2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷

ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．(★★★★★)A．Aphysicist．

B．Anoperator．

C．Asurgeon．

D．Apsychologist．2．(★★★★★)A．Inacollege．

B．Inabank．

C．Inapropertyagency．

D．Inanaccountingoffice．3．(★★★★★)A．Gohome．

B．Gotravelling．

C．Helpinalab．

D．Helpinatravelagency．4．(★★★★★)A．Leavetheexhibition．

B．Ignorewhatthemansays．

C．Seemoreoftheexhibition．

D．Helpthemanunderstandart．5．(★★★★★)A．Thetimetoclosestudentaccounts．

B．Theapplicationproceduresofstudentaccounts．

C．Thelimitsonstudentloans．

D．Theapplicationdeadlineofstudentloans．6．(★★★★★)A．Thewomanisbetteratwritingreports．

B．Heisunqualifiedtowritethereport．

C．Thewomanshouldhavetoldhimearlier．

D．Heshouldhavemadelast-minutepreparations．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第1頁。7．(★★★★★)A．Themanseldomeatsinthecafeteria．

B．Thewomanpreferscannedvegetables．

C．Thespringrollcontainsmorevegetables．

D．Thecafeteriausuallyusescannedvegetables．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第1頁。8．(★★★★★)A．Shewarnedthemanpreviously．

B．Shethinksthechemistryclassisdifficult．

C．Themanshouldhavegotupearlier．

D．Themanneedstobemoreattentiveinclass．9．(★★★★★)A．Onlytakemorningclasses．

B．Maketimeforlunchinherschedule．

C．Getusedtoskippinglunch．

D．Changeherscheduleaftershehaslunch．10．(★★★★★)A．Thedataneedtobecollectedsoon．

B．Thequestionshaven'tbeendesignedyet．

C．Themanwillhelpthewomaninterviewpeople．

D．Thewomanhasn'tdecidedonthethemeofthepaper．

SectionBDirections：InSectionB，youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation，andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11．(★★★★★)（1）A．Chargingitsvisitors．

B．Meetingitsovernighttourists'requirements．

C．Restrictingitsaccess．

D．Monitoringindividualsarrivinginprivatecars．

（2）A．Tohelphotelsearnmore．

B．Topreventvisitorsstayingovernight．

C．Tosupportsomeservices．

D．Toaddataxonservices．

（3）A．Transportcompaniesdisapproveofit．

B．Veniceisaccessibleinalldirections．

C．Thefeeistoohighformosttourists．

D．Itmaymaketourismlessaggressive．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第2頁。12．(★★★★★)（1）A．Toearnmoree-sportsscholarships．

B．Toarousegirls'interestinSTEM．

C．Toattractagreaterrangeofgamers．

D．Toprovidecollegeopportunitiesforgirls．

（2）A．Thegeneraleducation．

B．Lowreputationofrolemodels．

C．Lackofappropriatee-games．

D．Theassumptionthatgirlsaren'tfit．

（3）A．Thechoiceofgames．

B．Thegenderofplayers

C．Thewealthofplayers．

D．Thecompetitionenvironment．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第2頁。13．(★★★★★)（1）A．Thewaytopayforvacations．

B．Thetimetospendvacations．

C．Thebudgetlimitofavacation．

D．Thechoiceofholidaydestinations．

（2）A．Bycar．

B．Byship．

C．Bytrain．

D．Byplane．

（3）A．Itcanchangehisviewonbudgeting．

B．Itisfuntoenjoythesceneryontheway．

C．Itoffersachancetoreadmorebooks．

D．Itisjoyfultolistentomusicwhiledriving．

（4）A．Themanisafraidtotakeaplane．

B．Themanprefersadebt-freeholiday．

C．Thewomanearnsmorethantheman．

D．Thewomanuseshercreditcardatwill．

GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.14．(★★★)Sneakers（運動鞋）MadefromOldChewingGum2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第3頁。DutchfashionandshoelabelExplicitWearishopingtosolveoneoflife'sstickysituations-theannoyanceofsteppinginwastechewinggumonthepavement-whilehelpingtokeepAmsterdam'scitystreetsclean．ThebrandhaspartneredwithlocalmarketingorganizationIamsterdamandsustainabilityfirmGumdrop（1）tocreate（create）alimitededitionsneakerforadultsmadefromrecycledgumcollectedfromthecity'spavements．

