届黄浦区高中高考英语二模doc文档格式.docx

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theplanet’slimited-supportlifesystems.

Thisargument（26）________（ignore）.Instead,theworldhascontinuedtopursuefastgrowth,

withoutregardfortheenvironmentalconsequences.Thishasenabledustomakeenormousprogressinreducingpoverty,increasinglongevity,andincreasingwealth.（27）________ithascomeata

highcosttotheformationofthesocietyandtherestorationoftheplanet.

Asscientistshaveconclusivelyshown,inthelastdecade,wehaveenteredanewgeologicalear,

theAnthropocene,inwhichhumanactivity–inparticular,economicactivity---hasbeenthe

dominantfactor（28）________（influence）Earthand’environmentsclimate.IntheAnthropocene,

ourplanet’-supportlifesystemischangingfasterthanever.

Climatechangenowrepresentsaclearandpresentdanger.Ifourplanetbecomesjust2℃Warnerthanpre-industrialtemperatures,wemaybeplacedirreversiblyonthepathtoward

“HothouseEarth---”asituation（29）_______temperaturesaremanydegreeswarmerthantoday,sealevelsareconsiderablyhigher,andextremeweathereventsare（30）_______（common）---andmoredestructive---thanever.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereinonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.processedB.increasingC.applicationsD.typingE.interpreting

F.reflectedG.injectedH.transformingI.connections

J.remarkableK.superhuman

TheNextfrontier:

UsingThoughttoControlMachines

Technologiesareoftenbilledastransformative.ForWilliamKochevar,thetermisjustified.Mr.

Kochevarisparalysedbelowtheshouldersafteracyclingaccident,yethasmanagedtofeedhimself

byhisownhand.This31progressispartlythankstoelectrodes,implantedinhisrightarm,

whichstimulatemuscles.Buttherealmagiclieshigherup.Mr.Kochevarcancontrolhisarmusing

thepowerofthought.Hisintentiontomoveis32inneural（神经的）activityinhismotor

region;

thesesignalsaredetectedbyimplantsinhisbrainand33intocommandstoactivate

theelectrodesinhisarms.

Anabilitytodecodethoughtinthiswaymaysoundlikesciencefiction.Butbrain-computer

interfaces（BCIs）liketheBrainGatesystemusedbyMr.Kochevarprovideevidencethatmind-controlcanwork.Researchersareabletotellwhatwordsandimagespeoplehaveheardandseenfromneuralactivityalone.Informationcanalsobeencodedandusedtostimulatethebrain.

Over300,000peoplehavecochlear（耳蜗的）implants,whichhelpthemtohearby

34

sound

intoelectricalsignalsandsendingthemintothebrain.Scientistshave“35

“dataintomonkeys

heads,instructingthemtoperformactionsviaelectricalpulses.

AsourTechnologyQuarterlyinthisissueexplains,thepaceofresearchintoBCIsandthescale

ofitsambitionare

36.BothAmerica

’sarmedforcesandSiliconValleyarestartingtofocuson

thebrain.Facebookdreamsofthought-to-text

37.Kernel,astartup,has$100mtospendon

neuroethology.ElonMuskhasformedafirmcalledNeuralink;

hethinksthat,ifhumanity

isto

survivethearrivalofartificialintelligence,itneedsanupgrade.Entrepreneursimagineaworldin

whichpeoplecancommunicateusingthoughts,witheachotherandwithmachines,oracquire

38

abilities,suchashearingatveryhighfrequencies.

Thesepowersiftheyevermaterialize,aredecadesaway.Butwellbeforethen,BCIscould

openthedoortowonderfulnew

39.Imaginestimulatingthevisualregion

tohelptheblind,

makingnewneural

40instrokevictimsormonitoringthebrainforsighsofdepression.By

turningthefiringofneuronsintoaresourcetobeused,BCIsmaychangetheideaofwhatitmeanstobehuman.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

HowcomfortableareyouaroundwaterAreyouastrongswimmerordoyoustruggletokeep

yourheadabovewaterAreyoucomfortableventuringintothedeeperwaterordoyoupreferto

moveintoshallowwaterwherethebottomis41

Mostpeopleexposethemselvestowaterandswimmingsituationsaccordingtotheir42

levelsofskillandcomfort.Thesamemightbetrueasyouassessyourcomfortlevelwithdifferent

academicenvironments43agoodcollege“fit”.Justasyoumightstudyabodyofwaterto

figureoutitstemperature,depthandcurrentbeforeventuringin,youneedto44thedifficulties,

paceanddepthofanacademicenvironment---andyourabilitytokeepyour“headabovewater”if

admitted---beforedecidingtoapply.

