上海市黄浦学校高三英语二模试题及答案.docx

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上海市黄浦学校高三英语二模试题及答案

2020年上海市黄浦学校高三英语二模试题及答案

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Thisisalistofplacestospendthe2020Olympicsifyouaren'tgoingtoJapan.

Australia

ThefactthatthesummerOlympicsfallduringAustralia'swinterseasonisworthkeepinginmindfortworeasons:

itmakestravelingtherecheaper,andit'sstillnottoocold.AsfarastheOlympicsareconcerned,therewillbenoshortageofopportunitiestowatchtheGamesinbetweenyourvariousexplorationsofthecountryanditslimitlessactivities.

Thailand

Thailandisabreathtakingplace10spendsometimeduringanysummer,andprovidesaperfectsettingforOlympieviewing:

Youcangoscubadivingonemorningbeforewatchingsportsallafternoon,orsimplyduckoutforworld-famousstreetfoodinbetweenevents.ButThaisportsfansmayalsobetakingextrainterestintheOlympicsthesedays.

UnitedStates

TheU.S.islikelytobeasinterestedintheOlympicsasanyothernation,giveniscollectionofathleteswhowillbetakingcenterstage.Youcanrestassureditwon'tbedifficulttowatchtheGamesnomatterwhereyou'revisitingspecifically.Thisleavesyouwithallsortsoffunoptions.YoucanvisitaluxuryskiresorttownlikeAspen,whichturnsintoagorgeoushikingdestinationinthesummer.

GreatBritain

NotunliketheU,s.Britainwillmakeforafunplacetospendthe2020Olympicsbecausethere'sagreatdealofnationalinterestinanumberofdifferentsports,andthelocalathletesareexpectedtobecompetitive.SummercanalsobeagoodtimetobeinBritainingeneral,"withlymildtemperaturesallowingforfullexplorationofthecountry.ThatmeansyoucanstayinthebeautifulLakeDistrictifyoulike,hikingorkayakingwhenyou'renotwatchingtheGames.

1.WhatisspecialaboutAustraliaasadestinationinanOlympicsummer?

A.Itsseason.B.Itsactivities.

C.Itssports.D.Itsscenery,

2.Whichcountrycanyougotoifyouareastreetfoodlover?

A.Australia.B.Thailand.

C.UnitedStates.D.GreatBritain.

3.WhatdotheU.S.andBritainhaveincommonasfunplacestospendthe2020Olympics?

A.Theybothhaveapleasanttemperature.B.TheyarebothinterestedintheGames.

CTheybothownlotsofsportscenters.D.TheyarebothEnglish-speakingcountries.

B

TheCOVID-19vaccination（接种疫苗）rateintheUShasfallentonewlowsinrecentweeks,threateningPresidentJoeBiden’sgoalofhaving70percentofAmericanadultswithatleastoneshotbyJuly4.

WithjustlessthanonemonthfromJuly4,thecurrentvaccinationratewillputtheUSatsomewherebetween67percentand68percentoftheadultpopulationwithatleastonedose（剂量）byIndependenceDay.Toreach70percentbyJuly4,around1.6percentofthepopulationneedstogettheirfirstdoseperweekfromnowuntilJuly4.

TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDC）reportedlastweekthat63percentofadultshadreceivedtheirfirstdoseofaCOVID-19vaccine.Thatwasupslightlyfrom62percentfromthereportaweekbefore.Theadditional1percentofadultscompletingtheirfirstdoseisthelowestsincetheCDCstartedtrackingthevaccinationrateinmid-February.

Onaverage,fewerthan1millionshotsaregivenoutperday,adeclineofmorethantwo-thirdsfromthepeakof3.4millioninApril,TheWashingtonPostreported.InSouthCarolina,about71,000residentsgotashotintheweekleadinguptoJune3,comparedtoahighofnearly300,000inoneweekinearlyApril,accordingtodatafromtheCDC.

TheslowdownismoreprominentacrosstheSouthandMidwest.Twelvestateshaveseenvaccinationsfallto15dailyshotsper10,000residents.LessthanaquarterofblackAmericanshadreceivedtheirfirstCOVID-19shotasofJune7.

JamesHildreth,CEOofMeharryMedicalCollege,toldPolitico,“Weneedtomakeastrongerefforttobringthevaccinetothecommunities,ratherthanrelyingonthecommunitiestocometovaccinationcenters.”

Thesharpdeclineinvaccinationbeganinmid-AprilwhenfederalofficialstemporarilystoppedtheuseoftheJohnson＆Johnsonvaccinewhiletheyinvestigatedrareblood-clotting（凝血）reactions.

The“low-hangingfruit—thosepeoplewholywanttogetvaccinatedwithoutyoutellingthemanything”havealreadybeenvaccinated,whichhasledtotheslowdown,DrAnthonyFauci,directoroftheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases,saidonaWhiteHouse-organizedcallwithcommunityleaderslastweek,accordingtothePost.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.DrAnthonyFauciisinchargeoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

B.InSouthCarolina,about300,000residentsgotashotintheweekleadinguptoJune3

C.Inmid-AprilfederalofficialstemporarilysuspendedtheJohnson＆Johnsonvaccine.

D.LessthanonefourthofAmericanshadreceivedtheirfirstCOVID-19shotbyJune7.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“prominent”inPara.5?

