上海市浦东新区届高三下学期教学质量检测二模英语精校Word版含答案.docx

1、上海市浦东新区届高三下学期教学质量检测二模英语精校Word版含答案I. Listening ComprehensionSection A 10分II. Grammar and vocabularySection A10分Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper f

2、orm of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into the London Zoo that a wild puma 21(spot) forty miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began

3、 to accumulate, experts decided to investigate. The hunt 22 the puma began in a small village where a woman 23 (pick) blackberries saw “a large cat” only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being 24 it is corner

4、ed. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at 25 place twenty miles away in the evening. 26 it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Several people complained of cat-like noises at night and a businessman on

5、 a 27(fish) trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, 28 where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one 29 have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hu

6、nt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing 30 (think) a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. Section B10分Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word m

7、ore than you need. A. network B. specify C. traditionally D. ingredientE. uneasy F. additional G. culturally H. blockI. determine J. requirement K. criticalA multicultural person is someone who is deeply convinced that all cultures are equally good, enjoys learning the rich variety of cultures in th

8、e world, and most likely has been exposed to more than one culture in his or her lifetime. You cannot motivate anyone, especially someone of another culture, until that person has accepted you. A multilingual salesperson can explain the advantages of a product in other languages, but a multicultural

9、 salesperson can motivate foreigners to buy it. Thats a(an) 31difference. No one likes foreigners who are arrogant(自大的) about their own culture. The trouble is most people are arrogantly monocultural without being aware of it and even those who are cant hide it. Foreigners sense monocultural arrogan

10、ce at once and set up their own cultural barriers, which may effectively 32 any attempt by the monocultural person to motivate them.Multiculturalism is a(an) 33 that has been neglected too often in hiring managers for international positions. Even if your company is not a multinational one, chances

11、are youre in touch with foreign customers or manufacturers Do you have the right employee to buildup the 34?For 20-odd years, Ive run an executive-search firm from Brussels. When clients ask us to find the right person for a new pan-European sales or management position, I start by asking them to 35

12、 the qualifications their ideal candidate would have. Most often they list the same qualities they would want for a domestic position, but with the 36 requirement that the new manager be fluent enough in English, German and French to cope with faxes and email. It sometimes takes me hours to persuade

13、 clients that the linguistic (语言的)abilities they see as crucial are not enough. Of course, its far more difficult to 37 candidates multiculturalism than it is to check their language skillsbut its also a far more important 38 to success. I remember a company that asked me to check out a salesman the

14、y were planning to send to Mexico. Hed studied Spanish, and had grown up in New York Citythe most 39 diverse place in America. But when I interviewed him, he turned out to have no concept of the great pride Mexicans took in their culture, and moreover he was 40 about Mexican restaurants and markets

15、being dirty and unsafe. I rejected him just as Mexican buyers would have if hed been selected for the job. III. Reading ComprehensionSection A15分Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that b

16、est fits the context. Hailing from Sweden, “plogging” is a fitness craze that sees participants pick up plastic litter while jogging adding a virtuous, environmentally driven element to the sport. Plogging appears to have started around 2016, but is now going global, due to increasing awareness and

17、41 over plastic levels in the ocean. The appeal of plogging is its 42all you need is running gear and a bin bag, and the feeling of getting fit while supporting a good cause. By adding regular squats(蹲) to pick up junk and carrying 43 to jogging. we can assume the health benefits are increased. Runn

18、ing and good causes have always gone 44 just think of all the fundraising marathon runners do. But there couldnt be a more on-trend way of keeping fit than plogging. Anything thats getting people out in nature and connecting 45 with their I environment is a good thing, says Lizzie Carr, an environme

19、ntalist who helped set up Plastic Patrol, a nationwide campaign to 46 our inland waterways of plastic pollution. Theres been a real 47 in the public mindset around plastics, helped by things like Blue Planet highlighting how disastrous the crisis is,” she says.We need to keep momentum high and the p

20、ressure up, and empower people through 48 like plogging and Plastic Patrol.The plastic Patrol app allows users to 49 plastic anywhere in the world by collecting discarded items, photographing them and 50 to the app, giving us a better knowledge of what sorts of plastic and which brands are being thr

21、own out. “Id urge all ploggers to get involved,” adds Carr.Plogging isnt the first fitness trend to combine running with a good cause, Here are some of our favourites:Good GymIts idea is simple: go for a run, visit an elderly person, have a chat and some tea, and run back. 51 among the elderly is a

22、growing problem in the UK. With over 10,000 runs so far, 52, Good Gym is finding a solution.Guide Running Guide runners volunteer their time to helping blind people get 53. By linking themselves together, the 54 impaired individual can feel safe while both work of a sweat. 55 for the HomelessStart-u

23、p Stuart Delivery and the Church Housing Trust collaborated last year in bringing clothing and healthy food to the homeless. Deliveries are mostly made by bike, so those who deliver keep fit while helping rough sleepers(无家可归者).41. A. satisfaction B. hesitation C. fear D. control42. A. complexity B.

24、simplicity C. instrument D. expense43. A. substance B. responsibility C. value D. weight44. A. one on one B. head to toe C. hand in hand D. on and off45. A. positively B. neutrally C. objectively D. fairly46. A. accuse B. rid C. assure D. rob47. A. shift B. interest C. aid D. delight48. A. motives B

25、. performances C. exercises D. initiatives49. A. eliminate B. map C. seek D. degrade50. A. leading B. devoting C. ending D. uploading51. A. Disappointment B. Tiredness C. Sickness D. Loneliness52. A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. instead53. A. excited B. ready C. active D. smart 54. A. visuall

26、y B. audibly C. visibly D. sensibly55. A. Running B. Plogging C. Driving D. CyclingSection B22 分Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fit

27、s best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)In 1982, I had responsibility for Stephen Hawkings third academic book for the Press, Superspace and Supergravity. This was a messy collection of papers from a technical workshop on how to devise a new theory of gravity.

28、 While that book was in production, I suggested he try something easier: a popular book about the nature of the Universe, suitable for the general market. Stephen hesitated over my suggestion. He already had an international reputation as a brilliant theoretical physicist working on rotating black h

29、oles and theories of gravity. And he had concerns about financial matters: importantly, it was impossible for him to obtain any form of life insurance to protect his family in the event of his death or becoming totally dependent on nursing care. So, he took precious time out from his research to pre

30、pare the rough draft of a book. At the time, several bestselling physics authors had already published non-technical books on the early Universe and black holes. Stephen decided to write a more personal approach, by explaining his own research in cosmology and quantum theory. One afternoon, in the 1

31、980s, he invited me to take a look at the first draft, but first he wanted to discuss cash. He told me he had spent considerable time away from his research, and that he expected advances and royalties (定金和版税) to be large. When I pressed him on the market that he foresaw, he insisted that it be on s

32、ale, up front, at all airport bookshops in the UK and the US. I told that was a tough call for a university press. Then I thumbed the typescript. To my dismay, the text was far too technical for a general reader. A few weeks later he showed me a revision, much improved. Eventually, he decided to place it with a mass market publisher rather than a university press. Bantam published A Brief History of Time in March 1988. Sales took off like a rocket, and it ranked as a bestseller for at least five years. The books impact on the popu