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松江二模英语

2021届松江区高三英语二模试卷

（满分:

140分考试时间:

120分钟）

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atacarshop.B.Inameetingroom.C.Atagasstation.D.Inacarpark.2.A.At9:

00.B.At9:

15.C.At10:

00.D.At10:

15.

3.A.Noonecameoutalive.B.Tomwasputintoprison.

C.Tomsurvivedtheaccident.D.Tom’scarwasnotdamaged.

4.A.Italian.B.German.C.Japanese.D.Chinese.

5.A.Patientanddoctor.B.Customerandsalesman.

C.Studentandteacher.D.Hostessandservant.

6.A.Byeatingwhateverhewants.B.Bydoingphysicalexercise.

C.Bydoingweightliftingregularly.D.Byeatingfruitandvegetables.

7.A.Amovie.B.Alecture.C.Aplay.D.Aclass.

8.A.Gobackhome.B.Drivetothebeach.C.Buyaroadmap.D.Asktheway.

9.A.Themanshouldgotoamovie.B.Themanshouldworkonhispapers.

C.Thewomanshouldbuynewshoes.D.Thewomanwantstoborrowhisshoes.

10.A.Hewasalwayslateforwork.B.Hehadsomepersonalfinancialproblems.

C.Hewastoosicktodothejob.D.Hewasnotcarefulenoughwithhiswork.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Hecannothaveacheckcardnow.B.Heliveswithhisparents.

C.Hehasrunacomputercompany.D.Hehasearnedahighsalary.

12.A.Tolearnhowtodriveacar.

B.Toreleaseanewcomputergame.

C.Todealwithmoneylikeanadult.

D.Tostopthecomputermarketdisappearing.

13.A.Becausehemightbefiredbythefirmoneday.

B.Becausecomputergamesmightnotalwayssellwell.

C.Becauseonehastobeyoungtoprogramcomputergames.

D.Becausehedoubtswhetherhecanstillmakesomuchmoney.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Jobhuntingafteruniversitygraduation.

B.EconomicpressureinChinaandAmerica.

C.Waysfortheyoungtomakemoneyoncampus.

D.ProblemsfacingAmericanandChinesestudents.

15.A.Sensible.B.Confident.C.Knowledgeable.D.Sensitive.

16.A.Itisthesocietythatcausesuniversitystudentstolackconfidence.

B.SomeAmericanuniversitystudentssellsomethingtomakemoney.

C.Manybusinessesignorestudents’abilitytoapplytheorytopractice.

D.Boththesocietyandyoungpeopleshouldtrytosolvetheproblems.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Atrainingcoach.B.Amarketsupervisor.

C.Aseniorpsychologist.D.Afinancialtrader.

18.A.Hecansaveonlivingexpenses.B.Heconsiderscookingcreative.

C.Hecanenjoyhealthierfood.D.Hefindsatake-awaytasteless.

19.A.Itcanbeapleasantthing.B.Itisfrustratingsometimes.

C.Ittakespatiencetomanage.D.Itishardtousecorrectly.

20.A.Themanhasgreatdifficultyinescapingthemarkets.

B.Themanseldomcaresaboutemotionalmanagement.

C.Themanconsidersstressinfinancialmarketunbeatable.

D.Themanoftengetsrelaxedbyexercisingintheevening.

II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:

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

HowtoBecomeaMorningPerson?

Youhavegrandambitions:

tostartabusiness,towriteabook.Butchancesareyouworklonghours,orhouseholdresponsibilitiesconsumeyourdays.Bythetimeyoufinishallyouhave

todo,youwillhavehadnoenergy21anythingyouwanttodobeyondturningontheTV.

Yetsomebusypeopledomaketimefortheirpriorities.Thesecretisgivingthemostattentionto22attheverybeginningofaday.Theygetupearlierthantheyhaveto.Morningbymorning,theymakeprogressonsomething23matters.

It’snotfuntoforceyourselfoutofbed,buttheseearlyhoursareoftenthebesttimetodothingsforyourself.Withalittleschedulereorganization,24（become）amorningpersonismoredoablethanyouthink.

Ifirstlearnedthatmornings25betransformationalyearsago,whenIwasstudyingabusylawyer’sschedule.Shewantedtospendmoretimewithherson,butshehadlittlecontroloverwhensheleftwork.Thisstateofaffairskepthersad26sherealizedsheandhersonwerebothearlyrisersandthemorningtimecouldbemadefulluseof.Afterthinkingitthrough,thelawyerdecidedtogetupevenearlier.Then,whentheboysteppedintothediningroom,she27（finish）preparingarichbreakfastsotheytwocouldenjoythemealtothefullesttogether.