A.Meaningful.B.Obvious.C.Inspiring.D.Complex.

6.HowcanAmericaincreasetheCOVID-19vaccinationrateaccordingtoJamesHildreth?

A.Bygivingthevaccineshotatthecommunities.

B.Byofferingthevaccinetothepublicforfree.

C.Byfrequentlyinformingthepublicofthevaccine.

D.Byurgingthecommunitiestocometovaccinationcenters.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Bidenwishestohave70%ofadultswithoneshotbyJuly4

B.CDChasbeentrackingthevaccinationratesincemid-February

C.SomeAmericansneedtogetvaccinatedwithouttellingthemto

D.Biden’sJuly4thvaccinegoalmaybemissed

C

Everwonderedifdogscanlearnnewwords?

Yes,sayresearchersastheyhavefoundthattalenteddogsmayhavetheabilitytograspnewwordsafterhearingthemonlyfourtimes.

Whilepreviousevidenceseemstoshowthatmostdogsdonotlearnwords,unlesseventuallyverywelltrained,afewindividualshaveshownsomeextraordinaryabilities,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScientificReports.

“Wewantedtoknowunderwhichconditionsthegifteddogsmaylearnnovelwords”saidresearcherxuekwClaudiaFugazzafromtheEötvösLorándUniversityinHungary.Forthestudy,theteaminvolvedtwogifteddogs,WhiskyandVickyNina.Theteamexposedthedogstothenewwordsintwodifferentconditions.

Intheexclusion-basedtask,presentedwithsevenknowntoysandonenewtoy,thedogswereabletoselectthenewtoywhenpresentedwithanewname.Researcherssaythisprovesthatdogscanchoosebyexclusionwhenfacedwithanewword,theyselectedtheonlytoywhichdidnothaveaknownname.

However,thiswasnotthewaytheywouldlearnthenameofthetoy.Infact,whentheywerepresentedwithonemoreequallynewnametotesttheirabilitytorecognizethetoybyitsname,thedogsgottotallyconfusedandfailed.

Theothercondition,thesocialone,wherethedogsplayedwiththeirownerswhopronouncedthenameofthetoywhileplayingwiththedog,provedtobethesuccessfulwaytolearnthenameofthetoy,evenafterhearingitonly4times.“Therapidlearningthatweobservedseemstoequalchildren’sabilitytolearnmanynewwordsatafastratearoundtheageof18months,”Fugazzasays.“Butwedonotknowwhetherthelearningmechanisms（机制）behindthislearningarethesameforhumansanddogs.”

Totestwhethermostdogswouldlearnwordsthisway,20otherdogsweretestedinthesamecondition,butnoneofthemshowedanyevidenceoflearningthetoynames,confirmingthattheabilitytolearnwordsrapidlyintheabsenceofformaltrainingisveryrareandisonlypresentinafewgifteddogs.

8.WhatwasthepurposeofthestudypublishedinScientificReports?

A.Tobettertraindogs’abilitytolearnnewwords.

B.Tofurtherconfirmpreviousevidenceaboutdogs.

C.Toproveextraordinarymemoryabilitiesofgifteddogs.

D.Toexplorefavorableconditionsforgifteddogs’new-wordlearning.

9.Howdidthedogsreactwhenexposedtotwonewnamesinthefirstcondition?

A.Slowtounderstand.B.Quicktolearn.C.Ataloss.D.Inapanic.

10.Whatwasfoundaboutdogs’new-wordlearninginthesocialcondition?

A.Learningthroughplayingappliedtomostdogs.

B.Thesocialconditionhelpeddogslearnnewwords.

CDogs’new-wordlearningturnedouttobelesseffective.

D.Dogssharedsimilarlearningmechanismswithchildren.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GiftedDogsCanLearnNewWordsRapidly.

B.DogsIdentifyNewly-namedToysbyExclusion.

C.DogsCanAcquireVocabularythroughTonsofTraining.

D.GiftedDogsHaveSimilarLearningAbilitiestoHumans.

D

Somedaysoonanemoji（表情符号）mightreallysavelives.

HiroyukiKomatsuisaGoogleengineerwhosuggestedaddingaseriesofnewemojistothestandardemojilibrary.Itcouldhelpthosewithfoodallergies（过敏）understandwhattheyareeatinganywhereintheworld.Emojisshouldcovercharactersrepresentingmajorfoodcausingallergies.Theymakepeopleunderstandwhatareusedinfoodseveninforeigncountriesandsafelyselectmeals.

EmojisareuniversalbecausetheyarechosenanddevelopedbytheUnicodeConsortium,anon-profitcompanythatoversees,developsandmaintainshowtextisrepresented.Thisisinregardstoallsoftwareproductsandstandards.It'sthankstotheUnicodeStandardthatwhenyoutextafriendsixpizzaemojis,they’llseethosesixpizzapiecesontheirphone.ThisistrueregardlessofwhethertheyuseaniPhoneoranAndroid.

Becauseemojisareeverywhereandvisual（视觉的）,theycouldbehelpfulforrestaurantsandfoodpackagingdesigners.Theycancommunicatewhetheraproductismadewithcommoncausing-allergyfood.ButasKomatsu’sadviceargues,manyofthemostcommoncausing-allergyfoodsaremissingorpoorly