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1崇明区2018届第一次高考模拟考试试卷II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.StarGiraffeFinallyGivesBirthApril,agiraffewhobecameanInternetstarafterherpregnancywasbroadcastonline,hasfinallygivenbirth,endingmonthsofexcitementforheraudience.ThelivebroadcastfromAnimalAdventureParkinHarpursville,theStateofNewYork,beganduringthewinter.(21)drewnearlyfivemillionviewersadayatitspeak.Someviewerskeptcheckingback,evenaftertheperiod(22)__________Aprilwasexpectedtogivebirthhadgone.Othersbecamefrustrated,questioning(23)_____shewasreallypregnant.Finally,(24)_____Aprilwaspacinginherpen(畜栏)onApril15,twohooves(蹄)begantoappear.Afterafewhours,anewly-borngiraffewaslyingonthefloor,(25)_____(look)aroundconfusedly.Thecalf(幼崽)triedtostandafewtimesbut(26)_____not.Anhourlater,itwas(27)_____itsfeet,walkingaroundcarefully.Aspokesmanfortheanimalparksaidthecalfwasaboy.“Aftermonthsofpregnancy,bothmomandcalfaredoingfine,”saidJordan,theownerofAnimalAdventurePark.PeopleinHarpursvillenowhopetheattentionthatApril(28)_____(draw)willtranslateintoaneconomicdevelopmentforthearea.Harpursvillewasonceamanufacturingbase,butithasstruggledfinanciallyinrecentyears.Fortunately,therearealreadysigns(29)_____April’sfameisbreathingnewlifeintothearea.Dozensoffamiliesrecentlyarrivedattheanimalparkafterhoursofdriving,only(30)_____(find)itclosedforthewinter.Anearbyhotelhasbookedmorethan100reservationsforapackagethatincludesadmissiontotheparkwhenitreopensinMay.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.modelB.competitiveC.insertingD.pickupE.originalF.missionG.priceH.mirroringI.branchingJ.virtualK.buyingCompanyBuildsWorld’sFirstAutomobileVendingMachine(自动贩卖机)Thankstoused-carwebsiteCarvana,itisnowpossibletobuyyourownsetofwheelsatthetouchofabutton,fromtheworld’sfirstandonlycoin-operatedcarvendingmachineinNashville,Tennessee.It’squick,easy,andnotcheap,butcheaperthanbuyingacartheoldway.Thecompanyhasbeenworkingontheconceptforthepasttwoyears.Their31carvendingmachinewasinstalledinAtlantain2013.Butthey’vespenttimeimprovingthedesign,inordertotakeuserexperiencetothenextlevel.“OurnewVendingMachineisastate-of-the-art,multi-storystructurethatdeliversourcustomers’carsbymerely32aspecialcoin,”saidCarvanaCEOErnieGarcia.Themachineconsistsofafive-storyglasstowerthatcanholdupto20carsatatime.Thetowerbasicallyservesasa(n)33pointforusedcarsthatcustomerspurchasethroughthewebsite,enabling34pricingandeliminatingdeliverycosts.Customerscanaccessalonglistofspecifications,ratings,reviews,andlotsofotherdetailsaboutthecarsthey’reinterestedinontheCarvanawebsite.Theyevenget35toursthatpointouteveryscratchonthebodyofthecar.Oncethecarischosenandpaidfor,thecompanyusuallydeliversthecartothecustomerforaseven-daytrialperiod.Thisusuallymeansthedeliverycostsareworkedintothe36ofthevehicle.ButwiththeVendingMachine,customersareabletogotopickuptheircarsstraightaway.It’sawin-win37thatallowsCarvanatocutdownonstaffandoverhead(间接费用),andsavecustomersabout$2,000aswell.According2tothecompany,italsomakesforagreat38experience–placinganoversizedcoininaslot(硬币投币口)andwatchingtheircarrolldownautomatically.“Carvana’s39istocreateabetterwaytobuyacar,andthisnewVendingMachinewillbeaone-of-a-kindexperience,40justhowsimpleandeasywe’vemadeittobuyacaronline,”Garciasaid.Headdedthecompanyplanstobuildmorecarvendingmachinesinthefuture.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.StayoutoftheSuntoLookYoungForgetdrinkingcountlessglassesofwaterorgettingyourbeautysleep.Thesecretoflookingyoungissimplytostayoutofthesun.Astudyofhundredsofwomenhasrevealedthatthosewhoavoidedthesun’srayslookedupto20yearsyoungerthantheyactuallyare.However,othersupposedrulesforayouthfulcomplexion(肤色),fromdrinkinglotsofwatertosleepingwellandexercisingregularly,failedto41thehandsoftime.Onlykeepingoutofthesun,andwearingsunscreenwhenthiswasn’tpossible,madea42,theAmericanAcademyofDermatology’sannualconferencewillheartoday.Theinteresting43comesfromastudyof231womenofallageswhowerequizzedabouttheirlives,includingwhethertheyweresun-lovers.WhenresearchersfromMassachusettsGeneralHospitalintheUS–commissionedbyskincarefirmOlay–guessedhowoldthewomenwere,theyfoundthosewho44inthesuntendedtohaveagedmoreslowly.Aluckyfourhadsofewwrinklesand45spots,andsuchafreshcomplexion,thattheyappearedtobeafulltwodecadesyoungerthantheyreallywere.ResearcherDrAlexaKimball,aprofessorofdermatology(皮肤医学),saidthe46advicethatwedrinklotsofwatertostayhealthyisactuallyamyth(谬见),andthebodyis‘prettygood’atjudginghowmuchweneed.PreviousresearchbytheBritishNutritionFoundationreacheda47conclusion.Expertstheresaid:‘Justdrinkingwaterforthesakeofdrinkingwaterreallyhasnoeffectonimprovingtheappearanceofskin.’