届上海高三英语二模汇编阅读C篇学生版.docx

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届上海高三英语二模汇编阅读C篇学生版

2019届高三英语二模汇编——阅读C篇

1、2019黄浦二模

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（C）

Rightnow,Iamlookingatashelffullofrelics,acollectionofhas-beens,old-timers,antiques,fossils.Rightnow,Iamlookingatashelffullofbooks.Yes,that’sright.Ifyouhavesomesparecash（thegoingrateisabout$89）andyouarelookingtoenhanceyourreadingexperience,thenIhighlysuggestyouconsiderpurchasingane-reader.E-readersarereplacingthebooksofoldandIwelcomethemwithopenarms（asyoushould）.

Ane-readerisadevicethatallowsyoutoreade-books.Ane-bookisabook-lengthpublicationindigitalform,consistingoftext,imagesorboth,andproducedon,publishedthroughandreadableoncomputersorotherelectronicdevices.Sometimestheequivalentofaconventionalprintedbook,e-bookscanalsobeborndigital.TheOxfordDictionaryofEnglishdefinesthee-bookas“anelectronicversionofaprintedbook”,bute-bookscananddoexistwithoutanyprintedequivalent.

E-readersputprintedbookstoshame.E-readersaresuperiortoprintedbooksbecausetheysavespace,areenvironmentallyfriendlyandprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.

Theaveragee-readercanstorethousandsofdigitalbooks,providingagenuinelibraryatyourfingertips.Whatismore,thee-readeritselfisverysmall.Itiseasytoholdandcanfitinapocketbookorbriefcaseeasily.ThismakeshandlingwoodengiantsuchasWarandPeaceandAnnaKareninaabreeze.Perhapstheonlydrawbacktothespace-savingaspectofane-readeristhatitrequiresyoutofindnewthingstoputonyourshelves.

Inaddition,e-readersareenvironmentallyfriendly.Theaveragenovelisabout300pageslong.So,ifanovelisprinted1000times,itwilluse300,000piecesofpaper.That’salotofpaper!

Andforthesuperbestsellers,thesefiguresincreasedramatically.Forexample,theHarryPotterbookserieshassoldover450millioncopies.That’sabout2milliontrees!

Uponviewingthesefigures,itisnothardtograspthesevereimpactofprintedbooksontheenvironment.Sincee-readersusenotrees,theyrepresentasignificantamountofpreservationintermsoftheenvironmentanditsresources.

Finally,e-readersprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.Thetypicale-readerallowsitsusertoadjustlettersize,letterformandlinespacing.Italsoallowshighlightingandelectronicbookmarking.

Furthermore,itgrantsuserstheabilitytogetanoverviewofabookandthenjumptoaspecificlocationbasedonthatoverview.Whiletheseareallnicefeatures,perhapsthemosthelpfulofallistheabilitytogetdictionarydefinitionsatthetouchofafinger.Oneventhemostbasice-reader,userscanfindinstantdefinitionswithouthavingtohuntthroughaphysicaldictionary.

Itcanbeseenthate-readersaresuperiortoprintedbooks.Theysavespace,areenvironmentallyfriendlyandprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.Sowhatgoodareprintedbooks?

Well,theycertainlymakenicedecorations.

63.Asusedinparagraph1,itcanbeinferredthat“has-beens,old-timers,antiques,fossils”areallwordsthatdescribesomething____________.

A.outdatedB.typicalC.meaningfulD.useless

64.Basedoninformationinthepassage,itcanbeinferredthatprintedbooksofWarandPeaceandAnnaKareninaareall____________.

A.superioranddramaticB.denseandenvironmental

C.awkwardandheavyD.significantandresistant

65.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingreadingtipsandtoolsareofferedbythee-reader?

linespacingcustomization

theabilitytoquicklyjumptotheendofabook

accesstoaprinteddictionaryatthetouchofafinger

A.

and

onlyB.

and

onlyC.

and

onlyD.

and

66.Whichofthefollowingsentencesfromthepassagebestsummarizestheauthor’smainpoint?

A.“Ifyouhavesomesparecash（thegoingrateisabout$89）andarelookingtoenhanceyourreadingexperience,thenIhighlysuggestyouconsiderpurchasingane-reader.”

B.“E-readersarereplacingthebooksofold,andIwelcomethemwithopenarms（asyoushould）．”

C.“Ane-readerisadevicethatallowsyoutoreade-books.Ane-bookisabook-lengthpublicationindigitalform,consistingoftext,images,orboth,andproducedon,publishedthrough,andreadableoncomputersorotherelectronicdevices.”

D.“E-readersaresuperiortoprintedbooksbecausetheysavespace,areenvironmentallyfriendly,andprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.”

2、2019普陀二模

（C）

TheRapidRiseandFallofRobotBabysitters

Duringthewinterof2017,an18-yearoldcollegestudentnamedCanonReevesspentmuchofhistimetrailingaknee-highrobotaroundFayetteville,Arkansas,asitdeliveredAmazonpackagestostudents.Therobot,createdbyastart-upcalledStarshipTechnologiesin2014,isbasicallyacooleronwheels;itusesradars,sensors,andninecamerastomakedeliveries.Reeves’sjobwastomonitorhowithandledvariousgrounds,fieldcommentsfromthepublic,andpresstheoffswitchifnecessary.Hesaid,“Peoplewouldalsoaskifitcoulddeliverbeer.”Itcouldn’t.

