届宝山区高考英语二模高清打印版.docx

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II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Asentrepreneurs（创业者）,wehadavision,werealizedit,andnowwe（21）（run）

ourowncompanies.Butthedreamcandamageour“work-lifebalance.”

Whenthesuccessofthecompanyrestsonyourshoulders,you’vealwaysgotanexcusetoput（22）elseonhold.

WhatI’velearned（23）（face）thedemandsofstart-upcompanyandayoungfamilyoverthepastcoupleofdecadesisthatsometimesthebestwaytosolvethework-lifebalanceproblemistothinksmall.Makeahandfuloflifestylecorrections（24）,individually,maynotsoundallthatexciting,buttakentogethercanpreventyoufromgettingtootried.

Here’smylistoflifehacksthatwillhelppreventexhaustion:

●Workfromhomeonedayaweek

Fewthinggiveyouamoregrounded,in-controlfeelingthangettingthingsdoneinyourownspaceandatyourownpace.Insteadofleavingtheoffice（25）（clear）myheadoveraStarbuckscoffee,Icanfoldthelaundry,andcutbackoneveninghousework.

Nottomention,workingispajamasisoneoflife’s（26）（underestimate）pleasures.

●Pencilintimeforexercise

Itreallybotheredme（27）withthedemandsofcompanyandfamily,mytennisgamewasgoingdownthedrain.Thatmaysoundunimportant,butitwasn’ttome,（28）

itwasameaningfulpartofmylifeoutsideofwork.Togetsomebalancebackinmylife,Irearrangedmyschedule.Twomorningsaweek,Iwokeupanhour（29）（early）toworkoutwithatenniscoach.Ifsportsaren’tyourthing,tryyogaorthathobbythatyoualwayslovedbutletgoofafterstartingyourbusiness.

●Learnsomethingnew,outsidetheoffice

Itcandrainingtoalwaysbethepersonwho’ssupposedtohavetheanswersasabusinessleader.It’ssurprisinglyliberatingtobeanontheotherside,（30）（absorb）knowledgewithoutthepressuretoperformortoalwaysberight.

SectionB

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

WhileIwasjumpingrope,myphonetookafalltothehardwoodfloorwhichcreatedmultiplecracksonmyscreen.However,themusickept31,soallaswell-orsoIthought.

Thirtyminuteslater,Icouldseeonlyone-tenthofmyscreenwhiletherestwaspitch-black.Thenextmorning,Idecidednottogotothephonestorefor24hours,Ifelta（n）32senseofcalmthatday,whichledtomynotgoingforoneweek.Oneweekendedupbecoming60dayswithoutmysmart-phone.

Herearethree33Inoticedandwhyyoumaywanttoconsiderasmart-phonedetox（戒

除期）yourself:

●You’llbecomebored

WhileinlineataStarbucks,Inoticedhoweveryindividualhadtheirheaddown,eyesfixedontheirsmart-phone.Withnothingtodistractmyselfwithduringthewaitingperiod,Ibecamebored,andmymind34throughallsortsoftopics.

Boredomis35somethingweavoidatallcosts.However,boredomistheperfectwaytomakea（n）36onabusinessideaorproject.Whenyouenterastateofboredom,ouallowyourmindtorelaxandescapefromtherealitiesoftodaytotheinfinite37oftomorrow.

●You’llbeabletodramaticallyreduceyour“work”hours

Astudyfoundthatadultsages18to3338theirsmart-phones85timesaday,oronceevery10minutes.

AsIlearnedduringmyexperiment,placingsomedistancebetweenmyselfandmydevicehelpedmefallintodeepworkmoreeasily.

Bynothavingmysmart-phone,mydistractiontimewentdownandthusmyhoursofworkwerespentmoreefficientlyandeffectively.Onnumerousoccasions,Ifoundmyself39whattodowiththeafternoonsinceIhadalreadycompletedmyhigh-impacttasksfortheday.

●Yourmentalwell-beingwillreceiveaboost（提高）

Obviously,withoutacellphone,Iexperiencedalackof40newsandcomments.Whilethathelpedcauseadramaticboostinmymentalwell-being,thebiggestreasonforitwastrulyconnectingtopeople.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Asachild,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?

Ifyouwerelikemostchildren,youprobablyletyourimaginationrun41.Maybeyoudreamedofflyingintospaceorbeingafamouschef.Thenperhapsovertheyears,yourdreamsbecamemore42.Oryoumighthavegivenuponsomealtogether.

Ifthat’sthecase,thentoday’sthedayforyou.January13thisMakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay.Ifyou’vebeen43fulfillingyourdreams,thisisthedaytomakeafreshstart.

It’simportanttodreambecausedreamscangiveusthe44tosucceedinlife.Dreamsinspireandmotivateus.Thegreatthingaboutdreamsisthatthere’sno45toaccomplishthemrightaway.Theymighttakeafewyearsortheymighttakealifetimeto46.Theimportantthingisthatyou’re47workingtowardyourdream.Andthebestwaytodothatisbysettinggoals.

