选修课英文2017上海市杨浦区高三二模英语试题及答案

2021年1月20日发(作者：won)
杨浦区
2016
学年第二学期高三模拟质量调研















英语学科试卷








2017.4

II .Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A



I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in __21__ 60s. When it
was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing.



The woman looked down, ___22___
（
shake
）
her head and said:
“
Not so good.
”
My husband just
lost his job and my son is up to his old tricks again.
The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to get
through the hol
idays.‖




Then she gave the cashier food stamps.



My
heart
ached.
I
wanted
to
help
but
didn’t
know
how.
（
23
）
______I
offer
to
pay
for
her
groceries or ask for her husband’s resume?




As
I
walked
into
the
parking
lot,
I
saw
the
women
___
（
24
）
（
return
）
her
shopping
cart.
I
remembered something in my purse
（
25
）
________
I thought could help her. It wasn’t a handful of
cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better.



My heart pounded as I approached the woman.


“
Excuse me,
”
I said, my voice trembling a bit.
“
I couldn
’t help overhearing what you said to the
cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give
you something.
”




I handed her the small card from my purse.



When
the woman read the card’s only two words, she began to cry. And through her tears, she
said
：
“
You have no idea
（
26
）
_______ this means to me.
”




I was a little startled by her reply.
（
27
）
________
（
not do
）
anything like this before, I didn
’t know
what kind of reaction I might receive. All left for me (28)_______
（
say
）
wa s
：
“
Oh. Would it be OK
to give you a hug?
”




（
29
）
________we embraced, I walked back to my car --and began to cry, too.
The words on the card?
“
You Matter.
”

A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card
（
30
）
____ encouragement for a project
I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I
came home and ordered my own box of You Matter card and started sharing them.

Section B
A.

technology


B. contemporary


C. stretched



D. hidden


E. recognized
F.

discovery

G. updated


H. extensive

I. countless


J. estimated


K. definition



Most of us learn at primary school that there are seven continents, but the next generation of kids
may be adding one more to that list.



According to a recent paper published in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group
of researchers,
“
Zealandia
”

is a new continent that’s ___31___ beneath the ocean.




Zealandia is ___32___ to be five million sq km. Most of this massive area is covered by water,
but its highest mountains already have their own name
：
New Zealand.



The
small
country
is
the
only
part
of
Zealandia
that
isn’t
underwater,
but
the
paper’s
authors

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want the huge landmass to be ___33___ worldwide as its own continent.



“
The scientific value of classifying Zealandia as a continent is much more than just an extra
name on a list,
”
the researchers wrote in their paper.
Scientists discovered Zealandia all the way back in 1995, then started ___34___ research on the
area
using
underwater
and
satellite
mapping
___35___.
After
completing
their
work,
they
were
finally able to write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.
But who decides on what is a continent and what isn
’t? There is, in fact, no official organization
that
does.
Some
countries’
schools
teach
that
there
are
six
or
even
five
continents.
This
changes
depending on where in the world school is.
Due to their __36__ as a
“
continuous expanse of land
”
,some classify Europe and Asia as the
same continent -- known as Eurasia. Schools in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe teach this.
And
to
make
things
even
more
confusing,
France
and
Greece,
as
well
as
other
countries,
classify North America and South America as simply America.
This
argument
over
how
land
is
defined
has
even
___37___
into
outer
space.
In
2006,
the
International Astronomical Union
（
IAU
）
decided that Pluto was no longer a planet, 76 years after its
___38___ in 1930. Experts argued that it no longer met the requirements needed to be called a planet
alongside the eight others in our solar system. It was therefore renamed a
“
dwarf planet
（矮行星）
”
，
meaning that ___39___ books, models and museum exhibits all over the world had to be ___40___.
But will the world take the same notice of Zealandia? The best way to tell is to keep an eye on
our textbooks.

Ⅲ
.Reading Comprehension
Section A



Good news for awkward teenagers around the world. As time goes by, you could ___41___ up
like a completely different person.




This comes from the longest running personality study ever ___42__ by scientist. According to
researchers
from
the
University
of
Edinburgh
in
the
UK,
our
personality
changes
so
much
from
youth to old age that most people’s personalities in older age are barely ___43___ compared to their
younger selves.



The
researchers
analyzed
results
from
a
study
in
1947,
which
gathered
1,208
teenagers
in
Scotland aged 14 and asked their teachers to ___44___ their personalities based on six
traits
（特
征）

.



Now, more than six decades later, the University of Edinburgh team has managed to contact 635
of the ___45___ students, and 174 agreed to have their personalities tested once more.



At an average age of 76.7 years old, the group were asked to ___46___ themselves on the same
six personality traits, then pick a close friend or family member to do the same.



By
___47___
the
then-and-now
test
results,
the
researchers
found
that
there
is
hardly
any
relationship between traits people had as teenagers and those in their older years.



It was
“
as if the second tests had been given to ___48___ people,
”
the
study’s researchers wrote
in their report, which was published in journal Psychology and Aging.



