上海市黃浦區(qū)高考二模試卷(含答案)

黃浦區(qū)2016學年第二學期期中高三年級英語學科教學質量監(jiān)測試卷I.ListeningComprehensionII.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.ShouldChildrenBanTheirParentsfromSocialMedia?Itmightbetakenforgranted–butnopreviousgenerationofchildrenwillhavehadtheexpenenceofhavingtheirentirechildhoodsintensivelyandpubliclydocumentedinthisway.Buttheveryfirstpeopletohavehadsomeoftheirchildhoodpictures_____21____(post)onlinearenotalwayshappyabouttheirformativeyearsbeingpreservedindigitalworld.Parentsmaynotrealizeit,butbypostingphotosandvideosoftheironline,theyarecreatinganidentityfortheirchildren____22_____mightnotbewelcomed.Lucyisagoodexample.Shesaidshehadaskedherdadtode-tagherfrom“stuffthatdoesn’tnecessaryrepresent___23_____Iamnow.That’snotsomethingI’dwanttoremembereverytimeIlogontoFacebookItisn’tthebestmemories,whichisthewayyou‘dliketoreveal___24_____onsocialmedia.”Stonesaboutonlineprivacyareoftenaboutchildrenandteenagersbeingwarmedofthedangersofpublishingtoomuchpersonalinformationonline.Butinthiscaseit’stheirparentswhoareinthespotlight.Forsomeparents,____25_____(safe)optionisavoidingsocialmediaaltogether.KasiaKurowaskafromNewcastleisexpectingherfirstchildinJuneandhasagreedwithherpartnerLeetoimposeablanketban_____26____herchildrenareoldenoughtomaketheirowndecisionaboutsocialmedia.Butshehastwobigconcernsaboutherplan.Firstly,itwillbedifficult____27_____(impose).”Whentheirauntiecomesroundandtakesapicture,we’regoingtohavetobelikepaparazzipolice,saying,pleasedon’tputtheseonFacebook.Andsecondly,thechildmightdislike_____28_____(notown)anolinepresence,especiallyifalloftheirfriendsdo.ButI_____29_____(keep)adigitalrecordofthem.Itjustwon’thavebeensharedonaplatform____30____themasses.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.criticizeB.desperatelyC.establishD.featureE.focusF.gratitudeG.hearfeltH.humanityI.influenceJ.presentK.touchlettersBroughtBacktoLifeLettersasawayofcommunicationhavelonggivenwaytophonecallsandWeChatmessages.ButaTVshows,LettersAlive,ishelpingbringthisoldwaytokeepintouchbackintothe___31___.LettersAlivetookitideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname,LettersLive.Bothshows_____32__-famousactorsandactresses,butthereisnogossip,noeye-catchingvisualeffects.Instead,it’sjustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.Butthesearenotjustanyletters.Theyvarygreatlyintimeandsubjects.Thereis,forexample,apassionateletterthatfamouspainterHuangYoungyuwrotetoplaywrightCaoYu30yearsagoto____33____hislackofcreativity.Thereisalsoa(n)____34_____notefromSpringandAutumnPeriodwrittenbytwoordinaryyoungsoldierstotheirelderbrothertoreporttheirlivesinthewarzone.Comparedtopublishedtexts,lettersalsocomewithapersonal____35____.OneexamplefromLetterslivewasanoteof____36_____fromthemotherofadyingchildtoJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbooks.Itreads:’MrsRowling,cancerthreatenedtotakeeverythingfrommydaughter,andyourbooksturnedouttobethecastleweso___37_____neededtohidein.”AccordingtoGuanZhengwen,thedirectorofLetterAlive,itisthiskindof____38_____behindeveryletterthatstrikesaharmonywiththeaudience.’It’sathingofthepastthatentertainmentshows_____39____themselvesonlywithprettyface.“GuantoldSohuNews,”Entertainmentindustryisstartingtoswitchtoa(n)__40_____onwisdomandintelligence.”III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.BeingBiggerisn’tNecessarilyConsideredBetterThefilm,whichfamouslystartedlifein1939,hasnowdeclaredanewage,thatofsmallerstart-up.By2014,whenMsWhitmanannouncedHP’sdecisiontoseparateitscomputerandprinterbusinessfromitscorporatehardwareandservicesoperations,thecompanyhadgrownintoaclumsy____41____Itsfortunesstartedto____42_____withaseriesofexpensiveandmuchcriticizedpurchase.By2012ithadlostitspositionastheWorld‘sleadingsupplierofPCstoLenovo.Thedramatic____43____wasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggressive______44_____.“IwouldgofromlaserjetprintingtoourbigenterpriseservicescontractswherewewererunningthebackendofITformanybigcompaniesandorganizations.Thesetwothingsarenotlikeeachother.Sotheabilitytofocusandengagewithcustomersona(n)_____45_____setofobjectivesandbusinessoutcomes.Icanalreadyseethedifferences.”MsWhitmannn,whonowheadsthenewspin-off.HewlettPackardEnterprise(HPE)sellingserversandservices,saysthechangehasalready___46______herperformance.