上海市崇明区2018届高三英语二模

1 上海市崇明区2018届高三二模

II. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Directions: 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.

China’s Good Samaritan Law (见义勇为法)Takes Effect

China’s Good Samaritan Law went into effect on October 1 to encourage people who are ready to help others. Under

the law, people how voluntarily offer emergency assistance to those who are, or who they believe to be, injured, ill or in

danger, will not have civil responsibility in the event of harm to the victims.

The new law aims to ease the reluctance people feel toward helping strangers for fear of legal consequences if they

make mistakes in treatment. It is a response to the phenomenon of people (21)__________ (hesitate) to help fallen senior

citizens due to concern that they might be blackmailed(讹诈)later.

There has been no shortage of cases over the past decade (22)________ people hesitated to offer assistance to those

who are in need. And some good Samaritans have been blackmailed for charitable acts. In 2011, a two-year-old girl

known as Xiao Yueyue was run over by two cars, and 18 people passed by (23)_____ offering emergency help. The girl

died after days of medical treatment. In 2014, a man from Guangdong Province aided a senior citizen, but

(24)__________(accuse) of knocking him down. The man committed suicide when (25)__________(face) with demands

for a large sum of money.

These cases (26)_________(arouse) debate about morality and heroism in China in recent years. “If you don’t

provide help, you will blame yourself, but if you do help, you are likely (27)________(hurt) by the people you help. It is

really a difficult choice,” one netizen said on Sina Weibo.

(28)______there had been calls for a national Good Samaritan law, only a few cities pushed ahead with such laws

before the nationwide law came into effect.

However, some experts are concerned (29)_________ there could be some danger from a nationwide Good

Samaritan Law. “Rescuers who know little about first aid could bring serious harm to people in critical conditions,” said

Yang Lixin, a professor at the Renmin University of China. He hoped the government (30)_________introduce details of

the policy soon while encouraging people to voluntarily offer assistance.

Section B

Directions: 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.

A. shock B. guesses C. secondary D. tracks

E. detailed F. printed

G. claimed l H. prospect I. influential

J. recognized K. created

Bob Dylan Wins a Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The productive musician is the first Nobel winner to have

followed a career primarily as a singer-songwriter. What’s more, he’s also the first

American to have won the prize in

more than two decades. Not since novelist Toni Morrison won in 1993 has an American 31 the prize.

Dylan earned the prize “for having 32

new poetic expressions within the great

American song tradition,”

according to the statement by the Swedish Academy, the committee that annually decides the winter of the Nobel Prize.

The academy’s permanent secretary, Sara Danius, announced the news Thursday.

The

win comes as something of a(n)

33 . As usual, the Swedish Academy did not announce a shortlist of

nominees(被提名者), leaving the betting markets to their best 34 . And while Dylan has enjoyed favor as an outside

shot for the award, the 35 that the musician would be the one to break the Americans’ long dry period was regarded

as unlikely---especially because he made his career mainly on the stage, not the 36 page.

Yet few would argue Dylan has been anything but 37 , both in the U. S. and beyond its borders. The productive

singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has produced dozens of albums. Dylan, who was born Robert Allen

Zimmerman in 1941, “has the status of an idol(偶像),” the Swedish Academy wrote. “His influence on contemporary 2 music is significant, and he is the object of a steady stream of 38 literature.”

In an interview following the announcement, Danius 39 the Swedish Academy’s decision: “He is a great poet

in the English-speaking tradition, and he is a wonderful sampler—a very original sampler,” Danius explained. “For 54

years now he has been at it and reinventing himself, constantly creating a new identity.”

And for his work, he has been 40 by critical community. Dylan has won Grammys, an Academy Award, a

Golden Globe and a Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U. S. Now, to the honors Dylan has added a

Nobel.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

The Companies Doing the Most to Make Their Employees Happier

Fat paychecks, light workloads, and endless vacation days don’t necessarily add to happy employee. In fact, the

happiest employees in the U. S. owe their happiness to first-rate employee motivations, sufficient benefits, career

advancement programs, and great work-life balance. The companies that have been the most devoted to cultivating and

advancing these things in the past year have seen employee happiness 41 .

The jobs site just announced the winners of this year’s “Leap Awards,” which honor the companies

that have made the biggest leaps to improve employee happiness year-over-year. CareerBliss evaluated more than 250,000

company reviews and ratings it received from 42 nationwide to determined the top 50 deserving companies. To

43 the list, each company had to have at least 50 reviews.

“The Leap Awards are important because they highlight 44 in our workforce,” says CareerBliss’s chief

executive, Heidi Golledge. CaareerBliss asked the respondents to evaluate the key factors that 45 work happiness,

including work-life balance, one’s relationship with the boss and co-workers, the work environment, job resources, salary,

growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, daily tasks, and job 46 .

Each respondent valued each of these things on a 1-to-5 scale, and indicated how important each was to their overall

happiness at work. These numbers were 47 to find an average rating of overall employee happiness for each

company. These averages were compared to last year’s numbers to find which companies had 48 the most.

“Every employer who receives a Leap Award should 49 their workplace happiness initiatives,” says Golledge.

“Even though we are coming out of a difficult time, it is 50 to see companies putting their efforts into providing a

great environment for their employees. These efforts in workplace happiness will ensure that their employees will be

around for years to come, as happiness breeds 51 .”

“We find each year that work-life balance is a key factor in determining employee happiness,” says Golledge.

“Employee want to know that they can balance their career with their family and personal life. Often this 52 over

things like salary. Having programs that allow managers to offer employees flexibility can be a key factor in creating a

happy work environment. 53 , we see career advancement programs have a big impact on overall employee

happiness. Often employees would rather take a job for a 54 salary, if the company provides a comprehensive

program which will help grow their career. Employees want to learn, develop and sustain a successful career path.”

“Workplace happiness is the core of CareerBliss mission,” Miller says, “An individual’s happiness at work will create

happiness throughout all areas of their life, and 55 a company with a happy , motivated workforce will see

exceptional results in its products and services.’’

41. A. soar B. change C. cease D. disappear

42. A. netizens B. administrators C. candidates D. employees

43. A. make up B. quality for C. count on D. refer to

44. A. change B. power C. duty D. variety

45. A. lay in B. resulted from C. focused on D. contributed to

46. A. analysis B. vacancy C. flexibility D. responsibility

47. A. applied B. combined C. compared D. remembered

48. A. benefited B. improved C. changed D. produced

49. A. approve of B. account for C. take pride in D. get used to