上海建平中学2019届建平中学高中三年级下英语三模英语考试

2018-2019 学年建平中学高中三年级下英语三模

Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary Section A

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks 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.

There’s a widely-accepted line of thinking, especially in 2019, that says the people and things we love will eventually let us down.

It’s never an if, always a when. So our heroes will inevitably turn out to be trash monsters. Our favorite bands will enter an experimental phase, even though no one asked them to. And our favorite TV shows will ____________________fail to reach greater heights, but they won’t even come close to the same level of success they once had.

It was with this cynical mentality ____________________I approached the second season of 2018’s breakout hit Killing Eve. How could a series that was so well written, so well acted, and so fiercely addictive in its freshman season   possibly

____________________ the same level of quality in Season 2, especially since Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 

____________________developed the series for TV and wrote four of the first season’s eight episodes, wasn’t involved in the writing of the second? It seemed like an impossible task.

But then a strange thing happened: Killing Eve’s second season, at least the two episodes   ____________________

 in advance for critics, didn’t let me down. The new episodes generated the same amount of joy I experienced

____________________I watched Eve  and Villanelle  dance around each other during the first go-round, only this time the stakes were considerably ____________________.

As Waller-Bridge noted, “Killing Eve is character study on two lives, two women and their circumstances, their homes,  their  wants,  their  fears    and  ____________________keeps  them  from  ending  it  all.  It’s   just  that     

happens to be an assassin（刺杀者）and the other a spy. If I’ve done my job right, the  audience ____________________feel

equally chilled as they are excited by the determination of these women, their journeys and how drawn they are to one another.”

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

How to be a demanding reader

The rules for reading yourself to sleep are easier to follow than are the rules for staying awake while reading. Get into bed in a comfortable position, make sure the light   is   31____________________enough to cause a slight eyestrain,  choose a book that is either terribly difficult or terribly boring--in any event one that you do not really care whether you read or  not --and you will be asleep in a few minutes. Those who are experts in relaxing with a book do not have to wait for      __________ . A comfortable chair in the library will do any time.

Unfortunately, the rules for keeping awake do not consist in doing just the __________ . It is possible to keep     awake while reading in a comfortable chair or even in bed, and people have been known to __________ their eyes by

reading late in light too dim. What kept   the famous____________________35____________________readers awake? One thing certainly -- it   made a difference to them, a great difference, whether or not they read the book they had in hand.

Whether you manage to keep awake or not depends in large part on your goal in reading. If your aim in reading is to profit from it -- to __________ somehow in mind or spirit -- you have to keep awake. That means reading as actively  as possible. It means making an effort -- an effort for which you expect to be     ____________________.

Good books, fiction or nonfiction, deserve such reading. To use a good book as a helper to fall asleep is pure waste. To fall asleep or, what is the same, to let your mind wander during the hours you planned to devote to reading for profit

-- that is,  __________ for understanding -- is clearly to defeat your own  ____________________.

But the sad fact is that many people who can distinguish between profit and pleasure -- between understanding, on the one hand, and entertainment or the mere satisfaction of curiosity, on the other hand-- nevertheless __________to  carry out their reading plans. They can’t make it even if they know which books give which. The reason is that they do not know how to be demanding readers, how to keep their mind on what they are doing by making it do the  work  without which no profit can be earned.

Ⅲ. Reading comprehension Section A

Directions: 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.

A window into the future

Shortly after its opening on the first day of Chinese New Year, The Wandering Earth began to gain momentum. In a little over a week, it made 2.8 billion yuan in   the   41____________________market alone. The film’s popularity and  success has come as a __________ to many reviewers especially since there hasn’t been that much success for Chinese-produced  science fiction the past. Many agree that this film will change   the  43____________________situation and bring in a new  age for Chinese science fiction.

As a genre（种类）, Chinese science fiction  has 44____________________general fiction in both the film and  publishing

industries. Even Liu Cixin’s The Three Body Problem--which is currently quite popular -- didn’t have many readers until it was translated into English and won the Hugo Award（雨果奖）in 2015.__________ , I haven’t read much of any genre written in Chinese, but I do notice that there aren’t many separate sections of the bookstore dedicated to science fiction. I cannot speak for everyone, but some people seem to have __________ regarding the genre.

My parents were the type who tried to steer me in the direction of non-fiction and the classics. They believed that science fiction and fantasy were “unrealistic nonsense” and would   “  47____________________by brain.” __________  , great science fiction writers do their research. More often than not, one can learn a great deal about science and its possible development from reading science fiction. Sure, some of the concepts may be confusing or technical in nature, but that is also part of the __________. Things like the internet, electric cars and tablet computers were first theorized in science  fiction before they were  __________ . The author simply uses  a______________________________of science and his imagination to create worlds different from the  Earth  of  today, from  which  we  can  get  bits  and pieces that  can  be  turned  into  a 52         .

The world is changing. There may very well be a time when Earth is no longer able to  53______________________________the entire population. We could be living on Mars or in giant spaceships; perhaps we will   be 54____________________to move Earth to a

new solar system just like The Wandering Earth. Each of these scenarios（设想）has appeared in science fiction multiple

times.____________________55____________________we are to be prepared for what is to come, we can look into modern science fiction for  a window into the future.

