英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案

英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷（A卷）II.GrammarandVocabulary（20分）SectionA（10分）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.1.

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．

（9）________，51TalkwillcontinuetofollowtheBeltandRoadInitiativeandintroducemorePhilippineforeignteacherstotheteachingteam．

HuangsaidPhilippineforeignteachershaveahigh﹣levelEnglishteachingability，（10）________playsanimportantroleinimprovingChinesestudents'interestinlearningEnglish．

SectionB（10分）Directions：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.2.

A．involvedB．processC．vigorouslyD．unnoticedE．continuallyF．chemicals

G．linksH．retainingI．conveyingJ．functionsK．relationship英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第1頁。

Foryearspeoplehaverecognizedthepowerthatwritingsomethingdownhasbeenabletoanchor（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．

Thefactthatexercisemakespositivechangesinthenervoussystemandboostscognitiveabilitieshasnotgone（7）_______byschools．Manystateshavenowestablishedminimumtimesandfrequencyforphysicaleducation．Thistypeofactionissupportedbystudiesthatshowhowmuchbetterphysicallyfitthirdgradersandfifthgradersperformedonstandardizedteststhanstudentswhowerestillintheirstudiesallthetime．Theevidencethat（8）_______obesitywithlowerlevelsofacademicachievementinschoolchildrenisstartingtocatchoneverywhere．

Walking（9）_______atleastthreetimesaweekwasfoundtobenefityourbrain，foritwillceasetogrowforalackofexercise．Creativewritingbenefitsbrainalotasthistypeofactivityisnotmechanicandcausethebraintoproducenew（10）_______whichstimulatenewdendritesandneuronstogrowinthebrain．Useoneormoreofyourphysicalsenses，involveyourcompleteattentionandbreakawayfromyourroutineinasignificantwayasdullbrainisneverreadyfortheunexpected．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第1頁。

III.ReadingComprehension（45分）SectionA（15分）Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第2頁。3.

A

collegedegreeis,

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）．

But

thereareinstitutions﹣alotofthem﹣thathavestrongtrackrecordsof（7）_______thesocioeconomicfortunesofstudents．Ifhighereducationissupposedtobethegreatequalizer（平衡器）,

theseinstitutions﹣fromcommunitycollegestopublicregionalfour﹣yearcolleges﹣aretheonesthataredoingthemostwork．

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）_______．

Pace

ranksfirstamongprivatecollegesinmotivatingitsstudentsfromthelowestlevelsoftheincomescaleandintothemiddleandupperclass．Therearealotofwaysinwhichpeopleofprivilege（特權）（13）_______theircollegeyearsorhavingunpaidinternships（實習）orhavingthesocialcapitaltogetcertainjobs．Butcollegescanfillthose（14）_______,

particularlyforlow﹣incomestudents,

helpingstudentsgetjobs,

orsustainingthemwithprogramsthathelpthemlandpaidinternshipswithtopcompanies．Wecanprovidestrongnetworksthroughfacultyandstaffaswelltohelpanewgeneration,

anew,

socioeconomically（15）_______generation,

achievetheAmericandream．

（1）英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第2頁。A

significant

B

necessary

C

available

D

realistic

（2）A

evaluating

B

urging

C

refusing

D

promoting

（3）A

However

B

What'smore

C

Bycontrast

D

Onthewhole

（4）A

implement

B

replace

C

overcome

D

track

（5）A

minimum

B

bottom

C

medium

D

optimum

（6）A

criticism

B

comment

C

practice

D

suspicion

（7）英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第3頁。A

worsening

B

claiming

C

improving

D

denying英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第3頁。

（8）A

directly

B

strictly

C

actively

D

cautiously

（9）A

urban

B

native

C

suburban

D

prospective

（10）A

resources

B

coaches

C

skills

D

funds

（11）A

push

B

ease

C

slow

D

affect

（12）A

trainings

B

careers

C

standards

D

networks

（13）A

benefitfrom

B

investin

C

fitinto

D

advancethrough

（14）A

vacancies

B

gaps

C

bottoms

D

blanks

（15）A

competitive

B

responsible

C

diverse

D

dynamic

SectionB（22分）Directions：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第4頁。4.

