2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)

2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)第1頁（共1頁）2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷（A卷）第I卷（共100分）I.ListeningComprehension（25分）SectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．（1分）A．Inagym．B．Inadepartmentstore．C．Inashoe﹣repairshop．D．Ontheplayground．2．（1分）A．Sheappreciatestheman'shelp．B．Sheworkedhardonherspeech．C．Herspeechwassomewhatlong．D．Sheshouldhavemadebetterpreparation．3．（1分）A．Forty．B．Thirty．C．Fifteen．D．Twenty．4．（1分）A．Indifferent．B．Apologetic．C．Excited．D．Disappointed．5．（1分）系統(tǒng)找不到該試題6．（1分）A．Aholidayplan．B．Anoutdooractivity．C．Theweatherforecast．D．Theviewofalake．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第1頁。7．（1分）A．Fixthecamera．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第1頁。B．Takephotos．C．Setupasign．D．Teachthewoman．8．（1分）A．Sheseldomreceiveslettersfromheroldfriends．B．Shekeepstouchwithherformerclassmatesregularly．C．Themanmustreplytothee﹣mailimmediatelyoutofcourtesy．D．Themanshoulddropafewlinesoccasionally．9．（1分）A．Shemusthaveleftthebookinthereadingroom．B．Sheneedn'thaveborrowedsomanybooks．C．Sheshouldremembertoputthingsingoodorder．D．Thenotebookmightbehiddenunderthepileofjournals．10．（1分）A．Shewillnotstayuplateinthefuture．B．Shecouldn'tunderstandwhythemanenjoyedthelecture．C．Shewastootriedtofocusonthelecture．D．TheliteratureclasswastooboringforherSectionBDirections：InSectionB，youwillhearonelongerconversationandtwoshortpassages，andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversationandthepassages.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11．（4.5分）（1）A．Thebenefitofchewinggum．B．Signsintheclassroom．C．Theimportanceofattention．D．Waystoremovethestickysubstance．（2）A．Dosomecalculations．B．Writedownsomenumbers．C．Answerquestions．D．Finishatestpaper．（3）A．Byaskingforaleave．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第2頁。B．Bypretendingtochewgum．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第2頁。C．Bywanderinginclass．D．Bytakinginmoreoxygen．12．（4.5分）（1）A．1973．B．36，500．C．20．D．300，000．（2）A．Workers'wagesincreaselargelyeveryyear．B．Moremoneyisspentoncitizens'welfare．C．Foreigninvestmentisfavoured．D．Businessactivityisregulated．（3）A．lreland'straditionalvalues．B．Ireland'sfuturedevelopment．C．Ireland'samazinghistory．D．lreland'seconomicgrowth．13．（6分）（1）A．Howtocareforpreciousmetals．B．Astandardunitformeasuringweight．C．Thevalueofpreciousmetals．D．Thewideuseofscales．（2）A．Tochecktheaccuracyofscales．B．Tocalculatethedensityofothermetals．C．Toobservechangesintheatmosphere．D．Tomeasureamountsofrainfall．（3）A．Someonelostit．B．Someonespilledwateronit．C．Itwasmadeoflowqualitymetal．D．Thestandardformeasuringhadchanged．（4）A．Itisreasonableforanobjectwithsuchanimportantfunction．B．Itisasmallamounttopayforsomuchpreciousmetal．C．Itisdifficulttojudgethevalueofsuchanobject．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第3頁。D．Itistoohighforsuchalightweight．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第3頁。II.GrammarandVocabulary（20分）SectionA（10分）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.14．（10分）China'sleadingonlineEnglishlearningbrand51Talkheld（1）annualstrategicconferenceinBeijingonTuesday，withafocusonwidermarketaccess，moreindividuallearningmodesandAItechnologyapplications．Thebrand，（2）（bear）theideaofallowingmorechildrentoenjoyqualityeducation，hasannouncedstrategiccooperationwithpartnersincludingfamilyearlyeducationbrandQiaohu，AniworldTVandUSpublishinghouseTCM．ChinesesingerandactorWangJunkai，whoboastshighpopularity（3）youngerChinese，hasbeeninvitedtobethebrand'slatestspokesman．HuangJiajia，founderandCEOof51Talk，saidatthepressconferencethebrand'suserscovermorethan500citiesnationwide，andthetotalamountofcoursestakenbylearnershasexceeded3millioninasinglemonth．