高考(上海卷)英语模拟试题(三)(含答案)

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上海市嘉定区嘉定二中2023-2024学年高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night.A．Finishing B．Having finished C．To finish D．To have finished2．I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mother’s illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.A．am to have finished B．was to have finishedC．was to finish D．ought to finish3．We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.A．don’t get B．won’t getC．didn’t get D．wouldn’t get4．Chinese President Hu Jintao called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya _____ an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country at the BRICS Summit in Hainan Province.A．to prevent B．to have prevented C．preventing D．having prevented5．---- What do you think of zoology?---- In my opinion, zoology is ______ botany.A．a subject so interesting as B．as a interesting subject asC．as interesting a subject as D．interesting as a subject as6．It is through years of research ________ scientists have discovered the relationship between social media addiction and depression.A．since B．before C．that D．when7．I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _______ blind and deaf for a few days at some time in his life.A．has been stricken B．were strickenC．had been D．would be8．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent9．Lifting off at sunrise, the hot air balloon goes wherever the wind blow.A．may B．must C．need D．should10．Mother told me in a phone call that she had written to me a week before, but I haven’t received__________.A．one B．it C．something D．anything11．After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since.A．would worked B．had workedC．worked D．has worked12．We are living in an age________ QR codes(二维码)are becoming more and more popular in our daily life. A．why B．thatC．whose D．when13．The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a living．A．that B．whenC．where D．which14．—How I wish I had worked harder when I was in that company.—If you had, you _________ a department manager now.A．are B．would beC．would have been D．were15．The petrol in the car _____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.A．gave up B．gave off C．gave in D．gave out16．She seems to prefer American TV Shows to talking to me．A．to watch B．to be watching C．watching D．having watched17．I like these English songs and they ________ many times on the radio.A．taught B．have taughtC．are taught D．have been taught18．To tell the truth, I didn’t expect that there were so many people ______ the idea.A．supported B．supporting C．to support D．having supported19．I ________ able to catch the first flight home, but my watch betrayed me.A．were B．had beenC．would be D．would have been20．I am sorry I am very busy now. If I time, I would certainly go to the movies with you.A．have B．hadC．have had D．had had第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

上海市2022-2023学年高三模拟考试英语试卷附答案

试卷编号：230122022-2023学年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试上海英语模拟试卷I. Listening comprehension略II. 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.Diane Van DerenOn February 19, 2009, Diane Van Deren was one of a dozen runners taking part in the Yukon Arctic Ultra, a 400-mile race across frozen tundra (苔原)in the middle of winter. Not a single woman (21) ___________(complete) it ever. With temperatures of 30 degrees below zero and only seven hours of daylight each day, it's probably the (22)___________(tough) race in the world. But, then, there is no woman like Diane Van Deren.Twelve years earlier, Van Deren, a former professional tennis player, had a kiwi-size piece of(remove)___________ to treat her epilepsy (癫痫).The operation was successful, but she noticed a strange side effect: she could run without stopping for hours.At the start of the Arctic Ultra, icy winds frozen Van Deren5s water supplies, so she had (24) ___________to drink for the first hundred miles. She kept (25) ___________(go) on with frozen fruit and nut bars. On the eleventh day, the ice (26)___________her feet cracked open and Van Deren fell up to her shoulders into a freezing river. She managed (27) ___________(climb) out but her soaked boots froze to her feet.Yet somehow through it all, Van Deren remained positive, (28)__________ was perhaps helped by another curious byproduct of her operation. "I have a problem with (29) _________ is called short-term memory. I could be out running for two weeks, but (30) ___________someone told me it was day one of a race/" She jokes, “I'd say, Great, let's getstarted!”On February 26, 2009, exactly twelve years after her surgery, Van Deren crossed the finish line of the Arctic Ultra. She was one of eight finishers一and the first and only woman.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. agreementsB. chatteringC. effortsD. feasiblyE. fulfillmentF. hardG. introduced H. morality I. persuaded J. seized K. spoiledHere's to guilt-free flyingMaj a Rosen gave up flying a decade ago out of concern for its environmental impact. But when she became a mother and started hanging out with other parents, she didn't bring it up, even when the conversation turned to flying. It would have _____31_____ the mood.Then in April 2018, her home country of Sweden _____32_____ a tax on aviation (飞行).The climate impacts of flying were on the evening news and the mood changed. Rosen_____33_____ the moment. With her neighbor Lotta Hammar, she launched a campaign called "We stay on the ground", which has_____34_____10,000 people to commit to avoid flights in 2019.Kudos. But here's the _____35_____ truth: in the grand scheme of things, barely anyone will follow suit. The _____36_____ classes tend to have a lot to say about the eco benefits of avoiding meat, cycling and eating locally sourced food. But that _____37_____ generally disappears when it comes to flying.We can't rely on international ___38_____ to stop aviation emission either. Yes, the UN has fixed up a deal to cap aviation emissions beyond 2020. But it lacks real bite, allowing airlines to continue emitting carbon provided they offset (抵消)it.All this means we could really do with green tech riding to the rescue. Here, at least, there is a little good news. Even rather simple measures like freeing planes to fly in straighter lines could _____39_____ cut carbon emissions. Hybrid (混合动力的)electric aircraft are also the pipeline. And we already know that planes can mix up to 50 per cent biofuels into their tanksand fly safely.It's time to redouble our_____ 40_____ to make planes green. In the meantime, if you are still looking for a New Year's resolution, you might want to think about joining those 105000 Swedes.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In summarising the state of the planet—rising population, widespread conflict, one-sixth of the planet suffering extreme poverty and hunger, global warming一Jeffrey Sachs, author of "The Common Wealth、can paint a terrible picture. However, he's an_____ 41_____ and believes that all of these problems can be overcome in relatively straightforward ways and at relatively little cost. That's because the root causes are interconnected and _____42_____ man-made.Take child morality(死亡).Perhaps surprisingly, the higher the child morality rate is, the higher the birth rate. This leads to a _____43_____ population which puts a greater stress on already scarce resources, so farmers have to work harder to produce enough food for all, which means children are often put to work in the fields or at home. This, _____44_____ , stops children getting the education which will allow them to learn, among other things, about better farming techniques to increase crop yields and provide more food to eat and sell. Sachs argues that the_____45_____ of providing every child in poverty with an anti-mosquito bed net is a major first step. Malaria(疟疾)is a huge cause of death in children and the bed nets massively _____46_____ infections. The fewer children that die of malaria, the more secure parents feel about their children surviving. The more secure parents feel, the fewer children they have, and so on, revising the _____47__ trend just described.However, it is _____48_____ a combination of measures at the same time that truly makes a difference: free school meals improve school attendance and health; supplying fertilisers to improve soil and better seeds provides even better harvests; basic health care and clean water supplies_____ 49_____ more fatal diseases.These ideas are already being _____50_____ implemented in over 100 African villages in underdeveloped regions. The cost of the proj ect is just $10 per person per year, of which 50% comes from donors and the rest from a mixture of local and national governments and the villagers themselves.So if it's so _____51_____ , why hasn't it been done before? What about all the aid that has been given to Africa and the underdeveloped countries of the world? Has it been lost to corruption （腐败）? Sachs argues that the real problem is not corruption, but the fact that rich governments have _____52_____ such a lot, but actually given so little. They agreed to give 0.7% of national income in aid, but only five countries have met that _____53_____. He suggests current aid is $24 billion per year, which translates as just ten dollars per person—not nearly enough to implement the _____54_____ measures.So while Sachs sees an opportunity to end poverty forever, he also raises an _____55_____ that this could be the last chance we have, 'The longer we wait, the greater is the suffering and the larger the long-term costs?41.A. economist B. optimist C. expert D. opponent42.A. prospectively B. essentially C. thoughtfully