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届长宁区高考英语一模

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

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

Forperhapsthefirsttimeinthehistoryofmoderneducation,millionsofprimaryandsecondarystudentsmaybeginthenewschoolyearfromhome.PupilsinEnglandshouldreturntoschoolsinSeptember,butCovid-19cases__21__（rise）,sothismaynotbepossible.Scientistsalsowarnthattherewillbemanymorecaseswhenpupilsreturntoschools.Someparentsmaychoosenottosendtheirchildrenback__22__theirfamily'ssafety.

Teachersareworriedaboutchildrenwho__23__（fall）behindintheirschoolwork.Parentsandcarersarefeelinganxiousabouttheneedtobalanceworkandhomeschooling.Butanexperimentbyan18th-centuryFrenchschoolmaster,Jackboot,mayhelpthemtoworrylessabouthomeschooling.

JackboothadtoteachinBelgium.HispupilsspokeonlyFlemish,andhespokeonlyFrench.Hegavehisstudentsanovel__24__（write）inhismothertongueandaFrenchdictionary.Heencouragedthemtoteachthemselves.Itworked.

Learningdoesnotonlyhappenwhensomeoneolderputsinformationintothelearner'smind.Thinkabouthowoftenchildrenandevenadultslearnfromtrialanderror,fromlearningtorideabiketo__25__（use）anewtechnology.Learninghappenswhenyouaskchildrendifficultquestionsatthedinnertable,encouragethemtobuildatree-houseorfindthingsforthemselvesonWikipedia.

Inthe18thcentury,whenonlythesonsofrichmengotaschooleducation.Jackbootwantedtoshow__26__poorchildrencouldlearn.Parentscouldteachthembyencouragingandaskingquestions.It'sthesametoday.__27__studentshavetherightresources__28__（explore）ideasforthemselves,manypeoplecan"teach"-includingcarersandparentsduringapandemic（流行病）.However,somepoorerstudentswilldoworse__29__theydonothaveaccesstotheInternet.

Jackbootshowedthatlearningdoesnotonlyhappeninaclassroomandthathumanbeingsarelearningbeings:

theyknowhardlyanythingatbirth__30__seekoutanddevelopincrediblecapacities.Thatshouldmakeuslessworriedaboutchildrenduringthisdifficulttimeandmorehopefulaboutourselves.

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.curiosityB.inspiredC.visionD.communicationE.possibilities

F.committedG.hookedH.investigateI.challengingJ.recognizeK.attention

I'vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketheworldabetterplace.ForaslongasIcanremember,I'velovedlearningnewthingsandsolvingproblemsinseventhgrade.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttime.Iwas__31__.ItwasanoldTeletypemachine.Butitchangedmylife.WhenmyfriendandIstartedMicrosoft,wehada__32__of"acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,"whichprobablysoundedtoooptimistic,butwebelievedpersonalcomputerswouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.

After30years,I'mstillas__33__bycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.Ibelievecomputersarethemostincredibletoolwecanusetofeedour__34__andinventivenesstohelpussolveproblems.Computershavetransformedhowwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld'sknowledge.They'rehelpingusbuild__35__aroundthethingswecareaboutandstayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.

LikemyfriendBuffett,IfeelparticularlyluckytodosomethingeverydaythatIlovetodo.Hecallsit"tap-dancingtowork."MyjobatMicrosoftisas__36__asever,butwhatmakesme"tap-dancetowork"iswhenweshowpeoplesomethingnew,likeacomputerthatcan__37__yourhandwritingoryourspeech,andtheysay,"Ididn'tknowyoucoulddothatwithaPC!

"

Ibelievethatmyownfortunebringswithitaresponsibilitytogivebacktotheworld.MywifeandIhave__38__toimprovinghealthandeducationinawaythatcanhelpasmanypeopleaspossible.I'mstilloptimistic,andIbelievethatprogressoneventheworld'stoughestproblemsispossible.We'reseeingnewdrugsfordeadlydiseases,andnew__39__paidtothehealthproblemsintheworld.

I'mexcitedbythe__40__Iseeformedicine,foreducationandofcoursefortechnology.AndIbelievethatthroughournaturalinventiveness,creativityandwillingnesstosolvetoughproblems,we'regoingtomakesomeamazingachievementsinalltheseareasinmylifetime.

III.ReadingComprehensions

SectionA

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

SincePeterSingerpublishedAnimalLiberationin1975,animalrightsactiviststhoughtanimalsshouldbegrantedthesamerightsashumans.Referringtoscientificstudiesshowinganimals__41__"humancharacteristics",theyargueanimalsshouldbeprotectedwiththesamerights.Sowhydon'tanimalshavethesamelegalstatus（身份）ashumans?

