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2020届浦东新区高三英语模拟测试卷1II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.GreenSpringRenewsLife’sPromiseForme,twooftheloveliestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“Lifepersists”.Icameacrossthemyearsagoasacollegefreshman,sittinginthelibraryonabeautifulspringday,bored,workingonahistorypaper,Idon’trecall(21)_________Iwasresearchinginto.Outofnowhere,thosetwowordscame(22)_________(dance)offthepageinaquotebyGandhi,“Inthemidstofdeathlifepersists,inthemidstofuntruthtruthpersists,inthemidstofdarknesslightpersists.”Afterthosewords(23)_________(read)againadozentimes,suddenlyIwasnolongerbored.Outsideinthesunshine,Ikickedoffmyshoesanddancedbarefootacrossaspring-greenlawn.Ilovespring.Andthisyear,Iwasespeciallyhungrytoseeit.FlyinghomelastweekendtoLasVegas,after10daysinCalifornia,IlookeddownonhillsthatweresogreenthatI(24)_________almosttastethem.WhenIapproachedVegas,thegreenturnedadulldesertbrown.Welandedaftersunset,andtheonlygreentobeseenwasneon（霓虹灯）.Butthenextmorning,tomysurprise,I(25)_________(awake)tofindsignsofspringallovermyyard.(26)_________myabsence,allsortsofthingshadleafedandbloomed.Threedayslater,IdrovetoArizonatovisitafriendandgetyetanothertasteofspringseeingtheGiantsplaytheA’sinspringtraining.Thedriveacrossthedesertwascompletelygreat,avarietyofwildflowersandbloomingcactuses.Sometimesweneedthechance(27)_________(remind)thatwe’restillalive.Aftermyhusbanddied,afriendsentmeacardwhichread:“Just(28)_________youthinkyouwillneversmileagain,lifecomesback.”Lifepersists,andsodo(29)_________inthegreenofspringandthedeadofwinter,inthebirthofachildandthepassingofalovedone;inthewordsweleavebehindandtheheartsofthose(30)_________willrememberus.Springremindsusthatwe’realiveforever.2020.52SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.affordableB.culturalC.drivingD.influenceE.materialismF.outward-lookingG.resultedH.shapedI.sharingJ.shiftK.specializedCuriosityandGlobalizationareDrivingaNewApproachtoTravelToday’spoliticalclimateandnegativeheadlinesseemtopointtowardsamoreinward-lookingglobalpopulation-mindsnarrowing,bordersgoingup.Butwithmorepeoplelivingandworkingoverseasandbecomingexposedtoinfluencesfromdifferentcultures,manyofusareseekinga(n)__31__,connectedworld.AccordingtotherecentlypublishedstudyfromCultureTrip,60%ofpeopleintheUSandUKsaythattheiroutlookonlifeisshapedbythe__32__fromdifferentcultures.Asasociety,wenotonlywanttodiscoverandexperienceothercultures,wewanttolearnfromthem,too.Thisisoneofthemanypositivesideeffectsofglobalization.Atthesametime,theeconomiclandscapeofthelastdecadehasresultedinashiftinvaluesawayfrom__33__,withyoungergenerationsmoreinterestedincollectingexperiencesthanpossessions.Welcometothe“newcultureeconomy”.Thecollision（碰撞）oftwotrends-globalizationandtheexperienceeconomy-has__34__anewattitudetotravel,withculturalcuriosityatitsheart.Thisisthe“newcultureeconomy”.Thephenomenonishavingapowerfulimpactonpeople’sinteractionsanddefinitionsof__35__exploration,andpresentsanincrediblecommercialopportunity.Whileglobalizationisusuallytalkedaboutinthecontextofthe__36__oftradeandcapitalbetweencountries,weshouldn’tforgetthatthe__37__forcebehinditallitpeople.Education,travel,exposuretoothercustomsandgeographiesandtheculturalintegration（融合）arethemoreinfluentialsocialeffectsofglobalization.Peopleareincreasinglylivingorworkingincountriesotherthantheonesinwhichtheywereborn-morethanhalfofrespondentsfromthestudyhavefriendslivingoverseas,allofwhichhas__38__inmoreinteractionwithglobalcultures.Also,studentdebtandunafford-ablehousinghavecreateda(n)__39__inspendingpatterns,andsoanewsetofvalueshasemergedinwhichexperiencesmattermorethanownership.Travelisabsolutelynecessarytomostpeople’slives-infact,nearlyhalfofallrespondentscutdownon3theirdailyexpensessotheycansavemoneytotravelmore.For“generationrent”inparticular,nomatterhowexpensiveanexperienceoratrip,itisstillmore__40__thanahouse.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Communication,OneMajorPartoftheScientificMethodScientistsmayfeelittheirdutytosharetheirguesses,methods,andfindingswiththerestofthescientificcommunity.Thissharingservestwo__41__.First,itsupportsthebasicdealofskepticism（怀疑论）bymakingitpossibleforotherstosay,“Oh,yeah?Letmecheckthat.”Ittellsotherswheretoseewhatthescientistsaw,andwhattechniquesandtoolstouse.Second,itgetsthewordoutsothatotherscanusewhathasbeendiscovered.Thisisessentialbecausescienceisa(n)__42__efforts.Peoplewhoworkthousandsofmilesapartbuildwithanduponeachother’sdiscoveries.Thecommunicationofsciencebeginswith“peerreview”,aprocessof__43__anauthor’sscholarlywork,researchorideastotheinspectionofotherexperts.Ittypicallyhasthreestage