Huangalsobelieved51Talk（4）（dedicate）topromoting"universaleducation"sinceitsestablishmentin2011．"Enjoyingqualifiedforeignteachersinlanguageleaning（5）notbetheexclusiveprivilegeofchildrenfromwealthyfamiliesandofChina'sfirst﹣tiercities．What51Talkhasbeendoingismakingeducationresourcesaccessibletomorepeople，"theCEOadded．Tothisend，51Talkisreadytoexpanditsappealtomoresecond﹣andthird﹣tiercities，andisexpected（6）（reach）morethan1，000citiesacrossthenationthisyear．Also，theEnglishlearningbrandispoisedtoconduct（7）"oneplusone"strategybyarrangingforeignandChineseteachersforlearners．"Foreignteacherswillcontinuetoshowofftheirprofessionalteachingskills（8）Chineseteacherswillactasthebridgetoconnectforeignteachersandstudents，"Huangsaid，addingthecombinationofforeignteachersandChineseeducationcannotonlyimprovelearningandcommunicationefficiency，butalsohelpstudentstoachievebetterresults．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第4頁。（9），51TalkwillcontinuetofollowtheBeltandRoadInitiativeandintroducemorePhilippineforeignteacherstotheteachingteam．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第4頁。HuangsaidPhilippineforeignteachershaveahigh﹣levelEnglishteachingability，（10）playsanimportantroleinimprovingChinesestudents'interestinlearningEnglish．SectionB（10分）Directions：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15．（10分）A．involvedB．processC．vigorouslyD．unnoticedE．continuallyF．chemicalsG．linksH．retainingI．conveyingJ．functionsK．relationshipForyearspeoplehaverecognizedthepowerthatwritingsomethingdownhasbeenabletoanchor（固定）athoughtoremotioninthebrain．This（1）ofanchoringemotionsandmemorieswithphysicaltouchisnowwellsupportedbystudiesandfrequentlyusedbythosewhopracticeNeuro﹣linguisticProgramming（NLP）．Evidencethatthemindandbodyconnectionexistsinbuildingand（2）memoriesisabundant．Morerecently，however，researchershavebeenturningtheirattentiontothe（3）betweenexerciseandthebrain．Theyarefindingevidencethatsupportsthebeliefthatexercisecanboostbrainpower．Howcanthathappen？U．S．researchershavefoundthatexercisehelpsthatbraindevelopnewbraincellsinanareaofthebraincalledthedentategyrus．Thisareaisknowntobeinvolvedwithage﹣relatedmemoryloss．Thestudiesperformed（4）miceandlaterhumanssupportedtheevidencefoundinthosestudies：therewasincreasedbloodflowtothememorycenterofthebrainafterexercise，whichmayhelpoptimizethewaythebrain（5）．Basically，anythingthathelpsthebodytodecreasestresshormones，whichwillimproveattentionspanaswellasmoodandincreasethebody'smetabolism，willalsohelpthebrain．Ithelpsbymakingthebraincellshealthierandbetterabletolinktoothercells．Thisactionisvitalforlearningand（6）newinformation．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第5頁。Thefactthatexercisemakespositivechangesinthenervoussystemandboostscognitiveabilitieshasnotgone（7）byschools．Manystateshavenowestablishedminimumtimesandfrequencyforphysicaleducation．Thistypeofactionissupportedbystudiesthatshowhowmuchbetterphysicallyfitthirdgradersandfifthgradersperformedonstandardizedteststhanstudentswhowerestillintheirstudiesallthetime．Theevidencethat（8）obesitywithlowerlevelsofacademicachievementinschoolchildrenisstartingtocatchoneverywhere．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第5頁。Walking（9）atleastthreetimesaweekwasfoundtobenefityourbrain，foritwillceasetogrowforalackofexercise．Creativewritingbenefitsbrainalotasthistypeofactivityisnotmechanicandcausethebraintoproducenew（10）whichstimulatenewdendritesandneuronstogrowinthebrain．Useoneormoreofyourphysicalsenses，involveyourcompleteattentionandbreakawayfromyourroutineinasignificantwayasdullbrainisneverreadyfortheunexpected．III.ReadingComprehension（45分）SectionA（15分）Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.16．