2020年上海市高考英语模拟预测试卷以及答案汇总

2020年上海市高考英语模拟预测试卷

考生注意:

1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写( 非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上律不得分。

3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。

I.Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: 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 bespoken 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. At an airport.

B. In an office,

C. At a police station.

D, At a travel agency.

2. A. Down jackets are now on sale,

B. She can't wait for the winter to arrive.

C. It's hard to know how severe the winter will be

D. She needs a warm jacket.

3. A. Learning to drive.

B. Buying the insurance.

C. Buying a car

D. Taking a plane,

4. A. Erie won't eat vegetable without meat

B. Eric likes both vegetable and meat

C. Some meat will solve Eric's problem

D. Eric is short of vegetable.

5. A. He is invasive

B. He is heroic

C. He is life-threatening

D He is awkward

6. A. Reviews of the comedy are negative.

B. The reaction to the comedy is varied.

C. The review of the newspaper is one sided.

D. Media are prejudiced against the comedy.

7. A. Deliver the package in person.

B. Pick up the package at the post office

C.Ask to have the package delivered to his home

D. Find out the opening hours of the post office

8. A. It hasn’t been graded.

B. It received a low grade.

C. The committee is discussing it

D. The woman hasn't handed it in.

9. A. He has been to Seattle many tines.

B. He has chaired a lot of conferences.

C. He holds a high position in his company.

D. He lived in Seattle for many years.

10. A. It is too late for the man to go to the theatre.

B. People have already been standing in line for two hours.

C. The man must wait for two hours to buy the ticket.

D. The man can buy a special ticket before the drama starts.

Section B

Directions: In Scion B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and 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 beard.

Questions I1 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. They are gardeners.

B. They sell vegetables.

C. They run a guesthouse:

D. They are scientists.

12. A. Five hours.

B. Eight hours.

C. Twelve hours.

D. Fourteen hours.

13. A. They have deeper roots.

B They don't need sunshine

C. They have wider leaves.

D.'They have bigger flowers.

Questions 14 through l6 are based on the following news.

14. A. It is produced in small quantities.

B. It is sold at a lower price

C. It is served mainly in McDonald's.

D. It is grown from cows alone,

15. A. The land and the water system have been polluted seriously.

B. Not enough meat has been produced to meet people's needs

C. Much land has been used up for animals and their food.

D. It has consumed fewer and fewer natural resources

16. A. Steaks and hamburgers

B. Animal rights.

C. The food crisis in the future.

D. Lab-grown meat.

Questions 17 through 20 are based o0 the following conversation

17. A. He is an Englishman living in Sweden.

B. He prefers hot weather to cold weather

C. He visits London nearly every winter.

D. He likes Sweden better than England.

18. A. The long night

B. The bad weather.

C. The gloomy winter

D. The cold houses

19. A. Delightful. B. Refreshing. C. Painful D. Frustrating

20. A. They work hard and play hard,

B. They often stay up late reading.

C. They like to go comping in summer

D. They try to earn more and spend more,

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.

How to Make the Most of Y our Lunch Hour

Should you grab a bite at your desk or eat with your coll That depends on what's on your agenda for the rest of the day.

Lunch hours (21)________(get) shorter and shorter and even disappearing in some parts of today's working world. With fewer employees (22)________ (ask) to accomplish more in a day, many Americans treat lunch not as a break but as just another task to squeeze into an already over-booked day.

But do quick meals at the desk actually improve productivity over more leisurely meals?

The researchers only studied 32 employees, so the findings are debatable. But when they assigned one group to eat at their desks and another to dine with a colleague at a restaurant, they found those who ate lunch together showed a decline (23)________ their performance on tests hat measured concentration, memory and the ability to catch errors and read emotions in facial expressions following lunch than before lunch. Both groups ate the same meals, but those who ate their food alone were only given 20 minutes to consume their food, (24)________ the paired participants were allowed one hour in the restaurant. Those who ate alone did not have as large a drop in their cognitive processing as those who ate in the restaurant.

