最新上海市高三英语试卷答题纸平时用
2024届上海奉贤区高三一模英语试题及答案
2024届上海奉贤区高三英语一模试卷2023.12考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.At an airport. B.At a cinema.C.At a hotel.D.At a station.2.A.Husband and wife. B.Guest and hostess.C.Customer and waitress.D.Boss and employee.3.A.The man is fond of travelling. B.The woman is a photographer.C.The woman took many pictures at the contest.D.The man admires the woman's talent in writing.4.A.Go home soon. B.Visit the woman.C.Borrow the typewriter.D.Read the woman's paper.5.A.The books there are too B.The textbook she needs isn't in yet.C.She won't be able to get the before class.D.She prefers to go to the bookstore at9o'clock.6.A.They won't celebrate mother's birthday B.They've already got plenty of wine.C.They cannot buy whatever they need.D.They've got enough gifts for the party.7.A.The woman will have a test. B.The man will probably go to the movie.C.The man will have to sit for an exam.D.The woman wishes to go to class with the man.8.A.The results haven't come yet. B.The results were checked again last night.C.The woman needs another test tomorrow.D.The doctor hasn't come back from the lab.9.A.Most neighbors are as noisy as the woman.B.Dealing with it politely might be a better solution.C.He can't understand why the woman is so angry.D.The woman is too impolite for her neighbors.10.A.She always buys new clothes to keep up with the latest fashion trend.B.She looks down on the fashion victims spending much money on costly clothes.C.She doesn't fall into the category of fashion victims.D.She will buy new clothes next month like those fashion victims.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and theconversation 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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Many people are shy in social life. B.Most people are shy by nature.C.Your shyness won't hurt others.D.Shyness is difficult to overcome.12.A.By prediction. B.By recording.C.By observation.D.By examination.13.A.To measure shyness. B.To make new friends.C.To test people's IQ.D.To share ideas with others.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14.A.To recall his own childhood. B.To show his care for his children.C.To make up for his own childhood pity.D.To help his children become more mature.15.A.They become more mature and responsible.B.They have less confidence than their peers.C.They are responsible for building the dream life of their parents.D.They take possessions and support from their peers for granted.16.A.To love and support children. B.To satisfy whatever children wants.C.To give children too much pressure.D.To encourage children to meet their goals. Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.He wants to change his job B.He is unhappy with his department manager.C.He thinks he deserves extra pay for overtime.D.He is often singled out for criticism by his boss.18.A.His workload was much too heavy. B.His immediate boss did not trust him.C.His colleagues often refused to cooperate.D.His salary was too low for his responsibility.19.A.He never knows how to refuse. B.He is always ready to help others.C.His boss has a lot of trust in him.D.His boss has no sense of fairness.20.A.Put all his complaints in writing. B.Wait and see what happens next.C.Learn to say no when necessary.D.Talk to his boss in person first.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.The First Space CatIn a few weeks,space scientists will celebrate a remarkable event---the60th anniversary of the launch of the first cat into space,an astronautical success that has never been repeated.In the early60s,dogs and monkeys were the animals usually used by scientists to find out exactly(21) dangerous the conditions were in outer space.And they were also used to assess if humans(22) survive trips beyond the edge of Earth's atmosphere.A total of14street cats(23)(gather)at France's space agency for selection as cat astronauts,but the cats were not given names on purpose in order to prevent scientists from becoming too fond of them.The cat selected to travel to space was simply known(24)C341.C341 flew on a French rocket in October1963,taking it to a place(25)no cat had gone before.Then,(26)the news of its flight was announced on18October1963,the French press decided this cat had to have its name.They picked“Felix”after a cartoon cat character,only(27) (discover)that C341was female,so her name was then adjusted to“Felicette”as a result.In putting Felicette in one of its rockets,France added a new species to the list of animals that scientists(28) (send)into space before.Previously,two garden spiders,Anita and Arebella,had been taken to the Skylab(29)(orbit)around the moon.“In the60s,(30)(concern)about the possible danger for a human to be in outer space, scientists and engineers primarily undertook animal space flights to see if they suffered or their lives were threatened by the weightlessness or increased radiation or other effects they might experience up there,”said astronomer Jake Foster at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.“The fact that they did not fail paved the way for humans to begin journeys into space.”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.A.unanticipatedB.momentsC.evolvedD.basicallyE.exploredF.clearlyG.navigateH.ritualsI.integral J.access K.inspiringBoat of PowerDragon boat racing began in China more than2,000years ago as part of a cultural community event to memorize the ancient poet,Qu Yuan.The traditional holiday was a time to perform31for good fortune and well-being,and to drive off evil spirits.Over time,dragon boat racing32into a global sport.The Toronto-based Dragons Abreast team stands out at this sport for a few reasons.For one, the79-member team includes people ranging in age from30to93.Prior to joining Dragons Abreast, some members hadn't been part of a sports team since childhood and wouldn't have described themselves as particularly athletic ones.And what has brought these women together is something 33---living with breast cancer.The breast cancer survivors on this team are in the same boat in every way.For many,being part of a community that knows34how life changes after breast cancer is as beneficial as the physical gains. The team offers a supportive space to35all the complexities of survivorship.“I was so surprised at how36the racing was for me,”says Liz Johnston Hill,the race coordinator for Dragons Abreast.“It's almost overwhelming how people encourage,no matter what.”Being out on the water and connecting to the environment is an important aspect of dragon boating for many of the team members.They talk about how it provides37of peace and encourages mindfulness,something we could all use more of in our lives.Outside of dragon boat,the members are a(n)38part of each other's life.“We've all been through39the same thing in our various ways,”says the race coordinator Liz Johnston Hill.While the number of breast cancer survivor teamsgrows,barriers to the sport remain such as cost,time,40to water and practice facilities and the lack of cultural and language diversity.But there are ongoing efforts to introduce more people living with breast cancer to dragon boat.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.Like anything built by evolution,the human body has many downsides,teeth without exception. Adult humans only get one set of teeth,which must last about60years.However,a(n)41of poverty,sugar-rich diets and poor hygiene means2.5bn people globally suffer from tooth decay,in which acid produced by mouth-living bacteria eats away the hard enamel(牙釉质)that42the outside of a tooth,leading to further infection and damage.Once decay has set in,all a dentist can do is to fill the gap with artificial filling.But in a paper published in Cell,Hannele Ruohola-Baker,a stem-cell biologist at the University of Washington,and her colleagues offer a possible43.Stem cells have the44to turn themselves into any other type of cell in the body.It may soon be possible,the researchers claim,to use those45cells to regrow a tooth's enamel naturally.The first step was to work out how enamel is produced.As enamel-making cells,known as ameloblasts,disappear soon after a person's adult teeth have finished growing,the researchers46 samples of tissue from human foetuses(胚胎),which contain plenty of functioning ameloblasts. 47,they checked to see which genes were especially active in the enamel-producing cells.It turned out that genes designed to bind to calcium were particularly busy.48that information,Dr Ruohola-Baker and her colleagues next checked to see whether the stem cells could be persuaded to49ameloblasts.The team devised various drugs designed to activate the genes expressed in functioning ameloblasts.That worked,with the engineered ameloblasts producing the same proteins as the natural sort.For now,the work is more concept than a medical treatment.The next step is to boost enamel production further,with a view to50beginning clinical trials.The hope is that,one day,medical versions of the team's findings could be used as biological implants,to51a patient's decayed teeth.Stem-cell-based therapies are not the only ones heading to clinical trials.Another treatment,known as biomimetic repair,involves rebuilding the tooth crown using synthetic(人工合成的)proteins,which are similar,but not quite52,to human enamel.The proteins could be included in toothpaste and even cough drops.But synthetic formulations can be less53than human enamel.It will take time for either technology to become reality.One question is how durable the enamel made by stem-cell-derived ameloblasts is.Another is how best to deliver the stem cells to a patient’s mouth.But these findings are54.As any dentist will tell you,prevention is better than cure. 55,a better cure would be always welcome.There is no doubt that this research offers a new prospect for future dental care.bination B.absence C.application D.coincidence42.A.contains B.coats C.floats D.fills43.A.procedure B.alternative C.variation D.recipe44.A.opportunity B.obligation C.capacity D.intention45.A.changeable B.noticeable plicated D.practical46.A.appealed to B.objected to C.applied to D.turned to47.A.Then B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Still48.A.Pleased by B.Puzzled by C.Armed with D.Covered with49.A.transform into B.break down C.speed up D.respond to50.A.exclusively B.permanently C.inevitably D.eventually51.A.resemble B.reform C.regenerate D.recycle52.A.identical B.subject C.relevant D.unique53.A.accessible B.diverse C.durable D.influential54.A.fulfilling B.stimulating C.initiating D.promising55.A.Likewise B.Furthermore C.Nevertheless D.InsteadSection 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)When Steven Spielberg was a kid growing up in the1950s in Arizona,watching westerns on his family's20-inch black-and-white TV,he would climb right up to the screen,as if to surround himself with the image.He also wished he could see these moving pictures in color.So he searched through his family's collection of slides quickly,having learned that by holding one film or another up to the television screen he could turn grayed-out western skies blue,or the ground to a realistic-looking green. Sometimes his mom walked in,and she saw him holding these slides up to both of his eyes,right next to the TV set.Often,she would say,“You're going to burn your eyes out!”Spielberg's mom,like all the other50s moms who said the same thing,was wrong about that.But we all know what she must have been thinking:Who is this child?If you've seen even just one Steven Spielberg movie in the past50years or so---Jaws Schindler's Lisl, E.T---you have some sense of who this child grew up to be.And when you see his new film,The Fabelmans,a work of astonishing vividness that's drawn from his own family's story,you'll know even more.Movies have been around for roughly130years;Spielberg's career has covered more than a third of that.Yet The Fabelmans hardly feels like a late-career movie.It's a jetway for a new beginning.Not every75-year-old filmmaker makes a movie like this.Of the ambitious young guys who remade Hollywood in the early1970s,Spielberg is one of the few still making vital pictures at a consistent clip. Yet his career is extraordinary in any context.He's made some box-office disappointments,but naming a badly made Spielberg film is hard,probably because there isn't one.No living filmmaker can match his devotion to craftsmanship,to finding new ways of showing us things we think we’ve seen a million times before.56.How did Spielberg's mom feel when she saw her son's behavior in front of the TV set?A.Proud but upset.B.Surprised but supportive.C.Annoyed and desperate.D.Worried and confused.57.Which of the following is NOT a reason why Spielberg's career is regarded as extraordinary?A.He showed great interest in filming at a very young ageB.His career covers more than a third of the movie history.C.He is committed to filming ordinary things from new perspectives.D.His films are all well-made despite some box-office disappointments58.What can be inferred about Spielberg's new film The Fabelmans?A.It's the most outstanding film he has ever made in his career.B.It has been integrated with part of his growing experience.C.It represents a totally brand new type of film theme.D.It established Spielberg as the most influential filmmaker.59.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Curiosity makes success.B.Daring to be different.C.A giant in filmmaking.D.A ground-making new film.(B)“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.The man who never reads lives only one.”George R.R.Martin,Author of“A Game of Thrones”What do these4guys share that you don’t?BILL GATES MARK ZUCKERBERG JEFF BEZOS WARREN BUFFETT No,it's not their shoe size.They read.At least two books a month,They're also among the top10richest people in the world. And they’re not alone in their love for books,with1,200other millionaires,who quote reading as a core part of their self-educationYou knew that reading books makes your life better,It's not even all about money,fame and success. It's about becoming a more knowledgeable and valuable person.Additionally,reading help;you prevent stress and keep depression at bay,while enhancing your confidence,improving your decision-making, increasing your empathy and overall satisfaction with life.You know all the benefits of reading,so what's stopping you from reading more books?Time!“I don't have time to read.”Have you said those words before?You say it because...●you have an incredibly demanding college degree to study for…●your loved ones are sitting at home,counting on you to put food on the table...●you are too occupied with work to open a book.But let's imagine another reality for a second.What would your life look like if you read just two books every month?Would you finally...●have what it takes to start that business?●be a better parent?●feel more fulfilled?Hold on to that vision for a second.If you want to make it a reality,this email course,Time2Read, will be your guide for the next10days.Its free of charge and specifically designed to help you take time back,start building a daily reading habit and turn wanting to read into actual reading.Here's what you'll learn:Lesson1:How to get your attention span backA simple,yet powerful idea and a fun experiment to help you start giving reading the place in your life that it deserves Lesson2:Why no one compares to youDiscover“The Rainbow Principle”&how to take stock of your current situationLesson3:How to show yourself you DO have time to readWhy Charlie Munger doesn't let himself get away easily with an opinion&what you can learn from the Italian Squad Lesson4:How you can make reading effortlessWe’ll adapt a technique used by the world’s best mountaineers to help you build your reading habit like a pro would Lesson5:How you can trigger yourself to read without having to remember it“The Bobby Fischer Principle will show you that what you think is a weakness might be your biggest strength Lesson6:What"The Nothing Alternative'can teach you about consistent readingWhy neither inside the box,nor outside the box gets the job done&how Stoics happily trade control for consistency Lesson7:How to make reading more fun than ever&why that mattersWhat you can learn from Pokemon Go about reading&the one thing that’s totally okay for you to steal from Warren BuffettEnter your email below to make time to read,start learning daily and become more valuable to the worldYou’ll be sent7lessons via email over the next10days,starting right after you sign up here.Each email contains a story,a principle,and an experiment,Get started,and your reading life will never be the same!60.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A leaflet publicizing a reading activityB.A website promoting a reading course.C.A TV program advertising reading skillsD.A handbook providing reading materials61.Why does the author mention the four famous people at the beginning?A.To express his admiration for them.B.To indicate the importance of reading.C.To highlight their time management skillsD.To illustrate the success of the course.62.Who are most likely to be interested in Time2Read?A.Those who are willing to read more but struggle with time.B.Those who are sick of making excuses to delay their life plansC.Those who are eager to become a millionaire like the four guysD.Those who are determined to be more and more self-disciplined(C)Scientists know that the internal forces that generate Earth’s magnetic field(磁场)can change and that the strength of the field swings over time.This can lead to gradual shifts in the intensity and location of Earth's magnetic north and south poles and even reversals where Earth's magnetic polestrade places.But are these geomagnetic events responsible for extreme weather,extinction,and even disasters? Claims that Earth’s magnetic field is responsible for climate change are widespread online,but scientists say the theory has no basis.“At this time there aren't any credible mechanisms that could make it a possibility,”says Gavin Schmidt,a climatologist in New York."It's not that we're ruling out magnetic effects on climate without thinking about it,we collectively have thought about it,and it's been found devoid.There are three north poles on Earth:true north,geomagnetic north,and magnetic north.True north is a fixed position on the globe that points directly towards the geographic North Pole.But geomagnetic north,currently located over Canada's Ellesmere Island,is not a fixed point---it represents the northern axis(轴)of Earth's magnetosphere and shifts from time to time.Magnetic north corresponds to magnetic field lines and is what your compass locates.During a pole reversal,Earth's magnetic north and south poles exchange locations.This happens on average every300,000years or so,but the last reversal occurred around780.000years ago.Some scientists have assumed that reversals and the corresponding decrease in strength of the magnetic field could cause a big problem that increased solar radiation was able to enter Earth’s atmosphere,altering ozone levels and driving global climate shifts and extinctions.Kirk Johnson,a director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History,has spent much of his career studying the extinction of dinosaurs.While analyzing fossil records and timelines surrounding his research,Johnson zeroed in on the magnetic reversal that occurred around66.3million years ago.Deep ocean samples revealed significant climate change around66.3million years ago.But this also coincides with a large volcanic eruption in India called the Deccan volcanism,which produced some of the longest lava(熔岩)flows on Earth.“We've always owed that transition to the carbon dioxide released by the Deccan volcanism and the increase of greenhouse gases,”says Johnson.