上海市高考英语模拟信息卷及答案二Word下载.docx

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1.本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分；

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.考生作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，在本试题卷上做答无效。

考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Humanityhasbegunwrestlingwiththedangersofglobalthreatssuchasclimatechange.Butfewauthoritiesareplanningforcatastrophicsolarstorms-hugeeruptionsofmassandenergyfromthesunthatdestroyEarth’smagneticfield.Inarecentpaper,twoHarvardUniversityscientistsestimatethepotentialeconomicdamagefromsuchaneventwillincreaseinthefutureandcouldequalthecurrentU.S.GDP-about$20trillion-150yearsfromnow.

Thiskindofstormhashappenedbefore.Theso-calledCarringtonEventin1859,themostintensemagneticstormeverrecordedonEarth,causedauroras（极光）intheatmosphereandevendeliveredelectricshockstotelegraphoperators.ButaCarrington-scalestormtodaywouldcausefarmoreharmbecausesocietynowdependssoheavilyonelectricalpowergrids,communicationssatellitesandGPS.

Inanefforttoquantifythatthreat,astrophysicistsAbrahamLoebandManasviLingamoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysicsdevelopedamathematicalmodelthatassumessociety’svulnerability（脆弱性）tosolarstormswillgrowwithtechnologicaladvances.Underthismodel,duringthenext50years

thepotentialforeconomicdamagewilldependprimarilyontherisingoddsofastrongsolarstormovertime.Beyond50yearsourvulnerabilitywillincreasedramaticallywithtechnologicalprogressuntilthelatterlevelsoff.

Somescientistsquestionthemodel’spredictions.“Estimatingtheeconomicimpactischallengingnow,letaloneinoveracentury,”saysEdwardOughton,aresearchassociateattheUniversityofCambridge’sCenterforRiskStudies.Yethewarnsthatuncertaintyshouldnotstopusfrompracticalpreparations,suchasmakingpowergridsstrongerandimprovingearly-warningsystems.

LoebandLingamthinkupamuchwiderstrategy:

a$100-billionmagneticdeflectorshield（导流板）,positionedbetweenEarthandthesun.Thisideaseems“prettypreposterous,”however,giventhatsolarparticlesarriveatEarthfromalldirections,saysDanielBaker,directoroftheLaboratoryforAtmosphericandSpacePhysicsattheUniversityofColoradoBoulder.

Abetterunderstandingof“spaceweather”-thechangingconditioninEarth’souterspaceenvironment,includingsolarradiationandparticles-couldhelpfindthebeststrategiesforconfrontingadangeroussolarstorm,saysStraceyWorman,asenioranalystatconsultingfirmAbtAssociates.“Thisisachallengingbutimportantquestion,”Wormansays,“thatweneedmoreeyeson.”

21.AccordingtoEdwardOughton,whichofthefollowingaboutsolarstormsisright?

A.Theywillbecomemuchstrongerin150years.

B.Technologymakestheirpotentialdamagegrow.

C.It’sdifficulttopredicttheirpossibleeconomicdamage.

D.Spaceweatherforecastcaneffectivelyhelpdealwiththem.

22.Theunderlinedword“preposterous”inParagraph5means.

A.unreasonableB.practicalC.innovativeD.inflexible

23.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.reportthedamageofsolarstorms

B.remindpeopletoguardagainstsolarstorms

C.introducethecharacteristicsofsolarstorms

D.analyzethepossiblecauseofsolarstorms

B

Ibelieveingettinglost.Lostinthetextofthenovelthatisparticulartoyourthoughtsandfeelingsthatyouconsiderspecial.Thesongthatremindsyouofyourchildhoodsummers,whereyoucloseyoureyesandloseyourselfrelivingamemory;

feelingthewarmwindbrushingagainstyourarm,thesmellofthedustysandthatyoustirupasyourideyourbicycle,murmuringthetuneofthatsong.LiketheunpreparedSundayDrive,withnodestination.You’refreetowander,takepathsthatyou’venevernoticed,discoverplacesyouhaven’tbeen.Thenfallingoffonthepathtoleadyoubackhome,leavingyoutotestdirectionsandalertlyabsorbyoursurroundingsinordertofindyourwayback;

thatkindoflost.

Igetlostdaily,whetherit’sinthought,ortheunplanneddriveIjustdecidedtogoon.Gettinglostisanadventurouslearningexperiencethattrainsyouhowtobemoreawareofyoursurroundings.Afewofmymostfavoritememoriesinvolvephysicallygettinglost.ThatonelatenighttripbacktoLudingtonfromGrandRapidsItookwithafewfriends.WefinallyrealizedweweregoingthewrongwaywhenwehitSouthHaven,almostthreehoursoutofourway.TherewasalsothetimewhereIgotlostintheDeVosPlaceinGrandRapidsafterthePresident’sBallandthentheparkinggarageforasolidtwohours.IfeltlikemylifewasthatonesceneofanAmericantelevisionsituationcomedy,minustheairconditioner.Atthetime,thesearenervousexperiencesthatgetyouranxietypumping.You’refearfulthatyouwon’tbesafe,butita