2020届上海市宝山区高三二模英语试卷(含听力mp3)含答案

D.Becauseitoftenmakesusconfusedwhenused.宝山区2019学年第二学期期中高三年级英语学科教学质量监测试卷（本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟）ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Avisaofficer.B.Aninterviewer.2.A.Inafactory.B.Atanairport.3.A.Sheenjoystravelingthissummervacation.B.ShehadanunpleasantexperienceinSydney.C.Sheisconsideringwhethertotravelabroad.D.Shespeakshighlyofherexperiencelastyear.4.A.Waittilltheendoftheyear.C.Takepublictransportation.5.A.Agift.B.Atrip.6.A.Themanissaidtobeavegetarian.C.ThemanhasgotusedtoAmericanfood.7.A.Doubtful.B.Upset.8.A.Managerandsecretary.C.Employerandemployee.C.Astudent.D.Amanager.C.Inapostoffice.D.Inacafe.B.Walktohisworkplace.D.Buythecarrightnow.C.Ajob.D.Avisit.B.ThemandislikesAmericanfood.D.ThemanisillbecauseofAmericanfood.C.Disappointed.D.Annoyed.B.Doctorandpatient.D.Teacherandstudent.A.Shewillprobablygotoseeadoctorrightaway.Shehasrefusedtotakemedicineforherthroat.She'dbetteravoidspeakingeveninalowvoice.Shecan'tmakeherselfunderstoodwhenwhispering.A.Thewomandoesn'tliketodrinkcoffeeinanycase.Thewomandrinkscoffeejusttoprepareforfinals.Themandoesn'tdrinkcoffeewhenmeetingpeople.Themandrinkscoffeewhenmakingmoreproducts.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Question11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Becauseamonthlyfeehastobepaid.Becauseitgoeswrongonhot,sunnydays.Becauseit'shardandexpensivetoinbstealled.A.It'sadreamthatwillcometruesoonerorlater.It'sanewandgoodwaytotrackyourvehicle.It'saregulardevicethatworkswithasmartphone.It'satrackingdevicethatcishangingourlifegreatly.A.Efficientbutexpensive.B.Innovativebuttime-consuming.C.Freebuthardtoinstall.D.Smallbutuser-friendly.Question14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.3%.B.15%.C.About18%.D.Over30%.A.Britishseniormanagers.Patientsinmentalhospital.C.Primeministers.Americanpresidents.A.Factorsofaffectingpeople'ssuccess.Importanceofkeepingemotionalhealth.Encouragingchildrentohaveambitions.D.Relationshipsbetweenhardshipandsuccess.Question17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Becausehethoughtsmokingwoulddogoodtohisheart.Becausehedidn'tbelievesmokingwouldbethatharmful.Becausehethoughtsmokingcouldhelphimfeelrelaxed.Becausehebelievedsmokingcouldmakehimfeelexcited.A.Airpollution.B.Smoke.Secondhandsmoke.D.Thirdhandsmoke.A.Becausethegovernmenthasn'ttakenanyeffectivemeasurestostopsmoking.Becauseeachyearmanychildren'sdeathisconnectedwithsecondhandsmoke.Becausesmokingandsecondhandsmokedomoreharmtochildrenthanadults.Becausethegovernmenthaspassedtherelevantlawtopreventfromsmoking.A.Thesmelloftobaccosmokeleftonthingssuchasclothes,furnitureandsoon.Thetobaccosmokeaccidentallycausedbythethirdpersonwhosmokesnearby.Thepoisonouschemicalsreleasedfromthingslikeclothes,furnitureandsoon.Thepoisonouschemicalsfromtobaccosmokeleftonthingslikeclothesetc.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Asentrepreneurs(创业者),wehadavision,werealizedit,andnowwe(21)(run)ourowncompanies.Butthedreamcandamageour-life“bawlaonrcke.”Whenthesuccessofthecompanyrestsonyourshoulders,you'vealwaysgotanexcusetoput(22)elseonhold.WhatI'lveearned(23)(face)thedemandsofastart-upcompanyandayoungfamilyoverthepastcoupleofdecadesisthatsometimesthebestwaytosolvethework-lifebalanceproblemistothinksmall.Makeahandfuloflifestylecorrections(24),individually,maynotsoundallthatexciting,buttakentogether,canpreventyoufromgettingtootired.Here'smylistoflifehacksthatwillhelppreventexhaustion:?WorkfromhomeonedayaweekFewthingsgiveyouamoregrounded,in-controlfeelingthangettingthingsdoneinyourownspaceandatyourownpace.Insteadofleavingtheoffice(25)(clear)myheadoveraStarbuckscoffee,Icanfoldthelaundry,andcutbackoneveninghousework.Nottomention,workinginpajamasisoneoflife'(2s6)(underestimate)pleasures.?PencilintimeforexerciseItreallybotheredme(27)withthedemandsofcompanyandfamily,mytennisgamewasgoingdownthedrain.Thatmaysoundunimportant,butitwasn'ttome,(28)itwasameaningfulpartofmylifeoutsideofwork.Togetsomebalancebackinmylife.Irearrangedmyschedule.Twomorningsaweek,Iwokeupanhour(29)(early)toworkoutwithatenniscoach.Ifsportsaren'tyourthing,tryyogaorthathobbythatyoualwayslovedbutletgoofafterstartingyourbusiness.?Learnsomethingnew,outsidetheofficeItcanbedrainingtoalwaysbethepersonwho'supposedtohavetheanswersasabusinessleader.Itsu'rpsrisinglyliberatingtobeontheotherside,(30)(absorb)knowledgewithoutthepressuretoperformortoalwaysberight.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassageblow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisoneorewordthanyouneed.A.wanderedB.wonderingC.benefitsD.breakthroughE.potentiallyF.playingG.checkedH.unfamiliarI.negativeJ.typicallyK.possibilitiesWhileIwasjumpingrope,myphonetookafalltothehardwoodfloorwhichcreatedmultiplecracksonmyscreen.However,themusickept31,soallaswell-orsoIthought.Thirtyminuteslater,Icouldseeonlyone-tenthofmyscreenwhiletherestwaspitch-black.Thenextmorning,Idecidednottogotothephonestorefor24hours,Ifelta(n)32senseofcalmthatday,whichledtomynotgoingforoneweek.Oneweekendedupbecoming60dayswithoutmysmartphone.Herearethree33Inoticedandwhyyoumaywanttoconsiderasmartphonedetox(戒除期)yourself.·You'lblecomeboredWhileinlineataStarbucks,Inoticedhoweveryindividualhadtheirheaddown,eyesfixedontheirsmartphone.Withnothingtodistractmyselfwithduringthewaitingperiod,Ibecamebored,andmymind34throughallsortsoftopics.Boredomis35somethingweavoidatallcosts.However,boredomistheperfectwaytomakea(n)36onabusinessideaorproject.Whenyouenterastateofboredom,youallowyourmindtorelaxandescapefromtherealitiesoftodaytotheinfinite37oftomorrow.·You'llbeabletodramaticallyreduceyourhours“work”Astudyfoundthatadultsages18to3338theirsmartphones85timesaday,oronceevery10minutes.AsIlearnedduringmyexperiment,placingsomedistancebetweenmyselfandmydevicehelpedmefallintodeepworkmoreeasily.Bynothavingmysmartphone,mydistractiontimewentdownandthusmyhoursofworkwerespentmoreefficientlyandeffectively.Onnumerousoccasions,Ifoundmyself39whattodowiththeafternoonsinceIhadalreadycompletedmyhigh-impacttasksfortheday.·Yourmentalwell-beingwillreceiveaboost（提高）Obviously,withoutacellphone,Iexperiencedalackof40newsandcomments.Whilethathelpedcauseadramaticboostinmymentalwell-being,thebiggestreasonforitwastrulyconnectingtopeople.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillinneachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Asachild,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Ifyouwerelikemostchildren,youprobablyletyourimaginationrun41.Maybeyoudreamedofflyingintospaceorbeingafamouschef.Thenperhapsovertheyears,yourdreamsbecamemore42.Oryoumighthavegivenuponsomealtogether.Ifthat'sthecase,thentoday'sthedayforyou.January13thisMakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay.Ifyou'veb4e3enfulfillingyourdreams,thisisthedaytomakeafreshstart.It'imsportanttodreambecausedreamscangiveusthe44tosucceedinlife.Dreamsinspireandmotivateus.Thegreatthingaboutdreamsisthatthere'nos45toaccomplishthemrightaway.Theymighttakeafewyearsortheymighttakealifetimeto46.Theimportantthing'besensaidthatdreamsarethefimalisthatyou're47workingtowardyourdream.Andthebestwaytodothatisbysettinggoals.Whatisthe48betweenadreamandagoal?Itdestination;goalsarethestopsalongtheway.Dreamscanbevery49.Butthestepsyoutaketoreachthemshouldbevery50.Yourdreamsstatewhatyouwant,butgoalsexplainhowyou'lgletthere.Thatmakesgoalsettinganecessarystepin51yourdreams.Manysuccessfulpeoplehavespokenaboutdreams.FormerU.S.SecretaryofStateColinPowellstressedthe52ofworkingforyourdreams.