上海市杨浦区高三英语质量调研二模试题.docx

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上海市杨浦区高三英语质量调研二模试题

上海市杨浦区2017届高三英语4月质量调研（二模）试题

.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Iwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedtobein__21__60s.Whenitwasherturntopay，thecashiergreetedherbynameandaskedherhowshewasdoing.

Thewomanlookeddown，___22___（shake）herheadandsaid：

“Notsogood."Myhusbandjustlosthisjobandmysonisuptohisoldtricksagain。

Thetruthis，Idon’tknowhowI'mgoingtogetthroughtheholidays。

"

Thenshegavethecashierfoodstamps.

Myheartached.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn’tknowhow。

（23）______Ioffertopayforhergroceriesoraskforherhusband’sresume？

AsIwalkedintotheparkinglot，Isawthewomen___（24）（return）hershoppingcart.Irememberedsomethinginmypurse（25）________Ithoughtcouldhelpher。

Itwasn'tahandfulofcashoranofferofajobforherhusband，butmaybeitwouldmakeherlifebetter.

MyheartpoundedasIapproachedthewoman。

“Excuseme,"Isaid，myvoicetremblingabit.“Icouldn’thelpoverhearingwhatyousaidtothecashier.Itsoundslikeyou’regoingthroughareallyhardtimerightnow.I’msosorry.I'dliketogiveyousomething.”

Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommypurse。

Whenthewomanreadthecard’sonlytwowords,shebegantocry.Andthroughhertears，shesaid：

“Youhavenoidea（26）_______thismeanstome。

”

Iwasalittlestartledbyherreply.（27）________（notdo）anythinglikethisbefore,Ididn’tknoww

hatkindofreactionImightreceive.Allleftforme（28）_______（say）was：

“Oh。

WoulditbeOKtogiveyouahug？

”

（29）________weembraced,Iwalkedbacktomycar—-andbegantocry，too.

Thewordsonthecard？

“YouMatter.”

Afewweeksearlier，acolleaguegavemeasimilarcard（30）____encouragementforaprojectIwasworkingon.WhenIreadthecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme。

Deeplytouched,IcamehomeandorderedmyownboxofYouMattercardandstartedsharingthem。

SectionB

A.technologyB。

contemporaryC.stretchedD。

hiddenE。

recognized

F.discoveryG。

updatedH。

extensiveI.countlessJ.estimatedK.definition

Mostofuslearnatprimaryschoolthattherearesevencontinents,butthenextgenerationofkidsmaybeaddingonemoretothatlist。

AccordingtoarecentpaperpublishedintheGeologicalSocietyofAmericanJournalbyagroupofresearchers，“Zealandia"isanewcontinentthat’s___31___beneaththeocean。

Zealandiais___32___tobefivemillionsqkm.Mostofthismassiveareaiscoveredbywater,butitshighestmountainsalreadyhavetheirownname:

New

Zealand。

ThesmallcountryistheonlypartofZealandiathatisn'tunderwater,butthepaper’sauthorswantthehugelandmasstobe___33___worldwideasitsowncontinent.

“ThescientificvalueofclassifyingZealandiaasacontinentismuchmorethanjustanextranameonalist，"theresearcherswroteintheirpaper.

ScientistsdiscoveredZealandiaallthewaybackin1995,thenstarted___34___researchontheareausingunderwaterandsatellitemapping___35___。

Aftercompletingtheirwork，theywerefinallyabletowriteareportsuggestingthatZealandiabenamedacontinent。

Butwhodecidesonwhatisacontinentandwhatisn’t？

Thereis,infact，noofficialorganizationthatdoes。

Somecountries’schoolsteachthattherearesixorevenfivecontinents.Thischangesdependingonwhereintheworldschoolis.

Duetotheir__36__asa“continuousexpanseofland",someclassifyEuropeandAsiaasthesamecontinent—-knownasEurasia.SchoolsinRussiaandpartsofEasternEuropeteachthis.

Andtomakethingsevenmoreconfusing，FranceandGreece，aswellasothercountries,classifyNorthAmericaandSouthAmericaassimplyAmerica。

Thisargumentoverhowlandisdefinedhaseven___37___intoouterspace.In2006，theInternationalAstronomicalUnion（IAU）decidedthatPlutowasnolongeraplanet，76yearsafterits___38___in1930。

Expertsarguedthatitnolongermettherequirementsneededtobecalledaplanetalongsidetheeight

othersinoursolarsystem。

Itwasthereforerenameda“dwarfplanet（矮行星）”，meaningthat___39___books,modelsandmuseumexhibitsallovertheworldhadtobe___40___。

ButwilltheworldtakethesamenoticeofZealandia?

Thebestwaytotellistokeepaneyeonourtextbooks。

Ⅲ

。

ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Goodnewsforawkwardteenagersaroundtheworld.Astimegoesby,youcould___41___uplikeacompletelydifferentperson。

Thiscomesfromthelongestrunningpersonalitystudyever___42__byscientist.AccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofEdinburghintheUK，ourpersonalitychangessomuchfromyouthtooldagethatmostpeople’spersonalitiesinolderagearebarely___43___comparedtotheiryoungerselves。

Theresearchersanalyzedresultsfromastudyin1947，whichgathered1，208teenagersinScotlandaged14andaskedtheirteachersto___44___theirpersonalitiesbasedonsixtraits（特征）。

Now，morethansixdecadeslater，theUniversityofEdinburghteamhasmanagedtocontact635ofthe___45___students,and174agreedtohavetheirpersonalitiestestedoncemore.

