1、届上海市宝山区高考英语二模试题笔试部分Word版含答案II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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, us
2、e one word that best fits each blankWho is responsible for childhood obesity (肥胖)?Its lunchtime and sixth-grader Oscar Villanova visits the vending (售卖)machine. He pays for an orange juice and some cheese sticks, (21) he really wanted soda and chips Hisschool, Mildred Avenue, only sells school lunch
3、 and healthy snacksSeventh-grader Leticia Brown (22) (tell) by her doctor that she needs to loseweight. Her doctor says exercise will help her control her weight but at school she only gets physical education once a weekMany children suffer from health conditions (23) are caused or made worse bythei
4、r lifestyles. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and four times in adolescents in the past 30 years. Moreover, rates of childhood diabetes (糖尿病)(24) (rise). Theseconditions can put children (25) risk for heart disease and other major killers later inlife.These health issues are comp
5、lex problems with many different causes. Eating meals out, watching lots of TV, and not being active after school can cause too much weight gain. But there are many things children can do (26) (improve) their health Doctors say the primaryfocus for children (27) be eating healthy food and getting ex
6、ercise every day.Schools are getting (28) (involve) in solving the problem. Some, like MildredAvenue, restrict the snacks students can buy (29) are offering more gym classes toemphasize the importance of exercise Some schools even send home health notices warning parents that their child may be over
7、weight. These schools believe parents should be acting more responsibly by restricting childrens diets Many parents get angry, (30) (argue) thatschools should limit their focus to teaching They believe that they have primary responsibility for their childrens health.Section BDirections: Fill in each
8、 blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need.A. uncomfortableB. criticallyC. balanceD. nonsenseE. temptationF. respondingG. effectivelyH. practiceI. demandsJ. reasoningK. deliveringEmbrace the rule of awkward silenceThe
9、 rule of awkward silence is simple: When faced with a challenging question, instead of answering, pause and think deeply about how you want to answer. This is no short pause; rather, it involves taking several seconds (10, 20 or longer) to think things through before 31 At Apple, Tim Cook has engage
10、d in the 32 for years Back in 200& a Fortune article said that in meetings, Cook was ”known for long, 33 pauses, when all you hear is the sound of his tearing the wrapper of the energy bars he constantly eats.HCook isnt alone in embracing the rule of awkward silence Steve Jobs once took almost 20 se
11、conds to respond to a personal attack, 34 a perfect responseThe rule of awkward silence has always been valuable as a tool of emotional intelligence because it allows you to 35 thought and emotion instead of simply reacting based on feeling.Why the mle of awkward silence is more valuable than ever.W
12、e live in a world that 36 instant satisfaction. Emails should be answered on the same day. Text messages should be answered right now. But there*s a major problem with all of this immediate communication: It doesnt leave time to thinkAs in, think 37 Critical thinking calls for deep and careful consi
13、deration of a subject. It involves weighing and analyzing facts, and careful 38 And it results in making insightful connectionsNone of this is possible without time.And time has become the biggest luxury on the planet.But when you embrace the rule of awkward silence, you steal back time. Time that u
14、sed to be wasted on 39 answers.So, the next time someone asks you a challenging question. or even what seems on the surface to be a simple one, resist the 40_to respond with the first thing that comes to mind.Instead, embrace the rule of awkward silence, and think before you speak.III. Reading Compr
15、ehensionsSection ADirections: 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.Fear is a natural and valuable emotion. 11 has great survival value for human beings, 41 us to fight for
16、survival or run away quickly from a threat. But too much fear in the form of chronic （慢性的）anxiety is incredibly 42_and weakeningAnxiety is prolonged fear that persists in the 43 of a real threat: after a threat is over, during situations that arent actually very dangerous, or before a/an 44 threat i
17、n the future. When anxiety becomes chronic and 45 your life, it transforms into an anxiety disorder. Research consistently shows that cognitive （认知的）behavioral therapy （CBT） is the most 46 anxiety treatment. It works better than drugs, psychoanalysis, and all the other ways we have tried to treat 47