D. refreshingly43.A. declining B. global C. booming D. local44.A. in turn B. by contrast C. on end D. with care45.A. truth B. principle C. solution D. statement46.A. transmit B. specify C. worsen D. reduce47.A. downward B. general C. modem D. previous48.A. describing B. reserving C. adopting D. protesting49.A. modify B. intensify C. prevent D. locate50.A. successfully B. hesitantly C. personally D. worthlessly51.A. popular B. simple C. hard D. strange52.A. spent B. promised C. learned D. featured53.A. requirement B. condition C. challenge D. target54. A. restricted B. standardized C. requested D. combined55. A. alarm B. objection C. amount D. instanceSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）I'm in Marrakech, the heart of Morocco at the base of the Atlas Mountains, with my son, Sam. He's eight. We've come here with Mohamed, a friend who owns a store in our New York neighborhood. We're regular customers at Mohamed's store, where Sam can often be found negotiating with his friend. When they're not bargaining, they're chatting about swords, or camels, or the desert. "You need to come to Marrakech," Mohamed told me. I'll show you around and teach Sam how to really get a bargain!” So here we are.We meet up with Mohamed over a cup of tea at a table outside the tiny Cafe ben Youssef, deep in the old city of Marrakech. We're sitting in an area bordering the stalls of the marketplace. Vendors(小贩)with carts offer freshly squeezed orange juice, others sell dates or figs. Nearby are the workshops that supply the goods to this world-famous market.Later, as we walk around, Mohamed begins the first of his bargaining tutorials for Sam. "Everything in Morocco is open to negotiation, Sam. When you hear a price, the first thing you say is 'Too much一bezqf and then walk away.""But what if I like it?"“When you see something you like, maybe a lamp, you ask about something else instead. Then, as you walk out, you ask, "And how much is that lamp?9 as though you5d just noticed it and aren't really that interested in it."We turn a comer and are greeted with sweet-smelling orange blossoms. "Don't always give an offer. Make them continue to lower the price. Oh, and wear something Moroccan：Mohamed continues, as we enter a fairly large shop. Most of the stalls in Marrakech specialize in one thing, but not this one. Decorative and lethal-looking swords hang beside soft hand-dyed fabrics; large camel bones covered in writing sit beside massive copper lamps. It is here that Sam spots a box. “Look, a treasure chest!” It's made of wood, and painted red and gold. He opens the lid, then closes it. “Cool." Then he spots a tall, cobalt blue, tear-shapedold perfume bottle. "Four hundred dirham,” the shopkeeper pronounces. Fifty dollars. Sam says nothing. Whether he's too shy or is practicing Mohamed's bargaining technique, I can't tell. He eventually agrees to pay 200 dirham, about $24. rd say the bottle is worth $10, at most. Clearly, his negotiating skills need a little work. "Just to get started, Dad,” Sam measures me as he pays for the bottle.56.According to Mohamed, people in Marrakech like__________.A.bargainingB. tradingC. drinking teaD. showing friends around57.What does Mohamed advise Sam to do when he finds something he likes?A.To look for something similar in another shop.B.To complain to the vendor about its high price.C.To conceal his real preference from the vendor.D.To ask the vendor about the price as soon as possible.58.What does the writer imply about Sam's first negotiating experience?A.It is far from successful.B.It costs Sam more than the money he pays.C.It reveals Sam's potential in negotiation.D.It shows that Sam is too shy for negotiation.59.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. A Shopping Trip.B.The Charm of the MarketC. A Busy City.D.The Art of the Deal(B)The Man Who Ate his Boots is a fascinating account of expeditions that went wrong. The book examines the 19th century search for a route to Asia by way of the Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean. Author Anthony Brandt describes the many attempts by both land and sea that ended in failure and tragedy, including the 1845 expedition led by Sir John Franklin. Brandt shows how these brave, yet sometimes foolish, explorers could have avoided starvation, frostbite, and even death if they had copied the survival techniques of the local Inuit people. Some of the more surprising details the book reveals include:IGLOOS The explorers, despite repeatedly watching the Inuit build igloos, insisted on using canvas tents. Tents freeze in sub-zero temperatures and give little protection to anyone inside them. If they had learned to build igloos, the explorers would have been warm even in the worst Arctic weather.SEALSKIN If the explorers had worn sealskin and furs like the Inuit, they wouldn't have suffered from the frostbite that was common among them, but rare among the Inuit.DOG TEAMS Why didn't the British use dog teams to pull their sleds? Pulling sleds themselves was a tradition among many explorers right into the early 20th century It cost Scott and his men their lives on their return from the South Pole in 1912.The British did get something right, however, when Captain Edward Parry grew salad vegetables in boxes on board his ship. It was known that fresh vegetables and fresh meat prevented scurvy (坏血病)，although at that time the reason for this (vitamin C) had not been discovered. Parry's men wouldn't have been as healthy if they hadn't eaten the salads.60.In The Man Who Ate his Boots’ the author mainly ________.A.introduces some foolish explorersB.focuses on some unsuccessful expeditionsC.analyzes the Inuit people's survival techniquesD.explores the advances in equipment used for expeditions61.According to Anthony Brandt, what should the explorers have done?A.They should have learned more about how seals survived in cold water.B.They should have set up more canvas tents to keep themselves warm.C.They should have helped the Inuit people build igloos.D.They should have used dogs to pull the sleds for them.62.It can be inferred from the passage that________.A.Edward Parry found a way to prevent scurvy by accidentB.Edward Parry's successful voyage was a rare case at that timeC.Edward Parry was the first captain that grew salad vegetables on boardD.Edward Parry's men could have been more healthy if they took vitamin C（C）Everything we know suggests that the universe is unusual. It is flatter, smoother, larger and emptier than a "typical" universe predicted by the known laws of physics if we reached into a hat filled with pieces of paper, each with the specifications of a possible universe written on it, it is unlikely that we would get a universe anything like ours in one pick—or even a billion.The challenge that cosmologists face is to make sense of this specialness. One approach to this question is inflation―the hypothesis(假设)that the early universe went through a stage of fast expansion. At first, inflation seemed to do the trick. A simple version of the idea gave correct predictions for the spectrum of fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background.But a closer look shows that we have just moved the problem further back in time. To make inflation happen at all requires us to fine-tune the initial conditions of the universe. And unless inflation is highly tuned, it leads to a runaway process of universe creation. As a result, some cosmologists （宇宙学家）suggest that there is not one universe, but an infinite number, with a huge variety of properties: the multiverse. There are an infinite number of universes in the collection that are like our universe and an infinite number that are not. But the proportion of infinity to infinity is undefined, and can be made into anything the theorist wants. Thus the multiverse theory has difficulty making any firm predictions and threatens to take us out of the area of science.These other universes are unobservable and because chance dictates the random distribution of properties across universes, suggesting the existence of a multiverse does not let us get to anything about our universe beyond what we already know. As attractive as the idea may seem, it is basically a sleight of hand, which turns an explanatory failure into an apparent explanatory success. The success is empty because anything that might be observed about our universe could be explained as something that must, by chance, happen somewhere in the multiverse.We started out trying to explain why the universe is so special, and we end up being asked to believe that our universe is one of an infinite number of universes with random properties. This makes me suspect that there is a basic but unexamined assumption about the laws of nature that must be overturned.Cosmology has new questions to answer. Not just what are the laws, but why are theselaws the laws? How were they chosen? We can't just hypothesise what the initial conditions were at the big bang, we need to explain those initial conditions. Thus we are in the position of a computer program asked to explain its inputs. It is clear that if we are to get anywhere, we need to invent new methods, and perhaps new kinds of laws, to gain a scientific description of the universe as a whole.63.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true of our universe?A.There are several hypotheses about its early stage.B.There are more than one billion universes similar to ours.C.It is expanding at a greater speed that it did at the stage of the big bang.D.It is different from the predictions made according to the laws of physics.64.What does the writer imply about the hypothesis of inflation?A.It hasn't been challenged.B. It doesn't make much sense.C. It is by far the most reasonable approach.D. It is the simple version of a complicated idea.65.Which word in the passage is similar in meaning to the phrase "sleight of hand" (paragraph4)?A.processB. predictionC. trickD. infinity66.