringing art therapy to the elderly as it becomes more popular in our society. Come explore Nagomi art, a Japanese art healing method that introduces calm and relaxatio

57、n to the painter.HUES IN TUNETIME: 20 July (2:00 PM 8:00 PM)PLACE: Kampung AdmiraltyOne of the most expected part is Hues in Tuneorman'ces lpineer-fup. Sembawang Hues is thehighlight with music performances. Fusion Tunesfeatures cross-racial bands, and Our Own Tune presents heartfelt music by ta

58、lented residents. Come to this festival village!L.O.U.D KAMPONG GLAMTIME: 27 July (7:30 PM 9:30 PM)PLACE: Kampong Glam Community ClubAt Kampong Glam, the theatre performance Voices from the Belly of Carp will take us back centuries into Singapore' s history for new discoveries.MAD TEA PARTYTIME: 12 August (9:30 AM 11:30 AM)PLACE: PasirRis Elias CCARTISTS: Stacy Huang, Jesse Chong and Lena LokMad Tea Party is inspired by Alice in Wonderland . Th