2019上海市高考英语模拟试卷(2月份)

....专业资料2019年上海市高考英语模拟试卷（2月份）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA1．W：Thistableisreservedforyou，sir．M：Itlookslikeanicetable，butit'stooclosetothekitchendoor．O：Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace？2．M：IsawyouonTVyesterday．Youwereeversogood．Youdidn'tlooknervous．W：Tobefrank．Whenitwasmyturntospeak，Ireallyhadmyheartinmymouth．Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean？3．M：Shallwegoandtrythatsnackbararoundthecorner？W：Ican'teatanything．Myheadaches．Q：Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman？4．W：Asingleroomisfiftypoundspernight，andadoubleroomsixtypoundspernight．Staytwonightsandyou'llgetanotherforfree．M：Asingleroomforthreenights，please．Q：Howmuchshouldthemanpayforhisroom？5．W：Howdidyoudointhewritingcontest？M：IfonlyIhadpaidmoreattentiontospelling．Q：Whalcanwelearnabouttheman？6．M：Hey．Joan，what'sup？W：Nothingmuch．It'smyson!Itdoesn'tseemeasyforhimtogetusedtothenewschool．Q：HowdoesJoanmostprobablyfeelaboutherson？7．M：HaveyouheardfromMarylately？It'ssaidsheisnotworkingasafitnesscoach．W：Igotanemailfromherlastweek．Shehasbeenworkingataschoolsincesheleftourfirm．Q：Whoarethetwospeakerstalkingabout？8．W：Howdidthelecturego？M：Oh，youshouldhaveseenthoseyoungpeople．Thirstyforknowledge，drinking....专业资料inmywisdom．Q：Whatdoesthemanmean？9．M：Lookatthemenu．Everythinglooksgreat，butthat'stooexpensive．W：Haveanythingyoulike？Tomsaidit'sonourboss．Q：Whowillpaythebill？10．W：David，Igotyouapresent，asolar﹣poweredcalculator．M：Idon'tneedacalculator，Mom．IhaveoneQ：WhatdoesDavidimply？SectionBQuestionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.11．ThecalmwatersofRoseBayinSydneyaredisturbedonlywhenaseaplanecomesintolandandtakeoffagain．Insomeway，RoseBayhaswitnessedthesurprisinghistoryofflyingboats，typeofearlyseaplane．OnthefifthofJulv，1938，anempireclassflyingboatdepartedfromhere，Australia'sfirstinternationalairport．ItwasheadingforEnglandandmarkthestartofthegoldenageofflyingboats．Overtendays，withthirtystopsalongtheroute，passengersenjoyedafirstclassservice，includingbreakfastsoffruit，steak，juiceandwine．Buttheflightdidn'tcomecheap．TicketswerefarbeyondthereachofmostAustraliansatapricethatwasequivalenttoanannualsalary．Theservicewassuspendedin1942aswartookholdandtheplaneswereofficially﹣usedbytheairforce．Bythetimenormallifestartedagainafterthewar，land﹣basedaircrafthaddevelopedrapidly，andflyingboatswerelookingincreasinglyoutofdate．However．Sydneyanditsvastwatersremainedwell﹣placedtoexploittheirresources，andsobegananewagefortheflyingboatsQuestions：（1）Whendidthegoldenageofflyingboatsstart？（2）Whywastheserviceofempireclassflyingboatsstoppedintheearly1940s？（3）Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout？12．Accordingtosomepsychologists，intelligenceistheabilitytolearnfromexperience，adapttonewsituations，understandandhandleabstractconcepts，....专业资料anduseknowledgetochangeone'senvironment．Skillslikelearning，memory，reasoning，andproblemsolvingenhancetheseabilities．Therefore，certainhabitsmaybeevidenceyou'vegottheseskills．Forexample，itiscommonlythoughtthatthosewhoareintelligentareorganizedandhaveeverythingintheirworkspacearrangedneatly．Butthat'snotthecase．InanexperimentfromtheUniversityofMinnesota，peopleinamessysettingcameupwithmorecreativeideasthanthoseinaneatspace．KathleenWatts，studyauthorsaysdisorderlyenvironmentsseemtoinspirebreakingfreeoftradition，whichcanproducethefreshidea．Orderlyenvironments，incontrast，encouragefollowingtraditionsandplayingitsafe．ButaccordingtoJonathanWhite，aresearchscientistatDukeUniversity，creativityisoneofthequalitiesthatsmarterpeopletendtopossess，anditmayactuallyleadtomessiness．Hesaysit'snotmessinessthathelpscreativity，butcreativitywhichmaycreatemessiness．Suchpeopletendtogetlostinthoughtwhilefocusingonaproblemorissue．Andcleanlinessbecomesoflessimportancethatfocusingontheproblemathand．Questions：（1）Accordingtothepassage，whatareintelligentpeoplelikeinmostpeople'seyes？（2）AccordingtoJonathanWhitefromDukeUniversity．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？（3）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？13．W：James，haveyoureadaboutthenewresearchintothehumanbrain？M：Notyet．Whatdoesitsay？W：Itsaysmenarebetteratsomethingslikemapreadingandfindingdirection，whilewomenarebetteratotherthingslikerememberingwordsandfaces．M：Interesting!NowIunderstandwhyI'mtheoneofmyfamilywhodoesallthemapreading．W：TheresearchwasdonebyateamfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania．They....专业资料lookedatthebrainsofnearlyonethousandmenandwomenandfoundtheyarewireddifferentlyM：Wireddifferently？Youmeanconnectedindifferentways？W：Right!Inmales，thestrongerconnectionsrunwithineachhalfothebrain．Inwomen．Thestrongerconnectionsarebetweenthetwosidesofthebrain．M：Isee．W：Thedifferencemightexplainwhymenarebetteratlearningandperformingasingletask，likereadingmapsorcycling．Butwomenareoftenbetteratdoingseveralthingsatthesametime．Theycanalsoconcentrateonataskforlonger．M：Now．IcanunderstandwhyIcannotdoseveralthingstogether．W：Butnoteveryoneagrees．AprofessorfromtheUniversityofOxfordsaidtheconnectionsinsidethebrainarenotpermanentlyfixed，andthebrainisverycomplex．Withoutsufficientdata，youcan'tjumptoanygeneralconclusions．M：Iguesstheprofessorisrightnow．（Now，listenagain．）Questions：（1）Whatistheconversationmainlyabout？（2）Compa