Whatisthe48betweenadreamandagoal?

It’sbeensaidthatdreamsarethefinaldestination;goalsarethestopsalongtheway.

Dreamscanbevery49.Butthestepsyoutaketoreachthemshouldbevery50.Yourdreamsstatewhatyouwant,butgoalsexplainhowyou’llgetthere.Thatmakesgoalsetinganecessarystepin51yourdreams.

Manysuccessfulpeoplehavespokenaboutdreams.FormerU.S.SecretaryofStateColinPowellstressedthe52ofworkingforourdreams.“Adreamdoesn’tbecomerealitythroughmagic:

ittakessweat,53andhardwork.“AuthorLesBrownremindedusthatdreamshaveno54limit.Youarenevertoooldtosetanothergoalortodreamanewdream.

Ifyou’vebeendreamingaboutdoingsomethingforyears,starttoday.Writedownyour

dream,and55yourgoals.Thenyou’llbeonyourwaytomakingyourdreamscometrue.

41.A.fast

B.high

C.well

D.wild

42.A.colorful

B.amazing

C.realistic

D.attractive

43.A.puttingoff

B.takingoff

C.gettingoff

D.payingoff

44.A.opportunity

B.direction

C.energy

D.access

45.A.pressure

B.doubt

C.sense

D.need

46.A.seek

B.achieve

C.explain

D.design

47.A.really

B.almost

C.always

D.hardly

48.A.concept

B.similarity

C.comparison

D.difference

49.A.unreal

B.general

C.changeable

D.flexible

50.A.specific

B.abstract

C.common

D.complicated

51.A.imaging

B.avoiding

C.reaching

D.believing

52.A.process

B.benefit

C.consequence

D.importance

53.A.blood

B.determination

C.intelligence

D.loyalty

54.A.age

B.extra

C.space

D.normal

55.A.transfer

B.convert

C.establish

D.devote

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyourhavejustread.

（A）

In2008,someone,orperhapsagroupofpeople,usingthenameSatoshiNakamotopublishedapapertoanonlinegroupthatdiscussedcryptography（密码使用法）.Thatpaperdescribedaprocessthatwouldusecryptographytocreateasecureelectroniccashsystem,nowknownasa

cryptocurrency（加密货币）.Persontopersonpaymentcouldbemadeonlineusingashared

networkofcomputersinsteadofabankorotherfinancialinstitution.Eachdealcouldhappenveryquickly.Thesharednetworkofcomputerswouldalsoserveasthemeanstoprovethosedealssafely.Gettingridoftheneedforacentralizedbankingsystemwouldopenupthepossibilityforanyonetobecomepartofthedigitaleconomy.

Today,therearewelloverathousanddifferentcryptocurrencies.MostarestilltryingtobefeasibleglobalpaymentsystemlikeBitcoin.Theyareheldbackbyproblemsaffectingtheentirecryptocurrencyindustry.

Oneissueisweaksecurityoncryptocurrencywebsiteswhereuserseitherstoretheirelectroniccashinvirtual“wallets”orexchangeonekindofelectroniccashforanother.Inrecentyears,cleverthieveshavebrokenintomanyofthesewebsitesandstolenelectroniccash.Thewebsitesarestrugglingtoprotecttheirusersfromsuchthefts.

Anotherproblemisthelargenumberoffakecryptocurrenciesthatareadvertisedontheinternet.Theadvertisementsinviteinternetuserstovisitwebsitesofferingnewcryptocurrencies.Manyvisitorsarepersuadedbythewebsitestobuytheircryptocurrenciesusingactualmoney.Later,thewebistesdisappearalongwiththevictims’money.Inresponsetothisproblem,companieslikeFacebookandGooglearelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertisingontheirwebsites.

56.WhatdoesthearticleexplainaboutSatoshiNakamoto?

A.Satoshi’sbackgroundininternationalbakingandinvestment

B.Satoshi’sgravedoubtsaboutthetruevalueofcryptocurrencies

C.Satoshi’sclosepartnershipwithsuspiciousfinancialinstitutions

D.Satoshi’scontributiontothedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomy

57.Accordingtothisarticle,whatistrueaboutnumerouscryptocurrencywebistes?

A.Theyandtheirusershavebeenrobbed.

B.They’verevealedtheidentitiesoftheirusers.

C.Theyrewardtheiruserswithcollprizes.

D.Theyarrangerecreationaleventsforusers.

58.Whatdoesthearticleindicateaboutthecryptocurrencyindustry?

A.It’shadtolayofflotsofworkers.

B.It’scelebratingaprofitableyear.

C.It’sfacingsomeseriouschallenges.

D.It’ssetaveryhighmoralstandard.

59.Accordingtothisarticle,whyareFaceboo