“There are two things happening:The magnetic field is changing,the Deccan volcanism is happening,and there's climate warming.So that would be an example of coincidental climate change.”63.The underlined word“devoid”in paragraph2probably means.A.fruitlessB.obviousC.reasonableD.misleading64.Which north pole on earth is involved in the pole reversal?A.True north.B.Geomagnetic north.C.Magnetic north.D.Geographic north65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The geomagnetic events are to blame for the climate change.B.The decrease in strength of the magnetic field resulted in extinction.C.The magnetic field is changing all the time with the climate warming.D.Internal forces which produce Earth's magnetic field can alter over time66.Which of the following statements does Kirk Johnson most probably agree with?A.A magnetic reversal doesn't necessarily cause climate change.B.A magnetic reversal is accompanied with significant climate changeC.The extinction of the dinosaurs is due to the magnetic reversal.D.Climate change is not relevant to the carbon dioxide emission.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully.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.A.While these villages possess undeniable fascination,many remain underdeveloped.B.This effort includes the knowledge exchange between the students and local villagersC.Both were selected for revitalization efforts led by the Village Revitalization Team.D.In Sukarara,a local tradition requires girls master weaving skills before marriageE.They decide to be a bridge between tradition and progress,united for their growthF.It's about preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring traditions being passed downStudents’Journey to Empower Rural HeritageFrom Aug.18to22a team of15Tsinghua University students,representing diverse backgrounds from China,South Korea,Malaysia,and Indonesia,set foot on an overseas research exploration focusing on rural revitalization(振兴)in Indonesian villages,particularly within Nusa Tenggara Barat(NTB).With the diverse cultural heritage,Indonesia is home to over83,000villages,each radiating its own charm and character.67The research mission took the students to Sukarara and Sade villages,two of NTB's tourist destinations.68Sukarara and Sade are a world apart from the busy cities to which most of us are accustomed.The villages are a living test to Indonesia's rich culture and its devotion to preserving traditions.The Revitalizing these villages goes beyond mere economic development.69The weaving skills and architectural techniques of Sukarara and Sade villages are not only beautiful,but they are also an inseparable part to the identity of these communities.It's essential that they strike a balance between progress and preservation.As the journey came to an end,the students carry with them not only the memories of their experiences there,but also to make a positive impact on these remarkable places. 70They are optimistic that Indonesian villages can experience meaningful development,ultimately leading to increased opportunities for employment and an improved quality of life.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.How to Be a Better BossWorkplaces have changed dramatically over the past few years.Teams have become more isolated owing to remote work.Technology has brought great benefits but also constant interruptions,from endless Zoom calls to message flows on Slack.With each shift,the job of the manager has become harder.Many report feeling burnt-out,overloaded and confused.Yet in real life everyone suffers when management is bad and benefits when it is good Research based on a long-running survey of management techniques has found that well-managed firms tend to be more productive,export more and spend more on research and development.So the prize for better management is big.But how to obtain it?Read enough management books and you might conclude that managers need to change their personality thoroughly,becoming either Machiavelli's prince or a Marvel superhero.However,study successful managers,and more practical lessons can be drawn.One is to be clear about a firm's processes.Managers should make clear the purpose of a team,what a meeting should achieve and who will take a decision.Meeting agendas at GSK,a British drugs firm,clearly say whether an item is for awareness,to gather participants'input or intended to make a decision.Such clarity means that everyone knows what they are doing,and why.Management isn't all about piling up tasks,meetings or processes.A second lesson is that managers can add value by deleting.Sparing workers from pointless meetings,emails and projects frees them to concentrate on the work that fattens the bottom line.At the start of the year,Shopify,an e-commerce firm,deleted12,000repeated meetings from its employees’calendars.The useful ones were eventually added back.But the firm says that meetings are down by14%since the mass deletion while productivity has gone up by a similar amount.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.穿着睡衣去超市不太合适，不是吗?(It)73.这副山水画的灵感来源于王维的诗集。
2024届上海市虹口区高三一模英语试卷(含答案)
2024届上海市虹口区高三一模英语试卷2023.12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。
所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3.答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上。
I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.At a bookstore. B.At a library.C.At a post office.D.At a police station.2.A.At6:45p.m. B.At7:00p.m. C.At7:15p.m. D.At9:00p.m.3.A.Pick up some bottled water. B.Work overtime at the office.C.Do some paperwork at home.D.Set aside some time for relaxation.4.A.The harm done by single-use plastics. B.The topic for the woman’s composition.C.Environmental issues.D.Some recent hot news.5.A.He is curious about his future neighbour. B.He is dissatisfied with the environment.C.He is worried about the traffic service.D.He can’t wait to move into this house.6.A.She agrees with the man’s plan. B.She is concerned about the weather.C.She considers it unwise to go outside.D.She has a better plan than having a picnic.7.A.Looking at an old picture. B.Preparing for a family trip.C.Searching for some old stuff.D.Talking about their grandfather.8.A.The woman was uninterested in the party. B.The woman will take her family to the party.C.The woman is looking forward to the party.D.The woman was absent from the party.9.A.Those who are talented are never short of inspiration.B.Not everyone can learn how to be a good writer.C.Creativity is something you are born with.D.It takes practice to become a good writer.10.A.He has already achieved his goal. B.He goes to the gym on a regular basis.C.He usually goes home directly after work.D.He has given up exercising for two weeks.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the 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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Influencing. B.Celebrity studies.C.Crisis management.D.Psychology.12.A.It offers a lot of related courses. B.Its courses are taught by senior lecturers.C.It partners with Harvard University.D.It’s the first degree program in the field.13.A.Whether it has enough budgets. B.Whether it will attract youngsters.C.Whether it can stand the test of time.D.Whether it can offer useful courses.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14.A.It emphasizes ball tackling. B.It forbids rough body contact.C.It was created during the WWI.D.It is mainly played in the army today.15.A.It is pretty easy to learn. B.It is more recreational than other sports.C.It follows limited rules.D.It allows them to show their talents in sports.16.A.Introduce a would-be Olympic sport. pare flag football with regular football.C.Explain the rules of flag football.D.Illustrate the job of National Football League.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.In order not to miss the flight.B.For fear that the flight shall be delayed.C.To spare enough time for security checks.D.To take better care of her baby when traveling.18.A.She waited three hours for the hotel room to be ready.B.She didn’t have enough money to get a taxi in Berlin.C.Her luggage was delivered to a wrong destination.D.She was stuck in the Berlin airport for a night.19.A.They reacted quickly to passengers’requests.B.They were rude to the passenger.C.They showed enough sympathy.D.They were irresponsible.20.A.She was looking forward to her next holiday.B.She felt terrible that her holiday was ruined.C.She didn’t want another cup of coffee.D.She thought the holiday was too short.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.Your Cat Might Not Be Ignoring You When You SpeakEvery cat owner has a story to tell of being blanked by their cat.We call to our cat,it turns away,and some of us might be left(21)_________(wonder)why we didn’t get a dog.But your cat may be listening after all.More than that, it(22)_________(care)more than you may think.A study by French researchers(23)_________(publish)last month in the journal Animal Cognition found that not only do cats react to what scientists call cat-directed speech—a high-pitched(高音的)voice similar to(24)_________ we talk to babies—they react to who is doing the talking.“We found that hearing their owners using a high-pitched voice,cats reacted more than when hearing their owner speaking normally to another human adult,”said Charlotte de Mouzon,an author of the study.“But it actually didn’t work when it came from a stranger’s voice.”(25)_________studies involving dogs,analyzing cat behavior is difficult,which is part of why humans understand them less.Cats are stressed by being in a lab(26)__________________meaningful behavioral observations become impossible.And forget about trying to get a cat(27)_________(sit)still for an M.R.I.scan(核磁共振扫描)to study its brain function.So the researchers for the latest study went to the cats’homes and played recordings of different types of speech and different speakers.At first,there was concern from Dr.de Mouzon and her team for lack of reaction from the cats,but upon analysis of the film recordings,delicate reactions(28)_________(notice).“It could be just moving an ear or turning the head to the speaker or even freezing what(29)_________were doing,”Dr.de Mouzon said.In the study,there were a few cases(30)_________cats would approach the speaker playing a voice and meow.“In the end,we had really clear gains in the cat’s attention when the owner was using cat-directed speech,”Dr.de Mouzon said.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.A.arrivesB.observableC.boundlessD.containedE.distancingF.expansionG.lies H.parallel I.perceiving J.threads K.volumeWhat Comes After Space?Looking at a clear night sky,you witness the vastness of space,which holds everything humans know to exist.To find out what31beyond,a good place to start is to determine where the universe ends.However,the problem is that scientists are uncertain about where space ends or whether it ends at all.The32universeThe furthest humans can see out into space,using all the technology currently available to us,is46billion light-years(a light-year is the distance that light can travel in one year,and is equivalent to about9.5million million kilometres).The33of space that humans can see is called the visible universe.Beyond this,it remains a mystery whether it’s an expanse of more galaxies and stars or possibly the edge of the universe.Some think that the universe is 34,meaning space goes on forever in every direction.In this case,there is nothing after space,because space is everything.Moving further awayExperts have captured images of the entire Earth from space,and some astronauts have personally witnessed its beauty from orbit.Perhaps35the limits of the universe would also be possible too,if only humans knew where to go to look for it.Another challenge is the universe’s rapid36.As galaxies move further away,their light takes longer to reach us.Eventually,some galaxies may be so distant that their light never37.This might imply that any edge—and whatever is on the other side—is increasingly38itself from us.Regardless of these uncertainties,scientists still spend a lot of time thinking about what comes after space.Many universes?It’s possible that there isn’t just one universe,and that our universe is just one small part of a“multiverse”.Perhaps our universe is39within its own distinct region of space,separated from others by vast expanses of nothingness. Or maybe40universes exist,pressed tightly against each other.Getting an idea of the universe’s true shape may help astronomers find out whether it has an edge.What comes after that could be an even great mystery.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.Back in1930,the economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that with technological change and improvements in productivity,we’d only be working15hours a week by now.But while working hours have41by26%,most of us still average42.5hours a week.One of the things Keynes underestimated is the human desire to42with our peers—a drive that makes most of us work more than we need to.“We don’t measure productivity by how much we’ve harvested anymore,”says Alex Soojung-Kim Pang,visiting scholar at Stanford University.“Overworking has been part of Western society since the Industrial Revolution.When some predicted that automation would create an extra amount of43time,needless to say,that didn’t happen.”Thanks to computerization and globalization in the1980s,managers could demand more of employees under the 44that jobs could be given to someone else.So the45piled on.And we took it,exhausted,but taking up the burden all the same.The psychologist Barbara Killinger writes in Workaholics:The Respectable Addicts about how we 46sacrifice our own well-being through overwork for“success”.But far from delivering productivity,value,or personal fulfilment,overwork has been proven to lead to burnout, stress,greater risk of heart disease and even shorter lifespans.47,we carried on—until COVID-19came along.Besides making us work longer hours from home,COVID-19has also48the move towards the adoption of automated machine,especially for jobs requiring much interpersonal contact—from Amazon developing delivery drones (无人机)to self-driving cars.By2050,Michael Osborne,a professor of machine learning at the University of Oxford, predicts that at least40%of current jobs will be lost to49.There are50.Jobs that involve complex social interactions are beyond current robot skills:so teaching,social care,nursing and counselling are all likely to51the AI revolution.As are jobs that rely on creativity.The same also goes for52jobs,according to Osborne,due to the large number of different objects cleaners encounter and the variety of ways those objects need to be dealt with.Interestingly,areas of the workplace traditionally dominated by women won’t be so easily adopted by AI.Robots are unlikely to53in the“work”of taking care of children, preparing lunchboxes and doing the laundry.Those whose work falls outside the caring,cleaning or creative field will still work in future,just54.In about 60%of occupations,it is estimated that a third of the tasks can be automated,meaning changes to the way we work.A large-scale study has predicted that over the next20years,although7million jobs will be taken over by AI,7.2million new ones will be55as a result.So we will work in future:we just don’t know what we’ll be doing yet.41.A.declined B.increased C.continued D.kept42.A.disagree pete C.cooperate D.identify43.A.working B.tough C.leisure D.active44.A.fantasy B.influence C.threat D.impression45.A.joy B.cash C.ambition D.pressure46.A.excitedly B.willingly C.dramatically D.hopefully47.A.Otherwise B.Still C.Furthermore D.Therefore48.A.speeded up B.followed up C.prepared for D.planned for49.A.overwork bour C.automation D.science50.A.dreams B.models C.expectations D.exceptions51.A.cause B.cease C.survive D.undergo52.A.caring B.cleaning C.curing D.coaching53.A.assist B.exist C.believe D.understand54.A.hardly B.differently C.unfortunately D.probably55.A.lost B.recovered C.substituted D.createdSection 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)1I was always a reader.2As a kid,I walked to the library several times a week and checked out so many books and returned them so quickly that the librarian once snapped,“Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all!”3“But I did read them all,”I said.4But I had stopped reading gradually.I joined book clubs that I never attended.I requested a library book everyone was reading,only to return it a week late,unread,with fines.5Then I met David.When I asked him about his last book,his face lit up and his fingers danced.6David read much more than I did,about a book or two a week.He preferred history and nonfiction,while I loved fiction writers.7On our seventh date,David and I visited the library.8“I have a game,”he said,pulling two pens and Post-its out of his bag.“Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person.”9We wandered in the library for an hour.In the end,we sat on the floor among the poetry,and I read him some.He listened,then asked,“What is it you like about that one?”10That summer,as we picnicked outside,I said,“If I tell you something,will you not judge me?”David paused and raised his eyebrows.11“I’ve only read one book this year,”I said.12“But it’s June,”he said.13“I know.”14“Well,read a book!”15The next time I visited a bookstore,his charge to“read a book”echoed in my head.I picked up a book solely for its poetic title.16I had a hard time getting into it.The narrator was an old man.Whenever I was tempted to give up on it,I thought of David.I pushed through the first two chapters and discovered a new narrator in the third.I loved the alternating points of view.I carried the book to work.I read at lunch and on my walk home.17“How’s your day?”David texted.18“Good.A little tired,”I replied.