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer___________.A.believes the idea of the multiverse will help us to understand our universe betterB.argues there is a fixed proportion of universes like ours to those unlike oursC.holds computer programs can work better than humans in cosmologyD.thinks some laws of nature that we take for granted may be falseSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. Unsurprisingly, when his customers heard about the jokes they didn't see the funny side and the share price of the company crashed.B. All I can say is that it's just as well I'm not famous!C. The same is not true for everyone, particularly if you are famous.D. What makes things worse for the famous is that these mistakes become even more widely publicised because of 24-hour news channels and websites.E. This is the kind of thing many people might do privately when they get together with colleagues after work.F. As a result, what was private suddenly became public.Silly Mistakes Hit the HeadlinesWe have probably all had moments when we said the wrong thing. I certainly have. There was the time at university when I met a friend in a coffee bar after class and immediately started complaining about our tutor, who was called Dr Gray. I was going on and on about how miserable she was一strict, boring, unfriendly—and my friend wasn't really saying much. After a minute or so, she interrupted me and said, 'Um, I think I should introduce you'. She then turned to this other student who I hadn't really noticed up till then and said, "This is Tracy. Tracy Gray'!Fortunately, the result of putting my foot in it was only an awkward moment and a stony silence. Maybe my friends thought a little less of me, maybe they thought I was an idiot, but no real harm was done. __________67__________Take Gerald Ratner. He was the multimillionaire owner of a chain of shops that sold cheap jewellery. In what was supposed to be a light-hearted speech to some fellow businessmen, he joked about the quality of some of his products. He said some earrings were 'cheaper than a sandwich, but probably wouldn't last as long'. Other products could be sold at such low prices because they were rubbish. __________68__________ Ratner had to resign as director and shortly afterwards the company was taken over by a competitor.In some ways, Ratner could be seen as unfortunate in that he was in a semi-private meeting with friends and colleagues he was at ease with, but there happened to be a journalist there. __________69__________ And with the rise of social media, there have been plenty of others who have been caught out by the increasingly vague boundaries between our private and public faces. For example, a group of flight attendants made jokes about the engines on their planes failing and complained about their airline and clients (客户).__________70__________ Unfortunately, they did it publicly on Facebook and it led tothirteen of them being fired.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage. Use your own words as far as possible.Cities in the SeaThey may be small, but they build big things! Coral polyps (珊瑚虫), which live in the warm, shallow parts of the Earth's oceans, are probably the biggest builders on the planet. Coral polyps turn calcium from seawater into a hard material called limestone. Slowly, they build up a hard skeleton (骨架) around their bodies. When polyps die, their skeletons remain. Young polyps attach themselves to the old skeletons and make new skeletons. Over time, weird and wonderful shapes are slowly built up into amazing coral reefs （珊瑚礁）.Scientists sometimes think of coral reefs as underwater cities. A quarter of all known marine species live in reef habitats―there are nearly a thousand coral species. Reefs are also home to millions of sea creatures, like fish, crabs, turtles, and sharks.Humans don't live in coral reef cities, but we benefit from them. Reefs create jobs for people in the fishing industry and other related businesses. Coral reefs are also popular for divers一many countries benefit from the tourists that they attract. Lastly, chemicals from reef creatures help scientists create new medicines, which help doctors treat different illnesses.Coral reefs are very important, yet we don't take good care of them. Environmental problems have already killed about twenty percent of the world's reefs. About half of the remaining reefs are dying, and experts believe all of Earth's coral reefs will be in danger by 2050.Why are the reefs in such trouble? For one thing, people catch too many reef fish and often damage the reefs—divers sometimes break off pieces of coral.Polluted water also causes problems because reef-destroying algae grows in dirty water. Even air pollution hurts coral reefs. Global warming causes warmer ocean water, which can cause polyps to lose helpful algae. Without that algae, coral turns white. This is called "bleaching”，and if it continues, the coral dies.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.不努力一把，怎么知道人生会不会有更多的可能？（If）73.过去的三年里，这个曾经无人问津的小村庄吸引了大量游客。

2020年全国高考《英语》模拟试题及答案(卷三)

2020年全国高考《英语》模拟试题及答案（卷三）一、词汇与语法1. Which do you like _________, wealth or health?A. the betterB. the bestC. betterD. best2. Jack as a taxi-driver earns _________ he used to as teacher.A. as $ 5000 more thanB. $ 5000 more thanC. more $5000 thanD. $ 5000 so much as3. I didn’t ask him to do such a hard job. In fact, I don’t expect him _________ the impossibilities.A. didB. doC. to doD. does4. By the end of this month, we surely _________ a satisfactory solution to the problem.A. will have foundB. have foundC. will be findingD. are finding5. If the whole operation __________ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.A. was not plannedB. has not been plannedC. were not plannedD. had not been planned6. ____________ the English exam, I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.A. In spite ofB. Because ofC. But forD. As for7. If I ________ you, I would have accepted their kind help.A. amB. had beenC. will beD. were8. Such problems _______ air and water pollutions have to be solved as soon as possible.A. likeB. asC. ofD. about9. John met an old classmate of his _________ his way home.A. atB. onC. inD. by10. The girl _______ a blue dress is Jack’s sister.A. inB. onC. withD. of11. When __________ the education systems of China and Britain,the professor gave no comment.A. being asked to compareB. asked him to compareC. asking him to compareD. asked to compare12. You will see this product _________ wherever you go.A. to be advertisedB. advertiseC. advertisedD. advertising13. Output is now six times _______ it was before liberation.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. of which14. He spoke confidently, _________ impressed me most.A. so thatB. thatC. itD. which15. _________ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.A. ThatB. WhichC. AsD. It16. The morning paper __________ a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.。

2023年高考英语第三次模拟考试答案解析(全国甲卷A)

2023年高考英语第三次模拟考试答案解析(全国甲卷A)1-5：BCACB6-10：BACBB11-15：ACBCA16-20：BAACC听力原文Text1W:Pass me the orange juice,please?M:Sorry,I didn’t hear that.The kids are making such a noise.W:I like peace and quiet while dining.They should play their pop songs elsewhere.(1)Text2M:Who was that knocking at the window?Did we lock Allie out again?W:No,our kid has slept soundly.(2)It was one of those wild turkeys in the neighborhood.They like to hit our door and windows with their heads.They’re worse than the cat!Text3W:It’s so cold here.Let’s go to the beach for the holiday.I found cheap tickets to the south of France inDecember.M:I was thinking about a ski trip,but we can save that for February.(3)Text4M:Can you believe it?Just a few weeks ago we were wearing shorts and now we are wrapped up against winter winds?W:The weather changes so fast in this city.In summer it’s hot,and now we have this freezing weather.(4)But spring will soon come around.Text5M:I’d like one pound of beef,two pounds of ham,and two more pounds of chicken.How much will thatW:That will be$25,sir.I’ll have to cut the beef up.It should only take about five minutes.(5)Text6W:I got my driver’s license the day I turned18,but my parents didn’t let me drive till three years later.(6)M:My parents bought me a second-hand car when I got my driver’s license.W:You are lucky.I had to have all of my friends drive me around for years!They were all older than me by a few months and still had their licenses before I did.What month were you born in?I was born in September.My birthday is exactly two monthsafter my sister’s!M:I was born on Christmas actually.(7)It gets a little annoying because we have to celebrate both and I don’t get my own day!Text7W:How was your camping trip last weekend,John?M:Not great.The first night we stayed at one of those camping areas where you need to pay to get in.There were too many people there,though.(8)(9)W:So,what happened next?M:The next day we decided to hike about four hours to a spot where there wasn’t anybody around.(9)That was a big mistake.W:Why?M:None of us brought anything to make a fire with.Then it started raining,and we realized even with our warm clothes it was too cold to stay overnight.W:So what did you do?M:We hiked back to the original camping area in complete darkness.We left the next morning because everyone was too tired from the night before.(9)What did you do?W:I watched a movie at home by a nice wood fire.Text8M:Roger is so intelligent.