What was responsible for the change? There were too many variables at play to determine which had the strongest influence on cognitive control--was it the companionship or the restaurant environment (25)________ other dinners were present, music was played and the

meal was served by wait staff, or was it the longer time to enjoy the meal?

(26)________ factor was responsible, the group that took a restaurant lunch break came back more relaxed, say the authors, and that likely affected their cognitive sharpness. Sharing a meal outside the office with a fiend appears to have a (27)________ (calm) effect, and while it reduces intellectual skills, it may develop social harmony and teamwork, which (28) ________ be an important feature of some work tasks."

But don't feel sorry for the lone hunger. It turns out (29)________ since they were able to maintain their cognitive skills following the meal, they might be in a better position (30)________ (think) creatively for projects that require more innovative solutions or approaches.

Section B

Direction: 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.

A. involving

B. distinguish

C. adapted F. gains

G. partially H. amazing D. tailored E. medium

I. definitely J. steer K. implications

Genes That Make You Smarter

The contributions genes make to intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the idea most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpower the genetic legacy (财产) we are born with and may have (31)________ for education"

“People assume the genetic influence goes down with age because the environmental differences between people pile up in life," says Robert Plomin. “What we found was quite (32)________and goes in the other direction.”

Previous studies have shown variations in intelligence are (33)________ due to genetics. To find out whether this genetic contribution varies with age, Plomin's team gathered data from six separate studies carried out in 4 countries, (34)________ a total of 1100 pairs of twins. 'The researchers tested twins on reasoning, arithmetics etc. to measure a quantity called "G". Each study also included both identical twins, with the same genes, and fraternal twins(异卵双生), sharing about half their genes, making it possible to (35)________ the contributions of genes and environment to their G scores.

Plomin's team calculated in childhood, genes account for about 41 percent of the variations in intelligence. In adolescence, this rose to 55 percent;, by young adolescence, it was 66 percent

NO one (36)________ knows why the influence from genes should increase with age, but Plomin suggests that as children get older, they become better at handling their environment to suit their genetic needs, and says “kids with with high G will use their environment to develop cognitive ability and choose friends who are like-minded. Children with (37)________ to low G may choose less challenging pastimes and activities, further emphasizing their genetic legacy.

Is there any way to interfere with the pattern? Perhaps. The evidence of strong heritability (遗传可能性) doesn’t mean that there is nothing you can do about it." says Susanne Jaeggi, “from our own work, the ones that started off with lower IQ scores had higher

(38)________ training. Plomin suggests genetic differences may be more emphasized if all children share an identical curriculum instead of it being (39)________ to children's natural abilities. My tendency would be to give everyone a good education, but put more effort into the lower end." he says. Intelligence researchers Paul Thompson agrees: It shows. that educators need to (40)________ ads towards things drawing out their natural talents.

Ш. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Direction: 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.

Open data-sharers are still in the minority in many fields. Although many re searchers broadly agree thatpub1icaccess to raw data would promote science, most are (41)________ to post the results of their own labours online.

Some communities have agreed to share online-geneticists, for ex ample, post DNA sequences at the GenBank repository (库). and astronomers are accustomed to (42)________ images of galaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed some 500 million objects-but these remain the (43)________ not the rule. Historically, scientists have (44)________ sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work, until recently, good databases did not exist: grant funders were not pushing for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on standards for formatting data, and there is no agreed way to assign credit for data.

But the (45)________ are disappearing in part because journals and funding agencies worldwide are encouraging scientists to make their data (46)________.Last year, the Royal Society in London said in its report that scientists need to. (47)________ a research culture where data is viewed as private preserve". Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information. and the scientific community is recognizing that data can now be shared online in ways that were not possible before. To match the growing demand, services are springing up to make it easier to publish research products (48)________ and enable other researchers to discover and cite (引用) them.