“I stayed up late and finished my book.”19I tried to make it sound casual,but I was proud of myself.It was not a competition,but I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be and more of who I wanted to be.20I asked David once what he liked about me.21He paused,then said,“I see the world as a more wonder-filled place with you.”22By the end of that year,David suggested we visit the library again.He asked if I remembered the game we played on our first visit.23“I remember,”I said.24He pulled a book from the shelf,dropped to one knee,and opened it.Inside,his Post-it read:“Karla,it has always been you.Will you marry me?”25His proposal had rested between the pages of The Rebel Princess for over a year.26“Yes,”I said.56.The word“snapped”(paragraph2)most probably means“_____”.A.talked to someone voluntarilyB.spoke to someone impatientlyC.gave someone a suggestionughed at someone heartlessly57.Which of the following may best illustrate the author’s reading habit when she first met David?A.Carrying books around without opening them.B.Only reading the books everyone recommended.C.Avoiding sharing books when going to book clubs.D.Often forgetting to return the books already read.58.According to paragraph19,why was the author proud of herself?A.She finished reading a book she didn’t like.B.She had read more books than David did.C.She did what she thought to be difficult.D.She had kept to her taste in poetic titles.59.What was the main change that David brought into the author’s life?A.He introduced a new library and a fun game to the author.B.He encouraged the author to read more fiction and poetry.C.He helped the author finish reading an entire book in a day.D.He motivated the author to rediscover her love for reading.Can you stand on one leg for10seconds?Balance could be a matter of life and death.The World Health Organization estimates that684,000fatal falls occur each year,making falling the second leading cause of unintentional injury death.Some of these falls are caused by more serious conditions–but many aren’t. According to George Locker,a long-term practitioner of tai chi,a loss of balance is a medical problem that can’t be treated with drugs or surgery, despite its effects.Increasingly,efforts are being made to remedy(补救)the balance problem among the groups already most affected by it.Tai chi,practiced by an estimated50million people in China,is an option.Studies have shown that as little as eight weeks of practice can improve older adults’scores on the Tinetti test—a commonly used measure of competence in basic tasks such as rising from a chair and walking—as well as reducing fear of falling.Longer periods of study show further benefits.Whatever activity you choose,the lesson is to work on your balance before you need to,not after it becomes an issue.As Locker puts it: everyone’s told to save money for their retirement,and nobody’s taught to save their balance.But both are difficult to get back once they’re gone.60.What does George Locker think of a lack of balance?A.It is costly to get treated with drugs and surgery.B.It is a minor issue that doesn’t affect one’s overall health.C.It is a problem without any medical solution.D.It is a problem that can be easily fixed by exercising.61.Which of the following best illustrates the Medium Level practice?A. B. C. D.62.What is the lesson conveyed in the passage regarding balance and health?A.Balance is the top leading cause of sudden death from injuries.B.It is essential for those affected by balance issues to seek help.C.Tai chi is the most effective way to improve one’s balance.D.It is wiser to work on balance as early as possible.Just15minutes a day of practice can be beneficial,but do more if you have time. Starting earlier helps:try the exercises below on a hard,level surface.Easy Level:Standing on one leg—with your hands resting on a work surface if you’re feeling unsteady—see how long you can maintain your balance.Do this one while you’re brushing your teeth. Medium Level:For this movement,start from standing and take a big step forwards,bending your front leg until your trailing knee just brushes the floor.Then push off your front leg and return to a standing position.Hard Level:Try step-ups on to a step or box:put one foot on to a box and push through that heel to step up so both feet end up together.To ensure you aren’t using your trailing leg to help,keep your toes off the ground on that foot.The concept of dynamic pricing is simple—and easy for businesses to implement.Whether it’s a Friday-evening flight,a hotel during the holidays,or a taxi ride in a downpour,we have all been burned by higher-than-normal prices due to excess demand.Raising costs when businesses are busiest is the norm across the travel industry.Perhaps the most well-known example of this is within ride-share companies,which have used surge pricing for years to charge riders when demand for cars rockets relative to the number of drivers available.Outside travel,online stores are increasingly using this dynamic pricing,too,says Vomberg.“On alone,millions of price changes occur within a day,corresponding to a price change of about every ten minutes for each product.”While consumers might not always pick up on these variations in price,Vomberg says time-based dynamic pricing will likely become a competitive standard at least in online markets.“AI-enabled tools can suggest the best prices via machine learning algorithms(算法).They can also track and learn competitor and customer responses to price changes,”he says.Now,surge pricing is happening in stores including bars and supermarkets as well.“Physical businesses are adopting electronic shelf labels that enable real time price adjustments depending on the time of day,stock levels and whether items are approaching their sell-by date,”says Sarwar Khawaja,chairman of the Oxford Education Group.He says this technology is likely to cause prices in bars that use these signs to increase during the rushes of dinner,weekends or holidays,or for supermarkets to adjust prices throughout the day or week,depending on volume of shoppers.The current economic climate is also driving the need for these pricing technologies.While creating competitive prices is always key to healthy profit margins,Khawaja says dynamic pricing enables businesses to optimise their pricing depending on the financial situations of their customer base.“Businesses can offer discounts during downturns,while increasing prices in better off areas,”he says.The changes,however,may not sit well with consumers.“Dynamic and surge pricing will likely expand to more industries and more companies in the long term,but just because a product may be popular does not mean that customers are willing to turn a blind eye to being charged more,”says Khawaja.He adds surge pricing can cause customers to lose faith in a company if they believe they are being overcharged.“Perhaps dynamic pricing of a drink in your favourite pub might be a step too far for loyal customers.”63.Which of the following best explains“dynamic pricing”in paragraph1?A.A system of deciding what the prices should be.B.A means for companies to find target customers.C.A method that helps promote sharing economy.D.A strategy of offering discounts to attract clients.64.It can be inferred from Arnd Vomberg’s comments that online stores__________.A.offer the most competitive pricesB.make profits by changing prices in real timeC.confuse customers by changing pricesD.rely too much on machine learning algorithms65.According to the passage,why do physical businesses adopt dynamic pricing?A.To match supply and demand during peak hours.B.To lift customer experience and encourage loyalty.C.To maintain consistent pricing across all products.D.To compete with online stores and businesses.66.Which of the following best predicts how customers may react to the expansion of dynamic pricing?A.Turn to whatever offers the lowest prices.B.Protest against it for being too annoying.C.Refuse to give in and are likely to resist.D.Take it for granted and accept it altogether.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully.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.A.Focus on the one thing you are doing.B.Habits like these which encourage you to multitask make you mentally exhausted and unproductive.C.Make sure that you also take breaks in your monotasking,because that’s what helps your brain to stay focused.D.So it’s a win-win for everyone!E.The little information we do take in when we’re multitasking is more difficult to remember at a later stage.F.You feel so good that you believe you’re being effective and further encourages your multitasking habit.Why Do You Find It So Hard to Not Multitask?Most of us do multitasking almost daily.But it’s time to change that.Your attention is already being pulled in millions of directions daily,so you really don’t need to add multitasking to the list.Let’s take the smartphone for example.On average you check your phone110times a day—that means you’re spending23days every year glued to your smartphone!How productive do you think that makes you?67But it’s hard to let go of these habits because you’ve conditioned your brain to send misleading signals to your body. Research has shown that when you multitask“successfully”,you activate the reward mechanism in your brain that releases dopamine,the happy hormone.68This rush can also make you overly optimistic,which means you are less careful about the work you do and more likely to make mistakes.Multitaskers basically get addicted to this rush which leads them to believe they are being effective when in fact they’re not.You can find healthier,more balanced dopamine releases through ticking things on your to-do list through mono-,or single-tasking too.Since our brains can only effectively focus on one thing at a time,this is the way for you to accomplish more in less time.Research has suggested you’re50%quicker on average to accomplish a task if you monotask,and you’re also50%less like to make errors.69You’ll also be able to appreciate things on a deeper level and get more enjoyment from them when you’re focused.If you’re chatting to a friend over coffee while checking your phone,you’re not making the most out of your time with your friend!Now you’re probably desperate to find out how to get rid of this multitasking habit so you can find real productivity. There is no easy answer.You simply have to commit to it and have the self-discipline to stick to one task at a time.Just say to yourself:When I walk,I walk.When I talk to someone,I talk to someone.When I read,I read.It’s as simple as that.70And like that,you’ve mastered monotasking.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than e your own words as far as possible.71.Will Plant-based Protein Continue to be an Appetizer in Food World?A good vegan milk needs to look like milk and taste like milk,whether it’s a fatty version,preferred by bakers,or a skimmed one,favored by the health-conscious.For years,manufacturers of plant-based protein have had trouble hacking this delicate imitation game and it seems that they are winning back a bit.The global revenues(收益)from alternative proteins could reach$290billion by2035and that is a cautious estimate.However,can it last?Unlike those early products,which were neither terribly tasty nor particularly nutritious,cleaver(剁肉刀) processing improves textures,additives boost taste and a pinch of specially engineered peas and beans adds nutrient in the latest products.Still,ultra-processed substitutes seldom match animal proteins in nutritional value.Animal products, including milk,are better for children’s bone development,though lab-grown versions of meat or dairy are becoming more nutritious.Meanwhile,green-minded consumers are realizing that plant-based does not necessarily mean sustainable in that it still takes a lot to obtain raw materials.Farming almonds(杏仁)to make a milk-like drink,for example,uses huge quantities of water.Plant-based proteins are also a tough sell in giant markets like India,where diets are already rich in plants and vegetables,or Nigera,where meat-eating is a sign of wealth.That limits their global appeal.All these suggests that alternative proteins have far to go to replace the animal kind.The limitations may be weighing on the firms involved.Oatly’s market value has fallen by about80%since its listing,partly because of production difficulties.That of Beyond Meat,whose burgers feature in McDonald’s latest menu,is down by90%from its peak.Plant-based foods may no longer be only an appetizer in diets,but their maker remain one in food business.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.我听说你的表弟是个不折不扣的“社牛”，是吗？(hear)73.长颈鹿皮肤上橙棕色的斑点使它们可以在野外隐藏自己。
高考英语全国甲卷答题卡
高考英语全国甲卷答题卡
高考英语全国甲卷答题卡的主要内容包括：
1. 姓名和座号填写区：考生需要在此区域填写自己的姓名和座号。
注意，每书写框只能填写一个阿拉伯数字，字体需要工整、笔迹清晰。
2. 答题区域：所有答案必须按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出区域书写的答案无效。
3. 填涂区：选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂。
4. 注意事项：保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破。
修改答案时，要用橡皮擦干净。
此外，答题卡上还会有准考证号填写区、短文填空区、短文改错区以及书面表达区等，考生需根据题目要求在相应区域作答。
答题卡的具体格式可能因地区和考试科目而有所不同，建议考生在考试前仔细阅读考试说明，了解答题卡的具体要求和格式。
2024上海松江区高三二模英语试题及答案
上海松江区2023-2024学年度第二学期模拟考质量监控试卷高三英语（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟）2024.4考生注意：1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
2．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写学校、班级、姓名和考号。
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Ⅰ．Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1．A．At8:00.B．At8:15.C．At8:30.D．At8:45. 2．A．A professor.B．A coach.C．An engineer.D．A nurse. 3．A．In a restaurant.B．In a hairdresser’s.C．At a cinema.D．At a tailor’s. 4．A．Ways to visit a university.B．Two student tour guides.C．A tour of Fudan University.D．The campus of Fudan University. 5．A．They did not make it there finally.B．They were not well received there.C．They experienced something unpleasant on the way.D．They had a wonderful time before they arrived there.6．A．Excited.B．Interested.C．Confused.D．Annoyed. 7．A．Practice the presentation in front of him.B．Watch how he makes a presentation. C．Reduce the time spent in practicing.D．Find out who her audience will be. 8．A．She is always absent-minded.B．She forgot to tell the man about it.C．She is unclear about Sophie’s plan.D．She slipped in the neighboring town. 9．A．Because it took him much time to go to work.B．Because he had to save money for his journey.C．Because the job arranged many business journeys.D．Because he considered it unlucky to have that job.10．A．Buy a new printer with less noise.B．Ask the man to borrow a printer.C．Read a book on how to fix the printer.D．Get someone to repair the printer.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage or conversation,you will be asked several questions.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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11．A．How encores came into existence.B．How bands perform encores properly. C．Why audiences used to need encores.D．Why encores are part of a performance. 12．A．The17th century.B．The18th century.C．The19th century.D．The20th century. 13．A．French people were more interested in encores than others.B．Bands usually prepare more than two encores for each show.C．Recording technology boosted audiences’needs for encores.D．Musicians can get recharged during the break before encores.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14．A．Because of the rule for the class.B．Because of the course materials. C．Because the speaker changed his topics.D．Because the speaker disliked technology. 15．A．The students do not assess the speaker’s class fairly.B．The students are satisfied with the class environment.C．The speaker did not favor leaving technology at the door.D．The speaker were worried about students’evaluation on him.16．A．It will stop students getting on well together.B．It may help students better understand themes.C．It will improve teaching effect by giving students more help.D．It may distract students from digging deep within themselves.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17．A．Doctor and patient.B．Salesman and customer.C．Teacher and student.D．Employer and employee. 18．A．Fishing industry.B．Statistics.C．Computer modeling.D．Note-taking. 19．A．She is good at making model computers.B．She has decided on the title of the essay. C．She is uninterested in coping with statistics.D．She has always been weak at note-taking. 20．A．Learn to take notes immediately.B．Find out possible strategies alone. C．Read for more useful information.D．Work on her weaknesses by herself.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.Remote Work Slows Senior Housing Market RecoveryWith the rise of remote work,the market for senior housing has met with problems in its recovery.Only a few old people choose to live in senior-living communities（21）______the growing senior population and the cancelation of COVID-19restrictions once making family visits difficult.（22）______this trend suggests is that people’s shift to remote work contributes to the slow rebound of the senior housing market.That is,remote work is keeping many older Americans from moving into senior-living communities once warmly（23）______（welcome）.When more adults began working remotely during the pandemic（流行病）,they were able to check in on aging parents easily—they（24）______take care of their parents’issues on short notice.Experts have been analyzing the phenomenon in different ways.Some found that the greater flexibility to care for parents（25）______（mean）people’s delay in sending aged parents to expensive senior-housing accommodations.Therefore,markets with high levels of people working from home usually have lowersenior-housing occupancy rates.Others said remote work might have some effect but also pointed to different factors.For instance,many seniors think that their family wallets are getting thinner,making some of them reluctant（26）______（send）to senior-living communities.The age at which people enter senior housing is also increasing,（27）______serves as another sign that shows people are choosing to delay transitioning.The rising cost of senior living weighs heavily on that decision.The CPI （consumer-price index）for nursing homes and adult day services rose4.5%last May compared with（28）______in May,2022.Still,many senior-housing operators are optimistic.When（29）______（illustrate）their point,they showed an increase in the number of people turning80years old over the following years and the actual wealth they have collected.Moreover,they find remote work arrangements are decreasing in some parts of the country,（30）______ employees there have seen their lowered productivity while working from home.Section BDirections:After reading the passage below,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．accompanied B．allowed C．feasibly D．fueled E．intensity F．option G．prompting H．routine I．surgically J．underlying K．variedBrain Signals for Lasting PainBrain signals that reveal how much pain a person is in have been discovered by scientists who say the work is a step towards new treatments for people living with lasting pain.It is the first time researchers have decoded the brain activity31patients’lasting pain.That has raised the hope that brain stimulation treatment already used for Parkinson’s and major depression can help those running out of any other32.“We’ve learned that lasting pain can be tracked and predicted in the real world,”said Prasad Shirvalkar,lead researcher on the project at the University of California.Lasting pain affects nearly28million adults in the UK alone,and the causes are33.ranging from cancer to back problems.That being the case,lasting pain has34a rise in taking powerful painkillers.But no medical treatments work well for the condition,35experts to call for a complete rethink in how health services handle patients with lasting pain.For the latest study,Shirvalkar and his colleagues36implanted electrodes（电极）into four patients with lasting pain hard to deal with after the loss of legs.The devices37the patients to record activity and collect data in two brain regions—the ACC and the OFC—at the press of one button on a remote handset.Several times a day,the volunteers were asked to complete short surveys on the38of pain,meaning how strong the pain was,and then record their brain activity.These scientists,armed with the survey responses and brain recordings,found they could use computers to predict a person’s pain based on the electrical signals in their OFC.“We found very different brain activity39severe pain and have developed an objective biomarker for that kind of pain,”said Shirvalkar.The finding may explain,at least in part,why40painkillers are less effective for lasting pain.“The hope is that we can use the information to develop personalized brain stimulation treatment for the most severe forms of pain.”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.The way of recording things has never ceased to develop.In the1980s,as sales of video recorders went up, old8mm home movies were gradually replaced by VHS（video home system）ter,video tapes of family holidays lost their appeal and the use of DVDs41.Those,too,have had their day.Even those holding their childhood memories in digital files on their laptops now know these files face the risk of42.Digitising historical documents brings huge benefits—files can be43and distributed,reducing the risk of their entire loss through physical damage caused by fire or flooding.And developing digital versions reduces 44on the original items.The International Dunhuang Project,45,has digitised items like manuscripts（手稿）from the Mogao caves in China,enabling scholars from around the world to access records easily without touching the real items.But the news that the Ministry of Justice of the UK is proposing to scan the110million people’s wills it holds and then destroy a handful of46after25years has shocked historians.The ministry cites this as a way of providing easier access for researchers.But that only justifies digitisation,not the47of the paper copies.The officials note the change will be economically efficient（saving around£4.5m a year）while keeping all the essential information.Scholars48.Most significantly,physical records can themselves carry important information—the kind of ink or paper used may be part of the history that historians are49.and error s are often made in scanning. Besides,digital copies are arguably more50than the material items,just in different ways.The attack from the Internet on the British Library last October has prevented scholars from51digitised materials it holds: imagine if researchers could not return to the originals.Some even think digitised information can easily be lost within decades no matter what52are put in place.The government says that it will save the original wills of“famous people for historic record”,such as that of Princess Diana’s.However,assuming that we know who will53to future generations is extraordinarily proud.Mary Seacole,a pioneering nurse who now appears on the national school course in the UK,was largely 54for almost a century.The digitisation of old documents is a valuable,even essential measure.But to destroy the originals once they have been scanned,is not a matter of great55,but of huge damage.41．