上海市高考英语模拟信息卷及答案二Word下载.docx

1、1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2. 考生作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，在本试题卷上做答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHumanity has begun wrestling with the dangers of globalthreats such as climate change. But

2、fewauthorities are planning for catastrophic solar storms-huge eruptions of massand energy from the sun that destroy Earths magnetic field. In a recent paper,two Harvard University scientists estimate the potential economic damage fromsuch an event will increase in the future and could equal the cur

3、rent U.S.GDP-about $20 trillion-150years from now.This kind of storm hashappened before. The so-called Carrington Event in 1859, the most intensemagnetic storm ever recorded on Earth, caused auroras （极光）in the atmosphere and even delivered electric shocks totelegraph operators. But a Carrington-scal

4、e storm today would cause far moreharm because society now depends so heavily on electrical power grids,communications satellites and GPS.In an effort to quantify thatthreat, astrophysicists Abraham Loeb and Manasvi Lingam of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics developed a mathematical m

5、odel that assumessocietys vulnerability （脆弱性）to solar stormswill grow with technological advances. Under this model, during the next 50yearsthepotential for economic damage will depend primarily on the rising odds of astrong solar storm over time. Beyond 50 years our vulnerability will increasedrama

6、tically with technological progress until the latter levels off.Some scientists question themodelspredictions. “Estimating the economic impact is challenging now, let alone inover a century,” says Edward Oughton, a research associate at the University ofCambridges Center for Risk Studies. Yet he war

7、ns that uncertainty should notstop us from practical preparations, such as making power grids stronger andimproving early-warning systems.Loeb and Lingam think up amuch wider strategy: a $100-billion magnetic deflector shield （导流板）, positioned between Earth and the sun. This ideaseems “pretty prepos

8、terous,” however, given that solar particles arrive atEarth from all directions, says Daniel Baker, director of the Laboratory forAtmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder.A better understanding of“space weather”-the changing condition in Earths outer space environment,incl

9、uding solar radiation and particles-could help find the best strategies forconfronting a dangerous solar storm, says Stracey Worman, a senior analyst atconsulting firm Abt Associates. “This is a challenging but important question,”Worman says, “that we need more eyes on.”21. According toEdward Ought

10、on, which of the following about solar storms is right?A. They will become much stronger in 150 years.B. Technology makes their potential damage grow.C. Its difficult to predict their possible economicdamage.D. Space weather forecast can effectively help dealwith them.22.The underlined word “prepost

11、erous” inParagraph 5 means .A. unreasonable B. practical C.innovative D.inflexible23. The author writesthe passage mainly to .A. report the damage of solar stormsB. remind people to guard against solar stormsC. introduce the characteristics of solar stormsD. analyze the possible cause of solar storm

12、s B I believe in getting lost. Lost in the text of the novel that is particular to your thoughts and feelings that you consider special. The song that reminds you of your childhood summers, where you close your eyes and lose yourself reliving a memory; feeling the warm wind brushing against your arm

13、, the smell of the dusty sand that you stir up as you ride your bicycle, murmuring the tune of that song. Like the unprepared Sunday Drive, with no destination. Youre free to wander, take paths that youve never noticed, discover places you havent been. Then falling off on the path to lead you back h

14、ome, leaving you to test directions and alertly absorb your surroundings in order to find your way back; that kind of lost. I get lost daily, whether its in thought, or the unplanned drive I just decided to go on. Getting lost is an adventurous learning experience that trains you how to be more awar

15、e of your surroundings. A few of my most favorite memories involve physically getting lost. That one late night trip back to Ludington from Grand Rapids I took with a few friends. We finally realized we were going the wrong way when we hit South Haven, almost three hours out of our way. There was al

16、so the time where I got lost in the De Vos Place in Grand Rapids after the Presidents Ball and then the parking garage for a solid two hours. I felt like my life was that one scene of an American television situation comedy, minus the air conditioner. At the time, these are nervous experiences that get your anxiety pumping. Youre fearful that you wont be safe, but it a