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2021届静安区高考英语二模

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:

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

ScientistsconfirmedMondaythataskeleton（骷髅）foundunderacar-parkintheEnglishcity

ofLeicesterwasthatofKingRichardIII,inaweirdendtoa500-year-oldmystery.

DNAfromthebones（21）（match）thatofexistinggenerationoftheking’ssisterandtheskeletonhadthebattleinjuriesconsistent（22）contemporaryaccounts.

Theremainsoftheking,viewedasoneofEnglishhistory’sworstguys,willbereburiedlaterinthelocalchurch.

Thediscoveryhascausedhugeexcitementamonghistorians,asitprovidesfirmevidenceaboutarulerwhoselife（23）（shadow）,inspiteofofficialrecords,byrumours（传言）concerninghiscoldbloodsincehisdeathattheBattleofBosworthin1485.

Accordingtohistoricalaccounts,Richard’sbodywastransportednakedandbloodyonthebackofapackhorsetoLeicesterbeforebeingburiedinanunmarkedgraveatGrey-friars,aFranciscantempleinthecentralEnglishcity.

ThenthecrownpassedtotheTudorrulerswhopaintedRichardasanuglybadguywhostoppedat（24）inhispursuitofpower,evenmurderinghistwoyoungnephews,theso-calledPrincesintheTower,（25）（secure）thepower.

Thehuntforhisbodybeganyearsagowhenarchaeologists（考古学家）startedtodigbeneath

themunicipalcar-park（26）thekingwassupposedlyburied.Theyfamilyfoundtheskeleton.

OnMondayarchaeologistssaidtheskeletonconfirmedthatthekinghadsevereinjuryinthebackbone.Itmayhavebeenpainfulandcausedhisrightshouldertoappearhigherthanhisleft,buttherewasnevidenceofthedeformedarm（27）（mention）inShakespeare’s“RichardIII”.

HistoriansnowhopetoclearsomeofthemythsaboutRichard.（28）（publicize）evidencetoargueagainsttheclaimthathekilledthetwoyoungprinces.Theyintendoffocuson

（29）Richardachievedinhisbrieftwo-yearruling,includingtheestablishmentofa

systemoflegalaid.

AccordingtoPhilippaLangley,amemberoftheRichardIIISociety,（30）cruelRichardIIIappearedtobeinthepast,anewimagewillemergeoftheking.“WehavesearchedforRichardandwehavefoundhim.Nowit’stimetohonourhim,”shesaid.

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Ascollegesanduniversitiesnationwiderevealedtheiradmissiondecisions,newsbrokeofadramaticdeclineinacceptancerates-andnotjustatIvyLeagueschools.Theshiftmeantthatmanyhighschoolstudentswhopinnedalltheirhopesonparticulardreamschoolsmightfindthemselves31withrealdisappointment.

Whywereadmissionssolowtheseyears?

It’sanumbergame.Theseyears,collegessawthenumberofapplicantssoartorecord-highlevels.Butconsidering32budgets,thenumberofspotscollegescouldofferhadtobe33.Asaresult,bothstateschoolsandprivatecollegeskeptseeingtheiracceptanceratesfallrapidly.

It’snotthatmoststudentswon’tgetintocollegesatall.Instead,therearemorethanenoughspotsnationwideforeveryqualifiedapplicanttofindaplaceforstudy.Butformany,theschooltheyendupenrollinginmaynothavebeentheirfirst,oreventhirdchoice.The34strikeofrejection,insomecases,couldbeheartbreaking.Thesearekidswhoareusedtobeingthebestofthebest.

Butsomeofthepressureis35,withoutexcuses,bystudentsthemselves,accordingtoLaurenceSteinberg,professorofPsychology.HethinksthatAmericansfall36totheirownaddictiontoschoolrankingsandfame.Studentsandtheirparentshaveformedstrongcommitmentstoparticularschoolslongbeforeadmissiondecisionsaremade.“Whentheyarerejected,it’slikebeingrejectedbyaboyfriendorgirlfriend.”Steinbergsays.“They37it:

What’sthematterwithme?

WhatcouldIhavedonedifferently?

”

Thatemotional38isoftenonlyaboutwhatschoolnamestudentswillpasteontheir

parents’carsbutitmayalsoleadtofamilies’39ofwhatmayactuallybethesuitableschoolforthestudents.

Actually,painfulastherejectionis,inthelongrun,gettingintoahigh-rankinguniversitydoesn’tnecessarilymeancompetitive40intermsofjobprospectsandearnings.AresearchshowsthatmanystudentsrejectedbyhighlyselectiveschoolsearnasmuchasIvyLeaguegraduates.Whatreallymattersishowseriouslystudentstaketheirstudies.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Somefifteenyearsago,whensmart-phoneappswerenewandfewtrulyunderstoodtheirpotentials,retailers（零售商）barelyknewthatconsumerscouldbrowseinstoreswhilecomparingpricesand41fromotheritemprovidersthroughcertainappsbefore42makingthepurchaseonline.Tenyearsago,brick-and-mortar（实体店）retailershadtoacknowledgethatshow-roomingexistedandappearedtobeathreat.That’stheyearwhenretailerwereupinarms

asonlinegiantAmazonreleasedan“evil”promotionthatencouragedconsumerstovisit43

storesanduseAmazon’sPriceCheckappatthesametime.Anypurchasecompletedthroughtheappwasgiven44discounts,whichsignificantlystimulatedsalesand45manyshopownerstotheedgeofbankruptcy.