（15分）Acollegedegreeis，inmostcases，thekeytomoremoneyandamorecomfortablestandardofliving．Butthatpathwaytohigherearningsismore（1）tosomethanothers：Alotofleadingcollegesdonotenrollalotoflow﹣incomestudents，andasaresult，they'renot（2）verymanystudentsfromlow﹣incomehouseholdsintothemiddleandupperclasses．（3），thoughstrategiesforenrollingandpreservinglow﹣incomestudentsareusuallymentioned，theycanbetoughto（4）atscale．Dozensoftopcollegesanduniversitieshavemorestudentsfromthetop1percentoftheincomescalethanthe（5）60percent．Andthat'saproblemifcollegeshopetoescapethecommon（6）thattheyarelittlemorethanafinishingschoolfortheelite（精英）．Butthereareinstitutions﹣alotofthem﹣thathavestrongtrackrecordsof（7）thesocioeconomicfortunesofstudents．Ifhighereducationissupposedtobethegreatequalizer（平衡器），theseinstitutions﹣fromcommunitycollegestopublicregionalfour﹣yearcolleges﹣aretheonesthataredoingthemostwork．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第6頁。Collegesshouldbe（8）recruitingandenrollinglow﹣incomestudents﹣andthatmeansmorethantargetingadsto（9）studentsonsocialmedia．Itmeansacommitmenttogoingwheretheyare﹣areasthatalotofschoolsdonottypicallyrecruit﹣andpublicizetheprocessofgoingtocollege．Thentheyshouldbesupportingstudentswith（10）whenthestudentsgettocampus﹣whetherit'swritingcenters，generousfinancialaidpackages，orsimplysympatheticacademicadvisorswhoperhapscamefromlow﹣incomebackgroundsthemselves．Anditisalsopreparingstudentsforjobsaftercollegeandbuildingrelationshipswithbusinessesthat（11）theprocessoffindingpost﹣graduationemploymentforstudents，especiallyforthosewhoseparentsdon'thavetheirownprofessional（12）．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第6頁。Paceranksfirstamongprivatecollegesinmotivatingitsstudentsfromthelowestlevelsoftheincomescaleandintothemiddleandupperclass．Therearealotofwaysinwhichpeopleofprivilege（特權）（13）theircollegeyearsorhavingunpaidinternships（實習）orhavingthesocialcapitaltogetcertainjobs．Butcollegescanfillthose（14），particularlyforlow﹣incomestudents，helpingstudentsgetjobs，orsustainingthemwithprogramsthathelpthemlandpaidinternshipswithtopcompanies．Wecanprovidestrongnetworksthroughfacultyandstaffaswelltohelpanewgeneration，anew，socioeconomically（15）generation，achievetheAmericandream．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第7頁。2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第7頁。（1）A．significantB．necessaryC．availableD．realistic（2）A．evaluatingB．urgingC．refusingD．promoting（3）A．HoweverB．What'smoreC．BycontrastD．Onthewhole（4）A．implementB．replaceC．overcomeD．track（5）A．minimumB．bottomC．mediumD．optimum（6）A．criticismB．commentC．practiceD．suspicion（7）A．worseningB．claimingC．improvingD．denying（8）A．directlyB．strictlyC．activelyD．cautiously（9）A．urbanB．nativeC．suburbanD．prospective（10）A．resourcesB．coachesC．skillsD．funds（11）A．pushB．easeC．slowD．affect（12）A．trainingsB．careersC．standardsD．networks（13）A．benefitfromB．investinC．fitintoD．advancethrough（14）A．vacanciesB．gapsC．bottomsD．blanks（15）A．competitiveB．responsibleC．diverseD．dynamicSectionB（22分）Directions：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.17．（8分）Aroundface，bigeyes，softfurandaquietpurr．It'snoteasytoresistthecompanyofanadorablecat．NowonderFrench﹣GermanphilosopherAlbertSchweitzeroncesaid，"Therearetwomeansofrefugefromthemiseriesoflife：musicandcats．"Indeed，it'snosecrethowmuchpeoplearoundtheworldlovecats．FromChina'sSinaWeibotoUSvideo﹣sharingsiteYouTube，bloggersacrosstheglobelovetoshowofftheircats．InSeptember，acharitableactivitycalled"CatMonth"washeldinBeijing．Itwasmeanttoencouragemorepeopletocareforourfurryfriends，especiallystraycats．CatsbecomesuchabigpartofpopcultureinChinathatyoungpeoplehavecomeupwithcat﹣relatedslangphrases，suchas"catslave"torefertopeoplewhoadoretheircats，and"adailydoseofcats"torefertohavingtowatchacertainnumberofcatvideostogetthroughtheday．