(10)He thinks for himself.He’s a hard worker.He has good ideas and he doesn’t follow the crowd.W:So why does he do so badly in his exams?(10)M:Because he suffers from anxiety.He lacks confidence.(10)His brain is so active and he thinks too much.When it comes to exams,his intelligence actually works against him.W:I wish we could help him.It seems so unfair that a person’s future can be determined by how well they perform on one particular day.M:It is unfair—but life is unfair.We must try to help him by showing him how to keep calm in stressful situations.(11)W:How do we do that?I can’t say that I’m exactly an expert at dealing with stress, although I am better at it than I used to be.M:I can help him.I always think that exercise is a great way for dealing with stress and anxiety.When you have exhausted yourself while doing exercise,you don’t have the energy to be nervous.(12)W:That is so right!I always feel calm after working out in the gym.(12)Text9M:How is the job hunt going?(13)W:I’ve applied to more than20jobs and had three interviews.I got two job offers but I do not really like either of them.(13)M:Why not?W:Neither of them gave me a salary offer.I think I deserve more than that. M:Have you researched what kind of salary your position should earn?W:Yes,and I should be getting much more than what they are offering me.M:Well,do you like the companies and the benefits they are offering you?W:I do,especially one of them called The Creator.(14)They got a lot of great reviews from their employees,and they are offering a great benefits package which includes medical and dental insurance and more holiday time than any other company.(14)M:That’s great.Don’t just decline the job offer.You know what,you can negotiate the salary offer they give you.(16)W:I’d been at the company we were at for so long.(15)I forgot about the job process.I am a little worried about asking for more.M:Listen!If they offered you a job,that means they want you!Especially in your field,data analytics,you are needed in today’s job market.Everyone needs people to figure out what to do with all the data being collected.W:You have a point.I will give them a call right now.(16)Text10(第20题为总结题)Hello everyone,and thank you for inviting me to speak at your school.(17) Now here is a big word for you—volcanologist.That is my job.Volcanology is the study of volcanoes and I spend much of my time traveling to volcanoes around the world.China can count itself lucky.It doesn’t have many active volcanoes.The last one to erupt was in1951.My job has taken me to many countries,from Italy to the U.S.I have just come back from Indonesia,(18)one of the most active volcanic areas.So why is my job important?Because when we understand volcanoes,we can predict how they will behave and help protect the people who live near them from possible harm.When we think of volcanoes erupting,we think of rocks but perhaps the biggest danger is from ash.There have been some very famous volcano eruptions. Krakatoa,in Indonesia,erupted in1883,killing over36,000people.Santorini,in Greece,was ruined by an explosion about3600years ago.But the most famous eruption was Vesuvius in Italy in79AD.(19)Ash from the explosion buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum,preserving them so well that we can now visit them today.They are a treasure for historians,so you could say every volcanic cloud has a silver lining.第二部分：阅读理解21．B22．D23．C【导语】这是一篇应用文。

2025届上海市杨浦高中高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

2025届上海市杨浦高中高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, ______ anyone can start now and make a new ending.A．for B．andC．but D．so2．—I will pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Is that all right?—________. See you then.A．I’d love to.B．That’s settled.C．It’s up to you D．My pleasure3．We firmly believe that ______ the new examination system comes into existence, completely new situations will arise. A．considering B．supposed C．providing D．given4．If an entire country gets richer at the same time, individuals wouldn't ________ feel wealthier, since their relative positions in society haven't changed.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably5．We’ll have to finish it , _____________.A．however it takes long B．however long it takesC．no matter how it takes D．no matter how long does it take6．The document film ______ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the world.A．released B．being releasedC．to be released D．having been released7．To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a series of _____ stages.A．intermediate B．liberalC．overall D．demanding8．We all know that good results ________ for you when you start doing things you love.A．are waiting B．have waitedC．have been waiting D．will be waiting9．She then took the little key, and opened it, trembling, but could not at first see anything ________, because the windows were shut.A．plainly B．closely C．firmly D．frequently10．I’ve known Sarah for nearly ten years. She _________ once my customer.A．is B．has beenC．was D．had been11．—What does the sign over there read?—"No person_______ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will12．Whenever you ________ a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.A．bought B．have bought C．will buy D．buy13．Communication can help you gain more respect from your parents, and you may be able to reach ____ that make everyone happy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions14．— I got that job I wanted at the public library.—___________! That’s good news.A．Go ahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Come on15．—Come on,please give me some ideas about the project.—Sorry.With so much work _______ my mind,I almost break down.A．filled B．filling C．to fill D．being filled16．—Why are you so upset?—I had my computer repaired yesterday, but it ________ work again.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t17．—Where was I?—You ________ you didn’t like your job.A．had said B．saidC．were saying D．has said18．He started school the same day as I did and________to it like a duck to water.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw19．After class, the teacher couldn’t leave,by the students.A．surrounded B．to surroundC．was surrounded D．surrounding20．--- How about ______ plan to open a branch?--- I should say it was ______ failure.A．a; a B．a; / C．the; / D．the; a第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2020年高考英语模拟黄金卷(全国卷)(三)(含答案)

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上海市高考英语模拟试题(有答案)

英语Ⅱ. 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.May Day in IndiaEach May 1, workers in India join others around the world to mark May Day, depending on local customs.It’s quite appropriate that India celebrates with an official holiday in some of its 29 states and seven union territories. After all, the country has an (21) _______ (estimate) 522 million workers, more than the entire population of the United States.Here’s a Q&A on May Day in general:Isn’t May Day about dancing around a pole?You are correct -- dancing is involved. That’s because “May Day” actually does double duty, celebrating two different things.May Day originally started out as a celebration with roots in roman traditions. By the Middle Ages, May Day also (22) _______ (involve) the maypole, which is made of wood and covered with decorations. Those are held by dancers (23) _______ circle around the pole.That (24) _______ be the May Day you remember from your childhood, and that’s one of the two ways May Day is celebrated.What does that have to do with workers?This is where May Day’s double duty comes in.In May 1886, US activists organized a national strike (25) _______ (seek) an eight-hour workday. In Chicago’s Haymarket Square, the protest turned violent with around 11 to 15 deaths (26) _______ police and participants.(27) _______ (honor) the workers in the Haymarket disturbance, the International Socialist Conference declared May 1 would be a day labeled for labor, to be called International Workers’ Day. The holiday (28) _______ (establish) at a meeting in 1889 and eventually spread to many parts of the world.And that’s (29) _______ maypoles, labor parades and protests are all part of May 1.So where does India fit in with all of this?India’s first Labor Day was celebrated in 1923 in Madras, now called Chennai. Over time, the holiday spread to other parts of the country.According to , organizations and trade unions arrange parades and “children enter contests (30) _______ _______ they can understand the importance of fairness for workers.”Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.The Rise of the Smart CityThe information revolution is changing the way cities are run - and the lives of its residents. Cities have a way to go before they can be considered geniuses. But they’re getting smart pretty fast.In just the past few years, mayors and other officials in cities across the country have begun to draw on __31__ - about income, traffic, fires, illnesses, parking tickets and more - to handle many of the problems of urban life. Whether it’s making it easier for residents to find parking places, or giving smoke alarms to the households that are most likely to suffer fatal fires, big - data technologies are beginning to __32__ the way cities work.Cities have just __33__ the surface in using data to improve operations, but big changes are already under way in leading smart cities, says Stephen Goldsmith, a professor of government and director of the Innovations in Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. “In terms of city governance, we are at one of the most __34__ periods in the last century,” he says.Although cities have been using data in various forms for decades, the modern practice of civic analytics（民情分析）has only begun to take off in the past few years, thanks to a host of __35__ changes. Among them: the growth of cloud computing, which dramatically lowers the costsof storing information; new developments in machine learning, which put __36__ analytical tools in the hand of city officials; the Internet and the rise of inexpensive sensors that can track vast amount of information such as traffic or air pollution; and the widespread use of smart phone apps and mobile devices that enable citizens and city workers alike to monitor problems and __37__ information about them back to city hall.All this data collection raises understandable privacy __38__. Most cities have policies designed to safeguard citizen privacy and prevent the release of information that might __39__ any one individual. In theory, anyway. Widespread use of sensors and video can also present privacy risks unless __40__ are taken. The technology “is forcing cities to face questions of privacy that they haven’t had to face before,” says Ben Green, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and lead author of a recent report on open-data privacy.Ⅱ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In the food industry, it seems, the robot revolution is well underway, with machines mastering skilled tasks that have always been performed by people.In Boston, robots have displaced __41__ and are creating complex bowls of food for customers. In Prague, machines are __42__ waiters and servers using an app. In Denver, they’re taking orders. Robots are even making the perfect loaf of bread these days, taking charge of a(n) __43__that has remained in human hands for thousands of years.Now comes Briggo, a company that has created a fully __44__, robotic coffee machine that can push out 100 cups of coffee in a single hour -- equaling the __45__ of three to four baristas（咖啡师）, according to the company.Using a mix of Latin American beans, the machine creates __46__ cups of coffee that can be ordered via an app, giving customers control over ingredients, flavorings and temperature without any human interaction. The company says no other business in the world has applied as much __47__ to “specialty coffee.”Removing the __48__ element from ordering a cup of coffee is one of the company’s primary selling points. “No more lines, no more counter confusion, no more misspelled names,”Briggo’s website says.Kevin Nater, Briggo’s president and chief executive, said the machine would best fit locations in which __49__ is highly valued, like airports and office buildings, where several of the machines currently operate.“Imagine you’re coming into the security line at the airport, your flight is coming up, and you know that if you want a coffee you’re going to stand in a long line,” said Nater. “From the security line, you can simply order your cup of coffee and pick it up at the coffee haus and make it to your flight __50__.”“I’ve never found anyone who wants to stand in line a long time,” he added. “We’ve just changed the __51__.”But Olive Geib, a 24-year-old barista in Annapolis, Md., remained __52__. As coffee is being made by a barista, he said, subtly（细微地）adjusting the ratio of water to coffee bean as flavor develops through refined taste tests, is a crucial part of the process. “All the numbers and data in the world can’t actually tell you how the coffee __53__,” Geib said.Asked whether he was worried about losing his job to a robot, Gerb said, “absolutely not.” He said there’s a __54__ group of people who will always seek out the slower, interactive experiences at coffee shops.“A lot of customers really appreciate watching a barista carefully pouring water or steaming the milk,” he added. “This __55__ aspect, the atmosphere and the interaction with the barista, is a big part of the experience of drinking coffee.”41. A. waitresses B. baristas C. cooks D. machines42. A. replacing B. recruiting C. restoring D. resisting43. A. room B. art C. school D. oven44. A. typical B. inaccessible C. challenging D. automatic45. A. quality B. output C. time D. cost46. A. sugar-free B. fruit-flavored C. customized D. professional47. A. inspiration B. technology C. correction D. strictness48. A. safety B. stress C. human D. design49. A. service B. preparation C. reliability D. convenience50. A. on time B. for real C. in advance D. without notice51. A. game B. price C. fact D. myth52. A. nervous B. sad C. annoyed D. doubtful53. A. looks B. changes C. sells D. tastes54. A. distinguished B. difficult C. loyal D. laze55. A. cultural B. social C. skillful D. mindfulSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AWhen we say that residents in the Chicago suburb of North Riverside, Illinois, “wrote the book” on how to be good neighbors, we are not exaggerating. The residents of North Riverside really did write a book on neighborliness that has helped make their town a remarkable place.Neighbors All: Creating Community One Block at a Time is a 65 - page manual filled with friendly suggestions and inspiring stories, all designed to build “family bonds” among neighbors. Every household gets a copy, delivered by a volunteer “block captain” tasked with welcoming new arrivals, helping senors, making sure kids play nice, and more. It’s a big job, but the 90 captains across the town of 6,700 don’t do it alone. They are organized by their own captain, Caro Saple, and the neighborhood Services Committee, which appoints leaders of all ages, including a team of school - age “angels”.If all this seems somewhat bureaucratic（宫僚制度的）, in practice Neighbors All has very much lived up to its title. One captain got to chatting with an elder couple who revealed that they couldn’t afford to replace their broken stove. Before long, the Neighborhood Services Committee had collected enough money to buy them a new one.Another resident, a woman from Poland, told her captain that she was having trouble sorting out the paperwork to get her citizenship. The captain told the committee, which told the mayor, who got the help of their local congressperson, and soon the woman’s paperwork was all in order.“ I have been in North Riverside over 34 years and am very proud ou the small-town caring the community demonstrates every day,” said Vera Jandacek Wilt. “Waters rising in the river, readyto flood nearby homes? Residents and officials are filling sandbags to hold back the floods. Lonely seniors have not stepped out of the house? A block captain shows up to invite them to a block party. This community truly looks out for one another.”Does all this mean that North Riverside is perfect? No - neighbors still quarrel. Kids still fight. But the community spirit that is part of North Riverside’s DNA appears all over town.56. In paragraph 1, the phrase “wrote the book” is closest in meaning to _______.A. showed expertiseB. learned a lessonC. put down in writingD. revealed secrets57. Which of the following is true of the book Neighbors All?A. It includes inspiring stories written by Caro Saple.B. It gives advice and instructions on how to be nice.C. It is a historical record of the North Riverside.D. It is for the Neighborhood Services Committee.58. What among the following are the responsibilities of a block captain? (1) Spreading copies of the book Neighbors All; (2) Appointing school - age kids as volunteer “angels”; (3) visiting and accompanying lonely seniors.A. (1) and (3)B. (2) and (3)C. (1) and (3)D. All of above59. According to the passage, Vera Jandacek Wilt felt really proud of _______.A. the neighborliness in North RiversideB. the block parties for senior residentsC. living in a perfectly safe communityD. becoming a captain for those in needBJust when you thought you figured out Millennials (those who reached young adulthood around the year 2000), Generation Z is now entering the workforce. A massive 72.8 million individuals are included in this group born between the mid - 1990s and the early 2000s.Are you ready?While we have learned how to create a culture where Millennials can do well, what Generation Z needs can be quite different:60. According to the passage, Millennials and Gen Z share the same point of view on _______.A. job satisfactionB. work assessmentC. weaknesses and strengthsD. salary and benefits61. Which of the following is true of Gen Z’s way of thinking?A. They prefer to be team leaders, not members.B. They enjoy working together with others.C. They don’t want to cooperate, they compete.D. They have talents and don’t want to be judged.62. Who among the following are most probably the target readers of this passage?A. Millennials.B. Generation Z.C. Recruiters.D. FOMO patients.CWe all have a tendency to fake laugh, particularly when authority figures in our lives try to make a joke that just doesn’t land. Though it might feel rude not to laugh when your in-laws or boss try to say something funny, pretending to do so might not be much better. It turns out, even if you think that your forced laughing sounds genuine, people are usually pretty good at separating truly spirited belly laughs from fake ones. But how can they possible know the difference?Well, when researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles studied the acoustic（听觉的）and perceptual（知觉的）differences between real and fake laughter, they found that some of the sounds associated with genuine laughter is “really hard to fake.” In their study, the researchers determined that subjects were only fooled by 37 percent of fake laughter.The most prominent factor distinguishing real laughter from fake laughter is duration -- or, more specifically, the number of breaths taken in in between sounds. Seeing as it takes more effort and concentration to fake a laugh as opposed to do it genuinely, people tend to pause more in between their “ha-ha’s” when they’re faking it. Evidently, that pausing is pretty noticeable.