Atanaverageageof76.7yearsold，thegroupwereaskedto___46___themselvesonthesamesixpersonalitytraits,thenpickaclosefriendorfamilymembertodothesame.

By___47___thethen-and-nowtestresults，theresearchersfoundthatthereishardlyanyrelationshipbetweentraitspeoplehadasteenagersandthoseintheirolderyears.

Itwas“asifthesecondtestshadbeengivento___48___people,"thestudy’sresearcherswroteintheirreport，whichwaspublishedinjournalPsychologyandAging.

Theresultswereasurprisebecauseresearchinthepastfoundpersonality___49___inpeopletestedfromchildhoodtomiddle—age，andfrommiddle—agetoolderage.

Astheteamexplained,ourpersonalityappearsstableovershortintervals-—___50___sothroughoutadulthood.___51___,thelongertheintervalbetweentwotestsofpersonality，the___52___therelationshipbetweenthetwotendstobe。

It’sclearthatmorestudiesareneededtofindoutwhat'sgoingonhere.Butitcouldbethefirst___53___thatit’snotjustourcellsthatarebeing___54___throughoutlife–thewaywethink,feelandbehavemightnobeas___55___asweoncethought.

41.A。

holdB.wakeC.endD。

cheer

42。

A.carriedoutB。

appliedtoC.participatedinD。

madeup

43。

A。

incredibleB.accessibleC.changeableD。

recognizable

44。

A。

assembleB。

assessC.assumeD.access

45.A.alternativeB.individualC.originalD。

separate

46.A.scoreB.rateC。

commentD。

remark

47。

A.comparingB.reviewingC.presentingD.observing

48.A.youngB。

similarC。

amateurD.different

49。

A.combinationB.stabilityC。

transformationD.flexibility

50。

A。

increasinglyB.strangel

yC。

subsequentlyD.obviously

51.A.ThereforeB。

MoreoverC.HoweverD。

Otherwise

52。

A.strongerB。

closerC.furtherD.weaker

53.A.optionB.signC.symptomD。

cause

54。

A.replacedB。

exposedC。

dividedD。

cultivated

55.A。

stuckinmudB。

buriedinsandC。

lostinthoughtD.setinstone

SectionB

（A）

Onewaypeoplearerespondingtofoodsafetyconcernsisbygrowingtheirownfood。

However，noteveryonelivesonpropertywithenoughspaceforaprivateplot。

Onesolutioniscommunitygardens,whichhavebecomepopularworldwide,numbering18，000inNorthAmericaalone.Inadditiontoprovidinglow-cost，deliciousfood,thesepublicspacesoffercitiesarangeofotherbenefits。

Communitygardensarelocatedinatownorcityandtendedbylocalresidents。

Often,thelandisonavacantlotownedbythecity.Thesiteisdividedintomanageableplots,whichmaybetendedbyindividualsorbythegarden'smemberscollectively。

Sincethelandisusuallypubliclyowned,thecostforgardenerstoleaseitisminimal。

Infact,NewYorkCity，whichishometomorethan750communitygardenstendedbymorethan20，000members,

chargespeoplejust＄1ayeartoleaseaplot.Othercostsinvolvesoil，tools,seeds，fencing，andsoon.However,becausethey'resharedbymanypeople，individualgardenerspayverylittle。

Acommunitygardencanquicklypayoff，intermsofdeliciousfruitsandvegetables,inadditiontobeautifulflowers.Excessproducecanbesoldforaprofitatfarmersmarkets.Butagarden’sbenefitdon’tstopthere。

Theyalsobeautifycities，fosterstrongrelationshipsamongresidents，andloweranarea'scrimerate。

Award-winningspaceslikeLondon’sCulpeperCommunityGardenevenattracttourists.Beautifulandaffordable,communitygardensareoftendescribedasoasesincrowdedcities.

56.Communitygardensaredesignedforthosewho___.

A.areconcernedaboutfoodsafety

B.liveinahousewithaprivateplot

C。

can’taffordtobuyorganicfood

D。

don'thavetheirownproperty

57.New

YorkCity_____.

A.isownedby20,000individualgardeners

B.chargesresidentsalottoleasetoolsandfencing

C.containsmorethan750communitygardens

D.istendedbyprofessionalgardenersandlocalresidents

58.What’sthebenefitofcommunitygardens？

A。

Peoplecanenjoysafeanddeliciousvegetablesandanimalmeat.

B.Residentsaremorefamiliarandrelatedwitheachother.

C.Theneighborhoodisbecomingsaferbutoflowertaste。

D.Peoplecanmakesomeprofitsfromthevisitingtourists。

59。

Theunderlinedword“oases”isclosestinmeaningto____.

A。

culturalandartcentersB。

popularplatformsforexchanges

C.peacefulandsafelandsD。

commercialandprosperousplaces

（B）

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