A．paused B．boomed C．recovered D．disappeared 42．A．getting outdated B．coming into style C．being fined D．making an error 43．A．deleted B．named C．copied D．altered 44．A．fight or flight B．life or death C．wear and tear D．awe and wonder 45．A．unfortunately B．additionally C．in summary D．for example 46．A．the originals B．the essentials C．the visualised D．the digitised 47．A．preservation B．classification C．publication D．destruction 48．A．applaud B．disagree C．discriminate D．withdraw 49．A．revising B．abandoning C．uncovering D．enduring 50．A．meaningful B．favourable C．resistant D．delicate 51．A．inventing B．adjusting C．accessing D．damaging 52．A．outcomes B．safeguards C．deadlines D．byproducts 53．A．matter B．respond C．lose D．live 54．A．spared B．discussed C．forgotten D．protected 55．A．sacrifice B．courage C．efficiency D．admiration Section 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）Charles Robert Darwin was born on12February1809in Shropshire,England.Darwin’s childhood passion was science,and his interest in chemistry,however,was clear;he was even nicknamed‘Gas’by his classmates.In1825,his father sent him to study medicine at Edinburgh University,where he learned how to classify plants.Darwin became passionate about natural history and this became his focus while he studied at Cambridge. Darwin went on a voyage together with Robert Fitzroy,the captain of HMS Beagle,to South America to facilitate British trade in Patagonia.The journey was life-changing.Darwin spent much of the trip on land collecting samples of plants,animals and rocks,which helped him to develop an understanding of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface.Darwin’s analysis of the plants and animals that he gathered led him to express doubts on former explanations about how species formed and evolved over time.Darwin’s work convinced him that natural selection was key to understanding the development of the natural world.The theory of natural selection says that individuals of a species are more likely to survive when they inherit （经遗传获得）characteristics best suited for that specific environment.These features then become more widespread and can lead eventually to the development of a new species.With natural selection,Darwin argued how a wide variety of life forms developed over time from a single common ancestor.Darwin married his cousin,Emma Wedgwood,in1839.When Darwin’s eldest daughter,Annie,died from a sudden illness in1851,he lost his belief in God.His tenth and final child,Charles Waring Darwin,was born in1856．Significantly for Darwin,this baby was disabled,altering how Darwin thought about the human species. Darwin had previously thought that species remained adapted until the environment changed;he now believed that every new variation was imperfect and that a struggle to survive was what drove species to adapt.Though rejected at the beginning,Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is nowadays well accepted by the scientific community as the best evidence-based explanation for the diversity and complexity of life on Earth. The Natural History Museum’s library alone has478editions of his On the Origin of Species in38languages. 56．What made Darwin reconsider the origin and development of species?A．Examining plants and animals collected.B．His desire for a voyage to different continents.C．Classifying samples in a journey to South America.D．His passion for natural history at Edinburgh University.57．We can learn from paragraphs1to3that Darwin______.A．used natural selection to develop new speciesB．enjoyed being called nicknames related to scienceC．learned some knowledge about plants when studying medicineD．argued with others over the diversity of life forms for a long period58．Which of the following changed Darwin’s view on the human species?A．That he had ten children in all.B．His youngest son’s being disabled.C．That he lost his eldest daughter.D．His marriage with Emma Wedgwood. 59．This passage is mainly about______.A．Darwin’s passion for medical science B．Darwin’s theory and experimentsC．Charles Darwin’s changing interest D．Charles Darwin’s life and work（B）Welcome to Muir Woods!This rare ancient forest is a kingdom of coast redwoods,many over600years old. How to get here?People using personal vehicles must have reservations before arriving at the park.（Details at.）Muir Woods National Monument is open daily,8a.m.to sunset.Stop by Visitor Center to get trails（路线）and program information,and to take in exhibits.What’s your path?Enjoy a walk on the paved Redwood Creek Trail（also called Main Trail）.Choose short,medium,or long loops（环线）.Other trails go deep into Muir Woods and Mount Tamalpais State Park.（Refer to the map of Muir Woods on the right for details.）Ready to explore more?Muir Woods is part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area,which includes Marin Headlands,Alcatraz,the Presidio,and Ocean Beach.Download the app at /goga.Stay safe and protect your park.Wi-Fi and cell service are not available.·Watch for poisonous plants and falling branches.·Do not feed or disturb animals.·Fishing is prohibited in the park.·Do not mark or remove trees,flowers,or other natural features.·Go to the park website for more safety tips and regulations.AccessibilityWe make a great effort to make facilities,services,and programs accessible to all.For information,go to Visitor Center,ask a ranger,call,or check our website.More InformationMuir Woods National Monument /muwo Mill Valley,CA94941-269660．Muir Woods will probably attract______.①redwood lovers②hunting lovers③fishing lovers④hiking lovers A．①②B．③④C．①④D．②③61．What can be learned from the passage?A．Muir woods is surrounded by highland and ocean beaches.B．Visitors can read electronic maps using Wi-Fi in Muir Woods.C．Visitors are advised to call Visitor Center for safety tips and regulations.D．Reservations should be made if visitors drive private cars to Muir Woods.62．According to the map of Muir Woods,______.A．Bridge4is the farthest from the parking lots of all bridgesB．Mill Valley is located on the southwest side of Muir BeachC．Bootjack Trail can lead one to Visitor Center from Bridge3D．food and gifts can be bought on various sites in Muir Woods（C）Precognitive dreams are dreams that seemingly predict the future which cannot be inferred from actually available information.Former US President Abraham Lincoln once revealed the frightening dream to his law partner and friend Ward Hill Lamon,“…Then I heard people weep…‘Who is dead in the White House?’I demanded.‘The President,’‘he was killed!’…”The killing did happen later.Christopher French,Professor in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths,stated the most likely explanation for such a phenomenon was coincidence（巧合）.“In addition to pure coincidences we must also consider the unreliability of memory”,he added.Asked what criteria would have to be met for him to accept that precognitive dreams were a reality,he said,“The primary problem with tests of the claim is that the subjects are unable to tell when the event（s）they’ve dreamed about will happen.”However,some claimed to make such tests practicable.Professor Caroline Watt at the University of Edinburgh,has conducted studies into precognitive dreaming.She stated that knowing future through dreams challenged the basic assumption of science—causality（relationship of cause and effect）.Dick Bierman,a retired physicist and psychologist,who has worked at the Universities of Amsterdam,Utrecht and Groningen,has put forward a theory that may explain precognitive dreams.It is based on the fact that when scientists use certain mathematical descriptions to talk about things like electromagnetism（电磁学）,these descriptions favour the belief that time only moves in one direction.However,in practice the wave that is running backwards in time does exist.This concept is called the time symmetry,meaning that the laws of physics look the same when time runs forward or backward.But he believes that time symmetry breaks down due to external conditions.“The key of the theory is that it assumes that there is a special context that restores the brokentime-symmetry,if the waves running backwards are‘absorbed’by a consistent multi-particle（多粒子）system. The brain under a dream state may be such a system where broken time-symmetry is partially restored.This is still not a full explanation for precognitive dreams but it shows where physics might be adjusted to accommodate the phenomenon,”he explains.Although Bierman’s explanation is still based on guesses and has not accepted by mainstream science,Watt does think it is worth considering.For now,believing that it’s possible to predict future with dreams remains an act of faith.Yet,it’s possible that one day we’ll wake up to a true understanding of this fascinating phenomenon. 63．According to French,what makes it difficult to test precognitive dreams?A．Unavailability of people’s dreams.B．That coincidences happen a lot in reality.C．That criteria for dream reliability are not trustworthy.D．People’s inability to tell when dreamt events will happen.64．Believers in precognitive dreams may question the truth of______.A．the assumption of causality B．the time symmetryC．memories of ordinary people D．modern scientific tests65．We can infer from the passage that______.A．Lincoln was warned of the killing by his friendB．Watt carried out several experiments on causalityC．researches on electromagnetism are based on the time symmetryD．time’s moving in two directions may justify precognitive dreams66．Which might be the best title of the passage?A．Should Dreams Be Assessed?B．Can Dreams Predict the Future?C．How Can Physics Be Changed to Explain Dreams?D．Why Should Scientists Study Precognitive Dreams?Section CDirections:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can only be used once.Note that there are two sentences more than you need.A．Labeling poses even more of a problem when it comes to kids.B．It can be helpful for those not quite able to understand why they feel the way they do.C．There seems to be a desire to see negative emotions as something requiring intervention or diagnosis. D．Labeling leads to children’s overcoming their addiction to what is posted online.E．Someone has had only a certain experience and judges all behavior with that experience.F．The basic function of a diagnosis is to give you a name for those behaviors once felt unusual.Addiction to LabelingMaybe you’ve noticed it in the comments section of popular social media posts about anxiety.depression or things alike,with a number of people claiming to pick these labels for themselves.These days,labeling is everywhere.（67）______However,the negative part is that it’s easy for someone to identify with the characteristics without truly recognizing the context in which these characteristics would require diagnosis,according to Charlotte Armitage,a registered integrative psychotherapist and psychologist.If you have done your research and genuinely feel that you have some form of mental health concern,then finally having a name for your behaviors can be great.But the risk is that many people will seek labels and intervention for any behavior,pattern or emotion that is outside of the permanent happy group that society has set as the norm.“（68）______Then the saying‘a little bit of knowledge is dangerous’springs to my mind,”Armitage adds.（69）______“Children are still developing and evolving,and many childhood behavioral features may seem like those of a disorder when there’re other potential explanations for that behavior,”Armitage notes.Ideally,a diagnosis for a child should be carried out by a qualified mental health professional.So it is with an adult.Nevertheless,the most important thing to bear in mind is that diagnosis doesn’t mean to indicate that you are broken or less capable.（70）______And if you go deeper,it can alert you to the fact that you are not alone,and that many people experience life in the same way as you do.Ⅳ．Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point（s）of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.71．Why Willing to Wait?First it was the fried chicken.Then a variety of fancy milkshakes.No matter what time it is or how bad the streets smell,there are plenty of people waiting in line for hours to get their hands on the food that everyone’s talking about.If you are not the type of person crazy for trendy foods,you probably wonder why someone would like to wait in a long line just to get a taste of a popular cream tea.There is a bit of psychology behind the craze of waiting before getting one’s chopsticks on a trendy food.People are born curiosity hunters,especially for fresh ideas,according to some experts.At the sight of a long waiting line,they just can’t help having a try.And when the trendy foods are novel in looks and favors,even innovative in their sales environment,the desire for them is upgraded.All those stimulate people to investigate more—to deal with their curiosity.In addition,having access to something that is sought out but hard to possess equips people with a feeling that improves their self-definitions.When someone is envied due to something he gained with efforts,his self-worth gets enhanced.Although it is yet to be determined whether the number of likes he receives on the photos of foods he’s posted online is connected with the level of envy from on-lookers,that feeling automatically becomes stronger.Even more,“mob psychology”comes into play:when many people are doing something—waiting in line for the sought-after milkshakes,for instance—others are eager to be part of the group and share such a type of social familiarity,kind of like the natural pursuit of a sense of belonging.Tasting the same wait-worthy food has something in common.Ⅴ．TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72．大多数中国人喜欢在生日的时候吃碗面。
2023届上海市上海中学高三模拟卷练习二英语试卷(含答案)
高考英语上海卷模拟试卷（二）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。
第I卷（共90分）I. Listening Comprehension （25 分）Section A （每题1分，共10分）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 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.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (每题1 分,共20 分)Section 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, used one word that best fits each blank.An implant that can cool nerves to block pain signals has been unveiled by researchers who say the device could offer an alternative to drugssuch as opioids (类鸦片活性肽).The team behind the device say it could bring benefits for management of acute pain such as (21)_______ experienced after amputations (截肢)or nerve grafts."We are optimistic that this represents a very promising starting point for an engineering approach (22)_______ treating pain,” said Prof John Rogers of Northwestern University in the US, a co-author of the research. But he cautioned that it might be some time (23) _______ they were available to patients. "As with any implantable device, the regulatory process can be slow, typically (24) _______ (involve) much more extensive animal model studies over a period of years," he said.Writing in the journal Science, the team report that the device to block pain signals, which (25) _______(test) only on rats so far, involves a pump, external control system and an implant made from a soft, rubbery substance. The latter forms a sealed collection of tiny channels which form a twisting path in the part of the implant that sits around the target nerve like a cuff.When liquid coolant and dry nitrogen flow through the implant, the liquid causes a drop in temperature. An electronic sensor in the device allows the temperature at the nerve (26) _______(keep) constant."All body processes are based on metabolic chemical reactions, motions of ions and flows of fluids--all (27) _______slow down as a result ofcooling,” said Rogers. “ The net effect when cooling is applied to a nerve is in blocking of electrical signals."Among their experiments, the team tracked two rats with an injury, recording over a three- week period the minimum force that (28)_______be applied to the hind paw to cause the animal to retract (缩回)it. This data was then compared against three rats who were similarly injured but also had the implant. The results suggest bouts of cooling of the injured nerve from 37℃ to 10℃led to (29) _______(severe) pain, with a sevenfold increase in the force that could be applied to the paw. The team say the implant’s benefits include (30)_______, in contrast to opioids, it is not addictive. As the implant is made with water-soluble and biocompatible materials, it can break down in the body after use. The implant could be inserted as an extension of the patient’s initial surgery.