The results were a surprise because research in the past found personality ___49___ in people
tested from childhood to middle-age, and from middle-age to older age.



As
the
team
explained,
our
personality
appears
stable
over
short
intervals
--
___50___
so
throughout
adulthood.
___51___,
the
longer
the
interval
between
two
tests
of
personality,
the

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___52___ the relationship between the two tends to be.



It’s clear that more studies are needed to find out what’s going on here. But it could be the first
___53___ that it’s not just our cells that are being ___54___ throughout life –
the way we think, feel
and behave might no be as ___55___ as we once thought.
41. A. hold





B. wake







C. end





D. cheer
42. A. carried out





B. applied to




C. participated in

D. made up
43. A. incredible


B. accessible




C. changeable




D. recognizable
44. A. assemble

B. assess


C. assume

D. access
45. A. alternative

B. individual

C. original



D. separate
46. A. score


B. rate


C. comment

D. remark
47. A. comparing

B. reviewing

C. presenting

D. observing
48. A. young


B. similar


C. amateur

D. different
49. A. combination
B. stability

C. transformation
D. flexibility
50. A. increasingly

B. strangely

C. subsequently
D. obviously
51. A. Therefore

B. Moreover

C. However

D. Otherwise
52. A. stronger


B. closer


C. further


D. weaker
53. A. option


B. sign


C. symptom

D. cause
54. A. replaced

B. exposed

C. divided

D. cultivated
55. A. stuck in mud
B. buried in sand
C. lost in thought
D. set in stone

Section B
（
A
）




One way people are responding to food safety concerns is by growing their own food. However,
not
everyone
lives
on
property
with
enough
space
for
a
private
plot.
One
solution
is
community
gardens,
which
have
become
popular
worldwide,
numbering
18,000
in
North
America
alone.
In
addition
to
providing
low-cost,
delicious
food,
these
public
spaces
offer
cities
a
range
of
other
benefits.



Community gardens are located in a town or city and tended by local residents. Often, the land is
on a vacant lot owned by the city. The site is divided into manageable plots, which may be tended by
individuals or by the garden’s members collectively. Since the land is usually
publicly owned, the
cost for gardeners to lease it is minimal. In fact, New York City, which is home to more than 750
community gardens tended by more than 20,000 members, charges people just $$1 a year to lease a
plot. Other costs involve soil, tools, see
ds, fencing , and so on. However, because they’re shared by
many people, individual gardeners pay very little.



A community garden can quickly pay off, in terms of delicious fruits and vegetables, in addition
to
beautiful
flowers.
Excess
produce
can
be
s
old
for
a
profit
at
farmers
markets.
But
a
garden’s
benefit don’t stop there. They also beautify cities, foster strong relationships among residents, and
lower an area’s crime rate. Award
-
winning spaces like London’s Culpeper Community Garden even
attract
tourists.
Beautiful
and
affordable,
community
gardens
are
often
described
as
oases

in
crowded cities.

56. Community gardens are designed for those who ___.



A. are concerned about food safety



B. live in a house with a private plot

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C. can’t afford
to buy organic food



D. don’t have their own property

57. New York City _____.



A. is owned by 20,000 individual gardeners



B. charges residents a lot to lease tools and fencing



C. contains more than 750 community gardens



D. is tended by professional gardeners and local residents
58. What’s the benefit of community gardens?




A. People can enjoy safe and delicious vegetables and animal meat.



B. Residents are more familiar and related with each other.



C. The neighborhood is becoming safer but of lower taste.



D. People can make some profits from the visiting tourists.


59. The underlined word
“
oases
”
is closest in meaning to ____.



A. cultural and art centers








B. popular platforms for exchanges



C. peaceful and safe lands



D. commercial and prosperous places

（
B
）

African Safari
Essential
information
you
need
to
know
before
booking
your
African
Safari
in Southern Africa
–

These tips will enhance the experience that you have

Things to Consider Before Booking an African Safari
1)

Book in Advance
African Safaris are now hugely popular and good safari camps often get booked out more than a year
in advance, especially during the high season from July through to October.
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2)

Choosing which game park
Different
parks
have
different
topography
and
weather
patterns
–

this
greatly
affects
animal
movements at different times of the year. If you want to target certain species of animals, then some
parks are better than others for certain species.
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3
）
Choosing which lodge or safari camp
A
typical
safari
camp
has
between
10
and
20
beds,
it
is
an
intimate
safari
experience
and
very
personalized. However, there are also hotels in some places, either inside or just outside a national
park, which can sleep anything up to 300 people.
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4
）
Guiding
The quality, experience and knowledge of the game at any Safari camp is almost the most important
factor to consider. Good guides can transform your experience from ordinary to exceptional. Show
more…

5
）
What
’
s the Best Time of Year to go on Safari

Understandably as the seasons change so does the safari experience. It is highly advisable to find out
the
best
time
of
year
for
the
safari
area
that
you
are
intending
to
visit.
Prices
will
change
dramatically between the high and the low season, so good deals are to be had in the low season but
it is important to know the difference, as your experience will be vastly different.
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6
）
The Price

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