Morningsarealsogreatforfocusedthinking.Getupanhourearlier,andyoucanknockoutyourmostimportanttaskoftheday.Oryoucansparesometimeforthosecreativedesires28（bury）deepinyourheartandhardtonurture.

Butmanywillargue:

I’mnotamorningperson!

Thefactisthattherearenotsomanytruenightowls.Whenmostpeopletakeanhonestlookat29they’respendingthehoursbeforebed,they’llfindtheyhavewastedmuchtimeontheTVprogramstheydon’tmean30（watch）.Also,theyoftenbrowsethroughphotosonsocialmediaofpeopletheydidn’tlikeinhighschoolanyway.

Abetterapproachistosleepearlier,riseearlierandturnunproductiveeveninghoursintoproductivemorninghours.

SectionB

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.necessity

B.threat

C.neighbouring

D.adjusted

E.unlikely

F.decline

G.cooperated

H.questions

I.profitable

J.imposing

K.gains

NewYorkandNewTax

AccordingtoaManhattanInstitutesurvey,morethanhalfofhigh-earningNewYorkersareworkingentirelyfromhomeand44%areconsideringleavingthecity.NedLamont,Connecticut’sgovernor,hassaid“theoldideaofthecommuter（通勤者）goingintoNewYorkCityfivedaysaweekmaybeoutdated.”Itdoesseem31thatthetensofthousandscommutingfromMr.Lamont’sstatewillcontinuetodoso.Theregion’sgovernorshave32welltogethertodealwiththepandemic（流行病）,butthefriendlinessmaysoon

endovertaxes.

Whenpeoplefrom33stateslikeNewJerseyandConnecticutcommutetoNewYorktoworkforaNewYork-basedemployer,theymustpayNewYorktaxontherelatedearnedincome.EventhosewhoworkfromhomemustpayNewYorktaxesunlesstheemployeeisworkingoutsideNewYorkby34.

Taxpayersandthosestatesarelookingcloselyatthisloophole（漏洞）.InDecember,ConnecticutandNewJerseyappliedtotheSupremeCourttoconsideracasewhich35astate’sauthoritytotaxnon-residents’incomewhiletheyareworkingremotely.Theythinkthisisdefinitelya（n）36tothecity’sfinances.“Firmshaveconsideredleavingthecitybefore,andemployeesaregraduallyacceptingtheidea.Theyhavebeenworkingremotelyforalmosttenmonthsandthey’ve37tothatidea.”

CompaniesarealsowatchingtheprogressionoftheBillionaireMarktoMarketTaxAct,whichwouldtreatcapital38frombillionaires’propertyastaxableincome.NewYork’sDemocraticgovernorsaidhewouldrejectanylaws39heavytaxesontherich,becauseitwoulddriveoutwealthy,mobileresidents.Itwouldnottaketoomanymovingtrucksforthecitytofeeltheeconomicloss,saysMichaelHendrix.A5%40ofNewYorkersmakingabout$10,000wouldresultinanannuallossof$933m—roughlytheamountdistributedtothecity’shealthdepartment.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Certainty:

Over-ratedandOver-rewarded

Typethewords“kindof’or“perhaps”intoanemailinMicrosoftOutlookandtheprogrammightwelltellyoutothinkagain.IftheAl-powered“MicrosoftEditor”judgesthatyouarenotsounding41enough,itwillsoongiveyouawordofwarning:

“Wordsexpressinguncertaintywill42yourimpact.”

Tome,thissuggestionpreciselyexpressessomethingwe’vegotwronginsociety.Weliveinaworldthat43thosewhospeakwithconfidence—evenwhenthatismisplaced—andgivesverylittleopportunitytoperformtothosewho44doubt.“Wetendtolistentothoseexpertswhotellusasimple,clearandconfidentstory.Why?

Becausethat’s45satisfying,”saysDanGardner,authorofFutureBabble,“That’ssaying‘letmesweepawaytheuncertaintyforyou’.”

Researchshowsthatthehumanbrainis“programmed”tohate46:

a2016studyfoundthatwhenvolunteersweregivenelectricshocks,theirstresslevelswerehighestwhentheyhadnoideawhethertheyweregoingtobegivenashock—highereventhansubjectswhoweretoldtheywould47getone.

Weshouldfirstknowthatwhileconfident-soundingexpertsmightbegivinguswhatour

brainsdesire,the48theyareprovidingisprobablyfalse.PsychologistPhilipTetlockdividedupforecastersinto“foxes”and“hedgehogs”.Foxesconsiderallsortsofdifferentapproachesandperspectives,andcombinethoseintodistinctcon