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 more word than you need.A. attachedB. bottle-fedC. confusionD. invisibleE. originallyF. orphanedG. partneringH. procedureI. reproducedJ. subjectsK. unintentionallySaving Baby BearsReacting to the auditory assault of barking dogs, shouts and rifle blasts, a 168-pound American black bear shot out and hightailed (迅速逃走)it into the woods off a logging road.His sister, weighing in at 135 pounds, took a little more time to overcome her fear and (31) _______ before she, too, ran for the trees and away from the humans who had driven more than 100 miles to witness the bears’ return to the wild.The cubs were the 106th and 107th (32) _______ or injured bears to be raised or treated at the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Wildlife Center in Washington state, then released months later in the same general area where they were (33) _______found. Fitted with GPS collars and tattooed with identification numbers on their gums, the bears are also among the latest (34) _______of a long-term research study being conducted by Rich Beausoleil and Lindsay Welfelt, both biologists and bear and cougar specialists.The siblings were only two weeks old when a forest worker and his dog (35) _______ disturbed their den in February 2020, scaring away their mother. She never returned.The worker contacted the WDFW, an agency (36) _______with PAWS to rehabilitate sick, injured wild animals before releasing them back into their natural habitats."Their eyes and ears weren't open, and their teeth hadn't evenerupted,Jennifer Convy, PAWS senior director of wildlife, said of the cubs, which each weighed less than 2 pounds when they arrived and were the youngest ever to be raised at the center.Though (37) _______at first, the cubs weren't cuddled. Instead, their caregivers wore bear- scented bear suits during feedings once the cubs' eyes had opened. At PAWS, the staff and volunteers take pains to be (38)_______to all the animals in their care."They don't see us, ever. We don't talk to them. We don't name the animals because we don't want our staff or volunteers to get (39)_______，“ Convy said. After more than a year, the bear siblings were released.The wildlife biologists are studying how the bears raised at PAWS fare after their release, compared to their wild-reared brethren. One cub released in 2017 had her first litter of cubs in January."We've been to her den several times." Beausoleil said. "She (40)_______ and had cubs of her own ... This was kind of a turning point for us."After all, the whole point of PAWS' rehabilitation "is to protect and perpetuate (使持续) the species," he said.III. Reading Comprehension (45 分)Section A (每题1分，共15分)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four wordsor phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The Other da Vinci CodeFor centuries, two of the most intriguing questions about Leonardo da Vinci's "Mon a Lisa" were "Who " and "When ”A(n) (41) _______made at Heidelberg University in 2005 pretty much answered both. A note written in a manuscript in the library (42) _______the account of da Vinci's first biographer, Giorgio Vasari: that the sitter was a merchanfs wife, Lisa Gherardini. The note also helped date the masterpiece to between 1503 and 1506.A(n) (43)_______ mystery-"Where "- is still in dispute. But on June 3rd a French engineer, Pascal Cotte, declared that he and a collaborator had (44) _______the landscape in the background of the painting. Arguments had (45)_______ been made for stretches of countryside in the Marche region and between Milan and Genoa. During a presentation in Vinci, near Florence, Mr Cotte maintained that the artist was more plausibly depicting a part of his native Tuscany 一one that keenly interested him at the time. According to this theory, da Vinci represented the area not as it was, but as, in an unrealised scheme, he (46) _______ it to be.Mr Cotte, who was asked by the Louvre (where the "Mona Lisa" hangs) to create a digital image of the painting, is the inventor of themultispectral camera: a device that can detect not only the drawing below the (47) _______of an oil painting, but also, where they exist, intermediate layers of work. It was among these, under what appears to be a pointed rock, that he found a(n) (48) _______sketch showing that da Vinci meant it to represent a castellated tower.The landscape of the "Mona Lisa" also includes a huge overhanging cliff. That is (49)_______ to one that da Vinci included in a sketch of a fortress (堡垒)contested by Pisa and Florence in the war that flared between them in 1503 (around the time he was painting Gherardini). The (50)_______ with the nearby cliff ——and a tower, known as the Caprona tower 一all overlook the river Amo as it snakes from Florence to Pisa. All three also feature in drawings made by da Vinci to illustrate a plan about which, says Mr Cotte, he became “(51) _______”.This involved diverting the Amo to (52) _______Pisa's water supply and give Florence an outlet to the Mediterranean. In the early 1500s, with the two citystates at war, the idea was under active consideration. Mr Cotte argues that a(n) (53) _______ winding through desolate countryside at the right of the "Mona Lisa" is too wide to be a road, as some have speculated, and is(54) _______the driedup bed of the Amo as da Vinci envisaged (设想)it once his plan had been adopted.It never was. But if Mr Cotte's theory is right, it might just explain why Gherardini, a Florentine, exhibits such a contented, if mysterious, (55)_______。
2024年上海市奉贤区高三上学期期末高考一模英语试卷含答案
上海市奉贤区2023学年度第一学期高三年级教学质量调研英语试卷2023.12考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.At an airport. B.At a cinema.C.At a hotel.D.At a station.2.A.Husband and wife. B.Guest and hostess.C.Customer and waitress.D.Boss and employee.3.A.The man is fond of travelling. B.The woman is a photographer.C.The woman took many pictures at the contest.D.The man admires the woman's talent in writing.4.A.Go home soon. B.Visit the woman.C.Borrow the typewriter.D.Read the woman's paper.5.A.The books there are too expensive. B.The textbook she needs isn't in yet.C.She won't be able to get the book before class.D.She prefers to go to the bookstore at9o'clock.6.A.They won't celebrate mother's birthday B.They've already got plenty of wine.C.They cannot buy whatever they need.D.They've got enough gifts for the party.7.A.The woman will have a test. B.The man will probably go to the movie.C.The man will have to sit for an exam.D.The woman wishes to go to class with the man.8.A.The results haven't come yet. B.The results were checked again last night.C.The woman needs another test tomorrow.D.The doctor hasn't come back from the lab.9.A.Most neighbors are as noisy as the woman.B.Dealing with it politely might be a better solution.C.He can't understand why the woman is so angry.D.The woman is too impolite for her neighbors.10.A.She always buys new clothes to keep up with the latest fashion trend.B.She looks down on the fashion victims spending much money on costly clothes.C.She doesn't fall into the category of fashion victims.D.She will buy new clothes next month like those fashion victims.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the 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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Many people are shy in social life. B.Most people are shy by nature.C.Your shyness won't hurt others.D.Shyness is difficult to overcome.12.A.By prediction. B.By recording.C.By observation.D.By examination.13.A.To measure shyness. B.To make new friends.C.To test people's IQ.D.To share ideas with others.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14.A.To recall his own childhood. B.To show his care for his children.C.To make up for his own childhood pity.D.To help his children become more mature.15.A.They become more mature and responsible.B.They have less confidence than their peers.C.They are responsible for building the dream life of their parents.D.They take possessions and support from their peers for granted.16.A.To love and support children. B.To satisfy whatever children wants.C.To give children too much pressure.D.To encourage children to meet their goals.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.He wants to change his job assignment. B.He is unhappy with his department manager.C.He thinks he deserves extra pay for overtime.D.He is often singled out for criticism by his boss.18.A.His workload was much too heavy. B.His immediate boss did not trust him.C.His colleagues often refused to cooperate.D.His salary was too low for his responsibility.19.A.He never knows how to refuse. B.He is always ready to help others.C.His boss has a lot of trust in him.D.His boss has no sense of fairness.20.A.Put all his complaints in writing. B.Wait and see what happens next.C.Learn to say no when necessary.D.Talk to his boss in person first.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.The First Space CatIn a few weeks,space scientists will celebrate a remarkable event---the60th anniversary of the launch of the first cat into space,an astronautical success that has never been repeated.In the early60s,dogs and monkeys were the animals usually used by scientists to find out exactly(21) dangerous the conditions were in outer space.And they were also used to assess if humans(22)survive trips beyond the edge of Earth's atmosphere.A total of14street cats(23)(gather)at France's space agency for selection as cat astronauts,but the cats were not given names on purpose in order to prevent scientists from becoming too fond of them.The cat selected to travel to space was simply known(24)C341.C341flew on a French rocket in October1963,taking it to a place(25)no cat had gone before.Then,(26)the news of its flight was announced on18October1963,the French press decided this cat had to have its name.They picked“Felix”after a cartoon cat character,only(27)(discover)that C341was female,so her name was then adjusted to“Felicette”as a result.In putting Felicette in one of its rockets,France added a new species to the list of animals that scientists(28)(send)into space before.Previously,two garden spiders, Anita and Arebella,had been taken to the Skylab(29)(orbit)around the moon.“In the60s,(30)(concern)about the possible danger for a human to be in outer space,scientists and engineers primarily undertook animal space flights to see if they suffered or their lives were threatened by the weightlessness or increased radiation or other effects they might experience up there,”said astronomer Jake Foster at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.“The fact that they did not fail paved the way for humans to begin journeys into space.”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.A.unanticipatedB.momentsC.evolvedD.basicallyE.exploredF.clearlyG.navigateH.ritualsI.integral J.access K.inspiringBoat of PowerDragon boat racing began in China more than2,000years ago as part of a cultural community event to memorize the ancient poet,Qu Yuan.The traditional holiday was a time to perform31for good fortune and well-being,and to drive off evil spirits.Over time,dragon boat racing32into a global sport.The Toronto-based Dragons Abreast team stands out at this sport for a few reasons.For one,the79-member team includes people ranging in age from30to93.Prior to joining Dragons Abreast,some members hadn't been part of a sports team since childhood and wouldn't have described themselves as particularly athletic ones.And what has brought these women together is something33---living with breast cancer.The breast cancer survivors on this team are in the same boat in every way.For many,being part of a community that knows34how life changes after breast cancer is as beneficial as the physical gains.The team offers a supportive space to35all the complexities of survivorship.“I was so surprised at how36the racing was for me,”says Liz Johnston Hill,the race coordinator for Dragons Abreast.“It's almost overwhelming how people encourage,no matter what.”Being out on the water and connecting to the environment is an important aspect of dragon boating for many of the team members.They talk about how it provides37of peace and encourages mindfulness,something we could all use more of in our lives.Outside of dragon boat,the members are a(n)38part of each other's life.“We've all been through39the same thing in our various ways,”says the race coordinator Liz Johnston Hill.While the number of breast cancer survivor teams grows,barriers to the sport remain such as cost,time,40to water and practice facilities and the lack of cultural and language diversity.But there are ongoing efforts to introduce more people living with breast cancer to dragon boat.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.Like anything built by evolution,the human body has many downsides,teeth without exception.Adult humans only get one set of teeth,which must last about60years.However,a(n)41of poverty,sugar-rich diets and poor hygiene means2.5bn people globally suffer from tooth decay,in which acid produced by mouth-living bacteria eats away the hard enamel(牙釉质)that42the outside of a tooth,leading to further infection and damage.Once decay has set in, all a dentist can do is to fill the gap with artificial filling.But in a paper published in Cell,Hannele Ruohola-Baker,a stem-cell biologist at the University of Washington,and her colleagues offer a possible43.Stem cells have the44to turn themselves into any other type of cell in the body.It may soon be possible,the researchers claim,to use those45cells to regrow a tooth's enamel naturally.The first step was to work out how enamel is produced.As enamel-making cells,known as ameloblasts,disappear soon after a person's adult teeth have finished growing,the researchers46samples of tissue from human foetuses(胚胎),which contain plenty of functioning ameloblasts.47,they checked to see which genes were especially active in the enamel-producing cells.It turned out that genes designed to bind to calcium were particularly busy.48that information,Dr Ruohola-Baker and her colleagues next checked to see whether the stem cells could be persuaded to49ameloblasts.The team devised various drugs designed to activate the genes expressed in functioning ameloblasts.That worked,with the engineered ameloblasts producing the same proteins as the natural sort.For now,the work is more concept than a medical treatment.The next step is to boost enamel production further, with a view to50beginning clinical trials.The hope is that,one day,medical versions of the team's findings could be used as biological implants,to51a patient's decayed teeth.Stem-cell-based therapies are not the only ones heading to clinical trials.Another treatment,known as biomimetic repair,involves rebuilding the tooth crown using synthetic(人工合成的)proteins,which are similar,but not quite 52,to human enamel.The proteins could be included in toothpaste and even cough drops.But synthetic formulations can be less53than human enamel.It will take time for either technology to become reality.One question is how durable the enamel made by stem-cell-derived ameloblasts is.Another is how best to deliver the stem cells to a patient’s mouth.But these findings are 54.As any dentist will tell you,prevention is better than cure.55,a better cure would be always welcome. There is no doubt that this research offers a new prospect for future dental care.bination B.absence C.application D.coincidence42.A.contains B.coats C.floats D.fills43.A.procedure B.alternative C.variation D.recipe44.A.opportunity B.obligation C.capacity D.intention45.A.changeable B.noticeable plicated D.practical46.A.appealed to B.objected to C.applied to D.turned to47.A.Then B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Still48.A.Pleased by B.Puzzled by C.Armed with D.Covered with49.A.transform into B.break down C.speed up D.respond to50.A.exclusively B.permanently C.inevitably D.eventually51.A.resemble B.reform C.regenerate D.recycle52.A.identical B.subject C.relevant D.unique53.A.accessible B.diverse C.durable D.influential54.A.fulfilling B.stimulating C.initiating D.promising55.A.Likewise B.Furthermore C.Nevertheless D.InsteadSection 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)When Steven Spielberg was a kid growing up in the1950s in Arizona,watching westerns on his family's20-inch black-and-white TV,he would climb right up to the screen,as if to surround himself with the image.He also wished he could see these moving pictures in color.So he searched through his family's collection of slides quickly,having learned that by holding one film or another up to the television screen he could turn grayed-out western skies blue,or the ground to a realistic-looking green.Sometimes his mom walked in,and she saw him holding these slides up to both of his eyes, right next to the TV set.Often,she would say,“You're going to burn your eyes out!”Spielberg's mom,like all the other50s moms who said the same thing,was wrong about that.But we all know what she must have been thinking:Who is this child?If you've seen even just one Steven Spielberg movie in the past50years or so---Jaws Schindler's Lisl,E.T---you have some sense of who this child grew up to be.And when you see his new film,The Fabelmans,a work of astonishing vividness that's drawn from his own family's story,you'll know even more.Movies have been around for roughly130 years;Spielberg's career has covered more than a third of that.Yet The Fabelmans hardly feels like a late-career movie. It's a jetway for a new beginning.Not every75-year-old filmmaker makes a movie like this.Of the ambitious young guys who remade Hollywood in the early1970s,Spielberg is one of the few still making vital pictures at a consistent clip.Yet his career is extraordinary in any context.He's made some box-office disappointments,but naming a badly made Spielberg film is hard,probablybecause there isn't one.No living filmmaker can match his devotion to craftsmanship,to finding new ways of showing us things we think we’ve seen a million times before.56.How did Spielberg's mom feel when she saw her son's behavior in front of the TV set?A.Proud but upset.B.Surprised but supportive.C.Annoyed and desperate.D.Worried and confused.57.Which of the following is NOT a reason why Spielberg's career is regarded as extraordinary?A.He showed great interest in filming at a very young ageB.His career covers more than a third of the movie history.C.He is committed to filming ordinary things from new perspectives.D.His films are all well-made despite some box-office disappointments58.What can be inferred about Spielberg's new film The Fabelmans?A.It's the most outstanding film he has ever made in his career.B.It has been integrated with part of his growing experience.C.It represents a totally brand new type of film theme.D.It established Spielberg as the most influential filmmaker.59.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Curiosity makes success.B.Daring to be different.C.A giant in filmmaking.D.A ground-making new film.(B)“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.The man who never reads lives only one.”George R.R.Martin,Author of“A Game of Thrones”What do these4guys share that you don’t?BILL GATES MARKZUCKERBERG JEFF BEZOS WARRENBUFFETTNo,it's not their shoe size.They read.At least two books a month,They're also among the top10richest people in the world.And they’re not alone in their love for books,with1,200other millionaires,who quote reading as a core part of their self-education You knew that reading books makes your life better,It's not even all about money,fame and success.It's aboutbecoming a more knowledgeable and valuable person.Additionally,reading help;you prevent stress and keep depression at bay,while enhancing your confidence,improving your decision-making,increasing your empathy and overall satisfaction with life.You know all the benefits of reading,so what's stopping you from reading more books?Time!“I don't have time to read.”Have you said those words before?You say it because...●you have an incredibly demanding college degree to study for…●your loved ones are sitting at home,counting on you to put food on the table...●you are too occupied with work to open a book.But let's imagine another reality for a second.What would your life look like if you read just two books every month?Would you finally...●have what it takes to start that business?●be a better parent?●feel more fulfilled?Hold on to that vision for a second.If you want to make it a reality,this email course,Time2Read,will be your guide for the next10days.Its free of charge and specifically designed to help you take time back,start building a daily reading habit and turn wanting to read into actual reading.Here's what you'll learn:Lesson1:How to get your attention span backA simple,yet powerful idea and a fun experiment to help you start giving reading the place in your life that it deserves Lesson2:Why no one compares to youDiscover“The Rainbow Principle”&how to take stock of your current situationLesson3:How to show yourself you DO have time to readWhy Charlie Munger doesn't let himself get away easily with an opinion&what you can learn from the Italian Squad Lesson4:How you can make reading effortlessWe’ll adapt a technique used by the world’s best mountaineers to help you build your reading habit like a pro would Lesson5:How you can trigger yourself to read without having to remember it“The Bobby Fischer Principle will show you that what you think is a weakness might be your biggest strength Lesson6:What"The Nothing Alternative'can teach you about consistent readingWhy neither inside the box,nor outside the box gets the job done&how Stoics happily trade control for consistency Lesson7:How to make reading more fun than ever&why that mattersWhat you can learn from Pokemon Go about reading&the one thing that’s totally okay for you to steal from Warren BuffettEnter your email below to make time to read,start learning daily and become more valuable to the worldYou’ll be sent7lessons via email over the next10days,starting right after you sign up here.Each email contains a story,a principle,and an experiment,Get started,and your reading life will never be the same!60.