Chewinggumcausesanincrediblyseriousecologicalproblem，（2）because/as/sinceitismadefromplasticsthatdonotbiodegrade（生物降解）．It'salsothesecond（3）mostcommon/commonest（common）formofroadsidelitter，aftercigaretteends．Anincredible3.3millionpoundsofgumareincorrectlythrownawayonthesidewalkseachyear，（4）costing（cost）thecitymillionsofdollarstocleanup．GumdropplanstocollectwastegumfromthestreetsofAmsterdam，cleanthem，andturnthemintoGum-Tec，thematerialthatformsthebaseoftheshoe．

Thewastegumwillbeputtogoodusetomakestylishkicks，（5）whichwillalsoraiseawarenessfortheanti-litteringcause．（6）Priced（price）ataround$332，theshoeswillcomeintothemarketsometimenextmonth．

Availableforpreordernow，thenewGumshoesneakers-offeredinbothabubblegumpinkandablack/redcolorway-（7）feature（feature）long-lastingrubberoutsoles（鞋子外底）shapedfromrecyclablecompoundsproducedbyGumdrop，20percentofwhicharemadefromgum．

Nearly2.2poundsofgum（8）isused（use）ineveryfourpairsofshoes．AmapofAmsterdamismadeintothebottomofthesolestoremindpeopleofthelitteringproblem．Evenbetter，thesneakersactuallystillsmelllikebubblegum，（9）withouttheannoyingstickiness．Justasgoodasanysneakerwitharubbersole，theGumshoeshelpgetchewinggumoffourstreetsandkeepthedangerouslynon-biodegradablesubstanceoutofoureco-system．

Tohelpspreadtheirsustainabilitymessage，（10）whatGumshoe'screatorsarehopingtodoistoexpandtheirprojecttoothermajorcitiesaroundtheworld．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第3頁。

SectionBDirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15．(★★★)A．documentaryB．categorizeC．senseD．claimedE．ridF．outlookG．balloonedH．formerI．determinedJ．romanticK．driveFormerWorld'sFattestManFindsLove2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第4頁。Hewasoncetheworld'sfattestmanweighinginatanincredible980poundsandconsuming20，000calories（卡路里）aday．Butitseemsthatafterlosing672poundsfollowingasurgery，it'snotjustPaulMason'shealththathasamorepromising（1）F-hisweightlossmayhavealsopromotedhislovelife．

Mr．MasonhasonlyknownhisnewgirlfriendRebeccaforamonthandthepairareyettomeet，butalreadythe52-year-oldhas（2）DthatRebeccaistheloveofhislife．ThepairmetonlinelastmonthwhenRebeccasawatelevision（3）AaboutMr．Mason'sextremefatness-theresultofovereatingwhenapreviousrelationshipended．Shewassotouchedbyhissituationastogetintouch，keentohelpMr．MasongettheNHS（NationalHealthService）topayforasecondoperationto（4）Ehimoflayersofextraskin．

Mr．Masonsaid："Shedidn'treallythinkofanything（5）Jatthebeginning．Itwasn'tuntilthesecondconversationthatIrealisedtherewasmoretherethanjustfriends．Shefeltthesameandbroughtuptheideaofusbeingboyfriendandgirlfriend．"

Mr．Masonsaysthathedoesn'tgoforlooksandfindsRebecca's（6）Iattitudeparticularlyattractive．"Itisherpersonality，her（7）Kandpassionthathasmademefallforher．Wesharethesameideasandinterestsandshehasmademelookatlifeinanewway．ForalongtimeIcouldn'treallyseelightattheendofthetunnel，butsinceRebecca'sbeeninmylifeI'vegotawholenew（8）Cofworthandexcitement．"

Mr．Mason（9）Gtohisincrediblesizebyeatingtentimestheamountneededbyanormalmanduetoacompulsiveeatingdisorder．Ashisweightrosesharplyhewasleftunabletostandorwalkbeforefinallybecomingbed-riddenandbeinglookedafterfulltimebycarers．

Firefightershadtoknockdownthefrontwallofhis（10）Hhomesotheycoulduseaforklifttrucktolifthimoutandputhimintoanambulancewhenheneededanoperationin2002．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第4頁。

ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第5頁。16．(★★★★)Highschoolstudentswhotakemusiccoursesscoresignificantlybetteronmath，scienceandEnglishexamsthantheirnon-musicalpeers，accordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofEducationalPsychology．