Although calls to share data often concentrate on the (49)________ advantages of sharing, the practice is not purely beneficial to others. Researchers who share get plenty of personal benefits including more connections with colleagues. improved (50)________ and increased citations. The most successful sharers- those whose data are downloaded and cited the most often-getnoticed, and their work gets used. (51)________ one of the most popular data sets on multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world: it has been (52)________ 5700 times. Co-author Amy Zanne thinks that users probably range from climate -change researchers wanting to estimate how much carbon is stored in biomass, to foresters looking for in formation on different grades of trees. I’d much prefer to have my date used by the (53)________ number of people to as their own questions," she says.It's important to allow readers and reviewers to see exactly how you arrive at your results. Publishing data and code allows your science to be (54)________.

Even people whose data are less popular can benefit. By making the effort to organize and 1abel files so others can understand them, scientists can become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding (55)________later on.

41. A. restricted B. reluctant C. desperate D. generous

42. A. accessing B. processing C. analyzing D. identifying

43. A. assumption B. mystery C. exception D. phenomenon

44. A. longed for B. appealed to C. focused on D. objected to

45. A. symptoms B. barriers C. advantages D. consequences

46. A. controllable B. unique C. reliable D. public

47. A. shift away from B. end up with C. give rise to D. build up

48. A. secret B. digitally C. ethically D. fairly

49. A. materia1 B. individual C. moral D. economic

50. A. visibility B. awareness C. condition D. confidence

51. A. On the contrary B.As a result C. For example D. After all

52. A. downloaded B. updated C. optimized D. addressed

53. A. moderate B maximum C. average D. estimated

54. A. reversible B. profitable C. reproducible D. recognizable

55. A. crisís B. confusion C. risk D. conflict

Section B

Directions: 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

It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks ín school were miserable and, the thing was, 1 didn't know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a humble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night.

But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped of the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves, . You boys are going to read two books every week, " she said. " And you're going to write a report on what you read."

We complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn't have any books in the house other than Mom s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: " I'll drive you to the library.'

So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.

The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this virtue visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.

It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching

TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet sanctuary form my other world.

Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can’t believe my life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.

But I know when the journey began the day Mom switched off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.

56. We can learn from the beginning of the passages that ________.

A the author and his brother had done well in school

B. the author had been very concerned about bis school work

C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school

D. the author had realized how important school was

57.According to the passage which of the following words can best describe the author's mother?

A. Tolerant and decisive.

B. aggressive and open-minded.

C. Determined and farsighted.

D. Persistent and literate.

58. The underlined word "peevish" in the passage can be replaced by________.

A. naughty

B. bad-tempered

C. patient

D. obedient

59. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

A. he could constantly review the plots in the books

B. he could visualize what he read in bis mind

C. he could get many rewards from his mother

D. he realized that books offered him new experience

B

NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE (PG)

Age 10+

Sparkling book adaptation has great characters, some scares.

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase" is based on a classic 1930 Naney Drew mystery book and is aimed at tens and young ten. Although the story involves politically motivated kidnapping and a supposedly haunted house, the scariest moment is during what turns out to be a model dream sequence. Positive messages include courage and teamwork, and strong role (mostly female) are at the center of the action (89 minutes)

WONDER PARK (PG)

Age 8+

Imaginative but intense adventure deals with worry and fear

"Wonder Park" is in animated adventure about an imaginative girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski), who’s spent years dreaming up a magical amusement park named Wonderland with her mom (Jennifer Granner). You can expect plenty of actions (including explosions and perils), as well as the looming presence of worry and sadness, since June is dealing with the fact that her mom has a serious illness. The film celebrates imagination, curiosity and

perseverance, and it underlines the importance not letting fear stop you from being yourself and doing what you love. (93 minutes)

CAPTIVE STATE (PG- 13)

Age 14+

Dark, disconnected but smart alien invasion movie

"Captive State" is an alien-invasion movie set in a future Chicago. Some humans try to cooperate with the conquering aliens, while others try to rebel; there's a very complex plan at the heat of the story. Violence is the biggest issue: Humans are killed both vaporized by aliens and shot by guns. There are explosions, blood splatters gory surgeries, gross alien effects, cyanide pills and lots of chaos and stress, The movie is more about its own big ideas than about characters or emotions, but it's smart enough that it should please most teen and adult sci-f?fans. John Goodman and Vera Farmiga co-star. (109 minutes)