Fromthepointon,retailersbeganlaunchingstrategiestocombatshow-roomingincludingreleasing46itemsforsalesothatnoreferencepricesfromothersourcesareavailableforcomparison.

“Mediahavereportedshow-roomingasabigthreattophysicalstores,”saysCaseyCarl,aretailer,“However,less47isthefactthatitisalsothegreatestopportunityforus.”Retailersneedtoacceptthattheactofshow-roomingisnotillegalandanysensiblebuyertendsto48

prices.Asthere’snothingyoucandoaboutit,youmightaswellofferconvenienceslikein-storeinternetaccessto49theseconsumers.Withcaringservicescombinedwithacceptableprices,thestoremightactuallyimprovethelikelihoodforconsumerstoclosethedeal50.

Andashow-roomingstudyindicatesthatit’swiseforretailerstolimittheitempricetobeat

most5dollarshigherthanwhatonlinestorescharge.Afterall,forthemajorityofconsumers,gettingtheabsolutelowestpriceisnottheir51.Manyofthem,instead,arewillingtopay

52inexchangeforfavourableshoppingexperiences,suchasthepleasantstoreatmosphere,agreeablestaffattitudesoreventhemerrymusicplayed,withareasonableprice53,ofcourse.

Besides,adoptingastrategyof54channelsisalsoessential.Withmanysalechannelsundercontrol,retailersaresuretohaveaccesstothelowestpricepossibleforanitem.Therefore,whenacustomerpullsoutamobiledeviceinstore,retailerscanbesparedthe55thatwasunavoidableforthemsometenyearsago.

41.A.reviews

B.locations

C.rehearsals

D.similarities

42.A.genuinely

B.generously

C.particularly

D.finally

43.A.domestic

B.physical

C.imaginary

D.parallel

44.A.superior

B.compulsory

C.routine

D.rewarding

45.A.cornered

B.messed

C.overlooked

D.refunding

46.A.exclusive

B.alternative

C.renewed

D.seasonal

47.A.criticized

B.publicized

C.exploited

D.executed

48.A.pursue

B.neglect

C.question

D.compare

49.A.assist

B.prohibit

C.monitor

D.expose

50.A.outofstock

B.onthespot

C.withinreach

D.atrandom

51.A.reputation

B.greed

C.priority

D.devotion

52.A.attention

B.deposit

C.honor

D.extra

53.A.disorder

B.gap

C.split

D.deadline

54.A.accessible

B.multiple

C.loyal

D.concrete

55.A.suspicion

B.effort

C.panic

D.guilt

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

WhenChefEnriqueOlveraopenedhisrestaurant,Pujol,13yearsago,hisonlygoalwastohavethebestrestaurantintheneighborhood.Olvera’sbudgetwassosmallthathehadtodoallthethingshimself.ButPujolisnowwidelythoughtofasMexico’sfinestrestaurantandthe36thbestintheworld.Hereachedhispositionbymakinghiscuisine‘fancierandfancier,andmorecomplex’overtime.Pujolnowservesatastingmenuofsophisticatedfoodwouldn’tlookouttoplaceevenatatNewYork’sMomofukuKo.Todecodehisrocketsoarinworldcuisinecircus,Olverainsistsonmixingelaborate,cutting-edgetechniqueswithastrongemphasisonlocalingredientstocreateacosmopolitancuisinethat’satonceinternationalyetunmistakablyMexican,matchingthedirectionfMexicoCityitself.

Avisittothe48-seatPujolrevealaspace-agekitchencontaining27cooks,withonemakinghisfifthattempttoreshapetheeggliquidandanothercoloringpotatoes.Pujoltoleratesanygrotesqueattempt,achefcouldimagineandtherestaurantisthetrialsiteforitsstaff.ThatmakesPujolahotplacetoattractfreelabor.ThechefhasalsothoughtmoreaboutbringingMexicancookshomefromtheU.S.ManyarereturningtomovepasttheglassceilingthatexistsinAmerica.“DespitethenumberofMexicansworkinginU.S.restaurants,yourarelyseeaMexicanheadchefinaNewYorkkitchen,”saidOlvera.“Thenwhynotcomebackheretoattractdinershereforthemostlocalbutalsonoveldishes?

”

Andforforeigndiners,Mexicanrestaurantshaveanotherwondertooffer.Justthinkthatmerely