英语上海市某校三模英语试题含答案.docx
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英语上海市某校三模英语试题含答案
2019年上海市某校三模英语试题
一、语法填空
1. Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
Thebiggesthouseofcards,thelongesttongue,andofcourse,thetallestman:
theseareamongthethousandsofrecordsloggedinthefamousGuinnessBookofRecords.Createdin1955afteradebate【小题1】(concern)Europe'sfastestgamebird,【小题2】beganasamarketingtoolsoldtopublandlords【小题3】(promote)Guinness,anIrishdrink,becamethebestsellingcopyrighttitleofalltime(acategorythatexcludesbookssuchastheBibleandtheKoran).Intime,thebookwouldsell120millioncopiesinover100countries—quitealeapfromitshumblebeginnings.
Initsearlyyears,thebooksetitssightson【小题4】(satisfy)man'sinborncuriosityaboutthenaturalworldaroundhim.Itstwoprincipalfactfinders,twinsNorrisandRossMcWhirter,movedwildlyaroundtheglobetocollectfacts.Itwastheirtasktofindanddocumentaspectsoflifethatcanbesensedorobserved,thingsthatcanbequantifiedormeasured.Butnotjustanythings.Theywereonlyinterestedinsuperlatives:
thebiggestandthebest.Itwasduringthisperiod【小题5】someoftheremarkableGuinnessRecordsweredocumented,answeringsuchquestionsas"Whatisthebrighteststar?
"and"Whatisthebiggestspider?
"
Onceawareofthepublic'sthirstforsuchknowledge,thebook'sauthorsbegantobranchouttocoverincreasinglydoubtful,little-knownfacts.Theystarteddocumentinghumanachievementsaswell.Aforerunnerforrealitytelevision,theGuinnessBookgavepeople【小题6】chancetobecomefamousforaccomplishingodd,oftenpointlesstasks.Recordsweresetin1955forconsuming24raweggsin14minutesandin1981forthefastestsolvingofaRubik'sCube(whichtookamere38seconds).In1979amanyodeled(用真假嗓音交替唱)non-stopfortenandaquarterhours.
Initslatestappearance,thebookhasfoundanewhomeontheinternet.Nolonger【小题7】(restrict)tothelimitsofphysicalpaper,theGuinnessWorldRecordswebsitecontainsseeminglyinnumerablefactsconcerningsuchtopicsasthemostpowerfulcombustion(燃烧)engine,ortheworld'slongesttrain.Whatisstriking,however,isthatsuchfactsarefoundsharingapagewiththerecordoftheheaviesttraintobepulled【小题8】abeard.
Originatingasasimplebarbook,theGuinnessBookofRecords【小题9】(evolve)overdecadestoprovideinsightintothefullrangeofmodernlife.Andalthoughonemaybe【小题10】(likely)nowtolearnaboutthewidesthumanmouththanthehighestnumberofcasualtiesinasinglebattleoftheCivilWar,theGuinnessWorldRecordswebsiteoffersatellingglimpseintothefutureoffact-findingandrecord-recording.
二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
2.
Genderequalityhaspowerfulpotentialtoimprovetheeconomy,securityandtheoverallwell-beingofapopulation.
“Iftheworldclosedthegendergapinworkforceparticipation,globalGrossDomesticProductwouldincreaseby28trilliondollarsby2025.That'saboutaquarteroftheworld'scurrentGDPandalmosthalfoftheworld'scurrentdebt,”saidU.S.Ambassador-at-LargeforGlobalWomen'sIssues,CatherineRussell,inarecentspeech.Shealsonotedthat“studieshavefoundthatcountrieswithlessgenderinequalityaremoresecure,andpeaceagreementslastlongerwhenwomenareatthenegotiatingtable.”
However,nocountryintheworldcansaythatithasachievedfullgenderequality.“Aroundtheworld,womenarevastlyunderrepresentedinpoliticsandtheworkforceparticularlyinleadershippositionsandotherhigh-payingjobs,”saidAmbassadorRussell.Atthesametime,womenaccountforthemajorityofthepoor.Itmakessensewhenyouconsiderthatwomencontroljustone-fifthofglobalwealth.
“Worldleadersarebeginningtorecognizethateveryonebenefitsfromadvancinggenderequality,”sshesaid.ThisiswhygenderequalityispartofU.S.foreignpolicy.Akeypartof
U.S.effortsfocusoneducatingandempoweringgirls.Inthepast18months,theUnitedStateslauncheditsglobalstrategytoempoweradolescentgirls.
“Genderequalitysometimeslookslikeanimpossibletask—apursuitwithoutanend,”saidAmbassadorRussell.“Butwecanmakeprogress,andthatprogressisworthmaking.Littlebylittle,discussionbydiscussion,stepbystep,wecanimprovethelivesofwomenandgirls,menandboysallaroundtheworld.Andbydoingso,wecanreachoursharedgoalsofpeace,economicsuccessandsecurity.