A

roundface,

bigeyes,

softfurandaquietpurr．It'snoteasytoresistthecompanyofanadorablecat．NowonderFrench﹣GermanphilosopherAlbertSchweitzeroncesaid,

"Therearetwomeansofrefugefromthemiseriesoflife:

musicandcats．"

Indeed,

it'snosecrethowmuchpeoplearoundtheworldlovecats．FromChina'sSinaWeibotoUSvideo﹣sharingsiteYouTube,

bloggersacrosstheglobelovetoshowofftheircats．

In

September,

acharitableactivitycalled"CatMonth"washeldinBeijing．Itwasmeanttoencouragemorepeopletocareforourfurryfriends,

especially________cats．

Cats

becomesuchabigpartofpopcultureinChinathatyoungpeoplehavecomeupwithcat﹣relatedslangphrases,

suchas"catslave"torefertopeoplewhoadoretheircats,

and"adailydoseofcats"torefertohavingtowatchacertainnumberofcatvideostogetthroughtheday．

PeopleinJapanarealsohugefansofcats．AsthebirthplaceofHelloKittyandthe"beckoningcat",

Japanmadea"cattrain"thatwasriddenaroundthecountryby30straycatsin2017．Passengerscouldsitandplaywiththecatsonthetrain,

offeringtheanimalsplentyofcareandwarmth．

Istanbul,

ahistoriccityinTurkey,

isalsofriendlytocats．IntherecentdocumentaryfilmKedi,

whichhitChinesecinemasinSeptember,

directorCeydaTorunshowedusthedailylivesofsevenstreetcatswithvividnarration．Catstherearenotafraidofpeople．Theygoinandoutofalmosteverywhere﹣coffeeshops,

markets,

universities,

andevengovernmentbuildings．Ifyousitonaparkbench,

acatislikelytocomeandsnugglewithyou．

Seeinghowcatshavebecomeaworldwideaddiction,

youmaywonderwhysomepeopleprefercatsoverdogs．Thismaybedowntohowtheyidentifywiththemselves﹣modernyoungpeopleseetheindependentattitudeofcatsassomethingtheyvaluemore．

"Unlikedogs,

wholookatuswiththeirlovingeyes,

catsappeartoshowofftheirindependence．Theyaskforattentioninawaythattellsusthattheydesirehumancompanionship,

buttheydon'tneedit,

"authorMarie﹣LouisevonFranzwroteinherbookTheCat:

ATaleofFeminineRedemption．

（1）What'sprobablythebesttitleofthispassage？________英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第4頁。A

TimetoEndLoneliness

B

LovelyCats

C

LovingDogs，LovingCats

D

CatSlaves．

（2）Theword"________"inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans"________"．A

disabled

B

caring

C

homeless

D

restless．

（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？________A

Japaneseoffertheircareandlovetostraycatsandusedtohaveacattrain．

B

Kedi，adocumentaryfilm，tellsusdailylivesofsevenstreetcatswithattractivenarration．

C

ManypeoplewanttoshowofftheircatsonwebsitessuchasSinaWeibo．

D

Therearemanycat﹣relatedslangphrasesthatpeoplecomeupwitharoundtheworld．．

（4）Whydomanypeoplebecomeaddictedtocats？________A

Becausetheylookatuswiththeirlovingeyes．

B

Becausecatsareindependentandsometimeswillshowofftheircharacters．

C

Becausetheyaskforattentioninawaythattellsusthattheyneedhumancompanionship．

D

Becausepeopleprefercatstodogs．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第5頁。5.