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A leaflet publicizing a reading activityB.A website promoting a reading course.C.A TV program advertising reading skillsD.A handbook providing reading materials61.Why does the author mention the four famous people at the beginning?A.To express his admiration for them.B.To indicate the importance of reading.C.To highlight their time management skillsD.To illustrate the success of the course.62.Who are most likely to be interested in Time2Read?A.Those who are willing to read more but struggle with time.B.Those who are sick of making excuses to delay their life plansC.Those who are eager to become a millionaire like the four guysD.Those who are determined to be more and more self-disciplined(C)Scientists know that the internal forces that generate Earth’s magnetic field(磁场)can change and that the strength of the field swings over time.This can lead to gradual shifts in the intensity and location of Earth's magnetic north and south poles and even reversals where Earth's magnetic poles trade places.But are these geomagnetic events responsible for extreme weather,extinction,and even disasters?Claims that Earth’s magnetic field is responsible for climate change are widespread online,but scientists say the theory has no basis.“At this time there aren't any credible mechanisms that could make it a possibility,”says Gavin Schmidt,a climatologist in New York."It's not that we're ruling out magnetic effects on climate without thinking about it,we collectively have thought about it,and it's been found devoid.There are three north poles on Earth:true north,geomagnetic north,and magnetic north.True north is a fixed position on the globe that points directly towards the geographic North Pole.But geomagnetic north,currently located over Canada's Ellesmere Island,is not a fixed point---it represents the northern axis(轴)of Earth's magnetosphere and shifts from time to time.Magnetic north corresponds to magnetic field lines and is what your compass locates.During a pole reversal,Earth's magnetic north and south poles exchange locations.This happens on average every 300,000years or so,but the last reversal occurred around780.000years ago.Some scientists have assumed that reversals and the corresponding decrease in strength of the magnetic field could cause a big problem that increased solar radiation was able to enter Earth’s atmosphere,altering ozone levels and driving global climate shifts and extinctions.Kirk Johnson,a director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History,has spent much of his career studying the extinction of dinosaurs.While analyzing fossil records and timelines surrounding his research,Johnson zeroed in on the magnetic reversal that occurred around66.3million years ago.Deep ocean samples revealed significant climate change around66.3million years ago.But this also coincides with a large volcanic eruption in India called the Deccan volcanism,which produced some of the longest lava(熔岩)flows on Earth.“We've always owed that transition to the carbon dioxide released by the Deccan volcanism and the increase of greenhouse gases,”says Johnson.“There are two things happening:The magnetic field is changing,the Deccan volcanism is happening,and there's climate warming.So that would be an example of coincidental climate change.”63.The underlined word“devoid”in paragraph2probably means.A.fruitlessB.obviousC.reasonableD.misleading64.Which north pole on earth is involved in the pole reversal?A.True north.B.Geomagnetic north.C.Magnetic north.D.Geographic north65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The geomagnetic events are to blame for the climate change.B.The decrease in strength of the magnetic field resulted in extinction.C.The magnetic field is changing all the time with the climate warming.D.Internal forces which produce Earth's magnetic field can alter over time66.Which of the following statements does Kirk Johnson most probably agree with?A.A magnetic reversal doesn't necessarily cause climate change.B.A magnetic reversal is accompanied with significant climate changeC.The extinction of the dinosaurs is due to the magnetic reversal.D.Climate change is not relevant to the carbon dioxide emission.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully.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.A.While these villages possess undeniable fascination,many remain underdeveloped.B.This effort includes the knowledge exchange between the students and local villagersC.Both were selected for revitalization efforts led by the Village Revitalization Team.D.In Sukarara,a local tradition requires girls master weaving skills before marriageE.They decide to be a bridge between tradition and progress,united for their growthF.It's about preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring traditions being passed downStudents’Journey to Empower Rural HeritageFrom Aug.18to22a team of15Tsinghua University students,representing diverse backgrounds from China,South Korea,Malaysia,and Indonesia,set foot on an overseas research exploration focusing on rural revitalization(振兴)in Indonesian villages,particularly within Nusa Tenggara Barat(NTB).With the diverse cultural heritage,Indonesia is home to over83,000villages,each radiating its own charm and character.67The research mission took the students to Sukarara and Sade villages,two of NTB's tourist destinations.68 Sukarara and Sade are a world apart from the busy cities to which most of us are accustomed.The villages are a living test to Indonesia's rich culture and its devotion to preserving traditions.The Revitalizing these villages goes beyond mere economic development.69The weaving skills and architectural techniques of Sukarara and Sade villages are not only beautiful,but they are also an inseparable part to the identity of these communities.It's essential that they strike a balance between progress and preservation.As the journey came to an end,the students carry with them not only the memories of their experiences there,but also the responsibility to make a positive impact on these remarkable places.70They are optimistic that Indonesian villages can experience meaningful development,ultimately leading to increased opportunities for employment and an improved quality of life.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than e your own words as far as possible.How to Be a Better BossWorkplaces have changed dramatically over the past few years.Teams have become more isolated owing to remote work.Technology has brought great benefits but also constant interruptions,from endless Zoom calls to message flows on Slack.With each shift,the job of the manager has become harder.Many report feeling burnt-out,overloaded and confused.Yet in real life everyone suffers when management is bad and benefits when it is good Research based on a long-running survey of management techniques has found that well-managed firms tend to be more productive,export more and spend more on research and development.So the prize for better management is big.But how to obtain it?Read enough management books and you might conclude that managers need to change their personality thoroughly,becoming either Machiavelli's prince or a Marvel superhero.However,study successful managers,and more practical lessons can be drawn.One is to be clear about a firm's processes.Managers should make clear the purpose of a team,what a meeting should achieve and who will take a decision.Meeting agendas at GSK,a British drugs firm,clearly say whether an item is for awareness,to gather participants'input or intended to make a decision.Such clarity means that everyone knows what they are doing,and why.Management isn't all about piling up tasks,meetings or processes.A second lesson is that managers can add value by deleting.Sparing workers from pointless meetings,emails and projects frees them to concentrate on the work that fattens the bottom line.At the start of the year,Shopify,an e-commerce firm,deleted12,000repeated meetings from its employees’calendars.The useful ones were eventually added back.But the firm says that meetings are down by14% since the mass deletion while productivity has gone up by a similar amount.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.穿着睡衣去超市不太合适，不是吗?(It)73.这副山水画的灵感来源于王维的诗集。
2023届上海市松江区高三二模英语试题及答案
松江区2022学年度第二学期模拟考质量监控试卷高三英语（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟）2023.4考生注意：1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
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I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A.He needs to run to the exhibition. B.He is interested in the exhibit.C.He has missed the exhibition twice.D.He’d better buy a book on the exhibit.2. A.Give the cat away. B.Choose a good name for the cat.C.Learn to care for the cat.D.Hide the cat in the dormitory room.3. A.Anxious. B.Disappointed. C.Confident. D.Confused.4. A.She dislikes driving to the town at weekends.B.It’s a good idea to go to the town on Sundays.C.People seldom check whether the stores are open.D.It’s frustrating to find stores closed after a long trip.5. A.Doctors should improve efficiency. B.Many people fall ill in this season.C.It is a relatively tough year for doctors.D.The clinic was crowded three hours later.6. A.To a gym. B.To a restaurant. C.To a drugstore. D.To a beach.7. A.A tour of the house. B.A drink to warm up.C.An invitation to the party.D.An inspection of the house.8. A.The printer can not function now. B.The man had better check the plug.C.The computer needs to be replaced.D.The man knows little about the printer.9. A.To turn in the report. B.To look for a better typist.C.To type for the woman.D.To take the report to a typist.10. A.Because the original section is under repair.B.Because they are placed in the wrong section.C.Because they are transferred to another section.D.Because he has trouble seeing things high above.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage or conversation,you will be asked several questions.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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11. A.Rings made of tubes. B.Coins with a hole.C.Rings made of coins.D.Coins with an ancient sign.12. A.When to give it. B.When to buy it.C.The occasion on which people wear it.D.The hand on which people wear it.13. A.Transformation of wedding rings. B.Ways to make wedding rings.C.Customs related to wedding rings.mitment in wedding rings. Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14. A.She used to be a doctor. B.She loved risky sports since young.C.She was fond of school life.D.She was born into an adventurous family.15. A.Rewarding. B.Frightening. C.Mysterious. D.Hazardous.16. A.Amelia’s belief in the development of air travel.B.Amelia’s initiative and pioneering work in flying.C.Amelia’s role in arousing women’s interest in flying.D.Amelia’s life experience and regret as a woman pilot.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17. A.To help the man learn more about the gardener.B.To show the value of taking advice in gardening.C.To publicize the attractiveness of Dorset Gardens.D.To inform people of more guidelines for gardening.18. A.By attending a college course. B.By visiting Kew Garden.C.By listening to talks on gardening.D.By reading Margery Fisher’s book.19. A.It was full of creative angles. B.It made her famous in the town.C.It occupied a rather small area.D.It was near her house in Somerset.20. A.Because it’s full of plants given by her friends.B.Because it’s visited and appreciated by tourists.C.Because it’s where she spends much time with others.D.Because it’s an outdoor classroom for biology students.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.A Short Stretch Before BedMany people may struggle to sleep.I have found one small change that all of us could make and truly works:a short stretch before bed.Studies have shown that low-level physical activities(21)______use gentle stretching,like yoga or tai chi,help with sleep quality.And(22)______it is good to stretch anytime of day,a gentle and quiet routine before bed works best to help send a signal to the brain that it is now timefor sleep.Most importantly,stretching doesn’t require money.There(23)______(be)plenty of exercise apps for you to buy or subscribe to,and they all have guiding routines.I have found that the subscription-based app Sweat and Centr has good,short routines and clear instructions(24) ______(improve)your form.There are countless personal trainers and yoga instructors on the Internet who have been giving free classes to people(25)______(stick)at home.Yoga from Adriene is the best known,(26)______a huge library of videos available.If you’d rather perfect your technique in person,you(27)______also find free yoga and tai chi lessons in your local community and take those lessons home.And of course,(28)______works for you will depend on your current physical state.I’ve seen women in(29)______80s who could do a cartwheel(侧手翻)over my poor,suffering body. So clearly I am no expert,but I(30)______(stretch)right before bed since last year and have found that I always sleep better on the nights that I do it.Section BDirections:After reading the passage below,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.abusiveB.boundsC.descriptionsD.dramaticE.emergesF.essentiallyG.fantasticH.promisesI.settingsJ.trustK.unusuallyAre You Scared of AI?A recent Monmouth University survey has found that only9percent of Americans believe that computers with artificial intelligence will do more good than harm to society.When the same survey was conducted35years ago,about one in five said AI would benefit mankind.In other words,people have less complete31in AI now than they did dozens of years ago,when the technology was more science fiction than reality.“It’s32that there is public doubt about AI.There absolutely should be,”said Meredith Broussard,an artificial intelligence researcher and professor at New York University.Most Americans33agree with Broussard that AI has a place in our lives,but not for everything.When asked questions about34in which AI might be used,most people said it was a bad idea to use AI for military aircraft that try to distinguish between enemies and civilians.Some are worried about the35use of AI in policing,disturbing people’s privacy.Most respondents said it was a good idea for machines to perform risky jobs such as coal mining.The term“AI”is a catch-all for everything.It can be the constant use of technology,such as our daily preference to autocomplete in web search queries(关键词).It can also be the software that36to predict crime before it happens.People afraid of AI may be influenced by37 of evil computers from books and movies—like Skynet,the super-intelligent machines in“The Terminator”movies.Broussard said the ways AI can end up destroying your quality of life won’t be as38as murderous fictional computers.Actually,the fear of AI39due to the fact that we just don’t know where AI is goingand how soon it will take us to get there.Technology makes surprising and unusual leaps and40 in ways we never think it will.Anyway,whether we like it or not,artificial intelligence is here to stay.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.An interesting study found capuchin monkeys(僧帽猴),like humans,are guided by social emotions.Try paying one monkey with grapes and another with cucumbers for the41amount of work and you may be surprised at the results!The monkey who got the cucumbers will probably42working for you.He may even throw out the cucumbers,even though monkeys are usually43to receive them,says Sarah Brosnan,a psychology professor at Georgia State University.That experiment by Brosnan and Frans de Wall published in2003in Nature was one of the first to show that animals may have an assessment for44—a moral sense that many researchers previously thought only humans possessed.Since then,many results have suggested that animals—particularly those that depend on45for their survival may have an inborn sense of justice.Social animals,which are interdependent for a living,will46share rewards with others who worked toward the same goal.“The built-in sense didn’t develop first in humans.It’s possibly something that began in social species,and47to us,”Brosnan said in an interview.One study48that some animals particularly the ones that hunt together divide up the rewards.Another study even finds that animals will occasionally deliver a better reward to a partner than they themselves49.In research by Brosnan and her colleagues published in American Journal of Primatology,two capuchin monkeys had to work together to pull a plate of food to their cages.But before they began pulling,the monkeys had to decide which one would get a grape and which one would get an apple slice.50fighting over the grape or always letting the leading monkey eat it,the animals generally vary roles on the way,so they both earned some grapes and some apple slices,Brosnan found.In cases where the51monkey always got the good food,the other monkey were likely to give up participating.More often than not,it preferred to52a reward than be paid unfairly.According to Brosnan,that tendency to share rewards fairly probably developed as a result of the way capuchins work together to hunt.“If we are hunting and I am not giving you much of the kill,you would be better off finding another53,”she says.However,interpreting animal behavior through human eyes can be54,observes Marc Hauser,a Harvard psychology professor and evolutionary biologist.In the cucumber-grape study, for example,the monkeys could have55the cucumbers simply because they were annoyed that they didn’t get a grape once they saw it.41. A.various B.enormous C.equal D.superb42. A.risk B.restart C.quit D.fancy43. A.mature B.content C.passive D.shocked44. A.stability B.reputation C.endurance D.fairness45. A.necessities B.rewards C.emotion D.cooperation46. A.naturally B.barely C.surprisingly D.occasionally47. A.evolved municated C.delivered D.referred48. A.denies B.predicts C.indicates D.suspects49. A.discover B.receive C.expect D.present50. A.Instead of B.Thanks to C.Regardless of D.Prior to51. A.diligent B.dominant C.generous D.outgoing52. A.save B.admire C.share D.refuse53. A.partner B.role C.hunt D.task54. A.critical B.pessimistic C.problematic D.marvellous55. A.set aside B.thrown away C.held onto D.aimed at Section 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)One school night this month I quietly approached Alexander,my15-year-old son,and patted him on the cheek in a manner I hoped would seem casual.Alex knew better,sensing by my touch, which remained just a moment too long,that I was sneak ing(偷偷地做)a touch of the beard that had begun to grow near his ears.Suddenly he went stormily to his computer screen.That,and an angry look of his eyes,told me more forcefully than words:Mom,you are seen through!I realized I committed a silly behavior:not showing respect for my teenager’s personal space.“The average teenager has strong feelings about his privacy,”said two young women experts.Ms. Frankel and Ms.Fox,both17,are the authors of Breaking the Code,a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents.It is being promoted by its publisher as the first self-help guide by teenagers for their parents,a kind of Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus that de-mystifies the language and actions of teenagers.Personally,I welcomed insights into teenagers from any qualified experts,and that included the authors.The most common missteps in interacting with teenagers,they instructed me,result from the conflict between parents maintaining their right to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers striving to guard their privacy.When a child is younger,they write,every decision centers around the parents.But now,as Ms.Fox told me,“often your teenager is in this circle that doesn’t include you.”Ms.Fox and Ms.Frankel acknowledge that teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents’remarks as negative or authoritative and respond with aggressiveness that masks their defenselessness.