18、_over the years.Broadly speaking, two CBT approaches for treating anxiety have 48 : coping and exposure. Coping is changing how you think, evaluating threats more accurately, and building confidence in your ability to 49_a threat so that you are gradually less afraid. Exposure is _50_experiencing wh
19、at you are afraid of, proving your terrible predictions of disasterto be false, until your fear naturally dies down. The most recent data show that both approaches help, but exposure can work faster and 51_larger, longer-lasting reductions in anxiety.If you suffer from anxiety, you can apply the lat
20、est and most effective procedure for exposure, called restrictive learning .It was 52_by a team of therapists and researchers who published their results in 2014. This special exposure 53_will help you overcome anxiety as rapidly andcompletely as possibleThe most effective coping 54_used in CBT and
21、related therapies include coping planning,cognitive flexibility, and distress tolerance They are research-tested, 55 effective techniquesthat will improve and strengthen your anxiety recovery program.41. A. persuadingB. rememberingC. expectingD. preparing42. A. jealousB. painfulC. innocentD. conscio
22、us43. A. abstractB. existenceC. absenceD. continuation44. A. potentialB. essentialC. availableD. sustainable45. A. instnictsB. challengesC. stimulatesD. dominates46. A. effectiveB. objectiveC. invisibleD. significant47. A. pressureB. ignoranceC. anxietyD. depression48. A. describedB. emergedC. prote
23、ctedD. supervised49. A. overlookB. simplifyC. remarkD. handle50. A. purposefullyB. vigorouslyC. sincerelyD. passionately51 A. breaks throughB. turns downC. results inD. works out52. A. composedB. developedC. predictedD. symbolized53. A. commitmentB. evidenceC. assessmentD. process54. A. strategiesB.
24、 behaviorsC. responsesD. examples55. A. naturallyB. probablyC. highlyD. initiallySection BDirections: Read the following two passage Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D Choose the one that fits best accor
25、ding to the information given in the passage you have just read(A)People are motivated to do activities by many different factors. For me the main factors that are involved are competition, the desire for achieving greatness, the satisfaction of completing projects, and enjoyment.Since I am a twin,
26、a sense of competition is deep rooted in my brain. Healthy competition can push us to do fantastic things. It makes us strive for a certain goal and gets us to do things faster. However, I do not think competition should become harmful. When anger, frustration. and depression is a result of competit
27、ion, it is not healthy. Yet, competition can bring about respect, friendship, and mutual gain. In the case with my twin brother, we have pushed ourselves to be good at sports, music, school, and even at work. This competitive spirit has leaked into my life without my twin around .In a sense, I repro
28、duce my twin brother in other people I always try to be number one at whatever I do - or at least in the top three. There are times this attitude becomes unhealthy, as I get fnistrated if I give everything to a competition or activity and produce only average results. But as the years passed I have
29、gotten better at handling failure and defeat. All in all, I think I finish and do well in many areas of my life for the simple fact that I want to do well in them. The feeling of doing well against competent opponents is satisfying.I enjoy the feeling of completing an important project. For instance
30、, last year, I finished a poetry collection with my late fathers poems and my own poems. It was an honor to him and his work. In a way, I felt that his death was not in vain and that his work was proved even more through this collection. It is hard to describe the moment of knowing when such an impo
31、rtant project is set to rest: it is almost like you arc ready to die. You sense that a chapter of your life has closed and you are now a new person. These deep emotions motivate me to complete projects on a regular basis.The simplest factor that motivates me to do something is enjoyment. There are p
32、eople who do activities they do not enjoy for decades I am not one of those people I can work on tasks I do not like for a while, but in the end, my main focus should be on something that I enjoy. If I find joy in doing a certain work. I engage in it for a large part of the day, or even all day without tiring. Tiredness in most cases, in my life, is due to a lack of enjoyment in the