MoviesNottoMiss

In

2019therewillbereturnstoclassicmoviecharactersandstories．FILEPHOTOS

In

2018,

towhichwe'vejustsaidgoodbye,

we'veseenblockbusterssuchasBlackPanther,

CrazyRichAsiansandAStarIsBorn．Andtherearemoreexcitingmoviesintheworksfor2019．BelowTEENShaspickedthreeforyou．Let'stakealook．

Spider﹣Man:

FarFromHome,

July5,

US

Tom

Holland,

theleadactorof2017'sSpider﹣Man:

Homecoming,

returnstoplayPeterParker,

ahighschoolstudentwhogainssuperpowersafterbeingbittenbyaspider．

When

weseehimagainintheaters,

Spider﹣Manwillhaveanewred﹣and﹣blacksuit．Themoviewilltakethefamouswall﹣crawleronaglobaladventureoutsideoftheUS．AccordingtoMarvelStudiosPresidentKevinFeige,

Spider﹣Manwilltryareturntohis"normal"self;

hewilltrytofindhisoldpowersonhisnewjourney．

HobbsandShaw,

July26,

US

To

mostpeopletheFastandFuriousseriesisallaboutcrazydriversracinginsportscars．Butinitsspin﹣off,

calledHobbsandShaw,

humorisaddedtotheaction﹣packedthrills．

The

newfilmwillhitUStheatersonJuly26．FamousrobustEnglishactorJasonStathamwillstaralongsideDwayneJohnson,

"TheRock",

asDeckardShawandLukeHobbsrespectively,

asintheirpreviousappearancesinFastandFuriousfilms．

When

thepairfoughtfacetofaceinFastandFurious8（2017）,

aconfrontationwasdubbedthe"battlemodelforwarriors"．Theactionandchemistryreallystimulatedtheiraudience．

But

thenewactionscenesbetweenanMI6agentHobbsandthekillerShawwillhavetobegoodtobeattheirstand﹣offinthe2017movie．

The

LionKing,

July19,

US

This

isabrand﹣newversionoftheclassicchildren'sfilm．Thestoryofwide﹣eyedyounglionSimbastillremainsinheartsofworldaudiencesevenafter25years．Inthisre﹣telling,

SimbaagainbeginsthedifficultjourneytobecometheKingofthePrideLands,

avastAfricanprairie．

The

favoritepartofthestoryformanyhasalwaysbeenthefriendshipbetweenSimba,

themeerkatcalledTimonandthewarthogPumbaa．ThelasttwosacrificealltheyhavetohelpSimbatohisthrone．Howwillthenewmoviere﹣imaginetheirfamousrelationship?

（1）Wheremightthispassagecomefrom？________英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第5頁。A

Anreportinanewspaper．

B

Anoticeinthewindowofacinema．

C

Amagazineaboutfashion．

D

Aadvertisementdistributedbyacinema．．

（2）Whichfilmisfilledwithadventureandhumor？________A

Spider﹣Man：FarFromHome

B

TheLionKing

C

HobbsandShaw

D

TheFastandFurious．

（3）Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothearticle？________A

InSpider﹣man：FarFromHome，TomHolland，theleaddirectorwillreturntoplayPeterParker．

B

InTheLionKingwide﹣eyedyounglionSimbaeventuallybecomestheKingofthePrideLands，avastAfricanprairie．

C

ThenewactionscenesinHobbsandShawisaconfrontationwhichisdubbedthe"battlemodelforwarriors"．

D

In2019，therewillbethreeclassicmoviestobereleasedintheUSinall．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第6頁。6.

A

radioreportcaughtmyattentiontheotherday,

asitspokestraighttomyheart:

Cadets（學員）attheUSNavalAcademyarenowrequiredtorevisitandpotentiallyrevivetheancientskillofsteeringashipbythestars．

By

thestars﹣imaginethat:

lookingupatthesky,

notdownatascreen,

somanyyearsaftertheheavens'criticalroleinguidingmarinershasfallenbythewayside,

firstdisplacedbyradiowaves,

thenbymodernGPS．Muchisgained﹣butsomethingalsolost﹣insuchprogress,

Ithink．

It

remindedmeofmyloveof18th﹣and19th﹣centuryseafaring（航海的）tales（readingthemisoneofmycopingmechanismsforlifeinthelandlockedMidwest）,

whensailorshadonlycelestial（天空的）mapsfornavigationandstillmiraculouslymanagedtosailtheplanet'svastoceansandevencircumnavigatetheglobe．

