届上海市浦东新区高三三模英语试题.docx

1、届上海市浦东新区高三三模英语试题2020届上海市浦东新区高三三模英语试题一、句子翻译1显然，他缺乏经验，无法胜任这份工作。 (lack) 2遍布我们城市各个角落的便利店满足了人们适应快节奏生活的需要。(adapt) 3现在越来越多的野生动物正面临着灭绝的威胁，所以是我们要采取措施保护他们时候了。(time) 4只有队员之间加强配合并全力以赴，我校篮球队才能在决赛中战胜对手赢得冠军。(Only) 二、完形填空If youre going to be a straight talker, you have to believe that its a virtue, that its an attr

2、ibute you want associated with yourself.If you have an opinion and you just 5_it, it allows the other person to either try to change your opinion, to agree with you, or to agree to6_-they have an action they can take. If you are quiet, people think you agree. How can you then7_the conversation when

3、youre at different points and its not really exposed? Agreeing is easy. Disagreeing takes more 8_.Several years back, when I was CEO at Autodesk(欧特克，美国电脑软件公司), there was a senior-level woman who was very smart and well spoken, but she didnt wear 9_clothes. It was 10_ and she was not being taken seri

4、ously. I said to her manager, who was male, “You need to tell her.” He said, “Oh, no way.”So I called her in and 11_stated what I thought was happening. I told her, “Youre not getting the respect you12_.” I said, “Go to Nordstroms(诺德斯特龙,美国高档连锁百货店) and get a13_shopper. Just say, “Im a senior business

5、person and need help dressing like one.” She came back, and honest to God, it was a different person. She said she felt really good. And her currency went way up.Early in my business career, if people asked me a question, Id try to answer it honestly. And that was14_. I had managers who wanted me ar

6、ound because I would actually tell them what was happening.I was raised by my grandma, and she was a pretty15_ talker because she thought you could16_ it. My advice is, 17_ your toe in. If youre honest and truthful, what is somebody going to say, that youre 18_because you believe something?Being hon

7、est and 19_is part of being a good friend, a good associate, and a good leader. Its also why I know I could never be a politician.5Aexplain Bexclaim Cclaim Dstate6Afavour Bapprove Cdisagree Ddoubt7Acontinue Bfurther Cchange Dstop8Aefforts Btrouble Ctime Dcourage9Aappropriate Bsmart Cformal Duniform1

8、0Aignored Bdistracting Cdisappointing Ddisapproving11Arightly Btimidly Ccautiously Dfrankly12Ademand Brequire Cexpect Ddeserve13Apersonal Bcatalog Cfellow Dsecret14Arewarded Bawarded Cpaid Dresponded15Adirect Bstraight Creasoning Dcreative16Agrant Brecognize Chandle Dacknowledge17Acast Bdrop Cremove

9、 Ddip18Afrank Bgenerous Cmodest Dstupid19Acompetent Bdisciplined Ctruthful Daggressive三、阅读理解According to the ancient Greek mythology, King Midas might be one of the worlds earliest alchemist, who was granted by the god Dionysus the magic power to turn anything he touched into gold. Unfortunately, th

10、e king soon realized that this ability was more of a curse than of a gift as he had to suffer the loss of many of lifes real pleasures, including the taste of good food and the embrace of his beloved daughter.While the story of the greedy Midas is meant to warn against becoming a slave to ones desir

11、es, it also reflects our human greed for gold. This extremely attractive metal has captivated humans over thousands of years, ever since the days of the ancient Egyptians, and has been the basis of currency for many civilizations over centuries.Today gold remains the foundation of the luxury jewelle

12、ry industry and, in recent years, has become one of the most prominent materials in the production of our latest necessity - modern electronics. Gold is used to make many of the devices we love, such as cellphones, tablets and laptops. This is due to its highly efficient electrical properties and it

13、s resistance to corrosion, which are unmatched by any other metal. But the manufacturing of just 40 mobile phones requires approximately one gram of gold, which corresponds to nearly a ton of mined ore. Given the persistent rise in electronics production, and the limited and decreasing supply of gol

14、d, how will we maintain the supply of this precious material for many years to come?One solution might be found in the recycling of electronic waste, a process often referred to as urban mining. Given that a metric tonne of recycled laptop circuit boards can have between 40 and 800 times more gold t

15、han found in a metric tonne of ore, it seems unreasonable to redeposit the precious metal into the earth via landfills. Despite this, and the fact that urban mining is growing more cost-effective by the day, only 20 per cent of all electronic waste is currently recycled. In 2017, the Global E-Waste

16、Monitor projected that the amount of electronic waste generated by the end of 2021 would reach 52.2 million metric tonnes.It is estimated that the value of the gold in our garbage exceeds 10 billion ($11.2 billion). On top of that, the many other precious metals in the garbage, such as silver, coppe

17、r and platinum, add even more value to our waste. Therefore, given its economic and technological importance, it is time to consider whether other sources of gold, which are not yet decidedly possible to access, can also be exploited in the future.While King Midas might have appealed to the gods for

18、 an easy solution to acquire gold, modern alchemists use the latest technology to achieve ancient dreams. It is these qualities that might eventually lead to environmentally mindful and energy-efficient technologies for extracting gold from incredible places.20The underlined word “captivated” in par

19、agraph two can be best replaced by .Acultivated Bjailed Csatisfied Dtempted21Which of the following is NOT one of the many uses of gold in history and modern time?Aaiding the business of waste recycling industry.Bbeing used in manufacturing jewellery.Cconstituting an essential part of electronic dev

20、ices.Dforming the basis of currency.22According to paragraph four, what is the purpose of “urban mining”？ATo save more laptop circuit from being wasted.BTo deposit more precious gold.CTo preserve gold for future use.DTo make a profit by recycling life garbage.23The author uses the story of “King Mid

21、as” to .Aanalyze the loss caused by electronic wasteBillustrate the magic power of urban miningCinterest the readers with the rich history of ancient GreeceDwarn the world against becoming slaves to material gainsKeep learning, wherever you areStay connectedIs coronavirus affecting your education or

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28、lity to pursue their own interests.BLearners can access high-quality learning at FutureLearn.CFutureLearn aims to totally change access to education.DThis website aims to recruit new users for FutureLearn.Many employees must be tempted to query on a daily basis when they see their bosses headed down

29、 the wrong track. But caution, for fear of appearing insubordinate or foolish and thus possibly at risk of losing their jobs, often leads workers to keep silent.A culture of silence can be dangerous, argues a new book, “The Fearless Organization”, by Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business Sc

30、hool. Some of her examples are from the airline industry. One was its deadliest accident: a crash between Boeing 747s in the Canary Islands in 1977 when a co-pilot felt unable to query his captains decision to take off based on a misunderstanding of instructions from air-traffic control.The risks ma

31、y be lower than life or death in most organizations, but companies also suffer when people keep silent, Ms Edmondson believes. Volkswagen was caught up in a scandal(丑闻) over diesel(柴油)emissions from 2015. The engines of its diesel models did not meet American emissions standards and engineers devised a system to fool the regulators. Ms Edmondson says the companys culture had been one based on threaten and fear; Ferdinand Pich, its longtime boss, boasted of telling engineers they had six weeks to improve the bodywork fitting on pain of dismissal. In th