Broadlyspeaking,jobsofcaringforrobotsfallundertheumbrellaofcareersinautomation,whichincludemaintenance,engineeringandprogramming.Thedemandforpeoplewiththisskillsetisconsiderable,with20millionto50millionnewjobstobeexpectedinthiscategoryby2030,accordingtotheMckinseyGlobalInstitute.IntheyearthatendedinJune2018,IhadalmostthreetimesthenumberofpositionsontherecruitmentcommitteethatendedinJune2016.

Overthelastyear,a34-year-oldbusinessmannamedDavidRodriguezspenthundredsofhoursfollowingamachinecalledtheKiwiBotaroundUCBerkeley’scampuswhileitdeliveredRedbullandotherdrinkstostudents.Toretrieve（检索）orders,theappencouragesstudentstogivetherobotawave;therobot’sdigitaleyeswillrolldependingonitsmood.Rodriguez,whoheadsbusinessdevelopmentforthestart-up,wastasked,earlyon,withmonitoringtheKiwiBotforproblems–evencarryingit,shouldthemotorsfail.SinceApril2018,though,theKiwiBothaslargelybeenleftunattended,andthemajorityofhumaninteractionsinvolvetechnicalchecksandloadingfoodintotherobot.Toeliminatetheboringwork,theteamisdevelopingarestaurantrobottocollectandloadorders–whichcouldhappenin2020.However,Rodriguezassuredmethathisstaffwon’tbeoutofwork.Everyoneholdsdoublerolesinthecompany.Greaterrobotself-governingjustmeansemployeeswillshifttheirfocustoaccounting,engineering,anddesign.

Mckinseyestimatesthatmillionsofjobsgloballycouldbelosttoautomationby2030.“Ahugenumberofjobswillbeproducedasautonomousvehiclesarereleasedintotheenvironment,”Ramseysaid.In2016,BoschstartedtrainingstudentsfromSchoolcraftCollege,acommunitycollegeinMichigan,inautonomous-vehiclerepair;Toyotahastrainedstudentsinmaintenanceaswell.“Wemightevenseeareturntolow-leveljobswherepeoplecomeandfuelthecarforyou,”Ramseysaid.“Untilwecanwirelesslycharge,someoneneedstorefuelthem.”Thehardest-to-automateindustries,asithappens,aretheonesthatrequirelookingafterhumans,suchaschildcare,educationandhealthcare.Robotbabysittersmightfeelliketheyhavescoredthejobofthefuture,butinfact,theymightbebetterpositioned.

63.Whatkindofrobotistheonecreatedbyastart-upcalledStarshipTechnologies?

A.Afactoryrobot.B.Adeliveryrobot.

C.Arestaurantrobot.D.Aconstructionrobot.

64.Whatdoes“fallundertheumbrellaof”inPara.2mean?

A.areinthecategoryofB.areundertheprotectionof

C.areinrelationofD.areintheprocessof

65.AccordingtoRamsey,whatwillhappenwhenautonomousvehiclesareputonthemarket?

A.Autonomousvehicleswillbecomemuchcheaper.

B.Alargenumberofpeoplewillbeoutofwork.

C.Alotofjobopportunitieswillbecreated.

D.Manypeoplewillturntobuyingautonomouscars.

66.WhatdoesthelastsentenceinPara.4mean?

A.Robotcarerswillhaveacompetitiveadvantageinthefuture.

B.Manynewoccupationslikecaringforrobotscomeandgofast.

C.Westillneedsomeonetolookafterrobotsinthefuture.

D.Robotswillcreatemoreandbetterjobsforpeopleinthefuture.

3、2019徐汇二模

（C）

Liketheirancienttoga-wearingcounterparts,modernphilosopherscontinuetodisagreeonthenatureoffreewill.Dowereallyhaveanycontroloverthechoiceswemakeandthethingswedesire,andifso,towhatdegree?

Theoriesoffreewillvary,buttheancientwordsofPlatostilllineupwithourmodernperceptions（概念）oftemptationandwillpower.TherespectedGreekphilosopherarguedthatthehumanexperienceisoneofconstantstrugglebetweentheintellectandthebody,betweenrationalityanddesire.Alongtheselines,truefreedomisonlyachievablewhenwillpowerunchainsusfrombodily,emotional,instinctualslavery.

Youcanfindsimilarthoughtsthroughoutworldreligions,mostofwhichofferaparticularandoftendifficultpathtoriseaboveourdarkernatures.

Andscience?

Well,sciencemostlyagreeswithallofthis.Willpowerisallaboutovercomingyournaturaldesirestoeatcupcakes,skipyourmorningworkout,playgamesonmobilephone,hitthesnoozealarmandcheckyoure-mailduringafuneral