“A fake laugh is basically an imitation of a real laugh, but produced with a slightly different set of vocal muscles controlled by a different part of our brain,” Greg Bryant, the lead UCLA researcher on the study, explained. “The result is that there are subtle（微妙的）features of the laugh that sound like speech,and ... people are unconsciously quite sensitive to them.”People have also proven to be emotionally sensitive to laughter as well. “Our rains are very sensitive to the social and emotional significance of laughter,” said Carolyn McGettigan, a scientistat Royal Holloway, University of London.McGettigan conducted a 2014 study that recorded participants’ brain responses as they listened to the same people produce genuine laughter by watching funny videos, as opposed to fake laughter. “During our study, when participants heard a laugh that was posed, they activated regions of the brain associated with mentalizing in an attempt to understand the other person’s emotional and mental state,” she said.So, while we may understand that certain social situations sometimes require fake laughter, most of the time, our instincts and emotional intelligence are just too smart to buy into them.According to McGettigan, that’s a good thing. “Evolutionarily speaking, it’s good to be able to detect if someone is authentically experiencing an emotion or if they’re not,” she said. “Because you don’t want to be fooled.”63. What do researchers at the University of California want to find out in this study?A. What is the difference between a fake laugh and a real one.B. Which part of the brain controls the sound of our laughter.C. Why do people need to fake laugh when they don’t want to.D. How to laugh as genuinely as possible when you are faking it.64. Your forced laughing is more noticeable than you think, mainly because_______.A. you seem more concentrated when you laugh for realB. you take more breaths when you try to fake a laughC. a fake laugh often happens after a sudden pauseD. a real laugh usually lasts longer than a fake one65. Which of the following is true according to Greg Bryant?A. Real laughter is not at all controllable by our brain.B. People may notice fake laughter without knowing why.C. People use the same set of muscles to laugh and to speak.D. Faking laugh shares the same techniques as making speech.66. What has Carolyn McGettigan’s 2014 study proven?A. Certain social situations may require us to fake a laugh.B. Evolution has enabled us to recognize other’s emotions.C. By instincts, we are able to tell a person’s mental state.D. We can sense other’s emotional state when they laugh.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Luwak Coffee IndonesiaLuwak coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, because it has extraordinary value and its availability is very rare. Indonesian Luwak coffee, or civet（麝香猫）coffee, sells well and is very popular with coffee lovers because it is considered to have a smooth and friendly taste in the stomach.__67__ Many are disgusted with the basic ingredients that come from animal feces（粪便）. Because of this, these drinks also get bad nicknames in various countries. Even so, the Indonesian Luwak coffee industry seems uninterrupted and still sells well at high prices.__68__ These three factors are a long production process, the amount of harvest that is not as large as ordinary coffee beans, and the taste of coffee that is not thick.Initially, this drink was discovered by local people who are curious about the taste of coffee. They find seeds that are still complete in the feces of a cat - like animal, so they process seeds fromthe dirt, bake, then make a drink. The enjoyment of this drink is heard by the Dutch government. They then collect and sell Indonesian civet coffee at very high prices.The process begins when coffee plants enter the harvest period. Fruit that is ready fro harvest will begin to turn reddish. __69__ The fruit eaten will be digested by this animal, strangely the digestion of this animal cannot destroy the layer of coffee. The dirt or feces from the civets will later be collected to be cleaned.After cleaning, the next process is roasting. The roasting process is only up to the medium roast level. The reason is to maintain a unique sense of character. The roasted seeds are then packaged in whole beans or powder for sale. __70__第Ⅱ卷Ⅱ. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage. Use your own words as far as possible.Right Colors for Restaurant Walls?Have you ever noticed that many restaurants have red or orange walls? This fashion comes from the widely held belief that these two colors stimulate the appetite. Restauranteurs hope that by stimulating the appetites of their customers in this way, they can encourage them to order more food.A large fast - food chain recently decided to test the belief that the color of the decoration affects how much food their customers order. This company has restaurants in major cities across the US and serves customers of all ages, including small children. The traditional decoration of this restaurant chain includes beige（米色的）paint on the walls. For this test, the company painted the walls in half of its restaurants orange, leaving the other half of its restaurants with their original beige walls. In order to make up for the possible influence of cultural differences between cities, the company made sure that in every city where its restaurants are located, there were both restaurants with orange walls and restaurants with beige walls.The restaurant chain kept track of exactly what foods were ordered in each restaurant for one year before the walls were painted, and then again for one year after the walls had been painted. They found no difference. On average, customers in each restaurant, whether is had beige or of the company said. “We have proven it.”The wall s of all the restaurants in the chain have been restored to their original beige color. The company president explained that this color is part of the company’s image. Now that the studyis over, people might be confused if they walked into a restaurant expecting beige walls and got orange instead, so the company president explained.Ⅱ. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 轻松的背景音乐会对工作效率产生积极的影响吗？(effect)73. 考虑到当日达递送服务的收费要高不少，我们不一定非得使用它。

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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）模拟试题（三）英语上海高中教研教学I. Listening Comprehension Section AShort ConversationsDirections: 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. A. He plans to go to the dance. B. He does not enjoy dancing.C. He has something else to do tonight.D. He plans to go to the next dance.2. A. An art museum. B. A beautiful park.C. A college campus.D. An architecture exhibition.3. A. The game is unlikely to be on television.B. The woman can go to the game with him tonight.C. The results of the game were announced in the newspaper.D. The woman can find the information about the game by herself.9. A. She just finished studying for the exam.B. She is not certain what material will be covered on the exam.C. She needs to prepare a little more for the exam.D. She is willing to help the man study for the exam.10. A. She has never been in Montana.B. The man should take a winter vacation.C. She likes the view of the mountains in winter.D. The man would not enjoy living in Montana all year.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Who is the real designer of St Swithin's hospital website.B. Why St Swithin’s hospital website looks unattractive.C. How he investigated St Swithin’s hospital website.D. What problem St Swithin’s hospital website has.12. A. It serves mainly those who want to get doctors’ advic e.B. It has been changed into a shopping website.C. It doesn’t include famous doctors’ articles.D. It is maintained by the website creators.13. A. Adding a recreational section to the website.B. Giving up the old website as soon as possible.C. Telling the designer who will use the website.D. Promoting the website in an effective way.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Why naive art is so popular today.B. The influence of French art on American art.C. Some characteristics of naive American art.D. The education of naive artists.15. A. They lack bright colors.B. They follow ancient traditions.C. They are painted in a photographic way.D. They are inferior to French naive paintings.16. A. Their works were unsigned.B. Many of their works were destroyed.C. They never stayed in one place for a long time.D. They worked for only a few years.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The possibility of Izmit being struck by earthquakes.B. The cities that are most likely to have earthquakes.C. The damage caused by earthquakes.D. The earthquakes in Turkey.18. A. 15. B. A few thousand. C. 2.19. A. It killed 30,000 people.B. It affected Istanbul as well.C. It happened at the end of the 1800s.D. It remained the biggest earthquake in history.20. A. The city is well prepared for the earthquake that is going to happen.B. Whether the city will meet with an earthquake is hard to say.C. It is almost impossible that the city will have earthquakes.D. A heavy earthquake is likely to happen there.II. 