Schooladministratorsneedingtocutbudgetsoftenlookfirsttomusiccourses，becausethegeneralbeliefisthatstudentswhodevotetimetomusicratherthanmath，scienceandEnglish，will（1）Binthosedisciplines．

"Ourresearchprovedthisbelief（2）Dandfoundthemorethestudentsengagewithmusic，thebettertheydointhosesubjects，"saidUBC（UniversityofBritishColumbia）educationprofessorandthestudy'sprincipalinvestigator，PeterGouzouasis．"Thestudentswholearnedtoplayamusicalinstrumentinelementaryand（3）Dplayinginhighschoolnotonlyscoresignificantlyhigher，butwereaboutoneacademicyearaheadoftheirnon-musicpeerswithregardtotheirEnglish，mathematicsandscienceskills，asmeasuredbytheirexamgrades，

（4）Ctheirsocioeconomicbackground，race，previouslearninginmathematicsandEnglish，andgender．"Gouzouasisandhisteam（5）AdatafromallstudentsinpublicschoolsinBritishColumbiawhofinishedGrade12between2012and2015．Thedata（6）B，madeupofmorethan112，000students，includedthosewhocompletedatleastonestandardizedexamformath，scienceandEnglish．Studentswhostudiedatleastoneinstrumentalmusiccourseintheregularcurriculumcountedasstudents（7）Amusic．

Theresearchersfoundthe（8）Crelationshipsbetweenmusiceducationandacademicachievementweremorepronouncedforthosewhotookinstrumentalmusicratherthanvocal（發(fā)聲的）music．Thefindingssuggestskillslearnedininstrumentalmusic（9）Averybroadlytothestudents'learninginschool．

"Learningtoplayamusicalinstrumentandplayinginabandisvery（10）D，"saidthestudy'sco-investigatorMartinGuhn，anassistantprofessorinUBC'sschoolofpopulationandpublichealth．"Astudenthastolearntoreadmusicalnotes，developeye-hand-mindcoordination（協(xié)調(diào)），developkeenlisteningskills，develop（11）Cskillsforplayinginabandanddevelopdisciplinetopractice．Allthoselearningexperiences，andmore，playarolein（12）Bthelearner'scognitivecapacities（認(rèn)知能力），executivefunctions，andmotivationtolearninschool．"

Theresearchershopethattheirfindingswillbebroughttothe（13）Aofstudents，parents，teachersandadministrativedecision-makersineducation，asmanyschooldistrictsovertheyearshaveemphasizedmathematicsandliteracy（14）Dotherareasoflearning，particularlymusic．"However，theamusingaspectisthat（15）Beducationcanbetheverythingthatimprovesall-aroundacademicachievement，"saidGouzouasis．

2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第5頁。（1）A．overbalanceB．underperformC．overworkD．underplay（2）A．fantasticB．strategicC．embarrassingD．wrong（3）A．resistedB．delayedC．desertedD．continued（4）A．thankstoB．incontrasttoC．regardlessofD．bymeansof（5）A．examinedB．publishedC．storedD．exchanged（6）A．reportB．sampleC．a(chǎn)nalysisD．center（7）A．takingB．composingC．sharingD．performing（8）A．casualB．symbolicC．predictiveD．changeable（9）A．transferB．declineC．a(chǎn)ttachD．limit（10）A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．distinctC．independentD．demanding（11）A．lifeB．literacyC．teamD．survival（12）A．a(chǎn)lteringB．enhancingC．distractingD．labeling（13）A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．questionC．edgeD．glory（14）A．intermsofB．a(chǎn)saresultofC．incaseofD．a(chǎn)tthecostof（15）A．healthB．musicC．scienceD．school

SectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第6頁。17．(★★★)AgrowingnumberofAmericanstatesarerequiringschoolstoteachstudents"medialiteracy"skills．Californiaisthelateststatetopasssucharequirement．Medialiteracy，alsoknownasnewsliteracy，istheabilitytousecriticalthinkingskillstorecognizedifferencesbetweenrealand"fake"news．

ThenewlawrequiresCalifornia'sDepartmentofEducationtoprovidematerialsrelatedtomedialiteracyonitswebsite．Itsgoalistogivestudentsasetofeffectivetoolsto"enablethemtomakeinformeddecisions"．