Thelineofreasoninginfavorofgrantinganimalsequalrightstohumans__42__thefactthescientistshavefoundcharacteristicsinanimalswenormally__43__withhumans.Agroupofscientistsshowedmonkeysdemonstrateself-consciousnessatthesamelevelashumans.Thishasusuallyservedasajustificationforhumanrights,sowhydon'twegrantequalrightstomonkeys?

Thetruthis,__44__convincingscientificevidence,theargumentforgrantingatleastsomeanimalsthesamerightsashumanscan'tbejustifiedphilosophically.Anadequateargumentforanimalrightswouldrequirefurtherphilosophicalinquiryandnotjustdescriptive__45__.Wecanfeelpityforanimalsbeingtreatedbadlyandstrivetoprotectthemfromsuchtreatment.This,_-46__,doesn'tmeananimalsshouldenjoythesamelegalstatusashumans.

Thereisastrongreasonfor__47__thatrightsonlyapplytohumans.Whilefundamentalrightssurelyarevaluableintheirnature,theywouldbeworthlesswithoutasystemto__48__them.Thatiswhyweexpectotherpeopletorespectourrights.

Thesystemthatdefendsourrightsisthefactthatotherpeopleareobligedby__49__intheirbehaviorstowardsus.Inourdailylife,weexperiencenumeroussituationsinwhichbadguyscould__50__fromviolating（侵犯）ourrights.Nevertheless,wesee,ofcourse,withsomeexceptions,thatindividualscooperateandrespectotherpeople'srights.Rightsanddutiesaretwosidesofthesamecoin,andonecannot__51__tohavecertainrightswithouthavingtoobservetheduties.

Ifitismyclaimtolivefreelyonmypropertywithoutbeingbothered,myneighbor'sdutypreventshimfromviolatingmyrighttopropertyandlife.Suppose,however,hebreaksinanddamagesmyproperty.Hewillthenbeheldresponsibleinacourtoflaw,forhehas__52__hisdutytorespectmyrights.Thisiscompletelyreasonable,butwewillcertainlyface__53__ifmypropertywasviolatedbyanelephant.

Ifweassumethatanimalsaregrantedthesamelegalstatusashumans,__54__requiresthatwenowdragtheelephantintocourt.Remember,ifananimalweretohavesuchrights,itwouldlogicallyalsohavesocialduties.Therefore,itisnow__55__tothesamelegalproceduresashumans.Thisraisespracticalquestions:

Whowilldefendtheanimalincourt?

Andwilltheanimalbeabletocomprehendwhatisgoingon?

41.A.acquiringB.desiringC.displayingD.respecting

42.A.exploresB.challengesC.overlooksD.emphasizes

43.A.treatB.associateC.dealD.bear

44.A.consideringB.despiteC.insteadofD.accordingin

45.A.conclusionsB.performancesC.experimentsD.messages

46.A.inreturnB.forinstanceC.thereforeD.however

47.A.denyingB.maintainingC.recognizingD.suggesting

48.A.approveB.demandC.ensureD.reserve

49.A.contractsB.possessionC.faithD.duties

50.A.profitB.keepC.learnD.result

51.A.affordB.claimC.pretendD.determine

52.A.assignedB.declaredC.failedD.fulfilled

53.A.dangersB.questionsC.chargesD.obstacles

54.A.agreementB.justiceC.criticismD.frustration

55.A.openB.addictedC.subjectD.relevant

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwopassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Thefirstthingwenoticeaboutnewpeoplearetheirfaces.Thenexttimeweseethesepeople,werememberthembecauseweremembertheirfaces.Thisseemslikeasimpleprocess.However,scientistsfoundthatitisnotsuchasimpleprocess.Thesectionofthebrainthatisresponsibleforfacerecognitionseemstoworkdifferentlyfordifferentpeople.Somepeoplehavegreatdifficultyrememberingandrecognizingfaces,whileothersalmostneverforgetaface.

Normalbabiesarebornwithanaturalabilitytorecognizefaces.Infact,theirfacerecognitionabilitiesaremuchbetterthantheirparents.Babiesarehighlyskilledatfacerecognitionatsixmonths.Butbyninemonths,theylosethisskill.Byninemonths,ababy'sface-recognitionskillsareaboutthesameasanadult's.

Unfortunately,somepeoplearenotbornwiththisabilitytorecognizefaces.Thepartofthebrainthatisresponsibleforfacerecognitiondoesn'tworkforthem.Thisconditioniscalledfaceblindness.Peoplewith