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.My amazing escapeWhen Helen Monahan got a phone call asking her to pick up a friend’s children from school while collecting (21)_________ own she grabbed her coat and headed down the road. It meant(22) _________ (leave) home five minutes earlier than she had intended—but it could also have saved her life.Minutes (23) _________ she shut the door, a light aircraft crashed on to her empty house.“I am trying not to think (24) _________ would have happened if I had left home at the normal time,’ said Mrs Monahan.Pilot Donald Campbell also had reason to be thankful. The 52-year-old surgeon walked away from the wreckage (25) _________ only minor injuries to his face and head. He had been steering the four-seater Piper Seneca towards Shoreham Airport in West Sussex when the twin engines cut out. It plunged and clipped a railway bridge, (26) _________ (crash) into the £150,000 three-bedroom house in the town of Shoreham-by-Sea. It fell into the back garden, which (27) _________ (litter) with children’s toys.Mrs Monahan, 36, said: 'It looks like something out of a film set. The tail of the plane was up in the air and the nose was in the fish pond.’Mr Campbell, (28) _________ flies all over the country to treat the patients of his private practice, said: “I was coming into the airport and both engines cut out. It began to yaw (偏离航线）quite sharply to one side.‘I couldn’t land on the railway line because of the electric cable and I saw a gap by the houses and aimed next to them. I remember a bang. The wing tip must (29) _________ (hit) the roof. It was a bit rough.’Safety official were last night examining the plane (30) _________ (try) to discover what went wrong.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can onlyVirtual reality cured my fear of heightsFay Nugent, who developed a fear of heights in her 30s, heard about a phobia therapy trial taking place in Oxford University. She applied and was invited to join in. But, 31________ she was placed in the control group rather than the treatment one that would try out the new 32________a virtual reality (VR) program for acrophobia (the medical term for a fear of heights).The ones in the treatment group--44 in all---were given five or six 30-minute sessions (时间段）of the VR treatment over the 33________ of two weeks.The results, which are being published by The Lancet Psychiatry, were significant. About 70% of the VR group no longer had a fear of heights, while, 34________ , all of the people in the control group, who received no treatment, still did.Fay has now had the same therapy herself. “Once the trial was finished, they offered it to me and I am so pleased that I said yes,” she says. “Heights don’t 35 ________me now.”The VR simulator（模拟器）made people feel like being in a safe situation where they can learn to 36________ their fear. The user wears a VR headset and is asked to work their way up a 10-storey building and complete some tasks, such as looking down over a high rock and throwing balls off it.Lead researcher Prof Daniel Freeman said: “We wanted tasks that would be fun and 37________ and most importantly make the person look down to face their fear. It had to be something that would teach them to feel 38________ with heights.”The therapy is also delivered by virtual coaches who 39________ and guide the users along the way. Prof Freeman said some patients might prefer this to face-to-face therapy with a(n) 40 ________.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Trainspotting based on Irvine Welsh’s novel of the same name and starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us can really claim to 41________ what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered the coolest hobby in town and the word “train-spotter”, in Britain has become similar in meaning to "geek" or "nerd (蠢货或书呆子),but is this 42________ really deserved?First of all, let’s 43________ train-spotting. There are said to be some 100,000 train-spotters in the UK. What do they do? Well, exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the serial numbers of the trains that leave and arrive and write them down. The 44________ is to have seen every train in the country.Being keen on railways and trains is not a 45________ hobby and dates back to 1804 when Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive, which pulled a load of ten tons of iron, 70 men and five wagons along a nine-mile stretch of track in two hours. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow. Is this any 46________ than people who love cars?So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, it’s a wonderfully 47________ pastime—all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. The modem train-spotter may also carry binoculars(望远镜)and a video camera, but for the purists these are 48________.It’s interesting to note that despite the stigma(污名）of train-spotting, there have been famous railway 49________ in history, such as the poet WH Auden, the comedian Michael Palin and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock, who was a fan of trains and featured them regularly in his films, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a(n) 50________ British hobby.One glance at the US train sites should be enough to 51________ you that transatlantic train-spotters are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail fans ‘trainfans' and talk of ‘trainfanning’.. Don’t l et this 52________you—these people are train-spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website .So call them ‘nerds' or ‘geeks’, but they are here to stay and this is 53_________ not a hobby that is violent or dangerous in any way, nor does it cause any kind of damage to the environment. What do you think is healthier—sitting in front of a TV screen and 54________ those who do something that doesn’t interest you? Or going out and finding and followin g your 55 ________whatever that happens to be? I know what I think.41. A. discover B. know C. wonder D. consider42. A. occupation B. reputation C. ignorance D. practice43. A. face B. find C. discuss D. define44. A. aim B. answer C. advice D. approach45. A. special B. modem C. life-long D. personal46. A. stranger B. more interesting C. more common D. freer47. A. relaxing B. weird C. inexpensive D. unpopular48. A. relieving B. priceless C. sufficient D. unnecessary49. A. enthusiasts B. engineers C. developers D. passengers50. A. originally B. peculiarly C. inevitably D. progressively51. A. warn B. promise C. convince D. disappoint52. A. hurt B. seize C. oppose D. fool53. A. formerly B. similarly C. astonishingly D. certainly54. A. criticizing B. envying C. training D. imitating55. A. suggestion B. step C. passion D. modelSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car,and now you can boss around your appliances. Children are likely to grow up thinking everything is sentient, or at least interactive: One app developer told The Washington Post that after interacting with Amazon’s Alexa, his kid started talking to coasters. But even without chatty gadgets, research suggests that under certain circumstances, people anthropomorphize everyday products.We personify things because we’re lonely. In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to give free will and consciousness to various devices. In turn, feeling attached to objects can reduce loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they’d been excluded socially, they made up by lying about their number of friends on social networks—unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities. The phone apparently stood in for real friends.When we personify products, they become harder to cast off. After being asked to evaluate their car's personality, people were less likely to say they intended to replace it soon. And anthropomorphizing objects is associated with a tendency to accumulate.So how do people assign characteristics to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, wide faces are associated with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces as more dominant-looking than narrow-faced ones, and preferred them—especially in competitive situations. An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with grilles(格栅) that were upturned like smiles and headlights that were slanted（倾斜的）like narrowed eyes sold best. The purchasers saw these features as increasing a car’s friendliness and aggressiveness, respectively. It’s little wonder so many companies use mascots（吉祥物）to bring brands to life. An analysis of 1,151 brand characters found symbols that were human or humanlike to be common.Personifying products and brands can backfire, however. When a coffee maker was anthropomorphized in an ad (“I am Aroma” versus just “Aroma”)，consumers felt betrayed by increases in its price. Now that speech-enabled coffee makers are on the market, maybe the machines can sweet-talk their way back into consumers, hearts.56. The word “anthropomorphize”（in paragraph 1) most probably means_________.A. think highly of somethingB. find a better way to rate somethingC. see something as humansD. use something as often as possible57. For the college students, the interaction with the phone served as a reminder that .A. they were not lonelyC. they needed real friendsB. the phone had human qualitiesD. the phone was not always necessary58. The writer mentions an analysis of car sales in Germany in order to_________.A. show that friendliness is better received than aggressivenessB. highlight that a symbol looking like a smile appeals more to peopleC. explain why so many companies use mascots to promote their brandsD. illustrate that people will judge something according to its appearance59. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Consumers should know more about a product before it is on the market.B. Products with a mascot are more likely to win consumers' hearts.C. Increases in a produces price may be accepted with a good ad.D. The personification of a product may not always work.