2019年上海市宝山区高考英语一模试卷

2019年上海市宝山区高考英语一模试卷

II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections：After reading the passage below， fill in the blanks to make the passage 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， use one word that best fits each blank.

1．(★★)Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen lives with her family in Copenhagen， Denmark． There are soldiers on the streets， and the country （1）

（accept）by the Nazis． There isn't enough to eat， and the world is at war． Then the Nazis decide to \． The Danes don't know （2） their friends and neighbors are being taken away． They don't know where they are going， either． But they do know that it is wrong and dangerous and that they must help．

Number the Stars is a very powerful novel． During World War II， the Nazis （3） （kill） millions of people in Europe． Many of those people were Jewish． But in Denmark， almost all of the Jewish population was saved． Number the Starsis a work of fiction， but it tells the true story of the Jewish（4） （rescue）during the war． The moving plot is driven by justice， danger and excitement． But the book also deals with significant ideas that are much （5） （big）than the story itself．

Anemarie must learn that evil doesn't just appear in fairy tales． It's a real thing that affects real people． She must also struggle with questions of loyalty and sacrifice． Who would she die to protect？ And is she brave enough （6） （make） that sacrifice？ Most importantly， Annemarie learns that （7） （be） brave doesn't mean being fearless． It means doing the right thing despite the fact （8） you are afraid， That's heavy stuff for a children's novel． I have taught Number the Stars to many classes at many different levels． It has always been a popular choice． It uses simple language and sentences． It is easy to read and provides clear examples of literary techniques like foreshadowing（预示）． But it is also interesting，and the characters are （9） （engage）． The plot is full of tension．

Lois Lowry． The author， has written award-winning novels for young

people． Number the Stars is a remarkable example of the talent （10） has made her so celebrated．

Section BDirections：After reading the passage below， fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

2．(★★) In most democracies today， people expect women to vote． Women are just as able to make decisions about their （1） leaders as men． But 200years ago， most people didn't think so．

As late as the middle of the 19century only men voted in most Western

countries． A few countries or states let women vote in local elections． But women voting was far from （2） ． At that time， people believed that women belonged in the home． That meant they should not get involved with public life． But women in Europe， North America and New Zealand began （3） this situation． They believed that they should have a（n） （4） in their

government's leaders． In 1792 an English novelist named Mary Wollstonecraft （5） that women should be able to vote， In the United States， Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were important figures． They met while campaigning to put a（n） （6） to slavery． In the process， they decided that women also should have more （7） ．

Yet despite the （8） of these women neither Great Britain nor the United States was the first country to let women vote． That honor goes to NewZealand， which changed their law on September 19， 1893． This was because of women like Kate Shepherd． She led a group that presented petitions（请愿书） to their parliament three years in a row． Shepherd is now honored on New Zealand's s10 bill．

New Zealand was followed by Australia in 1902 and Finland in 19 zero six． By this time， some U．S． states and territories allowed women to vote． But the country as a whole didn't give women the right until after World War I． In many countries， the right to hold political office came along with the right to vote． And women have （9） that right． In many countries， women have even held their country's highest office． All of that is due to the efforts of women who fought for a（n）（10） voice

A． common B． voting C． efforts D． elected E． end F． protesting G． say H． exercised I． argued J． equal K． rights

III. Reading ComprehensionSection 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.

3．(★★★)The search for new， clean energy sources have occupied the attention of scientists and politicians for years． One common （1） for green energy is the wind． A new twist on this old resource could cause energy output of wind-power plants to increase greatly．

Standard wind power plants rely on strong support and （2） can only reach the height of 200meters or so． Higher than that， winds tend to be stronger and steadier， but the challenge is （3） how to obtain the energy from those winds．

Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany have formed a kite-power research group． The group is working to develop kites with inflatable （可充气的） wings （4） to

electrical generator （发电机） on the ground．

The research group's goal is to design a kite that can operate on its own for 24 hours． Research has begun， but many challenges remain， including making the generator more （5） and perfecting the automatic flight control and structure of the kites． Nevertheless， in June 2012， they demonstrated that their kites could operate （6） at an altitude of up to 700 meters． Meanwhile， in Italy， researchers are working on a（n）（7） power generator that relies on kites when the generator called KiteGen， senses wind blowing， kites are （8） from the end of poles with high-resistance cables to control their height and angle． These cables are able to move the kites if the system senses coming object （9） planes， helicopters or even individual birds． The kites themselves are light， tough and able to reach fairly high altitude． The loop （绕行） around in the wind， which sets the center of the generator in emotion （10） electric current．

KiteGen has the （11） to be very cost-effective in the long

run． After the original cost of designing and setting up the plant， little （12） investment will be necessary， apart from standard maintenance． The plant also requires （13） little space， which makes it ideal for cities and means that multiple plants can be set up to provide even more （14） ． Kite power has the potential to greatly （15） on current wind power strategies． In the future， it may be an efficient cost efficient supplement to the other sources of energy use or even a replacement for some of them

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B． proposal

C． resource

D． substitute

（2）A． generally

B． frequently C． continually D． regularly

（3）A． carrying out B． figuring out C． breaking out D． picking out （4）A． chosen B． applied C． collected D． connected （5）A． efficient B． complete C． powerful D． positive （6）A． actively B． passively C． automatically D． artificially （7）A． strange B． similar C． different D． original （8）A fastened B． revealed C． tailored D． released （9）A． except for B． instead of C． such as D． due to （10）A． producing B． inventing C． promoting D． developing （11）A． qualification B． potential C． trend D． intention （12）A． normal B． formal C． additional D． alternate