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黄浦区高三二模英语黄浦
黄浦区2017年高考模拟考
英语试卷
(完卷时间:
120分钟满分:
140分)
2017年4月
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.2litres.B.13litres.C.26litres.D.52litres.
2.A.InanEnglishclass.B.Inaswimmingpool.C.Onabus.D.Inasportinggoodsstore.
3.A.Bybus.B.Byunderground.C.Bytaxi.D.Bycar.
4.A.Doctorandpatient.B.Teacherandstudent.
C.EmployerandEmployee.D.Salesmanandcustomer.
5.A.Havealesson.B.Takeatest.C.Seeafilm.D.Gotobed.
6.A.Difficult.B.Memorable.C.Uninteresting.D.Worthwhile.
7.A.Shewantsabottleofjuice.B.She’dlikesomealcohol.
C.Theredwineinthisbarisperfect.D.Thelocationofthebarisunknown.
8.A.Anexcellentrésumé.B.Anentryform.
C.Ajoboffer.D.Thepositionofsystemengineer.
9.A.It’sfamous.B.It’sprofessional.C.It’sexpensive.D.It’scheating.
10.A.The26-month-oldbabyisalwaysbusywatchingvideos.
B.TVandvideosmayhurtachild’slanguagedevelopment.
C.Nothingcanreplaceparentsinkids’languagedevelopment.
D.ChildrenusuallywatchTVtoopassivelytolearnsomething.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillhearonelongerconversationandtwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversationandthepassages.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingdialogue.
11.A.Encouraging.B.Dishonest.C.Interesting.D.Nervous.
12.A.Howtostarthisownbusiness.B.Howtodeveloparealinterest.
C.Howtospeaktoawomanbravely.D.Howtobalancehisstudyandwork.
13.A.Hehastoolooseaschedule.B.Helovesthefeelingwithstudents.
C.Heisdissatisfiedwithhiscurrentjob.D.Hewantstodeterminehisfuturedevelopment.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Kidsthrewlittereverywhere.B.Thecampdirectorgaverudeorders.
C.Somemysteriousplasticlitterwasfound.D.Kids’jointeffortsledtoacleancamp.
15.A.Bytakingpicturesoflitterhepickedup.
B.Bysharingphotosoftheterriblydirtyplanet.
C.Bykeepingarecordofcrowdsourcedcleaning-up.
D.Byinspiringkidstopickupfivepiecesoflittereveryday.
16.A.Thereisstrengthinnumbers.B.Birdscanhelptopickuplitter.
C.Litterisartisticandapproachable.D.Morestrawsshouldbeusedinthecafé.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
17.A.Toenablestudentstorejectviolence.B.Tohelpstudentsfacestrugglesmoreproperly.
C.Toimprovestudents’health.D.Toeliminatepovertymoreeffectively.
18.A.Howtocalmdownbytalkingtoexperts.B.Howtocleartheirmindthroughouttheday.
C.Howtomaketheirteachershappy.D.Howtorespondtosituationsbetter.
19.A.Morestudentsdroppedoutlastyear.B.Thereislessbadbehavioroncampus.
C.Studentsarelessresponsiblefortheirstudy.D.Morestudentsarewillingtobesenttotheoffice.
20.A.Itseffectremainstobeseen.B.Everyonecanbenefitfromit.
C.Ithelpstogetridofpovertytosomeextent.D.Thereisenoughevidencetoshowitssignificance.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
ShouldChildrenBanTheirParentsfromSocialMedia?
Itmightbetakenforgranted-butnopreviousgenerationofchildrenwillhavehadtheexperienceofhavingtheirentirechildhoodsintensivelyandpubliclydocumentedinthisway.Buttheveryfirstpeopletohavehadsomeoftheirchildhoodpictures__21__(post)onlinearenotalwayshappyabouttheirformativeyearsbeingpreservedindigitalworld.
Parentsmaynotrealizeit,butbypostingphotosandvideosoftheirchildrenonline,theyarecreatinganidentityfortheirchildren__22__mightnotbewelcomed.Lucyisagoodexample.Shesaidshehadaskedherdadtode-tagherfrom“stuffthatdoesn’tnecessarilyrepresent__23__Iamnow.That’snotsomethingI’dwanttoremembereverytimeIlogontoFacebook…Itisn’tthebestmemories,whichisthewayyou’dliketoreveal__24__onsocialmedia.”