ThemedialiteracyeffortswerebasedonaStanfordUniversitystudyfrom2016．Itfoundthat80percentofU．S．middleschoolstudentsfailedtorecognizeanadvertisementthatlookedlikearealnewsstory．Theresearchersalsofoundthathighschoolstudentshadtroubletellingthedifferencebetweenarealandafakenewswebsite．

Thestudycalledformoreeffortstohelpstudentsrecognizefalseinformationontheinternet．Itsaidthatyoungpeoplealsoneedtheskillstofindoutwherenewsstoriescomefrom，andtobeabletojudgethetrustworthinessofsourcesandwriters．

CarolynEdyisaprofessorofcommunicationatAppalachianStateUniversityinNorthCarolina．Shesaidshehasseenaclearchangeinherstudents'abilitiestojudgenewssources．Edysaidthatwhenstudentsusedtoreadprintednewspapers，itwaseasierforthemtorecognizefactfromopinion．Now，it'snecessarytoteachstudentshowtofullyexaminewebsites．

OneofEdy'sgoalsistoteachstudentshowtoresearchthenewsorganizationsresponsibleforthestoriestheyarereading．Onewaytodothisisforstudentstoaskaseriesofquestions．Oneexampleis，"Whatistheoverallmissionoftheorganization？"

Edysaidyoungpeoplealsoneedtojudgewhethernewsorganizationsidentifyanypossibleconflictsofinterest．Anotherquestiontoaskis，"Whatdotheydowhentheygetastorywrong？"Responsibleandtrustworthynewsorganizationsissuecorrectionsifsomethingisfalselyreported，shesaid．

Edyaddedthatonegoodthingtocomeoutoftheriseofmisinformationandfakenewsisthatithasmademanypeopleseekoutgoodreporting．

（1）ThenewlawpassedinCaliforniamainlyaimsatA．

A．helpingstudentsidentifyfakenews

B．improvingstudents'criticalthinkingskills

C．offeringstudentsrealinformation

D．enablingstudentstomakequickdecisions

（2）WhydoestheauthormentiontheStanfordUniversitystudy？C

A．Topresentthedetailsofthelaw．

B．Toprovideasetoftoolsforthelaw．

C．Toshowthereasonbehindthelaw．

D．Toindicatetheeffortsbasedonthelaw．

（3）WhichisawaysuggestedbyCarolynEdyforstudentstojudgethetrustworthinessofanewsorganization？C

A．Identifyingtheconflictsofinterestinit．

2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第7頁。B．Correctingitsfalselyreportednewsstories．

C．Learningaboutitsbackgroundinformation．

D．Askingaseriesofquestionsaboutitsnews．

（4）ThepassagemainlytellsusthatmedialiteracyD．

A．cancontributetotheriseofgoodnewsreporting

B．isbecomingmuchmoreimportantwiththelawpassed

C．canimproveAmericanstudents'understandingofnews

D．isincreasinglyrecognizedasessentialforstudentsintheUS2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第6頁。2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第7頁。18．(★★★)PAssionArtsFestival2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第8頁。PAssionArtsFestivalthisyearwillrunfrom6Julyto25August，bringingcommunityartsto250，000residentsacrossSingapore．Thefestivaltheme，"OurHome，OurHeARTs"，invitesresidentstouseartstoexpressourloveforourcommunityandforSingapore．

Ouraimistobringresidentstogethertoexperienceandappreciatecreativity．Lookforwardtoover500artsactivitiesandprogrammes，includingvisualartdisplaysandperformingartsco-createdbyresidentsandartists．Thefollowingaresomeofthem．

ARTSPARTY@TELOKBLANGAH

TIME：14July（9：00AM-12：00AM）

PLACE：TalokBlangahMall

Artcanhappeninsomanywaysandforsomanypeople-andthatiswhatArtsParty@TelokBlangahwillshowyouthisJuly!

Forexample，youcanparticipateinthelargeoilpaintingactivitytocompleteahugeoilpaintingart．Orcarryartinyourpocketanytimeandanywherebycreatingyourownmatchboxart．

We'realsobringingarttherapytotheelderlyasitbecomesmorepopularinoursociety．ComeexploreNagomiart，aJapanesearthealingmethodthatintroducescalmandrelaxationtothepainter．

HUESINTUNE

TIME：20July（2：00PM-8：00PM）

PLACE：KampungAdmiralty

OneofthemostexpectedpartisHuesinTune'sperformanceline-up．SembawangHuesisthehighlightwithmusicperformances．FusionTunesfeaturescross-racialbands，andOurOwnTunepresentsheartfeltmusicbytalentedresidents．Cometothisfestivalvillage!