(B)University Shotokan Karate ClubLearn Karate—self-defense and fitnessThe university karate club was founded in 1962. All grades from beginners to advanced are welcome. The classes are suitable for both men and women and several women have obtained their black belt.TUESDAY AND THURSDAY6.00—8.00 p.m.WEA VER HOUSE GYMFIRST LESSON FREEHardly any of us have experienced real violence, but, over the last few years, attacks on innocent people have increased. Each of us has some ability to defend ourselves, and by learning a form of self-defence, we are not only increasing that ability, but also doing something to build our own sense of respect. Karate will show you a lot of simple and effective techniques to protect yourself, giving you increase self-confidence.Far too many people think martial arts (武术) are about violence. Martial arts training is based on a lot of respect, self-discipline, self-control and non-violence. We learn basic etiquette, courtesy and tolerance. Good manners and consideration for others are expected at all times.Karate is the practice of blocking and striking techniques for the purpose of self-defence, health and self-development. Karate exercises the entire body. Techniques are practised on both sides of the body, therefore muscle imbalances do not occur and the strength, coordination, flexibility and agility of both sides of the body are improved. Regular training in Karate improves the body’s physical endurance and flexibility. It also helps concentration and produces the mental calm and assurance that come from knowing we can defend ourselves.Karate has many benefits but they do not come easily or overnight. Training requires ongoing commitment and hard work. Some of you will give up, but a few of you will get your black belt.60. The passage is mainly intended to_________.A. tell readers the benefits of KarateB. attract readers to join the clubC. encourage people to get their black beltD. correct people’s misunderstand of Karate61. What can be learned about University Shotokan Karate Club?A. More men than women have been its members.B. It tests members to see what level they are at.C. Members don’t need to pay for the lessons.D. It offers 4 hours of lessons every week.62. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Karate is true?A. It cultivates people’s respect for themselves as well as for others.B. It involves people’s arm muscles more than body musclesC. It makes people healthy physically instead of mentally.D. It focuses as much on self-defence as on attack.(C)In the classic novel The Day of the Triffids, giant plants terrorise humanity. Triffids can walk and are equipped with poisonous stingers, but their real power lies in their ability to communicate and so plot against us.It sounds far-fetched, but since John Wyndham’s book was published in 1951, one aspect of this fiction has proved to be science fact: plants do talk to one another. It has long been known that insects such as pollinators (传粉者）and pests can distinguish between plants by the chemicals they release. What’s new is the idea that plants use their emissions to talk among themselves. “Plants release chemicals into the atmosphere—these can be viewed as a language in the sense that a plant releasing the chemicals can be viewed as ‘speaking’ and the plant receiving them as ‘listening’ and then responding,” says chemical ecologist James Blande at the University of Eastern Finland.Now we are discovering that air pollution can disrupt these communications. In one study, Blande and his colleagues put individual bumblebees into a box containing paper flowers resembling those of black mustard (芥末). When the scientists injected the scent of real black mustard flowers that grew in either a clean or polluted atmosphere the bumblebees’ re actions were unequivocal: they were immediately attracted to the unpolluted scent, while that from polluted air left them flying around aimlessly.It’s not just the clarity of plant language that gets disrupted，the “loudness” is affected, too. To find out how much things have changed since pre-industrial times, Jose Fuentes at the University of Virginia and his colleagues made a computer model that included historic air pollution levels. It revealed that scents(气味)produced by flowers that could once be picked up kilometres away now travel as little as 200 metres.Even between clean and dirty environments today, a similar reduction in signal can be seen. Take lima beans. When one plant is attacked by spider mites, it emits chemical signals that make others nearby produce more sugary nectar. This, in turn, attracts predatory mites, which eat the attackers. If the atmosphere is clean, Blande found, the beans easily communicate with neighbours growing 70 centimetres away. But in polluted conditions, their warning cries can’t be heard more than 20 centimetres away.63. The writer mentions the novel The Day of the Triffids in order to_________.A. show how far-fetched the novel isB. introduce the topic of the passageC. warn readers of a possible dangerD. illustrate a new discovery of plants64. The word “unequivocal”（in paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to_________.A. familiarB. unpredictableC. differentD. inter-related65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The scent of plants can’t travel in a shorter distance in polluted airB. Classic novels are usually based on some proved scientific facts.C. It was in pre-industrial times that pollution came into existence.D. Warning cries made by insects are getting softer and softer.66. What is the passage mainly about?A. Chemical signals vary with the age of plants.B. Pollinators and insects either damage or benefit plants.C. Pollution has an impact on the communication between plants.D. Plants communicate with each other by means of what they emit.Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.We may have 750 friends online，but we’re lonelyMy phone and my laptop are within constant touching distance, whether Tm eating, drinking, in the shower, or watching the football. Before I get up every morning, I check my email, my texts and my Twitter feed. By the time I’ve got out of the shower, it’s time to do it again. I have a constant drip-drop of information from any of the 750 online friends and followers that I associate with. ______67______. How does a 28-year-old man get like this?______68______ In a recent survey of young people, 60 percent said they found it difficult to make friends ‘in real life’ compared with online. I’m way beyond being an awkward teen, but I am wired up most of the day, as are most of my friends. I go to parties, pubs and dinners, but I am there only in spirit. Far from bringing me closer to people, my phone drives me further away.I feel isolated. During working hours, I chatter away on social-networking sites, delaying tasks. I am in a constant state of distraction. Paradoxically（矛盾地), I no longer see the verypeople I want to see becaus e I have been ‘talking’ to them all day.Last weekend, I threw a dinner party. The moment that the food arrived, one best friend aged 26 got up to make a phone call while my other best friend, 27, sat through dinner checking Twitter for football scores. _______69_____ Social networking dominates.The terrifying thing is that none of us can go cold turkey. ______70______If you’re an alcoholic, you can avoid alcohol, but how do I avoid the internet or my phone? I need it to do my job, because my employers demand that they can contact me at any time.That's the problem with social networking. You are hardwired in, but you are always the same cool distance apart.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Is Alan Sugar a Role Model?In this paper I would like to discuss the question 4Is Alan Sugar a role model for people going into business?9 There are certainly reaso ns to answer 'yes’ or ‘no’ to this question.Alan Sugar has definitely been a successful businessman and celebrity. He left school at 16 with no qualifications and started his own business selling electrical goods out of the back of a van. He now has an estimated fortune of £830 million and is the 84th richest man in the UK. His Amstrad CPC 464 was one of the first home computers and by the end of the 1980s Amstrad had a stock market value of £1.25 billion. In the nineties and later he started buying and selling companies such as Sinclair, Betacom, Viglen and eventually sold Amstrad itself, at a profit. He was also Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He has now become a TV celebrity with his own TV series The Apprentice', which is a reality TV show where a group of young business people try to win an important position in Alan Sugar’s company.On the other hand, Alan Sugar has, for a long time, not been very popular with many people. He has a reputation for being a rude and insensitive man. He has tr eated the contestants on ‘The Apprentice’ badly. In fact Alan Sugar is best known for saying ‘You’re fired!’ to someone in every episode. Many business people have also said that. ‘The Apprentice’ actually shows you how not to run a business, rather than how to run one. Even his business skills have been questioned. Amstrad was very unsuccessful in the nineties and many people blame Sugar personally for that failure.In conclusion, Alan Sugar is certainly not an ideal role model. However, in my opinion Alan Sugar is a role model because he started with nothing and finished a millionaire. Such a story surely has lessons for all of us.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 这次的台风与上海擦肩而过。