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

A

The following sad but true talc concerns my great-uncle, a wonderful, jolly, beloved man who was over six feet four and probably weighted close to three hundred pounds. He was also well-educated and in the early 1900s became a full-time baptist minister. A kindly, gentle man despite his size, Uncle Alden Bentley’s only real fault seemed to be that he was terribly clumsy. As a young minister, her was paying a pastoral call one day on a woman in Dillon, South Carolina, when he accidentally sat on her Chihuahua, Twinkie, and killed it. As the lady searched for and called for her dog throughout the house, Uncle Alden felt underneath his hip and, realizing what he had done, panicked and slipped the dead dog into his coat pocket. Although he was devastated, he could not bring himself w tell the woman what had happened.

Five years later, he returned to the same home of an overnight visit and resolved to unburden himself by finally telling the woman exactly what had happened to Twinkie. she had just had the guest room prepared and had hung brand-new curtains. To make Uncle feel welcome, she had placed on the bedside table a large pitcher of ice water and a glass, as well as a pen and a bottle of ink, so he could work on his sermon before retiring.

Uncle liked to sleep with the window open and got up in the night to open it. As he did, he knocked over what he assumed to be a full glass of water. Then, groping along the walls in an unsuccessful search for the light switch, he retraced his steps several times before raising the window and settling back on the bed for the night. When he opened his eyes the next morning, he was horrified. The fresh wallpaper on two walls was covered with great black stains. The crisp white  curtains were  thoroughly  spoiled  with  the  prints  of  Uncle’s huge  paws. It  had  not been the  water  glass he’d

overturned during the night -- it had been the ink bottle.

In a shaken state of mind and knowing he must face the hostess, Uncle dressed hurriedly and started down the stairs outside the guest room. As he approached the landing, his foot flipped.

“Are you hurt?” His hostess cried as she rushed to Uncle’s side.

“No,” said Uncle a he rose to his feet, “but I have devastated your home.” With that he quickly walked out the front door and, at the end of the walk, turned and said to his hostess with deep respect, “Twinkie had a Christian burial.”

He then retired from the ministry and became a teacher of philosophy for many years at a private preparatory school in Massachusetts.

What was the job of Uncle Alden when he was visiting the lady’s home?

A government official. B. A teacher.

C. A house agent. D. A churchman.

what does the underlined word “retiring” mean in the second paragraph?

giving up work B. pulling back C. going away D. going to bed

Which of the following statements about Uncle Alden is TURE?

He suffered from a guilty conscience after the first visit to the lady’s home.

His rudeness led to a mess of the guest room during the second visit to the lady’s home.

He kept the death of Twinkie as a secret from the hostess all through the two visits.

His visits to the lady’s home always ended with rage and fury.

What kind of tone is adopted by the writer in this short story?

Sympathetic. B. Critical. C. Humorous. D. Indifferent.

B

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For Mr. text-indent:-12.85pt;">StLawrenceCruiseLines.com B. visitGreensboroNC.com

C. ExploreFairbanks.com D. Caravan. com

Which of the following applicants may have the chance of winning a free trip?

Morgan, a retired Canadian teacher.

Jennifer, a primary student from Alaska.

Peter, a salesman on overseas trip to U. S.,

Lincoln, a senior form Chicage University.

Which of the following statements is TURE?

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You needn’t pay any fees to apply for a free trip via text or RD.com

Greensboro can be a perfect destination for collectors of artifacts.

Alaska is not a good choice for those who want to experience urban charm

C.

Before the age of the smartphone, photographers had to learn how to use high-tech cameras and photographic techniques. Today, with the huge range of camera apps on our smartphones, we’re all good amateur photographers, since the quality of smartphone images now nearly equals that of digital cameras.

The new ease of photography has given us a tremendous appetite for capturing the magical and the ordinary. We are obsessed with documenting everyday moments, whether it’s a shot of our breakfast, our cat or the cat’s breakfast. Even photo journalists are experimenting with mobile phones because their near invisibility makes it easier to capture unguarded moments.

In the past, magazines published unforgettable photos of important people and global events that captured our imaginations. These photos had the power to change public opinion and even the course of history. But if there are fewer memorable images today, it’s not because there are fewer good images. It’s because there are so many, and no one image gets to be special for long.

As people everywhere embrace photography and the media make use of citizen journalists, professional standards

appear to be shifting. Before digital images, most people trusted photographs to accurately reflect reality. Today, images can be altered in ways the naked eye might never notice. Photojournalists are trained to accurately represent what they witness. Yet any image can be altered to create an “improved” picture of reality. The average viewer is left with no way  to assess the accuracy of an image except through trust in a news organization or photographer.

The question of the accuracy of images gets even trickier when photojournalists start experimenting with camera apps -- like Hipstamatic or Instagram --which encourage the use of filters（滤镜）. Images can be colored, brightened, faded, and scratched to make photographs more artistic, or to give them an antique look. Photographers using camera

apps to cover wars and conflicts have created powerful images--but also controversy. Critics worry that antique-looking photographs romanticize war, while distancing us from those who fight in them.

