2018届奉贤区高考英语二模（无答案版，后期更新）

2017-2018第二学期奉贤区调研测试三高英语

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, 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.

Time to End Loneliness

US author Henry Rollins once wrote: \sunsets and makes night air smell better.\out of style. There are paintings that portray loneliness, songs that(21) . (inspire) byloneliness, and many works of literature that center around this theme.

In the eyes of UK economist Rachel Reeves, however, loneliness is far from romantic. Insteadit's a \

On Jan 17, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed politician Tracey Crouch as thecountry's very first \country's been feeling--a problem which, according to UK government research, is

affecting more than 9 million people in the country, and (23)be more harmful to one'sphysical and mental health than smoking l5 cigarettes a day.

Back in 2014, the UK was given the title of the \capital of Europe\by TheTelegraph. A survey carried out by the newspaper found that British people were (24)(likely) to get to know their neighbours or build strong relationships with people than those from other European countries.

But this doesn't mean it is the problem (25)(affect) Britons only. In fact, we're all suffering from loneliness now more than ever, in spite of most of theworld now being linked tothe internet, (26)_____has enabled us to be more connected than ever. (27). we need, accordingto Kim Leadbetter, sister of the lateUK politician Jo Cox,is to have“proper human connections\

\lives nowadays are so busy.We spend the vast majority of our time on our phones, onour laptops. (28)busy we are,we need to press pause on that andactually sit down and speak to human beings,\

But the first steps toward (29)(fight) this problem are to accept its existence and notbe ashamed or frightened by it. After all,

.(30) loneliness, many beautiful paintings,songs, and literary works wouldn't even exist. Whether it is \

Section B

Direction: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be usedonly once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A .analyzingB.maintainC. designedD. coveredE. capableF. figures G. recentlyH. weighingI. undoubtedlyJ.releaseK. posts

Robots Writing Newspapers

Whether it's robots working as hotel receptionists or artificial intelligence creating poetry, it'sbecoming more and more common to read about technology doing the jobs of humans. And now,it seems that software is even 31 of writing news stories-such as the very one you'rereading.

BBC News 32 reported that the Press Association (PA), a UK news service, hascreated a computer program that's competent to create articles that are almost impossible to tellapart from those written by human journalists. Called \” by BBC News, such

software \ 33 thousands of news stories written by humans. The PA'ssoftware is already so advanced that many UK newspapers and websites publish articles created by it.

According to the Reuters Institute of Journalism,many publishers areusing robo-journalism to 34 interesting information quickly, from election results toofficial 35 on social issues.For example, US news organization The Washington Post has its own robo-journalism software, Heliograf.

According to each website Digiday, Heliograf \over 850 articles in 2417, as well ashundreds of social media 36 . So what does this mean for regular journalists? \cautious about any technology that could replace human beings.\Fredrick Kunkle,“Washington Post reporter, told Wired. \this technology seems to have taken over only some ofthe work that nobody else wants to do.\

Indeed, it appears that robo-journalism software is 37 to help humans, rather thantake away their jobs.

\the future, Heliograf could do things like searching the web to see what people are talkingabout, checking The Washington Post to see if that story is being 38 , and, if not, alertingeditors or just writing the piece itself, Wired reporter Joe Keoha wrote.

However, Joshua Benton at Harvard University's Nieman Journalism Lab believes that whilerobo-journalism is 39 going to become more present in newsrooms, nothing can replacetraditional human creativity.

\decades,\

\ information and presentingbalanced, contextualized(全景式的)stories-will be very hard formachines to master.\

III. Reading Comprehension SectionA

Direction: 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.

Why do some people live to be older than others? You know the standard 41 : keeping amoderate diet, engaging in regular exercise, etc. But what effect does your personality have onyour longevity? Do some kinds of personalities 42 longer lives?

A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by 43 the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more 44 and lessneurotic(神经质的)than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympatheticand cooperative than women with a(n) 45 life span. These findings are in agreement withwhat you would expect from the evolutionary theory: Those who like to make friends and helpothers can gather enough 46 to make it through tough times. Interestingly, 47 . other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined, 48 , were no more likely to live to be very old.Also,being 49 to new ideas had no relationship to long life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.

Whether you can successfully change your 50 as an adult is the subject of a longstanding

world, found in each of the 50 US states and 70 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.

The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries. But an Atlantic article said that they are something different in a world of e-reader downloads. The little wooden boxes are refreshingly physical and human. When you open the door of the box, chance and your neighbours' tastes determine what you'll find. You might find a graphic novel, a cookbook or a tour guidebook.

For many people, this sense of discovery is Little Free Libraries' main appeal.”A girl walking home from school might pick up a graphic novel that gets her excited about reading; a man on his way to the bus stop might find a book of poetry that changes his view on life,\The Atlantic article. \

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72.与家人外出度假日益受到人们的推崇。(popular)

73.寒暑假期间，我们学校的各类休育设施向市民开放。( access )

74.智能手机给人们生活带来了许多便捷，但其负面影响不容小觑(despite)

75.我们坚信:一个更加和谐的社会将会建成，人民安居乐业，物质和精神方面都将得到满足。(where)

VI. Guided Writing Directions: Write an below in Chinese.

English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given 假设你校正在举行一个“Donate an Hour Every Day\ 写一篇短文参赛，内容要传递正能量，具体需包括: 的主题征文活动，请你据此用英语 .你对此主题的理解; .你的具体做法及理由。

注:文中不能出现学校、姓名等真实信息。

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