PeopleinJapanarealsohugefansofcats．AsthebirthplaceofHelloKittyandthe"beckoningcat"，Japanmadea"cattrain"thatwasriddenaroundthecountryby30straycatsin2017．Passengerscouldsitandplaywiththecatsonthetrain，offeringtheanimalsplentyofcareandwarmth．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第8頁。Istanbul，ahistoriccityinTurkey，isalsofriendlytocats．IntherecentdocumentaryfilmKedi，whichhitChinesecinemasinSeptember，directorCeydaTorunshowedusthedailylivesofsevenstreetcatswithvividnarration．Catstherearenotafraidofpeople．Theygoinandoutofalmosteverywhere﹣coffeeshops，markets，universities，andevengovernmentbuildings．Ifyousitonaparkbench，acatislikelytocomeandsnugglewithyou．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第8頁。Seeinghowcatshavebecomeaworldwideaddiction，youmaywonderwhysomepeopleprefercatsoverdogs．Thismaybedowntohowtheyidentifywiththemselves﹣modernyoungpeopleseetheindependentattitudeofcatsassomethingtheyvaluemore．"Unlikedogs，wholookatuswiththeirlovingeyes，catsappeartoshowofftheirindependence．Theyaskforattentioninawaythattellsusthattheydesirehumancompanionship，buttheydon'tneedit，"authorMarie﹣LouisevonFranzwroteinherbookTheCat：ATaleofFeminineRedemption．（1）What'sprobablythebesttitleofthispassage？A．TimetoEndLonelinessB．LovelyCatsC．LovingDogs，LovingCatsD．CatSlaves（2）Theword"stray"inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans""．A．disabledB．caringC．homelessD．restless（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？A．Japaneseoffertheircareandlovetostraycatsandusedtohaveacattrain．B．Kedi，adocumentaryfilm，tellsusdailylivesofsevenstreetcatswithattractivenarration．C．ManypeoplewanttoshowofftheircatsonwebsitessuchasSinaWeibo．D．Therearemanycat﹣relatedslangphrasesthatpeoplecomeupwitharoundtheworld．（4）Whydomanypeoplebecomeaddictedtocats？A．Becausetheylookatuswiththeirlovingeyes．B．Becausecatsareindependentandsometimeswillshowofftheircharacters．C．Becausetheyaskforattentioninawaythattellsusthattheyneedhumancompanionship．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第9頁。D．Becausepeopleprefercatstodogs．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第9頁。18．（6分）MoviesNottoMissIn2019therewillbereturnstoclassicmoviecharactersandstories．FILEPHOTOSIn2018，towhichwe'vejustsaidgoodbye，we'veseenblockbusterssuchasBlackPanther，CrazyRichAsiansandAStarIsBorn．Andtherearemoreexcitingmoviesintheworksfor2019．BelowTEENShaspickedthreeforyou．Let'stakealook．Spider﹣Man：FarFromHome，July5，USTomHolland，theleadactorof2017'sSpider﹣Man：Homecoming，returnstoplayPeterParker，ahighschoolstudentwhogainssuperpowersafterbeingbittenbyaspider．Whenweseehimagainintheaters，Spider﹣Manwillhaveanewred﹣and﹣blacksuit．Themoviewilltakethefamouswall﹣crawleronaglobaladventureoutsideoftheUS．AccordingtoMarvelStudiosPresidentKevinFeige，Spider﹣Manwilltryareturntohis"normal"self；hewilltrytofindhisoldpowersonhisnewjourney．HobbsandShaw，July26，USTomostpeopletheFastandFuriousseriesisallaboutcrazydriversracinginsportscars．Butinitsspin﹣off，calledHobbsandShaw，humorisaddedtotheaction﹣packedthrills．ThenewfilmwillhitUStheatersonJuly26．FamousrobustEnglishactorJasonStathamwillstaralongsideDwayneJohnson，"TheRock"，asDeckardShawandLukeHobbsrespectively，asintheirpreviousappearancesinFastandFuriousfilms．WhenthepairfoughtfacetofaceinFastandFurious8（2017），aconfrontationwasdubbedthe"battlemodelforwarriors"．Theactionandchemistryreallystimulatedtheiraudience．ButthenewactionscenesbetweenanMI6agentHobbsandthekillerShawwillhavetobegoodtobeattheirstand﹣offinthe2017movie．TheLionKing，July19，US2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第10頁。Thisisabrand﹣newversionoftheclassicchildren'sfilm．Thestoryofwide﹣eyedyounglionSimbastillremainsinheartsofworldaudiencesevenafter25years．