1、届上海市高三英语一模16区15份六选四汇编 31页2020届上海市高三英语一模16区（15份）六选四汇编 【一模汇编】01. 黄浦区A.Many options require city-level investment in new facilities.B.However, it is not yet clear which technologies and fuels cities will back.C.Through their actions, city governments today are helping to shape the cities of the future.
2、 D.For example, London is requiring all newly licensed taxis to be zero-emission capable from 2018.E.City planners are usingtransport-oriented developmentto increase density while maintaining quality of life and property value.F.Some cities, such as Delhi, are investing heavily in creating the mass
3、transport systems needed to change how citizens travel.Sustainable Transport in CitiesTransport has always shaped cities. In Medieval times crossroads gave birth to blooming market towns. Many North American cities were created for the car. But how are the cities of today being shaped by a need for
4、more sustainable transport?Many local governments are speeding up change through policy initiatives such as joined transport, congestion charges andlow emission zones, sustainable gainingandlifecycle costing, and opening data up to companies and academics. And these city level policies can move mark
5、ets in more sustainable directions. _67_ This has resulted in five vehicle manufacturers committing to meeting that deadline, which is both in their own commercial interests and good for the environment.The least dense cities, for example, Houston, have per capita(人均的) carbon emissions nearly ten ti
6、mes higher than the densest, such as Singapore. _68_ This involves gatheringmixed use developmentsaround a key transportcenter, as with theKL Centralarea in Kuala Lumpur, built around the largest railway station in Southeast Asia._69_ Others are using motivations and behavioural change to encourage
7、people to choose more efficientand often healthierforms of transport. Copenhagen has a number of progressive cycling policies including theGreen Wave, which allows people cycling at 20km/h to hit all green lights during rush hour. Light weighting and new engine and fuel technologies are helping to m
8、ake existing road and rail vehicles more efficient. _70_ The main options are hydrogen fuel cells, fossil fuel hybrids, and electric vehicles, and the best solution may well vary from city to city.答案：67-70 DEFB02. 宝山区A. You may find these colorful symbols unavoidable as theyve become a language of t
9、heir ownB. People can send emoji instead of writing words to participate in a conversationC. No wonder emoji use is becoming more and more popular in various fieldsD. Today, emoji use is a standard feature in digital communicationE. But not all the people show interest in emoji especially elder ones
10、F. Unlike most words, there isnt a certain definition for each emojiWhether youre on social media or sending a text message, you encounter emoji (表情符号) regularly. 67 . While most peoples enthusiasm for emoji increased in the smartphone era, Japan has been crazy for emoji since 1999. Designer Shigeta
11、ka Kurita invented emoji for a Japanese phone company 20 years ago as a way to make it easier to express ideas in a short message. The word emoji can be translated as “picture character” from Japanese. After the release of Kuritas emoji, rival phone companies in Japan began creating their own emoji.
12、 Many emoji on our digital devices today are imported from Kuritas original set of emoji. Japans love for emoji continued well into the 2000s before the rest of the world discovered them. Apple Inc. officially introduced an emoji function in their software in 2011. Soon, other phone companies from a
13、round the world made it easier for their customers to use emoji. 68 .As you scroll (滑动) through your phone, you can see the wide selection of available emoji. More than 2,000 emoji are in existence now, with more being released each year. These numbers show the popularity and demand for emoji.Why? B
14、ecause words alone cant convey the complete meaning of a digital message. In digital communication, emoji express a tone or mood. More than 90 percent of people online use emoji especially ones that show emotion like hearts and smileys. 69 . For example, they might send a red heart emoji as a respon
15、se that they really like something instead of writing, “I love that.” Some emoji are also abstract enough for people to use in any way they like. You can send an emoji as an inside joke, which is only understood between you and your friend. 70 . Nor do they belong to a specific culture. You and I gi
16、ve emoji meaning, because emoji is a language that belongs to all of us. 答案：67. A 68. D 69. B 70. F 03. 崇明区A.But setting up the aeroponic farm was not easy.B.The government wants to greatly expand this percentage.C.Many of the commercial aeroponic systems are relatively costly.D.Aeroponics, however,