Recentcybersecurityconcernshavetriggeredrenewedinterestinbackupnavigationalstrategiessuchasstargazing,

andsimplehand﹣heldtechnologieslikethesextant,

soofteninvokedinRichardHenryDana'sTwoYearsBeforetheMast,

atalethatchroniclesamid﹣19th﹣centurymerchantship'sendlesslyharrowingvoyagefromBostontoCaliforniaandback．

I

wouldn'twishtheharshconditionsofthattriponmodernsailors,

butIamallforanythingthatgetspeoplecluedintotheircompassbearings（方位）andtraveltrajectorieswithouthigh﹣techandoftenmindlessguidance．

"Is

thatnorthorsouthofhere?

"I'veaskedmotelclerksandgasstationattendantsaboutaparticularaddressI'mseekinginmyGPS﹣lesstravels．

"Well,

it'sthatway,

"comesthemostfrequentreply,

accompaniedbyapointedfinger,

andIrealizethatnorth,

south,

east,

andwestarenotfamiliarcoordinates（坐標）tomanypeopleotherwisethoroughlyattunedtothelocallayoftheirland．

To

befair,

Ihaven'talwaysbeenattunedtocompasspointseither．InfactitwasnotuntilIwasayoungadult,

lazingonafloatinmyparents'poolonalatesummer'svisithome,

andwatchingthesundipbelowtheroofline,

thatIfirstrealizedthatmychildhoodhomefacedduewest．IwasshockedthatI'dbeen________thissimplefact,

especiallysinceI'dbeguntobeschooledingeologyandcertainlyincompasswork．Butlikesomany,

I'dgrownupthinkingandnavigatingintermsofothercoordinates,

basedonfamiliarstreets,

rightsandlefts,

andreferencepointssuchasmyschool,

thehomesoffriends,

thenearestplayground,

andthelocalshoppingplaza．

I've

longsincebecomeaccustomedtofindingmybearingsontravelsinunfamiliarterritorybythesun'sposition．AndnowI'dlovetositinonaclassattheacademytolearntonavigatebythemoonandstars．It'saskillI'lllikelyneverneedtodrawupon．Yetjustknowinghowitwouldconnectme,

inanewandprofoundway,

tothehistoricalarcofhumanexperienceonthisplanet．

As

formodernsailors,

itmightjustbringthemsafelyhomeoneday,

ifallelsefails．

（1）Whatkindofroledo18thand19thcenturyseafaringtalesplayintheauthor'slife？________英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第6頁。A

Enrichinghisdullinlandlife．

B

Triggeringhisconcernforcybersecurity．

C

Arousinghisinterestinmodernnavigationalstrategies．

D

Strengtheninghisresolvetoreviveanancientskill．．

（2）Theauthormentionshisexperienceofseekinganaddressinparagraph6and7toillustrate________．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第7頁。A

TheimportanceofmoderntechnologysuchasGPSintravels．

B

Thatit'sessentialtolearngeographyandcompassworkwellatwork．

C

Thatmanypeopledon'tnavigateintermsofcoordinatessuchasnorthandsouth．

D

Theconvenienceofnavigatingbasedonfamiliarstreets，rightsandleftsandreferencepoints．．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第7頁。

（3）Theunderlinedphrase"obliviousto"inparagraph8isclosestinmeaningto________．A

obviousto

B

familiarwith

C

unconcernedabout

D

unawareof．

（4）Whydoestheauthorplantolearntonavigatebythemoonandstars？________A

Becauseheexpectstoexperiencetheharshconditionsonthevoyageinthepast．

B

BecauseheisrequiredtorevisitthisancientskillasacadetattheU．S．NavalAcademy．

C

Becausetheskillcanmakehisfeelconnectedtothehistoricalheritageofhumanbeings．

D

Becausetheskillcanbringsailorshome，safeandsound，ifmoderntechnologyfails．

SectionC（8分）Directions：Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.7.