Inthisre﹣telling，SimbaagainbeginsthedifficultjourneytobecometheKingofthePrideLands，avastAfricanprairie．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第10頁。ThefavoritepartofthestoryformanyhasalwaysbeenthefriendshipbetweenSimba，themeerkatcalledTimonandthewarthogPumbaa．ThelasttwosacrificealltheyhavetohelpSimbatohisthrone．Howwillthenewmoviere﹣imaginetheirfamousrelationship？（1）Wheremightthispassagecomefrom？A．Anreportinanewspaper．B．Anoticeinthewindowofacinema．C．Amagazineaboutfashion．D．Aadvertisementdistributedbyacinema．（2）Whichfilmisfilledwithadventureandhumor？A．Spider﹣Man：FarFromHomeB．TheLionKingC．HobbsandShawD．TheFastandFurious（3）Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothearticle？A．InSpider﹣man：FarFromHome，TomHolland，theleaddirectorwillreturntoplayPeterParker．B．InTheLionKingwide﹣eyedyounglionSimbaeventuallybecomestheKingofthePrideLands，avastAfricanprairie．C．ThenewactionscenesinHobbsandShawisaconfrontationwhichisdubbedthe"battlemodelforwarriors"．D．In2019，therewillbethreeclassicmoviestobereleasedintheUSinall．19．（8分）Aradioreportcaughtmyattentiontheotherday，asitspokestraighttomyheart：Cadets（學員）attheUSNavalAcademyarenowrequiredtorevisitandpotentiallyrevivetheancientskillofsteeringashipbythestars．Bythestars﹣imaginethat：lookingupatthesky，notdownatascreen，somanyyearsaftertheheavens'criticalroleinguidingmarinershasfallenbythewayside，firstdisplacedbyradiowaves，thenbymodernGPS．Muchisgained﹣butsomethingalsolost﹣insuchprogress，Ithink．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第11頁。Itremindedmeofmyloveof18th﹣and19th﹣centuryseafaring（航海的）tales（readingthemisoneofmycopingmechanismsforlifeinthelandlockedMidwest），whensai2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第11頁。Recentcybersecurityconcernshavetriggeredrenewedinterestinbackupnavigationalstrategiessuchasstargazing，andsimplehand﹣heldtechnologieslikethesextant，soofteninvokedinRichardHenryDana'sTwoYearsBeforetheMast，atalethatchroniclesamid﹣19th﹣centurymerchantship'sendlesslyharrowingvoyagefromBostontoCaliforniaandback．Iwouldn'twishtheharshconditionsofthattriponmodernsailors，butIamallforanythingthatgetspeoplecluedintotheircompassbearings（方位）andtraveltrajectorieswithouthigh﹣techandoftenmindlessguidance．"Isthatnorthorsouthofhere？"I'veaskedmotelclerksandgasstationattendantsaboutaparticularaddressI'mseekinginmyGPS﹣lesstravels．"Well，it'sthatway，"comesthemostfrequentreply，accompaniedbyapointedfinger，andIrealizethatnorth，south，east，andwestarenotfamiliarcoordinates（坐標）tomanypeopleotherwisethoroughlyattunedtothelocallayoftheirland．Tobefair，Ihaven'talwaysbeenattunedtocompasspointseither．InfactitwasnotuntilIwasayoungadult，lazingonafloatinmyparents'poolonalatesummer'svisithome，andwatchingthesundipbelowtheroofline，thatIfirstrealizedthatmychildhoodhomefacedduewest．IwasshockedthatI'dbeenoblivioustothissimplefact，especiallysinceI'dbeguntobeschooledingeologyandcertainlyincompasswork．Butlikesomany，I'dgrownupthinkingandnavigatingintermsofothercoordinates，basedonfamiliarstreets，rightsandlefts，andreferencepointssuchasmyschool，thehomesoffriends，thenearestplayground，andthelocalshoppingplaza．I'velongsincebecomeaccustomedtofindingmybearingsontravelsinunfamiliarterritorybythesun'sposition．AndnowI'dlovetositinonaclassattheacademytolearntonavigatebythemoonandstars．It'saskillI'lllikelyneverneedtodrawupon．Yetjustknowinghowitwouldconnectme，inanewandprofoundway，tothehistoricalarcofhumanexperienceonthisplanet．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第12頁。Asformodernsailors，itmightjustbringthemsafelyhomeoneday，ifallelsefails．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第12頁。（1）Whatkindofroledo18thand19thcenturyseafaringtalesplayintheauthor'slife？A．Enrichinghisdullinlandlife．B．