Yet photography has always been more subjective than we assume. Each picture is a result of a series of decisions -- where to stand, what lens to use, what to leave in and what to leave out of the frame. Does altering photographs with camera app filters make them less true? There’s something powerful and exciting about the experiment the digital age   has forced upon us. These new tools make it easier to tell our own stories -- and they give others the power to do the  same. Many members of the media get stuck on the same stories, focusing on elections, governments, wars, and disasters, and in the process, miss out on the less dramatic images of daily life that can be as revealing.

Who knows? Our obsession with documentation and constantly being connected could lead to a dramatic change in out way of being. Perhaps we are witnessing the development of a universal isvual language, one that could change the way er relate to each other and the world. Of course, as with any language, there will be those who produce poetry and those who make shopping lists.

According to the author, there are fewer memorable photographs today because____________________.

the quality of many images is still poor

there are so many good images these days

traditional media refuse to allow amateur photos

most images are not appealing to a global audience

The author put the word “improved” in quotation marks in order to____________________.

indicate it’s a word cited from another source

stress that the picture of reality is greatly improved

draw audience attention to a word worth considering

show it’s arguable whether the picture is truly improved

Which of the statements does the author most likely agree with?

The daily life pictures are very expressive themselves.

Photographs of the digital age are more subjective than before.

Photos altered by filters of camera apps are too subjective to be true.

Many members of the media value daily life imanges over major social events.

What my be the best title for the passage?

Camera Apps Bury Authenticity

Photography Redefined: A Visual Language

Smartphone: Killer of Professional Photography

The Shifting Standards of Professional Photography

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Clearly, ‘Pete’s Bakery’ will on longer be a good company name if you want to branch out into catering or gourmet food.

The downside of this, of course, is that until you’re well-know, it can be hard for potential clients to find you.

Whichever approach you take, don’t rush to choose your brand name.

Advertising has existed for thousands of years but brand names are a relatively new idea.

To get any further, you need a brand name that people will remember and that will make your product or company stand out.

They also set your brand apart -- they are distinctive and there is no confusion with competitors.

Choosing a brand name

Talk to anyone in the business world and they will tell you that a good advertising campaign can only get you so far.

67____________________So how do you do about choosing one?

A descriptive business name, for example ‘Pete’s Bakery’, might seem the best solution. It effectively  communicates what your business is so it is easy for people to understand what you do. This is especially useful if you are a small business with limited advertising budgets. Another bonus is that this sort of name will be thrown up in  internet searches, so you may get easy additional business.

However, descriptive names have some drawbacks. The biggest one is if you later decide to expand your business to other areas.____________________68____________________Another  disadvantage  is  that  these  generic  names  can  easily  be confused with similarly-named competitors--your customers may find them when they were looking for you.

An increasing number of companies and freelancers are creating a brand around their own name. Think of Adidas or Kellogg’s --when they set up their companies, Adi Dassler and William Kellogg were unknown but they have been so successful that their names have become world-famous  brands.            69____________________This strategy demands more marketing and a strong advertising campaign, which can be cosplaytly.

So how do you go about inventing a name? One method is to use acronyms or abbreviations, for example IKEA. If you prefer, you can use combined names such as Microsoft .     70     It is well worth taking as long as you need to come up with the name that will suit the   business and that you can be proud of.

Ⅳ. Summary writing

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and main point of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.

“The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.  “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication -- e-mails, Web posts and reviews, fact-to-face  conversations

-- found that if tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn’t necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ website. He and a Penn. colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that science amazed The Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive felling with others.

Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feeling like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article was, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On.

第Ⅱ卷

Ⅰ. Translations

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.  光刷题不深思是没用处的。

2.  即便你在应聘中崭露头角，你也不可以骄傲自满。 

3.  在孩子选专业的时候，爸爸妈妈一直越俎代庖。却不知，如此并非对孩子好。

4. 在毕业典礼上，她回忆起首次进入高中校园时青涩而懵懂的样子。现在她成熟而自信，并做好筹备， 迎接将来的挑战。

Ⅱ. Guided writing

Directions：Write an English composition in around 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

倘若你是明启中学的高中三年级学生李华，你的朋友李楠想在高考考试结束后报班学习驾驶或者第二外语，他发邮件向 你询问是否感兴趣一块学习，请给他回复一封邮件，需要包含以下内容： 1.你想一块报班学习，并告知有兴趣的内容，二选一；

2.讲解你选择的原因。

（注意：文中请勿出现真实的校名人名）

参考答案

1-5:CADCA   6-10: BCDCB

11-13: ACD 14-16:BCC

17-20: ACDC

21-25 : not only that maintain who screened 26-30 : when higher what one should/can 31-40 : DACFJ BGIHE

41-55 : BCADA DBCDD ADBCB

56-59 : DDAC

60-62 : DDC

63-66 : BDAB

67-70 : EABC