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届嘉定区高考英语二模

2021届嘉定区高考英语二模

Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:

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

WhyActingIsSoMuchMoreThanItAppearstoBe

Formanypeople,actingappearstobepeopletalkingwhilegettingemotional,whichiswhysomanypeoplethinktheycandoit.Nooneimagines（21）wakinguponedayandbeingaprofessionalsingerorpianist.Butforactors,theysay,“Actingishardonly（22）

onehastomemorizelines.IfIcouldremember,Icouldbeanactor,too.”

Butactingisn’tjustaboutmemorizinglinesandtalkinginconversationalreality.AsMeisnersaid,“Actingisdoingthingstruthfullyunderimaginarycircumstances.”If（23）

（understand）correctly,thisdefinitionisanambitiousandremarkablethingtostrivefor.

Todothingstruthfully,actorsmustacquiremanychallengingskills.（24）theseskills,thescriptwillremainflatonthepage,despitebeingrecitedoutloud.Tomakeascriptcometolifeinabelievableway,theactor（25）makeactivechoices.

Imagineforamomenthowmanydifferentwaysthereare（26）（deliver）onesingleline.Evensomethingassimpleas“closethedoor”canmeansomanydifferentthingsand

（27）（express）insomanydifferentways.Thewordsarethewriter’s,butthebehavior

（28）bringsthemtovividlife?

Thatistheactor.

Thegoalofgreatactors?

That’stoactnaturally.Goodqualityactingmustalwayscomedowntokindofnaturalnessthatmakesthoseactingskills（29）（visible）totheaudience.Inotherwords,agoodactormustnotappeartobeactingatall.

Sodonotbefooledintothinkingthat（30）canreadandspeakcanbeanactor.Thenaturalnessdisplayedbygreatactorsisexactlywhatmakesyouthinkthatway,butittookthemyearsoftrainingtogettothispoint.Itissomuchmorethanyouknow.

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

WhatIsaParagraphBreak?

Itisoneofthemostimportantpunctuationmarks.Aparagraphbreakisanindentation（缩进）orasinglelinespace31thedivisionbetweenoneparagraphandthenextinabodyoftext.Generally,paragraphbreaksserveto32thetransitionfromoneideatoanotherina

stretchoftext,andfromonespeakertoanotherinanexchangeofdialogue.

Fewreaderswouldthinkoftheparagraphbreakasapunctuationmark,butitcertainlyis.In

ancienttimestherewerenoparagraphs.Sentencessimplyflowedintooneanotherwithout33.Duringmedieval（中世纪）times,themarkevolvedintotheparagraphsymbol[‘]andeventuallybecamethemodern-dayparagraphbreak,whichis34nowonlybyalinebreakor

indentation.

Today,theparagraphbreakisusedtogivereadersabreak.Theartofcreatingparagraphsiscalledparagraphing,the35ofdividingatextintoparagraphs.Paragraphingisakindnesstoyourreaderbecauseitdividesyourthinkingintomanageablebites.Paragraphsthataretoolong

36readerwithdenseblocksoftexttoreadthrough,whilemorefrequentparagraphingprovidesreaderswithconvenient37pointsatwhichtotakeabreakandrelaunchthemselvesintothinking.

Tofullyunderstandwhentoinsertaparagraphbreak,it’shelpfultoknowthataparagraphisagroupofcloselyrelatedsentencesthatdevelopacentralidea.Therefore,eachparagraphdiscussesone38topic.Also,aparagraphbreakisemployedbeforeeachnewtopicisintroduced.Inthisway,thewritingwillflow,andreaderswillbeabletoproceedthroughthewritinginalogicalfashioninsteadof39allthewaytogettothelastline.

Paragraphsusedtobelonger,butwiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,whichgivesreadersaccesstoliterallymillionsofsourcesofinformation,paragraphshavebecomeincreasingly

40.Thestyleformanywebsites,forexample,usesparagraphsnomorethantwotothreesentences.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

TherehavebeenmanytimesduringmytravelswhenI’veneededsomethingrepaired,frombrokenzipstomemorycardsthathavelostdata.FromIndiatoEthiopia,Ihavehad41

troubleinfindingmenderstorepairwhatisbroken.Butinrichcountries,suchitemswouldoftenbe42andreplacedwithnewones.

Nowtheideathatsomethingthatworksfineshouldbereplacedisnowtodeeply-rootedinour43thatfewpeoplequestionit.Weareincreasinglyconvincedbymanufacturersto

44replaceaproduct.Theearliestexamplemaybetheso-called“light-bulbscheme,”inwhichagroupofcompaniessignedanagreementthat45eachothertoselllight-bulbswithalongerthan1,000-hourlifespan（寿命）,eventhoughbulbslastingmorethan100,000hours

46.Theresultwasthathouseholdsneededtoreplacetheirbulbsregularly,greatly47the

consumermarket.