A．Coralreefsarethreatenedwellbeyondcoastalareas．

B．Itwon'thappenimmediatelybutitwillbedeathby1，000blows．

C．Thereefsarelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbytheclimatecrisis．

D．Itupgradedriskassessmentsforcoralreefsfollowingfaster﹣than﹣expectedglobalbleaching．

E．Theconsequencesincludemorethanlosingoneofthemostbeautifulandbio﹣diversehabitatsontheplanet．

F．Mostavailableevidencesuggeststhatcoraldominatedecosystemswillbenon﹣existentatthistemperatureorhigher．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第8頁。

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．

Coralreefsareoftendescribedasunderseaforests，buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazonrainforests．（4）________Atemperatureriseofjust1to2degreesCelsiuscancausethealgae（藻類）uponwhichcorals（珊瑚蟲）dependtoleave．Thatwoulddrainthecoralreefsofcolourandmakethestructuremoreeasilybroken．Thesebleachingeventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool，butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast，thegreatertheriskofirreparabledamage．英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第8頁。

IV.SummaryWriting（10分）8.

Directions：Readthefollowingpassage．Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words．Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible．

Fedupwithconstantlyhavingtorechargeorreplacebatteriesinyourever﹣expandingelectronicdevices？Thesolutionmaybejustafewstepsaway．"Energyharvesting"promisestopowercountlessconsumerdevices，oftenwithnothingmorethanyourbody'smovementorheat．

Amongthemostbasicformsofthetechnologyisbodypower．Whencertainmaterialsaresqueezedorstretched，themovementoftheiratomscreatesanelectricalcharge．Automaticwatcheshaveemployedtheconceptfordecades，forexample，bywindingthemselveswhentheirusermovestheirarm．Now，theconceptisbeingconsideredforanumberofotherdevices．Inacontestseekingvisionaryideasforwearabletechnologies，Intelawarded$5，000foraconcepttochangethetemperaturedifferencebetweenaperson'sbodyandaspecialpieceofclothingthey'dwearintoelectricityformobiledevices．Usingsoundtopowerdevicesisanotherenergy﹣harvestingvariation．StanfordUniversityengineersaretestingsmartmicrochipsthatcreateelectricityfromultrasoundtopowerimplantabledevicesthatcananalyzeaperson'snervoussystemortreattheirdiseases．AtextileresearchassociationinSpainisproposingtoobtainelectricityfromradiowavesthatflowaroundeveryonetopowersensorssewnintoclothes，whichcanmonitoraperson'sheartbeatorothervitalsigns．

Obtainingstableenergyfromdevicescanbecomplex，however．Foronething，themotionthatgeneratestheelectricityhastobeconstanttobeuseful．Moreover，theamountofpowerthedevicesproducedependsonthepersonusingthem，accordingtoaColumbiaUniversitystudy．Itdeterminedthattallerpeopleonaverageprovideabout20percentmorepowerthanshorteroneswhenwalking，runningorcycling．It'salsounclearhoweagerlyconsumersmightwelcomeenergy﹣harvestingproducts．

第II卷（共40分）V.Translation（15分）Directions：TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish，usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.9.

我們反對以犧牲健康為代價去追求事業(yè)上的成功．（object）________10.

我們絕不能想當然的認為分數高就是能力高．（On）________英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第9頁。11.

他突然領悟到榮譽是無足輕重的，而他真正在意的是家庭幸福．（occur）________英語-2020年上海市高考英語二模試卷(A卷)含答案全文共11頁，當前為第9頁。12.

選修課的學分應該占所有學分的三分之一，現代人才要具備廣博的知識來應對挑戰(zhàn)，把握機遇．（equip）________

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