届崇明区高考英语二模.docx

1、届崇明区高考英语二模崇明区2018届第二次高考模拟考试试卷英 语 （考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions w

2、ill be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a train. B. In a theater. C. In a meeting room. D. In a booking office.2. A. $2.4. B. $4.8.

3、C. $7.2. D. $9.6.3. A. A waitress. B. A customer. C. A secretary. D. A saleswoman.4. A. The mans air-conditioner is broken. B. The man doesnt have air-conditioning. C. The summer has been unusually hot. D. The man hasnt been using his air-conditioner.5. A. Shes enjoying the music. B. The music doesn

4、t bother her. C. She would prefer different music. D. The music will keep her awake.6. A. She acted like a stranger today. B. She usually talks quietly. C. She didnt give the lesson today. D. She usually assigns homework.7. A. A job opportunity. B. A position as general manager.C. A travel experienc

5、e. D. A sales managers experiences.8. A. She has had her camera broken. B. She hasnt handed in her photo. C. She has been busy taking photos. D. She hasnt ordered a students card.9. A. He hasnt prepared well for his lecture. B. He wants the woman to postpone the lecture. C. He doesnt know anything a

6、bout engineering. D. He regularly gives lectures to high school students.10. A. Its more effective if priority is given to listening. B. Its less effective if reading comes before listening.C. Its more effective if listening is combined with reading.D. Its less effective if the learner checks the sa

7、me information.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read th

8、e four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To provide a protective space for giant pandas. B. To stop the loss of giant pandas natural habitats. C. To help China to imp

9、rove its economy on the whole. D. To protect the giant pandas in the proposed territory.12. A. About 300. B. Around 1864. C. More than 2,000. D. Less than 1564.13. A. The park first began to be constructed in January 2017. B. 1.5 billion yuan will be invested in the construction of the park. C. The

10、park will cover a bit more space than Yellowstone National Park. D. The place where the park is to be constructed is a poverty-stricken area.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Smart mirrors that make you look much smarter. B. Software apps that allow you to add images

11、to photos. C. Virtual mirrors that teach you to use camera functions. D. Special apps that help you see your image after try-on.15. A. They can make it easy for customers to make up. B. They can help stores avoid damage, loss and theft. C. They can teach users how to make smart products. D. They can

12、 improve the effect of products on customers.16. A. They promote both online and offline businesses. B. They have high requirements for mobile devices. C. They enable customers to interact with each other. D. They are quite similar to previous apps like Snapchat.Questions 17 through 20 are based on

13、the following conversation.17. A. Their great food and free drinks for lunch.B. The numerous benefits of drinking hot liquids. C. The way to get rid of unhealthy drinking habits. D. Their different perspectives on hot and cold drinks.18. A. By causing sweat. B. By increasing blood flow. C. By helpin

14、g ease pain. D. By emitting pleasant smells.19. A. It slows down blood flow. B. It makes one consume more. C. It helps one become slimmer. D. It is good for ones digestion.20. A. The man prefers hot drinks only on very cold days. B. The woman may change her habit of drinking cold liquids. C. The wom

15、an believes drinking cold water also helps relieve a cold. D. The man is trying losing weight by exercising and drinking hot water.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks

16、 with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Chinas Good Samaritan Law (见义勇为法) Takes EffectChinas Good Samaritan Law went into effect on October 1 to encourage people who are ready to help others. Under th

17、e law, people who voluntarily offer emergency assistance to those who are, or who they believe to be, injured, ill or in danger, will not have civil responsibility in the event of harm to the victims.The new law aims to ease the reluctance people feel toward helping strangers for fear of legal conse

18、quences if they make mistakes in treatment. It is a response to the phenomenon of people (21)_ (hesitate) to help fallen senior citizens due to concern that they might be blackmailed (讹诈) later.There has been no shortage of cases over the past decade (22)_ people hesitated to offer assistance to tho

19、se who are in need. And some good Samaritans have been blackmailed for charitable acts. In 2011, a two-year-old girl known as Xiao Yueyue was run over by two cars, and 18 people passed by (23)_ offering emergency help. The girl died after days of medical treatment. In 2014, a man from Guangdong Prov

20、ince aided a senior citizen, but (24)_ (accuse) of knocking him down. The man committed suicide when (25)_ (face) with demands for a large sum of money.These cases (26)_ (arouse) debate about morality and heroism in China in recent years. “If you dont provide help, you will blame yourself, but if yo

21、u do help, you are likely (27)_ (hurt) by the people you help. It is really a difficult choice,” one netizen said on Sina Weibo.(28)_ there had been calls for a national Good Samaritan law, only a few cities pushed ahead with such laws before the nationwide law came into effect.However, some experts

22、 are concerned (29)_ there could be some danger from a nationwide Good Samaritan Law. “Rescuers who know little about first aid could bring serious harm to people in critical conditions,” said Yang Lixin, a professor at the Renmin University of China. He hoped the government (30)_ introduce details

23、of the policy soon while encouraging people to voluntarily offer assistance.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. shockB. guessesC. secondaryD. t

24、racksE. detailedF. printedG. claimedH. prospectI. influentialJ. recognizedK. createdBob Dylan Wins a Nobel Prize in LiteratureBob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The productive musician is the first Nobel winner to have followed a career primarily as a singer-songwriter. Whats more

25、, hes also the first American to have won the prize in more than two decades. Not since novelist Toni Morrison won in 1993 has an American 31 the prize.Dylan earned the prize “for having 32 new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” according to the statement by the Swedish Ac

26、ademy, the committee that annually decides the winner of the Nobel Prize. The academys permanent secretary, Sara Danius, announced the news Thursday.The win comes as something of a(n) 33 . As usual, the Swedish Academy did not announce a shortlist of nominees (被提名者), leaving the betting markets to t

27、heir best 34 . And while Dylan has enjoyed favor as an outside shot for the award, the 35 that the musician would be the one to break the Americans long dry period was regarded as unlikelyespecially because he made his career mainly on the stage, not the 36 page.Yet few would argue Dylan has been an

28、ything but 37 , both in the U.S. and beyond its borders. The productive singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has produced dozens of albums. Dylan, who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941, “has the status of an idol (偶像),” the Swedish Academy wrote. “His influence on contemporary music is

29、 significant, and he is the object of a steady stream of 38 literature.”In an interview following the announcement, Danius 39 the Swedish Academys decision: “He is a great poet in the English-speaking tradition, and he is a wonderful samplera very original sampler,” Danius explained. “For 54 years n

30、ow he has been at it and reinventing himself, constantly creating a new identity.”And for his work, he has been 40 by critical community. Dylan has won Grammys, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Now, to the honors Dylan has added a Nobel.

31、III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 best fits the context.The Companies Doing the Most to Make Their Employees HappierFat paychecks, light workload

32、s, and endless vacation days dont necessarily add to happy employees. In fact, the happiest employees in the U.S. owe their happiness to first-rate employee motivations, sufficient benefits, career advancement programs, and great work-life balance. The companies that have been the most devoted to cultivating and advancing these things