Storiesaboutonlineprivacyareoftenaboutchildrenandteenagersbeingwarnedofthedangersofpublishingtoomuchpersonalinformationonline.Butinthiscaseit’stheirparentswhoareinthespotlight.Forsomeparents,__25__(safe)optionisavoidingsocialmediaaltogether.
KasiaKurowskafromNewcastleisexpectingherfirstchildinJuneandhasagreedwithherpartnerLeetoimposeablanketban__26__herchildrenareoldenoughtomaketheirowndecisionsaboutsocialmedia.Butshehastwobigconcernsaboutherplan.Firstly,itwillbedifficult__27__(impose).“Whentheirauntiecomesroundandtakesapicture,we’regoingtohavetobelikepaparazzipolice,saying,pleasedon’tputtheseonFacebook.Andsecondly,thechildmightdislike__28__(notown)anonlinepresence,especiallyifalloftheirfriendsdo.ButI__29__(keep)adigitalrecordofthem.Itjustwon’thavebeensharedonaplatform__30__themasses.”
SectionB
Directions:
Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.criticize
B.desperately
C.establish
D.feature
E.focus
F.gratitude
G.heartfelt
H.humanity
I.influence
J.present
K.touch
LettersBroughtBacktoLife
LettersasawayofcommunicationhavelonggivenwaytophonecallsandWeChatmessages.ButaTVshow,LettersAlive,ishelpingbringthisoldwaytokeepintouchbackintothe__31__.
LettersAlivetookitsideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname,LettersLive.Bothshows__32__famousactorsandactresses,butthereisnogossip,noeye-catchingvisualeffects.Instead,it’sjustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.
Butthesearenotjustanyletters.Theyvarygreatlyintimeandsubjects.Thereis,forexample,apassionateletterthatfamouspainterHuangYongyuwrotetoplaywrightCaoYu30yearsagoto__33__hislackofcreativity.Thereisalsoa(n)__34__notefromSpringandAutumnPeriodwrittenbytwoordinaryyoungsoldierstotheirelderbrothertoreporttheirlivesinthewarzone.
Comparedtopublishedtexts,lettersalsocomewithapersonal__35__.
OneexamplefromLettersLivewasanoteof__36__fromthemotherofadyingchildtoJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbooks.Itread:
“MrsRowling,cancerthreatenedtotakeeverythingfrommydaughter,andyourbooksturnedouttobethecastleweso__37__neededtohidein.”
AccordingtoGuanZhengwen,thedirectorofLettersAlive,itisthiskindof__38__behindeveryletterthatstrikesaharmonywiththeaudience.“It’sathingofthepastthatentertainmentshows__39__themselvesonlywithprettyfaces,”GuantoldSohuNews.“Entertainmentindustryisstartingtoswitchtoa(n)__40__onwisdomandintelligence.”
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
BeingBiggerisn’tNecessarilyConsideredBetter
Thefirm,whichfamouslystartedlifein1939,hasnowdeclaredanewage:
thatofsmallerstart-up.By2014,whenMsWhitmanannounced HP’sdecisiontoseparateitscomputerandprinterbusiness fromitscorporatehardwareandservicesoperations,thecompanyhadgrownintoaclumsy__41__.Itsfortunesstartedto__42__withaseriesofexpensiveandmuchcriticizedpurchases.By2012ithadlostitspositionastheworld’sleadingsupplierofPCstoLenovo.Thedramatic__43__wasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggresive__44__.
“IwouldgofromlaserjetprintingtoourbigenterpriseservicescontractswherewewererunningthebackendofITformanybigcompaniesandorganizations.Thesetwothingsarenotlikeeachother.Sotheabilitytofocusandengagewithcustomersona(n)__45__setofobjectivesandbusinessoutcomes...Icanalreadyseethedifference.”MsWhitmann,whonowheadsthenewspin-off,HewlettPackardEnterprise(HPE)sellingserversandservices,saysthechangehasalready__46__herperformance.“Onebigchangeisit__47__eachofthedivisionstopursuethestrategythatisrightforthem.__48__,thereis‘noway’printerandPCcompany HPInc’sdecisionlastyeartobuySamsung’sprintingbusinessfor$1bn wouldhavehappenedwhenitwaspartofthelargerfirm.Soit’sthatabilitytodriveyourownprogram,not__49__byotherbusinessesthatdon’thavethesamecharacteristics.”MsWhitmanissoconvincedherstrategyisworkingthatshe’s__50__HPEfurther,spinningoffbothitsbusinessservicesdivisionanditssoftwarebusinessintoseparatecompanieslastyear.
Herassumptionthatbiggerdoes