届上海市杨浦区高三英语二模卷含答案Word格式.docx

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Myheartached.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn’tknowhow.（23）______Ioffertopayforhergroceriesoraskforherhusband’sresume?

AsIwalkedintotheparkinglot,Isawthewomen___（24）（return）hershoppingcart.Irememberedsomethinginmypurse（25）________Ithoughtcouldhelpher.Itwasn’tahandfulofcashoranofferofajobforherhusband,butmaybeitwouldmakeherlifebetter.

MyheartpoundedasIapproachedthewoman.

“Excuseme,”Isaid,myvoicetremblingabit.“Icouldn’thelpoverhearingwhatyousaidtothecashier.Itsoundslikeyou’regoingthroughareallyhardtimerightnow.I’msosorry.I’dliketogiveyousomething.”

Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommypurse.

Whenthewomanreadthecard’sonlytwowords,shebegantocry.Andthroughhertears,shesaid：

“Youhavenoidea（26）_______thismeanstome.”

Iwasalittlestartledbyherreply.（27）________（notdo）anythinglikethisbefore,Ididn’tknowwhatkindofreactionImightreceive.Allleftforme（28）_______（say）was：

“Oh.WoulditbeOKtogiveyouahug?

”

（29）________weembraced,Iwalkedbacktomycar--andbegantocry,too.

Thewordsonthecard?

“YouMatter.”

Afewweeksearlier,acolleaguegavemeasimilarcard（30）____encouragementforaprojectIwasworkingon.WhenIreadthecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,Icamehomeandorderedmyownboxof

YouMattercardandstartedsharingthem.

SectionB

A.technologyB.contemporaryC.stretchedD.hiddenE.recognized

F.discoveryG.updatedH.extensiveI.countlessJ.estimatedK.definition

Mostofuslearnatprimaryschoolthattherearesevencontinents,butthenextgenerationofkidsmaybeaddingonemoretothatlist.

AccordingtoarecentpaperpublishedintheGeologicalSocietyofAmericanJournalbyagroupofresearchers,“Zealandia”isanewcontinentthat’s___31___beneaththeocean.

Zealandiais___32___tobefivemillionsqkm.Mostofthismassiveareaiscoveredbywater,butitshighestmountainsalreadyhavetheirownname：

NewZealand.

ThesmallcountryistheonlypartofZealandiathatisn’tunderwater,butthepaper’sauthorswantthehugelandmasstobe___33___worldwideasitsowncontinent.

“ThescientificvalueofclassifyingZealandiaasacontinentismuchmorethanjustanextranameonalist,”theresearcherswroteintheirpaper.

ScientistsdiscoveredZealandiaallthewaybackin1995,thenstarted___34___researchontheareausingunderwaterandsatellitemapping___35___.Aftercompletingtheirwork,theywerefinallyabletowriteareportsuggestingthatZealandiabenamedacontinent.

Butwhodecidesonwhatisacontinentandwhatisn’t?

Thereis,infact,noofficialorganizationthatdoes.Somecountries’schoolsteachthattherearesixorevenfivecontinents.Thischangesdependingonwhereintheworldschoolis.

Duetotheir__36__asa“continuousexpanseofland”,someclassifyEuropeandAsiaasthesamecontinent--knownasEurasia.SchoolsinRussiaandpartsofEasternEuropeteachthis.

Andtomakethingsevenmoreconfusing,FranceandGreece,aswellasothercountries,classifyNorthAmericaandSouthAmericaassimplyAmerica.

Thisargumentoverhowlandisdefinedhaseven___37___intoouterspace.In2006,theInternationalAstronomicalUnion（IAU）decidedthatPlutowasnolongeraplanet,76yearsafterits___38___in1930.Expertsarguedthatitnolongermettherequirementsneededtobecalledaplanetalongsidetheeightothersinoursolarsystem.Itwasthereforerenameda“dwarfplanet（矮行星）”，meaningthat___39___books,modelsandmuseumexhibitsallovertheworldhadtobe___40___.

ButwilltheworldtakethesamenoticeofZealandia?

Thebestwaytotellistokeepaneyeonourtextbooks.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

Goodnewsforawkwardteenagersaroundtheworld.Astimegoesby,youcould___41___uplikeacompletelydifferentperson.

Thiscomesfromthelongestrunningpersonalitystudyever___42__byscientist.AccordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofEdinburghintheUK,ourpersonalitychangessomuchfromyouthtooldagethatmostpeople’spersonalitiesinolderagearebarely___43___comparedtotheiryoungerselves.

Theresearchersanalyzedresultsfromastudyin1947,whichgathered1,208teenagersinScotlandaged14andaskedtheirteachersto___44___theirpersonalitiesbasedonsixtraits（特点）.