L．O．U．D@KAMPONGGLAM

TIME：27July（7：30PM-9：30PM）

PLACE：KampongGlamCommunityClub

AtKampongGlam，thetheatreperformanceVoicesfromtheBellyofCarpwilltakeusbackcenturiesintoSingapore'shistoryfornewdiscoveries．

MADTEAPARTY

TIME：12August（9：30AM-11：30AM）

PLACE：PasirRisEliasCC

ARTISTS：StacyHuang，JesseChongandLenaLok

MadTeaPartyisinspiredbyAliceinWonderland．Thiswillbeaninstallationofdelightfultreats，whereresidentscangatheraroundtheteatabletocreate"food"together．

（1）WhatisthegoalofPAssionArtsFestival？B

A．Tomakethecountrymoreappealinginart．

B．Todevelopasenseoftogethernessthroughart．

C．Topromotecooperationbetweencommunities．

D．Tocultivateayounggenerationfullofcreativity．

（2）Alice，whoisinterestedinpainting，shouldgototoenjoythefestivalD．

A．KampungAdmiralty

B．KampongGlamCommunityClub

C．PasirRisEliasCC

D．TalokBlangahMall

（3）Whatcanbelearnedfromtheposter？A

A．HuesinTune'sperformancesareintendedformusiclovers．

B．MadTeaPartymainlyinvolveslearningtomakeandservetea．

C．TheperformanceatKampongGlamisaboutthehistoryofman．

D．ArtsParty@TelokBlangahisspeciallydesignedfortheelderly．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第8頁。2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第9頁。19．(★★★)Today'sartificialintelligencemaynotbethatclever，butitjustgotmuchquickerinunderstanding．Alearningprogramdesignedbythreeresearcherscannowrecognizeanddrawhandwrittencharactersafterseeingthemonlyafewtimes，justasahumancan．Andtheprogramcandoitsowellthatpeoplecan'ttellthedifference．

Thefindings，publishedinthejournalScience，representamajorstepforwardindevelopingmorepowerfulcomputerprogramsthatlearninthewaysthathumansdo．

Althoughcomputersareexcellentatstoringandprocessingdata，they'reless-than-stellarstudents．Youraverage3-year-oldscouldpickupbasicconceptsfasterthanthemostadvancedprogram．

Inshort，"Youcangeneralize，"saidcoauthorJoshuaTenenbaum．Butthere'ssomethingelsehumanscandowithjustalittleexposure-theycanbreakanobjectdownintoitskeypartsanddreamupsomethingnew．"Toscientistslikemewhostudythemind，thegapbetweenmachine-learningandhuman-learningcapacitiesremainsvast，"Tenenbaumsaid．"Wewanttoclosethatgap，andthat'sourlong-termgoal．"

Now，Tenenbaumandhiscolleagueshavemanagedtobuildadifferentkindofmachinelearningalgorithm（算法）-onethat，likehumans，canlearnasimpleconceptfromveryfewexamplesandcanevenapplyitinnewways．Theresearcherstestedthemodelonhumanhandwriting，whichcanvarysharplyfrompersontoperson，evenwheneachproducestheexactsamecharacter．

ThescientistsbuiltanalgorithmwithanapproachcalledBayesianprogramlearning，orBPL，aprobability-basedprogram．Thisalgorithmisactuallyabletobuildconceptsasitgoes．

Inasetofexperiments，thescientiststestedtheprogramusingmanyexamplesof1，623handwrittencharactersfrom50differentwritingsystemsfromaroundtheworld．Inaone-shotclassificationchallenge，peoplewerequitegoodatit，withanaverageerrorrateof4.5percent．ButBPL，slightlyedgedthemout，withacomparableerrorrateof3.3percent．Thescientistsalsochallengedtheprogramandsomehumanparticipantstodrawnewversionsofvariouscharacterstheypresented．Theythenhadhumanjudgesdeterminewhichonesweremadebymanandwhichweremadebymachine．Asitturnedout，thehumanswerebarelyasgoodaschanceatfiguringoutwhichsetofcharacterswasmachine-producedandwhichwascreatedbyhumans．