Triggeringhisconcernforcybersecurity．C．Arousinghisinterestinmodernnavigationalstrategies．D．Strengtheninghisresolvetoreviveanancientskill．（2）Theauthormentionshisexperienceofseekinganaddressinparagraph6and7toillustrate．A．TheimportanceofmoderntechnologysuchasGPSintravels．B．Thatit'sessentialtolearngeographyandcompassworkwellatwork．C．Thatmanypeopledon'tnavigateintermsofcoordinatessuchasnorthandsouth．D．Theconvenienceofnavigatingbasedonfamiliarstreets，rightsandleftsandreferencepoints．（3）Theunderlinedphrase"obliviousto"inparagraph8isclosestinmeaningto．A．obvioustoB．familiarwithC．unconcernedaboutD．unawareof（4）Whydoestheauthorplantolearntonavigatebythemoonandstars？A．Becauseheexpectstoexperiencetheharshconditionsonthevoyageinthepast．B．BecauseheisrequiredtorevisitthisancientskillasacadetattheU．S．NavalAcademy．C．Becausetheskillcanmakehisfeelconnectedtothehistoricalheritageofhumanbeings．D．Becausetheskillcanbringsailorshome，safeandsound，ifmoderntechnologyfails．SectionC（8分）Directions：Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第13頁。20．（8分）2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第13頁。A．Coralreefsarethreatenedwellbeyondcoastalareas．B．Itwon'thappenimmediatelybutitwillbedeathby1，000blows．C．Thereefsarelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbytheclimatecrisis．D．Itupgradedriskassessmentsforcoralreefsfollowingfaster﹣than﹣expectedglobalbleaching．E．Theconsequencesincludemorethanlosingoneofthemostbeautifulandbio﹣diversehabitatsontheplanet．F．Mostavailableevidencesuggeststhatcoraldominatedecosystemswillbenon﹣existentatthistemperatureorhigher．Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory．That'sawarningfromamarinebiologistwhoiscoordinatingeffortstomonitorthedeclineoftheworld'smostcolorfulecosystem．Globalheatingandoceanacidification（酸化）havealreadytakenaheavytollontheworld'scoralreefs．Some16to33percentofallwarm﹣waterreefshavebeenseverelybleached（漂白），andtheremainingreefsarevulnerabletoevenafractionofadegreemorewarming，saidthemarinebiologist，DavidObura．HechairstheCoralSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature．"Itwillbelikelotsoflightsblinkingoff，"hetoldtheObserver．"（1）Betweennowand2degreesCelsius，wewillseemorereefsdroppingoffthemap．"Today'sreefshaveahistorygoingback25millionto50millionyears．TheyhavesurvivedcollisionsbetweentheEarth'stectonicplates（地殼板塊），suchasthatofAfricaintoEurope，andIndiaintoAsia．Yetinfivedecades，Oburasaid，mankindhasunderminedtheglobalclimatesofundamentallythatthegloballyconnectedreefsystemcouldbelostinthenextgeneration．ThewarningfollowsalandmarkUNclimatereport．（2）Scientistswarnedthatifwarmingreached2℃，whichnowappearsverylikelyinthenext50years，therewouldbeamorethan99%chancethattropicalcoralreefswouldbewipedout．（3）TheUNreportalsowarnedofsevereknock﹣onimpactstofisheriesandmillionsofpeoplelivingincoastalcommunities，whowilllosevitalsourcesofincomeandbelessprotectedfromstorms．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第14頁。Coralreefsareoftendescribedasunderseaforests，buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazonrainforests．（4）Atemperatureriseofjust1to2degreesCelsiuscancausethealgae（藻類）uponwhichcorals（珊瑚蟲）dependtoleave．Thatwoulddrainthecoralreefsofcolourandmakethestructuremoreeasilybroken．Thesebleachingeventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool，butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast，thegreatertheriskofirreparabledamage．2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(a卷)全文共39頁，當前為第14頁。IV.SummaryWriting（10分）21．（10分）Directions：Readthefollowingpassage．Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words．Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible．Fedupwithconstantlyhavingtorechargeorreplacebatteriesinyourever﹣expa