(1)Thisarticleismainlyabout______.
A whilegenderequalityisimportantinourdailylife,itishardtodealwith B genderequalityispartofU.S.foreignpolicy C alltheworldisworkingonthegenderequality D itisalongwaytoempowerwomenandtheyounggirls
(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A Onlywomenandgirlsbenefitfromgenderequality. B GDPisofgreatimportancetoacountry'sdevelopment, C Itisharderforwomentomakeprogressinpolitics. D Genderequalityisoflittleuseintheworldwidesecurity.
(3)Fromthisarticle,whatdoweknowaboutgenderequality?
A Itisimpossibletoreachgenderequality. B Countriesthatareofmoregenderequalityaresafer. C TheU.S.paysmoreattentiontogenderequalitythanbefore. D Peoplecanmakebigprogressallatonceonthischallenge.
(4)Wherecanyoufindthepassage?
A Asportsmagazine. B Anentertainmentprogramme. C Aresearchreport. D Astorybook.
三、完形填空
3. 完形填空
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
MicrosoftCorpfounderBillGatescaughtpeople'seyeinarecentinterview,whenhesuggestedthatrobotsshouldbetaxedin,ordertohelphumanskeeptheirjobs.Gatesisonlyoneofmanypeopleinthetechworldwhohaveworriedaboutautomationandits1toworkers.
It's easytoseewhythetechworldis2.Theriseofmachinelearninghasincreasedthefearthat3humanscouldsimplybecomeoutofdate--4,3.5millionAmericantruckdriversmightsoonfindtheirjobsthreatenedbydriverlesstrucks.Thoughinthepast,technologyusuallycomplementedworkers5replacingthem,there'snolawofnaturesayingthetechnologyofthefuturewillworkthesame.Afeweconomistsevenclaimthatcheapautomationhasalready6incomefromworkerstocompanyowners.
Another7isthatevenifthemassofhumanityultimatelydoesfindnewwaystoaddvaluebycomplementingnewtechnology—to“racewiththemachines,”aseconomistErikBrynjofssonputsit—thistransitioncouldtakealongtimeandhurtalotofpeople.AsBloombergView'sTylerCowenhasnoted,wagesinBritainfellforfourdecadesatthestartoftheIndustrialRevolution.More8,we'veseenveryslowandpainfuladjustmenttotheimpactofglobalization.Ifthemachinelearningrevolutionhurtsworkersfor40yearsbeforeultimatelyhelpingthem,itmightbeworthitto9thatrevolutionandgivethemtimetoadjust.
The mainargumentagainsttaxingtherobotsisthatitmightholdback10.Growthinrichcountrieshasslowedmarkedlyinthepastdecade,suggestingthatit'sgettingharderandhardertofindnewwaysofdoingthings.Stagnatingproductivity,combinedwithfallingbusinessinvestment,suggeststhat11ofnewtechnologyiscurrentlytooslowratherthantoofast—thebiggestproblemrightnowisn'ttoomanyrobots,it'stoofew.Taxingnewtechnology,howeverit'sdone,couldmakethatslowdownworse.
The problemwithGate'sbasicproposalisthatit'sveryhardtotellthedifferencebetweennewtechnologythat12humansandnewtechnologythatreplacesthem.Thisisespeciallytrueoverthelongterm.Powerlooms(织布机)replacedhumanweaversbackintheIndustrialRevolution.13,peopleeventuallybecamemoreproductive,bylearningtooperatethoselooms.Iftaxeshadslowedthedevelopmentofpowerlooms,theeventualimprovementswouldhavecomelater.
This isapowerfulargument14thetaxationofautomation.Gatesisrighttosaythatweshouldstartthinkingaheadoftimeabouthowtousepolicytomitigate(缓和)theunintendedconsequencesofautomation.Butgiventheimportanceofsustaininginnovation,weshouldlookat15policies.
(1)
A resistance B threat C admission D dedication
(2)
A frightened B worried C intolerant D offensive
(3)
A few B several C many D any
(4)
A inotherwords B forexample C ofcourse D bycontrast
(5)
A incaseof B becauseof C infaceof D insteadof
(6)
A distracted B digested C directed D disclosed
(7)
A fear B proposal C adjustment D complement
(8)
A possibly B recently C primarily D technically
(9)
A slow…down B make…up C get…over D give…up
(10)
A modernism B availability C popularity D innovation
(11)
A persuasion B adoption C interruption D elimination
(12)
A complements B engages C invades D matures
(13)
A However B Therefore C Consequently D Furthermore
(14)
A from B against C by D besides
(15)
A uppermost B stimulating C persistent D alternative
四、阅读理解
4. High aboveEarth,amulti-billion-dollarformationofcommunicationssatellites
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