Whenlookingatacademicdifficultiesasa（n）45of“fit”,youarelikelytofindthatyou

havethecapacityto“getthejobdone”academicallyinarangenvironmentsofcollege.e46,

youarenotlikelytohavedifficultywiththe“water”itself.Youwillfitbest,however,atcolleges

anduniversitieswhereyourabilityandpreparationenableyoutorisetonewlevelsof47.

Yourgoalshouldbetofindacademicenvironmentswhereyourlevelsofabilityandpreparation

willenableyoutoachievewellasyoustretchyourself48.Theseplacesrepresentappropriate

“bodiesofwater”foryouacademically.

Thebest49ofcomprehensionregardingyourpreparednesstomeettheacademic

requirementsofvariouscollegesanduniversitiesareyourhighschoolteachers.Becausetheyare

veryfamiliarwithyourcapabilities,yourteacherscanoffer50helpinidentifyingthecolleges

whereyouwillfindthebestacademicprogramsforyou.

Assumingyouareabletofindappropriateenvironmentsacademically,youthenneedtoassess

the51ofyourschoolreportsforadmissiontothosecolleges.Howdoesyouracademicrecord

（gradesandtestscores）pileupagainstthoseofotherstudentswhowillbe52,most（about

90%）ofwhomarejustlikeyouinthattheycandotheworktoo

Youneedtobehonestin53thispartofthepicture,especiallyifyouareconsidering

collegesthatcanbehighlyselectiveandtendtoadmitverysmallpercentagesofthestudentswhoapply.Alotofstudentsgetinovertheirheadscompetitivelywhentheyfailtoconsidertherealodds

ofgainingadmission.Whileyoumightfeelyouarea54candidateatschoolsthatcanbevery

choosy,therealityisthatyouneedtobeinthetop25percentofapplicantpoolsatsuchschoolsto

haveafightingchanceofbeingadmitted.Bytheway,youdon55yourchances’tofgettinginto

atleastonesuchschoolbyapplyingtoadozenofthem!

41.A.toughB.mysteriousC.visibleD.different

42.

A.explosive

B.respective

C.potential

D.reasonable

43.

A.onbehalfof

B.intheplaceof

C.incaseof

D.insearchof

44.

A.observe

B.overcome

C.investigate

D.complete

45.

A.indication

B.implication

C.innovation

D.intention

46.

A.Inaddition

B.Inotherwords

C.BycomparisonD.Bycontrast

47.

A.continent

B.contribution

C.influentially

D.intellectually

48.

A.consideratelyB.traditionally

49.

A.sources

B.origins

C.concerns

D.demands

50.

A.continuous

B.invaluable

C.powerless

D.unforgettable

51.

A.reliabilityB.alternative

C.competitiveness

D.recommendation

52.

A.applying

B.considering

C.comparing

D.persisting

53.

A.appreciating

B.assessing

C.presenting

D.comprehending

54.

A.flexible

B.positive

C.feasible

D.progressive

55.

A.grasp

B.change

C.create

D.increase

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（A）

In1888anEgyptianfarmerdigginginthesandnearthevillageofIstablAntaruncovereda

massgrave.Thebodiesweren’thuman.Theywere---felineancintcatsthathadbeenmummified

（木乃伊化的）andburiedinholesinastonishingnumbers.“Notoneortwohereandthere”,

reportedEnglishIllustratedMagazine,“butdozens,hundreds,hundredsofthousands,alayerof

them,alayerthickerthanmostcoaljoints,thentotwentycatsdeep.”Some-ofwrappedthelinen

catsstilllookedpresentable,andafewevenhadgoldenfaces.Villagechildrenpeddledthebestonestotouristforchange;

therestweresoldasfertilizer.Oneshiptransportedabo