FIVE FEET APART (PG-13)

Age 13+

Strong acting saves predictable, sentimental love story

Five Feet Apart" is based on the best selling YA novel, about Will (Cole Sprouse) and Stella (Haley Lu Richardson), two hospitalized 17-year-olds with cystic fibrosis (囊胞性纤维症) fall in love, The story promotes treasuring those closest to you and has themes of perseverance and empathy. (115 minutes)

60. If you are hooked on science fictions, which movie will you prefer according to the passage?

A. WONDER PARK

B. NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE.

C. FIVE FEET APART.

D. CAPTIVE STA T

E.

61 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It’s appropriate to watch the film “Captive State” with a younger sister aged 5.

B. The movie "Wonder Park" can teach you to be brave enough to face fear

C. It's advisable of you to watch "Five Feet Apart" if you are free for one and half hours

D. “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” is adapted from a best-selling novel.

62 After reading the passage, we can________.

A. know about the background of the film production

B. learn about the popularity of these films

C. gain a thorough understanding of the films

D. have the best option for the film we want

C

The company that revolutionized the delivery of information now aims to do the same with electricity. Technology powerhouse Google today announced it would spend "tens of millions" of dollars next year in research and development and investments in an effort to drive down the cost of large-scale renewable energy to make it cheaper than coal. Not only will Google be hiring engineers and energy experts for its new initiative, known as RE

"Cheap renewable energy is not only critical for the environment but also vital for economic development in many places where there is limited affordable energy of any kind," said Sergey Brin, Google co-founder and president of technology, in a prepared statement.

Coal supplies 40 percent of the world's electricity and more than half of U.S. power, and if current trends continue, it is expected to grab an ever increasing share because it is a plentiful and cheap fuel for big consumers like the United States and Russia. But coal is also the worst fuel in its production of the global warming gas carbon dioxide. Google co-founder Larry Page said the company's goal is to produce one gigawatt(十亿瓦特) of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal within "years, not decades." Google says that's enough electricity to power a city the size of San Francisco (about 330,000 households) .

Google, located in Mountain View, Calif., said it was initially working with two other California companies. They are eSolar, of Pasadena, which is specializing in solar-thermal power, using large fields of mirrors to concentrate sunlight and generate steam to run utility-scale electric turbines (涡轮), and Makani of Alameda, which is developing wind energy technology that takes advantage of the much stronger and more reliable currents available at high altitudes.

Google did not specify how much money it was putting into its projects with these companies but said they both had “promising scalable energy technology”. This portion of the initiative will be funded through the company's' philanthropic arm, https://www.360docs.net/doc/fd15870798.html,, which is not a traditional chanty but can make equity (股票) investments in companies Brin and Page have pledged (抵押) 1 percent of Google's equity and profits toward efforts including climate change and global poverty.

The RE

63. Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the coal?

A. It is a kind of controversial fuel given its large quantity and its harm to the environment

B. It is plentiful and cheap fuel hat will surely earn more market share.

C. It will be totally replaced by the renewable energy in years because it produces the worst

gas-carbon dioxide,

D. It is supported by some enthusiastic countries like US and Russia which rely heavily on the

coal

64. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A. https://www.360docs.net/doc/fd15870798.html, has made some crucial decisions in expanding the company

B. https://www.360docs.net/doc/fd15870798.html, has focused on exploiting alternatives to traditional energy

C. Google. org is a charity organization committed to funding the projects benefiting mankind

D. https://www.360docs.net/doc/fd15870798.html, is an environmental organization that specializes in promoting green fuel

65. What can Not be learned about the RE

A It will come true in a few years with the efforts made.