Thefindingscouldbeusedtoimproveavarietyoftechnologiesinthenearterm，includingforothersymbol-basedsystemssuchasgestures，dancemovesandspokenandsignedlanguage．Buttheresearchcouldalsoshedfreshlightonhowlearninghappensinyounghumans，thescientistspointedout．

（1）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A

A．Anadvanceinartificialintelligence．

B．Aspeciallearningprogramforstudents．

C．Theapplicationofartificialintelligence．

D．Anewapproachofdevelopingprograms．

（2）By"less-than-stellarstudents"inParagraph3，theauthormeansD．

A．studentsarebetteratprocessingdata

B．computersareincomparabletostudents

C．studentsarelesssmartthancomputers

D．computersarelesscleverinsomeaspects

（3）IntheexperimentstestingBPL，whatdidthescientistsfindout？C

A．Humanswereslowatrecognizingcharacters．

B．BPLwrotecharactersinaquitedifferentmanner．

C．BPLcouldidentifyandwritecharactersashumans．

D．Humanscouldcreatemorecharactersthancomputers．

（4）Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage？B

A．Computerslearninthesamewayashumans．

B．Thefindingsmayhelpimprovehuman-learning．

C．Machine-learningissuperiortohuman-learning．

D．Younghumanscanunderstandalgorithmsquickly．2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第9頁。

SectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第10頁。2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第10頁。20．(★★★)A．Thisisbecauseoceanwatershavetakeninnearlyalloftheatmosphere'sextraheat．

B．Thiscauseswindsoffthecoasttoweakenandenableswarmwatertomoveeastward．

C．ThescientistsexaminedwatersoffthecoastofNorthernCaliforniaintheeasternPacificOcean．

D．Thenorthwardtravelofsomanydifferentseacreatureswasconsideredtohaveneverhappenedbefore．

E．Theresearchersdiscoveredthatsomeoftheseacreatureswerehundredsofkilometressouthoftheirknownrange．

F．Astudyestimatedclimatechangewillforcehundredsoffishspeciesandothercreaturestoseekoutcoolerwatersincomingyears．

WarmWatersCausedManySeaCreaturestoMoveFarNorthAstudyhasfoundthatwarmerwatersoffNorthAmerica'sWestCoastcausedmanykindsofsealifetomovefarthernorththaneverbefore．ThestudywasaprojectofscientistsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia，Davis．

（1）CTheyidentifiedatotalof67speciesbetween2014and2016，duringwhatwasdescribedasa"marineheatwave"．Theresearchersreportedthat37ofthe67speciestheystudiedhadneverbeforebeenobservedsofarnorthasCalifornia．Thesecreaturesarenativetoanareahundredsofkilometerstothesouth．

SomespecieswerediscoveredoutsideamarinelaboratorybelongingtotheUniversityofCalifornia，Davis．AfewwereevenfoundnorthofCalifornia．（2）DThescientistsinvolvedinthestudybelievethefindingscanprovidevaluableinformationforpredictingfuturesealifereactionstowarmingoceans．

ThereisalsoevidencesuggestingthatwarmingwatersintheAtlanticOceanhavecausedsomeseacreaturestomovenorthward．A2017reportinYaleUniversity'sonlinemagazineEnvironment360exploresthissubject．Thereportnotesthatformanyyears，theoceanhasservedasourbestdefenseagainstclimatechange．（3）AThishasledtowarmeroceans，withexpertspredictingcontinuingrisingtemperatures．

WarmerwatersalongtheU．S．EastCoasthaveaffectedablackseafish．ResearchersfromRutgersUniversityreportedthefishoncewasmainlyfoundoffthecoastofNorthCarolina．Buttheydiscoveredthespecieshadtraveledmorethan700kilometersnorthward，towatersoffthecoastofNewJersey．

（4）FUsingclimatemodels，researcherspredictedthatsomespeciesalongtheU．S．a(chǎn)ndCanadianPacificcoastswillmoveasfaras1，400kilometersnorthfromtheircurrenthabitats．SuchmovementisexpectedtocausemajordifficultiesforfisheriesbothintheU．S．a(chǎn)ndCanada，thestudyfound．

I.SummaryWriting2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第11頁。21．(★★★)Directions：Readthefollowingpassage．Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words．Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible．

2020年上海市崇明區(qū)高考英語二模試卷全文共13頁，當(dāng)前為第11頁。TheRoleofHumilityatWorkTherearemanyqualitiesthatleadersmustdevelopiftheywishtohaveameaningfulimpactin