“What we want above all is your approval,”they write.“Don’t forget,no matter how much we act as if we don’t care what you say,we believe the things you say about us.”56.In the second paragraph,Kids Are From Mars,Parents Are From Venus is mentioned because______.A.it disapproves of opinions in Breaking the CodeB.it shares the same theme with Breaking the CodeC.it employs the same language style as Breaking the CodeD.it ranks right after Breaking the Code among self-help guides57.With their book,Ms.Frankel and Ms.Fox______.A.declare teenagers’rightsB.remind parents of teenagers’misstepsC.help parents know teenagers betterD.arouse much disagreement from the public58.What often leads to conflicts between parents and teenagers based on the passage?A.Teenagers’defense of their privacy.B.Parents’striving to instruct teenagers.C.Teenagers’refusal to follow experts’advice.D.Parents’dislike in teenagers’attitudes to life.59.What can be learned from the last paragraph?A.Teenagers always rush to judgement on others.B.Parents often seek to create an authoritative image.C.Parents’opinions about teenagers matter much to them.D.Teenagers feature good comprehension and defenselessness.(B)Not too hot,not too cold.Spring is the perfect time to visit Europe for ideal weather.The best European countries to visit in the spring include:France,Netherlands,Slovakia,Romania,Czech Republic and so on.FranceOne of the most tourist-packed countries in Europe,France offers lesser crowds and more excellent weather during the spring months.Just outside of Paris are the impressive castles and country houses of Sceaux,where the cherry blossom can easily be seen in spring.NetherlandsThe Netherlands is well-known for its vast fields of flowers,making spring a perfect time for a Dutch holiday.The tulip fields in the Noordoostpolder are a must,as well as flower fields in Flevoland and Kop van Noord-Holland.In Veluwe National Park,tourists will be rewarded with the sight of red deer eating grass.A trip to the Netherlands would,of course,be incomplete without a visit to Amsterdam.The lesser crowds and lovely weather of spring make it the perfect time to explore Amsterdam’s canals.SlovakiaSlovakia is a wonderfully diverse country with rich cultural history and awe-inspiring natural sites.Slovak Paradise is a natural park that offers19nature reserves and over350caves.Due to its hot summers and cold winters,spring is a perfect time to explore all that Slovakia has to offer.RomaniaRomania hosts a variety of great cultural sites and lively cities,especially attractive during spring months.The Statue of King Decebalus,a141-foot-high upper part of Decebalus carved into the side of a rock,is a wonderful attraction.Brașov Old Town is one of Europe’s most charming destinations for those looking to escape the capital city of Bucharest.Czech RepublicDue to its impossibly preserved Gothic architecture,Prague is widely regarded as the most impressive city in Europe.As such,summertime will be characterized with crowds that can ruin the romance with which you should experience Prague.May in the Czech Republic offers perfect not-too-hot,not-too-cold weather.This makes for ideal conditions to cross Charles Bridge and tour Prague Castle.60.If one wants to appreciate flowers,he will most probably go to______.A.FranceherlandsC.RomaniaD.Czech Republic61.According to the passage,the best destinations for tourists interested in architecture are______.A.France and RomaniaB.Romania and SlovakiaC.Slovakia and Czech RepublicD.France and Czech Republic62.What can be learned about the countries mentioned in the passage?A.They are packed with more crowds in spring than in other seasons.B.Tourists can travel in ships when visiting Romania and Netherlands.C.Travellers can catch sight of and feed wild animals in these countries.D.Slovakia is an amazing place where tourists can enjoy natural beauty.(C)It’s2076and the skies are looking decidedly milky.On windy plains and in parts of the seas that have been turned over to wind farms,a different kind of tower has been built alongside the turbines(涡轮).They take in CO2out of the atmosphere.Vast parcels of land have been given over to forest.Trees are grown,harvested and burned for energy in power plants that don’t let CO2 escape to the atmosphere.Instead,emissions are captured and driven underground.Powdered minerals are put into the water to absorb CO2and reduce ocean acidification.All these technologies are a desperate action to reverse more than two centuries of greenhouse gas emissions.But they are not entirely up to the task and,anyway,we are still releasing greenhouse gases.“I think it’s very likely that in60years we’ll be using both technologies,”says John Shepherd of the University of Southampton,UK.He is referring to the two flavors of geoengineering:absorbing CO2out of the air and using a sunshade to reflect some of the sun’s rays back out into space.There is no denying that climate talks are going too slowly and not so smoothly.Even if industrial emissions were to drop rapidly—a big if—some sections pose an intractable problem. We have no real replacement for aeroplane fuel and feeding people demands intensive agriculture, which accounts for a quarter of global emissions.Computer models suggest there will be winners and losers.While a sunshade could lower global average temperatures to pre-industrial levels,there would be regional differences.Northern Europe,Canada,Siberia and the poles would remain warmer than they were,and temperatures over the oceans would be cooler.Global warming is predicted to make wet regions wetter and dry ones drier.Models suggest a sunshade would correct this,but,again,not in a uniform way.Shepherd fears all this will feed into international arguments.He imagines some kind of global council where governments seek a climate that meets their needs.Some might prefer a slightly warmer temperature,for tourism or agriculture.But nations whose coral reefs(珊瑚礁) draw in visitors will probably want more CO2absorbing technologies.In spite of all these concerns,most scientists hold that revolutionary technology and people’s awakening can shine a light on solutions in ways that are impossible now.There is undoubtedly a long way to go when we address problems facing mankind,but we can always anticipate something.63.What is described in the first paragraph?A.Future scenery and farming methods.B.The development of transport technology.C.The serious pollution problem in the very near future.D.Future technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.64.The word“intractable”in paragraph4most probably means“______”.A.solvableB.untypicalC.trickyD.existing65.It can be inferred from the passage that______.A.climate talks haven’t achieved the expected resultsB.industrial emissions will decrease greatly in60yearsC.technologies to reduce CO2emission aren’t used properly for nowD.sunshades outshine intensive agriculture at capturing CO2emissions66.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Effective CO2absorbing technologies have come into wide use.B.With greenhouse gas reduced,global warming can be addressed.C.Future climate will improve with human efforts but threats still remain.D.Future climate will restore to a normal state with advanced technology.Section CDirections:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can only be used once.Note that there are two sentences more than you need.A.Potter surely had a business mind.B.A decade later,with slight adjustments,the lines formed the opening to what became thebestselling.C.It was this experience that gave Peter Rabbit its unique atmosphere of believable wonder.D.Potter was determined that the book should be small enough to fit into a child’s hands andinexpensive.E.She spent holidays in the Lake District,developing a love of landscape,which she closelyobserved and painted.F.Though her later stories would contain more strikingly detailed illustrations,The Tale of PeterRabbit has charming pictures of its naughty hero.The Enduring Appeal of Peter Rabbit“I don’t know what to write to you,so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits,whose names were Flopsy,Mopsy,Cottontail and Peter,”wrote Beatrix Potter,an English writer, illustrator,natural scientist,and conservationist in1893,in a letter to a little boy who was suffering from a serious infectious disease.Like many children-story authors,Potter was not a writer by profession.Her chief enthusiasm was natural history.Childhood family holidays in Perthshire and the Lake District had given her the freedom to experience the natural world first-hand.67Owing to Potter’s illustrations,the humanized rabbits seemed to exist in a recognizably real place.As Potter once admitted,the“careful botanical studies of my youth”informed the reality of her fantasy drawings. 68In these images,Peter in the vegetable garden ate radishes(萝卜)or jumped off the wall.The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published by Frederick Warne in1902.69However, Warne disagreed.Only after Potter had the book privately published did Warne change his mind.It was an immediate success,much to Potter’s surprise.“The public must be fond of rabbits!What a shocking quantity of Peter,”she said.The original tales,under the Warne imprint,are still available today.70In1903,she registered a Peter Rabbit doll,making him the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy.After that,there were licensed wallpapers,board games and painting books.She earned large amounts of money.After her death,almost all her property was left to the National Trust.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.71.Any Problem with New Job Titles?CEO,marketing director,lead writer,sales associate…Employees’roles have generally been defined with these straightforward terms.They communicate essential employee details such as job function and seniority and make sense to employees and employers alike.But now new titles are found in the changing world of work.Fancy but unclear labels like“chief visionary officer”or “business development guru”come into our view,making the traditional system seem rigid.Will there be problems?In general,traditional job titles are clear and indicative of the employee’s seniority and responsibilities.For example,it’s largely accepted that assistants are below associates,who are below directors,who are below vice(副的)presidents,who are below CEOs.But these new job titles are meaningless outside an organization,at least in some people’s view.A recruiter(招聘人员)may not be able to identify the right candidates based on their previous working experience. Besides,having an extremely uncommon word in a title may give a job hunter difficulty in explaining his past job to future recruiters,according to Adrjan,director of an economic research. That means both employees and employers could suffer.Yet,from another perspective,altered job titles can help make an employee feel more valued and better empowered in a company.“They massively boost your confidence,”says Hughes,who works as“head of hype and culture”at an advertising agency.“They put faith in your competence, creating an environment in which you can grow and develop.”And from the companies’standpoint,they want to convey the message that they are trying to treat their staff in a more respectful way.For example,if they use“people”instead of“human resources”in a title,they signal that they value individuals as customers and partners rather than resources to exploit.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.表弟已经康复了，约他一起爬佘山怎么样？(how about)73.在这部电视剧中，他的表演浑然天成，备受赞誉。
2024学年上海市12校高三一诊考试英语试卷(含解析)
2024学年上海市12校高三一诊考试英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Acceptance is not about liking a situation. It is about acknowledging all that has been lost and ________ to live with that loss.A．learning B．learnedC．to learn D．having learned2．merchant A．machine B．achieve C．stomach D．technology3．A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where4．One should accomplish tasks____________ instead of always tuning to others for help.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily5．What an unforgettable experience! I'll write it down__________it is still fresh in my memory.A．since B．while C．after D．until6．We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_______ they wouldn’t get damaged.A．as long as B．as ifC．in case D．so that7．—I keep on meeting with difficulties in the experiment. I can hardly go on.—Where there are difficulties, there are ways to get over them. ________A．Suit yourself. B．Good for youC．Pull yourself together! D．What’s the deal?8．They will run an after-class club __________ kids can have fun and learnhow to protect themselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what9．— Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player?— If you can help do some housework the whole vacation，you ____ have one as a reward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall10．Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the emergency aid the traffic accident occurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly11．________she is not so healthy _______she used to be?A．Why is it that; what B．Why it is that; thatC．Why is it that; as D．Why it is that; who12．—I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now?—Nothing. I to myself.A．had only talked B．am only talking C．have just talked D．was just talking13．With no one them，the two thieves stole into the house．A．watch B．watching C．watches D．watched14．We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises15．Every four years Americans __________ the transfer of power.A．carry over B．carry offC．carry on D．carry out16．—Vivien, you look blue. What’s wrong?—There are so many papers _____. I’m really busy recently.A．finish B．to finishC．finishing D．finished17．Our English teacher , having explained to us how to design a project, allowed us a whole week’s preparation and then ______the class.A．to dismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．having dismissed18．In order to finish the work time,the man in charge decided to some more workers.A．give up B．take on C．look after D．find out19．Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ________ at some public places. A．out of danger B．on the run C．out of sight D．on the rise20．The police recognized the criminal from his typical facial ________.— a scar on the forehead.A．expression B．featureC．outline D．gesture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。
2025届上海市普通中学高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析
2025届上海市普通中学高三第二次调研英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。
选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Shall we turn to the boss for a longer holiday?—He’ll probably say no, ________ it’s worth asking.A．so B．whileC．unless D．though2．—What did she want to know, Tom?—She wondered we could complete the experimentA．when was it that B．it was when thatC．it was when D．when it was that3．It is not surprising the new course on electronic games has attracted many students.A．what B．whichC．that D．where4．Hearing the news, she rushed out, ________ the book ________ on the table and disappeared into the distance. A．left; lain open B．left; lay openedC．leaving; lie opened D．leaving; lying open5．Three days after the aircraft went missing, an international effort ________ ships and planes hasn't found any wreckage, ________ growing frustration for the families of the 239 people on board.A．involved; causing B．to involve; causedC．involving; causing D．involving; having caused6．— Y ou should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic.— But a friend an unexpected visit to me.A．paid B．had paid C．would pay D．has paid7．The debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who ______ this issue.A．followed B．had followed C．have been following D．were following8．—Would you mind moving over a little? I have to pass here.—________ I’d like to help.A．Not in the slightest. B．Don’t mention it.C．Never mind. D．At your service.9．-----My room gets very cold at night.-----_________________.A．So is mine B．So mine is C．So does mine D．So mine does10．Criticized as online games are, they never fail to ______ a large number of teenagers．A．appeal to B．object to C．refer to D．turn to11．Never before ________ the famous museum was just a stone's thro away from their school, so out ________. A．had they known; went all they B．they had known; went all theyC．had they known; they all went D．they had known; they all went12．The disabled guy was attended throughout his school day by a nurse ________ to guard him.A．to appoint B．appointedC．appointing D．having appointed13．Professor Wang ________in our school till next Sunday．A．will have stayed B．has stayed C．is staying D．stayed14．I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had ________.A．the top dog B．the feet of clayC．his cup of tea D．the apple of his eye15．He wrote a letter ________ he explained what had happened in the accident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what16．According to The Sun, British scientists have solved the ancient riddle of ________ came first—chicken or egg? A．who B．whatC．which D．that17．A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where18．The toughest thing about success is ________ you have to keep on being a success.A．why B．when C．what D．that19．One is expected to behave _________ on some special occasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly20．Y ou can’t use the computer now, ________ the upgrade of the system is under way.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after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。
2024届上海市闵行区高三一模英语试卷(含答案)
2024届上海市闵行区高三一模英语试卷(考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分)考生注意：1.本次考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
