上海市奉贤区届高三二模英语试题 精校Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx

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IntheeyesofUKeconomistRachelReeves,however,lonelinessisfarfromromantic.Instead,it'

sa"

giantevil"

that'

sbecomeaseriousprobleminthecountry.

OnJan17,UKPrimeMinisterTheresaMayappointedpoliticianTraceyCrouchasthecountry’sveryfirst"

MinisterforLoneliness"

.Herjobis（22）______（deal）withthelonelinessthatthecountry'

sbeenfeeling—aproblemwhich,accordingtoUKgovernmentresearch,isaffectingmorethan9millionpeopleinthecountry,and（23）______

bemoreharmfultoone'

sphysicalandmentalhealththansmoking15cigarettesaday.

Backin2014,theUKwasgiventhetitleofthe"

lonelinesscapitalofEurope"

byTheTelegraph.AsurveycarriedoutbythenewspaperfoundthatBritishpeoplewere（24）______（likely）togettoknowtheirneighboursorbuildstrongrelationshipswithpeoplethanthosefromotherEuropeancountries.

Butthisdoesn'

tmeanitistheproblem（25）_____（affect）Britonsonly.Infact,wereallsufferingfromlonelinessnowmorethanever,inspiteofmostoftheworldnowbeinglinkedtotheinternet,（26）______hasenabledustobemoreconnectedthanever.

（27）________weneed,accordingtoKimLeadbetter,sisterofthelateUKpoliticianJoCox,istohave"

properhumanconnections"

.

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Ourlivesnowadaysaresobusy.Wespendthevastmajorityofourtimeonourphones,onourlaptops.（28）_____________________busyweare,weneedtopresspauseonthatandactuallysitdownandspeaktohumanbeings,"

Leadbettersaidataneventlastyear.

Butthefirststepstoward（29）_______（fight）thisproblemaretoacceptitsexistenceandnotbeashamedorfrightenedbyit.Afterall,（30）______loneliness,manybeautifulpaintings,songs,andliteraryworkswouldn'

tevenexist.Whetheritis"

evil"

ornot,beinglonelyissimplypartoftheexperienceofbeinghumman.

SectionB

Direction:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.analyzingB.maintainC.designedD.coveredE.capable

F.figuresG.recentlyH.weighingI.undoubtedlyJ.releaseK.posts

RobotsWritingNewspapers

Whetherit'

srobotsworkingashotelreceptionistsorartificialintelligencecreatingpoetry,it'

sbecomingmoreandmorecommontoreadabouttechnologydoingthejobsofhumans.Andnow,itseemsthatsoftwareiseven31ofwritingnewsstories—suchastheveryoneyou'

rereading.

BBCNews32reportedthatthePressAssociation（PA）,aUKnewsservice,hascreatedacomputerprogramthat'

scompetenttocreatearticlesthatarealmostimpossibletotellapartfromthosewrittenbyhumanjournalists.Called"

robo-journalism"

byBBCNews,suchsoftware"

teaches"

itselfby33thousandsofnewsstorieswrittenbyhumans.ThePA'

ssoftwareisalreadysoadvancedthatmanyUKnewspapersandwebsitespublisharticlescreatedbyit.

AccordingtotheReutersInstituteofJournalism,manypublishersareusingrobo-journalismto34interestinginformationquickly,fromelectionresultstoofficial35onsocialissues.Forexample,USnewsorganizationTheWashingtonPosthasitsownrobo-journalismsoftware,Heliograf.

AccordingtotechwebsiteDigiday,Heliograf"

wrote"

over850articlesin2017,aswellashundredsofsocialmedia36.Sowhatdoesthismeanforregularjournalists?

We'

renaturallycautiousaboutanytechnologythatcouldreplacehumanbeings."

FredrickKunkle,aWashingtonPostreporter,toldWired."

Butthistechnologyseemstohavetakenoveronlysomeoftheworkthatnobodyelsewantstodo."

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Inthefuture,Heliografcoulddothingslikesearchingthewebtoseewhatpeoplearetalkingabout,checkingTheWashingtonPosttoseeifthatstoryisbeing38,and,ifnot,alertingeditorsorjustwritingthepieceitself,WiredreporterJoeKeohawrote.

However,JoshuaBentonatHarvarduniversity'

sNiemanJournalismLabbelievesthatwhilerobo-journalismis39goingtobecomemorepresentinnewsrooms,nothingcanreplacetraditionalhumancreativity.

Goodjournalismisnotjustamatterofinputsandoutputs,itisacraftthathasdevelopedoverdecades,"

hetoldBBCnews.

Thereallydifficultpartofwhatprofessionaljournalistsdo—carefully40informationandpresentingbalanced,contextualized（全景式的）stones—willbeveryhardformachinestomaster."

.ReadingComprehension

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers?

Youknowthestandard41:

keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity?

Dosomekindsofpersonalities42longerlives?

AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionby43thepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.

Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoingmore44andlessneurotic（神经质的）thanotherpeople,long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwitha（n）45lifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:

Thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenough46tomakeitthroughtoughtimes.

Interestingly,47,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,48,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,being49tonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.

Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyour50asanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshould51tobeasoutgoingaspossible.

Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmotherspersonalitymayalsohelp52yourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkids53diets,Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe'

readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.

Personalityisn'

tdestin（命运）,andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn'

tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.Therefore,itmightbe54toformthosepersonalitytraitscontributingtolongevitythroughhealth-relatedbehaviours,stressreductionand55tothechallengingproblems.

41.A.statementsB.definitionsC.applicationsD.explanations

42.A.resultfromB.leadtoC.relyonD.consistof

43.A.assessingB.interviewingC.examiningD.diagnosing

44.A.activeB.extensiveC.persuasiveD.sensitive

45.A.agreeableB.normalC.changeableD.formal

46.A.resourcesB.associationsC.proceduresD.interactions

47.A.thereforeB.howeverC.furthermoreD.otherwise

48.A.inotherwordsB.asusualC.inadditionD.forinstance

49.A.resistantB.openC.blindD.alert

50.A.perspectiveB.ambitionC.personalityD.philosophy

51.A.rejectB.striveC.claimD.oppose

52.A.extendB.restrictC.shortenD.determine

53.A.unhealthyB.nutritiousC.adequateD.moderate

54.A.predictableB.advisableC.sustainableD.enjoyable

55.A.temptationB.introductionC.adaptationD.objection

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

OneFridaymorning,beforeMichaelwasleavingforworkhetoldhiswifethathehadfinallydeterminedtoaskhisbossforasalaryraise.AlldayMichaelfeltnervousandanxiousashethoughtabouttheupcomingshowdown.WhatifMr.Duncanrefusedtogranthisrequest?

Michaelhadworkedsohardinthelast18monthsandbroughtsomegreatbenefitstoBraerandHopkinsAdvertisingAgency.Ofcourse,hedeservedawageincrease.

ThethoughtofwalkingintoMr.Duncan'

sofficeleftMichaelweakintheknees.Lateintheafternoonhewasfinallycourageousenoughtoapproachhissuperior.Tohisdelightandsurprise,theever-frugal（一惯节省的）RowlandDuncanagreedtogiveMichaelaraise!

Michaelarrivedhomethatevening-despitebreakingallcityandstatelimits-toabeautifultablesetwiththeirbestchina,andcandleslit.Hiswife,Cassie,hadpreparedadelicatemealincludinghisfavouritedishes.Immediatelyhethoughtsomeonefromtheofficehadtipped