2019-2020学年上海市长宁金山区高考英语一模试题 Word版及参考答案

find the space to grow big and strong and wise. Which means that some hundred years later, the solid, strong branches of the tree reach around two full sides of my home. It’s covered in

mass（苔藓）, which is, in turn, crawling with all sorts of inseets. I have never seen the insects, by the way, I just

know that they’re there because of all the birds trying to pick them out. They are always hopping around, looking for this and that and singing songs.

I feel like I have become part of the ecosystem. When I’m eating breakfast

or making dinner in the kitchen, I can look out and see a bird hopping around skillfully, gathering its own meal while I tend to mine. When I’m sitting

in the living room, reading or drinking tea, I can suddenly find myself face to face with another bird. We’ll be staring

at each other and, after some time, decide we can both carry on with our business. Living side by side. Even as I write this -- the large windows open to a lovely, soft evening -- a white feather comes floating down by my side. Probably from one of the resident pigeons.

As I don’t have the luxury of a garden, this tree makes me fell connected to the outdoors. Such an ancient tree, a tree that is itself home to many other creatures -- that feels different. It is as if it has adopted me and made me a part of its world, without ever asking for something in return. But if needs be, I know that it can count on me and I will protect it with all my strength.

56. The flat that author lives in is .

A. built in an ancient tree

B. hugged by a giant tree

C. decorated with branches D. surrounded by a garden

57. In the author’s description, she implies that

. A. birds keep her warm company B. she has been living on tree products

C. moss makes her flat nice and cool D. she has been bothered by the insects

58. What does the author really treasure?

A. A close - to - nature life. B. A luxurious garden.

C. A spacious house.

D. A sociable neighbor.

59. Which of the following can be used to express the author’s feeling?

A. Jealous. B. Inferior. C. Content. D. Passionate.

(B)

The Sleep of Your Dreams

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of us don’t get nearly enough shut-eye. Our collective tiredness has promoted a $41 billion market for devices promising more -- and higher - quality -- sleep. In my everlasting search for downtime, I tested some of the Eight sleep Dream-pad pillow tracker $149 and up $299 The Dream-pad usesThis mattress（床垫）topper fits smooth soundscapes to under a sheet and “turns any bed according to Eight. While I slept, the the device to your phone via Bluetooth sensor - decorated pad gathered data or USB, and the pillow emits soft like heart rate, periods of deepest music, audible only to you as you lay sleep, and number of turns. It was your head down. There are ten tracks easy to use, and I liked the warming on offer. I didn’t drift off any feature, which let me set each side of faster with the Dream-pad, but it did Smart Nora Wireless Snoring Solution Nightingale Smart Home Sleep System $149 $299 My eight-hour restful happiness The Nightingale is hi - tech. is frequently interrupted by my Two app - enabled units wrap the room husband’s snoring. The Smart Nora in a blanket of warm sound. You can relieves me of the need to push him. also program the system to provide When the bedside audio sensor detects weather and traffic information when a breathing disturbance, it slowly you wake up. The only downside: in blows up the offender’s pillow, standby mode, it emits a faint noise. gently shifting them into a freer - REM Score: 9 * REM: rapid eye movement (describes a period of sleep during which you dream and your eyes make small movements) 60. By “how they stacked up” in paragraph 1, the author probably means “how they _

.”

A. make sense to manufacturers

B. get stuck in stores

C. are compared with each other

D. are piled up together.

61. Which of the following devices favourably reacts to users? A. Dream-pad pillow B. Eight sleep tracker

C. Smart Nora Wireless Snoring Solution D. Nightingale Smart Home Sleep System

62. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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