“Adreamdoesn'btecomerealitythroughmagic:ittakessweat,53andharedwork.”AuthorLeroswBnremindedusthatdreamshaveno54limit.Youarenevertoooldtosetanothergoalortodreamanewdream.Ifyou'vebeendreamingaboutdoingsomethingforyears,starttoday.Writedownyourdream,and55yourgoals.Thenyou'llbeonyourwaytomgaykoiunrdreamscometrue.41.A.fastB.highC.wellD.wild42.A.colorfulB.amazingC.realisticD.attractive43.A.puttingoffB.takingoffC.gettingoffD.payingoff44.A.opportunityB.directionC.energyD.access45.A.pressureB.doubtC.senseD.need46.A.seekB.achieveC.explainD.design47.A.reallyB.almostC.alwaysD.hardly48.A.conceptB.similarityC.comparisonD.difference49.A.unrealB.generalC.changeableD.flexible50.A.specificB.abstractC.commonD.complicated51.A.imagingB.avoidingC.reachingD.believing52.A.processB.benefitC.consequenceD.importance53.A.bloodB.determinationC.intelligenceD.loyalty54.A.ageB.extraC.spaceD.normal55.A.transferB.covertC.establishD.devoteSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）In2008,someone,orperhapsagroupofpeople,usingthenameSatoshiNakamotopublishedapapertoanonlinegroupthatdiscussedcryptography（密码使用法）,Thatpaperdescribedaprocessthatwouldusecryptographytocreateasecureelectroniccashsystem,nowknownasacryptocurrency（加密货币）.Persontopersonpaymentscouldbemadeonlineusingasharednetworkofcomputersinsteadofabankorotherfinancialinstitution.Eachdealcouldhappenveryquickly.Thesharednetworkofcomputerswouldalsoserveasthemeanstoprovethosedealssafely.Gettingridoftheneedforacentralizedbankingsystemwouldopenupthepossibilityforanyonetobecomepartofthedigitaleconomy.Today,therearewelloverathousanddifferentcryptocurrencies.MostarestilltryingtobefeasibleglobalpaymentsystemslikeBitcoin.Theyareheldbackbyproblemsaffectingtheentirecryptocurrencyindustry.Oneissueisweaksecurityoncryptocurrencywebsiteswhereuserseitherstoretheirelectroniccashinvirtual“warllextschan”geoonekindofelectroniccashforanother.Inrecentyears,cleverthieveshavebrokenintomanyofthesewebsitesandstolenelectroniccash.Thewebsitesarestrugglingtoprotecttheirusersfromsuchthefts.Anotherproblemisthelargenumberoffakecrytocurrenciesthatareadvertisedontheinternet.Theadvertisementsinviteinternetuserstovisitwebsitesofferingnewcryptocurrencies.Manyvisitorsarepersuadedbythewebsitestobuytheircryptocurrenciesusingactualmoney.Later,thewebsitesdisappearalongwiththevictims'money.Later,thewebsitesdisappearalongwiththevictims'money.Inresponsetothisproblem,companieslikeFacebookandGooglearelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertisingontheirwebsites.WhatdoesthearticleexplainaboutSatoshiNakamoto?Satoshi'sbackgroundininternationalbankingandinvestmentSatoshi'sgravedoubtsaboutthetruevalueofcryptocurrenciesSatoshi'sclosepartnershipwithsuspiciousfinancialinstitutionsSatoshi'constributiontothedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomyAccordingtothisarticle,whatistrueaboutnumerouscryptocurrencywebsites?Theyandtheirusershavebeenrobbed.They'verevealedtheidentitiesoftheirusers.Theyrewardtheiruserswithcoolprizes.Theyarrangerecreationaleventsforusers.Whatdoesthearticleindicateaboutthecryptocurrencyindustry?It'shadtolayofflotsofworkers.It'scelebratingaprofitableyear.It'sfacingsomeseriocuhsallenges.It'ssetaveryhighmoralstandard.Accordingtothisarticle,whyareFacebookandGooglelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertising?Fewcryptocurrenciesneedtobemarketed.They'vecreatedtheirowncryptocurrency.Theydon'listentocryptocurrencyfans.Toomanycryptocurrenciesaren'treal.