Thiswayofsellingmoreproductsbydesigningproductsthat48fail,cannotberepaired,orhaveasetlifespanisknownas“plannedobsolescence（报废）”.However,itisnotjustawayfor49toincreaseprofits,manypoliticiansbelieveittobeasocietalnecessity.Duringthe

1930sDepressionintheUS,itwasseenasawaytogetthe50movingagainbyurgingpeopletobuymorestuff.Bythe1950s,ithadbecomethedominantpracticeinlarge-scaleproductionwiththingsnolongerbuiltto51.Cleveradvertisingpersuadedpeopletoshop.Consumerculturewasborn.

Someindustries,suchasfashion,relyheavilyon“plannedobsolescence”,withitemsbeing

madetolastasingleseasonorless.Otherindustriesare52fashiontobringoutproductsthatwillsoonappeardated.Forexample,53lifespansareprogrammedintochips（芯片）,sothatprinterswillstopworkingafterapresetnumberofpages.

54,someconsumersarestartingtohitback,advisingpeopleontheInternethowtofindandremovetheprinterchip.Theybegantakingapartcomputersandotherequipment,gettingaroundthecopyrightprotection.Peoplelikethemarecontributingtoa55oftheconsumerculture.Insteadofbeingdrivenbyit,theychoosenewproductsbasedonhowlong-lastingtheyareandhoweasytheyaretoberepaired.Perhaps,“plannedobsolescence”willbegintoseeitsend.

41.A.real

B.much

C.little

D.big

42.A.workedout

B.thrownaway

C.fixedup

D.boastedabout

43.A.industry

B.culture

C.product

D.route

44.A.permanently

B.fundamentally

C.sensibly

D.frequently

45.A.forbade

B.reminded

C.allowed

D.instructed

46.A.failed

B.existed

C.flashed

D.boomed

47.A.shrinking

B.distributing

C.stabilizing

D.expanding

48.A.miserably

B.barely

C.deliberately

D.slightly

49.A.opponents

B.manufacturers

C.delegates

D.immigrants

50.A.employment

B.fashion

C.politics

D.economy

51.A.last

B.transfer

C.collapse

D.tempt

52.A.exploiting

B.following

C.deserting

D.entitling

53.A.decent

B.additional

C.valid

D.limited

54.A.Therefore

B.Besides

C.However

D.Anyway

55.A.shift

B.knowledge

C.rise

D.success

SectionB

Directions:

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

（A）

①OnMonday,ascientistanddoctorRobertWinstonistoformallyaskaquestionin

congressaboutwhatassessmentsthegovernmenthasmade“forrequiringdultsridingbicyclesincitycentrestohavealicenceandthird-partyinsurance.”TheletterbelowistheentirelyimaginedresponseIwouldlikethegovernmenttomaketohim.

②DearRobert,

③Youaskwhatassessmentswe’vemadeforyourproposalaboutobligingcycliststohavelicencesandinsurance.Thebriefansweris:

none.Nordowehaveanyplanstodoso.

④Why?

Again,theshortansweristhis:

it’sasillyandpointlessthingtosuggest,asevidencedbythefactthatpracticallynocountriesorterritoriesanywhereintheworldrequire

cycliststobelicensed,ortohavecompulsoryinsurance.

⑤Isupposeit’sonlyfairifIexplainwhyIthinkitissuchanon-issue.It’sprettysimple:

suchaplanwouldachieveprettymuchnothing,whilecausingsignificantproblems.Morewidely,anysensiblegovernmentswilldoeverythingintheirpowertogetmorepeoplecycling,nottoputpointlessobstaclesintheirway.

⑥Let’sjusttakeoneexample.AsI’msureyouknowasadoctor,oneoftheproblemsfacingournationisthattheNationalHealthSystemislikelytocollapseunderthecaringforanincreasinglyoverweightpopulation.Inactivelivingiscentraltothis.Evenafairlybriefdailyliketripcanhavemiraculousbenefitsforpeople’shealth.

⑦Next,howwouldsuchrulesevenwork?

Wouldthelicensingandinsurancebejustforadults,oralsochildren?

Howwouldthesystemevenbeenforced-woulditalsorequireallbikestobeveguisteredwithnumberplates?

⑧Finally,whatwouldyouhopetoachievebythis?

Ifyoubelievelicensingtransportusersstopswrongdoing,canIpointtoyouthedatashowinghowathirdofdriversadmittousinghand-heldphoneswhiledriving,despitethelawforbiddingit.

⑨So,tosummarize:

yourplanwouldbetointroduceahugelynewadministrativeschemethatwouldmostlikelyhavelimitedeffectonthebehaviourofaveragelylaw-abiding（守法的）transportuserswhorarelyharmothers,whileputtingpe