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2019年上海市金山区高考英语一模试卷
Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections： In Section A， you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation， a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it， read the four possible answers on your paper， and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．（1分）A． 200． B． 300． C． 400． D． 600．
2．（1分）A． At a bus stop． B． At home． C． At the airport． D． At a supermarket．
3．（1分）A． Manager and employee． B． Teacher and student． C． Husband and wife． D． Brother and sister．
4．（1分）A． He went to a picture show． B． He painted some pictures．
C． He watched a football match on TV． D． He went out to play football． 5．（1分）A． The mouse． B． The price． C． The monitor． D． The keyboard．
6．（1分）A． The man shouldn't be so anxious． B． She's already an hour late．
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C． The man shouldn't wait to be interviewed． D． She's too nervous to calm down． 7．（1分）A． It is his favorite book． B． It is not worth reading． C． It is not the one he likes． D． It is better than he expected．
8．（1分）A． Business is not necessarily good at the turn of the year． B． Business is always good at the end of the year．
C． Businessmen are the busiest people at the end of the year． D． There will be many cases at the end of the year． 9．（1分）A． She didn't like it at all． B． She thought it was very easy．
C． She thought it was too hard for her to follow． D． She thought the instructor was very good．
10．（1分）A． They will make a phone call to Dr． Smith tomorrow． B． They can put down the clock because it is always slow． C． Dr． Smith was late for the call． D． They can call on Dr． Smith tomorrow．
Section BDirections： In Section B， you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation， and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation and the passages. The conversation and the passages will be read twice， but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question， read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
11．（4.5分）（1）A． The impact of painful memories． B． New research on a pill and the argument about it． C． A way of wiping out painful memories． D． A proper method for changing memories． （2）A． It can cause the brain to fix memories． B． It can stop people remembering bad experiences．
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C． It can prevent the body producing certain chemicals． D． It can wipe out the emotional effects of memories． （3）A． Experts are not sure about the effects of the pill． B． The pill will certainly stop people's emotional memories． C． Taking the pill will do harm to people's physical health．
D． The pill has already been produced and used by the American public． 12．（4.5分）（1）A． Wearing high heels can improve women's balance． B． Wearing high heels exposes women to strains． C． Wearing high heels can result in back pain．
D． Wearing high heels can lead to unhealthy walking patterns． （2）A． They should choose proper heels．
B． They should exercise their ankle muscles properly．
C． They should measure the strength of their ankles frequently． D． They should give up the habit of wearing high heels． （3）A． Because they thought it was fashionable． B． Because it was a symbol of status．
C． Because it could help them to shoot their bow and arrow more effectively． D． Because it was required by European emperors． 13．（6分）（1）A． Believing in themselves． B． Writing a book． C． Challenging their life． D． Asking for help．
（2）A． She makes children's programs． B． She gets involved in legal decisions． C． She simplifies a judge's job．
D． She explains the function of the law in simple words． （3）A． Sharing things with others． B． Solving problems． C． Talking with others． D． Having her opinions heard．
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（4）A． A judge's reflection on her job and life． B． The success of a children's program． C． The importance of law in daily life． D． The problems people meet in court．
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.
14．（10分）However depressed you may be feeling now， if you look back， there certainly will have been events that made you happy﹣maybe the time （1） you bought your first bicycle or you were awarded a scholarship． When good things happen， we feel excited， proud and happy．
But the problem is， happiness doesn't usually last． The excitement of that first bicycle purchase wears off， and the pride in the scholarship gives way to the stress of performing （2） （well） on the next exam．
Psychologists call this phenomenon hedonic adaptation （享乐适应症）﹣that is， （3） good something makes us feel， most of the time we drift back to （4） we started． An often （5） （quote） example is that lottery winners are no happier than non﹣winners eighteen months after their win． But don't despair． It is possible to make happiness last． Psychologists have found two anti﹣adaptation tools that are effective in sustaining happiness： variety and appreciation．
Variety is， as we all know， the spice of life． But it's also a useful weapon （6） adaptation． Positive changes that （7） （experience） in a variety of ways are more likely to lead to lasting happiness． For example， you will feel happier about your volunteer work （8） you are able to cope with new tasks every week． The second tool， appreciation， is in many ways the opposite of adaptation． It's about focusing on something， instead of letting it fade into the background． It is only when you appreciate something （9） an enduring feeling of happiness will follow．
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