（B）“Changingtheworld”mightseemlikeanunrealisticgoal.Whenfacedwithhugeproblemssuchasairpollutionorenergyshortages,wheredoyoustart?Taoyuan-basedGogorobelievesyoustartwithascooter.ProofofconceptIn2015,GogorobrokeontothescenebyreleasinganelectricscootercalledtheSmartscooter.Unlikemostelectricscooters.Thisonewouldn'ptlungegeeddtoinbteorecharge.Instead,userswouldstopbyGoStationstoexchangedrainedbatteriesforfullychargedones.Gogorowastakingarisk.Ifpeoplewerenothappywiththesystemofchangingbatteriesthewholeprojectcouldfail.Theydidn'wotrnrye,ethdotuogh.OnlyoneyearlaterGogorosoldtheir10,000thSmartscooter!Settingthebarbrightcolors,plesaysHoraceFastforwardto2019andthereleaseoftheSeries3Smartscooter.Gogoroscootersareaspopularandrevolutionaryasever.TheirbrightcolorsarechosenbyBeatriceSanticcioli,afamouscolordesignerwhohelpedshapemajorbrandslikeApple,NikeandSwatch.Inadditiontothescootersofcoolaccessories（配件）areavailablesoyoucanmakeyourscooteryourown.Butmostimportantofall,Gogorocontinuestopavethewaytowardafutureofresponsibleenergyconsumption.LookingforwardMultiplecitiesandcountrieshavecommittedtomakingtheirtransportationall-electricinthecomingyears,andGogoroishelpingmakethatpossible.Orderedapackage?CompanieslikeDHLandTaiwanPostnowhavefleetsofSmartscooterstomakedeliveries.Needaride?UnlockaGogoroinBerlin,ParisorMadrid,thankstoscootersharingservices.TheSmartscooterisdefinitelyingenious,butthere'smthoirnekth“eeAstsGenotgiaolroth,Iingisthatwewanttochangehowpeopleuseenergy.AndtheSmartscooterisonlythebeginning.Luke,Gogoroco-founderandCEO.ThisiswheretheGoStationcomesin.Tomorrow'senergyGostationsareAl-equipped.Theytrackbatteryhealthtomaximizeeachbattery'lifes.Theyrechargebatteriesduringoff-peakhourstoreducestrainonthecity'poswergrid（输电网）.Buttheyalsolearnwhenusersusuallyvisitandprioritizesupplyingchargedbatteriesatthosetimes.Thefactofthematteris,citiesareonlygettingbigger.Therearealreadydozensofmegacities（特大城市）intheworld,andtherewillonlybemoreinthefuture.Gogorod'resamsthetransformationofmegacitiesintosmartcities,wherepowerisplentifulandresponsible.Theyhopetobeabigpartofthattransformation.Comparedwithotherelectricscooters,theSmartscooter.canrechargeitselfinGostationsinmegacitiesonlyneedstochangebatteriesinGostationswouldn'tneedtoberechargedatallinlifecanberechargedbyitsusersinGostationsGogoroscootersarepopularandrevolutionarymainlybecausetheircolorsarechosenbyafamouscolordesignertheircolorsaredifferentfromthoseofothersitisagoodwayforpeopletoconsumeenergyitcanhelpussolvetheproblemofenergyshortWhatcanweconcludefromthepassage?Themoremegacitiesthereare,themoreGoStationsmayappear.GoStationswillsoonentirelytaketheplaceoftraditionalstations.PeopleneednotgotoGoStationsespeciallyduringpeakhours.Moremegacitieswillappearthroughouttheworldinthefuture.（C）Withsomanyinvestmentsrequiredofustosucceed-time,resources,talents,responsibilities,evenfinancesforourretirement-it'seasylotosesightofthemostdifficultinvestmentofalltocommittoourselves.teasy.ButitdGettingtothepointwhereyou'rereadytostartupgradingtoyou2.0isnmeandroppingtheballeverywhereelse.It'snotaboutomissions,butadmislseioansw.Citohmecyourselftokick-startyourpersonalgrowth.Unstuckstartswith“u”Noonepurposelychoosestostoplearningandgrowingagain,itjustkindofhappensinalotofd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