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I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.In a grocery store.B.At the wedding. C.In a restaurant. D.At a cafe.2.A.£120. B.£160. C.£180. D.£240.3.A.By taking trains. B.By taking coaches. C.By renting a car. D.By taking a taxi.4.A.Exhausting. B.Pleasant. C.Boring. cational.5.A.The woman’s tour to Zhejiang province. B.The woman’s university life.C.The woman’s impression of the museum.D.The woman’s university tour.6.A.She is too tired to enjoy the film. B.She has seen the film before.C.She is eager to see the new film.D.She has no interest in the film.7.A.To express her sympathy. B.To lift the man’s spirits.C.To show her disappointment.D.To highlight the man’s talent.8.A.She was as confident as she looked. B.She sang with all her heart.C.She could hardly finish the song.D.She felt extremely nervous.9.A.It’s much better than expected. B.It’s surprisingly outstanding.C.It’s average,nothing to write home about.D.It’s something terrible he never fancied.10.A.He regretted not having prepared sufficiently.B.He isn’t aware of the topics of the speaking test.C.He has prepared everything for the oral exam.D.He discussed the prepared topics in the oral exam.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the 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.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Low-income Mexican students who want to be pilots.B.Low-income Californian students who live in Mexico.C.Low-income Mexican students who live near the US border.D.Low-income Californian students who want to attend community colleges.12. A.$1,500. B.$7,200. C.$8,000. D.$10,000.13.A.Helping Californians become lawmakers in the US.B.Increasing diversity among workforce in the US.C.Making it easy for Mexicans to achieve education.D.Avoiding loss of talent in the United States.Questions14through16are based on the following speech.14. A.To reduce unemployment rates.B.To increase workers’salaries.C.To attract international companies to the UK.D.To check if a shorter workweek is achievable.15.A.To reduce employees’expenses. B.To meet employees’preferences.C.To increase productivity.D.To follow government regulations.16. A.A way to attract and keep talent. B.A trend in the workplace.C.A try-out of a new workweek policy.D.A demand for higher pay.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.High-quality equipment. B.A great amount of practice.C.Personal physical condition.D.Previous sporting experience.rm someone of your return time. B.Stay mindful of your surroundings.C.Tell someone how you can be identified.e the most advanced board and sail.19.A.Teaching and sharing. B.Connection with nature.petitions and challenges.D.Speed and excitement.20.A.Explore new windsurfing destinations. B.Take part in windsurfing competitions.C.Develop high-quality boards.D.Start a windsurfing business.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.The rainforests are alive with the sound of animals.Besides the pleasure of the noise,it is useful to ecologists.Listening out for animal calls is considered a method of measuring the biodiversity of a piece of land.(21)____________it is much easier than digging under the bushes looking for tracks,such analysis is time-consuming.It also requires(22)______expert pair of ears.In a paper published in Nature Communications,a group of researchers led by Jörg Müller,an ecologist at the University of Würzburg,describe a better way:have a computer do the job.Smartphone apps already exist through (23)______the sounds of birds or mammals(哺乳动物)can be identified.The researchers took recordings from across43sites in the Ecuadorean Rainforest(厄瓜多尔雨林).Some sites were relatively primitive,old-growth forests.Others were areas that(24)_____(clear)for pasture(牧场)already.Sound recordings were taken four times every hour,over two weeks.The various calls were identified manually by an expert,and then used to construct a list of the species present.As expected,the longer the land had been free from agricultural activity, the more significant the biodiversity it hosted.Then it was the computer’s turn.The researchers fed their recordings to(25)______(train)AI models,using sound samples from elsewhere in Ecuador,to identify75bird species from their calls.They found the AI tools could identify the sounds as well as the experts.Not everything in a rainforest makes a noise.Having used light-traps to capture night-flying insects and DNA analysis (26)______(identify)them,Dr Müller and his colleagues found the diversity of noisy animals was a reliable indicator for the diversity of the quieter(27)______,too.The results may have relevance outside ecology departments,too.Under pressure(28)______their customers,some make-up companies and oil firms have been spending money on forest restoration projects.Dr Müller hopes an automated approach to(29)______(check)on the results could help monitor such efforts.This method would also provide a standardized way to measure(30)______they are working as well as their sponsors say.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.mineB.criteriaC.catalogedD.candidateE.delayF.anticipatingprisedH.perceivingI.initiativepoundsK.unfavorableWhat Lies Beneath“Earth”has always been an odd choice of name for the third planet from the Sun.After all,an alien(外星人) examining it through a telescope would note that two-thirds of its surface is31not of land but of oceans of water.Marine biologists think the oceans might host more than2,000,000species of marine animals,of which they have so far32perhaps a tenth.A new33hopes to change this.Smoothly launched in London on April27th,Ocean Census(海洋普查)aims to discover100,000new species of marine animal over the coming decade.The attempt is happening now for two reasons.One is that,the longer scientists34,the fewer there will be to document.Climate change is heating the oceans,as well as making them more acidic as carbon dioxide is absorbed into the water.The second one is technological.Marine biologists discover about2,000new species a year,a rate hardly changed since Darwin’s day.Ocean Census is35it can go faster.“Cyber taxonomy(网络分类学)”,for instance,involves feeding animal DNA information into computers,which can quickly decide whether it meets the36for a new species.Exactly what the new effort might turn up,of course,is impossible to forecast.But history suggests it will be fruitful. Half a century ago scientists detected hot openings on the sea bed that were home to organisms living happily in conditions that,until then,had been thought37to life.These days,such openings are one credible38for the origin of all life on Earth.More practical benefits can’t be ignored.Many drugs,for example,come originally from biological39.An ocean full of unrecorded life will almost certainly prove a rich seam(矿层)from which to40more.To help make use of its data,Ocean Census plans to make it attainable to scientists and the public without charge,who will be able to search it for anything valuable or unexpected.Man the Hunter,a key idea in human sciences,proposes that hunting was a major driver of human evolution and tha 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 eachblank with the word or phrase that best fits the context .t men conducted this activity,leaving women out.It holds that human ancestors had a division of 41,rooted in biological differences between males and females,in which males evolved to hunt and provide,and females tended to children and domestic duties.It assumes that males are 42superior to females and that pregnancy (怀孕)and child-caring reduce oreliminate (根除)a female’s ability to hunt.Man the Hunter has dominated the study of human evolution for nearly half a century and spread through popular 43.It is represented in museum displays and textbook figures,Saturday morning cartoons and feature films.The thing is,it’s 44.Researchers look at the damage on our ancestors’remains for clues to their 45.Neandertal females and males do not vary in 46patterns or exhibit sex differences in diseases from repetitive actions.Their skeletons show the same modes of wear and tear.This discovery implies that they were engaging in 47activities,from hunting large game animals to processing fur for leather.Observations of recent and contemporary societies provide direct evidence of women 48hunting.Agta people of the Philippines,49,hunt while pregnant and breastfeeding,and they have the same hunting success as Agta men.A recent study of cross-cultural observational data lasting the past 100years—much of which was 50by Man the Hunter contributors—found that women from a wide range of cultures hunt animals for food.79percent of the 63societies with clear descriptions of their hunting strategies reportedly feature women 51.The women are involved in hunting regardless of their childbearing status.Much about female exercise science and the 52of prehistoric women remains to be discovered.But the idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not is absolutely 53even by the limited evidence we have.Now when you think of “cave people”,we hope,you will imagine a(n)54group of hunters surrounding a deer or hitting stone tools together rather than a heavy-browed man with a heavy stick over one shoulder.Hunting may have been remade as a 55activity in recent times,but for most of human history,it belonged to everyone.41.A.foodborC.resourceD.power 42.A.technicallyB.sociallyC.physicallyD.intellectually 43.A.cultureB.beliefC.scienceD.awareness 44.A.wrongB.unbelievableC.simpleD.reasonable 45.A.emotionB.appearanceC.dietD.behavior 46.A.injuryB.interactionC.growthD.settlement 47.A.variousB.identicalC.outdoorD.manual 48.A.taking overB.suffering fromC.longing forD.participating in 49.A.in factB.as a wholeC.for instanceD.as a result 50.A.quotedB.ignoredC.collectedD.stored 51.A.supportersB.pioneersC.leadersD.hunters 52.A.hobbiesB.statusC.livesD.rights 53.A.establishedB.unsupportedC.developedD.misguided 54.A.ever-growingB.self-governingC.mixed-sexD.multi-cultural 55.A.team B.sporting C.leisure D.maleSection 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 read.(A)Canada geese are a common and plentiful North American bird found in many urban parks,golf courses,airports,or areas with large lawns near water.They are a large waterbird with afairly brown body,pale breast,and long black neck with white cheeks.Canada geese are particularly attracted to urban areas for the many grassy lawns near small bodies of water.They can often be seen feeding on lawns or playing in shallow water by tipping forward and extending their necks underwater to reach for plants.Canada geese prefer to gathering in large flocks(群)and can be seen flying over in the classic V formation.In Chicago,Canada geese may remain in the city throughout the year,although some geese get used to moving long distances to more southern sections for the winter or northward in spring to breed.Each breeding season,pairs build large open cup ground nests and lay2to8eggs which are raised in a single brood(窝).Urban habitats are also attractive to this species as neatly-maintained lawns make it easy when grazing with young to keep watch for approaching enemies.It is, however,their use of these urban areas that often leads to conflicts with humans.As Canada geese numbers rise,so do their conflicts with humans.Canada geese’s daily activities may damage gardens and landscaping.Geese may also cross roads when searching for food or walking between nesting sites and bodies of water, slowing movement or posing a potential risk on the roadway.Although direct injuries by fierce geese are uncommon, people sometimes fall and pick up injuries when surprised by a charging goose.Additionally,people often feed the birds. Not only are the types of food people typically provide,such as bread,unhealthy for the birds,but this encourages high concentrations of geese leading to more harmful behavior and higher risk of stly,plane-bird conflicts are estimated to be rising,likely due to increasing numbers of planes,but also increases in populations of certain bird species, including Canada geese.Although crashes rarely result in an accident,they often cause costly damage to planes.56.What do we know about Canada geese from the first and second paragraph?A.They are a valued and rare species.B.They like to spend time near water.C.They always live quietly and separately.D.Their appearance is in a uniform and single color.57.Which of the following words from the passage is similar in meaning to“grazing”(paragraph3)?A.feeding(paragraph2)B.playing(paragraph2)C.gathering(paragraph2)D.moving(paragraph3)58.From the sentence“Although direct injuries…”(in the last paragraph),we know that Canada geese are likely to______.A.adore humansB.threaten humansC.frustrate humansD.safeguard humans59.According to the last paragraph,which of the following is not the trouble caused by an increasing number of geese?A.Frequent air crashes.B.Damage to city view.C.Traffic jam and danger.D.Indirect human injuries.(B)Q:Would youA:Conceptualthemes.I spendThen I work60.Why is Gazelle Twin’s music conceptual?A.Her records are usually about ghosts.B.The album’s structure is a top priority.C.The word“conceptual”itself is attractive.D.Her music is highly motivated by themes.61.In the second part of the interview,“this other person”most likely represents__________.A.spiritual growthB.vivid imaginationC.inner self-awarenessD.external intervention62.Which of the following can be inferred from Gazelle Twin’s response in the interview?A.She tends to take the bigger picture into account.B.Her future planning is profit-driven to some extent.C.Black Dog has already become a hit album worldwide.D.She expresses willingness to help the potential musicians.(C)How to Recruit(招聘)with Softer Skills in MindSoft skills matter to employers.An analysis of almost5000job descriptions showed companies have shifted away from emphasizing financial and operational skills towards social skills—an ability to listen,reflect,communicate and empathise (共情).The trouble is that soft skills are hard to measure.Worse still,the conventional process for recruiting people is often better at recognizing other qualities.The early phases of recruitment focus on screening candidates based on their experiences and hard skills,criteria that are easiest to assess remotely.The later phases,when candidates and employers engage in actual conversation,are better suited to assessing an applicant’s softer skills.Think of how fundamentally unsocial the situation is!Candidates are expected to talk,not listen;to impress,not empathise.Structured interview scripts enable like-for-like comparisons but they also limit the space for naturalness.Two recent studies of what makes for a good team member agree on what might be described as an ability to read the room.One research found people who can accurately judge the level of influence held by various team members possess a magic power called“status acuity”.Such room-readers reduce group conflict and enhance team performance.They accordingly designed a test,in which participants watched a video of a group performing a task.The participants then rated members of the group based on how much respect each was perceived to hold.People whose ratings were closest to the assessments of the team members themselves had the quality of status acuity.The other study found that certain individuals consistently made their groups perform better than expected.Such people are genuine team players,capable of making the whole greater than the sum of the parts.These wonderful creatures did not stand out from their peers on IQ tests.But they did significantly better on the“Reading the Mind in the Eyes”test,an assessment in which participants are shown pictures of various facial expressions and then have to pick the word that best describes what each person is feeling.Better tests are not the only way to gather more information about soft skills.Don’t just have people higher up the food chain ask interview questions.Ask the people who interact casually with applicants,from the assistants to the receptionists, what they thought of them.Undeniably,people may succeed in faking their way through the process.And there may be more room for interviewers’prejudice to emerge.Finding someone annoying may be a signal that someone lacks social skills.But it may also mean that they are nervous or that interviewers are bad-tempered.Recruitment is set to change and is unlikely to become less challenging.63.What makes the recent recruitment process distinct from the traditional one?A.Prioritization of soft skills.B.Focus on a screening method.C.Dependence on structured interview scripts.D.Emphasis upon financial and operational skills.64.According to the third and fourth paragraph,a person with the ability to read the room is capable of__________.A.adjusting one’s behavior or attitude swiftly to fit the contextB.understanding the individual’s perspective to respond appropriatelyC.resolving group conflict or judging facial expressions in a situationD.interpreting individual’s role within a team or their mood65.What is the purpose of the two studies mentioned in the passage?A.To identify ways to perfect structured interview scripts.B.To discover shortcuts for testing and identifying soft skills.C.To explore recipes for cultivating a qualified team member.D.To introduce methods of improving candidates’non-technical skills.66.What can be implied from the last two paragraphs?A.Integrating soft skills assessment into a hiring process won’t introduce side effects.B.Employees in lower positions may provide useless insights into applicants’soft skills.C.Interviewers’prejudice may influence their fair assessments and perceptions of candidates.D.There is no possibility of individuals successfully deceiving others during the interview.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.A.Odours are also essential signals in social bonding.B.Besides,odours are granted different cultural values.C.Human’s perception of smell facilitates the spread of human culture.D.Our noses can perceive odours present in extremely small quantities.E.Many respondents noted many of their olfactory likes and dislikes were based on emotional links.F.Some respondents’preference for a particular odour was influenced by emotional associations.The Meaning and Power of SmellA survey revealed that smell can cause strong emotional responses.A smell connected with a good experience can please us,while an odour(气味)bonded with a bad memory may disgust(使恶心)us.67Such associations can be so powerful that odours generally labelled unpleasant become agreeable,and those generally considered sweet become disagreeable for particular individuals.68One respondent believes there is no true emotional bonding without smelling a loved one.Infants recognize their mothers’odours soon after birth.Individuals were able to distinguish by the smell alone clothing worn by their partners from similar clothing worn by other people.Despite its importance to our emotional and sensory lives,smell is probably the most undervalued sense in many cultures.While our olfactory(嗅觉的)powers are nothing like as fine as those possessed by certain animals,they are remarkably sensitive.696Odours,unlike colours,can’t be named in many languages because the specific vocabulary simply doesn’t exist.“It smells like...,”we have to say when describing an odour,struggling to express our olfactory experience.Nor can odours be recorded:there is no effective way to capture or store them over time.70Smells considered offensive in some cultures may be acceptable in others.Therefore,our sense of smell is a means of interacting with the world.The study of the cultural history of smell is indeed an investigation into the essence of human culture.Ⅳ.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than60 e your own words as far as possible.Emotional Preparedness:Managing Life’s ChallengesExpecting the worst to avoid feeling bad later is known as“bracing”.It may help people prepare for emotionally challenging situations,particularly in the moments before these situations occur.People brace for the worst while waiting for potentially negative outcomes.Someone might also brace for the worst in anticipation of stressful events like giving a presentation at work.Some psychological theories suggest that bracing should help.For example,“decision affect theory”proposes that how we feel about a situation is determined partly by comparing what actually happened with what could have happened.Based on this,people should be happy when an event goes beyond their expectations,and disappointed when an event falls behind. Therefore,by anticipating the worst,one can safeguard themselves against future disappointment,because any result will likely surpass(优于)expectations.However,other psychological theories challenge the idea that bracing will be helpful.It has been theorized and scientifically established—that expectations can powerfully influence reality.There are two key ways that expectations can shape reality.First,people may behave in ways that fit with their expectations.If you expect to fail an upcoming test or interview,then you might not invest efforts in preparation,which in turn reduces your chances of doing well.Second,people may interpret a situation in line with their expectations.Imagine you believe you are insufficiently qualified for a job you’ve applied for.During the job interview,you’re likely to interpret blank expressions from the interviewer in line with this belief, which could negatively affect your performance.In fact,the interviewer did not want to give anything away.Drawing together the scientific studies,it seems that expecting the worst is not a wise way to prepare for upcoming news or results.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.这道菜趁热吃味道最好。