“Onebigchangeisit_____47_____eachofthedivisionstopursuethestrategythatisrightforthem.____48_____,thereis‘noway‘printerandPCcompanyHPInc’sdecisionlastyeartobySamsung’sprintingbusinessfor$1bnwouldhavehappenedwhenitwaspartofthelargerfirm.Soit’sthatabilitytodriveyourownprogram,not____49___byotherbusinessesthatdon’thavethes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B.Aspecialkeyboard C.Ahelpfulrobot D.HTMLheadings64 WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthenewtoolcreatedbyFacebook? A.Itaddsalotofshortcutsonthekeyboard. B.Ithelpsuserstoemploytheirsensesotherthansight C.Itmeetsnocompetitorswithitsadvancedtechnology. D.Itinspiresmoreenginestoexploreartificialintelligence65.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraph“arecompatiblewith”mostprobablymeans________. A.areunaffordableto B.bringharmto C.keepcompanyof D.wellsuit66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage? A.Screenreader:tooltoaccesssocialmedia B.Ongoingeffort:strengthtoimprovewebsites C.Artificialintelligence:powertohelptheblind D.Teachingaccessibility:initiativetoeducateengineerSectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Butthere’snoneedforembarrassment.B.Ifyouwantproof,turnonthesportschannel.C.Aswegrowolder,wedon’tabandonthissystem-weinternalizeit.D.Thisso-calledinnerspeechcanimproveourperformanceonvarioustasks.E.Conductingadialoguewithourselvesmightturnouttobeoneofthekeystohumancreativity.F.Psychologistsrefertothisasprivatespeech–languagethatisspokenoutloudbutdirectedattheself.YourOwnBestFriendTalkingtoyourselfmayseemalittleshameful.Ifyou’veeverbeenoverheardcriticizingyourselfforafoolishmistakeorpracticingatrickyspeechaheadoftime.you’llhavefeltthesocialrestrictionagainstcommunicatingwithyourselfinwords.Accordingtothewell-knownsaying,talkingtoyourselfisthefirstsignofmadness.___67___Talkingtoourselves,whetheroutloudorsilentlyinourheads,isavaluabletoolforthought.Farfrombeingasignoffoolishness,self-talkallowsustoplanwhatwearegoingtodo,manageouractivities,regulateouremotionsandevencreateanarrativeofourexperience.Takeatriptoanypreschoolandwatchasmallchildplayingwithhertoys.Youareverylikelytohearhertalkingtoherself:offeringherselfdirectionsandgivingvoicetoherfrustrations.___68___Wedoalotofitwhenweareyoung–perhapsonereasonforourshynessaboutcontinuingwithitasadults.Aschildren,accordingtotheRussianpsychologistLevVygotsky,weuseprivatespeechtoregulateouractionsinthesamewaythatweusepublicspeechtocontrolthebehaviorofother.___69___.Psychologicalexperimentshaveshownthatthedistancingeffectofourwordscangiveusavaluableperspectiveonouractions.Onerecentstudysuggestedthatself-talkismosteffectivewhenweaddressourselvesinthesecondperson:“you”ratherthan“I”.Weinternalizetheprivatespeechweuseaschildren–butweneverentirelyputawaytheout-loudversion.___70___You’resuretoseeanathleteortwogettingthemselvesreadyforasharpphraseorscoldingthemselvesafterabadshot.Bothkindsofself-talkseemtobringarangeofbenefitstoourthinking.Thosewordstotheself,spokensilentlyoraloud,aresomuchmorethanlazytalk.Ⅳ.SummaryWritingDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Moustache（胡子）forCash“Movember”,astheannualeventisknown,seesmenincountriesincludingtheUK,USandAustraliagrowouttheirfacialhairwhilecollectingsponsorshipmoneyfromfriends,familyandcolleagues,withthemoneygoingtocancercharities.Themonthofnoshavingbeganunofficiallyin2003,whenapairofmenfromAustraliapersuadedtheirfamilytojointhemingrowingamoustacheinordertoencouragementogetthemselvescheckedforcancer,whichisseenasdistastefulbysomemales.Ayearlater,thegroupdecidedtosetuptheMovemberFoundation,askingfriendsandcolleaguestoofferdonationsofmoneytosupporttheirefforts,andraisedamassiveA$54,000whichwassharedbetweenanumberofhealthprojects.Withthanksmostlikelyasocialmedia,Movembersoonwentglobalandthefoundationnowoperatesworldwide.havingraisedover￡440millionsince2004.Theeffectsofthefundraisingarewide-reaching,whichhadmadeasignificantdiscoveryinthetreatmentofcancer.Theissueofsomemenbeingtooself-willedtovisittheirdoctorforacheckup,orperhapsbeingraisedinacultureof“touchitout”，hasledsomemalestoneglecttheirhealth,whichmaymeanitcouldbetoolateifsomethingpotentiallydeadlydiddevelop.However,Movemberishelpingtobreakdowntheshameofmaletoappealtomeninawaythatothercampaignsjustdon’t–withasortofblokey①jokiness.①blokey：behavinginawaythatissupposedtobetypicalofmen,especially