Now,morethansixdecadeslater,theUniversityofEdinburghteamhasmanagedtocontact635ofthe___45___students,and174agreedtohavetheirpersonalitiestestedoncemore.

Atanaverageageof76.7yearsold,thegroupwereaskedto___46___themselvesonthesamesixpersonalitytraits,thenpickaclosefriendorfamilymembertodothesame.

By___47___thethen-and-nowtestresults,theresearchersfoundthatthereishardlyanyrelationshipbetweentraitspeoplehadasteenagersandthoseintheirolderyears.

Itwas“asifthesecondtestshadbeengivento___48___people,”thestudy’sresearcherswroteintheirreport,whichwaspublishedinjournalPsychologyandAging.

Theresultswereasurprisebecauseresearchinthepastfoundpersonality___49___inpeopletestedfromchildhoodtomiddle-age,andfrommiddle-agetoolderage.

Astheteamexplained,ourpersonalityappearsstableovershortintervals--___50___sothroughoutadulthood.___51___,thelongertheintervalbetweentwotestsofpersonality,the___52___therelationshipbetweenthetwotendstobe.

It’sclearthatmorestudiesareneededtofindoutwhat’sgoingonhere.Butitcouldbethefirst___53___thatit’snotjustourcellsthatarebeing___54___throughoutlife–thewaywethink,feelandbehavemightnobeas___55___asweoncethought.

41.A.holdB.wakeC.endD.cheer

42.A.carriedoutB.appliedtoC.participatedinD.madeup

43.A.incredibleB.accessibleC.changeableD.recognizable

44.A.assembleB.assessC.assumeD.access

45.A.alternativeB.individualC.originalD.separate

46.A.scoreB.rateC.commentD.remark

47.A.comparingB.reviewingC.presentingD.observing

48.A.youngB.similarC.amateurD.different

49.A.combinationB.stabilityC.transformationD.flexibility

50.A.increasinglyB.strangelyC.subsequentlyD.obviously

51.A.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Otherwise

52.A.strongerB.closerC.furtherD.weaker

53.A.optionB.signC.symptomD.cause

54.A.replacedB.exposedC.dividedD.cultivated

55.A.stuckinmudB.buriedinsandC.lostinthoughtD.setinstone

（A）

Onewaypeoplearerespondingtofoodsafetyconcernsisbygrowingtheirownfood.However,noteveryonelivesonpropertywithenoughspaceforaprivateplot.Onesolutioniscommunitygardens,whichhavebecomepopularworldwide,numbering18,000inNorthAmericaalone.Inadditiontoprovidinglow-cost,deliciousfood,thesepublicspacesoffercitiesarangeofotherbenefits.

Communitygardensarelocatedinatownorcityandtendedbylocalresidents.Often,thelandisonavacantlotownedbythecity.Thesiteisdividedintomanageableplots,whichmaybetendedbyindividualsorbythegarden’smemberscollectively.Sincethelandisusuallypubliclyowned,thecostforgardenerstoleaseitisminimal.Infact,NewYorkCity,whichishometomorethan750communitygardenstendedbymorethan20,000members,chargespeoplejust$1ayeartoleaseaplot.Othercostsinvolvesoil,tools,seeds,fencing,andsoon.However,becausethey’resharedbymanypeople,individualgardenerspayverylittle.

Acommunitygardencanquicklypayoff,intermsofdeliciousfruitsandvegetables,inadditiontobeautifulflowers.Excessproducecanbesoldforaprofitatfarmersmarkets.Butagarden’sbenefitdon’tstopthere.Theyalsobeautifycities,fosterstrongrelationshipsamongresidents,andloweranarea’scrimerate.Award-winningspaceslikeLondon’sCulpeperCommunityGardenevenattracttourists.Beautifulandaffordable,communitygardensareoftendescribedasoasesincrowdedcities.

56.Communitygardensaredesignedforthosewho___.

A.areconcernedaboutfoodsafety

B.liveinahousewithaprivateplot

C.can’taffordtobuyorganicfood

D.don’thavetheirownproperty

57.NewYorkCity_____.

A.isownedby20,000individualgardeners

B.chargesresidentsalottoleasetoolsandfencing

C.containsmorethan750communitygardens

D.istendedbyprofessionalgardenersandlocalresidents

58.What’sthebenefitofcommunitygardens?

A.Peoplecanenjoysafeanddeliciousvegetablesandanimalmeat.

B.Residentsaremorefamiliarandrelatedwitheachother.

C.Theneighborhoodisbecomingsaferbutoflowertaste.

D.Peoplecanmakesomeprofitsfromthevisitingtourists.

59.Theunderlinedword“oases”isclosestinmeaningto____.

A.culturalandartcentersB.popularplatformsforexchanges

C.peacefulandsafelandsD.commercialandprosperousplaces

（B）

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