B. It is a programme of environmental protection

C. It is one of the measures taken to neutralize carbon

D. It will be realized through investments in solar and, wind energy companies.

66. The best title of this passage is ________.

A. Google's RE

B. Google, the Energy Revolutionary

C. Google, the Environmental Protector

D. Google's Renewable Energy Project

Section C

Directions: 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.

Venice Carnival

The annual Venice Carnival is in full swing, with thousands of revelers (狂欢者) gathering the city's canals and squares in elaborate costumes and extraordinary masks.

(67)____________

The Carnevale di Venezia is thought to date back to the 11th century, making it one of the world’s oldest. Carnivals are held in many Catholic countries, such as Spain and Brazil, where they serve as a last chance to eat, drink and be merry before the deprivations of Lent, the 40 days of fasting（斋戒）that precede Easter.

It is thought that the masks allowed Venetians to hide their identities, allowing the poor to mix with the wealthy, breaking strict social order, even if only for a brief and controlled period.

(68) ___________ The theme of Carnival 2019 is “Tutta colpa della Luna,”or “Blame the moon,” marking a half-century since man first walked on the satellite.

To prevent overcrowding, authorities have installed turnstiles at the entrances to the historic St. Marks’ Square, closing it off to new visitors once 23,000 revelers have entered. Costumed revelers are also searched as they enter the square.

Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. (69)___________ The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Although most visitors stick to the traditional Carnival costumes of baroque gowns and bejeweled masks for women and black capes and threatening masks for men, more and more people are opting for their own unique interpretations.

Some visitors use Carnival as an opportunity to show off a fantastic creation they've always dreamed of wearing. It doesn't have to be Venetian. (70) ____________ At Carnival, everybody is free to be who--or what--they want to be. Perhaps a different gender-- or even species. That's the joy of the mask--nobody knows who or what the person wearing it was before

Carnival.

IV. Summary Writing

Directions: Read the following pas Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible

71. Gardening can have many positive effects on your physical and mental health. Whether you’re growing fruit and veggies, flowers or succulents, getting your green thumb on can have a surprising number of health benefits for you and your family.

Depending on the size of your garden, maintaining it can be a great way to be physically active. This could be as tough as mowing the lawn, or as gentle as getting a good stretch and practice stabilizing yourself while kneeling, sitting or reaching. In fact, gardening is a recommended activity as it can encourage the use of many motor skills, improve endurance and strength and keep you moving.

These days, we can buy pretty much any fruit and vegetable we want from the supermarket, at any time of year. But gardening enables us to eat seasonally, which has important benefits for our bodies. For example, asparagus and apricots grow in spring and summer, while Brussels sprouts get going in winter. Eating seasonally can keep healthy eating exciting by encouraging you to try new recipes using in-season produce. You will also get a wider variety of different coloured produce, providing nutritious vitamins and minerals in your diet throughout the year as the produce you eat changes with the seasons.

Gardening is also a great way to relax, providing opportunities to still the mind and get away from the busyness of everyday life. There is even evidence to suggest that gardening can help ease symptoms of mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. Whether you’re gardening by yourself, or getting the whole family involved, it’s a great way to spend some time outdoors, aw ay from screens and to-do lists, and engage with nature. From repetitive tasks like weeding that provide opportunities for meditation, to practising patience while waiting for plants to grow, gardening is a great exercise for your mind as well as your body.

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

72.这项新颁布的规定仅适用于一些突发情况。(apply)

73.你越向别人敞开心扉，你心灵所承受的痛苦就越少。(The more..

74.北京之行最令我印象深刻的是故宫的雪以及其优质的导游服务。(impress)

75.我国政府从未对垃圾分类问题那么重视过，相信通过大家齐心协力，我们的居住环境会变得更好。(Never..)

VI. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

每年五月的第二个周日是母亲节你所在的班级准备以母亲节为契机筹划一次班级

主题活动，你积极参与筹划并设计了一个活动方案，请你在全班同学面前介绍你的方案。介绍包括以下两个方面:

1、简述你活动方案的主题和内容。

2、谈谈你设计该活动方案的理由。

(文中不能涉及真实信息)