17、 does not require traditional farm work or much land.E.Growing with aeroponics is not difficult and its benefits far outweigh any disadvantages.F.It could make a big difference in places where huge amounts of land have been made unfarmable.Growing Food from Air in NigeriaA group of farmers in Nigeri
18、a is using a technology-based method to grow crops frommist (水汽)in the air. The method, known as aeroponics, does not involve soil. Instead, plant roots hang in the air. The roots take in nutrients from a watery mist.Aeroponics is not well-known in Nigeria, but farmers there are working to make the
19、technique more popular. 67 Biochemist Samson Ogbole is popularly known as Nigerias smart farmer. He and his team are growing crops without soil at the technology-based farm they started three years ago in Abeokuta. Ogbole says they are on a campaign to end seasonal foodscarcityin Nigeria. “Because w
20、e are the ones controlling everything that the plant requires, we are not depending on seasons. So its no longer seasonal farming. It is just farming anytime of the year, meaning we can plant anytime of the year, and we can harvest anytime of the year.” 68 It required financing of more than $180,000
21、. And some people in Abeokuta were very much against this non-traditional method of farming. It took a lot of effort to change peoples minds about aeroponics.In Nigeria, about 30 million hectares (公顷) of farmland is being used, instead of the 78.5 million hectares required for food security. In the
22、north, only 49 percent of the land is fertile, a situation that worries traditional farmers. 69 Nutrients for the plants are controlled by arecyclingsystem, greatly increasing productivity.Philip Ojo is director general of Nigerias National Agricultural Seeds Council. He says the government welcomes
23、 new farming methods. Ojo noted that with aeroponics, farmers can quickly increase planting materials. So, his group strongly supports the technology.The agricultural industry represents about 40 percent of Nigerias economy. 70 For now, most farmers lack the technical knowledge to increase productiv
24、ity. They also needaccessto high-quality seeds to guarantee better harvests. Technologically skilled farmers like Samson Ogbole are offering a new way forward.答案：67. F 68. A 69. D 70. B04. 松江区A.Theres no waiting for it and no counting of cash.B.Thesystem is impressively simple and secure. C.Security
25、 is nothing to worry about with the procedures.D.Clearing up cash payments has several advantages as well. E.However, some people doubt what members of a cashless society will dowhenthepower goes off.F.Privacy security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment t
26、echnology.When he rolls into a gas station to fill his tank, Barkhad Dahir doesnt get out of his car. He pushes a few buttons on his cellphone and within seconds he has paid for the fuel. With the same quick pushes on his phone he pays for almost everything he needs. Electronic payments offer consum
27、ers convenience, provide profits for banks, credit card companies and payment processors and offer merchants improved cash flow and convenience. “I havent seen cash for a long time. Almost every merchant even hawker (小贩) on the street accepts payment by cellphone. 67. _” says Adan Abokora, a democra
28、cy activist.Purchases are made by dialing a three-digit number, entering a four-digit PIN and then entering the retailers payment number and the amount of money. Both customers and merchants receive text messages to confirm the payment. 68. _ For instance, the printing and handling of money is expen
29、sive. Cash payments can be anonymous (匿名的) and it is hard to track criminal activities conducted in secret. Many governments favor reducing cash dealings in order to better monitor and understand the activities of their citizens. The Swedish government has been discussing the removing of cash since
30、2010.69. _ Do they choose to rob? Do they sit at home and wait? What happens to people who rely on their cellphones to process money dealings when cell service and the Internet are interrupted? A world affected by terrorism and increasingly violent weather may not yet be ready to abandon currency.”
31、Other people fear that electronic payments may create security risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported. 70. _ New technologies which balance and address these factors may enable people to remove cash.答案： 67-70 ADEF05. 虹口区A. But legislation(法律) wont ban all situations in which multitaski
32、ng is unwise.B. They multitask for efficiency, to fight boredom or to keep up with social media.C. Forty-eight states have banned texting while driving.D. However, texting while biking seems so undemanding as to be harmless.E. They damage driving equivalently as far as external dangers go.F. Instead of multitasking, they take more rest breaks and get a social media fix during a break.Is Multitasking Always Good? Not only do smartph
